The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 July 1980 — Page 7

Employee turnover in dispatcher’s office

By TERRI CHILCOTE There have been three new faces come and go in the fourperson dispatcher’s office of the Syracuse Police Department in the last six months. Cindy Mosser is the newest dispatcher, having started last month and Betty McCullough joined the dispatcher’s office January 14. Deb Dull has worked there for four years and Tom Gilbert is the office veteran, having put in 18 years. In the last six months, three persons have quit their dispatcher’s job in the Syracuse office. First to go was Donny Blosser who quit in January after serving one year. “I quit because I had a chance at a better job,” explained Blosser who is presently working in the dispatcher’s office of the Warsaw Police Department. Elsie Burr quit her dispatcher’s job this spring after working only three to four months. Next to jump ship was Cindy Simpson who said she quit because of the hours. "It’s no kind of job if you have a family,” stated Mrs. Simpson who has two sons ages eight and 10. She explained the job requires working nights and holidays. Ginny Gilbert, who had worked in the Syracuse dispatcher’s

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office for six years, quit in May 1979. Syracuse Fire Chief Kenny Johnson does not believe this constitutes a high employee turnover rate in the dispatcher’s office. “There hasn't been a high turnover. Only three in the past six months have quit — one for health reasons, one for a better paying job and one for personal reasons,” he pointed out. Mrs. Dull agreed with Johnson, saying she doesn’t believe the' dispatcher’s office has an unusual situation. "I think it takes a certain amount of dedication to be a dispatcher. You have to work nights and holidays. Somebody always has to be here. If you don’t like the job, you’ll really hate it working nights and holidays,” Mrs. Dull remarked. “I think we have four people now who are really dedicated.” When asked why she believes persons have quit their jobs in the Syracuse dispatcher’s office, Mrs. Simpson replied, “The responsibility for one thing and the hours aren’t the most fantastic.” She also cited lack of backing from the Syracuse Town Board. “As far as the department I worked with, they’re all a bunch of fantastic people. I liked working with them,” she added. Blosser felt persons had quit, the dispatcher’s office because

it’s “not organized, very unorganized, too many bosses.” He also complained of poor working conditions. “They’d promise a lot, but never came up with anything,” he stated. One former employee f«*it “there’s certain ones that rim everything” and that new dispatchers were not properly trained to handle emergencies. “One lady fell apart because she wasn’t properly trained to handle emergencies,” stated t* former employee. The former dispatcher also cited lack of backing from the town board. Mrs. McCullough, present dispatcher, speculated that some quit because they had trouble handling the pressure, but added. “Personally, I think you would have to talk to the girls who quit. Each has their own reasons for quitting.” Whether one agrees the dispatcher’s office has a employee turnover problem or not, a former employee summed up the dispatcher’s job: “It’s a very serious job. It’s no joke. You’re handling people’s lives.” 3 injured as cars collide Pennie D. Wells, 16.937 Medusa St.. Syracuse and Shelley J. Traves. 17, r 1 Milford, were injured in a two-car mishap at a private driveway on West Pike Street, west of Chicago Avenue in Goshen. The mishap was Friday, July 25, at 4:37 p.m. Wells, driver of a 1980 Plymouth, sustained a contusion of the forehead and Traves, a passenger, sustained multiple abrasions. The Goshen city first aid ambulance was called to the scene but was not needed. Lloyd G. Stump, 58, 1604 W. Pike St., driver of a 1977 Chrysler involved in the accident was not injured. The mishap occurred when Stump, whose view was blocked by a stopped vehicle, drove onto Pike Street where his car collided with the eastbound Wells auto, resulting in $2,150 damage. Goshen Police Sgt. Bill Hixon investigated.

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Flower show set for Thursday, Friday

The Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club will hold their standard flower show on Thursday and Friday, July 31 and Aug. 1. The show, entitled “Grow’em and Show’em,” is open to all community members and will be held at the Calvary United Methodist Church, SR 13 South, Syracuse The hours are 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday and 2105 p.m. on Friday. Admission is free. The show will be composed of three divisions Artistic design.

