Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 89, Number 52, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 23 June 1966 — Page 1

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Tough Budget Problems To Face City Os Noppanee , It’s budget time again for the Common Council. Preliminary work started on it, but there are so many questions to be answered before the budget can be approved. For example, when the electric plant is sold, there won’t be any heat provided to the city buildings, so an estimate of how much to budget for heat will have to be made. Then

there’s DIP. If their drive for funds is successful, then DIP can turn over the swimming pool to the City, and expenses to run it will have to be budgeted. Then a communications system has been discussed, and if someone is gofhg to man the telephone at all times, this will have to be budgeted. The salaries were the first or der of business in the budget. The Mayor recommended a raise for the two patrolmen. Chief of Police Dean Middaugh asked for a 10% across the board for everyone and an additional two patrolmen. The way it stands now, the two patrolmen and the chief are to get raises. Any item in the budget can be cut at this point but not raised.

WARNING SIREN Members of the Civil Defense Council were present to hear the opening of bids for the new civil defense warning alert. There were three bidders, and Engl wood Electric Supply from South Bend was awarded the business. It will cost $3,244, and Anglin Electric in Nappanee will install it for $850.55. It will be placed on the roof of the Johnson Drug Store Building. FIRE TRUCK Councilman Ray Schwartz had a port which came as somewhat of a shock to the Council. He said the fire department were now looking at a pumper-tanker which holds I*ooo gallons of water. The estimates on the cost of it would be $23,000. Originally the talk had been 'for a tanker with more water capacity for use mostly in tue country but the cost of this had been estimated at between sl2, 000, and $15,000. The members of the Council had talked to the township representatives and had reached tentative agreement on the participation toward the new equipment based on the lower figure. Fred Lopp is resigning as fire chief effective July 1, and the Council passed a resolution recommending Ward Walters for that position. Councilman Schwartz reported that, during May, there had been

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Jesse Berger Weds Amy Seleen Jesse Ervin Berger, the son ot Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berger, was 7narried Saturday afternoon to Amy Bunn Seleen, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Seleen, Dewitt, New York. The wedding was conducted by Rev. Forster Freeman at the Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church. The bride wore a full length gown with lightly fitted and flared skirt and a jewel neckline and long sleeves. A chapel length train fell from the waistline. Her veil was of French illusion. She carried a bouquet of white roses on an inlaid mother-of-pearl covered Bible, which her grandmother brought from the Holy Land. Maid of honor, Oharlaine Se-

14 false alarms over the telephone system. lie said it’s mostly people who are careless in their dialing and get the fire department by mistake. SUMMIT STREET While working on the improvement of Summit Street, Superintendent Ralph Moore realized that future plans for the water improvement program call for a ten inch water main to cut across Summit. He suggested that the main be put in at the intersection of Summit and John so that the new street won’t have to be torn up in the future. Moore said that the first block of Summit is done and will open to traffic into Stauffer Park from Broad Street on Sunday. It was decided to restore the hump in the road at the bridge to discourage speeders. ORDINANCES Ordinance 319 was passed on third reading calling for compensation for the street Superintendent for Sunday work at the sewage disposal plant. Also passing third and final reading was the Ordinance 318 providing for additional appropriations for a $2,000 down payment on a fire truck. Ordinance 320 for creating a special fund for receipts from the sale of the electric plant passed second reading. Introduced and passed on first reading in title only was the salary ordinance fixing the city salaries for 1967.

AT SUMMER WORKSHOP Percy W. Cassel, 405 S. Main, Nappanee, sixth grade teacher at Southside Elementary School, is among 41 Indiana teachers participating in a two-week summer workshop in “Early Childhood Education” being held at Ball State University June 13-24. Dr. Betty Pogue, director of the workshop, said participants are devoting study to needs and interests of early childhood, preschool, kindergarten and primary school children as a basis for a critical evaluation of the present practices in this field.

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leen, and bridesmaids, Florence Potter, Mrs. Judith Davidson, Carol Kellam, and Marsha Davidson, wore ankle length gowns of peacock blue dacron dotted swiss and carried white and yellow pompons. Edwin Berger was best man, and Wayne Berger, Robert Berger, William Seleen, and David Kellam were ushers. A reception followed at the church. The bride graduated from Jamesville - Dewitt High School and State University at Potsdam. The groom is a graduate of Nappanee High School and attended Purdue University. The groom is in the beef cattle business, and the bride will teach elementary music in Nappanee. After a trip to New England, the couple will live in Nappanee.

