The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 February 1971 — Page 13

AFRICA — FOURTH IN A SERIES Warm Winds Os Independence Continue South Os The Sahara

By ARCH BAUMGARTNER BAMAKO, Mali, Africa - The gentle, warm winds of indepencence continue to blow in the nations south of the Saraha, even after a 10-year period of self-rule Mali is an example of a country, completely landlocked but favored with the mighty Niger River, not the most wealthy of emerging African nations, but also not the most destitute, where the glowing promise of self-rule is very real, although not .of cascading preeminence. Our first brush with this young independent country — which began its story of self rule on September 22,1960 — left most of us with mouths agape. “Where have they taken us now,’’ someone exclaimed What we had read in the official state department brochures did not completely set the stage for this group of 17 American newsmen traveling under the auspices of the National Newspaper Association. Arrive Friday, Feb. 5 Our group came to Bamako, capital of Mali, after a two-hour flight from Dakar, capital of Senegal on the west 1 African coast, arriving in late afternoon on Friday, Feb. 5. We were pleasantly surprised when an absolutely charming American woman came up to us at the airport with a broad smile and hand of welcome extended “I’m Sylvia Blake," she said, "wife of the Ambassador ’’ With Mrs. Blake was Barnes Jenson, director erf the United States information service in Mali His welcome was equally warm and sincere Our Mali guide, who turned out to be Djafar Thiam (pronounced u Cham") was on hand to greet us with a Mali department of tourism bus. Thiam directed the driver to take us to the Grand Hotel du Bamako where we have Remained ever since except for TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY WANTED — Young to middleaged man with two-cycle motor r experience, mostly O M.C. products. Send resume to post office box 224 Syracuse. Ind. 46567 F. 17,24 _ FOR SALE — King size bed. two end tables, coffee table, all in good condition. Phone 457-4697 SPRING IS ALMOST HERE. Plan now Contact me for Painting and Carpenter work Richard D. Smith. Milford. 6584235 evenings F 17.24 STUFF LETTERS — Into already addressed stamped envelopes supplied you free. Pays spare time home workers $2 00 and up per hour No experience needed. Cost of Starting Kit $2 00 Prepaid.. DF.D.I., 3320 L. Huntington Rd Fort Wayne, Indiana 46809 F24.M.3.10

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our overnight stay in Timbuctu on Saturday, Feb. 6. The “Grand Hotel" in the title of our new abode is a misnomer. On our tour so far we have complained of unworkable elevators, but we find La Grand with no elevators at all. Della and I are put up on the third flow for the stay. Before going to the dining room, we dropped our bags off in room 36 and found therein a double, swayback bed of doubtful vintage, a small table, wooden clothes closet, and a small “bath" consisting of small shower, a bidet and lavatory. “Hot water.” you say? Forget it; there’s only one spigot. And the toilet facilities are well down the hall. Then To Dinner We opened our bags and made a bee-line for the dining room, for most of us were famished. And here we were met with another surprise We sat at tabled for over an hour before a waiter came our way. Finally, in desperation, we wrote our order out. and several of us went to the kitchen to find out what was the cause of the delay. Still no dinner After we were there an hour and a half and had only some tomatoes and sardines to eat. this disgruntled American tourist headed for room 36 and bed Others waited a full two hours, then gave up A Canadian I met in the dining room who is teaching in Dakar told me the Grand Hotel hadn't had such a rush of business in a long time. There must have been 20 to 25 in the dining room all evening. They waited for customers to leave, so they could .wash the dishes before serving other customers. When Della came to bed she had a bottle of bottled water and an orange she scrounged from a dining room table. At 550 Mali Francs to a dollar, I asked how much the water cost in U. S. coin and found it to be $1.40 a quart. So On To Timbuctu If you had asked me a month ago where Timbuctu was located, the answer would have been long in coming In years past. Della had said. “Someday, on my wedding anniversary. I want to go toTimbuctu.” (Note: It’s also spelled Tombouctou and Timbuktu. > Well, this time we really did it; We spent, our 28th wedding anniversary in the ancient, storied dty. The time: Saturday. Feb. 6. Our group left the Bamako airport on Saturday morning. Up early, we were told we were leaving at 9:30 a m. Our plane never left the airport until 11:30 a m two hours late. Thafrs air mail But enough complaining We boarded the high king Russian-built twin-engine tijrbojet (it looked a lot like the planes used by Air West in the United States) and headed over some of the most desolate country I’ve ever seen. We arrived in Timbuctu at 4:15 p.m., after having stopped at Segou. Mopti for lunch, and Goundam The entire trip was 850 kilometers, or about 530 miles. The plane, manned by Russian-

