The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 2, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 February 1975 — Page 1

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Recent moving in of large development equipment and fill dirt being dumped at Lake Wawasee has caused quite a disturbance with property owners the past several weeks. ' Large equipment is evident and some fill has been dumped in a so termed “swamp type area” at Lake Wawasee, presumably in relation to a proposed project by Don Byrd, pro-owner of Wawasee Golf dub. The development area fringes the southeast edge of the golf course. An enforcement problem is evident now by the ‘ department of natural resources until clarification of all aspects of work can be determined. Byrd reportedly claims at this point, following a denial December 18 by the resources commission on his fcaawwMiwww.niiiiiiui 1 11 l .

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VOLUME 12

Time to cast ballot for the fifth 'Citizen of the Year'

Milford's fifth annual "Citizen of the Year” will be named at the Milford ’ Area Development council's annual banquet on February 22 The banquet will be held at the M and M in North Webster at 7 p.m. All residents of the Milford area are urged to fill out nomination blanks which are found in this issue of The MailJournal and send them to MAD.

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UONB GIVE $1.49153 — MUM Llom dMMted the proceeds of their receot grapefrwk aod orange Mie — 31.491 .S 3 — to the Milford Emergency Service*. Inc. Presentation of the cheek was made Tuesday. Standing in front of the town’s new emergency ambulance, from left, are Chuck Bird, a member of the emergency unit; Rick Vanlaningham, vice president of MES; Leon Newman, Lions treasurer; Dr. Jarvis Schafer. Lions secretary; and Max Beer, I. tons president.

14 appear in JP report for month of January

Van Buren township justice of the peace James K Brooks has released the following report of persons fined during the month of January:

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Indiana dead last—again—among 50 states getting fed funds

By RANDY FITZGERALD The Mail-Joanjal s Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Despite a much publicized effort by Gov. Otis Bowen to obtain more federal dollars for Indiana, preliminary government figures indicate the Hoosier State was once again last among the SO states in receipt of federal dollars per person in 1974. Although Indiana moved from $127 per capita in federal aid in 1973 to $134 per person in fiscal year 1974. the state remained in last place. The Mail-Journal's Washington Bureau has learned. “And I think that small jump (of seven dollars per person) was

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The committee will then make its selection for the citizen to be honored at the banquet Previous winners are Mrs. Charles Kerlin, 1971; Carl Duncan. 1972; Harold Young, 1973 and Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner. 1974. MrsKerlin, a former librarian, was honored for work she did at the library. Duncan was honored for the 16 years he served on the town board. Young

Lloyd A. Holder, 609 S. Sixth St., Goshen, paid 337 in fines and costs on January 8 for speeding 70 mph in 55 mph zone. David W. James, 5256

due to inflation.'’ said a grimfaced Don‘Newman. director of Indiana's Washington lobby office. Newman cautioned that the statistics on per capita increases were preliminary, but he felt certain the figures reflected what the actual totals would end up hmng The state rankings include only funds expended in direct aid to the states. Not included are direct federal paymenu such as Social Security. Most observers, including the disappointed Newman, had expected the per capita total to rise taunatically in 1974, principally as a result of Gov.

proposed housing development project, that work being done now is “on an area now which is his land.” Legal Action Carl H. Eisfeider, wetlands wildlife biologist with the department of natural resources in Indiana and a resident at Lake Wawasee, said Monday that legal action was bang taken in an effort to stop development work in that area. No second revised project proposal had been made to the commission by Byrd added Eisfeider. Ray Gard. South Bend Tribune outdoor editor, noted in the Sunday edition that Wawasee property owners were pretty sore over a marsh filling project bordering the lake.

served the Milford schools for 33 years as principal and teacher Mrs. Baumgartner is the town's Red Cross chairman, served 134 years as clerk-treasurer and is said to not know the meaning of the word "no" when it comes to helping others. Arch Baumgartner is serving as chairman of this year’s committee. Working with him are John B. Augsburger. Dennis Sharp and Mrs. D. G. Seely.

Stonehedge Blvd., Fort Wayne, paid a total of 339 on January 16 for speeding 72 mph in a 55 mph zone. Also on the 16th Pamela S. Wood of r 1 Nappanee was fined S2B for disregarding a stop sign and Robert M. Rosdil. r 2 South Whitley, paid $37 for speeding 70 mph in a 55 mph zone. LeDean Hall. Milford, paid a total of $49 for public intoxication on January 18. Also fined on the (Continued on page 3)

The town of Syracuse last night voluntarily joined over 3,000 other communities in the United States in electing to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as proposed by the Federal Insurance Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In doing so. the town board adopted Ordinance 75-2, An Ordinance Relative To Participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. A map (shown below) has been submitted to the Syracuse town board by the above department detailing in shaded area the portions of the town of Syracuse that are deemed a "flood prone area." By adopting Ordinance 75-2, the town is recognizing the area designated as a flood prone area and is making flood insurance available to residents in this area.

Bowen’s allegedly aggressive search for more federal revenues. But these same individuals had also expected the state to rise above 50th place in fiscal 1973, again because Bowen appeared more interested in soliciting federal aid than did bis predecessors. Actually. Indiana's per capita share of federal revenues has been steadily increasing each year, mostly due to inflation and the overall growth of the federal budget. In 1972, the per capita revenue was $lO2 per person. In 1973. it had increased by $25 per person. But the 1974 increase of seven dollars even failed to keep pace

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with the rate of inflation that year. Newman said there were no easy answers to explain what he called Indiana languishing “at the rock bottom.” Discussing the previous years figures, members of the state's congressional delegation in 1973 blamed Indiana’s low ranking on such factors as the past reluctance of state officiate to participate in federal programs, the . lack of widespread, extreme poverty in the state, (“We’re just too damn properous,” said Rep. Earl Laudgrebe. R-Valparaiso) and a lack of interest on the part of some Indiana congressmen in pursuing the federal dollar.

