The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 March 1983 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 2,1983

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Editorials

Congratulations are in order It seems our lead editorials of the past several weeks have centered around events at Wawasee High School where things really seem to be happening — congratulations this week go to the the Wawasee swimmers who competed in the state meet at Indianapolis on Saturday and broke several school records; and to the WHS musicians, including the jazz band, who won top honors in the state competition. Good luck wishes need to be extended to the Warrior basketball team members as they prepare to meet Tippecanoe Valley in the opening game of the Triton Sectional tonight and to the Warriors for winning a share in the Northern Lakes Conference crown. The Warriors share the spot with last year’s state basketball championship team from Plymouth —a team that WHS defeated earlier this season And, the Lady Warrior gymnastics team has the lead in competition in the sectional this week with hopes of taking another sectional crown Let’s keep the tradition going and have two more sectional trophies this week! Looking alike For centuries philosophers have mused over the question whether wives grow to look like their husbands and vice versa. We think there’s something to the theory. \ There are those who argue that people naturally choose mates who have the characteristics they admire (the characteristics of their own mother or father). This similarity can become more pronounced in later years. But, in addition to this logical explanation, we believe wives and husbands sometimes develop traits, facial expressions and philosophies of their marriage partner. This is only natural, since they are together so much of the time. They can also develop a similar mental attitude towards life in many cases and similarities of temperament and philosophy. We think it true, then, that wives and husbands do often look alike as the years pass. Do you? That garden Now is the time spring gardeners are planning and preparing for fresh vegetables this summer. First plantings will soon be going into the ground in more southerly states. If insects and other pests have been a problem in past years, take the advise of professionals. Rotate crops and, even better, plant your garden in squares — separating the crops widely. This will discourage insects from ravaging an entire row or single area. t This may sound overly simple. One would think insects would move easily from one patch of a favorite diet to another. But scientists have found most insects respond to chemical signals from nature. The mass of different signals given off from mixed plantings often confuses insects and they frequently will not cross through plants they dislike. Mixed planting is, in fact, the pattern of mother nature, where insects seldom ravage anything. So, back to nature, in effect, is the 1983 message to gardeners, who want to avoid insect damage as far as possible. This planting pattern and crop rotation (important because eggs from the previous season’s insects hatch out the following year in that same area) are .two rules of good gardening. A third is that if one uses light compost or manure annually in gardening beds, plant this rotation: soil builders Ist year (alfalfa, beans, peas, peanuts), heavy feeders the next (corn, beets, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, okra, parsley, spinach, melons, tomatoes, etc.) and light feeders the third (carrots, onions, pepper, potatoes, turnips, leeks, mustard greens, etc.).

What others say —

Spreading the good news

If you have any doubts about the popularity of the Bible, forget them. We would like to report that the American Bible Society recently presented to President Reagan a specially-bound commemorative Good News Bible symbolic of the 100 millionth Bible distributed by the society in all languages since its founding in 1816. The presentation was made to the president in recognition of his proclaiming 1983 as the Year of the Bible. President Reagan made the proclamation effective this month, although he signed it into public law last October, following a joint resolution by the Senate and House. In accepting the Good News Bible, the president was following a custom which goes back to President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. Every president since then, with one exception, has received a copy of Scripture from ABS. And the ABS isn’t reporting the missed president. The Good News Bible, a version in modern-day English prepared by American Bible Society translators, first appeared late in 1976. In the more than six years since, over 15 million copies have been distributed not only in the United States, but wherever English is read or understood. The Good News Bible had been preceded 10 years earlier by “Good News for Modern Man,” the New Testament. For more than a century and a half the American Bible Society has followed its solitary goal of providing people everywhere with the word of God in their own languages. One early president, John Quincy Adams, was vice president of ABS from 1818 to 1848. The ABS has been busy during its 167 years, distributing over 3 billion Scriptures. It has distributed 15 million Good News Bibles since 1976. Can you imagine how big a stack 15 million Bibles would make? Last year ABS distributed over 240 million copies of Scripture, more than 124 million of them in the U.S. ABS is in partnership with other national Bible Societies to bring Scriptures to people in 159 countries and territories. Scriptures have been published in 1,763 languages since the invention of printing. Bible Society Scriptures are currently available in over 500 languages. Locally, the World Missionary Press of New Paris distributes thousands of Scriptures and Bible tracts in foreign languages throughout the world, but is not affiliated with the American Bible Society. The WMP is an independent literature mission and sends the Scriptures free of charge throughout the world wherever they are requested. The ABS has special Scriptures for the blind, prisoners, young people, the Armed Forces, the sick, people who are learning to read, etc. ABS asks only that people pay what they can for Scriptures in their own language, and in millions of instances annually these are given free. Most of us are very aware that the Gideons place Bibles in hotel rooms and motel rooms throughout the nation. If you have been in a room without a Bible, chances are good that one had been placed there and it was stolen. .... We have fairly well established that the Bible is the best distributed book in the world. Nearly everyone has one or more Bible in their home. When is the last time you opened this Holy Book? — GOSHEN NEWS

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The Wawasee swimmers, represented here by Tim Crum, set new school records at the state meet on Saturday. The jazz band, represented here by Bill Dixon, won first place honors in the state meet. And, the gymnastics team and the basketball team are in sectional competition this week.

