The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 September 1969 — Page 7

I PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Eat. 1888) Syracuse-Wawaaee Journal (Eat 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC I ' • ' ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

Let’s Restore The Fish Hatchery

A short time ago interested persons met at the state fish hatchery grounds • on the southeastern edge of Lake Wawasee to discuss the deplorable deterioration of the hatchery ground. The condition of the 13-acre fish hatchery site should be the concern of all county residents. The state owned property lies unattended and its fish propagating beds have been overrun L with weeds, willows and stagnant water. L During the October 14, 1965, state resources commission meeting a ■transfer of the hatchery to the division ■of state parks for operation of a state ■ecreation area was approved. < ■ A letter of November 19, 1965, ad|Mressed to this newspaper stated the ■ea was under study to determine fu■■re utilization and operation with the ■tual change to take place the first of year. |||B The wheels of government move ■Rjw. In fact, at times they creep! That :®change did not take place until January ■l, 1967. Between January 1 and August 29 ■ of that same year the hatchery’s furthV er development and use was the subject ■ of much study, however, as of the Auf gust date final determinations on those " subjects had not been made. A trip to the fish hatchery grounds proves the final determinations are still waiting to be made.

Taxpayers Have Rights Too

Any failure on the part of law enforcement officers to follow proper procedures in informing lawbreakers of their legal rights can result in light penalties or no punishment for perpetrators of the most vicious acts. It now appears, at long last, that the poor, battered taxpayer is to be accorded a little more official concern for his rights under the law. The Internal Revenue has announced that an agent investigating alleged

Grid Fan, First Class

The constancy of the small town American has to be one of the great virtues recorded in U. S. history. Consider, for example, the dedication of R. B. Nichols, 61, of Scottsbluff, Neb. Since he moved to Scottsbluff 30 years ago Nichols has attended every regular scheduled home game the high school football team has played. That totals up to at least 150 consecutive games. It may not be a record but it’s

Conference On Drugs Set At Goshen

“Drugs, A School and Community Problem” will be the subject of the annual Northern Indiana School Health Conference at Goshen college on September 25. Special after dinner speaker will be superior court judge Stanley A. Raymer, of Elkhart who will speak on “The Court and the Drug Offender.” A native of »• Elkhart and a graduate of Elkhart high school, judge Raymer presides over superior court two in Elkhart, to. which juvenile cases are assigned. His long interest in young persons and their problems has

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led to his organizing a Youth Services Bureau in Elkhart, which is aimed at prevention, not punishment. Other high lights of the conference will be a film on drug abuse and a panel discussion. Taking part on the panel will be Dr. Glenn Knotts, executive director of the American School Health Association; Dr. Hester Beth Bland, health consultant of the Indiana State Board of Health; and William Kurosky; chief psychiatric social worker of the Five County Mental Health Clinic, of Warsaw. The conference is designed to be of value to doctors, nurses,

Residents of the area feel the park should be cleaned up and the American flag should be flown there — lately it hasn’t even been displayed on our national holidays. In general the groundsare an eyesore for summer visitors and year around residents alike. Petitions signed by over 500 per* sons bring hopes that the state might at long take action and restore the grounds as a tourist attraction. Lt. Governor Richard E. Foltz take note! The grounds would make a good educational facility, a historical landmark, a recreational area and wildlife should be restored to the area. It has even been suggested that state animals should be on the grounds for visitors to seg. Many of the people who come to Kosciusko county in the summer are city dwellers who “have no idea what a racoon looks like.” Kosciusko county’s 121 lakes are a natural for Lt. Governor Foltz’s tourism campaign, yet there seems to be a great lack of any form of publicity from the county in any of the state tourism literature. Why? It’s enough to make one think the county has been forgotten. The restoration at the fish hatchery would be a good way for the state to let us know they too recognize the tourism possibilities in Kosciusko county.

