The Mail-Journal, Volume 1, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 July 1962 — Page 2
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MILFORD LITTLE LEAGUE— Pictured above and in the picture below are Milford Little League players as they posed for a MallJournal photographer recently. Games are played at the Little League diamond at the Milford elementary school every Monday
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BAUMGARTNER’S INDIANS— Standing left to right are Charles Baumgartner, Dave Beer, Dan Brown, Jim Beer, Steve Replogle,
Little League Standings Released Little League standings and the names of team leaders have been released by Milford’s Little League officials and are as follows: Standings: Sharp’s won three and lost one for a percentage of .750. Campbell’s won three and lost one for a percentage of .750. Baumgartner’s won two and lost two for a percentage of .500. Augsburger’s have won none and lost four for a percentage of •000. . t Batting: Average —S. Wuthrich and P. Price, .500; N. Speicher, .444. Runs batted in—K. Estep, 6; R. Vanlaningham and N. Speicher, 3. Hits—N. Speicher, 4; six boys tied with 3. Doubles:—K. Estep, 3; T. Gunden and R. Vanlaningham, 2. Triples—D. Beer and G. Estep, 2. Home Runs—P. Phend, 1. Runs—S. Replogle, 5; three tied with 4. Walks —D. Miller, 5; D. Replogle, 4. Stolen Bases—S. Replogle, 6; D. Miller, 5. Pitching: Record—G. Hurd and N. Speicher, 3-1. Strike outs—N. Speicher, 3-1. Earned run average—G. Hurd, .59. RETURN FROM VACATIONS Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Schortgeh and daughters Charlene and Mariella, Syracuse, returned Thursday, June 28, from a three-week vacation in the west. While there, they visited many of the known and scenic places of interest but he highlights of the trip were Disney Land and the World’s Fair in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Amsler of Syracuse recently returned from * a twp-week vacation in Denver and Colorado Springs, Colorado. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in Cedar Rapids, lowa. Mr. Amsler and Mrs. Zimmerman were in the Navy togetherduring World War H. On their way home, they stopped in New Albany and were accompanied home by their daughter, Mrs. V. Hubbard and son • who spent the past week visiting in Syracuse. Rev. and Mrs. Ralph Wagoner and three children returned last week after spending several days in the east. Rev. Wagoner had attended the Church of the Brethren conference in Ocean Grove, N. J., and Mrs. Wagoner and the children visited her parents and other relatives and friends in Ohio.
JAN WIDUP WITH SENIOR WAVETTE CORPS, ELKHART Jan Widup, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Widup*of Milford, S was a member of the Senior Wavette Drum and Baton Corps of Elkhart, who won the first place place trophy in the annual Mermaid Festival at North Webster last week for having the most outstanding unit in the parade. Jah is a member of the drum corps. Other members are from Elkhart, Mishawaka, Goshen, and Angola. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher of Milford and Rev. and Mrs. Paul Gamer of Oakwood Park were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Woolder at Leesburg.
Thursday, July 5,1962
and Thursday nights. Other pictures will appear in next week’s paper. Standing left to right are manager George “Fritz” Wolferman, Jimmy Haggerty, Kevin Estep, Gary Hurd, Fred Hoerr, Bruce Beer and assistant manager Leon New-
manager Harry Dale Doty and I Ted Speicher. | J Seated, I to r, are John Hamil- I ton, Dave Miller, Paul Roudabush, I
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FIVE GENERATIONS — Above is a picture representing five generations in the Charles Bushong family at Syracuse. Pictured are, left to right, Charles Bush-
Fire Station Open House July 21-22
The Syracuse Fire Department cordially extends an invitation to all citizens and visitors of the Syracuse-Wawasee community to attend the Open House of the fire station which is scheduled for July 21 and 22. Fire Department History The first fire station was built well before the turn tof the century and was located Xprwtjie hill” where the water tanks now stand. Later the department moved to the old Hoopingamer building which was destroyed by fire two years ago last March. All the equipment was also destroyed in the fire (with the exception of the tanker which the firemen refinished and is now being used) and in order to provide protection for the area, equipment was borrowed from neighboring communities.' Through generous donations and long hours of work and effort, the present equipment and building has been made available to the public. Bonds were sold to build the present building and the firemen planned and finished the meeting room. This room also contains a beautiful kitchen. The building boasts a bunkroom for the employees, two rest rooms and enough room for all five fire trucks. The Firemen The town employs three men, Lee Poyser, Tom Gilbert and Laurence Firestone to handle fire and police calls. The local firemen can be called on first aid, rescue work, fire fightin ?■ and even are available upon call to rescue pets. These men must train and study in order to become qualified, uniformed firemen. They must then buy the uniforms for themselves. Each man is assigned a locker in the equipment truck and is responsible for his fire helmet, raincoat and books. He must be able to tie various knots, roll and clean several hose layouts, learn hand signals, take a qualified first aid course and many other things all necessary for him to know in order for him to handle the property and safeguard the lives of others. This quarter (April, May and June) the department handled 50 first aid calls. The nineteen firemen and four trainees are under the supervision of Bill Hess. He has been chief of the department since James Connolly resigned in the spring of 1958. It is only through the many ■ hours of effort, co-operation and 1 good leadership that the Syracuse-*
man. In the bottom row, Ito r, are Tom Beer, Mike Swoop, Jay Anglin, Steve Wolferman, Tom Mo Kibbin, Rick Vanlaningham and Dave Baumgartner. Pictured in front of the group is bat boy Tony Newman.
