The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 July 1979 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Week. July 18,1979

-j I t I W I / / I ! *'*2® | ' Jj ■■(M NEW ATTORNEY — Milford’s new attorney, Phillip B. Rarick receives assistance from his secretary, Mary Gunderlock, at his office on the corner of Main and Catherine streets.

Milford has had an attorney since Jwtte 1

Milford now has its very own attorney — Phillip B. Rarick of the Milo W. Lightfoot Law Firm in Warsaw. The law firm's Milford office, opened since June 1, is located in the old bank building on the corner of Main and Catherine streets. Rarick will be in the Milford office Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from 1 to 5 and Saturdays from 9:30 a m. to 1 p.m. His secretary, Mary Gunderlock, will be in the office Mondays through Fridays from 8 am. to 5 p.m. to set up appoint men ts and answer questions. When asked why his law firm decided to open an office in Milford, Rarick replied, "We thought there was a genuine need for an attorney in Milford number of years. A town the size of Milford needs at least/ one attorney." Rarick’s firm chose Milfqrd over other towns without

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attorneys betfiuse of the support it received Brom the business community. We chose Milford because Milford has a group of very ac'.ive businessmen and women who want to develop Milford. They're interested in Bringing in professional people." he said. Having an attorney in Milford will enable people in the Milford area to secure legal services without driving to W’arsaw or other towns. This is especially helpful to persons without transportation. "There are a lot of people who need an attorney but can’t get transportation to Warsaw," Rarick pointed out. A graduate of Indiana University La"W School‘at Indianapolis, Rarick joined the Milo W. Lightfoot firm in September 1978. Persons interested in making ah appointment with Rarick may call the Milford office.

Syracuse police, dispatcher's reports given Syracuse Police Department Sergeant Lou Media no has submitted the activities of the Syracuse Police Department for the month of June to the Syracuse Town Board. The mileage for the month was 3.944 and there were 272 calls answered by the department. The department made 58 courtesy calls, five title checks and assisted 13 fire and ambulance calls. Damages in the amount of $2,725 were sustained by 10 vehicles involved in five property damage accidents. Two personal injury accidents were reported. The amount of damage reported for these accidents was $2,430. The department also assisted in 13 Kosciusko County or state police accident investigations. The police received 17 complaints of thefts, one including a truck-van, all which amounted in the loss of $2,410.30. Out of the thefts, $1,170 was recovered as was the truck-van. There was $146 loss in nine vandalism complaints received. Other complaints received were one city ordinance, 40 miscellaneous and 18 dog complaints resulting in the impoundment of nine dogs. There were eight traffic arrests made by the police with six misdemeanor and felony arrests. Also there were seven juvenille arrests or probation and one warning made. In areas zoned "no parking" 23 citations were issued. . Overtime hours for the regular officers were listed at 35 and the reserve officers worked 53 hours There wiere five hours of in service training for reserve officers. Dispatcher’s Report The monthly report for the Syracuse dispatcher's office reported 2,613 calls handled. There were 1,653 calls for the" police department in the city and 426 calls handled for the department in the township. Calls handled for the fire department totaled 209 in the city limits and 81 calls in the township. Calls handled for the street department were 34 and the calls taken for the town of Milford totaled 210. The Syracuse dispatchers extended 478 courtesycalls. The most abundant fresh water fish are small minnows called dace. “Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny." Kin Hubbard

