The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 August 1973 — Page 3

bajziN>£X Note to U. S. Postmaster General Klassen. Inasmuch as you are constantly telling the public your new U. S. Postal Service is seeking ways of implementing speedier mail service and of serving the public more efficiently and courteously, may we respectively make a suggestion. Only last week we ran across something in our local post office that could and (we think) should be corrected to “humanize” your local postal service. We received a subscription request from a respected townsman to have a weekly copy of our newspaper, The MailJournal, sent to former Wawasee high school coach Tom Spear who moved to the Lafayette area. Os course, we went to the local post office to get coach Spears’ forwarding address, and we were promptly and firmly told by postmaster Bushong that he could not honor our request. We thought the request reasonable, and in keeping with bringing better service to our community. But the post-

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master thought otherwise. In fact, he said the postal rules and regulations were specific in this matter — that he could not possibly give out anyone’s forwarding address. And this comes from the post office that has been demanding over the years that all letters and parcels be addressed correctly right dbwn to the dotting of the “i’s” and crossing of the “t’s.” We just failed to understand why a local, community newspaper, whose news columns are devoid of any pornography, lottery or sex-ridden articles, cannot reach a person as innocuous as a high school basketball coach. This flies in our face with particular fury when one considers the highbinders in high places in our government today (as witness the daily Watergate revelations), as posed against the innocent request we made. We would ask you, Mr. Klassen, to think about this for just a moment. Do you REALLY want to humanize the U. S. postal service? Do you REALLY want to get the mails moving? Has federal bureaucracy reached its long arm down into our community and strangled our local postmaster to the point where we cannot send a simple little copy of our home town newspaper to a subscriber? Local angler Robert Laudeman, North Shore drive, knows there are some really big bluegills in Syracuse Lake, if the

right person knows just the right spot to go after them. As evidence, neighbor Ruth Clindaniel snapped a picture of Bob holding a 10%-inch bluegill. Bob is proudly displaying the picture in the den of his new home. Wit Winston Gants has a seven-week-old part poodle and collie (“whose dad was a traveling salesman,” he says) which he locks up in his car while he is drinking coffee at the Syracuse Case. The other day dog “Fudge” came up missing, and a sign on the Gants car read, “I*ll be at the Stagdard Oil station when you want me.” Gants went to the station, whistled for Fudge and heard his bark from the men’s rest room where he was locked up. Auto dealer Ron and B. J. Silveus have Florida guests at their Lake Wawasee home, one being his sister Karen who turned 21 August 7. At the South Shore dining room Friday night, Bill Galloway was tipped off of Karen’s just coming of age, and he dropped by the table to demand her I.D. card. She scurried through her purse, produced the card a little redfaced and everyone got a chuckle out of the incident. Wawasee property owners will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19, to elect some new directors. From their August newsletter comes this: “In accordance with the bylaws of the association as amended at the 1972 annual meeting, six vacancies on the board of directors will be filled. Three of these vacancies will result from the expiration of the terms of office of current directors and will be for threeyear terms. The other three vacancies result from the enlargement of the board of directors from nine to twelve members. Os the three additional directors to be chosen, one will be for a three-year term; one for two years; and one for one year. In future years the terms of four directors will expire each year. “Directors Whose terms expire this year are M. D. Umbaugh, Franklin M. Herdrich and W. W. Spurgeon, Jr. Mr. Umbaugh and Mr. Spurgeon are eligible for reelection; Mr. Herdrich has served two consecutive terms of three-years each and in accordance with the by-laws is not eligible for re-election. Directors continuing in office are Karl Freese, Harry Alfrey, Irwin Deister, George Hetler, Ronald Silveus and Meyer Maidenberg.” Making the rounds now are black briefcases labeled “Watergate Case, Confidential File.” It comes with holes in it for confidential leaks and is guaranteed bug proof. What won’t they think of next? Emma Rock got a scare Friday a.m. when she came out of an uptown store and found her car missing. It was a case of mistaken identity, with someone getting in her car and driving it off. It wasn’t long until the error was discovered and all was right again. The North Webster bank has changed its name from the Farmers State Bank to the Counting House Bank recently, in keeping with the new, medieval theme of that community. But this doesn’t mean the bank

