The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 May 1982 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 5,1982

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Editorials

Mother's Day The observance of Mother’s Day is a recent one in the United States, having ' begun only in 1907. Then it was the idea of Miss Anna M. Jarvis, a Philadelphia school teacher, that at least once a year sons and daughters should pay tribute to mothers. Miss Jarvis, a native of Grafton, West Virginia, arranged for a special service in one of the Philadelphia churches and suggested white carnations b 6 worn by those attending. The observance, on the second Sunday in May (this year the 9th), has rapidly spread to every part of the United States, and the fact that it became custom in all the states only four years after being suggested testifies to the sentiment for such an observance in this country. , In later years, the custom of wearing a white carnation on Mother s Day was changed and those whose mothers were still alive wore red flowers, instead of white. First observed in the United States, Mother s f)ay has become an international occasion: mothers in every area of the world are now honored each , year on Mother’s Day. • More than anyone else, the mother who cares for both home and her children is destined to influence the character and future of the country. And often this responsibility is combined with a back-breaking and steady ordeal of sewing, washing, mending, cleaning and teaching. It is to this mother, who dedicates her life to her home, her family and children, that the country owes a debt of o Waiting Dr Frank Rauscher, vice president for research of the American Cancer /Society says the bright hope of the moment for the treatment of cancer, / interferon, may also eventually be used to cure common colds. That day is not here yet, Rauscher says. At present, it costs $30,000 to produce enough interferon to treat one cancer patient. And the research job of learning which genes hold the clue to which cancers is still incomplete. But in the future the new substance to treat cancers and viruses will likely also cure many forms of the common cold. What this indicates is that the breakthrough, when it comes, may be more significant than had been hoped only a few years ago. Brain and booze A new study by Dr. Arun Rawat, a University of Toledo biochemist, indicates pregnant women who imbibe, or in more earthly parlance, hit the sauce heavily, may retard their unborn child mentally. This is not the first such finding; it supports earlier studies which strongly suggested pregnant women should limit the intake of alcoholic beverages strictly. Similarly, cigarette smoking has been shown to be a negative factor in the health of unborn babies. The lesson to pregnant women is clear. If they would give their unborn the best chance in life, the best health possible, selfish indulgence in alcoholic drink and cigarette smoking is out. It’s that simple. News or novelty Those who watch the television evening news often see little news. They see about ten minutes of novelty events, six or eight minutes of commercials and a feature, at the end. The commercial networks seek, primarily, viewers, not to present news in depth or adequately backgrounded. If the majority of the public is attracted more by features, gimmicks and novelty, that’s what we’ll get — and do get. Is TV news slanted? Os course. There are numerous methods — story placement, the hold frame, selective segmentation, speculation that appears but isn’t — factual, the truth but not the whole truth, catch phrases, pretense balancing, selectivity of interviewees, the respect given to different interviewees, methods of reading, crowd reaction, focal length, story association and grouping, repetition, prompting of interviewees, set design, crediting and discrediting, etc. So where can one get in-depth news? Only in a good newspaper. While the just are preparing to inherit the earth, the unjust are rapidly grabbing it. You can recognize your friends by the fact that they sometimes have no favors to ask. What others say — s Reagan — and, media coverage President Ronald’ Reagan, who had such high hopes for his beliefs and his outlook toward the media before he was elected, has slipped considerably As a case in point, let’s take a look at the facing opposition to the U. S. policy in El Salvador and the mounting doubts about economic recovery. His actions included attacking news coverage of the economy and foreign affairs. It was his opinion that TV coverage of his policy in El Salvador was slanted and he blasted the press for "downbeat” coverage o‘s economic recovery program. A March 20 TV Guide interview found the president saying some of his administration’s policies in the Central American country were endangered by reporters who divulged sensitive information. His words were: "There has been a kind of editorial slant that has something, almost, of the Viet Nam syndrome, which challenges what we re doing there.” He wanted the reporters to approach his administration when dealing with sensitive information. He asked the reporters to "put themselves in our hands.” And. later. Reagan was unhappy with an interview in The Daily Oklahoman and it "constant downbeat” reporting on the economy whichwould foil economic recovery. (Surprisingly enough, one of the writer’s best friends made an almost identical complaint in saying that it took him 30 minutes to drive from his home to work and that by the time he arrived he was certain that Reagan’s approach to the economy was completely wrong from what the morning’s radio news said. The friend also knew that it was going to be a poor business day .) The president questioned the news value of highlighting the plight of individuals adversely affected by his economic program when he asked, “Is it news that some fellow out in South Succotash someplace has just been laid off that he should be interviewed nationwide?” Reagan even interjected that he cnought it was possible television news was more interested in entertainment than news. Although he never did retract his attitude, the president did seem to back off somewhat later. “Some people think there’s a storm brewing between me and the news industry. That’s simply not true,” he said. Any way you look at it, the president is not finding it easy to deal with the press from time to time. Hopefully, he won’t forget that the press plays an integral part in what we Americans call “freedom.” And freedom of the press is one of the very most important principles of our nation. — CARROLL COUNTY COMET A , . •

