The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 March 1982 — Page 4

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

Editorials

Caring and sharing The past week has showed that people still care and even in times when it’s hard to streach the pay check from week to week they still want to share. The water is going down — the rivers are receding and flood victims are going home. Home that is to water damaged houses, in many cases their hopes and dreams gone —ruined by the raging waters that filled their homes. Many have already given of their time and energy. In Fort Wayne, where-the waters rose 10 feet over flood stage, 35.000 volunteers worked hand m hand to sandbag the area and prevent worse damage. Now, many of those same volunteers are helping with the clean-up efforts. In Goshen and at North Webster too. volunteers helped in sandbagging efforts to keep the damage as low as P OS Those of us who were lucky enough to escape the rage of the floods now need to show we care and want to share with those who have suffered damages to their homes and property. Some of us already have shared — others need to do this the next time it could be us in need of help! Many have sent blankets, cleaning equipment, food and money to the areas needing help. Others, with nothing to give, have prayed for those m need. Still others have given of themselves as they have traveled to the flooded areas and helped wherever thev could to lighten the victim s load. ITs not too late - the Red Cross in each community hit by the flood is assisting victims. Service clubs and churches are also hard at work doing what they can It’s time to show we care and to share with those in need. Congratulations Lisa Congratulations go to Milford’s Lisa Kaiser, winner of the Kosciusko County Spelling Bee. Lisa, a sixth grader at Milford, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaiser of r 2 Milford. . . . She will now represent the county in district competition in Fort Wayne on May 1 and if she wins that contest she will go to Washington. D. C., for national corn P e^ t^ n o f 20 schools were represented in the contest. Lisa won the fifth and sixth grade contest in theT 33rd round with the word "rainspouL Then, last Wednesday night she competed against fellow Lakeland student Russ Rhodes, who had earlier won the seventh and eighth grade competition. Lisa won her countv title bv correctly spelling “contagious” and then “climatology. Again we say, congratulations Lisa and good luck in the district competition. 3 cheers for 'I Love Liberty' We tip our hat to the producers of “I Love Liberty” which was aired over ABC on Sunday evening It was a salute to the 250th birthday of George Washington. The show was one of the few we take the time to watch these days. Most aren't worth the time spent to watch them. This, however, was well worth the two hours of air time it was given and had all true-blooded Americans proud of their land. The show told what was right with America, while listing her faults as well. “I Love Liberty ” should be an annual event and. in our opinion a like show should be done in July to celebrate this nation's independence. Excuses fool few people. Most people get a terrific shock when they see what the camera does to their “beauty.” What others say — ■ Floods of 1982 Goshen's “floods of 1982” may or may not be the worst in our city’s history, but they have been bad enough and we re ready for our weather to return to normal. We re lucky, compared to a number of other neighboring communities. Fort Wayne is the hardest hit, but several other small towns in northern Indiana are facing flooding problems more severe than ever before. Any time you have extreme weather of any kind, someone can remember a time when our community experienced something worse. Statistics don’t always support some of those stories by old-timers but the scene changes over the years and comparisons are sometimes difficult. We have just completed one of the worst winters on record, and now we seem to be paying the price of a near record amount of snow and a record number of consecutive days with snow covering the ground Our failure to have a midwinter thaw at some time during January or February may be causing some of our current flooding problems. It has been a trying winter. The 12-foot level of the river comes as quite a surprise, since we didn't have a heavy rain Light rains shouldn't produce such a situation, based on past years. But the flooding surface water from the melting snow and ice apparently was simplv too much for our rivers and streams to handle. Goshen may be very fortunate we didn’t get a heavy rain This could have caused even more major problems The damage of the flood has been extensive to a few businesses. Westside Furniture. Meredith’s Sewing Center and Kroger's seem to have suffered the most. All have lost days' of business in addition to the damage to stock and fixtures The surface water flooding in West Goshen has been a problem since houses were first constructed in the area several decades ago. Politicians have talked about doing something about the problem, but the only partial solution was the installation of a 36-inch storm drain by the Schenk administration after the area was annexed. This has provided better drainage for the Greenfield and Mayfield subdivisions that had major problems at that time. The storm drain does a good job providing drainage for normal rains but it can’t handle spring floods. The dumping of surface water from the rural farm fields south of Goshen into the housing areas of West Goshen has been discussed and studied many times. There is no easy solution. But something needs to be done to keep the water out of the residential areas. Something should have been done years ago. Efforts are now being made by soil conservation service officials to come up with some proposal that will stop the surface water flooding. The river flooding at Rogers Park has been disregarded for years but has been given serious study during the past year by Mayor Max Chiddister and state and federal officials. A project in the planning stage would eliminate the sharp bend in the river in Rogers Park and build up the bank to the normal level. This would eliminate all the “routine” flooding situations, and prevent about 95 percent of the needless flooding in the park without any threat to other property owners along Chicago Avenue. When heavy floods come and the water approaches the 10 to, 12 foot levels, then the entire river bank overflows and the whole area floods. There is no way to prevent flooding in any community if too much water flows into the river from the surrounding streams and countryside. Controlling water is very difficult and large amounts of water build up a tremendous force. Our concern is that the flooding problem seems to be getting worse. Maybe our state and federal officials can come up with some reasons, and what we should do about it. Right now it would appear that homes and businesses with major flooding problems better build retaining walls if possible or be prepared to do lots of sandbagging on very short notice., Let’s hope the floods of 1982 will never be repeated. But we must be prepared - just in case. - THE GOSHEN NEWS

