The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 July 1988 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed,, July 27,1988

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Editorial

So much for so little Many of the people who live in Jefferson Township are objecting to paying S6O to use the Milford Library and/or SIOO to use the Nappanee Library. Yet, they seem satisfied to do little except complain about the fact that if they or their children want to participate in the programs they must pay. The reason they must pay is because Jefferson Township residents, except for a few who live in an area annexed by the town of Nappanee, are not on the tax rolls of either library. It would not be fair to those people living in Van Buren Township in Kosciusko County (Milford) or in Locke or Union Townships in Elkhart County (Nappanee) who pay taxes to support the libraries in their respective communities if the people of Jefferson Township were allowed to use either library free of charge. People using the libraries must realize there are electric bills that need to be paid, heating and cooling bills, payrolls to meet and books, magazines and supplies to purchase. This all takes money. There is little in this life that is free. Milford Librarian Mary Jurss told us that persons living out of the library taxing district must pay the S6O to use the library. This only allows them to borrow items from the Milford Library and participate in programs offered at the Milford Library. Persons who live in the taxing district can not only use the Milford Library but can participate in the library’s reciprocal agreement with other libraries and may use any library in the state of Indiana. If the true cash value of an individual’s property is $90,0d0, the tax value of the property is one third of this or $30,000. The current Milford Library rate is .1749. The tax would be $52.47 per year. If the true cash value of the property is $30,000, the tax value of the property is SIO,OOO and the tax is $17.49. In most cases the homestead replacement credit would take these figures even lower. It is our opinion that the people of Jefferson Township are missing out on one of the biggest bargains around. Persons in Jefferson Township would do well to consider petitioning their township trustee, Jesse Berger, and advisory board members, Dale Berger, Harlan Wuthrich and Elmer Rapp, to have the township added to the library tax rolls. : • ■ L Burning Old Glory In South Korea a surprising number of people apparently want U.S. troops to go home. It might be that all these demonstrations and burnings of the U.S. flag are communist-inspired, but one would doubt this is the sole source of agitation. As in the Philippines, U.S. soldiers are resented for their different culture, ample supply of money, and sometimes for their air of superiority. That has been apparent in West Germany since the war, as well as in other nations the U.S. is committed to defend. The question arises — how long are we to keep U.S. soldiers in foreign lands? When will the time come when these foreign allies can defend themselves? The U.S. is about the only western nation with forces still scattered about Asia and in Europe. c> Is the time approaching when we could, instead of such deployment, depend on retaliation? Can we reach an understanding with the major communist powers today, on non-agression in specified countries and areas? Can we depend on such an accord, if reached? These are pertinent questions, 43 years after World War II and 35 years after the Korean War. The stationing of U.S. troops in Central American countries in the past often left a residue of ill will. Valuable bases are involved, as well as world security, making this a complicated question: but the repeated burnings of Old Glory in South Korea are reason for serious deliberation.

What othepssay — Opening the greenhouse door This summer’s devastating drought in the Midwest and the Southeast should serve as a reminder of the complex webs of environmental and economic interdependence in our market economy. Here at home, for example, crop shortages due to lack of rain obviously will raise the supermarket prices of numerous food items. Not so obvious, but potentially much more significant, is the possible connection between the drought and a global warming trend linked to man’s use of fossil fuels. This is the so-called “greenhouse effect,” the buildup of carborfjdioxide from the burning of coal, oil and other gases. It causes the earth’s surface to warm by trapping infrared radiation from the sun, turning the earth into a kind of greenhouse. James E. Hansen, a NASA scientist told a congressional committee Thursday that the earth has been warmer in the first five months of this year than in any comparable period since measurements began 130 years ago. This warming trend, Hansen believes, definitely can be attributed to pollutants in the atmosphere. It is not a natural variation. global climate in away that will affect life on earth for centuries to come. Hansen said it was not possible to attribute the current heat wave and drought to the greenhouse effect, but it is possible to predict frequent episodes of very high temperatures and no rain in the next decade and beyond. Not only withered crops, but rising sea levels and increased incidents of skin cancer also are likely. If the warming trend can be linked to the burning of fossil fuels, new life could be given to alternative energy sources, in particular nuclear power. Despite public misgivings fanned by simplistic slogans, nuclear power has proven to be a safe and reliable source of electrical power. Such industrialized nations as France and Japan have aggressively pursued nuclear power as a source of electricity — with no observable health problems. Nuclear power holds two advantages over the burning of fossil fuels: It is virtually inexhaustible, in contrast to the limited supply of coal, oil and natural gas ; and it does not pollute the atmosphere with millions of tons of smoke and soot the way fossil fuels do. A shift away from coal toward nuclear power could dramatically cut the amount of pollutants we dump into the atmosphere, thus reducing the potential “greenhouse effect,” if there is such a thing. The chief barrier to an expansion of nuclear power is not based on science or health questions, but on politics. The regulatory process has become so cumbersome and slow that nuclear power plants, despite their inherent advantages, are becoming uneconomical to build. Meanwhile, some of the same folks who have helped to block or shut down nuclear plants are wringing their hands over the greenhouse effect and exhorting the government to “do something.” — COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., GAZETTE TELEGRAPH

