The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 August 1981 — Page 4
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., August 5,1981
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Editorials
Reporters being mailed Where has the summer gone? In just 26 days the school doors wiU swing open for another year of learning. Staff members will report on Auguet 31 with the first student day m the Lakeland Schools being set for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Reporters are being mailed this week to residents in the school corporation. The papers compiled by the administrative staff members under the direction of Superintendent Don H Arnold, give information about the opening of schools registration, rules, regulations, policies, adult classes, textbook rental fees, a list of building principals, a calendar of events, the fall athletic events, coaches, teachers, class schedules, reports from all seven schools, the budget as proposed for the coming year and much more. Reporters are well worth reading whether you are a parent with children m school or just a taxpaver. Persons who do not receive a copy of the Reporter by next Wednesday should contact the school corporation’s administrative office. A hew coach for Wawasee John Wysong. a graduate of Fairfield High School and former Fairfield High School basketball coach, has named to replace Mike Jones as Wawasee High School’s varsity basketball coach. Wysong was named after the screening committee and school board members had interviewed a number people from the 21 external and three internal applications for the job. Wysong should be welcomed to the WHS staff and brings two back to back winning seasons to the Warriors as he led the Falcons to a 20-4 season last year and was 16-6 the year before. The Warriors, in a building year, were 9-12 last year and had lost a number of close games. * August, 1914 An August this centurv changed the lives of almost every human being on earth - August 1914. The war that erupted that month, exactly sixty-seven years ago. ended away of life, a style of living, an idealism that was partly romantic and partly chivalry, and communism into the world through Russia. America, it is now known, went into that war against Germany largely on misinformation and propaganda The famed liner Lusitania was indeed carrying contraband when torpedoed and sunk. And Germany had a valid claim to conduct unrestricted submarine warfare in view of the fact that the British Navy was starving the German people with its blockade. But the question remains whether the defeat of Germany in 1918 produced anything good The treatv of 1919 embittered Germany, made a new war certain and produced Adolf Hitler And Germany, to help bring about Russia’s surrender in 1917. helped Lenin to power and thus planted communism. August, 1981 The flowers withered on their stems,. The leaves hung limp and wan. Within the trees a wistful breeze Whispered and was gone — Anne Mary Lawler August, named after Ceasar's nephew. Augustus, is remembered as the month in which World War II finally ended. President Truman announced on August 14.1945. Japan had surrendered. Colorado Day is the Ist (the state was admitted that day in 1876), Columbus sailed on the 3rd in 1492 for the new world, and the first atom bomb used was dropped on Hiroshima August 6.1945. Three presidents were born in August: Herbert Clark Hoover, the 31st, was born at West Branch. lowa, August 10.1874.; Benjamin Harrison. 23rd. was born at North Bend. Ohio, on the 20th in 1833: and Lyndon Johnson. 36th, was born near Stonewall. Texas, on the 27th in 1908. Peter Zenger was acquitted in a momentous libel trial in New York on August 4. 1735, an event which has done much to enable American editors since to print the truth Fulton sailed the Clermont up the Hudson on the Uth in 1807. Davie Crockett, son of a Revolutionary soldier of Irish descent, was born on the 17th in 1786 in Hawkins County. Tennessee. The American frigate Constitution won her great victory over the Guerriere August 19, 1812 On St. Bartholomew's Day (the 24th), in 1572, began the mass murders of French Protestants, sending so many to America, and on the 29th. at Cambridge. Mass., in 1809, one of the country’s great thinkers was born — Oliver Wendell Holmes. If you can’t laugh at yourself, learn to occupy your time with&good hobby. The best way to get your share of the wealth of the country is to work hard for
What others say’ —
