The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 December 1969 — Page 6

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed. Dec. 17, 1969

Remap Plan 'Political Gesture’: Augsburger

The new Indiana reapportionment plan as released Tuesday by the three federal judges who authored it brought nothing but invectives from Republicans and no comment or light praise from Democrats. The Republican majority in the state legislature, hit hardest by the remap plan, were varied in their assaults on the plan but almost without exception called it “politically motivated.” Augsburger Attack John F. Augsburger of Milford, state senator serving Kosciusko, Noble, LaGrange and Steuben counties, for example, called the remap plan “strictly a political gesture,” in a prepared statement for publication in The Mail-Journal. Senator Augsburger’s complete statement follows: “I stated that the reapportionment remap plan purposed by the three Democratic federal judges was strictly a political gesture. I feel that the one-man, one-vote rule meant little, as the districts were drawn by using the 1960 census. Since that time the shift and growth of population has changed drastically in many districts. In 1970 a new census will be taken and the 1971 general assembly will have to reapportion again on a more realistic basis. “I was elected to the senate for a four-year term by the people of my district and felt that the judges’ decision that I would have to run again in a new district would be unconstitutional. “I also question the constitutionality of the remap plan as it violates the boundaries of county and township lines. “I favor single member districts and hope this could be accomplished.” Augsburger served one term in the four-year biennium and will have to seek re-election if the remap plan stands up. Other state senators who will have to seek re-election include Philip E. Gutman, Fort Wayne Republican; Leo Sullivan, Peru Republican; and Charles D. Wise, Muncie Republican. The remapping places Augsburger in district 61 and 62, which includes all of Kosciusko county, part of Elkhart, St. Joseph, Marshall, part of Wabash and part of Miami counties. The new district will include the cities of Wabash and Peru. If Augsburger should seek reelection, his likely opponent will be Republican incumbent state senator Leo Sullivan of Peru, a formidable opponent. (Note: See accompanying map for district outlines.) The three federal judges who came up with the plan are Otto Kerner of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, William E. Steckler and James Noland of the southern Indiana Federal District, all Democratic officials before being named U.S. judges. The judges stated the remap plan was the work of many people and assumes the ideal senatorial district of 93,250 people and a representative district of 46,625. The U.S. Constitution asks each state to re-district itself each 10 years, and the U.S. Supereme Court ruled that any state not complying with the constitution would be remapped by federal judges. • The Indiana legislature has stalled on the reapportion ruling, and were handed this plan on Tuesday. Each state legislator received a letter from Indiana Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb on Monday asking the legislative majority to get together before January 12, 1970, to agree “on a constitutionally 1 acceptable apportionment plan” that he can present to a special session of the legislature as an alternate to the plan of the federal judges. Mauzy vs. Bowen Thames Mauzy, Warsaw furniture dealer and state representative, finds himself in the same district with House Speaker Otis R. Bowen, Bremen Republican. Both are popular and will have to face re-election to determine who will represent district 61. Mauzy took strong exception to the remap plan, stating he felt Governor Whitcomb would call a special session of the legislature. He called the plan a “Democratic plan,” adding he felt the federal judges have no consideration for the taxpayers. Representative Arthur Coblentz of Liberty Mills called the plan a “hodge podge.” He said ne did not have time to study the plan, but expressed his early disappointment in it. He will have to seek re-election, also. Ralph Heine, the third state representative serving, this district and a residentofr 4 Columbia City, will/ represent district 60 (Whitley cctanty), and will not have to seek re-electiop.

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IN DISTRICT 61—This part of Kosciusko county finds itself in district 61 of the state remap plan as devised by three federal judges. It includes: Kosciusko county—Jefferson, Plain, Scott, Tippecanoe, Turkey Creek, Van Buren, Washington and Wayne townships; Marshall county—Bourbon and German townships; St. Joseph county—Madison township; Elkhart county—Benton, Locke and Union townships. District 61 includes part of Southern Kosciusko county, as follows: Kosciusko county—Clay, Etna, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Lake, Prairie and Seward townships; Fulton county, Henry and New Castle townships; Marshall county—Tippecanoe township; Miami county—Allen, Erie, Jefferson, Perry, Peru and Richmond townships; and Wabash county—Chester, Paw Paw, and Pleasant townshipsMonroe township goes by itself to district 60, which includes all of Whitley county, Clear Creek, Huntington and Warren townships of Huntington townships in Noble county.

Held In Florida For Lillie Ritchie Murder

Kosciusko county sheriff Dave Andrews and state police detectives James McKown and Norman Pierce are in Stark, Fla., to seek the return of a suspect in the November 5 murder of Mrs. Lillie Mae Ritchie, 29, at Dewart Lake. A man in possession of a driver’s license identifying him as Gary Dale Rose of Texarkana, Ark., was arrested in Stark for attempting to defraud an innkeeper. He has been named through the FBI fingerprints as Jeffery McComsey 22. McComsey’s fingerprints were found in Mrs. Ritchie’s car which was located last week in Tiffin, Ohio. The car, a 1967 Pontiac Firebird bearing Indiana license plate number 20A-5388, had been missing since the murder. It was seen in Tiffin on November 6 but since Mrs. Ritchie’s body was not discovered until November 9 there was no stolen report on it at that time. The police reported the car contained a lone male at that time. The past week police in Tiffin again became suspicious as the car had been abandoned. Upon making a second check with government officials the Tiffin police found the car to be the one missing from Dewart Lake. State police technicians were in Ohio shortly thereafter to process the vehicle for fingerprints in an effort to find the identity of the man seen driving the car. Me-