SBKar ♦ ris Firemen, EMS members and community volunteers filled sandbags near Eden Shores on Webster Lake last Wednesday in an attempt to save yards and homes near the dam which overflowed. On Thursday Wowosee High School students were called out to help in this effort.

Court news

The following claim has been filed in Kosciusko County Circuit Court. Richard Sand, judge Complaint \nd Foreclosure Milliken Mortgage Company vs Associates Financial Services Company of Indiana. Inc., anti Arnold R Ousley, r 1 box 512 North Webster In two separate counts, plaintiffs seeks a judgment of $24,382.75 for principal, interest, attorney's fees, expenses advanced and costs, and that the mortgage ordered foreclosed and sold to satisfy debt. The following couples have tiled for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko County Superior Court. Robert Burner, judge Ott — Marie E Ott vs Wayne M Ott. r 2 box 4(M Syracuse The couple was married November 15. 1969 and was separated February 24. 1982 Plaintiff seeks a dissolution, attorneys fees, custody of and support for the couple’s minor child, an

Unsung heroes

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Mon/co Bice has been an EMT for 7 years

Mrs Donald Monica Bice is one of Milfords professional people, an EMT II you aren't in the habit of thinking of EMTs as professionals, you should be. because an EMT must pass state examines, be certified and continually keep up with the latest medical emergency techniques and procedures “We re definitely professionals.” says Mrs Bice "We meet monthly as a group and learn any bandages or procedures that are new. "she says This week’s unsung hero has been on the Milford EMS for- - years, going m as part of the second crew of the original volunteers "I always wanted to be a nurse when I was growing up.” says Mrs Bice, “and having never having done this, this was the next best thing " Her 21 -year-old daughter. THE MAIL JOURNAL (USPS 3JM481 ■' Published by Th* Journal every Wednesday and entered as Second Class matter at the Post Off** at Syracuse. Indiana MSV Second class postage paid at in E Mam Street. Syracuse. Indiana MM2 and at additional entry offices Subscription; *U per year in Kosciusko County; »U outside county POSTMASTERS Send change of address terms to The Mad-Journal. P.O. Box IM. Milford. Indiana M 542 Io X'ONSX

equitable division of the property and costs Reinholt — Lera Reinholt vs Carl J Reinholt. r 6 box 363 Warsaw The couple was married August 21. 1955 and was separated August 1. 1981 Plaintiff seeks a custody of and support for the couples minor child and an equitable division of the property: The following area residents of Kosciusko County have had fines assessed and have paid those fint>s in Kosciusko County Court. Jim Jarrette, judge: Speeding — Kenneth Wright. 34. Milford. SSO; James Garman. 37. Leesburg. SSO; Craig Beard slev. 16. Milford. SSO; Valerie. Bowen. 24. Leesburg. S4O; John Kunce. 17. Leesburg S4O No valid driver's license — Julia McKinney. 42. Syracusesso Expired license plates — Michael Evans. 24. Leesburg SSO;Terry Enright. 40. Leesburg. SSO

MONICA BICE

Kathv. is currently a student at Saint' Mary s College studying nursing "She’s going to do it for me." says the mother of four The Bices have three other childen. Don. Jr . age 22; Carl i"Buddy ”*, age 20; and Keith, nine-years-old One of the most exciting and rewarding experiences this week’s EMT recalls is the time she and Marlene Evans delivered a baby in the ambulance It was a normal delivery and there were < nocorr jlications Many of the calls responded to 'by the EMS aren t quite as rewarding, according to this week’s EMT. who says many of the calls involving heart patients are very depressing An EMT mav do all he or she knows to do and often after transporting to the hospital the patient will die anyway "You ask yourself." says Mrs. Bice, "could I have done something more?" .All the calls aren t as bad as what people may believe, though, many accident responses just involve using common sense Others only involve illnesses in the home Mrs. Bice enjoys taking Recess Annie, the EMS's doll that teaches mouth-to-mouth recitation, to schools and organizations to give presentations for the EMS. This is one of the highlites of her volunteering and she strongly believes in educating young people about emergency first-aid. Besides being on call for an average of 200 hours a month on the EMS. Mrs. Bice works part-time doing texes and when she has time enjoys sewing, plants, and crafts.

