The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 January 1986 — Page 1

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NEW LOOK AT LEGION HALL — The home of the SyracuseWs wasee American Legion Post 223, located south of Syracuse on SR 13. will soon have a new look. On Friday, Carl Ffeel of the Firestone Cc istruction Co. moved his big wrecking equipment on the site to tear de vn the front section of the building. ‘ According to on-sight inspector, Legionnaire Gus Liske, “the old se tion was in bad repair,” and had to be removed.

Piint to self-help plan — Adopt 'perks' for Syracuse police

By GLEN LONG ' Staff Writer Syracuse Town Marshal E >b Ziller succeeded in getti g three of his proposed p lice benefit items approved b the Syracuse Town Board k st night. It took votes on two n otions, but after one benefit v as deleted the board ap- . p oved the package by a t iree to two vote. Ziller had previously informed tl e board that he could adjust b idget items to pay for the police b mefits he had proposed. <he it ?ms approved were to hire a fi 11-time secretary for the police c partment at the rate of $4.25 p t hour; to pay police officers e ch S3O for those paid holidays c i which they must work and to f ve police officers longevity i otivation pay for continued serx ce at a rate of S2O per month for k t iree-year officers, S4O per ■ i lonth for nine-year officers and I JlO per month for officers with at f I iast 13 years on the police force. The request item which was not pproved was to pay officers $34 >r each day of their allotted ?ven days of sick pay which they ad not used at the end of each ear. The board members all seemed i favor of the secretary and holiay pay items, but the other two ! equests required further discusion. After several members exressed their feelings, Carl dyrick moved to approve the requests for the secretary and the toliday pay. This was seconded )y member Bill Hess and lefeated by a vote of three to two. Joe Morganthaler then moved o approve these two items plus he pay to motivate officers to onger service. This motion, seconded by member Steve Butt, Syracuse man suffers superficial revolver wounds A Syracuse man suffered superficial wounds to the right knee and instep of the right foot from a Smith and Wesson. .38 caliber revolver that accidentally discharged while he was removing rounds of ammunition from the gun Sunday afternoon, Jan. ' 20. Lowell T. Johnson, 424 E. Boston St., had used the gun on Saturday and was pulling the hammer back to single action position when it slipped from his grasp and went forward, striking the primer of round in the cylinder, which caused the weapon to discharge a round, grazing the right knee and foot. Syracuse Police were notified of the incident, which happened shortly after noon, by Goshen General Hospital officials at 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Johnson had reportedly driven himself to the hospital, where he was treated and released the same day. Police ruled the incidentaccidental.

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was approved by the split vote of three to two. Town Attorney Bob Reed was instructed to alter the 1986 salary ordinance to include the three approved items. Useful Information Available Syracuse residents are advised by the town board that a free 17-page pamphlet is available to instruct them of things they may do to help avoid high water problems this spring as many experienced last year. The fire department will have these pamphlets to give to residents when they are contacted about water problems. The pamphlet was written by Joe Dock, utilities superintendent, read and approved by board members and is considered to be a useful tool for town residents. The board unanimously approved a request by Noble Cable Co. to sell its stock to TCC 111, Inc., which owns Triax Cablevision in North Webster. Reed said he has reviewed the request and it is considers to be properly executed. He verified that the sale does require town board approval. Paul Van Horn, president of Bass-N-Buddies Bass Club, and Robert J. Hathaway, director of Indiana BASS Chapter Federation North, were present to express their concern and offer willingness to help avoid future problems relating to bass tourneys in Syracuse. Van Horn said they were aware of traffic problems at the boat ramp on Syracuse Lake last summer. President Hughes said the board appreciates their presence and interest in helping. After a discussion which included traffic flow, off-site parking and restatement of the problems previously created for residents on Medusa Street, Van Horn agreed to the suggestion of Ziller that he contact the police department a week before each future event so a coordinated effort to avoid problems can be made. County Commissioner Maurice Beer and County Engineer Dick Winebrenner were present and stated a new bridge is designed to replace the bridge over the Syracuse Lake-Wawasee Lake channel on Pickwick Drive this year. In response to concerns about having the street closed during the summer, the county officials agreed the job can be programmed for mid-September or later. • Winebrenner also said the county will cooperate in any way possible in the resurfacing of old SR 13 as was mandated by the local board of zoning appeals. Other Business Minutes of several previous meeting were approved with some corrections and claims number one through 85 were approved for payment. Town resident Stan Insley reported that traffic congestion at Carroll Street and Parkway Drive occurs, especially in bad weather, when parents come to pick up children after school. Ziller will check on this further. Insley also said that a tree has