trained Mali pilots and crew, followed the Niger River through endless savannahs, and finally to the south edge of the mighty’ Sahara Desert where we landed at Timbuctu. The airport there would make the Warsaw airport look mighty metropolitan. Timbuctu has been handed down as a fabled city of unending enchantment, mystery and intrigue. In actuality, it is a city of alley-like sand streets, adobe buildings and tents. It’s history indudes a conquest by Arabians at one point and by Senegalese at another. Originally explored by Major Gordon Laing a Scot, a German later wrote five books about this city of 50,000 nomadic souls and others have enhanced its charms in story. We were taken around tpwn byour guide, and braved the top of the Masque the city of close-knit one-story adobe buildings. We saw two wells where women drew water for others by means of a goat bladder. Some carried water in a complete goat skin from the villa. It struck us odd that many youngsters ran around with no clothes on and didn’t seem to mind our curiosity. We found some of the women attractive, and some stalwart men of the Omar Sharif quality, manly and striking. They told us Timbuctu was at one time a cultural and trading crossroads of the south Sahara. Its old university, long abandoned, drew scholars from manylands in biblical times. We visited the town square where camel teams and herds of goats were common. Then we visited an enclosed market that proved nauseous to most of us. We departed after a few moments there. Fish heads, covered with flies, were offered at a nominal fee. Another surprise was our “hotel" at Timbuctu. The little building had a limited number of /rooms available. Della and I stayed in a two-story annex which made our room in Bamako look like the Ritz. A double bed. small table, very crude clothes closet, and a single light bulb hanging over the door. The floor was concrete, with a liberal amount of sand sprinkled around. Toilet facilities were down the hall. We had dinner on the patio, and there were other tourists eating there also. At the end of the meal they brought out a completely cooked goat No one’s appetite was wetted by this. But it was part of the four-day feast being in the Moslem world. There was sand in the cous-cous, sand in the bread, sand in everything you ate. From Qie patio we could see goat herders with their flocks coming to a watering hole on the right, each holding his flock in check until it was his turn. No one wants to sound ungrateful, but it can be said with no danger of being refuted that everyone of our group was glad to return to Bamako on Sunday. Feb 7. Our room at the Grand Hotel du Bamako actually looked good American Hospitality On Sunday night Jim and Shirley Jenson invited our group to their home for dinner which we ate at poolside with real relish. These two young Americans and their delightful daughter Lisa went all out to welcome us. and it was not lost Jim, a former Chicagoan, was editor of a Farm Bureau magazine before joining the U. S. information service when the late Edward R. Murrow headed the service He had served in a number of African countries before coming to Mali. The Jenson home is a real American oasis here in Bamako. It is through the kindness of Jim Jenson that I have a USIS typewriter to write this word home This morning our group (some of them tdok the occasion to rest up) toured the uptown markets, the museum and the Russianbuilt sports arena and Olympic swimming pool Then this afternoon. Monday, Feb. 8. we were invited to the U. S. Embassy to have dinner with Ambassador and Mrs. Blake and his family. Also present were U. S. public service officials living

