Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 80, Number 8, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 6 September 1956 — Page 1

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u i 6( ,esi ilsn ever caught on a hook and line in Island lake, Minn, is the Great Northern Pike, which Loren Hahn Os Etna Green displays here. Loren won first prize both at the resort and in the weekly St. Paid fish contest and is still in the running to win the $l5O annual prize at St. Paul. He is having the prize fish mounted.

LOREN HAHN IS CHAMP AT MIINN. FISHING RESORT

PRIZE NORTHERN PIKE IN RUNNING FOR ANNUAL ST. PAUL CONTEST Loren Hahn of Etna Green, pulled in al9 lb. 4 oa Great North era Pike while on vacation in August near Park Rapids, Minn., that may win him more than $l5O worth of prizes. ; His fish was said to be the largest ever caught while casting with a hook and line in Island Lake, which is about 75 miles east of Fargo, N. Dak. The Haihns and their two daughters, Kathleen and Carol Sue, stayed at Blue Spruce resort. Mrs. Hahn and Carol Sue were with Loren in the boat when he made his catch, and they lost ' all track of the time it took to land the big fighting fish. Loren woh the weekly .prize for the area, winning a merchandise certificate, and then entered the fisih in the St Paul weekly and annual contest. He won a fishing outfit as first place in the weekly content and, at last reports, he was still ahead in the annual contest. He has hopes of winning for last year’s winner was 20 lb. 3 oz., only 15 oz. more than his fish. In his “ years as a fisherman, it is the largest catch he has ever made, Loren says, and he is having the fish mounted. Union Services To Welcome New Teachers Sunday A Union service Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at First Brethren church will be a reception for new teachers, Rev. Salzman, of Nappanee Ministerial Association, announces. “Education and vital religion are close allies and the church and school need to work together,” Rev. Salzman states. “Leaders in our schools and churches need to know each other so again this year a special religious service is being given to warmly welcome all teachers, with special recognition to the new teachers coming to our community.” Dr. Kenneth Hemphill, pastor of Methodist church, South Bend, will speak and after the service there will be a reception in the church dining room for all teachers and families, school board members and families and ministers and wives. Many Awards Won By Area Folks at Fair Roger Buss, R 3, won a 2nd place red ribbon in 4-H tractor operation at the State Fair. Lamar Loucks, R 4, Elkhart won reserve grand champion for his purebred market barrow, and Kenneth Sailor, R 1, Wakarusa, took first in Jersey heifer calf competition. Lou A. Wyman, 702 S. Main, won a blue ribbon in 4-H clothing for a school dress; Marilyn Lutes, 405 S. Elm, won a blue ribbon for a fringed head! scarf; and June Hess, Foraker, won a green ribbon In food preservations for vegetables. Walter Lawmaster, R 1, took second prize for quarter horse, yearling colts at the all Western horse show. Kenneth and 1 Dana Krull, RR, New Paris, won 7th and 18th in the chicken of tomorrow contest; and Judy Kaser, New Paris, took a hlue ribbon for a skirt and blouse and a green ribbon for a 4-H craft project. Mrs. George Lewallen, New Parts, won several awards for rugmaking, sewing and crafts. Linda Pippenger, Wakarusa, won a red ribbon for an apron and a blue ribbon for a chocolate cake. Charles E. and Paul Fletcher, Wakarusa, won awards itt nearly every flower class; glads, and giant and miniature roses. Larry Clouse, R 3, Nappanee, won 4th place for two year old Ayshlre PAPER DRIVE Youth of Mt. Tabor church will have a paper drive Saturday. Those who have old newspapers and magazines to give are asked to call 4802 to have their contributions picked up Saturday morning. ,

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Mary Coleman, 14, of Grand Rapids, recently visited Pat Thompwb. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Juhn T. Thompson. - .

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Dr. A. Blair Helman, new president of Manchester college, will speak at Union Center Church of the Brethren annual Harvest meeting and Homecoming Sunday at 10:30 and 2 p.m.. services. There will be a carry-in dinner at noon.

