Book: Wintersville Citizen

              INTERSYILLE CITIZEN


            The Propose d

   School Consolidation
 This is the first of a series of plain factual articles regarding the
 proposed consolidation of the Cross Creek Local, Mingo Junction
 Exempted Village, and the Wayne Local School district. They are
 being prepared in the belief that the people of this area are inter-
 ested in the basic facts and in the benefits to be derived from such a
 consolidation.
 In matters of this kind emotional statements and appeals are al-
 ways widely made. These statements and appeals are many times
 mere speculation and have no relationship to the real issue. Their
 purpose is often a deliberate attempt to stir people to a high emo-
 tional pitch so that the truth is obscured or lost sight of in the heat
 of charges and counter charges.
 Although dollar income is not the real aim of public education,
 such income for any person, company or school district largely
 determines what that individual or organization can accomplish.
 Let "us first look at the financial aspects of this proposal. With
 the present duplicate, a one mill levy would yield about $36,000 for
 Cross Creek. Such a levy would yield Wayne about $7,000 and Mingo
 about $83,000. If consolidation takes place the total duplicate would
 be $129,439,200.00 and one mill would bring in $129,439.00.
 Let us examine the effect of this upon the payment of the outstand-
 ing bonds. The present indebtedness of the three districts is:-
                         Debt      Anpayment Interest     Total
Cross Creek           $1,632,      000 $0,000   54,02 $164,062
Mingo                   1,105,000      85,000    51,200  136,200
Wayne                    155,000       17,000    5,037    22,037
Total                 $2,892,000                       $322,299.
The above Mingo indebtedness does not include the $975,000 bond
issue recently approved by that board of education.
A debt levy of 2.5 mills on the total duplicate (valuation), if con-
solidation takes place, would yield $323,598. From this it would seem
that the debt levy would be 2.5 mills. Cross Creek now pays 4.40
and Wayne, 2.40 toward this obligation. Mingo now pays 1.80 for
debt Service.
Now, let us examine the financial effect of the proposed consoli-
dation on operating fuNd.
A sixteen mill rate ($16.00) per thousand of the tax valuation would
bring in $2,072,000. Tax value is to take 42% of the market value of
the property as the tax value.
The current school tax rate for operation in Cross Creek is $17.10,
in Wayne 18.00 and in Mingo 10.20.
To the yield from a 16 mill levy ($2,072,000) would be Added
$431,200 from the state. This figure of $431,200 is determined by
multiplying the present teacher unit (176) by $2,450 which is the
amount the state would pay, in this case, for each approved teacher
unit.
We then have: local tax $2,072,000 and from the state $431,200,
making a total of $2,503,000. At present there are 4628 pupils in
the proposed district. By dividing the total income by the number of
students ($2,503,000 by 4628) you would have $541.00per student.
Cross Creek now has $315 per student, Wayne about $320 and
Mingo over $600.
Out of the 770 school districts in the state only 33 spend more than
$540, per student.
This proposed consolidation would not make any portion of the
new district poor. Mingo Junction Is now the fifth richest district
in the state. The consolidated district will be about the 29th richest
district. The valuation per pupil would be twice the state average
for all school districts.          (Another article next Issue)


Democratic Women Of
Wintersville To Meet
The     Federated   Democratic
Women's Club of Wintersville
will meet at the Grange Hall on
Fernwood   Road   on  Tuesday,
February 8th. at 7:30 p.m. Mrs.
George W. Fitzgerald, president,
will preside.
During the month of January a
membership drive has been con-
ducted under the leadership of
Mrs. Ted Zrnyi . Anyone not
contacted can get further infor-
mation by phoning 264-3431.
YFoUowing the business meeting
there will be a feature displaying
Sava   Coventry  Jewelry.  All
members are urged to bring a
guest. Mrs. Timothy Schmeid
is Social Chairman.

