The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 August 1985 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., August 7,1985
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l > '■*/'* ** I lk' / J ' w I 1 1 11 wj >w HHHHK 1 f l of is MB!f«W - * WB®- w BMf v w' JF i —T W I ■■■KKr wW -r H PLAYED THE FIDDLE — Rocky Stone of Syracuse, shown with Billy G. Little, told the Milford Kiwanians Friday morning, Aug. 2, of his past when he played his fiddle with Gene Autry’s gjgoup. , He started out by learning how to play the his uncles. At the age of 14 he went out and tried to get a job but no luck. He decided to try and play the fiddle. He bought his first fiddle for S2O and played with his uncles in a group that played for square dances. In 1935 Stone auditioned at a night club and got a job playing a base fiddle. He threw away the base and went back to the fiddle. In 1938 he entered a fiddle contest and won it. A judge of the contest was a friend of Gene Autry’s and this led to Stone getting a meeting with Autry. Autry asked him if he knew "Rag Time” and "Annie.” Stone told Autry he didn’t know her. Autry replied it’s a tune, not a person. Stone replied, “Oh yea. 1 know that tune.” Autry said, “You’re hired.’’ Stone started out making 5-30 minute concerts per day and has played with many groups throughout his life. He and his wife sing gospel music now and he still plays his 53-year-old fiddle. He told of many of his experiences and finished the program by playing his fiddle.
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Community calendars are out (Continued from page 1) at the Kosciusko County 4-H fair livestock auction for $1.30 per pound, or $120.40 for the 86-pound animal. Lion Bill Leemon reported that Milford firemen "went over their goal" at the pork chop dinner held a week ago at the Campbell x Market parking lot. The dinner was to raise the final SI,OOO for the purchase of "jaws," to be used by/ne firemen. Total cost: SIO,OOO. The full amount has been raised. Membership Chevrons Club secretary D. G. Seely handed out the following membership chevrons: Arch Baumgartner, a 40-year chevron; Al Miller and Jerry Bushong, 20-year chevrons; and Gervis Shafer, a 15-year chevron. State Police recruiting for I.N.C.E.R.T. 1.N.C.E.R.T., Indiana Council of Emergency Response Teams, was started by the Indiana State Police in 1978 and is a state wide organization. The purpose of 1.N.C.E.R.T., is to supplement the state police with civilian volunteers during a disaster, whether it be natural or man made. This could be a tornado, blizzard or hazardous materials spill. I.N.C.E.R.T) volunteers are utilized for traffic direction, evacuations, searches of lost children and rescue missions during flooding or blizzards. The four main components ot I.N.C.E.R.T. are: Communications: Amateur Radio, Citizen Band Radio. Transportation: Four wheel drive vehicles and snowmobiles, organized clubs are welcome. Volunteer Fire Departments: Rescue expertise and equipment. People: Volunteers who can furnish manual labor for searches, sandbagging during floods, etc. Area I.N.C.E.R.T. Coordinator Master Trooper Leonard F. Kring requests that anyone interested in being an I.N.C.E.R.T. ’volunteer contact him either by mail at 1550 E. 181st Avenue, Lowell, Ind., 46356 or call 1-800-552-8917. Library resources discussed by board Possible ways to use library resources in celebrating the Syracuse Sesquicentennial in 1987 highlighted the August meeting of the Syracuse Public Library Board on Monday, Aug. 5. Films, tapes, pictures, slides, and interviews were considered, as well as such things as an arrowhead collection for display. Also on the agenda was a final report on the Child Registry Project sponsored by the library, in which 328 children were finger--printed by Syracuse Police Officer Ron Moser and Indiana State Police Trooper Tom Perzanowski on July 19 and 20. The library is extremely pleased with parent and community response to this project, which was the suggestion of Bonnie Bjella, Children’s Librarian. Membership cards are oh order for those who are interested in the Reciprocal Borrowing Service. Mrs. Bjella announced plans for the annual party for the children who participated in the Summer Reading Program. It, will be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church. The remainder of the meeting was spent in studying tentative budget proposals for 1986.
