The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 January 1984 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL Wed., January 11,1984

Editorials

Thanks to unsung heroes j i This editorial is directed to the unsung heroes of the night — the men behind the snowplows. . Following a snow storm members of the local, county and state highway departments often spend long hours in the late night and early morning plowing snow, clearing the roads that the citizens of the area might be mobile in the morning. y All too often area residents complain about the job they do, failing to recognize the fact that many times winds blow snow back on the roads as fast as they can plow them out. Area residents too often fail to realize that when a storm hits these men are called to extra luty, many times having worked a full day before the storm hits. They plow through the long hours with lack of sleep, clearing roads so people may get to school and work the next day. We salute them, these unsung heroes of the night! > Bloodmobile should be supported The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Wawasee High School on Monday, Jan. 16, between the hours of 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. We feel the visit should be supported. The visit is being sponsored by Gamma Sigma Chapter of ESA and the high school with Cynthia Peterson and Donn Kesler serving as chairpeople. The goal for the day is 150 pints with people between the ages of 17 and 66 being urged to support the visit. Snow, 1984 A new snow almanac predicts nine U.S. cities will receive more than 100 inches of snow this winter. They are Flagstaff, Ariz., Caribou and Portland, Maine, Houghton Lake and Sault St. Marie, Mich., and Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, N.Y. The surprising thing about this prediction is that four of the nine cities are in New York — none in the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota or Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington, etc.. Last winter the city which received the most snowfall in a 24-hour period was Casper. Wyo. Allentown and Harrisburg, Pa., almost equalled the Casper fall - with 24 inches to Casper s 24-hour total of 24.3 inches. Os course, certain mountain areas are expected to receive more snow than any city — and Mt. Washington, N.H., is forecast as the heaviest recipient this winter - 206.9 inches. There’s much else to learn about snow and a free copy of the snow almanac can be obtained by writing Mr. Snow, Box 7047, Charlotte, N.C., 28217. The United States, incidentally, is the country where blizzards most often occur - in,the Great Plains states. They occur there more often than in Russia, says the almanac, which will surprise many. Drive defensively Recent studies indicate there’s more reason to cultivate the art of driving ! defensively than has been realized. Some studies indicate alcoholics and drug iddicts are often bent on self destruction, and are inclined to destroy others in he process. * There are other indications some seek sympathy and attention in automobile accidents. Another large percentage of accidents is caused, of course, by stupid or careless driving. Whatever the cause or motivation of 1 the driver at fault, it’s becoming clear that drivers who wish to avoid accidents must practice the art of defensive driving - seeking to avoid situations in which another driver can involve them in an accident. It’s not possible to avoid all such situations. But alert defensive driving, foresight, and precaution can avoid a good percentage of these situations and perhaps save your life. It’s amazing how many excuses a person can find for not making a donation to some worthy cause. Wisdoiji is the art of listening to the soft voice of truth rather than to the incessant babble of selfishness, ignorance and superstition.

——————————■————— jWhat others say — More than ever The President has reason to be puzzled that there should be a hunger problem. We re spending more on food assistance to the poor and needy than ever Take the much maligned food stamp program. In 1974, when it began, it served 12.9 million people and cost $2.8 billion. Today it serves 22 million people and costs $12.4 billion. Food assistance to schools served 27 million children in 1970 at a cost of only $570 million. Today it provides meals to 26 million children and costs $3.6 billion. The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program served 1.7 million people in 1980 and cost S7OB million. This year: 2.7 million people and $1.3 billion, slightly more than last year. The free-cheese program, which also includes butter, dry milk, rice, com, honey and flour, provided in 1983, its first year, $1.05 billion worth of food. It will do the same this year. These federal food programs cost sl9 billion - $2.7 billion more than in Jimmy Carter’s last year in office, sl6 billion more than when the Great Society programs began in the 19605. One way to measure hunger is through the extent of malnutrition. It’s possible, of course, to be malnourished and not be hungry: even so, malnutrition is an indicator. The National Center for Health Statistics says that in 1982 there were 2444 deaths from malnutrition, nearly 90 percent of the victims elderly. Indeed, all the hard evidence points to a continuing improvement in the nutrition of America’s children. The quarterly statistics of the National Nutritional Surveillance System, at the Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, show a constant improvement in white, black, Native American, Hispanic and Oriental children. There was a decline in the status of Orientals recently due to the arrival of refugees from Vietnam - but this is now much improved. 5 What of New York City? It is spending more on food help than any other city — providing 693,000 meals and snacks daily to 560,000 needy people. This includes school peals for 450,000 children (98,000 get both breakfast and lunch), 99,000 hot meals and snacks daily for Day Care Center children and the elderly, three meals daily to the 6000 homeless in city shelters. ) - THE NEW YORK POST

