The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 August 1983 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., August 3,1983

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Editorials

Summer's winding down Even though summer doesn’t officially end until September 21, most people consider August to be the last month of summer with the opening of school bring the lazy, crazy days to a close. With the coming of August, summer is winding down but that’s a fact that would have to be proved to most people. August is a busy month in the Lakeland area as visitors and residents alike soak up those last rays of sunshine before returning to heavier schedules of the fall and winter. Many clubs and organisations are inactive in June, July and August but will resume regular meetings in September. The Kosciusko County Fair is well under way at Warsaw with dairy judging slated for tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. Tomorrow (Thursday) is the 4-H dairy show, old time farm machinery display, open beef show and it’s Senior Citizens Day. Friday there will be a dairy show all day as well as horses at halter and an open rabbit show. Again, we note the auction has been moved from Thursday to Friday with the first animal slated for the auction block at 4 p.m. The Holstein dairy show will be held on Saturday as will the open horse show and the open sheep show. A 4-H reunion is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the crowning of the new queen will bring the fair to an official close. The Lakeland Community School Corporation’s Reporter is in the mail with teachers in-service days set for August 25 and 26. The first student day will be Monday, Aug. 29. Kindergarten students will report on Wednesday, Aug. 31. The Wawasee sports season will get underway prior to the opening of school with the varsity football team hosting Northern Lakes Conference foe North Wood at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. A complete schedule of school activities, including sports appears in the Reporter. And, the church page of this newspaper shows that two area churches have Vacation Bible Schools slated this month. The Calvary Baptist Church’s school will be held August 8-12 from 9 until 11 a.m. and the Christian Church of Milford’s school will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. August 15-19. We think we’ve just proved our point and we haven’t even scratched the surface of the events scheduled to take place in the Lakeland area in August. There are sidewalk sales, special dinners and fund raisers, family reunions and many, many more activities that will fill most calendars and force many into seeking the impossible — more hours in a day. August 1983 The flowers withered on their stems, The lea ves hung limp and wan, Within the trees a wistful breeze Whispered and was gone. ' -- Anne Mary La wler August, named after Caesar’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 was dropped on Hiroshima August 6,1945. Three president 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 done much to enable American ditors since, to print the truth. Fulton sailed the Clermont up the Hudson on the 11th in 1807. A 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 August 19, 1812. On St. Bartholomew’s Day (the 24th), in 1572, began the mass murders of French Protestants, an event causing many to come to America. And on the 29th, at Cambridge, Mass., in 1809, one of the country’s great thinkers was born — Oliver Wendell Holmes. We believe most people are ready for autumn this year. A good neighbor knows how to live and let other people live. Those who over talk —about themselves — rarely fool the public long.

What others say — Faulty bridges It comes as a shock that more than 60 per cent of the bridges in Indiana are substandard. That’s three o every five spans in the state. / But that’s what a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation says. Its preparers inventoried 17,650 bridges and listed 10,671 of them as less than desirable. Substandard, of course, doesn’t mean that the next bridge you attempt to cross is gong to crumble beneath you — unless, maybe, you’re driving a 10-ton truck. But it does suggest a serious threat. The Transportation Department places a lot of bridges in that category even though you might think them relatively safe. A structure with siderails beginning to flake or crack might be termed substandard, apparently under the premise that if something that shows is in a less than normal state, something that doesn’t show may be equally bad. Bridges restricted to light traffic — “Load Limit 4 Tons” — also are categorized substandard, as are those found to be structurally deficient, closed to traffic or deemed in need of repairs to be kept open. Even with these criteria, it is still hard to believe that 60 per cent of Indiana’s spans for vehicles could be in such a terrible state. You’re aware as we are that there hasn’t been as much work done on bridges anywhere in Indiana over the past several years, what_with the pinch on available funds. But 60 per cent? It’s hard to fathom. If true, we better get crackin.’ -KOKOMO TRIBUNE

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK: What should the United States’ position be on Central America? Results of last week’s question: What’s your favorite area summer festival or fair? I don’t know that I have a favorite. I’ll be going to the Warsaw fair this week end.. .The Mermaid Festival. There’s always lots going on there.. .We don’t go to that many. We might go to the State Fair.. .I’d say the Elkhart County Fair. They get such good entertainers. It’s better than the Kosciusko fair. . .My husband is from Fort Wayne, and his family still lives there. Most years we get over to the Three Rivers Festival. . .The Mermaid Festival, I guess. There’s not too many around here. . .1 don’t have any favorites. I try to stay away from the crowds at the fairs.. .The Egg Festival in Mentone. It’s always nice to go to.. .We used to go to more than we do now. We still go to the fair some years.

