The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 January 1964 — Page 1

Chronology Os Events Os 1963 As They Happened In This Area

JULY 1— Don Anderson assumed his duties as business manager of the Lakeland Community School Corporation. • 1— James Q. Burger, 60, head of Burger Dairy dies. 1— Mrs. Minerva Smith, 73, Ligonier, dies. She was the mother of Mrs. Daniel Musser of Milford. 1— Rev. Frank Barker is new pastor at Milford's First Brethren church. 1— Maurice Beer, Milford, first farmer to combine wheat. 2 — Bradford Neal bom to Mr. and Mrs. Arlen Bobeck of r 2, Syracuse.

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White Sisters To Siqg January 19 At New Salem Church

America’s leading sacred music trio, the White. Sisters. will sing at the New Salem Church of the Brethren cm Sunday evening. Jan 19, according to an announcement made this week by Rev. Howard J. Kreider, pastor of the church. | Faye. Janet, and Joyce White ! will be presenting another time of| refreshing inspiration and adding to a ministry , that has been na-1 toinally effective in homes via Word Records and in churches and concert halls via personal appear-1 naces. Known for a unique ability to blend sacred song and a sincer- j ity that shows, the White Sisters haw been singing together since Faye was 7 and the others, Joyce and Janet, were 5. The public is invited to see and hear the trio in a program which will begin at 7:30 p. m. at the church. ' I CIRCLE ONE WSCS MEETS Circle one of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Syracuse Methodist church met in the home of Mrs. Hubert Angiemeyer. Thursday. Jan. 9. The hostess with her co-hostess-es. Mrs. Paul Lanta and Mrs. George Bushong, served a <me o’clock dessert Mrs Carl Reynolds presided at the business session Mrs. Oscar Benson gave the devotions and Mrs. Deans Pittman presented the program There were 16 members and two guests. Mrs. Thomas Lear and Mrs. Eugene Hattersley. present The next meeting will be February 6-in the home of Mrs. Paul, Lantz. _

, xiL* 1K ■ VICTORIOUS COACH — Bifl Tom Miller *• th* proud coach of the Claypool Knights, and piloted thio deservinfl team to Its first tournament win in the history of basketball in Kosciusko county. MHI«r is a former . Millersburg caflo star. Picture of his winning team, and news of the tourney flnata and other games Io on page 2,

| 2 —». Traffic Control Ordinance '■ I'2 — Charles Harris of Syracuse 1 adopted by Syracuse. and Joe Blocker of Goshen purchase Hartzler-Guthemuth funeral home in Goshen. Name changed to Blocker-Harris funeral home. 3 — Justin Kneeland resigns as Milford's chief of police. 3 — Larry Ray bora to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Haviland of Syracuse. 4 — Alva (“Pop”) Nicolai, 79.! Syracuse, dies. 4,— Fred (Ted) Kretzenger, 54,' Fort Wayne, dies. 4 - - Richard Woodworth; ofc Winona Lake has accepted the pastorate of the church of Oswego.

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Allen Brunjes Gets Air Force MARS License Richard Allen Brunjes, sixteeni year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brunjes of Milford, has received his Air Force MARS license which was issued December I 12. 1963 by the United States Air Force. MARS means Military Af- > filiate Radio System; Allen is in | the eastern MARS region. The After Dark Communica-j tions System (ADCS.) within the’ eastern MARS region, is designed to provide an emergency com- . riiunication system in support of official communication# circuits.: to supplement regular communliCations circuits between Air | Force installations, and to support j local base emergency require- ! nbenta ■ 9

