The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 May 1979 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 16,1979

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Editorials What path next? f “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail,” is the motto of the graduating class of Wawasee High School. Thinking about this motto one can not help but wonder what path is next for the 200 plus seniors who are candidates for diplomas this year. Commencement exercises will be held in the Wawasee High School physical education facility at 3 o’clock on Sunday afternoon... then each will have to find a path to walk down or make a new one for others to follow. Some will continue their education at schools of higher learning. Some will work for bachelor’s, master’s and even higher degrees while others will seek associate degrees. Others will enter the world of work . . . some have marriage in their immediate future... some are undecided as to which path they will follow. Some will spend the rest of their lives on the path they follow next Sunday afternoon, others will spend a short time on one path and then try another and another. Some will become leaders, others will follow. Our advice to all is they should have faith in themselves and the path they select. It is often difficult to maintain faith. Yet, in today’s fast-moving world, faith in our moral principals, in the future of our country, in the goodness within our fellowmen and in ourselves, is a most vital character asset. Seniors, for peace of mind, happiness and an understanding of life and what is to be accomplished with it, faith seems to be the key. If you have none, or very little, do something about it . . . then, no matter which path you chose, it will be the right one for you! Mailbox improvement week The US Postal Service designates a week during May each year when customers on rural delivery routes are encouraged to examine and improve, where necessary, the appearance of their mailboxes. The week of May 21-26 has been selected this year. The purpose of mailbox improvement week is to call attention to the need for providing mail receptacles which are designed to protect the mail from the weather and are neat in appearance, conviently located and safe to use. Neat, attractive mailboxes make a significant contribution to the appearance of the countryside and the streets in suburban areas. Mailboxes that meet these four important requirements contribute to a more efficient delivery operation and the result is improved service to the entire route. Box numbers as assigned must be shown on the side of the box visible to the approaching carrier, or on the door where boxes are grouped. Customers are encouraged to group boxes wherever this is practicable. In this area where snow removal is a problem, the use of a semi-arch or extended arm type of support is suggested. This allows snowplows to sweep near or under boxes without damage to supports and provides easy access to the boxes by carriers and customers. Persons living on rural routes in the Lakeland area are urged to plan now for making improvements to their mailboxes next week. Those wanting more information should contact their local post office. Buy a poppy This Friday and Saturday, May 18 and 19, the American Legion Auxiliary will be on the streets across America selling poppies. The poppy is a memorial flower for American war dead. It is a tradition which began in the years following the First World War. Veterans returning to their homes in this country remembered the wild poppies which lined the devastated battlefields of France and Flanders Field, and the soldiers of all nations came to look upon this flower as a living symbol of their dead comrades’ sacrifice. It was Col.. John McCrae, a Canadian officer, killed in WWI, who immortalized the flower in his famous poem, “In Flanders Fields the poppies b10w...” Today, over 50 years later, that little symbolic flower continues to pay tribute to those who made the supreme sacrifice in World Wars I and 11, the Korean and Viet Nam Wars. Each poppy tells its own story ... no two are fashioned alike. And, similarly, each wearer of this poppy tells a story of memorial tribute and of aid to someone who needs that helping hand of understanding. What others say — The oil shortage The race towards $1 gallon gasoline is on and it looks as if there is no way to stop it. t , , ~ , Higher gasoline prices not only take a bigger bite out of the working man s wage, but also will trigger new price increases on everything which is trucked, shipped or conveyed in some manner. And these new price levels also will set the stage for bigger fuel bills next winter. * AU of it because of what is described to the American public as a serious shortage of oil. Is there a shortage, or is the emergency one which has been contrived by the oil companies to get their product decontrolled so they can sell it at any price they \Ve < have only the word of the oil companies, who have resisted government efforts to determine a true picture of our energy resources. These companies have been lobbying in Washington for years for the decontrol of oil prices, saying they need more money for exploration and drilling. At the same time - under controlled prices - they’ve been buying coal reserves, uranium mines — even diversifying to the extent of buying motion picture films and the world’s largest circus. Now, it appears that decontrol has come and with it, millions in additional P President Carter has proposed a “windfall tax” on domestic oil production, but that seems hardly fair. He proposes that the money reaped in this tax should be poured into programs for the poor and for mass transportation projects. We suspect that the farmer who needs gasoline to produce his crops, or the motorist who needs his car to get to work, will see little or none of this excess profit returned to him. And we suspect that the oil companies will find the means of burying much of the additional revenue in real or ficticious drilling and mal The wrEngS who has already cancelled plans for a summer trip, who h __ rut his use of his car to a minimum and faces another winter of skyrocketing fuel oil prices, just doesn’t agree that raising the price of oil is the way to cut C ° nS Even t gas rationing, with the prospect of abuses and unfairness, appears to be a better choice than plunging those of us who need fuel for a livelihood into nea But n anpare y ntly that’s not the way the people in Washington view our oroblem. Civil servants, assured of a cost-of-living increase each time another economic crisis develops, simply cave in to each new demand from a special it is the middle and lower class working man who has been cauoht in the middle, powerless to prevent this latest onslaught on his wages. n is time frankly? that Congress gets a loud and clear message - determine once and for all, the dimensions of this domestic oil shortage and if it is p%secute those who are responsible. - LaGrange News, LaGrange Standard

