The Mail-Journal, Volume 73, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 February 1962 — Page 1

Music Honors Cecil To Enlarge Boy. Scout Week

EVENTY THIRD YEAR

Trojans Lose In Double Overtime To Millersburg Milford’s Trojans lost a hard one last night to Millersburg on the Millersburg floor, in a double overtime. Final score: Millersburg 73, Milford 70. Milford trailed the Millers at eqch stop, but in a whirlwind final quarter managed to catch up. With two seconds of regular play left, Troup got a field goal to tie the score 65-all. In the first three-minute overtime Holderread and Zimfnerman each managed a free throw, but Stiver got a field goal to tie the score at 67-all. The second overtime was more of a scramble. Holderread got a field goal and Zimmerman a free throw to give Milford 70, but Virgil and Phillips each got a field goal and Stiver managed two free throws for 73 points. The score was as follows: Milford 20 32 39 65 67 70 M’burg 29 44 52 65 67 73 MILFORD (70) —Zimmerman 164, Baumgartner 333, Duncan 024, Troup 502, Groves 101, Holderread 13-3-4, Stump 345. Totals: 26 field goals, 18 free throws, 23 personal fouls. MILLERSBURG (74) — Phillips 131, Keim 103, Virgil 432, R. Stiver 644, Bowlby 030, Bender 755, B. Stiver 734. Totals: 26 field goals, 21 free throws, 19 personal fouls. The Milford second team won 35 to 32 in a thriller. NEPHEW OF MRS. W. PHILLIPS DIES IN GARAGE FIRE Lee Edward Fischer, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Fischer, r 2 Avilla, nephew of Mrs. Phillips and the late Walter Phillips, died at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, in a garage fire at the farm home of his parents. Dr. Max Sneary, Noble county coroner, said “the boy’s body was incinerated.” \He then~ explained that exact cause of death is not determinable as fumes, rather than burning, may have been what killed the young boy. Young Fischer was cleaning a tractor with gasoline and firemen said the gas may have-been ignited by a small heating stove in the garage. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary’s Catholic church. Burial was in the’ church cemetery. MILFORD FOLKS GO SOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bray left Sunday by car for Florida. They were accompanied by Max Anglin, who has been here a week; or so on business. Mr. Anglin lives at Cape Coral where the! Brays will visit for a time. Arthur (Ted.) Baumgartner left Friday by plane for Florida where he will meet his wife, Gladys. Mrs. Baumgartner has been in Florida, in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area, for five or six weeks. They expect to return at the end of this week. FROM MILFORD POLICE BLOTTER Feb. 2 — Escorted school bus to Warsaw to join Shrine circus caravan at 11 a.m. — Kneeland Feb. 3 — Took Mrs. J. Pokeinski to county jail, 6:15 p.m. — Replogle. , Feb. 4 — Car repaired — 12:30 Kneeland. Feb. 4 — Called Mishler, in Chicago regarding death of Mr. Brittsan 9 p.m. — Kneeland. Feb. 5 — Arrested James M. Spicher, r 1 Nappanee, for running red light 5:45 p.m. — Kneeland. .' ISummary of the month of January Arrests .. ..... 3 Warnings >5 Accidents .. ..9 Parking Violations 4 Robbery •••{•. 1 Milage for the month of January 1,969; Total hours 511.5.

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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW — children of Mr. and Mrs. Ren In our last Citizens of Tomorrow Clark of Milford. Don’t they look picture for this year we see PEN- like happy'children? NY, 13, JILL, 7&, and MIKE, 1,

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FIRST PLACE WINNERS — These Milford students were first place (superior) winners in the district instrumental and ensemble contest held at Warsaw Saturday. Bqttom row, left to right—Linda Beer, Connie Waldbeser, Kathy |

Milford Students Win More Music Honors

The following instrumental soloist received a superior rating or first at the district contest held at Warsaw, Ind., on Saturday, February 3: Linda Beer, Michelle Conn, Diane Dwyer, Steve Fox, Sherry Graff, David Haughey, Ronald Haughey, Gary Hurd, Joe Judkins, Jean Kaiser, Patricia Lyon, Elaine McFarren, Alanna Orn, Kristen Phend, Susie Pric€f Janet Purdum, Ted Speicher, Cheryl - Vanlaningham, Jackie Wemple, Jan Widup, Brenda Wilson, Jerry Wilson, Kathy Wolferman, Greg Jackson. Ensembles ranking superior or first were:

