The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 October 1965 — Page 14

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL

LBJ Has Praise For Press

To the newspapers of tlx? United States: I It is with both pride and pleasure that I participate in this traditional tribute to our nation’s newspapers. Too ofen taken for granted, America’s countless daily and weekly papers have been vital guardians of her time-honored traditions and eloquent spokesmen for the cherished ideals of her free-

Former Editor Cox Has Plan

Dear Editor: For more than 25 years I have been furnishing ideas and doing some work on the actual development of Syracuse and community. Much of this was done through the Journal — and 1 cannot lay aside those impluses and ideas now, after n lifetime of work as an editor. So, tliese are ideas as an ‘ editor.’’ I believe that our community — "Syracuse and Wawasee — is the best in the state or the nation.J But there are things we could be <k>ing to imprm e First, to really get going you must have a plan. There is now I available experience and money from the federal government towards community building, I have I on hand here now a complete set of phwnphlets front the federal t gowriUnatt which show how a community; can get this help. 1 Towns and cities all over the ■ U S. are forging ahead on planning. Briefly, the plan is: A town "hires a national planning company to come in and see what is wrong. . what should be done and how to do it The federal government will pay about 60 per cent and the local government pays the 40 per cent of this planning cost. The local community is not bound by these plans of course I see where the (own of Portland (about dur. sze is spending some $6,000 right J now cm such a planning proposition This would include “what to do I about an industrial park." Six. months ago 1 brought up the idea of the town securing a state loan at two per cent for such a develop- ; ment here. This apparently has been shelved. In spite of stories | appearing in the newspapers about I a Syracuse industrial park -- we do not have any such area. An industrial park has water. sewaee. streets, electric " power, gas. fire I an<l poh e protection, etc. We have nothing of this kind — nor are we 5

I Chrysler Is The Car. In 1966 — —*«■» • WE APPRECIATE THE RESPONSE TO THE NEW 1966 CHRYSLER LINE. HOWEVER, IT LET UP WITH A LOT FULL OF GOOD USED CARS. LOOK THEM OVER. a 1962 CHEVROLET convertible (none nicer) 1,795 I I I l/OD UCRsOnSiraiOrS 1963 CHEVROLET Chevy 11, 4-dr. (even the window sticker 111 1965 FURY 111,4-dr. NT $2,695 rnnw ... J . A TAA \ A 1 1965 FORD Mustang, 2 plus 2 fastback (hardly I 1965 FURY 111, 4-dr. 2,700 *SV?? J broken ».)... 2.395 <A/rnAlir\i Kt fl Jll nnrn ZOWy vl S 1 1964 CADILLAC convertible (it couldn’t be sharper) 4.300 1965 POLARA, 4-dr. (loaded) 2,850 f 1960 OLDS’’Fiesta” wagon (new tires and beautiful and I New 1965P0LARA,4-dr. 'noextras) 2,495 ■ ■■Bn ......109 J f Xjh 1961 MERCURY Comet wagon (stick) 795 New 1965 DART, 4-dr. (no extras) 1,995 BA BA Bi 1961 PONTIAC convertible, new top, new tires. (Almost like new Car Trade"lllS 1964 RAMBLER convertible (real nice).... ...1,795 I 1960 FALCON, 2-dr. (stick, looks new) 550 M (They’re All Going Chrysler Products) A i ■ ■ KT"»I 1963 DART wagon (one owner, still under warranty) V 95 1963 CHEVROLET super sport (like new) $1,895 LJ| f] „ Hi Mi WB 1964 C-500 DODGE tractor, fifth wheel, saddle tanks 1963 CHEVROLET SS, 2-dr., H. T. (average) 1,695 an j brakes. (You can hardly tell it from new.) 2,695 LAKELAND MOTORS, Inc. (fi) I IMPERIAL - CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH ■ DODGE ■ DODGE DART ■ DODGE TRUCK - VALIANT - BARRACUDA I

