The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 October 1971 — Page 1

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Royce Fuller Retires After 25 Years On Milford Library Board

Milford, Public library board members and their wives and husbands along with library assistants were entertained on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cha.ies Kerlin. honoring’Royce Fuller, retiring board member and welcoming Harold Young, incoming

In Intensive Care Following Explosion

Charles Richards of Oswego remains in serious condition at Goshen hospital in the intensive care unit for injuries sustained in a gas explosion at the rear of the Oswego Laimderette which he (jnerates The mishap occurred around 6 .Monday evening Richards is also employed at South Shore Golf club south of 'Syracuse as a maintenance and all-around handy man and had completed the days work at the

INSTALL LIGHTS- AH new runway light, were installed at the Wawasee airport law Saturday by members of the local pilot, dub. Wings Over Wawasee. Mrs. Charlotte Kell is owner-operator of the business anCTthe local club has 48 members at present. Several members are shown here during the Saturday work and are: Kneeling', l-r, Dave McGrew. Dick Wonderly and Arnold Grindle. Standing are Frank Andrews. Dean Coverstone. Loren Kaufman. Stanley Grimes, Robert Braungart and Al Mewhinney. The women furnished food for the noon dinner. This club, nearly a year in existence now. raised sufficient funds last year to bury the wires at the airport and have accomplished much in addition to holding information meetings at the airport which are open to the public.

Milford Board Prepares For Water Rate Increase

Members of the Milford town board are currently preparing to seek approval from the Public Service Commission of Indiana for a water rate increase for the town of Milford. Milford’s $3.75 minimum is currently one of the lowest, if not the lowest, rate in the state. Board president Dr. T. A. Miller stated he had been in contact with former president Carl Duncan and had obtained information from Duncan about

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member. Mrs. Kerlin. head librarian, gave a review of Mr. Fuller’s 25 years on the board and presented him with a gift in recognition of Ms service. 'Board members responded with reminisces and words of appreciation. Those enjoying the evening

club prior to going to the launderette. He was checking in the back area of the business following a complaint by a customer of inadequate hot water and it was thought the explosion occurred as Richards attempted to light the heater. A flash fire followed with flames shooting under the laundry units into the customer area. Richards was either blown

the last increase. He is currently studying said information and will be ready to call a meeting soon. Miller asked clerk-treasurer Mrs. Doris Wolferman for figures showing receipts and disbursements for the past two years that board members can use as guide lines when working on the proposed rates. Dog Ordinances Miller stated he had gone through old town ordinances and

were Mr. and Mrs. Fuller. Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Beer, Pastor and Mrs. Carl Shearer, Mr and Mrs. Delbert Roderick, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse, Mrs. Steven Roderick, Mrs. Elizabeth Brunjes. Allen Brunjes and Mrs. Donn Kesler.

from the building or dazed and walked from the building where he was found by his truck, severely burned. Firemen extinguished the blaze from the Leesburg department and gave an undetermined -amount, but extensive, damage to the back of the building, roof and some equipment with minor damage to the main portion. Mrs. Richards, who had just been returned from the hospital following surgery, was taken back to Goshen for proper care until other arrangements could be made. Police Report At Syracuse Syracuse chief of police Orville Vanderßeyden has issued the following monthly report for the Syracuse police department for the month of September. Calls answered — 96 Warning tickets issued — 20 Traffic arrests made — 15 Dogs impounded — 6 Criminal arrests — 11 Theft reports — 4 Fire calls attended — 2 Traffic accidents inv. —7 Vandalism reports — 2 Juvenile cases — 12 Juveniles arrested — 3 No parking tickets issued — 3 Overtime parking tickets — 91 Courtesy calls — 15 Stolen . property -value — $1,056.79 Stolen property recovered — $238.79 Bad checks reported — SIOO Bad checks recovered — SIOO Total traffic accident damage -$1,675 Total miles driven by police car — 2,428

found a total of four dog ordinances, all conflicted with each other twith the latest ordinance stating it replaced all previous ones. Town marshal Don Drake stated the current ordinance, which carries a 50 cent per day boarding fee. made into a stricter ordinance with stronger fees being charged before the dogs, are released" Those present felt a stiffer penalty might make dog owners think twice about keeping

