The Mail-Journal, Volume 3, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 December 1964 — Page 7

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By MRS. MAXINE McMILLAN 0. E. S. Os Leesburg Has Christinas Party on Tuesday Worthy matron, Mrs. Carl Ryan, presided over the regular meeting of the Order of the Eastern Star Tuesday evening at their hall in Leesburg. After the business was conducted. the worhty patron. Carl Ryan invited the, members over to the dining hall where refreshments were served by Mrs. Francis Oswalt, Mrs, John Rawland, Mrs. Bob Bishop and Mrs. Max S. AlcMillan. A Chrstmas gut exchange was also a part of the social time. — L — THREE ARTS ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY The Three Arts dub of Leesbure and area eh joyed its annual Christmas party Monday evening. Eighteen numbers and officers enjoyed the gift exchange and dinner which was held at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Warsaw.

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BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED AT TIPPECANOE LAKE Mrs. Dallas Crooke of Tippecanoe lake was hostess on Tuesday evening for her bridge, dub at it’s regular meeting. Two tables were present. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. BOTII BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED BY MRS. HARTMAN Mrs. Lewis 'Gertrude' Hartman of Leesburg was guest of honor at a surprise birthday Saturday evening when her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Rayn Hid Hartman, played hosts to Gene Tenney. Ann, Dan. arxl Gary' of Oswego. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Nine and Lisa of Warsaw, Mrs. Hugh McCann of Leesburg. Mrs. Louise Crim of Oswego and I the hosis Mr. and Mre. Raymond Hartman, Kim and Rsndy of Leesburg. J BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED Mrs. Norman Hunsberger of near Milford was hostess Saturday evening at a birthday supper. Birthdays celebrated were those of Paul Yocum and Todd of Leesburg and Norman Hunsberger. Others present were Mrs. Paul Yocum

and Toni and Mrs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg. ’ s . , ~ L ~ on Leave David “Bud” Shue of Oswego, son of Mr. and Mrs. Da Shue, is enjoying a thirty day leave from his duties with the United States Navy. “Bud” will return to Norfolk, Virginia where he wall be stationed on a repair ship. — L — COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Larry’ Hartman of Leesburg were week end guests of Mrs. Hartman's father. George Coon, and wife at Fort Wayne. Mr ar.d Mrs. Noel Rhinehart and Jackie of Alonoquet were Sunday supper guests of Mrs. William Lippencott of Oswego. Tuesday guests of Mrs. Everett Wenger and Mrs. Arma Homan wwe Mrs. Dean Wagner of Elkhart. Mrs Car! Herald and Mrs. Homer Van Orsdal of Columbia City’. Mrs. Elizabeth Busts* and Fred Schon of Milford visited Sunday with Mrs Arma Homan who is making her home with her son and family. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wenger of Oswego, r 1 Warsaw. Rev. and Mrs. Every Klopenstein of Milford were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg,

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LEESBURG-OSWEGO NEWS (Held from last week) Mrs. Lillian Custer of Leesburg enjoyed Tuanksgiving dinner with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Dierks, at Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. Myrtus Dierks of near Sidney were also dinner guests. Mrs. Fred Lloyd and Mrs. Annie Harter of Oswego enjoyed visiting with Lulu Pound of Claypool. Mrs. Fred Lloyd of Oswego spent Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Harter and family of Pierceton. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harter and daughters Dalyon and‘ Lesita. Mrs. Winifred Weldy, patient at the Norman- Beatty Memorial hospital near Westville, enjoyed a week's vacation with her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Max McMJlan, Debbie and Skip of Leesburg. Airs. Jon E. Dimberg of Leesburg left Tuesday morning from Chicago where she caught a train for Victorville. Calif., where she will spend the Christmas holidays with her husband. A-3 Jon E. Dimberg. Mr. Dimberg is stationed at Camp George, Calif. Their daughter. Ge:sla. remained behind with her paternal grandparents. AD. and Alr« Max S. McMillan of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCann ol Leesburg were Monday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs. Larry Hartman of Leesburg. Mr and Mrs. Forrest Croop and

