The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 March 1976 — Page 7

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(Editor’s not/ In answer to the " following into, we are sorry we missed “Uirle Sam's 2®Oth Birthday P/ty” too It « impossible for us to cover every event in th,' Lakeland area. As for promoting the event, we did! / Two photo with information on the event were run on February 4. On Felruary 18 we again featured tvophotos with the time and date «f the ••party." We hav always felt it better to cover events before they happen when possible to keep the public informid on what is taking place in the »rea.) Dear editor: After reading The MailJounal. 1 was disappointed to find nothing written about the pla; presented by the Syracuse elementary students Much time

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Plans are currently underway to rebuild the big Accra Pac plant Elkhart s industrial park area, according to a release this past week The building was destroyed and five persons have died of bums in the explosion fire on January 7. Lowell Poyser of Elkhart and formerly of Syracuse, son of

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was spent making this a success and was deserving of local coverage. ♦ I saw pictures in an area paper prior to the event, helping to promote it! Also, picture and an article appeared in a free paper today, praising everyone for their efforts It seems a community paper would be informed of local events and make every attempt to cover them Sorry, you missed “Uncle Sam’s 200th Birthday Party!" But then, maybe, you weren't invited! It was a fantastic evening and enjoyed by all! Deborah S. Mangus r 2 Syracuse P S For those who left early to beat the rush - — your actions irritated many, and was inconsiderate on your part!

Mildred and Lee Poyser. has been released from Elkhart hospital where he was admitted January 7 with extensive bums *A series of skin stripping and grafting took place while hospitalized and his father reported this week that he is progressing quite well. He is married to the former Mary Lou Rex of Ligonier • Investigation Investigation into the explosion and fire by Elkhart police and fire departments has been closed with no evidence being found of criminal negligence or violations cf the fire department code. The announcement was made during a press conference last Friday by investigating officials Exactly what sett off the ex plosion may never be know since a spark could have triggered the unstable gas. including simple static electricity. it was theorized The plant produced aerosol containers and the fire occurred during a lunch time break Disaster Fund A disaster fund to aid victirts of the fire now totals sll. according to Sherry Reed, wiffof Accra Pac Inc . chairrtnn Charles Reed and organize* of the fund Only one bum victim renmns hospitalized at this time

i LEARNING TO OPERATE SAM — Seniors Julie Method and Amy Vanlaningham are shown above as they learn to operate Smoking Sam. Amy is catching ash from Sam’s cigarette.

High school students explain Smoking Sam

For the second year, the Wawasee FEA (Future Educators in Action* presented the American Lung Association’s Smoking Education Program to the fourth and fifth grade classes in the Lakeland Community School Corporation FEA- members working in pairs made the presentations which included discussions of what smoking does to the lungs with large respiratory charts, a film on making the decision not to smoke, a demonstration with a smoking dummy, a display of lungs sections taken from smokers and non-smokers and a question and answer period with the students A training session for the FEA participants was conducted at Wawasee on Monday. Feb 16, by Ann kaar, health educator from the bouth Bend office of the American Lung Association The prograr was coordinated in the Lakeland schools by John Naab. Lakeland curriculum coordinator. and Terry Iden. FEA sponsor. The team presentations were given at North Webster. Syracuse, and Milford with the following FEA members participating: Kern Augsburger. Deb Enjleberth. Kathi Goins. Deb Hartman. Angie Jessop. Kathy Kcenigshof. Chris Lacas, Julie Method, Toni Pearson, Ralph Heiff. Meg Schopf. Melinda Tom. Pyanne Tracy, Amy VanlaningNo injuries in collision mishap No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle mishap at 11:36 p.m Saturday at the intersection of Main arid Pike streets in Goshen involving a Syracuse driver. Drivers involved were Norris D Wise, 50. 401 East Chicago street. Syracuse and Brenda S. Fox. 21. r 1 New Paris Goshen police estimated damages at SBSO to the vehicles.

ham. Stephanie Davenport, Jeff Iden. Dan Martin. Mary Millbern. John Naab, Jr., Brenda Rhodes and J. C. Schrock An evaluation by classroom teachers showed extremely favorable reaction to the program with the hope that the program can be continued next year. As one fourth grade teacher explained. "The program was veryeffective because the fourth grader heard high school students tell of bad effects of smoking I think it may have more impact than if the information came from the teacher.’’ Syracuse woman taken into custody Linda K King. 26, r 4 Syracuse, was taken into custody with two Goshen area men early Tuesday with the three charged on multiple events and the trio was granted until March 16 to enter pleas. The King woman was released on SSOO bond for interfering with police officers and possession of a controlled substance. William McCarthy, 24, East Lincoln avenue was released on $1,050 bond on charges of reckless driving, interfering with police, officers and possession of a controlled substance Howard Brush, 22. also Lincoln avenue, was released on SI,OOO bond after being granted additional time in Goshen city court to enter pleas to driving while under the influence of alcoholic beverages and fleeing a police officer after escaping temporarily from the Goshen police headquarters in the city municipal building where he had been taken for a breathalyzer test

