The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 March 1965 — Page 7

Letters To The Editor

A Veteran's Point Os View

Dear Editor: Most persons in this area are aware there are events of significant magnitude involving the relationship of the Lakeland Community School Corporation and of the citizenry comprising it. For a period exceeding five years and until Judy of 1964, I have been serving in the Strategic Air Command of the United Slates Air Force ... I have a deep belief that it- is the responsibility of citizens to take active parts in the governing of their collective affairs, and if needs be. to fight for the preservation of the right to be governed as the majority wills. For this reason, I take an active interest and' am proud to be participating on the Plain Township Citizens Committee. During the time I was in the service I purchased property in Plain Township at Chapman Lake, and indeed looked forward to the time ’my military commitmcvit would be finished. It is a new venture to be among the ranks of civilians working ami living together, secure in the knowledge that we. are actively and coMectively striving for “a more perfect union". Others still strive to protect this right Yes, I have a private interest; it is a selfish interest, for I have seen first hand meh and women who no longer have the rights of self determination but daily are told what to dp. and how to do it by the machinery of a central government in communist countries. The question involving the central placement of a new high school in the Lakeland. Qrtnman&j School Corporation or the w.thdrnw.d of Plain Township from this school d strict and subsequent entrance into the Warsaw Communiu . School Corporation is one of far-reaching consequemv Equally as important is the right cit tens 1 their views. Over the past heard argunumts both pro and con pertaining to school districts As Mr. WalPace Huffman of r 2. Leesburg. Ind., lias pointed ouf in i’iletter* to the editor of this pipe, the question of which school district was H " 1 ' was determined in a primary elee tivn pa May 1962 \ r>.- •!., at that time, from all that I have heard and inquired ' ■ ally felt if Plain Township joined the .' Lakeland Community • School ■ joint high school would be located and bu k centrally to both the geo graphic and student population. During the month of February? I. citizens, attended a meeting of the Laketand school board at the .Syracuse h,gh school, There was much Iwatetr (kfxde concerning the location of the school and the sites under option. It was readily apparent to myself and many qthers in attendance, that a majority of the

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I sired the placement not to be central but if possible near or even • in the town of Syracuse. What makes this of such strategic importance 1 is that in the state of Indiana the j school board has jurisdiction in matters of this nature because they I "are our elected representatives and i by law they are the determining element The fact is. we citizens are in only a capacity whereby we i can advise and make known our i i desires to our officials. Thus, on | a five member board, a majority of: I. three men can determine the place- i merit of this high school. and their ' I decision will have far-reaching coni sequences economically and social-1 I'i ly for us. our children, and future I ■ generations. The facts too long ignored or too : little brought to light are that the 1 area in and around North W ebster and Syracuse isclosely tied i i. cul- ‘ turally and economically. This will >j be even more pronounced, unques--1 tionably. in future years. There has been little mention of the fact th.vt 1 Plain Township, on the other hand, is economically and socially linked e Warsaw area. We have then ! a basic’ conflict brewing over the I prosperity of two diverse regions joined in an unrealistic structure. I; The area in and around Syracuse. ■ needs this new high school to help ■ spur the growth-of light - industry and pertMßtoDt home de" '[marts A new high school offering; a full currie'ulum <rf subjects and a ! place focusing social life among stii- ! '' dents of tint area, would be my be i ’.ief the tvpe.of catalyst needed to ' meat I, We live in flat area blessed with ■al beauty and ‘lakes along wath 1 a favorable geographic position and • ■ good transportation and ; places of employment. Plain Town--1 i ship is coming alive .with develop- . -. , n- .net school. Plain Township needs to be ;; associated with the Warsaw Commun.tv Sro-oi 'Ce>rpor,>ti<-n.. I i Yes. there are points which need •, further invest tooling and it vv H nev-i-.er lx- possible to make all of us happy in any decision; but, I am ' glad to be a part of this community I others toward the solutions of <W ’ comnud problems . ? Both my wife and I attended a ’ . Leesburg Town HaH We were informed ol this meeting by a heighl«.r .ti.c drt ded to go Upon arrival we found a group“of people, | many of whom I hard never met. ■ interested in tiw-ir school problem j and attempting ■to find a solution. [ Duruig the course of the. evening, it a.-- voted upon arid with but three dissenting votes determined. ito formulate from persons .Ijpcesent. a committee to obtain facts ■ and act ort the seh«4 question in I

