The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 August 1973 — Page 1

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The summer might be drawing short, but the past week has been one of the best on the beaches of the Lakeland area. With temperatures soaring in the hot and sticky 80’s, bathers, young and old, continued to

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VOLUME 10

57th annual fair underway at Warsaw

The 57th annual Kosciusko county fair is underway at Warsaw this week with today (Wednesday) being kid’s day. On schedule for tonight are the open sheep show at 6 p.m., the auto racing time trials at 6:30 p.m. with the races following and the dairy showmanship show at 7:30 p.m.<, The highlight of tomorrow’s events is the 4-H livestock auction at 5:30 p.m. If the auction at last week’s Elkhart county fair is any criteria bidding should be spirited because of the increasing shortage of beef. Other activities tomorrow will be the 4-H dairy show at 9 a.m. and the pony pull at 8:30 p.m. The entire day will be dedicated to the senior citizens of the county.

Rotary Governor to 9 appear at Syracuse

WILLIAM R. STEINMETZ

Lakeland area housewives feel beef shortage

Most grocers in the greater Lakeland area report there is plenty of beef but it’s just not available and probably won’t be available until after the price freeze is lifted. Many meat counters are all but bare except for pork and chicken which is plentiful but very high in cost. There is no freeze on pork or chicken at the present time. The price freeze on beef is not scheduled to be lifted until September 12 and beef feeders

At 9 a.m. on Friday the 4-H horses at halter will be judged with the open halter classes set for 1 p.m. The dairy show is scheduled for the entire day with Guernsey, Ayrshire, Jersey and Brown Swiss cattle to be judged. Friday is also the second kid’s day of the fair. The event of the evening is the harness ’racing program sponsored by the Kosciusko county racing club. Starting time is 8 p.m. with 12 heats of racing. Saturday’s fair wrap-up will be the annual crowning of the fair queen after the auto races. Again time trials for the races will be at 6:30 p.m. with the races following. Other events of the day will be the Holstein dairy show and the horse show.

William R. “Bill” Steinmetz, District Governor of Rotary International, will address the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club at its weekly meeting Tuesday, August 21. The meeting will be held at the Maxwelton Country Qub. Steinmetz will meet with club’s officers prior to the meeting. Rotary District 654, of which Steinmetz is Governor, is comprised of 52 Rotary Clubs in northern Indiana He will visit and speak at each club in the District. A Rotarian since 1950, Steinmetz is a Past President of the

are holding cattle off the market until after the freeze is lifted. Many packing houses have already closed, others will close in the near future and others which continue to operate are losing money daily. One company serving area stores is reported to be losing $49 on each head of cattle purchased then resold to groceries while another is reported to be losing from S2B to S3O per side. The federal government thinks the suppliers will flood the

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frequent the beaches and picnic grounds. An example is the Syracuse city park, where the sand and water delighted thousands during the summer .months. According to Syracuse police officers, this has been one of the “good

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FAIR RIBBON CUTTING — The traditional ribbon cutting to kick off the 57th annual Kosciusko County Free Fair and Dairy Association Show was held at 7 p.m. Monday night as candidates for this year’s Fair Queen title gathered around. William A. Orr, president of the fair association, provided the scissors and briskly snipped the colorful ribbon held by queen contestants. Orr welcomed the gathering to the fair, stating this should be one of the finest.

South Bend Rotary Club and has attended five Rotary International conventions. A graduate of Purdue university in mechanical engineering, Steinmetz is president of f Midland Engineering Company, Inc., South Bend. A director of the American National Bank and Trust Company, he is active in a wide range of trade and community activities.

market after the September 12 price freeze is lifted and is estimating it will take from 10 days to two weeks for all channels to fill up. Prices will then, government representatives predict, go so high the people won’t purchase beef and the price will come back down. Purchase 54 Quarters The only place where beef is plentiful at the present time is at Augsburger’s Food Palaces in Milford, North Webster and Syracuse. The food chain

WEDNESDAY, AJJGUST 8, 1973

Orville Evans is fined after high speed chase

Orville Evans, 27, 801 South Seventh street, Syracuse, paid $46 in fines and costs after a high speed chase last Saturday. Evans was a passenger in a vehicle which was chased at high speeds from the Michigan state line north of Bristol to a curve on county road 22 east of county road 33 in Elkhart county. The auto came to a stop when it landed in a ditch at 4:38 p.m.

representatives were at the Elkhart county fair last week and purchased 54 quarters of beef. They plan to purchase more at the Kosciusko county fair tomorrow night. John B. Augsburger readily agreed there is a shortage. He said the biggest problem is the people who are hoarding meat at the present time. Augsburger said if people would use what they need and not purchase too large a supply there would be no shortage. The supply is low, he

years,” and the city park grounds and beach have been filled to overflowing, particularly on week ends. Hie center photo, above, is of the beach, while swinging in the left photo are Joe Bergen of

Fair queeh candidates from left are Cindy "Miss Silver Lake”; Cathy Cummins, “Miss Warsaw III”; Kathy Slone, “Miss Warsaw I”; Cindy Nifong, “Miss Etna Green”; Bobbi Rhodes, “Miss North Webster”; Londa Ellenwood, “Miss Pierceton”; Andrea Newman, “Miss Milford”; Kay Allen, “Miss Leesburg”; Cheryl Clampitt, “Miss Mentone”; Sally Ransbottom, “Miss Claypool”; Vicki Teel, “Miss Atwood”; and Debi Hafer, “Miss Warsaw II”.

