The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 November 1982 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., November 10,1082

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Honored by DePouw University

(Continued from page 1) received the answer. “We sure did!” Information was sent out and within one week. Dr. Colpitts was able to present the material to one of the Core Committees for consideration. i The idea was considered, pursued and proved successful with the help of parishoners, Muncie citizens and the Highest Power. Dr. Colpitts witnessed an obstacle evolve into a challenge and further evolve into a faith venture.

... the larger contribution you have made is in your interaction with people... Dr. Colpitts doesn’t believe the incidents were coincidental. “Somehow God must have been involved.” For the first time in my career, I wished I had a tape recorder with me so I could concentrate on his story and forget about taking notes — I was involved. Dr. Colpitts remembered the first meeting of a majority of the congregation. "Everybody was crying and upset. It was like Good Friday.” But Dr. Colpitts had something to share with the congregation that changed their spirits. “I could feel a change in the congregation when I told them the church could be rebuilt . ” On that first meeting, church members assumed the structure was a complete loss and they were elated when Dr. Colpitts told them 80 per cent of the building was intact. Miracle Sunday The congregation joined together and through a group effort of 1,300 people was able to raise $1,120,000 in less than one hour on Miracle Sunday. December 16.1979. Cash* was laid oh the altar on that day by everyone who wanted to help. The highlight of Dr. Colpitts’ whole experience was when people of all ages waited to see him for two hours or more to offer part of their savings or valuables, whether they could afford it or not Contributors included a family with 2 children in college who took out a $2,500 loan to assist the church; an elderly couple who withdrew SSOO from their savings account; and countless others who sold watches, diamonds, a camper, a sailboat, leather coats and other valuables to help rebuild the Muncie landmark. During the process of reconstruction, church programs didn’t diminish as may be

Syracuse man not charged with DWI

David J. Nash, 67, r 3 Syracuse, was not arrested for driving while intoxicated as reported in last week’s Mail Journal Instead he was cited for foltowing to closely

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expected, but rather increased. Thus after “a lot of divine encouragement,” High Street Church in Muncie continues to be a landmark for church members, citizens and Dr. Colpitts. While Dr. Colpitts “retired from his pastorate in June, he will “never retire from the ministry.” In the future, Dr. Colpitts has -no assignments but he is involved in some consulting work and he hopes to “write up some things on the explosion and staff ministry.”

New Street, Water, Sewer Commissioner at Milford

(Continued from page 1) other cable television companies to give presentations. The contract expires Friday, Nov. 12, and no work has been started on bringing cable television into town. Kirsch stated “The board is fully justified in considering the contract terminated.” The board will be looking at other companies at the next meeting. ' Orn stated Gary Miller had contacted him saying he (Miller) was not interested in going any further on hooking onto the town's sewer system. Miller had requested the board to hook his business, on Syracuse-Milford Road, up to the town’s sewer system. More Donations Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., Milford, donated $750 to three departments within the tow’n. Last week Brock Manufacturing. Inc.. donated $750. With the Chore-Time donation the fire department received $350; the police, $200; and the park department S2OO. In addition to stating his gratitude for the donations, Steve Miller, board president, added the town appreciated the recent use of sewer equipment from the town of Pierceton Department Reports It was approved to send a SIOO donation to the South Bend Police Department for establishing a regional school for police ofJicers. Milford Marshal David Hobbs stated the school's classes, held throughout the year, allows officers to receive updated training. The SIOO will be refunded if there is not enough interest Hobbs stated he attended seven classes last year. Marshal Hobbs also mentioned

The initial information came from the state police post at Bremen However, when the information \os-checked this week it proved incorrect. State Trooper Larry Clodfelter stated the report showed Nash was only ticketed for following to closely. Nash was involved in a twovehicle accident Saturday evening, Oct. 30, at 6:25 p.m. The accident occurred on SR 13 at the intersection of CR BOON near North Webster Others involved included Ralph Neff, 83, r 1 Milford and Cora Jean Niles, 54, 118 Medusa Court, Syracuse. AU were taken to the hospital for treatment According to the police report, the mishap occurred when Mrs Niles attempted to make a right turn onto CR BOON and was struck from behind by the Nash auto. Damage was estimated at up to 11,000 to both autos. Indiana State Troopers Dan Ringler and Leonard Massenburg investigated.

