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PIRATES TO MERMAIDS — No attempt will be made to identify this group, ranging from threatening pirates to lovely mermaids. But they made up the Flotilla, held on Lake Wawasee

Lake Wawasee Flotilla held under threatening skies

This year's Lake Wawasee Flotilla was not- one of the biggest. but was good in quality and enthusiasm Held under continually threatening skies, an early drizzle, just at 1 pm starting tame, quickly abated, allowing all entries to make the 27-mile .trip around Lake Wawasee under pleasant conditions. A steady westerly wind brought btg waves to the lake, but nothing to disturb the host of craft on the lake. a Ski Jump The helicopter that was to bring paratroopers from Chicago was delayed due to high winds in the Windy City. It arrived, via a circuituous route, and the jump was made under almost ideal conditions First three jumpers “hit the silk.” then the big craft circled the drop area and dropped another three A final three came down, to climax the jump, all in front of Wawasee Prep Cine jumper. Larry Money, a nephew of the late Earl Money, landed tn a tree behind the Prep It was the same Larry Money who dropped on the Wawasee golf course a year ago. In the making the presentation of the Earl Money trophy. Mrs. Earl Money commented on this, stating. ‘I think Larry is alergic to Lake Wawasee water.” The Winners Inasmuch as there were no industrial entries in the Flotilla, judges Mrs Tom Socks. Lew Fidler and Arch Baumgartner

Phil Oppenheim makes GOP bid for congress

'The race on the Republican side for the second Indiana dfctrict congressional seat appears to be heating up what with the entry of Fhfl Oppenheim of North Manchester as an independent candidate for his party's nomination. Oppenheim is a well known North Manchester businessman, having operated his family department store there since he was 23 years of age. He also has business interests in Kosciusko county, with h*s Boston Store in Pierceton and My Store in Pick wick Place. Syracuse. Screening CMMafftee A number of second district Republican hopefuls, including « UM > **Pr before a committee in a Republican effort to wm** l Purdue university associate history professor Floyd Fithian Fithian wnSeaeat from Earl

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decided to doltble up in the commercial class, which had the most entries. Winners were as follows: COMMERCIAL -- first. Curls Beauty Salon and Tom Socks Sportswear; second. Mr Pickwick Sportswear and Lil’s Anchor Bar; and third, Elkhart Bedding Co and Wawasee Motors PRESIDENTIAL first. Mike Kiley and his Pirates; second. Love Gardens (four boys); and third. Boat-In Worship Service.

Lake association to holFannual dinner

The annual meeting of the Syracuse Lake association and friends will be held at the SmithWalbridge facilities on Saturday. July 12. According to association officers the camp is busily preparing for the event and provides an ideal setting for such a business and pleasure meeting Fruit punch and hors d oeurves will be served in the camp’s recreational hall starting at 6:30 p.m. This will be followed by a dinner tn the dining hall at 7. The one-half hour interlude before the meal is for out-of-town residents to renew old friendships and a time for new residents to meet their neighbors A young comedian from the camp will prove that laughter is the best medication for relaxation after the meal. The president of the association. L. James Butt, will

injudicious remarks concerning the Watergate scandals. The second district congressional seat has always been considered a safe' Republican seat. and Republican* are eager io bring it back into the fold His Fira Effort Oppenheim's decision to seek the congressional post is his first attempt at politics, coming as a result of his lifelong interest in government and concern for his country’s welfare While Oppenheim appeared before the screening committee, he said he is not bound by its decision At the r -esent time the wto, was defeated for the post earli-r by South Bend Democrat John assisiant secretary of teS5T5p Os '. u .k-’Hriif«iiIr*

Sunday afternoon. Following the presentation of trophies to members of the units participating, they "lined up” for this ghoto.

INSTITUTIONAL — first. Wawasee Ski club; second. Business and Professional Women; and third. Enchanted Hills Plavhouse. COMMODORE’S TROPHY - Wawasee Farge. entered by Lew Ruane EARL MONEY MEMORIAL TROPHY — Business and Professional Women, presented by Mrs Money to Mrs. David Stoops The announcement of the winners and the presentation of

preside over a short business meeting Open,discussion will be held. Also on the agenda for the session is the election of three Ast net representatives to the rotating board of directors. Entertainment of games and music will follow the business meeting A small band will be on hand for dancing or listening pleasure President Butt urges those members and friends who are unable to attend the dinner to come for the business and social time if possible. Dinner reservations may be made by calling the secretary of the association. Mrs Frank Putt FIRST ORDER SCIENCE Thomas Jefferson regarded agriculture as "a science of the very first order" and urged its inclusion in college curricula

district Thirteen Republican candidates entered the race for the office in 1968 when longtime congressman Charles A. Halleck retired, and party big-wigs don't want this to happen again Landgrebe hasbeen critican of the committee s work, which might indicate he may be a candidate again in spite of the committee's decision Never Lost' Oppenheim says his lack of experience could be an asset. 1 an-Ta winner 'hesaid "While I have never run for office. I have never tost.*’ The 50-year-oid Oppenheim has operated Oppenheim's Department Store since 1960 as sole owner The business has been m WO graduate with a major in and banking and international finance He graduated from Central high school. North

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trophies were made on the lawn of Wawasee Prep by Robert McNary’, chairman of this year’s Flotilla. He thanked every one for their interest and participation in making this year’s Flotilla a success. According to McNary and his assistant Ted Rogers, the threeday Flotilla Festival was a huge success, from the public fireworks at Syracuse city park to the Flotilla dance at the American Legion hall, through the Lake Wawasee Flotilla.

