The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 March 1969 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., Mar. 5, 1969

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May File Applications For Tax Exemptions

Property owners who are eligible for various tax exemptions may now file applications at the county auditor's office in Warsaw. Persons eligible to file are owners of mortgaged real estate, veterans, those who are 65 years of age or older, and the blind. Anyone applying for a mortgage exemption should supply a description of the property and the amount owned on the mortgage as of March 1, along with •the book and page number where the mortgage is recorded in the county recorder’s office. Persons 65 years of age or older may also apply for a reduction of SI,OOO from "‘assessed valuation if qualified under the law. Such an applicant must reside on the property for which he seeks an exemption and must have been 65 on or before December 31, .1968. State law now permits an applicant to have a gross income cf $5,C00 a year and still LIGONIER NEWS By Rose Cunningham Rezone Land At City Council Meeting Monday During Monday night’s city council meeting, Clif Pettit had his land on highway 6, west of U. S. 33 rezoned from suburban to general business to allow for industry to be established in that location. This was unanimously approved by the Ligonier city council. Mayor John Golden reported on possible paving of west Union St. after 51 per cent of the property owners signed curb contracts. Property owners will be contacted in the near future It was also reported that the city has submitted the necessary forms requesting the grants needed to expand and modernize the sewage disposal plant. Maurice Cass, as a spokesman for members of the St. Patrick’s church, asked that the city put limestone on the alley east of their church. School pupils who use the old church building as a temporary band house, find it necessary to walk on the church property to keep out of the mud during bad weather. This will be investigated by the street and

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be eligible for this exemption. This takes in all income, including pensions. social security, rent, interest. dividends and money received from any and all sources. 1968 Tax Return It will be helpful if persons filling for the over-65 exemptions bring in their last tax bills along with a copy of their 1968 income tax return. The tax bill will provide information relative to the description of property and valuation. with the income tax return supplying evidence of gross income. Veterans applying for a tax exemption will need a special form* mailed from Indianapolis about March 1. If this form has not been received, it will be necessary to obtain a statement from the Veterans Administration certifying to the applicant’s eligibility. The deadline for filing applications for tax exemptions is the first Monday in May. alley committee, along with a request for a light in the dark area west of that church. In other business Russell Herendeen resigned from the street department but will remain as the city dog catcher. License Branch To Close On Saturdays Mrs. Lewis Moser of the Ligonier license bureau has announced that the branch will be closed each Saturday, at 12 noon, beginning Saturday March 8. Week day hours will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Wednesdays when they will close at noon. Hilary Chavez Wounded In Viet Nam Word has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Chavez that their son, Pfc. Hilary Chavez, was recently wounded in his leg and is now in a hospital in Viet Nam. He was awarded the Purple Heart. In a letter to his parents, Chavez stated that he may be transferred from Viet Nam because of the injury. Michael Egolf On Dean’s List * Michael Egolf, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Egolf and a graduate of Ligonier high school, has been named to the dean’s list for the semester at Valparaiso university. Egolf is a junior at the university and serves as assistant manager of a store in Valpa-

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POLICE CAR DEMOLISHED — Pictured is the Pierceton police car as it was in process of being towed by Pete’S Texaco 30 at 13 wrecker to its temporary resting place, the basement of the Pierceton town hall. This precaution was taken to prevent possible theft of the radio or other valuable equipment until after the insurance adjuster has inspected it. The vehicle, a 1967 Chevrolet (Biscayne) model, was wrecked at 1:40 a.m. Friday as deputy marshal Robert Noe attempted a road block at the south edge of town on state road 13. This was in answer to a request from the county sheriff’s department for assistance. The deputy and a passenger, George Alexander of r 1 Pierceton, jumped free of the car before it was struck by another car, later proved to be stolen by .a local youth. He was not believed to be injured at first, but was later hospitalized. His vehicle was also demolished. The police car was first towed to the southeast edge of town on the land of the town’s sewage plant where the picture was taken. raiso. He is married to the former Miss Anna Mae Kurtz. HAS SURGERY Mrs. James Hile underwent major surgery Monday, in Goshen hospital. COMMUNITY NEWS William Cochran, Jr., and family, of Fort Diedrich, Md., are visiting in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Cochran, Sr., and with Mrs. Cochran’s mother, Mrs. Iris Hayden, at Topeka. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Simmons are parents of a daughter,

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New Phone Comes To Town Officials cf United Telephone Company of Indiana. Inc. announed today that effective March 1, a new type telephone became available to local subscribers. This new telephone, called the Trendline, is unlike any telephone that has been used here. For a start, its dial is set into the handset. So is a disconnect button, which means you don’t have to hang up between calls. The handset specially sculptured to the contours of your palm and face. It has a longer cord than usual, and its dial can be illuminated. The Trendline comes as a wall set as well as a desk set, and is being offered to subscribers in six attractive decorator colors. (See advertisement in today’s newspaper). born last Tuesday morning in Goshen hospital. The young lady weighed six pounds, 15 ounces. Roy Stahly is a medical patient in Goshen hospital and is in room 301. Mrs. Claude Loy celebrated her birthday last week. The following guests were present at the home of Mrs. Loy and daughter, Geneva: Mr. and Mrs. Bud Moser and family and Mrs. Myrtle Crothers. Mrs. Clara Moser had as Sunday dinner guests, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moser, of Ligonier, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Miller and family of Topeka. Mrs. Katherine Davidson of Indianapolis is visiting in the home of her sister, Mrs. Letha Adair.

