The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 September 1976 — Page 1

Indiana I State Library ' ih.o North Senate Avenue Indianapolis, IN U62OU c cr.p ■■ 1 **' \ Z The Wai! Mj«» urna J ~ ’v ®6S6BHct I Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL lEst. 1888) and THE AW ASEE JOURNAL fEst. 1907)

VOLUME 13

- - "ai w «•-; yM FATALITY AUTO — Dead at a head injuries received in an accident is Ricky Leer, 2d. of Syracuse driving the pictured totally demolished 1989 ChevrolebNova.

Syracuse man killed, five injured in collision near Syracuse Friday

Twenty-year-old Ricky G. Leer of Syracuse, son of Lowell and Norma (Kaufman' Leer, was pronounced dead at the scene of a three-vehicle collision on SR 13 about three miles south of Syracuse at 10:45 pm Friday Five other persons sustained injuries in the mishap Leer died of a skull fracture, crushed chest and multiple injures. He was pinned wreckage A passenger in Leer s 1969 Chevrolet. Larry Jermgan. 22. r 2 Syracuse, was admitted to Goshen hospital in serious condition after being found on the ground near the crash scene He sustained possible neck injuries and contusions and lacerations of the face. Tab Stump. 20. of Elkhart, dnver of a 1976 Blazer vehicle, was admitted to Elkhart hospital where he underwent surgery He sustained a fractured leg. fracture of the left elbow and contusions and lacerations of the. body Pinned Stump was pinned in his vehicle and removed by the Syracuse emergency unit Eighteen-year-old Susan Stump, wife of the Elkhart dnver. was treated for minor injuries and released Also treated and released at Goshen hospital were Paul Cox. 20. and his wife. Cindy . 18. both passengers m the Stump vehicle Mrs Stump, seven months pregnant, complained of rib plains and her husband sustained a deep laceration of the left elbow and complained of chest pains Anna M Clark. 27. North West street. Milford, was not injured Southbound Vehicle Investigating officers reported Leer w*as southbound on Indiana 13 and both the Stump and Clark vehicles were traveling north when the Leer car went left of center hitting the Clark vehicle The Chevrolet then continued on where it hit the Stump vehicle nearly head-on Both the North Webster and Syracuse emergency units responded to the call, along with the Syracuse fire department, state, county and Syracuse police officers Leer's car was totaled, with $175 to the Clark vehicle and $4,500 to the Stump car. Monday Service Services were held Monday for Ricky Gene Leer, a resident of the Syracuse community most of his life He was born at Goshen October 17. 1955 and graduated from Wawasee high school in 1974 He was discharged from the United States Marine Corps (Continued on page 2)

ffiw -jKIA . J . . K W. OVERPASS OPENS — Tbe newly contracted overpast, one mile north of Milford on state road - IS. has opened with traffic traveling over the new structure The temporary runaround west of the overpass to being torn op and the old bridge will also be demolished when the project is completed.

I RICKY LEER First APPLE meeting set for Sept. 23 The first meeting for APPLE (Association for the Preservation and Protection of Lakes-Land and Environment) is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Thursday. Sept 23. at the Wawasee golf club The announcement was made by Richard C. VerWiebe, Fort Wayne attorney who is president of the new organization which sprung up from the controversial "wetland” issue The public is invited to the meeting. Mr VerWiebe, states A topic for discussion will be for plans to bnng a sewer system to the area's lakes Items stolen from truck Raymond Dilley. Jr , of MidLakes Trailer court. North Webster, reported to county police last week of the theft of a small radio and eight checks from his unlocked truck Time of theft was unknown according to Dilley, who subsequently had the checks forged with his name on them and cashed at Bourbon and North Manchester MILFORD YOUTH IS AMONG FOUR ARRESTED A Milford youth was among four youths charged with the illegal consumption of alcoholic beverages and booked at the Kosciusko county jail Fridaynight. Sept. 10 The youths, also including two from Silver Lake, and one from Warsaw, are to appear in juvenile court. They were aged 15, 16 and 17.

