The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 July 1987 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 8, 1987

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Editorial

WOW! What a celebration • , If the final five days of the Syracuse Sesquicentennial Celebration are anything like the first five days, it’s not too early to congratulate and thank the members of the sesquicentennial committee for a great job and for all of the hard work that has gone into the festival. Without hours of thankless planning, events do not happen. Now that things are underway, Mayor Ernie Rogers seems to have the town under control. And, he’s having fun in his new position. As we hear it, he has no plans to take over the work of the town board — he plans to leave that to those persons elected for that purpose. Rogers just thinks Syracuse is great and wants to do all he can to add to the success of the celebration. Kathie Yoder was crowned “Miss Syracuse Sesquicentennial” last evening. She, too, will be assisting at various events throughout the rest of the week. Remaining events include the kiddie parade, a family night, a band concert, the sesquicentennial ball, a gigantic P/2-hour parade on Saturday, the National Power Boat Association Races and a house tour. All in all, each event will add to the fun of the celebration. Everyone will want to take in as many events as possible and no one will want to miss Saturday’s parade as the entire town turns out to say, “Happy 150th Birthday ... Syracuse” and to thank the committee for a job well done! PTL money Rev. Jerry Falwell has been busy for weeks now appealing for money to save the PTL Club; he collected ten million dollars initially to stave off creditors and now is in need of another fifty or sixty million. The question is whether money which goes mostly to pay for television broadcasting is the best use of money offered for Christian ministry. Figures indicate that about nine of every ten dollars donated by the faithful usually go for broadcast time, salaries and administration. Approximately a dollar is left for direct-aid ministry, to colleges, seminaries, elderly homes, missionaries, etc. If givers want to have more television ministry, or keep the various clubs and ministries broadcasting, and understand that most of their donations are being used for such costs, fine. If they want more of their money to go to causes talked about by these television ministries, helping the poor, sick, needy, elderly, etc., then they can see that ten-tenths of their money is used for that purpose by giving to a local charity or making a direct gift to a church school, nursing home, home for the elderly, needy, etc. On eating Nutritionafexperts say the current trend — consumption of more vegetables and cereals, rather than meat — is encouraging. They say a balanced diet can be maintained with only vegetables and cereals. Other studies, including those on heart disease, indicate middle-age citizens shouldn’t eat red meat more than five times a week. All recent evidence indicates the consumption of vegetables and fruits should be substituted for some of the fats, sweets and meats most of us eat. It may be hard to believe, when considering chomping on a fine steak, but you could sometimes substitute dried peas or dried beans for better nutrition. Keep cool! Just in case severe hot weather worries readers of this newspaper and makes them fear sunstroke or heat prostration, we call attention to certain symptoms. Sunstroke offers ample warning, including headache, nausea and a dry skin. Heat prostration cautions us by pallor, a feeble heart action and subnormal temperature. The aged and very young are most often victims, but everyone can, and should, take precautions. A. Over-exertion is dangerous and over-eatingA^iwise. Excess sugar and fat in the diet should be avoided, meat taken lightly and raw vegetables, salads and fruits freely consumed. f Phone manners Why is that the telephone often makes answerers entirely forget their manners? A customer might be talking to a clerk, buying merchandise when the telephone rings. The caller is at home. The customer has come to the store to buy goods and is ready to pay. The clerk will, usually, let the customer wait, and talk to the caller. If another customer in the store interrupted, that would be considered unacceptable. It’s the same with the telephone. What others say — In the name of education Worried about rules instead of education, the bureaucrats in Virginia have pounced on a teacher who knows how to teach writing. English teacher Leigh Hauter knows how to motivate eighth graders to write. He wanted to teach them to write letters that would get a response. They learned how. And the poor teacher got a reprimand from the education bureaucrats. One student wrote to the Virginia Department of Education to complain about the quality of lunches at Manassas Park Intermediate School. “The food is cold by the time you get it to your table,” the student wrote. “And the hamburgers are about the best things they have. But even those aren’t real hamburger meat.” Department officials who apparently have forgotten that they are in the education business, initiated an investigation. Hauter wound up with a reprimand from his school system. “The crucial issue here seems to be that your lesson objectives were not in agreement with the general educational philosophy of the school system,” wrote Assistant Superintendent James W. Moyers Jr. Moyers added that the student complaint should have been made at the local level. “There are guidelines, chains of command,” added Superintendent Jimmy R. Stuart. This child had a complaint and it dealt with something local. So why not address it in the school?” Hauter might have been slightly out of line. Perhaps he should have told the school board instead. But a letter to the top can sometimes be more effective. These school officials are much further out of line, in their fussing about rules instead of rejoicing when education occurs in a simple writing assignment. - THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS

