The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 November 1987 — Page 18

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 4,1987

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LAVADA BABINSKY didn't catch the judge's eye at the Lakeland Loving Care Center's Halloween Party last Friday but she did catch the eye of our photographer. Mark Weinstein. Why shouldn't she? How often does one find an elephant in Milford? IT WAS good old-fashioned politicing in Milford Saturday morning as candidates for town clerk and the three town board of trustee seats took their message directly to the voters. Republican candidates met at the Milford Community Building, and Democrats gathered in front of the post office to hand out literature and to talk with the voters. It was a full slate on both tickets, all of which made for an interesting Tuesday election. Republican candidates were visited by State Representative Greg Mishler. A former resident of Bremen, Mishler recently claimed Lake Wawasee as his residence, and he is going out for the senate seat which has been held for 12 years by John B Augsburger Democrats wistfully noted Mishler did not cross the street to say heilo to his townsmen seeking offices in the Milford election. a Milford native

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A COPY of The Hoosier Farmer crossed our desk this week. Page' 2 of the October 23 issue features tributes to the late Marion Stackhouse. Stackhouse was a Kosciusko County native and a former resilient of Milford who died over the Labor Day weekend. The page includes notations on the fact that Stackhouse was remembered with tributes in the Congressional Record by Richard Lugar and by Congressman Jim Jontz. —o— BILL LEEMON has been hired by the Triton School Corporation to teach girls' tennis this year. -o— WE GOOFED, and were sorry The front page article last week on the Halloween parade winners listed Jennifer Bradley as the first place winner in the miscellaneous category for youngsters eight and over. Second place winner was listed as Gary Sparks and the third place winner was listed as Dana Campbell. Jennifer did win first place. However, second place went to Lisa Charlton and third place went to Gina Bray. Gary was the second place winner in the cowboys and Indian division and Dana won third in that division. —o—

CLEO JEAN (Mrs Clifford) Wolfe, the pleasant young woman at the front counter at Walter Drugs in Milford, is a MailJournal unofficial (and unpaid) proofreader. Only trouble is, she catches those we miss after the , paper is out on Wednesdays. It’s nice to have someone tracking our efforts to bring all the local news to our readers, and to

Minor complaints —

Quiet Halloween in Syracuse

Four police squad cars and two unmarked police cars kept things quiet in Syracuse Halloween night, although a few minor complaints were filed. Two incidents of vandalism and two thefts were reported before and after the popular day for pranksters John Clugston, Syracuse, reported vandalism to his 1987 Chevrolet van when he found scratches on the driver’s side at 7 Schaekel attends brokers' congress Ric Schaekel of Century 21 Beaty Realtors. Syracuse? joined other brokers and the regional staff of Cfentury 21 of Indiana/Kentucky. Inc., in a twoday Regional Brokers’ Communication Congress in Indianapolis. The event was October 15 and 16. The congress is a semi-annual meeting allowing participating brokers to represent their council through the sharing of ideas with the region as year-long activities are being planned. Schaekel is council chairman of Council 2C, representing 20 brokers in the Fort Wayne area. Brokers heard reports from various regional staff members concerning progress in CareerTrak, Century 21 Mortgage Corporation, Century Net Computerization, Century 21 Insurance Services, Century 21 Securities Corporation, corporate relocation and natural advertising plans. They also heard reports from the representatives who recently attended the National Brokers' Communication Congress in San Diego, Calif. By attending the regional congress, Schaekel gained insight into the plans for Century 21, both internationally and regionally.

keep us forever vigilant. And she does it in such a nice way, too. —O—ALONG THIS line, Graham Meier of r 3 Syracuse dropped in to tell us he continues to receive his hometown paper, the weekly Greensburg Times, and states, that by comparison. The MJ is doing a fine job. Good to know. \

a.m. Monday, Nov. 2. The incident took place while the vehicle was parked at the Dana Corp, parking lot. Railroad Avenue, between 11 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. and Monday morning. Damage was set at SSOO. > Vandalism was also done to Bill’s Michiana Moped, West Main Street, sometime over the weekend or early Monday morning, Nov. 2. A large rock was used to break a- front window in the business, although nothing was reported stolen. Damage was set at $350. Jack’s Video Village, Wawasee

