The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 March 1976 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. MarchT9, 1976

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.-- jyK * -^^^9mßP !^^'' AT GROUND BREAKING — among those taking part in the groundbreaking for the new Science ( enter at Grace College on Tuesday were, left to right, Warsaw Mayor H. Dale Tucker; Dr. Jesse Humberd. chairman of the building committee; Dr. Herman A. Hoyt, president of Grace Schools; Larry Castaldi, chairman of the Grace College President’s Committee and Charles Turner, moderator of the National Fellowship of Brethren Churches. — Photo by Doug Oplinger.

Science Center * (Continued Frorji Page 1) a small animafl cage for research The main entrance from the campus will lead Ito the middle floor where the central science office area and the! mathematics, business classrooms will be located The upper level will, house the physical science laboratories for physics, chemistry and astronomy. There will be ai view ing platform on the roof lor night field work in astronomy) In the center of the entrance foyer there will be a pendulum weu in which a famous experiment demonstrating the rotatiim of the earth will be in contmujous operation This is the first of a three phase $2 million binlding project at Grace The othjer phases will be a fine arts building, renovation of Ihe present gymnasium into a chapelauditorium faculty and construction of a ne(w field house gymnasium : - - - Discuss van — (Continued frojm page 11 damages to his jpropertv from work on the sewjage treatment facilities. Several letters have been sent to the insurance' companies - three are involved with no response except far an offer to settle for S4OO Fisher said damages would amount to much more than that figure Much discussion followed The Anal decision of the board w as to instruct Reed to j write another letter with copies to be sent to all parties involved Reed’s letter is to state the fact that Fisher is unsatisfied with [the settlement offer and to ask tyr a meeting of all concerned to get the problem settled Fisher also commented on the higher water and sewer bill received during the past billing, stating his water bill had doubled Board members instructed water (commissioner John Martin to and stated many times a high increase in the water bill will ijtdicate a leak, often in the water softener unit Payment will be) held until the check is made j Miller stated he had called the state fire marshal’s office far a representative to look at the old hotel and other buildings in tow n He was told aj representative would be ill Elkhart county on Tuesday and would contact the town Representatives from the town board, fire department and concerned citizens were to meet with him Gas Bids Studied Board member James Brooks stated he had ’[contacted Hun sbergers at the; Texaco station and they were not in favor of bidding for tljie town's gas business They Stated they liked the rotation and (thought the town would receive better service than with bids [Both Phillips 66 and Tim ’s Sunoco were w illing to bid but also liked rotation if all were included Miller said he; had talked with Robert Ruch who had talked with

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Clifford Replogle about same after reading the item in last month’s newspaper article Both felt gallonage would be needed and said they could only bid a percentage, not a firm price. Clerk treasurer Margaret Brooks was instructed to check sample months for each of the four seasons to see how many gallons of gas are being used by the town vehicles Board members agreed the main thing is to work with the station owners with advantages and disadvantages being seen in both ways of purchasing gas The item was tabled. It was decided to check further an the building proposed for storage of town equipment The building is owned by the county but is not being used at this time Jean Treesh suggested leasing the building and in turn leasing land to the county for a number of years A meeting is to be set up with the county officials to discuss this Glen Treesh was present and questioned the hoard on the condition of the Lakeside park at Waubee Lake He said he passed the park the other day and “something needs to be done!” Miller agreed Miller further commented that the park has been cleaned up and as soon as this is done vandals tear things apart again Town marshal Jordan stated he checks the park two to three times each day Miller said a park board is needed with three - five persons - who are interested in the park being willing to serve He also said funds are needed. Treesh continued by telling the board the park is part of the town and something needs to be done Miller's remark was the fact the money in last year's budget for the park was spent to repair damages done there To Purchase CB The subject of the citizen's hand radio for the police car was again discussed with Miller stating he still felt it was needed to “make the departments more efficient" and Brooks stating "1 still feel the other way." Brooks continued by saying the other imits who have CB's have purchased theraj themselves or they have been donated “No tax dollars were used.” he said Mrs Treesh commented the town is not spending as much cn labor as other areas and she felt the radio was needed Miller said the town wouldn't have to use tax dollars for the purchase either as money has been donated Board members had discussed a CB for the police and street departments at the January meeting During the February meeting Miller and Brooks continued the discussion and reviewed a list of times it was necessary for the police department to contact the street department Between the January- and February meetings a radio was donated to Martin tor use in the town’s truck, leaving only a need to purchase a radio for the police department At the February meeting Miller made a motion to pur chase a radio The motion died far lack of a second Mrs Treesh was not present for the February meeting Mrs Treesh made a motion the radio be purchased from the money donated Miller seconded the motion Brooks again commented he was definitely opposed to the purchase and others had called him stating they too were against the purchase Miller said he found the opposite miction. The vote showed Mrs. Treesh and Miller in favor and Brooks against Motion carried A check will be made on prices and quality and a radio purchased Mrs Brooks said she had received a call from representatives of the American Legion