g !OFI s This sign at the Robert Laughlin home at 400 N. Harrison St. in Syracuse is one of many indications that residents of Syracuse are pleased at the Sesquicentennial celebration of their town and proud to wish Syracuse a happy birthday.

Court news

Circuit Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Richard Sand presiding: Complaint On Account Holy Cross Parkview Hospital versus Damon L. Stiles and Georgine Stiles, r 1 box 270. Syracuse, for $447.50 plus costs on an open account. Complaint On Account Richard D. Thomason, M.D.. Inc. versus Steven Solina and Connie Solina, 425 S. Lake St., Syracuse, for $199 plus costs on an open account. Complaint On Account Northern Indiana Public Service Company versus Anna Rupprecht and John Rupprecht. P.O. Box 3 North Webster, for $112.13 plus costs on an open account Complaint On Account Northern Indiana Public Service Company versus Bronzel Wilson, P.O. Box 67 Syracuse, for $211.76 plus costs on an open account. Complaint On Account Elkhart General Hospital versus Felipe F. Flores, r 1 box 1578. Milford, for $738.61 plus costs on an open account. Complaint On Account Northern Indiana Public Service Company versus Terry Whitaker, r 2 box 23A. Leesburg, for $402.93 plus costs on an open account. Elkhart Division The following fines plus court costs have levied and paid in Elkhart County Court. Goshen Division: Speeding — Katrina M Kern. 18. Syracuse, $50.50; Sandra L. Jessie. 27. Warsaw. $50.50; Lee A. Price. 19. Milford. $57.50; Darcy R. Dean, 27, Syracuse. $52,50 False/ficticious registration— Joan R Dickerson. 26. Syracuse. $48.50 Superior Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: Complaint State Farm Fire and CasualtyCompany versus Stanley Estes and Estes Construction, r 1 box 317, North Webster. The plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendant for the sum of $63,873.37 plus costs of action, for damages in a fire Nov. 22, 1986, allegedly caused by the defendant's faulty installation of a wood burning stove. Small Claims The following judgments have been awarded in Small Claims Division, Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrette presiding: Russell L. Heyde, D.D.S. versus Charles Carroll; defendant ordered to pay $356 plus costs. Russell L. Heyde, D.D.S. versus Kenneth L Pollick, Jr.; defendant ordered to pay S4OO plus costs. Tim Sylvester versus Mark Jones; defendant ordered to pay sl2 plus costs. Desmond Jackson versus James Daniels; defendant ordered to pay $631.24 plus costs. Russell L. Heyde, D.D.S. ver sus Earl Stouder, Jr. and Lori Stouder; defendants ordered to pay sllß plus costs. Russell L. Heyde, D.D.S. ver sus John W. Holden and Judy Holden; defendants ordered to pay $177 pius costs. Richard Tydeman and Safeco Insurance Co. versus Dwayne Maynard; defendant ordered to pay $775.91 plus costs. Tom Moore, doing business as Climate Control, versus Verl Baker, doing business as Turf Bar, Inc.; defendant ordered to pay $287.62 plus costs. Randy D. Pillion, doing business as Capital Enterprises Insurance Group, versus Michael R. Penn and Warren Transport. Inc.; defendants ordered to pay $1,250 plus costs. Pete Olivo versus Harold Moore; defendant ordered to pay $1,532.57 plus costs. Carol Cool versus Fred Koep pell, Jr.; defendant ordered to

