The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 April 1970 — Page 1

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Asked To Make Use Os Car Crusher

Anyone in the town of Milford who owns a so-called junk car is asked to avail himself of a car crusher located at the New Paris Speedway to dispose of his unsightly car. The Milford town board is making the request in cooperation with the Milford Area Development Council’s clean-up. fix-up week now in progress Ralph Berkeypile has agreed to use his wrecker to remove junk cars and deliver them to the site of the car crusher. A call to Berkeypile’s garage will bring his wrecker to the site of the junk

No Decision On Annexation

j# No decision was forthcoming on proposed annexation of three tracts of land to the town of Syracuse, following last night s informal meeting of the Syracuse town boaid. Rather, the meeting was to make a personal survey of conditions of the town's street*, and to map a program for street improvement to last throughout the summer "Streets Are Bad ..." "The streets are bad. we know that, "com men ted board member Willard Nusbaum this morning "But we have a program that can bring them up to A-l condition." he added. Mr Nusbaum said all towns have street problems, particularly in the spring of the year following a winter s freezing and thawing, but that there was a program underway to make needed repairs s Board members declined to state how much money they planned to spend since they do not know for sure what amount of money they will have available The next state distribution of funds does not come imtil September. Mr. Nusbaum commented A number of objectors to annexation cited the poor condition of the town’s streets as their main objection, stating if the town cannot keep up the streets they now have, how can they keep up additional miles of streets? i To Talk Annexation The town board plans an informal meeting in the very’ near future at which time they hope to go over the petitions on band objection to annexation, with a fine tooth comb They want to weigh the objections and advantages of annexation thoroughly before rendering any decision. Board president R. Byron Connolly this week commented that the board wanted to give annexation their thorough and undivided attention at a private meeting After this is done. Connolly stated, the board will make a ruling, and issue a public statement for taking the position they have. ? Last Tuesday night. April 21. the board was surprised at 50-odd objectors to annexation, and re ceived two petitions bearing signatures of persons objecting to being annexed. Annexation has been sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee chamber of commerce, and in three public meetings arguments became more vehement as they Annexation, as proposed, would add approximately sl4 million in valuation to the town, approxiamtely 440 acres of land, and nearly 1.000 residents.

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car Junk Car Ordinance The Milford town board passed a junk car ordinance (Number 673) on May 3 and May 10. 1967. in which they made it illegal to have junk cars within the town’s corporate limits. The ordinance defined a junk car as one without a current valid license plate, and one not housed in a garage or other building. The town board, working with the MAD Council, has agreed to enforce the junk car ordinance following clean-up week, according to town marshal Don Drake

Name Election Board At Milford The six precinct committeemen in Milford have named their election board for the coming election in Van Bure® township. Precinct one will be voting in the Bnttsan building, precinct two will be voting in Fuller's store, and precinct three will vote at the fire station. Harold Young. Republican precinct committeeman in one. Jias named the following board members: Inspector, Edith Baumgartner: judge, Charlotte Wise: clerk, Joan Speicher; and dieriff. Mary Ann Beer. Dan Levemier. Democrat, has named the following: Judge, Faye Hollar; clerk. Helen Rassi; sheriff. Katherine Kizer. In precinct two, Republican committeeman Norman Lovell has named the following: Inspector, Royce Fuller: judge. Inez Beiswanger; clerk. Esther Markley; and sheriff. Doral McFarren. Democrat Darrell Orn has named Elva Wiggs, judge; Gladys Berkeypile. clerk; and Eugene Felkner, sheriff. In the third precinct. Republican John B. Augsburger has named Anita Da vidsen. inspector; Nilah Jonasch. judge: Kate Doty and Carelyn Curtis, clerks; and Earl Wolferman, sheriff. Democrat W’ayne Bucher has named Ruby Sawyer judge; Evelyn Hoover and Edith Little, clerks; and Jacob Bucher, sheriff. WAR DEAD TO BE REPORTED Any persons in the Syracuse area having family or friends of the wars buried in Syracuse cemetery and not previously reported to the Syracuse American Legion, are ask to do so. Contact can be made through commander Bill Eyer. CLEAN CHURCH About 35 members of the Apostolic Christian church on road IS, Milford, gave the church a spring cleaning Monday evening. Work was also done in the yard. At the end of the several hours' work, the women served ham sandwiches, desserts and coffee to the volunteers. SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Wollman of Milford gave a surprise birthday party for her mother. Mrs. Cornelia Buck, at their home. The guests present were Mrs. Wollman's sisters and their families from LaGrange Park and Country Chib Hills of the Chicago area.

