Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 81, Number 17, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 7 November 1957 — Page 1

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NAMES LISTED FOR BASKETBALL TICKET DRAW

Reserved basketball ticket orders were drawn at the high school principal’s office Tuesday morning with Mrs. Ira Phillips and Mrs. Robert Woodbams serving as recorders. The order of the draw and time scheduled for picking urn tickets is listed below. Only exception to this plan is tickets for parents of Varsity players. Those unable to call at scheduled time, may send a representative or call at a later date, Principal Weddle states. ■Each group of 25 names is listed below the hours during which they miav sclent their sealts at the principal’s office. FRIDAY, 4:30-5:00 Nos 1-25: Elbert Gamshom, David Welty, Glen Biller, George Durkwa'll, Delbert Fox, Robert Callander, A. E. Wright. Ron Keister, Luther Warren LaMar Clouse, Robert McA.ndrew, Oliver Farrnwa’d, Ed. Zentz. Dou°las Gassel. Jay Welty, Ken. ton Mellinger, Virgil Ingraham, Paul Mlishler, George Rose. Wayne Sechrist, Forrest Stahly, John J. Geyer, Evelyn Gall- Harold Berger, Frances Wlaglier. FRIDAY, 5 TO 5:30 Nos. 26-50: Ray Hopewell, Charles Sheets, Mrs. Guy Conrad, Vance Frederick, Herbert Oripe sr., Harold Hoffer, Paul Ruimmel, Howard Pontious, Phil Frick, Carlyle Mufischler- Ran Metzller, Leon Burnham, Charles Stumip. Robert Fields, Ralph Greene, Harold Hamsher, Charles Conrad, Mrs. Russell Buss, Paul Hochstetler, Fred Lapp, Merril Schmeiltz, George Hochstetler, Oscar Sechrist, Dave Hockert, Howiard Pi<ppenger. FRIDAY. 5:30 TO 6:00 Nos! 51-75: Elmer. Krou jr., Alfred Keim, Willard Slabaugh, Ron Miller, Wayne Dunham, Frank Lemna, Jack Templeton, Russell Gonser, Max Miller, Mary Laser, Em Beezley, Parrel Biller, Robert OO)P(P6S. Richard Sheets- Owen Senff. Mary Metzler, Richard Berger, Robert Wyman, O. N. Lentz, Charles Lehman, Carl Stickel, Devon Moore, William Riley, L. F. Widmoyer, Violet Newcomer. (Continued on Page Three)

METH. CHURCH TO HAVE SCOUT EXPLORER POST

MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT FOR BOYS & DADS TO SEE FILM Plans are being made for the Methodist church to sponsor an Explorer Boy Seout post, Rev. Aillen B. Rice II announces. All boys and interested dads are invited to ia meeting to “Get Acquainted with Exploring” Fridlay at 7 p. m. at the church. Bruce VanDerWeele of Argos, advisor to Argos post for several years, will show slides and movies of this famous Explorer post on several camping and canoeing trips. His post has an outstanding record of 52 Explorer Scouts. Any boy 14-17 may join, even 'if he has not been a Boy Scout before, the pastor states. Each qualifying Explorer becomes a Ist class Scout automatically and begins to work for Eagle Scout and other high ranks in the Explorer program.— The post will be under general direction of he Commission on Education of the Official Board and a special responsibility of the Youth Division of the church. Boy Slagle is general church school superintendent with Dr. Forest. Kendall, youth divisional superintendent. - “Besides many young men in the community who want this proigram”, Rev. Rice stated, “there ' will be increasing pressure from the large Cub Pack sponsored by the Lions club and the newly organized Boy Scout Troop Sponsored by the Jaycees.. .as these boys graduate from the younger programs into the older boy program. *lt is our desire to see that a continuous .program is maintained for these boys and that it be a high level and worthwhile one.”

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PONTIAC’S PERENNIAL FAVORITE is this big, luxurious and exquisitely styled Star Chief four-door Catalina designed to make the heart of every motorist beat faster. Solidly built on a 124-inch wheelbase, the Star Chief Catalina is synonymous with big car styling and comfort, and is available in four models; two and four-door CataUnas; a four-door, slim polar sedan and a four-door Custom Safari station wagon. Among the fine features of this series is the big “Tempest 393” V-S engine and “prestige” interior of glamorous and fphrie.

