The Independent-News, Volume 97, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 July 1970 — Page 4

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— THE IN DEPENDENT-NEW’S — JI LT 16. 1970

l WHAT SPEECH IS FREE SPEECH?

A Federal District Court recently ruled that the postmaster general cannot refuse to deliver foreign produced communist literature advocating violence, sabotage, and other crimes against the people. The ease in point involved "The Crusader," a vicious hate-sheet which bore the name of Robert Franklin Williams (an AmeriGini. It was printed, produced, paid for and distributed by Red China. The art work for the material was communist-pro-duced, and there is reason to believe that some of the hate material w;e actually written b the Reds, using the name of Williams. Is that what the founding fatheis had in mind when they g .arante al th. l ight of Ame--ms to tiee speech? We wonder because the Constitution al-o yuaianteis (in the Preamble) ti.it the t ntm purpose of th. Constitution is "to form a perfect Union, est blish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility . . . and secure the Blessings of Liberty to our-

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r'Uiiiiiiiiii'iiiiiiiu'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 1965 B< ard President Resigns Post on Town Board « avid M. Mellin, president of the Walkerton Town Council, has resigned hi s position on the bo rd. The letter of resignation v s read at the board meeting O' Inly 6. Slate Police To ('rack Down On Accidents bowing the summer's top In tdiv. with a traffic death toll u m*rendented in Hoosier historv. State Police Supt. Robert 0 >< al announced that a massive a d permanent statewide traffic s; f~tv program is now activated by troopers.. fi»o Arrested For Break-In ' wo break-ins resulted in losE» s of cash at two Walkerton bu-messes early Saturday morning as two Walkerton men were f itted by police on Saturday n orning for the breaking in of Martin’s Station and the B. I. Hmser Company. Bequests Made To Keep Out of Fogging Area '■ he Town of Walkerton is asking once again this year that

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selves and our Posterity . . Further, the Fourth Amendment guarantees "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, homes, papers, and effects (property > . . .’’ Does allowing a criminal psychopath (as Williams has been described I to teach and advocate violence "insure domestic Tranquility?" Does such permissiveness under the rule of "free speech" do anything to "secure the Blessings of Loberty to ourselves and our Posterity?" Does it not, in fact. gravely endanger our blessings of Liberty? Winn a member of an extremist group, whatever the label, shuts you and kills you, or I urns down your home as a direct result of the teaching and advocacy of such acts, have you not lost your guarantee to Ie "secure” in your p i son and jour home? Was the Constitution, in the long run. meant to protect the rights of would-be criminals and foreign enemies or tiie rights of law-abiding citizens ?

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the coming season has been issued as a meeting will be held on Saturday, July 23 at the high school gym at 9 a.m. This call includes all boys in grades 7, 8, 9. and 10. Please attend thismeeting if you are interested in football for Walkerton this coming year. Market Report Smoked ham. lb. 55; wieners, 12 oz. 45; braunsweiger, lb. 49; chuck roast, lb. 49; smoked sausage, lb. 49; beef stew, lb. 59; ground beef, 3 lbs., $1 39; apricot halves. 2L ran, gold medal flour, 5 lb. bag. 39; tomato catsup, 20 oz. 29 ;and cake mix, box 29. 1955 Veteran* Plan Flag-Burning Rites The St. Joseph County Veteran's Graves Registration Association announced th t it. annu d flag burning < < emony w.ll be held at 6 p.m. July 31 at St Joseph Valley M mwrial P irk. Flans which were placed at Veterans' graves throughout the county in observance of Memorial Day and the Fouith of July will be gathered for burning at the ceremony which was held in Walkerton 1 ist year. Fire Department Extinguishes . Fire Department Extinguishes Grass Fire North Liberty Volunteer Fire Department was called on Sunday afternoon to extinguish a grass fire which threatened the John Iwan residence on New Road. 1950 Services Will Be Held Sunday at South Bend Dedication ana open house ceremonies for the Northern Indiana Childrens’ Hospital will be held at the hospital Sunday. July 23 at 2:30 p.m. to which all are invited. Governor Ralph F. Gates will be in attendance. After the ceremonies a tour of the hospital will be held for all. Plan Tour Os Gums Farm Tm sday Hundreds of northern Indiana muck crop farmers will make their annual trek to one of the profitable farms in their area of 18 counties. On Tuesday. July 25. the Elmer Gumz farm will be host to more than 500 growers who are expected to attend. Lightning Strikes Sihmeltz Building During a severe storm Monday afternoon, about 4:30 o’clock a chicken coop at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmeltz was struck by lightning and totally destroyed by fire. The coop contained about 400 bales of hay which was also burned. The coop measured 20 by 40 feet. The loss was partially covered by insurance. Main Street Gossip The great Shawnee Indian chief, Tecumseh, once stamped his foot on the ground and shook down wigwams many miles away—or some of his recalcitrant red brothers believed. In the e irly 1800's, Tecumseh and his twin brother. Tenakw atawa, also known as "The Prophet." joined in a crusade to unite all Indians in a single alliance that would defend Indian lands against the incursions of the white man. In this project Tecumseh traveled tirelessly throughout the Midwest and South. Touring Alabama, while The Prophet waited with his band in Indiana, Tecumseh promised the Indians a gre it victory if they would join the fight. However, the great chief met only disdain. "I see," he said to them at last, "that you don't believe what I say and that you don't mean to fight. Well. I am now going north to Detroit. When I get there 1 shall stamp my foot on the ground and shake down every wigwam you have."