Wednesday, October 13, 1965

Letters To The Editor

dom-loving people. Taken together, our nation's newspapers constitute the world's respossible and effective organ of current information. It is up to us to safeguard the freedom of our papers to inquire, to criticize, to express divergent views and to stand as sentinels for the public wherever / the public’s business is being transacted. Newspapers and their readers are part-

listed among Indiana cities as havi ing such a park. An industrial park : can be formed and become available here when private capital puts in enough money with no guarantee of any six per cent interest — or when the community gets the leadI erslup to go after State money at two per cent. Other towns have formed such areas by selling stock in such a I corporation locally — the investors getting their money back when the development pays off. In Ligonier, it has paid off In Nappanee it has [raid off. In Plymouth it has paid off. Here is what “outride" business-1 men want when they come to a. community and build a factory: Honest and efficient local government, fire protection, law enforce- j Water, 'sewage, electric pow--ler and gas, responsible union leadership. good educational facilities. ' qualified people to fill employment needs, good social and cul-! tural atmosphere, recreational fa-, cilities, and a friendly attitude to- ' wards business on the part of local people. Many of these we have. Tae others we must supply if we bring in plants here. Most of our uptown business I ( buildings ' including mine' were I built some 50 years ago. Many .1 towns are rebuilding their old-style 1 buildings to conform with one sin-1 gle idea — such as all of a Catania! type. We haw one building now that is Scheduled to. be rebuilt as Colonial type And this is good. . More [l ii'kirg areas (off street) I are urgently needed in Syracuse. This is a must for any town. Our street parking areas have actually been restricted in past years, and we now have fewer space than in f the horse and buggy days. The only ; way these parking areas will be I paid for is by direct purchase by i uptown businessmen, or by using I funds from parking meters. I do not believe that tax money’ will be

nets in freedom, and if we fail to defend the freedom of our press, we neglect our own. I am confident that Americans • everywhere wholeheartedly join me during National Newspaper Week in ; high recognition of the indispen- • sible role of our free press in the ; everyday life of our beloved nation. Lyndon B. Johnson President

used for this purpose. Some organization such as the Rotary dub, the Chamber of Commerce. the* Lions club, the B. and P. W. club, the Jaycees will have to head such a drive. And we must have those who want to help, not just get their names on a committee. In Wawasee Village I believe [ that there is more than one business firm which has spent perhaps SIO,OOO for parking areas for their customers. When I was on the town board here the town spent some $13,500 Ito purchase the present uptown parking area. Merchants then put in $3,500 to tear down the old 'school building. But we need many more spaces at west end of Main street and on south Huntington street. Uptown businessmen and those others who went to see the uptown area grow must get involved. It will not “just happen.” Let’s get a plan for community improvement and then work at it. . Private capital at six per cent is not going to build the community an industrial park. For those who say we cannot get any state money at two percent, let me cite you the facts: Wabash got $70,000, Garrett gat SIOO,OOO. Kendallville got $90,000. Huntingburg got $37,000 — all in northern Indiana. The 1965 Indiana General Assembly enacted law which gives towns and cities authority to establish Industrial Development Commissions, with unlimited bonding power. A total of 25 Indiana cities own industrial parks. There is a total of 65 such industrial parks in the state. This is Syracuse problem — not Wawasee — and Syracuse men and women will solve it, if it is solved. There are those who say it cani not be done, Syracuse is too snail, etc. There are plenty of excuses or reasons for not doing it when you do not want to. There is no room

