The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 December 1982 — Page 5

"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

column each week. We received a friendly assurance on occasion when someone hauls us up short on an opinion we’ve expressed or on facts that might require updating.

Court news

MARRIAGE LICENSES The following couples have filed for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk JeanMessmore:

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And so it’s to them, and to others who might have thought the column unworthy of comment, that we wish a VERY MERRY AND JOYOUS CHRISTMAS!

Wirth-Wilson Donald G. Wirth, 25, r 4 box 151A Syracuse and Danae Ellen Wilson, 19, r 4 box 151A Syracuse Ouiedo-Juarei Delfino Ouiedo, 41, r 1 Milford

and Gloria Juarez, 28, Shamrock Meadows, Nappanee Tracey-Ponder Stephen B. Tracey, 43, 212 South Lake St., Syracuse and Susan E. Ponder, 33, 212 South Lake St., Syracuse Trojan-Peterman Eric James Trojan, 24, r 1 box 145A Syracuse and Holly R. Peterman, 25, P.O. Box 361 Angola Morgunthaler-Opil Timothy C. Morgunthaler, 24, 207 N. Huntington, Syracuse and May Eleen Opil, 28, 207 N. Huntington, Syracuse CIRCUIT COURT The following claim has been filed in Kosciusko County Circuit Court, Richard Sand, judge: Reciprocal Rosa K. Sanford vs Richard W. Pelkner, Waubee Trailer Part, Milford. Plaintiff seeks $55 dollars per week for the couple's three minor children COUNTY COURT The following area residents of JCosdusko County have had fines assessed and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court. Jim Jarrett, judge: Failure to use headlights — Charles Cole, 35, Leesburg, S4O Expired license plates — George R. Casto, 38, Milford, SSO Speeding — Richard R. Krull, 30, Milford, $65; Jeffrey M. Ley, 29. Leesburg, SSO Expired driver’s license — Ednal Miller, 29, Milford, SSO

Augsburger seeks opinions

With the 1983 session of the Indiana General Assembly beginning in January, Senator John B. Augsburger asks residents of his senate district for their opinions on the following issues: Should Indiana undertake additional budget cuts in an effort to avoid any tax increase? Local governments have been hard pressed to raise additional revenue due in part to the state’s property tax freeze. Proposals have been made to allow local governments to impose local option income taxes, over and above the state income tax rate, to help pay for local service, such as police and fire protection. Do you support such a concept? The federal government has turned many programs over to the state through the block grand program, but has reduced the amount of money available for such programs. Should the state make up the difference? Do you think a person should be 16 years old or older to drive Amish buggies on the highway? In an attempt to ease prison overcrowding, a proposal will be made to increase funding for community corrections programs for non-violent crimes. Would you support such a proposal? There Mrill be legislation proposed this session that would put the entire state on daylight savings time making the state on the same time as Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky. Do you support such a proposal? Should Indiana establish a state run lottery to generate new revenues? Should the state require motorists with infants to install and use child restraint seats? Under present state law, banks are allowed to operate only in their county of origin, and are forbidden to open branch offices across county lines. Would you favor a bill to allow for crosscounty banking? Under our current budget, Indiana spends approximately 80 per cent of total tax dollars to fund general education, higher education, and welfare. Do you feel that is an adequate portion? Do you believe first-time drunk driving offenders should: go to jail; automatically lose their driver’s license; attend defensive driving school or other courtordered programs? Do you favor legislation to require persons with children over the age of three to work in order to receive welfare benefits? Booked at jail Danny Joe Hardy, 22, r 1 Syracuse, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on a bench warrant from Kosciusko Circuit Court.

How do you rate the performance of the Indiana General Assembly? How do you rate my performance in representing you in the General Assembly? What do you fed is Indiana’s greatest problem? Send responses to: State Senator John Augsburger, Senate Chambers, Indiana State House, Indianapolis, Ind., 46204.

