The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 December 1979 — Page 1

Voice of the people:

What they think about our government's handling of the Iranian situation

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JAN REMINDER. BOX 310. NORTH WKBSTKR. (Realtor. Lucas Realtors. North Webster) — “I’m certainly not happy with the handling of the situation but I realize the position that we’re in. There’s not a whole lot that can be done at this point. It seems as though the Iranians are not going to be bound by honor or by international law. “I don’t think that we should send the Shah back. Evidently w e don’t have an extradition agreement with the Iranians. Are we going to go by the morality or by the letter of the law on this thing? “I don’t think that we'll get the hostages back. Should we retaliate? I think we will. I'd really hate to see the country go to war over this; especially if it would end up like Vietnam. I think it’s kind of a no-win situation.”

ir SAM FRYBACK. R 1 SYRACUSE (Corporate Industrial Engineer, Excel Industries. Elkhart) — “Bad: 1 feel we should be able to get the hostages out of Iran through negotiations with the Iranian government. We have friends in the mideast who should be able to help with negotiations. Our government is missing the boat by not talking to other governments in that area who are on friendly terms with Iran. “1 really hate to say this but I “ don't think that we'll get the hostages back alive. They're dead. “If the Iranians want the Shah back, let them go through the international courts to get him extradited from the Cnited States. That’s what we would have to do if we wanted a criminal extradited from another country.” {

*:*:*:• CHINA STUDY TOUR — Eleventh In A Series ss | Japan: A land of contrasts, a ride past Alt. Fuji on the Bullet Train i

i By ARCH AND DELLA •g BAUMGARTNER TOKYO, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 9 — Write an article on Japan, you say. You can’t write an article on Japan and even scratch the surface. It would be presumptuous to try to cover modern day Japan and its ancient history in a short article such as this; but we’ll try to give a personal account of our four-day stay in Japan, the last leg of our Far Eastern odyssey. First, it’s difficult to realize there are 115 million Japanese crowded into this small, four- ;§ island country smaller than the state of California, and four-fifths of this is mountainous and uninhabitable. It would be like crowding half of the U.S. - population into three-fourths of California! Imagine! This 115 million people, essentially, are crowded in a series of cities along the western :|i seaboard, all of which makes rapid transportation feasible and practical.

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VOLUME 16

RY industry has bright outlook

By TERRI UHILUOTE during rising gas prices and inflation, recreational vehicle manufacturers are optimistic following a RV trade show in Louisville. Ky., November 27-30. Local manufacturers generally agree the show had turned out better than they had anticipated and returned optimistic about the future. ”Yes, it was a good show, better than we anticipated. With the economy the way it’s been, most manufacturers went down there expecting the worst . .We came back satisfied." com mented Stan Voder, sales manager for Vega Corporation in Syracuse Vega showed its complete line of fifth wheelers, travel trailers and parts line. The R V Division of Commodore Corporation in Syracuse was also , represented at the trade show “We were apprehensive going into the show. What’s happened with RVs during the year had us not too optimistic. RV dealer buying was more than we thought We came away with more orders than anticipated.” stated Ray Franke, vice

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SANTA AND SENIORS — Santa Claus was in Milford recently to assure the Senior Citizens he would be stopping in for a visit Sunday afternoon when they hold their annual Senior Citizens Christmas dinner. Shown in the photo with the jolly old man from the North Pole are Amanda Davisson and Iva Neff. See story on page 14.

rapid transportation feasible and practical. The Bullet train, for instance, which we had occasion to ride from Hakone, about 70 miles west of Tokyo, into the city of Tokyo, was crowded with passengers in all 16 cars. This, at an early evening hour, when most of the traffic should have been exiting the city., Riding the Bullet is as expensive as flying, but flying is impractical and inconvenient on i these short stops. This historymaking train zips through the countryside at 130-miles-per-hour . and one doesn’t realize, but to see the houses and streets pass by one’s window you know it has to be so. And just for the record, the Bullet runs 668 miles, from Tokyo to Fukuoka, and is now in its 16th year. First run: October 1, 1964. On October 6, the day before we rode it, a test run was made at 253.75 miles per hour. The line, owned by the Japanese government, has a goal of 312.5 miles-per-hour (or 500 Km) which it

