The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 42, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 November 1972 — Page 4

JWaiJI PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Est. 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Eat 1907) ' Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 I 1 ' ■ • ' DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

Everybody Loses To an alarming degree, college students are refusing to pay back bank loans made to finance their education. - According to the U.S. Office of Education, four per cent of the borrowers have defaulted on their federally-insured student loans, leaving the government with $lO million in unpaid loans. The default rate is four to eight times higher than most other types of bank loans because, as one banker says, “With students, we’re acting in the

Big Name Change Puzzle

A major oil company whose products are as familiar to U.S. motorists as Washington and Lincoln are to our school children has decided to change its name, and the namechanging process is a story in itself. The change was started in 1965, but actual work on the conversion began P/2 years ago. The company’s 26,000 service stations will require an average of 50 separate changes each. These include 50,000 major signs and two million smaller miscellaneous signs on dispensing pumps, service trucks and calendars. The company owns or leases 100 buildings. A team of architects and Two Golden Days Passenger trains are now almost a thing of the past. But, for those who have experienced the thrill of a train ride, it is an era that will never be forgotten. We wonder how many folks are still around who rode the fabulous old Boston and Maine — the “B & M” — from Boston, Massachusetts to points North in New Hampshire, Maine and . Vermont? There are a few who still remember, not only the trains, but a /-> very special conductor. Those who met - \him will never forget Guy E. Philbrick. L ' As any of the old timers can tell you, - all train rides were not happy occasions. Many of them were sad; a son going off to war, a visit to a hospital, or to start a long journey away from home and loved ones. Nearly every “run” a tearful departure could be seen. But Guy Philbrick was very sensitive to sadness he saw; after all, his job required him to be away from home and family for long days and nights. He therefore sought to comfort those in distress, and for that purpose he carried in his pocket a number of poems and writings which helped to lighten the heart of many a traveler. One of our correspondents ran across one of these treasures recently, and would like to share it with you. Read on, and you will see why. There are two golden days in the week about which I never worry; two care-free days, kept sacredly free from fear and apprehension. One of these days is yesterday. Yesterday, with its cares and frets and all its pains and aches; all its faults, its mistakes and blunders, has passed forever beyond my recall. I cannot undo

to THE editor

Express Appreciation

To the Editor: This brief note is an attempt to express appreciation to all the wonderful people, present and gone, who in any helpful way, knowingly or unknowingly, contributed to the growth of the Henry — Anne Stieglitz family. Henry and Anne Stieglitz are very fortunate people (includmany reasons and factors

EDITORIALS

personal control) for they have lived to be honored by relatives and friends on their 50th wedding anniversary. Truly, virtue is its own reward. Yet the Stieglitz family expresses appreciation and thankfulness for the many fond memories of this shared celebration. How does one measure the significance of this milestone to the children and to the parents 0

dark. They don’t have credit records.” When professional collection agents must be sent out to track down delinquent borrowers on such a scale as this, something is seriously wrong. If the U.S. is to maintain its strength and integrity as a nation, its citizens must fulfill their responsibilities. The hypocritical acceptance of aid from a system many student defaulters despise is worse than anything that system has been accused of.

engineers have been employed to make sure that the new building signs are in keeping with the architecture of each building. Then there are some 300 million new forms and stationery to be ordered. More than 25,000 signs at production and well sites must be changed, and, lastly, the company’s name as it appears on wind socks at private and municipal airports must not be Overlooked. If you think changing your address —or the name of your sister or daughter when she gets married calls for some effort and readjustment | just think of the problems of a large corporation that wishes to change its name.

an act that I wrought, I cannot unsay a word I said. All that it holds of my life is in the hands of God Almighty. Save for the beautiful memories that linger like the perfume of roses in the heart of the day that is gone, I have nothing to do with yesterday. It was mine... now it is God’s. And the other day I do not worry about is Tomorrow. Tomorrow with all its possible adversities, its burdens, its perils, its large promises and poor performance, is as far beyond my mastery as its dead sister, Yesterday. Its sun will rise in roseate splendor, or behind a mask of weeping clouds ... but it will rise. Save for the Star of Hope that gleams on the brow of Tomorrow, shining with tender promise into the heart of Today, I have no possession in that unborn day of grace. All else is in the safe keeping of the Infinite Love that is higher than the stars, wider than the skies, deeper than the seas. Tomorrow is God’s day. It will be mine. There is left for myself, then, but one Day in the week... Today! Any man can fight the battles of Today. Any woman can carry the burdens of just One Day. Any one can resist the temptations of Today. It is only when we willfully add the burden of those two awful eternities, Yesterday and Tomorrow, that We break down. Therefore, I think, and I do, and I journey but one day at a time — Today. Dutifully I run my course and work my appointed task on that one Day that is ours, God takes care of Yesterday, and Tomorrow. — Hoosier Democrat

