The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 April 1964 — Page 3

Syracuse Locals

Jack Elam, Syracuse, was in Muncie Wednesday where he attended a managers’ meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Johnson, Syracuse, have returned from Florida where they spent the winter. Fred Cripe, owner of the Wawasee restaurant, Syracuse, has closed the business indefinitely. Mr. an<[ Mrs. George Xanders. Syracuse. * have returned to their home after spending the winter at Hollywood. Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert George, Syracuse, visited Sunday, April 26, with Mrs. George's son. Robert Zollinger, Mrs. Zollinger and two children of Concordia Gardens, Fort Wayne.

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i Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Vernon of Maumee, 0. were in Syracuse, Tuesday visiting friends. Mrs. Georgia Buster and family were 'in Nappanee Tuesday evening. April 28. I Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Marshall .have returned to their home on r 4 Syracuse after spending five months at Avon Park, Fla., Mrs. Harry Strieby has returned to her home on r 3 Syracuse after spending the winter at Oak Park, m. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Weller of Shaker Heights. 0., spent a fewdays at their cottage on Lake Wawasee. i Mrs. 'Marie LeCount, r 3 Syracuse, has returned to her hone, arter spending the winter in Flor-1 ida. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Barefoot' have 'moved from North Manchester to the Gilbert George apartment Syracuse. Mrs. Jimmie Lee Gilbert. Syracuse. has been ill with the measles. | The Gilbert children. Donna Sue and Gary, have' recovered from ■ :hem , Mr. and Mrs. Bill S. Betes and I son. Syracuse, spent last weekend j in Munster with Mrs. Betes’ sister. * Mrs. Kenneth Brookw-ood, and farri-' ily. Dr. and Mrs G. IT. Schaefer, Syracuse, were recent guests of their son and daughter-in-law. Mr. . and Mrs. Douglas Schaefer in Toledo. O. Miss Ida Deardorff. Syracuse, , lias gone to Florida where she will visit Miss Helen Gonser. Miss Gonser will return home with Miss. Deardorff. , Mrs. Estella Swartz. Syracuse, returned to her nome Wednesday. i April 22. after spending a few- days i in Wakarusa with Rev. and Mrs Claude Coppock. Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton of | Lincoln. 111., spent a few days this , I week at the home of their daugh- ’ ter. Mrs Jack Elam, Mr Elaml l and children of Syracuse. Mrs Estella Swartz. Syracuse, j 1 had as callers Thursday, April 23. Mrs. Esther Osborn, Mrs. Ella Unrue. Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock and Mr- Elsie Bowersox. all of Syra-1 cuse. Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. John Miller and daughters of Syracuse were Mrs. Miller’s par- j ents, Mr. aad Mrs. Herschell Bitner and son Richard of Dewart Lake. ' Miss Ginger Brown and Danny Bill | Jones. Mrs. Ada Zollinger of r 4 and i Mrs. Estella Swartz both of Syra-| cuse. were in South Bend Monday ’ En route home they stopped at Goshen at the Yoder-Culp - funeral home to pay their respects to Mrs. Helen Sarbaugh of Goshen. Dr. and Mrs. Dean Bahler and children of West Lafayette were last week end guests in the home of | Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kammerer at . Leesburg. The families attended i church services in Milford Sunday, I

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S TIT A CUBE ] Hospital Notes Mrs. Clarence Snyder, Syracuse, entered the Goshen hospital Thursday, April 23. Mrs. Nicolai, Syracuse, was released from die Goshen hospital, Thursday, April 23. Warren Hicks, Syracuse, was admitted to the Murphy Medical Center Friday. He was dismissed I Monday. James Ritter, Syracuse, was released from the Goshen hospital• Monday. Mrs. Lucille Thompson, Syracuse, was admitted to the Goshen hospital Monday. Robert Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yoder, Syracuse, was treated at the Goshen hospital for an > accident at heme Monday, April 27. He was later released. ; | Mrs. Bessie Herrman, Syracuse, j was released from the Goshen i hospital Tuesday. ; • Arthur Morris, r 2 Syracuse, was; j admitted to the Goshen hospital | I Tuesday. I i Miss Goldie Newcomer, Syra-, cuse. returned to her home Friday, April 24. from Elkhart General | hospital. I . MILFORD - LEESBURG Hospital Notes MRS. KATIE STOLLER BREAKS HIP Mrs. Katie Stoller. 83. of Milford |.is a patient a: the Elkhart hospii tai after breaking her right hip in | . a fall at her home Saturday mom-1 ing. She is in room 341. She is reported to be getting along nicely. Mrs. Benjamin Vandiveer of Mil- ■ I ford was admitted last week to the Goshen hospital. She was dismissed later. j Arthur Gall of r I Milford was released last week from the Gosh-, i en hospital. Glen W. Snyder of r, 1 Leesburg entered the Murphy Medical Center over the weekend. Mrs. Ed Cam of Milford is reported to be getting along nicely weeks ago. She is in room 142 at the Goshen hospital. Mrs. Russel! Hollar of Milford was dismissed this week from the Whitley County hospital at Col- > umbia City. Raymond J. Clausman, of r 1 i Leesburg was admitted Tuesday to the Murphy Medical Center. Oliver Replogle of Milford wus released from the Goshen hospital ■'Tuesday., ■ A ENTERS ARMY Richard Bitner son of Mr. and Mrs Hersdurfl Bitner of Dewart Lake., has enlisted in the U. S. ! Army and left Wednesday, Aoril J 29. to begin basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Files Divorce Suit I Jean A. Merriman of Milford has ; filed a divorce suit, in the Kosciusko | county circuit court against Robert D. Merriman. The couple was ; married Sept. 24, 1956. and separat- ]' ed April 14. 1964. She seeks custody ‘of their three children, ages eight, i six and four.

