The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 January 1964 — Page 1

Chronology Os Events Os 1963 As They Happened In This Area

OCTOBER 1— Syracuse wins county baseball title. 1— William Buster new Pick__wick theater manager. j i _ Diane Stookey, Goshen, former Leesburg student, killed in auto accident. 1— Phillip Eugene bom to Mr. and Mrs. Dean Dowty of r 1 Syracuse. 1— Robert Allan bom to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haines of r 1 Milford. 1— Funeral services held for Mrs. Ernest Yoder, %1, LaGrange, mother of Mrs. Richard (Virginia) Ditmer, a Syracuse teacher. 2 — Hugh C. McPherson, 71, ' Syracuse, dies. 2 — Sharon Weaver. Pierceton, 1963 United Fund Queen. Goal set at >84,290. 2 — Adopt >1 cumulative fund at Milford 2 — Clyde Sutton. 55, Leesburg. Elkhart county superintendent of '

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NFO OFFICIALS — Oren Lee Staley of Rea. Mo., head of the National Farm Organization, is shown here with George Wilson,

National NFO Leader Tells Farmers To Organize

“The American farmer must organize to demand hts fair share of the nation’s economy!" | These are the words of Oren .Lee Staley, head of the National .Farm Organization, at the Koo . ciusko county armory north of Warsaw Tuesday evening. Mr. Staley. who flew into Warsaw for the talk, spoke before approximately 2.000 farmerp of Kosciusko county following a fish fry at which about the same number attended. Four-Point Program He outlined a , four-point program for the American farmers. 1. The farmers must organize, for without organization they have no strength among the nation's economic pressures. 2. All farmers must work to- j gether, that the economic level of all farmers can be brought up to- | gether. 3. Institute a holding action. I 4. Insist on a contract with processors. ! He said the nation’s farmers have a S2OB billion dollar investment. which is 13 per cent of the national investment yet farmers receive only 3.1 per cent of the national income. He told his audience, “Profit is the only thing that makes an industry grow, and the farmers have been on the shrinking end of Ute profit system. What other retail business can suffer * SO per cent drop in three months?” He added. "The farmer is the onlv unorganized segment of the American economy today. We must organize to have equal economic strength”. He said as the cost-price squeeze becomes more acute the need for farm organization becomes more acute. Mr. Staley cited a recent Klplinger newsletter which said efficiency on the fam is not enough; also needed is a fair price for farm ccmsnoMßa. Taking a slap at chain Mores, MT. Staley said chain stores sell nearly 90 per cent of all meats, and they determine the price to|

schools, dies unexpectedly. 3 — Anni Marie Lange is Mil- J ford's DAR Good Citizen. Bobbi Stiver named at Syracuse. 3 — Announce new building tb house Sportsman’s Center in Wawasee Village. 3 — Pierceton wins county cross country meet. 3-4-5 New Ramblers and Pontiacs go on display in Syracuse and Cromwell. 4Everett C. Wakeman, Goshen, father of Mrs. Winifred Frederick of Syracuse, dies. 4 — Samuel Roy bom to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morehouse of r 1 Milford. 5.— Cynthia Lee bom to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myrick of Syracuse. 5 _ Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bailey, Jr., of Milford adopt daughter. Teresa Lyn. 5 — Miss Anna Lee Price, r 5 1 Warsaw, and William Troup, Bunker Hill Air Force Base. wed. Mr. 1 Troup is a Milford high school 1

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I left, president of the Kodciusko county NFO organization. On the right is Paul Shaw, assistant to Lt. Gov. Richard Ristine. Mr.

> the marketplace. Processors are under the dictation of the chain i I buyers, he said. An able speaker. Mr. Staley held hi? audience in rapt attention. He was introduced by Paul Shaw, assistant to Lt. Gov. Rich-! ■ ard Ristine. George Wilson, Koo- I ciusko county NFO head, introduced Mr Shaw. The Twisting Tornadoes furnished' music during the dinner hour. > Begin Remodeling Job At First Brethren Church Remodeling began Monday at I the First Brethren church of Mil- » ford, according to Mrs. Frank • Barker, wife of the church’s pastor. Mrs Barker stated a new floor is being laid in the balcony and the front waits are being paneled and glass windows are being added. The balcony is being divided into two class rooms. _ The work should be completed in two weeks. CONFINED TO HOME . Everett Butrick, who suffered a heart attack on December 15, is confined to his home SE of Milford. He is able to be up and around.

