The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 May 1978 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., May 3,1978

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ONE OF the country’s original airmen, V. Jay Ecklebargec, who lists Goshen and Lake Wawasee as his residence, has hung up his wings following a spectacular career. He is well known in and around Syracuse. His final flight was on March 25, when he flew a plane of 374 passengers from Hawaii to Chicago on a non-stop flight. He estimates that he has flown nearly 36,000 hours and more than 13 million miles. A Lake Wawasee resident who knows the gregarious pilot well, said this week, “He probably flew more miles than any pilot in the air." Ecklebarger’s career spans 40 years, beginning when he helped form the original Goshen Pilot's Club in 1937, and ending as aUnited Airlines Captain. He taught pilots during World War H and before at Mansfield and Cleveland, Ohio, and began his commercial career with the Pennsylvania Central Airlines, in Washington, D. C. The firm later became Capital Airlines, later merged with United Airlines. He flew the Douglas DC3 and DC4, then checked out on the Vicounts, a British plane. He later flew the Boeing line, including the 720 and 727, but for the last five years flying the DCIO. Last.year he began piloting the Jumbo Jet, the 747.

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He was a 1936 Goshen High graduate, but now makes his home in Elgin, 111., with his mother, Mrs. Elva Ecklebarger. He claims to have spent most of his summers at Lake Wawasee and in Florida. —O'FRIENDS OF Harry VanHemert will be glad to know their feisty assessor returned home Tuesday from the Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne where he underwent a week of tests for ulcers and a stomach condition. He underwent "a battery of examinations,” according to his Girl Friday, Charlene Knispel. All this sounds good for the octogenarian who will face his 81st birthday, come January. —O'sporting A bright red sunburn last Friday was Bette Schlotterback, owner of the Syracuse Chinese Gardens. It seems she was out working in her flower garden last Thursday and didn’t think the sun was so hot. With these bright, balmy spring days now would be the time |o get a tan before the 80degree summer weather hits us. —o— WHO WERE those well-known Syracuse realtors and businesspersons seen last Wednesday night whooping it up at the Warsaw Holiday Inn? —o— GIRL SCOUTS are celebrating almost one year in Syracuse. To honor the leaders involved, a leader recognition dinner was held Saturday night at the Wagon Wheel Playhouse, Warsaw. —o— THE ALWAYS smiling, chipper Dannette Rosner, of Tiffany Ltd., is not so chipper this week. It seems she threw her back out while trying to open a door with a key. From now on she says she’s going to let her clients open the doors. Only joking, right Dannette? Hope you’re feeling better soon.

BILL REX of the' North Webster area reported back to work Monday with Tom’s Electric following recovery from a double aneurysm operation he underwent at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, on February 27. —o— LINDA RYMAN, r 2 Syracuse, writes this column, asking, "Do you know what Dactylogy is?" She continues, "After I became deaf following a series of tumors, I am learning deaf signals and finger spelling. I was watching TV, not hearing it and there was a person in the corner (of the screen) using hand signals. Naturally, I did not understand but I was interested, so I learned the manual alphabet. "It was no good just me knowing, so I began talking to my children with my fingers. They became interested and quickly picked it up. It sure helped but it is a slow process, especially if you are a bad speller. But it is better than having to write everything especially when you are someplace where pencil and paper aren’t handy. "Wanting to better, I bought a book, “Talk To The deaf,” and now my children and I are busy learning hand signals. It takes a good memory. Thankfully we are all good at memorizing. I feel very lucky having children, five of them 13-24, who are willing to learn to do something that will help Mom. "It doesn’t replace ears, but is a good substitute." —o—"OFTEN TIMES one does not realize how close he is to history in the making,” so said MailJournal publisher Arch Baumgartner this week when recalling a February 17 press conference with Afghanistan President Mohammed Daoud. President Daoud was overthrown last week in a communistoriented coup d'etat, and was reportedly murdered in the process. In a series of articles that appeared in The Mail-Journal about a National Newspaper Association trip Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartner took in February, one of them recounted this experience they had with the late Afghanistan President. The account, in part, follows: Call On President Daoud We had the good fortune to have a press conference with Afghanistan President Mohammed Daoud this morning, held in the plush Presidential Palace, a well guarded building where relatively few natives ever trod. The importance of the occasion was impressed upon us, and it was noted we were the first American journalists to talk to the 68-year-old President in manyyears. We felt fortunate. We also felt fortunate in that, out of five countries we had visited so far on our Study and Research Mission in South Asia, we had held press conference with four heads of state. Tour leader Dick Westerfield called this "easily the best NNA trip the group had ever made." While we were given to believe everything was tranquil, there were rumors of attempts to assassinate President Daoud, given credence in that just previous to our arrival here the Minister of Planning was assassinated. There were reports that a relatively new, more conservative Muslim sect (one.of whose objections to the current government is the lifting of the veil for women) was out to pick off one minister after the other and to include President Daoud in this group.

