The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 February 1986 — Page 22

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PAUL J. YODER, PhD., a licensed clinical psychologist, and son-in-law of Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Rheinheimer of Milford, has recently opened a private practice at 214 South Indiana Ave., Goshen, to provide behavioral and psychological services to the Goshen community and surrounding areas. Dr. Yoder employs a problemsolving approach which emphasizes changing those behavior and (bought patterns that contribute to the presenting problems. Yoder is married to the former Anita Rheinheimer. The couple has two children, Landon, age four; and Adrienne, age two. —o — DID YOU notice how cloudy it

was Sunday? Spring may arrive soon if one can believe the groundhog! Groundhog Day is a traditional superstition brought to this country by the English and Germans. It is thought that various hibernating animals come out on February 2 to check on the weather. If the animal, according to tradition, sees his shadow, he is frightened and will crawl back into his hole for another six weeks. If, however, he does not see his shadow he will stay out and spring.will soon arrive. Well, it was cloudy on Sunday. The animal did not see his shadow. So, where’s spring? The calendar says it will arrive on March 20. What is one to believe? Punxsutawne Phil, the official groundhog of Punxsutawne, Pa., or the calendar. This is the seventh time in 99 years that Phil has made a prediction of this type. With all the warm weather we’ve been having lately maybe, just maybe, we will have an early spring. —o— AND SINCE we’re on the subject of weather, Wawasee Community Schools were delayed two hours this morning (Wednesday) because of fog. —o— AREA YOUTH organizations

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have windows in Milford businesses decorated. The Boy Scouts have both windows in the old Evans Family Store decorated and the 4-H clubs have a display in the window of Milford Shoe and Clothing. —o— HAVE YOU nominated anyone for Mayor of Milford? Registration blanks are on page two of last week’s M-J and appear elsewhere in this issue. Anyone is allowed to enter — anyone, that is, who is a resident of Van Buren Township or Jefferson Township with a Milford address. The deadline for the contest is Monday, Feb. 21. It’s a fun fundraiser for the sesquicentennial with the person who raises the most money becoming the town’s mayor. Runners-up will make up the town board. John Replogle and Elmer Sorensen are members of the mayor’s committee. They are conducting the contest with entries to be sent to Replogle. The campaign will officially get underway on February 24. Photos of the candidates will be taken and The M-J will help promote the campaign by featuring each of the candidates in a news item. —o— SPEAKING OF sesquicenten-

nials, Kosciusko County is also celebrating its 150th birthday this year. A Kosciusko County History Book is being printed and will be out in time for the celebration. It is a limited edition with delivery scheduled in plenty of time for those “hard-to-buy-for” people on a Christmas list. Persons wanting more information or wanting to order a book should contact the County Historical Society or a member of that organization. There will be no extra copies for sale later. Some 800 family histories will be printed in the book. In addition, about 130 histories of towns, townships, churches, schools, etc., will be printed. Serving our country GENARO PEREZ Genaro Perez is the son of Judy K. Routh of r 1, North Webster, and has completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. During the training, students received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid and Army history and traditions. He is a 1985 graduate of Harrison_Jtigh School, West Lafayette. /WILLIAM R. MCDOWELL William R. McDowell is the son of Jann Fisher of r 1, North Webster, and has arrived for duty with the Bth Infantry Division, West Germany. McDowell, an armor crew member, was previously assigned at Fort Knox, Ky. He is a 1985 graduate of Wawasee High School.

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Common science —

Termites cannot digest wood

By JOE JEFFERS, PH D. Termites can cause tremendous damage to wooden structures. Each year approximately $500,000,000 is spent in the united States on the control of woodeating termites. It seems odd, then, to say that termites cannot digest wood. Termites can eat wood, but they cannot digest it. In order to digest a food any creature needs enzymes that can break the food material into smaller parts. The major structural material, in wood is cellulose. Consider cellulose as a very long chain made up of as many as 1500 individual links. The links themselves are glucose molecules. Glucose is a high energy food that is needed in the diets of animals. As long as the glucose is tied up on the structure of the cellulose chain, it is not available as an energy food. In order to break cellulose down so individual glucose molecules are released, the proper enzyme must be available. Termites do not have the enzyme that breaks cellulose down into glucose. They do have, however, microscopic creatures called protozoa that live in their intestines. The protozoa do have the enzyme necessary to digest cellulose. They digest enough for their own—uses and have enough left overro supply the termite as well. A termite cannot survive without the protozoa. It would die of a rather acute case of indigestion. A newly hatched termite instinctively licks the anus of another termite to obtain a supply of the protozoa. Each time a termite molts it loses its gut linings and with them its protozoa. Again it must lick another termite to replenish its supply of

