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A Page of Opinion:

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This is our view: IT’'S WORTH THE TIME _

It was a pleasant experience to be afforded the opportunity to hear the Bendix Male Chorus Sunday evening at the Methodist, and this paper commends the community to further activities of this type. Mental and aesthetic stimulus makes for better citizens and a better community in which to live. It gives thie individual and in turn groups as a whole broader views on the problems confronting them, and prepares them f011'; the complicities that seem ever present. 2

The fact that a full attendance was present is sufficient proof that such occasions are well received. The fact that people from without the Methodist fold attend is a worthy step toward the type of non-partisan activities that should be prevalent in a community. : Non-partisan affairs help defeat intolerance, and the greater the intolerance, the greater degree of satisfaction is experienced in our daily intercourse.. With such groups as the Churches, the Book Club and the Ligonier Players functioning, our community should find the coming season both pleasurable and profitable. It’s worth the time to keep such wheels turning.

REPORT SOUGHT ON CAMPAIGN

' The Indiana Department of Conservation today urged cooperating organizations to report on progress of the public subscription campaign to “Save the Shades”. f

John H. Nigh, Conservation director, said approximately 20 organizations are conducting campaigns within their memberships. .

The Conservation director added that solicitation of gifts to the fund, still far short|of the $300,000 goal, will continue until all organizations can complete their campaigns. He pointed "out that the American Legion, which is conducting a direct mail campaign among its 126,000 members, is just getting its phase of the drive underway. . oy ’

Other organizations, too, are just beginning solicitations, he said. - Shades gifts may be made at any bank or by mail to “Save the Shades”, Indianapolis. " o

IS A BUILDING CODE NEEDED? From the report of the Committee on Laws and Law Enforcement at the President’s Conference on Fire Prevention | some interesting figures that should awaken most municipalities to action. - ,

16,200 municipalities in the United States, less than 2,000 have a building code. There were 2,033 cities of over 5,000 population according to the 1940 census, and many of the codes that are in effect have been adopted by cities of a smaller population, so that the field for adoption of new building codes is large. / In the field of State fire-prevention laws, most States have confined themselves to statutes authorizing cities to adopt building codes, with a few States having laws of Statewide application that apply to places of public assembly, storage of inflammable liquids, and safety standards for construction work. In some States, there is a fire marshal charged with the administration and enforcement of such legislation. In other States, persons charged with administration of State labor, health, and insurance laws are given this responsibility, because the State has concerned itself chiefly with particular safety standards. The States, with few noteworthy exceptions, have not been too active in the field of fire prevention, but have left this matter to municipalities. 'lf such be the case, then all such corporations should take stock of their particular situation, and help keep the fires where they belong—the furnace.

« * . Ligonier Banner . Established in 1867 Published every Th_;ﬁay by the Banner Printing . Company a? 124 South Cavin St.’ ‘ Telephone: one-three CALHOUN CARTWRIGHT, Editor and Publisher lnmod as second class matter at the postoffice at ugohhr Tadiana under the act of March 3, 1879. A;it‘.‘ g }z. : ——— o/ *t ‘; MEMBERSOF: ¢ ol b] Democratic Editorial Association &'ﬁ:}i" Advertising Federation of America \og#e” Printing Industry of America

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Thursday, October 2, 1947

This week is “National Newspaper Week”, .and across the country newspapers will extol the virtues of their profession and renew their plea in behalf of freedom of the press. By way of commemoration we would like to reprint an article written by Edward Shenton, author and illustrator that seems to fit the case of we ‘“country newspapers”. -_

“The small-town newspaper is peculiarly an American institution. In no other country does it flpurish to the extent it does here. It:is the visual expression of the American belief in free speech and free press, are indivisible. Destroy one and the other dies with it.”

The desire to publish, to edit, to have some part in the production of such newspapers lurks in the hearts of innumerable boys, men, and for that matter, girls and women. As an ambition it is almost as universal as the urge to be a fisherman, a locomotive engineer, or an aviator. The printing presses that turn out the daily and weekly news sheets in thousands of American villages and towns, also spawn the men and women who manage and edit our great metropolitan papers, who rise to-nation-al and international fame, who become widely known and greatly loved, as the late William Allen White.”

This particular kind of newspaper must not become lost in the massive growth of our nation. The extension of the city paper into the small community, cannot and should not replace it. For its pages contain something intimate and necessary to the men and women who spend their lives in the thousands of towns with populations from 3,500 to 25,000. Here our local problems are printed as no outside paper can report them; here is the record of our births, marriages, and deaths for us to read; here are our dinners, dances, sports and all the many affairs that make up our community life.”

