Ligonier Banner., Volume 81, Number 4, Ligonier, Noble County, 23 January 1947 — Page 2

A Page of Opinion: e - Che Ligonier Bauner

This is our view: . It’s Time To Speak Out This writer has never believed that because a man wore the uniform in time of war he was entitled to a lifetime of useless living at the expense of the government, but he does believe that wearing that uniform, which took productive years out of his life at low pay, entitles him to at least the full consideration of the law. If you look quickly at the laws providing benefits for the veteran you come to the conclusion that he is well provided, but if you look closely you see what a trimming he and the nation are really getting. First, the administrative costs far exceed the benefits given, which in itself is a flagrant abuse of the act. But secondly, and more important, with one exception, the act is not reaching or assisting by far enough veterans. That one exception is the educational provisions. : Ifyou go down the list of benefits you will see what I mean. Surplus Property: This is the biggest joke of the wholée set-up. Vast ware houses are rented. Large staffs have been employed. Forms have been printed by the millions, but if the GI harbored any illusions about his getting any of this surplus property, he is soon disillusioned. He sees it in

newly erected retail stores, he finds it in factories and public works, but he never finds any for himself. If he wants to get a piece of equipment he sits around an office until someone finally talks to him, and after much questioning as to his eligibility he fills out numerous forms that are sent to another office for processing. Finally after weeks of waiting he gets in the mail some forms called priorities, and then he thinks he is ready to do business, but that’s only the beginning. He starts to receive catalogs. They list page after page of equipment for sale. This equipment might be a thousand miles from his home, but he is expected to travel that distance to look it over. He must a!so be there on a given date, and if he does travel the distance, and does get there on the day mentioned he might find it sold. If he sees something else he could use, that item is not for sale unless he goes back home and starts in the process of getting another priority. It all adds up to the fact that the veteran 1s not getting surplus property, and all the bunk handed out by the WAA is just a means of keeping large staffs of political appointees hanging on.

One month after this writer was discharged from service he obtained priorities for several items useful to his business. That was over a year ago, and to date all that he has obtained is the experience from what turned out to be great waste of his time.

Each week The Banner gets reams of press releases from the various WAA offices. Knowing how futile it is for the veteran to obtain the goods, we file this material in the round file. It later is bailed and sold as scrap. Perhaps the byproduct is used to package the material the veteran never gets. And so it goes down the line, business loans, housing loans, building material priorities and what have you. It's a vertible holiday for government employees, who have desks, offices, salaries and supplies furnished them to continue their game of pretending to fulfill the law. I say it’s time to speak out, and have every, veteran in the land write his congressman and raise a little —you know what I mean. Perhaps by that method we can get some place. Get some place by furnishing veterans the fruits of these intended laws at a cost that won’t bankrupt the country with administrative overhead.

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MUSINGS OF “"7 I TR Ca;:;wn -&Y Cartwright |

I have always believed in that old idiom ““it is human to err, but divirte to forgive”, and if anyone so much as walks out of his house he is bound to find experiences in which that bit of philosophy will apply. People make mistakes, and through these mistakes they learn. Through the mistakes of a nation we learn to provide better living and a better society for all people. Show me the person who never makes mistakes, never irritates his fellow man, and I'll show you a fool, for in the scheme of living mistake making is an established pattern, which no person or thing escapes.

My quarrel then is not with the man who makes mistakes, or who irritates me with his lack of understanding, it is with -the man or woman who never learn from these errors, what is more don’t seem to care. In the course of my lifetime I've been the recipient of a few bad deals, but as damaging as they might have been, I was willing to forgive and forget when I found later that the person regreted his error and was man enough to tell me so. For this person I could harbor no rancor, but I hold no truck with the individual that commits the error, and then is unwilling to so admit and start anew.

We live in a vindictive world, but the way to bring about change is to practice what we preach and throw our vindictiveness out the proverbial window. If every man would believe and practice the philosophy of being “human to err, but divine to forgive” we would find the path ahead a whole lot smoother.

