The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 12, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 August 1995 — Page 3

Veterans Recall World War II 50 Years Later Charles McKesson UNITED STATES ARMY AIRFORCE 1 was inducted on January 14, 943. 1 joined Harold Enders, Glen frost. Bill Heim and one or two others on a trip to South Bend and hen to Camp Perry, Ohio. After a eries of aptitude tests and pulling C.P. duty, I ended with a free trip o Miami Beach for basic training vith the Army Airforce. While in basic training for three veeks I recall seeing Chuck Bare md one or two others from the Valkerton and North Liberty area. Another train trip took me to luckley and Lowry Field at Denver, Colorado, for training for {round-crew armorer. We were to learn all about Col. 50 machine Euns, 20 MM cannon and bombs, his training lasted two months nd I was held at Lowry an additional four months waiting for >rders to go to college. I visited vith Fred Smith several times at Buckley Field. I was finally sent to Tyndal Field, Florida, for Air Gunnery Training ind after eight weeks sent to salina, Kansas, to train with the lew B-29 Superfortress groups, n a few months those groups were tent to India and China to bomb lapan from those bases. That ipproach was not successful due to he logistics of getting fuel and supplies over the ‘hump’ from ndia to China. Fortunately, I did rot go overseas with these first groups and was transferred to a lew B-29 base at Fort Hay, Cansas, where new groups were >eing formed with upgraded versions of the B-29. After Japan ‘sued’ for peace, we lew several trips to Saipan where he bombays were loaded with ood and supplies to be dropped at he prisoners-of-war camps in

Japan. While on Guam, I visited with Bill Savage several times. On one occasion we hitchhiked to Bill Bouses’s Marine Division, visited with Bill and tried the cuisine at his mess hall (!) With hostilities over, we busied ourselves with packing supplies and waiting our turn to return to the USA. In mid-December our ship departed non-stop to Los Angeles, California. We crossed the International Dateline on my birthday, so I had two birthdays just one day apart, I have long since dropped the extra birthday when counting my age (!) After a brief stop at Camp Anza, California, I was finally on a train to Camp Atterbury, Indiana. While waiting for separation papers I went to a row of telephones to call my parents to tell them when I would arrive home. I looked down the row of phones and there was Harold Enders waiting to make his call. We quickly compared notes and arranged to ride together on the same bus to South Bend. Thus we went into service together and approximately three years later we came home together on the same bus! In conclusion, it was always a special occasion to encounter someone from home during those three years in service. LEFTOVER TIP — When you have leftover cake that’s a little dried out, don’t throw it away. Make it into a delicious dessert. Poke a few holes all around the top and pour on a little of your favorite fruit juice. Add a little whipped cream or ice cream and sliced fruit and you have a wonderful dessert the family loves. Janice T., Santa Fe, N.M. Sentiments are for the most part traditional; we feel them because they were felt by those who preceded us. —William Hazlitt Shop At Home Drive Carefully

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of John Glenn School Corporation St. Joseph Marshall, LaPorte County, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said school corporation will meet at John Glenn High School, on August i 15th, 1995 at 7:30 p.m. to conduct a public hearing on the 1996 budget and on the 29th day of August, 1995 ; will consider the following budget, levies and tax rates for adoption: 010 GENERAL FUND 11000: Instruction — Regular Programs .... 4,170,716 25330: Professional Services 15,000 ' 12000: Instruction - Special Programs 96.050 25350: Building Acquisition, ' 13000: Instruction — Adult/Continumg Construction and Improvement 605,000 Education 15,500 25380: Purchase of Mobile or Fixed l 14(M)0: Instruction — Summer School 83,650 Equipment 280 000 | ~1000. Support Services Pupils 207,290 25390: Other Facilities Acquisition and - 22000: Support Services - Instruction Staff .. 262,523 Development 100,000 i 23000: Support Services — General TOTAL CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND .... 1,000,000 l « u ’ 'J 298 - 800 041 TRANSPORTATION FUND - OPERATING । -4(XX). Support Services School 25000: Support Services — Business 392,600 Administration 422,125 26000: Support Services — Central 22 500 25(XX): Support Services - Business 971,840 TOTAL TRANSPORTATION FUND 415 100 26000: Support Services — Central 1,019,100 i 3(XXX): Community Services 14,520 042 TRANSPORTATION FUND - BUS REPLACEMENT । 4(XKX): Nonprogrammed Charges 530,000 2500: Support Services - Business [ TOTAL GENERAL FUND 8 092 114 Total Transp. Fd.-Bus Replace 020 DEBT SERVICE FUND ' ' TOTAL TRANSPORTATION FUND Gna inS , 50000 Debt Services 552.029 suy.tuu 1 060 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE SCHOOL . FUND 1 TOTAL DEBT SERVICE FUND 552,029 40000: Non-progra'mmed Charges 24,969 1 035 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND TOTAL SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE-SCHOOL 24,969 i COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED 1 To Be i Collected Collected CpUected Collected | Fund Name 1992 1993 1994 1995 > General 1,775,022 1,616,787 1,604,258 1,660,188 . Debt Service 890,241 174 427 ' Capital Projects 448,997 584 ,856 678,828 646701 Transportation 390,554 358,437 373,141 266,085 1 Special Education Pre-School 5,421 5,444 5 5Q2 5 420 TOTAL 3,510,235 2,565,524 2,661,729 2,752,821 ESTIMATES OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED

FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31 OF INCOMING YEAR 1. Total Budget Estimate for ensuing year, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1996 2. Balance of appropriations from July Ito Dec. 31 of present year less any reductions made by governing body 3. Additional appropriations anticipated from July Ito Dec. 31 of present year 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before Dec. 31 of present year — not included in line 2 or 3 ... 5. Total Estimated Expenditures FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY 6. Actual Cash Balance, June 30 of present year 7. Anticipated property tax collections 8. Other revenue anticipated from July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year a. Total Column A Budget Form No. 2 b. Total Column B Budget Form No. 2 9. Total Funds 10 NET AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31 OF ENSUING YEAR ... 11. Operating balance or allocation for future projects. Funds held in excess of proposed annual budget 12. Total 13. Property Tax Replacement Credit From County Adjusted Gross Income Tax 14. Total Less Property Tax Replacement Credit 15. Levy Excess Funds applied to levy 16. Net Amount To Be Raised Current Tax Levy Percentage Change in Tax Levy

Net Assessed Valuation of Taxable Property for 1995 pay 1996: 54,203 470 NOTICE In addition to the annual budget, the proper legal officers of John Glenn School Corporation will meet at John Glenn High School at 7:30 p.m. on August 15, 1995 to consider the establishment of a Capital Projects Fund Plan The following is a general outline of the plan: CURRENT EXPENDITURES: Account No. 1996 1997 1998 I. Land Acquisition and Development 25320 2. Professional Services 25330 15,000 30,000 3. Education Specifications Development 25340 4. Building Acquisition, Construction, and Improvement 25350 605,000 266,965 305 000 5. Rental of Buildings, Grounds and Equipment 25360 6. Purchase of Mobile or Fixed Equipment 25380 280,000 380,000 355,000 7. Other Facilities Acquisition and Development 25390 100^000 100,000 100,000 8. Maintenance of Equipment 25440 SUBTOTAL CURRENT EXPENDITURES ".V 1,000,000 776,965 760 000 10 Allocation for Future Projects 25,000 10 000 11965 TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND ALLOCATIONS 1 025 000 786 965 771 '965 SOURCES AND ESTIMATES OF REVENUE: January 1, 1996 Cash Balance 263,035 Estimated Cash Balance Available to Fund Current Year’s Plan 263^035 25.000 10 000 Revenue Other Than Property Taxes 84,422 84A22 Estimated Property Tax Levy to Fund Plan 677 543 677 543 ^77^4^ TOTAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR PLAN . 1,025,000 786,965 771 %5 Estimated Property Tax Rate to Fund Plan 1.25 1 25 1 25 Based Upon an Assessed Value of •... 54,203 470 54 203 470 54,203,470 TAXPAYERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE MEETING FOR A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE PLAN AND TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS TO BE HEARD ON THE PROPOSAL This notice includes allocations for the years 1996 1997 and iqq« tho BUILDING ALLOCATION ' * ALL^TIS C ° nStrUCt,On _ ALLOCATION ALLOCATION John Glenn Adm. Office 300 000 North Liberty Elem. lacnnn Walkerton Elem. 195.000 17 , I /0,70 J Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined and presented to the county auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the county tax adjustment board, or in their failure to do so, by the county auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners by filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged and the state board of tax commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county Dated this 25th day of July, 1995 Keck, President Shirley Anderson, Vice-President Robert Schaeffer, Secretary Thomas McCormick, Member Janice Ryan Member Ben Smith, Member David Gensinger, Member 2talo

AUGUST 3, 1995 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS -

Debt Trans- Capital Sp. Ed. General Service portation Projects Pre-School Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund 8,092,114 552,029 509,100 1,000,000 24,969 4,093,327 122,478 365,503 1,069,192 14,809 12,185,441 674,507 874,603 2,069,192 39,778 684,544 75,035 247,485 938,283 6,856 865,407 90,931 138,714 337,133 2,826 2,871,419 76,346 58,901 53 011 4 60R 5,969,074 85,846 116,418 88,222 20068 10.390,444 328,158 561,518 1,416,649 34,358 1,794,997 346,349 313,085 652,543 5,420 30,003 125,000 5,000 25,000 1,825,000 471,349 318,085 677,543 5420 1,825,000 471,349 318,085 677,543 5,420 1,825,000 471,349 318.085 677.543 5,420 1,660'188 174,427 266,085 646,701 5,420 .099 1.70 .195 047