Rotarians learn about China
James Caskey, program chairman introduced Cap Johnson as the speaker at the noon SyracuseWawasee Rotary meeting Tuesday. Johnson related his experiences as consultant for American Motors Corporation with their operation in China. Johnson and his wife spent several months in Bejing, China, in the attempt to convert the Chinese Jeep to the American Motors version. The project started in 1980 and Johnson was called in in 1984 when the project finally got off the ground. The Chinese were building a clumsy four-wheel vehicle at the rate of 70 per day using some 4,000 employees. Bejing Motors built the entire vehicle expect the motor and the destination of the truck was designed by the government. With very few exceptions, people do not own cars in China. Most of the trucks went to the military. Johnson said that their living conditions were quite good. They have a small two-bedroom apartment which cost them $4,000 per month ($48,000 per year). The larger apartments which others had for a longer period of time
Merchants seek participation
(Continued from page 1) shoppers are from, but also create a beneficial mailing list for the merchants. Given away will be tickets to the upcoming Franzen Brothers circus, which will be held on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Liberty Lot on SR 13. 1 Also used as a drawing prize will be tickets for the five minute hot air balloon rides, which had
Preview Night at state fair
The 1985 Indiana State Fair, August 11-24, offers fairgoers such a variety of fun and entertainment that it won’t all fit into the 12-day exhibition schedule! To alleviate this dilemma, Tuesday, Aug. 13 has been designated Preview Night from 4 to 11 p.m. to provide a special look at this year’s fair. Gate admission will be free, and the Midway, along with the concession stand, will be open. Fairgoers can enjoy all of the Midway rides from 4 to 11 p.m. Other attractions include the
July was hot, dry The July weather summary has been provided by Loren Stury. The summary shows it was a hot, dry month. Normal temperature for July is 73 degrees. In 1985, the average temperature was 73.1 degrees; one-tenth of one degree above normal. The warmest day was July 8 when it was 94 degree and the coldest day was July 17 when it dropped to 50 degrees. Normal participation for July is 3.22 inches. Last month the area received 2.97 inches of rain; .25 inches below normal. Stury said normal accumulation for July 1 thru August 1 is 19.87 inches. It’s hard to believe but the 1985 accumulation is 21.23; 1.36 inches above normal. The last four months, April, May, June and July have been 4.17 inches below normal. July had 13 clear days, 11 partly cloudy days and 7 cloudy days.
CELEBRATING I August 12, 13, 14, 16 & 17, 1985 Happy Birthday • Someone will win TEN silver day ■j • Drawing for: to trie l sh ° ppingspree 2. Season Tickets to Theatre Hatchery Branch' ",“r 2. Hot Air Balloon Rides — ' "| • FREE coffee and cookies in the lobby Located on the east side of Lake Wawasee at the old hatcheries i r ‘ Ik 7 “ j Register to win .A 1. $350 Shopping Spree at Wawasee Interiors - ,/w -%;-4 drawing Saturday, August 17 : IBj 2. Two (2) 1986 Season Tickets to Enchanted Hills t | Playhouse - drawing Saturday, August 17 W’W w " ' Jf/ 3. Tickets to Franzen Brothers Circus, August 31 at Syracuse - drawing daily The Hatch Crew - Peggy,Felts, Manager, Tickets foif Hot Air Corps balloon ride, August 31 Ruth Plummer and Fran Pifer. 7 . . . ... at Syracuse - drawing daily ' ■ • / ? • ■ ■ ■ > □□ in > a l ■ Say, *7 Love Syracuse” and receive TEN silver LJ Stat£ DailK OT dollars. The first Hatchery Branch customer each |1 day to do so, will receive ten silver dollars and ■ U y Member FDic a special badge.
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previously been scheduled for July 4. Due to the bad weather on July 4, it was resheduled to coincide with the circus. To help boost ticket sales for both the circus and hot air balloon rides, the merchants plan to have advance sales tickets available in their stores. Next on the agenda were plans for Moonlight Madness. Tentatively set for October 24-26, it
Home and Family Arts Building displays, miniature horse show in the Coliseum, wine contest in the Agriculture-Horticulture Building, Universities Building, and 4-H open house. The Grandstand will be open for a fireworks show around 9 p.m. Sponsoring Preview Night is WNAP radio of Indianapolis. Preview Night is a great time to get a good look at your Indiana State Fair before it officially opens Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 a m. with the annual Balloon Race.
ran about $78,000 a year. The restaurants were, for the most part, very good. Many foreign countries ran restaurants: Maxims, Justines and Marco Polo. Another good restaurant was a Chinese one called BACL. The food was good but most expensive. However, banquets could be another thing with such foods as sea slug, duck feet, duck head, and pig intestine being on the menu. The thing which most impressed the Johnsons was the transportation in China. Foot power, bicycles and buses were in abundance. If there was a ten lane road, six were for cars and buses and four for bicycles and all were full. The work week was 5 days with all industries having child care centers. The parents let the children off in the morning and picked them up after work in the evening. The state took care of their needs and education, including indoctrination. Johnson concluded that the thing which most impressed him were the people, bicycles and the buses, by their sheer numbers.
was decided to make October 24 the night for costumes and super discount sales. More plans will be discussed at the next meeting. Before the close of the meeting, mention was made of an error in the July 17 issue of the MailJournal stating that Cindy Allen was chosen as secretary, when in fact it was Judy Wallace. The Mail-Journal stands corrected. With no further business on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be held on Friday, Sept. 6, at 8 a.m., in the State Bank of Syracuse.,
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