The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 March 1984 — Page 5

Letters to the editor

Social security tax to be feared

It’s unfortunate, that somre Baptists are receiving so much criticism from many ministers and Christians regarding their resistance to church day school, state licensing. Some Baptists will likely be criticised and persecuted, too, for respectfully resisting the mandatory, Social Security Tax. _ May I ask the well-meaning Christian personally, please, before being too critical, do an indepth, prayerful study in God's truth here. It's unfortunate that many well-meaning pastors and Christians justify Social SecHrity, by referring to it as insurance. Haven’t we been conditioned to have faith in government here, rather than having faith in God 9 God’s Word tells Christians to trust God for all their needs. (Phil. 4:19, I Peter 5:7). Also, children, and church are responsible for the parents, and the well-being of others, when in need, (Luke 3:11. I Tim 5:8). Since the church isn't fulfilling its responsibility, do more wrongs make a right in God's eyes 9 Christ says, Render therefore unto Caesar the thing which be Caesar's and unto God

"CRUZINaround'CUSE"

(Continued from page 4) The name means simply: “You fish your side of the lake. I fish my side. Nobody fishes the middle." An Indiana Lake Webster version would read: "You fish your side of tjie boat. I ‘fish my side of boat Nobody fishes the middle - 1 that’s for the lakers." ' -o- . c ' , SYRACUSE JUNIOR High School science and math teacher Ralph Bushong is busy as a one-armed paper hanger these days. Besides teaching, he returns to his rural home just two miles south of Wawasee High School each noon and right after school to keep the fire glowing in his 2x6 maple syrup evaporator in a nearby woods.

We sincerely wish to thank the men on the Syracuse Fire Dept, for their quick response to our fire on March 21. Also a special thanks to Gene Mock & John Losee for reporting it. Had it not been for the fast action of these people, the loss could have been so much more. Again, a q TAPxspecial thanks to these people and to everyone who is helping put us back together. s jLJF Thank You . Woyne & Patti VanCuren ./ 2 — ■ Frog Tavern Wawasee

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the things which be God’s.” Money given to the church belongs to God, therefore, to tax the church is to tax God. According to Romans 13, God is the highest power. A lower power cannot rightfully tax, or license a higher power. When a church pays a tax, the church is implying the state is the higher power. Christ and His teaching is over the church and the church will answer directly to God. If the government insists on taxing the church, it would appear government must think they are the highest power. Once the church pays a mandatory tax, government could demand payment of other forms of taxes. It has already been established, "The power to tax, is the power to control.” As one Chief U.S. Supreme Court Justice put it, “The power to tax, is the power to destroy.” This was a primary reason why our founding fathers gave tax immunity to churches. Last May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, tax-exempt status is federal aid Couldn't they more easily rule that Social Security benefits are federal aid

He's been doing this for years, but found this late cold winter’s weather most severe, leaving many of the plastic bags on 120 tapped trees frozen stiff Ralph uses wood from his wihkls to fire the evaporator, and hopes to get enough syrup for his own use, plus some for sale. He's been doing this for 24 years, and seems to be having a barrel of fun doing it. too. He began his evaporator on Thursday. March 16. and hopes to run for another week or so. "It's usually a February operation," Bushong says He adds anyone is welcome to visit his operation south of town

It’s unfortunate that we, (Christians) allow our fleshly influence to prevail over God’s truth in many areas. After all, if we adhere to God’s truth more, we may have to make more fleshly sacrifices, which may inconvenience the flesh. Please remember the Christian adversary trademark, divide and conquer. Chauncey L. Bennett When postage is due Dear Editor, This is in response to your editorial. “A postal idea", on March 21. 1984 concerning letters with insufficient postage. In your article you state "In this country the letter is returned to the sender . ." "The sender then adds the postage due and the letter begins its travel all over again.”

This is not Postal policy. According to the Postal Operations Manual, letters with insufficient postage should be marked to show the deficient postage and sent on to the addressee and delivered when the postage is collected. It should be further noted that if the addressee refuses to pay the deficient postage the letter is then returned to the sender to collect the postage due. Regulations concerning letters going to foreign countries are set by the Universal Postal Convention and the participating countries. According to the International Mail Manual, letters with insufficient postage are to be returned to the sender for the additional postage. When the U.S. Postal Service returns these letters we are complying with the rules set by the Universal Postal Convention and the participating countries. Anthony J. Rudasics Postmaster, Syracuse, IN 46567-9998 State grant for playhouse Enchanted Hills Playhouse, Syracuse, will be receiving a $375 grant from the Indiana Department of Commerce’s Tourism Information and Promotion Fund. The money will help cover the cost of printing brochures for the 1984 season. Jeanne Gardiner, playhouse guild member, stated a brochure is being planned to “sell" the area and playhouse. In years past Jill Stover, owner, has had available a list of restaurants in the area and the price ranges. The brochure will extend that service for those visiting the playhouse. Information received from Mrs. Gardiner stated that the businesses listed in the brochure are given free advertisement since the cost will be paid from the grant. Mrs. Gardiner also stated the grant received it in connection with ‘■‘Wonder Indiana". The money is part of approximately $15,000 being divided among 15 Indiana" organizations I in an effort to increase tourism, according to Lt. Gov. John M. Mutz, director of the commerce department. The department is willing to match money not-for-profit organizations spend for specific advertising and promotion programs that enhance the state tourism and development program The program is currently being streamlined and applications are being revised by the committee. The program overseen by the Tourism Development Division, awards money on a quarterly basis. New applications will be available by June 1 All funds have been allocated for the current 1983-84 fiscal year Isn't It? Isn't it odd how much family on Main Street wonders how its neighbors can consistently live beyond their means 9 — Christian Sci. Monitor

