The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 May 1984 — Page 2

THE l^irfL-JOURNAL - Wed., May 9,1984

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APC takes no action on rezoning two Van Buren Township sites

The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission postponed its decision in two Van Buren Township requests for rezoning at their regular meeting held last Wednesday afternoon. May 2. They also recommended a third rezoning case and a case involving a final plat petition for approval. The first case on the APC agenda was a continuance of a petition by Mr. and Mrs Marion Elam to rezone 5.5 acres of land, located one-quarter mile east of 300E in Van Buren Township, from agriculutral to residential. The planners’ prime concern in the case marked with remonstrance at last month’s meeting was the possibility of contamination from the nearby site of the former Scott’s Landfill. No representative was present to discuss the case, therefore, it was again tabled at this meeting. The second case on the agenda involved the reaming of 57 acres, owned by Everett Rookstool, from agricultural to. residential The property is located south of 1050 N and h mile east of 300E in Van Buren Township and to the north of the Elam property This case was also tabled at the meeting following remarks by County Sanitarian Jon Cupp. Cupp had been in contact with the Indiana State Board of Health regarding concers over possible

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

(Continued from pagel) to earn a chance at a second term in office. Orr won 66.5 percent of the county vote and 71 percent of the vote on around the state. Kathryn Teel. Thomas Anglin and Dennis Polk won their bids for their party's nomination for the at-large county council seat At this point, none of the three faces Democratic opposition. However, Democrats still have time to slate candidates for that race. Mrs. Teel captured 24 percent of the vote, barely edging out Anglins total of 23 8 percent. Polk was a distant third with 17.2 percent. “I was both surprised and elated that received the most votes," Mrs Teel noted "It makes you feel quite humbllMc know that there are that many' people who have confidence in, you.” [ Fredrick W. Gilliam wak another Republican winner, win ) ning easily over John McDanief in their race for the party) nomination for middle district county commissioner. He carried his own precinct, Wayne five, on the road to a 60 2 to 39 8 percent winning margin Incumbent Coroner Gerald Eastlund had no trouble in holding off a primary challenge from Michael Andrew Eastlund won 66 percent of the vote and Andrew managed only 34 percent Richard Miller also had an "easy time with his primary opponent in the ninth district state senator’s race. He took 76.7 percent of the vote compared to challenger David Stewart’s 23.3 percent. —’ There were several Republican candidates who ran without opposition. Included among those were President Ronald Reagan, Congressman John Hiler and State Senator John Augsburger Light Turnout Only 10,562 of Koscuisko County's 28.899 registered voters showed up at the polls on Tuesday. That turnout rate, 36.5 percent, was not met with much enthusiasm by county Republican Chairman Jean Northenor “It is certainly not what I would like to see,” she said in reference to the low number of voters. "When you have nearly 29,000 people who go to the effort of registering, you think that more of them would vote. I would like to see more people interested in who is going to serve them.” Mrs. Northenor added that most of thtfliepublican races ran their predicted courses and that all of the candidates were to be commended for working as hard as they did. According to Mrs. Northenor, the main task now is to get all of the primary winners into office in the fall elections. “At this point, the county central committee will go into action and do our best to get these candidates elected,” she said. “That applies from the governor right on down to the county.” Complete results of the Republican ticket follow: President Reagan Governor Orr > 4.621 Snyder 2,327 Representative In Congress Third District Hiler 5,646 Fifth District Hillis 991

contamination hazards produced by the former landfill site. He was informed that testing would be done at the expense of the developers or property owners and could be quite extensive. Cupp had a letter from Ralph Pickard, Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Health. The possibility of migration of methane gas beneath homes as well as contamination of private wells were among concerns metioned by Pickard. “In our opinion, the only sure way to safeguard future residents is ... to do sufficient subsurface studies to determine current and predict future off-site groundwater quality and gasforming/migration conditions for the area.” wrote Pickard. Cupp has refused to issue any well permits within 1,200 feet of the landfill, a distance deemed adequate to protect residents from gas migrations. He will have results of two basic tests at the next meeting. The two tests were ordered for a nearby resident’s well by his chiropractor and were also performed on a second well, the Bob Spearman well, as a counterbalance. The tests, according to Cupp, could be part of the series required for the property holders before any progress is made in the cases. A motion to postpone the second case and allow the peti-

