The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 January 1973 — Page 1

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Citizen of the year deadline February 17

The deadline for nominating Milford’s third citizen of the year has been set for Saturday, Feb. 17. Mrs. Darrell Om, secretary of the Milford Area Development council, sponsor of the annual nominations and award, said Monday nominations have already begun to arrive.

44 seniors top semester roll —

Wawasee honor rolls released for grading period, semester

Following is the list of names of those students who have attained the honor roll for the third nine weeks of school at Wawasee high school. They are by grade level as follows: » High Roil Seniors — Lynn Black, Steve Bryant, Caron Carr, Connie Christner, Susan Clark, Susan Cool, Jeannie Coyerstone, Dennis Darr, Dixie Darr, John Didier, 1 Rita Dowty, Kim Elstrod, Bill Gilbert, Cynthia Greiner, Cheryl Hadley. April Hapner, Rhonda Hurdj, Elaine Kilmer, Cindy Kinney, Mike Klenke, Eric Kolberg. Jo Anne Krasnansky, Rhonda Lawson, Bill List, Judy 7 Little, Sherry Long, Georgina Morehouse, Tim Moser, Chuck Rapp, Jo Ann Rassi,' Tina Schenkel, Dan Sharp, Kathy Shaw, Nancy Souers, Yvonne Spurling, Dave Stichter, Christy Sweatland, Kip Tom, Craig Tucker, Greg Ummel, Darcy Wolferman, Rita Workman, Debra Wuthrich, Becky Zimmerman and Mike Zurcher. Juniors — Kim Augsbyrger, Lee Beer, Nancy Beer, Sandy Beer, Mike Bitner, Ann Brice, Susan Connolly, Willa Detwiler, Wilma Detwiler, Bill Fawley, Greg Fidler, Kevin Fry, Paula Gordon, Cindy Hyndman, Kathy Kell, Sue Niles, Becky Replogle, Bobbi Rhodes, Jeff Rhodes, Joni Rupprecht, Julee Staley, Teresa Ummel and Kathy Price. Sophomores — Tom Mast, Roxanne Auer, Peg Beer, Steve Beer, Carla Boyer, Christie Carr, Sarah Coy, Sandy Gerencser, Debbie Grindle, Alice Gunden, Shannon Hall, Mary Kunkle, Mike Lantz, Jennifer Longenecker, Lani McCullough, Debby Miller, Nick Miller, Judy Moser, Elaine Mullett, Robin Neibert, Toby Popenfoose, Amy Purdum, Sharon Rapp, Dennis Rex, Steve Rhodes, Sally Shively, Kathy Steffen, Deb Stutzman, Polly Turner, Debbie Wells and Jane Wilson. Freshmen — Larry Allen, Barbara Brouwer, Patti Bryant, Jenny Cox, Jane Fawley, William Gerstner, Mark Koble, Karen Moore, Sherry Myers, Leisa Napier, Tammy Schumm, Mike

MW -n&w ifeiwwr/' " : < : o>- j^jt>ljM.^'jwi , .'lFi ut '"mwiiMl L ■ IBWHEMP&k * ' -” C AUTO LEAVES ROAD — A 1968 Ford 4-door station wagon, driven south on road 33 about five miles north of Syracuse went out of control for Mrs. Sara Frey of r 1 Elkhart, and struck a tree, about mid-morning last Thursday. Damage to the car was estimated at >7OO by investigating officer, Elkhart county deputy sheriff Gary Soos. There was no personal injury to Mrs. Frey or to her three-year-old daughter Susie, a passenger in the car.

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Nomination blanks may be found elsewhere in this issue and in several of the business houses in town. The award was won in 1971 by Mrs. Charles (Dorthea) Kerlin who has served the town as librarian for a number of years

