The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 45, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 December 1976 — Page 1

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VOLUME 13

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Syracuse businessman A. Byron Connolly dead

A well-known resident and businessman of Syracuse A Bvron Connolly. 70, 212 E. Washington St. died Saturday morning in the Goshen hospital. He had been ill with cancer for over a month Mr Connolly was the son of William G and Mabel Louise (Lepotntet Connolly, born March 18. 1906. in Chicago In September. 38 years ago, he married Geraldine Koch in Indianapolis. The deceased had worked in Lewis Solts store on Lake Wawasee and was an employee of the Bendix Corp in South Bend. He was the ownermanager of Connolly s Grocery and Market in Syracuse for 22 years, and recently sold the establishment. Connolly was president of the Syracuse town board from January 1960 to December 1971. He was elected on the paster ballot, the first such election in Indiana Survivors include his wife. Geraldine, two sons, Pat of Ocean City. Calif. and Tim of Washington D C., both with the US Marines, five grandchildren, one brother. James of Syracuse. and one sister. Leila, also of Syracuse. One son, James, preceded him in death Friends may call at the Harris funeral home today (Wednesday 1 from 2-4 p.m and 7-9 pm. Funeral services will be

Brrr! Unseasonably cold weather sets in!

Temperatures in the Lakeland area fell during the past several days with a low reported of 10 degrees, accompanied by wind which lowered the wind chill factor to figures below the zero mark. Milford residents responded that they have not Increased their degrees on their Indoor thermostats. Mrs. Leslie Schoomaker, 105 North Henry street, keeps her thermostat at 70 degrees and hasn't turned It up any since it's grown colder. She also doesn't turn the dial down because, "It takes more in the morning to heat It up." Mrs. Schoomaker said her husband has a differing opinion about the latter subject. Eleanor Tom, r 2, turns her thermostat down in the evenings. "Maybe I shouldn't," she added. "I don't mind it when I get up in the morning. It's comfortable." "There's a difference," said John Young, 106 North

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■ W.;A. BYRON CONNOLLY conducted by Rev Philip Frew in the Saint Andrew s United Methodist church at 10:30 am, Thursday. Dec 2 Interment will be in the Syracuse cemetery Senior Citizens to meet Dec. 5 The Milford Senior Citizens will meet at the fire stab on on December 5 instead of December 12 for the Christmas dinner A program will be presented on flower arranging

Break-in at Thornburg's early Tuesday morning

A second break-in in just over three weeks occurred at Thornburgs Drug Store in Wawasee Village early Tuesday morning, according to Syracuse police. Entry was made into the big retail store through the ceiling, much the same as entry was made on November Bth An indeterminate amount of miscellaneous merchandise was taken, according to Ralph

Christmas decorations go up Sunday It’s settled, Christmas decorations will go up in Syracuse and Wawasee Village on Sunday. This word came this week from Joe Gray of the Syracuse-Wawasee chamber of commerce. And volunteers are needed. Gray adds. The town will furnish a truck and ladders, but cannot assume monetary responsibility for the decorations, the town board has been advised. Workmen are to report at 8 a.m. Sunday, and anyone wishing to help is asked to contact Mr. Gray.

Don Bucher on panel at state farm convention Don Bucher will be serving on a panel discussing "What Should Be the Role of Farm Bureau for Agriculture in an Expanding Urban Environment?” this coming Sunday when the state Farm Bureau convention opens in Indianapolis Bucher is a young farmer who resides on r 3 Syracuse He served on the panel for discussions at the district two meeting held recently Others on that panel were David Hess, Elkhart; John Larmar, LaGrange; and Steven Phares. Noble county. A total of 75 persons from Kosciusko county attended the district meeting with some 400500 persons in attendance from throughout the district. A number of county residents are also expected to attend the state event which will continue through next Tuesday COLLEGE STUDENTS HOME Among the college students home for the Thanksgiving holidays were Julie Method of Milford, a student at Manchester; Amy Vanlaningham. Syracuse, a student at Indiana State. Deb Hartman. Syracuse, a student at Manchester; and Chris Lacas. a student at Indiana university.

