The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 April 1971 — Page 1

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AT GROUNDBREAKING — Attending the Monday groundbreaking fur the new Ralston Purina Co. plant north of Milford was this group of civic leaders. From left kneeling — Milford postmaster Paul Kizer; James R. Salle, area sales manager; Dick Jones, comptroller of Maple l-eaf Farms; John B. Augsburger; C. J. Myers; Willis Alt; Milford chief of police Don Drake. Standing from left — NIPSCo district manager Jay Peffley;

Break Ground For Ralston Purina Plant At Milford

Ground was broken at 10 a m Monday for the new Ralston Purina Chow complex at Milford Junction, the first of 12 new plants the company it building this year The new plant is located just west of the overhead bridge at Milford Junction, adjacent to the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad tracks on the gouth. and is on a 10.7 acre tract of land 'Happy To Be Here* >The informal groundbreaking ceremonies were attended by a number of Milford area dignitaries and civic leaders Remarks were made by John Helms, area director of operations of the Ralston Purina Company, whose headquarters are al Checkerboard Square. St Louis. Missouri Also attending from the company were C. Linwood Hall. Jr . manager of administration & production, and James R Sallee of 115 E Mary Mac Drive. Warsaw, who will be plant manager "Were happy to be here." Mr Helms told those in attendance at the Monday groundbreaking He added. "Purina wants to be a part of this community We re local people and want our people to become a part of your com m unity," He said Ralston Purina has been scouting the Milford area for a year and found it ideally suited for location of one of the company's new plants He noted that his company has been in contact with representatives of the Milford Area Development Council (MAD’ and they have been instrumental m getting the new plant located here Paul Brembeck. president of 'the Milford Area Development Council said. "The citizens of Milford and surrounding area are proud the Ralston Purina Co. chose our community for its new plant We are sure everyone will be more than willing to cooperate with this new industry The plant, which will employ about 20 people, will be one of 78 plants the company now has in operation, and should be completed by January I. 1972. The contractor is the M E. C. Company of Neodesha. Kansas, and Phend & Brown. Inc., of Milford is the subcontractor

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Rail Facilities The new plant will be served by both truck and rail, with a new rail siding being a part of the new plant facilities It will be capable of receiving 100 tons per hour The main facility will be 50 by 273 feet with a 188-foot elevator. It will have 22 to 25 interior bins

Passenger Service In Syracuse To Come To An End April 30

Passenger train sen ice to and from Syracuse will come to an end this week if plans of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad go into effect. The national corporation is scheduled to take oxer all of the nation's intercity passenger trains as of May I And effective on that date, other railroads—including the B&O-may drop their passenger runs The B&O has already announced its intentions to do so. Affected will be the eastbound B4rO Capitol Limited at 6:31 p m (local tim” en route from Chicago to Washington, and the westbound train at 5:58 a m (local timei from Washington to Chicago. Last runs on both trains are planned for this Friday. April 30 Service on the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, nicknamed Amtrak, in this area will be on the Penn Central lines through Fort Wayne. A westbound tram from New York and Washington to Chicago will pass through Fort Wayne about 7 a.m.. and an eastbound train, about 7 p.m. No intermediate service is planned Other communities losing their trains will be Garrett. Nappanee, and LaPaz. on the 840. and Waterloo. Elkhart. South Bend and LaPorte on the northern Penn Central line, as well as Warsaw. Plymouth and Valparaiso on the southern PC route There,is sentiment m Congress to postpone the national takeover but anything but a last-minute action is doubtful The newsystem has been criticized for leaving out a number of intermediate points as well as for a lack of adequate service as now proposed

contractor Ronald Brown; Terry Tucker, president of Maple Leaf Farms; state senator John F. Augsburger; town clerk-treasurer Edith I. Baumgartner; John J. Helms, Ralston Purina director of operations; C. Linwood Hall, Ralston Purina manager of administration and production; Milford town board president Carl Duncan; town board member Dr. T. A. Miller; Lakeland school superintendent Don H. Arnold; MAD president Paul Brembeck; Charles S>tump of Chore-Time, Inc.; and Gordon Brubaker, vice president of the First National Bank of Warsaw, Milford Branch.

with storage capacity of 75,000 bushels. The plant will have a total capacity of 350 tons of feed per day. In the main the the plant will produce livestock and poultry confentractes and complete feeds. Mr. Helms told the group. The new Milford plant will

