The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 April 1964 — Page 1

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TO BE FEATURED - The Milford high whod spring concert will feature Jean Kaiser in a piano solo, Warsaw Concerto. Jean has been ac- ;

To Present Spring Concert Friday Night

The Milford high school band and chorus will present their annual spring concert on Friday night, April 10. The program will be a combination such as the swing calypso “Nobody's Business” to the more serious selection as "How Excellent is Thy Name".

Milford Dog Ordinance Topic Os Meeting

A proposed dog ordinance was one of the main topics of discussion at the Aprik meeting of the Mdford town board held in the town hall at 7:30 Monday evening. The ordinance, as drawn up by town attorney John Logue, would require dogs to have a license from the town. This would help to identify stray dogs picked up by town officials and would provide funds for taking care of dogs that are picked up. Board members and police of- ! ficers talked of the possibility of using the old jail cells to keep the dogs m since the cost of boarding dogs is an added expense to the toun In the proposed ordinance a person would have to show the clerktreasurer, or who ever was collecting the fee. proof that the dog had had a rabbles shot within the required time Many dogs roam around town, especially at this time of the year, and are a nuisance. The ordinance states that dogs should be under control at all times. Any dog six months old or older must be immunized against rabbles And the ordinance provides for fines if persons are convicted of misdemeanors as listed in the ordinance. fA dog license as listed above is being used in several towns including Warsaw. Board members decided to check with the dog catcher in Warsaw and to investigate dog pound and TED BROOKS IN 30OS0O CLUB Ted Brooks, a member of the sales staff of C. S. Myers, Milford. Ford dealership, will be presented Ford Division's 300-500 Chib Award at a banquet to be held at the Murat Tanpie in Indianapolis, Saturday, April U. . R. F. Conti. Indianapolis Ford district sales manager, said SOOJOO Club membership awards are presented for excellent retail performance. The Ford 300-500 Club was founded in 1950 to recognize the performance of outstanding Ford niicimwwi throughout the country Mr. Conti added that the average 300-500 Club member sold nearly $400,000 worth of automotive merchandise in qualifying for natw»M»l honors.

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Icompaaist for the high school chorus for four years, and plays alto sax in the band. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

The intermediate and the high school band and chorus will be directed by Joseph Judkins. The Arion awards will be given by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Snyder of Pierceton. The concert will start promptly at 7:45 and will be held in the community building.

humane shelters before passing any ordinance or making any final decisions. Other Business A question was raised on the bills being sent to persons who are responsible for grass fires. Board members were told this is quite common. However, since the town's fire chief was not at the meeting to explain further no answer was obtained on who could authorize such bills It was learned that the money collected on bills, along with donations, is used for the purchasing of extra equipment for the fire department. Board members stated they thought the fire department was doing a good job. Members of the board reported they had met with the county commissioners last month concerning the Milford-Syracuse road. At that time the commissioners agreed to send the engineer, Charles R. .Cleveland, to look at the road. Mr. Cleveland came to Milford and was going to contact the railroad officials about repairing the crossing. While Mr Cleveland was in Milford, he and Marion Deeter, street and water commissioner, cheeked the entire length of the street. Board members instructed Mr. Deeter to contact the engineer to see what he had learned from the railroad. Mr. Deeter told the board be had placed a sign on Emeline street, by the laundromat, marking the block as one hour parking. Chief of police Clifford Pierson reported placing traffic signs on streets as directed by the board members last winter. As the ground has been frozen it was impossible to place signs before. Sidewalk! Need Repair & w» noted several sidewalks in town are in need of repair. Board members reminded residents that each property owner is responsible for the walk on his property. With the coming erf spring sidewalks that are broken or otherwise in need of repair should be worked on. Several town residents have been building up between the sidewalk and the street. This should not be done unless permission has been received. Board member Darrell Om suggested that this permission j come from street and water commissioner. Other members agreed and persons wanting to fill in between streets and sidewalks should contact Mr. Deeter before doing so. He will decide whether or not the property owner can do this or not without causing damage to town property. Water Problem | Mr. Iteater reported the chlorinator was working properly but he was having trouble with sand. He thought using catch tanks would help as the sand would settle to the bottom when the water passed through. Member Om thought this was a good idea but Carl Duncan asked whether this process was in operation any place near Milford anyone had ever heard of this process being used elsewhere. No one had. Mr. Duncan stated sand is not | much heavier than water and ought not settle to the bottom but (Continued on page 6)

