The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 February 1985 — Page 5

"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

(Continued from page 4) the piano and tuned pianos here in the community for years. Arnold was a veteran of World War I and w as one of the soldiers in the band w ho marched all over France to show the French people the Americans had arrived. Mrs. Beckman had a habit of visiting.each home in the community at least once per year. She carried information and intelligence reports from home to home. Mr. Beckman operated a furniture store in the community for years and this was carried on by his son Vern. WILLIAM GANTS and Cal Beck, both teachers. Bill taught junior and senior high for years in Syracuse and Cal taught junior high and also coached. RUTH MEREDITH and Lillian Hammon. Who could forget the George Washington plays thaf Mrs. Meredith used to put on with her students. I I wonder how many people got to Sheakspear because of She got me interested in Henry Thoreau. EDNA HESS deserves a paragraph all by herself. A one room school teacher, then a tilth and sixth grade teacher. In the opportunity room she taught slow’ pupils to read and write She had a knack of writing on the blackboard then walking back to a pupil w ho had misbehaved and whacking him with a ruler. She used her eyeglasses as a mirror. ARTHUR (BARS) Snavely. The town s last philosopher. Bahs held court in his shoe shop that was located where the United Telephone office is

Indiana quarterly tax review

The Indiana Department of Revenue has released the quarterly tax review' for October and December of 1984. The quarterly report includes tax items of interest to residents. Motor Fuel Division The Motor Fuel Tax Division will be mailing new or revised reporting forms the early part of ’ this year. The licensed gasoline distributors will receive revised licensed gasoline distributors monthly gasoline tax returns, form MF-120, and licensed gasoline distributor's monthly inspection fee returns, form . MF-280. The new' forms are similar in format to the that now being used, how'ever. the gasoline distributor will be required to make an election and to pay tax on either gross or net gallon’s as required by the Indiana Gasoline Regulation. The supporting schedules have also been revised to enable gasoline distributors to indicate point of ownership change of the gasoline, bill-of-lading number, invoice number, net gallons, and gross gallons. Instead of four mutiple colored supporting schedules there are now' two. The new' month W-reporting forms and supporting schedules are to be used when reporting 'January gasoline receipts which are to be reported by February 20. The renewal application for Indiana Motor Fuel Tax annual permit which expires in March will be mailed in January. Included with the' renewal form will be four revised Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Quarterly Reports. The licensed special fuel dealers and licensed special fuel users will be required to file quarterly information reports in the near future. Interest Rate Sei The interest rate charged by the Indiana Department of Revenue for computing interest due on delinquent state tax payments during 1985 will remain at 12 per cent, the rate currently in effect.

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today. For 75 cents you could get your shoes halfsoled, heels and a prescription for saving the world. MRS. W. G. Connolly who started her dress shop in the 1930 s and at age 80 still had the “get-up and go” to have one of the best dress shops in the area. Her sales drew customers far and wide. A true business lady, probably one of the town s sharpest. DOUG PILCHER. When you pass out merchandising awards, Doug would rank right up there. He was probably ahead of his time. People come from far and wide to purchase his shoes. The family business still carries on. He also was one of the founders of Little League baseball in the coimmunity. MIDGE HIRE, clerk in Mrs. Connolly’s store. She was best known for her work in the Evangelical church. More children knew the Bible because of Midge. BYRON CONNOLLY. A grocer and public servant. Byron presided over the town board during the completion of the town's sewer system, establishment of a five member town board and annexation that doubled the size of the town. CHARLES (JIM) Kroh. local druggist. I don’t know of a single person's ever saying one thing bad about him. He held numerous offices and was a true public spirited individual. There are many more but we must end this column somewhere.

