The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 June 1969 — Page 11

I The I PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY ■ > i .2 ■ The Milford Mail (Eet 1888) Syracuee-Wawasee Journal (Eat 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567 EDITORIALS We Salute The Mermaid Festival >

Let’s all get together and give a rousing salute to the North Webster Lions club and its 24th annual Mermaid Festival. Nothing less could be fitting. Each year the festival has drawn the prettiest girls of the area to the “Queen of Lakes” contest and has commanded a dignitary who is often a ; prominent politician from Washington, D. C., or a state official. This year state Treasurer John K. Snyder will be on hand and will be the parade marshal Saturday afternoon. The parade will be at 4 p.m. on SatGood Medicine The first negro justice of the United States Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall has said: “Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. It makes no difference who participates. It is bad, it is punishable and it should be punished. . . . The seeds (of anarchy) are here, but nothing will be settled Turn Back The Clock It’s getting to be more of a compliment all the time to be told that we are trying to “turn back the clock” j when we stand up for a solid time-hon-ored principle. Some back-tracking would be good for us all. Before jumping to conclusions it would be we'l to think how Grandpa probably would have reacted to suggestions that he give up blessings like these * Respect for the flag, now replaced by the kind of acts and utterances that were once punished as treason. , Safety on the streets, so far gone that men may soon arm themselves to go to church, like the Pilgrim Fathers Discipline in the schools, and order on the campuses. Inspiration in literature, instead of chastisements for our “mass guilt.” Courtesy in salesmanship — the indifferent snippy attitude of today’s

Know Your Indiana Law By JOHN J. DILLON Attorney at Law JHMFm This is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms. Gifts

I have previously written about the tax ramifications on gifts. This prompted some additional inquiries about gifts. Grandfather Jones gave his twenty-one year old grandson a gift of a new automobile when the boy graduated from college. The gift presented no legal problems because grandfather was of sound mind, owned the property being given, delivered the title to the grandson, and intended the transfer to be a gift. We all have given gifts at Christmas time, for birthdays, Mother’s Day, or other special occasions. Gifts usually present no legal problems because they do not

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urday. Saturday seems to be the best day for the parade as it allows the working people of the area to join the thousands of visitors in viewing the’ event. We point with pride to North Webster and its Mermaid Festival and we tip our hats to the many people who have been working all year to make the festival the success that it is. Won’t you join us in giving the town of North Webster and its Lions club a well deserved round of applause for this, the 24th Mermaid Festival. with guns, fire bombs or rocks. The country can’t survive if the perpetrators go unpunished. It’s that simple.” The nation owes Justice Marshall a vote of thanks for his statement of unchanging principles on which the security and freedom of U. S. citizens rests. store clerks “is threatening to become the significant failure of American en- / terprise,” according to Jack I. Strauss, R. H. Macy and Co. Price in craftsmanship, now given way to the mediocrity, featherbedding and fee-gouging prevalent in so many tl*HCleS« The right to work, which is denied in many places to all but union members. The right to spend one’s earnings, instead of being forced to turn over an average of 35% to tax collectors. All in all, Grandpa may have preferred it like it was. And if the present social ailments get much worse, so may we. It’s time to revive some old scruples, to rediscover the virtues of honest work, thrift, respect for authority and personal and community responsibilities. If that requires turning back the clock, then let’s start turning. — Washington Report

involve enough value to make raising an issue worth while. A gift is usually defined as a voluntary transfer of property without receiving compensation in return. Usually there is no gift until there is a delivery of the property. Had Grandfather Jones merely promised his grandson an automobile on graduation but did not do so, there was no gift. There was no gift because there was no delivery. A gift must also be accepted before there is a completed gift. If the grandfather had given his grandson a mule instead of an automobile, there would have been

no gift until the grandson accepted it. If the grandson did accept it, the care and feeding would then be his responsibility. Problems about gifts usually are raised by third persons to the transaction, who might stand to benefit if the gift is voided. For instance, if Grandfather Jones had given his grandson a large sum of money instead of an | automobile, another grandson might later argue that it was not a gift at all but rather an advancement on a bequest, and that the amount of the purported gift should be deducted from the first grandson’s share of his grandfather’s estate. Sometimes problems are raised by the giver or the receiver of a gift. These usually arise when they have changed their minds about giving or receiving the gift. If Grandfather Jones ■wanted to give his farm to his grandson but wanted to keep it while he and his wife were still living or wanted to give his stocks and bonds to his grandson but keep the income, there are ways to do this. If the grandson were a spendthrift and grandfather wanted to give him some money but was worried about him running through it quickly, he might set up a trust with himself, a friend, or a bank as a trustee. Most gift problems arise when items of substantial value are given or when a change in the title to the property must be acknowledged in a written instrument as gifts of land, stocks, bonds, royalty agreements, etc. Problems also arise when the person giving the property does not own full title to it or when he wishes to place restrictions on how it can be used. In some cases the person giving the property wishes to retain some control over it or wants to retain the use of it for his life. Most of the problems can be solved. However, it is best to seek the advice of legal counsel. An attorney can advise on tax savings, whether an outright gift, will, or some type of trust is the best method and he can prepare the legal papers to transfer this title.

