The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 August 1973 — Page 1

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VOLUME 10

United Telephone announces plans to extend area service

Officials of United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., are announcing good news for Kosciusko county elephone subscribers, in that they have plans for extending and improving local service. The kicker is: they’ll have to wait until the last quarter of 1974 for completion of the first stage. In Two Stages The plan will be implemented in two stages. The first stage will be to improve all non-toll (free calling) service in United’s exchanges of Leesburg, Pierceton, North Webster, Syracuse, Milford and Cromwell. At present, the number of non-toll (free-calling) lines is limited and the length of conversation is timed. By increasing the number of these lines and removing the conversation timing, subscribers will be able to talk as long and as often as they wish to the non-toll (free calling) areas. The subscriber will then be able to call the non-toll (freecalling) area as quick as calling his neighbor next door. The number of busy signals encountered in the past when calling these areas will now be at a minimum. Since additional lines and switching equipment will be necessary, there will be a slight rate adjustment. This adjustment was approved by the Public Service Commission of Indiana in November, 1972. Stage Two Stage two will be the establishment of extended area service (EAS) between the WarsawLeesburg and Warsaw-Pierceton exchanges, pending acceptance by the Warsaw, Pierceton and Leesburg customers and approval by the Public Service Commission of Indiana. There is currently a toll charge for calls between WarsawLeesburg and Warsaw-Pierceton. The toll charge would be dropped and Warsaw, Leesburg and Pierceton customers would have a rate adjustment on their monthly bills. United feels that past calling patterns indicate a community of interest between these towns and the establishment of EAS would stimulate additional social and economic growth. It is planned that the EAS program be completed in the fourth quarter of 1975. There will soon be a direct mailing to all customers who would be affected by the establishment of extended area service. This mailing will provide an in-depth explanation of the proposed programs.

Kim Cripe MVP in North-South game

The shining star of the seventh annual North-South All-Star football game, held Saturday at the Memorial Stadium on the Bloomington campus, was Kim Cripe, Wawasee high school great. Cripe led the North team to a 16-14 victory over the South team, and in the foray was named “most valuable player’’ by attending sportswriters. Cripe, a 205-pound, 6’» 2 ” cleareyed blonde, will enter Purdue university in September on a full football scholarship. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Cripe of Ogden Island, Lakei Wawasee. The Saturday game ip which he starred as a fullback was played

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FAMOUS RACERS VISIT HERE — World-famous Indianapolis 500 Speedway racers Gary Bettenhausen and Billy Vukovich spent last Wednesday and Thursday in the Syracuse area hoping to get in a little fishing and golf. They were rained out in their fishing plans but were able to get in a round of golf Thursday afternoon at South Shore golf course. The two racers were guests of the Vega Corp.

Mother of three Milford youngsters becomes county's 18th traffic victim

Mrs. Helen Louise Elliott, 31, r 1 Etna Green, became Kosciusko county’s 18th traffic fatality of 1973 when she was killed in a twocar accident on state road 19 at 7:10 p.m. Friday. The accident happened five miles south of Nappanee. Mrs. Elliott was the mother of Susie, Kent and Cindy Elliott of r 2 Milford. She died of a crushed chest and numerous internal injuries. Mrs. Elliott and her children were northbound on the state highway when their vehicle was struck head-on by a southbound auto driven by Tommy Roark, 25, r 3 Bremen. Roark came up behind a slow moving horse and buggy, pulled around to pass and struck the Elliott car. He is in critical condition in the Elkhart hospital with a broken jaw, internal injuries, chest injuries and a cerebral concussion. Also taken to the Elkhart hospital were the three Elliott children. Susie, 11, has a broken

before an estimated 8,000 fans. The crowd was kept down due to the Hall of Fame game being on television. Blasts Away In the Saturday game, Cripe « led the North team to its fourth win,' to a third for the South, blasting from his fullback spot for 90 yards on 20 carries and a 4.5 average as he outshone the stellar array of prep stars from the 1972 high school season. In addition, Cripe also latched onto two passes from quarterback Mike McCray for 34 yards. His 20 rushing attempts was a North team record. He did an outstanding job on the first North six pointer as he

