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%li Kaffir WT vt3* r\J| f i ’ «F*‘H KFr y~ Isl jfe- z - j A * |bF K, I b I ." ■ .<-■ _ ;* iT-' ' . 9 ' • -X • ■ ÜBf 9 ■ ■ • * ' ' -**• GRAND CHAMPION SOLI) — The photo above was taken last Thursday minutes after the gavel went down on the grand champion steer. The animal was sold for $1.25 per pound, hiy 1,200 pounds bringing $1,500 for his young owner. Pictured from left are Trent Ayres, 10, son of .Mr. and Mrs. Terry Ayres of r 2 Claypool, owner of the animal; auctioneer Larry Eyans; Marvin Michael; Beet Queen Lydia Tucker; 4-H Fair Queen Alicia Dickerhoff; Gary Smalley and Lee Shellhammer,. The animal was purchased by Wabash County Farm Bureau Co-op: Inion Stock Yards, Hillsburg. Ohio; and Heinhold Hog Market, North Manchester.

Auction brings 4-H'ers 5 112,965

The 1978 Kosciusko County 4-H livestock auction brought a total of $112,965.10 for the 427 head ot animals sold. The earnings were up $14,764.26 over 1977. Last year 407 animals were sold for a total of $98,200.84. In all 99 steers sold for $71,107.47 with 114 being sold in 1977; 156 hogs were sold for $28,349.83 as compared with 137 hogs sold for $19,951.47 in 1977. The grand champion steer, owned by 10-year-old Trent Ayres, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry of r 2 Claypool, sold for $1.25 per pound. The 1,200-pound steer brought $1,500. In 1977 Trent’s sister, Trisha, sold her grand champion steer for $1.55 per pound. This year's grand champion animal was purchased by Wabash County Farm Bureau Coop; Union Stock Yards, Hillsburg, Ohio; and Heinhold Hog Market, North Manchester The sale started shortly after the 5:30 p.m. hour and continued over the next six and one-half hours. f ' Cindy Horn, r 2 Warsaw, sold her reserve grand champion steer to the Lowery Shopping Center at Warsaw for 85 cents per pound. Cindy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Horn, received $1,020 for her 1.200-pound animal.

Annual band concert set at Smith-Walbridge

The 26th annual SmithWalbridge Band Concert will be presented at 6:30 p.m. this Friday. Aug. 11. at the camp and is free to the public. Three hundred and seventy voung musicians from Indiana, Illinois. Michigan. New York and Florida will be participating. The concert, to be held in Henzie Center, will end with a gala massed band performance of “Lakeland March” dedicated to Smith Walbridge Camp by its

Man arrested on theft charges

Wilbur Havens Hicks, Jr., 50, of 601 Harrison Street, Syracuse, was arrested by Kosciusko county police and Syracuse officers Sunday on theft charges pertaining to s^ ra . C j Se businesses. Hicks was booked in lieu of SSOO bond. The thefts are believed to have occurred during the three days prior to his arrest, and amounted

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Sheep Sold Next on the auction block were the sheep. Blake Neeley of r 2 Silver Lake sold his 114-pound Suffolk grand champion animal for $5 per pound, a total of $570. Neeley, who also exhibited the grand champion barrow, is 16 and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Neeley, Jr., of r 2 Silver Lake. A total of five goats were auctioned off during the evening. Randy Zimpelman of r 1 Mentone received $175 for his grand champion Nubian. Last year’s grand champion sold for slls. The other four goats sold for prices ranging from SBS to SSO. Tammy Hile of r 1 Mentone sold her championship pen of three rabbits to Polk and Sons of Leesburg for $125. Last year's championship rabbits sold for $55. In all 81 rabbits (three to a pen) sold for $1,890 with the average price of a pen being S7O. Barrows Last The barrows were last on the auctioneer's list Thursday night. Blake Neeley of Silver Lake sold 6 " his grand champion Yorkshire to the Lowery Shopping Center for $3 per pound. The 230-pound animal brought $690 for his young owner. The price

composer, Nilo W. Hovey of Elkhart. The concert consists of four bands directed by Col. Dale Harpham. retired director of the United States Marine Band and a native of Steuben County; Gary £mith. Marching Band director at Illinois University andja native of Syracuse; Gerald Knipfel, director of Elkhart Central High School band; and Ray Laffin. director of Creston Junior High School band in Indianapolis.

to $486.55 in goods. Among items stolen were 11 lawn chairs worth $109.45 and 16 lawn sofas, $175.20, from Thornburg’s Drug at Syracuse; a CB antenna from the Radio Shack valued at $21.95; and a depth sounder from the Sportsmans Center, valued at $179.95. Hicks was arrested at his home Sunday night.

per pound is $1 higher than the $2 received by Jeff Brubaker of r 2 North Manchester for the 1977 grand champion. Auctioneers for the event were Everett Rookstool. Max Metzger and Larry Evans. Everett Tom served as ringman. Clerks were Dennis Burch. Jerry Hull and Paul Reith of the First National Bank.

