The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 June 1964 — Page 2

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Little League Begins In Milford More than 70 boys have signed up for the Little League at Milford and 16 have signed up for the Pony league. The managers for the Little League met Sunday with Dan Lavender, business manager, at Arlo Beiswanger’s to arrange the teams. It was decided to have four major teams to play on Mondays and Wednesdays and two minor league teams to" play on Thursday. AU games will start at 6:15 with forfeit by 6:35. Little League rules will be used -a change will allow a base runner to steal after the pitch crosses home pate. There will be no infield flies called this year. The managers chose 11 boys to start on the majors and will choose one more from the minors, twelve boy< make a major team, but the manager may trade a boy back to the minors but ogly one trade for each team per week Boys in the minors have hopes to moving up and majors will have to try hard to stay there. With six teams more boys will get to' play more. Games will be six innings unless darkness or rain and four innings will make a game. The teams will have two diamonds so rained out games may be made up on Thursdays. Major teams are: I Baumgartner's Indians • Bill; Burgett, manager. Reggie Coy. Bil- [ ly Burgett, Fred Hoerr, Grant Geiger, Don Nyce, Denny Replogle. Gary Sorenseh, Tom Speicher. Mike Stutzman. John Lee mon. and Denny Hart Campbell's Sox - Harry’ Doty, manager, Jan Beer, Kent Doty. Kevin Dwyer. John Hodver, Mike Mathew-, Dave Miller, Neo-Lazano Tim Ix?vemier, Tony Newman, I Phil Price, and Rex Westerman, j Augsburger's Cards - Howard Haab, manager. Dana Haab, Dan Beer. Jack Beer, Fred Beer, Dan Bess. David Bess. David Cory\ Glen Davis. Donn May, John Rassi. Steve VarJaningham. Sharp's ? Dodgers - Fritz Wotferman, manager. Steve Woiferman, Jay Anglin. Tom Beer. Dale Custer, John Hamilton, John Davidsen, Bernie Mishler, Pat Spearman, Aan Biouser, and Ronnie Beer. The first practice will be at 1 p. m on Monday, June 8. All boys who aren’t on teams should report on Thursday. June 11. Little League boys should wear caps and shirts if they have them. New ones will be available at cost when the season starts. When the weather permits boys are asked to bring a bathing suit and towel. The schedule follows: June 8- Cards vs. Dodgers June 10 - Indians vs. Sox June 15 - Cards vs. Indians . June 17 - Dodgers vs. Sox June 22 - Sox vs. Cards June 24 - Indians vs. Ikxigers June 29 - Dodgers vs. Cards July 1 • Sox vs Indians July 6 - Indians vs. Cards July 8 • Sox vs Dodgers July 13 - Cards vs. Sox July 15 - Dodger* vs. Indians July 20 - Cards vs, Dodgers July 22 - Indians vs. Sox July 27 - Cards vs. Indians July 29 - Dodgers vs. Sox Aug 3 - Sox vs. Cards' Aug. 5 - Indians vs. Dodgers

Horseshoe League Starts bi Milford A new venture in summer recreation has been started in Milford. It is a horseshix' league. The league played on Tuesdays, consists of four teams, four men nd each team with one sub. Members of the four teams are as.folows: Ringer’s — Howard Troup, captain. Roy Archer. Ray Sorensen, Wade Mishler and Clarence Palmer. sub. Turf Bar ~ Louie Hare, captain. Delbert (Buds Dippon, Glen (Ike) Treesh. Clifford Pierson and George (Gobe) Auer. Jr., sub. Troyer Poultry’ Leonard Jones, captain. John Troup. Glenn (Pete) Wuthrich. Herbert (Bud) Felkner and Don Rumbles, sub. Pit M Users — Dan Levernier, captain, Doug Charlton, Doug Rensberger,. Daye Harter - and Clifford (Cliff) Replogle. sub. The teams have competed in games twice this season, once on May 26 and again on June 2. The standings are as follows; *, W L Ringer's 8 2 Turf Bar 6 4 Troyer Poutry 4H514 Pit Missers MILFORD FIREMEN RESPOND TO GRASS FIRE WEDNESDAY B. M. Milford f iremen responded to a grass fire call at 2:45 p. m. Wednesday. The fire was along the B & 0 Railroad right of way about a half mile west of Milford Junction. No damage was done, firemen reportMRS. VERA MIUJSR entertains SAMBA CIA'B Mrs. Vera Miller of Milford was hostess to the Samba club Sunday in her home for a carry-in dinner at noon. The guests were Mrs. Esther Poynter. Mrs. Alice Baker, Mrs. Esther Charlton and Mrs. Charlow Trester, all of Milford.

