The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 May 1984 — Page 5

Letters to the editor

Airing dissenting opnion

(EDITOR S NOTE: The following Letter to the Editor was submitted to the Warsaw Times-Union by A. R. ( Russ ') Mills, a well known Warsaw resident, on April 13, and was never printed. It was submitted to this newspaper for publication this week. The letter meets our criteria in every respect for such letters. It is the opinion of our publishers that If dissenting opinions have no way of finding themselves into the public forum of discussion, then Freedom of the Press, which an enlightened press has long hailed as a cornerstone of our fabled democracy, means nothing.) Dear Editor: I have been reading with continuing amazement the series of articles in the Times-Union, together with the numerous cartoons which portray William Chapel, George Klinger, Ronald Sharp and now, of all people, Miss Pauline Jordan, as trouble makers, wrongdoers and persons that should not be entrusted with public office. Have you forgotten that Pauline Jordan is a lifelong member of the Republican Party, and that, for countless years she served long and well as the Vice Chairman of the Republican Central Committee of Kosciusko County? When did she fall from, grace? And for what reason 9 Upon what tangible evidence does the Times-Union in its infinite wisdom base the conclusion that these persons should be shunned and proclaimed as political lepers? To date, no such evidence has been forthcoming.

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Apparently it is enough that the Times Union has decreed it to be so. We are bombarded with the thought that a change of the persons that presently rule the Republican Party of this county and hold certain political offices is not in the best interests of the community and the status quo must be maintained. One must therefore wonder who will benefit if the status quo is maintained and Jean Northenor is re-elected as Chairman of the Republican Central Committee of Kosciusko County and Rex Reed is retained as the Vice Chairman and Ronald Sharp is defeated as a candidate for the office of County Commissioner? Why the continuing vitriolic attack upon these persons whose only apparent sin is that they believe that they may have a better idea and that periodically a change in our elected officials is healthy and good for the community? I was always of the opinion that in a free and democratic society such as ours, any legally qualified individual has the right and even an obligation to seek public office and attempt to effect the changes that he or she deems to be in the best interests of the majority of our citizens. It appears that the Times-Union and ruling hierarchy of the local Republican Party disagrees with this concept of our political system. I know of only one other form of government that discourages the individual from seekihg public office and

thus speaking out upon the issues and thereby attempting to effect a change in the course of his or her government. That, of course, is the concept upon which totalitarian governments are built. Is this what is desired by what appears to be the special interest groups of Kosciusko County? Surely not, yet, one can only wonder. The Times-Union’s motto as proudly proclaimed from its masthead is and I quote: “You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” If this verse of scripture is truly believed by those who would be makers of political kings and queens and the protectors of special interest groups in this county, then let them publish the facts and cease their unending editorializing to support the re-election of Jean Northenor and thereby promoting the interest of those who are opposed to a change in our government. As responsible journalists, you have a sacred trust. I needn’t remind you that your function is to inform the people and not to mold

WHS prom a success

Dear Editor: ' We would like it brought to the attention of the Lakeland community that through the cooperation of students, parents, faculty and friends, the 1984 Wawasee High School prom was a wonderful success! Many people deserve credit for providing an evening of fun and unforgettable memories for out sons and daughters. “A Touch Os Elegance” was a beautiful theme and was carried out in every detail thanks to the leadership of Emily Katsanis and her prom committee; art teacher, Donna Arnold, and her advanced drawing class; senior class sponsor Ron Corson; and the many students who spent hours planning and constructing the elaborate prom setting. The volunteer sophomores and juniors did a commendable job in their various roles as waiters, waitresses, and doormen, etc. on prom night. Anyone viewing the ballroom that evening witnessed a true “Touch Os Elegance,” resplendent in the dress and decorum of each and every lady and gentlemen present. At 1 a m. the mood changed to casual as the students returned to school for the post prom party, organized by a group of senior parents and students. Snacks,

