The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 March 1978 — Page 12
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 22,1978
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THIS PHOTO, of the old Medusa Cement Co. of Syracuse, will bring back a lot of memories for a number of Syracuse Senior Citizens. Also known as the Portland Cement Co., the structure was a mainstay in the Syracuse community at the turn of the century. This photo came to us by way of Millard G. (“Si”) Hire, who had it on loan from Olive Betes, who makes her home on Front Street with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Pipp. Si, himself a town Senior Citizen, worked at the plant when he was 15 years of age, in 1918. Mrs. Betes’ late husband Sheridan was an engineer in the above plant. The plant was constructed in 1888 to 1900, according to a legend on the photo, and put into commercial operation in 1901. It was taken out of service in 1919 and dismantled in 1922. The original plant made cement from marl it dredged from Waubee Lake in Van Buren Township and brought to the Syracuse plant by a train traveling over a narrow-gauge railroad. Hire remembers the plant as “dirty and smelly.” He said it manufactured its own electricity with its own generators, operating by direct current. He said the marl ran out and there were objections to the dredging of the lakes as well. But in its heyday, the Medusa Cement Co. employed about 200 people, according to Hire. JUDGE JOHN and Mariann Hagen’s son Steve is now working in their law office in the Huntington Building. Steve recently graduated from I.U. law school and is awaiting the results of his bar exam. Young Steve, just 27, plans to enter the legal profession full time with his dad, with the idea of opening a part time law office in North Webster eventually. Judge Hagen has had a law office in Ligonier for years, then served two terms as circuit court judge in Noble County, A NUMBER of local taverns were serving green beer on Saint CALLANDER INSURANCE 'All Forms Os Personal And Business Insurance 155 W. Market Phone 773-4103 Nappanee
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Patrick’s Day (Friday). It looked less than attractive, but drew a lot of attention from patrons. LOU CRAIG concedes this is “a first” so far as he is concerned. He’s referring to his old saying that ice is off of Lake Wawasee by Saint Patrick’s Day. With continuing cold weather the ice, which reached a reported 27 inches this season, continues on the lake. NEXT TIME you need an excuse for anything, try one of these: 1. That’s the way we’ve always done it. 2.1 didn’t know you were in a hurry for it. 3. That’s not in my department. 4. No cme told me to go ahead. 5. I’m waiting for an O.K. 6. How did I know this was different? 7. That’s her job, not mine. 8. Wait ’til the boss comes and ask him. 9. I forgot. 10.1 didn’t think it was very important. 11. I’m so busy I just can’t get around to it. 12.1 wasn’t hired to do that. MRS. CURTIS (Suzanne J.) Shock, library aide at the North Webster Junior High School, and principal Richard Long of the elementary school are conducting a survey to see if residents of North Webster and Tippecanoe Township want a public library. Letters have been sent to service clubs, home demonstration clubs, sororities and other special interest groups, including churches, seeking support for this project. Anyone who has been missed is asked to drop a card or letter to Mrs. Shock, box 181 North Webster, 46555. THERE’S A lot of interest reported in the proposed new post office building in Syracuse, according to postmaster Avon Bushong. “Right now I’m pretty much in the dark about this thing,” Bushong says. Bids were opened in December and closed January 20, but reopened since that time, presumably due to excessively high bids. The proposed building would be 3,850 square feet, with 10,000 sq. ft. for a driveway and 400 sq. ft. for a platform. Driveway, sidewalk and ah area for future expansion should be 8,000 sq. ft. Bushong says his office is planning its fifth rural route and is pressing for more space. The real estate division of the U. S. Postal Service has several sites under consideration, but is
keeping the wraps on them. FARMER’S DIGEST: In the span of something like threequarters of a century this country has gone from the little red schoolhouse to the big consolidated schoolhouse in the red. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW, the irascible English playwright, was having a battle of words with his equally testy and beautiful leading lady in his 1914 hit “Pygmalion.” To strike GBS down, the handsome lady, much GBS’s junior, said, “We should have a baby, and with your brains and my beauty, it would be a pip.” The bearded wit said, “But suppose it should have my beauty and your brains?” ABE LINCOLN said, “It’s better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.” HATS OFF to members of the Kiwanis Club of Wawasee for a year of solid progress. The club marked its first anniversary with a dinner meeting at Dagny’s Monday night, and heard witty “Dutch” Struck do his thing. Credit goes to Tom Swartz, who piloted the new 38-member club through its first, and perhaps most difficult, year. The club has made a solid contribution to the community life, which augurs well for its future influence in affairs local. j| » M /I Master of ceremonies Sherman Bryant, all of 5’ 8”, was given a box to stand on when someone shouted out, “I can’t see you, Sherm.” Chris