The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 May 1973 — Page 1
Phones: 658-4111 & 457-3666
VOLUME 10
Cites ‘lack of confidence’ — VanHemert resigns as building commissioner
Harry M. VanHemert, the beleaguered building commissioner for Turkey Creek township, resigned his post Monday in a letter sent to individual members of the Syracuse town board. He submitted the following letter: “Town Board of Syracuse Town Hall Syracuse, Indiana 46567 “Gentlemen: “When you appointed me as building commissioner, I interpreted this action as an expression of confidence. Confidence in my ability to interpret the ground rules, however vague at times, that this and previous boards have established over the years to promote a sound and healthy growth pattern for Turkey Creek Township. I believe that I have sub-
Proclaim May 72-79 Milford Clean-Up, Fix-Up, Paint-Up week
The Milford town board of trustees, in a proclamation signed Monday night, set aside the week of May 12-19 as CleanUp, Fix-Up, Paint-Up Week. The board is asking all citizens and organizations in the community to cooperate in any way they can to make the week a success. The Milford board takes this step each year in order to affect a city-wide beautification. Pushed By MAD The Milford Area Development Council (MAD) has pushed for a Clean-Up, Fix-Up, Paint-Up Week during the four-year period of its existence. “All towns and cities interested in the beautification of their communities take this important step in early spring,” said Arch Baumgarjaier, president of MAD,” and it’s right that we do, too. Milford townspeople have responded to this drive in years past, and they will again.” Richard Stoller of Dewart Lake has accepted the chairmanship of the community drive, and with the help of a number of youth groups in the community, they will pick up trash in the town and surrounding area. Anyone who needs help with pick up is urged to call 658-4111. Junk Cars Again One aspect of the clean-up week is the removal of junk cars from the community. In a letter to the Milford town board, the MAD organization has asked the board to invoke its 1967 junk car ordinance, known as Ordinance No. 67-3, having chief of police Don Drake to hand deliver a letter to anyone having a junk car on their premises and informing them of the penalities attached to their failure to comply with the ordinance. The ordinance is published in its full text on another psge of this issue of The Mail-Journal. The town board would greatly appreciate the voluntary compliance of all the citizens of the Milford community in regards to the above ordinances on junk cars and trash. Junk car removal will be furnished free of charge by Chuck Berkeypile, who is anxious to see Milford cleaned up and beautified at the earliest possible date. Persons with junk cars should do their part by calling Mr. Berkeypile who has the needed equipment to do the job. The town is asking for everyone’s cooperation.
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stantiated that confidence to its fullest extent. Your recent actions, however, indicate that you do not share this belief. “Since the office of building commissioner cannot function properly with anything less than complete support for the individual interpreting the regulations you have made; and since the town cannot afford such a situation as now exists, I hereby submit my resignation as Building Commissioner, effective immediately. Sincerely, Harry M. VanHemert” He was suspended indefinitely at a town board meeting last Tuesday night. Picked Up Records Town attorney Bruce Frey picked up all records in VanHemert’s possession Tuesday afternoon on orders from the town board, including
The town board plans to make an effort to have all streets swept on or before Clean-Up, Fix-Up, Paint-Up Week, and to have parking lanes in the business
Clean-up Proclamation WHEREAS, the Town Board of Trustees of Milford Junction, Kosciusko County, Indiana, has the best interest of its community at heart, and, WHEREAS, Spring is a time of awakening and beautification, WE, THEREFORE, proclaim May 12-19 Clean-Up, Fix Up, PaintUp Week for the Community, and urge all citizens and organizations of our fair community to participate actively in this most important week. TOWN BOARD OF TRUSTEES MILFORD JUNCTION, INDIANA Dr. T. A. Miller, President Norman S. Lovell, Member Mrs. Joe (Bessie) Sunthimer, Member
Robert Heady new WHS varsity coach
