The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 December 1994 — Page 4

I - THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - DECEMBER 1, 1994

| EDITORIAL

GOOD FOR THE GOOSE . . . You have probable heard the expression “If it’s good for the goose, it’s good for the gander too!’’ That heading, or quite a few others might relate to this situation we are commenting on today ... a situation that isn’t earth-shaking, it doesn’t affect so many important things in life . . . but when you get down to it, it really is a little story of life in its own respect. We are referring now to football. Yes, that entertaining, popular and often brutal sport of football. This actually concerns the action behind the scenes, not directly on the field. For years now the old year has bowed out and the new one come in with bowl games, college teams playing one another in these “special’’ games for a multitude of reasons. The reward for a good season, for winning a conference, or establishing a team each year comes after the fact. There has long been a drive on for a clear-cut national champion to be crowned. It is a problem because of the bowl games that have been going on for years and years. These groups aren’t about to give up their projects for a playoff. The host cities and areas benefit greatly from these games as well as a reward for the teams and schools that play in them. It creates a lot of extra vacations and fun times for thousands and thousands of fans and further adds fuel to the fire of who is really the champion. A few years ago, in lieu of a national playoff which just couldn’t be worked out, a group was formed called the “Bowl Coalition” consisting of just who all we are not certain, but representatives of the major bowls played on New Years Day as the basis, to try and get the top teams playing each other come January 1 (or 2nd this year). So far it hasn’t produced the desired effects and this year it seems to be further off the intended path. Come January 2, number one won’t be playing number two ... or even three! The commitments already made have really messed up this picture. The best planning that this group could come up with has a muddled up mess as far as reaching any kind of a decision. And then add to that the fact that Notre Dame, in what for them is a very sub-par season, has been asked to play in one of the major bowls on January 2 when they are not even ranked in the top 25 in the country also raised some eyebrows. There is no doubt, in college football the name Notre Dame stands out. They have won more than their share, they have a national following for several reasons, they have always operated as an independent, they truly have meant a lot to the sport of college football whether you like them or hate them as sports fans do. But the politics and money that talks has certainly taken over in this case and the result is not necessarily what we would like to impress people as life being all about. There have been other dynasties and legends in their time in other sports. In baseball, look how many years the Yankees ruled the roost from the 1920’s through the 1960’5. In hockey, Montreal was always the dominate team. In pro basketball, who can forget the record setting years and performances of the Boston Celtics. In college basketball, the John Wooden era at UCLA accomplished things thought to be impossible in the sport. It goes on with other teams and individuals as well. But each and every year, when the playoffs came about in the respective sports, the drive to crown a champion, these perennial powers and legendary teams weren’t penciled in to the finals . . . they had to earn their way . . . had to fight the odds and everyone else . . . and if successdful were rewarded for their accomplishments. This political and monetary mess of the college football situation right now has only been aided by recent actions that single Notre Dame out above other teams. Their entry into the coalition on their own, with a very real minimum of requirements for a major bowl game. Their singled out television arrangement with NBC that gives them advantages over other schools in a multitude of ways. Then the bending of the rules after the team did not reach the critical “7“ wins they are to have, an exception made just for them. It all is a case of power and money. Notre Dame will play on January 2 against Colorado in the Fiesta Bowl. They very possibly will come up with a good game, they aren’t a bad football team . But the story of life is twofold ... did they really earn it . . . and how about those who performed better this year that are being passed over at the top level. This is one gray area for a lot of people, but it just bears out the old fact, that power and money still reigns. The currently coalition set-up is also changing other things. The fact that “7’’ wins is so embelished in the program is resulting in a much lesser schedule in some future years for the Irish. Wait until you see their schedules the next few years as they are not upgrading the schedule at all, but going quite strongly the other way. Ihe lesson they are giving is not one that we would want to instill in our youth as they grow up. This is truly a case of politics and power and not a case of deserving the spoils that await. This is just another slap in the face of life.

