The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 August 1970 — Page 1

Wawasee Village Sidewalk Days This Friday And Saturday

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VOLUME 7

Citizens Up In Arms When —

State Balks At Replacing

Stop Light At Milford

Nearly 100 Milford townsmen registered a unanimous protest to the state’s refusal to replace the missing stop light at the comer of state road 15 and Emeline street in Milford The protest was made Monday night at a public meeting at the Milford fire station at which Elmo Stuckey, head of the traffic division. State Highway Department. Fort Wayne District, was present. Introduced by state senator John F Augsburger. Mr Stuckeyappeared at the Lions clubsponsored meeting to give the state's position on the problem of the missing light and to answer questions from an angry audience The road 15 stop light was knocked down tn a two-car traffic accident on the early evening of May 30 when cars driven by Mrs Kenneth Mathews and Dana Haab collided Since then the state has refused to replace the traffic light, and Mrs. Mathews, who was charged with failure to - observe the stop light, has been billed for S3OO by the state highway department Cited Seven W arrants Mr Stuckey told his audience on January 1. 1969. the bureau of roads advised the highwaydepartment to remove all traffic signals that do not meet certain requirements, or warrants He said there are nine such traffic lights in the Fort Wayne division, the Milford light being one of them He said the traffic lights at North Webster and Silver Lake were two more Asked if the traffic light at North Webster were knocked down, similar to the one in Milford, would it be replaced, and Mr. Stuckey said “No.” He said of the seven warrants ’ his department applies according to its legal state mandate. none apply in the Milford instance. He cited the state’s manual for traffic safety, stating a traffic light “is at the bottom of the heap ” He said a uniformed traffic officer is far and.away the best deterrent to traffic violations Other means he cited were painted crosswalks and traffic signs. Mr. Stuckey said many drivers rush to beat a traffic light, looking at the light and not the pedestrians. He said they ■stretch out the amber” light as far as they can and sometimes go through on the red. in clear violation. He repeated, no mechanical device can compare with a traffic officer at a corner Traffic Check Lakeland school superintendent Don Arnold asked Mr. Stuckey what the factors were that the state used in making its determination. Mr Stuckey said the minimum vehicular volume was 500 vehicles per hour on the main road artery and 150 vehicles per hour approaching/*®m the side street, based on eighthour day Mr Stuckey said such a check was made at the Milford comer (Continued on Page 4. Sec 3)

aI ' 1 AT MILFORD MEETING — Three principals in the Monday night meeting at the Milford fire station concerning the dispute over the missing state road 15 traffic light in Milford are shown here. From left are state senator John F. Augsburger. Milford Lions club president Donnie Wolferman. and Elmo Stuckey, speaker, of the traffic division. Slate Highway Department. Fort Wayne division.

Syracuse Has Completed SIO,OOO Worth Os Street Improvements

The town of Syracuse spent a total of SIO,OOO for street improvement, and it is completed except for a strip from Vega Homes to the blacktop on Brooklyn street. Ronald Sharp, Syracuse clerk-treasurer told the board at its meeting last night at the town hall. “The street repairs are made and paid for.” Sharp said He added that SI,OOO was expended to raise the manholes and water shut-offs in order to blacktop Huntington street. He said it cost the town S3OO for use of a Geiger counter to locate “the missing manhole,” Sharp said, “but it was money well

Leesburg To Honor Retiring Merchants, Welcome New Ones

The Leesburg Merchants’ Association is planning to honor a number of its leading citizens with a potluck dinner to be held at the fire station on Thursday, Aug. 17. at 6:30 p.m. / Those attending are asked to bring a dish and table service to join in the community tribute Among those to be honored will be Chris and Ida Kammerer, who retired June 1 after 36 years of service as owners and operators of the Kammerer Shell Service Station in downtown Leesburg Mr Kammerer has served as Leesburg's fire chief for manyyears as well. Also to be honored are Robert and Lou Shively, who also retired June 1 after 22 years, and Myron

