The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 February 1979 — Page 1

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Vietnamese find safe harbor 9 : J . in Mils ord and Syracuse

By LESLIE WHITMAN Ten years ago the United States was in the midst of the Viet Nam War. In August of 1975 that war ended for most Americans. But, for the Vietnamese, it still rages on, i Cau Van Nguyen, 25, 206 Catherine St., Milford and Ga Ngoc Danz, 37, Lakeview Apartments, No. 1, Syracuse, came to the United States three years ago to escape the Communist takeover. Both still have a

' ■ v \ iH PHOTOGRAPHY IS INTEREST — Cau Van Nguyen, 25, 206 Catherine St., Milford, has lived in the United States for three years. He originally comes from near Saigon in Viet Nam. One of Cau’s primary interests is photography. Above, he looks through some favorite pictures.

Ballots being cast for 'Citizen of the Year'

Entry blanks appear elsewhere in this issue for the 1979 Milford “Citizen of the Year.” The new “Citizen” will be the ninth persop to be so honored. Deadline for casting ballots is Friday, Feb. 24. The person to be honored will be announced at the annual banquet set for Saturday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. in the Apostolic Christian Church fellowship hall. Speaker for this year’s gala event will be Dr. Alan E. Beer of the department of celt biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dallas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. Beer is the son of Rev. and Mrs. Theo Beer of Milford and a graduate of Milford High School. Previous award winners are: 1971 — Mrs. Charles (Dorothea) Kerlin, who served as the town’s librarian for a number of years

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keen interest in Viet Nam, however, as family and friends remain in the Far Eastern country. Believes In Country Cau has lived in Milford for one year and two months. Before coming to Milford, he. lived in Massachusetts, West Virginia and Indianapolis. He commented, “I believe in this country, but I do miss my parents.” His parents, along with eight brothers and sisters still live on a farm near Saigon in

1972 — Carl Duncan, who gave of his time in service to the town as a member of the board of trustees. 1973 — Harold Young, Milford School principal 1974 — Mrs. Herbert (Edith) Baumgartner, who has served her community as a volunteer worker during the years she has resided here 1975 — Mrs. Bertha (Wehrly) ’Gilbert, who has taught generations of piano students 1976 — Mrs. Dorothy Williams, who went above and beyond the call of duty while she served as a teacher in the Milford Schools 1977 — N. John Perry, who was instrumental in getting the Milford Emergency Services, Inc., started 1978 — Dr. Floyd Rheinheimer, who has dedicated his life to keeping the residents of Milford healthy

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South Viet Nam. “I receive a letter occasionally from my brother and sister. I don’t know for sure how things are over there. ’ ’. While in Viet Nam, Cau was a member of the Vietnamese Navy for five years. He handled a PT boat during the Viet Nam War and saw no actual fighting. He was the only member of his family to participate in the war. “Nobody wanted to go into war,” he said. “Nobody want to die. But, you should fight.” His chance to- come to this country came when he traveled across on an American merchant ship as the United States pulled out of the country. Most of his fellow Navymen came over with him. Traveling This is not Cau’s first experience with a foreign country. Before the war he was able to travel to San Francisco as well as Japan, the Phillipines, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Which country does, he like the best? “Many people compare the United States to Japan. I like Japan better. It’s more similiar to my own country.” Os course, if Viet Nam would once again become free, he would gladly return to his native land. “I can’t go back now. Relations not too good. You can’t go back and forth.” Boat People He encourages other Vietnamese to leave as he did. Recently, a boat load of Vietnamese, called “The Boat People” escaped and are finding

Volunteer snow removal program for Milford?

A volunteer snow removal program for Milford might become a reality in the near future. Dr. Floyd L. Rheinheimer came up with the idea. The program would entail residents having four-wheel vehicles or tractors with snow blades to be responsible ’ for clearing off certain streets in town. Rheinheimer said, “I saw the condition of the streets and the city truck broken down at Sharp’s. I see so many four-wheel blades sitting around. I thought if we have a volunteer fire department, why not a volunteer snow removal program?” The Milford physician feels the street and water department could still handle the main streets. The volunteers would then be responsible for the other streets. He said, “If we have five or six volunteers, we could probably handle the whole town. He added, “I’m just trying to see the response. ” Sounds Terrific Terry Beatty, Milford street and water superintendent, said

