The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 August 1984 — Page 4

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Editorials

Shoppers take note Area shoppers should take note that both Syracuse and North Webster are holding Sidewalk Days this coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9,10 and 11. Merchants in both communities are offering special prices on summer merchandise. Take time this week end to visit both of these Lakeland communities and take advantage of the items being offered for sale. Outstanding display of talent The 4 u H club members of the greater Lakeland area are to be congratulated for their outstanding display of talent at the county fair this year. A number of them were named champions, grand champions and reserve grand champions in their projects. . . „ , r . Farming is big business in northern Kosciusko County and its future seems secure if fair honors have anything to do with it. Special congratulations go to Brent Beer and Kathy Weisser who exhibited the grand champion barrow and reserve grand champion steer and to Pork Queen Lisa Kaiser, who also exhibited the grand champion gilt. We hesitate in naming others for fear we will miss someone, however, we know they were many and we salute all of the 4-H’ers who exhibited projects at the 1984 Kosciusko County Fair. Computerese Not everyone believes computer language and computers are the answer for all future needs and operations. It’s good to see that the Army’s new multiple launch rocket system has utilized voice commands in plain language, not computer buttons or computer talk. It’s also ridiculous to see so much instruction and so many learning films today teaching viewers to do simple, common sense math and deduction with computers. The brain is often faster for simple problems and one can make as many mistakes with computers, or more, as with one’s own simple mental calculations. In buying an airline ticket, or figuring a price, the young (often half-educated and overpaid) employee today is too often just about helpless without a computer. They don’t know fares, how to figure them, can’t calculate figures in their head, and know only what the computer feeds back. Near-mental-robots, they often repeat absurd mistakes and answers from computers to customers without any inkling they sound ridiculous. Correcting computer mistakes is the biggest drawback of all. In business transactions, computer mistakes often require long delays, and involved processes. Not every home, not every business, not every child, needs a computer.

-What others say — Working for peace honors America’s war dead best (EDITOR’S NOTE: Every newspaper editor publisher at one time or another runs across an editorial he wishes he had written, inasmuch as it expresses his own opinion so much. We've long held that the nuclear rush to insanity it more than sheer nonsense: it’s an act of international lunacy. World political leaders take the opposite point of view: That we must “have a leg up" on our adversary. John McCall, an editor of the Sand Paper in Ocean City. N.J., has won the prestigious (984 Golden Quill award for editorial writing from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors for the following editorial which we reprint with full credit to editor McCall and to The Publishers ' Auxiliary, a trade paper, where we found the piece. McCall's winning editorial, published Memorial Day weekend last year, was called “an eloquent, sober and persuasive plea for perspective on wars past, refuting the widely held notions of glory and heroism" by contest judge Thomas W. Gerber, editor emeritus of the Concord (N.H.) Monitor. McCall said he wrote the editorial at the risk of being unpopular with his Ocean City residents. We recommend the editorial to our readers as fully representing our point of view.) — AEB

