The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 December 1987 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 9,1987

Editorial

Congratulations, Leon Congratulations go to Leon Tucker, the 1987 Indiana Outstanding Cattleman. Tucker, whose farm is located on the MilfordSyracuse road, began farming at his present location in 1957. A native of Southern Kosciusko County, Tucker began his career at the age of 10 when he showed a 4-H steer at the county fair. Six years later he began to market a group of cattle for commercial market. The honor given to Tucker is one that is well deserved. He and his family have been active in the county and state cattlemen’s associations for a number of years. A leader of cattlemen, Tucker purchased the first percentage Limousin bull in Indiana in 1970 and in 1976 he purchased his first purebred Limousin bull. His goal has always been to keep pace with the cattle industry as changes take place. He has continued to stress correctness and femininity in his cows and performance in his bulls. He strives to make the best mating for each cow. The state nomination form, filled out by Dr. Bruce Lamb, further notes that in 1972 Tucker and his family held their first club calf sale featuring home raised*calves. This tradition has continued each fall for the past 15 years with many champions being sold throughout the midwest. These calves go through a rigid preconditioning program employing the most up-to-date vaccination and parasite control programs. The success the calves have enjoyed in the show ring speaks well of Tucker and the breeding he has done. Tucker and his five children have received many awards during competition over the past several years and animals he has raised and later sold have won such awards as the grand champion carcass steer at the North American International Livestock Exhibition at Louisville, Ky., in 1983. Tucker is the first person from Kosciusko County to win the state award. He is well deserving. His credentials are long. As Lamb’s nomination concludes, “We feel that Leon represents the best in Indiana cattlemen. His vast knowledge of beef cattle breeding and feeding, coupled with his forward thinking truly sets him apart from the rest.” Fancy food? This is the time of year many people order fancy foods sent to friends and relatives, for Thanksgiving or the Christmas season. The ads for fancy foods attract us. They’re usually more expensive than foods bought locally. Are these expensive mail-order foods worth the extra money? The November issue of “Consumer Reports” indicates usually they’re not worth the fancy price. Testing experts ordered, prepared, and consumed filet mignon steaks, smoked salmon, cheeses and coffees. Most of the filets were not prime grade, as one would expect, but choice, the same grade you get at the local supermarket. But most were good. None of the salmon ordered, from various mail order houses, was rated excellent or even very good. Only one cheddar cheese (Vermont Country Store) rated highly. But several of the coffees got high ratings (Zabar’s Kenya AA was tops among regular coffees). What the study shows is that the main difference between most fancy mailorder foods and the best sold locally is the fancy gift wrapping. One can easily pay S3O a pound for steak — fancily wrapped! And $35 for salmon, which isn’t very good!

What others say —

Drunk and drugged drivers are still a serious problem

Drunk driving remains the number one killer on our roads, striking with a frequency and ferocity that would be national news if its victims were reported in total each day instead of individually in the obituaries in thousands of cities and towns where the tragedies occur. Its victims are a cross-section of America; the rich, the poor, the young, the old, the safety-conscious and the not-so-safety-conscious. But they share a common demise that is always unexpected, always needless and often grudgingly tolerated because our social norms won’t quite permit them to be characterized as other than acciden-, tai deaths. For many years in this country we talked about drunk driving in statistical terms only, lives lost and public expenditures. The higher the numbers, the more the public would pay atterftion, or so we thought. But the opposite was true? The numbers were largely ignored because they were, after all, just numbers. There were no faces or shattered lives attached to tug at the heart strings. But something changed all that in the early 1980’s. Citizen activist groups, like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, moved drunk driving off the bar graphs and brought it up close and personal, laying its dire consequences squarely on the doorsteps of virtually every American community. Suddenly the blinders came off, the outrage swelled and things began to change — and change dramatically. Thanks to that awakening, the United States, to its credit, has made remarkable progress in just a handful of years. Forty-one percent of the total traffic deaths in 1986 involved at least one driver or pedestrian who was intoxicated, a shocking figure but one that represents a significant decline from the 46 percent that was tallied in 1962. The percentage of intoxicated teenage drivers involved in fatal crashes also dropped, from 28 percent in 1962 to 21 percent in 1986, the largest decrease among all age groups. As promising as the improved statistics are, they are not much comfort to the families and friends of the 19,000 people who were killed last year in alcohol-related crashes. We are holding our own — keeping things from getting worse — but we are still a long way from the point where we can drive our roads, reasonably assured that the approaching car or truck is not driven by someone who has had too much to drink. Alcohol has played and probably will continue to play a major role in how we socialize in this country. The challenge is to convince people to use alcohol in moderation and to avoid driving after drinking. This is especially true during the

