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EAGLE SCOI'T AND PARENTS - New Milford Eagle Scout Rick E. Thompson is shown here with his parents, Marti and Terry Thompson. following investiture Monday night at the Milford Community Building. Shown on the right is Lion T.A. Miller, representing the spon-

Rick E. Thompson on Eagle Scout

Rick E Thompson, a Wawasee High School sophomore, received Boy Scouts' highest honor Monday night at the Milford Community Building when he was presented with an Eagle Scout Award before a large group of proud family and friends The impressive program was put on by the Milford Lions Club, sponsors of Troop 747 Serving as Scoutmaster of the troop is Rick s father. Terry Thompson Rick’s Scouting History Rick. 16 years of age. has a history in Scouting He was a Cub Scout from early 1977 until late 1978 when he went into the Weblos While in the Weblos he earned the Arrow of Light Award, its highest award. Rick joined the Boy Scouts in January 1980 and became a tenderfoot in July 1980 He earned Second Class in December 1980 and First Class in August ■ 1981 and the Star Award in December 1981, Life Award in October 1982. and the Eagle Scout Award in March of this year While he needed only 21 merit badges for the high Boy Scout award, he actually received 31 badges Rick served as Patrol Leader from March 1980 to August 1980 He was chosen Senior Patrol Leader in November 1981 and has held that position to the present time These position are voted on by the boys themselves with the approval of the adult leaders. Thompson recently completed a “facelift” project of the Mount Pleasant cemetery southeast of Milford

China, on the other side of the world

By ARCH AND DELLA BAUMGARTNER (First In A Series) SHANGHAI, CHINA, Saturday, Feb. 18, 1984 - When we were little kids we were told if we dug a hole in the ground, straight down, we’d eventually come to China. That sounds a little impractical, but is literally true Where is China? And how long does it take to get there We found this out when we made a mid-February trip to that somewhat mysterious country. China, about the same geographic size as the United States, is on the other side of the earth’s surface. It is just 11 hours later than the time in our country In short, if it is five o’clock in the afternoon in Milford, it is six o’clock in the morning in China. We traveled 13 hours air time from San Francisco to Shanghai in a Boeing 747 of the National Airlines of the Peoples’ Republic of China, flying north out of San Francisco, along the Aleutian Islands, over Japan, and finally coming into Shanghai from the north. When one considers the four hours plus from South Bend to San Francisco, it took 18 hours in the air to our

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Boy Scout Oath I will do my best to do my duty, to God and my country, to obey the Scout laws, to help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight. MC Acting as master of ceremonies for the impressive candlelight Eagle Scout Award was James Molebash of Warsaw, a district Scout executive Colors were posted by Adam Wilson, Todd Wilson and Doug Stump, fellow Scouts of Rick's. Scout Molebash said, "Any Scout is eligible to be an Eagle To fully qualify, he must have honor, courage and ambition, he must have the American spirit of staying with a thing until it is done.” Lions Club President Bruce Lamb told Rick and his parents the Lions and Milford community are proud of this outstanding young man and charged him with the foremost responsibility of an Eagle Scout to live with honor. Other charges include loyalty to his family, friends, school and nation, courage, cheerfulness

soring Milford Lions Club, who read the Eagle Scout charge to the new Eagle Scout, the highest award one can receive in Scouting. Rick has earned 31 merit badges, whereas only 21 merit badges are required for the high award.

and service. Lion Lamb called the evening an “occasion of pride and joy." Lion Lamb presented Rick with the Eagle Scout pin, and a pin for his father and mother. Lion T. A. Miller presented Rick with a handsome Scout handkerchief, and Lion Karl Keiper, on behalf of the Milford Lions Club, presented Rick and his father with pins and Mrs. Thompson with a necklace bearing the Eagle Scout badge. Money missing Syracuse Police are investigating a report of missing money from Dr. Jack Clark’s office on South Huntington St.. Syracuse Local police were notified Monday morning at approximately 9:19 a.m. by a nurse at the office that money was missing from the safe. Police found no signs of forced entry but an undetermined amount of money was taken from the safe. Fishing boat is stolen Officials at North Webster Marina, SR 13S, North Webster, reported to local police officials the theft of a 14-foot fishing boat, trailer and a six horsepower motor from the marina. The theft occurred between 8:30 p.m. Saturday, March 3, and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, March 4. The value of the items stolen was not disclosed.

