The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 April 1978 — Page 1

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VOLUME 15

SPECIAL CHILDREN COMPETE — A total of 166 handicapped children took part in the Kosciusko County Special Olympic track meet Monday at Wawasee High School. Ribbons are awarded to all participants. Shown above are eight special children having fun. Syracuse hosts Special Olympics

The Kosciusko County Special Olympic track meet was held Monday, April 17, at Wawasee High School. A total of 166 handicapped individuals competed in the softball throw, standing long jump, 50-yard dash, 220-yard dash and 440-yard relays. Winners from Syracuse are as follows: Bob Larkin — first, long jump; first, 50-yard dash; first, 440-yard relay Donald Koithahn — third, long jump; second, 50-yard dash Lisa Maggart - first, long jump; second, softball throw Traci Huffer — first, 440-yard relay; second, 50-yard dash; third, long jump Danny Schrock — second, 440yard relay; fourth, 220-yard dash; third, softball throw Donald Kauffman — second, 440-yard relay; third, softball throw; second, 50-yard dash Jean Roder — winner in 220yard dash; fyrst, 440-yard relay; first, long jump Tony Starkweather —first, 440yard relay; first, 50-yard third, long jump Tabby Stidam — third, long jump; first softball throw Mike Hapner — first, long jump; second, 440-yard relay; third, softball throw Rob Ginn —second, long jump; first, 440-yard relay ; second, 50yard dash Pat Miller — winner in 220yard dash; third, long jump; first, 440-yard relay Rita Stuckman - winner in long jump; fourth, 50-yard dash; second, 440-yard relay Ronald Koithahn — third, 50yard dash; third, softball throw Todd McCulloch — second, softball throw; first, 50-yard dash , first, 440-yard relay Harold Cote - third, 50-yard dash; fifth, softball throw Mike Cannon — second, 50-

m ' . Si MB FRIDAY FIRE — Three area fire departments — Syracuse, New Paris and Benton — responded to a fire call at 7:40 a.m. Friday at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bontrager on County Road 133, north of Syracuse in Elkhart county. The fire started in a small building used by Mr. Bontrager as a paint shop where he painted cars. The Bontragers were in the house when the fire started. Cause of the fire was unknown. Destroyed were a 1973 Torino and a 1976 Ford LTD.

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yard dash; first 220-yard dash; first’ 440-yard relay Randy Peterson — second, 50yard dash; second, 440,-yard relay; third, softball throw Danny McCulloch — second, 50-yard dash; first, 440-yard relay; first, standing jump Dominga Bautista — first, 50yard dash; first, 440-yard relay; fourth, softball throw Tina Huffer — second, 220-yard

Announce plans for South Shore project

Thomas S. Leonard, president and sole stockholder of Tom Leonard, Inc., and Argonaut Realty Corporation, announced this morning (Wednesday) that he is planning construction of a 22-unit town house and apartment condominium at the location of the old South Shore Inn. It will be named The South Shore. The tract of land is well known MAD TO MEET Members of the Milford Area Development Council will meet next Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Doll’s Decorating Center to discuss activities for Memorial Day. Persons wilh ideas or suggestions for the day*s activities are urged to attend or to call Mrs. Doll at the center prior to the meeting.

dash; third, softball throw Ribbons are awarded to all participants. Mrs. Dianne Elliott, teacher at Syracuse Elementary School, is in charge of the Olympics.The regional meet will be neld May 13 at Clay High School, South Bend. The state meet will be June 26-28 at Indiana State University, Terre Haute. All children can go to these meets, no

and was purchased by Leonard, a well known developer and builder, from Lou Bagaloff of Gary. Bagaloff was part owner of the old South Shore Inn that burned a number of years ago. The tract is 2.71 acres and has 210 feet of lake frontage on Lake Wawasee. It is located across highway 13 from the South Shore Golf Course and club house. Leonard said the units to be built will consist of 1,600 square foot town houses and 2,000 square foot apartments. Several of the units have already been pre-sold, he said. Construction is scheduled to begin August 1, and completion

Milford girl injured in accident Saturday

A Milford girl was taken to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne, and listed in fair condition

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matter if they won in the local meets or not. The cost to send a child to the meets is $25. This covers housing, meals and insurance. So far, several organizations have donated money to sponsor a child. Any organization wishing to sponsor a child should contact Mrs. Elliott at the elementary school. Goal for this year is SI,OOO to send the children from this area.

