The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 April 1971 — Page 9

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Excessive Noise Damages Hearing

Noise that causes loss of hearing is one of the hazards of modern farming. Damage often occurs so gradually that a farmer doesn’t realize what is happening until his hearing has been permanently, damaged, notes F. R. Willsey, Purdue university extension safety specialist. However, proper hearing protectors can prevent damage from noise or stop further noise damage. The protectors do not keep farmers from hearing sounds they want to hear—such as those indicating

Bayh For President

There is much talk throughout the country about Indiana’s United States Senator Birch Bayh for president. Bayh has been much in the public eye. Twice he has been elected U S. Senator by the people of Indiana. In each instance he overcame many difficulties. The last time elected he had a substantial majority even though Nixon carried the state by some 200,000 votes. Certainly there is a cause for his success. Now as he speaks over the country his personality is becoming better

The Good Life

You have only to spend a little time on a farm or live in a rural community to know—it’s really the good life. Once you’ve walked the fields and forests, scanned the hills and valleys, watched and felt the billowing of the wind over fields of golden grain, thrilled to the sight of the flash of light as a gleaming fish breaks a tranquil surface of water, or had your heart soar with the flight of wild birds in a cloud-studded sky — it’s then that you feel the closeness of God’s earth and it’s relationship to man and you will carry it with you wherever you go and as long as you live. For these reasons a4one we are somewhat mystified as to why statistics from last year’s census indicate that most small towns, with few exceptions, do not reflect the population increase shown by the large city areas. The number of farmers is dwindling, when farm products are needed in ever increasing quantities. In New York City alone it takes an equivalent of 16,000 box cars of food daily to keep its population going.

True, mechanization on the farm has played a big part, and the city does have some things to offer; but today

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. cwmeM. j. d.mw

One of the most perplexing experiences for a person owning a piece of real estate is to learn about the operation of an easement. When they turn to their lawyer for advise about easements, they find that it is an extremely complicated and tenuous subject which cannot be reduced very easily to simple and understandable language. Nevertheless, in my blithe fashion I will attempt to do so. An easement is an interest in. but not ownership of. land. It normally allows the owner of the easement to a specified right to use the land of another in a distinctive fashion. The various types of easement on land are so numerous as to defy description. One that is easily recognizable is. of course, the street in front of your house. It is undoubtedly an easement that was dedicated to public use by either the platting of a subdivision or some ancient taking by a public body or the

EDITORIALS

Easements

giving of the right to the use by the original owners of the land Normally, the owners of the land abutting the highway own the tile to the center of the highway. 4 Obviously, they cannot use it if peoples are driving up and down it in their automobiles. Still, it is not uncommon that highways are abandoned and then the question becomes very important as to who owns the title to the real estate. In this situation, the real estate generally reverts to the owner of the adjacent land which provided the easement. Other easements we are familiar with are those for utilities to string their power tines to bring electricity into our homes In the rural area it is not uncommon to see giant towers carrying electrical wires across the farm and the farmer plowing and using the land under the wires to produce valuable crops. The easement owned by the utili ty is to provide a place for the

machinery trouble, conversation or a radio. Willsey says these sounds may come through better when the protectors are worn in noisy situations. Tractor cabs can be designed to eliminate most of the harmful noise, but many cabs actually increase the noise levels, Willsey adds. Chain saws, grain dryers, grinders and guns are a few of the possible hearing hazards on farms. Hearing protectors are not readily available in many communities. So, Willsey suggests county extension offices or vocational agriculture teachers can advise about their availability.

known and people appear to like it. He is careful of his approach to various issues and shows a maturity of purpose that augers well for his future. The conventions of 1972 are many months away and many things may happen between now and then. But Birch Bayh is in the limelight and it is nice that Indiana has a man whom many people think would make an outstanding president of the United States, v Wakarusa Tribune

there are many who question whether the Big City doesn’t take away much more than it gives. We were recently told of two brothers who left their rural boyhood town to seek their fortune in a large metropolis. One found that it wasn’t for him, and returned to become the editor of his home town paper. His brother, on the other hand, stayed on for the “security” offered by the city—just living for that 20 year retirement plan. He didn’t make it. A heart attack caught up to him first. And we’ve been told of another who left a high salaried post at the old New York Herald Tribune for a job paying far less, in the small, hometown community he is now living in; but at the end of each a lot more in the bank than he ever managed to save in New York, and he is happier and healthier than he’s ever been before.... It may be that city life has been oversold, while country life has been undersold. Granted, it may take a bit of doing to convince some of our youth that for the good life, they’d best stay away from those asphalt jungles. But if we tell it to them enough times, maybe they, will come to agree that it’s true. Delphi Journal Citizen

poles and towers to carry wires and not to prevent the farmer from using that area for his crops Nevertheless, there is an invisible line upon which this easement runs which gives superior rights to the utility. As easement is generally created by an express grant in a deed or the reservation of a right to continue the use of property in a deed. Since an easement concerns itself with an interest in land, it is required that all transfers of an easement be in -writing just as the deed to the property to be transferred needs to be in writing. There are many exceptions to this rule, such as easements by implication or rights-of-way bylaw to prevent a landowner from being lan(flocked, particularly where he has purchased the property from the person who had egress and ingress to the land, giving a right of ingress or an easement by operation of law. An easement can be developed by prescription or adverse use bf another's property. By law in Indiana, if a person has exclusive. uninterrupted and continuous use of realty for twenty years of a right-of-way into his property, he can claim the right to continue that use by virtue of this prescription. When purchasing a piece of property, you should carefully examine the n a tore of the easements that will come with the property and consult with your attorney.