Smith's — (Continued from page 1) She gave him a figure of over $200,000, more than enough money to complete the current project and have money left over for a later project. Losing Money Miller stated the money in the account was losing money for the town by drawing interest since the inflation rate is higher than the interest being made. He said he felt the town board needed to go ahead with the project previously approved ( In April all three board members voted to extend the sewer lines to the northwest section of town to enable both the proposed new nursing home and CTB’s plants to be served. Miller made that motion noting the town’s coffers could not finance lines for the entire town and they had to start someplace. He considered the move a committment to give better service to the town. ) Miller continued Monday by saying the line in the bid being considered, and later approved, would be serving 9 nursing home, a large section of housing and two large factories. He felt that it is important progress to extend the lines as approved previously as the town would De providing service to the greatest number of people. Brooks did not agree. Brooks felt a meeting needed to be held with attorney Rex Reed, representatives of CTB and the town board. Miller and Treesh agreed such a meeting should be held prior to approval of the final project but did not feel another meeting is necessary before approving the current bid since it is a town sewer main and not on private property. At that point in the meeting Murphy recommended the town board accept Smith’s bid, less asphalt and chip and seal, stating those two items could be rebid with street repair being made by the town instead of the. contractor. Motion Made After more discussion along the same lines Miller made his motion upon the recommendation of Murphy.as the town’s engineer on the project. Both Miller and Mrs. Treesh voted in favor of the motion. Brooks voted against. * It was also noted the contract called for $31.84 for “Ts” to allow property owners to hook on to the sewer. These could be placed on East Street and down Kenwood' Drive where property owners couldhook on if they wanted to do so. Property owners will be contacted when the project begins. The town’s ordinance states when sewer lines are run past homes the property owners have 60 to 90 days to hook on and then are charged the minimum $4 sewer bill if they do not. Al the close of the discussion Murphy said he would advise Smith and would also check with Reed on the easement. In other business before the board. Orville Kilmer, co-owner of the planned nursing home, stated he had checked on the cost of installing the six inch lines. The town’s proposal was $3,517.20 plus labor. He also had a proposabfrom Metcalf and Payne in North Webster for the work for $4,650 plus a hydrant which was listed on the town’s bill for $520, making the total for Metcalf and Payne's work $5,170. He said with the experience the North Webster company has had he felt it would be better to go with them. Board members agreed. Mrs. Treesh said she had contacted the county highway department <and County Commissioner Maurice Dorsey and hopefully something would be worked out on Schaffer Street in the near future. Schaffer Street belongs to both the town of Milford and Kosciusko County and problems have .existed for years on repair and maintaining the street. Street superintendent Terry Beatty said he looked into street lights for Meadow View with the minimum which could be installed being four. If four lights were installed it would cost the town an additional $20.H0 per month for electricity. Brooks said that figure sounded expensive. The clerk-treasurer’s records show the town is currently paying per month for lights, howe’er, no one knew exactly how lights the town has, therefore a comparison per light figure could not be computed. A motion was made and carried to install the four lights in the Meadow View area. The remainder of the evening was spent working on the 1980 budget. Ethanol — • & (Continued from page 1) available and the places who sell the fuel are only allowed so much. In the case of Farm Bureau’s sale of this fuel, they are required to pick up their allotmeril from the Illonois plants and there is never a surplus available. Mrs. Arthur stated there is a need to have more plants constructed. New Plant Shelby County has been highly approved for the new plant site. No definite location has been approved. Money will be available next month to buy the

