The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 July 1979 — Page 2

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THE ft I AIL-JOURNAL - Wed., July 4,1979

Corn crop continues to flourish; farmers not affected by gas pinch

By MIKE HENNEN Milder than usual weather, the gas shortage and the indep l ndent truckers’ strike combined would, lead one to believe that maybe this year’s corn crop, and other crops for that matter, is in for a bad time. But if you asl area farmers about their corn most would probably say that t ley’re not expecting too many more problems than what the: normally incur. Mark Grady, farming w :h his father Jerry on CR 101)0 in Syracuse noted, “A little more rain wouldn’t hurt, otherwise the crop is doing okay.” The Gladys are allowing approximate y 900 acres for their corn crop, '.which produces a yield of about 11)3.500 bushels. At 56 pounds a bushel that amounts to 5,796.000 pounds of corn. And that ain’t no hay! The Gradys use all the corn for their own use which include corn for family eating, with the t ’ilk of it going for their cattle feeding program. Asked about the effects if the gas shortage on his crops, Mark stated that "the only way w 'd be affected would be through a diesel fuel shortage since all our equipment is diesel powe red. ” Mark honestly added that "we have ordered an 8,000 . gallon tank ” . The only problem thus far for the Gradys has been the weather and Mark stated that "w usually tassled by the Fourt i. hut we’ll be a little late this year ” \ Ray r Darr. Syracuse is raising 500 acres of con and replied that his crop is "pretty good except for spots that didn't germinate because of the dry weather." Most of the Corn is at least "knee high by the Fou th ot July" even though some < I' the* corn didn’t get planted until early June. Most of Darr’s* corn is us d on the farm with the remaindergoing to local elevators. Hr also uses the corn that stays o i the farm for hog and cattle feeding. - Using gasoline and diesel uels. Darr stated that he hasn’ had any .problems' getting the petroleum though he “doesn't know M what the future hr Ids Darr says the biggest probl m is ; the price of. the fuel, not availability Guy Fisher of Milford rated his corn crop "first class” thus far this growing season Fisher, using irrigation, says that ‘ most' of it is doing fine and the bulk ot the crop is almost waist high Fisher’s 300 acres is near Leesburg. Some of the harvest is used for his hogs and the r st is sold locally. Again, Fisher isn't having any difficulty getting gas and noted “I’m getting plenty to opera! Bob Buhrt of Syracuse sax s his crop "seems to be looking g rod ” even though he feels the crop is "10-14 days behind schedule. Buhrt uses no irrigation and

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OI'TTA SIGHT—JVIike Grady stands next to one of the many acres of corn that his father, Jerry, has on their farm. The corn, definitely "knee high by the Fourth of July” seems to'grow over the horizon, Out of sight. • ,

slates that the average corn - height stands al about "two-three feet." His corn is mostly stored in. local elevators lor tutureselling. Using mostly diesel and a

Commodore acquires Bendiix Home Systems

The Comrnfodore Corporation i AMEX), headquartered in Syracuse, a major producer of manufaetulre.l housing announced todayi the completion ot the acquisition of Bendix Home Systems. Ipe. a wholly-owned subsidiary jif The Bendix Corporation (NYSE' The purchase completes an;agreement which was enterejjl into by the two companies -September 30. 1978 after whip ch Commodore management, officially took control of Bendix Home Systems operations: ' I’he purc|iasb price for the acquisition’ was $25,777,000. payable in cpishf a long term notq and a new series of Commodore preferred stick. Additionally. •Bendix received a warrant to purchase ,750.000 shares of Co m in odo neciim m on. Ray J. Gitas. Commodores president, reported that combined sales lor the three months ending Juny 30 will be approximately $5.7.000.000 and that combined operations will show a profit increase on a combined basis oyer the previous year’s results. For the fiscal year endi ig June .31). .the company ex-

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gasoline. Buhrt agrees with the other farmers it) the lack ot problems in obtaining the necessary fuels The area corn crop thus looks

pects to report sales ot ap proximately $150,000,000 and increased profits w ith sales of the Bendix Home Systems plants included for nine months of the full year. In fiscal year 1978. Commodore sales totalled $31,316,000 and profits ot $1.484.(H)0 Mr. Gans ftJtther stated: "The Bendix acqusftion adds 10 U.S mobile home facilities to our existing network of five plants and effectively gives us national coverage The combined capability moves Commodore into a strong market position, as one of the five largest producers of manufactured housing in jhe U.S. In Canada, the purchase of five mobile home facilities provides a substantial production base and the number 1 Sales position in thy industry Four Recreational Vehicle plants are also part of the purchase with two facilities located in the U.S and tw o in Canada ’’ , The Commodore Corporation now operates 24 manufacturing facilities in the U S and Canada

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as fruitful as ever and despite some of the problems the rest of the population is having, the farmers seem to be fielding the situation quite well. Four booked at county jail On Tuesday and Wednesday. June 26 and 27. three Syracuse youths and a Leesburg woman were booked at the county jail on separate offenses. ‘ Daniel Forrest Somers. 18. Syracuse was arrested for illegal possession of a controlled substance (marijuana* and later released on « his „ own recognizance. David M McMillian. 18. r 2 Syracuse, was released on ms own recognizance after being charged with visiting a common nuisance. Phyllis J. Neer, 43. r 1 Leesburg, was held on SSOO bond after being booked on a warrant from Marshall County for decept ion. She w as later released to the Marshall County, authorities. Linda K Grisamer, 18. 707 South Lake Street. Syracuse, was booked on illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage then later released on her own recognizance. HIGH COST OF CHIDREN Raising a child from birth through college now costs the average American family $64,200, according to a report by population economists. About of that amount — $10,700 — is devoted to a college education, j The economists stressed that these are averages, and that actual figures vary widely, depending on many factors, including region.