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EMT Linda Eastman enjoys the people she works with

She was the 1982 Emergency Medical Technician of the Year for North Webster and has been a part of the North Webster Emergency Medical Service for four years. Linda Eastman, North Webster, joined because her husband wanted them to join as a husband and wife team. But because of surgery her husband, Mike, had to drop out of the course and she went on to complete. “It was something we thought we’d do together and he wanted me to do it with him.” “It’s a hard feeling to describe when you come upon a person who is totally helpless ana in a panicky situation,” remarked Mrs. Eastman, who added another feeling is the “scared feeling you get when responding and the response you see.” Mrs. Eastman stated one thing she enjoys about being an EMT is “the people I work with,” she added she was not just saying it, but really meaning it. “They’re like another part of my family, the EMTs, drivers and first responders are friends not only committed to the patients but to fellow workers. I like being a part of that group.” What bothers her most about being an EMT is the lack of knowledge and understanding by the community about EMTs and the EMS and what they are about. “The only time we enter into the public is when we’re needed? I’m not expecting a big thank you, I just wish more were aware of what the EMS and EMTs are all about. ” During the past four years one run will always stay in the mind of Linda Eastman, a run that involved a 16-year-old boy who whispered “thank you” to her and asked her to tell the others he loved them. Another memory which stays

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in an EMTs mind is a situation where a patient is lost. “You always go back, mechanically you know you did all you could, but it gnaws at you, ‘is there anything else I could have done.’ ” Mrs. Eastman grew up in Winchester and has lived in North Webster for the past eight years. Mrs. Eastman and her husband have four children, Tina, 15; Michael, 14; Stephen, 12; and Laura, six. She has taken college courses and is a primary instructor. In addition to assisting her husband in his business she also teaches EMT classes in North Webster. Her hobbies include tennis, school activities and involvement, and singing. “I like being involved in what the kids are in school.” She is president of the North Webster Music Boosters and secretary of the Parish Council at Saint Martin’s dePorres Catholic Church, Syracuse. THE MAIL JOURNAL IUSPS 325 840) Published by The Mail-Journal every Wednesday and entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana 4*5*7. Second class postage paid at 103 E. Main Street, Syracuse, Indiana 4*5*7 and at additional entry offices. Subscription: Sl4 per year in Kosciusko County; $1*.50 outside county. POSTMASTERS: Send change of address forms to The Mail-Journal, P.O. Box 188, Milford, Indiana 4*542.

"CRUZIN AROUND CUSE"

(EDITOR’S NOTE. This week’s column is written by Mail-Journal staff reporter Gary Lewis.) IF YOU’RE a regular reader of Cruzin’, you probably have noticed for the last few weeks there’s been a lot of guest writers appearing on this page. Well, this week, you’re going to get another. Mail-Journal publisher Arch Baumgartner is still in the Sunshine State, but before he left he handed his typewriter to me with the instructions to write Cruzin this week. Most of you probably don’t know me. If you do recognize the name, it was probably associated with the latest success or failure of the Wawasee Warriors. And if you attend any ball games, which you should be if you’re reading this, you may have seen me crawling around the basketball or football field with a camera dangling around my neck. This assignment is a difficult one. After all, just about everyone has an opinion about Cruzin’ and it’s difficult to follow in the footsteps of someone as well known as Arch. But here it goes anyway. I’ve tried to pick up on some of the latest news in town which I hope will give some insight about what’s been happening in Syracuse lately. IF YOU haven’t heard the big news about the new 30-unit condominium units that may be erected at the site of the old Syracuse Enterprises plant, then you haven’t been reading The MailJournal very carefully. It seems that Joe Todd has had his eye on the former orthopedic equipment factory for awhile and like most good realtors, recognized a good future use when he saw it. The town board passed the required zoning change — from light industrial to residential —by a close 3-2 vote. That’s alright with Todd, who says he wants to get the project going sometime this spring if he can. Todd’s premise for building the multi-family units is to provide Syracuse residents affordable housing. He believes a lot of people would like to live in a lakefront home but they can’t afford a big home. A major hurdle will be Thursday night’s Syracuse BZA meeting. Todd needs to get the board’s approval for a 12-foot setback from the water’s edge before going ahead with the project, miig H I I il* 1 1 ' w .<1 .*>4 SYRACUSE LOCAL Robert Owen was recently appointed as the new vice-president for the State Bank of Syracuse. Owen, who lives at North Shore Drive, was the vice-president of lending for the American State Bank in Ligonier. He and his wife Jean have two children, Renita and Ryan. Renita is employed by The MailJournal and works in the composing department. Ryan is majoring in business administration and is a senior at Indiana University. Owen reports that his biggest adjustment to his new job is the one-mile drive to work as opposed to his 10-minute jaunt to Ligonier with the American State Bank. Owen will be doing much of the same work in Syracuse as he did at Ligonier. He’ll be in charge of mortgage lending for the bank. THE OVERWORKED word “Hoosier Hysteria’’ will be what the Lakeland community will need when the Wawasee Warriors battle the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings at 7:30 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) in the first round of the Triton Sectional. Coach John Wysong’s crew will need all the help it can get to win the sectional crown for the second year in a row. The Warriors drew the long way, three games to win it all, while Warsaw gets a virtual cakewalk with its first game against Triton Friday night. Warsaw looks to be the favorite since the Tigers have beaten everyone in the sectional field. Wawasee has been the underdog all season long and judging from recent play the underdog role suits them just fine. If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, it’s not too late. Single session tickets can be pur-

