The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 September 1983 — Page 5

At Large. . . “A view of the political scene in Kosciusko County"

IF RUMORS HELP JEFF PLANK, the Republican nominee for mayor of Warsaw, then he should win by a landslide come November. Plank has been on the search lately for staff members should he win the election in November. After all. the “right” people in important places in city government is crucial to success. Every elected official needs a quality staff to perform functions properly and efficiently. The problem in these appointed positions comes when personal preference and politics taint the selections. Certainly, any political candidate must please the people who worked for him. Many times, however, these selections do not take into consideration ability to do the job. It won't be known until after he is elected whether or not Plank will stumble into this pitfall. The rumor mill has it he might have some people in mind for a few positions: namely, a husband-and-wife team. Outgoing City Clerk-Treasurer Pam Ward and her husband Ted are being considered for some important positions. Although Mrs. Ward has denied such discussion has been going on. those in the know are certain Plank is considering the Wards. If he is. then Plank may have taken a step toward division and strife in his administration. Pam Ward did not win the GOP primary for her present job. and it would seem to be counterproductive to appoint her to another job in city government.

Letter to the editor

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Meet the candidates — Monica Bice would like to see more involvement

Milford clerk-treasurer Monica Bice would like to see more citizens take an interest in their town government “I’d like to see more people involvement in projects.” she said. “People out there have ideas and opinions, but they don’t attend the town board meetings and make themselves heard. They need to be informed that they’re welcome to come and express their opinions. ” Mrs. Bice is running for the clerk-treasurer's position on the Republican ticket in this fall’s election. She has served as Milford's clerk-treasurer since late August, when she was appointed to serve out the remainder of the term of former clerk-treasurer Maria Lozano. “It's an interesting job,” said Mrs. Bice. “1 like people, and I feel I'm capable of doing this job.” Mrs. Bice resides at 506 Emeline Street with her hus-

to those candidates who will be appearing on the November ballot. Will the streets near your homes be the first to be resurfaced? Will the tax rate again approach the dubious distinction of being one of the highest in the county? Will the people west of SR 13 on the north end of town have to continue to put up with dusty alleys and water run-off for another four years? Will the police department continue to grow unnecessarily, adding still more burden to the already overtaxed citizens? Can we get back to basics and possibly restore the quality of life once known in our small resort community? Respectfully, Charles Stiffler Leesburg man arrested James Charles Edward, 42, Leesburg, was charged with driving while intoxicated recently. He was released on his own recognizance.

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band, Donald, who operates a machine repair and fabricating shop. The Bices have four children — Donald, a welder; Kathy, a nursing student at Saint Mary’s College; Karl (“Buddy”) an ROTC student at Notre Dame; and Keith, a fifth grader at Milford Elementary School. They also have one grandson. Mrs. Bice has lived in Milford for over 13 years, moving here from the Granger area near South Bend. She has been an EMT for the past nine years.

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DESCRIBES RILEY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL — Larry Wickett, left, field representative for the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association, spoke to the Lakeland. North W’ebster Kiwanis Club on Monday morning. Sept. 19. Pictured with Wickett is Dean Hartle. Club program chairman. Wickett is in charge of fund raising for the association which operates the Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. The hospital cares for 7.000 bed patients and nearly 100,000 outpatients annually. Ground is soon to be broken for an addition to the hospital. Kiwanis Clubs around the state of Indiana are involved in a project to provide a new chassis for the Riley Hospital ambulance.

What You Think September 1983 The Most Read Articles By Mail-Journal Readers

Only seven persons filled out readers' survey cards this month with six of the seven saying they read Cruzin Around 'Cuse. Feature stories, editorials and the calendar of events each received five votes with letters to the editor receiving four. Receiving three votes each were the school news, horoscope, Syracuse old news and the classified ads. Receiving two each were Main Street, hospital notes, court news, political reports, weddings and engagements. North Webster News. King Arthur, the church page, the Syracuse Police log, the crossword puzzel and club news. Reveiving one each were obituaries. Unsung Heros, extension news, sports and the Milford old news. School and town board meetings failed to gain a vote. Comments this month follow: You are doing a great job — keep up the good work. Enjoy every week — good paper I enjoy the write ups of the

