The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 February 1972 — Page 9

r 1. •> PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Eat. 1888) Syracuse-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, hid., — 46567

"Anyway You Plow It"

Agriculture is still the nation’s largest industry. Three out of every 10 jobs are connected to fanning. Nowhere in the world, at anytime in history, has a nation had a more abundant, low-cost, high-quality supply of foodstuffs. “The average American,” comments a leading business executive, “spends only 16.7 per cent of his takehome pay (for food). This compares with 37-39 per cent for his counterpart in

Ice Skating Can Be Hazardous

Ice skating is an invigorating and enjoyable winter sport. But when is a pond, lake or river safe for ice Skating 0 It depends on several things ... ice depth, water and air temperatures, winds, currents. One way of testing ice on ponds and divers is by cutting a hole in the ice and measuring its thickness, points out F. R. Willsey, Purdue university extension safety specialist. According to Merriman’s Civil Engineer’s Handbook, 1.5 inches will support a man. Experiments have proved that 1.25 inches will not. A few years ago Arthur Leland, a New England recreation consultant, compiled a chart on safe ice. He listed the following depths and temperatures ps guides: For 24-Hour Period Ice Safe for 0-30 degrees 30-40 degrees Single Skater I 3 * inches 2 3 4 inches Couples 2 a 4 inches 3 3 4 inches

'Free Enterprise' What Is It

FREE ENTERPRISE has nothing to do with politics, or wealth, or business, or class. It is away of living in which you are I, as individuals, are important. Many little things make up this way of life — but think what we would lose if we ever surrender it: FREE ENTERPRISE is the right to ppen a gas station, or a grocery store, or to buy a farm — if you want to be your own boss — or to change your job if you don’t like the man you are working for. is the right to lock your door at night. FREE ENTERPRISE is the right to argue. FREE ENTERPRISE is the right to save money if you wish, or blow it all on v good time if that is what you want to do.

CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY 4 From Maryland Sign Declaration

Revolution and Evolution The Bicentennial Year February S through February 12 1772 — Four delegates from Maryland who signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 were Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Samuel Chase, William Paca and Thomas Stone Daniel Carroll also was a member of the Continental Congress in 1780-1781, and John Hanson served as president of that same ConCharles Carroll, born at Annapolis in 1737, had been educated in Europe, including study of law in Paris and London. The Maryland Convention, of which he was a member, elected him to the Continental Congress. In addition to signing the Declaration in 1776, he went in that same year with Samuel Chase, also a Maryland signer, and Benjamin Franklin on what proved an ihisuccessful effort to persuade Canada to join in the war of independence. In signing the Declaration, Carroll added “of Carrollton** to his name, using the

EDITORIALS

title of his estate to distinguish himself from other members of the Carroll family. He was to be active in public life until 1800, including service in the state Senate and in the U.S. Congress. Much respected, he died at Baltimore in 1832, aged 96. He was the last survivor, by six years, of all other signers of the Declaration of Independence. 1822 — In California, Spanish rule is replaced by Mexican. ... In Indiana, Abe Lincoln becomes 13 years old. ... James Fennimore Cooper’s novel “The Pilot” is a bestseller, and Washington Irving publishes “Bracebridge Hall,** with sketches, essays and stories, as the first of several books written after leaving the United States in 1815 for residence in Europe, especially in Spain, until 1832.... In England, Michael Faraday is at work as a scientist, with his major discovery to come in 1831, leading to the creation of the electric motor. 1872 — Temperance Party

western Europe and Japan?, the East Indian who pays 60 per cent of his paycheck for food and the Russian who must pay 65 per cent....’’ In a period when productivity has been steadily falling for the country as a whole, output per man-hour of farm labor has increased 6.6 per cent per year since 1950. As the business executive puts it, “Anyway you plow it, this is real productivity improvement . . . .”