Surely, parents find it comforting to hear tribute about the results of their toil and tribulations. Certainly, children are blessed when they have the time to mature sufficiently to acknowledge appreciation to living parents about the consequences of the parental care and dedication. We are very appreciative of the nurturing help that our parents and we, the children, received from relatives, friends, neighbors, acquaintances, teachers in the Miller Country school, leadersfn the Apostolic Christian church, teachers in the Milford schools and citizens in the Milford community. There is no way in which we will be able to adequately repay or even thank each helper. We can only hope that we will also be good examples and that we will demonstrate similar dedication and helpfulness to those we touch in our journey through life. Lawrence Stieglitz

Copley News Service \ W ■ The sound of liberty

Harvesting Safety

Now that soybeans and corn harvest is under way in Kosciusko county, farmers are reminded to “play it safe” when operating harvesting equipment. This reminder comes from Scott Hom, chairman of the Kosciusko County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASC) Committee. Fall is a busy time for farmers, the chairman said, and while one-third of all farm accidents happen during the summer months, another onefourth happen in the fall. Not every farm has the latest equipment, Mr. Hom explained, and some of the older pieces of equipment lack some of the advantages of recent safety research developments. He said too that many farmers remove

— Special Report from Washington — NIXON’S FOUR MORE YEARS AND WHAT THEY’LL BE LIKE By Jack Anderson 1972 Pulitzer Prize Winner for National Reporting (Copyright, 1972, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)

WASHINGTON-Next January 20, President Nixon will begin four more years in the White House. For the first time in his political career, he can follow his convictions without worrying about the voters. Some intimates say he has the capacity for greatness during his final four years. Others worry that he is vindictive and might use his new political freedom to reward his friends and punish his enemies. Here are our predictions: f In foreign affairs, the President will dedicate himself during the years ahead to achieving his goal of an era of peace. He will succeed, we predict, in withdrawing the United States from the wars in Southeast Asia. He will also end the cold war era and reduce tensions with the Communist superpowers. Before his term is ended, we predict, the United States will recognize Communist China and restore normal trade relations with both China and Russia. He will fail, however, to prevtnt war in the Middle East. At home, we predict, the President will revert to his basic conservative nature and go back to a tighter money policy. This will hold down

protective shields and guards and defeat the efforts of machinery manufacturers to provide safe and efficient equipment. Mr. Hom reminds farmers to keep the following safety points of the National Safety Council in mind as they harvest their crops this fall. — Read and heed the operator’s manuals. Keep the manuals handy and in good condition. Follow recommendations on maintenance and operating procedures to get maximum performance, economy and use from your equipment. — Always shut off the power. Many accidents involve running machines, especially corn harvesters. Stop the machine before

inflation, at a cost of nagging unemployment and mild recession. We also predict a Democratic Congress will dig deeper into the Watergate, ITT, grain and other scandals. The President on election night went out of his way to praise his two embattled campaign aides, John Mitchell and Maurice Stans, who are implicated in the Watergate scandal. This is the tip-off that the President will back up his aides and cover up the scandal. Mitchell, we predict, will remain a close confidante but will not return to the cabinet. Stans will be given a top appointment — outside the cabinet. 1 In short, we predict Richard Nixon will distinguish himself as a peace president but will be badly tarnished by scandal during the next four years. — Have Jetstar, Will Travel — Globetrotter Henry Kissinger could take a few travelling lessons from John Shaffer, chief of the Federal Aviation Agency. Shaffer, we've discovered, is one of the most travelled men in the Nixon Administration. Shaffer, who insists that it's his solemn duty to “monitor the national aviation system.'' accomplishes this goal by fly-

you unclog, adjust or lubricate it even to brush or pull out a corn stalk. — Keep your guards on. Shields and guards are on your equipment for your protection. Never operate without them. Be alert to belts, chains, and gears while you are working. — Leave the little ones at home. Youngsters like to ride with daddy, but riding on or playing near powerful farm machinery is not for small children. Keep them out of work areas. — Be prepared. Your equipment might be in fine shape but how about you? If possible, avoid operating equipment when you are ill, taking strong medications, are tired, or when worry, emotional upsets and other problems are severe enough to make it difficult to be a safe operator.

