The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 March 1985 — Page 4
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., March 13,1985
Editorials
The hands that feed us March 20 in Indiana Agriculture Day and everyone should stop to honor the hands that feed us — and the food chain that keeps America the best fed nation on earth. “Agriculture is an excellent example of how the workers and owners of various businesses can join hands and create an industry that is the envy of the world. The farmer, processor, transporter and grocer . . . each is a vital link in our country s wonderfully efficient food chain. Good reason for us all to celebrate on Indiana Agriculture Day,” says John M. Mutz, commissioner of agriculture. The American food chain is the envy of every other nation on earth. From farmer to processor to transporter to grocer, each step is its own model of efficiency. And, whether it be bread, milk, meat, fruit or vegetable, when it is placed on the family dinner table, it is of highest quality. _ / . _ In the final analysis, a heanhy agriculture keeps the wheels of the economy turning. Food means 23 million jobs for Americans 640,000 in Indiana alone. Those 23 million men and women are our food chain — in effect, a chain of linked human hands, each contributing to the final goal: that of keeping America the best-fed nation on earth. And the average American family pays less of its income for this tasty, nutritious food than families pay in any other country in the world. Every link must be strong if the quality and quantity of our food is maintained and improved. And, just as a good home is built upon a solid foundation, so agriculture must serve as the foundation link of a strong food chain. That is what Agriculture Day is all about. To recognize the American farmer as the world’s most efficient producer of raw food. And here in Indiana, smallest state west of the Alleghenies, we pay tribute to the agricultural Leadership that our. Indiana farmers have shown. Won’t you join the Indiana Agriculture Day Committee and this newspaper in this recognition of Indiana Ag Day on March 20? 'Balance' carries Tigers to victory The word “balance” is nothing new this winter to local basketball fans. The Wawasee Lady Warriors became synonymous with the term as they traveled a path that led to the Final Four. Now another area team, the Warsaw boys’ team, is trying to follow suit. And, even though the Tigers are blessed with the likes of Mr. Basketball candidate Jeff Grose, the term “balance” is back in vogue. Grose poured in 34 and 28 points over the weekend, leading the Tigers past East Noble and LaVille and back into the Sweet Sixteen. Warsaw, ranked sixth in one state poll and fourth in another, will need to play as a team if they are to survive the Fort Wayne Semi-State this Saturday. It is, without much question, the most grueling semi-state in Indiana this year. In addition to the Tigers, there are the Marion Giants, undefeated this season and ranked No. 1 in the state, and the Northrop Bruins, ranked No. 2 in the state. Northrop’s only defeat? To Marion, of Course. Rounding out the four-team field is Michigan City Rogers, the team that Warsaw upset last year in Fort Wayne en route to the state crown. The Tigers, 23-2, face the most grueling of possibilities in their quest to repeat as semi-state champions. They must first defeat Marion. Then they would play the winner of game two in which Northrop is favored. Thus, the Tigers will have to beat the top two ranked teams in the state to make it to Indianapolis. To do that, Jeff Grose will have to be his usual high-scoring self. But Steve Hollar, Rick Fox, Jeff Tucker and the rest of the Tiger gang will have to lend their “balance” for Warsaw to pull through. * What others say — A prime(time) example of why Orr must lead When Gov. Robert D. Orr signed Project Primetime — his pet program to reduce class size in the early grades — into law last March, he said it would put Indiana “at the cutting edge of education reform.” j So enthused was Orr that he gushed about Primetime wherever he went last year, made it the centerpiece of his re-election campaign, promoted it in television commercials and put continued funding of the program at the top of his 1985 legislative agenda. As long as he was governor, Orr solemnly promised last August, there would be money for Project Primetime. Would somebody please wake the governor up? His own Republican party is proposing to scale down Primetime. But is Orr screaming? Not one bit. Oh, he regrets that the GOP-controlled House Ways and Means Committee voted last week to permit larger classes in grades two and three. But Orr apparently isn’t prepared to make a scene — much less go to the mat —defending his own program. - • It could be because Orr now understands what many Indiana educators told him last year: Primetime was neither well developed nor properly funded. In their zeal to be on the “cuttinh edge” of education reform and score points in an election year, both Orr and the legislature failed to address then-potential — and now real — problems with the program, the most pressing being that many school districts don’t have the classroom space to implement Primetime. Moreover, many districts have found the program, now in its first year, too costly. The state pays school districts SIB,OOO per teacher hired to reduce class size. But, as an example, Fort Wayne Community Schools spent SIBO,OOO of its own because the 16 teachers and roughly 60 aides it