The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 May 1988 — Page 5

Determine which style is best

Windows are a key element in a home’s overall design, especially when it’s time to remodel. Before window shopping, says the Vinyl Window & Door Institute, determine what style windows best complement your home’s architecture. The traditional design and popularity of double-hung windows, for example, make them well suited for a Colonial or Cape Cod home. Each of the two sash in double-hung windows slides up or down. Double-hung windows can be grouped together or installed separately. Bow and bay windows are especially popular with Colonial or Georgian architecture. Bow windows gracefully curve outward while bays are straight in the middle and angled at each end. Their geometric patterns lend visual excitement to the interior as well. If they extend to the floor, they add some useful floor space. With window seats, there’s room for sitting or for plants. Casement windows go with architectural styles ranging from contemporary to Tudor. They can be used in pairs or individually. Hinged at one side, casement windows swing out for full top-to-

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HAVE THE GOP KILLED THE GOLDEN GOOSE? A survey of the records filed in County Clerk Jeanne Weirick’s office indicates that County Republican officials will be forced to scramble for more dough due to the license branches being taken out of the political patronage system. In a report filed for 1987 the county GOP received 49 percent of their funds from the Warsaw and Syracuse auto license branches. The next best fund-raising activity was the fish fry, Hall of Fame and Lincoln Day dinners. This combination contributed 27 percent of the total funds received. '* Office holders contributed a meager two percent. Those contributing were Clay Township Trustee Ben McKrill, Wayne Township Assessor Cleora Cauffman, and County Councilman George Klinger. Twenty-two percent of the funds came from a “tooth fairy” (an unitemized source). Total receipts for 1987 were listed at $23,688, with a balance of $1,230.31 being carried over from 1986. ~ Expenses were listed as $21,965.28. Os this amount 34 percent went * to the Indiana State Committee; 25 percent went to pay for the fund raisers (fish fries, Lincoln Day and Hall of Fame); 15 percent for rent and utilities, and 26 percent miscellaneous. After the State found a shortage in a number of the auto license branches, the General Assembly passed a law transferring the bureaus out of political control. These have been a political plum for the party in power. MISLEADING — A statement I wrote in one of my recent columns reported a billion-dollar increase in taxes has occurred in the last eight years in Indiana. (This could be miscontrued and interpreted as a billion-dollar increase for each of the eight years.) This should have read a billion-dollar increase occurred this past year of Gov Orr’s administration. —o— FOOD STAMPS ul* — A check at the Welfare Department of Kosciusko County reveals that during the first quarter of 1988 food stamps increased about three percent more than the same period in 1987. However, even with the increase the distribution of the stamps did not reach the 1984 level. Below is the amount of funds that were distributed by Kosciusko County Welfare Department for food stamps. Year Jan.-Feb.-Mar. Totals 1984 $333,362 1985 285,393 1986 319,226 1987 237,435 1988 244,276 —o—- — PEOPLE REGISTER TO VOTE — County Clerk Jeanne Weirick reports that there was a good turn out for registration. She also reports that many of those registering were in the 18-21 age bracket. The youngsters apparently are showing an interest in government. » Go for it, kids! - —o— IS DEAN EVANS KEEPING ANY RECORDS? Repeated requests to the Indiana Department of Education for its current Report of Statistical Information for Indiana School Corporations has resulted in its passing off the 1984-85 book as being the last book. The book gives enrollment, cost per pupil, expenditures, number of teachers, number of support personnel, private school enrollments, etc. Prior to Evans being appointed to the superintendent’s post the book was published the summer after each school year. In other words the 1985-86 school year would have been published in Sept. 1986. If Supt. Evans’ office is two years behind in publishing official records, why is he writing handouts for the news media ? This statistical information book was a valuable tool for those following education costs in Indiana. WHY WAS DALTON’S TAX DEDUCTION ALLOWANCE PUBLISHED AND NOT THOSE OF OTHER INDUSTRIES? Recently it was reported that Dalton Foundry had received approval of tax assessment deduction on new machinery. The State Board of Tax Commissioners allowed the following deductions on assessed personal property in Kosciusko County for 1988: Zimmer Inc. $1,251,410 Boehringer Manneim 383,020 CTB • 154,180 Dalton Foundry 144,500 Othy 85,600 Jabin Industries 21,730 Total Deductions Permitted on New Machinery Purchased on Personal Property Assessments $1,886,260 Was the release of the Dalton information an attempt to embarrass Max Anglin who is a member of the Warsaw Community School board? Anglin is an official at Daltons. The granting of the reduction on assessments for new machinery is an incentive to have local industry keep expanding in our area. Many governmental bodies in the nation use this tool to entice industry into their area. The granting of the reduction on assessments on new equipment eventually results in this equipment being included in future years on the tax rolls. TAX REFORM BAG — HUMBUG! Accountants are almost to the man voicing disapproval of the current federal tax laws. Some report that these laws are so complex that there will be a lot of people caught up in a review of their taxes. Quote from one of the accountants: “This law is to entrap people.”

