The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 July 1983 — Page 4

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THE MAILJOURNAL —Wed., July 27,1983

Editorials

'Because the people must know’ This week’s classified pages are full of legal notices. Public notice or legal advertising plays a unique role in both American history and in the process by which this Country’s democracy is preserved. Its one premise is that people must be informed if they are to govern themselves competently. Legal advertising first came into being with the Congress of 1792. That body, recognizing its responsibility to the people, required the Postmaster General to advertise for bids for the construction of new post offices. From that inauspicious beginning to the complex publication requirements in federal, state and local laws today, government officials have come more and more to understand their obligations to inform the public through legal advertising. Newspapers over the years have become the vehicles by which these obligations have been fulfilled. They will continue to be as long as the public demands that it be informed frequently and by the best means possible. Legals in this issue include claims to be considered by the county commissioners, proposed budgets of several taxing units in Kosciusko County and the list of properties on the delinquent tax sale. All should be studied by those who are affected by them as it is not only a right, a privilege but an obligation. 67th county fair opens Monday i The 67th Kosciusko County Fair is slated to open Monday bn the fairgrounds in Warsaw with all the thrills the annual event can offer. Events will begin on Sunday with the Gospel Sing at 6 p.m. and continue until a new queen is crowned Saturday nigKL The official opening of the fair is slated for 7 p.m. Monday with the ribbon cutting and introduction of queen candidates. County 4-H club members are busy with some projects already judged and other projects to be judged during fair week. The auction has been moved from Thursday to Friday with hopes of attracting more attention. The animals will be on the grounds longer and it is felt more people will be able to participate. Fair officials expect some confusion with the change but feel it will benefit all in the end. Special events include auto races, a semi-truck pull, mud wrestling, a special day for senior citizens, the 4-H fashion review and crowning of a new 4-H king and queen, a demolition derby, buck night and a farm machinery display. All in all, the fair promises something for everyone. Worries If currently worried about business problems, family problems, etc., remember that your worries are relative. Ten years from now, as the saying goes, you’ll have forgotten all about your current worries, in nine of ten cases. That alone is not sufficient comfort to totally allay one’s worries, but one should also remember there are many who have greater, more critical problems. Anyone can look around and find many things for which to be thankful. The experts tell us ninety per cent of the possibilities we worry about never materialize. They also say we are unable to exercise any control over most of the other things. Most worry is thus wasted emotion. Sunshine friends come easy when you are successful

What others say —

VDT terminals are safe i A decade ago no one was concerned about the health risks of video display terminals. Now many of us spend several hours a day looking into one of these contraptions, the same as we looked over the keys of a typewriter during the “old-fashioned’ mechanical era. It didn’t take long for reports to surface that video display terminals were harmful to your health. Since they are in almost every office, millions of people in this nation have had some cause for alarm. So the report this week that the computer devices do not cause cataracts or other serious eye damage was very good news. Labor organizations and others have expressed concern that continued exposure to radiation from the terminals eventually could lead to cataracts — the clouding of the transparent lens of the eye —for some workers. After a two-year study, the National Academy of Sciences’ Research Council said it found no evidence that low-level radiation emitted by the televi-sion-like devices caused lasting visual problems. That’s good news to some of us who appear destined to be ‘attached’ to a computer device for a good many years. The panel cited studies of animals and humans indicating that “the levels of radiation required to produce cataracts are thousands to millions of times higher than the levels emitted by VDTs.” We’re not sure whether white rats or mice were forced to look into the VDTs for this test. It seems like those rodents have paid the price in all the other tests, and they’re usually drinking or eating far too much of something. The report said that more than 7 million Americans used VDTs in their work in 1980, and the number is going up rapidly. As VDT use goes up, so do worker complaints of blurred vision, tired eyes, headaches, muscular aches and stress, etc. More and more people are purchasing home computers and the number of people who have some experience with VDTs each day is growing. Most of our public offices are now using VDTs and computers for storage of name lists, records, etc. The home computer will change our lifestyles by the end of this century as radically as the automobile did at the beginning of the century, predict two Indiana University professors, Richard W. Olshavsky and Daniel R. Sharpless. That’s quite a challenge. Some people are going to have eye problems looking into a VDT, especially if the image on the screen isn’t clear or there is too much light in the room. But many people had eye problems squinting at the type on a typewriter, especially if the ribbon wasn’t changed regularly. If the study had reached a different conclusion, and the fears of health risks were justified, there would have been a crisis in this country. With all the display terminals in use today, changes in specifications to make them safe would have been very costly. The computer era is here to say, and those VDTs are safe despite all the rumors to the contrary. This new era is great, as long as those devices are operating properly and our friends at NIPSCo don’t have any interruptions or surges in the power supply. Yes, we’re hooked on another of those electronical gadgets. -THE GOSHEN NEWS

