The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 October 1984 — Page 1

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VOLUME 21

Puzzle continues in murder case — Reduce investigative strength as solid leads elude police

By MARK WEINSTEIN Staff Writer Local authorities continue to be puzzled over the brutal death of 55-year-old Barbara L. Hulley, Syracuse. Because of the lack of leads, police officials are spending less time corporately in trying to find the assailant. “We are still working on the case, but not as a group right now,” said Syracuse police chief Warren Swartz. “When someone gets a lead, he checks into it himself. If it develops into something, then we all get together.” No new leads or motive have been discovered since the victim was found dead in her eastside apartment. Nevertheless, officials are not giving up. Kosciusko County detectives

Milford Town Board ponders bowling priority

By MARK WEINSTEIN Nt >tt writer Topics during the lengthy meeting of the Milford Town Board Monday ranged from the Ron Davidhizar property situation to the rescheduling of town board meetings. Opening the meeting was discussion between Della Baumgartner and the board concerning the on going saga of Davidhizar and his properties in Milford. “We still haven’t done anything about it and I want to know if this has been filed and when it was filed," said Mrs. Baumgartner, concerning a. legal letter from Bob Kirsch, Milford’s attorney, to Davidhizar Kirsch stated that the letter, which Mrs Baumgartner read in the town hall, was filed in Kosciusko County Superior Court on September 10. The summons to appear in court and a copy of the complafiht from the Town of Milford was returned to the court unclaimed by Davidhizar. In a similiar situation, Mrs. Baumgartner made a case against the property owned by Richard Widup on James Street in Milford. She stated that every item that has been on his property prior 1975 can remain on the

II 1 _ t _r I WORK PROGRESSING — The rebuilding and restoration of the Pickwick Block in uptown Syracuse is continuing and progress is noticable. Workers for the Fort Wayne contractor. D. J. Bradenberger. were working on the roof of the former Scandia Window Mall building last week replacing burnt and chared timbers and installing new shingles. * Stephen Snyder, president of the Pickwick Block Association, stated they are moving along on schedule. A good portion of the flooring has been completed and the basement is completed and denned. The replacing of the roof will be done in sections and may take several weeks before construction people begin working on the wiring and heating and air conditioning. (Photo by Deb Patter* son)

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Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL fEst. 18881 and THE SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL fEst. 1907)

Tom Kitch and Stan Holderman will remain on the case as will Mel Keplinger from the Indiana State Police and William Selvey, Syracuse. Along with local police who have worked the case, Kosciusko County Sheriff C. Alan Rovenstine has seeked outside assistance in trying to solve the case. A detective from the Indianapolis Police Department and a psychic have provided insight to the case. Indianapolis Detective Jon Layton, the Indianapolis detective, remained on the case through fest week, but has now returned to Indianapolis. Layton stated that the officers working the case are capable of furthering the investigation, and that they are moving in the “right direction." Police officials are still searching for Mrs. Hulley’s tan purse.

premesis but everything past the “Now what are we going to do about his house.” asked Mrs. Baumgartner. “We have one thing taken care of, now let’s finish it.” ' ’ No further' action was taken against Widup. In other action during the meeting. Byron Ulrich, a Milford resident, requested information on how he can turn his road over to the town. Kirsch noted that this is totally up to the town board members and they can do whatever they would like. “The town can accept it, but when they do, it is their responsibility to maintain it,” he said. While discussing the proposed dedication of the street, a couple of problems developed. Initially, and perhaps the largest obstacle between the transaction is that the road has a chip and seal surface, not asphalt. Ulrich, concerned for the students who live in the subdivision, stated that he would like the road given to the town because of the children. He felt that they had to walk too far in the morning to catch the school bus. According to Ulrich, no Lakeland Community School bus travels on the privately owned road. Children riding a school bus must walk to Graff Road, located

According to a report provided by the Syracuse Police Department, officers were planning on using a helicopter in an attempt to locate the purse. The murder weapon is also missing. Since the incident occurred, several different types of knives have been found and turned to local authorities. But none are the instrument used in the slaying. Mrs. Hulley was found dead in her eastside apartment Sunday, Sept. 23. She had been dead since Friday, Sept. 21, according to police. Prior to her death, the Syracuse Rubber employee was seen at Lil’s Anchor Bar and South Shore Golf Club. Both are places she enjoyed visiting. She was known as a very good golfer, and would usually golf every chance she had. Her last golf game was at South Shore with a Fort Wayne doctor.