I will have to admit that I'm a bit disappointed with the response we have been getting in the matter of “Letters to the Editor”. I can’t believe that we are getting universally into such a state of lethargy that no one wants to express an opinion. There must be in the community some courageous souls who have some opinions and are willing to stand on them. If there are we urge them to use the opinions column. Let’s get something started. It adds zest to our living, and oil for the wheels of our mental mechanism.

- Saturday night I proved to myself that I'm getting old. I went to the basketball game, and among other fhings watched a frenzied group of youngsters yell and scream themselves hoarse. I admired the enthusiasm, but frankly the din of the yelling upset my nervous system, and I had to leave before the second game was over. Why if some inventor could only find a means of harnessing all that energy it would heat a city, run several factories Or pro-, vide free electricity for six months at a stretch. : : But it wasn’t just the youngsters that were taking the game seriously. The oldesters were as worked up, and once I thought bodily harm was going to come to an official. During the intermission I went out to smoke, and casually observed that our Ligonier team could be better shots. If daggers could kill I'd have been dead on the spot. The man who threw them walked away, I suppose to keep him from hitting me right then and there. : i

But the thing that interested me most was the strenuous game Coach Craig plays those sixty minutes. He raced up and down the floor with his men, he was under every basket, he was in on every block. All in all he used up two days energy in one short hour. When a boy came out of the game he got a friendly smile from the coach and a pat on the back. The fact, the team wasn’t winning did not make him angry, abusive or out of sorts. He loves the game and the boys who play it. Ligonier %as a right to be pround of their coach. ,

"I like to see our team win, and I don’t deny people the right to whoop it up, it’s just that my nerves won’t take it. As I said, I know I must be getting old. ettt { ) sttt ] THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK: Method facilitates every kind of business, and by making it eag makes it agreeable, and also successful.—C. Simmons. s Res B g

~II!F(I QIO fmti2td “ 4’“ ; FOt- MNIN N\ T orkw Aeason h"‘ g) OREW PEARSON SHIFT OF COMMANDERS WASHINGTON. — Inside fact about the shift of U. S. commanders in Germany is that the stage was set for the change shortly after Lt. Gen. Lucius D. Clay visited the National Association of Manufacturers in New York. ’ Shortly before that, the senate war investigating committee’s chief counsel, George Meader, had come back from Germany with a preliminary report highly critical of what went on in the U. S. occupation zone. General Clay, then in the United States, was upset by this report and talked to Secretary of State Byrnes about resigning. He felt that Gen. Joseph McNarney, top commander of U. S. troops in Germany, was the man really responsible, although he, Clay, as head of the military government for Germany, got the blame. On top of the unfavorable Meader report, General Clay addressed a meeting of the National Association of Manufacturers and afterwards sas down at an off-the-record meeting of NAM leaders including some of the top moguls of American industry. Their solution for the future of Germany was simple. They told Clay that they should be permitted to get in touch with their opposite numbers in German industry —the big industrialists who helped build up Hitler’s war machine..” If allowed to do business with the German cartels, the U. S. industrialists told Clay, they would have Germany back on its feet in no time.

This shocked General Clay. He said he would retire from the army immediately if any such.deal was carried out. He warned that the German people did not believe in or understand free enterprise and that Germany could only continue under strong government controls. *® *® » CAPITAL CHAFF The RFC apparently thinks that the Germans are a better risk than veterans’ housing. It will advance about 3 billion dollars to rebuild Germany during the next three years, but was afraid of losing money on Wilson Wyatt’s prefabricated housing for veterans. . . . Wyatt, exmayor of Louisville, passed out golden keys to the city of Louisville o guests he invited to a | farewell party. . . . No wonder John L. Lewis is hard.luck for ~ labor. He’s the “13th” vice president of the A. F. of L. 2 & »

AIRLINE DYNAMITE = @ The dynamite now exploding inside Trans World Airlines between Jack Frye, its president, and Howard Hughes, its chief stockholder, has cgused members of the civil aeronautics board to begin some careful probing of the aviation industry. Their probe indicates that things aren’t going anywhere nearly as well as the airline ballyhoo indicates. s :

Among other things, six companies operated in the red during the first nine months of 1946— TWA, Colonial, Chicago and Southern, Northeastern, Pennsylvania-Central and Western,

Furthermore, the airlines have over-ordered new planes to such an extent that they will never be able to use more than a fraction of the planes supposed to be delivered. For instance, the present fleet of civil planes has a capacity of 15 billion seat miles annually. However, when the planes now on order are delivered, capacity will be 41 billion passenger seat miles.