Letters to the editor

2 million are starving

Dear Editor: On Saturday evening CNN from New York had a very interesting program (Freman Reports) from World Trade Center Building No. 1 on the poverty called “The New Hungry And The New Homeless. ’’ The report was that over two million people here in America are starving and sleeping in doorways or sidewalks and the churches. Salvation Army centers and food kitchens are trying to feed some of them, but the government has cut back so much on help to them that hundreds are turned away. Places for them to sleep are so full that complete families are turned away to sleep in cars, tents, or even junk yard cars. Now this is a national disgrace. One incident as told by a priest from Washington who stated he had asked at the White House if they could possibly have the left over food from state dinners and parties. The response was “Oh! that’s disgusting.” If all the hungry and homeless people here in America could get a little of the billions Reagan is giving to communist and foreign countries, they would be grateful. But one must stop and think Reagan isn't your ordinary run of the mill person. I doubt if he.was ever hungry, or didn’t have a place to sleep. His lifestyle is high above the common people, he can’t see or hear them. But they pay his wages. Also his henchmen have presented a bill for a hefty wage increase and Reagan has signed a bill giving them a four per cent cost-of-living increase. Then they are fighting to see if they can cut back COLA increases for social security, and tax the unemployed. If they took away the social security and unemployment benefits there would not be all that money going back into the economy. Unlike the rich, we have to spend that money to survive, not invest it to make more money for greedy appetites. Reagan, why don’t you give Air Force One a rest, stay in the

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White House, you wanted so badly. If they had to pay such astronomical utility fuel and food, medical, etc., bills as we, they certainly wouldn’t look forward to a Merry Christmas. I thihk if Reagan.and his cutthroats can’t make it on what we pay them now, throw the bums out and put some of our veterans, unemployed, hungry and homeless in there. They certainly couldn't do any worse. Laura McClintic Syracuse Someone took Winnie-The-Pooh Dear Editor: For the past 19 years we have decorated the outside of our home during the Christmas season. Many people have shown their appreciation for the time and work that goes into these decorations. People in our community drive past our house specifically to show their children our trees, figures, and lights. Last Saturday evening someone took our Winnie-The-Pooh. We would greatly appreciate getting him back. The person who took him probably now realizes he has no real use for a stolen Christmas figure so it is likely that he will turnup as a “guest” on someone else's property. He is plastic, about four feet tall, very round, and is wearing a red Santa hat and coat. He has his honey jar in his paws. Thank you, Mary Lou, Howard, Bill and John Dixon Thank you Pleasure to participate Dear Editor: It was indeed a pleasure to participate in your Christmas bucks drawing last Saturday morning. It was even more gratifying to have drawn an unemployed person who may now have a merrier Christmas because of your endeavor. If our department can be of further help to you in this or any other project feel free to contact us. Sincerely, Dick W. Bowman, Sheriff Elkhart County R. Terry Snyder, Major Law Enforcement Commander Semi-trailer hit Ted F. Hart. 24, r 2 Leesburg, was backing his semi-trailer into a driveway Saturday, Dec. 17, when it was struck by an auto. The mishap occurred at 7:15 am,, on the south side of SR 19, east of CR9OOW Driver the auto, Doyle A. Young, 28. Bourbon, told police he saw the headlights and warning flashers on the cab of the semi, which was facing west on the north side of SR 19. but did not see the trailer, which was on a diagonal across the roadway.

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Addicted to NIPSCo

Dear Editor: My subject: Northern Indiana Public Service Company. My question: What are we going to do about them ? NIPSCo is destroying us just as surely as a drug pusher destroys an innocent child. The symptoms are all these: 1. NIPSCo signed us up for gas and electric. 2. NIPSCo urged us to use more because the more you use the cheaper it is. 3. We became addicted, bought appliances galore, installed lights everywhere and really put them to use. 4. NIPSCo notified us prices are going up. They did. I just posted a $2,600 total utility bill for the past 12 months against an SBOO bid for the same time in 1973. Now I have been advised of my second budget increase in six months. In June. s2l, and now another S2B. Yes. $49 per month increase in six months or $294 increase for a six month period. Not only are there these increases, but NIPSCo is now asking for another 29 per cent increase. They are consuming us as surely as if we were addicted to drugs and we are powerless alone to do anything about it. NIPSCo sends brochures with

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their invoices telling us how to conserve. Then they raise their rates far faster than we can possibly conserve. I suggest it is time for the commission to deny NIPSCo any more increases and for the government or commission to appoint experts to teach NIPSCo officals to operate efficiently or get out. Concerned for the future, Paul A. Levemier Doctor supports EMS Dear Editor: Your editorial plus other comments in The Mail-Journal regarding the need for EMT’s in Milford was noted. I want to emphasize that I agree with your editorial wholeheartedly and from first-hand experience as a physician in the community the need for them is indispensable. I cannot conceive of our community being without their services. Hopefully there will be a few members of our community who can take the time to give this invaluable service. We cannot do without them. Sincerely, F.L. Rheinheimer, MD

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