The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 May 1963 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL Thursday May 16, 1963

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Spotlight on Improving Business . . . Number Os Foreign Visitors To U. S. increasing Greatly Year To Year By Arch Baumgartner Publisher THE MAIL-JOURNAL

The number of tourists visiting the United States from foreign countries is approaching 600,000 individuals annually. This figure does not include visitors- from Canada. Considering the attractions a foreign visitor may find in the country, the figure seems small. However the rate of increase is impressive. The United States expects 100. 000 more foreign visitors this year than in 1962. The reason for the remarkable increase may be found ■in one word: Advertising. United States firms, and the government itself, seem to have made a discovery long recognized in the nations of Europe and even the smaller island countries of the Far East. That is, that advertising may bring tourists to any interesting locality. Individual states and regions in

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AT TOURIST MEETING — Among the dignitaries who spoke at the Northeast Tourist Council at Mt. Wawasee Monday are those shown here. Lt. Governor Richard O. Ristine is second from left. On the left is

Lt. Gov. Ristine Meets With Area People To Boost Tourist Trade In Indiana

' A new word was coined—“tourism—and -thereby Indiana got a much-needed boost in the direction of attracting tourists to beautiful Indiana. This was the theme of a 16county meeting at Mt. Wawasee Monday morning, in a meeting highlighted by remarlcs..from Lt. Governor Richard O. Ristine. The meeting was one of seven such meetings being held over the state, be said. Over 100 persons attended the morning and afternoon session, ; ano enjoyed a broasted chicken dinner at~noon. / Wells Host ; Jack Wells, president of the , Syracuse-WaWasee Chamber of ; Commerce, was host at the meeting. He introduced Lt. Goy. Ristine ] and several other speakers. Lt. Gov. Ristine spoke concern- , the state’s role in promoting more ( tourist trade. He showed sample brochures which the state has issued and which towns and cities have had printed. Ristine said the state should ' publicize its assets and let the country know about our lakes , and parks. He said-Indiana should ' drop its “Drive Safe'ty” on the ( license plates and put on something like “Hoosier Hospitality,” or “Crossroads of America.” Other speakers included Louis Hasenstab, supervisor for recreation with the Indiana Department of Conservation; Jack Elder, Clermont, Ind., a Sinclair representative; Richard James, Indianapolis; manager of Hoosier Motor Club; William Koch, Santa Claus, Ind.; and Paul Shaw, Indiana Department of Commerce. A number of committees were set up to meet and formulate plans to develop a program to attract tourists in the northeastern section of Indiana. Jack Wells has been' named chairman of the committee for the 16-county area. -' Attending the meeting from Syracuse were: Junior Jones, Dale Butt, Earl Money, Gordon McCormick,' Jack Wells, Bill Cutter, John Kroh, Clem Lisor, Eugene Lindley, Chester Cleveland and Pete Hilbert. From Milford were Red Clark, Leon Newman and Arch Baumgartner. New Or Moved Syracuse Residents Mrs. Mabie Burley, formerly of r 1 Cromwell, is now living at 500 S. Main street in Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fawley and daughter Nancy moved recently from 300 E. John street to 612 S. Lake street, Syracuse. Former residents of 612 S. Lake street were Sylvester Amsler and family. Mr. and Mrs. John Miller and daughter Shari Anne recently moved from Cromwell to 122 W. Main street in Syracuse. Former residents at the address were Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Bitner, parents of Mrs. Miller. Mr. afid Mrs. Bitner are now living at Dewart Lake.

the United States have, for a long time, allocated multi-million dollar budgets for attracting inter-state tourists. The budgets may be expected to increase because wealthier people with more leisure time will certainly spend more and more of their time and money on travel. Although travel by visitors from distant points will become a more important part of the economy, there is a more significant public which may be overlooked by motels, hotels, restaurants, parks and other places of The people who live in the immediate area will remain the most important prospects for most tourist centers. They are easier reached than distant prospects. Their business is not seasonal. And they are likely to spend more freely. The best way to reach the greatest untapped market of recreation seekers is through the local newspaper.

William Koch, Santa Claus, Ind., Lt. Gov. Ristine; John Coppes, Nappanee; and Jack Wells, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, and host to the Monday meeting.

