Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 86, Number 6, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 9 August 1962 — Page 1

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Council Approves Lower Tax Rate & Higher Budget

The Common Council met Monday first to discuss Improvement Resolution 84, the widening of Jackson Street.

Engineer Weaver read his estimate for the job, pointing out that these were maximum figures, since the actual job can never exceed engineer’s figures. He estimated that widening to forty feet would cost $34,500 for the section between Market and Lincoln. This would include the acquisition of right of way. This block the Council contemplates financing by general obligation bonds. The block from Lincoln to Wabash would, according to Weaver, cost $30,000, with the City participating one fifth under Barrett Law. Most of the participation would come from the industries in that area, but there was one residential property belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Longanecker. They were present and were told that their participation could amount to as much as $1,857. This couple couldn’t understand why their share might be so large when people on the other block would have no direct assessment.

There was a long discussion at the end of which the Council confirmed the resolution. They then expressed the opinion that they would be in favor of including the Longaneckers under the general obligation bond, thus relieving them of the unproportionate burden. The Council then moved on to the budget. They decided to eliminate an item if SI,OOO from the recreation board’s recommendaof an extra appropriation for lighting anew ball diamond. They had contemplated adding $6,000 to provide for the possibility of some sort of system to answer police calls on a 24 hour basis. This is still a problem to the Council and they are not yet sure how they can establish adequate communications under the new dial system and do it without spending a large sum. It was finally decided that $6,000 would not provide enough if an adequate police communications was established, so a total of $12,000 was added. This would presumably go toward the maintaining of personnel who would be available at all times to answer public calls for the police. In preparing the budget at this stage, the Council can later cut any item but cannot add to it after this date. The extra $12,000 raised the proposed tax rate 12 cents. The final city tax rate was 1.64 as compared to $1.96 last year. The main reason this reduction of tax rate was possible was because of the increase in assessed valuation and the $15,000 transfer of funds from the Utilities Company to the City next March. The new total of all funds on the new budget is $158,932 as compared with $149,055 last year. The increases are mostly in the general fund to provide for the extra $12,000 for emergency calls. The Council passed on first reading Ordinance 271 for the appropriations and Ordinance 272 setting the civil city tax rate at $1.64. Mrs. Martha Thomas, Chicago, and Mrs. Carl Blosser, North Liberty, were Thursday guests of Mrs. Ida McDonald.

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Yearbook staff members who attended the 16th annual High School Journalism Institute, July 22 • Aug. 4, at Indiana University will return to their schools this fall with new ideas for their school annuals. Participants include, from left, Kathleen Hart, Valparaiso High School; Jean Kreider, Goshen, a student at Concord H.S.; Sally (Diane) Gardner, 806 E. Walnut St., Nappanee, Nappanee H.S., and Marcia Bates, Churubusco H.S.

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Carol Miller and her grandmother pose in the Public Library. Mrs. Miller was the 5,000 th person to get a library card since the new system of indexing was started four years ago. The Millers are from near New Paris.

Auxiliary Hosts Beatty Patients The American Legion Auxiliary Volunteers; Mrs. Anna Counts, Mrs. Dorothy Deardorff and Chrm. Mildred Parks, put on a party for Maximum Security Ward 3-North for 65 patients, July 30. They served submarine sandwiches, pies and coffee, also candies. This party was made possible by the following people giving ca*h:„ M*- Xflfdn Forsythe, petty Holderman, Mrs. Chester Adams, Mrs. Ed Strope, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Speicher, Mr. Doyle Berry, Mrs. William Riley, Mrs. Walter (Percy) Miller, Mr. and Mrs. James Newcomer, Mrs. Schuyler Fuller, Mrs. Donald Price, Charles Haney, Forrest Stahley, Mr. Fink (Wakarusa), Mrs. Lucille Tobias, Devon Hossler and a anonymous donor. Other donations were pies from Mrs. Counts, Mrs. Deardorff, Mrs. Glen Geyer, Mrs. George Cleveland, Mrs. Michael Orasz, and the B&B Case. Stillson’s Men Wear and Warren’s Men Wear donated hankies and socks, for games, and the Junior Hi-Y, bought wash cloths, Kleenex, candy bars and playing cards for prizes. Reliable Dairy donated the cream, A&W Root Beer Stand gave 6 gallons of Root Beer, Nappanee Frozen Food gave towards the meat and cheese, Mrs. Martha Kuhns gave two cans of candies, Mrs. Lewis gave ice, and tomatoes napkins, sugar etc. by Mrs. Counts and Mrs. Parks. The Combo band played during the whole evening, several patients sang, one played the harmonica. „ Gifts and cigarettes were passed out. The ladies gave the patients the Root Beer on arriving. The next party will be on August 27 at 7:00 p.m. If any club or individuals are interested in helping on these parties, please contact Mrs. Parks.

NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS

ANY OLD PICTURES? Have you aim old pictures of Nappanee we can borrow? In the Fall, the Advamfe-News plans to feature much the early history of this community. If you will loan us your pictures, we’ll have plates made of them and return them to you. Please put your name and address on the back so we won’t misplace them. School Tax Rate Lower In Nappanee It is really difficult to compare the new budget of the consolidated Wa-Nee Community Schools with last year’s budget of the Nappanee Community Schools. It is published elsewhere in this newspaper. In many ways, it would be like comparing apples with oranges. The figure for net taxable property in last year’s Nappanee budget was $7,730,410. This year for Wa-Nee it is $24,387,575. One of the things which complicates any comparison is that a great many transfers of funds were necessary to set up the financing of the new school corporation. In setting up a budget, the new Board had to anticipate needs without having any previous figures to go on. Many items had to be estimated until an actual period of operation could be experienced. Because of the increase in the assessed valuation, the tax rate for the schools for Nappanee taxpayers will be reduced from $3.77 to $3.15.

Effie May Tobias Dies Sunday Rev. Virgil Ingraham conducted Ttfflettil services Wednesday at Wright Funeral Home for Effie May Tobias, 84, who died Sunday night at Welty’s Rest Home. Mrs. Tobias had resided at 1521& E. Randolph. Mrs. Tobias was born in Nappanee on October 26, 1877. Her mother’s maiden name was Anna Hatfield, who married William Whitesel. She married Charles U. Tobias in 1900. Mr. Tobias passed away on April 2, 1955. Surviving is a son, Ward Tobias, two grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Burial was at Bremen Cemetery. Mrs. Tobias was a member of the First Brethren Church. High School Band To Begin Rehearsals Aug. 16 Rehearsal for the Nappanee High School Marching Band will commence on Aug. 16 in the high school band room. Rehearsals will be on Aug. 16, 20, 23, 27 and 30. All will start at 7:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to make a change in band uniforms should do so at the Aug. 16th rehearsal. Uniforms will be issued to freshmen after the Aug. 23 rehearsal. Individual lessons have also started and students should attend on the same day and time as was used during June.

NAPPANEi; INDIANA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1962

Bulldogs Open Football Season September 1 Bulldogs will open- the 1962 season at Col. City Sat. night, Sept. 1. Last year the Bulldogs defeated the Eagles 38 to 6 on Nappanee’s Memorial Field, to go ahead 7 to 4 in the over all won lost record with Col. City. This year fans may look forward to a ten game schedule featuring three home games in early Sept. Adult Reserved and Season General Adm. tickets will be placed on sale Aug. 20th at the H.S. Principal’s Office. The Reserved Seat ticket is priced at $4.50 and the General Adm. ticket at $3.50 each. Fans interested in purchasing reserved seats for small children in the Adult Section may do so at student prices. Student Reserved tickets will be placed on sale at the school Tues., Sept. 4th. Football practice is scheduled to start Aug. 15th at Memorial Field. Coach Paul Gunderman lost eight lettermen by graduation, but has high hopes of developing a strong 1962 team built around eleven returning lettermen. Approximately 55 boys are expected to report for practice ‘next week. The 1962 returning lettermen are: Todd Lehman QB Danna Stickle B A1 Hand ... QB Tom Dean :.... B Dave McGrew FB Dick Pippenger E Mike Hoyt E John Yeager C Jim Evans G Ralph Moore T Jim Phillips T

