The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 March 1978 — Page 11
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A NUMBER of highway signs have shown up in the county with misspelled words. One is this sign just north of the New Salem Church of the Brethren. A LITTLE known fact around Kosciusko County is that the Farmers State Bank of Mentone has requested and received permission from the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions to open a branch bank in Warsaw. Word of the approval was received February 28. According to Forrest Miner, president of the 122,387,000 bank (last Thursday’s figures), the new full service facility will be located on a tract on the northeast corner of CR 200N and SR 15, just south of Road 30 overpass north of Warsaw. The bank purchased the land from Fred O. Carey.
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The two-level, 6,000 square foot structure is planned with groundbreaking slated sometime within 90 days. Optimum completion date is set for December 1, 1978. Miner states 20 per cent of his bank’s loans come from the Warsaw area, and the new bank will better serve these accounts. He calls Kosciusko County “an outstanding county,” adding that he is “optimistic about the entire county, and we want to get where the action is.” Mentone is located in the southwestern part of the county where growth is fairly dormant, and this new branch will strengthen the stature of this already strong financial institution. THE MENTONE branch in Warsaw is to be located near the Counting House Bank’s Warsaw branch.
Incidentally, J. Homer Shoop, CHB president, thought his request for a Syracuse branch would come up at the same hearing which granted approval for the Mentone branch, but weather conditions forced a re juggling of schedule. Now Shoop is hoping his request will come up at a March 16 meeting of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions. He has no doubt but that his bank’s request will be approved. The Counting House Bank’s footings standing at 624,165,000. It jumped something like 15,000,000 from the time it opened its Warsaw branch. The bank hopes to increase this figure when its Syracuse branch becomes a reality. Mr. Shoop said this week, as he was preparing to leave for the National Bridge Tournament in Houston, that he hopes to break ground in Syracuse in Wawasee Village soon after his plans are approved. ALL OF this makes one think Kosciusko County, especially Warsaw and the northeastern part of the county, is becoming a financial mecca. Not to be overlooked is the Peoples State Bank at Leesburg, sitting on SR 15 with assets at $24,283,000. It has long delved deeply into the Warsaw financial market with good, friendly service. And the State Bank of Syracuse remains strong with December 31, 1977, assets at $27,362,411.48. In spite of all this, the two Warsaw banks, the aggressive First National and Lake City, are increasing their strength measurably. The First National had December 31 assets of $90,435,178, while the Lake City showed a December 31 figure of $97,504,954.56. ADD TO this the fact that the Warsaw Federal Savings & Loan Co., is planning to build a new, free-standing branch office somewhere north of North Webster along SR 13. They have several sites under consideration. This S& L has operated out of a small office in Lakes Village Shopping Center at the south edge of North Webster and has enjoyed excellent growth in the short time it has been open. Not to be overlooked is the first year financial growth of Wabash Federal Savings & Loan Assn, branch in Wawasee Village. In its first year it has had mortgage loans exceeding $5,000,000. DUE TO the growth mentioned above, all these institutions have felt the money pinch and have reported that loan demand has outdistanced savings. IN MATTERS not financial,