NAPPANEE ADVANCE-NEWS

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN The Nappanee Women’s Democratic Club will meet on Tuesday, June 28, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting place will be the First National Bank community room. The hostesses will be Jeri Carunchia and Joanne Clipp. Next years program will be discussed and committees appointed. A white elephant sale wll be held. Anyone wanting a ride please call 773-4323. Godchalk Barn Burns Sunday Flames could be seen for a long distance Sunday night when the barn belonging to Charles Godohalk north of Nappanee caught fire. The Nappanee fire department was called by a neighbor. They were unable to save the barn, but were able to keep the house and out buildings from burning. The fire started before eleven, and some of the firemen stayed until 2:30 wetting down .he ruins of the barn. Four or five trips were made for more water. The firemen were somewhat hampered by the tremendous crowds which converged on the scene. Someone also had called the Wakarusa fire department too. Mr. Godchalk is in the Lu Ann Nursing Home. The cause of the fire was a mystery because there was no electricity in the barn* and nobody was supposed to be around there. A combine belonging to Roger Hahn, who has been farming the dace in Mr. Godchalk’s absence, was in the barn, along wth an accumulation of a variety of items which had been collected there for some lime.

Area Artist In Peru Art Show The Hood Street Art Gallery, located at 66 North Hood Street in Peru, announces the summer showing of a wide collection of paintings in all media. The Gallery which opened last October, is owned by Mrs. Nancy Appinine Kenady, an accomplished arti9t in her own right. New artists currently being presented are Charles Conroy Hud- % low and Robert Berkshire, both instructors at the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis; Mrs. Vivian* Lindsay of Winona Lake, Ind.; and John Douglas Miller, who is presently living in Madrid* Spain. Hudlow teaches printmaking and painting at the Herron School of Art. A native of Chattanooga, he studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Atlanta School of Art, and Tulane University. He has been exhibting nationally since 1959 at the Associated American Artists Gallery in New York, the Philadelphia Print Club Gallery, Seattle’s Northwest Printmakers Exhibit, and the Brooklyn Museum. Berkshire, also an instructor at John Herron, is a native of Indianapolis. lie was a one-time winner of a Fulbright Fellowship and has studied at the Herron School of Arts, Florida State University, and the Academia delle Belle Arti in Rome. He has been exhibiting since 1954 in a number of shows all the way from Indiana to Rome. The Gallery’s water color collection is almost entirely by our Indiana artist, Mrs. Vivian Lindsay of Winona Lake. Mrs. Lindsay teaches water color and has had a one-man show in Milford, and has won recognition in the Tri Kappa Show at Fort Wayne and the Indiana State Fair. She has been a student of Josef Wrobel in Nappanee for the past 3 years. John Douglas Miller* another one of the Gallery’s featured arthas been teaching art in Madrid, Spain for the past three years. He is a graduate of Indiana University with a master’s degree n Art.

SKATING PARTY The Nappanee area youth are all invited to a skating party on Monday, June 27, from 7 to 10 p.m. The Church of the Brethren Youth are sponsoring this event at Eby Pines in Bristol and are hopeful that members of other youth groups in and around Nappanee will come.

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DIP Fund Drive Nears Quarter Mark Ist Week The first reports of DIP INC’s drive to eliminate the remaining debt on the swimming pool were received with satisfaction. Among the stores and merchants solicited in the first stage of the fund drive, some $2,090 had already been reported. House to house solicitation among individual neighborhoods is now in progress. If enough money is raised now, the Board of DIP, Inc. stated, then the swimming pool could be turned over away. to the City of Nappanee right Kerry Miller at the swimming pool reported that attendance had been good during the warmer weather. He said that several new faces have been seen at the pool this year, and people from other towns have been coming to Nappanee to swim. Last weekend, two young men on their way west >to look for work encountered car trouble. They stayed in Nappanee for the weekend and found the swimming pool. They found Nappanee so friendly that they decided to look for work in this area and to stay for the summer.

Censorship Os Books Discussed At Kiwanis The controversy between censorship of books and periodicals and the possible violation of constitutional rights was the subject -rs Monday’s Kiwanis meeting. Jasocr Wright* assistant librarian at he South Bend Public Library, told of the wide difference of opinion on this subject. Mr. Wright admitted that there should be a concern over the smut and pornography available today and the erpphasis on sex shown In newspapers, tv, radio, and in advertising. Wright said that there has always been a tendancy to ban or burn books. He reminded his audience that at one time, Gullivers Travels, Robinson Crusoe, An American Tragedy, and even Huckleberry Finn have been banned at various places. Wright told of and showed various types of pornography available in news stands today. He said that the big problem is that these books and magazines find a big market among adults. Mr. Wright said that, unfortunately many school libraries in Indiana arc poor and that, as space is needed for more classrooms, it’s usually the library that suffers. He urged the strengthening of school libraries and the encouragement of young people to read more. He said that it is difficult to legislate against books of questionable taste. Instead he recommended that a positive attitude be adopted by helping many of the worthwhile organizations which are helping youth activities today. He said that if proper sex education were offered at home and in the schools, there would be less demand for pornography. You can always tell a teenager. Ir. fact, you may need to, several times.