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WANDERING WHEELS — Forty-five bicycle riders slopped in Milford for a well deserved rest Sunday afternoon during the last leg of a bicycling week end covering over SO miles. The group of young people, composed largely of youth from Goshen Methodist church, began their outing Friday by being bused to Nashville, Indiana. Saturday, the cyclists rode in Brown County State Park. Sunday, after busing to Winona Lake, the riders peddled back to Goshen. Wandering Wheels is a youth oriented activity organized by

Turkey Creek Township Up 93.3% —

Land Assessments Increased By State In 13 Townships

Thirteen of the 17 townships in Kosciusko county are receiving an increase in land assessments, according to an order from the state board of tax commissioners published today. The increases range from 15 per cent in Lake and Monroe townships to 30 per cent in Jackson and Jefferson townships. The increases are as follows: Clay Township Up 20% Eton Township Up 25% Franklin Township .... Up 20% Harrison Township .... Up 20% Jackson Township .... Up 30% Jdferson Township .. Up 30% Lake Township Up 15% Monroe Township .... Up 15% Plain Township Up 20% Prairie Township .... Up 20% Scott Township J Up 25% Seward Township .... Up 20% Van Buren Township .'. Up 25'4 The notice reads, “The above modifications are not applicable to land which is classified as residential. industrial, or commercial property." In short, the increases are on farm land in the above-mentioned townships. The four townships not increases are Turkey Creek, Tippecanoe. Washington and Wayne townships. In the normal reappraisal program, land values in Turkey Creek township were increased 93.3 per cent; Tippecanoe township. 39.3 per cent; Washington township. 37.8 per cent; and Wayne, 34.1 per cent. It should be noted that the increases ordered by the state board of tax commissioners this week is in addition to increases already imposed by the reappraisal program in the county. Turkey Creek Complaint The increases to land in the 13 townships are directly connected with the 93.3 per cent increase in

Work Underway On Warsaw By-pass

Operational beginnings are underway for the Warsaw Bypass at the present time. Initial activity' started with the moving of four mobile units to be used as offices to Parker street, north of the Alfran nursing home, on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Other equipment has since been moved in at the north

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Turkey Creek township, which increases brought out a host of objectors at a meeting at the county court house on April 15. Taxpayers in Turkey Creek township objected on the basis that land values in their township increased much more than other townships in the county as a result of revaluation. ■R MISS MILFORD — Brenda Beth Hurd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd of Milford, has been chosen by the Milford Lions club to represent them in the 1970 Mermaid Festival as Miss Milford. Brenda is a pretty Wawasee high school senior. She has brown hair and brown eyes and is five feet, six inches tall. She weighs 120 pounds. After graduating from Wawasee high school. Brenda plans to attend Ball State university and major either in English or elementary teaching. Her hobbies include playing the piano and organ and reading.

edge of Warsaw by the Canonie Construction company of South Haven, Mich. The firm has a joint contract with the Reith-Riley firm of Goshen, Ind. Canonie company will fill grades, dip muck and build grades while Rieth-Riley will do the concrete work and the work on two bridges.