Main, about the amount of energy used. The Youngs keep their house at 74 degrees during the day and turn it down at night. The Larry Masts, r 2, have not adjusted their thermostat at all. "I'd rather bundle up than keep it up that high," said Mrs. Mast. They keep the tern perature between 68 and 70 and never turn it down. "We found out that it really doesn't make that much difference," she explained. Mrs. E. Haab, r 1, said the Haabs keep their home at 72 degrees and haven't turned it up. "Somebody said it was cheaper to leave it on," Mrs. Haab said. Jay Peffley, NI PSCo district manager at the company's Syracuse office, said customer strain on the company's power in recent days has been "strained somewhat but not to the point of depleting the supply. We're still in good shape."

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Thornburg, president of Thornburg Drug Company. Inc. He said they are continuing to inventory the loss From 3:30 To 4:30 Chief of police Ron Robinson said officer Danny Gallmeier looked into the store at 3:30 a.m. and found nothing amiss, but when he re-checked at 4:30 he found ceiling panels out of place. It appeared as though thieves let themselves into the building

Santa Claus is coining to Milford

Santa Claus, that perennial purveyor of good cheer about this time of year, is planning a visit to the Milford community on Saturday. Dec 18. it was learned this week He will make his appearance in the town's police car with officer Mel Jordan escorting the redsuited jovial gentleman. He plans to spend from 9:30 to 12 noon in the business district, and have a small gift for youngsters who greet him He will have his picture taken with youngsters as well. The appearance of Santa Claus was made known last night at a quarterly meeting of members u'e the Milford Area Development 'Flip Side' to be shown at Zion Chapel "Flip Side,” a color dramatic feature film, which takes a candid look at the youth of today, will be shown at the Zion Chapel church near Syracuse on December 5 at 7 p.m. Based on Look magazine’s publication “Youthquake." "Flip Side” begins in a coffeehouse called The Flim where Angel and Tami reveal the drug twisted world of modem youth Connie, a teenager seeking answers, finds herself trapped by sin’s terrible penalties Dave’s permissive parents substitute a car and money for the parental discipline he so desperately needs at the time he turns to dnnk Norm, who runs The Flip, powerfully presents the answer to teenage hangups with the songs of folk singer Ray Hildrebrand underscoring his message Teenagers who see the film will feel at home as they view it for it is their world. They may, through the message, learn that there is a way out of their hangups Parents will be challenged as they see themselves in the mirror and realize that God's wisdom and guidance are essential to successful family training There is no admission charge. All are invited to attend and view this film

by means of a rope or rope ladder after cutting into a metal duct of the roof heating and airconditioning unit. Gallmeier notified John Kroh, an officer in the drug firm, who came to the store to investigate. County and state police were notified immediately and they entered the investigation. The store’s normal means of entry are covered by an elaborate alarm system.

Council tMAD), president Dennis Sharp presiding. Other Business In other business it was pointed out that this year's "Citizen of the Year” banquet will be held at the Apostolic Christian church fellowship hall on Saturday, Feb 26 Special guests at that meeting will be former “Citizens of the Year” and members of the Milford Emergency Medical Services. At that time a check for $250 will be given the newlycrganized Milford park board in support of a park program. Sam Smith, popular WSBT-TV , Channel 22) sports announcer of South Bend, will be the speaker at the annual dinner at which time a local citizen receives his community’s highest honor. Mrs. Robert Cline, treasurer, told the group MAD has a bank balance of $1,167 A nominating committee, to report in January, was named as follows: Dennis Sharp, chairman, Mrs Arnold Doll and Arch Baumgartner. Mike Zimmerman president of Farm Bureau Michael Zimmerman of near Milford was recently elected to serve as president of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Serving with Zimmerman will be the following: County woman leader — Vivian Morehouse Vice president — Harold Gawthrop Secretary-treasurer — Clover Paxton All officers will serve as delegates at the state convention to be held in Indianapolis December 5-7. Boston street home burglarized Donald Davis. 413 East Boston St., Syracuse, reported his home had been burglarized while his family was gone over the week end. Taken .was fishing equipment valued at approximately S2OO .Also S3O worth of damages were done to the home.