The building was originally erected by K eith and Clifford Cripe as a roller skating rink. Keith is deceased and Clifford Cripe is a resident of Melbourne, Florida. Later the building was purchased by Bill and Betty Brammer where they operated a retail furniture store. The American Legion purchased the building from Betty Brammer.

been cut on town property recently. He was given permission to dispose of the tree by cutting it into firewood. A fire department request to purchase two new fire helmets at a cost of $65 each was approved and Ziller reported that coat racks have been ordered for the police department and will be delivered soon. Reed read an ordinance to prohibit storage of equipment of any type on town property. This includes steps the police can take to remove same. Members agreed the town should also find another storage location for its pier to show residents good faith. Morganthaler moved to adopt the ordinance, making it effective July 1, 1986. He felt immediate implementation would possibly put a hardship on some people who may not even be here this winter. This motion was seconded and approved by a vote of three to two, two members apparently in favor of immediate adoption. Hughes reported that a snowmobile ordinance which was discussed at a recent meeting was, in fact, written in January, 1973. It was signed by Betty Dust, who was then Syracuse ClerkTreasurer. Ziller was instructed to read the ordinance in order to enforce it. The board decided to take no action on the previous requests to have newspaper vending machines and benches allowed on town sidewalks. Hughes was given the go-ahead to get the new door locks installed in the police department to allow quicker, safer access. This was after the board rescinded a previous action to accept a higher priced item.

Indiana tests state for caslj management

The state of Indiana has been formally designated to serve as one of nine pilot states in testing a new cash management initiative, due to the efforts of State Treasurer Julian L. Ridlen. He stated recently that the pilot test will begin next month on February 15 and will alter the current procedure for the transfer of funds from the US Department of Health and Human Services to the Indiana Department of Public Welfare with the following goals in mind: , To eliminate periodic interruption in the state’s ability to receive or “draw down” their share of federal funds. 2. To reduce the accounting and financial reporting burden on the states. 3. To reduce the federal and state administrative costs associated with a quarterly review and award process. “Federal funds wifi be distributed to the State Welfare Department in the form of an an-

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The board voted to give Dock authorization to contact consultants so the town can proceed toward a sewage rate study. Hughes informed the board of a Town Round Table meeting in Milford on February 12. He asked that they attendif interested. The Indiana Association of Cities and Towns will be on the program. Hughes presented a letter from the Chamber of Commerce requesting a sign ordinance be enacted to help improve the appearance of the town. Bob Westfall will meet with Reed to review the present sign ordinance and also to review the County BZA ordinances. Dock told the board he and Dana Corp, representatives have a meeting next week in Indianapolis with the State Board of Health to discuss the recently submitted Dana treatment proposal. Dock will also write a letter to state highway officials thanking them for their help in resolving recent problems with broken water mains. BPW sees slides on library Members of the Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s Club met Tuesday, Jan. 14, in a Syracuse restaurant. Virginia Ditmer, a member of the Syracuse Library Board, showed slides on the library services available for the program, A white elephant sale was also conducted. The door prize was won by Judy Moser and three new members,were voted into the membership.

nual grant award, with disbursement as needed, rather than receiving quarterly grant awards,” Ridlen explained. “The overall goal in this new process will be to provide an environment wherein excess federal cash held by a state, alone with late to the states by the federal government, will both be minimized.” Ridlen has been serving on a federal/state cash management task force which has been working for two years on improving the fiscal relationship between the states and the federal government. The task force meets regularly with the US Treasury Department and the Office of Management and Budget. Indiana’s pilot test study will run seven months, ending on September 30. An evaluation and final report will be available next November. William Harding, Jr.,, director of the accounts and audits division of the Indiana Department of Public Welfare, will supervise the pilot study.

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Milford Lions see Chino slides Jerry Wallace, insurance broker of Warsaw, showed some excellent colored slides of a trip he and Mrs. Wallace made to Tiawan and China last March during the Milford Lions Club meeting on Monday night. He spoke of the great strides that country has made since the Nixon visit in 1972. He was introduced by Lion Al Miller. During the business meeting the Lions discussed the need to get behind the sesquicentennial and to get t-shirts and other memorabilia ordered and on sale from now thru the June celebration.

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WELCOMES NEW MILFORD PRINCIPAL - Ned Speicher, new principal at Wawasee High School, is shown welcoming Dr. W. Winston Becker to the Milford community as his replacement as principal at the Milford Elementary/Junior High School. Dr. Becker is shown on the left with his wife Maxine. The open house reception was held at the Milford school from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Also in the photo is Deborah Speicher and son, David, 9.