China destination. In the interim we lost a day over the International Date Line over the Pacific Ocean, having no Februrary 16ths. and took on a considerable case of jet lag. We had the good fortune to be included in an exclusive invitation to all media and communications professionals. Chinese Cuisine Our first indoctrination to Chinese cuisine came aboard the luxurious CAAC airline. With pen in hand we jotted down the airline menu: ham, lettuce-tomato salad, an apple or orange, cheese, crackers, hard roll, butter, carrot and peas with rice, plus a choice of beef or shrimp. Included were some small hard-boiled eggs, that turned out to be pigeon eggs. “You know, that little bird that carries messages,” we were told. Mushrooms of a different texture than ours, and asparagus, broccoli, pudding cake and tea. Always tea! Unlike American airlines, there was no “personality adjustment hour” before dinner, but a soft drink bar was set for the entire trip. Our first introduction to mainland China came at the Park Hotel in the form of a “banquet” for our

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Lions Dinner The Lions met for dinner at 6:30 p.m. Monday night, with those participating in the ceremony, relatives and friends as guests. There were over 100 who attended the ceremony. James Teague, loan officer of the Milford Branch of the First National Bank, presented a thoughtful slide program on astronomy following the dinner that provided a good setting for the Eagle Scout program. Phend and Brown plant designated quality certified The Hot-Mix Asphalt manufacturing facility of Phend and Brown, Inc., Milford, has been designated as a quality certified plant in 1984-85. "The National Aspahalt Pavement Association’s Quality Certification program provides a method of recognition for Hot Mix Aspahlt manufacturing facilities that meet established criteria.” said Roger L. Yarbrough. 1984 NAPA Chairman of the Board. Phend and Brown continue to establish consumer confidence in the firm’s ability to produce a quality product. And with their participation in NAPA’s program, additional efforts and dedication show they are working towards the awareness of its obligations to its customers and the public.

group. A lunch of many courses and many toasts consisted of shrimp, nuts (peanuts steamed), chicken, duck, cucumbers, Chinese cabbage. The second course fried shrimp, pork with bellgreen peppers, fish, tomatoes fried in butter with peas, chicken wings, Peking duck with onions and sauce, green cabbage, asparagus, quail eggs, a special roll made of Chinese cabbage, bamboo shoots, deep fried. The last course is soup, and desert was candied apples dipped in wine. We were always given a hot towel before and after lunch for your hands Not a bad practice. These meals usually last two hours. Pitch For American Bucks It appears almost as if China has awaken to the forceful element of tourism and are going after the big bucks that it can bring into their coffers - especially American bucks. They’re going after us on this very potent front, but good! Frw rww» when we were here in 1979 there were no good hotels suitable to attract tourists. This has changed Our first realization of this was when we arrived in Shanghai from a grueling 13-bour flight from San Francisco. t Before we toured the "northern route, this time (Continued on page 2)

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Letters indicate split in ranks among Kosciusko Republicans

There is an unmeasured but very real amount of discontent among Kosciusko County Republicans, principally over the leadership of their county party organization. It would appear, moreover, that the discontent is sufficiently deep to cause many party regulars to kick over the traces and take steps to replace the present party leadership with completely new faces. Letters To The Editor The discontent spilled over in the form of Letters to the Editor in this issue of The Mail-Journal. The first letter came from Ronald L. Sharp of Syracuse, a member of the Kosciusko County Council. Sharp has been maligned in newspaper articles for providing the leadership on the County Council to allow county finances to sink to an unprecedented low level. Besides being a member of the Council, Sharp is a candidate for Kosciusko County Commissioner from the Northern District. He was former Syracuse clerk-treasurer. The charges against Sharp include a gross ineptness even when he served as Syracuse clerk-treasurer. He said in an article that appears on page 5 of this issue of The Mail-Journal that there is no financial crisis in Kosciusko County, and he uses words like ‘‘vicious,” ‘‘untrue,” and ‘‘character assassination,” in describing the newspaper articles. Syracuse to have Ford dealership Burnworth-Zoilars Ford-Mer-cury, Inc., Ligonier, will be opening a dealership in Syracuse the first part of April. Rick Zollars, president of the dealership, confirmed the opening Monday afternoon. The dealership will be in the building formerly occupied by Wyant Chevrolet on South Huntington Street. Zollars stated the Syracuse dealership will handle all new makes and models of Ford vehicles and used vehicles. There will also be a service department

