The Mail-Journal, Volume 1, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 September 1962 — Page 2

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Boat for Wawasee Patrol

There are 10 times as many motorboats churning the waters of Lake Wawasee today as there were 15 years ago but there are only two times as many patrol boats. And it wasn’t until Edward F. Gallahue, president of American States Insurance Co., donated a 20-foot Century power launch to the Conservation Department for patrol duty that the number doubled. Now there are two patrol boats. Gallahue, who has had a summer home at Indiana’s largest lake resort area since 1934, said he donated the boat to the,Department to help patrol the’lake and possibly reduce the number of accidents. Three serious accidents and hundreds of near misses have marred the fun this summer on the 3,000 acre lake. Conservation Officer Earl R. Money said the problem can be traced to the great increase in the boat population at the lake in the past 15 years and the attitude of people when they first reach the resort. In the first place, Money said boat traffic at Wawasee has risen 1,000 per cent since the fend of World War II from 2,500 to 25,000. He said on a Sunday he will check more than 100 boats an hour through the channel connecting Lakes Wawasee and Syracuse. There’s still lots of water for safe boating on the lake if boaters only understood the nature of the “plaything” that haS captured the American public’s fancy since the end of the war. “Attitude” is a key word, according to Money. He said vacationers drive 100 to 200 or more miles along a narrow strip of highway, concentrating throughout the trip on keeping the car on the right side of the road and out of trouble. I “They get to a beach house,” Money said, “and take one look at the acres and acres of water]

Dribs ... And .. Dabs The hospital is an interesting place if you’re not too ill to listen and observe. It was surprising to find so many women from Milford at the Goshen hospital, some ih a professional capacity, and some as patients. Mrs. Robert Willson was gracious and kind. She will be a welcome addition to the bowling line-up at the Wawasee Bowl, as will all the gals from Milford who will be bowling this year. Don’t forget the Thursday Nite Ladies League starts this week. Jean Mishler was practicing Saturday and showed us a bruise she received from a fall. There will probably be a lot of bruises and sore muscles, once the season gets under way. Gene and Thelma Hattersley left for Hong Kong and other parts of the Orient last week. Hope they didn’t get tangled up with that typhoon. They told me that if you look like your passport photo—you NEED the trip. We were on the pontoon in the channel when two couples in a speed boat with a young blonde woman driving, started around us. When we told her she wasn’t supposed to do that, she repiled, “Yes I know, but ...” then sped on her way. ’Nuff said? There were boating violations all over the lakes, usually after the- patrol boat had just passed, and we have movies—in color, yet — to prove it. That’s a good article in The Reader’s Digest, August issue, entitled “Danger Rides in Small Boats.” That was particularly a good idea when one county in Minnesota deputized 30 volunteers, using their own boats, and trained them as water patrolmen. That was a close call at the corner of Pickwick Gardens between the little compact and the big Chrysler, wsn’t it? The weeds obscure your vision when you travel north, intending to cross the railroad tracks. You just have to take a deep breath and plunge on, because you can’t see a thing until you’re out in the middle of the road. Well, maybe there won’t be any wrecks before the weels die down. Louise Stoelting says that she has put on a couple of pounds this summer. It’s easy to do when you entertain a lot, isn’t it? I can’t wind up this column without thanking the gals who sent me a get-well card. It was so thoughtful of you, and although I wasn’t really ill, it gave me so much pleasure to receive them, I almost wished I were. The people here are so kind and warm-heart-ed, I can’t imagine why everyone doesn’t want to live here. Cushioned by gratitude, life is indeed good. D. D.

