The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 February 1982 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., February 17,1982

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1 & '*’* -> - , P T 4 * \ T • £ . jtsßwffi *■ ~ 7 ’Hi Jul ■B r - VALENTINE KING AND QUEEN — Dallas Hartzell. formerly of Edwardsburg, and Ida Walters, formerly of Nappanee, were crowned King and Queen at the Lakeland Loving Care Center’s Valentine party held on Friday. Feb. 12. Winning by popular vote, each was presented a long-stemmed red rose and honored during the festivities which followed. < Photo by Morrine Halfacre.)

bp ’ rM®Mnßn I J l«7 ; J& Hl r Wl I " — I; 1 Hr - ■ xi A LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE — Brownie Troop 129 of Syracuse presented residents of Milford's Lakeland Loving Care Center with floral arrangements they made towards earning their Ready Helper Badge. Pictured above are. left to right. Kelly Daugherty. Retta Kirkpatrick and .Angela Lea mon > presenting a floral arrangement to Nellie Roe formerly of Syracuse. The students observed Connie Smith of Smith's Flower Shop arranging silk and dried flowers before creating their own. (Photo by Morrine Halfacre)

* -ztl. ... >. <4t! ' ataraMMbr ■ ■’* d* wJL r J VST Some OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONGS — Ernest Jeh n sen of Leesburg played some old favorites to residents of the Lakeland Loving Care Center during their Valentine party on Friday. Feb. 12. During the celebration the February birthdays of Merrill Ba ch tel. Zelma Ritter, Mae Reese. Hazel Faulkner. Olive Bushong and Ruth Woifennan were celebrated. (Photo by Morrine Halfacre)

FmHA trying to help farmers

Although many farmers are facing financial difficulty because of today's cost pnce squeeze, the Farmers' Home Administration (FmHA) intends to do all it can to help its borrowers stay in farming, according to Director William F Spence “We recognize there are problems, problems with high interest rates, inflation., a gram embargo, adverse weather and other causes.” he said “And these have been intensified by overall bumper crops that have affected prices “As Secretary of Agriculture John Block said recently, our farm economy is in a valley nght now and needs some help to move on up the hill on the other side.” Spence continued He said that Block had instructed FmHA to explore the use of pnvate credit to supplement its own lending resources whenever possible In addition; existing legal authority to reschedule or defer payments is to be used where practicable “We intend to be reasonable, just as Secretary Block ordered. ”

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Spence said "Our objective is to keep farmers in business That isn’t to say there won’t be some who go out of business, because there will be, but we are going to use the best judgment we can and reasonable criteria m making our loan decision " Block said that borrowers who have made good faith efforts to pay their loans, who have maintained their loan security in good condition, who follow sound, recognized management practices, and who have a reasonable chance to succeed can reasonably expect FmHA to stay with them ••We will be working with our borrowers and with the com mercial lending institutions to overcome these temporary problems," Spence commented ‘‘Agriculture is basically healthy, just as the secretary said, there is no question about it We just have to move out of the present situation and dig in for the long rufi " Additional information is available from David Lengerich, county supervisor. 306 E Gilliam Drive. Warsaw, or by calling 2675853. Fire at VyLactos On February 13 at 12:30 p.m. Syracuse firemen were called to VyLactos Laboratories, 800 South Huntington, Syracuse, where the mix tune in four of their storage bins caught on fire. Firemen worked at the scene for approximately one and onehalf hours in order to extinguish the smoldering material.