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horticulture and educational. The eight classes in artistic design are: Last of the Garden, Gardener’s Delight, God who Touchest Earth with Beauty, From the Good Earth and From the fields of Grain with three miniature classes entitled Sparkling Beauty. The horticulture division includes specimens from the vegetable garden, flower bed and porch house plants. The educational division will feature a bird study display, a herb exhibit and a study of flower drying techniques. A number of books and publications from the National Council will also be shown. Five junior classes will be included. Memorial awards and trophies will be given as well as the Grand Sweepstakes and Tri-color award. Ribbons, if merited, will be presented to first, second and third places and honorable mention. Two bikes stolen Two bikes were reported stolen in the Syracuse area on July 26. Resia Rinker, r 4 Syracuse, told police that her new orange bicycle was stolen during the night. It was valued at $260 and later found in another Syracuse yard. Harvey Dziak, 112 N. Lake St., Syracuse, reported that his daughters 20 inch bicycle was stolen from the yard. It was valued at $178.59. Also missing was his son’s tackle box that had been at their neighbor’s docking pier. The tackle box was valued at $89.95. License plate stolen Lyle Yoder, 71775 SR 19N, Nappanee, was at Medusa St., Syracuse, last week when visitors at the Medusa St. residence noticed that the license plate was missing from his 1979 Lincoln Mark V. Syracuse Police were notified. Over *1,250 worth of jewelry missing James and Audrey Butt, 355 Medusa St., Syracuse, reported jewelry is missing from their home. The missing items include: A SIOO gold locket, SI,OOO dangling diamond earrings, $125 crystal necklace earrings and bracelet, $12.50 gold filled jewelry "box and more. Besides jewelry; a new42o bill disappeared.

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Rotary District Governor visits local club Tuesday

The annual visitation meeting of Rotary International’s District Governor of District 654, William F. (“Bill”) Borgmann of Fort Wayne, was held at the Tuesday luncheon meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club, held at the Kale Island Beacon. The Governor was introduced by club president James E. Plummer. •Take Time To Serve’ He built his remarks around Rotary International’s current motto, “Take Time To Serve,” and urged local Rotarians to “Do Your Own Thing. ” He noted that there are 18,771 Rotary Clubs, with 869,000 members in 154 countries, “one more country than is represented at the United Nations. He said fellow Rotarians are continuing to meet, albeit secretary, in strife-ridden Iran — “something we don’t have to worry about in this country .” He urged community service and international service, calling on local Rotary Club members to come up with candidates for the organization’s scholarship program. He also urged complete attention to the rules governing attendance and certification. Went Into Assembly President Plummer called the club into assembly to discuss several local problems. He called on president-elect Paul Schmucker to outline his responsibilities on programs and membership; Bill Cable who was in charge of international service; and Henry Whelan in charge of community services. Schmucker said his responsibilities insofar as programs is completed, but noted that more would be said about membership. At the same time Cable touted the Sounds of Hope which the club sponsors, now in its 10th year, as the club’s most significant international gesture. He also said the local club sponsors the Sounds of Hope program at the school auditorium each year when the group returns home. Sounds gave 16 programs in its three-week overseas sorte. Cable also said the club is a 2,100 per cent club and he noted they had a number of overseas guests during the past year.

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Gas lock broken Charles Rock, 254 Medusa, Sryacuse, reported on July 26 that his 275 gallon gas supply lock was broken within the previous 24 a Gas is believed d break-in t Car Products, yracuse, reported luly 28, that the broken into over the week end. Cleaning supplies and petty cash were missing.

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HMM I —- ; _ I waSafeiw*- •• -- I »i U ** V Bl \ 411 fel ■MI IMkROTARY DISTRICT GOVERNOR — James E. Plummer, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club,’ shown on the right, is welcoming District Governor of District 654 William F. Borgmann of Fort Wayne to the local club’s Tuesday luncheon meeting.

Whelan said his community services is “lagging.” but that chairmen have been appointed, and that the club could expect to hear more in this regard. Plummer summarized that “we want to be more than a noon luncheon club,” and promised action during his stewardship. He added, “We should be proud of our international exposure for such a small club. ” Plumrper called for a reactivation of the past presidents' council, made up of the present and past five club presidents. In a discussion from the floor there were objections to a rule that 30 per cent attendance should be with the local club, A number of members spend considerable time in Florida each year. District Governor Borgmann said a letter to the board of directors in each in- , dividual case would have a salutary effect, he was sure. District Governor’s Bio Governor Borgmann is a lifelong resident of Fort Wayne, retired from a position as cor-

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porate counsel and assistant secretary of Central Soya Company of Fort Wayne. He and his wife Helen Louise have four married children and five grandchildren He has served on a number of boards of charitable and youth organizations and was president of the Fort Wayne City Plan Commission and later the city’s Redevelopment Commission. His A.B degree in 1935 was from the University of Michigan andL.L.B. in 1938. He was president of the Fort Wayne .Rotary Club in 1954. a member there since 1949. He is a Paul Harris Fellow and served as a Big Ten football official for 20 years. ' Guests at the Tuesday meeting included Robert Turner and Bing Pratt of Indianapolis. Gene Fletchall. of Bloomington, Ed Sandmahn of Warsaw, Joe Howell of Muncie, Bill Irwin of East Peoria. 111., and his father Glenn Irwin, Jr., of Indianapolis. Mel Baer of Dania, Fal., and Harold Maurer of South Bend.

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