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Last January Dr. Howard J. Hull, center, donated his 25th pint of blood. He is shown above with Jane Gingrich, RN, and Hal Traviolia. The bloodmobile will be at WHS next Monday, Jan. 16, from 11 a.m. until sp.m. Mi p) | 457-3666 Or -J Pulse Call 658-4111, Ext. 17

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Will Jesse Jackson’s rescue of Lt. Robert Goodman have much of an influence on the upcoming Presidential election? Results of last week’s question: How do you plan on staying warm when it’s below freezing outside? By.staying inside next to the heater . . Oh I would just bundle up next to my husband, he keeps me warm ... By getting under several layers of clothes, or blankets . . . drinking and not letter the other elements bother me . .. taking warm showers throughout the day . . . move south for the winter . . I don’t know, I guess just by moving around a lot. . . turn up the heat in our home ... get under my electric blanket... I don’t know, right now I’m so cold I can’t even think straight . . . working out in my weight room . . . having a good time with my wife . . . thinking warm thoughts about all the nice people around town. . building a fire in my house, I mean, fireplace . . . just wearing some extra clothes, and dressing for the occasion ...

Court news

MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Lucas — Darlene Lucas vs Karl A. Lucas, r 2 box 229, Nappanee. The couple was married September 2, 1977 and separated December 29, 1983. There are two A minor children Hamman — Ralph D. Hamman vs Clara M. Hamman, r 3 box 512 Syracuse. The couple was married January 13, 1973 and separated December 30, 1983. There are no minor children Engle — Terry Engle vs Janet Engle, r 2 box 545A Syracuse. The couple was married May 16,1981 and separated December 1, 1983. There are no minor children COUNTY COURT The following residents of Kosciusko County have been assessed fines and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, James Jarrett, judge: Operating while intoxicated — James Brucie Whitehead, Syracuse, $252 fine, driver’s license probation 180 days, 6 days Kosciusko County Jail; Jon William Nyce, Milford, $302 fine, driver’s license restricted 180 days, 6 days Kosciusko County Jail with good time credit Duck hunting during closed season — Guy D. Cox, Syracuse, s6l Driving while suspended — Curtis R. Eby, North Webster. $77 fine, driver’s license suspended like period Disregarding automatic signal — Paying fines of SSO were: Jeffrey W. Becker, North Webster; Loren Hershberger, North Webster; Brian D. Sand, Leesburg Improper lane change — Paying fines of SSO were: Howard T. Simison, Syracuse

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Disregarding stop sign — Paying fines of SSO were: Wesley A. Bell, North Webster Speeding —Paying $65 in fines were: Georgina S. Morehouse, Milford; Martha Thompson, Milford Paying SSO in fines were: Jeanne A. Robertson, Syracuse; Nicholas Skrumebak, Milford; Dean L. Culbertson, Syracuse; George E. Zych, Leesburg Janice Winters, North Webster; Maria F. Lozano, Milford;Beth A. Beer, Milford; Noah D. Anderson, Leesburg i Paying S4O fines were: Eddie Patterson, Leesburg; Michael J. Benning, Milford # No safety chains — Kent J. Sawyer, Milford, S2OO CITY COURT The following fine has been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Disregarding stop sign — Ridgely A. Ritter, 34, Syracuse, dismissed MARRIAGE LICENSES The following couple has applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk, Jean Messmore: Beatty-Hawley Barry R. Beatty, 34, P.O. Box 271 Leesburg and Rhonda G. Hawley, 28. 407A N. Parker St, Warsaw Quayle, Dole to speak at ' state meeting U.S. Senators Dan Quayle and Robert Dole will be the principal speakers during the Indiana Grain and Feed, and Indiana • Plant Food and Agricultural Chemicals Association’s annual conventions. Members of the two organizations will meet January 17-19 at the Indiana Convention Center and Hyatt Regency Hotel, Indianapolis. Quayle, a junior senator from Indiana, will deliver the keynote luncheon address Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 12 p.m. in the Convention Center Ballroom. Dole will conclude the luncheon features in the same room, Thursday, Jan. 19, at 12:30 p.m. The 11th annual Indiana AgriBusiness Exposition, jointly sponsored by the two associations, will run concurrently with their conventions. Featured jn the show will be 125 exhibitors displaying products gnd agriculture-related equipment services in the Convention Center’s Exhibition Hall.

