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Tom Socks Sportswear sold to Jim Caskeys .

Tom Socks Sportswear, well known men s and women's apparel store in Wawasee Village, Syracuse, was sold on Friday by Mr and Mrs Thomas Prickett to Mr. and Mrs James E Caskey of Elkhart The new owners took possession of the store on Friday and opened for business under the name Tom Socks Sportswear. Inc., on Saturday They plan to add extensively to the lines of merchandise in the weeks ahead There IS Years Tom Prickett has worked at the store for the past 16 years, 134 years as owner-operator of the business He has taken a job in sales with Kinder Manufacturing Company in Elkhart, working with Paul Moore, a resident of « Syracuse Lake The late Tom Socks, who had experience managing a men’s store in the Palmer House tn Chicago, began his own store here in Juie 1955. as one of the first business establishments in the new Wawasee Village. At that time he handled only men's clothing, but later added a south addition to the building in which a ladies' line was merchandised. Mr. Socks died in 1963. and it was at this time that Tom Prickett took the store over Well Known Here The new owners of the store are well known in the Lakeland area. Mr Caskey being the son of Mr. and Mrs Edwin Caskey of 212 East Pearl street, and a graduate of Syracuse high school with the dass of 1957 He also attended Purdue university at West Lafayette He is now vice president of the Sauit Joseph Valley Bank in Elkhart in its commercial loan division. He plans to keep his job with the Elkhart bank Mrs Caskey, remembered as Teri Blue of Bremen, graduated from Bremen high school in 1965 and also attended Purdue university. She was chosen Flotilla Queen in 1965 at the first flotilla ever held, and went on to

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be "Miss Flotilla” in the North Webster Mermaid Festival that year. She worked at Tom Socks Sportswear briefly in’ the mid--1950s For the past several years

Mobile Meals have begun in Milford

Mobile Meals is starting in the Milford area Volunteer drivers are being instructed to pick up the meals at Doll’s Decorating Center on Mam street in Milford at 1125 each week day Drivers for the week of June 2 to 6 are as follows: June 2 — Mrs Larry Haney and Mrs. Donal Rumfelt June 3 — Mrs Jack Beer and Mrs Don Beer June 4 — Mrs Robert Brooks and Mrs W. Wollman June 5 — Mrs. T A Miller and Mrs Jack Sharp

[Jerry Electric receives relighting bid at Milford

Members of the Lakeland school board met in special session Tuesday night to receive bids for relighting of the Milford elementary school The bid was awarded to Derry Electric of Warsaw with a bid of $11,066 for Lithonia equipment Two weeks ago board members rejected all lads received and readvertised, asking for bids for both Wakefield fixtures and Lithonia fixtures. Derry's bid was low The Warsaw firm bid $17,875.25 for Wakefield equipment. Williams Electric of North Webster bid $17,995 for Wakefield and $12,200 for Lithonia and Delp Electric of Plymouth bid $18,884 for Wakefield and $15,149 for Lithonia A bid from Romine

she has been manager and buyer for The Mr. Shop in Easy Shopping Place just off East Jackson Boulevard in Elkhart. She will manage the Syracuse store

June 6 — Mrs. James Brooks and Mrs Clayion Hollar Drivers should contact each other before the day of delivery If an emergency arises on day scheduled and a person cannot cknve. he or she should call Mrs. Harlan Wuthrich or Mrs. Doll at the center. Ladies who drove May 27-30 were Mrs. Donald Bice. Mrs Kendall Biller. Mrs. William Motts and Mrs. Oscar Schmucker. In the future drivers will be listed weekly in die column' in this newspaper

Electric of Mentone was incomplete. Resignations Board members accepted the resignations of Joseph Judkins who is retiring and Dale Brannock who is going into business Both are Wawasee high school teachers Both resignations are effective at the close of the current school year. They also reviewed the 1975-76 program for special education coop TOO MUCH FOREIGN OIL Floyd Spence. Senator (R-SC). member of the Task Force on Energy and Environment: “America has become far too dependent on foreign oil.”