Baritone duet—Joe Judkins, Bob Tusing Flute duet — Kathy Wolferman, Susie Scott Flute duet—Diane Dwyer, Michelle Conn Flute duet—Connie Waldbeser, David Haughey Clarinet duet — Ann Purdum, Sharon Moneyheffer Trombone duet—Larry Hoover, Jerry Wilson Flute trio — Ann Schlotterback, Vickie Fuller, Janice Rapp Saxophone quartet—J ean Kaiser, Carol Beer, Greg Biller, Judy Kern Drum quartet — Jan Widup, Phil Brown, Carolyn Biller, Roxanna Bird Those receiving excellent or second were: instrumental Soloist Allyson Anglin, Deborah Arthur, Virginia Arthur, Dennis Cory, Barbara Davis, Susanne Dewart, Vicki Fuller, Becky Hoerr, Bob Hoerr, Michael Hollar, Roger Hollar, Linda Kesler, Sharon Moneyheffer, Dick O’Blenis, Phillip Price, Ann Purdum, Steven Replogle, Craig Ruch, Susie Scott, Allen Tusing, Ann Tusing, Bob Tusing, Connie Waldbeser. Ensembles Clarinet trio—Susie Price, Cathy Blauser, Barbara Fox Woodwind trio—Mary Jane Beer, Susie Beer, Vickie Fuller Drum duet—Jan Widup, Phil Brown Clarinet duet — Karen Rarig, Joyce Beer Clarinet quartet—Jeane Moneyheffer, Linda Kesler, Barbara Davis, Allyson Anglin Trombone duet — Judy Dippon, Lowell Rheinheimer Brass Quartet —John Beiswanger, Janet Purdum, Larry Hoover, Jerry Wilson Comet trio—Janet Purdum, Allen Brunjes, Ned Speicher Clarinet duet — Linda Kesler, Barbara Davis „ , Clarinet duet—Jeane Moneyhefer, Allyson Anglin . Saxaphone duet — Linda Beer,

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Wolferman, Suzie Scott, Jan Purdum, Jackie Wemple, Sherry Graff, 1 Elaine McFarren and Kristen Phend. I Second row, Itor —- Michelle Conn, Roxanna Bird, Carolyn Biller, Sharon Moneyheffer, Ann Pur-

Connie Biller Clarinet duet — Allene Kilmer, Nancy Johnson One soloist, Jeanne Moneyheffer, received a good or third rating. On to State Contest Due to a recent ruling none of the duet who received a superior rating are eligible to go to the state contest. Only high school students are eligible to go to the state contest which will be held in Indianapolis on Saturday, February 17. The following students will be eligible for state contest: instrumentalists Jean Kaiser, Joe Judkins, Ann Schlotterback, Vickie Fuller, Janice Rapp, Carol Biller, Greg Biller, Judy Kern, Jan Widup, Phil Brown, Roxanne Bird Vocal Sharon Moneyheffer, Susie Beer, Vicki Fuller Piano Jean Kaiser, Connie Fox DIES IN DETROIT HOSPITAL Funeral services for Lawrence Strine, 51, of Livonia, Mich., were last Monday. Mr. Strine died in a heart attack in a Detroit hospital Friday evening. Survivors are the widow, the former Wilma Fowler of Milford, three sons and a daughter. Chester Fowler of Milford and Ralph Fowler of Warsaw attended services for their brother-in-law. Indiana Central And Manchester Play At Manchester Saturday Tickets for the Indiana Central (Indianapolis) and Manchester college basketball game Saturday night will be available at the door at the Manchester college gym, it was learned here this week. This is of particular local interest since Clark Crafton, Milford high school star last year, is a member of the Indiana Central team. He is No. 6 man, but has seen action with the varsity this year. Varsity game time is 8:15. ft ——I ——— REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Recorded Nov. 13, 1961 Ralph E. and Gladys M. Berkeypile to Evard D. and Dorothy I. Schuder, Lot 9 in Blk. No. 11 in' O. P. Milford, $4,000. Recorded Nov. 20, 1961 Mary V. Helfrich, administrator of estate of Orpha A. Baer, deceased to Chris and Ida Kammerer, Adm. Deed,’sPt. of Lots 11 & 12.. Mason’s Add., Leesburg, $6,000. WRITES OF FOG IN OREGON Enclosing a check for a year’s subscription to the home paper. We have had snow, fog, and freezing weather. One week of below freezing that blackened plants. Fog has closed in and caused many accidents. We haye seen more fog in three months since we moved back to Lebanon than in five years at the coast, however, we ate quite satisfied to be back up here. Mrs. Harry (Dorothy) Funk 450 West Sherman Lebanon, Oregon

