The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 July 1986 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 9,1986

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Wanton and cruel destruction on our beautiful lake

About 6:30 a.m. Sunday morning a high-powered boat running at full speed deliberately swerved to run down three families of magnificent Canadian geese, that were placidly paddling along the margin of lily pads on the south side of Conklin Bay. I have observed this thoughtless and cruel act before, and I have tried to get the license numbers to report to the sheriff’s department. At 7 a m. Mrs. Harold Maves noticed the peculiar behavior of a large Canadian drake hopping on one leg on an empty lot south of her home. She went out to find that the webbed foot of ‘ one leg had been severed at the ankle joint, also one wing was crippled. The un-injured leg was banded. At 1 p.m. Mrs. Maves remembering my interest in wildlife called me to come over and see the injured drake. It was a magnificent specimen and I guessed that it had been a veteran of at least two migrations between the south and the far northland. It was standing on one leg picking at the shreds of skin and flesh where the webbed foot had been severed. There was unmistakable evidence that one wing had been crippled. How would you like to have a leg severed, without first aid, or a safe trip in our E.M.S. ambulance to a safe survival unit at the hospital? The bird seemed in a state of shock. It refused to take the moistened pieces of bread tossed to it. As I turned to call the Department of Natural Resources it was drinking from the marfin of the lake, arching it’s long neck over the sea wall. The Department of Natural Resources was prompt in their response of a knowledgable young biologist maning their truck. I was embarrassed. In the time that it took me to make the call the big bird had completely disappeared. I apologized for calling the biologist on a “wild goose chase’’. He put me at ease by carefully explaining that a wounded Canadian goose would rest in shallow margins of the lake under cover of lily pads and reeds and remain there for several hours at a time with only

Maple Leaf Farm program for Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club

James Casky, program chairman for the luncheon meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club, introduced Don Dallich, corporate training administrator for Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. as speaker for the day. 4 Dallich gave some interesting facts about the local firm. In 1981, they produced some 280,000 ducks. In 1986, they produced 11 million. This company employs over 500 people in the local economy, the remaining of 1,000 total being employed in plants in three other states. This production has a healthy effect on our economy. Find body of drowned man at Tri-County After four days of searching, conservation and police officers at Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area recovered the body of a 22-year-old Columbia City man Friday night. An Indiana State Police helicopter located the body of Tracy L. Schuh, Columbia City, after officers had dragged “Barrel and a Half Lake” with cement blocks in order to tear weeds away from the bottom. Schuh’s canoe was found on the lake early Tuesday, July 1, and officers and a diving team began an extensive search of the lake which lasted until Friday evening, when the body was discovered. Officers say they do not believe foul play was involved and no autopsy will be performed.

Choose Quality Choose Miller's Merry Manor, Inc. ’ P.O. Box 377 Warsaw, IN 46580 ADMISSION? OFFICE HOUK (219)267-8196 Mon.-Fri. 8:30-5:00 BRUCE MEHLHOP, M.A. Sat. 8:30-4:30 Administrator Other Times By Appointment

DON DALLICH He said that they use “everything but the quack.” Feathers are used for down covers and jackets, the body for production of duck foods, the “innards” for pate, for mink feed

SAFETY AWARENESS — Children of the Lakeland Community Daycare Center, Syracuse, enjoy bicycle safety instructions given by the Syracuse Police Department and Civil Defense Thursday morning, July 3. i Those participating in the program include, front row, from left, are Amy Nicolai. Grandon Blue, Mike Walley, and Josh Cole. In the back row are Keith Earle. Josh McClinic. Jennifer Weaver. Jessica Likens. Sarah Williams. Jennifer Hulley. Tyler Pappas, and Wendy Cavender. (Photo courtesy of Syracuse Police Department)