Joint State Senator Ninth District Miller 871 Stewart 265 ’ 13th District . Augsburger 4,455 Joint State Representative 18th District Mauzy 5,120 22nd District Mishler 1.264 Judge Os Superior Court Burner 6.311 Judge Os County Court Jarrette 6.122 Clerk Os Court Weirick 6,289 County Treasurer Patterson 6,288 County Surveyor Brower 6.129 County Corner Eastlund 4,387 x Andrew 2,255 ' County Commissioner Northern District Sharp 2.672 Beer 4.212 Middle District Gilliam LOSO McDaniel 2,678 County Councilman At Large Anglin 4,578 Hartzell • 2.856 Polk 3,312 Teel 4,621 Raypole 1,251 Roy 1 2,631

Beer runs ahead in Jefferson

Maurice Beer found that there is plenty of support for him in the area where he was born as he easily won Jefferson Township in. Tuesday’s primary election. Beer, who won the Republican nomination for the fall northern district county commissioner’s race, captured 87 of the 98 votes cast by Jefferson voters. Democratic Ticket Pct. 1 Pct. 2 President Jackson 0 Mondale 7 11 Brewster 0 0 Hart 10 14 Glenn 0 0 Governor McCarty 2 4 Townsend 15 20 Mantooth 0 2 Representative In Congress Third District Barnes 8 14 Barrett 3 0 Bolinger 0 3 Ross 4 * 9 Joint State Senator 9th District Sime 10 19 County Surveyor Manuel 12 23 Republican Ticket Pct. 1 Pct. 2 President Reagan 45 46 Governor , Orr 31 38 Synder 14 11 Representative In Congress Third District Hiler 44 47 Joint State Senator Ninth District Miller 37 39 Stewart 3 5 Joint State Representative 18th District Mauzy 40 44 Judge Os Superior Court Burner - 39 42 Judge Os County Court Jarrett 38 40 Clerk Os Circuit Court Weirick 40 39

tioners and a third property owner, who recently purchased a portion of the actual landfill acreage, time to meet and decide whether to continue with the cases was unanimously approved by the APC. Cupp suggested that the property owners meet with the Indiana State Board of Health officials in person if they wish to continue with the matter. He also offered his cooperation and that of the Area Plan Office in helping the property owners prepare for such a meeting. In a third rezoning petition the APC granted unanimous approval. The property is located on the east side of 8 Square Road, and west of Lake Forest Subdivision in Plain Township.. Petitioners in the case, which would rezone 2.65 acres from agricultural to residential for use as three lots for family members, are the H. & L. Stouder Trust. One final plat also came before the APC at the May meeting. „ Area Planners granted approval for the Cindonway Shores subdivision which involves 35.32 acres located west of CR 300E and north of CR 900 N and near Dewart Lake. The next meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission will be Wednesday, June 6, at 1 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Justice Building in Warsaw.

County Democratic results The following is the county results on the Democratic ticket: Presidents Jackson 159 Mondale L 339 Brewster 15 Hart 1-607 Glenn 90 Governor , McCarty 709 Towhsend 2,247 Mantooth 172 Representative In Congress Third District Barnes 1,138 Barrett 416 Bolinger 127 Ross 818 Fifth District Maxwell 243 Moseley 233 Joint State Senator 9th District Sime 492 County Surveyor Manuel 2,795 .

Republican Ticket (Cont.) Pct. 1 Pct. 2 County Treasurer Patterson 41 40 County Surveyor Brower 39 41 County Coroner Eastlund 30 39 Andrew 10 7 County Commissioner ’ Northern District Sharp 5 6 Beer 42 45 County Commissioner Middle District Gilliam 25 30 McDaniel 13 15 County Councilman At Large Anglin 30 35 Hartzell 16 16 Polk ° 25 28 Teel 30 36 Raypole 7 6 Roy 9 11 Delegate To State Convention McFarren 40 46 Precinct Committeeman McDonald 43 Berger 40 $l,lOO in merchandise is missing Security officials checking the home of Paul Bradtmiller, Fort Wayne, on Lake Wawasee, found the home had been broken into and $l,lOO in merchandise was missing. Kosciusko County Police received the report last week that the thieves stole a video cassette recorder and tuner, and a color television set from the guest house across from the Bradtmiller home on the southside of Lake Wawasee. The. theft is believed to have occurred between April 25 and April 27. Entry into the guest house was made by removing a screen and prying open a sliding window. ,

