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(Continued on page 5) (Syracuse), A»jggh>irger. a state senator, says his new North Webster store will be larger than his Syracuse store. MIKE SKEVINGTON, president of the Retail Merchants’ Committee of the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce, is asking for a large turn-out of retail merchants at a regular meeting, to be held at 8 a.m. Friday, at the Syracuse Town Hall. A main topic of the meeting will be to name a slate of officers, to be voted on at the July meeting, to serve for a year. 808 TROUTMAN won a S2OO savings bond provided by the State Bank of Syracuse, Lake City Bank and First Federal Savings & Loan Assn, for raising the most money at the recent Bike-o-Thon. More than a little surprised at winning the bond, Troutman handed the certificate over to rider Weldon Haggerty, who was also surprised.

Letters to the editor

Dear Editor: George Washington, in his farewell address, stressed “That a democratic government could work only in an atmosphere of strong morality.” John Adams,

Under the . . . IjjMk Courthouse Ol Dome Xfß By Ron Shorp »1| Jl|| “ - — —— ——————

TRUSTEES IN BOOK BUSINESS. Did you know property tax payers have been in the book supplying business for the past two years? In its unusual wisdom the state legislature passed a law mandating township trustees to purchase books (texts and work books) for those students whose parents would not or could not buy them. In 1985 township trustees in our county were billed by school corporations $6,945 for books, in 1986 $7,755.33. Turkey Creek Township led the pack both years with $2,046.59 in 1985 and $2,947.78 in 1986. Below are figures for 1985 and 1986: Township 1985 1986 Clay 0 $213.40 Etna $187.36 z 340.61 Franklin 510.75 80.92 Harrison 842.23 950.44 Jackson 441.92 736.21 Jefferson . ,0 0 Lake 0 137.44 Monroe f ?201.40 214.90 Plain / 743.24 487.10 Prairie / 0 0 scott r o 0 Seward ' A 60.40 43.00 Tippecanoe 48.17 58.10 Van Buren 764.52 797.51 Washington 686.72 77.49 Wayne 411.70 670.43 The Kosciusko County trustees are, in .the most part, very conscientious about expenditures. Some have purchased second-hand books, required the parents to pay at least half the cost in an effort to hold down expenses. But take heart. If a bill introduced this last term made it through the legislative process, the state will assume this responsibility. Then you will see the typical state efficiency at work. Costs will probably soar to about twenty grand per year. CITY ELECTION COULD GET INTERESTING. The ink hadn’t dried on election results for Warsaw City Council posts before a campaign was underway to tie winners to former Mayor Paul “Mike” Hodges. (This apparently was to be the “kiss of death” to those tagged ) What could be termed “When did you stop beating your wife” campaign got underway. The local publication ran a story that James Silveus, James Osborne and Warren Ulery all denied that Hodges recruited them to be candidates for Warsaw City Council positions. All are Republicans and won in the May primary. Mike is a candidate for councilman-at-large. Apparently the publication story was to plant in Warsaw voters’ minds the idea that the three were connected with Hodges. All council members will be up for election in November. Hodges will face two Democrats in the November election. _ _°_ i It will be interesting to see what is in the future. - Will the local publication pull out all the stops to defeat Mike and others who it apparently does not wish to hold office? Will the publication say anything about the $250,000 audit of the Warsaw city books that resulted in the city recovering about $8,000? The audit took more than six months. It’s doubtful that the state administration could stand an audit as the Hodges’ administration was subjected to and come out half as clean. hi defense of Mayor Jeff Plank, I do not believe he has had any truck with the “when did you stop beating your wife campaign.” COMMENT — It’s rather hard for some to Aiderstand, but some people actually do care for their community and vksh to serve. Let’s give Mr. Silveus, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. JEJlrey a fair shake. Also, let’s not forget the following: / When Mike was mayor the city got most of Its new industries and the present park system was developed. \ Also, the city streets were repaired and kept m good condition, the tax rate was modest, and no one apparently mad\ money off the taxpayer of Warsaw. So, what is the beef about Mike? WHY NOT A PUBLIC BOAT LAUNCHING SITE ON LAKE WAWASEE — Syracuse citizens are getting fed-up with the footdraggins and obstacles. — . . x L They point to the 6.25 acres owned by the state (old Fish hatchery site) as a prime location for boat-launching. It has an 800-foot frontage on Lake Wawasee. ' The recent fishing contest held on Lake Wawasee brought this issue into sharp focus. , , The state’s only free public landing is located in Henry Ward pare in Syracuse. ' x x . Citizens appeared at a recent town board meeting and protested the congestion and overloading of this site. Those appearing laid the blame on Lake Wawasee residents who they thought blocked establishing the Wawasee site. It has been estimated that these contests bring about half a million dollars into the Syracuse economy during the year. Restaurants, gas stations, even local merchants have been benefiting.