These three young ladies are in their first year in the summer reading program at the Milford Public Library. They have an advantage over others who do not have a library card and can not use the library. From left are Sarah Dick, four, and Alison Dick, six, daughters of Dr. and Mrs. John Dick, r 2, Milford, and Jessica Klein, four, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Klein, r 1, Milford.

Court news

County Court The following persons have paid fines and costs in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: Speeding — Ronald L. Yeiter, 38, Leesburg, S6O; Patrick Ray, 23, Syracuse, $80; Jeffery M. Enright, 17, Leesburg, $80; Philip J. Jenks, 31, Leesburg, $80; Lewis G. Pelis, Jr., 22, North Webster, SBO. Failure To Use Lights On Boat After Sunset — Charles H Hodge, 57, North Webster, S6O. Expired Boat Registration — Paul A. Fulp, 41, Milford, S6O. Expired Plates — Rhonda D. Dilts, 29, North Webster, S6O. No Registration Plate — Ellis Yeager, 60, North Webster, S6O. Battery — Anthony Snodgrass, no age, Milford, $153, K.C.J. 6 days. Operating While Intoxicated — David Thann Anglemyer, 50, Syracuse, $453, driver’s license suspended 180 days, K.C.J. 12 days; Michael A. Shirey, 40, North Webster, $403, driver’s license suspended 2 years, K.C.J. 1 year. Small Claims The following judgements have been awarded in Small Claims Division, Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrett presiding: Forrest Tinkey vs Matt Wagner. Plaintiff awarded $111.87 plus costs. Forrest Tinkey vs Keith Reffitt. Plaintiff awarded $146.47 plus costs. Forrest Tinkey vs Carol Myers. Plaintiff awarded $192.25 plus costs. Forrest Tinkey vs Sandy Bryant. Plaintiff awarded $158.53 plus costs. Anthony Hopkins and Leigh Hopkins vs Larry Bartley and Shelley Bartley. Plaintiffs awarded $4,000 plus costs. Paul Black vs Ronger Dunithan. Plaintiff awarded $225 plus costs. William M. Dalton vs Billie Lee Graham. Plaintiff awarded costs. i Joyce Goss vs New Frontiers, inc. Plaintiff awarded $3,062 plus costs. Darwin Goss and Joyce Goss vs New Frontiers, Inc. Plaintiffs awarded $7,597.50 plus costs. Suburban Acres Mobile Home Park vs Sean Spear. Plaintiff awarded $373 plus costs. Wawasee Community Schools vs Kenneth Ferguson and Marlene Ferguson. Plaintiff. awarded $76.73 plus costs. Wawasee Community Schools vs John Replogle. Plaintiff awarded $37.88 plus costs. Wawasee Community Schools vs Virginia Chapa, a/k/a Virginia Erb. Plaintiff awarded $458.35 plus costs. Kosciusko County REMC vs Howard Newcomer. Plaintiff awarded $160.94 plus costs. Kosciusko County REMC vs Kevin L. Stiver. Plaintiff awarded $646.13 plus costs. Patrick Silveus, M.D. vs Beverly Smith. Plaintiff awarded sll6 plus costs. H.P. Frauhiger d/b/a U-Store Mini Warehouse vs Ernie Newcomer. Plaintiff awarded S4BO plus costs. Teacher’s Credit Union vs O.V. Harris. Plaintiff awarded $646.62 plus costs. William Dalton, II vs Fannie Minnix. Plaintiff awarded $55 plus costs. Rebecca H. Dahmer Adams vs William M. Wohead. Plaintiff awarded $1,029.36 plus costs. Kevin Denlinger vs Tony Foreman and Robin Swick. Plaintiff awarded $960 plus costs. Kevin Denlinger vs Stacy Hossler. Plaintiff awarded $763 plus costs. Michael L. Valentine vs Maria Ramos. Plaintiff awarded $126 plus costs. Robert S. Pojeta vs Kellie D. Pettigrew. Plaintiff awarded $7,863.31 plus costs. Wawasee Community Schools vs Michael L. Smith. Plaintiff awarded $22.75 plus costs.