Dr. Colpitts felt good about leaving the Muncie church since he “left the church with a good structure, a busy program and no debt.” ... For this and other gifts of God which you possess, DePauw University is honored to honor you. Richard F. Rosser DePauw University President

no parking and limited parking signs should be arriving anytime from the state highway department. These signs will be posted along SR 15. Conrail officials have asked Maria Lozano, clerk-treasurer, if there is an ordinance on train’s speed limit through town. It was stated an ordianance was passed numerous years ago and the board will be updating the ordinance. A suggestion of 25 miles per hour was made for the new ordinance. / Marion Deeter, acting street, water and sewer department supervisor, reported he has received a number of calls from residents stating the water has improved. He also asked about the town’s restrooms. “They need something done if they are still going to be used.” Deeter believes the stools need adjusting and some repairs. He will be checking the restroom equipment to see what needs to be done. Signs will be ordered and mounted on the street department vehicles, following a request by Deeter for vehicle signs Marshal Hobbs said the town can obtain decals, similar to what is on the police cars, for $32. The police department and street department will be working together on erecting the town's Christmas decorations. It was noted the decorations should go up on November 26. The next meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m. instead of December 14. The date was changed due to the expected absence of two board members.

Loses finger in altercation

(Continued from page !>• hospital personnel kept a close watch on the wound for infection. If infection had set in Kitch may have lost his right hand. Sheriff’s Comments Sheriff C. Al Rovenstine commented that the police department has had people bitten before, “but never that serious.” He also stated, “We weren’t having any trouble.- He refused to take the breathalizer, if he refused there's a standard form that must be fiUed out. The officer asked him to fill the form out, he refused. Then the officer said they had to put him into the dunk tank. That's when the trouble started.” Rovenstine stated the top portion of the finger was put on ice and taken to the hospital where it might have been reattached. However, doctors stated that it was not a clean cut and re attachment was not recommended. “People who know Tom, know what kind of person he is, they would understand that be went too far trying to be the mediator,” commented the sheriff. Others Injured In addition to Hitch's injury, Monk was hit in the head by the door of the jail cell and was treated and released from Koscuisko Community Hospital. Creech received stitches for a deep cut in his arm and was also treated and released from KCH. On Thursday three charges of felony battery were filed against Sebo for allegedly assaulting the three sheriffs officers and biting off the finger of Kitch. He was charged with one count of bat-

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GOOD NEWS FOR MOTORISTS — It’s good news for area motorists to know that wwkmen are busy this week making final repairs to the bumpy Chessie System Crossing on South Huntington Street. The railroad crew got its work done last week, stat hf raising the tracks and supplying new ballast for the crossing. This week the

Over $l.B million — Masons' suit charges three Lake Wawasee residents with libel

By GARY LEWIS Six complaint suits have been filed, and “many more" are forthcoming, by John (“Jack") and Mary Mason, Syracuse, in connection with a decision against the Masons during last

tery, class C felony, and two counts of battery, class D felonies, as well as driving while intoxicated and refusing to take a breathalyzer test. How It Began The chain of events started shortly after 9 a.m. when Monk tried to pull Sebo over as he was traveling on West Center Street in Warsaw. Sebo was asked to take a breathalyzer test and became uncooperative. Assistance from Warsaw police was requested by Monk and Patrolman Steve Brown, Cpl. Paul Schmitt and Sgt. Michael Mock responded and Sebo was placed in Monk’s squad car for transportation to the jail. At 9:25 p.m. dty police were called to the jail because Sebo was resisting police efforts to get him into a cell. Following Sebo’s altercation with police, his father, Wayne Sebo, 47, was arrested for public intoxication after he came to the jail and caused a disturbance. He was released on his own recognizance Thursday. Sebo was released Thursday afternoon on $2,000 bond. AUTO HIT AT STOPLIGHT Rogelio V. Cervantes, 30, Leesburg, was stopped at the traffic light at the intersection of Lake .and Market Streets in Warsaw Monday morning, Nov. 8, when his auto was hit. The Cervantes vehicle was struck by a van driven by Judith A Pritchard, 26, r 6 Warsaw, when she backed out of a parting spare Damage to the van was estimated at less than S2OO and damage to the Cervantes vehicle was up to SI,OOO damage.

month’s Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. In the October 4 BZA meeting, a petition by the Masons for the granting of a special exception was unanimously denied by the zoning board. The special exception, and an additional variance, would have enabled the Masons to go ahead with plans to sell Lake Wawasee lake front property to the Shamrock Corporation, Nappanee, for the purpose of establishing a 10-unit multi-family dwelling complex The suits charge Allen W. Jones and Robert Wildman, both of Indianapolis, and Norman T. Ross. Fort Wayne, with libel for allegedly writing malicious and defamatory letters to the BZA members. The remonstrators’ letters were submitted to the board by Area Planning Director Dan Richard at the meeting, in accordance with county procedure. The procedure provides for remonstrators to voice their opinions at the hearing. These letters, usually from neighbors and interested parties, are submitted with any other evidence presented at the meeting to the board members. According to the suits filed at Kosciusko Circuit Court, the material in these letters were intended to prevent the Masons from successfully selling the property, located on Ogden Island, west of Johnson Bay and east of Catherine Street, to the Shamrock Corporation. “The law plainly states that they cannot call me a criminal when I’m not,” said John Mason. He met with his attorney last Friday afternoon and said these six suits are just the beginning of several more he hopes to file. The suits seek SIOO,OOO in compensatory damages and