5 Silas Howard To Attend Texas A & M Silas Howard of Milford, presently teaching general science at the Warsaw junior high school, has received a grant of approximately $5,000 for a full year’s graduate study in science at Texas A and M univerli sity. i- The Warsaw Community Schools » board will take action shortly on d a leave of absence for Mr. Howard for next school year. t Howard was among eight WarI- saw school teachers to receive a a scholarship under the National • Defense Scholarship Act for advanced study in the fields of math . and science. The act under which I these scholarships have been graf nted is for the purpose of upgrading the teaching of math, language and science in the nation’s schools. WRC MAKES PLANS FOR DISTRICT i CONVENTION The Women’s Relief Corps of Syracuse. John C. Adams chapter ‘ 278. met Monday evening, April ‘ 6. in the Legion hail. Mrs. Lee ' Poyser, president, presided and opened the meeting with the pledge 1 to the flag. ’ Discussions were held on the district meeting to be held in Sep1 tember. The Syracuse Corps will be host for the convention this 1 year Mrs. Poyser appointed a the Memorial Day services and for the Memorial Sunday services. Mrs. Estella Swartz, as the chapter chaplain, is chairman. Working with her will be Mrs. John ' Craw and Mrs. Bertha Nicolai. During the social hour refresh- ' ments of pie and coffee were served to 22 members present by the • hostesses, Mrs. May Rinker, Mrs. Elva Connell and Mrs. Herbert ( Blue. ‘ Dr. T. H. Blower, To Go 5 To Washington State U. ’ Dr. T. H. Blosser, a graduate of ’ : Purdue university and a native Hoos- . I ier. has been named chairman of • I the newly organized animal sciences I department at Washington State university. i A native of Syracuse. Blosser received the B. S. A. degree from Pur- ' due in 1941 and the Ph. D degree from the University of Wisconsin. t While on campus he was president . of the Dairy dub. a member of Al- ] pha Zeta agricultural fraternity and a distinguished student. Area Lions Attend ‘ Convention At • Winona Sunday Several members of the Lions 1 clubs of the Lakeland area were among the hundreds of Lions ati tending the convention of District ; 35-G at the Winona Lake hotel > last Sunday. t At the convention they learned | of the iwfinlioa machine which i costs $155,000 and is kept in Ind- - tanapolis. It is for the treatment j . of cancer Lions were fold that I in 1962 27 persons from Kosciusko i county began taking treatment > with the machine with 11 new ones being added in 1963. Since the cost , of building a special building to house this machine is so great ; most Lions chibs have doubled the contrfoutions to the cancer fund . for this year. s Indiana also has a very active ’ eye bank which is backed by the I Lions chibs. > The main speaker of the day was I Indiana’s spanking judge Obermils;ler.

> 11 1 I ■ _ 1 THE BEATLES ARE 1 COMING TO INDIANA . j Ye*. the Beaties are coming to I Initsns. Reports say that the 14. English singing inrifia; wffl be I at the BaKaaa State Frirltarw t day., Sept. 3. and will present two shows.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1964

Memorial To MacArthur

The flags are at half-staff all over the nation this week honoring General Douglas MacArthur, who died at Walter Reed hospital at 2:39 p. m. Sunday afternoon. President Johnson made the proclamation a few minutes after the new’s reached the White House. They are to remain at half staff until after burial General MacArthur died after an illness of 13 days during which time he submitted to three operations in an effort to relieve a kidney and liver failure. The body of one of America’s greatest heros was taken to New York city where it laid in state at the 7th Regimental Armory. It was then brought back to Washington to lie in state in the Capitol rotunda where so recently the body of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy lay. After that it was flown to Norfolk. Va.. where services will be held at St Paul’s Episcopal church on Saturday morning. Burial in a memorial mausoleum in Norfolk will follow the service. The body will lie in state until Saturday morning in Norfolk’s MacArthur Memorial, a 114-year-old building that once was the city hall and courthouse. There will be a brief religious service Saturday morning at St. Paul’s church, where the general’s mother, the former Mary Pinckney Hardy, once worshipped. His mother and his hero father, Arthur, a Civil Medal of Honor winner, are buried in Arlington Na-

