The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 March 1976 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 3.1976

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WI v vXu ' lw E i . Es; ."‘-’• a "i ;: ft r 4 * k Jit, * H^Bft v " >P ‘iWWII! BMKn iHHHHHHHH ‘ MILFORD’S CH AMPS — Shown above are the spelling champs of the Milford schools. From left are Ned Speicher, fifth grade teacher, who was in charge of the contest; Annette Beer, sixth grader, elementary champion and second place school winner; Linda Perry, junior high champion and Milford schools champion: and Russ Sonafrank who pronounced the words during the contest. Judges for the contest were Jodi Pearl. Margaret Cousins. larry Hanes and Arch Baumgartner. Dorothy Williams was in charge of the dictionary reference. The girls will compete in the county contests next month. This is the second year in a row Linda has been the school's champion. ~ ftKji aJ lilFI ■ ■ ■ I ’KF ■ I \ hB I* - IK Hr wH * .v- : ?T- ■ iwmMHHHBR SYRACUSE’S CHAMPS — Shown above are the Syracuse elementary and junior high school spelling champs along with second and third place winners in each division. Jane Haffner, third from the right, is the school champ with Portia Price, third from the left, being the sc bool's runner-up for the second year in a row From left are Steve Alford, third in the fifth and sixth grade division: Angie Laub, second; and fifth and sixth grade champ and school runner-up Portia Price: Jane Haffner, seventh and eighth grade champ and school champ: Sharon Meek, second in seventh and eighth grade division; and Ron Harris, third in the sex enth and eighth grade division.

Augsburger — (continued from page 1 receive allow arkl : > commisMon is \paid tor even fishing license sold Beginning on January 1, 1977 retailers will be reimbursed The reimbursements to the full one per cent w ill be phased in over a four year period beginning w ith a quarter of one per cent and progressing to one per cent m 1980 Example Augsburger used a small retailer as an example He said a businessman or woman paying S3OO worth of taxes the first year would be reimbursed 75 cents (one quarter of one per cents This would increase yearly until the fourth year when the retailer

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would receive $3 < one per cent The other 99-S per cent would go to the state the first year, working down to 99 per cent m 1980 The bill received strong bipartisan support Augsburger said it passed the senate-39-9 the first time It was ammended m the house which then passed it with over 80 representatives m favor of the biH. When it returned to the senate it passed by a 33-13 vote Retain Money When the bill takes effect next year the retailer will figure his sales tax. then retain the reim bursement with the remaining sales tax collection being remitted to the state and being distributed in accordance with existing laws The .fiscal impact of the bill

should be nominal, causing a reduction in state revenue of approximately SBOO,OOO in the current biennium because of the gradual fouryear phase in to the maximum Augsburger also noted that more than half of the states which have sales taxes provide for a reilfibursement. These reimbursements range from one per cent tn Pennsylvania to more than three per cent in Colorado He also commented that Indiana's neighboring states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Illinois all have adopted two per cent allowances Indiana's tax was enacted in 1963 without a reimbursement provision because of uncertainties of the projected return Since 1963 retailers have collected over $3 billion for the state without reinbursements towards the cost of their instore collections Booked for Illegal Consumption Four persons from the area were charged for illegal consumption of alcoholic beverages and booked at the county jail Saturday. Feb 28 To appear later in Kosciusko county court are Brent C. McClure. 18. Leesburg, also charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. Kenneths Hamman, 17. Leesburg. Jay L Keppner. 17, Syracuse, and Christopher K. Cook. 20. Syracuse

