The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 March 1986 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 26,1986

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Calliope to be centerpiece of the Milford Sesquicentennial Parade

The colorful centerpiece of the Milford Sesquicentennial Parade, scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, will be the famed Indiana University Calliope, it was learned this week. The announcement comes from Arch Baumgartner, chairman of the parade. Arrangements have • been made with Indiana University at Bloomington anckwith the Kroger Food Stores for its appearance in Milford. The historic calliope has appeared throughout the midwest through the sponsorship of Hooks Drugs, and more recently through Kroger Foods since the buy-out of Hooks by Krogers. Chairman Baumgartner said Milford is very fortunate to have the steam-driven, horse-pulled calliope appear at its parade, since it is in constant demand. Long History The calliope has a long history, dating back to 1855, and carries this storied musical tradition to the present time. Calliopes were placed on a number of sidewheelers that sailed the Hudson, Mississippi and Sacramento Rivers, and were eventually encased in fabulous parade wagons where these steam instruments brought up the rear of circus parades as early as 1859. In the mid-sixties, the Indiana

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University Calliope was moved from the Indiana University Theater Department's Showboat Majestic, the last showboat to ply the waters of the Ohio and Mississippi. When this authentic antique was built and first played in 1923, it was the largest calliope ever built. Today, it is housed in a hand painted, ornately decorated circus wagon — only the second such transport built in the past 50 years. Drawn By Six Horses The new home for the calliope was specially constructed by the Indiana University Alumni Association as a Bicentennial project. It weighs six tons, has 32 whistles, and carries 360 gallons of water. Under full steam, its nostalgic sounds can be heard for three to five miles, and is drawn by a six-horse hitch. The wagon has a self-contained electric generator, which provides power to pump water and energize the electronic keyboard. Switches open and close the whistle valves... an advance over the keyboard of 50 years ago which had heavy brass counterweights that worked the keys’ valves by gravity. Now about how to pronounce “calliope.” There are two versions, one accents the second syllable, with a long “i”. The other accents the first syllable, with a short “a”. Purists assert

that the former refers to the instrument on water and the latter on land. Whatever may be the case, the 19th century magazine, Reedy’s Mirror, settled the dispute poetically: Proud folk stare after me Call me Calliope; Tooting joy, tooting hope, I am the calliope. Seek More Entrants The big parade planned to

Holy Week services are planned by area churches

Having observed last Sunday, on Palm Sunday, the arrival of Jesus into Jerusalem with palm branches being carried in processionals by Sunday school children in morning worship services, most area churches have planned Maundy Thursday services. These services, most of which include the Sacrament of Holy Communion, commemorate The Last Supper, during which Jesus offered the first communion service of bread and cup, washed the feet of His

mark Milford’s 150 years of existence is expected to feature bands, floats, antique cars, horse units, organizations, and marchingunits. Everyone loves a parade, and groups are asked to join in to make this parade “special.” For further parade information, contact parade chairman Baumgartner at 658-4111 during the day or 658-4815 evenings.

