The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 March 1972 — Page 9

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Salute To Wawasee We are taking this opportunity to salute the coaches and players who participated in the winter sports program at Wawasee high school this year. The swimming team under Tom Rankin finished the season with a fine winning season and Dave Berghorn became the first Warrior swimmer to compete in the state meet, finishing sixth in the 100 yard back stroke. The wrestling team under coach **Terry Frank and assistant coach Ken Jordon finished the regular season undefeated and placed second in the Northern Lakes Conference after zhaving been stopped at the NLC meet.

Can Spring Be Far Away?

z With the tearing of another leaf from the calendar this morning and the old adage about March coming in like a Lion and going out like a lamb — can spring be far away? When people report seeing spring flowers beginning to sprout and birds are seen more and more frequently — can spring be far away? When women all over begin to think about their annual cleaning chores and many begin to get ahead start —- can spring be far away? . When the sectionals are over and

The Strange Economy Os The U.S.S.R.

For the first time in history the Soviet Union in 1971 became the largest steel producer in the world. Thereby hangs two or three tables of some importance. First the figures: Official Soviet tabulations put the year’s total steel 'putput for the Communist nation at 133 million tons. This compares with the American Iron and Steel Institute’s estimate of 120.2 million tons of steel produced in the United States in 1971. (Both figures in tons of 2,000 pounds each.) A spokesman for the American institute suggested the reason for Russia’s out-stripping the U.S. was the very high amount of steel imports by the U.S. and economic recession. The Soviet Union imports a small amount of steel from Sweden. In view of the fact that the U.S.S.R. jdoes not yet have an automobile plant or a truck manufacturing plant with massproduction capabilities like the great factories in the United States, what is Russia doing with all that steel? Some of it is being used to build automobiles in the three auto plants that the Soviet Union has; some goes to construct ships, trucks,« railroad cars and locomotives, to lay tracks and erect buildings. But the greatest amount goes

Liking Yourself Sign Os Maturity

By REV. LEE TRUMAN . Copley News Service When a person lets down his mask in counseling ax.d I ask, “Do you like yourself?” I get many “No” answers to every "Yes.” This kind of self-rejec-tion is tragic. Self-acceptance necessary for a person to be emotionally healthy. This is the core cause of moat chronic unhappiness. Dr. Morgan Ballenger, psychiatrist, has written, “A proper regard for one's self is indispensable for all work and achievement.” He put his finger right on one of the first and great commandments for mature living: “Like yourself.” Does this mean smug satisfaction? No way! It means a realistic acceptance of ourselves as we are, together with sense of self-respect and basic human dignity. Therefore, a person does not

EDITORIALS

lie awake nights comparing himself negatively to others, worrying because he does not have the self-confidence of Bill or the aggressiveness and push of Murray. He may criticise his own performance at times. He may be alert to his own faults and deficiencies, but he approves of his own basic aims, motives and integrity. He tends to spend his energies in improving his weak spots rather than despairing because of them. In short, he has the same basic respect, and acceptance for himself that he tries to have for others. He can live with himself without anguish. This is no small twig from the tree of truth. A person who hates everything and everybody, who mistreats and dislikes his feltowmen, is expressing his own frustration and lus very deep self-rejection. In my own thinking there are

Chip Dye was a second place winner at the regional meet in South Bend. Coach Tom Spear’s Warrior basketball team finished the season with a 16-4 record and their first tournament victory — the Goshen holiday tourney. They stopped a powerful Triton team on Thursday to advance to the semi-finals where they were defeated by the host Warsaw Tigers. All in all, the Warriors have just completed a very successful sports season and should be congratulated. They should also be congratulated for their sportsmanship attitude in competition and the all-around school spirit shown by the fans.

Hoosier Hysteria is in full swing as people keep their eyes on the regionals, semi-state and state tournaments — can spring be far away? The April rains, only 29 days off, will bring the flowers to life and within the next 60 days beauty will replace the dirty snow ami men and women, boys and girls alike will be eager to move outside and enjoy the warm breezes and the new green life that the early spring days bring. Truly, when the first of March arrives spring isn’t far away!

into the production of tanks, shells, fighting aircraft, submarines and other warships, silos for missiles, spacecraft, atomic bombs, and other material. Another matter that is not mentioned in the news of the U.S.S.R.’s steel production primacy is that it is the result largely of American technology and construction enterprise. Other Western capitalist nations also played a part in the Soviet rise to such towering industrial power. Last year also the Soviet Government purchased more than $l4O million worth of feed grain from the United States, since Moscow has not solved the problem of food production. It steadfastly refuses- to follow Western “technology”: freedom for its farmers: Despite its ability to produce huge amounts of steel, the Italian Fiat company is building Russia’s first real mass-production automobile plant, and American companies are preparing to build the first real mass-production truck manufacturing plant in the U.S.S.R., which is to be the largest in the world. The Soviet Union can claim another first: Its economy is the strangest in the world. It could not exist without support from the West. — Hoosier Democrat

two things that are making this unhappy state of things all too common. The first is the extremely competitive society we live in. The value we have come to put on material success, prestige and the old treadmill price of keeping up with the Joneses makes us feel inferior. The second is that lack of a strong sustaining faith in God, which is the basis for self-worth. The two negatives together set the stage for self-rejection. You can see this in a person who demands constant perfection in himself. This is one form of ruthless egotism. It can be a hostess who is overreacting in everything she does. She plans beforehand to the tiniest detail and she will have a no-risk, cold, mechanical perfection in her party. Nothing is risked which might challenge her selfvalue, and her insecurity costs her joy, spontaneity and warmth. It also needs to be said that to be completely dependent upon others for our happiness is to place much too heavy a loan upon those we love. It also takes out the possibility of joy in the relationship.