1 Reading public notices is every American's right and duty. Ml Di J™ 457-3666 Or -J Pulse Ca 11658-4111, Ext. 17 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What’s your favorite area summer festival or fair? Results of last week’s question: China and Great Britain are currently discussing the fate of Hong Kong when the British lease over most of the colony expires in 1997. What do you think should happen to Hong Kong? ■ i I wouldn’t know. I haven’t heard or read anything about it.. .It would seem to me that who runs Hong Kong should be up to the people who live there. That’s what I think.. .1 really couldn’t say.. .I’m not sure about that. It doesn’t seem like it would fit in with the rest of China if they wanted it back. .1 don’t know. 1997 is too far off to worry about. . .I’m not sure. The British seem to have enough problems of their own in their own country without running things in other parts of the world.. We’ve never been there, so I couldn’t say.. .1 think it should be returned to Chinese control. The lease is up. You’ve got to live up to an agreement.

Rev. Richey — A big mouth and a fat Up!

(NOTE: As a result of years of problems with high blood pressure, Rev. Ross Richey, a pastor of several area churches in the past 30 years, suffered a small stroke in the area of the optic nerve — causing increas ing loss of sight. His only hope is that the deterioration in his eyes *is lessened or stopped. This column is an attempt on his part to try and catch some of the humorous side of life as it goes by, although going blind is not a funny matter. "We’re not laughing at ‘going blind, ’ l‘m just trying to be honest as we try to pick up ore life and remain useful," he wrote to the Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. One day at Peterson Bridge National Park site, about 23 miles west of Cadillac, we were finishing our breakfast. Sixteen of us had put away three pounds of smoked sausage and four dozen scrambled eggs together. Now, I was finishing up with toast and jelly. Mary says I always put too much jelly on my toast . . what she really means is that it is too much to look dignified. Anyway, she is correct about that. I had put chunks of grape jelly on my toast and had taken one bite. In my impaired vision, I then noticed what I thought was a chunk of jelly falling off my toast. Well, we can’t do that! So, I worked that part around to where I could make my big move for it

Court news

MARRIAGE LICENSES The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jean Messmore: Bales-Levernier Darrell Warren Bales, 45,318 S. Lake St., Syracuse and Sharon Kay Levernier, 38, r 3 box 48 Syracuse Keim-Cole David Lee Keim, 23, r 4 box 74 Syracuse and Cathleen Carol Cole, 21, r 1 box 10 Syracuse Gerstner-Louden Thomas C. Gerstner, 46, 11 N. Shore Dr., Syracuse and Phyllis A. Louden, 50, 11 N. Shore Dr., Syracuse Baker-Marshall Michael Bruce Baker, 30, r 2 box 127-A Syracuse and Kathy Sue Marshall, 33, r 2 box 127-A Syracuse Thompson-Tom Scott Allen Thompson, 21, r 8 box 25 Warsaw and Melodie Sue Tom, 21, r 1 Leesburg CIRCUIT COURT The following claims have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Cowt Richard Sand, judge: Complaint People’s State Bank vs Jerry E Phillips, r 1 Milford. The plaintiff is seeking a judgment against the defendent for the sum of $6,948.92 plus interest, costs of action and

without losing it onto the table or my clothes. I did, in fact, make my “big move.” The apparent falling jelly was not jelly at all. Rather, it was a bee out gathering sweetness for his winter’s food supply! By Jam, I was seen as a deterrent to his purpose, so he sat down hard on the rim of my lower lip — as though to say “Don’t you think I know what I’m doing? It really stung! I hollered! When it was discovered what the problem was, Mary said, “What we need is an ice cube.” Yes, indeed, here we had been in the wilderness 36 hours and what we needed was an ice cube! She got up promptly as I nurtured my lip. She returned shortly with one of those ice packs which we had carried in our cooler. j She placed it in front of me as though to say, “There it is, now laugh if you will, or use it. It will help!” Others standing around, seeing the strong suggestion on Mary’s face, and the stupification on my face laughed, and out of that laughter I heard one say “Does that say anything to you about ‘A big mouth and a fat lip?”’ It really did — and then there were 16 of us laughing together. I did use it, as best I could, and I’m happy to report that there was no swelling. Thanks, Mary!