Thursday, June 4,/1964

A GOLF STORY THAT TAKES THE CAKE! Golf stories are becoming as prevalent and varied as fish stori * es - Playing on hole no. 2 at Wawasee golf course Sunday morning. Mrs. Gene (Louise) Miller, 2105 Bashor Rd.. Goshen, claims she ! felL a golf ball drop into her pocket. She said the ball was hit from t-position by Fred Billet, 819 Fremont, Elkhart. Playing with Mrs. I Miller were Polly Vorhees of Goshen, and Elly Blakesley and Rose Baumgartner of Syracuse. They vouch for the accuracy of the story-.

Friday Night Scrambles At South Shore There were 44 entries in the Friday night scramble l»eld at the South Siwre Golf club. First place, best ball 33. went to Vince Rollo. Vicki Rollo, Bud Cripe and Leila Connolly. Second place, Best ball 34, went to Hersch Caudill, Burns Van Sickle. Lori Welty and Bake Cripe Third place, best ball 35. (three teams tied* - Ted Auer. Ron Hibschman. Jean Koher and Ray Denzel; Nelson Felts. Pearl Herrman, Dot Pittman, and Lowell Welty; and Dave Gildersleeve, James Payton, George Pippenger, and Deloris Pippenger.

To Give Out Junior Awards In Bowling Junior trophies and patches will be given out to about 40 participant* of bowling events at Wawasee Bowl at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 10. according to Joe Morganthaler. manager of the Bowl. Mr. Morganthaler has asked all those eligible to receive trophies and patches to be present at that time. Pony League To Hold Practice Game June 9 The Milford Pony League boys will play a practice game against Leesburg at the Milford diamond on Tuesday. June 9, at 6 p.m. BoyS may pick up suits and caps from Arlo Beiswnager when they pay the entry fee. Mrs. Bushong Heads Garden Club Mrs. Ernest E. Bushong was elected president of the SyracuseWawasee Garden club at a meeting held Tuesday. June 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Bushong. Mrs. John A. Craw was cohostess. The slate of new officers for the next term was presented and unanimously accepted., Other officers elected are vice president, Mrs. Nelson A. Miles: secretary, Mrs. Ralph D. Ciirgaman; and treasurer, Mrs. Maurice Kober. Chit-going president? Mrs. Carl R. Reynolds, conducted the busi- ■ ness meeting and welcomed the members and two guests, Mrs. Edith Rhode and daughter, Miss Priscilla Rhode of Syracuse. Secretary, Mrs. Bushong, read the minutes of the April 38 and May 112 meetings. Mrs. Craw, treasurer, gave the final treasurer’s report of the fiscal year. The new president appointed the committee for the flower show to be held in August. Mrs Arthur C. Schrader. Mrs. William E. Long Mrs. Herschel G. Leatherman and Mrs. Kober composed the committee. Twenty-one specimens of various garden, plants were displayed on a table and those present were asked to identify them. Miss Irene Abts, for naming nearly all specimens, won first prize which was a planted terrarium Mrs. Miles read an article by a brown-thumber who eagerly pursued, all rules of a green-thumber. but to no avail. Mrs. Long brought her cherry tree bonsai plants and explained the planting, training and care of them. Refreshments were served from a beautiful appointed table. Miss Katherine Rothenberger presided at the coffee service. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Long on Tuesday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m.

