The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 September 1964 — Page 3

BE BOSS OF tftiUß OWN BUSINESS Dear Editor: At some time during our lives we all have, or will consider owning a business of our own, We play around with ideas on how we ' will run this business. But. do we plan on 4nrios a manager for our busv little empire, and then, taking ;off on a four year vacation? Do we figure it unnecessary to contact the manager during the four year years to check on how things are going'’ Do we plan on returning after four years to either re-hire our manager or to replace him. as <»ur fancy <rikes us. for another

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four years? Do we plan on rehir.ng him because he seems to have a nice face—or firing him because we don’t like the way he parts , his hair? How else? We don’t know how well or how badly he has done his job. because we haven’t seen ' him, heard from him. or made any effort to check on him. Is this to continue every four years for as long as we have our money invested in this business? No. I don’t think any of the above wild ideas are entertained by us . when we think about owning a business of OUR OWN. Yet, in a sense, this is exactly what we are doing. As property owners and voters in Syracuse, we

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are stockholders in a business con- > cern with assets of $2,000,000.00. A -conservative estimate of the ’ town's holdings in real estate, per- , sonal property, etc. 1 The town anticipates the expenditure of a sum • . just slightly under SIOOOOO.OO on ,I one portion of. it’s affairs in the , j year 1965. This does not include the expense of our water company, a thriving concern in itself. But—we hired a ‘manager’ < the town board, clerk-treasurer and attorney l , gave ' them control of this multi-million dollar business, then shut our eyes light so as not to see and covered our ears so as not to hear the explosion and hope for the best. We are taught from our earliest school days that it is our duty to vote in all elections. The imoortance of this is pointed up by the fact .-that we are provided with an i absentee ballot in case circumstanc-' es. force us to be absent on election day. What should be. and is not, impressed upon us at any time, is the fact that our duty does not stop at the ballot box. We should not depend on having known “Joe”, ‘ John ’, and “Bud” all of bur lives to guarantee our having picked a good I manager. Follow through on your vote after it is cast, whether it be for or against the present ‘manager’, it | entitles you to a voice in his actions. 1 When some four to five hundred! I ‘stockholders’ vote our ’maanger’ in- . to his position, and then an average I of-ten or SO follow through on his activities. Mime'.hing is wrong with

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the way we are running our busi-■ ness. If you don’t “keep in touch”,! you may suddenly find that your .‘manager’ is more concerned and pleased with a “thank you for a deed well done” from a competitive; concern than he. is interested in accepting a petition, regarding the same matter, with over one. hundred signatures being presented by 'stock Ito kiers' in his own company. Go to the town board meetings the first and third Tuesday of every month and let your ‘manager’ know you are interested in what is being done to. done for, and done with your town. Interested in how your money is being spent. Interested in whether the actions taken by him are in behalf of your town—or to the advantage of others. Let your ‘manager’ know you are there to keep an eye on how he is run- , ning your business—and not off on another four year vacation. Let him know that when it is time to re-hire—or fire, you’ll KNOW what is behind the face, and you’ll KNOW why he parts his hair as he does, and will be able to ! your vote for a man—not just a name In the past two or three months. I have heard this question in reference to members of our town board. “Who is that man. and where does he live?’’ If you have to ask this question, or if you don't know which member of the board is representative of • your ward or precinct, it is time for you as ‘boss’ of this ‘business’ to wake tip and find out just what is going j on , ' Sincerely, Betty Dust Miis. Williams Write To The Students ■I Dear Students, | Your schoo’l is about to begin and. since I’m this close I wish I the school library were within my. I reach this week: I’d love to get it ready for you. My African school : doesn’t begin until September 18. Today I heard from ■my headmisI tress that we are to have two new I American teachers both are Peace ! Corps. Another English lady is ! coming from Nigeria. With the lady from India and the teacher from

