The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 June 1988 — Page 2
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CABIN DESTROYED — Cabin 8, the biggest and newest cabin on the grounds of Smith-Walbridge Camp, Syracuse, was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning, May 31. Syracuse Fire Department was notified at 1:09 a.m. of the fire by the Syracuse Police Department. The fire report from the fire department has not been completed. Firemen were called back to the scene at 5:57 a.m. Merl Smith, owner, stated no one was staying in the cabin at the time of the fire. “If there was, it (the fire) may have been noticed sooner,” noted Smith, who speculated the fire may have been caused from spontaneous combustion. Smith said the cabin was divided into four sections with sleeping
Two injured in 5 accidents one arrested
Kosciusko County Police investigated five accidents during the past week in which a total of two persons suffered minor injuries and one arrest was made. Frank Vera, Jr., 28, P.O. Box 696, Syracuse, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, following a truck/pedestrian accident on Sunday, May 29. He was released from the Kosciusko County Jail after posting bond. His brother Daniel A. Vera, 25, r 1 box 181, North Webster, suffered injury to his hand when struck by his brother's truck. The accident occurred at 7:40 p.m. on South Barbee Drive, near Bayfield Drive, south of North Webster. Police state Vera and his brother, Daniel A. Vera, were at a party at a residence there. An argument erupted with a female at the party, causing Frank Vera to leave with another brother Leroy Vera in a 1977 Ford truck. Daniel Vera ran out from the yard, in front of the truck in an attempt to stop his brothers from leaving when he was hit. The truck traveled 600 feet before stopping and throwing Daniel Vera into a side ditch. Mary J. LeFever, 59, r 1 Lot 847 Enchanted Hills, Cromwell, complained of pain to her neck following a one-vehicle accident at 6 a.m. Sunday, May 29, on Warner Road near CR 825E, east of Syracuse. The driver told police she was heading towards Syracuse when a tire blew on her
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1976 Chrysler, causing the vehicle to go off the road striking a Northern Indiana Public Service Company pole, before crossing the road again and hitting a sign and fence at the Wawasee Spinks. Damage to the vehicle was estimated up to $2,500, up to $2,500 to the pole and up to SI,OOO to the fence. Damage was estimated up to $5,000 to a 1978 Chevrolet driven by Chad C. Berkeypile, 16, 31O‘/2 North East St., Milford, when he swerved to miss several deer on Saturday, May 28, on the Syracuse-Milford Road, east of CR 300E, at 12:55 a.m. Berkeypile stated one of the deer hit the side of his vehicle and he lost control going off the roadway and side-swipping a pole. The vehicle is registered to Jean Berkeypile, P.O. Box 95, Milford. No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday, May 24, at 3:20 p.m., on Warner Road, east of Syracuse. Erin N. Watson, 17, P.O. Box 331, Syracuse, told police she was east bound on Warner Road and was watching two persons on bicycles ahead of her in case they came across in front of her and didn’t see a car driven by Tracy A. Wehmeyer, 18, r 1 box 549, North Webster, slow down to turn into a private drive. The Syracuse driver was unable to stop before hitting the other vehicle. Damage to the 1986 Pontiac driven by Watson was estimated under S2OO as was the damage to the 1985 Ford
quarters for 24 in each section. Each section had its own showers, restrooms, and hot water heater. When fully used the building housed 96 campers plus counselors. Smith estimated the original cost, 15 years ago, at between $30,000-$40,000. To rebuild the cabin would cost a guesstimate of up to SBO,OOO, not including replacement of the contents. The effect of the fire will be felt at the camp, as two band camps will need to be cancelled and the capacity of the camp living quarters have been reduced from 350 to 250 per week. Smith indicated rebuilding will not take place this year. (Photo by Deb Patterson)
driven by Wehmeyer, and registered to Lanny and Dawn Fisher, P.O. Box 224, North Webster. Damage was estimated at
I WMEKKIB ■ ■ ■ |7? 4 j. $ bF’ < ™ mi “wtw i IgF ' iB» j i it bT I GUEST SPEAKER FROM INDIA — Members of the Syracuse Wawasee Rotary met Tuesday, May 31, at the Beacon for their weekly meeting. The guest speaker was Ranen Dutta, a chemical engineer and past president of the Calcutta South Rotary Club. He is a friend of member William Cable and his wife, Miriam. The Duttas are on their way home from the Rotary International meeting held in Philadelphia, Pa., the past week. Dutta’s wife, Pratima, and 11-year-old daughter Turn Kum accompanied him to the meeting. The Duttas introduced the Cables to Mother Theresa during the Cables’ stay in India in January of 1986. Pictured left to right are Mrs. Dutta, Turn Kum Dutta, William Cable and Ranen Dutta. (Photo by Lewis Immel)
