The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 October 1970 — Page 1

Voter Apathy Plagues Candidates Os Both Parties During Important Off-Year Election

If any single thing can be said about this offyear election, it would have to be — apathy. ' The voters just aren’t getting the message that there’s going to be an important election next Tuesday. At least they haven’t shown any signs of being disturbed about it. The spirit of apathy is prevalent across the entire country, even in races where the estimable President and Vice President have made personal appearances for particular candidates That apathy is present on the local level, one need look no further than the race in Kosciusko county, where the grand jury investigated conduct in the jail run by a sheriff who is seeking re-election. A slight few know what the investigation was all about . , . and seem to care less You want proof of apathy’’ Ask the next five people you meet who is running for the various county offices on both tickets. You 11 be surprised. Senate Race One would think the race for the United

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tni ’E fl r 'll A. MflßU' j fl* ffitU. 18, r •*•, ?2 J \ i_ lheJ —- - -•=—- PLAN BAZAAR — Mrs. Ray mood Custer. Mrs. T. A. Miller. Mrs. Robert Brown and Mrs. Ralph Karstedt are shown above with a few of the items that will be for sale at the Christmas bazaar next month. The bazaar is being sponsored by the women of the Milford United Methodist church. Each member of the church's WSCS is working on special projects for the event.

United Methodist Women Plan Holiday Bazaar

A gala Holiday Bazaar will be held November 13 from 9-9 at the Fuller building in Milford by the United Methodist W.S.C.S. General chairman for this festive event is Mrs Robert Brown She is assisted by Mrs T A Miller also publicity chairman Using the popular Old Fashioned theme. Mrs Richard Felkner. general decorations chairman, and her workshop have made long patchwork skirts for the salesladies to wear The Evening Circle has made a beautiful hand-made quilt and Mrs. Vernon Stutzman, chairman of needlework, and her assistants have two hand-made afghans ready (pr sale. Other area chairmen are: Mrs. Robert Brooks, bake sale; Mrs Robert Ruch, chilcbren’s things; Mrs James Brooks, tote bags and purses. Mrs C. D. Barnes, aprons; Mrs Joseph Gerencser. handicrafts. Mrs Robert Brown, holiday decorations; Mrs.

Mr. And Mrs. Roy Niles To Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary Friday

Mr. and Mrs. Roy E Niles of r 3 Syracuse will be observing their 50th wedding anniversary Friday,’ Oct. 30, however no special events have been planned They are the parents (rs one son. Burt Niles, of 1122 east Center street in Warsaw and have three grandchildren. Michael Niles of Warsaw. Ben Niles, a student at Indiana University and Mrs. Herbert (Patricia) Somers of El Paso. Tex. Mrs. Niles is the former Edna Searfoss of Syracuse and the couple was united in marriage on October 30. 1920 by the Rev Albert E. Grubbs in Warsaw Mr, and Mrs. Burt Niles entertained last Sunday in their home for members of the immediate family at a preanniversary dinner celebration

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Herbert Baumgartner, notions; Mrs. James Stork and Mrs. T. A. Miller, boutique; Mrs. Melvin Markely. burlap, burlap flowers and yardstick holders; Mrs. Leon Newman and Mrs. Don Ahms. candle holders; David Brown, president. U M.Y.F., bird feeders A new feature this year will be a Grab Bag. Mrs Harlan Wuthrich, chairman, will have items for both adults and children. Then. too. so that shoppers can relax during their visit. Mrs Glenn Treesh assisted by Mrs. Royce Fuller, will have a special area called, "Granny’s Cookie Shop ” Other items being made at the are: hand knits in school colors, straw flowers, desk flowers, desk sets, waste baskets, plaques. Christmas stockings, and toys. Hostesses for these workshops are: Mrs. Richard Felkner, Mrs.. Glenn Treesh. Mrs. James Stork and Mrs. Robert Brown at the church.

with Mr. and Mrs Michael Niles and Ben Niles in attendance m addition to the honored guests Mrs Somers was unable to attend but relayed her best wishes. CIVIL DEFENSE UNIT HOLDS ITS OCTOBER MEETING At the October meeting of the Syracuse Civil Defense unit, it was decided to buy uniform hats for the women members of the unit. Chairman Thomas Gilbert presided for the meeting at which time regular reports were heard, including a report that nothing had been heard on the recently ordered badges by the unit. The motion was passed for purchasing of candles for a money-making project

