The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 February 1965 — Page 2

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LETTER WINNERS — ITvtured above ate the seniors of Syracuse high school who were presented academic letters last. Thursday during the National Honor Society’s academic convocation. ;

-.•'.-■ -.' . . I Leesburg Scores Over 100 Third Time This Year

The following games brought to a -ke’buh sea of the Lakeland schools: . Leesburg - Wawaka Leesburg Scored over 100 points for the third time this year to defeat Wawaka 120-55 Saturday night at M aw aka. . Leesburg jumped into a 29-12 lead -at tin* er.j <>! t m-t i•! ■was never headed Score at hdlf time was 60-29 and 91-40 at the end of the third -stanza. The Blazers had mx j>: doub'- l’ard;,-e Gunter leading the way with 28. followed by Charles Ghnit r with 21. Gary Landis with 20. Larry Bishop with 14. and J,it k S’lX'.k'-y and Mike Rodgers David Rose paced Waw ak«i’ with. Leesburg won the --seccn game w ith a score of 62 28 ' •I > • . 762, Bishop 622.'-Stookey 503. Gunter > isun lv« |s 420 Huffman 001 f-«r ■ ‘ and 17 ixr-onal fouls.. Rose 305, J. Rose 002. Danner Oil, Golden 001. Shull 413. Riddle 801, Anspaugh MH. J. Franks Oil, M. Franks 211. for totals of 24 field g.Kils, 7 free throws and 24 personal fouls . . ’ ■ , t.eesburg-Jefferson Township I Jack Stookey s .16 points'. weren't enough to carry Leesburg to a vicday night on the hardwood at Middlebury. The', final score was 86-78. ■ first, second. and third stops by four, ten and four points, respectively. The Jefferem Tigers rallied in the Last quarter to outscore ‘the Blue Blazers by 12 markers. Stookey won the scoring honors for the Blazers by hitting 16 field goals and four foul shots- for a total <•! 36 join’s I !>:e !.■_'■ ures for Lvedmrg wore Norm Dukewith. 14. Gary I .: Pardee ; Gunter, each with II points. . Jerry Garber tallied 33- points when ’ for his winning team Gary* Lower added. 21 markers to the Jc:ferson attack and Jerry Jphr < hid 14. | ■ ■'. ■ M a 111 Judf.y 101. J,'Garber B Lower 912. Miller 4M S Garber 112 throws and 14 1 ■ ’

u- - -Dukes s® Landis • ers 504. Gunter 510, for Mak of 34 ’ fig ; persot al fouls , 1 '..Milford - Triton I Tr lon -i, featel the visit pns »'«. Saturday on the Bourbon hardwood ire by ■ quarters- was .Mil- j ford seven, Triton 19 at Use end of i the stops too, It was 37-30 at. half time and 45-57 at the third stop ! Berger of the Tn ton team fed all scorers with 28 points He was fol- ' lowed by teammate Ar»bTS m?.-! Trojan player Dick Groves with 22 points each . Ten (d points were from foul shots' Other Trojan players n double figures were Baker and Phend with 12 each and Stump writ 10 Other Triton. players in double figures, were Craig and Frenger -with 10 each Milford hit 63 per cent of its foul shots while Triton hit 73 per cent The Trojans, with only two seniors, Stan Stump and Eton' Bucher, go into the sectional ter. Jr. wrh a 12-8 season. Box scores follow: Triton ’B6 ‘ - Feldman 203. Anders 942. Bailey 404. Kangerman 101, Craig 424. Frenger 421. Kunt 100, and Berger ll 6 3. for totals of 36, 14 18 3 Mdford -67' - Baker 520, Groves 6 10 1. Bucher 211.'Thend 602. stump n. Second Team Milford’s second team went down to a much stronger Triton team. 69- M i The Trojans got off to a slow start as the Triton team led 194? :_at the first stop and' 33-19 at half time. The third quarter score was 55-29. • • . Winning scoring honors tor the evening were Kioto of Triton and I

Thursday, February 25, 1965

Seated left to right are Janis Perry, business letter; Cassie Wells, English letter; Rosemary Bushong, social studies letter: and Gerri Bauer, mathematics letter. Standing are Tom Clayton, science