Draft all — to serve where needed Let the rivers and streams be cleaned, let the forests and woods be patrolled, let the parks be groomed and the neighborhoods tended. Let the hospitals and senior citizen centers overflow with orderlies and aides. And let the armed services be bolstered yearly with infusiqns of America’s best young men and women. The idea of universal service is not a new one. But it may he an idea whose time has come. America has become a splintered nation, a group of fragmented selfinterests competing for governmental largesse. It is a country in need of a focusing of effort, a method of marshaling youthful energy, and away of reminding each of its citizens of the goals they should hold in common. The details are less important than the concept. One year of service would probably suffice. Deferments for school and family affairs would be possible, but they would be deferments only, there would be no exemptions whatsoever. Never again should the nation tolerate a preferential and divisive conscription. The armed forces would be the main outlet of service, but there could be other avenues: tasks from,conservation to urban health care need attention. America is one of the few Western nations which allows its citizens to avoid public service entirely. In Europe, national service is a durable entity that no longer excites vigorous dissent or controversy, though women are generally excluded. , Reservations about universal service include questions about the country s right to elicit involuntary service from its citizens. No doubt there will be persons for whom universal service is an inconvenience; and they will resent the imit is worth remembering that the government now forces its citizens to pay taxes, which, in effect, forces them to work part of the year for the country rather than themselves. With that in mind, it seems less unreasonable to demand that one year of youth be given over to the country. The nation would gain immeasurably, and the exchange of benefits would be by no means one-sided. — THE MONROE MICH. EVENING NEWS
Read The Legals
Lakeland students to return to class rooms on September 2. Voice of the people A column on the opinions of the people of the Lakeland area ... ;
QUESTION: "How much effect does TV have on young kids?"
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MINDY BYRD Syracuse (secretary)
"A considerable amount. The proper shows are good for them and they learn a lot. But some shows they learn to much from.” LINDA NEFF Syracuse (housewife) "I think it can become to much a part of our lives if we let it We should try to control TV.”
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BARB FYOCK Fort W ayne summer resident
"I don't think it has as much effect as everybody says it does My daughter is with me so much. I can contradict what she sees on TV. The biggest effect on kids is their parents ”
Court news
MARRIAGE LICENSES The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Court, Jean Messmore Likens-DeWitt Terry R. Likens, 27, r 1 North Webster and Margaret L. DeWitt. 20, r 5 box 226 Syracuse Coleman-McCook Kim A. Coleman, 29, r 6 box 988 Warsaw and Judy K. McCook. 36, r 1 box 113 North Webster The following complaints have been filed in Kosciusko County Superior Court. Robert Burner, judge: Complaint State Farm Mutual Insurance Company vs Deborah Boggs. 6722 Forest Glen Court. Fort Wayne Plaintiff seeks a judgment of S7OO and costs as a result of an accident on August 19.1980 Kenneth Heckathom vs Earl Trueblood, r 2 Syracuse Plaintift seeks possession of mobile home, costs, and attorney’s fees. Damages Kent and Kay Hare vs Ambassador Homes. Inc., 3033 E Fort Wayne. Plaintiff seeks a judgment of $4,000. for a permanent injunction from discharging water on plaintiff s land and costs N COUNTY COURT The following residents of the Lakeland area have had fines assessed and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, James Jarrette, judge. Speeding — Dale S Brown, 50. Syracuse. $42; Enque Paradis. 25, Syracuse; Mark Kissell. 20, Leesburg. $54 Car catches on fire Ray Yoder of the South Shore Club House, SR 13, Syracuse, reported a car fire <m August 2, which was caused by a battery short-out. The vehicle, owned by a South Shore employee, had $45 damage. When the battery shorted out on the employee’s 1972 Ford it burned through the radiator hose. When Syracuse firemen arrived the fire was extinguished and firemen disconnected the battery.
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DICK FRANK Liberty Center (age 11)
“I think kids don’t think enough for themselves They just plop down in front of the TV.” HAROLD G ASKILL North Webster (machinist) •“Probably quite a bit.”
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RHONDA TUCKER Terre Haute store manager
“I think it affects them a lot. because they get a lot of ideas from it.” GARY MILLER North Webster (body repair) “I think TV has a big effect on children. I would say that children and adults obtain better than 50 per cent of all their news from television.”
