The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 August 1983 — Page 5

Town board candidate profile — Walter Ritter wants more industry in Milford

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles on the candidates running for office in the town of Milford this fall. All candidates will be featured prior to the election.) Longtime Milford resident Walter (Pat) Ritter has been thinking about running for the town board for over 20 years, according to his wife, Gertrude. This year Ritter decided to do more than think about it, and became the Republican candidate for town board in ward two. “I would like to see some changes made here in town,” said Ritter. “I’m going to try to make Milford a better community, make it a better place to live. We could work with the Chamber of Commerce and get some more industry in this town. There’s a lot of people out there who want jobs.” Ritter himself has been employed at Dana, Corp., Syracuse, for nearly 33 years. He and his wife, who operates a beauty salon in their home, have lived at 212 N. Henry Street in

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Milford for 29 years. While born in Warsaw, Ritter moved to Milford as a small boy, and attended school there. Except for a stint in the Armed Forces, he has always called Milford home. “I’ve always been here all my life, and my heart’s always been here,” he said. Ritter, a lifelong Republican, said he is very pleased with the party ticket he is running on. “I think we’ve got an awfully good slate,” he said. Ritter feels that citizens in Milford should take more of an interest in their town government. “There should be people taking an interest in their city government,” he said. “They should be glad there’s going to be a full

■, jBBB jUUmLjkI Br * »•’* HF v ■ W ,1 TOWN BOARD CANDIDATE RITTER — Walter (Pat) Ritter, 212 North Henry St., Milford, is the Republican candidate for Milford Town Board in ward two. He is pictured outside his home with his wife, Gertrude. (Photo by Doug Walker)

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slate on both sides this time.” Ritter declined an opportunity to state what current town board policies he disagrees with, and what changes he would make. “I don’t want to make that statement right now,” he said. “I don’t believe in back biting.” Ritter has a stepson, Paul, who lives in Nappanee, and three stepgrandchildren. To reorganize The Board of directors of National Public Radio fired its chairman recently, while the ailing network’s chief financial officer and another board member resigned in what the new chairman called a “major reorganization.”

Letters to the editor

Explanation from D.Q. owners

(EDITORS NOTES: The following letter is a reply to the one published in last week's Mail-Journal.) Dear Mr. Boland: We received your letter this date and we were quite disturbed. We would like you to know we are not trying to take advantage of our customers. If I may take your time and explain: First of all, our Royal Treats are $1.40 across the board. In comparison other Dairy Queens charge $1.45, so I feel you have to agree, we are not overcharging for our Royal Treats. Secondly, we can understand your being upset when you thought there was a 10 cent charge for a one ounce glass of water. We are sorry for the misunderstanding. Due to the fact this has been an extremely hot summer, ice has been at a premium. Our ice maker couldn’t keep up with the extra demands, consequently, we had to purchase and pay the same price as you for a bag of ice. It is imperative, when our customers order a soft drink, that they receive a cold soft drink. If you were to receive a luke warm Pepsi, you would also be unhappy. At the same time, the demand for ice water has increased considerably. However, we are sorry to say our customers were taking advantage of us. Time and time again they would come in for ice water alone. Customers have admitted they wanted a large cup of ice for their own beverage, and on more than one occasion, we would personally clean the parking lot finding empty pop bottles inside of Dairy Queen cups. Also in most cases, a 10 ounce cup of water was more than the customer wanted. Frequently we would throw away numerous cups left on the tables half full of ice water. Finally, I hope from a business stand point you can appreciate our decision to give a free 5 ounce water cup, charge 10 cents for a 10 ounce size and 25 cents for 24 ounce size. In comparison, the 10 ounce for which we charge 10 cents, you would pay 25 cents for elsewhere. We hope you can see