■I I z DAVID BARRETT

Congressional profile —

Walking candidate Barrett a familiar face to voters

By CATHY BRILL Staff Writer - David Barrett, the young Mishawaka resident who recently completed an eight-day walk across the southern three counties of the third district, is probably no stranger in the district’s race for the democaratic congressional nomination. Not only has Barrett’s walk brought him recognition in the district, his six years as the host of Channel 34’s Straight Talk' series has made his face a familiar one in the area Barrett left Channel 34, his employer of eight years, to campaign full time, and campaign he has. A graduate of Notre Dame and an area resident for over 15 years, Barrett still found his campaign walk brought him closer to the people and issues of the third district. “Many of the people I met said they had never met a congressional candidate. The number one issue the people raised with me was the high price of natural gas. Frankly, I would not have picked that as the number one issue they would raise," he explained, while discribing the new awareness he and those he met along the way derived from his walk. Barrett's walk covered 92 miles in eight days. He traveled across Stark, Marshall and Kosciusko Counties, and has plans to cross the northern counties in April. Barrett sees employment and the budget as two of the most important issues today. The role of a congressman, according to Barrett. is to act as an activist in the home district,' to keep his eyes on jobs and future jobs for the district and to bring his influence in to help clear impasses between labor and management which might lead to the move of manufacturers. As for the budget, "I don’t think it’s fair or compassionate,” he said, “simply to make cuts in the human service program and to exempt the military. I just want to have balance. If we’re going to look at one part of the budget, let’s look at the other parts as well." He added,'"l support a mutual varifiable arms freeze, and like to mention that whereever I go." While he believes education is an important issue in the district and state, he said, he finds it to be more a state and local concern than a federal one. "I think teachers have a salary problem. It is to a great degree a

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local and state issue,” he said. “ There are proposals for the federal government to get involved in providing some money to help out in paying science and math teachers. Even proposal for federally sponsored programs for the top 10 percent of college students who are going to become public school teachers.” He continued, "Those are fine ideas, but I don’t like to mislead people. The state . . . has to get more involved." Women’s issues are also important to Barrett. “I feel, and I have felt this for a very long time ever since I got into the work world, women are almost rountinely underated on the work ladder. Their capabilities are underated. That’s a mistake I knew I wouldn’t make in my own campaign,” he said. Barrett’s campaign manager is a woman and numerous women have very active important roles in his campaign. “I think the most important thing is that the congressman hire absolutely top rate people to work in the local congressional office, and of course the main office,” he said. “I think a mobile office is a pretty good idea. I don’t want to say I’ve made a committment on that yet though.” he said when speaking of communication between congressional leaders and their districts. Barrett further stated, “It is very much the role of the congressman’s staff to help them (the people of the district) out in cutting through the red tape. That is most important. There’s got to be outreach to the entire district, again most likely by the way of a mobile office." “One last comment I’ll make,” he said, "is this. I’ve made it a point not to atack my fellow Democrats in this race, and I will not. I’m concentrating s on Dave Barrett, and why I feel I would make a good congressman. " He concluded, "I’m a great believer in applying common sense to problems. I’m not a right wing idologist kind of person, nor do I have a traditional knee-jerk liberal ideology. I just am a great believer .in applying common sense to problems, and not being anyone’s robot. I will not be Gary Hart’s robot. I will not be Walter Mondale’s robot I will be there to work for this district in applying commonsense. not to apply fancy ideology, or be anyone’s robot."