spent.” He told the board complaints were coming in concerning a lack of water pressure at certain times on Brooklyn street, but that he could not understand it. He said he would check into the matter further Sharp told the board the state has ruled the town cannot use excess funds in the street department for black topping, but could use it only for reconstruction of streets The money, between $3- and $4,000, can be used on Boston street, he said. Two New Lights Board president Byron Connolly said NIPSCo manager Jay

and Evelyn Tschupp who discontinued business on May l after eight years Part of the observance will be to welcome new merchants to the Leesburg community. Among them are Richard and Peg Klopenstein. who took over the shell sen-ice station from the Kammerers. Larry and MarcyLein of Leesburg Motors, and Bruce Rector of Bruce s Bag. Visiting In Syracuse Mr. and Mrs. William A. Raynor, Jr., and three children of Bryn Mawr, Pa., are spending ten days with Mrs. Raynor's grahdmother. Mrs. Roy Adams of r 4 Syracuse.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1970

Peffley told him two new street light were installed in the north part of town as instructed Sharp read a letter to the board from a Boston street resident who has had trouble getting mail delivered, which prompted some less than kind remarks about local postal service from one member of the Syracuse town board. The board passed ordinances 70-8. 70-3 (salaries and benefits for town officials and employees*. 70-6 (water dept.), 70-5 tsewer budget!, and 70-9 (lawn sprinkler rate). Sold Police Booth The board had a bid of SSO for the old police booth by Eldon

Milford Junior High Students To Register All students in grades five through eight who will attend Milford junior high school are asked to report to the school office between the hours of 8-12 am. and 1-4 p.m on Thursday, Aug. 26; Friday. Aug. 27; or Monday. Aug. 31. Students will be expected to fill out a registration card and may pay their textbook rental and supply fees. They will receive their class schedule and locker

BPW Holds August Meeting At Oakwood Park The Syracuse Business and Professional Women held their August dinner meeting last week at Oakwood Park. Final plans were discussed for the coming chuck wagon supper and flea market. Mrs. R. C. Tytler is publicity chairman with Mrs. Maurice Koher chuck .wagon chairman and Mrs. Blanche Bates in charge of the flea market. All members were urged to complete their recipes and present to Mrs. Tytler for the upcoming recipe book and Mrs. Robert Houser and Mrs. Robert Swager are in charge. Mrs. Bill Eyer received the door prize. Hostesses were Mrs. Georgia Buster. Mrs. M. Louise Connolly and Mrs. Vernon Beckman. September hostesses will be Mrs. Blanche Mason, Mrs. Lowell Welty and Miss Leila Connolly for a carry-in picnic at the Mason home.

Ummel, athletic director of Wawasee high school. The board voted to sell the booth. Its original cost, air-conditioning included: SI,BOO. The board had a request by a resident that yellow lines be painted on the curb in front of his house in order to keep neighbors from parking there. Board president Connolly called the incident a “neighborhood squabble.” and the board refused to act on it. Present were board members Byron Connolly. Willard Nusbaum, and Vernon Beckman. # clerk-treasurer Ronald Sharp and town attorney Robert Reed.

assignment at this time. Any new stuudent who lives in Van Buren township or the Lakeland Community School Corporation’s area of Jefferson township who did not attend the Milford schools last year is asked by principal Gorman Miller to report to the office before August 27 so that a class schedule and locker assignment can be made before the above announced registration days. ROTARIANS SEE FOOTBALL FILM Through program chairman Lou Craig, members of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary club were provided with a film at their Tuesday dinner meeting. Bill Cutter was in charge of the film presentation which showed all of the American college football players from all the universities and their famous plays.

■ < W VGMfdWIk * • •>— - g■ ffiycaß Ic®-**! x TROOP 100. INDIANAPOLIS — From left are members of Indianapolis Girt Scout Jody Cook. Beth Mathioudakis. Margie Druskis. Martha Lempke, Judy Cook. Melanie Ayer and Whitman. Their advisor is Jo Gray.