Christmas/New Year’s holiday season when travel increases, office parties abound and it’s common to get together with family, friends and neighbors for “a little holiday cheer. ” Tougher laws, more enforcement and increased public and media attention over the past .Jew years helped reduce alcohol-related crashes by nearly 30 percent in some parts of the nation. Many responsible people have gotten the message and have modified their drinking habits for the better. But the problem is far from solved and complacency should not replace the concern and anger of the early 1980’s that motivated government, the private sector and citizen groups to stop wringing hands over drunk driving and start fighting it. We continue to be too tolerant of a dangerous minority who leave parties, bars and restaurants with attitudes like “I drive better when I’m drunk,” “I only had a few,” and “Nobody drives my carbut me.” It may be difficult as a host to stick your neck out and actively prevent someone from driving who has been celebrating too much. But isn’t it better to call a cab, offer a ride or provide a bed than to allow friends or co-workers to put themselves and everyone else at risk? The old adage about an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure is particularly appropriate when developing strategies to curb drunk drivers. Remember, drunk driving IS preventable and drinking too much and then getting behind the wheel and killing someone is not an accidental event. People know better today, and we should all be held accountable for our actions. But the concept,of accountability is dependent on public awareness. The news media has played a significant role in bringing about a greater awareness of the drunk driving problem. In fairness, an unprecedented amount of news and public service time has been devoted to the subject for a far longer period of time than most issues. But as media attention wanes, the public’s awareness and heightened sensitivity wane with it. Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week is the one special week during the year when we stop and take stock of something that deserves special emphasis. Drunk driving is not only a national tragedy — it is a national disgrace. As we begin 1988, let each of us individually resolve to do our part to eliminate this disgrace and make it a resolution that is kept. — DIANE K. STEED U.S. DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

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Leon Tucker Outstanding Cattleman Os Indiana

