The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 May 1963 — Page 1

PHONES: 658-2222 457-3666

VOLUME 2

Syracuse To Graduate 55 Seniors May 28 Milford To Graduate 29, Also May 28

i, ... A jMOk jb| jr f JMm f jqaikf j Mr < -rHr WT'W .-■ HF * ■P' -Wnl x ' wl L* i I I -? fl - vUHML x' iW’ n W W Hb 3 1 | MBF |•• I . ■ ■ ■mKOMI' V s - i ■ WMB* "**

SENIOR AWARDS — Pictured above are three of the four Milford senior home ec girls who received awards on Tuesday night following the style show presented by the home economics classes at the Parent - Teachers organization meeting. Mrs. Donald Arthur, home economics teacher, presented the awards. On the 7 left is Connie Motts, who received a gold pin; center is

Style Show Follows Business Meeting Os Milford PTO Tuesday

A style show presented by the home economics department of Milford high school followed the business meeting at the last meeting of the 1962-1963 school year of the Milford Parent-Teachers Organization. The meeting was held Tuesday evening in the elementary building. During the business meeting presided over by president Leo Angling a report was given by the project committee. The committee suggested that the PTO’s money be used to purchase one or some of the following: pre viewers, tape recorder, books and pictures, or hold the money over for stage curtains at the elementary building and/or lights on the outside basketball court at the high school. It was decided by popular vote that four previewers, two for each building, would be bought and the rest of the money would be saved for next year. Members of the project committee are William Cole, chairman, Billy Little, Mrs. Walter Wuthrich, and Mrs. Noreen Marriott. Devotions for the evening were given by Donald Mishler, a student at Goshen college. At the close of the meeting Mr. Anglin expressed his appreciation to the various committees, the principals, Mr. Young and Mr. Kesler, and The Mail-Journal for their fine cooperation during the past PTO year. Style Show As the style show opened several busy girls were making the office of Mr, Summers ready, for the day. These were the seventh grade girls showing the aprons they had made. The time came for the office to open and Miss Patrick, played by Connie Sawyer, greeted the boss, played by Phil Weisser. He was unable to stay and meet Miss Fashion, who turned out to be Ella Mae, played by Judy Rapp, and her brother, Jethro, played by Marion Groves. Miss Patrick and the receptionist, played by Carolyn Morehouse, were shocked to find Miss Fashion was not properly attired and they decided that she should See a style show. The newly arrivals were taken to see the style show, put on by the high school classes. Other gufests were the 7th grade girls, who were now showing the skirts and blouses they had completed. The guests found the models showing a variety of costumes, skirts, blouses, shorts, dresses, suits, and coats. Ella Mae thought she had the help she needed so she left, only to return at the end. This time she had on a dress instead of her jeans but still, not quite acceptable. After the style show the senior awards. were ' presented by the home economics teacher, Mrs. Donald Arthur. A silver pin was awarded to Gloria Slabaugh and another will be presented later to Carolyn Crowl who was unable to attend. A gold pin was awarded to Connie Motts. An honor plaque was awarded to Faye Sholtey for the most Rekamemoh points and (Continued on page 12)

Tftc .MailJßjroMwaaJ / -m r ~ - UXi-LMgBJI f

Consolidation of THE MILFORD .MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907)

, Ruth Faye Sholtey, who received I both the Crisco trophy for the ' most outstanding home economics student and the honor plaque for the most Rekamemoh points this year; and on the right, Gloria Slabaugh who received a silver pin. Carolyn Crowl, who was absent when the picture was taken, also received a silver pin. A Mail-Jour-nal staff photo.

