The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 April 1974 — Page 1

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VOLUME 11

Waubee Lake property owners discuss maintenance of lake

Members of Waubee Lake Property Owners Association. Inc., met April 15 to review action to be taken in the maintenance of the lake. The president Steven A. Kaiser presented plans underway by the board of directors. Many authorities on lake care have been contacted Special

Syracuse town board supports police chief

The Syracuse town board last night passed Ordinance 74-5 reducing parking meter fines from 81.00 to 50 cents, following protests by uptown merchants that the fine imposed was too high. The full ordinance is published elsewhere in this issue of The Mail-Journal In another action, the full board supported police chief Dale Sparklin in his vigorous enforcement of the uptown parking meters. In a signed statement by all board members, read by clerktreasurer Betty Dust, it read in part: "Policechief Dale Sparklin has been ordered by this board to

THE GOOSE, THE GANDER — What’s good for the goose to good for the gander. hot this doesn't oeeai to work with the Syracuse police. Oo Monday police chief Dole Sparklin. whose “eager beaver” approach to enforcing parking meter regulations is almost legend, was caught with his fingers in the pie. Sparklin parked the police car la a regular parking space, did not insert a coin as everyone else is supposed to do. then proceeded up the street giving every violator in sight a parking ticket, for the customary SI.W fine. A Mail-Journal photographer thought he should record this police infraction. When seen by Sparklin taking the above picture, the ambitious officer ran to the car. climbed in and sped off in unaccustomed haste. Editorial: If the city police car is going to take ap a parking space in the uptown business district. It should pay the piper just as any other motorist Is asked to do. And the chief of police should be no exception.

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attention will be given to streams entering the lake residential septic tanks, nutrients entering the lake from water shed off shore and litter thrown into the lake. Plans were made to attend a public hearing on the Maple Leaf Duck Farm to be held at the Holiday Inn. Warsaw, on April 24.

see that parking meters are run regularly throughout the day. Running the meters is a direct order by this board to the police chief and not a decision made by the chief The hoard has further directed the chief that meters are to be run regularly each day by all officers and not just himself . ” Radar Gun Chief Sparklin has also come under some heat for asking the town board to spend 81.002.50 for a radar (or speed) gun. In the same statement, the board noted that it had requested Sparklin to "fundsh us with the price of a radar gun as well as other equipment prices."

9 am. to 12 noon. All interested parties are invited to attend. Any statements to be given at the hearing are to be written in duplicate. It is suggested that these be communicated to the president Steven A Kaiser prior to the meeting. A work day is set for April 27 at 8 a m at the beach.

( Note; The new town board policy of strict enforcement of parking meter fines in the uptown area resulted in uptown merchants to vote last Monday eight to nothing for removal of the parking meters.) Building commissioner Ed Anderson tendered his resignation to the board, effective May 18, and recanmended Rex Yentes as his replacement. The board plans to meet with Mr. Yentes and consider him fa the post. Anderson also submitted a request from American In(Continued on page 9)

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1974

Syracuse C of C to meet on Thursday Members of the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce will conduct their scheduled meeting Thursday, April 18, at 12 noon at the Maxwelton golf club. All members are urged to attend the general business session. Reports will be given by all committees. Name slate of officers for next year Milford Lions Monday night named a slate of officers for next year, as follows: President — Max Beer Ist vice president — Carl Keiper 2d vice president — Dean Cousins 3d vice president — Jerry Bushong Secretary — Jervis Schafer Treasurer — Leon Newman Tail twister — Leon Young Lion tamer — Ralph Karstedt Directors, 1 year — Bill Little and Graham Meier Directors, 2 years — Richard Smith and Marshall Estep Plan Ladies* Night Plans were made for the ladies' night, to be held Monday, May 20, the time and place to be determined by a committee composed of Lions Hartke scrubs local stop from tornado tour In a last minute re-scheduling of his itinery to survey the tor-nado-stricken areas of Indiana, U. S. Senator R. Vance Hartke eliminated Kosciusko county from his tour. The original schedule called for a Tuesday afternoon visit of Kosciusko county, including a touch down at Wawasee Airport, one of the hardest hit areas in the Lakeland area. Word came through late Tuesday morning that the senator eliminated Kosciusko county from his tour when time simply did not allow for the entire tour he had planrt€d. The senator did hold a press conference at South Bend, however, and addressed his remarks to beefing up an early warning system to be tied in with the satellite system in order to bring more advanced warnings to Hoosiers when a tornado such as was experienced here is imminent. The tornado, certainly one of the worst to visit Indiana, struck early Wednesday evening. April

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EASTER COLORING CONTEST WINNERS - Lakeland area winners of the 1974 Easter coloring contest are shown above with grand prize winner Amy Ferverda shown seated in the center. Seated with Amy are from left Amy O’Blenis, winner at Lavon’s Variety Store in Milford; Kelly Rensberger, winner at Mr. Pickwick’s Men’s Wear in Pickwick Place; Amy Ferverda, who was the winner at Gkm Furniture in Wawasee Village; David Walker, winner at Ben Franklin in Wawasee Village; and Christina Speicher, winner at Wawasee Motel in Wawasee Village. Standing in the second row are Natalie Meyers, winner at Foo and Faye’s Cantonese restaurant in WawaSee Village; Dawn Marie Neises winner at Wawasee Bowl in Wawasee Village; Ann Steffen, winner at Marise’s Town and Lake Shop in Wawasee Village; Angie Meek, winner at the Little People’s Shoppe in Pickwick Ptace;

