The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 January 1975 — Page 16

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., Jan. 22,1975

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PERPETUATING HISTORY— Syracuse artist Ken Harkless is shown with one of his paintings that will hang in the Fish Hatchery Branch of the State Bank of Syracuse. It is of the town’s original water pumping station. W ith Harkless are Steven Smith, branch manager, and Mrs. Tom Tuttle. A plaque with the six paintings — “Boat Houses." “Harkless Residence and Original Shop." "Cement Factory." “Henry Street.” “Syracuse Mfg. Co." and “The Race" — states. "The community of Syracuse gratefully acknowledges receipt of the Harkless Historical Series. These six paintings along with the six hanging in the W awasee Village Branch, make up a historical account of Syracuse. Indiana."

$200,000 fire in uptown Warsaw-

Firemen from several departments in Kosciusko county assisted the Warsaw department in battling *a $200,000 fire in downtown Warsaw Monday The fire caused complete loss to Helfirch's women’s apparel shop at 109-111 East Market street and considerable loss to other businesses m the immediate area Helfirchs is owned by John. Helfirch. 1201 Ranch road. Warsaw. Warsaw fire chief Norman Banghart stated the alarm was turned in between 1 and 130 a m by the Warsaw police depart ment while making roinds. The* fire was not brought under control # laitil 5 or 5 30 a m as firemen battled the blaze in zero temperatures. Second Floor • The fire was contained to the second floor of Helfirch s shop » The cause has yet to be\ dttecZ mined. \j The store was opened on November 29.1974 HelfircWsaid the merchandise was covered by insurance When asked by The Mail-Journal's Warsaw

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correspondent Ann Wickersham if he would reopen the store his answer was. “Yes." However, he said he was 99 per cent sure it wouldn't be at the present location He praised the fire department for a "fabulous job.” The Koor Insurance Agency, next to Helfirchs. was completely destroyed by water damage Joseph Koor said it would be impossible to save anything His business too was covered by insurance Koor bought out a partner on June 1, 1974 and had changed the name of the agency to Koor Insurance Agency on January 1. He plans to reopen business as soon as possible Hull House The Hull House, located on the corner of Market and Buffalo streets next to the insurance agency, was damaged by smoke and wateh. When John Kleeman arrived at the store it was completely engrossed m smoke The worst damage was on the east side adjoining the insurance agency A fire wall between the two rooms gave some protection. The

store, also covered by insurance, will be closed imtil further notice. Robert Blakely, manager of Kline's Department Store, was not available for comment. The store suffered loss to merchandise which was stored on the second floor of the Helfirch building Said building is owned by Miss Nartcy Hall of Warsaw who was not available for comment. Hardware Lester Vandermark of r 2 Warsaw told Mrs. Wickersham he had no idea how much damage the hardware store had. It was again mostly from smoke and water and was covered by insurance The store will be closed imtil further notice. *50,000 fire at Wawasee Boat Co. Damage would run about $50,000 in the Friday night fire at Bishop s Wawasee Boat company at Syracuse according to insurance investigators. A call was made by an area resident who was passing by at 8:54 p.m. When Syracuse firemen arrived, the fire was raging out of control. Syracuse fire chief Larry Weaver said the fire appeared to have started in the boiler room area of the showroom building and extensive smoke damage was listed to the building interior. Heavy smoke damage was also reported to new boats in the structure. Damage could have been greater, however, a wall prevented flames from spreading to a nearby storage area where about 300 new boats were housed, including fiberglass units.

