The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 April 1976 — Page 16

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed.. April 21,1976

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Drivers beware advised Grandpa this week. BAM is about to start driver’s training Nearly a year has passed since any reports of seeing the big "Black Cat”- north of Syracuse, however, a big black cat was seen in a marshy area just east of Maxweiton Golf club last Friday evening. The cat was seen a number of times last year in a woodsy, marshy area on the Bill Sloan farm just off road 13 and the Kosciusko-Elkhart county line road b . Pam and Mike Smith were residing on the farm at the time of the reports and Mike had a shot at the animal when lay ing on a hillside at the east edge of the farm, apparently sunning itself. Don’t forget the communitywide. clean-up. paint-up. fix up, scheduled for this week end The spring music and drama presentation at Wawasee high school is scheduled for April 23-24 at the school. Refurbishing is being done al the Rotary ball park at the north edge of town, including signs being repainted We've had our share of winter, and now we're getting what appears to be the first flush of summer. r Saturday and Sunday were ‘‘unbelievable.” to quote almost everyone Temperatures were in the high 80s. while buds turned to leaves and people yere actually sunbathing Monday morning sunburns were not uncommon Piers are being put in and swimming pools opened. Golfers are filling the local courses and here and there one sees a convertible. top down, youngsters tmainly* enjoying the full force of the wind in their face. Good, isn't it. after all- that snow and ice’ The town of North Webster might have been slow in taking down their Christmas decorations, but they were first in putting up Bicentennial decorations. In fact, the decorations, high on the streets' standards, are easily converieu from one to the other They look nice and patriotic N"W businessmen put them up .Also in North Webster: Big Gary Eastland was seen Working on his new top-of-the-ground swimming pool. It is 3* feet across, about four feet deep and is easily seen from the street. Adam and Ruth Mollenhour, longtime residents of Temple Terrace. Fla . advised us this week they will be moving to West Simonton street. Elkhart Sue and Jerry Gaushorn are the proud parents of their second son and Jerry was busy passing

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out cigars in the coffee shop Monday morning. An Elkhart man. Ed Smoker and an owner of the old Dixie boat which operated on W awasee for many years, is currently attemptingto find someone that might be interested in purchasing the boat for historical value The boat is now in dry dock, but had been used for excursions on the Saint Joe River. Any takers’ It must really be — that our Cruzin column is read — as Mrs. David ( Mary Kay ) Ridings plea for help on finding three class members for a 10th anniversary reunion, was answered, through publicity in this column last week. Mary Kay said all three members have been located' Syracuse seemed to be jinxed with semi mishaps < and cars and trucks) as two occured within several hours of each other Tuesday. and both in the one block square of the stop light. i- ' ' Off-duty l officer Joe Thornburg said there was no damage to his car which was pushed upon the curbing and walk after a semi-rig turned off .North Huntington onto West Mam and hitting the bumper area of the car enough to give it a boost The other mishap involved a parked truck which was pushed south on Huntington, taking off several parking meters and hitting, a utility pole, as this driver thought he had appropriate clearance but did not. Mrs James Nora) Kirkwood was the proud recipient of a plaque in the name of her late husband, certifying him as a Paul Harris Fellow, at the Rotary Ann party on Tuesday. April 13 The presentation was made by Joe Gray, immediate past president The S-W Rotary donated Si, (MM) to the Rotary Foundation for scholarships in Kirkwood's name, thus the Fellow presentation. Kirkwood was a past president of the club. A news report has slated Kenneth Lackey, a member of the original Three Stooges comedy team, who died Friday at St Luke's hospital in Columbus. N.C.. was a brother of Mrs Herschel R (Annabelle) Coil of Syracuse Lackey was a Plymouth native, as was Mrs. ( oil. but she could not be reached for confirmation. The Syracuse park board is seeking names for its three parks one known as city park, the other as Railroad park, and a third park m the making m Wawasee Village This paper editorialized on a suggestion of Ronald Sharp, recommending to the park board that Railroad park be named after Henry Ward, a co-founder of the city of Syracuse. The board failed to recognize the suggestion, which we still think is a good one .Anyone with a better idea'’ VETO STANDS The Senate on Nov. 23.1970. failed to override President Nixon's veto of a bill to limit political broadcast spending

Property tax unfair to taxpayer Property “"owners have about reached the boiling point in their sentiments regarding the infamous property tax. At a time when families are burdened with record-high costs, of living necessities, they are now being faced with huge increases in taxes on their home, and other owned property. In some cases, property taxes are doubling within a one-year period. In a significant number of cases, at points throughout the country, families are actually being “taxed out of their home.” They simply t can’t afford to continue paying mushrooming property taxes along with other increasing costs. In some areas the situation is so bad organized citizen tax groups are advocating a general “tax revolt” v The problem of increasing property taxes is more serious and complex than being just another segment of our over-all inflation problem. The two key cont.’buting factors are (1) increasing government expenses being funded by property tax revenues, and (2) an expanding base of exempted properties — those that are given taxfree status, thus eroding the general tax base and kicking up the tax ante for others who must pay. - t The 1976 “Statement of Policy" of the National Association of Realtors has this to say about property taxes: "Real estate is burdened with an excessive share of the constantly increasing coat of local government. We urge each state to impose a limit on the total property tax, and that revenue from such tax be used for services related primarily to real property. We also urge state governmental agencies to halt the creation of further tax-exempt categories and to develop programs for reduction of existing property tax exemptions. “Properties of the federal and state governments and other tax-exempt institutions producing income from nonrelated activities which receive the benefit of local government services should be required to pay local government the cost of said services on a parity with private property ” Most taxpayers are not aware of the rapid growth of property exemptions during the past few years. Churches, public schools and colleges, government-owned properties, facilities used by certain welfare services — these are just a few examples of taxfree property types in most states And of course, organizations owning properties that are “almost eligible” for exemption are constantly striving to restructure themselves, hoping to cross the line into the beautiful world of exemptions. To keep things in proper perspective, we should mention there is a homeowners’ and veterans exemption, offering a bit of relief for homeowners. But few political leaders dispute the fact that most property owners carry " an unfair load of the cost of government and schools A major overhaul in our reve-nue-producing system is overdue. AUTHOR DIES Washington Irving, essayist and novelist, died Nov 28, 1859

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