The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 July 1975 — Page 18

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 30,1975

Lakeland Youth Center purchases van for trips

The board of directors of the Lakeland Youth Center have recently purchased a new 1975, white Ford van Board president, Doug Schmahl, said that the need for a van became apparent after director Dan Caskey was hired and organized a tremendous sports program with travel teams and leagues in Syracuse, Milford and North Webster. Caskey will use the van to transport children and equipment for any youth center sponsored activity or trip. Parents will be asked to sign permission slips if their children will be riding in the van. Since the center became a United Fund organization four years ago. the board has unLights token from Lakeland school buses Lights valued at 5125 each .were taken from buses owned by the Lakeland Community School Corporation Officials of the school reported that five lights were taken recently. The thieves climbed over the wire fence which surrounds the parking lot and unscrewed the lights. The screws^ were left on top of the buses Kosciusko county police sergeant Richard Mikel investigated. Tippecanoe Lake Region fll iXURt-x 1 ..ts - Home* I Geo. Paton I REALTOR I T ip p»c.no< — Lwiiw; |

Ray Buhrt GENERAL CONTRACTOR Hesidentiol & Commercial Building Phone: 457-3431 Road 13,Syracuse gx‘Y At The BL* ’ ’■ Milford Christian Church ELDON WILSON Minister The Lord continues to Wess us at Milford Christian church. People are being added every Lord's Day with 191 having been added already this year. We praise God for this! This Lord's Day in our evening worship we will have a nationally known quartet singing. They will be a joy and thrill to anyone nho enjoys good gospel music. We invite everyone to come for this great time in our Lord's House — Buses naming every Sunday in Milford. Dewart Lake. Syracuse and Nappanee areas. — Bible school hour — 9.39 a.m. — Morning Worship service — 19:39 a.m. — Primary, beginner, junior and high school and college age worship services at 19:39 a.m. — Sunday evening services at 7 p.m. — Family night Bible study. Wednesday at 7 p.m. Milford Christian Church Phone 656-9151 or 6544305

E. C. Bailey & Windy Adams: "We've moved to o new location, . . . (Myers Service Center - behind C. S. Myers Ford In Milford) Z but we still handle \ a complete line of Dean Quality Tires' ■■■■■■■■■ ■MMHH /FwLuUUv ■ x-IB ( Bi > > BlWfi 1B 1 !■ H - I oli I I litwSv built with a dependable difference

dertaken such capital improvements as the remodeling of the “Warrior Room” snack area with it’s bright red. white and blue decor. Athletic equipment has been purchased and now the van. which enables Caskey to expand his programs. The board considers Mr. Caskey it’s number one asset Often assisted by his wife, Sandy, he plans many special outings such as canoe trips, bike hikes and overnight camping. He also encourages the “self-help” ideas so youngsters have bake sales, car washes and other events at the center to earn money for trips to Cedar Point, the Indiana Dunes and other places. Members of the center also helped in the community clean-up earlier this year. The next event is a ftshfry and kiddie carnival at the tenter, this Friday, Aug 1, from 4-8 p.m It will be all you can eat, with carry-outs available. Corporation has houses for sale Board members of the Lakeland school corporation are announcing in an advertisement which appears elsewhere in this paper that they are receiving bids for the houses located on lots 33. 36 and 39 in Warners second addition to North Webster. Bids will be received until 4 p.m. August 28. The houses must be removed from the property which was recently purchased to give additional land area and room for expansion at the North Webster school Other requirements are also listed in the notice..

