The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 April 1981 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL— Wed., April 1/1981

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Editorials Isn't it about time we had gun control? This editorial concerns itself with one man’s personal opinion. It has to do with the urgent, crying need for some sort of gun control in our country. It’s long overdue. We have reference, more specifically, to hand guns, including the so-called Saturday Night Specials. The events Monday afternoon outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., poignantly point up the need — once again! —for some sort of gun control. President Reagan himself has urged stiff fines for violators of the law relative to the wanton use of firearms. Now, more than ever, we should heed his call for this type of federal legislation. How long will this country go on killing its leaders in the street? It’s downright shameful! " Ask the families of John F. Kennedy about the need for gun control. Or Robert Kennedy’s. Or Martin Luther King’s.,Miedgar Everes’. George Wallace’s. John Lennon’s. Or Vernon Jordan, Jr.’s. Ask their next of kin and see what kind ( of answer vou receive. People all over the world can’t understand the American psychic, that we go on wantonly killing our leaders in the street, in high noon-style shootouts. , In asking for gun control we would differentiate between hand guns and sporting rifles and shot guns. Even those kill, if in the hands of the wrong people. We’ve heard all the arguments — that guns don’t kill people but that people kill people — and it’s all a lot of nonsense promoted by the very aggressive and lop-sided National Rifle Association. This lobby has made it a top priority to keep the “status quo” as far as guns are concerned. They’ve made it an emotion-laden issue. You say, a man has a right to protect his own home. Nonsense! Whose home was John Hinckley protecting Monday when he zeroed in on President Reagan? America has always been a violent country, it would seem, from the time of the American Revolution, through the winning of the West, until today. And it’s about time we grew up. What surprises us, is the fact that many people who wouldn’t have a gun in their own home, don’t know how to shoot a gun for that matter, still are against ? gun control. What’s wrong with them, we haven’t been able to determine. We don’t expect this editorial to change many minds, but the winds for new thinking about gun control will one day prevail. We feel sure of this. All Fools' Day April Fools are a mystety in history. No one is quite sure how the custom began, or where it originated. One of the better theories centers on ancient France. April fooling became customary in France after the adoption of the reformed calendar by Charles IX in 1564, which made the year begin January 1. Previously people had exchanged New Year’s gifts on April 1 (under the old calendar). * Some objected to the change and these conservatives were sometimes mocked by jokers who sent them April 1 gifts. Today a person fooled on April 1 in France is known as a poisson d’avril — an April fish.. Only in the eighteenth century did April Fool’s Day become established in England, and from there it was brought to America by the early settlers. In this country it has become customary to attempt to fool or trick one’s associates, for a laugh, on the first day of the month, which, ushers in the second quarter of the year. April, 1981 The second quarter of the year begins with April and April Fool’s Day, Easter (the 19th). happy federal income tax-paying day on the 15th. On the 6th in 1917, Congress declared war on Germany, which doomed the Kaiser and the German monarchy. The punitive peace which followed eventually, indirectly, produced Adolf Hitler. On the same day in 1830, the Mormon Church was founded. On the 9th in 1865, General Robert E. Lee finally surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, at Appomattox, Virginia, to a generous U.S. Grant. The 10th is the birthday anniversary of the founder of the Salvation Army, William Booth. The famed Halifax (N.C.) resolutions, calling for independence, date from the 12th in 1776, and largely influenced the Continental Congress later that year to follow the Halifax example. One of the greatest Americans and for eight years (1800-1808) President, Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, Virginia, on the 13th in 1743. A man with a one-track mind usually wants someone else to work. It is time to lay plans for a summer vacation; hot weather is not far off. The rights of majorities must be protected just as the rights of the minorities. A little less selfishness would go a long way toward solving some of the world’s problems. What others say — There's away There’s away to close the geographic gap between state lawmakers and the people they serve. Yes. it’s much quicker than the U. S. Mail. Comet readers are reminded that the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana State operate toll free telephone service to the legislature. By dialing 1-800-382-9841 for the House or 1-800-382-9491 for the Senate you can reach staff assistants in the two chambers who will refer brief messages to = Representatives and Senators. The service,, available week days from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., or 30 minutes after adjournment, is in constant use by Hoosiers throughout the state. So that more people can get through on the lines, callers are asked to keep their messages short, and to be prepared with specifics, such as bill numbers and the name of the legislator to whom the message should be given. If the subject of the call involves much background, a letter might be more appropriate, so that the line is not tied up for long periods. Letters do not have to be typed, but the handwriting should be legible, if a response is important. A full name and return address is another requirement for an answer. Mail should be addressed as follows: State Representative — Indiana House of Representatives State House 7 Indianapolis, IN 46204 or State Senator Indiana Senate State House Indianapolis, IN 46204 Expressing “pro” and “con” views about specific issues is the primary reason behind most calls (or letters). It must be understood that legislators, because of their floor responsibilites, do not answer the lines themselves. There has been some confusion that United States Congressmen and Senators can be reached through the lines. This is incorrect because there is no capability for calls to be transferred to Washington, D.C. — CARROLL COUNTY COMET

IK •/ 1 ? I Voice of the people A column on the opinions of the people of the Lakeland area ... QUESTION: "What do parents owe their children?"

