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AROUND .f CUStflO Here’s that other picture we promised you about the Syracuse Carnet Band. They are shown here performing a concert uptown probably in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. The building they are playing in front of— the Hotel Legrand - is where Byland Jewelers used to be before they moved recently. The building right next to that to where our Mail-Journal office to now and on up the stairs by the side to where United Telephone is now. These concerts the band gave must have been pretty popular especially if the number of people attending this one gives any indication. Betty Appenieiler came into our Syracuse office the other day with a complete list of members of the Syracuse Cornet Band which we ran a picture of in last week’s column. She said that quite a few years ago her father. Pete Harkless. who was a member of the band, identified the members for her. . t She siad they are from left to right “Bub” Halloway. Wes. Hire (Si Hire’s father), Fred Snavely. Nick Stametz. George Ross and a Mr. Miller on the back row. On the front row members are Herschel (Pete) Harkless. George Sargent. Garfield Walker, Sam Grissom. Jim Waltz. Warren Eagles and Ed Barringer, the leader. said her father was about 14 years old at the time the picture was taken on Memorial Day about 1903 She said it rained on the way back and her father had on a brand new suit. He told her they all looked like “drowned rats.” Thanks to Bettj for bringing the information in. Any little tidbit of Syracuse history to interesting and helpful.

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A fellow worker contributed this truism to us: “An ounce of keep-your-mouth-shut beats a ton of explanations.” Beatrice (Mrs. Earl) Eppert is plugging the forthcoming telethon to be put on by the Syracuse chapter of the Lucky 7 CBers International. which was founded here on March S. Dates of the event are Sept ember 4 and 5 from 2 pm, on Sunday until 6 p.m., on Monday. Proceeds will go to the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy fund There will be prizes and a mystery prize. Mrs Eppert promises The base station will be set up at SmithWalbridge Band Camp. Officer for the Lucky 7 CBers include Earl Eppert, president; Larry Dull, vice president; Deb Dull, secretary; and Debbie Keller. treasurer. Word has been received that the Questors Sunday School class of the Calvary United Methodist Church held an ice cream social last Saturday night Sales netted over 9300. Rev. Ross Cook said the class has “arrived” at having a successful ice cream social. Police Chief Ron Robinson wants to make this statement to parents m Syracuse — do you know where your children are at night? He said there has been a lot of vandaltom going on lately and if the parents could possibly keep a good eye oa their kids, some of the vandalism might stop. Bob Deahl (and we) were embarrassed by an item in this column last week that omitted his name and gave credit only to his wife. Betty, for having completed a 22-day trip to Europe, including Australia among the countries visited. To do this would be quite a fete, indeed, but we would assume Austria and Australia were confused by a weary reporter. Anyway. Bob and Betty are home and well, resting for a full week and more from jet lag and general travel fatigue at their Lake Wawasee home. Bob to chuck full of travel stories. Susie (Mrs. R. T.) Tytler. one of our most ardent critics, is seeing the old Waco site disappear as a new house is being built on her east side

We hear a Syracuse business of long standing has been sold, but could not confirm the fact. Developer Tom Leonard claims eight of the sixteen new Harborside condominiums with construction now at foundation level are already sold. Price: from $47,000 to $69,000. He estimates first owners will be in their new homes by November 1. S-W Rotarians will be fined 25 cents each meeting during new membership month unless or until they have brought a new member into the fold. There’s something good in everything. For example, we know this middle-aged woman who has a chronic stiff neck (she calls it arthritis), and she has difficulty turning her head. “But it’s not all bad," she says. “This way I keep my head down when 1 play golf.” Gene and Corinne Ludwig are building a new home on Bel Roher Island, Lake Tippecanoe. The Ludwigs work at Bremen for Brown VyLactos Grant Rainey, big boss man on the Maple Leaf Fanns, Inc., feed mill going up between Milford and Syracuse, now tells us during the pouring of the concrete foundation for the $2 million-plus project 340 yards of concrete were poured in three hours — some sort of record for Fidler Concrete, Goshen. Bob Deahl has been noticeably absent from the morning “breakfast dub" at the Syracuse Case since his return from Europe. His friends ask, “How come?” Another breakfast club regular. Lou Craig, to a patient in the Goshen Hospital for observation and treatment. Friends wanting to drop Lou a card are to send them to Room 301. We heard some locals trying to make something out of numbers last Thursday, which just happened to be July 7,1977. It turned out, if you use a short-cut method of writing dates. 7-7-77. If you’re an old steam engine buff, you’ll be interested in this bit of nostalgia. A steam engine is scheduled to run on the Garrett to Chicago B A O railroad line on Saturday. July

