The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 October 1978 — Page 1

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Murphy hired as consultant

In a special session Monday, members of the Milford Town Board hired Robert Murphy as the town's wal£r consultant for a period of one year. Murphy, who has started his own consulting firm in Warsaw, was present to answer board members' questions. Dr. T. A. Miller expressed some concern over the reliability of Murphy's engineering staff at last week's regular monthly meeting Murphy said, "They have their seals. They're certified. I've worked with them before." He added the engineers work for a multi-million dollar Warsaw corporation and are paid on an hourly basis. Miller next w anted to know how the town would pay for engineering fees. Murphy said. "In federal funds, you can handle it in any way you want to." He said in a HUD grant, the administrative fee is figured

Meet the candidates — b,lesuewhitman Carey; relates to people

David L. Carey, r 2 box 131 North Webster, is running in district one (Tippecanoe Township) for the Lakeland School Board. He feels he has an interest in school affairs and being a businessman, can relate to people in the community. He commented, “Never being on the school board, there are many aspects that are unfamiliar. I’ve tried to become more knowledgeable by attending school board meetings the last six to eight months and by doing as much reading on school related subjects as possible." He added, “As a businessman, I work with people in all three communities. It gives me the chance to talk to people and relate to them on their opinions and viewpoints. ’ ’ • Corporation Issues As far as corporation issues, Carey said there are a few he is concerned about. One is finance. “Running a school is definitely a business. It needs to be handled as such,” he said. Two other issues that concern the candidate are discipline and drugs in the schools. He said, “I would like to get the drug problem slowed down. But, I think it’s been handled very adequately. I think Mr. Smith is doing a very good job up there and the administration.” He would also like to see more feedback from residents in the corporation. “I think a lot of people who complain about issues need to go to the board meetings and hear them firsthand and voice their complaints to the board.” He added, “I feel it’s important to have your values set, but not be closeminded. You need to listen to others on issues.” No Complaints Carey commented he does not have any complaints with the way the school board is presently run. He said, “I feel they have done a goodjob. My decision to run was strictly the fact that I have an interest in school affairs in the community.” The North Webster resident continued to say, “I’ve observed other school corporations and have found that Wawasee High School, the junior high schools and elementary schools to be one of the cleanest and most

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separately and the rest is given in a lump sum. He said the engineers could be paid out of this sum. Board member James Brooks then asked. “We don't lose any control over all this, do we?” Murphy replied the town decides what engineers to hire and how to pay them. Still Confused Miller said he was still confused “You sound so simple? I can't believe HUD would do it like this." The consultant replied. “It's not at all easy and it's not at all simple. There’s a lot of paperwork involved.” Murphy added. “I will work for any funds you want. I'll tell you if there’s any administrative expenses before or not. The contract only applies if 1 do the work.” Mrs. Glen Treesh. board president, said she talked to a

man with FHA who advised her against hiring Murphy. She commented, “FHA said they could get the same thing for us free.” Murphy replied by saying, “You should ask them if they will pay 100 per cent.” (Continued on page 2)

In The News... Political pot boiling Pagel Something new . .. Cruzin... 5 New pastors at Syracuse, Webster Church ... 1 1 / V is for victory Sports... S

■ ijl IL*. WV Mil b. jf* t • I wjcr Illi organized I’ve seen. I feel this speaks very highly of our administrative staff, teachers and present school board.” “If elected to the board, I would consider it an honor to serve the board and the community.” Huntington Native Carey was born in Huntington and moved to North Webster in the elementary grades. He is a graduate of North Webster High School, where he excelled in sports. He has owned and operated Dave Carey Excavating in North Webster for 11 years. The past three years, he has added a masonry and concrete division into his corporation. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred O. Carey of r 1 Leesburg and is married to the former Beverly Ferverda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Ferverda, well known area residents. The Careys have three children: Debbi, 15, a sophomore at Wawasee High School; Bethany, 10, fifth grader at North Webster Elementary; and Jeff, seven, second grader at North Webster Elementary. He attends the North Webster Church of God, where he has served on the church board the past three years.

