The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 January 1988 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 27,1988

Editorial

Follow the bouncing ball Trying to follow the progress of the proposed road numbering system in Kosciusko County is like following a bouncing ball. The project has been tossed back and forth between the county council and the county commissioners for several months now. It’s time for this to stop. Time for one of these governing bodies to stop bouncing the ball and take a step forward so that something might be accomplished in the near future and the new numbering system and the 911 emergency number can become realities. The main goal, most agree, is to find something to work with 911. However, thebouncing ball effect has done little but stalemate the progress of renumbering the county’s roads. An article in last week’s Mail-Journal stated the county council members had voted to send the matter back to the commissioners until a signed contract can be drawn and a choice made on which type of system should be used. It was also decided to hold a joint session of the two governing bodies. This for many seemed like a light at the end of the tunnel. Progress was being made. A decision would be forthcoming. Y But, alas, when the joint session was held little or no progress was made. The ball was simply tossed back into the laps of the county commissioners who are now scheduled to vote on a plan at their February 1 meeting. They will be deciding whether to go with the Grid or the enhanced baseline system. After the expected vote on February 1, the ball will then be tossed back to the county council members. They are expected to rule on funding for the project at their February 11 meeting. Part of the hang up seems to be the fact the total cost of the proposed Grid system is estimated at $273,000 with approximately $165,000 of that being for the cost of signs. But, Deb Wiggins of the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce said the chamber would take over the primary responsibility for the project with the Grid committee selling address directories to help compensate for the total cost of the project. Yes, we realize this is a big expense and it takes time to make the right decision. However, the ball has been bounced back and forth for a number of months and it’s time for a decision to be forthcoming from these elected officials. It’s time for them to demonstrate faith in the project, in themselves, and tell the county that it will be accomplished! A 'Sweetheart Ticket' t Indiana Democrats are looking at the Bayh/O’Bannon ticket for governor and lieutenant governor as a sweetheart ticket. The combination of the young, charismatie secretary of state with the older, more legislatively-astute Frank O’Bannon seems like a ticket “made in heaven,” to hear one enthusiastic Democrat tell it. This may be going a little too far, but the ticket is not without its certain pulling power. B. Evan Bayh carries with him youth and an almost legendary name in Hoosier politics. His father, Birch Bayh, was an Indiana three-term U.S. Senator, and evoking his name still brings back fond memories when he was Indiana’s leading Democrat. i While less experienced than O’Bannon, Bayh was far and away the leader in an Indianapolis Star poll, not only over his fellow Democratic contenders, but over Lt. Governor Mutz as well. Mutz seems to be a shoo-in for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. It didn’t take anything more than The Star poll to convince O’Bannon that he has to contend with young Bayh. At this point the telephone lines began to ring between the offices of the two contenders. The Bayh/O’Bannon ticket even has Hoosier Democrats singing “Happy Days Are Here Again!” an old refrain from the days when FDR became president in 1932 and swept Democrats into office the country over. This followed a long dry spell that ran back to the days of Woodrow Wilson, for Democrats. Indiana Democrats are hopeful the Bayh-O’Bannon ticket will do the same for them in their state. This same optimism is springing up like quack-grass, all the way from the office of the presidency to the most lowly political office. What others say — The rules of the game Remember when you were a kid and you and your friends got together to play cowboys and Indians? First, you agreed to play cowboys and Indians, instead of cops and robbers. Then came the important part. Before you could actually begin to play, you had to establish rules. After you decided that Bobby was to be a cowboy and Freddy was going to be an Indian, the big discussion centered on when you were “really dead.” Were you “dead” just because one of the other players pointed your way and said “bang,” or did you actually have to hear the word “bang”? There was a lot more to playing pretend than you realized. Even now, as an adult, you might run into the same difficulties. Four adults sat down Sunday afternoon to play a simple game of “Clue.” Before they could actually begin to play, they had to establish rules, since the official rules seemed to be missing. One