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dum, Alanna Orn, Susie Price, Brenda Wilson, Greg Biller and Ronnie Haughey. Third row, I to r—Patty Lyons, Steve Fox, Ted Speicher, Jan Widup, Robert Tusing, Jerry Wilson, Larry Hoover, Gary Hurd, Robert

Boy Scouts Observe 52nd Anniversary February 7 Thru 13

The 52d anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America will be observed during Boy Scout Week, February 7 through 13. The 6,066 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Explorers and leaders of the Pioneer Trails Council will conduct special programs involving parents, community leaders and institutions that sponsor Scouting units. The celebrations will honor . the Scout family and dramatize that an important facet of America’s strength lies in the family. “Scouting itself,” says J. Ben McGill, Scout Executive of the Pioneer Trails to family life in America. We recognize the contribution that families make both to Scouting and the American way of life.” The observance seeks to bring new levels of understanding for the movement so that more boys will join, more adults will become leaders and more folks will support its work. JScouts in uniform will attend Boy Scout Sunday services and their families on Feb. 11 while those of Jewish faith will observe the Boy Scout Sabbath Friday evening, Feb. 9 and Saturday, Feb. 10. Some scouts will receive religious awards for giving personal service in special projects assigned by ministers, priests and rabbis. Other anniversary activities include unit reunuions, honoring new Eagle Scouts, Scout handicraft exhibits and window displays, school assembly observances, courts of honor where scouts will be honored for their achievements, and visits by scouts to industrial plants, businesses and military installation.

Troop 47 To Enter Klondike Derby Scouts of troop 47 of Milford are busy building their sledge which they will enter in the Klondike Derby -Sunday, Feb. 11, at Rosella Ford Community golf course. Meet to start at 1:30 p.m. Scouts, using dog-sleds ■similar to those used in the frozen north, will seek' “gold nuggets” while performing basic scouting skills, assigned to them as a practical problem. More than 20 teams will participate in the event. Herb Stier is derby general chairman.

County Salvation Army Workers To Hold Annual Meeting February 9

Several from the Milford comnunity will be attending the annual meeting and banquet of the Kosciusko County Unit of the Salvation, Army to be held Friday evening, February 9, at Westminster hotel at Winona Lake. A smorgasbord dinner at 6:30 will-be followed by a program of business and entertainment Ralph Wrigley of Monroe township, member of the advisory board for many years, will be installed as the new chairman of the board. Other board

MILFORD Indiana THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8,1962

Hoerr and Carol Beer. Top row, 1 to r—Susie Dewart, Diane Dwyer, David Haughey, Gregory Jackson, Joe Judkins, Janice Rapp, Vicki Fuller, Ann Schlotterback, Judy Kern and Jean Kaiser. Milford Mail Staff Photo.

VERNON SHEPHERD TO SPEAK AT ADULT FARM CLASS MON. Vernon Shepherd, fieldman for Funk’s seed corn, will talk at the Adult Farm class Monday night at 7:30 in the high school’ ag room. The subject for the evening will be “Raising Com.”

C OF C MEMBERS MEET A group of Milford Chamber of Commerce members met at the Milford case for luncheon Saturday to consider what steps would be taken to induce the Kropf Manufacturing Co. of north of Goshen to locate in Milford. The company burned out recently, and has had under consideration building at another location. The possibility of the chamber underwriting cost of the group was considered, but no concrete steps were taken. The meeting was conducted by president John Perry. Others present werb Donald and James Cecil, Carlyle Barnes, Randall Dewart, Leon Newman, Arch Baumgartner, John Augsburger, Ren Clark and Ronald Brown. PTO Will Meet Tuesday, Feb. 13 The regular meeting of ParentTeachers organization will be held next Tuesday evening at the elementary school with meeting time to be 7:45 p.m. The program will be given by the Future Farmers of America boys under the direction of John Strouse. This should be an interesting evening with the FFA boys giving illustrations of the meaning of FFA and how it benefits high school boys.

Bridge Club Meets With Mrs. C. Kerlin Mrs. Charles Kerlin entertained her bridge club Tuesday evening with all members present. Dessert in keeping with Valentine’s Day was served at one large table, centered with a large heart shaped box and red candles. Each place was marked with a red ribbon which was attached "to a valentine tally hidden in the box. A heart shaped birthday cake, complete with candles, was presented to Mrs. Roy Schultz, who also received the high score prize in bridge. Other prize winners were Mrs. Frederick Wolferman and Mrs. Howard Haab. The traveling prize was held by Mrs. George Haab.

members and organizations will be recognized and honored for their efforts in behalf of the Salvation Army. Speaker for the evening will be the state commander, , Brigadier Paul Robb of Indianapolis. Singing will be led by Gus Tatter of Warsaw. A children’s choir from the local corps will be heard in several selections and reports of the Salvation Army work in the county will be given by the officer in charge, Captain H. Smith.

