The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 October 1976 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed.. Oct. 13,1976

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REASSESSMENT UNDERWAY — Three teams of workers are measuring properties in the Milford area for the reassessment scheduled to he finished December ItH. Left, Harold Jorgensen, VUlbTWuUrich and Roy Schults measure the Wuthrich home at 316 East Catherine street. Milford. Jorgensen and Schuiti are working Manbee aad Dewart Lakes. Bill Mott and Raymond Pinkerton are wing farm properties and Sara Siabaugh and Faye Hollar are {measuring properties inside the town.

Conrad — Continued from page 1) new voters and asked his followers to get them registered He said his would be a hardworking administration, and cautioned anyone who wanted to work in his administration should plan to work 12. 16 or even 20 hours a day Fithian Ou Platform Second district incumbent Floyd Fithian also appeared on the Warsaw platform He was praised by county chairman Stanley Nice for having held 203 town meetings m the district tn the two years he has been m office Fithian, running hard for reelection. said ‘conditions have improved dramatically in the second district in the last three

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weeks He called the inheritance tax change “the most important piece of legislation of this congress" stating it culminated a year's battle on his part He said as it stood it was one of the most unfair portions of the federal tax code Fithian said the problem of energy looms as the most important vote the congress will face in its forthcoming session, and he denounced a law that would shift an $8 billion liability from the private sector to the U.S. taxpayer He said. “It's time we had congressmen who will stand up for America '* Other speakers included Warsaw mayor H Dale Tucker and Keith Hartke who spoke for his father. U.S Senator R Vance Hartke County and second district chairman Stanley Nice introduced county candidates for office Geneva plan — (Continued from page 1) side rat ion Called the Geneva Lake Environmental Agency, the group is a combination of several local governmental units, “doing jointly what they’ could not do on tan individual basis." Stoops said Just four years old, the agency controls land use planning, zoning, water ecology It was formed by a special act of the Wisconsin legislature, he added. By combining their interests into one cohesive force, the Wisconsin agency has been able to attract stale and federal funding, particularly HEW and EPA funding Stoops said byadopting such a plan real consideration could be given to extending sewer lines around Syracuse Lake. Lake Wawasee and Papakeechie Lake Stoops urged that the Syracuse town board and township trustee give serious consideration to the formulation of such an agency here Trustee Pnce told the group that boundaries of influence must be defined m any such plan, for in his township there are a lot of farmers who have no interest m the lakes He added. "If the program is expensive, we ll have a farmer demonstration at the town hall." and he added that farmers aren't particularly interested in the lakes Price asked how many lake property owners are really interested m sewers around the lakes to which two of his ad-

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visory board members (Jack Alfrey and Merl Smith) agreed that about 50 per cent were. Smith pointed out that an attempt was made at one time to adopt a conservancy district plan for this very purpose, but it aroused the ire of a group of lake property owners and the plan was eventually abandoned Enchanted Hills Plan Board president James Tranter asked about the privately owned Enchanted Hills sewer plant that had been bankrupted due to lack of participation. Board member Darrell Grisamer said it is his understanding that outside the condominiums only three private property owners have hooked onto the system When trustee Price referred to that area as a low income area. Grisamer quickly reminded him that he questioned the low income status of residents in that area Stoops reminded the group that "we cannot depend on the department of natural resources to serve our needs, particularly the policing of the lakes The question was then raised if such an agency would not fly in the face of the town plan commission. whose boundaries of control are now in litigation in the court Tranter asked. "Is not our basic problem sewers around the lakes?” And. “Is this not something the state is eventually going to force upon US'*" The group was reminded it should consider a special act of the general assembly tailored to the needs of this unique lakes area Betty Dust. Syracuse clerktreasurer. questioned the advisability of state and federal funding She professed to speak from experience, and questioned if the area wanted to go through such funding without knowing all the strings that are attached Tranter added that the plan commission is now acting in the capacity of an organization as suggested by the Lake Geneva plan Darrell Grisamer said. "I'm not in favor of any organization other than our plan commission I want to keep local control, as much as possible, and we can do this through the plan commission” It was at this point that the task force w as appointed to study any further action Board members present besides president Tranter and Grisamer were David Nine and Gifford Nicodemus BPW welcomes new members The Syracuse Business and Professional Women's club met in the Calvary United Methodist church for a dinner on Tuesday . Oct. 11. The 22 members welcomed a new member. Mrs. Warren Henson Vice president, Mrs. John Craw, presided over the business meeting in the absence of president. Mrs Bill Coburn. Mrs Robert Houser read the secretary's report and Mrs. Phillip Holmes, treasurer, reported the treasury 's balance A thank you note from Mrs Everett Edgar was read and Mrs Georgia Buster reported on the Riley hospital project A bake sale will be held on December 11 instead of the usual November sale The place will be announced at a later date. Mrs Lyle Seifert presented a reading Mrs Blanche Mason won the door prize