Shortly after Tecumseh had departed, the great earthquake of 1811 struck and actually did shake down many of the wigwams of the Indians of the Southeast. Terrified redmen ran out of their collapsing shelters shouting, "Tecumseh has got to Detroit!" Tecumseh's work was largely in vain, however. While he was in the South, Tenskwatawa stirred up trouble, and William Henry Harrison, then governor of the Indiana Territory, organized the militia and marched to the Indan village on the Wabash and Tippecanoe Rivers. At dawn on Novemoer 7. 1811, the Prophet attacked Harrison’s forces near the site of presentday Lafayette, and after a fierce battle the Indians were routed. Harris in’s victory helped elect him president of the United States 29 years latm. He and his running mate. John Tyler, rallied American voters with the famous slog.n, "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too." -- M S G — OUR STARS AND STRIPES ASKS: “DO YOU REMEMBER ME?” Hello, remember me? Some people call me Old Glory, others call me the Stars and Stripes; also, I have been referred to as the Star Spangled Banner. But, whatever they call me. I am your flag or as I proudly state, the flag of the United St ites of America. There is something that has been bothering me, so I thought that I might talk it over with you, because it is about you and me. I remember sometime ago I think it was Memorial Day people were lined up on both sides of the streets to watch the parade. The town's high school band was behind me and naturally I was leading the parade When your daddy saw me coming long waving in the breeze, he immediately removed his hat and placed it against his left shoulder so that his hand was directly over his heart. Remember? And you I remem her you. Standing there as straight as a soldier, you didn't have any hat but you were giving the right salute. They taught you in school to place your hand over your heart. Remember little sister not to be outdone, she was saluting the same as you. I was very proud as I came down your street. There were some soldiers home on leave and they were standing at attention giving the military salute. Ladies as well as men all paying me the reverence I deserve. Now. I may sound as if I am a little conceited Well, I am. I have a right to be. Because I represent the finest country in the world, the United States of America. More than one aggressive nation has tried to haul me down but they felt the fury of this freedom-loving country. You know. You had to go overseas and defend me. What happened. I'm still the same old flag. Oh. I have a couple more stars added since xon wcie a boy. A lot more blood has been shed since the Memorial Day so long ago. Dad is gone now. ,The old town has a new look. The last time 1 came down your street. I saw that Some old landmarks were gone, but in their place, shining majestically in the sun. were a number of new buildings and homes. Yes. sir. the old town sure has changed. But now, I don't feel as proud as I used to. When I come down your street, you just stand there with your hands in your pockets and give me a small glance and then look away When I think of all the places Ive been. Anzio, Guadaean.nl. ^ rea and now Vietnam’ Then I see the children running around and shouting. They don't seem to know who I am. ’ I saw an old man take his hat off and then look around. He didn’t see anybody else with theirs off so he quickly put his back on. Is it a gin to be patriotic anymore. Have you forgotten what 1 stand for? Have you forgotten all the battlefields where men fought and died to keep this na-

tion free? When you salute me, you are actually saluting them. Take a look at the Memorial Honor Rolls sometime. Look at the names of those who never came back. Some of them were friends or relatives of yours, probably went to the same school with them. That’s what you are saluting, not me. Well, it won't be long until I'll be coming down your street again. So when you see me, stand straight, plice your hand over your heart and you'll really see me waving back my salute to you. And I'll know that you remembered. _MS G — The following item was sent to me by a listener. It was a very timely, and though-provok-ing item, and a lot can be learned from it: In May of 1919 at Dusseldorf, Germany, the Allied Fences obt .ined a copy of the "Communist Rules for Revolution." Nearly filly years later, the* Reds are still "following the rule.” As y >u read the list, stop after each item -nd think about the pre-sent-day situation where you live and all around the nation. We quote from the Red Rules: A. Corrupt the young, get them awiy from religion. Get them interested in sex. Make them superficial, destroy their ruggedness B Get control of all means of publicity, thereby: 1. Get people's minds off their governments by focusing their attention on athletics, sexy books md other trivialiites. 2. Divide the people* into hostle groups by constantly harping on controversial matters of no importance. 3. Destroy the people's faith in their natural leaders by holding the latter up to contempt, ridicule and obloquy. 1. Always preach true democracy. but seize power as fast and as ruthlessly as possible. 5. By encouraging government extravagance, destroy its credit, produce fear of inflation with rising prices and general discontent. 6. Foment unnecessary strikes in x ital industries, encourage civil disorders and foster lenient and soft atttude on the part of the government toward such disorders. 7. By specious argument cause the breakdown of the old moral virtues, honesty, sobriety, continence. faith in the pledged word, ruggedness. C. Cause the registration of all firearms on some pretext, with a view to confiscating them and leaving the population helpless. I hope you'll take time to think seriously of th? Above and draw your own conclusions.. OUR POLICY We have -eceived two letters for the "Voice of the People” column in the past throe weeks with complaints about local matters. Both were interesting letters and both were unsigned. We have stated many times before, our policy on "Voice of the People" articles and we will once more state it. All articles printed must be signed. A person may request the withholding of their name at the bottom of the article and sign it some other way in the paper, but the newspaper is liable for any article and must know the origin of the letter. Me feel that if a person has a legitamate reason to write they have also a reason to sign their name. We will continue to withhold the unsigned letters as we always have and also have the privilege to withhold any or all articles that could liable the newspaper in any w iv. The Independent-News Don’s accept gifts from others if you value your freedom. The life you save could well be your own even that of a loved one if you take the time to learn life s iving techniques. Many drowning victims could have been saved had someone* known the correct safety procedures. Little Ade Bring tug Result*