The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 July 1974 — Page 1

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PROUD FLOTILLA TROPHY WINNERS — Although they appeared a mollex lot. thej came proud to claim their trophies for a lot of imagination and work on their winning floats that participated in the Sunday Wawasee Flotilla on Lake Wawasee. We'll

Clear skies greet Flotilla on Lake Wawasee

The Wawasee Flotilla, in revived form, was a "smash hit," according to Ted Rogers, general chairman, f. Held Sunday afternoon on the Big Ijike. under near perfect skies the event drew 39 entries, and all of them showed flights t*f imagination that were original and colorful, , Hundreds of craft of all sues, shapes and forms were on Lake Wawasee to "escort” the decorated entries over the 27 miles of shoreline, moving clockwise from its point of origination at Macy's Slip The colorful event wound «p at the Waco where trophies were presented to the winners Parachute Jump Just after I p m all eyes were skyward at Wawasee Prep where

Legal issue muddies waters at Lakeside Park

The legal rites of Milford s Lakeside Park on Waubee Lake became more muddied as a result of information disclosed at the town board meeting at town hall Monday night Board president T A. Miller revealed that he had conversations with Oscar Schmucker, director of Camp Alexander Mack, concerning the

To begin work on new 113-bed hospital

Work should begin tomorrow (Thursday) on the long-delayed Kosciusko Community Hospital on its site at the northeast edge of Warsaw, according to Milton Holmgram. KCH administrator A representative of Huber, Hunt and Nichols. Inc.. Indianapolis contractors who have been awarded.the contract for the new 113-bed. $6 4 million hospital, and an engineer is now on the job site and equipment will move in yet this week to begin work The contracting firm cites as one of their major jobs the new New Orleans. La . Superdome Sign In Chicago Representatives of Kosciusko Community Hospital, Inc., and the Hospital Authority of Kosciusko County met Tuesday in the Chicago offices of VanKampen. Wauterlek and

two National Guard helicopters hovered at 3.000 ®feet over the water In all. T 8 parachutists “hit the silk," making a colorful and interesting kick-off of the afternoon’s events. One jumper went astray and landed on hole number 2 on Wawasee golf course, but the others came down in the water on or very near the target area Jumpers worked under the direction of Lt Ted Drier, with Capt Gus Ditchman being one of the jumpers Later l.he two •whirley birds’’ hovered close over the slow-moving Flotilla to provide an interesting spectacle. Many hundreds of spectators lined the shoreline of Lake Wawasee to watch the progress of the Flotilla Going alpiost unnoticed were

valuable lake property and that Schmucker told him the camp had a legal claim on the land in question In a deed going back over 40 years. Schmucker told The Mailjournal this week, the camp has residual rights to the ground. The legal question of the park's ownership came into question several years ago when the heirs

Broun, financial counselors and underwriters for the new hospital for signing of the bonds and lease agreement. Construction representatives were also present S The lease agreements were counter-signed by KCH board members, with construction of the new facility to be on a single contract basis The new hospital effort has been victimized by knotty litigation for several years, but this was cleared away recently by an out-of-court agreement satisfactory to all litigants. KCH president Robert Maish said construction would take about 24 months, with the new hospital to be owned by the Kosciusko County Hospital Authority and operated on a nonprofit basis by Kosciusko Community Hospital. Inc

let each reader make his own identification. The Flotilla, hailed as one of the best, drew 39 entries and brought thousands of spectators to the 27-mile shoreline to view the aquatic parade.

