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LOCAL FARMERS HAPPY TO HELP — This group of Kosciusko County farmers and their helpers made short work of loading most of 400 donated bales of hay onto a semi to be hauled to Indianapolis for railroad transport to the drought-stricken southeastern United States.

Farmers undertake 'haylift' Kosciusko County Farmers joined cheerfully in the project to send much needed hay to help feed livestock in the southeastern United States as they took wagon and pickup loads of hay last Friday morning to the Crop Fertility Specialists plant south of Milford on old SR 15. About 400 bales of donated hay were ready to be loaded when the open-topped semi tractor and trailer from Me Mann Trucking in Rochester arrived. This load was taken to Indianapolis to be loaded onto a hay train loading across Indiana for shipment to the Virginias and Carolinas It was reported that the Indiana State Police had put out a notice that hay trucks should not be stopped for minor violations as the hay was being transported. Max Tom. who farms north of Tippecanoe Lake, had ar ranged for this transportation through the Indiana 4-H Association He said the response from area farmers has been great and that there may be as much as 1.000 to 1.500 bales of hay donated

Stabbing at Bonar Lake claims one life

Cindy Lee Shaw, 24, Syracuse, was charged with murder and held at the Kosciusko County Jail Monday after County Prosecutor Michael Miner upgraded an original charge of felony battery, stemming from the slaying of a Gary man Saturday night. Shaw is being held without bail after admitting to stabbing Anthony R. Moore. 29, in the area surrounding the abdomen with an eight-inch kitchen knife. The stabbing took place outside her home on the northeast side of Bonar Lake Moore died at 12:40 a m in the Goshen Hospital emergency room of extensive two and one-half hours after the stabbing. He was a passenger in a pickup truck that had stopped to avoid hitting a stalled car near the Shaw residence An argument ensued, after Moore left the truck and entered the driveway where the car was parked Shaw and a group of people attending a party at her house confronted him near the car. Police interviewed 16 people who were in the area when the incident happened, but according to Sheriff C Alan Rovenstine, many claimed they hadn’t seen anything. Alcohol, which was served at the party hosted by Shaw and her roommates, Kim Granger and

£ .r - r : .sKejaraJ# »aaamai HELPING HANDS IN ACTION —Dick Doll and Roger Miller (with bale* work the wagon end as several other area farmers load the front end of a semi with almost 400 bales of hay donated to help feed cattle in the southeastern United States. The loading took place last Friday at Crop Fertility Specialist Inc. between Milford and Leesburg.t< Photo by Glen Long!

from the county before they are finished. This proved to be a conservative estimate. Roger Miller, president of Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, said on Monday that seven semis had been loaded, including one load of 24 large round bales. This brought to well over 2.000 the number of standard bales that had been shipped. Miller said that at least two more loads are ready to go when trucks

Pam Magyar, was believed to have spurred Shaw’s actions. Moore. Jim Spitler, who was driving the truck, and Evelyn Spitler were returning to their home, which is located approx-

Seven drivers escape injuries

Seven drivers escaped injuries this week in five separate accidents investigated by Syracuse Police. No arrests were made in any of the incidents. Up to S2OO damage was caused to two vehicles when Kathleen R. Cone, 37, r 5 box 209, Syracuse turned her 1985 Chevrolet Astro into a 1985 Cadillac Seville, which was improperly parked, at 2:05 p.m. Friday, July 25. , The Cadillac, owned by Seymour L Samet, 18 Oaks Lane, Boynton Beach, Fla., was parked at the alley intersection on the 100 block of East Main in a yellow marked no parking area when Cone attempted to turn south into the alley and collided with the left front corner of the vehicle. The failure to yield the right-of-way contributed to a two-car collision Saturday, July 26, at 6:19 am. Albert V McDowell, 73, 2014 Kulp Ave.. Elkhart, was traveling north on Channel 3 Drive (Oakwood Park) when he attempted a right turn onto Lakeview Drive and collided with a 1984 Ford, driven by Stephanie

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From the left are Max Tom. Bradley Swope. Paul Karst. Homer Graber. Dick Doll. Roger Miller. Dean Dowty. Cap Beer. Allen Graber. Kristin Graber. Jay Anglin. Leo Anglin. Bill Hoene and Garry Tom. (Photo by Glen Long)

are available There was an air of being pleased to be able to help as the hay loaders went efficiently about the business of loading the semi trailer. When a comment was made about the possibility of receiving donations from the general public to help with the effort. Cap Beer, one of the workers, smiled and said. “There are many worth while ways people can help others. This is a

imately 200 yards from Shaw’s mobile home, prior to the incident. An Elkhart resident before moving into the Spitler home. Moore is originally from Gary

D Eldridge. 18. r 1 box 92. Cherokee Road. Syracuse Up to S2OO damage was cause to the 1979 Pontiac driven by McDowell, while the Eldridge vehicle suffered up to $2,500 in