J I ■■ Bl Xrf GIVES MONEY — Left. Rev. Ross Cook and Rev. Harlan Steffan. secretary-treasurer and president respectively, of the Syracuse Ministerial association gives a check for SI.3M to Don Tatman. treasurer of the Lakeland Day Care center, as Carol Hurd, day care program planner, and Judy Burke, administrator, look on. Five churches in the association have “boat-in services” each summer and have voted for the past three years to give the remainder of the offerings, after expenses, to the center. AU totaled the ministerial association has given S3.WB to the center.

Marie Schaffer injured in pony-truck crash

Mane Schaffer. 11. daughter of Dr. and Mrs A G Schaffer of r 1 Syracuse, was injured at 10:33 Saturday morning when the pony she was riding was struck and killed near her father s animal clinic north of on SR 15 State trooper Michael Pershing said Marie was riding her ponynorth along the edge of the road when the pony apparently bolted Park board — (Continued from page 1) Floyd Fithian's Warsaw office. Treesh is trying to find out whether a plea for federal assistance can be made. An mdividual from the office is assisting her and looking into possible grants. Bids were taken for a tractor blade, with Sharp's Hardware submitting the low bid of $435. which was accepted by the board. Other bids are Polk and Sons. $675; and Kewanee Blade. $515. Bob Murphy. Warsaw, sent the board a letter informing it of a meeting Wednesday night at 7:30 in the Warsaw Gty building to discuss organizing a county-wide Economic Development commission Miller commented that Kosciusko county is the only county in northern Indiana not to have such a commission Miller reported that the snow blade mounted on the tractor is finished, from Gravelton i Machine shop at a cost of $156.86. or approximately SSO less than the actual cost, done as a donation to the town. He also added he has not heard from John Martin about whether the county will let the town use part of its garage for equipment storage. John Martin is on vacation for two weeks with Dean Replogle replacing him at the minimum hourly wage of $2 30 previously set by the board. The minutes from the September 13 board meeting were read and approved Car-truck accident in Warsaw Tuesday Dale E Thompson. 46. r 1 Leesburg, was the driver of a truck which collided with a car ckiven by Quentin J. Moudy. 21, r 2 Akron, at 9:15 pm . Tuesday. Oct. 5. in the 500 block of East Center St., Warsaw. Gty patrolman Jerry Laurien investigated. His report showed both vehicles were traveling east on Center street, the truck in the center of the two eastbound lanes of the street. Thompson reportedly hit the truck s brakes and turned right in front of the auto. Damages of $750 were set to the truck and S9OO to the automobile

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and darted into the path of a northbound truck The truck hit both rider and pony and threw them 123 feet The pony was killed outright. Marie was taken to the Goshen hospital for treatment of a concussion, contusions, abrasions to her right hand and left ankle She was dismissed yesterday (Tuesday) and is recovering at home Damages to the truck, driven by Leßoy Snyder. 58. Fort Wayne, were listed at S2OO Terms — (Continued from page 1) homebound teacher for Gregory Marchand, who is out of school with a fractured leg The sixth grade student is expected to be recovering for the next three months A temporary teaching contract was approved for Sonja Everts, effective October 18. through November 29, to replace Mrs Laura McKee, third grade teacher at North Webster Bond Bids Accepted In a special meeting at 1:30 p,m.. September 15. the board accepted the bond bid of Summers and Company, Inc. at four and three-eighths per cent interest. with a 33.75 premium and net effective interest rate of 4.06398 per cent. A total of seven bids were received. In other actions by the board, the financial report as of September 30. extra-curricular reports and claims were approved by the board. Also the minutes from September 14 and 28, regular meetings and a special meeting September 15. on the bond bid opening were ap proved. Board member James E. Fry and business manager and treasurer Marion L. (Bud) Lantz were absent. Burglars steal gun and cash A shotgun, valued at $75 and sl9 in cash were taken from the Ron Swartz residence. Marineland Gardens, Syracuse, during the day Sunday. Entry was apparently made through an unlocked glass sliding door. SHOTGUN AND 8-TRACK STEREO TAKEN OCT. 3 A 20 gauge double barrel shotgun and an eight track Panasonic stereo were taken from the Doug Mehl residence in Syracuse sometime between 8:30 and 12 p m on Sunday, Oct 3.

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