The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 20, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 June 1963 — Page 4

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PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Tk. Mail (Est. 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Est. 1907) The Milford Mail (Est. c ' nso|jdated |nto The MalWourna| Feb / 15 , 1962 Democratic ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana Subscription: $3.00 per year in Kosciusko County; $3.50 Outside County ■nwhm AavutnsiNG tEFusetfjAnva ©AWiSiTiOTwe E D I T 0 R I A??

Congratulations To North Webster

It’s getting to be a habit — this matter of congratulating the people of North Webster on their annual Mermaid Festival efforts. But then the Festival itself has become a pleasant habit. We have all grown to expect it each year and to like it more as the years pass. Anyone who has watched the progress of the Festival over .its 18-year span will agree that it has helped North Webster immeasurely in its growth and progress. North Webster has quickly jumped from a sleeply little community

The Old Fourth!

The Fourth of July — Independence Day! What a world of color, of drama, of history, those few little words bring to mind, and especially to those of an age who can remember what the Fourth used to mean. It was a day of fun, of course. There were games, complete with prizes for young and old alike, running the gamut from three-legged races to shooting matches. There were the family picnics, and sturdy old tables groaned under them. There were the fireworks, now banned almost everywhere, except in formal displays, for safety reasons. There were the orators — they ran the full gambit from good to indifferent to bad, but they all had one thing in common — dedication, passion, pride in nation, its heritage, and its future. There were the great brass bands, the members standing tall in their pressed, polished uniforms. There were

A Hard Lesson

The grand mix-up in tax legislation resulting from the last session of the State General Assembly should be a lesson for the future. With 15 lawyers in the Senate ajid 17 lawyers in the House of Representatives, certainly the legislature failed the public in not giving these members of the legal profession opportunity to study the bills presented to avoid the present mess of having the tax measures declared unconstitutional by the courts. Always there are groups and lobbies with differing desires for legislation, but this past year there was a large majority of Indiana citizens who had expressed the demand that a sensible method of raising needed increase in taxes be met by changes that would give relief to the property taxpayers of the state. If the court decision stands, that result will not be accomplished — or the anticipated needs of the schools of the state cannot be met. Even if a special session of the Assembly is called to remedy the law, making any such law effec-

Chicago Motor Club Offers Tips To Cty'ldren And Adults Alike

The Chicago Motor club reminds motorists that the school summer vacation season now is in full swing. Children’s summer freedom adds to the responsibilities of all drivers. Motorists are asked to do their part in helping happy vacation seas&nfor all the youngsters. To fully enjoy your vacation, the Chicago Motor club urges that you drive carefully - coming and going. And remember - make certain your automobile is in perfect mechanical condition before setting out on your vacation trip. The Chicago Motor club offers this tip to motorists: Always drive with the flow of traffic; if you’re passing too many cars, you’re probably going too fast; if too many cars are passing you, you’re probably traveling at too slow a pace for existing conditions. Always signal, well ahead, your intention to change lanes or to slow down for turning or stopping, says the Chicago Motor club. This will enable other drivers to anticipate your move and maneuver accordingly. The Chicago Motor club cautions drivers planning a long motoring vacation not to try to cover too many miles in one day. Never overextend yourself. Stop for the night as soon as driver fatigue and drowsiness begin to overtake you.

Unnecessary horn honking by Impatient motorists adds stress and strain to the problems of everyday driving, says the Chicago Motor club. The automobile horn is a safety device put on your car

Thursday, June 27, 1963

to one of the fastest growing towns in Indiana. One only has to check the number of telephones in the North Webster community over the past 18 years to see what the Festival has done for that town. Their secret is simple — to take advantage of a natural asset and to shout about it as loud as they could. This they have done with aplomb. We wish North Webster continued success. In this we are not alone.

