The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 January 1977 — Page 2

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BZA(Continued from page 1) Before the board granted approval of the variance, attorney Steve Hearn completed the permit application and Bauer denied the application. Without the building commissioner’s denial the variance could not be appealed to the BZA. Restored — (Continued from page 1) were tom up and the huge loaded coal cars came to rest in ac-cordion-fashion on the north side of the tracks. Several cars came to rest just east of the Seventh Street crossing also. That crossing was completely closed off. The actual derailed cars were not easily visible from the Huntington street crossing, and many people made the early morning trip into Syracuse without being aware of the accident. Wreckers Move In Workmen from Hulscher Emergency Service, Bluffton, who work exclusively on train accidents, were in Syracuse at mid-morning shifting the big cars off the main line in order to replace rails and tracks as needed, to open the line to through service. They had four big caterpillar units in action within moments of unloading them from Low Boy motor units The train had A crew of four, with W. E. Hpckiday as engineer and "Buster” Shibley as conductor

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Eli Lilly — (Continued from page 1) Mr. Lilly was also an author, having written two editions of "Early Wawasee Days,” copies of which are in the Syracuse public library, proceeds of the sale of the books providing seed money for the Library Memorial Fund. . No Heirs Mr. Lilly leaves no direct descendants. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth Allison Lilly, in March 1973 and by his daughter, Evelyn Lilly Lutz, in 1970. He was a member of the Christ Church Cathedral. Indianapolis, and All Saints' Episcopal Mission, Lake Wawasee. Private services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Gothic Chapel at Crown Hill Cemetery with arrangements being made by Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary, Fall Creek, Indianapolis, Burial will be at Crown Hill • Cemetery. / Memorial services, open to the public, will be at* 11 am. Saturday at Christ Church Cathedral on the Circle in Indianapolis. Memorial services will be held at All Saints, Lake Wawasee. at 11 a.m Friday. Memorial gifts may be made to the donor’s favorite charity. Others — (Continued from page 1) researcher and cast, and that, along with the busts of the other three in the school's main lobby, could have cost as much as 1100,000 "Who knows?” asks Vanderfcrd. Lilly missed coming to the lake in 1976 for the first time in 80 years Vanderford recalls when Mr. Lilly got a new Rolls Royce some years, ago. He parked in front of the lot now occupied by the Huntington building He and Roscoe Howard admired the shiny new car and climbed into the back seat. > And to their surprise along came Mr. Lilly and saw the astonished men Then Lilly asked how they liked the new machine, proceeded to climb back of the steering wheel and drive them around town Vanderford recalls, “We had the most expensive chauffeur of anyone that day." Article Coming Wiley (Bill) Spurgeon, well known Muncie and Lake Wawasee resident and editor of The Muncie Star, wss,<a close friend of Mr. Lilly’s. He withheld comment on his good friend, but will provide The Mail-Journal wi(h a definitive account of his life around the area for next week's paper Ken Hark less, 80 next month, also has fond memories of Mr. Lilly. "I have known him since we were both young men.” he recalls, calling his passing “a great loss to our community.” i When Hark less had Harkless Boat Co. Lilly was a friend and

customer. "He never quibbled about a trade-in price,” Harkless recalls, noting "he usually got a better deal by letting me worry about what a fair trade-in would be.” Harkless said whenever Lilly, an accomplished boatsman in his own right, would have guests, he always brought them down to the boat company. Harkless is an accomplished painter and said it is not commonly known that Lilly was also a painter — "a pretty good one, too.” He said Lilly had a wide range of interests, art and boating being only a few. "He was an old friend ... a very common man, but his great wealth could be a burden to him,” Harkless said. A Black Cow Leia Harkless recalls Lilly being in their kitchen one time and she offered to make him a Black Cow. Lilly admitted he didn’t know what a Black Cow was. Mrs. Harkless chuckled and said,; "Don’t worry, it’s nothing but ice cream and root beer.” She said Mr. Lilly drank it and said, “This is good, real good;” Harkless had the honor to present Mr. Lilly with a handsome ($500) silver tray designed by a New York City silversmith and etched on it was an image of his Lake Wawasee home and Lilly boat, taken from an ink drawing Harkless made. Harkless told Mr. Lilly at the presentation, "You’ve done so much for this community we want to do something for you.” Lilly replied, “Wait a minute, this community has done a lot for me.** Wilfred E. Hodler, r 1 Syracuse, has been a caretaker on the Lilly property at Lake Wawasee for 22 years. “Others have been there longer,” he said. Although Hodler retired July 1 of last year, he recalls his employer with kind memories. He called Lilly "a common man. understanding of all his help.” Hodler said Lilly never raised inis voice and treated me with great respect. Hodler called him "a perfect gentleman, very fair.” He said Lilly’s grandfather erected the original home on Lake Wawasee, but his father, the late Josiah K. Lilly, built the white house. In all, the property has a quarter mile plus 115 feet of lakefront, worth perhaps $1 million.. Local Benefactor But it was up to Col. Joseph A. Gray (USMA. Ret.), r4 Syracuse (Lake Wawasee), to note the gifts this kind man made to the community. He noted the busts in the school foyer, the Syracuse dam and library endowment, then added it is not commonly known that Mr. Lilly gave $65,000 annually for at least the last five years to sustain Wawasee Prep. Gray would know, for he was in charge of fund raising for the school. He also supported the local Episcopal Church, Gray said, and gave (not purchased, stock) to the Syracuse Community Development Corp, that rebuilt the Pickwick block. , Gray said Lilly also con-*' tributed to the beginnings of the Earlham College Lakes Study Fund. Gray said he knew Lilly for at least 30 years and recalls helping him and Ken Harkless rig up a sail boat for a bunch of kids of the area. "He did things privately, quietly, and helped a lot of local people,” Gray said. He called him a “very generous man.” Mr. Lilly and his wife contributed generously to the new Kosciusko Community Hospital, it was also noted by others. Mr. Lilly had a deep interest in Indian lore and was actively interested in the history of the