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Phil Lehman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lehman, 301 N. Hartman, is the only sophomore manager on Ind. U. basketball team and has been voted outstanding pledge student. He is a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

A wonderful surprise to her three big brothers was little Darlene Hirstein, three months old. The boys, all happy to have a baby sister, are Paul 7, Dale 11, and Craig 6, sons of Mr. and Mrs.. Carl Hirstein of Bremen. Mrs. Hirstein is employed at the BAB.

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The giant crane at left Degins its descent after placing a huge section of tower in place, as work progresses on the power line running south of Nappanee with towers on the farms of Paul Sechrist and Loren Young. Mrs. Sechrist took this picture of a worker clinging like a small bug to the big steel framework (at right). Large sections of the towers are bolted together on the ground then lifted into place NOTICE ON TIME Unless specificailly stated as Daylight Savings Time- all time notations in Advance-News refer -to Central Standard ‘slow” time. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell McCloud attended the funeral of her uncle Abe Kauffman at Middlebury, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Seitz and infant son- Steven Eugene of Bremen, called on her mother, Mrs. Henry Kauffman Monday evening.

Phil Lehman Soph Manager of lIJ BThail Team Phil Lehman, beginning has sophomore year at Indiana Un-iv., has earned- himself -two signal honors. He has been selected the only sophomore manager on the liU basketball team and liaist week w(as voted outstanding pledge istudenjt by Sigma Phi Epsilon, of which he is now a member. Phil managed the Nlappanee high school | team, under Guy Conrfad, and was also business manager of the Napa net. He aipplied for the HJ manager’s position in IjfLs freshman year and all but three boys who applied have now been screened out. He will accompany the team on tour this season, and by his senior year will be senior manager, in charge of all important responsibilities for the team’s travel. Phil is majoring in business law and pre-Jaw studies. He is the son of the Charles Lehmans- 301 N. Hartman. Don Galbreath Saves Life of GI Pal in Pacific Donald Galbreath, 23, now an Army cameraman- is in line for •the Army’s highest peacetime heroism award, -the Soldier’s Medal, for saving a fellow soldier from drowning. -Don, who attended Nappanee school before his family moved .-to Sunland, Calif., made the thrilling rescue in heavy Pacific surf before he took-time to worry that he wasn’t a very good swimmer. Recently Don and a buddy, James H. Smith, wtho is a skindiver, went to Palos Verdes along .’be California coast to make army films. Smith was washed into some rocks by a heavy surf while fixing his equipment. His aqualung Was apparently damaged “hen, but he didn’t realize it and went out into the ocean and began diving. When he struggled back to the surface, he screamed “Help, I dant breathe!” and in a flash, Don "icked off his shoes and swam out ; :o Smith- reaching him as he lost onsciousmess. For six minutes, Don attempt'd to gain ground, getting cut and bruised on the rocks as he dragged his burden thru the surf. The rescued man was able to return' to duty the next day but Don was taken to Fort MaeArtihur hospital ‘Or an operation on his foot. A oieee of rock became lodged in ids foot and had to be removed. !His commanding officer, Mag. Charles Beckham, slays that he has recommended the Soldier’s Medal for Don and thinks he will get it. for his heroism. The Gal breaths live at 8044 Kyle, Sunland, Calif. Lions to Hear About Electronic Freight Yard Lyle Jackson of New York Central Railroad will speak at Napan.ee Lions club, Nov. 13. Mr. lackson is in charge of the installation of automatic electronic con- ; rc-ls at -the new freight switching ■ard being built at Elkhart. The 12 million dollar freight ’ard installation includes six million for electric equipment and lalbles. This is the third yard Mr. ’Jackson has built for the NYC 'and also the largest and moslt complete ever built. Program chairman Howard Pom tious states that representatives of Jaycees and Kiwanis have .been invited and that an additional treat, now a secret, is in store for those attending. Special music will also be featured by the Fellowship committee. UNDER DOCTORS CARE Mrs. Floyd Johnson Was admitted Sunday to Goshen hospital. Mrs. Richard Morin had surgery Nov. 5 at South Bend Osteopathic hospital. Lindia Meek, daughter of Mr. and Mia. Howard Meek, RR, fell off a merry-go-round at Wakarusa "school and fractured her left wrist. Orel R. Mowrey, employed by Indiana & Michigan Elec. Cos. on + he power line southeast of Nlappanee, fell off one of the towers and was taken to Elkhart hospital after being treated by. a Nappanee doctor. Elkhart hospital: Mrs. Buell Hoffer had surgery Tuesday, Loola Stutzman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stutzman, Bourbon, bad surgery Nov. 6. Paul Gairlson of Mr. and Mrs. Harley Garl, and Donald Swihailt were both admitted Tuesday for observation. Buy U. S. Savings Bonds now.