family and Mrs. Bess Croop of Warsaw, Miss Ethel Anglin of Columbia City, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McCann of Leesburg and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Hartman of Leesburg were Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hartman, Kim and Randy at Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Chet Longenecker of Oswego were Thanksgiving Day guests of their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Longenecker of South Bend. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Merl Shively and family of Warsaw. AD. and Airs. Joe Longenecker and children of North Webster and Mr. and ADs. John Longenecker and family of Warsaw, ADs. William Lippencott <rf Oswego and AD. and Mrs. Noel Rhinehart and Jackie of Alonoquet were Thanksgiving Day guests of AD. and ADs Forrest Lyons of Leesburg. Ed Lyons, enjoyed the day with his parents, vacationing from Ms studies at Purdue, Aliss Nevada Lippencott of Warsaw was a Sunday night supper guest of Mrs. AVillLam Lippencott of Oswego. AD. and Mrs. Charles Dye, Nancy. Susie and Bob of Leesburg, Aliss Cathy Rhinehart of Alonoquet, ADs. John Watkins of Leesburg. ‘AD. Alike Coyl of Pierceton. Mr. and ADs. Jack Beebe of Indianapolis and AD. and ADs. David Clayton of North Webster were Thanksgiving Day guests of AD. and ADs. Eldon Clayton of North Webster. AD. and ADs. Robert Hollar and children of Alilford, AD. and ADs. Harry* Willard of Benton, Charles Willard of Alillersburg, AD. and Airs. Norman Hunsberger of near Alilford and AD. and ADs. Paul Yocum and children of Leesburg were Thanksgiving Day guests of AD. and Airs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg. Mr. and Airs. Jim Folts of Chi- j cago were weekend guests of AD. I and Airs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg. Airs. Folts is the former Rosemary Yocum. I Mr. and Airs. N. Al. Alber and | Larry. M<s Sharon Brown of, Ro-1 Chester. AD. and Mrs. Raymond Marshall. David, Dennis and Stephen and Aliss Cathy Peugh Ml of Bremen and Aliss Bess Tipton of Rochester, were all Thanksgiving dinner guests of AD. and ADs. Ramon Alber, Retha and Alary of Leesburg. j AD. and Mrs. Feed Byer of Leesburg were Thanksgiving dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bishop and family near Leesburg. Airs. Everett Bishop of Leesburg was a guest. Thanksgiving Day of AD. and ADs. Dale Alock of near I Salem. Air. and Mrs. Edward Gunter and Pardee of Leesburg ent rtained Thanksgiving Day; Aliss Sue Langford of Winona Lake; AD. and Mrs. Max Faurote and Tonya. Air. and Airs. Pardee Warstler and AD. and ADs Devon Smith, all of Leesburg. Airs. Emma Yocum of Alentone celebrated her 101st birthday Tuesday. Among callers were Mr. and ADs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg. ADDRESS FOR DENNIS CORY IN GERMANY The mailing address for Dennis Cory of Alilford, who is studying his junior year of college in Germa an exchange student from Manchester college is as follows: Dennjs Cpry *bei Hentrich' , 355 Marburg LahnUntergasseF, Germany West) Dennis is the son of Air. and Mrs. Neal Cory of Alilford. He is a graduat ■ of Milford high school

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Morris Chapel Methodist Church Destroyed By Fire

Alembers of the Morris Chapel Alethodist church, which was completely destroyed by- fire Saturday afternoon, will have their Sundayschool and worship services at the Pierceton Alethodist church each Sunday for the time being, it was learned early this week. According to Gordon Tuttle, superintendent, Sunday school will be at 12:30 and worship services at 1:30 p. m. Rev. Alaurice B. Kent of Tippecanoe, Ind., is the church's pastor. The church is located about five miles northwest of Pierceton. Saturday Fire The church |ire was first discovered by Gordon Tuttle and he notified Dale Wright, whom be saw near the church, and Wright summoned the Pierceton fire department. The time was 2:30 p. m. Saturday. The temperature was in the 20's and roads were covered with snow and ice.