pay $211.59 plus costs. Alvin Schmucker versus James J. Gibson and Donna J. Gibson; defendants ordered to pay $3,000 plus costs. Desmond Jackson versus Tony Ong; defendant ordered to pay S4BO 70 plus costs. Desmond Jackson versus Jim Hileman; defendant ordered to pay $1,373 plus costs. Shirley Carpenter and Dorian Carpenter versus George Graff; defendant ordered to pay $1,218 plus costs. Mae Manuel versus Darrel Vetor and Debbie Vetor, defendants ordered to pay $5lO plus costs. Michael Conley, D.D.S versus Deborah Seymour; defendant ordered to pay $T36.60 plus costs Michael Conley, D.D.S. versus Marcia McGlynn; defendant ordered to pay $564.60 plus costs. Reed & Earhart versus Jackie S. Cooper; defendant ordered to pay $205 plus costs. Kent Comer, doing business as Associated Sales, versus Kathy Marshall; defendant ordered to pay $97.18 plus costs. Donald L. Nichols and Sally M. Nichols versus Robert and Martha Davis; defendants ordered to pay $1.165.77 plus costs. John R. Scott versus Margaret Valentine; defendant ordered to pay $412.58 plus costs. Caldwell Farms versus Marc B Allen and Kimberly S. Allen; defendants ordered to pay $l5O plus costs Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: Durham-Braun Christopher Eugene Durham. 23. r 5 box 105, Syracuse, and Joetta Marie Braun. 22. r 5 box 105. Syracuse Bradley-Foley Derbert Bradley, 38, P.O. Box 311 Milford, and Wilma Faye Foley. 37. P.O. Box 311 Milford Warrick-Galloway Dennis Joe Warrick. 20. r 5 box 316-B. Syracuse, and -Lori Ann Galloway, 19, r 2 box 82, Syracuse Fidler-Ehrlich Stephen Lewis Fidler, 25. 14 North Shore Dr.. Syracuse, and Elaine Kaye Ehrlich, 23. Goshen Change in auction location The location of the auction on Friday. July 10, for the Syracuse Sesquicentennial. has been changed from the Lakeland Youth center to the Syracuse Scout Cabin. The time of 5 p.m. remains unchanged. The auction will include the special Syracuse Sesquicentenniai Quilt, sample china plates and approximately 90 Ken Harkless Paintings.'Wake Bitner, Syracuse, will be the auctioneer and is volunteering his time for the event. The items to be auctioned off will be on display in the Scout Cabin after 2 p.m. Friday for those wishing to get a look at the items before auction time. Prior to Friday the items will be on display at the museum in J.A. Business, Pickwick Block, and a majority of the paintings are at State Bank of Syracuse. THE MAIL-JOURNAL (U.S.P.S. 3258 4000) Published by the Mail Journal every Wednesday and entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana 46567. Second class postage paid at 103 E. Main Street, Syracuse, Indiana 46567 and at additional entry offices. Subscription: sl6 per year in Kosciusko County, $22 outside county. POSTMASTERS: Send change of ad dress forms to The Mail Journal, P.O Box 188, Milford, Indiana 46542

"CRUZIN A A’ROUND 'CUSE"