IMPORTANT MEETING FOR WATER USERS TONIGHT An important meeting will be held at 7:36 tonight (Wednesday) at the Syracuse junior high school gym to determine how many residents in the newly annexed area of Syracuse will use water service if the town -eddes to extend water mite to the area. Residents of the annexed areas are urged to attend. Present to help answer questions will be Syracuse town board members, the clerktreasurer and town attorney, rate specialist Herschel Umhangh, and engtoeei Jerry Lessig. Without making the insurance available, the town or residents of the designated area do not qualify for any type of federal assistance. Anyone wishing to build a home or building of any type where a federal loan is

But Newman thinks he and Gov. Bowen have isolated the problem. “We don’t think there has been a lack of aggressiveness on the part of the present governor in seeking federal money. But that’s been true in the past. “We have senority at the congressional level and we use it. And I don’t think the Indiana State Legislature has been timid at coming up with matching dollars. I think the real lack of aggressiveness is at the local level,” said Newman. Newman attributes this attitude at the local level to a historical inclination to oppose all durect and indirect forms of

“They’re especially mad at State Sai. Phil Gutman, R-Fort Wayne, who is presently Senate pro-tem and a powerfid man in that august body, and his recent efforts to represent a Fort Wayne condominium building firm.” Gutman presented the Byrd proposed project to the commission which was voted down 8-2. The plan would have sliced 372 acres at the north end of Johnson’s Bay into residential lots and condominium sites capable of accommodating 350 families. Existing channels to the lake would have been widened to 100 feet and deepened to 10-feet. Rejection Vote At the December rejection vote, a grant was given stipulating the developer, Don G. Byrd, could

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AIR BOAT TRY-OUT — Syracuse firemen are experimenting with an air boat that is navigable on water or ice. The unit, shown here and being manned by Tommy Ryman. Cliff Nicodemus and Danny Gallmier, is made from a boat donated by the Sea Nymph Boat Co. and the air motor assembly by Larry Reed of North Webster. On Saturday firemen were trying the unit out near the Front street bridge for versatility on water and ice. Firemen reported they could see merit in the new unit. It is similar to boats seen in the Florida Everglades.

necessary, for example, would not qualify, should the Syracuse town board elect not to join in the national flood program. Police Car Bids The board also received bids (Continued on page 7)

perhaps revise his plans and try again, however, to 1 date, no revised (dan has been presented the | commission B ‘Things are certainly in a snarl,” says Bob Hollingsworth, head of the state department of fisheries. “The problem is over what is the legal water level of the lake and where it should be on the marsh.” This was quoted from Gard’s Sunday article. Also, “The lake at this point has undergone some eutrophication." Public interest fortunately is being guarded at Wawasee by the 400-member Wawasee Property Owners association, with the board of directors going on record early in the spring as to opposition

Day Care Center attendance drops

The board of directors of the Lakeland Day Care Center at Syracuse held its regular monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, at Calvary United Methodist church. Mrs. Doyle (Jo) Butler, acting president, chaired the meeting. Discussion at the meeting centered around financial matters. Mrs. Steve (Delores) Hearn, director of the day care center, pointed out that due to lay-offs in area firms, enrollment at the center had dropped. This decrease in enrollment further hampered an already critical financial situation. At the moment, according to Mrs. Hearn, there are eight full-time children and seven who attend the center on a part-time basis. Mrs. Hearn said that the center could handle 40 children. She again reminded the board that school age children were welcomed at the center, both before and after school. The center will make transportation arrangements to get the children to school in the morning and back to the center in the afternoon, after school. Working parents will know that their children are being cared for at the center in a very special way, she added. The average

federal control. "There is a conservative thread woven through the whole state,” he said. “But those people have to inderstand that those tax dollars we send to Kentucky for their schools, those are our bucks that are going around the cowtry. We are simply talking about obtaining Indiana's fair share.” Federal dollars for Indiana was an issue in last year’s senatorial campaign. Republican Richard Lugar, opposing Sen. Birch Bayh, hammered away at Bayh for allegedly condoning Hoosiers “subsidizing New York subways and the California schools,” and not getting a fair share of taxes

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weekly fee at the center is 312. Anyone interested in enrolling his or her children at the Lakeland Day Care Center may contact Mrs. Hearn. The day care center is located in the Calvary United Methodist church. Tree limb damages car Approximately SBS in damage was estimated to a parked 1973 Oldsmobile belonging to Mrs; Nancy Byrd of Syracuse at 1:45 pm. Wednesday as a tree limb fell on her auto. The mishap occurred at 301 South Harrison street in Syracuse and Syracuse officers investigated. Den 2 of Pack 3828 By BILL DIXON Den 2 of Cub Scout Pack 3828, Syracuse, went to a local hobby shop Tuesday, Feb. 4, to make ceramic table pieces for the Blue and Gold banquet which honors the birth of Cub Scouting. The Blue and Gold banquet will be held at the Saint Andrews United Methodist church on February 28.

back in revenues. But from the Democratic side of the congressional aisle, there has been praise for Republican Bowen. Rep. John Brademas, ElSouth Bend, last year blamed previous governors’ for lacking enthusiasm in seeking federal funds but said he “was pleased” that Bowen has not taken that lethargic view. However, every year the state's lobbyists Jjave been forecasting that Bowen’s new federal aid position would take Indiana out of last place. And every year since fiscal 1972, the last year far which federal dollar rankings are available, they have been wrong.