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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamsher, 301 N. Nappanee, celebrated their Golden Wedding Aug 23, at a dinner attended by all their children and grandchildren. The Hamshers were married Aug 18, 1909 in Leesburg.

BULLDOGS WIN ROUSING 40-0 OPENER AT KNOX

FIRST HOME GAME IS FRIDAY AGAINST . COL. CITY By Bob Mitchell Bulldogs opened the season Tuesday night with a rousing 40-0 victory over Knox. Shaking off the first quarter jitters, Nap. punched across two TD’s in tiie second period on fullback Jay Stouders’ 27 yard run over his own left tackle. Quarterback Gary Stutzman hit halfback Mike Mitchell with a TD pass as only four seconds remained in the first half, and Jay Stouder added the extra point to make it 13-0 at halftime. Two quick touchdowns in the third period by Stouder on runs of 63 and 45 yards put the Bulldogs way out in front and halfback Kent Stuckman added another extra point to make it 26-0. USED RESERVES - * Coach Young used his reserves almost entirely thruout the rest of the second half, and in the fourth period, Nap. punched across two more TD’s on a one yard plunge by sophomore halfback Randy Weddle. QB Jan Cleveland passed to Stuckman for the extra point to make the score 33-0. ■ In the warring moments of the fourth period, freshman Todd Lehman hit Stuckman with another scoring aerial. The play covered 62 yards and Weddle ran the extra point over to make the final score 40-0. Friday night, the Bulldogs clash with Columbia City in the first home game of the season. Fans Who missed the Knox game will get their first glimpse of the veteran Bulldog eleven and also see the recent addition to Memorial splendid new electric scoreboard. . / Last year, the Eagles dropped a close 15-6 decision to the Bulldogs, and this year they are reported to have another big and experienced eleven. The Bulldogs will no doubt have their hands full.

R. Lose© Bids S3OO for Old Baud Building Nappanee school board met last Thursday in a special called meeting to consider the budget. Since no taxpayers were present to protest or question the budget, it was passed as published. Member Loren Hahn, representing Scott Twp on the board, reported that member Earl Slabaugh, trustee of the township, had submitted his resignation to the county auditor because of ill health and that his position on the school board would be vacant until a successor is appointed by Kosciusko County Commissioners. The boad instructed Supt. Osborn to write a letter to Mr. Slabaugh expressing appreciation for his valuable contributions to the board, and wishing him a speedy recovery. A letter was read from Bill Ganshorn complimenting the board for its accomplishments, congratulating Dr. Forest Kendall on his appointment to the board and commending past president LaMar Stoops on his capable leadership. A bid from Russel Losee for S3OO for the old band binlding was read but action was postponed until each board member could inspect the building and report back to the superintendent. Supt. Osborn and President Kendall will attend Indiana School Board Association meeting in Indianapolis Sept. 16. A motion was made unanimously to retain Joseph Kindig as board attorney for the next fiscal year The resignation of Robert Roberts, vocal teacher, was accepted. OLD HOUSE MOVED OUT EAST ON WALNUT FROM LOT BACK OF LIBRARY Alfred Keim, who purchased the house of the late Ida Geiser on the lot in back of the library,Amoved the house off Tuesday morning, along Walnut, nearly out to Momingside Dr. The house is now the second from the corner on Walnut east of Momingside. The library board plans to landscape and improve the lot to give the library building a more spacious setting, as called for in the al plaits. si-*,

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Carol Hartman and Mary Hostetler with a kitten they found, which Mary is holding. They tried to find a home for the kitten but learned later that the kitten belonged to a neighbor and wasn’t lost just out for a visit.

