The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 September 1964 — Page 1

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NEW MI! EOKD TEACHERS — Among the several groups of new Lakeland school teachers who sat foe a Mail-Journal photographer during a teachers’ meeting at the Syracuse school Tuesday morning was this group of new teachers in the Mil-

Thimble Club Meets With Mrs, Ray Haab Thirty members of the Silver Thimble club of Milford met Tuesday evening. Sept 1. at the home of Mrs. Ray Haab os r 1 Syracuse, for the club’s September meeting. The committee in charge consisted of the ho-te" Mrs Jesse Beer and Mrs John Hurd Mrs Richard Kan r was in charge of the devotional period. She used “cuntentrnfirt” as her subject. During the social hour a bazaar fur the members MrLuther Steffen won a contest of jumble words. The door prize was won by-Mrs The theme . Back to School’’ was tests and sack lunch served for refreshments

Syracuse Man Escapes Injury When Car Hits Pole Emory Stiffler, 30. r 3’Syracuse, escaped .injurywhen his car left a county road three mdes south of ’Syracuse on Thursday. Sept 3. at about 11 pm The car struck a ;*’> Deputy "Senft’ Max Gaushorn wlu) mve'-igated. said Stiffler told him he was bhnded by lights ot .t.-i oocorr. ...!■• Damage to h > • to the utility pole was $73 Larry Giant Hospitalized After Accident Larry Lee Giant. 25, r 1 Warsaw was released from the Murphy Medical Center at Warsaw on Tues day following treatment for injuries received m an accident last Saturday Giant had received head injuries. Also injured in the two-car* eradi which occurred on the Armstrong road at Oswego were Charles F Roberts; 21. Leesburg and Allen • Wayne Giant. 27 of r 4 Warsaw driver and passenger in the car m winch Giant w’as riding and Florence Curless. 73, Wabash, dim er of the second car. They were treated at the hospital and released The accident was investiagted by deputy sheriff Max Ganshorn and state trooper John Hammers ley They estimated damage to the autos at $2,000

Mrs. Lucien Jones To Be New Librarian At Syracuse Library

Mrs. Lucien. G • Betty) Jones of 112 W E Long Drive. Syracuse, has been named new librarian for the Syracuse library according to Rev. Carl H Satre, president of the Syracuse-Turkey Creek township library’ board. Mrs. Jones, who began her new duties on Tuesday of this week, will replace Mrs. Jack Ridings. Mrs. Ridings wiU worit with Mrs. Jones for a two-week period to orient her into the responsibilities of her new post Mrs. Jones is a graduate of Miami university at Oxford. 0.. where she majored in commercial education. She taught two years at Elida. O She said she plans to take the neceskarv library requirements to equip her for the job of librarian She will woric » hours per week, from 12 » 5 p m sax days a week Mr. Jones. \ who is marketing management consultant, and Mrs Jones have four children: Gordon of Fort Wayne; Robert a sophomore at Purdue university; Tom. a <oohomore at Syracuse high school: and Linda, a sixth grader. The Syracuse library is one of

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ford school. Photos of new teachers in the Leesburg. North Webster, and Syracuse schools appear on page 6. this issue. Above, front row. left to right, are Carlos Abalii. Spanish teacher in the Milford and North Webster schools;

K1 SPOKE TO TEACHERS — Borden I*urrell. above, director of professional relations of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association. spoke to Lakeland teachers at their Tuesday morning meeting at the Syracuse gym. on ■’Teacher Education and Professional Standards".

Milford OES Has Sept. Meeting The Kosciusko Chapter No. 160 r <d Eastern Star of Milford me: Wednesday evening, Sept 2. for the regular monthly meeting with worthy matron V:- U Baumgartner . Ung in the east. After a business meeting, all members retired to the dining room, which was decorated m the .gay '.O s theme Red and white checker place mats and napkins were used on the tables with lighted kerosene lamps w sunflowers were placed in the r of each table During the social hour, a birthday cake and gift were presented to the worthy matron by the OES officers ■ Mr< Baumg-irtner \ m.<»t enjoyable e-.emng was enjoyed*fiy all. SYRAUtSE WOMAN S BOWLING \ssmmiox MEETS SEPT. 2 Hie Syracuse Woman’s Bowling Association met Wednesday. Sept. 2, at the American Legion hall in S cuaeifor the annual fall pre-bowling meeting, luoemury Emerick of Ligomer. president, was in charge of the nxvling MAN ARRESTED ON V rill B CHARGE Richard Cripps of Nappanee was arrested Tuesday. night by Milford chief of police Clifford Pierson on a warrent signed by his mother. The charge Was assalt and battery. He is being held on SSOO bond in the county jail. The warrant was issued by justice of the peace Harry Pale Doty of Milford