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and working in Mali, all young, educated and articulate. We haven’t found one occasion in our African travels where one would have to be ashamed of the type American we have working in Africa. The real delight came when we met Ambassador Robert O. Blake. Aged about 50 years, he is a tall, lithe, articulate and eminently gracious person of the Kennedy clan. A native of Whittier, Calif., Ambassador Blake said he was seven years younger than President Nixon whom he had known all his life. He served in the Congo for 34 years, in Tunisia, Tokyo and Moscow, and served with former U. N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson at the United Nations in New York. Ambassador Blake had been in Mali only several months, coming here from Paris where he served urflder Ambassador’ Sergeant Shriver. His hour-long briefing following an absolutely lavish dinner in the charming Embassy residence, showing conclusively his quick grasp of this country’s affairs. Besides the historic background of Mali, he told us what Communist China. Russia, the World Bank, and America are doing here. “I’m not in favor of spending too much money here.” he commented with candor, but said he favored the relations we kept here just the The real competition is between the Chinese, and Russians, he said. The Chinese build something, then leave, whereas, the Russians - build something “splashy" like the sports arena, then continue to stick around. This latter is not completely appreciated by the Mali people. Ambassador Blake said we ■needn’t have no fear of Mali going communistic. They had* what amounted to communism from 1960 until they overthrew their first government. in 1968. “And they want no more of this type of police state.” he added. He said the Texaco company is searching for oil around Timbuctu but that transportation is such a problem he doesn’t look for its development. He said the U. S. is working* on peaceful matters, such as a chicken development plan to tring a meaty chicken to this country. Should Control Population Ambassador Blake said there is a first sign of a population control in Mali now, led by the women, as in all nations. Up until now, he said, it has been “prestigious” to have a lot of children, but this is changing. Not to dispute the Ambassador's word, but one would hardly know this by watching the women on the streets. Seemingly , all of them have a baby strapped to their backs. He said there is plenty of land in Mali and plenty of rain, although we are in the dry season right now. Ambassador Blake said French prestige is down in Africa, and advised that the U. S. do more technical training here, then let the people work out their own destiny. The great warmth and charm that radiated from Ambassador and Mrs. Blake will be remembered as a high point in our trip across Africa as our study group visits emerging nations. The streets of Bamako are teeming with people, and all of them appear cheerful and well fed. I’m more convinced now than e\er that Americans should not always equate "the good life" with everything that is American. The little compact cars bounce down the streets alongside innumerable bicycles and motor bikes. Why no one clashes into one another is a mystery in itself. And. what’s more, we see no flared tempers. Women wearing Bou-Bous with a baby strapped on th?ir backs appear everywhere. You never bear a baby cry. The land seems parched, but we are again reminded this is the (fry season. Open sewers appear all over town along the sidewalks. Mrs. Jenson told us when it rains its deluge in July and August, these sewers are filled to overflowing.