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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.

Deceptive Collection Practices

Collection agencies, or collectors of bills or bad debts, can no longer use the free wheeling tactics that were once so popular in pursuing arrant debtors. Thte use of almost unbelievable ruses to entrap a debtor, particular one who was difficult to collect from, was not only permitted at one time but even applauded in our state. Any group of persons or collection agency which use deceptive collection practices dm be guilty of a misdemeanor in Indiana and be fined a sum up to $250. The Legislature has specifically provided that the printing and sending to a debtor a simulated or imitation form of court process or legal process is a violation of the law if the same is

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON — President Nixon has given the Kremlin secret assurances that his trip to China has no anti-Soviet implications. He insisted that he has no wish to hurt Chinese-Russian relations or to play one communist power off against the other. The secret paperwork for his trip, however, clearly indicates that the President hoped to play China and Russia off against each other. By establishing ties with the Chinese mainland, he also sought to counter Russia’s growing sea power and nuclear power. It is equally clear that the Chinese wanted a rapproachment with the United States to offset the Soviet military threat on their border. Russia has close to a million men along the Chinese frontier. An estimated 50 Soviet divisions have Contingency plans for a mortal blow at China’s nuclear works. The Chinese nuclear arsenal is already a threat to eastern Siberia. In another three years, according to U.S. estimates, China should have enough hydrogen-headed missiles deployed to threaten all of the Soviet Union. This prospect has sorely tempted the Kremlin to knock but Chinese nuclear power before it becomes more menacing. But the presence of President Nixon in Peking, certainly, will be a deterrent to a Soviet military strike. ' CHIANG STUNG President Nixon’s visit to Peking, it was predicted, would destroy his old friend Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang had contributed to Nixon’s early political campaigns, had lavished him with hospital ity in Taiwan, had showered him with personal gifts and had even opened up Taiwan to Pepsi Cola when Nixon called on him in 1960 as Pepsi Cola’s traveling attorney. The President didn’t bother to consult Chiang but announced his trip to Peking and then tried to ease the pain by writing Chiang a warm personal letter assuring him that the United States will keep its defense commitments. Still, the 84-year-old Chiang was stung by the news. He became so bitter that he holed in up his presidents!! palace and refused to see American friends who wanted to solace him.

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done with the intent to make the debtor believe that this is genuine court process. Any attempt to collect a bill by indicating with a form that imitates legal process that a suit is pending, or a legal proceedings is pending, is a violation of the deceptive collection practice act. The mere sending of a phony or imitation demand in the form of simulated court process is sufficient prima facia evidence of an intent to violate the statute. It is a deceptive collection practice even if it is an attempt to collect a valid and just debt or obligation. Depositing in a post office for mailing or the delivery to another person with dir xrtions to forward the simulated process to the debtor is sufficient proof of

Nixon Playing China Against Russia

delivery of illegal collection matter. This is a far cry from the days when summons, subpeonas and complaints were copied and used by collectors and collection agencies to make a person believe that a debt was actually in litigation and failure to immediately respond at the collector’s office would cause dire legal consequences. Many collectors also used forms which stated that the collector had in fact instituted garnishment proceedings and that part of the person's wages would be taken from their pay envelope if they did not immediately come forward with money to pay on the debt. This was done inspite of the fact that a lawsuit had not even been instituted against the debtor. This type of proceeding is no longer permitted in Indiana nor in most states of the union. When attempting to collect bills any association or agency must now be extremely careful that the demands which are made are within the statute; do not indicate that something is going to happen legally which is not within the power of the collection agency to initiate; or make happen; and no deception of any kind may be introduced into the demands made against the debtors. Copyright 1972 by John J. Dillon

In private, he called Nixon’s trip “kow tow diplomacy.” Diplomatic observers expected that Chiang might even fall after Nixon sawed off his strongest limb. As if to confirm their predictions, the old man announced his intention to retire from the presidency. But the Nixon trip has forced Chinese critics on Taiwan to admit they would rather be governed by Chiang Kai-shek than by Mao Tse-tung. This will result in strengthening rather than weakening Chiang. He undoubtedly will be reelected again as President of Nationalist China in spite of his offer to retire. Taiwan also will demonstrate new strength and independence as a result of the new cohesiveness that the Nixon trip has caused. Contrary to press speculation. I predict Taiwan will not be forced to come to terms with Communist China but will remain fiercely independent. A PRIMARY CONCERN The Democrats are winning headlines as they scramble for votes in the presidential primaries. But they are losing out in another way which will have far more impact on the election. This is the struggle for campaign funds. Four years ago, Richard Nixon outspent Hubert Humphrey by two-and-a-half to one. Again this year, the Republican campaign chest is overflowing, but the Democrats are still facing a $9 million deficit. Even the phone company is reluctant to grant them credit. As a result, the Democrats are getting increasingly desperate in their efforts to raise money. When the Democrats held their annual congressional fund-raising dinner at the Washington Hilton, for example, party workers put the arm on potential contributors right up to the day of the dinner. One group of workers holed up in the Hilton itself with a list of major corporations which do business with the government They systematically telephoned top officers and pressured them to buy tickets to the dinner at 1500 apiece. One major oil company’s Washington representative was pestered all day long to buy a ticket When his secretary

