The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 42, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 November 1980 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 5,1980

Editorials

Show o kid you care . . . November 10-16 is Youth Appreciation Week arid we are urging our readers to, “show a kid you care.” There are many great youngsters in this country... kids who love America . . . kids who study hard . . . kids who work hard . . . kids who want to make something of their lives. They are the ones that never make the headlines. They seldom, if ever, get their picture in the paper. They are almost like the silent majority of the American population. _ Next week is their week. It’s a time for all of us to step out... a time to say we care about you. We appreciate the fact you’ve stayed away from drugs and drink. We appreciate the fact you know what America stands for and are proud to be an American. We appreciate all the extra time you are putting into your studies. We appreciate the work you are doing. We wish you luck in the future and know you will be a success at whatever you try to do. The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow and with the majority of our youth on the right track we know our future is in good hands. Support the president Now that the election is behind us and Ronald Reagan is making plans to become the nation’s 41st president in January 1981, let’s all get behind him and support him. It’s time that American people get themselves out of the hole they are putting themselves into ~. take a stand once more that the president, because of his office, deserves our "support and our loyalty. If we don’t agree with what he’s doing we should write letters, not only to the president but to our congressmen, letting them know our feelings. It’s time the silent majority woke up, got to its feet and began to take an active interest in America instead of sitting back and being quiet. You see, we can support someone without agreeing with him all of the time. We are guilty of failing our American duty when we disagree and we keep quiet. Again, we don’t need to all climb on a soapbox and shout. . . most elected officials will agree that letters from the people back home help them to know what the people want and often help them make up their mind as to which way to vote on an issue. Remember. . . support America’s president and the other elected officials, but if you don’t agree with them don’t be afraid to let them know it... that’s what America’s all about! November, 1980 The Wind From The North Is Strong and Proud, And He Pounds On My Door In A Fashion Loud — -Anne Lowler November, ninth month of the old Roman calendar, is the birthday month of five U.S. Presidents and the month in which President John Kennedy was assassinated (the 22nd in 1963). It’s also the month in which the Allies invaded North Africa (the 7th, 1942) in World War II and in which World War I ended in 1918 (November 11). The 2nd is the birthday anniversary of both James Polk, 11th president, and Warren Harding, 29th president. Harding was born in Morrow County, Ohio, in 1865, the oldest of eight children. He was first a newspaper man buying a Marion Ohio, weekly for S3OO. At his death it was a daily and a valuable property. He served in the state legislature and as Lieutenant Governor and was then defeated in a gubernatorial race. He nominated William Taft at the Republican convention in 1912 and two years later was elected to the U.S. Senate. In 1920, he was nominated by Republicans and elected President. However, he failed to serve his term, dying after a trip to Alaska, which he had promised to make in his campaign, in 1923. * On the 6th, in 1789, the Pope appointed the first*American Catholic bishop, John Carroll of Maryland. At that time there were no Catholic schools in the United States and Carroll had been educated in France and consecrated bishop in England. On the 15th, in 1777, a committee of the Continental Congress, which had adopted the Declaration of Independence, reported out the draft of the Articles of Confederation — the first Constitution of the new nation; it provided for a perpetual union. This draft was changed in 1787, and there was controversy until the Civil War whether or not States were in a perpetual union under terms of the 1787 Constitution. The best friends are those who seek nothing. People are more willing to believe gossip when it concerns a rival. Spend less than you earn and you can have social security of your own.

