The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 December 1964 — Page 1
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OPEN HOI SE — Open bouse is being planned ai the new Syracuw Methodist church parsonage from 2:88 to 5 p. tn. en Stu.dav, Dec. 6. by Rev. and Mrs. August W. Lundquist and family and by the parsonage building committee of the churrh. The beautiful new parsonage is located )<t<rt east of the church. Just north of Syracuse. It is a four-bedroom, one-level
Wire Overheating Cause Os South Shore Inn Fire
Overheating of electric wiring was adjudged the cause of the fire which burned the South Shore Inn to the ground in the early morning hours of Thursday. Oct. 29. This word came from the state fire marshal to Bill Hess by telephone on Monday night of this week. Hess is Syracuse fire chief. Mr. Hess said be received a call from Theodore 'Ted Grimme Monday night from Grtnune’s Fort Wayne office. Mr. Grimme was on the scene of the fire several hours after the fire and returned on th.- follow mg Monday when he. chief Hess, and assistant chief Cart Mynck probed the remains of the fire for any possible clues. Dan Ganger Heads Syracuse Fair Association The Syracuse Police and Firemen's fair association met Monday. evening. Nov. 30, for election of officers for the coming year Dan Ganger, newly appointed chief of police was elected preaident. Others elected were Fred Personette. secretary. T. L. Bui njiTirtrir j* ~ *■
Noble Neff Memorial | Fund Has Doubled
The temporary ewnmittee for the . Dr. Noble Neff Educational Memorial Fund met at Mrs. Neffs home south of Milford on Tuesday. Nov. 24. When it was announced that the size of the fund had dodged since the last report was made, the committee decided to go on with its decision at the first meeting. namely to make the fund a permanent scholarship fund that will make possible an annual award to a graduating senior of the Milford community. The god is at least a one hundred debar scholarship award each
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brick bungalow of Early American i design. The spacious borne Ls lune- 1 tional. that the Lundquist family cah : Io e comfortably, andj&ai Rev. Lund- ] quist can carry on his social pastoral duties as util. It has a car and a i half garage which can double as a n recreation area. . The Lundquist family moved into the new parsonage on October 7. Rev. his family appear in
Ctte Wiring i Mr Hess >snd the South Shore Inn had number H wiring and that 30 ampere' fuses were used in the building No' larger than 15 ampere fuses should have been used, chief Hess stated. L; As near as could be determined, the fire started from an electric heater in the T¥ room on the west end of the building's main floor. The I fuse box is on the secund floor. Mr Hess said two inspectors from the state fire marshal's office in InI diana polls conducted a separate in-1 vestiagtion al the scene of the fire several days after the fire, confirm- * ing , fact that the fire started from over jng. | Kline, vice president, and Oscar Dahl, treasurer Other fair board members are Bill Betes, James McClintic. Thomas Strickler. C. E. Holz, and Joseph Hughes. . ’ . I MILFORD TO PLAY SOITH WHITLEY Mlif®rd wfll play South Whitley I •a Satorday night bl the Larwill I gym. Originally the Trojans were to play Sidney at Syracuse. however. with the Sidney students going to South Whitley to school the game has bee* changed.
year. This amount has been guaranteed until the fund is established and yields the necessary amount for the award. The committee again emphasized that the honor of being chosen for the award should outweigh the monetary value of the scholarship. The committee wishes to emphasize that, since this is a fund for educational purposes, contributions to the fund are deductible for income tax purposes. Permanent Committee Named A permanent committee was na-
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the above photo. Left to right are Linda. 10, Rev. Lundquist, holding Susan. 4. Mrs. Lundquist, holding Mark. IS. and Juanita, 8. Members of the parsonage committee are Ralph Thornburg, chairman. Mrs. Harry Alfrey. Mrs. Paul Lantz. Mrs. Mary Hoy, Mrs. Frank Stef anski. Dr. Eugene Yoder, and Raymond Cambell.