SYRACUSE SENIORS GIVE $75 TOWARD YOUTH CENTER The 1984 graduating class of Syracuse high school, with $75 remaining in its class treasury' at the dose of the current school year, voted unanimously to donate the entire amount to ’the Lakeland youth center. The check was received Friday by Jay Peffley, treasurer of the center.

OBITUARIES

New York Man Dies Following I Oswego Crash Lawrence Dermond, 53, RochesI ter. N. ¥.. was killed ,t 1:15 a.m. ! Saturday when the convertible in ’ which he was riding rolled ever on county road 325E in Oswego. | County coroner J. B. Mishler, stated th cause of death was sufI location and severe head cutk. The excessive bleeding caused the suffocation. Dermond and his wife, Maxine, 53. were passangers in a car driven by Robert Charles Whitlock, 23, Bremen. The car was headed south on the county road and skidded out of control as it rounded a curve. The car skidded 86 feet along a shallow drainage ditch, came back on the roadway, skidded 30 feet and rolled over'. Miss Irmyn Francisco Funeral sen-ices were conducted > at 2 p.m. Monday in the Mishler j funeral home for Miss Irmyn Fran- : cisco, 61, of Ligonier who died un- I expectedly in a heart attack at i 4:15 p.m. Friday while shopping ! in Don’s Super Market at Ligonier. Miss Francisco had been in failing health for the past eight months following an auto accident. She was bom Sept. 11. 1902, in Ligonier, the daughter of Mr. and ,Mrs. Charles Francisco. A lifetime resident of the Ligonier community, Miss Francisco had been employed at Penn Controls, Inc., Goshen, for the past 20 years, working as an inspector. She was a member of the St. Patrick's Catholic church in Ligonier. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. M. D. (Marie) Kelly of Mackinaw, 111., and three nieces. Burial was in Oak Park cemetery at Ligonier. John Williamson John Elmer Williamson, 80, a resident of the New Paris community for more than 30 years, died at 6 am,, Thursday, May 28, at the Goshen hospital, to which he was taken - Monday from the Elkhart County Home. Death followed a stroke. Mr. Williamson was a native of Dwight, 111., born September 26, a son of Hugh and Sarah "Williamson. His wife, the former Anna Ethel Jones, to whom Mr. Williamson was married February 18, 1906, died March 12, 1939. Mr. Williamson had been a resident of the county home for the past eight years. . Surviving are a son. Duane, Cortland. O.; two daughters, Mrs. James Kitson, Syracuse and Mrs. James Headley, DeLon Springs, Fla; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. John Perschnick, Dwight, 11l , and Mrs. Sidney Brownsy, Wadena, Minn, Funeral services were held. Saturday, May 30, at 2 p.m. at the Rohrer funeral chapel. New- Paris. Rev. Joseph Koble officiated. Burial was in the New Paris cemetery. * Jesse J. Judy » Jesse J. Juday, 78. formerly of Syracuse,, retired Goshen painter, died at 9 am. Monday, June 1, at Riley convalescent home where he was taken December 13. Mr. Juday was bom two miles north of Syracuse March 4, 1886, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Juday. His first w-ife Clara Grissom. preceded him in death and he later married Harriet Miller. Surviving are two brothers. Charles and Harry Juday, both of Goshen. Services were held Wednesday, June 3, at the Rohrer funeral ' chapel. New Paris. Rev. Vernon IF. Miller officiated. Burial «BB in Baintertown cemetery. I