This is in contrast to the fact that the planes now on hand are 100 per cent in excess of the passengers now carried. Result is many unpublicized cancellations. One of the most disquieting situations is the fact that TWA has placed large orders with Lockheed, and heavy cancellations would deal Lockheed a tough blow. * & » PACIFIC MERRY-GO-ROUND Best way to gain popularity in the Far East today is te take along a supply of Roosevelt dimes. Congressional travelers returned from China and the Pacific islands report that these were the most welcome gifts " they could make to native dignitaries, . . . First general election in history of the Truk island group in the Pacific was held in January. Island chieftains and officials for the entire group were chosen. Heretofore these ' offices have been hereditary, . . . Among the voters were many who have lived under Spanish, German and Japanese control. This was their first election. SO . % » SCHOOLS NEED TYPEWRITERS Schools and colleges may come ahead of veterans in getting surplus war property for educational uses, according to a plan now under consideration at the White House. At present veterans get first crack at typewriters, adding machines and all other types of equipment—and wmx:: ch lett for the states, schools and colleges. This problem recently ~was placed before the President H ~ex-Sen, Joseph Rosier of West. Virt

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Dear Mr. Cartwright: I have intended to write to you for some time and a natural tendéncy to procrastinate has 'at last been overcome by an intense need to commend you on the rebirth of The Banner.: ~ »

It probably wouldn’t be understandable to anyone except' a publisher but you will recognize the fiercely protective affection we have for The Banner. It must be something “like the special love a parent has for a backward child and you can imagine the delight we feel in seeing it begin to walk again after a long illness.

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READ YOUR BIBLE by Everett Reynolds -How would you like to live in Ligonier without the church and its influence? Do you know that church attendance has decreased 30 to 40 per cent in the last 256 or 30 years? Many churches do not attempt to have an evening worship service because even the members of the church will not support it. Others have resorted to evenings of amusement in order to keep the church doors open on Sunday evenings. Perhaps you can recall that not many years ago the tchurch auditorium was filled for every worship service, and more than half of the audiences were made up of young people of the surrounding community. Now most of those who will attend, esgecially' an evening worship are older people; while the Theaters, Taverns, and Dance Halls are overflowing with young people on Sunday evenings. There are still plenty of young people but they are not interested in the _church. One wonders if we parents realize that these young people, our sons ‘and daughters, are lost and on the road that leads to destruction? .Do we realize that nothing can save them from an eternal Hell but obedience to the gospel ~and loyalty to Christ and His church? Where on earth will they -ever hear the gospel plan of salvation, where will they be fausm Joyalty to Christ, except in His think, and - thinking will bring SRR e B Do ii e e

By Ed Dodd

From the moment you took over we felt your life and enthusiasm being breathed into the pages. In each issue your personality became more clearly defined and it has truly come alive. Please don’t ever negleet your “Musings of an Editor”—to me such a column is the life and soul of a paper. Your new format adds sparkle and we eagerly await each issue, knowing that something new will have heen added. Your ideas for civic improvements are obviously sound

and your latest venture, “The Ligonier Players”, has, I think, a wonderful future. Ligonier has an unusual amount of talent, only waiting for direction.

It’s quite doubtful that I shall ever write you again. Though an avid reader of “letters to the editor” I never quite get around to doing it myself, but please know that we are on the sidelines cheering and will find justification in your success for all of our efforts. With very best wishes, I am, o Sincerely Yours, - Mrs. Bayne A. Morley