j . __ ' •EDUCATION’ IS THEME FOR COLUMBIANS I Mrs. Randall Dewart presented | interesting points on "Education" to members of jthe Columbian I Reading Circle of Milford and guest, Mrs. Floyd Rhetaheimer. i’wnen the organization’s members met at the home ’ of Mrs. Mervin Mishler on Monday evening. Mrs. Dewart gave many interesting points on the entry of students into college, the problems of students, new types of teaching. and some of the problems and rewards of the teacher The topic was opened for discussion With many interesting facts being discussed by the members. I Mre John Replogle acted as assistant secretary due to the absence of Mrs. Herbert Stump. The meeting had been opened by the president, Mrs. Joe Gerenscer. Sb' lead the club in reading the club collect. The roll call was answered with a response on gardening. Lifetime Membership The club voted to present Mrs. A. P. Bowers, now a patient at the Alfran nursing home in Warsaw, with a lifetime membership. Mrs. Bowers was president in 1917 and has served in many caAt the close of the evening refreshments were served to the - sixteen members and guests by I Mrs. Mishler. The next meeting i, will be held at the home of Mrs. » William Martin. , PATRONIZE r QUR ADVERTISERS We urge our readers to patrant, ize our advertisers whenever pos- • Ate, Uh»s assuring the TstoelCTit », area its own good, strong newspaper.

4 — Word received of the death of Arthur Buckley, 88, England, formerly a manager of the Spinx Hotel on Wawasee Lake. 4 — Janice Hollar, Syracuse, , granted Indiana Central college scholarship. 4 — Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Mabie of Syracuse purchase Star Store from Ray Fosters. 4 — Fireworks held at Syracuse ■ city park at 9 p.m. 6 — Mrs. Clarence Ruch of • Syracuse dies of head and chest injuries following accident on Camp Mack road. 7•— George Ross Strieby, 66, Syracuse, ends life with .22 cali- ; ber rifle. ’ I

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

Bob Kaiser Gets Promotion; Leaving Milford Soon Robert Kaiser of r 2 Milford has been named manager of the Anderson section of the Fuller Brush Company. He and his family will leave in the near future to make their home in the Anderson area. , Mr. Kaiser has worked with the Fuller Brush Company in this area for the past 11 years. Both he and his wife, the former Helen Graff, are Milford natives and graduates of Milford high school. I The Kaisers have two children. I Steve, a graduate of Milford high school now attending Purdue uni- : versity; and Jean, a senior at Milford. Mrs. Kaiser stated that Jean, will make her home with her. grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Graff of near Milford, until next spring so that she might continue her studies at Milford. Mr. Kaiser assumed his new du- t ties Monday. Mrs. Kaiser stated Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beer. Jr., will take over the Fuller Brush dealership in this s ares.

TWO TRACTS OF FARM LAND SOLD Two tracts of land have been sold recently, of interest to area people. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell (“Bus”) Rassi of west of Milford have purchased a 160-acre tract of farm land from Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stutzman. The tract is located southwest of Milford. In another transaction Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anglin of near Dewart Lake have purchased a 160-acre tract of farm land from Bert Anderson located on the north side of the Leesburg-Oswego road. The parcel, with excellent buildings, fronts on the west a 120-acre tract the Anglins own. giving them a 280-acre tract. The Anglins also own farm land near Atwood. *

Oren Lee Staley To Speak At NEO Meeting r Paul Shaw, assistant to Indiana Lieutenant governor Richard Ristine and representative of Indiana department of agriculture, will introduce the main speaker, Oren Lee Staley, following the fish fry being sponsored by the Kosciusko County National Farm Organization on January 21. The fry is being held from 5:30 till 8p m. at the National Guard Armory in Warsaw-. Mr. Staley is the national president of the NFO. Music for the fish fry will be presented by the Twisting Tornados of Milford. Final plans for the fish fry wilj be made Friday evening. Jan. 17, at the meeting to be held at the Hobart Stackhouse residence, south of Nappanee. AH members are urged to attend.