Festival — (Continued from page 1) North Webster American Legion post 253. The Marion Highsteppers won first in the senior division of baton corps with second place going to the Kokomo Kadettes. The Marion Highsteppers also won first in the junior division with the Kokomo Kadettes placing second. The Wizard of Oz featuring the Gary Dilley and Jim Kernstein families' of North Webster won first in cutie conveyances with Raggedy Ann and Andy’s Tea Party with the Evan; Mattix family of Leesburg placing second. The Riverview Junior High School Band of Huntington won first in junior high bands with North Webster placing second. In class “A" bands first place went to East Noble High School of Kendallville Second place went to Bellmont High School of Decatur with third place going to Elmhurst High School of Fort Wayne. Jay County High School of Portland won fourth and Washington High School of East Chicago won fifth. In class "B” bands North Liberty High School won first with Central Noble High School of Albion winning second place. Frankton High School was third. Tipton High School was- fourth and Triton High School was fifth. Queens conveyance honors went to “Miss Butler Custom.” Sandra Mullett of North Webster, first; “Miss Lake Webster Ski Bee," Lynn Vangundy of North Webster, second; "Miss Flagpole Drive-In,” Kathy Barringer of Warsaw, third; “Miss Augsburger’s,’/ Kelly Earleywine of Syracuse* fourth; and "Miss Mentone Egg Festival,” Cheryl Powell of Burket, fifth. Bailey delivers Sunoco products E. C. Bailey, Jr., has taken over the Sunoco fuel route previously handled by Ron Smith. Both men are from Milford. The route covers the five town area of Milford, Syracuse, North Webster, Leesburg and Cromwell and involves oil. gas and diesel fuel deliveries. Bailey also deals with batteries, tires, and other automotive accessories and-he is acting as an agent for Christner Oil of Nappanee. Bailey has had previous experience in this area, having worked for McFarren Brothers Phillips 66 station in Milford for 13 years. He then left Phillips to operate the Union 76 station in Milford before changing to the recent Sunoco route. Bailey started full-time operation on the route on Monday. ’2,000 damages in mattress fire A fire was reported in the home of Gene Swihart on Wednesday, June 27, at 7:42 p.m. The home is located on 950 N, one half mile east of 500E. Estimated damage was $2,000. A mattress in an upstairs bedroom was on fire when the firemen arrived. They removed the burning mattress and cleaned the upstairs of smoke and extinguished the fire. It is believed a young boy had been playing with fire upstairs.

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OVERALL FLOTILLA WINNERS — Montv Gray. “King Tut.” is holding the Commodore’s Trophy won in.the Sunday afternoon Lake Wawasee Flotilla tor the Sea Nymph entry. King Tut. Margo Tarman is holding the trophy the entry won in, the industrial class. W ith the Commodore's Trophy went a check for SSOO and with the Industrial class trophy went a check for $l5O. On the left is Paul Phillabaum. general manager of Sea Ny inph with Steve Vogel on the right.

Deadline approaching Deadline for mailers to use up small and urtdersized envelopes and cards is July 15. reminds Milford Postmaster H C Colwell. Starting that date, the postal service makes its , new size standards effective. Cards and envelopes measuring less than 3 1 a inches high or five inches long* no longer will be mailable and will be returned to sender. Extra large first class envelopes. more than six and one eighth by 114 inches, will incur a seven cent surcharge if they weigh one ounce or less. Postmaster Colwell advises these oversized pieces will beret urned to the sender if they do not carry the seven cent surcharge but can be remailed if the surcharge postage then is affixed. However, delays for these pieces can be avoided if mailers make sure that sufficient postage has been applied. The new regulation also will prohibit thin or flimsy cards. After July 15, the cards must be at least seven thousandths of an inch thick. "Small envelopes and flimsycards tend to jam mail processing equipment and cause damage to other mail as well.” explained Postmaster Colwell “The surcharge on oversized or odd-shaped pieces is intevded to cover the added cost of handling such pieces which must be processed manually,” he said. "These standards have been established to allow the postal service to process mail more efficiently and this will mean better service for customers. ”

Semi hits pole, causes power outage Tuesday Jerry W Ray. 30. Peru, was operating a 1978 International semi-tractor tanker from Propane Transport. Milford, when the truck’s trailer struck a utility pole causing a power, loss in the New Paris area at ap ; proximately 10:50 p m. Tuesday. June 26. Ray was driving west in a parking lot and turning nortli onjo SR 15 at about five miles per hour when the trailer struck the pole by the Martin Feed Mill office, causing an explosion in the high tension wires. The black-out affected New ‘Paris and electric service as far south as U S. ti and SR 15. Until repairs could lx- made SR 15. and CR 4ti were blocked oft by firemen and officers It was just after midnight w hen the area was cleared

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Three-car crqsh causes $605 damages .A three car accident occurred qn Saturday at 7:08 p m. on SR 13. just north "of Boston Street.Ain Syracuse. Brenda K Howard. 18. Ixix 34 Milford, driving a 1975 Chevrolet coupe, hit the rear, end of a 1975 Lincoln sedan being operated by Kenneth R Wineinger. 41. 335 North Linda Street. Hobart Wineinger s sedan then struck a 1966 Chevrolet coupe operated by Peter Michelson. 37. r 1 box 2468. Syracuse, from behind Howard failed to.stop in the lane of traffic , waiting for crossing gates to i'ise Damage to the Howard car was SIBO. the Wineinger vehicle $125 and the Michelson car S3OO