Crowds 3 3 4 inches 4 3 4 inches These figures, it was noted, are for clear, fresh water ice only. For snow ice, two inches should be added. For water logged ice, add three inches. When skates cut in, skaters should cut out. Predicting ice safety is especially difficult in mild climates, Willsey adds. Seldom is it absolutely safe in such an area. Furthermore, each pond or body of water has its own characteristics and problems, stresses the safety specialist. As a result of winds, currents, and other conditions, one part of a pond may be safe while on the same day another part is not. The next day conditions could be reversed. So use precaution and think safety when selecting a place to ice skate. And always see that children are accompanied by an adult when skating on other than a supervised rink.

FREE ENTERPRISE is looking on a policeman as someone to protect you; a judge as a friend to help you. FREE ENTERPRISE is the right to speak freely about anything you wish, at any time you wish, to any one you wish to speak to. FREE ENTERPRISE has nothing to do with how much money you have — or don’t have; nor what your job is, or is not. FREE ENTERPRISE means the right to be yourself instead of some nameless number in a horde bossed by a few despots. FREE ENTERPRISE is the sum of many little things — But how miserable we’d be if someone stole it from us! —Copied

formed as national organization representing all groups opposed to liquor. ... In India, Lord Mayo, Viceroy, is assassinated. To be succeeded in May by the Earl of Northbrook.... In Japan, the first railway is opened, running 18 miles between the port of Yokohama and Tokyo, which had been designated as the capital in 1868, then r known as Yeddo, but renamed Tokyo in 1869. Mitsuhito, Emperor since 1868, opening the Meiji era, makes personal inspection of the railway, dressed in western style, as another “first” in Japan. ■ win JiHMKifc and Social Security Q — Did the social security tax rate increase at the beginning of 1972? A— No. It is still 5.2 per cent for employer and employee. The wages subject to the tax increased from 87,800 to 89,000. Q — Can I draw disability benefitseven though my husband is working and making a good salary? A — Yes, if you worked the required length of time under social security and you are disabled within the meaning of the law.

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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.

little Old Winemaker'

It is now possible under Indiana law to obtain a small winery permit by the payment to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission of an annual fee of $250.00. Once having obtained the necessary permit the small winery operator can then make up to 50,000 gallons of wine in one year, which he may sell at retail from his winery or to holders of retail or wholesale permits. For years we have observed the importance of California and New York state wines in our stores, restaurants and clubs, but now we may be observing the sale in the same places of Indiana wines. The purpose of this legislation is to enable a winery to use grapes, or other fruits or honey produced in Indiana. It is obvious that the purpose of this

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

'Postal Efficiency' Means Wasted Money

WASHINGTON - The Post Office has been converted to a corporation to bring businesslike efficiency to the mails. Yet the service has been as slow as ever, the rates are going up and the customers are furious. The new system, however, is great for bankers and accounting firms. Here’s the inside story. The postal service has on hand one billion (b) dollars set aside for capital improvements. Only about half of this money has been allocated for specific projects. The officials have yet to figure out how they will spend the rest of it. Yet the Postal Service has decided to go out and borrow another 8250 million for capital improvements. This is money, obviously, that the Postal Service doesn't need. All it will do is benefit the banks and gouge the taxpayers. We asked the Department why is wants to obligate the customers for millions in interest payments when it already has plenty of money on hand. We got a mumbled explanation about the necessity to establish the Postal Service’s credit. What’s more, the Postal Service has also rushed off to spend another half-million dollars to hire a fancy outside accounting firm to do the annual audits. This might seem like a worthwhile expense, except that the Post Office has its own audit department which has been turning out its financial reports for years. TRAGIC LOSERS The tragic loser in the multibillion dollar arms race has been the American foot soldier. The Pentagon has spent untold sums to build super hardware ranging from atomic submarines to missiles that will shoot down other missiles. But the dirt soldier, shooting it out in the jungles of Asia, has to be content with equipment that, in some cases, dates back to World War I. The result is that foot soldiers have done more of the dying in Viet Nam than in World War n. More than 80 per cent of the casualties in Viet Nam have been infantrymen. Examples of our retarded ground war