player thought she remembered that you had to play one way, and another player thought he had played the game differently. It took a while to finally reach a clear agreement on how to play the game. Deciding how to play the game seems to be a fact of life. And that’s acceptable .. . when you are playing a game. But what happens when two countries “play games” with global security? Surely there should be some basic differences between international treaties and playing pretend? But, to judge from recent news reports, our government and the Russians are “playing games” with the newly-signed nuclear arms treaty. Now that they have decided to “play” together, negotiators for the two countries are meeting to decide on the “rules of the game.” For instance, it seems both countries have a certain plane that can carry a varying number of nuclear weapons. Instead of taking the time to count the number of weapons on each plane, our global “game players” have decided to assign an arbitrary number of weapons, one, per plane. They are apparently formulating the same kinds of “rules” for a variety of nuclear weapons systems. Doesn’t that just give you a rOal feeling of security? / Seems our global policy makers have forgotten a simple principle. Making Sip the rules as you go is alright when you are children playing cowboys and Indians. It’s even alright when you play a board game as an adult, if you’ve lost the rule book. But such behavior should not be acceptable when you are dealing with nuclear arms treaties. It is not good enough to claim that those are the “rules of the game.” ' _ JM - WAKARUSA TRIBUNE

% ___ n / wir II i A “Demonstrate faith-in yourself, tell the world what you are going to accomplish.” Court news

County Court The following persons have paid fines and costs in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: Disobey Stop Sign — Elmer Steele, 19, Syracuse, S6O; Dennis* Kuhl, 27, Syracuse, dismissed. * Operating * Snowmobile W/O Driver’s License On Roadway — Bill Scarbeary, 16, Syracuse, S6O. Speeding — Leroy Greene, 16, Syracuse, $65; Michael Meek, 17, Syracuse, $65; Larry Swank, 45, Syracuse, $65; James Dial, 38, Milford, $80; Jeremy Showalter, 17, Syracuse, $65; David; Gindersleeve, 41, Syracuse, $65; William Gary Lewis, Syracuse, $65. Cf ■ Conversion — Diana L. Kidd, no age given, Milford, $lO3, Kosciusko County Jail one year g.t.c., J.T.C. one day; Tina Vanness, no age given, North Webster, dismissed. Operating While Intoxicated — Scott Gardner, 17, Syracuse, $353, driver’s license suspended 90 days, K.C.J. six day gtc.; Richard O. Zarse, 29, Leesburg, $453, driver’s license suspended 180 days, K.C.J. 12 days gtc. Operating While Intoxicated per se — Maynard Hancock, 36, Leesburg, $303, driver’s license restricted 180 days, K.C.J. six days gtc. ; Debra Loetz 29, North Webster, $303, driver’s license suspended 90 days, K.C.J. six days gtc. Public Intoxication — Debra Loetz, 29, North Webster, dismissed. (I Illegal Possession of Deer — Larry McCollough, 33, Syracuse, $203, SSOO replacement fee. Contributing To Delinquency — Diana L. Kidd, no age given, Milford, (twocounts) dismissed. Goshen Division The following fines plus court costs have been levied and paid in Elkhart County Court, Goshen Division: Speeding — Christine S. Stouder, 19, Syracuse, $63; Mark O. Grady, 32, North Webster, $63; Larry E. Konkle, 25, Warsaw, $63; Debra J. Hurley, 32, Milford, SSB J Failure to use seat, belt — Kevin L. Chivell, 24, North Webster, $25 Passing violation — John S. Lecount Jr., 35, Syracuse, SSB Failure to yield — Theda A. Davis, 68, Syracuse, SSB City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Speeding — Christopher A. Miller, 19, Syracuse, $63; Mary S. Peyton, 24, Syracuse, S6B; Todd M. Liepold, 18, Syracuse, $73 Circuit Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Richard Sand presiding: Complaint Byland’s Jewelers, Syracuse vs Michael R. Steele, Elkhart. Plaintiff seeks $9,560 plus costs and all further and proper relief. Complaint On Promissory Note And Foreclosure Os Real Estate Mutual Federal Savings ys Tony E. Masterson and Kathy A. Masterson, Walnut St., Claypool. A: Plaintiff prays and demands jointly and severally $20,394.25 with interest at $6.12 per day, plus late charges until paid; for the amounts expended for taxes, assessments,' fire and other hazard insurance premiums together with interest at 12 percent per~annum; for attorney fees; with costs of lien and title searches and examination thereof; and all other costs and expenses; for costs of this action plus interest. B: That mortgage be foreclosed and real estate be sold without relief from valuation and appraisement laws to pay judgment. C: That in the event the real estate fails to sell for sufficient sum to satisfy judgment, the residue remaining unpaid be levied on the goods, chattels, lands, and tenements of the defendants to be made without relief from valuation and appraisement laws; and for all other proper relief. Complaint On Promissory Note And Foreclosure Os Real Estate Mutual Federal Savings Bank vs Charles W. Hites and Vicki A.

