The Mail-Journal, Volume 2, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 January 1964 — Page 8
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Spotlight on Improving Business . . . Retailers Have Extra Work, Sacrifice, And Financial Risk At Christmas Time By ASCH BAUMGARTNER Publisher THE MAIL-JOURNAL i 1
Much has been said about the commercialization of Christmas — probably too much. It is true that retailers make extra income during the Christmas season. But it is also true that the extra income involves a great deal of extra work, sacrifice, and financial risk. Those who worry about commercialization fail to point to specific change of material things is wrong, then the fabled Wise Men of the East committed the first commercialization. The Christmas season is not a time of waste. The bulk of Christmas shopping involves the purchase of useful items. Often the buying of needs long postponed to coincide with the season. Retail advertising in newspapers | is test mon y that Christmas shop-,
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MONDAY ACCIDENT — Two Milford men narrowly escaped -serious injury at about 9 a. m. Monday when they were involved in an accident near the Everett Butrick farm southeast of Milford. Paul Ruch, 68. suffered a nose
Balance Up In Monroe Township According to the annual report for Monroe township. published in this issue by trustee Alton H. ; Boggs, balances in both funds are ’ up slightly at the close of the year 1963 i The published report reveals ' trustee Boggs started the year with $731.03 in the township fund, had $3,122.11 receipts and $3,081. 17 jdiaburaements, leaving a total in thb treasury of $772.87 at the rtaplf the year. ' In the dog fund the trustee began 1963 with $127.80 in the treasury. had $220 in receipts and $145. 59 in disbursements, leaving a total of $203.31 in the treasury at the close of the year. SYRACUSE LOCALS \ t “ * I 1 iL Willard Conn of near Dewart * Lake is employed at the Builders* Mart at the north edge of Warsaw. I Mr. and Mrs. Max Brower and sons. Syracuse, were Sunday guests in the home of Mrs. Browers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pinkerton, Dewart Lake. Mr and Mrs. Duane Bauer and son of Michigan City were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Bauer, Svafcuse. \ ■ I Mrs. Natalie Wolf of Goshen spent the week end with her sister Mrs. Betty Dust and children, Syracuse. I Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zollinger and children of Fort Wayne call-' ed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert George, Syracuse, on Sun-, day. Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bauer and son of Michigan City, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Smith, Syracuse, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Herschell Coil, Jr.. Syracuse. N, Y., were week end guests of Mr. Coil’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herschell Coil, Syracuse. Mr. Coil who is employed by the Amphenol Electronic Corporation and his wife were enroute to San Francisco where he is being transferred by the company. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Schorck, Syracuse, had as their week end guests their son. Airmail Third Class Terry Schrock and Airman Second Class Rodney Tlayer of Flint, Mich. Both airmen are based at Bunker Hill AFB. Peru. Rev. Ralph Wagner, Syracuse, called on Rev. and Mrs. Claude Coppock. Wakarusa, recently. Mrs. Orval Klink and Mrs James Connolly, Syacuse, or their recent visit to Florida, enjoyed an evening at the Danla Palace of Jal-AMi, at Dahia. Fla. Jal-Alai is a Spanish game, played by two opposed couples in i court. Mrs. Esteila Swartx. Syracuse Is m Wakarusa, staying in tin home of Rav. and Mrs. Claudv Coppock. Mrs. Coppock fell ant i has a broken shoulder and Rev - Coppock has been ffi for sonw ‘ time.
Thursday, January 23, 1964
ping involves little waste.. Clothing, household appliances, foods, automobiles, home accessories, and recreation equipment are the most widely advertised goods. If there is any “waste” in Christmas spending it must be accorded to the expenditures for ornaments and children’s toys. But neither children nor those who enjoy a respite of gaiety consider such costs ] a waste. * , Is beauty and the happiness of children materialistic commercialization ? Since the dawn of history religious holidays have been observed by a brief flaunting of material wealth. ' In our economy of over-abund-ance and under-consumption, whines of “commercialization" seem grossly inappropriate.
and head cut, and Robert Vanlaningham, 30, suffered a number of bruiseswhen the 1961 panel Chevrolet truck Ruch was driving slid off the road and rolled over three times. Shown above, the truck is a tottal loss. Mail-Journal staff photo.