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1 YEAR AGO, JULY 31.1974 Workers gathered at the Wawasee Prep school Mondaynight to plan for the August 24 swim-a-thon for Cystic Fibrosis. Miss Pamela Juday has been appointed as>the boys swim coach at Wawasee high school for the 1974-75 school year by the board of school trustees of the Lakeland community schools. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dippon of r 3 Syracuse entertained at a surprise birthday party Fridayevening honoring their son, Charles William, on his fourth birthday. Miss Connie Christner of r 2 Syracuse, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Rollin Christner, has been chosen as 1974 Indiana Draft Horse Queen. The sail-a-thon on Lake Wawasee Sunday for the American cancer society netted $1,132. 5 YEARS AGO, JULY 29.1979 Lems Cobbum of r 4 Syracuse has retired from the Syracuse post office as a rural carrier on r 3. effective Friday, July 24. Employees of Klink's Market at Syracuse honored store manager Jay Brouwer Tuesday with a birthday party. Robert Earl Houser of r 4 Syracuse has been hired as a newreserve police officer with the Syracuse police department. Police officer Tom Kitch is on a two week national guard ditty at Grayling and officer Dale Sparklin is recuperating at home from recent major surgery in Fort Wayne. Mr and Mrs. Lester Hayner of Fort Lauderdale and Lake Wawasee will be entertained Sunday. Aug 2, w-ith an open house honoring their 50th wedding anniversary at the Lake Wawasee home of Mr and Mrs. Ashley Hawk Jill White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon White of r 3 Syracuse, is Miss Syracuse I; and Chris Caywood. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Roy Caywood. Jr., r 3, is Miss Syracuse II for the Kosciusko county fair 10 YEARS AGO. AUGUST 4.1965 There were 77 adults and children at an open house Thursday for the Syracuse public library The Syracuse Drum and Bugle corps won first place Friday evening at the old Settles day parade in Columbia City. Mrs. Bertha Nicolai of Syracuse was surprised on Wednesday, July 28. w-hen she was given a dinner party in honor of her birthday. Work on the Syracuse town budget is completed, the new rate is $2.05. up two cents. The new IGA store on SR 13, south of Syracuse, was broken into Friday night. “Loose change,” cigarettes and other small items were taken Ron Kramer. 2d class petty officer. US Navy and Cadet TonyKramer. USAF arrived Wednesday to spend leave at the home of their parents, Mr and Mrs. Ronald V. Kramer, Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Graff, Syracuse, are the parents of a son. John David, bom Sunday at the Goshen hospital 29 YEARS AGO. AVGUST 4.1955 Six Wawasee teenagers, including Pat Seiffert. daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Seiffert of Lake Wawasee. tried to “beat the heat" in an unusual way last Friday when they swam Lake Wawasee from Natti Crown beach to Ogden Island. Local democrats pass up caucus date, follow pattern of

previous elections. Mrs. Margaret Wolfe. Medusa street. Syracuse, announced her intent to be a candidate in the town election this November. Miss Phyllis Mae George, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert George of South Main street in Syracuse, was the leading candidate for the queen of the Kosciusko county fair as of late WednesdayAn increase of $54,750 in assessed value of property within the town limits of Syracuse was announced at the Tuesday night town board meeting by town clerk-treasurer Ernest Bucholz. Last year at budget time the assessed valuation was $2,136,320 This year the figure is $2,191,070. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pipp entertained in honor of Billy’s fourth birthday, Monday, Aug. 1. |5 YEARS AGO, AUGUST 7.1939 A letter from H. Helvey, couity auditor, read at the town board