UM Pastor Wins SSO Free Food at Lewies Bi-Rite Rev. Harold Barger, pastor of United Missionary church, won the SSO in free food which was first prize in Lewie’s Bi-Rite supermarket 3rd anniversary celebration. The Bargers live at 251 W. Centennial. A Sampsonite bridge set, 2nd prize, was won by Charles Rubeck of Wakarusa and the 3rd prize, an electric rpto-boil went to Dale Blacker, R 1, Nappanee. Mrs. Bud Miner, 706 E. Walnut, is the winner of the 4th prize Timex watch and Mrs. Kenneth Sharp, R 1, Milford, won the sth prize, a 24-piece picnic set. The next five prize winners have their choice of a bride doll or an atomic cannon set. They are Edward Stahly R 1, Nappanee; Mrs. Oloyce Hoffer, New Paris; Carl Stump, Nappanee; Roma Lutes, R 1, Nappanee; and Mrs. Don McKee, 502 N. Clark. RECORD HOP There will be a record hop Saturday night from 8 to 11 at Community Park building sponsored by Berlin Womans Relief Corps. Bruce Saunders will be master of ceremonies. s'

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'HIGH-STEPPING thoroughbreds and formally attired riders will take over the Indiana State Fair Coliseum September 6 through 11 for the Fair’s $55,000 Horse Show. Mare than 750 horses have been entered in the six-day event. Jan Garber’s orchestra will provide a musical background and Addie Darling, Purdue’s famous “Golden Girl,* will entertain between show classes with baton twirl-ig routines. The State Fair runs September 2 through 10 this year.

Unsafe tc Leave Package is Ii iside Unlocked Cars One possible .heft of property from an unlpcke car was reported to police this w ;ek, al though the persons reportin'; it we. e not sure they did not p! ice the merchandise in the wroi g car. Police warn t at it is not good practice to leav; merchandise in unlocked cars w th open windows. In larger cities, it is impossible to leave anything i l sight even in a locked car, with >ut the danger of thieves breakin the windows to get in. In Nappanee, me often can walk along the dow> town streets and see open cars filled with dhoe and clothing Ik xes, bags of groceries, or came as and other val- , uable equipmen compl ;tely unattended. One reader tells us he knows of three cases of thefts from cars in recent week >, including . new school clothing, groceries and fishing tackle. TRAFF IC FINES ,In Nappanee JP cou % Howard Yoder and Jirrmy J. Hamsher, both of Naippan‘e, paid $19.75 each for speeding. Hamsher was reported doing 8 r in a65 mile zone. Charles J. He .derson, Nappanee, paid $18.75 fc - violation of the muffler law. Burlin E. Le , Goshen, was fined $26 with co.' s for purchase and use of an Ini iana hunting and fishing license without maintaining a residenc in Indiana. Other fines were: Ramon B. Pfeiffer, Gosh< % and Hugh Wine, Plymouth, fail re to yield; James Lee Burleson. Elkhart, speeding 85 in 65 mile zone $18.75 and Henry L. Brown, Gary speeding 75 in 65 mile zone $21.75; Stanley O. Roahrig, Bour x>n, speeding 88 in 65 mile zone, $19.75; Thomas D. Schneider, Wedville, speeding $19.75; and Ed’ /ard L. Hassen, Toledo, 0., anil irthur J. Maitland, Chicago, speec ng truckers, $18.75 each. J. E. Dot ghci*ty§ Visiting Mere Froi n Colorado Mr. and Mr:. J. E. Dougherty, and Mr. and I Irs. Haxdld Dougherty, Colorado Springs, Colo, are visiting relatives and friends in Nappanee. Tuesday tfi<j Doughertys and Mrs. Cora H • wley were dinner guests of the ,eo Stilisons. Wednesday . E. Dougherty came into the Adv ice-News office to renew his sut cription, saying he has taken thf Advance-News for more than 55 'ears. About 44 years ago, he moved from Nappanee to Colorado where he woi ked at he carpenter trade until he retire! a few years ago. The Doughertys celebrated their 55th bedding anniversary in May.

