The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 March 1985 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 6,1985

Editorials

A successful season ends The 1984-85 basketball season is over for the Warriors and Lady Warriors. It was one full of successes and disappointments. The Warriors were defeated Saturday night in the finals of the Triton Sectional. They put up a good fight but were stopped in their bid for the crown by Warsaw, a team that is going after its second state championship. The boys finished second in the Northern Lakes Conference and Brooks Koble set a school record during the year with 507 points during the regular season. _L We won’t take the time to relist the girls’ accomplishments here. Everyone knows about their successful year. The season has ended at Wawasee but Warsaw is ready to take the second step on the road to Indianapolis. Now is the time to get behind the boys in orange and black and wish them “good luck” in the regional just as their girls and many of their fans were behind the Wawasee girls all the way to Indianapolis. Good luck Tigers ’ March, 1985 Far-off, unseen, Spring faintly cries, Bidding her earliest child arise; —Bayard Taylor. The name March comes from Mars, the ancient Roman deity known as the god of war but thought to have been, originally, the god of vegetation. It was for centuries the first month of the year. In the United States the Ist is Nebraska State Day (dating from admission in 1867). The 2nd is Texas Independence Day (dating from 1836, when a conference of residents of Texas declared independence from Mexico). The 4th is Vermont Day, dating from admission in 1791. The 3rd is the birthday anniversary of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor. He was born in Scotland in 1842. On the sth, in 1768, three Americans were shot down by British troops in Boston and John Adams always thought this often-forgotten incident was one of the major sparks that fanned the American Revolution. The 6th is Alamo Day, in memory of the fall of the Alamo and its defenders at San Antonio. The survivors were shot by General Santa Anna. The Bth is the birthday anniversary of Oliver Wendell Holmes, one of the nation’s greatest jurists, born in Boston in 1841. Another Massachusetts native, Ely Whitney, patented the cotton gin on the 14th in 1794. This opened the way to the cultivation of cotton in the South. (South Carolina, in recognition of the importance of the invention, voted Whitney $50,000.) Maine was admitted to the Union on the 15th in 1820, having formerly been a dependency of Massachusetts. James Madison, the nation’s fourth president, was born at Port Conway, Virginia, on the 16th in 1751. Madison was a strong supporter of the U.S. Constitution and largely influential in defeating Patrick Henry’s efforts to prevent its ratification. He did much to insure the right of free worship for all, having helped defeat Patrick Henry’s proposal to levy a general tax in Virginia to support religion. Crime news Oj © There’s some good news these days — and we should stress it and appreciate it. Serious crime —a U.S. scandal for many years — declined 7 percent in 1983, the FBI reports. Not only is the decline good news but added to that is the fact that this is the biggest decline in serious crime ever, the only time serious crime has declined for two successive years since records have been kept. Some of the credit for this dramatic reversal in crime rates must go to Attorney General William French Smith and the Reagan Administration. President Reagan promised to get tough on crime and he and federal and state authorities, working together, have done just that. Some of the explanation may lie in population age groups figures, and in the economic recovery. But such a dramatic turnaround must also reflect credit on the president’s attitude toward crime and habitual criminals, and Americans are gracious enough and generous enough to give credit where credit is due. The Red Cross During the month of March, the American Red Cross makes its annual appeal for funds to serve the nation in time of emergency. Everyone is familiar with the many services of the Red Cross during war and when disaster strikes. Emergency medical and nursing care is annually provided thousands of victims. In many instances, financial assistance is a part of the relief extended. We should remember the important contribution made by volunteer Red Cross workers. March is also the month for recruiting workers. > . ‘I ' A' . . ■ . What others say — Cap on Medicaid Medicaid, the payer of last resort for the medical expenses of low-income' people, is covering some bills that ought to be paid by private insurance companies. The General Accounting Office, a reliable source, says unnecessary expenses may be costing, Medicaid more than $1 billion a year. Though the federal government contributes the biggest share of Medicaid money, states administer the program. The GAO says states aren’t careful enough in checking whether people who seek Medicaid are already covered by private insurance. Since the federal government pays at least 50 percent of the cost for everyone the states admit to the program, incentive for the states to investigate is limited. However when states do act to control costs, significant savings result for states and the federal government: How can the states be motivated? One way is to set a dollar limit. Washington could say the federal government will contribute this much and no more, leaving the states to manage Medicaid well or pick up the cost overrun themselves. This is the approach President Reagan’s new budget takes. Previously the federal government has put no limit on the amount it will contribute to Medicaid. Not surprisingly, the outlay has been growing faster than the growth in federal revenue. , States say that putting a federal cap on Medicaid shifts the burden to them. BUt at least until the states can show that federal dollars aren’t spent needlessly, this seems a legitimate way to try to lower the deficit. With a limit on what they can get from the federal government, states may attack waste more energetically. Now. if the same principle could be applied to the Pentagon... THE ELKHART TRUTH