Kenneth Calbeck, Jr., Speaker At Kiwanis Monday Kenneth Calbeck, Jr., who has been visiting his family here, spoke to Kiwanis Monday. Mr. Calbeck was stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, fell in love with that area, and went to school there after his military service. He is now in charge of a dormitory at the University of Arizona in Phoenix and has supervision responsibilities over 600 students. Mr. Calbeck told about Arizona’s growth. He said there are now about one half million people in the Phoenix area. There are several new electronics companies recently located there. Also with the advent of new water supply from six or seven dams (one of them Roosevelt), agriculture has become big there. Cotton and vegetables grow well in what used to be the desert. Kiwanis had several guests Monday. Three other Kiwanis Clubs were represented. U-Du Laundry Has New Owners Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Juday, Goshen, have purchased the U-Du Laundry at 1104 E. Market from Mr. Dean Baker. The Judays will live over the laundry and Mrs. Juday will be the attendant. They have a son in high school. Mr. Juday is experienced in washer and dryer repair and intends to open a repair business in connection with the laundry. Later they expect to install coin operated dry cleaning equipment.

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Legion Commander Fred Speicher and Auxiliary President Trilba Speicher accept the gavel from outgoing officers Betty Holderman and Lowell Hartman.

V PROMOTED Loren L. Losee, son of Raymond R. Losee, Route 2, Nappanee, Ind., recently was promoted to specialist four at Fort Eustis, Va., where be is a member of the Army Transportation School. Specialist Losee, a mechanic in the school’s Headquarters Company, entered the Army in 1955. The 26-year-old soldier is a graduate of Nappanee High School. Any Log Sowers In The Crowd? Many of the Nappanee merchants are contemplating an “old fashioned day”. This would include “old fashioned” prices, and it is hoped that many persons might join in with various forms of entertainment out of the past. Any ideas along this. line would be appreciated. One of the suggestions which has been made is a log sawing contest. In the old days it was not uncommon for men to compete oft their prowess of cutting through large logs. The question now is whether this is a completely lost art with the advent of modern equipment, or are there men in this area still able to hold their own with a saw. The whole purpose of such a day of old time activities would be to recall some of Nappanee’s past glories, such as the tremendously successful onion festivals which used to draw people from a large area. This day in which people would revert to the City’s past will probably take place in October. Jaycees Attend State Meeting Jayeee State Directors Jerry Henke: and Herb Cripe have just from a two day Leadership 'rraining School held on the Wabash College campus at Crawfordsville on August 4 and 5. The school, one of four annual meetings staged by the Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce, was based on the theme, “Learning to Serve.” Area delegates attended forums on such subjects as Memory Development, Written and Oral Communications, Chapter and Individual Development, and Parliamentary Procedure. More than 200 Jaycees from across the state were in attendance. The State Board of Directors met Sunday morning to approve the programming for the coming year. Prime among the program objectives in the year ahead will be an intense effort to increase membership and to charter new chapters in areas not now served by the Jayeee organization. The Jaycees is made up entirely of men between the ages of 21 and 35 and is dedicated to the principle of leadership training and personal development through participation in civic projects. Union Church Service At First Brethren The sixth in a series of summer union meetings sponsored by the Nappanee Ministerial Association will be Sunday night at 7:30 in the First Brethren Church. The service will include Worship in Music and also a period of devotion. Each participating church will provide a musical number. The public is invited.

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School Board Approves Transfer Os Students One of the matters 'Which took up quite a bit of the School Board’s time Monday was that of transfer of students. Several parents , were present to request transfers for their children out of the Wa-Nee School District. After discussion on the transfer costs, transportation, availability of classrooms it was decided to grant these transfers to ten 9th grade students for one year. There were also several letters requesting that pupils be assigned to schools within the district which would involve crossing previously established district boundaries. Superintendent Osborn was asked to study these cases individually as to the practicality of the requests. The Board then discussed the bids received for two bus bodies. They accepted the bids of S. E. Merriman and Eby Auto Sales for bodies and D. W. Greene Pontiac and Eby Auto Sales for chassis. Contracts for teachers to fill existing vacancies were approved for David Oplinger and Enid Rogers, Wakarusa, and James Snell, Ruth Roggie, David Imlay, Geneva Moore, and Leona Stump, Nappanee. The Board approved the publication of the budget as submitted by the Superintendent. It is published elsewhere in this newspaper. Napanets Will Be Available Aug. 17 Miss Hoover, adult sponsor for the high school year book, has announced that Napanets will have arrived and be ready for distribution on August 17. There will be an autograph party in the high school allpurpose room from 7:30 to 9:30 P.M. the evening of August 17 for all Nappanee High School students wishing to attend. At this time, Napanets will also be distributed to adults in the hall way adjoining the all-purpose room. This year, for the convenience of those who are unable to pick up their Napanets on the night of August 17, annuals will be distributed at the high school during regular office hours, from August 20 to 24. Upon receiving annuals, your receipt of payment is requested. There will be no extra annuals available.