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fßayh-Unesk FNNMsmniJ Bayh Co-Sponsoring Environmental Quality Improvement Act

WASHINGTON, D. C., - Senator Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) joined with Senator Edmund Muskie (D-Maine) in sponsoring the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1969. The bill provides: (1) For the development of criteria and standards to assure protection and enhancement of environmental quality in all Federal and federally - assisted public works projects and programs; (2) For the coordination of Federal research programs and activities which contribute to the knowledge of the interrelationships between man and his environment; and

Special Report from Washington

WASHINGTON — President ■Niran is determined not only to pum out of Viet Nam but not to get involved in another Viet Nam. He has told White House intimates that it is because we are so bogged down in Viet Nam that we have been unable to respond to threats elsewhere in the Far East, such as North Korea’s seizure of the Pueblo and shooting down a navy reconnaissance airplane. He would like to build up a reserve striking force in the Pacific that would be ready to react at once to any serious crisis. As the first step, he intends to restore the combat forces that used to be stationed in Okinawa and Hawaii. Hie troops being withdrawn from Viet Nam will probably be kept on a stand-by basis on those islands. This doesn’t mean Nixon intends to use them on any excuse. He doesn’t want to get drawn into any more Viet Nams, has notified the government of Thailand, for example, that it must defend itself from communist infiltration. He also has turned down a request from Australia’s Prime Minister Gorton that the United States join Australia and New Zealand in guaranteeing the security of Malaysia. REVERSAL ON MONGOLIA The President was all set to recognize Outer Mongolia at the urging of his Secretary of State, who pointed out the advantages of having an American outpost in this key part of Asia. The country is studded with Russians and 100,000 new Russian troops have just arrived. If war does break between. Russia

(3> For the authorization and provision of a staff for an Office of Environmental Quality. Senator Bayh pointed out that previous disregard for land, air, and water had resulted in erosion of one of America’s most valuable resources, its environment. “We cannot continue to create an ‘Ugly America.’ Measures such as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Clean Air Act, the Omnibus Rivers and r Harbor and Flood Control Act have been steps in the right direction towards the protection and the development of America’s environmental quality. But

and Red China, it would be all important to have an American embassy in Mongolia. However, Chiang Kai-shek got wind of the idea and objected. Most people have forgotten it, but Chiang’s nephew, Joe Kung, contributed heavily to Nixon’s campaign for the Senate in 1950 and the Chiang-Kung family has contributed to Nixon’s campaigns ever since. Chiang Kai-shek even once banned Coco-Cola on Formosa when Nixon represented PepsiCola. That may have had something to do with why Nixon overruled his Secretary of State. Anyway, we are not recognizing Mongolia. PROPAGANDA FOR ABM The Nixon administration has launched an all-out public relations campaign to pressure the Senate to vote for the ABM. A citizens committee which is now taking full-page ads in various newspapers includes some of Nixon’s biggest campaign contributors and close friends, including Elmer Bobst of the Warner - Lambert drug company; Richard Scaife of the Mellon family; Bob Six, head of Continental Airlines; Admiral Lewis who was defeated for Secretary of Commerce; John Bricker, who was defeated for Vice President; and John W. Waynes of North Carolina, a big banker and tobacco mogul. They're circulating a very effective newspaper ad. CONTROLLED NEWS White House insiders complain that President Nixon almost never reads the newspapers or watches TV news programs. He will glance at the headlines, but

we should not stop here. We must make certain that advances in the protection of the environment are continual.” The Senator said advances» in technology in America must be used to improve the quality of life, not to destroy it. “Slashed forests, contaminated streams, overgrazed grasslands, polluted air do not show an advanced society. They show an irresponsible society.” You And Social Security Q — My husband is age 60 and still working full time. I am a housewife and have never worked under social security. I will be 65 on September 13th. Can I qualify for Medicare? A— You can qualify for the medical insurance part of Medicare beginning September Ist if you sign up in June, July, or August. You cannot qualify for the hospital insurance part of Medicare until your husband signs up for social security because you have no social security credit of your own.

he seldom bothers to read the inside pages. He relies upon the news digests prepared for him by his staff. As for television, his first order after moving into the White House was to remove Lyndon Jolinson’s TV sets from the oval office and from the upstairs sitting room. In the family quarters, there is one color TV set which Tricia watches. The only time the President turns on TV is to watch an occasional baseball game. WIRETAP CONTROVERSY The question of whether the late Robert F. Kennedy, when Attorney General, did order the FBI to tap the telephone line of Dr. Martin Luther .King has now become the subject of considerable controversy. A year ago we reported that the FBI at first refused to tap Martin Luther King’s telephone and finally did so only after Attorney General Kennedy had x signed a written order. The reason for the wiretap was that King; had been meeting with a New York lawyer who had been a Communist. They met at an airport motel and other places which had been bugged in advance. The FBI found that the lawyer tried to give. Martin Luther King plenty of advice, but there was no evidence that King took the advice. STROM THURMOND PAYOFF President Nixon has given Sen. Strom Thurmond some very important favors in gratitude for Thurmond’s lining up Southern delegates at the Miami Beach Republican convention. (The Senator claims that ha nominat-