hired under Primetime cost more than the state reimbursement. \ But while the program is flawed, this is no time for Orr to hole up and let the legislature cut corners on Primetime. This is no time for Orr to sit idly by while the Ways and Means Committee proposes to chop $23.5 million from the program in 1985-87 — savings that would come by increasing classes to 20 pupils, instad of 18, in grades two and three. The governor was elected, and re-elected, to lead this state. And Indiana — which ranks 36th in the nation in spending per student and which, just to reach the national average, will have to pour an additional $2 billion into schools over the next four years — desperately needs leadership in education. v Orr has gotten plenty of political mileage out of Project Primetime. It’s time Indiana residents got some mileage — and leadership — out of him. He should start by ensuring that Primetime gets properly funded this year and that classes remainsmall. — THE FORT WAYNE JOURNAL-GAZETTE
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Burglary at laundromat
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Court news
City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen Qity Court: Possession of marijuana — Richard L. -Workman, 36, Milford, SBO, five days in jail, suspended on condition defendant not commit a drug/alcohol offense for one year 1 Speeding — Kathryn L. Hendershot, 21, Syracuse, S4O; Kendrick D. Miller, 19, Milford, SSO Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the
Letter to the editor
UNESCO and the United Nations
Dear Editor: The Reagan people did a wonderful turn for America! It truly was a real surprise party, with high praise from the conservatives across America! This withdrawal from UN affiliated UNESCO on January 1,1985 was long overdue. UNESCO was supposed to be an educational force concerned with helping underprivileged nations learn to be self-sufficient. But, far from that, it has become a tool for espousing and promoting the terrible Marxist philosophy, aiding in instructing African terrorists in their unholy blood-thirsty scheming! Karl Marx, as cunning and evilsmart as the devil himself, could Exports Private exporters report sales of 950,000 metric tons of corn to the USSR; sales of 320,040 tons of corn to unknown destinations; purchases from foreign sellers of 300,000 tons of corn to unknown destinations. Eroding Unfair subsidies and increased production in South America is seriously eroding the world market share for US soybeans and soybean products and undermining soybean farming profitability During a two week trade policy mission to Brazil and Argentina - this task force will examine the impact of these subsidies on US formers, their cost to these two countries and possible ways to achieve their elimination.
The burglary of a laundromat in Winona Lake is the Crime of the Week. , During the night of February 28, 1985, and March 1, 1985, unknown persons entered a storeroom of the Lakeview Laundromat by climbing over a partition dividing the bathroom and the storeroom. Once inside, they removed a quantity of money, along with a tool box containing assorted hand tools, and a Craftsman Skil-Saw and a radio. If you have information concerning this burglary, Crime Stoppers wants to hear from you. They will pay up to SI,OOO if your information leads to an arrest or indictment. Crime Stoppers will also pay cash rewards on other felony crimes and the capture of fugitives. Call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-342-STOP. They only want your information, not your name.
office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: Witter-Watson Charles Leon Witter, 29, r 1 Leesburg and Evelyn Raye Watson, 26, r 1 box 11 Leesburg Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Shell — Summer Lee Shell and Kevin Clark Shell, P.O. Box 189 North Webster. The couple was married Nov. 22, 1979 and separated May 18, 1984. There is one minor child
not have planned this idea of the United Nations any better. I am sure the early planners never intended this organization to get so far out of line. Karl Marx and his henchmen live on in the person of this UN educational, scientific and cultural organization! We can be thankful that America withdrew from this part of world government! We are on the right track. This withdrawal from UNESCC is only a beginning. Our government should do some very serious thinking about the high price of membership in this world organization! As free citizens and voters we have the high privilege to write to our elected law-people in regard to our thinking on this matter. Clayton J. Mock Syracuse THE MAIL-JOURNAL (U.S.P.S. 3258 4000) Published by the Mall 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 46567 and at additional entry offices. Subscription: sls per year In Kosciusko County, s2l outside county. • 1 r POSTMASTERS: Send change of ad dress forms to The Mall-Journal, P.O. Box IM, Milford. Indiana 46542
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(EDITOR'S NOTE: Jack J. Elam, this week's guest columnist, is more than a local humorist of the Art Buchwald variety. He's also an avid, if amateur, genealogist. He came to Syracuse 22 years ago as a credit company branch manager, liked the area and stayed on while the company folded. He's employed by Cargo Master, Inc., a mobile home supplier, and resides on r 1, Syracuse with his wife Janet, a Wawasee High School secretary. Jack claims to be related to the television bad guy of the same name.)
