The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 July 1986 — Page 5

"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE''

(Continued from page 4) Ken said he didn’t realize it at the time, but he has worked days (and late at night) for years and thought nothing about it. He and Mary Jane plan

Under the ... Courthouse Dome By Ron Sharp SUPPORTING POOR RELIEF ON UPSWING - Programs that assist those in financial need have increased 9 percent during the first quarter of 1986 as compared to the same period last year. Total cost in 1986 for first three months (excluding assistance from other sources, i.e.: United Way, church and Salvation Army) was $1,609,928 as compared to $1,476,519 last year. Poor Relief (administered by township trustees) includes food stamps, hospital caare for indigent, care of wards of court. ( All of these programs are administered by the local welfare board.) Medical assistance to the elderly is administered by the state welfare board. All of these programs showed increases. The only section to decrease was the aid to dependent children, which was administered by the local welfare board. If the trend continues, cost of the programs that assist the poor in the country will be about $6,500,000 in 1986 as compared to $5.6 million in 1985. The increase in assistance to the poor is a more startling revelation as state employment figures show the county has only about 4 percent of its work force unemployed. According to welfare workers, as of June 1, 1986, 242- working families were on food stamp assistance. Kosciusko County in December 1985 had 22,927 persons employed, with an average weekly paycheck of $362.43. - Listed below is a comparison of the amount expended for each program Program 1985 1986 Diff Poor Relief 53,507 59,048 $5,541 Food Stamp 283,249 319,226 35,977 ADC a 151,459 145,844 -5,615 Indigent 41,057 93,098 52,041 Medical* 947,247 992,712 45,465 TOTAL $1,476,519 $1,609,928 ’Estimated at a rate of 4.8 percent increase, 1985 compared to 1984 registered a 9.6 percent increase in medical assistance to the aged, blind and other impaired. AGRIBUSINESS BUILDING ON UPSWING - Building permits issued to businesses associated with agriculture during the first five months of this year increased to more than one million dollars. From January to June 1986, $1,152,275 in permits were issued to them. This compared with $1,113,225 worth of permits issued during the entire year of 1985. The above total for 1986 was helped along by Creighton Brothers, which reported it was building chicken houses that would cost $960,000. Other businesses which received permits for large expansions in various categories during past five months were: Maple Leaf Farms $1,000,000 (Van Buren Township); Lyle Electric $270,000 (Tippecanoe Township). Bruce Petro $450,000 and Fred Carey $200,000 (Plain Township): the Paper $200,000 (Van Buren Township). Home building slumped during May with only 22 permits issued, as compared to 36 in 1985. It was estimated that these homes would cost $1,128,400. Last year it was estimated that the 36 homes would cost $1,814,300. ARE PUPILS BEING SHORT CHANGED? Some educators are concerned about the testing programs for third and sixth graders. They stress that too much emphasis might be a placed on achieving high scores. The tests are designed to pinpoint where more assistance is needed for a pupil who might be a slow learner. State assistance is being provided for students who do not meet s tandards. However, if administrators and-school officials use the tests as a vehicle to show the public that they are doing a first-rate job, it could mean problems. Reports have been circulated (unsubstantiated) that some schools had pupils study for the test. Also, some teachers serving as monitors during the test made suggestions to the students as to the correct answers. If this did occur, it would invalidate the test results which should pinpoint the weaknesses in the student’s education and provide of correcting them. HATS OFF — to the Kosciusko County Development Program Deb Wiggins, executive vice president of the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce which directs the program, was invited to be on a panel at the Economic Development Academy program PROPERTY TAX BITE DEEPENS — According to figures released by U.S. News & World Report, Indiana taxpayers had a 39 percent increase in property tax during the past four years. The national average was 35 percent. IN CONFAB — Kosciusko County GOP Chairman Rex Reed and former County Chairman Jean Northerner were seen having lunch together at Rozella Ford Club House recently. NO THANKS — Dale Tucker, former Warsaw mayor who is spending the summer in Warsaw, has told friends that he is not interested in politics? Former Mayor Tucker: “As to any conspiring to have candidates for the Wayne Township Advisory Board, I have not discussed this with anyone. I’ve served my time A’

Court news

New Claims Sunrise Orchards, Inc., c/o Larry A. Barkes, 118 N. Main St., Goshen, vs John C. Mast and Deborah Mast, r 5 box 365A, Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks $57.98 plus interest? Superior Court The following complaints have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: Complaint James L. Walmer versus Lynda Smith, P. O. Box 416 Syracuse. The plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendant for the sum

to continue to live at their East Shore residence. Asked what he plans to do, Ken said, “Oh, clean out the eave troughs and mow the grass!”

of $427.50 plus interest, attorney’s fees and all costs of action, for a past due account. City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Public intoxication — Rebecca A. Combs, 27, Syracuse, $135, 90 days in jail, suspended on condition defendant not commit another alcohol-related offense for one year, receive in-patient alcohol treatment and follow through with treatment and aftercare, seek further psychiatric evaluation, abstinence from alcohol and all mood-altering drugs, pay user’s fees, six months probation

