The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 May 1972 — Page 4

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PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mall (Eat 1888) Syracuae-Wawaaee Journal (Eat 1907) Consolidated Into The Mall-Journal Feb. 15, 1952 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

A Wise Decision On Monday of this week, May 1, the town ordinance on uptown parking was to go into effect, whereby violators of parking meter privileges were to be * fined $1 instead of 25 cents as previously. The board, however, decided to reconsider the ordinance at least for the time being and continue the 25 cent fine, in the face of considerable opposition to the fine increase. We feel the board made a wise decision, in reconsidering their earlier opinion. And in so doing, it is only fair to ask those who violate uptown parking privileges to also reconsider their

Paint-Up, Clean-Up, Fix-Up

Spring and its warmer weather and bright sunshine have arrived in the Lakeland area at long last and it’s time to begin to think about doing all those outside jobs that have been left undone during the long winter months. Lawns are starting to turn green. They need raked, rolled, fertilized and grass seed planted. Gutters and spouts need to be cleaned. Windows can be washed and storm windows taken down and put away. Walks can be swept. Flower beds can be cleaned and flowers planted or set out. Gardens can be made. Once each year most Ammcan communities sponsor some type of

How To Ruin A Town

The following editorial first appeared in the Delphi Journal on January 21,1960. Mrs. Bessie Timmons of Rockfield believes it is worth reading again. The editorial: We do not recommend that the following rules be adopted but if there are any individuals who want to ruin their town, this platform, which we found in another newspaper, should get results. On the contrary, if you want to help your town, maybe these are some pitfalls you will want to avoid. 1. Don’t pay taxes. Let the other fellow pay his. Vote against taxes, then fuss because the streets are not kept up and the police protection is lax. 2. Never attend any meetings called for the good of the town. If you do, don’t have anything to say. Wait until you get outside and then cuss those who made the suggestions. Find fault with everything that was done. 3. Get all the town will give you, and don’t give anything in return. Write unsigned letters to the editor demanding more for your tax money. 4. Talk cooperation, but don’t do any work for the town unless they make you chairman. \ 5. Never accept any office. It’s easier to criticize than to do things. Accuse anybody who serves in an elected office of being a publicity seeker. 6. Don’t do any more than you have to When others willingly and unselfishly give their time to make a better town, howl because the town is run by a clique. 7. Don’t back your fire or police department. If the firemen work to bring the insurance rates down, tell

CONCEIVED IN LIBERTY

Revolution and Evolution The Bicentennial Year May 21 through May 27 1772 - Georgia, a Crown Colony since 1752, produced resistance to the increasingly oppressive measures of the British government after the Stamp Act of 1765. On May 11, 1775, in one of the first acts of the war following the April events at Lexington and Concord, the powder magazine at Savannah was seized by 30 volunteers, with the weapons

EDITORIALS

and munitions sent to the Continental Army. The royal governor Qed, and as early as April, 1776, Georgia instructed its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence. Georgia was the last of the original 13 colonies to be established, with the first set- , dement in 1733. Gen. James Edward Oglethorpe, a British soldier and officer since 1714, a Member of Parliament since 1722, and a philanthropist, along with sever-

parking habits. There are only so many parking spaces uptown, and an abuse of parking privileges can work a hardship on all concerned. The dollar fine would force many shoppers to go into the Village — or out of town — to do their shopping, and this would certainly be counterproductive. We are sure the Syracuse town board had this in mind when it reconsidered the matter. Perhaps in bringing the matter up, the board brought home to many of us * that we have a responsibility also, in keeping traffic moving in the few uptown parking spaces there are.

clean-up program to encourage residents to take pride in the area in which they live and participate in making their town the cleanest around. The retail committee of the Milford Area Development Council, under the leadership of Max Beer, has set aside Saturday, May 6, as clean-up day. Various young peoples’ organizations will be pitching in to help where they can to make Milford a better, cleaner place in which to live. The Syracuse town board has chosen May 8-13 as clean-up days for their town. Unwanted items will be picked up by town employees on those days.

everybody that it is what they are supposed to do. Don’t thank them or the policemen for endangering their lives so that you might have a safer town in which to live. Demand special treatment; raise cain if anybody expects you to obey traffic and parking laws. 8. Look at every proposition in a selfish way. If you are not the one that gets the most out of it, vote against it. Never consider what it will do for the good of the town as a whole. 9. Don’t do anything for the youth of the town. Criticize them as potential delinquents. Keep your feet on them. Encourage them to move away when they grow. up. 10. If you have good town leaders, don’t follow them. Take a jealous attitude and talk down everything they do. 11. Don’t work on any committee. Tell them, “I’m too busy.” 12. Don’t say anything good about your town. Be the first to point up its shortcomings. Pretend that if trouble comes your way, it will be residents of some other town who will visit you while you are ill, bring in the fire department if your home is burning, comfort you if you lose a dear one, stand back of you in disaster. 13. And don’t support your local retail stores and industries. Claim the prices and services at stores in other towns are better. Claim industry and its payroll hurts the town. But if you need a donation, ask your local stores and industries for it. Expect them to back you,.but don’t back them. if these 13 points don’t ruin your town, it’s not your fault. You did your best! — Flora Hoosier Democrat

al associates, in 1732 received from King George II a charter to the largest grant of territory ever made by the British Crown. Extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, it was named “Georgia” in honor of the King. Oglethorpe and his associates formed a corporation, governed by trustees, to settle the territory as a place where impoverished English and persecuted religious groups might make a new life. The first settlers reached Charleston, S.C., in January, 1773.