asking why the flag is flown at night since no light shines on it? Martin and Jordan were instructed to see the flag is taken down each night. Discussions were also held on a light to be shown on the flag but no decision i was made. Brooks said he had checked on 1 the train problem since the crossings are being blocked and 1 found the B and O has the right of ( way at the junction over the Penn Central If this right of way were i changed to the Penn Central there would be no need for the I trains to stop in Milford Jordan said currently the Penn 1 Central has been leaving one crossing, either the far north or the far south, open when it , becomes necessary to stop in Milford. Brooks agreed to talk with attorney Reed to see if the change could be made Petition — Continued from page 1) with eight finishing. A total of 135 students began classes with 92 i finishing. Superintendent Don H. Arnold said this was a l “sizable number” and he felt the corporation was “doing a service to the adults of the community.’' Arnold presented lists of elementary and junior high textbook committees to the board Members of the screening committee for the science and health committee in grades onefive with adoptions for 1976-81 are teachers from the several schools. The selections committee is composed of Jane Wieczork. first grade teacher at Syracuse; Evie Day. second grade teacher at Milford; Phyllis Matz, third grade teacher at North Webster; Lura Hoover, fourth grade teacher at Milford. James Nelson, fifth grade teacher at Syracuse; Richard Lqng. principal of the North Webster school; and Char man Owens. Kay Hare. David Nine and Dr A. G. Schafer Members of th screening committees for the science and health committees for grades sixeight with adoptions for 1976-1981 are the teachers of the corporation Members of the selections committee are Richard Bender and Robert Long of Milford. James Hite and Larry Robbins of North Webster. Ralph Bushong of Syracuse, principal Charles Haffner rtf Syracuse and Mrs Floyd Rheinheimer, Gary Eastlund. Diane Cripe and Mrs. Jerry Grady The following persons were recommended for approval of GED test diplomas: Paul E Davis who last attended school at Wawasee high school. Sonya Voder who last attended school at Milford. Beverly Hembrect who last attended school at Milford and Nancy Jo Gray who last attended school at ’North Webster. All were approved. Request was granted for approval to pay $1,241 for tran- , sport a non of students attending th co-op program held at the Cardinal Center. Board members. who are obligated to furnish transportation noted this included eight students Bids for classroom supplies and bids for the NorthEastem Indiana School Study Council for purchase of duplicator paper, muneo paper, fluid and masters were approved. Kitchen Equipment Purchased Because the Syracuse kitchen was the only kitchen in the corporation that did not have a convection ifast cooking) oven and there was a need for one since they have the highest average daily participation of Type A lunches, quotations were obtained from several vendors by corporation business manager Lantz There is also a need to replace the present freezer which