Three Hew Teachers To Begin Duties in LCSC Schools Next Semester

Three new teachers will begin I teaching in the lakeland Community schools on Monday, Jan. 27, the first day Jot t&e second Mrs. Glenn (Toni) Morehead of Milford will replace Mrs. Howard (Joan) Haab. also of Milford, as ISngiish teacher and librarian at Milford high school. Mrs. Morehead obtained her berheinr's degree from Ball State teachers

7— Mrs. Elsie P. Leneman of Fort Wayne, mother of Darrell B. Van Buskirk of near Barbee lake, dies. - I 7 — Syracuse Church of Naza-I rene marks first anniversary. 8 — William Burgett new commander of Milford Legion. 8 — Brian Judson born to Mr. | and Mrs. Berton E. Smith of Syracuse. 1 I 9 — Dana Sue bom to Mr. and' Mrs. Charles W. Gross, Jr., of r 3 Syracuse. 9 — Mrs. Agnes Causer an' Chester Stiffler, both of Syracuse, | wed in Syracuse Lutheran church. .9 — Ray Fuller heads Wawasee Legion post 223.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1964

County Tourney Results, Scores

First Round Pierceton 83 - North Webster 59 Syracuse 65 - Silver Lake 56 Milford 70 - Akron 39 Second Round Claypool 62 - Larwill 61 Mentone 76 - Sidney 64 J Pierceton 73 - Leesburg 57 Milford 87 - Syracuse 74 Semi-Finals Pierceton 91 - Milford 74 Claypool 90 - Mentone 76 Finals Claypool 69 - Pierceton 65 Milford Legion Meets Monday The Ancil Geiger Post. 226 of the American Legion met Monday evening, Jan. 13, with 12 old members and one new’ member present. Walter Ritter reported that the post has 121 per cent of its quota. The second district, which includes the Milford post, is second in the state for membership. Mr. Ritter was granted the privilege to use the hall for Citizen's Band Radio club meeting Tuesday < evening. - I

MILFORD WMS MEETS AT MRS. ROBERT GEIGER HOME The Women’s Missionary Society , of the First Brethren church in Milford met recently at the home of Mrs. Robert Geiger with Mrs. Mace Hollar assisting. Mrs. James Stuckman, president, was in charge of the business meeting. Mrs. Hollar was tn charge of the lesson and presented the devotions and Bible Study. Mrs. Ronald Brown presented the topic, “Building My Church Through Stewardship of Time’’ and also a chapter from the Society’s Stewardship book entitled “The Wife.” Mrs. Hollar gave the closing meditation and the meet-' ing was adjourned with the WMS benediction. Salad . and nut bread were served by the hostesses. The meeting date has been changed to the second Wednesday evening of each month. CHANGE SITE OF MILFORD LIONS CLUB FISH FRY Leon Newman, president of the Milford Lions dub, has announced that the site of the club’s fish fry has been changed from the fire station to the high school gym. The fish fry will be held between the hours of 5:30 and 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25. Proceeds will go toward a new pier at the lake park.

J Replacing Donn Babb of r1 as fifth grade teacher in the Milford elementary school is Mrs. Clyde Ruth Sutton of r r Leesburg.; Mrs. Sutton received her ha rhe tor's degree from Manchester. Mrs. Carolyn Schue will replace i Mrs. Beverly Pote at Winona ; Lake in teaching the second grade at Leesburg. ‘Mrs. Schue received ■ her tywhetorie degree at Tndfama i university. *

9 — Dunlap truck driver in accident on Camp Mack road Tuesday afternoon. i 9,: —, Michael John born to Mr. and Mrs. John Yeater of Milford. 11 — Yvonne Mullins and Terrance A. Miller, students at ■ Moody Bible Institute in Chicago wed. The bridegroom is the brother of Mrs. Glenn Morehead of Milford. 11 — Twin girls bom to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dean of r 1 Milford. ' ! 12 — Dr. Mary Bartholomew, 164, Goshen, dies. 13 — Thomas Ward born to Mr. ! and Mrs. Terry Trexler of Ocala, ; Fla. The Trexlers are former Syra-

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BANK OFFICIALS — New officials of the State Bank of Syracuse are shown here follow-1

