News Record from North Hills, Pennsylvania • Page 4

Our opinions It's not over yet IT'S not over yet. We're talking to McCandless residents, and to (oiks in other North Hills communities too. of course What's not over yet 1 Progress And change And that means new buildings where there aren't any now Construction of the new Pine Creek sewer by the McCandless Township Sanitary Authority and the willingness West View Water A i to extend its water lines means a lot of building. Developers who have been sitting on their hands are now interested in. moving on.

Engineers are a i over drawing boards a i i i a building inspectors are getting for a big push. Those in a position to know tell us that much of the new building is going to consist of single family dwellings. Single family dwellings mean more children More children will mean more schools--and more taxes, of course Uut all the new houses also mean that are gomg to need more places to shop More shopping centers They are just as sure as taxes In spite of what some people say. there seems to be considerable evidence that a shopping center is a better development in a community than a string of single stores along a highway But never is a shopping center built, or an apartment for that matter, but what someone protests Shopping centers and apartments are fine--but not when they are in your backyard. What "strip zoning" of commercial property can do to traffic flow i i a McCandless' "Flats The stretch becomes more dangerous each day as new commercial establishments open It is only a matter of time before it will be necessary for the state to build a bypass for Route 19 through McCandless Repairs'too expensive THE STAGGERING cost of automobile repairs and insurance these days is nowhere more apparent than in statistics which come from the American Mutual Insurance Alliance.

If you bought the parts for a 1976 Chevrolet Impala four-door, the organization said, and had the car assembled by a professional mechanic, it would cost you $19.979. The factory price on the car is M.438. The Impala was chosen because it was one of the sales leaders among U.S. cartrttrMarch. It was assumed that the car had AM radio, a a i a i i a i conditioning, power steering, power brakes, a 350-horsepower V-8 engine, whitewall tires, bumper pads and bumper guards.

Then, using a standard estimating guide, it was figured what it would cost' to build a new. Impala the way a wrecked automobile is rebuilt. IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG to determine that the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. It shows that the cost of repairing crash damage even more than higher hospital and medical costs is the mam cause of higher insurance rates. What's more, it also was determined that the costs of repairs are literally jumping.

Since 1970, for example, they are up 86 per cent on a Mustang, 91 per cent on an Impala and 65 per cent on a Catalina. The cost of parts represents a greater increase than the cost of labor, which was estimated 4o be up 56 per cent. The fact of the matter is that when one-fourth of a car's parts need replacement or repair after an accident, the cost becomes so great that it is cheaper to buy another car. That's why it doesn't really take much, to "total" a car these days. These are powerful reasons why the automakers must now begin to put emphasis on producing damage- resistant cars.

Such emphasis would save all of us money, both in repairs and auto insurance rates. Go to church THE rtAIN falls upon the And on the unjust But mostly on the just, The unjust has the just's umbreller. This piece of doggerel verse expresses vividly the feeling we so often get that the power of evil seems to be stronger in this world than the power of good. So often it is only group that continues to stand for what is right, while the greater part of mankind is either passively or actively enlisted on the other side. But it has always been true that good causes are advanced by small i i i persecution as well as misunderstanding of their motives.

The unjust snatches the umbrella out of the hands of the just, and just about everything else except self-respect and moral But, umbrella or no umbrella, it is better to be on the side of the just than on the side of the unjust. Go to church this Write your representative U.I. SENA1ORS Settle Office BalkUaf tHIl Hufh Scott 44 HHIcrnt A Philadelphia, Kill Rldiird Sdmriktr i Sklppack Pike, Worcoter. 1MM U.S. CONGRESSMEN llth Dlrtrlct John Hcini III I i i Foi a Plltiburih; 1U1S 1J07 Cannon Otlket BnlUlnf, Waihinfton.

