The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 September 1985 — Page 1

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County employees to get 5% salary boost

The Kosciusko County Council Tuesday and Wednesday of this week are considering and tax rates for 1986. On Tuesday council members approved salary increases for county employees and granted a 5 percent increase. Officer holders had ask for a 10 percent increase. Thenew wage scales result in an increase of $553 to $947 per year for all full-time county employees. Part-time day rate will remain at $32 for courthouse employees. Township rate was set at $35 per day, up from $32 per day. The proposed 1986 tax rate as advertised is sl.lllß as compared to an asking rate of $1.0455 for this year. However, council members, county tax adjustment board and state board reduced the rate to 86.8 cents per SIOO of taxable property in 1984 hearings.

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SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER — Elva Hostetler,l6, Syracuse, apparently lost control of this 1974 Chevy truck, as she went off the north side of the Milford-Syracuse Road on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7:28 a.m. The truck struck a mailbox and two newspaper tubes, rolled over, and landed in this field. Also in the truck was her sister Katie, 13, and her brothers Marlin, 8, and Omar, 6. Despite the appearance of the truck, no one was seriously injured. (Photos by Jim Broderick)

Syracuse accounting firms merge

Elgie A. Tatman, 4 public accountant, and Robert D. Anweiler, certified public accountant, jointly announce the merger of their Syracuse public accounting practices, effective September 1,1985. The practices will continue operations under the name of Robert D. Anweiler, CPA, and offer tax, accounting and management advisory services to businesses and individuals. The firm will maintain its of-

County receives $46,180 in child support payments

A record $8.6 million was collected in child support payments by the State Welfare Department, Child Support Division during June with $2.5 million being distributed to the various counties in partial repayment of welfare assistance granted, state welfare officials reported. 109 Recipients Kosciusko County had 109 recipients from whom support was collected in the total amount of $46,180. This was for 18 continued cases, 68 recipients receiving aid to families with dependent children, and 23 non-AFDC recipients. Recipient payment totaled $7,234 with continued cases receiving $944; AFDC, $3,136; and non-AFDC, $3,154. The county Department of Public Welfare

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fices in the Beemer Enterprises Building on Pickwick Road. Mrs. Tatman, co-founder with her late husband, C. E. (“Ed”) Tatman, of Tatman & Tatman Public Accountants, has announced her retirement. Don E. Tatman, a son and 13-year veteran of the Tatman firm; will assume the senior staff position with the Syracuse office of the Anweiler firm. An area native, Don Tatman received his B.S. degree in business ad-

was reimbursed for $6,200, with the incentive payment, which included $9,744 incentives received from other states, in the amount of $4,956. There were 45 payments to other states made and the federal reimbursement was $18,259 for AFDC and $25 for non-AFDC. The state reimbursement was $9,298 for AFDC and $lO for non-AFDC. The Title AV-D caseload for AFDC is 964 and 112 for nonAFDC. Hoosier Counties Benefit Donald L. Blinziner, state welfare administrator stated not only did Hoosier counties benefit, but about 19,000 recipients participating in the Child Support Program received a record $1.4 million. The state and federal governments received $1.7 and $3.4 million respectively.

It was estimated that the Council would cut from $300,000 to $400,000 from the 1986 budget requests. However, it will not necessarily result in saving to the taxpayer. In the past the state board has cut the tax rate to a frozen levy. If the council cuts fall below the frozen levy set by state law, the state board in the past has added the difference to the operating fund. The council itself will determine the tax rate. This practice was started in 1984. Prior to that time the auditor had set the rate. Budgets being reviewed are general fund, welfare, health, bond and interest, cumulative bridge, cumulative reassessment, motor vehicle, local road and street, and development fund. Council members are George Klinger, Norman DeGood, Thomas Anglin, Kathryn Teel, Carl Latta, Larry Teghtmeyer, and Dennis Polk.

ministration from Lakeland College, Plymouth, Wise. He resides near Cromwell with his wife and two children. The Anweiler firm also maintains offices in Fort Wayne and New Haven. The firm serves local businesses by assisting owners and managers in the recording and understanding of financial information. The firm also provides tax and financial planning for businesses and individuals.

