The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 June 1984 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., June 6,1984

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Editorials

June 6, J 944 — Forty years later June 6,1944 — D-Day! June 6,1984 — 40 years have passed since the Longest Day but it lives in the memories of the men who served there and in the memories of those who lost loved ones in the battle there. The D-Day invasion of June 6, 1944, was the beginning of the final liberation of Hitler’s Europe. Six weeks later St. Lou would be captured by the Allies and four weeks after that Paris would be liberated. General Dwight D. Eisenhour was commander of the amphibious assault known as Operation Overload because of the number of men, ships, planes and equipment that would be needed for a successful campaign. The Allied invasion of Europe would take place on the beaches of Normandy with the landing area being divided into five zones. All of which have gained their place in history — Omaha and Utah Beaches were where the First U.S. Army landed under General Omar Bradley. The other Allied forces landed on Gold, Juno and Sword Beaches. The invasion took its toll but it was a beginning of the end . . . soon Hitler’s forces would be crushed. . — Many American servicemen have returned to the shores of France to recall memories of the battle. The guns are silent now. The beaches hold a silent vigil. Their story, however, lives on in the memories of those who served there. The former soldiers, sailors, marines, paratroopers and airmen are being greeted by villagers with open arms. They are a people thankful for their liberation. Reinactments of the battle are being held as is a 40th anniversary commemoration at Omaha and Utah Beaches. Americans too are thankful for those who were at Normandy on D-Day ... June 6,1944. College and booze The alcoholic beverage industry has over the years succeeded in convincing the young, including college students, that booze is the fashion. Much of this propaganda effort has been waged through films — in which the hero and heroine slug down straight whiskey after whiskey. No one has ever been able to prove how much money goes to film makers for promoting booze and cigarettes but it no doubt totals in the very high millions. Until recently, almost all “stars” sucked cigarettes. Only when it became clear that this can cause death did featured players in films ease off on the tobacco addiction kick. But alcohol also causes death, and half the fatal accidents in the U.S. are connected with a drinking driver! And the worst record among drivers, by age groups, are those in their teens - college age youth. These are today’s primary movie-goers. r Thus the effort by two students in Rhode Island (at Providence College) to encourage freshmen to avoid heavy drinking is of merit. They gave their first party, a boozeless party, this spring. They aren’t campaigning against all drinking. They are campaigning against peer pressure at so many colleges today — which encourages students to booze it up every weekend. They seek to encourage freshmen next fall to enjoy either boozeless parties or parties at which the new, low-alcohol beer is served. They believe students can have just as much fun without alcohol, and avoid the problems associated with study, driving, violence, and booze mixed. One hopes the trend will catch on — nationwidet June weddings May was formerly considered an unlucky month for marriage. June became the month of marriages because of the superstition that May was a month in which people shouldn’t marry. When June arrived, a backlog of engaged couples had been created, thus producing a two-month crop of marriages. Lucy and words Lucile Ball, one of the alltime TV stars and a talented comedian, recently spoke her piece about modern-day television. She says she’s incensed by the vulgarity and low leyel of TV programming. She was insulted by the recent Eddie Murphy and Buddy Hackett special on HBO and regrets that some seem not to care about content as long as they can make money. She feels that the flood of pornographic film and other material today is commonizing a generation of Americans. And she adds that four-letter words keep pouring out on cable television, to her disgust. And to the disgust of millions of other Americans, helpless to do anything about it’

What others say — More slices of pi Remember pi - that funny symbol you learned in geometry class that designated the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter? For most of us, pi has always been the number 3.14, although brainier types have been known to prefer a more precise calculation: 3.14159. Rut just as men and women are compelled to build better mousetraps, so they are driven to refine pi. And that’s exactly what some mathematicians at the University of Tokyo recently did. Using a supersophisticated computer, they calculated the value of pi to 16million decimal places. Plain, simple, unadorned, unencumbered 3.14 is now 3.14159265358979323846 . . . and, well, you get the picture. There’s nothing wrong, of course, with calculating pi so precisely. Archimedes, the Greek mathematician who developed formulas for finding pi, would — if around today — undoubtedly be amused and fascinated. Let’s just hope the U.S. Postal Service, namely the ZIP code division, doesn’t get any ideas. - FORT WAYNE JOURNAL - GAZETTE