NevPformat begun on church page A newly begun feature in "The Mail-Journal" is our church page format. As of September 1. the church page began featuring an area church each week, with a column from its pastor, pictures and the church history. Participating churches thus far have been Grace Bible church. Syracuse: New Salem Church of the Brethren. Milford; Calvary United Methodist church. Syracuse; and this week's church, the Apostolic Christian church. Milford.

Woman released on bond after accident Ida Violet Aldridge. 41; of South Bend backed her automobile into a car driven by Deborah K. Danner. 25, of North Webster Sunday morning in front of the Podside Motel in Warsaw on U.S. 30. Aldridge informed police that she had driven past the entrance to the motel so she stopped on the highway and proceeded to back up when the Danner woman came around a curve in the road and could not stop in time to avoid hitting the Aldridge car The Aldridge woman was arrested following the accident for driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages and public intoxication. She was released on a 8250 bond Total damages to both cars were 81.200 to the Aldridge automobile and 8800 to the Danner car. Car damaged by tree limb Timothy Conley of Syracuse reported the damage of his car by a tree limb that fell on the car bending the top from front to back The car was parked at 113 S. Lake St . Syracuse. An estimated S3OO damages resulted TWO RESIDENTS FINED LN GOSHEN Two area residents were fined $39 in Goshen city court recently for speeding. They were Donald R Fuller. 21. Leesburg. 80 in a 55-zone and Stephen Unruh. 24. Milford. 49 in a 35-zone in the 1800 block of South Mam street.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1976

Jim Howard winner in newspaper photo contest * James R. Howard. 118 Washington Street, Syracuse, was first place winner in color in the annual Fort Wayne NewsSentinel Amateur Snapshot Contest, and his photo of two younsters on a raft is a page 1 color feature on the paper's Roto Magazine Sunday. He won from 1,475 entries from nearly 1.000 area photographers. His prize-winning photo was taken at Leela nd Shores, located between Syracuse and Milford. Howard, who was admitted to the Indiana bar on August 13, is a well known photographer, having entered the Fort Wayne contest each year since 1987 and has won seven firsts in eight years. He entered three photos this year. His prize-winning photo will automatically compete In the Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards, with prizes ranging from 3100 to 35,000. Howard to a 1983 Syracnse high school graduate and lives in the family's 101-year home on Washington street

L. Badskey on Alaskan pipeline Loren J. Badskey. well known North Webster resident, manufacturer and 1973 president of Kiwdnis International, spoke to the Milford Lions Mondaynight on his recent tour of the Alaskan pipeline. After traveling to 36 foreign countries for Kiwanis International. Badskey said his tour in Alaska proved one of the most interesting and exciting. Through a personal friend he was able to visit the desolate North Slope where drilling for (be huge oil reserves is underwaC He described in detail the operation, citing statistics concerning the operation. One visit was to a huge drilling pad from which 8,000 feet wells were being drilled. The 87.7 billion dollar investment by seven oil companies farming a consortium, produces two million barrels of crude oil per day flowing 7.5 miles per hour in a four-inch line. Badskey was a guest of the Atlantic-Richfield Oil Co. and his visit was during the six-month light period when it never got darker than at 4 p.m. In 1975. he said, the charts showed it got 56 degrees below zero and as high as 84 degrees above zero. The speaker said there is more natural gas in Alaska than oil, and that. following the refinement of the crude, the gas is pumped back into the ground, x He anticipated a gas line would ' be put down at some future date to get the gas out of the North Slope Badskey said the oil is piped to Valdez from which point it comes to the United States in barges He called the Alaskan operation "staggering in size.” with men working seven days, then being off seven days He said the oil from Alaska supplies one-twelfth of our needs Other Business Lion president Dean Cousins called attention to World Lions Service Date — October 8 — and said October is membership month The district golf trophy, held for several years by the Milford club, has given to the Warsaw club, being received by Dr. Richard L Carman. Carman was a guest with other Warsaw Lions Ralph Copies. Robert Savage, Dale Bradway and Lewis M. Bertsch. Other guests included Robert Brown, Harold Wilson. Bruce Lamb and Dan and Ron Smith. License surrendered The nursing license of Kathy Yotter. Warsaw , was voluntarily surrendered to the state nursing board Friday. Director of the board. Emma Flenner, said she was concerned since Mrs Yotter did not call for any medical assistance w hen complications arose during the labor of an unborn child in July. The board was investigating Yotter’s Connection with the deaths of the mother, Alice Rodgers and her child. Yotter has maintained that she attended the birth as a friend, not a nurse.

