The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 April 1973 — Page 4

I'lt.c MatijZJJournal j. I PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Eat 1888) <> Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Eat 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567

National Library Week

“Books, the children of the brain,” as Jonathan Swift put it> are truly remarkable creations. They reflect the very spirit of man — his triumphs and tragedies, his knowledge and innermost feelings. Too often books are taken for granted, yet without them man is little more than a savage. Step into a library, and you find yourself in the midst of an enchanted world where books wait to whisk you away on a magic carpet of adventure and excitement. There are books to make you laugh and cry, to teach and intrigue. All that is needed is

Time for bird shot?

Traditionally, it has been considered bad form to kick a man when he is down, or to shoot sitting ducks off your neighbor’s pond. Maybe that is why the U.S. Post Office Department, for years beset with political rigormortis and helplessly chained to the rigid-rules mentality, escaped the full and righteous wrath of the. American people. But sportsmanship has its limits. The old Post Office Department was supposed to have cast off its shackles with the reorganization of the Postal Service. There was to be a new era of constantly-improving mail ser-

._Jt ■ A nB « S "p yjJ $k « B jß|« \ i fl i ' I ■ k ! •k™ Jr a - k \«k JB .V * i MBoX \"H II HONOR BILL ORR — Kosciusko county friends of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Orr, r 1 Warsaw, gathered at the REMC building in Warsaw Friday to honor Mr. Orr on his retirement as general manager of the county REMC. In the above photo Mr. Orr is accepting a plaque from Arden Warner, president of the REMC. From left are Mrs. Everett Vandermark, business manager since the REMC was founded in 1937; Mrs. Orr; Mr. Orr; Mr. Warner; and Robert Merkle, who began as new general manager on Monday of this week. Mr. Orr is the only general manager the Kosciusko county REMC has ever had. He is credited with having the brainchild that became today one of the country’s most important business enterprises. The REMC was incorporated in 1937 and offices were opened in the old Conrad building across from the Dutch Ford Auto Supply, October 1,1938 then was in the Bowser building from 1946 to 1950. First service was offered in February 1939.

Hook-on — (Continued From Page 1) Development Corporation on the Waco site if this becomes effective. Expanded facilities, Kuilema explained to Bagaloff, probably would not be in full effect until 1975 or 1976, however, members will re-study the request and contact the Munster man when a decision is derived. Street-water and sewer commissioner Harley Conrad said the average daily flow could be set at 375,000 gallons but on somedays is registered at 450,000 for the past month and is slightly over the capacity now. The lowest day recorded was the fore part of March when it was listed at 268,000 on a week end day. This shows a big increase during the past year of 100,000 gallons. Bagaloff said he had hoped to complete the project in nine months and instead of the highrise could go into a convention site 4 with 200 rooms, barrestaurant and etc. Tentative plans brought to light last May on the old South Shore Inn site called for an eight-story structure for a total of 100 apartments, both one and two bedrooms. A recreation area would be built below ground and possibly three penthouses facing the lake.

EDITORIALS

Complete dimensions of the structure would be 76 feet by 190 feet with parking area facilitations for 150 vehicles with open parking. The famous summer resort, South Shore Inn, burned to the ground in October of 1964 and the site has remained vacant since that time with exception of the old annex building. Sunday Plans Fire chief Hughes asked permission for his department to remove a dead Maple tree in front of the fire station on Sunday and to erect a new flag pole, all of which permission was granted. It was noted the Liberty Homes hearing for alley and street vacating in the town would be up for hearing in the courts at 10 a.m. on April 14. Also noted was a letter received from Air Maps, Inc., the firm hired to take an aerial survey for the town to supply needed information to the town engineer for the annexed areas, that they had taken the necessary photos and were cooperating fully. Frey reported on EDA funds which made possible a town hall at Austin, however, implied there was no reason to believe Syracuse was eligible for funding of this nature. Kuilema reported on a meeting held with the state engineers this past week and that Syracuse has available nearly $17,000 to be used on a major project for

an inquiring mind and a desire for knowledge. National Library Week, April 8-14, honors the most precious possession of mankind — books and the libraries that house them. And well it should, for literature has perpetuated the philosophies, sciences and artistic endeavors of man down through the ages, making progress and techifological advances possible. So whenever you feel the need to expand your horizons or just relax and unwind with a good book, make a trek down to the local library. You’ll be glad you did.

vice. The new era has not arrived. It costs a lot more these days to mail a letter or a newspaper —a whole lot more. And the chances of a piece of mail getting to its final destination with greater speed* and efficiency than lO or 20 years ago are not good at all. There is growing evidence to indicate that private enterprise could do the job better and at less cost. Quite frankly, the duck is still sitting on the pond when it is supposed to be flying. A good dose of bird shot in the form of aroused public criticism might be just what the doctor ordered.