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Edward F. Gallahue, president of American States Insurance Co., hands the keys of his 20-foot Century inboard motorboat to Conservation Officer Earl R. Money. Gallahue donated his boat to the Conservation Department for patrol duty on Lake Wawasee, scene of three serious accidents this summer.

expanding in front of them and think they have all the room in the world. That’s when we have trouble.” >, Money maintains that it generally takes about the first three days of a two weeks vacation for people to realize there are swimmers, fishermen and other boaters on the lake and then things quiet down. The Conservation Officer tries to balance enforcement of the law with the understanding that people visit the lake resorts of Indiana to have a good time. He views his job primarily as one in which he Is to help vacationers

OBITUARIES

Walter Waldo Wiggs Walter Waldo Wiggs, 67, of r 3 Syracuse, who died of a heart attack at 4:50 a. m. Saturday in the Elkhart General hospital, was buried Tuesday in the Hillcrest cemetery near Pierceton. Services were held at 2 p. m. at The HarrisTroxel funeral home in North Webster with Rev. Chester Carpenter officiating. Mr. Wiggs, a retired farmer, was born near Portland, Ind., on Feb. 9, 1895, the son of Joseph and Sadie (Heron) Wiggs. He married Bunola Merrick on September 8, 1917 in Pierceton. Mr. Wiggs was a member of the Pierceton Methodist church. Surviving are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Dallas (Ruth) Cox, of r 3 Syracuse; two sons, William and Robert Wiggs, both of r 3 Syracuse; three brothers, Donald . of North Webster, Otto of Milford, and Orval of Geneva, Ind., one sister, Mrs. Clores Bardsley of Hudson, Ind.; and eight grandchildren. Vestal D. Klingaman Vestal D. Klingaman, 58, of Nappanee, brother of Mrs. Dessie Troup of Milford, died in his home of a heart ailment Friday evening at 4:30 o’clock. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday at 2 p. m. in the Wright funeral home in Nappanee. Rev. Virgil Ingraham, pastor of the First Brethren church in Goshen, officiated and burial was in the Milford cemetery. A retired foreman of Coppes, Inc., in Nappanee, Mr. Klingaman was born in Michigan on January 2, 1904, the son of Charles W. and Hattie (Jarvis) Klingaman. He spent most of his life in the Nappanee community. He was a member of the Nappanee EUB church. Mr. Klingaman married Florence Swihart on May 8, 1928, in Ohio, and she survives with three daughters, Mrs. Joyce Smith of Petersburg, Va., Mrs. Jolene Hodgson of Tucumcari, N. M., and Miss Janet Klingaman, South Bend; two sons, Harold K. Klingaman of Brookfield, 0., and Elmer Klingaman, Indianapolis; five grandchildren and the Milford sister. William Gregg Lloyd Felkner of Milford received a postal card this week informing him of the death of a friend and former Milford resident, William Gregg, at Colorado Springs, Colo. Mr. Gregg passed away on Monday, Aug. 20, and was buried on Thursday, Aug. 23. Mr. Gregg was raised on what is known as the Gregg farm, located three miles south of Milford on old road 15. He left this area in 1907 to homestead in Sampsel, Oklahoma, in Cimarron county. His homestead was three miles from that of Mr. Felkner. Minnie B. Billman Mrs. Minnie B. Billman, 87, of Ligonier, died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday near Albion in a nursing home. She had been ill for two 1 years. Mrs. Billman was bom January ‘ 10, 1875, in Noble county and • spent all of her life in the Ligonier area. She married Otis A. Billman , on March 26, 1947. He survived along with three sons and a daughter by a former marriage. The 1 children are Guy Calbeck of Lake Wawasee, Ernest C. Calbeck of 1 Cromwell, Joseph Calbeck of Bron- 1 son, Mich., and Mrs. Richard H. Miller of Fort Wayne. There are 1

d enjoy themselves by keeping n them from illegal and hazardous e behavior that poses a threat to themselves and others. But what a job confronts him. e He has 40 miles of shoreline on r Wawasee alone and it takes -about two hours to swing around - the lake. Until Gallahue made 5 the gift of his 125 horse power launch to the cause, Money had s one 75 horse power outboard. I t Now there will be two boats t and the week-end help from other f Conservation Officers in the area j will mean added safety and i pleasure for the boating public : at Wawasee and Syracuse.