Kent Doty, Tim Levernier and Jim Amsden. Mail-Journal Staff Photo.
long, Mrs. Tilman Coy, Mrs. Lester Shock, Mrs. Carl Heck, and in j front, Ryan Heck. All are of this area.
; Wawasee Fire Department can i maintain the fine fire fighting and > community protecting men in this i department. WAWAKEECHIE H. D. j CLUB MEETS The Wawakeechie Home' Demonstration club met Wednesday in the Turkey Creek Conservation club house at 12:30 for a luncheon served by hostesses Mrs. Bernita Ruple, Mrs. Earl Amick and Mrs. Guy Hayes. The luncheon tables were decorated with bouquets of summer flowers. The lesson, “Passport to a World of Enchantment” was presented by Mrs. Charles Clevenger and portrayed a trip around the world. The meeting was opened by president Mrs. Al Burson who gave the thought for the month followed by the pledge to the flag and the club creed. Meditation was given by Mrs. Gerald Schaefer who used the theme “Giving” and the history of the song of the month “Sweet and Low” was givenby Mrs. Eugene Hattersley followed with the group singing the song accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Fred Banta. Health and safety remarks on “Hints for Swimming” were presented by Mrs. Ruple. A business meeting, conducted by the president, was held during which Mrs. Vernon Martin reported statistics on a recent bake sale. An invitation from the Active Ladies club was read to the group stating that the Wawakeechie chib has been askdcl to be their guests on July 11 at the park in Nappaneel The next meeting is scheduled to be a picnic on July 25 at the home of Mrs. William Brandt. RECEIVES TROPHIES Sue Ann Traster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Traster of Syracuse, was runner-up in the 13-year-old division on one baton at an USTA twirling contest held at Dunlap on June 16. Sue Ann also competed at two NBTA contests recently. One was held at Middletown, Ohio, at which she placed second in one baton, third in two batons and fifth in hoop. At the other held in Bremen, she received trophies for : having placed third in one baton, i third in flag and second in hoop. 1
Milford Machine Co. At Leesburg To Close After First of Year
LEESBURG—This area suffered an economic blow this week when word went out of the impending closing down of the large Milford Machine Company plant, located at the southeast edge of Leesburg. The close down will affect upwards to 120 employees who have had well paid steady jobs over the years. The 43-year-old plant has furnished stable employment for residents of northern Kosciusko county since 1945. According to Max W. Luce, general manager of the plant, the close down will be “sometime in 1963.” The announcement went out to employees in the form of a letter which they received on Tuesday. Was Milford Plant The plant originated in Claypool as the Cripe Machine Shop in 1919, established by J. D. and D. W. Cripe. It later moved to Kendallville, then in 1945 moved its operation to Milford where it was located in what it known as the Ruch building on north Main street. In need of larger quarters, the -company purchased some farm land near Leesburg and moved there in 1955 in a new building they constructed. The growth of the company has been enormous over the years until they have become famous throughout the country for their small crankshafts. Two years ago the plant was purchased by Textron and became a division of Homelite, world famous maker of chain saws, pumps, riding mowers, carts and cart engines and generators. The Leesburg plant was the prime producer of crankshafts for Homelite, which has its headquarters in Port Chester, N. Y. Mr. Luce has sent similar termination notices to officers of LoUnion 1062 of the United Automobile Aircraft and Agricultural j Implement Workers of America (AFL-CIO), informing them of management’s decision to terminate their agreement with them August 31. Mr. Luce said, “We announce the termination with regret. We have been operating at considerably less than our maximum capacity for some time and find it uneconomically unsound to continue.” . He said an effort will be made to place employees in other of similar fields to soften the economic blow to them and to the area. An effort will be made to get a manufacturer to take .over the Leesburg plant.