WEDNESDAY. MAY 28, 1975

Milford board adopts area plan for town

Members of the Milford town board voted last Thursday night to accept the comprehensive plan for zoning as developed by the area plan commission for Kosciusko county. Said plan went into effect in area townships, excluding Turkey Creek, on March 1 Both Syracuse, including Turkey Creek township, and the city of Warsaw, have their own plans and their governing bodies voted to keep them rather than accept the area plan. Other towns, like Milford, have accepted or are considering the county plan. Once the plan is certified to a town board, its members have 60 days to accept or reject it or the plan goes into effect automatically. Special Session Milford’s board met in special session to consider the plan. All members — Dr. T. A. Miller, Norman Lovell and Mrs. Bessie Sunthimer — were in attendance. Also present were clerktreasurer Harry Schultz. James Baker of the area plan commission, Van Buren township trustee Walter Wuthrich and townsman Harry Beer The motion to accept the plan came after a short discussion and was made by Lovell. The second

Employment is improving daily

Confirming reports from college placement directors and counselors around the nation that graduating engineers are among the most sought-after job seekers this spring, Robert R. Marshall, placement director at Indiana Institute of Technology, reports that 90.6 per cent of 1975 Indiana Tech graduates have jobs or have been accepted at graduate schools or have a good to fair likelihood of receiving offers soon. Further, the remaining 9.4 per cent are either not actually seeking employment or have severe geographical or position restrictions. "The percentage of employed is improving every day.” Marshall says. Leesburg club has banquet The Leesburg Homemakers club met Wednesday, May 21, at at a Syracuse restaurant for a spring banquet supper. The tables were decorated with floral centerpieces and candles. The committee was Mrs. Everett Tom. Sr. and Mrs. Kenneth Miller. Mrs. Verl Groce gave table grace before the meal Twenty one members and three guests were present. The guests were Miss Toni Wilkson, Miss Elaine Graham and Miss Debra Smoker, all from Warsaw. After the evening meal, plans were made for an ice cream social to be held on June 20. Miss Graham and Miss Wiikson gave a talk about the welfare program, and held a quiz. Each member received a favor of a floral piece. Several of the members are going to attend the Purdue conference on June 11-13. The next meeting will be in the home of Mrs. Hershel Alberts, near Leesburg, on July 18 at 7:30 p.m.

was made by Mrs. Sunthimer. All voted in favor of the plan. A question was raised on whether or not a person would have to get a permit to build a house The answer, from Baker, was yes. Baker also commented on the fact the fees are low. The charge for a single family dwelling is $lO while the fee for a building permit for an addition runs $5. Fees for commercial buildings are based on square feet. These fees, he said, are lower than in other counties but they do help defray the cost of the program. Baker told the board the town, since the population is over 1,200, has the right to appoint a member to the plan commission. Said commission meets the first Wednesday of each month for 12 months a year plus special meetings as called. He told town board members they would want to find someone who would attend the meetings, who was interested in planning and who lived in Milford. Don Ahrns, a resident of Milford, is currently serving on the commission as a represenAtive of the Lakeland school The next meeting of the plan commission will be Wednesday, June 4.

RETIRES — Joseph Judkins, former Milford and Wawasee high school music instructor, who is now serving as a mathematics teacher for Wawasee high school, is retiring at the end of the current school year. Judkins is known for his accomplishments in the music departments. He began his career in the Lakeland area in 1137 at the Milford school. For years he had championship bands and choirs. With the building of Wawasee high school, and the consolidation of the three schools — Milford. North Webster and Syracuse — he became band instructor at the high school. Later he joined the math department at the school. With the close of the current school year he will have completed 39 years in the teaching field in this community.

Syracuse pays tribute to dead on Memorial day

Syracuse had one of the nicest Memorial day parade events that it has had for a number of years on Monday with the parade starting at the library on Main street and proceeding to the cemetery where Father Eugene Zimmerman of Saint Martin de Porres Catholic church served as speaker Herman Broekers, Legion

Thefts, vandalism cases are reported Numerous cases of theft and vandalism were reported to Syracuse police this past week including a S4O K-Mart boy’s bicycle from the Armstrong residence at 424 S. Harrison. Syracuse, on Thursday, and a missing bicycle from the junior high school belonging to Daryl Gans of Mill street, later found at the junior high location around 8:30 in the evening. Larry Coplen of 124 W. E. Long drive, Syracuse, reported breaking and entering of his residence sometime Wednesday or Thursday and the theft of a gallon jug containing about S2OO in coins and a 410 gauge Winchester pump shotgun. Also taken was some wine from the refrigerator. L FIREMEN TO LIBERTY The Syracuse firemen were summoned to Liberty Homes at 900 S. Huntington street in Syracuse at 9:20 am. Wednesday, May 21. due to a malfunction in the fire alarm system there.

