The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 April 1982 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 14,1982

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Editorials

A little voice inside Most of us have a,little voice inside that debates pros and cons, reminds us of do’s and don’ts and generally keeps us on the right track. When we’re arguing with ourselves —about whether we should change jobs, get into bonds, try a new vacation spot, go to college — we do better when we have all the information we need to give those voices inside us a fighting chance. For the past 25 years, our friends at the American Library Association (ALA) have been reminding us during National Library Week that librarians have all the inside information we need to help us come out on top. This year, during the week of April 18-24, the Milford, Syracuse and North Webster Public Libraries are joining the ALA in giving us “A Word to the Wise — Library.” We think it’s advice worth taking. The library can help us with every aspect of our daily lives. In business, the library is the best place to find everything from up-to-the-minute stock market quotations to assistance with establishing a new bookkeeping system. For home life, we can find classes and information about health and fitness, hobbies, home repairs, child care and much more. Non-readers can learn to read, and avid readers can get their fill of mysteries, science fiction or whatever they like. Today’s libraries provide books, periodicals, newspapers, records and more, at less than the cost to you of a book or a subscription to a magazine. That’s what we call a bargain. So. the next time you’re unsure which direction to take, head in the direction of our communities’ public libraries. They have all the inside information you need. National Medical Laboratory Week April 11-17 has been proclaimed by the American Society of Medical Technologists as National Medical Laboratory Week. The health and well being of all individuals depends greatly on the intelligence and abilities of the world’s medical professionals. Modern medicine has achieved its high level of excellence through the scientific tests performed daily in the medical laboratory. The people who help keep these standards high and continually press towards improvement in the quality of laboratory services are the dedicated laboratory assistants, secretaries, technicians, technologists and pathologists Dedication and an overwhelming desire to h€lp others are the reasons the medical laboratories have been able to make a tremendous contribution to the quality of health care. It is for these reasons, too, that all citizens should recognize and support the services provided by the medical laboratory for the benefit of all citizens. National Medical Laboratory Week, April 11-17, salutes those who serve you through laboratory science. April, 1982 / You are the hope of beauty and the birth Os life and death — come, welcome home again I Anne Lawler The second quarter of the year begins with April, which also contains April Fool's Dav. Easter (April 11 ) and happy tax-paying day on the 15th. On the 6th in 1917. Congress declared war on Germany, which doomed the Kaiser and the German monarchy and eventually, indirectly, produced Adolf Hitler. On the same day in 1830. the Mormon Church was founded. (The Greeks in America celebrate the 6th as the Anniversary of the Greek war for independence.) On the 9th in 1865, General Robert E. Lee finally surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia, perhaps the most ably-led in the nation’s history, at Appomattox, Virginia, to a generous U.S. Grant, pie 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, which followed the Halifax example. One of the greatest Americans and for eight years (1801-1809) president. Thomas Jefferson, was born at Shadwell, Virginia, on the 13th in 1743. The Huguenot Society observes the 13th, the day of the signing of the Edict of Nantes, halting the persecution of Protestants in France in 1598. Henry IV signed this act of freedom; Louis XIV revoked it in 1685, and Protestants were again persecuted. First flowers The season's first flowers are dotting the countryside and yards and gardens of the southern Sunshine belt. Soon they’ll be coloring the middle part of the country and then the northern states. Since the flowers have been poking theic heads out of the ground for sometime now. mspite of the weather, our guess is the Lakeland area should be seeing blooms before too many more weeks. What a relief to see the red and yellow and orange and violet petals which tell of the end of winter, this year! In addition to relief at the end of cold weather, spring's flowers produce memories and emotions in practically all of us. For some, they even bring back a day one gave, or received, the first bouquet! Do you remember’’ : The Senate -Had the US Senate failed to expel a New Jersey member found guilty in a coutt>ef law and sentenced to jail, it w ould have lost the respect of the nation. T-he House managed to rid itself of its members convicted in the Abscam scandals and th£ controversy over New Jersey Democrat Harrison Williams was the Senate s only chance for vindication of its self respect and honor. Williams was never one of the more popular members of the upper legislative bodv and his conduct disappointed many members there. His defense, by fellow Democrat Alan Cranston of California appeared to some as more of a political action than anything else. One doubts if Cranston helped his weak hopes for a presidential nomination in 1984 by his action, even in New Jersey. What others say — Clean your plate The Soviet Union has told its people to eat what’s on their plates. Soviet dieticians say, eat less meat, dairy products, fruits and vegetables. But have more potatoes and sugar. It’s no coincidence that these nutritional recommendations reflect what’s actually available in the Soviet Union - or isn’t available, since Soviet agriculture is far short of its targets for producing higher quality food. Russian citizens have been fed hopes they would have more fruits and vegetables and more meat and '»mal products in their diet. Because Soviet agriculture hasn’t been able to all demand, the government has tried to compensate by raising imports of foreign farm products. Even so, there isn’t enough quality food to meet nutritional standards. The Soviet-style answer — lower the standards. It doesn’t really mean a change of diet. Soviet people already eat more sugar (plenty comes from Cuba) and potatoes than the new standards call for. The difference is just that the authorities have quit promising better. — THE ELKHART TRUTH

