The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 40, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 November 1968 — Page 7

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'One Nation Under God'...

You have heard of national hot dog month, national be kind to your dog or cat month, national break a cold month, car care month, home sweet home month and hundreds of others honoring this or that. But, we’ve come across a month that is most fitting for this time of year and should be observed by all Americans . . . “one nation under God” month. We can think of no better time for a national observance of such a month . . . when elections are being held in this

National Education Week...

From November 10 to 16 this nation will be observing National Education Week. Most school houses will open their doors for visitors and parents to inspect their facilities. Some will conduct mock classes while others will allow parents to eat a demonstration lunch in the school’s cafeteria. The week will give Americans a time to study their school systems and

Don't Be A Dropout!

Larry, 18, is from a small town. He will earn just over $146,000 in his lifetime. Johnny, 18, is from a big city. He can expect to earn more than $340,000 over his lifetime. This vast difference in their expected lifetime earning power—s94,ooo —has little to do with Johnny coming from a big city and Larry coming from a small town. Johnny is a high school graduate. Larry dropped out of school in the ninth grade. That puts a 38 percent gap between the lifetime earning expectations of the two. A high school diploma is much more than a piece of paper. It’s a key to greater success. The further a person goes in school, the wider becomes the gap separating him from those who drop out. The graduate can expect better jobs—more rewarding jobs with a future, that lead toward a more satisfying life, with many intangible social and cultural advantages. The dropout, however, can look forward to dreary, menial, low-paying jobs. He can expect long periods of unemployment, often no jobs at all. This year, 800,000 youngsters will drop out of school. Many will join the two million 16 to 21 year olds in the

FOP Approves Salvation Army laison' Plan The Salvation Army in Warsaw was given a tremendous boost in its outreach program when the Fraternal Order of Police approved the army’s “laison” plan. The plan was developed through the joint efforts of Albert K. Reque, chairman of the army’s welfare - disaster committee; sergeant Eugene C. Brown, president of the Fraternal Order of Police; and Captain G. Howard Palomaki, officer in charge of the Warsaw Citadel. The “laison” plan is simple in organization and direct in effectiveness. It calls for the Fraternal Order of Police to appoint a

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EDITORIALS

member of its organization to serve as a Salvation Army laison member in each community represented in F.O.P. membership The laison member will act as a contact person in the respective community for persons desiring Salvation Army services and as a contact person for Salvation Army personnel rendering service to people in the same community. The appointed contact persons and their communities are: North - Marshall Hugh McCann, Leesburg; marshal Don Drake, Milford. East - Deputy marshall Leonard Burns, North Webster; marshall Pete Yorg, Pierceton; sheriff’s office for Sidney. South- Marshall Dyrell Chris, Claypool; marshall Hayden Newhouse, Silver Lake; marshall Everett Warren, Burket; marsh-

great land. The purpose of the month is to reaffirm the transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future and strengthen the nation’s spiritual resources. Now that the election’s over, lets use this month to join together behind our new leaders and pray that they can lead us, under God, through the trials that are upon us . . . that we may have peace in America and an honorable peace in Viet Nam.

visit and inspect the buildings where their children study. It gives parents a chance to get a better look at the buildings where their children spend a good part of their young lives. And helps to establish a good parent-teacher relationship. We salute the schools of this area during national education week and urge everyone to take an interest in them.

(Guest Editorial) labor force who have not graduated from high school. If this trend continues, our Nation will have in the work force by 1975 more than 23 million persons over the age of 26 who lack a high school education. This is an especially grim prospect in view of the fact that tomorrow’s jobs will demand an even higher measure of education and skill. To insure that our young people are equipped for the responsibilities of tomorrow, the President’s Council on Youth Opportunity has launched the 1968 Stay-in-School Campaign. The success of this program hinges on the wholehearted support of this community and of every community across the Nation. Teachers and counselors should seek out potential dropouts and encourage them to continue their education. Leaders of civic, business, church, fraternal, and labor organizations should also exert whatever influence they can to impress upon our young people the importance of a good education. If you know of someone who is thinking of dropping out, help him stay in school. It’s the best investment any of us can make in our future. — Miamisburg, Ohio, News

