The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 March 1965 — Page 1

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BLOODMOBILE COMING — The Red Cross Bloodmobile is coming to the Syracuse gym on Friday, March 26. from 12 to 6 p. m. and the persons pictured above,are working to see that die 170 donors wanted for

Questions And Answers

How Much Do You Know About Blood Program?

1 Editor’s N.ih ! •. .Ix - burg, chairman f'---' . , k ’ ty. has prepared a question ' and anew of The * Ma.i J r o b«. •. how the program works. The county cbapter has been a par : the blood program ■ since lifil Recruiters are striving to siiin up at least 170 donors for ' . the next visit of the bloodmobile | Fridav M.r.h 2»; 12 6 pm at the Syracuse rym. , Hie. questions * >hawProgram as it operates- in. Kosciu- 1 - unit collects Hood from volunteer I donors. returns it to the Red Crass ; center where it is processed It is then delivered to al! .hospitals in the area covered by the program. | Replacements in out of region hospitals are made 'on a pint for pint basis and one must obtain form 104 from the Red Cross office in Warsaw or your local recruiter. Elkhart. South Bend. Indianapolis.. Chicago ■ , quire this form for replacement 2 Where is the Red Cross .regional center serving this cou 3. How many hospitals are serv-| ed by the center ? Answer—Approximately 69 4. Haw many peo{4e benefit from the program” Answer—All of the residents of | Kosciusko county, whether requiring bl«xxl uh ’e in the county or away from home 5 How dbes the program work? | Answer—Each chapter participating in the regional program contributes a specific number of pints a year. Tie number is "determined by couhty population and projected | need for blood 6 How is the blood collected” Answer—Chiefly by community visits of Hoodmobiles operating out of the center in Fort Wayne A minor proportion is collected at the center itself. 7 How much blood is collected'* Answer—Over three million pints | were collected in 1964 by the Red Cross program. . 8. How much blood was collected in the region last year? Answer—43.ooo pints were collect ed by the Fort Wayne Reigonal Centt?F *' 9 How much blood was distributed in Kosciusko county or for its! residents? < ■ . Answer—ln excess of 1.100 pints were used and charged to this county for county residents in hospitals here and in other areas in 1964. 10 What is the chapter s quota this year? , ; Answer—l.2so bottles. Next Visi t March 26 11 Where and when can I donate blood? Answer—The next bloodmobile visit will be Friday. March 26, from 12 to « pm. at the Syracuse gym. I 12. How old must I be to give Hood” , ’ Answer—From 18 to 60. with parental permission if under 21 and unmarried ... 13 How do I know whether I am health? enough to give Hood? Answer—Before vou are permitted to donate. Red Cross workers, including a physician, check your ‘ “(Continued on page 12)

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the Visit an 1 signed up. Left to right are Fred Anglin of I-eesburg. Red Cross Blood ITogram chairman for Kosciusko county: Mrs. Herbert . Baumgartner. Van Buren township recruiter: and Mrs. Inez

Milford PTO Changes Meeting Date The regularly scheduled meeting i of the Mgford Parpnts-Teachers Or- ■ g.m zation w.il! be held Tuesday. April 27, instead of April 13, since I the. Litter falls during holy week Awards will be presen ed at this meeting to the fourth and fifth grad-j ers for their SO • exhibits wifi be on display in the . Ussrwms Robert Kitson of the Milford high school science department will present a talk on science Election of <?; : be held and a. final report from the project I comm.ttee ui.i be given As was noted at the L.< meeting the chairman. Dan Levernier, is doing an ; excellent job and hopes to surpass last year’s goal 900 ATTEND ELEMENTARY MUSIC FESTIVAL Approximately 900 parents atten- | ded the Syracuse elementary school sprtng musx- festival which was! held in t.;e gymnasium on Friday evening. March 19. This was the! first time that a music festival lias been held in the spr,ng. | Music bf the family, nature, work j songs, patriotic songs, devotional songs, and songs "just for fun" j were’presented by grades one to I s \ Folk dances were presented by ! grade one. three, and five. Mrs Richard E. Ditmer. musk? j super. isor was in charge of the I program I EK.HTSQIARE HOME EC. CLUB MET ON MARCH 16 The Kghtsquare Home Ec. club< met March 16 at the home of Mrs I Robert Lozier. There were 14 mem- J bers and one guest present. ! Meditation was given by Mrs. Charles Osborn and Mrs. • Martin Stookey gave the lesson on program i planning NEW SI RSCRIBF.RS TO THE MA”-JOITIN\L Dr. Jack Rear. 505 Swilbarr ! Road. .Muncie I Rex Sausaman. r 1 Warsaw I Mrs. Rhode Mock, r 3 Box 229. , Syracuse Mrs Cleo A Strieby, 301 S. Harvrison. Syracuse \ Kellie England, r 2 Syracuse I BiU Horsey. Cromwdl . Donald E Smith. 162 Hibiscus ! drive. Fort Myers Beach, Fla 33931 I . Yellow Banks Hotel, r 1 North '■ Webster Maurice Sutton, r 1 Lake Forest ; addition, Warsaw

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Devenney. chapter house chairman. Mrs. (’. F. Kroh. Turkey Creek township recruiter, was absent when the above photo was taken by a MailJournal photographer.

