The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 March 1976 — Page 1

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■ * r ' --' 4few — jfl .-iß| ii \ > Ji 4 fjL Mfr WILL ERWIN TOURS COUNTY — W ill Erwin, well known Etna Green farmer and Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress from the second district, toured Kosciusko county Monday as part of his 14-county swing to talk to voters. Erwin, a former state Senator and assistant secretary of agriculture for rural development, spoke before the Lakeland Kiwanis club Monday morning at North Webster, then visited in Syracuse and Milford as part of his swing through northern Kosciusko county. In the above photo he is with Charles Ker. his Kosciusko county coordinator, left. Erwin is second from left, with Harold Young, well known Milford Republican, and John B. Augsburger, also of Milford and a candidate for the state senate *ea< now held by his father.

Lakeland school board studies $ 1 million building program

Members of the Lakeland Community School Corporation s board* of school trustees are considering a $1 million building program at Wawasee. The study is the results of a meeting held last night (Tuesday) in the administrative offices of the corporation The recommendation that the SI million project be undertaken was made by Kenneth Brown of Everett I Brown. Indianapolis, the corporation s architectural firm, after a step by step study of projects proposed at ail corporation schools. ~ Brown. who also owns property in the Lakeland area and is a taxpayer here, noted the projects scheduled over the next several years at Wawasee high school — the building auto mechanics classroom. a new auxiliary gym. an all weather track and visitors bleachers, tennis courts with lighting and repair and seal blacktop He said with the current rate of inflation increasing prices at one per cent per month the school corporation would be better off to do it now than to wait and lose to inflation. He said it made sense to him to go in debt and try to beat the inflation He recommended the auxiliary gym be placed to the west of the current building, moving the tennis courts to the south He said the current tennis courts are in need of repair so the only thing that would really be lost in the move is the base as fences, etc., could be moved Brown said his recommendation would be to move the tennis courts this summer, increasing the number to eight as discussed earlier The board should do the rest of the work, which can he done locally without lad To seek a lamd issue for 10

years for the $1 million and to bid all projects at one time. School officials noted with the cumulative building fund, this

Mediano is named to police department

Louis E Mediano, 318 North Harrison street, Syracuse. 33 years of age. has been named as a regular officer with the Syracuse police department. His salary will be $8,900 and he will be on a one-year probation. He was hired under the CETA system until the last of June, and if renewed at that time, will continue under CETA for another year If not renewed, the town board of Syracuse must decide if keeping the officer full-time would be justifiable. Mediano will start on the 11 pm to 7 a m shift starting in May and ending in November as two deputy marshals, Robert Houser and Dan Gallmeier. have been scheduled to attend police school during this period. Experienced Mediano. a shipping and receiving c|erk with Liberty Homes for the past six years, graduated from Main high school in Colorado and served with the military police in the United States Marines 1960-1964. He served as a part time officer with the Milford police department prior to being hired as a reserve officer with the Syracuse police department in May of 1975. He and his wife Nora have one child, a four year old daughter. Pauline Mediano is a member of the Syracuse civil defense.

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LOVIS E. MEDIANO Increase Force With the hiring of Louis Mediano, the Syracuse police now have five regular officers and two on reserves. Regular officers are Chief Robinson, Houser, Gailmeier. Joe Thornburg and Mediano Reserve officers are Joe Catt and Charles Lantz. Robinson said applications are being taken for the reserve force. Requirements include persons* must be between the ages of 21 and 35

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1976

A Sharp Idea! (An Editorial) Ronald Sharp, former president of the Kosciusko County Historical Society and presently a county councilman, has long shown an interest in local history. As such, he proposed to the Syracuse town board at a recent meeting that the board change the name of Railroad Park to Henry Ward Park, after a co-founder of the town of Syracuse. We liked the idea — thought it was a Sharp idea I Sharp writes that Ward came to Kosciusko county in 1830 and with Samuel Crosson founded the town of Syracuse. He married Sarah Johnson on September 24. 1839. and both listed Syracuse as their home. Sarah's father was responsible for the name Johnson Bay at the head of Lake Wawasee. Mrs. Ward settled her husband’s estate, Sharp continues, in October 1849 and received 192.92. She could claim 1100 as her due. Bills unclaimed: Doctor bills, >63; burial expenses, >l3: two notes, of >25 and >45, to Joseph Hall; >6 owed to Jane Renfrow; 15 to John Wood; and other debts including a judgmept against Crosson and Ward, for a total of >200.50. Sharp uncovered that Ward W B s a probate judge in Kosciusko county in 1837 and 1838, receiving a fee of from >6 to >lB for each case he handled. The first election in Turkey Creek township was held in his office in his home, located where the Syracuse auto license branch is. Mrs. Ward re-married two years after Henry’s death and moved to Elkhart county. She received a >3OO settlement from Defreese for her claim on the flowering mill at the present county jail location. Mr. Ward died in the house in Syracuse, in the year 1846. His burial plot in the Syracuse cemetery cannot be found. The name Railroad Park leaves most everyone — well. blah. But to re-name the park after one of the town’s co-founders has a good ring to it— kind of a Sharp idea. We recommend it.