BEACON OF HOPE

ONCE OVER LIGHTLY

New Rug Jcjea / May Be All Wet

By ANN RUDY Copley News Service If you managed to ignore the water bed as just another kooky manifestation of the Age of Aquarius, brace yourself for what world-famous furrier Jacques Kaplan has in mind for your floor. — I’ll bet you think it’s a nice fur rug. Nothing like it. Jacques has branched out into interior design and would like to see a water floor in every home. His S-by-12 floor ripples, dips and gives off therapeutic sounds which Kaplan thinks is the coming

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

Asderson Is 1969: 'Colley Perfect Patsy’

WASHINGTON — President Noxon has been accused of intervening in the CaUey case for political reasons. The Western White House was deluged with 25,000 telegrams protesting the court conviction of Lt. William CaUey. who was found guilty of murdering 22 Vietnamese civilians, including a baby whom he threw into a ditch and shot. In fairness to the President, we can report that he has been concerned from the first that the Army might be making a scapegoat of Galley. We reported in the Washington Merry-Go-Round on December 4, 1968, that the orders to wipe out My Lai did not come from CaUey but from higher ups. W*e pointed out that CaUey was a perfect patsy for the Army to offer as a sacrifice to public opinion. Army associates described him as a spit-and-polish officer who went by the book. He was the sort who carried out orders and asked questions afterwards. He was also a loner without friends in high places who might help. His mother (bed of cancer in 1966. His father is a diabetic. All his life the lieutenant has been too much on the move to establish roots. For the Amy to blame Lt. CaUey for what happened, we pointed out 16 months ago, was too pat. We wrote that it looked suspiciously as if the Army had selected him as a convenient scapegoat. * The day that column was published President Nixon had,an aide call us to ask for additional facts and to assure us that he would not allow the higher ups to go unpunished. We learned later that the President issued strict orders to the Pentagon to get to the bottom of the My Lai massacre and to bring charges against the responsible officers. The Pentagon obediently brought “dereliction of duty** charges against eight officers, including the top commanders of the Americal Division. The charges against most of them have now been quietly dropped. When the court martial sentenced CaUey to life imprisonment, therefore, the President reacted by announcing he would review the case. We are convinced he would have done this whether there had been a public uproar or not. SUPPORT SWITCH The U. S. government is quietly with-

thing in the future. He explains it this way: “Everyone should be able to shed shoes and trip barefoot into a room that has a sensuous water floor Lifestyle must trob in new directions.” You trob in your direction, Jacques, and I’U trob in mine. But let me know how you get on with your vacuuming. Kaplan says his idea is stiU on the drawing board, and he is looking for just the right plastic to cover the water with. A seethrough plastic strong enough to withstand lots of action because a simple leak could erupt into a household disaster.

I'm glad he can see that possibility, because if there is one thing we have around our house, it’s action. And if I’m going to go down with my ship, so to speak. I’d a lot rather do it off the coast of France than in my own living room watching “As the World Turns.” I mean. I’m simply not prepared for that sort of household disaster. I go to pieces when the washing machine overflows, so how could I ever cope with a tidal wave in the living room? I don’t care how sensuous Kaplan says his floor is. I'm going to stay with my frigid nylon shag carpeting because it’s paid for. That in itself is pretty therapeutic for me. Mr. Kaplan, I have no urge to make waves or walk on water. But you go ahead if you want to — only be sfcre and wipe your feet before you go out.

drawing its former support for Greece's military Dictator George Papadopoulos. The Greek Premier repeatedly has gone back on his promises to Washington. The U. S., therefore, has switched its support to General Odysseus Anghelis, the armed forces chief. President Nixon made a point of decorating General Anghelis during his recent visit to Washington. The general was also given the VIP treatment at the Pentagon. Simultaneously, the American Embassy in Athens has started quietly to encourage Greek leaders to support Anghelis. The U.S. would tike to see Anghelis take over the Greek government as an interim leader who would pledge to restore democracy to Greece. POLICY CHANGE President Nixon took a strict hands-off policy toward interfering with the free market process during the first half of his term. He abruptly changed his policy, however, in an attempt to hold down construction costs. The President suspended the Davis-Bacon Act which required the government to award construction contracts to companies thatpaid .the prevailing union wages. The President’s action would have permitted non-union companies to underbid union companies. As a result, balky unions were compelled to accept a so-called voluntary wage control policy. The next critical labor bargaining affecting the economy will be the Steelworkers negotiations. President Nixon has already indicated he will consider anything more than a 6 per cent increase to be inflationary. Steelworkers boss I W Abel has replied that he won’t be bound by the 6 per cent suggestion The Nixon Administration must, therefore, intervene in the Steelworkers negotiations to hold down the wage settlement. HOFFA’S TROUBLES Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa’s loyalists suspect that the caretakers he left in charge of the union are now conspiring to keep him in prison. The loyalists believe that Frank Fitzsimmons, who is supposed to be running the union for Hoff a, made a deal with the Nixon

