Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 47, Number 35, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 12 June 1953 — Page 7

Grace Lutneran Church “The Friendly Family Church.” Rev. Carl Sorensen, Pastor. 8:46 a.m. The Children s Day Service Parents and friends are incited. 10:46 a. m. Divine Worship. "The State, The Church and The CitlMn" Thursday, 7:35 p. m. Senior Choir Practice. The Church is not a competitive enterprise, but a cooperative instiututlon for building the kingdom of Christ In our community. Tou are welcome at all our servoee. Burr Oak E. U. B. 8:30 A. M. Sunday School. 7: SO P.M. Annual Vacation Bible School and Children’s Day program. RHNT or BUT a New Typewriter at The Journel, Syracuse.

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Solomon’s Creek E. U. B. Rev. Bevis A. Hill. Pastor. 10:00 A. M. Sunday! School. Lesson title: “Paul Champions Christian Liberty." / ll:0K> A. M. Morning Worship. Theme: "Believing OryAccepting The Gospel." Wednesday. 8:00 P.M.. Prayer meeting. 1 Vacation Bible School Program The annual Bible School and Children’s Day program will be given at the Burr Oak Evangelical United Brethren Church ton Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. It will include recitations, memory verse, Bible chapters, and choruses. The awarding of certificates of achievement will take place that evening. An exhibit will be made of some of the children's work. The public is cordially invited to be present.

EWE 1 Sunday Sc—ons wlwi.am.'i.'mism.i.iffl’l S.ristar.: II Corinthians 8. ». BaaStac: Luk. Serve By Sharing Lessen for June 7, 1953 AFIELD of soy beans in North Carolina; 87 head of steers in Colorado; a calf and eggs in Blossom. Texas; 1500 boxes of apples in Washington, hogs in North Dakota and chickens in Wisconsin. What ties all these together? These and hundreds of other products grown on farms were “Lord’s Acre" and "Lord's Livestock" projects last year. Thousands of people in every part of the nation have been joining in such plans for more than 22 years now. The idea

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is to dedicate to the Lord's service a field, some head of cattle, whatever the farmer or housewife owns or can grow. The projects are varied; they are generally successful; but the greatest success has been in the happi-

ness and satisfaction of those who have worked on these things* • • • Themselves First The innumerable people who shared in dedicating their work in this way to God and his cause, have simply turned into action and experience what St. Paul laid down long ago to the church at Corinth. The Corinthian Christians were city people, not country people; but they were poor, not rich. Paul is urging them to give what they could, as they could; and in doing so brings out at least four principles of right giving. First and foremost is that the best givers had first of all given their own selves to the Lord The church has learned long ago that St. Paul was right. You can't expect big contributions or hard work from those who are still essentially selfish. You have to convert a man's heart before you can convert his money. And even if you gave God everything but yourself, you would not yet have given the very thing He wants most of all. • • • Sharing the honor “They simply begged us to accept their gifts and so let them share the honor of supporting their brothers in Christ." So Phillips translates II Cor. 8:4. Paul is describing the way in which the churches up in Macedonia had contributed to what we would call the benevolent funds. Christian giving is all in the way the giver looks at it. If it is thought of as a burden, if It is thought of as something only the wealthy can rightly do, if it is thought of as something the preacher keeps begging for, a kind of chore at best, then of course the giving won’t be much. It will be only enough to keep from giving nothing at all. But giving in the cause of Christ, for the use and help of God's people, is an opportunity. not a chore. There is all •the difference m the world between the giver who says (in effect), "Well, if you must have something ... .’’ and the one who says, "Do let me get in on this.” • • •• The Lord Loves The Bible does not encourage any one to fancy that he can buy his way into God's favor. God's smile is not for sale. God loves a cheerful giver, even though He seldom turns away givers of any sort. A sour and selfish man might be high-pressure into gloomily squeezing a few dollars into the church budget, and those dollars will do some good; but the Bible does not suggest that God cares much for that sort of giving. Giving till it hurts may be good; but giving till it doesn't hurt is better! We remember Jesus' comment on the offering of the wealthy Pharisees and the poor widow. Is there any one who can think God loved her and them alike’ • • • Carrying Through So there are three principles of Christian giving: personal dedication, a sense of privilege in sharing God's work, and enthusiasm. As Paul puts it (again .Phillip’s translation): “Show that you can complete what you set out to do with as much efficiency as you showed readiness to begin.” (II Cor. 8:11.) A good Lord's Acre project calls for more than enthusiasm in the springtime. It has to have hard work most of the summer. The work of the church, and indeed every undertaking for the welfare of mankind, is best carried on not by those who blow all their steam at once, but by those who save up some steam for the long steady pull. Long mileage is worth more than a flashy start.

