Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 104, Number 34, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 21 January 1981 — Page 4

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Nappanee Advance-News Wednesday, January 21, 1981

Comment and opinion

/ Thanks to Storm Watchers

Love is alive and doing well in Nappanee, as was recently demonstrated by the Storm Watchers group of Nappanee in the life of 4-year-old Andrew Riedner •Andrew began experiencing pain in the knee of his left leg. After a doctor’s recommendation and several X-rays, surgery was recommended. The possibility of losing his left leg was very ihigh. Andrew was taken to the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children in Chicago. The hospital, at this time, has no facilities for parents who want to stay with thier children. If you take

Shriners' Hospital helps children

(Editor s note: The following is an account of the Riedners experiences at the Shriners’ Hospital.) ’’Mommy, my leg hurts.” Suddenly we were thrust irfto the world of crippled children at the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children in Chicago and introduced to the finest care in the country. A complete staff of doctors is headed by two of the finest surgeons in the United States, Dr. Millar and Dr. Hemmerberg. They and their nursing staff seem to specialize in courteous treatment and extra special'care for not only the children in their care but also for the parents. We were in the hospital for eight days and from the moment we entered the doors we were treated with the utmost courtesy and respect possible from a "staff of busy people. At the present time there are no facilities for parents and this imposes an'extra burden of worry on alreadyworried parents However, both the doctors and nurses spend much time trying to assure and re assure the parents of their cdre and concern for the child in the parents’ absence. A variety opportunities are available for both the child and parent For example: parent talks with an experienced and caring, social worker, school each day in the morning and afternoon for children three years old and up through high school Some of the children have to be at the hospital for an extended period of time and this enables them to keep from falling behind in their regular schooling And for some this is the only schooling they are able physically to attend” Physical therapy is another very important part These are only a few of the opportunities available to parents and children, the least of w hich is the finest medjcal attention by very capable personnel. Everything is carefully explained to the child before it is done; everything from taking a temperature to administering an I V. and including -the

Last week . . .

Homecoming near The 52 American hostages are expected to conjje home this week after the United States reached agreement with Iran. An Iranian negotiator said that the hostages would be put aboard a plane immediately after Iran hears officially from Algeria that the U.S. has transferred money to an Algerian account in the Bank of England. At press time Tuesday there was a report that the plane carrynig the hostages was in the air. Orr inaugurated Robert Orr was inaugurated governor of Indiana last week succeeding Otis Bowen. Orr stated that he approaches the office of governor with a sense of optimism about the future. He further stated that the decade of the 80s will be one of difficult challenges, but*it will be one of great opportunities. “1 welcome the challenges and look forward to the opportunities with confidence and zest, because I believe I can provide the leadership to help steer Hoosiers through these difficult times and to help our nation get back on its feet,” he said. Cold destroys oranges A wave of super-cold air continued its assault on the East last week, icing harbors and freezing Florida oranges by the millions. Up to 20 percent of the Florida orange crop has been destroyed by the cold wave as temperatures hovered in the 20s. Cold-weather demand strained generating plants resulting in rotating power blackouts for some 250,000 homes throughout Florida. A statewide energy emergency was declared in Massachusetts because of a natural gas shortage. At least 44 r deaths have been reported in 14 states since Christmas.

your child and leave him in a strange place with strange doctors and nurses with the possibility of losing his leg or worse then you can just begin to understand what -a comfort it is to discover people who care. A tumor was discovered during the surgery and the possibility of malignancy was faced. We all face “storms” of one sort or another, but this particular possibility was excruciating to all who knew him and even to the warm hearts of the Nappanee Storm Watchers group We incurred expenses of all sorts, let alone the emotional cost, and when the

surgical room with a frank discussion of surgical procedures. Nothing is too simple or too complicated to be explained. I will never forget my. first impression of the wards. As I entered the hospital I walked down a long, brightly colored hallway until I came to the wardsrT)n my right was the ward for the boys> and on my left was the ward } for the girls. The television was on in each ward and the children, were either playing, crying, or watching T V. It seemed to be mass confusion for a few minutes. In the midst of it all the nurses are seeing to the childrens' needs and trying to talk to frightened parents. It had never crossed my mind that I would be traveling three hours to a hospital and then be told that I would not be able to stay with my child; I was being asked to leave my child, with a very high possibility of losing his leg. with strange doctors and nurses And I am sure some of the other parents were feeling the same as I However, as Dr Hammerberg came over and sat down and very wiselyencouraged us to begin talking, a little of the fear began to subside We left a few hours later sad and frightened but relieved As we lefT\lhe ward I said. "Oh. Clem” and I heard behind me. "He will bead right One of the older boys had INFLATION IS EVERYBODY’S HEADACHE!