Bethel Golden Rule Class Enjoys Chicken Dinner The Golden Rule class of "Bethel phprch in Milford enjoyed a delicious , chicken dinner at the B .& B case in Nappanee on Saturday evening. Raymond Hoover offered grace for the meal. Fifteen class members and Rev.; and Mrs. Robert Perkins were present to enjoy the dinner and ; I the evening entertainment The ' program was prepared by Mr. and Mrs. Neal Cory and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith. Class members I were asked to supply photographs or slides of themselves from preschool days, school days, wedding pictures and pictures of each of their children when they were Fun was had by all 'as they, guessed who was whtC There was also a sgpcW-Mfterest group series of collection was a photo of the grandchildren of two of the mem-; i berx and various other pictures of interest to the group. Donn Kesler operated the visual aids equipment. I The following songs were interspersed with the pictures “Oh, You Must Have Been A, Beautiful Baby,” "School Days,” “Honey.” *Rock-A-Bye Baby* and "Side By Side,” which was used to close the evening, were sung by the group and they were ’ accompanied by Mr. Cory on his electric guitar. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chupp, who > arranged the evening had beautiful floral and candle table decora- , tions on the "U” shaped table. The next meeting of the class j will be the third week, end in , March. s
Children’s Story Hour To Be Held January 25 There will be a children’s story hour on Saturday. Jan. 25, la the children’s department of the Syracuse library at 1:30 pm. according to an announcement made by Mrs. Oscar Bjella children’s librarian.
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Re-Elect Vanderveer At First National Directors of the First National Bank of Warsaw re-elected judge Donald Vanderveer, Milford, president and chairman of the board during an organizational meeting held last Wednesday. | Vanderveer has held this position since the death of the bank’s , founder, A. I. Nelson, last July. ! Other officers elected were as 1 follows: William E. Hadley, executive vice president; Ross W. Sittier, vice president; W. Robert Hall, vice president and trust officer; Neal M. Carlson, assistant vice president and cashier; Robert Boley, assistant vice president; Harold L. Goodman, assistant vice president; Richard LaGrade, assistant vice president and manager of the Claypool branch; C. D. Barnes, vice president; Willodene Hill, assistant cashier and auditor; and Pauline Holderman, assistant cashier. {Robert Hurd Was re-elected as assistant cashier of the Milford Branch. The bank showed an increase in resources over last year by fl, 734,189.68 according to the comparative statement issued. The total of resources and trust securities total >19,046,873.26. It was reported that the bank's new drive-in branch will open about February 1. Road 15 Crash - (Continued from page 1) ped in his car for 20* minutes'after the accident. Details of how the accident occurred are not clear, but the .crash took place near the center of the road. ~ Schweickart was driving a 1962; Ford, heading north toward Goshen, and Miller was driving a 1963 Chevrolet station wagon, headed south toward Warsaw. The accident occurred at about 7:45 p. m. . Following Schweickart was Mrs. Schweickart, driving a 1959 Dodge. She operates a ceramic tile studio at Gosden, and they were returning frdm Indianapolis with a number of plastic bags of “slip”, a material used in making ceramics. The bags burst, causing a slippery condition on the pavement. Milford firemen took their equipment to the scene and washed the “slip” off the highway to eliminate a road hazard. The Schweickert. car was taken to the Berkeypile’Texaco station in Milford, and the Miller car was taken to the Randall garage in Leesburg. PRIMARY MOTHERS elecxpfhcers Seventeen members of the Syracuse 1 Primary' Mothers club met Monday night for a pot luck din-' ner at the home of Mrs. Gareth' Meek. During the business meeting, electipn of officers was held as follows: President, Mrs. Meek; vice president, Mrs. Jan Rinker; secretary, Mrs. Douglas Naylor; treasurer, Mrs. Rollin Cutter; pro-j gr&m, Mrs. Jack Darr; project, Mrs. Jack Simmons; publicity, Mrs. William Dorsey; door prize,| Mrs. Andrew Hoffer; cabin board representative, Mrs. Robert Reed and scrap book chairman, Mrs. Gerald Hubartt. Mrs. Paul Beezley won f the door prize for the evening/ ’ <Next meeting will be February 2 at the home of Mrs. Stover Hire in- Hunnicutt Grove. Assisting Mrs. Meek were Mrs. Hoffer and Mrs. Naylor. PROGRESS CLUB MEETS The Progress class of Bethel church met Wednesday evening, |Jmi. 15. at the home of Mr. and Nfrs Mervin Mishler. Fourteen members were present Ito enjoy a pot luck dinner and a social time afterward. The president, Jesse Miller, presided over a brief business meeting.