American assault troops in a landing craft as it nears a beachhead on the Northern Coast of France on June 6, 1944 — D-Day. h/I I n i 457-3666 Or M-J rUISe Call 658-4111, Ext. 17 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Are you planning on participating in this year’s Flotilla? Results of last week’s question: How do you relax and unwind? Sitting in my reclining chair and watching television. . by working out in the garden after work. . . by listening to music. . . Oh boy, well, I guess I relax by talking to others. Getting to know more about other people sets my mind at ease about myself. . . by playing basketball or baseball. . . go out bike riding. . . I think by eating. The only problem with this is the weight problem. . . I really don’t know. I guess by just not worrying about too much when I have some free time. . . by going out to Big Boulder and hitting some golf balls on the greens and into , the water. . . by laughing. . . Court news

Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in, the office of Kosciusko County Clerk, Jean Messmore: Skevington-Lechlitner Michael Brian Skevington, 27, r 4 Syracuse and Debra Ann Lechlitner, 21. 512 S. Harrison. Syracuse Walker-Barton David Muri Walker, Jr., 21. r 1 Pierceton and Michelle Rene’ Barton, 23, r 1 box 470-A, North Webster Smith-Spearman Terry Lee Smith, 23. 1811 Bayview Lane, Warsaw and Lorene Marie B. Spearman, 24, r 5 box 404, Syracuse 'Crace-Prater James Cecil Crace. 23, r 1 Leesburg and Bobbie Lou Prater, 19. 510 S McClellan, Warsaw Tackett-Coffman Larry Dean Tackett, 24, r 1 box 436, North Webster and Robin Elizabeth Coffman, 26, r 1 North Webster Collins-Frew Peter Joel Collins, 21, 1021 Northwood Blvd., Ft. Wayne and Dianne Ruth Frew, 21, r 2 box 30. Syracuse Yoder-Slabaugh DeWayne W. Yoder, 18, 4301 E. County Line, Bremen and Judy Lynn Slabaugh, 18. r 1 Milford Stichter-Young Kirk Stichter, 20. r 2 box 86. Milford and Dawn Elaine Young. 18, P.O. Box 351 Milford Weisser-McKibben Terry Lee Weisser, 25. 606 S. Huntington. Syracuse and Kimberly Ann McKibben, 19. r 3 box 593, Syracuse County Court The following persons have been assessed fines and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court. James Jarrett, judge: Speeding — Paying $65 fines THE MAIL-JOURNAL (U.S.P.S. 3258-4000) Published by The Mail-Journal every Wednesday and entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana 46567 Second class postage paid at 103 E. Main Street, Syracuse. Indiana 46547 and at additional entry offices. Subscription: SIS per year in Kosciusko County, $lB outside county. POSTMASTERS: Send change of ad dress forms to The Mail-Journal. P.O. Box 188. Milford, Indiana 46542 w Zx hl

were: H.J. Atwood. North Webster; Lisa G. Crowl, Syracuse Paying SSO fines were: Walter D. Young, Syracuse; Jennifer M. Reed, North Webster; Joseph C. Cain, Milford Paying S4O fine was. Diane L. Maule, Syracuse Expired license plate — Paying SSO in fines were: Arlene R. Lehman, Milford; John J. Rinker, Syracuse No driver’s license in possession — Cheyrl L. Dunagen, Leesburg, SSO Passing double yellow line around school bus — Kevin D. Clark, North Webster. SSO Disregarding stop sign — Paying SSO in fines were: Warolyn P. Bjella, Milford; Cheyrl L. Dunagen, Leesburg City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Expired plate — Glen E. Miller, 23, Syracuse. $36 No operator’s license in possession — Roger L. Dunithan, 39, Syracuse, plea bargain, S4O Disorderly conduct/obstructing vehicular traffic — Troy E. Moneyheffer. 17. Syracuse, S4O, five days in jail, suspended on condition defendant stay off of Main Street for the next three weekends Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have fil-' ed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Stapleton — Shelba J. Stapleton and John E. Stapleton. Box 285 Leesburg. The couple was married April 21, 1975 and separated May 21, 1984. Clark — Tammy Jean Clark and Paul Scott Clark, r 2 box 156, North Webster. The couple was married May 18, 1979 and separated May 21, 1984. There is one minor child. New blood-clotter SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists announced recently, they have produced a synthetic version of a blood-clotting protein that will aid in the treatment of hemophiliacs. Insects and airplanes The dragonfly, an insect 250 million years-old, is being studied as a model for airplanes of the future, reports “National Wildlife” magazine. Researchers at the University of Colorado have found it can hover, fly sideways and spurt backwards at astounding speeds — all while generating three times the lift of conventional aircraft.