HOME ARTS CLUB MEETS WITH MRS. FRED JOHNSON Home Arts club of Milford met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fred Johnson. The hostess and co-hostess Mrs. Edward, Jonasch served a delicious mixed fresh fruit salad topped with whipped cream, and coffee to the twelve members and one child present. Mrs. Carrie McFarren opened : the meeting with pledge to the flag : and the club creed. She reported : on the program planning meeting 1 held in Warsaw recently. Medita- i tions of the 91st Psalm was given by Mrs. Jonasch. The business meeting was presided by Mrs: Vera Miller, presi- 1 dent, at which time a gave was presented to the club by Mrs. Johnson. The flower lesson was given by Mrs. Jonasch. She discussed the different types of flowers, Easter lilies, perennial, annuals and ground covers, fertilizing and transplanting. Mrs. Jonasch concluded the lesson with a game of unscrambling well known flowers. | Everyone answered the roll call I by naming their favorite 1 flower. Mrs. William Fadely won the door prize by naming “the painted daisy” as her favorite flower. Mrs. Perry Hoover presented the history of the song of the month, “Down In the Valley.” Mrs. William Perry was selected to be the representative to meet with the other Milford home economic clubs for the purpose of selecting a 4-H club to entertain later in the year. County Spring Luncheon Thirteen members attended the Kosciusko county spring luncheon at Westminster hotel, Winona Lake, and heard Mrs.' George Murphy. Mrs. Murphy gave a very interesting talk op “Togetherness” and showed slides of her experience at the Mrs. America contest, which she won in 1961. Those attending were Mesdames Perry Hoover, E. C. Hamm, Edward Jonasch, John Haughey, Fred Johnson, Harry Martin, William Fadely, Dale Stump,, .William Perry, Harold Freeman, Helen Humphrey, Carrie McFarren and Vera Miller. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Carrie McFarren on June 11. MARRIED AT ROME, GEORGIA Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Knowles are residing at 805 North Broad street in Rome, Georgia, following their marriage Sunday, April 28, at the Second Avenue Baptist church in Rome, Georgia. Mrs. Knowles is the former Miss Sandra Kay Funk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Edgar. She is a former resident of Syracuse and attended school in Syracuse and Lakeland, Florida.

No Substitute Wheat Program this Year If Farmers Turn Down Program

WASHINGTON — President Kennedy says that if farmers turn down the government’s proposed wheat program, there will be no substitute this year. Kennedy told his news conference Wednesday that there is no alternative legislation waiting “in the wings.” If farmers reject the program in the referendum May 21 they will get a stop — gap program which supports wheat at half of the parity price. Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman has said that the issue is whether wheat farmers want $2 a bushel for the wheat or sl, “It’s as simple as that,” he says. Opponents, however, claim the issue is whether the farmers or the federal government will manage the farms. Kennedy said he was “sure there wouldn’t be new legislation” if the May 21 referendum is defeated, “because the fact of the matter is that this legislation passed by the closest of votes.” Farmers Are Split

“There is“ such a division among the farming group themselves as well as among those in the non—farming congressional groups that I don’t think you could get a majority,” he said. “If this legislation is defeated, I don’t think you can get a majority in the House | and Senate.” The American Farm Bureau, which stoutly opposes the government plan, has assured farmers that if they defeat the referendum, Congress will act ,on substitute legislation. But Kennedy said that “those who suggest that if this is defeated there will be some new bill come forward, I think they mislead the farmers.” He said that “if they will look at the record” over the last five or 10 years “they would see that” there cannot be a new bill because there is not a general agreement on what that new bill should be. Two-third of the farmers voting in the referendum must approve the program before it can take effect. The program provides a twoprice plan for the marketing of wheat, with a mandatdry reduction of a certain percentage of wheat acreage and a voluntary reduction of additional acreage. Provisions of Plan Under the plan, 80 per cent of the normal production of wheat on a farm allotment would be supported at $2 a bushel, and the rest would be supported at $1.30 a bushel. The program that will go into effect if the proposal is defeated would put no limits on acreage or marketings, and price support would be 50 per cent of parity. Freeman has said that if the proposal is approved, the 1964 wheat crop will be ’Worth about $2.3 billion. If it is defeated, it will be worth about $1.6 billion, he says. The proposal is supported by such organizationsas the National Grange, the National Farmers Union, and the National Association of Wheat Growers. The American Farm Bureau Federation says that if the plan is beaten it will ask Congress to approve its own plan. This provides sor 1 termination of marketing quotas and acreage allotments— leaving all producers free to grow as much wheat as they wish, and to place their land in a retirement program. Price support would be at the world price of wheat during the three preceding years or 50 per cent of parity, whichever is the higher.

Salvation Army Week To Be Held May 19 To May 26 WARSAW — National Salvation Army week will be observed in Kosciusko county and throughout the country from May 19 to 26. The Salvation Army’s aims and accomplishments are best summed up by the theme, “With Heart to God and Hand to Man.” Commencing this week of special activity will be the annual meeting of the army’s advisory board. This will be held Monday, May 20, at the citadel, 501 east Arthur street, Warsaw. A dinner will be served at 6:30 p. m., followed by a report of activities in 1962, election of board officers for the coming year, and a demonstration by some of the youth groups active in the local program. Open House To give the people of this area a closer look at the Salvation Army’s work, open house will be held at the local citadel on Sunday, May 26, from 1 to 6 p. m., it was announced by Capt. Harry Smith, officer in charge.