- WSCS CIRCLES MEET WEDNESDAY The four circles of the WSCS of the Calvary EUB church of Syracuse met Wednesday with all circles having the same lesson, “Each of Us Belongs - Each to Us Belongs,” concerning Evangelical institutions such as colleges, homes for the aged and orphanages. During the business meet--1 ings, each circle voted to help send members of the Youth Fellowship to visit the Redbird Mission a in . Kentucky in July and each circle (was asked to have recipes submitted to Mrs. R. C. Tytler for the new cookbook project of the WSWS. A general meeting of all circles will be held at the church on July 11 and will be a pot luck supper with a musical program. Naomi Circle The Naomi circle met Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. Herbert Linville with Mrs. Paul Eppley as co-hostess. Circle leader Mrs. Gerald Schaefer presided over the meeting and Mrs. Calvin Johnson gave the lesson. Mrs. Ted Pauls will entertain the circle in July. Martha Circle The Martha circle met in the home of Mrs. Calvin Knapp in the evening with 16 members present. Mrs. Loren Longenbaugh served as co-hostess and circle leader Mrs. Edith Palmer conducted the business of the evening. Mrs. Car- . rie Champlin and Mrs. Cloy Eiler : presented the lesson. Mrs. Champlin and Mrs. Eiler will entertain < the circle during July. , Harmony Circle Fourteen members of the Harmony circle met in the evening at the church with Mrs. Eloise Method and Mrs. Feri Rhoades as hostesses. The lesson was given by Mrs. Harry Appenzeller assisted by Mesdames Vearl Gaff, Kennard Robinson, Raymond Newcomer, Theo Thomas, Eloise Method and Howard Juday. Circle leader Mrs. Juday conducted the business meeting and gave a WSWS convention report from the executive committee meeting. Mrs. John Hinderer and Mrs. Paul Pollock will be hostesses to the circle .in July and Mrs. Louis Cobbum will give the lesson. Lois Circle Mrs. C. H. Ott entertained the Lois circle in her home in the afternoon and Mrs. Marie Banning co-hostessed. Twenty members and two guests, Mrs. Calvin Beck and Mrs. Mentor Herman, were present and were served dessert at their 1 arrival by the hostesses. Circle leader Mrs. Edna Thomas presided ' and the lesson was presented by ! Mrs. Herman. A report on the 1 WSWS convention was given by ’ Mrs. Juanita Grimes and it was announced that Mrs. Grimes will ] be the hostess in July. i
OBITUARIES
Death Comes To Mary 0. Thomas At 1:10 Tuesday Mary Opal Thomas, 67, well known Milford resident, passed away in the Goshen General hospital at 1:10 p. m. Tuesday, only eighteen hours 'after being admitted. She had suffered from carcinoma for the past eight months. Bom on September 5, 1894, in Prairie township, Kosciusko county, Mrs. Thomas was the daughter of Oliver W. and Elizabeth (Powell) Wallace. She spent her entire life in this county. On July 28, 1917, she married Cloyse Thomas. He preceded her in death in 1938. Mrs. Thomas was a school teacher and succeeded her husband as Chevrolet dealer in Milford for several years. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Daniel (Mary Helene) Levernier; four grandchildren; one great-grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Condict (Hope) Vandermark and Miss Etta Wallace of Leesburg; and three brothers, Dale of North Webster, John of Leesburg, and Paul of Lafayette. Services Friday Funeral services will be held on Friday at 2p. m. in the Mishler funeral home in Milford. Rev. Warren Saunders, pastor of the First Methodist church in Goshen, will officiate. Burial will be in the Leesburg cemetery. Mrs. Marshall Miller Funeral services were held on Sunday, July 1, at 2 p. m. in the Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford for Mrs. Marshall (Marie) Miller of r 1 Milford. Rev. Robert Perkins, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in the Union ' Center cemetery near Nappanee. 