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By Tony IMIUIMIMIIIIIIII IIMIIIIIIII Ill I IIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIMIMIII IIMIM4MIIMIII IllilSlllll 'Don't mess with Uncle Whiskers' "Don't mess with Uncle Whiskers." is the word circulating in Allegheny County political circles this week following the federal indictment yesterday of 33 men in a bail bond fraud scheme The federal indictments hit the county courthouse and the rest of the political power structure on Grant Street yesterday like a bombshell, but one that was long awaited For had been circulating about a massive federal crackdown on bail bond bribery and abuses and yesterday's indictments turned the rumors Into fact. But, while many political and police figures were saying to themsleves, "better him than me," many are still looking over their shoulders because they realize that Friday's indictments were only the first step In a massive federal sweep of the entire bail bond system in this area The bulk of those named in Friday's indictments were either members of a bail bond firm or district magistrates, sitting or retired Still to be named in future indictments, according to reliable sources, are police officers, attorneys and persons who have been, employed by former county distnct attorneys and clerks of court At this point, only the federal government knows how far the indictments will spread, but the street people figure that the ripples caused by the first indictments are going to result in tidal waves that will overthrow persons who have been on the take for many years With the federal government's 4 A funny thing happened--gribbet, gribbet --on the way through the Talk about living What Jt takes to mJ So you'd like to be rich' It still happens in these United States. The IRS files show that there are 10.000 new millionaires each year. Forty per cent of these people Inherit their fortunes. The other 60 per'cent represent ordinary people who used their heads to make a fortune.

The fact that six out of every 10 millionaires are self-made proves that America is still the land of opportunity. Financial success awaits people who recognize opportunities and follow through. Paul Getty, who until his recent death was believed to be the richest man on earth, was often asked what It takes to build a fortune. He would answer: "The best way to make a great deal of money is in one's own business. Find a need and fill it." Finding a need and filling it is something all of us are capable of doing.

So what else does it Lake 1 Warren Avis used 110,000 in borrowed money to create Avis Rent-A- Car. In eight years, his business was million. Francis L. Cappaert used his entire savings, 17,000. and borrowed $2,000 to byWoM 4--SATURDAY-SUNDAY.

JULY 31-AUG. 1, 1976 NEWS RECORD build his first mobile home. Today he is Involved in several business enterprises and is worth $100 million. Col. Sanders staked his name on his mother's chicken recipe.

He made a million But in addition, his 30 original employes made millions through wise stock investments. Vern Schield, one of seven children of a poor Iowa farmer, had an idea for a tractor design. Because of that idea, he's worth S2 million today. He said: "I was never really trying to become a millionaire. People always talk about what they're going to do.

But you can't just talk. You've got to get out and do it." Sol Feinstone, a multimillionaire i a i a Pennsylvania, came to the United States as a boy with one penny in his pocket He said: "If I have a philosophy it's njatv- conformity You have to work really hard, mean well and remain just enough of an individual not to take the accepted viewpoint of anything." Harry Atkins, a Texas millionaire who today owns a chain of seven "Night Hawk" restaurants ard a big food processing plant, said "The best way to succeed in your business is to learn everything you can about it--then work in every phase of it." John Brooks Fuqua was a tobacco farmer. Today he is a businessman worth $50 million. He says: "If a person works just 10 hours a week more than others, say 50 hours a week rather than 40, he picks up 520 hours more experience and productivity a year. In 20 years, you're talking about five years gained." D.

Forney ran away from home when he was 11 to escape a cruel uncle. acquired his education on his own Today he controls eight Colorado corporations and is worth $6 million. He says "God helps those who pray to him. But He's got nothing against hard work. DocWt ever tdmit-or even think you're licked.

If you miss or hit it rough, try harder next time. Don't be afraid of new things. When you find the right one, slick to It." --Terry Smiley jbility to grant immunity, there tnjy be a great many persons who decide to testify against fellow conspirators in order save their own necks Already, there are reports that persons active in politics are looking over the list of those indicted and trying to figure out what connection they had with those named by the grand jury and whether that connection, no matter how innocent, might reflect badly against them i i i i magistrates and their possible subsequent conviction means that, especially in local politics, new lines of authority will be formed since in many cases the district magistrate was close to the hub of the local political operation James Roark, the assistant attorney in charge of the case, praised in- vestigative efforts u( the I calling them unparalleled in their scope und intensity and noting that KUI dgents from other areas had come to assist This helps to prove that the federal law enforcement agencies are the last bunch of badge bearers that jnybod should want to run afoul of In addition to the high degree of training and competence common to federal law enforcement officers, it is a simple fact that the federal government has so many men and so much money and so much time that eventually can a i almost anybody who deserves it And right now. there are probably a lot of people in Allegheny County who wish they had remembered this fact Remembering Bell, whistle communicated Julius Murphy of 116 Rochester Road. West View, who has contributed so many of his memories of early Shaler days to this column, ran into an old friend recently.

His story: Before the advent of the telephone, the mostly rural population had to have means of communicating with one another. On my wife's grandfather's farm, a large horn served this purpose. When I was a small boy, my father had many friends who lived on farms. Most of them had a farm bell whose chief purpose was to call the farmer to his meals and call for help in an emergency These bells fascinated me and I always, wanted to ring one of them. It was explained-that these bells were not toys and were rung only when it was necessary About 30 years ago I bought a farm bell from an antique dealer and erected it in my backyard At that time, our two small children a a a a i neighborhood.