a word to the wise Milford North Webster JJj Syracuse 3EI Letter to the editor

Election year

Dear Editor: May is almost here — election year! Are we willing to sacrifice (more ) for our freedom ? How many students and adults have read “None Dare Call It Treason" in the Mail-Journal area by John A. Stormer? If you express a desire for America s freedom, read the book. The author enunciated factual references in the book — date, month, year, etc The "Cold War" is a real war but people refuse to believe it. It has already claimed more lives, enslaved 4nore people, and cost more money than any “hot" war in history. Read how the world growth of Communism is expanding? How and why liberals and socialist leaders have given billions to the communist countries — building them militarily and industrially — with our tax monies, also, large companies Education — day care centers through college are teachers and professors supporting communistic ideals, these people are teaching our children. John Dewey was an educational philosopher and a most influential man in America’s education “Dewey’s ideals, have led to elimination of many academic subjects on the ground that they would not be useful in life. The student thus receives . neither intellectual training nor the factual knowledge which will

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Doug Ruch feels being a fireman is rewarding

Doug Ruch has been fighting fires for the past three years, having joined Milford's Volun teer Fire Department in the spring of ’79. “I feel it s worthwhile to help protect the community.” says Ruch adding, "it’s a rewarding organization ” This week’s unsung hero says there are times when being a fireman becomes more difficult or upsetting than others especially in life endangered situations such as a drowning or a victim being trapped He adds you have to sum up each situation when you get to the scene. Ruch says of Milford's volunteer firefighters. “They’re a good bunch of guys. We always do the best we can." According to the first class fireman Milford may go two or three weeks without a fire call and then there might be several in a row. He says its odd but just like the oldtimers say you can usually count on three fires in a row. Ruch feels community involvement is important such as in the pancake and sausage supper sponsored by the Milford Fire Department on April 3. These events raise needed funds for

help him understand the world he lives in. or to make well reasoned decisions in his private life or as a responsible citizen" — Admiral Richover. the “father of the nuclear submarine." "Now we are reaping the consequences of the destruction or traditional education." Textbooks contains themes by Magruder on world government, etc. "We know that unity of our own states brought peace and strength to our country. We believe that similar cooperation will bring peace and goodwill to the nations of the world.” Religion: For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself for the battle? — I Corinthians 14:8. Major Edgar Bundy said of Dr. Walter Rauschenbusch. “Socialism, thus, was his first concern. Religion was only a means towards achieving socialism." This man with communistic ideals has influence our churches the last 50 years. Dr Harry F. Ward, identified as a communist, played a major part in organizing the Federal Council of churches, known today. The National Council of Churches. He has been an organizer or promotor of nearly every important communist front activity in America since. They tend to give aid to the communist,. This organization was exposed by our late J Edgar Hoover. Marie Mock

DOUG RUCH

equipment and maintenance When Ruch isn’t fighting fires or working at Ruch’s Mobil located on SR 15 in Milford, where he does engine repair and mechanic work, he likes to do woodworking and go snowmobiling. weather permitting. in addition to working on his Corvette which he says is a hobby in itself THE MAIL JOURNAL (uses J2s«4o> PvMoM by Th. MaU-Journal wary j and enWr.4 ai $«Wd Claw matter at Ih. Post OMtc. at SyracuM. Indiana*.**? Second claw pottage paid at IM E. Mam Street. Syracuw. Indiana US*? and at additional entry oHkm Subscription »I1 per year in Kosciusko County; tUoutud.county POSTMASTERS: Sotid Chang. at addrm terms to Th. Mail Journal. P.O. Box IM. MiHord. Indiana UMI

