The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1977 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 9,1977

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You say you never heard of Club Mediterranee?

(Continued from page 1) met us at the airport and we set out on a trip of some 60 miles through winding mountains from Manzanillo to the isolated club that was to be our home for the next seven days First, however, we stopped at a poorly-lighted filling station for gas and to replace a bulb in a headlight -“My, it is hot,” someone said, forgetting completely that Chicago was suffering with sub-zero weather. At one point, our bus was stopped by several mules walking unattended in the highway, but we didn't think too much of this. And So We Arrive It was well after midnight when we arrived at Club Med, where we were met with a group of guitar-strumming, singing Gos (that’s for Gentils , Organsateurs) who greeted us warmly with a refreshing drink and a > friendly kiss on the cheek “I’m beginning to like this place already. ’’ we thought, especially Ardi. Incidentally, as guests we are GMs (for Gentils Membres). By now you should know that all is French-oriented. French is the principal language spoken at Club Med. with English the second language All GOs are bilingual, if not multilingual The club literature tells us Frenchman Gilbert Trigano. who founded the organization 23 years ago is a shy. funny-looking little man wo could never make it as a GO. "He bites his nails, can barely swim and is afraid of horses. He does like to kiss girls and girls like to kiss him. For this, Trigano has the perfect job Everyone ’ at Club Med, the world package-vacation company, kisses to say hello And the boss is said hello to more often than anyone else “ The whole concept of life at Club Med is freedom of choice "It's the theory of abundance.’’ «says Trigano His Manifesto: are born naked and die naked, and the only important factor in life is enjoyment.” It sounds like a Frenchman, we thought.’ But we were beginning to like the whole idea, anyway. We were just glad no one from home was looking over our shoulders Life here, we could quickly see. represented a liberalism of thought and practice more quickly adapted to by the younger set than by ourselves One guide we got to know — he called himself simply “Enzo" — on a day-long trip to Puerto Vallarta on Wednesday. March 1, told us he liked life at Club Med, and that he planned to spend his entire life with the company His long beard and uncut hair and flowing red toga showed a sense of abandonment most of us find a little strange. He said. “Here (at Club Med 11 have no use for money. They furnish my food and lodging. 1 need no clothes other than what I have on. I take no salary’, and when my six month tour here at Playa Blanca is over I’ll return to Pans and my money will be there ‘ waiting for me He had other fringe benefits he didn’t mention, however, in the form of a new crop of northerners. loaded disproporbnately with swinging single girls who had stars in their eyes, looking for the “big catch” in this i THE MAIL-JOURNAL tTfc» M*ll (vary WMncMav KtrM •• Clan matter at '*• Faat Otttca at Syracvw. Mau v i SacaM clan »•*’•«• M* at ’ll I Maia ttree’ syrac«M. IMiatia MM> aM at aMittanai ettfrv aHtcaa i M aar »aar Kaaciaaln caarntv. via eMvta cauatv Xgc j