KATHY f , GRIFFIS A Arkansas (housewife’ "A lot of love and understanding. helping them out, try not to get angry with them over silly questions when they ask.” SUSAN HARWOOD North W ebster (bank teller) "They owe them a good education, good upbringing, and good morals, so that later on the children should owe their parents back ” ROBERT * WWf A (.ROVES * / Milford (retired' a| J “They owe them a healthy bringing up physically. They owe them the type of citizenship they hope they will become and thirdly, they owe them fear and respect of God.”

Court news

COUNTY COURT Violations The following residents of Kosciusko County have had fines assessed and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court. James Jarrette, judge Speeding — Mark E. Francis, 22, Syracuse, $44 Disregarding stop sign — John Pohl. 39. Syracuse. $57 The following claims have been filed in Kosciusko County Court. Small Claims Division. Jim Jarrette, judge Counting House Bank has filed the following claims: Harold D. Martin, r 1 Pierceton. S7OO 80 and costs; James and Ellen Bach, box 933 Warsaw. $755 27 and costs; Connie Mock, r 1 box 318 Warsaw. $453 88 and costs. Gregory Wiggs. Syracuse. $338.85 and costs FTB Capital Corp vs Earl and Nancy Trueblood, r 2 box 70 Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks a judgment of $250 and costs Collection Bureau of Warsaw vs Alfredo Garza, r 2 Milford. Plaintiff seeks a judgment of $445.85 and costs. Long booked at county jail Gregory Allen Long. 28, Leesburg, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail after being charged in County Court with operat.ng a motor vehicle while intoxicated He was released Saturday morning, March 28. on his own recognizance. Syracuse man reports stolen car battery Robert Wagner. 612 South Main. Syracuse, reported to Syracuse police his one and onehalf month old Motorcraft battery was stolen from his car sometime between 12:30a.m. and 6 a.m. on March 29. At 6 a m. his father noticed Wagner's car hood was not closed, he closed it at that time not realizing anything was wrong. The battery was valued at S6O.

■ < W SUE I HAMMOND ■ /v* 1 Leesburg (sales clerk) “Just to live their lives the way they want their children to grow up and be the same way they are.” JOHN RICHARDSON Milford (student) "The same respect that children give their parents.” TAMMY JESSOP, Milford (student) “Love and care ” I YVONNE PW W RECTOR Cromwell mdL 'housewife* Kk ; i V “As far as I'm concerned all the love and understanding you can give.”

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTION The following couple has filed for dissolution of their marriage in Kosciusko County Circuit and Superior Courts: Ousley — Carol A. Ousley vs Scott Ousley, r 1 Leesburg. The couple was married December 15. 1960 and was separated March 2. 1981. Plaintiff seeks a dissolution and restoration of her former name of Phillabaum. M ARRIAGE LICENSES The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk. Jean Messmore: See-Harris Phillip M. See, 27, box 322 Akron and Patricia Gail Harris, 26.1309 St. Mary Drive. Warsaw Clayton-Wall Edwin D. Clayton, 20. General Delivery, North Webster and Judith A. Wall. 18, r 5 box 454 Syracuse Gans-Susan Jerry D. Gans. 20, r 2 North Webster and Lenneeaa Gaile Susan, 20. r 2 North Webster Hkkman-Shger Randy D Hickman. 19, box 273 North Webster and Lori S. Sliger. 20, box 182 North Webster Robertson-Moser Jeffrey C. Robertson, 32. 618 Front Street, Syracuse and Cynthia K. Moser, 22, 431 W N. Huntington, Syracuse THE MAIL-JOURNAL IU S p S 32500) matter at tea Past OHica at Syracwaa. indtanateMt SocsmM clms postogo o**4 a in e. I MUiiw In4**ss* andataddtttenalantryaWicM. Saßacrißtiaa: »1J par yaar to Katchrtka Caanty; SH oatwda <-owtty. POSTMASTERS: Sand ckaa«a at add rats term* la Tha Mail Jawmal. P.O. Baa IM. MtHord. Indiana MSC

