The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 April 1984 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 4,1984 Visit home town of Confuscius
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(Continued from page 1) turtle, which signified longevity with a giant stone slab upright on its back, full of all sorts of inscriptions. No attempt has been made to groom the cemetery grounds, for that matter, and it seems to matter little for the tourists continue to come. Another Banquet We enjoyed another banquet at Kufu, and perhaps this was the best one of all. Each table had a fair share of local governmental officials present, whether they could speak English or not, enough of significant importance to have the cooks turn out their best work. Each table had a colorful centerpiece to go along with the fare. And at final count someone said 40 separate dishes were served and 12 separate desserts. The fellow at our table wanted to make us welcome in the worst way, and was on his feet constantly, either heaping things on our plate or offering another toast. He was dexterous with his chop sticks, and soon we became somewhat better. Criss by this time was catching on quite well. Criss managed to get rid of her small glass of wine and to fill the glass with Coca-Cola. She went along with the toasts good naturedly, and tipped her Coke glass right along with the rest. We spent a second night at Confuscious' Mansion s Hotel then left for Jining. But before we left, we two decided to take an early morning walk. We found youngsters converging from all directions on an area that was obviously a school. We folloU’ed them in and found them seated obediently in small, quite dark 'classrooms waiting for their teachers: We took some pictures, tried to make a few friends, then tried to leave. A fellow, obviously a headmaster, arrived, shook hands and appeared to be asking us to remain We could not. and left. At the front gate was a large poster, showing a man in army uniform with a book teaching three children It's an effort to show the army’s interest in education. This, to the credit of the Communist Party. Prior to the 1949 revolution illiteracy appeared to prevail, and now schooling in the fundamentals is compulsory En route back to the hotel, we photographed a company of uniformed men marching up the street with no trouble, but when we passed a group of uniformed men in a court yard taking instruction. we were motioned off and told not to take any pictures When we boarded our buses to leave Kufu, a whole string of firecrackers were shot off — much like they did when we arrived before the banquet - and there was much applause by everyone When we mounted our tour buses to leave all the officials and workers of the hotel lined up to see us off And of course this prompted more handshaking and applause We noticed the sun was coming out more often and the days were becoming bearable - or at least we were becoming accustomed to the cold weather It was pointed out to us that coal is severely rationed, that any household north of the Yellow River is granted 500 pounds of coal per year, to be used as they see fit. But households south of the Yellow River receive no coal ration Our first days in Shanghai were bitter cold, and a number in our group came down with colds. Lantern Festival Our trip from Kufu to Jining was over barren, unyielding soil where it seemed hacking out a mere living would put any farmer to a real test The fields were rocky and often terraced to make use of every bit of ground. Our accommodations at Jining were good and it was from this point that we visited Mt. Taishan. But the previous evening our guide, who asked to be called •John,” took us to the Lantern Festival, one of the most colorful
Jr [***•»> «** — > CHINESE BANQUET - One of our most sumptuous banquets in China was at Kufu where we were called to dinner bv setting off of a large string of firecrackers. Over 40 separate dishes were served at this banquet, plus 12 distinctly different desserts. We were toasted time and again by Chinese government officials and dignitaries.
1 - SMILING ALL THE - These strong young Chinese carried their burdensome loads all 3.000 steps to the top of Mount Tai. carrying food, water, bedding and staples of life - and continue to smile as they near the top. One trip per day provides them with an average income.
affairs we had seen for some time The display was around a small like, with all sorts of lanterns, figures and advertisements one could imagine, many of them animated. There was just the right amount of wind to give some of them the required pro pulsion Walt Disney would have been proud to see the generous use they made of his Mickey Mouse and other Disneyland characters The local people got on the grounds free, and for a time it seemed that we Americans were a greater curiosity than the Lantern Festival Workers - and this is w hat laborers are referred to in China - appeared to com plete with glee to see who could come up with the most original display at the Lantern Festival Visit Mount Taishan A high point of our time spent in the Shandong Province was our visit to Mount Taishan. or more commonly called Mt Tai It was a 45-minute ride to the base of the mountain over a dirty, dusty roadway that sometimes narrow - ed so as to make passage difficult As everywhere, people of all ages were walking along the road on both sides. Our stop was at the base of a cable car ride that would take us high up into the mountain, but not to the top From this point, at the top of the cable car ride, many of them walked back to the base over three thousand steps Among these were Della and Criss It took an hour and twenty minutes to reach the bottom of the mountain. Mt Tai is the first of the five sacred mountains in China whose peak is 1.545 metres above sea
