The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 34, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 September 1976 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., Sept. 15,1976

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Parents of Syracuse kindergarten students, numbering 15, attended the Lakeland school board meeting last night to inform the board of an over crowding problem involving their children Deb Manges served as spokesperson for the parents, when president Bill Little waived the set agenda and solicited remarks from the parents Manges said the parents feel the number of kindergarten students in two of the 31 student sections is quite large A petition was be-

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gun, "To show you there is concern among parents", Manges explained The parents have gotten 72 signatures from them parents who have children in the Syracuse kindergarten classes "1 feel that kindergarten is very basic to our educational system," Manges said, outlining reasons for the parent action. "And if they (the children) start out with a bad attitude it may hamper them later " Other reasons were that problems or defects of the child might not be spotted and that the kids were being short-changed Manges said her kindergarten son brought home "homework" and did not know how to do it, just that it was to be returned the next day She said she received a call from another mother who’s child had said the same. During the hour and ten minute discussion on the subject, several proposals were suggested to alleviate the problem. “Possibly the hiring of a teacher for one section would not cost more than one aide," said superintendent Don Arnold “That in itself is not the problem” Hesexplained that the cost of equipping an unused room for a section of students would be four to. five thousand dollars Arnold could not justify Spending that amounted if the situation is a temporary one questioning,-“Whether this is a one year influx or something we have to plan for?" He asked the parents participation saying. “I’d like to have you people work with me to find out just what’s out there." Decreasing the class site at the Syracuse kindergarten level would not be equal Arnold said. “We have to look at the corporation as a total ” He commented that it would take $15,000 to $16,000 to equalize the school system Arnold will meet with several of the parents today to draft a letter to Syracuse kindergarten parents soliciting volunteers to send their children to North Webster The parents will transport one way. s*ith the children returning in the afternoon on the express bus During regular scheduled business, enrollment figures for the corporation were released, showing a total enrollment of 3,219 students or down 51 students Superintendent Arnold said the enrollment is down 100 students from its peak The sale of school bus bonds is scheduled for Wednesday, September 15, at 1 30 p m

Specifications on the buses have been drawn up to meet federal guidelines which become effective April 1, 1977. The guidelines have safety measures like more gas tank protection, pannel strength, roll bars and padded raised seats The busses will be used for a 10 year period. Arnold reported that no adjustments were made at the Tax Adjustment board meeting and that the proposed budget was approved. A hearing is scheduled for October on the budget by the State Tax board. "So the tax rate will be reduced some,” said Arnold Approved by the board was a claim for $2,548.00 for the installation of blacktop at North Webster and a certificate of payment to Pettigrew and Son for $24,343.27 on the Syracuse school roof. The roof is scheduled for a September 27 completion date. Summer community services provided by the system were used by 2,304 at a cost of $28,520. Participants in the communities there were Milford, 75; North Webster. 54; and Syracuse, 83. Little league players were Milford 77; Syracuse, 83. Girl’s softball had 96 in Milford and 20 in Wawasee. The pony league total players were Milford, 17; North Webster, 23; Syracuse, 14. In the corporation 55 participated in the tennis program, while 119 used the open gym, 40 played golf 785 took swimming and 115 played in the strings program. Band students at the schools were Milford, 35; North Webster, 98. Syracuse, 109 and Wawasee, 131 Through the 4-H programs 251 persons participated Costs of the various programs was 4-H, $1,600; recreation, $8,405. swimming SIO,OOO and instrumental. $8,509. After minor revisions, an agreement with the North Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative was approved. The corporation will still be under the jurisdiction of the Warsaw Community schools in the program. Mrs. Mary Rigdon was appointed to the Syracuse Public Library board. She will fulfill the term of Mr. Philip Fawley which runs until December 31. Fawley has resigned. The resignation of Miss Arlene Crist was accepted effective October 5. Crist presently teaches art and music at the Syracuse school and resigned to accept employment in a non-teaching capacity. Mrs Jill Perrin was also approved by the board to teach first grade at the Syracuse school, effective August 30, 1976. A request by the United Pentecostal church to erect a tent on the North Webster school grounds was voted by board consensus The reading and approval of minutes from meetings August 10. and August 26, was made by the board members. Members John Fry and John Kroh were absent.

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Candidates . . . issues . . . RECENTLY JAMES H. Logan of Warsaw, challenged other second district congressional candidates Floyd Fithian and Will Erwin to allow him to be included in their debates. He received a letter from Floyd Fithian stating, “I for one, would be happy to have you join in these discussions pending your letter formerly requesting that you be included in the debates.” Debates are scheduled in Lafayette on October 16, Valparaiso on October 23 and I Plymouth on October 25. DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE for governor Larry A. Conrad said recently while campaigning in the Evansville area, that as governor, he will reorganize the Indiana Department of Corrections and establish better communications between the governor and the commissioner of corrections, . . . Conrad said that the problems within the department of corrections are serious enough to justify intervention by the governor himself but added that Governor Bowen hasn’t provided proper leadership. THE REPUBLICAN candidates campaign schedule shows all Candida&s will be busy in the next several days. Tomorrow (September 16) Governor Bowen will be speaking at a mental health luncheon in Indianapolis while senatorial candidate Richard Lugar will s|>eak at a Kiwanis luncheon in Terre Haute. During the afternoon Lugar will campaign in Vigo and Clay counties At 3 p.m. Attorney General T. Sendak will speak to the Citizens for ~ Decency in Fort Wayne and at 7 p.m. he will be at the Columbia City Legion post. "IT IS outrageous for public utilities to be allowed to charge customers twice for money expended,” Virginia Dill McCarty said in Indianapolis last night. Mrs. McCarty. Democratic candidate for attorney general, spoke at the annual awards banquet of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Metropolitan Indianapolis branch. Mrs. McCarty was referring to the Indiana utilities la,w which allows public utilities to charge higher rates for customers based on "the cost of bringing the utility’s property to its then state of efficiency. This money actually is for expenses which previously have been charged to the customer,” she said. HOUSE REPUBLICAN leader John J. Rhodes will make appearances Saturday in Warsaw and Lafayette in behalf of second district congressional nominee Will Erwin. Rhodes will be featured during a fund-raising breakfast in Warsaw at 8 a.m. The event will be held at the Warsaw Shrine building. Co-chairmen for the program are Brooks Pennick and Mrs. Dennert (Suzanne) Ware of Warsaw. World fertilizer supplies ore expected to continue adequate

