The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 July 1978 — Page 2
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More Fithian 'Town Meetings'
■' Second District Congressman Floyd J. Fithian made another tour of county towns Saturday in what have become characterized as his “town meetings.” He met with a small group at the Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse and answered a wide variety of questions before moving on to the Milford Fire Station to visit with another group of townspeople. Veteran Questions Calling himself a Viet Nam veteran, James LaGarde. 712 East Pittsburg St.. Syracuse, asked the congressman why there are so many jobless”' veterans, and "fellows who were too good to fight” have all the good jobs.” He said “the country is not standing up for itself.” LaGarde also deplored the fact that American Nazis could parade in Skokie, 111. He said he had asked 61 people and could get no satisfactory answer to this question. Fithian said he agreed with LaGarde on the Nazi march question, but had to live with the ruling of a federal judge that we could not take this constitutional freedom from these people. Tom Leonard, a North Webster retail businessman, said he has alot of salesmen call on him. most oft them Jewish, and that they are* disturbed about the Nazi march, but Leonard said, the judge in question is protecting the rights of all of us. Leonard later asked Fithian why the postal service is always in the red. Fithian called himself one of the sharpest critics of the postal service, then reviewed the history of the old U. S. Postal Department and the move to take it out of politics. Fithian said too many
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TIME Magazine on Floyd Fithian Respected columnist High Sidey did a piece on page 19 of the July 31 issue of TIME Magazine concerning the durability of the new crop of legislators in Washington, D. C.. and zeroed in on Timothy Wirth, a 38-year-old liberal Democrat from Colorado’s conservative Second District, 29-year-old Democrat Thomas Downey of New York's Second District on Long Island, “a natural habitat for elephants”, and on Indiana Second District congressman Floyd J. Fithian. He wrote, these are “politicians who do not fit the traditional political patterns of their districts” who “have won election by emphasizing sincerity, honesty, good cheer and hard work instead of ideology. Using the modern tools (they) have voted themselves — jet travel, television staff experts — the incumbents have rooted themselves to their home ground and loosened their ties to the capital. ” Here is what columnist Sidey wrote about Floyd Fithian: In Indiana's Second District, former History Professor Floyd Fithian has found resonance with his moderation as a Democrat in an area that used to be considered far right. His voting pattern is blurred, but his attention to the home folks is not. When he is campaigning, he stays in people’s homes most of the time, relishing the hot breakfast and a chance to listen. He hands out questionnaires, urges his people to “get in your two cents’ worth.” He has some 200 junior high kids in the Fithian youth groups. For five hours’ work in the Fithian cause they get a blue T shirt with his picture on it and the slogan HE WORKS FOR ALL OF US. “I know every nook and cranny of my district,” the Congressman says. He has talked to town meetings attended by as few as three people. Once he joined in an auction at a county fair believing he was just having fun, but ended up with a real, live lamb. Fithian has a toll-free telephone line to his Washington office, and if there were any way to calculate such a thing, it might be proved that the greater part of his heart, mind and body is back home most of the time. This is quite a change from 20 years ago, when one of the chief criticisms of members of Congress was that once elected, they turned into creatures of Washington,
Americans “cop out”, won’t attend town meetings, yet feel free to criticize the system, and cited the case of an aged townsman in Wanatah who attends all that community’s town board meetings. Fithian answered that a congressman’s salary is $57,500 a year, altered only seven times in this century. It has no cost of living increase built in, he answered. Single Issue Voters “America is becoming a country of single issue voters,” he said, and noted if this gets large enough we’ll come to a point where no president can govern. Harold Maurer told the congressman he is doing a fine job and is to be commended, especially in his efforts to contain the cost of government, but wondered why there is no energy bill coming out of congress. The energy bill, Fithian said, which has 90 points, has two sharp stumbling blocks: the oil equalization tax and natural gas de-regulation, which are bones of Milford man cited after accident A Milford driver, Jose L. Aguilar, 18, hit the rear of a car operated by Virginia L. Meade, 36, also of Milford, on Beer Road east of Milford Friday night. The Meade woman told police officers she had backed up to turn around near a bridge which is closed for repairs when the accident occurred. Both vehicles were traveling east. Lt. Richard Mikel of the sheriff’s department cited Aguilar for no operator’s license. Mikel sgt damages to Aguilar's car at S2OO and to the Meade auto at $750. He was assisted in the investigation by Milford Marshal David Hdbbs.