I “ 0 7; > 11 I 59th Kosciusko County - • I I Free Fair I AND I I Dairy Association Show wOMRMg I I August 4-9, 1975 I Monday Evening, Aug. 4th Thursday Evening, Aug 7th OPENING OF THE FAIR 7:00 p.m. 4-H CLUB LIVESTOCK AUCTION 5:30 p.m. 4-H FASHION REVUE AT HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 p.m. SENIOR CITIZENS DAY All Day 0 I (Immediately following the 4-H Tenure Awards program) TEEN DANCE 800 p.m. I CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING 8:30 p.m. ” K I I Tuesday, Aug. sth Fri<ia y' Au 9* Btil I ™ Im: x ßicyctes ,nd o,her ''•' uab,e to 4-H POULTRY, RABBITS & PIGEONS . u AT WAIT „ o.QO am KI ■ - JUDGED 130 p.m. 4 * H HORSK AT HALTER 9.00 a.m. J I OPEN HALTER CLASSES I=oo p.m. I . . I DAIRY SHOW ALL DAY - GUERNSEY, I I l<l&$(!(!y Evening. Aug, stn AYRSHIRE, jersey and brown swiss cattle I " 4-H SHEEP SHOW 6:00 p.m. -. . - „ - IBjWSfc I auto thrill show 8:00 p.m. rnucy evening, Aug* Qin INDIANA CHARIOT RACES 8:00 p.m. ■ Wednesday, Aug. 6th e ’ JEwl KIDDIES DAY-Reduced prices on all rides to kiddies. SOtUtday EVeiling, AUg. Till I Two Bicycles and other valuable prizes to be given autq TrWt 6;30 p m I I 4-tTpONY SHOW 9:00 a.m. CORONATION OF KOSCIUSKO COUNTY FAIR QUEEN I DRAFT HORSES 1:00 p.m. HOLSTEIN DAIRY SHOW ALL DAY ■ ■ 4-H BEEF SHOW 8:00 a.m. SHOW AU DAY » I I Wednesday Evening, Aug. 6th SPECIAL EVENTS JjEjja I ■ OPEN SHEEP SHOW 6:00 p.m. 4- H DOG SHOW Sunday, Aug. 3, 2:00 p.m. DAIRY SHOWMANSHIP 7:30 p.m. 4 , H CAT SHOW Sunday, Aug. 3, 4:00 p.m. I AUTO RACING Time Trials 6.30 p.m. GOSPEL SlNGSunday, Aug. 3, 6-9:30 p.m. I Thursday, Aug. 7th AIL WEEK I ENTRY OF SADDLE HORSES A omcc 1 I ■ 4-H DAIRY SHOW 9:00 a.m. WORLD OF PLEASURE SHOWS AND RIDES |

meeting Tuesday evening, stated that the approximate valuation of the town of Syracuse is $1,374,973. Last year's town value was $1,359,189. Turkey Creek township. including Syracuse has the value of $6,628,857. A new miniature golf course, Kin-Ra-Ec, opened up in the yard of the Vanderwater home on North Huntington street. The funeral of Amos J. Medlam Monday afternoon marked the close of life for an old time resident of Syracuse. “Syracuse public water is unfit for drinking purposes. It should be boiled for safe drinking . .” stated Dr. B. F. Hoy. health officer. A drought which has ruined crops all over the country, which has dried up springs used byindustries and made a water shortage for whole cities, has been the cause of several minor accidents in Syracuse and Lake Wawasee districts this last week. Maxwelton Manor was redeemed by A. O. Yerrick of Argos and his associate last week. Grocery prices: two tall cans salmon. 25 cents; butter. 39 cents a pound; coffee, 39 cents a pound; sugar. 10 pounds. 53 cents; lettuce, 10 cents a head; Pillsbury XXXX flour. 24 pound bag, 85 cents; and peanut butter. 19 cents a pint.

Gross income tax to bring $ 987,128 to county in 76

Kosciusko county will be among the counties to receive a portion of the $36.6 million to be distributed in 1976 to the 38 counties which adopted the county adjustment gross income tax, revenue commissioner Donald H. Clark announced. He is certifying each county’s share of the distribution to the county treasurers. Kosciusko county has adopted a rate of one-half per cent. The 1975 certification was $699,033 with the 1976 certification being $987,128. The certified amounts represent an estimate of the local option funds which will be collected by the department of revenue between July 1,1975 and First aid unit is called to residence The Syracuse first aid team was called to the 150 North Shore drive, in Syracuse, residence of Mabie Johnson Friday at 3:30 p.m. She was suffering from arthritis and was to be admitted to the Goshen hospital on the orders of a local doctor.

June 30,1976. The distributions to the counties will be made in May and November of 1976. The certified amounts also include pro rata shares of the interest accumulated in the county option fund. Further, this certification is the first in which reconciliations between actual ÜB<<4<<<444<A<J

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collections and certified distribution, which were estimated figures, have been possible. “The law requires that the revenue department predict local option collections for each adopting county in the next 12month period,” Clark explained.