The Lakeland school board announced at its meeting last night that Robert Heady, heaft basketball coach at Griffith high school for the past four years, has been appointed varsity basketball coach at Wawasee high school. Heady will replace Tom Spear, who coached at Wawasee for the past two years and will accept a coaching position in the West Lafayette, area next year. In addition to coaching basketball, Heady will also be varsity baseball coach and be on the summer staff. No salary figure was released, but superintendent Don Arnold said it would be consistent with current salary schedules. Had 80 Applicants Supt. Arnold said the school had at least 80 actual serious applications for the coaching post at Wawasee. He said there were well over 100 contacts, three from college assistant coaches, and that he is still getting inquiries. Coach Heady began his coaching career at Frankfort as assistant under Phil Buck. After two years at Frankfort, he ac-
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existing building permits and alt pending applications for building permits. The town board, acting as a body, has assumed all responsibilities of the office of building commissioner, according to board president Lou Kuilema. When Kuilema heard of VanHemert’s resignation, he said bluntly, “We’ll accept his resignation.” VanHemert has had a running battle with the Turkey Creek township plan commission over what the plan commission termed “faulty permits,” and the controversy has spilled over into town board meetings. The real crunch came when VanHemert issued a permit to Mr. and Mrs. William Pinney to build a 12-unit apartment on Front street in Syracuse on a plot of ground which did not have sufficient square footage. In an agreement between Phil Gut-
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block painted. The board also hopes to have the Milford volunteer fire department hose down the street in the business block.
IKBI B rw "JB ROBERT HEADY cepted the assistant varsity position at Warren Central under Carl McNulty and remained for three years. Heady then accepted the varsity basketball and baseball positions at Griffith high school, a school of 1,000 students in grades 10-12, where he has coached for the past four years. At Griffith his basketball teams won two conference titles and
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man, Fort Wayne attorney for the Pinneys, and the town board and {Jan commission, reached late last week, the permit in question was revised in order that the Pinneys might erect an eight-unit apartment on the same location. Others on the plan commission felt VanHemert was violating a state statute by holding two lucrative jobs. Besides being building commissioner, he is also Turkey Creek township assessor. 200 Permits Mr. VanHemert said he issued something over 200 building permits, the most he has ever issued in a single year. He said he made about $2,400 as building commissioner last year. Meanwhile, the Syracuse town board planned an informal meeting tonight (Wednesday) to consider the appointment of a new building commissioner to fill the vacancy. Short school board session The Lakeland school board held one of its briefest meetings last night in the administrative building, with Dr. Robert A. Craig presiding in the absence of president Jerry Helvey. The 35-minute session included acceptance of a financial report (incomplete in regard to bank balances due to the absence of business manager Marion Lantz), approval of claims and approval of extra-curriculum reports. In an informational report, superintendent Don Arnold said corporation building programs were on schedule, and added that Hoosier scholarships to Lakeland students amounted to $6,330 this year. He added that college enrollment of Lakeland students is down this year, perhaps due to an accellerated vocational program and due to the teaching profession being glutted. The board authorized curriculum coordinator John A. Naab to file an amendment to Title I (reading), ESEA project. Mr. Arnold said only about 90 per cent of these funds are originally authorized, and that filing for the additional 10 per cent is a customary procedure. Approve Traviolia, Heady The board put its official stamp of approval on Harold Traviolia and Robert Heady as teachers and coaches for 1973-74, Traviolia as football coach and Heady as varsity basketball coach. A General Education Development diploma was granted to Phillip L. Graff of Milford, who passed the test with exceptionally high marks, it was noted. In a final order of business, Mr. Arnold read a reciprocity agreement with West Noble and Fairfield schools for approval, , based on $330 per pupil per year u'or a three hour course. won the 1973 sectional. His baseball teams have been conference champs for the past two years. As an athlete Mr. Heady lettered in baseball and basketball at Eastern Kentucky State and at Ball State university and has continued to play in semi-pro baseball leagues since college. He is a graduate of Frankton high school and received his BS and MS degrees from Ball State university in th? areas of physical education, health and earth science. 1116 new WHS coach is married and has two children, ages 9 and 10. The Headys plan to move to the Lakeland community m June.
