The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 January 1972 — Page 1

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f * 3 e ' il ijw M /f - ? Jb4-< jMu’v (uj MILFORD TOWN BOARD SWORN IN - Milford town attorney William I. Garrard, left, is shown swearing in the new Milford town board at town hall on Monday night. From left board members are Mrs. Bettie Sunthlmer, Norman S. Lovell. Dr. T. A. Miller, and clerk-treasurer Mrs. Doris Wolferman. Seat New Town Board At Milford On Monday

The new Milford town board was sworn into office at the Milford town hall Monday night by town attorney William I Garrard & After the swearing-in ceremony, Dr. T A. CAI > Miller. Milford veterinarian and only member to return to the board, was elected president on a motion by Mrs. Bessie Sunttrimer, seconded by Norman Lovell Miller represents ward 3 Other board members seated were Mrs. Bessie Sunthimer. representing ward 1. and Norman S. Lovell. representing ward 2; and clerk-treasurer Mrs Doris Wolferman Drake. Martin Returned Don Drake was appointed town marshal for another year on a motion by Dr Miller seconded by Norm Lovell, and Gerald Martin was appointed water and street commissioner for another year

George Lenke Named Chairman Os Founder's Fund Os KCH

George H Lenke. Jr . president VOa-Lite Screen Company, Inc., has been named chairman of the Initial Gifts Division of the founder's fund campaign for Kosciusko Community hospital (KCH) The announcement of Lenke's appointment was made today by Robert D Maish. campaign general chairman. As bead of the Initial Gifts Division, Lenke will assemble a group of individuals who will solicit members of the KCH corporation-'and board of directors as well as the medical profession throughout the county. This will be the first step gaining financial support for the program *to help finance the building of a new hospital to serve the residents of Kosciusko county. It has been estimated that the new hospital will cost $6,500.000 including equipment and furnishings It is to be located on a 2S-acre site donated by a group of local physicians There are to be 113 patient beds in private and semi-private rooms. This number could be raised by using all rooms for double occupancy. In addition, there will also be an obstetrical suite which will include 16 bassinets. Preliminary plans call for the hospital to have four levels Included in the design are areas for specialized care such as emergency suite, physical therapy, radiology, cardiac and intensive care, obstetrics, and pediatrics. The hospital site is east of Warsaw near the new U.S. 30 bypass. Sufficient land is available to provide for up to 400 cars, and to meet all future needs of any hospital expansion

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Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE - WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907)

on a motion by Mill,er and seconded by Lovell. A transfer of funds was ordered * from the accumulative capital improvements fund to the general fund in order to make a payment of $4.439 61 to Sharp’s Hardware in Milford for the town’s new tractor. It was noted the old tractor and front end loader was sold for $550. An additional appropriation was ordered published by the board in order to make• the above payment Attorney Garrard told the board he looked for the legal matter involving ownership of Milford’s Lakeside Park to come to court this spring, and that he is ready to take depositions under oath in preparation for the town's defease. A tentative meeting is being planned art the home of Dr. Miller in order to bring together townsmen who have knowledge of history of the park that might

Ajr GEORGE H. LENKE. JR. Lenke is a native of Illinois and earned a. B.S. degree in petroleum engineering from Tulsa university Married to the former Patricia Cooley and the father of three daughters, the Lenkes live at HOT East Center street. Warsaw. “Lenke's appointment is the first of several division leaders which will be enlisted." Maish said. Others will be announced as the campaign progresses. Serving as vice chairman of the campaign is J. Alan Morgan, president of the Zimmer Manufacturing company. STORY HOUR AT SYRACUSE LIBRARY Children’s librarian Mrs. Oscar Bjella has announced a story hour in the children's department this Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30. Children of all ages are welcome.