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playground in the sunshine. We had evidence of that in seeing Enzo smooching with an incoming fillet along the beach hours after the shipment arrived, flowing beard and all. The Water, The Sunshine.. We talked at some length near the bar one day with Freddie Labraun, who appeared to be the resident GO in charge. His wide part revealed a suntanned pate, with Tumancher mustache. He said he was 39. had been with Club Med for 15 years, and planned to spend his lifetime with the firm. "Why not.” he said, “after all I have plenty to eat and drink," and he waved his tanned arm toward he ocean, adding, “and there’s the water and the sun. What else is there?” He had us there, for a tought crossed our minds that most of us work for a day when we can retire and all this is at our beck and call. Goodness, we thought. Freddie has it all right now As we said, we were greeted with kisses and song, and soon we were assigned to a room. Playa Blanca is a villa, Spanish in style, we thought, nestled in the hills, everything of brick and mortar. Os wood carpentry there isn’t. We followed the little gas cart with our bags up a cobblestone path until we were forced to walk up an incline of steps (80 or 90, we thought) to our little room. We spent the night in this loft of a room, and the next morning when we complained we were quietly given a room on a lower level, with about 15 steps to our quarters. - "This reminds me erf a church camp," Della said. Qur-room was small, spartan inc nature, with single, hard beds head-to-head, set at a 90-degree angle. It could get cool at night, and usually did. There were no rugs, ably tile floors, a small shower and small room for a toilet. Lighting was poor No keys to the rooms, and doors could be locked only from the inside One felt safe with the guests (or GMs), but we noticed whiteuniformed guards in the hills to guard against bandito raids. We were told there had been some in the past “ Good room or not didn't make all that difference, for seldom was one in his room. It should be pointed out that no one had a single room If one came alone, he was assigned a room with a member of his own sex. Any switching that went on didn’t seem to cause that much notice as everyone went his own way Freddie told us, “This is the life. It represents a reestablishment of a lifestyle for most GMs.” He said he could see guests come in with deepfurroughed frowns on their brows, and day-by-day they loosened up and became a free spirit again Activity. No Activity Club Med is activity-oriented. It is but it doesn’t have to be. All is paid for at the travel agency, so there is no use for money at Playa Blanca. The exceptions being horseback riding and deep sea fishing, neither of which we cared for. But let us mention a few activities that are free to you: volleyball, ping pong, petanque ibocce ball), sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, swimming (pool or ocean), tennis, yoga and dancing lessons, horseback riding, surfing. picnics and boat rides, deep sea fishing and arts and crafts If one wants to take one of the sports instruction courses, one checks the day ahead for advance sign up. There are courses ftfr beginners and for experienced practitioners All this at no additional cost If that isn't enough, we could mention the usual siesta from the hot day’s sun We found to our liking water volleyball in the shallow end of die Olympic size swimming pool. We got our share of the action. One matronly lady walked by and said to Arch "Fellow, you

better get out of the sun. You look like you’re getting a real good bum there.” We were red, but bum we didn’t, thanks to a liberal application of oils before and after our time in the sun. The morning calisthentics on the grassy area near the ocean nearly did us in. One doesn’t realize how out of shape he can get until he undergoes this Marine-like grueling experience. We learned a lesson early on: don't try to keep up with the kids. After a day or two, we put on swimming suits after we got out 3Sf bed and kept them on until we went to dinner (a sit down affair) at night. We were learning to relax. Harry Bishop told us about the meals, and perhaps he understated the case. They were fabulous. For breakfast, loads of fresh fruit (we loved the pineapple), omelettes, eggs, scads of orange juice and other juices. Lunch was a dazzling affair with foods that defy description. Meats alone include pork, steak, hamburger, chicken, turkey (we know we’ve left out some ). usual 100-foot line of salads, jellos, cheeses, desserts, etc. . Dinner was a sit down affair brought to us with efficiency and dispatch. Usually a three-course meal, nothing was spared. Let us tell you about the seating arrangement. The big square tables seated eight, two at a side. No one dared sit alone On being seated, each gave his first name (no last names), and perhaps where one is from, but that was about aU. The arrangement bred an easy familiarity that was carried to poolside and into sports. It seemed “forward” at first, but one quickly got used to it, and for ourselves we liked it. Dinner was served from 8 to 10 p.m. Then there was dancing in the round to a super-loud band from Lon Angeles, with a singer whose words defied analysis or understanding. The drummer was shirt less, the base player had on no shoes — and hair all over the place. There were even dancing games that proved fun for participant and spectator. We “got with it” and began a flaying of arms and feet that made no sense at all and carried less rhythm with it, but everyone was doing it. We even saw men and women moving into the dancing morass, singly, "doing their thing.” ‘ One couldn’t hate what he saw; it all seemed so sympatico Then there followed a show in the auditorium which< was usually ludricous but funny. Übiquitous Gege, the little French actor had more than his share of parts, but he carried them off well. "A real ‘ham’,” we thought, but he kept us all in stitches. One night was, Mexican night, and the Mariachi singers appeared on stage to the delight of everyone. The principal singer appeared center stage, 'huge sombrero and his head with baubles dangling around the rim, the usual mustache, guitar, and, wouldn’t you know, a quart of Tequilla. He performed to the delight of everyone, screaming out his traditional Mexican songs as perspiration poured over his face He was called back several times by a standing, applauding crowd. A GO, known simply as "Kiki,” had a number of parts onstage and came out dressed in the most ridiculous costumes. One we liked was a take-off on “Cabaret.” a Liza Minelli performance. all in pantomime. The curtain usually rang down to a resounding applause And then, for some, it was more dancing; for others who had a vigorous day of activities, it was beddie-by. For AU Ages Club Med is certainly a different kind of vacation. It c?n be recommended for all, since nothing is forced. The Cleveland executive we talked to at beachside, told us. “all this activity is for the birds. We came here to rest, and that’s what we’re doing, eight hours a day.” Families had family activities and made friends many of which will certainly be lasting. Youngsters appeared to be enjoying themselves Young singles appeared to be having no troubles making new fnends, different friends as the hours and days wore on Oh. yes. we mentioned there was no money involved, but we might have mentioned there