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Leroy Weaver, organizer of the colorful Wawasee Warriors Junior color guard, was extremely happy with a delightful letter he received from Senator Hartke following the 1 publication of his group in The M-J in a recent issue. . It read: “I recently read about the outstanding record of the Wawasee Warriors, the Junior Color Guard, and I want to congratulate you and the members of the group for your fine achievei ments. The Color Guard must certainly be a proud outfit, “Please accept my compliments and best wishes as the Wawasee Warriors continue to march forward. If ever I can be of assistance .to your group, do not hestitate to let me know.” * • • Don’t be too surprised if you don’t see some new store fronts in the uptown Syracuse business area. Plans for a new front on the Stucky j furniture store are pn the drawing board to be announced soon. .And we I hear friends have been approaching | J. B. Cox to continue the samej “theme” on his building which ad-; joins the furniture store on the; south. Commander of the American Legion, Harry Van Hemert has told friends, if they have this in mind, there is no reason why the front cannot be extended to include the Legion building. Could the Sportsman’s Bar be persuaded to join the group with a new front, too? E. W. “Froggie” Frauhiger of Kale Island is continuing to bear the brunt of remarks about his unusual accident on road 13 near the Flowing Well last Tuesday night. The size of the dog that ran in front of his truck, causing him to topple the vehicle over on the highway, continues to grow with each re-telling of the story. Having a run of bad luck with dogs, several days following the freak accident, E. W. was nipped by a big “bowser” belonging to. a Kale Island neighbor! Did vou ever notice the uninhibited smile of a 17-year-old girl who just ’ for petty politicos, grudges, person-1 al benefit in this. 1 We just think it can be be done. t Barton Cox i

i had her braces removed? An interesting conversation with Lakeland Motors mechanic Semen Sielesnew revealed that he is the master of five languages. Not bad. A native of Braunschweig, Germany, he speaks English, German, Polish, Russian and Ukranian. Semen said he lost his right forearm while working in a Junkers aircraft plant in Germany. What is going on at Wawasee Boat Co.? This column questioned owner Ken Harkless, but he is not talking. Maybe our readers will have better • luck than we’ve had with Ken. ** ■ * Ron Silveus and his wife are both ardent golf fans. So what do you think they named their miniature Pincer? “Arnold Palmer,” you said? Well, that’s right. •‘ » • Bill Cutter of McCormick-Cutter had pressure put on him as time approached for the showing of the ’66 Chevrolets to have another dance. He said earlier he was calling the dance off, since several took advantage of a good thing. The dance was been <put on for the last two years, and | has proved popular. So what does unde Billie do at 1 the last minute when pressure I mounted? He tells head mechanic I Bub Whitehead, “All right, then, we’ll put it on and you are in . charge.” Bub accepted the challenge and another good dance was held. I . An advertisement appears elsewhere in this issue for Stucky Furniture. Syracuse, with the names of James Stucky and Ernest Rogers at the bottom. While it hasn't been announced officially as yet, the two young men have purchased Stucky Furniture from Elmer Stucky and plan a big sale before remodeling and restocking. An aside: While rummaging through some of his belongings Mr. Stucky found a full page sale bill he put out when he went into business inDecember, 1940. .'* * * Syracuse has been well represented at parades during the summer mouths. The übiquitous grass shack of the Civil Defense ' corps seemed to turn up at them all, and. incidentally, won a fair share of awards. We were told this week the “Little Grass Shack,” as it is called, entered 12 parades, and won nine trophies, ribbons or checks. You : remember that float? After it passed J you by, you took another look, and jo. there was LaVada Dean on the 'rear, replete with native Hawaiian .togs, swinging and sw’aying, smiling ibig as you please!

We hear the American Leigon auxiliary stagette was cancelled because of telephone protests from some wives (and husbands!). However, Legion officials said permission to hold the stagette was not properly channeled. How’s that again? , * ♦ ' - ♦ Big John Kroh, manager of Thornburg’s at North Webster, tells us they sell 100 copies of Playboy magazine in the summer and 75 in the winter. * Approximately SIO,OOO is left in the oral polio vaccine fund in Kosciusko county, this column learn- ’ ed this week. There are those who are pushing to use this money to conduct an impartial survey of Kosciusko county to determine our health needs. ' There are those who have contended for a number of years that Kosciusko county is advancing on all fronts except on the medical front. This group is pushing for a county hospital where all county doctors could practice.

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