The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 December 1970 — Page 12

The PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Eat. 1888) Syraeuse-Wawaaee Journal (Eat 1807) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 C-yracuae, Ind.,—• 46567

The Passing Os An Era The passing of Martha Groves last week saw the passing of an era that meant so much to so many. For those who knew her over the years, her praises need not be sung, for they are well known. But for those who didn’t know her, Martha Groves was more than a long time Milford fifth grade school teacher. She taught in the Milford elementary school for many years. She REALLY TAUGHT; If you were a slow student, you got the extra attention to bring you up with the rest of the class.

License Plates Will Cost More

Some people still have the idea that $12.50 is all they will need to buy license plates in 1971. For the first time people will have to pay an excise tax along with the license plate charge. This excise tax will replace the personal property tax that Indiana residents have been paying on their autos in the past. It won’t even cost much more than the old one, even though it may seem like it because the entire tax will have to be paid at one time instead of in May and November installments. The tax will cost you anywhere from an additional sl2 to $132 if you have a brand new car valued at $4,000 or more. General sales of plates begin on

Christmas, 1970 “For the gift without the giver is bare.” In the rush of Christmas shopping and all the flurry of last minute preparation for the great festival we too often forget this cardinal principle: no gift we give is complete unless it includes a bit of ourselves. It may represent some kind of sacrifice; it may be only the thoughtful choice for its particular appropriateness for the recipient. Unless there is, however, the definite human, personal touch, the gift might better not be given. As our society becomes more and more complexly organized, we lose sight of this fact in other cases, too. With all the talk of group action and pressure tactics, with all the professional organizations set up to provide for “human relations,” it is easy to become perfunctory in our relationships and

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. v

After Bankruptcy

As 1 have previously stated in articles on individual bankruptcy, a person who has become hopelessly mired down in debt can avail himself of the Federal Bankruptcy Laws and have these debts discharged by the courts When this happens the debtor must causb all of his assets to be applied to his debts with the exception of the exemptions which are provided by law Many debtors, unfortunately, are under the mistaken notion that once a debt is discharged in bankruptcy it can never come back to haunt them again The fact is that many creditors still attempt to collect debts after a debtor has been discharged in bankruptcy. This is done because the law of bankruptcy provides that the discharge must be raised as an affirmative defense. Some creditors are aware of this About one-fourth of all persons owed monev who are discharged by a

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bankrupt, to into state court and bring an action to collect the debt Many bankrupts receiving the summons from the court, and knowing that the debt has been previously discharged in bankruptcy, ignore the summons and never appear in' court to defend themselves. If good service of process was had upon the defendant, and the defendant fails to appear, the court has no choice but to enter a default judgment against the defendant. This can cause a chain of to follow which makes it impossible for the debtor defendant in the state court action to get this judgment set aside. It is not uncommon that many debts which have been discharged in bankruptcy are collected by creditors through this process A person who has gone through bankruptcy and receives a court summons must appear defend himself and nse the issue that he has been discharged in

Students of several generations will remember her morning hymn, when she played the little piano (her own property, we were told many years later) while students sang a hymn from a hymn book, followed by a prayer. Miss Groves offered the prayer while her students stood beside their seats with hands folded and heads bowed. (Martha’s father, W. E. Groves, was editor of The Milford Mail and Milford Methodist pastor.) Her impact will be felt by students residing in all parts of the country for many years to come.

January 2, however, if you want a special number it should have already been applied for and will cost you an additional $2. Because of the staggered plan of selling passenger car plates some motorists, those whose last name begins with T-U-V-W-X-Yor Z won’t need new plates until June. The February 28 expiration date remains, however, on licenses for such vehicles as motorcycles, trailers, house cars and trucks. So don’t go to the license branch expecting to come away with a plate for $12.50. It’s going to cost you a bit more. And. don’t forget to take along your car’s 1970 registration and your social security number.

seldom to feel that we are giving of ourselves. But group processes (or whatever term may be applied) can never replace the need for clear-eyed, full-fledged personal interchange. Group ethics will never be sounder than the ethics of the individuals in the group and. what is more, will tend to be on the lowest level represented by the group, not the highest. In the end, ideals of the individuals will make the ideals of the society. This is particularly true in a democracy where each citizen is important and where each consequently carries a heavy responsibility to play his part in the social order wisely and intelligently, bringing to bear all the resources of knowledge and understanding that he can. Community Teamwork, Indiana University

bankruptcy. He should provide the court with a certified copy of his discharge in bankruptcy which was duly entered in the Federal court having jurisdiction over his bankruptcy action. The debtor must have listed the creditor in question in the bankruptcy proceedings and the creditor must have been notified 1. in order for his debt to have been discharged in the bankruptcyproceedings If this was not done, then the creditor has a perfectly good cause of action which he can bring in the state court to enforce payment of the debt even though the defendant has brought a previous bankruptcy proceedings Because more and more creditors are pursuing actions against bankrupts in state courts after discharge. Congress has seen fit to grant still more protection to debtors Effective next year, all actions against debtors who have been discharged in bankruptcy must be brought. By requiring that all actions be brought in Federal court, it was the intent of Congress that these would be a centralized point where the judge could again view all of the bankruptcy proceedings and determine whether or not there had been an effective discharge in bankruptcy It is probably that if this law does not answer the problem of debtors discharged in bankruptcy being continually sued. Congress will enact even more stringent laws to protect debtors.

