The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 July 1971 — Page 1

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VOLUME 8

Meet To Set Budget For Lakeland Schools

Members of the Lakeland school board met Tuesday night to authorize the advertisement of a bond sale in the amount of $760,000 for the remodeling of the several junior high schools in the corporation and to finalize the school corporation's proposed budget for 1972 as far as they could without assessed valuation figures, A legal notice on the bond sale appears elsewhere m this issue. The budget for the general fund and debt service is an increase of $177,876 over the budget adopted in 1971 Increases and decreases in the various amounts for 1972 are indicated when compared with the 1971 budget. Since considerable difficulty is always experienced in trying to project a realistic tax rate for a budget when the assessed valuation of the corporation is unknown, the effect of several estimated assessed valuations State Young Republicans Hold Confab Max Friedersdorf. special assistant to President Nixon, gave the keynote address at the state Young Republican Convention held in Columbus last week end Other speakers were John Snyder, state chairman; Lt. Governor Foltz; Governor Whitcomb, and Dr Otis Bowen Robert Glam of Nashville, the newly elected state YR chairman was elected by unanimous vote after his opponent. Ronald An jard, Kokomo, withdrew just minutes before’ the ballotting Mrs. Wanda Kirk was re-elected as co-chairman She is from Jeffersonville. r Mrs. Joy Middleton from Lawrenceburg was re-elected national committeewoman and Michael* Weiland from Washington was re-elected treasurer. Others elected were Charles” Quinn, Auburn, national committeeman. and Susan Daniels. Muncie, secretary. The Indiana convention was also honored to have with them newly elected national cochairman Donna Reddik and national auditor Jay Moms. Shirley Augsburger of Milford served as a member of the platform committee for the convention and R- Steven Hearn of Syracuse was a member of the nominations committee. Mrs. Augsburger is third district and Kosciusko county co-chairman while Hearn is the county chairman Others from the area attending were third district and Elkhart county chairman Mike Schenk. Claude and Jan Brown, Elkhart county co-chairman Vicki McMahon, Ken Provist, Tom Flatt and Saint Joseph county chairman Cathy Jackson.

Milford's Budget Set At $ 2.24, Down 10c

The budget for the town of Milford has been set at $2.24 for 1972 according to a report released this week by clerktreasurer Doris Wolferman This is 10 cents below the 1971 rate.

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Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE - WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907)

Comparison Os Budgets A comparison of budgets for 1»71 and 1972 appears on page 8 of this issue. for the Lakeland Community School Corporation is projected. The state tax commission, in their review of the budget in November will have the necessary information to establish the correct rate As indicated, the projected rate could decrease as much as 31 cents if the assessed valuation remains at the present level of 540.335.220. Due to legislative action, farmers. businesses and' manufacturers received a tax break on inventories which will effect the total assessed

Unemployment Totals Hit 41791 Summer-time interruptions of production for model-change, inventory, or vacation were evident last week in many of Indiana's industries, including the automotive. Coppes. director of the Indiana Employment Security Division, said there was an influx of new 'claimants, most of whom were scheduled to return to work after one or two weeks. Some plants had already ended shutdown periods, and were recalling employees so there was considerable turnover among claimants, Mr. Coppes said. He explained that some of the larger plants were laying off and recalling simultaneously; in others, the temporary closings included all operations Fleming Reunion Held This Month Approximately 40 persons attended the first reunion of the John and Blanche (Kinch) Fleming family which included a picnic this month at the home erf Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Dun i than and family near Syracuse There were 29 of the 40 living descendants in attendance. Persons attended from Fort Wayne. Teagarden. Warren and Syracuse FINED IN GOSHEN COURT James A. Sawyer, 24, of Syracuse, was fined a total of SSO in Goshen city court Monday following a guilty plea to a charge of public intoxication and disorderly conduct at Goshen. He also pleaded guilty to resisting arrest and judgment was withheld. Sawyer was arrested Saturday night in the 400-block of South Main street following an altercation.

* The budget calk for a levy of $1.24 in the general fund and $1 in the cumulative sewage disposal fund. The entire 10 cent cut was in the general fund. The $1.24 levy is expected to

valuation for 1972. To date, the amount is unknown, but the corporation has been advised by the County Auditor to reduce the assessed valuation by 10 per cent to be on the safe side. New real estate being assessed for the first time will reduce the loss, but this information is also not available at this time. Factors which have caused a reduction in the general fund tax levy is a new tax factor for the school corporation which will give the Lakeland Community Schools additional state aid. Also, additional receipts of excise tax over the amount estimated for 1971. has aided the reduction. The increase in debt service is due to the building program which is being financed by a lease-rental agreement with the Lakeland School Building Corporation.