bottom ventilation. They are frequently used over sinks or countertops in kitchens. . Awning windows are popular in ranch-style homes. Since they open out, they are often installed below a picture or fixed window for ventilation. Sliding windows are often chosen for the combination of view and ventilation they provide. They come in a range of sizes and are easily combined. No matter what the style, shop for vinyl-framed windows. They are available with single, double or triple-pane insulating glass. Additional options include tempered, frosted and lowemissivity glass, as well as Colonial or diamond grids. Vinyl windows are also designed to resist rust, warping, blistering and peeling. An occasional wipe with a damp cloth is about all they need to maintain their good looks for years. * Look for the certification label of the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) when shopping for windows. It shows that the windows have been tested by an independent laboratory and found to comply with all the provisions of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

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Innovative new filter gives hay fever sufferers a break

Springtime: A time for April showers, May flowers, vibrant hues of green everywhere. What’s not to like about spring? Ask hayfever sufferers. They’ll tell you that those wonderful leaves and green can make life miserable, even when they take refuge inside an air-conditioned home pr office. Now tests conducted by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, suggest there’s away to alleviate the misery at home — with a new home filtration product. Manufactured by Newtron Products Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, this new filter offers hayfever sufferers nearly complete relief. It removes 100 percent of the pollen in the average-sized house in a matter of hours. The Air Filter Testing Laboratory, Louisville, Ky., an independent testing organization, further demonstrated the unit’s ability to achieve 100 percent cigarette smoke removal, as well. Effective Against Airborne Pollutants They found that the Newtron filter is also highly effective against mold spores (94 percent) and other irritating airborne pollutants which cause countless children and adults to wheeze, sneeze and cough endlessly. The only patented electrostatic product available, the filter fits fi ■ *■ NEW COUNTY OFFICER — Tony Ciriello, 27, Warsaw, has become the 11th road officer for the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. Ciriello began his duties with the county sheriff’s department on May 1. Ciriello was a deputy with the Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office the past four years. The last year he has served the Northern Indiana area, including Kosciusko County, in-that tyHe has also worked as a reserve officer forthe 4 Milford Police Department in the past eight months. Prior to working with the state fire marshal’s office, Ciriello was a jailer at the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. The new deputy is a 1978 graduate of Franklin Central High School and is married to the former Jean Ann Ruddick. . / I

neatly into existing residential heating and air conditioning systems without modification, replacing the standard furnace or air conditioning filter. East To Maintain A permanent addition to the home, it requires just periodic hosings to remove the collected pollutants. Unlike air cleaning devices costing two to three times as much, it does not use electricity, does not make noise, and does not generate ozone. It won’t increase heating or air conditioning costs, and doesn’t

