The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 March 1971 — Page 9

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Girl Scout Week

During the week of March 7-13,1971, the nation will be observing Girl Scout Week, 'fhe purpose of the Girl Scouts is to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism and service so that they can become happy and resourceful citizens. Membership is open to all girls from 7 through 17 years of age — girls who accept the Girl Scout Promise and Laws. The total membership in the Girl Scouts is nearly 4 million. This includes 3.25 million girls and 670,000 adults. Since 1912, there have been about 31 million members — 24 million girls and 7 million adults.

Solution To fit Problem

Another example of the way inflation can undermine basic principles and national integrity can be seen in the proposal that business firms — employers — be forced to pay a special tax if they grant wage increases beyond an approved guideline level. Comments The Wall Street Journal of this latest improvisation to control inflation: “Use of the tax system to exact penalties as part of an effort at economic manipulation is always a dubious practice. The fundamental purpose of

Opulence Veils Acutely Poor /

It was in 1958 that economist John Kenneth Galbraith first characterized America as “the affluent society.” Since then, two population censuses have been taken, and on the basis of the most recent one a writer now suggest that for a vast number of American families —current inflation and recession notwithstanding—the affluent Xbciety appears to have become “the xjpulent society.” In the past decade, notes Jack Rosenthal in the New York Times, the average family’s earnings increased from $6,900 to $9,400. These are “real" dollars, after adjustment for inflation. According to the Census Bureau, Americans used this money to buy a wide array of consumer goods. Many, if they already had one item, bought two. For example, since 1960 the proportion of families with one car rose from 76 to 80 per cent. But the proportion of families with more than one car nearly doubled, to about 30 per cent. As a result, more American families now have two cars than have I The proportion of families with one television set rose from 90 per cent in

Billy Sunday Was A Hard Worker

Editor's Note: Bitty Sunday. 18S2-1935. was an American evangelist who conducted more than 300 revivals with an estimated total attendance of 100.000.000. This is another hi a series on what famous people were like in their teens. By BETT ANDERSON Copley News Service Billy Sunday's 13th birthday came and went without benefit of cake or candles. There was no money for such luxuries Billy's father, a private in the " Union Army. died without ever F seeing his baby son. His widow remarried but her new husband soon deserted the impoverished family. - Billy and his brother went to lowa to live on their grandfather's farm. Billy thought rt was a neat idea. But that was before he knew how hard the work was. . He milked 10 cows twice a day. besides plowing, making sorghum and performing other chores. There was no tune for school except the very coldest winter months when the farm was buried under snow. ****** bugged Bin,. So

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did grammar. Yet this was the teen-ager who would grow up and convert thousands to Christianity with his eloquence. Billy's grandmother died and his grandfather could not cope with teen-aged boys. So Billy and his brother went to an orphanage. This was a blessing in disguise, for the superintendent had a thing about neatness. Billy learned to slick his hair down with goose grease, keep his face clean and shine his shoes In a year, nearly 15, he returned to the farm. Billy Sunday was a terribletempered teen-ager He and his grandfather quarreled often. Billy decided he had had it with chores. So he borrowed a horse, rode to the nearby town of Nevada. lowa, got a job as an errand boy in a hotel and from then on hie was his own man. He went from one small-time job to another Then he began to realiie how important education was. So he went to high school for four years, making a little money as school janitor. Billy was mad for girls and had lots of dates. But he was by

The first Girl Scout Troop was founded on March 12,1912 in Savannah, Georgia, by Juliette Gordon Low. In a way, the Girl Scouts are a counterpart of the Boy Scouts. Together, they make up a vast reservoir of future responsible citizenry. Whenever we are tempted to become discouraged about the future of the United States, we should recall these powerful forces for good that pervade the lives of so many youngsters. Girl Scout Week is a good time to reaffirm support of an enduring organization that helps to guarantee a strong and lasting nation.

any tax system should be to raise revenues, particularly for something that is difficult to control, creates resentments that are the first step toward a breakdown in public acceptance of taxation.’’ As The Journal concludes, inflation is a hard problem, and . . often the only real answer to a hard problem is a hard solution.” The country seems to be drifting farther away from recognition of this truth.

1960 to 95 per cent in 1970, which is almost exactly the of families with indoor toilets. Families „ with two or more television sets went from 17 to 29 per cent. The average family now has five radios, compared with three in 1960. Comparable ownership gains were recorded for other appliances, from home hair dryers to electric carving knives. As Rosenthal points out, however, such gains tend to mask the deep poverty that endures among 10 per cent of American families. Consider that while 96 per cent of families with incomes over $15,000 have at least one car (63 per cent have two) only 41 per cent of families with incomes with $3,000 have cars. Among the over-$15,000 families, 85 per cent own their own homes; among the under-$3,000 families, 50 per cent do. The Census figures also obscure poverty in other ways. They do not reflect the age of appliances nor the fact that many poor people are dependent upon those provided by landlords. The appliances used by the poor are often old and in deteriorated condition. By Don Oakley in Three Rivers Commercial

no means the big man on high school campus. He did win a small amount of fame as a runner. However, he seemed to have no goal. Certainly nothing that Billy Sunday did in his teen years indicated in any way that one day he would become Americas most famous and controversial evangelist.

