The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 February 1982 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., February 24,1982

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$195,000 damage caused as barn burns at Webster

Damage was estimated at $195,000 to a barn destroyed by fire on the Bryan Kizer farrri, r 1 CR 650E Warsaw North Webster firemen were called to the Kizer farm, at 8:30 p m Saturday, Feb 20 Lost in the fire were 500 bales of hay, valued at $2,000, 1,100 bales of straw, valued at $1,100; two

Milford woman hurt in crash on US 6

Kathenne L Dallas. 26. 24024 US 6 Milford, sustained a head injury in a.two-car collision on US 6, one mile east of Nappanee at 7 55 a m Thursday, Feb 18 She was taken to Elkhart Hospital and transferred to Saint Joseph Hospital. South Bend Dorothy L Mulder. 51, r 2 Milford, driver of a 1972 Chevrolet, escaped injury Mrs Dallas was driving a 1971 Volkswagen

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milking cows, valued at $2,900; and seven calves, worth $l,lOO. • Upon discovering the fire, Kizer, his wife, Carla and two sons, Joe and Jake, attempted to free all animals inside Despite their efforts, the two Holstein dairy cows and seven newborn calves were lost The blaze started in the nor

According to police the Dallas auto was westbound on US 6 and slid on the ice into the oncoming car driven by Mrs Mulder A registered nurse stopped at the scene to aid the injured driver before the Nappanee Emergency Medical Service unit arrived Investigating the accident were State Police Detective Ray Carrich and Nappanee Police Captain Don Miller Both cars were demolished in the accident

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thwest corner of the barn and rapidly spread throughout the structure. The flames destroyed the bam and a milking parlor According to North Webster fire officials the fire is believed to have been caused by electrical wiring. North Webster firemen were at the scene fbr 44 hours and received help from Syracuse. Pierceton and Warsaw firemen. Firefighters continued to spray water on nearby fuel tanks, silos and the Kizer home. They also saved one-half of the free-stall bam. which was attached to the main bam. On Sunday morning, area farmers began helping haul Kizer's 85-90 dairy cows to area farms, where there are milking parlors and bams. Kosciusko County and Pierceton police rerouted traffic on CR 650E. Cars collide Kosciusko County Police investigated an accident at 6:30 p m Friday. Feb. 19. when two cars driven by Joseph J Dewitt. 17. r 5 Syracuse and Terry Engle. 21, r 5 Warsaw, collided at CR 500E and DeFreese Rd Damage to the Dewitt auto was estimated at less than S2OO while damage to Engle's auto was estimated up to SI,OOO. Ostrander charged Gene H. Ostrander. 52. r 2 box 125 Syracuse, was arrested Saturday morning. Feb. 20. at 1:52 for driving while intoxicated His arrest occurred after he refused to submit to a breathalyzer exam. Elkhart County Sheriffs Sgt. Walter Miller reported he observed a vehicle being driven erratically along CR 33. Sgt Miller stopped the car after the driver attempted a left turn onto US 33 and ran off the road.

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10 YEARS AGO. FEB. 23.1972 Carl B. Duncan, 64, became the first man to be named Milford’s “Citizen of the Year” Saturday night at the Milford Area Development Council’s Annual banquet held at the Shrine building in Warsaw. Stanley D. Shaw, 18, r 1 Milford and Peter A. O’Connell, 27, r 3 Warsaw, collided at the intersection of CR 1200 north and CR 250 east, one half mile south of

Gerald E. McDonald receives maximum sentence for robbery

Gerald Eugene McDonald, 42, Cromwell, was sentenced to the maximum of 50 years for robbery. Thursday, Feb. 18, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. His sentence was given by Special Judge Edward Meyers, Columbia City. McDonald. pleaded guilty on January 27, to striking Esther Klinger. 58, North Webster, outside Thornburg’s Drug Store in North Webster when she found him rummaging through her car. He allegedly struck her on the head and fled with a flashlight, eight-track tapes, comb and an empty Timex watch box. He was on parole at the time of the incident and will be serving an additional four and one-half years for the parole violation. He will again be eligible for parole in 294 years, when he is 72 years old ‘ McDonald was charged with robbery, resulting in serious bodily injruy, a Class A felony, which carries a sentence of 20-50 years. In addition, he has been charged as being an habitual criminal offender, which carries an additional 20 years. That charge was dropped pursuant to a plea bargain as McDonald entered his guilty plea. He had originally entered a not guilty plea to the charges and his case was set for trial February 9. He later withdrew that plea. He had been paroled in December 1980 after serving six years of a 20-year sentence. Superior Court Action Scott Alexander Tait, 20, 1337 Spy Run, For Wayne, received a suspended sentence in Kosciusko Superior Court for his role in a marijuana picking case. He and two co-defendants were arrested on September 16. 1981, after county officers allegedly found them picking marijuana near Leesburg Tait received a two-year suspended sentence. SSOO fine and probation from Judge Robert Burner following his plea bargain on January 21, on possession of more than 30 grams of marijuana a Class D felony. Tait’s codefendant, Roy Lee Burgans, 37. of the same address, was found North Webster youth booked for several thefts Jimmy Vetor. 17, North Webster, has admitted his involvement in several thefts at the Palestine and Barbee Lake areas to Kosciusko County Police. Vetor, who was booked in the county jail Tuesday evening. Feb. 16. on a theft charge, confessed to stealing several ash trays, a knife and pan from a trailer at Palestine Lake last summer. He also admitted breaking into three homes at Palestine Lake and from one of the residences stealing more knives, a pair of gloves and cartons of cigarettes. Other admitted thefts were some tools from a farmhouse in Claypool, a set of weights several weeks ago from the Barbee Hotel and a water pump from a home near Barbee Lake. ' He is being held at the jail for further investigation No injuries Mitchell G. Grevenstuk, 18, Enchanted Hills Trailer Park. Cromwell, was not injured when his 1967 Pontiac Firebird spun into a ditch. Thursday, Feb. 18. The accident was caused by slippery driving conditions from light rain and freezing temperatures. According to police Grevenstuck was westbound on US 6 east of CR 35 and was going up a slight hill when his auto spun into the ditch, clipping a tree and crashed backward into a utility pole. Indiana State Trooper Mel Eash investigated. Area men treated, released following one-car accident Tim Hively, 22. Syracuse and a passenger in his auto, Curt R. Singrey, 22, Milford, suffered minor cuts and bruises following a one-car accident, Saturday, Feb. 20, at 3:10 a.m. Both were treated and released from Kosciusko Community Hospital. According to police Hively was traveling north on SR 15 when he apparently fell asleep. The auto traveled off SR 15 and struck a retaining utility pole. The car was a total loss and there was less than S2OO damage to the utility pole.