Ruth Crrricij of Bremen Wins at Village Shop Ruth Carrie < of Bremen won first prize in Pletcher’s Village Shop “Name he Relies” contest; a $25 merchandise certificate. Budd Shepherd R 2, Warsaw, won second prize of sls ana Jack Harrison 2757 Garden bl 'd„ Elkhart, third prize of $5 in nercihandise. The contest was on- of the features of the Village f hop’s Ethan Aller Festival Which 1 is just concluded. Two f ousanc invitations were sent or to cu tomers and friends of the Coloni tl furniture shop and LaVern Piet :her reports that the respe-se wa; very good. People came from ell over, he repo ts. Two oarties came down from Chicago e arly th j week. One grou p told him. they c ±me for two purposes; to see the store and to see he Amish people. D ring the festival, the Village Sho has had a. 1907 Little Giant deli ery truck parked outside, with a sign on it “We deliver anywihe e”. Tie car belongs to Raymond Mai in of Martins Hardware who loan ed it to P etcher. It is bright blue, a 2-cylinr er job, still in runnin;: condition, manufactured by Chi ago Pneumatic Tool Cos. RESURFACE RT 19 Et 19 south was closed last week for resurfacing from Marathon sta ion south past Community Center. State Highway crews did the work. Nappanee, THE Shopping Center

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Open House Sun. for Floyd Gordon Golden Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Floyd E. Gordon R 3, Nappanee will celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary at their home 51£ miles south west of Wakarusa on the St. JosephElkhart County Line Road, Sunday, Sept 6, from 3 to 6 p.m. They invite friends, neighbors, and relatives to an open house. Stella May Truex and Floyd E. Gordon were married Sept. 4, 1909, on her birthday. They are both members of Providence Primitive Baptist church, and life-time residents of this community. The Gordon’s have one daughter, Mrs. Elias (Laura) Sarber, R 3, Nappanee. They also have three grandchildren, Kenneth, Shirley, and Tommy Sarber. Ralph Disher Hurt As Bulk Truck Flips Over Ralph A. Disher, 59, of Milford, who was at first believed to be dead In a truck accident, was reported improved Wednesday at Holy Family hospital in LaPorte, though his condition is still critical. Mr. Disher who operates a restaurant in Milford, was driving a large bulk milk truck Saturday on Rt 6 when it overturned a mile east of Walkerton. Troopers believe the front wheels of the truck went off the pavement and that Disher turned too sharply to get back on the road flipping the truck over and causing damage of $3500. He was on the critical list with chest and internal injuries when taken to the hospital. It was reported that Disher was driving the truck as a favor to the owner.

Hamsher DX To Have Free Gifts For Boron Days Hamsher DX Service station. Market and Locke, is celebrating Boron Days this Friday and Saturday, Cliff Hamsher announces, with free gifts and specials. All kids can sign up for a beautiful deluxe bicycle to be given away. No purchase is necessary. Each mom who visits the station will receive a free rose and each father will get a flashlight. There will be an extra gift also for the first 300 drivers to visit the station during Boron days, Friday and Saturday, Cliff adds. Budg’t Ordinances Pass; Two Bid on John St. Joh As has become routine the past few years, no taxpayer appeared at City Council Monday night to object to the budget and the two budget ordinances for 1960 passed third and final reading. They are: Ordinance 232, the budget appropriation and ordinance 233, setting the rate of tax for the civil city at 1.67. Bids were receeived for the improvement of E. John Street from Rieth-Riley and Clayton Holdeman. The council recessed until 1 p.m. this Wednesday to study the figures before awarding the bid. Upon recommendation of the police and street department, four-way stop signs have been put up at the intersection of Jackson and Centennial near the new school. JUNIORS GET CLASS RINGS; BOYS MAY NOT KEEP THEM FOR LONG Monday, the first day of school,was class ring day for the juniors, wlbo were all flashing their new adornments downtown last Monday afternoon in great excitement. After Monday night, we wonder how many junior boys’ fingers were bare again as their rings dangled on a chain around the necks of their steady girls? Or nestled on girlish fingers with a wrapping of angora to hold them on?

Blonde Joann Ingraham, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Virgil Ingraham, has returned to school after spending the summer working at the soda fountain in Rexall drugs. Monroe Kuntz Critical After One-Car Crash Monroe Kuntz, 33, of Nappanee, is in critical condition in Goshen hospital after being injured in a one-car crash early Sunday morning, southwest of Syracuse. He was a passenger in a homemade sports car driven by Russell Losce jr., 33, of Nappanee. When the headlights went out, police report, Losee applied the brakes, skidded out of control and went into a ditch striking a pole. Both men were thrown out but Losee escaped with cuts and bruises. 'Kuntz has a basal skull fracture, broken right arm, possible rib fractures and abrasions, the hospital reported. NULL REUNION , Chris Null family reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 6 at Timothy Welty home. DEMOCRAT HQ A Democratic Headquarters sign is-up over the former barber shop on N. Main, next to the VFW.

