The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 May 1972 — Page 4

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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, Ind., ‘—46567

Monday, May 29, 1972

Monday, May 29. 1972 — Memorial Day —a day when Americans pause to honor their dead soldiers and sailors: For such as he there is no death; His life the eternal.life commands;

The 'Early Birds' Are Here

With graduation and the Memorial Day week end come the “Early Birds” and this edition of The Mail-Journal is our special welcome to those who have come to the Lakeland area to spend their summer. Our “Early Birds” are city folks who come to enjoy our company for the three precious summer months each year. They come from Chicago. Indianapolis, Fort Wayne. South Bend and other metropolitan areas to join those of us who enjoy the area’s natural facilities the entire year. With summer approaching the Lakeland area is turned into a beehive of buzzing people hurrying here and there to get as many things acTo The Graduate Parents of graduates no doubt have mixed feelings about their son or daughter as commencement approaches. They know their young adult has reached a point in life where they will have less influence while the son or n daughter must, in one great jolt, face a world quite unknown to youth. Parents would like to give advice but either don’t know how to "put it into words.” "feel it might sound trite,” “foolish” or “turn the young off.” Perhaps these are some of the thoughts parents would give . . . these words may sound trite, foolish and turn youth off but I feel they are true: (Son or Daughter), you have spent many years in school learning how to become a productive citizen. Fine . . . but don’t think because you have graduated you either “know it all’ or can stop learning! In fact school has really given you the basis for the learning-growing experience you will = now encounter. Before you could elect to learn by study, staying in school or dropping out. You don’t have this choice now for even the “dropouts of society” living in , communes are taking the required subjects in human survival. The new class hours in these required courses are long and hard. You received good grades in school (no D’s or F’s on any report cards) but expect to receive a few D’s and F’s out here until . you get the “feel of things.” ( When you had problems in school you could turn to your teacher, counselor and — before parents became old fashioned — mother and me for advice. Now you will be living apart from those you could trust in an untrustworthy world. Be careful who you trust, for those anxious to advise often are least capable of advising, have ulterior motives and often quickly abandon you in a crisis. I always listen' to the person who questions my motives, is skeptical of my ideas as well as stands beside me when I make a mistake to help discover the source of failure. This seems strange where seemingly nice friendly people are often more dangerous than the slow moving unconvinced skeptic. Today’s “big kick” is to be sensitive and trusting; It sounds great! Yes. we should be sensitive and trusting but it doesn’t come from a few exercises programmed by and for people. Sensitivity to others grows from a feeling of compassion for others and trust out of gracious acts. This is a part of maturity

iilwwl EoSlj Remember Those Who Hove Died For You!

EDITORIALS

Above man’s aims his nature rose. This wisdom of a just content Made one small spot a continent, And turned to poetry life’s prose. Louisa May Alcott

complished as possible in any one day. They swim, boat, fish, golf, shop and do as many other things as they can, more often than not wishing their days had more than 24 hours. This issue is full of “Early Bird” advertisements with merchants showing their wares to the many who are now coming to the Lakeland area to open their summer homes. These advertisements range from grocery items to furniture, to jewelry and cars. They include almost anything a person could want. Read the ads in this paper for unbelievable “Early Bird” bargains and patronize the local merchants.

you will achieve over the years through relations with people. You should know something about your new teachers. Oh. yes, we are not so formal in business ... we call them the supervisor. boss, foreman, manager, head of the department or personnel manager but don’t be misled, they pass out the report cards — A through F — and pass you to the next class (promotion, increased salary, etc.,). Some of these people you will think are anything but superior to you... don’t believe it! That cranky stupid foreman files reports to the personnel manager recommending certain actions. He may not know psychology, but he does make recommendations! The “F” is when you are fired. And, since we don’t fire people anymore we “lay them off for an indefinite period,” avoid the temptation to tell them what you think . . . they don’t care, aren’t interested and some “nut” has already told them anything you might add. Besides you may need him as a character reference sometime. When you select your life’s companion, don’t try to please us or use standards of others such as is or is he or she not "with it.” Rather lode for the qualities of kindness, forgiveness, strength, patience and long term forebearance. The possessors of these qualities can truly love, for it is these materials which compose personality. He or she may or may not be as intelligent, beautiful or “cool” as you but this makes little difference ... it is the quality that counts. Finally, mother and I are here to help when asked. If you feel we are interfering, tell us gently BUT TELL US for we only want the best for you and interfering is not good. If you need advice feel free to come to us but don’t worry we will feel bad if you don’t accept our ideas. The only time we don’t want you to seek our advice is in marriage or family problems. ... we love you too much to be unbiased and you will need objective help from a marriage counselor, doctor, or minister. Don’t feel badly about getting advice early in family problems for like anything if it is treated* early there will be less scars and chance of recovery greater. Remember the wisest of people seek help and advice. Today is the first day of the rest of your life, so enjoy it for life gets better and more beautiful as you grow older. Thanks for your time in reading this. —Bremen Enquirer

