The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 December 1963 — Page 7

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REKAMEMOH Bake Sale SATURDAY, DEC. 21 at 9 a.m. Thomas building north of the drugstore in Downtown Milford

« . § S Young eyes sparkle .. . A\dTU ChrtStllUlS g M i § bright lights gleam... ' . m it’s Christmas! May yours M ft m be merry and may you £ Jj find all good things under $ m the tree . . . and in your ft M rt ft J good fellowship. * I. . ■ * i Dr. Wendal R. Shank | V? Syracuse, Ind.

$ I W e ’ re putting the finish- $ $ t° uc hes on Christmas by wishing you and yours | I' an especially joyous and g memorable holiday season. S’ S tyawasee Bowl Syracuse, Ind. | «

I I§jIVITFT M Age-old, yet ever new is | m the expression of Christ- h •! mas wishes... never « ■"> IHiik m more deeply felt than our •4 JfrG’ greetmgs to you. I V x • i I * » B & K Root Beer Stand | s ' ' ■ ■ ■ ■ i S Harold and Ann Gallahan | Syracuse, Ind.

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5 jgUiifc a Good - I HW Wishes s SWiiOitoAll! I In great sincerity, we express our appreciation for our friendly association. May you and yours s ° have a holiday season abundantly filled with joy. y Business Men’s Assurance Co. of America FRANK A. EPPLE d Phone: 457-,2746 — R. 3, Syracuse, Ind.

REKAMEMOH CLUB HAS DECEMBER MEETING , By Gayla Bird The Rekamemoh club of Milford high school held a meeting Monday evening in the school building. The meeting was conducted by the president Judy Rapp. Miss’Arlene Anglin, 16, was selected to be Co-Ed correspondent for the 1963-64 school year. Miss Anglin is the daughter of Mr. and

Mrs. Max Anglin and is a junior at Milford high school. | Other business of the club was . to plan a bake sale which is to be held on Saturday, Dec. 21, in the Thomas building at 9 a. m. j • Each member plans to contribute toward the baskets of food for needy families as a part of the community project along with other organizations. It was decided to delay the discussion of the annual trip until the next meeting. Milford Adult Sewing Classes Ends Wednesday The adult sewing class at Mil- ! ford .completed its course in dress making Wednesday night. Those attending the winter session were Mesdames Joe Ostendorf, Jr., Jim Stephens, Worvel Smith, Richard Cripe, Jerry Marquart, Richard Johnson, Robert Hall, Donn Kesler, Glen MoreI house, William Leemon, Norman I Lovell, Victor Beer, and Delbert ' j Thornburg. . I The instructor for the. class was | Mrs. Donald Arthur, local home ec i teacher. I A course in tailoring will be ofI sered after the holidays. i MILFORD GIRLS WIN AT TWIRLING CONTEST Three Milford twirlers placed at a recent twirling, contest held at the Concord school and spon- I sored by the Wavettes Drum and Baton Corps at Elkhart. * Ju<jy Dippon placed first in her division and Annabeth Arthur; placed first in the 10-year-old div-. ision. Ann Kaiser placed fifth in the six-year-old division. MILFORD CHORUS TO PURDUE SUNDAY Members of the Milford chorus . and director Joseph Judkins went by bus to Purdue university oh Sunday where they heard the 30th annual concert presented by the glee club and the Varsityettes. SYRACUSE SCHOOL MENUS Thurs., Jan. 2 - Wiener sandwich, buttered corn, fruit, peanut butter bars, milk. Fri., Jan. 3 - Ecalloped potatoes and tuna, buttered peas, glorified rice, breaij and butter, milk. LEESBURG SCHOOL MENUS Thurs., Jan. 2 - Goulash, green beans, cabbage salad, fruit, bread and butter and peanut butter, milk Fri., Jan. 3 - Tenderloin sand- i wich, potato salad, fruit jello, , milk. 1

r i ML ' SedAoni | g rww - . ' ' Here’s a special delivery | of holiday good wishes | anc * thanks to all | our many friends and pafrom. « ■i ■ & « Wawasee Laundromat » 1000 S. Huntington — Syracuse, Ind.

We’re loaded with the best of holiday wishes for our good friends. Thank | you, one and all, for your M \ /// jg Jy* many kindnesses. « Seasons » I Greetings | I Bernice's Beauty Shop » | Bernice, Sue Firestone, Susie Schrock, Janice Schultz Syracuse, Ind. «

