The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 January 1969 — Page 9

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Lowering The Voting Age ...

A massive non-partisan campaign to lower the legal voting age for local, state and national elections has been launched at Ball State university. John Bums, Evansville sophomore at Ball State, is spearheading the drive which includes contacting federal, state and local authorities concerning the need to lower the legal voting age from its present requirement of 21 years to possibly 18 or 19. The kickoff meeting will be held

Monday...

Ever conduct a campaign to find out what the average American considers his favorite or lest favorite day of the week? If you do we would guess the least favorite day would be Monday. Monday is the day of the week that always follows Sunday and is the hardest day for most people to cope with. The worker must return to his chore, the student to his studies and the homemaker to the duties of running the house. It’s back to the routine for most Americans! Guess Thorndike and Webster didn’t like the W’ord either as both explained it by saying it was the second day of the week and that it so lowed Sunday. It really doesn’t matter what we call Monday, it will always be the first day of the week and there doesn’t seem to be any way to change it. After

Pro Football

Comes now the time of year—as the football season spurts to an all-too-soon finish—the golden hours of Sundays and watching the great pros play —from the family divan on the 50-yard line. You don’t have to be a smart football expert to enjoy it. All you need are your eyes, and in your refrigerator, a decent amount of ice cubes, a respectable supply of a sharp Cheddar and some good German rye. In its raw and undistilled form and blend of violence and graceful agility, football can become a filmed vignette of vivid choreography. It becomes that with the incredible grace of a Paul Warfield, leaping three feet into the air to pull down a high-arching pass and is climaxed by a hip-swivelled, 10-yard spurt for a touchdown. And one of the game’s many facets is its unexpected promise of the big thrill to come. Football is a game of champions and losers. It is the rediscovered superman charge of a ragtail last-place team that crumbles the top club in the twilight of the season as the Eagles shed their tatters at game’s end—march proudly off the field with heads held a little higher. And the

Brademas Re-elected Leader Os House Democratic Group

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Congressman John Brademas was today re-elected vice chairman-at-large of the Democratic study group, an organization of between 125 to 150 moderate to liberal Democratic members of the House of Representatives. Brademas said that the D.S.G. would in the 91st Congress undertake a two-pronged program to promote reform and modernization in the House and to further Democratic ideals and policies in the national political arena.

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EDITORIALS

Representative Donald M. Fraser of Minnesota was elected the D.S.G. chairman to succeed Representative James G. O’Hara of Michigan. Representative James C. Corman of California was elected to succeed Fraser as secretary-whip. Brademas said the D.S.G. will push for modernization* in the House by acting through the Democratic Caucus, composed of all Democratic members of the House. Under pressure from the D.S.G.. regular monthly meet-

January 30 at Muncie Central high school. Invitations have been sent to Senators Birch Bayh and Vance Hartke, Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb and other state leaders. We support the non-partisan campaign. After all, if the 18 and 19 year olds are old enough to pick up a gun and go half-way around the world to fight for America, shouldn’t they be old enough to have a say in what happens in the country?

a week end of resting, relaxing and doing what we want, when we want, it’s hard to go back to the routine of the work-a-day week.

In homes, factories and offices all over the United States millions of Americans spend many extra hours on Monday getting into the swing of things. The housewife has to catch up on her work after overlooking some tasks while her family was home over the week end. The factory employee has to catch up on those orders that came in while he was away from the shop, and the office worker is often faced with what looks like a mountain of week end mail. We really think the only solution to the Monday blues is a three-day week end and then we could complain about Tuesday!

(Guest Editorial) spectacle is sometimes one of jubilance that comes alive in the heart of an aging defense tackle, fighting hard to keep his place on the team aftei* 13 years of rough, rib-bruising play. But then, perhaps, in what he feels will be his “last lineup” with the club that he loves, he scores his first career touchdown on an intercepted pass, only a minute before the game-ending gun. And in the mind of this once-young gladiator—now so tired he can hardly this bright epitaph to a life soon to be this bright epitah to a life soon to be gone. “Okey. So let ’em trade me tomorrow. I’ll go out in glory.” It is so many things—one of magnificence and gay bravado for the rookie return specialist. He takes the ball just a step away from the goal line, goes 99 yards for the big TD. And then, with the dark pride of a gypsy matador—who after a difficult kill, swaggers up to the box of El Presidente to accept both the hoof and the ear of the bull—he tosses the touchdown ball into the stands, without breaking stride in a gesture that says: “There—l did it.” This is professional football. —Vandalia (Ohio) Crossroads Chronicle

ings of the Democratic Caucus were agreed to earlier this month. Second, said Brademas, the D. S.G. would organize a series of task forces to develope constructive proposals in various areas of vital public policy. “With a Republican president, the Democratic Study Group and its members now have an important responsibility for presenting creative proposals to help meet important national problems.” JOiLwfisii and Social Security Q — I am a senior in high school and receive security benefits on my deceased father’s record. I have a part-time job after school and on Saturday. How much can I make and still receive my sociaL security? A— You can make as much as $1,680 and collect all of your social security benefits. Even if you earn over $1,630, you may still be able to draw most of your benefits. If you earn between $1,630 and $2,880, you will be money ahead because one dollar of your social security is payable for each two dollars that you earn. If you earn over $2,880, a dcllar of your social security is not payable for each dollar that you earn over $2,880.