It's our business — Recent inflation rates are high By R. L. KOHLS I Economics Department Purdue University Anticipating the behavior of that interesting economic creation called inflation is always big news! When managers of any sort of enterprise — whether it be a charity, a business, or the government — want to take an unpopular action, they can blame it on inflation. Our postage rates are going to increase; they haven’t been keeping up with inflation! Inflation and the federal deficit have a particularly interesting relationship. For some, inflation is the cause of the deficit; for others, inflation is the result of the deficit. Inflation is defined as a persistent rise over time in the general level of prices. Inflation means that the dollar buys fewer and fewer goods and services. A price increase for a single product or group of products is not inflation or the cause of inflation. For example, a bad drought may cause the available amount of food to decline and food prices to increase. Under stable, non-inflationary conditions, such increases would be offset by decrease in some other prices. When the nation’s money-supply managers create extra money so food price increases can materialize without an offsetting price decline for other products, the level of all prices rise and inflation is born. This explains why people follow carefully the comments of the Federal Reserve System chairman. His organization is responsible for the management of the money supply. One common measure of inflation is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This index adds the prices of all the goods and services weighted by their importance in our expenditures. Currently, the index is weighted half for all the products and half for all the services we buy. Products and related services for food and housing make up 45 percent of the index. Since 1982, the rate of increase in the Consumer Price Index has averaged 3.4 percent. During these years, the smallest increase occurred in 1986 and the largest in ,1987. The following data indicate the percentage of price change during these years: 1982-1987 1986 1987 Average All Items 1.1 4.4 3.4 All Products -2.0 4.5 2.1 All Services 4.5 4.2 4.8 These data illustrate a situation that has existed for the past several years. The average prices of products have risen much less than the average prices of services. During these years, for example, clothing prices have increased 2.7 percent annually. Medical care costs on the other hand, have increased 6 percent annually. Foreign competition has had a price policing effect on the clothing market, but we have not yet discovered effective competition for such services as medical care and higher education. The danger sign in the 4.4 percent average prices increase during 1987 is that both the prices of products and services increased over 4 percent. Some economic analysts suggest the 5 percent inflation level is when warning bells sound; any price increase less than this level indicates that inflation is under control. This attitude is both nonsensical and dangerous! Even the 3.4 percent annual rate of inflation for the past give years has reduced the purchasing power of your dollar by almost 20 cents! The inflation rate of recent years is markedly less than the nearly 9 percent average annual increase in prices during the inflationary decade 1973-1982. However, for the 20-year period from 1953-1972, the annual increase in prices was a little over 2 percent. Absolute stability of the price level over many years seems impossible to obtain. Even so, policymakers must strive for stability. The idea that a little inflation is good is a siren song leading only to trouble.

require that you constantly purchase replacement elements or parts. You’d expect to pay a fortune for relief (and you’d probably do so willingly if you’re severely affected by hayfever and other allergies). Happily, the Newtron filter pro- '' duce is reasonably priced. If recommended by a physician, its cost is tax deductible. For information call (800) 543-9149. With hayfever season less than a sneeze away, it’s well worth investigating. «,

Lyle Enyeart promoted

Lyle Enyeart, who has been a Conservation Officer for the Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Law Enforcement, in Kosciusko County the past 10 years, has been promoted. Enyeart is one of three officers assuming specific duties within the newly created environmental section for the DNR’s Division of Water involving water well construction and operation standards. The three will be responsible for enforcing the laws and regulations for this section.

It was Geiger over Mock in Tippecanoe Township Tippecanoe Township overwhelmingly supported Evan Bayh’s bid for Governor. He collected 347 votes compared to Steve Daily’s 32 votes. Frank L. O’Bannon picked up 10 votes from the four precincts. In local races, Judy Cox picked up collected 289 votes to win the township. Sandra Frush gained 211 votes and Gloria Maple, 118. Fred Weagley collected 85 votes to finish a distant fodrth. The surveyors race in Tippecanoe Township wasn’t. Richard Kemper picked up 441 votes to easily defeat Ronald Weaver’s 195 total. Other interesting returns include the 18th district seat for State Representative. J.D. Geiger, of North Webster, carried his community with little trouble. Geiger gained 357 votes to outdistance Dale Mock (157), also of North Webster and Dave Wolkins (146). Greg Mishler picked up 344 votes from the four Tippecanoe precincts in the State Senate 13th District race. Robert Meeks picked up 277 votes and Philip Treesh garnered 117.

