The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 September 1978 — Page 1

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Meet the candidates I

Kroh candidate for re-election

On November 7 citizens of the Lakeland School Corporation will go to the polls and pick their choices for the Lakeland School Board. Five candidates have filed for three seats. They are: David L. Carey, r 2 box 131 North Webster; John Frederick Kroh, 424 || Front St., Syracuse; Marguerite B. Hoerr, r 1 1 box 169 Milford; Stuart A. Walker, 119 W. E. I Long Dr., Syracuse; and Robert L. Morgan, | box 71 North Webster. || For the next five weeks, I will interview each of the candidates and state his or her position on certain school-related issues. John Kroh, running in district two i (Turkey Creek Township), is seeking his third i consecutive term on the board. The 45-year--1 old Syracuse native is vice president and i pharmacist at Thornburg Drugs in Syracuse. In discussing his reasons for seeking rell election, Kroh commented, “I believe a strong educational system is vital to the community. A school board member’s job is a fiscal responsibility to taxpayers and setting policy.” He went on to say, “I feel the present administration stays on top of things. Some trends you just don’t jump on. You have to make sure they relate to this system. All programs sometimes aren’t the best. We look at some programs very carefully. If they are a benefit, fine. If not, we pass over them.” Money Is Problem Kroh said one of the biggest responIi sibilities a school board member faces is fiscal responsibility. “Money is going to probably be your crucial issue. How to spend what dollars you receive most wisely.” He said one of the hardest decisions the board has had to face was the auxiliary gymnasium. “It’s difficult when you’re spending other people’s money. Common sense applies to the job. ’ ’ He stressed that the board is strictly there to set policy and not run the school system. This, he says, is up to the superintendent and principals the board hires. “We’re not perfect,” he said, “But, we try to be. We certainly are above average.” The incumbent feels the Lakeland Corporation has a good system. “Our curriculum is complete. You can! offer everything. We must have a pretty good system if people keep building.” Kroh also feels the corporation has some good people working for it. “We’re fortunate in this area. You can look at the administrators, teachers, the custodians and food service personnel. All these people are good solid citizens of the community. These people participate in community affairs. They’re quality people, regardless of their positions.”

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J M t ■ Kroh said the physical shape of the buildings within the corporation is also good. 1 “Our physical plans are capable of filling | needs right now. The buildings are looked | after. Same with the buses.” He added, “I go to different schools. The | physical condition of our school house itself, 1 it’s still in pretty good shape. I think that’s a 1 plus factor for Mr. Smith and Mr. Kesler.” The community, too, is a plus factor for 1 the corporation, said Kroh. “The community 1 works well with the school. Overall, the J community has been good to the school B system and the school system has been good | to the community. The people in the com- g munity can be proud of what they’ve got.” Kroh is a member of the Indiana Phar- g maceutical Association, North Webster B American Legion and past president of the 1 Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce. || He was also president of the Elkhart County 1 Pharmaceutical Association and is a member 1 of the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist 1 Church in Syracuse. He is a 1951 graduate of Syracuse High i School and a 1955 graduate of Purdue B University School of Pharmacy. He served g with the U. S. Navy from 1955 to 1957 on active | duty and on reserve duty from 1957 to 1965. He lived in Jacksonville, Fla., from 1955 | to 1957, while stationed at the Jacksonville | Naval Hospital in the Medical Service Corps. g His wife, Gail L., is a registered nurse, g housewife and mother. His three sons in- | elude: Steven, 20, a junior at the University of | Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Fla.; Tom, 18, a | freshman at Indiana University at | Bloomington; and Tim, 16, a sophomore at | Wawasee High School.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27,1978

