The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 May 1969 — Page 20

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., May 28, 1969

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Boat Needs Pre-Season Care

Pre-season care is the prescription for your boat and its equipment. Time taken now to check your outfit will go a long way |oward making a more pleasant summer afloat. There is no reason for the boatman to put off working on his craft until late spring. Many enjoyable hours can be spent now in leisurely work. Indeed, do you remember the many little things that you deferred in preference to time on the water, last season? Things, perhaps, like re-routing the fuel lines under the gunwales so that they’re not underfoot? Or sanding and refinishing that spot on the foredeck where Jimmy dropped the anchor two seasons ago? Off-season is the time to get these things done. Getting to the mechanics of setting your boat up each spring, you should tilt the boat up on its trailer, remove the drain plug, and give the hull a thorough washing, inside and out with warm water and a mild detergent. You may find that you have to use a putty knife, a wire brush, or steel wool, to remove the more persistent growth from the bottom of the hull in order to get the clean, smooth finish important for good per£6rmance. Hardware shjould be checked for corrosion and for pitting. Use of a good polish and plenty of elbow grease should restore most of the luster? but in some cases badly damaged hardware may have to be replaced. All equipment should be thoroughly inspected at the beginning of each season. Faulty life preservers may seem OK as seat cushions, but they won’t be much help if they are called upon to keep you afldat in an emergency. Cushions don’t last

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forever. Dispose of them when they show excessive wear. Check straps and buckles particularly. An anchor is a relatively, trouble-free item that is ah most impervious to use and abuse. Not so anchor lines. When the anchor line goes, so does the anchor. The anchor line is probably subject to more stress than almost anything else on the boat. Check it regularly for wear, for fraying, and for rot. Be sure to check the steering system for loose cables and pulleys. To insure complete control, cables should be tight, untwisted, and free of excessive wear. The electrical system is extremely important. It is susceptible to deterioration during the off-season if it has not been cared for properly. Make sure that running lights and other accessories are in proper working order, and that the wiring is in good condition. If your boat is equipped with an automatic type battery, check for cracks and corrosion on the battery and cables. Make it a point to start the season with a full battery charge. Many boat owners spend a lot of time working on their boats, but pay little attention to maintenance of boat trailers. If you own a trailer, inspect its tires for wear. See that they are properly inflated. Pull the wheels and check the bearings. Remember, bearings are immersed in water every time you launch or haul your boat. Water can pass the seals and rust the bearings. Bearings should be inspected and packed with grease at least once a season. Be sure that the rollers on the trailer turn freely. Check and lubricate the coupling mechanism. If the trailer is equipped with lights, a thin coating of

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When preparing your boat for the season, don't negilect the trailer. Be sure that the rollers turn freely. Lubricate them with a few drops of oil (upper left). Check your trailer lights for corrcsion and for any filament breakage (upper right). Checking your fires is also important to make sure they are properly inflated (lower).

waterproof grease or vaseline will keep the light sockets from corroding. These suggestions should guarantee boating fun. Care backs that guarantee. Warsaw To Have By-Pass In Near Future The gap in dual laning of US 30 from Fort Wayne to US 41 in Hammond will be closer to completion when the state highway commission opens bids on Juhe 24 for the 4.8 mile by-pass around the city of Warsaw. The by-pass is now listed as very high in the state’s priority and will be constructed as soon as funds are available. | The Warsaw by-pass will com-

Water System Brings Convenience To Families in Vacation Homes

Nearly three million American families now have a second home that ranges from a summer cabin in the mountains to a fully equipped year-round house for weekends. A second home can be wonderfully relaxing, but every prospective home buyer should heed this reminder: Make sure a new home has an ample supply of safe running water. Surveys show that the av-

plete the two lane construction of the road in Kosciusko county. SENTENCED FORTHEFT Walter E. Barron, 19, of Warsaw was sentenced to a year on the Indiana State Farm at Putnamville on Monday, May 12, by Judge Edward J. Meyers Jr., of the Whitley County Circuit court. Barron was cited twice for probation violation after entering a plea of guilty to second degree burglary charges. He was one of several youths who attempted to burglarize the Norm Reiff’s Sport shop west of Larwill by punching a hole in the cement block wall. Housing for poor is lacking on L.I.

erage family moving to the country wants to take along as many city comforts as possible. This includes plenty of running water for cooking, bathing, dishwashing and laundering. The solution may be a private water system, consisting of a well, an electric pump, controls for turning the pump on and oft and a storage tank. Installation should be made by a water system specialist.

Webster Man Planning Department Director

James Baker of North Webster has been named by the Kosciusko county area planning commissioner as director of the planning department. He will begin duties aS soon as his private survey and engineering work can be completed. Mr. Baker has served as deputy surveyor for the county and with the Indiana department of conservation. He is a graduate of Purdue university and the U. S. army engineer and the air intelligence schools. He served four years in World War II as commander of engineer units in all phases of construction. Baker will begin the first phase of long range planning program with the development of land use maps for all the land of the tyMembers of the area commission include Jay Gardner and John Hall of Warsaw; Kenneth Plummer of Etna Green; Ralph Brubaker of Leesburg; Kenneth F. Bush of Mentone; Don Arnold of Syracuse; Charles Brower, county surveyor; and Don Frantz, county extension agent. One position is vacant, due to the resignation of Ed Overmyer of North Webster. Warsaw Municipal Airport Receives Federal Funds Warsaw has been named as one of three Indiana cities to receive federal matching funds for construction and improvement of public civil airports under the Federal-aid Airport Program of the Federal Aviation Administration, Congressman John Brademas (D-Ind) announced here May 23. Brademas said the funds “would be used for medium intensity lighting of the airport’s nerth-south runway and for the installation of a beacon at the

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airfield. “As a consequence of this grant, general aviation traffic using the Warsaw Municipal Airport will be able to carry out safer night flight operations.” The Third District Democrat noted that the fiscal year 1970 marked the last year of funding authorized under the present Federal Airport Act. A provision for the continuation of aid for public airports, however, has been included in the airport-airways im-

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provement legislation prepared by the Department of Transportation for submission to Congress this spring. The other Indiana cities to receive funds for airport improvements were Indianapolis and Terre Haute. Brademas said the amount of the Warsaw grant is $12,300. Mrs. Golda Meir sworn in as Israeli Premier.

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