disciples and told the disciples that one of them would betray Him. For Christians, Good Friday, this year on March 28, is an especially nostalgic day. It is the day Jesus was crucified. Whether or not one belongs to any church it is therefore one of the major days of history. Even for those who doubt miracles, the life of Jesus is greatly admired and his teachings generally respected and admired. For those millions of faithful, Good Friday is a painful day of faithful observance. While some Lakeland area churches will have their own services on Friday, March 28, other churches in the area have come to traditionally join together for community services on Good Friday. The Milford United Methodist Church will host a community Good Friday service at 7:30 p.m. Dale Kuhns, minister of Christian Church of Milford, will give the sermon. North Webster Church of the Brethren will be the site of the North Webster community Good Friday service. This service will last from noon to 1 p.m. In charge of the service will be Dean McFadden, pastor of Bible Christian Church, and guest speaker will be Gary Meadors from Grace Brethren Seminary in Winona Lake. Community church choir members will join to present special music. In Syracuse, the community Good Friday service will be held at the Church of the Brethren at 215 W. Main St. Ronald “Looney, pastor of Syracuse United Pentecostal Church, will offer the sermon at Hearing slated April 9 on ABC beer, wine permit Classic Development Corporation, doing business as Vincent’s Italian-American Restaurant, SR 13S Syracuse, will be applying for a beer and wine retailer’s permit, at the April 9 meeting of the Alcoholic Beverage Commission meeting. The meeting will be at 10 a.m. in the Kosciusko County Courthouse. Ray J. Gans, president and Joanne Gans, secretary, will be applying for the permit on behalf of their business. In other business the ABC will be looking at renewals for Robert Smith, doing business as Sportsman Bar, 112 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, beer and wine retailer’s permit; Loyal Order of Moose 1423, Warsaw; Time Out Inn of Warsaw, Inc., liquor, beer and wine retailer’s permit; and Rex Watters Corporation, doing business as Rex’s Rendezvous, Warsaw, liquor, beer and wine retailer’s permit.

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License branch to close on Good Friday The Syracuse License branch will be closing at 12:36 p.m. Good Friday, March 28, and reopening on Saturday, March 36, at 8:36 a.m. according to officials. Syracuse Übrary to close Good Friday Patrons of the Syracuse Public Library are reminded that the library will be closed until 3 p.m. in observance of Good Friday, March JB. The library will remain open until 5 p.m. that day.

the service which will begin at 1 p.m. Community Easter Services It is appropriate that Easter comes in the spring, when the renewal of life is apparent. Sunrise services in our churches, an observance of recent origin in most churches, symbolize the resurrection at sunrise. This practice is observed in many churches today as a symbol of hope, inspiration and faith. A community Easter Sunrise service will begin at 6:30 a.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church on SR 13S in Syracuse. Ron Blake, pastor of Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene, will give the sermon. Combined choirs of Calvary Church, St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church and Syracuse Church of God will provide the special music. An Easter Sunrise service will be held at Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford, beginning at 7:30 a.m. The First Brethren Church of Milford will participate in this service.

Grass fires, chimney fires cause $1,500 in damages

Syracuse Fire Department responded to a number of grass fires and a chimney fire in which a total of $1,500 in damages were reported and one person suffered burns and smoke inhalation. Pat Carter, Norman Drive, Papakeechie Lake, suffered first degree burns on his right hand and right side of his face along with smoke inhalation, in a grass fire at his home. Carter called firemen to his home off Koher Road at 4:53 p.m. Sunday, March 23, when the garden he was burning spread underneath a small storage building, destroying it spreading to a large pole building. Damage was estimated at $1,500 to the storage building and corner of the pole building. David Stoffel called the fire department at 1:28 p.m. Sunday, to CR 500E south of Defreese Road when burning trash caught grass nearby on fire. The firemen used 20 gallons of water and report the owner had the fire almost out when they arrived. No damage was reported. The fire department was contacted by Cromwell Fire Department at 12:01 p.m. Saturday, March 22, of a grass fire at the B & O Railroad tracks at CR 900E and CR 1250 N, on the north side of the tracks. The two fire departments assisted each other in extinguishing the grass fire and smoldering railroad ties. There was no damage reported. Charles Prece contacted the fire department at 10:08 a.m. Monday, March 24, of a chimney fire at his home in Highland View Gardens, Syracuse. The fire was

