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GIVES VEHICLE TO MILFORD — Brock Manufacturing Co. gave a 1978 Chevrolet Impala, with just over 50,000 miles on its speedometer, to the Town of Milford on Friday. Shown in the above photo Paul Brembeck, senior vice president of CTB, is handing over the keys to the car to Milford Town Marshal David Hobbs. Also in the photo are, from left, Milford Town Clerk-Treasurer Margaret Brooks, Town Board President Jean Treesh, and Deputy Marshal Randy Veach. The car has been used, by Brock Mfg. Co. as a sales representatives car and has just over 50,000 miles on its speedometer. Brembeck said the car is in excellent condition. The town’s present police car, a Dodge, is considered "worn out,” according to Mrs. Treesh. It was a used state police car when it was purchased several years ago.

Hold Syracuse man on murder conspiracy

Daniel Neil Rop, 34,218 S. Lake St., Syracuse, who was arrested Friday, Oct. 12, on charges of conspiracy to commit a felony (murder), is being held on $75,000 bond in the Kosciusko County Jail. He was arraigned Monday morning, Oct. 15, and charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Rop, a family man who is active in community affairs, is a salesman for the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, a member of the Syracuse Board of Zoning and vice president of the Syracuse Lions Club. Rop was arrested by Indiana State Police at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, at the parking lot of Pickwick Donut Shop, Wawasee Village SR 13, Syracuse. The arrest came after a t'our-day investigation by the statt police. At the time of the arrest Rop was reportedly paying off the man he contracted to murder Daniel Widner, 32, 1014 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne, an associate of Rops. Widner had been in hiding since Monday, Oct. 8, after he and the man holding the contract went to

::-China Study Tour — Second In A Series 5 * 5 *

I Polaroid camera makes hit in Peking, China, city of 7.6 million |

By ARCH AND DELLA BAUMGARTNER PEKING, CHINA, Friday, Sept. 21 — Anyone who has heard anything about China has heard about the Great Wall and the masses of people who make up this country’s population. So far our tour has not taken us to the Great Wall, but we have seen the people, hordes of them. One need only step out of his hotel to see the on going rush of humanity. Figures differ as to the exact population of China — perhaps a census count is difficult in such a large and diverse country. Figures range, however, from 800 million upward. John S. Aird of the U. S. Census Bureau, has calculated that China broke the billion mark on May Day 1978. If this is accurate, and with a world population of about five billion, this means that one out of five people on planet earth is a Chinese! Here They Come We were advised to get out into the streets early to see the city come alive with people. Beginning at daybreak —about 5 a m. — the Chinese population takes to K

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the streets and continues to swell until mid-day. Walking the streets early, we found people walking, jogging, running, and some elderly people doing what seemed to be a slowmotion, swirling type of exercise. It is called “taichi”. And then there are the bicycles. Everybody has a bicycle, it seems, and at mid-day the streets are clogged with cyclists. We passed a number of what one might call “bicycle parking lots,” where literally thousands of bicycles were parked. We asked our guide if any of these were ever stolen. He replied, “Well, I can’t say this never happens.” The upshot is that the Chinese are scrupulously honest. Taking another’s personal property'is not the thing to do. We were reminded of this when we found that very few lock their doors. The Chinese will go out of their way to return an item they feel you have left behind by mistake. Peking The Capital Peking, also called Beijing (and pronounced “bay-jing”), is the northern capital of China and covers 6,870 square miles. It’s population is over 7.5 million and

Widner received a phone call on Monday from a man who wanted to buy a life insurance policy but could not talk until after business hours. Widner agreed to meet the man at the insurance offices at 2206 Fort Wayne National Bank Building. The caller informed Widner that he was hired to kill him but couldn’t. The pair decided to inform the police. Syracuse driver charged after one-car crash Gregory Snyder, 18, r 2 Syracuse, was charged with failure to have his vehicle inspected following a one-car crash on the Backwater Road, a half mile south of North Webster, last Thursday at 8 a.m. Snyder told police he was unable to brake the car at the intersection of SR 13 and Backwater Road. He reportedly turned the car to the right to avoid hitting another car when his car went into the ditch. Estimated damage to the car was $250.

it ranks among the world’s 10 largest cities. It also has a , bicycle population of three million. The streets are broad boulevards as they certainly must be to accommodate the population. Different sections of the city have holidays at different times in order to accommodate the growing mass of people. Everyone — men and women, even children — wear the bland gray or blue Mao jacket with matching trousers. Occasionally one will wear a blue jacket with gray of khaki trousers. It gives a monolithic appearance. A westerner can be spotted in a second by his bright clothes and hurried stride. Members of our group were curiosity pieces wherever we went. Following lunch yesterday, we walked down the avenue to the Peking Hotel (one real garden spot in the city), and dropped into a department store to buy several small Chinese dolls. In a moment we were surrounded by a large crowd of people as we made our purchase. Almost every time our bus came to a stop for us to disembark, we found

