The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 4, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 March 1965 — Page 2

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A REAL ‘BARN BURNER’ — Scheduled play ended 60-all, and Bailey going up for a basket. In left Pierceton’s game with Columbia the first overtime ended 64-a 11. In foreground is the Pierceton cheering City Monday night in which the the second overtime, Pierceton got section. " Cubs won in a double overtime was 10 points to four for Columbia City. The inset photo, upper left, shows easily the best game of the sectional This photo shown, taken by a Mail- the electronic scoreboard after the basi,elhall tournament. Journal photographer, shows Bill final gun went off.

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ITS* MINE — Four of th* above U ready to act on the offense or de- last Wednesday and the 'Tigers then five plovers have decided that the sense depending upon who gets the went on to win the sectional. A Mailball belongs to them and the fifth ball. Journal staff photo, player, Mike Chambers of Warsaw. ssracuse lost to the taller Tigers

Milford Defeated By Pierceton In Tourney

The Cubs jumped into a 7-0 teed and with Mi-ford ice cold, continued to a commanding 30-5 lead at quarter time. In tiie second quarter, with. Milford s Baker hitting well and the Cubs mtikng , t number erf inis- • low lead (rs eight points, with the half erhiii.-g u.th Ibni-bn on top, 4M6 The third quarter found Pierceton again f ill of steam and the Trojans seemed to. have moled off The (Mbs

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Thursday, March 11, 1965

led by 18 points at 'he close of the third quarter. Although the Trojans turned in a good game they just couldn’t overcome toe Fuhs' first quarter lead Milfonl's Baker had 23 points followed by Piiend with IS and Groves w*ilh 12. Garth Cone and Dick Wells each hit 21 for Pierceton. Bill Bailey contributed 16 additional points and Dana Cone, Garth's younger brother, scored 10 in relief. Score by quarters follow: . •-

High Ind ■Serteir'T' D»vLs 554 Hirh Ind O Bums 199. 8 Gant 503. R Braa.l 508 H Bair 505 B Ukrni MS,. H Mieki. y 503. T Davis 554 H .JUrkdort«r 516. ' ■ I.AXD—O—IAKt S ■a: Loaan Fu-I .■ , 58V 41VK. :- ' 58 4J Frtw Tvv. :;i . ’ ' , ■ 50. 50 ' x : .s- 5c :»■ ar. » M:‘.k ’ • ' 4> 5 • . Fh.-tnrryFrrd • 4&S MS 1 ■ 4.5 55 A:n . Ir. r 45 .55 Hir-v 'KS c-rs. ‘ '■ .59 •-! .. ~ - . •• -I : ; .-.r lie • ■ e: ■ ■ ■ s . ‘ S. :■ > R r.g.ae-. 500 8,-riea G Nordman 587-202 J n. ». C Et > ST!-.:'A-. R .Strom-JG-2.:1 H Schrock 542. D Pl Z * Shock 578. C ■■Cleveland 50*' 204 2'55.. M •Ca.-'-.u. 57" -■-.•<• J R!-..-.",- ..2 R 214 2SS, . H S-a-.’ Hank Syracuse ' -2 38 Wawiuei. Mariaa. ■ ■ '54’1.45'-:. v ■ ' -•

Champion Corn Picker tF /Kq* • e 'Vc j|m_ T| 4 Wgh| 'll . < V ' / i'u, f. Champion of the 1964 National 2-Row Coni Picking contest,*Dean Gage, Garretson, 8. D., displays his trophy beside the equipment he used to score 97.134 points out of a possible 100. His win established a manufacturer's record — in five of the last six years, the national champion has used Ford equipment Second place winner | of th® 19-64 contest was John Sundennan of Pender, Nebr, who | scored 96.149 points, also Using Ford equipment This year’s contest was held in Sioux Falls, S.’D. The 1965 contest will be b> Adrian. Mich.

P.ereetoii 30 46 65 85 ' Milford ■ ” 5 36 47 63 Summary of the game: PIERCETON >BS — Wells 10-1-3, Faurote 100, Miner 308. Pletcher 001. Rex Reid 314, Dana. Cone 343. Garth Cone 933, Bailey 483. Gregory 101, Ban? Reed 000. Totals. 34 field goals, 17 free throws. 21 personal fouls. - Baker 954. ! Groves 444. Phend 552. Stump 033. j Beer 306. Wilson 201. Totals, 23 field goals. 17 free throws. 19 i persona’ fouls

Shaver. Mis: Co 47 53 . Aero Xtft No 1 . ’ • 48 54 R.w -J.w... :y . 43 57 Aera Mtc No 2 41 , 58 - >' Rayco. 37,..t>3 t Hush. -Series and 'Game. T< am: OaU1 500 Series- W Huffvr 559 218. R Brar. l 512 201. E Mon. y 55V 200. C. MOhh-r 543 217. K Hur. 513. H Hochstetl. r 572 213. R Ahr. ns 502. L ’ ■■ ! 2V9 217. J Clark 507 205. F .Lakey 583 I ■ BIBLE CLASS MEETS i AT MISHLER HOME I The Bilile Class of the Syracuse i [Church <rf the Brethren met Tues- ! day e'-e:-!i!K. Feb 23, at die home | of Mr and Mrs Jessß Misiiler for i a pot luck supper and Mr Mishler- gave several reeks-1 Mrs Lefinie Brown kid a contest in which siie asked questions. Ttierc were/’prises awarded Mrs. IXgi

