The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 October 1980 — Page 16

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., October 29,1980

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Syracuse merchants term Moonlight Sale as a success

By KIM HIEBER The Syracuse retail merchants gathered together in the Halloween spirit for the first Halloween Moonlight Madness sale on last Thursday, Oct. 23. Although a few questioned merchants found the sale “Not a total success,” everyone seemrd to agree that the event was met with lots of fun and plenty of sales. “I was very satisfied with the patrons during the evening. It seemed like everyone who came in bought something,” explained Audrey Ruth of the Next-To-New Shoppe. “The highlight was meeting with the merchants afterwards and seeing all of them dressed-up for the occasion. ” Most of the merchants closed their stores from 5 to 6 p.m. to change into costumes for Moonlight Madness. Some served Halloween refreshments to their customers while members of the o Syracuse Park Board dressed as good and bad witches giving treats away. “It was an excellent, excellent showing. The merchants were

■ <? A A ■ V, 'I EERIE VISITORS HAUNT SHOPPERS — Two witches and a ghost flew into Syracuse Thursday night, Oct. 23, to haunt shoppers during Halloween Moonlight Madness sales. Although the frightful trio vowed never to reveal their identities, rumor has it they are members of the Syracuse Park Board. (Photo by Terri Chilcote) , y RQR~~ORR~ for Governor JOHN MUTZ __ for Lieutenant Governor ■ Ik * I kißfeVNr •• • THE ISSUE FOR THE 1980's IS EXPERIENCE! Lieutenant Governor 808 ORR and Senator JOHN MUTZ have 25 years of experience at the highest levels of state government. . . They are the type of honest, hardworking and able leaders that Hoosiers have come to expect . . . They will continue and expand upon the outstanding record of Governor OTIS R. BOWEN! * * Make Your Vote Count * * Vote for 808 ORR and JOHN MUTZ! Vote Republican on November 4th Foil Pol. Adv By Kok. Co. Pop Control Comm., P.O. Box 48. Warsaw. IN Joan Northonor, Chairman: Barbara Eastland. Trooruror

very happy with the people and are looking forward to next year’s second annual Halloween Madness,” said Jeannie Gardiner of the State Bank of Syracuse. “It was a fair success and plenty of fun,” commented Dinah Hubbartt of Love’s Furniture. Sherry Keim of the Little People Shoppe was quite pleased. “It was the best evening I’ve ever had since I’ve stayed open past 5:30 p.m. And that includes all summer!” Many local residents won prizes from the adult and children judging and merchant costume contests. Judging the events were the Syracuse Park Board’s good and bad witches. Among the adult pumpkin decorating contest winners with their prizes were: Sharon Runge and Jean Rogers. The two contestants won both Best of Show, SSO, with Miss Piggy and Happiest, $lO, with Mickey Mouse. Winning a $25 Pilcher’s Shoe Store gift certificate for her senior citizen was Robin Dust and Judy Bell, $lO, for her black bug. Winning Best of Show in the

children’s division of the decorated pumpkin contest was Pat Tranter, S2O with the paper boy. The two most imagination winners with a $lO prize were Jay Koontz, with a NIPSCo striker and fifth grade Direk Smith, with Herbie Goes Bananas. The Happiest award, of $lO, went for Minnie Mouse, decorated by third grade Darcy Smith. The retail store merchants held a costume contest at Das Keller following the Moonlight Madness sale at 10 p.m. The “Doggone Good” award was given to Sherry Keim of the Little People Shoppe, with her Raggedy Ann costume. She won a pumpkin patch, a gold star and a package of Lifesavers. “Most Bizarre” winner was Grace Straw, co-owner of the Country Mouse. Her Mountain Lady costume won her a pumpkin patch and a Lifesaver package. The “Least Effort” winners were Mr. and Mrs. Steve Butt of Pilcher’s. Mrs. Butt was dressed as a pregnant lady and Mr. Butt dressed as a lady. Together they received a pumpkin patch and a bag of Lifesaver holes.

Honorable mention winners were My Store employees and Marie Selvey, the Bookie’s Backdoor, dressed as a bookworm. A special prize was awarded to Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce member Joyce Smith.