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

Thia is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms. John j. onion

'Condominium'

A word that pops up more and more today in the newspapers and magazines and On television is “condominium.” What is a “condominium l ’” It is a form of property ownership which is of relatively recent origin in the United States recognized in Indiana by the “Horizontal Property Act.” Basically, it is a system where a building is divided up into a number of apartments or units and these apartments or units are sold instead of rented. In other words, instead of signing a lease and paying rent to the landlord, you buy the apartment just as if you were buying the house. You can even pay for the apartment by means of a mortgage., The kind of ownership interest you have in a condominium is

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

Talks Up U. S. Invasion To Bolster Spirit

W ASHINGTON — We have evidence that North Viet Nam has been preparing for an invasion by American troops at least since last August. American officials claim the idea of an invasion is ridiculous. They say the Communist preparations are designed to keep the North Vietnamese people whipped up over the long Vietnamese war However, last August Colonel Doan Phung, the Hanoi military command s top political officer, wrote an article for North Vietnamese papers. He flatly warned that the U.S. is preparing to widen the war into North Viet Nam. The Hanoi paper Peoples Army said North Viet Nam must be on the ready for an American attack on its rear areas. Later in December, the communist government and party leaders joined in an unusual statement: The White House and Pentagon are plotting a “military adventure” against North Viet Nam. These are the steps the North Vietnamese have taken since August: • Orders have gone out to build up the militia, a sort of home guard inside North Viet Nam itself. • Economic and military controls inside North Viet Nam are being tightened. • Military and party officials have been urged to show more concern for wounded veterans and the families of men in the army as away of boosting home front morale. We have talked with American officials and have ton assured that there is no intention by the CS to invade North Viet Nam But the credibility gap is so huge these days, that even when officials tell you it’s a fact, you sometimes wonder whether to believe them. AGNEW’S BLACK VIEWS The White House has put a stop to Vice President Agnew's outspoken public speeches, but hasn’t been able to stop him from talking privately. He has grumbled to friends about blacks who wait for the government to solve all their problems. Negroes must help to pull themselves out of the mire of poverty, he said. He

quite a bit different than a conventional house, however. What you actually own is a cube of air space and everything inside of it. That cube of space does not include the exterior walls or the ceiling and floor that surround it. Those parts of the building and other main structural parts of the building, along with such things as the roof, the basement, the hallways, the elevators, and the lobby are owned in common with all the other apartment owners in the building. The land on which the building sits and the surrounding yards or parking lots are also owned in common. The condominium is operated like a corporation. The owners form an association to run the affairs of the condominium Each apartment has a vote proper-

tionate to the interest represented. The association appoints a group of the apartment owners or some outside person to manage the day-to-day affairs of the condominium. The costs of maintenance, insurance and the like are divided among the owners in proportion to the size of their apartment in relation to the size of the whole condgpinium. The association also has a set of by-laws which govern the operation of the condominium. Each individual owner pays the taxes on his own apartment only. They are not responsible for the taxes of any other owner The taxes on the commonly-owned parts of the condominium are split among the owners in proportion to the size of their apartment. Condominiums are gaining popularity for, several reasons. It is away to allow people to own the property in which they live, even if that property happens to be an apartment. Secondly, in many urban and resort areas, land is extremely expensive. In order to make buying such land practical and economical, it is necessary to erect large highrising buildings. By then selling ownership interests in the apartments, the developer makes it practical for people to own property where they might not

pointed out that the Irish. Italians. Jews, Chinese and. most recently, the Cubans have started in this country at the bottom of the economic ladder All have moved up. the middle classes helping the poor classes, without depending on the government. The Vice President noted that African students who come to America to study have a high scholastic average. Most are “A” and “B” students. Yet members of the same race, who live in America, usually receive belowaverage grades. He went back into Negro history to show that in the Kingdom of Ghana, before Columbus discovered America, 300,000 Negroes lived together without police or crime. Yet their descendants, living in America, have a crime rate so appalling that black leaders are reluctant to discuss it. The best way to lift Negroes to full equality in tact as well as in law. Agnew contended Jis to wage war on drop-outs and flunk-outs. / NO DISCOUNTS. NO LISTING A stubborn chemical manufacturer, who refuses to give the government a discount but still offers many products for the lowest available price, has been denied a listing by the Veterans Administration in its Federal Supply Schedule. The Schedule is an important buying guide not just for VA purchasing officers but for others throughout government Listing is a major asset to any manufacturer. But to get a listing, the VA. citing federal rules, demands a discount of some kind. In St. Louis, the Sigma Chemical Company refuses to give the discount but quotes many prices far below the discount offers of VAlisted firms One product, for which a listed firm charges S6OO. is sold by Sigma for only $71.50. Dan Broida, president of Sigma, swears the VA told him he could get listed if he would raise his prices 200 per cent, then agree to give merely a two per cent discount Broida refused. Donald Whitworth. VA supply director, said even without the listing, Sigma had obtained government contracts. Any talk by VA local

