The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 January 1973 — Page 4

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Simple arithmetic Mr. John O’Riley, writing in The Wall Street Journal, struck at the heart of the tax and inflation problem when he observed, “A man is often heard to complain that his income, though growing, has trouble rising fast enough to keep ahead of the climb in his taxes. Is there any reason why it necessarily should? Say a man. has ten dollars of income. And say he spends seven himself and three, through taxes, in public outlays. Now chooses, through his representatives in government, to spend four dollars of the ten on public services. Is it remarkable that he

FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA FOR 1972 BALANCE RECEIPTS NAME OF FUND DISBURSED BALANCE Jan. 1, 1972 1971 197 J D«c. 31,1973 $-23,546.12 $1,561,253.40 County Revenue $1,130,626.10 » 407,081.18 19,711.83 612,510.02 County Welfare 534,603.51 97,618.34 142.62 65,001.34 County Health Dept. 48,927.61 15,931.11 131,294.05 951,356.22 County Highway 1,006,362.05 76,288.22 166,777.77 103,443.15 Arterial Rd. 8. Street 135,814.52 134,406.40 96.822.73 113,980.62 Cumulative Bridge 115,462.94 95,340.41 124,672.04 328,729.26 Cumulative Court House 358,000.00 95,401.30 58,699.90 61,980.75 General Drain Imp. 24,835.84 95344.81 91,975.87 103,895.58 Ditch Maintenance 117,697.32 78,174.13 339.50 11,152.55 Health & Accident Ins. 11,186.05 306.00 122,400.48 Fed. Withholding Tax 122300.48 15,782.60 St. Gross Withholding 15,782.60 86,652.93 OASI Deductions 86,652.93 4,762.96 OASI Twp. 4,759.85 Hl 22,722.58 PERF 22,722.35 -23 5,575.92 2,000.00 Welfare Trust Clearance 915.35 6,660.57 3,084.49 Warsaw Del. Sewage 3,084.49 4,168.58 Winona Lake Del. Sewage 4,168.58 94.56 Syracuse Del. Sewage 94.56 102.79 Pierceton Del. Sewage 102.79 145.06 Congressional Principal 145.06 -49.20 1,257.19 Congressional Interest 1,125.18 82.81 100.00 Pleasant View Cem. Assn. 100.00 - 28 23 64 02 Pleasant View Cem. Interest 84.00 8.25 13,973.97 s,a,e Forestry Tax 13,973.97 ' 7*524.20 s,ate Fair Bd - Tax 7,524.20 115,925 84 Township Tax 115,925.84 36,605.89 7 901,463 71 General School Tax 7,901363.71 668,902 80 Debt Service 668,902.80 23.00 19.00 D °9 Tax Collected Treas. 42.00 55.832.12 Civil Township Bond 55,832.12 25,925.09 Township Recreation Tax 25,925.09 179,043.77 Township Fire Ftg. Tax 179,043.77 11,547.22 Township Cum. Fire Equp. 11,547.22 227,813.38 Library Operating Tax 227,813.38 26.344.70 Library Bond Tax 26,344.70 1,634,346.12 School Cum. Bldg. 1,634,346.12 24,155.84 Town Cum. Sewer 24,155.84 1,092,222.08 General Corp. Tax 1,092,222.08 43.662.71 street Tax 43,662.71 6,512.88 7 Town Cum. Fire Equip. 6,512.88 69,043.76 Gen. Corp. Bond Tax 69,043.76 40.278.13 Cemetery Tax 40,278.13 2,160.24 city Planning Tax 2,160.24 • 44,151.17 . Park 8, Recreation Tax 44,151.17 44,590.33 Aviation Tax 44,590.33 35,703.83 Police Pension 35,703.83 2,160.24 Fireman Pension 2,160.24 43,099.07 215,054.02 Inheritance Tax 198,039.15 60,113.94 9,404.72 Gross Income Tax 9,404.72 3,492.00 Crime Control Fund 3,492.00 2,550.00 Crime Control Action Grant 2,550.00 , t 5,158.65 15,475.95 Riverwood Ranch 20,634.60 2,605.00 5,425.00 Docket Fees 8,030.00 50.00 Bond Forfeitures 50.00 3,338.00 7,172.00 LEA Training 10,510.00 3,301.00 LEA Building ' 3,301.00 13,799.00 26,369.88 st. Pros. Att'y. 40,168.88 396.00 320.00 st. Counsel Fees 716.00 3,193 34 7,156.06 judicial Fees 10,349.40 13,999.75 42,945.45 Fines 