The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 February 1985 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., February 20,1985

Sesquicentennial logo contest at Syracuse

Get ready, get set, draw. The Syracuse Sesquicentennial Committee announces the start of its logo contest for the 1967 Sesquicentennial celebration in Syracuse. . The winning logo will be used on a flag and numerous other items during the celebration throughout 1967. Events are still being planned but will coincide with the Syracuse-Wawasee Flotilla. Actual celebration time will be July 3-12. Contest rules, as set by the committee, are as follows: The * logo must be appropriate to the area from the years 1837 to 1987 and must include the name of Syracuse, Indiana; an entrant must be 12 years old and up; must be or have been a resident of Turkey Creek Township at some point in his or her life; be

Winter Sometimes life just isn’t fair, it’s just cold and snowy. Extending from the December solstice to the March equinox, we have what is called “winter.” We have also been experiencing an abundance of winter weather — snow, cold, wind, ice, sleet, more snow,'cold and wind. According to Goshen College Weather Observer Lores Steury, the first 14 days of February averaged below the normal temperature of 24.9 degrees, with only 15 degrees. February so far this year has given us 16.5 inches of the white stuff — above normal for February, says Steury. We received 14.3 inches in a week’s time. The blizzard of 1978 dumped 23.9 inches in six days and January of 1978 holds the record for the most snow in a month with 36.6 inches. Other heavy snow months include 23.9 inches in January of 1979 and 26.9 inches in December of 1981. Single days of heavy snowfall are recorded as March 22, 1977, with 9 inches; March 17,1973, with 8.5 inches; April 16 and 17, 1973, with 8.8 inches in two days.

Everything stopped when storm hit area last week

A snow emergency was declared in Kosciusko County by county commissioners early last week as howling winds drifted many roads shut and forced the closure of all area schools and many businesses. Snow mixed with freezing rain left major highways a “glare of ice” and many east-west roads shut shortly after county highway crews plowed through. Motorists were asked to stay off county roads with the exception of emergency traffic. The winds started blowing Tuesday and a snow emergency was declared from Wednesday morning until 6 a.m. on Thursday. All counties were under a snow emergency for two days. Snowplow crews worked round-the-clock Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, however, they began losing the battle Tuesday night as the wind increased and more snow fell. As the wind whipped across wide open areas, the snow began plugging county roads. Tuesday morning the snowplow operators received instructions to report to fire stations "throughout the county and make emergency runs only. ' Most of the county roads were plugged with snowdrifts as high as seven feet in some places. Some state highways were closed. According to Wayne .lohnsori, superintendent of the Warsaw sub-district for the State Highway Department, the biggest problem being encountered by state highway crews were abandoned vehicles in the middle of roads. County police received reports of a total of 32 vehicles stuck, disabled and abandoned vehicles throughout the area. Rotating Shifts The state highway employees worked round-the-clock rotating in shirts, working 14-16 hours and then going home to sleep for eight hours. Those who couldn’t reach their homes,slept at the state highway garage. Schools Closed All schools in the county were closed all week. Dr. Kenneth Webster, Lakeland superintendent, said organization will be more difficult because the second semester was only two weeks old when the snowstorm postponed classes. The missed days, according to Indiana law, do not have to be made-up at the end of the school year. Tippecanoe Richard Mitchell, Tippecanoe Civil Defense director, township trustee and member of the fire department, stated that emergency runs were made either by sled or snowmobile. On Tuesday evening, three motorists were taken home by snowmobile from town when they were unable to reach their county homes. Wednesday a medicine run was made to a home near Barbee Lake. Later that day an elderly lady who lives in a trailer and was unable to reach her barn which was several hundred feet away was taken by snowmobile to water her cattle. A car fire was extinguished at Barbee near the marina. There was no snowplow on station except five hours Wednesday afternoon.

submitted on an B' 2 by 11 inch paper; and limited to three colors, including the background color. All entries may be submitted between now and June 29 to the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 398 Syracuse or to the State Bank of Syracuse. The winner will be announced on July 7 at the Flotilla Parade. Other Matters The committee met Monday evening, Feb. 18, to discuss ideas and appoint chairpersons to 1 various areas. Bill Beemer was selected as the festival coordinator. The full list of committees will be announced later. During the meeting the first fund raiser for the event was decided. However, a time and location has yet been set.