eyes and nostrils protruding. He said it would be very hard to detect the bird. Sure enough, several hours later, just before sun down the stately Canadian drake emerged and hopped along again picking at the severed joint to remove sand and gravel clinging to it. My neighbors are alert and looking for this wounded goose. The biologist said it has a good chance to survive until autumn and cold weather comes. Among my neighbors we have enjoyed watching these leisurely beautiful geese and the maturing of their offspring from egg to goseling, from goseling to mature young birds are Dr. and Mrs. Harold Hazienfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Manguse, Dr. and Mrs. Hunter Colpitts, Rev. and Mrs. Kennard Robinson, Mrs. Harold Maves, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller, myself and my wife Katherine. These flocks have paid short visits to us daily, and in spite of their not so desirable “calling cards’’ on our lawn, their beauty, their tranquil way of moving about, the devotion of the mates, the caring of their young have intrigued us and added inspiration and beauty to our lives. May I say in closing, I pride myself on being a knowledgable navigator and good fisherman on this lake. My son and daughter learned to ski barefoot on it’s surface. We would be the last ones to want to rob the numberless people who come to these shores for rest and recreation and reasonable ajnd safe and sane sport. But I voice the sentiment of my friends, and neighbors, WE ARE ANGRY. We are angry at this dastardly, wanton, thoughtless, irresponsible and cruel maiming of a beautiful specimen of a wild migratory bird that inhabits the shores of this beautiful lake spring and summer! Donald C. Kime R.R.480X386 Syracuse, Indiana

and fertilizer, and the feet and tongues are sold to the oriental market. Maple Leaf Farms breed their own ducks from genetic engineering through the breeding and hatching and the growing the duck to the processing point. They have 13 farms where the ducks are grown under controlled conditions and 29 independent operations which are also controlled. Ducks are grown to produce maximum palatable food with minimum fat and cholesterol content. This interesting presentation gave the Rotarians a new outlook into duck production and food value of the bird. It also pointed out that this is a growing industry in the community. In further business at the meeting, Ken Harkless and Bill Cutter were elected as honorary members of the SyracuseWawasee Rotary Club.

Gun safety program offered Officer Robert Houser Sr. will begin instructing merchants and their employees on hand gun safety throughout August and September. Letters were sent two months ago, advising merchants and employees of the program. Those who responded will be called at different times until the program is completed. Instruction classes will be held once a week until all of those registering for the program have completed it. , The course will consist of four stages, including: A talk on hand gun safe; cleaning of the weapon; firing the weapon, and recleaning the weapon. Each person completing the course will receive a certificate. Houser, who is a certified firearms instructor, has been with the Syracuse Police Department for 10 years and will be in charge of the program. If the program is a success with the merchants it may be offered to private citizens next year, according to Houser. Civil Defense takes over program Syracuse Civil Defense Director Ron Harris announced that his unit would be taking over the bicycle safety program started by the Syracuse Police Department several weeks ago. Harris stated that the program, which is becoming more popular each week, will be scheduled for the next four weeks at the Syracuse Junior High School parking lot. The program will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 10, 17, and 31, and from 9 a m. to noon July 24. Harris stated that the program is free to all Syracuse bicycle owners. The program consists of an obstacle course, registration of the bicycle, free license sticker, and free reading material on bicycle safety. Bicycle auction The Syracuse Police Department will be auctioning several bicycles that were recovered over the past year, including bikes or parts that have been turned in to the police department and have not been reported stolen or claimed. The bicycles are being stored at the Syracuse Civil Defense building and the police department. Robert Ziller, Syracuse Police Chief, stated that anyone who wants to view the bicycles and claim them before the auction must show proof of identification or a police report showing that the bike is theirs. If none of the bikes are claimed they will be auctioned at the Civil Defense garage sale August 2 and 3, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., in conjunction with a sale to raise money to replace old equipment and promote community awareness programs. Civil Defense director Ron Harris asks that anyone wishing to donate articles for the sale call 457-5333 and ask for Joan. Civil Defense members will offer free pick-up.