Rev. Richey — Blindness no hazard for family's love

(NOTE: As a result of years of problems with high blood pressure, Rev. Ross Richey, a pastor of several area churches in the past 30 years, suffered a small stroke in the area of the optic nerve —cousing increasing loss of sight. His only hope is that the deterioration in his eyes is lessened or stopped. This column is an attempt on his part to try and catch some of the humorous side of life as it goes by, although going blind is not a funny matter. "We re not laughing at 'going blind,' I'm just trying to be honest as we try to pick up are life and remain useful," he wrote to the Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. “How about an arm?” No one of the most frightening things which one goes through on their way to blindness, or deafness, or permanent disability or disfiguration of any kind is, “What will my family think? Will they still love me? Will they still introduce me proudly to their friends?” I found the answer to this when our daughter and 10-year-old girl granddaughter spent six weeks with us — the first visit after losing my sight.

Court news

MARRIAGE LICENSES The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jean Messmore: Dough erty-Bry ant George Andrew Dougherty, 24, r 1 box 112 Boggstown and Carmen Bryant, 22, r 2 box 98 North Webster Hall-Laub James Joseph Hall, 20, P.O. Box 296 Fortville and Vikki Renee Laub, 21, 162 North Shore Drive, Syracuse MARRIAGE DISSOLUTIONS The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Residents will probably stay at landfill Residents of a former hazardous waste landfill in southwest Kosciusko County will probably remain on their property until the court battle over the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals decision to kick them off is completed. Monday was supposed to have been the day David Poage, Troy Varney, and'Breck Walls were to move their mobile homes off the property. Area Planning Director Dan Richard said Wednesday morning that he and the BZA hasn’t decided whether they’ll attempt to block the stay. “It is doubtful that we will,” said Richard. Kosciusko County Circuit Court Judge Richard Sand had ordered the eviction after a lengthy court battle, but a motion by the residents’ attorney, Paul Refior, will delay their eviction, as will a planned appeal. Sand said he would grant Refior’s motion for a stay unless BZA attorney Max Reed can convince him an immediate reason exists to keep the residents off the land. A hearing has been set for 11 a.m. Friday. The property is located on CR 450 W, south of CR 5255.

There was absolutely no difference in anyone’s reaction to me — thank goodness! Kelly, our granddaughter, discovered very early in their visit that I needed an arm. Every time we started to go somewhere there was that little elbow right at my belt level. If I wasn’t careful, it would be in my stomach! It was always there. Kelly would say, “About three inches up” or about “Six inches down.” Once she misjudged this distance and after I stumbled a bit with it, I said, “That was nearer six inches down, Kelly.” Next time we went walking and approached a step, Kelly said “Wait a second, Grandpa.” I didn’t know what was happening, but with my partial vision noticed something going on, and then she said “Up s*/z inches, Grandpa” She had picked up a metal tape measure and decided she would be more professional — what a girl! With help like that, even though she went back home soon after, I’m sure I’ll make it. For Kelly is proud to help her Grandpa. His blindness is no hazard to her continued love.

Kosciusko Circuit and Superior Courts: Sabin — Teresa Ann Sabin vs Brian Keith Sabin, SR 13 Syracuse. The couple was married October 28, 1978 and separated July 21,1983. The plantiff is seeking custody of the couple’s two minor children SUPERIOR COURT The following claims have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Robert Burner, judge: Promissory Note State Bank of Syracuse vs Eleanor J. Steele, 225 N. Lake St., Syracuse, and Trinda M. Wegener, r 3 box 641 Syracuse. The plaintiff is seeking a judgment against the defendants for the sum of $3,222.32 plus interest to date, attorney’s fees and costs of action for a promissory note CITY COURT The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Driving while intoxicated — Rosendo Ybanez, 45, Milford, $99, 90 days in jail, all but two week ends suspended on condition defendant not commit a similar offense for one year, complete Bowen Center alcoholic program, probation until classes completed, 60 days license suspension THE MAU-JOURNAL (USPS 325 8401 Published by The Mail-Journal every Wednesday and entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana 44547. Second class postage paid at 103 E. Main Street, Syracuse. Indiana 44547 and at additional entry offices. Subscription: Si 4 per year in Kosciusko County; 514.50 outside county. POSTMASTERS: Send change of address forms to The Mail-Journal, P.O. Box IM, Milford, Indiana 44542 ©