30, going first from Chicago to Garrett, then back to Chicago again. Exact time it will pass through Syracuse to be announced in this column later. But we are informed Pete Savage (that’s Millie’s husband), an engineer on the line for over 20 years, is hopeful of being rthe pilot engineer on this private venture. Pete says all steam engines are now privately owned. Barbara (Mrs. Gary) Eastlund, Mermaid Festival secretary for a number of years, is acting as parade judge this week at the Three Rivers Festival at Fort Wayne. Business Barometer: Two diverse area merchants, one in Syracuse and the other Milford, report booming business in June “the best ever,” they say. Both merchants report that this June has been the best business period in the history of their respective firms. Good news for everyone! Mary Bushong. 48 North Shore Drive, Syracuse Lake, is studying with artist Foster Caddell for four weeks in Valentine. Conn. The trip marks the second time Bushong will study with the artist, having taught him Spanish during her last visit. Wawasee High School Principal Henry L. Smith, son Kevin and George Vitaniemi and son Jon. returned empty handed from a four-day fishing trip to Rondo Bay, Eurieo, Canada. Mrs. Smith reports the noncatch is unusual for the fishermen. Those uptown yesterday morning may have spied the group of NIPSCo workers, bystanders, sidewalk superintendents and Town Marshal Ron Robinsdn in front of the State Bank of Syracuse. Robinson jokingly said the group had received report the sky was going to fall and they were taking watch of the situation. Actually, he revealed, the light post had taken on a charge and the repairmen were working on the problem. John Benninghoff, Morrison Island, is mourning the damage incurred to his new Pontiac Tuesday, when a storm-downed tree struck it. Lakeland Locals D. E. Davisson of Texas is visiting with relatives in this area. Davisson, a former resident of Milford, moved from this area in 1935. He is the son of Agnes Dunne of Warsaw and a brother of Mrs. Bob Ellis, also of Warsaw

Ivy Tech surveys its graduates, employers

SOUTH BEND - When employment hangs around the 6-7 per cent level, students often become selective and pragmatic. And when people talk about getting a college degree, they want to know, “What’s in it for me?” Ivy Tech graduates are finding out there’s plenty in it for them. A survey of graduates (from summer, 1975 to spring, 1976) and their employers is the proof. Ninety-three per cent of recent graduates rated their Ivy Tech training as average or above average; the same percentage indicated they would recommend the school to their friends. The college’s placement office annually surveys graduates and employers in the four-county region served by Ivy Tech: Saint Joseph. Elkhart, Marshall, and Kosciusko. This year’s results are compiled from a 62 per cent return by graduates (totaling 166) and a 93 per cent return by employers (totaling 90). Compared with last year’s survey, the total number of graduates unemployed and looking for work has dropped from 4.5 per cent to 1.9 per cent, indicating the college is better training its students to enter the job market. The total number of jobs “Unrelated to training” taken by students decreased from 7.3 per cent to 1.5 per cent. The bottom line, earning power, has also improved. The average salary of graduates previously surveyed ranged between slOl and $l5O per week; current figures are split between slOl to $l5O and slsl to S2OO, indicating that graduates are competitive in the job market. Nearly 49 per cent of those

Car costs examined by club

The northeastern Indiana motorist who buys a 1977 car is getting significantly improved fuel economy, but that new car is costing him 10.3 per cent more to own and operate than a new model did two years ago, according to a study prepared for the Chicago Motor Club. It now costs the average Indiana motorist 20.2 cents a mile to operate his car compared to 18.3 cents per mile in 1975. the Motor Club said. Motorists who drive 10,000 miles annually can expect auto operating costs to jump to $2,091, a rise of nearly S2OO in two years. An auto driven 20,000 miles will cost its owner $2*779, or 13.9 cents per mile driven. The reason for the lower cents per mile figure at 20,000 miles is that fixed costs (insurance, depreciation, license fees) are basically the same as for 10,000 miles. The club cited increased fixed costs, particularly depreciation, as the major reason for the two year increase in operating costs. Fixed costs rose more than $250 from 1975 to 1977, while variable costs (gas, oil, and maintenance) were down slightly Motorists who use their car air conditioning can figure on an additional two-tenths of a cent per mile and 20 cents per day. The club also released some average figures on finance charges for 1977. Car owners should add a daily amount to match the value of the interest over the life of the loan. If, for example, the owner trades in a car, then borrows $3,000 at 10.5 per cent interest for 48 months, the interest payment would be $687.36. or 47 cents a day. The Motor Gub also compared operating costs for various sized cars in both low-cost ( rural ' and high-cost (urban) areas. For example, .drivers in less populated areas will find the cost of owning and operating an in-termediate-sized car 16.8 cents per mile, or 3.4 cents per mile less than drivers in such cities as Fort Wayne, Marion, or Huntington. The Motor Cub also says that for every 10 cents per gallon increase in gasoline prices, the per-mile cost of running a car increases by one cent, if the car delivers 10 miles per gallon or Lake Association dinner-meeting I event scheduled Plans for the annual dinnermeeting of the Syracuse Lake Association have now been “completed, according to a release this week. The event will start at 6 p.m. with a dinner, on Saturday, July 16, at Smith-Walbridge Camp, east of Syracuse. Following dinner, there will be entertainment by The Singing Sheriff of Anderson, and a business meeting. Persons unable to attend the dinner are welcome to attend the business meeting and entertainment which will begin about 7:15. Guests of members are welcome.