Wawasee Community Schools vs Martha Trevine. Plaintiff awarded $302.79 plus costs. Don Huffer d/b/a Rain Control Systems vs David Clingerman. Plaintiff awarded $305.91 plus costs. Wawasee Community Schools vs Refugie Ramirez and Olivia Ramirez. Plaintiff awarded $43.85 plus costs. Wawasee Community Schools vs Jerry Gans and Judy Gans. Plaintiff awarded $19.91 plus costs. Darwin Goss vs New Frontiers, Inc. Plaintiff awarded $4,344.96 plus costs. Superior Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: A Complaint On Assigned Accounts Joe Mater & Associates, Inc., no address given, versus Larry Klotz, r 2 box 127, Milford. Petitioner seeks $3,658.18 plus costs. Complaint Augsburger’s Super Valu versus Susan Blackburn, r 4 box 135 M, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $353.86 plus $55 in court costs. Augsburger’s Super Valu versus Loring D. Clipfell, 525 S. Harrison, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $252.83 plus $55 in court costs. Augsburger’s Super Valu versus Michael E. Heintzelman, r 2 box 566, Syracuse, and Mike Fletcher and Blanco Lozano, r 3 box 288, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $675 plus $55 in court costs. Augsburger’s Super Valu versus Kristina D. Landry, r 1, Milford. Petitioner seeks $411.16 plus $55 in court costs. BAugsburger’s Super Valu versus Nancy J. Ricketts, 102 */ 2 W. Main, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $215 plus $55 in court costs. Augsburger’s Super Valu versus Jeffrey N. Reed, r 2 box 559A, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $410.59 plus $55 in court costs. Augsburger’s Super Valu versus Richard B. Taylor, c/o Commodore Corporation, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $275 plus $55 in court costs. Bales Butcher Shop, no address given, versus Penny Baker, r 1 box 149 Warner Road, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $438.25 plus $55 in court costs. Complaint Wawasee Service Center, no address given, versus Patrick McMahan, 731 Marine Key Dr., Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $1,235.07 plus $55 in court costs. Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in the Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts. Wheeler — Carl R. Wheeler, r 2 box 167, Syracuse, and Connie L. Wheeler, r 2 box 167, Syracuse. The couple was married Nov. 13, 1958, and separated July 11,1988. Swihart — Richard Allan Swihart, r 2 box 8, North Webster, and Marilyn Swihart, r 2 box 8, North Webster. The couple was married April 16, 1985, and separated July 1,1988. Grady — Dale Glenn Grady, Syracuse, and Kelly Marie (Continued on page 5)

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A GOTTA have a sense of humor. That’s what Sheryll Donley decided after _ reading the recent MJ arti-

cle about Tara, her new bed and breakfast business on Lake Wawasee, entitled “Sheryll Donley Entertains Strangers.” That’s a pretty generous outlook for someone who reads such a report a short week after the death of her mother. Those of us who know Sheryll were startled at the article headline — but took it with a grain of salt, aware of her character and knowledge about what a bed and breakfast business is. Sheryll says that she has received very positive response to her lakeside business, with residents pleased to be able to locate some of their houseguest overloads in comfortable rooms at Tara, and being able to pick them up by boat for get-togethers. ■< We wish every success to Sheryll and Tara! EVERYBODY’S TALKING - but nobody’s “talking.” The golden arches have been “authoritatively” located on every available piece of ground in Syracuse by local talk, however those in the know are not divulging even a tiny bit of information about the possibility of a Syracuse McDonald’s becoming a fact. ASPHALT ROAD scrapings are an environmental and health hazard used as land fill, according to the Kosciusko County Health Department. There sure is a large pile sitting around the wetland area near the Greenhaus Apartments. ENCHANTED AIR? That’s what they’re calling the fundraiser by the Enchanted Hills Playhouse Board of Directors, headed up by Terry Griffith. The playhouse plans to be airconditioned by the time the 1989 season rolls around. A welcome and wonderful revelation! , For the past two summers, extremely hot by any standards, the playhouse has seen attendance dwindle, rising to normal levels only when cool evbnings have been predicted. The new owners and the board have agreed that, although the season’s programs have been outstanding, the weather is killing business and so determined that improving the comfort level of audiences was the only factor that could make a difference in whether or not the theater remained a part of the town’s cultural base. The kickoff for this fundraiser will be July 27 and the brave team of board and Theater Guild have set a goal of $35,000 to get the airconditioning job accomplished. SPINK, AS in Wawasee Spink, has no “s” on the end, according to Tom Farris, writer of a recent article about the local landmark. } -°- KROES, NOT Kruse, is the correct spelling of Grant Kroes’ name, the new owner of Syracuse Printing. GREMLINS, THAT’S what’s been getting into the spell-check system!!! ANOTHER VILLAGE business has changed hands. R.E. Leedy income Tax Service has been purchased by Jim Woggoman, who has returned to his Syracuse hometown from Florida. Gene Leedy has accepted a position with USA Diversified Products, Inc., Ligonier. This firm, owned by Paul Davis, will be moving to Syracuse in the near future. SMALL WORLD. Jerry Wright, Syracuse Jaycee member, was visiting with the Fort Wayne Jaycees recently. While reading their club brochure, he noticed some familiar names on the list of past Fort Wayne Jaycee presidents — Bob Troutman and Bob Westfall! A GRATEFUL update. The Mike Coy family appreciates — has been overwhelmed — with the generosity of the Syracuse community in giving clothing and toys to replace those lost in the recent fire that completely destroyed their home. Mike and his four children have been living temporarily and alternately with his folks in Syracuse and his brother at Knapp Lake. However, with school starting soon, Mike is growing more concerned about finding a permanent home so that the children will be able to remain at the same school. The family is in need of a house or trailer as well as household goods, such as furniture and pots and pans.