OBITUARIES

Mrs. Chloe Alma Hire Mrs. Chloe Alma Hire, 90, 112 Harrison St.. Syracuse, died Sunday, Feb. 28, at 2 p. m. at the Hutchinson nursing home, Gosi jn, where she had been a patient for several months. Death was due to complications of age. j Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p. m. at the Harris funeral home in Syracuse. Rev. Carl H. Satre officiated and burial was in the Syracuse cemetery*. Mrs. Hire was born in Syracuse cm I January 7, 1875, the daughter of Eli 'and Joan Holloway. She had resided :in Syracuse all of her life with the exception of the years 1919 to 1949 : which were spent in Elkhart. Her husband, Eli Westley Hire, 'preceded her in death in 1934. She : was a member of Grace Lutheran ' church in Syracuse and a charter member * of the Women's Relief 1 ! Corps. She had served as organist at the Grace Lutheran church for several years. Survivors include two sons, Millard of Syracuse and Hubert of Elkhart; six grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren; two sisters. Mrs. Roy Riddle of Syracuse and Mrs. John i Ross of Central Point, Ore. I Mrs. Roy Philips Mrs. Maude Philips, a summer resident of Oakwood Park, Lake Wawasee, for a number of years, died at her home in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday*. Feb. 23. Funeral services were held Saturday at Indianapolis. Her husband preceded her in death last summer. A number of children survive. Mrs. Emma Koch Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Farney Koch. 83, of Pont.ac, 111., were held Monday. A sister, Mrs. Anna Homan, of Milford, survives. Other survivors are another sister and three brothers, Mrs. Melinda Decker of Strawn, 111., Orville Far■ney of Hoopeston, 111., Arthur Farney < • Denver, Colo , and .-Andrew Farney of Wolcott, Ind. Mrs. Koch was one of 17 children. Mrs. Homan was unable to attend- j the funeral. Mrs. Ira Clayton Strohm Mrs. Ira Clayton Strohm. 87, 5709 Broadway Terrace, Indianapolis, died Wednesday, Feb. 17; at her home. The Strohms owned a summer • home at Ideal Beach, r 4 SyTacuse, and had spent the summers here. Mrs. Strohm "was born in Nappanee May 18, 1877, Clara May Artz, daughter of .Ahab and Bathsheba Artz. She was married to ‘lra Clayton Strohm of Nappanee, November 20, 1899. They owned and operated a restaurant in Nappanee until they movled to Indianapolis and formed the I Strohm Warehouse and cartage company in 1905. Mr. Strohm is deceased. Survivors include a son, Burnett Artz Stream and a daughter. Mrs. Robert H. Pidgeon. both of Indianap-’ olis; three grandchildren; a niece, -Mrs. Charles .Artz Miller of Fort Wayne; and a nephew, Walter .Artz Miller of Nappanee. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 22. at the Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary and burial was in Crown Hill cemeterv, Indianapo- -■ feS fey M. JACK MIODI£TON,_ 1 Farina Cat Can Crater Know Your Cat Breeds Scientific color breeding has added new breeds to tne cat family. • . . Two of these new breeds are I the Himalayan and the Rex. The Himalayan is a long-haired cat with Siamese markings. The Rex is a very rare short-hair type. It has a coat with small, deep waves rifeht down to its tad. Here are some of the better known cat breeds: The Siamese: Lean and lithe, it hsfs clear brilliant blue eyes, pale body and shaded points. The points range in color from seal brown to blue-grey and pale, mauve. * . The Burmese: Its short-haired coat is plushy and sable brown. Its eyes are golden and its body i I and head are similar to the Siamese. . ■ j The Lang-Hair or Persian: Ideally, it has a large, round head, short snub nose, wide eyes, small ears, a boxy body and short ■ legs. Its fluffy coat is particularly long around the neck and tail. The Manx: A native of the ! isle of Man, it has abort hair and j absolutely n > tail.’ Its long hind legs give it a distinctive hopping ’ gait. - Davis and Leonard Barnhart sang several duets. Mrs. E. Worst ler gave the devotions. The group joined hi hymn singing. There were 32 present

CARD PARTY SYRACUSE, INDIANA Business and Professional Women’s Club ' MARCH 5 — 7:30 P. M. AMERICAN LEGION HALL " GAME and DOOR PRIZES Proceeds To Help Their Many Projects Donation 75c