Silveus, Craig Sorensen, Staley, Becky Stieglitz and Jerry Yoder. Regular Roll Followihg is the regular honor roll for the nine-week grading period: Seniors — Bob Bachtel, Don Beer, Roger Bertram, Barry Blue, Beth Brammer, Sharon Brindle, Gail Brown, Pat Buhrt, Kim Buis, Bill Butt, Gail Byland, Sue Byland, Harley Chalk, Kim Cripe, John Custer, Allison Day, Dwight Dean, Dan Doll, Sue Elliott, Lynn Fulford, Cathy Gaskill, Jane Gingerich, Cindy Gnass, Mark Grady, Lisa Griffith, Randy Grimes, Cindy Groves, Cheryl Guard, Garry Hamilton, Dan Hartman, Jim Hawn, Denise Hostetler, Deb Hummel, Cynthia Hursey, Marcia Jones, Barbara Kehr, Debbie Kissinger, Robyn Lantz, Cindy Maggart, Mike Mast, Jane Mathews, Dawn Miller, Donna Miller, Malinda Napier, Mona Paulus, Pat Peace, Cynthia Petersen, Bev Peters, Beth Pifer, Jill Plew, Mark Randall, Denise Rensberger, Dennis Richards, Randy Rich, Lark Ruch, Kent Sawyer, Kip Schumm, Sandi Searfoss, Debbie Sheets, Trudy Shively, Kim Shock, Colleen Smith, Doug Smith, Kay Sorensen, Dan Spurling, Karen Troyer, Sonja Whisler and Jim Wolfe. Juniors — Randy Anderson, Gail Benson, Scott Berry, Joy Becker, Jeff Bohnstedt, Diane Cook, Debbie Clayton, Steve Coverstone, Wendy Danielson, Donna Doty, Vicki Gilbert, Jon Glon, Matt Gray, Daretta Grisamer, Mike Grotz, Dave Hamilton, Lynn Helvey, Ralph Hernandez, Susie Holcomb, Charlotte Hougey, Jeff Housouer, Brent.. Kaiser, Doyle Kolberg, Jeanne Kranansky, Randy Lewallen, Vai Long, Starr Martin, Jeff Miller, Shirley Miller, Bruce Mitchell, Andrea Newman, Cindy Rapp, Anita Rheinheimer, Bill Rush, Myrna Schwartz, Debbie Searer, Teresa Shannon, Mike Shenefield, Kim Shipley, John Stewart, Keith Strauss, Jim Thwaits, Jon Treesh, Dave Troup, Brian

and in 1972 by Carl Duncan, a past president of the Milford town board. The 1973 Citizen of the Year will be revealed at the annual banquet set for February 24 at the M and M Restaurant in North Webster. s

Tucker, David Weicht, Ann Williams and Vicki Wilson. Sophomores — Del Acton, Coleen Beer, Curt Bender, Zola Bennett, Tim Campbell, Dixie Curtis, Rita Curtis, Siobman Davenport, Nikki Dean, Dianne Deck, Jill Farrell, John Fisher, Phil Gingerich, Jennifer Glon, Mark Goshert, . Rhonda Graff, Cathy Guard, Connie Hoopingarner, Stuart Jackson, Edith Kaufman, Joe Kennedy, Mary Kiser, Sue Kruger, Mark Lacas, Jeff Lovellette, Kim Marose, Mark Minear, Rick Moore, Jon Owens, Charles Packer, Philip Randall, Brad Shaw, Jane Simpson, Mark Webb, Dan Weicht, Merlin Wolfe, Dave Wollman and Rich Wuthrich. Freshmen — Mike Atkinson, Kerri Augsburger, Doug Baker, Holly Barrett, Beth Beer, Christy Beer, Dan Dieterly, Don Dieterly, David Doll, Scott Eddy, Debra Engleberth, Marc Fry, Kim Gardner, Kathi Goins, Toni Gronendyke, Angela Jessop, Kathy Koenigshof, Steve Kroh, Pat, Kruger, Pat Hougey, Chris Lacas, Lori Lantz, Richard Linville, Julie Method, Laurel Mitchell, Roy Newman, Frank Nyikos, Doug Pollock, Jerry Rhodes, Randy Rinker, Kay Rowe, Pam Sands, Dennis Spearman, Julie Thibaut, Dyanne Tracy, Steve Tucker, Amy Vanlaningham, J. D. Whiteman and Betsy Williams. Semester Roll Other students attained the high and regular rolls for the semester. They are as follows: High Roll Seniors — Lynn Black, Barry Blue, Steve Bryant, Caron Carr.f Connie Christner, Susan Clark, Susan Cool, Jeannie Coverstone, Dennis Darr, Dixie Darr, Rita Dowty, Kim Elstrod, Bill Gilbert, Jane Gingerich, Cynthia Greiner, April Hapner, Deb Hummel, Rhonda Hurd, Elaine Kilmer, Cindy Kinney, Mike Klenke, Joanne Krasnansky, Rhonda Lawson, Bill List, Judy Little, Sherry Long, Cindy Maggart, Georgina Morehouse, ■ Tim (Continued On Page 6) 1