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NIPSCO's top safety award earned Employees of Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s Generation Services Department earned the 1985 Dean H. Mitchell safety award. The achievement was observed at a dinner held in Merrillville Tuesday, July 1. Edmund A. Schroer, NIPSCO chairman, president and chief executive officer, personally commended the 76 men and women in the department for their outstanding effort. The department worked more than 161,500 hours without a disabling injury. Schroer said, “The department’s commendable and considerable safety effort is to be applauded. To achieve this award requires cooperation and unwavering commitment to the development and practice of consistent safe work habits.” The top NIPSCO safety award is presented annually to the department, district or plant demonstrating the greatest improvement in safety over their previous three-year average as determined by the accident register. Employees of the utility’s general engineering department also picked up a major award. The department worked more than eight million work-hours without a lost-time accident from August 6, 1968 to December 4, 1985. Besides employees of the Generation Services Department, NIPSCO workers in the Crown Point, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Gary, Goshen, Hammond, Hobart, LaPorte, Michigan City, Monticello, Plymouth, South Bend, Valparaiso, and Wabash Valley districts, as well as the construction, electric systems and gas measurement departments, and the Bailly, Michigan City, Mitchell and Schahfer generating stations were honored for their improved safety performances during 1985. No injuries in 3 accidents Driver inattention contributed to three different accidents last week, according to the Syracuse Police. No injuries or arrests were accountable in any of the incidents. Up to S2OO damage was caused to two vehicles Saturday, July 5, at 3:43 p.m., when Chad R. Freel, 17, 500 S. Main St.*, Syracuse, collided with a 1986 Buick Skylark, driven by Bernard W. Vaughn, 80, Race St., New Castle. Freel, who was driving a 1975 Ford truck, was traveling west on East Main Street when he collided with the rear of the Vaughn vehicle, which was attempting a left turn onto Harrison Street. A group of pedestrians contributed to an incident at 10:21 p.m., Friday, July 4, when Karen M. Fidler, 18, 403 Oak Lane, Goshen, collided with a parked 1981 Pontiac Coup, owned by Bruce Purvis, 314 S. Seventh St., Goshen. According to Fidler, who was traveling north on Lake Street, she attempted to keep to the far right of the street to avoid the pedestrians when she side-swiped the Purvis vehicle, which was parked on the west side of the street, 40 feet south of Main Street. Up to S2OO damage was caused to the 1982 Ford driven by Fidler, while the Purvis vehicle suffered up to SI,OOO in damages. An off-road collision accounted for up to SI,OOO in damages to two vehicles at the Kinro Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn Street, 6:49 a.m., Wednesday, July 2. Deborah K. Suver, 33, r 2 box 119, North Webster, was backing her 1980 Chevrolet when she collided with a parked 1982 Chevrolet, owned by Bettie L. Hare, r 1 box 247-B, Milford. Retail Merchants to hold elections The Retail Merchant’s Division of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, July 11, at 8 a.m. in the Syracuse Town Hall. Elections for the new year’s officers will be held during this meeting. Merchants from the area wishing to have an input in this decision making process are encouraged to attend.