\ Jr <z> 1c - ■ wk > tiy fl fl » x • fl \ ■" $1 f / Fa" fl Bte Irf ’ V W 1 H - " 11 E U IL H flj '-d ft'M- • 1 fl% 5 r ’• !*. ■ * r I I Isl \■/? -L nh v I /fl J ; i*4 f ’ H ' 'fl ■m* i \ fl* Bl -i% T' I'-* f v L-JH <* FAIR QUEEN CONTEST WINNERS — Diana Bryant, entered in the Kosciusko County Fair Queen contest as “Miss Pierceton,” was named Fair Queen Saturday night as a climax to this year’s Free Fair and Dairy Association Show. Shown here second from left, she is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Bryant, r 1 Pierceton, and she is a senior at Whitko High School. She received a trophy ands2oo cash. The new Fair Queen was crowned by reigning Queen, Miss Joni English, also of Pierceton. It is the third year a Pierceton entrant has won the coveted Fair Queen ctown, the one before Miss English being Jody (Conley) Stephens. On the left above is Sharon Lowe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Lowe of r 6 Warsaw, entered as “Miss Warsaw II” and recipient of title. She received a trophy and SIOO cash. Second from right is Leona Bruce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruce. 107 Clay Street, Claypool, entered £s “Miss Claypool” and recipient of second runner-up title. She received a trophy and SSO cash. On the right is Vicki Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Miller of r 4 Warsaw, entered as “Miss Atwood.” She was selected by her peers as “Miss Congeniality. She received a trophy. Warsaw Mayor H. Dale Tucker acted as master of|eremonies for the event.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1978

5 69,750 in equipment bids accepted for addition

Bids on equipment for the new addition to Wawasee High School, due to be completed in January, were accepted in the amount of $69,752, when members of the board of school trustees of Lakeland Community School Corp, met Tuesday night in the administration office. The board also reviewed the proposal of United Telephone Co. for a new system at the high school; approved certificates of payment on the new addition and in the school system; heard a report on a survey of adult education; and approved two teacher resignations and the hiring of an applicant to fill one of the vacancies. Total bids for the new equipment are within the projections of $75,000 to be paid from General Conditions money of the holding company, it was pointed out in the recommendations of Marion Lantz, business manager, which the board approved. The board will purchase general school equipment from eight different companies, for a total of $13,145.60; training room equipment from three firms totaling $4,086.48; physical education equipment from nine firms totaling $45,412.55; and

New postmaster named at Milford H. C. Colwell, an employee at the South Bend Post Office*, has been named Milford's new postmaster. He will be sworn in during ceremonies set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Milford Post Office.

maintenance equipment from five companies totaling $7,108.05. The largest purchase was from Humphrey Sales. $20,676.60 for physical education equipment. Don Arnold, school superintendent. pointed out that a variety of requests from other schools for new items will need to Leesburg budget takes big jump If the proposed budget for the town of Leesburg is passed its levy will be $3.87 higher than the current rate. Thecurrgpt rate: 78 cents. The proposed rate: $4.65. The current rate is all in the general fund. The proposed budget gives a $2.36 levy to the general fund and a $2.29 levy to the motor vehicle highway fund. It would raise $23 772 for operation of the general fund and $23,067 for the operation of the MVH fund'. Members of the town board and clerk-treasurer Barbara Fraley meet in the town hall on Monday, Aug. 28, to conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget.