Court news

C< ity Court The following persons have paid fines and costs in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jar rett presiding: Operating While Intoxicated — Kent Eugene Plotner, 40, Syracuse, $353, driver’s license restricted 180 days, Kosciusko Co. Jail six days. Possession of Raccoon — Terry Garland, 26, Syracuse, $125 plus S2O replacement fee. Possession of Paraphernalia — Michael D. Knowles, 21, Milford, $203. Expired Plates — Rhoda Stocklin, 25, Milford, S6O. No Operator’s License — Brian Barbara, 16, Syracuse, S6O. Speeding — David S. Collins, Leesburg, $65, Mary Aker, 30, North Webster, S6O; Michele Rould, 22, North Webster, $65; Staci Ostendorf, no age given, North Webster, $65. Failure To Yield — William Senff, no age given, North Webster, S6O. Goshen Division The following fines plus court costs have been levied and paid in Elkhart County Court, Goshen Division: Speeding — David C. Wright. 45, Milford, $63; Craig A. Rubel, 17, Warsaw, $63; Paul J Kurczbuch, 19, Warsaw, $63; Shanna L. Jones, 19, Syracuse, S2O plus costs, S2O suspended, driver's license suspended until defendant completes defensive driving school; Glen E. Eberly, 67, North Webster, $63 Driving while intoxicated — Keith L. Enyeart, 24, North Webster, S2OO plus costs, one year in jail with all except 10 days suspended on the condition the defendant be on probation for one year, follow standard probation terms, pay user’s fees, use no alcohol, attend educational program, submit to drug/alcohol surveillance, driver’s license suspended one year; Howard E. Dixon, 49, Syracuse, $250 plus costs, 180 days in jail with all except 10 days suspended, with credit for two days already served, on the condition the defendant be on probation for one year, follow standard probation terms, obtain an ECADAP assessment within 30 days and follow recommendations, driver’s license suspended 90 days Circuit Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Richard Sand presiding: Complaint Arnold Culver d/b/a Farmers Feed Service, Kosciusko, Co., vs Earl Kiser and Donna Kiser, Milford. Plaintiff seeks that said note be reformed, inserting words “Arnold Culver” as payee in lieu of words “First National Bank of Warsaw” as payee, and when so reformed, plaintiff seeks judgment theron for $8,750.65 plus interest, attorney’s fees and all other relief proper: < Complaint Arnold Culver d/b/a Farmers Feed Service, Kosciusko, Co., vs Jack Himes and Bonnie Himes, r 1, Leesburg. Plaintiff seeks said note be reformed by inserting words, “Arnold Culver” as payee in lieu of the words “First Na tional Bank of Warsaw” as payee, and when so reformed, that plaintiff have judgment theron of $18,389.94, plus interest, attorney’s fees and all other relief proper. Complaint On Account George Smith DDS vs Wayne Bond, r 1, North Webster. Plain tiff seeks $275 plus costs and relief. Complaint On Account General Finance Corporation of Indiana vs Leroy Edmunds and Joy Edmunds, r 5, Warsaw Plaintiff seeks $10,211 plus interest, costs, a reasonable attorney’s fee, and all other proper relief. Complaint For Contribution Norman Ross vs Ronald L Brehany, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks judgment of $9,500 plus in-

terest, pre-judgment interest, costs and all other relief proper. Superior Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: Complaint On Note State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins., Co., vs Joseph K. Walker, Milford. Plaintiff seeks $1,874.09 plus interest to date of judgment, costs and all proper relief. Complaint Thornburg Drug Co., Inc. vs Jolene M. White, Fort Wayne. Plaintiff seeks $173.73 plus costs and all proper relief. CompiaTni Thornburg Drug Co., Inc. vs Rudi Alcott, r 3, Syracuse, Plaintiff seeks $195 plus costs and all further relief. Complaint Thornburg Drug Co., Inc. vs Deborah J. Glassburn, Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks $368.03 plus costs and all further proper relief. Complaint Wawasee Service Center vs Debra Cassidy, Enchanted Hills, Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks $254 plus $55 in costs plus all proper relief. Complaint Augsburger's Super Valu vs Trudy J. Rex. Albion. Plaintiff seeks $507.80 plus costs of $55 and all other proper relief. Motion For Proceedings Supplemental State of Indiana, Indiana Department of Revenue vs Freddie Blankenship, r 1, North Webster. Plaintiff seeks a court order requiring defendant to appear in court to answer as to any non-exempt property which can be applied to the satisfaction of judgment. Complaint Thorgburg Drug Co., Inc. vs Deborah A. Mast, r 5, Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks $225 plus costs and all further proper relief. Complaint First Federal of Wabash vs Sergio Hernandez, Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks $912.57 plus prejudgment interest and all proper relief. Small Claims The following judgments have been awarded in Small Claims Division, Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: J. L. Lavender - Lavender Law Offices vs Ron Ross. Judgment for plaintiff $1,568.01 plus costs. Duane E. Nayrocker and Judith L. Nayrocker vs Larry Bartley and Shellie Bartley. Judgment for plaintiff $l,lBO plus costs. Desmond Jackson vs Dannie Patrick and Rebecca Patrick. Judgment for plaintiff $1,115 plus costs. Wiley Mooneyhan and Jeff Bilts d/b/a Miller and Sons Structures vs Greg A. Haynes. Judgment for plaintiff $444.60 plus costs. Nicki Lincoln vs Ruth Sellers. Judgment for plaintiff $2,414 plus costs. Desmond Jackson vs Ervin Lee Bradley. Judgment for plaintiff $285 plus costs. Joe Mater and Associates vs Douglas A. Harman. No Judg(Continued on page 5)

