The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 December 1964 — Page 12
THE MAIL-JOURN AL Thursday, December Is, 1964
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Spotlight on Improving Business . . . Big City Department Stores Have Increased Xmas Ads Budget over *63 ■:' ■ ■ ■ By ARCH BAUMGARTNER Publisher of THE MAIL-JOURNAL
In Philadelphia, Cleveland, San’ Francisco, and New York, depart- j ment stores have increased Christ- > mas budgets from 5 to 15 per cent over 1963 expenditures. Government and private studies indicate that consumer purchases will be at least 7 per cent higher than during the Christmas season of last year. The forecasts are based on in- j in individual savings and income. Retailers, however, realize that in- ' creased buying does not automatically follow. Hence, the corresponding incr<_ -li'V in promotional budgets by such “tores as Macy’s and Higbee’s. r I
wowo i Penny Pitch | LARDERS ' | (A Christmas Story) Some people may think of pigs as ■’'larders". Others flunk of larders a> { (dares to stuff with goodies any time, but more especially at Christmas time. Here are two stories, one ; about each kind. The only similarity about both of them is that each startcd with a penny, as part of the an- ; nuaT Penny Pitch which radio station WOWO, Fort Wayne, Ind., coo- ■ ducts each Christmas. In the first case, there were near-! ly three-quarters of a million pennies involved. It was the first "Pigs for Peace" project promoted by Jay Gould, WOWO Farm Service Director. The money was contributed in a "penny pitch" by listeners at Christ-, j mas time in 1961- Through the nationally known Heifer Project, Inc., j pigs were purchased and sent by plane to the Island of St Lucia in the Caribbean. ° i Recently a story in "Lines and Angles”, a local newspaper column, brought this event again to the at-, tention of area residents. "A Fort Wayne couple, cruising in the Caribbean. put in at a small town on St. Luda island where they j hoped to replenish =their food sup- ’ plies. They found little or nothing edible-for sale. However, while foraing they found a small shop where jbey saw some cans of meat on a shelf, They went inside and in the course of making purchases. the lady made it known she was from Indiana. A couple of natives overheard her and said they "listened to Indiana \ all of the time”. Puzzled she pursued the point, and then it came out that' WOWO is ‘‘lndiana” to the natives of St. Lucia and Jay Gould is the prophet thereof “You tell Jay**, one of the . natives said, “That our hogs are | growing in number. We are going to ‘ keep the pig project going". WOWO is determined to keep things going, too. Another Penny Pitch is under way. This year the pennies will be used to help a Tri- j Suite fairly replenish its larder — in fact, rehabilitate this family of i seven. There are a father, mother, |< and five normal, healthy children ranging in age from 13 to 6 months, p The parent* have engaged in home | missionary work which is non-de- 1 nominal :onal and has as its purpose ’ 1 getting children back to their pe-« spective churches. More than 1.200 1 children have come under their ’ .guidance in the small community in 1 which they have been working. The father, since has been suffering 1 from Parkinson's disease. Be also has a speech impairment due top partial paralysis of his voice box. , I His wife is attempting to take his i place as area director of the. mh- < sfonary work at a salary of about < $125 a month—when donations are large enough to substantiate such a ’ sum. Many months this is not met I The children have worn nothing but < hand-me-downs all of their lives. Drugs are available to retard the 1 shaking of Parkinson’s disease when < three is money to pay for these 1 drugs. Three physiotherapy treat- 1 ments a week have been recommend- < cd if somebody will pay the SIS a 1 week they will cost Speech therapy i would also be of help, if the money 1 could be obtained for such therapy. •! This family lives in a seini-modern ' home. The children are all bright, alert, and well-adjusted. Pennies collected tn the WOWO Penny Pitch will go to help not only j to fill the larder of this deserving ' family, but to buy cfothmg. drugs, ;' to pay for therapy and whatever else >. may be needed to help them to enjoy j, life together. i Some years the Penny Pitch has ‘ reached up to $13,000. The station uses every penny received to hdp in ' the cause. Station