land, order the equipment and start construction. If all goes according to plans the plant will be in production of ethanol by the end of the first quarter next year. The reason why Shelby County is a possibility is because of the availability of corn and other ’•aw materials needed. 'Hie existence of a natural gas compressor station, that is part of the MichiganWisconsin pipe line, running through the county is another reason. The corporation is planning to use waste energy as power for the plant. The plant will use a cellulose conversion method which is a process different and more energy efficient than the conventional meth6d currently used in making alcohol. Arthur McKee Engineering, Chicago, has prepared the engineering process and plant design for the cellulose hydrolysis process. An Alternative Gasohol is made from 90 per cent gasoline and 10 per cent ethanol and is a method of stretching gas. The probability of replacing gas, according to Mrs. Arthur, depends on motor conversion by the companies. The ethanol, which the plant will be producing, can be used directly as an alternative fuel. Mixed with gasoline, it forms the gasohol. The process which the plant goes through involves dissolving and separating cellulosic wastes into three components — cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Fermentable sugar is obtained by breaking down the cellulose and hemicellulose with acids and enzymes. In laboratory tests using this method, one pound of cellulose equals one pound of fermentable sugar, twice the yield produced in traditional processes. Along with greatly increasing the production of ethanol obtainable from cellulose, the process utilizes almost any raw material such as corncobs, hay, wood scraps, spoiled or blighted crops, as the feed stock from which to manufacture ethanol and other hydrocarbons. The corporation is working closely with Purdue University where most of the research is going on in the conversions. Third Century Venture Corporation was originally created to work on cellulose conversion to make chemicals,.not necessarily ethanol. The sale of ethanol was to be directed towards industries but the market for alcohol in producing gasohol has greatly expanded as the energy shortage created a rush for other energy sources. The major emphasis from the agent and the firm is the usuage of annually renewable resources that will not drain the dwindling and unrenewable oil fuels. As is mentioned in the president’s speech, it will cut down the need to import fuels and will make trash and waste a more valuable asset and maybe even more popular. Mrs. Arthur stated. "Our country is contracted by liquid fuel and mobility industries. We’ve allowed those two areas to dominate our lives." Meters — (Continued from page 1) one half miles of town streets. There has been a meeting with Parker Phend of Phend and Brown, Inc., Milford; Syracuse Street Department personnel and town board members. The amounts for the areas involved are estimates, according to Paul Isbell. They are: North Shore, two-tenths a mile. $13,000; W. E. Long Drive, twotenths a mile, $8,500; Chicago, east of sixth street to Turtle Bay, one-quarter mile, $13,000; Medusa, one-tenth mile, $3,500; and Old Medusa beyond Seventh Street, a six-foot widening of the road, one-tenth mile, 5,000. The total estimated amount is $43,000. Phend stated work would begin by August 15, if the weather is permitting. Another area dealing _with money was reported by Betty Dust on the town receiving the first payment from the county treasurer, totaling $1(08,108.78. A break down shows the general fund received $111,886.60; street fund, $36,300.78; corporation bond received $6,368.56; and cumulative fire equipment fund, $9,552.84. Speeding Problem A petition was brought to the board’s attention of the hazzard at the intersection of Carroll and Lake Street. Submitting the petition, with signatures of 37 residents on Lake Street, were Mrs. Jim Tranter and Mrs. Daniel Rop. They asked for a stop sign at the intersection to help stop the traffic problem. Both expressed their feelings strongly in the hope something could be done to protect the 25-30 children and elderly people who use the intersection. They staled the street has been used as a race way and stated several incidents when people have almost been hit and of cars traveling at the rate of 4550 mph in a 25 mph zone. They also stated people have admitted using the route as a short cut to avoid the light and for the fastest way around town. Isbell stated the town board understood the problem and asked Syracuse Police officer Jack Zimmerman for suggestions. Zihimerman asked if any of this had been reported to the department stating he was

not aware of the problem. A suggestion was made to put up stop signs in certain areas on Lake and Harrison Streets to hopefully reduce the speeding problem. Zimmerman was asked to take the manner up with the other officer*? and to meet with Mrs. Trant* a> d Mrs. Rop to further discuss the matter, In the meantime, until an ordinance is j passed, the police department was asked to make a systematic surveillance. The board again talked about the Pickwick Road problem dealing "with the man hole specifications. Also Robert Reed, town attorney, stated if the board wanted to seek easement from property owners by the act of condemnations. He also stated that the property owners could file an act of inverse condemnation to right the problem if they see fit to do so. Also dealing with the project the board is asking Haskins to submit in writing the change in orders Lessig gave to deviate from the original plans onto private property. The orders were said to be verbally ordered by Lessig. This would indicate Haskins was told by Lessig and he himself did not deviate from the plans. Warren Benson, owner of Syracuse Dry Cleaners, brought to the attention of the board the fact he was being charged for more sewage usage than he used, because of his water usuage. Isbell remarked on Benson’s behalf, that 10 per cent of the water he uses actually goes into the sewer and the remaining 90 per cent is steam. Isbell stated that Umbaugh and Associates agreed to use 20 per cent of the water use to generate the sewer charge. In other business the board announced the start of the budget meetings beginning this Thursday evening, July 19, at 7:30 p.m. The first meeting will be concerning the fire departments budget and will be meeting with the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board. On Tuesday evening, July 24, another budget meeting will be held concerning the budgets of the police department, street department And town clerk. The final meeting will be Thursday. July 26, which will finalize the budget for the next year. The meetings are open to