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VOTING PLACES IN WHEAT REFERENDUM Wheat growers will vote for or against wheat controls in the Wheat Referendum next Tuesday, May 21. Polls will be open from 8 a. m. to 6 p, m. Voting places are as follows: Turkey Creek, Van Buren, Jefferson and Scott township farmers will vote at Milford’s town hall. Etna, Plain, Prairie and Tippecanoe township farmers will vote at Leesburg’s town hall. Harrison, Wayne and Washington township farmers will vote at the Warsaw Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service office, 11854 W. Main St., Warsaw. Monroe, Jackson, Lake and Clay township farmers will vote at Jay Shepherd’s Television shop at Packerton. Franklin and Seward township farmers will vote at the Beaver Dam school. It is extremely important that farmers vote in this election. , LCSC Board - (Continued from page 1)

dell Buntain, sixth grade, Mrs. Mary Alice Witsaman and Mrs. J. A. Rigdon, Syracuse high school. At Milford those leaving are Mrs. John Tompkins, English; Mrs. Adolph Loeffler, second grade; Mrs. Thomas Marriott, first grade; and Mrs. Jay Morgan, special education. Jerald Van Meter, milford coach, resigned.earlier in the year. Leaving the North Webster school in addition to Mrs. Rothenberger is Mrs. Ralph Vonasch. Mrs. Ralph Hayes, fifth grade, and Mrs. Ellis Fair, first and second grade, will leave the Leesburg elementary school. Text Changes Text books and proposed changes were explained by Mr. Immel. Some text changes will appear in both elementary and high schools. A gradual adoption of text books on a corporation level will take place over the coming years, geared to enable all corporation schools to eventually use the same text plan of study. A proposal for a possible reorganization of the now existing Kosciusko county schools audiovisual program (if and when the county schools system is no longer in existance) into a plan whereby the various school corporations in the county can continue to have an audio-visual set up was introduced and considered. This was, in effect, a preliminary discussion laying the foundation for possible future decisions regarding this. Summer Activities Summer activity and recreation programs in the schools were Considered according to figures Submitted by the four schools. Money comparable to former expenses was alloted. Listed among the activities are the junior and pony baseball leagues, music activities and other athletic and recreative activities. A brief discussion was held regarding student transfers from outside the corporation limits. In short, the board agreed to approve official requests for transfers and to consider and determine private requests individually. Band instrument surveys and reports with requests released by the band directors were studied. This will be further investigated and discussed at a future meeting. Quotations for the repainting of the halls and ramp walls of the Syracuse schools were received from Robert Rumfelt of Milford and Baker and Sons of Nappanee. Accepted was the quotation of Mr. Rumfelt who will give the walls two coats of rubber base paint, varnish the woodwork, paint the radiators and pipes, repair chips and will follow suggested color guides. Written principals’ reports, in short, were given by Mr. Immel. Later, Gaylord Toll, principal of North Webster, appeared in person before the board. Mr. Immel announced that the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 4, would be the organizational day of school. The closing date for the 1963-64 school year will be May 29. Present at the meeting were president James Stucky, Charles .(Jim) Kroh, Dale Graham, William Pearl, Glenn L. Brown and superintendent Lewis Immel. REDECORATE LAUNDRY The interior of the Laundry Village in Milford on Main street was recentfy repainted. One of the dryers caught on fire several weeks ago and caused considerable smoke damage.

Syracuse To Hold Crazy Days In August “Crazy Days”, Syracuse-Wawa-see Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored merchandise bargain days, will be held again this summer on Thursday and Friday, August 29 and 30. Free kiddie rides will be on hand, three each in uptown Syracuse and Wawasee Vilage. In addition, a stage coach pulled by a team of ponies will run from town to the village and back each half hour. Some individual merchants and stores are tentatively planning give aways and all merchants sponsoring and participating in “Crazy Days” will be named in later issues of The Mail-Journal; Pete Luttman and Gene Smith are in charge of the publicity for this event. Style Show - (Continued from page 1) the Crisco Trophy for the most outstanding home economics student was also awarded to her. Senior girls in the program were Becky Baker, Sherry Bleile, Dianna Crafton, Janie Mock, Connie Motts, Faye Sholtey, Gloria Sierk, Gloria Slabaugh, and Donna Yodsr. Junior girls - Roxanna Bird, donnie Fox, Jolene Housour, Judy Keller, Dana Miller, and Doris Teeple. Freshmen girls - Linda Beer, Debbie Bess, Connie Biller, Phyllis Bradley, Carol Chambers, Burness Chupp, Loretta Chupp, Rosetta Chupp, Penny Clark, Barbara Fox, Cheryl Leamon, Ann Leemon, Debbie Levemier, Ruth Martin, Ellen Miller, Carol Teeple, Susan Weldy, Marilyn Woodward, Judy Yoder, and Pat Yoder. Seventh Grade - Susan Brooks, Paula Burgett, Pamela Chupp, Sherrie Coy, Darla Emmons, Joan Felkner, Audrey Gingerich, Adelina Gonzales, Linda Kuhns, Inez Miller, Mattie Miller, Jeanne Smith, Sandra Stamper, Della Vandiveer, Connie Waldbeser, Nancy Wilson, and Linda Yoder. MRS. BURRIS SHARP ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. Burris Sharp of Milford entertained the members of the Wednesday Night Bridge club in her home on Wednesday evening, May 8. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Charles Purdum, Mrs. T. A. Miller, Mrs. Glen Treesh, and Mrs. Don Hall.

