Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 83, Number 10, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 17 September 1959 — Page 2

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NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS

RODEO GLORY PAID FOR WITH BROKEN BONES

by Kenneth Haney (Part 2 of a series on a trip west this summer by Mr. and Mrs. Haney.) I have seen a commercial rodeo at a county fair where the same riders, the same horses and steers rehearsed every night before the grandstand. I hoped the codeo in Cody, Wyo. would be different, and it was. At 7:30 p.m. the rodeo contestants with their horses, natty saddles and western clothing, along with every boy and girl in Cody who had a pony, assembled in the city park for the parade., A sound car, playing western tunes and announcing the big event, escorted the colorful parade the length of Main street to the stadium just outside town. At 8 p.m., just as the sun was retiring over the mountains the lights were turned on a fencedin field, just a little larger than a football field. The contestants all lined up In front of the grandstand and were introduced by the master of ceremonies. It seemed as tho every western cattle state was represented: Texas, Colorado, Montana, all

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of them. Then by a show of hafids, they selected their v judge aid timer. What makes‘this teal? First, all contestants pay tin entry fee. They don’t know wihat bronco they’ll ride, the corrals are full of wiry broncs, swift, elusive Brahma calves and rangy Texas longhorns. Lastly a cowboy's pride and his living—‘bread and butterare at stake. BRONCS WEAR OUT \ They tell me the average bronco wears out in a year or so. These seemed to have plenty of mettle yet! Os the half dozen bronc riders, one seems to stick in my memory. The MC announced that Mr. Bill of Arizona would ride Wild Fire from Gate No. 5. Pate was not kind to Mr. Bill when this horse fell to his lot. The gate swings open and here comes the tall, lanky lad on a half-ton of coiled springs loaded with dynamite. The horse goes (Continued on page 5)

Barbara Senf| Is New President of Junior Auxiliary Junior Auxiliary members met Sept. 3 to elect and install officers. Barbara Senff is president; Janice Tusing, vice president; Pat Phillips, secretary; Carol Dear' dorff, treasurer; Debra Sinclair, chaplain, Rosemary Hepler, ser-geant-at-arms; Beverly Hepler, historian. Edna Slahaugh, auxiliary president, was installing officer assisted by Mary Young, chaplain, and Rosalee Hepler, sergeant-at-arms. Martha Robinson Elected President of Junior Class Martha Robinson has been elected president of the junior class at high school and Dan Geyer is vice president. Mary Duckwall is secret a ry-t re,asurer. Other class officers in the same order are: sophomore, Gary Schneck, Joan Noffsinger and Carol Hollar; freshman, John Yeager, Todd Lehamn, Betty Martin; Bth grade, Robert Best, Carolyn Mullet, Janet Lemna. Seventh grade will elect officers for each section of the class. Senior election was reported last week.

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any work in ’he kitchen. "Later Ros imary’.-s teacher and I had a little chat, wind we agreed that she 3hi ild help me on the platform. 1 Stroduved her before the program started and gave her a “place i the sun.” Rosemary received lot: of appl .use and many compliment: on now well she assistcd “Since, sle has finished high school and beauty school, and is part owner of a beauty shop. The story doesn't end there —I’m sure you all know hov happy I was when later on Rosemary told me I had taught her the meaning of friendship- life’s priceless ingredient.”