staff people donate ' extra time to opening mail and counting the money. A trust fund in the city where the people five is set up to administer the funds received. Last j year contributions were received from nearly every state, Canada, and from the Philippines. Contributions have come in wrapped in scotch tope. They have been received in (Christmas stockings and enclosed in trading stamp books. One time a department of a local magnet wire company pasted pennies on scoach tape and sent to a hundred yard reel. Such packages can be deceiving in weight and sometimes insufficient postage might delay defivery. On occasions postal workers have donated money on their own to | pay the extra postage necessary in order not to delay delivery to the ; station. | Hardly are the last pennies in for one year than listeners write to say that banks are already started for the next year’s "Penny Pitch”. In , e»Mi at radfo tateMH to WOW. the “Penny Pitch" ranks with Ditto ea’s Christmas Carol, the “Uttlest < Angel"—and m "Sitent Night”- 1
Consumers have reason to postpone the purchase of many expensive gift items. Excise taxes on them are likely to be repealed in 1965. However, the prospect of lower prices several months after Christmas does not daunt the experienced retailer. Products are always cheaper after a seasonal buying peak. Increased advertising budgets are based on the knowledge that timeliness is 'the. most important factor in gift buying. With advertising doing its expected job of stimulating demand, few consumers will wait until next May to buy perfume and furs for their 1964 Christmas.
I Weatherhead Workers Reject I Union, 2To 1 I COLUMBIA CITY - Workers at the Weatherhead Company by a twotopne vote, of the plant as proposed jby the IntemaU'oanl Union, Allied Industrial Workers of America, AFLCIO. The vote was 262 no votes; 130 yes votes. Twelve votes were challenged. Certified as eligible to vote were j 441 persons. In all. 404 of the 441 voted during the day. Voting took 6:30 am. and 530 p. m, the hours being arranged to accommodate personnel working on iall three factory shifts. j The election was under the sup- } ervtsaon of the national Labor ReI latsons Board. - 1 The plant here is the only one of ’ the Weatherhead Company’s plants j which is not unionized. But <rf the I other Weatherhead plants, all have independent unions except one. A concentrated drive had been made by the Allied Industrial Workers agents since last July to win -representation to t e local factory. New Salem News By MRS. RAY FERVERDA KEV. JONES HONORED Rev Emetal B. Jones was speaker at New Salem church on Sunday foreI noon during the hour of worship. Following the services a fellowship i dinner was enjoyed by a large num|.ber of folks to the church dining room honoring Rev. Jones for his IChristian sentoe to this community j and church for many years , I Rev. Jones will be leaving this | week for Wethersfield. Conn., where ; he intends to make his home. I Same visitors that were present for the dinner were Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Bright. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher, | Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Dewart, Mr. and Mr - Philip Baker, and Mr. and Mrs. I Gerald Miller and son Paid. Gifts were presented to Rev. Jones jby tl»e church STAR ( IASS HONORS TEACHER The Star class entertained on SatI urday evening at a dinner party hon- > oring its Bible class teacher. Rev. Enivral B. Jones. | The'dinner meeting was held in the W e-tminster hotel at Winona Lake I Herbert Morehouse acted as toast- ’ master for the evening. Dane Rarick j led the devotional thinking. Christmas carols were sung during the. evening. A gift was presented to Rev. Jones from the class. The committee of arrangements was Mr. and Mrs. Herbert ■ Morehouse. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mathews. Mr. and Mrs Lavent Tom. and Eiirl Cooper. (Hhers present were Rev. and Mrs. Howard Kreider. Mr. and Mirs. Dane Rarick, Mr, and Mrs Emory Sietler, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Morehouse. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Deeter. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schermerhorn, Mr. and Mrs Frank Johnson, Mr. and Mr\ Date Mock. Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meek and guests, Mr. and Mrs Herbert Kann of Warsaw. COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Dane Rarick, Janet and Max returned to their home last week after spending almost two weeks on a trip to Kissimmee;) Fla. : White there they were guests in the • home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Mock. They enjoyed Thanksgiving day din!ner with the Don Mocks and son and (family, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Mock, all of Kissimmee. They visited other places of interest while to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shively and Mrs. Herman Ginther of Leesburg spent Monday with their sister, Mrs. Fred Anglin, near Oswego. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferverda enter* tamed on Sunday rt a birthday dinner for Mrs. Bryce Baumgartner, Kenton Wildman, and Blake Baumgartner. Others present were Miss Clara Driver. Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wildman. Steven, Brent, Wenda Sue /and Rodney of Warsaw, and Bryce Baumgartner and Billy of Milford. (Heid from last week) Rev. and Mrs. Howard Kreider lot r 1 Milford entertained Thanksgiving for their family. Present j were Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple, I Pamela and Jack of Leesburg; Mr. and Mrs. 831 Speicher, Carta and Larry and Mr and Mrs. Ronald Kreider, Vickie, Donald and Valerie of Milford. Diana and Georgiana of r 1 w
Red Cross First Aid Program In Lakeland Area
Saving lives has been the aim of the Red Cross for more than a 100 years. Mrs. Scott Flowers, first aid chairman of the Kosciusko county chapter of the American Red Cross, states that many area residents are en rolled in the free first aid classes held to promote safety and to save Ine>. Recently a refresher course was given by Mrs. Scott Flowers, and attended by M.S, Fred McKown. Sr., Mrs. George Bowser. Mrs. Howard Thompson. Mrs. Date Tucker, Mrs. Charles Ker, Jr., and Mrs. Charles Andrews.
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By GEORGIA BUSTER Thanksgiving over, now we can get down to serious thinking about ; Christmas. When you are shopping for your family and friends’ gifts, why not pick up an extra gift for a hospital or State hospital patient or for some one in your own community who Santa may not get to this year. We plan to take gifts to the Veterans’ hospital in Fort Wayne for some of the men there who were so kind to son Bill while he was there. So far this-winter we have had ice, snow, blizzard, high winds and ten above. Then a few days of balmy weather with cold and more snow on the way. Wdl, that’s winter in Indiana. I spent a most enjoyable day on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at the Milford M-J office, get.ing acquainted with the employees and seeing how the M-J is set. printed, and ready for distribution. Santa will be to several nearby towns this week and the children are happy and ready to meet St Nick. Store windows are befog decorated by Ann Nyikos, who is an artist and every December decorates a number of store windows in Syracuse. EvereU Crow at the Syracuse Hardware worked seevral hours on his window, but as Everett says, "it’s only once a year”. Different color Christmas trees are appearing but I shall be okt-fashioend and buy a ipne tree as usual. I ■ . ' ■ ' " ■ ' The Pickwick Theatre has been without a regular manaegr since the death of manager William Buster, but will continue to be open week ends. Our hristmas basket here in the office is filling up and will make a lot of people happy a; the state hosiptal who "can't go home for Christ mas”. I know if they could they weald say "thanks" to all who agve. hristmas falls oh Friday this year. It will be a long week end with most factories closing at noon or early on Thursday. Be sure and make that “one fur the read”, coffee. Some police departments have a booth on the main street and give free coffee at night to any driver who stops. Drive carefully if you are going •away for the holidays and live to have a Merry Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunwiddie, Miss Leia Dunwiddie and Mr. and Mrs ■ Hepry Dunwxidie, Miss Leia Dunwiddie, and Mr. and Mrs. George Dunwiddie and family, all of Bluffton. Thanksgiving Day dtooer guests of the Ray Ferverdas were Mr. and Mrs. Harold Chambers of Grand Rapids, Meh.; Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wildman, Steven, Kent, □rent, Wenda Sue and Rodney and Clara Driver, aft of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Baumgartner and Bdlie and Blake Baumgartner of Mdford.