Legion Picnic Friday; Wrestling Starts Saturday Annual American Legion picnic is Friday at the Post Home in Nappanee. This will be a men’s

open house and all Legion members and friends are invited Tickets can be obtained from members of tihe committee or

at tiie Post Home . The picnic is scheduled to start at 4 p. m. Lowell Hartman , chairman of the wrestling committee, has asked that members of the Post report to the community building to help with the starting matches of the season Saturday. Next regular meeting of toe Post is Thursday, Sept. 13. UNDER DOCTORS CARE Richard Staihly was admitted to Elkhart hospital Friday for observation. Mrs. Walter Ulery is home from South Bend Osteopathic hospital following surgery, Aug. 29.. Don Irwin, former Libby manager, has been taken back to Billings hospital, Chicago, where he is now in a semi-conscious state, and has lost his voice. He is in room 1-312. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. Dekner Mullett, are parents of a son, Wayne Eugene, born Aug. 26, Elkhart hospital. PUBLIC SALE Sat., Sept. 8 at 10:30 a. m. 3 miles N. of Mentone and \Vz miles W. on E. 18 road. Personal property, farm equipment and livestock of Jim Hitchcock. Lloyd Cowen. auot.

Hear Petition for Zone Change; New Electric Rate A petition by Mr. and Mrs: Walter D. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Marshall to change the coning of their lots at 652 and 654 E. Market from residential to commercial and light industry, was heard at City Council Tuesday It is reported that the lots are wanted for a gas station, and that •he owners wish to sell the land ind have their house moved off co anew location. Public hearing on the matter ,vill be at the next council meetng Sept. 17. Councilman Coppes reported hat the Public Service Commission aas approved the rate change requested by Nappanee Utility to iJjolish the two-meter system. This will jpean some increase in cost for those who now have separate meters for power and for light.

Mrs. D. Lehman, Miller Daughter, Hurt In Crash ■ 3 Mrs. Daniel Lehman of Bremen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferril Miller, Nappanee, has her jaw broken in two places and is cut and bruised from an accident Saturday on SR 25, a mile west of Americus. A car pulled out of traffic to go around a truck then tried to pull back in and slid on wet blacktop. The Lehman ear hit it broadside ahd both were demolished. Others in the car were Mr. Lehnan, who was bruised and had a dislocated neck vertebrae, Mrs. Wernicke, 75, of Bourbon, who has >. broken leg and cuts and bruises .and Mrs. Lester Lehman, who had inly bruises. Kindig Sentences 2 Men for City Electric Thefts Two carnival employees at the recent Kosciusko county fair, who were charged with thefts of merchandise from City Electric store Aug. 7, were sentenced Friday at Goshen by Atty. Joseph Kindig, sitting on the Elkhart Circuit court bench for Judge Aldo * J. Simpson, who is on vacation. The two men were sentenced to 2-14 years at Indiana State prison for auto banditry and grand larceny. Their wives, received suspended sentences for the same period. The four were arrested a few hours after the theft, by state police near Ligonier, with three portable radios, an electric shaver and a record player in their car, which were identified as stolen from City Electric. They were also charged with grand larceny in a similar case by Wabash county .authorities.

Truck Squeal Startles Nabors; Shaft Shears Off A high w.hinning noise startled downtown Tuesday at 6 p. m When a Norwalk, (O.) truck driver Woodford Hutchins discovered that a welded shaft on his tractor had broken off. Behind him was a tractor haul>ing a Norwalk Upholstery Cos. trailer, driven by Ray Merrill. Ray pulled alongside on W. Market and, using a heavy chain, towed toe stalled truck east on Market to await a relief tractor and a wrecker to take the disabled tractor to South Bend.

Notice of Change of Address Asked By Auto Bureau Bureau of Motor Vehicles is now preparing to tabulate all motor vehicle registrations purchased in 1956 for the mailing of tihe new registration certificates to Car owners, for use in obtaining their 1956 auto license plates, Commissioner Morris J. Carter announces. Commissioner Carter adds that the mailing of t)he new registration certificates is primarily for the convenience of the car owners wihen purchasing their new registration plates, as persons are required to furnish their old registration card or title to the vehicle in lieu of this certificate when making application. By contacting any of Auto Licence Branch, persons who have moved to anew address since purchasing their 1956 registration plates can obtain a change of address form to be filled out and returned to the Registration Department of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, thus assuring receipt of their new registration certificate. If the change of address is sent to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles direct it is necessary that the car owner advise the license plate number now on the vehicle and driver license number. ROGER BUSS WINS TRACTOR DRIVING HONORS/ IN COUNTY AND STATE Roger Buss, son of Mr. and Mrs Russell B uss placed second to junior division at the county fair, first in district meet at Kendallvfle and eighth at the State Fair to tractor driving contests. This is his second year to 4-. H tractor maintenance. SOME NEWS OMITTED Lack of tl*o' *’•> mode it necessary to hold out some feature td pictures scheduleu for fiiiy vveels.