Political pot boiling — Focus on three races coming up November 7 With the November 7 election barely a month away, three races seem to be in the offing for area voters besides the one for the Lakeland School Board posts. These include Kosciusko County Sheriff, U. S. Congress Representative and Indiana State Representative. Many issues are at hand and voters should be aware of whom they will mark to represent them come November. Sheriff Race One race that will probably affect area voters the most is for Kosciusko County Sheriff. Seeking the position are incumbent John E. Hammersley, Democrat and Cassius Alan Rovenstine, Republican. Hammersley, bidding for his second term, is promising continued good service to Kosciusko County residents. He commented, “I’ve been in police business 24 years. I feel we made some good strides. We’ve been upgrading the sheriff’s department. I hope to continue to serve the people of the county as a police department should.’’ (Continued on page 2)

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18,1978

uijgi I TO SPEAK AT LADIES NIGHT — Miss Indiana, Terry Jean Kaiser of Etna Green, will be the guest speaker at the Monday evening, Nov. 20, Milford Lions Club ladies night, according to Bill Little, program chairman. Ladies night will be held at 6:30 p.m. in John Wongs Restaurant, Warsaw. Miss Kaiser is shown here shortly after she was crowned “Queen of the Lakes” at North Webster in 1975. She is the daughter of former Milford residents Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kaiser. Expansion at Ohio plant The Spicer Universal Joint Division of Dana Corporation has announced plans to begin a capital expansion program at its Lima, Ohio, plant. The project is expected to add 150,000 square feet of manufacturing area to the facility. The Weatherhead Co. of Syracuse is a subsidiary of the Dana Corporation. When the project is completed an additional 350 people will be hired to manufacture and assemble a varied line of universal joints and prop shafts, according to MacLantz, vice president and division general manager. Lantz said that the addition will substantially increase Dana’s ujoint production capacity and improve its delivery and service capability for its vehicular, service and industrial markets. Construction is scheduled to begin as soon as possible and will take approximately 18 months to complete. $1,216 worth of tools taken from Rinker home Tools valued at $1,216 were taken from the John Rinker residence, W. Chicago St., Syracuse last Wednesday. Police said the theft occurred when an entry to the building was forced open.

Mike Jones tells Lions about ISS Mike Jones, new basketball coach at Wawasee High School, completed his first basketball practice of the year Monday night early enough to appear before the Milford Lions club and » . xpound on his philosophy of sports. More than that, he spoke on a new program at the school called ISS (In School Supervision), a federally-funded pilot program aimed at the “troubled student.” There are about 40 students in the program so far. First In State Jones said the ISS program was first put into effect in Minnesota, and that the ISS effort at Wawasee High School is the first in the state of Indiana. Other schools in the state will be watching the program at Wawasee High School much as we are watching results of the program in Minnesota. Lion Karl Keiper, a science teacher in the high school, spoke in favor of the program in a question and answer session, calling it “effective, positive,... from everything I’ve seen of the program so far. It’s a real good program.” On Basketball Jones, a soft-spoken coach, said the Warriors won 14 games last year, adding his friends said they were going to put a sign in the yard of his North Shore Drive home stating “15 or 4 Sale.” He said he has some height this year, but “height isn’t everything.” “Everybody likes to see a player ‘dunk’ the ball, a crowd pleaser, but that’s not everything” he said, adding, “I don’t like too much dribbling.” Jones said he likes an aggressive team with a positive, action-oriented attitude. “We want to dictate the game,” he added. He fell short of making any prediction about how many games he hoped to win this year. Plan Ham, Bean Supper The club committee planning a ham and bean supper reported the affair is to be held from 11:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at the Milford Fire Station. Serving on the committee are Jack Mahr, Raymond Pinkerton and Leon Young. Attending the Monday night Lions meeting were the following Lions from the Clay Township Lions Club: James Barnes, “Butch” Barnes, “Bud” McCune, Leßoy Purk, Eric McLane and Bill Blankenship. Vehicles collide, *2OO damages A two-car collision, resulting in S2OO damage, occurred last Saturday morning near the intersection of Boston St. and S. Huntington St., Syracuse. The-drivers of the two vehicles were John R. Harding, 32, Syracuse, and Steven J. Kalisik, 27, Syracuse.