/The Revenue Department annually establishes the interest rate based upon 90 per cent of the average prime interest rate charged by Indiana banks during the month of October. A survey of the state’s banks showed that the October 1984 prime rate averaged 13.64 per cent. The calculation by law yielded a rate of 12 per cent which will be used to compute interest due on delinquent state tax payments during 1985, and will also be paid by the Revenue Department on those refunds on which the law requires they pay interest. Late Filing Cost If a taxpayer does not remit sales, witholding, and/or ■estimated tax by the due date required by law. they will be charged a penalty and interest. The Department of Revenue determines late filing by the postmark on the envelope in which the payment was made. Those taxpayers whose postmark is after the. due date will be charged a ten per cent penalty and a daily interest rate which on an annual basis is 12 per cent. If due dates fall on a Saturday, Sunday, a national legal holiday, or a state-wide holiday, the payment will be considered timely if made by the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a recognized holiday. Many unfortunate taxpayers have found that they have been charged a penalty and interest even though they placed their payment in the mail on the due date. Often the payment is not processed by the post office until the next day, which results in payment being legally late. The best advice given is to mail tax payments several days prior to the due date, thus ensuring that a timely postmark is on the payment envelope. It should be noted that the date written/printed on the remittance will have no bearing on whether the payment was made on time. The postmark applied by the US Postal Service is the only determing factor.

Estimated Payments A taxpayer who has income from which Indiana adjusted gross income tax, county adjusted gross income tax, or county option income tax is not withheld and expects to owe SIOO or more of Indiana adjusted gross income tax and/or county taxes for the tax year are required to pay estimated tax in quarterly payments. This is done by sending in quarterly payments with IT-40ES vouchers. The first quarterly payment is due on April 15, the second on June 15, the third on September 15 and the final yearly payment on January 15. If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, a national legal holiday, or. a statewide holiday, the payment is timely if made by the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or a recognized holiday. Persons who do not file on a calendar year basis should adjust their due dates for quarterly payment to correspond with their fiscal year and use the appropriate voucher corresponding to their fiscal year. The state gasoline tax rate for the first six months of 1985 has been set at 11.1 center per gallon. Collection figures of taxes collected during the last quarter of 1984 show percentage increases in the following tax categories: Local option. 5.3 per cent; COIT, 100 per cent; corporate, 21 per cent; sales tax, three per cent ; alcoholic beverage,’ 1.3 per cent; employement, five per cent; bank tax, 5088.0 per cent; intangibles, 81.3 per cent; capital improvement, 26 per cent; miscellaneous taxes, 20 per cent; food and beverage, 4.1 per cent Decreases were reported in the following: Individual, .7 per cent; cigarette tax, 3.0 per cent; motor fuel, 4.0 per cent; non-game fund, 36.3 per cent, hazardous waste, 29.0 per cent; inheritance, 8.4 per cent; refund of revenue expenditures, 14.3 per cent; and Department of Welfare, 14.3 per cent Milford resident loses pickup A pickup truck belonging to Joseph Lewallen of 1250 N Milford, was described by Milford Fire Chief Max Duncan as a total loss after it burst into flames and burned last Friday in front of the owner’s home. The fire was caused as the result of a kerosene spill inside the truck. The owner reported that he had spilt the kerosene and was going into the house for some rags to clean it up but when he got back it had ignited and the truck was on fire. Twelve Milford firemen using four pieces of equipment responded to the 2:50 p.m. fire call.

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Final Senate approval was given this week to bills addressing a variety of issues including the creation of a new state university in Evansville, redifinition of Indiana’s unitary tax to ensure companies are not taxed on overseas business operations unless that is their wish, and several measures to save tax dollars through increased repayment requirements. Senate Bill 207, establishing independence for the Evansville regional campus of Indiana State University, won Senate endorsement on a 39 to 9 vote. The bipartisan proponents of independence for ISU-Evansville, which has been sought for over ten years, argued that southwestern Indiana needs the benefits offered by an independent state-supported university to attract and maintain a welleducated workforce. The institution, to be called the University of Southern Indiana, would bring to five the number of statesupported universities. Some felt, however, a precedent was being set for I.U. and Purdue university regional campuses to also request independence, which would raise the administrative costs of higher education. The measure now moves to the House of Representatives where the concept has been endorsed in prior years. Also passed and sent to the House was SB. 75, a bill to redefine the unitary tax. Foreign corporations would more seriously consider Indiana as a location for manufacturing facilities if the potential for the company being taxed according to its worldwide operations, the unitary tax, were removed. The measure was approved with my support. Another economic development initiative to gain Senate approval this week was S.B. 503, a bill to expand Indiana’s investment incentive fund. This legislation, part of the Orr/Mutz 1985 economic development package, adds low-interest loans to the existing program and takes in cities with populations in excess of 50,000. The existing businesses, which increases long-term employment opportunities. Tax dollars spent on child welfare should be reduced if a bill requiring withholding delinquent child support payments from the paycheck of the slow-paying parent is successful in the House. S.B. 26, passed by the Senate, also provides that, upon request, information concerning overdue child support payments would be