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE”

EOO AND Faye Wong plan to leave Saturday or Sunday, Dec, 12 or 13, for their winter home at Daytona a. This would not be news if they weren’t so well known in the lakes community. They had an opportunity to renew a lot of old acquaintances this summer whejn they held forth each Sunday evening in the kitchen of the South Shore Golf Club serving their delightful Chinese cuisine. Faye has been sidelined by two small strokes, but was able to work alongside Foo to provide many memorable meals for old friends. She and Foo were at South Shore from late May to late September. . <- They introduced Chinese food to the area in 1948 at the Mandarin Inn on Highway 8. They were there two years, until it burned to the ground; Then they opened the Pagoda Inn on SR 13 south of Syracuse, and remained there until 1954, the year contractor Charlie Rock completed work on their new building south of Syracuse, until recently the home of Vincent’s. Foo and Faye Wong closed out their business at that location in 1974. THE OPERATION of the Syracuse Hardware is a family-run business, and promises to be even more so when Damien Carboneau joins his dad Lee and brothers in the uptown operation. This will be good news for dad Lee Carboneau, who lost his wife and helpmate at the hardware, Keitha, quite suddenly on July 24. Lee and Keitha purchased the business in May 1969. It was owned by an outside interest but was run by the late Everett and Louise Crow when the Carboneaus made the purchase. Damien got out of the U.S. Air Force in October following a two-year stint and moved back to Papakeechie Lake (Route 2) with his wife Ginger and two-year-old daughter Camerin. Lee has had the helpful assistance of sons Christopher and Dominique (Dom), and the part time help of son Victor, a WHS senior. But from now on it is truly a father and sons hardware. DICK AND Linda Waterson, owners of Waterson’s Grocery near the old Fish Hatchery site, are making early plans to take mother, Polita Waterson, to Tucson, Ariz., in April to visit Linda’s brother, Phil Gayot, for a 12-day stay. Mrs. Waterson, a Ligonier native, has moved to a home behind the grocery and has been helping out as a clerk, a job she delights in and which fills her idle time. THAT AREA has become alive with surveyors for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, taking a reading on the site of the old fish hatchery which has been the object of considerable discussion, especially by bass fishermen. Waterson contends that most certainly a fisherman’s ramp will be installed there, with adequate parking across the road, to take the pressure off the Medusa Street ramp location in Syracuse. The DNR is quiet about its intentions, so we’ll just have to wait and see progress unravel at its own pace. THIS AREA has its share of Notre Dame football fans, and they’ll be delighted to know the Irish will receive about $2.2 million from its New Year’s Cotton Bowl game at Dallas against Texas A&M. Out of this money will come about $1 million in expenses, such as transportation, food, hotel accommodations for the players, guests of the University, and the ND Marching Band, as well as funds for official functions related to the Cotton Bowl. This bonanza was revealed in a page 1 story by Robyn Simmons in the Friday ND student paper The Observer, and most of the information came from the school’s vice president. Father William Beauchamps. The remaining $1 million goes into the school’s athletic endowment, which now stands at $6 million. Beauchamps said the athletic endowment is not large enough and has to be built up, student writer Simmons stated. HATS OFF to the Wawasee Warriors in their fight against Concord at the home gym Friday night. The final score, 46 to 66, belied the fight the Warriors put up against a first rate team. Neither team had a height advantage — if we could count out the 6’H” Shawn Kemp! But Kemp, an All-American, was something else. He is not only tall, but could quickly develop into a streak of lightning if and when he wanted to. He lumbered on the floor Stepanfetchit-iike, but all of a sudden turned into a gazelle and with a minimum of large bounds ranged from one end of the floor to the other, often making his field goals with a slam dunk. Kemp wasn’t all that bad at the free throw line, either. Os the 27 points he garnered, nine of them were from the free throw line. The first half could have been anyone’s game, with the Warriors running neck-to-neck. During the first half the score was tied 23-23 and 25-25, but the visiting Minutemen made five quick points prior to the halftime bell, ending the halftime, Minutemen 30, Wawasee 25. It was a record audience, some 3,000, according to Ann Dahlstrom, east doorkeeper. SPEAKING OF athletics, here's something that should not go unnoticed. Someone came up with the idea several years ago of having WHS athletes (girls and boys) dress up the day of a