BASE LINE TRAIN TRACKS — Last week’s winter storm cause havoc for railroad crews across the midwest. Snow plows cleared tracks but drifting snow slowed many trains down just as it did automobiles and trucks on major roads. This photo, taken on Base Line Road in Leesburg, shows the size and depth of some drifts that had to be cleared from area railroad tracks. (Photo by Morrine Halfacre)

On Thursday, two medicine runs were made to Lake Estates, groceries were delivered to Dewart Lake, and several times fuel oil, food and medicine were taken to an elderly lady who had no phone. Mitchell delivered medicine that was needed at Knapp Lake. He states he came across drifts as high as eight feet. Also on Thursday four ambulance calls were made. One was to Echo Springs where a car blocked the £oad and the ambulance had to turn around and find another route. There was an official on call or available 24 hours between Tuesday and Thursday. Turkey Creek Bob Wooten, Turkey Creek Civil Defense director, said they were on their toes and everything ran smoothly. They were available but not needed. Baby Born Mr. and Mrs. Scott (Cnythia) Coverstone, r 1 North Webster, had a friend with a four-wheel Jeep take Mrs. Coverstone to the Kosciusko Community Hospital where she had a baby girl, Kristie Marie, at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 12. Area Businesses Hook’s in Syracuse said supplies ran low. No delivery truck arrived until Saturday. Augsburger’s Super Valu, Syracuse, said business was up 30 percent. There was no bread for three days. Customers were buying a lot of milk and staple items ran low. Delivery trucks were on time. Campbell’s IGA, Milford, reported that grocery trucks were nine hours late making deliveries with the produce truck being two days late. Business was fair with pop, bread and milk being the biggest seller. The store operated with a skeleton crew. Postal Service United Parcel Service at Syracuse is running one week behind. Postmistress, Imogene Menzie,

Another contest will be announced in the near future for those elementary and junior high students not eligible to participate in the logo contest. The poster contest, used for publicity, will be started when recommendations are received from John Naab, Syracuse Elementary Principal. The festival committee will be meeting again in March to further details before calling a general meeting of all organizations, service clubs, churches and the public for imput and involvement. The committee includes: Beemer, Kip Schumm, Col. Joe Gray, Dick Wysong, Bob Hampton, Jack Elam, Jerry Wright, Bob and Rosalyn Jones, Jeannie Gardner and Deb Patterson. S3OO taken Syracuse Police are still investigating the break-in and robbery of Bales Butcher Shop, 106 E. Main St., Syracuse, last week. An estimated S3OO in cash and merchandise was taken. The police were notified at 8:24 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, after Darrell Bales, owner, arrived to open his store. Police Chief Warren Swartz stated Bales found the front door loose and part of the lock broken off and laying inside the store. Bales also noticed that a ceiling light, left on at night, was off and broken along with the cash drawer being pryed open and the money missing.

North Webster, said that on Wednesday rural carriers were unable to complete their deliveries. Thursday and Friday, deliveries were made where possible with 60-70 percent completion. The first class mail is being sent on time, however, second and third class mail is behind several days. On Monday, an employee worked sorting mail in order to get caught up. Milford postmaster, Charles Spillman, said rural carrier Leon Newman delivered mail on his snowmobile on Thursday. There was no attempt to pickup or deliver any mail oh Wednesday as there was no mail delivered by truck. Mail was delivered on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. At Syracuse, Anthony Rudasics, postmaster, said every attempt was made to deliver the best way they could. The city carrier backtracked to find better ways to made deliveries. Rudasics said he did a tremendous job considering the weather. There were employees working on Monday also sorting the mail to catch up. Wednesday the mail truck from the South Bend and Chicago post offices did not leave or deliver any mail at all three offices. There is still a two-three day delay in getting mail from Chicago and Indianapolis to South Bend. It was reported that people worked in South Bend offices also on Monday to get caught up on the backlog of mail. All three post offices in this area were swamped Tuesday with people buying two cent stamps and the new 22 cent stamps. There was an extra heavy volume of mail coming in by truck from South Bend as delivery is behind. Postmasters have asked that residents clear snow and/or ice from sidewalks and porches for the town deliveries, and for those receiving rural deliveries to have

NEW MANAGER — Augsburger’s Super-Valu, located on SR 13 S in Syracuse, has appointed Ron Schwartz as the new manager. Pictured are Ron Schwartz and Jim Evans, vice president and general manager of Augsburger’s. (Photo by Leslie Miller)

Ron Schwartz joins Augsburger's as manager

Some of the customers may recognize Ron Schwartz’s face at Augsburger's Super-Valu in Syracuse. Recently appointed the position of manager in that store, Schwartz is “pleased to be part of the organization.” Previously, Ron has been employed in the different facets of the grocery business for 20 years and was owner of