Memorial Day is a day of remembrance and a time to honor the dead soldier. It is good to remember the war dead and what they died for, if only to keep us from repeating the military disasters of the past. Bust we should remember the past honestly. To do otherwise would be to dishonor the dead with a lie, a.lie that might lead only to adding more dead to the long lists on war monuments throughout America. On Memorial Day, there are always hawkish speechmakers, who say that the United States has never gone to war except for the noblest of reasons. History, however, does not bear this out. We might face our past with a nobler candor and remember how Texas and California were long ago taken by force from Mexico; or how, during the Spanish-American War, U.S. naval forces destroyed the Spanish fleet at the battle of Santiago and forced Span to give up Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines, in a war which Mark Twain, for one, denounced as a national disgrace. It might be useful in setting the record straight to remember the war dead of all nations in terms of their overwhelming numbers. World War I will serve as one appalling example in which German dead totalled 1.8 million, French 1.35 million, British 900.000, and American 53,000. Those who died, said one writer, were “the men who in the normal way would have been leaders in politics, the arts, the sciences, commerce and industry.” “It was the extinction of the fittest,” wrote Malcolm Cowley, whose generation wore the uniforms of that war, “and for what discernible purpose? Through 1917 the battles in which they died month after month, year after year, had never ended in decisive victories or defeats, but had merely subsided in exhaustion. ” One of these battles was Verdun. A million men were killed in the course of it, and both sides ended the battle almost exactly where they had started. The same accusation of futility can be leveled against the Vietnam War, the war which bled the life out of my own generation for over a decade, a war characterized by Michael Herr as “a long-nosed jihad like a face-off between one god who would hold the coonskin to the wall while we nailed it up and another whose detachment would see the blood run out of ten generations, if that was how long it took for the wheel to go around.” What can anyone in retrospect define as the purpose of this war? No doubt those who still attempt to justify it will say that U.S. forces fought in Vietnam to defend the “Ideals of Democracy” against communist aggression. They will probably fail to mention that our supposed enemies in Vietnam fought against the Japanese during World War 11, when it was more convenient for i communists and democrats to ignore their dis- I

ferences. They might not know, as well, that the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam, written by the communist Ho Chi Mihn, begins by quoting our own Declaration of Independence and goes on to say, “All the peoples on earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free.” -To live and be happy and free... When all the patriotic talk dies away, if this is what soldiers all over the world, however blindly or misled, have fought for in all wars, then I would remember them on Memorial Day by entering a plea for peace. I would try to honor the dead by asking that the atrocities of the past not be repeated by the living I would warn all young men and women against being duped into fighting another war in El Salvador or anywhere else. I would tell them not to volunteer themselves for slaughter, not to be tricked into the armed forces by promises of career training that can be gotten in other, saner, ways. I would warn them against making the error of believing that you can stop ideas with guns. Vigilance is not a matter of military might, and there’s plenty of work tp be done here in this country to strengthen a nation weakened by large scale pollution, poverty, and ignorance. It can only weaken the nation further if the most active and concerned members of its youth line up in uniform for wholesale execution. I would plead that the nation’s leaders bear in mind, when designating whole societies as our enemies, that communism, socialism, and democracy have always had much in common. For every New Deal there’s a Five Year Plan. Communist countries, when they enter into world trade, compete with other nations according to the laws of free enterprise. And democracies, when they institute social assistance programs such as medicare or welfare aid, or when the government bails out large corporations in debt, are following socialist models. Even our errors mirror one another, purges, red scares, and communist witch-hunts. It should also be remembered on Memorial Day, as Edmund Wilson pointed out, that the Soviet Union first began to develop nuclear weapons after the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima. In essence, the Soviets followed our example. Is it not also possible that they would follow our example in dismantling the nuclear arsenals with which we are in danger of destroying all of humankind? Is it not possible for the U.S. to take the first step, unilaterally, toward disarmament in the bold hope that the Soviets will follow suit? To work for peace, it would seem, is the best means of honoring those who believed they were dying to achieve it. But those who have died in the wars of the past will indeed have died in vain if we can do nd better - if we have not learned to do any better —than to follow them like unenlightened, belligerent cattle to the grave.