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Happy Mother's Day says Karissa Babe Evans of Syracuse as her mother, Kim Evans, holds her. Karissa and her father, Jim Evans, are new residents of the Syracuse area, the family moving here recently from Oklahoma. Mrs. Evans is the former Kim Augsburger, daughter of Senator John B. Augsburger of Syracuse and is o graduate of Wowosee High School, therefore being no stranger to the area.

Court news

The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jean Mess more: Rhodes-Hoover Jeffrey A. Rhodes. 26. r 5 box 67 Syracuse and Kelly J. Hoover, 19. r 1 box 4 Syracuse Robins on-Jordon Joseph A. Robinson, 28. r 1 Leesburg and Cynthia A. Jordon. 21. r 1 Leesburg Blue-Coidren Robert L. Blue. 29. r 1 box 174 North Webster and Beverly J Coldren. 36, r 1 box 174 North Webster

Unsung heroes —

Qi I ■ J f ELDON CHUPP

Being an EMT isn't bad

Eldon Chupp has been a Milford Emergency Medical Technician for the past four and one-half years He first became interested in the program when his wife, Suzie. was an employee of the drugstore where all EMS calls were dispatched and she'd relate EMS incidents that happened during the day Eventually, both Chupp and his wife took the EMT course together, both becoming certified Originally of Nappanee, this week s unsung hero moved to Milford at the time of his marriage Chupp says being an EMT isn’t as difficult as people sometime make it sound. "I sure wish more people would volunteer, because it’s really not that bad,’’ he says. It does require some time though, especially with fewer volunteers being on call. Some duties of an EMT in addition to giving first aid at the scene involve restocking supplies in the ambulance after a run, putting equipment back in its place and making sure it functions properly, and things like checking the lights on the vehicle. EMTs also make sure there's enough gas to make another run. Milford's EMT s carry twoway radios when on call and are supplied with EMS jackets. Chupp says that very few emergency cases are hard to handle. An occasional auto accident might be difficult to deal

Johnson-Ludwig Brian W Johnson, 37, r 4 box 70 Syracuse and Elizabeth A. Ludwig, 25. P.O. Box 156 Syracuse The following area residents of Kosciusko County have had fines assessed and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court. Jim Jarrette, judge: Failure to Yield — Eddie M Cotner. 51. Syracuse, SSO Speeding — Vera Morehouse. 59, Milford. S4O: Merlin Cassell. 66. Leesburg. S4O; Linda Kramer, 32, Leesburg. SSO; Glenn Rosenquist. 32. Syracuse, S4O.