"CRUZ,IN AROUND 'OUSE"

RON AND Joan Sharp of the Syracuse community have sequestered themselves in quarters in Biloxi, Miss., to do some literary work — we’ll call it Opus No. 2. Ron has a long-abiding interest in the history of the Syracuse community, and he gathered up his notes some time ago and put them into booklet form. The result: Sharp’s Chronicles. A History of Syracuse, Indiana and Environs. Book One, 1826-1870. The little booklet is in the Syracuse Public Library and he has copies for sale. Right now the Sharps are working on the second edition, which should bring them pretty well up to date. Rpn is capably assisted by his wife, the former Joan Diehl of Leesburg, a graduate from the Indiana University School of Journalism. We noted in this paper a week ago that Sharp is interested in seeking the office of County Commissioner from the northern district. He figures campaigning for the May primary will keep him busy enough, the updated booklet notwithstanding. And so he wants to get the historical piece behind him prior to the campaign crunch. —o— AND SPEAKING of Sharp’s interest in the commissioner’s race, it has come to our attention that Dr. David W. Robinson, also mentioned earlier in this regard, has taken himself out of any contention for that office. He said he had already thanked the many who encouraged him to run for that office, and that he will continue to be “vitally interested” in citizen participation in government. But thanks, no thanks, the good Dr. has reiterated, noting that, “my investigation into what needs to be done in that office and what time I could give to the task, if elected, are irreconcilable. With one child in med school and another seriously considering nursing school, I could not afford to ask for the needed several days off each month.” He says, further, that he thinks Ron Sharp’s estimation the time required to do the (commissioner’s) job -well is probably correct, added that this time would be more than he could feasible give to the job. — o— WE “GIVE ’em heck when they put ’em up late and we give ’em heck when they take ’em down late.” That’s what we hear, at least. Os course we have reference to the Syracuse community holiday decorations. This year everything was just right, and we want to mention that, too. Bill Beemer got his Chamber of Commerce boys together and got the decorations up in good time. They even added to the decorations to fill out spots where decorations were missing. This past weekend Bill and hia boys took jthem down and put them in storage for another year. Leonard Kline brought in his equipment and was assisted by Kip Schumm and Bob Curtis. We might add, they’ve never looked better. —O'TOM DOUGLAS, former pastor at the Syracuse Church of God, issued his traditional Christmas Greeting in the form of a news letter to bring the local folks up on his whereabouts. Other than pastoring a Church of God in the Indianapolis area, he and his wife Betty recently returned from their eighth Holy Land and Egyptian tour, with a group of 45 others. —OMERL AND Maggie Smith had all sorts of stories to relate to friends following their trip to the Pasadena, Calif., Tournament of Roses ana the Rose Bowl football game over the New Year’s holidays. They made the trip with a tour out of Champaign-Urbana, 111. Everyone ir rested in such things knows it was a football match between the University of Illinois and the University of California at Los Angeles, in which UCLA was an easy victory. Os prime importance to them, of course, is the fact that son Gary appeared directing the Illini band at halftime following its appearance in the parade. Many local people who know Gary recognized him. Gary is director of bands at U. of I. and is now owner of the Smith-Walbridge Camp here. Son Greg, a band instructor at Alice, Texas, flew to LA to be on hand for the “big shew,” too. —oIT APPEARS the Democratic race for John Hiler’s congressional seat in this district will be conducted with little if any acrimony. Announced candidate Steve Ross of Mishawaka has written candidate Michael Barnes of South Bend, seeking debates between the two candidates during March and April in Knox, Warsaw, LaPorte, Goshen, Plymouth and Elkhart, as well as the South Bend-Mishawaka area. Ross writes Barnes that a primary election need not be divisive in nature, but will serve the best interests of the Democratic party if open public discussion is held between the candidates. Good. That’s the talk we like to bear. —o— NORTH WEBSTER Deputy Town Marshal Judy Coleman has distinction of graduating seventh in a class of 87 at the Indiana State Police Academy at Plainfield, and was the only female in the top 10 to graduate. The first North Webster woman police officer, Judy had an associate degree in criminal justice