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Court news

County Court The following persons have been assessed fines and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrette presiding: Excess of 10 mph on lake after sunset — Dennis L. Koselke, Syracuse, $56 Littering — Daniel R. Oakes, Leesburg, sl3l fine, 10 days KCJ suspended, 2 days community service Passenger on gunwales of boat — Paying $56 fines were: Richard N. Michaels, Syracuse; Donald R. Buhrt, Syracuse; John Sanfilippo, Leesburg; Warsaw; Joe K. Todd, Syracuse; Jack Parzygnot, Leesburg Expired boat registration — Robert E. Wolter, Syracuse, $56; Basil B. Dulin, Syracuse, $56; Robert F. Myers, Syracuse, $56 Fishing without license — Scott D. Kiley, Syracuse, s6l < Failure to display boat decal — Greg C. Smith, Syracuse, $56 , Reckless driving — Tom L. Shepherd, Syracuse, SSO Operating while intoxicated — Samuel E. Coquillard, Syracuse, $252 fine, 180 days probation, 6 days KCJ; Donald T. Gilbert, Syracuse, $252 fine, 180 days probation, 6 days KCJ; John Claude. Bell, Leesburg, $236 fine, license restricted 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Kenneth Harold Barron, Leesburg, $302 fine, license suspended one year, 12 days KCJ with good time credit No boat registration — Donald E. Dewitt, Syracuse, $56 Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jean Messmore: Klauka-Auer Michael E. Klauka, 24, Lansing, Mich, and Roxana Rae Auer, 27, r 2 box 40C, Milford Miller-Ward Douglas Allen Miller, 19, r 1 box 483-25, Leesburg and Patricia Marie Ward, 19, r 1 box 483-25, Claypool Slain-Brewer James Bryan Slain, 23, r 1 Albion and Elizabeth Mary Brewer, 22, r 4 box 368, Syracuse Brannock-Haab Brian Kent Brannock, 20,164 N. Shore Dr., Syracuse and Jill Rae

Syracuse restaurant burglarized

Srime JPERS Crime Stoppers, a non-profit organization involving the police, the media and the public in the fight against crime, offers anonymity and cash rewards to persons who furnish information leading to the arrest and the filing of criminal charges against felony offenders and to the capture of fugitives. The following “Crime of the Week” was furnished by the

Jackson Twp. sets .31 levy Jackson Township has a proposed levy of .31 according to the budget published elsewhere in this issue. The levy is entirely in the township fund. The trustee, Donald L. Slater, and his advisory board will conduct a public hearing at 7:30 p in on August 21 and will meet again on August 28 to adopt the budget. Most efficient The most efficient mediation board in history is a determined mother with a peach switch. Pilot, Brunswick, Ga.

Haab, 20, r 1 Milford Coverstone-Anderson Scott A. Coverstone, 21, r 1 North Webster and Cynthia Lynn Anderson, 19, Lot 37 Lite Breeze Trailer Park, Pierceton Martin-Skinner Daniel D. Martin, 25, box 146 Milford and Catherine Louise Skinner, 24, Bloomington Huffer-Niles Arthur Leroy Huffer, 19, 518 S. Main, Syracuse and Bonnie Lou Niles, 22,619 Mullen St., Syracuse Marriage Dissolutions The following couple has filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Circuit and Superior Courts: Burnworth — Janet S. Burnworth and Jon D. Burnworth, box 178 North Webster. The couple was married May 31, 1975 and separated June 3, 1984. There is one minor child. Small Claims The following judgments have been made in Kosciusko bounty > Small Claims Court, Judge James Jarrette presiding: Etna Green Municipal Utilities versus Michael and Regina Miller. Defendants ordered to s pay $350.95 plus costs. Desmond Jackson versus David Bornes. Defendant ordered to pay $1,530.67 plus costs. Shirley Smalley, doing business as East Side Service versus Village Green Homes Investment Corp., Glen Richards, president. Defendant ordered to pay $459.18 plus costs. Robert E. Snyder, doing business as North Webster Blue Flame versus Harry B. and Cynthia Adams. Defendant ordered to pay $973.65 plus costs. William M. Dalton, II versus Larry London. Defendant ordered to pay $125. plus costs. William M. Dalton, II versus Hollis R. Kaehler. Defendant ordered to pay SIOO plus costs. Gene Rosbrugh versus Carolyn Burt. Defendant ordered to pay $888.28 plus costs. Alan and Sandra Butte versus Randy and Debra Waddle and Kirby Lemond. Defendants ordered to pay $4,825.75 plus costs. Dian Adkins versus George and Usebia Gonzalez. Defendants ordered to pay SSOO plus costs.