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

Administration, Congress In Annual Struggle Over Educational Funding

The first shots were fired in the House of Representatives last week in the annual struggle between Congress and the Administration over funding for educational programs. At issue was the appropriations bill for the Office of Education and related agencies which included Federal aid for elementary and secondary schools, higher education, vocational and adult education and assistance for the handicapoed. The Administration budget this year called for expenditures of 4.6 billion dollars in education programs. The House Appropriations Committee reported out a bill which raised the Administration figure by slOl million. Put many House Members like myself are convinced that these amounts still fall far short of what is needed to finance the many educational programs in operation throughout the country For example, many school districts in Indiana are hard pressed for funds to pay their bills. Yet, the funding recommendations are less than 30 per cent of the authorized levels of expenditures. FUNDS FALL"SHORT And in several instances, the Administration proposals for money for educational programs were actually below the level of spending for the previous year. Programs which would be slashed by the Administration proposal including loans for college students, college teacher training, library and laboratory assistance, and a $65 million cutback in elementary and secondary education aid. I should here remind you that education's share of the Federal budget is now only some 2 per cent of the total budget, and represents only 8 per cent of the money being spent for education in this country today. These are some of the reasons a group of Democrats and Republicans who believe that education should enjoy a higher priority in the Federal budget worked this last week to restore a significant part of the funds for vocational schools, handicapped education, school libraries, college and many other programs vital to the future strength of this country. We joined in supporting an

Administration to obstruct Hoffa s parole. This would open the way for Fitzsimmons to take over the union in his own right at the next convention in July. The parole board, in denying Hoffa’s parole, reportedly was influenced by antiHoffa stories leaked out of the Justice Department. Hoffa will, therefore, find it impossible to run for re-election from his prison cell and Frank Fitzsimmons will be elected as his successor. To make sure Hoffa doesn’t stage a comeback after he is eventually released from prison, the Justice Department will broaden " the list of criminal actions that would bar convicted union officials from returning to office The list is being drawn up largely with Hoffa in mind. INTERNATIONAL ITEMS Intelligence reports charge that the Egyptians are quietly encouraging the Palestinian guerrillas to renew their commando raids against Israel. Throughout the Middle East truce and the subsequent negotiations, Cairo has restrained the guerrillas. But the Egyptians apparently have now decided to use the guerrillas to ring pressure upon Israel to break the deadlock in the negotiations. There has been bitterness in Saigon over the air support that the U.S. gave to the South Vietnamese invasion force while it was in Laos. Privately, Saigon leaders have blamed inadequate American air support for compelling President Thieu to withdraw his troops from the Ho Chi Minh trail complex six weeks ahead of schedule. The Kremlin has quietly extended the olive branch to Washington, offering new hope for reduced East-West tensions. In Geneva. Soviet negotiators have agreed to ban biological weapons without including chemical weapons. This is a concession to the U.S. which uses chemical weapons in Viet Nam. At the SALT talks in Vienna, the Soviets have also offered a tempting proposal to limit the use of anti-ballistic missiles to protecting Moscow and Washington. The Soviet and American representatives also are considering improvements in the WashingtonMoscow hotline to assure instant communications between the two super powers.

amendment by Congressman William D. Hathaway of Maine which was aimed at increasing education funding by $728 million, raising government support for such worthy programs as aid to disadvantaged students, vocational training and higher education. The amendment to add the full $728 million proposed by Congressman Hathaway failed by a scant five votes in a 192 to 187 vote hours before the House went into recess Wednesday afternoon. Although this particular measure" was unsuccessful, the efforts of those committed to adequate funding for educational programs will not diminish. We were aided by a broadbased coalition of educators from every region of America who poured into Washington last week to work for these increases which are so essential if we are to maintain educational standards in this country. This effort will continue, I believe, and I feel sure that Congress will take steps to increase our investment in the most valuable resource we have — educated men and women — before the appropriations bill finally goes to the President. ATTACK ON UNEMPLOYMENT On another front which especially concerns me—intolerably high unemployment in the Third District and the nation—l was successful this week in offering a resolution which won unanimous endorsement by the House Democratic Steering Committee urging House Democrats to support upcoming legislation designed to relieve the unemployment problem. The Steering Committee, composed of the House Democratic leadership, went on record in support of a major bill to be considered on the floor later this month which would reactivate the Accelerated Public Works program and extend Economic Development Administration programs. The Accelerated Public W r orks measure,which I am cosponsoring in the House, provides Federal funds for public construction projects in areas of high unemployment where it can be shown that a large percentage of the costs will go to labor.

By JACK ANDERSON