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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.

A fast growing tradition in the United States is the observance of “Law Day” in our country on the first day of May of each year. On May the Ist in every community members of the legal profession attempt to reemphasize to all citizens of this country that the United States is governed by law. The emphasis alone is not upon the great constitutional rights found in our federal and state constitutions but of the frame work within which we run our government. Under our system of government the majority rules by emphasizing their prerogative to vote on the basic management of their government. This does not of course mean that inalienable rights of minorities

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON

Ready The Neutron Bomb For Vietnam Use

WASHINGTON - President Nixon has dusted off contingency plans to use nuclear weapons in Viet Nam in case the remaining American troops should be threatened by the North Vietnamese invasion. Earlier, we reported that the contingency plans have been kept up-to-date in secret targeting rooms in Hawaii. We even named one of the target experts, Sgt. James Walkley, who offered to testify before Congress about his grim work. The president has repeatedly insisted that be will not use nuclear weapons in Viet Nam. We can report, however, that he is holding these contingency plans in reserve as a last resort to save the 88,000 American troops still remaining in Viet Nam. The plan that interests the President the most is the use of neutron bombs. These are low-yield nuclear devices without their uranium jackets. The explosive force can be limited to a small area. The neutron bomb also sends out a radiation burst that will kill all living things within the narrow area The radiation, like a death ray, will penetrate tanks, pill boxes and shelters. If the survival of the 69,000 Americans should depend on it, President Nixon almost certainly would use the neutron bomb to stop the advancing North Vietnamese. ... GET THAT BRIDGE The Thanh Hoa Bridge, which carries all truck and train traffic down North Viet Nam’s main highway to the South, has become a symbol of resistance to the North Vietnamese. The bridge was miraculously remained standing after hundreds of attempts to blow it up. For three years, American Air Force and Navy pilots have sought to knock out this vital bridge. An estimated 50 planes have been shot down in the attempt, although the Pentagon won’t release the exact number. With the renewal of the bombing of North Viet Nam, the Thanh Hoa Bridge, once again, is a high priority target. B-52 bombers have already made two attempts to destroy it. The missionshave been classified top secret. We have learned, however, that the B-52s missed

Law Day

can be taken away from them by a majority vote. It is this basic rule of law which is the bench mark of our form of government. The citizens select their own representatives to go to the legislative and executive positions of our government there to administer the law within the frame work of our constitutional rights and traditions. It must be pointed out that there is currently great interest in our judicial processes and the function of the lawyer in our method of government. One can hardly turn any television channel on and not see some series which depicts a lawyer a principal character in the drama. This increased focus on the

g judicial process and the. legal " profession has caused lawyers to analyze our legal proceedings and attempt to improve them to meet the current demands of our society. We have only witnessed recently a constitutional amendment which removed the Indiana Supreme Court and Indiana Appellate Court from the partisan political ballot. It is probable that within a few years all Indiana courts will be removed from the partisan political ballot. While we are studying the nature of our courts we must also be cognizant of the fact that the courts are undergoing tremendous increase in the volume of business they handle. As taxpayers, we devote a very small part of our national economy to the enforcement and implementation of the laws. The number of courts, the number of judges and associated personnel have not kept pace with the increasing demand upon our judicial system. On Law Day, May Ist of this year, many public officials and lawyers in your community will emphasize to you the problems of our courts and the need to do everything possible to make ■ them fulfill the promises in our great federal and state con-

both times and the stubborn bridge is still standing. At the same time, American bombers, fighters and gunships have been pouring hot lead down upon the attacking North Vietnamese troops. Giant B-52s have been used as if they were mortars to bomb Communist positions. The secret battle reports confess, however, that the terrible pounding from the skies has not blunted the North Vietnamese offensive. The attackers seem to be able to dig in and survive the intensive bombing. . MISSION TO MOSCOW The White House has put out the word that Henry Kissinger did not fly to Moscow to save the summit meeting next month. The official word is that President Nixon’s Moscow meeting was in no real danger of being canceled. We can report, however, that the Kremlin was still debating whether to revoke President Nixon’s invitation to visit Moscow. Inside the Kremlin, Soviet hawks and doves were arguing over whether the bombing of North Viet Nam was an affront similar to the U-2 spy flight over Russia in 1960. The shooting down of the space plane led to the cancellation of a summit meeting between President Eisenhower and Khrushchev. There was danger, according to our secret intelligence, that the Hanoi-Haiphong hom hi ng could become President Nixon s U-2 incident. Kissinger was rushed to Moscow to reassure the Russians. POLITIC AL J USTICE There was increasing signs that the real political headquarters for the Nixon Administration is at the Justice Department. The ITT case is just one example of how the Justice Department has been playing politics with prosecutions. Justice lawyers have also played politics on Capitol Hill. For example, the Justice Department tried to kill a voter registration bill in the Senate which was designed to open the polls to more people. Past experience shows that more voters would mean more Democrats. Recent

