The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 45, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 December 1973 — Page 18

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Against traps

Dear Editor: Recently one of my pets was caught in a muskrat trap along Turkey Creek, which flows behind my home. She may now loose her leg. , I feel that this is a very cru# situation. .. A trap of any sort is a ter ’l ht thing in itself. The animal cw is seldom killed instantly. *... creature is left to suffer t pain and fear. Then the hunter comes along to fmish off ' h ' harn “^ C Te.S.I small There are sev» children in my arj« *Jo play along Turkey Cree* Tl ? e " ext time it could be one of them. A

Bowl game predictions

Dear Editor. Would l‘ ke t 0 submit a paragraph or two concerning post-season football games. It may or may not be humorous. A waddy who calls himself “Diamond-back” Doane told me about the grid game. He read an article about it in The LipReader’s Digest. Doane once Nocked a hat for “Snake” Ames (he says) so the man just might know something about sports. He gave me a list of his predictions far the bowl games and I’m passing them on to the readers of The Mail-Journal. Mr. Doane opines that football is over emphasized but that some of the money raised does go to chairty. We called him to check one of the scores but his wife said he had gone to the zoo to pet the cobras. Here are his picks: Cotton Bowl — Nebraska stops Texas, 28 to 24 Sun Bowl — Auburn falls to Missouri, 17 to 16 Orange Bowl — Penn State stiffens LSU, 33 to 20 Sugar Bowl — Red Elephants meet Hustling Hibernians.

Dailey Asphalt And Products Co., Inc. Producers Os Asphalt Paving 1034 Oakland St. Phone: 743-1128 Fort Wayne Congratulates — & Wawasee JI Village |fl Drive-In Bank Os ON ITS OPENING & OPEN HOUSE Saturday " ■ December 8

gpjxll child could easily loose fingers or toes in one of these traps. In my opinion traps are nothing but a danger, and anyone who uses them is a cruel and lazy hunter. I am not against hunting for control and preservation of wildlife. But trapping is no way to do it. I sincerely hope that those who read this letter feel the same way I do, and will try to persuade everyone they know who uses traps to hunt, to use a more humane method. Thank You. Mrs. John S. LeCount

‘Barna steps up in class. Notre Dame 21 Alabama 10 Liberty Bowl — Kansas 40 North Carolina State 27 Fiesta Bowl — Arizona State 50 Pittsburgh 41 Tangerine Bowl — Miami of Ohio 13 Florida 9 Peach Bowl — Maryland 16 Georgia 14 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl — Houston 28 Tulane 15 Gator Bowl — Texas Tech trims Rose Bowl — “Diamond-back” insists that Southern California had never beaten Ohio State in a Rose Bowl contest until last New Year’s day. Could be. He thinks the Buckeyes will get even by something like 24 to 16 this time. East-West Shrine Game (San Francisco) — West 19 East 10 We asked Doane to write a paragraph about the Super Bowl. Someone at his home told us that the windy one had been injured at a Feather Party on the Eve of Hie Poultry Bowl Game. We want to wish him good luck wherever he is. (We know for a fact that the man is brittle. He

was injured while snatching Kleig lights during the filming of The Last Os The Luke-warm Ixx'hers and before that, he cracked a rib while walking his dog at Burning Tree.) Thanks for listening, Sincerely, Bernard Jones Syracuse. Ind. Make your own Yule presents You can make your own Christmas gifts this year and save yourself a bundle of money. And not only will you be striking a blow for your bank account, but you’ll also make the ecologists happy. Because first-rate Christmas gifts — as good as you can get at the store — can be made out of things that you otherwise might dump. TIN CAN MEN The simplest tin-can man to make is Humpty Dumpty. And he makes a great bank for children. Just take an empty ham can and file the smooth. Seal it shut with tape and then cut a hole in the top to slip coins in. Then paint the whole can one color — say white — and paste on eyes, mouth, nose, ears and hair. They can be cut out of heavy paper or burlap and painted the proper colors. You can make tin-can robots too out of differentsized cans. THE MYSTERIOUS SNOW BOWL The mysterious snow bowl will amaze whoever you give it to. Take a large glass bowl and pour this secret formula into it —two tablespoons baking soda and one tablespoon citric acid crystals. (You might also put something into the bowl for color, like a piece of coral or some multi-colored rocks.) Pour a pound or two of moth balls into the bowl — enough to fill it about a quarter of the way— and then fill the bowl with water. Then just watch the action! The moth balls will slowly rise and fall, like a miniature snow storm.