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Milford Locals

Mrs. Clarence Whisler of Dewart Lake was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowser, also of Dewart Lake. Mrs. Lewis Battenfield and son, Donald, of r 1 Winamac were Saturday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. f Carl Duncan of Milford. I Mrs. Frank Paul of Joliet, 111., was a Friday caller of Mr. and I Mrs. Russell Homan of Waubee Lake. A Monday afternoon caller of Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Manor of Milford was Florence Pfeiffer of Warsaw. I Mr. and Mrs. Carl Walker of Milford were Wednesday evening callers of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buhrt of Milford. Mrs. Donald Cecil of Dewart Lake, a grey lady, called at the Kilgore nursing home near Pierce}ton on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haney and sons of Goshen were Sunday afterj noon callers of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rapp of Milford. Miss Ann Koerner and Miss • 1 Clara Koerner, both of Joliet, 11l . j were Saturday visitors of Mr. and | Mrs. Russell Homan of Waubee i j. Lxikc. Mr. and Mrs. Cleo W. Estep of Ventura. Calif., will leave on Sunday | morning after spending two weeks at ; the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Estep and daughters at Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bushong of Kokomo were ‘in Milford last Sunday to visit relatives and to i attend the funeral of Mr. Bushongs, uncle, John H Bushong. Mr. and Clinton Bushong | |of Niles. Mich., visited relatives; in Milford over the weekend and attended the funeral of Mr. Bushong’s uncle, John H. Bushong. Doral Haab. a member of the United States Army, was in Milford this week attending the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. Lulu Cooper. Wayne Clark of r 1 Milford visited his father. Charley Clark and his aunt. Alma Marion. Sunday at the Kilgore nursing home near | Pierceton. Steve Cormany and Miss Judy. Coy. both students at Manchester I college in North Manchester, were 1 weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cormany of Milford. Steve is the'son of Mr. and Mrs. Cormany. Mrs. Sam Penrick and Mrs. Alice Stower of SarosOta, Fla., left Tuesday after spending a ter.day visit with Mrs. Penrick’s brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Butrick of Milford. Miss Barbara Cormany and Miss Denise Sharpe, both of Fort Wayne, will be in Milford this weekend visiting with Miss Cormany’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cormany of r 1 Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Homan and sons. Russell, Robert and Larry’ of Gary. Maine, visited Mr. Homan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Homan of Waubee Lake, from Wednesday till Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. £art Cook of Portland, Maine accompanied the Eldon Homans to Mildord.