'Endangered adults' now protected Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble and Whitley Counties have contracted with the Indiana Department on Aging and Community Services to investigate reports of neglect, battery, or exploitation and to assist in obtaining protective services for “Endangered Adults.” Endangered Adults are those individuals who are 18 years of age or older who are incapable by reasons of insanity, mental illness, mental retardation, senility, habitual drunkenness, excessive use of drugs, old age, infirmity, or other incapacity of either managing their property or caring for themselves and are harmed or threatened with harm as a result of neglect, battery or exploitation of the individual’s personal services or property. The Adult Protective Services program provides medical, psychiatric, residential, and social services that are necessary to protectjhe health or safety of an endangered adult. All reports of known or suspected neglect, battery, or exploitation made under this chapter shall be communicated immediately to the Adult Protective Services Unit, a law enforcement agency, or to the department by telephone on the Hotline (1-800-992-6978). Reports must include as much of the following information as known: The name, age, and address of the endangered adult; the names and addresses of family members, or other persons financially responsible for the endangered adult’s care, or other individuals who may be able to provide relevant information; the apparent nature and extent of the alleged neglect, battery, or exploitation, and the endangered adult’s physical and mental condition; the name, address, and telephone number of the reporter, and the basis of the reporter’s knowledge; and any other relevant information regarding the circumstances of the endangered adult.

caused by a creosote build up and when firemen arrived the fire was out. Dry powder was used to extinguish the fire in the fire place. At 10:25 a.m. Monday, Mildred Vance contacted the fire department of a grass fire at 127 North Shore Drive. The fire was started by burning trash and a total of 1.5 acres was burned. Theft and vandalism at Syracuse Syracuse Police responded to two separate reports of theft and vandalism last week, with culprits getting away with a large sum of money in one instance. In a theft occurring sometime before 3:20 p.m. last Wednesday, March 19, the culprit(s) got away with $345 after breaking a window on a door to gain entrance to the Mike Poyser residence, North Huntington Street, and breaking into a lock box. Poyser’s wife had returned from wort at 3:20 p.m. when she noticed the broken window. The case is still under investigation. An undetermined amount of damage was done to a Porsch 944, owned by Johnny L. Davis, Ohio, when paint was scraped from the side of the vehicle and marks were.made with a sharp object all the way around to the back of the automobile. The incident, which took place between 11:30 p.m., Saturday, March 22, and 7 a.m., Sunday, March 23, occurred in the Dana Corp., Syracuse, parking lot. Skins slip off Tired of peeling carrots? Drop them into boiling water. Let stand five minutes then drop them in cold water. The skin should slip right off.

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Co-Op head sizes up Indiana farming Mar. 14

Roger Miller, president of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, gave the Milford Kiwanis Club an overall picture of Indiana farming at its meeting Friday, March 14. Miller centered his talk on the progress of farming in Kosciusko County, pointing out that there are 345,728 total acres of farmland in the county. He also informed the group that the average age of a farmer in the county is 52 years old, compared to a state average of 51. Also, 63 per cent of Kosciusko farmers’ income comes from crops, 13 per cent from dairy and 12 per cent from raising hogs. Fifty per cent of the county’s acres is used for crops and 25 per cent is non farmland, with the other 25 per cent being made up of woodland, and other farm and cropland not in production. Miller also said that sixteen percent of Kosciusko farmers made less than SIO,OOO in gross income in 1984, while 14 per cent

Milford to provide water, sewer to Zimmerman land;

(Continued from page 1) also suggested that the company contact Utilities Superintendent Bill Knowles when arriving in town. Those streets involved in the installation include Catherine, Emeline, First, Fourth, and Syracuse. The board also agreed to purchase a base station radio from Lectracom Inc., Bourbon, for $250 after the town’s original