SOROSIS CLUB SPRING PARTY The Miiford Sorosis club met Monday evening at Ruby’s attractive “Party Home” in Milford for its spring party. From the greeting with punch to the farewells, it was a delightful, carefree, happy evening. Mrs. Lawrence Myers had on her entertainment committee the following: Mrs. Gerald Snider, Mrs. Hugh Snyder, Mrs. Jacob Tusing Jr., Mrs, Otto Wiggs, Mrs. George Wilson and Mrs. Harold Wilson. The program of games and poetry was enjoyed by the twentysix members and one guest, Mrs. Alvie Kirkendorffer, Mrs. Charles Brittsan’s daughter, present. A glazed ham dinner was also enjoyed. Club books for next season were distributed. Club members are all looking forward to the interesting year ahead, planned carefully by Mrs. Burr Sharp and assistants Mrs. James Allen and Mrs. Thomas Miller. Milford Summer Reading Program To Be Held June 1- August 3 The Summer Reading Program at the Milford Public Library will be based on the theme “Let’s Have a Circus With Books” this year, and will start June 1 and continue through August 3. Each child in the second, third and fourth grades is eligible to register and will be given a clown card on which to place colored stars, one star for each book read. MILFORD CRC HOLDS SPRING PARTY MONDAY Thirty-pne members and their husbands of the Columbian Reading Circle of Milford attended the annual club spring party Monday evening at Howard’s Restaurant, south of Syracuse. A smorgasbord dinner was served. Mrs. Bill Little of Milford showed slides of her native country, Germany, for the evening’s program. The committee in charge of the arrangements and planning consisted of Mrs. Clifford Replogle, chairman, Mrs. Harry Dale Doty, Mrs.-Duane Graff, Mrs. Don Ahms, Mrs. Harlan Wuthrich, Mrs. Robert Auer, Mrs. Joe Gerencser, Mrs. Darrell Orn, Mrs. Roger Graff, Mrs. Delbert Roderick and Mrs. John Replogle. Milford Fire Department Called To Grass Fire The Milford Fire department answered a fire call at 1:30 Thursday afternoon. A grass fire was put out in a field belonging to Camp Mack and located on the north side of Waubee lake across from the John Chambers residence.

To Break Ground Sunday At Milford Christian Church Groundbreaking services which will mark the beginning of operations to build an addition to the Milford Christian church will be held Sunday morning, May 19, at the close of the morning services. The structure will provide 14 class rooms, choir loft, and baptistry, plus additional sanctuary and fellowship hall space. A maximum budget figure of 90 thousand dollars has been set by the church board. Construction is expected to begin within three weeks. MILFORD BETHEL CHURCH OBSERVES FAMILY NIGHT The Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford observed Family Night Thursday evening with a carry-in dinner at the church at 6:30 and a program following. Tables were decorated with arks made of construction paper and with small plastic animals. Mrs. Carl Shearer presented a Chalk talk as the major event of the evening. She first told the story of the writing of Philip B. Bliss’ “Let the Lower Light Be Burning” and then drew a picture to illustrate this. Next she told the story of the flood, and a quartet consisting of Robert Perkins, Larry Hoover, Raymond Hoover, and Neal Cory sang “My, Didn’t It Rain!” Mrs. Shearer”s second picture illustrated the rainbow, and her comments emphasized the signiwhich the rainbow is a sign. A ficance of God’s promise for trio, Mrs. John Yeater, Mrs. Roger Graff, and Mrs. Shearer, concluded the program by singing “There’s a Rainbow in the Sky.” Mrs. Duane Sprague furnished background music and accompaniments at the organ. Mrs. Noble Fisher presided for the evening, devotions were given by Mrs. Richard Smith, and the program was under the sponsorship of the Golden Rule class, with Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Worth Ganshorn the program committee. This evening of fellowship and inspiration was one way in which the church recognized Family Week. Milford Board To Accept Bids For Asphalt Mixture The town board of Milford is receiving bids for the purchase and application of asphalt mixture for street improvements until 7:30 p.m., June 5. Proposals, according to a legal appearing elsewhere in this issue of the paper, will be received for improvements to separate parts of streets and for all of said certain streets and for materials to be furnished all in accordance to plans and specifications now on file in the office of the town clerk-treasurer. The legal is signed by Robert Willson, Raymond Pinkerton, and Darrell Orn. MILFORD PURE OIL STATION TO OPEN SATURDAY MAY 18 Clifford Replogle announced this week that he will open his Pure Oil Station on road 15 in Milford on Saturday. A grand opening is being planned but will not be held this week. A representative of the Pure Oil company will be on hand to help Mr. Replogle over the week end. PUBLIC INVITED TO MEMORIAL DAY BREAKFAST The public is invited to a ham and egg breakfast at the Milford Masonic hall on Memorial Day, May 30. j Serving will be from 6:30 to 8 a. m. by the Fellowcraft club. NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MAIL-JOURNAL Tom Roderick, c/o Kokomo Country Cljib, Kokomo, Indiana Iman G. jßookstool, r 2, Leesburg Eric Larson, 1318 East Hyde Park Boulevard, Chicago. 15, Illinois Mrs. Bertie Haggerty, Milford