legislation is to encourage the development of domestic vineyards in Indiana and the creation of a wine industry with particular emphasis on the small individual operator. In the event that the necessary raw material such as grapes or other fruits or fruit juices are not available in Indiana during a given wine making season, then the small winery operator can, by filing a proper affidavit with the Alcoholic Beverage Commission obtain a permit to import into Indiana sufficient raw materials to keep his winery operating. This provision of the law is of course to meet the exigency of a bad annual grape crop that would leave the winery without any ability to ferment wine.

To encourage the develop-

ment of these small wineries the legislature has also authorized the winemaker to sell, at retail, from the winery premises his wine by the glass or by the bottle to customers coming on the premises. The winemaker is permitted to make table wine under this law which does not have an alcoholic content in excess of 14 per cent. The winemaker is not permitted to increase this percentage either by fortification or continual distillation. Since Indiana has excellent soil for the growing of grapes and marvelous plant life for bees to produce honey, it is hoped that small wineries will spring up to make wine with an Indiana flavor. This interesting and uncomplicated legislation is designed to encourage small wineries and the development of Hoosier fermented table wine. Although it is not thought that we will instantly become competitive with old world winemakers, it is hoped that Indiana domestic wine will become popular enough to renew interest in the age old vocation of winemaking.

ELECTRICAI WEEK

FEB. 6-12

technology are legion. Here are some of them: — It takes longer to neutralize an enemy bunker today than it did in World War 11. We must still assault the bunkef with small arms and explosive changes. The most sophisticated method we have is to poke explosives into the bunker on the end of a long pole. — Flying shrapnel has taken a 30 per cent higher toll in Viet Nam than in the Pacific war three decades ago. Almost 70 per cent of our Viet Nam dead have been killed by fragmenting projectiles. The main reason is that our body armor is hopelessly oldfashioned. The GI helmet, known grumpily to soldiers as the “steel pot,” was designed during World War I The armored vest now in use differs only slightly from the one used in Korea. — Perhaps most of all, our defense technology has given us no modem way to locate the enemy’s firebases, no new way to clear mines and booby traps out of the paths of our ground troops. The result is that men must die to find out where the enemy is shooting from and where their mines are hidden. The Pentagon has been beating the drums for more fancy hardware to keep ahead of the Russians in the arms race. It would have been nice if we could have simply kept ahead of the Viet Cong in the jungle. •WELFARE* FOR RICH There is a general impression that the federal government is squandering millions on welfare for the poor. The truth is that the biggest handouts are going to the rich. The welfare allowance for families earning less than 83,000 a year average only about 30 cents a week. The middle classes, whose annual income is between 810,000 and 815,000, collect about 812.50 a week. But the super-rich, who clear over a million dollars a year, wangle close to 815,000 a week from the taxpayers. The poor get their handouts in the form of welfare. The rest get special tax benefits. But

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

House Passes Federal Election Campaign Reform Act

Congress started producing legislation almost as soon as the second session of this 92nd Congress opened for business this month. Important measures dealing with higher education, economic and employment opportunity, welfare reform, health care, revenue sharing — all these are among the issues to come before Congress this year. But the House of Representatives acted on a major bill almost immediately after Congress reconvened in passing the Federal Election Campaign Reform Act with only 19 ‘No’ votes. The Senate approved the bill last year and it now goes to the President for his signature, which is expected. The controls on campaign contributions and spending contained in this landmark measure should go a long way toward reducing the influence of large contributors on Federal elections and increasing voter confidence in our electoral system of government. FOREIGN AID SPENDING LIMITED The measure cuts foreign aid spending from last year’s $3.8 billion level to $2.75 billion and sets up definite restrictions on aid to certain countries. — the bill limits aid to Cambodia to $341 million and places a 200-man ceiling on U.S. personnel allowed there; — all aid to Pakistan is suspended except humanitarian assistance — Greece cannot receive any U.S. foreign aid or military sales unless the President tells Congress such aid is in the interest of U.S. national security — the bill also limits military assistance and arms sales to Latin America except on a finding of overriding requirements of national security. The foreign aid bill also limits U.S. contributions to the United Nations to no more than onequarter of the total contributions assessed on all members. PRESIDENT’S BUDGET PROPOSAL PROMISES ECONOMIC TROUBLES Also before this session of Congress is the President’s porposed spending budget for the upcoming year, which he presented to Congress last Monday. The dollar figures