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

This is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

Principal-Agent

A confusing aspect of daily encounters by the average person is his status when dealing with a person representing another person or another entity. Everyone has heard about or dealt with an agent of another person in some instance, but few understand the exact relationship involved. It is often pointed out for example, that a corporation can only deal through agents, likewise it is generally understood that the principal is responsible for the negligent conduct of the agent and the agent is responsible for his

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— Special Report from Washington — WALLACE FEARED FOR LIFE IN WISCONSIN: NEW CABINET POST FOR CONNALLY: STATE; SECRET L.S. VIETNAM AIR, SEA BUILD-UP By Jack Anderson 1972 Pulitzer Prize Winner for National Reporting (Copyright, 19’2. by United Feature Syndicate. Ine.)

WASHINGTON—One of the terrible ironies of the George Wallace shooting is that, of all the candidates, the Alabama governor was the most fearful of an assassination attempt. For years, Wallace has spoken from behind a 600-pound bulletproof lectern. In the current campaign, he augmented the security provided by the Secret Service with a squad of his own personal bodyguards. W’hile campaigning in Wisconsin the governor’s fear of physical danger became particularly acute. Every public figure receives threats but, in Milwaukee. Wallace took special precautions because of the threats on his life. Aside from his usual security force, he hired an extra dozen Milwaukee city policemen. On one visit to a television studio, he had no fewer than three dozen bodyguards. They formed a human cordon from the curb to the door. Then Wallace leaped from his car and literally sprinted into the building. By the time Wallace reached Maryland, his fears had subsided. Maryland had always been strong Wallace country and the crowds were generally friendly in the Washington suburbs. So the governor felt safe in stepping out from behind his podium to mingle briefly with the voters. It was all the time his assailant needed.

negligent conduct also. This should be distinguished, however, from the situation where the agent is securing services or goods on behalf of a principal. In these cases, generally based on contract, the agent is not necessarily responsible for the debt he incurs on behalf at his principal. It sometimes comes as a great surprise to a supplier of services to an apartment project that he must look to the owner of the apartment project for payment and not to the rental agent who called and employed him to perform the services. The rule in

• The final ironic twist, of course, is that the suspect in the shooting is from Milwaukee. CONNALLY’S MISSION Official and unofficial Washington is asking why John Connally left the Cabinet and what his next move is. President Nixon and Connally have become intimate friends during Connally’s term as Secretary of the Treasury. Both are political operators and backroom infighters. They speak the same political language. They have spent hours together discussing high strategy and low politics. During the President’s pilgrimage to Peking, he offered the Connallys his vacation home in Key Biscayne, Fla. The only bash he has attended at a cabinet member’s home was Connally’s barbecue down in Texas. Intimates tell me that Nixon and Connally in their private political bull sessions agreed that Connally could do the President more good as a Democrat than a Republican during the presidential campaign. They agreed that Connally should resign and campaign as a Democrat for Nixon’s re-election. Connally’s main mission will be to try to woo the Lyndon Johnson faction of the Democratic party into the Nixon camp. Johnson himself has indicated privately that he will not

Indiana is that where a person is known to be contracting as an agent of another, who is known to be the principal, the contract, if within the authority which is granted the agent, does not bind the agent personally but only binds the principal. This general rule has many variations, based generally upon the conduct of the agent. For example if the agent holds himself out to be the principal and indicates to the person he enduces to perform the services that he will in fact be responsible for the bill, then the agent must pay the bill. Also, if there are fraudulent representations made by the agent as to the exact nature of the contract involved, then the agent can be held personally responsible even though he is not in fact a true principal. The importance of all this to the average person is to make certain, when dealing with a person you know to be an agent, that you fully understand the exact scope of his authority. Further you should have a clear understanding of who will be responsible for the payment for services rendered or supplies provided, the terms of the

abandon the party that made him president. However, he would be less than enthusiastic about supporting George McGovern. Nixon and Connally believe it is now likely that McGovern will w in the Democratic nomination. They agreed, therefore, that Connally should lead the drive to persuade disaffected Democratic conservatives to vote for Nixon. The President promised Connally in return any position he wishes in the next Nixon administration. What Connally would really like is the Vice-Presidency which could be a stepping stone to the White House itself. Connally has confided to intimates that he would have no chance of ever gaining the Democratic presidential nomination. Therefore, he must work through the Republican party. The President would have difficulty, however, dumping Spiro Agnew who has become a hero to the Republican conservatives. The same people who are voting for George Wallace also like Spiro Agnew. It is unlikely, therefore, that the President will be able to replace Agnew' with his friend Connally. Washington observers predict, therefore, that Connally will work hard to rally Lyndon Johnson Democrats behind Nixon in November. As a reward, Connally will return to the Cabinet as Secretary of State. SECRET BUILD-UP President Nixon has made a public show of continuing to withdraw American ground troops from Vietnam. But he has kept secret the extent of the American naval and air build-up. At the same time that more ground troops are coming out, we can report that the President has sent 10 squadrons of war planes, including F-4 Phantom fighter bombers and giant B-52 bombers to Thailand for use against the North Vietnamese. Six of the eight carriers, assigned to the Pacific Fleet, are also now operating in North Vietnamese waters.