The Farmer’s Exchange plans to renew publication Feb 6 after a fire last Sunday destroyed its offices in New Paris. The weekly farming newspaper was founded in Nappanee in 1926 and has been published in New Paris since 1928. It circulates in about 25 counties in northern Indiana and southern Michigan. The fire destroyed the newspaper’s presses and most of its records Subscriber card files werg savedy but many of the cards were charred. Subscribers have been asked to mail their address labels to the newspaper. Separation bill filed A bill to allow Indiana married couples to get a one-day legal separation on New Year’s Eve for tax purposes was introduced * in the state legislature last week State' Rep. Phyllis Pond said that the bill will call attention to the federal government that the ‘marriage penalty” of higher income taxes for married couples is unfair She said that two single wageearners who made SIO,OOO apiece would pay $2,344 in taxes. If those same workers were married, they would pay $2,739, she said State deficit possible Indiana could be $25.7 million in the hole by mid-1982 if present spending patterns are continued, the state’s budget director warned last week. Judith G Palmer reported that sales tax and corporate tax revenues dropped S4O million more than expected from July through November She said she pessimistic about the possibility of recovering the S4O million in lo6t tax revenue. The prospect of a deficit raises new problems for the Indiana General Assembly in this budgetmaking year. A budget deficit is prohibited by the state constitution

group presented us with a check to help cover some of the expenses, it also helped to cover some of the emotional costs. • * Andrew is home now. The tumor was benign, thank God, and even though the doctors do not know what caused it or even if it will return, he only needs to return to Chicago to have stitches removed and then periodical bone scans and check-ups. Thank you again to_the Nappanee Storm Watchers group and to Andrew’s aunt Toni who brought this need to their attention, from his brother Matthew and very grateful parents. Clem and Sandy Riedner

followed us to reassure us that he would look out after Andrew too. We would like to express an extra special thanks to Dr. Anglemeyer of Nappanee for making all the arrahgements for entering Andrew at Shriners. We would also like to thank Dr Millar and Dr Hammerberg and to Nurse Pat and Nurse Dosha De Loach, R.N. and Social Worker Linda for their care and concern for Andrew Riedner. We would like tcrtncourage anyone who, in this day of inflation, finds himself with a little extrH money that he would like to donate to a worthy cause, to carefully consider the Shriners Hospital for crippled children in Chicago. You could not find a more worthy hospital to be involved with As a Shriner. Dr. Walter Anglemeyer can be very proud to be associated with this particular hospital If you are interested in contributing, please send your contributions to the Shriners' Hospital for Crippled Children. 2211 Oak Park Avert#. Chicago. 11l . 60635 or contact Dr Walter Anglemeyer, 162 E Market St., >jappanee. or Clem Riedner. 8171 Beech Road. Bourbon. Ind.. 46504 Thank you again to Dr Anglemyers. both Walter and "Wally” for making all the arrangements for entering the hospital As he said, we did receive "the best care in the country." Clem and Sandy Riedner Find relief in this free booklet. Write: "Dollars and Sense'.' Pueblo. Colorado, 81009 We can aJI beat . inflation DOtl AR$ if we just _ use our dollars and sense. m Cot/* il • - . >—.

Haig denies wrong Alexander Haig said that Watergate was a stupid and illegal abuse of power during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings last week. Haig is expected to be confirmed by the Senate as secretary of state. Haig denied any wrongdoing himself in Watergate. He said that moral judgements against Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger must be left to history and to God. Auto woes discussed Gov. Robert Orr attended a meeting of Midwest governors on the troubled auto industry last week. The governors of Ohio" Illinois, Missouri, Michigan and Indiana hoped to reach some kind of consensus to encourage Congress and the Reagan administration to act to help the auto industry. Orr said that he would support a federal tax incentive to encourage consumers to buy new cars and help offset high interest rates. Flu hits state Absenteeism marked the return of the flu bug to Indiana last week as over 3,500 cases of flu-like illness were reported to the State Board of Health In Indianapolis, 270 of Chatard High School’s 820 students were reported absent and eight of the school’s 52 teachers were also ill An outbreak of flu in Evansville affected 25 percent of the approximately 160 students at St Joseph School and 70 percent of the teachers, forcing school officials to cancel classes The Fort Wayne area also experienced increased incidents of absenteeism from business, industry and schools attributed to flu-like illness The worst outbreaks were reported in Decatur and Tippecanoe counties