•Sj - J* | k Bl It i • Xfl * ’ wHILgi Bl fl W 1B W vE fl I B f w 181 . IflpH Congratulations go to the Warsaw Tigers on their sectional championship. Above, Jeff Gross cuts down the net. Court news

County Court The following persons have been assessed fines and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrette presiding: Expired license — John G. Plank, Syracuse, SSO Disregarding stop sign — Paying SSO fines and costs were: Richard Madden, Leesburg; Marlene L. Andrews, Syracuse; Bertha A. Lawson, Leesburg; Greg D. Treesh, Leesburg "Expired registration on snowmobile — Paying SSO fines and costs were: Randy R. Richcreek, North Webster; Karen A. Jennings, Syracuse; Daniel L. Richcreek, Leesburg False registration — Paying SSO fines and costs were: Susan M. Richards, North Webster; William Johnson, Milford Speeding — Paying $65 fines and costs was: Charles G. Zimmerman, Leesburg Paying SSO fines and costs were: Scott V. Barker, North Webster; Daryl L. Gans, Syracuse City Court $ The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Speeding — Angela A. Meek, 19, Syracuse, S7O; Stephen H. Bornman, 44, Syracuse, S4O; Amy L. Curry, 19, Syracuse, S4O Expired driver’s license — Steven A. Savage, 24, Syracuse, $36

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Failure to yield right of way—- — W. VonFange, 66, Syracuse, S4O Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: Brown-Bice Andrew James Brown, 23, r 2 box 184, Milford and Kathryn Dian Bice, 24, P.O. Box 312 Milford Mock-Lawson Douglas Leon Mock, 33, r 2 box 280, Syracuse and Jan Charlene Lawson, 24, r 2 Syracuse Hall-Kramer Terry L. Hall, 32, r 1 box 247 H, Leesburg and Linda Kramer, 35, r 1 box 247 H, Leesburg Polk-Barrett Gary L. Polk, 22, r 2 box 85A, Leesburg and Sherry Sue Barrett, 26, P.O. Box 4 Leesburg Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have fil-/ ed for marriage dissolutions jn Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Patterson — Neva L. Patterson and Steven J. Patterson, 207 W. Washington, Syracuse. The couple was married Dec. 18,1976 and separated Jan. 2,1985. There are two minor children. Gerber — Tammy K. Gerber and Ray A. Gerber, r 3 Syracuse. The couple was married Aug. 14, 1982 and separated Jan. 7, 1985. There is one minor child.