States Senate seat from Indiana would certainly stir the hustings, but it apparently hasn't. With President Nixon making an appearance at Fort Wayne on Oct. 20, and the Vice President making two appearances in the state on behalf of the Republican candidate, there is still this apathy. In fact, this is the very reason the President has announced he will make forays throughout the country on behalf of congressional candidates of his persuasion right up until next Tuesday’s election. One would think the effort of the Indiana Broadcaster’s Association to bring the two senatorial candidates together on a statewide hookup to debate would do the trick. It didn’t. What comments were heard’’ Only some berating the candidates and the network for pre-empting “Gunsmoke.” If this isn t apathy, what is? Then, of course, the second debate was cancelled Margaret Gentry, veteran Associated

fV Jpr FATHER FRANCIS SCHEETS Father Scheets To Speak At Indiana Academy Father Francis Scheets of Wawasee Preparatory School. Lake Wawasee. has been asked to be one of the speakers to the annual meeting of the Indiana Academy of the Social Science to be held in the Hulman Center at Indiana State university in Terre Haute on Thursday and FridayOct. 29 and 30. The main theme of the annual session will be "Taxes" and papers are being prepared in the areas of business administration, economics, georgraphy. history, political science, and sociology. Father Scheets’ paper is entitled "Development of Resource Indices for Parochial Schools — Toward a Management Information System.” The paper describes how one Catholic school system wrestled with the problem of how- to develop an adequate management information system during a period when crucial long range decisions are being made without adequate information. (Decisions that will also have a large impact on the tax structures of the local school districts.) It describes methods being made by the

9 I I, i I w HP* ~ ■ J s AT AIRPORT CONFERENCE— MuufiitgwHfislAf* Democratic chairman Gordon St. Angelo at the Warsaw airport Friday g.m , were, trom left. Mrs Raymond Custer, president of the Kosciusko County Democratic Women's Organization; Mrs Dale Wright secretary of the Kosciusko County Democratic Central Committee. St Angelo; Dale Tucker, Democratic leader m the county, and Jack Summo, chairman Kosciusko County Democratic Central Committee

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1970

School Election High Interest

If there appears to be voter apathy in next Tuesday’s county, state. congressional and senatorial election, the same is not true in the Lakeland school board election. Although it is important to note, much of the electioneering is less open and more vitriolic Voters in the three districts that make up the Lakeland school corporation will be asked to elect three new board members. Due to the fact that no candidate is running for the board from District 111 (Van Buren and the east half of . Jefferson township), incumbent board member Floyd Baker of North Webster, from District I. is automatically elected by default. The law reads that each district in our school corporation must have one member on the board but not more than two. It boils down, then, to the election of two board members from District II (Turkey Creek township). Dr. Robert Craig is seeking reelection to the board. Other candidates are William R. Brammer. Wawasee Village furniture retailer; John Kroh. manager of the Thornburg drug store at North Webster; and Gareth R. Meek, associated with the Jone Furniture Company of Wakarusa. Voters will be asked to vote for only two of these four candidates. In an effort to better acquaint voters w-ith these candidates and their educational philosophy. The Mail-Journal has asked each candidate to submit a photograph of himself and a brief statement of his philosophy for publication this week The articles appear as a joint article on page 5 of this section. Taxes An Issue The increased cost of operating the schools of the Lakeland school corporation has become a key issue in the campaign. And this has focused in on a proposed 60-cent cumulative building fund levy for improvements and additions to the corporation s schools. A hearing was held last Tuesday morning in the Wawasee high school auditorium before two members of the state tax commission. Objecting to the cumulative building fund increase (the cumulative levy now stands at 25 cents per SIOO of taxable Diocese of Fort Wayne — South Bend, which diocese comprises the northeast portion of Indiana. In 1969-70 there were 84 parishes supporting 54 parish grade schools and six regional high schools enrolling 5,790 students. The total grade school enrollment was 17.453 students and 589 full time teachers. The maior concern of the paper Father Scheets will present will be on management information systems needs of the parish grade school

valuation), were William Brammer and Gareth Meek, who had entered separate remonstrances with the state. The grounds of their objiections were detailed in last week’s paper. Both objectors are candidates U - the school board in the Tuesday election, and both have expressed alarm on a number of occasions about the increase in the cost of operating the Lakeland school system. Citizens* Committee As the election approached and the issues came more into public focus, a citizens’ committee was firmed in support of candidates Baker, Craig and Kroh. They have run several paid newspaper advertisements in support of their candidates. President of the committee is Joe Shewmon, secretary is Phil Payne, and treasure?- is Gerald Snider. Gareth Meek, a former Syracuse high school teacher, is running an independent campaign on his own behalf, and is running a modest advertisement in this issue spelling out his aims and aspirations. William Brammer has had printed at his own expense a fourpa ge piece which he is sending in the mails sometime this week to all boxholders in the Lakeland school corporation. Both Meek and Brammer call themselves conservative candidates and are dedicated to holding down school costs. Candidates Craig and Kroh are for a continuation •of present school board policies. The cost of education, then, has become the key issue. While the newspaper advertisements are polite and in good taste, an undercurrent of vitriol and invectives — many of them personal — prevail. This is perhaps one of the most virulent school board election campaigns in the history of our young school corporation. MICHAEL STUMP NAMED SOLDIER OF THE MONTH Army Specialist Four Michael J. Stumpt 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aldon L. Stump, r 1 New Paris, Ind., was named soldier of the month for the 270th signal company recently in Viet Nam. He was selected for his soldierly appearance, knowledge and performance of duties and military courtesy Spec. Stump earned the award while assigned as a communications center specialist with the company. The specialist entered the army in April 1968. completed basic training at Fort Campbell. Ky.. and was last stationed in Germany. He attended New Paris high school. His wife. Glenda, lives on r 1 Rone City.