six boats from the V S Power Squadron of Fort Wayne, who did an unobtrusive but excellent job of patrolling during the Flotilla. All civilians, the men were captined by James Johnson, who is also a meipber bL-the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, and piloted the lead craft m which Flotilla Commander Frank Putt was riding Trophy Winners According to Rogers, who announced the winners at Waco, there were no industrial entries As a result, there were two firsts, two seconds and two thirds m the commercial class, as follows: First — Lil’s Anchor Bar and Elder Real Estate Second — Merrill’s Marina and Bushong Barber Shop

of the late Oeo W Estep filed suit against the town of Milford asking possession of the ground The suit has never come to trial but has become a cloud over the full operation and use of Lakeside Park. Deeded Land Schmucker said today, some 40 years ago Camp Alexander Mack deeded sufficient land to the town of Milford for a road from countyroad 1150 N to the park area Now. all of a sudden, he said, the camp is being billed by the county for taxes for 24 acres plus of land He said all this is not clear to the camp's board of directors, especially in the absence of records in the courthouse at Warsaw. Schmucker said he appeared before a county review committee at the courthouse on Tuesday and later would appear before a state review committee for further enlightenment on the matter. He a<|ded that some of the land for which the camp has a deed is under water, and includes all the park's picnic and bathing area Schmucker said the camp is not desirous of laying claim to the land, but rather to help the town expedite the knotty land rights question He said. "Either way the court case turns out. the Estep heirs will lose." He said the camp hopes to take a low key approach to the matter and not force an issue, but their entrance into the picture does further complicate a matter < Continued on page 14)

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Third — Beatty Associates and Ganshorn Printing In residential entries, the float provided by Pickwick Park and the Kale Island won first, commandeered by Mike Kiley, Mike Umbaugh and Dick Henderson. Second was won by Dr. Logan Love with his "Federal Penitentiary”, and third by Dennie Wiegand with “Having a Whale of a Time." Under institutional, first place was won by the Syracuse fire department, second by the Nappanee VFW, and third by Wawasee Ski club Commodore’s Trophy The big prize — the Commodore s Trophy — was received by Bob Jordan, the float “Drif-ting-on-Nostalgia (The Sting»,” entered in the residential category.' Judges were Father Charles Konkel, Gene Kay and Lt. Ted Drier

I i k -Ji ' fit-* — I fw - kJI - ¥ :: - IK //■ ■Mi i iEE'*r /Principals in the two-day community-wide affair are shown in the above photo, from left are VVbodrow Wood. Josephine Hopkins. Richard Klopenstine, Harriet Rector. Carolyn Shively. < Lawrence Randall. Robert Dye. Junior Goon and Harold Jones.

Leesburg Days set for Friday and Saturday

The Leesburg Merchants' Association is sponsoring its annual LEESBURG DAYS, to be held Friday and Saturday. June 12 and 13. The two days are crammed full of local events that drew a large crowd to the town. According to the sponsors, "there's fun for the entire family” There will be ndes for the kiddies. Friday events include an ice cream social at the fire station starting at 4 p.m. At 7 p m the parade starts, attracting units from far and near. It is one of the nicest small town parades to be found anywhere. A cutie king and queen contest will be held at 7:30. Entrants are asked to contact Deby Bonewitz <453-3466) or Chearyl Miller (453-3792). The all-girl dance band. The Sunrise Band, will play on the street during the evening.

First Charter opens Milford branch office The First Charter Insurance Agency of Syracuse has purchased what is known as the old telephone company building on Main street in Mtlford and recently opened an insurance branch in that location, known as the Milford Branch Office of the Fitst Charter Insurance Agency The office was opened to better serve the Milford area customers of First Charter, according to John R Walker, manager of the Syracuse-based agency. Walker said there would be a full-time representative of his firm in the office five days each week, maintaining regular office hours. C. D Barnes. First Charter s Milford agent for the past four years, will continue his association with the agency. The interior of the building has been completely remodeled with exquisite appointments. In the same building are two other businesses. Mr. Walker stated The business office of Food Palace, wuich has stores in Milford. Syracuse and North W’ebster. is located in the building, as is Jay Jones, program manager for Golden Glow Groves of Altamonte Springs, Florida, whose business is ecology booster programming Three Syracuse men in boot training Three young Syracuse men, Jeffrey Mench. Michael Baldwin and Richard Dull, have joined the US. Navy They were sworn in in June and are undergoing nineweeks boot training at Great Lakes Kenneth Stump now at Norfolk, Va. A new address this week for Major K H Stump of Syracuse has him back in the states from the APO New York address to: 1190 Inchon road Norfolk, Va. 23511