Lakeland Motors Gets Bus Contract

Lakeland Motors of Syracuse was the successful bidder in the Lakeland school corporation’s purchase of four complete school buses, including 66-passenger bodies, it was announced by the office of the superintendent today. Cost of each: $5,®5.40. Lakeland Motors was one of three firms to enter a combined bid. Others were McCormick-Cutter, Inc., of Syracuse, and Eby Ford Sales of Goshen. Bidders on chassis alone were Eby Ford Sales, Goshen; McCormickCutter, Inc., Syracuse; Myers Ford, Milford; Fred McKown, Inc., Warsaw; Lakeland Motors, Syracuse; and W. & W. Truck Sales, Warsaw. Bidders on the body only were

POSTMASTERS ATTEND DISTRICT MEETING The postmasters of this area attended a meeting at the South Bend post office last Thursday where the use of the zip code was s discussed. A. B. Bell, the director of transportation, gave an address ion the subject of transportation ■ and Maurice Core, director of customer relations, spoke on the zip i code. It was. brought out in the meeting that it is hoped that by ' July 1, 1965 all classes of mail wili be zip coded. Postmasters from this area who were present were Everett Smith : of North Webster, Clifford Smith [of Leesburg. Ed Pequignot of Pierceton. Mrs. Harold Maloy of Sidney, Ernest Bushong and his ■ assistant, Avon Bushong of Syracuse, Eugene Felkner of Mili Meet To Make Plans For Arrival Os Bloodmobile Six Milford ladies and Mrs. Ines Devenney of Warsaw, county chairman of the American Red Cross, met Tuesday at the fire station in Milford to make plans for the bloodmobile unit visitation in Milford at the fire station on Tuesday, April 28, from 12 noon through 6 p. m. Those attending in addition to Mrs. Devenney were Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner, township chairman, Mrs. Robert Rumfelt. Mrs. Frank Chariton. Mrs. P. D. McFarren, Mrs. Ralph Disher, and Mrs. Joe Geren.cser.

County Home Sold For SBO,OOO

Wallace Miller of 705 north Westj street, Warsaw, purchased the Kosciusko county home in the offices of | the county commissioners at 1:30 on Tuesrlav Mr. MWer paid SBO,OOO for the buildings and the land and plans foi use the building for a nursing home

tional Cemetery. Douglas MacArthur will be entombed at noon Saturday in the Memorial Building in Norfolk. Grief was expressed from people all over the world and especially in Japan and the Philippines where Gen. MacArthur fought in World War 11. Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda named former Prime Minister Shigeru, Yoshida is to represent Japan at the funeral. *‘l cannot forget the great achievement of the general in rebuilding our nation out of the ashes of defeat ”, Yoshida said. A TRIBUTE GENERAL DOUGLAS MacARTHUR By John M. Baker A great soldier has gone To gain his rich reward, He has crossed the great divide Forever to be with his Lord. In many a conflict he fought And many a victory he won, We honor oar five-star general His duties forever done. Tears dim oar eyes As we think <rf him this day. Old Midlers never die, They Jost fade away. Yet hi memory he will ever five ’Till the glorious resurrection Old soldiers never die They always just fade away.

> Wheatley’s, Inc., Elkhart; Merriman I & Co., Fort Wayne; Leonard’s, Inc., f Silver Lake; and Kerlin Motors, Sil- ■ ver Takp Prices Come Down It was pointed out in making a review of the past years that there were jBSs costly buses than were the : 60-passenger buses purchased in 1969 and 1961. It was also pointed , out that these buses will accommodate a total of 24 more pupils. This will make possible the retirement of -one small bus at Milford ' by combining routes; also the addi- , tion of a route at North Webster • where overcrowding has been parti-1 cularly severe. The total number of routes is not increased, the report I ! stated.

Pythian Sisters To Serve Election Meals I ■■ Loyal Temple 130 Pythian Sisters ' of Syracuse met Wednesday eve- ‘ ning, April 1, in the hall. , In the absence of M. E. C. Mrs. , Nelson Hoover, the M. E. S. Mrs. Chester Stiffler, presided. The new by-laws were presented by Miss Florence Moore and accepted. ’ The lodge will serve meals to the 1 May primary election board with ‘ Mrs. EUa Unrue, Mrs. Herbert Blue ; and Mrs. William Whetten as the ■ committee of arrangements. Refreshments were served during the social hour by Mrs. Elva Connell and Mrs. Estella Swartz, the hostesses. The next meeting will be April 15. Friendship Class Os Bethel Church Has Party Saturday The Friendship class of Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford met Saturday evening in the church basement for a monthly party. Harry Dale Doty, vice president, was in charge of a short business meeting in the absence (rs the presiident Worth Jackson. A game was enjoyed by everyone with prizes being won by Larry Snider and Mrs. Dean Dowty. Refreshmelts of sandwiches, pineapple surprise and relish plate were served to 14 adults and 15 children. The committee in charge of the refreshments consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Yoder and Mr. and Mrs. Hazel Vanlaningham.

and a retirement home, possibly making several small apartments for elderly couples. Gene Polk of Claypod purchased an acre of property at Leesburg from the county for $250. This land was formerly used as a county dump.