PANCAKE AND SAUSAGE
   - U1PPER TO BE HELD
   The Men of the Jefferson County
 Pomona Grange are coong and
 serving a pancake and sausage
 supper on Saturday, February
 19th from 4 till 9 p.m. In the
 Wintersville Grange Hall.
 All you can eat for $1.00 for
 adults, and 50 for children un-
 der 12.
 Everyone is welcome.
 NHI BANDCONCERT
   TOtITAT :0AT
   BUCHANAN JR. HIGH


   Folk Dancing To Be

   Introduced Saturday
 The Cross Creek Area Recrea-
 tion has announced the introduc-
 tion of Folk Dancing classes, with
 Mrs. Stella Cutone as instructor,
 this Saturday morning, February
 5th. at the Buchanan Junior High
School.
These classes are open to boys
and girls, 12 years and over from
8:30 to 9:30 a.m. and those under
12 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
These classes will be of special
interest to Girl Scout Troops in
earning a merit badge.
The men's gym classes will con-
tinue on Monday evenings at 7:30
p.m. until the end of March.
Men's volley ball is being offered
at the Buchanan Junior High
School and basketball at the Win-
tersville High School.
Ladies gym nite is Tuesday from
8:00 to 9:30 p.m.
There is something in these pro-
grams for young and old and
everyone is invited to attend any
of these sessions.

  SWEETHEART DANCE
         TO BE HELD
  The Junior Class of Wayne High
  School is sponsoring a Sweet-
  heart Dance on February 11 at
  the Bloomlngdale Town fall from
  8.11 p.m. The Craftsmen will be
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1966 - TWELVE PAGES


          Council
 BflActivities

 Wintersville   Village Council
 met in regular session Tuesday
 evening, February 2, with Presi-
 dent of Council, John Ford, pre-
 siding.
 Two     emergency   ordinances
 were given a first reading by
 Solicitor Richard Powell.
 Ordinance #1316 is an emer-
 gency ordinance for the purchas-
 ing of a new GMC truck for the
 Street Department.
 Ordinance #1317 also an emer-
 gency ordinance will make the
 Chief of Police the Clerk of the
 Mayors Court. This ordinance
 will authorize the Chief to set
 and collect bond money for mis-
 demeanor offenses.
 Councilman TonyPettrozzi sug-
 guested that public relations
 should be taken into consideration
 when dealing with citizens of the
 Village. Mr. Pettrozzi said that
 all officials and employees of the
 Village must remember that as
 public servants, they must listen
 to all complaints and try to cor-
 rect them as soon as possible.
 A delegation from Moon Valley
 sub-division was present andre-
 lated the problems in their sub-
 division resulting from the lack
 of snow scraping and ashing. It
 was stated that in previous years
 the snow was quickly removed
 and the road was ashed to Insure
 passWIblity, "but hls years irst
       sn1 , t years -fist
 snow, a week old, is still creating
 problems in Moon Valley.
 Council was in sympathy with
 the delegtion and all other Win-
 tersville residents regarding the
 street conditions during the first
 big snowfall. Councilmen Ford,
 Petrozzi, Snyder, Steele and Bar-
 tell each gave their views on this
 situation and it was explained
 that due to the extent of the snow-
 fall (18 inches) and the breakdown
 of the Village snowplow truck it
was impossible to clear the roads
as readily as has been done in
past years. Council members as-
sured that this situation will not
occur again.
The next regular council session
will be held on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 15, at Village Hall.

      Regional Forage

   Meeting To Be Held
   Many farmers in this area can
 expect damage from alfalfa wee-
 vil this year unless they take
 measures to control the pest,
 says C. J. Cunningham, Jefferson
 County Extension Agent.


  Ways to fight alfalfa weevil will
  be the main topic of discussion at
  a regional forage meeting to be
  held February 10, 1966, at the
  Junior Fair Building, Cadiz,
  Ohio. The meeting is scheduled
  for 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

  Four Ohio State University Ex-
tension specialists will appear on
the program. They are B. D.
Blair, entomologist; DonGraffis,
agronomist; John Staubus, dairy
scientist; and R, N. Krofta, agri-
cultural economist. They will
give detailed reports on 1966 con-
trol measures for alfalfa weevil
and discuss crops which might be
substituted for alfalfa where
weevil damage has been severe.
They also will compare dairy
fa.ding programs based on alfalfa
   th those based on substitute
crops. Costs and returns for
alfalfa and substitute crops will
be still another topic considered
by the specialists.
Alfalfa weevil, first found in the
state in 1960, is now considered
Ohio's worst alfalfa pest. Weevil
damage in the state last year was
estimated at $7;000,)0. .  