* U a& gS|| I II mm| IGRAIN SHOW AWARD — Pic- ' tured above is Jon Roberts of Syracuse who won the highest num- ( ber of total points in the FFA grain show held recently. Tim Yeager, Syracuse, and Joe Hibschman, Syracuse, tied for second and third. Photo by Tim Yeager. Syracuse Grade i School Has Large Percentage The Syracuse elementary school hacT the highest percent of attendance for the second six weeks of school (October 14 to November 27), according to a report released from the office of Edgar A. Speer, i elementary co-ordinator. No fig- I I tires were released from the high schools of the LCSC. Following Syracuse, who had a percentage of 98.03 students in attendance, were Leesburg with 97.60 percent, Milford with 97.60 percent, and North Webster with 96.67 percent. i Mrs. Myra Gunden’s class of I fifth and sixth graders led the Leesburg classes with the highest percent of attendance for a room. I Their percent was 99.72. In Milford Don Babb’s fifth graders led the rest of the classes with 99.29 percent. j- Norman Ross's sixth grade class with 99.70 percent led the classes at Syracuse. i The ‘highest percentage of attendance reached at North Webster was 98.41 percent in Mrs. Maxine Yoder’s sixth grade. LEESBURG PTA IN DECEMBER 4 MEETING 'The main topic at the December 4 meeting of the Leesburg Par-ent-Teachers Association was the presentation of a panel discussion by the Masque and Gavel club on the topic “What is the Appropriate Dress for School?” A committee on book rentals has visited six schools to investigate the procedure of book rental. A report was given at the meeting 1 on the findings of this committee. Members of the committee are Rev. Laverne Skinner, Mrs. Don i Lewis, Mrs. Darrell Phillips, Mrs. ! Donald Wallace, and principal I Charles Garner.

Milford School News By EARLEEN FISHER i . I’ve been out of contact with school life because of a cold and a doctor who insists that I’m sick, so, without further ado, I present the ’seniors of the week. ‘ SENIORS OF THE WEEK MARION EUGENE GROVES Merlin Groves has every right to' be proud of ' the Milford Trojans. His two sons, Marion and Dick, are regular members of the team. The older of the two, Marion —or “Moose”— is the object of our spotlight this week. Marion was born May 31, 1945. He is majoring in English, social studies and business. Among his i extra - curricular activities are I chorus, basketball, baseball, track, I and volleyball. Marion’s ambition in life is success in everything he does. His secret ambition is to play professional-ball. After graduation Marion will enter the service. , His “favorites’; of life include — color, blue; sport, basketball; food, steak; book, "Moby Dick”; singer, Pat Boone; song, “Little Dense Coupe”; actors, John Wayne and Yul Brenner; actress, Doris Day; ■ movie, “The Ten Commandments”; I subject, English and literature; pastimes, hunting and fishing., CONNIE ELAINE HARTTER Connie is the daughter of Elmer and Flossie Hartter. She was born November 6, 1945. Her eyes are grey-green; her hair, blonde. Connie is a member of the GAA, band, chorus, Pep club, and the Trojanette and Trojan Teller staffs. She is majoring in English and mathematics. Her ambition in life is to be a good wife and mothler. Connie’s advice to underclassmen is “Don’t neglect your homework.” Hei- pet peeve is people who smack their lips while eating. A change Connie would like made in MHS is to install escalators. If given a million dollars, she would “Live it up!” She’ll never “Be an algebra teacher”. Among Connie’s favorite things are colors, yellow and pink; sport, basketball; food, steak; book, “Gone With the Wind”; singer, Jackie Wilson; song “Exodus”; actor, Charlton Heston; actress, Sophia Loren; movie “Gone With 1 The Wind”; subject, bookkeeping; pastime, playing the piano. SENIOR NEWS By Sally Keller Rumor has it that the senior pictures will be in Tuesday, Dec. 17. The office will be swamped with photos of all of us good-look-ing seniors. Mr. Dorsey’s speech class is giving a Christmas play Friday before we leave school for that longawaited vacation. Participating seniors are Jack McClintic, Connie Fox and JoLene Housouer. The name of the play is “Pop reads the Christmas Carol.” The props include mistletoe. I conducted a little survey on what some of the seniors would like to find under the tree Christmas morning. The survey follows: Doris Teeple — A little man that does all my school work and gets all A’s. Jacquie Eustler — A box of happiness and Ronnie. Dennis Chambers — A million dollars. Joe Jessop — A new candy town. Jim Mock -* A Corvette. Marion Groves — A blank check. Joe Beer — Report card with an A in Law. Connie H. — Joe Jessop. Connie Fox — Manis. Mike Thompson — A 500-gallon tank of gas (Ethyl). Ann Lange — Wardrobe of wigs. Roxanne — Wardrobe for college and someone to clean out her purse each night so she can find at least one thing she’s looking for. Sally Keller — Two more weeks of vacation, « = Mrs. Robinson — A muzzle for Omelet — Omelet is Mrs. Robinson’s dog who eats her daughter’s bedspreads. The GAA Winter Wonderland dance came off vei-y well and some of the girls were wearing their corsages Monday morning. Another feather for the senior cap: The teachers’ Christmas card hanging in the office was designed by Rick Barker. From all of us great seniors to all of you great people — Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. SOPHOMORE NEWS By Jane Baumgartner In our class meeting last week we discussed what we would do for a class party but nothing was decided as yet. Last week in English our themes were on anything to do with the assassination of our late President J. F. Kennedy. This week we wrote something about Christmas. In our occupations class we are to write a term paper on a certain occupation we are interested in. It is to be handed in by January 10, so you can see what we will be doing over Christmas vacation. Also, some of us will be memorizing our speeches for the speech contest and doing our book reports. NEW SUBSCRIBERS THE MAIL-JOURNAL Marshall Miller, r 1 Milford. ♦ Joseph C. Bailey, 70 State Street Hillsdale, Michigan 49242. Mrs. Royer Brown, 949 Forest Blvd., South Drive, Indianapolis 40. Robert Lockwood, r 1 Milford. Phil Smith, 260 So. Main, Three Rivers, Mich. 5 Jerry Kammerer, Leesburg.