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is no longer interested in the rich farm community in Kosciusko county. Fact is, they’re taking a new approach to “paying attention” to the farm community. Witness the faces of the bank’s personnel at the 4-H livestock auction last Thursday night. They purchased 2 steers: one from Judy Ferverda, daughter of the Donald Ferverdas, r 1 North Webster, and the other from Vicki Gilbert, daughter of the Vernon Gilberts, r 3 Syracuse; plus a hog from John Rhodes, son of the Norman Rhodes, r 1 Warsaw. Now get this. On Monday the Ferverdas brought the bank personnel a huge watermelon and the Gilberts brought them in a large three-layered German chocolate cake. Who fcere the bidders for the bank? Why, “Babe” Bachelder, Rachael Aaron and Ed Likens, of cuss. We hear of a new business in Wawasee Village — Wawasee Oil Brokers, Inc., but no one knows for sure just what it is. There should be more Goshen College news in The M-J in the future. The college has employed a full time man to head up a news bureau. Fred Steiner, former weekly newspaper editor, is holding down the new post. } He writes us, “There is a sizeable Goshen alumni group in Milford and Syracuse and a number of local students presently are enrolled at the college.” Look for a surprise marriage in Honolulu come Christmas time. Then there’s the tenuous tale about the local waitress that tripped over a dog chain and fell through the glass door and was off work a week. She says, “That’s my story, and I’m sticking with it.” Car-motorcycle collide Sunday Paul David Harrell, 17, r 3 Syracuse, received injuries in a car-motorcycle accident Sunday at CR 100 N and Elkhart drive near Syracuse. Driver of the auto involved was Thomas D. Mehl. Jr., 17, r 1 Milford. Kosciusko county patrolman Marlin E. Rose reported that Mehl stopped at the intersection and started to go through the intersection when he saw the motorcycle coming. Harrell apparently failed to see the Mehl vehicle in time to avoid the accident. Harrell was treated at the Goshen hospital for fractures, lacerations and contusions. Damage to the cycle was set at SSOO and to the car S2OO. Michael Coy completes basic training SAN ANTONIO — Airman Michael D. Coy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne L. Coy of r 3 Syracuse, has been assigned to Sheppard AFB, Tex., after completing air force basic training. During his six weeks at the air training command’s Lackland AFB, Tex., he studied the air force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations. The airman has been assigned to the technical training center at Sheppard for specialized training in aircraft maintenance. Airman Coy is a 1970 graduate of Wawasee high school. His wife, Yvonne, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Mclntire of Gray, Ga. Milford woman in Dunlap collision Mary E. Oiler, 25, r» 1 Milford, escaped injury Monday at 3:30 p.m. in Dunlap when her 1963 Mercury struck a forklift being operated by Lester Manis, 44, r 4 Winimac. The Oiler vehicle was eastbound on US 33 at CR 13 at the time of the accident. Damage to the vehicles involved was set at $950 by investigating Elkhart county sheriff’s Ptl. Richard Method.