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■ Poland, this will better balance our staff—colorwise. I am so glad for those Americans. I have just returned from ten days spent in Germany. Once, way back in the dark ages. I studied German. I went to Hannover and forgot to take any reading material except my Bible. All radio programs and television show's were in the German language. Richard ; Chamberlain didn’t sound quite ■ right: nor did Gene Kelly. In Holland there are English captions, ' but not in Germany. By the end of my stay I had been almost forced to speak German in the store and around my friends. I rather miss it now. No English materials were for sale. Fourteen years ago, I met these people through Save the Children Federation. It was good to be with them in Hannover and in Harm burg: here I was very close to the Eastern sector—just a few miles. Part of this family resides there, and the Balzers send food and gifts to them. On the way to Hamburg we passed through Celle, a very old German city. The buildings are either red or brownish, and all have the little French-type windows. I sawsome very stylishly dressed people here: around sixty thousand people live in Celle. It was the station for die English army during the war. There is a cemetery there for English boys, arid it reminded me of Gettysburg. I was a guest at a pre-wedding event. My hostess banded me two glass jars and told me to come along. As we approached the home, I noticed others throwing dishes at the front porch. I gave my jars a good heave, and then I asked the reason. I was told that it is for good luck, and that the bride- ; grown must clean it all up. Later I was told that after the wedding there would be a dinner and a dance until twelve o’clock.'At that hour all the women would rush forward and tear off the bride's veil, so that it can never be used again. It seemed that Germans eat just all the time. Their foods are very rich. Nothing is served plain: all : must have some kind of sauce. Bread and potatoes are served very often. The Germans and the Dutch don't have just a cup of coffee, they make it an “event" and have pastries or bread and cheese. They "wind ■ up" With about six meals during the day. I eat very i little, but they were being so kind and couldn’t.understand my small appetite. I really liked everything, but some of it was strange—it prob- ■ ably wouldn’t be to folks with a ; Germany parentage. The strangest meal I had was potatoe pancakes I and blueberry soup. Mary and I ! plan to drive to Belgium, and I jam told snails are served there—oh. me. Both of “my” Blazer boys have married well. The older one lives with his wife’s family. The father i > a wealthy farmer. Somehow, as

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I went into the old red brick family home. I felt as I were in a movie. The place was huge, and the front was occupied by the cattle, pigs, chickens, and bam equipment. Over to one side we went through a large door—up a long polished brick hall to the family kitchen. I was told that this home had housed French prisoners of war in World War I and 11. I have never seen such massive pieces as 1 the old German furniture. The beds must have been twelve feet wide. These people welcomed me with coffee and layer cake with strawberry and whipped cream icing. Two hours later we had a complete dinner! On one occasion, on the way to Germany—not knowing how well we d be fed—Mary Ann and I stopped in a restaurant. The German waiters fascinated me. Every little thing they did—even ringing up the money on tlie cash register— was done with a kind of grace that was almost like a dance. I looked iup eggs and the word scrambled |in my dictionary—only to discover | our waiter spoke English. , I learned more about my German 1 family during my visit. He was from East Prussia and was kept in a camp in Java, where he was a gold miner when the war broke out. The mother gave birth to Rolf a few days later and was sent wkh both boys to Russia—then to Japan—then back to Germany, where seven years later she was retpiited With her husband: then they had to start over-financially. I talked , I with many Germans, and none had i any use for war. Rolf’s wife’s fami■ly lost twelve members in World War H: we talked about the newly formed German Peace Corps and i the work our Hershey people are ' doing in Africa and decided it is preferable to killing people. You should see the plants and cuttings I have ready to wrap in a wet cloth, put in my basket, and take back to Kumasi. I even ; brought rhubarb roots from Hani> ! over. Yesterday it warmed enough for Mary and me to swim in the North Sea. It felt just like Milford Lake, except for,the salt! Remember to write to me in Africa. The beach area, is called Schevenirgen. Graduates. I’ll be thinking of you this fall—some away at schoolsome already taking responsibilities in Milford and some in the country’s service. You were a grand 'class, and I’m expecting big tilings from you. My best to all of you. It has been wonderful to be in Europe these weeks. I appreciate America now as never before thougji I have had the best kind of time. Best wishes until I see you tome time next July. With Love. Doroth?. Williams P. S. Not long ago I visited Leyden, Holland, where our Pil-