County representatives attend state retired teachers meeting
The 23rd Annual Representative Assembly of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, meeting in Indianapolis this week, was attended by eight delegates from Kosciusko County Retired Teachers Association. The State President, Ruth Battle of Gary, announced an alltime record association member
under SI,OOO to two vehicles involved in an accident at the Wawasee High School Parking Lot on Tuesday, May 24, at 3:22 p.m. Kristin E. Robbins, 16, r 5
ship of over 19,500 retired Hoosier Teachers. Mrs. Louise Crooks, president of the NRTA/AARP and past president of IRTA, was guest speaker at the luncheon session of the assembly held at the University of Indianapolis. There were six new state officers elected: Marge Denton of Muncie, vice president; Tom Strawn of Shelbyville, treasurer; Della Watson of Tipton, secretary; William Fraser of West Lafayette, director; Shirley Bryan of Crown Point, director; and James Erb pf Scottsburg, director. The new officers will
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Lake pollution is concern
(Continued from page 1) It was noted in some areas the street will be higher than the sides. Mention was made about the Barrett Law in which the property owners along the highway can get an interest free loan for a number of years to pay for the curbing. Jim Caskey will be looking into the law. A lack of a second at the May Syracuse Town Board meeting has sent the chamber looking furEvanses seek $500,000 (Continued from page 1) either by intentional design or recklessness to discredit (them) and create false suspicion of wrongdoing on (their) part, all to the (Evans’) great damage.” Damages are being sought in three counts: receive benefits under the policy plus costs; monetary amounts of $60,000 for the building coverage, SBO,OOO for business personal property coverage, clean-up and earnings with interest; and SIOO,OOO for emotional distress and injury to their names and reputation and $25,000 loss in equity of their home; plus punitive damages of $250,000 plus court costs.
box 450, Syracuse, was pulling out into the south driveway and did not see the vehicle driven by Shannon T. Angle, 18, r 1, Milford.
begin their term in September of this year. Delegates of this area were: Arleen Minor of Warsaw, Mildred Frantz of Warsaw, Mary M. Reece of Claypool, Milton Brice of Syracuse, Edith Brice of Syracuse, Ellen Kiefer of Warsaw, Norma Rush of Syracuse and Paul Rush of Syracuse. It's a fact At twenty a man thinks he can save the world; at thirty he begins to wish he could save part of his salary. — Atlanta Two Bells.
ther into requesting a survey for a stoplight at Chicago Street and SR 13. It was noted the town board’s consensus was to let the chamber handle the request. However, the chamber believed the matter must be requested by the town. Several chamber members will be contacting Robert Reed, town attorney, to have the matter clarified. In other business, a push will be
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Cromwell man injured
Driver inattention contributed to three accidents in Syracuse last week, with one of the mishaps resulting in minor injuries to a Cromwell man. Up to S2OO damage was caused to a 1979 Chevrolet Corvette driven by Richard C. Firestone, 40, Syracuse, after he backed from a driveway on Lake Street and struck the side of a parked vehicle. The parked automobile, Elkhart man booked for shooting A joint investigation by the Syracuse Police Department and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest, over the weekend, of a suspect in a shooting incident. David Alan Drew of 1000 Mishawaka Rd., Elkhart, was booked by Syracuse Police Detective Robert E. Houser and Kosciusko County Sheriff Detective Thomas Kitch at the Kosciusko County Jail on Friday afternoon, May 27, on a charge of criminal recklessness, a class D felony. Drew, 24, was arrested as a result of a shooting incident that occurred earlier in the week at the Greg Timmons residence, where one-year-old Kristina Timmons was injured after shots were fired into her parents’ home. Drew is accused of firing a total of nine shots into the home; Kristina was struck by one of the bullets. She was transported to Goshen Hospital and required five stitches to close a laceration to her chest, caused by a bullet.