Senior Citizens can be useful: Rinehart

If you’re a senior citizen and can’t find anything to do, you’d like to hear what Ivan Rinehart had to say to the Milford Lions Club members Monday night. Rinehart, a Syracuse real estate broker and appraiser, is a member of SCORE, synonym for Senior Corps of Retired Executives, a working arm of the Small Business Administration. He has had 43 years’ experience with General Electric and was well qualified to work in the overseas senior citizens unit. A Rockefeller Idea New York banker David Rockefeller spearheaded the idea of utilizing senior citizens with technical know-how to work in development countries, and presently there are some 7,000 people in the corps. Rinehart said the program “builds bridges of understanding,” and that it’s designed “to help people help themselves.” He has worked in the program;

Party Pack hearing continued

(Continued from page i) commission members admonished those in attendance to prepare their cases to convince the ABC it should or should not approve the

Bob Hickman is theater winner

Bob Hickman, son of Jack and Nancy Hickman, Syracuse, a sophomore at Ball State University, Muncie, was the recent first place winner in the college theater contest. His one act play “Father’s Favorite,” will be presented this week at the Studio Theater o the Ball State Campus. Hickman will also be directing

Eastland wins in Tippecanoe

Koscuisko County Coroner Gerald Eastland had little trouble in winning a chance to run in the fall election. Thanks in part to a strong showing in his home township, Tippecanoe, Eastland won 66 percent of the county vote to challenger Michael Andrew’s 34 percent. In Tippecanoe Township itself, Eastland easily won all of the precincts. He won 90 percent of the vote in precinct one, 87.1 percent in precinct two, 83.3 percent

4* Tippecanoe Democratic Ticket Pct. 1 Pct. 2 Pct. 3 Pct. 4 Pct. 5 Pct. 6 President Jackson 5 2*3 3 Mondale 52 37 58 26 Brewster 1 2 1 0 Hart ’MH 35 63 21 Glenn 0 112 Governor McCarty 22 21 24 11 Townsend 69 55 100 38 Mantooth 5 13 1 Representative In Congress Third District Barnes 39 29 55 30 Barrett 18 8 22 8 Bolinger 5 2 12 0 Ross 31 34 37 13 County Surveyor Manuel 85 71 119 44 Precinct Committeeman ( Henwood 70 McCarty Tippecanoe Republican Ticket Pct. 1 Pct. 2 Pct. 3 Pct. 4 Pct. 5 Pct. 6 President Reagan 153 149 210 53 Governor * Orr 114 108 150 38 Snyder 47 44 64 18 Representative In Congress Third District Hiler 154 100 213 53 Joint State Senator 13th District Augsburger 144 136 193 47 Joint State Representative 18th District Mauzy 147 144 195 53 Judge Os Superior Court Burner 151 140 201 52 Judge Os County Court Jarrett 143 145 196 51 Clerk Os Circuit Court Weirick 149 145 195 51 County Treasurer Patterson 152 147 203 53 \ County Surveyor Brower 150 150 194 51 | County Coroner Eastlund 144 135 179 50 Andrew 16 20 36/4 County Commissioner Northern District Sharp 63 53 76 12 Beer 97 103 140 41 County Commissioner Middle District Gilliam 94 108 116 30 McDaniel 56 46 95 18 County Councilman At Large Anglin 122 112 143 32 Hartzell 61 57 83 13 Polk 57 79 101 22 Teel 118 110 i 156 36 Raypole 26 23 35 14 Roy 64 61 ? 95 25 Delegate To State Convention Overmyer 90 80 Leedy 20 75 Kinsey 206 55 Precinct Committeeman Eastlund 134 Bone 27 Leedy 144 Applegate 196 Kinsey 52

I on four occasions: In Lima, Peru, South America; in Monterey, ( Mexico; in Istanbul, Turkey; and k in Hong Kong. He said par-. ’ ticipants are paid a small per diem in national currency. “Plan to take some of your own money along,” Rinehart cautioned. He added, “On the great beach of international understanding, maybe - just maybe — this little grain of sand might make a small contribution.” Ladies* Night Ladies’ Night will be held Monday, May 21, at the Classic Restaurant in North Webster, and plans are being made for he club’s annual consignment auction and flea market. The club is still searching for a young lady of the community to represent the community in the i North Webster Mermaid Festival as “Miss Milford,” and is asking anyone interested to contact, Donnie Wolferman, Randall i Dewart or Arch Baumgartner. The Lions club sponsors the i festival contestant each year.

