The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 2, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 February 1965 — Page 12

12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL Thumdav, February 18, M 65

t Spotlight on Improving Business . . . J : Trade Stamps Cannot And Should > Not Replace Regular Item Ads ► By ARCH BAUMGARTNER 1 Publisher of THE MAIL-JOURNAL J

S who classify all promotion as advertising could profit from the example of leading trade stamp companies. . Although trade stamps to be established as a feature of American retailing, the stamp cannot andshould not replace regular item advertising. In fact, the trade stamp compain.es are themselves major ■ricw-spaffer advertisers. One trade stamp company* has spent thousands of dollars publicizing the fact that stamps are no sub>titute for advertising. The company i claims that widespread usage of the i stamp' result in more advertising. "Neither the consumer nor the re-1

Welfare Board Declines State Eligibility List

Count v Welfare board members Lju received a letter the state welfare department questioning the ■ board’s decl in ng of the list on the recommendations they had sent to the county " ’ ■ 1 ■’ " President Nellie Garman is to an- . the letter from the state department as. agreed upon by 4he ■ ing. An executive board 'meeting followed die. regular board meeting to discuss th s matter Also at the meeting After r (i x-.i-.sion it,.was decided that, lake—r state, federal and socia security taxes Th.s will ; be. used by\tbe . 'meet ert.vbli LnX Hire Mrs Hur kies . A mot ion was made ’by Guy Hygemaand seconded by James . A Snodgrass as to the hiring •of Mrs ■ ■ ■ ed by t '.e <->untv on a pr<>batx>narv basis for the past six months WiilThe dentist fee schedule )>ie : to allow more tin < 7■!' st iriy/ Dentists of the <«unty had given the board - a proposed schedule at an earlier meeting ■ >r. Keith Rahbarger attend the convention to be. held at French Lick in May More help is needed in the welfare department for dictation -

e- W£ WOO YOU iV/7» AT OUR ANNUAL 2 ™ 1 SALE Men's And Ladies Wear Look What A Dollar Will Buy! FIRST PURCHASE AT REGULAR PRICE-SECOND ITEM FOR ONLY SI.OO EXAMPLE sl4-95 pair of }'/ h/ Sport Coat > Slatks MN|/ *37 50 D si«o I Men's Ladies’ 111 / ▼ SPORT COATS Li ■ I !l/\ I Cl A f'V C DMI\ 1 J 1 LJ l( / SLACKS SLACKS Pl i / SPORT SHIRTS CAR COATS IV I fig SWEATERS INSULATED JACKETS L1 I CAR COATS HUSH PUPPY SNOW BOOTS INSULATED COATS STRETCH PANTS TOM SOCKS Wawasee Village South of Syracuse

- tailer pays for trade stamps. Inli creased sales, derived from competii tors and new consumers, more than pay the cost of stamps. The stamps 1 are a form of discount given on the i. consumer level. [■ "Advertising still pre-sells customers Trade stamps, like products and * services, gives the retailer an additional feature to advertise, “an official of the stamp company claims. ■ So long as housewives demand stamps w;th their purchases they will be given by retailers. But the ret.ijjer retains the responsibility of I advert.-mg his goods and services — including his policy on trade stamps.

s and because of the Ke.-r*M.E< Med- » ical bfiU A Iso Isa ithy ' I bookkeept ■ or- vacation in .- three months and someone is needed that can be trained to do J ■ The person would be hired on, ■ a Irt-month basis for salary of $2,450. , Needed for the proposed > tant wtxdd be furniture and equipment of a typewriter, typewriter ' ■ > A motion to hire the clerk was , made by Mr. Snodgrass, and sec- ! onded by Mr Chappel - j Mr Renbarger gave prices he had received'on typewriters Board . « n rector to get package prices on the I r {[typewriter, stand and chair . i - \An additional appropriation of Im asked for to cover (helsalajoy of the .clerk and the fur- ■ ;• t;ibr“and equipment It was als«> noted the state de-' partment will pay the salary of an undergraduate student worker work- I ' ing '.d'i’ing the summer The only cost ') ■ would be the, workers Mr "Renbarger was auth-' orszed to check into the hiring of a ■ r. ' ■ . 11 . Assistance. ■.■ ~ I i ' Three new bid age assistance cas- . - were reviewed and approved , The first was that of an 81-year-i ■ ■ the case was approved. it was re- | ■ <ommended by the sward a meeting I be tailed 1 of the Woman’s children >. to find out those who are ‘con- | f tribufing to her welfare and tho-c '