Wawasee High School class of 1979 motto: Do not follow where the path may lead. Go, instead, where there is no path and leave a trail. ” Letters to the editor More on the canal

Dear Editor. We, the people, can save our canal from the Communists! There is yet time, but time is fleeting! The House of Representatives has yet to vote on appropriation of the funds necessary to implement the new Canal Treaty. This vote will come to the floor very soon. Now is the time, not next week, to assert our constitutional right as a citizen by demanding, in a kindly way, that our Representative in congress cast his vote against giving our property away.

Court news

CIRCUIT COURT The following claims have been filed in circuit court. Gene Lee, judge: Damages John S. Fisher vs Fredd N. Kosecki, r 4 box 135 Syracuse. Plaintiff asks for judgment against the defendant in the amount of SIO,OOO. costs of the action and all other relief in the premises. Reciprocal Rose Hewett. Farmington Hills. Mich., vs Vernon James r 1 Leesburg. Petitioner requests that support payments be made payable to the Friend of the Court, Pontiac, Mich., for all other relief in the premises. SUPERIOR COURT The following claims have been filed in superior court. Robert Burner, judge: Note Peoples State Bank, Leesburg vs Richard O'Blenis, r 3 Shamrock Meadows, lot 73 Nappanee. Plaintiff demands judgment for from the defendant in the amount of $l,lOO together with attorney’s fees of S3OO and for aU other proper relief. Note Peoples State Bank. Leesburg vs John Kneipple, 127 East Lincoln. Goshen. Plaintiff demands judgment against the defendant in the sum of, not exceeding $2,000 together with attorney fees of S4OO, for the costs of the action and all other relief proper in the premises. Scheduled Meetings Milford Town Board of Trustees, the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Lakeland Community School Board on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Syracuse .Town Board of Trustees, third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. North Webster Town Board of Trustees, first and third Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, first Wednesday of each month with regular board meeting at 7:30 a.in. at South Shore and general membership at noon every three months on the first Wednesday of the month, also at South Shore. Syracuse Chamber of Commerce. Retail Division, second Friday of every month at 7:45 a.m. at Three Flags Drive-In. Hook s All State Band to march in 500 parade Over 125 Indiana high school musicians will assemble in Indianapolis May 26 to perform in the first Hook’s All State Marching Band which makes its debut at the annual 500 Festival Parade. The All State Band will be composed of five members from each <ff the top five bands in three classes which competed in the Indiana All-State High School Marching Band Contest in Terre Haute last fall. Elkhart Memorial will be represented in the All State Band for this area.

The big question that amounts to millions upon millions of our tax dollars is this: to whom are we giving this present? 1 say we have given too much to the Communists already! As we are well aware, the House has its hands upon the national purse string. Let's do our part and write our Congressmen. This could be a very important letter. What is your thinking on this matter? Clayton J. Mock 712 N. Huntington Syracuse

MARRI AGE LICENSES The following couples have filed for a marriage license in the office ol Jean Messmore. Kosciusko County clerk: Vanlaningham-Weisser Norman Ray Vanlaningham. r 2 box 178 Milford and Cynthia Weisser. P.O Box 241 Syracuse Baumgart ner-Striggle Steven Eugene feaumgartner. 29. r 4 box 94-A. Syracuse and Cinda Sue Striggle. 30. r 4 box 163 Syracuse Tusing-Netzley Rolf Cameron Tusing. 21. r 6 box 194 Warsaw and Tamela Jo Netzley, 21. r 2 Leesburg Schubert-Schubert Jon M. Schubert. 33, r 1 Harborside, Syracuse and Linda K. Schubert, 30, r 1 Syracuse Salinas-Malagon Emilio Salinas, 34, box 521 Milford and Carolina Malagon, 18, Milford Fry-Eby James E. Fry. 45, box 426 Syracuse and Jane A. Eby. 38. r 3 box 342 Syracuse CITY COURT The following fine was assessed in Goshen City Court : Speeding — Russell K. Yates. 40. Syracuse. $36 COUNTYCOURT The following claims have been filed in Kosciusko County court, Loren Collier, judge. SMALL CLAIMS Complaint William Nellans, 1043 East Winona Avenue, Warsaw vs Delbert Schmucker, r 4 Syracuse. Plaintiff demands judgment against the defendant in the amount of $127.75, costs of the action and all other relief proper in the premises. Robert and Louise Anderson, r 2 box 53 North Webster vs Jack and Wayne Newman, r 1 North Webster. Plaintiffs ask judgment against the defendants in the amount of $332. for costs of the action and all other relief proper in the premises. The following fines were assessed in Elkhart County Court : Speeding — Heidi R. Dull, 19, Syracuse. $33; Candace J. Bornman. 17, Syracuse. $35; Douglas A. Rassi, 19. Milford. $35; Phyllis Roberts. 36, Syracuse, $37

