The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 October 1980 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., October 1,1980

Courthouse — (Continued from page 1) cleaned and made operable. Offices which were housed in the basement included the Area Plan Commission, Social Security office, surveyor’s office, Veteran’s affairs,, health department, probation depart-

f Mm J if J.t Zu 'Mr\-LHl | Wi STL. ' f*g m DOME WINDOWS MELTED — Hie plastic windows in the dome of the Kosciusko County Courthouse were melted during the early morning blaze, Tuesday. Shown above are several of the windows still in the dome, melted by the heat of the fire. The rest of the windows fell to the second floor and main floor. The glass windows in the courthouse were replaced several years ago by the plastic windows. (Photo by Deb Fox) wk, I * * REMAINS OF FILES — This pile of burned paper is what remains of the files kept in the basement hallway of the county courthouse. These files were in a wooden filing cabinet and were next to where the blaze started. Included in this debris may be some old newspapers given to the county by George Nye. (Photo by Deb Fox) WfSSZ” J..J '•!"• »■■-- ..**•*<> tHFI Sw .. WMmBl ■ ■ K r ■ fc « I .1m f— , www SS3S3# v~' y. k X W p. . . ' y BASEMENT IN RUINS — Extensive damage was received to the northwest basement hallway of the Kosciusko County courthouse Tuesday morning in the 3 a.m. fire. Hie blaze was mostly in the west end and in the west stairway. On the left are the county’s Vote-A-Matic voting machines. Fred Gilliam, president of the county commissioners, stated over one-half were destroyed and will be replaced before the election. The fire started in a canvas-like trash container setting outside of one the basement rooms in this hallway. (Photo by Deb Fox 1 )

ment, commissioner’s office and janitor’s facility. Meeting In City Hall The county commissioner’s meeting for this afternoon (Wednesday) will be held at Warsaw City Hall. Mrs. Northenor stated First National Bank offered the use of their meeting rooms and Warsaw City Mayor Michael Hodges offered the use of the Center Lake

pavilion. Also, today (Wednesday) is pay day for the county employees, who may pick up their checks after 9 a.m. at the city hall. * All other meetings and activities were automatically cancelled unless members of those boards have been notified otherwise. \ Emergency Calls Only The phone system of the courthouse was destroyed in the fire and temporary phones have been installed. Mrs. Northenor asked that people Vail the courthosue for emergencies only and that if they have any business with the welfare department or county court that the parties go to those areas in person instead of calling. Cleanup of the courthouse will take several months. However, Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Northenor stated the insurance company has given the approval to start cleanup by either hiring a cleaning firm or for personnel in the various offices to start the cleanup themselves. County residents may register to vote starting at noon today (Wednesday) at the clerk’s office. It was reported that some of the offices may be opened by the end of the week. Century Old Building The present courthouse was started in May 1881 and completed June 1, 1884, costing $197,799.65. The building has 32,000 cubic feet of Indiana colite limestone covering, 2,700,000 brick ; 678,000 pounds of iron and 9,000 square yards of plaster. The first courthouse in Warsaw was located on lot 101 in Warsaw, northeast corner of Center and Indiana Streets. The building measured 20x30 feet and was nine feet high. The building faced Indiana Street. On January 1, 1837, the commissioners voted to move the courthouse to Warsaw from Leesburg and the first business meetings were in the home of Jacob Losier from January 1 to May ,1 before a building was located. This building burned on May 3,1837. A new building was built on the same lot with dimensions of 24x34 feet and two eight foot stories. It was completed on January 10, 1839. In 1845 the commissioners decided there should be new offices and a court building. This plan resulted in a wooden court building with a two story brick office building. Not strike — (Continued from page 1) school board representatives and Lakeland Community Educators Association since May. Some meetings last e hours with the longest session beginning Thursday at 4:30 p.m. and ending at 1:30a.m. “Since the mediator has come in, there has been significant progress. The two sides disagree about fringe benefits, insurance, extra-duty pay and some language problems,’’ commented Lakeland Community Educators Association president , Lera Reinholt. She is a fourth grade teacher at the Syracuse Elementary School. “In my opinion, I feel that bringing the mediator in is beneficial and the problem will be resolved sooner. It will not be gone at tomorrow’s negotiations, but it will be resolved soon,’’ she added. The LCEA negotiating team is composed of chairperson Phil Metcalf, Alan Zerkle, Daryl Watts, Dave Matz, Jim Alford, Cas Szynal and Mrs. Reinholt. Group spokesman is Bob Rosinski, uni-serv director from the Indiana State Teachers Association Wabash office. The board’s team is comprised of Gilbert, Wawasee High School Principal Henry L. Smith and Syracuse Elementary Principal Robert D. Hammon. The next negotiating session will be tomorrow, (Thursday) at 4:30 p.m. in the administration building with the mediator. “At this point we do not want to go public. We want to wait and see. We won’t go public until it can’t be impassed,” stated Gilbert. Man hurt as cycle hits dog Harold C. Grey, 56, 14698 CR 52 Syracuse, has a shoulder dislocated, with multiple abrasions and contusions following an accident when his 1980 Honda motorcycle hit a dog on September 28. He told police that he was riding west on CR 50, near US 33 in Benton Township, when the dog, having chased him on previous occasions, ran into his path. Grey was treated at Goshen Hospital where the accident was reported. The owner of the dog was not located. Michigan man arrested, jailed for possession Milford Marshal David Hobbs and Kosciusko County Patrolman Jeffrey Bronsing arrested Fred D. Munn, 28, Grand Rapids, Mich., Saturday evening, Sept. 27. He was booked at the county jail for possession of marijuana (less than 30 grams). He was released on $2,000 bond.