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THE HEARING at the county courthouse in Warsaw last Wednesday afternoon concerning the rezoning of a 7.5-acre tract of land at the Maxwelton Golf Course and involving a number of local residents, most of them friends and neighbors, brought an unusual degree of acrimony to the surface and strained some long-standing friendships. In essence, the rezoning would see at least seven homes built on the tract of land by developer Larry Heckaman of Kale Island, to be known as Northwood Estates. Heckaman is associated with Heckaman Industries in Nappanee, a firm which has a Northwood Estates development in that city. Objecting to the rezoning were about 20 residents of the North Shore Drive community, who presented a petition of objection through their attorney Steve Snyder of Syracuse. The principal objection appeared to be the additional flow of water run-off through the residential area and finally into Syracuse Lake. It was the concern of the Kosciusko Area Plan Commission that a pond proposed by the developers would be insufficient to handle the additional water. The APC board voted unanimously to deny the petition as presented. There were five members of the eight-member board present. .(Note: See full story on the hearing on page 1 of this issue.) The hard feelings the hearing and subsequent denial engendered among neighbors of the area spilled over in a number of private conversations shortly after the last Wednesday meeting, and it continues to go on unabated. "There’s more to this than a simple water runoff problem," was a comment by one petitioner who attended the meeting and heard much of the private debate. Gene Hall, one of the most vocal of the group of opponents to the rezoning, said the “Maxwelton group” tried to put a 56-foot road along the west side of the golf course and to arbitrarily include a piece of his property into the road bed. He added that even part of the club’s 14th green is on his property, indicating that he had not objected to this prior to their attempting to include some of his property into the proposed road. r That (the road) went too far.” he said. It does, indeed, appear there is more to the objections to rezoning of the land in question than mere water run-off. With the denial of the petition for the development of the 7.5-acre tract of land which lies parallel to the golf course’s 17th fairway, it brings in question what the developers w ill do with an approximately 3.5-acre tract of land which runs parallel to the club's 18th green, and which has been approved for development. It leaves, also, to be decided what course of action the developers will pursue insofar as correcting the petitioners’ objections to the 7.5acre tract is concerned The APC is, in final analysis, an ex-officio commission, responsive and responsible to the Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners, and it is the right and privilege of the developers to appeal over the heads of the APC members to the commissioners to overturn last Wednesday’s ruling. And in the event such ruling is overturned and the developers proceed, the remonstrators can petition the Kosciusko County Circuit Court for an injunction to stop the development There’s a good chance none of this will be done, but no one is ruling out the possibility that the developers will take steps to correct the objections in their original petition and go before the APC for a favorable ruling at another time. Let’s hope it will work out this way, and that, finally, all parties interested in the dispute that has become a major contention will be satisfied. One of the petitioner’s concerns is that they will be labeled "no growth" people, and they state emphatically that this isn’t true. but. rather, that their main and only concern is water run-off. and that they might reach a final rapprochement with the directors of the Wawasee Golf Course. IN THIS era of rapid change, one thing remains constant: It’s easier to pray for forgiveness than to resist temptation. — Sol Kendon. Bravo. Sol. SYRACUSE JEWELER Fred Byland and his wife. Jerry, and Phil and Shirley Strieby, owner of Ye Oide Tackle Box in North Webster, left Friday noon for a two-week vacation trip to Florida where they will visit relatives and friends in several cities. FRIENDS OF Cal Beck will be interested to know he’s in room 4010 on the sixth floor of the Elkhart General Hospital, recovering from right hip surgery, performed last Monday. Cal walked for the first time (only briefly) on Friday and is expected to have a two-week hospitalization. He has a television nearby which keeps him up on the latest in the world of sports. ANOTHER PERSON, fairly well known in this communitv who recently underwent surgery, is Dale S. Peffley of Goshen. A brother of NIPSCo’s Jay Peffley of East Shore Drive, Dale was longtime editor of The Goshen News. His operation was on Friday at the Goshen General Hospital. JOE GRAY has found a new home for his headquarters for the Syracuse-Wawasee Development Co., of which he is chief honcho. It’s in the Village in with Tim Ringler's Vintage Printers. His phone (457-5637) will respond during