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LEADERSHIP AWARD — Mark Reiff, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reiff, r 1 Warsaw, is attending Camp Miniwanca for two weeks. The American Youth Foundation Camp is located on Lake Michigan north of Muskegon. This leadership award is a state award based on achievement record books submitted last January and Mark was selected on the complete square of mental, physical, social and religious balance. The 17-year-old senior at Wawasee high school is an honor student as well as an outstanding athlete; Mark placed sixth in discus at the state track and field meet and lettered two years in football and baseball. He is president of the Chain-O-Lakes 4H club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has been a member of the state 4-H band for three years. During his nine years in 4-H, he has completed 59 project years and five years as a junior leader. Good year for youth league This has been a successful, well balanced, good year for the North Webster Youth League as described by Harry Minnick, chairman of the board. Approximately 150 boys, girls, leaders and parents boarded school buses Sunday morning and drove to Indianapolis where they attended the Triple A In-dianapolis-Omaha game. The Youth League program this year has comprised a total of 132 including 40 T-ballers and, for the first time, two girls’ teams with 23 girls participating. Since the expected loss is limited to eight, the board anticipates an even greater participation next year, roughly 160 boys and 50 girls. Plans are nearly completed for the closing activity of the season to be held next week, which will include an all-star-traveling team game. Attend county meeting of WCTU Members of the Anna Bowers Women’s Christian Temperance Union who attended the county meeting held at the home of Mrs. Herbert Eberhardt at Winona Lake Thursday were Mrs. Rhoda Mock, Mrs. Elizabeth Baker, Mrs. Eva Locke, Mrs. Mayzel Miller and Mrs. Mary Wilcoxson. During the business session at 11 o’clock, Mrs. Mary Wilcoxson of the local Union was re-elected to the county office of recording secretary and Mrs. Betty Barrett, second vice president. It was reported that Mrs. Eberhardt was elected president and Miriam Kutz, first vice president. A picnic luncheon was enjoyed at noon and Mrs. Cleo Parrish, former state president was * principal speaker for the afternoon session. The meeting sessions as well as the picnic dinner were held in Mrs. Eberhardt’s screened-in patio. Mrs. Rensberger guest hostess Mrs. Wilbur Rensberger, a guest of the Lakeview Pythian Past Chiefs served as hostess for the August meeting at her home on r 1 Milford Wednesday night. During the business session, Mrs. Rensberger was inducted to membership in the club. Miss

Phyllis Engle was also a guest at the meeting which was attended by eight members. After the business meeting, the evening was spent playing progressive euchre and prizes were presented to Mrs. Carl Kissinger Mrs. Harry Bause and Mrs. Stanley Vanator. Mrs. Rensberger served her guests ham salad sandwiches, fresh strawberry pie with whipped cream and coffee. Mrs. Roy Spry will entertain at the next meeting. Racing better than average An average sized crowd saw better than average racing at the Trojan Motorcycle Speedway at North Webster Friday night. There were several races in which four or five riders were wheel to wheel as they crossed the finish line. A total of 61 cycles were registered in the five classes of racing on the quarter mile flat track with the following results: lOOcc — First, Tom Hulsey, Bunker Hill; second, Bruce Ralston, Niles, Mich.; third, William Meadows, Woodbum; and fourth, Glen Bruce, Elkhart 125 cc — First, Dan Holmes, Goshen; second, Tom Hulsey, Bunker Hill; third, Lowell Holderman, Goshen; and fourth, Chip Grant, Rockford, Ohio 175 cc — First, Ed Wolph, Elkhart; second, Doug Strombeck, North Webster; third, Dan Weicht, North Webster; and fourth, Randy Sizemore, New Paris 250 cc — First, Michael Borders, Gas City; second, Stephen Elo, Niles, Mich.; third, Dan Holmes, Goshen; and fourth, Floyd Wyatt, Battle Creek, Mich. 350 cc — First, Floyd Wyatt, Battle Creek, Mich.; second, Randy Lewallen, North Webster; third, Stephen Elo, Niles, Mich.; and fourth, Lamar Nusbaum, Wakarusa COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett returned home this week end from a three week tour to points in Canada and California. Mr. and Mrs. James Correll of Miami Fla., visited in this area last week. They were Wednesday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Kussmaul. Other guests at the dinner and for the visit following were Mrs. Pete Correll of Huntington, Mrs. Hazel Richardson of Harlan, and Mrs. Martha Kussmaul. Mrs. Richardson spent all week as guest of Mrs. Martha Kussmaul. Mrs. Mary Fink and her daughter-in-law visited with Mrs. Ermal Vanator Wednesday. Frank Greene, who suffered a broken hip and was a patient in Goshen hospital has returned home and is reported making satisfactory recovery. Mrs. Mary Stanfield received word of the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Fleming Wednesday. Mrs. Fleming visited in North Webster a couple years ago and made several acquaintances here. Death was

