The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 September 1989 — Page 5

Under the . . . jg Courthouse Dome ? By Ron Sharp

BAD NEWS FOR PROPERTY TAXPAYERS - This may be the understatement of the century when local property taxpayers get their tax bills in the spring of 1990. If the State Tax Board gives local agencies (county, schools, townships, libraries, cities and towns) the money they are requesting, it would dwarf previous property tax bills. Warsaw Community School Corp, requests amount to 39 cents of every dollar that is collected for local property taxes. Wawasee Community School Corp, requests amount to 19 cents of every property tax dollar collected. Between the two if they were granted their requests, they would receive 58 cents of every property dollar collected. The 41 taxing units in the county have proposed budgets that call for $89,333,779 expenditure in 1990. Os this amount local taxpayers will be required to pick up a tab of $44,953,498. ($40,207,171 in property tax and another $4,746,327 in local income tax). Not included in these totals is the town of Sidney. This compares with $32,672,215 for this year ($29,393,880 in property tax and $3,278,335 in local option). If these requests are granted, this would be a 38 percent increase in just one year. Below is the amount of property tax requested by each taxing unit and the percentage of increase proposed as compared to this year s final tax levy. Unit Proposed $ % increase Warsaw School 15,688,691 39 Wawasee School 7.584,626 37 County 5,430,954 27 Warsaw City 4,187,658 , 20 Tippecanoe School 2,084,974 8 Whitko School , 1,114,270 5 Syracuse 794,859 22 Wayne Township 519,768 1 Warsaw library 440,050 13 Triton School 405,165 40 Winona Lake 331,263 9 Milford 248,338 21 NOl ch Webster 187,349 13 Turkey Creek 186,011 74" Tippecanoe 90,384 22 Pierceton 88,413 14 Mentone 86,201 43 Bell library 80,000 22 Harrison 73,013 120 Turkey Creek library 67,304 21 Van Buren 57,851 129 Plain 55,546 45 Milford library 53,540 32 Silver Lake 43,987 ' A 22 Etna Green 35,748 33 Washington 28,726 6 Leesburg 27,000 15 Clay 26,054 28 Seward 24,663 *’ • 9 Franklin 23,349 6 Jackson 22,954 9 Claypool 22,000 16 Washington library 22,000 - 15 Prairie 19,168 38 Etna 12,701 Reduction 62 Lake 10,167 34 Scott 10,024 13 Burket 9.588 68 Monroe 6.446 Reduction 18 Jefferson 6,368 18 Sidney no comparison 1989 $4,939 Total 40.207.171 Whitko, Tippecanoe. Triton schools are in with other counties. WaNee school is not included. By all indications some of the townships’ budgets do not reflect local option tax funds, which will reduce their levy. Little credence should be placed on percentage increases for townships. Property taxpayers will hear about how the reassessment has reduced the tax rate. Do not be fooled. The bottom line is the levy. When taxing units ask for money, someone must pay. That someone is you. —o— TAKES EXCEPTION Michelle (Shelly) Hart took exception to my carrying an item from the minutes of the Syracuse Park Board August 1 meeting. Mrs. Hart said the minutes had not been approved. She labeled this as “negative” reporting. According to the minutes, a motion was passed to disallow all church services of any denomination on park property. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Hart. According to the minutes, this was prompted by a report that a group had posted signs and was holding prayer meetings in Lakeside Park. None of the board had been contacted or had given permission for these meetings. —o— LOOK FOR POLITICS TO PICK UP - 1990 is considered by Democrats to be a banner year for them. In the past they have been strapped for cash - not so — this election. They are already starting to target commissioner and council positions. Some say the GOP has given Democrats plenty of ammunition for the Nov. 1990 general election. County demo Chairman. Dale Tucker, is not one to sit on his hands. You can figure on a very interesting year with him prodding the "donkey” along and tossing spears at the GOP elephant. —o— HILER MAKES GOOD SHOWING - At Syracuse more than 30 persons showed up to talk to the Congressman. He took the "bull by the horns" and talked about the catastrophic health insurance problem. Other items he was quizzed about were ethics in government, high cost of drugs, acid rain, etc. He cautioned that the big item before Congress is the catastrophic health insurance and there will be little activity otherwise until this is taken care of.

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Letter to the I editor Thanks for beautification Dear Editor: I believe that the community owes a great deal of thanks to the park board, families and corporations whose contributions made the beautification of Lakeside Park possible. It has truly been transformed into a beautiful asset in our community. Many times when someone does a fine job, we as members of the community fail to show our appreciation. As a citizen in this community I wish to Say a hearty "thank you” to the park board and to all who were involved in the project for a job well done. Sincerely. Ron J. Blake