REGISTRATION AT CLERK’S OFFICE The deadline has passed for registering with local precinct committeemen for the November Presidential election. However, county residents may register in the clerk’s office in the courthouse in Warsaw until October 4.

Harris funeral home south of town now open Yhe spacious new Harris funeral home, located on the northwest corner of state road 13 and road 8 south of Syracuse, is now open for business, according to an advertisement published in this issue by owner Charles M. Harris. Mr. Harris has extended an invitation to visitors to drop by and see the new facility. A formal open house is being planned for the near future. The funeral home has been operated at 413 South Main street, Syracuse, for many years. Harris also owns the HarrisTroxel funeral home at North Webster and its operation will be transferred to the new location as ’ well. Leesburg resident taken to hospital after accident Leesburg resident. Kathleen Godfrey, 17. was involved in a iwo-car collision while driving a car owned by Ronald E. Howe, of r 1 Pierceton, Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the7oo block of North Lake St., Warsaw. The accident occurred when Godfrey felt the vehicle skidding into the other lane as she rounded a curve on Lake St. She hit the brakes and attempted to turn the car but slid into the other vehicle, driven by Robert L. Hamilton, 19. of 250 E. Center St., Warsaw, according to Warsawcity patrolman Larry Engle. Estimated damage was 8250 to the Godfrey auto and 8500 to the Hamilton auto. Both drivers sustained minor injuries in the collision. Godfrey suffered a hurt lip and declined medical attention. Hamilton was transported to Kosciusko Community hospital where he was treated for a cut on the top of his bead and neck pains. John L. Garber fined in Goshen John L. Garber, 18, r 1 Waubee Lake. Milford, was fined 840 Monday. Sept. 13, in Goshen county court on the charge of improper passing in violation of dearly visible road signs. Also fined were Lynn D. McFarland. 20. r 2 Syracuse. 842 for speeding 67 miles per hour in a 45-zone. and Gary L. Vanator, 19, r 1 North Webster, $35 for traveling 68 miles per hour in a 55-zone BOOKED RECENTLY Recently booked at the Kosciusko county jail was Arthur D. Lewis. 20. r 1 Leesburg. He was charged with illegal consumption of alcoholic beverages

ml 11 a- - iwt , ■ ■ ■*• K. XA f* 7 • . f / ■ d J I dW. - 1 / > t I** x ■ < ACCEPTS TITLE - Harold Kaiser, left retired fire chief from Milford, accepts the award denoting him Kosciusko county fireman of the year from present Milford fire chief Bill Leemon. Kaiser was Milford fire chief for 22 years.

Harold Kaiser chosen county fireman of the year for 1976

Harold Kaiser. Milford, was named Kosciusko county fireman of the year at the 27th annual county firemen's fish fry last Thursday night. The Milford fire chief for 22 years was unable to attend, as he had been released from the hospital Monday following a heart attack. At the ceremonies at the women’s building. Kosciusko county fairgrounds, present Milford fire chief Bill Leemon accepted the award for Kaiser. Later. Leemon and John Huff, president of the county