who are not and refer them to the prosecuting attorney. The other two cases are a man and wife aged 73 and 70. Two OAA cases were discontinued. A total of 153 recipients received awards of $7,626 and medical expenses of $9,341.80 for a total of sl6 967.80. Disabled One new disabled case was ap ■ proved. The 21 recipients received awards of $1,227 and medical ex1 penses of $2,395.98 for a . total ol $3,622.98. ADC I There were-two new cases of aid to dependent children. One is a woman with three children and the i other was a woman with two children. Both were approved. One case was discontinued. | Thirty-seven families with 47 children received a total of $3,322 awards and $736.37 in medical expenses for a total of $4,058.37. i ' MAA Three new cases were considered under medical assistance for the aged. One was a couple applyi ing under the Jxerr-Mills act, the • second was a 90 year old person j who is in a nursing home and whose I private funds were depleted and the ; third was a 70 year old man with s:x children. All were approved, ! however, in the case of the man I with the six children the children are to be called together to see • which ones are contributing and which onek are not then refer them | to the prosecuting attorney. One ease was denied; ; . ■ Wards . ; ■ Twenty children who are wards of court received 556 days of care amounting to $1,084 Other expenses were Clothing,' sll2 52: medical, $26 50; school expenses. SSO 33: for ! a total of $1,273 35 The four wards in .-institutions- re d 124 days of care for $527 and medical expenses of S3O for a total of. $557. ' Other expenses werfe: Crippled children, $336.75: telephone.'- $37.65; insurance, $25.51; American public Welf Assn. — agency members3s: Indiana Conference on Social Welfare — agency membership. sls: board members, — mileage. SICO 62: and Salaries — staff, i $2,545 ' . AGAINST HOTELS, ETC. IN STATE PARKS The Indiana Division of the Jzaak Walton League made it i known last week that the league is definitely opposed to permitting hotels and motels in state parks Many other clubs and civic organizations have expressed the same opinion. Al! of these are ii.’ging members of the Indiana Senate 1 to vote against a bill permitting! such enterprizes in the state park system. The. Leagued president said in] effect that unless motel and hotels' ar kept outside the parks there | would be a great loss of tn.j.tional ■ values. i

> Beatle Blue Bird Group Resumes i Meetings •, The Syracuse Beatle Blue Bird group met at the Scout cabin after school Wednesday, Feb. io\ Regu- >- lar meetings will be n?surned~ > yZ' d the second and fourth Wednesdays ’of each month from 3:30 to 4:30 •f at the Scout cabin. Present plans are to continue meeting through the summer. d. Sue Ellen Mabie conducted the h business meeting, Susan Yoder was ® secretary. Teresa Ummel called the •‘ roll, and Cindy Sheets collected e dues “Respect for Property” and "Responsible Behavior” came under discussion. The group decided " to make its own book of songs, and a number of songs were selected for inclusion in the book. Patti Peters. Peggy Lindley. Bec- / ky Ever and Susan Wilson of the Odako Camp Fire group were pre- , sent at the meetng on February - 10. b These four girts are working on , their Individual Torch Bearer rank ’ which is the highest rank in Camp . F:re They will guide the Beatle Blue Birds as they Work towards i “Flying Up” to Camp Fire. x . In January the Beatle Blue char- . ter was renewed for another year ]. with the following 23 girts enrolled: Cynthia Beemer. Kathleen Butler, Brenda Byrd. Janet Carwile, Susan Connolly. Bobbi Sue Crafton. Jan Davis. Robin Dust. Patti Funk, Becky Gray. Debra Hagerty, Becky . Hinderer. Debbie Hostetler. Karen Kistler. Trudy LinvilL Sue Ellen Mabie. Lori Rinker. Marcia Smith.} : Mindv Rogers. Cindy Sheets. Pamt ela Strouder. Teresa Ummel. and ' ! Susan Yode?' Mrs Os<ar Benson -is leader of the grouo. Mrs Rinker and , Miss Barbara Fisher assist. Mrs..-I Lvnn Sheets’ is group sponsor The ! next meeting will be on February ! 24 . SECTIONAL DINNER TO BE TONIGHT \ sectional d nner w.’.l he held i tonight in the Warsaw I Community high school for the prinj cipals and coaches of teams participating in this year's sectional ] at Warsaw. Library story hoik sat. | The children's department of the Syracuse Public Library will have a,story hour on Saturday. Feb 20, at one to two.p.m.. according to Mrs Oscar Bjel’a. children's librarian. ' . IN WISCONSIN Cedric Moschel of the Wawai see area fell on ice while he and | Mrs Moschel were on a business ! trip to West Bend. Wis He had ' surgery Tuesday morning to have | a steel pin. put in his leg. He is at St. Joseph hospital in' West Bend.