Christmas Trees AND DECORATIONS
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Wawasee Nursery 918 E. Chicago St Syracuse, Ind. RALPH OYLER
At Syracuse' Ski enthusiasts will also be interested to know that first aid instruction is also being fpven to the ski patrol at Mt. Wawasee, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Schtotteriiack of Syracuse are in charge of this class. I Syracuse firemen, with William I Hess as instructor, are completing standard and advanced courses. ' Those taking the courses are Robert Penick, William Betes, Herman Broekers, Donald Schlabach. Tom Strickler, James McClintic, Harold Hughes. Donald Niles, Joe Hughes. John Connolly, William
Diana Haggerty And James Waycaster Rites Held Saturday In Leesburg
Miss Diana Haggerty of Milford ■ became the bride of James Wayj caster of Chesterton in the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. James Speicher, at Leesburg on Saturday, Dee. 5, at 11:30 a.m. The bride is j the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Buri. lin Haggerty of Milford. i Rev. Robert Perkins of the Bethel Church of the Brethren of Mi 1ford officiated at the double ring [ceremony in the presence of 35 guests. The home was decorated in a theme of pink and white. White mums and candelabras were a background for the altar. Mrs. James Hamilton, sister of the bride, Milford, served as matron ' of honor. Bride in Blue r Given in marriage by her father. the bride chose a light blue ballerina length gown with white accessories. She wore a white bridal veil and carried white carnations on a white Bible. Mrs. Hamilton wore a toast frock with white accessories and carried a bouquet of pink and white carnations. . James Hamilton served as best man. Reception Follows A reception followed the' ceremony. Mrs. Charlotte Warren of Milford and Mrs. James Speicher of Leesburg served from a table decorated with mums and candles. The couple will reside on r 1, box 140, Chesterton, Ind. The new Mrs. Waycasrter is a 1961 graduate of Milford high school. Mr. Waycaster works for the Indiana and Michigan Electric Company. Christian Science Bible Lesson God’s perpetual care for man in all facets (A his life will be the theme at Christian Science services Sunday. The Bible lesson is “God, the Preserver of Man”. Golden Text: “The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom 1 will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower" (Ps. 18:2). > Related readings from “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptires’’ by Mary Baker Eddy include these lines: “We shall obey and adore in proportion as we apprehend the divine nature and love Him understandingly, warring no more over the corporeality, but rejoicing in the affluence of our God" <p. 140 K DENTAL EXAMS GIVEN AT MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dr. H. C. Snyder gave dental examinations to, grades 2 and 5 at the Milford elementary school on Monday. Dec. 7. The check showed that 18 of 61 pupils to grade 5 and 16 of 60 in grade 2 need dental work of some kind. This is a per cent in the two grades of 28 needing dental attention. Dr. Snyder states that this is a much better showing than was found in the check ups made several rears ago vmen the program was started by the Kosciusko County Dental Association. V sion and bearing tests were given earlier to the semester. Only the Tine test remains to be given this school year, according to elementary principal Harold Young.
Beautiful SCOTCH PINE TREES Branches — Wreaths Roping — Boughs P Also Poinsettias And Other Christmas Potted Plante. * AT —
Pipp, Larry Weaver, Bud Kline, and Cart Myrick. - At Leesburg At Leesburg members of the fire department are receiving insturct»n in the standard first aid course taught by Mrs. Robert T. Shively. Members of the class are Chris Kammerer, fire chief. Ed Chartton, Raymond Hartman, Robert .Allen. Dean Ferverda. Dick Klopenstein, Robert Ferverda, Cliff Smith, Russel Ruple, Earl Robinson, Lawrence Randel. Ray Beatty, and Francis Oswalt.