Immunization records must be on file, free clinic at WHS

Parents are reminded to have their school child’s completed immunization records on file in their school. Most students in grades one through nine have complied in recent years since regulations have required elementary pupils to do so since 1977. This year however, all ELTEN POWERS Powers leaves Webster for Warsaw post On Monday, Elten Powers of Syracuse began his first full week as Warsaw’s Freshman High School Principal. Previous to his new position, Powers was a faculty piember at the North Webster Junior High School. He worked at North Webster for the past 12 years as a social studies teacher, coaching football for 10 years and basketball for seven years. Powers replaces Glenn Gambel, who took the principal position at Benjamin Franklin Junior High in Valparaiso. Gambel announced his resignation the second day of school and worked with Powers last week. Following graduation from Angola High School in 1964, Powers attended Ball State University receiving a BS in American and World History in 1968. Poivers pursued the same major receiving his MS from Ball State in 1972. “So far I’ve been very happy with the Freshman High. The building is old, but it’s a great situation to have the freshmen in their own school,” explained Powers. "The kids are doing a great job at homecoming activities. I do miss the kids and people at North Webster, but I been here long enough to know 1 this is in excellent Freshman High.” He and his wife, Roberta, have one daughter, Carrie, who’s 11 months old. Mrs. Powers taught English At Wawasee High School for 12 years. They reside at 117 East Shore Drive, Syracuse. David Stookey, North Webster fifth grade teacher, replaced Powers in the North Webster Junior High social studies department. Replacing Stookey as the fifth grade teacher is Tim Yeager who is returning to teaching after several years in the business community. Wheels — (Continued from page 1) youngsters, their families, and society as a whole. The hospital, truly, is helping children live throughout the world. Saint Jude’s is non-sectarian, interracial and completely free of charge to patients who are admitted by physician referral if their disease is under study. Once a patient is accepted, total medical care is provided... even for surgery and/or treatment not related to the research in which he or she is taking part. When needed, Saint Jude’s also provides transportation and lodging for parent and child. The hospital is the largest childhood cancer research center in the world. It is the first and only institution established for the sole purpose of conducting basic and clinical research into catastrophic childhood diseases. Its achievements; particularly in leukemia, have made it a worldfamous haven of hope that someday, all the diseases it is studying will be conquered. The basic scientist and medical doctor who work together at Saint Jude’s place strong emphasis on communication within the institution as well as without. They realize that knowledge is of little value if it is not shared with other scientists. Too often, useful facts have been known for years by laboratory scientists before useful clinical application has been developed. At Saint Jude’s, scientists work to speed their findings to patients the world u)ver. Knowledge is the hospital’s ■greatest product in export. This is what is meant by “research hospital.” Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital is primarily supported by funds from volunteer contributions. The hospital also receives assistance from federal grants, mainly through the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute. A small part of the multi-million dollar operating budget conies from insurance and investments.

