Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 46, Number 16, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 1 February 1952 — Page 2

Syracuse-Wawasee Journal KOSCIUSKO COUNTY’S REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER Published by The Journal Printing Co., and entered at the Syracuse, Ind., postoffice as second-class matter. $2.50 per year In Kosciusko, Elkhart, and Noble counties. $3.00 per year for all other subscriptions In U. S. A. J. B. COX. Publisher. HOW TO LESSEE THE TAX BURDEN At various times, proposals have been made for placing reasonable limits on the amount of taxes that can be levied on the American people by the Federal j Government. The best of these' was introduced last September by, Congressman Chauncey W. Reed of Illinois, ranking minority member of the House Judiciary Committee. It takes the form of ( a “Joint Resolution Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Relative to Taxes on Incomes, Inheritances, Gifts.” To become law, it must be approved by a two-thirds vote of both Houses, and then ratified by three-fourths of the states. IThe heart of Mr. Reed’s proposal is to fix the maximum total rate of all taxes, duties and excises on income at .25 per cent. There are but two exceptions, both of which are obviously necessary in these discordant times, First, by a three-fourths majority, Congress may raise the maximum rate to 40 per cent for periods, either successive or otherwise, not exceeding one year each. Second, in the event of a war which creates a national emergency so grave as to necessitate such action to avoid a national disaster, Congress could entirely suspend the limitation on taxation, also by a three-fourths vote. All of this would apply to businesses as well as individuals. • Mr. Reed’s amendment would also deprive'Congress of the power to impose death and gift taxes, leaving this means of taxation exclusively to the states where competition would tend to keep the rates within reasonable bounds. The only way to cut the cost of government is to take some of the money away from the bureaucrats and department heads and all the rest of the power-hungry politicians. And that can “be effectively done only when the basic law of land makes taxation beyond a certain level impossible. Mr. Reed’s carefully conceived proposal would achieve this, and at the same time take care of a real emergency. It is difficult to see how anyone who honestly favors efficient, economical government could logically oppose it. Excessive taxation can destroy a nation from within. We are at the danger point now. The Reed Amendment is an excellent solu- . tion to our gravest domestic problem. James Kirkwood flew his plane to Washington, D. C., this week on business.

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THEY ARE “INDEPENDENT!” Last week’s editorial in The Journal on Kosciusko county “politics” drew considerable attention, here and all over the county. There rmay be some Republicans in the county who do not agree, but if so we have not heard of them. The only adverse comment we had was from several Democrats who said (concerning the TimesUnion): "You can have 'sm—we don’t want ’em.” THE STATE OF RETAILING Recent factual reports on the state of retail business contain some interesting bits of information. One is that retail volume has been good — but still not so great as many had anticipated. Another is that many items ate selling below the legal ceilings—for the simple reason that competion has driven them down. A third is that retail profits, especially in the general merchandise field, have tended to decline on a percentage basis, and are at an extremely low level. . | What this adds up to is that we still have a free economy in this, nation, where competition benefits the consumer and the law of supply and demand dominates the conduct of business. And, of great importance, the price control laws and related measures are nowhere near as big a factor in holding down prices as many people think. Most merchants would be tickled to death if they could get the full OPS price for everything they sell. But even if every OPS order and policy and ceiling price were promulgated by people with the wisdom of a roomfull of Solomons, that couldn’t prevent other producers and distributors from selling at a price she was willing to pay. It may be that a good case for controls can be made on paper. But, in practice, it is always found that “tough” controls discourage production and eventually result in scarcity. We can all remember what happened under the old OPA, when goods vanished from store shelves and when the black market flourished on an all-the-traffic-woUld-bear basis. A free economy is the only kind which can properly serve the con- ! sumer. PT A NEWS Did you know that it takes from two hundred to eight hundred years to build an inch of top soil? “When the soil is gone, man must go; and the process does not take long.” said Theodore Roosevelt in 1908. ITo prevent this inch of topsoil from washing or blow- ■ ing away, definite steps have been taken by the Department of Agriculture and our State Conserj vation Department. Mr. Johnston i Craig, District Conservationist, will speak at the next PTA meeting, the third Tuesday night of the month, February 19th. His topic will be “Can Soil Conservation Change a Community?” Mr. Craig is an excellent speaker and is ready to answer all your questions about soil conservation. Watch this column for more PTA news next week.