What others say —

Protecting news rooms The Supreme Court’s Stanford Daily decision two years ago was bad news for reporters everywhere who depend on anonymous sources for information. Now Congress has passed, and President Carter has signed, a bill to ensure that the public’s need to know won’t be compromised by overzealous police raids. The case arose from a surprise search of a Stanford University student news room by police looking for photographs of a campus antiwar demonstration. To the chagrin of most American journalists, the Supreme Court upheld such search-warrant raids. That placed in question the ability of newspapers to guarantee confidentiality; and without that guarantee, there was a real possibility that important news sources would simply stop talking to reporters. Most papers, including this one, formed detailed plans of action in the event of law-enforcement raids and took precautions to ensure that secret sources and materials would not be compromised. Almost immediately, sympathetic legislators, led by Indiana’s Birch Bayh in the Senate and Wisconsin’s Robert Kastenmeier in the House, began a long struggle to pass the bill that Mr. Carter signed into law Tuesday. The law requires local, state or federal law-enforcement officers to obtain a subpoena instead of a search warrant in order to obtain “third-party” evidence from a news room. This would allow the news organization to challenge the request in court before turning over any materials to authorities. It’s important to note that the law does not grant any special privileges to journalists as private citizens. If a reporter or editor is himself suspected of a crime, authorities would still have the right to stage a surprise search. The new law, quite properly, only relates to official attempts to search for notes, articles or photos that might contain evidence of someone else’s transgressions. Unfortunately, the law only applies to those engaged in First Amendmentprotected activities. Other citizens may still be subjected to such third-party searches by police. The law does require the U.S. attorney general to form a policy to prevent abuse of that search power by federal agents. And President Carter urged each state to develop its own guidelines for such cases. Only with such state and federal guidelines in place will the harm done by the Supreme Court’s Stanford Daily decision be entirely undone. — FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

Next week is National Youth Appreciation Week — show a kid you care I

Voice of the people A column on the opinions of the people of the Lakeland area . ..

QUESTION: “Have’you started preparing for winter?"

SUZETTE HENDERSON Milford (homemaker)

“No, except I got all my windows clean. We’ve cleaned our yard.’’

PAM STREET Dewart Lake (Worker at Brock)

“Stocking up on groceries and putting in storm windows.”

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RALPH COY Syracuse (retired)

“Well, not too much. We haven’t.”

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KAREN LEINSETTER North Webster (housewife)

“I’m in the process of putting in a wood burning stove.”

Court news

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION The following couple has filed for dissolution of their marriage in Kosciusko County Superior and Circuit Courts: Conrady — Julie Conrady vs Garry Conrady, Syracuse. The couple was married February 10, 1979 and was separated February 24, 1980. Plaintiff seeks a dissolution and an equitable division of the property. MARRIAGE LICENSES The following couples have for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk, Jean Messmore: Coy-Coy Tillman J. Coy, 60, P.O. Box 283 Teenagers arrested for attempted theft of railroad ties A Syracuse teenager, a 17-year-old companion and a Leesburg man were arrested over the week end. Wallace Lee Smith, 18, r 4 Syracuse Turtle Bay Trailer Court and a 17-year old Syracuse boy were apprehended by Milford Deputy Marshal Ron Conley, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in connection with the attempted theft of railroad ties from near Milford. Smith was charged with conversion and released on his own recognizance while the juvenile was taken into custody but not booked. The pair allegedly attempted to take six new railroad ties from their location near Baseline Road and CR 1000 N two miles south of Milford. They allegedly loaded Smith’s truck with the ties, but apparently the vehicle had mechanical trouble when leaving the scene. A friend of the juvenile was trying to help start the truck when officer Conley drove up and observed the railroad ties. In another incident, Ronald Lee Geyer, 33, r 2 Leesburg was arrested on two counts of check deception and released on his own recognizance.

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ELDON BEER Milford (State Highway Commission)

‘l've cleaned all my storm windows and put on some door guards for drafts and put on new filters in my furnace.”

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LARRY KINSEY North Webster (supervisor)

“Yes, I’ve had the car winterized, storm windows put in and bought my wife a coat for the winter.”

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DON WAGONER North Webster (sales clerk)

“I’ve just got the house ready, weather stripping, etc. Preparing to save a little energy.”

