The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 August 1974 — Page 1

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Kj? a, I zl j**’’ A ' 'w ' \ IW a ■ * ■KT' fl ■ / ** ' A W \*~ >< Jf A fl V a 4-H KING AND QUEEN — Two Wawaaee high school juniors received high honors at the Kosciusko county 4-H public dress revue at the Warsaw high school auditorium on Monday night. Ralph Reiff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reiff, r 1 Warsaw, was elected 4-H King, and Ann Kaiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaiser, r 2 Milford, was elected 4-H Queen. Mr. Reiff was cutie king at the North Webster Mermaid Festival in 1962 and Miss Kaiser was cutie queen at the Festival in 1963. Reiff is treasurer of the North Webster Chain 0' Lakes 4-H club, has been a 4-H member seven years and junior leader three years. Miss Kaiser, b president of the Milford Senior Homemakers 4-H club and secretary of the Milford Successful 4-H’ers Boys' club. She has been in 4-H eight years, four years as health and safety leader of the junior leaders.

Milford's proposed budget is set at $2.56 for 1975

The proposed budget set by the town board for 1974. payable m 1975. is $2 56 The current rate is $2 20 with |1 20 in the general fund and the $1 cumulative sewer fund. The board is proposing $1.56 m the general fund and $1 in the cumulative sewer fund. The amount to be raised in the general fund is 120.743 with $13,297 to be raised in the sewer fund Final approval will be given by the town board during a meeting to be held on August 26 at the town hall at 7:30 p.m. Interested taxpayers may appear at said meeting to voice their comments on the budget

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A legal notice on said tax levies appears elsewhere in this issue and complete detail of budget estimate may be seen in the office of clerk treasurer Harry

Seek swimmer

Divers resumed their search th i? morning for the body of 21 year-old Larry Peden of Fort Wayne who drowned Sunday afternoon m Lake Wawasee hear Wawasee Preparatory school Peden. 5454 Saint Joe Rd . was one of seven /Fort Wayne residents who had rented a cottage at Lake Wawasee for a

Syracuse board asks $ 3" levy

Members of the Syracuse town board and clerk-treasurer Betty Dust are proposing a levy on property of $3.11 for 1975 according to a legal notice which appears elsewhere in this issue. The total rate calls for a levy of $1.98 in the general fund to raise $117,312; 98 cents in the street fund to raise $58,118 and 15 cents in the cumulative fire equipment fund to raise $8,928. The total to

Turkey Creek budget set at 23 c in 1975

The proposed budget for Turkey Creek township for 1975 is 23 cents Said budget, as signed by trustee Joe Shewman and approved by the advisory board, appears elsewhere in this issue. The budget is up two cents from the current rate which is 21 cents. The proposed levy gives two cents to the township fund to raise $4,683. 15 cents to the fire fighting fund to raise $35,125, five cents to the cumulative fire fighting fund (township only) to raise $9,859 and one cent to the poor relief fund for the 23 cent rate The total rate will raise $49,667 The current levy given one cent to the township fund, one cent to the poor relief fund. 14 cents to

Schultz. Milford town board members are Dr T A Miller. Norman Lovell and Mrs Bessie Sunthimer

vacation and was in a boat with a scuba diving group at the time of the mishap The boat was about 300-yards off shore from the Prep school in about 30-feet of water when one of the scuba divers apparently started to panic before surfacing (Continued on page 17)

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be raised is $184,358. The 1974 levy has a total rate of $2.49 with $1.53 being paid in the general fund per SIOO of taxable property. 55 cents in the street fund, 15 cents in the cumulative fire equipment fund and 22 cents in the corporation bond fun. Members of the board will meet at the town hall on August 26 to give final approval to the budget.

the fire fighting and five cents to the cumulative fire fighting fund with a seven cent levy in the library fund for a total rate in township and library of 28 cents. The library budget will be published later in the month. Area soldiers participate in Brave Crew IV FORT HOOD. Texas — Army specialist four John E. Bradley, 25. son of Mrs. Jacob Chupp, 204 Fourth St., Milford, and private Robert C. Clemons, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Clemons, Syracuse, participated in the US Readiness Command’s exercise Brave Crew IV at Fort Hood. The three week army and air force exercise is connected to train combat-ready units in the US for joint operations in the states and overseas. Spec. Bradley is a fire direction center section chief with battery C, second battalion. 195th field artillery of the first cavalry division at Fort Hood. The specialist s father. Lester R. Bradley, lives at 214 N. Second St.. Goshen. His wife Miriam lives on r 5 Killeen. Texas. Pvt. Clemons is a supply clerk and a truck driver in headquarters troop. Ist squadron of the first cavalry division s sixth cavalry at Fort Hood. AID TERMIN ATED On Feb. 26, 1960, the U.S. State Department announced that military aid to Cuba would be terminated June 30.

