The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 October 1986 — Page 14
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. October 22.1986
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It happened ... in Syracuse
16 YEARS AGO. OCT. 20.1976 The Syracuse town board last night elevated Danny B. Gallmeier and Robert E. Houser to First Class Patrolmen, upon the recommendation of police chief Ron Robinson, retroactive to October 1. Both men completed the course at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy at Plainfield, a 10-week course required of all law enforcement officers within the first year of their being assigned police duties. The Syracuse plan commission hired Jack Lawson of Fort Wayne as the new attorney at the joint meeting of the plan commission and board of zoning appeals Wednesday night. Lawson will replace Robert Reed who resigned in September. Mr. and Mrs. Dean L. Pittman of North Shore drive, Syracuse, have returned from a trip in celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary. Most of their time was spent at their cabin near Gatlinburg, Tenn. Four Syracuse artists — Marilyn Moore, Jean Miller, Ginnie Kramer and Betty Appenzeller — have just returned from a painting workshop held in Eureka Springs, Ark. Jack Mason is completing work on his second two-unit apartment building (A Dutchman Home) on the Ogden Island road. The Syracuse Church of God WCSC met at the Friends Hall with Mrs. Charles Richcreek and
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Mrs. Lee Adams as their hostesses. 20 YEARS AGO. OCT. 19.1976 Atthe regular October meeting of the Syracuse town board held Tuesday evening the board of trustees passed an ordinance prohibiting the parking of vehicles on the south side of Pearl street and Harrison street, everyday except Sunday. The plan commission met in the town hall at Syracuse on Thursday night with president Hilary Bachman presiding. Rogers' Motors, 401 south Huntington street, Syracuse, will have its grand opening celebration on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, showing the new. Dodge line. Ernest Rogers, owner and manager of the firm is observing his full authorization as the Lakeland Dodge dealer. Mr. and Mrs. James Hallett of Indianapolis are spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Scheldt at Lake Wawasee. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Lindemuth of Syracuse had as their guests on Thursday Mrs. Myrtle Schuelke of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schuelke of Fort Wayne. Miss Sharon Hoke, Syracuse, spent the week end at Turkey Run State Park where she attended a Business and Professional Women’s club dinner and attend-
ed the Covered Bridge Festival at Rockville. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Searfoss and daughters Kathleen and Sandra of south of Syracuse, spent the week end at Chicago where they spent a free week end in the Pick-Congress hotel as winners in the recent Pick contest. 30 YEARS AGO. OCT. 18,1956 The 48-year-old three storybrick grade school building in Syracuse is being razed this week to make way for a new parking lot. The building and grounds were purchased by the town of Syracuse from the Turkey Creek Township six months ago. The Syracuse merchants in a fund drive secured $3,250 to assist in the cost and to aid the town in furnishing another parking lot. The contract for dismantling the building has been awarded to Clifford Cripe and Robert and Earl Treadway. According to the records, the Journal is 52 years old with this issue. And there is every indication that it will live a healthy life for another 52 years. Work is progressing in the clearing of lots on the east side of south Huntington Street where the Gulf Oil Company plans to build a service station. Trees were cut down and moved away last week. The former McClintic house is to be moved to South Main Street on the lot across from the Nicolai Machine Shop. The former Rapp home is to be moved to the rear of the lot where it now stands. A definite new location for the third house has not yet been decided. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kitson and two children, Michael and Kim. will leave Monday for Tucson, Arizona, where they will reside. Mr. Kitson will be employed by the Southern Pacific Railroad in a position formerly held before coming to Syracuse over a year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Powell attended the Purdue-Notre Dame football game Saturday with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Bitner and children Barbara and Richard, and Aaron Hinesley, attended the ice show in Fort Wayne Sunday. Jack Kline entertained Friday evening in his beautiful new home on Wawasee Lake. Joining in the pot-luck dinner were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Warner and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cobbum and family, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Wilmer all of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Juday of Syracuse.