Ned . Speicher of Milford with eight I isiskets-from -the fieki and two foul ■ shots-for 18 points each: Also in r double figures for. the home team I were Klin’gertnan with 14 and Mor-1 11. _ ' '' . Box scores follow: j ders- 202. Stoneburger 303, K eidn an 312, ■ Askins 110, Craig 301, Richard 008, Moriaritz 511, and Milford 39 . Hurd 003, Ora 001. • ' ■ ■ • Authr: ■ . - T er 22 ■ . N Spei . er «33. for totals of 14. It. 18 \<<rth W » bst<‘r-S«Hi(h Whitley • Webster 76-50 Friht Nori Webster had led 30-' r at the end trf the first quarter. ; and held . s :?»■ 33 lead at • half-time ■ ’A ■< • m ah’.e the'- ’ ■ V '' v ■ i .V. jXT wi’ 1 ’: ■ Rofx - Whitley led the j ■ - ;■ Jiwci by teammale Bishop with 23 " ■ '■ ■ ■ ■ were Biesemeyer • and Wagoner with ■!1 ><•.' - ■ F L-;ra>h.<.<f South Whitley scored 18 points. Box ores ..w. , 1 S<> ’ ■ J Leiter 314, ■ Robots 882. F. Leiter 824. W«-hs?< r Vi . VanAta 135, I ’ ■>■ ’. - s >,»: b■■-• u•* 611. Brown 211. Jones 024. White ill, Wagoner 612 . • Syracuse - Albion third .quarter Friday night. Svtj- - come within three points of winthe Jackets court. Syracuv* traded 5-8 at the close first ■ ■ . r.d . ..?re k r. the second Stanza to trail by one point 27-26 .The third period, being a little cold for j both learns saw Albion- sottre * . marker Syracuse fought back in ] the fourth session by outscoring Al- j ■. ■ j John Longenbaugh won the seor-.i ■ - ’’ -Al ' -Strife with 8 markers. Wfnebrenrcr assisted ' the . attack with 1 . V »,,< defeat’d Sy’.-.icus<

..- .v ■ ■ | Albion •:<<■ - Hu:’ ‘ B -' . ■ ■ - - r 1■ ■ . - 'A.-2I field goals. 13 free throws and 15 i personal fouls iHirC 220. Clevenger 013. Jones 104. . Rensberger 043. Longenbaugh 14-6-2 W:’son 005. Wortlunger 123. for I totals of 18 field goals. 16 free I tiirovvs and 21 personal fouD

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MR. and MRS, RUSSELL KISTLER Celebrate 45th Anniversary In San Antonio, Texas Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kistler of Syracuse celebrated their 45th wed- * ding anniversary on February 14 |in San Antonio, Tex They are spending the winter at the home of a I daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.

letter: David Kline, business letter; Bill Clune, social studies letter; Fred Green, agriculture letter; and Robert Stiffler, industrial arts letter. Photo by Tim Yeager.