attorney’s fees for the balance owed on a promissory note CITY COURT The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Driving while intoxicated —Douglas E. Kaiser, 24, Milford, $74,60 days in jail, suspended on condition defendant not commit a major traffic or alcoholic offense for one year, not drive while suspended, attend five addiction education meetings by August 25, 1983,60 days license suspension

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

PAT BARTOW, treasurer of the Gamma Sigma sorority, is marshaling every bit of her personal charm and persuasion behind an effort to raise money for a “Memorial To A. J. West”, a Syracuse elementary student who passed away August 8, 1982, a victim of lieukemia. . With A. J.’s mother, Kathy West, serving as chairman, the sorority sisters are planning an A. J. West Carnival For Kids, which will include a dunk tank on Saturday of the week of Syracuse's Sidewalk Days, to be held in the parking lot of the Lakeland Youth Center. Money raised will go to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at Memphis, Tennessee, a worthy cause that others in this community, including the Rotary Club’s bicycle race, have supported in recent years. The clincher is: the young ladies are seeking out prominent local citizen to serve in the dunk tank. They claim to have veteran of the art Henry Smith already lined up, and have their sights trained on football coach Myron Dickerson, and others. So, if you’re asked to serve in this cause, you can consider yourself a “prominent local citizen.” IT WOULD appear that the Syracuse Boy Scout Committee is about to receive an unexpected windfall of money in its effort to raise funds to renovate or replace the present scout cabin on West Henry Street. Recent publicity surrounding the re-organiza-tion of the committee and its efforts to raise funds has caught the attention of Turkey Creek township Trustee Lou Kuilema, who has informed the committee he has “a little money” in his Revenue Sharing Fund which the trustee and his advisory board might agree to give the scout committee. The voluntary giving from several unexpected sources has been a surprise to the committee. IF YOU have an old hat or cap — any old hat or cap — here’s your chance to trade it in for a brand new one. Go out to NAPA in the Village and talk to manager “Hub” Wilkinson or Bob Stiffler or Ben Keller. They’ll take care of you. But you must understand, the new cap will have “NAPA” emblasoned in big letters across the front. “Why, we’ve given away dozens of NAPA caps,” so says Bob Stiffler, who is in charge of the store while Hub is recuperating from an illness. And. they can prove it. On both sides of their front display room are hanging all sorts of caps and hats they’ve taken in on trade. “About 200 of them,” says Stiffler. Not a bad little gimmick to get the NAPA logo spread around the community. MARK TWAIN once said (and it stuck) that everyone talks about the weather but no one does anything about it. Helen Alfrey of Lake Wawasee, a long time community booster, thinks this is also true about properly advertising the lakes area. She has in mind, specifically, that business houses who deal in this sort of thing should offer for sale picture pest cards of various point of interest around our beautiful lakes. And she has a point. There was a time when most all communities offered color picture post cards for sale, especially drug stores. No doubt a business house would have to place a large card order — maybe as many as 5,000 of each kind — but at least the market should be investigated. The Alfreys have had three French students visiting them for the past several weeks, and they are anxious to send home something of where they are staying. This brought up the picture postal card idea. “H’s sort of a contradiction,” Mrs. Alfrey states, “that we have so much to offer and are saying so little about it.” A NEW business with considerable promise has sprung up at 55484 CR 15, Elkhart, that involves at least two local men. It’s name: Action Packaging Corporation, a packaging firm which is the brainchild of R. G. (“Jerry”) Johnson, a resident with his wife Donna of North Shore Drive. Jerry has been treasurer of Kinder Mfg. Co. in Elkhart for a good many years and has had all kinds Os business experience. The other member is H. E. (“Red”) Long, a resident of Lake Wawasee, who is owner and president of Ace Pest Control, a well established local business. Red has gone with the new company as sales manager, since he has turned his responsibilities at Ace Pest Control over to his employees and finds himself with time on his hands. THE REGULARS at the Syracuse Case “breakfast club” jointly received a postal card from Jay Pefley, mailed from Salina, Utah. Since the former NIPSCo official has retired from his job as manager of the company’s Syracuse office, he and wife Lucille have taken to the open road. The card said they had visited Durango, Silverton and Ouray, Colorado, and that they were an the way north to Green River. Utah. Actually, the well traveled duo is with Harold R. (“Cap”) Johnson and his wife Lucy, residents of East Shore Drive, and they plan to meet Lawrence and Helen Blair in the Seattle, Wash., area, from which point they will be traveling to Alaska. The Blairs reside in Boca Raton, Fla., but were on the west coast visiting thrir son and family in the Los Angeles area. All three couples are long time friends from the Goshen area and find considerable pleasure and satisfaction traveling together.