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

Shaw introduced Mr. Staley to the county audience. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

Christian Church Ladies Install J Officers Thursday Mrs. Roger Graff was re-in-stalled as president of the Milford Christian church Ladies Aid Society during a meeting held last Thursday evening in the home of Mrs. Harry Good and daughter Jean. Other officers installed during the impressive candlelight service were as follows: - Vice president, Mrs. C. J. Myers; secretary, Mrs. Robert Auer; corister, Mrs. Clifford Replogle; and pianist, Mrs. Good. Mrs. Carl | Shearer served as installing offl- ‘ cer. and Mrs. Duane Sprague was pianist. ” Mrs. Rapp served as program Chairman. She and Mesdames Kenneth Cannon and Stan Scott pre- ' seated “Blueprints Fog A New Year.” Mrs. Graff conducted the business meeting and Mrs. Rapp pre- j sented the financial report for the ( year. Mrs. Forrest Ramser ex- , plained facts about, the kitchen financing and a petition was signed by the ladies. It was decided that the ladies would attend but not take an active part in the World Day of Prayer services to be held at the Methodist church on February 14... ’ Mrs. Randall Dewart and Mrs. Carl Duncan are to serve on the committee tor the Easter tweakfast on March 29. The Christian church will host the breakfast. Refreshments of sandwiches, celery and snacks were served by Miss Good, Mrs. Carl Dunean, Mrs. Robert Davis, Mrs. Ralph Neff and Mrs. Wilbur Knepper. The next meeting will be held on March 19 with the place to be announced.

1 graduate. 6 — Milford firemen hold annual barbecue. Profits to go towards purchase of new tanker. 6 — Joseph Swank, 63. r 4 Syracuse, d‘is. 7 — Mrs. Alice Vogili. Wawasee Lake and Evansville, dies. 8 — Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, 90. Pierceton, mother-in-law of H. K„ Bachelder and grandmother of James Bachelder, both of Leesburg, dies. 8 — Kosciusko county sheriff, Howard “Sam" Holbrook, named "Sheriff of the Year". 8 — Dee F. Cormany, 56, Whitley county, brother of Paul Cormany of near Milford, dies. 8 — Milford town board nudged by, state pollution control board. 8 — William Eugene n bom to Mr. and Mrs. William Eugene Musser of Goshen. •9 - - Barbara Ann Coldeberg, 19, Koontz Lake, daughter of John Coldeberg of Milford, dies.

12 — Sharon Ryman, Nappanee, weds Ralph Wakley, New Paris. 12 —Funeral services held for Christie Grimes, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Grimes of r 2 Syracuse, 13-19 — National hot lunch week; 13 — Mrs. Lula B. Wood, 83, of Leesburg, dies. 13 — Otis Calvin Fisher, 77. Ligonier, father of Mrs. Ralph Biller. Milford, dies. 14 — Lakeland schools receive 317,464.40 windfall. 15 — Van Buren-Jefferson Farm Bureau honors 4-H and FFA members. 15 — Mrs. Henry DePew, 68. of Elkhart, sister of Melbum Rapp, Syracuse, dies. 15 — Mrs. Elmer Gray, 83. of Wells, Minn., mother of Mrs. William Martin, Milford, dies. 15 — Rodney Scott bom to Mr. and Mrs. John Godfrey of Syra-

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1964

Lay Plans For Recreation Center

Plans are being formulated among a group of interested adults of the Syracuse community to establish a recreation center for the young people of the Lakeland area. 4 A name for the center has not been chosen as yet, it was learned this week, but steps are being taken toward signing a lease for the former bowling alley site in the Pickwick block. Need la Great ~ ■ Mrs. Elmo (Marjorie) Nlccum, a resident of Syracuse Lake, is the prime mover behind the new center for the young folks. She is keenly concerned about the welfare of youngsters <rf the Lakeland area, having a proper place to meet and enjoy wholesome recreation. An interested group of ■ adults in the community are workling with her and have had several meetings so far. The adult committee’s interest is in the formulation of a recreation center for Lakeland youth J and to do it on a lasting basis. . They favor the employment of a trained and qualified university to operate the center on { a year around basis. The group favors operating center on a membership with dues set at a nominal a/ mount. The club is to set up. its own “government” to set rules of

Bourbon Street Paraders Booked For Dance

The committee in charge of the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival held a meeting Tuesday evening to further discuss plans for the carnival. The dance, to be held at Hoosier Skateland February 15, will feature the “Bourbon Street Paraders” who will entertain and furnish music for the dance.