grades must comply which catches some older students short. The state law says every child must have the following immunizations: Diptheria, three or four required; pertussis, three or four required; tetanus, three or four required; measles (rubeolla), one required, even if you had disease; measles (rubella), one required even if you had disease. For those with objections such as religious reasons, a signed statement must be on file. Free Clinic A free immunization clinic will be sponsored at Wawasee High School for all students in grades nine through 12. Hie clinic will be held on Friday, Oct. 17, under the direction of the Indiana State Board of Health. A permission form for participation in this clinic will be sent home with all students. The form should be read carefully and signed by those who desire to participate. The forms must be returned to school. Parents having questions concerning immunization are encouraged to call the school nurse or their family physician. Those needing immunization and financially unable to get them elsewhere may go to the County Health Officer in the courthouse on Tuesday from 8 a.m. until noon. If you have had any previous immunizations you will need to give the county nurse those dates or she will not be permitted to administer additional immunizations. MOVE TO NORTH WEBSTER — Carlos and Susie Williams have moved to North Webster permanently to begin the Williams Dry Carpet Cleaning Service, North Webster. “We have had a summer home here for eight years. We just like the area and the people and always wanted to live up here and now we are,” smiled Carlos Williams. Together, the couple have owned and operated a successful carpet, drapery and dry cleaning business in Union City, just 120 miles south of Syracuse. They had the business there for nine years and sold both it and their home. The Williams have 12 years experience in the carpet business and feel they have a service to offer the community. Unlike many other cleaning techniques, they do not use foam or water. "Our system is recommended by all the major carpet manufacturers,” explains Carlos. Susie added, “We’ve seen it all. There are spots that come back up, ripped seams and more." The Williams’ system is guaranteed and does not cause shrinkage or seam separation. They believe the cleaning they offer is at a very competitive price and is less than most cleaning companies. Residing in North Webster, the couple share their home with one daughter. Carla, a sophomore at Wawasee High School. They also have one son, Marty, living in Florida. Well, every little bit helps... Business Week magazine reports if Ronald Reagan wins the November election he will be the first president in history to be able to draw full Social Security payments while in office. In January 1982, a month before Reagan turns 71, people over the age of 70 will be eligible for full Social Security benefits, regardless of what they are earning. Gold medallions on sale by U.S. Gold medallions are rolling off government mint machines again for the first time in 47 years. The medallions come in two weights, one ounce and one-half ounce. Painter Grant Wood is on the ounce medallion and singer Marian Anderson on the one-half ounce. Prices vary depending on the market value of gold. To find out the current price, you can call a toll-free number, 800-368-5510. They are sold only in post offices. On July 15, the ounce medallion sold for $645 and the one-half ounce for $322.50. Eight more medallions, commemorating other American artists, are planned by 1984.

' » J , J 1 ,±. i- ' i i 1 gp i | , LflHt -j WATERING THE BUILDING, FRITZ? — Although it looks like Orville ("Fritz") Kilmer is watering the new Milford Community Building, he’s really not. He’s applying block filler which acts as a seal. More volunteers are needed to help complete the community building. (Photos by Deb Fox) ADDING THE BRICK — Robert Stichter, right, and his son, Keith, left, lend their masonry skills to the town of Milford as they put the brick front on the new Milford Community Building.

Gun found in Syracuse

The murder weapon which killed Lyle Lewallen, 21, 1201 S. 12th St., Goshen, on August 27, was found by authorities Wednesday, Sept. 24, at Railroad Park, Syracuse, in four feet of water. The weapon, a Colt .45 caliber pistol, has been proven used by Calvin Holmes, 25, Goshen, in the homicide. Tom Sherron, chief rehabilitation officer with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s department, was one of six state and county officers train* d in scuba diving searching for the weapon. When the weapon was found, Sherron was on the Syracuse Lake side of the bridge and was using Elkhart County Sheriff Dieck W. Bowman’s metal detecting device. The gun, which appeared in good condition after being under water for 27 days, was placed in a water-filled sack by State Detective Neil Graves and taken to the Indiana State Police Post at Ligonier. F Sgt. Robert L. Meeks stated the gun was sent to the crime lab at the Fort Wayne Indiana State Police Post where ballistics expert Jim Fazio is performing tests. According to officers investigating the case, the Colt .45 gun had been stolen May 13 in a burglary in the Elkhart area. Bullets taken from Lewallen’s body were compared to live cartridges left in the gun clip. The ballistics test performed on the slugs fired from the gun at the police lab verified they matched slugs in the Lewallen body. Tip From Source Investigating officers learned the location of the gun by an undisclosed source who stated it was thrown from a vehicle which stopped on top of the Front Street bridge. Additionally, police say the informant saw Holmes throw the gun from the bridge into the creek. Officials would not release the name of the informant. The gun landed about 20 feet east of the bridge in the middle of the route used by fishermen and pleasure boaters using Railroad Park. Hundreds of boats had crossed over the gun, which had settled under four inches of mud. State divers John Barrett and Duane Larsh entered the water around 11 p.m. with divers from another department. The water was clear and shallow under the bridge, but on either side the bottom was soft. About half an hour later, sheriff’s department divers Randy Mockler, William Stubbs and Sherron donned wet suits and tanks and joined the search. Off-duty State Trooper Larry Clodfelter, Syracuse, borrowed a metal detector from Bill Hartman, Syracuse and it was used by Larsh in the continued search. Sheriff Bowman arrived with his metal detector device which was used byMockler and Stubbs. Divers continued to get signals from the detectors but only found beer and soft drink cans and other metal debris. After two hours of searching it looked like the search would be