"CRUZIN AROUND 'OUSE"

THE SYRACUSE Town Board and town attorney Robert Reed expressed disappointment that local contractors did not enter bids on any one of the 23 separate projects that are slated to make up the new Syracuse town hall construction. / ' , The only one that could be considered local irt any way was Sturon-J Quality Builders of North Webster, bidding $6,180 on the roofing. The firm is owned by Jack Rhodes and Ron Ritchey. The Syracuse Town Board broke the bidding down into this large amount of separate biddings in order to let local contractors into the picture. The board hoped to get around the union-type, expensive hourly wage rates that pushes costs up through the roof. Another point favoring local contractors. > In one category — acoustical ceilings — there were no bids at all. And this one appears to be an easy mark for any small contractor. Overall, the bids were considerably higher than anticipated by the town board and by James Associates of Fort Wayne, the architectural firm employed by the town on the project. Total for the low bids figured $438,770. At the present time the Fort Wayne firm is attempting to put together recommendations for the town board, to be presented at the board’s next meeting, Tuesday, June 12. That no local contractors were interested might point to the fact that the local economy is booming and that all of them are so busy they simply can’t get to this project. Whatever. The meeting of the board next Tuesday should be interesting and enlightening. —o— TWENTY-SIX WHS seniors qualified for special commendation under President Reagan’s Academic Fitness Awards program, it was learned before the school’s honors awards program. Qualifications were on grade point average and the Scholastic Aptitude Test scores. School officials were notified on Thursday, May 17, the day before the honors awards program. When the package was opened it was noticed that they were three pins short. Guidance counselor Marilyn Curtis called the Department of Education in Washington, and was told the pins were machine-sorted. And that the shortage would be corrected. The pins were mailed by U.S. Postal Department Express Mail (at a cost of $9.35), arriving at the school on Tuesday, May 22, two days after graduation. Dr. Hull expressed his and the Department of Education’s apologies to the three hapless seniors, but the pins were appreciated just the same. -oJ. HOMER Shoop, of North Miami, Fla., late of North Webster, and Alice Rinker, North Webster retailer, both visiting in Europe, were scheduled to be in Milan, Italy, the same day. Wouldn’t it be odd if they met on the street in Milan? Homer is following a senior tennis circuit in Italy, Finland and Russia with his old tennis partner, Gardner Mulloy and Mrs. Mulloy. He left for Europe on May 24 Alice Rinker left on Saturday, May 26, with Bob and Jane Jackson, of North Webster and Anderson, touring Italy. Jackson was formerly publisher of the Anderson Bulletin, and he and Mrs. Jackson are longtime friends of Mrs. Rinker and her late husband Thurman. -COVIRGINIA (GINNI) (Mrs. Bill) Xanders of Pickwick Park (Lake Wawasee) has two quite extensive trips to look forward to: She will visit Athens, Greece, the Greek islands, and finally Istanbul, Turkey, in August with her daughter Marilyn, an assistant professor of drama and costume design at University, near Chicago. Then in December she and Bill plan to visit China with John and Shirley Wong. Warsaw restauranteurs, in a party of 10. John Wong is a native of China, and plans to attend a family gathering of some 300 Wongs — just where in China Bill didn’t know. But he did come up with a weak pun that 300 Wongs not making a right! Ginnie plans to send back photos of herself and her daughter reading ‘the PAPER’ in front of the Orient Express in Istanbul, and with her and tiill reading the publication somewhere in China, presumably on The Great Wall outside Peking. Bill wants to prove to his friends that he actually was in China, plus (and he won’t admit this) he’ll be shooting for $lO bucks if the picture is published, and giving him a crack at a free week’s vacation. We ask our readers to see ‘the PAPER’ for details. Bill already has. ‘ ■ —o— THE FIRST visible evidence of a finish product of a new Syracuse business — Ormaco Products, Inc. — appeared during the past week in the form of a metal awning on the front of Bales Butcher Shop in uptown Syracuse. It’s handsome, and appears durable. Company owner Orman McKinley is hoping to use this as a sales promotional piece. —O'JUST TO prove this column can withstand the heat, we were found still standing after having endured the considerable slings and arrows of one Edith V. Watson of Wawasee Heights, late of Fort Wayne. It should be explained she is a (quite attractive) twin sister of equally plain spoken Win (Edwina) Sroufe, wife of the more moderate., compromising Jon Sroufe of the young new breed whose influences are being felt in the Syracuse community. Residents of the Lake Wawasee area, the Sroufes operate a business in both Ligonier and Syracuse.

