Syracuse-Wawasee Journal, Volume 54, Number 4, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 17 January 1961 — Page 2

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Published every Tuesday and Thursday by the Wawasee Publishing., Inc., 107 N Huntington St., Syracuse. Indiana. Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana as second class matter under Act of Congress, March 3, 1879. Publishers W. W. Spurgeon, Jr. Editor Margaret Freeman Business Manager Lucy Garrett Advertising Manager James F. Osborne Production Manager Dale J Sherman

County Distributes More Than $1.5 Million In Taxes

Taxing units in Kosciusko county are receiving nearly $l, 708,938.47 as their share of the semi-annual distribution of tax money according to announcement by Tom K Warner, county auditor recently. Total allotted to twonship is $569,228.06. Of this Turkey Creek receives $21,073.91;. Van Buren $63,043.83 and Tippecanoe $67.822.08. County towns received a total of $203,365.70 with Warsaw, Winona Lake and Syracuse receiving the largest amounts in that order. Total for Syracuse is $l4,215.01; for. Milford $11,570.21; and North Webster $4,844.59 Libraries in the county were allotted the following: Warsaw $14,107.82; Syracuse $4,241 34; Pierceton $2,700.05, Mentone $2,696.49 and Milford $70l.09; total $26,516.15. The four school corporations received: Warsaw Community Schools $355,741.79; Metropolitan School District of Turkey Creek Township $110,106.97; Monre-Washington $71,300.10 and Nappanee Community Schools $3l,990.63. Total $569, 139.49. 1960 Service Report Of Syracuse Library Miss Ethel Bowser, librarian of the Syracuse Public Library, prepared the following annual service report to complete the records for 1960 The Syracuse Public Library received. $10,999.90 from taxes and $525 in fines and fees during the year 1960. With a balance of $5,178.52 from 1959, the total assets were $16,703.42. Of this amount, $9,895.18 was spent leaving a balance of $6,808.24 to start the year 1961. Bonds amounting to $6,000 are held in the Library Improvement Reserve Fund Income from 13c levy m Syracuse was $3,691.67; income from 8c levy in Turkey Creek township was $7,308.23. The rate for 1961 will be 1c less in the township. Income per capita was $1.95. Disbursements included $5.363.48 for services personal; $462.22 for services contractual; $8l2.48 for supplies; current charges $484.24; properties $808. 62; books and periodicals $1,964.14. The circulation total was $39.427. Adult circulation was 15.203; young adult circulation was 3,674, and juvenile was 20,550. The percent of fiction.circulation was 73; non-fiction 27%. The average daily circulation for the children's room was 70 This included the circulation at the elementary school and the summer reading program. Adult was 62 books per day. Days open were 307; hours per week 32. Circulation per capita was 7 books. 11,884 books are catalogued and are for circulation. Four newspapers and 42 periodicals are for reading at the library and for circulation. All magazines circulate except current issues. Adult books added by purchase were 318; juvenile 345. A num ber of gift and memorial books were received and 51 books were rebound; also, the 1959 SyracuseWawasee Journals were bound. National Book Week in Novem ber and National Library Week in April were observed. Miss Bowser attended a district meet-

ing in May in Bremen. A 1960 set of Britannica Ency dopedia and a 10 volume set of children's stories entitled "Through Golden Windows" were purchased. The chimney was repaired, a dehumidifier for the basement an were bought during the year. Oscar Bjella have served as chil dren’s librarians since the death f Mrs. Ray Meek in February Members of the board are J B. Cox, Dr. O. C. St Carl Satre, Richard Miller, Mrs. Ruth Rapp, Mrs. Merton Meredith and Mrs. Joe Bushong The Letter Box (The Journal welcomes contributions to the Letter Box. Because of limited space, letters of 200 words or less are most suitable. All letters are subject to careful condensation. Requests that writers' names not published will be respected, but the names and addresses must be s mitted.) Editor: The news item in the January II Warsaw Times-Union in re gard to suit filed by this court for rent, heat, lights, and telephone, is inconceivable in its distortion of the facts in this friendly suit. After my recovery from a stroke it was nec to move the Justice Court from bank buldg., under construction, to my home on south side Lake Wawasee because I was unable to climb the 22 steps Mr. Lamm gave me permission to move court but he ed to pay rent, heat, lights and telephone by ruling of State Board of Accounts. It is not a law, only an Attorney opinion that a Justice cannot be paid these items when the court is established in his home. The Lamm did with the approval of the township advisory board establish me a court in the Bank Bldg, and paid the light, heat, ent and telephone. There never has been anything but co-oper-ative and kindly relationship in all transactions between George Lamm and Calvin Beck and this court. Mr. Lamm thinks it fair and is willing for the township to pay these bills but on advise of Township Attorney R. Leon Connolly it cannot be don there is an order from the Circuit Court to do so. That, fellow citizens, is the reason for this court action. I do not own this home, it is in an estate. In my opinion it is unfair for the State of Indiana to ask Justice to furnish the courts and expenses free. These courts are one of the few departments of government turning money ino the State, County and Township. Last year my fees and Town ship salary was $1264.00 and I turned into the Townshiop $380.25 and $564.00 to the County. In 1959 I turned in more than twice