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Mayor J. Maxwell Clouse has issued a proclamation calling upon all citizens of Nappanee to display the American flag Monday for Veterans Day on every home and business place, and to pause at 11 a. m. to offer a silent prayer for peace and national solidarity. Speaking for American Legion post 154, fcomndr. Aaron Forsythe also urges the display of the flag as a “massive reaffirmation of our love of country.” He adds: “In the face of the new Russian challenge, there is a great need for a dynamis demonstration of national unity by the American people. Neutral and friendly nations are being blackmailed by the Kremlin’s exploitation of Sputnik. They should be reminded that citizens of the United States have always and will always stand together in the face, of common danger.” There will be a special Veterans Day program at Nappanee Community Bldg, at 10:50 a. m. Nov. 11, after a parade from the high school by American Legion Color Guard, the high schol band and student body. Rev. Allen B. Rice II is the speaker.

FINAL PICK-UP OF LEAVES TO . START NOV. 14

Final fall pick-up of leaves will begin Nov. 14 and continue Nov. 15 and 18, Mayor J. Maxwell Clouse announces. Work will start on streets in the older sections of town where leaf-fall is heaviest. Leaves should be piled along the curb by Nov. 14 to make sure they are picked up, he adds. Several pick-ups have already been made. The leaves are being spread at the west end of Stauffer park which has been bull-dozed and leveled to make a future parking Lot. The mayor states that all cinders collected this winter will also be spread on t'his area to make a base for the lot. At City Council meeting Monday, Glen Weldy was awarded the contract to paint the exterior of City Hall on a bid of $396.86. He will give the cement blocks one coat of masonary paint and also paint the window frames. Councilman Robert OOppes reported that the recently completed expansion program of Nappanee Utilities cost $401,063.27. Costs included anew boiler $182,564.68; land an addition to the building to hold, the boiler $67,475.37. Workmen are now rebuilding utility lines in the city, putting in heavier wire. Lowell Slabaugh, who is taking over Sechrist Plumbing and Heating- was granted anew plumlbing license. Cuillgan Soft Water and Delbert Yoder were given renewals of .plumbing licenses and Alan McDonald a renewal of plumbing and electricians license.

Veterans’ Day Dinner at Post Home Sunday In observance of Veterans Day, there will be a dinner at American Legion post home Sunday at 12 # noon with members and families invited to attend and bring liable service and a dessert or salad diSh. Monday, all members of the Color Guard able to lattend, will lead a parade thru the downtown district to Community building fox a program at 11 a.m. ' Oomdr. Aaron Forsythe and Mrs. Mildred Plarks ask for volunteers to help with the next Ward party at Wetsltville Friday evening. 'Membership chairman Bill Muntz states that the final membership dhiv© is now on and if those members who have not paid 1958 dues will give him a call, he will be glad to drop by and pick up their dues. Mrs. Mildred Parks and Mrs. Ruth Haney of the auxiliary attended an appreciation dinner at Bdatty hospital, We&tville- Sunday. After the dinner, the group met in the auditorium to plan all ward Christmas parties Dec. 20. Staff members of the ward sponsored by Nlappanee Legion poet gave the ladles information on toe needs of the ward for the plarty. . •.* - - ' ■ '*'"* ■ .. New York State has led U. S. I in population since 1820. &

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1957

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TTAMEMCAKU EDUCATION WEEK ; . • November.

