The Independent-News, Volume 89, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 April 1965 — Page 4

- TRE INDEPENDENT NEWS — APRILS, 1965

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. Con Artists Or Legitimate?

'With the nr er weather that we hope is i ’im u. m.'-' . m.'thing el < in a tv vier flow than during the i u unpleasant at. ' r This i Iht housc-to-hou.M -alcsmen. pvwheis, or j-ohcnt ” s toi < haiitab.e orgamzatrons. This is the pla< to beware! Many of the people who fit into this category are legitimate. probably by far the huger percentage. But stiU. evei y war many people tall for stunts of this type that aie nothing short of professional con men or women taking from the "hehwris ' that hard earned money. Several tilings • an be done t< insure one's safety against th > type of person. Fust of all. in Walkerton and North L.Uity, any peddlers are required to registei with the t >wn In Walkei ton. any house-t o-hou.e solicitors must rgis'er and they ate forbidden to mak< any c.ips after dark, unle s of course, an appointment has been ma le after a contact In No’th I/ber*y »• • st>■ p >n is net e ai y and t hey are presented with a < at : io be shown when making ■ a-. Os com e, this does not guarani* * the validity of ’ho pr -du-t of serv •e. but does a lot to eliminate false practices In the business districts of both, many come tin ugh seeking donations for this and that A favorite one is for a chinch broadcast or missionary program for churches outside our area. Taking nothing away from these churches, but if this same money could be used locally, the local churches which serve our communities will be put to good work and in some instances. would exceed what the local men hants a e supporting their local churches with throughout the year. Magazine and book sales a-e always popular. Be careful here. It i» not that yon won't get what you subscribe for. but the stmaes that a< company these salesmen or women are often nothing more than that, stories. Anyone wishing to subscribe, usually has a local s« hool class during the year offer the same programs which again keeps the extra money involved local. The no-cost plan for the book sales always include more < ost than the books could be purchased for out of a retail outlet. I^t s face it. we are gullible, but on the othej hand.

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no one is going to give a product ikahv n gardlesa of how glamorous the -to y is that nrcon panics the s lies pitch. The p>t and pan racket is another. and is just that. This is usually aimed at girls just recently out of high school and ea h and ev«y year thousands more are puPed into this. This offer usually includes a nice gift absolutely tree foi giving the name of another potential buyer Take the same money you would sirend on this proam but from an established retailer, and then use the rest for a gift mu* h nitei or more needed. The service racket is usally the one that includes the most untrusted offers Septic tank < h anei are high on the list. So are ioof« rs. lawn care, or tree trimming. Often more damage is done than would result it they wouldn't have made an appearance at all and the money is gone just a little faster. The bard part of defeating these file pra-' •es and favmin ’ t.c legitimate salesman, is tiie story given to a per.-on. It i- built up to such proportions that i seems hard tn turn down. So docs the barker at the little booths at a carnival where a S2O gun or other prize is finally won for three times its cost. The respon ability of stopping such crusades as this is you. Ask for credentials if it is an outright donation. Check into such offers that may be offered on a sale or if it is a woman alone, do not make a decision until the husband is home and even do some chocking in the meantime. A fancy printed card identifying the person, means no more than the cost of the planting. Check with the police and see if the named party has registered and if they are legitimate as far as the police is concerned. Each year many persons are taken under by this type of foolproof program that turns out to be an out and out con or mifh more expensive than the entire product that is offered. These men are profession, als competing against everyday people who are always looking for a bargain. A person you live with in your community has to continue to be your friend and neighbor. They can be trusted. You are the one who stands to gain in the long run.

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SciENCEiWI Topics W 3 _ A^liri /< . I’4 Cooled blood, pumped through the body, may help travelers withstand the stresses of space flight. The process. called "Perfusion Hypothermia,” under study at Emory University, re. duces the body's oxygen requirement to as little as 25 per cent of normal. Blood is drawn from the patient's neck or groin, passed through a meta’ tube immersed in ice water, then returned to the body through an artery in the groin. The population of the U.S. reached 193.5 million around January 1, 1965. the Census Bureau estimates. This was a 1.4 per cent increase over 1964. Banisteropsis meonans. a plant used by South American witch doctors to cause hallucinations, may be helpful in mental therapy say scientists at West Virginia University. The researchers are trying to isolate the alkaloids of the plant, which when processed, be-omes a potent drink called -’yaje” imbibed by certain natives of the Amazon valley. An appartus has been built that will enable lentists to duplicate and study conditions 250 miles under the earth' airfare It is designed to permit X ray analysis of materials while they are being subjected to pressures of 2.000 OhO pounds per square inch and temperatures of up to 1.000 degrees cenengade. equivalent to the fore of 2.500 Washington Monuments stacked one on top of the other. Ink making was a grind! Normally, in order to make inks, dry pigment agglomerations (clustersi must be ground for hours before they will disperse satisfactorily into the vehicle Now the job can be done in minutes, reports Holland-Suco Color Co. which has developed pre-dispersed pigments. The parti, cles. individually coat'd with a special han! resin combine readily with the vehicle and other • fiemical ingredients after only 15 to 30 minutes in a high-speed mixer The Venu FlvTitm a remarkable carnivorous (meat-eating I plant, b becoming a favorite

garden plant, according to horticulturists. The plant has a leaf blade that works like the teeth of a trap, snapping together when its sensitive hairs are tou’ hcd by an insect. It takes about ten days for the plant to digest the in.sect after the trap is sprung. Economy cars of the future may be almost as comfortable as expensive autos, if a shock aborber being built at Georgia Tech works. The mechanism will have the ability to adjust to different road conditions. Modern rustlers make their oldtime counterparts look silly com. nlain the western Ftc* k growers. In a recent case, a rustler was fined $125 but the court allowed

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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ACROSS 1. Wound, mark S. Applaud, 9. Girt’s name 10. Kingly 12. A western farm 13. Make amends for 14. Topaz hummingbird 15. Beast of burden 16. Continent: abbr. 17 Becomes softer, as with ago 20. Little girl 21. Nightbird 22. Fencing sword 23. Heathen 26. An alloy 27. In bed 28. Distress call 29. Wharf InhabJant 30. A social sot 34. Equal 35. Foremost pert 86. In what manner 37. Cudchewing mammal 39. Choice group 41. Portcullis 42. Fishes 43. Places 14. Matures, as wino

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him to keep S2OO worth of stolen beef. "What do you mean," i oared the politician, "by pub! •ly insulting me in your old rag of a newspaper? I will stand for it. and I demand a. immediate apology." "Just a moment,” anwered the editor. "I»i<ln’t the item appeir just aa you gave it to us. You said that you had resigned as County Judge." "I did but where did you put it" In the column under the heading Public Improvements.’ ” Stay on the level people who try to hit the high places usually land in the dump.

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