Pictured below is Rev. G. Hubert j Neth who will give the commencement address at Syracuse high i school Tuesday evening, May 28. ! at 8 p.m. To be held in the new gymnasium, his topic is “The Mas- | querade Party”. A Methodist minister, he is presently at Princeton, Mo. He has served at churches in Newton and Veedersburg, Ind., and in Kansas City, Mo. Rev. Neth is a graduate of William Jewell college of Liberty, Mo., studied at Butler university and the Christian Theological seminary of Indianapolis and graduated from the Saint Paul school of theology-Methodist in Kansas City, Mo., with highest honors. Organizations with which he has affiliations are the Sigma Nu fraternity, the international society of Theta Phi and Pi Kappa Delta Forensics fraternity. Rev. B. T. Yeager Rev. B. T. Yeager, pastor of the Syracuse Church of God, is to be the speaker at the Baccalaureate services Sunday evening, May 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the school. Rev. Yeager is a graduate of Findlay College in Findlay, Ohio, and has attended Huntington college in addition to correspondence courses. A minister for forty years, he has been in Syracuse for three years. His topic, will be “Majestic Mariners”.

X REV. G. HUBERT NETH Syracuse Commencement Speaker

Petition Filed For Establishment Os Highway A petition has been filed by Charles P. Lesse and others for establishment and improvement of a public highway in Wayne township. The petition was filed in the office of county auditor Thomas K. Warner on Thursday, May 9. The petition, which is described elsewhere in this paper, will be presented to the board of commissioners on June . 3 when the members hold their regular meeting. The legal is signed by Mr. Warner. DAR GIRLS HONORED AT BANQUET Members of the local DAR chapter of Warsaw recently honored the six girls who received Good Citizenship awards and their mothers, at a smorgasbord dinner held in the Rainbow room of the Westminster hotel. They were Vicki Fuller, of Milford, Sally Albert, of Leesburg, Cheryl Miller, of North Webster, Sally Fosbrink, of Syracuse, Martha Tschetter, of Warsaw, and Lynn Coble, of Pierceton. TO HOLD GREEN THUMB EXCHANGE The. Syracuse Church of the Brethren is holding a womens fellowship this evening at 7:30 o’clcok in the church parlor. Each women or girl attending may bring a plant, bulb or seeds for a green thumb exchange. Mrs. Maxwell is to be in charge i of devotions and a short program : is to be held. Mrs. Gilbert George ; and Mrs. Robert Bell are in charge of refreshments. SUSPENDED TERM Lloyd Lyon, 35, Goshen, was given a 1 to 7 year suspended sentence to the Indiana State Prison in Elkhart circuit court last Fri-1 day. He had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of issuing a fraudulent check.

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1963

! Rev. Roscoe C. Coen, minister of of the First United | Presbyterian church at Muncie, i will be the speaker for Milford j high school’s commencement exercises on Tuesday evening, May 28, at 8 p. m. He will speak on “Dare to Differ.” Rev. Coen retired from the active ministry in November of 1958. For the past years he has held his present position. He also preached in the churches of the Wabash River Presbytery on Sundays when he is needed. From 1949 until his retirement he had been pastor of the church in Vandalia, 111. From 1918 until 1949 he was a missionary under the Presbyterian Board in Seoul, Korea. In Korea he did evangelistic, educational, and literary work. A native of Illinois Rev. Coen is a graduate of James Millikin university, Decatur, 111., holding an AB degree. In 1918 he received a BD degree from McCormick Seminary, Chicago, 111. In 1925 he received an honorary DD from Millikin. In the year 1957-1958 Rev. Coen was moderator of the synod of Illinois. Baccalaureate services will be held at 7:30 Sunday evening, May 26, in t'he community building. Rev. Leonard Thompson of the Methodist church will be the speaker.