BETTY JONES four Carnegie libraries in Kosciusko county. Others are at Milford, Pierceton and Warsaw. | Serving on the library board besides Rev Satre are Richard Miller. Jack Vanderford, Mrs. Merton Meredith. Mrs. George Bushong and Mrs. Rudi Rapp-

Lura Hoover. 4th grade; and David Wingard, 6th grade and junior high - athletics. Top. 1 to r. are Wayne Mattingly, • English; and William Fehnel, sth grade.

Milford Board Planning New Police Car MiL'ord town board members announced Tuesday evening in tiieir monthly meeting plans to jHircha.se a new police car in the future. Clerk-treasurer Edith I. Baumgartner read legal specifications published when the present car. a 1963 Ford, was purchased. ” 41 Board members held discussions on the specifications and decided to look into such things as lights, -tires, etc before the October meetA report was given to the fact that the weeds have been cut at the D-X station on Emeline and sta£e road 15. The junk is being hauled away. / f Board members discussed the streets in town A report was given on the b .i.-ktotipir.g of the two alleys behind the business distrkt. They were repaved by Phecd and Brown. Following discussion on the streets, board members decided to advertise for bids on Elm street from Emeline MHith to Section and for the coating over the tracks down Main street from t’atheriiH? north to the Syracuse road Legal notices will appear in this jHiptr in the near future Board member Darrell Om reported fie .was going to attend the meeting <n Warsaw on the applica;..<>n !<>r an a'enoi.e beverage !:- in Milford See article elsewhere. Mr Om took along minutes of the June 1 meeting of the towii boani The minutes stated the town board was against the package liquor store coming to Milford. Mr Om also stated there was a mu> ac of 66 premres of the area at Little and Clark s office. This is rial photo of tin- town and a i two to two and a half miles ■ Anyone interested may see it at Little and Clark s. . Street and water commissioner will attend the AWWA meeting at Angola on Septwriber 30 Merril Rmk. board president, read a letter from Baxter and Woodman, engineers, bating they had received a letter from the town's attorney. John Louge, advertising them of the federal grant received from the federal government in the amount of $4,275. to be iised for the purpose of advanced planning for extension of the sanitation system and cocstruction of a new sewage plant. Baxter and Woodman, civil and sanitary engineers of Crystal Lake, 111., will begin work in the near future. AlsO dacusssed during the evening was whether or not town employees ‘ should purchase s’.oo worth of gas. od, etc., from a station in town and then go to another station or whether or not they should go bv the month. | Chief of police Clifford Pierson reported he had contacted three of the four station owners and they preferred to do it by the month. Board member Carl Duncan stated that he was willing to go along with the stations. IHe then made a motion the town' buy from stators on the monthly basis. This was seconded by member Om Present were board members Rink. Duncan and Orn; clerk treasurer Mrs. Baumgartner, street and water commissioner Deeter; and chief Pierson. I North Liberty Woman In Accident Near Syracuse Mrs. Eleanore Rawlings, 46. if North Liberty, escaped injury Tuesday, Sept. 2. when a 16-foot house trailer, being pulled by her car, overturned about one mile west of state road 13 on U.S. 6 near Syracuse. State trooper J. W. Smith, who investigated, sad Mrs. Rawlings told him she was going west on the highway when air from a semitrailer caused her to lose control of her auto. The Car left the road causing trailer to upset The auto continued oh and struck a tree it was a conopteto loss. '