bear on the case in point. A letter of appreciation from the MAD group was read by Mrs. Wolferman, thanking the town board- for putting up Christmas decorations early this year.’ Garrard also told the board the town would not have to apply for a water backwash discharge permit, according to a conversation he had Monday with a representative of the U.S. Corps of Engineers. To File Again Garrard was asked by the board to file before April 16 for state funds for extension of the Milford sewer lines and construction of a new treatment plant. Dr Miller showed a July 9,1971 report that had Milford listed 103 among Indiana cities and towns with a 13.47 point count in line for state support. Miller pointed out that this is not a priority list, according to the report

Drivdrless Car Smashes Store Over $2,000 in damages were listed when a driverless auto crashed into a plate glass window at the Gamble's store on Main street in Syracuse at 8:25 Wednesday evening before coming to a stop. Damage in the freak accident was set by Syracuse police at $1,950 to the store window and front and SIOO to the car. A banker’s dispatch vehicle driven by John P. Pisarek. 24. r 8 Warsaw, reported parking the vehicle in front of the license branch with the motor running as he transacted business. The reverse gear apparently slipped into place causing the car to back in a slight angle for 184 feet westerly before jumping the curb and crashing into the store. The auto missed another vehicle parked a short distance from the Gamble store apparently as the slight arc was made. Receive Injuries in Auto Mishap Richard L. Steffen, 20. r 1 Syracuse, sustained a bruise to the head in a two-car mishap last week end near Goshen and Mary E. Lewallen, 34, r 4 Goshen, driver of the other vehicle involved, sustained a whiplash to the neck Neither driver was hospitalized. The accident occurred as the northbound 1968 Pontiac driven by Lewallen signaled a left turn into Kerchers market south of Goshen on Indiana 15 and Steffen, who was following in a 1966 Pontiac.* was unable to stop in time to avoid ramming the back of the Lewallen car. Damage was set at nearly SI,OOO and a charge of reckless driving was cited against Steffen.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1972

Now Is A’ Time For Action! (An Editorial) New town boards have been seated in both the towns of Milford and Syracuse as a first order of business of the new year. . In the case of Syracuse, a completely new board of trustees took office along with a new town clerk-treasurer. And, in Milford, only one member of the board of trustees is a hold-over; all others are new to the town’s official family. In both communities, in recent years there has been a hue and cry for more civic action. Perhaps this is the time to turn to these new town boards to ask for action on a number of knotty local problems. In both communities the town boards will receive strong outside support, it would appear. In Milford a local action'group called the Milford Area Development Council (MAD) was formed two years ago, and it has been a moving force behind that community’s growth. They cite new homes, a new bank, a Ralston-Purina plant, a new, 77,000 square foot Chore-Time plant as a result of some of their initiatives. But they have failed to accomplish certain other goals, e. g., annexation, and an expansion of their sewer and water lines. More recently, Milford has become one of the first towns in Indiana to form an Economic Development Commission which had its organizational meeting Monday night. It is seeking new industry and can offer definite tax advantages to new firms. In Syracuse the chamber of commerce has been a vocal group behind annexation, but it was tabled when the town board faced strong opposition. There is reason to believe the new Syracuse town board uIU tackle the annexation problem, so necessary to the growth of the community as a whole, and see it through. When they were elected they knew of the presence of this problem and all had indicated a desire to see it through. More recently, a group was formed in Syracuse called the Syracuse Community Development 4 Corp., which raised $53,350 as a base for application for a Small Business Administration loan to refurbish the uptown area in Syracuse. The burning out of the Pickwick Block just a year ago and the bleak aftermath of this gutted-out building has caused those with a twinge of civic pride in their bossoms to want to see some action in the uptown area. The bank in Syracuse has already taken some leadership in restoring an old uptown building. This Syracuse group appears to mean business, and once underway they plan to lean heavily on the Syracuse town board to provide more uptown parking and to go along with their plans for rebuilding Syracuse. All this looks good for our two communities which have almost become sister communities in their exchange of such things as schools, industry, jobs and social life. There is no attempt here to make previous town boards look bad, but this is obviously a time for action: The people residing in Milford and Syracuse want it and they have a right to expect it.

