The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 December 1979 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 12,1979

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China — (Continued from page 1 ) • period of time two white/uniformed doctors camt[ from the hotel — making a house call! They prescribed some medicine (it appeared to be herbical) and our guide brought it to the hotel. Cost: About sl2 And it worked wonders. They have expanded medicine to a program of trained “barefoot doctors” who work in the fields, in communes and factories. In cases where barefoot doctors cannot work effectively, patients are sent to a hospital. We were taken by the fact that very few Chinese wear eyeglasses, and we were told it is because of their program of eye f exercises. Very few Chinese have - fillings in their teeth, either, but we can see they eat little sugar and practically no processed foods which contain sugar. Perhaps we do have a lot we can learn from Chinese eating habits. Peking Duck Dinner Speaking of food, perhaps this is the place to talk about our experience with Peking Duck, a favorite dish that all visitors must taste. We had sqch a treat in a downtown Peking restaurant famous for its long history. They talk about “big duck because it is large, [‘little duck" because it is small and “.sick duck” because it is near a hospital. We don’t know which we had, but we can assure our readers every part of the duck got onstage. We hqd fried; duck with pineapple. Slivers of crispy skin to be eaten with pancakes slathered with hoisin sauce, dark as mahogany and shreds of scallions. Then pieces of duck meat to be wrapped inside sesame seed buns that replaced the pancakes and fresh apples. Being foreigners we got the attention of everyone in the restaurant as we came and went from the dining ropm, as well as from the waiters who gave us beaucoupe service and kept the rose' wine flowing and glasses filled. We chose finally to drink no more; otherwise, it kept forever coming. The traditional room-warm Tsingtao beer, in quart bottles, gave occasion to many toasts to our guides and from our guides. The Grept Wall Our group seemed to show less interest in the Ming Dynasty burial grounds and historical sites of this sort than we did on the sociological problems of the Chinese and how they solved them during the past 30 years since the Revolution They seemed to have handled most of them very well. But one overpowering site with historical significance that all visitors to China must see is The Great Wall. We had the experience of visiting this breathtaking site some two hours bus drive north of Peking. We had seen many wonders of the world including the great Pyramids outside the city of Cairo, Victoria Falls in Rhodesia and the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, to mention several, and enjoyed every bit of it. But the gargantuan proportions of The Great Wall speak of a history that one can only (if barely) imagine. Built some 3,000 years ago and extending for about as many miles over what seemed to be impassable mountains in the first place, it took some 300 years to complete. Such were the warring factions between north and south China. The section tourists visit has been rebuilt by the Mao government, but it remains in its original form. We chose to “turn to the left,” the toughest section to climb, and finally made it to the top where the view was breath-taking. Down at the entrance level again, several of us chose to try the right side and made it half way when time ran out. If proved an exercise worthy of any U.S. Army obstacle course. On To Manila. Japan We left our party at Hong Kong and traveled to the Philippine Islands where we spent four days in and around Manila and then went to Japan where we spent an equal time in and around Tokyo. We had our minds set on visiting the island of Corregidor and riding the Bullet train in Japan and accomplished both of these objectives. (These are recounted in an earlier article.) Then Home We flew from Tokyo to San Francisco, a flight of some seven and a half hours. When we threw our bags into the back of a motel limosine and climbed aboard the driver threw his arm across the front seat and said, “Well, was China what you thought it was going to be?” It was hard to answer, what with 10 hours of jet lag washing down over our consciouses. We have him a qualitative, “In some respects yes, some no,” and wished he’d hurry along through the dense San Franscisco traffic. It was to bed at 12 noon, and then a long night of off-and-on sleep before we flew on to > Chicago and South Bend where we were met by daughter Jane and her husband Mike. We were heavy laden with suitcases bulging with Chinese trinkets for family and friends. Home never looked so good.