Two teachers are hired by school board Two teachers were approved for the 1975-76 school year when the Lakeland school board met in regular session last night (Tuesday) in the administrative offices. Julie Gunden and James Webster were both recommended by superintendent Don H. Arnold for teaching pobitions. Mrs. Goiden. who served as a special aid worker, will teach grade one at Milford and Webster, who did his student teaching at WawamgL aid has taught at Columbia City for the past five years, will become the new math teacher at W’awasee. Naab Reports Curriculum Coordinator John Naab presented 10 reports to (Continued on page 12)

Manchester. Oppenheim served in the navy during World War 11. He is a member of the American Legion. Veterans of Foreign Wars. Masonic Lodge. Shrine and Elks club He is married to the former Patricia A- Harrison of Pickneyville. DI., and they reside on r 2 Leesburg (Tippecanoe Lake’ Oppenheim said a need for a return to morality supercedes every other problem facing government. Without it. the country is at the point the Roman Empire reached when it collapsed. A return to individual responsibility, morality and integrity are necessary- if the country is to Oppenhisun SBidThere is something wrong wtth a country that places a warning on cigarette packages, but wants to legalize pot; th® does nothing

LICENSE BRANCH TO CLOSE EARLY Syracuse license branch will dose at 2 p.m.. July 15. for a Bureau of Motor Vehicle training school. It will be open July 16 at 8:39 a.m. Milford Lions . give s 2OO to 'Miss Milford' Milford Lions Monday night voted to give the full S2OO received from the Mermaid Festival committee for sponsoring ‘Miss Milford’ to Darcy Wolferman. who was the club’s entry in the "Queen of the Lakes” contest. As “Miss Milford”, Miss Wolferman was first runner-up to Queen Terry Kaiser. She received a handsome trophy as her prize and the Milford club received a S2OO check as sponsoring agent. The check was presented to the dub at its Monday night meeting by Lion Arch Baumgartner who served on the club’s queen candidate selection committee with Lion Marshall Estep Miss Wolferman. daughter of M; and Mrs. Don Wolferman, will be a junior at Ball State imiversity, Muncie, next year. The S2OO check will be sent to the adversity registrar to be applied toward her next year’s tuition. Miss Wolferman is majoring in home economics with plans for a fashion marketing career and is minoring in business. To Honor District Governor Robert Knudson, a member of the Syracuse Lions club, was present to ask Milford Lions and their ladies to participate in a district-wide dinner and theater party in honor of outgoing district governor and Mrs. Paul Stilwell of New Paris. He said the Syracuse club has purchased 240 tickets to "Cabaret” at Enchanted Hills Playhouse for the night of July 23. The Syracuse club is attempting to sell the tickets to other district dubs, with $1 from each ticket going into the Boy Scout Catan fund to support the Syracuse scout cabin. The place for the dinner will be announced later It was also noted the Milford Lions dub’s eat stand at the Mermaid Festival grossed $3,842.34 this year, apthe same as a year a&j The club usually nets about 40 per cent of the gross.

streets, yet allows state governments to use the US mails to solicit the sale of lottery tickets. Oppenheim said. In South Bend, he said. Michigan lottery tickets are being purchased by those who can’t really afford them, while salesclerks are being laid off. It would be better for Indiana residents to be spending their matey for goods in Indiana to the Michigan lottery. in a statement to The MailJournal, Oppenheim states, “I personally and very sincerely feel that given the chance the American electorate, can ana wili put good men in office, but first ... good and privately successful people must run and must receive coverage from the various news media so that the politically professional pols can no longer say you can’t run a candictate if no one has seen his

KNEE HIGH CORN — There’s an old wheeze in mid-America corn coimtry that the great green stock of corn should be knee high by the Fourth of July. This year, due to an abundance of rainfall and warm weather, corn is exceptionally tall in north central Indiana. To prove the point, we are reproducing a picture we took on Friday, July 4, on the C arlton Beer farm just east of Milford. It should be pointed out, however, that the fellow in the picture is Adam Pamer. who measures three feet. 10 inches in height. Adam is president of Lakeland Campers, Inc., manufacturers of travel trailers and pick-up campers.

Syracuse rapist held in jail on $2,000 bond

A 23-year-old Syracuse man is being held in the Kosciusko county jail on a $2,000 bond, charged with rape. Syracuse chief of police Ron Robinson filed charges Tuesday with the prosecuting attorney, Steven Hearn, against Noe Efrain Lozano, 119 West Portland street, Syracuse, on charges of rape involving a 15-year-old Syracuse girl. Chief Robinson said the young girl made a positive identification of the rapist, and that officers had a statement implicating him in the act. Robinson said Lozano was placed under arrest late Saturday evening on assault and

collapse from bureaucratic strain. “The ability far the average man to make a dollar built America, but now, overwhelmingly that ability is being severely curtailed as the octopus like bureaucracy creeps ever forward into the very smallest feel that if one new face can get elected on a strictly-tefi it like step forward and also run and yet in time for 1976 ... “My desire is not to stay in neetfettTbe done » that our country may proceed for yet another 200 years and return home to try for the second 100 years for my store and enjoy

battery charges, with intent to commit a felony. The rape charges were filed Tuesday based on the girl’s positive identification and Lozano’s

Syracuse firemen have their own 'fireworks 1

Syracuse firemen had their own "fireworks” in the early evening hours of the Fourth of July. They responded to two calls, and en route to one discovered the most serious fire of the

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statement. Questioning of Lozano is continuing to determine whether or not he is involved in any other similar acts of violation.

evening almost accidentally. Firemen Ron Robinson. Carl Myrick and Jerry Byrd were answering a call to the William Crimmins guest cottage just off Warner road on the north shore of (Continued on page 12