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1973

Chris Schenkel featured in Sports Illustrated Chris Schenkel, the ABC sports announcer who is becoming well known and well loved in the Lakeland area, is featured in the January 22 issue of Sports Illustrated, sports bible for millions of fans the country over. Schenkel and his wife Fran, and children Ted, Christina, Chris, Fran, John and Petey the dog, live on Lake Tippecanoe, just east of the Country Club. The article portrays the real human side of an Indiana farm boy — from Bippus (pop. 275) — and trails him through Purdue university to the big time in sports announcing. The Schenkels lived in New York, but Chris was anxious to get back to Indiana, the article points out, and in the short few years they’ve been in the Lakeland area, they’ve become very much a part of community life. Chris hit the International big time when he announced the Olympic Games from Munich, Germany, and next Sunday he will be seen announcing the Honolulu Open golf tournament from Honolulu, Hawaii. The Sports Illustrated article on our new neighbor is well worth reading.

Milford to participate in Key 73 Extensive plans for Milford’s participation in Key 73 have been announced by the Milford Ministerial Association. These plans, which have been developed over the last several months, embody a three-fold emphasis: The traditional Community Holy Week Services which will be held at the Bethel Church Os The Brethren from April 15-20, a religious census and scripture distribution which has been set for April 29 and a special series of open air community worship experiences which are being projected for the summer. Key 73 is a continent wide Christian effort designed to carry the story of Christ to every person living on the North American continent during this year of 1973. Hundreds of Christian denominations and groupings are actively involved in the project. In addition to local efforts in each community, Key 73«. will have nation-wide television coverage to assist it in its work. * The Milford Ministerial Association is accepting a large area of Northern Kosciusko county for its April 29 religious census and scripture distribution. This area is being selected in cooperation with churches throughout the entire county so that all of the county will be covered without the overlaping of any sections. The census and distribution will be in the charge of Rev. Duane Beals of the Bethel church. / In order to plan the open air services projected for the summer, a committee representing laymen and pastors from all local churches is being called together to meet at the United Methodist church at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 25. This committee will design and prepare the special summer program. Further details related to the Key 73 witness will be released as plans are further developed. Rev. Gerald Radcliff of the First Brethren Church is president of the association.

Music program for Milford PTO The Milford Parent-Teacher organization met at the elementary school on January 23 with president Fred Weisser calling the meeting to order. Following the invocation by Rev. Orvil Kilmer of the Camp Creek Church of the Brethren other officers for 1972-73 were introduced: Vice president — Rev. Ralph Karstedt Secretary — Mrs. Richard Felkner Treasurer — Mrs. Frank Beer, Jr. Principals Marion Acton and Lewis Immel reported on the purchases made for the Milford schools from the PTO donations during the 1971-72 school year. Mr. Acton also reported the proceeds from the selling of

sweatshirts would go toward a new drinking fountain at the junior high school building. Acknowledgement was given to those who helped during the book fair week and those who sold the Trojan sweatshirts in December — Mrs. Bill Bess, Mrs. Sam Bushong, Mrs. Robert Auer, Mrs. John Replogle, Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. Robert Dahlstrom, Mrs. Kenneth Goshert, Mrs. Steven Baumgartner, Mrs. John Perry, Mrs. James Sumpter, Mrs. Robert Wise, Mrs. Everett Tom, Jr., and Mrs. Fred Weisser. Mr. and Mrs. Steven Baumgartner were named as general chairmen of the PTO chili supper to be held on March 9. Other committees for this annual event will be named at a later date. Jim White, music director, was in charge of the program for the evening. The following music students performed their contest selections: Lydia Tucker, Mark Baumgartner, Lynette Miller, Tom Campbell, Kathy Bice, Diane Kesler and Diane Perry, Jamie Jean White, Brenda Replogle, Sam Baumgartner, Michelle Johnston, Julia Rhodes, Brenda Howard and Debbie Lantz, Scott Arnold, Brian Hartman, Lisa Bowler and Rachel Morris, Vicki Evans, Sam Baumgartner and Debbie Phillips. Accompanists were Kim Augsburger, Mrs. Steven Baumgartner, Mrs. Raymond Hoover, Cindy Rapp, Becky Replogle, Mrs. Doris Mueller and Mrs. Fred Weisser. Refreshments were served at the close of the meeting by the hospitality committee, Mrs. Richard Dahlstrom arid Mrs. Glenn Wuthrich. Webster’s tax rate *7.87 not *7.78 The total property tax rate to be payed by the residents of North Webster was printed wrong in the legal notice on county tax rates in last week’s Mail-Journal. The total rate read $7.78. The correct figure is $7.87. Two deer killed Friday Barbara Krauter, 22, Milford, was unhurt when her car struck and killed two deer on state road 15, two miles south of Milford. The accident occurred at 8 p.m. Friday. The car sustained S4OO damage and was investigated by deputy Ron Robinson. o Terry Ingle sees the Bob Hope show USS MIDWAY — Navy fireman apprentice Terry A. Ingle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Marven D. Ingle of 757 W. Market St., Nappanee, was recently entertained by the Bob Hope Christmas show aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway in Singapore. The Hope troupe visited the USS Midway, which was on a seven-day rest and recreation period in this Malay peninsula city.

