The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 February 1979 — Page 7

FEA presents smoking program

Wawasee Future Educators in Action members and volunteers presented the American Lung , Association’s Smoking Education Program to all fourth and fifth grade classes in the Lakeland Community School Corporation during the past two weeks. The goal of the program is to have ” high school students teach the elementary students about the dangers of smoking and the effects of smoking on the human body. Marge Hepler, a representative from the American Lung Association at South Bend, presented a training session to the high school students on Monday, February 12. The training session taught these students the use of a flip chart, a film and the smoking dummies which were used in the presentations to the fourth and fifth graders. The students then gave their presentations to the elementary classes during the weeks of February 12 and 19. Students participating in the teaching program were: Mary Baumle,

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Deb Dieterly, Jackie Glon, Lynn Haney, Logan Jones, Mark Lantz. Jackie Mangas, Kelli Price, Laurie Pryor, Brenda Simmons. Mark Simpson, Susie Silveus, Lori Sliger, Melissa Tom, Beth Burke, Pat Greene. Melodie Tom, Angie Reed and Melanie Zurcher. Tjwilighters meet in Niles home Mrs. Donald Niles was hostess last Wednesday evening for the February meeting of the Twilighters Bunco Club at Syracuse, with Mrs. Bill Ever assisting. Guests were Mrs. Dallas Kitson, Mrs. Paul Stouder, Mrs. Norman Robie and Miss Emily Robie. High for the evening, travel and door prize went to Mrs. Gene Kitson. Mrs. Gerald Bitner received the low prize. Anniversary gifts were received by Mrs. Bill Coburn and Mrs. Niles.

B. J. Crowley's HOROSCOPE

Week of March 4, 1979 PISCES - Popular with peers, the unselfish Piscean is almost always well-loved. He is known for being trustworthy and loyal. Lucky day is Wednesday. Lucky numbers are 2 and 6. PISCES -- Feb. 19 to March 20--A new contract or agreement sets you on the road to guaranteed success. There is no need for worry or rushing around. You find great satisfaction in your work. ARIES - March 21 to April 20-Family problems resolve themselves. Looking back now they don’t seem serious as they once did. Your life is now on an even keel. Forget the past. Enjoy vourself. TAURUS - April 21 to May 20--Make plans for a spring vacation. Decide what you will wear and where you will go. If possible, a trip to somewhere you have never been could be interesting and educational. GEMINI - May 21 to June 20- Let someone else take care of the chores around the house this week. Concentrate on a speech or reading you will be giving in the near future. Be prepared and you can expect top recognition and honors. CANfER - June 21 to July 22--You cannot buy love and friendship. Play it cool if someone in the family circle is not readily accepting you. Thejr will come around if ynu don’t exert pressure. / LEO - July 23 to Aug. 22--No matter what your age. you have no reason to feel ®ld. Age is a state of mind. Too often you use age as an excuse for not participating in activities you should be enjoving. VIRGO - Aug. 23 to Oct.’ 22—If you are having difficulty making a major decision, con suit a friend whom you admire and respect. With just a few words you can receive new insight into the problem. LIBRA -r Sept. 23 to Oct. 22--Being. alone does not appeal to you this week. Plan a casual get-together at your place. Have a variety of simple refreshments. The fellowship will be rewarding. SCORPIO - Oct. 23 to Nov. 22-Avoid buying things you don’t need. It is unwise to spend money just because you

have it. A savings program is a must if you are to reach the goals vou have set. SAGITTARIUS- Nov. 23 to Dec. 21-A telephone call brings a note of cheer to your week. You are honored that someone you admire asks for your opinion on a matter of great importance. CAPRICORN - Dec. 22 to Jan. 19--When weather permits this week, take a walk, preferably with a friend. Be patient with an older family member. Younger family members are conforming more closely to the rules now. AQUARIUS - Jan. 20 to Feb. 18—Act on your own behalf if someone who is unwelcome continues to bother you by telling them you have commitments and don't have time to visit. Be kind, but firm. Recommend renewal of liquor requests During a meeting of the Kosciusko County Alcoholic Beverage Board in the commissioners rooms of the county court house last Wednesday, board recommendation for renewal of seven liquor license applications to the state ABC was given for James Miller Enterprises Ins., North Webster, liquor, Jaeer and wine retailer. Street; and L & R Inc., r 2 Cedar Point Syracuse, liquor, beer and wine retailer, and liquor, beer and wine retailer-Sunday sales Lakeland school lunch menu March 5-9 MONDAY — Country fried steak sandwich, tater tots, golden glow salad, apple crisp and milk TUESDAY — Chicken Puerto Rican, green beans, cole slaw, lemon cheese cake, bread and butterand milk WEDNESDAY - Steakettes. mashed potatoes and gravy, fruit, bread and butter, cake and milk THURSDAY — Stew, apple sauce, bread and butter, peanut butter fudge and milk FRYDAY — Chicken noodle soup with crackers, egg salad sandwich, carrot and celery sticks, broccoli, fruit and milk