Local history program at Friday WPOA meeting

Longtime Wawasee resident John Sudlow will present a program on local history at the annual meeting Friday of the Wawasee Property Owners Association. The meeting, preceded by a buffet dinner at the South Shore Pavilion, is open to association members, their families and invited guests. The dinner reservations should be made with association Secretary-Treasurer Robert Hampton, 457-4655. A cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m. will precede the meeting. Dinner will

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wiy we can help some of our fellow farmers and we re glad to do it." Max's brother. Garry Tom. commented that he is extremely pleased at the response from the farm community. “We’ve sold hay to those states before." he said, “but this is the first time for this type of donation effort . " He added. “If people are informed of needs, help is usually there."

County police were assisted by Syracuse policemen the night of the stabbing, while State Police Detective Mel Keplinger assisted in interviewing witnesses Sunday.

damages. Up to SI,OOO in damages was caused to two vehicles Sunday. July 27, at 11:03 a.m., when Tammy J Yoder. 25, r 5 boxT79D. (Continued on page 5)

be served beginning at 7 p.m. and a short business meeting will follow. Sudlow’s program, which will include color slides, will follow the business meeting. Four directors will be elected by association members. Retiring board members are Richard Henderson. Sam Cole, Robert King and David Grandstaff. Hampton will distribute the organization's financial report for the fiscal year which ended May 31, and association president Wiley W. (Bill) Spurgeon will give a report on activities in which the group has been involved since last year’s meeting.

Promote 'new look' —

Ribbon-cutting opens 70th county fair Monday night

The Kosciusko County Fair Board of Directors unveiled the fair’s “new look” Monday night following the official ribboncutting that made the opening of the 70th annual such event official. While part of this new look includes a $2 per head charge, Monday night’s admission was free. And the charge, coupled with more features to the fair, seems not to have diminished the crowd. Fair officials spoke in glowing terms at the ribbon-cutting of what could be expected in the years to come for what is considered one of the state's finest fairs. The honor of cutting the ribbon

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OFFICIALLY OPEN THE FAIR — Cutting the ribbon at the fairgrounds at Warsaw, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, was the act it took to officially open the 70th annual Kosciusko County 4-H Fair. The honors went t093-year-old Henry Butler, longtime fair association secretary and manager. Other dignitaries and fair officials were on hand to participate in the fair's opening, and several spoke briefly. From left are. Jon Hall, director; Jeff Plank. Warsaw mayor; Robert Scott, director; Rudy L. Ross, former directoi; Kenneth Sherbahn of South Whitley , president of the Indiana State Fair board of

Livestock auction highlights fair Friday

The 70th annual Kosciusko County Fair is well under way. with a number of activities scheduled for the rest of the week. Wednesday activities include coin searches at 11 a.m. for children ages 4 through 12. a sack race at 12:30 p m . a greased pole climb at 1 p.m., a greased watermelon obstacle race at 1; 30. a twoperson wheelbarrow race at 2 p.m.. frog jump contest at 2:30 p.m., and another coin search with coupons for carnival rides included at 3 p.m. The kiddie drawing will be at the grandstand at 5 p.m. and will be followed at 6 p.m. by a program in the activity tent by Deb Collins Dance School. McDonald’s Grimace and clowns will be on the grounds from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m Rounding out the activities on Wednesday will be Box Car Willie in concert at 9 p.m. He is sponsored by the First National Bank of Warsaw. Senior Citizens’ Day Thursday will be Senior Citizen Day at the fair. Fairgoers who are 55 years of age or older will be admitted for half-price and will be able to park free of charge. This year’s Kosciusko COunty Senior Citizen Queen. Esther Stafford, will be present during the day’s activities which include progressive euchre and a domino tournament at 10 a m. in the senior citizen tent. Also at 10 a.m., there will be a spelling bee conducted by Don Frantz in the activities tent. Max Shively will begin playing the organ at 12:30 p.m. and clowns will be on the grounds. There will be a barbershop quartet, a magician and group sing. The day’s senior activities will be topped off by a drawing for gifts at 4:30 p.m. Also on Thursday there will be

went to Henry Butler, who at 93 years of age, is remembered as “Mr. Kosciusko County Fair," for his having been the fair's manager and secretary of the fair association for many years Butler noted that he will be 94 on October 25. commenting, “Yes, and I’m going to make 100! ” Butler said he became treasurer November 1, 1945. assuming the unexpired term of Roger Dunn, then became secretary/manager in July of 1951 He officially retired March 31.1980 Two other oldsters at the ribbon-cutting included Bill Orr and Rudy L. Ross Orr was president of the fair board from 1946 to