North Webster and Eula L. Coy, 65, P.O. Box 283 North Webster Peters-Cunningha m Scott L. Peters, 20, r 5 apartment 4 Syracuse and Pamela S. Cunningham, 20, r 4 box 10 Nappanee McKibben-Clouse Charles D. McKibben, 35, bdk 331 Milford and Patricia Clouse, 36, ribox 251 Milford Spitler-Miller Jeffrey L. Spitler, 19, r 5 box 108 Syracuse and Michelle A. Miller, 18, r 1 box 178 Milford COUNTY COURT The following residents of Kosciusko County have had fines assessed and paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, James Jarrette, judge: Speeding — Gary L. Kiser, 18, Leesburg, $35; Norma Anglin, 50, Leesburg, $35; Robert Welsh, 53, Leesburg, S4O; Larry Shock, 35, North Webster, $45; Brent Neer, 23, Leesburg, S4O; Patricia Benning, 35, Milford, S4O; Michael Poston, 17, North Webster, $45 No operator’s license — Walter Harman, 21, North Webster, S4O Public intoxication — Richard A. Dull, 23, Syracuse, $54 Failure to yield — Marie Chiddister, 46, Leesburg, $35 Disregarding automatic signal — Timothy Roach, 21, Syracuse, $57 plus driver’s license suspended for 60 days Improper passing — Rodney Peterson, 20, Milford, $57

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tfiUZIN AROUND CMJfe

SYRACUSE CHIEF of Robert Robert Houser was congratulating himself and his colleagues Saturday morning on how smoothly Friday night’s Trick or Treating went in the Syracuse community. “Kids will be kids.” Houser commented after assessing the “damage" done by Halloweeners. Actually, there was very little damage done. But the brief moment of euphoria didn’t last longer than 10:30 a.m. Saturday, when the bombshell fell. Officer Houser quickly recanted his earlier remarks when he heard from John Lauer, r 3, Box 287. a resident of the east side of Bonar Lake. Lauer came to the police station with an apple one of his children was given Friday night which contained a razor blade. Both officer Houser and Lauer tried to assess the meaning of the incident, and wondered aloud that anyone would do. such a trick on an otherwise happy occasion. Mr. Lauer, a Weatherhead employee at the company’s Kendallville plant, said he had his four children and three visiting children out for an evening of fun. He was carefully shepherding the young Halloweeners on Lake and Harrison Streets and several side streets, he commented. Officer Houser said he never heard of anything like this happening in the Syracuse community before, and that his office intends to pursue any leads it receives in the matter. He said his office would not view the matter lightly, and he is asking anyone with information in this or any other relating incident to contact the Syracuse police. In other Friday night activities officer Houser said soaping of windows and tee-peeing of trees in the community were held to a minimum. He confessed to seeing tee-peeing on Medusa Street and in the 300 block of East Main Street, “but this didn't amount to much.” Houser added, “I guess it’s because toilet paper is getting expensive.” He said five local police officers were out in uniform Friday night during the hours when youngsters of the community were masked and ringing doorbells with their usual “Trick or Treat" admonition. He said people of the community responded heartily to this traditional ritual of gouls and goblins. Officer Houser said he would not want to estimate how many young folks were masked and making their rounds, but noted he saw 12 on one porch at one time. In most cases parents or a responsible adult accompanied the youngsters. Other than the incident reported by John Lauer, “everything went real good, considering the nice weather we’ve been having,” Houser concluded. IF TOWNSPEOPLE have any business at the Syracuse city hall, they shouldn’t plan to do it on Thursday, Nov. 13. This, according to clerk-treasurer Cynthia Fry. Mrs. Fry is taking her first deputy Vella Baumbaugh and

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A GHOULISH BUNCH — These ghoulish hairdressers at Village Hair Trends in Syracuse made customers’ hair stand on end as they donned the Halloween spirit Friday, Oct. 31. Pictured in front are Tiffany Wappes (clown) and Kristie Essig (Dolly Parton). In the back are Sande Wappes (vampire), Peg Smith (Incredible Hulk), Jackie Plikerd (bum) and Cindy Staker (clown). (Photoby Arch Baumgartner)