Leaf ordinance to be enforced at Syracuse

The Syracuse town board last right (Tuesday) -ook steps to enforce the leaf ordinance during the fall season, prohibiting the burning of leaves on city streets A leaf pick-up schedule will be announced when one is formulated. Wawasee Heights Lights Robert Merkle, representing REMC. was present to make plans with the board for lights in Wawasee Heights, an REMC territory He pointed out that utility lines in the Heights are underground and that the proposed seven lights will be on 30-foot poles, each with a 175-watt mercury light. Cost to operate: $3 35 per month for each light. Board ’ members Darrel Gnsamer and John Cripe are to meet with REMC linemen to establish placement of the poles. At the same time VFW member Bill Wiggs asked the board to consider a night security light on Sycamore street, near the new VFW home. Board members Grisamer and Cripe also plan to lock into this possibility Thank Merchants Police chief Ron Robinson was given permission to purchase five new tires and two snow tires for town vehicles at 8278, and he reported complaints of residents on North street concerning noise at the dog pound. He also said police car II was fully equipped as a marked police vehicle and he singled out the following eight local businesses for the purchase of a safety bar for the police car, located between the front and rear seats: Anchor Bar, Beacon Restaurant, Das Kellar, Frog Tavern. Liquor Locker, Louie's Bar and Grill. Pickwick Lounge and the Sportsman Bar

firemen, presented the award to Kaiser at his home. A letter signed by all members of the Milford fire department nominated Kaiser, who during the time as fire chief assisted the department to move from a small two stall garage to a 60 by 70 foot building built by donations of money and labor. The letter continues to say that the project may not have been accomplished as soon and smoothly without his handling of the project “Over the years we have had fund raising affairs to help delete the cost of added equipment for

Robinson said the roof of Allied Lumber Co. on south Huntington street fell in between Thursday and Sunday and that it presented a hazard He was instructed to

County tax rates printed this week

A legal notice appears elsewhere in this issue and shows results of the county* tax adjustment board on budgets and levies submitted by the tax levying officials of the several taxing units in the county. The notice is signed by Jean Northenor. The tax rates are for taxes payable in 1977. The notice shows the Lakeland school rate at 84.66. Os this amount 83.38 is in the general fund. 88 cents in debt service and 40 cents in cumulative building. The rate for the town of Milford is $2.20 with $1.20 in the general fund and $1 in the cumulative sewer fund. At-North Webster a rate of $2.76 has been set with $2.50 in the general fund, .06 in the street fund and 20 cents in the cumulative sewer fund. Syracuse has a rate of $2.24 with $1.36 in the general fund, 73 cents in the street fund and 15 cents in cumulative fire equipment. Jefferson township has a rate of 35 cents with 34 cents in the general fund and one cent in township poor relief Tippecanoe township has an 18 cent rate with two cents in the general fund, five cents in poor relief and 11 cents for fire fighting.

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3 men and trucks.” is added in the nominating letter. “Harold has s been active and usually int stigator of these projects.” j Last year’s fireman of the ! year N. Bruce Howe was master i of ceremonies. / All officers of the county s fireman's organization were rer elected in a business meeting, t Officers are: 1 John Huff, Burket, president > Frank Hoffer, Atwood, vicepresident I Rex Mast, Pierceton, secretary i Garland (Shorty) Kiefer, * Burket, treasurer

contact the realtor who has the building for sale, and that if the hazard is not eliminated attorney Reed is to contact the Ad(Continued on page 2)

Turkey Creek township has a rate of 41 cents with .015 in the township fund, 10 cents in the poor relief fund, .165 in township fire fighting, five cents in cumulative fire fighting equipment and eight cents in library operating. In Van Buren township the rate has been set at 42 cents with 10 cents in township general, two cents in poor relief, five cents in fire fighting and 25 in library operatingThe county rates are as follows: general 33 cents, welfare .087. health .035, cumulative bridge five cents, cumulative court house 15 cents, cumulative jail five cents for a total county rate of .702. The state rate is one cent with .0035 in the state fair board account and .0065 in the state forestry account. The total rates for the area taxing units are as follows: Jefferson east $5,722 Tippecanoe $5,552 Turkey Creek $5,782 Van Buren $5,792 Milford $7,942 North Webster $8,202 Syracuse $7,807 Objections may be filed in writing with the county auditor. They will then be considered by tiie state board of tax commissioners.