Indiana’s Child Support Program is designed to help insure that court ordered child support obligations are being made on behalf of recipients of AFDC as well as non-welfare families who have elected to participate in the program. AFDC recipients must participate as an eligibility requirement. Blinziner said that the Child Support Program helps prevent additional families from having to seek welfare assistance. Because of recent amendments by the 1985 General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Orr. The program is expected to become more efficient and comprehensive. These amendments include automatic payroll deductions in cases bf delinquent support payments and easier access to the records of other agencies.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1985

Kevin Rhoades suffers burns in boat fire Kevin Rhoades, Syracuse, suffered first degree burns to his face following a boat fire on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at approximately 4:50 p.m. Christie Lemon, Syracuse, was not injured. Rhoades, owner of the 16-foot American Ski boat, had driven the boat to the marina, and filled it up with gasoline prior to the fire. Wawasee Lake Patrol Officer Dick Waterson reports as Rhoades and Miss Lemon were leaving the marina the boat engine stopped. Rhoades checked the engine and was able to restart it. The craft traveled approximately 200 feet before the engine blew up. The pair jumped into the lake and swam to shore for help. The Syracuse Fire Department was called at 5:02 p.m., and was able to tow the boat to a pier and extinguish the fire. Fire officials report the owner was trying to find his keys in the boat, after the explosion, and cause the boat to take on water, sinking the craft. The boat was removed from the lake by a wrecker. Damage was estimated at $2,000, with the cause being listed as a gasoline explosion. Work is progressing on station Work is progressing on Turkey Creek Township Fire Station II according to Larry Singleton, project chairman. Members of Turkey Creek Township Station I donated money towards the purchase of materials needed for the installation of the septic system and Joe Hughes, Syracuse Fireman, volunteered his service for the excavating and grading required for the system. Singleton also reported the dry wall has been installed on the interior walls with a little touch up work still needing done. The baseboards and guttering still needs to be undertaken on the building. All work on the building has been done through volunteer work and donations. Syracuse merchants meet this Friday The Syracuse-Wawasee Retail Merchant’s Division will hold its monthly meeting on Friday, Sept. 6, at 8 a.m., on the second floor of the State Bank of Syracuse. The meetings last approximately one hour. All merchants are invited to attend the open meeting. Milford parking lot accident A car owned by Delbert and Bertha Moneyheffer, r 1, Milford was backed into at Campbell’s IGA parking lot last Wednesday by a vehicle driven by Jesus G. Salazar, r 2, Milford. Damage was estimated at S3OO to the Moneyheffer auto and SSO to the Salazar car.

Milford Kiwanis provides forum —

Assistant Superintendent speaks to schools' goals for 1985-86

Roger D. Kryder, assistant superintendent of Wawasee schools, recently spoke to the Milford Kiwanis Club, about the objectives and goals of the school administration for the 1985-86 school year. The objectives for the Wawasee Community School Corporation are: Objective 1: Basic Learning Skills - All students shall acquire a mastery of the basic communication and computation skills required in obtaining and expressing ideas through the effective use of words, numbers, and other symbols. Objective 2: Citizenship and Discipline - All students shall acquire knowledge of social sciences, the attitudes necessary for responsible citizenship, skills for positive self-discipline and concern for moral, ethical and spiritual values. rObjective 3: Career Development - All students shall have the opportunity to explore the world of work and a wide variety of educational skills, recognize their abilities and interests, and master the skills necessary for entry-level employment or advanced training. Objective 4: Mental and Physical Health - All students shall acquire knowledge of health habits and an understanding of the skills necessary for the maintenance of physical and mental health. Objective 5: Science - All students shall acquire knowledge of science, the use of a scientific method for problem solving, and develop an awareness of the environment and energy as they influence life. Objective 6: Cultural Appreciation - All students shall have the opportunity to understand and appreciate art, drama, foreign language, literature, and music, and develop talents and abilities, necessary to pursue the arts as an area of service or as a career. Our overall objective is to create and maintain an educational atmosphere that promotes the attainment of intellectual competencies, moral and ethical values, and individual student development within an environment designed to meet the needs of each student; and to provide appropriate programs in order to properly prepare students to meet and exceed state mandates and local standards leading to successful completion of the educational scope and sequence. List 16 Goals The goals of the Wawasee Community School Corporation are: Goal 1- By September, 1986, the junior high school curriculum will be implemented as designed to meet school corporation goals for students and state required mandates. Goal 2 - By January, 1986, a plan will be completed for the renovation of the Syracuse Junior High School, with renovation to begin by June, 1986. Goal 3 - By July, 1986, a quality inservice training program will be developed to provide additional training to all corporation employees. Goal 4 - By July, 1986, a balanced budget will be completed that will meet state mandates and local needs.l on state competency and Goal 5 - By September, 1986, a plan will be developed for the remediation of students falling below grade level on state competency and local achievement tests. Goal 6 - By September, 1986, the senior high school curriculum will include advanced level courses at the twelfth grade in calculus, American History, and English. Goal 7- By September, 1986, a school code of conduct will be established and implemented at the junior high school level. Goal 8 - By September, 1987, the school corporation will pomplete the full implementation of the ‘Primetime” program in grades