Poland stamp may be released in Warsaw

Warsaw Postmaster Robert R. Douglas has been working towards getting the US Postal Service to release a Warsaw, Poland, Commemorative Stamp for its first day issue here in Warsaw. The postage stamp will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Doctor L. L. Zamenhof of Warsaw, Poland. For the past four years Douglas has corresponded . and exchanged stamps and postcards with a Polish resident and feels Warsaw, Ind., is a sister city to Warsaw, Poland. The postmaster has written a letter to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee in Washington, D. C., attaching research on Thaddeus Kosciuzko, the rich young Polish nobleman, the patron patriot of Kosciusko County and included other in-

chased at the door. SPEAKING OF sports, golfers in the Lakeland area should be on the look out for a great deal in golfing at area golf courses. It seems a grand money-making scheme is being cooked-up by a Wawasee head coach and if all goes well, area golfers could get a great deal while helping out a Wawasee athletic team. These specials will become available soon and may be already circulating the area right now. THE DUST has settled over the recent Syracuse Town Hall bids and it seems just about everyone was disappointed. Although most were within the 1650,000 budget set by the board, everyone was expecting the tough economy to force the bids to be around $500,000 to $550,000. WITH ALL of the depressing news out of Washington these days, it seems to be a bit of a surprise that the Congress found the time to spread around a little friendship. But according to J.B. Hoj of North Webster, president of “A Rose For Friendship Society,’* a joint resolution was passed by the senate and the house of representatives desginating two dates in June of this year as “A Rose for Friendship Week” and “A Rose for Friendship Day.” Here’s the exact working of H. J. Res. 21: “Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, that the week beginning on June 19. 1983. is designated as *A Rose for Friendship Week* and June 22. 1983, is designated as ‘A Rose for Friendship Day.’ Hie President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such week and day with appropriate activities.” Congressman John Hiler introduced the joint resolution January 3 of this year and the proposal was referred to the committee on post office and civil service. CHAMBER OF Commerce president Henry Smith is sticking to his appointment promise of trying to increase membership in the chamber. The chamber’s next meeting, scheduled for Friday, has on the agenda a complete report from the membership committee. The committee is part of Smith’s scheme to put “people business” to work for the chamber. When he took office, he successfully petitioned for an organizational structure of separate committees with special tasks. In this week’s meeting, the committee plans to report on reasons why some people are not members of the chamber. This kind of cooperation and people management is a necessary step for the chamber to remain a functional part of Syracuse. PLANS FOR the retail merchants “Spring Fling,’’ Sagebrush Days, looks to be a gala affair. President Jeanne Gardiner met with the committee in a special meeting last week to finalize details for the May 28.29 and 30 event. The plans now call for a shuttle service between the downtown area and the village. All of the . merchants will participate in a special badge promotion — similar to the Winter Carnival badge. The shuttle will be done up in typical Sagebrush style, with a mule skinner wagon. ♦ Bake sales, live “campfire sings’’ and flea markets will be scattered throughout. A bluegrass band will be contacted to participate as well as singers from the Enchanted Hills Playhouse. Square dancing will be part of the activities and bands are currently being contacted. If you or your group would like to participate, contact Jeanne Gardiner at 457-3165. Spring Fever may have already hit the Lakeland area if this report is correct. Neighbors near Oakwood Park last Sunday saw a man swimming in the channel near there. The way we hear it, Chris Cook, son of Forrest Cook, Syracuse, dived into the channel clad in only swimming trunks. He remained in the water for about 10 minutes according to the neighbors report. X 3 It’s a good thing Chris didn’t stay in the water any longer than that because the ice just melted about a week ago. Recent temperatures in the near 60s could have caused this premature fever so area residents had best be on the look out for more of this kind of Spring Fever suffering. The Syracuse Park Department is now looking for interested citizens to serve on the park department’s advisory committee. For more information, contact president Alan Kitson.

formation about the area as well. Douglas is asking citizens to write to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee to urge the committee to consider Warsaw, Ind., 46580-9998 as the post office for first day issue of the stamp. There, are other Warsaw’s

187,021 claims for unemployment benefits

There were 187,021 claims for unemployment insurance last week, according to the Indiana Employment Security Division. The comparable year-ago total was 154,534. Harry T. McFarland, director, said initial claims decreased by 1,062 to 11,470 last week as fewer

located in several states that may be selected. For those who’d like to see the stamp sold here write to: Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee U. S. Postal Service Washington, D.C. 20265

new layoffs occurred. There was no significant change in the number of continued claims. McFarland said there were 3,324 new claims for extended benefits and 407 initial claims for federal supplemental compensation.