The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 February 1980 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., February 27,1980

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JI M|F- T ■ \^ z ~F TRUST FUND FOR BRIAN — Dr. T. A. Miller, representing the Milford Lions Club, shows Brian Wilson, eight, Milford.a copy of the trust certificate the club is holding for Brian. The certificate is in the amount of S6OO and is earning 10.4 per cent interest with the Lions being named as trustee. Brian was seriously burned in a fire last spring when a hot water heater in his grandmother’s home exploded. He has spent several months in Fort Wayne hospitals. Brian’s medical bills are covered by insurance. The money for the trust fund is the result of a drive spearheaded by Mrs. Leon Young. Additional monies have been placed in a savings account for Brian’s use as needed. Pictured with Brian and Dr. Miller are his mother, Ilene Wilson: his grandmother, Lucy Miller: his homebound teacher, Charlotte Cook and Principal Lewis Immel of the Milford Elementary School.

Exemption filing begins

Exemption filing will begin on March 1 and must be completed prior to May 10. County Auditor Jean Northenor has released the following information concerning exemptions. Mrs. Northemor stated an individual will not be denied an exemption because he is absent from his principal residence while in a nursing home or hospital as long as the home remains unrented or not wholly occupied by someone other than the owner. ’ She further commented exemptions may be filed by mail provided all information and or proof required in each case is submitted. The auditor said her office welcomes telephone calls from citizens who cannot go to the courthouse to file exemptions. On request, the exemption will be mailed with instructions on how to complete them. They must be returned to the auditor’s office prior to May 10. Exemptions follow: Mortgage exemption, SI,OOO — Recorded mortgages (land contracts do not qualify), legal resident of Indiana, owner of real estate March 1 or prior, file each year, March 1 to May 10th inclusive, $1 filing fee Over 65 exemption, SI,OOO — Resident State of Indiana, 65 years of age December 31st prior to filing, total gross income when combined with spouses does not exceed SIO,OOO, applicant shall be the owner of the real estate and or mobile home for one year or more prior to claiming this deduction, real estate exemption to be filed between March 1 and May 10, mobile home deduction to be filed between January 15 and March 31, must show proof of income for prior year, assessed value of all real estate shall not exceed $9,000 Blind or disabled exemption,

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$2,000 — Proof of blindness - ie Co. Dept, of Public Welfare, Indiana rehabilitation service or written staterhent of physician, taxable gross income does not exceed $7,500, real property is owned and principally used and Await — (Continued from page 1) One person knowledgeable in this sort of thing told The MailJournal that if the Cleveland panel ruled against the establishment of the branch here, the matter is dead; but if it ruled in favor of the branch, the matter would stand. Inasmuch as the First National Bank of Warsaw is a federal bank, the review must be made by a federal panel. Denied To Salem A similar hearing was held at the Goshen Holiday Inn several years ago before a panel of the State Department of Financial Institutions concerning the Goshen Salem Bank & Trust Company’s establishment of a branch at the north edge of -Syracuse, but over the countv line in Elkhart County. The state panel ruled against the Goshen bank, ruling there was no viable community in that area. However, a state panel ruled in favor of the Counting House Bank of North Webster in their petition to establish a branch bank at a location a quarter mile or less south of the site proposed for the First National Bank of Warsaw branch. This petition has since been withdrawn, pending a change of ownership of the North Websterbased bank, but it was learned this week that the new owners of the Counting House Bank plan to refile that bank’s petition.

occupied by blind person, proof of disability - ie benefits received under the Social Security Act or physicians certficate of his status as disabled using the same standards as used by the Social Security Act, filed between March 1 and May 10 inclusive Solar energy or wind power, device — The owner of reaL. property, or a mobile home which is not assessed as real property, which is equipped with a solar energy heating or cooling system may have deducted annually from the assessed value of the real property or mobile home an amount which is equal to the remainder of (1) the assessed value of the real property or mobile home with the solar energy heating or cooling system included, minus (2) the assessed value of the real property or mobile home without the system. Rehabilitated property - building and structures — To be filed prior to May 10 in the year in which addition to assessed valuation is made, application is made to the county auditor who forwards it to the appropriate assessor for verification Non-profit exemptions — All are reviewed, allowed or disallowed by the board of review Also listed are a number of exemptions for honorably discharged veterans with ser-vice-connected or total disability and surviving spouses including veterans who served (effective January 1, 1979) in any of four categories. SCHMUCKER BOOKED AT J AIL Harley Wayne Schmucker, 31, r 2 Milford, was booked at the Kosciusko County Jail over the week end. He was booked for driving while intoxicated and released on his own recognizance.

