The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 19, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 June 1988 — Page 1

Milford 658-4111 & Syracuse 457-3666

VOLUME 27

Stop signs? Yes? No? — Syracuse Town Board hears problems of town residents

f 7 By GLEN LONG | Staff Writer The Syracuse Town Board f was confronted with a variety of problems from town residents at its Tuesday, June 21, meeting. These included problems with reception on HBO Cable TV; concerns about traffic and needed stop signs, potholes and curbs; and, even with the dry weather, Concerns about Oakwood to request donations Residents of Oakwood, through the Oakwood Property Owners Association, contribute to the maintenance of Oakwood and offer their support to maintaining Oakwood as a place of family retreat and spiritual growth. On Sunday, July 3, the Property Owners Association, on behalf of the Oakwood board, will re- > quest a donation from each car entering Oawood during the hours of 1 and 10 p.m JfjtfKjSJleL lected will be used for. maintenance of Oakwood. On Saturday, July 2, the Property Owners Association will have an ice cream social in the Hotel Oakwood dining room from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Honor EMTs — MAD Recognition Night to be held on Oct. 22

4 (By DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer Saturday, Oct. 22, has been set as the date for the first Milford Area Development Recognition Night. The Milford Emergency Medical Service will be recognized at the banquet to be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Milford School. John Replogle, MAD president, announced the banquet date at the Saturday, June 18, regular monthly meeting of MAD. The

Cuties tonight — Mermaid Festival getting underway at North Webster

The Mermaid Festival, which began Friday evening with the Mermaid Festival Ball, continues throughout the week at North Webster with today being reserved for the youngsters. The highlights of the day are the Cutie Parade which starts at 7 p.m. and the crowning of the Cutie King and Queen at 8 p.m. in Camelot Hall. (Rain date will be Friday.) This is sponsored by the North Webster Lady Lions and the Lions Club. The parade will line-up at the south end of the school in the parking lot. The parade route is then south from North Webster on SR 13 to Augsburger’s, turn left and end in the bank parking lot. The midway is open today (Wednesday) until 5 p.m. with special prices on rides. At 4 p.m.,

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water run-off in the Big Wheel area north of town. Member Bill Hess, in the absence of Joe Dock, utilities supervisor, made a statement about water conservation. “I bring a special thanks from (Joe) Dock to the people who have diminished their water usage, but more help is needed. We’re still okay, but it could get to the danger point the way the weather is going,” said Hess. After Jean Niles and Eleanor Avery had told the board of potholes and the need for resurfacing on Medusa Court, Jim Hughes, board president, stated that Medusa Court is on the list of streets being considered for repair this year. He said streets on the list will be prioritized and the worst fixed first. \ Hughes pointed out that there is only so much money and so some streets being considered may have to wait until the following year. The street improvements list will be advertised for bids soon, so bids for repair work can be received by the July 19 board meeting. Dale Neff reported that there are bushes growing out into the street right-of-way on Medusa Court. He was told the bushes are the property owner’s responsibility, but it will be checked. Board member Bill Hess told Fred Avery that it is the property owner’s responsibility to repair streets and sidewalks after Avery asked if the town would replace and repair curbs along SR 13. “No one was interested in these repairs a few years ago when the

committee will be selected in July. Replogle asked that anyone wishing to serve on the planning committee contact him prior to the July 9 meeting. In other business the board voted to donate the S6OO proceeds from the annual MAD Chicken Barbecue to the EMS. A total of 950 chicken halves were sold that day. Part of the new Christmas decorations arrived and were turned over to the town. The Milford Kiwanis will be handling the fund-raising. Letters asking

the United Methodist Church will hold a Strawberry Festival with sundaes, short cakes and homemade pies being sold. The midway and merchants’ building re-opens at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m., Lake City Bank will be sponsoring a greased pole climb on the festival grounds. On Thursday, the boys’ youth league tournament will be held at 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., the midway and merchants’ building opens. The talent contest for high and older will begin at 7 p.m. in Camelot Hall, and also at 7 p.m. Lake City Bank will present a coin hunt on the festival grounds. From 4-8 p.m. on Friday, the Sons of Legion will hold a rib dinner at the Legion Home on SR 13 South. Also at 4 p.m. will be the