Morality secures liberty

our second president stated, “Statesmen may plan and speculate for liberty, but it is religion and morality alone which can establish the principles upon which freedom can securely

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stand.” One would wonder, how immoral our beloved country has to become before our government places a priority in curtailing immorality. The lack of morals and values is the root cause of our social problems, if this trend continues, I believe we’ll find it will cause the loss of our cherished freedoms. We’ll need ever- increasing laws and everincreasing taxes to try to keep order from an ever-creasing crime rate, including murder, rape and child molesting. Our government has placed a priority to curtail our air and water pollution. No matter how legal or proper or necessary your business, prevailing social moral dictate that you may not pollute the air we breathe or the water we drink, within reason. Why don’t we have at least an equal priority to curtail our children’s minds and spirit’s pollution, such as: value free education, excessive violence and perversions? May I ask, what’s more important than this? It was unfortunate the US Supreme Court was allowed to rule prayer unconstitutional in public schools. The far-reaching effects have been incredible. Our colonists demanded the First Amendment to insure the free exercise of religion. We have had prayer in education, since the Pilgrims. Prayer is the essential part of the Christian religion. The court not only intruded upon it (didn’t show respect), it also ruled to prohibit the free exercise thereof. Morals and values can only be encouraged and implied effectively by religion. Planned Parenthood states “Teenage pregnancies (alone) cost our nation sl6 billion peryear in welfare, etc., shattering hundreds of thousands of lives.” Considering all of our social problems, it has to be costing us more than SIOO billion per year in welfare, etc., and shattering millions of lives per year, not to mention all the murdered and killed victims. I see my state tax and property tax has increased substantially, due to education. Considering the lack of morals and values, and dedicated, upright, responsible teachers, I believe we’d find we could spend twice as much on education and add an additional 20 school days, and wouldn’t improve it too much. Chauncey L. Bennett Government's actions due to immorality Dear Editor: \ Why do our elected representatives, including theT’reSident, castigate South AfricS and help the communists ruin that economy while doing absolutely nothing about the slaughter going on in Afghanistan? (Many South African blacks are being put out of work.) Why do we have a private, unconstitutional company, the Federal Reserve, printing fiat money and collecting interest from US on that unbacked paper? Why do we have a federal tax collector harassing their employers and making us prove our innocence? The Constitution says we are innocent until proven guilty. Why is our government using our tax dollars to help our avowed communist enemies, who boast they will destroy us, by sending them food, money and even military technology? Why does the Supreme Court legislate against the Constitution, and God’s law, to allow the murder of over Ite million human beings every year? (Why does it legislate at all?) Why does the perpetrator of a crime, in many areas of our country, have more legal protection than the victim? Why has our government sent our young people to fight and die in so-called “police actions” in A which there was no intention of winning and really stopping the

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communists? Why? The answer is immorality! Many of our elected representatives knowingly break their oath of office. They want their job so much that they deal with any group which will help them get or keep it. Some of them don’t have the courage to do the right thing. “We the people” are at fault, too! We allowed all of the “Why’s” to happen. We are too lazy to properly inform ourselves. We are afraid to “get involved” — we might elicit the ire of our employer or arouse the displeasure of our uniformed friends and neighbors. Shouldn’t we be more concerned with displeasing our Creator, particularly if we are avowed believers? Many of us are like the proverbial frog in the slowly warming pan of water — we won’t know we are being cooked until it’s too late ‘ J. T. Easter V a Flag burning ceremony set for June 14 The Kosciusko County Council of the American Legion will sponsor a flag burning ceremony on Flag Day, Sunday, June 14, at 1 p.m., at the Syracuse American Legion Post 223. This ceremony is for the proper disposal of the American Flag. Any one having an American Flag which is torn or faded, may bring it to any American Legion Post in Kosciusko County before June 14, for proper disposal. All color guards in the county are welcomed to stand by during the burning ceremony and the public is welcome to attend. Greatest loss For both the individual and the nation, what should be most dreaded is not the loss of power but the loss of feeling. — Saturday Review

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NEW RESERVE OFFICER — Steve Stucko, 22, North Webster, was sworn in as a reserve police officer for the North Webster Police Department during the May 20 board meeting of the town board. He is a former member of the Warsaw based Army National Guard, where he served four years. He is a member of the North Webster Fire Department and North Webster Emergency Medical Service. Stucko works at Syracuse Rubber Products >. and is a 1982 graduate of Wawasee High School. He is involved in scuba diving and sky diving.

Bill Goshert may try for councilman-at-large post By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer A void on the Republican ticket for Warsaw councilman-at-large may well be the opportunity needed for Bill Goshert to make his first attempt at politics. Goshert has recently extended his interest in the position, though he must first be slated by the city precinct committee and fulfill his residential requirement prior to August 1. “Warsaw has always been good to me,” commented Goshert, “and because there was a void on the ticket I wanted to get in there and see what I could do.” Goshert is a former football coach, having coached at Warsaw for nine years, Fort Wayne North Side four years and Portland for three years. Additionally he’s spent 19 years of his career as assistant superintendent of schools, both in Portland and in Warsaw. . ' At 60 years of age, Goshert stated that this is his first attempt at politics, and “I’m enthused about it.” He was bom and raised in Warsaw, and graduated from Warsaw High School. After graduation, he servedin World War 11, and returned to the area to attend and graduate from Manchester College. Goshert has been in Portland for the last 10 years serving as assistant superintendent of schools, moving back to the Warsaw area a year ago. “I see Warsaw as an extremely positive and aggressive community,” concluded Goshert, “and I’d like to be a part of it.”