all Gene Norton, Mentone. West - Sheriff’s office for Atwood; marshall Loren Nelton. Etna Green. The co-chairman of the laison committee in Warsaw are sergeants Eldon Werstler and Sarnie Brown. Deputy marshall Ernest Banghart was appointed laison man for Winona Lake. The contact persons are presently listing the names of people in their communities who would benefit from the Salvation Army Community Christmas Cheer Effort. They will verify the extent of need in each case and the worthiness of the applicant. The names will then be submitted to the Citadel office for inclusion on the master Christmas distribution list. As an additional service, the F.O.P. members will man the Army’s Christmas kettle in down town Warsaw (and possibly thruout the county) on Saturday, Nov. 29. They will enter the program to raise funds for the expanded services. It is hoped that the public will continue to respond generously to the needs of the less fortunate. Don't Forget Mental Health Deadline Don’t forget the Mental Health Christmas gift deadline has been moved up to November 15 this year. Persons with names of boys in the Fort Wayne state school are requested to be sure and have their gifts to either Brammer Furniture or The Mail-Journal office at Milford or Syracuse prior to the deadline.

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Know Your Indiana Law By JOHN J. DILLON v Attorney General

This is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

Sometimes we like to forget how old we are, and sometimes some of us pretend a little. But it may become suddenly important to establish our exact age. When an application for social security retirement benfits is made, the applicant must furnish proof that he has reached the proper age. When a wife tries to collect on her deceased husband’s insurance policy, she may be required by company rules to prove his exact birth date. Many of our local schools require that a child’s age be established before he may enroll in school for the first time. Fortunately, any person born in the State of Indiana on or after October 1, 1907, should have the date and place of his birth recorded. Births are reported by the person attending the birth to the local health officer, who reports to the State Board of Health. ‘lf your birth has been recorded with the state, you may obtain your birth certificate free from the State Board of Health,

HOOSIER DAY Is Auto Insurance Your Problem? By FRANK WHITE

330 west Michigan street, Indianapolis, Ind. You can also obtain your birth certificate from your local health officer, who may charge a small sum, up to 11. Some local records in IndP ana, which are incomplete, do include births as long ago as 1882, and you may be fortunate enough to be included among those who can obtain a birth certificate from your local health officer even though you were born before October 1, 1907. If you are not, however, you may establish the date of your birth in other ways. One way is to apply through the local health officer of the county of your birth for a “delayed birth certificate.” Evidence considered acceptable includes entering school records, employment or military records and marriage applications. Another way is a simple proceeding in the circuit or superior court of your county. You will need two persons who own real

Are you 65 or older and told that the you are not wanted by companies selling automobile insurance? Have you as a returned veteran or youth, been turned down for insurance on the racey, fiber glass body, sports car, for which you are heavily mortgaged? Three out of each five Hoosiers who are licensed to drive a motor vehicle face acute and sharp problems sooner or later in regard to insurance. First impulse is to say some mean things about the insurance company. Here in a nutshell is thinking of the industry that insures or does not insure your automobile. I quote Edward P. Gallagher. He is president of the Insurance Institute of Indiana. It represents Indiana based car insurance companies. Gallagher blames lawlessness friendly, lenient judges, and inflation for the rocketing insurance costs. He said: “Until the public itself gets up in arms and does something about lawlessness, about judges being lenient, on unlicensed drivers, about legislatures refusing to appropriate adequate money to. enforce driving, laws now on the books, and until the country comes to its senses and stops inflation, there will be nothing in the world which will prevent automobile insurance costs from rising year after year after year. “Insurance industry welcomes the current inquiries being made by legislative and congressional committees. "Insurance companies are fore-

property in the county where you live, or in the county where you were born, to testify that they know of your birth, or have reason to believe that you were born when and where you state that you were bom. The judge of the court hears the testimony, and enters a decree which is considered a delayed certificate of birth. The court costs will not exceed $3, and may be less. and Social Security Q—My medical expenses were less than SSO in 1967. Can I apply those expenses toward my Medicare deductible in 1968? A—Yes, if your medical expenses were incurred during the last three months of 1967. Take your bills to the nearest social security office and they will assist you in filing a Medicare claim. /Ml A HOOSIER HYSTERIA t/lf TIME

ed by state authorities to insure every licensed driver who wants liability insurance even though such drivers are known to be bad and should be taken off the highway. “Thousands of drivers who had accumulated enough points to have their licenses revoked were forgiven at the beginning of the current state administration. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles didn’t have the funds or manpower to hold necessary hearings. “Drivers without valid licenses continue to drive. Until judges start putting them in jail, they are going to continue to drive. State government has failed to find a solution to continued number of highway accidents. “Costs which go into the payment of auto losses or injuries mainly are those of doctor and hospital bills, for injuries, lost wages, repair and replacement of property and attorney fees. “TYPICAL OF increases, hospital rates in Marion county, depending on what hospital you go to, have increased from 41 per cent to 71 per cent since 1967. “Repair costs have gone up. Every time a policy holder bumps a fender and takes it into the garage, besides all the other expenses to which the insurance company is put, for repairing the car, it pays for the labor for pounding out the fender at the average rate of $7 per hour. “There was an 80 per cent increase in vandalism in Marion county, as typical of that over the state, last year. Much of it in-

rXV , Are Your Jg> G ““ Mai Registered?

