The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 March 1977 — Page 2

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25-G CONVENTION HELD SUNDAY — Lions from throughout district 25-G met at Argos High School on Sunday for their annual convention. Milo Lightfoot, left, current district governor, presided over the business session James Sullivan, center, international director from Oklahoma, was the day’s special guest and evening speaker; and Robert Harrington, right, was elected as governor for 1977-78. Harrington will take over the governor’s post at the June convention to be held in New Orleans, La.

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Climbing together

Dear Editor: Reading on mountain climbing I ought to pass it along Robert Shuller stated, when faced with a mountain. "1 will not quit. 1 will keep on striving until I climb over. find a place through, tunnel underneath, or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine!” We citizens are all climbing together We are roped together, if one falls we all fall Edward E Hale's poem. “I am but one. I can not doTverything but what I can do, I ought to do and with. God s help. I will do' ” Remember our town board, our police force can not do it all. we must work together It has been told of William Henry Harrison, who became President of the US, while he was at a public dinner honoring him. a general, one of the guests, arose and drank to his health Harrison replied by raising a

Dear Editor: As a land o>ner m Turkey Creek Township, I would like to have the people listen to my side!

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glass of water Another offered a toast, saying now will our honored guest favor us this time by dnnking a glass of wine General Harrison asked to be excused, after much arguing he arose and said solemnly, "Gentlemen, not a drop of liquor has ever passed my lips I made a resolution when 1 started life to avoid strong drink, that vow I have never broken! I am one of a class of 17 young men graduating from college, the other 16 fill drunkard s graves “I owe my health, my happiness. my prosperity to my early resolutions Would you have me break it now?" The audience was hushed for the wisdom of his words. We do have such men today, let us take heart, get on our knees and pray for our young folks, our community and country. Sincerely vours. NM

My side!

I have attended the meetings with both the Syracuse Town Board and the Syracuse Area Plan Commission Maybe I just don't understand the law, but here is my side! Several months ago, when I applied for a building permit. I had to have a zone variance to go along with putting another I mobile home on my property of seven acres This was taken to the Syracuse i Board of Zoning Appeals and tabled because they wanted to ! seek legal counsel! At that same i meeting, a man was given a variance to build three feet from his neighbor s house My request was for a mobile home permit to house my cousin and his wife, who were ill and i needed care. (We have lost his I wife since this began ) At this time. I too. sought legal counsel. At the advice of my attorney, I was given to understand that lawfully, we in Turkey Creek Township should be under county jurisdiction and

thus the legal hassle began. Finally, on March 2, 1977. the county plan commission accepted Turkey Creek jurisdiction. Os course, we got our permit. (We knew what the state requirements were.) We did not have to pay anything for this permit and we were treated very cordially. Now the Syracuse Town Board has. with the recommendation from the Syracuse Plan Commission. decided to- fight to restore Turkey Creek to them. At one of the joint meetings of the two boards, a member of the Syracuse Plan Commission said those who wanted out of the town were just mad and wanted their own way and didn’t like the town. He’s wrong’ I do like Syracuse or 1 wouldn’t have settled here! I bank here. I buy my groceries here, my children went to school here and all around I feel Syracuse is a nice home town! All I’m asking is to be treated fairly! Mary Ann Baker

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(Continued from page 1) and harassment, including Carl Eisenfelter of the DNR and others. the property in the suit was owned by Mason's mother, Mrs Blanche Mason, for 37 years. Present owners are Mary Mason and Ver Wiebe. “I haven’t decided what we re gang to do with it.” Mason said. But there will be no more than four homes built on it. if construction is done A building permit from the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission has been received for the property, permitting the building of a $75,000 home.

Syracuse worker injures hand in factory press

Mike Fishbaugh. r 1 box 144A Warsaw, was taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital early Friday morning, March 18, after getting his hand caught in a press at the Syracuse Rubber Plant 2. Four fingers on his right hand are believed to be mashed. Syracuse ambulance was called to the scene at 12:54 a m. Fishbaugh was transported to the hospital at 1:45 a.m. LICENSES SUSPENDED Two Kosciusko County drivers have had their driver's license suspended according to the latest hst released by the Indiana Department of Motor Vehicles. Those receiving suspensions are as follows: Paul E Minnix. r 2 box 202 Claypool, from February’ 7 to March 7. 1877. for driving while suspended And. Gerald T Strauss, r 2 box 316 Syracuse, from January 16 to March 16.1977. for drunk driving.

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Two address APPLE meeting at Warsaw

