The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 December 1965 — Page 12

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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY t-w Milford MaH (Eat. 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Eat. ’907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15. 1962 Democratic - _ t ARCTHTRAI.n E BAUMGARTNER. Editor and PuMuvDET J, A BAUMGARTNER Munaa*n Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., -— 46557 Entered aa Second Class matter at the Poet Office at Syracuse Indian* Subscription: $4.00 per year in Kosciusko County; $4.50 Outside County I ~ } EDITORIALS What About A Youth Center?

Well what about a youth center! A few towns in Kosciusk > county have youth centers and Goshen, in Elkhart County, has had one for years. . tl e people of the community make them. Syracuse has had a youth center for sometime and Milford ias .nisi started one that seems to have gotten off t<> a good start; ■ 1 vouth centers and we venture there is an

Medical Quackery The Anicrican JlediCaL Association and the lureau of ,1) law < nforcement agencies t.beever al 11 to the gr-.v, ing na-i net- <-f ined.c.d ( jiiaekery. MiUfc ns. of dollars an? I eing spent each year, particularly by older folks w ith normal ailments that accompany old age, on medical quackery.

’All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth’

Remember the ever popular ( hristmas song “All I Want for ( hristmas is my Two-Front xmnty welfare board seemed to be reminiscing last Thursday afternoon when they met for their December session.

HOME DEMONSTRATION NOTES Bv KATHERYN — WEINHOLD

ONE EASY WAY to become personally involved in aiding the antipoverty program is so simple that many people might not even think of it: Give needy families as generous a supply as you can afford of toilet soap, and. large containers. of soap or detergent products for housekeeping anti laundering Include these items in any baskets or boxes you may be packing this Christmas' This suggestion is made—and in fact urgedf. It comes as a great shock to discover that many people who live on low incomes or welfare allotments cannot afford to buy the basic supplies required to keep themselves, their families, and their homes clean. Other welcome additions to gift packages are washcloths and sponges which enable such cleanliness products to be used effectively; and also such sewing supplies aS needles and thread which are required to keep clothes and home furnishings in usable condition By contributing these “necessaries” to people who need them, you can provide very neighborly help towards protecting their health, improving their living conditions, and equally important — building their

By DON FRANTZ County Agriculture Agent WE HAVE RECEIVED some of the 1966 Farmers Tax Guides and these are available as long as they last. We expect more later. The guides are prepared jointly by the Purdue agricultural economics staff and the Internal Revenue Service and can be very handy reference material not only for tax calculation, but also for tax management The Indiana Farm Account books are also available. The same two styles are used as in years past. The grey covered book in which entries apoear in the same order as on the 10WF and the yellow bode that is best for tenant-landlord arrange-1 meets and for business analysis pur- " I HOG PRICES IN November aver- 1 aged $23.90 in Indiana and have ] gone up somewhat since that time. • to November of 1964 the average 1 tme <ti4 10 and it there is anv

Wednesday, December, 22, 1965

argument for or against any business in any town in the county. Some people like the way certain store- do bush - and some people wouldn’t step fcot in d this or that store for all the money in the ~ world. That’s human nature. . . ' When arguing for or against the youth centers, keep h ure in mind. There is nothing wrong with a property chaperoned youth center. It gives the kids a place to go and something to do.

■ 5 th: re high in li only a few of the “remedies” that have -• If you. know of anyone in your community who is practicing such fake remedies, by all means report him to the j proper authorities. |

Board members granted denture work to four w elfare patients during their meeting.. Some of the cases had been tabled for as long as three months. j Yes. truly the welfare board has the Christmas spirit this year. I

self-respect. • .• • TOASTED BREAD CUBES-Ar range soft bread cubes on a cooki sheet. Place cookie sheet .wider a pre-heated broiler 1 400 degree F. or in’ a slow oven (300 degree F.) and toast until bread cubes are guide brown on all sides, turning occasion allv . . DRY BREAD CRUMBS-Grind dn bread through a food chopper, usini fine blade. Tse a paper bag on th< blade end of the grinder so tha crumbs will drop into bag as they an ground. If fine bread crumbs are de sired, sift the crumbs through a sieve and store the coarse dry and fine dry crumbs in separate covered con tainers. BITTERED BREAD CRUMBS - Melt one-third cup butter or marg arme in skillet. When hot add one cup dry bread crumbs Stir constantly until crumbs are golden brown. • • • EAT BEFORE YOU SHOP. A survey shows that women who had not eaten for five hours prior to their weekly shopping tour spent an average of $5.76 more than usual.

question as to what has happened these figures should tell the story. People can not afford to produce pork at 1964 prices so many simply quit. Farm prices on the average in Indiana in 1964 were a little over twice as high as they were SO years ago. Costs were some over three times as high and when the margins are less, most people have to make it up on volume. As volume increased prices were squeezed still further and the purchasing power of farm products is about three-fourths as good as it was a half century ago. We have managed to stay in business by increasing volume and efficiency, but this is not an endless road. You can just go so far and maybe we have reached the place when people can simply expect to pay more for pork just the same as they expect to pay more for appliances, clothes and everything also. The reason being that farmers cannot continue to produce and sell at the levels they were getting a year ago. • For nearly twenty years now this; big farm production has stood between consumers and inflation and has been probably the most import- ! ant deterrant to inflation that we I have had.