Nat'l Police Week Proclamation WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States of America has designated the week of May 15th to be dedicated as “National Police Week,” and May 15th of each year to be “Police Memorial Day,” and WHEREAS, The Law Enforcement officers are our guardians of life and property, defenders of the individual right to be free men, warriors in the war agamst crime, and dedicated to the preservation of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and WHEREAS, The City of Syracuse desires to honor the valor, service and dedication of its own police officers, WE THEREFORE PROCLAIM THAT THE WEEK OF MAY 13th to 19th be POLICE WEEK and call upon all our citizens in this community to especially honor and show our sincere appreciation for the Police Officers of this City by deed, remark and attitude. I call upon all our citizens to make every effort to express their thanks to our men who make it possible for us to leave our homes and family in safety each day and to return to our homes knowing they are protected by men willing to sacrifice their lives, if necessary, to guard our loved ones, property and government against all those who would violate the law. Signed this 9th day of May, at the City of Syracuse, State of Indiana, in witness’ thereof the Seal and signatures of this city are affixed. Louis M. Kuilema Town Board President Attest: Betty Dust Clerk-Treasurer
Guest speaker set for drug meeting A guest speaker is scheduled to speak at the May 14 meeting of the Concerned Citizens Drug committee meeting in room 300 at Wawasee high school at 7:30 p.m. The public is urged to attend. Lieutenant Warren H. Swartz of Syracuse and public relations and public information officer is the speaker. He has been a member of the Elkhart county sheriff’s department for over 15 years, under four different sheriffs. He entered the department as a turnkey and radio operator, advanced to traffic as a patrolman, then sergeant of traffic division. He then was promoted to lieutenant in charge of traffic and later as commander of the traffic division. Swartz graduated from Millersburg high school, Indiana university and the Indiana law enforcement academy. He has attended many educational seminars sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, school districts, police department and other agencies. The latest two seminars attended were the national district attorneys association event in Chicago and the Marion county sheriffs department at Indianapolis on drug abuse and public community relations. Personally interested in the youth of today and the young adults, the speaker will use as his topic, “Do we have a drug problem?” Deadline for assessing Van Buren township trustee Maurice Beef is reminding residents of his township that the deadline for filing tax assessments is May 15. The assessor’s office is located at the Milford fire station and is open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. week days and from 9 a.m. until 12 noon on Saturday. Assessments filed after the May 15 deadline are subject to a delinquent fine.
111 II >ll II fc -*H iJIiUW 11 I II P'* 11 I I I _| I | afll | h A— I A W ’ "w I I F 2* ■ ® ;V | |> ZSo NEW DEMOCRATIC TEAM — Officers of the Kosciusko county Democratic central committee foliowing the Saturday afternoon election are shown here, from left: Mrs. Dale (Doris) Wright of Pierceton, treasurer; new county treasurer Ed Haymaker, Warsaw; new county chairman Stanley L. Nice, Warsaw; and Mrs. Robert (Nell) Reed of Mentone, secretary.
Stanley!. Nice new Democratic chairman
Kosciusko county Democrats have a new “team” following their election Saturday afternoon at the REMC building in Warsaw of a new county chairman and county treasurer. Elected chairman to replace Jack Summe was Stanley L. Nice, r 1 Warsaw Democrat, and elected treasurer to replace William Fackler of Etna Green was Ed Haymaker, a resident of 909 Country Club road, Warsaw. Mrs. Robert (Nell) Reed of Mentone will continue on as secretary and Mrs. Dale (Doris) Wright of Pierceton will continue as treasurer of the central committee. Mr. and Mrs. Summe plan to move to southern Indiana or Indianapolis in the near future, and Fackler resigned several months ago by letter to the central committee. Needs A Year At the meeting, attended by nearly 100 precinct committeemen and women, outgoing chairman Summe thanked them all for their support and cooperation since he took over the post in the winter of 1971. He said there will be 59 candidates needed to fill positions on the 1974 county and local ballots, and that
Three killed in accident on rain-slick roads Tuesday
Three persons died as the result of an accident on rain slick roads last night at 6:31 p.m. The accident occurred four miles north of Warsaw on state road 15. Dead are: Debbie Lynn Masterson, 19, r 1 Leesburg Kathy Lynn Sparkman, four
Syracuse BPW plans upcoming projects
Members of the Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s association met Tuesday night at the Maxwelton golf club and made plans for upcoming projects. The organization’s card party will be held on May 23 at the South Shore golf club. Tickets were distributed to members at Tuesday’s meeting and final plans were made. Also discussed was the flea market to be held on June 9 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Ford salesroom in the village. Persons having items to donate may do so by dropping them in the box on the porch at the Turkey Creek Furniture store on Huntington street.