Van Keppel To Speak Communism In Milford A cwnmittee from the American Legion Post No. 236 erf Milford met last Friday evening with Don Kesler to plan for Legtoruxure Van Kep pel of De Motte, Ind , to give a I program on communism. There will be a program for the sdKxji at 230 pm. on Monday. Dec. 21. There will be an evening program the same day for the community at 7:30 pm. It will be an-1 nnunced later where the evening program will be held. AT FAMBLY DINNER Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kroh of Syracuse had as their Thanksgiving guests. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. I TeGrootenhus and family of Seneca Falls. N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. I Tom Kroh and son of Indianapolis, • Mr and Mrs. John Kroh and sons, I Mr. and Mrs. Carl Myrick and < daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Charles | K. Kroh and famfly. of Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gashman and daughter of Middletown.
med to administer the fund and to choose the senior best qualified for the award. The permanent committee consists of: The two school principals of the Milford district, an officer of the First National Bank, Milford Branch. Dr. Gerald Snider, Maurice Beer and Mrs. No- ! ble Neff If a vacancy occurs on the committee, the remaining members of the committee will choose a successor. Contributions should be given to the Milford Branch of the First National Bank of Warsaw
New Year's Eve Ball At Hoosier Skateland
A New Year’s Eve Ball is being planned by the Syraaise - Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, to be held at H<»osier Skaieland. site oi former hohday dances. A group oi Chamber members met Friday night to set the date for the dan?e.
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SMILE OF CO . i-.. * . »T—---to smiles with cinicntmer.t as he views the array of gayly wrapped i packages in the photo above. i The packages have been donated by residents of Turkey Creek and Van Buren townships io mental patients all over the state of Indiana 1 at Christmas time. The packages Syracuse Lions | Meet With Mid-Lakes The Syracuse Lions club held a joint mee.mg with the Midlakes ’Oswego l club at the M and M restaurant in North Webster on Wednesday, Nov. 18, and pass the I gavel night It was also ladies’.night. The traveling gavel is passed I from one club to another within the zone throughout the year providing a means by which the clubs within the area can become better acquainted. The Syracuse club received the gavel from Midlakers. Present plans call for passing the gavel to the Leesburg club in a joint meeting to <be held in February. President Ira Shue of the Midlakes drib passed the gavel to Chester Carpenter, president of the Syracuse club at the conclusion of the program. I The program. was attended by 60 persons, :nck»mg Mr and Mrs. i Robert Shroyer, Mr. Shroyer is j deputy district governor of Region I Three The Syracuse club will hold its sale of Christmas trees at the Thornbung parking lot December 1 4 through December 20.
Thomas Warner's Job With The State Tax Commission Appears To Be Safe
j The job of Thomas K. Warner, former two-term Kosciusko county auditor, with the Indiana state tax commission appears to be safe as administrations at Indianapolis are in the process of changing. Warner joined the tax commission, a bi-party group, early this year afterhe left the court house job at Warsaw. His boss, however. Richard Woriey. doesn’t appear to be so safe in his post
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1964
The Bobby Wear orchestra has been engaged for Lie ball. Tae band | stand wll be set up on the west wall of the hall. The band will play ■ from 9 pm. until 1 a m Tickets will be printed and sold : by members of the Syracuse -Wa- i wasee Chamber of Commerce. i
Wi l “Make Santa Smile oa Them”. Mrs. Arch Baumgartner is chairman of the collec.ion in both the Milford and Syracuse areas. Anyone wishing to know more about the program may call her or call The MailJournal office at either Milford er i Syracuse. A Mail-Journal staff photo. [ Milford Masons Elect Officers Tuesday Night Kosciusko Lodge No. 418 A and FM. Milford, members met for the December stated meeting on Tuesday and elected the following of- . ficers fir 1965. Worshipful master - Joe Estep Senior warden - Ed Huber Junior warden - Herschel Harper . Treasurer - Paul Kizer Secretary - Ario Beiswanger Trustee - Lehman Wemple Worshipful master Robert Hurd I announced that Theo Jena of South Bend, past grand master of the Indiana Grand Lodge F and AM, would present two 50 year and three 25-year gold awards to members of Kosciusko Lodge at a called meeting on Tuesday evening. ; December 8, at 7:30 p. m. The meeting will be after a covered dish dinner to be served at 6:30 pm. Master Masons are urged to attend ths dinner and presentation. Worshipful master-elect Joe Estep announced an open meeting for the installation of officers on Saturday. Jan. 2, 1965. at 8 pm. j
Two strong figures in Indiana politics have had differences with Wor- i ley. a Democrat, during the past four years. One is Frank McHale, politi-cian-banker-lawyer and early supporter of Roger D. Branigin for Governor. The other is Robert Wyatt. powerful heed of the Indiana State Teachers’ Association. The differences arose over decisions Worley made during his term as head of the tax commission.