Chore-Time establishes plastics plant in Goshen

Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., Milford, has established a plastics manufacturing division, and the plant manager will be Don Frush, Manufacturing Engineer for Chore-Time. The new manufacturing facility will be operated by Chore-Time and is located in the Go-Re-Co Industrial Park south of Goshen. The new plant will use plastic extrusion and injectionmolding equipment in producing plastic parts used by both Brock and Chore-Time in their product lines. “We added the capacity to manufacture our own plastic components as part of Chore-Time-Brock, parent company of both Chore-Time Equipment Inc., and Brock Manufacturing, Inc., also of Milford, continuing effort to maintain the high standard of quality for which both Brock and Chore-Time are known,” explained James C. Evans, executive vice president of CTB Inc. and general manager of Chore-Time. The equipment to be used in the manufacture of the plastic components is to be moved to the Goshen plant from California as part of CTB’s acquisition of Swish Manufacturing. DON »-'< FRUSH jKgjF j Frush, a native of Warsaw, joined the company in 1978. Prior to coming to Chore-Time, he worked at Parker Industries in Silver Lake, where he was production engineering manager. He, his wife, Carol and their children, Steve, Mike, Kathy and Jenny, reside in Warsaw. Transfer Promotion Brad Donahoe, vice president of marketing for Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., has announced the transfer of Leon Goshow, district manager of the Central District to the Northeastern District and the promotion of Steve Bryant to the position of sales representative for the Central District. LEON GOSHOW I A'd Goshow will be responsible for establishing and assisting ChoreTime distributors in marketing in the company’s line of products in the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and parts of Canada. Prior to joining the company in 1979 as sales representative for the central district, Goshow was employed by Carr’s Poultry of Harrisonburg, Va., a Chore-Time He could sell ice to Eskimos The U.S. Treasury Department has spent thousands of dollars promoting the unpopular Susan B. Anthony dollar with minimal success. But a postal clerk with a good head for sales has started a run on the coins. Paul Cassidy of Holyoke, Mass., simply put a cardboard sign in his post office window saying “Susan B. Anthony Dollars — Limit Two Per Customer.” Cassidy’s ploy got instant results. Acconiing to the postal clerk, “One woman called up and said she wanted 90 of them,” while “other people bought whole $25 rolls of them.”

BASEMENT SALE Friday And Saturday 10 A.M. To 5 P.M. 7th House South Os Wawasee High School •o • • Few Antiques — Cross Collection — Jewelry — Furs — Luggage — Dishes — Women's Clothing Size 12-14 —No Junk Or Rummage —

Following the judging at Das Keller, she returned to her car and found it filled with wadded up newspapers. One woman commented that it could be retaliation from someone who received the same treatment a couple of years ago.

distributor for five years. He graduated from Eastern Mennonite College of Harrisonburg with a bachelors degree in business administration. Goshow, his wife, Gloria and their son, Brandon Lee, currently live in Goshen. STEVE W BRYANT Bryant will replace Goshow, in establishing and assisting ChoreTime distributors in marketing the company’s line of products in the states of Indiana. Michigan and Ohio. The state of Kentucky has also recently been added to the central district. Bryant previously served the company as Product Specialist for swine systems equipment. Prior to joining Chore-Time in 1979 he was branch manager for Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association for Howard County. He has a bachelors degree from Purdue University in management. He grew up on a hog and grain farm near North Webster and continues to reside in the area. Take 'em off You can get a comprehensive guide to removing more than 300 different kinds of stains from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The booklet, “Removing Stains from Fabrics,” covers removal procedure for stains including inks, paint, rust, scorches, and other hard-to-solve problems. It costs $1.50. Write the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

WEB 1 \ ™ If'f. T * -.-1 I *■ z Is FIRST SNOWMEN — Among the first snowmen of the season were these found Tuesday in the yard of Mr. and Mrs. William Leeinon of Milford. The trio of snowmen were the creations of three generations of Leemons — Mrs. William Leemon, her son, John, who was home from work with an infected hand and her grandson, Ortie, four. JUST NOFnHfXfarifiiir* OF THE BY-RaSSkV'X ON STATE ROAD 15 ** 30W

i TVd | 1 | w * Ik 'i- <8 Ji PUMPKIN WINNERS — Pictured above are the winners of the children’s division of the Syracuse Park Board’s pumpkin judging contest. On the left is Jay Koontz with his “Most Imagination” NIPSCo striker. Next to him is Direk Smith with Herbie Goes Bananas. Herbie won “Most Imagination” Darcy Smith won “Happiest” with her Minnie Mouse entry. On the right is Pat Tranter with his paper* boy pumpkin which won “Best of Show.” (Photo by KimHieber) w Mi i *-• TEEN’S CAR HITS POLE — Gary Gerencser, 16, suffered a bump on the head and bruises when his car went off the road and hit a utility pole on CR 175. The mishap occurred Saturday, Oct. 25, shortly after noon. The front end of the car was damaged. The youth is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gerencser of Milford. (Photo by Arch Baumgartner)

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