Hites, Pierceton; NCNB National Bank of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC. Plaintiff seeks jointly and severally $19,315.07 with interest accruing at $6.27 per day until paid, together with late charges until paid. For amounts expended in payment for taxes; assessments; hazard insurance premiums, with interest; attorney fees and cost of lien and title searches and examinations, plus costs of this action, plus interest. B: That plaintiff’s mortgage be declared first mortgage lien, superior to all claims of defendant, NCNB National Bank of North Carolina. C: That mortgage be foreclosed and real .estate sold without relief from valuation and appraisement laws to satisfy judgment. D: That if real estate fails to sell for a sum sufficient to satisfy judgment plus interest, costs and accruing costs, the residue remaining unpaid be levied on goods, chattels, lands and tenements of the defendants, Charles and Vicki Hicks and each of them, without relief from valuation and appraisement laws; and for all other proper relief. Superior Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: ' Complaint Milford Motors, Inc. vs Glen D. Grose, individually and, d/b/a Keystone Motor Sales, Nappanee. Plaintiff seeks $2,000 plus interest and cost of action. Complaint Milford Motors, Inc. vs Richard Brew, Millersburg'. Plaintiff seeks $355.74 plus interest and costs of action. Complaint For Replevin Tower Federal Savings Bank, St. Joseph Co. vs Ronnie Coburn and Manuela Coburn, Cromwell. Plaintiff seeks pre-judgment order for possession of the collateral, for judgment in REM against the Collateral, so it may be sold and proceeds be applied to obligation of defendant; for costs and attorney’s fees; and all other just and proper relief. Petition For Judicial Review. Duane Wiggs, Leesburg, vs The Commissioner of The Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Indianapolis. Petitioner requests orders as are just and appropriate, finding that he is no longer a habitual offender, and ordering and requiring The Bureau of Motor Vehicles to reinstate his driving privileges. SmalJ Claims The following judgments have been awarded in Small Claims Division, Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: Marianee L. Miller vs Michael Lee Miller. Judgment for the plaintiff $375.55 plus costs. Paul Haist vs Ernie Knight, Jr. Judgment for the plaintiff $325.95 plus costs. Hagen and Hagen Professional Corp, vs Howard Newcomer. Judgment for the plaintiff $250 plus costs. 4 Richard Dickerhoff vs Steve Engel. Judgment for the plaintiff $1,197.50 plus costs. Richard Dickerhoff, d/b/a T.T.P., Inc. vs Duane Tepe. Judgment for the plaintiff S6OO plus costs. Millicent Slone vs Frank Daniels and Anna Sue Daniels. Judgment for the plaintiff $1,704.93. (Continued on page 5)

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"CRUZIN AROUND' CUSE"

<TT|oW! ARCH’S prelude to > / last week’s article was so V y complimentary that I just Ikinda floated around for awhile after reading the words — then, settling back to earth, I wondered just what I was being softened up for. You now know the answer ’cause here I sit at my wordprocessor, etc.... ’CRUZIN’ ON Cruising — Doug and Judy Schmahl have returned from three weeks of cruising —two weeks with their kids on the Schmahl’s sailboat out of Florida; then, letting the kids find their own way home after Christmas vacation, the parents continued cruising by joining the Enchanted Hills Playhouse-sponsored cruise on the M/S Starward. This venture took them to such ports as San Juan, Barbados, Martinique, St. Maarten, Antigua, and St. Thomas. Judy reports that all was great fun, but she had a problem with leaving Syracuse in 1987 and returning in 1988! THANK YOU — Whoops, we thanked the volunteers who undecorated for Christmas, and left out appreciation to those who volunteered to check out the photocells so that the Christmas decorations would light. It’s not easy to gain access to the tops of light poles, especially inVo-l-d weather. They are Bill Sanders and his crew from Dana. We enjoyed the fruits of your labor! WHAT? ME worry? Bud Hursh, Winter Carnival coordinator, has a new version of the movie