The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 January 1975 — Page 1

Rising newsprint costs to change the face of your

The rapid rise in newsprint cost to American newspaper publishers during the past year is bound to make for a change in price, design and format of the nation’s papers, accdFmng to a statement this \freek by Arch Baumgartner, publisher of The Mail-Journal. The price publishers are currently paying for newsprint varies across the country, from s26oper ton intheee’t to S2BO per ton in the west over a year ago, be said. The new, increased price became effective January 1. According to an Associated Press story this week, big

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Shewmon says his trustee years were interesting'

"It has been afi interesting four years.” said Joseph D Shewmon on Friday morning referring to his past term of office as Turkey Creek township trustee, and added. “I referred an emergency case, received by telephone this morning, on to the new trustee ” One of the big changes in the office of township trustee in his four years was township census reaching the 5.000 population, qualifying the township for a township assessor, thus taking this duty away from the trustee and deputies “Relief and welfare was a real •eye-opener’ to me,” said .Shewmon, "with probably 80 per cent of the welfare calls at the office being persons in their 20’s.” If figures were tallied, it would be surprising to many, he indicated. of persons on or requesting welfare in this arfa Requests were on the uptrend last year and soared in the last three months. Shewmon reminisced some on his term of office expressing appreciation to the electors for putting him in office and the public for the co-operation given during his term Dedicated • Unselfish The former trustee talked at length regarding the volunteer firemen and first aid and of his appreciation to them for having the privilege of working with the "dedicated and unselfish" persons making up the groqps. Shewmon added his comment on local businesses and firms giving full co-operation in allowing volunteers to leave their places of employment during the emergencies “We have no definite plans," added Shewmon when asked if he had future plans, however, added he and his wife, Martha, hope to db a little visiting with their onlyson. Joseph Oliver Shewmon who was released in December from a hospital in Japan following a lengthy illness, and with his wife Young Joe married his Japanese language teacher last June and they reside in Japan He is currently a vice president of Far East Signode Nippon corporation and has been associated with the firm for the past eight years. The firm is a packaging equipment and strapping firm. Enters Race J. D. Shewmon entered the race as a candidate for Turkey Creek township trustee in 1970. announcing his intentions on February 4. At that time he said be came to his decision to run after serious consultation with several good friends. At the time of his announcement, he was associated with Continental Steel association at Kokomo in the finance and sales division, and employed, with the firm for 38 years. with plans to retire at the end of the year. He said he and his wife had come to the Syracuse community to spend a few months, 25 years prior, and liked it so well they came back to the area to live.

metropolitan newspapers will pay increased costs of $25 million to S3O million a year over what they paid during 1974. The AP story continues. ‘•Newsprint represents nearly one-fourth of the operational costs of our papers.” says Charles W Crowder, publisher of 1 the Winston-Salem, N.C., Journal and Sentinel. ‘‘Since 1971, the cost of this material has risen 70 per cent, and by 1976 it will have increased another 15 per cent.” Crowder continued. “Newspapers face the grim but real possibility they may have to ration space to advertisers and to news, as well as restrict the

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

School Board i Shewmon was appointed to the Turkey Creek Metropolitan school board in August of 1958. being appointed by the township advisory board consisting of Wade Zerbe, Earl Darr and Charles Kroh ’* Calvin E Beck was truster and the five men made-up the first Metropolitan school board. Shewmon was returned by the voters in the 1960 primary and held his position until July of 1962 when the new Lakeland school board came into existence. I. KAREN MfLLER Continue search for Karen Miller The search continues for a 15-year-old run-away. Karen Miller of Fort Wayne, and led into the Syracuse community last week after a telephone call was received from the Lakeland area and a report given of seeing a young girl enter a car in the area bearing a 43C license plate. Persons knowing the whereabouts of the Fort Wayne youth are asked to contact the local police department or Mr. and Mrs B. j; Miller of 2706 North Anthony in Fort Wayne Collect calls will be accepted at the Fort Wayne Residence. United Fund meets Jan. 17 The United Fund of Kosciusko County, Inc., will hold the first meeting of the 1975 year on Friday. Jan. 17. at the United Fund office at 7:30 am. New officers and board members will be elected and all members are urged to attend. The officers for 1974 were: Stanley E. Pequignot. president; Ray W. Monteith, chairman of the board; John Jarecki. vice president; and Richard Snodgrass, treasurer. Gary Lyons served as budget and admissions chairman. These men. together with Charles A. Ker, 1974 campaign chairman, led the United Fund to a victorious year that will assist 19 worthy agencies in their endeavor to serve Kosciusko County citizens.

number of copies of the paper to whom they will be distributed.” The Mail-Journal Story “The story is about the same at The Mail-Journal”, Mr. Baumgartner said this week. “Newsprint is only one aspect of newspaper production that has increased. Ink. film and chemicals have all risen dramatically during 1974,” Mr. Baumgartner said. In 1974. The Mail-Journal and its three editions of ‘the paper*, plus the 20odd other publications in The Mail-Journal printing plant at Milford, nearly a million pounds of' newsprint has been consumed.