with or something like a suicide case but these are situations “you do the best you can.”> Chupp and his wife are usually on call three nights a week and two Sundays a month. Having a 16-month-oid daughter. Andrea, means in the event of a night call one parent stays at home and one responds “Suzie usually goes and I stay at home because I’m too hard to wake up.” says the EMT smiling. When he’s not working at Elkhart Traveler in Goshen or responding to an emergency he likes to do gardening in the summer, woodworking and enjoys sports

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

Mb? j- tv VANDALISM AT a community cemetery is something that is difficult, if not impossible, to understand. The desecration of a headstone on a grave is certainly the product of a warped mind or distorted sense of humor. This column's attention was called during the past week to obvious vandalism in the wellgroomed Syracuse ’Cemetery, located on the northwest part of town. It should be pointed out. however, that there are numerous headstones that have toppled over and others are leaning precariously, the result of the ravages of time and weather. Be this as it may. it’s that time of year for those who have loved ones buried at the Syracuse cemetery to take stock of the condition of their headstones, and where possible, to take steps to restore them to their original condition. .Memorial (Veterans’) Day is fast approaching when community services will be held at the cemetery' in traditional fashion, and it’s always so nice to see the cemetery in good condition. As is the case with most cemetery boards, funds for such repair is normally non-existent. The cemetery board is doing well if it has enough funds to keep the grounds properly groomed — which they’ve done over the years in good fashion. Members of the Syracuse cemetery board are: Margaret Freeman, secretary. Charles Harris. Theldon (“Bud”) Kline, James Stucky and Dee Stiver. Stiver was the replacement for Blanche Thornburg, long time board member —o— ANN (MRS. John) Sudlow. who claims to have spent her freshman and sophomore year in the now much-talked-about uptown Syracuse High School, was in pursuit of a copy of the 1968 “Echo,” the high school year book. “I always knew it pays to advertise." she soothed to this column, and placed an ad for one in our classified ad columns. Forsooth, one turned up. from Jerry (Mrs. Fred) Bylahd. and later another one showed up. She wants the copy for her sister. Ida Mae Hamman of Sylvania. Ohio. —O'JEFF WOOTEN, frozen food manager at Augsburger’s Super Valu in Syracuse. Mike and. Diane Myers, r 5 Syracuse (he’s manager of the North W’ebster Augsburger store), and Danny and Linda Clingaman of Warsaw returned home last Tuesday from a 2.800-mile motorcycle trip to and around Florida, which took them 10 days. Asked where they stayed at night. Mike said emphatically. “In motels: you can bet on that, after riding those things all day long.” Jeff rode a Honda 550 and pulled a two-wheel trailer containing their belongings, while Mike and Danny rode Honda 7505.' . -oOVR NEIGHBORING town of North Webster came in for a generous dose of publicity, not all bad, in test Tuesday’s edition of The Chicago Tribune, in an article by reporter Jeff Lyon in the section entitled Tempo. It’s pretty much about the comings and goings of the Camelot mystique that was the brainchild of J. Homer Shoop, banker, about 10 years ago. Under the heading. “The bloom of Camelot is fading in North Webster.” it features a large photo of Phil Payne, plumbing and heating man and school board member, among others Reporter Lyon visited North Webster about a month ago to gather information for his lengthy article. He writes about the 12.5 million building “rising incongruously from a street of humble storefronts, which resembles the entrance of Disneyland.” Most of us “natives” have watched the Camelot and Mermaid Festival theme spawned from the efforts of banker Shoop, and the late John Herrmann and H. K. (Hokem) Larson. The Festival came first, with the first one in 1946. and the Camelot and its International Palace of Sports about 10 years ago Having fun with Shoop, reporter Lyon writes. “All of this baroqueness is the brainchild of one man. an offbeat millionaire banker who wears tennis shoes with good suits.” He writes further about the tarnish of the Camelot image since Shoop sold his Counting House Bank to some outsiders who have no interest in sports or a wax museum or storefronts that resemble King Arthur’s England. He ends saying. "You’d hate to see a nice town like North W’ebster get hurt royally.” The article is worth reading. -o— BETTY HITE, our Syracuse fifth grade teacher who was catapulted into page 1 news (at least in this paper) for her win in the women’s class at the Lake County (III.) Heart Marathon over a week ago. has applied for a passport to go to Stockholm. Sweden, for an international marathon, the big prize she received from her Illinois win. When she had her picture taken for the passport, her husband Jim also had a picture taken, with the idea in mind that he might accompany Betty to Sweden. But, when he was outside Saturday doing archery practice, he decided, nope, no way. I’m not flying anywhere.