hours the same as regular banking hours, so says Jeannie Gardner, the bank’s Girl Friday who has an extension of Joe’s phone on her desk. Gray is keeping busy with a temporary assignment at the Howe Military Academy, filling a post of that group’s regular fund-raiser who recently resigned. A PHILADELPHIA, Pa., dealer in old photographic equipment, even including “complete contents of old photo studios.” was in Syracuse on Friday in search of his wares. He said he had reason to believe the second floor of the uptown building that houses the Anchor Bar was a photographic studio early on. He said he could tell by the skylight in the old building. Anyone with such equipment to sell can contact:' Mark Taltor, 450 Byberry Rd. 1-95, Philadelphia, Pa„ 19116. Phone: (215) 676-0460. 808 AND June Laudeman of 156 North Shore Drive are among the local "snowbirds” who have found their way home from the sunny south. They arrived Friday after five months in their new Avon Park home, reporting “we just love Avon Park,” which is located seven miles north of Sebring in central Flordia. RIGHT NOW Paul and Janet Gilson, owners of PJ’s Pizza and Subs and Wawasee Service Center (across from the Wawasee Bowl), both in the Village, are sitting on plans for development of a tract of land on the southeast corner of State Road 13 and the Armstrong Road, just south of North Webster. They purchased the land and its several buildings some time ago through Wawasee Realty with the expectation of developing it at a later date. At the time of the purchase several things came to mind, including a pizza parlor similar to their popular PJ’s Pizza and Subs right here. The pizza parlor idea, however, was scuttled when the Kosciusko Area Plan Commission denied a rezoning request on the basis of “spot zoning.” Other plans remain up in the air at this time. THE SEVERAL member firms that make up Pickwick Place in uptown Syracuse are laying plans for their own clean-up, paint-up, fix-up day. to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. May 8. and continue until completed. With weather clearing, isn't it about time the town fathers set a date for such a community-wide clean-up? THEY MIGHT have been stompin’ at the Savoy, as the song goes — we can’t say about that — but we can report they were jumpin’ at the Sleepy Owl Monday night. The occasion: Syracuse’s version of Dyngus Day. when customers reveled it up with Polish sausage, ham. eggs, the works, and plenty of beer. It’s a local spin-off of a Polish religious holiday commemorating Poland's adoption of Christianity about a thousand years ago, and founded in the South Bend Polish community. Dyngus Day has been celebrated in South Bend for a number of years, then was adopted by neighboring Mishawaka. A small Polish community in Chicago has taken on the Dyngus Day celebration, and now it has come to Syracuse, thanks to Mike and Darlene Calobrace. owners of the Sleepy Owl, on SR 13 south of town. “Are you Polish?" someone asked Darlene. A native of South Bend, she replied. “You bet your life: 100 per cent!" She and Mike prepared 250 pounds of Polish sausage. 75 pounds of ham and an untold amount of hard boiled eggs for the occasion, and it all disappeared fast. All this to the (loud) music of Dan Ecklebarger’s mechanical musical contraption, and psychedelic lights. It was SRO (standing room only) for this fourth Dyngus Day celebration. Will there be a fifth? “You can bet your boots there will be!’’ replies Darlene Calobrace. A NEW business getting underway in the industrial Park is ENER-TREK. Corp. (ETC.), manufacturer of wood-oriented furniture for the mobile home industry, with some 20 per cent of its products going into the furniture market suited to dens, family rooms, things like that. President Ray Franke and his wife. Kay, are at the helm of the year-old business which just moved into a 16.000 sq. ft. building owned by H. E. (Pee Wee Sellers on West Brooklyn Street .. THE ANCHOR Man, a well known Syracuse clothing store, is moving to a new location. Dick Meyers, who owns the store with his wife. Barbara, said they are relocating to a better location and also to “bring back an old tradition . The store will be located in the Wawasee Village where Tom Socks was formerly. The store is being renovated and, according to Meyers, will be more convenient and afford shoppers more pleasant conditions. His inventory of men’s and ladies’ clothes will be expanded and he says the facility will be better than ever. Planned opening is about the first of May and a Grand Opening is tentatively planned for Memorial Day week end. REV. PAUL Steele, pastor of the Calvary United Methodist Church south of Syracuse, is being reassigned to a Fort Wayne church. More on this next week.