.SYRACUSE Hospital Notes Roger Allen, son of Mr and Mrs John D 1 1 ,. s Sy ra use was admitted to the Goshen hospital. Tuesr ' Maria, daughter of Mr. and Mrs was adiiytted to Goshen hospital.. John E., Kelley, Syracuse was adto Goshe:: hospital Weinesday. Cathy Ann. daughter of Mrs Gloria Johnson- of Syracuse was ad- j mistid to Go-hen hospital on Wed-] jnesday, Feb. 17. She-.was released! Monday - ' J C. Morganthaler of r 3 Syr- j -aci.'.- was adrmtted to Goshen hos-• pit.il Thursday. . Harper Fred Peck, r 2 Syracuse, > was admitted to the Goshen hospital Wednesday evening, Feb. 17, follow- : j ing an auto accident. j Robert Nettrour of r 4 Syracuse [entered Goshen, hospital Thursday. Feo He was released Weciresday. Candice Johnson, daughter of Mrs. * • hospital Thursday Feb. 18 Sne was released Monday. ■ ■ ~~~ Tillman Coy of r 3 "Syracuse entered Goshen hospital on Thursday, I Feb 18 He has been released from the : ital i Dr David Culley of r 2 Syracuse], was released from Goshen . hospital Wednesday, Feb. 17. . transfered to ’ Elkhart General hosi| pital Monday from the Goshen hos- • W - r 1 Sy j was 'from the Murphy : M ■ ■fav. Feb 23. She was released XVedr.-.-siiAv Therman Melcher. Pamela and] . B- . • . . • ’ I S'.:'--.U \ ' '• . JR Mr ao-i Mr- ' Kis’ler are . . . ■ . . Ime tn March . . z '' ' . , ■ ■' ' ' -- . . ; Syracuse Locals ’ • Mr and Mrs. Fk»yd Disher. Syr-1 { two-weeks vacation. | Mr. anti Mrs James W.ison of j Svraeuse Lake have left for a vacation at Fort Myers. Fla Mr and Mrs. Roger Holsv’.a* ! and family have moveti frocn. r 3, '' - ■ • • Thursday jftermwn at the home of Mr and Mrs Thomas Gilbert. Syr- ■ acuse. 'r Goshen were recent guests of her ‘ parents, Mr and Mrs. Gilbert ‘ George, at Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Harding of New Ca<t!e were guests Saturday. Feb. 20. of Mr and Mrs. Jack Elam (and family, Syracuse. LaMar Linderman, r 1 Syracuse. [ is one of the members serving on Elkhart County Farm Bureau Livestock committee chi tours. Rev. Ralph Wagoman and-Mrs. Esteila Swartz, Syracuse, visited | with Mrs. Elsie Bowersox in the | [Elkhart hospital. Thursday. Eddie Robinson, $r -3 Syracuse, j has returned from a trip to Fiori- ' [da where he visited with his daugh- , ter, Mrs. Gustafson, and family. . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rule, Syra- ! cuse. have returned from a ISday j vacation spent at Key West. Fla. They made the trip both ways by plane.

OBITUARIES

Ta ~r~;■_ a| Ashwell Lynn Moss Ashwell Lynn Moss, former editor and publisher of The Hoosier Democrat. a weekly newspaper at flora, ilnd.. died at 10 p m. Sunday at the i Fix Commuinty nursing home in -Flora, following an illness of- five 1 weeks. He was 78. - -■] Moss, who retired July 1. 1963. was ■ with the popular weekly 66 years. He assisted his father, founder of . ] the Carroll county wwkly, get out i the first issue on September 18, 1897. i The de’ceased became editor in 1916 l follow ing his father's death. Bom March 21. 1886. at Flora. Moss was the .-on of Frank A. and Elvira Ford Moss His marriage on March 21, 1911. was to Eva Merle Burns, who survives. - | Mo-s was a member of the Flora Presbyterian church and a charter member of the Flora community club He was a 1903 graduate of Flora high school. Survivors include the widow: a son. Alfred L . Flora; two grandchildren: and one si<er. Mrs F K ; Stanley. Delphi. His son is editor and publisher of ' The Hoosier Democrat and The Delphi Journal. - Fttiie held -at I 10:30 a. m. Wednesday at the Car- i ter funeral home, with Rev. Glenn ( . R.im-ey and Rev y C Chapin officiating Burial was in Maple Lawn ' ‘cemetery. • • ] Rev. Warren E. Bowman Last'rites were held at 1 p. m. Monday at the North Webster Church of tiie BMhren for Rev. Warren E. Bowman,. 77, who died on Thursday ' morning, Feb: 18. at his winter home at Hobe Sound, Fla Rev. Clayton Mock officiated. Interment was in [the Topeka cemetery at Topeka. Ind. The Harris-Troxel funeral home at North Webster was in charge of arrangements. i- . . Rev. Bowman was a minister of the Church of He was a resident of the North Webster and Lake Wawasee areas and for the last 18 years spent wln‘ters in Hobe Sound. He had been in tailing health for some time but his death was sudden and unexpected. He was bom in Topeka on May 16. 1887. and lived there in his early years. * , s nclude his wife, Mary Alice: two sons. Robert S. of Tucson. Ariz.. and John E. of Osseo, Mich. ; five daughters. Mrs Donald 1 Erma) Nine of r 3. Syracuse, Mrs. Chester Margaret Moog of West Unity, 0.. Mrs. Hubert <Laverna) Yagel of Kpukle. O . .and Mrs Velnti Mayazpo, Mich.: 23 grandchildren: 25 great-grandchildren: and one sister. Mrs Cecil < Desha v Coil of Fort Wayne One daughter preceded him in death.