A married man forms married habits and becomes dependent on marriage just as a sailor becomes dependent on the sea. —George Bernard Shaw

Hope is itself a species of happiness, and, perhaps, the chief happiness which this would affords —Samuel Johnson

To Your Good Health by Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DOCTOR DONOHUE: What is esophageal motility? What is done to test for it? It involves something down the throat. DEAR READER: “Esophageal motility" refers to the action of the esophagus walls’ musculature in propelling food downward to the stomach. When it is not functioning well, many problems arise. You can measure motility through a number of techniques, one using a special catheter introduced into the esophagus to the stomach. iS hl BP • ' w << - DEAR DOCTOR DONOHUE: Please send the gallstone material. My doctor wants me to go on a diet and cut down on cholesterol. He says I already show signs of gallstones. Please explain. DEAR READER: Both bits of advice are worth heeding just on general principle However, since both overweight and high cholesterol are so closely associated with gallstone development, the advice is even more apropos. Much of gallstone substance is cholesterol. You can find your other questions answered in “Gallstone Problems & Treatments," which I’m sending you. Others can order the pamphlet by writing: Dr. Donohue — No. 40-WS, Box 5539, Riverton, NJ. 08077-5539. Enclose $3 and a self-addressed, stamped (52 cents) No. 10 envelope. C 1994 by King Feature* Synd

On November 30, 1782, the new British cabinet signed a preliminary agreement in Paris with the U.S. to recognize its independence ... December 4,1783, General George Washington bade farewell to his officers at Fraunces Tavern in New York City ... December 2,1823, the Monroe Doctrine was enunciated, opposing European intervention in the Americas ... December 2,1859, John Brown was hanged for treason by the Commonwealth of Virginia for his role in the raid on Harper’s Ferry ... November 29, 1864, the U.S. cavalry massacred Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at the Sand Creek Massacre, the Indians were awaiting surrender terms when they were attacked ... December 4,1867, the Grange was organized in order to protect the interests of America’s farmers ... November 29, 1916, the U.S. established a military government in the Dominican Republic ... December 2,1942, the first nuclear chain reaction (fission of uranium isotope U-235) was produced at the University of Chicago under the direction of such physicists as Arthur Compton and Enrico Fermi ... December 2,1954, the Senate voted 67-22 to condemn Senator Joseph McCarthy for contempt of a Senate elections subcommittee, for abuse of its members, and for insults to the Senate during his Army investigation hearings ... December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Ala., sparking the famous Montgomery bus boycott by blacks ... December 2, 1982, Dr Barney B Clark, 61, a retired dentist, became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart during a seven-and-a-half hour operation in Salt Lake City, Dr. Robert Jarvik designed the heart and served on the surgical team ... December 4,1991, Charles Keating was convicted of 17 counts of securities fraud in the savings and loan scandal. Ideas won’t keep. Something must be done about them. —Alfred North Whitehead

I Memories . . . FROM OUR FILES

1984 JOG TRAINING PROGRAM COMES TO WALKERTON - The St. Joseph Colunty Job Training Program will be in Walkerton at the Town Board Council Room on Wednesday and Thursday, December 5 and 6 and again on December 12 and 13, 9:00. a.m. to 3:00 p.m., to take application of those interested in their program, and meet the following criteria: resident of St. Joseph County, economically disadvantaged (usually unemployed or underemployed) and dislocated worker (employer moved from St. Joseph County). A variety of programs are offered through Job Training Program. Some are designated to assist individuals in finding employment if they have marketable skills. For the individual that does not have the necessary skills to be employable the focus is on training activities. A number of training options are available including classroom training: work experience: vocational assessments and counseling; discussions and goals and job readiness; job development and job club and supportive services. 1969 PRESBYTERIANS TO DEDICATE NEW CHURCH THIS SUNDAY — “God builds no churches” says a poet. We men build churches. Actually God builds the churches which is the collective name of God’s people in every land, in every age. On Sunday, December 7, 1969, the cornerstone, marked 1966 — the year of initial construction will be put in place duriung the 10:30 a.m. Worship Service. From 2:00 • 4:00 p.m. the complete church will be open for visitors who want to tour and discuss during the Open House. At 7:00 p.m. the formal dedication of the sanctuary, the third phase of the building will be conducted. The Rev. John Goodpasture, representing the Presbytery of Logansport, will preside at the dedication. Rev. David Owen, former pastor, will be here for the day's program. CHAMBER TO MEET DECEMBER 11 — The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce will hold their December meeting on Thursday, December 11 at Heil’s Restaurant. This is a very important meeting as the new board of directors will be elected at this time. At the last meeting, the following were put in nomination for the board: Roy DeSimone, Bob Urbin, Russell Rhine, Ed Walz, Ervin Stuntz, Leo Mahoney, Mrs. A. G. Hunt, Robert Hanni and Sam Shobert. Nominations can be made from the floor and following the elections of the nine member board, they will meet and name the officers for 1970. 1944 LOCAL NEWS — George Williams entered Fairview Hospital, LaPorte last Thursday where he has been criticaly ill with tularemia. He had been trapping and when he saw a rabbit enter a whole, he reached in after it with his hand, only to be bitten by an oppossum . As the rabbit came out, he grabbed it. Rabbit fever developed shortly thereafter. Mr. and Mrs. David Lind, of LaPorte, spent thanksgiving with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Oplinger. Cpl. Robert Awald, of Camp Maxie, Texas, visited over the weekend with Mrs. Awald and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bierly entertained with a duck dinner Sunday evening in their home. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Burch, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Walz, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Lawrence and Court Webb.

