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Grant — (Continued from page 1) Tours Sites Accompanying Judge Grant Tuesday were his law clerk. Tom Kane, and James W. Traeger of South Bend, US Marshal of the Northern District of Indiana. Also in the entourage were attorney Harris and attorney Stanley Pequignot, representing Chet Elder, and D. H. (“Jerry”) Lessig, Warsaw engineer representing Don Byrd. Harris and Lessig did not visit the Elder site, but there the group was joined by Mr. and Mrs. Chet Elder. Visiting both sites with the group was Richard L. Sides of the US Corps of Engineers. Detroit District. Mr. Sides, wearing leather boots, walked into the marshy land on both sites to demonstrate the texture of the ground. In both cases he quickly sank deep into the ground. Maps were shown the group at both sites, showing topography and plans for development. The dam at the mouth of Turkey Creek, on South Huntington street, was explained to Judge Grant, but he said it was not necessary to examine it. When he and his party left Syracuse they passed the dam. took a look at it trom their car. but did not'stop. Judge Grant arrived at the Byrd site at 10:15 and left the Elder site at 11:20 a m. At the Elder site Judge Grant was told that the undergrowth was cattails and wild onions. byMr. Sides. The Judge said. “I never heard of wild onions," but he was assured there is such a thing. Elder told Judge Grant the land he was looking at was at one time an onion field. The judge took out a pocket knife and cut a number of cattails which he took with him. Judge Grant was a five-term third district Republican congressman and was appointed to the federal judgeship in 1957 byPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Congressional post is now held by John Brademas. Chamber of Commerce receives $ 1,500 for printing brochure The state of Indiana awarded the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce a $1,500 matching fund grant for printing of a tour guide brochure Jim Kroh. president of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that an application for funds was sent last spring to the Indiana department of commerce — tourism bureau The application included the intentions of an eight-page brochure of the WawaseeSyracuse Lake areas. The Chamber of Commerce was notified of the $1,500 grant which had to be matched by local funds. The matching funds were acquired by the Chamber of Commerce calling on local merchants and individuals for advertising and donations. Money raised exceeded initial goals so they were able to print twice the number of brochures they planned with a four page increase Mr. Kroh stated that a 12 page, color brochure with emphasis on local attractions for all four seasons should be available in all local participating merchants establishments by the last of July cr first of August. This grant was provided by the Tourism Information and Promotional Fund which was established by the 1975 Indiana General Assembly and its first year was completed June 30. 1976. It is designed to allow not-for-profit tourism groups to receive funds for up to 50 per cent of their promotional program expense. Any not-for-profit group whose articles of incorporation are filed with the secretary of state of Indiana and whose tourism promotional programs are directed at markets outside its own geographic location is eligible to apply for a grant

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L« - I *1 1 I IM/Il I MEET WITH CONGRESSMAN FITHIAN — Part of the group who met with second district congressman Floyd Fithian at North Webster's Camelot Hall last Thursday night are shown here. From left are Bill Bishop, director of the Earlham College Biological Station on Dewart Lake; Pat Gallagher, president of the Lake Webster Conservation Lake Assn.; Mrs. Frank (Virginia) Putt, member of the Lakes Study Fund; congressman Fithian; David Stoops, president of the Lakes Study Fund: and Bill Beemer, president of the Turkey Creek plan commission.