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An example of the intermarriage and inter relationship of Afghans is the fact that President Daoud is married to his cousin, and the King, whom he overthrew in a July 17,1973 coup d’etat, is his wife’s brother. The portly President, bald like television’s Telly Savalas, entered the large hall, shook hands with each of us in turn, then we settled down to a long, glistening table for the conference. Our host spoke through an interpreter, but he was quick to respond to questions, indicating he understood English well. He spoke about the relations with neighbors Pakistan and Iran, noting that many of the difference went back to the days of colonialism when the British annexed what is now the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan and includes the Khyber Pass and six to seven million people. These differences are being resolved now, he said. The Drug Question The drug problem continues, he noted, stating this is the only cash crop for remote villagers, saying the drug traffic is hard to police. The villagers are fiercely partisan and jealous of their small domains. Many of them carry loaded guns strapped on their backs, and meet intruders with a "Drugs are not good for the country that produces them nor for the country that markets them,” he said. One had the feeling not much would be done to curtail the drug traffic. Opium is the principal drug crop. The President said an effort is being made to have farmers grow alternate crops. He also noted that drug addiction is no problem in Afghanistan. He alluded to a two-way drug traffic: "We send you drugs and you send us back pharmaceuticals.” He said he supports peace based on justice in the Mid-East, an innocuous answer if we ever heard one. Inasmuch as Afghanistan has no railroads and poor roads, the question of Iran financing a railroad to Russia came up. President Daoud said roads and the proposed railroad were getting high priority in his country. On President Carter’s Human Rights thrust, he said, “No one is against human rights, but implementation by concrete means is the problem.” This led the President to the question of political prisoners — and he admitted to having some. When pressed about how many, he said, “I don’t have the figure but I’ll get it for you.” It was never forthcoming. He did say they would be brought to trial, however. Women’s Lib President Daoud, when he was Prime Minister some years ago. led a movement to free the women of Afghanistan by having them remove their veils —a sort of women’s lib movement. This was ardently opposed by-con-servative Muslims, a source of continued opposition to his government. When the President first sat down for the interview he said, "I feel like I'm sitting for an examination.” When the conference was over there was another round of handshaking, and Della told him, “You passed the exams all right.” He got a hearty laugh out of this. Literacy in Afghanistan is at 10 per cent of the population, and it's a fierce military state. The President said they want to attract tourists, but need more hotels. There isn’t all that much here to attract tourists. Afghanistan is landlocked, forbidding, and is not likely to attract foreign investments with police breathing down one’s neck constantly. — o— SYRACUSE ATTORNEY John C. Hagen will leave Thursday for

a three-day week end at Louisville, Ky., where he will attend his 15th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. With him will be his four sons, Michael, Steve, Kevin and Scott and local real estate rep. Lawrence Thwaits. —o— WE DON’T know if new competition did the job, or just what, but Jack Oswald is remodeling and enlarging his popular Three Flags. (Note: See photo on page 3.) Jack has had the remodeling bug for over a year, and finally he was properly motivated to undertake the project. When finished — he thinks it’ll be about April 1 — the new emporium will seat 56 and still have a drive-up window. Jack, McDonald trained, has had nothing but success in the three years he’s owned the Three Flags. Tips For Push Mowers 1. Know what you’re doing. Even an old hand can use a refresher course from his owner’s manual when mowing season starts. 2. Dress for the occasion. Big bell bottoms are out—so are sandals. Snug-fitting pants and heavy duty shoes are best. 3. Make sure no one is in your path or in the mowing area—keep alert, especially when backing up. 4. Never cut grass when it's wet. It may clog up blades and discharge chute—or cause you to slip. F 5. With a walk-behind mower cut in one direction—across slopes, never up and down.