Revenue sharing funds allocation announced

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Distribution of revenue sharing funds fa counties in the second congressional district have been announced by CongressmaifEari F. Landgrebe. The allocations, part of $31,786,576 earmarked fa 1.600 general-purpose units of government in the state of Indiana, represent the payments fa the third quarter of entitlement period 4, which runs from July 1,1973 through June 30, 1974. The first 1974 payment of general revenue sharing totals 810,940,350 fa the 14 counties represented in the second district. Here is a rundown of those funds to be distributed in the various communities: KOSCIUSKO COUNTY $ 94,134 Burket town 528 Claypool town 4 644 Etna Green town 925 Leesburg corp 999 Mentone town 2,295 Milford town 1,046 Nath Webster town 755 3, and skipped across Kosciusko county in a northeasterly direction, doing irrepairable damage to the little town of Atwood, Leesburg, and to property south and east of Syracuse. Clean-up crews have been working diligently and have reduced the visible results of the holocaust considerably.

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Pierceton town 6,307 Sidney town 150 Silva Lake town 2,490 Syracuse town 4,563 Warsaw city 40,846 Winona Lake town 4,654 Clay twp. 1,150 Etna twp. 607 Franklin twp. 799 Harrison twp. 2,054 Jackson twp. 968 Jefferson twp. 730 Lake twp. 827 Monroe twp. 615 Plain twp. 1,315 Prairie twp. 368 Scat twp. 610 Seward twp. 1,490 Tippecanoe twp. 1,461 Turkey Creek twp. 4,368 Van Buren twp. 1,403 Washington twp. 2,057 Wayne twp. 14,304 COUNTY TOTAL 8195.462 Backing vehicles collide Monday Damage was listed at $75 in a two-vehicle collision Monday at 6:35 pm. as the two attempted to back from parking spaces next to each otha in the 100 block of West Main street in Syracuse. Drivers woe Gtenna Howell, 47, r 1 North Websta, with 875 damage to the 1969 Buick, and Roga L. Graba, 16,140 N. Shoe cfrive, Syracuse. He had no damage to Ins 1965 Chevrolet.

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Jerry Ana, winner at Walter Drag Co., in Milford; Bobby Elson, winner at Hook’s Drag Store in Wawasee Village; Becky Welty, winner at the Palace at Sweets in Syracuse and Nath Websta and Lora Penn, winner at My Store in Pickwick Place. In the back row are Christy Martindale, winner at First Charter Insurance in Syracuse; Dawn Smith, winner at Ganshorn Quality Printers in Syracuse; Danae Berkey pile, winner at McFarren’s Service Ssatt6n in Milford; Lori Baka, winner at Augsburger’s Food Palace in Milford; Pat Speicher, winner at Campbell's Food Market in Milford; June Browtf, winner at the Counting House Bank in North Webster; and Dawn Young, winna at Augsburger’s Food Palace in Syracuse. Absent when the photo was taken were Scott Johnson, winna at Kathy’s Beauty Bazaar in Wawasee Village; and Tad Berkey, winna at Augsburga’s Food Palace in Nath Webster.

MAD committees appointed by Perry

N. John Perry, president of the Milford Area Development Council, has released the following committees fa the new year: Steaing — N. John Perry, Dennis Sharp, Mrs. Darrell (Evelyn) Orn, John Clay, Arch Baumgartner, Dr. T. A. Milla, Don Ahrns and Mrs. Max (Mary) Duncan Retail — John B. Augsburga, chairman; Domis Sharp, N. John Perry and Phil Campbell Planning, zoning and annexing — Paul Brembeck and Don Arnold, co-chairmen; Don Ahrns, Mrs. Lois Jessop and Phillip Bea Housing committee — Pat Speicher, chairman; Phillip Bea, Bill Little. Al Graff, Alex Morris and Jan Kiza Projects — Mrs. Harlan (Nancy) Wuthrich, chairman; Mrs. Orn, Rev. Ralph Karstedt and Harry Schultz Public relations — Arch Baumgartner, chairman; Mrs. Duncan and Mrs. Wilbur (Joyce) Smith. Legislation — John F. Augsburger, chairman; 1 and Norman Lovell Membership — Dennis Sharp and John Clay, cpchairmen; Paul Kiza. Mrs. D. G. (Jeri) Seely and Mrs. Orn.

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DANLEVERNIER Genaal Chairman Memorial Day Activities Paper boy bitten by loose dog A newspaper delivery boy, Rodney Graff, 200 Mill street, Syracuse, was nipped by a dog at 11:45 a m. Saturday and the skin was broken on the left leg. , The dog’s owner is Ray Yoda of Syracuse who was advised by Syracuse police to keep the dog on the Yoda premises, and was not on the premises at the time of the incident.