o Anyway, Edith Watson, the centerpiece of this account, was found answering a speeding charge in Goshen City Court recently, and paid a $45 fine. Our reporter was so injudicious as to print the account, along with her age — 40 years that have been kind to her — in the two line notice on page 4 of last week’s M-J. All that notwithstanding, Edie was put out that we didn’t list all the many others who were also fined in Goshen at the same time. That we selected her misfortune to report, leaving all the others out, was in keeping with our policy of focusing on local news only, a forte we have that other area competing publications canT or won’t touch. But Edie wasn’t buying. We were getting nowhere with our explanation, it soon became apparent. And so we mumbled something about a time-worn adage that cookies crumble this way, or a ball bouncing this way, or something like that. A cool stand-off, if ever we saw one. -oWHEN WERE the national sailboat races held on Lake W’awasee? Any of our older, more seasoned readers happen to know? A Cincinnati, 0., gentlemen who summers on Lake Wawasee and who chooses to remain nameless, was on the scene and took black and white, even color photos of the event. A professional photographer for Pa the News, he obviously knew what he was about and has the photos to prove it. This column would be glad to relay any information about the classic that attracted many thousands to the shores of the Big Lake. FROM OUR Where-Are They Now Department, we learn that Richard P. Steels, son of Rev. and Mrs. Paul E. Steele of Fort Wayne and a 1980 « WHS graduate, on May 19 graduated summa cum laude from DePauw University with a BA degree in history. During his four years at DePauw he was a participant in the University Honor Scholar program and a Malpas Trust Scholar. During the past year he served as president of the academic council and was recently initiated into Phi Beta Kappa. „ In the fall Dick will be attending the Indiana University School of Law at Bloomington where he has a fellowship. His dad was pastor of the Calvary United Methodist Church located south of Syracuse for several years. —o—- • ‘ 1 A ~ ii VARIOUS FIGURES have been bandied about concerning the loss at the Saturday night fire at Maxwelton Restaurant, but exact figures are hard to come by. One thing, the fire was fairly well burned out by the time Syracuse firemen arrived, and so no water was used. But a melted down cash register and overhead fan blades, among other things, attests to the intense heat that must have accompanied the fire. Any cost for rebuilding will not take into consideration the loss of business until the place is back into operation. And now is the time the summer season gets underway. The golf course is slated to have its annual member-guest tournament on Friday, June 15, and at this event the burned-out restaurant and its bar normally do a land-office business. —o— THE WAWASEE Building Trades. Inc., group of young students who built the speculative home at 604 Hiawatha Drive, Syracuse, were pleased with their May 26th open house. In fact, according to vocational director Dick Wysong for Wawasee, West Noble and Fairfield schools, they sold the house as a result of their promotion. Keys will be turned over to the new owner early in July. Wysong said, when the name of the new owner will be made known. —o— LUCILLE AND Jay Peffley are getting hyped up for an overseas trip they are planning. On Sunday, June 17, they will leave with a tour group for Europe where they will visit Paris, Copenhagen where they will stop off at the Tivoli, East and West Berlin, Vienna and Zurich, Switzerland. They will be gone 23 days. —o— FEW LAKELAND residents realize the name of Lakeland Community Schools Assistant Superintendent George Gilbert was placed in the hopper for consideration for the job of superintendent at Wa-Nee schools when Bill Dorsey recently resigned. Gilbert is goal oriented, as he points out in a feature article elsewhere in this issue. He confides, “My career goal is to be a superintendent.. He was passed up for the Wa-Nee post, where they picked Dorsey’s replacement from within its present school system, but you can rest assured 46-year-old Gilbert will be sitting in a superintendent’s chair one day. —O'GLADYS MORRIS, who passed away Sunday at her r 2 Syracuse home, has been the longtime owner of the historic Anchor Bar building on the ‘ (Continued on page 5)