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tRJZIN AROUND

THE ANNOUNCEMENT last week by Indiana Governor Otis R. Bowen that he would not be a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Birch Bayh caused considerable waves of speculation on several political levels. First, the good governor is one of the most popular governors Indiana has had since the era of Henry F. Schricker, and his party, emerging from a long, dry season, has been counting on this popularity to win its second senate seat. For a long time Indiana, long considered a conservative. Republican state, has had a Democratic governor and the two senate seats have been held by Democrats This began to change when Bowen, the Bremen physician, was elected governor, and continued when Richard Lugar won the senate seat held by R. Vance Hartke for 18 vears. Arid so it looked like an allaround Republican comeback when speculation was highest that Bowen would go after the senate seat, Bruce Melchert, state GOP chairman, said during the past week Bowen has become a “father figure" to his party, noting that “we will have to develop new Bowens within the party,” now that the governor made his no-run statement. Bowen himself said. “It's time for some of the younger ones to take the major leadership role" He listed three reasons for decdining to run for the senate seat: First, he is 61. would be 63 when he took the office if elected, and 69 when he completed the first term. He said he didn't consider himself as being “old”, but had to face these realistic facts. Second, he wanted time to do some personal things with his wife Beth and the rest of his family; and, finally, he said he had responsibilities in the office of governor which he felt he should not shirk to run for the national office. He did not mention Beth's declining health, which has become a well known fact, nor the reluctance of the governor’s to fly, a considerable amount of which he would have to do if he should run and become a U.S. senator. At the same time, he said. “I am not ruling out the possibility of further public service if opportunities of interest present themselves.” This said, the non-run announcement caused other Hoosier politicians to cast about to see if they could command sufficient support to run for the senate seat. One of these is young (32) Rep. Dan Quay I, representing the Fourth Congressional District. Dan is froih Huntington. a newspaper executive with the Huntington Press, a ’ familyowned newspaper. Actually, Rep. Dan is a grandson of the late Eugene Pulliam, owner of the Indianapolis News and Start. Muncie Star. Vincennes paper and prestigious publications in Arizona. Dan has the money and time, and is young enough to command considerable attention throughout the state as a political comer within Republican ranks. It would appear Quayle was getting his ducks in a row even prior to Bowen’s announcement. When he launched his bid for the US Senate seat in a whirlwind, one-day flying tour of the state Monday, it was complete with campaign buttons reading “Quayle US Senator 'BO Others are interested as well, all of which assures an open contest for the seat. Meanwhile, Senator Bayh has showm less than all-out enthusiasm his remaining in the senate. In spite of the death of his wife Marvella, it is assumed Bayh would seek a fourth term but would be playing it low-key. Senator Vance Hartke used to say Indiana has a “suicide complex” about returning a Senator to a fourth term. This proved to be true in his case when former Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar swamped him at the polls. Perhaps Senator Bayh knows this and doesn’t want to go down in defeat. After all, he is considered liberal in his political views, and right now. in the wake of Proposition 13 in California,