Nappanee schools observe American Education Week next Monday to Friday by inviting parents to visit the schools anytime during the week, Supt. H. B. Osborn announces. He adds that no definite schedule of visits has been set up but parents are welcome to visit any and all classrooms and observe the normal course of instruction. In high school, plans are being made by Mrs. Lucy Miles and her speech class to appear before service clubs and give short talk on education. Mr. Mary Rood’s art class is making special posters to display in store windows. American Education Week, which has been observed annually since 1921, is sponsored by the NEA, American Legion, U. S. Office of Education, and National Congress of Parents and Teachers. Theme for 1957 is that of the NEA centennial: “An Educated People Moves Freedom Forward.”

Nap Post Office Needs List of Job Applicants Nbppanee post office is out of names of people who wish to enter the postal service, Lowell M. Boose* postmaster, states. He appeals to businesses and the public to suggest names of those who might become good postal employes and urge others to enter the service. “It is of great importance for industry and commercial establishments, as well as for the people to help get the kind of people you want to bring the mail to your dtoor,” Boose continues, ,4 And the kind of people you want $o do business with when you come to the post office.” The postmaster wants anyone interested in a government carreer to give him a phone call or visit him in the post office and he’ll explain the service, pay and benefits of work with the United States post office. “Or see any carrier or postal worker”, he concludes. EVER READY CLUB Ever Beady dub wfU 'have family night with a pot-luck supper at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, tat the home of Mr. and Mjb. Lawrence White. ■' ii • j

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Boy, 13, Found With Stolen Pistol & Rifle S’’ ~ A 13 year old Nappanee boy, found with a rifle, pistol, shells and money, has been questioned iby police amd juvenile authorities and placed in custody of his parents, police report. iSundlay at 8 a. m. he broke into Lehman’s Hardware store and took a .22 caliber repeating rifle and six boxes of shells. The same afternoon he broke into the fanm home of Raymond McCarty near Grovertown in Stark county and took $19.95 in cash. Police also found a pistol in his 'possession that had been taken from the Howiard Mabel home. Eugene M. Culp, Nappanee, paid $17.75 fine and costs for speeding with a truck and Kenneth E.. Eby, Wakarusa, the same amount for speeding. Clayton Swartzentrautoer, R 3, Goshen, paid $18.75 for failure to yield right of way. Two men were fined $29. each for hunting waterfowl with a gun capable of holding more than three shells; Ervin Losee. E’kfhart and Thomas Burns, Mishawaka. Guy W. Crawford, Cleveland, paid $17.75 for speeding with tractor and trailer and Andy E. Ellis, Pottstown- Pa., $18.75 for passing on a hill. ‘Good Fating 9 % New Heading In A-N Want Ads Starting this week, AdvanceNews has anew classification in want ads: “Good Eating” under which will be grouped all ads about food for sale. There have been several requests for a heading of this type and ads for food are steadily increasing, so it appears anew heading is needed. Under “Good Baiting” will be found ' farm produce, chickens, baked goods, maple syrup, fruits in season and such items.

Work Started on Park Tennis Courts & Rink Work started Thursday on the 121 foot square tennis court and skating rink in East Side park, Everett Pippen jr., park commissioner with Dean Geyer in charge of parks, announces. The concrete slab was laid this Tuesday. The Lions are contributing the fences; 120 feet of back stop at each end of the courts with eight feet of wings on each side. Commissioner Pippen has been He says that hiis next dream is four basketball basket® and a swimming pool at the park, working eight years to get the court and rink in the -park- ever since he succeeded ,the late Billy Widmoyer as park commissioner. Trees have been cleared with help from the Lions and Jaycees and Commissioner Geyer has disced, harrowed and sown grass seed. The board can only provide temporary light for this winter as they do not yet have funds for permanent lighting. Weather permitting, the fence may be erected this fail. There wtfll be two tennis courts with a curb around both to hold water to freeze for skating. BIRTHS Mr. and Mrs. William L. Stutzman, son, Thomas James, Oct. 26, Elkhart hospital. Air. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Stutzman, RR, son, LaVern, Oct. 31, Elkhart hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Coleman, 403 W. Telegraph, Dowaigiiac, Mich, daughter- Holly Gayle, 6 lb. 1314 oz., Oct. .27, Lee Memorial hospital. They have another daughter, Julia Lynn, Mr. Coleman was former band director ait Nappanee school.

