The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 April 1981 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April IS, 1981

Editorials

Easter . . . The Resurrection This week Christians in the Lakeland area join Christians all over the world in the celebration of the Resurrection. Special services will be held on Thursday, on Friday and on Sunday in observance of those events so long ago when our Lord instituted the Last Supper, was arrested, tried, hung on the cross, died for the sins of everyone... But on the first day of the week (Sunday), at early dawn, they went to the tomb, taking the spices which they had prepared. And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men stood by them in dazzling apparel; and as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the third day rise.” And they remembered his words ... (Luke 24:1-8a RSV) , On Thursday, on Friday and on Sunday, many people will remember ! Many Christians prefer to call the day Resurrection Sunday since Easter gets its name from Eostre, a Teutonic goddess, whose festival was celebrated in the spring. Her name was given to the Christian festival, as it was she, according to legend, who opened the portals of Valhalla to receive the White God and Sun God, representing purity and light. Easter is intertwined with many customs and observances, some dating back hundreds of years before the t ime of Jesus Christ. The Easter egg became associated with Easter because eggs were forbidden to be eaten during Lent and on Easter Sunday they were traditionally served. The Easter egg, though, dates back to the Egyptians and Persians, and also the Greeks and Romans, who ate eggs annually in spring festivals. In any event, it’s appropriate that Easter comes in the spring, when the renewal of life is so apparent. Sunrise services in our churches (and many of the Lakeland churches will have them this year — see the church page of this issue for a listing of all special holiday services) symbolizes the Resurrection at sunrise. This practice is observed in churches today as a symbol of hope, inspiration and faith. Will you remember the Resurrection on Sunday and be in a house of worship? Help save RIF • a • For the past several years the Lakeland Community School Corporation has had a RIF program in the elementary schools. Persons who want the inexpensive book distribution program to continue serving the children in this community are urged to let members of Congress know they are in support of the program If Congress adopts the administration proposal now before it. for all practical purposes this program will die. The most detrimental proposal is to consolidate the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program — the source of matching funds for books — with a number of other programs into block grants for local education agencies, with reduction of 20 to 25 per cent. The second proposal is to cut fiscal 1981 funds by 25 per cent for many educational programs, including the IBDP. If enacted, beginning October i. 1981, RIF would have to serve 600.000 fewer children. . Lakeland residents who want to see the RIF program saved should write to Senators and Representatives in Washington to oppose consolidation of the Inexpensive Book Distribution Program into block grants, and to urge continued appropriations for the IBDP as a categorical program. Easter Seals The 1981 Easter Seal campaign interests all good citizens. Helping crippled children is one of the more rewarding things we can do in our efforts to help our fellowman. In most states a volunteer organization enthusiastically conducts the Easter Seal sale each year. A number of children walk today because of the existence of this organization and its work in past years We solicit the attention of our readers to the present Easter Seal drive and recommend they support the effort in behalf of crippled children and all other work done by this organization, if financially able to do so. It's always best to make your contribution to someone you know, a local person if possible, to be sure it’s used as intended. Now that spring has arrived you can expect to feel lazier than you did last month. The more time you spend with your children, the better they will be trained and broadened.

What others say — Railroads disappearing In face of energy crisis Where have all the railroads gone? LaGrange County, which used to boast of a number of small, feeder line railroads, now has none, all intents and purposes. The Old GR & I has been torn up from LaGrange south to Wolcottville, and the remaining stretch of track, between LaGrange and Sturgis', is under the gun fbr dismantling. The Pumpkin Vine, between Shipshewana and Goshen, was rehabilitated for some $400,000 in federal monies a few years back and had a freight business going until last December when the operator quit because of excessive lease demands by Penn Central. Penn Central now has announced the line will be abandoned May 1 — setting the stage for another salvage job. The Norfolk & Western, which crosses the southern part of LaGrange County, also is being abandoned. A few sparks of opposition still burn, however. An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing is still underway to decide whether or not to approve the abandonment of Norfolk & Western. And, in Shipshewana and Middlebury, shippers and community leaders are fighting Penn Central in an effort to keep that line alive. Penn Central has been asking exhorbitant prices for its abandoned properties, and the Shipshewana group, at least, has been questioning Penn Central's asking fee. In LaGrange, the community’s industrial park development committee had pegged its plans on having a railroad as a part of the park’s facilities. That plan is all but dead because Penn Central wants some $700,000 for the rail line between LaGrange and Sturgis. One can understand Penn Central's wanting a fair market return for its property. But the prices it seeks are ludicrous. Every day, we read about the growing energy crisis and the need for the development of a better mass transportation system in this country. Yet, the smaller, feeder lines keep disappearing .. . in our case because of the greed of the big city railroad officials. About the only thing our federal government has done is condone higher and higher energy costs without putting together an alternative to this inflationcausing situation. , . .. It would seem to us that the saving and restoration of the small rail lines would be a priority item in an effort to put together a workable transportation plan. - LaGRANGE STANDARD

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And He died for all, that those who live might no longer for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. II Corinthians 5:15.