a responsible manner. I feel fortunate to have been chosen by this group of citizens to sene on a committee now known as the Plain Township Citizens Committee. Our objectives are: to find and | present facts to the public, to the Lakeland school board and to the Warsaw school board. This second objective has been undertaken and tlie developments to date have been well publicized. To be called a minority group or a majority group is at this stage premature. We as a committee took action 1 first to employ an attorney in order that we might have a complete and undistortqd presentation of the laws and legal framework involved. This I consider a responsible action and a procedure basfed upon facts. It was I who sug‘gested to the group assembled Feb- ! ruary 13. that Mr. E. L West serve las chairman of the committee to give it the necessary form of leadership and direction. This motion carried favorably. A great deal of the bi»ckgrt>und wwk had been done by him and others. During this initial meeting I voiced my position to the group at large, that ; at some time in the near future the mechanics for determining the will of the majority erf people of Pkrn Towmship must be urxlertaken. I retain this posi- ■ ti<»n. Respotreshf: tv ceases if any . group or person declines to take into account the will of the Sometimes it is unfortunate in our system of democracy tier the most profound changes occur through polities and the wishes of pressure groups. But. these are facts of life, because you and I seldom take an active interest -in p which affect us but seem difficult or quite removed , Tliis problem is our problem, and it str ke<. at the heart of our very existence as free people. We are rested in all of our area, our state, and our nation' prospr>ring. and in the solutions to our common problems. , To ail c ; t zen« intorestetl in good government and our muta&l sdhpol hank you for in rending this letter, encourage you to make known your views by writing a short card or letter to Mr. Ralph Brubaker at Leesburg tour elected reprexontutive • and to be watching for further developments Sincerely. <=. John M. Cobb ‘ Vice-i hviirman Plain Township Citizens Committee It is important to use grasses adapted to local growing' conditions. Bluegrass or bluegrass mixtures are best „lor sunnv areas, but use special mixtures for shady areas. After sowing, rak-,. the seed in ■ i.ghtiy. then roll the lawn. Mulch if desired , . .

Thanks From Future Farmers «

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Milford and Syracuse Chapters of the Future Farmers of America, we wish to extend d most appreciative "Thank You” for your participation in The MailJournal advertisement recognizing the local chapters of our organiza-

My Congratulations

Dear Editor; Congratulations on the great front page March 11, 1965. This Frank White is O.K all the way. I’m sure happy to see someone say the’ right words—plain and true. Then our Senator Birch Bayh with his aid halt to Indonesia is also so right. Most of all. I do think everyone should go along with Senator Van-

He Clocked The Distance

Dear Editor: In school corporations few' children wiU be bussed directly to their high school. Most will travel to their township school, even when their homes are near the high school, and then go by an express bus to toe high school. If Plain township j was transf erred to the Warsaw schools this would mean that many in the southern part of Plain town- - ship would go to r the Leesburg , school, then board another, bus and J return to the Warsaw high .school. The lakeland Community School ; Corporation has said that plans call for no child to be on a bus for more than one hour. Recently I drove from the Warsaw high school north to road 30. and then north to the Plain-Wayne township lire, , a distance of 2.6 miles, .in a time j <>f 7 minutes. I then continued north' on toad 15 for another 7 minutes which placed me 2 miles north of Leesburg, a distance of 6.5 miles from the Plain-Wavyie township line This was done during a peri d of light traffic, observing all posted

Second Crack At The Dam

Well. a‘ great many property own? ers on the Wawaseerfiyracuse lakes, ■n letter dated February 11 headed, “Water Level Sit- ’ uat on at Lxikes Syracuse and Wawasee". with which a chart of the [water levels for the last 21 years I were indicated, in which the fatli- : ers of the “Lower the Lakes" pro- ! gram and the operation of the dam Istvm to be alarmed at what they call the high water level. 1 Os course, they either attempt to 1 kid the public or ease their own [consciences for having brought ajbout the recent, disturbance of the : lake levels. I, personally, have lived i or. the shore of Lake Wawasee for 40" years having come here in the year 1925 for a family outing on K.ile Island for three months each i summer for five vears and then

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ticn. ' i It is good to know that so many business establishments recognize the value of the FFA. We want and need this type of recogr tion if our organization is to succeed in training the nation’s Future Farmers and Agriculturalists.