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their thinking to conform with your preconceived opinion as to who is or is not acceptable and fit to hold public office. I challenge you to publish the facts and reserve your editorials for the editorial page and have faith in the ability of the citizens of this community to decide the issues as they see them and not as the Times-Union in its infinite wisdom would have them decide. The need for such a policy is all the more important when one considers that this is a one-newspaper community and there is no expression of the opposite point of view in the City of Warsaw. That is all the more reason that you should be objective and factual in reporting the news to the citizens of this community. Rest assured that the people of this community will discharge their duties as responsible citizens if they can know the truth and thus be set free. Very truly yours, A. R. “Russ” Mills 111 N. Hickory St. Warsaw, IN 46580

dancing, cards, a movie and a hypnotist kept things lively from 1-5 am., and then a hot breakfast was served. Over 50 parents and several faculty members were on hand to help chaperone and prepare food. It was no trouble getting help, many parents wanted to be a part of this. Others who couldn’t attend, donated cookies; and members of Psi lota Xi Sorority volunteered to come in at 4 a m. to decorate tables and serve breakfast. Door prizes were generously donated by area merchants and distributed throughout the evening. This post prom party was the first successful attempt in years to offer entertainment at the school during the early morning hours following prom. We are very grateful for the overwhelming support given us. In working together, we all enjoyed an evening free from worries over the safety of our students. Most of all, we want to congratulate the senior class and their dates on a beautiful prom — their cooperative spirit and exemplary behavior made us all very proud! The Post Prom Committee Senior Parents

Give recognition where it's due

Dear Editor: Today much emphasis is placed on school and getting a good education. Some students work especially hard not only because they want to learn but they feel they have accomplished something when they make the honor roll. I don’t understand why Syracuse is always the last of the schools to have their honor roll published and when it is a name is omitted. This is a great disappointment

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Spring achievement program is held

The Kosciusko County Extension Homemakers recently held their annual spring achievement program with approximately 250 attending. The purpose of the annual event is to honor and recognize outstanding clubs and members for their accomplishments. The 1984-85 county officers were installed during the evenings activities by Judy Cutler, Warsaw. Those to serve the organization during the coming year: President — Catherine Bause, Leesburg President-elect — Kay Tusing, Leesburg First vice president — Alice Long, Syracuse; second vice president — Shannon Silver, Warsaw Secretary — Mildred Frantz, Warsaw Assistant secretary — Princess Frush, Warsaw Treasurer - Carol Baker, Warsaw Assistant treasurer — Hendrene Schutt, Warsaw Past County President - Alice Schooley, Warsaw. /' Clubs were recognized for Honor and Standard Club Achievements. Those clubs receiving honor status were: Atwood Home Study, Club 55, Country Neighbors, Crystal, Eight Square, Merry Tones, Mentone Hilltoppers, Pierceton Home Ec, Seward, spirit of ‘76, Tippecanoe Township, West Wayne. Clubs receiving Standard Honors were: Chit Chat,

to the student and I can assure the school system that students will not continue to work diligently night after night and on weekend to make all A’s and B’s when they don’t receive the recognition due them. If these students are not praised for their desire to learn they will eventually join the rapidly increasing number of our junior high students who are roaming the streets all hours of the night. Sherry Hughes Syracuse

