The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 December 1986 — Page 2

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Five accidents investigated at Syracuse Five accidents were investigated by Syracuse Police between Thursday, Nov. 27, and Monday, Dec. 1, with no injuries resulting from any of the incidents. Up to $4,000 in damages were caused to a 1987 Ford, driven by George W. Burkley, 46,142 North Shore Dr., when Michelle A. Wells, 21, 418 Dolan Dr., Syracuse, turned a 1979 Ford into his path after he, attempted to pass her. Both vehicles were traveling north on Huntington Street at 10:05 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, when the incident occurred. The Wells vehicle sustained no damages, but she was charged with driving with an expired learner’s permit. The failure to yield the right-of-way resulted in a two-car collision at 4:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29., at the intersection of Huntington Street and Access Road East. Melissa A. Taylor, 16, r 5 box 98, Syracuse, attempted to turn onto Huntington Street from Access Road and her vehicle collided with a southbound automobile, driven by Florence M. Reed, 56, 137 W. North St., Syracuse. Up to S2OO in damages were caused to the 1978 Chevrolet Chevelle, driven by Taylor, while the Reed vehicle, a 1975 Mercury Marquis, suffered up to SI,OOO in damages. Up to $2,500 in damages were caused to a 1987 Chevrolet van. driven by John R. Hulley, 35, r 3 box 52, Syracuse, when he attempted to park on the east side of South Huntington Street and caught the rear bumper of his vehicle on the front bumper of a parked car. The parked vehicle, owned by Richard Grisamer, 707 S. Lake St., Syracuse;suffered updo S2OO in damages in the 8:03 a.m. incident, Monday. Dec. 1. Up to SI,OOO in damages were caused to a 1986 Chrysler Fifth Avenue at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, when it slid off the road. , Icy conditions on Eli Lilly Road contributed to the mishap, when Frances L. Jensen, 56, r 1 box 73A, Syracuse, lost control of her automobile and it slid into a fence on the north side of the street, near the CR 775E intersection. A deer proved to be the only casualty of the week when it entered the path of a 1982 Chevrolet truck, driven by Tsi Sou, 42, r 3 Lake Sharon, Warsaw, at 7:03 p.m., Monday, Dec. 1. Sou was traveling west on Pickwick Road when his vehicle hit the deer, causing up to SI,OOO in damages to the truck. Heavy rain prevented Sou from avoiding the incident.

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Squad car, clerk's car windows shot out at Pierceton Monday

Tyler Lee Willcox, 23, r 3 box 207 Warsaw, has been booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on a charge of criminal recklessness, a class D felony, with a weapon, following a shooting spree in Pierceton and at Packerton Road and SR 14. Bond is expected to be set this afternoon (Wednesday). Kosciusko County Patrolman Tom Brindle reported the sheriffs department received a call at 3:05 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, from Pierceton Police Department of the windows in the town’s squad car and windows in the clerk-treasurer’s car had been shot out. It is reported that Pierceton Deputy Marshal Dick Slusher left the police vehicle approximately two minutes before the shooting spree. Patrolman Brindle stated Willcox told police after being apprehended he just wanted to cause trouble and was tired of his job and routine. Willcox took a 12-gauge shot gun, owned by his brother, and shot at the squad car and clerk-treasurer’s car. He also damaged two vehicles owned by Henry Jackson at the intersection of Packerton Road and SR 14. Damage to the police car was estimated at $1,500, SI,OOO to the clerk-treasurer’s car, and SSOO each to Jackson’s vehicles. The rear window and left side rear window in the squad car were

Hope to keep uptown fireworks at Syracuse, plus 'Big Bang'