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It's December.. And
'lt's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas' I s ■ So the song goes and it is really true. The fresh, fallen snow, the decorated cities and towns, stores and business houses getting dressed in their Christinas finery and some of the homes, so we are told, are getting their annual pre-Christmas festive appearance. It really is an enjoyable time of the year. We notice that schools are preparing the annual programs. with which to delight the local audiences. Churches -are remembering the religious activities which mean so much to us and we all realize that this season is really something special. A time for giving. Speaking of something special and of giving, this issue of The Mail-Journal is something special. It is our annual Christmas shonner's edition and the beggest to date. We’re sure Lakeland area shoppers will be delighted with the gift ideas. We have some of everything to suggest for gifts in this week’s paper. The persons on your list would really be hard to please if you cannot find something suitable by reading the advertisements and shopping with the merchants who planned to help you with your shopping. Included are gifts for the home, apparel, toys, autos, appliances (large and small), TVs, typewriters, musical instruments, electronic door openers, auto accessories and tires, building and redecorating materials, jewelry, cosmetics, liquors, sporting goods, china, tools, bank accounts, home furnishings, floral gifts and many other more specific items. If you are looking for greeting cards, Christmas trees, ornaments, gift wrap or whether you are just seeking a good place to eat when you return from a busy day of shopping, you can find all of these and more in The Mail-Journal ads this week. The businessmen in the area have gone all out to help you with your Christmas gifting. We urge you to take advantage of their hospitality. Considering Area For Plush 100-Unit Motel
I . The possibility of a plush 100-unit motel in the Syracuse area was broached at the Monday night meeting of the Syracuse Rotary club at Howard’s restaurant To discuss the motel before the Rotary was Ed Hansen of Fort Wayne, who is associated with Federal Real Estate Trust of that city, r Mr. Hansen said his firm was supplying finance for the Ramada Inn motel chain, and that the Lakeland site was under current consideration. The Ramada Inn chain is similar to Holiday Inn motels and most of them
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DECORATE FOR CHRISTMAS — The Rhetama dub of Milford high school has decorated the town for the Christmas season. Gay colored lights | and evergreen branches are to be ■seen from one end of town to the oth-
are located in westren states. Several are now in Michigan. Mr. Hansen, introduced to the Rotary by member Paul Levernier, said he would have a Ramada Inn representative in the area this week or next to further explore the possibilities of the area supporting such a venture. Meetings are being planned with local citizens in the weeks ahead. Mr. Hansen said Ramada Inns are built around plush motel units, indoor swimming pools and cocktail lounges.
1 er. I Above, students stopped their work long enough to pose for a Mail-Jour- , nal photographer to snap this pict i tee. j Left to right are Ginger Hollar, Al-
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Santa Clause Workshop To Be Held Dec. 13 The Santa Clause workshop will be held a ;ain this year at the Syracuse Methodist riiurch. Other churcites include the Lees-, burg Methodist church, the New Salem Church of the Brethren, Syracuse Church of the Brethren, Syracuse Grace Lutheran church, the Calvary EUB church. Syracuse, the Milford Methodist church, and the . North Webster Methodist church. Three letters have been sent to tlie yixtth of these groups with one or two more to come. The final workshop will be on December 13 at the Syracuse MethI odist fellowship hall from 5:30 unit! 8:30. It will include wrapping the gifts, including used clothing , used toys, and any new items that might be donated. Families who i will benefit will be from the LakeI land area. Refreshments and devotions "will conclude the program. All youth are asked to contribute. ,The program was a great success last year according to Mrs. Hugh Neer of Syracuse. Milford Police Report For November Below is the report of the Milford police department for the month of November a. released by chief Vernon Wolf: Arrests - 2 Warnings - 5 Accidents -3 Larceny - I Assault and battery -1 !>< . < - 4 Fire calls - it Misc. Comp, (taken in for questioning) - 3 Mileage - 1.143. Syracuse November Police Report The monthly report for Syra- [ cuse police activities for the month of November is as follows: Three • traffic arrests, nine dogs investi- , gated, two warning tickets issued, i five accidents investigated, five ; criminal arrests made and one, no . parking zone ticked issued. The department received 103 calls and the police car traveled 3174 miles. Four reports of vandalisum were investigated and two creaking and entering investigated. The officers are Dan langer. chief, Fred Personette, Jscar Dahl and Clayton Holtz.
anna Orn, Debbie Levernier, Janet Ramser, Bob Hoerr, Joßn Beiswanger Lowell Rheinheimer, Marilyn . Woodward, and Susan Price. On the ‘ ladder above toe students is Marion Deeter, street and water commissioner, who helped the club member*.
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