The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 November 1976 — Page 1

Area banks release *685,115.54 to Christmas club members

I Lakeland area banks have mailed $685,115.54 to 1,948 Christmas club members this year, with a large increase shown in the amount accumulated in these accounts. Banks in Leesburg, Milford, North |. Webster and Syracuse mailed $685,115.54 to their members, or an increase Os $523,562.54 from last year's total — $161,553. An increase in the members is also apparent from 724 in 1975, to 1,948 members this year. A

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VOLUME 13

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

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Manon Acton heads Milford park board

Members of the newly established Milford park board and committee members met last Thursday evening to discuss policies and guideline? for Waubee Lake park and to elect officers Those officers are as follows: President — Manon Acton Vice president — Levi Beer Secretary — Dorothy Williams Treasurer — Connie Smith The other member of the board ts D. G (Bud) Seely with other committee members being Mary Duncan and Jim White Matters discussed were playground equipment, a floating pier with diving board for the deep water, buoys and a rope indicating the drop-off, swimming lessons, tables and benches, the renting of table space

i ■ ■-if * i aWroFIiMT ■ -25.- W I —’ ■'■ , J HARTTER RETIRES — Elmer Hartter, Milford, second from left, and his wife Flossie were presented a trip to the rfoly Land last Saturday night during a special party to honor his retirement from the C. S. Myers Ford Agency. Hartter had been with the flrm for the past« years. Front left are C. J. Myers, president of C. S. Myers, Inc.: Mr. and Mrs. Hartter: and John Liberti, general manager of the firm.

Holy Land tour for Elmer Hartters

Mr and Mrs Elmer Hartter of Milford will be joining other Americans next May for a tour of the Holy Land. The tour was presented to Hartter last Saturday night by C. S Myers,

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Inc .. Milford, upon his retirement. Hartter has been with the firm for 46 years; beginning there in September of 1930 The tour is tentatively

Freida Rinker of the State Bank of Syracuse reported a 1976 membership of 310 and a payment of $67,604.25. Last year's figures at the facility were a payment of $57,000 to 275 members. The First National Bank, Milford branch, mailed payments of $50,204.36 to 187 members, said Gordon Brubaker. The 1975 total was $41,634.09 paid to 160 club members. The 1976 mailing is the largest since the 1974 total of $43,058.38 to 192 members. inr I'rrnTTin w r.jrrni

in the pavilion, the concession stand, the Boy Scout cabin, mowing of grass, closing hours for the beach, community cleanup day in the spring plus carpentry work on the same day, the budget, ways to raise money and the duties of the lifeguard. The most pressing item and one on which all else will depend appears to be the services of an overseer who would have his own mobile home. This person would have free rent as regards to space to park his home Such a person, or man and wife, would negotiate with the park board concerning utilities. Hook up for the home would be provided Any responsible and interested person with proper references and one who does not drink or use drugs should apply at once to box 495, Milford.

scheduled for May 30 with stops in Athens and Rome as well as the Holy Land. Asked for comments on the retirement gift Hartter and his (Continued on page 2)

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 1976

ABC board to consider permits atmeetlng'on Wednesday, Dec. 8

Members of the county alcoholic beverage board will meet at 10 a m on Decembers in the basement of the courthouse to consider several alcoholic beverage permits. Included in the permits to be considered are several from the Lakeland area. The Hickory Lounge, Inc., Mary Linigar, president, Milford. Robert Speicher, secretary, Nappanee; North Main Street, Milford, beer and wine retailer has applied for a license. The Star club, Inc., R. J. Hamsher. president, New Paris, North Main St.. Milford, beer and wine retailer, has applied for a transfer of owner permit. The Milford Turf Bar, Inc., Bette Hare, president. Milford; Rita Vanlaningham, secretary. Milford; 442 Main St., Milford, seeks to renew beer and wine retail permit. J. C. Morganthaler. Inc., Jacob Kern 111, president and Susan Kern, secretary, both Syracuse, r 3 at highway 13. Syracuse, seeks

Zoning ordinance in for rough sledding!

The proposed zoning ordinance for the town of Syracuse (Project Indiana P-1073-28). prepared by Latz Associates of Fort Wayne, is in for some rough sleding, if a public meeting held last night at the Syracuse town hall is any indication The Syracuse plan commission. chaired by secretary Joe Gray in the absence of president Bill Beemer, held its meeting before a standing-room-only crowd of local and area citizens Some appeared for further information on the proposed ordinance, others with an apparent view of sabotaging the ordinance Hear Attorney Lawson Chairman Gray introduced Jack E Lawson of Fort Wayne, attorney for the Syracuse plan commission, who expounded on the duties and responsibilities (as well as limitations) of the plan commission. His remarks came from Burns Statutes (Indiana Code) 18*7*5-39 to 18-7-5-44, and he set out letter and verse as to what steps the plan commission and Syracuse town board must go through to enact the zoning ordinance

Mailed to 158 members by the Counting House Bank, North Webster was $30,627.57, states Arlene Dellinger. The figure includes clubs from the North Webster and Warsaw branches, which in 1975 had a payment of $23,654.32 to 132 members. The North Webster bank mailed $18,171 to 112 members during 1974. Peoples State Bank, Leesburg, reports a payment of $46,912 to 165 members this year.

to renew beer and w’ine retailer permit. Donald L. Crist, r 1 box 11 Kale Island, Syracuse, seeks a beer and wine retailer permit. Tippy Hotel and Lounge, Inc., Catherine McKibben, president, Leesburg; Harold Huyghe, secretary, r 2 Leesburg, for new permit to sell liquor, beer and wine. Captain Charley’s Windjammer. Inc., Mary C. Stafford, president, Syracuse; C. R Stafford, secretary. Niles; r 3 SR 15. Syracuse has applied for new liquor, beer and wine retailer permit. L. and R., Inc., Theodore Deafenbaugh, president; Ruby E. Deafenbaugh, secretary; r 2 Cedar Point, Syracuse, has applied for a new liquor, beer and wine retailer’s permit. Carl and Dorothy Hunziker, r 1 Ogden Island, Syracuse, have applied for a new liquor, beer and wine retailer They have filed for a second permit to allow for Sunday sales

