The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 December 1973 — Page 1

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VOLUME 10

______ .//. ' V 5 HKHMHHHSIKMN * J? tiS * ifr T „ > 7 isiKi ... ' ■T w ’ jnhl HL wR — “ “ - I - nil - Si WEDNESDAY’S SNOW — Last Wednesday the snow fell in the Lakeland area to the tune of some 13 inches in less than 24 hours. The top photo shows Milford street superintendent John Martin hard at work cleaning snow from the town’s main street. The second photo shows one of thousands of cars which were snowed under and had to be dug out. In the bottom photo Yvonne Spurling of Syracuse was caught by our photographer as she was trying to dig her car out Wednesday in order to get home before nightfall. " Investigation continues into week end tiurglary

Authorities continue investigation into a break-in and burglary at the office of Leonard Nichols, 425 Medusa street, Syracuse, sometime during the week end. The break-in was discovered by Nichols and reported to Syracuse police at Snow conditions cause accidents Two separate accidents this past week in Syracuse were due to bad weather conditions due to snow, however, no injuries were sustained in either mishap. Syracuse police reported a 1972 Chevrolet truck owned by Joe Sparduto was damaged $25 last Wednesday as the driver attempted a turn off North Harrison street in Syraucse, into an alleyway, and skidded into a utility pole. On Friday, a rear end collision of two vehicles resulted in $275 damage on Huntington street in

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3:40 Sunday afternoon. Taken in the burglary were a Marlin 22 semi-automatic rifle with scope valued at $l5O, a Philco portable television valued at $149.99 and a Norelco tape player and several cassette tapes. - * Syracuse. Drivers were Donna K. Bachtel of r 3 Syracuse and Erique J. Paradis, r 4 Syracuse. The mishap occurred as Miss Bachtel attempted a turn off Huntington and struck a snowbank. Paradis, who was following in a 1972 Dodge, could not stop in time to avoid hitting the Bachtel 1966 Ford from behind. Police set damage at $25 to the Ford and $250 to the truck. SATURDAY GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brembeck and family of Waubee Lake were Saturday guests of her brother, Dr. and Mrs. Earl Cripe and family at Bremen.

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Lakeland area at standstill after heavy, wintery snowfall

The Lakeland area, as well as most of northern Indiana, was left at a standstill last Thursday morning following a sudden snow storm which moved in from the east Wednesday. It dropped some 14-20 inches of snow on the Lakeland area Wednesday afternoon and Thursday night. Schools were dismissed early Wednesday afternoon and will not reconvene until after the holidays. Most businesses and factories

Salaries are’ listed for Syracuse town employees

Ordinance number 73-26 was passed last week at the Syracuse town board of trustees meeting setting salaries and benefits of officials and employees of the town for the ensuing year. The president of the town board of trustees received a SSOO a year increase, from the $250 salary to $750, with the four remaining board members to receive SSOO. an increase of S3OO. Salary of the town attorney remained at SSOO for the year, as did the plan commission attorney fee at SSOO. The clerk-treasurer shall receive an increase to $4,296 from the former $2,200 per year. The building commissioner shall still receive 60 per cent of the commission collected by him from fees and will turn fees collected by him in to the clerk’s office weekly. The town marshall received a slight increase to $7,560 from the former $7,200. Deputy marshals went from $6,672 to $7,006 per year and probationary officers will receive $6,432 as opposed to the former $6,120 per year. Crossing guards will receive $27.50 per pay period compared to the previous $25. The street, water, sewer commissioner will get $7,560 a year compared to the former $7,200 for last year. His assistant commissioner will get $6,840 instead of the $6,720 rate for last year. Fire station operators received a slight increase to $5,496 from the former $5,232 salary last year. The fire chief has been allowed the same salary of $950 a year, with other salaries remaining the same as last year for first assistant, $850; second assistant, $750; captain, $700; secretarytreasurer, $750. A clothing allowance or auto allowance of SIOO per man, gave a

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A two-truck accident occurred at 8:05 this morning at the corner of road 15 and county road 1250 North, in front of the Augsburger Foodliner in Milford. A1973 Chevrolet pick-up driven by Charles H. Hartman, Sr., of Monroesville, Ind., crashed into the rear of a sand-filled state

