The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 June 1988 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 15,1988

Editoria

Hats off to the Mermaid Festival It’s timeto take our hats off to the hard working people of North Webster who are currently putting the finishing touches on the 1988 Mermaid Festival. The annual event is a North Webster Lions project. However, it has grown to the point that the entire community has pitched in to help. Richard Runyan is again serving as general chairman of the event. Both he and his wife, Lynn, have been burning the midnight oil for the past several weeks to insure the success of the event. Each year the festival draws, the prettiest girls from the area to the “Queen of Lakes” contest. The 1970 “Queen of Lakes,” Barbara Mougin went on to win the “Miss Indiana” title and finish as first runner-up in the “Miss America” pageant. Five years later, Terry Kaiser was crowned the 1975 “Queen of Lakes,” and in 1979 she was crowned “Miss Indiana.” Liz Waltz is the current “Queen of Lakes.” She will crown a new queen on Saturday, June 25. Again, the famous parade, the “Queen of Lakes” competition and the Tournament of Knights will highlight the final day of activities. The festival will have its beginnings this weekend with the Mermaid Festival Ball set to be held on Friday night. Activities on the festival grounds will be in full swing by Monday and will continue through the 25th. Won’t you join us in North Webster next week for the 43rd annual Mermaid Festival. And, won’t you join us in a tip of the hat to the hard working people in North Webster. * Father's Day American fathers make more money than those of most nations and help give their families a high living standard. But in spite of such plenty, American families are not much of an example to the world, as to child behavior, teen behavior, etc. Too many American fathers have abdicated their moral role as the rock of stability, security and authority in the home. Too many families aren’t getting enough of that from America fathers and husbands today . Thus on the 19th, in remembering millions of hard-working, deserving and loving fathers, it isn’t inappropriate to remember, too, the crime and drug scene in too many families without paternal care, authority and discipline. Congressional salaries A Florida congressman recently announced he had donated $17,600 he had been paid for speech-making in 1987 to charity. More should follow his lead. Although Cong.. Buddy McKay has a nice income in addition to his $90,000-plus salary and can afford it, the Ocala congressman is right when he says there could be the appearance of conflict of interest in accepting nice speaking fees. Not only could there be an appearance of a conflict, there could be a conflict. ' . \ It doesn’t take a genius to know that the poor, uneducated and disadvantaged don’t usually have two thousand dollars or five thousand dollars to pay for a speech they might otherwise get free. Nor are they usually in organizations which can plunk out that kind of fee for political gas. But fat-cat organizations, including those who want a congressman to do their bidding, often have the cash. The claim among some solons that they need extra money, that they aren’t paid enough, is not worthy of serious consideration. In addition to the $90,000-plus salary, they have well over half a million dollars for staff salaries, offices here and there, free mailing, free travel, groceries and medical care at cost or free, etc. Those who can’t make it on these goodies ought to resign and let someone else represent their constitutents — someone in the real world.

What others say — t An excess of experts If you really want someone to listen to what you have to say, preface your remarks with the phrase “The experts say ..Have you noticed how anxious we all are to listen to what the “experts” say on any given subject? The way we flock to the camp of this or that “expert”, one would think common sense had never been invented. And what do we get for our devotion to the “experts”? Not the infallible words of wisdom we expect, if you check the track record of our “experts”. Check out the following, for example. “The experts say” ... smoking is addictive. No smoker needs an “expert” to tell him this. From the moment the first smoker took a puff of “the weed”, smokers have used this line to explain why they can’t quit the habit. If the “experts” were smokers themselves, they could have come out with this amazing bit of wisdom years ago. Which brings us to another mysterious tidbit about so-called “experts”. Have you noticed that the “experts” everyone quotes are rarely named? Titles abound when people quote “experts”, but just try to get the name of one of these oracles. When Christopher Columbus asked Queen Isabella for money to sail around the world, the “experts” advised the queen to turn him down without a second thought because the “experts” knew the earth was flat and Queen Isabella would just be throwing money over the edge if she backed this madman. Please note that history books record the names of the queen, Columbus, and even Ferdinand, the queen’s husband. But nowhere will you find the names of the ' “experts” who gave the queen such magnificent advice. The same is true today. Just try to find the names of the “experts” everyone quotes. Without a name, how can you be certain the “expert” really is an expert? If Queen Isabella had listened to those unnamed “experts”, we might all still be running around in animal skins, or less, simply because someone without a name said we didn’t exist. Which also proves “experts” are not always right. When they make wide, general statements, “experts” increase their chances of error a hundredfold. For instance, the “experts” will be more than happy to tell you how to live a long time, probably longer than you would like to live. But when did you last talk to the real experts, the people who have lived a long time? One old gentleman will tell you he lived to a thousand and one by abstaining from tobacco, alcohol and wild women. But the very next oldster you check with will tell you hedrank a pint of gin a day and smoked seven Cuban cigars per day to insure his longevity. Who are you going to believe? The truth is, you can find an “expert” willing to tell you exactly what you want to hear, no matter which side of the issue you support.- And the more confusing our world becomes, the more “experts” there are to tell us which way to go. The bad news is, we are hopelessly lost. The good news is, with the advice of the “experts” we are making very good time. JM -THE WAKARUSA TRIBUNE