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Benefits Available To    Suzanne Van Fossan

South Vietnam Veterans   Candidate For Queen
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  Michael Blischak, Service Of-
  ficer for the Jefferson County
Council of the American Legion
has submitted the following ar-
ticle outlining the benefits avail-
able to Veterans of South Viet-
nam.
Due to continued commitment of
the United States in South Viet-
nam, a     greater  number of
servicemen are being exposed to
extra-hazardous service. Con-
sequently, it is necessary to in-
form veterans and their depen-
dents of the benefits available to
those who have or will in the
future serve in theSouth Vietnam
action. Service in South Vietnam
is considered extra-hazardous
service under conditions simula-
ting war and disabilities arising
from such service are paid at the
wartime rate.
The following broad range of
benefits are available to veterans
of service in South Vietnam and
their dependents.
  DISABILITY COMPENSATION
  A veteran who incurs a service-
  connected disability while serv-
  ing in South Vietnam is entitled
  to compensation.
       DEPENDENCY AND
  INDEMNITY COMPENSATION
  Dependency and indemnity com-
pensation is payable to eligible
survivors, where the service-
man's death resulted from     a
service -connected disease or
injury. Included are widows,
children, and dependent parents.
   - HOSPITALIZATION
   Medical care and treatment.
 inpatient and   outpatient, is
 authorized  for  any  service-
 connected disability. Inpatient
 medical care if discharged for a
 service-connected disability or
 entitled to compensation.
         EDUCATION
 A veteran of current service is
 entitled to vocational rehabilita-
 tion if he has a compensable ser-
 vice-connected disability of 30
 per cent or more, or is less, can
 show clearly that he has a pro-
 nounced  employment handicap
 resulting  from   a   service-
 connected disability, and the Ve-
 terans  Administration  deter-
 mines a need for vocational re-
 habilitation.
 War orphan's educational assis-
 tance is payable ($110 per month
 for full-time courses for three
 calendar years between ages 18
 and 23) to an eligible child of a
 veteran whose death or total dis-
 ability of a permanent nature is
 service-incurred while serving
 in South Vietnam, based on the
 same criteria as are applied to
 a veteran of wartime service.
 SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS
      CIVIL RELIEF ACT
 While serving, and for two years


thereafter, the premiums and in-
terest on eligible commercial
life insurance policies not ex-
ceeding $10,000 on the life of the
serviceman may be guaranteed
by the Government under the
Soldiers' and Sailors* Civic Re-
lief Act.
      SOCIAL SECURITY
  All individuals serving after
  January 1, 1966, are covered on
  a contributory basis.
  Social Security survivor bene-
  fits are payable in addition to
  Dependency and Indemnity Com-
  pensation where death is service-
  connected.
  Disability payments are made to
  a veteran with sufficient coverage
  when total disability is found by
Social Security and this benefit
would be in addition to Veterans
Administration Compensation.
   INCOME TAX EXEMPTION
   Military Personnel serving in
Vitnam, including the waters


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     Suzanne Van Fossan
  Suzanne Van Fossan, daughter of
  Mr. and Mrs. Earl H. Van Fossan
of 173 Parkview Drive, Winters-
ville, has been chosen by Blessed
Sacrament Parish as their can-
didate for Queen of the Bishops
Ball, which will be held Saturday
evening, 'February 5.    ...
Suzanne is a 1965 graduate of
Catholic C  itral igh School and
is now a freshman at the College
of Steubenville.
Donna Remp, the outgoing queen,
represented Blessed Sacrament
last year at the Ball.


adjacent thereto (within specified
limits) on and after January 1,
1964 are entitled to certain in-
come tax exemptions.
Enlisted personnel may exclude
from gross income the entire
amount of compensation received
for   such service and com-
missioned officers may exclude
amounts not exceeding $200 for
each month of service.
      COUNTY VETERANS'
        SERVICE OFFICER
  Locally, assistance can be and
had at the office of the County
Veterans' Service Officer located
at the War Memorial Building,
423 North Street, Steubenville.
The duty of the County Veterans'
Service Officer is to advise and
assist veterans of any war, and
the  wives, widows, children,
parents,   and   dependents  of
veterans in presenting claims of
obtaining rights or benefits under
any law of the United States or.
the State of Ohio.
  The Soldiers' Relief Commis-
sion of Jefferson County employs
such Service Officer on a full-
time   basis and provides to
other personnel toassisttheSer-
vice Officer in the performance of
his duties.
Any pers .n seeking information
concerning   benefits  by   the
Veterans' Administration may
also   write  to the following
address: Veterans Administra-
tion, Regional Office, Cuyahoga
Building, 216 Superior Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio 44114.


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VOL.4, NO. 11


     Sewer Permits
  Permits for installation
of sewers must be secured
before the construction of
service line is started.
  This a lso applies to con-
tractors who ore securing
the permits.
  The fee is $10 and in-
cludes both permit and in-
spection.
            SRay Gmnblil
         Plumbing Inspector


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