Congressional Comer: John Brademas Reports From Washington

Problems Os Rural America Are To Often Neglected

Amid the flurry of attention given lately to our cities and their problems, rural America has too often been neglected. This past week the House of Representatives helped remedy that neglect by enthusiastically approving the Rural Development Act of 1972. Because it creates new hope for the citizens of our rural communities, this bill may turn out to be one of the important legislative achievements of 1972. HELP FOR RURAL AREAS Solutions to the problems of our rural areas are long overdue. Housing is substandard in the cities, but more than sixty per cent of inadequate housing is found in rural areas. There are more than 30,000 small towns without satisfactory waste disposal systems, and about half of all maternal deaths in the United States occur in small towns. Physicians retire or move away, and there is no one to take their place. There are even some rural communities that have no doctor. The Rural Development Act of 1972, if enacted into law, would authorize funds for industrial and community development and pollution abatement. The measure would also ease loan terms for farming and rural development. It would also give new authority to the Farmers Home Administration to loan funds for a broad range of rural development projects. And the act would expand already existing Federal programs in the fields of waste disposal, pollution control, land utilization, and industrial development. Important as this action by the House may prove to be, it will not solve the problem of farm families moving to our overcrowded cities. But it is a step in the right direction, and if approved by the Senate and the President, The Rural Development Act of 1972 will provide a start toward improving the quality of life for our rural citizens. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION ACT OF 1972 Two weeks ago I reported to you that a major bill to extend and modernize aid to han-

finally made it clear her boss just wasn’t interested, the caller responded with a threat. “You tell your boss,” he said, “that the congressional leadership is being made duly aware that your company is not coming through.” We asked Nordie Hoffman, the chief Democratic congressional fundraiser, about the incident. He said sflch threats are not condoned. But he did not deny that his group was soliciting corporations indirectly by dunning their officers. SYSTEM’S SYMPTOM The older generation keeps telling America’s restless youth they can change the country if they will only work within the system. But many activists are finding out that it can sometimes be impossible to get into the system. A good examplwis the experience of a group called the Youth Citizenship Fund. For more< than a year, it has had a dozen organizers working throughout the eastern half of the country to get newly eligible young people to register to vote. Their efforts have been repeatedly frustrated by local authorities, who apparently fear the young voters will turn them out of office. In Lake County, Indiana, for instance the young organizers were denounced by both the Republican and Democratic chairmen as “radicals” and “reds.” The 18-and 19-year-old voters found registration was held only in a remote part of the county instead of the main city, Gary. They found that one member of the two-man board of registration was himself under indictment for vote fraud. In Misaisaippi, two nationwide car rental firms refused to rent the organizers a car, although they had a credit card and other credentials. When they finally got a car, they were immediately stopped by the police at gunpoint because of an alleged irregularity with the car’s license plate. Despite the harassment, the group has helped sign up hundreds of thousands of young voters. But their success has left them with little respect for the appeal of their elders to “work within the system.”

dicapped persons was approved by my Select Subcommittee on Education. This week the full Education and Labor Committee favorably reported the bill to the House. Last Thursday a “mark-up” session of the Committee was held where amendments and revisions to the bill were considered, and the bill was reported out unanimously. The bill assigns s ecial consideration to the severely handicapped, and will provide long overdue attention to the needs of handicapped persons in such areas as transportation facilities and housing designs. The number of seriously disabled persons in the Uhited States is increasing annually. Although we know a great deal about how to save human fives, we have not been equally effective in harnessing our knowledge to prevent disability. The Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1972 will enable millions of disabled Americans to lead happier, more productive lives and to enjoy a greater sense of dignity and selfworth. The measure provides several major new programs including aid to persons suffering from spinal cord injury and serious kidney disease. BRADEMAS BACKS 29 PER CENT HIKE IN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS Chairman Wilbur Mills of the House Ways and Means Committee this week urged that social security benefits be increased by 20 per cent. In a speech on the House floor, Chairman Mills pointed out that the Social Security trust fund was overfinanced, and that the increased benefits he proposes would not require a boost in taxes. Wilbur Mills has been chairman of the Ways and Means Committee since 1968, and, as much as anyone in Congress, he is aware of the sizeable bite inflation takes out of the income of older Americans. In a recent conversation on the floor of the House, I told Chairman Mills of my strong support for his proposal. I hope that this much needed, but fiscally sound recommendation will be adopted by Congress very soon.

By JACK ANDERSON