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contention in the congressional conference committees. “I’ve quite predicting when an energy bill will be forthcoming,” he said. He also said we should move rapidly to develop alternate fuels. He said there is adequate public transportation, but Americans still want to drive their own cars. He called the Alaskan pipeline’s bringing fuel to the west coast states a mistake. “Western states are within one per cent of supplying their own fuel needs,” he said, “while the midwest and east are where the real shortage lies. As a result much of the Alaskan fuel is refined and sent to Japan.
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Race — (Continued from page 1) High School in 1944, is a member of the Milford Apostolic Christian Church and the Silver Thimble Club of Milford. She is a member of the Laubach Literacy Association, Kosciusko Chapter. Mr. and Mrs. Hoerr have five children: Mrs. Richard A. (Rebecca) Pelath of Michigan City, a graduate of Milford High School and Ball State University; Dr Robert A. Hoerr, an Indianapolis physician, a graduate of Milford High School and the Indiana University School of Medicine; Frederic J. Hoerr, D. V. M , Battle Ground, a graduate of Wawasee High School and the Purdue School of Veterinary Medicine; Douglas E. Hoerr, a graduate of Wawasee High School and a senior in landscape architecture at Purdue University; and Jeffrey L. Hoerr. a graduate of Wawasee High School and a freshman in the Purdue School of Engineering. David L. Carey David L. Carey is 34 years of age and a resident of r 2 North Webster. He is a graduate of North Webster High School where he was excellent in sports. He is self-employed and has two companies that specialize in excavating, masonry and concrete work. He is married to the former Beverly Ferverda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ferverda. well known North Webster residents. Carey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred 0. Carey of r 1 Leesburg. The senior Mr. Carey is well known as a contractor in Kosciusko County. David Carey, who says “my hobby is my business,” is the father of three children. Debbie, 15, a sophomore at Wawasee High School; Bethany, 10, a fifth grader; and Jeffrey, seven, a
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Milford budget doubles for 1979
The Milford Town Board has set up its 1979 budget, which has doubled duetto expansion in the town. Under the fire department, the proposed budget has been raised to $7,500 from $5,500 budgeted this year. Some equipment needed to be purchased next year include: coats, boots, helmets, explosion-proof hand lanterns, Scott air packs, spare cylinder and outside lights for the fire station totaling approximately $3,000. The motor vehicle, or street department, proposed budget for 1979 is $41,000. This is an increase from $18,550 budgeted this year. Most of the street equipment in town needs to be repaired or replaced. Other things in the department also needs upgrading. A total of $47,050 has been set
plate will be held until October. If not re-ordered, it will be available to others. Guns stolen from van Two guns (Walther caliber pistol and .38 special revolver) were reported stolen from the van of Robert E. Greenwood of Middletown, Wise., while the van was parked in front of Novelli’s Restaurant and Lounge, r 1, North Webster. The theft, which occurred sometime before midnight Thursday, July 20, was reported to county police.
aside for the park department. This is an increase from $27,010 of this year. The general fund has been raised from $51,250 to $100,570. Monies set aside for the police department, which is budgeted under the general fund, include salaries Tor an additional police officer and dispatcher. Mrs. James Brooks, clerktreasurer, has stated that the budget was set a little high for next year because of expansion in the town. She added it will probably be reduced at the board’s budget approval meeting August 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall. She said all interested town residents are welcome to attend this meeting to see what they feel needs to be changed in the budget, if anything. The next regular meeting of the board is August 14.
lUJ Hi //// I t/ rah & I HI TUWJ MU I /•I be.?- * V —> ■ . j INSTALLING NEW BRIDGE — Workmen for Beer & Slabaugh Co. are busy installing a new bridge over Turkey Creek just east of Milford, widening the bridge from a 20-foot span to a 32-foot span, according to superintendent Ezra Hochstetler. Four large wooden pylasters are being driven in each corner of the bridge for support. Cost: $37,700.