The youngsters naturally wanted to ring trie bell. To satisfy their desire and not have constant bell 'ringing. I told these youngsters that anyone of them could ring the bell on his birthday. When a youngster came to me and told me it was his or her birthday, I stopped whatever I was doing and let the child ring the bell At the sound 'of the bell, children came from all over the neighborhood and formed a line I had told them they could all ring the bell, provided the child whose birthday it was rang the bell first Years passed by and the children grew up The bell became neglected and we took it down. The Depreciation Lands Museum in Hampton is reconstructing a log house I decided to donate the bell to the Museum for use at the log cabin.

Recently, my wife and I went to the Museum for a delicious meal and to watch the presentation of "Fought, Bought and Paid For." On reaching the Museum grounds we heard our old friend. The Museum is using the bell the people to dinner and later them that people are being seated for the play While our children were growing up, we never used the bell to call them home when they were wanted A police whistle served this purpose The children were told that if they could not hear the whistle, they were too far away from home. Mr Murphy's memory evoked one of my own. It probably evoked some for you. too I was called home as a child by a bell Oh.

not one of the big farm bells. Mr Murphy was talking about. It was a silver bell with a black wooden handle that Mother rang by hand. It as the---qnly one in the neighborhood ana howxl hated it. The 6ther cmWren tauuled me about the bell.

I used to cringe insiaXwhen I heard it--and I heard it to the extent the area where we played. When I became the mother of four small children who roamed a different neighborhood. I often longed for a bell of my own Standing on the front porch trying to call loudly enough to reach the junior high playground a block away was not only ineffective, it was downright em- barrassing My only satisfaction came from the fact that other mothers were doing ex- actly the same thing My husband used to tell about the "Dagus Mines telephone" system that existed when the only Bell line was in the mining company office. He'd stand on his porch, high on the hill, and yell at the top of his lungs. Down in the valley would come an answering hail.

Then the two boys i would start from their homes and ar- rive at the company store almost si- multaneously As Mr. Murphy said, rural people had to have some means of communication! --Mary Frances Wiley The elderly By Jack Smith IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIJIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM The view's important How many windows you-ltave and to keep up with the seasonal changes what you see from them assumes more importance as you grow older. So give the view extra consideration in selecting the residence in which you will retire. First of all, make sure you can see something from a sitting position, because the time may come when you are sitting more and enjoying it less. If the windows are too high, as they are in some older buildings, you will see little but the tops of the trees and the nert cloud bank.

If you have a choice of view directions, I recommend the east and the north for most geographical areas. This means a greater number of cheerful mornings and more afternoons during the year you can look out without having to look directly into the glare of the sun. If you want to look over water, it's best If it's busy water with boats going back and forth and birds flying over 11. A plain view of water, although picturesque at sunset and breathtaking when you come upon it suddenly, can be boring to the older person who gazes out on It day after day. What is needed to keep a semi-shut-in Interested is an ever-changing view of life.

Thus, a view of a street where people promenade and automobiles go by is even worth the extra noise It may bring with It particularly if you are high enough or far awiy enough Uwl Uic noise doesn't jangle your nerves. For most people, the view of trees, yards and gardens Is highly preferable to sides of other buildings. At least one window of you place should enable you that nature brings. It's best not to cover the brightest windows with so many indoor plants that it's a constant strain to see whether there are any blooms outside. It's best to keep your television set in a windowless part of the room so that you don't have to look into the sun while you're watching a program.

Apartment windows can often be as interesting and attractive as those in private homes. In recent years, developers have given greater attention creation of vistas for multiple- dwelling residents man-made lakes, pools, walkways, landscaping and even nature preserves. Recently I discovered an Interesting view a motel room a overlooked a section of a bay where birds seemed to congregate. This could easily have been the view from a condominium. It pays to Inspect any residence you may be considering in the daytime so that you know what is outside as well as inside.

If possible, It is worthwhile to look at a place in the morning and also in the afternoon. Don't be so embarrassed by the real estate salespeople that you rush through. Gaze out the windows for a while. Note carefully what you will be looking at if you live there. Imagine It may be like whenever you "luppen to bg confined--unable out and play." What we see has a great deal to do with now high our spirits are and now well we feel.

Next to good eyesight, the window Is of greatest importance..