Outstanding altar boys chosen by Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus, Father Francis Pitka council 6323 of the Syracuse area, held a family communion breakfast Sunday after the 8 a.m. mass. Highlighting the program was the presentation of awards to the outstanding altar boys of the three parishes served by the council. They follow: Honored from Our Lady of Guadalupe church in Milford were Rocky Lozano, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Lozano, and Robert and David De La Fuente, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Flumencio De La Fuente. Chosen from Saint Francis Xavior church in Pierceton were Scott, Spencer and Shannon Brown, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Brown. Representing Saint Martin de Porres church in Syracuse were John and David Stoffel, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stoffel, and Mike Bitner, son of Mrs. Gerald " Bitner. Speaker for the event was brother Bernie Leisenheimer of Wawasee Prep. > Don Scholer and John Corbin, youth program chairmen of the council, .were in charge of the arrangements. Corbin served as master of ceremonies. Plan commission recommends actions At the Thursday night meeting of the Syracuse town plan commission at town hall, commission members agreed to instruct attorney Bruce Frey to proceed with legal action regarding construction of a house by Mel Collier on Indiana 13, a short distance south of Syracuse, in violation of the zoning ordinance. Members also agreed to recommend to the Syracuse town board of trustees that legal action be taken on the January suit filed by Liberty Homes, Inc., for vacation of certain alleyways and streets in the area of the business at the south end of Syracuse. An ordinance to be presented to the town board of trustees for approval, pertaining to a 1966 resolution by the commission, on applications for improvement location permits for the purpose of multiple dwellings and filed with the building commissioner of the town of Syracuse whereby should be referred to the plan commission for approval, prior to issuance of a permit by the building commissioner. Township re-appointments for the year by circuit court judge Gene B. Lee to the plan commission were for Maurice Crow and Joe Hughes, both Democrats. Replacing Harold Kuhn is M. D. Umbaugh, Republican. To be discussed at the February 19 meeting of the plan commission will be a mobile home ordinance. New commission president Wilbur Smith presided for the Thursday night session.

*380,520 spent on land for U.S. 30 by-pass

Lorin S. Winkler, chief of the division of land acquisition of the Indiana state highway commission has released figures on land purchased for the right of way for the road 30 hy-pass around the city of Warsaw. The total compensation amounted to $380,520. - ~" A total of 43 parcels of land were purchased. A legal notice on the action, as required by law, appeared elsewhere in this issue. Grantors, total acres acquired, and their compensajion are as follows: Robert Gast, 12.925 a., $3,310; Robert F. Meyer, 1.267 a., $374; Herman B. Meyer, 56.469 a., $43,014; Olive Dorpthy Hokanson, .823 a., $135; Wilbur J. Redick, 20.215 a., $8,381; Warsaw inn-

ELECTED PRESIDENT — Terry Tucker, left, executive vice president of Maple Leaf Farms, Inc., has been elected president and Richard Jones, right, controller, has been named treasurer of the Milford firm, which is the leading independent producer of duckling in the U.S. Tucker joined Maple Leaf Farms in 1963 after receiving his degree in agricultural economics from Purdue university. He was named executive vice president of the company in 1968. He is a member of the board of directors of the National Duckling Council and lives in Warsaw. *- Jones joined Maple Leaf Farms two years ago. Prior to that he was a senior accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., in South Bend. He has a degree in business administration from Valparaiso university.