Congressman Fithian asked to seek aid in lakes study

The controversy of filling in wetlands and the concern over lake pollution has become sufficient to attract the attention of second district congressman Floyd J. Fithian The congressman accepted an invitation to come to the lakes region to discuss the problem with a group of interested persons and appeared last Thursday night before 25 area residents at Camelot Hall in North Webster. In a session.that lasted an hour and a half he heard a strong plea for federal funding for studying the overall pollution problem and for funding for stricter policing of the lakes Lakes Study Fund David Stoops, president of the Lakes Study Fund, read a lengthy statement outlining the purpose of this group, which is a proposal for research on the eutrophication of Lakes Wawasee. Syracuse and Papakeechie. He said they proposed a threeyear program at a first year cost of $18,245 and a lesser cost for the 2d and 3d years. The fund is currently attempting to raise $15,000 for its study. It is in this area where Stoops sought the aid of Congressman Fithian in getting federal funding. He said there is no known chemical to control algae as it appears in the lakes at the present time. Fithian called his report “a knowledgeable statement." Pat Gallagher, president of the Lake Webster Conservation Lake Assn., said there is a chemical to control algae but that HEW will not allow its use. Gallagher added that his group has spent $20,000 over three years, and “have cleaned up the lake (Webster) pretty well.” He said there is still a lot of duck weed in the lake. He attacked the inactivity of the state department otrTafural resources and asked "why are our lakes dying?" He asked that pressure be put on Governor Bowen to get the DNR to put money into this area for further study and patroling > Mrs. Frank (Virginia) Putt told the group she felt the weeds are absorbing nutrients in the water and “that we are studying thecause and not the affect.” She said chemicals are not the answer to the weed problem. LaMar Stoops called the proposed lakes study a “pilot” with intra-state significance, and spoke of its broad scope. He and others in the group spoke of the need for sewage treatment facilities around the lakes. Realtor Earle Waltz asked if it is unconstitutional to enter a bill in the state legislature to raise money to purchase wetlands and was told by the congressman that it certainly is not unconstitutional to enter such a bill. ‘No State Action' Bill Beemer, president of the

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Turkey Creek township plan commission, deplored the fact that no action was forthcoming from the state. "They take no active interest." he said, adding, "it seems unfair to me to come to our congressman for an answer to a state problem." And Frank Putt said, “really all we need is your input.” The congressman said. “I don't see how you can make an end run around the state in this matter.” Carl Holloway, vice president erf the 291-member Lake Webster Conservation Lake Assn., said the same problem that exists here exists all over Indiana where there are lakes. Later Mr. Beemer said lake residents are asked to clean and control the lakes, yet it is a state lake and the state assumes no responsibility. Mr. W r altz commented that "we have to stop filling in the wetlands." Meyer Maidenberg. lake resident, said we are just knitpicking. “What is really needed is a sewer system around the lakes. The real problem is sewage seeping into the lakes." Faults Creek Dam Betty Dust, a resident on Turkey Creek and the Syracuse town member on the dam committee, faulted the use of the dam for much of the pollution problem. "Turkey Creek is drying up; why, I can almost walk across it. We didn't have this weed problem before we had that dam,” she said. Bill Bishop, director of the Earlham College Biological Station on Dewart Lake, was present with seven of his biology students. He said. “The day of treating symptoms is over. This problem will require a tremendous amount of funding." Brief remarks were also made by John Brewer, president of the Turkey Creek township

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board of zoning appeals, and Mrs. John Nemeth, secretary of the Lakes Study Fund and of the Papakeechie Lake Association. Congressman Fithian listened attentively to all comments at the meeting, with his daughter Judy taking notes, along with Lee Beery, a Fithian aid from his Warsaw office. Fithian promised to send pertinent materials back to interested parties and to inquire into the matter of federal funding for. 1. the lakes study group, and 2. for control and enforcement of the law as it applies to the lakes. He added that the problem of the wetlands is not in court and that he would not propose to intervene in a court matter. Syracuse fire trucks make three runs Syracuse firemen responded to three alarms this past week. On Saturday, July 10. at 3:10 p.m. firemen were called to Judy* Courtney’s residence in Syracuse to wash down area where propane gas had sprayed from valve opening. The Courtney woman stated she had bumped the bottom valve on a propane tank while she was mowing. At 12:19 p.m. on Sunday, July 11, a car lost its gas tank as it crossed the railroad track at South Huntington crossing. Firemen w'ere called to wash down the track and street. A 1970 Opel G. T. owned by Sandra Smith caught fire Tuesday, July 12. The firemen were called at 11:35 p.m. Augsburger employee to extinguish the fire. Upon arrival at the scene of the car fire the fireman found the fire had been extinguished by powder. No known cause for the fire was found.

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