New fire contract signed at Milford

After a long and heated debate, the Milford Town Board, Van Buren Township Trustee Walter Wuthrich and Van Buren Township Advisory Board signed a new fire contract at the Milford Town Board meeting Monday evening, Dec. 10. The agreement followed a stalemate that lasted several months. Under the terms- of the contract, the township will pay the town $250 of the SSOO it received from Jefferson Township for fire protection in 1979, $250 of the SSOO it will receive in 1980 and S7BO in labor bills for the new roof on the fire station. The cohtract will run only through the remainder of 1979 and 1980 with the stipulation the town board, township trustee, township advisory board and fire department meet in May or June to draw up the 1981 contract and renegotiate the terms. The contract had previously stated, in article nine, the township would pay the town SSOO of the Jefferson Township fire protection funds for the next three years. Wuthrich had witheld the SSOO for 1979 and refused to pay the SSOO in 1980, because he felt the township would be paying a disproportionate amount due to the town’s newly annexed areas. The town board objected, because the town had planned on receiving the money, as it had in past years, and had figured it into the 1979 and 1980 budgets. Refusing to pay would cause the town significant financial problems. Town board members have pointed out the annexed areas did not increase the town’s budget due to the state imposed tax levy freeze which prohibits the town from collecting additional tax dollars from the annexed areas. Therefore, the town must provide services to a’ larger area but without additional money to do so. Township advisory board member Harold Young opened Monday night’s negotiations by stating the fire contract was satisfactory except for article nine and proposed it be replaced with a clause stating the township would, instead, pay all of the S7BO in labor bills on the new fire station roof. Young said he believed paying the entire labor bill was a “very fair exchange.” Town board members Jim Brooks and Dr. T. A. Miller objected to the proposal, because the township had previously agreed to pay the labor bills and. therefore, was not really a compromise. They also objected, because the SSOO had already been figured into the 1980 budget. “Legally, we can’t take it out,” stated Brooks. Milford’s attorney, Tim Blue, explained the 1980 budget couldn’t be changed at Monday's meeting, but the board would have to go through the proper legal procedures which could not be accomplished before January 1. “It’s not something you could do unilaterally," he said. Wuthrich expressed doubt the town was not collecting additional tax dollars from annexed areas. Miller explained they could not legally collect more tax dollars than at what the town’s tax levy has been frozen. “It’s the law,” stated Miller. Miller proposed the contract, including article nine, be effective for the remainder of 1979 and 1980 only and negotiate the terms for a 1981 fire contract in the spring when the town and township will make up their 1981 budgets. “The town would, then, be in a position to do something about it,” he added. Wuthrich rejected the proposal. Miller then suggested they make the fire contract effective for one year, not require the township to pay the SSOO for 1979, but require it to pay the SSOO for 1980. Martha Wuthrich, township clerk, offered to make the contract including article nine, effective for the remainder of 1979 only and draw up a new contract for 1980. The town board refused the offer stating it would not relieve the 1980 budget problem. The board also objected to the added expense of drawing up another contract within a couple of W wnO. The board then proposed to make the contract effective one year and the township would be required to pay $250 for Jefferson Township fire protection for 1979 and 1980 and the labor bills on the fire station roof. The town board, township trustee, township advisory board and fire department would then meet in May or June to draw up a 1981 fire contract and renegotiate the terms. Wuthrich reluctantly agreed to the proposal. Milford Town Board President Jean Treesh commended township advisory board member Bob Beer for his work on the fire contract. “The whole town owes you a big thanks,” she complimented. Blue ammended the contract which was initialed by members of the town board, township advisory board and Wuthrich.

The Milford Town Board also reviewed the town’s insurance coverage. It's present policy, written by Little and Clark Insurance Agency, expires December 16 Bill Nellans of Nellans-Loop-Oram Insurance Agency reported to the board he found the town “has a serious insurance problem. ’' He-stafed the town’s coverage was particularly deficient, but the workman's compensation plan was good. It was also discovered at the Monday night meeting that Emergency Medical Service vehicles are included in the present policy: however, since the policy is in the town's name and the titles of EMS vehicles are in EMS's name. EMS vehicles are not really insured. The board voted unanimously to switch to Nellans-Loop-Oram Insurance Agency when their present policy expires and to inform EMS immediately of the insurance problem on their vehicles. The meeting adjourned at 10:40 p.m. The next meeting will be January 7 when the new board will take office. Mrs. Treesh is the only incumbent board member who will return for a second term Computer — (Continued from page 1 > Both also recommended the following steps be followed in implementing a computer program for Wawasee High School: - Purchase one complete unit in March 1980 and place it in the math department. This would cost $5,000 and would be paid from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 as ammended by the Education American Act of 1974, section four (Title IV-C), a federal program. Select one math teacher to be responsible for computer programming and instruction. The only cost to the school corporation would be $960 to pay one math teacher for three weeks of curriculum development during the summer of 1980. The teacher selected would be responsible for helping train other teachers and setting up the computer classes. There is included an anticipated expansion of program equipment in 1981 at the same estimated cost for the first unit. Future computer services might include: Class rank, alphabetizing class lists, comparing test results with student performance, grade surveys, grading and student scheduling which is preesently purchased from an outside agency There may also be additional pay for hours before and after school necessary, depending upon demands in the furture. It was felt by Smith, Neff, Naab and Arnold that a ~ computer mathematics program' would be beneficial to the students in the Lakeland Community School Corporation. Join ALSA 2 Permission was granted for the Lakeland Community School corporation to join Region Two, Area Library Services Authority. According to Arnold joining ALSA 2 is a means of expanding the amount of material available to the students for projects and other resource assignments. In joining ALSA 2 the corpora ton may ask its representative for the material needed and it will be sent without cost for use to the corporation’s schools. It would also give the schools the opportunity to loan out the materials they may have but another corporation may not. The schools do not have to release the material if they so desire. Permission was also given to George Gilbert, business manager and treasurer for the school corporation, to prepare necessary specifications for advertising for carpet replacement at the North Webster Schools and Wawasee High School as part of the energy and handicapped projects which will be undertaken next year. Jim Sisks, a professional carpet installer and Richard Long, principal at North Webster Elementary School, had several recommendations as to the laying of the carpet. Such recommendations included gluing the carpet to the floor with out a pad. This would be less expensive, extend the carpet life 20-25 years and would eliminate carpet streatching. It was also suggested that the old carpet be utilized in other areas so as not to waste fairly good carpet. A hearing on additional appropriation for the bond sale proceeds to be applied On the purchase of school buses was held. This amount advertised will be for $225,000. The board set Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 1:30 p.m. to open the bids on the bonds. Robert Reed, attorney felt this time would be the best time to receive bids.