Researching Port of Philadelphia ancestors

(By DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN

John W. Heisey is a noted genealogical writer whose column entitled Young Ancestors.. and how to find them is found weekly in Antique Week, formerly Tri-State Trader. Beginning with the July 3, 1989, issue and continuing for several weeks, his columns have covered the routes of ancestors who came into the Port of Philadelphia and where they went if they did not stay there k a "XT t DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN Libraries and publications are named for research in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. It gives much information about southwestern Pennsylvania research mentioned in my last column. The copies of Antique Week are in the Warsaw Public Library at this time. If you are interested in this area of difficult research, it would be well to go to that library and read these columns. The papers are not kept indefinitely. 434. Cornelius HAND, Sr. died February, 1870 in Kosciusko Co. as the result of burns. Would like to know circumstances of his death, where he is buried, and names and birth dates of his 11 or more children. His wife, Nancy COLLETT, died about 1847. Who were her parents, siblings, where did she die, and where is she buried? Were other COLLITTS in Kosciusko Co. or vicinity related? Margret Hanna Burdega, W 5917 Crosscut Road, Deer Park, Wash. 99006. 435. Would appreciate information on parentage of Judge James T. COMSTOCK who went to Kosciusko Co. in 1833 from Ohio where he was a member of the Legislature. Born in Connecticut in 1793, he married Sarah WILKINS. She had a sister named Barbara who married William NELSON, Sr. Need parents of Sarah WILKINS. James T. COM STOCK was* elected first associate judge of Kosciusko Co. (possibly on 13 June, 1836) for a seven-year term, but he left the

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county in May. 1841 to settle in lowa. Sylvia M. Rodgers, 1808 Sterling Court, lowa City, lowa 52240. 436. Lucius Berton MILLER married my great-grandmother in 1904. They were divorced several years later. Together they had one child, my grandfather. My grandfather and my father lost track of Lucius, and my family knows nothing about him. I am interested in any information available on this MILLER family. The parents of Lucius were Samuel H. MILLER and Harriet L. BRADWAY

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MILLER. They left Indiana and moved to the Lincoln. Neb. area between 1884 and 1904. The Kosciusko Co. Health Department located a sister (no name) born in Harrison Twp. on 10 July, 1884. Debbie Miller Leftwich. 920 Oak Ridge Rd. W., Mobile, Ala. 36609. 437. Would like information about deaths and burials of a father and a son, David H. WEBB, who died 10 July. 1870. and David Herbert WEBB, who died 3 October. 1871. They lived in Kosciusko Co., probably near Silver Lake. Brian Downs. 305 Ave. A, Battle Creek. Mich. 49015. 438. Would like information about Frank SHEHAN, born in Etna Green in 1887 or 1888 to Isiah SHEHAN and his wife, Jennie BABCOCK. Edward T. Shehan, R. 9. Box 40, Springfield, 111. 62707. Your queries are welcomed. Please keep them brief. 50 words or less if possible. Print or type names and addresses. Ladies should use maiden and married names. Must pertain to Kosciusko Co. Mail to Doris McManis Camden, P.O. Box 214, Warsaw. Ind. 46580.

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Economic Briefing Series

The Lake City Bank announces that its Economic Briefing Series will host Jerry L. Helvey president of Helvey & Associates. Inc., and a panel of economists from Indiana University: Dr. Paul A. Joray, Dr. Wayne Bartholomew, and Dr. Fred Herschede. They will address a group of civic and business leaders at 7:30 a.m.. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 2517 Wagon Wheel. Discussion will center on the performance of local and national economists, employment, inflation and interest rates. Helvey, a graduate of Depauw University with a major in economics, is president and owner of Helvey & Associates, Inc., a multi office collection agency. He is a member of the Lake City Bank Board of Directors and serves as a management consultant for hospitals, utilities, businesses and professionals. A frequent national speaker. Helvey is a certified instructor on such subjects as credit, collections, management and legislative action. He will address the group on local economic issues. Paul Joray, chairman of the division of business and economics . and associate professor of economics, graduated with a B.S. in economics from the University of Maryland and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from the University of Illinois. In addition to his numerous administrative duties. Dr. Joray has done extensive work in the area of fact finding and mediation for the public school system in Indiana. He is also interested in the growth of the local economy, having done several urban observatory studies and a study of the South Shore Railroad. He also has researched and published studies dealing with tax assessing policies of St. Joseph County assessors and shift-share study of local employment. Dr. Joray s professional interests include labor markets, collective bargaining, transportation policy and manpower development. Wayne Bartholomew, associate professor of economics, received his M.A. and Ph D. from Cornell University. His areas of specialization include micro and macro economics theory, economic forecasting, poverty and minority economics. Dr. Bartholomew is interested in studying the local economy.

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Eliminate hot ironing chores

No one likes to stand over a hot ironing board, especially in the summertime Yet. it seems as if summer clothing — cottons, linens, and lightweight knits — requires the attention of an iron to look its best. According to home economists from Whirlpool Corporation, using an automatic dryer properly can help eliminate hot ironing chores. Here are some dryer tips for smoother, more wrinkle-free clothing. * Don’t overload the dryer. Clothing that tumbles and fluffs freely has fewer wrinkles * Don’t underload the dryer If drying just one or two items, add several clean dry towels. This helps the wet load to tumble more freely. * Don’t overdry That sets wrinkles. Fabric stays smoother and keeps its shape better when

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Fred Herschede. associate professor of economics, received his Ph D from the University of Illinois Dr. Herschede has taught at the University of Illinois, Illinois State University and Nanying University (China). Professor Herschede has undertaken research on the development planning, energy policy and foreign trade of the People’s Republic of China Professional interests include comparative economic systems, the economy of China and public finance and taxation. "The projections this panel of experts presents should be especially helpful to those businesses and industries in Kosciusko' and Wabash Counties." said R. Douglas Grant, president of Lake City Bank.

items from the dryer have a slight trace of moisture Use a “less dry " setting if the dryer has automatic cycles There will be less static cling and shocks from synthetics. * Remove items as soon as drying cycle ends Put garments on hangers or smooth, shape and fold items. Not perfect He who never makes a mistake actually never makes a discovery either. — Gosport, Pensacola

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