Announce Expansion Plans At Cecil Foods

Plans for a $50,000 expansion of the local tomato processing plant were announced this week by the board of directors of Cecil Foods, Inc. This expansion will include the installation "of a modern tomato juice processing line and also other equipment to increase the volume of canned tomatoes. Additional building construction will be necessary to accommodate the new equipment and also more steam producing equipment will be added. The planned expansion will provide employment of approximately 30 more people than were used last year. A 30 per cent increase of tomato acreage will be required to supply the plant’s increased capacity. Donald Cecil, president, stated that their expansion plans have been necessitated by the present day of their i customers who demand a more var- I ied line of products in order to ; make up carload and truckload shipments. At the present time the plant produces a total of 16 different items of canned tomatoes in four can sizes. This product has built up a ready acceptance by the trade and has gained a reputation as being one of the finest produced ' in the midwest. Distribution con- j sists of supplying customers as far I east as Boston and New York city ■ and to the west as far as Kansas City. f Mr. Cecil states that the superior quality and flavor of the local pack is due to the soil and climatic conditions of this area. In order to help finance the planned expansion, Cecil Foods, Inc., has released for sale a block of SIOO par value 6 per cent preferred stock that they have held in reserve for such an occasion. (See prospectus on another'page of this newspaper). Established in 1947 Cecil’s Food processing company was established in the fall of 1947 by Donald Cecil an<J offices, were set up in downtown Milford. Prior to this time he had surveyed the crop conditions of this locality over a 25-year period. Studies of the soil and climatic conditions concerning the growing of tomatoes in this area were made by some of the top-ranking agronomists and horticulturists of the country. In the spring of 1948 Mr. Cecil was joined by his son, James, and construction of the original plant was begun. Sixty acres of tomatoes were planted and harvested that year. Since that time the company has increased production from less than 20,000 cases the first year to upwards of 100,000 cases of canned tomatoes per year. This has also involved an increase of acreage to 200 acres grown this past year. In 1955 the company was incorporated as Cecil Foods, Inc. At that time the new corporation was authorized to sell 500 shares of SIOO par value 6 per cent preferred stock. Part, of this was subscribed to locally to increase the working capital position of the firm. The remainder was held in reserve for future expansion. Dividends on the stock are paid annually and last year the original stockholders received their sixth dividend. The local concern has progressed in the past 15 years from a small packing-house type operation with no warehousing space to the present facilities with modem heated warehouses, one located at the main plant and two additional trackside storages with a tStal of 15,000 square feet of floor space. A hydraulic fork lift truck has been purchased and all incoming supplies and outbound shipments are handled on wooden pallets. Last year the company undertook several major production changes which resulted in the employment of 195 people on the two shifts that the plant operated. Also 100 migratory workers were used in the fields to harvest the crop. The local processing plant has contributed over a million dollars to the economy of Milford since its inception. Currently, it is putting into the community well over SIOO, 000 annually in the form of wages, services and materials purchased locally. The Cecils are justly proud of the fact that they have always purchased all of the materials and | supplies available from local merchants. Long range plans of the company include the processing of other vegetables and possibly a yearround operation of canning a fruit juice drink, using the equipment that will be acquired to process tomato juice. Receives Medical Tests Mrs. Mary Thomas received medical tests and treatment at Goshen General hospital Wednesday and Thursday of last week. She is at home and feeling good again.

Criticizes Youthful Drivers At Lions Club Meeting Mon.

