The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 March 1973 — Page 10
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 28,1973
10
THE ORIENT — Tenth And Final In A Series Travel fraught with perils; We’re glad to be home again
By ARCH AND DELLA BAUMGARTNER MILFORD, Indiana, Thursday, Feb. 22 — And finally we’re home again. It’s nice to sleep in one’s own bed after being gone for 27 days. For a time we didn’t know if our luck was going to hold out long enough to see us home safe and sound. We had experienced an engine malfunction over northern Australia that diverted our flight to Singapore; our plane blew out two tires upon landing at Okinawa; we sat through the 20second earthquake that shook Los Angeles; and then, when arriving at O’Hare airport in Chicago, we were told the South Bend airport was closed due to high winds. We had a good notion to go home, lock ourselves in and “tune out,” as the young folks say, for a few days. Fly Over South Viet Nam We took off at mid-morning on Sunday, Feb. 18, in a sleek BOAC plane from the Rangoon airport for our trip home, via Guam. Somehow, the airport at Rangoon didn’t seem nearly as dark and dirty as it did when we arrived several days earlier. We had the job of going through customs again before departure, and make an accounting of the money we had spent. Most of us dreaded this, conjuring up all sorts of eventualities that would keep us behind. Several of us had occasion to talk to the BOAC pilots before boarding the plane. We were told a direct flight from Rangoon to Hong Kong, our next stop, was .directly over the North Viet Nam capital — Hanoi. Right at this time the sensative cease-fire arrangement was being worked out, and the fighting had not stopped completely. No thanks. And we were glad to hear the pilots say we would fly south to Bangkok, then head for Hong Kong by flying over South Viet Nam. Our route took us considerably north of Saigon, but, even at 37,000 feet, we could see the ground clearly and could see all sorts of bomb craters. We flew out over the South China Sea between the embattled city of Hue that figured in the Tet Offensive, and Da Nang to the south. The sandy coastline looked clear and inviting, and somehow it seemed good to be leaving South Viet Nam. We flew into Hong Kong, actually landing at Kowloon, at
TERMITES UNIVERSAL TERMITE CONTROL Ph. 267-7372 511 So. Union St. Warsaw, Indiana ALLIED LBR. CO. (formerly Conn & Buhrt Lbr. Co.) Phone: 457-3331 Syracuse ANDERSON PAINT AND SUPPLY CO. Syracuse, Ind.
Call Us Before You Sell Your HOGS WE BUY HOGS DAILY Max M. Kyler Phone: 839-2108 Sidney P.B. Stewart & Co. 2100 Durbin St. Warsaw * Phone: 267-6054
r Kale Island Beacon Lake Wawasee — Tuesday Nite Special ?— Ham and Beans, Perfection Salad, Corn Bread s]7s — Wednesday Nite Special — Creamed Chicken on Biscuits, $lB5 Mashed Potatoes and Vegetable ■ — Thursday Nite Special Open-Faced Prime Rib Sandwich With Au Jus, Salad KITCHEN OPEN DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY 11 A.M. to 10 P.M. Week Days 11 A.M. to 11 P.M. Friday & Saturday
mid-afternoon, and we got a good view of the harbor and city. Highrise apartments and business buildings are on all sides of the busy terminal. Coming in we could see dozens of shipping boats and hundreds of small sampans in the harbor. We also saw the once proud Queen Mary, the great luxury liner that became the Victim of air travel, toppled on its port side in the bay. The Queen Mary was purchased by a group of Long Beach; Calif., businessmen with the idea of making it into a convention center. Their plan fell through and a wealthy Chinaman bought it, only to have it completely destroyed by fire several years ago. We changed planes at Hong Kong, but this took about an hour. The air terminal was busy, busy, busy. We were soon going down the runway for a take-off for an hour’s flight to Taipei, Taiwan. Coming in at dusk, we could see the city’s lights, and it was evident this city is a busy industrial city, heavily populated. At the airport we had an opportunity to visit the novelty counters and airport terminal, but we were soon off for another hour’s flight to Okinawa. Incident At Okinawa Here we got a scare; we blew out two tires on landing. When we came to a stop we were at the end of the runway, and it was pouring down. Soon a bus took us to the terminal where we waited for three hours for new tires. We knew this was a rough landing, but we had no idea we blew two tires, until the pilot told us. Here we had occasion to look up Okinawa on an air terminal map. We were surprised to find it located just south of Japan. And