Ice Hartke in his views cn “Medicare”. The people should never let the .American Medical Ass’n. piril e the old well known wool over their it eyes and anyone who has any doubt I suggest they read—“Canah da s Doctor Strike" in “Look”, o March 23 issue. This I know is not Medicare it is socialized medicine e but if it can wwk in Canada it i- can wwk right here. I’d sure hate

speed zones, and not exceeding 60 mph on toe open highway. It took 5 minutes to reach Leesburg from the Piain-Wayne township line. The distance from toe Warsaw school to Leeslx: with a ; driving time of/12 minutes. I then from the Leesburg school to the Suitor, site, a .distance of 6.4 S, in a time of 9 minutes, and e Klin/ site.' a distance < m.les. in n 3 minutes. The distance i and time from the Leesdurg school to the Kline site was 2.1 miles farther, and 1 minute more travel time than from Leesburg to the Warsaw school. This is the most distant site now under serious consideration. From the Sutton site to the Kline site is a distance, of 2.8 miles aad a driving time of 4 minutes. This -is the basis for the proposal that Plain township withdraw from the Lakeland Community Schoo! Corporation. This is really no basis since a building site has not been selected.to date. an<l we are now in no y rotior. to. hnrga n for any -re .

built my present home on the southwest side of Lake Wawasee in 1930-— and figure that as being 35 years as pos> ble that could be disputed by someone opposed to a better water level than we have experienced the past couple of years and which under the present arrangement will continue to be a deplorably low water level in the summer months when evaporation fully gets under way. It, of course, is-a well known fact that some marsh channel residents of the lakes’ region are able to bath& their feet in their front yards when the natural course of the water level on Lake Wawasee rises to a conservation and health sustaining necessity—but why should the entire natural functioning of the lakes be sacrificed to take care of

Favors Move To Warsaw ... ■ •

I Dear. Ed.tor: : I am in favor of joining toe-War-saw Community Schools. So are my ’.eiviroo.’S and close friends with wtofn I have spoken -to'about this important matter. ' I \ nt at the meeting at toe Leesburg town haii when the • situation was discussed in detail. I E\e: . one had .ample opportunity to speak their mind and nearly every- ■ one said something. The doors were • not locked nor was anyone kept out | who wanted to join in the discus-.

For Industrial Park

Lh-1 ■ E iitor In the recent session of the legislature there was a law passed that would enable towns to borrow money for the purpose of setting up a program to aid in getting industry to move in. Such as an industrial park area. I have not been able to study the entire bill ;md am not

OFFICERS OF OES HOLD FAREWELL PARTY , The officers of the Syracuse Order of the Eastern Star gave a farewell program for the worthy ma?tron, Mrs. Harper Peck, at the regular meet recently. < Installation of the new officers

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to think that in this great country : we could pass up the chance to take i [ care of our own sick for so small • amount each of us would be paying. In closing perhaps to much water ■ is getting away over that dam at , Syracuse. Wonder if something t could be done about it ‘cause I ! ! sure like to fish, t' Yours. C. W. Moses

Board was skillfully maneuvered into position, and voted in favor of the motion for release. Now they ■ can not and will not reverse this decision unless u.cv have convincing proof, from the citizens of Plain township, that they wish to remain > and become Working Partners in i the Lakeland Community School I corporation. I can not overemphas- ! ize the importance of sending your “ letter to the president of the Lakeland Community School Board. James Stucky, r 4. Syracuse These are votes by- which the majority ' may again win the right to remain in this school corporation. Also send a short letter to Ethan Kaufman, president of the Warsaw Communi- “ ty Schools. 1610 east Center street, i Warsaw, and' express to him our s desire to remain in the Lakelap i : Community School Corporation but > remember the Warsaw Community Sch ; x>]s are in no wav resoonsible > fqr the withdrawal action taken in, i our corporation. i Respectfully submitted, Wallace W Huffman I ' •

! a few locations that, do hot belong there under the improper elevation of the manufactured lots? . In the state of Indiana and the U. S. government had. as genuine interest in real conservation as their lip service would try to lead the public to believe, a matter of this kind would be prevented by honest devotion to their duty. The letter above referred to indicates that they are going to give the gate tender a monkey vvreneh or whatever he uses to raise the gate and let out some more of the precious water that has found its way into Wawasee and Syracuse after many months of extremely low water level. Yours sincerely, Martin .W. Levemicr •

'I thought , the nteeting was conducted in a most democratic way. I woukl- like to say one thing flbout the committee chosen that * night. They all agreed to stick the facts and leave personal;ties completely out of the matter. I iir.dt ■st •:■ 'tr y ?..;■.<• ; ecu < » •• tng these facts and have them on hand. I notice they are not entering into personality discussions nor have they, attacked any. mend>er of'the '.and board or the board as a

certain as to its content. However, ■ I <io believe that uptown, merchants through the Chamber of Commerce - should immed.ately form a comt mittee to investigate this. If we cannot do it this way there are other ways. We need more up- ‘ town parking area, more store fronts modernized, more industries

will be held at the next meeting. The hostesses were Mrs Nol>le Blocker and Miss Priscilla Rhode. Want a tasty cherry’ sliortcake - ? Place sixes of ice cream between slices of toasted a- gel, sponge or white cake; top u.ai cherry sauce or jam. suggest Purdue university food specialists.