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINING THE TAX RATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY WAYNE TOWNSHIP. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA, BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD. is herebv given the taxpayers of Wayne Township, Kosciusko County. Indiana, that the proper officers of said r£ular on "he 27th da,! of August. 1973. will consider the following budget: TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION TOWNSHIP FUND FIRE FIGHTING FUND T ® WN . S "" FOOR RFUEF FVND ""IVave* 1 Expense CteriCa, S3.«X).oO Other Relief $10,000.00 Prtotto< ,. 1,000.00 Total Fire Fighting Fund UOtoer Relief 7.874.00 » f n? e Jhe te place Salary" 200 00 Recreation KCBKAT,ON FVND SI3.SOO.OO Total Twp. Poor Relief Fd. *17,874.00 Justice of the Peace Salary Recreation FEDERAL REVENUE SHARING FUND * Fe « s r";. I.vlu-OO Total Recreation Fund $13.500 00 Annual Fire Contracts $30,569.00 Other*Civil Twp. Expenses — 1,250.00 Bonds & Interest $36,256.00 Recreation — 13,500.00 Total Township Fund <5916000 Total School Aid Bond Fd. $36,256.00 Total Revenue Shar. Fund $61,934.00 ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31st OP INCOMING Townshlp Md Fed # rTotaly Budget Estimate for incoming year. Jan. Ito Dec• 31 - 1974 ; 7*9060 MOOOO *36.257 $6L943 2. Necessary Expenditures. July 1 toDec. 31 of present year, to be made a from appropriations unexpended — — — — -------- -- 5,004 50 000 ‘ 8 3 Additional Appropriations necessary to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of pre4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before December 31. of present year — not included in lines 2 or 3 . inn non s-r nos 5. Total Funds Required (Add Lines ,1. 2. 3 and 4) 14.264 100.000 57,095 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY 14 097 3 777 6 300 6. Actual Balance. June 30th of present year — 14,097 j?''* 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December Settlement) — — - 38,185 Ji.ibs 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received. July 1 of present year to Dec. 31 of Incoming year (Schedule on file) ■ *076 b. iFotoe? Revenue'3-000 J 036 32,540 9. Total Funds (Add Lines 6. 7. 8a and 8b) 17,097 47,998 24.555 10. Net amount required to be raised for expenses to Dec. 31st of incoming year (Deduct line 9 from line 5). 2,833 52.002 20,445 11. Operating Balance (Not in excess of expenses from Jan. 1 to June 30, less Miscellaneous Revenue for same Period) — 45 000 * 12. Amount to be raised by Tax Levy (Add lines 10 and 11) 9 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property -- - - -Valuation Est. Total For 1973 - *50.000.000.00 Wayne $21,433,610 Warsaw $24,014,100 , Winona Lake *2,539,080 fttnds Levy on Amount to Property Be Raised Fire Fighting » 10 *45 000 School Aid Bond Fund 09 ___ Total i --- --- 8 19 $66,433 _/ COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED To Be FUNDS — Collected Collected Collected Collected 1971 1972 . 1973 1974 Township - i $ 4,290 $ 4,560 Fire Fighting J 51,255 46,264 36,173 21.433 Recreation —— 12.872 13.680 13.795 School Aid Bond Fund 38,616 41.041 32,188 45,000 Total 1 | —' $107,033 $105,545 $82,156 $66,433 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined, and presented to the county auditor not later than two days prior to the second' Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the county tax adjustment board, or on their failure so to do. by the county auditor, ten or m °re taxpayer* feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged, whichever date la later, and the state board of tax commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county. EDWIN D. PRATT Trustee. Wayne Township Dated July 27. 1973. MJ — * 15 * 22