Congressional Corner — Earl Landgrebe Reports From Washington

Bill Os Rights For The Blind

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Earl F. Landgrebe announced that his bill for a Bill of Rights for the Blind in the District of Columbia has passed the House Os Representatives. The Congressman hailed this as a significant victory for the handicapped since “Legislation enacted for the District of Columbia often sets the pace for the rest <rf the country.” He noted that the bill allows the blind and those otherwise physically disabled to enjoy and exercise the same rights as nondisabled citizens. Landgrebe said, “The bill conforms closely in its provisions to the Model White Cane Law developer jythe National Federation A the Blind.” Landgrebe noted that enactment will be of no cost to the government and he outlined the provisions of the legislation. ■’ He pointed out ‘The legislation guarantees full and free use of die streets, sidewalks, and public buildings and facilities in the District of Columbia.” Under the provisions of the legislation, “Full and equal accomodations and privileges must be available to those handicapped to facilitate transportation on common carriers, to provide for equal treatment in hotels, places of public accomodation, places of amusement and other places to which the general public is invited,” he said. “It establishes reasonable safety standards of conduct which must be followed by drivers of motor vehicles with reference to blind pedestrians and it notes that the disabled have the same right to use the city’s streets as other people do, but they should exercise that right with due care," Landgrebe added. “Furthermore, the blind and otherwise handicapped persons shall be employed on the same stitutions. By doing so all persons who participate in Law Day 1972 will emphasize the necessity for respect for the orderly process which was envisioned by the founding fathers of this republic. It will bea day to reflect upon our great fortune in having a system in which our laws can be enforced in an orderly and nonviolent manner. Copyright 1972 by John J. Dillon

scientific studies indicate this isn’t necessarily so. But the Justice Department was taking no chances. They went all out to defeat the bill. First of all, the Department sent up witnesses to testify that the voter registration bill was unconstitutional. This flew directly in the face of the expert opinions of constitutional scholars. The Supreme Court made a recent ruling, moreover, which indicates the bill was well within constitutional bounds. But a few days before the voter registration hill came to a vote, the White House dispatched its cadre of lobbyists to buttonhole wavering Republicans. The White House assault was supplemented by a rash of calls from the justice Department. As a Justice spokesman put it, they were trying “to make certain the Administration’s position was made clear.’’ The scheme paid off. The bill was defeated by four votes. * Fortunately for the voting public, the Supreme Court came to the rescue and did away with stringent registration requirements. But who will be there the next time to keep politics from tipping the scales of Justice? .1 ■. FROM HERE AND THERE — The prospects of a joint Soviet-American space flight have improved. Russian and American space scientists, conferring in Moscow, agreed to try to persuade their governments to approve a joint expedition into space. — The Communists in Cambodia have takpn advantage of the preoccupation over South Viet Nam to menace the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The green Cambodian troops have been relying on their South Vietnamese allies to help them defend their country against the battle-hardened Communist guerrillas. However, the South Vietnamese are now too busy defending their own country to come to the rescue of the Cambodians. The Communists, aware of this, have cut off the road between Saigon and * Phnom Penh and have moved into tactical positions around the Cambodian capital.

terms and conditions as the able bodied, unless it is shown that the particular disability [revents the performance of the work in-\ volved,” said the solon. Landgrebe noted that Um legislation also guarantees “fuu* s and equal access to all housing accomodations offered for sale or lease in the District of Columbia and it-provides for imprisonment or fine for a misdemeanor to any . person who interferes with thir right of the blind and disabled.” “Finally, the legislation provides that the D.C. Commissioner shall take public notice of October 15 of each year as White Cane Safety Day," Landgrebe concluded. Landgrebe served on the Houmi of Representatives District of** Columbia Committee which considered the legislation and reported if favorably to the floor of the House.

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and Social Security Q — If I work after I am 65 can I still colllect benefits'’ A — Perhaps. If you earn less than $1,680 for the year you may receive benefits for the entire year. If you earn over $1,680 yow may still receive some benefit checks, depending on how much you earn. In addition, no matter how much you earn you may still receive benefits for any month you do not earn over $l4O if you work for wages and you do not render substantial services as self employed person. Q —Do people who are drawing social security ever cheat by not reporting that they returned to work and earned over $1,680? A — Yes. Unfortunately a few people do not report earnings as they agreed to when they applied for benefits. One way in which this is uncovered is thru the tax returns of employers who must report the wages. The beneficiary must then repay the overpayment plus a penalty one month’s benefits.

By JACK ANDERSON