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

President's Proposal For Revenue Sharing Touches Off National Dialogue

President Nixon’s proposal for revenue sharing has touched off a national dialogue over the Federal government’s fiscal relationship with State and local governments. Because many State and local governments lack the funds to provide necessary services for their citizens, the President has submitted to Congress a plan to turn over to these governments part of the money raised each year by the Federal income tax. The State and local governments would be free to spend much of this money as they wish. ATTENDS CONFERENCE I was privileged this week to participate in a conference on the problems of local government, and the issue of revenue sharing was a lively topic among the 120 political -and civic leaders from throughout the nation who attended. During one session. Governor Rockefeller and I exchanged points of view on the merits of the Administration’s plan. Governor Rockefeller said there was an impending breakdown of basic local government services unless the Federal government provides the needed money or takes over the services. FUNDS ALREADY OUTGOING I pointed out that the Federal government was already sharing its revenue with the State and local governments. In fact, this aid has grown from less than one billion dollars 25 years ago to more than 30 billion dollars today. Most of this aid comes through categorical grants, that is. Federal money earmarked to meet a specific need. These grant-in-aid programs were often initiated to meet public needs when the local

otherwise have been able to afford it. Thirdly, a person living in a condominium has the security of owning his own “home” without the responsibility of having to do the maintenance work to keep it up. We have been speaking in this article only of the most common type of condominium —a highrise apartment. There are many other types of buildings or groups of buildings, however, which can be owned and operated as condominiums or as co-op apartments.

officials about Sigma's raising prices, then giving token discounts was purely theoretical. 'Whitworth said “When we have 179 firms who agree to give the discount, do we make an exception for one who won’t?” he asked. PENTAGON ANCIENTS SURVIVE In a “Dear Mel” letter to Defense Secretary Melvin Laird, Rep. Bob Sikes, D-Fla., a power on the House Military Appropriations Subcommittee, has protested the Pentagon s personnel policy. The first to be laid off, invariably, are able young employees while older deadheads are kept on the payroll. “The result is a higher priced organization and a low morale in the junior ranks,'' wrote Sikes. “You are getting close to the point where you have all chiefs and no Indians.’ The Congressman got back a bland, unresponsive letter from a Pentagon subordinate suggesting that Sikes support legislation to permit older employees to retire earlier and to reduce the mandatory retirement age. V... SIGNIFICANT NOTES American Ambassador Walworth Barbour, in a confidential dispatch, reported that Israel’s Defense Minister Moshe Dayan will oppose any peace settlement that restores the borders as they existed before the Six Day War in June 1967. Dayan warned at a closeddoor meeting of the Israeli Cabinet that Soviet and Arab diplomacy is aimed at restoring the original borders. - Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos has come up with a unique scheme to break the judicial log jam in the Philippines. He has ordered that the pay of judges be cut off if they take longer than 90 days to decide a case after it has been submitted. President Nixon has quietly halted military cut backs in Europe, South Korea and the Pacific. He has also ordered an over-all increase in military expenditures. The reason for reversing the trend, he has told congressional leaders, is because of Soviet military growth. The President said that the . Soviet build-up is greater than he had anticipated.

governments were either unable or unwilling to do so. Yet many States, particularly in the South, have abused this program and flouted the Congressional intent! of the program by using these,funds for general, purposes. I Given this case history, and others like it, many Members of Congress are apprehensive about handing over vast sums of Federal money to State and local officials to spend as they wish. I am not opposed, however, to finding new ways to help our local governments. Congress passed last year a bill introduced by Senator Edmund Muskie and me which provides for improving the training of State and local officials in order to raise the quality of the men and women who serve in State and local government. I might also say that President Nixon could alleviate the problems of the States and cities by urging full funding of government grant programs instead of vetoing measures passed by Congress which provide for hospital construction, educational programs and public service employment on the local level. OTHER METHODS Constructive alternatives to revenue sharing are now under consideration in Congress, because many Members are sympathetic with the plight of local governments even though they oppose the no-strings-attached concept. The House Ways and Means Committee — where both Chairman Wilbur Mills of Arkansas and the ranking Republican member, Congressman John W. Byrnes of Wisconsin, oppose the Administration’s proposal — is said to be studying a bill to enable the Federal government to take over the expense of the welfare system and thus remove a heavy burden from these local governments An inadequate tax structure is often another factor behind the local government’s inability to support itself. A Federal income tax credit for State and-or local taxes paid. has been suggested to encourage these governments to institute a realistic tax program to suppxrt their own services.

By JACK ANDERSON