Voice of the people

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

QUESTION: “What are your feelings about handguns in America? Should they be controlled or not?"

808 RUSH South Bend (Syracuse coin dealer)

“They already are controlled, take them away from the honest people and crooks have them You see stickers on back of cars and it's true! ” JOE MOREHEAD. SR. Leesburg “I think hand guns should be kept as is because if they ask for a handgun turn in* the crooks will keep theirs and the honest people will be the only ones without guns.” I suggest different felonies for the crimes committed with guns “ ED JENKINS Nappanee (parts manager) “Yes, I think they should have some kind of control on handguns So many people are getting shot” JENNIE HECKAMAN Milford “I think there should be control but you can’t take the guns away.” 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 — Charles Freshour. 00, Syracuse. $45; Betty Dietzen. 57, Syracuse. $35; Stephanie Hora". 21, Syracuse, $35; Paul E Garner. 18, Leesburg. $45. Beth Myers. 36, Syracuse, S4O; Janice Hively, 27, Leesburg, $35 Disregarding stop sign — Steven R. Wilson, 21, Syracuse, $35 Disregarding automatic signal — Douglas Marchand, 20, Syracuse. $35 Expired driver’s license — Kent Hepler, 28. Leesburg. S4O; Jacqueline Foltz. 30. Milford. $35 Improper headlights — Jeffrey Walters, 23, Syracuse, $35 Expired registration plate — Sabrina Lawson, 16, Leesburg, $35; Joyce Toney, 27, North Webster. $35; Kim Steward, 25, North Webster, 135; Maurice Snyder, 52. Syracuse, $35 Unsafe start — Ronald BjeUa, 17, Milford, $57 No operator’s Keeme — Jon A. Valentine, 34, North Webster, $57 On Account Serenade Foods, Inc. vs People Pleasing of Florida, box 5742 lakeland, Fla. Plaintiff seeks SI,BOO plus interest and costs. Note State Bank of Syracuse vs Laura Fuller and Fred C. Scheminski, r 1 box 100 Syracuse. In two separate counts, plaintiff seeks a total of $4,500 plus interest and costs owed on two notes.

JOE MOREHEAD. JR. Leesburg “If they take hand guns away...they won’t stop there. They’ll go on to take away shot guns and so on.”

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LANETT OLIVO Syracuse (beauty consultant)

“Yes, I do, because if they’re not controlled anyone can just grab a gun and shoot somebody. ” HARRYSCHULTZ Milford (retired) “No, I don’t. The people have a right to protect themselves ”

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KURT KRUGER Syracuse (jewlry repairman)

“I think band guns have important roles as far as personal protection. They are controlled but it should be tightened up for those who can obtain a permit because there are a lot of cowboys out and hurting legitimate persons ”

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“I've been thinking about that. I definitely think there should be some restraint in the Saturday night special things I do believe there should be some control of some sort. I am not opposed to the right of Americans to have arms in their homes"

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ONE OF the most emotional issues we’ve encountered in a long time is that of gun control. Our mail continues to let us know that there are definitely two sides to the issue. We were surprised to learn that the arch-conservative Chicago Tribune came out in a strong editorial calling for gun control. In almost all such instances there are numerous qualifications to their point of view. It looked like a pretty good Guest Editorial, and so we are using it at the bottom of the OpEd page (page 5). Our position on the issue has been well known and well documented editorially — and we*d like to say we've gained a convert in the Tribune's stand. We’re sure, however, that the strong-minded Tribune found themselves in this stance without being persuaded by us. One local man who thinks any form of gun control, as we would have it, is all wrong. “We already have gun control,” claims Syracuse Hardware owner Lee Carboneau. Lee sells a wide variety of guns in his store, from rifles and shot guns to small, easy-to-conceal hand guns Lee points to forms he has to fill out prior to making a sale of a gun. The forms have to be mailed into the state and federal government, and a seven-day period has to pass prior to his selling a gun. It’s Lee’s opinion that, one reason this country has never been invaded, is that its citizens have weapons in their home with which to protect themselves. When it is pointed out to Lee that other countries with severe gun control laws have not been invaded, he claims it is because the US of A is always at the ready to bail them out. “and countries who would do the invading know this.” About all we could make out df this, is to be reassured anew that there are two slides to the issue Anybody else care to comment? ONE WHO chose to comment was our good friend, band camp owner Merl Smith, who vented his spleen on a case napkin; his comments are fit for print nonetheless. He wrote: “I feel this controversy over gun control is ridiculous. How can we decide whether we are for or aganist gun control when we don’t even know what gun control is?” Then he went on to amend the above with this: “For or against gun control makes as much sense as being for or against sex control.” And of course this opens up an entirely new subject for debate. —o— THE LAKELAND Day Care Center is having a car wash and bake sale at the Lakeland Youth Center on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations of time and baked goods are needed as well as customers on the 18th. Persons willing to help should contact the Day Care Center. Proceeds will be used to help