Baker files for third term on LCSC board

Floyd H Baker of North Webster, secretary of the Lakeland school board for the past seven years, filed Tuesday afternoon for a third term on the board. Baker, a former high school basketball coach and assistant principal at the North Webster high school prior to school consolidation. ran unopposed in both previous elections. He represents district l.in the Lakeland school corporation, which is composed of Tippecanoe township. His present term will expire in June of 1975. On State Board Baker began a three-year term as a member of the 10-member board of directors of the Indiana School Board association on July 1, 1974 The Bakers own and operate the Log Cabins, a summer resort on Barbee Lake. A veteran coach, he has had 40 years experience as a teacher, coach and administrator in Ohio and Indiana. He was with the North Webster school for 18 years.

Set sprinkling hours at Syracuse Due to excessive dryness of the area and .extra lawn sprinkling being done, the Syracuse town board of trustees has asked full cooperation for sprinkling times during the months of July and August. The times will be from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and again in the evening from 6 to 8. Although the three wells will be more than enough normally to supply needs, they may not take a 200 per cent overload over an extended time according to town board president Darrell Grisamer.

An old-fashioned sugar drawing, with 150 pounds of sugar to be given away, will be held late in the evening, time unannounced. Saturday Events On Saturday a bake sale will be held at the town hall at 9:30, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. The popular Leesburg Lions club chicken barbecue will be held at the fire station from 4to 8 p.m. « . * . And. as on Friday, The Sunrise Band, an all-girl band will play on the street during the evening. <= And, also as on Friday, another 150 pounds of sugar will be given awayEach afternoon and evening there will be Little League ball game® in the school park A square dance is scheduled for 8 p.m. with Carroll (“Chic’ ) as caller, followed by a cake walk at 8:30 p.m.

FLOYD H. BAKER ? Baker is a graduate of Huntington high school and received his bachelor of science degree in education at Whittenberg university and a post-graduate degree in education and administration at the University of

North Webster to host English exchange pastor

The Reverend John Weeks, and family, will be living m the Methodist parsonage. High Wyckham, England. July 17August 31. The pastor at High Wyckham will live in the parsonage of the United Methodist church. North Webster, and serve the church July 21-August 25 f The Reverend Percy Tucker, the English pastor, serves a parish located half-way between London, and the old university town of Oxford Serving British Methodism for the past 18 years. Mr Tucker will bring to the North Webster church the rich experiences he has gained in the

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Pittsburgh. He holds a liveprincipal’s license in both Indiana and Ohio. He is a fellow in Kappa Phi Kappa honorary education fraternity and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon social fraternity. He is a past member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association board of controls (1962-63 > and a past member of the National Federation of State High Schools from Ohio (1935-45) and Indiana (1945-49). The board member is a member of the Grace Lutheran church at Syracuse He is a past president of the Martin's Ferry, Ohio. Lions club, member of the Warsaw Elks club, past president of Tarum Shrine club -at Richmond and member of Mizpah Shrine club in Fort W’ayne Mrs. Baker (Ruth Evelyn) is a native of Huntington. The Bakers have one son. Barry Norman, a graduate of North Webster high school and Tri-State Engineering college at Angola, now living in Wooster. Ohio.

home territory, and ecclesiastical setting of John Wesley, famed and revered founder of the Methodist church. The Tucker family includes, in addition to Mr. Tucker and his wife. Fay. David, age 12, Peter 10, and Andrew. 9. These pastoral exchanges have been planned by British and U. S. Methodism to provide broader experiences and insights for the pastors involved, and to let the communities served hear of the experiences of each pastor and family. Mr. Tucker will be available for some speaking engagements, to give his view of British life and times