M( IST OF THE mistreatment house plants receive i< -imply a case of improper watering, according to Doo Scheer. Ihirdue university extension horticulturist. He says the most important thing to remember is to water your house plants well before they wilt. This can be a problem with some house plants, such as fleshy types, because they will "almost d;e standing up." With these cases, the soil can be • bone dry and the plant still doesn’t • show signs of wilting. The thing to do is to dig into the soil surface one-fourth inch, and if it’s dry at that level, add water until moisture drips out of the bottom lof the pot. Wait a half an hour and ! water again until the water drips out of the bottom again. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE Director J Edgar Hoover of the FBI writes: "To my mind, there are two frightening aspects to civil disobedience. One. sowing contempt for law and order and promoting pride in lawbreaking among the nations youth can only result in an acceleration of our serious crime problem. In some quarters, it already appears that the social, stigma formerly attached to lawbreakers is being replaced by sympathy for their actions and an irrational hostility to law enforcement Secondly, where is the line to be drawn against the snowball effect of civil dssobediance? Willfully disobeying misdemeanor statutes today and .committing felonies tomorrow is a logical regression from-a government of law to an anarchic society.”

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'All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth'; Board Has Holiday Spirit

The county welfare board mem- ! bers had the holiday spirit Thursday afternoon when they met in the court _ house for their December meeting. A total of three dental needs for four recipients was approved by the board. All had been tabled at previous meetings. The cases approved: A bill that had been tabled at the last meeting, den- - tures for a blind welfare recipient and dental surgery for both a mother and her daughter. Table State’s Decision Following discussion of the state board's ruling to grant welfare to a man who had appealed his case, county workers decided to table their decision until the next meeting in view of “new evidence.” William Chappel said the state was confusing the needs with the desires as the man has had an average take-home pay of $88.83 for the pest several weeks. Child Welfare Report Keith Rensbarger. in charge of the child welfare, gave his. report for. the year. He stated foster homes are boarding homes < licensedLtp care for children > and adoptive homes 'approved to care for children.’ In his report the caseworker stated there are 19 children in 18 adoptive homes vv.th some of these being outside of the county. There are 16 boarding homes in use by the welfare department with 25 children. A total of 13 of the children are in out of county homes and 12 are in county homes. On the Waiting fist are 11 boarding homes in Kosciusko county and two out of ceunty’homes. M Rt i .-.bargt - ted there are 14 couples waiting to adopt their first child and 11 couples who want a second child. During the year there were 32 cases filed with the court with 28 being completed and four pending Os the 40 children placed, seven were on welfare and 33 were private placement cases. | At the present time the department is working on plans for adoptive homes for babies of unwed mothers, . There are .six wards in institutions. Beatty hospital and the Fort Wayne state school. Several children; are in the Family and Children's Center at Mishawaka. Bethel Home Place at Gaston. Indiana Soldiers arid Sailors Home at Knightstown and the Methodist Children’s Home at Lebanon. There are four children’ in relatives homes and four, children in what is called free homes (there is no charge to the county). t An answer from Robert O. Brown, director of the division of public assistance of the state welfare department, on giving lessons to better the welfare recipients has been received. Mr. Brown did not answer the board’s question. Board members want to give instructions to the welfare recipients from qualified personnel in this county who will donate their services free of charge. The county home demonstration agent has already offered her services to demonstrate homemaking and food preparation. The state will again be approached on the matter. OAA In old age assistance one new case,