home athletic event. Boys’ basketball team, for example, >, show up that day wearing tie and jacket. Other teams — boys’ and girls’ swim teams, gymnastics and wrestling — do likewise. Hal Traviolia, athletic director at tbe school, said he couldn’t claim credit for the dress-up procedure, but said he heartily approved of it. He did say, however, that he saw a tremendous morale factor in team members looking like ladies and gentlemen. It has not gone unnoticed. BILL AND GINNI Xanders of Medusa Street are kept busy for a few days trying to sort out their daytime with nighttime. They arrived home Friday from a whirlwind trip to the Orient, much of it chronicled in a separate Mail-Journal article. This week's article, their third, comes from Singapore, and appears on page 11. Their flight home was a long leg from Sydney, Australia, to Aukland, New Zealand, then to Honolulu, Hawaii, then to the States and home. Bill has all sorts of stories to relate to his friends, and they differ a little depending on his audience. CARDS CONTINUE to come to this desk. The most recent is from peripatetic Pete Savage, ex-railroader, who is on another round-the-world spin. This card is from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Pete writes of his trip to the top of the famous Sugar Loaf. From there one can view the sprawling city with its multiple beaches. From Rio, Pete is headed for Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, then on to Australia. Pete doesn't mind being called a Geezer; he also calls his travels part of "the good life.” ED HARDING'S tonsorial emporium in the Village was closed several days last week due to Ed’s having pneumonia, and his confinement to his 518 South Harrison Street home. But Ed’s back on the job now, giving good haircuts and dispensing his homespun philosophy. WILMA LENAWAY, the pretty green-eyed pharmacist at Thornburg Drugs, sat in the Wawasee section Friday night at the WawaseeConcord game, and each time big Shawrt Kemp stuffed one, Wilma stood up and cheered. And she had good reason to: she graduated at Concord High School in 1979. DISCOVERING THE many peaceful and appealing attractions in Kosciusko County has recently been made easier through the printing of an all new Recreation Guide. The brochure was produced in cooperation with the Tourism Development Division, Indiana Department of Commerce, The Greater Warsaw Area Chamber of Commerce and the Kosciusko County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau. Browsing through the guide one will be able to identify the 101 lakes in the county, find scenic self guided tours and find out about the many year round activities. “We decided to put the brochure together because our economy is supported by three base sections,” noted Warsaw Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman Deb Wiggins. “In this, there is commercial base, industrial base,.and a third little known one, recreational base.” Continuing she explained, that the brochure can be used by daily visitors, bus groups, and convention persons, as well as local persons entertaining out of town guests. “The bottom line market impact is that this type of thing is generating over $2.7 million to the market in Kosciusko County,” she said.

YOU MAY be looking at another young Lee Trevino, or an Arnold Palmer, or. even a Jack Nlcklaus. Who knows? It’s really Ryan Skaggs, five-year-old son.of Terry and Beth Skaggs. Ryan wanted to dress up for Halloween and do some trick-or-treating, but how to dress? He latched on to his dad’s favorite pastime — golf — and donned this realistic rigging. His cap, knickers, shoes and short golf club were all the appurtenances he needed to give himself a sense of reality. We can’t report how well he did with the treats, but Ryan provided some real laughs to his neighbors on North Huntington Street.