! James W. Hearn Is New Manager Os Fann Bureau Co-op At Milford
James W. Hearn of r 4 Warsaw has been named manager of the Milford Branch of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Co-Op, according to an announcement made by Robert Mishler, general manager and treasurer of the Co-Op. Mr. Hearn Is 28 years of age, married and the father of a 17-month-old son. The Hearns live on state road 15, a half mile south of Leesburg. He is a graduate of Manchester high school and a graduate of Purdue university where he holds a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. He is a member of the Leesburg Methodist church. Lions club. Masonic lodge, and an area 4-H leader. r Mr. Hearn served in the U. S. Army forjthree years. He has been employed for the past years by the Moorman Feed Co. in sales. He begins his new duties at Milford on Monday, Jan. 27. He replaces James Chambers, who has been associated with the Milford elevator for 17 years. I ■■ Suits Ried Against George C. Chilcote Three suits filed against George C. Chilcote of r 1 Leesburg name him as defendant as the result of a collision on January 31, 1962. Jury trials have been requested with a total judgment of $49,000 being sought. George Gray of near Mentone has filed suit for $14,000 alleging permanent injuries to his wife. Myrtle. He charges that Mrs. Gray sustained injuries when involved in an accident while a passenger in an auto driven by Dorcas M. Kovach of near Mentone. The ac- ! cident happened when ■ Chilcote, through carelessness and negli- i gence, stopped his car on the high- ( way. Both cars were traveling in i a northeasterly direction. The as- ; fidavit states tpat his car parked on the highway, instead of the y berm of the road, causing the colli- , sion. He is also charged as using ; unreasonably slow speed on the j highway, failing to keep a proper ] look-out from the rear/ j The two other suits against Chilcote contain the same alleg- « ations. 1 * Andy P. Kovach filed suit for ‘ i SIO,OOO for permanent injuries to t his wife, Dorcas, driver of the car, I ] and Mrs. Kovach seeks a $25,000 j judgment against Chilcote, charging permanent injuries and medical expenses as a result of the collision. TWILIGHTERS HOLD , JANUARY MEETING Fourteen members of the Syra- { cuse Twilighters Bunco club met } January 15 at the home of Mrs. - £ Donald Niles with Mrs. Warren j Benson assisting. High prize for the evening went, |to Mrs. Ernest Rogers; low, Mrs. ‘ i Bill Coburn; travel, Mrs. Adrian J j Zollinger and door prize, Mrs. Eu- j gene Henning. Mrs. Zollinger and. Mrs. Rolland Hodgson received ’ birthday gifts from the club and : secret pals. Anniversary gifts ’ j went to Mrs. Cobum and Mrs. • Behson. i I Mrs. Joe Hughes will be hos- i teas for the February meeting with Mrs. James Mench as co- ! hostess.
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Cromwell Lodge Installs Officers CROMWELL — Cromwell Lodge No. 705, F. & A. M. installed the following officers last week, who will serve the lodge for the ensuing year: Oris Eamhart, worshipful master James Michael, senior warden Wallace Clark, junior warden Paul Frankfather, treasurer ,O. W. Griffith, secretary Glenn Deardorff, senior warden Wayne Reed, junior deacon Thomas Deßrular, chaplain Ralph Birch, senior steward Edward .Bums, junior steward Dennis Brown, tyler Charles Yoder, trustee for three years. SYRACUSE BPWC IN JANUARY MEETING The Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s club met Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Howard’s restaurant for dinner and a business meeting. The tables each were centered; with yellow cushion mums and; were decorated with yellow candles and mint cups. The centerpiece was won by Mrs. Jean Rogers, for her birthday, which Is in January. The business meeting Avas presided over by Mrs. Leonard Barnhart, president. There were 26 members present. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Rodney Koontz, Mrs. Lowell Welty and j Mrs. Ann Gallahan. Lloyd Dewarts Honored At Concord Church Family Night Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dewart of Waubee Lake were honored Thursday evening, Jan. 16, at the Concord. EUB church in celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. A pot luck supper was served. The Dewarts received a tree lamp from the church. SYRACUSE WOMEN IN TEXAS Mrs. Pauline Schmidt and Mrs. Marie J. Buchholz of Syracuse were among tourists from Indiana, Illinois, New Mexico and Canada who were honored by the McAllen, Texas club for winter visitors at a newcomer recognition ceremony recently. ° The club’s tourist hostess arranges daily entertainment for the clubs 903 members.
