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02 Sunday New-i Lei Letters News Leader Combined Sunday Edttum nf Leader and Press and Springfield Daily New StLSGnEU NEWSPAPERS. INCORPORATED. PIBUSHFRS CI Boonville. Springfield. Missouri ((SMI) TELEPHONE U44tl MPO BOX 7M (taMII Member wf The Asaaciated Presa A Gannett Newspaper A cartoon to the opiMion "And when that bearded man lid down the chimney, il cami the nocfc off me!" In our A rrrtVtp of editoria that appeared in The Daily "Setct or Lender and tail tteek.

"Toe mack food' Is It morally reprehensible of the to have oa band price-depressing mountains of grain while so many go hungry around the world' The New York Times seems to think it is We don't. We note the inadequacy of handling, storage and distribution facilities in the poorest countries. We ask ho is supposed ta pay for feeding the world, if it were possible But we grant that farmers would be morally wrong IF good intentions could be used to pay off their bank notes But the banks want money Willy worked The New Pride program in Denver. Coki a federally-funded attempt lo consolidate the services available lo youthful criminals, is working One of the offenders successfully rehabilitated, a prison-bound teen-ager named Willy, was a much better investment for I'mie Sam than police gear, we say Successes like this remind that VSxss.s Only on Why tcere the Purple Aces flying an aged, 'bargain9 charter plane? editor DEBORAH A DOYLE Route I. Macomb public image, and that wuuM have made the mode of transportation --cepUhle to the administration The gross annual tmsaroe generated by the Evansville team has been esti mated at IWn.bfW Had the administra Hon carefully pondered the high dollar value of its properly, it's not likely that it would have dared risk that championship team such shaky trans portaUon College administrations are usually smarter than iha; when comes to money matters Perhaps she subject administration sjretched the cvsi-cutltng procedures a bit too far this time Bookkeeping overkill might call it But then the hall masting the cam pus flars didn cost a cent extra Hhm DRK NpnngfteM insurance 'crisis' 2 The msuram that wrwte the product luhiht.v jt the time the occurred was responsible (The cvm pan musl p.i tor claims on prxduvi nianufactunHi even though made prtor when the eompanv wrote coverage Thus the attorneys rompantes, ni legislatures are rightly wnfused nd we have an aisorney claimisu that insurer are confused ami oBr'.

art too congested Mvinwhile in ton our hief claims that tb problems in the courts hevause if petxt-nl of meru a ttnrne are inc very good nd st) have another insurant irisis By the way did you know iftat l7x it is estimated that eighs ot Km attorneys will be sued for maipraclin Who defend th nsuraniv lompanv nd a led 'hough ss was Ml. II XKt 1 KI IXY President 1 I Relix I Haswell ompanirs sprtngfieM 9 He can't kill I would like la respond to Farley Lewi pro-deer bunting letter l( Mr la is and the other deer hunter bunted deer lor the reasatts that be slated. I would have no bjex thn However. I centred that the reasons ke gave are poppycock First. I think jrau would be bard prevsed to find a deer hunter "standing perfectly still on tree stand for two hours in the freeiing cold" because be felt sorry tor those poor little deer and wanted to save them from a "slow- ago-nuing death from starvation That deer hunter Is standing there because he thinks (hat it is lun ta kill deer Mr Lewis atsw made a comment about "the hundred at en they butcher every day for the market The inference of that remark.

1 assume, is that the deer hunter ts just trying tn put food on the family table Again. I say. poppycock According lo Mr lars, "fcrss than percent of the hunters were successful When you consider the hundreds of dollars the hunter has tn equipment, the time taken off work, the vacation lime that could have been spent with the lamtly, etc that food must be very expensive when it reaches the family table And what about the Stt percent that come home empty handed Deer hunting cannot be defended on es-onomieal grounds. They are out there hunting because they are hav mg fun killing deer I do not object tn killing for food and I am perfectly willing tn do it myself, although reluctantly 1 simply cannot understand how a person can enjoy kilt ing a living thing VKRNOS KNIGHT Springfield Let it be happy Christmas donations for residents of Sunshine Acres and Grand Acres Rest Homes will be greatly appreciated. Regardless of all the recent controversy and publicity, the staff and board members intend for all residents lo have a happy Christmas We thank clubs, churches and other organuatwns for the help they give, and if anyone else would care to help, please send yovr donations to JOHN GRF.rl.NFR.