tax evasion must now advise the taxpayer at their first meeting that any thing he says may be used against him, that he can not be compelled to incriminate himself by answering questions or producing documents and that he has the right to seek assistance of an attorney before responding. Certainly, taxpayers should receive as much or more official consideration of their legal rights as do lawbreakers apprehended by the police. The Internal Revenqg Service is to be commended for its action.

still impressive. Why does Nichols do it? Not just because he likes football, which he does. “I like to support things,” he explains. “I think a fan should go whether the team wins or loses. If they play good football it doesn’t matter who wins.” Not a bad formula for football or for life. — Denver Post

health agency personnel, ministers, and principals and teachers in public and private schools. It is being sponsored by the Indiana State Board of Health, Indiana State Department of Public Instruction, Indiana State Medical Association, area public schools, and Goshen College to serve .the counties of Elkhart, Kosciusko, Lagrange, and St. Joseph. More information and registration materials are available from Dr. Roman Gingerich, chairman of the department of physical education, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana 46526. INDIANA CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR ’69 September 7 — St. Pius Volksfest at Troy. From 4 p.m. on. Features Brau Garten With a German band, Bavarian decorations, Bauernwurst mit Broetchen (farmer’s sausage with hard rolls), turtle soup. September 12-13 — Colonial Village Festival at Zionsville. A two-day event in the fall, annually. Many citizens don colonial costumes for showcase of activities in the Lions club memorial park for which event is a benefit. September 12-14 — Hoosier Auto show and swap meet at Indianapolis speedway. Hundreds of antique autos on display and old cars tour the speedway track. Contests feature wheel-changing, crank start races, etc. PURDUE UNIVERSITY CENTENNIAL YEAR I 1969 ■ 100

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Know Your Indiana Law By JOHN J. DILLON Attorney at Law

This is a public service article explaining provisions of

Indiana law in general terms.

Truth In Lending

Home owners have been given special protection by Congress in the new Truth in Lending Act. In general, an individual who puts up his residence as security for a non-business loan or credit extension may cancel the deal within three business days after the date of closing or after the delivery to the individual of all of the disclosures required by the Truth in Lending Act, whichever is later. However, this right of cancellation does not apply in all cases. The major exception to which it does not apply is credit extended to enable the borrower to finance the pur-

Special Report from Washington

WASHINGTON—In his announcement about military cutbacks, Secretary of Defense Mel Laird didn’t even mention the cost overruns which have been inflating the defense budget and increasing the contractors’ profits by billions. The cost of the Minuteman II missile, for example, is already running nearly $4 billion above the original estimate. The unanticipated extra expense for this single weapon, in other words, amounts to more than the total $3 billion savings Laird promised. If he really wants to cut military waste, he should crack down on the big defense contractors. He will find that a cozy relationship has grown up between the Pentagon procurement people and the corporations that are awarded billiondollar contracts. When costs exceed estimates, there is a cavalier attitude of what’s-a-few-mil-lion-dollars-between-friends? It has become the rule, rather than the exception, for the top brass to retire at an early age and go to work for the defense contractors. At last count, well over 2,000 retired generals, admirals, colonels and navy captains were working for the major defense firms. Friendship vs. Economics Thus, friendships and the exchange of war tales have replaced sound economics as factors in determining contract a•wards. It seems that contacts tend to generate contracts. Eight major contractors have contributed to the $4 billion cost overrun on the Minuteman 11. No*ih American Rockwell, for

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chase or building of his residence. Thus Congress has not upset the regular procedures now in use for purchase money or construction mortgages, but has given a home owner a new means for purchase money or construction mortgages, but has given a home owner a new mean of protecting himself against loss of his home for other personal expenditures. Here, as in all other Truth in Lending situations, the law cannot protect you unless you take advantage of the required disclosures and read them carefully enough to understand the amount you are