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Devon E. (Joe) Moore Devon E. ( Joe) Moore, 52, of r 1 Milford, a Kosciusko coupty highway department employee, died at 3:15 p. m. Tuesday in Goshen General hospital. Death was due to complications following surgery Tuesday morning. Mr. Moore was bom in Fulton county on April 28, 1912. the son of Clarence E. and Tressie (Kroft) Moore. He married Dorothy Bibler of Warsaw on April 12, 1941, and she survives. A county highway employee for the past six years, Mr. I Moore was a member of the First Brethren church in Warsaw and the i Ancil Geiger American Leigon Post | 226 of Milford. He was a veteran of ! World War 11. Surviving in addition to the widow ! and his mother of Warsaw are one I daughter, Mrs. Roy Richards of Elkhart: five sisters, Mrs. Vera Peconge of Hammond, Mrs. Bessie Warren of Warsaw, Mrs. Martin Me Elhany of San Lorenzo, Calif., Mrs. Ednq Westcott of Shelton, Wash., and Mrs. James Leliaert of South Bend: one brother, Charles Moore, of Warsaw; and three grandchildren. Friends were received at the Mishler funeral home in Milford after 7 p. m. Wednesday. Services will be ( conducted at 2p. m. Friday in the, Milford funeral home. Rev. George I Pontius of Elkhart will officiate and burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery’ at W’arsaw. Military rites will be held at the grave. Mrs. Charles Leiter Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Charles Loiter, 68. in the Miller funeral home of South Whitley, who had been ill five weeks. Rev. L E. Longenbaugh and Rev. E. M. Cornelius officiated. Interment was in the Eel River cemetery-. . She was bom Flossie E. Johnson on Feb 23, 1896 in Monroe township, to Miles S. and Martha E. Johnson. She was married to Charles Leiter on March 16, 1912, and spent her entire lifetime in Kosciusko county, most of it on r 3 Warsaw, her residence at death. She was a member of the Packerton EUB church. Surviving in addition to the husband are two sons, Max of r 2 Clay-pool and Eugene of Winona Lake; two daughters, Mrs. Herman (Deloris) Graff of r 1 Leesburg and .Mrs. Howard (Krene) Barnes of r 3 Warsaw; 11 grandchilIdren; and six great-grandchildren; a sister and a brother, Miss Ruth Johnson and Frank Johnson, both of North Manchester. One son preceded her in death. Mrs. Jacob (Hazel) Doremire Mrs. Jacob (Hazel May) Doremire, 69, of Leesburg died at 10:55 p.m. Tuesday at the home'of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Rosbrugh, j Jr., at Sidney. She had been in failing health for the past 3 l z years. Mrs. Doremire w-as bom May 21, 1895, in Indiana, to David and Anna 'Shock' Knisley. She has resided in the Leesburg community for the past 40 years, moving from North Manchester. In 1910 she married Ben H. Main and he passed away in December erf 1945. She married Jacob E. Doremire on Feb. 14, 1953. Mrs. Doremire was a member of the Brethren church at Leesburg, the American Legion Auxiliary and the Woman's MissionaryCouncil. Survivors are the husband; four daughters, Mrs. John (Mayedine) Ixihman of Pierceton, ■'Mrs. William J. (Patsy) Welty of New Paris, Mrs. Le Von (Peggy' Heckaman of Leesburg, and Mrs. Fred (Doreene) Rosbrugh of Sidneyfour sons, William Main of Leesburg. Marlin and Harold Main, both of Bremen, and Raymond Main of Cromwell: three sisters. Mrs. Ray Winebrenner and Mrs. Gene Baer, both of Mishawaka, and Mrs. Floyd Grable of Indianapolis; two brothers. Elmer Knisley of Seattle, Wash., and James Knisley of Goshen; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

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HONOR CADET —ln the above picture Syracuse high school principal Paul Moore is presenting a certificate to Thomas Kramer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kramer of Syracuse. The certificate is from the United States Air Force academy in Colorado and lists Tom as an honor