Syracuse Postmaster Ernest Bushong Dies

Syracuse postmaster Ernest E. Bushong. 67, died unexpectedly around 3:30 a’m. today (Wednesday) enroute to the hospital after becoming ill at his Syracuse Lake home a short time earlier. He had just returned to his home on Tuesday from Elkhart hospital where he had been undergoing tests and observation, and death was sudden. A lifetime resident of the Syracuse community, Mr. Bushong was born on December 6,1904 at Syracuse. On December 23. 1923. he was united in marriage to the former Mary Wever who survives. Mr. Bushong assumed his postmaster duties at Syracuse on January 1, 1955, having 4 previously served as clerk of the circuit court and a county clerk. Until recently, he has been a member of the SyracuseWawasee Rotary club. Surviving in addition to the wife Mary are one daughter. Mrs. Dale (Barbara) Weingart of Gary, and three grandchildren. Friends may call at the Harris

■ X x ERNEST E. BUSHONG funeral home in Syracuse from 7 to 9 pan. Thursday. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Rev. August Lundquist of Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church of; (Cont’d. On Page 3)

■f » I ■ I-*-ygglg .1 t w Ih tE*- ii NEW SYRACUSE TOWN BOARD — The ail new Syracuse town board of trustees and a new clerk-treasurer were sworn in qt the Syracuse town hall at 12 noon Saturday. January 1. Town attorney Bruce Frey, shown at the left, swore in the new town officials. From left from Frey are Noble C. Blocker, ward 2; Forest A. Smith, Jr., ward 5; Mrs. Betty Dust, clerk-treasurer; Louis M. Kuilema, ward 3; and Thomas Prickett, ward 1. Absent was board member Darrell D. Grisamer, of ward 4. Prickett was elected president of the board. A large number of friends and well wishers were present at the swearing-in ceremony. /

Indiana Has Candidate, Too!

Indiana has its own presidential candidate this time around. Yes, Indiana’s senior senator, R. Vance Hartke, has thrown his hat in the ring and will seek the top berth on the Democratic ticket with his first test of strength coming in the New Hampshire primary. Senator Hartke made his announcement” in Indianapolis on Tuesday of this week, then flew off to Los Angeles and San Francisco to test the waters in California. Exuding confidence, Hartke said, “I will win. I will come out No. 1 without a doubt.” He confided recently in Kosciusko county, “They didn’t expect me to win when I said I planned to run for mayor of Evansville, and they didn’t ex-

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Fire Destroys Phend & Brown Office In Milford

Fire swept through the offices "of phend 4 Brown, Inc., a Milford construction firm located at the northeast edge of Milford, in the early morning. hours last Thursday. According to Milford firemen, a bolt of lightning apparently hit the high radio antenna and the electricity traveled into the

pect me to win when I said I planned to run for the U. S. senate.” He defeated Governor Harold Handley in 1958 for the senate seat, winning the largest plurality ever given a senatorial candidate, but won his third term last November over Richard Roudebush by only 4,383 votes. The 52-year-old indefatigable candidate and father of seven children joins other Democrats seeking their party’s presidential nomination, including Senator Edmund Muskie, Senator George McGovern, and Los Angeles Mayor Sam Yorty. Hartke’s fellow Hoosier Senator Birch Bayh said he would not endorse Hartke or any other candidate at this point, remin(Cont’d. On Page 3)

building starting the fire. When firemen arrived, flames had engulfed the building. Firemen and volunteers were unable to save the building, but files and records were saved. A mobile home office has been set up just south of the gutted office building as a temporary office headquarters.

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SEN. VANCE HARTKE

Damage to the cement block building was extensive, with the wooden roof in total ruins. According to company officials, the building will be rebuilt. Mrs. Vernon Stutzman, who resides in the first house west of the Phend & Brown building, saw the fire and telephoned Mrs. Robert Brown who turned in the fire alarm.