date has been set for the end of 1979, ‘Crown Jewel’ Leonard, given to hyperbole, said the new town house and condominium complex will be “the crown jewel of Lake Wawasee.’’ He said it would be the finest, most expensive and most luxurious condominiums on Lake Wawasee. Leonard first built the 45-unit Bay Point condominium, then the 77-unit Runaway Bay condominiums and more recently the 40-unit Harbourside condominiums, which serve as testimony to his skill and expertise as a builder and developer.

following a Saturday night accident. Terri M. Custer, 17, r 1 Milford, was driving a car two and onehalf miles north of Warsaw on 175E, when it went out of control approaching an “S” curve. She has a broken right leg, deep cut to the lower left leg, cut upper lip and other cuts and bruises, resulting from the accident. Warsaw firemen were summoned and helped free the victim from the car, which was listed as a total loss.

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Smith urges parents to attend meeting

Henry Smith, Wawasee High School principal, issued a statement this week strongly urging parental attendance at the last meeting of the 1977-78 school year of the Lakeland Community Concerned Citizens Monday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school. “Behind the scenes at Wawasee High School” will be the topic of a panel discussion by Smith, Captain Tom Kitch of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s

Bowen Center dedication to be held April 28

The official dedication and annual dinner of The Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services, Inc., will be held on Friday, April 28. The dedication ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. with Governor Otis R. Bowen, M.D. cutting the ribbon Open house with tours of the facility will be conducted qntil 6 p.m. The Bowen Center annual dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Shrine Building at the Fairgrounds in Warsaw. Governor Bowen will be the featured speaker at the dinner. The public is invited to attend both the dedication ceremonies and annual dinner. Reservations may be made by calling Gayle Murphy at the Bowen Center in Warsaw. The deadline for Miss Miller chosen queen candidate Tammy Miller, 17-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Miller, Section Street, Milford, has been selected to represent [ Milford as the community’s Kosciusko County Fair Queen candidate. The Wawasee High School j junior was selected by sponsoring ' organization the Milford Area i Development (MAD) Council ■ from junior girls living in the ; community. I She is a member of the Art Club 1 and Ski Club at her high school and serves on the yearbook and as president of the Milford i Methodist Youth Fellowship. Hobbies and spare time activities Tammy participates in are horseback riding, jogging, sewing, art, playing the piano and cooking. School board sets special session There will be a special session of the Lakeland School Corporation Board of Trustees Tuesday, Apirl 25, at 7 p.m. in the administration building. Purpose of the meeting is to review and act upon bids for FM radios for school buses in the corporation and for equipment bids for the automotiveagricultural building at Wawasee , High School. The meeting is open , to the public. BOOKED AT JAIL Jack Dewayne Morris, 18, of North Webster, was booked at the county jail over the week end. He was arrested for public ’ intoxication and released on $l5O bond.

Department and Syracuse Marshal Ron Robinson, concerning drug and alcohol abuse at the high school and in the community. Mrs. William T. Jones, Jr., president of the committee, says, "A better understanding of unabated drug problems in our community is vital to every concerned parent and citizen.” The meeting is open to the public.

reservations is Wednesday, April 26. Reservations are not necessary for those who are attending the dedication ceremony only. The new Bowen Center will provide a variety of mental health services to residents of Marshall, Kosciusko, Wabash, Huntington and Whitley Counties. One of the major new services is the inpatient program which provides 18 psychiatric beds for acutely disturbed clients. Other new services will include 24-hour emergency services, partial hospitalization, and expanded consultation and education services. In addition, a variety of special services geared to different age groups will also be developed. Millers purchase bakery Mr. and Mrs. .John Miller, owners of Pickwick Papers in Pickwick Place, Syracuse, until recently, have purchased the Lakeside Bakery in Wawasee Village from Joe and Howard Stametz, owners for the past 22 years. The Millers took over active management of the business last Tuesday. They plan to change its name to Pickwick Pastries. Along with serving breakfast and sandwiches, as is now the custom, they plan to move their Pickwick Papers to the bakery location, featuring such things as party favors. They plan to operate a full scale bakery and have regular hours. Both John and Carol have lived in the Syracuse community, in Wawasee Heights, for four years and are the parents of two children: Joey, 12 and Karen, eight. Fuel bill aid to be offered Representatives of the Kosciusko County Red Cross will be at the Chatterbox, Milford, from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, to assist area persons in obtaining fuel crisis reimbursement. The Fuel Crisis Intervention Program will continue through May 1 in the county, providing assistance to low-income families. Each .> household meeting requirements may be eligible for up to $250 for repairs to furnances, chimneys and housing repairs, such as broken windows. Payments on delinquent fuel or utility bills and purchases of fuel may also be obtained. To obtain assistance, persons are asked to bring proof of income and their utility or fuel bills with them. Eligibility will be figured based on the members in the family and the income of the household. Farm and non-farm income maximums are set at different levels. STRIKES POLE A car driven by Shari L. Ball, 17, Syracuse, slid off the edge of CR 1300 N at 10 a.m. Friday, and struck a utility pole. Total damage was set at $1,200. She was not injured.