First Aid Responds To Emergency Call The Syracuse first aid unit responded to a 4:31 a.m. call Friday morning for Mrs. Hazel Ketering of 206 E. John street suffering with a breathing problem She was treated and taken to Goshen hospital. Escapes Injury As Auto Overturns A car driven by Craig A. Ruch, 21, Milford, ran off the road and turned over. The accident happened the first of the week on CR 800 N. about four miles northwest of North Webster. Ruch told investigating officer, deputy sheriff Bernard Minear, dial his car slid on loose gravel over the blacktop and he lost control. Damage was estimated at $550. COURT NEWS Shoreline Suit State of Indiana (Indiana Department of Natural Resources) vs Jennie and Maurice Niebert of r 1 Leesburg, filed July 15. 1971. The plaintiff asks that defendants be prohibited from further dredging, excavating, channeling, filling or any other acts of altering shoreline of Tippecanoe Lake without permission of Indiana Department of Natural Resources; that they replace the natural shoreline, lake level and lake bed. Attorney for the plaintiff is Attorney General of Indiana. RETURN HOME Mr. and Mrs. Deloss Weaver of Syracuse returned home last week end from a two-week visit with their son and family, the David Weavers, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.

raise $15,257 with the cumulative rate to raise $13,681 for a total of $28,938. The net taxable property in Milford is $1,231,344.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1971

Puzzled Trooper Stops Load Os Ducks' Feet Headed For China! President Nixon may have a “new China policy,” but the Maple Leaf Farms of the New Salem community has had a China policy for a long time This came to light in a very dramatic way last Wednesday when a truck load of ducks' feet (yes. ducks' feet!) were headed for a New Orleans port for shipment to Hong Kong. The common carrier truck hauling the ducks’ feet — numbering about 616,000. according to Bob Howser. national sales manager for the duck processing firm, one of the largest in the United States — was stopped by highway patrolmen for a routine check somewhere in Louisiana. "You say ducks’ feet’?” said the trooper queriously. At which point the truck was pulled over for sure, for a more thorough investigation. «« I But all went well. Maple Leaf Farms has been shipping ducks' feet to Hong Kong for a number of years. They eventually find their way into the People’s Republic of China as an hors d’oeuvre. The company normally trucks the delicacy to the west coast for shipment; but with a dock strike prevailing there, this publicity-laden load went to a New Orleans port. The story of the Maple Leaf Farms ducks’ feet first caught the attention of Louisiana area reporters, then was picked up by national television. By now the load of ducks’ feet is well on its way out into the blue Pacific, en route to Hong Kong and China.

The Circus Is Coming To Town!

Jerry Ganshorn, president of the Syracuse-.Wawasee Rotary club, announces that the Rotaryclub has contracted to present the famous Clark & Walters Circus in Syracuse at the W’awasee Village for two and possibly 3 performances. on Tuesday, August 3. Proceeds from the sponsoring of this circus will be used for the much needed improvements on the Little League-Rotary Ball Park at the Saint Andrews church north of town. Advance ticket sales for the show have started and patrons are asked to purchase tickets from the Syracuse Little Leaguers. They realize the greater share of their money from the advance sale An immediate advantage to purchasing your tickets in advance, is that all adults and children are admitted on a child’s admission. On the day of the circus, when the tickets must be purchased from

Hearing Set For August 3 On Transfer For Old Hickory

A bearing date of August 3 has been set by the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission for the transfering of the license of the Hickory Lounge from Mary E. Liniger to Hickcry Lounge. Inc. Officers of the incorporated business are Mrs. Liniger, president; and Robert Spicher, secretary. The hearing will be held in the clerk's office at the court house at 10 a m. 'Love* Is Sunday's Subject “Love" is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon Sunday at Christian Science church services. The nature of God as divine Love will be brought out in the Bible selections, including 4his one from I John: “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him." In cme of the related citations to be read from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes what this means for man: “Divine Love is infinite. Therefore all that really exists is in and of God, and manifests His love."

the circus box office, all adults past the age of 13 will have to pay a higher price. The circus is a compact familytype show, seating 1,000 patrons, with no extra charges for special seats The performances runs approximately 1 hour. 15 minutes, with two performances. — one at 6 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m. Outstanding midway attractions such as the animal side show, the giant snake show, and midway food and drink stands are also a part of this fine family circus. The performance includes performing elephants, ponies, dogs, birds, goats. outstanding aerialist and trapeze, juggling, funny clowns and everything it» takes to make a pleasant day at the circus. Everyone is invited to attend this happy holiday and assist the Rotary dub in its fund-raising project.