(Continued from page 1) January meeting. x Funds Needed In other business, Beemer reported the sesquicentennial committee is concentrating on additional fund-raising as there is a $30,000 budget. The only fundraising projects now underway is the sale of souvenirs and the brochures, with the candy sales in the spring. He commented contact will be made in the near future with local industry for help in funding the celebration. It was noted that Jim Evans will chair the mayor’s race as a fund-raiser for the sesquicentennial, however, one additional person will be sought to assist him in running the race. The sesquicentennial committee was asked to decide on the number of commemorative Coke bottles to be sold. Discussion was heard about having a minimum of 500 bottles available, yet it was thought 1,000 could be sold. Beemer reported a public meeting concerning the beautification of Syracuse, will be called after the first of the

shot out as was the rear window in the clerk-treasurer’s car. Pellets caused damage to the seats, dash, front windows and controls in both vehicles. Willcox was apprehended following a tip from the North Manchester Police Department after Willcox had talked to a friend on the police force concerning committing suicide. Investigating the shooting was Patrolman Brindle; Pierceton Town Marshal George Alexander, Deputy Marshal Slusher ; and Kosciusko County Detective Sergeant Tom Kitch.

Discuss purchase of new ambulance at Syracuse

(Continued from page 1) propriate and the board approved the motion unanimously. Other Business The subject of a new alarm system at the fire station was brought up by the township trustee. Town Marshal Bob Ziller described the present alarm receiving equipment at the fire station and agreed with Kuilema that it should be replaced in the newly remodelled building. He proposed the use of a LeFebure alarm system to signal calls into the alarm center at the station. This system would cost each participating bank $566 to have an alarm hook-up plus a monthly service charge, as yet undefined. Ziller said an alternative for a bank or other commercial business is to arrange for an alarm system with United Telephone Company. He said this would cost S6OO plus a monthly charge of about sl2. Myrick explained that some of the banks may find it difficult to justify the cost of a new alarm system, since they are happy with the old one, which they began using as the town had asked. The board voted unanimously to approve Morganthaler’s mo-

year. The public meeting will be a round table discussion between the public and Troyer and Associates. Robert Westfall remarked Al Tehan contacted him and stated Tehan and his father will be getting ideas together as far as signage and Tehan’s father is working on getting a good deal on signs, since he is in that, line of work. Jim Evans, president, announced Santa arrived on schedule Saturday, Nov. 29, and will be at different locations in

Mauzy supports bill for solicitor general

A bill calling for the establishment of a solicitor general for the state of Indiana received support from Thames Mauzy, representative for the 18th district, this week. The. Mail-Journal also attempted to contact State Senator John Augsburger, but he was unavailable for comment. Mauzy called the proposal a “good idea,’’ noting that an increase in population and laws is causing a parallel increase in responsibilities for attorney general Linley E. Pearson. The solicitor general would help to fight political corruption, providing the public with an independent “watchdog,” with jurisdiction over elected and appointed officials. According to Pearson, stipulations in the bill call for the officer to be prevented from running for elective office and taking part in any political campaign. The solicitor general also will be exempt from contributing to any party directly or indirectly. However, party affiliation is difficult to avoid, according to

tion that the LeFebure system should be offered to banks and other commercial businesses at their expense and suggest that their alternative would be to contract with United or some other vendor for their alarm system. Ziller was instructed to contact present alarm users to discuss their choices. After the banks’ responses are known, Reed will write an ordinance to cover the alarm project. The town marshal reported that Anthony Kuhn, an employee at Dana Corp., has been hired to serve as animal control officer for Syracuse. He will begin his duties on Dec. 8. Discussion then turned to guidelines for the writing of the 1987 salary ordinance. Hughes reminded the board that budgets have been accepted which include employee raises. The town marshal’s request to approve four weeks vacation for employees with 12 year’s service was discussed. Members Myrick and Hess said they feel 20 years for four weeks is more appropriate. Ziller restated his reasoning for the request as being the desire to give employees more incentives and Hess stated that the vacation policy adopted should apply to all departments, not just the police

Syracuse on the next three Saturdays, returning to the Lakeland Youth Cegter at 2 p.m. on each of those days. Other reports heard were from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce meeting, winter carnival, feedback on the dues increase, membership certificates, and the Christmas lights which were installed Saturday, Nov. 29. The next meeting will be January 7, 1987, in the board room of the State Bank of Syracuse. The meeting will begin at7:4sa.m.

