The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 March 1978 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. March 22,1978

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Flood damage results from storm

Some flood damage has been reported in the area, following a Monday night storm, which caused flooding along roadways and in low lying areas. Farmers in the Milford area gathered Tuesday morning at the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, Milford, and estimated the rainfall at about two inches. Farmers said at this time last year, many were working the fields, but the moisture in the fields makes such work impossible at present. An estimated two inches of rainfall Monday night caused considerable flood damage in some Syracuse homes. A wall at Smith-Walbridge Camp caved in when up to eight feet of water filled that area, located in the office of the camp. The camp is owned by Merl Smith. Wawasee Bowl also reported some water along with quite a few houses around the lakes. Robert Reed even said an old pump of his started spouting water about 4 a.m. Tuesday morning as a result of the heavy rainfall.

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Besides causing water damage, the heavy rainfall could short out some electricity. Jay Peffley, manager of the Syracuse Northern Indiana Public Service Company office, said most residents don’t have to worry if their electrical units are located high enough so the water can’t reach them. He said he has only heard through his office of a few reports of high flooding. ’ One Million Gallons Harley Conrad, street and water commissioner, says since the rain came down and the snow started melting, over one million gallons of water have passed through the water treatment plant. He said, “We’re under water right now. The sewers are all full.” To handle the extra flow, the plant is bypassing the water because it does not have enough pumps. He commented, “I’m hoping we can get it pumped down by this evening (Tuesday) if we don’t get any more rain.” Conrad said his department is also helping several residents with their water problems. “We’ve got a lot of them around here where we’re pumping water out of the basement.” He said

quite a few homes don’t have a special valve in their basement to prevent overflowing. Several roadways and fields have also been flooded as a result of Monday’s rain. In the village, 0 large amounts of water could be seen surrounding Wawasee Billiards, state road 13, south, Syracuse.

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Area students receive distinguished rank

A total of 3,638 Purdue University students, West Lafayette, received distin-guished-student rank for the fall semester of the 1977-78 school year. Nine area students received the distinguishedstudent rank. The students represented, scholastically, the top 14.7 per cent of the 24,761 undergraduates on the West Lafayette campus during the first semester. The list released by Registrar Nelson M. Parkhurst also included 36 foreign students. In order to qualify for distinguished rating, a student must have a grade index of at least 5.5 out of a possible six in no less than 14 academic credit hours. The student may have no grade below four.

Milford man named to possible ABC appointment

A Milford man has been named as a possible appointment to the Kosciusko County Alcoholic Beverage Commission. Rudy Sierk, r 2 Milford, has been named as a possible appointment to the ABC, but the appointment was tabled until the county council can talk with him. Accident causes power outage Power was knocked out for about an hour to some residences on the Syracuse-Milford Road, near Leeland Snores,” late Saturday night when a vehicle struck a utility pole causing the outage. Jay Peffley, manager of the Syracuse Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s office, said about half a dozen homes near the accident site went without power for a short time. Nearly every other home in the Syracuse area experienced a few seconds without power. No details could be gained on the accident. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene, but the victim had left on foot. The power outage occurred about 11:20 p.m.

The following are distinguished students and their bachelor’s degrees: Leesburg — Christine Ann Startek, r 1, consumer and family science Milford — Douglas Victor Brown, box 367, forestry; Timothy Aaron Reed, 72531 CR 19 r 1, science Syracuse — Larry Dale Allen, r 4, chemical engineering; Jennifer Lynn (Cox) Smith, r 4 box 372-D, nursing technology; Connie Hoopingamer, r 1 box 40C, humanities; Jeffery Lee Plumer, r 1, building construction technology; and James Calvin Schrock, 88 North Shore Drive, freshman engineering North Webster — Ruth Elaine Mullett, box 107, consumer and family science

Sierk was unable to attend the special meeting of the council last Friday. The appointment is being made to replace Mrs. Frank (Virginia) Putt, r 4 Syracuse, whose term will expire following the April meeting of the ABC. “It isn’t an easy job,” Mrs. Putt described the position. It’s not difficult either.” She said she did not want to retain the position, if someone else is willing to take it. She suggested whoever the council appoints have a “definite interest.” License branch to close for services Roxanna Hadley, Syracuse License Branch, announces the branch will be closed from 12:302:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, in observance of Good Friday. The branch will be open Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-l p.m.

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Awareness key to persons understanding disease

“I think most people aren’t really aware of it,” says Mr§. Howard (Joan) Haab. The “it” she is referring to is kidney disease. For about 10 years, Mrs. Haab has gone through gradual kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease finally made the organs deteriorate, until they were removed. And. she became a candidate for a kidney transplant. For genetic reasons, the doctors do not want to use her children. No one else in her family is eligible to donate, having not met the majority of 100 items checked before an organ transplant is compatible and safe. Now she is waiting for a donor transplant. She is one of about 3,000 people in Indiana awaiting a transplant. Mrs. Haab and her husband Howard say the designated donor on Indiana license plates is a step in the right direction, enabling authorities to know immediately after a death if the deceased has willed his organs for transplant. For the past three years, Mrs. Haab has had dialysis treatments to cleanse her blood. At first, she and her husband went to Saint Joseph Hospital, South Bend, several times a week for the treatments. There are only four hospitals in the state in which the treatments can be taken, with Saint Joseph being one of the facilities. “But they like to get you home

as soon as they can," Mrs. Haab added. The treatments are not only time consuming, three times weekly, five hours at a time, but expensive. A dialysis in the hospital costs a patient S2OO. If the treatments are done at home on rented equipment, the cost is about SIOO per treatment. After about 16 treatments in the hospital, the Haabs began doing them themselves. Howard received training on the procedure and now performs the treatments. Each patient has a partner, Mrs. Haab explained. “The ideal situation is for the mate to take the training,” she said. “I don’t get shook up or anything when anything happens,” Howard said. Once the electricity went off, but he illustrated how a manual crank is used to continue the procedure. Many patients receive financial or other support from the kidney foundation. The nearest foundations to Kosciusko County are in Allen and Saint Joseph Counties. Like other organizations, the Kidney Foundation of Indiana, 1010 East 86th, Indianapolis, is attempting to raise funds from March 26 until April 1 for the 3,000 patients in the state. The disease itself has many causes, one common one being hypertension. “Os course, the best ting would be if people could be aware of what causes it and prevent it,” Mrs. Haab said.