Continuing education program for adults begins February 16 /

Classes in tailoring or T-shirt knit sewing, painting, knitting and crocheting, men’s physical education, women’s physical education, machine shop, welding, woodworking and marketing are to be offered this semester at Wawasee high school in the continuing education program for adults. The machine shop, welding, woodworking, knitting and crocheting classes will meet on Tuesday nights starting February 13. The painting class, which will also start on February 13, will consist of instruction in oil, water colors, and acrylic painting. The sewing class will be either tailoring or T-shirt knit construction, depending on the interest indicated. This class will

Mauzy chairs natural resources committee

INDIANAPOLIS — State representative Thames Mauzy chaired the first meeting of the natural resources and conservation committee of the 1973 Indiana General Assembly on Friday, Jan. 26. Mauzy reported the committee unanimously recommended two bills (HB 1049 and HB 1050) “Do pass.” If enacted, HB 1049 would create a “long-term” water code study to update and clarify Indiana’s present doctrine. He added, “The water law Indiana now uses was adopted when the state was basically agrarian.” “With the large population growth, and heavy concentration in municipalities, the competition for waiter is severe. We must prepare for the crisis before it is upon us,” stressed the district 17 representative.

keepers, Inc., 1.282 a., $5,536; Harold A. Hartman, 2.901 a., $7,439; and Paul F. Steffen, 1.593 a., $20,121; Also, Milo A. Nye, 0.581 a., $17,510; Myer Levin, 3.620 a., $20,550; Seth V. Lewis, 9.335 sf., $510; Crest Communities Corp., 137.040 sf., $9,600; Robert F. Meyer, 14.026 a., $32,700; Batesville Casket Co., Inc., 0.416 a., $1,225; and Howard Kimes, 0.082 a., $722; And, Elmer R. Rogers, 7.204 a., $10,970; Lamar L. Rogers, 0.039 a., $1,700; Walter Burchett, 0.106 a., $2,200; Samuel Wells, 0.061 a., $570; W. R. Christner, 4.160 a., $4,500; Wallace E. Stouder, 0.164 a., $3,000; Paul E. Hodges, 0.132 a., $100; Roy E. Patterson, 9.934 a., $10,750; Herbert Petrie, 0.948

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also meet on Tuesday evenings, starting on February 13. A new course to be offered this spring is marketing. Those interested are to contact the high school and indicate the night they would prefer to meet. The physical education classes for men and women will not start until March when the gym and the pool will be available. The men’s class is scheduled to start on March 15 and will meet twice a week, Tuesday and Thursday, for ten sessions. The women will also be meeting twice a week. Monday and Wednesday, starting on March 19 for five weeks. The enrollment fee is $lO for each course. Those interested in enrolling should call the high school office and inquir‘d about adult education.

The second bill to receive the committee’S\‘o-kay,” (HB 1050) would require “all reasonable effort be made to • inform a freeholder or tenant before the right of entry is exercised in a conservancy district,” Mauzy said. “This measure is designed purely to maintain good’telations between the resident,' and a conservancy district agent who may already legally enter his land,” Mauzy concluded. One arrest at Milford , Charles R. Taylor, 27, Cromwell, was tbe only person arrested by the Milford police department over the week end. He was arrested at 3:40 a.m. Sunday on charges of public intoxication.

a., $1,450; Mabel May, 13.443 a., $17,510; and Frank L. Garberick, 1.869 a., $10,500; Also, Jessie E. Hamilton, 0.209 a., Homer Stutzman, 8.174 a., $19,900; Marshall Griswold, 0.460 a., $12,900; Kathryn Ayars, 0.490 a., $1,700; Joseph S. Lessig, 5.681 a., $60,600; The American Oil Co., 1.558 a., $32,000; Lee N. Thorn, 0.366 a., $8,550; Gene R. Reeg, 0.090 a., $196; Frances F. Johnson, 0.507 a., $2,700; Anna Mae Plew, 0.169 a., $600; and A. C. Greabner, 0.710 a., $900; And, Paul A. Oberli, 0.027 a., S7O; D. Blaine Mikesell, 0.265 a., $780; J. H. Meyer and L. J. Yoder, 0.244 a., $2,856; Margery Pass, 0.008 a., SSO; Rowena Taylor, 0.011 a., $80; and Lakes Village Shopping Center, access route, sl. a