5 minor accidents in Syracuse

Five accidents occurred between last Wednesday, March 19, and yesterday morning, March 25, according to Syracuse Police, with one of the incidents resulting in the arrest of a Cromwell man. No injuries were reported in any of the collisions. Michael J. Wouster, 21,856 Pixie Parkwaiy, Cromwell, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident after colliding with a parked vehicle yesterday morning. A 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass, owned by Bob Porter, P. O. Box 70, Ligonier, suffered up to SI,OOO in damages after Wouster backed into the vehicle, which was parked on the north side of Lynwood Drive. Wouster was parked in a lot opposite of the street when he backed up and attempted to turn west onto Lynwood. Wouster left the scene of the 7:14 a.m. accident and was later charged by Syracuse Police. Up to S2OO damage was caused to the 1973 Ford driven by Wouster. In an 11:45 a.m. incident Monday, March 24, Burl L. Knoop, 49, r 3 box 181, Warsaw, collided with a parked 1979 Chevrolet, owned by William L. Ford, r 3 box 644, Syracuse, causing up to SI,OOO to the victim’s automobile. Knoop, who was pulling a 14 foot by 80 foot trailer frame from his 1978 International toter, made contact with the Ford vehicle, which was parked on the west side of the 100 block of South Huntington, when the last outrigger on the trailer frame hit the left side of the vehicle. Up to S2OO damage was caused to the trailer frame. Driver inattention contributed to an off-road collision Monday at 6:30 a.m. when Gary A. Francis, 30, 16 North Shore Drive, Syracuse, collided with Sanghan Seraypheap, 23, r 7 box 110, Warsaw. Francis was parked behind a vehicle at the Pacer Service Station, 1025 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, when he pulled to the right in an attempt to pass the vehicle, colliding with Seraypheap, who was also passing. Up to $2,500 damage was caused to the 1984 Pontiac Coup, driven by Seraypheap, while the Francis vehicle, a 1976 Plymouth van, suffered up to S2OO in damages.

made between SIO,OOO and * $20,000, 16 per cent between $20,000 and $40,000 and 25 per cent * between $40,000 and SIOO,OOO. Eighteen per cent made over SIOO,OOO in gross income in 1984. In statewide figures, 30 per cent of the farmers showed a net loss tor 1984, according to Miller, who also presented information on the average bushels of com per acre, cash renting, two tier debt restructuring and the ratio . of full time farmers to tenants. “It was a good program, it was nice to see that fanners in our area are among the top when it' comes to doing the job,” commented Kiwanis member John Replogle. Dan Brown, Kiwanis’ president, also announced that the club would be sponsoring a bike-a-thon April 15. Proceeds will go to Brown for the Milford mayoral race. Guests were, Harold Henry, Kirk Dewart and Dale Kuhns, new minister at the Christian ° Church of Milford.

radio was labeled irreparable due to parts that are now obsolete. The radio, used by Monica Bice, clerk-treasurer, to contact town employees when needed, will be partly funded from the town’s water-sewer fund, with remaining monies coming from the general fund. The board will assemble again Monday, April 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the town hall for its monthly meeting.

Darren K. Street, 16, 803 King Aurthur Court, Cromwell, caused up to SI,OOO damage to both his vehicle, a 1978 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, and a 1983 Datsun 200 SX, driven by Lara M. Tracey, 16, r 2 box 512-H, Leesburg, when he ran into the side of Tracey while she was attempting to park. Tracey was turning east on Chicago Street, into a parking space, when Street attempted to pass her while traveling south Sunday, March 23, at 3:55 p.m. The town of Syracuse suffered $l5O in damages when a truck driver collided with a fire hydrant on Brooklyn Street, near the Sellers Manufacturing Inc. parking lot on the south side of the street. David A. Gray, 29 x r7, Whispering Pines, Lot 27, Warsaw, had just made a delivery to Sellers and was attempting to back a 1980 International truck when he ' collided with the hydrant, 600 feet west of Maple Street. No damage was done to the truck, owned by RKO Bottlers of Fort Wayne. New Oswego grocery owners The Oswego grocery, now named the “Villager Market,’’ was purchased on March 14 by Brett and Bonnie Hoffer, Warsaw. The Hoffers plan to make improvements in the grocery, including a deli section and an enlarged meat department. Current hours at the market are from 8 a.m to 9 p.m. daily except on Sunday, when the store closes at 6 p.m. Brett Hoffer is experienced in the food service industry having been a restaurant manager in the Warsaw area for seven years. The Grocery store transaction was handled by Beavers Realty in North Webster. Whales Humpback whales make sounds in accents which indicate where they’re from — the Virgin Islands, .Bahamas or Puerto Rico, for instance. Seven quarts A person breathes about seven quarts of air every minute. The average person takes from 12 to < 18 breaths every minute.