2,912 Students Are Enrolled In The Lakeland Schools

The tentative enrollment for the Lakeland Community School Corporation schools—Milford. North Webster. Syracuse, and Leesburg—is 2, 912. This includes grades 1 to 12 and the M-l class at Milford Kindergarten classes do not begin until next week. Total enrollment in grades 1 to 6 is 1.584; the total for grades 7 and 8 is 502; and the total for grades 9 to 12-is 826. The breakdown by schools follows: SYRACUSE Grade 1 — 97 Grade 2 — 90 . Grade 3 - 104 Grade 4 — 104 Grade 5 — 80 Grade 6 — 95 Grade 7—loo Grade 8 — 93 Freshmen — 86 Sophomores — 75 Juniors — 76 Seniors — 63 The total enrolled at Syracuse is 1,063 MILFORD M-l - 9 Grade I—7o Grade 2 — 65 .. Grade 3 — 75 Grade 4 — 74 Grade 5 — 70 Grade 6 — 55 Grade 7 —53 Grade 8 — 57 Freshmen — 40 Sophomores — 55 Juniors — 46 Seniors — 39 Tlie total enrollment at Milford is 706. NORTH WEBSTER Grade 1— 69 Grade 2 — 53 Grade 3 — 59 Grade 4—63 Grade 5 — 45 Grade 6 — 32 Grade 7—52 Grade 8 — 55 Freshmen — 45 Sophomores —63 Juniors — 41 Seniors — 64 The total enrollment at North Webster is 641. LEESBURG Grade 1— 40 Grade 2-62 tirade 3 - 44 Grade 4 — 50 Grade 5 — 36 Grade 6 — 43 Grade 7—48 Grade 8 — 44 Freshmen — 33 Sophomores — 34 , Juniors — 36 Seniors —3O , ■ The total enrolled in the Leesburg school is 500 By Grades Totals enrolled in the school corporation by grades are: Grade 1— 276 Grade 2 - 270 Grade 3—282 Grade 4-291 Grade 5-231 Grade 6-225 Grade 7—253 Grade 8 - 249 Freshmen — Sophomores — 227 Juniors — 199 Seniors — 196 j This gives the 2,912 total enrollment. More Lakeland 4-H’ers Win At State Fair i A list of Lakeland 4-H’ers wfio won awards at the state fair ap-. peared m this paper last week. Below are additional winners. Rita Irvin, r 2 Leesburg, blue ribbon in second division of foods—simple butter cake. Butch Barber, address unknown, second with an .Aberdeen-Angus in section 4640 A. Bob Bisbop. Leesburg, eighth in I section 4660 - class A in Shorthorn and polled Shorthorn for 4-H beef feeding. • Linda L Tridie, ntoeth in section 4660 * ciass A in Shorthorn arvi polled Shorthorn Jor 4-H beef feeding. CROMWELL CHICKEN ’LX TO BE SEPTEMBER 13 The Cramwell Business Association wiU hold its annual find rais- J mg project—Chicken “D” on Sunday, Sept 13, m the Cromwell fire station. Proceeds will be used for community projects.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1964

LCSC Kindergarten To Begin On Sept. 15 Kindergarten for the several schools of the Lakeland Community School Corporation will begin on September 15 according to an announcement made earlier this week by elementary co-ordinator Edgar A. Speer? Mr. Speer stated that the parents of kindergarten students would be notified by written notice when they should report with their child for the first time. Not all kindergarten students will report on the 15th. All morning sessions will be held from 8:30 to 11:30. Syracuse and Leesburg will hold afternoon classes between 12:20 and 3:20; Milford’s classes will be from 12:25 ‘til 3:25 and North Webster’s classes will be from 12:35 ‘til 3:35. Teachers are as follows: Syracuse. Miss Karil Hollingsworth; Milford and Leesburg. Mrs. J. Ethel Price; and North Webster, Miss Patricia Shoemaker Syracuse kindergartens will attend classes in the school building. Milford’s classes will be held in the basement of the library and North Webster and Leesburg’s ' classes will be held in the Metho- ; dtst churches of the towns. Webster Parents Protest Transfers Eighteen parents attended a meeting Tuesday morning at tlie North Webster school to protest the transfering of their children to , Syracuse. b ' . A total of 22 sixth" graders are being transferred from the school to the.- Syracuse elementary school j because of crowded conditions in j the North Webster’school. This was deme last year when the students were fifth graders. Also present at the meeting were North Webster principal Wendell.’ Briant and Lakeland’s school sup- = er ntendent Lewis S. Immel. The parents were objecting to the transfer because of the social and emotional effect on the children and because of ? the after school activities. I Superintendtnt Immel said all I parents had been sent letters on the transfers. To determine which i students should go to the Syracuse school and which ones should stay at the .North Webter ing. the drawing an opporhmity ! was given for the students to trade with others. With the transfer of 22 students to Syracuse there is still a tentative 36 in the North Webster class If the 22 were not transfered it would make 58 in one class and this is too many. PHILLIP KITCHEN STRUCK BY AUTO Phillip Michael Kitchen, two-year-bld son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kitchen of 1607 West avenue, Goshen. formerly of Dewart Lake, was injured last Wednesday evening. Sept. 2. when he was struck down by a car in front of his home Phillip suffered a skull fracture, i a left forearm fracture, abrasKM-.s . Ito his back, and a bump to his. head He was taken to the Goshen hospital in the Goshen first aid i ambulance. j Richard E. Hoffman, 19. of r 1 i New Paris was the driver of the | car which strode the child. He was I not held following an investigation | by Goshen police. Hoffman was. driving a 1965 Ford Mustang. Hoffman said he was driving t west on West Avenue when the Kitchen boy darted into the street, i According to witnesses the boy was I plax*Big along the curb and all at ’ once ran into the street. NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MAIL-JOURNAL ’ Tom Tuttle. 1036 Quintillian SkyLake, Orlando. Fla. Annie Moses, 625 E. Front St., Syracuse Diane Ellis, Box 432, Manchester i College, North Manchester Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Co-op Ass’n., North Detroit St., Warsaw Mrs. S. J. Smeeton, 6846 E. Oak St., Scottsdale, Ariz. ! Bradley Beiswanger. 2725 North Meridian St, Apt 16, Indianapolis Ronn Brown, 602 west Wabash, Crawfordsville J. B. Ogle, r 3, Box 403, Syracuse Thomas J. Eggers. 3006 Alexandria : Court. Indianapolis