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Communist Threat Still In Schools

By VERNON E. BROWN Copley New* Service Il is tragic that Angela Davis is a Communist Communists are a threat to the American system, a threat to the safety’ of the country Their espousal of revolution is frightening But it is also tragic that the California school system did not rehire this young, black, _ dynamic teacher Because it is a known fact that there are other Communist teachers in California — and they have not been relieved of their duties They are white

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON — We have received hundreds of inquiries front concerned Americans who want to know whether Interior Secretary Walter Hickel was fired for standing up to the oil interests It is true that he halted drilling in the oilcontaminated Santa Barbara channel, cracked down on oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico and held up an oil pipeline across Alaska for ecological studies. He also made other strong decisions to preserve the Everglades from a jet airport an ' to stop companies from dumping poisonous mercury into the nation’s waters In contrast his successor. Rogers C. B. Morton, has a poor record on conservation He co-sponsored the National Timber Supply Act which allows the lumber companies to increase the timer cuttings in national forests. He is also a cattle farmer who has favored permitting cattlemen to have cheap grazing permits on federal lands The League of Conservation Voters claims he has voted wrong, or not voted at all, on every conservation issue that has come before the House. He was so interested in intenor affairs that he gave up membership on the House Interior Committee to serve on the Ways and Means Committee. The record would indicate that the President wanted a less vigilant conservationist running the Interior Department BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING! The story about the emergency telephones that had been wired to pick up conversations in various governors' offices has stirred up new concern in Washington over government eavesdropping. Federal agents have been known to plant secret microphones in every conceivable place from picture frames and desk sets to lamps and telephones. Listening devices have even been slipped into pillows for eavesdroppers who like to listen to pillow talk. Perhaps the most remarkable is a set of low-frequency coat buttons which can be fitted into a victim’s coat in a matter of minutes. The top button is a microphone, the second a transmitter and the third a miniature battery unit These can turn the wearer into a walking radio station whose even word is broadcast to snoopers The government also uses less sensational but equally offensive prying techniques such

Angela Davis, however, was let go because she was black, as well as being a Communist. She created the kind of dynamo within the system that could not be controlled Angela Davis defied a society that has created many, many injustices for blacks. As a black man, I am saying to all of my fellow Americans: “Fine, fire her But at the same time, fire every other Communist in our educational system, whether they be white or any other color." The greatest mistake Miss Davis allegedly made was to directly or indirectly become

Morton No Conservation Champion

involved with the violent, militant activism in our country She had a God-given gift to exchange black ideas with white intellectuals, to bring out the ills of our system. If the California courts can prove she is guilty of any wrongdoing in a courthouse shoot-out that took four lives then let her conscience and God be her judge However, our system says, “innocent until proven guilty," and I would like to remind my fellow Americans that Miss Davis has not been proven guilty Americans have made a heroine to black people of an individual who would not normally have become one. By exhibiting such naivete, whites also have created a martyr to encourage the most militant of those protesting what they claim are American injustices. This helps rather than hurts the Communists.

as mail covers, trash inspections and credit checks. Most government agencies also traffic in information about sex habits, financial affairs, personal friends, political and religious beliefs of their employees. In the not-too-distant future, these spying devices and intrusive interrogations may be brought together in an eternal union. That day, which could extinguish forever the right of privacy, may come if the government approves existing studies for a national data center. The idea, still vague in its specifics, is to set up a computerized master file on all Americans. British and American computer experts are so concerned about such databanks that they have been meeting in London to discuss how to restrict the use of computer technology NEW GUERRILLA WAR Secret intelligence reports indicate that large scale guerrilla fighting is a strong possibility in South Korea this winter. The reports state that old Kim II Sung, the North Korean premier, is considering stirring up Viet Nam-style trouble as soon as the U.S. withdraws more troops. Some of South Korea’s toughest and best trained men are fighting in Viet Nam. So the North Koreans believe they can get a damgerous guerrilla situation going without risking a war on their own territory. Six years ago North Korea was openly slandering Russia, but she has now mended her fences with both Russia and Red China. In August. Russia sent Deputy Council of Ministers Chairman K. T. Mazurov to the North Korean capital on a ceremonial visit. In September the North Korean capital on a ceremonial visit. In September the North Koreans paid a return visit to Moscow for economic talks. And on October 17, Red China announced a long-term aid and trade agreement with North Korea, the first since 1964. With his foreign troubles settled, Kim can now turn to his dream of unifying Korea’s 40 million people under one red dictator — himself. REPUBLICAN’S AGAINST CONSUMERS The consumer legislation which was ap- " proved overwhelmingly by the Senate was killed in the back rooms of the House by Republicans. The vote behind closed doors