tRIZINjiKfe AROUND Readers of this column might get the impression most students at W'HS are a bunch of junkies, according to an irresponsible remark made by a distraught mother at a school board meeting last week. Let us tell you with no prompting from the school administration that it just isn’t so. In fact, the incidents of drug use among students at WHS is relatively low, if one is to make a comparison with metropolitan schools. This comes only from an educated guess, unsupported by any statistics. But we'll venture that educators on a state level will agree with our appraisal Among the pictures artist Ken Harkless has presented for display at the new Fish Hatchery Branch of the State Bank of Syracuse is one of the old twostory frame building at the mill race, used as a pumping station before the present (outdated) brick building went up on what is now Dolan drive. Ken makes his paintings from old photographs, and is doing a marvelous job of perpetuating local history' through his paintings He says he has approximately 12 hours of painting in any one of his paintings. If you didn’t see the snowmobile races on the southeast side of Lake Wawasee Sunday you missed something. An est jmattHi 3.500 spectators did tum pat. mostly bundled in warm, cold-resistant gear, head to foot Forty-five snowmobiles entered the ISO-mile race, doing as high as 100 miles per hour on the open stretch, and dropping down to 30 to 35 miles per hour on the curves of the two-and-a-half mile course. Township assessor Harry VanHemert quietly observed his 77th birthday Sunday. I First customer at the new Fish Hatchery Branch of the State Bank of Syracuse was mortician Charles Harris, making a counter bank deposit only minutes following the 10:30 ribbon cutting. First drive-up windowcustomer was James Martin, r 1 Syracuse, making his deposit Monday morning just after the bank opened A customer appeared at the drive-up window as Harris was making his deposit inside the bank, but employees had no cash on hand with which to cash the would-be customer’s check. Recipients of the first 10 numbered license plates at the Syracuse brand) are as follows, according to branch manager Jack Vanderford: 43C-1, David Starr Coppes. r 1 Syracuse; 43C-2. Claude H. and Harriet Coppes. r 1 Syracuse; 43C-3. David S. Coppes; 43C-4, Zora L and Harry M. VanHemert. box 548 Syracuse; 43C-5. Merl Smith. Syracuse; 43C-S. Max and Pauline McCormick, r 2 Syracuse; 43C-7. Thomas and Nancy Prickett, r 2 Syracuse; 43C-9. A. E. and D. M. Baumgartner, box 188 Milford; 43C-19. Maurice W. and D. E. Dorsey, r 2 Syracuse.

flßl * "i Jy BIW I Bnb I 4 <> WbtV . i| vi hL ■ I ' BM jfiKhb* IMHriBH OATH ADMINISTERED — Congressman Floyd Fithian from Indiana’s second district is shown above, left, with the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Cart Albert. The oath was administered to the Congressman on Tuesday. Jan. 14. Fithian was in Warsaw last Friday for the official opening of his office in this county.

Rev. John Weeks, pastor of the North Webster United Methodist church, has a keen sense of humor and a subtle way of getting his point across. Monday night, commenting briefly before a group of North Webster merchants and their wives, he said. "I suppose many of you wonder why I am in a merchants* group. It’s because I’m in business, too. I sell insurance.” Don't forget the Red Cross Bloodmobile which is scheduled for fellowship hall at Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church on Monday. Jan. 27. between the hours of 12 noon and 6 p.m. I Understand Charlie Harris had a ’first’ last week when responding to a call for a lady in need, and delivered his first baby. When asked if it was a boy or girl, however, seems he didn’t know. Hm! Township assessor Harry VanHemert and his first deputy Mrs. Lorin Knispel attended the 74th annual conference of the state board of tax commissioners and county and township assessors of Indiana, held January 13-15 at Indianapolis. ‘Van’’ was elected vice president of northeastern area, state of Indiana, township assessors. A belated Happy Birthday goes to Mrs. Melville (Dorothy) Smith, now a resident of Sarasota. Fla. Dorothy was 94 years young yesterday. Tuesday. In smaller print, above the OPEN sign in Ganshorn Printers, three words read — Sorry We .Are. OK 75 - (Continued from page 1) through his office. Board member Carl Myrick told the board he had made no progress as to the sale or donation to the historical society of the town pumping turbine. Attorney Reed read a letter from the Area Plan Commission, inviting the Syracuse town board to become a part of the proposed planning area, but was informed by board member Loren Knispel that the plan commission has already ruled to follow its own plan as adopted several years ago. The Area Plan Commission is to begin functioning March 1. Mrs. Dust read two letters from the state board of health, outlining a relief of the sew er ban in the amount of 25.000 gallons per day for new connections The letters stated incidents of surface water from homes and industryrunning into the sewer lines has been eliminated, allowing for additional capacity. She was also authorized to invest $7,432.48 of accumulative capital funds in a 90-day time certificate, and to re-invest $6,000 of theGreider fund in a year time certificate. Board member Christine Clodfelter said she had 35 applications for the part time radio dispatcher, and that a determination will be made soon. The town now has three full time operators 4 and one part time operator, she said The board signed workmen’s compensation forms for former town employee Fred Personnette who was injured when a tree fell on him, rendering hiny3s per cent impaired. The board also met for a discussion on hospitalization insurance for town employees with James Joyce of Continental Casualty Co., representing the Northeast Association of Municipalities. No decision was made at the time.