50 YEARS AGO, OCT. 22,1936 Mrs. Frank Swihart spent last week-end in Goshen with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Emanuel Cripe. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Riddle spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Cramer, of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Elizabeth Riddle spent Sunday with her grandmother. Mrs. Claire Glass. Churubusco. Mr. and Mrs. George Morris. Elgin, 111., spent the week-end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miles. Guy Warner, who has accepted a position at Koontz Wagoner Electric South Bend, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Warner. Ocal Craft, night marshall here spent Saturday and Sunday at LaPorte, where he visited his father and sister. He was accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Paul LeCount and children. Mr. LeCount is Marshall Craft's nephew. Noble Meyers was in South Bend Saturday, where he attended the Notre Dame, University of Wisconsin football game.
ULm ir < ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR — Psi lota Xi Sorority is sponsoring its 10th annual Christmas Bazaar. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Cainelot Hall, North Webster. The bazaar will be from 10 a.in. to 4 p.m. featuring numerous handcrafted items and cheese balls. Tables area still available and to reserve a table persons may contact Kathy Gilmore, at 834-4671, after 6 p.in. All proceeds from the event will be used by sorority members for the community. Shown with a number of the items available to purchase are Betty Richcreek and Naircy Vanator. ■ ... f fl .Ji l / oVvEf ■ J EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER — An Tran has been selected as the Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of 1986 at Sea Nymph, Inc.. Syracuse. Tran is the group leader in the wood shop and has been employed at Sea Nymph since April 1980. He was made group leader in May. In a recent ceremony. Tran was presented with a certificate recognizing his achievement. Shown in the photo are Doug Conley, personnel manager: Richard Marquis, plant manager: Tran; Domingo Melendez, weld line foreman and Tran’s supervisor; and Paul Phillabaum, president.
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Mrs. Roy Darr has gone to Streator. 111., to join her husband who is employed there. Maurice Crow drove her to Streator and returned Saturday. Henry Gustafson and son, Kenneth of Gary visited Willard Gustafson. Sunday. WHO KNOWS? 1. How many countries make up the United Nations? 2. When is United Nations Day? 3. What is a bibliophile? Answer* Te Who Know* jaajuoo ueqj jaqjEj Xjuui jiaqj jo asneooq spaijoo oj soaoj oqM uosjad y •£ Jaqopo Z
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Collecting model trains
By VIC TREE Guest Feature Writer Whew! -Whew! -chug-chug-chug-chug. At 13. Lee Rust hopped his first boxcar in Mount Vernon at the station a half block away from where he lived. After that, he hitched rides on trains traveling as far as Tulsa, Okla., and back home again. This adventurous soul delighted his father and worried his mother so in doing this.
Homemaker presidents learn theme
The presidents of the Kosciusko County Home Extension clubs met on September 24, at the Women's Building at the fairgrounds. A total of 66 members, guests and officers were present. Lunch was served by the Purdue Home Extension club. President Alice Long welcomed members. Pledges to the flags were led by Doris Ann Slay maker, and Judi Earl led the song of the month. The minutes were read by Daisy Nocholas, assistant secretary, and Tammy Wise and Betty Hinton gave the treasurer’s reports. Daisy Nicholas announced a poster contest sponsored by the Indiana Extension Homemakers Association. The theme is “Enrich Your Horizons,” and a list of rules was given to each president. All entries should be brought to the March council meeting, where each member will vote for three entries. The top ten entries will be judged by a local art teacher and the county winners will be displayed and judged at the Home and Family Conference at Purdue. Dorthea Kurth reported that Camp Elko was a success. The theme of next year’s camp will be “Memories," and Kosciusko County, with Dorothea Kurth as chairman, will be in charge. The dates for the camp will be September 14 and 15. Louise Nichols gave an entertaining account of her experiences at the National Extension Homemakers Convention in Virginia. She suggested those members who plan to attend the 1987 convention in Indianapolis from August 30 to September 3, be thinking about an item to take along to trade as a getacquainted gesture. Kay Tusing thanked club
When World War II occurred. “Rusty” rode trails all over the country traveling to the different naval bases he was stationed at. After the war ended, he pursued his love for trains by collecting models of them. Today, he has such an accumulation that ABC did a feature of him and his hobby on the nightly news.