Robert Davenport, football coach at Taylor university in Upland, Indiana. In the six years of its existence, 700 Wandering Wheels cyclists have pumped over 27.000 miles. Davenport commented that six teams comprised of 40 cyclists each, have peddled coast to coast. The vehicles in the picture behind the bicyclists contain lockers for the group, a kitchenette and spare bicycle parts. To the left of the group are Marion Deeter, Milford street commissioner, and Milford police officer, Charles Clawson.

Two-Vehicle Accident North Os Syracuse Injures One Seriously

Kenneth Cauffman, 44, of Nappanee and a passenger in one of two pickup trucks involved in an accident at 7:40 a m. Monday at U.S. 6 and the Huntington road north of Syracuse, was taken to Goshen hospital where he was listed in fair condition. Larry McDonald, 30, r 4 Warsaw was driver of the vehicle and was hit broadside by a southbound pickup driven by Frederick L. Blosser. 28, of Goshen. State police report Blosser drove his truck owned by the D & J Construction company broadside into the eastbound McDonald truck. Cauffman, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle which rolled over twice. He sustained a depressed skull fracture, leg fracture and numerous bruises. McDonald was not injured. The McDonald pickup was demolished and S7OO damage estimated to the other vehicle. Investigation continues. RECEIVES MILD CONCUSSION AT WORK LAST WEEK Duane Kline of 501 south Lake street, Syracuse, was taken to Elkhart hospital for x-rays and examination lasjt Wednesday afternoon, and released, after receiving a blow to the head when struck by a wooden partition being installed at Maxwelton golf dub. Strong winds blew the partition over hitting Kline, a carpenter, on the back of the head. He is recuperating at his home.

The beginning of the work on the long awaited by-pass around Warsaw began after a preconstruction conference was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 21, at the R.E.M.C. building in Warsaw. Attendance at the meeting was by invitation from R. A. Fortriede. district construction engineer. Fort Wayne District of

25,788 May Vote Tuesday A total of 25,788 persons are eligible to vote in Kosciusko county next Tuesday according to totals released by the office of county clerk Bessie I. Himes. This total is 562 fewer than the registration totals for the presidential year primary in 1968. It is, however, 3,128 higher than the number who were registered in the 1966 primary. In the Lakeland area there are 6,646 registered voters in all of Tippecanoe. Van Buren. Turkey Creek and Jefferson townships. This compares to 5,822 voters in 1966. A break-down by townships shows 461 in Tippecanoe 1; 544 in Tippecanoe 2; 706 in Tippecanoe 3; 390 in Tippecanoe 4; 458 in Turkey Creek 1; 414 in Turkey Creek 2; 395 in Turkey Creek 3; 390 in Turkey Creek 4; 542 in Turkey Creek 5; 559 in Turkey Creek 6; 370 in Van Buren 1; 431 in Van Buren 2; 562 in Van Buren 3; 244 in Jefferson I; and 225 in Jefferson 2. Homer Graber Submits To Surgery At Auburn Homer Graber of r 1 North Webster is improved following major surgery performed Friday at the DeKalb County hospital at Auburn. It is thought he would be permitted visitors by press time. He is in room 318.

the Indiana State Highway Commission with offices in Indianapolis. There were three representatives present from the Canonie company. One of these stated actual work on the by-pass would start within two weeks from the date of the meeting on SR 15, north of Warsaw. Completion date for the work was given as

Named To Turkey Creek Election Board

The six precinct committee at Syracuse have named their election board workers for the coming election in Turkey Creek township. Precinct one will be voting at the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church north of Syracuse. Inspector will be Harry VanHemert; judge, Mrs. Lucille Peffley; sheriff. Mrs. Marty Hagerdon; clerk. Mrs. Katie Wilkinson and extra clerk, Mrs. Opal Stoops. Precinct two will be voting at Wawasee Motors. Inc., in the village. James L. Butt will serve as inspector; Mrs. Frank Bates, judge; Mrs. L. M. Kuilema, clerk; and Mrs. Michael Price, sheriff. Precinct three voting site will be the Syracuse scout cabin. Inspector will be Mrs. LaVada Dean; judge, Mrs. Catherine Babcock; sheriff, Floyd Brower