« Ob It Am ''s \x / K * J B AW ' IHBv ■. A \/ BKL REPUBLICAN FOR SHERIFF — Al Rovenstine, left, is running against incumbent John Hammersley for Kosciusko County sheriff in the November election. Seated with Rovenstine are Margaret Brooks. .Milford clerk-treasurer and Ed Pratt, Kosciusko Countv Republican Chairman. Republican candidates attended an open house at the Brooks' residence last Thursday.

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. * A Chamber of Commerce feature —

Chance to hear, querry candidates

The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce is exerting positive community leadership in sponsoring a "Meet The Candidates Night” at the Wawasee High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, giving area residents of the Lakeland School Corporation an opportunity to see and hear the candidates. Robert C. McNary, president of the chamber, announced the meeting early this week, as a result of a decision by his board of directors. Mr. McNary, in making the announcement, said, “The purpose of this meeting is to introduce the candidates to the public and to provide an opportunity for interested individuals to question the candidates on an individual and or group basis.” “Questions will be submitted to the moderator in written form with materials for this purpose furnished for those who require it,” he added. Kinson Moderator Mr. McNary stated he has arranged for Thomas J. Kinson of North Manchester to serve as moderator at the meeting. Mr. Kinson, at 43 years of age is an insurance adjuster and has served as moderator at a similar meeting in his home community. Mrs. Kinson is a member of the North Manchester school board. They have a daughter who is a senior at North Manchester high school and a son who is a sophomore at Purdue University. Mr. Kinson is also chairman of the board of trustees of the North Manchester United Methodist Church. The school board candidates are as follows: David L. Carey, r 2 box 131 North Webster — District One (Tippecanoe Township) ' John Frederick Kroh, 424 Front St., Syracuse — District Two (Turkey Creek Township) Marguerite B. Hoerr, r 1 box 169 Milford - District Three (Van Buren and the east half of Jefferson Townships) Stuart A. Walker, 119 W. E. Long Dr., Syracuse — District Two (Turkey Creek Township) Robert L. Morgan, box 71 North Webster — District One (Tippecanoe Township) Expiring terms are those of Kroh, Walker and Floyd Baker. Kroh is an incumbent who is

running for a third term Walker replaced James Fry on the board in August and is now seeking the right to retain the seat. Baker, whose term ends on June 30. 1979, -is retiring from the board. Other seats on the Lakeland board are held by Philip Payne of district one and Billy G. Little of district three. Their terms do not expire until June 30.1981. Three of the five candidates will be elected.

■K m j ■ jrjb -'it ■ B WINS FLORIDA TRIP — Mrs. Harold H. Agler, r 2 Syracuse, is the recipient of a free four-day trip to Florida, as a result of a drawing held Saturday at the uptown Syracuse auto show. Shown here James E. Caskey, president of the sponsoring State Bank of Syracuse, is presenting Mrs. Agler with a letter of certification. Anyone attending the auto show on Friday and Saturday had an opportunity to enter his or her name in the free drawing. The Aglers, residents of W. E. Long Drive and the County Line Road, will leave December 29 by air for Orlando, Florida, with plans of spending New Year's Eve at Disney || World. They also plan to drive in an auto furnished by the bank i | to the Florida Keys. One hundred dollars in cash is part of the package won by the Aglers. Mr. Agler is employed as a tester in the engineering B department of the Penn Division of Johnson Controls in Goshen, ? and he and his wife LaDonna have a 27-year-old son Gary, a Goshen resident. f • ■

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Since Payne and Little already have seats on the board, representing districts one and three, either John Kroh or Stuart Walker has to be elected to insure district two a representative on the board. The next thing to femember is that while every district must have one representative, none can have more than two. Therefore, both Kroh and Walker (Continued on page 2)