The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 August 1963 — Page 10

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— HIE INDEPENDENT NEWS — Al’G. 8, 1903

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Lc. W« h h ov. nei ind om-rator - df Loe> Jewelry, Walkerton. r<<ently attended th" Gemologk al Institute of Ameiiea'< Diamond Lab School at Springfield. Illinois. During the Weik's specialized training. Mi Welch studied detection of mated diamonds, cyclotron coloring of diamonds, and evaluation of diamonds. While in Illinois, Mr. Welch, accompanied by his four daughters. Beverly. Sandra. Carolyn and Patti, visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs Henry Welch in Greenfield. Illinois. Drive Safely Always

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES In the matter of determining the tax rates for certain purposes by Liberty Downship. St Joseph County. Indiana. Before the Township Advisory Board. Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Liberty Township. St. Joseph County. Indiana, that the proper officers of said township, at their legular meeting place, the Town Hall, on the 27th day of August, 1963*. at 8:00 P. M.. will consider the following budget: TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION TOWNSHIP FUND: TOWNSHIP POOK REL. FD. Fay of Trustee, Rent, Cler- Direct Relief icial & Travel Exp. $ 2.045 Books. Stationery. Printing 1 Medical. Hospital ahd Advertising 400 and Burial 5.000 Justice of the Peace Salary and Fees 125 2. Other Direct Relief 6,t>00 Fire Protection 7.900 Examination of Records 3bo Other Civil tfownship Total Township Poor Expenses 965 Rehef Fund 11.000 Total Twp. Fund 11.735 FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR Township v Fund 1. Total Budget Estimate for incoming year. Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1964, inclusive - 11,135 2 Necessary Expenditures, July 1 to Dec. 31. present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended —— 4.8(8 3 Additional Appropriations necessary to bo made July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year - ^ one 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before Dec. 31 of present year - not included in lines 2or 3 - ^one 5 Total Funds Required (Add lines 1. 2. 3- and 4) — 16.613 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY 6. Actual Balance. June 30th of present year 1808 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (Dec. Settlement) .... 2,983 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received. July 1 of present year to Dec. 31 of incoming year (Schedule on file). a" Special Taxes - ^ 8 b. All Other Revenue 2,80 n Total Funds (Add line 6 7. 8a and 8b) 6.921 in NIT AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC 31st OF INCOMING YEAR Deduct line 9 from line 5) . 9.692 11 Operating Balance (Not in excess of expenses from Jan 1 to June 30. less miscellaneous revenue for same period) 856 12 AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY (Add lines 10 and 11) 10.3.8 Net Taxable Property 5.274.130 Number of Taxable Polls 517 FI’NDS Levy on Amount to Property Be Raised Township 20 Vh378 _ Total 20 16,378 PROPOSED LEVIES To Be Collected Collected Collected Collected FUNDS 1960 1961 1962 1963 5 76 4 6.380 6,054 6,746 Total 5 764 * 6.380 6 054 6,746 Taxpayi • appearing 'hal have a right to be heard thoneon. After tl.c tax levii have b< en de’mmined amfl pie ented to the county auditor not later than two dav^ prior to th" second Monday in S. ptender. ai d the le. v fixe ) by the county tax adjustment board, oi on th' -ir failure so tn do bv the county auditor, ten or more taxpayer- feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon bv filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged, whichever late i< later and the state board of tax commiasioncrM will fix a • late for hearing in this county. Dated August Ist, 1963 Liberty Township • Robert D. Whitmer, Trustee

SERVICE o^l NOTES SWIFT STRIKE 111 FORCES, in the Carolinas- Airman Third Class Daniel C. Morris of North Liberty, is one of the Air Force's Tactical Air Command (TAC) members now providing combat air support for ground forces in exercise Swift Strike 111 being hed in this area through August 16. * fl

Airman Morris, son of Mr. and dt - Ralph A Mori is ot Rt 1. Noi th Liberty, is a weapons mechanic He and other TAC peronne) are flying and maintaining more than 500 combat and assault aircraft involved in the U. S Strike Command training maneuver. New techniques, concepts and equipment are lx Ing tested to better nevelop Independent and centrally controlled tactical air p..wer is the most effective mean^ of supporting land operations. Air Force tactical air support will get <■ pha-i zed attention during a sj • - ia) flying phase of the exercise. Airman Morris is permanently ]