Corporation stockholders elect Jones

The annual stockholders meeting of the Syracuse Community Development corporation was held Saturday in the board room of the State Bank of Syracuse. New board members are Miss

State Bank No. 305 CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF STATE BANK OF SYRACUSE OF SYRACUSE IN THE STATE OF INDIANA AND DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 31, 1974. / .■ • . ■ . I ASSETS Cash and due from banks (including $ none unposted debits) $1,370,375.55 (a) U. S. Treasury securitiess2,so7,oso.63 x x x x x (b) Obligations of Federal Financing Bank ,$ None Total (items (a) plus (b) 2,507,050.63 Obligations of other U. S. Government agencies and corporations 300,000c00 Obligations of States and political subdivisions .. 2,752,966.57 Other securities (including $ None corporate stocks) None Trading account securities None Federal funds sold and securities purchased under agreements to resell None Other loans 16,857,654.60 Bank premises, furniture and fixtures, and other assets representing bank premises .... 373,558.81 Real estate owned other than bank premises ... 25,246.43 Investments in subsidiaries not consolidated None Customer’s liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding None Other assets (item 6 of "Other Assets”) (including $ none direct lease financing) 309,766.91 TOTAL ASSETS $24,496,619.50 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations $3,709,294.50 Time and savings deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations 15,400,134.86 Deposits of United States Government 144,996.84 Deposits of States and political subdivisions ... 1,449,738.28 Deposits of foreign governments and official institutions None Deposits of commercial banks None Certified and officers’ checks, etc 229,965.46 TOTAL DEPOSITS $20,934,129.94 x x x x x (a) Total demand depositss 5,052,933.98 x x x x x (b) Total time and savings deposits $15,881,195.96 x x x x x Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase 1,400,000.00 Other liabilities for borrowed money None Mortgage indebtedness None Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding None Other liabilities 325,333.95 TOTAL LIABILITIES $22,659,463.89 MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES None RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES Reserve for bad debt losses on loans,(set up pursuant to Internal Revenue Service rulings) ... $ 193,760.49 Other reserves on loans > None Reserves on securities None TOTAL RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES $ 193,760.49 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS Capital note and debentures (specify interest rate and maturity of each issue outstanding) $ 300,000.00 Equity capital, total 1,343,395.12 Preferred stock — total par value . None (No. shares outstanding $ None) Common stock-total par value SIO.OO 191,100.00 (No. shares authorized 19,110) (No. shares outstanding 19,110) Surplus 850,000.00 Undivided profits 267,295.12 Reserve for contingencies and other capital re- r serves / 35,000.00 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $/1,643,395.12 TOTAL LIABILITIES, RESERVES, AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $24,496,619.50 MEMORANDA Average of total deposits for the 15 calendar days ending with call date $21,252,581.33 Average of total loans for the 15 calendar days ending with call date 16,854,156.02 Unearned discount on installment loans included in total capital accounts None Standby letters of credit None I, Robert L. Jones, President, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that this report of condition is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief. Correct—Attest: ROBERT L. JONES PAUL L. LEVERNIER THOMAS TUTTLE WILLIAM H. CABLE HARRY D. ALFREY Directors KENNETH W. HARKLESS CHARLES M. HARRIS CARL R. TUTTLE II (SEAL) State of Indiana, County of Kosciusko, ss: Sworn to and subscribed before me this 13th day of January, 1975, and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or dii*ector of this bank. My commission expires June 4, 1977. JOANN HQUSER, Notary Public

Leila Connolly and David Smith. Other board members are Robert L. Jones, Lola R. Pinney, Harry D. Alfrey, George A. Bushong, Gene Berghom. Jerry Ganshorn and John Call. During the meeting, current

officers were retained for another year. They are: President — Jones Vice president — Alfrey Secretary-treasurer — Mrs. Pinney.