The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 September 1978 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., September 20,1978
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PROCESSING PLANT — This is an aerial view of the Maple Leaf Farms processing plant, experimental growing farm afrid the Serenade Foods plant in Milford. The leading independent grower, processor and marketer of duckling employs 350 people at present. A total of 500 people may be employed by 1980 with current expansion plans.
Open house — (Continued from page 1) Normally, these fields yield about 50 bushels per acre, but aided by the irrigation system, Tucker expects a 150 bushel yield this year. Growing Farms Hatcheries in Ohio and Indiana supply Maple Leaf with day-old ducklings. These ducklings are distributed among 20 growing farms located within a 25-mile radius of the main plant. Maple Leaf also maintains a 160-acre farm for experimental growing. Data from the farm is relayed to the growing farms for uniform growing, feeding and sanitation. At seven weeks, the ducklings are taken to the processing plant and processed for retail and institutional sales. Approximately 90 per cent of Maple Leaf's production is certified as Grade A by a team of USDA inspectors at the plant. After processing, the ducklings are fast-frozen by a process Maple Leaf pioneered. The packaged duckling is sprayed continuously with brine and freezing water until the outer bird is quick frozen. After 25
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hours in large freezers, the birds are shipped. By-products of the ducklings are used by other manufacturers. The feathers are cleaned, dried and purchased by companies making down-filled items. Mink farms are the consumers of the offal of the ducklings. Duckling feet are frozen and shipped to the Far East. Once deboned, the feet are stuffed with vegetables and meat, making a kind of sausage. Maple Leaf is currently interviewing potential growers who have about 30,000 square feet of building space available to be converted into duck barns that can accommodate duck flocks totaling about 10,000 per month. Tucker said cage layer houses or replacement pellet buildings can easily be converted. “It’s gratifying to see how our organization has grown in recent years and our development is due mostly to the effort and dedication of Indiana people. But we will need quite a few more new people in our growing and plant operations to help us meet our goals in 1979.” Besides Tucker, officers of Maple Leaf include: Richard (Dick) Jones, vice president; Lynn Sawyer, vice president, hatchery operations; and Michael Eastman, treasurer.
Billy — (Continued from page 1) owned by the Gast Fuel and Service, both without the sale of beer and wine. The stores are located in Etna Green and Warsaw. Financial standings of the two stores were asked Kintzel and his reply was that they were moderately good. The board told Kintzel that it would recommend denial of the ownership transfer and location to the state because of the sales on gasoline pumps and fuel. Robinson commented that the opposition stems from his objection to the sales of beer and wine besides gasoline at the same business. Kintzel didn’t see it as a real conflict. Werner also objects to the sale of liquor, beer and wine along with gas at the same business. He also added that at this time the board is trying to get a rule to prohibit liquor-related sales in any service station in Indiana. According to Frank Zirille, state ABC representative there are some stations in other parts of Indiana that sell beer, wine and liquor.
A question from Zirille was raised on how many minors are employed as cashiers at the grocery store-service station. Kintzel’s reply was that there is only one person below 21 presently working as a cashier. If owners of the business reapply for a beer and wine dealer permit without the gasoline sales, Robinson and Werner both said they will consider it. No one appeared at the meeting to oppose the permit. This was the first proposal for beer, wine sales at a service station in the county. Other board actions were recommmended renewals of liquor-related licenses for area businesses to the state board. Renewals include: Time Out Inn of Warsaw Inc., Warsaw, liquor, beer and wine retailer permit; V and B Country Club Inc., r 3 Warsaw, liquor, beer and wine retailer-club license; Lancelot Lounge Inc., North Webster, liquor, beer and wine retailer permit, plus liquor, beer and wine retailer-Sunday sales license; Donnie and Mary E. Smith, owners of The Post, Pierceton, a liquor, beer and wine retailer permit; Berson Corp., also known as The Broadway Tavern, Mentone, a liquor, beer and wine retailer license; Lakeview Liquors, Silver Lake, liquor beer and wine dealer license; The LaMadre Restaurant and Lounge, Warsaw, liquor, beer and wine retailer permit; and the Veteran of Foreign Wars, Syracuse, liquor, beer and wine retailer-club license. Also Thomas W. Ott, owner of the Dairy Mart, Warsaw, answered questions in front of the board on an application for a new beer and wine dealer permit for the grocery store. Local board members will recommend the approval of the new permit to the state. REUNION HELD SUNDAY The Milbert Bitner reunion was held at Oswego last Sunday with over 30 persons enjoying the carry-in dinner and fellowship with relatives.
