The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 May 1989 — Page 14

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 10,1989

It happened ... in Syracuse

10 YEARS AGO, MAY 9.1979 There is a real possibility that college level courses will be taught at the Wawasee High School location, beginning in September 1979, according to Dr. David W. Robinson, the corporation’s psychologist and psychometrist. Pete and Lenore Blue. 2 North Shore Drive, left Tuesday for Naperville. 111., to be with Pete's son. then fly to Bend, Oreg., next Monday, to spend several weeks with tenure's daughter, Jane Hutzel, her husband and three grandchildren whom they haven't seen in a year and a half A new look was given to Bales Butcher Shop on East Main Street in Syracuse recently. Darrell Bales, owner, had the inside of the store painted white and received complimentaryremarks from customers. Sam Ed and Wilma Searfoss. of Arcadia, Calif., arrived in the Syracuse community during the

I By DAVID R. SHIVE Guest Feature Writer To start off. there are two kinds of truck drivers, the real truck driver and what people think a truck driver is. You see, most people think a truck driver is someone who drives down the road all day and thinks about nothing but himself. They also think that all truck drivers drive 90 mph. are always drinking and driving and are always causing accidents. just to name a few. Well, that's why I'm writing this. You see. I'm sick and tired of people putting down truck drivers To start, not all truck drivers drive 90 mph. Yes. there are a few drivers who do. but those are the ones who drive without caring about anyone but themselves They are always causing accidents; they are. for the most part, drinking and driving. And. they are always driving unsafe trucks Those are the ones who give all the good truck drivers a bad reputation. But it's hard to convince people who think that just because of the

Pedal pushers are in

I By B. ANN TH ALLEMER Guest Feature Writer With the robin announcing that spring is here, it is certainly appropriate to bring on the pedal pushers. Some of us remember that any pair of slacks cut off below the knees were called pedal pushers There are many fancy designer state-of-the-art versions called clamdiggers, cropped pants, etc To this writer, if they look like pedal pushers, fit like pedal pushers, then they are pedal pushers! So go through your closets and bureau drawers and bring out some of this spring sports wear If you can t locate any. then just take a pair of loose slacks and shorten them to any length between the knee and ankle and you are in business Now that your clothing is assembled, the next item is a bicycle. If you are going to “push those pedals" then you need your

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past week to spend a month with Mr. Searfoss's brothers. Charles and Robert, and their families and to visit a number of longtime friends and relatives. Mrs. Anna K. Bell of Fort Myers. Fla., is vacationing with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Davis. Syracuse. She is also visiting her brother and his wife. Mr. and Paul Knafel, Churubusco and relatives in Warsaw and Bristol. Members of the United Circle Club met in the home of June Anglemyer for a May Day brunch. The program was given by Alice Stefanski. A short business meeting was conducted by President Evelyn Jones. 20 YEARS AGO, MAY 7. 1969 Mrs. George E. ißosemary'' Murphy, who was Mrs. America of 1961, told of her experiences at the Mother's clubs' of Syracuse annual spring party held in the Pickwick Lounge Monday night. May 5.

Life as a truck driver

few truck drivers who do have accidents. all truck drivers are killers on the road. For the most part, truck drivers do drive the speed limit or about five mph over, are very careful about how they drive; they do take care of their trucks and they have very few accidents or none at all You see, once people get the idea that truck drivers are killers on the road, it's real hard to convince them that most truck drivers are not like that. What I would like to do. if given the chance, is take the people who think truck drivers are killers, drive them down the highways and then take them to the truck stops and show them what truck drivers are really like I personally think that this would convince them that truck drivers are not as bad as they think As for me. I personally think that truck driving is a very hard job to have. You have to drive long and hard, your dispatcher wants you in two places at the same time; you get very little sleep; and you have to unload the truck yourself That's not an easy thing to do when you're driving

own bike If you don't have one. then watch the classified ads or go to a few garage sales if you don't wish to invest in a brand new bike You are ready to join wheelmen and wheelwomen across the United States in celebrating May as National Bike Month. After that, you are on your own to see how much enjoyment you can make for yourself with this popular sport The investment is minimal, but the rewards are great When you get the hang of it. how about getting another pedal pusher to join you You can start your own club For more information concerning events for National Bike Month, send a stamped selfaddressed envelope to: BELF. Ste 209. 6707 Whitestone Rd . Baltimore. Md 21207 B Ann Thallemer, this week's guest teature writer, resides in Warsaw Good deed Make someone happy today. Mind your own business!