IS! NATIONAL, SPRINGFIELD. MO JOHN UREKNER Chairman. Greene County Association for Sat-tal Services Religion not comedy On IVs 1. I put an ad in your paper resiucsting a lawyer As one of the re spouses, 1 received btmklet with a big mind favr and broad smile it The captwwi on it said. "Smile, Somtitidy Loves You tn the booklet, it (juetes verses from the Bible, and the back sjcts.

if yuu have trusted Christ as yxHir Saviour today, please sign your name below and send to the address given so that we may send you ether tntomtattoa to help you in your new Christian life It is rubber stamped, i.ary Hanover fc Kearney, Bo church affiliation is mentioned If it truly a church program, then 1 of th.ir method of reach ing converts, for each community is ca jvaNe taking care of their own people But it it was sent a a means of being cute or tunny. I can assure the sender that religion is not to be used as a Uwl tf comedy If the sender would get in touch with me I would be glad to give him my professional help OR POTTER Doctor of Div inity Mount VerntMi Sunday RESEARCH tehich two MV profeor did for the CIA nhoured that Runsian weather forecasting i no better than our. So Ruian who hear weatherman my there will be no freezing had better watch their teppet. -tt ii THE STATE patnd mid a car carrying the gorernor exceeded the 53 mite-an-hour peed limit, but that "we're all human a line yewi might try the nest time Smoker auk vM4, "here the pre?" ii -A ii MISSOTRI won a first place award for if afety record in pupil transportation. But, husdriring buddy he till in jeitpardy from paper wad.

ii ii is TAXES paid by the arerage American hare gone up 59 percent in the past fire year. Nothing certain but death and up. HASKBILUSCS Did they enjoy it? nm evening I took my hill granddaughter shopping. She anted in buy a gift fur her little brother and line of her cousin. The money the had which was was not money thai someone had just given to her she had worked for it by picking up walnuts and was so proud that she had earned her own money to spend for Christmas instead getting from Momma and Daddy We were in Toy-O, and the money fell out of the envelope in which he was carrying it By the time she noticed it and vie looked around some-one had pu-ked it up and kepi it.

not trytng to find out who it belonged to If anyone could have seen the look on her little face when she noticed her money was gone, they would not soon forgei She was so hurt and cried so pitiful it just hroke my heart I told her someone had pu ked il up and to try to forget about it She said she i-oulilr. I forget about it, and why would someone do that and not try to find out whose it was Even she is smart enough to know they should have taken it to the desk Mos! of the people in that -tore were couple, with children How would any of you felt had it been your child" You ee vu really leach our children ali ihey know mi a lot of times they should not he blamed for the way they grow up I hope whoever picked up the mom and kept it has really enjoyed hat $1 iha! my little granddaughter worked for OPALTROTTFR Springfield Who grabbed glory? I always enjoy the editorial comment concerning great variety of subjects but I did have ene brief comment concerning the tatement last Sunday in regard to the tax bracket proposal for which Rep. Stone received all the credit, and the accusation thai a Demo era! would snatch thu terrific idea away As a matter of fact. Rep Steve Gard-ner la Democrat) already had this bill in the mill, and 1 co-signed the measure before Stoner came up with the idea I wrote Bill a nice letter indicating to him that I had already tried to work cooperatively with all the other Greene ounty delegation, and I trust that we can continue with this kind of relationship to the betterment of our city our county and our state FRED LYNN State Representative District 148 Springfield It ivorks two ways Those who support a right to work movement do so as a matter of principle It is an assertion of freedom which fiei value and wish to see protected by Workers who voluntarily join a union are asserting their freedom of hone Why not grant the same free dorti to those who do not wish lo join'" There would be no conflict between the two factions if unions did not make the effort to coerce workers as they have been known lo do in some sections of the country I have read many times in various periodical thai there is less unrmploy mem in states that have a right to work law than in Mates where union mem bcrship is compulsory This, and other economtt advantages have led .11 states to pass a right to work law The main argument of the unions against right to work is that the union must represent all members mm. members as well as members in a bargaining situation This they say is not fair This objection ran be over come A recent bill presented by Sen Orrm Hatch would allow workers freedom Si chihre in regard to joining a union but at the same lime would relieve union of obligation to represent mm.