between Old Road 15 and SR 15. Such a walk in inclement weather is a discomfort. Milford Town Board president Jean Treesh stated that Ulrich should contact Don Arnold, Lakeland Community School superintendent, concerning bus transportation. She added that the town would consider the possibility of accepting the road and they would get back to him next month. Bowling Priority A spokesman for The MailJournal issued a request to have the monthly meetings changed to Tuesday, a day most common for area town board meetings. The main reason for the proposed switch was so The MailJournal could continue keeping local residents up to date with current information. “Tuesday meetings are more suitable for our local publication schedule,” said Mail-Journal publisher, Arch Baumgartner. But the suggestion did not go over well. As a matter of fact, it appeared as though one board member resented the proposal. “I think I would vote against that, wouldn't you Denny,” said Darrell Om. “Tuesday is my bowling night and we are already short some bowlers. It would just with my bowling.” (Continued on page 2)

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10,1984

Moonlight Madness at Syracuse Oct. 25

The Syracuse-Wawasee ;< Retail Merchants will hold their annual Halloween ; Moonlight Madness sales and pumpkin decorating contest $ on Thursday, Oct. 25. They will be strangely attired for that special day — so don’t be $ frightened! Looks are deceiving, but not the bargains that will be found throughout Syracuse. The Goofy Committee is hard at work creating ;< “special” prizes for the wins ners of the merchants :j: costume contest. The merchants will gather after closing their stores to celebrate together and to find out who won the goofy gifts.

Paul M. Principe Commodore's new chief operating officer

Paul M. Principe has been named Chief Operating Officer of The Commodore Corporation, headquartered in Syracuse, according to an announcement this week by Ray J. Gans, chairman, president and chief executive officer of the corporation. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Principe will be responsible for the operations of all the companv s mobile home manufactur-.. ing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. * Mr. Principe has been serving as Group Vice President and Division General Manager of the company’s Canadian operations since 1979. Joined Commodore In 1978 The new Chief Operating Officer joined Commodore in 1979

Golf Open at Wawasee to benefit Wayne Townsend

A golf open, billed as the Governor Townsend Open, is scheduled to be held Thursday, October 18, at the Wawasee Golf and Country Club on the north shores of Lake Wawasee. , Don Byrd, owner and pro of the Wawasee Golf anti Country Club, is quick to note that the affair is a fund-raiser of State Senator Wayne Townsend, the Hartford City farmer who is running for governor of Indiana. Byrd said his objective is to raise $50,000 for the Indiana Democrat. Invitations to participate in the fund-raiser have gone out to golf enthusiasts — and others interested in the Townsend-For-Governor campaign effort — throughout Indiana. Sponsorship run from SSO for the Booster Club, to SI,OOO and over for the Gold Sponsorship. Byrd said there will be a day of fun, including an open buffet, prizes, lots of trophies and merchandise awards, a new automobile for a hole-in-one. The sponsors are contemplating Democratic Harvest Tea The Kosciusko County Democratic Women's Association will sponsor a Harvest Tea from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, October 14, at Rozella Ford Golf Chib dining room south of Warsaw. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Wayne Townsend, wife of the Hartford City farmer who is a candidate for governor of Indiana. * A special invitation is going out to Democratic women in Kosciusko County to attend this important meeting. Other women expected to be on hand are Mrs. Alberta Barnes of South Bend, wife of St. Joseph County prosecuting attorney, who is a candidate for Third District congressman; Mrs. Allen (Dorie) Maxwell, whose husband is a Fifth District congressman; and Mrs. John (Joyce) Sime, whose husband is a candidate for state senator.

Syracuse-Wawasee area residents are invited to $ decorate pumpkins (uncarved, please!) and enter them in the merchant-sponsored contdst. The entry categories are: £ preschool; first through third >•: grade; fourth through sixth gfade; seventh through ninth S grade; 10th through 12th; and § adults. Each pumpkin should be accompanied by a three-by- •:< five card listing the artist’s :< name, phone number, address, and category. Pilcher’s Shoe Store, Augsburger’s <•: Super Valu, Jessie’s Ladies Apparel and the Anchor Man will accept the entries. Winners will be on display at the State Bank of Syracuse. $:

when it acquired Bendix Home Systems, Inc., from the Bendix Corporation. He joined Bendix Home Systems in 1970 and served in a succession of financial positions until becoming Corporate Controller in 1978. Mr. Principe holds a 8.5.8.A. and an M.B.A. degree from the Babson Institute in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. He is 41 01 a ße* unmarried, and plans to move to the Syracuse community from Atlanta, Ga., in the near future. The Commodore Corporation is a leading producer of manufactured homes throughout the United States and Canada. Its shares are traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol CCT.