level (Editor’s Note: See boxed information on Mt. Tai.) The next day - Sunday, Feb. 26 - we traveled by motor bus 102 kilometers to the city of Jinan, the capital of Shandong province where we received VIP treatment In fact, of the entire trip, our best treatment came in this provincial province. It proved a fairly long day’s drive for our two groups. We were in the ‘ San Francisco’’ bus, usually following the “New York’’ bus This ride, indeed, took us through rural China, through the most rocky, forsaken, forbidden countryside. But, to the credit of these persistent people, they managed to carve out a living here, if sparse and spartan. The little hovels along the roadside were small, bunched together and appeared to be jerry-built of anything that could be scrounged together To spend a night or two living with these people, on premises, would most certainly give one a new appreciation for a soft bed and hot running water. And, too, they have made good use of their land. As in other places in Shandong Province, the fields were rocky, but beautifullyterraced, and we could see clear evidence of their resourceful use of their water supply by means of aquaducts All the fields here are irrigated It’s almost saddening to see the people of all ages and sexes, with hoe in hand, digging in this hard, unyielding soil. But this they did and without complaint. If one was to better his lot at all it would be through the thin margin of entrepreneurship about which we shall write later Along the wav the Four-Gate pagoda in L Cheng County, and a numoer ot evidences of the Buddist religion that prevails in this area At one place along the road we climbed a long series of steps to the mountain side where early monks had carved sitting buddas in the side of the rocky mountain. This was done high up, and on a slope, making one wonder exactly what sort of scaffolding was done to accomplish the work, and. above all, what sort of man had the patience to do it at all. We arrived in Jinan, a city of some three million, about noon, had lunch at the large Japanese-built multi-building hotel, took our hand luggage to an assigned room. But we were not to stay here overnight. In the afternoon our group was taken to a popular park where we saw marine life and things of historic significance to the Chinese people. Later we got onto small boats and went to an island on a large lake where we saw more Buddist trappings. It was here where we walked up to an age-old Buddist building where Criss noted we saw for the first time stone figures of weird, if not fierce facial expressions. On the outside heavily clad youngsters were sliding down two slick ramps as their parents caught
See additional China pictures on page 17. them at ground level. \ Later we visited a Buddist burial ground said to be 1600 years old. Another Banquet We were destined to leave Jinan by train for another (our last) overnight train ride for Peking. but not until we had yet another banquet. By now it was becoming difficult to distinguish which of the many banquets we were guests to had been the best Again, toasts were aplenty and to a wide variety of things, mostly peace and lasting friendship between our two nations. We two sat at the head table, and Arch was asked to respond to our hosts greetings. He spoke briefly of the composition of our touring group, all being of the communications field, and of the wonderful things we could write about, principally of the Chinese hospitality. After the dinner there were a number of Chinese musical numbers, including several solos, and our response came from 25-year-old Vicki Merriman. Criss s roommate, who sang a folk song, and from six-foot-seven-inch Harry Fleetwood, associated with the television industry in New York, whose rendition of “01’ Man River" brought the house down. The whqle thing was closed when we all joined hands around the huge banquet room and sang "Ole Lang Syne," a Scottish ballad. From there we went to the train station for our overnight ride to Beijing (Peking).
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National, local economic trends discussed
By ARCH BAUMGARTNER The local and national economics • and the forces that play on economic trends were explained to several hundred Kosciusko County business and professional men and women last Thursday morning at the Warsaw Holiday Inn. The occasion was the spring economic briefing sponsored by the Lake City Bank of Warsaw. 1 Speaking on the national economy was associate professor Wayne Bartholomew of Indiana University/South Bend, and speaking on the local economy was associate professor Paul A. Joray, also of IUSB. Deficit Considerations Professor Bartholomew spoke to the 1981-’B2 depression and showed through prepared charts that 1983 was a better year in each quarter, with growth in consumption out running growth in income, showing confidence in the economic upsurge. Growth in employment is also on the rise as a result of a better economy. The consumer price index for 1984 should be 5.5 percent in the first quarter, rising to 6.4 percent in the final quarter, his charts indicated Whereas unemploy-
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Employment January 1979 January 1980 January 1981 January 1982 January 1983 January 1984* Labor Force 28050 28600 28400 29150 27700 28050 * Employed 26700 26500 25900 26200 25200 26450 Unemployed 1350 2100 2500 2950 2500 1600 Unemployment Rate 4.8 7.4 8.7 10.0 9.0 5.7 Unemployment Annual Trends Average Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1977 3.6 1978 4.5 1979 6.1 4.8 5.2 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.5 5.9 5.0 6.9 7.0 1980 8.3 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.7 8.6 1 1.5 10.3 8.5 ,8.3 7.0 8.0 7.8 1981 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.3 7.6 7.5 7.9 7.3 7.7 7.9 8.4 9.2 9.3 1982 8.4 10.0 9.2 8.9 7.8 6.9 7.7 7.6 6.8 7.3 8.6 9.7 10.2 1983 6.2 9.0 3.3 7.8 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.7 5.1 4.5 5.3 5.9 6.6* ♦Preliminary Data Total