Seven businesses burglarized

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Crime Stoppers, a non-profit organization involving the police, the media and the public in the fight against crime, offers anonymity and cash rewards to persons who furnish information leading to the arrest and the filing of criminal charges against felony offenders and to the capture of fugitives. The following “Crime of the Week’’ was furnished by the Kosciusko County Crime Stoppers Organization: A series of tavern and business

Equal When atomic war comes, the chances are all men will be cremated equal.

Besides the weekly, Greensburg, located 65 miles southeast of Indianapolis and a town of 9,254 population, also has a six-day-a-week daily. The Greensburg News. Meier is on the third shift at Chore-Time Equipment Co., is a member of the Milford Lions Club and is a substitute teacher at Wawasee High School. ’*

Village, reported the theft of a 5-foot by 17-foot canvas sign, which was ripped from the front of the building sometime between 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and 10 a m. Friday, Oct. 30. The sign was valued at $75. Two Pioneer TSX 40 speakers were taken from a vehicle while it was parked at Seller’s Mfg., Old SR 15, sometime last Wednesday morning, Oct. 28. Scratches were also found on a door of the car, owned by Jeff Hatfield, Warsaw. The speakers accounted for a S2OO loss.

burglaries is our Crime of the Week. During the night of October 24th, five taverns were broken into. These included the Anchor Bar, Louie’s Bar, The Sleepy \ Owl, The Pub, and C.J.'s Restaurant, all in the SyracuseNorth Webster area. Then on October 29th, burglaries were discovered at Sellers Manufacturing and B & B Machine Shop in Milford ) If you have information conceri ning this incident, call Crime i Stoppers toll free at 1-800-342-STOP. We will pay up to SI.OOO if your information leads to an arrest or indictment. Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards ■ on other felony crimes and the : capture of fugitives. When you call, you will be assigned a code number, we will not ask your ) name.

Three students join BSU staff

Three Kosciusko County residents joined the Ball State University residence hall staff as residence assistants this fall quarter. They are Kristi Rockenbaugh, Syracuse; Vickie Slone, Warsaw; and Therrian Hinesley, Leesburg. The residence assistants counsel students, assist directors with administrative duties and enforce university rules and regulations. They also act as liaisons .between the hall directors and student residents. Rockenbaugh is a junior majoring in accounting at the university. She is a graduate of Wawasee High School and is the daughter of Steve and Bev Butt, 449 Medusa, Syracuse. Slone, the daughter of Lon and Willa Slone, 106 Ra-Mar Avenue, Warsaw, is a graduate of WarsawCommunity High School. She is majoring in marketing at the university. Hinesley, a graduate of Wawasee High School, is a junior majoring in elementary education at the university. She is the daughter of Aaron Hinesley, Jupiter, Fla., and Lynn Kerber, r 1, Leesburg.

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Sewer project around lake passes another milestone

(By GLEN LONG Staff Writer The project to install a sewer system in several areas around Lake Wawasee passed another important milestone on Saturday, Oct. 31, and Monday evening, Nov. 2, as two public meetings were held to inform affected property owners of details of the project. Interest in the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District project was high as a meeting room at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church, Syracuse, was filled at both meetings. After Robert Jones, president of the board of trustees welcomed those in attendance and outlined the project, Richard Green, at-