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■ was brought before the board. It was : • a man who had suffered a severe i t heart attack and hadn’t worked since 1959. He has no relatives and owns ■ his home in a low income area. The - motion was made and passed to ac- ■ cept the man. A total of two cases were disconI tinned and 139 recipients received a- ■ wards of $6,926 and medical expens- : es of $11,433.24 for a total of $lB. 359.24. ADC Board members discussed four ' new aid to dependent children—relatives cases during the meeting. j The first was for a man and woman with four children. The man had been unable to work for two months and would be unable to work for at least two additional months. They are living with parents and the trusI tee is helping, as well as the church. ' with food stuffs. The case was approved. The second case was a mother ‘ with three children who had applied 1 . in August and withdrew. She was re- ’ applying for temporary assistance 1 until she resumes her job. When t questioned about drawing unemployment it was verified she had been ’ laid off. therefore she was advi-ed to apply. Tl>e beard is holding the case until the next meeting. In the third case the father has been ill and can only do light'work. With four small children the mother Can only work part time. The trustee helps the couple with food, however, that is not enough. The case was approved. , A woman with five children whose husband is in jail was the fourth case considered. It was also approved. The board discontinued two cases. A total of 26 families with 80 childreri received awards of $3,577 and medical expenses of $1,575.46 for a ' ’total of $5,152.46. ‘ Disabled 1 Awards of $1,366 and medical ex-1 penses of $2,134.51 were given to 24. recipients during the month. j MAA A new medical assistance for aged lease was approved by the board. It was nursing home care, hospital and ; doctor bills of about S4OO for a 93- j year-old man who had died on De- j eember 6. - b In all $1,356.91 was approved for j MAA payments. Wards of Court Wards of court. 15 children, re-' iceived $930 for 465 days’ care. $27.65 for medical expenses. $lO-64 for school .books and $141.05 for clothing for a total of $1,109.34. The seven wards in institutions re- j seived 334 days of care at $2,030.50 ( and medical expenses of SSO for a J c total of $2,090.50. lb Other expenses of the welfare de- t partment include $4 58 for drugs for p a destitute child, $3,421.69 for hospi- so tai commitment, $25.55 for crippled h children, $34.84 for the phone, $147.13 e for office supplies; S6O for postage, t j $257.16 for case worker’s mileage, j SIOO for legal services < SSO each to J George Bowser and William Dalton), $230 for board members per diem — F' last six months. $3,340 for staff sal-1 1 aries and $33.49 for workmen’s com- j J pensation insurance. , Board members present at the

meeting were Mrs. Wayne Bucher, Mrs. Nellie Garman, Guy Hygema, William Chappel and James Snodgrass.

Along Main Street

By GEORGIA BUSTER My thoughts of course this week are on Christmas and I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and the very best for 1966. I can’t help but think about the large sign in our office window. It was placed there by the Syracuse police department and was made by Gary Sevison of the force. Have not heard yet how many will be killed on the highways during the Christmas week end. but it will be far too many. That is such a needless death, nothin' gained but heartache and grief. The pictures in our window are photos of wrecked cars and the police department hopes that all teenagers will stop and study these cars and think a little about them. Let’s keep Christmas hot only a happy one but safe as well. Tlie town’s decorations went up about the time the paper cafne out with my comment on ■ them. They are nice and add a Christmas touch to-the town. Mrs. Elsie Bowersox. who has been in the hospital most of the [ time since last February, was up town one day last week. It was good to see her out. Another of o&r businessmen retiring! Roscoe Howard is selling out his stock. He has sold the building. He has been m business for 45 years 'and “that’s long enough.’’ says Mr. ; Howard. Do you like to ride around town near Christmas and look at all the different trees and decorations? I think I enjoy doing that as much as having my own tree. Did you mail a greeting to a boyin Viet Nam? I have mailed several Christmas in that jungle, war-tom i 'country will be a dreary one for the boys and cards from friends, relatives or even if they don’t know you personally, will be appreciated. Can be nothing more depressing if not heart-breaking than to not receive even one card when it’s mail call at this time of the year. The “ice ball” scare is about over. I have a package of them bn

Offer to Till I Hefndeer xv *o ' ' ' Northern Indiana Public Service Company invites all red-nosed reindeer making their appointed rounds to stop / fur an electric battery charge on us. With electric rates as low as they are and red-nosed reindeer as scarce as they are, this is the least we can do W to demonstrate Hoosier hospitality H to holiday visitors. 1 \ GhristnMs! ' " Northern Indiana * \ Public Sarvica Company ~ trrrbalot unict in nipscohM

my desk. In case anyone does not | know what they are they can look at them. We had: used some with nothing happening. Os course no one wants to take a chance when be knows about something that can cause illness. Received my annual box of mistletoe from Texas. A friend sends me a box of fresh mistletoe before Christmas each year. It grow-s wild there. Word from Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Andereon. Syracuse residents , who are on their way to Africa: They are sailing from London on ;in English vessel and are the only Americans on -board. They have their meals at the captain’s table and are enjoying themselves. The Andersons will be pleased to hear that the street in front of their home tFrazier street) has been opened and the “hump” removed from the street where it goes onto > Pearl street. |

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Be sure and let us hear of your Christmas Day guests or if you were visiting for Christmas. The Christmas cards are so lovely this year. I am well onto my first hundred and have received cards with sand from the Jordan river and mustard seed from the Holy Land. The scenes are beautiful and I read and re-read the verses. Have a nice Christmas aud a safe one.

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