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GRAND CHAMPION — “Mischief Susan," a Hereford heifer exhibited by Ronnie Aaron, 13, won the grand championship honors in her division last week at the Kosciusko county fair. Ronnie, a third-year member of the Helping HandsM-H club, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Aaron of r 2 Syracuse. He won a trophy from the Vernon Gilbert family of r 3 Syracuse for his efforts.

attributed to two strokes followed by a heart attack. Mrs. Fleming is the grandmother of the former Miss Lois Hamm who spent two years as elementary music teacher in the North Webster school. -NW— Speakers stolen at Trojan Speedway Eight speakers, which were part of a public address system, were reported stolen during the past 10 days from the grounds of the Trojan Speedway. The speedway is located three and a half miles south of North Web-

NOTICE TO TAXPAYER OF TAX LEVIES IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINING THE TAX RATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY THE LIBRARY BOARD OF SYRACUSE PUBLIC LIBRARY, KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA, BEFORE THE LIBRARY BOARD. Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Syracuse and Turkey Creek Township. , Kosciusko County. Indiana, that the proper legal officers ot said municipality, at their regular meeting place, on the sth day ot September, 1973. will consider the following budget: BUDGET CLASSIFICATION LIBRARY OPERATING FUND 5. Current Charges —: — .—?'\2.327 1. Services Personal $10,020 7. Properties — - 7.900 2. Services Contractual 2.040 3. Supplies T.OOO 4. Materials -— 100 Total Library Op. Fund ——523,387 (Complete Detail of Budget estimate may be seen in office of Library) ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED I FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO Library DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR: Operating 1. Total budget estimate for incoming year, Fund Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1974, inclusive $23,387.00 2. Necessary expenditures, July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended - 10,600.00 5. Total Funds Required 33,987.00 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY 6. Actual balance, June 30th of present year 1,165.68 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December Settlement) 18,978.15 8. Miscellaneous revenue to be received July 1 of present year to Dec. 31 of Incoming year — Schedules on file a. Special taxes — 5,475.00 b. All other revenue .. 1,050.00 9. Total Funds ] 26,668.83 10. Net amount required to be raised for expenses to Dec. 31 of incoming year — 7,318.17 11. Operating Balance 10,000.00 12i Amount to be raised by Tax Levy $17,318.17 Property Tax Replacement Credit From Local Option Tax 717.00 14. Net Amount To Be Raised By Tax Levy $16,601.17 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property — $22,381,560.00 Levy on Amount to FUNDS — Property be raised Library Operating $ .07 $16,601.00 TOTAL — - *°7 $16,601.00 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED FUNDS — To Be Collected Collected Collected Collected 1970 1 1971 1972 1973 Library Operating . $15,516.00 $17.275;00 ( $19,575.3$ $18,978.15 Bond and Interest Redemption 1.819.00 2,158.00 i TOTAL $17,335.00 $19,433.00 $19,575.30 $18378.15 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. Alter the tax levies have been determined, and presented to the County Auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the County Tax Adjustment Board, or on their failure so to do, by the County Auditor, ten or more taxpayer* feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing of petition with the County Auditor on or before the'fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day after publication by the Couhty Auditor of tax rates charged, whichever date is later, and the atate board will fix a date for hearing in this county. JACK VANDERFORD, President of Library Board RUTH MEREDITH. Secretary PHILIP K. FAWLEY, Treasurer of Library Board Dated this Bth day of August, 1973. MJ — A. 15 * 22

ster. The theft was first noticed Friday night when a motorcycle race was scheduled there. The loss is estimated from between $350 and S4OO. Reports theft of purse • Maureen C. Murphy, r 1 Leesburg, reported to Warsaw city police Tuesday that her purse containing three dollars had been taken from her parked car. The incident occurred at Bixler Park in Warsaw. The purse was stolen at about 3 p.m. Monday.

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