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IN NEW YORK — Pictured above are members of the Milford senior class in snapshots taken by Janice Wise as they toured the United Nation’s building in NewYork city. In the foreground of the pic-

William Burgett Elected Commander At Milford Legion Post 226 Monday

The main order of business at the Anicl Geicer American Legion Post 226 of Milford at its Monday evening meeting was the election of officers for the coming year. William Burgett was elected as commander. Other officers elected are as follows: First vice commander —- Silas Howard Second vice commander — Robert Geiger Adjatent—Russell Ruch Finance officer — Herbert Felkner Historian—Dr. H. C. Snyder Chaplain—Noble Fisher Sgt.-at-Arms—Paul Becker Service officer—Wade Mishler Athletic officer—Howard Haab Trusteee—Richard Felkner Seventeen members were present for the meeting. which was closed by Commander Richard Felkner in the regular form, after it had been noted that a schedule of the Memorial Day parade and its time will be listed in The Mail-Journal next week. $lO5 DAMAGES IN AUTO ACCIDENT Evelyn Hann, 34, of r 1 Syracuse, and Nilas Cretcher, 27, of Bourbon, escaped injury Sunday afternoon when involved in a twocar accident south of Syracuse. Max Ganshorn, deputy sheriff, estimated damage to the Cretcher auto at S4O and $65 to the Hann vehicle.

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ture on the left are left to right, Gloria Slabaugh, Dianna Crafton, Nancy Ahrns, and Becky Baker. Several other MHS seniors are gathered around high school principal Donn Kesler in the background of the picture.

Red Flag, Flasher Law Covers County Highways The 1963 Indiana General Assembly has broadened provisions of a 1961 act requiring farm tractors operated on state and federal highways to display a red flag or flashing red signal lamp to include county highways. F. R. Willsey, Purdue university farm safety speciailst, points out that the amended law, which will become effective when the Acts of the 1963 legislature are distributed late this summer, protects both the tractor operator and the motorist. Q The flashing light or the waving flag will give the motorist advance warning of the presence of slow moving equipment on the highways. Extension of the law to cover county roads should work no inconvenience on farmers, Willsey adds, since most of their tractors are already equipped with the safety devices. Willsey suggests that faded, tattered red flags, which may have been in use since the 1961 law became effective two summers ago, be replaced.

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In the second picture taken on the steps of the UN building are left to right in the back row, Jerry Miller, Lester Krull, and Judy Kern. In the front row left to right are Phil Graff, Ed Leamon, Sally Berkeypile, Dianna Crafton, and Connie Motts.

ODAKO CAMP FIRE GIRLS HOLD BALLOON CEREMONIAL MAY 9 On Thursday, May 9 the Odako Camp Fire group of Syracuse held a balloon ceremonial. As each girl received her honor beads from the guardians, Mrs. Raymond Wilson and Mrs. Bill Peters, she also received a balloon. At the close of the ceremony each girl popped her bolloon and 'it was declared that she had finished -her Fire Maker’s Rank. Those finishing the rank were: Becky Eyer, Carla Singrey, Peggy Ridings,- Peggy Lindley, Robin Dahl, Vicki Smith, Patti Peters, Susan Wilson, Ginger Ganshorn, Cindy Jones, Sue Hoover, Diane Fisher, Sally Hodgsan, and Cinda Luttman. Dine Fisher and Sally Hodgson and Cinda Luttman were in charge of the ceremonial. A prepared ; dietic drink was served. — Reporter, Carla Singrey Milford Locals Mr. and Mrs. Arch Baumgartner and daughter Jane spent Saturday and Sunday at Indiana university visiting Ron, a freshman. They also attended the “Little 500” bicycle races. John Beiswanger, Phil Weisser, Jan Widup, and Ken Beer spent Saturday and Sunday at Indiana university visiting Brad Beiswanger. They also attended the “Little .500” bicycle races.