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MILFORD ELEMENTARY school teacher Joan Folk is on cloud nine. Her daughters Cathy and Anita are both members of the Warsaw high school Tiger Girls basketball team — the newstate champs NOTICE OF assessments appears elsewhere in this issue. Persons with boats, motors, trailers, pickup campers and caps, snowmobiles and dogs must contact trustee Walter Wuthrich before May 5. Wuthrich is working out of his home which is located on Catherine street. three blocks east of Main street. BRVCE HUNSBERGER’S cat “Chester”, mascot at the Milford Texaco station, was diagnosed by Bruce and brother Keith as being pregnant. All of a sudden last week Chester wasn't in that condition anymore, but no kittens could be found. Now. either the kittens are well hidden or the Hunsbergers are better car Push Lightfoot for Dist. Gov. Seven members of the W arsaw Lions club visited the Milford club Monday night, pushing the candidacy of Milo Lightfod for district governor Besides Lightfoot.'who spoke briefly. Warsaw guests were club president Max Walker. Robert Savage. Robert Hoppus. George Klinger. Douglas A Anderson and Dale E. v Bradway. They noted Lightfoot had .already been club president of five different Lions clubs. Nominate Officers The following officers for the Milford club were placed into nomination President u. Dean Cousins First vice president — Robert Cline Second vice president — LarryPerkins Third vice president — Richard Smith Tail twister — Phil Campbell Lion tamer — Leon Newman Treasurer — Dave Siegfried Secretary — Jems Schafer Directors, one year — Robert Brooks and Kerry Price Directors, two years. — Elmer Sorenson and Mel Jordan. ° Election will be April 5 and installation May 17. club president Karl Keiper said. The Milford club voted relief funds for Lions International Fund (LIF) for Guatamala relief, the exact amount not specified and Lion Jerry Bushong reported grapefruit sales netted the club sl'olo%, half of which toward the emergency ambulance unit. Lions Wayne Scholtey, Jervis Schafer and Dave Siegfried were named on a committee to have a projects program printed, and the club opened its banner contest to members of all four classes of Wawasee high school, with the winner receiving $lO and his class receiving SSO. The club voted against the show ing of a John Birch Society film, claiming it is against Lions by-laws as being political

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diagnosticians than veterinarians. ACCORDING TO the r 2 Milford substitute carrier Kay Lowe, a sure sign of spring is the croaking of the frogs. And. last Friday the frogs were croaking on r 2! NOW COMES a telephone call from out Dewart Lake waygiving even more confirmation to the fact that spring is on its way. The ice completely melted last Wednesday morning, leaving the blue water of the spring fed lake cool and clear. By evening a Master Craft boat was seen making its way across the lake pulling a skier. The boat was driven by Kim Slocum with Harley Chalk being the skier. Both are members of the Dewart Lake Ski club ANOTHER SURE sign that spring is on the way is the farmers who are out plowing on the bright, warm days! THE BASEBALL Boosters are hard at work with plans being worked out for a Bicentennial program prior to the first game in the spring. They are also planning a chili supper later in the month. Dean and Margaret Cousins have themselves a problem before they can swim in their pool at their route 2 Milford home: that of giving the pool s system a thorough cleaning. During a high winter wind a number of the sand bags holding down the pool’s ewer tumbled into'the pool with several of them breaking open. “Sand every where.” Dean laments. Milford junior high principal and erstwhile basketball coach known throughout the state. Marion Acton, saw action at the NorthWood-Fairfield game Friday night and got a twocolumn photo in the Wakarsua Tribune as a result. Acton is slated for tourneyduty this year, but doesn’t know if he’ll be tapped for the finals at Market Place Arena at Indy. Berton Retz resigns from county dept. c Berton Retz. county highwayengineer. resigned his post Monday- to go into business for himself The resignation is effective on March 31. County commissioner Maurice Dorsey said Monday Retz had been with the department as engineer for the past seven years His resignation was reluctantlyaccepted Retz has been a major factor in the repairing of bridges in this county, bringing them up to a load limit standard that is safe for school buses, farm equipment and private auto and truck traffic.