Adjustments to continue — NIPSCo filed Monday for aas rate increase

By LOUISE PURVIS e. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. Monday filed a new rate schedule with the Public Service Commission of Indiana in accordance with an order of the Commission issued December 11, 1970, authorizing gas distribution utilities in Indiana to recover gas supply increases. NIPSCo had been notified by two of its pipeline suppliers, Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. and Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline Co., of an annual increase of $3,088,141 in the cost of natural gas to NIPSCo. This was a result of increased rates filed by the pipeline suppliers with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As a result of this latest increase, the average NIPSCo residential customer using gas for home heating will pay approximately 25 cents per month or $3.04 per year more for gas service beginning in November. NIPSCo residential customers using gas for household purposes other than home heating will pay about six cents per month or 71 cents per year more. These increases become effective upon approval of the Public Service Commission of Indiana. Adjustments to Continue The utility said the adjustments in gas rates to NIPSCo customers, usually upward and sometimes downward, have occurred and will continue to Zoning board to meet on October 2 | Due to the Columbus Day | holiday on October 9, the | Kosciusko County Board of I Zoning Appeals will meet one | week earlier on Monday, Oct. 2. | The meeting will be at its usual I time, 7 p.m., and in the Com- | missionersroom. | After the October meeting, the | board will resume meeting on the | second Monday of the month. | The date change was an- | nounced by Daniel W. Richard, | director. | School to appeal I 1979 budget cut I | The Lakeland School Cor- | poration Board of Trustees met in | special session Thursday, Sept. | 21, at noon to approve an appeal I action regarding the 1979 budget I Superintendent Don Arnold | said the county tax comI missioners had cut the budget | back to the frozen tax levy. The | board passed a petition and a | resolution asking the levy be Ik raised back to the original amount of $3.37 or $1,908,296. The appeal will now go before | the state tax board. | In other business, the board I met in executive session to | review personnel matters. Next | regular meeting is October 10.

I 1,000 tour new feed mill

Over 100 people were on hand Friday morning to help celebrate Maple Leaf Farm’s, Inc., 20th year. A preview open house was held for various business leaders | and officials of area communities. The open house was held at Maple Leaf’s new $2 million feed mill on the Syracuse-Milford Road. Terry Tucker, president of Maple Leaf, greeted the visitors and thanked everyone for their support. «.He commented, “This I has bevn the single largest project we’ve ever undertaken.” Maple Leaf acquired the land for the mill from Dean and Maryann Dowty. The town of Milford helped raise the money for the facility. The mill is made of 3,500 cubic yards of concrete and has the capacity of producing 50,000 tons i of feed per year. The feed will be

occur as the rates from NIPSCo s five pipeline suppliers change. NIPSCo explained that it does not realize one cent of profit from these pipeline supply tracking adjustments. The money, the company said, goes directly to suppliers to pay for the increased cost of natural gas delivered to the utility. Winter Gas Supplies Edmund A. Schroer, chairman and chief executive officer of NIPSCo, said this week that the utility is prepared to meet the demands of its natural gas customers this winter, even if the weather is as extreme as some experts predict. “Total usable storage capacity should exceed 27.8 billion cubic feet by the beginning of the heating season,” Schroer said. “Combined with scheduled daily flow gas supply, we should be able to meet all our firm demands for natural gas this winter, barring any unforeseen supplier curtailment or diversion by the Federal government.” Grim Predictions Some of the grim predictions of weather forecasters include the following: This winter’s snowfall may surpass the record of last winter. The cold could also set an alltime low, below the record set last winter. There may be more heavy snowfalls of eight inches or more ’his winter than a year ago. NEW OWNER — Darrel and Charlotte Bales, residents of the Goshen-Benton area, have purchased Doty’s Meat and More in uptown Syracuse from Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doty. Mr. Bales, who worked for Kroger’s Store for 16 years, and has been in the meat business for 22 years, took over the management of the store on Monday. The name will be changed to Bales Butcher Shop. Bales says he plans to specialize in top grade prime beef, and will expand the grocery and produce line as well. - The Bales have eight children, Dan, Eric, Lu Ann, Erin, Marcy, twins Alane and Alise, and Amy. See the Bales Butcher Shop ad on page 7.

used strictly for Maple Leaf’s ducklings, about 3.5 million in Indiana. The mill tower is 140 feet tall. A total of 53 bins are also being used with a capacity of 143,000 cubic feet. Tribute To Community Murray Hough, Hough Brothers, Sunnyside, Mich., was on hand for the open house. Hough Brothers were the contractors for the mill. Hough commented, “We are extremely happy and fortunate to build the facility for Maple Leaf Farms. It’s a tribute to the community and the development board to help sponsor this facility.” s After a slide presentation, visitors were able to tour the facility. Briefly stated, the mill takes ground com, plus proteins, vitamins and minerals and pellets it. It is then screened and

