The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 January 1970 — Page 8

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Jan. 7, 1970 .

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REMEMBER WHEN?—This artist s sketch of Main street in Syracuse is by Ken Harkless and is from a photo taken about 1886. Harkless writes. "These buildings are on the site now occupied by the bank. Gambles, Connolly’s, the Star Store and the Five and

AROUND The holidays are over and it s ‘ think school’ ’ for a lot of peo-ple-students, teachers and parents—in the area. Along this line, it’s worthy <4 mention that a fine 12-page piece, known as "The Lakeland Community Schools Reporter,*’ was issued to boxholders of the I-a kcl and school corporation, during the holidays. The piece was full of facts about our school corporation, with emphasis on the physical plants involved and enrollment and pro- f jected enrollment. It dwelt in par-1 ticular w ith projected-build, ng needs. Our advice: If you looked at this piece lightly, you made a mistake. It’s “relevent.” as the young folks say, so. if you've put it aside, dig it out and give it a few moments of your time and thought. .It's a thought piece and dvscrvt* the attention of every adult in the school corporation. '♦ • 4 Vibrant Connie Forbes, daugh- ' ter of Tippecanoe Valley school superintendent and Mrs. Robert M' Forbes, will be getting married in January with one foot in a cast. .» Connie, a student at Purdue univcrsity and a resident of Warsaw. broke her leg coming down tin'’long, steep snow-covered slope at Mount Wawasee during Christmas week. she was in the hospital a week as a result of the fall and will have her leg in a cast from 12 weeks to six months. Mary Mrs. George* Thornburg inti her son Jerry are the new managers of the Burger Store in Syracuse, replacing Connie M<xk who got married recently and is now Mrs Robert Stinson, res ilihg at Kalamazoo. Mich. . *«.» Since the first of the year there's been a run on new license plates at the Syracuse license branch, with local politicians doing well in securing low numbers. ’ , On Saturday branch manager Virginia Mr.s Frank* Putt released the names of those who received the first 10 license plates al Syracuse, a> follows: „ No. 1, state senator John F. Augsburger; No. J, Kosciusko county prosecuting attorney Hearn: No. 3. Turkey Creek township Republican precinct committeeman <3l Robert Insley; No. 4. Syracuse town attorney Robert Reed: No. 5, county councilman Ralph P. Oy-

. Thursday, January 15, 1970 .4$ fl >3 >. I*► WALTER S DODSON ' A—-,-»■ "A Taste of Israel" w fl HEzr'' v 3.-7 <.& wfrwjfl In ISRAEL, relics of ancient civilizations permeated with the post, blend JTwW* with the intrigue of a brand-new country to give this land a flavour g all its own. Add a dash of the beautiful Mediterranean resorts, the uV * elegance of Masada, Herods fortress and palace, and the spices of flflWSw ■ Mt. Hermon, Beersheba, and Kiriat Gat to help achieve the meaningful savour of this exciting place. Woven through the cities of Old and r r * ' New Jerusalem, is historical beauty accented with awakening new u— •" ■'* - life. Here oil elements together combine to form the Taste of Israel. HORNS OF HATTIN Travelogue Sponsored By Lakeland Kiwanis Club At Wawasee High School - 7:30 p. m, Jan 15 (TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOORt „

ler; No. 6. Turkey Creek township Republican precinct committeeman (6) Norman Clause; No. 7, Turkey Creek township advisory board member James Fry; No. 8. Turkey Creek township advisory board member Harold B. Gray; No. 9, Turkey Creek township advisory board member Virgil Bobeck; and No. 10. northern commissioner Maurice Dorsey. • • ♦ Lt Al Bauer, son of the Al Bauers of 118 No. Lake. Syracuse, stationed at Mountain Home, Utah, is moonlighting on a news-, paper there running a linotype "circa about 1880.’’ Al. a 19& SHS grad with a long interest in journalism, writes his parents about the new experience. "... The Mt. Home News is a non-union shop and I have to fix the machine (linotype) myself, so I suppose I should be paid somewhere In the vicinity of $10.50 an hour." according to union rates where an operator doesn't repair his own machine. He continues. “Actually I'm getting $1.25 plus all the experience and new cuss words that go with running a 75-year-old machine. I really enjoy it, too.” Brother Brad, a junior at Notre Dame, was home over the holidays, birddogging county officials at the court house in Warsaw and Syracuse town fathers to come up with raw material on the operation of local government for a paper he is to write for a government course. *• • . Townsman Cal Beck is making recovery from a left hip operation he had recently at the Elkhart hospital similar to the one he had some years ago on the other hip. Cal. with his stainless steel ball and socket flips, is now in a class with Arthur Godfrey and other notables with the same operation. Cal. a former two-term Turkey Creek township trustee, passed off rumors that he might be enticed to run for that office again, passed it off as “so much newspaper talk," but admitted later he eould become interested in running "under the right circumstances." Arlene Dellinger is back on the job at Wawasee high school after spending a holiday vacation at Lpuderdale-by-lhe Sea. Fla., with son Bruce and her look-alike twin sister. Ilene Hardesty, a Fort Wayne school teacher, and her husband. • • A Syracuse man and his son. a Goshen man and several from Nappanee were involved in an unusual experience 35 miles off the coast of Sarasota, Fla., on Monday. Dec. 29. s Deep sea fishing on the “Miss Sarasota.” a rudder broke, leaving a jle in the hull of: their craft. \ resulting deluge of water shorted out the bilge pumps and radio system. A passing boat was hailed and help finally can.e from Coast Guard helicopter after a Mayday (SOS' signal went to its Sarasota station.