Warm October October temperatures averaged 1.5 degrees above normal at 54 3 degrees, according to Goshen College weather observer Lores Steury. The warmest readings were on October 1 and 6, each with 85 degrees. The coldest temperature was on October 23 with 22 degrees. The first fall frost was recorded in October when the mercury reached 25 degrees on October 17. That ended the growing season at 178 days, 25 days longer than normal Precipitation during the month was 1.6 inches, down from the normal of 2.83 inches. The moat rain received in any 24-hour period was 65 inches on October 31. Steury also reported that he recorded 2.48 inches November 1 through 4. There were 364 heating degree days and 17 cooling; degree days during October. There were 14 dear days, five partly cloudy days, and 12 dear days during the month. ( >*wwe*jjj~***********jww*~wwwww**ww*wwwwww4, MWHWfK SHOWTIMES: : •Fri.CSert. <> 7:00,4:00 3:00, 5:00, 7:00 (Sunday All Soots $1.50 Until 3:45 Or Sold Out) "IRON" K i Meaeoooooooaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeaweee*

crew of Phend and Brown Co. of Milford were busy blacktopping the approaches to the four-track crossing. Two of the tracks are main line, the other two being sidings. Traffic should flow across the crossing yet this week, to the delight of motorists who have bemoaned the difficult crossing for a long time.

$200,000 in punitive damages from each of the Lake Wawasee residents by Mary and John Mason, bringing the total amount of damages sought to $l.B million. “There will be many more suits filed,” he said. Mason said his attorney, an expert in civil rights cases, is looking into several possible civil rights violations. In addition, Mason plans to seek action against a member of the BZA for a conflict of interest in the case. Mason said one of the members of the board is also a member of a lake association and should have excused himself from the case. Syracuse attorney Steven Snyder, who represented the Lake Wawasee property owners in the case at the BZA meeting, said he has not been contacted by those being cited in the lawsuits. Snyder said this particular case “does not involve the property owners," and that the three men sued will probably represent themselves as private citizens. Mason said be is also looking into the possibility of filing suit against BZA members for violating Indiana’s Sunshine law. The law, which requires all meetings involving the public to be open to the public, restricts an organization’s use of dosed sessions - Mason claims the BZA members met with their attorney about this case in dosed session without giving proper notice. Also, Mason plans to have his attorney research the constitutionality of the Kosciusko County Zoning laws. Mason said his wife has sold the property “at a much less price.” He said the information in the letters have caused his wife anguish and costed the Masons “four or five sales.”

Richard said this is the first time anyone has been charged with libel for a letter written to the BZA. Although he would not speculate on how much influence the alleged libelous information had on the board members decision, he said the case brings to light how serious these zoning matters are. “I hope it gets people to realize the seriousness of -these meetings . . . they (meetings' are not a time for personal prosecution Assistant planner Pat Watkins described the BZA and Area Plan Commission meetings as a trial. “People should take it as a court of law,” he said. Richard said the BZA hearings are officially described as a “quasi-judicial body.” One of the county ordinance sections BZA members listed in support of their denial involved safety. The board members, in an official document on file in the area planning office, cited section 3.19 of the county’s zoning ordinance which involved, among others, the availability of the property to the fire department. Another section in the zoning ordinance board members cited involved ‘‘a harmonious relationship of buildings” with the adjacent property (section 5.43,5.44). Mason's special exception was needed because the proposed multi-family unit would have been in a residential section and the variance would have allowed the Shamrock Corporation to build 0 feet from the road right-of-way, 20 feet from the shoreline. Richard said the Masons’ action will probably not change anything in the office. “I don't think it changes anything, it amplifies the seriousness of the meetings,” be said.

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Veterans Day to be observed Veterans Day will be observed by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion of Syracuse on Thursday, Nov. 11, starting at 11 a.m. Color Guards from both the VFW and Legion will gather for a gun salute at the VFW Hall on Chicago St., Syracuse. There will also be a ham and bean dinner for both organizations. No activity is planned by the Milford American Legion.

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