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Nope this isn’t a visitor from outer space, but "Tracto,” a mechanical man fashioned from different parts of an Internationa] Harvester farm tractor. Eight-foot robot moves hand up and down, turns its head and is wired to talk back. Apparently, it likes children, too. Harvester is exhibiting “Tracto’ 1 at various state fairs throughout the country. .

Tourney For Huffman Golf Trophy Sept 13 Annual city golf tournament for Huffman trophy will be Sunday, Sept. 13, at Maxwelton golf course. Starting time will be 2 p.m. Anyone interested is to sign at Rexall Drugs by Thursday, Sept. 10, so that flights can be made to accomodate all golfers. Golfers can make their own foursomes or be paired at tee-off. Luncheon will be served after play and prizes will be given by Nappanee merchants. LaMar Mqtzler is chairman of tQje tournament

William Gras*. Blacksmith, Dies at Age of 86 William H. Grasz, 86, died Aug. 20 in a Marshfield, "Wis. hospital where he had been a patient for several weeks following treatment and surgery. He was bom in Wakarusa, Mar. 6, 1873 the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grasz, and was a blacksmith in Nappanee until about 1919. His first wife Emma Mellinger, preceeded him in death. After her death he married Minnie Kercher of Akron, who survives. • Other survivors include a brotheer, Floyd, of Nappanee and a niece, Mrs. Howard Field of Fresno, Calif. Funeral services were in Athens, Wis., Aug. 22. War Mothers Seek Items for Parcel Post Sale American War Mothers met Monday at the Legion home and voted sls to Mary Wiese of West 10th St. ®VA hospital, Indianapolis to help with ward parties. A check was also voted to Mrs. Velma Foreman at Ft. Wayne to buy cigartets for veterans. The 31st state ednvention will be at Hotel Severin, Indianapolis Nov 3-6. All members are asked to send a package between now and Nov 3 to be auctioned off in the parcel post sale which will be held during the convention to benefit state projects. Each package should contain a new item of merchandise with a fifty cent maximum value and should be mailed to State Office, 777 N. Meridian, Room 201, Indianapolis, Ruth Freet, president, announces. There will also be a publicity scrap book contest with prizes.

UNDER DOCTORS CARE Sidney Felton was treated in a doctors office, Aug. 23, for injuries of the left elbow and head following an accident NE of Nappanee. j Tonya McDonald, daughter of the Robert McDonalds, was treated Friday for an injured foot which she caught in a car door. Gerald Lozier was treated for cuts on the left palm Saturday. Mrs. Frank Gall was admitted to South Bend Osteopathic hospital Monday. Dale Stone had surgery at SBO Tuesday. Mrs. Glen McCarthy, Mrs. Max Fisher, and daughter were admitted to SBO Tuesday night following an auto accident in Mishawaka.

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Cadet John F. Kendall (left) of Nappanefe, and Cadet Larry D. Bachelor, of Bluffton, prepare to advance on a simulated enemy position during field maneuvers at summer training camp, Fort Buckner, West Point, N.Y. During the two-month training period. Cadets Kendall and Bachelor and other members of - the UJB, Military Academy class of 1962 will receive instruction in the operation and use of all infantry and artillery weapons. Kendall, 19, son of Dr. and Mrs. Forrest M. Kendall, 654 Woodland dr., is a 1958 graduate of Nappanee high school.

ENROLLMENT UP 33; 1“ GRADE, FRESHMEN DOWN

As of Wednesday, enrollment in Nappanee grade schools was 967, up five from last year, and high school enrollment (which includes Bth grade* was 423, which is up 28 from last year’s total of 395. Supt. H. B. Osborn said Wednesday that it is possible there will be a few more enrollments this week or next. Totals of grades are: kindergarten 108; Ist grade 124; 2nd 130; 3rd 113; 4th 124; sth 129; 6th 127; and 7th 112. Eighth grade has 112; freshmen V 7; sophomores 93; juniors 68; and seniors 73. Kindergarten is up 20 from last year but first grade is down 32. Another significant decline is the freshman class which is down 30 from last year, indicating that the class of 1962 will be a small one, and the class of 1963 quite a bit larger.