Kosciusko County Crime Stoppers organization: The burglary of a restaurant in Syracuse is the Crime of the Week. In the early morning hours of July 30, 1984, unknown persons entered Cocinero’s Restaurant in Syracuse by cutting out a section of the west wall of the building. Once inside, the perpetrators removed a quantity of money from various coin machines in the business. If you have information on this burglary. Crime Stoppers wants to hear from you. We will pay up to SI,OOO if your information leads to an arrest or indictment. Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards on other felony crimes and the capture of fugitives. Call us toll free at 1-800-342-STOP We only want your information, not your name.

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THIS OLD photo, of the Syracuse freshman high school class of 1908, appeared in this place in the June 27 issue, and at that time we sought an identification of its members. We received two responses, one from Calvin Beck, a member of the Class and now a resident of the Hubbard Hill Estates retirement community at 28070 CR 24, Elkhart. The other was from Eloise Holloway Rogers of South Bend. Our most positive identification came from Mr. Beck, as follows: Front, l-r, Hazel Searfoss Vanderveer, Cora Crow Jarret, unknown, a Miss Nealson, her sister Jessie Holloway Zerbe, and Farrel Ott. Second row, l-r, unknown, Virgie Ward, Hazel Rentfrow, Mae Vorhes,' unknown, Claude Snowbarger, and Herbert Blue. Back row, l-r, superintendent Charles Bachman, Wilbur Wilkinson, Guy Ott, unknown, Calvin Beck, John Clingaman, and one Miss Nusbaum, apparently the class’s teacher. —o— THE FOLLOWING additional information was supplied by Mrs. Rogers. She said she and her sister Jessie are daughters of the late Everton Eugene Holloway and Lulu B. (Strieby) Holloway. They were also related to the Felkners and Maude L. McLaughlin of Milford. Their grandfather, Edwin Forest Holloway, was the first secretary, as the office was known then, of the town and wrote up the incorporation papers for Syracuse. Their great-grandfather, Evan Miles, was the first president of the Syracuse Town Board when the town was incorporated. Mrs. Rogers owns a house on Harrison Street that her two grandfathers lived in and she lives there when she comes to the area. She was born and raised in Syracuse and taught school in Syracuse. She said her sister Jessie played for the silent movies and dances in the local hotels around the lakes and is remembered for that. She believes the above photo “was taken in 1908 or 1909 because her sister, Jessie, quit school to marry Charles Wade Zerbe on November 13, 1910. She died on November 11, 1972 and was born on March 19, 1893.” -0— SEVERAL AREA residents have been talking about the unpopular smell coming from the side track next to Vylactos during the hot and humid weather this year. A ditch was dug on both sides of the side track which has filled and overflowed with surface water that has no place to go. It’s been heard that discussion has been held concerning whose responsibility it is to maintain that area and get rid of the stagnant water, but no answer has been reached. FRANK RIDENOURE, 92 North Shore Drive, made note of the fact that the late A. J. Tribadeux donated the land to the town of Syracuse that later became the Syracuse Lakeside Park. Thibadeux was a watch and clock repairman, according to Ken Harkless, who remembers him well and who lived in the same environs as Thibadeux for many years. Harkless said Thibadeux was related to R. Leon Connolly, Syracuse attorney for many years, and that he was an uncle to D. S. (“Sam”) Wolf of Goshen. -O— V ■l* A RICKSHAW RIDE IN HONG KONG MARILYN AND C.E. (“Curt”) Curtis arrived home July 2 from a two-week tour of the Orient that took them to Hong Kong ami to mainland China. Marilyn is guidance director at Wawasee High School and Curt is National Accounts Manager for Dap. Inc., of Dayton, O. We asked Marilyn to do a small piece on Hong Kong, and she came up with the following account: “The approximately 23,000 air miles of travel taking my husband Curt and me from Warsaw to Hong Kong via Chicago and San Francisco and on to the Peoples Republic of China touring the major areas of Canton (Guangzhou), Poking (Beijing) Xian, Shanghai, and returning to Hong Kong was

