The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 May 1984 — Page 1

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s w 9 k» flßb i fitjL J „, ‘ GARY HART ROBERT DORR WAYNE TOWNSEND MICHAEL P. BARNES MAURICE BEER President Governor Governor U.S. Congress County Commissioner

It's Hart in Indiana; Beer wins strong —

Tuesday's Winners: Hart, Orr, Townsend, Barnes, Beer, Gilliam

By TOM CHARLES Staff Writer Bolstered by a strong showing in his home township. Maurice Beer easily defeated Ronald Sharp to gain the Republican nomination for Northern District County Commissioner in Tuesday's primary election While Beer ran well in his home territory. Sharp struggled in his own backyard. Sharp managed to carry only three of Turkey Creek’s six precincts In contrast. Beer won nearly 87 percent of the popular vote in his home township. Van Buren. Overall. Beer won 4.212 votes. 61.2 percent of the total Sharp received 2,672 votes, giving him 38.8 percent “I am very gratified and humbled." said an elated Beer after seeing the results. “I am very grateful that I carried my own township 1 grew up in ferson township and I was very

PRIMARY WINNERS — Maurice Beer. left, and Kathryn Teel were two of the winners Tuesday’s Republican primary elections. Beer defeated Ronald Sharp in their party’s race for the northern district county commissioner's nomination. Mrs. Teel was one of three persons elected to fill the Republican slate in the fall race for the atlarge county council positions. (Photo by Tom Charles)

I3f a '**’ I I ”'’’ Is / JI IK *—r ■ RSAk ’ * ’■■P r V x J • a-i'?' & M STEADY VOTE — Workers at precinct five in Turkey Creek Township, located in the American ||M Legion Hall. SR 13S Syracuse, said at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday there were still quite a few registered voters £., M to cast ballots at that precinct. However, the vote turnout at that time was “rather steady.” M Shown above are Marjorie Hollar, inspector; Michael Neff, judge; Rhudell Yeager, judge; Wilma Mt ox. clerk; and Mary Stiffler, clerk. M Gayle Napier is the voter. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

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happy to carry it as well (with 89 percent of the vote).” Beer credited Sharp for running "a fine campaign," but noted that his own campaign benefitted strongly from the endorsements he received “I think the fact that 1 was endorsed by people in important placfes really helped me." Beer said Although the fall campaign is still months away, Beer is looking forward to more camapigning “If I am successful in the fall election, I hope to meet every problem head on and with common sense," he said. “1 hope I will never be a disappointment to those who supported me." Democratic Presidential Results Gary Hart turned out to be a big winner in what was billed as "Super Tuesday II" with presidential primaries in four states. Hart, who needed a strong showing to keep any nomination hopes alive, won both the Indiana

and Ohio primaries. Support for Hart was evident on the county level, where he captured 50.1 percent of the vote compared to Mondale’s 41.7 percent. Jesse Jackson was a distant third with 5 percent. Despite Hart's two wins. Mondale continued to march towards 1 he nomination as he he won both t he Maryland and North Carolina votes. Mondale is now less than spo delegates short of the number he needs for a first-ballot nomination. .Another Democrat, St. Joseph County Prosecutor Michael Ba rnes, was also a big winner in Tuesday’s voting Barnes received 45.5 percent of the vote in Koscuisko County on the way to securing his party’s nomination to run against incumbent John Hile r in the Third District congressional race this fall.

Party Pack hearing continued

A total of 22 persons were on hand at the Alcoholic Beverage Commission meeting this morning to protest and to speak, in favor of the granting of a liquor license' to Mr. and Mrs. Norman S. Lovell of Milford for Party Pack, Inc The Lovells recently purchased.property at the corner of the Milford-Syracuse Road and SR 15 with plans to build a package liquor store there. After hearing from those present, ABC board members stated neither side had convinced them they should or should not approve the license. The hearing was continued until 10 a.m. on June 13 to/ allow both sides to prepare argumen ts. Among, those speaking against the. grant ing of the license were Carl Shearer and Fred Walls, minister .and associate minister of the Christian Church of Milford; Bernice Dwyer; Darrell Om, a member of the town board; Bill Little, a Milford resident and president of the Lakeland School Board; Rev.

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Barnes' main challengers, _ ' - Steve Ross and David Barrett, H managed to pull 32.7 and 16.6 percent of county voters respective- / ly Both conceeded the race early W in the evening and urged their ■ supporters to rally behind Barnes , in his effort to unseat Hiler. "I On the state level, Wayne fl Townsend scored an impressive X victory in the Democratic guber- 2 s 101 natorial primary. He won 71.8 percent of the vote in Koscuifko fl (. 57 percent vole on state-wide level Virginia fl Dill McCarty finished second to A Townsend She totaled 22.7 percent of the votes in Koscuisko fl Republican Races B Governor Robert Orr had little HN| trouble in both Kosciusko County I and the state as a whole as he BHlHiflßfl downed challenger John Snyder FREOERICK W. GILLUM (Continued on page 2) County Commissioner ■ ■ • ■ C ?