surveyed started work on their first job immediately after graduation; 26 per cent started work less than five weeks after graduation. Another 26 per cent started employment after that. Sixty-seven per cent of the graduates indicated their current job is “specifically related” to the training they received; 22 per cent said their job is in “an area related” to their training. Placement statistics show that Ivy Tech secured employment for 29 per cent of its graduates. Sixty-six per cent of the graduates said the skills they learned at Ivy Tech “definitely helped” them at their present job; 27 per cent qualified this with “on a limited basis.” Having had time to appraise their training as it relates to their job, 15 per cent of the graduates rated Ivy Tech training as “excellent”; 52 per cent as “above average”; and 6.1 per cent as “below average.” Employers surveyed gave Ivy Tech a vote of confidence: 98.7 per cent said they believe Ivy Tech is successful in training its students for employment. Ninety-nine per cent said they would recommend employing more graduates of the School Employers rated job skills as “excellent” (32.1 per cent); “good” (51.2 per cent); and “average” (16.7 per cent). Work habits were described as "excellent” (36.1 per cent); “good" (42.2 per cent); and "average" (20.5 per cent). Each of the 13 regions in the statewide Ivy Tech system surveys its graduates yearly. A complete profile is compiled and distributed by the college’s executive headquarters each fall.

one-half cent if the car gets 20 miles per gallon. Vacation costs for two people, says the club, have increased six per cent since 1975. It now costs two persons traveling by car an average of SSB daily as compared to $54 in 1975. This average travel figure is broken down as follows: $26 a day for meals (not including beverages and tips), $27 a day for lodging and $5 for gas and oil every 100 miles of travel, with the car averaging 15 miles per gallon. The motor club advises vacationers, however, that the daily average budget can vary by as much as 30 per cent depending on location.

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«*■* l ACTING MARSHAL — Richard Fehnel, to the acting marshal of Milford. He previously served with former marshal Don Drake and was a law enforcement officer of the Kosciusko County Sheriffs Department for two years. Fehnel and wife Carol, and Laura, reside on Waubee Lake. He also teaches fourth grade at the Van Buren Townkhip Elementary School.

New discovery for aquatic weed control

Aquatic weed control is a concern of both rural and city folk and a Purdue University research botanist is striving to do something about it. Instead of using herbicides? Carole A. Lembi, associate professor of botany and plant pathology, says studies have shown that a fish, the white amur, can do "an excellent job of aquatic weed control" and that “tite adverse effects of the fish on the pond environment are minimal.” However, the amur, often called a "grass carp” for its slight resemblence to the German carp, is not a “legal” fish in Indiana, she adds. Lembi, who has studied the amur as a weed control agent for over three years, has observed that the fish’s existence does not appear to affect bass, bluegill, and redear sunfish species. However, she admits that its effects on certain other species, such as the northern pike, and on migratory birds who feed on aquatic vegetation, is not yet fully explored. Proponents of the fish, chiefly in Arkansas where the fish has already been released into public waters, say it has a voracious appetite for all sorts of 'plant growth. The amur has pharyngeal teeth

which it uses to grind up the plant leaves, but its gastro-intestinal tract is not much different from other fish. It does not really digest much of the vegetation and researchers originally suspected that its fecal material may add large amounts of nutrients — chiefly nitrogen, phosphorus and sodium compounds — to the water. However, Lembi’s research showed that the nitrogen and phosphorus released into the water was very small and that no noxious algae blooms occurred as a result of the nutrient inputs. If future research favors the use of the white amur, the fish potentially could substitute for aquatic herbicides as an effective aquatic weed control agent. Lembi’s research took place at Ferdinand State Park in Dubois County, where a state-controlled’’ fish hatchery is located. 4 Two in mishap Thomas E. List, 26, Syracuse, and Rebecca J. Holz, 24, of Linden, Mich., were the drivers in a two-car accident in the 2500 block off East Center Street nfear Argonne Road in Warsaw, at 12:20 p.m., Monday. Damage was set at S2OO to the List car and $lO to the vehicle Holz was driving. *