futile. During the early stages of the Lewallen homicide a similar search had been made near the murder site near the covered bridge in Benton Township. Hours were spent in the search, but no gun was recovered and officers believed the information was false. When detectives broke the case on September 4, they were convinced the murder weapon had been thrown from the bridge. Graves, Carish, Snyder and Williams, who learned of the disposal in a recent statement given them by an unidentified source, remained at the scene while the divers combed the murky bottom. When Sherron found the weapon he was working alone in chest-deep water using the metal probe and the signal device floating on a Styrofoam platform when he received a strong signal from where his foot was resting. He reached down and found the gun. A number of bystanders watched the search, most of the onlookers were looking from the windows of nearby Syracuse Enterprises. When Sherron was seen hauling up the gun the crowd cheered, knowing the police had found what they were looking for. Detectives reportedly have evidence which would link Holmes with the gun used to kill Ohio men arrested Syracuse, Warsaw and county police officers arrested three Ohio men on Sunday, Sept. 28, on marijuana possession charges. The Ohio auto was stopped on North Detroit St., Warsaw and police found three plastic bags containing 68 pounds of marijuana. Arrested were: William Scott Cherry, 21, Parma Heights, Ohio; Alan Hadkey Markoff, 21, Cleveland, Ohio; and Brian David Foster, 20, Cleveland, Ohio. All were held at the county jail. At approximately 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Syracuse police notified the county that an out-of-state car was headed for SR 15 with a taillight out. Syracuse Deputy Marshal Dan Gallmeier reported the auto headed for Milford on the Syracuse-Milford Road. County patrolmen and , Gallmeier followed the vehicle for several miles along the northern part of the county. The car was later found traveling south (hi SR 15 in Warsaw and was stopped by Warsaw city policemen. Following a vehicle search, three green plastic bags of marijuana were found. Police also reported a loaded Smith and Wesson .38 caliber revolver located under the car’s front seat. The weapon was owned by Cherry, although a gun check proved the gun stolen from Cleveland, Ohio. Several pills were discovered in the trunk and sent to the laboratory for analysis.

Lewallen. Holmes was indicted by an Elkhart Superior Court grand jury September 11 for the murder of Lewallen and remains without bond in Elkhart County Jail. He is also charged, along with Donald Hodges, 23, and Henry Looney, 37, both of Goshen, with the robbery of the branch bank in Millersburg, July 18. Hodges, who is alleged to have entered the bank with a gun and made off with some $30,000, remains in jail and Looney, who reportedly drove the getaway car, is free on $20,000 bond. David Holmes, 22, 58788 SR 15 brother of Calvin Holmes, was sentenced Wednesday, Sept. 24, in Goshen County Court in connection with the incident that involved his brother’s alleged victim. David Holmes pleaded guilty to criminal mishchief, reduced from theft, after he was charged with the attempted theft of gasoline May 25 from a farmer. Lewallen had also been charged in the incident, but the charges were dropped following his death. Young Holmes was ordered to pay $39 was given a 180 day jail sentence with all but 10 days suspended and placed on probation for one year. He is also currently charged with assisting a criminal after allegedly disposing evidence relating to Lewallen’s murder, includng his brother’s clothing and cartridges. Cass County Michigan officials are continuing their investigation into the stabbing deaths of a mother and her daughter in Vandalia, Mich.,, on June 20, in which Calvin Holmes is a suspect. Officials will not confirm whether or not he will be charged in the matter.

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