The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 July 1973 — Page 18

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., July 4,1973

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tSJZINMo around ! 2> • - , gBE xV • They came dressed in every imaginable manner. Another Mermaid Festival is history, and by all. means of measuring it has been one of the most successful. Indeed, many comments heard over the long week was that it was THE most successful. The weatherman cooperated admirably with the parade on Saturday. In fact, the sun came blazing down on the hundreds who were not fortunate enough to get a spot in the shade. But all this was in marked contrast with last year’s parade when it was “darn cold”, to quote at least one

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attender of long standing. Estimates of how many were in attendance at the parade varied widely, but the mile-long street through the tiny lake town was lined six, seven and sometimes eight deep. And this is not to mention those on roof tops and peering out of windows along the parade route. J. Homer Shoop, founder of the International Palace of Sports and an original supporter of the festival, said, “Could there possibly be as many as 30,000 here at the parade?” Estimates we heard ran as high as 100,000 but we found many newspapers and television commentators reporting the event used a figure of 75,000. This is a figure we can easily live with. j J. Homer/incidentally, was the afternoon escort >of Fran Schbnkel, charming wife of our favorite sports announcer Chris Schenkel. We learned something during the afternoon that we didn’t know before: that Fran is a former June Taylor dancer. “But that was long ago,” she adds. * The Big Week at North Webster began really when famed swimmer Mark Spitz arrived Wednesday morning. To be sure, the Mermaid Ball was a huge success on Friday night, with promoter Doug Jemigan stating it made a cool SI,OOO this year. Rides went up on Saturday and Sunday, and a good crowd attended festival grounds on Monday and Tuesday. But the big one began when Mark Spitz hit town. This young man was a huge success with young and old alike. We did hear that some tv announcers said he was shy and didn’t have much to say of importance. Perhaps so, but here’s a young man — just 23 — who has been propelled into the international limelight in just such a short time. One wonders how each one of us would do under similar circumstances. This column gives Mark a huge

PLUS, and thinks he did just fine. We liked him, liked his looks, and like all those gold medals he won, including the one Homer Shoop gave him — and we really liked his 20-year-old wife Suzy. Suzy didn’t have a chance to talk, but who doesn’t like a fresh, wellscrubbed young lady with a winning smile? The appearance of Mark Spitz is going to be a hard act to follow. When asked what he would do for an encore next week, J. Homer said he and Chris Schenkel have been discussing some ideas for a year hence, and they both agreed they’d have to scratch their heads and do some real planning to cap the Spitz appearance. The whole affair was capped with the Saturday night crowning of the new (and 28th) Queen of the Lakes — in the person of Miss Nancy Almason of East Chicago. She proved the best, in the judges’ opinion, of the 18 contestants vying for the coveted crown and sceptre. She’s a winner, to be sure, and will do the Mermaid Festival proud in her year as queen. No one doubts this. Well, the festival is history, as we said, and North Webster Lions are breathing a big sigh of relief. Relief and a feeling of well being that everything went .off so well, and that the weatherman cooperated so admirably. The festival, beginning so humbly in 1946, has become the Midwest’s big small town attraction. Visitors each year comment, “How do you do it?” And that is not an easy one to answer. This column wants the people of North Webster to know 1 everyone in the Lakeland community is proud of them, for perpetuating a theme that has the eyes of the Midwest on our area for one brief moment in a year filled with all sorts of national and international crises. Well done, North Webster! —o— J&J Mfg. Co. of Syracuse is moving this week to their new plant at the north edge of North Webster, according to co-owner Jay Smith. Heard: H. R. (Bob) Halderman and John Erlichman have been arguing who is going to get license plate No. 2, and now they’re wondering who is going to get to make license plate No. 2. The newly organized North Webster girls’ softball league has games scheduled for July 6,9,11, 23, 25, 27 and 29. The July 31 and

