The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 March 1988 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 23,1988

Editorial

Two good choices There are many organizations which serve our communities and the Milford Area Development Council could haveschosen any one of a number of groups to be honored at this year’s MAD recognition banquet. The council chose the Milford Emergency Medical Service. This is a good choice. Next year, the firemen will be honored. Another good choice. Both organizations are staffed by volunteers. They give many hours of their time working with the sick and injured in the community. And, without the firemen, it would be almost impossible to save buildings that catch on fire. The council’s choice came about because of the suggestions of area residents. Some 65 percent of the persons responding favored recognizing the EMS. No date has been set for the banquet; a committee will be formed and a date set sometime after Memorial Day. Baseball time Major League baseball in the United States is played from the first week in March until late October. Spring games are played in March and the first few » days of April. The regular season includes 162 games. With few exceptions, there’s baseball every day from April to the end of the regular season. Counting playoffs and the World Series, some players participate in more than 200 games in a year. That still leaves players with more than three months free each year — which few other jobs can match. Nor can other jobs, even in other team sports, match baseball’s salaries. It’s not uncommon these days for players to make a million dollars or close to it, and some earn as much as $2 million a year. Basketball stars are the only other members of teams which earn comparable salaries. Football players, generally speaking, do not. Their season is shorter — but so is their average number of playing years. Baseball is unique in that, unlike football and basketball, physical size doesn’t bar an individual from becoming a star. It is also unique because every player on the team can star offensively — not true in football or basketball. Considered slow by those who don’t understand the many intricacies taking place on the field, baseball is not slow as the action goes, but in time wasted by pitchers can be guilty as charged. Whether baseball is the true national pastime still, it is an American tradition that entertains millions of fans eight months of the year — the warmer months. It is a game of skill more than a game of brutality and physical strength. Finally, it is a game in which even the poorest teams can, on a given day, handily defeat the best. That’s not usually possible in football or basketball. In baseball a good pitcher can, on a good day, make even the best opposing team look bad. Depth, psychology, staying power and consistency men much in baseball, a sport in which last year’s winners (Minnesota, St. Louis, San Francisco and Detroit) usually do not repeat. Being born poor need not be a permanent handicap but only hard work will erase it. I ■ Spring The world of nature coming to life around us now, a beauty beyond the capacity of mortal man, is here to be Appreciated. Spring is a time of hope, baseball, summer dreams, pretty girls in pretty dresses, and exhilaration over warming weather and the end of winter. A close observation of the many miracles on all sides in every field and forest, and on every hillside, can bring tranquility and humbleness to every thinking individual. What others say — Time for statehood? In mid-March, members of Congress will face an issue not considered in over a quarter century: the question of letting a new state into the union. Not since Hawaii became our 50th state has the Congress considered adding another star to the old red, white and blue. In the coming weeks, attention and debate will be heating up over a proposal to grant the District of Columbia statehood and its 700,000 citizens full voting representation in the Congress. Since 1800, when the Congress claimed the swampland along the Potomac from Virginia and Maryland to create the capital seat, the tax-paying citizens of Washington, D.C. have had no vote or voice in the laws that affect them. Despite its place as the seat of national power, the District long has been a governmental orphan whose residents have second-class political status. It elects a mayor and council, but local decisions are liable to congressional veto. Residents can vote in presidential elections, but they have no voting representation in Congress. Statehood would grant the District full representation with two duly elected Senators and a Congressman. Among the arguments against statehood heard most often, critics are concerned that D.C. statehood would eliminate Washington D.C. as the nation’s capital. No. Statehood would merely divide the current District into two separate areas: a Federal enclave known as Washington, DC. and the new state of New Columbia. Washington, D.C. will continue to be the seat of the federal government, consisting of the “National Capitol Service Area” which Congress has already defined. This area includes the federal monuments, the White House, the Capitol building, the Supreme Court, and the federal executive, legislative and judicial buildings adjacent to the Mall and the Capitol. New Columbia would include all of the remaining land of the current District. Statehood opponents question if the District is too small and too urban to become a state. The Constitution never mandated the size or composition of new states. The District’s current population of 700,000 persons is 14 times the minimum number of individuals originally required for statehood when Congress moved to the District in 1800. The District today has far more residents than Delaware, Wyoming, Vermont and Alaska. A fair and just society should no longer tolerate the second-class status placed upon the nearly three quarters of a million citizens of the “the last colony” who suffer “taxation without representation.” District residents pay more federal taxes per capita than citizens of any state except Alaska. D.C. had more casualties in Vietnam than 10 states. And, of the 115 democratic republics in the world, only the U.S. denies full representation to the citizens of its capital city. Fresh from last year’s celebrations for our Constitution’s bicentennial, isn’t it time to mend the crack in the Liberty Bell and support D.C. statehood now? You can get additional information on D.C. statehood and how you can get involved in the political process by dialing the toll-free D.C. Statehood Hotline: WMSMSIB ' -DANVILLE GAZETTE -

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When accidents happen, the EMS is there to help the injured; not only in Milford but in Syracuse and North Webster, too.