CaiziN AROUND

THERE WILL be a distinctive Syracuse flavor to the annual Midwest Writers Conference this August on the campus of Ball State University. The conference, which draws professional and serious amateur writers from several states for a week of intensive courses related to writing, will have two (of its eight) faculty members with Syracuse backgrounds. Jane L. Bachman, a Syracuse native, SHS graduate and the daughter and granddaughter of Syracuse residents, will teach writing skills. A graduate of Butler University, she is an executive editor in the high school language arts department of Scott, Foresman and Co., Glenview, 111. Wiley W. (BUD Spurgeon Jr., longtime seasonal resident of the community and publisher of The Mail-Journal predecessor The Syracuse-Wawasee Journal 1955<l, will teach article writing. He is executive editor of The Muncie Star and Muncie Evening Press. Jaae WUey BACHMAN SPVRGEON Both names are will known to M-J readers. Bachman s parents, the Hilary Bachmans, are nowretired and living in Arizona. He was a retail merchant here for years, founded Turtle BayTrailer Park in the late 19405, and later was with the Weatherhead Company. While attending Butler, Jane Bachman worked summers as a reporter on the Journal — with Spurgeon as her editor. She maycome by teaching naturally: her grandfather, the late Charles C. Bachman. was Syracuse superintendent of schools for many years. And her aunt. Harriet Bachman, ran the copy desk on Time magazine in New York for a number of years before taking early retirement to travel and write. Spurgeon is currently president of the Wawasee Property Owners Assn, (in his eighth term’ and is the M-J’s official "reviewer" of plays at Enchanted Hills Playhouse —a “labor of love” he has engaged in since 1952, whenever a summer theater was operating here. Persons interested in The Writers Workshop at BSU should write to Dr. Dick Renner. English Department. Ball State University, Muncie 47306. for a brochure. — o — NAVY PETTY Officer Third Class Clem F. Lisor 111, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem F Lisor of r 1, Syracuse, has been assigned to SEAL Team 1 of the Navy’s Special Warfare Unit at the Naval Amphibious Base. Coronado, California. Lisor enterd the Navy in January 1980 and received his recruit training at the Naval Training Command. Great Lakes. Illinois, where he was Assistant Recruit Chief Petty Officer and second in a class of 55. He was then assigned to Quartermaster Class "A" School at Orlando. Florida, where he received a 95.4 academic average and graduated first in his class of 23. On June 1.1980. he entered the Navy’s Special Warfare Training. (BUD S — Basic Underwater Demolition — SEAL) at the Naval Amphibious School. Coronado. Calif. After six months of rigorous training, he was selected as the Honor Graduate of Class 110 based on this commendation received from his Commanding Officer: “(a) Assiduous application under continued stress, resulting in outstanding physical and academic achievement. “(b) Responsible, concerned, and selfless dedication as a BUD S student. “(c) Impressive military appearance combined with unbounded enthusiasm. “Your personal record of motivation and military behavior was extraordinary and your actions urged others on to notable accomplishments when they felt further persistence impossible. Your overall performance during a moat rigorous and demanding schedule has been impressive to others, and should bean enduring source of pride to yourself.” Following a 30-day leave at home in Syracuse, Lisor attended three weeks of parachute training at Ft. Benning. Georgia,