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protozoa. What does the protozoa get from all of this? It simply lies back and waits for the termite to deliver its dinner. In this relationship, a form of symbiosis, both the termite and the protozoa benefit. Other examples of symbiosis are common in nature. Cows routinely eat grass which has a high cellulose content. They cannot digest cellulose either, but types of bacteria and protozoa that live in their stomachs can digest it and produce enough excess glucose to supply the cows as well. We humans also do not digest cellulose. We have neither the proper enzyme nor the microorganisms that can digest it for us. Cellulose passes through us undigested, providing roughage in our diets. We get our major supply of glucose from starch, which is also a long chain composed of glucose units. The glucoses in starch are linked together in a different way than the glucoses in cellulose. Fortunately we do have the enzyme that breaks starch into glucose units. Humans do not have a symbiotic relationship with intestinal bacteria, however. These bacteria, called E. coli, digest some foods we cannot and as a result supply us with vitamin K -and vitamin 812. Symbiosis is not limited to animals. Plants in the legume family — beans, peas, clover, peanuts, etc. — have knots on their roots. Inside these knots live bacteria that can convert nitrogen from the air into ammonia, thereby supplying the plant with its own in-house fertilizer system. The plant in return supplies other nutrients to these “nitrogen fixing” bacteria. Symbiosis also occurs with

Kosciusko County Crime Stoppers organization: Persons wanted on outstanding warrants in Kosciusko County is the “Crime of the Week.” Warrants have recently been issued for the following persons who are wanted for felony crimes committed in Kosciusko County. They include: Valente Ceballos, age 24, wanted for theft; Grady Helton, age 44, wanted for probation violation; and Leroy Konkle, age 35, wanted for forgery and theft. Persons with information regarding where these persons may be located are asked to contact Crime Stoppers, toll-free, at 1-800-342-STOP. Callers will be assigned a code number and will not be asked their name.

creatures living separately from one another. Many fish are involved in “cleaning symbiosis.” A small fish sets up a station on the coral reef where other types of fish can come to have fungi and other parasites removed. The small fish eats away the parasites, even going into the mouth of the larger fish. Both types of fish benefit from the relationship. The small fish has its food brought to it; the large fish gets cleaned. Insect-pollinated plants depend on visits by insects to carry pollen from one plant to another. Plants have developed colorful flowers or attractive odors to lure the insects to the plants. The insects typically get some food from the plants — either pollen or nectar — as they travel. Nature is full of interesting relationships like there. Some of them, of course, benefit only one of the creatures involved and harm the other. But that is the subject of a future issue. g ■ UR INSURANCE: ■ g a declaration of financial independence. M 1890 Questions & Answers About LIFE & HEALTH INSURANCE Q. I’ve heard level and decreasing mentioned with term insurance. What do they mean? A. Level term is a type the amount of death benefit stays? constant throughout the term period and through the renewal periods. Decreasing term provides that periodically, such as each month or each year, the amount of death benefit declines. A common use of decreasing term insurance is to provide money to pay off a house mortgage. In theory, the mortgage decreased periodically, and the term insurance correspondingly decreases. However, in today’s economy, decreasing term insurance may not be practical since statistics show that most people do not continue to live in the same house indefinitely. They move to either a larger house, or because of our mobile population, mqve to another part of the country'- Jn j} Model airplane enthusiasts gather at Pike Lake 4 Model airplane enthusiasts from around northern Indiana will gather at Pike Lake, Warsaw, for the Sixth Annual Frosty Fun Fly on Sunday, Feb. 9. The Warsaw Aero Modelers club will sponsor the competition designed for radio controlled model airplanes. Registration for pilots is at 11 a.m., with flying from noon to 4 p.m. Warsaw Aero Modelers president Delon Fumivall will be contest director, assisted by vice president Ben Bradway. The club chairman for the event is David Alderfer. Warsaw Aero Modelers has 27 members who are involved in various aspects of model aviation including free flight models, radio controlled gliders, helicopters and powered airplanes. The public is invited to view the action as a variety of colorful aircraft fly off the frozen lake using eithr skis or conventional landing gear. For more information concerning this competition, contact Ben Bradway, 267-2910, or Delon Furnivall, 893-4643.