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W. c. T. U. Meets The W. C. T. U. met Tuesday afternoon in the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Bailey with Mrs. Bailey, the president, presiding. Rev. Mr. Bailey gave the devotions. from Isiah 65:22 and John 20:27 and then offered prayer. The salute to the flags was led by Mrs. Lydia Deardorff. A short business session was held. The lesson was on “Building For Total Abstinence With Good Deeds.” Mrs. Lydia Darr gave the departmental work on “Flower Mission and Relief Work.” Mrs. Bailey gave the work of the Spiritual Life department. Mrs. Maude DaVault gave the story of “Sweet Smelling Flowers.” Mrs. Darr gave two readings. "Back To God”, and "Temperance In The White House.” The offering was taken and the meeting closed with prayer. ° Mrs. Darr served refreshments of ice cream and cookies. Flowers were then arranged and taken to the sick by a committee composed of Mrs. Darr. Mrs. DaVault. Mrs. Deardorff, Mrs. Pearl Koher and Mrs. Bailey. A quantity of nylon hose has been collected to send to Korea where they are woven into garments for children. Any one wishing to donate old nylon hose call Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Ethel Guy spent Saturday night with her brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry' Smith, of New Paris. GOSHEN COMMUNITY AUCTION SALES JUNE 15 at 12 o'clock. Sell your Surplus Livestock at Goshen where you receive the top dollar. Top prices this week were: Milk Cow $237.50 Heif. & Steers sls. - $22.10 Bulls, top ;..... 16.50 Veal, top 25.00 Butcher Cows — Fat Cows sl7. - $13.50 Butcher Cows—Canners & Cutters $7. - $11.50 Male Hogs—heavy .... $14.-$15.50 Male Hogs—light .... $16.-$17.00 Fat Hogs, top $25.10 Roughs, heavy $lB.-$19.00 Roughs, light $19.50-$21.00 — We Have The Buyers — Sherman - McDowell - Martin —Auctioneers Romayne Sherman - On Thomas F. & A. M. No. «4 STATED MEETINGS 2nd & 4th MONDAY Night

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Highway Chairman Compares Dept. Income and Growth One of the most-discussed addresses given at the recent road school at Purdue University was that of Albert J. Wedeking. chairman of the Indiana State Highway Commission.- Speaking historically, he outlined the allotment of funds for the operation of the highway department and compared *this with the growth of the state highway system. Stateing that “there isn’t anything wrong with our highways that money can’t cure," Wedeking said that in the Commission’s early history it had to depend solely upon the income derived from inheritance tax and an appropriation from the State's general fund. “Then in 1919 a state tax of 10 cents per SIOO of taxable property was added and the new Highway Act provided that all funds collected from motor vehicle registration and licenses were to be used for the development of the highway system. These funds became available for our use in 1920. “It was soon very obvious that these funds were insufficient to do the job the General Assembly had laid out for the State Highway Commission, and in 1923 the legislature enacted the first gasoline tax law, providing for a tax of 2c per gallon. From these funds the State beginning Oct. 1. 1924, paid to the counties a million dollars a year for the upkeep of county roads. By the time the next General Assembly convened it was apparent that even with the 2c gas tax the money was not adequate, and the gas tax was increased to 3c a gallon. “Then, in 1929 the legislature increased the gas tax to 4c, which is still in effect today. From this 4c. three-quarters of the net proceeds were allotted to the State Highway Commission and the remainder to the counties and the cities. As a consequence, the highway commission was getting the benefits of only a 3c gas tax. “Then, in 1932 another legislative enactment further reduced the Highway Commission’s share of motor vehicle funds to of the total net collected, the balance going to the cities and counties. Then came the depression when all units of government were hardpressed and the legislature passed an act that transferred two million dollars from the State Highway Fund to General Fund. In 1937, an act created the Motor Vehicle Highway Ac-