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harbor in other countries. “I’m glad they got out from Communists. They were lucky to get out like me.” Cau works Manufacturing in Milford, also has a variety of hobbies to keep him busy. These include photography, reading and studying mathematics. Even though he speaks English quite well, Cau tries to improve by listening and studying television. He studied English while in school in Viet Nam. Had To Leave Ga swam over a mile out to a Vietnamese boat to escape Communism. He said, “I had to leave.” He went first to Guam and then came to California. He was shipped to Fort Chafee in Arkansas and later moved to McGehee, Ark. It was in McGehee where he met his wife, Peggy. He has lived in Syracuse since September of 1978. He heard of a job opening at Brock from Cau and he and his wife, along with 22-month-old daughter, Gina, moved to the area. “We like Syracuse,” Mr. and Mrs. Danz said, “There are very nice people here.” Os course, Ga is finding the freedom in America a blessing. “You can go everywhere you want to, anytime you want to.” His mother and sister still live in Saigon. The family corresponds through letters, but Ga doesn’t know how life fares for his Vietnamese family. (Continued on page 2)

the idea is a good one. “It sounds terrific. Any help would be greatly appreciated.” Any resident with a four-wheel vehicle or tractor with snow blade wishing to lend his or her services, contact Beatty. Beatty enough interest, we could set up a meeting to discuss it.” Syracuse Alumni officers planning May 26 event The annual Syracuse High School Alumni get together will be held on Saturday evening, May 26. Alumni officers have already had a meeting and plans are progressing on the annual event. Officers are: President — Paul Isbell Vice president — Ron Roberts Recording secretary — Charmaine Egolf Membership secretary — Nancy Coy Treasurer — Susie Tytler

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Office on wheels in area — WARE needs congressman's power to cut FHA red tape

By LESLIE WHITMAN and DEB FOX Congressman Floyd Fithian’s mobile office on wheels traveled in Kosciusko County yesterday (Tuesday). The office is one of the more popular ways Fithian tries to keep in touch with the people he represents. The office made stops in all three Lakeland towns. Stanley Nice, Fithian's Kosciusko County chairman, was on hand to answer questions. WARE, Inc. At Syracuse, representatives from WARE, Inc., asked for Fithian’s help in gaining information on how a loan application with Farmers Hame Administration stands. TheXoan, filed last year, will be used to purchase land where senior citizens’ community is to be built. From WARE were Varner Chance and Rev. David L. Hyndman, secretary. Also, James McLeary, architect for the project. Hyndman commented, “The community is behind us. We should keep faith with the community. They deserve an answer.” Chance added, “We’re not coming in to create a

problem. We’re just here to get an answer of some kind.” McLeary said since the application was filed, he could not get any response from FHA. He stated, “We did comply.” Nice said he can get some answers for WARE by the end of the week. “Floyd feels very strongly about that — to help cut through the red tape. I think that’s part of our role in the congressional office. Also present at Syracuse was Keith Whiteman, 66,200 W. Main, Syracuse, who was asking for some advice on how to gain information from the Veterans' Affairs. Whiteman is a disabled veteran and receives a 10 per cent pension. The Syracuse man said, “I worked up to now, but I’ve been struggling. I want to talk to some of them. I don’t know how much longer I can go.” Nice advised Whiteman to contact the VA officer in Warsaw or in Indianapolis. Current Issues Nice made a few comments on what some of the current issues are in Congress and how Fithian stands. These have to deal with balancing the federal budget, energy, national defense, U.S.China relations and a house resolution dealing with the In-

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ternal Revenue Service and private schools. Fithian has proposed an amendment which would balance the federal budget every year except in times of war or national emergency declared by a twothirds vote in Congress. Nice called this amendment “a step in the right direction.” He added, “It is one of Fithian’s top priorities this year. We have to start somewhere to recognize to live within our means.” Another issue Fithian is concerned about deals with energy. Nice said, “With the problem in Iran, we have to develop different sources.” Fithian favors gasahol, which is available at many places in the Second District. Nice added gasahol seems to be receiving a good response from area drivers. Another major issue will be a house resolution allowing the IRS to set guidelines for private schools. If these guidelines are not met, the schools could lose their tax-exempt status. Nice said, “They’re holding hearings on this, but any decision should be delayed until December of this year. This will buy some time; give a chance to get district feedback.”

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Concerning U.S.-China relations, Nice commented, “People seem to approve of this, (Continued on page 2)

In the News... Church 10 Classified-Legals 14-17 Cruzin ; 4 Community Corner 6-7 Editorial 4 Main Street 11 Sports 8-9 The Wawasee Warriors wrestling team won their third sectional crown in succession last week end. Eleven of the 13 team members will be participating in the regional at Fort Wayne on Saturday. Story on page 8. The results of Senator John B. Augsburger’s survey are on page 15. Workshops continue for the bazaar at Milford in April. The firemen are planning a chicken barbecue. What are you doing?