deputies Mary Lou Smith and Suzanne Runge to Indianapolis for "a day on the town.” Some time ago Mrs. Fry was in Indianapolis to attend a Public Service Commission hearing on the proposed water rate for the town of Syracuse, and was duly impressed with the state house. “I thought it was just beautiful.” she commented. She said one of her deputies (but she wouldn't mention which one) had never been to Indianapolis before. Note: The night depository will be open for anyone who wants to pay a bill on November 13. she added.) RITA (MRS. Robert) Beard is the name of the attractive young lady who is working in the bookkeeping department at Wyant Chevrolet with Nancy Hickman. Her husband is a Chicago salesman and they make their home on Ogden Island. —O’Ast CCINCT sentence from the Warsaw Kiwanian — Honor the Lord with your substance, and with the first fruits of all your produce, then your barns wi|l be filled with plenty, and your'vats will be bursting with wine. Proverbs 3:9, 10. IN AN area newspaper's television scheduling the ReaganCarter debate was followed with the listing of To Tell The Truth. AN OLD familiar face appeared behind the counter of the Syracuse license branch last week. It ’was that of Jack Vanderford. former branch manager, who was filling in for Roxanne (Mrs. Carl) Hadley who was vacationing in New Orleans, La. She was with her husband. Director of Buildings, Grounds and Transportation of the Lakeland School Corporation, who was attending a meeting of American School Business Officials (ASBO). ■ i.- ■ - JANE AND Mike Yoder, former < residents of Kanata Manyay.uk, were robbed during the night. Saturday, at their new Indianapolis home, while they slept upstairs. Thieves made off with a 12-setting of sterling silver and other valuable silver pieces. GEORGE AND Hermina O’Brien, of r 2, Box 220 Syracuse (Lake Wawasee) left Tuesday for Sarasota, Fla., where they will make their home for the winter months at 125 Oakwood Boulevard. George retired in 1976. having been associated with the mobile home industry for 27 years. OLD FRIENDS were glad to see Lou Bagaloff of Munster in town early this week. Lou was a partner in the South Shore Inn when it burned to the ground several years ago. He still has an interest in the property until the last of the new South Shore Condominiums have been sold. SCHOOL IN the Lakeland School Corporation was out at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday* so teachers and other school personnel could vote. This, according to a state law passed several years ago. ONE OF the Syracuse community's bright young men, Bill Galloway, was the victim of a

fatal airplane crash last Thursday morning near Columbus. Ga (Note: See full * obituary on page 1.) At 33. Bill was manager of the South Shore Golf Club, and as such was a most personable young man. a real comer in the community. He had made a host of friends at the South Shore, and it sounds like something of an understatement to say he will be missed by all of them. Bill was flying his own plane to Florida where, on Monday, he was to be named general manager of the very fine Deer’ Creek Country Club by his brother-in-law Tom Tuttle Tom has been manager there for the past several years. Tom said early this « 'ek, “Losing Bill will leave a big nole in my life and in our operation.” That. too. is something of an understatement. At one time Bob McNary and/or “Bub”j Whitehead were contemplating making the trip to Florida with Bill, but for reasons of their own were unable to make the flight. Bill was an experienced pilot but encountered bad weather in Georgia and became disoriented He crashed on a mountain top in what was a most disastrous crash. The condolences of the entire community go out to his wife Gay and to other members of his family. THE STORY in this column a week ago about auto dealerships in Warsaw and this community came home to us in that we failed to mention Ron Hibschman’s used car sales in Wawasee Village. His agency is well known, and we fail to know how this fact could have been overlooked. Ron. formerly in sales with Bill Cutter’s Chevrolet Sales and Service in Syracuse, decided to go on his own about a year and a half ago. ~ 1 Thus this story on the operation of Lakeland Motors, by Harry Appenzeller and sons Pat and Jan. They are in two relatively new buildings just off the SyraWeb Road and south of the Dana plant. They recondition used cars and return them to the marketplace. Their source of cars are the auto rental firms, car auctions and elsewhere in the public marketplace. Jan oversees eight employees in a 30x125 steel building where they do clean-up and engine work on the cars they receive. Pat is in a 40x125 steel building and has some six employees doing body work. The two buildings are a beehive of activity. It would do one well to drop by and see these men at work. A ®eal born-again car heaven! —O'WOW.' WHAT an election! If you were surprised by the results, get in line; so were a lot of other people. It cannot be denied that it was a GOP sweep throughout the country. The people were asking for a change in the direction of their government, there can be no doubt about it. If you misjudged the outcome, so did the slick television pollsters All of them predicted a close race for the presidency and other major offices, but nothing (Continued on page 5)