Sunday afternoon and evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowser of Dewart Lake w’ere Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowser of Goshen and Mr. and Mrs. Al Van Dike and family of Nappanee. Miss Janice Rapp and Miss Olivia Hopkins, students at Indiana State college at Terre Haute, spent ! the weekend with • Miss Rapp's I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rapp of Milford. Miss Hopkins is a sorority sister of Miss Rapp. Weekend guests (rs Mr. and Mrs. Everett Butrick of Milford were Mrs. Verla Smetzer of Elkhart and Pat and Craig Camp of Kalamazoo, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Camp, parents of Pat and. Craig, were Sunday guests.. Mrs. Richard Felkner, Mrs. Russel Ruch,. Mrs. William Burgett, Mrs. Bill Lttle, Mrs. Leon Newman and Mrs. Wade Mishler spent the weekend in Marion attending the Indiana State Women's bowling tournament. They bQwl at Syracuse on toe Thursday Night Ladies league for Mishler's. i Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Buhrt, Karlen and girl fiend of Goshen. Mr. j and Mrs. Joe Nemeth and Janice of South Bend and Mr. and Mrs. I I Fred Waldbeser and Connie of Mil-1 I ford were Sunday dinner guests at ’ the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul , Buhrt of Milford. Afternoon callers i were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Buhrt and I family of Syracuse, and Mr. and i Mrs. Herman Lutes of Nappanee. i Mr. and Mrs. Leon Young and | daughter. Sherry’, of Milford and I Miss Marylinn Kaylor of South ■ Bend were Sunday guests of Mrs. | i Young and Miss Kaylor’s parents. , Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Kaylor of Bremen. The Youngs also visited Mr. and Mrs. James D. Young. Paul and Keith of Bremen. James Young is a brother erf Leon Young. Mother-Daughter Banquet 1 At Church Os Brethren Well Attended I Seventy-five persons attended the ' mother and daughter banquet held Saturday evening, April 25, at the j Syracuse Church of the Brethren. I The theme for the party was “A Pattern for Living” and at each place at the tables was found a paper pattern envelope containing the evening’s program. Mrs: Roscoe Smith gave the table grace. The speaker was Mrs. Florent Toirac of Warsaw who spoke of her missionary work in Haiti where she and her husband' served 13 years. She also told of some of her work in France. The musical selections included a duet by Mrs. Toirac and her daughter, Mrs. Carroll Denton, with Mrs. Vernon Fawley of Claypool accompanying at the piano; a solo by Mrs. Denton arid group singing led by Miss Carolyn Denton with Mrs. Ralph Wagoner at the piano. Mrs. Joe Baumgartner acted as mistress of ceremonies and plants were presented to eight mothers over 70 years of age. They were Mrs. Addie Fackler, Mrs. Ada Klink. Mrs. Winnie Krom. Mrs. Louis Rogers. Mrs. Jesse Mishler, Mrs. Hattie Brown, and Mrs. Maude Devault ; the mother with I the most children, Mrs. Leonard' Cripe and the youngest mother. Mrs. Harold Denton. Mrs. Leonard j Barnhart closed the program with prayer.

Syracuse Craft Club Makes Plans For Window Display The Syracuse Craft club met Mondav. April 27 at the home of Mrs. Carl R. Reynolds. The president pro tern, Mrs. Nelson A. Miles. conducted the business meeting. Arrangements for a Craft club window display, to be May 4 to May 11 were completed. Mrs. Ernest E. Bushong is chairman, Mrs. Alice Clark and Mrs. M. K. Meredith were appointed to oversee the completion of the display. The next meeting win be a salad bar make-up meeting at the home of Mrs. Ernest E. Bushong May 11 at 7 p.m. BIRTHS MISSLEY. William John Mr. and Mrs. John A. Missley, 209 E Third street. Ligonier, are the parents of a son, William John, born Monday. April 27, at 10 a.m. in the Elkhart hospital The baby weighed six pounds, nine ounces at birth. This the Missley’s first child. The grandparents are Mr and Mrs Fred Sloan. Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Andy Missley. Ligonier. O’NEIL. Camilla Casa Dr. and Mrs. Joe O'Ned of Tuscaloosa. Ala., are the parents of their fourth child, a daughter, bom March 22. in Tuscaloosa. The baby has been named Camilla Cass. She weighed six pounds. The O’Neils’ other children are Catherine. Tracy, and Michael. Mrs. M. D. Kelly of Mackinaw. 111., is the maternal grandmother. Mrs, Wade Mishler of Milford is a aster of Mrs. O’Nefl. METZ. Timothy Dale Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Metz are parents of a son born in Whitley County hospital on April 26. Timothy Dale weighed five pounds, 1M ounces. Mrs. Metz was formerly Beverly Slighter. Grandaprents include Mr. and Mrs. David Sleightar, Pierceton, and Mr. and Mrs. James Reed. Leesburg. Great-grandpar-ents are Mrs. Reba Metz, Leesburg. ; Mrs. Mabel Chapman. Warsaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Reed, Fulton.

Thursday, April 30, 1964 THE MAIL JOURNAL

■ ‘ ' PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Fhe Milford Mail (EsL 1888) Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Est. 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 ■ ■ ■ - x Democratic ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DBJJA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Entered aa Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana Subscription: 23.00 per year In Kosciusko County; 53.50 Outside County

Be Sure To Vote Each election we remind our readers of their responsibility to vote on election day. It seems in America, where we have so many freedoms, such things as elections are taken lightly, and often only 50 per cent of the eligible voters turn out on election day. This is the only country in the world where free elections are held that such a poor voting record is displayed by the voting public. Some European countries have as high as 98 per cent of the voters turn out on election day.