r—-M / Crossword 06 Calendar *.....? 23 Club news 13 Classifieds 25 Following are comments and suggestions written by those who filled out the survey cards: You are doing a fine job. I like your newspaper very much. Since we know the people personally, I always read the obituaries first, then Main Street. Appreciate all the school photos. Interesting! Please print the agriculture weather. and extended outlook from the national weather service. Also include the closing quotes from the CBT for corn, beans, wheat, cattle, hogs, gold and silver. I really enjoyed this week’s edition. It was a dandy. I liked it all. I’m tired of reading about the big wheels driving around and never much about the lower class and their problems. It’s ok to mention the “biggies” but not a full page. Thank you. I would like to see The MailJournal the same size as ‘the PAPER.’ Easier to handle and read. Good area summary of news. I like to read most of the features. What isn’t interesting to me probably is to someone and vice versa. Fine paper and reporting. I wish it were possible for you to get Wednesday’s paper to the postoffice in time for us to receive it on Wednesday and not a day later on Thursday.

"GRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE" . EBoC- x JB Ir Bl k MB §BL /■ W M * 81888888888 RECENT HOLY LAND TRAVELERS — Those touring the Holy Land from the Syracuse area are pictured beside the entrance to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. In the front row are Rev. David C. Maish, tour host; Millie Shively; June Cripe; Alice Long; Priscilla Juday (above); Mildred Nicolai; Carol Elder (above); Joan Sharp; Viola Richcreek; and Tillie Fraser. In the back row are Max and Shirley Goodspeed. John W. Cripe, Chris Elder, Ron Sharp, Howard Juday, Allen Shively, Laura Goodspeed and Rod Fraser. Not pictured but on the tour were Rev. Ernest Lawshe and Jane Stewart-Lawshe.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This week’s column is written by Rev. David C. Maish, pastor of the Syracuse Calvary United Methodist Church. He recently served as tour host for a number of Syracuse residents on a tour of Israel.) A / By REV. DAVID C. MAISH RECENTLY 21 area residents toured the Holy Land together with other Hoosiers and persons from Wisconsin. Title of this Educational Opportunities Tour was “Jesus, His Land and His Times.” In all, 140 persons had started out on this pilgrimage from O’Hare International Airport, changed planes in Amsterdam and arrived in Amman, Jordan late in the evening. The next morning we were awaken by the out-of-doors loud speakers dissonant sound of the Moslem Call to Prayer. Following breakfast our color coded luggage was loaded onto one of the three busses. We set out with a tour guide explaining over the busses internal speaker system about the hills we were passing through were the Land of the Moabites where Moses had come to see but not enter the “promised land.” All the Arabs claim Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar as their line of descent. The experience of crossing the Jordan River at the Allen B. Bridge was most different. The river was as small as a large creek. Evidence of past wars and present military restricted zones were most evident. We and our luggage were searched thoroughly by the Israel military personnel and a' stamped paper was folded into our passports. Once on our way we proceeded to Jericho, the oldest city in the world. Seeing there the spring healed by Elisha, and to the south the barren Judean desert hills, we quickly became aware of the importance of water for life and survival. Here was where Joshua had fought. Also we saw a stone shaped like bread, perhaps Jesus saw such a stone as he was tempted by the devil after his 40 days in the wilderness. Then on to Quamran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered 38 years ago, validating the accuracy of the current Old Testament text against these, the oldest manuscripts knqwn to date.from 1 B.C. When the Scriptures say that they “went up to Jerusalem” it means up. Going from below sea level to Jerusalem, is over 2,000 feet above

Area residents booked at jail

The following area residents were booked during the past two weeks at the Kosciusko County Jail: Timothy Alan Dilley, 22, of r 2 Leesburg for failure to comply with a court order. Bond was set at $3,000, no clerk’s bond. Dilley was originally arrested on driving while suspended. Francisco DeLafuente, 22, P.O.