No ski observer — Pete M. Nicholas, 40. Syracuse, $35 . Speeding in boat — Harry M. Bonner. 52. Leesburg. $35 Unsafe start — Larry D Germonprez. 19. North Webster. $59 Public intoxication — Abel Cervantes. 24. Syracuse. Lois Stuckman. 38. Syracuse, S3O No operator’s license — Jamie Newcomer. 16. Leesburg, $59 Operating while intoxicated — Lois E. Stuckman. 38, Syracuse. $250 plus driver's license suspended for 60 days Disregarding stop sign — Larry Jemigan. 24. Milford, $37 MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS The following couples have filed for dissolutions of their marriages in Kosciusko County Superior and Circuit Courts: Hensler — Nancy Hensler vs Jack Hensler. r 1 box 95 Leesburg. The couple was married in September 1977 and separated July 21, 1981 Plaintiff seeks a dissolution. Haupert — Joyce A Haupert vs Roger L. Haupert, r 1 Leesburg The couple was married January 1. 1960 and was separated June 29, 1981. Plaintiff seeks a dissolution, an equitable division of the property, restoration of her former name of Joyce A. Judd and costs. Rudig — Sharlie L. Rudig vs Russell H. Rudig, r 1 box 435 North Webster. The couple was married July 24.1954 and no date of separation was given. Plaintiff seeks a dissolution, custody of the couple's one minor child and an equitable division of the property. THE MAIL-JOURNAL (US PS 125*40! PwMraM by TM Mail Journal *v*ry Wcdnotday and entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse. Indiana atMJ. Second class postage paid at 183 E. Mam Street. Syracuse. Indiana MM2 and at additional entry offices Subscript ion: »1J per year ia Kesciusko County. »uoutside county POSTMASTERS; Send change of add rets terms to "nit Mail Journal. P.O. Rea IM. Miltord. tadtana MS«2.
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VIEW NEW BANK SITE — Doug Grant, left, president of the Lake City Bank in Warsaw, and Bruce W right, chief executive officer, view the site of their proposed new bank in Wawasee Village. The building was recently occupied by C. S. Myers Ford Agency of Milford.
TRANSACTIONS ARE afoot that are likely to increase the competitive edge in the financial community of Syracuse and the lakes area. It was announced last week from the Warsaw offices of the Lake City Bank that the bank had purchased a property in Wawasee Village from Fred and Emily Els trod where the bank hopes to erect a branch bank. The purchase agreement was signed Monday, July 27. The property is a two-part concrete block building, now empty but formerly occupied by C. S Myers Ford Agency, located on a lot that measures 120 by 155 feet. It is located on the east side of State Road 13 between the Wabash Federal Savings and Loan Assn branch office and the Syracuse NAPA Store. . Bruce Wright, chief executive officer of the Lake City Bank, said the old building will be removed and a completely new. modern bank building will be erected. It will have two drive-up lanes with facilities for four lanes. Wright commented. Cost Approximately $300,000 In making the announcement. Mr. Wright and Doug Grant, president of the Lake City Bank, said they hoped to break ground yet this fall, with a completion date sometime in the springbf 1982. All of this is contingent, however, on the approval of the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, and application cannot be made until September 1, when Public Law 254 becomes effective. The new law in effect removes the home protection clause of the present law, and allows banks to establish branch banks in other communities in the same county as the one in which the home office is located. The Lake City Bank, which claims to be the oldest bank in Kosciusko County, has total assets of $107,432,395 and loans of approximately S6B million, against deposits of $95,034,997. according to its June 30.1981 statement. Its chief competing bank within the county is the First National Bank with total assets of $110,854,402 and loans of $61,450,059. against deposits of $95,818,851. also according to its June 30.1981 statement. The Lake City Bank has a branch in Silver Lake, Winona Lake and North Webster, plus a branch at the west edge of W arsaw and a four-lane drive-up just east of its main bank building on Center Street in Warsaw The First National Bank has branches in Claypool and Milford and in the Lakes Village Shopping Center, as well as a multiple-lane driveup just west of its main bank building on the corner of Buffalo and Center Streets in Warsaw. The North Webster Counting House Bank had purchased land just south of Wawasee Bowl in Wawasee Village several years ago. contemplating a branch bank there when J. Homer Shoop was at the helm of the Counting House Bank. They had state permission to proceed, but when negotiations for