SRI m t » SI MBB| r ' jP^’ enta! p rot**' MfcKosciusko County - i~y * t» ><x<»in»®ni works 1 . sEBHB ? derat. « Won State Do r WL ZCjBPKT . sw- k JI 2> ■ . ■■ r —W|Wrg| mmmm s* ._, JIVJBMe L>ri faHMKrlh*lo If ta W'”' *■’ Xi t < sRB w i . tS - w W <& . ' <’ i dfllo\./r W ul •> if i&. I®* ; ' wlm f jjr KKblaMBMr MM* If \ c SYRACUSE SEWER PROJECT UNDER WAY! — Four Syracuse Town Board members were joined by Joe Dock, utilities superintendent, as they met at the town’s disposal plant area for a groundbreaking ceremony last Wednesday to kick off the long-awaited sewage system upgrade. From the left are Jim Hughes, president; Carl Myrick; Carol Koble; Bill Hess; and Joe Dock. The sign was presented by Adams Robinson Construction Co., which will upgrade the treatment plant, and flowers for the occasion came from TenEch Engineering Inc. Mark W. Tenney, CEO of Tenech, was present and thanked the board for the opportunity to work with the Town of Syracuse. Also present for the occasion were former town board members Steve Butt and Joe Morganthaler; and Mark Tatman, clerk-treasurer. Hughes pointed out that special thanks for their efforts on the project should go to Bill Hess and Carl Myrick. “Town residents should really appreciate what has gone into this project,’’ he said. “Joe Dock, especially, has done a yeoman’s job to get us this far.” Not to be outdone, Dock stated, “The entire project has been possible because of the support of the town board. It wouldn’t be happening without their efforts.” Heard from several at this momentous beginning was, “It’s been a long time coming.” Dock added, “Yes, since April, 1981.” (Photoby Glen Long)
made during June for membership. A year’s free membership will be offered to new members, but will exclude businesses who were previous members and dropped out. The current membership is at 100. The directors voted to include in the next budget SIOO maximum on any donations for activities outside of chamber sponsored events. This motion was brought
a 1983 Pontiac Firebird owned by Charles L. Haffner, Syracuse, suffered up to SI,OOO damage in the incident, which occurred at 7:07 p.m. Sunday, May 29. Teresa K. Boyer, 22, Syracuse, was traveling west on CR 1200 N when she approached the SR 13 intersection and was struck by a 1976 Chevrolet driven by Richard W. Covin, 21, at 12:02 p.m. Saturday, May 28. Covin claimed he didn’t see the SR 13 signal turn to red when he entered the intersection. Up to S2OO damage was caused to his vehicle, while the 1987 Ford driven by Boyer suffered up to SI,OOO in damages. Vernon M. Galloway, 32, Cromwell, was slightly injured and was taken to a local doctor and released after the 1979 Ford Mustang he was driving struck a 1981 Mercury Zephyr driven by Judy L. Blackburn, 41, Pierceton.
Parades on Monday — Communities salute war dead
(Continued from page 1) tended the cemetery ceremony, where Tim Darr read the names of all deceased Syracuse residents who served in all the wars of this country and Mrs. Darr presented a floral wreath to honor fallen comrades. Shawna Oros, second place winner in a recent state American Legion oratorical contest, gave her patriotic address,
about following the recent request for funds towards the Miss Kosciusko County Scholarship Pageant. / The next event for the chamber will be the annual dinner on June 22 in South Shore Restaurant. Letters regarding the annual event will be mailed to the membership this week. The meal will include prime rib and a possibility of choice of fish.
Blackburn was attempting to make a left turn from SR 13 onto an access road when she was struck from behind by the Galloway automobile at 3:54 p.m. Wednesday, May 25. Up to $2,500 damage was caused to both vehicles. Township board to meet June 7 Trustee Marcia A. Baumgartner has given notice that the township board of Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County, will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. on June 7 in the Milford Fire Station. The purpose of the meeting will be to transact such business as may legally come before the board.
“I’m Proud To Be An American” after being introduced by Oscar Werner, Warsaw Legionnaire. This inspiring message included the quote of President John F. Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. ’ ’ Shawna will be graduating soon from Boone Grove High School near Valparaiso and plans to study medicine at college.