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IT’S COMMON knowledge that one can end up in Syracuse, Indiana by turning off of U.S. 33 and traveling a few miles. But, did you know that one can turn off of U.S. 33 and after traveling a few miles end up in SYRACUSE, OHIO?* (See above map.) This fete can be done by crossing the state of Ohio to Pomeroy which is the last city this side of the Ohio River before entering West Virginia. Then leave U.S. 33 at Pomeroy and motor up the river on scenic Ohio route 338 which brings you to the tiny village of Syracuse, Ohio. Route 338 connects this obscure village with the rest of the world. The road winds up the river to Marietta and down the river to Pomeroy. Syracuse, Ohio is about forty years older than our Syracuse. This part of Ohio was settled soon after the French and Indian war with pioneers from New England, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Most of them making the journey by flat boat on the Ohio River. The town lies in Sutton township in Meigs county on a hill that slopes down to the Ohio River. Syracuse (first known as Carletonville) was the site of a large brick structure known as Carleton College. This institution was erected through the generosity of a man by the name of Carleton and naturally received his name. Another noteworthy item of Syracuse and the surrounding township was the vigilant attitude toward education. In the early elections of this township a three-person committee was chosen to visit all the schools. A report was given each quarter to the town meeting on the “state and standing” of each school. Specimens of the students handwriting was presented for inspection. The three inspectors also reported the names of teachers and what examples they set before their pupils. Over the years little Syracuse has flourished because of the coal and salt business. The salt industry relied on the coal mining as a cheap fuel that was used to boil the brine. Eighty feet below the village of Syracuse is a coal mine that is part of the big “Pomeroy seam.” Is Syracuse, Ohio and Syracuse, Indiana historically connected in some way? Is ft just coincidental that pioneers on their way West named two towns the same and platted them both on hills overlooking large bodies of water? Did the same person name, plat or survey both towns? Isn’t it
Milford tool shop fifes embezzlement charges
The Pioneer Machine & Tool Company of r 1 box 239 Milford has filed charges in Kosciusko Circuit Court against Winbon Cowan Shackleford, 34, of 3016th Street, Winona Lake, for embezzlement of some $5,228 in funds.
unusual that both towns lie just a few miles off of the old Anthony Wayne Trace which we know as V-S. 33? It would be interesting if one of our local historians would research these unanswered questions and report them to the sequicentennial committee. THE ONE hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Syracuse, Indiana (1837-1987) is rapidly approaching and it’s going to be a really big celebration. Some committees have been formed and these committees will be enlarging as the big day Approaches. Don’t be surprised if you are tapped on the shoulder and asked to share your talents. Candles, cake and a few bars of “happy birthday’’ are in order. Cruzin’ around ’Cuse has become of age. The column is celebrating its twenty-first birthday. This weekly tidings was born in 1964 and was not expected to survive. Os all the items that have appeared in The Mail-Journal this column has been read more, quoted more, discussed and just plain cussed more than all the rest. Cruzin'* around ’Cuse was designed to be a mirror of the community. Subject matter appearing in Cruzin’ has been both humorous and serious. Sometimes the serious turned out to be humorous and the humorous a bit serious. On rare occasions a newsworthy item has appeared. Even though this column has become of age I sincerely doubt if it will ever reach maturity. Happy Birthday! z> ' \ In one week it will be Spring, according to the calendar. I wonder if the warmer weather will arrive on time or if the weather man will fib to us again. Speaking of fibs here is a list of Famous American Fibs: The check is in the maif. I’ll start my diet tomorrow. We service what we sell. Give me your number and the doctor will call you right back. Money cheerfully refunded. One size fits all. This offer limited to the first 100 people who call in. Your luggage isn’t lost, it’s only misplaced. Leave your resume and we’ll keep ft on file. This hurts me more than it does you. I just need five minutes of your time. Your table will be ready in a few minutes. Open wide, it won’t hurt a bit. r Let’s have lunch sometime. It’s not the money, it’s the principle. IT SEEMS that George “Gobe” Auer who resides out Dewart Lake-way was enjoying a game of golf with some friends a few months ago. The ingredients of Gobe, putter and ball finally arrived on the green. It was an easy shot right into the hole. As the ball dropped in, a frog hopped out of the same hole. Some “friends” of Gobe thinking the frog would knock the ball out of the hole had stuffed the bulgy-eyed critter there. Everything turned out OK. The friends had their laugh and Gobe made the shot. Unhqppy about being stuffed in a hole and hit on the head with a golf ball, the little green croaker headed for the peace and quiet of the nearest swamp. ? THEY SAY the worst real estate deal in history is attributed to the Indians who sold Manhattan Island for $24.00. Recently, a real estate consultant says that’s not true. Although the assessed value of taxable real estate in Manhattan is now around $23.4 billion the Indians could have come out much better. If they had put their $24.00 in the bank at 6% compound interest, their account would now be worth $27.6 billion and that’s a lot of wampum!
Shackleford, who operates Shackleford & Owens, Accounting and Management, had the Pioneer tool account and is alledged to have written checks to himself for expenses with no . legitimate purpose, Shackleford is an instructor at
Grace College in Winona Lake. The funds in question date from April 1, 1983 until December 31, 1984. The case will be heard in Kosciusko Circuit Court on March 28,9 am.