Earnings By Industry: Percent of Labor and Proprietors Income Generated by Sector Population Projections Age Group 1970 1980 198 S 1 990 K OO —— 1222 1980 J , Total 40100 55800 60000 644Q0 7330 C Fanning 8.1 5.3 4.9 6.0 2.6 0- 4 4 280 49 20 5 210 5 340 5 560 Manufacturing 46.0 48.9 52.3 50.5 52.1 5- 9 4940 4850 4950 5260 5480 Mining 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 10 ±l4 48 30 44 00 50 30 5140 5610 Contract Construction 3.3 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.7 15 4 19 4280 5220 4550 5220 5680 Wholesale and Retail Trade 14.3 13.7 12.9 13.0 13.3 20 - 24 3660 4930 5230 4570 5370 Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.3 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.6 25- 29 34 7 0 40 5 0 4 700 50 1 0 5040 Transportation, Comnunication & Utilities 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.6 _ 6.7 30 -34 2960 3600 4190 4880 ( 4570 Services H.l 12-1 10.8 11.3 12.3 35 -39 2560 3830 3890 4540 5660 Other Industry 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 40 -44 2630 3250 3940 4010 5480 Government 8.1 7.7 6.2 6.1 6.2 45 - 49 2670 2610 3260 3970 4730 State & Local Government 6.9 6.4 5.1 5.1 5.1 50 - 54 2600 2600 2600 3260 4060 55 - 59 2350 2640 2610 2620 4000 60 - 64 2050 2510 2570 2550 3210 65 - 69 1610 2150 2400 2470 2460 70 - 74 1360 1720 1920 2150 2200 75 - UP 1890 2510 2940 3380 4190
SSO bond for Easter coloring contest grand prize winner
A SSO savings bond awaits the grand prize winner in this year’s Easter coloring contest sponsored by The Mail-Journal and area merchants. Individual prizes will be awarded from each participating merchant and the grand prize winner will be selected from among these store winners. Youngsters in grades kindergarten through fourth grade may enter the contest by coloring the pictures in this issue of The Mail-Journal and returning them to the respective merchants sponsoring the contest. No entries will be accepted at any offices of The Mail-Journal. The following contest rules will apply: 1. The contest is epen to all children in grades kindergarten through fourth only. 2. Paint, pencil, crayons or magic markers may be used to Color the pictures. 3. Entries must be received at each sponsor’s place of business Motorcycle slides on loose gravel Earl G. Gibson, 19, r 4 box 1008 Syracuse, was not injured when he lost control of his motorcycle on loose gravel. The accident occurred at 1:59 p.m. Friday, March 30. Syracuse Police reported Gibson was eastbound on County Line Road, one-fourth of a mile west of SR 13 when the 1983 Yamaha slid on loose gravel and Gibson lost control of the vehicle, sliding the motorcycle on the left side. Damage was estimated at S6OO.
mont in 1984 should be 7.8 percent in the first quarter and drop to a reasonable 7.2 percent in the final quarter. rhe buga boo is the federal deficit. Prose isor Bartholomew said the deficit could continue from $lB5 to $225 billion for the remainder of the 80s, and could even go to $250 billion by the end of the decade. He predicted nothing will be done this year to correct this, since it’s an election year, but predicted by January of next year both political parties will get together to solve this problem. “The easy solution," he said, “is to raise taxes, but no one wants to do this, especially in an election year.” He said these considerations are two years too late. County Picture Professor Joray said the county economic picture is much brighter than surrounding counties. With a labor force of 28,050, printing and advertising are bright. He says with the big Donnolly printing plant employing more than 2,000 people, this part of the local economy gets a big boost. He said in particular 1982 was a strong year for Kosciusko County compared with Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties. In 1961 the county had unemployment at 9.3 percent, and in 1982 it stood at 10.2, but bounced back in 1983 to a manageable 6.6 percent.
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“Basic income generators in this county are farming and manufacturing," Dr. Joray noted. He said farm income dropped from 8.1 of the county’s income in 1967 to 2.6 percent in 1980, while manufacturing income rose from 46 percent in 1967 to 52.1 in 1980. He said the PIK (payment in kind) program was good for county farmers but poor for’those who sell things to farmers. He added further that, “if we don’t control the federal deficit, eventually we’ll have a very serious problem - feeling the full impact in 1985 or 1986. He said another influence was the Straits of Hormouz problem where the Iraq-Iran war could force its closing. While the U.S. gets about 8 percent of its oil through those straits, Japan gets 90 percent and western Europe 40 to 50 percent. The U.S. has an agreement with many industrial, oil-Consuming countries, that in case the Straits of Hormouz is closed, we would share our oil. And this would eventually put a squeeze on the American economy. Among the charts handed out at the informative meeting by Professors Bar-' tholomew and Joray, the following one that concerns itself with the Kosciusko County economy is perhaps the most directly related to their listeners. And, as such, we reprint it here as handed out:
How they saw murder (Continued from page 1) Webster admit the difficulty of associating the crime with Ohlwine. Many don’t believe the entire story has been told. People who knew the young man realize this more than ever. “He was a quiet person while playing basketball,’’ admitted Glen Feazel. “He never gave me any trouble, and I never would have thought he would have done anything like this.” Feazel works for the town of North Webster and spends many hours taking care of the school grounds, even the "mat”. “I really think the whole story hasn’t come out,” added Miss Conkling. "I can’t see Kurt planning a murder like this. But I could see him panicking, he panicked here a lot.”