is 20 plus years old. Quotations were also obtained on a Hobart reach-in freezer. Bids on the GE convection oven ranged from $2,597.80 to $2,177. Lance recommended the lowquote from General Store Fixture of Gary be accepted. Quotes on the freezer ranged from $1,636.40 to $1,500 with Lantz recommending the quote from General Store Fixture be accepted since it was $1,505. just $5 over the low bid. He said the $5 would be worth the convenience of working with only one supplier. The approval was given for the purchases as recommended. Funds wiljj not come from tax monies but from the cafeteria funds. Permission was granted to Lantz to contact the North Webster town board about closing a street between school property and recently acquired property on the east side of the building. Tjhis will he done and a report made at the April meeting of the board A request was accepted from swimming coach Pamela Juday to be relieved aS boys swim coach. In her letter she said she wanted to improve her teaching j methods. Arnold commended her on the job she has done the past two He continued by stating she would take the swimming coaching job again if no replacement could be found A request was approved from Dave Stiookey, fifth grade teacher at North Websteik for a

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leave? of absence for medical reasons for the balance of the second year. Since his wife. Linda, has been working with his class during his illness it was decided to sign her to a temporary contract for the remainder of the year. A public meeting of the board has been set for March 30 when architect Kenneth Brown of Everett I. Brown, Indianapolis, will be present to review the building repair and maintenance needs for the next five years with board members

Observance planned at Church of God

Next Sunday, March 14. will be “National and State Day” at the Syracuse Church of God. Items on display will include old picTROOPER JACK SAFETY TIP OF THE WEEK You can prevent burglaries by locking all doors and windows whenever you are going to be away — By connecting one or more lamps to an automatic timer — By keeping shades and drapes in their normal position. Are YOUR valuables marked for positive identification if stolen? If not, join Crime TR AP. - Operation Identification. To report any crime, call collect 219-894-3141.

$ 22,000 damage estimated in fire at Swenson home

Approximately $22,000 in damage was estimated in a fire reported at 12:16 p.m. Saturday at the Dwight Swenson home located at 613 North Huntington street in Syracuse. Mr and Mrs. Swenson were not

tures and newspapers depicting the heritage of the country. Among other things, there will be an Abraham Lincoln campaign ribbon Syracuse day was observed cm March 7. Os special interest was an official Civil War discharge displayed by the Lloyd Kammerdiener family. Mr. Kammerdiener’s great-grandfather, Peter Stull, received the discharge on August 7, 1865. Sunday, March 28, will conclude the series of Bicentennial observances at the church Events will include an oldfashioned Sunday school, patriotic church service and a carry-in dinner.

at home when the fire was reported to the volunteer fire department at Syracuse after being spotted by a neighbor. The Swenson dog was saved in the mishap. Firemen battled the fire for several hours. They kept the fire

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Camp Fire Girls make various plans By MISSY SOLOMON The March 9 meeting of the Wa-Ta-De Camp Fire Girls was held at the scout cabin in Syracuse with 21 girls in attendance. Arch Baumgartner of The Mail-Journal newspaper took our picture for Camp Fire birthday week. We discussed {dans for our council skating party at Bristol next week. Plans were made for our plant sale. Next Sunday is designated as church Sunday with all Camp Fire Girls attending the 10 a.m. mass at Saint Martin dePorres church.

contained to the kitchen and living room areas, however, considerable smoke damage resulted throughout the house. Exact cause of the fire is not known, however, a possible electrical short of some origin has been speculated.

Posters to be made by girls in conjunction with clean-up day which is April 24, must he made by- the individual girls using the theme “Beautification of the Area.” These posters must be in by April 15 for judging. No refreshments were served because the* girls responsible forgot to bring them. There will be no meeting next week due to the skating party. LAKELAND LOCAL Keith and Dave Stichter, of Milford and Carl Leinbach, Goshen, left Saturday for Palm Springs. California. They will spend there and tour the southwest the remainder of their two week stay.