"CRUZIN

AROUND 'CUSE"

THE THREE-column heading on a Page 1 article in The Mail-Journal last week was incorrect. The editors of The M-J hasten to correct the impression the headline left. It read, “Control of State Bank of Syracuse changes hands." The article, however, was correct but was issued while William H. Cable, board chairman of the local bank, was in Louisville, Ky, attending a church-related conference. The statement was released to several newspapers without Mr. Cable's knowledge. Chairman Cable said. "The bank has not been sold. There has been no agreement to sell the bank.” —o— A COUPLE "chuckles" handed to us: A man is as young as he feels after trying to prove it. And then this one: First, children call you Da Da. Then Daddy. Then they call you Dad. Then they call you collect. “Bravo." « —o— WHS PRINCIPAL Howard Hull received what could be interpreted as an emergency call late Friday morning for some husky young men to help tote sand bags to control flooding in the area of the North Webster dam. He responded with gusto, emptying the study hail of those willing to help. Refusals were minimal, a fact which made the new principal proud. Jerry Lambert, an instructor at the school, manned the bus. and it wasn't long until these youths — who made our local contingent of what became known around Fort Wayne as the "Children’s Crusade'' — were in place, forming a line to convey the 50-odd pound sand bags from trucks to their ultimate location. Principal Hull said a number of parents called the school to get their children to come home to help move furniture. About 20 students made up the work crews, and three Warsaw students also showed up. Those on the scene at North Webster, including Town Marshal Charles Parker and former fire chief Bill Metcalf, praised the young medlor the work they did. claiming they stemmed the tide around a number of homes. -oJAY PEFFLEY is back at his post at NIPSCo's local office following.three weeks in Florida with Mrs. Peffley visiting their son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. David Rials at Hollywood, and numerous other friends throughout the state. —O'NEW SERVICES are cropping up all over the place, as merchants take innovative steps to “keep the doors open ” Things have been good for Buzz Keck at his auto sales outlet at 401 South Huntington Street, but he's one who is looking for new sources of revenue. And he thinks he has found it in offering an auto rental service, rentals by day or week, of fine cars. Right now Keck has four cars for rent and hopes to have at least 15 cars by summertime For rates, see his ad on another page —o— LOOK FOR another eating establishment to open on or before May 21 in the lakes area. Lu (Mrs. Ray) Yoder has purchased the North Channel Drive-In from Jim and Betty Witman and is in the process of tearing down the four buildings on the small tract of land to make room for an all new restaurant which will seat 75 to 80 patrons. Four buildings to come down include the drive-in. a log cabin residence building, a cinder block building and a small storage building Lu and Ray formerly owned the Frog Tavern and did a highly creditable business there. At the time Ray is completing his winter's work as bartender at Deer Creek Country Club at Deerfield. Fla., but is expected to be home soon. Name of the new place: Shrimp Boat. According to a Notice, which appears elsewhere in this week's edition. Mrs. Yoder has applied for a liquor, beer and wine retailer license. In addition she has applied for a liquor, beer and wine retailer Sunday sales license. Kenny Sanford of Ligonier is the contractor and John Call of Kale Island is the architect. -O'SMITH WALBRIDGE Camps and Clinics, another local “institution " known throughout the nation but little known to locals, is issuing its annual brochure to schools and other interested institutions The four-color piece is a real credit to the camp. Since 1949 the camp has developed national prestige in providing specialized instruction for cheerleaders, drum majors, twirlers. majorettes, drill teams, pikes, rifles, percussionists, and band*. The camp is headed by Merl and Maggie Smith, with a real assist from sons Gary and Greg. It’s well known that the camp has been for but buyers for a camp this large and so oriented toward its specialties that buyers are few and far between. —o.MANY FOLKS in the Lakeland area have asked how they could help the flood victims in Fort Wayne. Some have been able to lend a hand personally in the sandbagging work at the various dikes Fort Wayne is creating or adding to. Others want to do something, but can’t get away. Here’s huw you can help. The SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce and the State Bank of Syracuse are coordinating collection of goods for the Fort Wayne flood victims The Warsaw Salvation Army will handle the job of transferring these items to the Fort Wayne Salvation Army for distribution. Cash donations