we couldn’t help but wonder ; no wonder Japan wanted the island back. They call it Naha, however. At 3 a.m. we were back in our plane again, and headed for a two-hour flight to Guam where we were to stay for several days. It should be said at this point that we were mistakenly awakened at 5:15 a.m. at the Strand Hotel in Rangoon on the 18th, and when we arrived at Guam it was 5 a.m. the next morning — 24 hours with no sleep — and most of us were becoming somewhat grumpy. See B-52 Base Needless to say, most of us slept until noon, enjoying the luxury of the Guam Hilton and a little Americanization! Guam is a small island, about 32 miles long and eight miles wide at its widest point. It has 100,000 people and is growing rapidly. America got the island in the Spanish-American. War. On the 18th, the day we left Guam, our group were guests of the Guam Press Club at a dinner and showing of the usual chamber of commerce movie. A handout told us these facts about Guam: From 1967-70: retail trade up 176 per cent; services up 268 per cent; construction up 138 per cent; manufacturing up 450 per cent; gross receipts up 36 per
cent per year averaged over these years. Valug of building permits up 650 per cent since 1967; personal income up 230 per cent; import value increased 145 per cent; total visitors increased 2,500 per cent; and power consumption has been up 142 per cent. This gives you an idea of Guam’s growth, and there seems to be no letting up. Our group made an almost unprecedented tour of 'Andersen Air Force base (for a civilian group), with a major escorting us by army bus. Here is where the big eight-engine B-52’s are kept. We were given the run of the base, and were allowed to take any pictures we wanted. We were taken to the far end of one of the runways (there are two) to take pictures. A colonel who joined us said we were among the very few Americans who had seen the air base in this unrestricted fashion. They told us the big bombers fly from Guam to North Viet Nam in a 13-16 hour run, depending upon wind conditions They are refueled by air over Viet Nam, then make their bomb run with a full load of 30 tons of TNT, then return empty to Guam. They have a crew of six. It is a site to see the seven-mile runway lined with these giant aircraft. We also photographed a C-5, cargo plane capable of carrying eight 44-passenger buses plus 758 troops with full pack. Our friends from the Pacific Daily News, with whom we had dinner at the hotel one evening, told us they had no such luck at visiting Andersen field, and that we should consider ourselves fortunate. The major ended our afternoon tour at the officers’ club — and for a moment (just a moment) we were wishing we were back in the service again. After our dinner with the Guam Press club, we were in for a tour of the city, ending up at the airport for our flight to Honolulu. Among the many things we saw were a steep precipice going up from the ocean called Two Lovers Leap. A legend goes with this that two lovers tied their hair together and jumped off the cliff rather than the girl to marry an elderly man to whom her family had her betrothed. Another was the caves where Japanese soldiers hid during World War 11. Only recently one Japanese came out of hiding after 28 years in such a cave. He was returned to Japan, married, and is now back on Guam to show his new bride where he had spent 28 years of his life hiding out. Cross Time Belts We left Guam at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night, Feb. 20, for Honolulu, flying all night and crossing the International Date Line again. This time, however, we were to re-gain the day we had lost going over. At & a.m. the next day — still Tuesday— we arrived in Honolulu. Here five couples of our group remained to extend their vacation for a few days. We had a two hour wait, then were en route for Los Angeles. When we took off we flew down the coastline past the array of tall, glittering hotels, Waikiki Beach, Diamond Head and the famous Blow Hole. We went out over the island of Hawaii and were headed east for La. Della, by this time lost in the time shuffle, was sound asleep as we took off in one of the most scenic views seen anywhere. It was the Los Angeles International airport at midafternoon and those remaining in the city opted to remain at the International Hotel, just a stone’s throw from the airport. We left a call for 6:15 a.m., and would you believe at 3:15 a.m. we were both wide awake. More time
