The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 June 1972 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 28, 1972

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tfcIZiNJCS AROUND. Energetic John Kroh and Tom Prickett picked up loose ends this year for the local Chamber of Commerce when it was thought a fireworks display would not be held due to lack of interest for funding and resignation of the chairman, and came through with flying colors. Look for an all-new and extra special display this year. Mrs. Bill (Betty) Brammer has been appointed chairman of the anti-litter control committee for the Indiana Garden club, northern district, and has launched a one-woman campaign to get the weeds mowed along road 13 south of Syracuse. Her barrage is launched at the Indiana highway department’s northern district office at Elkhart. Lamenting the weed growth along the road, Betty says, “And I call this litter." She said the weeds were mowed five times last year following a letter she wrote to the Elkhart office, and only two times the year before. Looking at the s tall grass and weeds, one has to agree with her. Wouldn’t it be nice to have all this mowed before the Fourth of July week end? Plans are progressing for the upcoming annual police and firemen s fair and for the youth center benefit auction. Joe and Carol Riley will be missed greatly in the community when they move to Colorado. '' ■ i . They remodeled the lovely old home at 200 E Carroll and put a delightful freshness to the exterior (plus<being a charming couple, tended many a helping hand to neighbors ) The home was sold this week to the Robert Baldwins, former owners of property on Syracuse Lake before moving to Alabama. Mr. Charles assistant and gal Friday, Linda Richardson, is doing double duty for a time while '■er bossman recuperates from oral surgery performed on Monday at baint Joseph hospital in Fort Wdyne. If you have not" been in town recently, it would be well worth your time to take a trip on Main street to see changes and activity taking place. Ruins of the burned out Pickwick block are disappearing fast and the past week has shown many changes at the building to house First Charter. Then there are the numerous changes and additions south of town a short distance. The naming of the first Turkey Creek township assessor appears to have hit a stumbling block, following a heated session of the county council last Monday, at which the board of commissioners and other interested parties were in attendance . Remarks for and against the 'naming of townsman Harry VanHemert to the new post grew healed, and when finally a motion was made by councilman Ruth McCreary to appropriate funds for the job (thus in effect making the naming of VanHemert a reality), it died for lack of a second. Lt was councilman o Norm DeGood who ultimately made a motion to table the council action until its meeting next month that brought the tight and heated

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discussion to a close. This motion carried. VanHemert, who had had considerable assessing experience under former township trustee Harold Kuhn, and in the process of raising assessments in Turkey Creek township, has gathered enough opposition to cause a sound of alarm among many township freeholders. The offense to it all, perhaps, was the fact that county assessor Carl T. Zimmer named VanHemert to the post without consulting trustee Joe Shewmon, who is now deputy assessor serving the township, or his advisory board, or the precinct committeemen of Zimmer’s own party, or the county chairman. It should be pointed out that the Zimmer appointment Is perfectly legal and needed only the approval of the state tax board, but the appropriation of funds to operate the new post comes from the county council, and office space must be provided by the commissioners. A letter signed by four of the six precinct committeemen objecting to the appointment of VanHemert was found tom up in the dispatcher’s office wastebasket, sans the signature of two committeemen It was learned this week that committeeman Ronald Sharp commented when he saw the letter that it was too late to stop the appointment, that in fact it had already been made, and that the letter might as well be destroyed. Just w>» tore up the letter no one seems to know. Appearing before the councilmen last Monday in favor of the appointment was Syracuse town board member and former county auditor Noble C. Blocker. He told the councilmen, "1 think he (VanHemert) is best qualified at the present time (to hold the post of assessor).” Blocker recounted this week that in 1963 it was recognized that property in Turkey Creek township was undervalued and a reassessment at that time whs put off. Then in 1969 Turkey Creek township was caught up in the reassessment of property throughout the state. It was at this time that VanHemert was chosen for the thankless job. When county assessor Zimmer was called before the council last Monday to explain the appointment, he called VanHemert able and well qualified. He also pointed out to the councilmen assembled that he was an avid Republican fund-raiser in Turkey Creek township, and attributed to VanHemert more than any other man in the county credit for getting those very councilmen elected. This smacks strongly and directly of a political pay-off. It has been suspected that VanHemert was in line for the job of Turkey Creek township assessor just as soon as the towtship’s population figure went over the 5.000 mark required for a full time assessor. Noble Blocker, meantime, contends that it is not the business of the county council to withhold funds for the job. but to set the pay and approve the funds. “The appointment has been made legally," he said this week. Trustee Shewmon and his advisory board had urged in a letter to Zimmer and the state tax commission the appointment of Hubert Anglemeyer, retired president of the Syracuse Rubber Co., for the new post. At the present time both sides

