The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 June 1983 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., June 15,1983

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Editorials Father's day Mrs. John Bruce Dodd is generally thought to have done more to originate Father’s Day than any other American. The idea occurred to her in 1909 when she was living in Spokane, Washington. She suggested it to the ministerial association and proposed fathers be honored on the third Sunday in June. In June, 1910, the first observance was held in Spokane and i slowly the day came to be recognized in other cities, some thinking I they were the first to do so. \ Most of the impetus for observing a day for fathers came from \ women, as did the custom of wearing red or white roses on the day. This year Father’s Day falls on the 19th and is especially appropriate in view of the recent flood of literature and films picturing dad inaccurately as a money-mad chauvinist, out of touch with his children. Fortunately, the ties and cigars father receives on the 19th will, in most cases, have been earned. About vacations , Millions of Americans face summer with the unshaken conviction the entire family must be carted off, some distance, on a two-week vacation at the beach, in the mountains or with Aunt Hattie at Kokomo. But in recent years with traffic, costs and congestion what they are today, vacations sometimes leave participants more depleted at the end than in the beginning. Travel experts tell us vacations needn’t be far from home; in fact, they can be taken at home — if the routine can be broken. And if vacations are to include travel, it’s best not to undertake too much of it, or long travel tied to strict schedules. Even on European vacations, settle for one or two countries per trip. Go in spring or fall, if possible, when the crowds are thinned out. In this country good advice is to avoid crowds, holiday weekends and heavy traffic. If one can decide to rest, rather than push, the end result will likely be more enjoyable and recuperative. Summertime No other season quite matches summer, with its outdoor fun, vacation freedoms, water sports, camping, travel, lazy days and exotic nights. Blue skies and sunshine outdoors cheer up those who get away from big cities to enjoy them. And summer is often the only time families can play together at a vacation or holiday spot. What others say — Taxpayers to Congress: "hands off fax cut, index" Every two years the American people go to the polls and elect 435 congressmen and one third of the Senate. These men and women head off to Washington promising to represent the wishes of those who elected them. And every April 15, we show our appreciation by paying their $61,000-a-year salaries and the salaries of their staffs. Once they arrive in Washington, the congressmen and senators turn around and pass laws and regulations telling us how to live our lives. They relieve us of difficult decisions concerning how we should best spend the family budget by taking from us — and spending for us — much of our paychecks. And when the task of running our lives and spending our money becomes too much for 535 politicians and their immediate staffs, they hire bureaucrats (some two million plus) and create new federal agencies (Lord knows how many) to handle the job. Recently, however, the politicians and their helpers have moved beyond telling us what to do. They now presume to tell us what we think. For two years now they have been telling us that middle America believes the Reagan tax cuts of 1981 are unfair. That is to say that the 25 per cent across-the-bor’i cut in marginal tax rates and the indexing of tax brackets benefit the very rich and hurt lower and middle-income Americans. They have filled hundreds of pages of the Congressional Register, costing taxpayers over SI,OOO per page, with pronouncements about how unfair we think it is to have our taxes cut. They have been joined in this chorus by television anchormen and newspaper reporters. Convinced by their own rhetoric that the American people share their desire to return to the tax and spend policies of the last decade, the liberal politicians in Washington have announced their intention to repeal the third year of the tax cut — the 10 per cent cut in marginal tax rates scheduled to take effect July 1. They would also like to repeal the indexing provision that will prevent inflation from moving taxpayers into ever higher tax brackets. But before we allow Congress to do us any such favors, perhaps we would ask the American people to speak for themselves. To this end the U.S. Chamber of Commerce commissioned a national poll by George Gallup and asked Americans what they thought, not what Tip O’Neill says they think. Tip will be surprised to learn the following: Only five per cent of the American people want Congress to repeal the third year of the tax cut. Only 28 per cent would be willing to postpone July’s tax cut. An overwhelming majority — 55 per cent — want the 10 per cent tax cut to go into effect as scheduled. The tax and spenders in Washington are in for more bad news on the indexing question. By a 55 per cent to 28 per cent majority, people want to keep the indexing provision intact. The hidden tax of bracket creep — which hikes taxes 1.6 per cent for every one percentage point of inflation — is less popular with the people than Tip O’Neill and company thought . OK. So people don’t like taxes, the pseudo-populists respond. What about “fairness Tax cuts are bad for the lower and middle-income American. Well, a recent Sidlinger pole exposed this cant for the self-serving rhetoric it is. Dividing respondents by income range, the poll showed that while only 32.8 per cent of those “fat cats’’ making over $50,000 a year wanted to keep the third year of the tax cut, over 64 per cent of the “skinny cats,” those earning below $15,000 a year, supported the July tax cut, and 64.8 per cent wanted to retain indexing. Surprised, Tip? Lower-income Americans are more, not less, supportive of President Reagan’s commitment to the third year of the tax cut and the please, stop pretending that you speak for the working men and women of Amenca when you call for higher taxes. _ . FAJRBURy * ——