REV. ROSCOE C. COEN Milford Commencement Speaker

Wawa Theater To Begin Summer Season Friday The Wawa drive-in theater located south of Syracuse on state road 13 will open for its third summer season on Friday night, May 17. As part of the grand opening, a giant give-away is to be held. The management is planning a full season of first run movies. The concession stand, which had formerly been leased by the ABC Vending company of Chicago, will be under the mangement of the owners of the theater this year. FRIENDS PLANT CORN FOR CARL DUNCAN Friends and neighbors of Carl Duncan planted corn for him on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mr. Duncan injured his back and is in traction. Planting the corn were Ralph Neff, Maurice Beer, Virgil Zimmerman, Al Knobel, Elmer Rassi, Ezra Beer, Leon Tucker, Harold McKibbin, and Johnny Martin. LCSC Schools End '62-63'School Year May 24 All schools in the Lakeland Community School Corporation, North Webster, Syracuse, Milford and Leesburg, will hold exams and sessions next Wednesday and Thursday mornings, May 22 and 23, and will dismiss before noon. No lunches will be served at any of the schools on these days’ and no school will be held in the afternoon. However, on Friday afternoon, May 24, buses will make a final run after noon and students are to return to school for their report cards and any supplies not yet taken home.

M H SA'"- >

SYRACUSE KINDERGARTEN — Pictured above are members of group I of the Syracuse Kindergarten as they posed for a MailJournal photographer in their class room recently. In the front row left to right are

SX. / ’« -Jr H -<• f '*ar X. X: <

GROUP ll—Pictured above are; members of Group II of the Syra- I cuse kindergarten. In the front row left to right are Debra Grindle, Mark Cleveland, Cindy Conn, Paul Snyder,

Lakeland Community School Board Discusses Numerous Issues

Numerous issues were introduced for the Lakeland Community School Corporation board of trustees to discuss at Tuesday evening’s meeting. To begin them, a lengthy discussion was held on fire, liability and related insurances for the various schools in the corporation. Presently, different policies are held in several insurance categories for the schools in the corporation and each school has varying rates. The board agreed that it would be wise to consult an insurance expert who could study the existing insurance set up and objectively advise them. 2 New Buses Further negotiations will be held with the corporation school bus drivers tonight. The board also decided to replace two school buses. Bids for these will be opened on June 4. Introduced and read was a letter from the Milford town board questioning the school board as to why the Milford elementary school, which has been approved by Civil Defense as a proper fall-out shelter, cannot be listed and posted as such. The problem, the board stated, is that there are no storage facilities available there for the supplies necessary for such a shelter. If storage and other problems were not present, the board likely would be more amenable to designating the buildings as fall-out shelters. Summer School Lewis S. Immel, LCSC superintendent, announced that there is a tentative enrollment number of 265 students for summer school. Drivers training will be offered in all four schools with typing in the North Webster, Syracuse and Milford schools and health will be taught in Syracuse. Paul Moore, Syracuse high school principal, is in charge of this program. Teachers Leaving Mr. Immel listed the fifteen teachers from the schools who are either retiring or resigning at the end of the term. With this, he read several letters of those who are resigning. Two retiring teachers are Mrs. Ira Rothenberger, third grade I teacher at North Webster, and I Mrs. Merton Meredith, second [ grade teacher at Syracuse. Both have been teaching for many years. Those leaving Syracuse are Mrs. Calvin King, third grade; Mrs. James Alford, second grade; Mrs. Rollin Cutter, fourth grade, Wen(Continued on page 12)

Steven Jones, Harper Peck, Janet George, Mark Koble, Nikki Dean, Jimmy Benson, and Rita Thornburg. In the middle row left to right, Mary Lowe, Mike Clark, Kevin Coy, Janet Whitehead, Randy