Quale calls 'B6 budget ’Step in right direction'

US Senator Dan Quayle (RInd.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement about the FY 1986 budget that President Reagon submitted to congress Monday. “The budget the President has sent up to Capitol Hill would restrain the growth of spending in virtually all areas of the federal government, and that’s a sound step in the right direction. “We simply must get on with the task of taming the deficit tiger, and in imposing strong controls on federal spending, the President’s budget proposal offers useful recommendations. “Congress may not agree with the exact mix of spending restraints President Reagan has proposed — the chances are good, for example, that defense spending for the next fiscal year will be somewhat less than he has requested — but if there are some cuts that congress cannot accept, it will be our responsibility to come up with alternative reductions so that total savings for FY 1986 remain about $l5O billion. In

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Weekly Report from Senator John B. Augsburger

furnished to credit bureaus. Action by the state to improve child support collections has been mandated by Congress. Senate Bill 25 states that defendants represented in court proceedings by a court-appointed lawyer could be ordered to repay some or al! of the lawyer’s costs if the judge determines that the defendant is able to pay. Also endorsed was a measure to require that adult children contribute to the state a small amount toward the cost of nursing home care for a parent on the Medicaid program. Contributions would only have to be made by a child whose household adjusted gross income is at least $25,000 per year. Karen Haney on dean's list Karen L. Haney, freshman at Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Haney, r 2 Milford, is among 326 students who have been named to the college’s semiannual dean's list. The list, released by Dr. Phillip A. Lewis, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, recognizes students who have achieved 3.5 averages or better out of a possible 4.0 during the fall term.

Perludin taken from Warsaw drug store

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the end. I expect that the aggregate amount that President Reagon has requested for 1986 — a federal budget of $973 billion — is what congress will end up enacting. “In the coming weeks, I will work to see to it that the Senate Budget Committee distributes fairly the substantial spending cuts we must achieve. I remain convinced that all Americans must join in deficit sharing." On January 28, Quayle announced he has scheduled a

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Labor assessment analysis

The economic development efforts of the Kosciusko Development Inc. (KDI) and the Greater Warsaw Chamber of Commerce involve both agencies trying to attract new industries and working with the established local industry. Chore-Time / Brock honors employees A total of 9 employees of CTB, parent company of Chore-Time Equipment and Brock Manufacturing, were recently presented with Employee Service Awards. According to Jim Evans, President of CTB, the awards are given by Chore-Time/Brock to employees in recognition of the length of service each has contributed to the company. Honored for 20 years of service to the company was John Replogle, Syracuse. Recognized for 10 years of service to the company was Jim Evans, Syracuse. Presented with awards for 5 years of service to the company were Barry Lintz, Maureen Minnick, and Claudine -Stone, all from Syracuse; Lamar Hochstetler, Nappanee; Jackie Horn and Kathy McDowell, both of Milford; Larry Cripe, New Paris; and Jack Frieden, South Bend. Income up Americans’ income, after subtracting taxes and inflation, rose a strong 6.8 percent last year, the biggest increase in two decades, the government announced recently.