ISLAND CHAPEL WSCS MEETS WITH OSCAR HANEYS The WSCS of the Island Chapel EUB church at Hastings had its * January meeting last week at the 1 home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar • Haney. A pot luck supper was served to t|»e members and their J husbands. * . Mrs. Dem Fox was the leader ’ and Mrs. Kenneth Haney gave the devotions. “Our Consideration ‘ of the Church” was the theme of ‘ the program. The next meeting will be held ( February 19 at the home of Mrs. ( Robert Rumfelt • * p MRS. JEAN ROGERS INSTALLSTOPS b OFFICERS Mrs. Jean Rogers of Syracuse 1 was the installing officer for the TOPS club at Syracuse Thursday i evening, Jan. 9, at the home of i Mrs. Lucy Rogers. 11 Officers installed were Mrs. ! Mary Cromlick of Syracuse, president; Mrs. Lucy Rogers of Syra- ■ cuae, vice president; Mrs. Betty Kauffman of Leesburg, secretary; and Mrs. Sandra Hawkins of Milford, treasurer. • i

• cuse. 16 — David T. Buser, 75, Milford, dies. 16 — Shirley L Kalb, 62, r 1 ‘ Kimmell, father of Mrs. Ollie ■ Schlotterback of r 1 Milford, dies. 17 — Bobbi Stiver named DAR 1 winner at Syracuse. < 17 — Charles Marquardt, 66, of ' Paulding. 0., widower of Bertha 1 (Kaiser) Marquardt, former Mil- : , ford resident, dies. 18 — Fiesta closes tomato sea- < son. 18 — Sylvester Inman, 86, Os- ; wego. dies. 19 — Syracuse PT A has annual < Halloween festival. < 19 — A son born to Mr. and < Mrs. Pete Manges of r 1 Syracuse. 20 — Patricia Cole, daughter of i Orval E. Cole of Dewart Lake, 1 and Gail Jagger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jagger, r 4 Columbia 1 City, wed. ! 20 — A son bom to Mr. and ] Mrs. Roger Lee Fetters of r 4 i

conduct. The. proposed room, measuring 40 by 90 feet, could be equipped with a snack bar where sandwiches and soft drinks can be served, indoor sports tables, including ping-pong and billiards, and a dance floor. \ Considerable remodeling of the room will be necessary in to convert the room for its intended purpose. . The donor and her advisory ybmmittee are interested uTsettin£ up the recreation center, underwriting its cost for a given pertbd to assure its success, with hope that it will be well received' and widely accepted, and that funds will be forthcoming for its perpetuation. Strict rules of conduct, including dress, decor and demeanor, will be established so that the center does not turn into a rowdy “hang-out." The group is well aware of the pitfalls in establishing a recreation center for young folks and making it workable, but they feel with planning and a close control of its rules and general conduct, it can be done successfully. ■x. The members of her advisory committee are people who have children and who have had experience in handling youth problems.

The dance was a great success last year and a large crowd is expected again this year. The committee suggests anyone planning to attend the dance purchase his tickets as early as possible. j On Sunday, events will be held at Mt. Wawasee. Further information on the carnival’s schedule twill be announced later.

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH HOLDS ELECTION The Syracuse Grace Lutheran church held its annual council meeting on Wednesday evening, Jan. 15. Elected as councilmen were Avon Bushong. Robert Bowser and Rollin Cutter. The council then met and elected its officers, with the following results: vice president. Avon Bushong: secretary, Paul -Le vernier; financial secretary. Bruce Grindle and treasurer Ronald Kramer. Rev. Carl Satre, as pastor of the church, is president of the boardPAMELA STOUDER, ’CUSE, HAB BTH BIRTHDAY Pamela Stouder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stouder of Syracuse, celebrated her Bth birthday Saturday afternoon at a party in her home. Games were played, prizes given and lovely gifts received. Birthday cake and ice cream were served to the following guests: Patty Funk, Janet Carwile, Becky Hindered, Tenell Pounds, Debbie Hostetler, Sue Ellen Mabie, Teresa Ummel, Mike Stouder, Pam’s brother and her grandmother, Mrs. Mark Roth of Goshen, who assisted with the party. '