New stores — (Cont. from page 1, sec. 1) corrected before green sod can be laid in the courtyard, adding further, if weather stays as it has been, the sod can still be laid through December 15. The outsiddkimed lighting is a sight to behold, lending beauty to the entire corner area, With remodeling and a new front on the theatre, Syracuseans can be proud of the new look. Fire The well-known Pickwick Block, as most remember, was destroyed by fire on New Year’s Day, 1971, with exception of the Pickwick Theatre. which sustained damage. Completely burned out were: The Pickwick Inn, owned by Tony Guidone and Gene Thompson, with an estimated loss of $40,000. Budget Investments, Inc., whose lease ran out at midnight on December 31. Most of the fixtures were moved out so loss was undetermined. W. R. Thomas store in the corner building where all stock and fixtures on both floors were completely destroyed. An estimate of loss was being studied. Jaycee hall located in the large room under the Inn where the fire was thought to have started, perhaps due to a short in electrical equipment used earlier for a dance. Loss was minimal. Saved by firemen, in addition to the theatre, were S & N Plumbing soon moved to new quarters at Wawasee and since have discontinued in business. Doc moved to the village area for a time and later on to South Huntington street, however, sold his business due to ill health and that business was moved from town a short time later. The early morning fire was first reported to firemen around 5 a.m. by two 17-year-old boys who first saw smoke coming from the stairwell leading to the Jaycee hall. Assist By 8 a.m. it was apparent the fire could get out of control, and additional help was called in. Assisting were departments from North Webster, Milford, Pierceton, Ligonier, Kendallville, Wolflake, Goshen city, Elkhart township, Benton, New Paris, Millersburg and Bremen. A firewall kept the flames from getting into the theater located on the west end of the block,

however, fire chief Tom Strickler reported flames got through a firewall into the basement area of the Thomas store through an illrepaired hole in the wall. On Monday following the fire, investigators of the state fire marshal’s office in Indianapolis and fire underwriters were on the scene in hopes of putting a price tag on the loss. Early estimates at that time were that loss to the building would exceed $150,000. Replacement costs were something else. Owners of the building had in excess of $200,000 insurance on the building. Loss of equipment, merchandise and discontinued service time estimated at that time by knowledgeable persons was estimated at $300,000. Form Corporation A real eyesore for the community, a group of interested persons joined to form the Syracuse Community Development Corporation, with hopes of clearing the site and rebuilding the area. Funds for the project were raised on a stock issue program and other development funds provided locally, with possibility of ultimately seeking a small business administration loan. A preliminary design by CallTodd associates, architects and planners of Plymouth and Indianapolis, was unveiled in October of 1972 for the Early American theme. A building contract was let to Rainbow Construction, Inc., of Geneva, in February of this year, far rebuilding of the block at a completed total cost estimate of approximately $190,000. Actual work on the project started this summer and though taking slightly longer than planned, is nearing completion. Saturday Meeting Officers and directors of the development corporation will be meeting this Saturday for a number of items on the agenda. Current officers and also serving the board of directors are: President — Robert L. Jones Vice president — Harry Alfrey Secretary-treasurer — Mrs. B. R. (Lola) Pinney Others on the board of directors are: William Cable, Gaylord Jones, Thomas Tuttle, Ralph Thornburg, George A. Bushong and Edwin (Pat) McCarty. LABOR WINS New Zealand Labor Party won landslide victory in general election on Nov. 25, 1972.

Congratulations — To Wawasee Village Drive-In Bank On Its Opening & Open House j| Saturday, Dec. 8 We Are Happy To Have Done The Electrical Work On The Branch Bank ft Hire Electric ’ 457-3744 — Syracuse Stover, Darlene And Cy ® ary An< * Denn ’ s

Farm users to get more diesel fuel Area farmers needing more diesel fuel may request it by applying immediately to distributors, according I o Newell Timmons, chairman of the state Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation (ASCS) committee. Timmons has received notice that this revision on dis tillates in the emergency fuels program is effective for 60 days. It: should go a long way toward enabling many farmers who need diesel tractor fuel, to continue a variety of farming activities important to producing food for the nation. The revision notice is from the office of petroleum allocation (OPA), Department of the Interior. Nicholas H. Smith, assistant deputy administrator of programs for ASCS in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), who has been appointed coordinator of energy for the USDA, said this revision in the use of distillates was approved November 19, 1973. Smith said this change is now “the law of the land” and suppliers are obligated to give farmers and ranchers preference in supplying their needs of diesel fuel. In addition to farmers, those preference under this revision are mass transit and those who produce the fuel itself. The mandatory distillate fuels allocation program went into effect November 1,1973 basing a farmer’s initial allocation on the amount of diesel and other distillates he had used in the corresponding month of last year. Unfortunately, heavy rains and other problems developed in many states in 1972 bringing many farm activities to a halt, and fanners had little or no record of fuel purchases usable as a base for current allocations. The revision now allows farmers to get the necessary fuel for fall work. State and county offices of ASCS have been monitoring the farm fuel situation for months and assisting farmers by reporting their fuel needs to the appropriate governmental units. Timmons noted that fuel supplies for Indiana could be very tight and stressed the need for energy conservation.

Pierceton Rotary Drilling R. 1 — Pierceton Congratulates and offers Best Wishes to Wawasee Village Drive-In Bank On The Occasion Os Its Opening and Open House Sat., Dec. 8