Crossroads, Doubh H, Golden April, Goodwill, Happy Homemakers, Herscherettes, Jackson Juniors, Jackson Township, Jolly Dozen, Jolly Good Neighbors, Jolly Homemakers. Keepin’ On, Lamplighters, Live and Learn, Merry Mollys, Modern Homemakers, Keeping’ On, Lamplighters, Live and Learn, Merry Mollys, Modern Homemakers, Progressive Homemakers, Rural Neighbors, Thrifty Fifty, Tippy Lee, Warsaw Junior Extension Homemakers. Jayne Award One of the highlights of the evening was the presentation of the Jane Award. The Jane Award is presented to an Extension Homemaker who has given to her community and has contributed to building leadership in others. The Jane Award is presented in honor of Janalyce Rouls. The 1984 Jane Award was presented to Eva Eherenman, Burket. Mrs. Eherenman has proven to be a real leader in her community by putting service before selfishness. Those serving on this year’s spring achievement committee: Kay Tusing, co-chairman, Leesburg; Marjorie Ervin, co-chairman, Warsaw; Evelyn Emmons, Warsaw; Barb Smith, Warsaw; Lee Jordan, Leesburg; Shelly Reeve, Warsaw. Sleeping subject runs away when COrtiFOfl*CO Dy pCHICC Syracuse Police Chief Warren Swartz observed a subject sleeping in a parked car at Huntington and Medusa Street, Syracuse, at 3:40 a.m. Tuesday morning. He asked the driver to step out of the car and when he did so the car, which was in gear, took off and ran across the road info a fence and the subject took off running. The 1977 Chevrolet is registered to Steve W. Black, 212 North St., Syracuse. Damage to the impounded vehicle was estimated at S4OO and SIOO to a fence on Huntington Street. Items stolen from auto Wes Jones, P.O. Box 173 Elkhart, reported to Syracuse Police the theft of $420 worth of items from his auto. Jones contacted police at 4 p m Monday, May 14. Taken were a tape case and 21 tapes, valued at $l7O and a Minolta 35mmx700 camera valued at $250. Jones’ auto was parked next to 313 Main Street, Syracuse. He told police the theft occurred between 8-9 p.m. the night before. t Entry to the vehicle was made through an open sun roof. Syracuse Police Officer Robert Houser investigated.