area and in archeology. Perhaps it can best be summed UP by a remark by Jack Vanderford when he said, “The biggest privilege of my life is to have known Eli Lilly.” Meters — (Continued from page 1) cars all day, said clerk-treasurer Bebty Dust. “I don’t think right now we have that problem like we used to,” replied Robinson. Robinson reported that five meters were stolen over the week end. He also remarked that a “considerable” amount of money will be spent to repair them. Capping the meters for an immediate trial was declined, as the winter usage wouldn’t prove as much as if such action was taken in the summer months, Tranter said. Insley asked if after 72 hours a car could be legally towed by the city during snow removal. Robinson said such a provision was lacking in Syracuse, but that be has had good cooperation from people who are asked to move such vehicles. Avon Bushong, Syracuse! postmaster, was asked if streets in the town were renamed or houses renumbered, if problems would be created for the post office. "It’s going to foul up the post office good and proper,” Bushong answered. He did say that the renaming of Front and Henry Streets, to make them one continuously named street would not create problems.

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Bushong reminded the committee that the proposed countywide numbering system may replace any numbers currently in use. Houses in the village need to be numbered. Tranter suggested the committee work with a local organization to do the leg work and number the houses. The next meeting is scheduled for February 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall. Plan commission to elect officers The annual meeting of the Syracuse Town Plan Commission will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 27, in the town hall. The primary business to be conducted will be the election of officers for the commission and the appointment of a commission attorney for the year of 1977. Legion schedules open house, supper The public is invited to the Legion Post 253 Open House in North Webster on Saturday, Feb. 5. There will be a chili-hot dog supper from 5-8 p.m. followed by a dance at 9 p.m. Ron Harris and Joe Ray will be playing for the dance starting at 9 p.m. and will play till everyone goes home. All proceeds raised during the open house will go towards the building fund.

No energy emergency Jay Peffley, manager for NIPSCo, said the Lakeland area is not in any danger of having an energy emergency, such as has occurred in other states. , Gas supplies are sufficient enough to see the area through another few weeks of lowtemperatures. Peffley did say, the situation could change if such weather conditions persisted another month. In this district, only two businesses have been asked to curtail consumption of gas by 20 per cent Both are in the Goshen area. Vehicles collide Syracuse police investigated a two-vehicle mishap at 4:40 p.m. Thursday at a private drive and 530 East in Syracuse. William V. Greenfield of r 6 Warsaw, was eastbound from a drive and collided with a southbound 1965 Chevrolet truck driven by Steven Gillespie, r 2 Ligonier, who was traveling on the country road. Damages were estimated at S3OO to the 1976 Chevrolet belonging to Greenfield and $l5O to the truck. No one was injured in the mishap.

No one was injured in the mishap.

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Dear Editor: At first I did not feel it was necessary to air the problems of the Syracuse Firemen’s Auxiliary in the paper however; after the recent article in the paper I I should comment. In my opinion, the auxiliary did not disband because of the resignations within the fire department. Over a period of time we have been told that the

Applicants needed An opening for a job in the street and water department of Milford needs to be filled as soon as possible. The job is federally funded by CETA and the applicant must apply by contacting Bob Fuller at the Warsaw Sewage plant, which houses the local CETA office.

fire department was a “men’s organization”. With these continued illfeelings of the firemen toward the auxiliary I felt it was time to quit. Mrs. Josephr C. (Kathi) Anderson > Two cars collide Fanny M. Beeman, 37, North Webster, driving her car, collided with a NIPSCo truck driven by Wesley E. Trowbridge, 48, r 1 Warsaw, at the East Center and South Bronson Street intersection, Warsaw, at 12:58 pm., last Friday. The Trowbridge driven truck was westbound and stalled when attempting to turn left. Warsaw patrolman Michael Mock investigated the accident and listed SIOO damage to the truck and SBOO damage to the Beeman auto.