member (Or thus provision could be inserted into a state right to work bill presented to the mate legislature If such a law should be passed it would remove union objection right to work unlesk labor leaders want to con trol the government, as they have been accused UilS SARtiF.NT Springfield a big man Sometimes its very hard to admit thai you'vr made a mistake, big or small It usually so much easier nut to admit tt I admire Judge Julia Squibb very much for admitting that ha 'i mad mistakes that have led to problem with the nursing home board, the Planning and Zoning Department and others It take a big man to aland up and say I'm sorry Maybe this is the beginning of getting (bene problem straightened out BEVERLY RF.r.O Rot Are Volunteer At this time nf year when giving i encouraged, auknowledgmenl should he given la Hit tvf jro give nf yourselves thriHtjjhwrt the whole year You who work with crippled children, visit tn nursing home. give friendly support to truuMed adult, child. family, help provide recreation for young some criminals can be salvaged, that the belief in punishment to fit the crime is' na excuse for failing to invest energy and money that laa rescue such people as illy taalt? The slatting of the campaign for state no-fault insurance laws, we think, is not the fault of the no-fault concept It is a sound idea, we believe. The problem is putitc ignorance of what no-fault is all about Bui we oppose a national no-fault law on the ground that federal standards couldn't adequately provide for variations in the circumslances of the states George wanld da AEL-CTO chtef George Meany wants the to declare war on the international economy by adopting stiffly protectionist barriers lo the entry of foreign goods Meany 's plan is a recipe for disaster, we argue Protectionism must shrink the total volume of world trade, triggering recessions in the U.S and elsewhere, wiping out jobs and crippling the export-dependent American farm sector and that's just for openers Mill (cont.) be ignored There is not and never ha been a Britain community The mill is located on Highway almost four miles west of Halltown Staff- writer Mark Goodman made hi dateline Miller. Mo he put Let ha in the wrong family, called me an expert and said that the mill had a new roof It had more than that.

It was built from scratch by my friends and 1 on founda Hons built about IK57 iH by William and George Likens, natives of County Berry. Ireland The Turnback Mill is alive again, but a long way from being restored Thr tremendous grindstone is a inch run of buhrs Here at the mill wc have a large block of Carthage marble It will be thr memorial stone and will carry three names Allie and Wash Britain and l.etha Britain Cameron Also nn it will be the motto of Bill Cameron's Irish Infantry Regiment, now the motto of the Turnback Mill Ich Dien I Serve BILL CAMERON Ash Grove Merrv Vie, ftlirisf mas Merry Christmas lo rvrryune. To all my blood and kin To all my patient readers. To the players who lose ar win Merry Christmas to the happy l) guy' ho got thu paper on its way Ignore that silly question mark. They are happy both night or day And so are all the guys and gals Ihe hospitals, with Jobs to do.

I wish thai in their service They will be happy, ton Merry Christmas to aur loved one. ho have kept our heart aglow Merry Christmas to mil servants. ho must work in rain ar snow Now, if perchance. I have mused. A Merry Cfcrntmat tonne and nil Just ait down at the telephone And give a Chrtslma call! -WALTER KENT The television news showed the flags flying at half-mast at the Cniversity of Kvansuile, The decision to per form that demonstration of grief and sympathy was an easy decision for the university's administration to make The airplane that cremated the university's basketball team, a was about 49 years old It was designed 4i years ago, was considered obsolete and went out of production at least 18 year, before the Evansville boys were horn The DC-l charter was absolutely the cheapest means of hauling a team by air to an adjoining state If Hert.

us National or Budget had got the contract and had shown up with 40-year-old automobiles for taxiing the team, people would have laughed and that would have heen damaging to the university's Consumer pays Product liability has joined no-do ai malpractice as a "crisis' area and the cost of insurance is being passed along to the ultimate consumer Recently an attorney wrote that this crisis brought about because manufacturers and physicians had gotten awav with murder A survey was made of 24 452 priuci claims closed between July I sh anl March 15, 1977 This survey showed the follow ing I More than thirds of the i latm are SLOT or less However on average ha; payment for bodily injury amounted to ttJSH per claim and for prop erty damage 1 Almost 25 percent of bodilv mturv pavmetvl tioiiars represent of sidle employer neeligvme 4 Legal defense cost paid tv loiiipa me amounted to IS -Si per lam, re gardlevs of how the claim was i)efene cost an reach US het-taken to court i When a lawsuit filed. less lhan 4 percent go al! the way la a court ver diet and then less than IS percent ol the defendants are fcvund liable An analysts at this point indicate that for every $196 in premium dollars 77 is paid out in km and expens li is doubtful that manufacturers rouirf view this a profitable way to do buss less To add further to the crisis state Supreme Courts within dav each other gave us the following a law 1 The insurance company thai wrote produ1 liability at time of manu fai lure of vale was responsible for loss payment (The policy may have ex pired and the insurer is still required to pay People are honest dida think very manv hones! people existed in this day and age I was hospital patient this past week and left my suitcase in the parking lot of Cot Medical Center I thank frd for the kind. hnet person or persons wroi turned it in at the hospital Since I cannot thank them person ally. I hope they read this in yur paper bless them for their hn esty Someday they wtll be well re warded WHS I.OYD MY f'Rs Kverton ventures people. serve on community board, supervise and support volunteer Much more ha been given this year because of your willingnes la serve Enjoy the Holiday you embody the (8ptril nf Christmas! If oi are.nol volunteering hot are interested in doing no, rail the Voluntary Action enter tV AC.