ABC Turns Down Application Deny Liquor Permit At Wednesday Meeting

In a meeting in the court room at the county court house in Warsaw at 10 am. on Wednesday morning the Kosciusko county alcholic beverage commission turned I down die application of Ernest H. Cartwright, dba Milford Package i Store for a package store t beer, liquor and wine dealers 1 license. ABC members listed reasons for turning down the application as being due to the fact that there are already three beer and wine esI tabhshments and one drug store in the town where liquor can be bought and an additional outlet is not needed. Protest Application Between 75 and 100 interested persons were present to protest the application of Mr. Cartwright, 46. Warsaw native of this county. One of the persons objecting was Darrell Om. plant superintendent of Chore-Time equipment at Milford and a member of the town board. He represented the town and protesting citizens of Milford. Mr. Om stated Mr, Cartwright had approached the board in May asking for their support in estab- 1 lishing a package store in- Milford. : Mr Om read the minutes of the June 1 meeting when the board had I frouiied upon the idea of a pack-, age store in town. Mr. Om also read clippings from The Mail-Journal. Following the June 1 meeting the following appeared in this paper; with the report of the board’s meeting: “All board members had been approached about the posstbiliy of; a . package liquor store in Milford. | the store would have a threeway license it would be the fourth ;>.a. e to buy beer in Milford. "The boaAi was in full agreement that this was not needed in ; Milford.” I In the September -2 issue of the paper an article was carried on the circulating of a petition against the opening of tlie liquor store in tlie town; The petition was being circulated by the Milford Ministerial Association. p ' ■ Mr. Om reported this petition against the opening of the store had 406 signatures The town board member stated there were three beer and wine establishments and one carry-out place in town already. Ministers Talk Several ministers from the Milford area then spoke in protest of the opening of the store. Rev. Frank Barker of the First Brethren church said Ln speaking against the store that the town already has more than its share .of liquor outlets and they have become a nuisance. Rev. Howard J. Kreider, pastor of the New Salem Church of the Brethren, started he had lived in the community for 30 years. He said there are already three taverns and one carry-out place and he was in favor of a decrease rather than an increase in such places. Rev. Carl Shearer, -pastor of the Christian church, stated he had lived in the community for eight years. He told of the stabbings and many other things that have come about because of liquor. He asked the community be spared of the aggravation this brings. Rev. Donald Mishler of the Nazarene church stated that homes are denied because of the use of liquor. Rev. Lee Cory, a member of the Bethel Church of the Brethren, stated he was very much opposed to the adding of another outlet in Milford. Kenneth Haney reported that half the Island Chapel EUB church’s membership was present. Rev. R. R. Wilson, pastor of the Hasting’s church, said there were surely enough outlets for those who must i have liquor. Parke Pearson of Winona Lake' said he objected because the pro-1 posed store would be located on; a state highway. The proposed 10-' cation is the corner of state road 15 and Section street. Attorney Speaks Max Reed, attorney for Mr. Cartwright. told of his fitness and qualifications. He stated no one had said anything against Mr. Cartwright. Mr. Cartwright had owned and operated an oil company for the past 3 and one half years and before that had managed the Polk i (Continued on page 12)