mr r '' ■ill 'iHimii GREETS WEATHERHEAD PRESIDENT — Howard (“Red”) Long, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club, is shown on ..the right greeting Sidney C. Howell, President of the giant Weatherhead Company which has one of its major plants in Syracuse, at the Tuesday luncheon meeting where Mr. Howell spoke. Rotary meeting forum for 'Dana Corp. Story'

By ARCH BAUMGARTNER The Tuesday noon luncheon meeting of the SyracuseWawasee Rotary Club provided a forum to bring "The Dana Corporation Story” to the Syracuse community. The story necessarily included what might be called The Weatherhead Story, inasmuch as Syracuse has been blessed by the presence of the large Weatherhead plant since 1952, when it opened in September of that year. President Howell The story was presented by Sidney C. Howell, president of the Weatherhead Company, based in Cleveland. He used a professional color slide presentation to point up his remarks. His audience included a number of visiting Rotarians and a number of community leaders. Mr. Howell was welcomed to the Syracuse community by Howard (“Red”) Long, Rotary president, and he expressed the group’s appreciation for having the distinguished visitor in Syracuse. Mr. Howell was introduced by Andrew A. Pfefferkom, manager of the Syracuse plant. Pfefferkom also introduced plant superintendent Bud Miller, personnel director Ron Garst and plant executive Tom Gerstner. Joins Dana Family Mr. Howell told his listeners the 12-plant Weatherhead Company, now in its 59th year, began negotiations with the Toledo-based Dana Corporation a year ago, and about seven months ago they joined the multinational firm, whose main line of products breaks down into three categories: vehicular, service and industrial. “For years vehicular production has been top-heavy, amounting to 64 per cent of production, but that is being corrected,” he said. The aim of the corporation is to equalize the market in the three fields of production. Dana was founded in 1904, but “never got going” until 1970, Mr. Howell pointed out. Now the company has 400 facilities in the U.S. and abroad, including the Weatherhead family of 12 plants. Exports are 100 per cent more than imports, thus making the company’s balance of payments very good. In 1977 the corporation had gross sales of $1,800,000,800, with $77,000,000 in earnings. The company employs 30,000 people (“our most important product”), 60 per cent of whom are shareholders. The company has 60 markets and manufactures 35,000 products. It manufactures component parts only, no finished products.

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Weatherhead Plant Here Addressing „ himself to the Syracuse Weatherhead plant, the largest local employer, Mr. Howell said the plant opened here in 1952 with 82,500 square feet. A 12,000 square foot addition was added in 1962 and a 38,000 square foot addition in 1968, giving the plant a total square footage of 136,500. Its 450 employees receive a payroll of $6 million plus per year, with fringes running at $8 million. Current local expenditures amount to $4,365,000 and $918,000 has been earmarked to be spent during the current year for services and materials! “Our main products include people and products,” President Howell emphasized, “and we consider people the greater of these two.” Dana considers itself 90 per cent people and 10 per cent money, he added. Sales from the local plant in 1976 amounted to $100,000,000 for a 10 per cent profit. This year sales should soar to $l6O million for a five per cent profit. A brief question and answer session followed Mr. Howell’s remarks. The program was an excellent public relations coup for Weatherhead and the Dana Corporation and gave the attentive audience an insight into how a multi-national corporation functions. 1 ~ - m ft ~ W Mvt. Wm-WtHtßl , PROMOTED-Mrs. Martha (Marty) Gerstner, Syracuse, has been promoted to the position of controller of Star Agri Products Division of Universal Cooperatives, Inc., Goshen. She previously held the position of credit manager for over three years and also worked as assistant credit manager two years. Her husband, Tom, works for The Weatherhead Company. Syracuse. They have four children. Bill, 19; Lynne, 16; Doug, 10; and Brad, six.