Letters to the editor i

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prior to taking her police post at North Webster. Judy lives in Enchanted Hills, where she has made her home for the past six years. She’s a native of Hammond and has three sons, Michael Aaron and Shane. —o— DECEMBER’S RECORD Cold, aggravated by high — mighty cold — winds, had another dark side - record heating bills. Residents are experiencing this, but let us tell you why: For the month of Decemßer, 1983, NIPSCo customers used more than 35.1 billion cubic feet of natural gas, nearly 40 percent more than December, 1982 and 12, percent more than the previous December record of 31.4 billion cubic feet established in 1980. An all-time peak one-day sendout of 1.579 billion cubic feet was set in the 24-hour period ending noon, December 24, 1983, when the average temperature was minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit. -O’NO, IT’S not true. Bob Westfall at NIPSCo’s, Syracuse, does not intend to post daily bulletins on the company’s uptown office window concerning the health and general welfare of his new heir, Thomas Wayne, born at 2:41 p.m. the first day of the year. If Bob and wife Pam appear a little sleepy-eyed, it is understood. Tom - see, we’ve got him nicknamed already — was the second child born in Goshen Hospital this year. -oWE LIKE this quotation as a philosophy to live by: “Nothing in life is an unmitigated blessing.” —o— SUSIE RUNGE claims she was “pink slipped” from her job as deputy clerk-treasurer for the town of Syracuse at the end of the year, following 15 years on the job. It all happened when Jennifer Hughes, elected November 8 as clerk-treasurer, decided to make the job a full time occupation (salary $12,506.00). Jenny worked in the clerk-treasurer’s office part time starting just after Thanksgiving, prepping for the full time post. Susie, “now in retirement,” began as part time deputy clerk-treasurer under Ron Sharp, then served for eight years under C-T Betty Dust and one term under Cynthia Fry. She waxes disappointment at being let out, says she’s looking around for the “right job,” but is in no hurry to return to work. While Susie saw her job slipping after Thanksgiving, she found sufficient duties helping police chief Warren Swartz, whose office is in the same building, to fill out the year. Meanwhile, first deputy clerk-treasurer Vella (Mrs. Bill) Baumbaugh, on the job for approximately 11 years, has operated the C-T office with efficiency, but plans to retire in March. She hoped to continue part time duties there, in order to coincide with her retirement plans. —o—» < JOE BAUMGARTNER, who diligently watches the student crossing at Huntington and Carroll Streets, has another voluntary job: That of feeding the ducks on the channel. To his surprise, he has received $155 in donations to purchase feed for the ducks. Feeding the ducks during the cold, wintry months has been a special interest of townsman Everett Ketring for a number of years. Now Everett has a first assistant in Joe B. —O—MEMBERS OF the Syracuse Lions Club will sponsor a community screening for “anyone from four to 100 years of age,” at the St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Time: Saturday, Jan. 21, from 12 noon until 2 p.m. In charge of the screening will be Robert Ahrns, speech and hearing clinician for the Lakeland Community School Corporation. —o— HUBE AND June Anglemeyer, well known local couple, are planning to leave January 23 for two months in southern California where they will be at 1647 Gloriette Blvd., Coronado. Their ordinary winter habitat is Stuart, Fla. —o— A LETTER arrived on this column’s desk from Pete (“Cho Cho”) Savage, written December 29,1983, from Singapore. Pete is on an extended, round-the-world trip. He outlines his experiences, including flying over the North Pole, a ride on the Bullet train in Japan and his visit to Manila. He was to leave Singapore for Australia and Tasmania, he wrote. —o—- < THE SYRACUSE auto license branch has had a busy first week this year, selling over 1,006 auto, truck, boat, trailer and motorcycle plates. Os these, about 300 were pre-sold, according to branch manager Roxanna Hadley. The branch sold about 15,000 plates last year, grossing nearly $1 million. Mrs. Hadley also said her branch has sold about 50 personalized plates. There’s concern that the Indiana General Assembly, now in short session, will act to.take the license bureau out of politics, due to money shortages in three large branches, a fact that has been well publicized. Mrs. Hadley says, that if this comes to pass, higher costs could force the closing of smaller license branches such as the one at Syracuse. Roxie has had as her assistant Donna (Mrs. Richard) Workman all the seven years of her stewardship, and Joella (Mrs. Michael) Johnson for three years.

a very loyal student at Wawasee High School and 1 was present at that unfortunate game. I was shocked when I walked into

Warsaw's gymnasium to be 1 w greeted with signs concerning I 1 (Continued on page 5) |