throwing in a free trip to a lucky winner. The gubernatorial candidate will be on the ninth green, a 200-yard, par-3, to putt for all players. Gerencers file to build duplex Notice has been given that the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a petition filed by Joseph and Rowena Gerencer requesting a variance to the present Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance that would permit the construction of a third duplex structure (2 additional units) on a tract of ground that is 16,137 square feet in size, when the ordinance requires 22,500 square feet for such a structure. The property in question is located on the west side of Main Street and 132 feet south of Emetine Street, and is described as follows: A tract of land located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 8, Township 34 North, Range 6 East, Kosciusko County, Indiana and more accurately described as the South half of lot number 3 and all of lot number 4 in the original plat of Milford Block 11. Mr. and-Mrs. Gerencer have also filed a petition to be presented at the same meeting of the Board of Zoning Appeals, requesting a special exception to the current residential zoning of the same tract of land mentioned above. The use requested (building another duplex) is a use listed as a special exception by the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance The public hearings will be held in the meeting room in the basement of the Kosciusko County Justice Building, Warsaw, on Monday, Oct 15, at 9 a.m. All interested persons are invited to attend and be heard. Written comments Mil be considered if they are received in the office of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission, Courthouse, Warsaw, Ind., 46580, no later than 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12.

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TWO CAR -ACCIDENT — A two-car accident occurred on State Road 13 in front of the Dr. William Myers medical offices south of Syracuse at 3:45 p.m. Friday. Mrs. Margaret Newman; 69, was driving her 1984 Cadillac SedanDeVille north on SR 13, when Audeline Pearson, 74, of North Webster, drove her 1972 Chevrolet Impala out of Dr. Myers* office into the path of the Newman car. Mrs. Newman was not injured, but Mrs. Pearson was taken into Dr. Myers’ office where she was treated for facial lacerations. State Trooper Steve Embree investigated. Mrs. Pearson’s car, in the top photo, sustained $3,000 damages, while damages to the Newman car amounted to SSOO.

Target date: End of November —

Set time schedule for ■ 7 A superintendent selection

By TOM CHARLES Staff Writer Lakeland Community School Corporation officials hope to have a new superitendent chosen by the end of November, according to a timeable released at Tuesday night’s school board meeting. The school board is currently involved in the search for a replacement for Superintendent Don Arnold who will step down on Dec. 31 to assume a position with an area company. According to Bill Little, board president, the selection process began in August when the 11-member Superintendent Criteria Committee met to outline general qualifications for a new superintendent. The committee, which was chaired by Marion Lantz, met four times and then presented its criteria to the school board. The school board accepted those criteria and then sent out requests for applications. Arnold noted that applications have

£hL ' ■ aKflB * ■h ■ JB V ROOF PROBLEMS — School Superintendent Dan Arnold, right, examines one of the trouble spots on the Wawasee High School roof with Roy Stiffler, maintenance supervisor. Portions of the high school roof as well as the roofs at the Syracuse and North Webster schools are the targets of an extensive repair project slated far the spring of 11#. (Photo by Tom Charles)

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started to arrive and will be accepted through October. Once the application deadline has passed, an eight-member screening committee composed of all school board members, Lantz, WHS assistant principal Donn Kesler and WHS teacher Judith Rossi will meet to review the applicants. Tentative dates for those meetings are Nov. 1,6,8 and 10. “We hope to be in the individual interviweing stage by the third week of November,” noted Little. “Then we would like to make the final, selection by the end of the month.” “The board has benefitted from the diligent efforts of the Superintendent Criteria Committee during the month of August,” Little added. “Its work was very well done and well organized.” Radio Bids Four companies submitted bids for the installation of radios in corporation busses at the Tuesday meeting. Assistant Superintendent George Gilbert opened the bids and will contact the companies before making a recommending which bid to ac-

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cept at the November board meeting. Lectricom, Inc. of Bourbon, had the low bid at $29,231.50. Burk Communications, South Bend, bid $30,592. Scout Sales and Service of Cromwell bid $31,783.59 and Motorola Communications of Schaumburg, 111., bid $35,199. The bids cover one 80-foot k tower, four two-way hand held units, one repeater station, four office control units, 31 mobile units and 39 mounting packages. Gilbert also noted that the size of the tower may be increased to 100 feet if the 80-foot unit does not provide satisfactory range. Renovations Kenneth Brown of Everett I. Brown Company, Indianapolis, presented board members with updated plans for the $990,000 renovation project at Syracuse, North Webster and Wawasee schools. The project includes reroofing at all three schools as well as heating system repairs at North Webster. According to BroMi, his company plans to use membrane and (Continuedon page 2)-