license and to return to the June 13 meeting. ABC members said petitions may be used and that anyone in the county may sign said petition since the board is a county board.

another student play, “White Castle.” Next winter he will be directing “Stick and Bones,” by David Raber at Studio Theater. Hickman has just been initiated into Alpha Psi Omega, the Theater Honorary Society and nominated for president of the Theater Honorary Society.

in precinct three, and 92.6 percent in precinct four. Fred Gilliam and Robert Orr were also big Republican winners in Tippecanoe Township. On the Democratic ticket, Walter Mondale and Wayne Townsend won the majority of this township’s voters. Mondale’s showing was against the current of most Indiana results, which flowed in Gary Harfs favor. Townsend’s strong showing was typical of his performance around the state.

i r 'v v''l vB MANNING THE POLLS —- From I est to right, Linda Darr and Margaret Karst check voter registration numbers as Janet Richcre<ek, who was also manning the polls, prepares to cast her ballot. | At 8:10 Tuesday morning, those serving as sheriffs of the fourth precinct in North'Webster had seen 25 voters come and go.

Milford railroad lights assured

By MARK WEINSTEIN Staff Writer Milford’s Town Board received good news from Conrail Railroad officials at last night’s meeting. A letter sent to State Senator John Augsburger and U. S. Congressman John Hiler from Conrail officials stated Milford will receive crossing lights August 15. Prior to the regular meeting, the board accepted bids for the upcoming street repair project. Phend and Brown, a local company, proposed a 33,649.75 bid for repairs to Main, James and West Streets. The firm was the only one bidding on the job. Work on the streets will begin roughly in two weeks, according to Dan Brown, representing the Milford company. Repavement will be done on Main Street from Catherine Street to the MilfordSyracuse Road. James Street will. be repaired from the south edge' of Smith Street to to the curb of Catherine Street. West Street will be worked on from the south edge of Syracuse Road to the north curb of Catherine Street. Sewage Increase In other action, the board, discussed the sewage rate in ■ crease beginning June 1. The open meeting drew no complaints from local residents, and the board promptly passed a 50 percent increase. A $2 late charg.e will continue to be enforced. “We are having problems with the sewer right now,” informed Max Duncan, fire chief. “We plan to dig up outside the south side of the building Saturday. We need to see where the problem is, find possibly re-route the lines ou» to * the mains.” Also Duncan asked the board for an allowance on its funds.. The majority of bills have come in the beginning months of the year, leaving officials without money to pay its bills. “The biggest portion of the budget seems to occur in the first six months,” stated Duncan. “Right now I think we are down to S3OO dollars. That’s not even enough to pay our utility bills.”

Dennis Polk was successful in the first step of his first race for public office in the Tuesday primary. Polk was one of three Republican candidates w ho were nominated to represent t he party

Plain •'I ' ■ Democratic Ticket * Pct. 1 Pct. 2 Pct. 3 Pct. 4 6 President Jackson 3114 Mondale 22 9 2 22 Brewster 0 0 0,0 Hart 24 32 13 48 Glenn 0 0 0 1 Governor McCarty 12 12 5 21 Townsend 36 29 9 53 Mantooth 0 0 11 Representative In Congress Third District Barnes 23 28 7 30 Barrett 10 4 1 16 Bolinger 0 3 17 Ross 15 6 6 21 County Surveyor Manuel 43 36 16 67 I delegate To State Convention Chaney 68 Plain Republican Ticket Pc<t. 1 Pct. 2 Pct. 3 Pct. 4 President Reagan 116 107 72 179 Governor Orr 75 . 72 51 122 Snyder 50 39 23 62 Representative In Congress Third District Hiler 121 110 71 180 Joint State Senator 13th District Augsburger 119 109 63 161 Joint State Representative 18th District Mauzy 119 103 68 171