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES In the matter of determining the Tax Rates for the School Purposes of the School Corporation of PolkLincoln Metropolitan School District, Marshall-St. oseph & LaPorte Counties, Indiana. Before the Board of School Trustees. Notice is hereby given the tax payors of Polk-Lincoln Metropolitan School District, Marshall-St. Joseph <Kr LaPorte Counties, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said school corporation at their regular me. ting place on the 29th day of August 1963 will consider the following budget at 7:00 P. M. BUDGET CLASSIFICATION FOR SCHOOL CORPORATION SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND |G. Auxiliary Activities 6.700 BOND FI ND A. General Administration 'H. Debt Service 2,000 H. Debt Service 12.500 1. Bd School Tr. & Sec. >I. Capital Outlay 4.000 Total Bond Fund 12,500 Ofr,ce , 9 ' 2 °°| Total SP® O, School Fd - 171 850 (TVIL BOND OBLIGATION FI ND 2 Schi Ms*^ S '' Pt ° 11500 men Civil Bond Obligation — 12.500 ‘ ' TI ITION FUND (Total Civil Bond Fund .... 12,500 B. Instruction 19.4801 ' C. Coordinate Activities ... 36.500 ’ ns J on VETERAN’S MEMORIAL FUND D. Operation of School Plant 47.1001 F. Fixed Charges 2.000 * T ° lal TUi “° n FUnd ~ 342 526 ™ CT “c Me" Fund 13^ ESTIMATE OF FINDS TO BE RAISED School Civ. Bond Veteran’s FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DE- Special Tuition Bond Obligation Memorial CEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR: Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund 1. Total Budget Estimate for ensuing year, Jan. Ito Dec. 31. 1964, inclusive 171.85 Q 342.526 12.500 12.500 13.920 2 Necessary Expenditures, July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended 69,628 132,955 10,560 2,100 7.020 3. Additional appropriations necessary to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year 4. Outstanding Temporary Lx>ans to be paid before Dec. 31 of present year—not included in line 2 or 3— - —— 5. Total Estimated Expenditures (Add lineg ' “ 1,2, 3 and 4 241,478 475.481 23,160 14.600 20.94^) FUNDS ON HANDS AND TO BE RECEIVED . FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY ' 6. Actual Balance, June 30th of present ye&r 46.867 33.466 10,551) 2.844 8.(65 7 Taxes to be collected, present year (December Settlement) - 53,858 56,342 4,<93. 6,u71 5.643 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received, July Ist of present year to Dec. 31st of incoming year (Schedule on file). Q a. Special Taxes, 1 117 43 IRI 18 04 Z V b. All other revenue 21 694 105.884 9. Total Funds (Add lines 6,7, Ba, and 8b). 123.536 238.873 15.362 8.479 ' 14,628 10. NET AMOI’NT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31st OF 117942 236 008 7,698 6,121 6,312 ENSUING YEAR (Deduct line 9 from line s)^ 11. Operating balance (Not in excess of expenses from Jan. 1 to June 30, less miscellaneous revenue for the same g 7MO 7 period) ' 12. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX TI LEVY. (Add lines 10 and 11). - 137.942 266,008 12.698 13,121 13,312 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property $11,066,220 Number of Taxable Polls 753 itxtk VIIB IT Levy on Levy on Amount 1W ■ « p ' ng property Be Raised Special l-« 125 138327 Sn — -25 2 42 267.802 S.h-l.hina ■' AO Civil Bond Obligation Veteran’s Memorial L • ~ fTota) 1.25 4.03 445.938 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES TO BE COLLECTED To be ~ To Be FUNDS 1 1 Collected FUNDS Collected 1964 1964 Special - 138.327 Civil Bond Obligation ...... ... 13.121 Tuition ' — 267.802 Veteran’s Memorial — — 13.803 School Bond ‘ 12.698 Total 445.751 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be hear! thereon. After the tax levied have been determined <nd presented to the conntv auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in Septemb<T, and the levy fixed bv the county tax adjustment board, or on their failure so to do, by the county auditor ten’or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the fourth Monday of September, or on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged, whichever date is later, and the state board of tax commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county. Dated this 29th day of July 1963 Carroll E. Zartman G. Frank Evert Earl D. Smltl^ C M. Alwine Amos Bierly Harold Knowlton Board of School Trustees Notice Is hereby given taxpayers that the reduction on the 1964 tax rate over the 1963 tax rate that could result from increased State Distribution of Funds pursuant to the provisions of Section 2 E. Chapter 35. Acts of 1963 Special Session is minus $1 13. Details supporting this figure and explanation of any reduction less than thia figure are on file In the office of the school corporation The above notice is required by law but does not give the true picture since the suit on the Sales TLx is pending. The loss to our corporation due to reductions by he state Is $143 00 per student. This reduction means 1 our local levy must be at least $1.13 or more higher to make up the loss.

assigned to TAC unit at Cannon AFB, N. M. USS ARCADIA Ronald (' Ellis, seaman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Ellis Jr., of 602 Van Buren St., Walkerton. is serving aboard the destroyer tender USS Arcadia, an Atlantic Flint unit currently on four months deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. The Arcadia departed her port of operations, Newport, R. 1., June 20 to join the Sixth Fleet. Ports of <all during her 15-day trip to the Mediterranean include Lisbon, Portugal and Barcelona, Spain, where the crewmen took part in furthering the President's

“people-to-peopk?’ program by , goodwill ashore. Upon arriving in Naples, Italy, the. Arcadia began fulfilling hoi mission as a destroyer tender by providing repair services for Sixth Fleet destroyers. FLARE I P Rod railroad flares are inexpensive at Army-Navy and hardware stores, yet their incan. descent color signals help any. where in the world. Why not stow one In your boat, your car, your home, your fishing-hunting jacket pocket? Silence is golden—besides that it keeps others guessing.