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VOLUME 16
Beauty Contest Friday Night
Flotilla Week Now Underway At Wawasee
The Flotilla week is now underway with golf being played at each of the lake area’s three golf courses, and thirty young beauties are getting final instructions for their parade and contest on Friday night. The parade will start in Wawasee Village at 6 p.m. and judging will start at the youth center at 8 p.iri. The Flotilla queen will reign the remainder of the week end. The beauty contest will be followed by a teen-dance. On Saturday afternoon speed boat races will be held on Syracuse Lake. (See' another full article in this issue of the races.) And on Saturday evening at 7:30 the first Drum and Bugle Pageant will be held at the new high school stadium with six drum and bugle jinits participating. Flotilla Ban On Saturday night a Flotilla Ball will be held at Wawasee Prep, from 9:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m. The dance music will be provided by the “J. Frederick Trio Plus One.” The big moment will come Sunday afternoon when the Flotilla will be held on Lake Wawasee, starting promptly at 1 p.m. The assembling area will be the bay near Oakwood Park, and the iloats will proceed clockwise, until they return to the Waco site where trophies will be awarded. Joe and Barbara Todd, in charge of float entries, are beating the drums for more entries this year. They have arranged trophies fob first, second and third place in commercial entries and the same for residential entries. There will be a Commodore’s Cup for the best overall entry. There will also be a trophy for the best entry in each residential district, for example, for Kale Island, Wavieland Beach, etc. Entries are open to all power boats and floats. FIREMAN ANSWER FALSE ALARM Syracuse firemen were called last Thursday to Klink’s Super Market at the south edge of Syracuse when someone called and reported a fire in the back of the store. The caller told fireman he was the assistant manager. When firemen arrived, the manager told them there had been no lire. The report was no doubt the work of a prankster. Donna Mikel On Dean’s List Miss Donna Mikel, Syracuse, Has received academic honors and has been named to the Dean’s List of International college at the close of the spring term, according to Dean Robert L. Baker, Eligibility for this honor is liiihited to those students carrying a full academic-, schedule with a 2.5 ratio out of a possible 3.0.
Concert In The Pork Set For Tomorrow
A concert will be held in the Syracuse city park at 8 p.m. tomorrow (Thursday) by the Junior High; School Band of America. The concert is open to the public. Connie Christner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rollan Christner of near Syracuse, is a member of the band. Connie is a student at Syracuse junior high school
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Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE - WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907)
Charles H. Purdum, Jr. Honored For Service To Lakeland Schools
Members of the Lakeland Community School Corporation’s board of trustees paid tribute to member Charles H. Purdum, Jr., Tuesday evening as Purdum met with the board for (he last time. Purdum’s term expires on June 30. Board president Jerry L. Helvey presented Purdum with an engraved plaque and senior board member Charles W. Kroh made a motion the following resolution be put in the board’s official minutes: “This being your last official meeting as a member of the Corporation Board of School Trustees, the members of the board wish to acknowledge your services to this community. “You *have served the citizens of the Lakeland Community School Corporation in an exemplary manner. You have diligently worked for a progressive school system that would provide all of the children of this corporation with equal educational opportunities. You have devoted many hours of your time thinking in terms of the welfare of the young people of our community. -Your timely suggestions and wise cquijsrf have been deeply appreciated by all of us. “As a remembrance of the time and energy given to this school community, the Board of School Trustees wishes to present you with this plaque which reads as follows: “ ‘Presented to CHARLES H. PURDUM, JR., in recognition of unselfish effort and outstanding service to the Lakeland Community School Corporation while serving as board member and vice president from 1965-69’.” “We know you will continue your interest in the educational program of the children of this community.” The resolution was signed by board members Jerry L. Helvey, Floyd H. Baker, Robert A. Craig, M. D., and Charles W. Kroh. HARRY GANGER IN FAIR CONDITION Harry Ganger, 67, Syracuse, is reported to be in fair condition in the Goshen hospital where he was taken Thursday night. The emergency unit of the Syracuse fire department was called to the Ganger home at 8:42 p.m. where the first aid unit administered oxygen for about two hours before Mr. Ganger was transferred to the hospital by ambulance. He is a NIPSCo retired employe.