Roger Eberly, pastor of the Bethel Church of the Brethren; Rev. Orvil Kilmer, pastor of the Camp Creek Church of the Brethren; John Replogle; and Lee McFarren. Speaking in favor of the granting of the license were residents of the area where the store is to be built. Lee Moe and Robert Ruch; and Milford Town Marshal

■a ii. i i" Pilchers to move shoe store , into building south of town

Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Debra) Pilcher, Syracuse, have purchased a building and five acres from Builders Equity, Indianapolis, south of Syracuse on SR 13. The building, which formerly housed the business of Conejo Rex and located between Blue Flame and Frost TV & Antenna Service, will be leased to Pilcher’s Shoe Store, 106 S. Huntington, Syracuse. Pilcher, president of the company, stated the retail shoe'store, which has been uptown Syracuse for a number of years, will eventually be moving to that location as will the warehouse store on East Main Street. No time schedule has been set for the move due to extensive remodel- ♦

Syracuse 'Clean-Up Week' set for Moy 7-11: Town Board The Syracuse Town Board has designated May 7-11 as “Clean-Up Week,” according to board president Carl L. Mynck. The town has voted to pay Clevenger’s Disposal Service to come into Syracuse on Friday, May 11, and pick up furniture and trash. No appliances will be taken. On Saturday, May 12, the Syracuse Park Board will spruce up Lakeside Part:, picking up debris, rake the beach and otherwise ' prepare the part for the summer's activities. Residents are urged and encouraged to take advantage of the special track pick up by cleaning out basements, garages, attics and other miscellaneous areas where unwanted items are stored. - Residents are also urged to walk portions of their blocks and/or roadways gathering debris that has accumulated over the winter months, and put along the curb for the Friday pick up.

David Hobbs. Town board president Jean Treesh said she felt that if a permit were issued the Lovells would do a good job. The Lovells were in attendance and were represented by Kenneth C. Kern of Kenneth C. Kern and Associates of Indianapolis. Following the lengthy session, (Continued on page 2)

ing to be done on the new building. Pilcher stated the reason for the move was space, stating the current store location did not have adequate space and the warehouse is being leased from State Bank of Syracuse. Handling the real estate transaction was Sandi Beaty ’tffth Todd Realty Commercial Investment Division. She stated the plans may include moving the warehouse to the retail store for a time period with the retail store operating out of the new building. Pilcher’s father. Douglas, started the business in the late 19405.

May 14 deadline —

Property owners voice objections to permit

By MARK WEINSTEIN Staff Writer Residents of Waubee Lake and representatives of Maple Leaf Farms attended a special hearing before the Stream Pollution Control Board, Thursday. May 3, at the Justice Building in Warsaw. Maple Leaf Farms is seeking seeking a renewal of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems permit. “It is not that we need this renewal, but it is just a protection for us in case we have no other means of dumping our wastes,” said C. F. Meinert, technical supervisor at Maple Leaf Farms. “If the wastes gets dumped over the dam, we will have more troubles than now.” Waubee Lake property owners are against the issuance of the permit and made their feelings known during the meeting. No decision was made by the board. The Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board will hear complaints from Waubee Lake residents until May 14. After the cutoff date, a decision will be made from the information received. Complaints should be addressed to ISPCB, 1330 W. Michigan Avenue, Indianapolis, Ind. 46206. Or may be made by phone, 317 633-0795. “I’d like to know what the complaints jure,” asked Meinert at the outset of the hearing. Lake Residents Comment “I’ve been around the lake for a number of years,” said Dan Schwab. “And I can testify the lake was crystal clear. Now, all of a sudden, it has turned for the worse. I even heard a mother tell her children they could not swim in the lake because it was so bad.” Waubee Lake residents claim that Maple Leaf Farms has discharged its wastes into Felkner’s ditch, and consequently into into Waubee Lake. Maple Leaf representatives said the farm only discharges down the ditch when it has no other alternative. The question raised by former lake association president Bill Stath was not the amount of wastes dumped into the lake, but the substances contained. He used several diagrams and charts to show the rapid deterioration of Waubee Lake since Maple Leaf Farms has dumped its wastes into Felkner’s ditch. The farm constantly runs phosphorus, ammonia and other sediments into the lake, according to figures provided by Stath. Because of this, Bill Troup, [resident of the Waubee Lake Association, stated that some fish have been killed, and the lake has lost its value from a recreational viewpoint. The farm hasn’t dumped its wastes since 1982, according to a report provided by Stath. With the two-year absence, the former president raised the question of the need for a discharge renewal permit. In 1981 and 1982 Maple Leaf Farms discharged a total of 12,383,000 gallons of wastes into Waubee Lake, according to Roy Wheat, quality control manager at Maple Leaf. This total figure represents .56 percent of the intake into the lake. Stath and Troup suggested it was during these years that the lake deteriorated the most. “It’s not that we need the permit, but just away to solve further problems if the wastes go over the dam,” said Meinert. “If we can’t discharge, what do we do? Uncle Sam won’t let us irrigate.” Stath and Troup felt the problem was the concern of Maple Leaf Farms, not Waubee Lake residents. “1 realize they have built a dam, but this still is strictly a management problem for them,” said Troup. The lake association, which started in 1970, initiated the protest against Maple Leaf Farms in 1979. Water tests from the lake were sent to Ball State University to determine the lakes problem. After 94 months of testing,