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1971

Slight Damage In Bus Mishap Approximately $45 in damages was estimated Monday to a car belonging to Elmer Steury of Milford when a Lakeland Community School bus. driven by Roy L. Stiffler. 45, r 3 Syracuse, backed into the car as Stiffler backed from Autf’s Service Station on Main street. The 1965 Mercury owned by Steury was parked on East Main street adjacent to the service station. No damage was given on the bus. Syracuse police investigated Police Report At Milford Milford town marshal Don Drake has released the following report of his activities for the month of September: Arrests 8 Thefts 5 Accidents investigated 2 Dog calls 4 Title checks 5 Miscellaneous calls 85 Messages delivered 4 Police car driven 1,734 miles Drake stated further items taken in the thefts were valued at $265 with S2OO worth of said items being recovered and five arrests made. Bad checks in the amount of $18.75 were turned into the department with the entire amount being recovered.

timed For Junior Miss Pageant

The contestants have been named for the Kosciusko County jqnior Miss Pageant which will be held October 9, at the Wagon Wheel Playhouse. They are as follows: Donna Swick, Cindy Brallier, Martha Tumbleson, Barbara Zykan, Kimm Edwards, Naia Fleming and Cynthia Smyth, all of Warsaw; Karen Allen of Syracuse; Sally Sittier of Qaypool; Karen Sells of Silver Lake; Chris Miner of Mentone; and Beverly Bolt of Pierceton.

United Fund Reaches 91 Percent Os Objective

The Kosciusko County United Fund campaign for 1971 has climbed to just ova- 91 per cent of its $172,500 objective with a total of $175,231 received in gifts and pledges leaving $15,269 remaining to be raised. All volunteers are striving to complete their assignments without delay. ’ r t Ray W. Montieth, campaign general chairman, remarked, "generous giving as we come down the home stretch will be the critical difference in making our goal or falling short I must say that I have confidence in the ability of all of our donors to understand the need and answer the call when they are asked to participate.’’ Montieth cited the achievements of this year’s campaign organization with these statistics: Major industry, chaired by John Levandis, $60,344 Major industry employees, under the co-ordination of Sam Dugan, $55,637 Business, headed by Charles

their dogs tied. Town attorney William I. Gerrard was instructed to revise the 1967 ordinance with persons to be charged a $lO fine and $2 per day boarding fee before dogs are released. The new ordinance will also contain requirements for county dog tags and rabies shots. Election It was noted the coming town election would take place in the fire station. Pay schedules of $lO per worker and sls for the in-

LICENSE BRANCH CLOSED MONDAY Syracuse license branch manager Mrs. Frank Putt has announced the Syracuse branch will be closed on Monday, Oct. 11, in observance of Columbus Day, and will resume hours as usual on Tuesday. 'Bud' Seely To Throw Hat F Into Lions Den D. G. (“Bud”) Seely, a member of the Milford Lions club, told his fellow Lions Monday night he planned to throw his hat into the ring, seeking the office of district governor of 25-G. At the present time Lion Seely is public relations officer for district 25-G under district governor Glen Swihart of Elkhart. The Milford club gave tentative approval to Lion Seely’s candidacy, but plans to go on record at its next meeting of formally recognizing his candidacy by means of an adopted resolution. Light Bulb Sale The Milford club plans to hold a light bulb sale prior to its next meeting, Monday, Oct. 18, with members canvassing the community before it’s 7:30 p.m. meal. Lion Arlo Beiswanger acted as presiding officer at the Monday night meeting in the absence of Lions president Phil Campbell.

The pageant will be under the direction of Steve Hancook and will be choreographed by Tom Roland, well-known director of the Wagon Wheel Playhouse and Dramatics professor of Manchester college. Two judges have been named thus far, Mrs. Jane Hersha, wellknown Fort Wayne radio and television personality and former Miss Indiana and Bob Barrett, well-known state Jaycee<and a Fort Wayne resident.

Yeager and Lyle Schennefield, $9,386 Professional and individuals, chaired by Bruce Maish, $8,487 Retail and service, led by Bud Zolman and Bob Brennan, $7,473 County, headed by Ross Sittier, $10,515 Public and institutional employees, chaired by John Hall and Tom Leamon, $5,386 All volunteers who have not completed their assignments are continuing in their efforts until all potential donors have made a t commitment to the United * Fund. Brakes Blamed For Accident Syracuse police investigated a one vehicle mishap Monday when the brake apparently let go on a truck belonging to the town and operated by Raymond McKinley, 119 West Brooklyn, Syracuse, and rolled backward into a fence behind the Syracuse Fire Department building. No one was injured in the mishap.

spector were set. Since Harold Manor has taken charge of setting up the booths in previous years a motion was made and passed to contact him about doing this again for the 1971 election. The clerk was instructed to contact county clerk Bessie Himes for the proper legal notices and to have the ballots printed. Other Business Board members continued

ft - v , ■ / ; ’ / 1 ■- 2. . ’ * a W * Jr - . ■ W BHHBHH9HH9HHHHI HB : ■ WIDEN HIGHWAY — Highway workmen are widening road 13 at the north edge of North Webster, making it into a four-lane strip. The new strip, roughly, is from the Tippecanoe Lake road to the Epworth Forest road, and is at a heavily congested area. This photo is looking north from a point near the Tippecanoe Lake road.

