The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 March 1963 — Page 4
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Jfail Journal PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY The Milford Mail (Est. 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (EsL 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 Democratic • * ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Bditor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Entered as Second Class at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana Subscription: $3.00 per year in Kosciusko County; $3.50 Outside County untsetffATivt •••
Girl Scout tyeek The mind reels at reading a list of the “days” and the “weeks” we are supposed to observe each year in this country. Some reach an ultimate in absurdity.- But others are very different. They bring widespread public notice to activities and organizations which are of great value. That is eminently true of ' Girl Scout Week, to be celebrated March 10-16. Last year marked the 50th Anniversary of this movement. This year the- program, which has grown steadily over that half-century, -is to be expanded and im-
The Field Is Wide Open A domestic problem that just about everyone seems to be talking about is how to spur the national economy and, in the process, .create more jobs. Nowadays, in* this era of supergovernment, too many people tend to look to Washington tb provide the solution. But the big impetus for growth still comes from competitive private enterprize. . An example is described by the National Association of Food Chains. According to it, continuing expansion and upgrading of supermarkets and warehouses by chain retail outlets will pump more ’ than $1 billion into the economy this year, and will provide jobs for more than 40,000 new workers. The association’s announcement stress-
A Curious Element There is one curious element in the new post office rate structure that went into effect January 7. The. cost of almost all mailings went up. A penny was added to the postage on regular and airmail letters, along with postal cards. The charges for carrying newspapers and magazines, advertising circulars, and books and other material classified as educational, rose also, and are scheduled to rise again in most of these categories. Air parcel post rates were boosted by a flat charge of eight cents a package. But — and here is the curious element — other parcel post citarges were not changed. And parcel post — which has no “educational” character, which is
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Juvenile Crime Rate Astounding -
Warsaw city policeman and juvenile officer Ardel Hanna recently provided spine pertinate data concerning the incidence of crime,among our nation’s youth. Officer Hanna stated that 43% of crime in the United States is accomplished by people under 18 years ; of age. A Jisting of the particular crime and percentages attached tqf those considered juvenile would read as follows,: Auto ~theft, 59%: | burglary, 47%; larceny, 48%; robbery, 22%'; rape, 17 % ; and murderS %.
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how to abolish the arf-of settling differences by fisticuffs, swords, guns, etc. The remedy was connected to section 21 of the revised 1 status of that year, and stipulated a punishment which was enough to discourage most of the glove-slap-face-challengers. It provided a fine for issuing a challenge, or accepting a challenge of $2,000. Any person who took partem an actual duel was lifted of $5,000 dollars, and, if his dueling buddy was killed, he was to be hung from a select .tree not more that 15 days after conviction. * * * One to live by— “Good Will is got by many actions and lost by one!”
Thursday, March 7, 1963
EDITORIALS
Especially significant is the tremendous increase of juvenile delinquency in smaller commuiyties (towns with potfukitiori AT 25,1)00 or less), which have ah expanding juvenile crime rate of almost twice that of the larger, urban -communities. f ' The twenty-second session of the Indiana' General Assembly (1838) had many important problems to settle, and, in such. circumstance, seemed comparable to. the current ’ session. One qf the more pressing details, of that time, was
proved. Particular emphasis is being laid on qualified, well trained leaders and program consultants the girls need. Girl Scouting offers almost ntless activities — in such fields as nature, the arts, homemaking, the people and customs of other lands. The goal is to, -provide a consistently stimulating program which will hold members’ interest — and it is the leader’s job to keep it so. Every success to Girl Scout Week! The movement has been well supported over all the years — and it deserves every bit of aid and interest it can get.
ed another factor — the opportunity for intelligent and interested people. In its words, “As competition ... becomes more intense-, the hunt for capable and ambitious people is going to become a matter of increasing importance to all retailers.” The chains responding to this survey said that competent and friendly , employees are their most important asset. ? This, of course, goes for all kinds of stores in addition to the food chains and the supermarkets. For nearly JO years more; people, have been employed in the service industries than in the production industries — which, in itself, is a vastly important indicator of our economic progress and the improvement in our living standards. The field is wide open, for those; who can meet the requirements.
the newest of all post office services, and which is a. direct competitor with private parcel and express carriers — has operated at substantial deficits. This is a matter of importance to the taxpayers, who had to chip in to make up an over-all post office deficit of $875 million last year. And the new rates on other matter will not go very far in offsetting that deficit. Post office revenues are expected to rise by a little under $438 million. But, over a two-year period, scheduled pay increases for employees will take care of that — S3BO million annually. Parcel post a ' commercial business service, should operate on a commercial business basis.