Conservation club to receive recognition

The Turkey . Creek Conservation Club will hold the August meeting this Thursday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the clubhouse located one mile north

be denied this year, because of budget limitations. These schools will have to get along with their current equipment inventory, he said. The new equipment purchased will be available for use in adult evening programs. Survey Report Arnold reported on the recent survey for adult education, saying he had conferred with Dr. David Robinson, psychometrist in the school system, who said his committee sent out 6.924 pieces of information on proposed programs. A total of 459 returns have been received. Eighty per cent of the returns have requested their names be placed on the mailing list for any programs set up. Dr. Robinson will meet with his advisory committee on August 15 to further review the returns. Arnold presented a recommendation from Lantz on a proposed new telephone system for Wawasee High School, pointing out that a system change is required in order to provide telephone service fn the new addition. He said the improvement has been overdue sor 8, several years due to the antiquity of the present system which was (Continued on page 21

of the Fish Hatchery at Lake Wawasee, and the public is invited to attend. On behalf of the Manitou Islands Wetlands Area, Carl Eisfelder will present to the club a plaque in recognition of the club's donation towards purchasing that area. Planning will continue on the September 23 open house to be held in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day, and all members are urged to attend this important meeting. Following the business session, there will be a film or slide program presented. Rash of burglaries, vandalism Syracuse police have been investigating a rash of burglaries and vandalism over last week end. Jerry Davis, who lives on Lynwood Dr., Syracuse, reported on Friday, Aug. 4, the theft of many items from his house, including sl3 worth of silver certificates, and one each $5 and $2 certificate belonging to him. Taken from Roxanna Papa, of the same address, were eight SSO savings bonds, two $25 savings bonds, a piggy bank containing $150; a wrist watch with silver chain band and $36 worth of silver dollars. On Saturday, Aug. 5. Ed Leamon, 448 Parkway Dr., Syracuse, reported the theft of tools, tool box and tool pouch from his pickup truck. The vehicle was locked but thieves broke the handle and removed the screen in the rear. Total value of the missing items was estimated at $650, but $75 damage to the truck. Bill Niles advised police on Monday, Aug. 7, that an amplifier and two speakers were taken from his mother’s home at 619 Mullins St., with total value of $685. Mrs Nelson Auer, 12 N. Shore Dr., Syracuse reported on Monday, Aug. 7, that over the week end someone pulled the spark plug wires out of her parked vehicle, with S4O damage.

. i . ' < ’ : ■ 4» ’ i [*■ I ' I ■ t i * W ‘ ' B I T I 4 1 i I /fl I. I : NEW WARNING LIGHT — Holding the power line leading to the new sunset alarm and storm warning light on a pole at city pier is LaMar S. Stoops, who designed the control panel for the . light. I Warning light operating Syracuse Lake residents, as well as boaters and skiers, can now get storm warnings and sunset alarms from a new light J installed atop a pole at the city pier at the east end ot Main St The strobe light comes on by astronomical clock, with i control at the fire station, and can be operated manually if J necessary The light flashes intermittently for two hours after sunset to | warn boaters to slow down, and to advise skiers they must not | ski after sunset At the time of a storm warning, the light will flash constantly for the period of the warning Originally the city park board had advised of the need for || such a warning system, and Ohe Syracuse Lake Association took , |? it on as a project An original installation by radio didn't work. | I so members of the association asked LaMar S Stoops to design • and build a new control panel, in cooperation with the city Stoops got the light up Friday afternoon. Aug 4. and the |- . United Telephone Co. and Northern Indiana Public Service Co. | B were to complete the installation. The light cost the association || just under S3OO Stoops said. He did not charge for the design Stoops said other areas are said to be interested in such a | warning light Any expansion is up to negotiations with the city. | he said. A retired president of the Nappanee Telephone Co.. and vice ■ president of United Telephone Co of Indiana. Stoops.and his | . wife live at 88 E. Shore Dr. in Syracuse

Commissioners study grid numbering system

Kosciusko County Commissioners are reviewing recommendations for a countywide grid numbering system. The recommendations were submitted to them August 7 by Margaret Reafsnyder and Don Frantz, co-chairmen of a Kosciusko County grid system committee. The committee first stated that this system should be adopted as an official county policy. A fewother suggestions given include: The completion of work should be done by June 1, 1980, and that postmasters in Kosciusko County make no changes in rural route numbers in the interim. A budget totaling $25,000 be set up. Os this, $20,000 could be used to hire a professional firm to set up the system.

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A one mile square block system be used with five digits used. The first two numbers would designate the square mile and the last three would designate that portion of a mile where thjp residence is located within the mile square. The system would start on the northeast corner of the county. Facing west, the numbers on the right hand side would be even with the odd ones on the left. Facing south, the numbers on the right hand side would be even with numbers on the left odd. All current road numbers would remain the same. Private roads would be assigned numbers. Also, federal and state highways would use the same numbers. (Continuedon page2>