Dan A. Sharp, 20,218 South 25th street, Goshen, was the driver of the auto. He was charged with reckless driving and public intoxication. Other passengers in the Sharp car were Harold Evans, 21, of 224 South 27th street, Goshen; and Ernest Evans, 23, of 216 South 24th street, Goshen. They too were fined $46 when they appeared in jp Austin Swihart’s

said, but the demand is great. Jay Brouwer said pork., and poultry are plentiful at Klink’s Market in Syracuse, however, the store’s beef supply is questionable. He said he keeps ordering and his suppliers send what they can. The shortage has been felt for the past month but the past week end is the first time the store has been out of beef. More meat arrived at Klink’s on Monday. No Break Brouwer says his suppliers see

court on August 6. Sharp paid total fine and costs of sllO. (Michigan state trooper C. E. Schell started the pursuit at the Michigan line and Elkhart county officers later joined the chase. The Michigan trooper stated the pursuit of the car was up to 100 miles per hour until Sharp lost control on the curve. There were (Continued On Page 18)

no break until after the price freeze is lifted. Phil Campbell at Campbell’s Market in Milford says beef is short and he has no idea when he will have more. On Tuesday of this week the store had only a few select steaks left. Campbell said representatives of the market planned to attend the 4-H auction tomorrow night with hopes of purchasing some beef if the price doesn’t go too high. Galloway’s Grocery on Lake

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South Bend, left, and Jimmy Charters of Syracuse, with Karen Walker of South Bend providing the push power. / In the right photo are Mrs. Richard Cripe, r 1 Syracuse, Mrs. Richard Keck and daughter Peney, 12, of New Paris.

IW/HC legal action could cost medical patients dearly

The Indiana State Board of Health and Kosciusko Community Hospital have been notified that Murphy Medical Center and the Samuel C. Murphy Memorial Foundation, Inc. have filed an appeal in the Superior Court of Marion County, contesting the recent action of the Indiana State Board of Health in granting a Hill-Burton federal loan guarantee Snd interest subsidy to Kosciusko Community Hospital. On July 11,1973, the Executive Board of the Indiana State Board of Health voted unanimously to approve the application of Kosciusko Community Hospital for a federal Hill-Burton loan guarantee in the amount of $5,000,000, as well as an interest subsidy which would in effect federally subsidize the interest rate on the proposed $5,000,000 bond issued by as much as 3 per cent. William S. Hall, Attorney® for Murphy Medical Center, has advised William T. Paynter, M.D., Secretary of the Indiana State Board of Health, by a letter of the intention of the Murphy Medical Center to seek a judicial review of this award. The Advisory Hospital and Health Facilities Planning Council of the Indiana State Board of Health approved on November 18, 1970, an application from Kosciusko Community Hospital for a direct HillBurton grant for $1,219,141. This

Wawasee has had no beef for two weeks. Bill Hare says ,he has only pork and chicken and it’s a sad situation. His beef suppliers are clcsed, therefore he isn’t looking for any more beef until after the freeze is lifted. Harold Jones of Jones Food Center in Leesburg says he will be out of beef by the week end. He again commented on the fact there is plenty of beef around but the packers can’t afford it with the price freeze. Byron Connolly at Connolly’s

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approval was given because of the high priority for hospital construction and health needs in Kosciusko County, as determined by the State Board’s guidelines. The $1,219,141 grant was subject to the amount of funds which would be available from the Federal Government for HillBurton grants. This amount had not been announced at the time of the award to Kosciusko Community Hospital. , Washington later announced a substantial budgetary cutback, and the State of Indiana was allocated only $300,000 for Hill-Burton grants. This entire sum was earmarked for the Kosciusko Community Hospital project by the State Board of Health. At that time, Murphy Medical Center contested the award made to KCH, special hearing was held on January J 9, 1971, with testimony from both KCH and Murphy Medical Center. The hearing officer, after reviewing all oral and written testimony, upheld the original action of the Advisory Hospital and Health Facilities Committee in awarding the Hill-Burton grant to Kosciusko Community Hospital. On September 8, 1971, the Executive Committee of the State Board of Health upheld the findings of the hearing officer. Murphy Medical Center subsequently appealed this decision to the Courts, and the matter was (Continued On Page 18)

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Market in uptown Syracuse reports his beef supply is “very low.” He has no promises from his packing company as to when he will receive more or if he will receive more before the price freeze is lifted. All he and other grocers can do is wait until they hear from their suppliers. Meanwhile the average housewife is hard pressed for ideas on planning a week’s menu with little or no beef and prices on chicken and pork increasing by leaps and bounds.