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DON FRANTZ County Agriculture Agent The excellent performances of single cross hybrids last year have aroused the interest of everyone. They have topped the five acre project each of the last two years and in 1962 the top four were all single-cross hybrids. Single crosses are not new. We have had them as long as hybrid seed corn has been made and in fact single crosses have to be made in order to produce conventional double-crossed seed. In the past few years there have been improvements made in development of parent strains and one of the most successful inbreds came out of the Connecticut Experiment Station. It is called C-103. There is no doubt but that this inbred has completely revitalized, the use of single-cross seed. It is an excellent strain* ' for increasing yields and it also has high disease resistance. ~ Some of. the so-called single crosses are actually three way with two inbreds on one side crossed with a single one. These have produced good results too. It is likely that single crosses will gain in popularity as the new inbred lines are perfected. They have uniformity of ear size and height that farmers like but this uniformity of performance can also be a handicap. It means that the pollenization is pretty much at ohe time and the period of time is shortened considerably. If this should happen in periods of adverse conditions, the crop could be hurt. We still think that there should be some insurance planned into the com crop and this may be to include some two-way cross hybrids as well as single crosses. A thought-provoking question will be probed on a special nation-
(hl (bru/ BY AMY ADAMS /
BUCKLE DOWN TO YOUR STUDIES
Dear Amy: I have a problem about my report card. I brought it home and my father became angry because it had two D’s and an F.' 1 was sick when I went to school and was sick when we had the test for those subjects. He has stopped me from going to the skating rink and no more movies or visiting my boyfriends. Do you think this is being fair? I am a boy in the sth grade and II years old. Bruce Dear Bruce: If you were too sick to take those tests, you should have asked permission to take them at another time. is fair. Now stay home for a few weeks and buckle down to your studies. You know, you can’t use that sick excuse a second time. Best wishes for a quick recovery! . ♦ ♦ • Dear Amy: I received a Christmas ’card from a girlfriend who is Jewishand it said Merry Christmas. The only kind of cards we had at home were those which stated Merry Christmas. So I crossed out Merry Christmas and in its place wrote Happy Hanukah. I haven’t heard from her since so I’m wondering if I did the correct thing? Miss X Dear Miss X: Good friends don’t usually get angry over such things. She probably hasn’t contacted you for another reason. Call her. Your intentions were good but next time buy a card to suit the occasion. (If ever in doubt, a few lines on personal note paper is always correct.) * * * Dear Amy: I don’t agree with your advice to ‘Poker Widow.’ I think the men should take turns playing cards at each other’s homes. Why should one wife get stuck with them and the dirt every week? When women have get-togethers, they are too considerate to expect one woman to have all the work all the time. Men are stupid in that respect. They need a woman to tell them what to do, but you didn’t tell them! Lola
wide TV program this coming month. The question: “What Is Happening to Our Farm Families?” This special half-hour farm report on the ABC television network will be broadcast Sunday, March 10 from 4:30 to 5:00 p. m. EST. It is a vital closeup at agriculture and the more than 3%million farm families, their accomplishments, goals, and aspirations in the face of a rapidly changing, ever, complex agriculture. Two nationally-known agricultural authorities, Dr. Joe M. Bohlen and Dr. George M. Beal of lowa State university, will give viewers an interpretive view of American farm families today, their hopes, dreams and their thoughts about farming as a source of livelihood and away of life. A vital part of farm families, the children, will be given special emphasis. The place of farm youth at a time when farms are getting larger and farmers fewer—where wide knowledge and extensive investment is required to survive — will be given close attention. DECREASE IN OLD AND NEW CLAIMS More than two-thirds of the Indiana Employment Security Division offices reported decreases in the number of unemployment insurance claims last week and the state-wide total dropped to 59,895 from 62,305 the week before. Lewis F. Nicolini, division director, said that the decline was evident both in new claims and in those for continuing weeks of unemployment. Several industries, including steel, called back a number of employees. Stone and construction firms also issued some recalls early in the week but the later bad weather stopped 'most activities. Read the CLASSIFIEDS