Yet, for some reason not easily understood, these small-town newspapers have never developed their most important and most interesting ‘potential worth. They are, fundamentally, our regular fown meeting, the daily or weekly forum for our individual opinions. Instead of being only a service-for the news of the community, gathered and written by the owners and employees, s%me part should belong to each and all of oy i

We have, all of us not concerned entirely with our selfish lives, something to say on the world today; we have ideas and opinions on each happening, whether it be the new sewage system or the United Nations. When we meet we talk about them, argue and discuss, as is the nature of man. We may not have a solution, but we have ideas.” '

Why should not the small-town newspaper be the vocal as well as the focal point of the community ? Why shouldn’t there be a half page or a page set aside where Joe Smith can debate with Bill Jones and the rest of us take sides or join in as we desire? Perhaps Joe will never convince Bill. But if Joe argues from good-will and not prejudice, and Bill replies in the same spirit, the intellectual horizons of both will expand, and all who read will share the gain.” -

The possibilities for communal good in such use of our smal newspapers are unlimited. As a meeting place for our convictions - and ideas, it is without equal. There in print, is what we think; it’s on the record; a seed sown in type that may flower in better understanding.” ' :

Some day this will -happen, somewhere. It would be a feather .in the community bonnet, if it could happen first in our town.” : !

. IT’S REALLY TRUE ~. Joe Miller, of “joke book” fame, was an actor whose present renown in the-: field of humor came somewhat unjustly, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica. After Miller died in 1738, John Mottley brought out a book called “Joe Miller’s Jests” or “Wit’s Vade Mecume.” Of this collection of jokes, only three. were told of Miller. o 7t

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. by Calhoun Cartwright

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In the U. N. Spotlight WASHINGTON. — Twa men hold the spotlight at sessions of the general assembly of the United Nations in New York. They are: Oswaldo Aranha of Brazil, exgaucho, ex-foreign minister and best champion of the United States in South America. = Herbert Evatt of Australia, great champion of small nations, twister of the Soviet tail, and an original architect of the United Nations.

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Although General Marshall and the Russians retain the power, Aranha and Evatt represent the hopes and dreams of millions that someone may lead the world away from the widening chasm that ‘yawns between the communist and ‘capitalist worlds of the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.A. , Aranha, who served as .president of the United Nations assembly at its special Palestine session, is so strongly pro-American that it has hurt him in Brazil.

No ordinary diplomat, Aranha chafes at delay, has been the ‘only man able to put Soviet Ambassador Gromyko in his place. In New York last winter Gromyko would keep the U. N. council waiting a full hour, arrived whenever he felt like it. Courteous U. S. delegate Warren Austin patiently waited. But not Aranha. When it came his turn to preside over the council, Aranha delayed not one minute for the tardy Russian, Airstralia’s Evatt @

Evatt, the other outstanding diplomat in New York, is equally proAmerican, equally anti- Russian, very much the champion of the smaller nations. At San Francisco it was Evatt who foresaw the danger of what now has nearly wrecked the United Nations—the veto. He fought it to the bitter end, was just as much 'the critic of the United States on this point as he was of Russia.

At the Paris peace conference, Evatt was fighting side-by-side with Jimmie Byrnes against the Soviet’s sabotaging tactics, In fact, Evatt sometimes seemed to be goading Byrnes into action. Evatt married an American, loves American baseball, collects American books. At the age of 36 he was a member of the Australian supreme court, since 1940 a labor member of the. Australian parliament, since 1941 foreign minister of his country. o Ly : :

Jap Appeasement , In London, the British don’t particularly like Evatt, consider him too pro-American. On one thing, however, he emphatically disagrees with the U. S.—the future of Japan. En route to New York, Evatt stopped in Tokyo, visited General MacArthur. It was predicted the sparks would fly. For Australia fearful of another Japanese invasion of the South Pacific, is harsh in criticising MacArthur’s so - called Japanese appeasement.