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Know Your Indiana Law By JOHN J. DILLON Attorney General

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

"Liability For Pets"

We read daily in the newspapers about the unusual and bizarre pets some people keep in their homes; from , a trained cheetah on a leash to a six-foot alligator in the bath tub. Many, if not most of us, have at one time or another kept some kind of pet. This week I will discuss some of the potential liabilities a person may be exposed to if these pets cause damage or injury to others. The owner of an animal has a general duty of preventing the animal from injuring other persons or animals, or from damaging other persons’ property. Generally speaking, he must not be negligent in his attempts at keeping his animal from such mischief. I mentioned before people are making pets of certain wild animals. If the animal is by its very nature vicious, or mischievous, or apt to cause injury or damage, then the owner may

HbOSIER DAY Today’s Portrait Os Earl F. Landgrebe By FRANK WHITE

be Hable regardless of any negligence on his part. This is called “absolute liability” in the law. The theory behind it is that if a person brings something on his property which is not naturally there, which he knows by its nature will cause mischief if it gets on his neighbor’s property, then he must be prepared to make good any damages his neighbors may suffer if it does get on his neighbor’s property. A dog is not generally classified as a wild or vicious animal. However, whoever keeps a dog which he knows? has a propensity to bite must keep him confined and, if he fails to do so, must respond in damages to someone bitten by the dog. If the owner does not know or has no way of knowing the dog is vicious, he would probably not be liable for injury caused by the dog. This is what people mean when they say that a dog is entitled to “one

TODAY’S TYPEWRITER portrait is of Earl F. Landgrebe, 52, of Valparaiso, new Republican Congressman from the second district. Landgrebe survived a hard fought primary and defeated his liberal opponent, Edward F. Kelly, of Lafayette by 19,154 votes in the November 5 general election. Considerable national attention is focused on Landgrebe because he will fill the seat vacated by retirement of Congressman Charles A. Halleck. Halleck spent 34 years in Congress and was minority and majority house leader on various occasions. In that time. Landgrebe was building his own proud achievements. He owns a motor truck line built over a 25-year period in a rough field and a farm machinery business. Politically, Landgrebe knows his way around. HE HAS BEEN active in Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, Rotary club, a director of the Federal Savings and Loan and is on the Lutheran church board, Indiana - Kentucky Synod. Landgrebe’s wife is level headed in business and politics. They have two sons, Ronald, member of the board of his businesses, and Rev. Roger Landgrebe, a Lutheran pastor at Fort Wayne. Landgrebe will retain Halleck’s valuable 12 year secretary Mrs. Elizabeth Brust. His administrative secretary will be James Beaver, young I.U. law school graduate and son of Dr. Raymond Beaver of Rensselaer. The new Congressman got a cordial

bite”. They mean that after a dog has once bitten someone, the owner should know of his vicious propensities. If dogs are running in a pack and together cause damage or injury, each or any of the owners may te liable individually for the resulting damage or injury. This refers to dogs running loose. You have a different responsibility for a dog kept on your premises. Generally speaking, you have no responsibility to a trespasser. However, if you have social guests in your home, you should at least warn them of the dogs propensities, and to be safe, if the dog will attack people without provocation, you should keep him away from your guests If you have a Homeowners’ or Personal Liability insurance policy you will probably be protected from a loss resulting from the actions of your pet. However, you should read the terms of your policy carefully to be sure. POT OUT tint CI6ARETTE/ i > / WOK fl, I:

reception on a preliminary visit to Washington. He will reside in Washington in a clean but not luxurious hotel within two blocks of the Federal Capitol building. Indiana’s Congressmen Bray, Zion and Roudebush retain apartments in this hotel as do 35 Congressmen from across the nation. LANDGREBE grew up in the frugality of being a farm hand. He never owned an automobile until he earned enough money to pay for it. His father, Ed Landgrebe, was interested in politics being county assessor and then on the state tax board under Governor Ralph F. Gates thus serving in political office for 24 years. Landgrebe recalls on his first trip to the Hoosier Capitol seeing Governor Harold Handley sitting with legs crossed and calmly smoking a pipe. John VanNess of Valparaiso was President Pro Tem of the Senate. Landgrebe was caught by the glamour. He felt being a state senator would be the epitomy of success. VanNess retired in 1957, and Landgrebe took the plunge. He is a house to house, person to person political campaigner, and it paid. He won the Senate seat.

LANDGREBE went back to a second session determined there would be no tax raise. He had an old fashioned idea that he practices in business. It is, we should not spend until we know where the money is coming from. He was cast in a harder line role than intended for much of the time he was in a legislature dominated by Democrats.