"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

FOR SOME time now, motorists traveling from Milford to Syracuse, or visa versa, have made the trip with considerable trepidation especially on dark, rainy nights. The reason: the gleaming blacktop makes the trip hazardous, to put it mildly. One cannot believe the traffic on this road, what with our communities so close and so interlaced. All this traffic is compounded by additional traffic when school is in session, made even worse by the fact that so many students drive their own cars. But now there’s a promise that something will be done to make the heavily-traveled six-mile strip safer for motorists. Last week Don Forney, road supervisor for the Kosciusko County Highway Department, said “the paint has arrived’’ and the road will be striped. Forney said he favors striping the road on the outside with intermittent white lines. There’s no doubt the demands for road and bridge improvements in Kosciusko County are considerable, what with this county having an inordinate amount of bridges, and, likewise, there’s no doubt there’s a shortage of funds, as there usually is with governmental units; but all this notwithstanding, we are happy with Don Forney’s announcement. This column has been after Don Forney and northern county commissioner Maurice Dorsey for a Ipng time about this road matter. So, we take a little pride in hearing Don Forney’s promise to “do something’’ about the Milford-Syracuse road. —o— JEANNE GARDINER, the girl up front at the bank, just bristles with ideas, and most of them are in the best interest of the community. Now she is pushing a mini-mall in uptown Syracuse, and writes this column as follows: “You can help me fulfill a dream — that of creating a craft and mini-mall in the uptown Syracuse area. There is a store front available in Pickwick Place and the rest (including maintenance) is right. “The mini-mall idea incorporates a plan in which crafters can tag and display their items in distinct settings and time-share minding the store. This plan should allow those of you who have found yourselves tied to the phone or shop much more personal freedom as you may ' schedule your time in the store to do ordinate things with your fellow crafters. “We already have plans working toward an indoor/outdoor deli to be • included with the mini-mall. At last folks can eat uptown once more! “If you have any interest in the mini-mall idea, or know of someone else who might, call me at 457-3165 or write c/o State Bank of Syracuse, P.O. Box 127.’’ LAST THURSDAY a shining, handsome — and very expensive — English-built Rolls Royce with Florida license plates pulled up in front of George Bushong’s barber shop on Main Street. The occupant got out, went in to get one of George’s famous haircuts. Asked who it was, Bushong said he didn’t know. “Shucks,” he said, “that doesn’t shake me up. I’ve cut hair for a lot nf big shots in my life.” Bushong was inquisitive enough to find out his affluent customer was an Indianapolis surgeon and that his wife drives a Mercedes. ANY NUMBER of midwestern towns are marking their sesquicentennial (that’s 150 years) anniversary. One in our area is neighboring Leesburg, reported to be the oldest town in Kosciusko County, and they touched the occasion off with a week-long celebration, culminating in a Saturday afternoon parade, the likes of which we hadn’t seen in a small town for a good many years. And this judgment comes from a life-long small town watcher. Well, would you believe the town of Syracuse was laid out on August 11, 1837. This would mean Syracuse is due to its sesquicentennial observance in August of 1987. While this might be a few years down the road, maybe it isn’t too early for the Chamber of Commerce or another like communi-ty-minded group to begin making long-range plans for a Leesburg-type celebration. OF CONSIDERABLE local interest is the health and welfare of the big Dana plant at Syracuse. Right not the plant has men on all three shifts and has been working Saturdays and Sundays to fill late July orders for Chevrolet Gear and Axle. What overtime can be expected for August is not certain, according to Rick Harman, company comptroller. Manager Dick Rice and personnel director Bill Sanders are currently in Detroit taking a statistical control course. The company manufactures component parts for front and rear axles for light trucks for General Motors, Ford, Chrysler and AMC, much of which is funneled through the conglomerate’s Fort Wayne plant.

Beauticians needed at Bowen Center

The Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services is looking for volunteer beauticians, male or female, to help in The Hair Shop. Beauticians must be licensed, able to give one half-day per week — mornings are preferred, but hours are flexible to fit your schedule, able to do both men’s and women’s hair, and should like and care about people. There is no week end work involved and depending upon the number of clients per session, you can set your own pace and schedule when you work. The Hair Shop, located in the

