The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 June 1981 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. June 17,1981

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Editorials Father’s Day It was in 1910 that Mrs. John Bruce Dodd was the driving force in persuading America to celebrate Father’s Day. Since then the third Sunday in June has been observed as-father’s special day for dads all over this nation. Eachryear on this day emphasis is placed on a closer father-child relationship as a means of building a better world. In today’s permissive society, children are often freely allowed to do “their thing.’’ The encouragement of this and protest against parental and paternal authority is very strong in the media and on commercial television. Overlooked in the value of fatherly discipline in the home — and today’s problems in society (including crime) indicate more authority, as that which stemmed from father's abdicated role, is desirable, if not necessary. That is vitally important to the proper development of children — the sympathetic guidance of “Dad,” and in this connection it’s good to remember Frank Cha ley s words. “Character is largely caught, and the father and the home should be the great sources of character infection." Hats off to the Mermaid Festival Let's all get together and give a rousing salute to the North Webster Lions Club and the 36th annual Mermaid Festival. We also take this opportunity to tip our hat to Garv and Barb Eastlund who have served as general chairman and secretary of the event for the last several years, and to the Palace of Sports for its promotion of the festival via grants and the King of Spores and Tournament of Knights festivities . ~ , Each vear the festival draws the prettiest girls of the area to the "Queen of Lakes” contest and has commanded state dignitaries who are often state officials or prominent politician from as far away as our nation’s capitol. Two young women who wore the crown of "Queen of Lakes” later went on to wear the "Miss Indiana" crown and represent the state in the "Miss America” contest — Barbara Mouin, 1970 "Queen of Lakes” was crowned "Miss Indiana” in 1978 and was first runner-up in the “Miss America” contest and Terry Kaiser was the 1975 "Queen of Lakes" and the 1979 "Miss Indiana.” g Now the festival also draws sports celebrities with this year's King of Sports being Purdue University’s Mark Herrman. Herrman is in the Webster area today and was honored at a luncheon this noon. the famous Mermaid parade will move out on Saturday at 4 p.m. with the Tournament of Knights being held earlier that same day. The new queen will be crowned Saturday night. We point to North Webster with pride and to its Mermaid Festival and the variety of activities for young and old that have been taking place all week. We know it takes more than the Lions, more than Gary and Barb and more than the officials at the Palace of Sports to make the event the success it has been in past years — it takes the untiring efforts of almost everyone in the North Webster community. Won’t you join us in North Webster this week for the 36th annual Mermaid Festival? It 's an event no one wants to miss On Housewives One of the high callings in society is that of mother and housewife. In a recent study of today’s women and political trends affecting them. Andrew Hacker (Harper’s) thinks he has found the answer to the question being asked by some feminists today — why do so many American women oppose E.R.A.? Hacker says militants and other feminist leaders who degrade the housewife have overlooked the tacts. They are perhaps misled by the federal government's classification of working women as anyone who works more than an hour out of the home per week. Statistics show that fewer than one third of all married American women hold full-time jobs And they resent, the author says, suggestions that women are not liberated until they begin to prepare for a divorce and embark on a serious career. On the contrary, most married women view marriage as a fair and voluntary contract, granting them spouse's status and financial protection, plus fulfillment in rearing a family and caring for home and family, with traditional and attendant joys, chores and gratifications. Thus, Hacker believes, the Republican convention in 1980 which rejected the E R A. amendment now considered unlikely to be ratified, was exhibiting astute politics. That explains the heavy mail from women against the amendment and reflects the satisfaction of most married women with their home life. A good neighbor knows how to live and let other people alone. Sports aren't everything but they provide good competitive training for boys and girls.

What others say —

[ Thd JoumakGaiette Wednesday, June 10, 1981

Israel condemned

Israel is so much in the wrong for its raid against the Iraqi nuclear reactor that friends have to ask themselves if the Begin government has lost all contact with reality. The raid was illegal, immoral, unprovoked, disruptive, of dubious strategic value, murderous, criminal, unconscionable. Forget the delicate diplomacy over Lebanon. Forget the loss of life. Forget alienating the French, who built the reactor. Forget surprising the United States. Forget how iuch a thing further isolates Israel Peace-lov-ing Israel has committed naked aggression. — What's the matte* with Israel, anvway? Who gave it the right to knock out another nation's nuclear power plant? Who told it to just go ahead and violate the borders of three sovereign states? By what authority does Israel ,break solemn agreements on the use of arms it bought from the United States? Does Israel's fear about its Arab neighbors know no limit? Under what treaty does Israel out of all the countries in the world. get to decide which governments are stable enough to be trusted with atom bombs? What logic "says that if Israel humiliates Iraq before the entire international community, it wifi promote Mideast peace? And on what moral grounds can Israel the most frequent victim of ten ivy now condemn the Arab terrorism?