11 grandchildren, 28 great-grand-children and five great-great-grandchildren. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Ulrey-Sedgwick funeral home in Ligonier. Rev. Robert Carman officiated and burial was in the Oak Park cemetery in Ligonier. Jacob O. Johnston Jacob O. Johnston, 72, of Atwood died Thursday afternoon in the Hillcrest Nursing Home in Warsaw of complications resulting from a month’s illness. He had been in the nursing home just three days. He was a retired popcorn farmer. He married Pearl Koffell in 1905 and she preceded him in death in 1927. In May of 1935 he married Cathem Irwin who survives with three step-children, Mrs. Warren Kneeland of Warsaw, Joe Irwin of Warsaw, Hilton Irwin of Leesburg; two sister, Mrs. Jacob Mishler of New Paris and Mrs. James Heckaman of Nappanee; and ten step-grandchildren. Two brothers, three sisters and two sons preceded him in death. Services were held on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Stoney Point church with Rev. I. E. Longenbaugh officiating. Burial was in the Stony Point cemetery. | Mrs. H. J. Oldham Mrs. H. J. (Anita) Oldham of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. anda summer resident of Leesburg, and formerly of Fort Wayne, passed away at the Cleveland Clinic hospital last Friday evening following open heart surgery. She had been a very successful teacher, being elected president of the Indiana State Teachers of Speech in 1940 and Indiana State Teachers’ Association president in 1946. She was a member of the State Curriculum Committee and helped write Indiana’s first complete course of study in English. Later she completed a chapter in Matilda Bailey’s English Fourth Course. In 1947 Mrs. Oldham began teaching English at Elmhurst high school and in 1954 she took a teaching* job at Indiana Technical college with the rank of associate professor. . Mrs. Oldham initiated and directed the “Get-Out-The-Vote" campaign for women in the city of Fort Wayne, and was active in the Allen county Civil Defense and many other organizations. Surviving besides her husband are a sister, Mrs. William McGahey, and a brother, Milton P. Swearingen. Final rites were held at 9:30 Tuesday morning in the ChalfantPerry funeral home in Fort Wayne. After which the body was taken to the chapel of Washington Park cemetery near Cumberland where a second service was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Josephine Avalos Graveside services were held at the Milford cemetery on Monday afternoon for Josephine Avalos, one-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jose Avalos of Milford. James Cis, Goshen, officiated. The Mishler funeral home of Milford was in charge of arrangements. Josephine died Sunday afternoon at the Goshen General hospital one day after her birth. Survivors include the parents and grandparents.

