The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 May 1970 — Page 1

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VOLUME 7

MAD Discusses Milford s> • Police Protection Problem

Police protection for the town of Milford was a topic of concern Monday night before the regular monthly meeting of the Milford Area Development Council (MAD), held at the Milford fire station Twenty members of MAD attended the meeting which was presided over by MAD president C. J. Myers. Hear County Sheriff Since the recent resignation of Jon Hershberger from the Milford police department, the community is left with only one law enforcement officer, chief Don Drake. t At the invitation of president Myers, county sheriff Dave Andrews made a brief appearance to discuss police security as it pertains to the town of Milford He said the town should have no less than two police officers on a full time basis. He also stated the chief should have a radio in his home for off-duty monitoring. Dr T A Miller, a member of the Milford town board, said he had misgivings about the manner in which the town police car has been used, ‘‘and I've made myself very plain on this point.” he added Dr. Miller said the board has been criticized for local police taking the police car into ad jacent counties. Sheriff Andrews said he would have to judge these runs on their individual merit, pointing out that in cases of "hot persuit" it is necessary to leave the town’s city limits. The MAD group heard minutes of its last meeting by secretary Dick Fehnel.and noted the group has a total bank balance of $1.130 48 After some discussion, Myers appointed., Willis Alt and Paul Brembeck on a committee to take steps to have the group incorporated to purposes of legal liability and for Internal Revenue Service approval. More On Junk Cars The group urged the town board to enforce its 1967 junk car ordinance A week ago a news item appeared in this newspaper on behalf of the MAD council that a car: crusher was at the New Paris rjice track, and that local residents with junk cars could avail themselves of this means of disposing of the unsightly vehicles. It was noted that some did remove junk cars from their premises, but that some failed to take advantage of the car crusher. MAD moved that the town board should now take positive steps to do what is necessary to remove such cars as still remain within the town’s limits The annexation committee failed to meet at its regular time, and a make-up meeting has been (Continued on Page 2. Sec. 1)

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OFFICERS SHOWN — Above are officer* of the newly formed Better Township Unity (BTU) committee of Tippecanoe township a* they met Tuesday evening. Seated, left to right, are Larry Teghtmeyer. vice president; Mrs. Thurman (Alice) Rinker, secretary; Rev. John Weeks, president: and Harry Minnick, area two representative. Standing are Richard Mitchell. civo defense chairman: Aaron Hinesley. legislative; Gary Lawrence, area four: Jack Marshall, aoea five: Steve Williams, merchant’s chairman: Stacy Davis, committee at large; Care Yeager. are* one: And Les White, historical chairman. Absent when the picture was taken were Bill Rex. area seven: John Wilson, area six; Maurice area three: "Dutch” Mullett. town board representative: Kip Sullivan, publicity: and Floyd "Wick" Wickersham.

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Vehicle And Boating Violations During an unexpected road block set up Thursday morning on south Huntington street in Syracuse, eight persons were ticketed for failure to have their vehicle safety inspijcted and-or an expired inspection, all in a one and one-half hour Time. Minimum fine for these violations is $23.25. Turkey Creek township justice of the peace Christian Koher fined three traffic violators in jp court. Robert Hanz of Goshen was assessed $23.25 for failure to carry registration; Tomi Dickey, r r Syracuse, speeding and failure to appear, a total for both counts, $49.25; and Joseph Martin, r r Syracuse, failure to yield-the-right-of-way, $23.25. Taken into custody by conservation officer Earl Money and assessed in jp court were Kenneth Croussore of Garrett and Richard Bockeiman of Columbia City, both for fishing without a license, $35 each. DAR WINNERS HONORED Amy Lynn Coy. of Wawasee high school and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myrick, was among four high school seniors in the county iionored Ly the Agnes Pruyn Chapman and Anthony Nigo chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as winners of the DAR Good Citizen contest. A dinner with their mothers was held and the girls presented certificates and copies of the book, "In Washington." Mrs. Ray Webster of Goshen, formerly of Syracuse, was guest speaker and included one of her famous chalk talks. Receive Explorer Contribution Award Wawasee Preparatory’s Explorer Post 428 has awarded the Explorer program’s National Contribution Award for the quality of its “Exceptional*' Children's program. The post, jointly sponsored by the school and the Cardinal Learning Center of Warsaw, specializes in helping children with learning difficulties Beside assisting at the Warsaw Center one afternoon a week, the post’s program includes a series of study trips to other tn-state area centers involved in work with exceptional children