WE'RE PROUD Over the years, we've had a chance to watch our fire department in action. We've always been amazed how quickly they answer a call, and we're proud of the way they work. The police department and the utilities men and those from the street department always cooperate too. Our firemen are well trained. In the past few weeks alone, their diligence has saved countless thousands of dollars in property which could have been destroyed if they hadn't arrived promptly on the scene. Every man on the department has his job to do. All of them work well together. Some of them have suffered injury without complaint. It isn't easy to be a good fireman. It takes the ability to make good decisions in a hurry, and it takes courage. For a city the size of Nappanee, the fire department is exceptionally good. We hope everyone in this city is aware of that and appreciative of the job these men do for us from day to day.

YOUNG REPUBLICANS The Young Republicans will hold a party at the Jack Arnotts cottage on Syracuse Lake at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 26 with a carryin dinner to be served at 6 p.m. Anyone who would like to come early for swimming may come at 2 p.m.

David McGrew And Judith Bowen Wed Recently Miss Judith Irene Bowen of Bremen and David Lee McGrew of Nappanee were married in a candle light ceremony in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at Bremen .011 Friday evening, June 10. Rev. Raymond E. Mueller, pastor of the church, performed the double-ring ceremony. Vases of yellow roses decorated the altar. The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Otis R. Bowen, 304 North Center Street, Bremen, Indiana and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David L. McGrew, R.R. No. 1, Nappanee. The bride wore a mint green, street length dress fashioned with a crepe skirt and lace bodice with wrist length sleeves piped in satin and with a waist band of satin ending in a bow in back. Her Shoulder length veil of mint green net was secured by a crepe bow. She carried a cascade bouquet of white carnations accented with mint green forget-me-nots and centered with a removable corsage. Miss Bonnie Germann, Bremen, was maid of honor and Michael Dominy of Chicago, was best man. Ushers were Robert McGrew, brother of the groom, and Richard Conrad, both of Nappanee. The candles were lit by Robert Bowen, brother of the bride. Mi9s Sandra Schmidt of Mishawaka, was organist. The guest book was attended M' Misi.Lyun Huff ,of .Brenym.**. After a reception at the bride’s home immediately after the ceremony, the couple left for a wedding trip to Brown County State Park near Nashville, Indiana. The couple are at home at 356% West Market Street, Nappanee. HURT ON MOTORCYCLE Charles Maust, 252 E. Centennial, received severe lacerations and bruises Sunday when his motorcycle went out of control on Route 6 about four miles east of Nappanee. He went off the road as he was maneuvering a turn and turned over as he tried to steer back on the road. He was taken to Elkhart General Hospital and brought home later.

ATTENDS CONFERENCE Chief of Police and Mrs. Dean Middaugh attended the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police convention in Evansville last week. The chiefs passed five resolutions which all members were to discuss with the State legislators. They opposed the abolishment of the capital punishment law, requested stiffer penal ties for prostitutes, asked that assault on a police officer be made a felony, wanted mandatory police training, and urged that two license plates be required on each automobile. There were speeches on various phases of law enforcement.

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Judy Stoops To Represent City In Mermaid Festival The Nappanee Jaycees held their monthly board meeting Monday evening June 20, at the home of Dick Deardorff. The wives of the board members were invited to, attend and discuss the possibilities of starting a Nappanee Jayshec. Dick Deardorff presided over the meeting. Chick Lentz* the newly elected National Director from Goshen, was a special guest at the meeting. Nappanee’s Junior Miss, Judy Stoops, will represent the Nappanee Jaycees in the Mermaid Festival at North Webster being held this week. She will ride in the parade this Saturday. A work day is scheduled for this Sunday afternoon to finish the club room. The work will start at 1:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend to help complete the new club room for the next regular meeting. There will also be a work night this Thursday to finish setting up the new park equipment for West Park. The equipment will be ready for use Friday morning. A membership dinner meeting is being i planned for the first week in July. This will bet a dinner for prospective members. Anyone interested in becoming a Jaycee member should contact any present Jaycee member and make arrangements to attend this dinner. Members of the club are planning to attend the leadership ’raining school at Terre Haute, Indiana which will be held August 5,6, and 7. They are also olanning to attend the Governmental Affairs meeting to be held in South Bend, October 21-23.