Wed., March 28,1984 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

At Large. . . L 11 “A view of the political || 1[ scene in Kosciusko County” || KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Councilman Ronald Sharp of 406 North Huntington Street, Syracuse, is taking his case to his Turkey Creek Township precinct committeemen and vice committeemen. He is meeting with this group of local Republican power brokers at the home of Susan Myrick at 418 South Harrison Street, Syracuse, at 7: 30 p.m. tomorrow night (Thursday), to give his version of the county council’s efforts to hold the line on county spending, and to defend his position of voting against the establishment of a county executive supervisor. He has held all along that the new super position was essentially the brain child of county Republican central committee chairman Jean Northerner, who left the office of county auditor after two terms. (Note: She is now marketing manager for the Lake City Bank.) At any rate. Sharp and three others (Carl Latta, Tom Anglin and council president George Klinger) voted against the establishment of such an office, inasmuch as they denied the necessary funds (about $16,500) for the supervisor. It’s often been said that Sharp has emerged as the watchdog over the county’s finances as a conservative member of the county council. That there’s a division on this score on the county council became apparent over the weekend when two other council members, Larry Teghtmeyer, Syracuse and North Webster retail hardware store owner, and Norman DeGood of Warsaw, issued statements branding Sharp a liar when he said there is no financial crisis in Kosciusko County. Council Matt Dalton of Lake Tippecanoe and Warsaw was held himself above the fray, inasmuch as he has not commented on this sharp division of opinion. He is thought to have lined himself up with the forces favoring the county executive supervisor, however. Sharp was not the subject of derision until he filed for County Commissioner from the Northern District. At that time newspaper articles he thought were inspired by Mrs. Northerner began to appear, taking Sharp to task for leading the splinter group on the county that allowed the county ’s finances to deteriorate to a dangerous state. Sharp has continued to state publicly that there is no financial crisis in Kosciusko County. He has said, also, that the reporter who exploited Mrs. Northernor’s position has not given his views the same coverage. He said he felt his real responsibility is to his own township’s people. and his first step in this direction is to talk to the precinct leaders. He plans to build his election campaign on tourism for the county, home rule to improve service and reduce costs of county government, and to use retired people of the county to good purpose. He said he was provided leadership in economic development in the county, especially as tax abatement applies. The precinct committeemen (and women) that Sharp will be addressing tomorrow night are as follows: Pre. 1, Phyllis Cockran (Edward (“Ted’’) Cockran); pre. 2, Charlene Knispel (Lorin Knispel); pre. 3, Susan Myrick (Robert Insley); pre. 4, Betty Dust (Loren Longenbaugh); pre. 5, Roxanne Hadley (Carl Hadley); and pre. 6, Jack Ridings (Miriam Ridings). • -oA FORMER county council member, Eldred Metzger, of Jackson Township came forth with a Letter to the Editor supporting Sharp, which we feel obliged to reprint here in full: Dear Editor: , As a former Kosciusko County councilman and Whitko School Board member. I am familiar with budgets . I believe that Ronald Sharp (with who I served on the council for eight years) is being accused incorrectly as to the county general fund having an alleged crisis. The budget submitted to the council by then County Auditor Jean Northerner called for a $4,000,000 plus expenditure for the 1984 year in the general fund. When you add the tax to be raised and all other revenues to be received during the 1984 year the amount is short $850,000. The auditor’s proposed shortages were to be made up from funds available in Jan. 1,1984 from previous years. The seven-member county council considered the auditor’s budget proposal in September. The council cut $475,000 from the proposed budget. Sharp has told me and I agree that the taxpayer should benefit from all budget cuts. “I believe in taxing when you need money and not taxing when you have balances available,” Sharp told me. If I, living a few miles north of the Wabash County line with limited records, can figure this out why can’t a reporter with all the records available and a newspaper office a few blocks from the court thouse figure it out? I also challenge a statement that I have read “that the county has never used its operating balance in history of the county.” If the reporter has records dating back to 1850, produce them. Then you can make such a rash statement. Correcting an injustice Eldred Mitzger —O’JOHN SNYDER, former Treasurer of the State of Indiana, has promised Governor Robert Orr a fight for the Republican nomination for governor at this year’s state convention. Snyder came out state-wide over the weekend with a mailing jn the form of a cartoon-type piece of literature scoring Governor Orr for ineptness in several areas. —o— A POLITICAL debate between three of the Third District Democratic congressional contenders will be held Friday evening, March 30, at 7 p.m. in the small room of the Shrine Building in Warsaw. The debate is open to the public, and is the second in a series of debates planned for the candidates. t The first in the debate series initiated by Third District candidate Steve Ross, was held in Elkhart. According to Margarette Kennedy, Ross’ campaign coordinator in Kosciusko County, the debate had extremely good attendance, and numerous questions were directed to the candidates by the audience. Further debates are planned for Goshen, and possibly a fourth debate will air on public television. Participants in the debates include: Ross, a Mishawaka businessman; David Barrett, a former Channel 34 television announcer who recently completed a three-county walk across the northern portion of the Third District; and Jerry Bolinger, a veritable ‘mystery candidate’ who only threw his hat into the ring one month ago. Bolinger resides in Michigan City, outside the Third Congressional District. A fourth candidate, Michael Barnes, St. Joseph County prosecuting attorney, has declined to participate in the untelevised debates. Moderator for the Warsaw debate will be Arch Baumgartner, publisher of The Mail-Journal and sister publication ‘the PAPER.’ Baumgartner is a resident of Milford. • Wadding Photography • Family Caiualt I /ETtm QJeage/t ‘-Photos I 457 2561 Syracuse. Indiana

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