ad Os Remember Sunday is Fathers special day. Give him the honor due him for all he does for you during the year. / ka in I~ ~ 457-3666 Or M-J PlllSe 0311658-4111, Ext. 17 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: How will you occupy your children this summer? - 8 Results of last week's question: The National Commission on Excellence in Education of the U.S. Deparment of Education gave a scathing report on the nation's failure to provide a quality education for our young people. How do you feel about our educational system? 1 don't think it's up to par. . .1 think it's fine. I don't have any disagreements with it. Speaking only locally. 1 feel we re doing an excellent job. The local schools provide a well-rounded education. What they say about it on a national basis must be true . It could be improved. It would depend on what area you lived in. There's not much of a complaint here in Syracuse Other places could stand a lot of improvement It could be improved. I've never had any problems with it. I’m still in high school. .1 really don’t know what to say I'd rather just pass on it. .1 don't know anything about it. ..1 think they could spend more time with school work than with other activities. Aside from that. I'm fairly satisfied with it. It's really something swell. I have a granddaughter who's H years old. and she’s just doing wonderful. .1 feel it’s superior to the education systems in most other countries. It could be improved. Unsung hero — wM JAY DUNCAN Jay Duncan wants to help

Jay Duncan is a fireman and an Emergency Medical Service driver for North Webster He started with the fire department in 1977 and also joined the EMS with his wife, Willie. Duncan has been a driver with the EMS for two years after his recertification expired and often runs as an assistant, when a certified emergency medical technician is present. - Court news MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko County and Superior Courts: Cripps — Wanetta Cripps vs Richard Cripps of r 1 Milford. The couple was married on August 22, 1961, and separated May 13, 1983. Plantiff seeks a dissolution of marriage, a fair and equitable division of property, attorney s fees and costs. Plantiff further seeks the restoration of her former name of Wanetta Pletcher. Stidhams — Carol Stidhams vs Mark Allen Stidhams of r 1 North Webster. The plantiff is seeking dissolution of the marriage, a fair and equitable division of property, attorney’s fees and costs. The plantiff further asks that the court determine custody and support of the couple’s three minor children

He remarked he joined the fire department and EMS “so 1 can help the community. " When he joined the EMS he also thought he should be a fireman. “1 am able to help the community and have the knowledge of first aid for my own personal use and for the community’s.” Duncan remarked he doesn't like having to get up early in the mornings when it is 10 below zero and three feet of snow to respond to a fire alarm or ambulance call. His hobbies include drawing, and collecting stamps. He is employed by Essex Wire. Fort Wayne. Duncan has lived in North Webster since 197(>. moving here from Marion. He and his wife, Willie, have one son. Matthew, two years old.