Agriculture — Constitution: a vital trade connection

Agricultural trade was almost as important to the United States the day the US Constitution was signed — September 17,1787 — as it is now, according to Douglas E. Bowers, United States Department of Agriculture historian. The United States in 1787 was already a major exporter of agricultural commodities, as it is today, and it depended heavily on that trade to pay for the goods it had to import Like most nations emerging from colonial' status, the United States produced primarily raw materials and imported most of its manufactured goods. Even with agricultural exports, the balance of payments was usually negative in this period —a problem now being faced again. Americans had a critical interest in exports from the beginning. With some 90 percent of the people living on farms, there was little internal market for agricultural goods. Even if there had been large cities, transportation within and between the states was so poor it was often easier to ship overseas than to send goods a short distance overland. After the Revolution, America’s trade was in jeopardy Most of the country’s trading partners in Europe and the Caribbean were part of colonial systems. Great Britain, France, Spain, the Netherlands and Portugal

torney for the district, reviewed briefly the 10-year history of the district's activities. He then discussed the points in the Notice of Interest in Acquiring Easement which most had received in the mail. Green said it was gratifying to see so much interest and spoke of what had transpired prior to the recent $3.6 million grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the expected additional $1 million grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The attorney stressed the importance to the project of each property-owner donating an easement to his property for the burying of a sewage tank which must be part of the sewage system. He said. "You have little choice on the results, but have some choice in how you get there. You will be required by statute to hook on."

each wanted to use raw materials from its own colonies in the West Indies (Caribbean) or South America and to restrict business from competitors. When the United States left the British Empire, it lost much of its market for exports, and former allies like France were not eager to open their ports to a new competitor. It is now taken for granted the national government (and not the states) has the necessary power to regulate international trade as well as interstate commerce. But 200 years ago — before the US Constitution was drafted, signed and ratified — it did not, and the question of giving the national government broad powers to regulate trade was a very debatable issue. Under the Articles of Confederation (in effect from 1781 to 1789) the national government was too weak to negotiate real trade concessions from other trol America’s own internal trade States levied individual tariffs on imported goods. Some states, including New York, erected trade barriers between themselves and neighboring states. Western farmers had trouble shipping their produce down the Mississippi River because the Spanish did not want them to use New Orleans as a loading point for export. In fact, trade issues caused several states to send delegates to Annapolis in September 1786 to discuss revision of the confederation Constitution. These same trade issues were a factor leading to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia the following year.

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Green explained that donation of easements will be the least expensive for all and will be quicker to accomplish. He made the plea that questionnaires be turned in soon because by next spring there must be about 700 individual easements in place. He explained that to have the sewer line bypass a residence would be the wrong choice because to hook on later would be extremely expensive for the property owner. Green fielded some questions from the audience, but said the rates which would be charged for sewage service will not be known until construction bids are received in July, 1988. After a resident of Stroh Addition, near Johnson Bay, asked why his area was not included, Green pointed out that other areas will hopefully be added in the future, especially those near the initial sewer locations.

Americans had tried growing various crops for export. Some didn’t work, some did. Thomas Jefferson and others had attempted to grow Europeanstyle wine grapes — without success. Silk growing had been tried in several states. There was also an effort to complete with Russia and the Baltic countries in growing flax and hemp, but these needed cheaper labor than was available in this country. By the time of the Constitution, a number of successful export crops had been introduced, each with its own market. The three primary exports were grain and grain products: Wheat flour, wheat and com (in that order). Today, the three primary agricultural exports are similar: Soybeans, com and wheat. Grain was not used as livestock feed then nearly as much as it is now, so com made up only a small art of grain exports. Wheat was grown mainly in the midAtlantic states, but was also important in Virginia. Despite high tariffs in Britain and some other countries, Americans found a market for grain in Europe during the 1780 s and 1790 s due to crop failures and the wars on the European continent that followed the French Revolution. There were also markets in the West Indies. Livestock was occasionally exported, as were salted meat provisions for ships and for West Indian plantations. These came mostly from northern states. Southern crops benefited from more reliable markets because they competed less with European crops. Then as now, tobacco found ready sales in most of Europe.