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LEESBURG’S CAST — Pictured above are members of Leesburg’s junior play cast as they posed for a Mail-Journal photographer last week.

Leesburg Jr. Class Presents 'Pride And Prejudice' • “Pride and Prejwfice,”a threeact comedy, will be presented by the Leesburg junior class Friday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the Leesburg Auditorium. The play, adopted from a novel by Jane Austen, is under the direction of Mrs. Kay Farrar, who is assisted by student directors Karen Plank and Sharon Goba. “Pride and Prejudice,” which takes place in the early 1800’s, centers around a frivolous and irresponsible mother, played by Vonnie Copeland. Any of the eligible young men, played by Ed Teeple, Doug Walker, Larry Perrin, and Pardee Gunter, has but to glance at one of her five daughers, played by Kathy Rhinehart, Judy Smith, Nancy Goon, Rita O’Brian and Janet Anglin, and she is ready to announce their engagement. Their father is portrayed by Rod Teeple. He is a man of culture and taste who has discovered that the only way for a man to survive in a household of women is to see the amusing side of every situation. Other members of the cast are Donna Stevens, Karen Hall, Sandra Weaver, Kay Heiman, and Charles Garner, Jr. CIRCLE THREE OF THE WSCS WORKS ON PROJECT Circle three of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Syracuse Methodist church met in the fellowship hall for a one o’clock sack lunch, Thursday, April 2. The hostesses Mrs. Vem Brinkman and Mrs. A. A. Pfingst served coffee. Mrs. Brinkman, president, presided at the meeting and also gave the devotions using “The Letters to the Romans” as her theme. The remainder of the afternoon was spent shelling and packaging pecans which Circle three is selling as their project There were 12 members and two guests, Mrs. Lossie Rinker and Mrs. Olive Miller present The next meeting will be a breakfast at the Dewart Lake home of Mrs. Elizabeth Myers, cm May 7.

ANNUAL VARSITY BANQUET DINNER HELD AT HO WARD’S The parents of the members of the varsity basketball team with Mrs. Ronald Kramer as chairman, gave the annual dinner for the team on Wednesday evening, April 1, at Howard’s restaurant. Paul Moore, high school principal acted as toastmaster, introduced the speaker, Don Arnold, lakeland school corporation business manager, who spoke on “Value of Athletics.” Members of the team are Tom Kramer, Roger Niles, Larrry Jones, Rick Gant, Bruce Cripe, John Longenbaugh, Kenny Butt, Rod Smith, Jim Wilson, John Yoder, Dallas McKibbin, Floyd Rensberger and Larry Simon. The cheer-leaders, Peggy Firestone and Mary Kimes, the student managers, Ron Robinson and Leonard Kline were also guests. Others present were coach and Mrs. Ronald Cutter, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Ummel, Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Arnold, and the parents. Mr. Cutter was presented a going away gift from the team.

Their play “Pride and Prejudice” will be presented Friday at 7:30. In the front row are Rod Teeple and Vonnie Copeland, who are moth-