During an awards presentation held Friday night by the Lakeland Evening Bridge-O-Rama organization. Mr. and Mrs James Kirkwood were awarded high gross for the year, and Mr. and Mrs. William Brammer were named as high net winners. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Rehrer have returned to Syracuse from Sarasota. Fla., where they spent the winter Mr. and Mrs. David Kline and infant son Anthony, of Fort Dix. N.J.. are visiting friends and relatives at Syracuse. Unity Circle of Saint Andrew s United Church of Syracuse met at 11 a m. in the home of Mrs. William Brammer for a breakfast preceding the meeting., Co-hostesses were Mrs Robert Searfoss, Mrs. Nelson Miles and Mrs. Hubert Anglemeyer. The Wawasee Area Jay-Shees met May 1 in the home of Mrs. David Griffith A short business meeting was held in which plans were discussed for selling

down the road to have to watch out for people who think a semi can stop on a dime when they pull out in front of you or they stop real quick to turn, or they just run behind the truck so close the driver can't see them. And they wonder why they are getting killed all the time by truck drivers. If people would just use their heads while driving they wouldn't be getting killed. I. myself, drive for a living, I don't drive a truck. I drive a van. But don't think I don't know what truck drivers go through everyday I drive for a local courier company and I drive about 250 miles a day. So you see. I drive with the truckers all day. and when I'm driving I talk to them on my C B and even when I'm not talking to them, they are still friendly to me How. you ask 11 Well., when I'm driving they flash their lights at me to let me know it's safe to come back into their lane and I always do the same to them. Big deal, you say? Well, when you drive a truck with a 42-foot trailer or even a van. it's not very easy to see when you're clear to. pass. And when you break down on the highway, who do you think would be the first person to try to help you' 7 That's right, a trucker. On a few times when I have broke down, person to help me or to take me to a phone so I could get help was a trucker What people also don't think about is that 99 percent of the time, it's the truck who brings the people of America everything we need to live on. So. the next time you buysomething. no matter what it is. a trucker made it possible for you to have it there so you could buy it And when you want to mail something, whether you know it or not. a trucker gets it there And when you're out there on the highway, also remember one thing No matter what kind of job you have, if it wasn't for a trucker to bring the supplies to run your company, you would be out of a job So. the next time you see a trucker, either making a delivery or at a truck stop, please treat him with the respect he deserves And when you're out there on the highway, please don't pull in front of them or cut them off or tail-gate them, and most of all. don't stop suddenly in. front of them, they cannot stop on a dime.

cookbooks to help raise money. Members, substitutes, and sponsors of the Thursday Night Ladies Bowling League met Thursday evening, May 1, in a Syracuse restaurant for the annualbanquet. 30 YEARS AGO, MAY 7, 1959 The lovely winding row of magnolia trees in full bloom in the city park is a sight to behold, and seems an indication that maybe spring has finally come to Syracuse! The magnolia tree was first suggested for the Syracuse area by W.E. Long some years ago and the number of these beautiful trees blooming the first of May in many Syracuse lawns has made the town a “magnolia city." Mr. and Mrs. Albert Penn have returned to their Lake Wawasee home from the winter in Miami Beach. Sunday afternoon callers at the home of Mrs. Linne Brown and Miss Lydia Mellinger were Mrs Gertie Gatwood and Mrs. Susan

And for any trucker who reads this, please drive with care and I hope your days are safe ones and that you make it home to your

A new you

I By ROSA HATFIELD Guest Feature Writer Women are people, too. This is a fact that it seems to take a lot of women many years of marriage to realize. How many times have you heard a young woman say. '••l'd really like to do that but my husband wouldn't lik'e it?" I was talking to a friend the other day about working. She said that she wanted to get a job because she was tired of being broke and worthless. Her husband tells her she is dumb. They have nothing to talk about when he comes home from work except the kids and he won't talk to her about his work because he doesn't think she would understand if he did I asked her what was stopping her from getting a job Her reply. "It's going to make my husband mad " Staying at home is right tor some women but not all. There are women who need the stimulation of working outside the home to feel good about themselves Even if their job is part-time and the income is small, it gives them a feeling of self-worth as well as a few dollars in their pockets Working outside the home also provides interaction with other people Why don't some husbands want their wives to work outside the home 9 Ladies, believe it or not. these men are just like us in a lot of ways. Some actually have legitimate reasons for wanting their wives to stay home Perhaps they are concerned about someone else taking care of their child or feel that you will lose interest in your husband and children if you work. But. some men just like the power that it gives them to control their wives They are content to have their wives stay home, totally dependent on them not only for money, but also for information of the outside world. They are dissatisfied that wives only want to talk about the kids, television.