Seek mayoral candidates — \ Sesquicentenniakplans at Milford shaping up

By MARK HUFFMAN Staff Writer Apathy towards Milford’s sesquicentennial meetings seems to be a thing of the past if Tuesday night’s assembly at the community building is any indication. A record 30 people met for two hours in discussing upcoming events for the week-long celebration. “It looks as if we’re beginning to get some excitement generated, which is really appreciated,” said Jean Treesh, steering committee chairman, in opening the deliberations. Evelyn Orn, secretary, distributed a list of subcommittees and chairmen of those groups to those present, in an attempt to bring mofb organization to the proceedings and give citizens an idea of concrete plans of events for the first time since September’s inaugural meeting. However, Randall Dewart suggested that a rough draft of a program, stating times of events, still needed to be developed, which Orn agreed to do before the next meeting. \ Chairmen Named \ Chairmen of the k 41 subcommittees, already formed or in the process of formation, include: Charlotte Seigfred, historical and costume; tenkilometer race, Elaine Weiss; home tour/signs, Carolyn Welker; old-time movies, Vi Miller; drama, the Columbia Reading Circle (co-chairmen); old photographs, Kathy Vanlaningham; waterball contest, Natalie Stump; tractor pull, Dennis Sharp; banners and rides, Ralph Owens. ' Also, barbecue, Jon Dewart; ice cream social, Andy Brown; drink dispensers- Rev. Bob Ellison; parade, Arch Baumgartner; museum, Ruth Hoppus; . alumni, Berniece Dwyer; horseshoe contest, Darrell Orn; old timer ball game, undecided; old timer band concert, Donna Pollen; advertising, Jeri Seely; clogging/dancing/Friday contests, Barbara and Dennis Wuthrich; queen contest, Jo

Ellen Free; kiddie queen/king contest, Vanlaningham and Mayor contest, John Replogle. Also, decorations (town), Dick Koschnick; book booth, Columbia Reading Circle (organizers); popcorn concession, Boy Scouts and 4-H Girls (organizers); steam engine rides, Milford Area Development committee (cochairmen) ; awards, Marion and Carmen Acton; street and booth engineer, Bill Knowles; clowns, costumes, make-up, Peg Custer; volleyball, Natalie Stump, soliciting, Randall Dewart; kiddie power pull, Elmer Sorensen; pioneers, Linda Green; flowers, Margaret Ostendorf; parade steam machines, Bruce Rogers; master of ceremonies, Bill Musser; program, various chairmen and officers; and beard contest, Derk Kuhn. Committee Reports Treesh, in comments directed toward Koschnick, suggested that flowers be placed the extent of SR 15, in Milford, to attract passers-by to the celebration. After discussion on the matter Koschnick agreed to look into the possibility. It was also decided that four banners be purchased to place at the north and south ends of SR 15 and Main Street. Owens announced that such tanners would cost

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Dr. Becker comes to the Milford school from the Hammond Public School System where he spent 17 years as principal and six more in the district office as supervisor of instruction for grades K-12. His residence has been at Munster. Speicher moved from the Milford principalship to become principal at Wawasee High School when Dr. Howard J. Hull became instructional services director. i

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the committee approximately 70 cents per square inch and agreed to inquire about four three-foot by 16-foot banners, which would have to be painted by4Tcommittee member, adding unforeseen costs. In other reports it was agreed: — An attempt to provide a vesper (evening) church service to help kick-off activities Sunday night, June 1, will be made by the ministerial association, headed by Rev. Ellison . — A beauty contest and band concert will be held Monday night, June 2, beginning at 7 p.m. Those in the beauty contest must be between the ages of 16 and 21 and be a Milford area resident. The talent portion of the contest will require that participants dress in “old fashioned’’ costumes, according to Free. Cash prizes of S2OO for first place, SIOO-second, SSO-third, and $75 for the talent contest winner have been tentatively agreed to. Donations of other prizes, from area businesses, will also be encouraged. — The kiddie contest will be held Wednesday, June f. — Old time movies which, as Miller reported to treasurer Don Arnold, will require no sesquicentennial funds, will be held Thursday, June 5. — Book booth proceeds will go to the Milford Library and sesquicentennial fund. Hoppus urged people to donate children’s books to the cause. — Three prizes will be awarded in the kiddie power pull, including S3O for first, S2O-second, $lO-third. Sorensen also requested another $lO to purchase ribbons, which would be given to all participants. — A committee for a makeup contest, to be held in correlation with the beard contest, will be appointed before the next meeting. — Knowles will bring a recommendation to the next meeting, concerning the booth size allotment and price that should be charged for such booths (to be placed on the west side of Main Street). (Continued on page 2)