then was assigned to SEAL Team 1. SEAL’S derive their name from the elements — SEA. AIR. LAND — in and from which they operate. Lisor is a 1976 graduate of Wawasee High School and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa on an athletic scholarship acquired through his aquatic ability as a member of the High School Swim Team. Much of his achievement a a Navy “Frogman” can be attributed to encouragement he received from his swim coaches at Wawasee High and citizens of the Syracuse community who recommended him for this difficult program. — o — A POINT of historic nostalgic crops up every once in a while. Only recently a facimile of two old newspapers, reduced in size and framed, appeared on the walls of the Syracuse Case. One is the Friday. Nov. 22. 1963 issue of the Indianapolis Star with a screhming headline. PRESIDENT SLAIN. It recorded events around Dallas assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The other is a similarlyreduced August 15. 1945 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle, a Hearst publication, and its oneword headline. PEACE, is in fiveinch reverse type. A third is a copy of the original, hand-written Declaration of Independence. Cherrie Caldwell, case owner, said they were given her by MaryPeyton Baker, r 2 Syracuse. — 0 — MIKE MANGAS, the debonair man with the deep voice who is vice president and director of the State Bank of Syracuse, could easily slip into the roll of JR on the hit TV show Dallas. Mike has a large. Texas-sized hat. the type JR wears, on the floor behind his desk, according to his colleagues at the bank, and when the occasion arises he can throw a little humor into a deal he’s about to make by doning the big hat; — O'PAT PRICE S Brownie Troop 193 has raised something between $25 and S3O in their cookie sales campaign, and plan to use the money to purchase a tree to be planted somewhere in the community on Arbor Day. Saturday. April 11. The Syracuse Park Board is planning a special ceremony for the occasion. — o — ALL WE’VE heard about the Wawasee High School play "Fiddler on the Roof”, held in the auditorium Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights, were words of high praise. The roll casting and detailed performance audience. The play, concerning a Jewish family, their life and various role models, obviously had excellent direction by Alan Zerkel, director; David Blackwell, orchestra director; Steve Bailey, band director; and Lee Stuart, choregrapher. It had sufficient pre-play publicity to attract Gaylord and Evelyn Jones from their Naples. Fla., home to witness the good works of their grandson. Curt Clevenger, who had a lead in the play. — o — J PETE (CHO-CHO) Savage informs this column that, come June, there will be another steam-powered train go through Syracuse on the Chessie System line. “It will be a larger engine than the other one several years ago,” he said, "and it may not stop in Syracuse as the other one did.” The train will be made up in Chicago and go to Garrett, Ind., a rail terminal, then return to Chicago. Pete has 29 years with the railroad, starting on the section and ending as an engineer, in which capacity he spent most of those 29 years. — O'LARRY KEIM was voted to replace Greg Smith as the newest member of neighboring North Webster’s Town Board. Smith resigned last month, citing other pressing responsibilities, leaving him insufficient time for working on the town’s business. — O'808 HECHT is back in town. —O'look FOR a Village business to change hands in the near future. — O'SUSIE AND Dave Butler take great pride in the sign they built and painted, now standing in treat of Ace Hardware in the Village.

It is a wooden framed sign, colonial design, with changeable letters. Dave is an artist of note, and Susie, a newcomer to the world of signs, is proving an avid assistant. — 0 — THIS SYRACUSE library board has taken a receptive view of a state-wide project being instituted by the Indiana Historical Society to have old copies of newspapers, weeklies and dailies, published in the state microfilmed. Old copies of the SyracuseWawasee Journal, and more recently copies of The MailJournal are bound by the year and are in the library archives. Syracuse librarian Roslyn Jones said her board plans to see the project through, at a cost of several thousand dollars. She said funds to underweight the project will be sought from interested people in the community. . (Note: A similar project is underway by the Milford Public Library.) The library would have a filmed copy on hand, along with a reader, and a copy would also be in the archives of the Indiana Historical Society. — 0 — REACTIONS TO the Monday p.m. attempted assassination of President Reagan came quickly and were in wide variance. Town Board ’ member Carl Myrick said several years ago he proposed a town ordinance prohibiting anyone from carrying a loaded gun within the town’s city limits. He was frightened by the loaded guns in the back windows of pick-up trucks, for one thing; then couple this with the excessive drinking, made for an explosive powder keg. He said he was told by law enforcement officers that it couldn’t be enforced, so the idea was shelved. — 0 — OVER 300 people attended the first Focus on the Family Film Series, held in the Wawasee High school auditorium on Sunday, March 29. according to Christine Clodfelter. Syracuse ParentTeacher Organization president. Six more films will be offered to the public every Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m. from today. April 1, through May 6. excluding April 8 for Spring Recess. * Everyone is invited to attend the free film viewings on family members. —o— ANN AND Harold Gallahan. owners of B & K Root Beer in the Village, have been awfully quiet ~ about the plaque they received March 8 at a Michigan City convention of B & K Root Beer distributors from throughout the United States for having increased their Root Beer sales by. 33 per cent in 1980 over 1979. They began the business here in 1954 and are now in their 28th summer. That’s quite a record, when one considers that to have been in business at one location for 10 years is considered quite an accomplishment. Our congratulations to the likeable couple. Grass fires last week Four grass fires occurred in the Syracuse area last week. On March 25, Kim Hieber. Syracuse, reported a grass fire at 1000 N, past the Grady farm. The fire’s cause was unknown. When Syracuse firemen arrived to extinguish the fire, the blaze had burned itself out. No damage was caused Burning trash ignited field grass at South County Line Road on March 25. The trash fire burned out of control, as reported by Kauffman. Syracuse firemen extinguished the fire, which caused no damage. Sherwood Roach reports a grass fire at DeFreese Road. The grass fire on March 28 burned a fence row, owned by Robert Barth. The fire was out of control when the Syracuse firemen arrived. They called the Milford Fire Department for assistance. Both teams extinguished the fire. Another fire erupted at TriCounty game area on March 28. William Simson reported the fire at Kosciusko County Line Road, one mile south of 1000 N. No damage resulted. The Cromwell Fire Department extinguished the small fire along the road before the Syracuse Fire Department arrived. Cromwell was out on another call about two miles north at the time