The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 August 1973 — Page 16

THE MA IL-JOURNAL — Wed., Aug. 22,1973

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H The Column 9 A Sideshow Os Events In Milford

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this column shows Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nyce. of r 1 Milford and the clock Nyce made for their 30th wedding anniversary. The case is walnut and the works came from Germany. The clock has Westminster chimes. The wood at the top of the clock came from the home of his grandmother, the late Mrs. Frank Ritter. “MUMMY, that dentist wasn’t painless like he said.” “Why, did he hurt you?” “No! but he yelled just like any other dentist when I bit his finger.” MIDWESTERN UNITED Life is celebrating its 25th anniversary and its annual sales convention this week is being held at the Lucayan Beach Hotel on Grand Bahama Island. Among the nearly 200 sales representatives, officers, directors and guests attending are Mr. and Mrs. Dan Levernier

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Levernier has represented the company since 1951 and has been recognized as one of the company’s most consistent personal producers. He holds memberships in the company’s president’s club and the Ball of Fire club. MR. AND MRS. Sam Hartter of west of Milford would appreciate receiving cards iW honor of their 65th wedding anniversary next Sunday according to one of our informants. The Hartters will celebrate their anniversary quietly. Mrs. Hartter was 90 years young on /April 11 and Mr. Hartter will celebrate his 88th birthday on August 31. MICHIGAN RESIDENTS Mr. and Mrs. Harry Burlson (she’s the former Judy Dippon) were in Milford over the week end visiting relatives and friends. Also visiting in Milford over the week end were Mr. and Mrs. Michael Yoder and young son

Jason (she’s the former Jane Baumgartner) of Bloomington. MR. AND MRS. Willard Conn and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bucher will be off for Bloomington this week end to visit the Conn’s daughter and Bucher’s granddaughter, Michelle and her husband Richard Searles. MANY RESIDENTS of our town think D. G. Seely, immediate past district governor of Lions, has nothing to do since turning over the reigns of the district to the new governor in July. This is far from true. On Friday he and Mrs. Seely were off for Indianapolis and a Lions function there. On Saturday they were in Mishawaka to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the club there and help welcome the new international president of Lions to the district. 0 Next week end will find the Seelys in Frankfort on Saturday night and in Wabash for a district cabinet meeting on Sunday afternoon. 801 l State offers class at Wawasee Ball State university will offer its graduate course EDRDG 510 “The teaching of reading in the elementary school” at Wawasee high schooLin the fall quarter. The course covers the appraisal of the elementary school reading program in terms of principles, practices and problems involved in the instructional program. The course, which yields four quarter hours of graduate credit will begin at 6:30 p.m. on September 6 and will continue for 11 consecutive Thursdays. Classes close at 10 p.m. Registration forms may be acquired by writing to the Ball State university, office of continuing education, 4410 Executive Blvd., Fort Wayne; or, by contacting the office of Lakeland school superintendent Don Arnold. Pam Kaiser honored at bridal shower A surprise bridal kitchen shower was held last Saturday evening for Miss Pam Kaiser of Milford. The shower was given by Miss Elaine Stichter. Decorations in the Stichter home were yellow and orange, the colors chosen by the bride. Games were played with prizes given to the guest of honor. Seventeen ladies and four young girls from Milford, Syracuse, North Webster and Illinois were in attendance. Miss Kaiser will marry Dennis Polk of Leesburg on Saturday, Aug. 25. S4OO damage in accident last Tuesday Victoria L. Mock, 19, r 3 Syracuse, and Daniel J. Jones, 16, 121 Highland, Kokomo, were involved in a two car accident Tuesday, Aug. 14, on the Dewart Lake Rd. at the Vic Bel Rohr Park. The Mock auto crossed the center line and struck the Jones auto while Miss Mock was attempting to retrieve her glasses from the floor of the car. She was ticketed for driving left of center. State trooper Mike Barnett set damage to the Jones auto at S3OO and SIOO to the Mock auto Fire department makes two runs Fire trucks were dispatched to the Mary Ringler home, 419 E. Boston, Syracuse, at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, when the fire alarm in the basement was triggered. No found. The Syracuse fire department responded to a grass fire at the Wilbur Ward home on North Huntington at 3:22 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17. The fire started from a trash fire.

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■■■■* MS jk w: If * vjR "■ '. W s I NEW CONSERVATION OFFICER — Dave Anderson, above, has been assigned to Kosciusko county as a new conservation officer, making his home in the Warsaw area. Anderson comes to Kosciusko county from Starke county where he was stationed at Knox. He is replacing Larry Morris. Anderson, a native of North Webster, is the father of a son, Brett, 3.