Historical Society Meets May 3 Kosciusko County Historical Society meeting wilf be held at the Shrine building. Monday. May 3 at 7:30 p.m The speaker will be Ralph Boice. Warsaw theatre owner and photography enthusiast He will show two films. “Local Kosciusko County Scene in the 1930’5” and "Indiana Heritage Scenes” Also. Mrs. Robert Lichtenwaiter will report on her meeting with the Indiana Museum Society at Indianapolis last month Ronald Sharp, vice president and director of “Project Recovery" will report on progress on the orderly arrangement and the preservation of the public records on the fourth floor attic in the countycourt house The public is invited to attend all historical society meetings. NO INJURIES IN APRIL 17 ACCIDENT No one was injured when two cars collided on Main street in Milford April 17. The accident occurred just north of the stop light at 5:45 p m. as Barbara J. Miller. 30. r 3 Syracuse was backing from a parking place and Elvin N Brallier. 49. r 5 Warsaw turned from Emeline street onto Main street Police officer Don Drake set 5175 damage to Brallier s 1962 Ford and listed damages to the taillight to Mrs Miller s 1969 Pontiac at $5

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come under the company’s Agricultural Products Group which now has 12,348 employees. Billion Sales Ralston Purina had net sales of $1,567,009,384 in 1970, an increase of 13 per cent over 1969. It had net earnings in 1970 of $56,769,807, with 24,000 employees.

Tractor-Trailer Hits United Telephone Pole Damage to a United Telephone Company pole at the comer of Main and Boston streets Syracuse was listed at 130 following an accident at 10 a.m. Monday. Robert Mapes of Elkhart attempted to pull off South Main onto Boston street to Nicolai Machine Shop hitting the utility pole with his 1971 International tractor-trailer unit when he cut the corner too sharply. ( Syracuse police investigated. Minor Damage On Medusa Court Minor damage resulted in a two-vehicle mishap Saturday on Medusa Court at the south edge of Syracuse when Paul W. VanDyke. Syracuse, backed his 1963 Dodge from a private drive into the left rear fender of a 1966 Rambler driven by Maurice Koher. also of Syracuse Kober was southbound on Medusa Court. Syracuse police investigated listing damage at S4O to the Kaier vehicle COURT NEWS LICENSE SUSPENDED According to the latest report issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles only one driver’s license has been suspended That license had been issued to George W. Hickman, box 192. North Webster. It was suspended from February 21 to April 21. 1971 for drunk (friving.

Thefts Reported To Syracuse Police Dept. Mrs. Ruth E. Socks of North Shore Drive, Syracuse Lake, reported to Syracuse police Monday morning of the theft of a door mat at her home. Mrs. Charles Dean of Parkway Drive reported Saturday the theft of three bottles of liquor from her home which was unlocked at the time. VANDALISM REPORTED AT SEA NYMPH Leonard Cripe of Sea Nymph at Syracuse reported to Syracuse police Sunday of oil drain plugs being loosened on several trucks parked at the boat business and were first noticed when one truck was on the highway for a delivery run. The acts continue under investigation. w'w Ci *4* 's''” B ‘ 1 * + ?/ 1 ' e / r Ij WALLY MOORE Wally Moore To Speak To Rotary Wally Moore, offensive line coach of Notre Dame, will address the May 4 meeting of the Syracuse Rotary club to be held at noon at the Maxwelton Golf club. Coach Moore will be accompanied by Bill Hickey of the ND football staff. Wally Moore will begin his third year as offensive line coach after three successful years working with the freshman team of the Irish. Prior to that time he led the South Bend Saint Joseph’s Indians to the state crown in 1964 and was named coach of the year. The ND coaches will bring along film clips of last year’s Irish season. They will be introduced by Fr. David G. Suelzer, OSC., Phil Jones of Wawasee Prep. Wally Moore will bring his coaching staff of Brian Boulac and Hickey to the area this summer when they will conduct the Wawasee Prep Football Camp July 18-31. They will teach the fundamentals of football including running, blocking, tackling, skills with the ball and conditioning. Indiana boys ages 10-15 years may attend in accordance with IHSAA rules. Out of state boys ages 10-17 may attend. The football camp is held in conjunction with the Wawasee Prep Summer Sports Camp program which is held from June 13 to August 14. In addition to football, there will be a Soccer Camp. Golf Clinic, Basketball Camp and All Sports Camp. All camps will be conducted by professional coaches and well qualified members of the Prep coaching staff. Rich Gotshall Named As Winner Os Scholarship Rich Gotshall. a junior at Indiana university's Bloomington campus, is the winner of the SSOO Minneapolis Tribune Scholarship. The scholarship is given to a senior-to-be who has displayed an outstanding academic record. Gotshall resides on Syracuse..