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in this most heated local debate in some time are resting their cases. The county council can appropriate the funds asked and be done with it. or they can cut the salary down to Where no one will accept the job, thus leaving it in the hands of the township trustee where it now is. A lesson to be learned here is that the political chain of command Is a real thing, and old time pols get up tight when it is broken. Strieby Fire — (Continued From Page 1) structure, however, several expensive pieces were destroyed including a new hay crusher and six-bottom plow. . During the fire fighting battle the home was broken into and an army helmet, two portable radios, two motorcycle helmets, and a helmet of a passing motorcyclist who stopped to assist, were reported as missing, plus a flashlight left on the hood of Strieby’s car. Benton township fire .chief Larry Erb is investigating the cause saying there is a good possiblity electrical wiring could have been to blame. fIMrOT a n/J J BI i ARLO BEISW ANGER Alio Beiswonger President Os Milford Lions Milford Lions club officers were installed by Lions zone chairman, Dick Mitchell, North Webster on Monday evening. Office holders for ’72-’73 are the following: President — Arlo Beiswanger; first vice-president — Dr. Tom Miller; second vice-president — Wayne Bucher; third vicepresident — Richard (Hepler; secretary — Jervis Schafer; treasurer — Paul Kizer; Lion tamer — Leon Newman; tail twister — Jerry Bushong. Directors are Robert Buhrt, Wayne Sholty, Robert Wolferman and Otto Wiggs. Next Milford Lions meeting is scheduled for July 17, 7 p.m. at their regular meeting place. (There will be no meeting July 3 because of the holiday.) S6OO Damage In Collision Vehicles driven by Kirk D. Kenaga, 16, 10346 Bay St., Osceola and Jim H. Hoile, 20, r 1 Leesburg collided Saturday at the south edge of Syracuse on state road 13. Both vehicles were southbound at the time of the collision. The Kenaga auto had slowed and the Hoile truck was unable to stop due to a brake failure. Damage was set at S6OO to the Kenaga auto and none was reported to the truck.

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GRADUATES — Noble Ringler of r 4 Syracuse and Mrs. Opal Mullen of West Pearl street, Syracuse, have returned from El Paso, Texas, where they spent 11 days and attended the graduation of Mrs. Mullen’s son, Merton Pepper, from warrant officers school at Fort Bliss on June 13. Sfc. Merton D. Pepper is shown here during graduation services. Sfc. Peppper attended grade school at Syracuse and Goshen and graduated from Goshen high school. He ended his 20 years of service on June 12 and re-enlisted again on June 13 la the U. S. Army. Merton and wife Julia, and five children, have made their home In El Paso since 1968.