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14 YEARS AGO, MARCH 8,1962 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pinkerton of Milford have returned home after spending six weeks touring several western states. They spent considerable time at Phoenix visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lester Clayion and Mrs. Sadie Walker, cousins of Mrs. Pinkerton. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krull and daughter Cinda in Texhoma and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rovelstad in Albuquerque. Several sightseeing trips were taken while the Pinkertons stayed at Phoenix. Mrs K. D. Jessop was complimented at a baby shower given by her mother and aunt, Mrs. Helen Funk and Miss Edith Baumgartner, at the home of the latter last Friday evening. Present were Mesdames Gail Geiger, Paul Mathews. Ralph Miller, Ren Clark, Don Wolferman, Frank Beer. Jr., Arthur Baumgartner, Steve Baumgartner, Bryce Baumgartner. Misses Esther Beer and Jane Baumgartner. Radioman third class Gary Lee Chambers, son of Mr. and Mrs James Chambers of Milford, has been discharged from the United States Navy and is making his home with his parents. Radioman Chambers was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York until the time for his discharge three weeks ago. In observance of the birthday of Andrew J. Beer and Walter Steffen, a family dinner was held at the M and M case in North Webster Sunday afternoon Guests seated at the dining table in the fireplace room were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Beer, Mr. and Mrs. Don Beer, Mr,, and Mrs. Elmer Haab. Miss Irma Haab and Paul Haab. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Steffen of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Urban Bauer of Cissna Park. 111. 24 YEARS AGO, MARCH 6. 1952 Mr. and Mrs. Louis B. Rassi announce the marriage of their daughter, Louann Oletha, to Harold P. Yeater, son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo E. Yeater, of Syracuse, Saturday afternoon. March 1, in the church parlor of the Irvington Methodist church at Indianapolis. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noble Fisher at dinner, on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doty, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dale Doty and son, Eugene Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Replogle and Miss Maryann Doty. A bad two-car accident occurred at the corner of Catherine and Henry streets at 11:45 a.m. Sunday, doing an estimated SIOO worth of damage to both cars. John Kroh of Syracuse, freshman at Purdue university and a basketball star of Syracuse’s team last year, was driving a 1952 Buick sedan coming from the east. Traveling north was John Poe of Milford driving a 1947 Oldsmobile sedan. Poe ignored the stop sign and drove in front of the Kroh car. The Poe car ended up against a tree in the Herb Baumgartner front yard, and the Kroh Buick came to a stop sidewise in the road. 3* YEARS AGO. MARCH 7.1946 Harry Beer, Milford carpenter, was severely hit on the head Monday afternoon at the Theo Beer farm home west of Milford when an 18-foot ladder ac-

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cidentally tumbled to the ground rendering him unconscious for about 20 minutes. Frank Beer and Walter Kasper, working with Harry, noticed the ladder fall but did not see it hit Harry. They found him lying unconscious several minutes after the ladder fell. A strong wind blew the ladder over. Members of the Milford Trojan basketball team displayed themselves valliantly at Fort Wayne Sat. afternoon in a brilliant battle against a scrappy, well-rated Fort Wayne Central team. With any kind of breaks Milford could have won the game against Central, but in losing they outclassed others in sportsmanship and never-say-die determination. The final score ended 35-30 for Central. A pinochle party was held last Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Baumgartner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Paul Emmons. Mr and Mrs. Harry Shultz. Mrs. Florence Myers and Roy Shultz. Paul Emmons won first prize and Roy Shultz won low. 40 YEARS AGO. MARCH 5, 1936 Angered because it had been harpooned a few days before, a hippopotamus lay in ambush and suddenly attacked a ferry boat operating on the Mpaologoma swamp, a well-konwn Uganda waterway, near Nairobi. Charge after charge was made by the infuriated beast, which nearlyboarded the vessel, the water being shallow so that it could obtain a foothold. Six natives, armed with spears, fought the invader until the arrival of a European, who shot it. amid songs and cheers from the deck of another vessel speeding to the rescue. Dr. Pierce’s Pellets are best for liver, bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for a laxative — three for a cathartic. — Adv. The good citizenship contest winner from the Milford school is Bernice Hollar. The contests have been held in senior classes of all county schools and was sponsored by the D.A.R. Chapter of Warsaw, who will have a tea in honor of the winners and will award them with good citizenship medals. Everett Ketering of Syracuse has purchased the Milford Bakery of Harry Sanders. Culver, and will operate his business under the name of Ketering’s Home Bakery. Lester Kern, who was baker here at one time for Mr. Sanders, will do the baking and Mill Helen Weisser has been employed as clerk. Mr. Ketering. wife and three children will continue for the present to reside in their home at Lake Wawasee. Insurance, labor get job credits Life Insurance companies rank with labor unions as institutions considered by Americans to be most important in creating jobs through investment efforts. A national sirvey showed that 34 per cent of the respondents considered unions most important, while 33 per cent chose life insurance firms.