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NOW WE know in from out. The town hall now has “Enter” and “Exit” signs at the proper spots on its one-way driveway. Gerald Wolfe, Bob DeVoss and Marvin Hasten were caught installing the new signs the other day. WHAT ARE the odds that two cars with “vanity plates” would park side by side at the Syracuse Post Office — both expressing their love of the same sport? Linda Neff’s red Mercedes sports a plate that reads, “10S LUVR”; and my cream Toronado’s reads, “10SNE1.” YOU SAY “tomato” and Roy Mock says, “weird.” He’s been growing tomatoes for 56 of his 80 years ancLhas never grown such a strange ■ variety as this year. For one thing, the plants are very bright green, their leaves are wider than normal — and the tomatoes grow right from the main stalk, without benefit of branches! Mock, who lives near Papakeechie, thought that perhaps he put too much nitrogen on the plants when he noticed how green they were, but that didn’t answer the question of no branches. He is offering to reserve some of the seeds for interested 4-H’ers who might want to find out if they will produce the same offspring. CHARLENE KNISPEL, Turkey Creek Assessor, has been selected Kosciusko County’s Republican Woman of the Year! As such, she will be honored at the Eighth Annual “Tribute to Women” in Indianapolis on August 6. The event is dedicated to honoring Indiana’s outstanding Republican wolnen. An honoree from each Indiana cbunty will attend. Charlene feels that her selection stems from the fact that Turkey Creek Township holds some “unique” events in behalf of the Republican Party, such as the style shows, special receptions, and an annual open house during election at Joyce and Bill Selvey’s. She doesn’t mention that she is a very active participant in the doings and gives many hours and a great deal of her positive force to seeing that all goes well. The Tribute to Women will include dinner and dancing at the Indiana Roof, “lots of dignitaries,” Governor and Mrs. Orr, and Charlene’s children: Pam and Tom Mensch, David Knispel, Steve and Jan Knispel, and Korde Mortakis, husband of daughter Cynthia (who has to attend a business conference of her own that night). BALES BUTCHER Shop is minus Christopher Anderson behind the counter following a bicycle mishap in which he dislocated his shoulder. We miss his smile — Darrell misses his help! UFO’S WERE not flying around south of Syracuse last Friday night, nor was it your imagination if you saw glowing objects flying through the air. South Shore Golf Course sponsored a Nite Lite Scramble at 9 p.m. Friday with 48 golfers participating. Darrell Krusman, golf pro at the course, arranged the event. Another Nite Lite Scramble is planned for August. Tom Mangas, an employee of South Shore, reported special golf balls were used. A glow stick is placed in the ball making it illuminate. Glowing sticks were also placed on the pins at each green. Golfers were allowed to use flashlights, as the golf course is not lighted. IF THERE was ever a proud father, Jack Zimmerman, r 3, Syracuse, fits the bill. Jack and his wife, Diane, are the proud parents of a son, Lance Matthew, born last Friday, July 22, in the Elkhart Hospital. J Lance Matthew made his debut into this world at 8:16 a.m., weighing seven pounds, 9 1 /z ounces'. Equally proud are Jack’s parents, John and Marge Zimmerman who reside on the east side of Lake Wawasee. Jack, if you remember, was an officer of the Syracuse Police Department for a number of years before joining the Indiana State Police. He is now a corporal with the department. The 42-year-old father pointed out it was not bad being a first-time father at that age. Diane and Lance Matthew were expected to be released from the hospital yesterday or today (Wednesday). THERE IS a familiar face at Syracuse Case. Elise Gans returned to work full time, several (Continued on page 5)