difficulties. Oh, well, an old Laurel and Hardy film was on the all-night movie on TV. When we called down to the desk to verify the time the young girl at the desk, used to this sort of thiife, came back with this answer: “Drink a glass of wine, take a hot bath and go back to bed.” Thanks, we needed that. It wasn’t all over yet, we were soon to learn. Sitting in the hotel dining room enjoying a cup of coffee at 6:50 a.m. we felt our table shake. The cups and saucers moved, and we could only think of how close those planes must be flying. “It’s another earthquake,” someone said, and sure enough it was. The quake gave us more than a little fright. We found out later it lasted 20 seconds and registered 5.6 on the Richter scale. “That’s bad,” we were told. When we flew out of LA on a 747 we were glad. Then at O’Hare we heard about South Bend’s airport being closed. “What next!” The airport announced it was sending all South Bend passengers out by bus. In spite of the fact that it was midafternoon, we slept the full twohour ride. So, in all it was a 27-day trip to a part of the world we had never seen before. We flew over 30,000 miles and made 31 take-offs and 31 landings. They say travel is educational. It is. It is also exhausting — and fun. We’ve also had fun putting these articles together. Hope you liked them. Damage set at over SBOO An auto driven by Darline L. .Treat, 21, 123 South Third St., Goshen, was struck from behind by a truck driven by Donald E. Johnson, 22, Milford, Friday at 3:51 p.m. The mishap occurred at Fifth and Jefferson Sts., Goshen. Johnson, who was driving a 1969 Chevrolet truck, was cited following the accident for following too closely. Damage to the truck driven by Johnson and the 1969 Ford operated by Darline Treat was set at more than SBOO. Car seat is burned Syracuse volunteer firemen responded to a call in the upper parking lot, Syracuse, at 2:55 p.m. Friday when a fire of unknown origin burned the seat of a parked vehicle belonging to Mrs. Peggy Overfelt of Syracuse. Damage was estimated at $45. LAKELAND LOCAL The Sanford Mullets are now residents of Monterey, Calif.
Week Days I 10-5:30 Closed Thursdays Save $20.75 LEATHER LOOK RECLINERS as 3 comfortable isitions. Choice of colors. Reg. 109.95 SOO2O how 07 Save $30.00 YIN BED COMPLETE me, box spring, matjs, and brass headrd w Reg. $109.95 $7095 low / 7 Save $60.00 PC. BLACK VINYL JVINGROOM9O’ Reg. $379.90 SOIO9O iw 017 Save $30.00 AIR GREEN OR SOLD VELVET IVELROCKERS Brammer ■BBMHMIiM r • . 7-Pc. Carved Spanish V' jIi’JJIIiIJ’Js rUrnilUre — Early American Has3o-SlMoDays -Contemporary ft . Same As Cash (Choice Os 20 Suites) 3 ways to bvy —cash, credit, charge J fttHHaMifl
Ligonier News By ROSE CUNNINGHAM
Karen Goodrich is junior high science champ, other winners
Karen Goodrich, eighth grade student at West Noble junior high school, won top honors in the junior division of the Northeastern Science fair. Judging was held Monday night at TriState college in Angola. Her entry “Smoking and Cancer” also won the second place special award, a plaque given by the American Cancer society. She also won first in the zoology division. Karen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Goodrich of Washington township. Other West Noble students winning first place in their categories were JoNel LeCount, Wawaka; Ann Goodrich, Washington township and Roberta Stone, Ligonier. Stan Caskey, Cromwell, won a second place. Also winning in the junior division were Roxanne Addis, third; Dari Edwards, fifth; Ann Goodrich, second; Tim Frink and Rick Birch, fifth. Senior Division Senior division winners were Gwyn Hooker, fifth in botany and microbiology; Robert K. Davis, third and Janet Frink, fifth in chemistry; Karen Zimmerman, fourth and Larry Lengacher, fifth in mathematics. West Noble students also won the following special awards: Mary Howell, grade 10, the American Speech and Hearing Speech class debates for study club The senior speech class of West Noble high school sent six of its members to debate before members of the Ligonier Study club. The meeting was Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Keith Miller, west of Ligonier. Participating were Douglas Barhyde, John Ridenbaugh, Joan Cripe, Richard Rex, Kevin Hammond and Larry Lynch. The subject of their debate was “Should gambling be legalized.” Refreshments were served -by the hostesses, Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Ed Zimmerman. Miss Christner recent graduate A recent graduate of International Junior college at Fort Wayne is Miss Darlene Christner of Topeka. She was in the modern office training program at the school. A 1972 graduate of Westview high school, Miss Christner is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Christner.