Comrades Class Has Annual Dinner Party The annual dinner party of the Comrades Sunday School class of the First Brethren church in Milford was held at the home of Mr. i and Mrs. Charles Kerlin on Saturday evening. A potluck meal was featured, with twenty-three members finding their places at two ! large and two smaL tables, which were lighted by red “candles in poinsettia holders. Table decorations and favors were in keeping with the holiday season. Roy Schultz, class president, was in charge of the business session, which was opened with prayer by Robert Rassi and group singing of “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”. Mrs. Kerlin gave the devotions. based on the theme. “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord" as found in the 98th and 100th Psalms. During the social hour, a Bell contest was conducted, with Mrs. Willard Temp’in and Robert Rassi listing the most kinds of bells. The group was divided into four teams, each team receiving a jigsaw puzzle to put together. Upon completion they not only had a Christmas picture, but instructions for a type of entertainment to be presented. Many hidden talents were brought to light to the hilarious enjoyment of the audience, as each group performed. A gift exchange was also enjoyed as each person completed an old proverb, a portion of which was on each package. Roy Schultz, on behalf of the class, presented gifts to Harold Geiger and Mrs. Kerito, teacher and assistant LOCAL MEN PLAY GOLF LN MISSISSIPPI Dr. H. R. Coil and James Connolly of Syracuse, with Lester ’Lex) Leman and E. W. Frauhiger spent several days this week near Gulfport, Miss., playing golf. The men with James Connolly as tire pilot of their single engine plane, flew south cm Satuitlay, Dec. | 5. Weather permitting they will re-1 turn today or Friday. |
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Friendly Neighbors Hold Annual Christmas Party The Friendly Neighbors dub of Syracuse met in the Turkey Creek Conservation dub house on December 2 for the annual Christmas party. It was also the occaskm for celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James ' Bundy. I There were 27 members and 1 three guests. Mrs. M. Lewis, Mrs. Theries Doll and three-month-old Robbie Campell, grandson of Mrs. Raymond Campbell, present. [ The hostesses, were Mrs. William Brandt. Mrs. W. E. Schoeff, Mrs. George Myers and Mrs. John Benninghoff. Also helping with the decorations were Mr. and Mrs. John Runge and George Myers. Special thanks was giver. John Runge for getting and putting up the large Christmas tree, and for helping decoi'ate it. ' The tables of white were decorated with sprays of gold leaves and sprigs of evergreen. Crystal and gold candlebra held burning . candles which lighted up a very colorful setting. White cake.’ mints, nuts, with coffee and -ea were served. The president presented Mrs. Bundy with a fiftieth wedding anniversary gift i from the c’uh and a Christmas corj sage from the hostesses. ! Mrs. Bundv thanked the Hub for the gifts and also for the rememberances received during her recent illness. Officers Elected The business session began with [ the reading of the secretary and treasurer’s reports. The nominating committee announced its selection of next year’s officers as fol--low s: President. Mrs. William Brandt: vice president. Mrs. John Benninghoff: and secretary. Mrs. I Vance Moots. i The president requested informa- , t : on on sick and absent members. ' Get-well cards were passed for sig- [ natures to be sent to Mrs. Berneta Ruple who underwent surgery at the Bluffton clinic this week and to Beulah Smalley, also in the hosI pit 3 *- | Mrs. Clara Ruhl plaved the piano i for the singins of Christmas j hymns A love ballad was sung as fa tribute for Mrs. Bundy’s anniveri sarv. I The Christmas gift exchange for j which each had drawn a number concluded the festivities. I . ■ Court News Administrator Named E. Wayne Clark of Warsaw has been appointed administrator of I the estate of his aunt, the late Alma E. Marion. Leesburg resident who died November 9. 1964. Her esfeate consists of personal property estimated at $21,000. Heirs are Clark and a neice E. Marion ilidiael of Royal Oak, Mich. Divorce Granted Elizabethans Roudabush of Milford has been granted a divorce from Alan John Roudabush. The plaintiff was awarded custody of their four children, and S4O a week support. ■ . Read the classifieds.
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Town & Country Club Enjoys Xmas Luncheon Members of Town and Country club of Milford enjoyed a delightful Christmas luncheon at Ruble’s Friday at one o’clock. Others were Mrs. Arlo Beiswanger. and Barbara Wilson, Rebecca Brown, Donna Davidsen, and Ann Tusing. A short business meeting was
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held following the luncheon and dues were paid for the coming renr. Mrs. George Wilson read a Christmas poem and story. Tentative plans were made for the comtog season with Mrs. Glenn Brown as president. Club books will be filled out and new officers installed at the next meeting in January at the home of Mrs. Forrest Ramser. In addition to those already mentioned also present were Mrs. Paul Mathews, Mrs. Jacob Tusing, Mrs. William Martin, Mrs. Joseph Ostendorf, Mrs. Donald Davidsen and Mrs. Hattie Becker.