Koher just happened to have a box handy for the occasion. LAWRENCE THWAITS got the word Friday that he passed his real estate exam and noted that he’s in business locally. OUR ITEM here about women wanting to join the Rotary Club stirred some hackles. Now, so Jim Plummer tells us, some men are considering making application to the Business and Professional Women’s Organization. Heaven forbid. Mrs. Al Tehan adds this, “Goodness, we don’t want any men joining our Mothers* Club.” A NEW floor is being put in at Ganshorn Printing, with a minimum of business interruption. REALTOR JACK Wells is on the lookout for two hubcaps from his 1968 Lincoln which he lost about 10 days ago. He claims to have lost them when he hit a chuckhole. SEVERAL GROUP birthdays are being observed in the area. Last Monday, March 20, the Wawasee Kiwanis Club observed
its first anniversary at Dagny’s Restaurant. (See page 1 story.) Then, coming up this Sunday, April 2, the American Legion Birthday will be observed in Syracuse at 12:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post 223. All veterans and families are urged to attend the celebration. WITH THE first day of spring, March 20, many summer residents are starting to move back into the area. A few who have returned are Maurice Lung, r 3; and Katharine Rothenberger, r 2. NANCY PRICKETT was literally jumping with joy Saturday when she received a notice she had passed her Real Estate Broker’s examination. “I worked hard for that and I’m real pleased,” she said. Nancy has been working as a real estate salesman with hubby Tom at Lakeland Realty on South Huntington for the past year and a half. Prior to that she was with Beaty Realty at the south side of Lake Wawasee for a year. Her future plans: “Indefinite,” she says, but it’s apparent she has an eye on opening her own agency. IT’S LIGHTS out at SmithWalbridge band camp. “Not that we planned'it that way,” says owner-operator Merl Smith. The camp’s office building fell victim to Monday night’s torrential rains and a water runoff from Maxwelton golf course. The building’s west wall caved in and the basement is filled with water. Result: All power, including telephones, is out of use. “When we rebuild, you can bet we’ll build in some safeguards against this sort of thing,” Smith says. 'A r * 4 HONORARY ROTARY STATUS — Rotary Honorary Membership signifies “service above self”, giving more of one’s self than general membership calls for. These efforts pointed towards community, international, educational and Rotary projects. Bill Cutter has received this honor. He came to Syracuse in the 1960’s to own and operate the Chevrolet automobile agency. Cutter joined Rotary thereafter and was very active in Rotary activities and Rotary attuned community projects. He was the leader and person responsible for completion of the Little League Ball Park and program. This Little League program is still flourishing today and Rotary proudly participates in its sponsorship. After fulfilling his term as President of Rotary, he remained active in the club and pursuing its ideals until a change in occupation made it impractical for him to continue as an active member. At this time, by unanimous decision of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club, Bill was awarded the status of honorary member. f
Yes, spring is here
The first full day of spring in the area was marked by cloudy skies, cool temperatures — and a thunderstorm — which created puddles and small lakes in fields, occasionally crossing roadways. Forecasts by the National Weather Service called for temperatures in the 50’s, with sunny skies for Monday. But when spring made its official arrival at 6:34 p.m., area residents greeted cloudy skies preceding the first thunderstorm in the area in many months. The unseasonable weather contributed to the lack of observable springtime activities on Monday and Tuesday. Tennis courts at the Wawasee High School were unoccupied. Nets have not been placed on the courts yet, as water puddles and snow patches are still found on them.
County to receive *506,100 for streets, roods: Augsburger
INDIANAPOLIS - Senator John B. Augsburger (RSyracuse) announced that Kosciusko County will receive $506,100 of the additional $44 million appropriation for local streets and roads as a result of the enactment of house enrolled act 1450. The first column of figures is from the latest “print-out” of the local road and street account balance (February 1978). The actual distribution of this balance will take place during April or May and may vary from these figures because of new revenue to the fund or a February or March distribution to certain units. The second column represents a “rounded-off” computation of the distribution of $44 million under the terms of HEA 1450. The figure is an Youths booked on auto theft charges Two Milford youths, ages 12 and 13, were arrested on charges of auto theft and burglary and booked at the jail, on authority of Tom Roe, county probation officer. The pair is being charged with the theft of two vehicles from C. S. Myers Ford. Milford, March 13. The youths opened an unlocked window at garage and took keys to a i 978 cream colored Ford and 1976 blue Vega, which were removed. Damages to the vehicles are listed at $250 to the Vega and $l7O to the Ford. Both were recovered and returned to the garage. The theft was investigated by Louis Mediano, Milford Town Marshal and Richard Fehnel, deputy.
Letters to the editor
An exceptional employee!