snow cleared from the mailboxes. Postal carries will not deliver mail to areas they cannot safely get to, or need to get out of their vehicles. Street Departments Harry Minnick, North Webster street department superintendent, worked 16-18 hours for seven days straight. There were three people plowing from Sunday-Saturday. Streets are now clear and the department has received compliments for a job well done. They did have trouble with equipment pushing the snow. Joe Dock, Syracuse street department superintendent, said they were able to keep up with the drifting snow. The guys did a super job and he’s very pleased with their work. There was more trouble out in the county and in the state than in town. The streets that had to be plowed because of drifts were Medusa, North Huntington, Maple and Kinder Drive. Bill Knowles, Milford street superintendent, said he worked an average of 15 hours a day from Monday-Friday and one-half day on Saturday with one guy working two full days plowing drifts. The main problems were people being stuck in drifting areas. The worst roads were North Main, Old Road 15, Syracuse Street (Old MilfordSyracuse Road), South Main (Old Road 15), the Meadow View Addition, and West Emetine Street by the Milford Schools. In some places loaders had to be used. No one was stranded in Syracuse or North Webster but there were seven motorists who spent the night at the Milford fire station according to fire chief Max Duncan. They were fed at a local restaurant with their meals being paid for by the fire department. All were gone by Wednesday afternoon.

Schwartz’s Super-Valu in Milford. Jim Evans, vice president and general manager of Augsburger’s, is “delighted to have someone with Ron’s experience. “He’s worth a lot more than we had hoped for,” said Evans. Schwartz and his family have enjoyed living in Milford and are “happy to stay in the area.” COMPETE IN PAGEANT — Julie Rene Waterson, Syracuse, has been officially selected as “Miss Syracuse USA” for the “Miss Indiana USA Pageant” to be conducted Sunday, March 3, in Merrillville, according to Evelyn Lahaie of Gary, Indiana State Director. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Waterson. Miss Waterson is 20-years-old, five feet, five inches high with blonde hair, green eyes and weighs 103 pounds. She is being sponsored in the pageant by the North Webster Lions Club. She is a graduate of Wawasee High School and Fairfield Cosmetology School and was named the 1984 “Queen of Lakes” during the North Webster Mermaid Festival. She was active in cheerleading and gymnastics. Her hobbies include water skiing, oil painting, writing poetry and racquetball. She is interested in pursuing a career in modeling. / The “Miss Indiana USA Pageant,” a preliminary to “Miss USA” and “Miss Universe,” will be judged on the same basis as the previously mentioned pageants, on beauty of face, figure, poise and personality. A top 12 will be selected, four runners-up, “Miss Indiana USA 1985,” along with “Miss Photogenic,” popularity awards and contestants will select a “Miss Congeniality.” Each contestant will receive a trophy and official Pageant Certificate as well as a Miss Indiana T-shirt. “Miss Indiana USA” will receive a three-week all expense paid trip to Lakeland, Fla., to compete in the “Miss USA" national finals. Vanderveer elected to office Michael L. Vanderveer, r 4 Syracuse, has been elected treasurer of Rhe Chi pharmaceutical honor society. Rho Chi honorary is for pharmaceutical students who have attained a high level of academic achievement.

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Commodore Corporation is enthusiastic about potential

The Commodore Corporation announced sales of $37,000,000 for its second fiscal quarter ended December 29, 1984, versus sales of $49,115,000 for the three months ended December 31, 1963. Sales for the twenty-six weeks ended December 29, 1984, were $88,940,000 versus $111,709,000 for the six months ended December 31,1983. Losses from operations before interest expense were reduced substantially below the year earlier quarter. In the quarter ended December 29, 1984, the operating loss was $869,000, down from a loss of $2,267,000 in the similar period last year. The reduction in losses was the result of the Company’s plant restructuring program under which Commodore is disposing of marginally profitable or loss operations. In the quarter ended December 29, 1984, the company provided additional special charges totaling $4,033,000 in connection with its plant disposition program. As a result of these special charges, the net loss for the latest quarter was $5,699,000 versus a $2,698,000 loss in the year-earlier quarter. On a per share basis, the loss

Weather is blamed for accidents

Last week’s storm left area roads slick and hazardous with many roads drifted shut. Several major roads were reduced to one lane due to the constant drifts that hampered snow plows and snow removal crews. Milford Policeman David Hobbs investigated an accident caused by snow drifting on Old Road 15 near Milford. The damage occurred when vehicles driven by Darren H. Bair, 24, of r 2 box 225 Leesburg, and Claytan Tackett, 22, of 200th St., Winona Lake, collided. Bair, who was traveling north stopped his car, pulling over as far to the left as he could, due to the snow drift that left only one lane open. Tackett, who was traveling south, stopped and then attempted to drive around Bair but was unsuccessful and hit the passenger side of his vehicle. Approximately $250 dollars worth of damage was done to the Bair auto while Tackett’s vehicle only received scratches to the bumper. Syracuse Police Autos driven by Tracy C. Neterer, 17, of New Paris and Lisa L. Andersen, 28, of Syracuse collided on Friday, Feb. 15. 8:55 p.m. Neterer had entered a private drive on the east side of 350E in order to turn around when she backed out into the path of the auto driven by Andersen, who was heading south on 350E. . Damages to the Neterer vehicle were estimated between S2OO-sl,ooo and between sl,ool-$2,500 to the Andersen auto. Saturday, Feb. 16, at 11:34 a.m. Everett E. Borkholder, 19, was