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grims stayed for a while. It’s such a pretty city. I had always pictured canals as straight. They curve around in the country side just like creeks. They are the one thing in Holland that doesn’t look clean. The Dutch are very neat. Their flowers are “just so”. The Germans grow- big things to eat: the flowers sort of go on like “Topsy”. OBSERVE 65th ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hoover of r 1 Milford observed their 65th wedding anniversary on Thursday, Sept. 10. An open house was held on Sunday, Sept. 6, for members of the family. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hoover and family of New Haven, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hoover and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoover, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bassett of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hoover and daughters of Park Forest, 111., Mr. and Mrs. Don Hoover and family Os Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cain, Robert Hoover. Mrs. Charlene Traster, all iof Milford, and Mr. and Mrs. R. I Howard Fuller and daughters who l recently returned from American ! Samoa. Circle Four of WSCS Holds Pot Luck Supper Circle four of the Women’s SoI ciety of Christian Service of the Syracuse Metiiodist church had a I potluck supper, Thursday; Sept. 10. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bushong. Syracuse Lake. The supper included a birthday cake to celebrate the birthdays of Murrill Neff and Ray Jones. Mrs. Neff, chairman, presided at the business session and Mrs. Richard Heyde gave the devotions using the 23rd Psalm. Mrs. Bushong gave the missionary lesson. There were 16 present. The next meeting will be held at the church with Mrs. Carl Bender and Mrs. i Cla'rence Snyder as the hast esses. The next meeting will be October 1. THE GEORGE PETERSES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. George Peters of Dewart Lake celebrated their 62d wedding anniversary Sunday, September. 6. ■ ' * Tlie Peterses were married in the home of her parents by her uncle. Rev. John Kauffman. Mrs. Peters is the former Anna j Stahlv of Nappanee. The Peterses j have’two children. Clifford Peters, and Mr f s. Harold Gonderman, both > of Dewart Lake; eight grandchi!-1 dren: 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Ice cream and cake were served to the family and Mr. and Mrs. Perrv Ganger of Nappanee.

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I V MSA Os Wawasee Lakeside Chapel Holds All Day Meeting The Women’s Missionary Service Auxiliary of Wawasee takeside Chapel met Thursday, Sept. 10, in the social room of the church. The hostesses, Mrs. Jason Martin and Mrs. Ernest Miller, served a potluck dinner at noon to 13 members and five children present. The president, Mrs. Wayne Sommers. conducted a short business mee.aig. Mrs. George Myers gave the devotions, using as her subject, Rahab Stewartess of Conviction. Roll call was answered with “School Days”. In the afternoon the ladies worked on various projects including bundles which they ! will work on for another montli, ' completed a comfort and a quilt : and worked on bandages for the ! I foreign field. i RETURN FROM EUROPEAN TRIP Mrs. Charlene Traster of Milford and her son and family. Mr. ‘ and i Mrs. Howard Fuller and two daughters, returned recently from a tour of the European countries. The Fuller family had spent the past two years in American Samoa ~ w here they were both-employed as teachers. They were making an “aa round the world” trip before retum- • ing to the United States. Tras- ? t€T met them on July 27 in London for the tour of Europe. ’j- -The Fullers are making their home in California. 1 VACATIONS AT HIAWATHLA ’ NATIONAL FOREST ? ■ Bob Scheidler of Syracuse spent t I two and a half weeks' vacation with j ' Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Burson at Dell ta Resort in the heart of Hiawatha i National Forest in the upper peninr sula of Michigan. Mrs. Bill Scheidler and Mrs. Jerry Holtz spent three days at the Delta and on Sept. 4 Bob returned home with his mother and I Mrs. Holtz to preapre for school. Mr. and Mrs; Kenneth Leonhardt ■of Syracuse-spent several days’ ya- , i cation at Delta Resort. They re-. I ported the fishing was good. Mr. rand Mrs. Burson, owners of the j Delta, were able to show the LeI onhardts some of the wild . country i around them and several of the i beautiful lakes. There are no cabins lon them and neverwill be as they I are government owned. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Weingart and j family of Gary spent last week..end with their parents; Mrs. Jessie ; Weingart and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ! Bushong of Syracuse. • . ,

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