WHAT A week this has been! And what a time the remainder of this week promises to be! Someone even suggested we should have a sesquicentennial celebration more often! All kinds of superlatives Jiave been uttered for the great manner in which the events have been orchestrated. The opening ribbon-cutting at Crosson Park Friday night was highlighted with a tribute to . senior citizens of the community and a brief speech by Third District Congressman John Hiler. Sesqui Chairman Bill Beemer did his homework well and touched all bases. The crowd at that event assured the Lions Club’s fish fry of success. It was their biggest, so Lions members said. Lion Merl Smith states over 1,000 were served to eat a quarter ton of fish, 23 gallons of cole slaw, plus nine big commercial pans of baked beans. It’s the biggest fund-raiser for the 36-member club. The fish fry is held each Fourth of July. Also, sponsors of the 10th annual Road Race claim this year’s race was the largest ever, with 181 runners doing the 3.3 mile course, and 91 doing the eight mile race, for 272 runners coming from all over Indiana. A total of 246 colorful Tshirts were given out. The bicycle race also attracted a record crowd of participants, with 3!) riding the tough 25-miie course. The Sunday Lake Wawasee Flotilla was bigger and more colorful than previous years, according to Ted Rogers, Flotilla chairman. There were 51 entries, and photos and an article appear on another page in this issue covering the event. A threatening rain held itself to a drizzle, and the route was completed in three hours. Plenty of spectators lined the 29-mile shore line to see the handiwork of participants. PILCHER SHOES and Logan-Rogers Realty joined hands in having a Kendallville flyover firm pull a streamer over the Sunday Flotilla. Only thing, it twisted and turned in the wind and finally fell off. Ernie says it was an entire fiasco: the company spelled “realty” “reality.” Ace Pest Control had a similar streamer flown over the parade route with good success. —-o— Perhaps the biggest single event coming up is the parade scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, to begin at the corner of Chicago and Huntington Streets, moving uptown to the stop light, then down West and South Main, ending up at the high school. Chairman Deb Patterson states she already has 118 entries signed up for a parade the likes of which this community has never seen before. She said late entries may sign up at 9 a m. Satur day at the Wawasee High Sphool parking lot. A record crowd should be on hand to witness this event. A number of uptow n and Village display windows are decorated with artifacts of the community’s history, which have drawn considerable attention. At least two townspeople remember an earlier parade which they called a Centennial Parade, marking the town's tooth year of existence. Dr. Jack P. Clark. Syracuse physician, says he was just five years old in 1937 when a parade came down Huntington Street and moved east on Main to Lakeside Park on Syracuse Lake, which was dedicated by Indiana Governor Clifford M. Townsend. W.E. Long, a Chicago Holsum bread industrialist who adopted Syracuse and did the Pickwick Block over, instigated the parade and threw out miniature loaves of bread, according to Clark who rode on one of the floats. “1 remember it. but don't know how I happened to get on a float.” he said this week. Another was Dick Wysong, who was 7 years of age in 1937. His grandfather, the late Milt Wysong, headed the educational division of the Indiana Conservation Department, and was to be inducted into the Miami Indian tribe at the park. Wysong pushed his grandson forward in his place and it so happens-that Dick, who heads the vocational department at the high school, became an honorary Miami Indian. TjßnL ■ ' ■ ■ ® iwmHv ■0 i ■■ 1 * IN4TIE SPIRIT — Charles LeCount of r 1 Leesburg is really in the sesquicentennial spirit as he showed up in front of the Syracuse office of The Mail-Journal, where artifacts are on display. He holds a cross cut saw. a muzzle loader rifle, a patch and skinning knife, along with an authentic fire stone he found near Tippecanoe Lake, plus a flint and steel fire kit. He sports the hair style that was common currency in this by-gone period. Behind LeCount is Janet Ream of North Webster, former Syracuse resident, admiring the window display.