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were open on Thursday, however, only employees and owners who lived close enough to walk or who could travel on main roads which were plowed out early were at their posts on time. Others arrived as they could make it and still others were snowed-in all day. Those who did walk took to the streets, where they found the least amount of snow. Being so close to Christmas the snow brought out the holiday spirit in

SSO increase, to be paid at year end for all firemen certified to have attended at least half of the drills and fire calls. Hourly employees received increases to student help of the street, water and sewer departments of $2 from the previous $1.90 up to top pay of $3.15 an hour. The section head shall decide rate to be paid each employee, however, not to exceed the $3.15. The clerk’s pay was set at $2.75 as opposed to the previous $2.60 an hour. Reserve officers of the police department shall be paid at the hourly rate of $2.35 per hour. Fire operators and the street, water, sewer employees shall be provided uniform changes. Police shall be provided with a liability insurance policy and firemen shall be protected by an insurance policy. Injured at work last week Nicolas Hernandez of r 1 Milford was treated and released from the Goshen hospital late last week after suffering a three inch laceration to his right hand. Hernandez was injured when he fell on a piece of steel while working at Smoker’s Boat Co., New Paris. DAVE McGREWS VISITING AT LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. Mr. and Mrs. Dave McGrew left Saturday for Laguna Beach, Calif., where they will spend a week with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Dave McGrew, Jr. Mr. McGrew the younger is a sales representative in the California area for R. R. Donnolly Co., a printing firm. Mrs. McGrew is the former Judy Bowen, daughter of Indiana Governor and Mrs. Otis R. Bowen.

highway truck driven by Delbert C. Garber. Garber had driven into the Augsburger Foodliner drive and backed onto road 15 in order to turn around. Garber said he looked but failed to see the northbound Hartman truck.

all. By Friday morning snow plows which operated all day Thursday had most of the roads cleared enough to make travel passable. However, the big chore of cleaning up after a heavy snow continued. Moderating temperatures and rain over the past few days have melted much of the snow and have cleared sidewalks. Freezing temperatures this morning, however, have made street and sidewalks dangerous once again.

No upgrading of any employee shall be granted unless section heads recommend same. Section heads are the clerk-treasurer, marshal, street, water, sewer commissioner and township trustee. During the 1974 year there will be 24 pay periods for all persons drawing more than SI,OOO with those below to be semi-annually. The first pay period will be the first day of the month until the 15th day. Full-time employees of the town shall be eligible for one week vacation after one year of service and two weeks after three years. One week will be seven consecutive days; two weeks will be 14 consecutive days. Station operators shall be eligible for seven days of sick leave per year, not accumlative, with other stipulations listed. $350 damage in Warsaw crash A two car collision Thursday, Dec. 20, at 7:15 a.m. at the intersection of East Center street and Detroit street, Warsaw, resulted in $350 damage. The autos were driven by Dennis Dausman, 22, r 1 Leesburg, and Ollie J. Landrum, 32, 427 South High St., Warsaw. Damage to the Dausman vehicle was set at SIOO and to the Landrum auto $250. No injuries were reported. No injuries in Wednesday crash No injuries were reported by county officers in a rear-end collision last Wednesday on SR 15 near CR 350 N which resulted in SSOO damage to both vehicles. Drivers involved were Lester Purcell, 55, r 3 Syracuse and Chad Woodburn, 25, r 1 Milford.

t Hartman was en route to Elkhart. The Hartman truck was i totaled, while the sand spreader ( was knocked off the state high- ' way truck. There were no personal injuries.

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Damage was estimated at $3,000 at the two-year-old Wayne Bucher home on Dewart Lake early Sunday evening as fire swept through the (fireplace chimney and onto the roof of the house.