Reorganize State Bank of Syracuse Tuesday Evening

Robert L. Jones was elected president of the State Bank of Syracuse at the annual meeting of the bank’s shareholders Tuesday evening at the bank’s offices in downtown Syracuse. Two directors were re-elected arid three new directors added, re- ] fleeting changes in stock owner- ( ship. Noble C. Blocker, who has been associated with the Syracuse bank for 30 years, and Kenneth W. Harkless of Lake Wawasee were re-elected. New directors are Robert L. Jones and Harold W. H Wellman, both of Michigan City, 1 and William N. Udell of Goshen. Mr. Wellman was elected chairman of the board of directors. Jones No Stranger Mr. Jones, who will assume active participation in the bank’s affairs, is no stranger to the area. He served as assistant cashier for six years on a previous occasion. Prior to his Syracuse bank experience, he was a bank exmainer for the ;■ Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and has recently served as an officer of the Citizens Bank of Michigan City. He is a native of Peru, a Navy veteran, and received his education at Indiana university and Notre Dame university where he obtained a master’s degree in economics. He is teaching economics at the Indiana university centers at Gary and South Bend. Jones’ outside activities include i direction of the Indiana State Prison Glee club, and the choir of the First Christian church. He is also • orchestra manager of the Michigan ‘ City symphony orchestra. • Mr. Wellman is an experienced banker, having served three years with the Federal Reserve Bank and three years with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He has been associated for the past 12 years with the Citizens Bank of Michigan City where he has been vice president and a member of the executive committee. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and has received advanced education in banking at Northwestern and the University of Wisconsin. William N. Udell is president of ' the Kosciusko Broadcasting Corp., which operates radio station WKAM at Goshen, together with other broadcast and television interests at Michigan City and Marion. He is also active in a Pleasure boat Marina on Lake Michigan. New officers inchide Charles K. (Continuedon page 12)

cuse residents. 13 — Mrs. Florencz (Madden) : Adams, Barbee lake, dies. 13 — Sonya Kay Graber, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Graber of North Webster, dies two days after birth. 13 — Miss Donna Shaw and Richard E. Treesh, both of Bryant, 0., wed. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Morehead' of North Webster. . j 14 — Douglas Wade bom to Dr. and Mrs. Floyd Rheinheimer 1 of Milford. 14 — Tony Joel bom to Mr. and. Mrs. Warren S. Fisher of r 1 Milford. 1 | 14 _ Walter M. Mikel, 62.

ing the of the bank on Tuesday evening. Left to right are Kenneth W.

Syracuse Library Re-Elects Officers The Syracuse Library Board met Friday evening, Jan. 19. All officers of the 1963 board were re-elected. The officers are: Rev. Carl Satre, president; Jack Vanderford, vice president; Mrs. Ruth Rapp, secretary; and Mrs. Merton Meredith, treasurer. Mrs. Jackson Ridings, librarian, reported in 1963 there were a total of 12,896 books checked out by adults and 26.849 by the teenage and juvenile group. In the children's library Mrs. Oscar Bjella reported 24,289 books loaned out. Os these 20,110 were fiction and 4,179 non-fiction. The next board meeting will be February 7. SYRACUSE MARSHAL GIVES ACCIDENT REPORT FOR 1963 Syracuse town marshal, Don i Enyeart. reported an increase ini accidents in 1963 over 1962. The department investigated 78 acci- > denes in 1963 with a total dam-: age of 320,577. In 1962 there .were 63 accidents investigated, with a total damage of 319.523. The report .pointed out that the month of June had toe highest rate <rf accidents, 12 SENIOR MOTHERS HOLD FIRST MEETING OF NEW YEAR Fourteen members of the Syracuse Senior Mothers club met Monday night, Jan. 6. for their first meeting of the new year at, the home of Mrs. NoWe Blocker. Mrs. Al Burson, president, pre-' sided for the meeting at which time she appointed a nominating committee to prepare a slate of officers for election at the next meeting. The committee is composed of Mrs. Floyd Gingerich and Mrs. Kenneth Leonhardt. Mrs. Eloise Method presented the program for the evening consisting of a review of events during the past year. Mrs. Joe Thornburg won the sunshine gift. The next meeting of the dub will be in two weeks at the Ogden Island home of Mrs. John Cripe.