board wanted to use federal CETA funds to help cost,” stated Hess. Hughes added that the town has no plans for these curb repairs. Fran Eby spoke at length of her two-year problems with TV reception on the HBO channel from Triax Cablevision. She said she had been told by Triax that United Telephone Company had changed its frequencies and this is causing TV reception problems. After she spoke of nonreturned calls and mentioned that many neighbors have cancelled their HBO service, Hughes advised her to call Bob Kocher, of Triax, who lives on Main Street in Syracuse. Heated Exchange The tieed for stop signs on the alley between Maple Grove and Pickwick Drive again became a hot point of discussion as Angie Beer was joined by Glen Eubank in speaking of dangerous, highspeed, no-stop traffic at this alley, which was described as a “good short-cut to and from the tavern,” Eubank said he wants uniform stop signs in several areas in Wawasee Village along SR 13. He suggested speed bumps to slow down fast traffic. Beer said she had decided to not trim her hedge as she had said she would at the May meeting. She reasoned that the poor visibility perhaps helps slow the traffic as drivers can’t see well at the intersection. “We can’t put our kids on chains,” she said, as she warmed to the subject and described dangers to children and others at the alley by her Maple Grove residence.

for donations will be mailed in August. A letter of recognition will be mailed to Bruce Rogers for the free trash pick-up at the Milford Community Building. It was announced that Whitey Bell has scheduled the yearly carpet cleaning for the building and it will be done in the near future. The next meeting of MAD will be on Saturday, July 9, at 9 a.m. in the Milford Community Building. All interested persons are encouraged to attend.

girls’ youth league finals. From 5-8 p.m., the Church of the Brethren will be having a tenderloin supper. The midway and merchants’ building opens at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m., Lake City Bank will present a balloon blowing contest on the festival grbunds and the boys’ youth league finals will be held. Saturday Big Day Saturday is the big day at the festival. Events will get underway at 10 a.m. with an open house in the American Legion hall. A chicken barbecue will also be held in the Legion hall. At 11 a.m., the United Methodist Church will have a homecooked chicken and noodle dinner. At 11 a.m., the International Palace of Sports presents its 16th annual Tournament of Knights on the school court and field and the

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Carl Myrick challenged her with “Why not trim your hedge to help with safety of the kids?” Beer responded with, “How much does a stop sign cost? I’ll trim my hedge within a week after two stop signs are installed on the alley. Somebody’s going to get hit and killed.” To put an end to this heated exchange, Hughes declared the discussion ended and asked for other comments from the floor. Linda Neff stated again her feeling that there should be a four-way stop established at the intersection of Pickwick Road and Harkless Drive. She said traffic is very fast and should be slowed down. Hughes stated that new traffic counts at this location are up significantly over 1986 counts. Myrick said he agrees with Bob Ziller, town marshal, that a four-way stop is not needed there. “If there’s a speeding problem on Pickwick Drive it should be handled as a speeding problem,” he stated. The motion of Kenny Johnson to create an ordinance for a fourway stop at this intersection died for lack of a second. Hughes presented a letter from Fisher’s Big Wheel stating that company’s willingness to work with the town to resolve water run-off concerns of Delbert *Bub‘ Whitehead, who maintains the planned Big Wheel store will increase the problem of water running onto his property during heavy rains. The letter said effected property owners should be involved in the solution as the problem was there before they were. “We need a study to tell us what is the best way to go,” offered Whitehead from the audience. The board will have Dock do some investigation for estimates of an engineering study prior to the July board meeting. Other Business The board voted to hire James Felkner as a regular patrolman on the police department since his three month probation period was completed on June 16. Johnson stated appreciation to the fire department for hosing down town parking lots and around the town hall during clean-up week. The board voted to allow Dock to use help from the State Student Assistance Work Study Program and people assigned to a community work program by Kosciusko County courts to paint fire hydrants and other jobs. Hughes said there will be a special meeting on Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. at which park department board members will explain further its five-year plan. Hughes said the public is invited and encouraged to attend.

midway will open with bracelet day being featured. At 2 and 7 p.m., the North Webster Lake Ski Club will present a ski show which may be seen from the west shore of Lake • Webster. The merchants’ building will close at 3:15 p.m. for the 43rd annual Mermaid Festival Parade which begins at 4 p.m. The theme this year will be “Hoosier Celebration ‘88.” Awards will be presented in front of the merchants’ building one hour after the parade. At 6:15 p.m., the midway and merchants’ building will re-open. Concluding the evening will be the crowning of the new 1988 “Queen of Lakes” which is sponsored by the Lions Club. The 1987 Queen, Liz Waltz, will crown the new queen. ■-