Union Service Sunday at Union Center Church TEACHES RECEPTION PLANNED FOR SEPT 13 This Sunday, union service will be at Union Center Church of the Brethren, northeast of Nappanee at 7:30 p.m. Speaker is Rev. Harold Barger, pastor of United Missionary church. Annual reception for public school teachers, sponsored each year by the Ministerial Association, will be Sunday, Sept. 13 at First Brethren church. Dr. Byron Stroh, superintendent of Ft. Wayne District of the Methodist church, will be the speaker. School to Open Tuesday a.in. at Union Township Union Township School opens Tuesday, Sept. 8, for a half day of school, Ancil W. Fervida, trustee. reports. Tuesday, school will start at 8:20 and dismiss at 10:30. Wednesday will be a full day. Book rental for the first six grades is $7.50 for the year, grades 7 and 8 $8.50. School lunches are 25 cents for grades 1 thru 5, and 30 cents for grades 6 to 8.

UNCLE EB from EBiENiEZER says:

DEAR MISTER EDITOR: In my lifetime I’ve • saw Government agencies git control of roads, rents, prices, production, power credit, and crops. It’s beginning to look like there ain’t nothing worthwhile left to control but the hereafter and I figger Congress will git started on that at the next session. In fact, they’ve already got one foot in the door on controlling the hereafter b y making funeral homes git a license and bury a feller according to rules and regulations set up by law. They’ve got so much red tape to it that St.. Peter has a hard time gitting it unravelled when the department arrives up yonder. The reason I mention it is on account of this piece in the paper about a feller in Richmond, Virginia, complaining because the funeral parlor boys is joining a labor union*. I can't sec how a few more complications like this is going to make any difference. Back when I was a boy they buried a man in a sheet, and woman in a sheet with lace trim. The departed was laid out on the cooling board while neighbors built the coffin. The village blacksmith always kept handles made fer the box and he was usually the first one noticed after the preacher*

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Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Stump, R I Wakarusa, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Janet, to James I. McCraner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max McCraner, R 1, Bristol. Both are employed at Whitehall Laboratories, Elkhart. An Oct. 25 wedding is planned. BIRTHS M and Mrs. Daniel Goon, daug iter Lisa Marie, Sept. 1, Elkhart iospital., M: and Mrs. John Chupp, daug iter Nora Jean, Sept. 1, Bremen hospital. SICK LIST Martha Hartman, daughter of the C 'ell Hartmans had surgery at May< clinic Thursday, Aug 27. She ; scheduled to return home Wed: jsday evening, by plane to Chic.- *o- , Ha vey Stably had surgery Tuesday lorning at Elkhart hospital. Mr . Sam Bourne had eye surgery at Goshen hospital Aug. 26. To; i Myers was released from Elkhart hospital Saturday after having minor surgery on Thursday and Friday.

They leld a wake fer the departed, and tie clocks in the house Was stoppfd and the mirrors draped. The ceparted was laid with feet to thr east, and head to the west so he and rise facing the morning sun. They carried the corpse by wagon: to the church, where a long sermon was preached, sometimes lasting fer two hours or more. Then when they got to the grave they '/ould sing songs fer another hour. I c n’t see that they’ve made but cne real improvement since them days, Mister Editor. Now they don’t devote more’n a tenminu e sermon to the departed. But like buggy whips and corsets, the old fashioned funeral ain't in demand no more. The relatives is in too big a hurry to git home and divide up the loot.’ And as cars git faster, things will git worse. The relatives used to have a day or two warning but in the next generation natural death will be mighty uncommon. Summing up the situation, I can’t git too upset over whether the feller that embalms me belongs to a aibor union or not. About all a feller can hope fer now is that he’ll >ass over afore the politicians git control of the hereafter. Yours truly, , Uncle Eb