Wed., March 3,1976 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

A V ■ SSS7 k v TSfe .' I WINS BASKETBALL — David Bradway, five, of Warsaw holds a new basketball won by his mother Mrs. Barb Bradway in the "Trident Sugarless Gum-NBA All Star Sweepstakes.” Mrs. Brad way stated she made no purchase of any product and made only two entrees in the contest. 1 Congressman I I Floyd JL I * Fithian it S Reports T

Much of my time in Washington recently has been spent in important meetings of the house agriculture committee, where we are working to reform the food stamp program and clean up grain inspection. Abuses in the food stamp program have come to light, confirming what some of us have suspected for some time: in many urban areas, the food stamp program is scandalridden. About $7.7 million in food stamp receipts are missing, with indications that this may be just the tip of the iceberg. I'm in favor of reform that will take non-needy persons — such as college students with wealthy parents — off the food stamp rolls. These reforms should enable people who really need help, such as the handicapped, the elderly and the poor, to get the assistance they need without too much red tape. We also need to mandate new administrative procedures to lessen the likelihoood of further abuse in the program Our second area of concern in the committee has been the effort to clean up the grain inspection system, which in the long run will strengthen our farm export markets. Grain exporters in this countryhave defrauded foreign customers by about $l2O million a year during the past five years. They have done this by putting foreign material in with good grain, short-weighting shipments and shipping spoiled grain to foreign ports. This has been permitted by many grain inspectors, who are hired by private contractors and states

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4 By CAROLYN GROVE We have two films scheduled for the Children’s Story Hour on Saturday. March 6. at 2p m. New Books received include: “Possession” by L. P Davies — Morgan Astey arrives in a English village to find that his brother's grave has been desecrated and his body is missing. “Stranger at Wildings by Madeleine Brent — A romantic novel set in England and Hungary at the turn of the century. “The Lynmara Legacy” by Catherine Gaskin. “Unsolved: The World of the Unknown” by John Godwin. "Sundari" by Rocky Davis — The heartwarming story of a leopard raised as a pet. “Prison Letters” by Corrie Tehboom “Shooting Star” A Biography of John Wayne by Maurice Zolotow “The Easy Way to Chinese Cooking” by Beverly Lee. “Marcy Catches Up” by Rosamond du Jardin

and who have developed cozy relationships with grain companies leading to many conflicts of interest. This will hurt farmers all over America, because our trading partners are beginning to reduce the amount of grain they buy from the United States if they believe that they can t trust us to deliver a quality product. It's simply unfair that this should happen to the American farmer, who produces record crops of good quality, only to have unethical inspection practices rob him of good crop prices At the request of our committee. the general accounting office (GAO) investigated the entire grain inspection system and reported back to us earlier this month They Concluded that the system is so corrupt that only a completely new law providing for inspection by federal personnel at export terminals would improve the situation. Although I support many of the GAO recommendations. I can't support legislation that would allow federal grain inspectors to meddle in operations at country elevators I do believe, however, that we need government employees inspecting grain at export points, with stringent conflict-of-interest and anticorruption regulations and stiff penalties for violations. This should help restore foreign buyers' confidence in American grain and keep our export markets healthy. I ■ wh CANDIDATE — Virginia Difl McCarty, candidate for the Democratic nomination for attorney general of Indiana, has announced she will not, if elected, be a rubber stamp to the Public Service Commission and price increases for public utilities. Mrs. McCarty pointed out that the attorney general represents the commission and stated that she would see to it that customers rights are protected by the commission, as well as the rights of the public utilities. A specific example of an instance in which customers* rights need protection given by Mrs. McCarty was that of fuel cost price increases. She stated that she would look at each request from a utility for a price increase based on increased fuel costs to determine whether oth«tr expenses of the utility had decreased so that a rate increase is not justified.

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