Syracuse To Purchase New Police Car

The Syracuse town board members in a meeting Tuesday night, April 7, approved the purchase of a new police car for the town and instructed Robert Reed, town attorney, to ready the necessary bid requirements for publication. The notice appears elsewhere in this issue of the paper. Bids will be accepted for the car until the hour of 7:30 p. m. (CDT) on May 5. At that time the bids will be open and examined and a contract for the purchase of said automobile awarded to the lowest and best bidder. The town board of trustees will also consider alternate bids for the purchase of an automobile to be used by the police department and bidders are requested to bid on vehicles and equipment as listed in the legal. • Legal notice appears on page 11. Bids shall be sealed and submitted to the town clerk-treasurer, marked “Bid for police car”. As stated in the legal the board reserves the right to reject any and all , bids and to readvertise. The notice is signed by clerk-treasurer Lois Schleeter. Other Business Walter Hagerdon asked the board for a new mower for the tractor, the cost of which is $209. He stated the department had one used piece of equipment that could be turned in on the purchase of the mower. Walter Calnon will investigate further on the prices of mowers. Mr. Hagerdon also stated that the town’s garage needed new doors as one of the doors had not been used for two years because it cannot be opened. This matter will be taken up at a later meeting. The subject of the coming Rotary circus was discussed. Regarding the advance men for the circus advertising, the board stated it would be advisable to have these men register with the police department. Mr. Reed will also contact Nelson Miles, Rotary member who has charge of the circus arrangements on the matter of the men. Police and Firemen’s Fair The police and firemen’s fair, was discussed as to locations for this year’s fair. There are two possible locations, one on Medusa street, from Seventh street to road 13; the other, the two uptown parking lots, with either one block on Washington or one block on Harrison blocked off to traffic. 1 Roy Miller, president of the fanboard, as well as the town board members preferred the uptown location, because of the danger of children getting onto the railroad tracks near Medusa street. Mr. Miller also stated that the fair will have a parade this year. He stated last year’s parade was highly complemented. This is the fifth annual fair for the police and fire- < men. It will be held this year August 24-29. Willard Nusbaum, as representative of the fire station operators, told the board members that the township trustee, Madison Jones, 1 had contacted him regarding extra hours that the operators work during vacation, they work 24 hours and off 24 hours, and he asked they be given a ten cent an hour increase on the extra hours they work. The township will pay 65 per cent and the town 35 per cent of the increase. The board approved this increase. Park Improvements Raymond Wilson of the state (Continued on page 12)

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er and father in the play. Back row, left to right, Kathy Rhinehart, Janet Anglin, Judy Smith. Rita O’Brian, and Nancy Goon, the five daughters.

Syracuse Girl Is Second In Spelling Contest Sue Smith of Syracuse placed second in the annual elementary spelling contest held in Warsaw Saturday. James Sloan, a Madison school (Warsaw) sixth grader won the contest. James, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sloan, Jr., 429 west Center street, Warsaw, gained the championship in the 48th round when Sue missed “impetus.” James spelled it correctly then spelled “irresparable” correctly to win the title. Sue is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Smith of Syracuse. Barry Reasoner of North Webster went down on "frivolous” in the 34th round. Carla Speicher, Milford, went down on "emigrant” in the 26th round. Steve West, Leesburg, went down on the word "heir” in the fifth round.% James will spell against the junior high champion on April. 25 for the county championship and the right to advance to the district contest in Fort Wayne in May.

■ SYRACUSE WOMEN IN IN GOP GROUP TO TOUR WASHINGTON Two Syracuse women, Mrs. Blanche Bates and Mrs. Mabie Walton, are among the 12 Republican women so Kosciusko county who left Tuesday evening for a fourday tour of Washington, D. C. They left by train from Warsaw. They will attend a national women’s workshop in the Capital. Others on the tour are Miss Pauline Jordan, Mrs. Frank Rarick, Mrs. Samuel Thomas, Mrs. Charles Lamoree, and Mabel Chapman, of Warsaw; Mrs. Karl Stookey, Mrs. Kathryn Coy, and Betty Fredericks, of Leesburg; Nellie Garman of Claypool; and Hazel Marsh of Atwood. SYRACUSE MAN INJURED IN CRASH WEST OF GOSHEN George Clifford Kistler, 29, r 3, Syracuse, suffered a fractur 1 nose and facial lacerations in a two-car crash on county road 32 five and one half miles west of Goshen, at about 5:45 p.m. Thursday, April 2. Mr. Kistler was treated at the office of a Wakarusa physician and released. The driver of the other car, John Cassel of Wakarusa, escaped injury. Cassel told officers he was driving his 1961 Chevrolet west on road’ 32 at 50 miles per hour and swerved to avoid Kistler’s oncoming 1963 Plymouth. After the impact Kistler’s car continued for 84 feet and struck a tree. > Kistler was cited by state trooper Henry Cripe, Jr., and Elkhart County deputy sheriff Glenn Genthorn for driving left of center. Damage to both cars was estimated at $4,000. EUB MEN HEAR TALK ON LAWN CARE The men of Calvary EUB church in Syracuse met for a potluck supper Tuesday evening, March 31, for members and guests. Ed. Cashey is president of EUB Mai and presented C. D. Powers, ; guest speaker, who spoke on "Easy | Way of Lawn Care”.

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