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It happened ... in Milford

!• YEARS AGO. FEB. lb, 1972 Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner of Milford recently returned from several weeks of visiting and sightseeing with friends and relatives in Florida. She was a guest of Mrs. Don Cedi at Punta Gorda. Mrs. Robert Kaiser of Milford gave a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs. Charles Weisser of Milford Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Gladieux and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Warren and family, South Bend, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kaiser, Milford, were present. Rev. and Mrs. Duane Erickson of Minneapolis, Minn., were Friday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mock of near Milford. Other guests present were Mrs. Robert Holloway of Mentone and Robert Bishop of Leesburg. Mrs. Robert Buhrt of r 1 Syracuse and Mrs. Fred Weisser, Milford; who are Milford 4-H leaders, attended the 4-H Adult Leader Conference at Plymouth on February 7 sponsored by the Rotary clubs of Elkhart. Kosciusko, Marshall and Saint Joseph counties. Mr and Mrs. William L. Motts of Milford will observe their 50th wedding anniversary. February 26 and will hold open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, in thier home, Milford. 20 YEARS AGO. FEB. 15.1962 This issue markes the long awaited consolidation of the Milford Mail and SyracuseWawasee Journal, both reliable and respected weekly newspapers covering their resceptive communities. The name of the new consolidated paper will be The Mail-Journal and will be dedicated to a more thorough local news coverage than either paper has been able to provide readers of this growing area up to this time. Bill Troup. Ron Baumgartner and Max Duncan received special recognition between halves of the Milford-Jefferson Township game Friday evening, the last home contest they played in as Milford Trojans. All three are members of this year’s starting five, and together have carried much of the load both on offense and defense

Captain and M<s. Thomas R Loosmore and two children left Milford Saturday for Washington, D. C., where they will make their new home, after spending five days with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Replogle. Mrs. Loosmore is the former Marion Replogle, class of 1938. Their two children are Tommy, 10 and Gregory, 6. Mrs. Alice Baker of r 2 Milford entertained several friends at dinner at Shori’s restaurant in Bourbon Sunday. Guests were Mrs. Vera Miller, Mrs. Esther Charlton of Milford and Mrs. Alma Orn of Syracuse. The group returned to Mrs. Baker’s home in the afternoon and enjoyed playing canasta. 36 YEARS AGO. FEB. 14,1952 Mrs. Jacob Hart ter and Mrs. William Hartter. have exchanged properties, Mrs. Jacob Hartter’s being at Milford Junction and Mrs. William Hartter’s on South Henry street, Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Irmon Bell reside in the Milford property at present. When it is vacated, Mrs. Jacob Hartter will move to Milford. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Haab were Mr. and Mrs. John Haab and children. Ted, Tom and Cinda Lou, South Bend; Mr. and Mrs. James Teoner and children, Terry. Bonnie and Vicky. Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Bowsher, Valparaiso; and La dean Haab. Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Hall Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were Mrs. Lourine Armstrong of Wenona. 111., mother of Mrs. Hall, and Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Johnson and son. David. Mrs. Johnson and David remained for a week’s visit. Mrs. Esther Poynter was pleasantly surprised Saturday night when Mrs. Ralph Berkeypile, Mrs. Harry Schultz. Mrs. Harold Crafton, Mrs. Lark Becker and Miss Hilda Ruch came, and with Mrs. Mary Hurd served a chop suey supper to celebrate Mrs Poynter’s and Mrs Berkeypile’s birthdays which occurred on Sunday. They afterward attended the dance at the American Legion home at Warsaw. 50 YEARS AGO. FEB. 18,1932 Lawrence Hartter injured his knee last Wednesday evening while playing basketball at Goshen Herbert Baumgartner, Maurine Ralston and Bernice Haab were Fort Wayne callers Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Smith and two sons of Dewart lake spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Replogle. Misses Marybelle Lentz, Wilma Weybright and Dorothy Warstler were guests of Miss Dorothy Lawburgh for Sunday evening lunch. Word was received here last week that Mr. and Mrs. Charley Sparklin and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Fuller had left California and was on their way back to Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clover entertained the Whosis bridge club at a dinner party Thursday of last week. The table decorations were very suggestive of St. Valentine's Day. Mrs. James Lawburgh. Mrs. E. S. McKee. Mrs. Fred Lott and Miss Dorothy Lawburgh saw Janet Gayner in a moving picture