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

THEY WERE late in coming, but when they started to show up they came in force. Os course. we have reference to the summer residents that take the lakes area from its sleepy presence to a humming, thriving community with a cosmopolitan flavor. “Blame it on the temperature.’’ complained a local merchant, who kept a watchful eye out for the first signs of' ‘real summer weather. ’ Others blamed the “quietness*' on the economy, cautioning that this “was to be expected", meaning, don't look for the normal influx of summer residents this year. All of this seemed true about mid-week last week, but then the weather broke — and here they came. You could visibly see the pick-up in cars and people in the area beginning late last week. On Friday there was a noticeable lack of activity on Lake Wawasee. but Saturday and Sunday was a completely different thing, as lake traffic picked up dramatically. The white sails were seen all over the Big Lake as sailboat enthusiasts unfurled their masts. All of this has a serious effect on the local economy, as any merchant will tell you. Many merchants look to the summertime economy to render their small operations viable They have a vested interest in good. hot. summer weather Most everyone we know is looking forward to several months of hot. seasonable summer weather. THERE WAS a time in the late 1920 s and through the 1930 s when the Waco Ballroom on Lake Wawasee was one of the big attractions of the Big Band era. Located on the south side of Lake Wawasee, the small tract of land that brought dancers for many miles around to waltz to bands like Glen Miller. Cab Calloway. Woody Herman, Tommy Dorsey and others, brought in overflow crowds. A crowd of several thousand was nothing, with colorful Ross Franklin insisting that dancers act like ladies and gentlemen. And when Franklin was in charge it was strictly a no-booze affair. The July 13, 1933, issue of The Syracuse Journal had a page one account that on the previous Friday 3,200 dancers attended a Waco dance where Cab Calloway, the famous black dance band leader, performed with his band. The article mentioned that Ross Franklin said “at least 5,000’ ’ attended a dance there on July 3,1929 For the education of anyone who doesn't believe the Big Bands were big. we reprint July IX 1933, Journal article; According to the management. 3.200 people attended the dance at Waco Friday night when Cab Calloway and his orchestra played there. Cars commenced parring through Syracuse to Lake Wawasee at dark, and seemed to come in an unbroken line until late in the evening. The parking lot at Waco was quickly filled, and so were both sides of the road on the south side of the lake, parked cars filling vacant lots and the roadsides from the road near the Everett Ketring property not far from Ideal Beach, to the Gid Lecount home, beyond the Tavern entrance from Waco. Places of business near Waco selling soft drinks and sandwiches were soon “sold out'' and then dancers who could not get to the crowded Waco floor went to The Tavern and to The Ratskeller. One property damage was reported from The Rathskeller. One couple which came there to dance filled with “vim and vigor — and” kicked a hole in the big bass drum. Their names were obtained from their parked car. and they have agreed to pay for the drum at S 3 a week. Dancers on the Waco floor crowded around the platform on which the orchestra sat so that they formed a wall which kept the music from reaching outdoors. Those who wished to dance also filled the floor space on the outer floor of Waco, outside the dance floor, and many stood on the railing trying to catch a glimpse of the orchestra. Those who worked in the refreshment stand of Waco itself were quite busy all evening. Many would-be dancers gave up in despair at the lake and came to Syracuse for refreshments. Thornburg's, the Hotel, Wawasee restaurant and Insley’s were kept busy until morning hours, and gasoline stations also were called upon for service by many who had driven more than 50 miles to attend the dance. In estimating the crowd many people say this was the largest which ever attended Waco, but according to Ross Franklin there were at least 5,000 there the night of July X 1929. Then the dancers came and went, buying tickets for the numbers which they wished to dance, but a check up showed at least 5.000 attended, he said. Franklin also said then ears were parked as far as the Slip, whereas on Friday night they were parked a short distance beyond the Tavern entrance. The (Calloway > orchestra came to Syracuse in a Greyhound bus. They left immediately for Cincinnati. (>.. where they are playing this week. IT WAS interesting to see the judge and the mayor flip coins to see who was buying the coffee. The judge in this case was former Noble County judge John C. Hagen, and the mayor was his son Steve, current mayor of Ligonier. The two Hagens are practiccing law together, with offices in Ligonier and in the Huntington Building in Syracuse. Outcome: the mayor lost. “HAS ANOTHER embryonic newspaper sprung up in Kosciusko County.'' was our first thought, when a compatriot threw this small, fourpage piece on our desk. The name of the new is The Classic Cronicle (sic), something that piqued our curiosity and made us inquire further.