USO EVENTS — The card tournament finished last Friday and the following players came out the winners. Pinochle — first, Mrs. Williamson; second, Nick Ehrhardt; third, Harry Strange; 4th Mrs. Harold Bisel. In bridge — first, Mrs. Ethel Hudeimyer; second, Mrs. Geneva Casey. Much interest was shown thruout the tournament and it is planned to have another one later on. There will be another of the popular Sunday night dances at West York this coming Sunday. The “Learn To Dance” class is now meeting at West York on Tuesday nights at 7:45. Those wishing to learn are invited. There are classes held for boys and girls in high school and men and women who wish to learn to dance. The “Exercise Club" meets on Monday night at West York at 7:30. Come and join the class and keep fit.

Books by Ralph Hollenbeck

STOCKING STUFFERS: Wayne Craven, art professor at the University of Delaware, states: “ the art of our past helps us to understand our culture ” His AMERICAN ART History and Culture (Abrams S6O 00) surveys five centuries of American painting and most other art forms against the background of each period Informative and illustrated Laurie Schneider Adams also notes the historic in A HISTORY OF WESTERN ART (Abrams $55 00) Art professor at New York City's John Jay College, she begins her study with cave paintings on to Pop, Op, and Minimalism A perfect tandem gift with “American Art" ... Sister Wendy Beckett, member of a teaching order of nuns, adds a personal (“a passionate concern to me”) element to her history in THE STORY OF PAINTING (Dorling Kindersley: $39.95), an exposition in text and beautiful color of millennia of Western visual arts One contributor to our artistic heritage was Hans Mending, whom Sister Beckett calls "a gentle artist " Memling, a prolific Flemish artist, mirrored his world much as did his contemporary, Pieter Brueghel, yet his scenes are not as hectic nor his portraits so bizarre HANS MEMLING: The Complete Oeuvre, by Dirk De Vos (Abrams: $145 00), is a reproductive treasure Like Memling, the American expatriate subject of Trevor Fairbrother’s JOHN SINGER SARGENT (Abrams $39 95) dazzled his time His mastery of portraiture especially impresses. ©1994 by King Feature* Synd

Trivia Test by Linda Luckhurst

1 Islands: Who owns the Auckland Islands 9 2 World War I: Who was responsible for capturing 132 Germans in the Battle of the Argonne in 1918? 3 In Other Words: What is the Latin name for the Northern Lights? 4 World Capitals: What is the capital of Ecuador 9 5 Assassinations: From what floor was Lee Harvey Oswald supposed to have fired 9 6 Otherwise Known As: Whom was Jackie Gleason referring to when he called him “The Flower of the Music World”? 7 Quotes: Who said, “Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice”? 8 Eat, Drink and Be Merry: How many tines are there on the standard dinner fork 9

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