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was $.47 per share for the latest 13 weeks versus a loss of $.23 per share in the same quarter last year. For the 26 weeks ended December 29, 1984, the net loss was $5,257,000, or $.44 per share, versus $2,332,000, or $.20 per share, for the six months ended December 31,1983. Ray Gans, chairman, chief executive officer, and president of Commodore, said, “While our special charges hurt our overall results for the second quarter, they allow us to complete our plant disposition program and streamline the company to its profitable mobile home core operations. The results of this program are already evident in the improvement we showed in the second quarter as we reported a reduction in our operating losses by 62 percent.” Commenting on the drop in sales, Gans said “Ten percent of the decline was due to activities which we have disposed of as part of our plant restructuring program. The remaining 15 percent decline was due to generally softer markets in regions where we have significant capacity.” Concerning the recent decision by Great American Management

driving west on CR 1300 N in his four-wheel drive Toyota when he hit a patch of ice causing the vehicle to make a 180 degree spin into the snowbank. The Toyota then flipped over one time and landed on its wheels heading south east into a field, about 12 feet from the ■ road. When Syracuse Police reported that Borkholder was not injured but complained of feeling dizzy from the incident. Damages to his vehicle were estimated bet-

Both Milford banks to handle town funds

By LESLIE-MILLER Staff Writer An emergency meeting of the Milford Board of Trustees was held Monday afternoon, Feb. 18, to decide upon the proposals for the deposit of public funds into the bank. Making the proposals were the First National Bank of Warsaw (Milford branch), Lake City Bank (Milford branch), and the Mutual Federal Savings Bank (Muncie). Present at the meeting were Darrell Orn and Dennis Wuthrich, both town board trustees, and Monica Bice, the clerk-treasurer. The motion was made by Dennis Wuthrich to accept the First National Bank of Warsaw and Lake City Bank’s proposals and to reject the Mutual Federal Savings Bank’s proposal. Darrell Orn second the motion which was then adopted. Dinosaur egg found MOSCOW — Soviet scientists have discovered a complete dinosaur egg and numerous eggshell fragments, estimated to be 105 million years old, in the Fergana Valley in Central Asia, the official Soviet press agency Tass reported recently. One in fifteen One American in every 15 now works for government, and state and local employment rolls have continued to grow despite a leveling-off of the federal workforce, the Census Bureau reported recently.

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and Investment, Inc. to acquire a majority interest in Commodore, Gans added, “We are enthusiastic about our potential affiliation with GAMI and expect to complete all remaining documentation and legal formalities shortly.” The company had announced on January 31, that GAMI planned to purchase a new $5,000,000 issue of convertible preferred stock which would give it control of Commodore. GAMI also arranged a $2,000,000 short term loan to the company on January 30, and received approximately 10,400,000 warrants, subject to certain adjustments, for Commodore stock at SI.OO per share. The short term loan will be refinanced into a $3,000,000 two year revolving credit as part of GAMI’s overall investment. Gans added that further negotiations with GAMI had led to an agreement to change the conversion ratio in the convertible preferred so that now 14,705,882 common shares will be available upon conversion of the $5,000,000 preferred stock instead of the 13,157,895 shares previously announced. Commodore’s stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol CCT.

ween sl,ool-$2,500. Another accident was reported by Syracuse Police when a van driven by Patricia Barrentine of r 4 box 238 Syracuse received S2OO in damages to the right side when she was attempting to park her vehicle on North Huntington Street, Syracuse. The right side of Barrentine’s van struck a parked vehicle belonging to Jeffrey A. Copsey of 905 Apt. A., West Buren St., Nappanee.

Acting as town board president in the absence of Jean Treesh, Darrell Orn signed the propsals. Monica Bice attested them. The two area banks were designated as the depository for the public for a term lasting from Feb. 18,1985, until the third Monday in Feb., 1987. Who pays? WASHINGTON - The share of all taxes paid by lower-income Americans has risen over the past two decades, due mainly to increasing Social Security taxes and a decline in corporate levies, a study concluded recently. Borkholder elected to society Lloyd J. Brubaker, 22772 CR 36 Goshen, has been selected as a new member of Rho Chi pharmaceutical honor society. Rho Chi honorary is for pharmaceutical students who have attained a high level of academic achievement. Students gain NEW YORK — American students gained in science and somewhat in math achievement, making the third straight year of improved Scholastic aptitude Test Scores, reports on tests given in 1982 and 1983 indicated.