Syracuse Town Board To Ask For New Town Truck; Meet February 16

The town board of trustees of Syracuse held their regular meeting Tuesday evening. Feb; 16, and approved a motion to accept bids for a new truck for the town to replace /a 1957 truck now in use. t The cost of the new truck will come from sewer and water company funds. Town attorney Robert Reed was instructed to prepare the bid for publication. After reading the minutes of the last meeting, clerk-treasurer. Walter Calnon. stated he would like to read a letter and have it added to the minutes before they were approved. The letter, 'written by Mr. Calnon, informed the board that on : February 11 all insurance policies . on town owned property and equipment had been cancelled. The reaI son for this was that the insurance l was inadequate. The new insurance [will be a*package deal the same type that the Lakeland Community School Corporation and the city of Warsaw has. Mr. Calnon stated that there has been six field men from the rating j bureau in Syracuse an<J it will lie two weeks before they’ can release , their findings. The. town is fully covered by insurance at this time but will .be better covered when the finding* are released and action is taken on them. , . - Walter Hagerdon, street and wa- . ter commissioner, stated that the I street sweeper was in good condi- ] lion for summer use. Also, the pole , bam rpcetnly constructed, was com- ‘ plete with the exception of one winIdow He said gravel was needed i for around the building. Board member Loren Longens baugh. who represents the fire dei oartment. read a letter from Bill [ Hess, fire chief, jn which he stated Walter Gilbert had resigned as i mechanic for .the department and 'Bill Darr has assumed the job. Byron Connolly, board president, reported he had received ’some com- l plaints on the pole building and some of the citizens thought some sort of screen should be placed be- j tween the site of the pole building J and the cemetery. There was some / discussion on this but no decision was reached. Attending the meeting were clerk treasurer. Walter Calnon, attorney, Robert Reed, board members. Bv■ron Connolly. Mrs. Frank Bates, Loren Longenbaugh. Vernon Beck-1 man. and Willard Nusbaum, Walter Hagerdon. street and water commissioner. Dan Ganger, chief of police, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sparklin. Joe Hughes. T L. Kline. Mrs. BettrDust and Bill Cutter. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Appenzeller arrived home Monday from West Palm Beach, Fla., where they spent the jjast two weeks with Mrs. Ap-per-zeller's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Harkless.

MARISE'S | Anniversary Sale I "ONE WEEK ONLY” j STARTS FRIDAY, FEB. 19 TO SATURDAY, FEB. 27 I Don't Miss These Drastic Reductions > | and CHANCE TO WIN FREE MERCHANDISE I All Winter Merchandise I REDUCED y 3 and '/i Final Close Out Os All Boys, I Girls & Subteens - ”75% Off" I EXAMPLE Regular 57.98-Now 52.00 | 11 for each days I DRESS OF $5.00 IN MERCHANDISE | You May Use Your Winnings & All Dues Aklh FAD fiA aid In-On This ABOUT THAT” AHU lUn 33V.UU The Boss Has Flipped! GRAND PRIZE FEBRUARY 27 I NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN WAWASEE VILLAGE SYRACUSE, IND. I

TO WED IN APRIL — Mr. and Mrs. Morris Sheetz of r 1 Bremen announce the engagement of their daughter, Marlene Kay, to Max Glen Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren

You’ll Buy CO"OR SEED' wi,h .. - And, confidentially, you’ll find that Co-op quality seed actually costs less than so-called “bargain” seed in the long run. So . . . settle for nothing less than Co-op quality seed .... by far your best buy today. Check these six seed rules for good crops: ADAPTION— The seed you buy should be adapted to your locality. , ' WEEDS— FieId seeds should be free from noxious weeds. PURITY— Seed should have a high percentage of purity. GERMINATION— High germination helps insure * — heavy, vigorous stands. # f QUALITY— Size and plumpness of seed are indica- ' tions of maturity and quality. » sucu&oesu VARIETY— In buying seed, consideration should always be given to the new’, improved Varieties. . •Only one grade is available under the Co-op label — I XU lityl 1ityl Kosciusko Co. Farm ® Bureau Co-Op Warsaw - Milford - Packerton

! Evans of Milford. Miss Sheetz is a 1964 graduate of Bremen high school and is employed at Blue Bells, Inc., in Nappanee. Mr. Evans, a graduate of Milford high school, is employed at Vitreous Steel Products in Nappanee. An April wedding is being planned by the couple. Christian Science Lessons Sunday Th.e Bible Lesson-Sermon in all Christian Science churches this Sunday will feature the storv of Moses leading the children of Israel into the promised land, showing how his reliance on God resulted in what are considered miracles. This is amplified in a citation from “Science and Health with Key to the Scrip-, tures" by Mary Baker Eddy (p. 200' »“Moges advanced a nation to the worship of God in Spirit instead of matter, and illustrated the grand human capacities of being bestowed by immortal Mind." The. subject for the day is “Mind,” and the Golden Text is from Matthew (22: 37 "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”

SOLOMON CREEK YOUTH MEET The Youth Fellowship of the Solomon Creek church met in the church social rooms Sunday afternoon. The meeting was in the charge of the president. Jake Huitema. Rev. Bear met with the 10 members who were present. Bonnie Mishler was in charge of the recreation. Refreshments were served by L. lene Miller, (Jake and Tom Huitema and Bonnie Mishler I / for f / the J/tl fun 1(11 of it..wEi roller, skate! If you are fun-conscious, figure•conscious go to your nearest roller rink and join the crowd that is swinging and swaying to wonderful music. Perfect rhythm comes naturally and your trim figure is kept trim. Bremen Roller Rink "AVe Cater Parties”Phone: 784-3021

for the fun