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Comsey’s prints were found. Tiffin is located about 100 miles east of Fort Wayne. Take Warrant Sheriff Andrews and state police took a warrant filed in Kosciusko circuit court to Florida with them. The warrant charges McComsey with theft of Mrs. Ritchie’s car. Bond was set at $25,000. If McComsey refuses to be extradited a governor’s warrant will be necessary to return him to Warsaw. Rose also 22, had been questioned earlier by local officials. It was learned he was not in Indiana at the time of Mrs. Ritchie’s death and that his identification had been stolen last August while he was working in Blackfoot, Idaho. It is believed that McComsey resided in the GoshenMillersburg area prior to the murder and had been a casual acquaintance of the murder victim while using the name Rose. MRS. DAVID HATFIELD HONORED AT SHOWER A baby shower was given for Mrs. David Hatfield at her home on r 3 Syracuse Saturday by her sister Mrs. Charles Ladig of Oswego. Refreshments of cake, jello and coffee were served to seven guests. Mrs. Hatfield received many lovely gifts.

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CYNTHIA RAPP NAMED CO-ED CORRESPONDENT Miss Cynthia Rapp, 14, r 2 Milford, has been nafrned Co-ed correspondent for the 1969-70 school year, according to an announcement by Miss Margaret Hauser, editor of Co-ed magazine. Co-ed, published nationally by Scholastic Magazines, Inc., for home economics students, contains articles on fashion, food, beauty and home furnishings and fiction. Miss Ran>, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rapp, is an eighth grader at Milford junior high school. She was appointed correspondent by Mrs. Paul Brembeck, her home economics teacher. Selected for qualities of leadership and enthusiasm for home economics, Miss Rapp will serve as junior advisor to Co-ed editors. Like the other Co-ed correspondents throughout the United States and Canada, she will keep the editors informed of activities at her school. TERMITES UNIVERSAL TERMITE CONTROL Ph. 267-7372 511 So. Union St Warsaw, Indiana ALLIED LBR. CO. (formerly Conn & Buhrt Lbr. Co.) Phone: 457-3331 Syracuse ANDERSON PAINT AND SUPPLY CO. Syracuse, Ind.

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facts about ‘OUR TOWN’ Milford, Ind. By JERI SEELY Here’s a cheerful Christmas greeting of by-gone days. Like many others it was in the form of a postcard and was mailed for one cent. The card is dated December 21, 1915, and is postmarked Harper Springs. It was sent to Mrs. Florence Potter at Milford by Rilla Bowers. * * * We were delighted at the Christmas card we received through the

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mail from Mrs. Robert Linton, Sr., of Okemos, Mich. She told us to “please keep the ‘old time* pictures coming. They are precious to me.” Mrs. Linton is putting the pictures in her Milford Childhood scrapbook. She was born in Our Town in 1892 and lived here until 1912. She has no pictures of “home.” Mrs. Linton is the former Opal Holloway. Her father, Elmer, owned the jewelry store in the burned out picture we featured a few weeks ago. Mrs. Linton stated they used “burned” silverware for years as the vault was not fireproof. We appreciated the Christmas card and appreciated hearing from a reader. Thank you, Mrs. Linton. * « « The following poem was received this week from Marie Kaiser. We thought we would share it with you. The author is unknown. Overheard In An Orchard Said the Robin to the Sparrow: “I should really like to know

Why these anxious human beings Rush about and hurry so?” Said the Sparrow to the Robin: “Friend, I think that it must be That they have no Heavenly Father Such as cares for you and me.” ♦ ♦ • Have you heard about Santa Claus coming to Milford? He’ll arrive by fire truck in the business district at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and will visit with the youngsters until 3:30. The town’s Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Santa’s visit here. ♦ * ♦ Have you any Christmas plans? If so why not call our office and let us put them in the local column next week. Friend husband and I have a busy schedule as do most other people. Sunday we will be with my folks, the Jerry Bushongs, and grandmother Mary Huber, at the Ross Huber residence in Goshen. Christmas Eve will find the

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folks at our home for a family gettogether. Christmas day we will be off to Michigan to visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Shaner and family. Also present will be friend husband’s parents, the Glenn Seelys, and other relatives. ♦ * * Jefferson township farmer and Mrs. Max Anglin have already been told by their daughter, Arlene, a major airline employee in Chicago, that she was giving them a round-the-world trip for Christmas. They hope to make the trip in February or March. ELKHART WRITERS CLUB PARTY The Elkhart Writers club held its annual Christmas party at 5 p.m. Sunday at the McNaughton park in Elkhart. Over 300 people attended. Mrs. Paul Ditchett of Syracuse; Ollie McDonald of Nappanee; Amanda Davisson and Helene Faulkner of Milford were members from this area attending. Mrs. Roy Rogers of Millersburg spent Thursday with Mrs. Hazel Kline of r 1 Milford.