Press writer from Indianapolis, comments about voter apathy in Indiana. She writes, “It’s so bad,” quipped a Republican in the Statehouse, “that Senator Hartke is going to win re-election and the total vote will be 7 to 5.” Both senatorial candidates hate crime and want an early end to the war in Viet Nam. and both blame the other for not doing something about it. Voting records are misquoted, and untrue charges are leveled. Mrs. Gentry writes further, “One issue, if it can be called that, remains alive in the campaign —a Roudebush television spot showing an actor depicting a Viet Cong soldier pointing a rifle at the camera. The voice-over accuses Hartke of voting for bills to permit U.S. trade with Communist countries that supply arms to the Viet Cong. . “It turned out that both Hartke and Roudebush had voted for at least one such bill and both had voted against several.” This early mud-slinging television commercial led one to believe the Indiana cam-

THE STORE OF CHINAWARE — A lesson on chinaware will be presented by Mrs. Robert Mauzy before the Syracuse Wednesday afternoon club at the Lake Wawasee home of her mother. Mrs. Arthur Schrader. The unusual assortment of china shown here includes French. Chinese, Japanese and American chinaware, and is the property of Mrs. Schrader. In this photo are Mrs. Schrader, right, and Mrs. Marley Evans, president of the Wednesday “ Afternoon club.

Halloween Activities Vary In Lakeland Towns

Halloween activities vary in the three Lakeland towns but they will all have one thing in common this week end as pintsized gobblins and spooks take to the streets in search of treats. At Milford Members of the Milford town board have set trick or treating nights as Friday and Saturiday. Oct. 30 and 31, with a 10 p.m. curfew to be enforced. The United Methodist church will conduct it's second annual Trick or Treat for UNICEF drive on October 28. beginning at 6 p.m. Children are asking only for money for the drive and not for treats. The town’s annual Halloween parade will be held on Saturday. Oct. 31, in the junior high school gym beginning at 6 p.m. The event is for the youngsters of the community and is sponsored by the Lions club and the American Legion and Auxiliary. Treats will be given to all participants with cash prizes being given to the best dressed. At Syracuse Members of the Syracuse town board have set Saturday, Oct. 31, as the date for trick or treating in that Lakeland town. The curfewlaw will strictly enforced after 11 p.m. At Webster The largest celebration of them all will be held in North Webster as the town prepares to kick off its $1,000,000 remodeling project on Halloween. Members of the town board have set Friday and Saturday as nights for trick or treating.

paign for the senate seat would be one of the dirtiest in years, but even it has been toned down considerably. All of this leads one to believe that perhaps the voters have lost confidence in all political candidates. They promise much, accuse the opposition of all sorts of ills, and holds out hopes that they can’t fulfill or at least won’t fulfill, once elected. Is this part of the disenchantment the young people are feeling today — that neither party holds a real solution to the nation's ills? This is discouraging to any student of American political history. We are of the opinion that the political revival so much needed in both of our great political parties in America must come at the local level. We would call for a strengthening of precinct committeemen and, committeewomen. to get all potential voters] registered, get out strong local candidates. Candidates at the top will response to a strong grass-roots voice. They have in the past . r -. and they will again.

The festivities will be held on Saturday with a Halloween bonfire at 7 p.m. The bonfire will be followed by a parade through the business district at 8 p.m. Prizes will be given by the Lions club and the town’s businesses. At 8:30 p.m. a haunted house treasurer hunt will be held with 400 silver quarters being hidden in two houses. At 9 p.m. an open house dance will be held in a downtown building with Mr. and Mrs. Homer Graber serving as hosts. * Hold Halloween-Slumber Friday Night Tonda and Cathy Kammerdiener, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Kammerdiener of Syracuse, entertained Friday night at their home for a Halloween party and all the small guests remained overnite. Cider and donuts were enjoyed. Guests were Beth. Stephen and Joe Savage, Peggy and Julie Waterson and Dawn and Kevin Schrock.

Chili Supper To Precede Wawasee Warrior's Last Home Game

The cheerleaders and cheerblock of Wawasee high school will be sponsoring a chili supper in the high school cafeteria on Wednesday evening, Nov. 4,.from 4 to 7 p.m. The supper will precede the

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OPEN HOUSE SET AT WHS Parents and interested citizens of the Lakeland Community School Corporation are encouraged to attend Wawasee high school’s open house program Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium.

Jr. Auxiliary Has Halloween Party The Junior Auxiliary at Syracuse held a Halloween party last Wednesday night at the American Legion home on south Huntington street, A number of Halloween games were played and the girls entertained the mothers. Cindy Huffer was junior chairman for the event. Guests were Mrs. Betty Dust, Mrs, Doyle Gifford, Mrs. Matt Solomon and son Johnnie and Mrs. Wallace Huffer. Auxiliary members in attendance were Diane and Carla Darr. Robin Dust, Nina and Tina Huffer, Ginger and Brenda Gifford, Cindy and Missy Solomon.

last football game of the season in a battle with Warsaw oh the Wawasee field. Proceeds will go for necessities of the cheerleaders and cheer- * block including sweaters and uniforms.