WORD FROM WASHINGTON

The nation is in an asbestos disease crisis that will last for decades and urgently needs an adequate, equitable system for compensating disease victims and their families. So says Frederick J. Ross, president of Raymark Corporation, who recently testified on a new asbestos disease compensation proposal being considered in Congress. More than 20 million workers have been exposed to asbestos dust since 1940, Ross estimates. Thousands of them have contracted as-bestos-related diseases —asbestosis, which scars lung tissue and shortens breath; mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the chest and abdominal cavity linings; and lung cancer. Many of these victims are former World War II and Korean War era shipyard workers. Tens of thousands more are expected to contract the diseases within the next 30 years, according to Ross, and chaos is resulting from these massive numbers. Many complications are due to the diseases’ long latency periods—from 10 to 40 years. Disease victims have brought some 20,000 lawsuits against manufacturers or installers of asbestos products, Ross says. The litigation has driven three national corporations into bankruptcy, virtually paralyzed the courts in many areas of the nation and resulted in massive legal costs

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we did not feel we were overcharging, but simply meeting our costs. In closing, we would like to stress and make very clear, it is not water we are charging for, but the cup, lid, straw, ice and labor. We would like to apologize to you and your sons, as we were insensitive to the situation and failed to make that point perfectly clear. Sincerely yours, Lynn & Randy Johnson Syracuse D.Q. Brazier North Webster, very fortunate Dear Editor: Recently my family and I vacationed at Tippecanoe Lake. My year-old daughter experienced a severe allergic reaction to, of all things, spaghetti sauce and we were in need of medical help. We first went to Thornburg Drug Store in North Webster to check with the pharmacists there. They were both very helpful and friendly and referred us to Dr. Williams in North Webster. They even tried several times to call the doctor’s office and arrange an appointment. We went to Dr. Williams’ office and even though we arrived during their lunch hour, we were welcomed in. Mrs. Williams, the doctor’s lovely wife and receptionist, was so friendly and warm. We were able to see Dr. Williams within 10 minutes after our arrival. His staff was very efficient and courteous. He diagnosed my daughter’s problem and prescribed medicine for her. We were charged no more for an office visit than we are with our own physician, even though we were one-time patients. North Webster is very fortunate indeed to have such lovely people living and working in their community. Thanks so much to all those who helped us through a different time. Marciann Richardson

that consume millions of dollars a year—money, he says, that could be used to compensate victims. “The problem is one of complete breakdown in our tort litigation system, which will, if not corrected, result in a cost to this country of $7-15 billion, of which $6-12 billion will go to lawyers, not to asbestos disease sufferers at all.” Ross’s testimony before Congress was on behalf of the Committee for Equitable Compensation, a coalition of 12 companies seeking a better asbestos disease compensation system. “Deserving victims are not being treated fairly,” says Ross. “We must take the crisis out of the courts. We must pay victims promptly and equitably from a national fund contributed to by all the parties with compensation responsibility—the corporations, their insurers and the federal government. Congress should act promptly to legislate such a plan.” Largely Education is largely a matter of choosing one’s company wisely, and listening in silence. — News, Detroit. Any takers? A vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer. — Record, Columbia, S.C.

Precinct worker out to discredit Republicans in Warsaw: Northenor

By GARY LEWIS Kosciusko County Republican Central Committee chairman Jean Northenor has labeled charges made by a Warsaw precinct worker as an attempt to gain media attention and discredit the party. Alice Randels, representing ward five, precinct two, challenged last month the appointment of Charlie Wheeler and Gus Sideris to co-chairman of the Warsaw City Republican Committee. She claimed the appointments, according to state rules governing the party, were made improperly. In a letter, Mrs. Randels said that the 24 precinct workers were not contacted about the required organizational meeting and that dual positions are not allowed. But a packet of information distributed by Mrs. Northenor and Joyce Conlon, vice-chairman of the Warsaw Republican Committee, disputes these claims. “What we have here is an attempt to create a media event,” said Mrs. Northenor. “I think the less publicity given to this is the best, because the only thing it can