The following 'Crime of the Week was furnished by the Kosciusko County Crime Stoppers organization: The burglary of a drug store in Warsaw is the Crime of the Week. During the early morning hours of February 2. 1985, unknown persons entered Mendenhall Pharmacy in Warsaw by breaking out a window in the front of the building. Once inside, they removed several bottles of Perludin. If you have information concerning this burglary, Crime Stoppers wants to hear from you. They will pay up to SI,OOO if your information leads to an arrest or indictment. Call Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-342-STOP. They only want your information, not your name.

series of field hearings of the Senate Budget Committee in eight Indiana cities the week of February 11 “to help me determine how I can best represent Indiana’s interests in the upcoming debate on the 1986 federal budget.” Quayle will chair hearings in Indianapolis on February 11. in Terre Haute and Evansville on February 12. in New Albany and Richmond on February 13, in Fort Wayne and South Bend on February 14 and in Lafayette February 15.

Wed., February 13,1985 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Most publicity will highlight programs that actually go out and try to attract a new industry. However, over 75 percent of KDl’s effort in industrial development will be targeted on helping local business and industry. This program involves talking to local manufacturers and small businesses, trying to discover any of the barriers that exist to expansion and/or growth. These barriers will then be addressed by the proper agency to see whether they can be solved. One of the areas of concern voiced by many of the local manufacturers is the inability to find qualified labor. This issue is very serious in light of the fact that new industry is being recruited to the area. Therefore it has been decided that a complete labor assessment needs to be done. The Chamber has written a proposal to the Private Industry Council (PIC), the group that encourages private sector and government sector cooperation that replaced the CETA organization over a year ago. This application was addressed to the PIC approximately six months ago. The proposal included trying to identify the types of labor that industry felt they were going to be needing in the next one to five years, and also trying to identify the types of skills industry is going to be needing. This information, reflecting a one-to-five year period, would be given to area’high schools. The high schools could then plan their

Industrial matching grant sought by Chamber and KDI

The Greater Warsaw' Chamber of Commerce and the Kosciusko Development Inc. (KDI) have submitted an application to the Indiana Department of Commerce for an industrial development matching grant. As a result of the Battelle Laboratories report which suggested a $75,000 annual industrial development budget, the KDI and the Chamber have sought funds from both the private and public sectors to help raise this money. It was suggested that the $75,000 budget be developed for a minimum l of a three year period of time. The Chamber of Commerce and the KDI Boards would like this program to be a minimum of five years. Thus, all corners are being cut and the program has been refined and streamlined to be the most efficient industrial development program possible. Working in cooperation with the City of Warsaw and the towns of Silver Lake and North Webster, the Chamber has developed an industrial development marketing strategy. This one year marketing strategy is

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curriculum to better match the needs of local industry and business. It would also be presented to the Ivy Tech board so they could better plan their curriculum. Additionally, this would encourage high school seniors to remain in the area because they would know they have skills that are needed by the private sector that could be used and turned into paychecks upon graduation. Working with the Chamber of Commerce is the Cardinal Center, which is the core provider for Kosciusko County. This program request does not include asking for funds, rather it expresses a need for this analysis to be done under the direction of the Chamber of Commerce. The need for this type of information was felt when a presentation was given to the Wawasee High School graduating seniors. They requested information on what types of jobs are available, who is hiring, what are they looking for, and what kind of skills are needed. This information was not available. The graduating seniors, when asked how many would stay in the county to work or graduate from a college and return, out of seven classes and approximately 40 students per class, only about two or three hands were raised in each class. It is hoped that the availability of this information will encourage high school seniors to see the opportunities that are available in the county, thus keeping their talents here.

estimated at $26,000, and would include a three-phase mailing campaign including postage, stationery and supplies. It also includes developing a trade show booth and traveling to at least three different trade shows, targeting compatible industries as suggested by Battelle Laboratories. It also includes the investigation of an incubator center to encourage new entrepreneurial type businesses. And finally, the grant covers all printed literature that is used in the sales and marketing of the county. The grant being requested is for half of the program cost, or $13,000. The KDI will be notified of the State's acceptance or rejection of the application in mid to late February. Should this application be accepted by the State, the Kosciusko County industrial development efforts could be extended at least an additional year more than what was originally planned. Currently over $55,000 has been raised toward the $75,000 fund raising goal.

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