POLICE CHIEF ISSUES SECOND WARNING Police chief Orville Vanderßeyden of Syracuse has issued his second warning this week regarding vandalism and destruction in the area and if persons responsible for such acts are caught, they will be prosecuted. The chief added that all offduty officers are now policing in unmarked Cars in an effort to stop acts during the past several weeks. Chamber Os Commerce Urges Returns A spokesman for the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce today expressed concern for the slow returns regarding a recent plea for funds for Christmas decorations for the town of Syracuse. Assistance is needed for support of the project for adding new ones this year and also to help cover the deficit from last year. The spokesman said monies will be accepted from persons interested and need not be a part of the town proper. Those having received envelopes for this project, are urged to return them this week if possible so further arrangements can be made. Big Barn Opening •Very Successful' The opening of the Big Barn auction in Milford last Saturday night by Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Lambert proved to be “very successful’’ according to Lambert. Some 368 persons were counted inside the auction bam, the former Fuller store building, while additional persons stood outside. Lambert stated the building’s 300 seats were full by 6:30 with the auction beginning at 7 p.m. A second auction is being planned for this coming Saturday with special music being featured at 6:30. Lambert is known as the singing auctioneer.

discussions from previous meetings on purchasing a tractor for the town. Specifications are to be prepared and an advertisement made. The First National Bank will level the town’s property so grass can be sewed and board members decided to have a strip of land behind the town hall, approximately six feet, black topped from the present blacktop over to where the bank is biacktopping its property.

Syracuse Improvement Fund Exceeds $ 22,000

The Syracuse civic improvement exceeds $22,000, it was learned this morning, with 41 interested townsmen making personal investments in their community. Robert L. Jones, president of the State Bank of Syracuse and chairman of the committee charged with forming the Syracuse Community Development Corporation, said contributions are continuing to come in, but that an effort should be made to close out the drive within a 30-60 day period. The goal is $40,000, and the committee is optimistic that this amount will be reached. Other members of the committee are Jerry Ganshom, John R. Walker, Doug Pilcher and Tom Tuttle. SB A Loan The goal and intention of the committee is to raise at least ten per cent of the loan the corporation will seek from the Small Business Administration in order to undertake certain civic improvement projects. According to SBA requirements, at least 25 persons must make contributions to the fund, a condition that has already been met. Also, an SBA loan becomes more certain if a local bank is interested in the project being undertaken, another condition being met. The State Bank of Syracuse has shown remarkable leadership in the program undertaken at Syracuse. Pickwick Fire The thing that sparked the move for civic improvement at Syracuse was the disastrous New Year’s Day fire which completely gutted the well known Pickwick Block. Since that time, fire debris has been cleaned up, but no effort has been made to rebuild the block by its owners. Robert Jones told a group of 20 interested persons at a public information meeting at the bank’s board room last Tuesday night that his committee has a purchase-option on the Pickwick Block. He said the project of rebuilding the Pickwick Block would have a No. 1 priority on the agenda of the Syracuse Community Development Corporation. j However, it was also pointed out that a number of other civic improvements are under consideration, including more uptown parking. Mr. Jones also told the group last Tuesday night that the SBA loan being sought might be for a smaller amount than the $40,000 being raised would warrant. “The more money we have of our own,” he said, “the more flexible we can become.” The Mail-Journal is publishing the “thermometer” accompanying this article to show graphically how much money has been' raised and how much

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’40,000 $30,000 —— i2oooJBBBa 110,000 | remains to be raised. Also, the paper is publishing below a list of the individuals who have contributed to the civic improvement fund, and from week to week, names will be published as contributions come in, sans amounts. The list of contributors follows: Jerry Ganshom Douglas G. Pilcher Thomas M. Tuttle LaPetite Shop George Bushong Steven L. Roderick Carl R. Tuttle C. K. Kinder Col. Joe Gray Kosciusko Beverage Frank Nyikos Gaylord Jones Richard Mynsberge William H. Cable Vera L. Hall Arch Baumgartner Georgia Buster Thornburg Drugs Harlan Steffen Robert Busch Gerald D Hubartt Chet Elder C. Robert Nelson Dr. Theodore Hirsch Joseph W. Payne Fred Giles J&J Manufacturing (Continued On Page 8, Sec. 1)