ing around at public expense in a sleek Lockheed Jetstar. We have reported in the past how Shaffer’s “monitoring” has taken him to such vacation spots as Orlando, Florida, where he played golf with Arnold Palmer. Most recently, the FA A chief flew in his government Jetstar to Pittsburgh for the 25th anniversary of the Pittsburgh airport. Then he decided it was a nice day for golf. So he flew across country to his favorite golf course at Augusta, Georgia. Three of his friends wanted to go to Miami. So he ordered his government pilot to drop them off 300 miles further south in Miami. We have learned the identity of the three friends whom Shaffer let use his government plane. They are Thornton Ferguson, President of Modern Air Transport; Robert Lando, head of a Pittsburgh advertising agency; and Jay Van Vechten, who heads Lando’s Miami office. They flew to Miami while Shaffer played golf in Augusta with executives of General Electric. — Intelligence Reports — GEORGE WHO?-The Chinese public was told almost nothing about the American election campaign. The average Chinese citizen, for example, never heard of George McGovern. But a daily bulletin, called Reference News, has < given the Chinese Communist cadres a surprisingly accurate account of the campaign de- < velopments. The re-election of President Nixon, therefore, j came as absolutely no surprise < to the Chinese Communists. CONFIDENT THIEU —The ] secret intelligence reports out i of Saigon contain an interesting omen that President Thieu j is confident of remaining in j power. The Centeral Intelli- ] gence Agency notes, signifi- <

Know Your ' Indiana Law _ aK) < By JOHN J. DILLON Attorney at Law This is a public service article explaining provisions of Indiana law in general terms.

'Falsifying Odometer Reading'

One of the pitfalls that has always faced a person purchasing a second-hand car, or one that has been previously used as a demonstrator, is that that person could not rely upon the mileage indicated on the odometer. The odometer is that indicater which generally appears within the speedometer which indicates the number of miles a vehicle has traveled. Most persons purchasing cars which have been previously used have been forced to make a judgment on the condition of the car without reference to the mileage shown on the odometer because it is a well known, common practice to either disconnect the odometer, thereby registering no mileage, or to set the odometer indicater back showing less miles on a vehicle than it has actually traveled. Some states have passed legislation prohibiting tampering with the odometer and making it a crime to falsify the mileage on a vehicle. Many states do not have any specific law covering the setting back of an odometer. Indiana is one of those states which has no law prohibiting this. The falsifying of the mileage on an automobile has nevertheless been the basis for civil suits in Indiana in which the purchaser contended this was a false representation knowingly made by the seller to induce a purchase to buy a car believing it had traveled less miles than in fact it had traveled. Because automobiles are transferred readily from state to state in interstate commerce, and because many states have no law covering odometer readings, Congress has seen fit to enter this field and pass a law making it a crime to tamper with an odometer reading on a motor vehicle. A recent Federal law makes it a crime to falsify the reading on the odometer of a motor vehicle, and anyone who knowingly tampers with an odometer is subject to a $1,500 fine or a fine equal to three times the actual damages suffered by a person who purchases an automobile

cantly, that the men around Thieu have made no attempt to smuggle their money out ofthe country and to start slipping off to the French Riviera. If they expected the Communists to take over Saigon, the CIA notes, President Thieu’s top officials would be quietly clearing out of the country with their fortunes. ARMY COUP AVOIDED— Egypt’s President Sadat has completely shaken up his high command to prevent a military coup, according to intelligence reports. He had picked up reports, apparently, that a new military junta might attempt to seize power from him. Sadat has now taken what amounts to personal / command of the army. OLD CHIANG ILL—The CIA reports that Old Chiang Kai-shek is seriously ill and that his son, Chiang Chingkuo, has taken oyer effective control of Taiwan k The death of old Chiang, if it should come, would have little effect upon this Asian trouble spot. — Political Potpourri — Bobby Baker and his wife Dorothy have been having marital problems since Baker left prison last June. Baker will soon leave for a long trip to the Orient. His pretty wife will remain behind... Spirits are low at Ralph Nader’s headquarters. Some have always complained that Nader drives his staff too hard. But lately his staff appears especially dispirited and disorganized. The recently completed Congress Project put a tremendous strain on Nader’s pooped Raiders... Democrats are expected to meet early in January to replaced Congressman Hale Boggs as House Majority Leader. Insiders say Majority Whip Tip O’Neil from Massachusetts is the odds-on choice.

with a misleading odometer reading. The law further makes it unlawful to sell or use any device which makes it possible to tamper with an odometer reading. If it is necessary for a mechanic when making legitimate repairs to an odometer to return the mileage reading to zero, then under the law a statement must be posted in the vehicle stating this was done giving the date and the mileage on the odometer when it was reset at zero. Os course a mechanic is permitted to make legal repairs to the speedometer or odometer providing the mileage is not in any way changed. It is probable that with this new Federal law in effect persons wishing to buy an automobile which has previously been driven can now place greater reliance upon the mileage shown on the odometer in the automobile. It is also probable that sellers of automobiles will be very careful not to change mileage since they can be sued for treble damages for the intentional misrepresentation of an automobiles true mileage. Copyright 1972 by John J. Dillon and Social Security Q — My neighbor was hurt recently in an automobile accident and will be off work for a long time. Can he receive Social Security for himself and his family? A — Your neighbor should contact the Social Security office at once to file an application. This will enable the office to determine if he and his family meet the requirements for benefits. He should not wait since it does take time for the decision to be made.