WCTU MEETING — MRS. B. B. WHITACRE. Kokomo, president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of Indiana, has announced the Midyear executive session of the WCTU will be held Wednesday, Feb 12, in the CENTRAL AVEN U E UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Indianapolis. Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. The theme is “ACTION AHEAD”. • » » TAXPAYERS SHARE — INDIANA TAXPAYERS will be required to pay out approximately $4,823,910,000 in federal taxes as their share of the cost of the federal spending budget of $195.3 billion proposed by PRESIDENT JOHNSON. This estimate by the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce is based on calculations that Indiana taxpayers bear 2.47 per cent of all federal taxes. APOLLO 9 COVERS — Manned Spacecraft Recovery Forces of the US navy will PROVIDE COLLECTORS with “Re-covery-Day” cachet and cancellation service for- the upcoming APOLLO 9 MANNED SPACE FLIGHT. To permit adequate time for required handling of covers, collectors should mail pre-stamped, self - addressed envelopes to reach the appropriate coordinator PRIOR TO FEBRUARY 13. Covers received after this deadline will be postmarked at Norfolk and San Francisco. Due to popularity of this service and postal facility LIMITATIONS on recovery ships, the coordinator for task force 140 will accept only SIX ENVELOPES while task force 130 will accept EIGHT COVERS from each individual collector. ADDRESSES for Atlantic and Pacific area coordinators are: Task Force ”140 Public Affairs Office (Apollo 9) Manned Spacecraft Recovery Force, Atlantic Building SP-71, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va. 23511 And: Task Force 130 Chief-in-Charge (Apollo 9) Navy Terminal Post Office FPO San Francisco, Calif. 96610 * ♦ » CARPENTER AT INDIANA COLLEGE — A US ASTRONAUT - AQUANAUT will be among five men of science participating in the ninth annual science lecture and discussion series at Ball State university. The lectures will be

His own party threatened punishment that he would not be endorsed for the next session, but to change Landgrebe on his tax stand was as difficult as drowning a duck by pouring water over its back. It was perhaps here the Landgrebe got a reputation of being an arch conservative. He will go along with being a conservative but balks at the word arch. He told reporter Bob Moehey, “I do not live in a cave, wear bearskins, and I drive an air conditioned car. I know we have to spend money- to make Indiana attractive to industry that provides jobs, for education and such.” LANDGREBE will have no problem with alcohol in Washington. He weighs what he should 180 pounds. With diabetic tendencies, alcohol is poison to him. He is against drunkedness and feels that hard liquor plays too big a part in the legislative process. LANDGREBE is noted for being utterly frank with lobbyists, even powerful ones, and for telling them at times he will not vote for their bill. HAVING SEEN Landgrebe in action in legislatures my personal comment is there will never be a day when Earl Landgrebe can’t live with himself without a troubled conscience. He is one of the most dedicated men to what he deems right that I have known. He is durable. I predict that he will be sent to Congress as long as he desires, even though it exceeds the record ten- - ure of his predecessor.

Mail Now For Apollo 9 Covers

held on Thursday, Feb. 6. COMMANDER M. SCOTT CARPENTER, since 1967 the assistant for aquanaut operations of the US navy’s deep submergence systems project, SPEAKS at the 8 p. m. session on “MAN AND THE SEA”. COMMANDER CARPENTER flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962, piloting an aurora-7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. * * • ANGLING RECORDS — Once again a few “Hoosier” ANGLERS HAVE PROVED their FISHING ABILITIES by shattering existing records in the official listing of INDIANA RECORD FISH. The most spectacular fish (and a new record) was an 11 pound, 11 ounce largemouth bass caught by CURT REYNOLDS of FERDINAND. The bass topped the previous record by one pound and five ounces. Indiana Farm Prices Up LAFAYETTE — Prices Indiana farmers received for their products and farm purchasing power both rose one per cent from midNovember to mid-December of last year, according to Purdue university agricultural economists and state-federal agricultural statisticians. At mid-December the Index of Indiana Farm Purchasing Power stocd at 72 per cent of the 1910-14 average and was one per cent higher than year earlier levels. The Indiana Grain Price Index increased two per cent during the 30-day period, but remained two per cent below the December, 1967, figure. Oat prices rose three per cent, corn and soybean, prices two per cent and wheat prices one per cent. The Indiana Livestock Price Index was up one per cent in the month ending last December 15. Cattle prices rose two per cent and hog prices climbed one per cent. However, lamb prices fell four per cent and whole-milk prices dropped two per .cent. Hoosier poultrymen received 38 cents a dozen at the farm for their x eggs; this represented a seven per cent increase over the mid-Novem-ber level. Further, it was 26 per cent higher than the December, 1967, egg price. Turkey prices remained unchanged at 22 cents a pound, but broiler prices were up seven per cent at 15 cents a pound. Indiana product-feed price ratios declining during the 3G-day period: Hog-corn one per cent at 17.8; wholemilk-feed eight per cent; butterfat-feed five per cent, broiler-feed three per cent and turkey-feed two per cent.