Australians belfeve Japan cannot be trusted, cannot be allowed to rebuild her industry, must be kept a third-rate power. Many Americans on the other hand, led by MacArthur, consider Japan an Asiatic base against Russia. U.'N.’s Great Problemn

Delegates to the United Nations will window-shop along Fifth avenue, sample New York night spots and gripe at high U. S. prices. Also, they will tackle three all-important problems affecting the peace of the world. They are: 1. PALESTINE—Where the British will pull out if the country is partitioned into Arab-Jewish states, meaning that the United States will ‘be called upon to send the already thinly spread American army. Ideal solution for Palestine would be to have it guarded®by an international U. N. police force. But persistently, deliberately, the Russians have sabotaged our efforts to create such a force. They want world chaos. Obviously, aU. N. police force would help prevent chaos. ‘ ; 2. GREECE — Here the general assembly can override a Russian veto and act collectively to put down an aggressor—if General Marshall can muster a two-thirds majority. Russia, which has stirred up -Yugoslav, Albanian, Bulgarian attacks on Greece, is considered an aggressor, and the U. 8. proposes to have the U. N. act. This will be the greratest test of the United Nations so far. s : . o

3. CAN THE UNITED NATIONS WORK?—Basically this is the most important question fo be decided in New York, Scores of diplomats, millions of non-diplomats are getting discouraged, disgusted with the U. N. council. They see it as a futile debating society, made impotent by Russia’s unreasonable rain of vetoes. It has blocked peace rather . than promoted it. =~ : The big question now is: Can greater powers be pumped into the United Nations by the general assembly? If not, the hopes of millions ' may go glimmering. That's ‘why this session of the United Nations is so important. =

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SCRIPTURE : Hebrews 3:1—8:5; 9—lo. Matthew 4:1-11, & DEVOTIONAL READING: Philippians 2:1-11. ;

Apostle of Better Things

Lesson for October 12, 1947

THIS lesson opens, Hebrews 3:1-8, - with the explanation that Jesus Christ is the minister of better things in that he is the apostle and high priest of our profession, perfectly faithful to him that appointed him. The comparison is made -with Moses, who was also faithful, but within a very small circle as contrasted with the Son of God. Called to God an high priest after the order of Melchisedec, Christ, the _’\_&;y T author of eternal i e | salvation, dealt .no %W %% longer with sym- | %? bols, but offered = ’? himself as the per- %@ 9 ﬁx fect lamb to take L 'l away our sins. %% Sy @f “And for this cause 4 N ’4‘%}; he is the mediator # BN of the new covenant A /BB (testament), that S B by means of death, il N for the redemptions " Dr. Newton ©Of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance,” Hebrews 9:15; e - * B . Jesus and the Bible .\IESUS is introduced in Matthew *¥ 4:1-4, as he quotes the Old Testament to Satan in the wilderness temptation. Having been reared by a God-fearing mother, Jesus was familiar with the Bible as a child. - What is the best thing any parent can do for his or her child? I would answer without hesita_tion:" Teach them to hide God’s words in their hearts in the impressionable years of youth.. A - Bible verse learned in youth will serve through all life’s testing situations., = i . “l will not forget Thy Word,” Psalms :119:16.. . g e B ke e : He Helps Us Use the Bible T'-IE better ministry of Jesus is - " reflected in the fact_that, ‘“We ‘have a.great high priest, that is passec into '~ heavens. Jesus the

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Teacher ain’t got no eyes In the back of her head.” ‘Though she was not looking, But reading instead, She punished us both For what I just said. 7 From that moment forward Till the day that I'm dead, I’ll believe most sincerely What my father said. . We’ve got a new teacher— Me and cousin Ned, And we know she’s -got eyes In the back of her head. ; E. C. Geeding

Son of GocC For we have no an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was "in: all points tfzmpted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need,”” Hebrews 4:14-16. Study the example of Jesus in his answers to Satan in the wilderness temptation, and He will teach us when and what to say to Satan. We are not dependent upon our wisdom and words. Our great high priest will. supply wisdom and words to mateh any situation that Satan ever presents. ; ‘ : I think of a story of a junior boy, recently accused of stealing. The boy was the victim of a wicked man who sonught to turn circumstantial evidence upon bim to cover bis own sin. The boy told me that bhe was innocent. I went with bim to the juvenile court. The judge asked bim if be was guilty. He looked straight into the eyes of the judge and said: “Sir, 1 bave not sinned. Who convicteth me of this charge?” The man dropped bis bead, and said: “Your honor, 1 ask for the privilege of witbdrawing.tbi cl:arge." o His Laws in Our Hearts “I WILL put my laws on their hearts, . and upon their. minds also will I write them,” Hebrews 10:16. Jesus declares, ‘I do always the things that please him,” and he enablés us, by his grace, to do the father’s will by his indwelling in our hearts. Thus, his- will becomes the law of our lives, through the grace of Jesus Christ. : ; It is impossible for us to keep the law perfectly, but Christ, the .better Christ, becomes our righteousness, and then his law is_ kept by his grace. In the olden times, men claimed to keep the letter of the law, without the spirit, as in the case of Moses. Now, through the offering of Christ, we are enabled to satisfy the spirit of the law. : L 8. % ® The Sufficient Christ e THIS lesson should enhearten ev_ery trusting child of God, since it makes clear that, ‘‘He is able to save unto the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him,” Hebrews 7:25. = He is not only able, but yearns to save unto the uttermost. He - wills to save everyone. God has " done everything he can do to save - every sentient soul on this earth. Those who go to hell do so because they decide to go to hell. It . is not the pleasure of God that any should perish, but that all should repent and be saved. . BN onE eT e S M B by