Mauzy. “I would hope that it wouldn’t (become a politically controlled office) but can’t promise it won’t be — who’s to say in politics,” the state representative remarked. With a $51,000 salary being proposed by Pearson, the solicitor general would have concurrent powers with the prosecutors on election law violations, lobby law violations, ghost employment, theft in conjunction with performance of official duties, bribery, criminal conduct of public officials and employees official misconduct, and conflict of interest violations. The officer also would be able to convene a grand jury, issue opinions concerning interpretations of ethics requirements and campaign contribution and expense questions, and investigate complaints from the public over actions by public officials under the office’s jurisdiction. “My understanding is that the solicitor general would pretty much work under the direction of the attorney general,” Mauzy said.

department. The board decided to include in the ordinance provisions for one, two, and three weeks vacations and not include this year provision for four weeks. Myrick clarified the fact that this ordinance will give employees, except for those with less than one year service, an additional week of vacation in 1987. the board agreed to instruct Jennifer Lewis, town clerktreasurer, to include the budgeted 10 percent increase for town employees in the salary ordinance which will be written this month. Morganthaler stated that he will go along with this for 1987, but with the cost of living going up at a lesser rate he will be more conservative for 1988. Myrick expressed his pleasure that the Town of Syracuse has lowered its tax rate about 54 cents per SIOO of assessed valuation this year and said the timing is right for the proposed increases. The board approved Ziller’s budgeted request to allow carryover of unused sick days to a maximum of 30 days, retroactive to Jan. 1,1986. Also approved was his request that, using workmen compensation wording, Reed assist Lewis in including provision for supplemental payment of salary over workmen comp, benefits for any full-time employee of Syracuse injured on the job. The next town board meeting will be a public meeting on Tuesday, December 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall to discuss and adopt new proposed sewer rates. Interested citizens are encouraged to attend.

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*7 K i x JB B I THE WAWASEE OVERLOOK RECOGNIZED — The Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce has been recognizing local businesses with “Certificates of Appreciation’’ for improving the business by expansion, remodeling or other improvements. Recently Jeannine Schrock and Mary 1 Lou Gheen, owners of The Wawasee Overlook were recognized for the improvements made to their business on SR 13 south of Syracuse. Shown in the photo are Mrs. Schrock, Mrs. Gheen; Jim Evans, chamber president; and Nancy Myers, former executive director.

Counter claim seeks $834.08 — Expect January hearing on summary questions in superintendent's suit

(Continued from page 1) • ting to make Webster’s license retroactive are null and/or void; his license issued purporting to be retroactive to August 1 is null and/or void; and the corporation may be damaged by the acts of the division. The school corporation is requesting the court to enter a declaration that the acts of the division in issuing a license purportedly retroactive to August 1 is contrary to law, null and/or void, the license allegedly issued to plaintiff retroactive to August 1 is null and/or void, judgment be entered in favor of the school corporation and against the State Board of Education; and school corporation recover their costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and Baumbaughs win awards Al Baumbaugh and Barry Baumbaugh, sons of Mr. and Mrs. William (Vella) Baumbaugh, r 3 Syracuse, were recipients of an award garnered by Department of Energy labs in the 1986 IR-100 awards selected and sponsored by “Research & Development’ magazine. The awards were presented at the annual IR-100 Award banquet in the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. 111., in October. The brothers, along with Kelly Knickerbocker and Randy Ruchti, developed the Video Data Acquisition System. According to "Fermi News a publication by the Fermilab Technical Publications Office, Batavia, 111., the VDAS can instantaneously convert video images into digital data for computers. The system can store single frames, a continuous set of images, or selected frames to produce "time lapse " video. VDAS can collect data from fast-rate, short-lived events in high-energy physics experiments. VDAS has been used to study the light from Halley s comet in order to explore the comet’s changing structure VDAS can also be used to greatly reduce the x-ray dosage from CAT scans and presents the possibility of applications in areas such as motion analysis. Al Baumbaugh and Knickerbocker are from Fermilab, which is operated by the. Universities Research Association, Inc., under contract with the United States Department of Energy, Batavia, 111. Barry Baumbaugh and Ruchti are from the University of Notre Dame.

further relief. Summary Judgment Stephen Snyder, Webster’s attorney, stated Tuesday his next step is to file a motion for a summary judgment. He expects to have this on file by the first of next week. The motion for a summary judgment asks the court to make a ruling on the legal questions which concern the validity of his license, was it valid from July 31 to his termination date of September 26; and whether or not the meeting notices were properly posted.