title, “Throw Momma From the Train.” His is “throw Jeanne from the bank roof.” This was his brilliant suggestion when the newspaper was looking for a new and different approach to publicity photos for the Winter Carnival! SALUTE — WE note with sadness the passing of Rena, wife of WOWO’s Chris Roberts. Many will remember her as a bubbily, cheerful friend, and some as a fine substitute teacher of the Community School Corporation. Not alj/were aware that this upbeat person was quietly and valiantly fighting a battle, nor that her adversary was leukemia. She was 37. IT’S ALMOST signed, sealed and delivered — the principals involved hope to sign the papers written a week to turn what is now the Syracuse Ben Franklin store into a G.L. Perry store. It is our hope that the new management will remember the loyal staff which served the community so well as BF employees. ’’ QUOTE OF the week — “Learn to enjoy life on the days that you feel good.” — Arch B. MESSAGE FROM the coffee shop clan — to Merl Smith . . . The fellas send sympathies to Merl over the recent loss of Illini football coach, Mike White, who resigned under allegations of recruiting violations. (This is integrity?) Will Merl continue to maintain his radical defense of theintegr..„ J Illini sports??? * WELCOME TO Chuck Evans f- the Lakeland Youth Center has a new director. Chuck Evans replaces Christa Francis, who has accepted a university position in South Bend. Evans, his wife and new baby, are living in Ligonier, where he formerly was director of the town’s parks and recreation department. They will be looking for a new home in Syracuse in the near future. RURAL NUMBERING — It would appear that the concept of rural numbering (giving every rural property a permanent address) is popular with residents, business and industry. So much so, in fact, that there are those who are seeking to discredit the research and proposals presented by the fact-finding committee in order to grab some headlines by presenting their own “proposals”. The facts, figures and choices are in place, including those being brought up as “new”. The three options are the grid system (estimated cost: $250,000), enhanced baseline system (estimated at $250,000), and the plain baseline (estimated at $100,000). The grid is the “Cadillac” version and will have the least amount of problems for the emergency services people. However, any of the systems, if adopted, will be better than not having any system — which is where we’re at today. The fact-finding committee merely brought this to the attention of the elected officials — they must decide which system will best serve the county’s needs. Regrouping and redundant research will only stall the project further. After four years of working to implement rural numbering, let’s not get bogged down in pettiness. The health and safety of people and property are at stake! LET’S GET this right — Aunt Verna’s new owners are Tammy Yoder and Jean Phillips. RON HIBSCHMAN has moved from Millers Merry Manor to Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne for physical therapy — and his birthday was September 28! Why is it that you only hear from people when you’ve goofed?! ? WINTER CARNIVAL —So far, the snow and ice look good for this weekend’s carnival. If you are concerned about whether or not an event is going to go, you may call the chamber office 457-5637 during business hours, or Syracuse’s dispatcher 457-4100 any time. Historically, no matter what decision is made concerning the carnival as a whole, cer-

tain activities will happen on the original date set. They are the American Legion Auxiliary’s pancake and sausage breakfast, Fish ’n Fun’s ice fishing contest, the Todd Realty Winter Road Run (SK), an the Enchanted Hills Playhouse Guild’s Winter Carnival Dance. TALK ABOUT geezers — It’ll be number 56 for Jack Elam on Friday, Jan. 29th — don’t let him get away with it quietly (he wouldn’t you)! THIN ICE — Syracuse dispatcher, Sheryl Bartman made some calls Sunday afternoon attempting to locate additional “thin ice” signs that the S-W Chamber has printed each year. Seems that “vehicles (were) going in right and left” on Johnson’s Bay and the DNR officers wanted to make sure