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NAiaviiy actiNLAi oikaCUSE — This is the nativity scene which has been erected in the lobby of the Syracuse elementary school.

Leesburg School News SENIOR NEWS By S. Rolland The senior class has selected its class motto, flower and colors. The class motto is “The great use of life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.” The class flower is the white rose and the class colors are gold and white. The class is discussing the senior trip. We have had representatives from three different companies. We are now debating on which one we like the bset. The class has also selected its 1 announcements for graduation. We are to order them very soon.. JUNIOR NEWS The juniors have been discussing their candy sales. A representative from the American Fund raising Company spoke to us about the prices, the types of candy, and other matters concerning . our sales. We will begin selling the first week in February. Recently the class went to the hockey game at Fort vvayne. We are very proud of the juniors on the basketball team. Good work, Pardee, Gary, Doug S., Charles and Mike! Also, we think our team has the best managers in the county, Larry and Ed. CHEMISTRY In chemistry the juniors and seniors who are taking the electibe course are learning about the elements that make up the world around us. The students do many experiments such as the preparation of oxygen and hydrogen and the breaking down of compounds into their individual components. GENERAL SCIENCE By Carl Lozier In general science the Sth graders get a sample of almost every phase of science. They will study chemistry, electricity, sound, magnetism, and many other scientific fields. Mr. Plummer demonstrates many scientific experiments for the students. BIOLOGY By Cart Lozier In biology the freshmen study the plant and animal kingdoms. The students start the course by studying the plant kingdom. They start with the simplest of plants and work up to the most complicated plants. In studying the animal kingdom the students first study the simple one-celled ameba and work up to the fish which is the most complicated animal; In’ working with animals, the students will be disecting small preserved animals. i • CHRISTMAS VACATION FOR AREA STUDENTS The Christmas vacation for students in the Lakeland community schools will begin Friday evening at the regular dismissal time, 3:35. The vacation will end on Thursday, Jan. 2, when students return to their classes.

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QUEEN EMILY — Pictured above is Emily Entenman, Pierceton’s newly crowned basketball queen, and her court. Miss Entenman, who was crowned during the half of the second team Mentone-Pierceton game Friday night, is the 15-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray

Thursday, December 19, 1963 THE MAIL-JOURNAL

The high school art department ' has been® working on the project > for the past few years, adding a - new figure each year. As you will

PRIMARY MOTHERS HAS ANNUAL YULE DINNER MONDAY The Primary Mothers club of Syracuse met Monday evening at 6:30 at the Kale Island Beacon for its annual Christmas dinner. Mrs. Rollin Cutter Was chairman and Mrs. (sareth Meek, Mrs. Jack Darr and Mrs. Andy Hoffer as-' sisted, Mrs. Gerald Hubartt won the I door prize. Members vyent to th ? j home of Mrs. Cutter for a short business meeting and gift ex- | change following .the dinner. The next meeting will be held ! at the home of Mrs. Jack Darr on ; January 6. Local Painter Receives County Contract The Kosciusko county commissioners recently accepted a bid of $1,339.06 for the painting of the j walls and ceiling of the corridor ■ and east and west end stairways of thie. court, house. The bid was ■ that of Orvil R. Kilmer of Milford. . i Blocker's Bond At the same meeting a SIO,OOO bond for incoming county auditor Noble Blocker was also approved.

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THE AMERICAN WAY

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Entenman of r 2 Pierceton. The new queen is a junior, a member of the annual and school paper staffs, and a member* of the student council. The beautiful new queen, in all her radiance, accepted her crown from last year’s queen, Miss Sharon Pequignot, a senior this year. Pictured above, left to right, are

notice, the Mother Mary was not present when this picture was snapped. —- I —' Photo by Tim Yeager,

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HIS OWN RECORD — Gale Metzger of Warsaw, Latin teachier in Syracuse and Milford hi§h schools, got tired of listening to the same old hits on the radio and decided to write one of his own. He is shown here with his record, /‘My Pom Pon Queen”. Whether or not it ever becomes a hit makes no difference to him. He just wanted to prove that he could do it. Photo by Tim Yeager.

■ Mike Coyle, the queen’s escort: Queen Emily; 1962-1963 queen. ■Sharon. Seated in front of the queen is her court. They are, left to right, Debbie Rager, seventh reader; Karen Ringgenberg, freshmarK> Susie Meeks, sophomore; and Lenwell, eighth grade?, MailJournal staff photo.