Zone ludgot... (Cent lued frt m page 1) ty tax boar ! as retaliation against the first cut in the l udget by county council. They to tk off $27, 100 of the county eomn issloner’s original budge! of $ 4,150. Warren Shively is Nappan ;e member of the county roard wid drew’ up the budget to give jo nt zoning administratin' of di y and county planning. It was ac ocated hat county and city zonin; should be uniform so property wners t a city line would not >6 confi mted with opposite zoni g acros the street or in the adjc ning bl< ck. This cut est the ounity tax rate increased 1 1 cents ir 69% higher. Nappane: in Loc. e Twp is 6.99, which is 51 c over list tax, 6.46. Nappane?, Union Twp, tax rate is up to 6.84, or 50 >ver last tax of 6.34. Byron slated ti at i school tax rates in the countj did not allow for the ner !y added 25 cents in the county tax md he e peets the state tax board > cut ,sc 00l board tax’s in Octc er. The cqv ty heal! t and the welfare boar’ is seei ling with dissatisfaction over a ut of $7,970 in their requ st for a 104,401 budget md repor ; are th it they are to meet to nandamus the county ’ouncil in court for restoration of he cut. The cut was to meet salary in■reases and the number of nurses. A board of health representative t council meeting declared that he county had no jurisdiction over oard of health salaries, quoting an oinion b; the attorney genera! of he state. N .PPANEJS OES Stated meeting of Nappanee Chapter ? >7 OES, Tuesday, Sept. '2, at 7:3' The past Adas will be Tuest of lonor. Social hour will 'allow.

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Quick Swerve By Tobias Saves Voders In Baggy BUGGY DOESN’T STOP AT 19 TOBIAS’ FAST SWERVE SAVES COUPLE John W. Yoder, coming east from his home on Kos CR 1350 in a buggy, pulled onto Rt 1§ at C Win’s corner Friday at 10 a.m, w thout stopping for the highway and froze before an oncomin, car driven by’ Keith Tobias. | Keith icramped his whrels so hard the front tire rubbed and screeched against the fender as he shot around Gwin’s tferm corner on 1350 to avoid hitting the it or hot,” W. H. Gwin said, “The car just took off the hair of the horse’s foreleg and scratched it but the horse lost two shoes.” Keith bumped his head hard and had to take the rest of the day off work, but Mr. and Mrs. Yoder were uninjured, though death'Vas imminent for them until Keith made that sharp turn. State Trooper B. B. Jones has booked Yoder to appear before JP Gill in Warsaw for failure*to yield right of way. Keith was road-testing a used car out of the stock of Ziliak Ford Sales. About SSO damage was done to tho car. Rocks Send Hand Down 90 Feet of Anglin’s Fence Chadwick D. Hand, 17, hit three 10-inch rocks on the road Friday on Kos CR 1350 (the mile road south) at Rt 19 and took down a stretch of Virgil Anglin’s fence, State Trooper B. B. Jones reports. The accident happened about midnight. About 90 feet of fence went down, iMr. Anglin states, which will cost about SSO for fencing and labor to erect. There was about $250 damage to the station wagon owned by Chad’s father, Russ Hand. Virgil learned of his fence being down when someone noticed it driving north and told Harvey Sechrist at Sechrist Standard station on S. Main. Harvey called Virgil who went out and found his cattle all lined-up for a drift down the road. J. MAXWELL OT O t ’.SE SUED BY NAPPANEE BANK Nappanee State bank has filed sui f in superior court against J. i\kxwcll and Elizabeth Evelyn Clouse for judgement on a $2,000 p- omissary note, adding S7OB attorney fees and interest, the county clerk reports. Raymer and Wiltrout are attorneys for the plaintiff. Never go in swimming alone and never dive in unknown waters.

IDerla Miller | Turbs Car Over for Total Loss A car owned by Robert B. Miller, 903 E. Walnut, became a total loss Friday night about midnight when Gloria J. Miller, 17, went off the road on CR 900 N, east of Community Center store. In trying to recover, she swung too far to the left and landed on the other side of the road upsidedown. Neither Gloria, nor a passenger, Jenafie Biller, were injured, but the entire top, and front and rear windows were wrecked. Gloria had been driving for aly a month, State Trooper B. B. Jones reports. Mr. Miller was so relieved that his daughter was unhurt, he said, "Ifou can always get anew car, but you can’t get anew daughter.” The car was insured. No-License Car in , Ditch; &rd Crash AtGwins Corner Gwin's corner, south on Rt 19 I was the jinx spot in the last week ' with three accidents there. Tuesday afternoon, a wrecked car was seen lying in the ditch on the right hand side of the road around the corner from Rt 19, its windshield 1 broken and one side smashed. It was a green ’sl or ’52 Cheve with no license plate and information on ownership of the car was not immediately available Wednesday. IN MEDITERRANEAN Charles C(. Downs, radarman seaman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Major of 358 N. Main, is serving aboard the destroyer DSS Douglas H. Fox, operating with the U. S. Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Four out of five people read an-a use the classified ads.