Arson is cause of fire

Arson has been determined as the cause of a fire in North Webster in which flames completely engulfed a two-story home belonging to Peggy Sue Shephard, on Thursday, Feb. 21. the blaze, occurring sometime around 9:49 p.m. Thursday evening, gutted the inside of the woodframed home located in the west

sea level, can only be gotten to by going up. As we entered Jerusalem, we stopped at the Mount of Olives and the Church of All Nations. Our three days in Jerusalem were filled with visits to dozens of holy shrines. Sometimes there would be two or three chapels by different religious groups commemorating the same event of Scripture. Jerusalem is a holy center for Jews pointedly symbolized by the West Wall. It is often called the Wailing Wall which reached down to the foundations upon which the second temple stood. Jerusalem is also a holy center for Moslems as the Dome of the Rock covers the stone from which Mohammed is said to have been taken up into heaven. And for Christians, Jerusalem is where Jesus visited as a boy and the place where he was sentenced to death. Cemeteries of all three world, religions cover the slopes of the Kidron Valley awaiting the New Age or the Resurrection. Going from Jerusalem south, we traveled to the Dead Sea, 1,300 feet below sea level, the lowest point on the face of the earth. It is really two seas joined by a man made channel. Near the channel stretch is Massada, a mountain where 900 Jews died rather than let themselves be captured by the Romans in 71 A.D. after the fall of Jerusalem. Today all Jewish boys and girls are conscripted into the military service for four and three years respectively. Massada is the place where they are sworn into the armed services taking a vow that “Massada shall never fall again.” Even beside the Dead Sea replanting of the land is evidenced by Kibbutz. Going west to Beersheba we saw water piped in from the Sea of Galile making the boom city possible and irrigation assuring large crops beside unirrigated land where drought guarantees no crop this year. Going north along the Mediterranean coast we visited Tel Aviv, a modern city of 114,000 people including settlements of Ethiopian refuges. At Caesarea we had one of our many worship experiences, this tinie in an old Roman amphitheater where we commemorated Peter’s baptism of Cornelius, the first Gentile actively seeking baptism. For it Peter came from nearby Joppa, the same place that Jonah had fled. Further north still along the Mediterranean coast we visited Hiafa where the Bahai faith has a center. Going east through the hills of Carmel, where grapes are grown for wine, we went on to Nazareth where Jesus grew up, then on east to Galilee. There we visited Capernaum where Jesus healed Peter’s mother-in-law. Here Jesus called his disciples, taught by the sea, calmed the storm, gave the Beatitudes and appeared after his resurrection. We traveled northeast to the Syrian border up in the Golden Heights. Again we saw reforesting of the hills and new cities being built. After three days in Galilee we traveled southwest to the valley of Jezreel which is thought to be the sight of Armageddon. It was a strange feeling to be standing at Solomon’s and Ahab’s stables and see a modern Israel jet cross the sky. This area was always the crossroads of the fertile crescent, the trade route between Africa and the Ninety five percent of the Bible comes from a land only 50 by 150 miles in size. How exciting it was to be there and to share the experiences with friends. Biblical stories and images came alive for all of us in ways we will never forget.

Box 325 Milford, was charged with operating while intoxicated and released to his own recognizance. Kevin Lynn Knisely, 30, P.O. Box 86 Milford, was booked on theft, class D felony charges with bond set at $2,000, no clerk’s bond. Thomas Richard Young, Jr., 27, of r 5 box 438 Syracuse was charged with burglary and theft.

Eden Shores area. Patrolman Tom Brindle of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department assisted in the investigation of the fire upon the request of the Deputy State Fire Marshal John Kreiter on Friday, Feb. 22. It was determined that the fire was started at the ground level

Bond set at $2,000, no clerk’s bond. John Brown Christian, 712 Pittsburgh St., Syracuse, was booked on operating while intoxicated charges and released to his own recognizance. David Allen Culbertson, 20, r 5 Syracuse was charged with burglary, a Class C felony, and theft, a Class D felony. Bond was set at $2,000, no clerk’s bond.

and that approximately 14 gallons of accelerant was poured throughout the house and then ignited. Damages to the interior furnishings of the home were estimated at $20,000 and the damages to the structure were set at $50,000.