The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 November 1979 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., November 21,1979

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RIDE INTO HONG KONG — Our travel group made the trip from Canton, China, to Hong Kong by train, a memorable ride through lush countryside, and a transition from the old world of C hina to modern, bristling Hong Kong. The above photo shows the inside of the train. Note the television set on tlje end of the car, the first TV we had seen in several weeks.

China — (Continued from page 1) lovely “Painted Gallery,” a wooden walkway, also called the Covered Promenade, 2,,388 feet long that grids the north shore of the lake. Its wooden begins are painted with exquisite landscapes. Tsu Hsi is alsd responsible for a now-famous curiosity, the Marble Boat, built by funds diverted from their intended use in creating China’s first modern navy. The best view is provided from the top of Longevity lljill, which affords a panorama of the lake, with its traditional humpbacked (17-arched) bridges, the exotic Jade Belt Bridge, a lovely pagoda, and the Garden of Harmonious Interests (Hsieh Ch’ou Yuan). Shimmering in the sun on a clear day, the glazed tiles of the palaces impart the feeling of a traditional Chinese landscape painting. Our group took a liesurely boat ride on Kunming Lake and got an overview of the expansive grounds that make up the Summer Palace. While the water seemed murky, absolutely nothing for an avid swimmer, the, “typical" Chinese grounds, buildings and all, made up for this. We had time for lunch in the famous restaurant, the name of which we failed to write down, and, again, it was fodd and more food. Someone reported there were 16 courses, and we feel this is a safe estimate. In our opinion the rheals ranked among the best we had had in China. As noted earlier. Vice President Mondale had eaten here about a month earlier, and these people were proud of this. Trip Winds Down By now we could see the long shadows of our time in China, as we prepared to fly to Kwangchow (pronounced “guahngjoe) — also known as Canton. Our trip from Peking to Canton was made in a four-engine American-built 707 and took just three hours, flying almost due south. As we hovered over the city for a landing Strauss’s “Tales of Vienna Woods” came over the plane’s loudspeaker. We took a number of photos of the Peking airport before leaving. It is a little larger than the South Bend Regional airport, but nothing like O’Hare. Canton Is Different Canton is an entirely different city than Peking. For one thing, it is the center of the south China culture and citizens here speak a different language. They speak cantonese, whereas the residents of Peking speak mandarin. In the other central and northern Chinese cities we visited everyone rode bicycles and dressed in the drab “Mao suits.” Nothing like this in Canton. Here we found few bicycles and no Mao suits. On the contrary, people were more open, wore bright colored clothes, especially bright shirts. People seemed to be smaller in stature, had black hair, were less friendly, more hurried. We were told to keep a close watch on our purse, and to keep our hotel room locked. This was not the case in Peking, Harbin, Changchun and Tientsin.

Canton is China's focal point for foreign trade, given its close proximinity to Hong Kong. It has three million-plus residents and seems to be a teeming, busy city. The buildings are drab, all seem to need painting. Someone commented. “What you could do with some whitewash around here. ” We w ere given a tour of the city en route from the airport to the White Cloud hotel, and most of us being tired, could have foregone the rigors of the tour. The White Cloud was new enough, well enough appointed, but they got no bargain when they purchased the beds for this place. Everyone complained that they were the worst beds we had had so farLeave China Yesterday was our day to leave China, and we did so byway of a train ride from Canton to Hong Kong. Checking onto a train is always a scramble, and this was no exception Myron Loewinger, a Falls Church, Va., businessman (he operates a chain of coin operated devices) goodnaturedly saw to it that we all had our seats, and Marion (“Red”) Wolcott of New Iberia, La., lost his ticket in the scramble. An altercation followed with an officer of the railroad informing Red he would have to cough up another S2O . . . or else! Which he did. The ride into Hong Kong w-as uneventful, but one began to gather the feeling that he was entering into the free world again. The Hilton At Hong Kong How' good it was to again have clean, hot water in a Hilton Hotel! This point of view was shared by most of us. Somehow, with all the dust in China. particularly around Peking, one can wash and wash and still have the feeling he and/or his clothes are not clean. Not so in Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a British dominion, and has been called a jewel in the British Imperial Crown. It has easy access to China and its borders are open. One has the feeling China likes it this way. With trade open, Hong Kong provides China with a window to the West. Hong Kong has some seven million residents, all residing on this small island. Buildings have nowhere to go but up. We walked around the city a lot and could see nothing but people and building everywhere. The Hilton Hotel, where we stayed has some 500 rooms and