8. Forefeitures 54,320.20 2,625.00 2ao - 70 Motor Vehicle Hwy. Civil Pen. 260.70 4,259.00 Surplus Dog Fund 4,259.00 204.75 1,923.95 Surplus Tax 1,446.73 481.97 140.50 4,428.73 Tax Sale Redemption 4,428.73 140,50 2,068.23 570.32 Tax Sale Surplus 503.87 2,134.68 - 39,639.00 Federal Revenue Sharing 39,639.00 $797,346.86 $16,932,593.47 $16,445,254.12 $1,284,686.21 DETAILED REPORT OF COUNTY REVENUE . RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS Balanceon Hand January 1,1972 $-23,546.12 $ General Property Tax 1,245,845.22 ■ Bank, Bldg. 8. Loan 8,967.78 Excise Tax 102,323.13 Intangibles, Co. Share from State 48,395.00 Inheritance, Co., Share from State 15,741.86 410 40 Alcoholic Beverage, St. Distribution A 4,884.40 Gross Income-On Real Estate from Treas. 95.00 Surplus Dog Fund, Co. Share from State 585.97 \ Reimbursement from State-Judges Wages 8,356.99 Clerk Circuit 8, Superior Court-Fees 8, Exp. 20,702.46 51 897 28 Auditor Fees 8. Exp. 2,871.70 Treasurer-Feesß. Exp. 1,462 98 • 55 717 46 Recorder - Fees 8. Exp. 27,565.55 Sheriff — Fees 8, Exp. * 4,544.22 WMO 68 Surveyor — Fees 8. Exp. 17.66 19,518.12 Co. Agriculture Agent 32 236 52 Coroner • 4 ;, 4740 - County Assessor 23,970 24 Sale of County Property 7,780.00 Drainage Board ' 14 391 35 Prosecuting Attorney 14,367.83 7*271 21 Courts —All Courts expenses except Special Judges 85*159 49 Special Judges all courts per diem, exp. 8> reimb. 3,265 75 1 *789 10 Area Planning Commission o ‘ 14*396 51 ' Township Assessors including Wayne 8, Turkey Creek 60*134 08 Elections — All expenses Primary 8, General ■>» Registration of Voters . 3 '?2'" Court House —Operation Expense 40 972 67 Jail — Operation Expense 19*048 16 Civil Defense I*o2o 06 County Service Officer 5*425 25 County Commissioners Expense 14*025 71 Printing 8. Advertising 7 ‘ 4 » 7 '«i Insurance —All kinds 6*372 98 Premiums on Official Bonds *271 28 Refunds, Awards, Indemnities 8. Judgments , Rents, Receipts 8. Payments 8 067 23 Donations (Memorial Day) 150 00 Examination of Records , uninn imam County Council ’ 11420 00 County Attorney I'exn’m Board of Review ,7; Tax Adjustment Bd. 5: ZZ Road Viewers — Per Diem 8. Exp. 317 96 Burialof Soldiers, Sailors, Marines —Wives 8t Widows . 8 790 00 Soil Conservation 8, Survey c a' inn on 4-H Club 8> Co. Fair Contributions x'oxn mi Livestock Testing , 71LS0 Bounties 1,110 00 Exp. of Inmates in St. Institutions . 0 ~ Exp. of other Institutions (T.B. Patients) „ jS Transfer Tuition 5 taa 0* Change of Venue Costs aon cn Ass't. Mental Health 8, Retardation Centers ,w.w oxu.au Medical Care of County Inmates 1*199 45 ■ County Landfill Expenses ~ , 0 118*812’97 Non Motor Vehicle Plates 16,304.65 iia.812.97 Donation Humane Society 8, Warsaw Airport 9 983 10 t County Member Area Planning Comm. *IOO 00 Social Security — County's Share 21 xao u P.E.R.F. — County's Share ‘ 22H2 97 Refunds 81 Transfers . „ ' ' County Tax Sale Costs I'lon nn Miscellaneous interest ' 11 050 00 Building Structures Improvements 80 768 56 COUNTY REVENUE TOTALS ’ $1,537,707 28 $1,130,626.10 Balance December 31,1972 $ 407,081.18 The above schedule of the County General Fund and the Financial Statement of all Funds for the year 1972 have been approved this 15th day of January, 1972. LAWRENCE BUTTS FREDRICK W. GILLIAM Auditor, Kosciusko County GERALD SMALLEY MAURICE DORSEY Board of Commissioners

EDITORIALS

has only six dollars left instead of seven? Until a new mathematics is invented that can make, say, two and two equal five, it will always be that way.”