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At Large. . . 11 “A view of the political 11 I| scene in Kosciusko County” ALL ELECTIONS are full of imponderables, and certainly last Tuesday’s primary election in Indiana was just that. One can analyze the election returns under a microscope and yet reach uncertain conclusions. Any clear set of rules goes begging when it comes to explanations of voter preferences. For instance, Maurice Beer of Milford, who had never run for a county office before and had little county-wide name exposure did very well in his bid for county commissioner from the northern district. He credited Several endorsements for this good showing. In reality, he was opposed by county councilman Ron Sharp of Syracuse, who had been the lightning rod for criticism of the Republican party’s regulars who moved every stone to keep their positions of leadership. Sharp was accused of allowing the county’s finances to sink into a position of deterioration. Beer won over Sharp in the county two to one, and won 87 of 98 votes in Jefferson Township, the township of his birth. That’s good by anyone’s standards. But, speaking of endorsements, this doesn’t hold true in the case of Fred Gilliam, who was running for re-election as middle district commissioner. He said the “turning point” in his campaign came when his opponent, John McDaniel, received endorsements from councilman Matt Dalton and from Warsaw Mayor Jeff Plank. Gilliam also complained of unfair media coverage. Endorsements of his opponent notwithstanding, Gilliam won 4,050 votes to 2,678 for McDaniel, a two to one margin. The county council at-large vote clearly went to Kathryn Teel of Mentone, former county treasurer, who won 4,621 votes, just 43 votes over incumbent Tom Anglin's 4,578 votes. Democratic presidential candidate Gary Hart did well in Indiana to the surprise of many and even did well in Kosciusko County where he received 1,607 votes, 268 more than Walter Mondale’s 1,339 votes. Does this mean county Democrats are voting “liberal” or that they think Mondale can’t win against Ronald Reagan? Maybe they like the “new idea” theme. Who knows? In the Third District congressional race, St. Joseph Prosecuting Attorney Michael Barnes received 45.5 per cent of the votes on the Democratic side, to 32.7 per cent for Steve Ross and only 16.5 per cent for TV host David Barrett. Bolinger received only 127 votes in the county. Ross rari two years ago and had some name recognition but failed to come across. Barnes ran twice before for St. Joseph prosecuting attorney and had considerable television coverage, giving him area name recognition. Early predictions are that there’ll be a real dog fight in the fall between Barnes and incumbent John Hi|er. ’ While Democratic state senator Wayne Townsend did well in his bid for the gubernatorial nomination, winning 71.8 percent of the vote in our county with Virginia Dill McCarty winning 22.7 percent, incumbent governor Robert D. Orr won 66.5 percent of the Republican vote in the county (71 percent of the state GOP Vote). Orr’s opponent, a lackluster John Snyder who was seriously underfinanced and underorganized, won 2,327 Republican votes to Orr’s 4,621, giving the incumbent governor a two to one favorite vote. Orr won a 71 percent vote on the state level, which some Indianapolis analysts claim has forebodings for the governor in the fall when he’ll face Senator Townsend. All this aside, the absence of serious contests in the county otner than the Sharp-Beer and Gilliam-McDaniel races, only 36.5 percent of the county’s registered voters turned out at the polls. It’s really a sad commentary. Let’s hope the fall contests arouse more voter interest and the turn-out is more impressive. -oTHE REPUBLICAN Old Guard and resurgents - how do you like them labels? — had it out Saturday afternoon at the Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw at its central committee re-organization meeting in an atmosphere reported to be laden with apprehension, fire and acrimony — and more! All central committee officers were re-elected, but this fact was almost lost in the barrage of charges that emanated from the head table, accusing Bill Chapel of heading a purge group that included, among others, George Klinger, Pauline Jordan, Stanley Nice, and even this newspaper. In a spurt of euphoric relief chairman Jean Northenor, who for a time felt her control over the county’s party machinery slipping from her sweaty palms, came on like gangbusters, letting loose with a tirade of abuse and vitriolic criticism aimed at her hard core opponents not at all in keeping with her plea for party unity. Those who watched this ridiculous demonstration, many of them her closest supporters, were shamefaced at the preposterous demonstration they were forced to witness. One observer reported Mrs. Northenor was “vicious;” another, “her face expressed adject meanness; ” while still another said she “is a hard cookie.” Another: “she was ashen-faced.” With a third of those present voting against her retention of the important leadership post within the party (the vote was 72 for, 35 against), Mrs. Northenor must herself embark on a program of purging her detractors from the central committee, or moving to heal the wide schism that has plagued her leadership. The choice is hers, unless more moderate voices prevail.

Garver to be honored

Larry Garver, Explorer Post 2876, Warsaw, was one of four Scouts to receive the Bronze Big Hom Award at the annual Exploring Program Conference and Recognition dinner held recently on the campus of St. Francis College in Ft. Wayne. Garver and the other winners were selected from over 1,600 high school students and leaders who participated in the program during the year. The 1984 Explorer of the Year

Asphalt roller strikes car

An asphalt roller struck a parked car Monday morning at the Lakeland Daycare Center, W.E. Long Dr., Syracuse. No one was injured and damage was estimated up to $450. William Tapp, 22, r 9 box 269 Warsaw, was driving the roller to a job site for the town of Syracuse, on W.E. Long drive when the linkage road apparently came loose on the roller and it could not be stopped or put in reverse. Tapp told Syracuse

award was given to David Geller, a member of Post 2057. The award recognizes the individual best exemplifying the positive qualities of a good person and explorer. The banquet concluded the daylong program conference designed to offer Explorers information on post operation and leadership, communication skills, living with a positive mental attitude and national Exploring events and programs.

Police he went off the left side of the road to avoid hitting a parked truck and was able to miss another parked vehicle before the machine struck a railroad tie, us,ed for landscaping, throwing the machine to the left and into the side of a parked vehicle owned by LeAnn Harris, r 1 Leesburg. The asphalt roller is owned by the Town of Syracuse and did not sustain any damage. Damage to the Harris vehicle was estimated at $450 to the left door and side.

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