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Court news

County Court The following persons have paid fines and costs in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: i Speeding — Edward E. Foltz, Jr., 39, Milford, S6O. Failure To Carry Registration — Michael A. Rehborg, 18, Syracuse, S6O. False Registration — Michael A. Rehborg, 18, Syracuse, S6O. No Seatbelt Restraint — Jane G. Nearing, 69, Syracuse, S2O. Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick; Newcomer-Rhinesmith Raymond Samuel Newcomer, 66, box 43, Syracuse, and Sylvia Rhinesmith, 61,1100 W. Third St., Ligonier. Knight-Smith Ernest L. Knight, 48, PO Box 706, Syracuse, and Donna M. Smith, 54,518 S. Main, Syracuse. Wolferman-Bernstein Steven F. Wolferman, 36, r 2 box 478, Syracuse, and Joan K. Bernstein, 30, r 1 box 559, Leesburg. Ritter-Gross Donald Eugene Ritter, Jr., 19, 77 E. Shore Dr., Syracuse, and Amy Joan Gross, 20, 900 E. Greenhaus Dr., Syracuse. Smith-Ziegler Kevin William Smßh, 35, Michigan, and Beth Ann Ziegler, 19, r 1 box 659 A-1, North Webster. Ouwenga-McDaniel Ronald Stuart Ouwenga, 21? Kankakee, and Julia Ann McDaniel, 19, r 5 box 136, Syracuse. The following couple has filed for a marriage license in the Elkhart County Court: Troup-Yoder Steven Parker Troup, 30, PO Box 421, Milford and Mary Lou Yoder 118 W. Wilden, Goshen Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed, for marriage dissolutions in the Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Simon — Larry Gene Simon, 700 E. Green House Dr., Apt. 59, Syracuse, and Marie Simon, Las Vegas, Nev. The couple was married May 23,1981, and separated March 14, 1988. There is one minor child. -Chapman — Larry Lee Chapman, Jr., 519 W. Winona Ave., Warsaw, and Norma Jean Chapman, r 3, Leesburg. The couple was married Jan. 22, 1988, and separated June 4, 1988. There is one minor child. Newcomer — April L. Newcomer, no address given, and Gary W. Newcomer, r 3, Syracuse. The couple was married August 8, 1970, and separated May 31, 1988. There are two minor children. The following marriage dissolutions have been granted in Elkhart County Courts: Circuit Court Scott — Debra S. Scott, 58175 Meadowlark Dr., Elkhart and George A. Scott, address unknown. The couple married Jan. 3, 1976 and separated July 31,1978. The wife’s former name of Davis is restored to her. Bollinger — Lynetta F. Bollinger, r .3 box 540, Syracuse and Ronald E. Bollinger, 2000 W. Wilden, Lot 92, Goshen. The couple married May 28, 1963 and . separated Oct. 28,1986. The couple was awarded joint custody of one minor child. Small Claims The following judgements have been awarded in Small Claims Division, Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett

presiding: Harold Schapson vs Marshall Boifer, Jr. Plaintiff awarded $570 plus costs. Hagen & Hagen PC vs Roseta M. Belin. Plaintiff awarded $313.95 plus costs. Desmond Jackson vs Steve Grevenstuk. Plaintiff awarded $852.70 plus costs. Wawasee Community School Corporation vs Calvin Kidd and Bonnie Kidd. Plaintiff awarded $52.77 plus costs. Associates Financial Service, Inc. vs David Bratten. Plaintiff awarded $2,838.76 plus costs. County Court Goshen Division The following fines plus court costs have been levied and paid in the Elkhart County Court, Goshen Division Failure to respond — Robin C. DeGraff, dismissed by the State Theft — Jerry E. Davis, S3OO, suspended, sentenced two years in Indiana Department of Corrections with six months suspended, credit for 89 days already served and good time credit. Criminal Conversion — Walter Rounds, Jr., S2OO, sentenced 180 days jail, all except 10 days suspended, remainder suspended, placed on probation for the balance of the term suspended, with good time credit. Speeding — Carl E. Bemiller, 56, Syracuse, SSB; John K. Coffey, 23, Syracuse, SSB Leesburg resident charged with DWI A Leesburg man was charged by Elkhart Sheriff’s Ptl. Bobby Kerwood for driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a traffic accident Sunday, June 12. John L. Stump, Jr., 23, r 2, Leesburg, was reportedly driving a 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier when he fell asleep and struck an oncoming car on SR 15 south of CR 38 sometime after 1 a.m. Sunday. Stump told Ptl. Kerwood that after driving to the Baintertown Park area, his car would not start and he walked into New Paris to use a public telephone to notify authorities of the accident. No one reported being involved in the accident with Stump’s vehicle. The incident remains under investigation. Service station / broken into Bruce’s Marathon station, on the corner of SR 15 and Emeline Street in Milford, was broken into around 3:21 a.m. Friday, June 10. The thief or thieves broke a window on the east side of the building in the garage and the south door was unlocked. Taken was a small amount of cash from the cash drawer, pop machine keys, and a pressure tester gauge. According to Milford Town Marshal David Hobbs, the breakin remains under investigation.

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE" '

■> ACK IN THE SADDLE , M 9 AGAIN . . . back where a friend is a friend.... It sure is great to be home and surrounded by familiar and friendly faces. There were moments at school that I nearly overdosed on togetherness — so many people made of the-same mold (marketeers — outgoing, friendly, talkative) — that there were times that it seemed that everyone was talking at the same time and attempting to stand out in the crowd. The moments spent studying under a tree at the dorm’s pond, with the ducks trying to eat my books, were memorable — and rare. Boulder, Colo., and the School of Bank Marketing was a fantastic experience. For two weeks, the 154 first-year students were bombarded with state-of-the-art information from top-of-the-business professionals about research, the TLC handling of people -r- thinking from the customer’s point of view — direct marketing, advertising, strategic planning, and selling ideas. From 8 in the morning until late into the evening, students were either in a classroom situation or working in teams to prepare for “case studies” wherein a banking situation was studied and recommendations for change prepared and then presented in class (just try and get 5-6 people to agree in a short time on what needs to be done and how to go about achieving the goals — that in itself was a learning experience). As team leader of one of the case studies, I found myself mentally and verbally wrestling with some very strong-minded associates! My days began at 6 a.m. on the tennis courts, as that was the only “playtime” one could count on. Miraculously, I functioned well enough at that early hour to bring home a second place medal in the women’s doubles tournament (there were enough other crazies up and moving at that hour to actually hold a match!). The second part of the miracle was that, rather than falling apart midday for lack of rest, there was a boost of energy from the early hours’ exercise and rapid intake of high altitude air, and so, while others snoozed in the afternoon classes, I actually remained upright and alert! Dorm life — how soon we forget the indignities that go along with packing piles of people into a small space — and then having them share a bathroom!! >. I had forgotten the joys of alert showering — alert because when you hear the sound of “flush” you jump out of the stream of the water or suffer a severe scald! This is probably part of the mental and physical agility ex-

ercise program created for the good of all. —o — C' ' z JI 1 || -r ■ -4 I ■- ’ s I ~ . . vL • I I' Ln * '*V . , »' fc j,*JL - • .■ M*.. ■ ,v" wJLy.-,