More gas was also used in October and November this year, as degree days have been almost double to those previously experienced in the area In past years, Peffley added. Chris Koher, Syracuse, has turned his thermostat down a couple of degrees only because he likes to be in a cooler room or environment. An elementary school teacher, Carol Koble, in the Syracuse area said she hasn't touched her thermostat but confessed that her husband built a fire in their fireplace Monday night because she was cold. And another resident of Syracuse at the Syracuse Case said she had turned her thermostat up two degrees to take the chill off. Another man said he hadn't turned the thermostat up any, but has encouraged his family to dress (Continued on page 2)

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Remodeling of Byland Jewelry underway in downtown Syracuse

Major interior remodeling work has been started on the newly purchased business building of Fred Byland's Jewelry in uptown Syracuse. Men of the Ray Buhrt Construction firm have been working since Monday tearing out waPs and carrying several truckloads of debris from the building. Syracuse residents will take note when Byland s move, in that CHECKBOOK AND CASH TAKEN A Goshen bank checkbook and S2O cash were reported taken Tuesday, Nov. 23. from the glove compartment of a car belonging to Sue Kirkpatrick, r 4 Syracuse. Saint Andrew's choir selling luminaries - The Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church choir is introducing a new tradition in Syracuse. Choir members are selling “Luminaries to brighten the corner where you are." The use of luminaries is an old Spanish religious custom where luminaries are put in windows of homes to light-the-way. Luminaries are made from fire retardant treated paper sacks weighted with three to four inches of sand (or like material) with a 24 hour burning candle thrust in the sand. American custom of this Spanish tradition has been to line drive-ways or house fronts with the luminaries To get the custom started in Syracuse various choirs from the community will be singing Christmas carols on the Pickwick Square lawn, December 9 through 24 at 7:30 p.m. Luminaries will shine on the lawn front. The luminaries may be purchased from any Saint Andrew s choir member

the first three office spaces have been converted into one large display room with Mr. Byland’s repair and work area up front Ceilings will be lowered in various locations and wainscotting will be added to finish the walls. Display windows will differ from the now small-paned look. The new remodeled location will allow By lands to expand

Indiana wheat stocks were 24,842,000 bushels Oct. 1

Wheat stocks were more than adequate to take care of domestic usage and anticipated exports, and still leave a substantial reserve, according to a grain stocks report issued by the US Department of Agriculture. Stocks of wheat in Indiana totaled 24,842,000 bushels on October 1, compared with 28.607.000 bushels as of the same date in 1975. The state’s wheat stocks stored on farms for 1976 were 5,940,000 bushels as compared to 5,805,000 bushels last year, and the offfarm stored amounted to 18,902,000 bushels, whereas last year the off-farm quantity was 22,802.000 bushels. Off-farm storage includes stocks at commercial mills, elevators, warehouses, terminals and processors Nationally stocks of all types of wheat were up 14 per cent from 1.9 billion bushels last year to 2.2 billion bushels this year All stocks of durum wheat, nationally, totaled 152 million bushels. 33 per cent greater than last year and 66 per cent more than reported for October 1, 1974. Corn and sorghum carryover stocks entered this marketing year, October 1, 1976, through September 30, 1977, with 399 million bushels and 53 million bushels, respectfully — corn up a tenth and sorghum up a half from

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their inventory and invite public browsing of their merchandise. The building was purchased from Mrs. Leonard (Margaret) Nichols on September 28. It formerly housed E. L. Fosbrink’s medical practice for 25 years from 1943 to 1968, and Dr. C. R. Hoy’s practice originally. Mr. Byland can not give a date for work to be at this time

last year’s very small carry-over — as reported in recent supplydemand estimates. Oat stocks of 543 million bushels were down 13 per cent while barley stocks of 351 million bushels were up three per cent. A 12 per cent increase in feed use of com at 3.6 billion bushels occurred from the 1974-75 to the 1975-76 periods. Car hits Tucker fence An accident on CR 1300 N, one fourth mile east of CR 175E, involved one car driven by Elyra L. Firestone, 65, 431 Boston St., Syracuse. Mrs. Firestone was not injured but $175 damage was done to her car when the car left the road and struck a fence at the Leon Tucker residence. A total of $75 damages were done to the fence. Calvary choir concert Dec. 11 Members of the Calvary United Methodist church’s choir will present its annual Christmas concert on December 11 at 8 p.m. at the church.