CJ erk-Treasurer Monica Bice expressed concern that providing the fire department with funds now, they would run low later in the year. Jean Treesh, town board president, countered Bice’s concern by confirming the fir e fighter’s need for the money. In an unanimous decision, the board approved to grant $1,200 to the fire department so bills could t*e paid. The meeting became more intensified when the board discuss•sd the properties of Dick Widup and Ron Davidhizar. Milford r.own attorney Robert Kirsch reported that Widup has agreed Vo take down the lean-to at the back of his house on James Street. An August 15 deadline was confirmed for the removal of the lean-to. /H “Hatry Doty has indicated to me that Mr. Widup has been in the process of improving the property, at least the outside,” said Kirsch. “He also told me the only thing that he felt that was structurally wrong with the building was the lean-to at the back of the house.” Davidhizar, on the other hand, drew vivid complaints from Maxine Pifer and Della Baumgartner. “There’s a house next to mine on Fourth Street that belongs to Mr. Davidhizar that has windows broken out and the roof leaks,” declared Mrs. Pifer. “We never used to have a junky neighborhood until the last few year, and I am not really proud of it.” The house which Mrs. Pifer referred to recently was the house that Davidhizar tried to ‘ rent again. A deposit was made, but no tenant has moved in yet. “I am going to tell you something, they’re fools because he almost froze two or three families out of there,” said Mrs. Pifer. “One little boy almost froze to death and he had to come over to my house in order to stay warm. If I was the landlord of a place like that, I would "certainly be ashamed of myself.” Davidhizar countered Mrs. Pifer’s statment by stating that

Polk strong in Plain

in this fall’s election for the atlarge county council seat. At this point, the Democrats have not slated candidates for that race. Polk did well in Plain Township, his home district. He

every home gets cold when it is below freezing outside. “My house gets cold when it is 26 degrees below zero also, doesn’t yours,” said Davidhizar. “My house isn’t unbearable anytime,” answered Mrs. Pifer. “It was 22 degrees in their house, the furnace running full blast, and snow was coming into the basement.” “It should be pointed out at this time that landlords don’t deteriorate property, tenants do,” said Davidhizar. “It takes the cooperation of both the landlord and tenant.” Junk Car Ordinance ' Milford Town Marshal Dave Hobbs reported the action of Milford’s junk car program. The program will centralize junk cars to the east end of town on James Street. Hobbs also provided the board with the police report from April 10 through May 8. During the time span, local law officials received 111 complaints and investigated one traffic accident, resulting in SII,OOO damage. Hobbs reminded the board about the upcoming Memorial Day parade in Milford. Mrs. Treesh pled for assistance in cleaning up the town. Mrs. Bice noted concern that the Memorial Day pray, during the parade, is hard to hear. She said a public address system would help. In closing action, the board decided to appropriate money for the spraying of mosquitos. Dennis Wuthrich was asked to look into the project, and report his findings at the next meeting. Darrell Orn lead a short discussion concerning the proposed packaged liquor license for Norman S. Lovell. Orn wanted to go on record saying, “we have enough of that in the area, and the revenue we get from this store won’t even pay for the police protection it needs.” His motion died for lack of a second. A hearing between the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Lovell was held this morning. The next meeting will be held Tuesday, June 5, at the town hall.

finished a strong third in the first, third and fourth precincts and finished second in precinct number two. Kathryn Teel and Thomas Anglin were the other Republicans chosen for the atlarge race.

Republican Ticket (Cont.) Pct. 1 Pct. 2 Pct. 3 Pct. 4 Judge Os Superior Court Burner 112 107 66' 171 Judge Os County Court Jarrett 118 99 64 163 Clerk Os Circuit Court Weirick 114 103 68 171 County Treasurer Patterson 121 106 66 ) 166 County Surveyor Brower 114 106 66 165 County Coroner Eastlund 90 72 35 106 Andrew 38 42 34 76 County Commissioner Northern District Shasp 43 28 25 65 x Beer 87 88 47 125 \ County Commissioner \ Middle District J Gilliam v 82 76 43 99/ t i McDaniel 48 37 29 i County Councilman J At Large 1 Anglin 96 70 44 137 I Hartzell 39 4ft 27 fl Polk 84 79 39 106 ■ Teel/ 89 58 50 122 | Raypole 16 30 9 34 fl Roy 38 37 33 71 fl Delegate To State Convention fl: Robison 125 109 fl| Latta 69 180 flv Precinct Committeeman fl|g Paton 116 Stookey 107 MB Davis 69 flfl Latta 167 f1H