the roll calls of the towering names that had provided leadership in molding and making a nation fit to stand with any nation — Washington, Madison, Monroe, Jefferson, the Adamses, Franklin .... And the flags, proud against the sky, flew everywhere. We still , celebrate the Fourth. It’s still a national holiday. But something vital has gone out of it. Whatever the reason, the nation is poorer, weaker and smaller because of that. Times have changed. We have grown, prospered, learned sophistications, enjoyed vast material progress. But is the old pride, the old sense of faith in nation and in its destiny, the old courage, still with us? Each must answer that question for himself. But let him ponder deeply and honestly before answering as another Fourth comes near.

tive will be greatly delayed. Within the next few weeks the school officers and other public officers will be meeting to prepare the budget for the coming year. Contracts for teachers in most parts of the state have already been signed, other contracts and plans have been made. Many were made in view of the promised increase in state collected new taxes, and it is a safe bet that few if any contracts carried a clause for increases dependent only on increased distribution of state collected taxes. To the taxpayers of Indiana the technicalities of law as passed and its faults as declared by the court does not answer their need. It is either borrow money for operating schools and other units of government or place an added burden on the already over-burdened property taxpayers. The technical features of the gross income tax and the sales tax should have been discovered and remedied during a regular session and special session of the Assembly which met for 101 days. — Commercial Mail

for use in emergency situations, not a means for emotional outlet. Stopping on an unlighted highway after dark to change a tire or make other necessary - repairs creates a traffic hazard, says the Chicago Motor club. Your car as far off the traveled possible, and parking and should be kept on as a clear warning to approaching nighttime traffic. Better still, carry a flare or flashlight for emergency use. Intersections always are dangerous, says the Chicago Motor club, but especially so when a highway crosses railroad tracks. Always slow down when approaching a railroad crossing. Automobiles are no match for a locomotive. The Chicago Motor club warns that the driver who ignores traffic signs is a menace to everyone. Traffic signs are a guide to safe driving; they mean just what they say. The Chicago Motor club says

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that when leaving a drive-in theater, a motorist should drive slowly until his eyes become accustomed to changing light conditions. Art Show At Civic Center The Lakeland Art Association is having its annual showing of paintings by artists in the county at the Civic Center in Warsaw this week. The show opened on Saturday, June 23, and will be open to viewing until Saturday, June 29. Robert Hackbirth, a young man of Pierceton who shows much promise as a painter of pictures, entered three canvases in the show. Two were oil paintings, one entitled “Summer’s Gold” and a self portrait. The third was a pastel, “Mountain Majesty.”

A tea was held Sunday afternoon in connection with the show. Punch and cookies were served to a good number who came to see the pictures. Two North Webster residents are exhibiting pictures in the

(kk OttUJ W BY AMY ADAMS /

IN LOVE WITH HER ’ANYWAY’