Jean Zimmerman tells why she joined Colorado protesters

By DEB FOX Jean (Wartsler) Zimmerman, a former resident of the Milford area, now of North Manchester, spoke of her experiences in the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Facility. Boulder, Colo., demonstration in April of 1978. She was heard by family and friends at the Bethany Church of the Brethren' U.S. 6, on Sunday evening. Mrs. Zimmerman was arrested last May along with others in her group who wanted to share their religious heritage and make a specific religious statement. In the group arrested were a Mennonite minister, two nuns, and a Methodist minister. The group set out to carry a sign board, on which was printed "The Christian Church speaks about Rocky Flats," to the gates of the plant located one mile down the railroad tracks. They also had statements from seven different Christian denominations protesting the production of weapons. Before reaching the gates they were met by police who would not let them any closer. They were told they would have to leave. Having a mission they felt needed to be accomplished, they told the police officers they would not leave until they had accomplished what they came to do, hold a prayer service at the gates. The police reply was that they would be arrested for trespassing. According to Mrs. Zimmerman. the group felt if it was what the police must do for them to share their message then they were prepared for that. During the one and a half hour wait for the police to come and arrest them. Mrs. Zimmerman reflected it was the high point in terms of sharing, prayer. Bible scriptures and in music First Involved Mrs. Zimmerman and her husband, Gary, moved to Boulder, Colo., when he decided to take a sabbatical on conflict in peace study at the college in Boulder. At that time they found through one of his classes they were living 10 miles from a nuclear weapons plant. (Another plant which manufactures weapon parts is Miamiburg, Ohio.)

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Daniel Ellsburg, a nuclear weapons expert with the Department of Defense at the Pentagon, was to speak about what he had found while working at the Pentagon. At first she was not interested in hearing his speech because she was brought up in a peace church but she attended a speech of hisjn the spring which moved her into speaking out about the weapons plant and nuclear power She stated in her speech that what moved her was when Ellsburg stated he felt his one-year-old son may not live his life time because of the size of nuclear weapons the United Statbs have and that we are in a place in history that we have never been before and we’ve never had this kind or as many weapons. Another concern which gave her the momentum was the concern behind how the neutron bomb is only a stepping stone between conventional weapons and very large nuclear weapons. Before a demonstration, which was to be held April 21 at the plant, she attended a nonviolent training meeting. They were taught how to handle the situations which may arise in a nonviolent manner. The training which she took fit the philosophy of the Church of the Brethren perfectly. There were to be 150 people take part in the symbolic "blockade ” onto the tracks to express their concern, witness to the fact that no more weapons productions should be going on the tracks. The symbolic walk was to last for two hours. Lawyers Help Before Mrs. Zimmerman participated in the walk her husband and she talked to lawyers, who were volunteering their time, about the consequences of the illegal act of a demonstration The situation was also talked about in the Zim”merman family with their two daughters Lori, eight; and Kristi, three; and how to handle everything, before she made her decision. She mentioned the fact of how the more she found out about the bomb factory they lived near the more upset she became. After the first night the group formed a new peace group in which they were in groups of 15. This group shortly disbanded but 30 of the demonstrators wanted to stay and continue their stand. Ellsburg was one of the 30 who stayed on at the tracks. Mrs. Zimmerman decided because of her family she could no longer stay. She told the group she would support it in any way possible. All during the time of the demonstration the workers were off work and the group didn’t know what would happen the next morning when the workers came to work. Her first assignment after leaving the demonstration was to check on the workers at 6 a m the next moring to see how they were doing When she. approached the gate she was met by a police officer. She was told she could go in but-could not leave until all workers had reported in for the day. For three days the group protested the plant without any problems from anyone. On Mother’s day a worship service was held. Mrs. Zimmerman said this service was very meaningful to her and it was at this time she and a handful of others felt they should break from the Rocky Flats Truth F'orce, a nonviolent group and start a group that wanted to share their religious heritage and make a specific religious statement. Trial Remembered In talking about her experiences during the trial of those arrested, she was very emotional. She stated it was very much a part of what she had done. After being arrested she was told to appear in court on May 27 where she would have to enter a plea. At the May 27th hearing she pleaded not guilty and pleaded for Lori and Kristi. During the months to follow, her husband became active with the lawyers