Mrs. Lyda L. Strine -I WOULD RATHER FIGHT A group ot Claypool girls appeared at the tournament with black (painted* eyes, and wearing big lapel badge* staling, “I* Knights Would Rather Fight Than Lose”. - f —- MILFORD - PIERCETON GAME - FRtIHY AFTERNOON According to Milford high schotJ principal Donn D Kesler the Milford* eton basketball game ■ will be played at 1 p. m tomorrow Friday' with the Mentone-Columbia City game to follow at 2 30 Should the present blizzard conditions still exist the games will be played on Saturday morning with the Friday evening ‘games being played on Saturday afternoon. the semi-f---nals on Saturday evening and the finals on Monday evening. * It is hoped the weather will clear to allow the. games to be playel tomorrow, - Mr and Mrs Ray Wogoman. r 4 Syracuse, went to Chicago Wednesdav. Feb. 24. They will visit at the home of their son-in-law' and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Tom Joyce and family. i Ed Caskey. Guy Nicolai. Rev Paul Epolev. Robe-t and Stanley Insley called on I J Byland. Syracuse. recentlv Mr. Byl.ind returned from the Veterans hospital. Fort Wayne, last week. Mr. and Mrs Ed Anderson, Syracuse, left Friday. Feb. 19, for a weeks visit with his sister. Mrs Keith Bellman in Boulder. Colo. They expect to be home about February 27. . Mr. and Mrs. William Sloan. Morgan Sloan and son. Mrs. Kenneth Rollins and daughter, all from Syracuse: and Mr. and Mrs Frank Searfoss and children of Chicago were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs John Searfoss and family.

her home. Death was sudden and . unexpected. Mrs. Strine was born in Ohio, October 8, 1882. She had resided at Barbee Lake moved there from Fort Wayne, five years ago. She was married to Frank Strine in 1946. He died in 1959. She was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors ■ include a son. Arde?. Koontz. Barbee Lake: two daughters. Mrs: Theodore Befcyl Garr.. Akron. O. Mrs. Ernest < Lettie' Regel. Akron: a brother. Clint Bryant. Yeadon. Pa . 2 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a. m. at the Harris-Troxel funeral home. North Webster. Rev. Charles Johnson will officiate and burial w ill be in Falls cemetery’ at WabasJi. Mrs, Elvin (Ella) Tridle Death claimed. Mrs. Elvin f Ella' Triddle, 82. Akron. Wednesday morning. She had been ill fpr two years and death was caused by com plications.The deceased ’ was bom in Jack-1 son township on April 4. 1882, to ’ Gabriel and Mary Ann (Kreider) J . Ulrey. She was married to Elvin Tridle, who survives. They ran a general store in Sidney for a number of ‘years, moving to Akron about 120 years ago ' ; ‘ A housewife, Mrs. Tridle was in active church worker. She was a memiier of the Spring Creek Church of the Brethren. Surviving besides the husband are . Walgamuth of Akron: two grandchildren. Arden Walgamuth of North Webster and Terry Walgamuth of Akmn: and five great-grandchil-: dren ’ Friends may call at the Haupert | funeral home at Akron. Funeral ■services will* be held in the Eel River Church of the Brethren at 'l3O on Friday with burial in the { church cemetery’. ‘ • Charles Beer Charles Beer, 86. son of the late* sSinion Beer of Milford, died February 17 at his home in Mansfield, 0. Surviving are lais wife. Christine; four sons: three daughters: one Brother,- Simon, Jr., Mansfield; five i half-brothers. Otto, Ezra. Theo, and Henry’, of Milford, and Peter J. of Goshen: and two half-sisters. Mrs. Oscar Graff of Milford and Mrs Saloma Kipfer of Bluffton. ' He was a member of the Appsto- . lie Christian church at Mansfield. , j Funeral services were held in the ■ Wappner funeral ’home at Mansfield