Congressional Corner — Earl Landgrebe Reports From Washington

Minimum Wage Increased

WASHINGTON, D. C. — On Mayll, the House approved a 25 per cent overall raise in the minimum wage by a vote of 330 to 78. The liberal controlled House of Representatives took the action despite a 5.5 per cent ceiling wage increases recommended by President Nixon's Price Commission. The irresponsibility is unforgivable and unlikely to be corrected in the even more liberal Senate. The bill in the House was originally designed to raise the minimum wage from $1.60 per hour to $2. Thanks to the noble leadership of my Republican colleagues, we succeeded in at least stretching out that increase over a period of time to alloiy businesses and the economy to adjust to this monstrous jump. I opposed final passage in the House of this minimum wage package for several reasons. This legislation raises the minimum wage 12.5 per cent to SI.BO 60 days after the bill is signed by the President. One year later, the minimum wage will jump 11.1 per cent to the $2 an hour level. These wages are a giant increase from the first 25 minimum wage established in 1938. The increases since that time have contributed to our inflation, spiraling economy and high prices. You can bet that you and I will again see prices rising with the increase in the minimum wage. The result will be no increase at all in the standard of living of people it is designed to help. If workers get a raise in their minimum wage, a business must raise the salaries ot other employees to maintain morale and satisfactory production levels. These raises increase the costs of operating which must be compensated for by increased prices of the final product — inflation. Thus, the workei* who is earning

payment and the willingness of the principal to pay the same. If any question arises, or you become unsure as to who is to pay the bill, then the safest course is to demand a statement in writing setting out the exact obligation to be met and the method of payment. Copyright 1972 by John J. Dillon

Two guided missile cruisers, a squadron of destroyers and a half-dozen destroyer escorts have also been sent to the combat area. The total naval armada off the Vietnamese coast has now surpassed 60 ships. This includes a combat task force with American Marines who are ready on a few hours notice to make amphibious landings. — INTELLIGENCE NOTES — • A rift has developed between Communist China and its most faithful satellite, Albania. The Albanians have lost their clout at the United Nations since they no longer can speak for China. This has caused a noticeable cooling in relations between the Albanian and Chinese diplomats. The disaffection has been heightened by Peking’s more moderate tone in world affairs. Peking has toned down its support of ultra-left extremists who are attempting to stir up new Vietnams in nations around the world. Albania, in contrast, remains as haw’kish as ever. • The Navy quietly practiced mine-laying exercises in San Diego harbor three weeks before President Nixon ordered the mining of Haiphong harbor. San Diego’s harbor was chosen for the exercises because of its resemblance to the Haiphong port area. . • Tanks, artillery pieces and other heavy equipment have been rushed to South Vietnam from American repair and supply depots. Yet American military advisers have reported that the South Vietnamese teams abandoned tanks and guns in excellent condition to the attacking North Vietnamese. • Jordan’s Foreign Minister. Abdullah Salah, was roughed up the other day by the son of one of King Hussein’s generals. The young hothead called Salah a “dirty Palestinian” and physically assaulted him. The ruffled Salah immediately submitted his resignation.

more money will also be paying more. Our Washington liberals think that this ridiculousness will diminish poverty. What do you think? I am also concerned about thfr effect this proposed increase in the minimum wage will have on unemployment and our balance of trade. We already have 6 per cent unemployment. Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties have even higher than that. An' increase in the minimum wage will mean that business will be less likely to take on the expense of hiring new employees. “What about those countries with cheap labor?” you ask. These countries will find it more profitable to ship their goods tfr the United States. For every foreign-made product sold here, it is one less product that could have been made by an American firm. If American firms are unable to compete, they go bankrupt and even more people,' maybe you, are thrown out of work. Meanwhile, American dollars are being shipped overseas. One of the better sections of the bill is the inclusion of a special minimum wage for teenagers which establishes a $1.60 minimum to provide more opportunities for these young people to find employment. In the past, their lack of skills have made it very difficult to obtain on the job training because of prohibitive across the board minimum wages. I think we all agree that earning more money because of an increase in the minimum wage sounds good. However, I ask you to stqp and think about inflation, increased prices, bankruptcies, increased unemployment and the discrimination against marginal workers, those unfortunates whoj because of mental or physical* handicaps, are ruled out of the job market simply because they cannot qualify for the full minimum wage. Yes, sometimes a less qualified worker is better than none at all. I am compelled' to ask. how many more marginal workers will be destined to the already overloaded welfare rolls with the passage of this bill? The losses to this nation and to its citizens is hardly worth the prize!