Syracuse. 20 — James Hively, 17, Lees-' burg, dies. He was injured in an | accident on August 29. 20 — Jesse Crowl, 82, Dewart Lake, dies. 20 — Syracuse Calvary EUB church observes 2d anniversary. 21 — Glenda Lynn bom to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Morehead of Milford. 22 — John William Rothenberger, 90, Syracuse, dies. 23 — Milford seniors present play. I 23— Mrs. Frank Gall, 82, r 1 Goshen, mother of Theodore Gali of Kale Island. Lake Wawase?. dies. 23 — Reginald Jay bom to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wuethrich cf Rensselaer: 24 — LCSC honor holls released for first grading period. 24 — Miss Janice Kay Drudge, Pierceton, John Schultz, Milford, wed. i

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Car Shears Off Two Gas Pumps At Baumgartner Service Station

A northbound 1963 Rambler driven by Mary L. Teeters of Disko, Ind., sheared off two gas pumps and a light standard at the Baumgartner service station on road 15 in Milford at 9:15. a. m. Tuesday. Mail-Journal photo above. Mrs. Teeters was driving north, passing a Ford pick-up driven by Glen Morehouse, when Morehouse attempted a left turn in front of her.

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ACCIDENT PHOTO — This photo taken by Bill Sheffer of the Goshen News shows the two vehicles involved In a head-on aca-

Head-On Accident South Os Milford Injures Two

A Goshen News sports editor and a Warsaw man narrowly escaped serious injury early Wednesday evening when their cars hit head-on a mile south of Milford on road 15. Norman Schweickart, 40, of Go-

24 — Announce wedding of Carolyn Sue Jensen, New Albany, and Franz Duy, Cleveland, formerly of Syracuse. The wedding took place on August 3. 24 — Syracuse chief of police gives ‘gimmick’ warning. 24 — To enlarge Turkey Creek Memorial Dam project. 26 — Nuptial vows exchanged by Carol Yoder, Goshen, and Floyd Schaaf, Warsaw. 26 — Shirley Yoder, Syracuse, and Robert Lusk, Angola, wed. 26 — Jeffery Alan bom to M>. and Mrs. Robert Wemple of Albuquerque, N. M., formerly of Milford. 26 — Ellena Gonzales, Milford, and Gerald Cripe, Goshen, exchange, vows. 26 — Leonard Holloway, 73, of Okemos, Mich., formerly of Milford, dies. 26 — Linda Robison, Goshen, and Walter Edward Miller, Goshen, wed.

Riding with Morehouse was Ray • Ferverda, and they were hauling > a load of clover seed to Nappanee. : Investigating officer, trooper i Jerry Waikel. estimated damage . between $1,600 and $1,700 to the two vehicles and gas pumps, about S7OO of it to the Teeters auto. Morehouse was ticketed for fail- ’ ure to give proper signals, and is > to appear before JP Harry L. Doty ' in MilfonC

dent last night south of Milford. Miller's station wagon Is on the left and Schweickart's Ford on the right.

shen. and Robert W. Miller, 39, 1903 E. Sheridan, Warsaw, were taken to the Murpny Medical Center in Warsaw in the Mishler ambulance following the accident. This morning hospital attendants listed both men as “fair”.

26 — Mary Jo Firestone, Syracuse, and Samuel Gene Lundy of North Webster, wed. 28 — Martin Luther Leigh, 83, Milford, dies. 28 — Graveside rites held for the stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sheets of r 4 Syracuse, 28 — Services held for 10-day-old Stace Michael Peterman. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Peterman of North Webster. 31 — Kaiser family wins grand prize at Milford’s Halloween parade. 31 —r One hundred participate in Syracuse Halloween parade. NOVEMBER 1— Miss Lula Curry, 78, former executive secretary of the Kosciusko County Tuberculosis Association, dies. <. 1— Anni Lange is Milford's basketball queen.

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ALFREYS TO VISIT DAUGHTER IN HAWAII Mr. and Mrs. Harry Alfrey and daughter Alice of- 700 south Foont , ’ street, Syracuse, left Wednesday ■! for a two-week trip which will ’ • take them to Honolulu, Hawaii, to visit their soh-in-law and daugh- ! ter, Lt (j. g.) and Mrs. John f Holdeman. : f The Alfreys are taking a train to - San Francisco and jet a'rliner to Hawaii. They will return VY jet. Mrs. Holdeman is a graduate of the University of Hawaii.

(State troopers Donald Sand and Herschel Harper are pictured investigating the accident.

Schweickart suffered severe chest injuries and head ■ lacerations and Miller suffered several broken ribs and a severe bump cm the head. Schweickart was trap(Continued on back page, Sec. I>.

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