The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 April 1978 — Page 3

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Those special people . . .

By LESLIE WHITMAN Not only do the characters, stage hands, pit orchestra and directors work hard to put on a musical production, those special people who lend encouragement and the family car — the parents — also should be recognized for their hard work. This week I talked with some of the parents and got their views on “Hello Dolly.” Mrs. Richard (Ann) Dahlstrom, mother of Shelly Dahlstrom who plays Dolly, commented she and her family are happy fa- Shelly. She said, “It’s been quite of a dream come true for her. We’re happy because she’s so happy.” Mrs. Dahlstrom has been working hard designing all of Shelly’s costumes. She and her family also help out some with Shelly’s lines and songs. The album version of “Hello Dolly” is played constantly at the Dahlstrom household. “We probably know them (the songs) all by heart.” Even with all the work done by the Dahlstroms, Shelly is working hard on her own. Mrs. Dahlstrom says, “She’s really done most of it on her own. She really has asked for very little) assistance.” Shelly has her own car which she drives backhand forth to rehearsals. / Probably the main the Dahlstrom household is tne numerous rehearsals. “We miss seeing her,” said Mrs. Dahlstrom. “I think if they’re active, busy and happy it’s well worth it.” Used To Rehearsals At the Randy Clayton household, the family is used to having its star actor away from home. Mfs. Fred Clayton says, “It’s just kind of another one of those things. They’ve done so many things in the musical line, it seems another step along the line.” Randy, who plays Horace, has been in “Music Man” and “Finian’s Rainbow” as well as other productions the drama club has produced. Mrs. Clayton is glad Randy got the part he wanted. “He’s pretty well involved in it. He really enjoys performing." Things are still hectic at the Clayton household. “It’s a busy time,” she said. The proud mother added the school should be commended for putting on these spring musicals. “I really think the school, by sponsoring to do this kind of activity, is going above and beyond. It jiist seems they give them so many activities, it opens a lot of doors.” Big Event For Year Mrs. Dixie Pryor, mother of Laurie Pryor who plays Mrs. Malloy, is excited about the production. -“I think it’s tremendous. I think it’s one of the finest things they ever do. It’s our big event for the year.”

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vj J* _ AT X 1- ♦ BUSY MOTHER HELPS DAUGHTER — Not only do the students work hard on a production such as “Hello Dolly,” so do the parents. Mrs. Marilyn Stoops, left, helps daughter Pam Hamilton, who plays Minnie Fay, with part of her costume.

Mrs. Pryor is helping Laurie with the costumes. She said, “That’s always one of my fun projects, working on the costumes.” Even after the musical, Mrs. Pryor is busy. She puts on the cast party each year. Right now, the family is getting used to not seeing Laurie. “We don’t see her much. She just kind of eats and sleeps here,” she said. “It makes fa- a pretty long day for them, but I think it’s worth it so long as they keep their grades up.” Popcorn Diet Mrs. Marilyn Stoops, mother of Pam Hamilton, says things have been “hectic” in her household. Pam is playing Minnie Fay. Mrs. Stoops said Pam is mainly surviving on a “diet of hot chocolate and popcorn.” Pam has also learned to drive a fourspeed shift car to get her back and forth from rehearsals. Because Pam is so busy, Mrs. Stoops and a girlfriend are making all of her costumes. The mother doesn’t mind all the work because she likes the musical. “I think it’s a good play for them to put on. It seems like all the kids are enthusiastic.” Two Kids In Play At the Tracy Bartow residence, getting ready for “Hello Dolly” is doubly hard. Tracy, who plays Barnaby, and his sister, Debbie,

who is a dancer, are both in the production. Mrs. Pat Bartow says even with this, things are running pretty smoothly. “I feel when I see they’re busier, they’re happier. I just work around my kids. I guess we’ve always supported and backed our kids.” Mrs. Bartow did have to do some driving while Debbie was practicing at Enchanted Hills, but that has stopped now. She feels she has learned a lot from being indirectly involved in the show. “They (the kids) learn a lot from plays and we’ve learned a lot. We’ve had some tears, but we're getting there.” Proud Parent Another proud parent is George Sliger, father of Jill Sliger who has put 100 per cent effort into rehearsals with her piano accompaniment. Sliger says, “I’m kind of proud of her. It kind of makes you proud you’re going to have a little part in it.” Even though Jill and her sister Lori, who is in the chorus, are away from home a great deal he doesn’t mind not seeing them. “It causes a little inconvenience, but I think it’s worth it. It teaches them responsibility among other things. Thejjdvantages outweigh the disadvantages.” Next: “I always wanted to play Dolly.”