for want of a better word — Just Great! “Hong Kong was our first stop and certainly different from China. We arrived on a Saturday evening and quickly learned our way around — walking, buses, ferries, etc. We were especially impressed when the transportation to the hotel was in a new Mercedes. \ “There was nothing we did not enjoy — sightseeing, the food, the people, and especially the shopping. Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula have to be the world’s greatest shopping mall. Or, in another way, the world’s greatest discount house. Within a square mile of our hotel were at least six shopping areas like the Water Tower on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. There are so many enticements that it is difficult not to “go broke saving money.” Most stores are open seven days a week from 10 to 12 hours daily, The average sales person works a 10-hour day not counting transportation time to and from work. The clerks get 3 days off per month. “Products of the whole world are available — often sold at the world’s lowest prices. Supply and demand determine price. Volume and turnover are paramount and profits are shaved to a minimum. Since Hong Kong is a duty free port, with all the imports flowing in, the competition is mad. Price controls are unknown. A few big department stores and international designer boutiques do stick to the prices quoted. Mainly, prices are negotiable. “Bargaining is more than inbred. It comes from sheer necessity since so many merchants and suppliers of services duplicate each other. We learned the method — be polite and ask the best price available — make an offer that permits the seller to save face. We found we might purchase items at 20 to 50 per cent less than the first asking price. With well known brands, we knew the US value so we could tell if it was truly a bargain. We found this to be helpful in buying watches and cameras. We also tried to stop at stores who were members of the Hong Kong Tourist Association and had the HKTA red junk logo on the windows. “Along with the shopping, we had t<s use calculators to convert US dollars to Hong Kong dollars. The exchange rate was about 7.81. It made you feel so rich to receive over S7OO for the US SIOO — rich, until you made your first Hong Kong purchase. Example: breakfast buffet at our hotel was S4B HK dollars. “We loved it all and hated to leave. We hope to return in the future so that we may take our two daughters with us. The 16-hour flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong is something else but well worth it when you see the skyline when you arrive. “We do wonder, however, if it will be the same after 1997 when China will take Hong Kong over from the British. The talks have been going on for over two years, and according to recent newspaper stories, most procedures have been determined. The China Post was Filled with promises and assurances. I just hope that China will not drag Hong Kong backwards. Certainly the Hong Kong economic prosperity and stability can only be beneficial to China.” — Marilyn Curtis —O'BASIL AND Julia Dulin of r 1 Syracuse (Pier 121, Ogden Island) are busy making plans to leave on September 1 for China. They will be part of a party of 28, made up mostly of Anderson people where the Dulins have their winter home. Dr. Dulin is a retired Anderson physician. —o— BILL FISHER, owner of Fisher’s Rent-All in the Village for the past seven years, has purchased aTSOxIM strip of land just south of his present location, with plans of building a 40x80 pole building there. Fisher said the new structure would give him twice his present room, with plans to add new buildings next year. Building should start about September 1, he added. —o— TO SAY that Roger Smith is “put out” at the near-disaster that befell the handsome sign that adorns the entrance to the Syracuse Cemetery is to put the case mildly. Roger, who lives near the cemetery, spearheaded a movement to reconstruct the brick entranceway and to prevail upon local artist Dave . Butler to do the wood carving that topped off the project. A real credit to the community, and to the efforts of Smith and Butler. Last week a NIPSCO truck went through he entranceway, according to Butler, knocking the wood overhead structure to the ground. Butler’s early assessment is that he would have to start the job from scratch and redo it. He hurried the original job along that it could be put into place just prior to the Memorial Day week end parade. Then, of course, it rained Memorial Day and there was no parade. ' (Continued from page 4)