Mike Geyer Is Wed In England The St. Johns Church in Newbury, England, was the setting for the marriage of Miss Yvonne Chaplin and A 2/c Michael Dean Geyer at 2 p.m. B'riday, June 17, with Rev. R. W. Fulga officiating. The bride is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Chaplin of Newbury, England. She is a graduate of the Shaw House Modern School for Girls and is employed at the Fields Sons Corporation Ltd. in Newbury. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Geyer and is* a Nappanee graduate. He attended Ball State University before entering the Air Force in 1964. The bride’s gown of Silver Lemay styled with scoop neckline and a Buckingham lace coat with fitted sleeves and sweeped into a seven foot train from under the arms. Her shoulder length veil of white illusion was lined wth Buckingham lace to match her gown and was held in place by a, white rose and lillies of the vallejt. She carried a bouquet of red roses and white lillies of the valley with cascading greenery. The bride’s brother in law Mr. Trevor Pcacy gave her in marriage. The Maid of Honor was Miss Rosemary Cooper of Newbury. A 2/c Don Fjermestad of Seattle, Washington was best man. Organist was Mrs. C. Carman and Mrs. D. Freeman was vocalist. A reception was held at the Sterling House after which the couple left on a honeymoon to the English Coast. The couple will make their home in Newbury where the groom has been stationed at Welford Air Force Base for the past 16 months.

ARRESTED WITH ALCOHOL Three young men were arrested in Nappanee early Saturday morning Tor illegal possession of alcohol in an automobile. At Goshen City Court Albert R. Moore, Jr., Dennis Martz.and William Walters were each fined $25. About the same time, Nappanee police arrested Clifford Scaj - - berry. He* was fined $46 in Goshen for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. BETTER HOMES CLUB The Better Homes Club will meet on Tuesday, June 28 at the home of Mrs. Lowell Hunsberger at 7:30.

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The Tri-County Pony Trotting Club will hold its first race of the season Saturday, July 2 at 2 p.m. The race will be held at the club’s new race track cast of Nappanee on US 6. Trocp 166 Has Court Os Honor The newly formed Boy Scout Troop 166 had it first Court of Honor last Wednesday, June 15. Parents of the scouts were honored guests. The new quarters in the basement of the Masonic Home were filled. David Widmoyer, the troop's institutional representative, spoke to the scouts and their parents, explaining how the troop was organized under the sponsorship of L the Nappanee Kiwanis Club. Dr. Russel Bolyard opened the meeting with prayer, and Thurlo Clouse welcomed the group. Mr. Widmoyer made the presentations of rank advancements. Tom Wegmiller explained about the forthcoming campout. Refreshments were served. Richard Arnotl is the chairman of the troop committee, Max Martin secretary, and Carl Yoder assistant secretary. Bob File is treasurer, Dr. Bolyard membership chairman, and Ron Miller advancement chairman. Tom Wegmiller, Thurlo Clouse, and Joe Geyer are in charge of outdoor activities, camping, and equipment. Scoutmaster of the troop is Bob Lloyd, and his assistants are John Maust, Bill Hostetler, and Phil Lehman.

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Mr. and Mrs. Horst Katte of Stuttgart, Germany, announce the engagement of their daughter, Renate, to Chris E. Woodhams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Woodhams of Nappanee, Indiana. Miss Katte is employed at the Interlochen Arts Academy. Mr. Woodhams graduated from Nappanee High School and attended City College of San Francisco and Indiana University Extension. He is a veteran of the United States Navy and is employed by the Northwestern Savings and Loan Association in Traverse City. Plans have been made for a summer wedding.

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Free X-Rays In Nappanee Next Week The X-Ray unit provided by the Elkhart County Tuberculosis Association will be available in Nappanee two different times next week. On Monday, June 27, it will be at Blue Bell from 2 to 4:30, and on Tuesday, June 28, at Vitreous Steel Products from 2 to 5:30. Anyone is invited to get their free chest x-rays at either place. The State regulations prevent x-raying of people under 18 or pregnant women.

Arthur Hively Dies Saturday Arthur Hively of 751% N. Elm St., died Saturday in his home. He had been ill five weeks. He was born Jan. 4, 1874 in Wabash County, and came to Nappanee 14 years ago from Claypool. Mr. Hively was a retired farmer and salesman. He married Aletha Rittenhouse May 9, 1895, He is survived by his widow; a son, Ray of Nappanee, a sister, Mrs. Olive Marsh of Nappaneetwo grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. The funeral was Monday at the WrighLYoder Funeral Home. Rev. Harold Thrasher, pastor of the Nappanee Methodist Church, of which Mr. Hively was a member, officiated. Burial was in Silver Lake Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hively celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary last year.