Two guest speakers addressed a group of about 90 persons at the monthly meeting of the Association for the Preservation and Protection of Lakes Land and Environment (APPLE) last Wednesday night in the Women's building, Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. Warsaw. Speaking on what organized groups can do, Martin Kornbiigth. Pulaski County, said that Governor Otis R. Bowen doesn’t run the state, but executive director and controller of region 5 Irving does. He said the governor must go through Irving to receive funds for certain projects, since the state adopted the regional government structure. Indiana was divided into 10 regions, when a directive was issued from then President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Kornbligth said, which Governor Roger Branigin okayed. Kornbligth said senators do not write all of the bills proposed, organizations do and the politicians then sign and sponsor them. An example of Utah’s statewide zoning was discussed by Kornbligth. who stopped countywide planning in Pulaski County. The statewide zoning was presented to the attorney general, who said it was illegal and it was dropped. Kornbligth said Indiana Attorney General Theodore Sendak could do the same. A structure of regional zoning and planning Kornbligth introduced. outlined who is in control. He said the area plan commissions are at the bottom of the structure, which goes upward into MACOG, air pollution control, department of commerce. department of natural resources, HUD and others. Urging those present. Kornbiigth said they should do their own planning. “You know what your place should look like,” he said. “You plan what it will look like.” He said in most cases, questions like would you want to live next to a junkyard, or others come up. from area proponents “But they use every scare tactic there is.” Kornbligth commented. He also added that planning is all right if it is not funded by federal money. Oppenheim Speaks The second speaker. Phil Oppenheim, Tippecanoe Lake resident, said he recognizes a problem. “And I think that problem is loss of individual rights.” he said. The climate for this loss is the lethargic American attitude toward govenunent, we have taken too long, he continued. The solution offered by Oppenheim was to. “Get action from officials who have disregarded us too long.” He spoke on the wetlands bill, which was not acted on in the Indiana House recently, saying legislators and officials say they are protecting us. “But when you really get down to it, they’re for the protection of whom?” Oppenheim asked <. Oppenheim said the appropriations will not be cut in agencies because appropriations means more job and more agency jobs result in more appropriations. He added the most notorious for getting appropriations because of the number of jobs is the Army Corp of Engineers Recommending those present to write to congressmen and senators on the proposed bill giving jurisdiction of all waterways to the corp of engineers and find out who is on the committee. “People as a group ca' 1 get the job done.” Oppenheim concluded. * Accomplishments Amazing* APPLE president Richard Ver Wiebe, presided at the monthly meeting. He said. “I think what APPLE has accomplished in its brief lifetime is amazing " He commented the organization has the potential to accomplish good things for the community and citizens of Indiana. The bylaws have been amended since a previous meeting, giving each member of the organization a vote. Mem-

bership dues were increased to 10 dollars per year for a general membership. Ver Wiebe encouraged people to join. Jack Mason, membership chairman, reported 108 new supporting members have been added and one charter member. Betty Bowen. Silver Lake, said work is being done on a monthly newsletter, from the public relations and newsletter committee. She said letters have appeared in area newspapers from group members.

Feed situation: domestic use and exports heavy

The 1976-77 feed grain supply totals 232 million tons, five per cent larger than the previous year, according to economists at USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS>. Domestic use may account for 151 million tons, compared to 146 million during 1975-76. Feeding will likely account for 132 million of the 151 million tons, compared to 128 million tons a year earlier.

European demand for US feed runs strong because of last summer’s drought. Foreign nation imports may approach as much as 1.7 billion bushels of

Seed for wildlife food plots available

The Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources will again have seed available for planting wildlife food plots. The seed will be available for food plot planting to landowners with 10 acres or more. Application for the seeding material can be made by contacting the ASCS office. The seed consists of hybrid grain sorghum with above 80 percent germination and no noxious weed seed The seed will

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Ver Wiebe outlined the actions taken by the area plan commission and Syracuse Plan Commission is the jurisdiction of Turkey Creek Township. He said it was, “a rather unusual situation.” with both sides claiming jurisdiction. Os the lawsuit to be filed by the Syracuse Plan Commission and Syracuse Town Board, Ver Wiebe said, “We will be heard in this lawsuit when it's filed, one way or the other, I assure you.” He added the Syracuse Plan Com-

US corn. Altogether, feed grain exports may reach last year’s record. 55 million tons. But, even with strong demands combined domestic use and exports may not match last year's feed grain production—2l2 million tons, four per cent more than 1975. two per cent above the previous 1971 record—and the carryout may fall into the 600- tq 800- million bushel range, up frqen 400 million bushels last fall. James Naive. ERS feed grain economist, said, “While the carryover will be up from last year’s, it’s still small in relation to total use.”

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mission can no longer have jurisdiction and reports on the matter would be made to the group. “If it moves as fast as the other lawsuits we’ll still be reporting on it two years from now.” Copies of HB 1431 were distributed and remarks made on it by the president. A con petition for signing was available, which will be sent to Senator John B. Augsburger. Mason reported on the TowerWright Bill which is dead in the

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ROADS SLIPPERY, TOO — A vehicle in the ditch on the MilfordSyracuse Road Tuesday morning tells something of the slick roads. This scene was repeated elsewhere, on numerous occasions.

Declaratory judgment to be filed later this week

The declaratory judgment on whether or not Turkey Creek Township is to be zoned by the county plan or by the Syracuse commission has not been filed as yet, but will probably be done later on in the week Robert Reed, Syracuse town attorney, reports. He said when he does file the judgment he does not know how long before a final judgment will be made because it might be possible for certain individuals to intervene with suits of their own. The decision to file a declaratory judgment arose at the last meeting of the Syracuse Town Board. After much ENJOYS DETROIT TRIP Hazel Kline of Milford enjoyed a bus trip to the Detroit Flower Show and Windsor. Canada, on Saturday.

US Senate, but an amendment may come out in May. He said as of July 1, the government will take over all the water.in the United States, and a federal permit would be needed to irrigate. Bob Baugher, president of the Turkey Creek Conservation Club, said he has a copy of HB 1431 written so a normal person can understand it. He said it will not affect swimming areas, or vegetation or supplying^ needs to animals.

discussion, both pro and con, it was decided to go ahead with the judgment which is to be filed jointly with the Syracuse Plan Commission by Reed.

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