Ball State confirmed the assocaiation's feelings. The water was worsening due to contamnation from the wastes from Maple Leaf Farms. “If they lived on the lake, they* wouldn't stand for this,” said Troup. "And we won’t either. We’ve had no increase in the value of our residences. We have poor recreational abilities. The water is damaging our homes.” With the apparant problems in the lake area, Troup and Stath suggested possible solutions. “We are not trying to run them out of the area, or anything,” said Troup. "We just want our lake flteaned up so we can use it.” Troup suggested Maple Leaf Farms divert its water into the New Salem Church pond, or put in a dike system to hold the water in reserve. In addition, Troup thought the building of a water treatment plant would solve the problem as would more irrigation. “I want to see them take care of this problem,” said Troup. “They have had their way without a water shed since 1958. and that's long enough. This situation is like a chicken hawk watching a chicken. We want this stopped.'’l t Dr. Jim Bohlin, president of the Kosciusko City Lakes Council, was also in attendance. He said, “We are going to continue to ask for public hearings until something is done. I am tired of seeing clean water being, taken out of the ground and being

To accept town hall bids

A notice to bidders appears elsewhere in this week's issue concerning accepting bids for the construction of a new town hall in Syracuse. The bids must be received before 11 a.m. on May 24, when they shall be opened and considered at a public meeting. To List Qualifications Bidders are requested to list the name and/or qualifications of

Al LANA KAY BEER -

Beer, Berkey top graduating class

Lana Kay Beer and Michelle Rene Berkey have been designated as valedictorian and salutatorian of this year’s graduating class at Wawasee High School. Commencement exercises for the 213 graduating seniors are scheduled for Sunday, May 20, at 3 p.m. Miss Beer, daughter of Frank Jr. and Lois Beer, r 1 Milford, plans to attend Purdue University to major in engineering. Miss Berkey, daughter of Stephen and Arlene Berkey, r 4 Syracuse, will attend Indiana University, Bloomington, to major in business. A member of the National Honor Society, Miss Beer is also active in the student representative council, the PRIDE Committee and is vice

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replaced by contaminated water. If the state of Indiana won’t take care of this, we will bring in the federal government.” Bohlin, with cooperation from Grace College, will begin a water testing program this summer. Waubee Lake Association went to Grace College for a report of the water being put into the lake by Maple Leaf. In three different limitation categories, Grace officials discovered that Maple Leaf Farms exceeded its limits significantly. Limitations for ammonia are 1.5 milligrams, but according to the Grace study, Maple Leaf registered 10.5. Also, the 15.0 limit of BOD (oxygen on demand) was surpassed with its 39.0 reading. Wheat questioned the credibility of the study by asking who tested the water. “Just because Maple Leaf hires 200-300 people, that doesn’t give them the right to pollute any lake," said Bohlin. “I think the summer program will help.” During the final minutes of the meeting. Stath offered some conditions. should the board grant a renewal license. “There should be a strict monitor on their water/’ stated Stath. “We should also have access to the dam so we can test the water anytime we please. Finally, anytime they exceed the limits, their renewal license should be taken away, immediately.” “If we can put a man on the moon, then we can clean up Waubee Lake.” concluded.Stath.

the various contracts with their bid and construction will be in full accord with drawings and specifications on file at the town hall, architect and from James Associates, Fort Wayne, Inc. / The notice also states the board members have the right to accept or reject any bid and to waive any informalities or errors in the bids.

A MICHELLE RENE BERKEY

president of the senior class council. She has participated in drama productions, the Foreign Language Club, Varsity Singers, orchestra, choir and volleyball. She was secretary of the junior class council. Her hobbies include playing the piano, reading, swimming, biking and traveling. Miss Berkey is a member of the National Honor Society and a four-year member of the swim team. She has also been active in orchestra and the Foreign Language Chib. She is a member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church. Syracuse. She enjoys drawing, water skiing, reading, snowmobiling, listening to music and playing the violin.