The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 May 1979 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 23,1979

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JfJ OStla ■ I * \ ftl ' y 1,1 i sTlft AT LION’S MEETING — Lions guest speaker Monday night, ( apt. ( arl A. Ehry of Elkhart, left, is shown with his dummy “Professor Kinkey dink :" cluh president Robert Brooks giving a chefs set on behalf of the club to club member Rev. Everett Owens, who is leaving the community. On the right is Rachel Morris, the chib’s “Miss .Milford" in the forthcoming Mermaid Festival.

Milford Lions honor their ladies

Milford Lions and their ladies eKjoyed a light program of humor, philosophy’ and morality at their Monday night meeting at Peddlers’ Village near Goshen. Captain Carl A. Ehry, with a 11year experience with the Salvation Army in Missour, Kan., is currently director of the Elkhart County United Way. Young, articulate, humorous, he is a graduate of United Way’s National Academy, of Volunteerism e He talked about the magnetism of volunteerism, a theme close to the precepts of Lionism. And he used a dummy, appropriately named Professor Rinkeydink, to make many of his points. Ehry, a native of Minot, ND., was 1976 recipient of the Jaycee’s Distinguished Service Award and 1977 recipient of the Humanitarian Award by the Elkhart County Red Cross. In 1979 he was recipient of the Liberty Bell Award by the Elkhart Bar Association. Following recognition of the ladies as guests. Club Secretary Bruce Lamb read the roll and minutes of the previous meeting, then read a letter from Ralph A. Lynam, president of the International Association of Lions Clubs. It recognized the passing of club member Marshall Estep and said, in part, “His dedication to community service, compassion for the less fortunate and love for family and friends shall be remembered by all who knew him. Cherish his memory, and let his life serve as our beacon in rededicating ourselves to the principles of Lionism and work ever more earnestly in caring for others. ” New Officers Officers for the club for the new year were elected as follows: President — Gervas Schafer First vice president — Paul Reith Second vice president — Elmer Sorensen Third vice president — Oscar Schmucker Secretary — Bruce Lamb Treasurer — David Siegfried Tail twister — Bruce McClintic Lion Tamer- Jack Mahr Directors for one year — Doral McFarren and Jerry Currey Directors for two years — Bill Stath and Glen Shields. ‘Miss Milford’ Present Rachel Morris, the clubsponsored “Miss Milford" in last year’s Mermaid Festival, was present to thank the club for its sponsorship of her and in cosponsoring her with the Milford Area Development Council in the

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“Miss Indiana" Pageant where she was a finalist, one of 15 chosen among the 60 parT HF BROKERS EXAMINATION PASSED — Phil Baumgardt. sales associate with Todd Realty. Syracuse, has just been notified by the Indiana Real Estate Commission of his having passed the recent brokers examination held in Fort Wayne. Baumgardt. a veteran of two years in real estate sales with Todd Realty, became a $1,000,000 real estate producer during 1978. He is an Army veteran, attended Vincennes University and has attended numerous real estate courses sponsored by the National Association of Realtors. He is a resident of Lake Papakeechie. where he is secretary-treasurer of the Papakeechie P r'o t e c t i v e Association. Leesburg youth treated at KCH David A Smoker. 17, of Leesburg, received a cut to the chin and was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital late Friday night after an accident . Just after midnight May 18, the Leesburg youth’s car hit a parked car owned by Mark Morris, 19. oi Gary. Police reported Smoker turned from U.S. 30 onto the off-ramp of SR 15 north of Warsaw and failed to see Morris’s car parked along the road Morris was changing a flat tire. Morris received a ticket for having expired license plates. Damage to Smoker’s 1968model car was set at SI,OOO. and the Morris auto at $1,500.

ticipants. A guest with Miss Morris at the club meeting was Douglas Rassi. Helping Hands entertain at mother's tea The Milford Helping Hands 4-H Club met last Thursday night at Gina Greta Hurd’s home for a mother-daughter tea. The meeting was opened with the American pledge led by Kristina Lange and the 4-H pledge led by Julie Kaiser The girls sang “It's a Small World" and the 4-H song led by Shelley Sanders and Julie McDaniel. Roll call was answered by seven mothers on a favorite hobby. leader Rosemary Rouch led the business discussion. The Share the Fun act given at the county contest “A Spring Fashion Show" was presented to the mothers. Gina Hurd demonstrated on “How to work with Pastels?" and Greta Hurd's was on how to decorate plain pillows. The next meeting will be at Carolyn Bjella’s June 14th at 7 p.m. The hostesses presided at the tea table. Wawakeechie members meet The . Wawakeechie Home Demonstration Club met Wednesday. May 16, in the Turkey Creek Conservation Club building. The hostesses were Mildred Denzel and Wilma Cox. Dawn App led in the flag salute and song of the month. The thought of the month was read by Mildren Denzel. Irene Charles gave the devotions. A lesson entitled “Being Me’’ was given by Peggy Vogler. Six members _ attended the spring achievement night held in the Shrine building at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. Warsaw 4 . The club was awarded a certificate for being an honorary club. The meeting ended by having a plant exchange and learning how to make bubbles for the children to play with. The June meeting will be in the home of Phyllis Miller. Irene Charles will be the co-hostess. The hostesses served lunch to 15 members and one guest, Mary Lou Fries. The tables were decorated with individual potted Viola plants which were given to those present.