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Dee Martin, office manager of the Bremen Enquirer, removes the paper flag which has been posted in the window of the newspaper office since January 9 of last year. Outside, George Misner of the

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The Department of Energy is in a dither these days. They aren't sure whether they'll continue to exist or be whittled on by the new administration My guess is they'll continue to exist since it takes a whale of a lot to kill off thousands'- of bureaucrats. Unicorns ■ and gobblegooks may become extinct, but not departments! I have a friend who has a friend who overheard, in the Ford Theatre, a very unusual suggestion running through the Department of Energy. Since my friend's friend is reliable, and nothing of earth shaking nature has happened in the Ford theatre since Lincoln was shot. I'll give it to you straight In the funous and maddening rush to find new energy, or at least to conserve energy, a suggestion .came down from the kitchen door of the White House (overheard first in the Oval Room), that we may return to wind power. It's cheap, always (or most always) in existence, and free for the taking. Even more reliable than solar power since most of the Northeast has cloudy weather in the \ inter months. ' It appears that an interesting ex-

Shank releases questionnaire results

Residents of the State’s 12tlr"Senate District favor an "increase in the present tax on beer, liquor, and wine to help finance drug and alcohol abuse programs, oppose giving public employees (police, firemen, and teachers) the right to strike, and oppose thawing the State's Property Tax freeze to generate additional revenue for schools and local government, according to the results of a legislative questionnaire distributed by State Senator Richard E. Shank (R-Elkhart). Other results of the Shank poll include. —9B percent oppose the levying of a

Ordeal is over

AI Shifflett: The Shaker

periment has been in the hopper, of course unknown to most of us citizens, except kitchen help in the White House and ' Deep Throat” who is still on the loose My friend's code name in Washington-is "Wind Bag." Nothing original as they didn't want to draw attention. Clever, hum’’ Some top department heads believe firmly that wind can be tapped, not on our great midwestern plains but in our coffee houses. Just think of the available wind in “Dunkin' Doughnut” on an average weekday morning. What is so appaling is the amount of good wind, even hot air. that is totally expended and lost! And think of the wind that takes place in a teacher's lounge. That alone would power the largest factory in each and every city, and indubitably would heat the entire school building, gym included, if it could be efficiently tapped. School boards should get on this thing and save the taxpayers millions of dollars. It could be worked out that a sufficient number of teachers be in the lounge'every hour on the hour They are anyway, but why not make it attractive for them, that is, reimburse them for their hot air. Why should our

food and beverage tax to help finance the proposed domed stadium in Indianapolis: —66 percent oppose an increase in the 8 percent gallonage tax on gasoline to generate more monies for road repair and maintenance; —B6 percent favor a requirement for high school seniors to pass a minimum competency test before receiving a diploma, —54 percent favor the legalization of collective bargaining for police,firemen, and governmental employees; —64 percent the prohibition of smoking in public buildings;

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Village Scribe Print Shop hoists another flag in celebrkion of the release of the 52 American captives, who were let go by the Iranian militants after 444 days of bondage.

little darlings run through the corridors freezing to death when the teachers 'lounge is always overheated by the wind that is blown Think about it. Furthermore, according to my friends' report—Sundays will not be wasted. Since most factories may not be running top force on Sunday, and schools are shut dowp, we must continue to gather wind to power our homes, etc. The church is an ideal place to gather this wind. On Sunday morning preachers sound forth all over this country. There is so much air (hot and cold) from 11:00 to 12:00 that it would carry the country ’til Wednesday noon, easily. Even the president, a Baptist, sees the truth in this suggestion. If there would be a vent sucking the hot air down through the pulpit (he’d have to stand still), this air could be collected and stored for use. Besides, since he’s proclaiming the Gospel it’s the best hot air around! And you can't say the same for the teachers’ lounge. These suggestions may just be the best thing out of Washington since Lincoln crossed the Potomac, or was it Washington? Maybe it whs the James River?

—6l percent favor the construction of nuclear power plants in Indiana; —B6 percent favor stifeer penalties for violent crimes committed against the elderly or handicapped; and —BO percent oppose the rescission of the 55-MPH speed limit. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the several hundred residents of the 12th Senate District who took the time to answer and return this year’s questionnaire," Senator Shank stated "Tbs results do provide me with 9 guide as to our District's sentiments on issues before the Legislature, and I appreciate the efforts of those who responded."