example, is the contractor responsible for the missile’s guidance and control system. The company has picked up more than 100 generals, admirals, colonels and NSvy captains, most of whom were working on weapons development before they went on North American Rockwell’s payroll. The company’s Autonetics Division, partially as a result of its diligence in landing Pentagon insiders, has made a profit of 42 per cent over invested capital on Minuteman 11. Not only the brass hats but key civilians alternately serve the Pentagon and the Pentagon’s clients. Many of the top civilians in policy-making positions in the Pentagon are really industry men. They leave their corporate jobs for a few years and sit on the nest where new weapons are hatched. After they have participated in advocating new weapons, they return to industry and get paid top salaries for developing the same weapons. Most of them no doubt serve their Pentagon hitch in good faith, actually believing that good defense and big corporate profits go hand in hand. But the distinction between buyer and seller becomes eroded in the process. LOBBYIST NIXON Contrary to public report, President Nixon was his own chief lobbyist during the Senate showdown over the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system, phoning individual Senators, inviting others to the White House, using every blandishment in the books. Moreover, he intends to hustle

paying, what you are paying for, and what you stand to lose if you cannot keep up the payments. Borrowers have also been given an opportunity to recover from SIOO to SI,OOO from a creditor who has failed to disclose Truth in Lending Act. The amount to be recovered is double the amount of the financial charge, within the limits set out above, plus attorney’s fees, if successful. However, since the law and the Federal Reserve System’s regulations are so complicated, and it will undoubtedly take time for creditors to become completely familiar with them, a creditor who makes an unintentinal error while reasonably trying to comply will not be held liable. A creditor will also have an opportunity, after discovering an error, to correct it. When you borrow money or receive credit subject to this new Act, you will in most cases be asked to sign a statement that you have received a copy of the disclosures shown on the papers you sign. Signing this statement may be proof that the required disclosures were deliv-

votes personally again when the Safeguard system comes up for House approval next month. He would like to wipe out the memory of his thin Senate victory by rolling up an impressive vote in the House. In a private letter to key Republican congressmen, House GOP Whip Les Arends has confided: “The White House has emphasized with me that the President and his staff intend to do everything possible in cooperation with us for securing the largest vote possible for Safeguard. “Contrary to what some seem °to think,” the letter adds, “the President played a very active and very effective role in securing favorable action in the Senate. “During the course of the Senate' debate, the President discussed this issue with most Senators individually and in- groups. He is prepared to do likewise, with members of the House. “I think it was this personal approach of the President’s that won for him in the Senate, even though he started out with only 20 to 24 favorable votes.” The Senate vote on the most crucial test amendment was 50-50, with Vice President Agnew breaking the tie in favor of Safeguard. FIRST CABINET DROPOUT The Nixon administration’s failure to halt inflation has revived rumors that Secretary of the Treasury David Kennedy, who has been in charge of the fight against inflation, will be delicately eased out of the Cabinet. t Under his policies, prices and wages have been soaring along

Lye-Witness Report On Democrats At French Lick

MY BIGGEST reporting adventure of the past week was to eye-witness the 89th annual Indiana Democrat Editorial Association convention at French Lick. This state-wide gathering of publishers, editors and party leaders, was a notable milestone in the come-back of the Democrat party for several reasons. 1) It elected Dan Parker, Managing Editor of the Sullivan Daily Times, president of the IDEA for the coming year. It gave him a supporting staff of association officers. 2) Discussions of IDEA members, party leaders and a guest speaker, showed the strategy by which Indiana Democrats will work to throw Republicans out of state and national offices in the 1972 campaign and thereafter. IDEA President Parker was bom in Bedford, is an Indiana University School of Business graduate, with marketing and public relations his majors, and served in the Air Corps. He married his college sweetheart, Ann Jackson, daughter of Mrs. Eleanor P. Jameson, publisher of the Sullivan Times. In a two minute interview Parker told me: “Each day, journalism, or newspaper work, is exciting, and never boring. I have had the opportunity to view it both from management and editorial areas/ It affords an opportunity to give civic service to the community and exert leadership. I whole heartedly recommend it to young men and women seeking a career, for it is challenging and rewarding.” I was impressed at French Lick by the dynamic ground work the Democrats are doing on the comeback road. Gordon St. Angelo told newsmen that contrary to reports, he had no immediate plans to resign his office now or in the near future. Os course his first love is his business career. Two Democrats likely to be heard from in the future as candidates for high public office in Indiana spoke to the editors. They were C. James McCormick of Vincennes, and Robert V. Welch, of Indianapolis, both businessmen. McCormick gave figures that challenged Democratic thinking, saying that one million Hoosiers are non-voters. He estimated that of the 700,000 of these registered, but not voting, 500,ered to you as to a third person who buys your note from your creditor. Here again, read and check before you sign. Keep the disclosure delivered to you so that you can, as you pay, check to be sure you are paying no more than the amounts stated in the disclosure.