Also the board approved additional appropriations of $1,900

IUSB COURSES AT WHS — Professor John R. Sevier, chairman of the department of sociology. Indiana UniversitySouth Bend, has been teaching an adult for-credit course in sociology at Wawasee High School. ’The course is each Tuesday night from 6:30 to 9:10 and is Sl6l, entitled Principles of Sociology. It is a general introduction to sociology, its perspectives, concepts, theories and findings. This photo was taken Tuesday night of this week of Professor Sevier and several of his students.

MEETING FRIDAY The Syracuse Retail Merchants will meet Friday morning at 7:45 a.m. at the ThreeFlags Restaurant to discuss plans for the Winter Carnival. for adult education to balance the program. A fair agreement was reached between the school corporation. Shamrock Ford and the transmission company about the one bus which has had numerous transmission problems during and after the warranty period. % The final agreement decreased' the total amount of repairs from $1,935 to $416.48 which the school will pay. The other costs will be taken care of by the compaines Seating Problem During the extra curricular reports it was brought to the board's attention that there have been seating problems for the adult basketball games especially in the new gym. Smith stated that there have been more people coming to watch these games than anticipated. For the time being, bleachers from the wrestling room are being taken down to the new physical education gym for spectators. It was agreed that something will need to be done before next year's program begins. Smith also stated that John Longenbough, the night supervisor, is doing an outstanding job and he hasn’t heard any complaints. He remarked Longenbaugh has the public p relations needed to work well difficult situations and has the right qualifications. Final Payment Final payment of certificates of payments, project 6878 Wawasee High School, were approved to Aqua-Vac Systems, Inc., for the amount of $1,408 and to Twin City Tire, Inc., for the amount of $2,625. Also final payment was made to B & J Photo, Inc., of $5,142; IBM Corporation of $5,665; and Blessings School Music, Inc., of $418.64. The Lakeland Community School Corporation received a reim bursement for lights, power and heat used during construction The total for the reimbursement was $35,978.63. In other business, the board approved General Education Development test diplomas for Laura Annette Marquart, 206 W. Main, Syracuse and for Doris Arlene Mishler. r 5 Syracuse. Terry Frank and Dennis Bales have been approved for the adult education program. Frank is supervisor for the adult basketball league and Bales teaches English as a second language to two groups of nonEnglish speaking persons. In Bale’s class there are Spanish and Mexican Americans and Cambodians. The classes have between 10-12 in each and the state has approved the division of the classes. No lay-offs — (Continued from page 1) not be a corresponding lay-off at the Syracuse plant because of the differing production mix. “This doesn’t mean that there won’t be future lay-offs if the automotive market continues to slump. “We plan to do everything in our power to maintain and increase the Syracuse work force. ” Fort Wayne Lay-off Dana laid off about 4,000 employees this summer after a lag in light truck sales hampered the firm’s axle sales. About 650 workers are still on indefinite layoff status at the plant, according to a page 1 article in today’s Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The article continued: “Charles Kaake, Fort Wayne plant manager, said the current production rates call for only 17 days of production during January. “ 'Since January is a 22-day work month, we plan to lay off for one workweek,’ Kaake said. “Plant spokesman Mark Ardington said the firm also considered the option of placing 25 per cent of the work force on a longer layoff, but opted instead for the one-week lay-off plan.”

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