Court news

County Court The following persons have paid fines and costs in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: Speeding — Daniel E. May, Sr., 35, North Webster, $65; William M. Whitridge, 17, Leesburg, $65; Francisco Delafuente, 25, Milford, S6O; Chris D. Elder, 18, Syracuse, $65; Matthew L. Borden, 17, North Webster, $80; Craig L. Spurling, 17, Syracuse, S6O; Thomas Hughs, 18, Syracuse, $80; David W. Arnott, 34, Leesburg, $80; Lance Gould, 27, Leesburg, $65; Nelson E. Kistler, 50, North Webster, $80; Todd A. Boggs, 19, Milford, $80; Carlton Harwood, 19, Milford, $65; Eric Metcalf, 18, Leesburg, $65. Failure to Yield — McHenry, 52, Milford, S6O; False Registration — John P. Bowe, 24, North Webster, S6O; Expired Plates — Naomi J. Brown, 57, Syracuse, S6O; Tony Germanprez, 18, North Webster, S6O. Improper Right Turn — Robert M. Galloway, 22, Syracuse, S6O. Safety Restraint Violation — Ronald W. Upson, 18, North Webster, S2O. Violation D.O.T. — Marc A. Greene,l9, Syracuse, S7O. Driving Left of Center -rRichard E. Boggs, 57, Syracuse,• S6O. Driving While Suspended — Todd M. Liepold, 19, Syracuse, dismissed. Conversion — Michael R. Fishbaugh, 18, North Webster, $153, K.C.J. 1 year suspended, 1 year probation, K.C.J. 10 days; Public Intoxication — Terry Richards, 27, North Webster, $153; Darrell Wayne Stahley, 27, Milford, $128; Disorderly Conduct — David Earl Kern, 25, Syracuse, $l2B. False Reporting — Phillip P. Miller, 18, Leesburg, $l2B. Failure to Show Financial Responsibility — William L. Medley, 26, Milford, $l2B. Small Claims The following judgements have been awarded in Small Claims Division, Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: Stephen Collins vs Andrea McMahon, Diane McMahon, Homer E. McMahon. Plaintiff awarded $424.60 plus costs. Jack’s Village Video vs Tim Kaufman. Plaintiff awarded $349 plus costs. Bruce Stephens vs Tom Welch, Jr. Plaintiff awarded $2,035 plus costs. Price Auto Repair vs Karen Baker. Plaintiff awarded $104.79 plus costs. Price Auto Repair vs Michael Knowles. Plaintiff awarded $187.40 plus costs. Miller and Sons Structures, Inc. vs Rita Stone. Plaintiff awarded $307.48 plus costs. Milford Motors vs Collins and Wraight Construction. Plaintiff awarded $141.54 plus costs. Ruth Ginter vs Phyllis Roy. Plaintiff awarded $98.32 plus costs. Ruby Anderson vs Pam Azbell. Plaintiff awarded $445.60 plus costs. Judy Ann Brown vs Barbara Reeves. Plaintiff awarded $250 plus costs. Rosalie Nye vs Earl Marsillett. Plaintiff awarded $1,238.49 plus costs. Victoria Riggenberg vs Sherri A. Morton, Kerry Morton. Plaintiff awarded $393.90 plus costs. Patrick Silveus, M.D. vs Kathy Chilcutt. Plaintiff awarded $3lB plus costs. Patrick Silveus, M.D. vs Neal Claypool. Plaintiff awarded $186.87 plus costs. James L. Anderson vs Becks Transfer Allied Van Lines, Inc. Plaintiff awarded $777.50 plus costs. Michael J. Pyle d/b/a Walther Insurance Agency vs Robert J. Hollar, Lisa E. Hollar. Plaintiff awarded $2,360.50 plus costs. Judy A. Brown vs John R.