Napanee, father of Stanley D. Mikel of Syracuse, dies. i 15 — Gayle Denea bom to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Swartz of r 4 ’ Syracuse. < 16 — Milford GOP nominates Merril Rink, Carl Duncan, Ray < Sorensen and Joe Estep. ] 16 — Max Carlson re-appointed to Syracuse plan commission. 17 — David F. Hart named ’ new night officer by Milford town board. Pierceton named : chief of police. 17 — Ronald James born to A/2C and Mrs. Dallas Bjella. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bjella of Syracuse are the paternal grandparents. 18 — County Commissioners

[ Harkless of Lake Wawasee, WilI liam N. Udell of Goshen, Robert L. . I Jones of Michigan City, Harold W.

Dance To Highlight Winter Carnival

The committee in charge of the i Winter Carnival, announced a t change in the program Wednes-h day, Jan. 15. I The program will start on February 15, with the Winter Cami- i val dance to be held at Hoosier ] Skateland, from 9 pjn. to 1 am. j and will feature music by the | "Bourbon Street Parade r s’' with all 30-minute floor show. The other events at the lake: and Mt Wawasee, will be held on i Sunday, Feb. 16. For all ice fish-. ing frins a contest will i and anyone wishing to enter*may'

Deadline For 1964 License Plates Is February 29 I A reminder from Mrs. Max 1 Ganshorn of the Syracuse License Branch states all vehicles must have 1964 license plates by midnight of February 29. To purchase plates a fall 1963 installment personal property and poll tax, including delinquencies, showing taxes have been paid (or a form 137 indicating same) from the county w-here you currently reside must be presented. Mrs. Ganshorn also stated that all driver’s license must be renew in the month in which the birthday falls. To date approximately 1,370 'plates have been issued at the Syracuse Branch office. ELMER BEIGHT TO LIVE AT METHODIST HOME Elmer Beight, who has resided at the home of Mrs. Katie Stoller in Milford for the past 12 years, left Milford last Thursday to live at the Methodist Home at Warren, Indiana. -. Mr. and Mrs. William Perry and Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Myers entertained Mr. Beight and Mrs. Stoller at a carry-in dinner Wednesday evening.

move to widen Camp Mack road; scene of accidents. 18 —• Construction began last week on new addition to Milford Christian church. 18 — Announce Mr. and Mrs, Chester Brown of Syracuse are leaving for Labs in August. 18 — A daugther was bom last week to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wallace of Syracuse. 19 t — Area girls swim eight miles. 19 — Walter A. Shively, 79, Leesburg, dies.. 19 — Lakeland area hit by storm.

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- H. Wellman of Michigan City, Noble C'. Blocker of Syracuse, and ’’ Charles K. Huyette of Lake Wa- ’. wasee. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

register at the Sportsman’s Center in Wawasee Village. TaCte will be three divisions, pan fish, bass and pike. The committee stated anyone may enter the events and urged persons to purchase their tickets in advance for the dance. The events include a sports car race on the ice. go-cart races, lawn mower polo game, hockey, ice skating races, a Lakeland auto dealer’s destruction derby and a tentative motorcycle hill climb, at the ski lodge.

OFFICERS RENAMED BY BUDGET LOAN The 18th annual meeting of shareholders was held at the headquarters offices in Rushville Wednesday, Jan. 8. Jack H. Payne of Rushville, general manager, reported to the shareholders that earnings during 1963 were increased 21 per cent over 1962 and that the board had authorized an increase in common dividends from 20 cents per share to 25 cents per share. The stockholders elected the following as members of the board of directors: Dri Robert I. Amos, Dr. Benjamin L. Harrison, Dr, Roy E. Gephart, Victor H. Payne, Howard A. Smith and Joseph G. Burris, all of New Castle; Clarence A. Jackson of Indianapolis; and Jack H. Payne and James G. Payne of Rushville.vz A board meeting held following the stockholders meeting resulted in the re-election of Victor H. Payne as president, Joseph G. Burris, Ernest R. Shireman and James G. Payne as vice presidents, Jack H. Payne as secre-tary-treasurer and Dorothy B. L : -scome, assistant-secre t a r ytreasurer. Budget Loan Corp, operates under the name of Budget Investment with branch offices in Syracuse, Rushville, Greenburg, New Castle, Hartford City, North Manchester, Decatur, Osgood and Garrett.

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