The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 March 1965 — Page 15

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Reviews Plain Twp. Position

R 2 Leesburg, Ind., 46538 March 2, 1965 To The Editor . Dear. Editor, I wish to review some of the events that have occurred leading up to the present state of affairs in which Plain township and the Lakeland Community School Corporation now find themselves, and to state that these views are my own and I

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represent no group. When Mr. Brubaker, now the Lakeland Community School Board member from Plain township, was a member of the County School Reorganization Committee he made every effort to have Plain township become a member of the Warsaw School System. He organized meetings of small groups to sell them on this idea and urged them to hold like meetings with others. I guess that

on the strength of these small meete ings of selected individuals he told . the County School Reorganization J Committee that Plain township want--5 ed to become a part of the Warsaw School System which is a matter of record in their minutes. Some people objected to -these methods and so the v trustee, Harold Hartman, called a ' public meeting at the Leesburg . school on October 14, 1960, with the I County School Reorganization Com- * mittee. Mr. Ausgburger, chairman of the countv committee, was in charge of this meeting. I spoke at this meeting as an individual and not representing any group, although my view's did coincide with the views of many of the 150 that were in attendance. There was a vote taken at this meeting as to our choice and we voted 73 to” 30- with some not voting for the plan that placed us in the Lakeland Community School Corp. This proved the error.of Mr. Brubaker’s statement in regard to the desires of Plain township. In the 8 1962, primary election, Hain township voted for the present Lakeby a vote of 517 to 200, precinct No. 1, 288 2. 229 for and 128 against. This substantiated the accuracy of the “straw vote” taken at the public .. „ favor <>: the present Lakeland school Corporation, and 72 per cent voted in favor of it in the election. Creek township was never top happy over the prospect of Plain township being in the Lakeland Community School Corp since this would definitely mean the building ’of a new high school at an Undetermined lo- ■ ■ M 1962, election there has not been any great effort put forth on the part of the school board or. of Plain town? ship tn establish a friendly, understanding and working relationship, e two question. all parties must accept some responsibility for'conditions as • There are now three building sites under option for the proposed new high school and the Sutton site was aider . option through Mr. Brubaker’s efforts, the Plain township school board member since July 1. 1964. Then instead of putting forth an effort to convince, the bpard members that the Sutton site would be a more fair and equitable site for all concerned,’.-’which-• t am firmly convinced it is, he then proposed that another location be viewed and

, I placed under option, the Bucher site, which is within one mile of a point midway between- the geographical and student population centers, but 1 on the far side from the heavy population area. If you face realities, the site had no chance of being accepted which should have been realized bv all board members and others. Dewart Lake is having its problems, Mr. Pearl and Mr. Kroh had both expressed a distaste for this area. There are two board members from Turkey Creek with 35 per cent to 40 per cent of the student population who I hope would vote for a centra’ location, but I can’t expect them to go beyond that point, and Turkey Creek does have a township zoning ordinance. At this point Mr. Brubaker encouraged the people of Plain township to take an active part in the selection of a site by visiting the sites, appearing when the school board viewed the Bucher site, and being present at the school board meetings. At this time a meeting was held in the Leesburg town hall on a Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 1965, the night Leesburg played Claypool at Claypool. This was a meeting of a select group of not over 50. called by E. L West and others by imitation only. I am sure many are still not aware that this meeting was held. There were two groups involved, one that wasn’t really interested in what site was selected, their real interest beto get Plain township released from ’t.t 1..--: Community • School-Corp, and accepted by .the Warsaw Community School Corp., the other group wished to use this as a threat in an effort to secure the tion of a fair and equitable site for-the new high school. However, the first group apparently won out since plans were formulated as to what actions would be necessary in order to withdraw from the Lakeland Community School Corp. E Li West was selected as the .spokesman for tliis small group of not over 50 Plain township citizens. Baek on October 14, 1960. there was a public meeting called so the people of Plain township could express their opinion on the actions to ' be taken. On February 13. 1965. 1 there was a private meeting by “invitation only” at which time actions were taken by those present to sh- - fluence the future of Plain township ‘ with the. implication that these . actions HAVE'THE APPROVAL of the people of Plain township. This is be- ' imt quite presumptuous since np 1 meeting of the public has been held ' to give :h( people an lAcyvirfunity to expo ss their ■ . ' . ■ How c ■ be sure? If this i< the will of thy people in Plain township .I for one ■ would not oppose it since I believe in ’ rule by. the .majority. Now our school board member • from Plain township i.'-- . motion which was passed that im- ' mediate meetings be .held between the Lakeland Community School > Corp, and the Warsaw Community. ■ School Corp, to discuss, the seas ; of transferring Plain township in its ■ entirety to the Warsaw Community ; School Corp. . I do not favor this .'move and I think every effort should - be made to make the present school t corporation work as it now exist-. ; I wish as much effort would have i - been expended to make this corpora- [ tion work as has been expended to • make.it NOT; work. We have a fupc- • tioning school .corporation,. 1 I organized under the law, and in acI tive operation. There is only one , area of friction, but I- grant you it is. a very important item which can affect all of us for ye.<-< to come the selection of the site for a hew high t sChtx)l. In ail other areas we are •undoubtedly in almost 100 per cent agreement with the actions of the 'school board. 1 have talked with [some of the school board members and have urged them .to-give "ter* . jious consideration” to the Sutton Galley 2 -Huffman .’-site, since in-my opinion it is the most fair and equitable site for ail .concerned. and is one of the three mands of these-board members, I reasv!i«-d xxii. ’-n'. “irrri : : 'v point of view and treated them with • ■ from them. I ' F li«\ e questh events that have transpired. Why didn’t Mr. Brubaker push for tn--Sutton site since it was his cho < e in the first place and was accepted as one of only three that were placed under option? Why did he then