Spangle. Plaintiff awarded $255 plus costs. Judy A. Brown vs Richard S. Wagner. Plaintiff awarded $319 plus costs. Judy A. Brown vs Harold D. Elliott. Plaintiff awarded $243 plus costs. Judy A. Brown vs Robin G. Suik. Plaintiff awarded $193.60 plus costs. Steve Ross Chevrolet vs Deborah McMillian. Plaintiff awarded $491.12 plus costs. John David Lawson, Diane Y. Lawson vs James A. Sweet, Kimberlee D. Sweet. Plaintiff awarded $2,200 plus costs. Milford Motors, Inc. vs Lisa Raphael. Plaintiff awarded $825.45 plus costs. Rockhill, Pinnick, Pequignot, Helm, and Landis vs Bonnie Link. Plaintiff awarded $411.35 plus costs. North Webster Construction, Inc. vs Ron Costello. Plaintiff awarded $1,146.70 plus costs. Harley Robinson vs Allen Collins d/b/a Collin’s Wraight Construction Company. Plaintiff awarded S7OO plus costs. Judy A. Brown vs Deborah A. Seymour. Plaintiff awarded $160.20 plus costs. Judy A. Brown vs Ronald L. Shoda. Plaintiff awarded- $389.40 jriuscosts. Wi #. Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: STUTZMAN-HOCHSTETLER Paul Eugene Stutzman, 21, Elkhart, and Marla Dee Hochstetler, 21, r 2 box 77, Milford. SHAFER-LOUTZENHISER Gregory Allan Shafer, 21, 306 Donna St., Leesburg, and Colleen Diane Loutzenhiser, 27, 306 Donna St., Leesburg. Circuit Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Richard Sand presiding. Complaint For Foreclosure of Mortgage Fleet Mortgage Corp, f/k/a Mortgage Associates, Inc., no address given, versus John S. Stull, r 1, Leesburg. Plaintiff seeks judgement in the sum of $44,946.97 plus interests and costs; to have mortgage foreclosed. Complaint to Quiet Title to Real Estate Alfred Johnson, Dixie D. Norman, Ross W. Shores and Martha M. Shores, Marvin L. Wells and Phyllis Wells versus Beaver Dam and Loon Lake Conservation Club of Kosciusko County, Beaver* Dam and Loon Lake Conservation Club, Inc., Wayne Hendrix and Joann Blades, in their capacity as President and Secretary of the Beaver Dam and Loon Lake Conservation Club, respectively. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title to real estate. Complaint D & T Development, Inc., no address given, versus Crow’s Nest, Inc., Nathaniel Crow Fick, Jr., Nathaniel C. Fick, Margaret Ann Edmonds, Andrew Joseph (Continued on page 5)

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE”

ITT IFE’S EMBARRASSING moments. Spotted police J chief, Bob Ziller, parked at the curb uptown. Walked across the intersection at the light a second time and Kelly England’s wrecker was parked in front of the chief’s car. The chief’s cheerful greeting of “Don’t get robbed for the next few minutes” called for closer inspection of the situation —a flat tire. But, as the chief said, “It’s only flat on one side” and was readily corrected. LET’S GET acquainted. For many years, local groups have planned special events (chicken barbecues, bake sales, style shows) without really knowing if they were conflicting with another group’s planned activity! The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber is attempting to rectify that situation by acting as a coordinating agency for planned activities. Some clubs and organizations are already sending their activities calendar and updates to the chamber (P.O. Box 398). More are needed for a complete community calendar. Then, if you want to find out if your event is in competition with another OR if you just want to know what’s going on in town, you can call 457-5637 and find out. All this couldn’t happen without the volunteered efforts of Judy and Carol Wallace of JA Business Service. All chamber calls are answered there and information distributed. —o— ANOTHER SIGN of Spring! Maxie’s restaurant is open for the season at Maxwelton Golf Club. And, yellow crocus were spotted in full bloom at a home near Syracuse’s Lakeside Park! —o— SOMEONE’S LISTENING (reading?). It was interesting to see, after noting in this column .some time back that it would be nice to see the magnolia tree planting project continued in Syracuse, that the Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club has elected to plant the lovely flowering trees at Syracuse Park. Perhaps they can buy them by the bulk and offer for sale to residents and businesses as a fundraiser — and beautifier! —o— A NEW storm warning system may become a reality. At a recent board meeting, the Syracuse Lake Association agreed to take a serious look at the cost and propped Ipcatj&i,of ‘ sirens on the lake. They are not electing to takes leadership role in this project, merely to investigate and cooperate to the best of their ability with whomever coordinates the system, planned to cover the range of Syracuse Lake and the Town of Syracuse. Estimated total cost of the program is $20,000. Chief Ziller has been actively educating groups on what is involved, costwise and equipment and locations. The Syracuse Jaycees have already held a fundraiser for the proposed equipment, and we can expect to see other groups get involved down the road. The town has already grown beyond the range of the existing siren — and most folks ignore it anyway because it is used for so many different purposes. The proposed system will not only be heard, but will be recognized as a signal to get off the lake, hit the cellar, head for cover, batten down the hatches, should a tornado be imminent. MARCH 24 is “magic”. It is Harry Houdini’s birthday. He is remembered as a magician and escape artist and was born at Budapest, Hungary, on March 24,1874. He died in Detroit, Mich., on October 31,1926. Houdini was a lecturer, athlete, author, expert on the history of magic, exposer of fraudulent mediums, and a motion picture actor. He was best known for his ability to escape from locked restraints (handcuffs, straitjackets, coffins, boxes, and milk cans). The anniversary of his death (Halloween) has been occasion for meetings of magicians and attempts at communications by mediums. 18TH DISTRICT candidate for the State House of Representatives, Dave Wolkins, dropped by a recent Town Board meeting to introduce himself. An 18-year Winona Lake Town Board veteran, he is making a point of visiting area town boards as he kicks off his campaign. Wolkins and his wife, Candy, own and operate ABC Travel in Warsaw. -JOG IF YOU look on the front page at the top left you will see that The Mail-Journal is 100 years old this year. The name ‘‘The Mail-Journal” is the shortened version of the consolidating of the “Milford Mail” and the Syracuse-Wawasee Journal.” The “Milford Mail” is the oldest of the two merged newspapers and was first published in 1888 J Hanging on the wall in the hallway of The Papers Incorporated office is a preserved copy of The Milford Mail. This copy is volume one and publication number one. It is dated Thursday, Dec. 27,1888. One front page item tells that the first edition was to be printed the week before. The press broke down and the repair parts were late arriving, so the first paper was printed on December 27 instead of December 20. On the front page in the same issue is a story from the LaPorte Post which states: “Deputy