count, and to this account were credited ill registration fees, fuel taxes, license fees, weight taxes, etc. After deducting the expense of collection, a small appropriation was given to the department of Public Safety for policing the highways. $1,25'0,000 was given to the State General Fund, $2,00*0,000 to cities and towns, onethird of the remainder for counties; and the balance went to the State Highway Commission. "In 1943 legislation wiped out* the diversion of motor vehicle fees to the General Fund, and the cities and towns and counties continued to receive the same as before and the remainder went to the Highway Commission. This, in effect, place the State Highway Commission in the position of a residual legatee and since the act remained in effect throughout the wax when gas» rationinjg was in effect, the State Highway Commission’s revenues were reduced from a high of $22,111,801 in 1941 to a low of $13,522,9*69 in 1945. The state was unable to do a good job with these reduced revenues and highways suffered as a consequence. "In 1945 it became obvious to thet General Assembly that the State Highway Department could not operate long as a residual Legatee and an emergency legislation was passed to guarantee the Highway Commission sufficient funds for its successful operation. But this act was amended again in 194-7 by temporary legislation which finally culminated in new legislation in 1949, allocating 15 percent of the motor vehicle funds to cities and towns, 32 percent to coupties and 53 percent to the State Highway Commission. This was, in effect, a reduction from the previous year which had provided approximately 63 percent of the motor vehicle revenues to the State Highway Fund. Mr. Wedeking followed this detailed record of the financing of the State Department with a record of the growth of the system from its beginning to the present time. He said that, “Following the enactment of the 1919 State Highway Commission law, the commissioners laid out a System of highways in accordance with the terms of the statute. Every seat was connected with every otlier county seat and state highways were designated to serve every city of 5,00*0 or more. To do this, 3,191 miles of highways were taken over by the State Highway Commission for maintenance before the end of 1919. And as additional revenues were provided, the state highway commission was required to include additional mileage in its system. By 1929, 5,065 miles were under state maintenance. Ten years later, this had been* increased to 9,769 miles and in 1949, the state Highway Department was maintaining 10.529 miles. “As rffore miles were added to the state system, reductions were being made in the mileage maintained by the counties. ’ During much of this period the State Highway Department had no responsibility either for the construction or maintenance of streets through cities of 3,500 or over, and then when they became the responsibility of the Highway Commission it was an added responsibility with a corresponding decrease of the responsibilities of the counties, cities and towns. ‘MJnly the increased volume of traffic has enabled the State Highway Commission to function at alf.” Pointing out that the truck industry is vital to our economy and good highways to the trucking Industry, Wedeking said it should not be impossible to achieve a degree of cooperation with the result that the state would provide adequate highway facilities for the construction of which the trucking industry would pay its fair share. “Following a consistent pattern one legislature after another has increased the legal load limit of trucks on our highways. During hearings on legislation the charge was frequently made that our highways are not designed properly to carry the loads, and It Is understandable why roads built in the 1920’s proved to be inadequate in the 1930*s and began to wear out in the 1940’5. * "In those early days gravel and macadam roads were often regarded as a luxury and the State Highway Commission was besieged to build any kind of a road that would take, the communities out of the mud, and many existing county roads were taken over for state maintenance to comply with the law. "Funds were limited and the Commission had to spread itself thin in order to keep the entire state satisfied. Then, when the communities had been taken out

of the mud, given so-called yearround roads, and when automobile traffic became heavier, dusty highways became a problem and again pressure was put on the Commission. Obviously, gravel and macadam that had been constructed in the first era could not be torn up and reconstructed, so they were made dustless by the application of dust preventatives. Then higher types of pavement soon followed. Those early roads were not constructed for heavy traffic and high speed and the original design did not lend itself to the modern type of road but it was still a question of making the funds reach to all parts of the state. “The fact that the state highway system carries approximately 75% of 111 of the traffic has not impressed the General Assembly sufficiently to levy taxes kdequate for the support of State highways, county highways and city streets, and so narrow bridges remain on our highways and road surfaces are deteriorating. “Every segment of the taxpaying public thinks every other-,seg-

South Shoie Inn COCKTAIL LOUNGE DINING ROOM NOW OPEN PUBLIC WELCOME 4 miles South of Syracuse SOUTH SHORE LAKE WAWASEE niitnniiiiiiui.iiiiiiiiiiiuiiHiuininjiimiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiHuiHiuuiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiniimiHiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiuiii I Notice of Change I | Collection of Garbage I • Starting Monday, June 22 f = fi . Collections Twice A Week On TUESDAYS | and FRIDAYS | TOWN OF SYRACUSE. I uiiiiimiiinniniinimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiuiHiitiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiHnniiiiHiiiiiiiHiiiiiiuniiiiiniiiHiniinii " Welcome To Vacationers" ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL June 26th On JUNE 26th we will issue a special edition to officially open the Lake Season and extend a welcome to the thousands of visitors here in the lake region. The Journal will be sent to all homes on Wawasee, Papakeechie, Dewart and Webster Lakes for this special issue. Since space in this special issue will be at a premium, those merchants who want to be included should contract for space at once. The Journal “Home Paper For The Lake Region”

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meat should be taxed more to provide the funds necessary to build and maintain our highways. But the people of Indiana are again becoming state highwayminded. Narrow bridges frighten them; broken pavements anger them; long slow-moving trucks annoy them; traffic accidents and deaths appal them; and so they decide something must be done about it. They think of the money they, themselves, have contributed to the building of these roads. They are shocked when they are told that the upkeep of their investment in excess of one-half billion dollars, in state highways is neglected because of lack of funds. They: know that if this investment is to pay dividends the property must be kept in first-class condition. They know it is less costly to keep a road good than it is to rebuild it and so they may be depended upon to meet the issue squarely and to protect their investment in their highways.”