Farm Fair At Sellers & Sons At Pierceton Another Farm Fair is to take place at Sellers and Sons, Farm Equipment on Monday, March 10. Hie farm is located three and one half miles southwest of Pierceton on 400 East, off the Pierceton-Winona road. The owners of the business, Virgil, Evelyn, Harold, and Freda Sellers, and the mechanic, Ralph Heeter, will be on hand to answer any questions and to show the new 1969 merchandise. Starting their 19th year, the members of the firm are authorities on what is needed for farms and farm work. Equipment of the Oliver, New Idea and Gehl lines will be displayed and representatives of these firms may also be consulted. Sellers and Sons Farm Equipment has been on a steady upward climb since their modest beginning in 1955. The firm was first known as Sellers Brothers, ■ when Leonard Sellers, now engaged in farming on r 2 Pierceton, was associated with his brother. Virgil. Later it became Sellers and Heeter Farm Equipment when their present mechanic, Ralph Heeter, came into the business. When the Sellerses’ son Harold came into the business, the name was changed to the present one. There will ba refreshments and prizes for all who attend the Farm Fair, and the date to remember is Monday, March 10.

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United Telephone To Spend $1,350,000 In Warsaw District Within Year

United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., with general offices in Warsaw, will invest $1,350,000 within the Warsaw district during 1969, according to an announcement by D. R. Trease, district manager of the Warsaw area. Trease states that $744,000 of the total will be directed toward the installation of new switching equipment and telephone cable. Trease states that nearly all of the exchanges with in the Warsaw district are scheduled for additions to the telephone switching equipment, utilizing the most modern and efficient designs available. The cost of these additions will total $323,000 this year. The addition of new telephone cable will boost United’s expenditures for cable alone to more than $420,000 in the Warsaw district during 1969. Trease points out that much of the cable will be placed underground. This practice virtually eliminates interruption in the telephone service caused by adverse weather conditions. Further, the attractiveness of the natural landscape is preserved. Trease adds that the Cromwell exchange will receive a total expenditure of SBI,OOO. Included in this figure are cable additions at a cost of $35,000, switching equipment at a cost of $20,000, and general expansions at a cost of $26,000. Os the total of $156,000 to be spent in the Leesburg exchange this year, $130,000 will represent the cost of extensive cable additions on Armstrong Road to the North Webster boundary. A switching equipment addition costing $28,000 and telephone cable installations costing $13,000, will partly contribute to the total of $71,000 to be invested this year in the Milford exchange. United will spend $122,000 in the North Webster exchange this year. This total will be distributed among switching equipment additions costing $46,000, cable installations costing $34,000, and other construction expansions costing $42,000. Trease states that nearly $30,000 will be spent in the Pierceton exchange for general expansions and additions. Similar construction programs for the Syracuse exchange will reflect a total of $77,000 to be spent there. An extensive rebuilding of the cable distribution system at Urbana, plus an addition to switching equipment there, will contribute $68,000 to the total of SBO,OOO al-

located to this exchange. A combined total of more than $50,000 will be spent in the Chili, Denver, and Mexico exchanges. Included in this figure is an addition to switching equipment costing $16,000 at Denver. General expansions at Millersburg will reflect a total investment there of $25,000. Roann will receive an additional $27,000 including $9,000 for switching equipment installations. The Twelve Mile exchange will receive switching equipment additions at a cost of $9,000, and further construction expansions at a cost of SII,OOO, for a total investment there of $20,000. Vast cable additions are slated for the Warsaw exchange this

Brademas Sponsors Bill To Recognize Purdue Centennial

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Conprossman John Brademas (D-Ind.) is one of the co-sponsors of a resolution to observe Mav 6 as “Purdue University Day” in honor of the University’s Centennial celebration. Brademas said the resolution was introduced in recognition of Brademas’s outstanding contribution as an educational institution to Indiana and the Nation. The South Bend Democrat said “Since its beginning 100 years ago. Purdue has graduated thousands noon thousands of young people from Indiana and other states. “As an academic institution, Purdue has become a nationally and internationally known uni-

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year, with cable expenditures in the Warsaw area to total more than $160,000. Also, Trease adds, an extensive addition to telephone switching equipment in Warsaw is scheduled for 1969, costing $175,000. The installation of long distance facilities and other general equipment expansions will reflect a total investment in the Warsaw exchange of $611,000. United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., will invest a total of $12,741,000 throughout the state this year, with the total distributed among its eleven districts and-101 exchanges. UnitegLef Indiana is a member of the United Telephone System of Kansas City, Mo. The Indiana Company currently services more than 145,000 telephones in the state. There are 3,750,000 square miles in Europe.

versitv with a reputation for excellence in agriculture, engineering, science, technology, and the humanities.” » Brademas introduced the resolution with several other members of the Indiana Congressional Delegation. The resolution declared, “It is the sense of Congress that May 6. 1969, should be observed as ‘Purdue University Day’ throughout the Nation as an expression of the appreciation by not only the people of Indiana but people everywhere for the work of this preeminent university, its continuing record of accomplishments in higher education, and its service to the whole fabric of society,”