There’s no mystery about what Israel was trying to do. Ever since the nuclear club was started, somebody has flirted with the same idea: Eliminate the competition by eliminating a nuclear reactor or two. But it wasn't humanitarian considerations alone that stopped the United States from a pre-emptive strike against the Russian facilities. It wasn't good will toward the Chinese that stopped the Russians from a pre-emptive strike of their own. The problem is that the technology is there — the nuclear genie is out of the bottle. A country bait on getting the bomb will have it, sooner or lata. A pre-emptive strike from an enemy probably means it will be sooner. Unless the attacker wants to start World War 111. Will the regime in Baghdad that Israel finds unstable lose interest in building an atomic bomb? Does Iraq throw its cards on the table now, and walk away? Guess again. Israel has guaranteed that Iraq will sjop at nothing to gm the bomb. It has rendered meaningless Iraq's signature on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. Now Iraq can invoke national defense, citing Sunday's aggression from Israel to back its case. The Mideast was hardly a safe place before the raid. But Israel, Winded by paranoia, has made it infinitely more perilous.

'■ WBK.JH j North Webster Fireman Doug Pinkerton is shown here with his son, Joe, during the Mermaid Festival waterball contest held last Sunday. This coming Sunday Joe, and youngsters all over the Lakeland area, will be honoring their fathers on Fathers Day.

Voice of the people

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

QUESTION: "What's good about

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BILL HARTMAN Syracuse (merchant)

“Were all alive, there's free enterprise We do what we want to and have a choice of what we do.” LOIS MUSSER Milford “Freedom — the right to tell it like it is. "

FRANKE SMITH Milford (student)

‘•I think it s great, because we re free and we get to do whatever we want and we have freedom of religion. '* LEOS YOUNG New Paris • The freedom that we have. I don't always agree with everything that goes on in America but we do have freedom of speech.** BENITO CRUZ Milford “I live here and I like it for the people”

Court news

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS The following couples have filed for dissolutions of their marriages in Kosciusko County Circuit and Superior Courts: Yoder — Jerry Yoder vs Julie Yoder, r 1 Syracuse. The couple was married April 9. 1955 and was separated May 19, 1981. Plaintiff seeks a dissolution and an equitable division of the property Bine — Robert Blue vs Lynn S. Blue. P.O. Box 416 North WebBats, weed eater stolen at car wash Rick Baker, r 2 box 303, Syracuse, reported two aluminum Little League bats, one wooden bat and one Echo gas-powered weed eater were stolen from the back of his truck while he was at the Wawasee Car Wash on June 2. One aluminum bat had the inscription Louisville Slugger. Total value for the items is 9250.

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EVERETT KETERING Syracuse (retired)

"If we had an honest politician we'd have the best country in the world, of course we do have the best country now.’’ ANN REEVE New Paris "At least we can go to bed at night and sleep in peace and quiet.” JR. KOHER Syracuse (insurance agent) . "There's nothing bad about America. 1 think we’re pretty fortunate we have the freedoms we are able to enjoy. The government as a whole is second to none in the world. *’ MRS. ELDON SORENSEN Milford (homemaker) "We still have freedom of worship.” SHARLEEN MILLER Milford (worker at Donnellys) "I suppose the opportunities available such as education and lifestyle.” % MAURICE KOHER Syracuse (retired) "It's the best country and the best place to live in.**