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Lewie Christophel at the door of Lewie’s Bi-Rite super market as Mayor J. Maxwell Clouse cut the ribbon for the beginning of the gala open house attended by 6§oo last week. Left is Lewie’s son, Bill. Picture above, shows part of the huge crowd as seen from the meat department, jammed between the frozen food and produce departments. Top picture, Mrs. Christophel, Lewie, her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. Christophel’s sister, Elsie, and Mrs. Ruth Guth, of Lagrange, pose by a basket from the many flowers from well-wishers that banked the new Bi-Rite.

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Neighbors rushed in to help Noah Borkholder clear the ashes of his barn and straw shed on the farm, 4 miles west and north on Beech rd. .Marshall county, before the floor and foundation walls were cool enough to work. Picture was taken two days after the Sunday fire in August when lightning struck Noah’s bam the second time, proving that lightning does strike twice in the same place. Harry Helmuth and Jake Chupp are rebuilding the milk house roof.

GAS WAR HIT NAPPANEE ON THE WEEK-END

The gas war in Elkhart county threatened Nappanee service stations Saturday about noon when Kacy’s hoisted a big cardboard sign, announcing Sinclair HC regular gas for 21.9 c, eight cents below prevailing prices. Sinclair Power X was slashed to 28.9, five cents below retail prices. All other stations, except Sinclair, held prices up to normal. In Elkhart, gas prices ranged from 21.9 to 25.9 as dealers attempted to get company backing to battle lower prices in St. Joseph county. An Elkhart dealer state that the companies of the major dealers failed to back them and to avoid loss they had to raise prices again. Kacy took the sign down about 3:45 Tuesday afternoon and announced the gas war was over. Woodsway, east on Rt 6 and Schmuckers Community store, west, both Sinclair stations, also had the low war prices but raised them when they got word peace was on again Tuesday afternoon. Orange Christner of D-X and the Hamsher boys were considering sending their trucks to fill up at Kacy’s since the price was below their cost. Kacy said, “Send ’em around and we’ll fill ’em up.” By that time he had the word and the sign was down, CAR WASH OF METHODIST YOUTH AT PARK SATURDAY The car wash of Methodist Senior MYF, which was rained out last Saturday, is on again this Saturday from 9 to 3 at Stauffer park, unless it rains again. NEW PAINT STORE Glen Weldy is making plans Cor the grand opening of ills new plaint and) wallpaper store at 112 S. Main, It will be known as Weidy’s Paint and Wallpaper.

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Former resident Victoria Lynne Frazier, daughter of the Dale Fraziers, 2406 S. 6th, Elkhart, smiles bravely in the face of her seventh operation for congenital cataracts; four operations on her right eye and three on her left. Since this picture was taken, the latest operation offers hope that it is the last one she will need and that sight will be restored to her left eye. Doctors now think she will have vision in both eyes. She had surgery Friday at South Bend Memorial hospital and came home Sunday where she has to remain quietly in bed with her eyes bandaged, her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Frazil of Nappanee, report. Victoria, who is 8 years old, wiH cuter 3rd grade about Oot 1. LICENSED TO WED Edward E. Yoder, Nappanee and Laura E- Hetanuth, R *.