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97% complete — (Continued from page 1) ' 4 There Are Problems s Paul Turpin and Mark W. Tenney from TenEch, a consulting firm from South Bend, presented a report on phase one of a three phase study of the water treatment plant. The board hired the firm due to problems at the plant. The first phase, which cost the town $750, was an evaluation of the design characteristics at the plant. Turpin said there are a few problems. “There is too little surface area. No variability has been provided. The operator is having to massage that plant. There is no continuous flow monitoring. You have no idea how the peaks vary. The lack of an operations and maintenance man at the plant is a serious problem. All the problems should be documented.” Turpin outlined each design area as to its flow capabilities. In the primary clarifier, Turpin estimated the flow to be between 23,000 to 45,000 gallons per day. The trickling filter has a capacity of between 29,000 to 58,000 gallons while the aeration basin’s capacity is between 27,000 to 400,000 gallons. The final clarifier has a capacity range of between 225,000-350,000 gallons. He said he couldn’t see any problems with the design of the digest and final filters. Turpin added these figures are fairly accurate, even though he wasn’t able to receive information on actual design figures from Lessig. Lessig commented there are many different approaches to studying the plant and the operational data is quite lengthy. The board decided to go on to phase two, which is a review of how the plant is operating in regards to its capabilities at a cost of $1,950. TenEch will bring this report back at the October 17 meeting. Town Manager It was announced a meeting will be held at the junior high school next Tuesday, Sept. 26, at
7:30 p.m. to receive feedback on the town manager issue. Cripe commented, “This is an information gathering session. No decision will be made at this time.” Harley Conrad, street and water commissioner, will go on half time and half pay starting October 1 on a consultant basis. He will still retain his title. Roy Davis, street and water department, reported he is still having problems with pumping stations. He said, “I think I know what’s wrong with them, but I still want some answers.” The pumps should be under some maintenance agreement. Town attorney Robert Reed will write a letter to the company and to Bradberry Brothers, contractor, concerning the problem. The board approved the striping of Pickwick Road from SR 13 to CR 530E at a cost of approximately S4OO. The edges will be striped with a solid white line with a broken white line down the middle. A solid yellow line will be used around curves. The purchase of assorted equipment totaling appoximately $5,000 for the fire department was approved. Larry Weaver, fire chief, asked the board what was being done on the purchase of new pumping trucks. Weaver will have some demonstration trucks come down for the board’s inspection. Dave McGrew and Rev. David Hyndman from WARE were present and requested permission to lay a road from W E Long Drive to their new subdivision for older citizens being constructed north of town. Approval was granted. The town will also write a letter saying the division will be hooked on to town water and sewer. A request from Terry Moser, Syracuse VFW, was heard to close Sycamore Street by Chicago Street on October 7 for a mortgage burning party. Approval was given. Town Display Sign Billy Coburn, president of the Syracuse Lions Club, said the club would like to donate a display sign to the town to be used by everyone in the town. Three possible sites would be by the police station, by the town hall parking lot or where the Syracuse BPW sign stands. The board would have the final approval on who can put messages on the sign. Cripe said the board would be in favor of such a sign. Coburn will go back to the Lions and a location decided on. The board turned down a request from Courtney Blue, 400 S. Lake, to lease one of the buildings behind the town hall. Blue wished to put his carpentry business there. Grisamer stated he would only like to rent out the buildings for storage purposes. He added the town has future plans of making the town hall complex a township center with more offices located there. Dee Stiver, North Shore Drive, said a fire hydrant behind his house is hard to get to. He would like to have the alley by it opened up. Grisamer and Davis will check into it. Stiver would also like some gravel to be put in holes along North Shore Drive. Mrs. Dust reported the 1979 budget was cut $9,000, back to the frozen tax levy. The town is appealing this action. She said she would also like the town to get quotes for snow removal. Any interested contractor should contact the clerk’s office. Need Members Cripe said two persons are still