Dr. Wendell R. Shank explains eye program

The Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary club is sponsoring an eye glass collection project to help Dominicans and Dr. Wendel R. Shank of Syracuse, who has made three trips overseas on volunteer eye care projects, is chairman of this committee, the Rotary World Service committee. The Christian Medical society sponsors, twice yearly, eye-care missions to the Dominican Republic where poverty abounds, according to Dr. Shank who spoke at the Rotary meeting on Tuesday. He added that optometrists provide eye examinations; ophthalmologists do surgery and

Waubee Lake Assn, studies algae problem

The board of directors and officers of the Waubee Lake Association. Inc., met May 22 in the home of John Gardner. Jr. Posters for the rough fish contest have been placed in Milford The algae in the lake was discussed Steve Kaiser has been sending samples to Purdue university for tests. A recent sample of red scum and water was analyzed by professor Carole Lenbi. and reported to be bluegreen algae, oscillatoria (rubescens). a species that accumulates a red pigment within its sells. Although some types of blue-green algae can be toxic, this particular type is not a toxin producer, but does present an larisightly red appearance. A chemical treatment can be used against this algae, but chances are good that it may disappear as the water warms

commander, was m charge Rolland Wogoman read the list of the war dead. Mrs. Bill Eyer, Auxiliary president, gave the dedication while Mrs. Charles W Kroh placed the wreath at graveside. Three young Boy Scouts held the flag at the cemetery program site. Among participants were the Legion color guard, the newly

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treat disease; opticians fit the glasses. Pickers Help After the optometrist examines a pair of eyes and writes a prescription, "pickers” go through over 30,000 pairs of used glasses to find the one closest to the prescription required. This pair is then fitted to the patient. In two weeks time, over 4,000 patients can be helped said Shank, with a little arithmetic showing that eight pairs of glasses must be available for each one fitted. These persons pay nothing because they have nothing to pay, professional people pay all their own ex-

Robert Hoover has granted the board the privilege of digging a alt pit, beyond the inlet of the lake, to filter out silt entering the lake. Recently, Kaiser attended a lake management conference. The conference held that lake weed cutting is an excellent aid. Minutes of the conference will be received by the board for help in understanding the lake problems. Dye checks on septic systems is almost completed, and a final report will be received by the board at the next meeting. The board will meet in the home of Glen Bixler on June 9. At that time, chemical treatment of the lake will be considered. A visit, to Maple Leaf Duck Farms, on the evening of the meeting, is planned. Anyone who would care to go is asked to be at Bixlers by 6:30 p.m. Those present at the meeting

formed drum corps group in new iniforms, Camp Fire Girls, the junior high school band, a float of Noah's Ark from the Milford Christian church and the Syracuse fire truck. RETURN FROM FLORIDA The John Clausens of Bradenton, Fla., are now at their r 4 Syracuse home.

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penses, however, depend on collections such as the one now underway to gather the needed glasses from concerned citizens in the United States and Canada. One Mission Shank added that if 30,000 pairs of glasses that now gather dust unused in dresser drawers or boxes throughout the county were turned in, one eye-care mission could be supplied. Collection containers are being placed in Hook Drugs, Dr. Shank’s office, the State Bank of Syracuse, and Thornburg’s Drugstore, for the convenience of those interested in assisting in the missions.

were John Gardner, Jr., Don Brumbaugh, Francis Herr, Steve Kaiser, Glen Bixler, Jim Stork, Oscar Schmucker and Clarence Fike. The annual meeting of the Lake Property Owners association will be held in the fire station on July 8. John Bushong candidate for master's degree KALAMAZOO - John E. Bushong of r 1 Milford is one of 409 candidates for master’s degrees and 11 for specialist’s degrees (sixth year) who were named at .Western Michigan university’s recent commencement which concluded the second semester of the school year. Bushong, who received his bachelor’s degree at Indiana university, South Bend, is the son. of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bushong of Waubee Lake. His candidacy is for a master of arts degree.

TO APPEAR IN COURT Lowell Barefoot of Syracuse was taken into custody by Syracuse police Monday night and lodged in the county jail at Warsaw and is to appear in city court here the last of the week. He was charged with driving under the influence, public intoxication and an expired license plate.