Ten. The house may be the one home Smith and family lived in, later moved to south Main, now occupied by Grace Bible church. The house on the left background is now Mrs. J. J. Connell's home. The building on the comer facing Huntington street was at one time the Wes Hire meat market.”

Portable bilge pumps were lowered to the ill-fated boat, and they finally made it to shore. . Among the 50 passengers were Glen Davis and son Jerry of Syracuse. Lowell Fredericks of Goshen. and Vance Frederick. Dave Hockert. Enos Yoder. Jack'Forest, and Roger Hahn of Nappanee. Safety Official Urges Advance Care For Trips CHlCAGO—"January trips and winter slips make a deadly duo." acording to Harrv Porter. Jr., manager of the National Safety Council's traffic department. "Unfortunatelvs much of our holiday driving coincides with our worst winter weather,” Porter said “Poor visibility and navements combine t<? make this the most hazardous time of the year for the motorist." He urged drivers to comoensate for poor weather conditions bv taking a few’ extra precautions “Before starting on a trip at this time of year, make sure that your car is in first-class mechanical condition, paying particular attention to those items that affect traction and visibility.” Referring to traction tests by the council's committee on winter driving hazards, Porter said that conventional snow tires were helpful for mild-to-medium snow and ice conditions, that studded tires offered still more help on icy surfaces, but that reinforced tire chains were far more effective in deep gnow and glare ice. "And whether you use ordinary snow’ tires or studded tires, carry a set of chains in the trunk along with a bucket of sand, a shovel, a tow chain, booster cables and flares or other types of emergency lighting equipment,” he advised “Being prepared for the worst can keep a breakdown from becoming a tragedy." Porter added that winter drivers should also double-check the mechanical condition of equipment affecting visibility — headlights, tail-lights, turn signal indicators, defrosters, windshield wipers and washers. "Streaking blades should be replaced or refilled with live new rubber; windshield washers should have an'** ample supply of anti-freeze solution,” he said. ' “Finally," Porter concluded, "before starting on a winter trip, study the route in advance, and ask for weather information from the nearest highway patrol office. motor chib or weather bureau You may find that it would be sensible tp sit tight and wait out the storm " WATCH NIGHT SERVICE A watch night service was held New Year’s Eve at the Wawasee Heights Baptist Church. A film was shown called "Misfit” which proved to be very interesting. Mrs. Hazel Neibert and Mrs. Mary Ringer served refreshments. Following group singing the evening was spent socially.

Measurement Service Available For Farm Program Participants Producers who plan to participate in the 1970 voluntary wheat or feed grain programs may save money by requesting measurement service from their county agricultural stabilization and conservation service office, according to Scott Hom. chairman of the Kosciusko ASC committee. He urged fanners to put in their requests for measurement service as soon as possible in order to be assured of early service. The ASCS office makes a charge for the measurement service sufficient to cover cost of the field and office work. “In proportion to possible savings to the farmers, the modest charge is well worth it.” said Mr. Hom. Under the voluntary programs, a fanner certifies the acreage he has planted in wheat and feed grain. Failure to certify to the exact acreage devoted to each crop and land use can result in substantial reductions in payments otherwise earned under the farm programs. However, if the acreage has been staked by an ASCS reporter prior to planting or prior to the certification date, the fanner has assurance he will be able to make precise certification. If his acreage is staked before planting, he need only stay within the staked areas to assure compliance with the progranis. If his acreage is measured after planting and before certification, he still will have time to make changes to comply fully with the programs. The ASCS measurement service provides staking both the land to be planted to the program crops and the land which is to be diverted from crop production. "Guessing about acreage can cost the fanner money either through overplanting or underplanting,” Scott Hom said. “Acreage measurement takes the guessing out.” He pointer out that after a producer has certified his crop acres and his diverted acres he cannot make changes in order to comply with program provisions. If a spot check reveals an error, a penalty must be assessed. Spot checks are made each year on a substantial number of farms participating in the voluntary programs. Measurement service should be requested at the county ASCS office. Complete details about the service and the charge for it plus full information about farm program compliance provisions are available. WINTER CONCERT PRESENTED BY TRITON A winter concert will be presented by the Triton music department and featuring the South Bend String quartet, instrumental ensemble and Triton concert choir in a performance of the Vivaldi Gloria January 18 at 4 pm.in the Triton auditorium at Bourbon. The program also includes Triton concert band, swing choir, chamber singers and stage band.