John W. Peters heads lake association

John W. Peters and Charles F. Kroh were elected to preside as president and vice president respectively over the new board of directors of Syracuse Lake association. OF Syracuse Lake Association. In the first meeting of the fiscal year, new directors joined the hold-over directors to elect their officers and outline objectives for the coming year. The new directors elected at the recent annual association membership meeting are: Nelson Auer, representing district 1; Gaylord Jones, district 2; LaMar Stoops, District 3. District 1 encompasses all nearby properties from the B & 0 Railway bridge westerly to the Syracuse city park. District 2 includes all nearby properties from the city park easterly to the intersection of North Shore Drive and Maxwelton Golf course road. District 3 includes all nearby properties on North Shore drive from the intersection of the Maxwelton road easterly, then all of East Shore drive. Hold-over directors remaining on the board are: L. James Butt, John W. Peters, Vernon (Bud) Slabaugh, Harry M. Blake, Charles F. Kroh, David W. Stoops. At the discretion of the directors, Mrs. Frank Putt, an association member-at-large, was elected to serve as secretarytreasurer. The directors voted to renew the voluntary septic-tank testing program. Material for the testing has been unavailable, disappointing the lake residents who signed for participation in former years. A new harmless dye has been marketed, thus making it possible for anyone wanting to have his septic tank tested for leakage can do so by calling any of the above directors. The test is simple, the dye capsule being flushed in the stooWf no traces of coloring appear in lake waters, the owner’s septic system is pollution free. Since EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is working to preserve natural lakes, it would be to a property owner’s advantage to administer Unis test voluntarily. Kosciusko county’s sheriff’s

department has been informed of the many complaints regarding speeding on the lake roads. A tighter patrol has been promised. Good Samaritans meeting Monday The Good Samaritan circle of the United. Methodist church held their summer carry-in supper at the home of Mrs. James Golden Monday night. A short business meeting followed the supper. Mrs. William Cochran vice president, was in charge during the absence of the Moore. The social part of the meeting was spent working on items for the November bazaar.

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Hook’s Drug Stores, Inc. sponsor state band contest

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana State Fair marching band contest this Wednesday, Aug. 22, sponsored by the Hook’s Drug Stores, Inc. with the fair board is not only the biggest of its kind in the world, it is one of the most expensive in both time and money spent directly and indirectly. ’ Sheer bunk? A publicity statement? No . . . but for the doubting, here are the facts to prove the statement: Time. Just assume each of the 8,000 band members have practiced for just two hours a day, five days, a week for two weeks before the contest. The total comes to 160,000 man hours (about 79 years for the 40-hour-a---week man). However, this is not even close to the right figure. Take three time winner Anderson, the Indians formal practice hours come to 110 per band member. Note the word formal, it is literally impossible to know how many private hours of practice each member has put in. In any case, Anderson is not an extreme. Rosedale, the smallest school entered, logged a total of 130 hours of formal practice. However, to be conservative, it is assumed each of the 8,000 (and there are more than 8,000) band members put in a total of say 95 hours of practice — formal and private. The total comes out 760,000 hours or 365-plus years for a man working 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year. In terms of money, using Indiana’s minimum wage of $1.25 per hour, the total is a cool $950,000. And remember, the time the band directors, assistants and parents hasn’t even been considered, nor time going to and from practice. Another time factor not considered is the fantastic amount of hours spent raising money to support the “largest team” in any school. And unlike many other “teams” very little money is psent by the tax payer (if any) on the marching band — so most bands appearing today are virtually self supporting. A marching band takes alot of support. To wit it takes an average of $175 for the uniform and around $235 to instrument a musical playing member of a band. The non-musical member (majorettes, drum major, flag carrying members, etc.) requires at the very least S2OO for his uniform and equipment (a very conservative figure — Anderson’s Indian girls uniforms are $250 a crack). So, considering that about -77 per cent (6160) of the 8,000 band

people here today actually play music, the total cost of their uniforms and intruments tops out at $2,525,600 greenbacks. The remaining 1,840 non-music people add an additional $368,000 for their gear. The grand total of $2,893,600. And that is a lot of money in any book. Still the battle of the budget is not, over yet. There is transportation, food (high school kids do eat plenty, contrary to popular belief) music and a hundred and one other seemingly minor expenses. And don’t forget band camp for at least half of today’s participants. Again taking a very conservative figure of $55 per member (and that’s not out of the ball park — band camp alone starts at $40.00) these incidentals add up to a whopping $440,000. So, putting things all together the picture looks something like

William Cable wins state chicken barbecue contest

William Cable, r 2 box 34 Syracuse, won the chicken barbecue contest held at the state, fair over the week end. This contest is open to Anyone in the state except previous winners. In 1970, the Cablep’ son, Edwin, won the junior division championship and in 1972 Cable’s wife, Miriam, won the state championship in the senior division. This year Mrs. Cable was a judge for the junior division. Contestants in the contest furnish all of their own equipment except the chicken. The contest is held each year on the lawn of the fairground’s superintendent. Contestants are judged by a point system on the quality of the equipment, care of the equip-

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this: Time: minimum of 760,000 man-hours at $1.25 per hour — $950,000 » Cost: uniforms, instruments — $2,893,600 Incidentals — $440,000 Grand total: — $4,283,600 Again, “The Indiana State Fair marching band contest is not only the biggest of its kind in the world, it is one of the most expensive.” Like 4.2 million dollars worth, and that is conservative. The Hook’s Drug Stores have sponsored the band contest since 1963. It has provided a total of 250 trophies ahd plaques in this period including ten championship trophies which measure six feet,three inches. Norman P. Reeves, president of the Hook Company will present the trophies to this year’s winners.

ment, how the fire is started, the fire safety, timing of cooking how well the bird is cooked, shrinkage, and the look, taste and texture of the chicken. Mr. Cable used an electric rotisserie and his owfi recipe for barbecue sauce made basically of poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. He added other spices to this recipe for basting the chicken. LAKELAND LOCAL Mrs. Jerry (Dixie) Whetten and sons of Michigan and Mrs. Stan Scott of Syracuse were Sunday morning callers in the George Auer, Sr., home on rural Syracuse.