ALFRAN NURSING HOMEServing You For A Better Community... > A Home Where There Is Someone To Care, Someone To Love And Something To Do i ” s The Natiwial Couneil for the Accreditation of Nursing Homes* with offices " in Chicago, recently accepted the Alfran ’ Nursing Home to be on their Accredited List. There is only one other home in the State of Indiana that holds this distinction. The Wilsons and Staff feel proud of this achievement and hope that the community will share with them this feeling of pride, ’ FACILITIES PERSONNEL The Aifran Nursing Home was started in 1944 with The K<g Nurse Staff is scheduled sp that there three patients. In 1950 a license for 13 patients was w ji| j, e at least one R, N. on duty At all times. ■ S - ' W S w • Oswego. Mrs. (Alice M,) Gilson, a Registered Nurse, is ■ \{ rs Teeple. Leesburg ■’ ~ Miss Kay Meseke, Leesburg Hospital. Oak Park. 111. She was formerly a supervisor ’ Airs. Priscilla Sundheimer, L. P.N; at a General Hospital at Union City, Ind. Mr. Wilson has Mr. Elson Wilson,. L P X. _ also been very helpful in the operation of the home. He . Mrs. 1-rank (Alice) Wilson, L. --- < - i s • f the late Rev. and Mrs. D. R. Wilson, a Staff members who serve actively or in an advisory Presbyterian Minister with his last' pulpit being the capacity as needed for complete health care are: Pierceton Presbyterian Church,. The Wilsons have two Robert 1). Dormire, M. D. -4 children, a daughter. Mrs. James Teghtmeyer of Col- I). T. Stouder, D. S. C. umbia a home economics instructor, and . plans . R. M W hitney Phy Meal Therapist the meals and special diets at Alfran. Their son. Elson Kussell L. Heyde, D. D. b. It. Wilson, is a licensed practical nurse at Alfran. His About one third of the patients at Alfran are retarded wife the former Mary Ellen F-ryan of Mentone, works children who are completely isolated and separated from in the bookkeeping dept, at Alfran. the adufc patients.. The Alfran Nursing Home is planning an Open House in the near future. Watch this newspaper for the announcement of the times and date. . L ALWAYS ALWAYS LOOK FOR < LOOK FOR

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on Saturday. Those attending from here were Otto, Ezra, and Theo Beer and Mrs. Oscar Graff, and Frank J. Beer, a nephew of the deceased. 1 Ronnie Cripe 1 Ronnie Cripe, infant son of Mr. x and Mrs. Gerald L. Cripe Os Gtl shen and grandson of Mr. and’ Mrs. ? Cecil Gonzales of Milford, was still- ' born at the Goshen hospital at 4:20 ( p.m. Sunday, , Surviving besides the parents and the Milford grandparents are the j paternal grandparents. Mr. and . Mrs. Xlarshall Cripe of Goshen: great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. . Walter Cripe of Waterford, and Mr and Mrs. Dewey Koher of Goshen. j and a great-grandfather. Modesta Yvarra of Charlotte. Tex. Graveside services were held 1 Tuesday at 4 p.m. at the Clinton- . Union cemetery with Rev. Richai J 1 Sumner of the Milford Methodist ■ i church officiating. I MrSj.Frank Huffman w Funeral services were held at Wilmette. lIL. on Monday for Mrs Frank 'LenaMfuffman. 82, Wilmette, who was bom and raised in Milford Mrs. Huffman died at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at her home. She had been ill for several months with death being caused from heart ailment Following the services in Illinois the body was returned to Milford where friends were received Monday night at the Misitler funeral b.ome. Burial was in the Milford ■ cemetery ‘on Tuesday .with graveside services being conducted by Rev. Richard Sumner. Mrs. Huffman was bom in Milford on January 18. 1873. Her husband died on September 24; 1943 She was a member of .the Congregational “church at Wilmette' art! had resided in the -Illinois town far the past 40 years. ' Surviving are two sons. Frank and Henry, both of Wilmette: three dren: two brothers. George Tumbleson of South Bend and Ralph Tumbleson of Atwood; and one sister. Mrs V. C Rose of Dowagiac. Mich. Dr. Harold McCully j Dr Harold . McCully, 71, r 4 SyrFeb, 23, at his .resilience' at Lake Wiiwasee of complicat ons follow ng an extended illness. ' ■ ■ He was born in Ransom county. • N D . September 26. ’ 1893. to Thomas J. and Sharon Belle ! Brody' '-McCully. He had lived, in Rushville from 1921 until moving to Lake Wa- • vvasee in 196(1. He was married to Mary ■ 1 man. she preceded him in death in . 1952. On June 6. 1054, he married ! Nora Kaiser and she survives. He 1 was a retired chiropractor. He was