Carol Felts, and Debra Pletchqr. In the second row left to right are Kathy Davis, Kim Kern, Angela Mock, Jeff Lentz, Mike Glaze, and John Schacht. , In the third row left to right are

SYRACUSE BPWC ELECTS OFFICERS The Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s club met Tues- ' day evening at the South Shore • Golf Club with the chief item of business being that of the election ! of officers. Mrs. Orval Snobarger, chairman ‘ of the advisory board, presented ■ the slate and officers elected are - as follows: ' President, Mrs. Leonard Barn- , hart; vice president, Mrs. R. C. Tytler; secretary, Mrs. Ray Buhrt; and re-elected treasurer, Mrs. Dale ; Plummer. j Out-going president Mrs. Wil- . lard Nusbaum presided at the busiI ness meeting following the dinner. . Reports of committees were given and Mrs. Charolotte McSweeney . reported on the gifts given to coun- [ ty infirmary ladies for Mother’s , Day. A revision of the membership [ by-laws was made and approved . and the elected officers, it was an- . nounced, would be installed during the June meeting. Thirty-thfee members and two guests, Mrs. William Mulhal and Mrs. Gene Henning, were present. -Mrs. Henning, Mrs. Snobarger and Mrs. Louise Byland received the door prizes. Hostesses were Mrs. Louise Connolly, Mrs. Lowell Welty and Mrs. Darwin Darnell. Warn Against Unauthorized Salesmen In Area Jack Wells, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, has asked The MailJournal to issue a notice to area business firms concerning what he termed “unauthorized salesmen” operating in this area. Two such salesmen appeared last week soliciting advertising | from area merchants, stating they i had the authorization of Mr. I Wells and the Syracuse-Wawasee 1 Chamber of Commerce. He said the chamber has no jurisdiction over salesmen operating in this area, but that they had no rgiht using the name of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce when no such perr mission or consent has been given.

PRICE: <• 10<

Weaver, Jeff Miller, and Mike Luttman. In the back row left to right are Brent Neer, Connie Hoopingarner, Stacy Rogers, Rhonda Weaver, Jay Wright, Brian Knisley, and Dirk Hoffer.

Debbie Folger, Scot Anderson, Dale Curtis, Christie Carr, Kevin Kern, and Mark Kitson.- Larry Jernigan was absent when the above photo was taken. A MailJournal staff photo.

Syracuse OES Holds Initiation Ceremony May 8 Syracuse Chapter No. 283 Order of the Eastern Star held its first 1 initiation, ceremony May since the new officers took their stations. The conferring of degrees was given under leadership of Mrs. Frank Bates, worthy matron and Mr. Douglas Yoder, worthy patron The three candidates were Mrs. Donna Clark, Mrs. Helen Michael and Dale Kimes. An affiliation ceremony was conducted by the worthy patron the star points and marshal for Mrs. W. C. Grischke. Mother’s Day was very fittingly observed by an article given by Mrs. Joe Longenecker and a pcem by the worthy patron.. • The east was decorated with the Holy Bible on a green satin coverlette and the west with a bouquet of Bachelor Buttons and Baby Breathe. Following the meeting, a social hour was enjoyed in the dining room, iHostesses for the evening Were Mrs. George Pippenger and Mrs. E. G. Hilburt. .J : - SYRACUSE FUTURE HOMEMAKERS MEET TUESDAY The Future Homemakers 4-H Girls group met Tuesday evening . at the home of Mrs. Herbert Linville with Mary Barb Immel, president, calling the meeting to order at 7 o’clock. Sandy Kern and Mary Barb gave a demonstration on how to remove stains and Nancy Yoder gave a demonstration on ■ how to make man-size, chocolate chip' cookies. Reporter Melinda Moore County Board Os Review To Meet Notice is given in a legal that appears elsewhere in this issue of The Mail-Journal states that the county board of review will meet starting on June 3 in the room of the board of commissioners in the court house in Warsaw. The purpose of the board’s meeting will be to review assessments and the valuations of real and personal property assessed for taxation.

NO. 14