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(By Charles A. Halleck, Congressman, 2nd District.) , The need for a housecleaning in government bureaus and departments is obvious. Wrongdoing by trusted public servants in high administrative offices has undermined confidence in the moral climate of government. Unquestionably the Pres.den.‘s proposal to reorganize the Bureau of .Internal Revene is a step i the right direction, but the raosi careful legislation the Congress might approve will not achieve its purpose unless there is a basic honesty in its administration. Moreover, the Whtite House is a bit late in making this proposal three and a half years, as a matter of fact. Much has been said and written about the Hoover Commission’s recommendations for reorganizing (he tax collecting agency. That was two years ago. Actually the Republican 80th Congress took the lead in suggesting constructive changes in the Bureau back in 1948. In House Report 1532, published March 9, 19 48, the House Appropriations Subcommittee o n Treasury and Post Office the following recommendation was made: “The most serious defect in the organization and operations of the Bureau (of Internal Revenue) is the fact that the men who are charged with the actual collection of the revenue, the Collectors, are j political appointees . . . Whether; Collectors of Internal Revenue actively attend to the affairs of j their offices or merely bask in their patronage appears to be largely a matter of their own volition. Q “The committee recommends the enactment o f legislation whereby the appointment of collectors of internal revenus would be removed from the patronage system and placed under civilservice laws and regulations . . . even though the administration of the civil service system is badly in need ~of widespread improvements.” It was this same sub-committee which first called attention to the unsavory situation in the office of the Boston collector —a situation which has since resulted in the dismissal of Dennis W. Delaney and his subsequent conviction in a court of law for fraudulent conduct in office. It was in 1947 that the subcommittee turned over to the Department of Justice and other Federal agencies an investigator’s report that “a condition which may embrace criminality” exists in the Boston office of the Internal Revenue Bureau. What has happened since those earlier years is now well known to everyone who reads a newspaper. A succession of “resignations,” suspensions and dismissals | involving revenue collectors in some of our largest cities. And the unfortunate aftermath of these disclosures is that the evidence of scandals has cast a pall of suspicion on an entire department, a department, above all others, in which public trust is so important. The nation could have been spared this tragic spectacle of misplaced confidence. Had the President chosen to heed the recommendations of a congressional sub-committee back in 1947 and 19'48, it is plausible to believe that those unworthy of high and responsible office could have been weeded out. Perhaps, now, with overwhelming evidence of corruption, the feet-dragging and obstructionist tactics are at an end. A “drastic” housecleaning has been promised. Let us hope it is the kind that would do credit a good Hoosier housewife and not just an election year attempt to hide dirt under the rug. Ed Stehenson was in Boston j Mass., this week on business.

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FROM THE SYRACUSE TOWN BOARD JULY 17, 1906. Ordinance No. 208. Be it ordained, by the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Syracuse, Indiana, that it shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, to spit or expectorate, on any sidewalk, or sidewalks, or any street crossing, within the corporate limits of said Town, and or acts, is hereby declared to be ahd constitute a public nuisance. Anyone found guilty of violating the provisions of this ordinance", shall be fined not less than One Dpllar, nor more than Ten Dollars. This ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage and due publication in the Syracuse Register. Passed by the Board this 17 th day of July, 19W. John U. Wingard, President. Attest: Geo. W. Bundy, Town Clerk. MARCH 1, 19'10. The matter of repealing the ordinance regulating the keeping , of hogs within the corporate limits heretoforepresented by petitions filed, was taken up and discussed, and upon motion by L. A. Neff, seconded by Sheldon Harkless, it was decided to amend the present ordinance as follows: To prohibit the keeping of hogs within the corporate limits within 20'0* feet of any building and limiting any one persons to three hogs. The vote for said amendment being as follows: L. A. Neff, Yea. Sheldon Harkless, Yea. O. L. Cory, No. \ ' The Clerk was instructed to draft proper notice and present at next meeting.

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VALENTINES by the millions flood Uncle Sam’s post-offices yearly. During one season, the Chicago postoffice alone accepted 1,250,000, and 750,000 were handled by the Philadelphia office. Who started all this valentine sending which has been going on for hundreds of years, and who was St. Valentine, anyway? It’s generally agreed that our Valentine’s Day is traceable to an ancient Roman festival called the “Lupercalia,” celebrated on February 15. At that time the young people drew lots for partners for the coming year. With the introduction of Christianity, an attempt was made to abolish all pagan rites, and celebration of Lupercalia was banned. But the rituals had been too closely inter-