Dear Amy: ] Dear Disgusted: On New Year’s Eve I acciaen- I’® w<x>f you! (Forgive me; I tally dialed a wrong number and tost couldn’t resist it) the most engaging female voice answered Rather than waste> the b s c dime I struck up a conversaton me foul names front of with her and over the _ / children, my friends and my parmonths carried on a Respond- hate him f but what ence by phone. I have never seen her nor do I know her real name, ’ Louise but this I know, I have fallen in Dear Louise: love with her voice. I know of no quick remedy for Now it has been two weeks since an uncouth, immature, ungrateful she has last called me and I don’t person with a foul mouth. Try know what to do. I’m. always embarrassing him by apologizing thinking about her voice. I have for his ‘limited vocabulary,’ and read many books on psychology if you have the patience of Job, and sociology to try to find out he may change some day from a how I could be in love with a sinner to a saint. (It’s been known voice. Could you help me or tell to happen.) me please what is wrong with * * * me? (You know, I can never for- Dear Amy: get the way she says, “Anyway.”) ple ® 8 ® f° 1 ° vey . ? ns messa ®e „ ‘C.A.W. (the girl who was told Anyway s jj e bag but one year to j Dear Anyway: was 20 years old when our family Falling in love with a voice via doctor said that I had Tuberculothe telephone can be quite frus- sis and one year left. This doctor trating. You’re a pretty slow op- is now dead and has been for the erator if you haven’t been able to past 25 years. I am 78 years old, see the ‘voice’ in the flesh. Invest well and happy—thanks to God another dime. If the voice still Mrs. A. Klechammer wants to remain a mystery, you . * * * can assume this number is al- Dear Amy: ready connected and she is just l am a widow 61 years old. I a ‘phone-y.’ don’t look it or act it if I must say so myself. I have a gentle- * * man friend whom I have been datDear Amy: • . -7-' ing three years. He doesn’t date We, too, feel there should be anyone but me. He takes me out some’help given “Dogless Proper- for dinner or anywhere else that ty Owners.” The several dog-own- I want to go. If he misses seeing ers on our street (from our obser- me a day in town, he comes to vations) all (with the exception of see about me. He’s never told me one or two) respect their neigh- that he loves me and never says bors by using the empty lot on anything about marriage. I am the corner very fond of him. Do you think financially share the burden of , , , their pets? Their arguments that and he loves “ e ° “ ch “ . leashed dogs can be walked on n m rnSn” His intentions sound honorable silly! Who is it that has to main- needs , , genfle tain the tree lawn? Who is it that _ , SiU? aS £« *» who pays for the upkeep of that j walk down lawn? Why, the property owner— y ® u * of course! aisle ’ .. . Our sympathy is with all who For a personal reply enclose a have to put up with immature stamped, self-addressed envelope, dog-owners—who have less brains Please address all letters to: than the ones they lead around! AMY ADAMS Disgusted Neighbors c/o THIS NEWSPAPER

show. Mrs. Kip Sullivan is showing three pictures done in oil, “Folk Singer,” “Channels,” and “Woods Along Grassy Creek.* Mrs. Joy Warner, art teacher in the North Webster school, is showing two canvases, “Early Spring Vermont” and “Tulips.” During the tea demonstrations in water colors and oils were given by Vivian Lindsay, Mary Alice Estep, and Dean Miner, all members of the Art Association. There were 77 entries in the show, all paintings by Kosciusko county artists. The Art Association meets once a month and membership is available to all interested persons. The judges were Dean Butler, commercial artist, and B. Fitzwater, director of the Fort Wayne Art School and Mueseum. Alvon Abbott, a well known artist, is president of the local Art Association.

FAMILY DINNER AT HOWARD’S SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Loren Longenbaugh, Syracuse, entertained at a family dinner Sunday at Howard’s. Guests were Rev. and Mrs. I. E. Longenbaugh and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Longenbaugh and family, all of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Genn Longenbaugh and famiy of Ligonier; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Longenbaugh and family of Albion; Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Lozier and family of Decatur, Mich.; and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beard of Fort Wayne. The day was spent in visiting at the lake.

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more than 60 bushels per acre. Kenneth Eisterhold, Posey county, was second, and Wilbur Royer, Sullivan county, placed third. Other county winners were Gerald Bane, Gibson county; Lewis and Charles Lubbeheusen, Spencer county; Descoe Newton, Daviess county; Virgil Gerhardt, Warrick county; Conrad Begeman, Knox county; and Hilbert Buchta, Pike county. Fields were judged on estimated yield, fertilizer practices, soil management, varietal purity and freedom from lodging, diseases, weeds and rye. Purdue university agronomists Byron Blair, Gerald Miller and R. R. Mulvey and Fred

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Buente, southwestern Indiana seed producers, were judges for the contest. Schlensker grew his winning wheat on the David Hornby farm. He planted 1% bushels per acre of Monon wheat last October and fertilized with 250 pounds per acre of 5-20-20 fertilizer at seeding time. This spring he topdressed with 150 pounds per acre of 12-12-12 fertilizer. Soybeans were grown in the field last year. Judges estimated the average yield prospect of all contestants to be more than 50 bushels per acre. When the contest began in 1938, the average yield was 14 bushels per acre.