K-3. Goal 9 - By September, 1986, the renovation of the North Webster gymnasium will be completed. Goal 10 - By September, 1986, the gifted program in the sixth and seventh grades will be incorporated into the language arts and advanced classes. Goal 11 - By September, 1986, a ninth grade social studies required course will be implemented at the high school. Goal 12 - By April, 1986, a plan for school bus replacement on a rotational basis will be completed. Goal 13 - By April, 1986, a plan

Thornburg Drugs opens seventh store, in Niles

The Thornburg Drug Co., Inc., headquartered in Syracuse, has announced the opening of its seventh store, located in Niles, Mich., a city of approximately 12,000 population: f Actual opening of the store was Monday, Aug. 5, and the store is in the Krajci Building, located at 2 North St. Joseph Street (across from the Pawating Hospital in the heart of the city’s medical community). It was formerly the Krajci Drug Store. John Kroh, president of the Syracus.e-based chain, said his firm has retained the store’s two pharmacists and the rest of the store’s staff. Largest Small Chain When John Kroh purchased the family interests in the Thornburg Drug Co., plus the interests held by Ralph W. Thornburg, on January 18,1984, a page 1 story of the transaction in The MailJournal said Thornburg’s was “perhaps the largest drug store chain to operate solely in north central Indiana.” Aside from John Kroh, corporation president, are his son J. Steven, vice president; Gail L. Kroh, secretary-treasurer; Barbara Strickler, Larry Mellott and Thomas J. Thornburg, directors. Kroh commented this week that the company’s new store is in a unique building with exposed wooden ceiling beams, and has an old-fashioned soda fountain which gives it a neighborly air. Company’s History The company, which has gross sales of over $lO million, was founded by the late Ralph E. Thornburg, Sr., in 1915 and was a single store front in an uptown Syracuse building. The store shared the building with the

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PRESENTS SSOO DONATION — Undo Kinsey, North Webster branch manager of Mutual Federal Savings Bank, is shown presenting a SSOO donation to the North Webster Public Beach Fund on behalf of the bank to Dixie Pryor, park board president. Looking on are Steve Beavers, middle, Alice Rinker from the Palace of Sports Foundation and Max Courtney, right, vice president of Mutual Federal. (Photo by Bruce Bultemeier)

for classroom, hall, and other interior school painting will be developed in a sequential pattern. Goal 14 - By August, 1986, all evaluation instruments and procedures for the assessment of administrative and instructional personnel will be revised. Goal 15 - By April, 1986, the athletic code of conduct for the high school will be reviewed and recommended changes completed by a task force committee made up of administrators, teachers, parents, and students. Goal 16 - By June, 1986, a cost effective summer drivers educa-

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Syracuse Post Office. In 1924 the late Charles W. Kroh purchased half the business, after he had studied pharmacy at the Thornburg store, and later took the state examination to become a registered pharmacist. In 1941 Ralph Thornburg, Jr., joined the firm and in 1948 the business moved into a larger up-

Board acts on back-to-school business

By DAVE STRAUB Staff Writer

The Wawasee Community School Board took care of some back-to-school business at its meeting last Thursday night. A main topic was the corporation’s present enrollment figures. Since affirming rezoning plans last April to offset overcrowding at Syracuse Elementary, the board focused on the consequences of location and bus route shifts. “At the beginning of each

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tion program will be implemented for eligible high school students. In other business conducted at the meeting, Dan Brown, Kiwanis vice president announced that 12 members will be going to Goshen for their Kiwanis Prayer Breakfast. The guest for the day at the meeting was Harold Hazenfield. The club sang ‘Happy Birthday” to Pastor Bob Ellison. The Kiwanis Club meets every Friday morning at 6:30 a m. in the Milford Community Building. Visitors are always welcome.

town building in the Pickwick Block. Then, in the summer of 1963, the company moved to its present location in Wawasee Village. It is a 6,500 square foot building with a 9,000 square foot warehouse. Its first out-of-town store was opened in North Webster in 1949; its third store was opened in the Lowery Shopping Center on East Market Street, Warsaw, in 1956; ad in 1965 it opened its fourth store in the Nappanee Town and Country Shopping Center. The following year, in 1966, a fifth store was opened in the Columbia Plaza Shopping Center in Columbia City; and the sixth store was added in 1975 in the North Village Mall at the north edge of South Bend. The Niles, Michigan, store is the company’s first store outside the state of Indiana.

school year, some problems with overcrowded buses occur,” said Assistant Superintendent for Business Roger Kryder. In addition, Papakeechie Lake resident Kay Carter told the board that there are three buses assigned to her area. “It seems like such a waste,” she said. “And though my kids are going to a school that is actually closer, they’re getting on the bus 20 minutes earlier, too.” Other residents commented on some overcrowding in a few classes at North Webster, which (Continued on page 2)