(Continued from page 1) minutes late just getting to the front of the bazaar. A word about the bazaar: It reminded us of the bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, for all its small shops and narrow streets leading through the fantasy-land of open shops packed with merchandise, displayed in a crowded, stacked fashion. Hawkers had a certain sophistication and usually presented the soft-sell approach. One could purchase anything, from a shoe shine to a valued diamond ring for madame. Our movement through the bowels of this un-American type shopping center was one of togetherness, for to lose the group was to surely never find it again. Our guide moved along slowly, smoothly, holding up his long yellow card — a rendezvous signal. Arch had occasion to visit a men’s “facility” and joined the crowd with an story that doesn’t bear repeating here. But, back to the traffic problem, it is a number one problem for Tehran. We were told at a briefing that a West German firm and a Japanese firm have been employed to seek a solution to this dilemma, and report to the government. With underground water facilities, in individual wells all over the city, a subway is thought to be impractical. Either the city must go to overhead traffic, or consider building a capital city elsewhere in Iran as a traffic relief measure. Along with the trip to the bazaar our group visited the world-famous Golestan Palace, where the Shah was crowned and his father before him. The main hall has a number of names, including Coronation Hall and Hall of Mirrors. The room is large, high ceilinged, richly carpeted with exquisite Persian rugs and its walls are decked with enough very fine paintings to make up an art gallery. The many mirrors measure approximately five by eight feet each, and the numerous chandeliers must have fifty to one hundred lights each, giving accent to the hundreds of colored baubles on each chandelier. On the far end of the room is the throne where the Shah and his Empress were crowned. This room has a wide significance to any Iranian and is open only on select occasions. We felt privileged to visit it*. See Crowned Jewels Anyone visiting Iran must see the crowned jewels, and this was one of our early stops shortly after we arrived. The jewels are kept under glass and under close guard in an uptown bank vault. If anyone should entertain an idea of stealing the crowned jewels of Iran, our advice is simple: Forget it. A center attraction includes the crown of the Shah and his Empress, but there are many other jeweled pieces including numerous tiaras and just single gems of every size and description. Chief among these is a 182-karat uncut diamond, reportedly the largest single diamond in the world. We came away so aghast we had to purchase a color booklet of the jewels to study them further at a later date. Visit Prime Minister As stated before, we were guests at a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miklos, deputy Ambassador, last evening, giving us an opportunity to meet many people from the American community, and some Iranians who work with the Americans. We are indebted to the Mikloses for the hospitality of their splendid and comfortable home. Earlier in the day Mr. Miklos gave us an extensive briefing on Irah and the purpose of the

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Iran is more than oil

American presence here. With him was Jack H. Shellenberger, a New Yorker who has had 24 years with the state department, currently with the United States Information Service in Iran. Late yesterday our group called on Iranian Prime Minister H. E. Jamshid Amouzegar, who holds his important office at the pleasure of the Shah. It should be noted that Iran has a Constitutional Monarchy, albeit a benevolent Monarchy, with most powers resting with the Shah. There is a bicameral Parliament, however, consisting of a 282-member House and a 60member Senate, half of which is elected, the other half appointed by the Shah. The Shah can originate legislation — which normally has a high priority before Parliament — or a bill can be proposed by either house, providing it has a minimum of 15 sponsors. The Shah can veto a measure proposed by Parliament for a second time, but, politics being as pragmatic as it is in Iran, this seldom happens. The Prime Minister, we were told, likes to answer questions head-on, and we found this to be true. He fielded questions by our group with openness, and equanimity candor and came to grips with overriding questions like the Iranian economy, traffic, the ominous threat of Bear Russia, military build-up in neighboring Iraq, the mutual advantages of good relations between our country and his. We were surprised that no female member of our party questioned the Prime Minister about the role of Her Highness the Empress on life in Iran, particularly in the field of charity, hospital work and the arts — which we know to be considerable. ‘White Revolution’ Everyone here in an official capacity calls it the “White Revolution,” the coming of the Shah to power and his program that has brought so many benefits to life in Iran. It has been a complete turn-around, no doubt about it. The word “white” refers to the fact that the revolution has been bloodless. - In education, for example, the country had a literacy rate that stood at 20 per cent, and now it is something over 40 per cent. This has come about by having all high school graduates serve a period of not less than six months in the villages, teaching basic skills and languages. Doctors must serve a period, up to two years, in the rural areas with the

'lnfo to go' theme for library week

“Info to g 0... at your library,” is the theme for National Library Week, April 3-8, with some activities planned to mark the occasion locally. No fines will be charged on overdue books from the Syracuse Public Library, no matter how late. In the children’s department, a special program will be held today (April 5) for Mrs. Robert Lauridson and her Girl Scouts. The next regular story hour will be Wednesday, April 12, at 3:30 p.m. Rosalyn Jones, librarian at Syracuse, remarked, “Your library is here to provide you with the printed word in books and magazines, as well as audiovisual materials such as our record collection and the films we provide during story hour for the children. We serve a lot of people, but there are many who haven’t taken advantage of these services. “This week would be a good time to come in and get the library habit,” Mrs. Jones said. Anyone who is a resident of Syracuse or Turkey Creek