OPAL PENCE SPEAKS AT BWF MEETING Miss Opal Pence of South Bend was the featured speaker at the May meeting of the Bethel Women's Fellowship honoring mothers and daughters. She used poems, pictures, and personal experiences to illustrate her ideas and delighted the young and old alike in her audience with suggestions which, though presented in a humorous way, were nevertheless very helpful. Dianne Dwyer gave a ten-minute organ prelude while the guests were arriving, and Beth Ann Hoover .led in group singing, with Dianne at the piano. Two generations. Mrs. Dean Dowty and her daughter Rita, welcomed the daughters and mothers respectively, and three generations shared in devotions: Mrs. 8 Carrie Me Farren, Mrs. Worth Jackson, and Sherri Jackson. Sharron Moneyheffer sang a solo, and Mrs. Jesse Miller read an original poem honoring the mothers of today. Betty Sorensen. Sherri Jackson, and Nancy Gunderlock acted as usliers for the evening. After the program, the group enjoyed a desert smorgasbord, with coffee and punch served by the hostesses. Mrs. Pearle Wehrley and Mrs. Ben Kaiser arranged the Three sons preceded her in death. Friends may call ait the McHatton funeral home in Warsaw after 2 p.m. today (Thursday) until 12:30 p.m. Friday, and then at the Leesburg Brethren church where services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Friday. Rev. Kenneth Koontz of Leesburg will officiate and burial will be "in the Salem cemetery, south of Milford.

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cadet. He is in the upper ten per! cent of 800 boys who are entering the ; academy. The certificate was sent to Mr. | Moore directly from the academy and was presented to Tom at the school. Tom is the salutatorian of the 1964 graduating class. Photo by Tim Yeager.

[program sos the evening, and refreshments and decorations were in charge of Mrs. Noble Fisher, *Mrs. James Chambers, and Mrs. I Floyd Yoder. Over fifty Fellowship members and their guests were present. It’s in The Mail-Journal FIRST.

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173 Enrolled I In Miltord Bible School One hundred and seventy three students are enrolled in this year’s I community daily vacation School j at Milford. The school began on June 1 and is being held daily at the elementary school. „ “Now is the Time for Salvation’’ is the theme being used this year. Mrs. Carl Shearer is this year’s leader with Mrs. John Yeater as secretary. Mrs. Herbert Felkner is song leader and Kristi Litclienwalter is pianist. Mrs. Kenneth Cannon is in charge of the nursery for teacher’s children. | Classes with their teachers are !as follows: • Nursery - Mrs. Lowell Rassi, f teacher, Mrs. Victor Beer. Susan Dewart, Carol Chambers and Beth Hoover, assistants. Beginner I Mrs. John Strouse, teacher, Mrs. C. J. Myers, Mrs. James Allen- and Janet Ramser, assistants. Beginner' II - Mrs. Ezra Beer, teacher, Mrs. Robert Hooerr. Susan Brooks and Ginny Beer, assistants. Primary I -. Mrs. Hazel Vanlaningham. teadier, Sherry Vanlaningham, asistant. Primary II - Mrs. Hubert Cain, teacher. Mrs. Frank Scott and ■ Kathy Leemon, assistants.

Primary 111 - Mrs. Roger Graff, teacher, Mrs. Duane Sprague and Kathy Woiferman, assistants. Junior I - Mrs. Robert Brown, teacher, Kathy Stamper, assistant. Junior. II - Rev. Carl Shearer. Teenagers - Rev. Frank Barker. Bryce Slabaugh Receives Commission In Army Mr. and Mrs. Deloss Tarman of Syracuse have received word that their son-in-law, Bryce L. Slabaugh, who recently graduated from Indiana university, Bloomington, has received a certificate for Military Training with the ROTC, statiug he has completed the advance course senior division of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps and if otherwise qualified is eligible to receive a commission in the AROTC as 2-Lt. The certificate was signed by the professor of Military Science, at Indiana university. Lt. Slabaugh is stationed at Ft. Benning, Ga. South Shore Ladies Have Screwball Tournament A screwball boumament was held Tuesday for Ladies Day at the South Shore Golf club. Winners were Mrs. Ellie Ogle, Mrs. Ray Talmadge, Mrs. Ted Auer, Miss Mary Lou Denzel, Mrs. Phyllis Haney, Mrs. Barbara Jane Silveus, Miss Becky Pletcher, Mrs. Warner, Mrs. Letha Pletcher. Miss i Leila Connolly and Mrs. Dee Dar- | nel.

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