Since Memorial Weekend came in the middle of our two weeks’ course, the University of Colorado campus (which is home each year to • the School of Bank Marketing) closed down — no cafeteria (gee, what a shame), no activities, no people! So, we were forced to find our own entertainment for two days (had to be back for class on Memorial Day — yuk!). Most students headed for the ski resort of Breckenridge, others headed for Estes Park and some nature trails. Some other close-to-Boulder sites are Golden, the home of Coors Beer; and Colorado Springs, site of the Air Force Academy. My roommate (from Evansville) and I hitched a ride with some others from our dorm to Breckenridge. We spent eight hours on Saturday just visiting all the quaint shops and restaurants in town. Then Sunday morning, we hoisted ourselves upon some snorting horses and headed up the mountains. The horses picked their own way along narrow trails, rocks trickling down steep dropoffs, and through narrow openings in mountaintop forest trails, with mounds of snow still clinging to the shadowy areas. Arriving at the 12,000 foot mountaintop, we smelled sausage and eggs being cooked in the thin cool air — delightful! Breakfast on the trail, using tables made of boards slung across stacks of hay bales, and then back down the mountain — more harrowing than coming up! THANK YOU, thank you, thank you! to Chris Smith, Terry Griffith and Margaret Freeman and their group of helpful co-horts for giving all of you such super Cruizin’ columns for the past three weeks!!! I certainly enjoyed reading about the Tough Love program, Enchanted Hills Playhouse, and Friends of the Library and the intricacies of providing fireworks for public enjoyment. i

Our interim writers came from different directions, but each provided something which is important to the community. It takes all of us together — we are each a unique individual and a necessary part of the whole that is this world. There has been a great deal of favorable feedback to this writer about the abovementioned articles. Good show, friends. You provided some excellent and worthwhile reading! —o— EIGHT IS the magic number to Mabie Brake, mother of Susie Tytler. She was 88 on June 8,1988. Congratulations! —o—- / ■

F ' Im ' ,7 jr i Bflfl A.- fl 9/ -I 8 > > if fJI v "-fl -3 SPEAKING OF birthdays ... Bob Owen, State Bank of Syracuse’s mortgage loan officer, thought that he escaped notice'STfiiSbig 5-oh birthday recently by being on vacation. Jim Caskey, bank president, proved him wrong by arranging to have his office decorated and our old friend LaVerne-LaVerne greet him the morning of his return to, the bank. Bob’s red face clashed with his pink sport jacket — but everyone enjoyed the oceasion. —o— HUSBANDS CAN be part of a “set-up” too. Warren Swartz helped get his wife, Jerry, to her surprise 70th birthday party at The Ivy Hut. The surprise was planned by her boss, Lynn Johnson of the Dairy Queen, who presented her with a corsage with a flower representing each of the four years she has worked at the DQ. Also attending were co-worker, Nancy Cannon, and her family.' ■ •’; ■ ns( -

GARBAGE IN, garbage out. That’s what seems to be happening in the open ditch along SR 13 in front of the Pilcher’s, Logan-Rogers and Thornburg’s complex. Where all other ditches are dry as bones, this one is filled with water and trash. Seems that it takes the flow from Sea Nymph and now some additional drainage from the recently renovated Red-D-Mart. The backup of water appears to be caused by a blockage of the culvert that runs under the ingress from SR 13. Besides the ugly trash, mosquitoes are breeding. What can be done? According to Joe Dock, Syracuse Street Department head, he has been in contact with the state highway department and is waiting for a representative to take a look at the situation. The remedy may be a simple matter of rotorooting the debris out of the culvert — or it could involve replacing the culvert (after the summer season is over). Responsibility is unclear at this time, however. Dock is eager to resolve the problem. OOOPS! A typo in last week’s column gave the wrong date for the Sounds of Hope’s homecoming performance at Wawasee High School. The correct date is July 15,8 p.m., for the concert. Tickets may be obtained from ticket chairman, Jerry Riffle (457-3065), or at the door. — JG THE SYRACUSE FOL will be conducting a used book sale Friday and Saturday, July 1 and 2,4r0m 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in the former Vincent’s Restaurant (once Foo and Faye’s) in Wawasee Village. It will be inside the building with plenty of room to browse and with protection from any adverse weather.