Dr. Clark says Virginia (Mrs. Ron) Kramer, now a Goshen citizen, also remembers that big event. *»> Another well known resident of Lake Wawasee, Jack Vanderford, disputes the 1937 date, stating the parade was in 1935 — which would have made Clark three years old and Wysong five. ' < This calls for more research and can easily be the subject of another column. —o— WHEN THIRD District Congressman John Hiler was reminded at Crosson Park* Fridaynight that his hair was so dark, he said he “grew a few gray hairs’- at the time of his squeaker victory over Democrat Tom Ward of Knox that resulted in a vote recount. He said it might have been the narrow vote or the fact that his wife was about to give birth to their second child. —o— AN UNSIGNED postal card reminded us that our lovely, interesting article abut all the Syracuse clubs” missed one, the Syracuse Arts & Craft Club. It was started 75 years ago by some school teachers, most of them dead. They included Lulu Francis, Ruth Rapp, and Ruth Meredith. “It is one of the oldest clubs,” the card states, and refers us to Kate Cornell, Priscilla Rhode. Mary Bushong and Alice Clark, all members over 50 years. (Editor’s Note; The article was contributed for publication, and we assumed it was complete. Sorry.) —o— IF SYRACUSE’S honorary mayor, Ernie Rogers, seems apolitical during Sesquicentennial Week, in order to keep peace and harmonv in the community, it will be nothing new for his w ife Julie. In fact. Julie has seen a lot of forced peace and harmony in her own family — the Logans of Goshen. Julie's dad was the Republican sheriff of Elkhart County, and at the same time his dad. Edgar, was Democratic postmaster of Goshen. "Things got hot around home at election time," Julie recalls, “usually followed by a prolonged silence." —o— CLIFF MILLER, a resident of 506 South Main St., is as near a Syracuse native as one can be. In fact, his knowledge of the town’s history is excellent and valuable in times like these when residents are making note of the town’s 150-year history. Miller took umbrage to an article in last week's 56-page sesquicentennial edition on the history of newspapers in Syracuse. Items of this type are so difficult to research, especially when the community has had a number of weekly newspapers and as many or more publishers. Cliff remembers as a small boy walking into a printing office on West Main Street, located in the back room of the Star Auto Agency, which was on the east side of the alley. The site is where the Pickwick Theater is now located. He also remembers a job printing office on South Huntington Street, about where Love Furniture is located. Cliff remembers a Lloyd Eugene Garrison, commonly known around town as “Young Happy" Garrison, who worked as a printer's devil or roustabout around the Syracuse newspaper office as a youth. He said Garrison learned the trade well, finally going to work for the Tri-State Litho Arts plant at Sturgis, Michigan. He later went into the printing business on his own, as Lloyd Garrison Associates, at Burr Oak, Mich. Miller said as near as he knew. Garrison died "about five years ago.” —o—■MEMBER OF the Sesquicentennial Committee were absolutely delighted to see how business houses and private homes got into the spirit of decorating for the week's anniversary celebration. Decorations were funded privately, but were put up by Old Glory Decorations of Brownsville, Indiana. Over SB,OOO was spent on the decorations. —o— JULIE SWARTZ is the person behind the pretty face at the teller's window at the State Bank of Syracuse as a summer replacement. Julie will be a junior at Indiana University, Bloomington, in a short seven weeks. She is the daughter of Ron and Diane Swartz of Milford, her dad being in management at Augsburger's Super Valu, Syracuse. Julie is a telecommunications major at lU. —o— WHEN SOMEONE asked veteran Syracuse Fire Department member Jim McClintic. 621 South Main St., if he was the new mayor of Syracuse, he replied, “Heck yes; I’ve been mayor here for 72 years. ’' Jim, who enjoys a good joke, is 72 years of age, and has been an active member of the fire department for 26 years. "The only ones who have been on the 33-nieniber department longer are Jim Hughes and Larry Weaver." he noted. McClintic carries "Goony" on his front license plate, a nickname he has been affectionately called most of his life. —o— FORMER TURKEY Creek Township -trustee Lou Kuilema and his wife Jacque read our Canadian Rockies account in last week's M-J with some personal interest, inasmuch as they arrived home June 17, after touching several of the points of interest mentioned in our account. They traveled with Jacque's sisters. Bonnie Jones of Akron. 0., and Virginia Goodley of In.dianapolis, touching base at Vancouver. 8.C.. then taking the luxury cruiser “Star Dancer" to Juneau and Ketchikan, Alaska. They saw the Mendenhall Glacier. Skagway and Tracy Arm Fjord during their week in Alaska. (Continued on page 5>