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ACCIDENT CAR - This photo shows the extent of the damage done to the late model Chevrolet in the car-train accident Saturday afternoon which cost the life of 12-year-old David Glen Walther of Sidney. a member of the First Presbyterian church, the Phoenix No. 62 of the F and AM. the Martha Poe chapter of O.E.S. the V.’T.O.E. 1307. He was also a lifetime honorary member of the past presidents of Indiana State Chriopractors Association: •_ S | Cecile Shanks of Rushville: three t brothers. Kenneth of Rushville. I Donald of Sioux Falls. S. D.. and Herbert of Lincoln, Nebr.: two stepdaughters. Mrs. Ralph E. Gough of Indianapolis, and K. Benn of Fort Smith. Ark., and four step’grandchildren. Funeral services will be held FriMoore memorial home in Rushville. Burial 'will be n East' Hill Shire Mausoleum. The Harris funeral home in Syracuse was in change of the arrangements. -- > Rev. Warren Bowman The KvA -Warren Bowman. .77. A f 1 / J I, 7 ■ health but death was sudden. Rev BbwtnSn was bora in - Topeka, May 16, 1887, and was a re*--tired minister, of the church of the Brethren. He is survived by his Wile Mary Alice. ' ' - Other »sumvors include two sons. Robert Bowman of. Tucson, and John Bowman of Osseo, Mich.; four other ■ ilaughters. Mrs Chester Gould. Tucson. Ariz . Mrs. Hugh Moog. West Unity, 0., Mrs. Hubert Yagel, Kunkle/ 0.. and Mrs. Velma Maynard, Kalamazoo. Mich.: one sister, Mrs. Cecil Coil. Fort Wayne;,23 ; grandchildren and 25 great-grand-

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> After the car hit the train it was thrown against a signal box and standard. Both David and his brother Donald, driver of the vehicle, were thrown from the car. children; Services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at the North Webster Church of the Brethren and burial was in Topeka cemetery’. Harris-Troxel funeral home. North Webster, was in charge of arrangements. JAN BYLAND BOWLS 606 SERIES Mrs. Louis (Jan' Byland of r 4 Syracuse, bowled a 600 series Tuesday night at the Wawasee Bowl south of Syracuse. Her average is ’st'> She bowled games of 170-255-181. for a ■ 606 sferies. Mrs. . Byland was’bow I ng with her team. Weaver Tool. _ . Investigation Continues In Valentine Day ‘Job’ Investigatiop is continuing in theValentine Day break-in of three Milford business houses,- and the attempted entry of a fourth, according to MJford chief of police VerWolf. • ■ .... ■ ’ from the safe of the'-Walter Drug. (' y. io. ated in the business block. Thieves gained entry to the drug store owned by John Perry by prying the front door open with a wrecking bar. They took a total of $1,197 26 from the safe. Also entered were Fullers General Store and C. S. Myers Ford Agency. An attempt' was made to , gain entrance to Sharp Hardware [ Company. Investigating besides the Milford chief of police are deputy sheriff Dave Andrews and state police ,de- -- tective Howard Lightfoot.