Elected Shewmon won the 1970 May primary as a bid for trustee by defeating Harold C. Kuhn 317 to 228 Unopposed on the ballot for trustee in the general election. Shewmon received 1.376 votes. Roy 0. Price replaces Shewmon as township trustee, assuming his new duties on January 1. His wife has the Star Dust Lodge Gift Shop south of Syracuse. The couple has two sons. William of Troy. Ohio, and John R. of Syracuse who operates the Lakeland Laundry. Mark Workman IJC graduate Mark Workman. Syracuse, was graduated from the business administration program of International junior college on December 20 with an associate degree in business administration Mark is a 1972 graduate of Wawasee high school and the son of Mr and Mrs. Richard Workman of Syracuse. He has accepted the position of area feed representative with the Indiana Farm Bureau.

County taxing units get November draw

A total of $2,194,595 69 has been sent to local government units and two state units from Kosciusko county property, excise and bank taxes collected last November. The two state units are state fair and state forestry An additional $2,470,600 was paid by the auditor’s office m the form of advanced draws earlier. The total of the May distributions was $6,649,933.93 The reason given by county treasurer Kathryn Teel for the higher figure in May is that many pay their entire tax bill at one

Tom Kitch is hired by sheriff's department

Thomas E. Kitch, 30. r 1 Syracuse, has been hired as a deputy sheriff for patrol dutyaccording to an announcement made earlier by sheriff John E Hammers! ey Kitch graduated from Bishop Luers high school in Fort Wayne and from Xavier university. He is a former teacher and assistant dean at Wawasee Prep and has a knowledge of the Lake Wawasee and Syracuse area. He served a brief time in 1973 and in 1974 as a county patrolman and has assisted the Syracuse police department. He fills the vacancy on the sheriff’s department created

On January 1, 1974, newsprint cost $lB9 50 per ton and has jumped $85.50 per ton during the year. The last jump, effective January 1, 1975. was $35.25 per ton. making current prices of newsprint a whopping $275 per ton. “The difference in cost, based on a consumption of 566 tons during 1974, has been $42,754) to us. The January 1 jump of $35.25 per ton alone will cost us an additional $17,625,” Mr. Baumgartner Mid. The Milford publishing company is anticipating using at least 600 tons of newsprint in 1975. which comes from the Bowater

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1975

Employ rate setting firm

The Syracuse town board last night hired the firm of H. J. Umbaugh & Associates, certified public accountants of Plymouth, to make a preliminary study concerning proposed sewer and water rates when the new sewer and water extensions are put in for the newly annexed areas. Representing the accounting firm at the meeting last night was Herschell J. Umbaugh, who spoke in general terms about the new rates being relative to the town’s debt service requirements. He said there are three disciplines the town must consider engineers, attorneys and accountants, and when this team is put together the plan is imderway. Jerry Lessig, the town’s engineer on the project was also present and said he would have a new town map (24 x 36) in about 30 days. Mr. Umbaugh. further, said the town should get off its per spigot method of charging for water and go to a metering system — “the only fairway to charge for water” — when new rates are

time. Excise tax collections are also higher in the spring because most motor vehicle owners must purchase license plates before May. . Lakeland area taxing units received the following amounts during the latest draw Jefferson Twp $1,055.11 Tippecanoe Twp. 3,597.31 Turkey Creek Twp. 16.250.08 Van Buren Twp. 3.643.81 Milford 15,823.35 North Webster 8.643.08 Syracuse 42,725.75 Lakeland schools 129,995.74 Milford library 5,466.60 Syracuse li brary 6.901.51

when former county 1 police sergeant Ron Robinson left to join the Syracuse police department. The post of sergeant of the department will be filled by the sheriff s merit board at its January meeting. The sergeant will be one of the existing patrolmen who include Howard Moser, Burdell Blackburn. Marlin Rose and Jeffrey Bronsing. Two jail matrons were also appointed to cook all meals for prisoners and assist with female prisoners housed in the jail. Appointed were Martha Chupp, 25. of Scott township and Carolyn Kruger, 39. of North Webster.

Paper Company mills at Calhoun. Tennessee. What Does It Mean? “What does it all mean?” one asks. It almost surely spells the end of a 25 cent Sunday newspaper, and the 20 cent single issue cost of your local paper appears a certainty. You can look tor less ‘‘fluff’ in daily papers, smaller and less comic sections, and tighter issues. A lot of papers have already gone to narrower pages, and more will almost certainly follow. While newsprint was hard to get in 1974, it would appear