at Goshen last week. Miss - Ruth Lingofelter and Harry Gillis spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Babcock of Warsaw. Miss Verma Phillips of Pierceton and Mr. and Mrs. John Bushong spent Sunday at the Melvin Lingofelt er home. Cromwell man to receive sentence on February 18 Sentencing was set for Thursday, Feb. 18, for Gerald Eugene McDonald, 42, Cromwell, with Special Judge Edward Myers. Columbia City, presiding in Kosciusko County Circuit Court. McDonald pleaded guilty on January 27 to a charge of robbery, a class A felony. He has also been charged with being an iiabitual offender. He entered the plea pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, following a September 26 incident in which he allegedly struck a woman and took items from her car in the parking lot at Thornburg's Drug. North Webster. Syracuse driver unhurt in accident Loren D. Byrer. 28.106 W. High St., Syracuse, was uninjured when ids 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle was struck by a northbound 1975 Dodge Dart, driven by Robert Wroblewski. 34, 56979 Raider Drive. Elkhart. The accident occurred at 2:55 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. f Byrer was northbound on SR 15, signaled for a left turn at CR 146 when Wroblewski’s auto struck Byrer’s. The Elkhart driver was passing another northbound vehicle. Elkhart County Sheriff s Ptl. Randy Cripe estimated damage at more than S4OO. Backing accident in Leesburg Friday A backing accident was investigated by Kosciusko County Police at the intersection of SR 15 and Van Buren Street, Leesburg. The accident occurred at 12:35 p.m. Friday. Feb. 12. According to county police, a car driven by Frank J. Fetsch. 34, Goshen, attempted to back-up his vehicle to give another auto more room to turn and backed into the car of Marilyn Zartman. 27, r 2 Milford. There w-as up to SI,OOO damage to Fetsch’s auto and no damage to the Mrs. Zartman’s auto. Semi hits truck, over SI,OOO damage William L. Gross. 54, r 2 Leesburg, and Myron W. Wappes, 38, r 1 Venetian Isles, Syracuse, were involved in a tractor-trailer truck accident Tuesday, Feb. 9. at 1:41 p.m. Neither driver was injured The accident occurred when Gross started to make a left turn from Fort Wayne Street onto Detroit Street in Warsaw. Wappas had stopped in the southbound lane of Detroit Street in Warsaw and was waiting for the automatic traffic signal to change from red to green when the accident occurred. Damage was estimated at up to SI,OOO to Wappes' truck and less than S2OO to the semi-truck. Warsaw City Police investigated.

Federal Crop Insurance designed for farmer

Federal Crop Insurance, available to American farmers since 1938, is gaining in exposure and importance this year as federal authorities market the covereage through local independent insurance agents. Federal Crop Insurance, an allrisk coverage offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is designed to take the place of the department’s disaster program which ends this year, “Federal Crop Insurance is designed to help protect the investment. It covers all natural hazards, weather or disease, from the day of planting, to the day of harvest,’’ explained DeWayne Bontrager, Topeka, USDA area supervisor for northeastern Indiana. "The USDA goal is to have 60 per cent of the farm land insured by 1984,’’ Bontrager said. “This federal crop insurance is the only help available to farmers in a disaster now.” He explained that FmHA disaster loans have ended as well as the USDA disaster program, a grant program administered through Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service offices. Federal legislation passed in 1980 phased out the ASCS disaster grants, so the USDA is trying to provide coverage with its insurance. Bontrager explained program details recently in a meeting with independent insurance agencies in Warsaw. These local agents, involved in agribusiness insurance, will sell the crop insurance and be responsible for ail service and records “Many farmers haven’t been familiar with this insurance

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although it has been offered for 44 years,” Bontrager said. “It was sold at regional federal offices until last year when independent agents started marketing the coverage. About 30 per cent of the premium is subsidized by the federal government and is offered in three yield options and price categories. Each policy can be designed for an individual producer’s need.” Public meetings are planned to explain federal crop insurance to area agribusinessmen. Shots fired in Syracuse Syracuse City, Kosciusko County and Indiana State Police officers responded to a home on SR 13, one block north of the Syracuse Post Office, at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday evening, Feb. 14, after reports were received of shots being fired from a gun. County Patrolman Michael Hobbs stopped at the Syracuse Police Department and called the suspect. After talking to the individual Hobbs went to the home and talked further with the suspect, who admitted firing a few rounds from his shotgun and handgun. He told police he fired the shots into the air after a disagreement with his wife. A gun was never pointed at anyone and the suspect did not display a weapon while police were present. After police determined it was a domestic dispute the officers told the suspect not to fire the gun anymore and left the scene. There were no arrests.