Amish object to industrial park

(Continuer from page 1) Robert Cal mder, mayor of Nappanee, v s introduced by Snyder and stated Nappanee’s agreement on the McCormick heavy industrial area. Mayor Callander sai he has confidence in McCormicx, the developer, and said that south was the only way industria l growth could go for Nappane: Also speaking in favor of the industrial zoning was Robert Coppes, Nappanee city plan director Mike Vale tine, Warsaw at‘/t was only a Liberty Salute:* John lolloway Anyone w itching the Friday evening fireworks at Lakeside Park could not help but see the huge fire at the south side of Syracuse Lake and be concerned. At first it looked like a boat or perhaps a home on fire. But it was neither, said John Holloway . He called the fire “Our Salute to Liberty.” He and others gathered a lot of burnable refuse on the empty lot on Medusa Street belonging to Charles Rock, and set the pile afire for all to see. Park bocrd increase (Conti ued from page 1) board hea d Jim Hughes, president, read letters from the Syracuse- Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and its Retail Merchants D i rision requesting the board to e :cept the concept that park boar ! members have given their time above and beyond the call of duty to keep the parks in good order. Members have cleaned rest rooms on weekends, labored te prepare for reunions and other gatherings and served in many o her capacities. Also in< luded in the budget are items to buy a small used truck for the pa k department, contractual park mowing as needed and for park i nprovements to include installing barrier posts at all parks. The c erk-treasurer budget, presente* by Jennifer Lewis, was approved in the amount of $246,505. This is an increase of $19,293 over the 1986 budget. In considering the budget, which in dudes a SI,OOO increase for the town attorney and a $464 increase for the clerk-treasurer, board ir embers discussed their salaries. Carl Myrick, member, stated Wat he felt the board president should receive a salary of $1,500 per year and other trustees should lie paid SI,OOO per year. For the last four years the president Ins received SI,OOO and other ir embers have been paid $750. Civil Defense Director Ron Harris ?ave board members a progre- report on the activities of the civil defense group. Memb- 'S expressed that this group is doing a fine job and is return! g the civil defense function to its proper status. Other Business Use Jaycees were given permission to use town streets next Saturday to solicit contributions from r lotorists from 8 a.m to 2 p.m. II oney collected will go to fight Muscular Dystrophy. Boki Reed, town attorney alerter the board to the need this mont’ to re-establish the cumulative sewer fund and cumul itive fire fund. He said he has i mservatively advertised these items to be set up at 20 cents er SIOO of assessed valuation fisr a five year period. The law a. ows these to be as high as $1 pet SIOO valuation for a period upto: 2 years. Approval was given Lewis to pay ii bill from Scott Signs for $611.50 for the Syracuse TownHall tame on the front of the town hall t uilding. Lewis also informed th board a balance of $318.24 has been billed by James and Assc> iates on the building. She also; sported that $40,000 is left in the Miilding account. She is chet ing to see if this can be used town d the planned police garage builc ng. H. jhes reported there will be a Boar 1 of Zoning Appeals meeting on a petition from Pacific Mok sses Company on July 17 at7 p.m Check directions T se who vacation in the high er altitudes, recipes and prejE ired foods should be check for < ooking directions. Altitudes have a direct bearing on cooking sue: ess. Anti-smoking PHILADELPHIA - The Am rican Cancer Society launched u campaign to eliminate smoking among American youths by the year 2000, saying it wants to “di inge the health habits of an ent* regeneration.”

torney, represented many of the remonstrators and said that a heavy industry use in the area would threaten away of life for many residents. He submitted that to rezone 40 acres in that location would constitute spot zoning and would not be using the land for its best use, which he said is agriculture. Board member Ron Baumgartner asked the Nappanee officials if the Kosciusko Development Inc. had contacted Nappanee to inquire as to its preferred growth

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CONVENTION DELEGATES — Sherman Bryant, left, past lieutenant governor of Kiwanis Indiana District Land of Lakes Division, reported on the highlights of the recent Kiwanis International Convention for the Kiwanis Club of Lakeland, North Webster, Monday morning, July 7. The International Convention was held in Houston, Texas, June 22-26. Pictured with Bryant is David Boothby of Goshen, present lieutenant governor of the Land of Lakes Division. He explained plans for the Kiwanis Indiana District Convention to be held in Fort Wayne August 15-17 and pointed out that William Dawson of Nappanee is a candidate for governor-elect at this meeting. At the International Convention U.S. First Lady Nancy was presented with the 1986 Kiwanis World Service Medal for her efforts to prevent alcohol and drug abuse among school-aged children. One of the entertainers in Houston was an eight-year did violinist. Also featured was Roger “Mr. Piano” Williams. Elected as the new president of Kiwanis International was Frank J. DiNoto of Orange, Calif. In a close vote, the convention defeated the amendment which would have opened Kiwanis membership to women.