a new chairman will need at least a year to learn the duties of his office. Nice ‘A Fighter’ Nominating Stan Nice for chairman was Mrs. Richard (Dorothy) Goshert, r 1 Warsaw, who is Nice’s precinct committeewoman. She praised Mr. Nice for his years of service to the party and called him a “real fighter” for the Democratic party in Kosciusko county. She pointed out that Nice was a primary candidate in the 1958 sheriff’s race, losing to Sam Holbrook, and that he was a Democratic candidate for county commissioner in 1968. He lost that race to Frederick Gilliam. Mrs. Goshert said Nice was a delegate to the 1972 Democratic state convention, and has been a hard-working precinct committeeman. Nice graduated from Warsaw high school in 1950, attended Michigan State college at East Lansing, and served in the air force four years with duty in Korea. Mr. and Mrs. (Marjorie) Nice have two daughters, Linda, 11, and Debra, 9. Haymaker Treasurer Ed Haymaker was nominated for county treasurer by Mrs.
Johnny Waddell, seven Hospitalized at the Murphy Medical Center are Margaret Waddell, 25, r 1 Leesburg; Tommy Waddell, one; Sandra Waddell, six; Bertha Harrison, 25; Gene Harrison, three and Tina Teresa Harrison, four. Taken to a Fort Wayne hospital were Kim Waddell, eight; and
A total of 29 members were in attendance. Thank you notes were read from Helen Wilkison, Mrs. Gloria Hodler and Mrs. Florence Stetler. The door prize was won by Mrs. Robert Swager. God’s Masterpiece (mother) was read by Mrs. Lyle Seiffert. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Bill Cobum and Mrs. Fred By land. SEE SOX BALL GAME Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisser, Doug, Greg, Brad and Kathy and Gary Bray were in Chicago on Sunday to attend the Chicago White Sox — New York Yankees baseball game.
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Stuart (Marie) Stokes and his nomination was seconded by Rex Tinkey of Pierceton. As in the case of Nice’s nomination, Haymaker’s nomination was unanimous. Mr. Haymaker, public relations director for the United Telephone Co. of Indiana for the past five years, came to Kosciusko county from Franklin where he worked in the Democratic vineyards as precinct committeeman for 28 years, city chairman for eight years and served on congressional committees. In his remarks, he said he has worked in the Democratic party for 44 years. He and Mrs. (Gertrude) Haymaker have a daughter, Mrs. John (Katherine) Evans of Indianapolis and a son Mark, 20, in the U.S. Marines. In remarks by Nell Reed, she said Mr. Nice was chairman of the Floyd Fithian- for Congress -campaign in Kosciusko county and made an impressive showing in that race. Nice said he plans to sit down with the Democratic central committee to bring in people in an advisory capacity to work out goals for the countjrorganizations.
Bonnie Harrison, six. All have extensive injuries. The auto driven by Debbie Masterson slid out of control on the rain-slick pavement, crossed the center line of the state highway and was hit broadside by the car driven by Margaret Waddell. Investigation of the accident continues.
Voting machines for Kosciusko county Members of the Kosciusko county council have approved the spending of the January 1 to June 30 revenue sharing allocation for the purchase of voting machines for the county. The total funds allocated for the voting machines for county precincts is $40,000. In addition the county plans to spend $5,072 for motor graders with these funds also coming from the revenue sharing monies. The use of revenue sharing funds for these purchases will prevent an increase in the county taxes.