streets. Syracuse must meet $1 with each $lO the state gives. Preliminary quotes were given from a firm for needed work for several streets in the town with Chicago avenue quoted at $12,107.50 for catch basins, storm sewers, repair and paving. Oak street from the railroad to Portland was listed at $20,000 which should be torn-up, leveled and paved; and Boston street, $51,000, from Main to Huntington, including storm sewers, curbs and repaving. It was noted by Conrad that a surveyor is necessary for street jobs of this type for exact locations, needs, etc., prior to receiving bid work. Conrad also said he was lacking much needed help in his departments and his assistant Robert Farber had expressed a desire to quit this month. Conrad said his lack of help reverts back to at least six years and is all due to insufficient salaries for workers. A meeting was set for next Tuesday night at town hall for a discussion with Conrad and Farber. Mobile Homes Plan commission president Wilbur Smith inquired as to the mobile home ordinance which has been under discussion and attorney Frey said he would have it completed for action by the Tuesday night meeting. Smith noted an increase in units in the town and talk of more

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on East Shore drive of Syracuse Lake. Kuilema will instruct building commissioner Harry VanHemert not to issue any further mobile home permits until notified due to the pending ordinance. Town board member F. A. Smith, Jr., informed members he would be moving from his location in town by the end of the month, to one of the annexed areas of the town, thus moving from his precinct, and inquired what this might do to his position on the town board. Blocker informed him a redistricting of the town area must be made before the next election, due to annexation, and Kuilema said he would look into the matter. Thef iext regular town board meeting is April 17 at town hall. Report tape player stolen Syracuse police continue investigation into the theft of a tape player taken from a Volkswagen parked at the Gulf station in

United Nations role not justified in Panama Canal negotiations

BACK IN 1903, the United States was granted the perpetual sovereignty over the Canal Zone by the infant Republic of Panama “to the entire exclusion of the exercise by the Republic of Panama of any such sovereign rights, power or authority.’’ But that was in 1903. Seventy years later, imbued with a spirit of nationalism and encouraged by her neighbors in Latin „ America and by the Communist regimes in China and the Soviet Union, Panama views the Canal Zone and the 50-mile water link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as Panamanian territory occupied by the U.S. interloper. The U.S. role in securing Panama’s independence from Colombia and assuring the republic of adequate financial base on which to build is — as often is the case — forgotten. Riots in 1964 that caused the death of 21 Panamanians and three U.S. soldiers led to negotiations on a replacement for the 1903 treaty and a 1955 pact that sweetened the benefits to Panama. AFTER NINE years, the two nations remain deadlocked over terms of a new agreement. Panama wants nothing less than full control of the canal and the Canal Zone, which it calls a “colo-. nialist enclave’’ in the hearty of the tiny country. The United States is unwilling understandably to relinquish control of the waterway, which it believes vital to its security and economic well-be-ing. Both sides can justify their claims. And somewhere in between the op-

Syracuse and valued at $25. David Coppes of r 1 Syracuse reported the theft Tuesday and was taken sometime between March 31 and Tuesday afternoon.

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(Continued From Page 2) Sunday Night Mixed Sleepy Owl 59% 40% Alley Cats 59% 40% Windsor 57 43 Taylor Wholesale 51% 48% R&R 51% 48% T&P 50 50 The Kids 45% 54% Mid American 43% 56% Lakeland Standard 43 57 Jenny’s Kitchenette 38 62 High team series and game: Alley Cats — 1800 — 705 500 series: (men) J. Willard 550, R. Caudill 528, G. Coquillard 526, D. Rieder 523 450 series: (women) S. Loewen

466, J. Clemons 484 200 games: (men) J. Willard 226, J. Simpson 219, D. Brady 216, (women) S. Loewen 215 Hits parked automobile A car being driven from a parking space in Pierceton Monday struck another car at 2:11 p.m. resulting in $250 damage. The auto pulling from the parking space was driven by Edna J. Roeger, r 1 Warsaw. The auto she hit was owned by Sterling Staver of r 1 Leesburg. After the impact the Staver auto was shoved'into another parked car owned by D. L. Peterson Trust Co., Schiller Park, 111. Damage was set at S4O to the Roeger auto, $35 to the Staver auto arid $175 to the Peterson Trust auto. CONVOY DESTROYED Allied bombers destroyed the entire Japanese convoy of 22 ships in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea on March 4, 1943.

posing solutions lies a workable compromise. THE COMPROMISE can be effected only by the two nations involved. Efforts in the meetings of the United Nations Security Council to impose a settlement ignore the realities of the situation. x The United States has a valid treaty with Panama that is being renegotiated because of respect for the ties we have forged with the republic over many years. And the matter is not United Nations business. The Security Council talks in Panama City were designed to focus world attention on what Panama believes to be a deplorable situation. The talks have served that purpose. But a new pact that will give Panama a greater voice in canal control while preserving the U.S. interests can be achieved only through continued hard bargaining between the two countries that have a stake in the agreement. Standards unreal The United Rations Security Council had to settle for a vetoed resolution on the Panama Canal, but its foray into Latin America is surely considered a success by those who engineered it. The United States of America was thoroughly raked over the coals. The U.S.-Panama treaty negotiations may yet survive the strain which the U.N. has put upon them. We are left wondering, though, whether the U.N. itself can survive under the precedent which has been set by the Security Council — mak-