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president of the RV Division. Commodore showed its full range of products including travel trailers, fifth wheelers, park models, mini-motor homes, wide body vans and the van-up, a company specialty. “The show was much better than anyone anticipated. Dealer activity was good and we got more orders than anticipated.” said President of Barth. Inc. Mike Umbaugh. Barth Inc., located in Milford, exhibited its class A motor homes and van conversions. Local RV manufacturers attribute the= up turn in the RV industry’s sagging economy to low dealer inventories "I think the dealers have sold most of their inventories and it’s time to order more for the spring. I think sales from dealers’ lots have been better than manufacturers had anticipated.” explained Umbaugh. “Dealers' inventories were down and they realize they must be able to meet the demand.” stated Yoder Another reason for the in(Continued on page 2)

hopes to achieve. This is what we call rapid transit. Saw The Buddah We rode the Bullet from Hakone into Tokyo, but the trip to Hakone was made by tour bus, on a cold, rainy day — the day we caught our cold. It is a regular stop on this tour to see the 720-year-old bronze Buddah in Kamakura, one-time seat of the Shogunate government. The Buddah stands 42 feet high and weighs more than 100 tons. In spite of the rain, we went inside and climbed to the top. Our trip that day took us across , a lake to a fine hotel before returning home. We arrived at the big downtown railroad station in Tokyo, the likes of which we’ve never seen anywhere. These Bullet trains come into this station from three directions in rapid regularity to disgourge their hurrying passengers. It takes such a station with flow of taxi cabs to handle the traffic. But then, speaking of Buddah — which is more a philosophy

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NEW TOWN EMPLOYEES — William Selvey, Howard Kyle and Val Duggins recently started working for the town of Syracuse. Selvey will be a full time officer with the Syracuse Police Department; Kyle is foreman of the street and water department; and Duggins is in charge of the waste water treatment facility.

New Syracuse employees

The town of Syracuse has three lew employees, William R. Selvey. with the Syracuse Police

? Department; Howard E. Kyle. foreman of the street and water *4 department; and Val G. Duggins, in charge of the waste water facility. Selvey. and Kyle were hired during the October town board meeting after positions became available in their respective areas due to several resignations Duggins was hired in November Howard E. Kyle, formerly of Goshen, lives at 312 N. Harrison St., Syracuse, with his wife. Pansy. Kyle has worked with the Goshen Water Department for seven years and has had 22 years experience as an auto mechanic. The Kyles have three children and 10 grandchildren. William R. Selvey. 40, recently moved from Toledo. Ohio, to his summer residence at Turtle Bay Park. Syracuse, with his wife, Marie. Selvey has spent 14‘_> years as a Toledo Police Officer and received 560 hours training at the Toledo Police Academy. He has also participated in additional police and instructors activities and has received a number of hours in police training and academy classes His last assignment was as an instructor at the academy. Selvey and his wife have seven children and several grandchildren. Val G. Duggins, 33. South W’hitley. is a certified operator and has worked on the South Whitley waste water disposal system for 6* a years and has

than a religion — there are about 80 per cent of the Japanese who are Buddists and 90 per cent of them believe in Shintoism. “How can this be?” you ask. The Japanese see no incongruity in subscribing to both beliefs at one time. Shintoism is to find your god in inanimate objects, like rocks, trees, the sun, things like that. You naturally wonder how many Christians live in Japan. We Isked this question and were told about eight per cent. We telephoned Lois (Beer) Ehnle, the daughter of Henry and Alice Beer of Milford, who, with her husband Willis, have a Christian mission about 80 miles from Tokyo and had a long conversation with her. She substantiated the eight pa - cent figure, and spoke in positive terms of the work she and her husband are doing in Japan. A full docket kept us from visiting her at her home. Imperial Palace Our first full day in Tokyo found us on a city tour, and a first (Continued on page 2)