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25 YEARS AGO FEB. 3, 1927 William E. Master and Miss Emily Steele, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., were married Jan. 18 in the Nazarene Church in Colorado Springs. The bride is aI licensed evangelistic singer. The bridegroom, son of Mrs. Daniel Mishler, is studying for the ministry. Mr. and Mrs. Master ate making plans to go to Africa as missionaries. * Mrs. Abigail Hamman, aged 96, died Jan. 27, 1927 at the home of her son, Jerry Hamman. Milford won > the basketball tournament held here by defeating Syracuse, i 26 to 21. Those on the Syracuse team were Ray Godshalk, Marion Bushong, Henry Godshalk, Dale Shock, Donovan Riddle, Charles Bachman, Emery Ketring, and Harold Bobeck. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Searfoss at the Goshen hospital on January 31. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Symensma are the parents of a son born January 26. William H. Master, age 85, died Jan. 31 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Della Coy. Miss Phyllis Druckamiller and Albert Troup were united in marriage Jan. 29, 1927. Robert Riddle is the new clerk in the post office. He is filling the vacancy made by Mrs. Snepp, who resigned. Miss Mamie Stevens of Warsaw, was a guest of the Misses Nellie and Alice Mann during the basketball tournament. Miss Christine Garriotte, who is a member of a ladies traveling orchestra, spent a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Parsons. Mrs. E. E. Holloway was called to Casey, 111., on Tuesday- by the death of her sister, Mrs. John Rodibaugh.

woven in the lives of the people, and Jtept showing up during the years. " .. Since early histories mention three St. Valentines associated with February 14, it cannot be proved which of the three is the patron saint of sweethearts. One St. Valentine was a Roman priest and doctor Who was beheaded about A.D. 269. The second was a Roman bishop believed to have been beheaded in Rome about A.D. 273. About the third, who was a martyr in Africa, very little is known. During' the Middle Ages in Europe, it was believed that birds began to mate on February 14. This may make the beginning of the celebration of St. Valentine’s Day as a day to lowers.

JOIN POLIO —FIGHT— Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, who was a polio victim as a child, chats with Sherry I H allb erg, Staten Island, at New York March-of-Dimes headquarters. Douglas is an honorary chairman of the fund raising carfF paign to combat polio to be held January 2-51. Little Sherryl was stricken with polio in 1949 and has learned to walk with the help of leg braces and little crutches.

Permanent Plan G. I. Policies Under Waiver Os . Surrender For Cash Value Recently discharged veterans who were granted a waiver of only a part of their premiums on their permanent plans of Government Life Insurance while they were in active service must act immediately after their release or separation to keep this insurance in force under premium paying conditions. If the veterans surrendered their permanent plans of Government Life Insurance for their cash value on or after April 25, 1951, while they were in active service so as to take advantage of the free indemnity protection, they must act within 120 days of their release or separation to reinstate their policies or to apply for new pevmanent plan insurance. As used in this article, permanent plans of Government Life Insurance mean any of the permanent plans issued under National Sendee Life Insurance or U. S. Government Life Insurance, such as ordinary life, 20-pay life, 30pay life, and the various endowment plans. ' Under the Servicemen’s Idemnity arid Insurance Acts of 1951 that became a law April 25, 1951 persons in active military service on and after that date could take any one of three courses with their permanent NSLI or USGLI policies. They could: 1. Continue to pay the full premium as in the past; i 2. Apply for waiver of a part of the premium, or 3. Surrender their policies for the cash value and be covered by the free idemnity protection. Those who elected to pay the full premium must continue to do so immediately after release or separation from active service if they wish to keep their policies in force thereafter. Those who were granted a waiver of part of their permanent plan premium (under Sec. 622 of the NSLI Act) were instructed to pay full premium while they were in service and VA would refund the waived portion. When these persons are released or separated from active service, they should continue to pay the full premiums, when due, directly “ to Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D. C. That portion of the waived premium which is paid under this arrangement will be refunded, with interest, for the period that the waiver is in force. Those who surrendered their permanent plan policies for cash may adopt one of two courses of action if they wish to replace or restore the surrendered permanent plan of insurance. If either of these two courses the requirements for reinstatement or issuance of new insurance must be met within 120 days following release or separation from active service. The two courses of ac- ! tion are: ■ 1. Tl/y may apply to Veterans ! Administration, Washington 25, D. C., in \riting, without a physical examination, for the issuance of a perrhanbnt policy on the same plan ana not in excess of the amount of the policy surrendered for cash, and pay the required premium; or, 2. They may reinstate their surrendered permanent plan of insurance, without a" physical examination, by paying the required reserve and the premium for the current month. Applications for reinstatement should be mailed to the Veterans Administration. Washington 25, D. C. Mrs. Garrett Grissom returned Tuesday from a few days visit in Mishawaka with her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Dylewski and family.

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