1 Mrs. Miller, who had been ill for several years, died in the Goshen General hospital at 4:35 p. m. • Thursday, June 28, of complications of ailments. She had been a patient in the hospital for nine * days. Mrs. Miller was bora on April 11, 1910, in Union township, Elk- ; hart county, the daughter of Carl ' and Della (Stump) Whitehead. She married Mr. Miller on August 24, 1928. Mrs. Miller was a member of the Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford. Surviving in addition to her husband are four daughters, Mrs. t Larry Snider, New Paris, Mrs. Elmer Sorensen, Mrs. Floyd Yoder and Mrs. Donald Wuthrich, all of Milford; 10 grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Carl Whitehead of Nappanee; a sister, Miss Ruth Whitehead of Nappanee; and two brothers, Ralph Whitehead of Etna Green and Charles Whitehead of Centreville, Mich. Mrs. Zoa B. Warren Last rites for Mrs. Zoa B. Warren, 76, of Argos, sister of Clyde Miller of Leesburg, were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the Grossman funeral home at Argos with Rev. Harry A. Claybaugh of Argos officiating. Burial was in the Mentone cemetery. Mrs. Warren died Saturday in her sleep from a heart condition. Born in Kewanna, Ind., June 8, 1886, she had resided in Marshall county since she was 11 years old. Mrs. Miller was the daughter of Louis and Minnie (Whitehead) Miller. She married Jesse E. Warren on February 19, 1905, and he preceded her in death August 12, 1956. Surviving in addition to the Leesburg brother are three sons, Ralph and Russell Warren, both of Bourbon, and Leßoy Warren of St. Cloud, Minnesota; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Shriner of Goshen and Mrs. Ethel Judy of Silver Lake; three other brothers, Carl Miller of Elkhart, Lloyd Miller of Goshen, and Oran Miller of Tippecanoe; 17 grandchildren and 42 greatgrandchildren.
Richard Eugene Himes Richard Eugene Himes, 56, brother of Mrs. Burl Warren, Sr., r 1 Milford, died at 12 o’clock noon Friday at his home in Michigan City. Death was due to carcinoma following several years of illness. Mr. Himes worked at the Gatke foundry in Warsaw for many years and was seriously burned in a plant explosion there about 20 years ago. Survivors include his wife, June; three sons, Ricky at home, Richard, Jr., and Devon of Warsaw; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Raber of San Diego, Calif., and Mrs. Harold (Betty) Gelbaugh of Warsaw; four sisters, Mrs. Thurlow Thompson and Mrs. Myrtle Smith of Warsaw, Mrs. Grace Birch of Marion and Mrs. Warren of Milford; and five brothers, Russell and Melvin of Warsaw, Herman of Elkhart, Bill of Plymouth, and Steven of South Bend. Funeral services were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday at Peru and burial was at Peru.
Teenage Tattler By JEB Many teenagers were gathered at the Tippy Dance Hall last Wednesday to see Johnny Crawford of The Rifleman, aTV show; also some fans nine years old. Susanne, John and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Randall Dewart, of Milford visited Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Keller at Muncie on Sunday. Jane Baumgartner of Milford and Diana Frauhiger of Warsaw are spending a few days this week with the E. W. Frauhigers at Kale Island The Teenage class of the Milford Christian church went to Deer Forest in Coloma, Mich., and Silver Beach on Monday. We saw many teenagers from Milford at the Mermaid Festival last week in North Webster. Susanne Dewart and Jane Baumgartner were Monday overnight guests of Pat Mishler at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Mishler in Milford. SOS TEENAGERS! If you have any news that should go in “TEENAGE TATTLER,” drop a line to JEB in care of The MailJournal, Milford, Ind. MILFORD - LEESBURG Hospital Notes Arnold Frantz, 4-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Frantz of Leesburg, was admitted to Murphy Medical Center last Wednesday. Mrs. Nellie Poe of Milford was re-admitted to Murphy Medical Center over the week end. Pamela Wooten of r 1 Milford was treated and released from the emergency room of Goshen General hospital last Wednesday. She was treated for a laceration to her right leg. Glen Eckley of r 2 Leesburg was dismissed last Wednesday from Goshen General hospital. Mrs. David Elliott and daughter of Milford were released from the Bremen hospital last week. George England, Jr., Milford, was admitted to Murphy Medical Center in Warsaw Thursday. Mrs. Gerald Robinson and son of r 1 Leesburg were dismissed from the Murphy Medical Center last week end. Willard (Hap) Charlton was admitted to the Elkhart General hospital Monday for medical attention after suffering a light stroke Saturday.