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the public and begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Syracuse Town Hall. The board heard two more firms present their plans for Syracuse concerning the water treatment plant. The firms represented last evening were Lougheed and Associates, Fort Wayne, represented by Scott Lougheed and Capitol Designs, Inc., Indianapolis, represented gby John R. Caton. Approved by the board were the minutes of the June 20 and June 25 meetings and claims. / H*. _ I JOINS SAL£S>TA<F - Leon K. (Leo) Goshow has joined the sales staff of Chore-Time Equipment as sales representative as announced by Brad Donahoe, vice president of marketing. Working in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and parts of Canada, he will assist Jim Robinson, ChoreTime’s central district manager. Goshow is a 1970 graduate of Eastern Mennonite College of Harrisonburg, Va„ with a degree in business administration. Previously he spent five years with Carr’s Poultry, a ChoreTime distributor. Goshow and his wife, Gloria and son, BrandonL.ee, five, make their home in Goshen. VANDALISM REPORT A report of vandalism was made by Clifford Boyer, 112 W. E. Long Drive, Syracuse, when the driver of a 1968 Buick ran down a sign at the public beach on the west side of W. E. Long Drive. Estimated damage to the sign was SSO.

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Milford sets revenue meeting A proposed use hearing for general revenue sharing purposes will be held on August 1 at 7:30 p.m., for all interested citizens of the town of Milford. The amount of general revenue sharing funds to be discussed for this fiscal year is $21,724.62. The meeting will be held at the town hall for the purpose of discussion of possible uses of general revenue sharing funds at Milford. All interested citizens will have the opportunity to give written and oral comment on uses of the funds. Senior citizens are encouraged to attend and comment. Webster EMS makes 35 runs Thirty-five runs were made in the month of June, it was reported by Dan Conkling, captain of the North Webster. Tippecanoe Township Fire Department. EMS division. These runs included 17 to Kosciusko Community Hospital, six to Goshen Hospital, four to Whitley County Hospital, one run assist to Syracuse, and seven no transports. Captain Conkling reported one car accident, two motorcycle accidents, 25 personal injuries and seven heart related, dealt with by his department. The EMS worked 43 hours. 35 minutes, and there were 1.326 miles driven in the ambulance. There were 18 runs daytime (after 5 am.) and 17 runs night time (after 6p.m.)

Wawasee Post 223 Sons Os The Legion Picnic August 5, 1979 — 12 P.M. Meat Supplied—Bring Covered Dish And Silverware GAMES AND PRIZES Contact Dick Weaver Or The Legion For Information

Sales planned in Syracuse August Sidewalk Sales and activities were discussed at the regular meeting of the SyracuseWawasee Retail Merchants Association last Friday. To date, a street dance, pig roast, car wash, craft demonstrations and sales, dunking booth, bake sale, and watermelon sale and seed spitting contest have been placed on the agenda of activities. It was noted that any group or individual who wishes to set up a booth may contact Jean Rogers or Bonnie Workman at the Stout Boutique, Joyce Smith of the Country Mouse, or Linda Crow’’of the Star Store. The merchants will meet again at 7:45 a.m. Friday at the Three Flags Drive In to further discuss and plan August Sidewalk Days. Lakeland Locals Ryan Lane Crafton of In dianapolis spent last week with his grandmother Marian Haab and his cousin. Bill, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Haab, all of Milford. A suprise birthday dinner was given on Sunday July 15 for Partha Miller, Milford. The dinner was given by her children. Her children attending the event were Mr. and Mrs. Doug Miller and children, Bremen; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Miller and son, Mr and Mrs. Dave Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Miller and children, all of Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Haines and children, Warsaw; and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Bell and children, Middleburv.