Milford EMS hears report on radios

(Continued from page 1) Drive-in. Barb Richardson will be the hostess. Those attending are urged to be on time as Richard Rhodes will be taking the "almost annual” Milford EMS group picture. The election of officers for 1987 was next on the agenda. Before any discussion began, John Corbin made a motion to keep all present officers for the ensuing year. It was seconded by Margi Brooks

What to look for when buying a snowthrower

When in the market for a snowthrower, there’s a wide variety of models available. These models range in size from small units weighing under 15 pounds for light snow to large commercial units weighing more than 300 pounds. In between is a new generation of mid-size models that can perform as well as large models. What’s Available? Small and mid-size snowthrowers are called ‘‘singlestage’’ machines. They gather the snow with a high-speed rotor and throw it out of the machine in a single action. Large models are called “two-stage.” A two-stage model breaks up the snow with a slow-turning auger, then passes the snow to a high-speed system which blows it out through a chute. Single-stage units weigh 17 to 75 pounds and two-stage machines weigh 140 to 300 pounds. How Ear — How High? When purchasing a snowthrower, one critical factor in measuring its performance is to know how far and how high can it throw snow. A model will be wanted that will throw snow clear of wide driveways, not part of the way across where it will need throwing again. Almost as important is how many inches of snow can the machine handle in a single pass? According to Bert Thompson, Toro marketing manager for snow products, a snowthrower should be able to handle the deepest single snowfalls one receives in one pass while throwing snow over any drifts that tend to build up around the house. Smaller snowthrowers can throw snow five to 15 feet and are suitable for clearing sidewalks or

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Snyder commented his intentions will be to ultimately obtain the minutes of all executive sessions pertaining to Webster. “I assume I will get from this," he stated, adding' if the judge rules in favor, that the license was never invalid, there would be no need to answer the rest of the questions. “It would then be a matter of the court determining the damages.” Reed commented he believed it would be January, at least, before the summary judgment hearing is set and it will be a matter of waiting until then.

and passed. These officers are as follows: president, Cheryl Brunjes; vice president, Margi Brooks; secretary, Richard Rhoades; and treasurer, John Corbin. Before adjourning the meeting, it was announced that the new run sheets have been printed and donated by Kosko Printers of Milford. It was also announced that The Papers Incorporated has made a donation to the Milford EMS.

narrow driveways. Until this season, most mid-size units could throw snow 15 to 20 feet, while large two-stage models were needed to throw snow up to 30 feet. These limits have changed. This season a new generation of mid-size, single-stage snowthrowers is beginning to ap r pear on the market that c<u throw snow 30 feet in distance and 15 feet high, while still offering the handling of dollars less than larger models. Is Safety A Factor? With care, operating a snbwthrower isn't dangerous, but one should always stop the engine before reaching into the throwing area for any reason. When shopping for a snowthrower, also look for a model with all moving parts (except the blades) enclosed to keep hands and clothing away from hot or moving parts. Snow Control Another factor in choosing a snowthrower is control of the snow stream. A person may need to direct snow right beside the machine — if there’s a nearby wall, for instance. Look for a model with an easily controlled directional chute or vanes. Easy starting and maintenance are important. Can the engine be started with a standard recoil pull starter 9 Some of the new generation mid size models employ powerful two-cycle engines instead of the common four-cycle engine. These new engines start easier, last longer, deliver more power and use less fuel than conventional four-cycle engines. They also are easier to maintain, as long as the single most important task at the end of each season is remembered, removing any remaining fuel in the tank.