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Dear Amy: The letter in your column from the ‘Poker Widow’ struck home. I, too, was getting the same deal as she for years until I realized that a man has the right to enjoy his likes in his own home. Now I’m no longer a ‘poker widow.’ As a matter of fact, I enjoy having the men over on Saturday nights. They’re a laugh a minute. I have my husband and we’re happier than ever and I have a new philosophy for other ‘poker widows’ I’d like you to print: “Life is like a game of cards. You can’t decide what hands you are going to have dealt to you, but you can decide how to play your hand!” X-Poker Widow ’ * * * Dear Amy: I’m in a quandary. I have been a widow for five years and have had many proposals of marriage. But I’m not sure I want to remarry. Os course I’m very lonely and I look forward to the companionship of men but my deceased husband was so wonderful a man that I beWeve anyone I marry now will nor live up to my expectations and this second marriage could become a torture. I just can’t make up my mind. Several of my friends have warned me against marrying a second time but I would like to hear from you and your many readers who have had this problem to face and how things turned out for them .(especially good second marriages it such a thing is possible). A Lonely Widow Dear Widow: I know there are many successful second marriages. And I’ll give you living proof by devoting an entire column on this subject in the near future. My files are bulging, but additions are always welcome. PERSONAL TO Luke: The Bible proves that men made monkeys of themselves, but science proves that monkeys made men of themselves. ♦ * * Please address all letters to: AMY ADAMS c/o THIS NEWSPAPER For a personal reply enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Mortgage Exemptions Filed By May 6 The first day owners could file mortgage and other exemptions was Friday, March 1. All applications must be filed by May 6. Owners of property which carried a mortgage may file for an exemption up to SI,OOO. Any person 65 years or older last Dec. 31, who has an annual gross income of $2,250 or less and owns property not exceeding $5,000 assessed valuation, may file for a SI,OOO exemption. Veterans filing exemptions must have coded information from the Veterans Administration which shows the amount of possible exemption. Aid To Establish Senior *Peace Corps Pilot Project Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.) said today the Agency for International Development wants to establish a pilot project of the Senator’s proposed Senior Peace Corps. Senator Hartke said he has been informed by the Commerce Department, which is considering his recent proposal to use retired businessmen’s skills overseas, that AID would like to set up a pilot project in Liberia or Nigeria, in Africa. AID, according ‘to Senator Hartke, has asked for a cost estimate. Senator Hartke made his proposal to Commerce Secretary Hodges in January, after the Senator returned from a five-week fact-finding mission in Africa for the Commerce Committee. .
State Veteran Loans Thru VA Total S9OO-Million The Veterans Administration i has informed Senator Vance Hart-| ke (D-Ind.) that it has arranged loans of more than S9OO-million to Indiana veterans. The Indiana lawmaker said he was told by VA Administrator J.. S. Gleason, Jr., that Indianapolis regional office direct loans to veterans total $56,003,468 from the time the direct loan program was established-in 1950 through Dec. 31, 1962. The Indianapolis office closed 7,351 direct loans during this period. In addition, 299 loans amounting to about $2.8-million were in various processing stages and 492 had been made in LaPorte and Porter counties, which share in the distribution of direct loan funds allotted to the VA’s Chicago office. At the end of 1962, there were 700 veterans on the direct loan waiting list maintained by the Indianapolis office and applications were furnshed to 538 others. In another area of activity, Veterans Administration had guaranteed or insured 117,920 loans totalling nearly SBSO-million for Indiana veterans through Dec. 31, 1963. Stock Control, Supply And Distribution Officer Needed The United States Civil Service commission announced today that applications will be accepted until March 11, 1963, for stock control officer; supply requirements and distribution officer; and supply specialist, paying $6675 to $8045 a year- No written test is required. Applicants will be rated on the basic of their supply experience. - Full information and instructions concerning the examination and how to apply may be obtained from the Executive Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Defense Construction Supply Center,- Columbus 15, Ohio; Chicago Region, United States Civil Service Commission, Room 1048, Main Post Office Building, Chicago 7, Illinois; or apply at the post office nearest you?
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