Congressional Corner: John Brademas Reports •From JFashington

Congress Has Helped Make Education TV Programs Possible

I had the great pleasure last week of hearing from Tom Hamilton, the Executive Vice President of WNDU TV in South Bend, when he told me that the Children's Television Workshop •program Seasame Street will be back on the air for a full year in our area. Perhaps more than any other single initiative, this program has been showing some of the imaginative and daring things we should be doing to help education. For years it was one of the tragedies of American television that we weren't seeiug the best production methods and imagination applied to improving our lives through education and informing people, but in the past couple of years this situation has changed very much for the better — and Seasame Street has been a big part of the change. My pleasure in its new season was heightened by the knowledge that Congress had helped make the program possible. Through partial funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its distribution network. Congress and all Americans are helping make possible this progress on the airwaves. LIBRARIES That pleasure apart, last week was a satisfying — though tough — week for me. Last Monday I had the satisfaction of seeing three bills of mine passed by the House — bills on which my colleagues on the House Select Education Subcommittee and I have been working during the 91st Congress. The Library Service and Construction Act of 1970 may be familiar to you by now, since I've kept my Third District readers informed as the bill advanced through the machinery of Congress. Over the next five years this bill authorizes grants to states for the improvement of their library services and makes $441 million available for the construction of new library facilities. As you probably know, many of the libraries across the country, particularly in the Midwest and West, were built at the turn of the century with grants from the generosity of Andrew Carnegie, the steel tycoon. These libraries are getting old now. and it’s about

was seven to seven which prevented the legislation from being brought up on the House floor The only Republican who voted for the consumer bill was Congressman John Anderson of Illinois. Those who voted against the consumers were: William Comer of Mississippi. James Delaney of New York, David Martin of Nebraska, John Young of Texas, James Quillen of Tennessee, Delbert Latta of Ohio, and H. Allen Smith of California. INTERNATIONAL FLIRTATION Space officials have urged that the U.S. invite Russia to join in a space program to inspect the earth s resources. Both countries plan to build space capsules that will be outfitted with censors and cameras designed to seek out oil and mineral deposits on the earth. American space officials, because of budget cuts, would like to persuade the Russians to share the cost. However, agreement must first be worked out on the rendezvous, docking and space-rescue programs. The Soviets have mounted an intensive diplomatic campaign to improve relations with Western European countries. As bait, the Russians have offered to relax restrictions on West Berlin and establish a council to work on East-West problems. American observers have warned, however, that the Soviet overtures consist entirely of promises and no performance. The Russians haven’t spelled out how they will improve the situation in West Berlin. They also have rebuffed all Western overtures for a mutual troop reduction in Central Europe. ON THE ALERT Congress will keep a critical eye upon the stock market next year. President Nixon, eager to get the economy booming again, is taking steps to increase the money supply' and the production rate. This should have a hypodermic effect upon the stock market. Key Congressmen want to make sure the investors are adequately protected. They also want to watch the impact of the great institutional investors — the mutual funds, pension funds, insurance companies and banks — upon the market. The House Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over the securities industry, can be expected to hold exhaustive hearings.

time we replaced or improved many of them. That is among the purposes of this bill. Incidentally, SB2 million are made available under <he bill to help interlibrary cooperation over the next five years. The value of this provision to scholars and librarians would be hard to overstate. It is because of cooperation between libraries that responsible scholars everywhere are able to gain contact with books in libraries everywhere, thus spreading knowledge and information to the benefit of all. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION The tragedy of the maimed and wounded from Viet Nam evokes our sorrow. The problems of the handicapped and the retarded call up our sympathy. This week, however. Congress gave more than sympathy and sorrow as we extended for another year the Vocational Rehabilitation Act, which authorizes valuable programs to help handicapped people prepare themselves for useful independent and selfsupporting work. Medical help, physical and occupational therapy and job training relevant to the particular abilities of each — these are the services provided upjier the Vocational Rehabilitation Act to several hundred thousand people every year, and I am proud to have had a role to play as my Select Subcommittee on Education shaped the bill the House of Representatives has just passed. MODEL SCHOOL FOR DEAF CHILDREN The third of my bills to be passed by the House this week was the Demonstration Elementary School for the Deaf Act, legislation which makes possible a national experimental primary school for the deaf at Gallaudet College in Washington DC. The best research shows that half the development of a child’s intelligence takes place before the age of five, and the youngest years are the most important if a child is to be able to reach his full potential. Yet our efforts in education for the deaf have been concentrated up to now at high school and college levels.

By JACK ANDERSON