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B-Dogs Ready For Opener At Colombia City By Bob Mitchell New' head coach Joe Springer unveils his Bulldog fodtoall squad in toe first game of toe 1956 season Friday night at Columbia City when they meet toe always dangerous Eagles. The fine Bulldog team of a year ago had a rough time defeating toe Eagles 21-18, and this years squad is anticipating another tough ball game. Springer is satisfied with toe progress of his first eleven and Has pronounced them ready for the *ame. However, he is worried about toe lack of experienced reserves. Joe claims a streak of injuries to key players would really hurt toe teams chances. A tentative first team likely to get toe starting assignment Friday night include Lakins and Lutes at ends; Mattern and Price at tackles; Bollinger and Hecknman at guards; Tom Conrad at center; Lopp, quarterback; Geyer and Haney at the halves; Brock at full. A feature of toe intra-squad game last Friday night was toe unning of Jim Hamsher. Jim won his spurs and undoubtedly will see action come Friday night. Lopp, as toe signal-caller, will rely mainly on the split-T attack, but an inovation has been added to the Bulldog attack and fans will see a more wide open game than in the past. GOP Veterans Plan Hamburger Fry Wednesday Republican veterans are having a hamburger fry Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Studebaker park, Elkhart from 5:30 to 7:30, which will feature a talk by F. Jay Nimtz, candidate for Congress, who wil. speak on 3rd district problems and veterans affairs. The fry is open to all, veterans or non-veterans, wiito a menu of a quarter pound of hamburger, potato chips, cole slaw and coffee for 65c and a continuous entertainment program. A large contingent is expected to attend from Nappanee Ezra Benson To Appear At Next Thursday’s BBQ Ezra Taft Benson. U, S. Secretary of Agriculture, will be in Elkhart county at noon, Sept. 13 at a barbecue on toe lawn of toe courthouse in Goshen, Charles Ainley, counity Republican chair-'" man, announces. The committee from Nappanee includes Mrs. Margaret Hoffer, Mrs. Walter McDon/aid, John Coppes, Mint Hostetter Robert Copies, Art Schwartz, Ralph Greene, and Lowell Roose, Atty. Joseph Kindig, Nappanee Republican chairman, states. From Goshen, the Secretary goes for a meeting on toe farm of Robert Birkey a mile west of Bremen on Rt 6, at 2:15 p. m. With'him will be F. Jay Nimtz, candidate for congress. Rear End Crash Only Accident Over the Holiday Only one traffic accident marred toe 3-day Labor Day weekend in Nappanee, Chief Herman Fogei reports. Saturday at 4:15 p. m. Norman H. Burris, 23, Nappanee, going west on E. Market, struck the rear of a car driven by an Orange, N. J. man, who had slowed up to turn into Websters Motel. There was SI,OOO damage to toe Burris Car and SSO to the other car. Burris was charged with failure to have his vehicle under control toe chief states, and will appear for trial later. Friday morning at 11:40, a car owned by Dougiad Rensberger and driven by Vivian Blue, 17, of Warsaw, going east on Walnut, struck a ear driven by Eififie Mansell, 62, Bourbon, at Walnut and Hartn>an, causing S4O total damage. Mrs. Moneyhef fer Dies at 38 of A Blood Clot Funeral rites were read Saturday at First Church of the Nazarene for Mrs. Ruth Moneyheffer, 38, who died unexpectedly last Wednesday in the yard of her home when stricken by a blood clot. She was convalescing from major surgery a few weeks ago and had not been in good health for about a year. , Mrs. Moneyheffer was born May 22, 1918 in Nappanee, daughter of Emanuel and Hettie Miller Blyly. She married Henry Moneyheffer March 8,1942 and he survives along with her mother, brothers, Harold and Wilbur, a half-brother, Vernon and half sister, Mrs. Mable Hess. Rev. C. C. Scholsser of Elkhart Nazarene church, where the deceased was a member, led the services and burial was at South Union. Wrights were in charge. ’f'wo Let t Off The Congratulation Page In Error The names of Kindig Insurance agency and Mutschlers downtown kitchen display room, were tnad? vertently left off the page of congratulations last week to Nappanee’s march of progress.

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Mayor J. Maxwell Clouse hands the keys of anew tri-wheel electric cal' to a smiling: Pete Rood at the D-X service station. The car, which Pete is using for his ice cream sales, was purchased with a rift subscription started by the Hamsher brothers aided by the public and civie clubs. Next to Pete on the front seat is Harold Hamsher and to the right of Pete is Charles Goss, Locke Twp trustee. Standing are Orange Christner, Cliff Hamsher, Roy Clay, the Mayor’s children, Ray and Ann, Sel Copeland and Aaron Forsythe. Center back hr Pat Sinclair. All played a part in raising the money to make Pete happy.

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Mrs. Lon Greer Orr, the former Marilyn Joan Walters, will live In Missouri after a wedding trip in Virginia. The cotiple were married Saturday evening at the Methodist church.

Marilyn Walters & Lon Orr of Missouri Wed

Marilyn Joan Walters, daughter of Mrs. Harold Heckaman, 452 E. Marion, and Lon Greer Orr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clay H. Orr, Lebanon, Mo., were married Saturday evening at a candle-light double ring ceremony in the Methodist church by Rev. Allen Rice with 175 guests attending. The bride, who was given in marriage by her step-father, Harold Heckaman, wore imported handclipped Chantilly lace and French tulle, with a long torso bodice and lace appliques at the hip line and sabrina neckline, embroidered with iridescent sequins and seed pearls. Lace panels formed into a sweep train over the bouffant skirt. A three-tiered crown held her fingertip silk illusion® veil and she wore a cultured pearl necklace, a gift of the groom. She carried a white orchid on a white Bible with a shower of satin streamers.