World fertilizer supplies are expected to continue adequate and prices reasonable during the months ahead as a result of ongoing soft market conditions, reports the agriculture department’s economic research 1 service (ERS). The report shows that international trade prices for major fertilizer products have remained weak, and most have partially stabilized at fairly low levels during the first part of 1976. ' Foreign demand for nitrogen and phosphate is likely to continue weak; however, demand by overseas nations would strengthen if their grain prices 1 rise enough to make fertilizer use more profitable. Also the demand would strengthen if a reduction of the large inventories occurs, 1 particularly in the developing countries that receive two-thirds 1 of the world nitrogen imports and 1 about half of the world phosphate ' imports. 1 The estimated world demand is * closely balanced, especially for nitrogen, but the situation could 1 change rapidly. In the years ahead, a recurrence of tight world market for fertilizer seems unlikely. At the same time, world ■ capacity should increase sub--1 stantially, particularly in ' nitrogen and phosphate. Current projections show continuing * improvement of the world ferj Reed no longer 1 WPOA attorney r Syracuse attorney Robert Reed ! hno longer attorney for the s Wawasee Property Owners’ Association, nor the attorney for the Syracuse town plan com i mission or the board of zoning 1 appeals 1 He resigned from the latter two at the town board meeting last f Tuesday night, and in a letter to t the WPOA asked not to be api pointed their attorney for another s year. His reason is that he didn’t * want to be involved in so manynight meetings ~ o

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Jurisdiction over residents under consideration in suit

Jurisdiction over residents of Syracuse and Turkey Creek township, all 6,500, is being considered in a dispute brought by John C, (“Jack”) Mason that the township should not be under jurisdiction of the Syracuse town [dan commission. Mason has filed a case in Kosciusko superior court for a declaratory judgment that defendants, the Syracuse town plan commission and the Syracuse town board of trustees, have no rights to control the use of the land outside the corporate limits of Syracuse. Syracuse town plan attorney Robert Reed says, "There isn’t any conflict that I’m aware of.” Reed said that a 1959 state law permits townships to join town plan bodies and Turkey Creek joined voluntarily the Syracuse town plan commission in 1961. The Mason motion contains a memorandum stating a town plan commission after the area planning department was in effect does not have the authority to control areas outside the town, as stated in section 6 of a January 2, 1975 ordinance. “W'e have never pressed the fact,” explained Kosciusko county’ area plan commission director, Robert Orcutt. "When we went into being we didn’t question it (the Turkey Creek arrangement),” adding that the county Peterson — (Continued from page 1) Peterson and his wife, Kathryn, are members of the Centenary United Methodist church in Ligonier. He is also a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Noble County Farm Bureau, Lions club. Masonic lodge, Scottish Rite and Shrine. The salary of the general manager of the toll road is $30,000 per year plus fringe benefits. The Petersons will not need to move from their Ligonier residence as offices for the toll road manager are at Ash road in Osceola.

commission had other matters to consider Orcutt says the area plan commission would not take any action on the matter, "As long as the majority of the people are contented.” Mason has contacted the area plan several times about the matter, “But being one individual, this wasn’t anything to act on,” Orcutt said. “He commented that a few more people have expressed the same idea, but since it was not an organized effort the commission did not do anything. “We have not been involved in any way in this action,” Orcutt said concerning the Mason motion. And referring to Turkey Creek township residents outside the city, “If they want jurisdiction by the area plan, we’ll provide it,” Orcutt added. Town plan commission president Bill Beemer says, “It’s rather a technical problem and I don’t know much about it, other than what other people tell me.” Beemer states that the town plan is operating legally. “We have the right and we are going to exercise that right. That’s our obligation. That’s the guidelines and we operate under the guidelines of the ordinance.” Also included in the Mason memorandum is the statement that the Kosciusko county board of commissioners has never authorized the exercising of jurisdiction outside the Syracuse city limits to the Syracuse town plan body. Fred Gilliam, of the county board of commissioners, was unable to be Contacted for affirmation of the statement. Two ways can be followed by the residents of Turkey Creek if they do not wish to be under jurisdiction of the Syracuse town plan commission. The town plan could dissolve and jurisdiction of the township would then be held by the area plan commission. The other option is for 20 per cent of the township residents outside the city limits, who are registered voters, to petition the township trustee, so he can place a referendum on the next voting

ballot. Turkey Creek trustee Roy O. Price says he has not received any petitions from residents. He also has not gotten any comments from residents opposed to the present jurisdiction. “I’ve heard some verbal things,” says Turkey Creek assessor, Harry VanHemert. “I have been told they (the residents) want the county area for Turkey Creek.” Admitted to hospital for arm fracture Terry L. Wagoner, 28, of North Webster, was admitted to Goshen hospital on Friday for a fracture of the right arm sustained in an auto accident on CR 300 southwest of Syracuse. He also complained of back pain following the mishap. Kosciusko county officers investigated and reported Wagoner was southbound at the time when losing control of his car and hit a utility pole. Damage was estimated at SIOO to the pole and $2,500 to the car.

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