Old 739 steam engine & crew

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Clancey Boree, fireman. This photo was loaned to us by John Sudlow. Persons with any additional information about the two men in the photo, or “Old 739” may contact the Syracuse office of The Mail-Journal, 103 East Main Street, or call 457-3666.

vul! ( j) AT I ALLimCJUUIT4)UTKmJIVJULJaU I FOB SMALL OB LABGE PABTY PAKS Entry Blank For Mermaid Festival Cutie King And Queen ( Parade And Contest WIDNESOAT, JUNU4 AT7:OTP.II. 1 1 Sponsored By: > North Webster Lions & North Webster Lady Lions I OmtCMOBt - Opw<toollchlMranagM4Toto.of Jan. I. 1957. ' I Ther. I> a $3.00 «itry lw p«r child tor th. Cutl. Cont Mt. (Thi. mwt b. paid I . with registration). 1 All childcn .nt.r«l in th. Cutl. ContMt nwit portkipat. m th. pared. < i 1 praceading tho contest. ami - Op«i To Children O« SU MBI SO Entry Fw For Th. Fared. i 1 All JUDGES FOR THE CUTIE PARADE ANO THE CUTJE CONTEST Will SE FROM OUTSIDE OF i KOSCIUSKO COUNTY. . x i ' ( Name Os Child . ( ' I Age Os Child As Os June 1, 1987 .»Date Os Birth ; ( , Parents' Names —— ' Complete Address i Title Os Parade Entry ( ' Mechanized Or Motor Pulled (No Cars) ( PutMd Or Riding (No Ponies) I I Walking?. 1 Check if child will be in Cutie Contest. ' Child's Social Security NoWe must hove your ( child's Social Security No. to award any bonds. \ MhhtatthrtMtU.mn. ( r Cuties, Mermaid Festival. P.O Box 11. North Wetoter, IN 46555 CUTIE PARADf RULES I 11. Th. Cuti. Pared. i>ap«> to children at all agm.Yaur child don not hare to parttetpete kt I i 1 th« Contest to bain th* Parada. i ( 1 2. MO an try fee for the par ado. < > 3. Categories for judging: • i 1. Motoroiiedor mechanized conveyance. (No Can) 3 W ° f C ldinfl conveyonc * Hor,et ) 1 4. Registration for the Parade will bogin at 6.00 P.M. behind Counting House Bonk You w<H , receive on identification number. This should be ploced on the right side of the entry w it Is visible to the judges. THE PARADE WILL BEGIN PROMPTLY AT PJA. ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 24.19t7Mu4nstolrMmhmN, IM7. 5. All winners of the Cutie Parade ore required to bo in the Mermaid Fqyhval Parade on Saturday Juno 27. IW at 4.00 P.M. You will receive your Parade Line-up for Saturdays parade when you receive your prize. (Cutie Parade winners will not bo oiigable for priaw In Saturdays Parade.) 6 All prizes for the Cutie Parade will be presented between the Cutie King and Cutie Queen ' Contest at “Clarksville". > The Cutie Parade Route is from the parking lot behind Counting House Bonk to SR 13 and than north to the school parking lot. 3rd places in each category, MOM MOTIs Trophies will be awarded by the Seequecontannial Committee for Ist. 2nd 13rd placesfor the entries using the theme "Scsquecontonniol IWF AU BHMB mn M BKIIV* WnAHR MAN MM 17. IMirn BMB IM am HMM ( ANOMtCUTNCOinBT.MARMniBM: CutiM, Mermaid Feitival, P.O. Box 11, North Wobstor, IN 46555 i CUTIE CONTEST RSLB ' 1. All CuH.CoMretont.mu.lportlcipot. in Ih.CM«. Fared. precredto«*.CW>toU. 1 *■ T1)». will b»o $3.00 retry Ire, eto child tor WtoCaltoContoU. (Ftom. pre **•**• *»• i of registration.) 3. The Cutie Contest is open to ail boys ond girls, ages 4to 6 wars ofdos of Juno 1. WBF. 4. AH boys and girls should wear nice slacks or shorts and shirt. HRMI MR frilly droeeoe. wHI. 5. Please refrain from using cosmetics on the children in the contest. I 4. Each child must bo accompanied by o parent or oduHMaN Mmes. The Cutie Contest will be held on Wednesday June 24. IW7at PJA Thtoyacrs Cutie , Contest will be held at XJarksviWo". You can park at the old Wobolor Houw Park** tot end . enter “Clarksville" by crossing the covered bridge, tab d* liMRvAm M. J SPKML M«tt Because of the many oxponses involved it wiH to MCMwry lor uo So dwg* 50< per, person at the entrance *o tto pageant. AH families of Cutie King and Qywn testonts two passes. Thaw will bo given to the Contestants at the time they Registm totoW Trephto. farC.dto Qrere. - Parade is June 20. 19R7. arwfjatwswisan

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