Area caught on edge of winter storm Monday

It would appear this area caught the edge of a major winter snow storm that hit northern Indiana mid-morning Monday. The storm dumped from three to four inches of snow on the ground here and increasing amounts in Warsaw and south. Some six inches of snow fell in the Warsaw area where a state of emergency was declared by mid-afternoon. Winds between 25 and 30 miles per hour built three-foot drifts, closing many roads. Tuesday was bright and sunny, however, at press time snow is falling. The Lakeland schools were dismissed at 2 p.m. Monday. Other schools also sent students home early. Tippecanoe Valley and Northfield High School in Wabash County elected to keep students over night, sending them home Tuesday morning after breakfast. Tippecanoe Valley Schools are closed again today. All county schools were dismissed on Tuesday. At least one death was related to the storm. Ernest Wenger, 67, Columbia City, a Milford native, died of a heart attack while shoveling snow at his home. Many businesses and factories sent employees home early Monday and cancelled second shifts. Others worked abbreviated shifts. Commodore Corporation at Syracuse sent out of town employees home at 2:30 while persons residing in the Syracuse community worked the regular shift. Brock Manufacturing and Chore-Time Equipment Co., at Milford sent employees home in the early afternoon and second shift employees were told not to report. Brown Vylactos sent employees home at 2 p.m. and cancelled the second shift. Sea Nymph employees worked eight-hour shifts instead of nine. Barth Inc., at Milford sent employees home at 1:30. Snowplows worked throughout the night, opening most roads to at least one lane prior to sunrise Tuesday. All roads on Tuesday morning were reported to be snow covered, slick and hazardous. During the early afternoon hours Monday the plows were of little or no avail as the winds closed roads behind them. Drifts collected on east-west roads. SR 19 south of Nappanee and SR 25 between Warsaw and Mentone were among those closed to traffic on Monday Traffic advisories went out early and were in effect during the entire day with drivers being told to stay off the roads if at all possible. In Syracuse, a 20-foot tv tower owned by Mrs. Joe Shewman of 35 North Shore Drive fell victim of the storm as it toppled and fell into the Dale Plummer yard across the street. Mrs. Shewman said she has no estimate of damages at this time since no one has been out to look at the antenna. Fender Benders Numerous The heavy snow was blamed for several accidents in the Lakeland area. William R. Muntz, 50, 2402 E. Jackson, Elkhart, lost control of his 1977 Chevy at the intersection of SR 13 and Pickwick Road Monday at 11:40 a.m. His vehicle slid through the stoplight at that intersection and collided with a vehicle driven by Lisa G. (Gallier) Yoder, 18, P.O. Box 16 North Webster. Damage to the Yoder vehicle was estimated by Town Marshal Robert Houser at SBSO. No damage was reported to the Muntz vehicle and no tickets were issued. Myrtle M. Patterson, 42,313 W. Carroll, Syracuse, reported a hit-and-run accident at Chicago Street and the Syracuse-Webster Road at approximately 12:45 p.m. Monday. Damage to her 1979 GMC truck was estimated at S4OO by officer Steve Knispel. She provided a description of the other vehicle to police. A single-car accident occurred at 2:05 p.m. Monday at SR 13 and Palm Drive. The accident occurred when A. Edward Gouchenour, 48, 821 Division St., Huntington, slid into a ditch.

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Damage to Gouchenour’s 1976 Pontiac was estimated at $75; damage to a stop sign at $lO. Officer Steve Knispel answered the call. A two-car accident at SR 15 and CR 200N involved a vehicle owned by Maple Leaf Duck Farms, Milford. The vehicles were driven by Margaret E. May, 62, r 5 Rochester and R. Boyd, 26, r 3 Warsaw. The auto driven by May slid on the ice into the Boyd vehicle, according to Kosciusko County Patrolman Michael Hobbs. Damage to the May auto was S2OO and the Maple Leaf truck operated by Boyd was damaged SI,OOO. Kosciusko Capt. Ronald L. Robinson, 33, 506 South Harrison Street, Syracuse, operating a county police car and an auto operated by Rick L. Neeley, 21, Fairmont, collided at CR 200N and SR 15, north of Warsaw. According to police Neeley pulled onto the highway and was unable to get started because of the icy road. Robinson,« who was traveling south on SR 15, was unable to stop and bumped the Neeley vehicle. The county sheriff’s department auto was damaged SBOO and Neeley’s auto was undamaged. Kosciusko County Patrolman Jeffrey Bronsing investigated. A truck operated by Curt R. Singrey, 20, r 2 Leesburg, slid and the bumper caught the plow of a tractor operated by John G. Fisher, 36, r 2 Leesburg. The mishap occurred on CR 650 N, four titles east of Leesburg. Damage to Singrey’s truck was listed at S2OO and the farm tractor was undamaged. Patrolman Bronsing investigated. One Injured At approximately 12:15 p.m.