Thursday, March 18, 1965 THE MAIL-JOURNAL

'lndiana Land Os Taxes' Low Blow

By FRANK A. WHITE IS THERE A UTOPIA where one may go to escape the tax load we pay in Indiana? A state house eleavlor operator told me he heard of a state where taxes are half as much as in Indiana. He could not remember which state. A sincere reader in Straughn wrote, if things do not improve regarding taxes "I dnd my family are study-ing possibility of selling out and going to a neighboring state where we do not pay sales taxes on groceries, fuel, and medicines”. \ (He will have to look closely, son I sales taxes are the biggest sourey ■ of revenue of 30 states). y To my mind, display of a license plate “Indiana Land of Taxes” is a i low blow. Not only is it untrue comi pared to other states, but it creates doubt in mind of prospective industry that may locate here. Industry provides jobs and jobs aid prosperity. I wouldn't be oaught with I such a sign mi my ear. I get a flood of propaganda advocating repeal of the sales tax to replace it with net income tax and other tax schemes. One such is a red and white brochure entitled “Revolt in Indiana". It says the stiles tax is j toe straw that broke the camel’s back. Also that Indiana's sales and gross taxes . place Indiana second highest of 50 states. LET'S NOT fall victim to a delu-

sion. created by taking a small segment of Indiana taxes, suclr as sales and gross tax and drawing from san’- - over.il! concludon. The next state can tack on taxes (some are hidden that w.N .completely offset any gain that would arise by doing l away veto sales uix. 1 WHAT IS THE TRUTH about this anvil chorus over Indiana’s high taxes? What counts is the total num-! : ber of tax dollars taken out of our; pocket rather than any one or two J taxes. - I In comparison with five neighboring states, Hoosiers are neither , ; blessed nor oppressed. On basis of ; each SI,OOO of- personal. income, Indiana riniks third, below Ohio and i . Illinois in tax take. .On a per capita ■ (population) basis Indiana again is r . third; j If wc consider Indiana’s total per capita (population) tax. local and state, it is $2lO. This puts Indiana ' 28to lowest among 5(( .-tates in this i 'comparison.- New York leads with $347. In comparison to the per cap? ‘ ifta tax, Indiana is $210; Wisconsin $267;, Michigan $262; Illinois $246; ' Ohio $207; and Kentucky $157. Would we be better off taxwise without sales tax? With no disparagement to the Kentucky Blue Grass state would we gain by moving there? Would you exchange the net 'work of primary and secondary im- ' proved roads, bur school s'aiidards I and < ?its for those ■ avail- .. able',in'Kentucky? -

whole It appears they are Conducting themselves in .a gentlemanly idicotod they will ■ ' • you'.’ If you ;.:e a I’i .in township citizen, and you wish to join the Wari why don't you write a- short note His address is Leesburg. Ind. Mrs. Ted Bradway ■ R 4 Warsaw, Ind.

. brought tiere. We need more emphasis ’on modernizing uptown SvTacuse. and uptown merchants and professional , people, through the Chamber of Commerce, should take ■ the lead in maintaining the best place in the s'.ate to live, work and play. , f J. Barton Cox

Fair Board Approves Purchase Os New Banners The Syracuse Police and Fire- : man’s Fair Association, board, •met Thursday evening. March 11,1 in the fire Station. Dan Ganger, ' chairman of the board, presided. The board approved the purchase lof two new banners and the letters I to be used were discussed. Secre- , tary of the board, Fred Personette. reported that he had spent sl7 in | postage anti had mailed out 196 ’ cards and letters. These were sent to schools and organizations invit-! ; ing them to participate in the fair ■ parade. , The board approved the amount [of SSO to be given to T. L. Kline, ’ children's parade chairman, to be t used for his work in setting up the ( parade and prizes. ’ Mr. Ganger told Mrs. Charles I Dean if she could rent a large tent ] for SIOO or under to rent it. The games for children after the kiddie parade and the master of ceremonies will be discussed at the next meeting. Attending the meeting were Mr. Ganger, chairman; Mr. Personette. secretary; Mrs. Dean. Wayne /Coy, Tom Strickler. Mrs. Max Ganshorn, Bill S. Betes, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Kline and Mr. and Mrs. William Hess. 1