government paying their salaries. This practice has raised life expectancy to 50 years in Iran, something of a phenomenon in this part of the world. In Afghanistan, where we just left, mortality rate for children is 50 per cent up to five years of age, and it wasn’t much better here in Iran prior to the White Revolution. In land reform, the Shah gave away most of his holdings, something considerable and amassed by his father. W’e were told by a government spokesman that for centuries rich landlords had share-crop farmers vote for them, and they in turn continued to enact restrictive measures, a never-ending process to keep the poor in a state of servitude. And now, that the land has been divided up. in small tracts to be there is a feeling of pride and purpose among small farmers. Is it any wonder the Shah is popular? Visit Kayhan Publisher One fruitful session for our group of working journalists was a visit to the editorial offices of Kayhan, Iran’s largest daily newspaper, boasting a daily circulation of 350,000. Along with publisher Mostafa Mezbahzadeh, who is also an elected Senator, we met several of his editors. The publishing house prints papers in English and native Persian, plus a number of magazines and supplements. Publisher Mezbahzadeh, who called himself “just another reader” of his publications, recalled the days when he had 15 employees and his paper was a losing proposition. He said he had to sell his car to keep the paper going. Asked why he didn’t sell stock, he said, “no one wants to buy stock in anything that is losing money.” Now the paper has 1,500 employees, and one would judge is definitely a money-maker. Following a round table give and take discussion with the Senator, which proved convivial and enjoyable, we were guests to a delicious dinner in the paper’s executive suite. The Senator said he is contemplating a new building, and planned to visit new printing plants in the United States “to get some ideas” about how to go about it. Red Cloud Over Iran While many of our briefings included front-line analysis of the realism of Iran’s position in this part of the world, the word

Township may obtain a library card. New books are on display at the Milford Public Library this week. No special programs are planned, but posters on library week are being displayed in the children’s room.. Services available at the Milford library are reference materials, magazines, "books, records. Miss Carolyn Groves, librarian, said Milford residents can use a Milford library card through a reciprocal borrowing agreement, to obtain books at the Nappanee Public Library. Released on bond Rita Kay Vanlaningham, 31, r 1 Milford, was arrested Wednesday, March 29, on a charge of providing alcoholic beverages to a minor and was released on $l5O bond. She was , charged with selling wine to an 18-year-old youth. "Whoever gossips to you will gossip of you." Spanish Proverb

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“privileged” and "not for attribution” continued to crop up, but we can report that we were given a practical analysis of this country’s problems. Chief among these problems is security, and we were reminded numerous times of the mutual interest of our two governments in the stability of this part of the world. Iran, with its oil. is a prize for Russia, which has a 1,200 kilometer common border to the north. Iran was occupied by Russia following World War II after the British and the United States pulled out of here. It took the pressure of President Harry S. Truman, working through the United Nations, to get Russia out of Iran. “We know what it is to be occupied by the Russians,” we heard more than once. At that time, during the occupation, oil was not such a precious commodity, or, it would appear likely Russia would never have left Iran. (Note: The Shah, incidentally, is a “hawk” on oil pricing and has been urging his sister OPEC nations to boost the price of this irreplaceable “black gold” from its present $12.50 a barrel to $18.50 a barrel, if not to double the price. Meanwhile, his country is investing this windfall revenue in industry and public projects at a rapid rate, that when tftis precious commodity runs out (and several government spokesmen told us this would occur in 25 to 30 years) Iran will be a prosperous and viable nation, able to take its competitive place among the community of modem nations of the world.) Now, the Shah is building up an arsenal of weapons — “defensive.” they told us — to combat any aggression that might come their way. We were reminded that America gets a great deal of its oil from Iran, and that Iran has contained communism in this part of the world. The defensive

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weapons would hold off Russia, if the attack should come one day, long enough for the United States and other anti-communistic powers to come to their aid. “We have nothing against the communistic idealogy,” we were told on several occasions, if Russia keeps it in Russia and doesn’t try to export it. Russia is obviously using Iraq, to the west, as a surrogate power, supplying it with weapons as it is doing the Cubans in Ethiopia. Iraq is a third the size of Iran and has more weapons than Iran, a disturbing factor to these people. We were also reminded that surely Russian aggression in this part of the world would mean a Third World War. Our time in Iran was winding down and we were soon to make the six-and-one-half hour flight to London on the last leg of our sixnation trip. Before we returned to the Inter-Continental Hotel for “bags out” and our motor trip to the airport, we were guests at a Persian restaurant at a dinner given by the Minister of Information and Tourism. The Minister could not be present due to a last minute appointment of some urgency, but we had occasion to sit at a table with Mr. and Mrs. Faramarz (“call me Fred”) Moussavi-Saeedi, Assistant Director General of Protocol of the Minister of Information and Tourism. Mr. Moussavi-Saeedi recalled his days in Oklahoma as a student with considerable nostalgia, reminiscing that he worked in the harvest fields — “but just for one day.” “I couldn’t take that hard work,” he added, smiling broadly. Our wind-down of this brief trip to Iran was an eye-opener to most of us. It proved to us what can happen when sufficient capital is available to fuel a determination to bring a nation from an age-old traditional culture into the burgeoning Twentieth Century with one giant leap.

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