DON’T QUIT YET — DON’T CALL IT QUITS on your yard program for this year until you have WINTERIZED THE POWER MOWER. It will pay you dividends by increasing the lifespan of the mower. Arlen Brown of Purdue suggests-you run the engine until oil is hot, then drain it from the engine. Replace with new MS oil, then run the engine again briefly until the oil is well circulated. Leave this oil in all winter. BE SURE all GAS IS DRAINED from the fuel tank and carburetor. For engines using an oil-gas mixture, be sure fuel is drained. For this type engine, remove the muffler and clean carbon from the exhaust ports. t « * FREEDOM shares — Joe Ettinger, chairman for U. S. savings bonds in this county, reports that RECENT LEGISLATION PERMITS the REDEMPTION of savings notes (Freedom shares in the same manner as series E bonds; Formerly, freedom shares had to be forwarded to a federal reserve bank or the Treasurer of the United States for redemption. Ettinger pointed out that this new legislation makes Freedom shares an even more cheerful companion to series E bonds. * * ♦ REGISTER GUNS — Anyone having an UNREGISTERED machine gun, sawed-off shotgun, short barreled rifle or OTHER GANGSTER-TYPE WEAPON, or device such as a bomb, grenade or land mine, may register it with the internal revenue service without penalty through December 1. This registration does NOT EFFECT ORDINARY RIFLES, SHOTGUNS, PISTOLS and REVOLVERS, although certain controls on the sales of these weapons become effective

America Has a Good Thing Going ... Its Schools Provide Equal Opportunity EDUCATIq NOV. 10-16,1968

December 16 as part of the new gun law. * * ♦ PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHDAYS — Four U. S. Presidents were bom in November. Both JAMES KNOX POLK and WARREN G. HARDING were born on November 2 with Polk being the 11th President and being born on that date in 1795 while Harding was the 29th President and was born in 1865. JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD was born on November 19, 1831, and was the 20th President and FRANKLIN PIERCE, the 14th President, was bom November 23, 1804. ♦ ♦ ♦ CONFERENCE — Dr. Robert J. Samp, University hospitals, University of Wisconsin medical center, will be the principal speaker for the three-day Midwest leadership development CONFERENCE on SMOKING and HEALTH EDUCATION. The conference began today and will run through Friday at Ball State uni'versity. The PURPOSE of the conference is TO IMPROVE HEALTH INSTRUCTION programs on smoking in elementary and secondary schools. Educators and representatives of health agencies from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Indiana are expected for the sessions. * * * CLAIMS DOWN — Unemployment insurance claims last week dropped 1.3 per cent from the previous week. The TOTAL, 14,422 was 20.6 per cent below the 18,153 total claims filed during the comparable week last year. DWIGHT D. KELLY, chief of research and statistics, said that NO PERMANENT LAYOFFS of significance were reported last week.

volved automobiles, and it probably will continue to increase. “Police say 95 per cent of all acts of vandalism are caused by teenagers. More than 5,000 autos in Indianapolis were stolen last year. Insured stolen cars cost insurance companies a lot of money.” SUCH ARE VIEWS of the Indiana insurance industry. BENJAMIN Franklin made the much quoted remark: “. . .in this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.” Congressman William G. Bray quotes a 19th century English clergyman and humorist, Sydney Smith, for this bit of doggeral that has a morbid tinge: “The schoolby whips his taxed top; the beardless youth manages his taxed horse with taxed bridle, on a taxed road; and the dying Englishman, pouring his medicine, which has paid seven per cent, into a spoon that has paid 15 per cent, flings himself back upon his chintz bed which was paid 22 per cent, and expires in the arms of an apothecary who has paid a license of 100 pounds for the privilege of putting him to death.” IN PUBLIC MIND is the image of most poor people being black and living in ghettos. Time Magazine correspondents conducted a nation wide poll. It showed: Os 29.7 million Americans living in grinding deprivation, two out of every three of these poor Americans are white, not black. Os 11 million rural poor, nearly nine million are white.