Enchanted Hills pool should be ready to open Memorial Day weekend

The Enchanted Hills Coriimunity Association held its monthly meeting Tuesday. May 2. in the Enchanted Hills Town Hall and announced plans for the front pool to be open by Memorial Hayweekend The bath house should be painted and the pier put .in within the next few weeks Several trees and shrubs have been planted at the boat ramp and parks by Melanie Love and Carole Neat The Rip Rap dams and channel dredging on Legendary WayChannel has been completed This will greatly reduce silt and sediment from entering the channels Robert Booher, president of the Enchanted Hills CommunityAssociation. suggested a chippershredder be purchased to use on brush piles that accumulate, then the wood chips can be spread on

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Self of Albion; Florence Merrill and Mrs. Orin Zook of Goshen; and Mrs. Eva Rarig. Mrs. Wiley W. Spurgeon and son. Bill, of Muncie spent the week end at their Wawasee Lake home. Mrs Spurgeon expects to return soon to spend a month or more here. Kay Eyer and Henry Pattyn of Toledo, Ohio, were week end guests of her mother, Mrs. Harry Slusser, Mr. Slusser and her sister and family, the Glen Billers. Seventeen members of the Junior Mothers Club met at the home of Mrs. Bill Eyer Monday evening. Mrs. Lois Allen was welcomed into the club. Mrs. Harold Fairbanks withdrew her membership as they are moving to Michigan. Mrs. Muriel Sharp and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sharp and two sons were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Don Gardner and family in Elkhart.

someone special. David R. Shive, this week's guest feature writer, resides in Fort Wayne.

or want them to talk about their work, but they don't seem to realize that they are the reason behind this. If you are happy staying at home, by all means, stay there. But if you are feeling worthless, you never have a dollar in your pocket, and you need to talk to someone over 10 in person, maybe you should look into getting a job. Now that you are going to have your own spending money, you need to go one step further Find something to do just for you It doesn't have to be often, but it should be regular. Go bowling, join a club, visit a friend, play cards, whatever you like, but make it something that is just for you and has nothing to do with your family. (I joined a writer’s club. We meet once a month. On that night I put aside my family commitments. I don't pick my son up from ball games, he makes other arrangements. I don't cook supper and I don't do dishes I go to my meeting and feel good about it because I deserve this night.) Too often husbands or wives are able to make each other feel that they should be happy with their lives because they don't deserve any better. We need to remember that we are all individual people with the same basic needs. We all have a right, maybe even an obligation, to do some things just for our own fulfillment. Look over your own situation and see if you need to do something just for you That doesn't mean that you have to get a job If your situation allows you to stay home and it satisfies you. then it is right for you to stay home. But if you are dissatisfied with your life, do something about it. Your husband may be upset at first, but even he will appreciate the new person you will become when you are happy with yourself. Rosa Hatfield, guest feature writer, resides in Mentone

the woodland forest trails Marion Yoder and Carole Neat, maintenance workers, have started the first mowing of the season of parks and vacant lots. Channels will be treated for weeds this summer by Aquatic Control of Seymour Funds are Fire at Dewart Lake Saturday Milford Fire Department received a call Saturday. May 6. at approximately 9:15 a m. to a residence on EMS lane 9 at Dewart Lake Jeff Messer stated he tore an old house down and was burning scrap lumber when flames spread to the grass. Fire chief Jim Amsden said there was no damage

' J'” * ' ■ ' ' ' > 111 \ J ■ ■ - \BEswh PLANNING ROAD RACE — Tim Kroh, left, vice president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants Division is shown talking with Tony Clouse about ideas for the 12th Annual Flotilla Road Race on July 1. Clouse is the race coordinator. The retail merchants division is sponsoring this year's event. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