June was warmer than normal Lores Steury, the weatherman at Goshen College, reports the weather each month. For June, the area’s normal temperature is 68.8 degrees. In 1986, June’s average temperature was 69.7 degrees, a little warmer than normal. The area also received more rain. The normal June precipitation is 3.64 inches, and the areae received 5.02 inches. The precipitation accumulation from January 1- July lis normally 16.67 inches. We are under thatamount. By July 1, we received 14.71 inches in 1986. June had nine clear days, 14 partly cloudy days, and seven cloudy days. What could happen in July? The average temperature for this area is 73 degrees, with the warmest year, 1934, averaging 78.6 degrees, and the coolest, 1924, averaging 68 degrees. The hottest day recorded in July is July 14,1936, at 111 degrees! The coolest day was July 15,1930 at 41 degrees. The average precipitation for July is 3.22 inches. The wettest July was in 1981 with 9.84 inches; the driest, July, 1946 with only .30 inches.

State police work on marijuana problem

The Indiana State Police and the Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., are actively searching for and destroying marijuana plants throughout Indiana as part of the 1986 Marijuana Eradication Program. Also joining forces to support the program is the Indiana Future Farmers of America as a vehicle of awareness and reporting. FFA members, ranging from ages 14 to 21, will assist in helping broaden the base of support for the program to Indiana’s youth. Although FFA members will not be active in searching and destroying the plants, they will be available as contacts should citizens need to report possible growing activity. The program is being aggressively implemented now in an effort to decrease the amount of plants available at harvest time in the fall. Spraying the plants with chemical 2-4-D seems to be the best method to destroy the plants. In a matter of hours, the plants start to wither and die. The spray poses no health hazard and is one that farmers presently use for weed control. According to Indiana State Police Superintendent John T. Shettle, "Marijuana eradication efforts were highly successful in 1984 and 1985 and we plan to aggressively continue the program as long as marijuana is cultivated or growing wild throughout the state. “To date, we believe the program has had a significant effect on reducing drug traffic in Indiana, which we hope will encourage increased eradication activities in other states that have adopted similar programs. A collective effort is needed to reduce the sale, possession and use of illegal drugs throughout the nation.” One major problem is that marijuana seeds can lay dormant for seven years according to Purdue University research. Such research further emphasizes the need for a long term eradication program. Plants may grow in

direction. He was told that no contact had as yet been made by KDI. Hartzel moved to deny the petition based on its constituting spot zoning and due to concern for safety on the major roads in the area. The unanimous vote to not recommend rezoning followed.

When board member Bob Hartzel asked those against the petition to rise, most of the audience, all except four who stood for the petition, rose to their feet.

areas that farmers never had problems before. “Farmers are concerned about wild marijuana and may not know it is on their farm,” says Marion Stackhouse, president of Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. “Color leaflets showing what the marijuana plant looks like are being distributed. Probably the most important thing is that they (farmers) don’t want their children exposed to this drug.” Citizens can help reduce drug abuse in Indiana by reporting possible marijuana growth to local Indiana State Police posts. Farm Bureau chapters or Future Farmers of America chapters. MAD to meet on Saturday The Milford Area Development Council will hold its monthly meeting on Saturday, July 12, at 9 a.m. in the community building Several of the proposed ideas for the allotment of funds earned during the sesquicentennial activities will be discussed. New M-J subscribers David Norris r 1 box 97 B North Webster. Ind.. 46555 Davis Bess r 1 box 248 Milford. Ind.. 46542 Edwin Grieder 1581 S. 18th St. Lafayette. Ind., 47985 Neal and Connie Frantz r 3 box 617 Syracuse, Ind., 46587 Robert Haworth 6322 E. Avalon Dr. Scottsdale. Aril.. 85251