a gymnastics exhibition at 5 p m and an aerobics exhibition at 6 p.m. The Master's Five gospel concert will be at 7 and 9pm on Thursday in the grandstand Auction Friday On Friday, the day begins at 12 noon with a coin search for children 4 through 12. Events con tinue with a magician show at 1 p.m , a frog jumping contest at 3 p.m.. a slime climb for kids 10-17 and a dance exhibition by the C.W. Dance School at the activities center. Wally the Penguin form Penguin Point will also be on the grounds Friday The Eagle Cn?ek Cloggers will perform at 6 p.m.. followed by the Kosciusko County Extension Chorus, directei by Dan Beam. There will be a pizza-eating con test at 9 p.m. The main activity on Friday, however, will tie the Kosciusko County Fair Livestock Auction The event begins at 10 a m. in the show arena Representatives from businesses, corporations and families from all over the county will be attending the auc tion, looking to buy the animals raised by county 4-H’ers. The money raised by the club members often helps them to pay for college. Ten Kilometer Run Saturday’s events begin at 10 am. with the en kilometer run registration. The race will begin at 11 a.m.. which will be followed by the awards program At 1 p.m., there will be a puppet show by the Presbyterian Church puppeteers. A dance review by Lee Anne Stewart Dance School from Syracuse at3p m. From 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., there will be a hog-.alling contest, a husband-calling contest, a twoman crosscut log sawing contest, a nail-driving contest, a watermelone?ting contest, a

1973. and was instrumental in moving the fair from the streets of Warsaw to its present site He noted the land was known as the Jackson farm. It included about 100 acres, but a tract that became known as the Fairlane Addition was sold off to raise much-needed funds to relocate and build buildings The fair now has about 72 acres. The other was Rudy L Ross, a resident of r 2 South Whitley t Jackson Township).-At 92 years of age. Ross recalls the fair when it was a street fair in Warsaw He served two four-year terms on the board of directors. Emra Stookey. fair board president who presided over the

directors; Enira Stookey. fair board president; Butler; Bill Orr. at X 9 former longtime fair board president; Aimee Kelly. “Miss Warsaw I.” who turned IX years of age on Tuesday of this week and reigns as “Fair Queen”; Thames Mauzy, state representative; Frederick Gilliam, president of the Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners; Tom Braddock, director since 1979 and secretary from 19X0 to 19X5; and Tom Anglin, president of the Kosciusko County Common Council. A large fair support cast is shown behind those who officiated at the ribbon-cutting.

watermelon seed-spitting contest and an old-time fiddle and harmonica playing contest. Sometime during the afternoon. Jack Worth will perform his one man band routines. The activities will conclude at the fair Saturday with auto rac-

Art Chaney to seek state legislative seat

Arthur C Chaney, of Winona Lake, early this week announced his candidacy for Representative in the Indiana General Assembly on the Democratic ticket from District 18. He will oppose Thames Mauzy. who is seeking his Bth term in the state legislature. The two well known Kosciusko County residents will face one another in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. District 18 is made up of the following townships: Wayne. Plain. Tippecanoe. Turkey Creek, Jefferson, Scott, Prairie, Washington, Van Buren and Monroe in Kosciusko County; and York. Noble, Washington and Sparta in Noble County. Name County Coordinator Chaney has named Dorothy Miller as his county coordinator, and Yvonne Lowman as his War saw coordinator. He was born October 2, 1903 in Warren County, Ohio, but has lived in Indiana most of his life, in Kosciusko County for 45 years. He graduated from Martinsville High School in 1923, and he and his wife Naomi have five children: Daughter, Annabelle Lowery of Phoenix; sons, Stanley of Des Moines. lowa, Carey of Baltimore, Robert of Iceland, and Bruce of Warrenton, Virginia. The Chaneys have 11

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opening, became president in 1973 Kenneth Sherbahn of South Whitley and president of the Indiana State Fair, spoke at the ribbon-cutting, calling the Kosciusko County Fair one of the best in the state. (Note: It’s an interesting footnote that he was a former student of Rudy Ross when Ross was a young schoolmaster > Adding youth and attractiveness to the fair's opening was Aimee Kelly, who was selected “Fair Queen" last year and will reign over this year's fair She was entered as "Miss Warsaw 1 " Aimee turned 18 years of age on Tuesday of this week

ing and dancing Gates will open at 5 p m at the grandstand for the races and time trials will begin at 6 p m At 9 p.m., a free dance with music provided by disc jockey Tommy Allen from Fort Wayne radio station WMEE will wrap up the fair events

'.. ■ I i£i ARTCHANEY z grandchildren Chaney is well known for a newspaper column he authors He is a member of the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church and is a lifelong Democrat, having first voted for James M Cox for Governor of Ohio He ran for state representative in 1958, losing by 2,100 votes He states: “District 18 is a democracy, not a monarchy." making reference to his opponent’s long time in the same office.