welfare payments and oil depletion alike come out of the taxpayers’ pockets Special tax breaks cost the taxpayers a staggering 838 billion (b) a year. L But these aren’t the only federal handouts to the rich. They also collect 812 billion (b) a year in direct subsidies. These are paid to everyone from farmers to ship builders to help them boost their profits. Another 85 billion (b) a year goes to the rich in the form of low-interest loans or loan guarantees. Senator William Proxmire, D-Wis., will investigate government subsidies both direct and indirect. He expects to find that onefourth of the federal budget is paid in subsidies largely to the rich without going through the annual appropriations hearings required of other federal expenditures. STRAINED RELATIONS Soviet-American relations have been strained since the first of the year by a series ot incidents. A U.S. air attache was roughed ° up and a U.S. Congressman was detained in the Soviet Union. Two Soviet fishing vessels were hauled into a U.S. port after a dramatic sea chase. There have also been a number of minor incidents. We can find no evidence, however, that the incidents represent any change of policy by either side. As far as we can learn, the incidents have been strictly unrelated and strictly coincidence. The general trend of Soviet-American relations continues to be favorable. The chances are still good for a disarmament agreement when President Nixon visits Moscow in May. And friction between the two powers should continue to ease. Intelligence reports warn that the Kremlin may attempt to foment an uprising against President Tito in Yugoslavia. The Croats, who dominate the second most populous republic in the Yogoslav federation, are restive. There is evidence that they are being stirred up by Croatian leaders who have close ties with the Soviets. The official U.S. view, however, is that the Kremlin Won’t risk wrecking its detente with the West by openly supporting rebellion in Yugoslavia.

contained in the huge budget document are president Nixon’s estimated and recommendations for what the various parts of the Federal government should spend. The actual amounts of money that can be spent are set by Congress. President Nixon wants the Federal government to spend $246 billion in the next fiscal year. This figure represents the largest budget in U. S. history. The Nixon budget would also produce the largest Federal deficit, the difference between money received and spent, in history. The Nixon budget deficit for the 1971-72 year is now nearly S4O billion, the largest deficit since the 1945 World War II deficit of $45 billion. This will go far towards boosting the national debt well over $420 billion. In his new budget proposal, Mr. Nixon actually predicts and urges a deficit of $25.5 billion for the upcoming budgePyear, based on the assumption — which few people here take seriously — that the economy will be operating at its peak capacity during that year. For President Nixon, a year ago, predicted a deficit of $11.3 billion for this year and the red ink ended up more than three times higher. If the Administration’s rate of accuracy continues, we can then expect a deficit of something like $75 billion, almost twice the largest U.S. deficit. Yet, business and the individual taxpayer are being asked to have enough confidence in the budget and the dollar to do its part to make Mr. Nixon’s ‘peak operating capacity* a reality. Many Members of Congress-both Democrats and Republicans — are alarmed at Mr. Nixon’s budget deficit and therefore, much of this session will be devoted to taking a close look at the budget and, for the sake of the nation’s economy, doing some trimming in some areas and offsets in others, especially to stimulate more jobs. MANY CRUCIAL MATTERS BEFORE CONGRESS Among the other matters before Congress is reform of the welfare system. The House last session passed the Administration’s welfare proposal and it is now being considered in the Senate. *

By JACK ANDERSON