Harry Bishops buy The Post Case, Pastime Restaurant in Pierceton

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bishop of Kale Island have purchased the popular Post Case and Pastime Restaurant in Pierceton and have taken possession of the two establishments it was learned this week. Actual purchase is pending the successful transfer of the liquor license of the two establishments. The purchase was from Donnie and Mary Smith, who have owned the Pierceton businesses for a number of years. The Smiths have been spending considerable time in Florida but have been at their Pierceton home pending the sale of their businesses. Feature Country Music The Post Case, located on the east side of Main Street in Pierceton, has featured country entertainment and has held numerous specialty dinners such 'Citizen' — / Continued from page 1) Saturday’s banquet. Bob Sievers At Banquet Also attending the banquet and presenting the evening’s program will be Bob Sievers, “Mr. WOWO.” Sievers earned his title from thousands of faithful friends and listeners due ’to his vibrant personality and desire to be of public service. He began his career with WOWO radio in Fort Wayne by announcing station breaks while still a student at South Side High School. With the exception of military service, he has not missed a single day on the air since 1936. Today, «his radio program of news, public service and entertainment items, is one of the most successful radio shows in the United States. Sievers is a world traveler, having conducted tours which have taken his listeners to the South Pacific, Africa and around the world. He has crossed the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 28 times in his quest for photographs he uses in travelogues which he presents to area service organizations and clubs. ’ Truth, though the Heavens crush me for following her. -Carlyle.

two vehicles collided four miles east of Syracuse on CR 1250 N where a curve meets Eli Lilly Road, near the Wawasee Airport. Yvonne A. Rector, 45, r 1 Cromwell, sustained mulitple contusions of the body and a skull fracture. She was taken to Goshen hospital by the Syracuse Emergency Medical Service and admitted. Rector was west bound on CR 1250 N and lost control of her auto after applying the brakes. The auto was not able to negotiate the snow and ice covered curve and struck a truck operated by Crist I. Troyer, 70, r 2 Syracuse. Troyer was south bound on the Eli Lilly Road. Damage was estimated at $1,500 to Rector’s 1978 GMC and S2OO to the 1976 International truck operated by Troyer. State Trooper Fred Martin investigated. In an accident Tuesday morning, Feb. 26, shortly after 6:30 a.m., two vehicles colldied on SR 13, four miles south of North Webster. The accident involved a truck operated by Harold D. Elliott, 23, r 1 Pierceton and an auto operated by Earl A. Cooper, 70, r 2 Pierceton. Police report the Elliott truck was parked on the wrong side of the road while the driver was waiting to pick up a passenger Cooper saw the lights on the truck, but failed to see the flashers on the vehicle. Cooper’s auto was driven to the left, caught in the snow and slid into the truck. Damage to each vehicle was estimated at SSOO. Kosciusko County Patrolmen Jeffrey Bronsing and Michael Hobbs investigated.

as smelt fries. The Smiths have developed The Post Case into one of the most popular such businesses in the county. Harry and Audrey Bishop are remembered as former owners of Bishop’s Wawasee Boat Co. After they sold that place of business to Mr. and Mrs. Don Impey and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Anderson the Bishops moved to Florida but returned to the lakes area during the past year. They purchased their Kale Island home from Mr. and Mrs. Claude Heckaman. The Bishops plan to continue to reside on Kale Island. The sale of The Post Case and Pastime Restaurant was handled by Lakeland Realty Co. in Syracuse.

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Apprehend man attempting break-in Syracuse, County and State Police were involved in the apprehension Tuesday night, Feb. 27, of a man who attempted breaking into Thornburg Drug Store, SR 13 Syracuse. Apprehended was Thomas A. Barnack, 21, Merrillville. The police followed the suspect’s tracks in the snow to locate him. Syracuse Patrolmen Steve Knispel and Dan Gallmeier were assisted by county and state police in the incident which occurred around midnight. Wrong names listed In the article about Mrs. George Auer, Sr., receiving a birthday card from President Jimmy Carter that appeared in the last issue of The MailJournal, Tammy Hare was incorrectly listed as the daughter of Suzie Hare and John Butler Tammy is the daughter of Suzie Butler and John Hare. Tammy is the greatgranddaughter of Mrs. Auer and had written to the President last year as a school assignment and informed him her greatgrandmother would celebrate her 83rd birthday. The President had responded by sending Mrs. Auer a birthday card. Every mile is two in Winter. -George Herbert. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. -Oliver Goldsmith.

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Leesburg man arrested for class C felony Donald June Russell, 25, r 1 Leesburg, was charged with burglary, a class C felony and released from the Kosciusko County Jail on $2,000 bond. He has admitted to county police his involvement in burglaries of 15 trailers at Cripplegate Trailer Park, east of Oswego Russell supposedly admitted to the police he broke into 15 W the trailers the first week of January at the park. The trailers are inhabited by summer residents. A large quantity erf items was found by county officers at Russell’s residence near the park. The thefts occurrred at trailers owned by the following persons: Ralph W. Beeman and I. W. Douglas of Anderson; F. J. Blazer, Jack Haffner, Milo Miller, Jr.. Robert E. Snow, Robert L. Snow and Robert J. Valentine, all Robert E. Bums and Juanita Haynes, of Fort Wayne; Charles Richardson and Mrs Richard J. Sloan of Alexandria; Harold Miller, Muncie; William Van Paton of Marion; and Robert L. Yoder of Berne. Items confiscated at Russell’s trailer were all taken from the trailers. The items included bath towels, pillow cases, several bed spreads and sheets, games, fishing reels, relector candles, walkie-talkies, clocks, silver light reflector balls and throwing darts. "To be great is to be misunderstood." Emerson