■ ■ ABC Sportscaster Chris Schenkel To Highlight Sports Banquet

The Lions clubs of the Lakeland area—North Webster. Milford and Syracuse—and the Wawasee athletic department will hold their second annual athletic banquet on Wednesday, May 20, at 6:30p.m. in the Wawasee gym. All boys who participated in any of the nine sports, the coaches, and the cheerleaders will be guests at the banquet. The evening’s entertainment will include a banquet meal, awards to the athletes and cheerleaders, and a speaker — Chris Schenkel. Schenkel is one of the most articulate and astute voices in sports. He has for the past two decades been the man at the mike for the entire spectrum of sporting events. He was born in Bippus. Ind., and maintains a home on Lake Tippecanoe. He and Mrs. Schenkel, the former Fran Paige, have three children — Christiana, Ted and Johnny. Schenkel launched his career as a high school announcer in his hometown and continued as a leading sportscaster while attending Purdue university. Before he was graduated in 1943 with a major in radio broadcasting. he had already tested his talents at small radio stations during his summer vacations The sportscaster of ABC-TV s "NCAA Football" served as a first lieutenant in the army, receiving his discharge in 1946. Following his discharge he gained experience and know-how announcing sports events throughout the midwest and at radio stations in Providence, R.1., and Boston. Mass. In 1952, he made his first successful inroad into major league sportscasting when he subbed for the ailing Ted Husing to describe ABC-TV’s Monday Night Fights. Hired as a one-night replacement, Schenkel stayed on for a six-year tenure as the broadcasting company’s chief fightcaster when Husing was forced to retire because of failing health. In that same year, Schenkel was also tapped to comment on the football Giant games. Schenkel finished his fourth year as the voice on “NCAA Football’’ for ABC with the close of the recent season, but he was with the Giants’ for 13 years. Schenkel has broadcast all types of sporting events, including the network's telecasts of NBA basketball,, the Professional Bowlers tour, golf tournaments. ABC’s telecasts of “Major League Championship Baseball,’* and has appeared on various specials and numerous editions of "ABC’S Wide World of

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Bloodmobile In Milford Friday

A split visit of the American Red Cross Blood Mobile will be held Friday May 22. in Kosciusko county. One section of the unit will be stationed at the Milford fire" department from one to five p.m. Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner is in charge of the arrangements for the Milford visit. Two members of the senior class at the Mentone high school, Curt Ousley, president national high school honor society at Mentone, and Chris Hoffer, will appear with Dwight Bechtol,

Sports.” Prior to his exclusive association with ABC he reported for nine years horse racing’s “Triple Crown.” covered the three Floyd Patterson—lngemar Johansson heavyweight championship fights, and the Henry Cooper-Cassius Clay heavyweight title fight from London, as well as all the major golf tournaments. “Chris Schenkel on sports" is heard daily over ABC radio. 90 Calls Answered By Syracuse Police There were 90 calls answered by Syracuse police during the month of April according to the monthly report submitted by chief of police Orville Vanderßeyden. The department issued 18 warning tickets and made six traffic arrests. A total of nine dogs were impounded. There were three criminal arrests, four thefts reported and 13 fire calls attended. Traffic accidents investigated came to a total of five with two vandalism reports. There were four juvenile cases investigated and one juvenile arrest. Overtime parking tickets totaled 169 with two no parking (Zone) tickets given. There were 11 courtesy calls made An estimated $825.46 was listed as stolen property with $660.52 recovered. Total traffic accident damage amounted to $lO5.

chairman of the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross, before the senior class at the Wawasee high school from 3:25 - 3:50 Thursday, to encourage students, 18 years of age to donate to the Red Cross blood program. These young people headed the donor recruitment of high school students at the March visit of the blood mobile unit at Mentone, when 34 of the 40 members of the senior class presented themselves. A quota of 75 pints has been set for the Milford visit.

Student From Cyprus Tells Os Cyprus Customs The three sections of language arts eight Milford junior high school met in the study hall on Thursday to hear Miss Maro Pambou, Cyprian student who is a senior at Goshen college. Miss Pambou spoke about the history of her country, its schools, everyday customs relating to marriage. its products, housing, and family life. She played several records, one of which was a native Greek folk dance. Miss Pambou demonstrated the dance afterward. When she had finished speaking, she offered to answer any questions. The students showed their interest by the sort of questions that were put to her. It is hopeful that the class will have one more international » session at which foreign students attending Grace college will speak. Parakeet Spotted In Vicinity Os Mock’s Marina A blue parakeet, believed to be a family pet, has been making its home in the trees in the vicinity of Mock’s Marine Service, Lake Wawasee. for the past couple of weeks. Mrs. R. C. Tytler reports several attempts to cage the bird have failed. Persons believing the bird to be theirs should contact Mrs. W. H. Brake.