w • < 'A Independence Day Has Come And Gone; But The Spirit Os The Day Lives On And On! GRAND FEELING ISN'T IT? P. S. There’s a nice feeling too of care-free independence in the casual furnishings featured by Beckman’s at the Turkey Creek Furniture Shop. Drive over — have a look* Open 9 to 6 s ' Saturdays, 9 to 9 f FURNITURE SHOP
- rti « jog?j WHERE’S EVERYBODY?? Where’s all those Sunday drivers this morning? — must have stopped off first for a cup of FREE coffee at BURKHOLDER REXALL DRUG — Think I’ll do the same . . .
Freddie Hapner Completes National Guard Individual Training Army National Guard Pvt. Freddie L. Hapner, son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Hapner, 718 Chicago > st., Syracuse, recently completeu | advanced individual training at the Infantry Training Center, Ft. Gordon, Ga. « Hapner received instruction in combat tactics and the firing of infantry weapons, including the Army’s new M-14 rifle and M-60 machine gun. The M-14 replaces the M-l rifle, cahbine, Browning automatic rifle and M-3 submachine gun. It packs the fire power of a light machine gun and can be fired both automamatically and semiautomatically. The M-60, which replaces all .30 caliber machine guns now in use, can be fired from the shoulder, hip, a bipod or a new aluminum tripod. Both weapons fire the standard 7.62-millimeter NATO cartridge.
Thursday - Friday - Saturday, July 5,6, 7 Paul Newman - Piper Laurie JACKIE GLEASON ‘The Hustler” (In Color) Also GREGORY PECK in “The Bravados” Saturday Family Treat Night, added 2 Guest Features. Sunday - Monday - Tuesday and Wednesday July 8,9, 10, 11 Leslie Caron - Maur. .Chevalier In “Fanny” (In Color) Also “Portrait Os A Mobster”
( COMPoptably WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY July 4,5, 6,7 TV’s “RIFLEMAN” CHUCK CONNERS in “Geronimo” Plus “The Magic Sword” With BASIL RATHBONE ANNE HELM
SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY July 8,9, 10, 11 BING CROSBY and 808 HOPE in “The Road To Hong Kong”
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The 20-year-old soldier is a 1960 graduate of Syracuse high school. FORMER SYRACUSE TEACHER TO TEACH IN NEW PARIS Mrs. Loren Lngenbaugh, 524 South Main street in Syracuse, who taught, eight years in the Syracuse school kindergarten, has been hired as the teacher of the New Paris kindergarten. The Council of Administration of the Grace EUB church in New Paris has completed arrangements for the kindergarten which will be held in the new educational unit. The kindergarten will open tember 10 and will continue on the/ regular public school schedule. /
[wj Q w Q J ST. 10*0 K, Syracuse p ]3 pNo. Webster DRIVE-IN theatre ENDS FRIDAY AT 8:45 WALT DISNEY’S “Nikki Wild Dog Os The North” Plus At 10:40 Rob’t Wagner - Ernie Kovacs “Sail A Crooked Ship” Sat. Only at 8:45 Spook-A-Thon COME EARLY - ALL PICTURES SHOWN ONCE ONLY “Guns Os The' Black Witch” “Brain That Wouldn’t Die” “Village Os The Damned” SUNDAY - WEDNESDAY July 8 - 11 CiRL meets BoY.. 7 moms) |&Vaft;Disnfiys\\ awn jkw /ToM BWH EbMO® DW 'A. i «!MiBU.TK«rOW(Ncno»s • Plus At 10:40 DONALD O’CONNER in “Wonders Os Alladin”