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were no newspapers, radios nor television sets on the premises. The world could go up in flames and no one at Playa Blanca would know it. Money is not used. Instead one obtains a “collier bar” (a rope of poppet beads) from the hostess or from the boutique to make such purchases as a drink at the bar. Not many bar customers, since beer, and white and red wine were served in abundance with the meals. GMs merely sign for the necklace of beads, to pay for them at the end of his stay. Cost: Gold beads 20 cents each, chocdate beads 10 cents each, beige beads five cents each, and white beads two cents each. The usual GM became a casual, sauntering devil-may-care bon vivante with a string of colored pop beads around his neck. Was it all worth it? We thought so, and recommend Club Med to our friends — certainly’ as a “different" vacation. We flew back, to Houston, arriving at 4 a m. Saturday. Feb. 25. stayecTthe remainder of the night at a Best Western motel, then set out for Indiana. After a two-hour drive we decided to change places in the car. If you ever saw a couple aged “children” suffering from the effects of an arduous week at play, walking around the car on Interstate 45. hunched over, trying to laugh about it all, this was it. Was it all worth it? Why don’t you try it and find out for your self Let us know how you make Regional — (Continued from page 1) 62 lead with two straight field goals, but Warsaw scored and was within two points of the Warriors. Then Warrior Keith Cripe dropped in two free throws for Wawasee with 39 seconds left and Warsaw came right back with another field goal and it was Wawasee 68. Warsaw 66. With only nine seconds left Keith Cripe again hit two'more free throws and Warsaw inbounded the ball. With three seconds left Wawasee tied up the Tigers and a jump ball was called. Warsaw won the jump and failed to connect on a shot by Steve Reed as time ran out for the Tigers. Immediately after the gan& a host of fans mobbed the Warriors and Coach Jerry Lambert on the Triton gym floor to express their emotions of delight and proudness that they were from the home of the Warriors. The traditional net cutting ceremony was held and the winning trophy awarded while excitement and cheers continued to flow throughout the gym for quite some time. Leading scorers for Wawasee were Norm Vanlaningham and Keith Cripe, each with 16. Steve Reed paced the Tigers with 23 points. Box scores follow: Wawasee (70) — Smith 6,0, 112; Trobaugh 5, 2. 5-12; Vanlaningham 6,4, 4-16; Patton 6,0, 3-12; Cripe 6,4, 0-16; Francis 0, 0.1-0; Lantz 1,0, 0-2; and Carl 0, 0. 2-0; Totals 30, 10, 16-70 Warsaw (66) — Thomas 0,0,10; Bradford 4,1, 3-9; Vanderkolk 5,2,4-12; Reed 9.5.0-23; Hartle 3, 4, 4-10; Franklin 4,4, 2-12; and Conrad 0, 0. 1-0; Totals 25, 16, 1566 Score Bv Quarters Wawasee 18 35 43 62 70 Warsaw 13 30 48 82 66 Plant — (Continued from page 1) plant An explosion caused feed dust chemicals to enter the eyes of firemen Jerry Byrd, r 2 and Joseph C. Anderson. 712 Pittsburg Street, both of Syracuse The pair were treated at Goshen Hospital and released Firemen stayed at the plant until 2 am , Thursday night, fighting the blaze The Syracuse Fire Department also responded to a call at 8:16 a m . last Friday from the plant. An unknown substance in a hopper car again smoldered the feed and spread into the bin Plant workers transported the feed out of the bin and dumped it outside the plant, where firemen hosed it down. Larry Wheelan. manager of the Syracuse Brown-Vylactts plant, estimated damage from the two fires at between $25 to $30,000.