UeT; J'i j&iMMwl * ■ --r l i - Wfel .j. . - — — LLOYD DOUGLAS COVERED BRIDGE — Pictured in the top photo is the covered bridge at M and M’s “Clarksville” south of North Webster. It leads to the pioneer village across the channel from the restaurant and the general store. The bottom photo shows Louie’s General Store, which is an unusual gift shop, with replicas of items from the early pioneer life. The new pioneer village known as “Clarksville” is the brain child of Fred Clark, Jr., M and M Restaurant owner. Its construction was started in the fall of 1971 and completion target date is the spring of 1974. Several buildings are already in use including “T. E. Hendricks Cheese and Sausage Shop,” “Tippecanoe House of Arts and Crafts” and the farm home which will eventually be furnished with furniture from the style of the 1850’s. The part of the village that is ready is open to the public at this tiine. '

Aug. 2 games are to be played against Syracuse at Syracuse. Afternoon games begin at 1:30 till 3, and night games 7 till 9. The big one is the “fun game” with the mothers playing their daughters. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thwaits have sold the farm, and they’re moving to the Thwaits family farm near New Paris which they just purchased. Lawrence, an enthusiastic pilot, was (Mie of the largest chicken raisers in the area prior to selling out. 1 —o— Here’s a chance for a young man between the ages of 10 and 12 to make $lO. The one who brings in the largest number of live mice to the fire station by July 7 will get the 10 spot. Mice are to be used in the “mouse game” the legion has at the fair each year.

This column learns that Chris Schenkel and Dr. T. A. Miller, Milford veterinarian, own a quarter horse filly, named Patsy Tuf. The horse is shown by John and Bemadine Scott of Riverview

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Stables, North Manchester. The horse has shown in such states as Colorado, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri, Kentucky, lowa and of course Indiana. She has won 16 first places and two seconds, we hear. Mark Spitz, who is generous with his signature, has this unique way of signing his name: + Spitz. Named to spring distinguished roll Robert Lloyd Bell, 218 W. Portland, Syracuse, was among 1,120 students at Indiana State university, Terre Haute, named to the honor roll for the spring semester. Robert was among those who achieved the distinguished honor roll. Grades are computed on a 4.0 scales. Students who earn a grade point average of 3.76 or above are named to the distinguished honor roll and those with an average of 3.50 to 3.75 are listed on the honor roll. To be eligible a student must carry 12 or more semester hours (pass-fail courses are not computed) and this does not include those students who had student teaching during the term. Car leaves road does $425 damage A single car accident at 9 p.m. Wednesday on CR 1300 N, two miles northeast of Milford, resulted in S4OO damage to the auto being driven by Dale L. Gribbs, 22, Milford. Gribbs told county police Sgt. Alan Rovenstine that there was a motorcycle in front of him and when he started to slow down he hit a patch of fog and his car ran off the road. There was also $25 damage listed to a sign.

Claypool centennial celebration July 12-15

A centennial celebration will be held at Claypool July 12 - 15 to observe 100 years of existence. The first persons to settle in Claypool and establish homes were encouraged by liberal terms offered by the federal government in purchasing land. * The land was covered with timber which furnished material for buildings. Most of the farms that are 100 years old are still owned by descendants of the original purchasers. The early local rural economy was based on agricultural products. About 1915 several hatcheries were established. Hog raising, the cattle industry and dairying are still common occupations. Lake resorts began to develop about 1906, with Newt’s Inn at Yellow Creek, being opened. Since that time Carr, HiU and Diamond Lakes have become

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popular. Some of the early medical doctors were Dr. Brown, Dr. Hazel, B. J. Bigelow and Dr. Ketchum. Claypool was laid out May 10, 1873 by John and Nelson Beigh, owners of the land. Claypool’s post office was established in 1840, at the house of Joshua Caldwell, who was appointed postmaster. The first Claypool fire department was formed in 1894. First town marshal was Daddy Cox, who started in 1875. Tracks were laid for the Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan railroad, from Goshen to Warsaw in 1870. First blacksmith shop was established in 1880 by Elias Tridle. The first religious services were held in Joshua Caldwell’s cabin in 1837. The first Sunday school was organized in 1838. The first school teacher was Daniel Dodd, teaching in the Caldwell cabin in 1838.