Announce Exam For County Welfare Director The Indiana State Personnel Division has announced a state merit service examination for the county weifare director C 6 classification to establish an employment list for the Kosciusko county board of public welfare. j To qualify, applicants must have had nine years of full-time paid experience in social work, education. public health, government service, business administration or professional practice within the past twelve years. Two years of i responsible supervisory or admin- } istrative experience is also required. High school and accredited | university training may be sub- ! stituted for portions of the required i experience. * Applications and additional inforj mation may be obtained from the I Kosciusko county department of pubt lie welfare in Warsaw or from the Indiana State Personnel Division, 100 north Senate avenue. Indianapolis 4. Indiana. Applications must be filed on or before December 23, 1964. VANCE, Kristy Lee Mr. and Mrs. Leon Vance of Syra- | cuse are the parents of a daughter, | Kristy Lee, born Friday, Dec. 4, at ‘ 4:03 p. m. in the Lutheran hospital < at Fort Wayne, and weighing seven ; pounds, sewn ounces at birth. • ! Mr. and Mrs. Vance have one other child, a son. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Homer Limburg of Cambridge City and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Vance c F Fort W’ayne. HOI.LAK DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hollar of r 1 Milford are the parents of a daughter born at 3:45 a. m. Friday, Dec. 4. at Murhpy Medical Center. The infant weighed seven pounds, five ounces. The mother is the former Donna King. : Mr. and Mrs. Clare King of Vandalia, Mich., are the maternal grandparents. and the paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Hollar of Milford. LEWALLEN SON Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewallen of Syracuse are parents of a son bom Saturday, Dec. 5, in the Goshen, hospital WORKMAN, David Todd Mr. and Mrs. Richard Workman of Syracuse are parents of a son bom Sunday, Dec. 6, at 6:57 p. m in the Goshen hosiptal. David Todd weighed six pounds, 12 ounces at birth. The Workmans have two other children, Richard Lee, 16. and Mark Allen. 10. The grandparetns are Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Galloway, r 3 Syracuse, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Vortds, also of Syracuse. rr pays TO ADVERTISE

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When firemen arrived the entire brick building was engulfed in flames. There was no chance to save the structure. George Williamson, the church custodian, said the oil furnace was working fine at 8 a. m. when he last checked it. The origin of the fire remains undetermined. It was determined that the fire started in the upper part near the roof. An attempt was made to remove the organ, but the heat and flames were too intense. Nothing was saved from the interior. The belfry- and. a portion of the west wall w re left standing, and on Monday members of the congregation went to the church site and tore down the walls and. belfry to keep them front falling. SWKOOO Loss The loss was estimated at $60,000 and was covered with $36,000 insurance. The dishes and other supplies that were used at the booth at the

SYRACUSE I Hospital Notes | Donald Enyeart of Syracuse was released from Goshen hospital Thursday, Dec. 3. Don Hoover, r 1 Syracuse, was treated at Goshen hospital Tuesday, Dec. 1, for an accident at work and released.’ Mrs. Burtwj Yarlot, r 2 Syrause. entered Goshen hospital on Friday. Dee. 4. and was released Monday. Miss Evalean Rookstool of Syra- ! cuse was admitted to Goshen hos- | pital Friday. Dec. 4. She was released Wednesday. ’ Thomas Meld of Syracuse was admitted to Goshen hospital on Saturday. .Mrs. James M. Freed of Syracuse, was released from Goshen hospital Monday. j Mrs. Feri Rhoades, r 3 Syracuse, j entered Goshen hospital on MonI day. She was released Wednesday. Mrs. Archie Byrd, Syracuse, entered the Goshen hospital Tuesday, ■ where she will undergo surgery. Everett Miner. Syracuse, was re- : leased from the Goshen liospital | Tuesday. Mrs. Cafroll Walton, of r 3 Syracuse entered the Goshen hospital on Thursday. Dec. 3, and underwent major surgery .on Friday. She was released from the hospital Tuesday. Timmy Hubartt, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hubartt of Syracuse, was to Goshen hospital Friday and underwent surgery. He was released to his home Saturday. Leonard Cripe, Syracuse, was treated at the Goshen hospital Wednesday following an accident away from home, and released.