—IB i bi. —.. . . NURSE GRAD — Miss Nancy Ellen Pletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pletcher of r 2 Syracuse, will graduate from the Memorial hospital of South Bend School of Nursing at 8 p. rri. today (Sept. 6), in the auditorium of the Indiana university South Bend campus. She is a 1959 graduate of Syracuse high school. : School News < By EARLEEN FISHER A J Wednesday, Sept. 4—SCHOOL—totally incomprehensible, but true. The new seniors, are strutting around as proudly as turkey gobblers resplendent in their new found authority. They certainly have the right to feel proud after 11 years of grueling labor. One advantage of the Lakeland School Corporation is apparent in Jose Thompson, the Spanish teacher in Milford and Leesburg schools. After the lapse of a few decades, Milford students are again able to study the Spanish language. Another new feature is the book rack. Now, low priced paperback editions of many popular books are avilable to the students. Next week the school news will be in a state of some kind of organization and class reporters will inform the public of their classes’ doings. Freshman News By Jane Baumgartner The first day of school the freshman class elected officers. Lowell Rheinheimer was elected president. Others elected were vice president, John Beiswanger; secretary and treasurer, Judy Beer; reporter to The Mail-Journal and Blue and Gray, Jane Baumgartner; student council members, Ronald Smith and Michelle Conn. The yearly dues will be $2.50. Our class sponsors are Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Van Meter. FINDS ICE ON CAR Marion Deeter of Milford reported that he discovered ice this morning on his car parked at his home. It was frozen around the windshield and on the chrome. Licenses Suspended William H. Hasse, r 2 Syracuse, has had his drivers license suspended by the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles from 7-31-62 to 1-23-63 for leaving the scene. KITTY SAYS» —/ USE classified/ THE MOfJEY YOU SAVE xS'L/ W/U 8£ YOUR OWN/ . LEGAL ITOTICI or PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby elven that the Local Alcoholic Beverage Board of Kosciusko County. Indiana, will, at 10:00 A. M.. on the 12th day of September, 1962 at the Clerk’s Office, Court House, in the City of Warsaw. Indiana, in said County, begin investigation of the applications of the following named persons, requesting the issue to the applicants, at the locations hereinafter set out, of the Alcoholic Beverage Permits of the classes hereinafter designated and will, at said time and place, receive Information concerning the fitness of said applicants, and the propriety of issuing the permits applied for to such applicants at the premises named: Kale Island Beacon, Inc., by Mary L. Evans, (Restaurant) Beer & Wine Retailers, Kale Island, Indiana. UNINCORPORATED. (R. No. 1, Syracuse, Indiana) Alson * Lois Maxine Cole (Restaurant) Beer, Liquor, & Wine Retailers, 200 First St., Pierceton, Indiana Amreican Legion No. 49, (Club) Beer, Liquor, & Wine Retailers, 301 N. Buffalo, Warsaw, Indiana. Yellow Banks Resort Cor., by Harold S. Knudsen, Pres., R. R. No. 1 Pierceton, Indiana (Resort Hotel) Beer, Liquor & Wine Retailers, North Webster, Indiana. SAID INVESTIGATION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS REQUESTED. INDIANA ALCOHOLIC" BEVERAGE COMMISSION W. F. CONDON Executive Secretary. JOE A. HARRIS Chairman.

KATHRYN SHOPPE LOCATED AT 136 SO. MAIN ST., GOSHEN $40,000 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE DRESSES SPORTSWEAR LINGERIE JEWELRY HATS Another Big Cut In Prices THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY Store Hours: 9 ajn. to 9 p.m.

United Fund Goul: $71,192

The goal for the Kosciusko County United Fund has been set at $71,192.00. This year’s drive will be from Oct. 1 to Oct. 31. This announcement was made at a meeting of officers and directors