He told the plan commission its jurisdiction extends two miles into Turkey Creek township, and that its responsibilities are twofold: First, to hear ordinance referrals from the town board, and to advise the town board whether or not it should pass any given ordinance or changes thereto, and. Second, to approve any plats or subdivisions for the consideration of the town board. He said, on the other hand, the board of zoning appeals has no original jurisdiction, but is in effect an appelate board Counselor Lawson said he had studied the zoning ordinance for a week and called it a “good ordinance.” He advised the plan commission not to act in haste and to provide due process under the law for those who will be affected. He said the law provides for public hearings and publication in a local newspaper of general circulation of the ordinance in its entirety before the Syracuse town board can officially enact the zoning ordinance into law. (Continued on page 2)

'S'' Sgk < oi Tv** •V*" •' • < ~' . - BUILDING IN VIOLATION TORN DOWN — The once existing two-story structure in violation of an agreement granting a variance to Harold Douglas Shrock in May of 1974 was completely torn down Friday after a Syracuse board of zoning appeals meeting Thursday night. Al Bauer. Syracuse building commissioner, is pictured delivering a building permit to Shrock’s residence, 206 S. Lake St., on Monday at 3:30 p.m. The building permit w as issued for construction of an addition to the west side of the home.

To pursue Shrock lawsuit

The Syracuse board of zoning appeals at their Thursday night meeting unanimously voted for town attorney. Jack Lawson, to pursue the lawsuit filed against Harold Douglas Shrock for failing to remove the second building on his property Shrock was granted a variance in May of 1974 to construct a second residence on the property at 206 South Lake St., with the stipulation he completely remove the existing two story structure starting September 1, 1975. In January 1976 a suit was filed in Kosciusko superior court by BZA attorney Robert Reed when Shrock refused to remove the building. The lawsuit was not pursued when weeks later Shrock told the BZA he intended on developing the building in order to apply for a building permit to construct a garage on the property. The BZA instructed Lawson to determine the status of the lawsuit and pursue the necessary procedure in taking action against Shrock. To Assume Cost Also receiving unanimous support from the BZA members was, starting with the December meeting, anyone seeking an appeal before the BZA will be required to assume all costs of the legal public notice and the due notice to interested parties. Lawson will prepare necessary forms for such procedure. Variance Granted Granted to Paul and Verna Knauer was a variance to construct an addition closer to the side lot line than zoning laws permit on their property in Cedar Point. At the last meeting Knauer’s variance was granted in a split 32 vote. Another vote was necessary at last night’s meeting since all action by the BZA according to Lawson takes an affirmative vote of at least five members of the nine member board. Lawson indicated that a majority of a quorum is not sufficient for legal vote when the vote is split.

Last year the bank paid $39,264.50 to its 157 club members. And the previous year total at Peoples was $33,651.75 made to 152 members. A total of 970 Christmas club checks were mailed by the Lake City Bank at the two Warsaw banks, one Winona Lake bank, one Silver Lake bank and North Webster bank. Hal Strong at Warsaw said the total mailing amounted to $244,883.68, including interest. The 1975 mailing for three branches of Lake City amounted to $230,000 to 1,000 members.

Augsburger receives three appointments State Senator John B. Augsburger of Milford has I been named to serve on three committees during the 1977 state legislative session. They are: 1. Governmental affairs 2. Natural resources, environment and agriculture* 3. Roads and transportation He said he is very happy to have been named to these committees, especially the natural resources, environment and agriculture committee because of the lakes and farm land in this area. Senator Augsburger took his oath of office last Tuesday and attended a three-day orientation session for new legislatures. He plans an open door column after the first of January to keep voters in the district informed as to what bills are coming up for vote and also plans a bi-weekly newsletter.

Stoller home burglarized Rich Stoller, r 3 Syracuse, reported to county police that his residence, three-fourths mile east of CR 300E on Bowser Rd., had been burglarized sometime Saturday night or early Sunday morning. Stoller stated he left his home Saturday around 12:30 p.m. and upon his return found the lock gone from his door and the door left open. Some items taken were three saws, a brown tool box and eight 2 x 4’s each 14 ft. long, totaling $4,500. Total items missing are still unknown.

NUMBER 44

Mauzy chairs two House committees INDIANAPOLIS - State Representative Thames Mauzy (R-Warsaw) was today appointed chairman of the house insurance and corporations committee by Speaker Kermit 0. Burrous (R-Peru). The veteran legislator, a Warsaw businessman, has previously served as chairman of the house natural resources committee. Throughout the 100th general assembly, Mauzy’s committee will consider legislation regarding the insurance business and regulation of corporations in Indiana. Mauzy has also been named to serve on the financial institutions and the natural resources committees. Syracuse firemen battle wetlands blaze for 2 hours Members of the Syracuse fire department battled a grass fire for two hours last Wednesday before extinguishing the blaze. The fire burned 10 acres of wetlands near the Turtle Bay Trailer court. Jim Wogomon, manager of the court, was burning leaves in a high wind at 12:45 p.m. when the fire burned out of control It spread to the wetlands along the B and O railroad tracks. Thefts under investigation Two thefts in the past week, occurring on North Harrison street in Syracuse, are being investigated by the Syracuse police. Taken from the Wawasee Electronics building site were two tires and a rim valued at SSO. Skylark Realty reported a sewing machine missing from the garage.