Ligonier News -1 — ■ ' .■ . ■■■ ■ ■ By ROSE CUNNINGHAM H . Lutherans Purchase Ligonier Church I i Building The Lutheran church, Missouri Synod, has* purchased the church budding at 503 south Main = street and will begin services there as soon as redecorating arid repairs have been completed. A was held at the Ligonier city hall for all those interested in forming a Lutheran church in. this city on January 24. The next meeting will be held at the church Tuesday. 2. at 7 30 p m and a progress report will be given at that time. —L — j Rites For Ligonier Fire Chief Held Sunday Funeral services for Hallie F. Gehring, Ligonier’s fire chief, were held Sunday afteniwn at 2 p, rm m the Ulrey-Sedgwiek funeral home. J Mr. Gehring, age 61. died of a-j heart attack while eating lunch at the home of his son, Fred, at 1:45 p.m. • last Thurstiay. He was bom June 12, 1903, in Millersburg and spent most of his Lifetime in this community. He was married to the former Helen Hite. Surviving besides his wife Helen , are four sons. James in the U. S. air force in California. Harold ■Fred . Ligotver: Ten. Goshen: Tom, Ligonier: two sister. Mrs. Beula Huff and Mrs. Roy Shaplan of Goshen; and one brother, Harry, of Millersburg, i'. ~ L ’“ ■ ’ Garrett Wins . Sectional Four DeKaii) county teams survived as the Kendallville high school sectional basketball tournament was resumed Saturday afternoon after being delayed two days by the Indiana weather. All Noble, county teams had been eliminated. The Garrett Railroaders won. over j Eastside 70-52 and in the finals defeated Waterloo, die only team tixit had beaten, them ' during the regular season, 47-38. Ligonier Red Raiders were shortlived as they drew for their first game defending champions of Garrett Ligonier attempted a eontred game against the tall Railroaders, never taking a ?hot in the first quarter and holding Garrett to eigiit points. By tiie half GaiTett had crept up to 16-5 and at the end of die third quarter Garrett was in the lead 33-16. The game ended with a 57-26 score. I. gonie- Red Raiders euded t : 'e.r season with a 11-11 record and will lose all but diree of the first ten boy’s at graduation time. -._ L - Jane Alber Wins Spelling Bee Jane Alber, grade 7. won the spelling bee at Perry Centralized School and will now be eligible to participate the county spelling bee to be held in Albion. Douglas i Feightner. grade 5. ‘ was the second place winner. The contest for grades four through eght was held Monday ! evening .at the Parent-Teachers I meetin£. • ~I» — I 18 Complete Red Cross Course i Eighteen persons have completed the Red Cross Standard First .Aid ; . course taught by William Keliey, • first aid chairman of Noble county j chapter of the Red Cross i Standard certificates, were award|ed to mayor John Golden, Gerald | |=L. Miller. Lucille Moser, Grant R. J ! Moser, Cecil Johnson. Imogene Johnson,..Melvin Linn. Phyllis Gene I Linn, Paul Pfenning, Ann Pfenn- | ing. Gary ■W. Bishop. Betty J I | Fisher. Bill B. Fisher. Arthur C. , Epert. Albema Maggart, Robert L , Hite. Keith Hite and Donald G. McDonald.

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REACH — The above Pierceton player seems to be trying to reach as high in the air as he can with the ball so the Milford player won’t get the ball, but as' clearly shown in the picture he couldn't reach high enough and eventually Milford did get the ball. Pierceton Won the game 85 to 63 Saturday afternoon and Went on to play in the finals with Warsaw. A Mail-Journal staff photo. “honoredon SILVER ANNIVERSARY Air and Mrs. Ross Crockett. David aid Nila Kay Crockett, and Mrs, Leonard Ross entertained re-, cently at a dinner al the A’ and A restaurant. Kendallville.' for Mr and Mrs Nyal Crockett. The occasion was their 25th wedding anniversary. ■ . . — L — St. Patrick’s Sodality Has'March Meeting St. Patrick's Sodality met at the home of Mrs. Rollin P. Stanley . 211 Pidgeon street, on Tuesday evening. March 2. Seventeen members answered roll call. • The president. James McCullough opened the meeting with prayer' and the secretary's report was given by Mrs. John Zimmerman of Syracuse. A thar.k you note was read j>f Topeka who had recent surgyy. Mrs. Robert Topham gave the- tresaurer’s report. Plans were completed for the annual St. Patrick's Day dinner to _be held Sunday. March 14, at 5.30 p. m. in the Sun-E-Side Recreation Center. As a lenten project, the ladies <k< cided to hold a rummage and bake sale. The place and date will be announced later. . Refreshments in keeping with St. Patrick's Day were served by Mrs Stanley and coJiostesses Mrs, Peter Pitzen and Mrs. Paul Parker. The April meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Albert Bauer in Syracuse. — L — Mrs. Helena B. Wolf Celebrates 84th Birthday • Mrs. Helena B. Wolf celebarted j her 84th birthday recently and was j surprised by a group of ladies from the Indian Village EUB’Thurch who came to her home on Lincoln way West to help her celebrate. Refreshments were served by the group and the afternoon was spent socially.

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