Youthful drivers came in for heavy criticism at the Milford Lions club meeting Monday night. The speaker, Donald Adams, a special agent of Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance Co., spoke on “Youthful Drivers—Fact and Fiction.” The target for his talk was drivers in the 18 to 25 year age group. . Speaker Adams called this group the “hazardous group,” and reported reliable sources to point up his talk that the highest percentage of auto accidents occur with drivers in this group. He said “flaming youth” is more than a figure of speech today. He said 22 per cent of all fatal accidents occur with drivers in this group. He called drivers from 18 to 25 "twice the risk” for the insurance company as the driver over 25 years of age. He said there were five million accidents last year, 12,000 fatal, stating further that 9,000 youths died on the highways last year. Mr. Adams said youths from 18 to 25 represent 15 per cent of the 84 million licensed drivers, but that they had 38 per cent of the accidents during the past year. Insurance companies are mindful of this accident increase and are taking steps to cut them down. Son Watches Dad He said education is the key tool in cutting down auto accidents. He said “son watches dad in his driving habits,” and said parents should remind themselves of this pertinent fact. “A father trying to save a second on the highway might be leading his own son to his destruction,” Adams pointed out. He said statistics would support the fact that a youthful driver would drive nine years before attaining adult driving habits. \ Driver’s training courses are offered in 80 per cent of Indiana schools, and about 50 per cent of students take the course. “It is an excellent program,” he said, but should be made compulsory. Adams urged Lions to get tehind the driver training program. Kenneth Hullinger, a guest at the meeting and a Milford school driver training instructor, said 14 students take the course in the Milford school at the present time. A solution must be found, Adams said, because with th~- population increase, the problem is bound to get worse, not better. Other Business A group of Milford Lions will attend the Leesburg Lions meeting tonight (Thursday), to witness the showing of the Indianapolis 500 mile race. Guests at the Monday night meeting besides Mr. Hullinger were Mike Ostendorf, Dennis Chambers, Joe Beer, Ralph Stutzman, Dennis Wertenberger and Dennis Graff. RECEIVE PLACQUE FROM CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB The local Ford agency, C. S. Myers Sales & Service, has been honored’ by the Chicago Motor Club for having furnished school driver training car for Milford high school since 1953. This placque is hand lettered and laminated in plastic. It denotes the civic interest of the Myers Agency in the high school and community.

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BURL SILVER

PROBABLE CANDIDATES —- Burl Silver and Paul Conkle are two of the probable candidates for the post of chairman of the Democratic county committee, who will be elected at a meeting called for tonight (Thursday) at Lake City bank building in Warsaw. Vice chairman Mrs. Nell Reed has called this special meeting for election of a new county chairman due to the recent resignation of

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CHARLES R. BRITTSAN

Charles R. Brittsan Dies At 04 Monday Night Charles R. Brittsan, 84, well known Milford businessman, died at 10:30 p. m. on Monday, February 5, at the Prairie-View rest home in Warsaw. Mr. Brittsan had been in failing health for some time but had been a patient in the muring home only one week. < He was bom in Van Wert county, Ohio, January 14, 1878, the son of Benjamin and Eliza Ellen (Capper) Brittsan. Mr. Brittsan was a graduate of Convoy, 0., high school, attended . Ada Normal, Ohio State university and tauught school in Harrison township and also at Cavette, O. He was a graduate of the Barnes School of Anatomy of Chicago. On February 9, 1905, he came to Milford and bought the furniture and funeral service from Bert Keltner, also a former Van Wert man. He was united in marriage to Miss Adda May Berry of Spencerville, 0., May 2, 1905. He operated the furniture and funeral service until 1947 when he sold the funeral service to Wade Mishler but con- - tinued to operate his furniture store on the east side of Main street. He was a member of the Methodist church, a member of the church board for 40 years, and was Sunday school superintendent for nine years- Mr. Brittsan was a member of the Masonic lodge, having served as Master for six years. He was a member of the library board for 46 years and helped to secure the Carnegie loan to build the present library. He was a past president of the town board and a member of the Lions club. , During the time Mr. Brittsan was town board president the sewer system and water system for Milford was installed. Main street was made ‘modern at this time with brick paving. Surviving besides his wife are one daughter, Mrs. N. R. (Hazel Faye) Kirkdoffer of Ogden Dimes; one grandson, Charles, and one sister, Mrs. Florence Fraylick of Van Wert, O. One son, Thomas, preceded him in death. < Services were held at the Mishler funeral home at 10 a. m. today (Thursday) with Rev. Leonard L. Thompson officiating. Burial was in Woodland cemetery at van Wert, 0., with graveside services conducted at 2 o’clock, ■ y Milford-Syracuse WCTU To Meet February 14 The Milford Syracuse Women’s Christian Temperance Union will meet at the home of Mrs. S. A. Bauer at 330 S. Main street in Syracuse at 1:30 on the afternoon of Wednesday, February 14.

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Carlton Jones who had held the post for 15 years. Mr. Jones has accepted employment with the federal Civil Defense Adult Education department. Other possible candidates for tlje office are Earl Boggs, present treasurer qf the committee, Alton Kissinger, Democratic trustee of Silver Lake, and Jack Engle, former Democratic mayor of Warsaw.

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