that people were aware of just where the open water spots were located. HI, THERE! — And welcome to a new business, Executive Auto Sales of Syracuse. Bill Alfeld and Mac Millington, salesmen for the company, offer factory executive and used cars at their location across from the fire department on Huntington Street. HOOSIER CELEBRATION ’BB - This “Hoosier Homecoming” is scheduled for July 2 . and 3 for the Syracuse community. Plans are to bring back some of the fun activities from last year’s sesquicentennial celebration, such as music in the park, ice cream socials, square dancing, etc. Clubs and organizations should be planning just how they want to get involved so that everything comes together smoothly (and funly?) this summer. GOOD NEWS! — According to real estate broker/entrepreneur Joe Todd, Big Wheel has purchased an option on approximately 6 acres of land north of town. Pending highway department approval on proposed ingress/egress and approval by the planning commission on a variance request, Syracuse will be the next home of this large department store chain. The variance request addresses a change in zoning requirements for parking — Big Wheel wishes to create 250 parking places as compared to the 387 required by existing rule (one parking place for every 100 square feet of retail building — the proposed building will be 35,700 square feet). WE GET questions — “Where 'can you get luminaries?” This in response to a news release r put out by the Winter Carnival Committee recently. The easiest way to get these lightgiving objects is to make them. Using a small paper bag, rub it with salad oil (this rhakes it opaqubY, fold back the top one inch as in a cuffr fill the bag partially with sand (or kitty litter, etc.), place a candle securely in the filler. Placing the luminaries strategically along the lakefront, with the candles lit, will create a glowing backdrop for the Winter Carnival fireworks! — JG “RED” AND Rosie Long, owners of Ace Pest Control, learned M ET g their lesson. “Never again,” states jovial Red. ■- 7 WiL They attended a pest 1 O -j* control convention in the Hawaiian Islands in November and were en- ■ Wi tranced with the M possibility of a mule wJb-/ m ride on the island of .KJMMEi Molokai down to the village of Kalaupapa. fIKH The six-hour mule 11 I ride * ncluded 26 switJI HI chbacks through lush rain forests and along I sharp drop-offs with < vistas of the distant peninsula, across the ■ blue Pacific Ocean and ' I some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. If you give Red and/or Rosie a chance they’ll talk to you ad infinitum about the thrills and challenges of this mule ride. It compares with the ride on mules down into the depths of the Grand Canyon. What did they get out of it all: Membership into the Alii Mule Skinners of Molokai. It states, “Having faced the obstacles, precipices and hazards of this treacherous trail and endured the vicissitudes of the narrow passage between rim and destination while bearing the caprices this long-eared mount named Pale Face is now an acknowledged member of the renowned Alii Mule Skinners of Molokai and is endowed with all the rights and privileges that are bestowed upon the members of this select and accomplished fraternity.” Red says, “Yeah, this cents will get you a cup of coffee in most any local eatery.” CAN ONE become addicted to working crossword puzzles? They sure can. “I didn’t know that,” a friend told this column. A gallup poll shows 27 percent of all Americans had worked crossword puzzles in the last 12 months. It outranks chess and checkers as an American indoor pastime. Experts rank them on a scale of 1 to 10 as to their difficulty in working, giving The New York Times puzzle a 10 for the most difficult. This puzzle appears in most Sunday daily newspapers. Trip Payne, a 19-year-old sophomore English major at Emory University in Atlanta, has been making and selling puzzles for six years and now makes S2OO to S3OO a month in spending money. The M-J prints an “easy” crossword puzzle each week on its classified page, and we were surprised at the hue and cry that went up when we discontinued it for a time several years ago. (Continued on page 5)