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■ „ ■ ' . ;- . T' \ -I. ' ' ' . Preliminary Planning On New County Plat Book

i Preliminary planning about what I method to use to make new plat i records for the county was done t by the county commissioners at : their meetings at the court house s ■ in Warsaw early this week. t During the summer; in 1964 the 1 ’auditor was told by the state tax ’ board in a letter from Herbert C. ’ Holmes that Kosciusko county [ must get this done 1968 when it i I is time to reasses the entire county -! again. It was discovered when the < entire county was assesed in 1962 ' how .poor the present books i were because of the many sub- ( . divisions which have appeared ] I around the lakes the last few ] > years. ■ > .i Joe Bauer, Whitley county ] j surveyor, looked over the present ] ■books with our county auditor and : i made some suggestions in light- i iof what they are doing in Whitley 1 I county at the present time. ' The 1 i commissioner have budgeted money to get this project started * this year Their are.approximately 1 50,000 plats in the county and it.is; ’ g average at least a dollar ‘per plat < ! by- the time it is finished. County auditor. Noble Blocker. 1 reported on . the types .of records 5 he -has seen in . several'. . nearby | ■ • ly. It is though" 1 j that some kind of a card system ' .('would be-the best W'ay to Sgt up .’ I the new records and. the aiiditor [ i-w.as instructed to write the state ■ ■tax board about using cards. ’ County Highway i Ray Nine reported for . the ' county highway, department tha.tr I all roads in the countv -were open- ' led up'by his crew before the ! weekend \vas- over.-The snow storm jof last Thursday, was said to be ' [the worst since 1929. ! ’ D. J. Norton of Fort Wiyne, ' [who represents a sign machine i firm, Was- present to show the, . -■ s ■i; i !:::>> ■ <ver ' purchasing.the signs already made. H- was instructed to talk further ■ .way superintendent an.’..the com.r ■ stoner will then decide whether j to p-ir-.-hase such a michine. .n■ ' . - county's share of Federal Aid f mds for roads to Allen county this year singe they.had written requesting the money. Kosciusko is tnpt’ is a position to make' use of f funds this year and if they are ol to th tel • year, this money was . given to Tippecanoe county. . make such an effort to have the Bucher site placed under option when ( he must have known :t. wouldn’t be accepted and as a result stirred up a ■ hornet’s nest in Plain township? W-b.y was a secret meeting held in Lees- {, burg by invitation only? Why was it implied in this meeting that five were actually under option and that the final selection was to be in Syracuse? Why was our board member in such a hurry to make a motion for withdrawal before any action has been taken on tlie selection ■ of a building site and the results of ■ the borim, jeporis are not yet known? From ail indications the •. choice has narrowed to only two - the Kline site "and the [Sutton site. Is someone airaid the Sutton site will be chosen which would leave - ho excuse for this action? There is • tion at this time. If a site totally un-. suited to us should be chosen ..there might stiir.be no justification for this drastic action but at least there would be a| reason you could point to This has been, an-emotional re-n action, not an intelligent decision, based upon, speculations as to what might happea, I have drawn my ronclus ons from the events as they ; irt-. c trar-spi;-! d. you will have to dp 1 the same. I Nothing tiipt I have said is to be : led as i criticism of the Warsaw Community School Corp, or of ■ .cellist school system which rates high with other schools in our state. ’ ; Respectfully submitted,: ; Wallace Huffman *