Charges filed Charges were filed in county court Monday against a 17-year-old Syracuse girl who was the driver in a fatal traffic accident that occurred June 28 near T-ake Wawasee. Kimberly Allen, r 3 Syracuse, was charged with a Class A misdemeanor for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated and a Class C misdemeanor for driving with a blood-alcohol content of .10 or greater. Goshen Hospital confirmed July 9 that Allen had a blood-alcohol content of .10. Because Allen is a juvenile, she had to be waived to adult court under a provision that allows juveniles to be charged on misdemeanor offenses in adult court. Allen was the driver of a 1980 Mazda which crashed into a tree on the southeast side of Lake Wawasee near the old fish hatchery site in the early-morning hours of June 28. Robert Koshnick, 19, of Indianapolis, who was a passenger in the car, died in the accident. Another passenger, Jerry Reed, 18, of Carmel, was seriously injured. The maximum penalty for a Class A misdemeanor is one year in prison, and the minimum sentence for a Class C misdemeanor is 60 days. Fire causes damage The North Webster Fire Department received a call at 10:17 p.m. Tuesday evening, July 15, for a residential fire at the corner of South Harrison and Huntington Streets. The house is owned by John Trook, a Huntington resident, and was occupied at the time by Rick Smith. The first fire truck arrived at the scene at 10:21 p.m. with four other units close behind. The 17 firemen working at the site were able to control the fire in approximately 20 minutes. Firemen then stayed on the scene for an additional five hours to determine the cause of the fire, which is still under investigation.

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Bayh outlines plan for secretary of state's office

Improving efficiency without increasing cost is the central theme of a six-point plan which Evan Bayh has proposed for the Indiana Secretary of State’s office. Bayh, Democratic party nominee for that office, announced his plan recently in a news conference and, in so doing, praised the performance of Secretary of State Edwin Simcox. “Ed Simcox has done a good job. My proposals are intended to build upon his record and represent ideas that Democrats, Independents and Republicans can support,’’he said. The points of Bayh’s plan are: 1. Election law reform — “The right to vote is an individual's most precious right and it is the secretary of state’s duty to protect that right. During the 1986 session of the General Assembly, I drafted legislation to ensure that no citizen will lose his or her right to vote without clear evidence of fraud, to promote voter registration and provide quick and coordinated election recounts. My measure was not given a hearing. “As secretary of state, I will continue to push for its passage so that thousands of Hoosiers will no longer be disenfranchised without cause. 2.lnvestor protection — Bayh’s program also offers protection for investors through the creation of an Investor Protection Service. By coordinating information currently available at federal, state and local agencies, Hoosiers could receive additional information about sellers of securities. “This point in my plan is a perfect example of how government can operate efficiently to protect our citizens from unscrupulous securities dealers without increased cost to taxpayers,’’he said. 3. Longer office hours — Bayh said he would lengthen the secretary of state business day by one hour, from 4:30 .p.m. to

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Mr i ■ MAYOR SPEAKS — Milford Kiwanis president D: n Brown, left, and Bob Groves, program chairman, flank Milford Mayor Elsie Free after she spoke to the club Friday morning, July 11. The honorary mayor stated that it had been a real honor to be elected mayor. “The joy over the last few months has been the fun of talking to people, listening to complaints and just the overall good nature of our Milford people.” she said. “My drive gets paved first.” Free said when asked if she could get someone's driveway paved. She also praised the rommunity for friendliness and spoke about the young people. “We nefed to get involved and do something about the drug problem, it’s a problem we all need to be concerned and do something about,” Free remarked. In other business. Groves and Darrell Orn werrYe .ognized as having birthdays last week.

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Wed., July 16,1986 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Letter to the editor

Pornography harms us all

Dear Editor: I heard recently on television that 80% of the pornographic magazines end up in children’s hands. I believe we all should know pornography promotes and encourages immorality. Immorality whether it’s in magazines, or television, etc., harms us all. I’m against pornography, which some people call garbage, for the same reason I’m against throwing raw garbage around uncontained. They both breed disease. May I remind Americans, the more immoral our beloved country becomes, the more social problems we have. The more social problems we have, the more laws (this means less freedoms) and tax money are needed to try to solve them. This all directly affects all of us. May I ask those, who believe they have a right to have pornography to do an in depth, nonbias study in our beloved country’s history. I’m sure you would find that most of our laws derived from Biblical morals, which became known as our traditional morals. Therefore, we became known as a Christian nation. Christianity has given us more rights and more freedom than man has ever known. Some people say the Old Testament of the Bible is a pornographic book. Say this was true, please remember, the Bible comes out strongly against all immorality. “Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people,” (Proverbs 14:34). For those who still believe they have a right to pornography, may I ask you, would you still feel the

same if a man became sexually aroused by pornography, and raped your wife or daughter. Please don’t say this don’t happen, because it does. Also since pornography will directly affect my family, I believe my rights to protect my family, supercedes your rights to pornography In other words, your rights end where my rights begin. Chauncey L. Bennett 369 calls answered at North Webster Acting North Webster Town Marshal Jerry Craig submitted the monthly police report to the members of the North Webster Town Board during the Wednesday, July 9, meeting. There were a total of 369 calls received with 40 calls for the emergency medical service and fire department, and 102 calls referred to other departments. There were 319 calls received on duty and 12 received off duty. The police department assisted the EMS and fire department on 10 calls and assisted other departments on 19 calls. There were 169 courtesy services extended. The police department answered six alarms, and investigated 10 accidents. There were 62 traffic citations issued, along with 76 warnings. Five criminal arrests«were made and one juvenile arrest. One permit was issued. Officers logged a total of 821.75 hours, and drove police cars a total of 3364 miles, consuming 366.43 gallons of fuel.

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