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school news and “Cruzin Around ’Cuse.” The Mail-Journal is very interesting and is read from page to page. Rock thrown at auto Dennis Luff man. Fort Wayne, reported to police that he was driving south on Huntington Street in Syracuse, just south of the Pacer Station, when a rock was thrown through his car’s passenger side vent window. Damage was estimated at SIOO. Luffman did not see who hurled the rock at his auto. ? Milford man totals car A car driven by John Young. 27, r 2 Milford, was totaled early Saturday morning when it struck a bridge and cement abutment at Orn Road and Turkey Creek Bridge. Young told Milford Marshal Dave Hobbs he had fallen asleep at the wheel.

It happened ... in Milford

10 YE ARS AGO. SEPT. 20.1983 The Milford Area Development (MAD) Council voted unanimously at its meeting last night (Tuesday) to support the food stamp program. The council will ask the county council to take action soon to allocate funds to get the program underway. By-laws were approved at a Monday night meeting at the Milford fire station for a for profit corporation formed for the purpose of establishing an industrial park in the Milford area. Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Shock of Plymouth were Saturday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Auer, Sr., of Milford. Mr? and Mrs. Larry Bray and young son Lonnie, have moved into their newly built home on Kilmer Drive at Waubee Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bice of Milford attended the Notre Dame football game Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Bice were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mitchell of South Bend. 20 YEARS AGO. SEPT. 26.1963 Members of the Milford Christian Church, instrumental in the $90,000 church remodeling program, stand before the cornerstone they plan to lay in services following the regular services next Sunday. Mrs. G. F. (Doris) Wolferman has replaced Mrs. William Bess as office clerk at Milford high school. Mrs. Wolferman is the mother of two children Kathy and Steven and resides with her husband and family on west Catherine street in Milford. Mrs. Bess, who had held the position for the past three years, resigned to take care of her newly adopted son. Dean Troup of Milford was elected president of the Elkhart district of the Western and Southern Life Insurance company at a recent meeting held at Stonyridge hotel at Lake Tippecanoe.

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NEW M-J REPORTERS — Tom Charles, top. and Cathy Brill are recent additions to the editorial staff of The Mail-Journal. Tom Charles is a Goshen native who graduated from Bethany (. hristian High School in 1979. He is presently working on a degree in psychology at Goshen College, where he has also participated in the soccer program. He has served as the assistant editor of the Goshen College Record, and has worked for the w eekly publication as a sports reporter. His hobbies include all sports and reading. Cathy Brill is a native of the Adams Lake region, and graduated from Lakeland High School in 1981. She also studied marketing at Ivy Tech Institute in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Brill resides in the Barbee Lakes area with her husband. Mike, a United Telephone System employee. Her hobbies include water skiing and writing. (Photos by Doug Walker)

30 YEARS AGO. SEPT. 24.1953 Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stackhouse entertained Mr. and Mrs. Glen Treesh. Mrs. Wilber Baumgartner. Mrs. Joe Sunthimer. Mrs. Charles Purdum and Rev. and Mrs Kenneth Overmyer. teachers in the Methodist Sunday School. Sunday evening. A TV set was installed last week at the Kenneth Haney home. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cotton spenf Sunday evening there. Sunday school birthday offerings were made by Charles Fox. 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fox. Mrs. Wayne Harmon and Donald Fox. The Milford Chapter of Future Farmers of America met Monday evening in the agriculture room at the schoolhouse. The junior class of Milford high school began their extra activities Monday night by giving a chili supper at the school from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.

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50 YEARS AGO, SEPT. 28.1933 On Friday evening after school, the high school baseball team will go over to Pierceton where they will meet the Pierceton team In the past few weeks and at various times all summer the loss of garden vegetables has been reported to us by those who have given much time to their culativation. Fred Bettz has been asked to bring his musical hen to the Warsaw fair for advertising purposes. Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson entertained at dinner. Sunday Mr. T.J. Moberly of Chicago and Mrs. Harlan Robinson of Goshen. Mrs. Moberly spent the fore part of the week with Mr. and Mrs. John Motto of Winona Lake. The Kosciusko County young people's conference was held at Camp Mack, Friday and Saturday with 500 young people present.

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