Rambling remarks: Not by intellect alone

By J.W. ANDERSON My intellect tells me that in general men and women should have the same rights. The other day I saw a drunk woman lying on the street. It is sad to see a drunk man lying on the street but still worse to see a drunk woman lying helpless. Members of the Women’s Lib., save your breath. I will admit that a woman has just as much right to get drunk as a man, but my emotions tell me it is worse. I cannot help it; I cannot reason away my emotions. When the salesman calls to peddle an encyclopedia for your child, the appeal is mostly emotional. The salesman appeals to the mother’s vanity by implying that if she does not make the purchase, the neighbors who really loved their children enough to make the purchase will think less of her. If the woman says that she would like to consult her husband, the salesman either takes a condescending attitude toward her because she is so brow beaten that she cannot on her own even decide to spend a few dollars a week, or he will assume an attitude of profound pity for her because she is so dominated by her husband. He reminds her that other women make such decisions without consulting their husbands. His hope is that the woman will make a purchase to prove that she is independent enough to make a decision on her own. She may insist on consulting her husband or in postponing the decision until she has had time to think it over. If she does not sign on the dotted line when she is under the spell of his emotional pitch, he usually does not return to find out what the decision is. He feels that he can to better advantage use his time to pressure a new potential customer that just might be more inclined toward impulse buying. Other advertisers neglect the intellect. When we go to the automobile show, our attention is attracted to the glamorous girls sitting on the hoods of the cars. One dealer goes on TV in Illinois and urges us to purchase a car from him because he is the youngest Cadillac dealer in the country. Still another urges us to buy from him because he cannot sing! It must be obvious that the belief that we can persuade our children to refrain from smoking by warnings of possible hazards to their health is erroneous. The forces that seduce the children and the adults are almost completely emotional. The advertising does not contradict the warnings, but in fact admit the validity of the warnings by telling us that their brand is less harmful than other brands. The advertising is designed to leave the impression that it is smart to smoke. Children smoke because they believe that it is sophisticated to do so. Peer pressure combined

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do is hurt the Republican party.” Mrs. Randels reportedly distributed copies of a letter she sent to Mrs. Conlon explaining her concerns to the local newspaper and radio station in Warsaw. Included in the information distributed by the local party chiefs was a copy of a letter announcing a meeting of precinct workers, city officials, and candidates on January 12. Mrs. Northenor said this letter was sent to each precinct committeemen and vice-committeemen of Warsaw. “I don’t know if she didn’t get this letter, or what. If she forgot about it, or didn’t check her mail ... I just don’t know,” said Mrs. Northenor. In a telephone conversation last week, Mrs. Randels said she became concerned about the Republican party in Warsaw after Democratic councilman Jeff Plank captured the Republican nomination for mayor. “I guess this all started when a Democratic councilman was elected in the Republican primary,” said Mrs. Randels. Plank, a Democrat, switched

with the desire to be one of the herd perhaps do more to encourage smoking than the advertising. Peer pressure is not confined to children. Adults are, after all, only grown up children. In 1920 few women smoked. Once smoking among women became rather common, the smokers put pressure on the weak sisters. The smoking women used the same technique the encyclopedia salesmen use. When a woman declined the offer of a cigarette, she was asked, “Won’t your husband permit you to smoke?” The hope was that the woman would start smoking to prove that she was not her husband’s subordinate. Have you ever noticed how little intellectual appeal there is in college promotional literature? It is almost a truism — the weaker the school the more elaboratre the brochure. Loyalty to a political party or to a pressure group is akin to loyalty to an athletic team. It is based chiefly on emotion. The loyalty is often so emotionally motivated that people cannot be attracted to or driven from a party by reasoning. The popularity of some political figures has no more to do with the intellect than the popularity of an Elvis Presley. Numerous women had an intense hatred of Eleanor Roosevelt; but, when asked why, they had no reason. The basis of the voters’ likes and dislikes is often not merit but emotion. In the first