Cose of Alaskan oil — Even bad ideas die hard in Washington

By FLOYD FITHIAN U.S. Congressman Indiana Second District Even bad ideas die hard in Washington sometimes, and that appears to be the case with the proposal to send Alaskan oil to Japan. For almost 10 years, now, the oil companies have been pushing the idea of exporting the oil produced by drilling on the Alaskan North Slope. Congress keeps stopping the sales, but the oil companies and their buddies in the energy bureaucracy keep on trying. When Congress was conducting hearings in 1973 on the proposed construction of the trans-Alaskan pipeline, the oil companies promised in exchange for approval of the bill that the oil would be delivered to American markets. In fact. Congress specified that the Alaskan crude was intended for delivery and us£ in the lower 48 states. Two years ago Congress was forced to step in again to block oil companies from selling our oil to Japan in exchange for some of Japan’s imported oil. The socalled McKinney Amendment restricted such sales for only two years, however, because the oil companies promised that a domestic distribution system for Alaskan oil would be well on the way to completion by now. This has not happened. In fact, the lower 48 states are no closer to being able to use Alaskan oil now than we were in 1973, when the pipeline construction was authorized. In the House Foreign Affairs Committee this month, we beat back a proposal to allow the sale of Alaskan oil to Japan. The issue is headed for a tough fight on the House floor, however, and I will continue my efforts to keep our American oil here at home for American use. I's is true that the blockage of exports and the absence of any domestic distribution system have led to a glut of crude oil on the West Coast. But we will never get the distribution system to other states unless some incentive is provided — and opening the “safety valve" of selling our oil to Japan would remove that pressure on the oil companies. If this proposed swap takes place, we would be shipping about 500.000 barrels per day overseas, in exchange for higherpriced imported oil. Since we would be receiving Mexican or Arab oil from Japan, we would be increasing our dependence on foreign sources of energy, rather than decreasing it. That hardly makes sense, from a national security standpoint. In fact, if Congress had not acted to block the swap two years ago, it is likely that we would have entered into a three-party agreement involving the United States, Japan and Iran. What would have happened, then, when the oil production stopped earlier this year in Iran? Would we still have been forced to honor our sales agreement with Japan, even though we would have been receiving no oil in return? Supporters of the swap also argue that we must sell this Alaskan oil to give the necessary production incentives to the oil companies who are producing on the North Slope. But the largest producer on the North Slope, Standard Oil of Ohio, reported an increase in earnings of 302 per cent in the first quarter of this year. The company attributes that astronomical earnings hike

to the increased production in Alaska What more incentive do they need? The arguments for selling our Alaskan oil to Japan are nothing more than thinly-veiled excuses for the greed of oil companies. I am appalled that the oil com; panics' case is being supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, but I am not surprised. Close ties between the oil industry and energy policymakers in Washington have been documented for years. Instead of selling our oil overseas, we should be increasing our production at home and developing alternate domestic fuel sources. This harebrained scheme indicates how far the oil companies are willing to go in sacrificing America's energy security for their own profit. 111 NEW VP — GTI Corporation has named Dale H. Weidmann as vice president and general manager of its Circuits Division in Leesburg. He has had 16 years of electrical industry experience. For the last five years before joining GTI, he was director, plant management with responsibility for the electrical component manufacturing operations for six plants for another company. At his present job as general manager of the circuits division he will direct all operations including marketing, manufacturing. engineering, and personnel and will have full profit and loss responsibility. Weidemann is a (963 graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Platteville, holding a BS degree in engineering-mining. He is married and has two children. KCH bridge winners named Winners have been listed for the 1978-79 Kosciusko Community Hospital Auxiliary Bridge-O-Rama with Bette Anglin and Anne Pritchett placing first with 31,490 points. In second place were Maxine Brembeck and Vi Phend with 30,570 points. Third place honors went to Roma Maish and Marilyn Bueckman with 30,100 points. Fourth place went to Barbara Medlock and Verna Knauer with 28,270 points. Fifth place went to Louise Suntheimer and Helen Helter with 27,980 points. WA GRADUATES FRIDAY — Paul Day, Syracuse, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Day, Syracuse, will be graduating from the Syracuse Christian High School on Friday, May 25, at 7 p.m. Day will be speaking on the subject, “My Flag” and recite the last chapter of Ephesians. Memorizing the entire book of Ephesians is a graduating requirement at the school. The public is invited to the services and the program will be in the auditorium of the Grace Bible Church. Syracuse. Commencement speaker for this year is Dr. Cal Streeter bf Topeka. Dr. Streeter has been associated with the First Baptist Church of Hammond for many years and has a rich spiritual background. Graduating from the Bible Institute will be Steve Altman. He will be receiving a Th.G.