Wl Fire drills detectors advised Turnback In your Be our guest space, dated Dec 4 1977. a hold headline stated. Descendant sets record straight on old Turnback Mill The writer. Mrs Barbara Soulhwick did not set anything straight Instead she made an attack on one Bill Ca tneron who never harmed her or her family in alfty way Staff Photographer Art Evans did a craftsman's job with his camera In those two you have for your use. both truth and beauty Thanks.

Art. for Ureal pictures of an almost authentic reproduction of an old American gnst mill Thanks also to the vers kind reporter Susan truce Kelly, whose article was referred to as being two years old I have told Susan and others that la-tha mother died in Republic in 1914 and that Alva Britain and his wife took the little girl lo raise, that her first memo ries were of Ihe old null and Ihe geese that she saw there I. being part Celtic, feel in my bear! that that lovely child is stilt at Turnback Il would have been fine with me if a Britain had married a Likens, then l.etha would have been related to a lovely lady who. when a teen age girl came from Kilrea. Ireland (William Li kens birthplace) and later was wed to Wash Likens son of Wiilijmi Lken-Mrs Wash Likens told me the story the Likens family and her own tamp bell family while she still lived nn Cat h.Hiu Street in Springfield in 192 Hill Cameron would possibly tell a lie to help a friend, bul he is not a liar He his never misrepresented the story of Turnback lo anyone That includes re porter and writers, who like Hill Cameron, often make mistakes Bill Cameron is not and never has been an expert Come to the null and see his crude work on mill and mill race These show no expertise I do aot want the Britain family or anyone to tolerate me I'd much rather Tip of hat TO MERCHANTS of the Brentwood Shopping Center, who earmarked a percentage of their tales or made di feet pledge to the American Diabetes Association The money will be used for public education, diabetes detee Imk, patient education, and profe saoaal odtH-nttaaj and research Wish the advent of winter wealber we see a in the papers about smoke detectors Not only do we see ads sel ling the detectors, but we see articles extolling their virtues This ev all tor ihe best for no home today should be without at leasl one unit in it What doe bwther me is thai a of people still don have one because they can decide what unit to buy thev are not sure how to install it thev don know where to install od they are not sure what maintenance wtll be re quired We of the Battlefield Volunteer Eire and Resne IVpartmrnl can an wer these quest Os for you None of the alio let I've read stres ses the iniporlame of fire drills planned escape routes.

A lot nf adults do not know the best escape rwules from a fire, let above the children at re give a cwue examples Last February I installed smeke delev tors in a split level home with the txedroems located over the garage I asked the lady if she had shown her children the best cm ape route in vase fire She said she had told them that if the stairs were Mocked, they were to jump to the driveway, approximately II or 14 Iret below Of raursir, thu would be OK a a last resort, but their parents' rxvwrn was just across the hall and their window opened onto the bask lawn, about lb feet below Aim. there is a special Lad dee on the market, which even a child ran put out the window and clinih down The lady now na a new plan and if there is a fire, she will most likHv hav her children not only safe hot un injured The ex'Wnd example scares me even mere A rwupte I bad talked to pur tboard a sllwke detetlwf a lew Wiwuibs agn They were convinced wl the value nf tire drill until last week They were dncwsMng name men! death not he mate The wife made the state ment that a prrstva wasnt safe any where One chits! spok up and said. That isn true. Mother, you re safe in Heaven The other younger child said Or in a cke-H Think about it Where would that child hnle if at I a be was awakened from a sound sleep with the alarm screaming in his car Would you have ume to search all the closets, look under the tsrd or perhaps in the bathraom Eire drills take the fear out and make it just a servoias game Wherexer you buy a detector, it sh.su Id be done now t.FilRUF SPARK WAN HattlrffeW Eire and Rescue H.wite 1 Brwkline Ihmk to subsidies There is a lot wl confusH nut only about the importexport problemv but the "Jeniih prubaenx If we allow im port rvstrsvtMtn. the we are mfla loxnary bound On the other hand, if we dun 't, we arm I' Labor dtspwle are settled under the gxn- of "unfair trade white at the same time foreign "cwm petition'' is bwiMiag (or weeupymg) plants on l' tad It should come as aw surprise that most large companies are oa kuager past wa I tonal rxsrporntton.

and even as aVmth has done, they are part ol the growing number of thsne who have en tered the league of Rvu ItmatMoaK Why then sbouM bottwni line with more government subsidies (welfare) to support both worker and cvasatmrr II will never hot iota hoe' It it to give, the appraranc of those nil quoted cliche MMb aw job stability' awd a decent living newme' Tn llsat I reply Mi familiar rbtcb. ItPtK' DAVID DICKIE 9t ip.