Vehicles collide, drivers arrested

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers investigated the following accidents this past week: Gary W. Meier, 32, r 6 box 222, Syracuse, was cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, improper turning, no insurance, and false registration following a twovehicle accident Saturday. May 6, at 6 p.m., at the intersection of CR 1100 N and CR 300E. Brian P. Butler, 610 Grant. Ligonier, a passenger in his vehicle and who claimed ownership of the vehicle was cited for no insurance. Police report Meier was traveling southbound on CR 300E in a 1964 Dodge and turned the corner into the path of a 1985 Ford truck driven by Anthony G. Scheffer, 56. 1305 Fox Farm Road. Warsaw. Damage to the Meier driven vehicle. registered to Gene England, r 1, Milford, was estimated up to SI,OOO and up to $2,500 to the Scheffer truck. Both drivers were injured and one was arrested following a twovehicle accident Saturday. May 6. at 2:38 p.m.. on Armstrong Road and CR 300E, east of Leesburg. Lynn Burkholder. 20, r 21 box 12A. Lot 63, Warsaw, was charged with driving under the influence. He was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital after suffering severe bleeding to his head. Lester R. Mast, 62, r 2 box 249A, Nappanee, complained of pain to his neck. Police report Mast was westbound on Armstrong Road in a 1976 Ford truck when it struck a 1981 Buick driven by Burkholder. Burkholder was southbound on CR 300E and did not stop at the troad. Damage was estimated up to $5,000 to Mast's truck and up to $5,000 to Burkholder's car. Complete information on a twovehicle accident on Friday, May 5, at CR 900 N and CR 425 W around 7 a m. is not available. Lisa G. Dye. 27, P.O. Box 25, Atwood. was traveling west on CR 900 N in a 1981 Datsun and approaching CR 425 W when she observed a 1982 Pontiac, driven by David W. Boots, 23. r 2 box 23A, Leesburg, fail to stop at the stop sign. Dye attempted to stop before the vehicles collided. Injuries to Jacob Boots, three and Matthew Boots, one, were not available. Damage to the Dye vehicle, registered to Lisa G. Bell, r 7 box 453, Warsaw, was up to $2,500 and up to $2,500 to the Boots vehicle. Tony Miller. 25, r 1 box 269A. Warsaw, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital after com-

still coming in to support a patrof officer. Glen Canter will be patrol officer for the community The new animal control officer has. had some success with picking up stray dogs which have been a problem in the community. These animals will be taken to the Kosciusko County Animal Shelter The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held June 6. 7 pm.. in the Enchanted Hills Town Hall The annual meeting will be on Sunday. June 25. 2 pm. in Turkey Creek Fire Station 2.

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plaining of pain to his head following a one-vehicle ac ident on Saturday, April 29. He was charged with driving while intoxicated. The accident occurred at 4:15 a.m., on Kuhn Drive, north of Barbee Lake Road. According to police he was northbond on Kuhn Drive in a 1981 Chevrolet when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to go off the road and hit a tree. The vehicle then rolled over on its top. Damage was estimated up to $2,500. Gregory T. Hunsberger. 23, r 21 lot 99. Warsaw, was cited for leaving the scene of an accident, following a two-vehicle accident Wednesday, April 26, at 7:25 am., on SR 15 at Monoquet Road. Karen A. Kolesiak, 23, 1383 Oakdale St.. Warsaw, was traveling north on SR 15 in a 1988 Mercury Tracer when Hunsberger's 1981 Pontiac Firebird crossed the center line and sideswiped her

MI ICtSB JK £ A ENCHANTED HILLS’ OWNER SPEAKS TO ROTARY — Robert Becker, one of the owners of the Enchanted Hills Playhouse, was the speaker at the Tuesday, May 9, meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club. Becker said at the peak of the season the playhouse has on staff more than 30 employees to help present the entertainment. They have a $130,000 budget with a $4,500 a week payroll in the summer. He emphasized that this season the theatre will be newly air-conditioned. Children’s Theatre will return for the 1989 summer, beginning with the young people s educational program in June of eight weeks of Theatre Day Camp. The camp will be open to all young people.from the fourth grade through seniors in high school. On the final weekend of the season. August 12, these young people will produce and present morning and afternoon performances. The Enchanted Hills Playhouse opens June 14 with the musical “Tintypes," with five shows to follow throughout the summer season. Pictured are Robert Becker, and David Robinson, Rotary program chairman of the day. < Photo by Robert Troutman)

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vehicle. Hunsberger did not stop. His vehicle was found by North Manchester Police artd impounded. The vehicle is registered to Mitch Hunsberger. After talking to the car’s owner, it was learned who was driving at the time of the accident. Damage to tjie vehicles was estimated up to $2,500 each. Nancy L. Minton, 46, 5614 Madonna Dr., Fort Wayne, was not injured when her 1984 Buick struck a road sign on SR 13, north of CR 300 N, south of North Webster at 1L45 a.m., Saturday, May 6. Minton told police she was traveling north on SR 13 when a southbound vehicle was passing a semi and did not get around the semi in time. Minton drove her vehicle off the road hitting the sign post to avoid hitting the other vehicle. Damage was estimated up to S2OO to her vehicle and the sign.