We would be hit by an early freeze - before the normal date of October 15. The utility chairman said the company’s storage capacity set aside for this winter includes contract storage, and reserves from the Royal Center underground facility and liquefied natural gas plant near LaPorte. “Most of our customers’ heating requirements occur in three or four months of the year,” the utility chairman said. “In fact, about 59 per cent of annual heating needs in northern Indiana usually occur in the months of December, January and February, with an additional 15 percent in March.” Naturally, heating bills will reflect this increased usage, regardless of the fuel used, and bills will be higher this winter than last because of increased costs, he said. Clean Fuel “However, natural gas is still the cleanest, most efficient and least expensive fuel available in northern Indiana for home heating,” Schroer said. “If high service bills become a problem for NIPSCo customers this winter, we urge them to call or stop in the local customer service office before the bill is due,’’ Schroer said. “It’s possible we can find some method to spread out payments and make it easier to settle the account.” Syracuse C of C to meet Wednesday The board of directors of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will meet at the South Shore Golf Club next Wednesday. Oct. 4. at 7:30 a.m. Truck hits sign Steven A. Rapp, 32, r 1 Leesburg, was involved in an accident at 10:33 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19. Police reported that the brakes on Rapp’s truck failed causing the accident. The accident occurred on CR 600 N, one half mile south of Leesburg. Rapp told police he was heading west on 600 N, and attempted to slow down for a stop sign at SR 15 when his brakes failed. He headed his vehicle towards the right side of the road and ran into a Western Materials Company sign. The truck Rapp was driving belonged to Phend and Brown Inc. of Milford. According to Kosciusko County Patrolman Burdell Blackburn the truck received S6OO damage and the sign SIOO damage. ARRESTED FOR TRESSPASSING Henry Howard Gregory, 35, r 1 Syracuse, was released on SI,OOO bond after being booked Saturday at the Kosciusko County jail. He was arrested on a county court warrant for a criminal trespass charge.

shipped out to feed bins on Maple Leaf’s growing farms. Two shifts, or 16 hours, are needed to produce the daily capacity of 200 tons. 1,000 Come On Saturday Another preview open house was held Friday afternoon for the employees of Maple Leaf. The general public was then invited to tour the facility on Saturday. A Maple Leaf spokesman reports over 1,000 persons visited the mill. PTO open house at Milford A Parent-Teacher organization open house will held at both the Milford Elementary and Junior High Schools on Tuesday, Oct. 3, between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. Parents are invited to tour the schools and to get to know their children’s teachers.

i 1 ■ 1--11BBM h Il Sr. l . ...... I UNITED WAY REPORT — The first United Way report for ® Syracuse and Turkey Creek Township was madeJate last week when town and township chairman James E. Caskey and his | assistant. Jeanne Gardiner, posted their returns on the giant •, H thermometer on the northwest corner of the town square. “We’re only at 13 per cent," says chairman Caskey, "but S we’re only getting underway with the drive." The goal for Syracuse and Turkey Creek Township has been 1 set for $14,700, which includes business and professional and : industrial returns. The formal drive runs4hrough Friday, Oct. 6. g Mr. Caskey stated. I

Hear views on town manager

A poor showing of only 25 residents were on hand last night (Tuesday) in the Syracuse Junior High cafeteria to express their views on the issue of a town manager for Syracuse. This meeting was held, said John Cripe, Syracuse Town Board president, purely as an information gathering session. “This meeting is to allow the public to speak their minds on the issue of a town manager. No decision will be made tonight,” Cripe said. Both For And Against Residents attending were both for and against the issue. The ones for a town manager said this person would be helpful in getting the departments coordinated and would be available on a full time basis. Dave McGrew, 313 S. Huntington, commented, “I’m in favor of soipie type of management. got to do something to things coor-

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dinated.” He added he would be in favor of either a town manager or mayor. James Tranter, former town board member who initiated the idea of a town manager, had a few comments. “I have supported the town manager system for two and one-half years. The town has sls-20 million in assets and an annual budget of a half million dollars. I don’t feel anyone in this room would turn over this amount of money to a part time town board. ” Tranter added a town manager would have the time to obtain grants for the town and would save a lot of duplication within the departments. He said over the last four months, he has received 65 calls, 59 from people who were for and three to four against the issue. John Brewer, who lives outside the town limits, raised another side 41 to the matter. He said, “I (Continued on page 2)