Dear Editor: I am writing in reference to an article in the March 15 issue of The Elkhart Truth concerning the most recent Milford board meeting. I would like to comment on the issue of paying overtime to the street commissioner for removing snow. The average working man would have made sure that he would receive pay before putting in that extra time. My wife and I have noticed as we
Apathy ... alive and well
Dear Editor: APATHY is defined by Webster is the ‘lack of interest or concern.’ APATHY is alive and well in the Syracuse Retail Merchants community. APATHY is alive and well in the Syracuse business community. APATHY is alive and well in the Syracuse religious community. APATHY is alive and well in the Syracuse residential community. The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce sponsored a public meeting concerning the Oakwood Park community regarding its programs and future building projects. No less than 250 Chamber newsletters were sent out, WOWO announced it, WRSW taped an interview with this writer that was aired no less than eight times, The Mail-Journal carried a full story in the March 8 edition and a front page article in the March 15 edition and a news release was sent to all churches in the Syracuse area. The result of all this was less than 50 people attending a very
“As far as we stand,” says Bob Carlson, Maxwelton Golf Course golf pro, “the course is closed until the weather clears.” He predicted the course would not open until the first week of April, but that is just a prediction. “It’s about half covered, about 50 per cent, I guess,” Carlson estimated the amount of snow still on the course. Some golfers have got the fever and have visited the pro shop at Maxwelton. Carlson believes they’re just tired of winter and want to start thinking of spring activities. Sources in the communities of Milford and Syracuse reported no kite fliers, or unusual numbers of joggers or bicyclists the first of the week. But that could all change. Weather forecasts are describing temperatures near the 50 degree mark today.
annual total which will be distributed in twelve equal installments. Amount in Local Road and Street Account On February 1, 1978 is shown in first column. Amount to be distributed from $44 million General Fund transfer is shown in second column. Burket 59.46 900 Claypool 1,629.93 1,900 Etna Green 2,580.87 2,100 Leesburg 772.64 2,200 Mentone 8,331.53 3,600 Milford 14,302.52 2,900 North Webster 6,227.85 1,700 Pierceton 18,117.45 5,000 Sidney 3,909.66 900 Silver Lake 7,120.81 2,200 Syracuse 7,525.32 6,800 Warsaw 40,463.63 36,200 Winona Lake 28,011.48 10,700 COUNTY 392,614.41 426,100 TOTAL 531,677.56 506,100 Traffic control requested Members of Syracuse Civil Defense met Thursday, March 16, in the CD building and heard reports. Paul Van Dyke, truck chairman, gave a report. City director Tan Gilbert reported a ball game is to be held March 21 and asked all members to help on traffic control. Floyd Health and Mike Kimes requested security and traffic control April 18, at the Lakeland Youth Center fa* the coffee break sponsored by the Lucky Seven CB club, from 4-10 p.m. Secretary and treasurers’ reports were also heard. Refreshments were served to the 16 members present following the meeting.
have travelled between Elkhart and Milford the past three winters, that Milford puts many towns to shame with the excellent job done with snow removal. I feel the Milford street commissioner is dedicated to his job, and if he would ever decide to find other employment, then you would realize too late what an exceptional employee you have. Sincerely, Joe Beer 27413 Cherry Lane Elkhart Indiana 46514
informative and enjoyable evening conducted by the Oakwood Board of Directors including refreshments and a tour of the facilities. The retail merchants should have been in attendance in that no less than 1.5 million dollars has passed through their cash registers in the last three years as a direct result of Oakwood. The Syracuse business community should have been in attendance in the respect that this project and its future is a direct benefit to future and present employees and executives as a part of the community. The Syracuse religious community should have been in attendance for obvious reasons. The residential community should have been in attendance fa this project affects the overall complexion of the community. I believe this project is of tremendous benefit to the entire Syracuse-Wawasee community. The people in charge of the Oakwood community and its future are doers and believers and I think that we would do well if a greater percentage of this community were the same. Sincerely, Robert C. McNary
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THINK SPRING — Mim Speicher, My Store, uptown Syracuse, is thinking spring. She placed these spring flowers in front of her store last week to help people think about Easter and spring. To further help everyone think springtime thoughts, the Easter Bunny will be visiting her store this Saturday.
Charged after accident
A truck, driven by Tammy Sue Pearson, 16, r 1 Leesburg, struck some fence posts, Thursday afternoon, March 16. She was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating beverages. The Pearson truck failed to overcome a curve on CR 650E,
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about one and three-fourth miles southwest of North Webster. The truck knocked down fence posts owned by Terry Hartup, of r 1 Warsaw, according to County Patrolmen Thomas Brindle and Jeffrey Bronsing. Damage to the Pearson truck was listed at S3OO and SIOO to the Hartup fence posts. T 4 1