Milford, Tuesday, Feb. 15. Blaine Biller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Biller of r 2 Milford, was honored on Friday for his 10th birthday. Among those present were Todd, Terry, and’ Trade George, Scott and Brad Brown, Angela and Ryan Smith, Ryan Wuthrich, Debra Jean and Lisa Tyler and Henry Hostetler. Games were played with prizes awarded. Birthday cake with miniature animals was served with ice cream.

guilty of the same offense during a jury trial January 18. Other Arraignments Perry Randall Webb, also known as Randy P. Webb, 29, Leesburg, pleaded not guilty on Thursday. His case has been set for trial on March 11, at 11 a.m. He was charged with operating a motor vehide while intoxicated after his involvement in an automobile accident December 4 near Milford. Syracuse police report Syracuse Police Chief Robert E. Houser submitted the police department’s monthly report for January to the Syracuse Town Board Tuesday evening, Feb. 16. The following are the activities of the department. There were nine business alarms answered by the department who also made 178 courtesy calls. Those calls included 62 motorist assists, 51 bank escorts, 13 lock outs and 52 other types of calls. There were two gun permits issued, four title checks, 12 assists for the county sheriff’s department and or state police and nine fire and ambulance assists. There were nine property damage accidents investigated involving 16 vehicles and one personal injury accident involving two vehicles. Damage amounts in the property damage acddents totaled $5,894 and the damages totaled $4,000 in the personal injury accident. Officers answered a total of 43 complaints which included six theft complaints with the loss amount totaling $1,746. There was $1,573 worth of items recovered. Officers also received two vandalism reports with the loss of $220, five dog complaints and the impounding of four dogs. There were nd burglary or missing person reports and five domestic disturbance calls. There were also two lost property reports and 23 miscellaneous complaints. In other activities the officers made one traffic arrest and three felony and misdemeanor arrests. There were no juvenile or probation arrests made, but seven verbal traffic warnings were issued. Officers gave five miscellaneous parking citations. The total number of calls responded to by the department was 179 and the two cars were driven 4,786 miles. Regular officers’ worked 28 hours overtime and had no time in court. They also spent 26 hours in school and the reserve officers worked 24 hours with 21 hours of in-service training. Dispatcher’s Report Syracuse Dispatcher’s office handled 3,286 calls for the month of January with the majority of the calls being for the city police department. The police received 2,151 calls in the city and 358 calls within the township. There were 154 call for the fire department within the city limits and 129 calls in the township. Syracuse Street Department received 146 calls and there were 348 calls handled for Milford. The dispatchers extended 1,716 courtesy calls. AK-Risk Crop lusunMCO 1$ AR A wIHaWiC • • uni Put Spoidior Insurunco Before you spend a fortune planting your crops this year, think about protecting yourself with All-Risk Federal Crop Insurance. Just call Put Speicher 651-4205, 450-0230 KootDoty > 450-9402 Find out how the benefits of all-risk insurance can be tailored to your farming operation. All-Risk Federal Crop Insurance. In good years and bad, it pays off. AM ntufc Federwi Crop Ineurence > 9-0 Fin >|*v tenvi VvWnTOwn JflliTvfil;- •“