fli JIM HITE... not to be overlooked Jim Hite, slightly rotund at about 200 pounds, is a cheerful sixth, seventh and eighth grade science teacher at the North Webster Junior High School, who also coaches his school's freshman basketball team. “He’s really a good coach.” Betty confides, adding, “but he’s kind of a weird guy.” His blue eyes sparkle when he talks about archery or basketball, and he loves those Wawasee Warriors He is a Minnesota Vikings fan. did some high school basketball and college (Manchester) football himself, then went on to Ball State V. where he did graduate work. All of his 14 years of teaching have been done at North Webster Junior High. He manages to get in a mile of road work a day. but nothing like Betty’s marathon stintfe. —o— ALL THIS about Jim Hite has a chauvinistic overtone. It reminds us of a story about a lecture circuit the late British playwright George Bernard Shaw made in the United States a good many years ago. which generated reams of newspaper publicity about the well known British wit. Reporters pulled out all stops, duly recording his every word and deed.. GBS wound up his series of talks in Miami where a reporter was sent out to cover his talk. “What can I write about this man that has not already been said many times before.” the bewildered reporter wondered to himself. Finally, he hit on the idea of writing about Mrs. Shaw, who stood in her husband’s shadows over the years. And so. the enterprising reporter did a feature on Mrs. Shaw, telling all. ending with “Mrs. Shaw was accompanied by her husband. George Bernard.” And likewise, we don’t mean to see Jim Hite overlooked either. —o— GAYLORD AND Evelyn Jones have let the contract for a new home, to be built this summer beside their present home at 208 Burning Tree Drive, Naples. Fla., located on the edge of the Burning Tree Golf Course. -oWHEN STATE Trooper Larry Clodfelter cleaned out his desk at the Ligonier State Police Barracks, preparatory to moving his things to his new quarters just north of Bremen, he ran across a lot of old photos of auto accidents in the Syracuse community, many of them revealing old model cars and m some cases buildings and other community points of identification. Os interest were several photos showing old model cars which crashed head-on on narrow span bridges. —o— INSURANCE AGENT Tom Stiver and his wife, Karen, 106 South Harrison Street, are looking forward to a fall trip to Athens. Greece, courtesy of the American National Insurance Co. At the time Tom is high on the company’s sales list, and he displays every sign of making the sales goal required for the trip. In the spring of ’Bl they were guests <rf the same insurance company on a memorable trip to Bavaria. Germany, pijncipally the Munich area. -oTHE LAKELAND Daycare committee in charge of raising 175.000 for a new center is elated beyond belief with week end news that they are to receive 137.500 from the Kosciusko County United Way on a matching-fund basis. Which means, if the committee comes up with 137,500, they will receive the same amount from L’W. Or any part thereof. This is the shot in the arm the committee needs, and they are pounding the pavement to scrounge every dollar available for their cause. Col. Joe Gray, consultant to the committee, said Turkey Creek Township usually receives more funds from UW than they raise in their annual drives here. (Note: See story on page 1.) —o— FRED PERSONNETTE, 612 Third Street, is up in arms about the continuing erosion of his property which lies along Turkey Creek and just west of the South Huntington Street dam. He contends the heavy spring waters flowing over the dam have washed away a considerable portion of his land and he doesn’t like it one-bit. He said he is even contemplating legal action against (Continued on page 5)