Are you one of the complainers who expects government to spend $4 for every $3 it takes from you in taxes and then wonders why there is inflation and why you can never make ends meet? If you are, you will continue to wonder until you’ve learned that the ancient rules of arithmetic apply to governments as well as individuals.

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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.

Reporting child abuse

Ctae of the greatest tragedies in our society is the child who is subject to serious physical injury inflicted upon him by a parent or a person responsible for his care and support. The reason that it is a tragedy is because of the fine line drawn between reasonable disciplinary measures and what actually amounts to child abuse. By the very nature of child abuse

JACK ANDERSON’S WEEKLY SPECIAL

WASHINGTON - The Army, alarmed over the sudden rise in drug addiction among troops in Europe, has adopted stringent measures to catch drug users and pushers. But the new measures, in turn, have alarmed civil rights lawyers who fear many innocent soldiers may be caught in the antidrug dragnet. We have uncovered one document, for instarice, which was issued last month by Gen. Anthony Daskevich in Stuttgart, Germany. He recommended that commanders develop informers and reward them for information. The general also suggested volunteer undercover patrols to be established to follow up on the informers’ tips. “Cars entering the post will be.checked and searched at random ...Volunteers will search buildings...stem to stern," wrote General Daskevich. The general urged his unit commanders to conduct frequent shakedown inspections and to bust pushers and users to the lowest rank as soon as evidence is available. To handle known drug users, the general recommended the removal of the suspect's pass privileges, his

it many times goes unreported. Neighbors who observe serious beatings of children are reluctant to report the same to the authorities because they feel they are intervening in someone else’s business. Also doctors who treat children for physical injury from beatings are reluctant to make a report to the authorities because of die relationship with the child

OF DRUGS AND RIGHTS by Jack Anderson (Copyright. 1973. by United Feature Syndicate. Inc.)

driver’s license, his civilian clothes, even the key to his room. If the suspect is married, wrote Daskevich. “he should be required to move into the barracks where he can be watched.” Such measures, the general insists, pose no threat to innocent soldiers. But civil liberties lawyers charge that innocent soldiers have already been hurt by some of the extreme methods used to catch the guilty. Double Dippers For years, we have criticized retired officers for double dipping from the federal treasury. The practice began nearly a decade ago when Congress passed the Dual Compensation Act. Thanks to this law, more than 78,000 retired military personnel today collect part of their pension and draw civil service pay at the same time. Double dipping has helped create a military spoils system, which encourages rigged recruitment, preferential treatment, unfair hiring and promotional practices. Retired militarymen frequently alert friends about to retire of job openings in the federal government. In some cases, jobs have been held open for months awaiting the

as a patient. The Indiana Legislature in an effort to reach this problem made it a misdemeanor to fail to report immediately knowledge of physical injury inflicted upon the child by the child’s parent qt guardian. This new law makes it mandatory for the person having information concerning child abuse to report'it to the county Welfare Department or other proper law enforcement agency in the county. Failure to make a report of child abuse can cause a person to be guilty of a misdemeanor which can bring a fine of SIOO and up to 30 days imprisonment. Once such a complaint is made the county Welfare Department must investigate the same and report its findings to the Prosecutor of the county. If the Prosecutor feels that sufficient facts are present to constitute probable cause of child abuse then he can commence

retirement of ranking military officers. In other instances, new jobs have been created solely to fit the needs of retiring officers. But among thfc worst abusers of the law are some 70 flag officers now working in the civilian government, Some of them collect more than ft sso,ooo a year from their combined military retirement and civilian pay. the juiciest double-dipping deal we have come across involves retired four-star Air Force Gen. Jacob Smart, who is now an assistant administrator at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. He collects around $58,000 a year, including more than $22,000 in retirement benefits. Other double-dippers include Lt. General Alfred Starbird, now a civilian at the Pentagon, Lt. Gen. Ben Davis, now <at Transportation and Brig. Gen. Frank Elliot at Agriculture. * One general is so overpaid, he voluntarily has cut his own salary by $14,000 a year. He is Gen. Jackson Graham, now chief of the Washington area Metro Authority, who accepts less than $38,000 of his authorized $52,000 salary. With $17,000 a year in retirement benefits, Graham would become the most lucrative double-dipper in the country if he accepted his full salary. Graham tells us that’s a distinction he can do without. ‘ Behind the Scenes IS HANOI HOPEFUL? - North Vietnam’s master negotiator, Le Due Tho, has been surprisingly moderate in his private conversations, in Paris. He has echoed Henry Kissinger’s October state-