Pi ecinc ;s . » Tippecanoe Township 1 2 3 4 Total COUNTY VOTE —REPUBLICAN ZZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZ PRESIDENT UNITED STATES George 8u5h155163 22450592 Bob Dole2o 21 46 13 100 Jack Kemp;6loß 42B Pat RobertsonWll2ls37 UNITED STATES SENATOR Richard G. Lugarlß2 199 296 71 748 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, 3rd DISTRICT JohnHilerlß3 202 286 67 738 REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, sth DISTRICT Wayne L. Burden., Daniel C. Langmesser Patricia L. Williams' GOVERNOR John M. Mutzl7l 189 268 63 691 STATE SENATOR, 9th DISTRICT V. Richard Miller STATE SENATOR, 13th DISTRICT Robert L. Meeksß7sß 10824277 Gregory E. Mishler6slos 14430344 Philip E. Treesh273635 19117 STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 18th DISTRICT 4 Darwin E. Call 62136669 J.D. Geiger 100 115 • 104 38 357 Charles E. Mills 6 9 < 14 0 29 Dale E. Mock 43356217157 David A. Wolkins 28 297514146 STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 22nd DISTRICT Kent J. Adams. CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Jeanne Weirickl79 195 27863715 TREASURER Judith Kay Cox71 71 11928289 Sandra I. Frush4s6lß7lß 211 Gloria Maple 31294810 118 Fred D. Weag1ey252623H85 SURVEYOR Richard Kemper 111 127 16637441 Ronald A. Weaver 45467925 195 CORONER John Sadler __ 151 " 171 248 61 631 COMMISSIONER, MIDDLE DISTRICT Frederick W. Gilliam■lol 131 151 32 415 John B. McDaniel 61 58 119 29 267 COMMISSIONER, NORTHERN DISTRICT Maurice Beer 15817524064637 COUNCIL-AT-LARGE Thomas L. AnglinZ2 9s 14334 351 Lewis M. Bertsch 51648818 221 Merle R. Holden 44 32 63 12 151 Jane Ann Scott 58529824232 Kathryn M. Teel 10010915034393 Kip E. Tom 58 85 101 35 279 COUNTY VOTE — DEMOCRAT PRESIDENT UNITED STATES Michael S. Dukakis 8066 12985 301 Richard A. Gephardt 3 13 3 10 Al Gore , _2 L_ 4 1 10_ Jesse L. Jackson -1 9 1 823 1—— Paul Simon 1 93 2 L_ UNITED STATES SENATOR Jack Wickes Z 9 72 123 33 397 — REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, 3rd DISTRICT R. McAlister Ellis, Jr. _lZ__ 11I 9 Thomas W. Ward ZZ— 112 — —— REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS, sth DISTRICT 2 James Jontz ■ S. GOVERNOR Evan Bayh 2Z— — — —— Stephen J. Daily 99 1! L 2L_ Frank L. O’Bannon ll 2 12— STATE SENATOR, 9th DISTRICT Betty N. Lawson _— — STATE SENATOR, 13th DISTRICT Jay A. Rigdon 595680 30 225 — Dennis J. Sprunger 34296410 — ,137 STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 18th DISTRICT H, Dale tucker 89 76 .J 33 » STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 22nd DISTRICT; Bryan T.McCallen ; • TREASURER . Paul A. Onstott 90 78 | 137 38 J 343

Wed., May 4,1988 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Enyeart, whose conservation law enforcement career began in Starke County before he transferred to Kosciusko County, will be Region I environmental specialist lieutenant and assume his duties at the Division of Water’s Indianapolis Office. He will be responsible for 15 central Indiana counties and supervisor of Region II and Region 111 specialists. Also transferred were Sergeant William Gist to Region II as environmental specialist sergeant at Peru to oversee 35 counties in

Northern Indiana; and Jerry Presnell promoted to Region HI environmental specialist at Paynetown to oversee 42 southern Indiana counties. DNR Director Jim Ridenour stated, “The moving of these officers marks a major step forward in Indiana’s attempts to protect its groundwater resources. The 1987 Legislature provided funding for this innovative program, with these officers being the first to have specific duties related to water well drilling.”

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