AT SYRACUSE LIONS MEETING — Demonstrating the Geiger Counter following the recent Syracuse Uons Club meeting is club president Bill Coburn, second from right. Others in the photo from left are Fred Avery, James Bauman, speaker Roger Robb. Coburn and Jay Peffley. Seated and shown at bottom right is Harold Kline.

Syracuse Lions get 'lesson' on theory and practice of nuclear power

The complicatecl theory and practice involved in bringing nuclear energy to the consuming public was made reasonably un derstandable by Roger Robb, a nuclear licensing engineer with Northern Indiana Public Sen ice Company, in a talk before the Syracuse Lions Club last Wednesday night. His credentials include membership in the American Nuclear Society, the Health Physics Society' the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Scientific Affiliation. Citizens for Energy Independence Lion Merl Smith arranged for Mr Robb’s appearance. He introduced Jay Peffley, district manager of the Syracuse NIPSCo office, who in turn introduced the speaker Grow th And Need Robb, at age 30. showed profound knowledge of his subject, and spoke to the growth in population and need for alternate sources of energy “Growth alone demands that Leesburg man injured when arm is pinned Brian K. Smoker, 19, Leesburg, received abrasions of the left arm following an accident on Saturday. May 19, at 12:20 a m. on School Street, 100 feet west of Donna Street in Leesburg. His arm was pinned against the steering wheel and had to be freed by Leesburg Fire Department officials. The Leesburg youth reported his brakes locked and his car slid out of control and rolled over. The damage was estimated at $4,000. On Monday. May 21. Smoker, was booked at the jail for illegal possession of marijuana, he had less then 30 grams. He was released on his own recognizance.

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we build a new generating plant every two years," he said He said hydroelectric sources of pow er provides only 10 per cent of our power, and noted that the NIPSCo generating plant alone used 50 100-ton cars of coal per day. and keeps from 70 to 80 days’ supply of coal on hand He noted that the expansion of hydroelectric power sources is limited and that the transportation of coal, while we have from 200 to 300 years’ supply in the ground, makes this source of energy costly. Three Mile ‘ Accident’ He makes his presentation by means of using some professional color slides, first explaining the intricacies of nuclear energy, then getting into the possibilities for error This led quickly to a discussion of the well publicized “accident" at the Three Mile Nuclear Plant in Pennsylvania In simple terms, Robb said, it amounted to a technician shutting off the water valves, allowing the plant to overheat and eventually forming a buildup of hydrogen He explained the training that goes into the technical employees at a nuclear plant and the security measures that surround such a facility. “While the margin for error is indeed small.” Robb aid. “the Three* Mile Island accident did occur. “ The young physicist said there is a 40-year supply of uranium in the world, but that the precious commodity could be recycled He also said nuclear power could be produced 23 per cent cheaper than by conventional means now in use. There were wide-ranging questions coming from the audience following Robb's talk, and never did the speaker appear stumped for a clear answer Other Lions Business In other business. Lion Jim Tra,nter read the secretary's report and called the roll. He read the slate of officers to take office July 1. (See accompanying article.)

It was noted that Ladies' Nite will be held June 20 with a professional lady hypnotist providing the entertainment JAMES C. TRANTER James Tranter new Syracuse Lions president James C Tranter was recently elected president of the Syracuse Lions Club, and will be sworn into office at the club's June meeting, assuming his new office on July 1. He will replace Bill Coburn, present president Serving with Tranter for the ensuing year are the following officers: First vice president — Dan Rop Second vice president — Fred Avery Third vice president — Ed Harting Secretary — Tim Yeager Treasurer — Jack Ridings ’ Tail Twister — Jim Bauman Lion Tamer — Vernon Beckman Directors- for 2 years — Jim Hughes and Dale Allen