New Hours For Youth Center The new hours for opening of Syracuse's Lakeland Youth Center have been announced by Bud (Smith, director, They; follow: Tuesday through Friday—3:3o p. Im. t0*5:30 p.m. and 6 30 pm. to. ' 9:30 p.m. , Saturday—2:3o p: m. to 5:30 p. m. ' ' and 6 30 to 11:30 p.m. Sunday—2 p. m. to 5 p. m. and 6:30 ; p.m. to 11:30 p.m. . The 1130 closing time, is tenta- • five, depending on a Syracuse curfew ordinance being passed by the J town board. Mr. Smith stated that the ceil- , ter’s membership is now 515. Lakeland Area Bridge-O-Rama To Start Oct. 15 Plans are underway for the Lakelanti area Bridge-O-Rama to start by- October 15. The Lakeland- Youth Center is not sponsoring the Bridge-O-Rama as stated last week. In the event a player should find it impossible to play a match as scheduled he will have to finish a i competent substitute. The commit-' ( tee cannot furnish a substitute. J Registrations will close Sepember ' 14 Those interested in playing may i contact one of the following ' people f Mrs. Paul Warner, 457-34- i 65:. Mrs. Robert Deahl. 457-2083; Mrs. C. F. Kroll. 457-2077 or Mrs. Harry Ai'rey. 457-3460. JOHN REPLOGLE IN WC REGIONAL TOURNAMENT John Replogle of Milford was one of the players in the West Central Regional Softball Tournament held Friday at Aurora. 111. John plays with a team from Mishawaka The team recently won the state chtimpio'nsh’.p. ATTEND WEDDING Mr. and Mrs. C D Barnes of I Milford and Mr. and Mrs. James H Barnes and family of Mishawaka spent the Labor Day weekend ,at Cataract Lake w .th the G. D j Frazier family. On Sunday they, attended tlie wedding of the Fraziers’ daughter. [.Marcia, to Thomas Andrews in the Cloverdale Methodist church. Miss Frazier is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. D Barnes.

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NEW FACADE — Workmen have torn the front off the Masonic building in downtown Syracuse preparatory to putting on a new aluminum front. The sleek, new facade will brighten up the downtown business district and add new life to the old structure. Members of Masonic Lodge No. 454 recently purchased the building from Blanche Thornburg, and have undertaken a $5,000 remodeling program.

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Syracuse Plan Commission Discusses Permits The Syracuse Planning Commission met Weiinesday evening.. .Sept. 2. in the town hall. Members of j the commission discussed legal as- • pects of the wording of buildirig permits concerning two cases presently before the commission. Harold Gray, one of the commission members, said he would secure copies of permits from War- ! saw and Elkhart and talk with the j secretary of the Elkhart Planning i Commission. He will also discuss the matter with the Syracuse commission’s attorney. Laucks Xanders. Members present at the meeting were J. Runge. Harold Gray,. Leonard Nichols. Mrs. Blanche Bates, Max Carlson. Vernon Beckman. Paul Leveniier, and James Kirkwood. Others were Carl R. Reynolds, building commissioner, and Walter Calnon. Syracuse clerk-treasurer. PTA Committee Meets Sept. 8 The Syracuse Parent-Teachers Association executive committee met Tuesday evening with Mrs. Jack Carr, the president, presiding. The Demonstration kuich plans were discussed and the date changed from September 15 to September 22 The lunch will be held in the school cafeteria on Sept. 22 from 6 to 7:15. There will be no tickets available at the door. Tickets must; be purcaased from a member of tlie executive committee on or before Septembr .22. Following tlie lunch the regular meeting will be hc*ld m the old gym. The speaker will be Dr. Karl Massanari of Goshen college. This year there will be a new program ; for attendance of parents at the meetings. Children in a room having the best parent attendance at each meeting will be given free t:ck:> :>■ ■ Pickwx.-k Theatre. Tne executive committee members are Mrs. Jack Carr. Mrs. Joe Hughes. Mrs. Dale Allen. Don Bible. Mrs. James Pounds, Mrs. Avon Bushong. Mrs, Donald Niles. Mrs, Tom Strickler. Mrs. Max Workman. Mrs. Richard Bdner, Mrs. Harold Gallahan. Mi's. Pete Luttmar.. Mrs Fred Peck, Mrs. Paul Pollock, Mrs. Jan Rinker and Edsar S}»eer.

A new aluminum door will be added leading to the upstairs rooms. The lodge rooms will be remodeled, with several petitions coming out. A new hot air furnace controlled with individual thermostats will be installed. Directors of the lodge’s building are Douglas J. Yoder, Noble C. Blocker, Deloss Weaver, J. Barton Cox, and Carl Myrick. A Mail-Journal staff photo.