The county highway employees worked around the clock to get this job completed; Kosciusko was 1 ahead of other nearby counties in getting all the roads' opened so that residents could'get about to get supplies etc. One county employee was injured when he fell from a truck. Mr. Nine was commended by the board on the excellent job he had done in this extra-ordinary . emergency. ; • A petition from the Columbia Road Petitions Realty Corp, about changing some of the roads in the Enchanted Hills subdivision to backtop was received. No action xvas taken on this matter at the present time because of another petition which is pending at the. present time has some of the same roads in question and viewers have not filed a completed report on the first petition as yet. The roads asked to be blacktopped in the new petition are Rainbow Lane. Crooked Mile road to the present county road and Robin* Hood road to the present county road. No new action was taken-on al road petition from Howard and ! { Lamm in Turkey Creek township ' < ! because a completed reported can- ' j not be filed by the viewers until! a dead or a few feet of land in ( question is receive-i from tht i . attorney for the petitioners or re- ( ,i fused as a suggestion of the view-If .1 era. < Viewers were appointed to look I , over a proposed county road in ■ Crowdale on the south, east side of .Lake Wawasee near state road ISA. The -petition was presented by GearM Seghrist et al and view- , ers are Charles Reek, r 1. Syracuse: Harrison Boimman, r .2, Warsaw and Harry Kinsey of Clay-1 ! pool. Viewers were also appointed to . [ look about a road which Cecil Paulus et al have asked be esta- ’■ blished and hard surfaced- in . Strombeck-Himes addition of . Tippecanoe township, just south of . North Webster. These viewers are ll y 'of r r. Wai , Karl Stookey of r 2 Leesburg. . Some discussion was held about .. ae*foad which has. been vacated ; just south of the Da-Lite propkl erty on state road 15. The cOmjl.paiiy is presently .building an . addition and would like permission ■ to use part of this vacated road to. j .which will b- 10. ated near it.. Further investigation is being made . on this request. . ■ ■ Drainage &■ Ditches ■ Charles Cleveland, county highwdy department engineer, reported on a “ possible solution on a drainage prob- [ lem which Walter Hyde brought to .the attention of the commissioners at 7 the February 1 meetings. He is to r - talk further with the parties involved ■ about this and take action to relieve the situation if they agree 1 oil the plan. Commissioner Frederick Gilliam also mentioned a drainage problem in the Hercher ’ - addition which needed some jn- ' - '' ■' : ; A remonstrance was filed again- ■ f of the William Garrison ditch in h Lake tpwnship. Paul Weirick. re-. [ presenting the group who filet! the remonstrance, was . present and ’ J was told that a hearing on the matter, will be held on April .5 at the. ■ . . pear tnd. present their view-; at this hearing. George-Nye, clerk inj I the ’ : questioned, by the board about theIn cords on file concerning the ditch; in question. ' ; -I Other Business •A representative of Xhe welfare! . department submitted papers to be ’ [signed for a tuberculosis patient | Irene Carroll Sherman of the county j. ; ih§a th department asked a ■ few j ; ! questions about how the county i developed its full time department. Mr Sherman had received these! questions from “Housewives Effort J for Local Progess'’ organization ; J from Vigo county, they are in thei : midst of reorg iniz-Ui,’ health i d-.-purtru- ::ts. in Vigo younty and’;. • Valparaiso at the present time. : [ J The General Telephone Co. of ■ Ind. has asked , to-bury cables near ’ Mentone and [Packerton. The perI mission was granted prO”ided ■ folow. instructions in an agreement , with the county about the depth, I accidents etc. J . The -auditor was instructed to pay part of a| bill received from I Murphy* Medical Center for the I care of a. prisoner. . The county council will need to act on a fur-! ther appropriation before this can i be paid in full. A report was filed I from the state parole board about the condition of the county jail. The I report was excellent with the exception that a turnkey around; I the clock is needed to be oh duty [, [ according to the state board. Questions concerning the status Os a county employee and the : ■ county in the Public Employees j Retirement Fund were asked by. F the auditor because of a recent j redwing of the account. William Chappel appeared and a asked questions concerning whoi can redeem property which has j been delinquent and sold at taxi sales. .... [ Loren Kruger appeared before the board and told of the condition of county dumps which he manages. A. representative of the v Waddell Printing Co. was present tl for part of the meeting on Tuesday L . Others present during the two t: days in addition to those mention- s ed before were John Davidson, e Van Buren township trustee; Ralph Oyler and Charles Beck of Syra- > cuse; Charles Menzie of Pierceton; [ L commissioners Lawrence Butts and o Ray Ferverda; and county attorney | U

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; Robert Rasbr. The next meetings Will be held. ; on Monday and Tuesday, Aprfl 5 l and 6 at the courthouse. - NATIVES OF HOLLAND LEARNS OF NEW SMELL AND ANIMAL Mr. and Mrs. John Loo were watching news on ’ television „ at their home at ’ Enchanted Hillis, Lake Wawasee. recently before re- j tiring for the night, \fiien they smelled what they to be' escaping gas. They, checked the house and Mr. [ Leo made a surrey of the grounds outside and came to the conclusion | that perhaps there was a gas. leak 1

i Bill Bailey, left, and Mike Miner. • Bill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis , -Bailey of Pierceton, and Mike is the . son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miner, r 2 ; Piercetoil. x ; All boys are juniors in Pierceton I high school. » Boys’ State is held annually on the - campus of Indiana university at Bloomington during the latter part of » June.

in one of the nearby homes. The Loos decided to call 'the Guide Restaurant on 13-A and the Robert Fishers advised them to call either the fire department or state police. About an hour later a state trooper arrived on the scene and tlie trooper and Mr. Loo made another survey of the territory surrounding the Loo residence. The - patrolman sniffed the air, Mr. Loo sniffed, and as they returned toward- the home the oatrolman said, “Skunk.” Mr. *Lod, who is a native of Holland and new in ( the community, had never come in contact with a skunk before. ’•

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