Sixteen Purdue Graduates From Kosciusko County

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. - A June class of 3,772 students completed their work and received degrees at Purdue university’s 120th commencement June 11, largest in the school’s history. Sixteen were from Kosciusko county. In addition to the June graduates, 1,381 students who completed their degree work in January and 922 from August, 1971, were also eligible to participate in the twin commencement ceremonies. Graduating “with highest distinction" — the top 3 per cent of the class — were 102 of 2,979 who received bachelor’s degrees and 227 who received associate (two-year) degrees in applied science. All maintained cumulative grade point indexes of at least 5.72 out of a possible 6.0. Another 222 graduated “with distinction,” having grade indexes of at least 5.0 (B), the top 10 per cent within their academic schools. Cathleen Bryant from North Webster was in this group. Graduate students who received advanced degrees, ranging from the master’s to the Ph.D. to doctor of veterinary medicine, numbered 566. A total of 97 students from foreign countries also completed their work at Purdue in June. Twenty-six of them received bachelor’s and 71 earned their advanced degrees. The June graduates from Kosciusko county were Michael James Brubaker, BS in agriculture, Claypool; Ernest J. Whitacre, BS in pharmacy and Ronald Lynn Yeiter, BS in humanities, both of Leesburg; Gregory Rex Witham, BS in humanities, Mentone; Daniel Fuller Brown, BS in civil engineering and Dale Gene Custer, ASC profession pilot technician, both of Milford; also Cathleen* Bryant, BS in humanities and Patricia Louise Leedy, BS in home economics, both of North Webster. Others from the county who graduated were William L Watrous, PHD in animal sciences. Pierceton; Kaye Ellen Clow, BS in home economics and Steven Michael Runge, BS in engineering sciences, both of Syracuse; also Suzanne Wiltrout Henk, BS in pharmacy; Donna Watts Hepler. MS in education; Stephen Lloyd Miller, ASC in industrial filustration and Ernest Beecher Wiggins, BS in industrial management, all are from Warsaw

Driver Flees Scene Os Single Vehicle Accident An estimated S6OO was done to an auto registered to Robert Crum, 1008 Chestnut St., Winona Lake, on Saturday following the single car accident. The mishap occurred one fourth mile north of Leesburg when the auto ran off state road 15. The auto crossed the road on state road 15 and skidded and then turned over before coming to a stop in a field. The driver fled on foot and was not found by investigating officers. Concession Stand Robbed At Milford Park It was discovered early Sunday morning that the concession stand at the Milford park at Waubee lake had been broken into overnight. About sls dollars worth of supplies were taken by the thieves. Entry was gained by unlatching a window and breaking into the building. The merchandise taken was candy, cigarettes and weiners. Hie incident is being investigated by Don Drake Milford police officer Park board members and the concessionaires, Mr. and Mrs. John Paseka, Jr., are also looking into the theft.

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& THE EDITOR

Vandalism At Waubee Lake

Dear Editor, This is really addressed to whoever took the life lines from Waubee Lake, June 15th. I sincerely hope you never need the help of those life savers. Dean Troup of the park board has worked hard trying to make the lake a safer place for swimmers. It may never happen to you, but do you have a brother or a sister or someone else who is close to

We ask the question "why?” do people keep stealing safe guards from the Milford park beach area. They were placed there for the swimmers protection. The new floats were only in the water a few hours this year before vandals took them away. Why did a person or persons break into the concession stand at the parkoter this past week end? ■— There is no reasonable answer why people should continue to destroy what the town and the park board tries to keep replacing for our use. Why do people insist on disobeying the park rules and not observe the signs placed there for everyone's good? Dean Troup ; and other members of the board just keep on working to make the park a credit to our community. Why do we not have some civic pride and realize that many small towns would give their

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you that depends on safety helps while in the water. Give it a thought, whoever you are, and bring them back to the lake. Just put them on a picnic table and maybe Dean will be kind enough to once again place them where they were for only a few hours on June 15. Mrs. Noble (Donna) Fisher R 2 Milford, Ind.

Why?

(An Editorial)

“eye teeth” to have a park like ours? Why don’t we appreciate it more? * . Why doesn’t the/ vandalism stop? Why don’t we show more concern for others even if we don’t use the park ourselves? If you know who is guilty of the misdemeanors, why not report them? Are we going to continue to let the destruction and thievery go on? If so, why? Joins Opal's Beauty Salon Miss Jill White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon White of Syracuse, has joined Opal’s Beauty Salon at Syracuse. A 1971 graduate of Wawasee high school, she received her beauty schooling at the Wayne University of Cosmetology, Fort Wayne.

Slight Damage As Auto Backs Into New Paris Car Minor damage was reported in a two-vehicle mishap at 3:08 p.m. Friday in the parking lot at Thornburg’s south of Syracuse. Officers reported a 1971 model Cadillac being operated by Mrs. Roy Myers of r 4 Syracuse backed in the lot, into a 1965 Ford being driven by Ruby Beachy of New Paris. Damage was to the right tail* light of the Cadillac and approximately S4O to the right rear one-fourth panel of the Ford. Syracuse police investigated.

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