CARL DUNCAN IN HOSPITAL Milford town board president Carl Duncan suffered a severe heart attack last Thursday morning at 6 a.m. He is in serious condition in the intensive care unit in Goshen hospital. His family is allowed to see him for five minutes every hour. He is allowed no other visitors.

Charged With Theft At Syracuse Three Fort Wayne teenagers were charged Sunday with the theft of a boat trailer from the Richard Shipley residence at r 2 Syracuse Saturday night. Arresting officers were with the sheriff's department. Two of the youths were taken into custody at 5 p.m Sunday in a boat on Lake Wawasee and assessed fines of SSO each, with the third to appear in court Friday. The youths, 16,17, and 18 years of age, are also to make restitution for damages to the trailer which had slit tires.

?CZ. - * ,'W THIEVES WRECK OFFICE— The havoc wrought by wanton thieves at Al's South Shore Marine Monday night is evident in this photo. It makes the fifth time thieves sacked the popular marina, three times in which the establishment was broken into. Papers were strewn over the floor, including the company’s business account files. Thieves Strike At Al's So. Shore Marine Again!

Thieves who have a penchant for vandalism broke into Al’s South Shore Marine again on Monday night! This makes the fifth time this spring and summer that thieves have raided the marina, which is located on road 13 south of Syracuse, just south of the South Shore golf course On two other occasions thieves forcible entered the building and made off with valuable merchandise. And Now Vandalism On the two other occasions when thieves entered the building, they appeared content just to steal valuable merchandise. But Monday night they had vandalism in their blood. Besides taking four new outboard motors and an electric trolling motor — combined value estimated at $2,400 — they entered the two business offices and ransacked the desks and file cabinets. When Al and Ginny Lamiey. owners of the marina, entered their place of business at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning, they found their offices jn utter disheaval. The contents of desk drawers and file cabinets were strewn over the floor. Mrs. Lamiey, with tears in her eyes, said her office files were completely lost. The Monday night entry was made through an overhead door on the south side of the well lighted building. Deputy sheriff Ron Robinson, who investigated the entry with state trooper James Risner of Milford, said the motors taken were a 20 hp, 25 hp, 50 hp and 60 hp motor, and the electric trolling

motor. Al Lamiey, marina owner, in an attempt to figure out a reason why his establishment has been so consistently hit, said the thieveries, in his opinion, are closely connected with the drug culture that is sweeping the country. Other Entries Al’s South Shore Marina was first hit on Friday, May 14, when thieves threw a large concrete block through a north window right under a security light. The block did damage to a boat it hit, but of greater loss was the theft of

Knights Os Columbus Council Proposed For Wawasee Area

The Knights of Columbus members residing in the Wawasee area recently received word from the state office to proceed with the formation of their own council on Monday, July 19. This announcement was made to them by Dr. John B. Toepp of the state New - Council Development committee. Proposal for a new council was made by Frank Marol, district deputy of the Knights, at the request of the members residing in this area and their chaplain, Fr. Eugene Zimmerman, pastor of Saint Martin dePorres Catholic church south erf Syracuse. In accord with this permission, a membership drive is being conducted in the Wawasee area headed by Charles Taylor who was appointed temporary

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four outboard motors. Loss .$2,000. Then, just a week later, on Friday, May 21, the second entry was made through a rear (or west) overhead door. That time four used motors were taken valued at $1,500, plus an NCR cash register containing about sls in change. Damage to the door was estimated at $125 at that time. Two other thieveries were reported since then, but at those times entry was not made into the building. Two motors were taken on these occasions. ;

chairman of the group. He is Robert Grotz, Tom List. Frank Corbin, Don Scholer, Irvin Eby and Irvin Beamer. Monday Meeting They invite all Knights now residing in the area and all interested parties to a reception to be held at Saint Martin dePorres parish hall at 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 2. Dr. John Toepp will be the main speaker along with district deputy Marol and Roy Coiner, general agent for' the K of C from the state office in Indianapolis. ( The men are invited to bring their wives to this important meeting where they hope to apply for a council charter from the national office. All persons signing for membership now, will be considered charter members ) •. of the new council. <