We find no big push here to build tourist hotels. Last year only 10,000 tourists from all over the world visited Mali, we’ve been told. This isn’t very many and will not attract a BamakoHilton. Fact is, the Egyptians spent seven years building a 17-story hotel, then gave it up when its war costs with Israel shot through the roof. It may be some years before it is completed. Mali is poor and has a literacy of only five per cent. It has its independence, but hardly knows what to do with it. Invitation To Use Scouting Program An invitation to use the program of the Boy Scouts of America was issued today to organizations in Elkhart, Kosciusko and LaGrange counties, by Ray Hofiewell, Growth Chairman of the Pioneer Trails Boy Scout Council. Hopewell explained that churches, synagogues, fraternal and veterans organizations, service dubs, schools and other community , groups can be chartered by the national youth movement to operate a cub scout pack, boy scout troop or explorer’s dub. The Pioneer Trails Council is conducting a special spring project to make boy scouting available to more boys in line with the Boypower ’76 long range plan of the Boy Scouts of America. There are over 5000 boys already members in this area, Hopewell said, with 192 organizations using the scouting program. Information about the boy scouts is available from the Scout Service Center, box 1328, Elkhart. An expanded program to help organizations start their scout units is being directed by Growth Chairman in each county, which are on call through the Scout Service Center facilities. An organization using the scouting program agrees to provide leadership, meeting place and program. The Pioneer Trails provides help in the form of training, activities for many units, camping, health and safety, recognitions and personal counseling. Each organization is expected to incorporate within its program those objectives which are their own. “Therefore," says Hopewell, “It is possible that two scout troops may have different programs as each one includes in its meetings those programs-that further its own aims.” > Set-Aside Acreage To Help Balance Crop Supply And Demand Acreage set-aside provisions of the new farm legislation will serve national needs as well as benefit participants in the farm programs, according to Scott Horn, chairman, of the county Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service. By putting cropland into conservation uses, farmers will help prevent production of farm products beyond domestic use and export market needs while at the same time saving good cropland for future use when needed. So reports Scott Horn, Chairman of the Kosciusko County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. He also pointed out that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated for 1971 the requirement that set-aside acres must have produced a crop for harvest within one of the three preceding years. This requirement was changed, he said, because many producers have already made their farming plans for 1971 and in some cases have proceeded with land preparation, including fertilization. based on their familiarity with previous operation of farm programs. Nearly all producers have made credit arrangements, purchases of machinery, and other financial obligations based on prior program regulations regarding land set aside from production Under these circumstances, enforcement of the new regulations for 1971 would have created an undue hardship on many U.S. producers. Mr. Hora said that while the set-aside land need not have been in crop production during the last three years, it is required that the acreage have a production potential equal to the average productivity of the farm. ASCS county committees, he said, have the responsibility for seeing that this requirement is met by farmers participating in the wheat, feed grain, and cotton programs for 1971. Many practices and uses approved for the set-aside acreage and the conserving base remain basically the same as in recent years. Eligible uses will continue to include grasses and legumes, green manure crops, small grain cover crops, summer fallow, wildlife practices, and other

conservation practices. One major change in the uses approved for set-aside acreage permits the planting and grazing of sweet sorghums, except for the five-month prohibited grazing period established by the ASC County Committee. In past years producers were not allowed to use sweet sorghum planted on diverted acreage for grazing at any time of the year. In line with growing recognition of the need for environmental improvement and pollution abatement, water storage facilities developed inthe current year or fall of the [receding year, and filter strips seeded along a stream or ditch to prevent siltation may qualify under the new rules. Set-aside requirements on summer fallow rotation farms have been eased so that farms with 55 per cent or more of their cropland devoted to summer fallow will be considered to have met their set-aside acreage requirements. “Producers will still be required to properly maintain their set-aside and conserving base acreages throughout the program year,” Mr. Horn said. He added that this means adequately controlling erosion, insects, weeks, and rodents on land taken out of production to meet farm program requirements. Scott Hora reminded farmers that signup for the 1971 programs for wheat and feed grain begins March 1 and continues through April 9 at county ASCS offices. Farmers who plan to participate must sign up during that period in order to receive program benefits.

Warrants Issued For Collection Os Sales Tax James O. Mathis, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Revenue, disclosed today that 373 warrants issued for collection of deliquent state taxes were forwarded to the sheriffs of 37 Indiana counties during the month of January, 1971. The warrants, which are recorded as a public record in the judgment docket of each court became liens against the property of the respective tax-' payers. The warrants represent a total delinquent liability of $74,373.96. Although the wsfifrants were filed in 37 different counties, the more populated counties are responsible for the major number of the warrants. The larger counties show warrants as follows: Marion county 121; Lake county 65; and LaPorte county 26. Names of taxpayers' warrants were served on in Kosciusko county are as follows: Carl E. and Betty L. Brown. 1917 Rosemont Ave., Warsaw; Central Standard Industries, box 107, Warsaw; Huffer Foundry Co., Inc., box 151, Warsaw; Lakeland Construction Co., r 2 Warsaw; John and Cora Miller, Graceland, Claypool; Cleo and R. Singrey. 100 W. Main St., Warsaw; Wawasee Traveler Trailer Co., Inc., box 36, North Webster.