1 GOV. OTIS R. BOWEN the mood in the country is conservative. This conservative mood was confirmed this week by State Senator John B. Augsburger when he said “no one (in the General Assembly) would vote for a bill requiring funding in this last session.” Senator Augsburger has proven to be working member of the Senate, keeping a low-key profile himself but commanding quiet prestige for his efforts. He has been popular at the polls, and it is safe to assume he will be casting about for a position of higher responsibility. Such an opportunity might come his way if popular Second District congressman Floyd J Fithian decides to seek the governor s chair as is being mentioned. Senator Augsburger concedes “no one can beat Floyd the way he is campaigning, coming back home and holding his town meetings. He's keeping real close touch with the people hack home.” Republicans in the Second District continue to chafe that this seat has been held for two terms by a Democrat. The district has been considered “Halleck Country” for 35 years while the popular Charlie Halleck held sway, the Republicans long to return to this hey-day. Voung Senator John will deny that he has an interest in the Second District seat, but ambitions run strong and deep among the young stallions in the political stable. And John is no exception. Don't count him out. The possibilities for political speculation in Indiana in the forthcoming election seem infinite. One can make up his own scorecard — and he can build as good a case for it as the next man. But politics runs deep in the veins of Hoosiers and with Governor Bowen’s decision to sit on the sidelines speculation amounts to the opening of Pandora’s Box. Hoosier political speculation was heightened even further over the week end when the office of Senator Bayh announced that President Jimmy Carter would be coming to Indianapolis to address the party faithfuls at their annual Jefferson-Jackson dinner. —o— HIGH SCHOOL alumni time is approaching, and Mrs. Richard (Nancy Plank) Coy (class of ’65), membership chairman of the Syracuse High School Alumni Association, tells this column cards have gone out to all SHS grads to attend their annual gathering at the junior high gym on Saturday. May 26. Reservation cards should be turned back yet this week, or call Mrs. Coy at 457-4667. Speaker will be Warsaw attorney and humorist Milo Lightfoot. Paul Isbell (class of ’32), Syracuse town board president, is also SHS alumni president. THE WEEK end and this week proved to be moving day for a number of local couples. Over the week end Wayne and Gloria Marks and family moved from their home on Pickwick Road to their new home on the comer of Mariposa Drive and Cherokee Road in Kanata Manayunk. Moving at the same time to their new home on Mariposa Drive, next door to the Markses, were Michael and Jane Yoder and family of Indianapolis. Wayne Marks is a sales representative and Gloria is a teller at the State Bank of Syracuse, while Michael Yoder is associated with The Papers Incorporated. On Monday Claude and Stella Heckaman moved from their home on the end of Kale Island to the home on Pickwick Road vacated by the Markses. Harry and Audrey Bishop returned to the Syracuse area on Monday from Sound Hope, Fla., and moved into the Kale Island Heckaman home, recently

purchased by the Bishops. The Bishops, former owners of Bishop's Wawasee Boat Co., sold their Florida home and returned to the area permanently. -o— MERL SMITH and his colleagues at Smith-Waldbridge Band Camp on Bonar Lake are making ready for the season s round of activities at the camp, which is scheduled to open June 3 with a five-day session on cheerleading, rifle and pike, j The camp will wrap up its season the Friday before Labor Day when the Hayworth High School (Kokomo) band will ready itself for the forthcoming football season. —o— COUNTY REPUBLICAN women are in for a jumpin’ time tonight (Wednesday) when they will hold a dinner and fashion show at the American Legion (Post 223) Hall south of town. With glib Jack Wells as narrator, the cast of models reads as follows: Sheriff Al Rovenstine, county GOP chairman Ed Pratt, State Senator John B. Augsburger, Syracuse town board president Paul Isbell, all men: and women, county treasurer Kathryn Teel, county assessor Avis Gunter. Jan Morganthaler. Amanda Lemon and Deb Mangas. Anchor Man and Country Mouse will furnish the fashion apparel Cynthia Knispel will be co-ordinator -oJACK AND Mary Lou Mason have begun work on several hundred feet of seawall along the Johnson Bay site that was hotly disputed when the Masons filled it in, which filling resulted in several law suits. -oKLINK'S MARKET had an attractive, large sign erected Tuesday over the new mansard room in front of theyr store. ARE WE seeing the first lines at local gas pumps? At 4 p.m. Tuesday cars were formed at both sides of the pumps at Pacer Service Station on South Huntington Street, giving the appearance, at least, of a local gas shortage scare. All the attending publicity of gas lines in California and other parts of the country may be rubbing off. but from talking to station owners here, it would appear there is an ample supply of gas. For all the talk about the closing of service stations Thursday. Friday. Saturday and Sunday, area stations will be open, with the exception of Pacer Oil. which plans to close. Lakeland Standard won't close, according to employee Mike Miller And Jack Spitler of Jack's Sunoco states. “We ll be open And at Milford, Bruce’s Texaco will “remain open as long as we have it (gas) in tht ground.” Doug Ruch says his dad’s Mobil Station on road 15 will be open. —o— AL AND Ginny Lamley are back from Florida and Al is working at Wawasee Boat Co. for the summer and Ginny is working at Jack Reece’s furniture store in Wawasee Village —O'SUSIE TYTL'ER is„ contemplating the history of her Mock's Marine Rentals on the south side of Wawasee, as it goes into its 60th year. Her father, the late Dwight Mock, began the business, the first marina on the Big Lake. March 1920, according to Susie. He began with one row boat to rent, she said, and did vulcanizing of tires, welding plow shares, and was an all-around fixit man. Would be intruder chased A would be intruder was chased by a witness who saw the youth attempt to enter the home of A. C. Underwood, r 1 North Webster. Underwood’s home is located one block east of Epworth Forest. The youth was described to be about s’B” with slender build and dark brown hair and shirtless. The attempt to break into the home was made between 2 and 2:30a.m. Friday, May 11. The witness chased the youth across tennis courts and down the roads for a distance before escaping. Kosciusko County police were contacted later that day. County Patrolman Jeffrey Bronsing reported there was a small hole picked in the screen.