THE SALES TAX made a big number of Hoosiers wild paid no property tax (and property tax is a major tax) share our tax load. ■ It caught a lot of people using our facilities, moving across, in and out jobs in the state, who paid no tax. The sales tax is a tax' open to view contrasted to hidden gross tax. As a result politicians hesitate long about raising it. Other pastures may look greener. First consider a lot of angles. Is it- not true prosperity in a state comes from industry 7 providing jobs? Consider the number of jobs the state in which you intend to move offers. What about toe steadiness of employment in the state you plan to 1 ' flee to? Indiana’s tax structure was evolved over years of study of groups representative of farm, business, and all segments ox our population. The sales tax had two years of intense study before adopted in a legislature. The exemption of groceries and drugs had been weighed,, All states are raising taxes. Population explosion is one cause. ’ 1 Taxes are high, are going to get higher as long as we demand a standard of living and services from our government that, we do now. I There is no state into which to flee ; ; to escape the crushing lead of tax-. e<. To misjudge this is to be sorry ' i later on. * .

Albert Graffs Observe 40th Anniversary A smoi'-gisbonl dinner was enjoyed Sunday by the family of Mr. i and Mrs, Alber: Graff of Milford in celebration of their 40th wedding anniversary on March 14.‘ : Those attending were, Mr,, and Mrs. Duane skip-. Graff. Sherry, - ‘ Karen and - Diane.. A’Fr. ’ and' Mrs; ! Roger Graff? Rickey and .Rhonda. 1 and. Frit? Graff, aU of Milford, and [ Mr, and. Mrs., Gary Graff, Brenda, i Shelly .and Jeri of Fort Wayne, i A surprise reception was -held in I the home of the Ditane Graffs in 1 the evening ■ The table was decorated with red net and red carnai t ions and candles. Cake, coffee and [ punch were served to guests at- • tending from Goshen, Nappanee. I SvTacuse, New Paris and Milford. Christian Science Lesson For Sunday . The temporal and illusory nature of all material objects will be explained hi a Bible Lesstrfi on "Matter" at Christian Science, churches tiis Sunday.. ... • ns e’ reading from Jerlifmiah includes this verse: "Truly' in vain is salvation, hoped for;from the hills, nnd from the multitude of ! mountains: truly in the Lord our •God is. t: - ' of Israel?’ ? - Also to be presented . are these lines' from 'the Christian Science Ul-xtl>ook: "The crude creations .of mortal- thought must finally give i . ■. we sometimes behold in. the camqra of divine Mind,, -when the mental' i picture - is spiritual and eternal. MorItofe must lo>k beyord -fading, finite [forms, if they would true . thing-" Scieme ami Health -w::h Key to the -Scriptures, by Mary Baker EddyrP- 264). ■ ■ ' - ■ . -- —. Eight Et Forty ‘ In Regular Session K ko >Salon 532 of Eight et Forty met in regular session at the Warsaw American ■ Lt: con home with Mrs. Robert Heagy, la pet.: chapeau, presiding.. ' I A letter was read from la secretaire, departmental stating the spring pouvior Would to- held in Anderson on Saturday. April 10.. wishing to .attend should contact Mrs. Joe Watkins. Warsaw.? ■ ■ It vva§ reported that $1.76 had been spent for birthday cards and money for the youngsters .at toe National Jewish hospital in- Den- . ver. who had’ birthdays in March. The anniversary dinner this year will be held at the 30 Club at Columbia City on April 8 at 7 p.m. Reservations should be sent to Mr. I Joe Watkins, Warsaw. j Mrs. Hazel Cook woi the door prize. Mrs. Ellen Ohmart and Mrs. ■ Forrest Jobe were the chairmen for the fun and fellowship which followed the business meeting. Contests were enjoyed with prizes going to Mrs. Dale Bennett, Mrs Mary Toni, Mrs. Joe Watkins and Mrs. Hazel Cook. Refreshments in keeping with St. Patrick’s Day were served by Mrs. Mary F. Ashley, Mrs. Mary Tom, and Mrs. Ralph Brower. Others present were Mrs. Ralph Byrer and Mrs. Harry Walters, Warsaw. TO RAZE LEGION HOME AT CHURUBUSCO ' CHURUBUSCO — American Legion members will remove all their equipment from the present Legion Home building on Sunday as the contractor for the new post office building will soon start wrecking the building. “The* building, for many years a hotel, was sold la st year and the Legion will erect a newhome to be located at the rear of the license branch building and west of the present Legion home.

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