SOMI_."BHNG like 20 years ago, or ‘close to that spot on the calendar, Chick Meehan and N.Y.U. came up with one of the greatest football players the game has ever known. ; Slightly over 6 feet, weighing 205 pounds, he was a brilliant fballcarrier, a smashing blocker, a fine§ = %{ forward - passer; & N and, abqve all, one & of the best kickers | that ever applied @ .TS shoe leather to afli gu . 8 pigskin. His nameff =/ = 4 happens to be Ken #L L Strong. Barringiy ”V%% possibly Jimijtg @ @ Thorpe, Ken could \4iMiuesr | do more things 3;;;% well than any back ™ . I ever saw in ac- §. Chandler tion. When Ken Strong practically .wrecked a fine Carnegie Tech team, a team that already had crushed Notre Dame, Judge Wallie Steffens, Carnegie’s coach said to me that night: .- :

“At last I've seen a back greater than Willie Heston. Strong’ is the only back I ever saw who could run over one of my best teams, pass, kick, block .a,nd tackle. I’ve never seen his equal.” It was about that time that Coach Gwinn Henry of Missouri wired me —‘“l've got your All-America this year. Don’t bother any more. Just Ken Strong. Forget the others.” Recently I ran into Ken Strong again. Ken is now around 40. What’s his job? Well, one’of his jobs is playing for the New York Giants. Ken isn’t running, blocking or passing any more. - -“But I've still got the toughest job in football,” he said.

‘Like Kicking an Eel: “I'm kicking,” Ken explained. “Did you ever try to punt, place kick or drop kick this cigar-shaped ball they have today? It's a ball shaped entirely for the passing game—thin and long. Compared to the ball we used to kick 20 years ago, it is like kicking an eel. “The old football was much rounder. It was easy to get your toe into it. It was easier to'punt or to drop kick or place kick. It was far easier to kick off—to drive one beyond the goal line. But today you have a target to hit that is about the size of a silver dollar—and I'm having a tough time betting a kicking shoe that has the proper kicking space. You need a square-toed shoe that can drive into the limited space the modern football has to offer the kicker. ‘‘No wonder so many ‘college teams have so much trouble getting anyone who' can kick off or place kick. And no wonder there are so few fine punters left, either in the college or the pro game. Naturally the pros with their greater experience, have more good punters. But I can promise you it’s a tough job. But I still hope to get a few over the crosséar—or over the goal line on a kickoff, It's a good thing for me that I have all these kicking years to call en.”

Ball Made to Throw Ken Strong is quite close to being 100 per cent right about the modern football. It was arranged for the passer. It is long, thin—easy enough to throw—but harder to kick than a hot dog or a pretzel. I've asked at least 20 leading college coaches why they used so many varieties of action on the kickoff—such as placing the ball sideways. - ‘“We have no one who can kick off,” is the usual answer, I’ve asked them why they had no first-class punters. ‘““There’s no one who can kick this ball,”’ they tell you. Then we began looking back to the old days of football—with its great kickers—George Brooke of Pennsylvania, Sweeley of Michigan, Herschberger of Chicago, Brink Thorne and Bull'of Yale and one of the greatest—Kercheval of Kentucky. ‘‘He was the best of all,” Shipwreck Kelly tells me, 60 or 70 ‘yards on a dime.” Not bad kicking. 'The old game was packed, with fine kickers, and one of these was Spud Chandler of Georgia, long with the N. Y. Yankees as a brilliant Among the half-modern group I’d name Frank Reagan of Pennsylvania, now with the Giants, and Harry Kipke of Michigan. Hurry-up Yost was a great believer in the kicking game, both as a form of attack and defense. It was here his slogan came along—“A punt, a pass and a prayer.” Baugh Can Kick, Too ~ One of the best modern kickers 1s a lean, thin, somewhat aging Texan known as Sammy Baugh, formerly of T.C.U. and now with the Redskins, Sammy has always been a ‘great passer. He has been just as good au kicker. He is one of the . Ward Cuff of Marquette, tha ‘Giants and the Packers is still an ‘able mmmw‘ﬂ% right toe.