conducted his own business in sampling small water systems. He is certified by the state and attended Ivy Tech where he studied operation and maintenance. He and his wife. Emma, have two children, Stacey. 10 and Drake, seven. Corn loons available Robert Strombeck. chairman of the Kosciusko County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee, said corn loans are available for 1979 farm program participants at $2.05 per bushel and 9% interest while they hold their grain in storage. “Some producers may wish to store their corn crop after harvest to take advantage of future price increases. If so, a price support loan will provide them \£ith operating cash at this time.” he said. The stored grain serves as security. Grain under loan may be storkl on farms or in UGSA approved warehouses. “Until the loan is satisified producers are responsible for both the quality and the quantity of farm-stored grain under loan," the ASCS official said. Participating farmers interested in obtaining corn loans should contact the local ASCS office.

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' NIKKO TOSHOGU SHRINE — This photo is of the highly ornate and richly appointed Yoniei- & mon Gate (a National Treasure) at the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, located about 1(H) miles north of Tokyo. In the background are the ageless, tall cedar trees for which this area is know n. A visit to this shrine &j is a must for visitors and holds a special place in the hearts of all Japanese. The day we visited the 8 SWSK shrine it was overrun with visitors and uniformed school children.

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Open new Maple Leaf hatchery Maple Leaf Farms Duck Hatchery, located on SR 5. between Ligonier and Cromwell, will be having approximately one-half million eggs hatch this week The eggs have been incubating for the last four weeks. Plant manager for the new facility is Mike Byers. Lynn Sawyer, vice president of Maple Leaf, is manager of the breeder and hatchery operations at the new locations Construction of the new plant started last April and has been completed for all practical putposes The general contractor for the hatchery was Silkworth Construction. Fort Wayne and the building was designed by Hatchery Planning Co.. Atlanta. Ga The hatchery which is northeast of Cromwell is replacing *he hatchery in Wayne. Ohio, and will be doubling the hatching capacity. Syracuse Rubber honored by CLI Syracuse Rubber Products, Inc., has received an “Outstanding Vendor Award” from Champion Laboratories, Inc., Salem. 11l While Champion Laboratories deals with several hundred suppliers, they give only 10 of these awards each year. The awards are given for excellent quality, fast delivery and superior service; therefore, the management at Syracuse Rubber is proud of this accomplishment and gives full credit to the superb efforts and cooperation of all its employees in achieving this award from a customer. Citrus fruit arrives at Syracuse school The Syracuse Junior High citrus sale will be completed this week with the arrival of the fruit. Over 2,000 boxes of oranges and grapefruit will be ready to be picked up on Thursday and Friday. Those people who have ordered fruit may pick it up at the school office any time Thursday from 8;30 a m. to 8 p.m. Fruit may be picked up Friday from 0 a m. until3:3op.m. All fruit should be picked up on Thursday or Friday Any remaining fruit will be sold and the money refunded.

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LINDA PIIILLABAUM. R » SYRACUSE, (homemaker) — “I don’t really believe that the Shah should have been admitted hut I understand why Carter did it. But I do think that he should leave. “I think that our handling of the hostage situation has been done very well: I think that it has been thought through very carefully . “I think that we’ll get the hostages back. I tend to have may be more confidence than I should but I think that there are more people in the State Department that know what they 're doing than we give them credit for. “I really can’t bring iffy self to think about retaliation. Very truthfully. I think (hat’s the way most people are. don't y ou? What kind of retaliation? I just don't believe in it.”

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BRI CE 111 NSBERGER. MILFORD (station operator) — “They fooled around too long and this has made every American citizen look like a coward. We should have gone in the first day to clean house. “'We’ve got no business in the United Nations as far as I’m concerned. They're a Communist backed organization.” JERRY LOWE. SYRACUSE. (Post Office Worker) — "Lagree with the way it's being bandied. I think they're going to have to be more persuasive somewhere, but I don't know where. I wouldn’t support military action yet. It may come to that.” RAYMOND MORT. R 2 NORTH WEBSTER. (Service Station Attendant) — “I think it's alright. 1 can’t see they can do anything else. I wouldn't support military action at the present time, only as a last resort." (Cont inued on page 2 >