Bob Knudsen, a sparkplug along with Jack Francis in promoting the recent girls* basketball game here between Adrian College and Franklin College, are readjusting their attendance figures for the event. Originally estimating a crowd of 2,800, they now say it was something less — inasmuch as total receipts amounted to only $2,200. “I guess people weren’t sitting as close together as we thought,” Knudsen allowed. Incidentally, Barb Brouwer, who sprained her ankle late in the game, is reported by her dad, Jay Brouwer, to be all right. It was an old sprain and gave Jay and Susie a few moments of concern. In a thank you note put out by the Wawasee Booster Club, it read, “Our goal was to promote girls’ athletics in this area and we think it was accomplished.” TURKEY CREEK township Assessor Harry VanHemert says he plans to move his office July 1 to the American Legion hall on the east side of SR 13. Asked why he wasn’t moving to the new city building, he said, “Most people coming to my office are old people, and they would have to park across the road to come to my office. I don’t like this arrangement and I don’t think they would either.” RON AND Ruth Easley, owners of Curl’s Hair Care Center in the Village, plan to open Curl’s Hair Care Center No. 2 on Highway 24 West, Fort Wayne, in several months. They have operated in the Village five years and now have six hair stylists on duty at their local emporium. Incidentally, who is the tall, attractive receptionist at Curl’s? THE BUMPER sticker reads: Christmases aren’t perfect . . . just for giving. THERE ARE those who think the interruption of the sectional basketball tourneys due to the coal crisis is self-defeating. Reason: In the interim the teams will continue to practice the game, using lights, and in the end defeating their own purpose. “If we’re going to play the sectionals at all, the sooner we get them over with the better,” so reasons one advocate of the let’sgo theory. NIPSCOMAN DARREL Grisamer is showing friends an old color map he purchased of Kosciusko County that could date back before the turn of the century. He bought the 4*xs* map for $4 at a sale at the Liska home south of Pierceton, in Monroe Township, a week ago Saturday. “From what I’ve learned from
some old timers around here the map dates back to 1890-93,” Grisamer, a local history buff, says. It has Dewart Lake as Lingle Lake, Waubee Lake as Wauwas Lake, and Buck Island is where Chet Elder has his “Castle.” In the Milford area are three private telephone companies: Royal, Commercial and Bell. Bonar Lake is Booner Lake, and it shows a very few houses around any of the lakes. In fact, it shows no Papakeechie Lake at all, and the Winona Railroad going through Milford extending to Warsaw and Goshen are not shown. The map is real interesting and reveals some old county family names. Ask Darrel to show it to you. He’ll be glad to. J. HOMER SHOOP, North Webster’s bridge expert, is in Houston participating in the Spring North American National Bridge Tournament with partner Don Caton, former Counting House Bank employee and now city attorney for Pensacola, Fla. The two want to best their 1977 record of coming in third in the Fall Nationals at Atlanta when a recount took them from first (dace to third. Homer is listed in the National McKenney Race, this honor going to national bridge player scoring the most bridge points in a year. Homer had 395 points last year which qualified him for listing. This amount of points also qualifies Homer as a Master Bridge Player (300 points are required). At the end of February, Homer had a total of 3,666.90 points. POLICE OFFICER Joe Thornburg is urgently spreading the word for local motorists to lock their cars and take their keys with them, “if only going into a store.” There has been a series of auto thefts by youngsters in the area, most of them daytime thefts. One case, in the Thornburg drug parking lot, officer Joe tricked the culprits by pulling a coil wire. Local police know who the culprits are and are setting traps for their apprehension. LUTHER ADKINS resigned his post as manager of First Charter Insurance Agency in Syracuse and Paul Schmucker has assumed acting management. It is also reported Mary Swager, longtime “Girl Friday” in the agency, will resign in the near future.
ICE FISHERMEN should be thinking of getting their fishing shacks off the lakes. Ice is going fast in spite of the fact that ice was found to be 27 inches thick only recently.