Harman states the company now has 302 employees, including hourly and management people, and while the overtime might decline somewhat, he anticipates no lay-offs. MICHAEL J. KILEY, former juvenile judge at Marion and summertime resident of Pickwick Park, Lake Wawasee, received notice on June 15 that Governor Robert D. Orr had re-appointed him to another three-year term on the Department of Natural Resources. This should be real good news in this area, for the care and nurturing of the lakes and streams in and around Syracuse, and Kosciusko County for that matter, are a fundamental concern to health and economic welfare of the area. Kiley was first appointed to the DNR in July 1978, to fill the remaining two years of the term of Fort Wayne attorney James Thornberry, who had resigned. Then he was re-appointed to a three-year term by Governor Otis R. Bowen, which term expired June 30. His new three-year term took effect July 1. Kiley is considered lakes and streams expert on the wide-ranging board. IF ANYONE wants any refreshments at the Lakeside Park’s concession stand from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., he can get them. This is the word from Chuck and Sue Koser, president and vice president, respectively, of the Wawasee Swim Club for the stand is being operated this summer by the 72-member club, with Wawasee High School senior Michelle Berkey in charge. The stand has been operated on a haphazard basis in summers past, and this young group hopes to do a better job and operate the stand on a business-like basis. GAYLORD AND Evelyn Jones arrived last Monday at their Syracuse Lake home at 34 North Shore Drive, from their Naples, Florida, home where they spent the winter. Gaylord suffered a severe stroke in mid-March while visiting friends at Vero Beach, Fla., and spent considerable recovery time at the Indian River Hospital at Vero and at the big Naples hospital before going to his own home there. Gaylord is making good recovery in regaining his mobility and speech and is glad to have his friends call on him. He claims to have received over 200 letters and cards while he was recuperating in Florida. ALSO IN the area for a stay of several months are Ben and Bea Crews of Naples, Fla., neighbors there and friend of the Joneses. They are former Lake Wawasee residents. The Crewses are leasing a home on Lake Wawasee during their stay here. Ben will be remembered as a Bardahi representative while living here. They have a host of friends in the area they plan to visit during their stay here. —o— THERE’S A good chance the board of directors of the United Telephone Co. of Indiana will act favorably this morning (Wednesday) on a proposal to purchase the old Elks Arcade Building located at 120 East Center Street in Warsaw, which lies adjacent on the west to United’s downtown offices. The building is owned by Gael and Herberta Munson, and has been in the Munson family since 1952 when Gael Munson, Sr., purchased it from the Elks as the Elks moved east on Center Street to their new home. The three-story Munson building was occupied for years by the Mendenhall Pharmacy which moved not long ago to 711 East Winona Avenue; and since that move, the building was occupied by Compton & Munson Furniture Galleries. The latter recently moved across the street into the building formerly occupied by Falvey’s Men’s Wear, and later by Don Childs, now a part of the Frank Seaman block-improvement plan./' It’s thought the telephone company will tear its new acquisition down and make a park there, later to be donated to the city of Warsaw. In a sense, it’s a protectionist move, since the building on the corner of Center and Indiana Streets is loaded with sophisticated, expensive electronic equipment, and any stoke of ill fortune like a fire would be disastrous to United Telephone. TURKEY CREEK Township Assessor Charlene Knispel and others in her office are planning a monetary memorial to the late Harry VanHemert who passed away Friday, July 8. i The memorial will be to the Syracuse Public Library and will go toward the purchase of “A History of Syracuse and Environs — Book One — 1826-1870” by Ronald and Joan Sharp and others the Sharps plan to publish. VanHemert was appointed township assessor Aug. 1,1972, when the township reached over 5,000 population, a legal requirement, then was elected in the May 1974 primary and ran unopposed that fall. When he resigned the office due to ill health, Mrs. Knispel, his first deputy, took over those responsibilities. Both VanHemert and Sharp have political backgrounds within the Republican orbit. The memorial to VanHemert will also carry the names of Miriam Ridings. Betty McCullough and Lloyd Disher.

first level at Bowen Center, is a completely equipped, cheerful and interesting barber and beauty shop, totally operated by volunteers. Its main purpose is the self-improvement of Bowen Center clients. Clients enjoy getting their hair and nails done and a person who looks good, feels better about himself. Going to The Hair Shop makes a pleasant change for the client from his daily therapy and counseling routine. Tamie Helmick, currently a volunteer beautician in The Hair Shop, says, “Why not take one day a

week of my time to work with people, to make them look better — to cheer them up! It makes me feel good too. 1 enjoy my work and the people. I enjoy teaching them basic beauty skills. It gives both of us a lift.’’ She goes on to say that most clients leave the shop looking and -feeling good even if they come in “down” and depressed. Persons interested in volunteering their services and time to The Hair Shop, can call Bowen Center Volunteer Services at 267-7169 or toll free, 1-800-552 2545.