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200 small shops on two floors. It is a hotel, convention center all in one. Really, the Hong Kong Hilton is a city unto itself. The sidewalks that rise above and across streets are an architectural study that could be followed in our busier cities. And so it was adieu for members of our group as we gathered around the hotel lobby yesterday morning to pay our bills and say goodbye to one another. Some were flying directly home to Los Angeles or San Francisco. Others were staying for several days in Hong Kong, while still others were going to Japan, or Thailand for a time. We had signed on for an eightday extended tour which was to take us to the Philippine Islands, then to Japan. Frankly, we were tired when we arrived in Hong Kong. The event-packed tour of China hardly left us time to do any writing, and this we wanted to keep up to date. The late night sessions under a dim light, while others slept, began to take their toll. We were ready for a few days of R&RinManila. Judge Lee — (Continued from page 1 > named a merit selection panel which reviewed and considered every application submitted for the position and recommended five applicants for consideration by the court. Each applicant recommended by the commission was interviewed by all of the judges of the court and Judge Lee was chosen to fill the position. The appointment of Lee has been approved by the US. Department of Justice and the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Judge Lee is authorized to try any and all jury and non-jury civil cases in the U S. District Court upon designation by the district judge and approval of the parties. This became law on October 10, 1979 under the Federal Magistrates Act of 1979. He will be inducted ”in a ceremony in the U.S. District Court at Fort Wayne at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The ceremony is open to the public. Lee’s Involvement Lee first moved to Warsaw in 1946 and from that year until December 31, 1962, Lee was a partner in a local law firm known as Rockhill, Kennedy, Pinnick, Sand, Bent and Pequignot. Before being elected to the position of Circuit Court Judge in 1962 he served as city attorney in 1948; Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney from 19491952; and a member of the Kosciusko County Election Commission from 1959-1962 Lee served as the Kosciusko County Young Republican chairman during the years of 1948 and 1949; chairman of the Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee from 19491952; secretary of the Second District Republican Committee from 1950-1954; a delegate to the Republican State Convention on nine occasions; and an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1952. Activities within the com.munity include working with Five County Mental Health Clinic (now Otis R. Bowen Center), Baker’s Boys Club, Kosciusko Community YMCA, Kosciusko Community Hospital, United Fund of Kosciusko County, Northeastern Indiana Regional Mental Health Planning Council and Grace College Community Council. Social affiliations include Free and Accepted Masons, Warsaw Lodge 73; Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite; Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Mizpah Temple); Royal Order of Jesters; Fort Wayne Court Number 27; Warsaw Elks Lodge 802; Tippecanoe Lake Country Club; The American Legion Post 49; Beta Theta Pi; and Phi Delta Phi. In addition to the 16 years serving as a circuit court judge he has been a director of both the Indiana Judges Association and the Judicial Conference of Indiana. Judge Lee is a graduate of Boswell High School in Boswell and he earned a bachelor of science degree in business from Indiana University in 1944. He graduated from the Indiana University School of Law in 1946. Lee and his wife, Mary, are the parents of four children and reside at Valley Springs subdivision, r 7 Warsaw.

Mauzy seeks opinions of area voters on issues

State Representative Thames L. Mauzy (R-Warsaw) has released his annual voters opinion poll seeking responses from local citizens on several issues the 1980 General Assembly will consider. The legislature met for preliminary organization Tuesday, Nov. 20, and will then reconvene early in January for regular business, Mauzy explained. He encouraged citizens to complete the poll and return it to him soon, so he may total the responses before the session begins. Mauzy urged citizens who have questions about the listed issues or any others to contact him. Answer yes or no to all questions unless noted otherwise. & ■ THAMES L. MAUZY State Representative 1980 Voter Opinion Poll 1. Which level of government gives you the most value for your tax dollar? Federal State Local 2. Should the legislature enact a law prohibiting construction of Ruth Stuart seeks post of Lt. Governor Ruth Stuart of Elkhart is seeking the Democrat nomination for lieutenant governor of the state of Indiana in the 1980 election. Petitions are being circulated in Kosciusko County to request her name be placed on the ballot. Currently serving as Concord Township Assessor, Mrs. Stuart has been trying to obtain equal» assessment for all taxpayers. “We have two welfare systems: the public one and the private one no one knows about. It’s that private one I’m going to try to open up,’’ said the assessor in an item which appeared on the front page of the Elkhart Truth on November 28,1978. Mrs. Stuart said the average taxpayer is footing the bill for big taxpayers who have the resources to appeal their assessment with the real estate division of the State Board of Tax Commissioners. The motivation is simple: the taxpayer — whether individual or corporation — who secures a lower assessment pays lower taxes, since tax rates are applied to the amount of assessed valuation to determine the taxpayer’s tax bill. Mrs. Stuart wants to change this. The new assessment, which pertains to 1979 property taxes payable in 1980, makes the equity as close as it’s ever been. But, she contends, “Keeping it will be the problem.” To Indianapolis To prove she was serious about the way assessing is done and about the appeal decisions, she went to Indianapolis in February of this year to lobby on behalf of HB 1652, which gives township assessors the power to appeal decisions of the State Board of Tax Commissioners. The root of the entire matter, in her eyes, is tax equity.