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Congressional Corner — Earl Landgrebe Reports & From Washington

Condemns aggression by North Viet Nam

WASHINGTON, DC. — U.S. representative Earl F. Landgrebe (Indiana), made the following statement regarding the bombing of North Viet Nam. “To evaluate the recent bombing of North Viet Nam, one must keep the context of the present situation firmly in mind. North Viet Nam is clearly the aggressor; South Viet Natn is attempting to defend itself, not to take over North Viet Nam and rule it by force. The actions of North Viet Nam are, therefore, immoral and ought to be condemned by all those who value human life and recognize the right of human beings to exist free from tyranny. Any actions taken by either South Viet Nam or the United States in defense of South Viet Nam are morally justified. The Communists are thecause of all the bloodshed and have the power to end the war at any time by merely ceasing their aggression and agreeing to a peace settlement. “One might, of course, proceedings against the person or persons responsible. Since it is mandatory that a person report child abuse the Legislature wisely granted immunity from civil or criminal actions against any person making such report. It also grants immunity to persons who testify in a judicial proceeding against a defendant charged with child abuse. To insure that their testimony is available a physician who treats a child who has been abused or beaten can testify without the question of the physician-patient privilege being raised. Likewise any privilege between the husband and wife regarding the ability of each to testify against the other is waived. Thus under this law physicians and parents can testify with reference to physical injury inflictec) upon a child. It is also interesting to note that the child is likewise permitted to testify in a child abuse case regardless of the age of competency which is generally required in court testimony. It should be remembered that none of these statutes apply to the child who is injured accidently or through negligence.

ments that a cease-fire agreement is attainable and that only a few remaining problems need to be ironed out. This is opposite to the attitude he was expected to take. A secret intelligence analysis had suggested that he would be,grim and uncompromising as a reflection of Hanoi’s anger over the bombing. Nevertheless, the intelligence reports from Paris say Le Due Tho has been the model of reasonableness in his private conversations with diplomats., ° THE WRONG THING’ - It now appears that the famous underworld informer Joe Valachi never meant to say “Cosa Nostra,” which means “our thing,” in describing the underworld crime syndicate. We recently saw the old FBI records of Valachi’s initial interrogations. What'Valachi repeated throughout the questioning was the phrase “Causa Nostra,” which means “our cause.” The agent who questioned Valachi confirmed to us that the term "Cosa Nostra,’’ now a popular English idiom, was the result of a typographical error. STARS AGAINST NIXON - Liberal movie stars Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson and Julie Christie are so outraged over President Nixon’s failure to end the Vietnam War that they are considering measures to embarrass the President.publicly. Jack Nicholson has told us he will troop up to Capitol Hill next month in hopes of convincing » Congress to impeach the President. Nicholson insists he will follow through with the lobbying effort if a Vietnam settlement is not reached by February 20. , . ,

legitimately question our initial involvement in this horrible war. But the fact remains that at present we are there and three courses of action are open to us: (1) We can pull out immediately without a peace agreement, (2) We can continue our limited military defensive actions while continuing to negotiate for a just peace, (3) We can increase our pressure, military or otherwise, in order to force the North N Vietnamese to quickly agree to a more just peace agreement. “1116 first course of action appears to be advocated by many, but is totally unjustifiable on moral, humanitarian grounds. If we immediately pull out, hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese > would be slaughtered by the Communists. This has happened in every other area or country taken over by force by the Communists, and the Vietnamese Communists have —’ made it clear they intend to do the same. But even worse, from the U.S. standpoint, is that we would be leaving our prisoners of war to an uncertain fate. Our government is responsible for putting those men over there, and it is morally responsible for doing everything possible to secure their safe return. “The second possible course of action has, in essence, been our policy throughout the entire war — use enough force to defend the South, but not enough to make the North cease their aggression. This policy has resulted in the war lasting for over 10 years and is the cause of the high number of dead and wounded on both sides. Os the three possibilities, this is the worst. “The third possible course of action is, given the context, the most rational and moral. When one is dealing with mindless brutes, who, having no grasp of the concept of human rights, attempt to rule others by force, one’s only recourse is to selfdefense in the name of the protection of human life and welfare. “this does not mean that I wholeheartedly support the President’s current policy. I advocate increased pressure.