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EASTER BUNNY ARRIVES — Every year, two weeks before Easter, the Easter Bunny arrives in Syracuse and greets youngsters oa the street and waves at them in passing vehicles. The bunny was also oa hand to have her picture taken with children at My Store in the Pickwick block. The Easter Bunny wfll be back in town on Saturday. April 18. between 18 a.m. and 2 p.m. passing out candy to all the children she meets. Shown above, the Easter Bunny (Heidi Beer) is offering candy to Shad Stahlman as his mother. Nancy Stahlman. assures him M's afright. (Photo by Deb Fox)

finance this non-profit community effort for child care. CAR STICKER seen on the rear bumper of a pick-up truck around town: I SHOT J.R. REV. PAUL Steele recently completed Charles Colson’s book BORN AGAIN, and was moved by the personal testimony of the man who was once Richard Nixon’s hatchet man. He’s the fellow who said he’d walk over his grandmother for Richard Nixon, or some such words, that proved a real shocker when it hit print. Colson’s book has had less than wide appeal since so many people have refused to buy books from crooks, but Rev. Steele sees wide compensatory value in the book and recommends it to his friends. SYRACUSE REALTOR Ernie Rogers had an idea we were a littlq unfair in having only one Cutiest Baby in our recent Match The Lakeland Area Store Managers contest. “Tliey should have had a Cutiest Baby for the men and one for the women."JEmie reasoned. He felt sure he would have won in the boys’ category. THE DEAL has all but gone through, the sale, that is, of the Haviland Mobile Home Court north of Syracuse, to Tom and Charlene VanHaften of Wheeler. Michigan. Owner of the 28-pad court with 17 mobile homes is. Larry E. Haviland. Deal is to be effective April 30. The new owners plan to modernize the park, according to realtor Lawrence Thwaits. who is handling the transaction. UPTOWN BARBER Geroge Bushong is one to watch his gasoline dollar He’s seen riding his bicycle to work from his home on the Syracuse-Milford road just west of town SIGN OF THE TIMES: Notice posted in the front door window of United Telephone Co. of Ind., Syracuse, reads. "We Sell Phones." BANKER-PROFESSOR Bob Jones claims he's now working on The Great American Novel — the 1040 Form for his annual income tax return! Bob says it is filled "with some of the greatest fiction of all times." THIS COLUMN is working on list of Ten Best Dressed men in the Syracuse area and has Rev. David Hudson, pastor of the Syracuse United Pentecostal Church, comer of Harrison and Pearl Streets, high on the list for first place. JUNE AND Bob Laudeman. 156 North Shore Drive, are home from a month-long vacation in Florida where they visited a number of sites and brought back the sports section of The Tampa Tribune with a full account of the well known races at Sebring. (Note: An article by Mrs. Laudeman appears on page 2 of this issue. > ALSO BACK from Florida are Jack and Barbara Matney, both

sporting tans, and Jim and Terri Caskey and daughter Vicki, with equally good tans. They spent their time at Fort Myers and saw Joe and Pam Todd while they were there. Ev and Billie Ganz are spending some time at their condo at Anna Marie Island at the north end of Longboat Key. Just home from several weeks at their condo, also on Anna Marie Island, are Bill and Barbara Beemer. House guests of theirs have been John and Gail Kroh. HUB ANGLEMEYER will enter the South Bend Memorial Hospital on Thursday for a diagnosis of a heart ailment that struck him while en route to > Florida earlier this year. MORE PEOPLE are eating out, and Sunday proved one of the , first real Sundays for people to take the family out to dinner. This area is blessed with numerous good eating , establishments, and one of the * best is the Classic (the old M&M) ’ at North Webster. IT’S HAPPENING again - the beautiful flowers at the Bertha Montel home at 601 South Main Street. Each year Mrs. Montel’s home is ringed with red, yellow and salmon tulips and • ! yellow jonquils. Her flowers make it a joy to drive down South Main Street, and certainly must be a joy to her. — o— IF PRESENT negotiations are successful, the Syracuse area will soon have the services of a professional man that most surrounding towns do not have. 1 Enough for now. W’e can’t go further for fear of tipping our hand and possibly spoiling negotiations under progress. Devon Sorensen helping with Paoli Center Devon Sorensen of Milford is one of several students 1 of the Northwood Institute at West ” Baden who are serving as consultants in the planning of the kitchen, food storage, and serving areas of the soon-to-be-built First Chance Center in Paoli. The center will house a sheltered workshop for the mentally retarded and physically handicapped The students are majoring in food and equipment distribution management, a curriculum which includes instruction in foodservice equipment and the design of foodservice facilities. According to the First Chance executive director Elnora 1 Nelson, the new center had no funds budgeted for the services of a layout and design consultant. “So the Northwood students are not only providing a useful service; they are also helping us stay in the black on construction expenses,” she said. Lee Land, the students’ instructor, welcomed the opportunity for his students to use their skills. “It's expecially good for them to work with a tight budget. It’s real test of their abilities ” The new First Chance Center will be a half-million dollar structure near the Paoli Hospital. The budget for the kitchen, however, is only $4500, and for the • dining room, only $960. The facility is to be equipped to serve 50. A work-saving menu is being completed by the students so that cafeteria labor can be held to minimum.