PEG SMITH is thrilled as can be with the early response to her new beauty salon, known a Peg’s Salon of Styles... Family Hair Care Center. It’s located in the building behind 1 .ogan-Rogers Realty, in the Village, and opened for business last Tuesday. Peg is being assisted by Kris Essig and Jodi Freel, all experienced beauticians. In all they represent 25 years* of beauty care service in the community. Peg plans a formal open house the first week in August. TALK ABOUT being proud of a grandchild! Kay Hare, at Lake City Bank branch, is showing around color photos of her new grandson. Justin - Tyler Hare, son of Pat and Lisa (Place) Hare born July 20. IT STARTS at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lakeland Youth Center. What? The fourth annual auction sponsored by Wawasee Kiwanis Club. This sale always draws a crowd and holds the promise of a lot of good merchandise for sale. O A Lambert and son Jerry are auctioneers (Note: see their ad listing items elsewhere in this issue.) IT WAS a hot and humid week end, even sticky, but this didn’t keep us from enjoying a delightful week end in the Chicago suburb of Mt. Prospect, a mere 10 miles northwest of O’Hare Field. The occasion was prompted by our annual visit to the home of an old WW II compatriot with whom Arch had served in Europe. While Friday night was hot, it was delightful to stand in the front yard of our friend’s house, look up at a brilliant full moon and see the giant airplanes take off from O’Hare a mere few thousand feet in the air, silhouetted against the glowing moon. On Saturday we visited the 11th annual King Richard’s Faire, situated on a large tract of farm land across the state line in Wisconsin. It’s a unique experience, and takes one back 400 years into the age of King Richard and the fabled Renaissance period when life was gay and the age was open to all sorts of experimentation and frivolity. The whole acreage was covered with small shops and vendors, everyone hawking wares and dressed in period costumes. All the buildings were from Old England (no McDonald’s; heaven forbid!) and all the young thespians spoke with a heavy English brogue. Cost for admission: SB. But that was the end. All else was free except for food and drink. The jugglers, magicians, dancers did their thing and mingled with the crowd on a one-to-one level. What an opportunity for young actors and actresses! Once King Richard and his Queen welcomed us at the outer gate, the many thousands swarmed over the grounds to witness as unique a show, as relaxed a show as we had ever seen. King Richard’s Faire is open only week ends through August 14, and is worth seeing, and it’s a family affair. If anyone is interested, we have the literature. ANOTHER SIGHT worth seeing is the home of the late Chicago Tribune editor/publisher. Col. Robert Rutherford McCormick. McCormick, who died in 1955, was the grandson of Joseph Medill, founder of the weekly Chicago Tribune which grew into one of the largest, most influential newspapers in the country. Medill built the home on a 1,500-acre tract 30 miles west of the Chicago Loop. But now it’s a 500-acre tract of beautiful flowers and trees of all sorts, domestic and imported, and the large home has been renamed Cantigny by the fabled Col. McCormick, after the city in France where the famous First Armored Division in which he served made it stand in World War I. An avid military buff. McCormick liked to be referred to as “Colonel McCormick" and even erected an attractive (and expensive) First Division Museum on the grounds of his home, where one can learn almost everything about American conflicts from the Revolutionary War to Viet Nam. It even houses a World War 1 trench, the likes of which American doughboys used in the Ardennes in France. All the flashing lights and sounds of war are piped in to give the museum authenticity. A quick, 15-minute tour of the big house gives one an idea of how the persuasive Tribune publisher lived. Near the house is an exedra. used by the ancient Greeks as an outdoor sitting place, where the Colonel is buried alongside his first wife, Amy Erwin McCormick. Various musical groups from the Chicago area perform in the big house’s library, most of it for their own pleasure, but also for the amusement of those who care to gather and listen. The expansive grounds are open to the public where families can picnic amidst a setting of well groomed lawns, blooming flowers and well tended trees. And the good part is that it’s all free. The thoughtful Colonel had no children, and wanted to leave a legacy to the public that he had once passed this way. It’s all this and more — well worth a visit. — AEB/DMB GENE AND Gloria Stoffel are so happy with the early response to their carry-out liquor store at toe corner of SR 13 and Catholic Street in Pierceton that they have decided to expand their operation to include a carry-out pizza outlet, all within the same building. The Stoffels are well known Syracuse area residents.