Maid of honor Sally Priest, and bridesmaids Beverly, Moaq and Barbara Bayless all Os Cleveland, and Susan Wright, Nappanee, wore gold chiffon waltz length gowns with crushed folds at the bodice and a back drape of redwood color chiffon. Their Colonial bouquets of bronze and redwood mums were each centered with a lighted candle, and they wore headbands of redwood colored leaves and matching shoes. Roy E. Mays jr. of Carthage, Mo., was best man and ushers were Don Nickolson, Ash Grove, Mo., Robert Cofields jr., Lebanon, Mo., Lyle A. Van Ravensway, Boonville, Mo., Tom Walters of Bluffton, and David Walters, Elkhart, brothers of the bride. The bride’s mother wore minkbrown re-embroidered Alencon lace over champagne taffeta in a long torse style with scalloped neckline. Accessories were light blue and ivory. The groom’s mother wore suntone color crystalette and matching accessories and both had talisman rose corsages. The church was decorated in yellow gladiolus, autumn leaves, and redwood and bronze mums. Mrs. James Heckaman sang, accompanied by Mrs. John A. Armantrout. After a reception in the church parlors, the couple left on a wedding trip to Virginia. They will be at home at Eaglecrest, Sarcoxie, Mo., a 1500 acre farm which the groom will manage. The bride is a graduate of Nappanee high school and Stephens college, Columbia, Mb., and the groom attended Missouri U. - ... . The groom’s cousin, Susan Turley of Corpus Christi, Texas had charge of the guest book. The Chaa Mishler family moved Monday into the Warner home eastJ of Union Center church. (

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Poles for the new “White-Way” street lights are being erected with a five-man crew, Manager Burnham of Niajxpanee Utilities announces. Twenty are already up of the 35 to be ereected ih the four block plan of new illumination. Each lamp will have 40 lumens of light, giving a bright, wide flood of suffusing daylight light. The lights are being erected from Clark across the square Nfco Elm street on Market and frojn j Walnut south to Lincoln on Main St. This is the first unit in What businessmen hope will be bright, \yhiteway lights to the city limits on the two main streets, Rts. 19 and 6. Walkerton is one of the small cities that put the new lights in. Cities thruout the country are aw#tching to the new bright ligh ts. Churches, lodges/ libraries and other public places are better attended when better lighting Is ejected for the streets.

Katie Miller Wed In Arizona To Tucson Man Shirley Kathryn Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Miller, Nappanee, and John Phillip Allen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lesley B. Allen, Tu’cson, Ariz., were married Aug. 19 at Trinity Presbyterian church, Tucson, in. a candlelight ceremony. Rev. Robert Geller officiated. The chancel of the church was decorated with baskets of white gladioli and asters. Long white tapers were used in seven-branch candelabra and the pews were decorated with white tulle bows. Dr. Robert Lamm played the nuptial music. The bride wore a gown of imported handclipped Alencon lace over taffeta with a portrait neckline edged in lace and long lace sleeves. The torso effect bodice fitted into a deep flounce of silk tulle from which the bouffant floor length skirt fell into a chapel train. A sweetheart crown of seed pearls held her fingertip illusion veil and she carried white carnations and stephanotis. Her sister, Mary Lu, was maid of honor, in a long torso gown of white dotted nylon over aqua taffeta with full sldrt. She wore white haiidcrocheted buttoned gloves and an aqua velvet headpiece with aqua dotted nylon half veil, and carried matching carnations. Bridesmaids Barbara Jo Seaman of Los Angeles, and Mrs. Alan Olson of Boulder, Colo., wore gowns identical to the maid of honor and carried white carnations. Mr. Olson was best man and Jerry Allen, Robert Heimer and Robert Ferguson, all of Tuscon, ushered. The bride’s mother wore Wedgewood blue lace with white accessorries and a lavender orchid. The couple greeted guests at the -home of Mr. and Mrs. Victor David which was decorated with baskets of white gladioli. The table was set with an embroidered white organdy cloth, cilver candelabra and traditional wedding cake. Guests were served in the garden and patio by Mrs, Jerry Allen, Mrs. Robert Heimer, both of Tucson, Clare Gofine of Racine, Wis., and Stephanie Enghart of Beverly Hills. Calif. Malinda David was in charge of the guest book . , . 4 The bride wore a beige embroidered silk sheath with short jacket and white accessories as the couple left on a two week honeymoon thru the White Mountains of Northern Arizona. They will be at home at 4225 E. Linden in Tucson. FAMILY DINNER FOR J. C. BOCK’S BIRTHDAY A'family cArry-in dinner at the J. C. Bock home Sunday honored Mr. Bock’s 83rd birthday, which was Sept. 3. Present were a son Carl, and Harold Bock family who live at home, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bock and son Rteseto, Warsaw, Mr and Mis. Edward JBock, Susr m“ 4 a sSffsrsLS who ue-ru weakand cueks