will be handled through the bank — as will collection of the much-needed goods. The following suggested items may be placed in the collection boxes at the State Bank of Syracuse's main office and its Hatchery Branch: Non-perishable food (such as powdered milk, coffee, canned vegetables and meat); paper plates, plastic eating utensils; paper products (napkins, toilet paper, disposable diapers); cleaning supplies (mops, detergent, shovels); clothing. People helping people — always a sample of America's “finest hour!” -oBARBARA SCAN LIN. 301 West Main St., is addicted to license plates and their peculiarities. On a recent trip to Florida she jotted down a number of unusual plates she saw to and from the Sunshine State, to-wit: Outside a Pasadena, Fla, hospital, near St. Petersburg, this: STITCH. Outside a church in the same area, this: PRAISE. Others include: HI YALL, MI DOLL. MR. CLEAN. WOW-FUN. SUTINLY (a Kentucky plate). PROF. 1 (outside a Florida law school). ARBUCKL. and a Michigan plate with NOODLE. —o— A NUMBER of county realtors are eyeing the Florida market as a possible move in the months ahead. One Syracuse realtor is considering keeping his local office and opening a similar office on the west coast of the Sunshine State. Larry Nellans, Warsaw realtor, has virtually closed his real estate office in that city and is in the process of selling the office furniture, preparatory to making his move to the Fort Myers area. He has a home under construction in that vicinity and is making concrete plans for the move. Nellans was at one time Realtor No. 1 in Warsaw, with offices in Syracuse and Mentone, but the depressed real estate market has hit his office as it has others. As far as real estate is concerned, the midwest states, including Indiana, Michigan. Ohio and Illinois, to name a few, are depressed beyond belief (ask any realtor), but the market in Florida, where “snowbirds" from the north, tired of high energy bills, are flocking by the numbers, remains relatively high. Nellans, for that matter has considerable rental property in the Warsaw area, which he plans to keep. —O—LLOYD DISHER supplied this column with a genial verbal blast at Dale Sprague of Garden Grove. Calif , for his remark, quoted in last week's paper about Disher. Bill Pipp and Bill Hess looking so "o|d and fat and I look so young and thin." x “That fellow (Sprague) is confusing fat for muscle." replies Disher. Then he adds. "L wonder if he ever tried to pound a nail with a tack hammer?” Disher said he plans to get together with Hess and Pipp and issue a formal reply to Sprague, a la the Jack Benny-Fred Allen feud of radio days. -oLAST THURSDAY was a big day for Tom Strickler of r 1 (Pickwick Road) Syracuse, when he played the well manicured golf course at Inverary Country Chib. Fort Lauderdale. Fla. He was at Inverary with his wife. Barbara, who is cosmetic buyer for the Thornburg drug chain, attending a Revlon seminary at the posh Inverary Hilton Hotel. Not knowing what to do with his time while Barbara attended sessions of the seminar, Tom was paired with several other Inverary regulars Tor the 18-hole round. He is in corporate sales for Valeron, Mich, firm that handles cutting tools and car- , bides , —o— OUR ATTENTION is called io a fund-raising kick-off meeting at the St. Andrew's United Methodist Church fellowship hail from 12 noon until 4 p.m. Saturday. March 27. by Marty Konopinski. Purpose of the meeting is to arouse interest in raising funds for the proposed new Lakeland Community Day Care Center. A video tape presentation of the Day Care Center will be made and door prizes given away. If you have an interest in the Day Care Center’s future, you’ll want to attend this important meeting. -oANYONE WHO knows Jack DeHaven, the big Fort Wayne Chevrolet dealer who lives on Ogden Island (Lake Wawasee). knows he is a generous man And so does an Associated Press writer who found Jack generous toward his stiffest competitor when rising flood waters threatened the latter’s Ford agency. We think the entire article, which gained national circulation, is worth repeating here to show our local people what a generous, friendly man their neighbor Jack DeHaven is: “Floods, like politics, make some strange bedfellows. "One of the more unexpected couples in Fort Wayne was residing in DeHaven Chevytown, temporary home to Allen County Motors, one of the area’s largest Ford dealerships.’ Allen County’s lot on West Jefferson Street was flooded out last week. “When the waters of the St. Mary’s River rose suddenly, Jack M. DeHaven let Richard R. Bowlin, the Ford dealership president, know the Fords had a temporary home at Chevytown. “Water rose rapidly last Sunday from 2® feet away from the building at midnight Saturday right up to the showroom by 8 a.m. the next morning, said Donald W. Tappy. new car sales manager. (Continued on page 5)