and plays alto sax. The Junior High School Band of America is an auxiliary organization to the internationally known School Band and School Chorus of America. It was organized by Edward Harn and Clark Waldmier and will be on a 10-day tour of eastern states when it appears at Syracuse. The band will leave Peoria, 111., early tomorrow mprning and
One Will Be Queen Following is a list of girls who are entered in the 1969 Flotilla queen contest and will participate in the parade and contest set for Friday. The parade start in Wawasee Village at 7 p.m. and move uptown through Syracuse then return to the Youth Center where cne of the girls will be crowned the 1969 queen. B In the contest are: SUSIE SMITH sponsored by Berniece’s PATTI PILCHER sponsored by Pilcher’s DEB BROWN sponsored by Harkless PAM COBURN sponsored by the Syracuse Case LINDA MIGNERY sponsored by Don’s Excavating CARLA SINGREY sponsored by Opal’s CAROLYN GARDNER sponsored by B and K BECKY EYER sponsored by Thornburg’s JEANNE CUTTER sponsored by Cutter Chevrolet, Inc. JAN SHOEMAKER sponsored by Pickwick DEB MIGNERY sponsored byAuer’s MARCIA PEFFLEY sponsored by Sleepy Owl BECKY BROWN sponsored by C. S. Myers RUBY KERN sponsored by the Frog PAT CRIPE sponsored by Marise’s CINDY STOFFELL sponsored by GAMBLE’S PEG HUGHES sponsored by Wawasee Interiors SUE YEAGER sponsored by State Bank of Syracuse SHERRY BUTLER sponsored by Mary Ann ARLENE OLSON sponsored by Thornburg’s of North Webster SUE BAHN sponsored by Klink’s DEB GRINER sponsored by Becky’s Shoe Box DEB WOLFERMAN sponsored by Augsburger’s of Syracuse and Milford BRENDA HURD sponsored by The Mail-Journal GINGER SHIPLEY sponsored by North Webster Dairy Queen CHARLOTTE PLUM sponsored by the Wawasee Marina DEBBIE McBROOM sponsored by Tom Socks RCSANNE REED sponsored by Todd Realty Cotton Gin Invented The cotton gin was invented in 1793.
will visit an instrument factory in Elkhart before arriving in Syracuse for the concert. In case of rain the concert will be held in the Syracuse junior high school gym. The 85 members of the band represent states from Maine to the west coast. All are in junior high. They have been in Peoria for the past three days rehearsing
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 19«9
Syracuse Soldier Wounded In Viet Nam Pfc. Stephen Yoder, 23, of Syracuse, has been wounded in Viet Nam. He was wounded May 26 near the Cambodian border by U. S. mortars which fell short of the target|jHe received severe injury to his right arm. He has undergone surgery for nerve transplants and skin grafts. He is hospitalized in Japan. Pfc. Yoder had been in Viet Nam only one month with the F:rst Air Cavalry division when he was injured about 15 miles northwest of Tay Ninh. He is a member of Company E, second battalion, 12th Cavalry, first air division. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. C laries Yoder of Cromwell. His wife Sylvia, lives with her parents at Syracuse. His address is Pfc. Stephen C. Yoder-US 55949603-Ward No 2 Died Hold Det., USAH Camp Oji, APO San Francisco 96344. SYRACUSE FAIR BOARD MEETS The Syracuse Police and Firemen’s fair board met Monday night. A schedule of events were planned as follows: On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night there will be an open Horseshop Pitching contest. Trophies will be awarded. Wednesday afternoon, kiddies* day. Wednesday night, kiddie’s parade with fun night for kiddies with games and contests. Thursday night there will be a Waterball fight. Saturday afternoon, a tractor pulling contest and on Saturday right the big parade. ' To enter any of the contests or parades contact Mrs. Charles Dean. RANDY NEFF, WAUBEE LAKE, OBSERVES BIRTHDAY ON JUNE 4 Randy Neff was guest of honor at a birthday party Wednesday afternoon, June 4, at the Waubee Lake home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Neff. He observed his 11th birthday with friends on a scavenger hunt and swimming. Refreshments of cake and ice cream were served to Ricky Peterson, Steve Tucker, Doug Sumpter, Mark Grove, Gary lingerie and Rick Neff, brother of the honored guest.
for their tour which will take them to Toledo, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Washington, D. C., and back to Illinois. Members: of the Syracuse Rotary club, the town board and the Flotilla committee are sponsoring the program. Robert Reed and Steve Hearn are seiving as chairmen of the committee and are being assisted by Varner Chance.