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“The investigation is still continuing as to the motive and it would be wrong to speculate the motive,” remarked Fort Wayne District First Sgt. Robert Bums. Rop was arrested by Detective Dennis Guilluame, Fort Wayne; State Trooper Lynn Wampler, Kosciusko County; and Sgt. Burns, along with state police units in the undercover division. $ 2,000 ruby ring stolen John E. Hurt, Martinsville, owner of a cottage at Enchanted Hills, r 2 Syracuse, reported to Kosciusko County Police last week that a gold ring with a ruby was taken from his cottage last month. The ring was valued at $2,000. Battery Taken Mrs. T. I. Stolmeier, r 2 Syracuse, reported a 12-volt battery was taken from an automobile between Friday, Oct. 5, and early Wednesday morning, Oct. 10. The car was parked behind the house. Value of the battery was set at $65.

ourselves surrounded by a crowd of people. The handsome, well-scrubbed, curious little faces peered up at you, giving you an impulse to give them somegum or candy. “Don’t start that,” we were warned early in our trip. There is absolutely no begging in China, and no tipping. Food is reasonably priced, and delicious without exception, and with the exception of having the usual language hurdles, the service is not wanting. Waiters are understanding and accommodating, and will come up with a fork quickly when difficultyis encountered with the traditional chopsticks. See photo of Tien An Amen in Peking, China, on page 2. Polaroids Make A Hit If one wants to make a real hit with the people of China, he needs but bring a Polaroid camera along. Everyone is willing and anxious to pose for a picture. Children make the best subjects, and young mothers straighten their little jackets and brush their (Continued on page 2)

less than 8% vote turn-out —

Syracuse votes for Town Board form of government

The Syracuse Town Board was very disappointed in the turn out for the straw vote held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 12 and 13. Paul Isbell, board president, stated that 101 out of 1,300 eligible votes exercised their rights to vote. The results showed 46 voters were for the town board, 28 for employing a town manager and 27 for a mayor. In Isbell’s opening statements of last night’s board meeting hb thanked the media for assistance in publicizing the poll and also thanked the board members and Carl and Susan Myrick, who gave their time to see that the polling place was manned during voting hours. He further remarked that “We also wish to extend our thanks to those 101 voters who took the time and made the effort to vote on a matter the board had been led to believe was a most controversial issue. It is interesting to note that some of the most ardent and vocal supporters of the change did not even take the time to support their position by exercising the right to vote. “The extent of interest was most disappointing and insufficient to establish any indication of trend except that there was little, if any, interest in a matter vital to town government. As indicated, 101 out of approximately 1,300 eligible voters responded. If we can consider this vote to be significant or definitive in any manner taking into consideration only 7.8 per cent voted, it would indicate that an overwhelming majority favored town board management. (Continued on page 2) Shivelys buy Overhead Door Mr. and Mrs. Richard (Pete) Shively, Goshen, are the new owners of Overhead Door Company of Syracuse on SR 13 south. They took ownership of the company on October 1 from Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bitner of Syracuse. The company is a franchise of a nationwide company called Overhead Doors, Incorporated. It provides overhead doors for both commercial and residential dwellings in nine counties. Shively and his wife, Sharon, are both graduates of Valparaiso University, Valparaiso. He was director of sales for Air Stream Corporation, Sidney, Ohio, prior to purchasing the Syracuse Company. They are planning to move to the Syracuse area soon.

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SYRACUSE CITIZENS VOTE — Residents of Syracuse took part in a straw vote on the town manager question last week end. The unofficial voter turn out for Friday was 31 registered voters. On Saturday between 10 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. approximately 45 voters had participated in the straw vote. Shown in the above picture are John Cripe, town board member; and Paul Isbell, town board president. Voters in the back are Marie Lung, William Lung and Earl Hagen.

Steven Butt becomes new Syracuse Town Board member

Since the resignation of Darrell Grisamer from the Syracuse Town Board last February, ward five had been without representation. Last night Steven Butt, who was nominated at the Republican caucus and would have taken office on January 1, was installed as the fifth board t STEVEN Im BB Bl TT r z .\ /Jk

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member by Robert Reed, town attorney. Paul Isbell, town board president, stated he felt it would be to the best interest of the citizens in that area if Butt was part of the board at this time and that the board is finally full. In other appointments, Isbell stated Howard E. Kile has been appointed as working foreman for the Syracuse Street Department. Kile has worked with the Goshen Water and Sewer Department for nine years and has had 22 years experience as an auto mechanic. The board feels he will be an asset and noted he will be a salaried employee instead of receiving an hourly pay. Since the resignation of Louis Mediano, former Syracuse police sergeant and acting police chief, the board has named Robert Houser to fill that position. The

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board felt that Houser is the most experienced officer, a very respected officer on the force and is highly recommended. Houser stated he hopes to do the job to the best of his ability and hopes the town will be proud of him. With the resignation of Mediano and Jack Zimmerman, the police force is short two men. The board conducted several interviews and felt two men were highly qualified for the positions. At last night’s meeting, William R. Selvey, a summer resident of Syracuse and Donald C. Boston, Evans, Colo., were hired as patrolmen for the police department. Selvey, 40, has spent 14 years with the Toledo, Ohio, police force and has participated in various police and instructors (Continued on page 2)