Weatherhead Reports Loss The Weatherhead Company in Cleveland reported a net loss for 1970 of about $8.6 millicm, or $2.59 a share, after giving effect to extraordinary losses of about $5.3 million, or $1.59 a share. Figures for 1969 were net income of $2 million, or 62 cents a share, after a loss of extraordinary items of $1.5 million, or 46 cents a share. The maker of fluid parts and components says sales for 1970 dropped to $89.5 million from $lO7-3 million in 1969. Weatherhead has omittech its dividends for the 1971 quarter. This makes two consecutive quarters the payout has been omitted. __ Named To Dean's List at Davenport Alan Butt, son of Otis C. Butt and Virginia Butt, has been named to the academic honors list for the past fall term at Davenport College erf Business at Grand Rapids, Mich., according to an announcement this week at the college To receive the honor of being placed on the academic honors list, the student must earn a “B+” (3.5) grade average or better. Those placed on the dean's list must earn a”“B” (3.0) grade average for the work taken during the term. 1 The winners are in the upper 25 per cent of the total college enrollment of 850 students. Davenport college is a junior college of business and a special

Wed., Feb. 17, 1971 — THE MAILUOURNAt

■ ■ft PAGES — Miss Kerri Augsburger of Milford and Miss Sherry Myers of Syracuse, both seventh grade students, served as pages in the state Senate this week for Senator John F. Augsburger of Milford. Kerri, left, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Augsburger and granddaughter of the John F. Augsburgers and Sherry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers.

purpose college t]hat_uffers specialized courses tn business education. A high percentage of students on the academic honors list and the dean's list also participate in the college work-study program and are employed part time in business offices. All students who graduated at the close of the Fall Term are now employed in permanent positions in business. SWCD HAS FEBRUARY MEEJTNG The bbard of supervisors of the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District held their regular February meeting at the soil conservation office. 518 S. Buffalo St. in Warsaw. Before the business meeting chairman Myron Metzger congratulated supervisor Perry Hathaway on being chosen Kosciusko county “Outstanding Young Farmer.” He also notified the board of the serious accident involving Kim Kuhn, son of assistant supervisor. Fred Kuhn, r 4 Warsaw? Metzger reported on the Area II organizational meeting he’d attended w’here the calendar of events for 1971 was planned. Meetings this month included the Landfill Contractors Meeting, on February 16 and 17 and the Soil Stewardship Meeting, on Februarjkl6 at both Fort Wayne. The Area II District Workshop will be held in Albion on March 3 and the Area II Speech Contest at Warsaw on March 12. Election of officers reinstated the following: Myron Metzger, chairman; Leon Tucker, vicechairmarj; Philip Beer, secytreas. A committee was appointed to v w’ork on the long range plant of district operations and the districts calendar of events. Joe Wilson, district conservationist, announced the next Tippecanoe Valley meeting of six counties, will be held at Winemac on February 17. A telegram was read from Representative Thames Mauzy, expressing his regret at not being able to attend the district’s annual meeting to receive the “Outstanding Conservationist" award in person. One group project was accepted: Robert Gearhart, Charles Ousley and John Richardson, all of Silver Lake. Four new cooperators were accepted. Harry Alfrey of Turkey Creek Twp. Earl Yoda-. Walter Miller and Raymond Miller, all of Jefferson Twp. Tlie next meeting will be held on March 2 at the SCS office. FFA Week February 20-27 Between February 20 and 27, the country will be observing Future Farmers of Americfr Week. During this week the FFA, a national organization with 450,000 students studying vocational agriculture in 9,000 public schools, will conduct special events expressly designed to emphasize agriculture and the roll it will play in this country’s future. „ FFA Week is traditionally celebrated the Saturday before GeSge Washington’s birthday and ending the following Saturday. George Washington made significant contributions to American agriculture, in addition to his military' and patriotic contributions. The FFA recognizes him in their ceremonies and especially during FFA Week. The purpose of FFA is to develop competent leadership in boys with an agricultural background and interest. Mr. and Mrs' Floyd Wickersham of Barbee lake spent Saturday evening with Mrs. Ha?el Wickersham of Winchester.