000 would have voted Demo cratic had they gone to the polls. (In 1962 Birch 'Bayh, Jr., wai elected U. S. Senator by 19,044 votes. This was an average of two votes per precinct. Viewed another way, if one person in each precinct voted for his op ponent, instead of Bayh, the re suit would have been quite different U. S. Senator George Me Govern of South Dakota Won his Senate seat by only 59(! votes.) McCormick, party registration chairman, has a UNITY 70 plan that will register and gel voters out at grass roots leve' in every neighborhood of the state. Welsh verbally knifed Gov. Edgar D. Whitcomb. He attacked him for vetoing 52 bills, telling he would hold the line on taxes when property tax will rise, and his failure to provide for care of the mentally ill and blind. Major target of all the speakers was State Superintendent of Public Instruction Richard D. Wells who has angered many groups by continued attempt to take over the Indiana Technical and Vocational Institute. It was created and approved by three Indiana legislatures. Buzzing all about the IDEA convention was U. S. Senator R. Vance Hartke, his wife and large staff from Washington. Hartke, up for reelection whooped it up with a Dixieland band, champagne reception, press conference, and Polaroid camera and video tape recorder, in addition to his first aid station of coffee and doughnuts. The major speaker, 39-year-old freshman U. S. Senator Thomas F. Eagleton, of Missouri, echoed words of Hartke so familiar when he broke with President LBJ. Eagleton lambasted Nixon all the way from failure to end the Viet Nam war to inflation that raised the housewife’s family budget. Elected also by the IDEA, the stabalizing and harmony agency of the party, were King,Stembel, Benton County Review, vicepresident; James Greenfield, Poseyville News, secretary; and Miss Marcella Mason, Porter County Herald, treasurer. You And Social Security Q - Does the rental income from a small house that I own and rent out count towards the SI6BO I can earn in a year while collecting social security retirement benefits? A- No. Rental income is not counted in figuring your earnings for the year. Interest on savings and dividends on stocks and bonds are excluded.

By DREW PEARSON And JACK ANDERSON

-with interest rates. U. S. Steel has raised prices nearly 5 per cent. -Ford has announced a 5 per cent increase in truck prices. Pan American Airways has settled a strike by offering wage increases that eventually will reach over 37 per cent. This has set off a new wave of price and pay hikes, which are expected to fuel even more inflation. With friendly Republicans in power, the business tycoons apparently feel they can get away with pumping up their profits. The steel companies, it may be recalled, were slapped down by both Presidents Kennedy and Johnson for boosting prices. There wasn’t a murmur out of President Nixon, however, over U. S. Steel’s arbitrary increases. In fact, the company has arrogantly refused to justify, in dollars and cents, the need for higher steel prices. Secretary Kennedy made one attempt to head off inflation by calling in business leaders and warning them , that the administration might be compelled to clamp down wage and price controls. This threat was immediately repudiated by the White House, which made it clear President Nixon opposed with wage and price negotiations The rebuff stirred talk that Kennedy would be the first to leave the Cabinet. However, the first Cabinet officer to resign, say insiders, is more likely to be Kennedy’s fellow Mormon, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George Romney. He is expected to return to Michigan to run for the Senate next year against Democratic Sen. Phil Hart.