needed on the board to fill the vacancies of James C. Tranter and Clifford Nicodemus. Anyone interested should contact the board or the Republican Central Committee. Finally, Lorraine Mock was appointed to the Scout cabin board. Hoover questions placement of mobile homes A second public hearing on the proposed rezoning maps for the town of Syracuse and Turkey Creek Township was held by the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission Monday, Sept. 18, in the Syracuse Town Hall. About 20 interested residents attended Ron Sharp requested the map be changed from 132 feet to 100 feet on Ninth Street back to Wood Street near SR 13 north of town. He commented, “The way you have it zoned, it leaves me with 30 feet. It would be absolutely useless.” Another resident asked how changes in the zoning would be made with the new maps. Commission director Dan Richards said the same process would be used as now with a petitioner coming before the commission with a rezoning request. Richards added any amendments to the maps would be put before the Kosciusko County Commissioners for approval. The town map will go before the Syracuse Town Board next for its approval while the township map is to go before the county commissioners. Both boards should take action on the maps sometime in October. The new maps were drawn up due to changes in the old Syracuse zoning map and the county ordinance. Also present at the meeting was Don Hoover, president of the Marineland Garden Property Association. He had a complaint about the county issuing permits for the placement of mobile homes in Marineland Gardens. He said he was led to believe when the county took over jurisdiction of the township, the Syracuse ordinance governing the placement of mobile homes would be enforced. Richards said the county is only enforcing mobile home restrictions within the town of Syracuse and not within Turkey Creek Township. Richards invited Hoover to attend the next area plan commission meeting on October 4 to air his views.
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Milford Lions heard a real youth success story Monday night when Rev. Curtis Sylvester, pastor of the Dunlap United Methodist Church told of some of his experiences with children from broken homes. His work with youth drew the attention of Governor Otis R. Bowen, and Bowen named him to the Governor’s Task Force on Juvenile Justice. He also served as counselor to the Indiana State Prison at Michigan City. Rev. Sylvester said he got into youth work quite by accident at Valparaiso where he was an assistant pastor. This led to he and his wife raising nine children Milford police issue report Milford Town Marshal David Hobbs has released the activities of his department for the month of August. A total of 16 complaints were received. As far as traffic accidents, three were investigated involving $750 damage. Under arrests, there were 11 traffic and two juvenile arrests. Eight warning tickets were handed out. A total of $1,149 in stolen property was reported. Total stolen property recovered amounted to $10,023. Three theft reports were investigated. Six dog complaints were received and one dog was impounded. A total of three gun permits were issued. Other miscellaneous reports included: one lost person report, three cars removed from streets, two alarms answered, two messages delivered and two title checks made. One vandalism report was investigated and 11 courtesy services were given.
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other than their own child. His talk dealt with the problems of raising problem children in his own home. The success story concerned the further education of these children and what they are doing with their lives today. He called our penitentiaries “human zoos” and “warehouses.” He said most prisons make little or no effort to reform and rehabilitate prisoners. He called most prison trades efforts outdated and useless when it comes to preparing a prisoner for an outside job. 1977 Ford stolen from Syracuse home A 1977 Ford car, owned by Wayne Marks, r 1 Syracuse, w'as stolen sometime the night of September 11 fpom his home, Marks told county police. The license number on the vehicle was 43 C 5117. Mrs. Gerald Hubartt and Mrs. Cleo Strieby visited David Strieby and family for a week recently in Coventry, Conn. Several historical places were visited and time was spent at Long Island Sound beach. David is employed as a project analyst for LIMRA of Hartford, Conn.
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