To Stagger Automobile Licensingln 1970

Gerald W. Habig, Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, explained the new staggered automobile licensing procedure to be used for the first time during the 1970 licensing year, before the Kiwanis club at Greencastle recently. All automobiles displaying 1969 Indiana license plates will be registered during 1970 under the following procedure: Automobiles owned by individuals will be licensed according to the first letter of the last name of the owner, under the following alphabetical schedule: Where owners last name begins with A thru C, must be licensed by the endOf February. Where owners last name begins with D thru H, must be licensed by the end of March: Where the owners last name begins with I thru N, must be licensed by the end of April: Where the owners last name begins with O thru S, must be licensed by the end of May. Where the owners last name begins with T thru Z, must be licensed by the end of June. When the Auto License Branch issues a 1970 automobile license plate, the Branch will affix an expiration sticker denoting the proper month, when the 1970 {date will expire in 1971. All ..vehicles, , except automobiles, must be licensed by the last day of February’. The .license plates issued to trucks, trailers, etc., will have no expiration sticker placed thereon, and will expire on the last day of February, 1971. 1"• Habig stated that the Bureau of 1 Motor Vehicles recommends that persons desiring to pre-register their vehicles may do so now by contacting their proper License Branch. Plates issued now, will be mailed to the owners the first few days in January, but will still display the proper month expiration sticker, according to the last name ofthe owner, Habig pointed out. Persons whose first letter of their last name is at the lower end of the alphabet may still renew their license plates now’, for issuance in January, as Habig

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advised that the law only provides that the owners of automobiles must have their licenses no later than the last day of the month in which their name would be due. Because of the large number of registrations which would have been printed and mailed with wrong information on such forms, Commissioner Habig told the group that no renewal forms would be mailed from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for 1970 registrations. Blank forms have been furnished to each Auto License Branch, and this will permit the Branches to type the correct vehicle information on the 1970 forms, which will permit the Bureau to make necessary corrections in its computer tapes, Habig emphasized. During previous years, Bureau records indicated that about 50 per cent of the pre-printed forms were not presented to the Branches, because the forms were lost, misplaced or forgotten, and Habig stated that figures also listed about one-third (33 per cent) of the forms presented contained incorrect information, with many of the errors being carried from year to year on Bureau records. Applicants fen* license plate renewals can present their 1969 registration form to the local License Branch, or may photocopy their form and mail same to the Branch with the required license fee, service fee, and mailing charge. The Branches may also accept typed or printed 1969 registration form information, containing all the data indicated on the 1969 form Habig advised, when applicants are applying for renewal by mail. Habig also pointed out the new Driver’s License expiration procedure, effective, January 1, 1970, under a 1969 law passed by the Legislature. Persons whose birthdate falls between the first day and the fifteenth day of each month, inclusive, will receive a two year license, and those persons whose birthdate is the sixteenth through the end of the month, will receive a four year Drivers License. The

fee will remain at $1.50, for both the two year and four year license, because of an error in the legislation, Habig said. The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, when necessary, will add two years to a persons re-exam date, in order to bring the re-exam date in line with the expiration date of the Driver’s License, Habig advised. The purpose of the four year license is to spread out the number of Driver License renewals over a four year period, instead of the present two year expiration of licenses, Habig told the Kiwanians. This will mean that, starting in 1970, the Bureau will be required to handle only approximately 900,000 driver license renewals per year instead of the present 1,800,000 per year, according to Habig, permitting the Bureau to provide better service to the public, and permit the Bureau to devote that time to administering the present laws to control those drivers who can not, or will not, abide by the traffic laws of Indiana. 1,300 DOCUMENTS FILED IN OFFICE I OF RECORDER For the months of November and December there were 1300 documents recorded in the office of county recorder E. Mazie Alexander. This income of $2538.25 being paid into the county general fund. The month of November the following 629 documents were recorded; 187 deeds; 5 transcripts; 74 mortgages; 4 mechanical liens; 224 UCC; 62 releases; 11 assignments; 3 articles of incorporation ; 1 plat; 7 marginal releases; 51 miscellaneous. Fees collected $1300.25 Recorded during the month of December were 671 documents; 179 deeds; 6 transcripts; 86 mortgages; 2 mechanical liens; 228 UCC; 60 releases; 6 assignments; 8 articles of incorporation; 9 marginal releases; 87 miscellaneous. Fees collected $1238.00.

County Recorder's Instruments Recorded In '69 A total of 8471 instruments were recorded in the office of “ county recorder E. Mazie Alexander during the year 1969, realizing income to the county general fund in the amount of $17,552.20. A breakdown of instruments of the year 1969 recordings as compiled by county recorder is as follows. 2450 deeds; 82 transcripts; 1266 mortgages; 33 mechanical liens; 2547 UCC; 901 releases; 82 assignments; 10 power of attorney; 135 articles of incorporation; 171 marginal, releases; 790 miscellaneous; 4 plats. Following is a breakdown of the instruments recorded for the year 1968 as comparison: 2553 deeds; 77 transcgpts; 1280 mortgages; 24 mechanical liens; 2362 UCC; 1079 releases; 84 assignments; 16 power of attorney; 7 plats; 150 marginal releases; 808 miscellaneous; 131 articles of incorporation. Making a total of 8571 instruments being recorded in 1968. with income to the county general fund $17,526.55.

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