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BUSY BEES MEET . WITH MRS. CLEVE SHUDER The Busy Bee Home Demonstration club of Milford met with Mrs. Cleve Shuder on Friday evening, Jan. 10. President Mrs. Bertha Moneyheffer presided and the meeting was opened by all repeating the pledge to the flag and the home demonstration creed. Meditation, “Do You Have Time to Pray” and “Three Gates of Gold” was given by Mrs. Arthur Gilbert The history of the song of the month, "Home on the Range”, was given by Mrs. James Chambers and the song was sung by the group. Health and safety remarks were “The Firesafe Night Before Christmas.” Roll call hy the 14 members present was “A resolution I wish my husband would make.” The secretary read the club by-laws. Lesson On Color j The lesson “Color in the Home" was given by Mrs. Alvin Walbeser and Mrs. Herman Miller. They discussed the right and wrong colors used in the home and not using more than four colors in any' room and about adopting a lovely scheme from the view out of your window | and what you see. The ladies were f reminded to remember their fami (lies likes and dislikes. The three : main colors are red, blue and yellow. Different kinds of materials were shown to get the effect in the variety of colors, also, pic- 1 tures were shown from magazines. The president reported on the j council meeting she and the past president, Mrs. Herman Miller, attended at the Shrine building recently. The club will entertain the . Double Dozen club in this year's, exchange program. i Members will help at the Christian Center at Napapnee in the near future. During the meeting books were handed out and committees were appointed. Those committees are as follows: Publicity chairman, Mrs. Herman Miller; chorister, Mrs. James Chambers; pianist, Mrs. Don Ahrns; garden leader, Mrs. Jack Roudabush; health and safety, Mrs. Everett Butrick; flower committee, Mrs. Cleve Shuder and Mrs. Ralph Miller; trip, Mrs. Ray Bray, Mrs. Mervin Mishler and Mrs. Jessie Miller; nominating committee, Mrs. Alvin Walbeser, Mrs. Arthur Gilbert, and Mrs. Delbert Moneyheffer; 4-H committee chairman, Mrs. Herman Miller. The meeting was closed by the repeating of the club collect. The contest was won by Mrs. Moneyheffer and the door prize was presented to Mrs. Butrick. The past president, Mrs. Herman Miller, presented each with a fresh cut flower for services rendered by the members to her last year. The next meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Joe Estep.
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REV. D. BONTRAGER SPEAKS AT BETHEL Rev-. Dave Bontrager of Goshen, who is a district worker in the Mennonite church, was a speaker for a missionary program on Sunday nignt, Jan. 12, as the Bethel church in Milford. Rev. Bontrager has made trips to Germany and several other European; countries in recent years. Many comparisons were noticed by Rev. Bontrager between the the prosperity and happiness of the people of Western Germany and the unsightly countryside of East Germany and the fear of the people living there. He stated that they (in the east) are hungry for an opportunity to worship and he conducted secret worship services in private homes in East Berlin while he was there. The ugliness and crudeness of the wall in Berlin makes for an unhappy arrangement for people on both sides of the wall because
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of the separation of the families and the constant reminder of the meanness of communism. He also commented that even in other countries in Europe (some who are our allies) that people do not enjoy the religious freedom we value so highly in country. Many of our own citizens who do not use this freedom would really want to if the right was taken away. The next in the series of Sunday evening programs at Bethel will be February'!. 9 when, the Women’s Fellowship will present a Bible Study program. i RADIO CLUB MEETS The Chanel-Jammers of Kosciusko County Citizens Band club met last Tuesday In the Milford Legion. hall and approved the bylaws of the organization. The next meeting will l<e held on February 13 at Warsaw. Meetings are held on the 13th of each month. *. {:
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