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington Older Americans Act

There are today nearly 20 million Americans who are 65 or older, and by 1980 there will be approximately 25 million in this group. Congress this week took a major step forward toward affording new opportunities for older Americans to enjoy their years of retirement and also be of service to others. The House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill, of which I am a co-sponsor with my Republican colleague, Congressman Ogden Reid of New York, to extend the Older Americans Act of 1965 for three years and to set up a brand-new Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Under the RSVP Program, Americans over sixty will be encouraged to perform volunteer services in their own local communities and will be reimbursed for their out-of-pocket expenses. I told the House of Representatives that RSVP is in keeping with President Nixon’s expressed desire to stimulate such local volunteer activities. The Brademas - Reid bill also continues other Older Americans Act programs which provide a wide variety of community projects for the elderly. The Governor of Indiana vetoed a bill passed by our General Assembly earlier this year to enable Indiana to participate in Older Americans Act programs. Indiana is thus one of only three states that are not receiving Federal funds under this measure. We have lost $845,780 so far for programs that could make life better for many retired Hoosiers. CIGARETTE BILL The House passed another bill this week but one less worthy of praise —a cigarette labelling bill that gave the tobacco industry what it wanted. It has now been established beyond reasonable doubt that there is a direct relationship between smoking and a variety of respiratory and circulatory diseases, including cancer. After the Surgeon General’s report of 1964 called attention to health hazards from smoking. Congress passed legislation which prevented any government agency from requiring health warnings in cigarette advertising. The cigarette industry promised to exercise restraint in advertising, and to regulate itself to protect the consumer.

But four years of self-regula-tion by the tobacco industry have proven to be a dismal failure:. The legislation passed by the House this week extends the prohibition against Federal regulation of advertising for another six years. Although it does strengthen slightly the warning to be placed on cigarette packs, the House bill is by no means strong enough to project our young people from the’ persuasive power of cigarette advertisements, which make smoking appear to be the attractive and socially accepted thing to do. IVY TECH: TARGET FOR ASSASSINATION As you know, my principal interest and responsibility as a legislator during more than ten years in Congress have been in the field of education. I have worked particularly hard tc strengthen our vocational and technical education programs in the United States. As one of the principal authors in Congress of the Vocational Education Acts of 1963 and 1968, I was delighted to see the establishment of the Indiana Vocational and Technical College in our state with a egional branch in South Bend. Unhappily attempts now appear underway to destroy Ivy Tech by assigning it a low priority in Indiana’s state plan for vocational education and by starving it of funds. Ivy Tech enjoys widespread support in the Northern Indiana area from business and industry, labor, education, the press and local governmental leaders. From the Farm Bureau to the Chamber of Commerce to the AFL-CIO, Ivy Tech has won praise as a significant new educational development in our state. Northern Indiana citizens, I am confident, do not want to see Ivy Tech become a target for assassination. The state plan for vocational education must be submitted for approval to the Office of Education in Washington. Citizens who support Ivy Tech will want to make their voices heard by writing to Dr. James E. Allen, U. S. Commissioner of Education, 481) Maryland Avenue, S. W., Washington, D. C. 20202, as well as to both our U. S. Senators, Vance Hartke and Birch Bayh, and to me. Congressman John Brademas, 2134 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D. C.

By DREW PEARSON And JACK ANDERSON ed Nixon and this may well be true.) In return, Nixon has appointed six close friends of Sen. Thurmond to high positions, including Harry Dent, Thurmond’s former administrative assistant, who is now on Nixon’s personal staff. However, the biggest concession given to Thurmond so far is the proposal to cut the ground out from under the Negro voting rights bill. This is the bill which has permitted Negroes to vote in the South for the first time in 100 years, and by which many of them have been elected to local legislatures and municipal office. The Nixon administration now proposes to remove the law enforcement features of this act: In other words, to pull its teeth. EDUCATION GAP SEMINARS Without any fanfare, President Nixon has been bringing student radical leaders to the White House for private talks. They’re being arranged by Bud Wilkinson, the University of Oklahoma coach now on the White House staff. * Henry Kissinger and other top advisers have also participated. These advisers have given Nixon a blunt report on the education gap, namely that big-city schools are getting more children but not the money to take care of them; that taxpayers are rebelling against additional property taxes to increase schocJl budgets; and that the only solution is federal assistance to bigcity schools. They suggested it may talce $8 billion a year to bring; out deteriorating schools up to standard.