DANCE AND OPEN HOUSE Saturday Sept. 19 Music by the Rhythm Kings VFW Post 6638

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School Board Gets Opinion on Married Pupils A growing problem thruout the country, married high school students, was discussed at Monday night's school board meeting and the opinion of the board attorney, Joseph Kindig was read on the legal status of married students. He stated that the law provides for education for all persons and that cases in other states have given married students the right to attend school. How’ever, it is understood that other factors arise in a ease now under consideration by the board. Minutes of the meeting state that the board instructed the superintendent to inform Principal Weddle to handle each case on its individual merits. On request of Nappanee Classroom Teachers association, a change was made in the school calendar adding three days to Christmas vacation and extending the spring term to make up for it. Christmas vacation will be from Dec 21 thru Jan 1 and school will close on May 27, 1960. The board approved a Nov 13 basketball game with Warsaw to dedicate the gym, subject to working out a satisfactory dedication program. A request from Elkhart Tuberculosis Society for Nappanee school to take part in the intradermal TB testing program, was turned down on the grounds that the patch test has been accepted in Nappanee and is working satisfactorily and that it can be administered by the school nurse. . The teaching contract of Jerald K. Robertson was signed and claims of $8,869.20 were approved. Trustees Kendall, Christner and Hahn and Supt. Osborn were present. If salaries were raised some 10 to 15 per cent, maybe we could afford & live the way we do.

Jaycees Seek . ■ V Advance Sales of Fish Fry Tickets Nappanee Jaycees report that their' Sept 25 Fish Fry labeled “Operation Scoreboard” is progressing very nicely. The committees report that everything is being prepared to make this the biggest fish fry that they have held so far. Preparations are made to feed a thousand persons or more. They ask everyone who cam, to purchase ickets in advance so that they can plan the event to everyonesl satisfaction. Tickets are on sale'-fov all Javcees :yid by State Bank of Nappanee. They also state that there will be a counter set up for those who wish to take fish home, both breaded fish ready to freeze and fish fried and ready to eat. TRAFFIC FINES Michael A. Price. Nappanee, speeding 60 in 45 zone, Oscar L. Burkholder, Nappanee, speeding 79 in 65 zone, Ernest R. Hochstetler, Nappanee, speeding 80 in 65 sone, $18.75 each: Thomas G. Graversori, Nappanee, and Richard D. Martin, South Bend, improper passing each 51975; James D. Pittman, Wakarusa, violation muffler law, Thad Flowers, Elkhart, improper registration, and Homer W. Farr, Ft. Wayne, and Charles H. Yaw, Mishawaka, speeding trucks, each $18.75.

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Ticket Sale Nets Kiwanis &300 for Youth k movie was shown to Kiwanis ot Los Angeles city traffic court M nday, mixing humor and tragedy wr th cartoon pictures of Road II igs, Nervous Nellies and the b? pes that make accidents. The film was presented by the truckers in co-operation with International Harvester. George Kurtz, chairman, sounded. the call for golf and dinner next Wednesday at Tippecanoe golf club in the umburned section or: the clubhouse. Bob McAridrew reported a S3OO p ofit for youth benefit from the s le of tickets to the Warsaw playh ruse. An apple sale Is next on the r. oney-ralsing list, he added. Sinclair to Move, & Firm Troup on 2nd Ward Demo Ticker Robert (Pat) Sinclair, former Lions president, will move out of the second ward into the first ward end has removed himself i rom the Democrat ticket for council. Firm Troup, former postmaster, eplaces him as candidate from he second ward, Frank Deisch jr, i ity democrat chairman announces. Sinclair, retains his soft water : ervice plant at 154 W. Walnut.