pelvis and will remain hospitalized for some time. Both Kent, six, and Cindy Jo, five, were released yesterday (Tuesday) and are at home with their fattier, David Elliott of r 2 Milford. Kent had a deep laceration to his right knee while Cindy suffered a laceration to her upper lip and one to her left leg. Police officers Barry Black and Melvin Keplinger of the state department and Marlin Rose of the county sheriff’s office are investigating. They were assisted by the Nappanee fire department. Damages to the Roark vehicle was set at $2,000 with damages to the Elliott auto set at $1,400. Services Monday Funeral services were held on Monday morning at the Millwood Chapel church with Rev. David Plaster officiating. Bprial was in Stoney Point cemetery. Mrs. Elliott was born in Elkhart on January 25, 1942 to Chancy and Thelma (Ogle) Sch-

carried the ball seven times for 30 yards and caught a 27-yard pass in the 13-play drive that consumed 89 yards, according to Journal-Gazette sportswriter Karl Christ who attended the Saturday game. Cripe A Comer Kim Cripe is a comer, all right. Any Wawasee high school football fan knows that. He rides around the Lakeland area and is easily spotted by sports fans in his blue Nova. He quickly gives credit to three men who brought him along in the game of football — Syracuse junior high school football coach Tom Jones, his high school coach Don Storey and assistant coach

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Teeing off on hole No. 1 is Bettenhausen and providing the background are, from left, pro Steve Roderick, Tom Tuttle, Bob Skillen, Ken Schultz, Billy Vukovich, Gary Baker, Al Amos and Ted Auer. In this year’s fateful Indy 500 Vukovich finished second and Bettenhausen finished fifth.

mucker. She worked at White Metal in Warsaw. Surviving with the children are the parents of r 1 Etna Green; a grandmother; and four brothers.

Sounds of Hope' homecoming banquet, concert Thursday

The second annual homecoming concert and banquet for the “Sounds of Hope” will be held Thursday evening, Aug. 2, 'at the Wawasee high school auditorium and Oakwood hotel dining room. The banquet will be at 5 p.m. and the concert at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend both events. “Sounds of Hope, Inc.”, founded and directed by Varner Chance, is a musical organization consisting of choir and string orchestra personnel which is dedicated to give its members the

Jack Marlette. “Mr. Jones started me in football in junior high and coaches Storey and Marlette taught me the fine points of the game,” Kim says, unabashed. He played two years in junior high and four years in high school as a fullback. He says, “We play better football at Wawasee than most people realize. We play a high class of football in the Northern Lakes Conference, although some of the schools we play are small. I don’t feel the caliber of football in the bigger schools is that much better.” He is rated an all-state fullback on the second team, and from all indications he has a bright future

Proposed tax rate at Pierceton The proposed tax rate for the town of Pierceton for 1974 has been set at $2.64 with the entire amount to be collected in the general fund. The amount to be raised is $38,109. The report, which appears elsewhere in this issue of The Mail-Journal, is signed by Janet Miller, clerk-treasurer.

opportunity to share with people — ideals, understanding and good will through music. In return the members receive the experiences of travel, association with citizens of other countries, fraternization with other talented people and to make acquaintances of the highest type. This organization is sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary club whose members give assistance, financial and otherwise, to young people of talent who are desirous of making the trip. The club also

ahead of him on the West Lafayette campus. Had Other Offers He caught the eye of scouts from a number of good schools but chose Purdue because of its business management program. Kim wants to study business management and pre-business law. He confides that Indiana university, Notre Dame, Northwestern and Illinois, plus several smaller schools, have approached him with similar offers as the one he accepted at Purdue. He will report Sunday. Aug. 19, to West Lafayette and begin football practice the next day.

Lakeland Reporter mailed this week The Lakeland Reporter, annual publication of the Lakeland Community Schools, has been mailed to all residents of the school corporation. The Reporter contains information on the opening of schools and other information on the school corporation. All school offices will open on August 16. Persons who did not receive a copy of the tabloid should call the school corporation offices and a copy will be sent immediately. It is important that new families in the community receive information on entering their children in school. The schools will open on August 30 with the first student day being September 4.