Actually, present publications have little to worry about, it was quickly apparent. The unique idea is actually the brainchild of the owners of The Classic. North Webster’s mecca formerly known as the M & M Restaurant. While the center-spread and back page make up the Classic's menu, the front page contains a mine-field of lore from the lakes area, and is worth a quick scrutiny One little gem. for instance, is: “About 1533 — Chief Monoquet of the Potowatomi Indians, whose village is about three miles north of Warsaw, is said to be on the point of death. A pretty young squaw, visiting from a northern tribe, is sought on charges that she bewitched or poisoned him." Hats off to owners Ray and Joan Gans and Mike and Carole Richel for winning our Unique Idea of the Week Award THERE’S A new Scout Cabin board of directors at Syracuse, following last Wednesday night's organizational meeting, as follows: Bob Troutman, president: Joanne Kline, vice president; Barb Matney, and Mike Tallon, treasurer. A cabin restoration committee named is Orman McKinley. Tom Jackson, Joanne Kline and Bob Westfall It was noted that a SSO donation was received by the Business and Professional Women, and that a rental fee of SSO would be made with a $25 deposit 808 AND Rosely n Jones of the Ogden Island area (Lake Wawasee* are planning to leave early in the week for Edinburg. Sceotlaud, where their daughter Wendy is slated to receive her Ph.D. degree in English literature. The Joneses will fly into Glasgow. Scotland, where they will rent a car and motor to Edinburg to visit Wendy. They plan to go to London for a brief visit, then fly home from there, following a vacation trip of about two weeks Bonnie Bjella will leave her post in the library's basement for that time, where she has the children’s library, and fill Roselyn’s post upstairs ERNIE ROGERS is pleased as punch with his new real estate offices. Ernie (he “is” LoganRogers Real Estate* purchased the 24x45 building formerly occupied by the Syracuse Travel Agency and located just a short distance north from his former office in the Village. A 2Hx45 office building, located behind his new office, is part of the package he purchased. The purchase was from Bill Hann of Warsaw. The office Rogers vacated was part of a building owned by Dick Maresh Tim Ringler has his Vintage Instant Print in the back of that building It appears likely he'll take over Old Ern’s old office for his new office, suited to his growing business IF YOU were a dinner guest Sunday at the Kale Island Beacon and got there early enough, you were the recipient of a glass of Cold Duck champagne, compliments of the hosts. Don and -i Janet Hayes. The occasion: It marked the wedding earlier in the day of the Hayes' son William to Jo Lynn Haecker of North Manchester, daughter of Charles and Norma Haecker of that city, held at the First Brethren Church of North Manchester But more than that, it marked the 24th wedding anniversary of Don and Janet, and would have been the 55th wedding anniversary of Don's parents, the late Waverly Paul and Virginia Hay es of St. Louis. THESE UNIQUE signs sprang up during the past few days advertising this year’s Wawasee Flotilla Festival. Members of the Flotilla committee were busy heralding the big event of the summer season it promises to be a real rootin’-shootin’ week end of events. July 2. X 4. running events, bicycle races, various activities such as arts and crafts in the Syracuse Lakeside Park, fireworks at the south end of Lake Wawasee and at the Lakeside Park. The big event, of course, will be the Flotilla itself, scheduled to take place on Lake Wawasee on the afternoon. July X More details on all this as arrangements unfold. AT LEAST a few members of the Business & Professional Women's organization think Bill Fisher, of Fisher Rent-All. needs a spelling lesson When this ambitious group of local women held its very successful chicken barbecue al the Lakeland Youth Center on Memorial Day during Sagebrush Days, they had Bill put up an electric road sign advertising their event. (Continuedon pages)