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PROCLAMATION TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS MAY COME, GREETING: WHEREAS, one hundred nine-ty-three years ago, on June 14, 1777, the Second Constitutional Congress, meeting at Philadelphia, adopted a resolution of approval for the flag of the United States; and WHEREAS, the American flag is a symbol to all our citizens and others around the world of the freedom won by 'this nation almost two hundred years ago and our love and support for freedom in all corners of the earth, and WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we set aside a special period during each year to pay proper tribute and renew our respect to our flag and “to the republic for which it stands;” and NOW, THEREFORE. I, Edgar D. Whitcomb, Governor of the State of Indiana, do hereby proclaim the week of June 9-16, 1969, as NATIONAL FLAG WEEK in Indiana, and urge all Hoosiers to appropriately observe this occasion by proper display, of the United States flag, every day during the designated period. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the great seal of the State of Indiana, at the Capitol, in the city of Indianapolis, this 28th day of May, 19691 Edgar D. Whitcomb Governor of Indiana
MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN ONECAR ACCIDENT Frederick E. Hann, r 4 Syracuse, suffered a facial laceration in a one-car accident on CR 1400 north, one mile northeast of Syracuse at 3:45 a.m. Sunday. Hann told deputy sheriff Don Robinson that he was meeting another car when his vehicle dropped off the highway and struck a utility pole and a fence on the Richard Workman property. The deputy estimated damage to the car at SBOO and S3OO damage to the pole and fence. FAMILY DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Kirkdorfer entertained at a dinner Sunday, June 1, in their home, for their son, Jerry, who left the following Thursday for Lackland AFB. Texas. Guests with the Kirkdorfers were Jerry’s wife, Debra (Leer>, Mrs. T. M. Leei and family.
EDWARD T. HARN •
Future Os Four Drug Handlers Still Unknown
The future of the four men picked up by police officers last ■ Monday night at Stickler’s trailer park north of Pierceton is still unknown. The men were charged with possession and sale of dangerous drugs. Both Dcnald D. Decker, 22, of Fort Wayne, a Wawasee high school English teacher, and Darrell Custer, 22, of r 1 Milford, a student at Manchester college, have been released on bond. Decker was released at 10:45 p. m. Tuesday on a $5,000 bond written by H. Dale Tucker of Warsaw, and Custer was released at 1:07 a. m. Wednesday on a $5,000 property bond signed by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley M. Custer of r 1 Milford. Jan Weldy, 21, Nappanee, who had resided in cottages at Waubee then Papakeechie lakes, is being held on a $10,030 bond. Weldy was free on a $2,C30 bond on a marijuana charg’e when arrested last week. The fourth man arrested was Jack Conn, 37, of Gary. He was turned over to Illinois authorities for parole violation and faces a much longer prison term than could have been secured on the narcotics charge. When the four were arrested Conn was in the process of giving Custer SI,OOO cash for 600 tablets of LSD. A large quantity of marijuana was also confiscated by arresting officers. Charges Filed Formal charges against Decker, Custer and Weldy were charged in Kosciusko superior court on Wednesday. Each was charged on two counts of violation of dangerous drug act. Weldy’s case was venued to Elkhart county on Thursday as the result of a motion filed by attorney Maynard Shrock of Nappanee. Milford Legion Elects Officers The June meeting of the Milford American Legion unit 226 was opened by commander Wade E. Mishler who complimented the Milford junior high band and the Wawasee Warriors drum and bugle corps on participating in the Memorial Day parade. State delegates to the convention on July 17, 18 and 19 were nominated as follows: LaMar Rarig, Dan Levernier and Wade Mishler. The following new officers were elected to serve during the 19691970 term: Commander — LaMar Rarig First vice — Bruce McClintic Second vice — Gene Felkner Adjutant — Dan Levernier Finance — Robert Geller Chaplain — Worth Jackson Sgt-at-arms — Howard Haab Trustees — Richard Felkner, Dale Sherman and Wade Mishler. Service officer — Walter Ritter DONALD HINER ON USS SARATOGA USS SARATOGA — Electrician’s Mate Third Class Donald S. Hiner, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald N. Hiner of r 1 North Webster., is serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga which was visited on Armed Forces Day by President Richard M. Nixon. Accompanied by Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Thomas Moorer and other Navy officials, President Nixon flew by helicopter to the Saratoga, 45 miles off the Virginia coast. The President observed a strike exercise conducted by 14 ships, including cruisers, destroyers and a nuclear submarine and Navy aircraft of Air Wing Three.