When Amtrak came back to Currently, Rusty's interest lies Warsaw again recently. Rusty /in the study of his religion He and his wife. Eula, were there, also is a member of the American They were captured in a Legion in Pierceton.
members for their participation at the county fair. Special recognition was given to the Crossroads Club for their “Best of Show” award for the educational booth. “How to evaluate antiques.” Other clubs receiving awards were Country Neighbors. Thrifty Fifty. Merry Tones and Herscherettes. Happy Homemakers. Home Arts. Jackson Juniors. Jackson Township. Jolly Dozen, Jolly Good Neighbors. Keepin' On Extension Club. Ladies of the Lake, and Herscherettes will all be responsible for booths at the 1987 fair. It was also reported that a new affiliate club. Friendship Chit Chat Club, has been started at the Lakeland Loving Care Center in Milford. Their president, Dorothy McKibben, was present. Any new clubs formed through nursing homes will have the word Friendship preceding its name to indicate there will be some restrictions on their ability to participate inactivities. The fall trip will be held Wednesday, Oct. 29. Elaine Bertsch reported that 89 reservations have been received. The trip will ae a trip to Conner Prairie Pioneer Settlement, a historical tour of Indianapolis, a ride around the Speedway track and a stop at Union Station to eat and shop. The buses will leave the fairgrounds at 7:30 am. and return at 7p.m. Marvene Johnson reminded members that the Christmas bazaar is Thursday, Nov. 6, from 12 to 7 p.m., and Friday, Nov. 7. from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., in the Women’s Building at the fairgrounds. Items for the bazaar should be brought in on November 6, from 8 to 11 h.m., and picked up on Saturday, Nov. 8. from 9to 11 a.m. Louise Nichols explained a new reading program called “Cultural Enrichment Through Reading.” The purpose is to stimulate and expand reading interests among members. Each president was given forms and a written explanation of the program. The secretary or an appointed reading chairman from each club will need to keep records. Individual recognition awards will be given at the Spring Achievement Night. It was suggested that more members would read books if points were
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photograph cheering them on that later became a postcard. “The train room” in their Winona Lake home is a unique idea. It is decorated with such things as engineer hats, oil can, lanterns, train emblems, buttons, books, over 700 models, and a large stuffed crow keeping vigil over the operation.
given, and the board is taking it under consideration. Doris Slaymaker reminded members that the Fall Luncheon is October 22. at 11:30 a.m . at the Shrine Building. Diana Glissman, an antique doll collector, will be the guest speaker. Tickets are available at the extension, off ice through October 16. Marietta Henry, county home economist, would like to use a new system for listing individual club members. Each president will be given three green sheets and these should be filled out and returned to the extension office by October 15. Door prizes were items brought back from the National Extension Homemakers Convention by Louise Nichols, including mugs, bumper stickers, seeds, recipe booklets and a china bell. Law enforcement procedures program for Kiwanians Thomas Brindle, patrolman in the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, described some of the methods used in questioning suspects as he spoke to the members of the Kiwanis Club ot Lakeland North Webster, on Monday morning, Oct. 20. Patrolman Brindle has been trained in procedures in interrogation at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Ga. He explained that an introvert tends to look to the left and <an extrovert, to the right, when being questioned regarding to an offense. It is more effective to question a suspect in an empty room with no barrier between him and the officer sitting next to him. The officer must read a suspect his rights if he is under arrest and in his custody. Tom Hoffert, Kiwanis Youth Services chairman, announced that there will be a Halloween party for North Webster School students on Wednesday, Oct. 29, •from 6:30-8 p.m., in the school cafeteria. Fair play The trouble with being a good sport is that you have to lose to prove it. — Flying K, Kingsville.