established. He said about five months would elapse between bidding and selling bonds on the town’s twin project. Syracjjse is one of the few towns in the state of Indiana to charge for water on a per spigot system. * The Plymouth firm was employed to make a preliminary study for SI,OOO. No New Salary Ordinance The board also adopted its 1974 salary ordinance for another year, due to lack of funds to support salary increases for town officials. Clerk-treasurer Betty * Dust recited a long litany about trying to contact "people in Indianapolis” concerning the town’s request for more funds, but got no where. She said, “I even tried Governor Bowen’s office. He told us during his campaign anyone could see him,” she said, “but let me tell you it isn’t true.” Attorney Reed said he questioned the advisability of adopting a new salary schedule when funds are available and making the increases retroactive. The question of where to place trash containers in the uptown area was brought up by attorney Reed. He said many such businesses have no place for containers, so an ordinance to this effect must be carefully written. Board member Lorin Kmspel said he would work on this problem with Mr. Reed. The town is working on specifications for a new police car. but at the present time funds are unavailable for such a purchase. it was noted. Mrs. Dust was authorized to send a letter to all city departments asking them to alternate gas purchases with the several dty service stations, and Tom Gilbert was re-appointed Civil Defense director An okay was given HarleyConrad to spend S9B for the purchase of a new circulating pump for the water department. Police chief Dale Sparklin told the board the town needs a new ordinance pertaining to hunting within the city limits. He said recently a conservation officer heard a gun discharge in town and he found a man hunting within the town limits. The man was arrested under an old ordinance that prohibits the discharge of a gun in town, since no ordinance exists pertaining to hunting in town. Reports theft of several items Delbert Brown of 506 S. Lake street. Syracuse, reported to town police at 12:50 p.m. Monday of the theft of several items from Ins residence. The missing Polaroid camera was valued at SIOO and a Westdock day-hour alarm dock at a value of S4O.

publishers have filled their warehouses in face of rising costs. When the January 1 increase hit. many publishers cm orders. Proof of this was a telephone recall The Mail-Journal had on Monday of this week, offering an additional 100 tons of newsprint for delivery this month and next. The 4P Story To continue with the AP story: “Publishers of several major metropolitan newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and the Miami Herald and Miami News, have announced plans to reduce the width of each page three-quarters of an inch. The

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LICENSE BRANCH BUSY — As coaid be expected, the Syracuse license branch did a brisk business the first days of the new year selling 1975 license plates, not including mail-in orders. According to Jack Vanderford. 235 car and truck plates were sold on the first three days of the new year, that the branch was open as follows: 97 on Thursday, 80 on Friday, and 58 on Saturday. In the above photo, long time license branch clerk LaVada Dean is issuing a new license to Wayne Roe. 100 North Shore drive. Syracuse. Also in the photo, on the left. Is Royce Myers. 730 North Huntington street. Syracuse. Clerk Kathryn Greider is also shown. Likewise, the branch was busy early this week.

Application withdrawn — 65 remonstrators attend hearing for Old Hickory

The application for a beer and wine license at the Old Hickory in Milford was withdrawn by the applicants, at a meeting held in the courthouse al Warsaw yesterday (Tuesday). There were about 65 remonstrators from Milford present to contest the granting of a license by the alcohol beverage commission. Alcoholic beverage board members present were president, John Shively; Earl Evans and Warren Rosbrugh; Carl Roembke. representative for the alcoholic beverage commission. Also. Mary Linigar. president and Robert Spicher. secretary, Nappanee; Linda Goodrich, vice president and secretary-treasurer of the new corporation and Joe Hamsher, owner of building. The board president asked for four people to represent the large group present and they were sworn in along with the four applying for license transfer and renewal. Dr. T. A. Miller, president of the town board. Milford, stated the license had been revoked, was no longer in existence, so there wasn't any license to (Continuedon page 3)

Plan sale of old turbine and pumping equipment t

How much is the old turbine and auxiliary pumping equipment at the old Syracuse town pumping station on Dolan drive worth, if anything? This is a question facing the Syracuse town board, if in fact the board considers the sale of the 100-year-old, outdated equipment WThe old building, a solid brick structure, might be put to good use as a storage building by the town, needing perhaps a new cement floor, contends town board member Carl Myrick Myrick told the Syracuse town board last night he had an inquiry through a third party that an Oswego resident is interested in the purchase of the equipment, for a mysterious waterfall he plans to erect. Attorney Robert Reed told the board the old equipment is of no use to the town, but how to get it out of the building, that’s the question. Myrick said there are drawings

Times said it will save an estimated 18,000 tons of newsprint each year representing a savings of $4.2 million, “The Goss Co. in Chicago, the nation’s biggest newspaper printing press manufacturer, announced. ‘We’ve had a lot of requests for paper width changes — all downward.’ ” (Note: The Goss Comanufactured the Community offset printing presses used in The Mail-Journal printing plant at Milford.) “Goss said it is narrowing widths for 15 large newspapers (Continued on page 3)

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and records of the old equipment “somewhere in Indianapolis,” that could tell the story of the equipment. He also said, “there’s an outfit in Michigan that could restore the equipment.” Longtime Syracuse resident Ken Harkless told The Mail- „ Journal this morning that the pumping station was built “before my time,” but he recalls a private corporation building the plant to pump water for the town I of Syracuse. Later, Harkless said, the town bought the private corporation out. He said the plant was used mainly to pump water, but later on it was used to generate some electricity, but not much. Attorney Reed recommended to the town board that they contact Ronald Sharp, former town derk-treasurer and now a county councilman-at-large and president of the Kosciusko County Historical Society, to see if the old equipment has any (Continued on page 3)