Farmers Move To Marijuana Eradication A group of farmers in a fourtownship area in north and northwestern Kosciusko county are moving toward a complete eradication of hemp weed (marijuana), it was learned Tuesday morning. On Monday night, at 8 p.m., 35 farmers of Van Buren, Jefferson, Prairie and Scott townships met at the Island Chapel church south of Hastings to discuss what steps should be taken to rid their countryside of the dread hemp weed. Attending were Van Buren township trustee John Davidsen, Jefferson township trustee Charles Mikel, Priarie township trustee John Lutes, and Scott township trustee Warren Hawley. A number of advisory board members of the four townships were also present. A first such meeting was held last October and as a result farmers voluntarily cut the weed whenever and wherever it was found. Hear Don Frantz Don Frantz, Kosciusko county extension agent, spoke to the group on the need to rid the area of marijuana and he read Indiana law pertaining to the weed, pointing out that it is the responsibility of the owner and operator of the farm where the weed is grown to eliminate it. And if this isn’t done, the county is empowered to force them to do it. Frantz also praised the farmers for their recognition of the problem. Also present was Ed Washier, vocational agriculture teacher in Wawasee high school, who told the group not to quickly judge all teachers in Wawasee high school by “one sheep who has gone astray.” (Note: A Wawasee high school English teacher, Donald D. Decker, was snared in the trap at a trailer camp near Pierceton in a marijuana raid.) Washier also said his students in vocational agriculture would be glad to do what they could to implement the eradication program. i Vigilante Group The farmers in the four-town-ship group have formed a looseknit vigilante group—reminiscent of the old west. They agreed to call the county sheriff’s office when they see a car with a foreign license parked along country roads in their area. It is well known that those in search of marijuana have been frequenting the countryside in Kosciusko county, walking up and down country roads. Farmers also expressed a displeasure that they have paid in considerable sums of money for ditch maintenance and that none of this money can be used to spray these ditches for marijuana. Jefferson township farmer Kenneth Haney, a prime mover in the eradication effort, said the county board of commissioners and county council are willing to free these funds for marijuana spraying along ditch banks but that the state will not allow it. The farmers urged youths of the area to report to their parents any approach made to them to buy marijuana or any other harmful drug. (Note: This was the means that brought the ar-
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KERMIT F. SUMMERS
Summers Named State Highway Superintendent Kermit F. Summers, a resident of r 1 Pierceton, has been named state highway superintendent of the Warsaw subdistrict, replacing Lorraine Crawford who has been in serious ill health. Summers, who has been office manager for the Kosciusko county highway department since January of 1969 and clerk for the nine and one-half years prior to this, will assume his new duties on Monday, June 16. He will be working under Lee Rush, district engineer of the Fort Wayne district. Paul Conkle has been state highway superintendent of the Warsaw sub-district for the past eight years, but was replaced early this year when there was a change of administration at Indianapolis. The Kosciusko county board of commissioners have not announced who will take Summers’ place at the county highway garage. Summers will have 44 men unIder him at the state highway post, although the department normally has a complement of 60 men. The county highway department employs 46 men, Summers stated. Break-in At Dr. Rheinheimer's Office In Milford Members of the Milford police department under chief Don Drake are investigating a breaking and entering at the office of Dr. Floyd L. Rheinheimer on Main street in Milford. The break-in was reported tc police at 8:45 a. m. Saturday. Entry was gained when the person or persons unknown pried part of the sill from a window, removed the panels of glass and crawled into the office. The vault was untouched. Missing were $lB in bills and change from a box in the front office and a stethoscone valued at sls. The break-in is still under investigation. rest of the four near Pierceton last Monday night.) Tht farmers also signed a petition for a special deputy «:h<?riff to serve the four-township area. The petition had 21 signatures. The four township trustees are to meet to consider means of financing such a special deputy’s expenses.