Mt ; [ I iMft 3 r ■ 9 I t | I JULmAej I Lr BROWNIES VISIT M-J — Members of Mrs. Dave Benning's Brownie troop 236 and Mrs. Robert Wise's troop 222 visited The Mail-Journal on Tuesday as part of their Girl Scout week activities. They are shown here as they posed by the Goss Community six unit press just prior to watching the web press run one of the 20 plus publications printed on it each week.

Gov. Bowen signs bill for photos on driver's licenses

The bill authorizing photographs on driver's licenses, which was signed by. Governor Otis R. Bowen on February 24. goes into effect in the spring. Most Indiana license branches won’t be equipped to put photographs on driver’s licenses until October 1. says a

Defer action at Syracuse board meeting last night

The Syracuse town board defered a decision on letting a garbage pick-up contract last night, due to a misunderstanding in the contract specifications. Two bidders entered bids which were opened by attorney Robert Reed. Borden s WasteAway Service of Goshen entered a base bid of $12,896 for one year, with the following alternates: $39,132 for the first year with the firm furnishing yard and a half containers; $23,715 for the second year; and $25,928 for the third year. Or $29,592 per year for a three-year contract. The other bidder. Renner Sanitation of Ligonier, entered a base bid of $14.8(M per y ear, with a yearly increase of $3,784. The new bid, to be entered by only these two firms, will allow for yard containers, based on 50 containers. The new bids will be considered at the March 16 meeting, with the contract to extend over one year. Delay Hiring Officer The board also considered hiring a fifth police officer, based on information of need by chief of police Ron Robinson, but delayed a decision when a note from board member Darrell Grisamer was read asking that the decision be delayed so he could be present when a decision is made Officer Robinson said when two officers are on duty vandalism is low. He said two officers are needed on the 7 p.m. to 3 a m. shift. Robinson said. “We’ll just have to continue as we are with four officers, working our men on overtime ... at no extra pay.” Attorney Reed said when FHA funds were considered for water works expansion and improvements a minimum water rate few town users was set at $4.40, but now with public funding the rate would be a minimum of $5.25, not to exceed $5.75. He asked that prospective new water users are to come to the town hall to sign up. He also read Ordinance 76-2. covering expansion and im-

spokesman for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Since license branches won’t have the capability to attach the photographs before October, drivers whose licenses expire before that date will have to go without pictures until 1980. The other option is to renew the

provements of the water project. The board also deferred a decision on cleaning the town's 85 catch basins, ruling that it was not necessary this early in the season. Attorney Reed said townspeople should write to the Interstate Commerce Commission with their objections to railroad crossings and other complaints and not to the railroad-itself. Clerk-treasurer B\tty Dust said she had a final check of $446.16 covering a pipe overcharge some time back. Fire chief Bob Penick I was authorized to purchase 750 dispatch report sheets. B. Frey receives state appointment Former Kosciusko county deputy prosecutor Bruce Frey, 32, of rural Syracuse and now of Indianapolis, has been appointed as a deputy in the Indiana attorney general’s office according to an announcement this week. Frey served in his county position from 1971-1974 and resigned when running for the position of sheriff. He was last located in an office at Warsaw LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thornburg arrived home Tuesday from a February vacation at Clearwater, Florida.

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license, wait until October, then pay $6. isl more than before) for a license with a photograph. Bowen also signed a bill, effective October 1, which allows non-drivers to purchase identification cards issued by the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The law is designed to simplify cashing checks for non-drivers.

ANOTHER VOTER LOCATION LISTED In addition to the Syracuse license branch and township assessor's office, yet another location has been given for registration of Turkey Creek township residents to vote. Mrs. Walter (Opal) Miller, west on Pickwick road from SR 13 on the southeast corner of the first intersection, will also register voters.

LAKELAND LOCAL Hazel Kline of Milford was a guest in the home of her grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kline on Sunday. Feb. 29. at Fremont. The occasion for her visit was to celebrate the birthdays of Erika Kline, daughter of the Ronald Klines and Maurie Lee* Kline of Goshen, another grandson of Mrs. Hazel 'Kline.

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