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OK! WE know. We’ve been told plenty of times. We flubbed up. We admit it. We failed to print the above 1937 photo of the parade down Syracuse’s Main Street. % Just how we failed to get the photo in. no one seems to know, or want to take the responsibility. Last week s issue of The MailJournal had 72 local pictures in its 20 pages, and we thought that was quite a few for a local, weekly newspaper. But how the parade photo got squeezed out — who knows** But here it is. shown above. We'll say it again (“Sing it again. Sam!'*), the fellow carrying the American Legion flag is the late Roscoe Howard, and the spunky little kid on the bottom right is Joe Hughes. THIS YEAR’S Mermaid Festival at North Webster will proceed without the close attention and expert advice of Alice Rinker. She has been an integral part of Festival planning and execution for the 15 years the Rinkers have lived in North Webster. Alice has been having some slight health problems, her legion of friends hope nothing serious, but enough to sideline her from the stress that goes along with this big event. If you don't think she'll be missed, just ask Barbara Eastlund. ANOTHER HONOR comes to Chris Schenkel, the popular ABC sportscaster who happens to make his home on Tippecanoe Lake. Chris was one of ten recently inducted into the Indiana Academy. an honorary organization sponsored by independent colleges and universities, which included a university president. civic leaders and educators. The prestigious list is headed by Indiana University President John W. Ryan of Bloomington, and reads like a real Who's Who in Indiana EVELYN ( MRS. Gerald E.) Cramar. of r 1 (Searfoas Addition), recalls the good years when she was a high school student at Columbia City High, being taught by diminutive Hester Catherine Adams in the subjects of home economics and 4-H.

4 GARRY RINGLER POINTS TO WATER PROBLEM

What caused her recollection to be jogged was the death of Mrs. Adams on Sunday, June 7. at age 79., Mrs. Adams was publisher of the Columbia City CommercialMail and a real front-line journalistic trooper following her marriage to John Quincey Adams, at which time she spurned academia for the life of a journalist Mrs. Cramer gave her a fine tribute, in calling Mrs. Adams. “One of the best teachers I ever had."

JANIE FRICKE

LOCAL FRIENDS of nationally prominent country singer Janie Fricke of rural South Whitley were pleased to hear she was asked to perform at Camp David for President Reagan and Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo “I don’t know how it happened." she enthused, “but it has to be the most exciting night of my career.” A resident of Nashville. Tenn . Janie said she and her band were flown from Washingtons Watergate Hotel to Camp David and back by helicopter. She said the poolside party was relaxed and everybody was dressed casually Each person wore a blue cotton jacket on which was an insignia of the flags of the ' United States and Mexico She said. “President Reagan presented me with one of the jackets. I'll keep it — and the flowers in our Watergate room — forever." WE JUST learned that Janie Fricke will appear with Charley Pride in the Coliseum at the State Fair Grounds on Sunday, Aug. 30. at 3 and 7 p.m., the last day of the State Fair. BROOKS AND Sunny Kirchoff are scheduled to leave as planned, later this month for their new home in Laurel. Miss., the home town of Sunny. Brooks, a contractor, was slated to build the new restaurant-bar across

the highway north from Wawasee Bowl, but things didn't progress as rapidly as planned. So. he doesn't plan to delay his departure, he said

doesn't plan to delay his departure, he said NORMA SCHUMM and her girls at Three Flags look “simply delightful" in their new Three Flags caps. Norma had a visitor Monday afternoon in the person of her daughter Toby and granddaughter Amanda, here from their Dhahran. Saudi Arabia, with hubby Jerry Oswald Amanda will be one on Saturday and a big party is being planned for her at the Oswald home. Jerry and his dad Jack plan to leave soon for Melbourne. Fla., where Jerry will get instructions on a large computer his company. Arabian-American Oil Company (AARAMCO), is purchasing from the Harris Company, prior to returning to Saudi .Arabia. ? —o — TWO SYRACUSE law firms are about to change their locations. More on this later. GARRY RINGLER, a resident of 406 South Main St. for the past seven years, has his own ideas why this area is plagued with high waters, as it has recently been: First, he states, those in charge of the South Huntington Street dam should lower its gates earlier in the year to lofrer water level on Lake Wawasee in anticipation of spring rains, and. Second, those in charge of TriCounty Game Preserve should not drain their ponds so early, leave this job until the month of August when its excess waters will not work a burden on the area's streams. On Monday Gary stood in his back yard (see photo at bottom) and pointed to a flooding condition that periodically plaques those who live downstream on Turkey Creek from the dam “Almost everyone along here (Main Street) has water in their basements," he contends, "and their sump pumps just cannot keep up with the water." Garv is a speech pathologist in the Whitko School System, and becomes highly articulate on the water problem. STEAM ENGINE buffs will want to know that a steam(Continued on page 5)