The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 February 1982 — Page 29

*B _ <IL ' * 5B I.=Tl- -3E BOAT STORAGE — Ihiring the winter months. Griffith's Wawasee Marina tarns its attention to boat storage. The boats will be ready for their owners to launch and enjoy when the busy summer season begins.

36 years of serving Lake Wawasee boaters

The Griffith family has been servicing boaters on Lake Wawasee for 36 years. Griffith’s Wawasee Marina is located on the Morrison Island Road and offers sales, service, boating accessories, rentals, docking facilities and storage. Larry Griffith started the business in 1946 when he purchased the marina from Ross Greenwait The Griffith children. Terry, Dan. Lisa and'Andrea, took over ownership in 1977 Boat lines carried by Griffiths Wawasee Marina include Mercury. Correct Craft. Cobalt. Harris Flote Bote, Sea Nymph. Deck Craft, Ayr-Way and Paddle Boats. Shoreline Trailers are also sold as well as a complete line of boating accessories. “We handle anything vou might need." stated Lisa Griffith The family-run marina services all kinds of outboard and inboard boats and employes three mechanics in addition to the Griffith brothers who can also serviceboats “The sale is one thing, but how we take care of the engine and boat is another thing What good is a boat that doesn't run?" pointed out Miss Griffith. “Most of

• Mercury • Correct Croft • Cobalt • Sea Nymph • Deck Craft r

— INDIANA'S r Oldest Mercury Dealer 36 Year* __® im V \ ’ K. \ l3T® (!?) uarcMn % mile N OF FISH HATCHERY ON MORRISON ISLAND RD NO lOSON ROUTE 2 SYRACUSE SALES - SERVICE. STORAGE

the people who are buying from us do so because of our service.” During the busy summer season, the marina employs 15 persons. Griffith's Wawasee Marina rents boats during the summer The marina also has 35 docking spaces that can be rented. During the winter, the Griffiths turn their attention to boat storage “That’s our survival through the winter timV, ” remarked Miss Griffith. When asked how business in 1981 compared to the previous year. Miss Griffith replied, “The outlook was so bdd. We thought we would do so poor, but we didn’t." She said business increased in 1981 over the year before. Miss Griffith speculated that the increased business was due to lake residents staying home and utilizing local recreation instead of taking vacations and far-away outings. Griffith's Wawasee Marina has tripled in size since its beginnings in 1946. Miss Griffith attributes its growth to the population growth around the lake. She said they have a steady clientele, many of whom are children of her father’s former customers

Sprague Devices, Inc., new Milford business

This last December 31 a new business, Sprague Devices, Inc., opened for business in Milford. The company, which manufacture pneumatic windshield wiping systems for trucks, buses and locomotives, is new only to Milford as it was founded in 1928 with the late Phillip T. Sprague as president in Michigan City. The firm bought the two buildings on North Main Street in Milford for a satelite plant. Robert L. DuGene. president of the manufacturing plant, said Sprague considered some 20 different locations in north central Indiana before reaching their final decision to settle in Milford. According to Robert Vardaman, superintendent of manufacturing and plant manager of Michigan City, two important key figures in negotiating the sale of the buildings were Paul Reith, assistant vice president of First National

<■>> I m I I S I I ■ H \ii 1 I Ji I SPRAGUE'S MILFORD PLANT 1982 — What looks Uke employees working amongst a lot of boxes and clutter now is most likely a 'first* photo of a future full-scale manufacturing plant in Milford.

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Bank of Warsaw and manager of the Milford branch bank, and Arch Baumgartner, president-publisher of The Papers Incorporated in Milford. Vardaman says the two men spent many hours both in Mifford and Michigan City attempting to convince the firm to locate in Milford. The thing that impressed him most was that neither men had any personal or business monetary gain involved. The superintendent went on to say the people in Milford have been very helpful whenever he or anyone at Sprague needed assitance. Vardaman and Don Hart, Milford’s plant manager, have put many hours and much hard work into the clean up and set-up operations at the new buildings. Production The Milford plant, which has six (Continued on page 12)

• Harris Flote-Bote • Ayr-Way Paddle Boats • Shoreline Trailers