Unemployment claims increase

Unemployment insurance claims in Indiana increased last week as seasonal factors, production cutbacks, and lack of work caused layoffs in construction and manufacturing industries. John F. Coppes, director of the Indiana Employment Security Division, said' that claims rose 15.2 per cent from the weekbefore number to 33,295. Elkhart continued to report the largest

Indiana taxpayer to work for tax collector

INDIANAPOLIS — The typical Indiana taxpayer will be working for the tax collector during the first 123 days of next year, the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce said today . He will not start working for himself until May 4, 1974. That’s because the average Hoosier will pay 33.7 per cent of his income into federal, state and local taxes, according to an estimate by Edward J. Bowman, director of the state chamber’s taxation department. “Considering the adoption of state and local tax changes in Indiana, perhaps the most striking fact is that the percentage of income devoted to total taxation has not increased over last year’s figure,” Bowman said. Bowman made his calculations in preparing the 1974 Tax Calendar just issued by the state chamber. The tax calendar lists more than 250 reminders of dates when some 60 types of taxes fall due for the business community and for all citizens. This also includes all changes made as a result of the new 1973 tax program adopted by the General Assembly. Chamber executive vice president John V. Barnett said that, in view of the increasing pace of taxation, the fact that the Hoosier tax burden remains constant is a favorable indication that progress is being made in the area of tax reform. “With the passage of the 1973 tax program in Indiana,” Barnett said, “we expect local taxes to decrease with a compensating increase in state taxes. However,

Milford firemen responded to a 6p.m. call, but it was nearly 6:30 before they arrived due to icecovered roads. The Buchers were enjoying their Christmas with other members erf their family when

volume of claims due to reduced sales in the recreational vehicle and mobile home industry. Mr. Coppes said that 4,014 new and continuing claims, or 12 per cent of the total, are the result of the energy crisis. All but about 150 are in automotive or recreational vehicle or related industries. The number of claims filed last week was 4.9 per cent above the year-ago figure, he added.

federal taxes are projected to increase at the same rate of increase as personal income, thus offsetting any overall decrease in the total tax burden. “The Indiana state. chamber has supported, as have Indiana’s congressional representatives, the federal spending control legislation which has been passed by the House of Representatives,” Barnett said. “It is hoped that this legislation, along with the 1973 program, will produce an even more favorable tax picture for Hoosiers next year by reducing the overall tax burden.” The tax calendar is distributed annually to members of the state chamber, many local chambers, and a number of statewide trade associations as well as other business organizations. Snowmobile club plans first event Members of the Wawasee Snowmobile club met last week at the Frog Annex at which time plans were made, weather permitting, for the clubs first event of the snowmobiling season to be held on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 1 p.m. on Syracuse Lake at the city park. All scheduled events will be for family fun and entertainment. Visitors are invited to watch or participate in events. Prizes will be awarded on an accumulative point system at the end of the season. The next scheduled club meeting is on January 15.

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they smelled smoke. When Wayne Bucher went outside he saw flames shooting from the roof estimated at four feet high. He and his brother-in-law, Willard Conn, and his father, Jake Bucher, managed to push snow from the roof into the fired area, and to carry buckets of water to the fire, containing the fire until firemen arrived. The fire started from an overheated fireplace flue on the west side of the new home. Damage was done to the west wall of the house, its roof and the interior of the master bedroom. At home at the time besides the Buchers were their son Donald and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Willard. Conn and Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bucher and Amy, Brenda and Kristi Bucher, CAMP MACK CHANGES DIRECTORS — After serving as resident director of Camp Mack since 1957, Raymond A. Hoover has resigned. Just 17 years ago the Hoovers moved to this community, so'that Mr. Hoover could assume the administrative responsibilities of this camping facility of the Church of the Brethren. This post had been held by L. W. Shultz before this time. Mr. Hoover, a minister and school teacher, has served the camp in a part-time situation while teaching in the math department at the Towncrest junior high school at Goshen. Mrs. Hoover, the former Lura Sherman, teaches in the fourth grade at the Milford elementary school. They will continue to reside in their home southeast of town and will continue their teaching careers. They are members of the Bethel Church of the Brethren. The new resident director of the camp will be Rev. Alvin Schmucker, who has been employed on a full-time basis. He will assume his duties on January 1. Lores Steury will remain at the camp as caretaker, and his wife, Martha, will continue as head cook.