The YMCA Program

The YMCA program deservesdhe support of eveiyone in Kosciusko county. At the Second Anniversary dinner meeting at the Shrine building at the county fairgrounds Monday night an outline of the “Y” program was disclosed. The program revealed that in two short years the “Y” committee has a net worth of 8107,735.98. It’s president, Philip Harris, said the board plans to duplicate

Syracuse D-X Service Station Offers Complete Radiator Service

Kline’s D-X Service, 816 So. Huntington, Syracuse, announced this week the opening of the most modernly equipped radiator repair shop in this area. They have installed an Inland one-piece radiator shop, purchased from Inland Manufacturing company, Omaha, Nebraska, world's largest manufacturer of radiator servicing equipment. The new shop will offer factory method . radiator servicing for all cars and light trucks and ti actora. The one-piece • radiator shop combines (1> Flo-Test machine for testing either "on” or "off” the car, (2) Rot Cleaning Vat for chemical cleaning — the preferred method, and (3) Test and Repair Bench to speed repairs. Perhaps the most interesting section of this unit is the Flo-

Tornado Strikes Nappanee

The town 4? Nappanee was hit by a tornado at about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. April 28. Storm and tornado warnings had been given for an hour before the tornado hit in several different locations in the north-east section of the town. One house on the east side of town belonging to Lloyd Becker was completely demolished. Nothing was left standing but two walls. The rest of the dwelling, together with all furnishings, was carried into the field and woods across the road. All was in bits. Howard’s Drive-in restaurant at the east edge of town had the roof blown off and the inside of the business was demolished. Across

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TORN ADO HITS — Above is the I back of the David Stalnaker home in Nappanee. It was badly damaged by the tornado which hit Nappanee at about 2:38 p. m. Tuesday. The roof j

EDITORIALS

. Tester which quickly indicates I whether the radiator is plugged. This machine measures exactly the ■ gallons-per-minute flow of water through the radiator, which is then compared with manufacturer's I specifications for possible plugging. "This Flo-Tester is particularly . necessary,” stated Howard Kline, owner, "because 83 per cent of all radiators in use one year or more are dangerously plugged. This machine tells us quickly which of the radiators tested require servicing, and helps us process many radiators a day.” Visitors are cordially invited to inspect the new shop and facilities, it was announced. Staring up to admire your own halo creates a pain in the neck. 4

. the street the U-Du laundry had . windows broken and the door blown • off. Windows were also blown out ■ i of several houses. i There was no electricity in parts ? of the town. The power company | was working on the line at 8 p.m. 1 Roofs were blown off, trees down. ■ and car windows broken in a num- - ber of places. The two year old home of David r Stalnaker was also damaged be--1 yond repair. ; At 8 p.m. the town police department could give no estimate t on the damage. The state police ' f was on duty on the state high-1 ? ways. The civil defense was on i > dirty and was directing traffic at ■

’ and second story of the home and the garage and car were carried away by the force of the wind. Mr. Stalnaker was at work and Mrs. Stalnaker was in the living room at the

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We urge you to vote for the candidates of your choice on Tuesday. We have a local school board election that directly’ concerns our pocket books and the welfare of our communities. We should certainly take an interest in this election. We have refrained ’ from trying to pick any candidates, for we feel the voter should have an absolutely free choice in the election. We have confidence that the voter wili make the best selection. But you should vote Tuesday, We urge that you do. I , ’

no existing facilities in the county. As a result the committee revealed plans for a new building on the corner of Bronson and Smith streets' in Warsaw, at the northeast entrance of the fairgrounds,’ which will include a large swimming pool, locker rooms, general purpose room, offices, with plans for a steam bath, hand ball court, etc., later. The program is an energetic one, and certainly deserves wide county support.

ATTEND 1U CONCERT Mrs. Bessie Sunthimer erf Milford attended toe annual spring concert of toe Indiana Bells held in toe I. U. Auditorium last Saturday evening. Eugene Bayless is conductor of the choir which presented a variety program. Miss Jennifer Sunthimer is a member of toe Indiana Bells. SUB-DIVISION INSTEAD OF TRAILER COURT It was stated in last week’s issue that plans for. a 112-lot addition to the Enchanted Hills Trailer Court were presented to the Syracuse Plan Commission at a recent meeting by Paul Hathaway and Phil Oppenheim, representing toe Columbia Realty Corp. The addition is to be to the Enchanted Hills sub-division instead of a trailer court. Those who fly into a rage may make a very bad landing.

the cross roads. Two minor injuries were reported: Mrs. Lloyd Becker was cut by glass and Mrs. Lloyd Hepler was hospitalized with minor injuries. Alvin Burkholder had the roof blown from a large barn at the south of Nappanee. Also, several large fir trees were down. Nappanee began the task of cleaning up and repairing the damage of the tornado within a few hours after it hit. Traffic was heavy Tuesday night and friends were on hand to help where they ; could. As late as 9 p.m. there were still storm and tornado warnings on ! the radio and television, however, I they passed. &

I time the storm hit. She escaped in- • jury. Damage to the town has been list- • ed at 8200,000. A Goshen News photo.

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