Everyone of us will stand one day before the Judgment and we will be judged by the Bible. So we should read it and know what it requires of us if we are to be saved from our sins. My friend, if you are lost, and you are if you have not obeyed the gospel of Christ, you can learn what to do to be saved in just a few short hours by studying your New Testament. Why not take it ~and sit down this evening in the quiet of your home and read it so that you may know God’s plan of salvation for you. Open it to the last chapter of Matthew and read verses 16-20. Now read Mark 16: 15-16; Luke 24:44-52 and Aects 1: 6-11, These verses contain all the recorded instructions of Jesus to His disciples after His resurrec--tion. Njow continue‘ your reading until you have read carefully and prayerfully all the Book of Acts. If you will do this, you will know all that is necessary to your sal“vation—and this is the only place in the Bible 4fat you will find it. Of course, if there is any doubt _in your mind that Jesus is the :Divine Son of God you should read all the four gospels, see John 20:30-81. After you have been convinced ‘that Jesus is the Christ the Son of the living God, and you have be~come a Christian through your . obedience to Him; read the Epistles from Romans to Revelation. These - will tell you all about your duties as a Christlan, and the Book of Revelation will reveal the things in store for you at the end of your S ‘Next week: Bev. F O Coadine

IND. STATE MEDICAL ASSN. " Buresu of Publicity INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA

LUNCH BOX NUTRITION MOTHERS who prepare lunch boxes to be taken to school and eaten at noon should know something about what should be put in them in order to supply’ the nutrition and balance needed by the child. It may be assumed that breakfast and dinner are well-balanced meals containing adequate quantities of nutritious foods. What, then, should the lunch box econtain? : | Milk should be included in the thermos bottle if it is not purchased regularly at school separately from the home-packed lunch. A growing child ought to drink a quart of milk a day. In addition to milk, the n .on meal should supply some protein which can be given easily in the form of boiled eggs or egg sandwich, meat sandwich, or cheese. Fruits and veg{etables should also be included. Lettuce and tomato, as salad or in the form of a sandwich, ecan be used.

Carrots, or any fruit, like apple, pear, peach or orange, can be included in a lunch box and they are all easy to eat at school. These fruits and vegetables supply many desirable vitamins. Carbohydrates or starches, which give needed energy quickly, can be taken easily in the form of bread with the sandwich or potato salad. Some cake, candy or cockies in small quantities could well be included to top off the meal. Real thought in preparing school lunches pays off in the health and vigor of the youngster,

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Actor JAMES BASKETT, the loquacious lawyer Gabby on NBC's “Amos 'n’ Andy,” plays UNCLE REMUS in the new film, “Song of the South.” Baskett was chesen for his “organ-toned” voice. 4

The Turner Brothers, Red aad Lige, who sing ballads on WLW’s “Midwestern Hayride” are biding their time for the first warm spring day — but for different reasons. Rod and gun enthusiast Red will take out for the woods, while flying Lige will take to the air in a plane. Jack Meakin, musical director for “The Great Gildersleeve,” has figured out the social caste system of the Army by numbers: privates throw the dice in crowds. sergeants play poker by the fives and sixes, ligutenants divide into fours for bsge. colonels muil over chess in two-somes — and generals play solitaire in lonely splendor. Ed (Archie) Gardner has .completed final sketches for his cartoon strip which will revolve -around happenings at NBC’s “Duffy’s Tavern.”

JACK BERCH, a devoted hunter, is commuting these days between Radio City and the Rod and Gun Club at Millerton, N. Y. His Monday through Friday broadcasts on NBC end early ‘enough to permit him to spend all his afternoong in the field. The Pessimists Club of Hollywood tendered a luncheon recently. Guest of dishonor was NBC comedian Alan Young. Jean Gillespie. who plays Inza, the feminine lead, in NBC’s “Adventures of Frank Merriwell,” has the top feminine role in “Wonderful Journey” which has just opened on Broadway. The play is a stage version of . “Here Comes Mr. Jordan.™ Dale Evans, - songstress on NBC’s “Saturday Night Round= up,” reports that with the new metallic nail volishes, she has to use silver cleaner for manicupe’ ing her nails. 3 S “ EDGAR BERGEN, whose little daughter, Candy, is just a few weeks old, says, “1 wish Candy would hurry up and get married Babies are awfully expensive." e e, Just as anywhere else. Trees that bave geown o much aad thelr roote spread 50 far that they are robbing (o oRRRRR S e e e