Mr and Mrs. Paul Buhrt of Milford had Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Buhrt and Karen of Goshen, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nemeth of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wakibeser. 20 YEARS AGO, FEB. 22.1962 Ralph Groves erf r 1 Milford slipped on the ice at his home on Saturday evening and fractured his right leg just above the ankle. Mr. Groves was taken to the office of Dr. Floyd L. Rheinhetmer in Milford where his leg was ex-rayed and then set. He is now resting comfortably in his home. Jennifer Sunthimer of Milford was one of one hundred and twenty-seven high school students from seven midwestern states visiting the Cornell college campus on February 17 to participate in the annual William Fletcher King and Horace Alden Miller Schdarshp competition. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kizer of Milford left by auto Tuesday morning for a two weeks’ vacation in Florida. At Dunedin they will stay with their daughter, Mrs. Robert Sheire, Mr. Sheire and family. The Kizer’s will also visit friends at Miami, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Diemer. The Melody Case will be closed during the absence of the vacationeers Mrs. Myrtle Robinson was a Sunday evening and all night guest of Mrs. Myrtle Kline and her daughter Mrs. Esther Troyer.

54,000 jobs in home economics

If you are job hunting in the future, you might remember that the field of home economics will have more than 54,000 jobs available by 1983. However, projections show that only 47,000 people will be qualified to fill these jobs. So, the word is out: “The first 7,000 people to become trained in home economics each year will find jobs waiting for them.” “Industry and commerce have started to develop a tremendous interest in consumerism,” according to Brenda Sands, chairman of the Manchester College home economics* department. “And, this has created a large demand for trained experts in such areas as consumer relations, decorating, nutrition, health services and retail management. ” The October, 1981, issue of “Money” magazine noted, “Jobs for home economics graduates will go unfilled in the 1980 s as Americans grow ever more conscious of food, finance and

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Mr. and Mrs. James Cecil of Syracuse enteratined Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Don Levernier, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Little and Mr. and Mrs. Neil Cory, all of Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Max Malone of New Paris after the Milford-Syracuse game on Friday evening. 30 YEARS AGO, FEB. 21,1952 Dennis Cory, who was eight years old on Monday, was the guest of honor at a birthday party on Saturday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cory. The circus was the theme of the party which was held from 10 until 1. The guests watched television, which included a circus program. At noon they were served a birthday luncheon at a table centered with a birthday cake. Each one received circus favors, candy and paper clowns. The guests were Frank Young, Allen Tusing, Jerry Warstler, Max Rarick, Stuart Jones and Willard Free. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schuch, of Bremen, will entertain at a 4 o’clock dinner Sunday for a number of guests, including the following from Milford: Mrs. Schuch’s sister, Miss Esther Beer, and Miss Esther Getz, Miss Katheryn Graff and Miss Edith Baumgartner. Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jessop and Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Jessop and son Jozie of Connersville were Thursday evening and Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beer and family. The K. D. Jessops also visited Mrs.

fashion. Projecting that an average of about 7,000 jobs a year will go unfilled through 1990, a new study by the Department of Agriculture expects substantial employment opportunities for home ec grads with expertise in marketing, merchandising and sales. Dietitians will be in ’fat city’, too. The most critical need is for . . . textile chemists, statisticians and family counselors.” Sands reported a sharp increase in student enrollment at Manchester College and at other Indiana schools. She said the Indiana Home Economics Association has adopted the slogan, “Change, Challenge, Choice,” as its 1982 theme. It reflects the variety of work options now available to home economics majors: 7,444 processing specialists will be needed annually, but only 5,794 will be available. “The bottom line in this is that while other occupational fields

Helen Funk. Mr. and Mrs. Hans Kuckler and daughter Carol Ann of Indianapolis were week end guests of the Harry Beer family. Mrs. Kuckler is sister of Mrs. Beer. ’ 50 YEARS AGO, FEB. 25,1932 Edward May left Saturday for California after visiting with his father, Wm. May and brother John May. Mr. May has been in Milford since Sept. 1, and has enjoyed his visit here with friends and Relatives. He was employed as a care taker for parks while in the west. Mr. and Mrs. Don Ulery of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Middleton of Syracuse visited the John Helminger family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Good called on Mrs. John Good and tne Guy Farrington family at Goshen, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scott called on Mrs. Hattie Gibson here Sunday who accompanied them home to Goshen. Chester Overlese and family motored xinto Ohio, Saturday where they spent Sunday and Monday with relatives E. "J. Cooper substituded for Mr. Overleese on rural mail route 1 on Saturday. Mrs. James Stuckman was pleasantly surprised Thursday evening by 20 relatives, honoring her birthday. A pot luck supper was enjoyed by Milo Moore, John Stuckman, Ransom Sawyer and wives, Mrs. Ruth Moore, Rev. and Mrs. Harly Stuckman and daughter of Goshen, Mrs. F. E. Reed and son of N. Manchester.

are overcrowded, the field df home economics is wide open with career opportunities and waiting jobs,” she emphasized. “At Manchester College, we are, encouraging everyone from freshmen with an undecided major to people returning to college for a new career to take a look at a major in home economics." The Manchester College program in home economics is one of the most advanced and diversified found in a private liberal arts college in the Midwest. The college maintains modern food, textile and clothing laboratories and the range of courses for the home economics major includes consumer relations, consumer economics, interior decorating and equipment, furnishings, food services, meal management, child care and retail management, marketing, money management, a practicum and courses in health and nutrition..