Mrs. Jesse Beer Hostess To Silver Thimble Club The September meeting of the Silver Thimble club ot Milford was held at the home of Mrs. Jesse Beer Tuesday evening. The business meeting was presided over by the president, Mrs. I Lowell Rassi. She appointed a’ 1 Christmas committee of which 1 Miss Esther Getz is chairman. Those who will assist her are Mesdames George Graff, William Graff, Carlton Beer, Levi Beer, Charles Weisser, Robert Kaiser, and Misses Tillie Graff and Priscilla Haab. Mrs. Marion Beer, devotional leader for the year, read “My Pledge.” Mrs. Beer also won a Bible quiz contest. In a “School Day” word scramble, Mrs. Lewis Speicher was the “winner. Miss Anna Rassi of Morton, Hl., was a guest. The hostess and her assistants, ; Mrs. Maurice Beer and Mrs. Philip Beer, served light refreshments of frozen sherbet dessert, iced ginger ale and coffee. Miss Edith Baumgartner will be the October hostess. PAST PRESIDENTS HAVE PICNIC WITH MRS. E. FELKNER Thirteen members of the Past Presidents’ Parley of the American Legion Auxiliary enjoyed a picnic at the lake cottage of Mrs. Eugene W. Felkner recently. After enjoying dinner on the lake front, the group went indoors and played bunco which resulted in many amusing incidents. Homemade ice cream and cake were served later in the evening and prizes were given for high and low score. Present were Mesdames Ivan B. Kline, Ralph Berkeypile, Herbert Felkner, Robert Rassi, Russell Ruch, Dale Stump, Stanley Scott, Zora Phillips, Hattie Becker, Noble Fisher, Iva Coy, Robert Reed and the hostess. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Syracuse, Kosciusko county, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality at their regular meeting place at 7:30 p.m. on the 2nd day of October, 1962, will consider the following Ordinance covering additional appropriations October 15, 1962 to December 31, 1962 and fixing a time when same shall take effect. General Fund — No. 19 (bldg, com.) ,$200.00 No. 19 (plan comm.) — ~ 500.00 No. 22 (Heat, light) 400.00 No. 26 (Radio, Garbage Col.) — 600.00 No. 31 (Oil. gasoline) 500.00 No. 60 (OASI) — 300.00 Sewage and Disposal Plant — No. 20 (new work) $32,657.50 FROM FUND UNEXPENDED Trustee Turkey Creek Twp. — $500.00 Gen. No. 25 425.00 Gen. No. 52 1,575.50 Accumulative Sewer Fund 32.657.50 Taxpayers appearing at such meeting shall have a right to be heard thereon. The additional appropriations as finally made will be automatically referred to the State Board of Tax Commissioners, whicn Board will hold a further hearing within fifteen (15) days at the county auditors office of Kosciusko County, Indiana, or at such other place as may be designated. At such hearing taxpayers objecting to any of such additional appropriations may be heard and interested taxpayers may inquire of the County Auditor when and where such hearing will be held. Attest: J. BARTON COX Clerk-Treasurer A. BYRON CONNOLLY LOREN LONGENBAUGH HARRY L. COY Members of Board of Trustees Town of Syracuse, Indiana MJ & PP S. 6 *l3

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at the Lake City Bank building in i Warsaw last night. At that time ■ the campaign’s division chairmen i were introduced. Complete plans for the current campaign, which will serve 13

Seven Youths(Continued from page 1) Dick Miller reported that the Burkett car was stopped on county road 900 north on the east side of highway 13. The Pepple car, north bound, seemingly went out of control and skidded broadside into the Burkett car. Damages are estimated at sl, 500 for both cars.

4 ‘Go-with” Cookies |____ By Betty Barclay JJERE’S a delightful sweet to serve with frosty fruit beverages. These chewy refrigerator cookies are a b reeze t 0 make •,J XX because there’s fff ti\ no baking ref ' quired ’ Tbey’re V delightful comM panions for ice KvMf jßcream and sherbet, too.. Angel Delights 8 squares (1 package) semisweet chocolate; % cup sweetened condensed milk (at room temperature); % teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon, vanilla; 1 cup packaged grated coconut. I Heat chocolate over hot water until partially melted; remove from hot water and stir until entirely melted. Add milk, salt, vanilla, and coconut, and blend. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Chill until firm. J4&kes about 8 dozen.

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WILLING WORKERS HOLD HOUSE WARMING The Willing Workers Sunday school class of the Milford First Brethren church arranged a housewarming party and potluck dinner Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gawthrop at their home in Etna Green. Mr. and Mrs. Gawthrop had lived north east of Milford for many years before purchasing a property in Etna Green and moving tnerc the middle of August to be near their son, Harold Gawthrop, and family. > . Class members attending were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. Mace Hollar, Mr. arfu? Mrs. Perry Hoover, Mr. and MrsJ Samuel Hartter, Mr. and. Mrs. James ■ Mrs. Emily Lentz and Mrs. Vem Wysong. Others present were Mrs. Charlene Traster, Rev. and Mrs. Wayne E. Swihart and daughter Nancy, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gaw-

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throp and son Jan. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Snavely and family of Milford were callers in the afternoon. KEEP UP WITH YOUR * HOME TOWN NEWS 4||SL.