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TALKS TO AREA RESIDENTS

involved in the cases as an assistant lawyer and spent his time in court at least once a week working with the group Her husband, Gary, was a part of the negotiation team for the upcoming trial in November During the negotiations the court did not want the courts tied up with the 60 arrested, so said there could be 10 persons selected by the truth force to represent the others. She was chosen as one of the 10 to represent them. She stated she was scared about taking the stand and the fact she couldn't have a prepared speech, along with not being used to people giving her questions and sharing her thoughts right off The thing that scared her most was facing the opposition s lawyers. She remembers, "At one point at the trial when I thought I just couldn’t be at that place because there was a partition between us as the defendants and the other defendants not on the stand". At one break time she told her husband she wanted to be on the other side because she couldn't take it. Day of Trial On the day of the trial, she recalls it being easy, "1 felt very good about what I was able to sayon the witness stand about what I believed.’shecommented. Even though she disobeyed the laws by participating in a demonstration she feels that it is important to respect the law of the country when the laws are good and when the country is doing right but when the country is doing wrong, she feels it was her duty to disobey the laws in some way to let them know how she thinks. ' At some points during the demonstrations she felt that people would think she was disregarding her family and not taking the responsibilities of a mother. To her this was the most important thing she could do for her children Along with giving them a sense of safety in their future. Weapons Plant The Rocky Flats plant is operated by Rockwell International Corporation and employs 3,000 people to make nuclear weapons. The plant produces three to 10 bombs a day and at one time there were poisonous leaks from the plant entering neighboring water systems. The types of bombs made at this plant have a yeild the size of the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, called plutonium triggers. A witness.at the trial was a man who had set the standard in 1959 for the radiation standards. This gentleman said the standards set then are off by 10,000 times and the risk being taken by allowing these standards of radiation in nuclear industry is far’greater. Another expert, who was one of the first persons to handle the plutonium in the triggers, said when they started they did not know this material caused cancer and by using this you could call it legalized murder. End Result Mrs. Zimmerman was given six months unsupervised probation. "I don’t think the judge could have given us a much stiffer sentence without some outcries from the public." stated Mrs. Zimmerman. “It probably would have had more impact for the movements sake if we would have gotten a stiffer fine. Personally, I'm glad I didn’t have to do it more than once.” <• Currently the group is appealing the case because the jury

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was not allowed to hear health experts flown in from California, England and Georgia The group/ feels it should have a trial wherp the jury can hear the testimonies for those people. "I came from people with a working class background and 1 think what I want to say is that I can remember the sense of growing up in the atmosphere where people from the working class revere people who have degrees of education and tend to feel they’re not intelligent,” commented Mrs. Zimmerman. "I k»ow the working class people are as intelligent as a person with a degree and with lots of educational reason know what’s right and what’s wrong. I think that, is all you need to know to stand up fo£ what you believe in.” .No Small Part The part played by the members of Bethany Church of the Brethren is no small part of what she did. Her strong stand came from her grandfathers (Jesse Eisenhour) stand on peace. He thought it was a black and white issue of whether it was Christ ian or non-Christian. Other people in the Church of the Brethren have taken risks and from those stories she gained the strength to add her contribution to what the people before her have already done. Family Mrs. Zimmerman is the daughter of Paul and Ruby Warstler, Syracuse and is a 1960 graduate of Milford High School. She and her husband. Gary, have two daughters, Lori, eight; and Kristi, three. Presently she is teaching a child development class at Manchester College, North Manchester and Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne. During March 31-April 7, Gary and Jean will be co-leaders of the Christian Citizenship Seminar, which will travel to Washington, D C. During their visit they will see their congressmen and the Pentagon. Successful 4-H'ers meet By MARIE SCHAFER On February 20 the Successful 4-H'ers of Milford met in the home of Kathy and Sam Beer with 12 members present. The meeting was brought to order by Kathy Beer. The American pledge was led by Lisa Kaiser and the 4-H pledge by Mark Sumpter. \ Sam Beer, the treasurer,»gave his report. Greg Kaiser handed out the comiqg year’s record books. Dues were collected by Sam Beer. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” was led by Lisa Kaiser, song leader. The next meeting will be in the home of Tommy Wollman. Refereshments were served and the meeting was adjourned. ELKHART YOUTH BOOKED A 16-year-old Elkhart youth was booked at the Kosciusko County jail around 2 a.m. Saturday after being taken into custody by Syracuse police while attempting to make entry into an apartment at Rustic Manor in Syracuse. He was booked on burglary, curfew violation and illegal consumption.

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