NEWS from th« Services VICTOR D. HALE, USN, ABOARD USS BLANDY USS BLANDY (DD-943) Nov. 25 — ! Class Victor D. Hale. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geyland L. Hale of; 712 Jay St.. Ligonier, is a crew-1 member of the destroyer USS Blandv which recently completed over-; haul in the Boston Naval Shipyard, I Boston. Mass. The Blandy has rejoined the Atlantic Fleet and is conducting training operations designed to increase her -omhat readiness. PLYMOUTH WOMAN WINS SOLVER SET AT THORNBURGS Mrs. John Murphy of Plymouth i was the winner of the silver coffee i set at Thornburgs last week. Mrs. Murphy is the sister of Mrs. Herschel! Coil, Syracuse.

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Kosciusko county fairgrounds were stored in the church and were destroyed also. The trustees of the church met on Sunday night at the Perry Brown residence in Pierceton .to decide what steps to take. They agreed to continue services each Sunday at the Pierceton church until a settlement on the insurance could be obtained and until they could further consider the course to follow. Trustees are James Tuttle. .Charles Lemler, Levi Lester Davis. Perry Brown, and Arden Williamson. The church, which boasts 100 members. has always been a prosperous and active church. Its eat stand at ' coutty fair each year has been a real success. The late Mrs, John (Goldie' Lightfoot wrote a histroy of the Morris Chapel Methodist church, which we reproduce elsewhere in this issue in the public interest.

i Cole And Sons To Do Wa-Nee Survey The board of school trustees of the Wa-Nee Community schools met in the sdwol administration offices on Monday, Nov. 30, 1964. The meeting was attended by some 25 interested residents of the WaNee community. The purpose of this meeting was<> to select a firm to conduct a building facilities survey. This survey to include recommendations for the possible use at present facilities in I accordance with state minimum ( standards as well as a cost com- • parison of possible ways of housing the educational program of the Wa- ( Nee Schools. i Those firms interviewed were ! Maurer and Maurer, South Bend; (Charles W. Cole and Son, South I Bend; and Wiley and Miller, Elki hart. i After discussing with the repre- ' sentatives of each firm their ’back- : ground and qualifications, the i board turned' to a discussion of a , facilities survey’. Each firm prej seated their procedure of conductG .-vey. the ! time required to complete and the i .cost. Following the interviews and afi ter due deliberation by the board regarding the qual iieat ons ofeach firm and their proposed plan for conducting the required survey. the board unanimously awarded the contract to Charles W. Cole and Son. The compensation for this survey to be not more than $1,055.00. If the actual cost is less than the stated nmount. the school corporation will be charged according- . Additional business considered by the board was the propr»<nl to install a new PBX telephone service in the East Side high school. Mr. i Ferguson, coordinator of special ( services, explained the operation of the new system and indicated the advantages obtained at a minimum cost. On the recommendation of Mr. Ferguson, the 1 board approved the new installation. JERRY V. WELDY, USN, BEGINS BASIC GREAT LAKES, ILL. Nov ; 25Seaman Recruit Jerry V. Weldy, 18. USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Weldy of 601 E. Centennial St., Nappanee, has begun basic training at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes. 111. Tbe nine-week training includes naval orientation, history and organization, seamanship, ordnance and gunnery, military drill, first aid and survival. During the training recruits receive tests and interviews which determine their future assignments in the Navy. Upon completing the program they are assign d to service schools for technical training or to ships and stations for onthe job training in a Navy rating specialty. Naval training produces the power in seapower by supplying qualified personnel to man the ships, planes and shore stations of today’s Navy. . Read the CLASSIFIEDS!

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