Archibald E. (‘Arch’) Baumgartner Publisher Os The Mail-Journal 1917-1988 *WBBBBI * >i> ■fck t ’ " ' ■ w r g /f . «-" jH 4¥*- • Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Junt 21, in the Calvary United Methodist Church at Syracuse for Arch Baumgartner, 70, 102 N. James Street, Milford, co-publisher of The MailJournal and chairman of the board of The Papers Incorporated. Death came at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, June 18, in the Goshen Hospital. He had been ill with bone cancer for several years and died of complications of the ailment. Archibald Eugene Baumgartner was born October 1,1917, in Milford, to Emil and Emma (Beet*) Baumgartner. He was a lifetime resident of the Milford community and a 1935 graduate of Milford High School. On February 6, 1943, he married Della Frauhiger. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Ronald L. of Milford; one daughter, Mrs. Michael (Jane) Yoder of Indianapolis; two granddaughters, Christine and Jennifer Baumgartner, both of Milford; two grandsons, Jason and Craig Yoder, both of Indianapolis; three sisters, Helen Funk and Edith Baumgartner, both of Milford, and Clara Ballard of Fillmore, Calif.; and one brother, Arthur (“Ted”) Baumgartner, of Milford. Six brothers, Joseph, Harry, Herbert, Wilbur, Omar and William and three sisters, Edna, Vanita and Delight, preceded him in death. He attended Cleveland College of Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1935-36 and the University of Michigan 1936-38. On August 5, 1939, he purchased The Milford Mail. In December of 1961, the Baumgartners purchased the Syracuse-Wawasee Journal and on February 15, 1962, the first issue of The Mail-Journal came off the press. • The first edition of ‘the PAPER’ was published on June 30, 1971. It serves Kosciusko County. Two sister publications serve the city of Elkhart and the remainder of Elkhart County. r The latest publications of The Papers Incorporated are Senior Life. The first was published in March of this year. It serves Elkhart and Kosciusko Counties. The second came off the press in May and serves Allen County and near-by counties. A third is slated to be published in July and will serve St. Joseph County and near-by counties. He was a member of the Milford United Methodist Church, Kosciusko Masonic Lodge 418 F&AM, Ancil Geiger American Legion Post 226, the Milford Lions Club and was editor of the state Lions newspaper, The Hoosier Lion. He also held memberships in the Hoosier State Press Association and the National Newspaper Association, an organization with which he did extensive traveling to numerous foreign countries. He served as a first lieutenant in the United States Air Force during World War 11, taking part in the Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns and received an EAME Theater campaign medal and an American Theater campaign medal. Rev. David C. Maish, pastor of the Calvary Church, and Rev. Ben Whirledge, pastor of the Milford United Methodist Church, officiated at Tuesday’s services. Burial was in the Milford Cemetery. Mishler Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Kosciusko County Hospice or the Milford United Methodist Church. ... „ .

Fireworks cause concern (By NEVIN DULABAUM Staff Writer At the Milford Town Board meeting on Monday, June 13, Town Marshal David Hobbs expressed concern over the purchasing and use of fireworks during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday. Hobbs said fireworks, such as firecrackers and bottlerockets, can cause fires by various means, .which is a serious issue made even more critical with the severe dryness that the area has experienced. “We have an ordinance,” said Hobbs, “that people aren’t familiar with. Portions of the ordinance pertain to what kinds of fireworks can be used.” Ordinance 3-3-3-1, entitled “Discharge of Weapons and Ex-, plosive Devices Prohibited” says, “Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge any common gun, shotgun, rifle gun, fowling piece, pistol, revolver, pellet gun, BB gun, bow and arrow, or firearm of any kind or description or fire or explode or set off any firecrackers or any other thing containing powder, or combustibles or explosive material or to shoot any animal, or animals within the town limits. “(a) Any person violating Section 1 of this ordinance shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not exceeding twenty-five ($25.00) dollars. “(b) If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or persons or circumstances is invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other divisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared severable.” Hobbs said it is very important that local residents be familiar with the ordinance because it will be enforced by the Milford Police. Drought conditions continue Thehot, dry, humid weather conditions are to continue today, Wednesday, with no relief in sight. The Lakeland area did receive much needed rain last Wednesday, but it was not enough to do much good. On Monday of this week, the skies darkened and the heavens opened up to let loose of a good rain shower. But, also along with that, came warnings of dangerous lightning and thunder. Once again, as the rains stopped, thesun came out and the humidity was extremely high. Temperatures ranged again in the high 90s and reached the 100 mark yesterday, Tuesday, and the same is called for today with a 40 percent chance of storms this afternoon. The greatest danger in this dry weather is to farmers growing corn, wheat and soybeans for sale and livestock farmers will have to pay more for feed as crops » wither in the heat. Gov. Robert D. Orr has declared Indiana an emergency fire hazard area. His proclamation makes uncontrolled or reckless outdoor burning illegal and violators can face up to 60 days in jail and SSOO in fines. Lugar/Quayle staff to visit Kosciusko County Senator Dick Lugar and Senator Dan Quayle have announced that Ken Schenk, northeast regional director of their staff, will visit Kosciusko County on Thursday, June 23, from 3-4 p.m. in the old courtroom, third floor of county- courthouse in Warsaw.

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