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Facility drawings unveiled Preliminary drawings of the proposed physical education facility for Wawasee High School were presented at the Lakeland Community School Board meeting last night (Tuesday).. Corporation superintendent Don Arnold received authorization from the board to submit the drawings to Schoolhouse Planning for review. The uses of the building, plans and financing will also be mailed to all boxholders. “So we completely inform everyone in the community,” Arnold said. A public meeting will also be scheduled. Board members met with Kenneth Brown, corporation architect, on March 2. to review the preliminary drawings of the facility -and classrooms for the mechanics building. Don Arnold also met with Brown last Friday to view the revised drawings. In the drawings are areas for girls gymnastics, girls basketball, intrarpural basketball, wrestling, exercising and weight lifting, boys and girls dressing rooms, physical education and athletic equipment storage areas, first aid room, laundry room, boys and girls restrooms, athletic office and swimming spectator seating. No permanent bleachers are planned for the structure, but a limited number of seats are included of portable bleachers for small group events. Several activities can be conducted simultaneously in the large area. Estimated cost of the additions is $2,350,000, as made by the Everett I. Brown architectural firm. A lease-rental agreement for for a 15-year period

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would cost about $202,000 a year and can be paid without an in- \ crease in the present tax rate, the / board has been informed. The balance in the cumulative building fund was $210,000 on December 31, 1976. with an additional amount of $235,000 to be added in 1977. Therefore, the existing tax rate of 40 cents is expected to adequately cover the annual payment. An interest rate of five and three-quarter per cent was used for the estimated payment. Brown pointed out building costs in the area are presently rising at 10 to 12 per cent. Phillip Payne, board member remarked that the points talked about in the meeting with I Brown are included in the drawings. Arnold replied that such items could be worked out, and that only the basic structure ; can not be altered after submitted to Schoolhouse Planning. ; * Bids Accepted General classroom supply bids from February 8, were approved by the board. Bye Mo'r and 1 Boxberger were the low bids on I the supplies for the next school year. > Joint purchase supply bids i from Bye Mo’r and Boxbergers 1 were accepted by the board. The bids and samples of the material were sent to the study council I members for approval, which

will use the materials. Custodial supply bids were opened for supplies and electrical supplies. The bids on supplies are Warsaw Chemical, $11,383.26; Rochester Germicide. Parkridge, 111., $5,348.75; Superior Janitorial, Marion, $6,398.60; Industrial Sanitation. Fort Wayne, $9,910.66; U.S. Chemical, Greenville, Ohio. $10,667.44, subject to increase after April 1; Cass-Hudson, South Bend. $220.40, on a few items; Simon Brothers, South Bend. $10,283.38; Mollering Supply, Fort Wayne. $715.45, subject to change; Mogul Corporation, $2,155.25; Huntington Laboratories. $7,072.50; Elkhart Supply Corporation. $2,163.42; and Goshen Electrical. $1,866.66. Electrical bids were received from Simon Brothers, $1,632.18, and Central Supply, $1,930.14. A combined bid for both electrical and supply for $13,896.42 was received from Milkis-Kippie Distributors. Elkhart. Business manager Marion i Bud) Lantz’will review these bids and make a recommendation at the regular meeting in April. The use of the Milford gym on April 3. for the Weatherhead union election was okayed. The system has a no Sunday use of facilities policy, except with board approval.

A temporary contract for Gloria Frew at the Milford Junior High School was approved. Mrs. Frew has completed 15 days as a substitute teacher for Cynthia Thornburg. The contract is for the remainder of the school year. Approval of a GED diploma for Brenda Byrd was given./ President Billy G. Little and secretary Floyd Baker signed the diploma. Minutes from February 8 and 22, the financial report as of February 28, extra curricular reports and all claims were approved by the board.

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