He said privately that he sees the heavy hand of Kosciusko County Republican Chairman Jean Northemor behind these articles. As a councilman, Sharp fought the establishment of a county executive administrator, a post Mrs. .Northerner had proposed with herself as chief candidate, at a salary of $16,500. Sharp led the fight on the Council against the appropriation. He charged in his letter, furthermore, that Mrs. Northerner had done away with the 1,000-odd member women’s organization and dropped the 50- to 70-man steering committee that had served the county organization so well in the past. He said he originally supported Mrs. Northerner, but now she has sought to run the Republican party for her personal gain. Enter Betty Dust More fuel was added to this fire when County Recorder Betty J. Dust came forth on Tuesday of this week with a letter of her own. It also appears on page 5 of this issue. She praised Sharp’s financial ability, stating that she took over as Syracuse clerk-treasurer when Sharp stepped down. She said Sharp took over a “bad financial situation” in Syracuse, and during his two and one-half years as clerk-treasurer of that town. Sharp bailed the town out of

'Citizen of the Year' deadline to be March 31

By CATHY BRILL Staff Writer The Milford Area Development Council met Saturday, March 10, in the Milford Community Building to discuss the appointment of the agent of record, the MAD mailing and Citizen of the Year Banquet ticket sales. Eva Hamilton, caretaker for the Milford Community Building, reported that 24 meetings and parties had been held in the building between Feb. 11 and March 9. She stated that five bookings are scheduled for the month of March at this time, on of which is a benefit scheduled for March 31 for Jeff Salazar. The benefit will be held to help cover the expense of a prosthesis.

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its serious financial situation. Mrs. Dust, not one to pull her punches, also spoke privately in no uncertain terms about her party’s present leadership. Her letter, strong and to the point, no doubt will cause a chill in court house offices in the weeks ahead. And Now George Klinger George Klinger is president of the Kosciusko County Council, is a respected Warsaw accountant, and has reeled under charges that the Council is letting the county slip into bad financial times. He, too, said he felt "planted" stories have undermined the Council’s work, and he took Mrs. Northerner to task in this regard. So much so, in fact, that Klinger mailed a letter to all 63 Republican precinct committeemen and to the 63 vice-com-mitteemen on Sunday afternoon, announcing that he is seeking the office of Kosciusko County Chairman. The letters were received on Tuesday of this week. Klinger wrote, "There is a large number of our Republican workers that believe that Republican organization is splitting apart. They have asked me to run for Republican County Chairman.” His purpose, he wrote, is to rebuild the Republican party in the county.

Following a brief maintenance report, it was decided that tickets for the April 7 Citizen of the Year Banquet will be sold at a number of local businesses and will be available through MAD members. It was determined by MAD members that the deadline for nominations for Citizen of the Year is March 31. Residents are encouraged to get the nominations in as quickly as possible. Don Arnold, MAD treasurer, reported the Jan. 31 ending balance as $285.89. The opening balance for the month of March was $188.36, with Arnold mentioning that with mailing returns the opening figure was actually higher. Deposits made by the organization during the month of

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Asks Pauline Jordon’s Help Klinger has asked for and apparently received the help and assistant of N. Pauline Jordan, of 218 Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw, She is well known in county Republican political circles, having served for 30 years as vice chairman of her party’s county organization. x She said, "Yes, I told Mr. Klinger I would work with him to rebuild the party.” Mrs. Jordan was deputy county clerk for eight years, then served as clerk for eight years, and for the past 13 years she has been manager of the Warsaw License Branch. She served as precinct committeeman for 50 years in Ward IV, first precinct, Warsaw, giving it up in March 1982. She served as county vice chairman first under chairman Gene B Lee, then under Frank Rarick, Earl Himes, Giles B. Hofer and Ed Pratt. Rarick add Himes are deceased but Lee and Pratt still reside in the Warsaw community. Hofer lives at Apt. 409-B, Beacon House, 10738 Hurson St., Northglenn, Colo. 80234, and Jordan still corresponds with the Hofers. Klinger’s Complete Letter The letter George Klinger mailed on Sunday to precinct committeemen and vice committeemen (Continued on page 5)

February were $1,013.82, with $697 of that figure being dues and contributions. Expenses for the month were sl,lll-35 Arnold also mentioned that the organization, through its nonprofit status recorded with the Internal Revenue Service, has been able to attain a bulk rate mailing permit. During Saturday’s meeting it was announced that Donn Kesler had officially been recorded as the agent of record for MAD. An agent of record was needed by the group for state filing purposes as a non-profit corporation. The next meeting of the Milford Area Development Council will be Saturday, April 14, at 9 am., in the Milford Community Building.