Annual Makahiki Ends At City Park Sunday

A total of 743 participants were on hand Friday through Sunday at the Syracuse city park for the “great event,” the Makahiki. consisting of sea explorers and camp fire girls of the senior age group Chartered buses and loaded cars and station wagons and the like started arriving Friday for the event involving youngsters from a five-state Competition w-as held in water and land competition plus talent skits on Friday evening and a beach hop. Conservation officer Earl Money presented a talk on boating and the laws to the group on Friday evening. Dr. Jack P. Claris of Syracuse and his sea explorer group Wasyr captured a first in hand paddle block racing, second in hand paddle canoe racing, second in canoe slalom and a third in sailing. Host post 67 of Warsaw took first in the rowboat race competition. They are sponsored by the Warsaw Lions club. Mrs. Robert Skillen a summer resident of Syracuse was in charge of troop 241 of the senior girl scouts, Elkhart, consisting of 12. Many other relays and competitive races took place on Saturday in addition to a parade from the youth center to the park site, a luau and a formal dance at the junior high school Church services were held at 8:15 Sunday morning at the park followed by tie playoffs and awards presentations prior to the event coming to an end in early afternoon. Top Honors Flying Cloud Ship 194 of Berwyn' 111., took top honors in the Makahiki with the Mariner Ship 1349 of Milwaukee and post 461 of Belvedere. 111., taking top honors in aquatics. Ship 350 of Villa Park. 111., took top honors in the land events. Post 50, Elkhart’s Saint Thomas Catholic church took sailing honors and Ship 52. Indianapolis, took honors for power boat maneuvering. Elkhart’s post 50 also took a third in gunwale pumping, first in breast stroke, first in free style, first in marlinspike

seamanship, first in canoe slalom, first in drill, second in cabor toss and a third in power boat maneuvering. One of the highlights of the competition was Post 50 of Elkhart setting a new regional record for the marlinspike seamanship, as they qualified in 35 seconds, the difficult feat of hoisting a barrell with a barrell hitch, timber hitch and clove hitch; whipping rope, and doing a crown splice. In this they edged Berwins 1966 record of 36 seconds qualified at the Bay Jammer. Girl Scout Senior Groups from the Lakeland council that

Sy racuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce To Hold Breakfast Meeting

Members of the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce have scheduled their regular breakfast meeting for 7:30 a m. Thursday at the Maxwelton Golf club i The brochure committee will

Chief Swimming Turtle Coming To Syracuse On August 29

Conservation officer Earl Money has announced plans have been completed to the visit of Chief Swimming Turtle to the Syracuse area on Saturday, Aug. 29. for an afternoon outing at the scout cabin, Crosson Mill Park. Oliver Godfrey, 73, a Miami Indian and long-time friend of Money, owns 80-acres.of land in Wabash Valley near Peru which has never been owned by a white man. He plans to be at the scout cabin around 2 o’clock in the afternoon and the public has been invited to the affair which will include a demonstration on making turtle shakers and folklore stones. A number of redbellied turtles have been collected for the shaker demonstration, however, more are needed. They should be three or four-inches in length.

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competed were Ship 2. Warsaw; and Senior Troops 241 of Elkhart and 56 of Ligonier. ' In charge of the Makahiki was general chairman Jack Rife who was assisted by the Warsaw Lions club: Post 67 know n as the Makahiki Host Post; Syracuse Lions club; Smith Walbridge camp; Wawasee Prep school; Epworth Forest camp, Syracuse Town board; Kenrad Communicatiohs group of Syracuse; Lakeland School Corporation; the Indiana Department of Resources; and the Pioneer Trails Council. Boy Scouts of America.

make its final report. Members of the boar<| of directors are John Walker, Joe Todd. Bob Mauzy, Bill Beemer, Steve Hearn, Ev Ganz, Joe Gray and Jay Peffley.

Chief Swimming Turtle has a government contract to make the authentic Indian dance shakers to be placed in museums and other places of interest. David Rock Being Discharged From The Service Specialist four David Rock of New Paris is being discharged from the service this week end and will be returning his schooling at the Indiana University extension in South Bend for the fall session. He is married to the former Shirley Etsinger of New Paris, an office employee at the NIPSCo office in Syracuse.