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Debbie Kaufman, daughter of the Benny Kaufmans, and Caro* lyn and Daryl Ganger, children of the Leonard Gangers, had their picture taken on a recent Sunday in their “Sunday-go-to-meeting” outfits.

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Glen Mast, Service chief for Shivelys, wore his necktie with the red irridescent spots at Shively’s appliance opening. Glen is very proud of his big collection of neckties. He formerly operated a farm implement business, sold it, built Rt. 6 motel, went traveling from Florida to Alaska and is now at Shivelys.

O. D. <Tofty) Robison has sold Ibis home to a Mr. Mullett and the Gerald Robison family, who occupied it are moving Into the former Mrs. Anna Stump home north of Graveliton. 5 WAGNERS GET FLU Five out of six of the IJPanieis Wagner family were down with the flu at one time, week before

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First Gaft-0-Rama Christmas awards will be drawn next Wednesday in the $3,000 gave-awway promotion for the holidays by Nappanee merchants, Bob Steinerpromotion chairman, announces. ■Merchants start giving tickets Monday, Every week gift awards will be 'made to Christmas. 'Signs will appear in every merchant window issuing the tickets good for chances of the total of $3,000 gift certificates. No purchase is necessary to get tickets and no winner needs to foe present to win, Bob adds. Winners names will be posited in store windows and published in the Gdifit-O-Raima ad in AdvanceNews and Farm and Home News, east and west editions, every week. Each Hoperating merchant issues each week a gift certificate good for a choice of merchandise in hits store. It need not all be spent at once in stores with a, variety of small merchandise. Each purchase in the gift certificate will be entered on the back, like a letter of credit, until the Whole amount of the award is used. Certificates will be non-trans-ferable but they will permit every winner to solve a big part of his or her gift problems. Shoppers may win from one store or all stores. There is no limit on prizes one person may win. Sixty merchants are already in and over 50 awards will be drawn next Wednesday. Other merchan/ts are still to some into the co-oper-ative promotion, so Hie list of prizes and the total may still gjo up, Bob adds further. Niapapnee is host this year to the Shoppers. Tickets are given to ail. Just visit .the stores, whether you buy or don’t, get your tickets. Flans for an east shopper next week have been canceled and the first issue of the shopper promotion will go out for the weekend of Nov. 21-23. It will include coverage to Mentone- Etna Green and Bourbon in addition to the usual 9,500 circulation. Trick or Treat Sends $362 To Needy Children A total gift of $362 has been sent to United Nations Childrens Fund from Nappanee; enough money to pay for the manufacture and dispensing of penicillin for children with the disease of yaws in- two towns the size of Niappanee. Classroom teachers, the schools and Ministerial association worked, on the project with the school children who went out last Monday night to collect donations for UNICEF, instead of treats for themselves. As an example of the success of the Nappanee project, more than half as much was brought in by Nappanee young foils- as was reported for the whole city of Elkhart in the same project. Waka, Warsaw Both To Get New Factories A Detroit coil sprung manufacturer will establish an assembly plant in Wabarusa by Dec. 1; which Will hire at least 25 area persons, and perhaps 40 to 50 as operations increase, it is announced. Cavlaider Spring Cos., which makes springs for mattresses, sofa beds, chairs, cushions and box springs will open the factory in the Fred Siichter building. Farts will be shipped from the Detroit factory for final and storage in Wabarusa. Warsaw also announced another new plant for its city last week. R. R. Donnelley Cos. will build a $6 million printing plant at Warsaw. This is the largest new industry so far attracted to Warsaw by its active business group, which has been making a highly successful effort to encourage new industry to locate in that city.