Banquet A Sell-Out Due to the tremendous response the 500 banquet tickets for the second annual athletic banquet at Wawasee high school have been. sold. In order to accommodate those who were mable to secure a ticket the Lions steering committee and Wawasee high school have announced that tickets to hear Chris Schenkle of ABC TV will be available at the door for a slight charge. These tickets are for upper deck seats in the gym. Mr. Schenkle will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20. Proceeds will be used to secure other out-standing speakers for future banquets. Students who participated in Wawasee high school athletic programs will be guests of the Milford, North Webster and Syracuse Lions clubs and Wawasee high school at the 6:30 p.m. banquet. Most valuable player awards for each sport will be announced. Trophies will be awarded to other outstanding athletes and certificates of appreciation will be presented.

Mauzy Elected GOP District Chairman

Thames Mauzy, Warsaw retail furniture dealer who last week was nominated for re-election to the state legislature on the .Republican ticket, was elected Third District Republican chairman at Plymouth Tuesday afternoon. Mauzy replaces James DeComb of South Bend. The election of Mauzy as Third District- chairman has broad state-wide political implications, inasmuch as Mauzy is a strong personal friend and loyal supporter of Governor Edgar Whitcomb. Whitcomb is throwing the power of the governor’s office behind state treasurer John Snyder for Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate, to oppose incumbent R. Vance Hartke. The state republican party is split down the middle on this issue, with the opposing faction supporting congressman Richard Roudebush for the senatorial nomination. Ute issue has taken on such wide proportions that Governor Whitcomb has

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RECOVER STOLEN CAR — This 1964 2-door Ford hardtop was recovered by authorities Monday near the Dewart Lake Marina after being stolen from a service station on south Huntington street. Syracuse, sometime after 9:30 Friday night. Purchased by Cutter Chevrolet from Emory Guy, the auto was undergoing repairs and tire mounting. . . Syracuse police officer Lawrence Firestone is shown here with the car in the dusting process for fingerprints. \

Silence Prevails On Annexation Front

The Syracuse town board continues to remain silent on any commitment concerning the thorny problem of annexation as it would apply to three tracts of land contiguous to the incorporated town of Syracuse. liie board met informally last Thursday night to give close scrutiny to the petitions submitted to them on Wednesday, April 22, objecting to the proposed annexation. The petitions bore signatures of residents in the annexation areas, and, according to those who submitted the petitions, an overwhelming number of residents in the areas objected to annexation. Among the reasons set out in the petitions was the fact that the engineer’s figure of $250,000 to complete sewer lines, water lines and other services to the annexed tracts was unrealistic. Petitioners set out a figure nearer to $500,000. Promised Answer At the April 22 meeting, members of the Syracuse town board told objectors they would go over the petitions carefully and review all objections to annexation. This week town board president Byron Connolly said they found many discrepancies in signatures. For example, he cited, a man and wife cannot be counted as two signatures. He noted others. Board members were cri-

IS THAMES MAUZY removed a number of license bureau managers over the state who have refused to line up with him in support of John Snyder. The election of Mauzy, therefore, as Third District chairman, gives Governor Whitcomb another vote in his

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ticized at the April 22 meeting for chuck holes that exist in town streets at the present time, the inference being that the town cannot take care of the streets they already have. The.” board met two weeks ago and toured the town to make note of street conditions and promised a speedy repair of streets that are in poor condition. Board member Willard Nusbaum stated at that time that a number of streets obviously do need repair, that this condition is true in all towns in the spring of the year. He also stated repairs would be made as soon as possible. Petitioners objecting to annexation this week scored the Syracuse town board for their inaction in the matter, stating in a Letter to The Editor, “You were also requested, if at all possible, to give these people an answer by April 30.” “As of today, Tuesday, May 12, no answer has been forthcoming even though it is understood that the board did meet last Thursday evening for the purpose of discussing the annexation issue.” “We can only construe this as a continuing indication of the board’s unwillingness to respond. Our conclusion, then, must be either that the board continues on its original course, or that it feels the requests for rescinding the ordinances have insufficient merit for a reply.”

political stable for Snyder. District chairmat make up the state central committee. Congressman Roudebush, meanwhile, ran last Tuesday for renomination on the republican ticket for the seat in congress, so that, if he fails to get the senatorial nomination, he at least has an inside chance of being returned to congress Syracuse Alumni Scheduled For May The Syracuse high school alumni association has been scheduled for Saturday evening, May 23, in the Syracuse junior high school cafeteria, according to an announcement from the group. Reservations are to be in by May 16. Mrs. Steve (Kathy) Carlson is president and Stanley Insley is in charge of reservations.