the sale of that bank became apparent, plans for this branch was shelved. Since that time the Counting House Bank has moved its main office to the north edge of Warsaw, making the North Webster bank a branch bank. Also in the lakes community, in Milford, the First National Bank of Warsaw has elected to enlarge that branch by doubling its size. It has purchased the half-block long Evans Family Store just south of the Bank, and its directors voted last week (n either remove the building or to remodel it as part of the present bank. It will close its present drive-up lane on the north side of the bank and build a two-lane driveup on the south side. Several years ago the bank purchased two large, two-story brick buildings south of the bank and had them demolished, all preparatory to future expansion. Several years ago the First National Bank of Warsaw made application for a branch bank in the Syracuse area, to be located across County Road 12MN, to the north of Wawasee Bowl, but following a hearing in the federal comptrollers office in Cleveland, the petition was denied. The petition was subsequently withdrawn, and the bank has sold the land. It decided to give up the idea of a bank in the Syracuse area and concentrate on enlarging the Milford bank. Paul Reith is vice president <rf the First National Bank and manager of the Milford branch. The Salem Bank and Trust Company of Goshen, one of the targest banks in the country for the size of town in which it is located, had plans in the summer of 1977 of building a branch bank north of Syracuse, oa the northeast corner of State
Road 13 and the County Line Road, but w as turned down by the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions on the grounds that there was no viable community in that location to be served by such a bank. Bill Stose, president of the Salem Bank and Trust Company, said the new Public Law 254 does , not remove this stipulation, and that if the bank was turned down in 1977 it would in all likelihood be turned down again Stose said his bank has no plans at this time to seek a branch in the Syracuse area. The three Elkhart banks, the St. Joe Valley Bank, the First National Bank of Elkhart, and the Citizens Northern Bank, have announced plans to open branches in Elkhart under the provisions of the new law. and one of these, in fact, has alreadypurchased land on North Main Street in Goshen for such a branch. Another financial institution in th£ Syracuse community is the Syracuse branch of the Wabash Federal Savings and Loan Association, a member of the community for nearly four years. Original plans called for the Savings and Loan to build a more permanent home in Wawasee but these plans have been changed for the time being. The firm’s home office in Wabash had purchased a number of adjacent buildings in that city with the intention of enlarging its downtown offices. But recently it has purchased ground in a Wabash shopping center to build a new central office with drive-up w indows. While savings and loans have fallen on more stringent times in recent months, what with high interest rates on money market certificates and other savings plans, along with their holding of six, eight and 10 per cent home mortgage loans. Wabash Federal Savings and Loan continues in a favorable financial position, according to Barbara Mort, manager of this firm’s Syracuse branch Meanwhile, the State Bank of Syracuse, w hich is bound to be facing increasing competition in the months and years ahead due to the change in Indiana's banking law, continues to be a strong bank, and to serve its customers well. Its total assets as of June 30, 1981, in its Consolidated Report of Condition published Thursday. July 22. in The Mail-Journal, stood at $32,268,000. Deposits stood at $24,186,000, and loans at $21,364,000. The bank has shown a steady (and healthy) growth pattern in recent years, in keeping with the strong economy of the community. -O’JAMES E. Caskey, president of the State Bank of Syracuse, is one of four officers in the commercial loan department of the St. Joe ValleyBank of Elkhart in the late 1960 s and early 1970 s who have moved on to become bank presidents. (Continued on page 5) IB J BEATING AUGUST HEAT — We can beat the August heat by just glancing at this photograph of Evelyn Griegef, in 1935 or 1936. The three-foot block of ice she’s resting on was taken from Syracuse Lake during a frosty winter when temperatures remained below zero for weeks. The block was moved in front of the old Grand Hotel, now the Stout Boutique. The photo was given to us by sometimes historian John Sudlow, who has kept us informed on things past and present in the Syracuse community. He states the above photo came from an album belonging to the late George Hire.