TO MARK the observance of National Wildlife Week, March 19-25, the Turkey Creek Conservation Club distributed education kit packets to Scout groups and school classes. “Wildlife Needs You” is the theme being used this year. PLANS ARE rapidly progressing for a sales promotion to be held during the Flotilla week end by Syracuse merchants. A committee made up of Sherry Keim, Linda Crow. Bonnie Workman, Jean Rogers, Donna Conder and Mim Speicher met Monday night to discuss various ideas. It is almost certain a tent will be put up either uptown or in the village. Any group, organizations or individuals interested in having a display set up in the tent should contact Sherry Keim at the Little People Shoppe. Next meeting of the merchant’s organization, to discuss this and a Christmas promotion, is April 4, at 6 p.m., in the Das Keller Restaurant. Hapner enters plea of guilty Randy Dee Hapner, 19, r 4 Syracuse, entered a plea of guilty to conspiracy in a plea bargain agreement Thursday in Kosciusko County Superior Court. Hapner is the second man charged in connection with the $4,500 armed robbery of the Village Branch, State Bank of Syracuse, January 31. The other man, Randall Oliver Altman, 22, 812 South Front Street, Syracuse, earlier entered a plea of guilty to the robbery, a class B felony which provides a 10-year term, plus 10 or minus four years, when a weapon is used. • Hapner is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, a suspendable class C felony, which carries a five-year sentence. In the plea bargain, the state will not seek the extra penalty of as many as three years for aggravating circumstances nor object to a defense plea of mitigating circumstances which can reduce the sentence by as many as three years. A fine of not more than SIO,OOO can also be levied against the defendant. The conspiracy charge was brought for Hapner’s part in delivering Altman to the bank and waiting for him to help him flee. Altman entered the bank and at gunpoint, forced Mildred Savage and Paul Pritchard, tellers, to fill a paper bag with $4,500. Altman then left the bank and met Hapner, who was waiting one-quarter of a mile away on CR 530E. The two were shortly apprehended by police.
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HOUSE DAMAGED — Van Buren Township volunteer firemen responded to a house fire at the Danny Johnson residence, Peach Lane, Dewart Lake, at 6:55 p.m. last Friday. Approximately $15,000 damage was done to the basement and wiring of the home. Bill Leemon, Van Buren Township Fire Chief, set the cause of the fire as an overloaded'circuit. The Turkey Creek Volunteer Fire Department assisted. The Johnsons have occupied the home for only one month.
Patrons must keep approaches clean
Rural and suburban customers, who receive their mail in curbside boxes delivered by vehicles, are being asked to keep approaches to mail boxes clear of ice and snow. Highway officials are responsible for keeping public roads passable and in good repair. However, in areas where mail service is provided over roads not maintained by road authorities, the owner of the road is responsible, officer in charge Donald J. Graves of the Milford Post Office said. “Rural and star route carriers make every reasonable effort to Area vehicles in accident A 1972 Chevrolet owned by Robert A. Nordin, r 2 CR 1000 Milford, was damaged $l5O when it was struck by a car driven by Don L. Orr, r 1 box 2672 Syracuse, at 9:35 p.m. March 10. The mishap occurred on the Wawasee Billiards drive in Syracuse. The Orr car is owned by Jeanne Gardiner of Syracuse. It received no damage. Syracuse police investigated, s 6OO damage in auto accident John E. Haines, 35, Milford, was involved in an accident at 1:18 p.m. Sunday, March 12, on Packerton Road. Haines told police that he came to the bridge, with a car coming from the opposite direction. When he applied the brakes the truck started sliding, hitting the bridge. Damage was S6OO to the Haines truck according to County Patrolman Richard Monk.
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serve the greatest possible number of customers during severe weather. But service on foot when roads are impassable is not compulsory,” he said. “Drivers are not required to leave their vehicles to place mail in boxes. If a driver cannot reach a customer’s mail box without risk of getting stuck or slipping off the road, the mail will returned to the post office until the approach is cleared,” Graves said. Anyone with a question on winter weather road conditions and mail service is urged to contact the Milford Post Office. *6,499 in accident damage last month During February, $6,499 damage occurred in traffic accidents in Milford. Town Marshal Louis Mediano reported 15 accidents for the month and 10 traffic arrests were made. Two parking tickets were issued. The department received 28 complaints, 12 of them concerning dogs. Four dogs w‘ere impounded. One theft and one stolen property incident were reported. One alarm was checked. Two juveniles were arrested, one misdemeanor arrest was made and five warnings were given. Six cars were removed from the streets during the month. Four titles were checked. The department made eight courtesy calls, delivered eight messages and made one record check in February. No repairs were made to the police car, which was driven 1,525 miles, using $168.51 in gas and oil.
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