Pfc. Charles Pressler Wounded Second Time In Viet Nam

Private first class Charles G. Pressler, son of Mrs. Caroline Pressler of r 2 Leesburg, was wounded April 20 for the second time since his arrival in Viet Nam. Arriving in Viet Nam March 5, 1970, Pressler suffered fragmentation wounds March 15 to his right knee, left ankle, left thigh and left forearm from a hostile explosive device while on a squad size combat patrol at Quang Nam Province. •* He is presently receiving treatment at the First Medical Battalion at DaNang for wounds sustained April 20 at Quang Nam. Pressler received fragmentation wounds to the right shoulder and right arm from a hostile grenade while in a company size defensive position. His condition is listed as good. Pfc. Pressler is a graduate of Huntington Community high school and attended Purdue university for one year. He enlisted in the sen ice August 25, 1969. Mrs. Ruth McCleary Shows Improvement Mrs. Ruth McCleary of Warsaw is recuperating from a fall suffered a week ago. She is able to be up and around part of the time, but at the present is unable to stay alone. She is staying with her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. James McCleary at Winona Lake. MORTONAIRES PRESENT PROGRAM SUNDAY The Mortonaires of Morton, Hl., presented a program at the Apostolic Christian church, Milford, Sunday at 1:30 p.m. A church supper followed the program. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kaiser of Waubee lake entertained the Mortonaires and their wives Saturday night in their home. The group spent Saturday night with various Milford families.

December 1972. The bridges to be built are one over the Tippecanoe River, one mile west of Warsaw, and one over Deeds Creek, three-fourths erf a mile east of Warsaw, both on the new construction of U.S. 30. Among those present at the meeting from the Warsaw area were the following: James

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and clerk, Robert Insley. Precinct four will be voting at the Syracuse junior high school unless otherwise announced. Mrs. Hazel Stetler will serve as inspector; Mrs. Edna Yoder, judge; Miss Ida Deardorff, sheriff and Mrs. Lois Meek clerk. Precinct five will vote at the Saint Martin de Pores church on SR 13 south of Syracuse. Mrs. Carol Koble will serve as inspector; Mrs. Edna Niles, judge; Mrs. Mary Jane Bechtold, clerk; Jack Nash, sheriff and extra clerk, Mrs. Marjorie Hollar. Precinct six will be voting at the former fish hatchery building at Lake Wawasee across from Galloway grocery. Inspector will be Max McCormick; judge, Mrs. Wilma Clouse; clerk, Mrs. Pauline McCormick; sheriff, Mrs. Princess Holtz and extra clerk, Mrs. Marjorie Smith.

Ik CHARLES G. PRESSLER Statement By Governor Whitcomb Concerning Herb Shriner Death This is shocking news to everyone in the state. Indiana has lost a true and loyal Hoosier whose great sense of humor transmitted his respect for Indiana tradition and culture to a world-wide audience. He ranks with Will Rogers, Red Skelton and Bob Hope as one of the great humorists of all time. We will miss him. * TIPPECANOE CITIZENS TO MEET The newly formed Tippecanoe Township Citizens Committee will have election of officers at 8 p.m. Thursday in the North Webster school cafeteria. All residents of Tippecanoe township are urged to attend. OLD SETTLERS DAY JULY 21 THROUGH 25 Old Settlers Day celebration, held annually at Columbia City, will be observed the week of July 21 to 25. This annual observance is sponsored by the Columbia City American Legion Post 98.

Heaton of the Northern Indiana Public Service company; Max Zellers of the United Telephone company; Maurice Salman, line superintendent of the Rural Electric Members Corporation; Kermit F. Summers, state highway superintendent, Warsaw district; and Frederick W. Gilliam, middle district commissioner of Kosciusko county.