Sheriff Bowen has been commissioned to summons John Pohzklurnstowkohotzky to appear in court to answer to the complaint of Joseph Chzrowablewskromenslemkoz. Bowen is the only man in the city who can pronounce these names and he suffered a severe fracture of the jawbone before he accomplished it.” Ethnic humor was considered funny a century ago. Some things just never change. YOU KNOW it’s Spring when the tulips and crocus pop up from the ground. You know it’s Spring when the buds on the trees begin to swell. You know it’s Spring when the Easter baskets go on sale. You know it’s Spring when the swallows come back to Capistrano. In the Syracuse area you known it’s Spring whert fishermen put away their ice fishing gear and launch the boat for open water fishing. This year was no different. At the crack of dawn on Sunday morning, the first day of Spring, an angler was seen in a fishing boat near the Main Channel Marina. Although there was an inch of snow on the ground and the temperature was 17 degrees, it was Spring nevertheless, for this cold but avid sportsman. —o— I Fnmm I 2 I 1 -* f f *Y&J have children living or even visit&g ** in your home frequently, you shouldn’t be without a Tot Finder on the windows of their rooms. Tot Finder stickers, a fire rescue program, are available at the Syracuse Fire Department. These fluorescent stickers make firemen’s jobs easier in fighting fires. When a fireman shines a light on windows at night this sticker will tell him a child occupies the room and will aid if a rescue needs to be undertaken. As an added protection, the sticker can also be placed in the lower right of the child’s bedroom door, about one to two feet from the floor. Syracuse Fire Chief Jerry Byrd commented this helps firemen if rescue is needed to locate that room, once inside the home. The stickers are free. SPEAKING OF the Syracuse Fire Department, a number of firemen have completed second class certification. What does this mean you ask? Syracuse firemen are constantly advancing their level of training. The Second Class Certification Course ( is through the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s office. In order to complete each of the three courses, firemen must spend a specified number of hours learning various areas pertaining to fire fighting and safety. Once a fireman has completed the second class rating, he can move on to obtaining a first class certification then a master fireman certification. IF YOU attended the girls’ gymnastics regional on March 12, you noticed the local gymnasts faced tough competition. Tracy Sumpter, gymnastics coach for Wawasee, had commented all those girls advancing onto state competition are members of a private gymnastics club during the off-season. With this in mind, and the loss of only one senior from this year’s team, things might change for the local team. Nika Prather, who assisted Mrs. Sumpter this year, encouraged those gymnasts who wanted to compete on the same level as Merrillville and Chesterton, to let her know. She will be privately teaching gymnastics during the off season. Mrs. Sumpter had stated following the regional competition, in order for the Wawasee team to go farther than a sectional win, a commitment to gymnastics more than a few months each year by the girls and parents would be needed. Maybe there will be a surprise next season? THE PHOTOGRAPHS are accumulating in the Syracuse office of The Mail-Journal and a number of pictures are still waiting for their owners to reclaim them. If you brought in a photograph to announce an engagement, anniversary, wedding, a birthday, or for'Other reasons and asked for it back, why not stop up at the Syracuse office and see if, that picture you’ve been looking for is there waiting. If you took the photo to one of the other offices of The Papers Incorporated, you may want to check there.