New Salem By MRS. HERB MOREHOUSE Max Rarick in charge of music on Sunday a.m.. Max Rarick was in charge of special music Sunday morning during the worship service. He sang “Something Beautiful” and accompanied^himself on the guitar. Pastor Woodburn delivered the morning message “Draw Nigh to God” and read James 4:1-10. Pastor Woodburn's evening message, “Life’s Uncertainty” was taken from James 4:11-17. Family night this Friday Old fashioned family night will be held Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. The whole family is invited to attend. Each family is asked to take its favorite pie. Robert Hurds honored on 25th anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd were honored Friday evening, March 30, at a Warsaw restaurant by the Sunshine class for their 25th wedding anniversary. After the meal John Plank read Proverbs 4:1-10 from the Living Bible and led in prayer. Mrs. Wayne Teeple read the newspaper account of the wedding of Robert Hurd and Miss Eudora Grove. Wedding pictures were passed around for all to see. A gift of silver edged glass tumblers was given to the honored couple. The remainder of the evening was spent viewing movies taken of the class and church functions. Those enjoying the evening were Mrs. Hurd’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Graham of Leesburg; her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grove of Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Darr, Mr. and Mrs. Vere Wildman, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Speicher, Rev. and Mrs. Orvil Kilmer, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anglin, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. John Plank, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meek, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dausman, Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively, Mr. and Mrs. John Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse. The committee of arrangements was Mr. and Mrs. John Vance and Mr. and Mrs.

ing “imperialism” its concern and traveling hither and yon to smoke it out. The Soviet Union voted for the an-ti-U.S. Panama Canal resolution. We assume, then, the Russians would have no objection to the Security Council holding its next meeting in Eastern Europe — in Prague or Budapest perhaps. Instead of touring a peaceful Panama Canal, delegates could visit Soviet military bases and the graves of Czechs and Hungarians who felt strongly enough about imperialism to stand in the way of Russian tanks. The Soviet Union could explain what kind of treaties it negotiates when confronted with the spirit of nationalism which the United States is doing its utmost to respect and satisfy in Panama. India voted for the resolution. This should be an invitation for a Security Council session in New Delhi to consider the plight of tens of thousands of Pakistanis who have been waiting in Indian prison camps for more than a year for the right to go home. India can hardly argue any longer that its relations with Pakistan are a matter to be settled between the two. Can we assume that Communist China, another supporter of the Panama resolution, is prepared to place the future of Tibet before the Security Council? If the invasion, occupation and absorption of a defenseless country into China is not imperialism, what is? These are pipe dreams, of course. Something tells us the United Nations will go on picking and choosing “imperialists” by standards of its own — standards which seem to become less real, less substantial, with every passing day. ;

Wayne Teeple. t * A large wedding picture * surrounded by blue and whitß’ bells and blue and white crepe streamers decorated the party room. Hurricane candles with flower rings adorned the tables for the occasion. COMMUNITY NEWS Mrs. Paul Schermerhorn had the misfortune of breaking her right leg last Monday afternoon at their Leesburg farm. Mrs. Schermerhorn was a patient at the Goshen hospital until Sunday when she was dismissed. Rev. and Mrs. Howard Kreider returned home last week after spending several months in Florida. Jack Teeple spent last week visiting a college campus in Florida. Mrs. Lydia Morehouse was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Sorensen and sons of Milford. -NSRural Youth is on the move By KEITH A. CARRINGTON Area Extension Agent, Youth Shown by their interest in others, their parties and their meeting Rural Youth is on the move in Kosciusko county. Lowell Gruenwald one of the R. Y. Members says — “The theme Rural Youth gives one a feeling of being with a group. To answer the question — “Is Rural Youth going anywhere? “ I think R. Y. is on the move. There are parties, meetings to attend and always the opportunity to meet new people.” The past month has seen basketball games, a popcorn party at the Warsaw nursing home, roller skating and bowling parties plus the regular meeting. In April R. Y. members look to the state basketball tourney, the district meeting, a backwards party and a money making project. Membership is also a prime activity of Rural Youth as district II — Kosciusko, Whitley and Allen counties — has received SIOO for booming over their 1972 enrollment before March 1. Paula Albert of Leesburg has been scraping up new members by the dozens as she has received Indiana president club award for signing 12 new members into Rural Youth. To receive the “Sign of the Times” — R. Y. news letter — and to be with a group on the move contact the county extension office or a Rural Youth member.