‘OZe Printer’ Robbins writes ‘3o’ to news career

Don Robbins of Cromwell, a real for-sure old time country newspaper editor and publisher — owner of the Cromwell Advance for the past 40 years — wrote ~3 0” to his career with the issuance of the Thursday. Aug. 1. publication Showing some years of wear, there has been no slippage in Dons acute sense of humor, however, as he wrote in his final piece: “Writing this is a difficult task, but one which we are also happy to perform — it’s better than writing your own obituary ” The two-column photo that accompanied Robbins’ final page 1 article showed him with his glasses typically resting high on his forehead, and with an impish grin on his face. Anyone who knows Don Robbins quickly knew he wrote the bead to the article: “Ole Printer retires.” Hand Reins Over Don has handed the reins of the

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QUEEN CANDIDATES HELP OPEN FAIR— The various candidates for 1974 Kosciusko county fair queen were present at the fairgrounds at 7 p.m. Monday night to assist in the ribbon cutting that formally opened the 58th Kosciusko County 4-H Fair and Livestock Show. From left are Julie Ford, "Miss Claypool”; Kim Marose, "Miss North Webster”; Sheila Bibler. "Miss Warsaw I"; Anji

Free fair draws crowds i ’ The annual livestock auction, one of the major highlights of the Kosciusko county fair, is set to begin tomorrow (Thursday) at 5:30 p.m. Rabbits and dairy-beef steers will be added to the sale this year. Victor R. Virgil, extension agent said last week they were expecting five or six pens of rabbits and an estimated 10 head of dairy-beef to be sold. Sheep will be auctioned off first with rabbits, hogs and beef sales following. Each 4-H’er is limited to two sales. The fair got underway on Monday with queen Londa Ellenwood presiding during the ribbon cutting ceremony. The 4-H dress revue was also held on Monday with events taking place at Warsaw high school T. The 4-H swine show was held yesterday morning with the sheep show being held in the evening This morning the 4-H beef show was held. Tonight (Wednesday) at 7:30 the dairy showmanship awards will be presented. The 4-H dairy show will be held a 9 a m . on Thursday which is also Senior Citizens day at the fair. Friday is the dairy show. This is an all day event with Guernsey. Ayrshire. Jersey and Brown Swiss cattle being judged. (Continued On Page 3)

spirited little eight-page tabloid weekly newspaper to his able son-in-law Jim Wallace and only daughter Greta, and is asking the community of Cromwell to give them the same good support it has given him. While Jim has shown signs of being an excellent photographer and has the markings of being a good journalist, Greta makes up the main spring of the mechanical end of the operation She learned to operate a complicated linotype linecasting machine virtually at the knee of her father. Don has been widely respected as a linotype operator mechanic, second to none in the area. It should be said that Don, whose home is located on the same property as The Advance office, will be on hand to help out in an emergency. A reader might say, “Wait a minute, here, how about Mrs. Robbins”' Bernice Robbins — everyone

Livestock auction set for 5:30 p.m. tomorrow p 1 \ INDUSTRIAL PARK BOARD — This group makes up the board of directors of the new Milford .Area Development Council Industrial Park. Inc., as elected by shareholders at a meeting last week. Seated from left are Arch Baumgartner, president of the board; Gordon Brubaker, secretarytreasurer; and Maurice Beer, vice president. Standing from left are members Don Ahrns and John Ike group is hopeful of purchasing land at the outskirts of Milford with a tit-in to the town’s new water and sewage system as a means of developing the town’s industrial growth.

calls her simply “B” — hasn't shown much interest in the newspaper business over the years. She has held a number of outside jobs to supplement foe family income, but printer’s ink has never seeped into her veins. “B” has wide outside interests, it should be noted. An active member in the SyracuseWawasee Garden club, she won sweepstakes honors at the club s showing at W’awasee high school last Thurseday. for example. Her photo appears elsewhere in this issue with her holding a blue ribbon and standing beside her floral entry. The colorful, well attended Robbins home grounds attest to “B’s” interest in things flora. Thar home, also, is beautifullyappointed. albeit dominated by an imperious white cat. a registered Silver Persian, five years old, appropriately named Ghengis Kahn An imposing painting of the Kahn, painted by well known local paint instructor

Anglin. "Miss Mentone”; Linda Mock, “Miss Warsaw II”; Londa Ellenwood, reigning fair queen whose honor it was to cut the ribbon; Mrs. Herb Brock, representing the Beta Sigma Phi sorority which is sponsoring the queen contest; William O. Orr, fair board president who spoke briefly; Arlen Whitaker. ‘‘.Miss Pierceton ’; Renee Anglin. “Miss Leesburg”; Millicent Goff. "Miss Warsaw Ill”; Valerie Keriin. “Miss Silver Lake"; and Peg Beer. "Miss Milford.”

Mrs. Martin (Marge) Stevens, hangs on the Robbins living room wall. Don has always had a fondness for cats, at one time having 22 of then roaming the confines of the Robbins home and printing establishment. Old time readers of The Advance recall reading a column called "Cat’s Corner.” Navy Man Turns Journalist Don Robbins recalls that he was bom in Ligonier, but moved to Cromwell at age five. His dad, foe late Forrest B. Robbins, a native of Cromwell, started The Cromwell Advance August 1, 1912. Don recalls he had no hankering for a newspaper career and quit high school to join foe US Navy. His naval career took him to the high seas and he spent two years (1930-’32) in China However, he was at the Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, Calif., on March 31. 1934, when his father died at the helm of The Advance. His mother

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died February 14, 1934, just six weeks earlier. While Don came home for the funerals of his parents, he was given what is today termed in service vernacular a “hardship” discharge, he assumed the responsibilities of foe weekly publication. Don recalls he regretted missing out on his high school education, and finally returned to the classroom to receive his high school diploma at Cromwell in 1947, after 21 years of being out of school. No Big Stories Robbins states, “We miss out on the big stories.” “Nothing really big ever happens in Cromwell,” he says wistfully, adding wryly, “We had a few rapes, or at least that s what they said they were.” He recalls Cromwell old timers recotmting the big fire of 1909 which burned out the east side of Cromwell. At that time _a (Continued On Page 3)