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nuclear power plants in Indiana? 3. Do you favor repeal of Indiana’s vehicle inspection program, or should it be continued but made more extensive and necessarily more costly? repeal more extensive 4. Do you favor repealing the direct primary selection of Governor, Lt. Governor and U.S. Senate candidates and returning selection to a political convention? 5. As of January 1, 1981, Indiana motorists will have to display license plates on the front and back of their cars. The law was enacted to aid law enforcement officers, but will cost $l.B million every three years. Do you favor keeping the two-plate law or repealing it? keep two plates repeal law 6. Should Indiana prohibit smoking in public areas of public buildings (with smoking allowed in designated areas) ? 7. Should Indiana banks be allowed to operate branches in counties adjoining the county in which their home office is located? 8. Thousands of crimes result statewide each year because persons released on bail commit crimes. Do you favor reforms making release on bail more difficult? 9. Should the state take a more active role in making lowinterest student loans available to more families? 10. In making state policy, lawmakers must set priorities among several issues. The following issues face the legislature each year. Please indicate the issue you consider most important (1) and the second most important (2). Crime Highways Taxes Inflation Education 11. Should the state of Indiana come to the aid of Chrysler to ease its financial pinch? 12. Should the property tax relief program be relaxed to give more aid to cities, towns and counties? Give your name and address and return to: State Representative Thames L. Mauzy c/o House Majority Staff Room 401-2 State House Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Would you like to be added to my mailing list for my weekly session wrap-up?

— 1 » ~ ~ '' ■..... X-.. \ Wr: ' mmmm a..h '' _ i - M^-irTr T T : |" B H • ■ ■j JHEIFV 'flu FARMERS’ NIGHTMARE — Every fanner has a nightmare when drying corn and for Steve Haab, r i Syracuse, that nightmare came trpe. The Milford Fire Department was called shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday. Nov. 17, when Haab noticed the corn dryer was not functioning correctly and the bin was red hot at the bottom. Milford Fire Department spent most of the day taking the corn out of the bin and cooling off the burnt corn. The trucks were again called out Sunday morning when the corn caught fire again. There was 8,000 bushels of corn in the drier and an estimated 2,000 bushels were damaged. The monitary amount of damage is estimated by Haab at $15,000 to $16,000 dollars. A probable malfunction in the burners is believed to be the cause.

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Water rates — (Continued from page 1) usage of the 24 ton trucks. Conrad was asked to locate a truck he felt suitable with the board willing to pay no more than $2,000. Along with the problems concerning the street department a decision was tabled until later, concerning the hiring of a person to answer the phone plus clerical work for the street department, at minimum wage. Resignations Received The board accepted the resignation of Harley Conrad, 76. supervisor of the street, water and sewer departments after 14 years of service. In his letter he stated his resignation is due to his age, and he has enjoyed the work and challenge with the exception of,the last two years. The board wished him the best and hoped he would be available for a number of years as a consultant to the board. Isbell stated that the town owed him (Conrad) a deep debt of gratitude and he

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will be unable to replace him. Also Dee Stiver, president of the Board of Zoning Appeals, presented the board a letter of resignation from Daniel Rop. In Rop’s letter he named C. J. Tranter, Jr., as a possible candidate for the vacancy. The BZA will meet and bring their recommendations to the board. Other Business The problem of the standing water at Sea Nymph was men tioned with ways of taking care of the matter discussed. There currently is no storm sewer line. With the approval of the company a storm sewer system line could be laid to run the water back onto the storage property or a storm sewer line can be laid from Pittsburgh to SR 13 and then to the creek. The later possibilty would service a number of streets and was felt would be the best way to go. The problem was tabled until the area could be surveyed A contract was renewed for the litter cans at Thornburgs and the board approved the advertising of bids for the town’s insurance.

A contract was signed with M. D. Wesler on the step one potential EPA grant which is strictly for step one. The fee will be a SSOO expenditure for the town. Joe Hughes reported the work in Wawasee Heights should be completed next week, if the weather is permitting Also the iron removal plant has most of the bugs worked out and Stremlin Hill has been contacted about the minor leaks. Conrad reported to the board that the streets in the Stucky addition have been found acceptable. Once again the trash pick up in Turtle Bay was discussed, but was tabled. Turtle Bay’s request is that all three dumpsters be emptied on trash day by Lakeland Sanitation instead of the one dumpster the town pays for. Also Jim Wogoman requested a refund on the money he has had to pay when the hydrants are flushed in Turtle Bay which registers on his meter. The board said the meters will be read before and after the hydrant flushing, but no rectro activity will be taken.

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