Merchants discuss Flotilla

Members of the Syracuse Merchants Association, in a sparsely attended meeting Tuesday night, further discussed plans for promotion during the Flotilla. Tom Utley gave a report from the advertising committee. As of 6 p.m., only 15 merchants out of a possible 150 in Syracuse, had agreed to take out an ad in the tabloid scheduled to come out the week before the Flotilla. Some discussion arose on whether the tabloid is promoting Syracuse or the merchants. Utley said, “The tabloid itself will promote Syracuse as a place to shop,” He added merchants can promote anything they wish to in their individual ad. Approximately five more merchants signed up for space in the tabloid at the meeting. Where To Put Tent? Merchants next discussed the placing of the tent for non-profit

IUSB commencement returns downtown

For the first time since 1973, Indiana University at South Bend will hold its commencement ceremonies in downtown South Bend. Degrees will be conferred on 853 members of the IUSB class of 1978 at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. May 9, in Century Center. After holding graduation for several years in the Morris Civic Auditorium, the growing size of IUSB graduating classes forced the ceremonies to move to the athletic and convocation center in 1974. This year’s exercises take the graduates back downtown after four years of ACC ceremonies. IUSB graduating classes outgrew campus facilities in 1971. Another shift from tradition this year is the site and timing of the dinner for graduates and their families and friends. It will be held at 5:30 p.m.. preceding commencement, in Century Center’s Great Hall which overlooks the Saint Joseph River rapids. Immediately following commencement will be a reception for graduates in the Great Hall

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organizations and interested groups wishing to rent space for $5. The tent is going to cost SIOO. Several ideas were suggested. One whs to place it the same . place as last year, by the library. Another would be to put it on the other side of Main Street by Pickwick Theatre. Merchants thought placing the tent on the west side of the street would be more beneficial. James Plummer, association president, will take this up with the Syracuse Town Board. Also discussed, was the possibility of using the room recently vacated by Pickwick Papers for crafts and such. The association will check into this and of using the area in front of Pickwick Place. Linda Crow and Sherry Keim, will contact various groups and organizations in the area. Plummer announced posters, tickets and brochures are

sponsored by the IUSB Alumni Association. In recent years, graduatingclass dinner had been held a few days before commencement. Indiana University President John W. Ryan and IUSB Chancellor Lester M. Wolfson will preside at the commencement ceremonies in Century Center s convention hall. They will also attend the dinner preceding commencement. Paul D. Gilbert, South Bend businessman and civic leader, will be the guest speaker at IUSB baccalaureate services on Sunday, May 7. Gilbert was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree during IUSB graduation ceremonies last year. The baccalaureate rites will begin at 4 p.m. in the Northside West lecture hail (room 158). Just before the baccalaureate service, at 3:30 pm.. the class of 1978 will dedicate a tree to IUSB to grow on campus as a living memento. The class selected a Dawn Redwood tree for planting near the arboretum on the north side of the campus.

available for the Sounds for Christmas Lights to be presented June 10 at Wawasee High School. The program, which features children of the Suzuki Academy of the Performing Arts, is being sponsored by the Syracuse Rotary Club. All proceeds will go for new Christmas decorations for the town. Plummer said about 1.000 seats can be sold. Tickets are available from various Syracuse merchants He added this program “will put Syracuse on the map " Also briefly discussed was summer sidewalk days. Merchants agreed the best time to hold them is about the middle of August. This will be decided on at a later date Next meeting of the association is June 6. Snowmobile trailer reported stolen Hugh Dunithan, r 2 Syracuse, reported the theft of a $750 snowmobile trailer to county police Saturday. The trailer, registered to Chester Elder, had been apparently pulled away by a smalt truck or car The theft occurred at the Dunithan property within the last few davs. _____/_____ Teethare bones —but harder than most of the other bones in the body. | COMING . § ? Sunday, May 7 | § 7 P.M. At ZION | CHAPEL | § CR 1000 N & Syra-Web Rd § X (South of Syracuse on SR 13 & r to Harris Funeral Home (Old / J 13A) jhen east 2 miles) J f COACH FLOYD EBY ? y Producer Director of TV Series j \S Free Ticket To Heaven \ former Coldwater MT coach £ J ond businessman now noted 4 y evangelist ond missionary y § — Public Is Invited — §