Two Nappanee Girls Have Projects At Fair Projects of two Nappanee 4-H girls will represent Elkhart County at the State Fair this year. Susan Knobel’s shagbark cotton jacket dress will be the Clothing 5 entry. Betty Wise’s cookies will be entered in Foods I. Susan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Knobel and has been in 4-H for five years. She will be a sophomore in the Nappanee High School. Betty’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wise of R.R. 1, Milford. This is her second year in 4-H and this fall she will be in the sixth grade at South School. Both entries were given starred A grades at the Community Judging held several weeks ago. They were re judged along with other starred projects at the Elkhart County Fair Tuesday. One entry in each classification was chosen at that time. They are all on display at the Fair this week in the State Fair Booth in the Armory. All of Nappanee’s 4-H projects may be seen in the Nappanet 4-H Booth in the Armory Building at the Fair. CAMP FIRE COUNCIL The first fall meeting of the Nappanee Camp Fire Council, Inc., has been changed from August 13 to August 24, in the camp fire room at West Side Park Pavilion. This meeting will be for all board members and Camp Fire and Blue Bird leaders. SHOP IN NAPPANEE

Cutover To Dial Phones Goes Well In Nappanee

Sunday morning the Nappanee Telephone Company made its official cutover to dial telephone service. Present for the occasion were members of the Common Council and their wives, Mayor and Mrs. Ralph Greene, ex-Mayor Max Clouse and Mrs. Clouse, members of the school administration, utilities board.

'Hie activity started about 1:45 a.m. The crews began cutting off the old phone line-literally cutting them with pruning shears. There was a great sense of nostalgia among the employees, many of whom had worked many years at the Telephone Company. Before the cutting .of the circuits, anyone who was then using the phone had been warned that the cutoff would take place. During all this time, there was communication between the new and old buildings. Word was being relayed from other stations indicating their progress during the cutover. Finally, the signal was given, and men in the new building began removing pieces of insulation rendering the ndw circuits operable. Mayor Greene made the first official telephone call. He dialed a New York number. The editor then placed a call to Jim Wright, publisher of the Wakarusa Tribune. This was the first call on the extended area service. Mr. Wright, expressing the belief that the new telephone service would bring Nappanee and Wakarusa even closer together, said that Wakarusa had celebrated earlier with free ice cream and cake for everybody. Shortly after two a.m., everything was operating smoothly. In fact observers could occasionally see the big board light up, indicating that already some calls were - being dialed in Nappanee. Later Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Stoops had open house at their home for guests who were now more awake than tthey thought they could be at that hour. Mr. Stoops said that the cutover was a normal one. He reported that there were 487 completed calls to Wakarusa on Sunday.

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Erla Diener Weds Gordon Walters On Saturday Erla Diener, daughter of Mrs. Barbara Diener, Nappanee and Mr. Andrew Diener, Bourbon, exchanged wedding vows with Gordon Jay Waiters, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Walters, Etna Green. Rev. Richard Yoder performed the ceremony at the North Main Mennonite Church. The bride wore a floor length gown of taffeta and lace. She carried red roses and a white Bible. The bride’s attendants were Mrs. Alvin Miller, Mary Lou

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LaMar Stoops waits eagerly at the climax of many months of hard work. This was taken as the actual cutover to dial service was completed.

Mayor Greene maker the first telephone call after the changeover to dial phone service at 2 am Sunday. SHOP IN NAPPANEE!

MRS. GORDON JAY WALTERS

Chupp, and Irma Slabaugh. Camilla Sue Stiener was a junior attendant. They wore street length dresses of light blue taffeta covered with chiffon. They carried cascades of blue carnations. Kenneth Walters, James Good, and David Weldy were ushers. Music was provided by Betty Mullet and a quartet of Elton Miller, Frank Bender, Vernon Cross, and Dale Weldy. A reception followed in the church. The bride and groom are honeymooning in the northern states and will reside at 402 W. Market. The bride graduated from Nappanee High School and is employed at Vitreous Steel. The groom graduated from Etna Green High SchooL

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