Boys Invited To Join Scouts “The first of the year is a good time for boys to become Boy Scouts.” 0 , That’s the suggestion of Ray Hopewell. Growth Chairman, of the Pioneer Trails Council Boy Scouts of America, with the launching of the “Touchdown” recruiting drive so that boys will be able to attend special spring and summer activities. Information about scout units is available from the neighborhood organizations that sponsor scout units, or from the Boy Scout Service Center, box 1328, Elkhart. Activities coming up this spring and summer include: Project Soar (an environmental improvement campaign), Scout Fairs, Camporees, trip to Chicago ball game and summer camp. The age range for boy scouts is 11 through 14. The boy scout program is one-third of the growing life of a young man, who may begin in cub scouting at age 8 and exploring at age 15. Each phase of the program is especially designed to serve youth during an age range; with boy scouting specializing in the self-reliance skills, .leadership skills, vocational and hobby introduction and high adventure. New Marine Corps Recruiter For Kosciusko County Marine staff sergeant Paui G. Maher recently replaced staff sergeant H. M. Bovard as Marine Corps Recruiter in Kosciusko County. SSGT Maher is a veteran of nine years in the Marine Corps and has served a tour of duty in Viet Nam. For the past seven months SSGT Maher has been serving as Marine Corps Recruiter in Adams. Huntington, and Wells counties. SSGT Maher will be in Warsaw every Thursday between the hours of 9:30 a m. and 5 p.m. at the selective service office. “To the press alone, checkered as it is with abuses, the world is indebted for all the triumphs which have 1 been obtained by reason and humanity pver error and oppresion.” — James Madison. LEGALS NOTICE TO TRAFFIC CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed proposals lor the construction of certain highway improvements as described below, will be received by the Indiana State Highway Commission, at its offices in the Indiana State Office Building. Room 1313. Indianapolis, Indiana, until 10 00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time on the 23rd day of February, 1871 All proposals will be publicly opened and read immediately thereafter in the South Ballroom on the Ist floor of the Atkinson HoteLJllinois Street at Georgia Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. CONTRACT T 8548 Bids are invited on H.A.C. BASE, HA.C. SURFACE, CON CRETE CURB, DRAINAGE STRUCTURES. MULCHED SEEDING, SODDING, SPECIAL BORROW. SPECIAL BORROW GRADE B, SIGNAL FLASHER MODER NIZATION in the Ft Wayne District on the following: KOSCIUSKO AND ELKHART COUNTIES Project —. SR 13 and Base Line Road (old US 30), SR 13 and Epworth Road (Forest Road County Road 67SN). US 33 and SR 13.. SR 15 and County Road 38 > Plans and proposals may be examined at the office of the Indiana State Highway Commission in the State Office Building, Room 1313. Indianapolis. Indiana INDIANA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION PP«MJ—F.IO-17 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ' ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place, in the Court House in the City of Warsaw, Indiana, at 8:00 AM, on the 22nd day of February 1871 will consider the following additional appropriations, which said Officers consider necessary to meet the extraordinary emergency existing at this time. COUNTY GENERAL FUND Auditor 102 i Extra Help 5t.500 00 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have the right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally determined will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, which Commission will hold a further hearing within fifteen days at the County Auditor's Office, of Kosciusko County, Indiana, or at ‘ such other place as may be designated. At such hearing, taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard an interested taxpayers may inquire of the County Auditor, when and where such' hearing will be held * LAWRENCE BUTTS Auditor Kosciusko County MJ—F 10 17

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