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SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL

March of Dimes Research Grants Awarded Only to Top Scientists

By THOMAS M. RIVERS Vice President-Medical Affairs The National Foundation If there is any one point that we scientists must get across to the ‘‘average man” (if there is any such person), it is that conducting a first-rate research program is much more than just giving money indiscriminately to various laboratories. The key to right giving is selecting the right people to whom to give. This is a most difficult task but it is a job at which The National Foundation has proven itself exceptionally competent. Research may be said to be a journey into the unknown to push forward the frontiers of knowledge. Inevitably, its nature is such that no man can foretell exactly where it will lead. But this “average man'’ to whom we just referred, and who is perhaps dissatisfied with the uncertainties over where research will lead, might be reminded that The National Foundation has shown in the past what it can do--as, for example, initiating the research

that developed the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines. This and other major accomplishments constitute the credentials of the world’s largest voluntary health organization for going ahead. A great deal of basic research, of this journey into the unknown, was

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needed to create the bases which made possible the development of the polio vaccines. This again will be necessary as The National Foundation moves forward in its expanded program which includes birth defects and arthritis in addition

this amount. ithout Mr. Lamm's knowledge. I am in this township office by your consent and try to conduct it in a fair and dignified manner as required by the Indiana Contitution and Statutes. Signed--Robert S. McCullough, Justice of the Peace Turkey Creek Township. KITCHEN CORNER ITALIAN STEW lbs. beef, cut fine (chuck, rump or arm roast) 1 large onion 2 bunches of carrots 1 can peas 1/4 bottle catsup Boil carrots in large stew pan until done. Brown meat and nion (cut fine) in skillet; then add to carrots and juice. Make a flour gravy in skillet and add to carrots and meat. To this add atsup and a little more water if necessary. Cook slow for 2 hours. One-half hour before taking up, add one can peas, juice and all, and thicken a little. Season with salt and pepper. Serve this with mashed potatoes. ADMINISTRATOR OF ESTATE Joseph Kindig, of Nappanee, was named administrator of the estate of his mother, Laura May Kindig. He is sole heir to the estate. Estimates show the real estate s valued at $30,000 and personal property at $1,000.

DUST & SON DECORATORS INSURED INTERIOR and EXTERIOR Painting--Paper Hanging R. R. 4. Syracuse GL 7-2313

Dr. Albert B. Sabin at his University of Cincinnati laboratory examines samples of his live-virus anti-polio vaccine, developed by him with $1,500,000 in March of Dimes public contributions. Sabin vaccine, to be taken orally instead of by needle, has been approved for eventual use in the U. S.

to continued work in polio. Perhaps you have heard the comment that a canfiel is a horse put together by a committee. This illuminates what I think is one of the principles of research. Great research is by great men, not by committees. It is The National: Foundation’s job, among others, to find those great men, and to see that they have adequate equipment with which to work. It is natural for the public to want immediate results. For the parents of a child afflicted with arthritis, for instance, to want quick cures is understandable. But we are trustees of public funds. We cannot spend those funds save for projects that have some promise of success, conducted by people who have shown what they can do. If our aims in research could be summed up, I would say that The National Foundation operates like a rapier, not a bludgeon. We are selective. We put March of Dimes funds in the exact spot and under the specific man who will make

Court News. . . CLAIM SETTLED Helen Arthur, widow of Robert Arthur of Dewart Lake, re cently was granted permission to settle a death claim against an insurance company for $1,500. Permission also was granted, on her request, not to open the estate which has a valuation of over $1,500. Arthur was killed August 6. 1960, in an accident in Iowa. Real Estate Transfers Eureka Concrete Products Inc. to Edward Olsen, Lot 20 Corrected Plat of Redmon Park Add to Dewart Lake, $7,500. Elsie Lilliette George to Ferne B. Slagle & Gertrude B. Brown, Lot 5, 3rd Add to Sunset Park Lake Wawasee.

Tom Socks Jantzen Sportswear ARROW SHIRTS McGregor Sportswear JOCKEY SHORTS Wawasee Village Phone GL 7-3664

JACK C. VANDERFORD REAL ESTATE BROKER Specializing in Lake Properties On Hiway 13 at Lake Wawasee GL 7-2333

Tuesday, January 17, 1961

the most of it. We do not dump millions into hundreds of projects with a vague hope that by the law of averages some may produce. In short, we try to be as careful in the selection of research projects as an extremely fussy woman is in selection of a spring hat. The research future is bright. With laboratory methods that have been developed, many under March of Dimes grants, we can move farther and faster than in years past. Indeed, I often think of the polio struggle as a time when we tooled up for what is to come. The methods that were so successful in that polio challenge are now being applied to the greater challenges that lie ahead. To accomplish what The National Foundation desires requires great men. We have had them in the past. We shall have them in the future and, with public contributions to the March of Dimes, those men will accomplish much for the good of mankind.

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