Holy Week, Easter plans are announced

Rev. Aksel Larsen, vice-pastor of Grace Lutheran church at Syracuse, announces this week that special services and events for the Holy week and Easter cycle are planned. On Passion (Palm> Sunday, the sermon theme will be “Is Meek ness a Virtue?” Miss Vicki Little will sing “The Palms” by Faure A social hour in Luther Hall will follow the worship period Hostesses will be Myrna Harting and

Town sirens to alert townspeople of tornadoes The Syracuse Are and police departments have joined in. working out a system in which to alert area residents if a tor. nado to spotted or severe weather conditions exist necessitating immediate safety precautions be taken. The town siren which now blasts three times for a fire alarm will be sounded with 12 continuous blows. Also the air horn above Levernier’s in the village area will sound. A spokesman said that the departments will immediately notify all area marinas, taverns and summer camps of the alarm so safety measures may be taken. Tornado Season When a tornado approaches, immediate action may mean life or death. Seek inside shelter, preferably in a tornado cellar, underground excavation or a steel framed reinforced concrete building of substantial construction. Stay away from windows! In office buildings, stand in an interior hallway on a lower floor, preferably the basement, in factories, workers should move quickly to the section of the plant offering the greatest protection. In homes, the basement usually offers the greatest safety, aad if no basement, take cover under heavy furniture in the center part of the house. Mobile homes are very vulnerable and trailer parks should have a community shelter. In schools, go to an interior hallway on the lowest floor, avoid auditoriums and gymnasiums or other structures with wide, free-spun foofo. If no shelter to available out of doors, go immediately to a ravine or open ditch and lie flat Remember: A Tornado Watch means tornadoes are expected to develop —a Tornado Warning means a tornado has actually been sighted. Also, stay toned to radios for up-to-date forecasts of conditions.

Magdeline and Ruth Kern Communion The sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated on Holy Thursday, April 15. at 7:30 p.m. Title of the sermon will be “Don’t Forget Me!” There will be no Good Friday service at the church, but members and friends are urged to attend the inter-church service at (Continued on page 2)

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Dedication dates set for new Kosciusko Community Hospital

Dedication dates for the new 113-bed Kosciusko Community hospital, located on the corner of Dußois drive and North Harrison street in Warsaw, have been announced by Thomas R. Lemon, chairman of the dedication committee A two-day affair has been planned for Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23, with the appearance of Governor Otis R. Bowen at the ribbon-cutting and formal dedication at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 23, highlighting the occasion. Plan Ball At 1:30 p.m. Saturday there will be a cornerstone placement

Plans being announced for Bicentennial events

The Syracuse-Wawasee Bicentennial steering committee, in conjunction with several local civic groups, is planning a Bicentennial week end on May 2930. Saturday, May 29, will be devoted to many activities, some of which will be a communitywide ice cream social, street dance. Bicentennial costume contest, teen-age dance marathon, a two-day street museum with historic objects displayed in store windows, and a Bicentennial tour of all historical points in Syracuse. On the following Sunday, a Bicentennial Memorial Day parade is being planned with various organizations, motor vehicles, and floats par* ticipating. Persons or organizations wishing to participate in the Bicentennial week end observance are urged to write to the Syracuse-Wawasee Bicentennial committee, 105 Pickwick Place, Syracuse. Deadline for both the parade and Saturday activities will be May 1, 1976. Style Show Members of Beta Sigma Phi chapter of Kappa Omicron sorority are working in conjunction with the SyracuseWawasee Bicentennial community committee by a holding a style show in April at the high school.

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ceremony at the hospital with contemporary memorabilia being placed in a sealed copper encasement, to be enclosed in the cornerstone. Following this ceremony, there will be an inspection of the new hospital facility by invitation only. That evening a dinner-dance will be held at the Kosciusko county armory building located just off road 15 north of Warsaw, with a social hour beginning at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 7 o’clock. Lemon has announced humorist speaker Rev. Joe Wicke, of the Lafayette Christian church, will be the speaker.

Clothing will be from area merchants for the new 1976 styles, as well as costumes of 1776. A salad bar will precede the show’

Hee Haw’s Ken Price in Milford Saturday

Ken Price from television’s Hee Haw was a visitor in Milford last Saturday. If you don’t believe it ask Clifford (“Bean”) Replogle at Bean’s 76 station or Dick Bibler of Barth. Inc. According to Replogle, Ken stopped at his station for information about how to contact someone at Barth’s. Bean gladly did some phone calling for Ken.

TOPS honor two TOPS members

The TOPS In 106 club at Syracuse held its regular meeting Monday night at the First Charter building at which Ume two TOPS members were honored. Honored were Mrs. Stanley Grimes and Mrs. Mae Rinker. Each received a lovely corsage and told of their weight experiences as a member of TOPS.

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Governor Otis R. Bowen, a native oDßremen and himself a physician, will speak following a formal ribbon-cutting at the hospital. After his talk, the general public will tour the new hospital facility, the tour lasting until 4:30 p.m. Well over 10,000 people are expected to tour the hospital at its opening. / Bids will soon be received for the new five-county mental health facility, located near the new hospital on the 20-acre site. Serving with Mr. Lemon on the hospital dedication are Bruce Wright and Arch Baumgartner, members of the KCH board of directors. .

Library Participates The Syracuse public library is already participating in Bicentennial events with displays planned regularly on the main floor show case.

While at the station Ken noticed the “BR 549” phone number of Junior Sample on Hee Haw written on the wall — and according to Bean “He got a big kick out of the sight!” Mike Umbaugh of Barth’s stated that Ken was negotiating with Dick Bibler over a possible purchase of a new Barth. So Ken Price really was in town!

t Mrs. Gene Myers was first ■ [dace winner in TOPS for the i week and Mrs. Donald Reeder, i second. Both received a gift from > the grab bag. Date for the ARD (area recognition day) is set for April 24 at Hammond. TOPS (Take Off Pounds ‘ Sensibly) is an international club with headquarters jn Milwaukee. Wis