KAREN GOODRICH - Association third placing; Carol Glaser and Sander Walker, grade 10, an honorable mention award from the American Pathology Association. Westview Winner Jim Weirich, a sophomore at Westview high school, won the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Tri-State college electrical engineering award. Cletus Swartz won first in the fourth grade in the elementary division. Cathy Bra mon speaks to BPW Thursday Mrs. Cathy Bramon of Angola was the guest speaker at Thursday night’s Business and Professional Women’s club. Her topic was “Personal Motivation.” Mrs. Bramon is now serving as state personal development chairman of the BPW. Entertainment was provided by Miss Mary Lou Miller and Miss Pia McLallin, music students at West Noble high school. Their selections were “Getting to Know You”, “Biowin’ ‘ in the Wind” and “Lindy Lou.” During the business meeting final plans were made for a rummage sale and committees appointed for a senior girls’ tea. Each year the BPW women entertain in some manner for senior girls of West Noble high school. Plans for this year include a tea and style show by Ankersen’s to be held in the community room of the American State bank on April 8. Mrs. Kenneth (Cathy) Donaldson was welcomed into the club. Twenty-five members and guests attended.
'Africa' is topic for UM Women The Ligonier United Methodist women met Tuesday evening at the church to make plans for several coming events. Among coming events will be a rummage sale in the former Miller-Jones store building on April 5, 6 and 7. Rev. Wilbur Yates of LaGrange spoke on Zaire, Africa. His talk was especially interesting to Hope circle members as they had recently sponsored the sending of two barrels of clothing to that area. Rev. Yates spent three weeks in Zaire as part of a work camp,detail. Refreshments followed a short business meeting. Noble County Historical society meets Monday Hie film “Doorway to the Past” was shown at Monday night’s meeting of the Noble County Historical society. The meeting was held in the circuit courtroom at the Noble county courthouse. The museum maintained in the old Noble county jail is not open to the public as yet but can be opened for groups by appointment. Interested persons may contact the society at Albion. West Noble girls take mechanics West Noble auto mechanics class has four female students this year. The girls are Lori Hom, Karla Lambright, Carol Zehr and Kay Fry. They have learned to change tires and something about the inner workings of an automobile. They are now learning the various parts of an engine. Kenneth Brewer is mechanics instructor. The girls report that the boys do not give them too many problems in class. They really
3 Auto Mechanics At Your Service #z Major Overhaul >z Minor Tune-Up is Front End Alignment iz Transmission Repair | No Charge For Estimates On Work [ Wawasee Motors Phone: 457-3552 — Wawasee Village EVERETT EDGAR
are a big help. They recommend this class just before students get their driver’s license. There are things you should know, according to them, before you drive a car. Another class that has been invaded by the girls at West Noble is the agriculture class taught by Donald Esterline. Marcia Rosenogle and Karla Lambright are the two girl students in that department. The class includes such varied things as gun cleaning and safety and fishery and forestry. “Ag” is an independent study Course which requires students to work on their own eight mods per week. Chatterbelles entertain for husbands Husbands were the guests of the Chatterbelles Homemakers extension club Tuesday night for., an eat-out at Stroh. There were 30 members and guests present to enjoy the fish supper. Mrs. Wayne Moore gave the devotions. Mrs. Jerry Cunningham presented a reading entitled “My Husband’s Sign Language.” The remainder of the evening was spent socially. Mrs. Richard Bechtold announced that the business meeting would be postponed until March 28. Members will meet at 7 p.m. in the Ligonier Presbyterian church for a short meeting and to make gifts to be used at a later date. The door prize was won by Mrs. William Guyas. Don Kellam is home The large sign in front of Kellam’s Foodtown market now reads “Welcome Home Don.” Don Kellam returned to his home Saturday from Cleveland clinic. He is reported in good condition following recent heart surgery.