Public didn't show for Milford budget

The Milford Town Board met Monday evening at the town hall to conduct a public hearing on the proposed 1984 budget. However, only board members Steve Miller, Jean Treesh and Darrell Orn, new clerk-treasurer Monica Bice, and two members of the news media showed up for the hearing. The budget estimates are listed as follows: general fund, $132,916, with a rate of $1.20; motor vehicle fund, $80,520, with a rate of 76 cents; cumulative sewer and water, $8,490, with a rate of 10 cents; cumulative capital improvement, $20,000, with a rate of Booked at county jail The following persons were recently booked into the Kosciusko County Jail: Paul Edward Arthur, 25,203 W. Van Buren St., Leesburg, for battery. He was being held on $2,000 bond. A 14-year-old Syracuse girl for theft and being a runaway.

parties last spring to run for the Republican nomination. Plank at that time said the switch was made because of his conservative approach to economic issues and a switch in philosophy. Since she has voiced her opinion about the meetings, Mrs. Randels said Republican officials have been putting her under a lot of strain. “There’s been a lot of pressure and a lot of harrassment placed on me,” she said. Her opinion of Plank’s bid for the mayor’s spot in November is not shared by a top official of the Republican party in Indiana — Republican State Committee secretary Wesley Bucher. “I would hope that Mrs. Randels would put as much effort into electing Republicans in Warsaw this fall as she appears to be in creating turmoil that does little to insure Republican victory,” he wrote in a letter to Jean Northenor. “We here at state committee are indeed pleased to have a person of Jeff Plank’s caliber as our ticket leader in Warsaw,” he® continued.

year of my teaching career I taught government. With the theory in the text and the living laboratory all around us, I assumed that it would be and ideal time to study elections. The election was a highly emotional one. I soon learned that, if the goal is a balanced, objective view, the emotionally charged election time is not necessarily the best time to study elections. My purpose was, after all, not to win a campaign but to understand elections and campaigns. Love is said to be blind, but it may be so far-sighted that the mother of that brat across the street sees good qualities in him that others fail to see. Love, hatred, fear, and jealousy all influence our thinking. / Religion is largely' emotional and perhaps rightly so. It is, in fact so emotionally charged that many refuse to discuss it. Scientists are supposed to have cool, calculating minds, and yet there would be little research without the driving force of emotion. The scientist who finds a new constellation or the scientist who discovers a new treatment for a disease gets a real emotional thrill even though the emotion is not expressed in the boisterous manner common in the sport’s stadium. There is even some emotion involved in solving an algebra problem. If possible, life based upon intellect alone devoid of love, compassion and our other emotions would not be worth living.

five cents; cumulative capital improvement (cigarette), $9,604, with no rate; local road and street, SIO,OOO with no rate; federal revenue sharing, SIO,OOO, with no rate. The total of all funds comes to $271,530, with a rate of $2.11. The final adoption of the budget will come at a special meeting of the board on Monday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Milford town hall. w f . «■" ».i" TAXFACTS L—U If you smoke, you may have noticed the price of your cigarettes has increased since the first of the year. That’s because the federal excise tax on cigarettes doubled, from eight cents per pack to 16 cents per pack, on Jan. 1, 1983. One cigarette manufacturer, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., of Winston-Salem, N.C., is doing something to help ease the pinch that this new tax is putting on consumers’ pocketbooks. It’s introduced Century, the new cigarette in the money-saving 25 pack. Century offers 25 more cigarettes per carton at the same price as traditional cartons. That’s like getting more than one free pack with every carton purchase. Excellent A good way to get rid of unwanted guests is to turn off the air conditioner. — Tribune, Chicago MX future The Reagan administration told Congress recently the Soviet Uiiion would have to dismantle part of its nuclear force — perhaps including its “most lethal” ICBMs —for the United States to scrap the new MX missile. ■

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