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REIGNING QUEEN — Lee Ann Willits, popular Lake Wawasee girl and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willits, will be reigning queen at this year’s Kosciusko county free fair, to be held at the Warsaw fairgrounds August 6-11. In all there are 12 county girls competing for this year’s Queen title, with the announcement of the winner being made on Saturday night.

sponsors the homecoming activities of the banquet and concert. Ticket information may be secured from any rotarian. The homecoming chairman is Rotarian Lewis S. Immel and Clem Lisor, immediate past president, will be the master of ceremonies at the banquet. Since Mr. Chance is the incoming president of the club, vice president Col. Joe Gray was in charge of the club during the time of the tour. The group left Epworth Forest, (Continued On Page 7)

August 20. “If I’m good enough, I could play four full years of varsity football,” he says, hopefully. Kim Cripe is the second football star to come out of the halls of Wawasee high school to make it big in college. The other is Bill Pipp who went to Indiana university at Bloomington and got in a fair share of time on the field. Pipp was signed by the Dallas Cowboys and will be playing professionally. Kim Cripe says, “They’re just beginning to hear about Wawasee. We’ll have more good players leave here to play in college.” He’s probably right.

Syracuse land exchange 1 .' „ with United Telephone

Members of the Syracuse town board of trustees affixed their signatures to a legal instrument known as Ordinance Number 7316 last night affecting an exchange of town property with property owned by the United Telephone Co. of Indiana, Inc., that will bring approximately 40 additional free parking spaces to the uptown Syracuse business district. The ordinance deeds over a tract of land known as the upper parking lot on North Huntington street to the telephone company. Its legal description is: The North 61.5 feet by parallel lines of lots numbered 94 and 95 in the Original Plat of the Town of Syracuse. In exchange, the town of Syracuse receives two tracts of land on the west side of West Pearl street in Syracuse, known as lots 119 and 125. It’s legal description is as follows: Webster's budget set dt $ 1.84 The proposed rate for the 1974 budget for the town of North Webster has been set at $1.84 according to a legal notice elsewhere in this issue of The Mail-Journal. The levy would raise $27,432 for the town. The levy for the general fund has been set at $1.74 and will raise $25,940. The levy in the cumulative building fund for sewers has been set at 10 cents and will raise $1,492. The legal notice is signed by David W. Berger, clerktreasurer. Milford driver loses control of truck Keith L. Lindzy, 50, r 1 Milford, driver of a truck owned by G. M. Leasing Div', Munson Motor Sales, Warsaw, lost control on loose gravel and struck a tree. The accident happened at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on CR 1300 N and CR 300E. County police patrolman Marlin Rose estimated damage at SI,OOO.

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Tract A: Lot number 4 in Strombeck and Weaver’s First Addition to the town of Syracuse, and, Tract B: Lots 6 and 7 in Weybright’s Addition to the town of Syracuse. The town has plant of removing the two dwellings on the tracts of land, then to blacktop the area for free public parking. Parking has long been critical in the uptown Syracuse business district, and it is thought by the town that this move will alleviate the problem. The United Telephone Cq. of Indiana, Inc., has announced no plans for its use of the newly acquired area on North Huntington street. The ordinance affecting the exchange was signed by town board members Darrell Grisamer, Marion L. Miller, Carl L. Myrick and Thomas E. Prickett, with clerk-treasurer Betty Dust attesting to their signatures. Ray Yoders to operate Frog Annex Ray and Lou Ann Yoder, owners and operators of The Frog Tavern south of Syracuse, have purchased the property known as The Guide on the East side of Lake Wawasee and will operate it as The Frog Annex. The transaction took place a week ago, and the Yoders plan to operate for business on Friday and Saturday with a grand opening. The Frog Tavern has b§en expanded to a point where there is no more room for expansion, Yoder said, and the acquisition of the new property gives them an opportunity for expansion. They hope to specialize in serving dinners at The Frog Annex, they said. Year books at Wawasee The 1973 highschool year books are at Wawasee high school and may be picked up at the main office between 1 and 4 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 2 and 3.