‘Four Seasons 9 Is Theme For Syracuse-Wawasee Brochure

The Chamber of Commerce brochure was discussed at the Thursday morning breakfast meeting of the Chamber with several copies available to members plus 5,000 ready to go. Theme of the brochure is the “Four Seasons” in the SyracuseWawasee area. An information booth is being constructed by Phil Beer to be

Milford Man And Two Others Arrested On Drug Charges

A Milford man and two from Warsaw were arrested last Thursday and charged with the sale of LSD and marijuana. The arrests were the culmination of a lengthy investigation conducted by state officers with the cooperation of Kosciusko county prosecuting attorney R. Steven Hearn. Said investigation has been aimed at the so called “pushers’’ of the illegal drug traffic. Arrested were John William Teeple, 21, Milford. Kim Allen GilbecK 19. 1419 North Park, Warsaw; and Barry Lynn Metzger. 17, 1302 East Center, Warsaw. All are charged in Kosciusko superior court. Teeple was arrested in Nap-

Junior Happy Bachelors Meet At Buhrts By BEN WALDBESER The Junior Happy Bachelors 4H dub of Milford met on April 19 at the home of Lana. Pat, Don and Phil Buhrt. In the absence of the president and vice president the meeting was called to order by the secretary Kay Waldbeser. The American pledge was given by Lana Buhrt and the 4-H pledge by Phil Buhrt. A report was given by Jay Kaiser and Steve Tucker on the recent roller skating party. Joe Gerencser gave the health and safety report on “Fires.” The refreshments were served by Joe Gerencser, Joe and Laurie Kleinknight. Jay Kaiser and Jeff Auer. 1 The next meeting will be held on June 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Doug Weisser.

J J ARBOR DAY — Mrs. Harry Appenzeller, Mrs. R. C. Tytler and Mrs. David Stoops of the * Syracuse - Wawasee Garden club are shown above planting a tree at the Syracuse cemetery in honor of .Arbor Day. * The evergreens were planted on Friday as a continuation of the club’s civic beautification program. This is the third year the club has taken part in this program. Mrs. William Brammer was chairman for the activity. A large number of Syracuse Camp Fire Girls took part in the Arbor Day planting at the cemetery Saturday morning. * i

placed at the south edge of town on the Youth Center property and will be manned by persons on week ends during the summer months. The booth is hexagonal in shape. $ The Pickwick block and it’s future was discussed with inquiry to go to local merchants for initiative on renovation of the area. Design ideas were also

panee by state police detective Sgt. Norman Pierce. Sgt. Wayne Reese and trooper Larry Yeiter. He is accused of selling LSD in the North Webster area where he formerly resided. Both Gilbert and Metzger were arrested in Warsaw by Sgt. Pierce. Sgt. Keith Clevenger, troopers Yeiter and James Risner and city police captain Donald Snyder. Gilbert was charged with unlawful sale of LSD while Metzger was charged with unlawful sale of narcotic drugs, namely marijuana in the Warsaw area. GilbeH was released on Friday on a $2,000 bond after appearing before judge Allan A. Rasor in superior court.

Mother-Daughter Banquet Set For Calvary Church The mother-daughter banquet for Calvary United Methodist church at Syracuse has been set for May 5 at 6:30 p.m. in the Oakwood hotel and tickets are to be obtained at the church. “Singing in the Rain” is the theme being used and Mrs. Phil Strieby will act as emcee for the event. Dinner will be served by the women’s organization of the Syracuse Church of God. Coleen Walker will offer prayer. Responses will be by Mrs. Gene Kitson and twin daughters, Marie and Mary. Mrs. Peter Savage and Mrs. Arlen Bobeck will lead fpr musical selections, and a sextet from Wawasee high school will entertain. The group is composed of Karen Rowe, Lydia Shearer,

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discussed. It was decided that a single request be made annually, to the Chamber of its membership including dues. Christmas decoration needs, July 4 fireworks and brochure funding for future printings, be taken into consideration and a letter will go to all members explaining the proposal at the time of the dues letter.

His attorney, Thomas Lemon of Warsaw, filed a petition for the reduction of bond from $5,000 to $2,000. He cited the youth is employed and this is the first time he has been charged with a criminal offense. The petition continued that Gilbert plans to marry soon and that he has hepatitis. Hearn argued that “it may be his first offense, but it certainly is a serious one.” He conceded, however, he was concerned about the hepatitis. Rasor allowed the reduction of bond citing the hepatitis factor as the reason for his decision. Both Teeple and Metzger are being held in the county jail in lieu of $5,000 bonds. Arraignment has been set for 8:30 a.m. on May 7.

Community Hands Hold April Meeting By DENISE DARR The Community Hands 4-H club met last week at the Syracuse school with president Mark Grady presiding. The American and 4-H pledges were given followed by song leading by, Eric Kolberg. A committee was appointed to contact high school* administrators for a May meeting at the school to include pool reservations. Harlan Hursey presented a program on swine and a recreation period followed. SUNDAY GUEST Mrs. Vera Hartter of Dowagiac. Mich., was a Sunday guest in the home of Mr. arfd Mrs. Fuller at Milford. Rhonda Lawson, Karen Allen, Dianne VanLue and Kathy Jones, accompanied by Connie Geiger.