Mil LORD OE> INSTALLATION 111 OFFICERS POSTPONED Due to illness the Milford Eastern star installation of officers. -< heduled for Saturday . March 27; has been postponed until next Thursday evening, April 1, at 8 p. in. - Mrs. R. Kaiser Heads Milford Music-Parents t The Music-Parents Organization of A! Iford met* in the band room at the {high school on Tuesday. Mrs Neal Cory president, presidwhich time the following officers were elected: President - Mrs. Rivh.ird Kaiser \ ice president - Mrs. Mario McDonald Secretary - Mrs. Harry Dale Doty Treasurer - Mrs. Lowell Rassi Joseph Judkins, band director. ■ ' played ta.[>e nvord.ngs of rt+iearsals of the band and chorus for the spring j concert. . State Income Tax Deadline April 15 The deadline for the 1964 Indiana Ind.Vidual Income Tax Return is April 15. As a service to taxpayi ers. the field offices will be open oo Saturdays. March 27 and April 13 atjid-10 from 8:15 am.tol pm. > The Feguiar hours Monday through I Friday are 8 15 am. to 4 45 p.m. i for th.s district are located at 701 South Clinton 1 , Fort Wayne and 2015 Western Avenue, . South Bend. SENIOR MOTHERS MEET WITH MRS. LEONHARDT The Syracuse Senior Mother’s dub met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. kenenth Leonhardt with Mrs. Eloise Method as co-host- i ess. There were 19 members in attendance Mrs John Cripe, president, presided for the business meeting at . which time Mrs. George Myers announced the bloodmobile would be at the Syracuse school March 26. Mrs. Myers and Mrs. Al Burson will represent the dub as helpers and assist in furnishing some food. Members were asked to assist in securing donors. Mrs. William Bailey presented the program consisting of colored ! slides taken by her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Helm of the United Lutheran Church of America, while serving in Liberia. Africa. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. The next meeting will be April 5 at the home of Mrs. Noble Blocker with Mrs. Gilbert George as co- , hostess.

1,571 Registered Voters Eligible To Vote

Plain Township Referendum To Be Held Saturday At Leesburg School

Following a lengthy discussion on how to take the consensus of Plain township residents, Lakeland school board members voted Tuesday evening to take a referendum at the Leesburg school from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Saturday. March 27. , ' 'Eligible to cast ballot will be the 1,571 registered voters of the township.

The decision to take a consensus came at a meeting of. representat.ws of the Lakekind Community School Corporation and tlie Warsaw Community Schools held last week at Warsaw; The referendum is to gather information as to the wishes <>i . the people of .Plain township and will help the school boards in making the final decision as to the fate of the students of the township. Persons will have two choices on the referendum—joining the Warsaw schools or staying in the Lakeland eorpqratiori. Much Discussion It, had been suggested that per-! sons of the two groups—those for I joining the Warsaw schools and those for. staying in the Lakeland { corporation—take a house to house ! survey <»ri the feelings of the people of the township. Superintendent Lewis S. Immel suggested a good time to start the survey would be Saturday at the Fish fry scheduled for the Leesburg school by the Parent-Teachers as-1 sty at ion. This would save time. • Board member Hdpii Brut of Plain township siated he prefered the house to house survey first talked abo'ut and member William Pearl of Tippecanoe township was in favor of .a secret ballot Mr Peari felt a truer expression of op: I inion could be gained from a secret ; ballot and Mr. Brubaker felt people would make a better decision fn their pwn home. . Statement By E. L. West A statement was then read by E. I L West of the Plain Township Citizens Committee that the commit- ; tee .felt a ballot-should be prepared and approved by the \Varsaw school board then circulated among the registered voters of Plain township. The statement told of ‘ how the committee felt the ballot should be ; prepared and stated “the ballots i should be printed so that question 1 and 2 will altt'rante by half and half’. Question one on the statement was. “I feel that the best interest of Plain township people will best be served by the schools of Ltikeland Community School Corp.’’ Question two on the statement was. "I feel that the best interests of Plain township people will best be served by the Schools of Warsaw Community School Corp.” A third question was, “No opinion”. The ballots were, according to the • statement, to also contain the sgnature of the voter, his address, road number and if they have children enrolled in school now, the number*of same. The Other Side Wallace Huffman, a Plain township citizen who is against the township leaving the Lakeland schools, stated the people of the towwhip had already voted by secret ballot to join the Lakeland. Community School Corporation and he was not in favor of another vote. If a survey was to be conducted he was in favor of a . vote by mail When asked about the statement on the husband or wife casting two ballots Mr West explained it would save running back and it was just put up for consideration. The next question from the board was as to what was thought about Saturday Answer—lt might hurt the fish fry as some people could sit and discuss the situation and some persons might object to it. Trustee Harold Hartman of Plain township took the floor and stated many persons of his township have the feeling they have a choice of going to Warsaw or Syracuse. Talk erf this was started after the first article appeared on the options held by the LCSC board. Board members stated they have no option from the city of Syracuse. Richard Miller had given the board signed papers on his property in the town, however, board members had never acted on them and therefore do not have any option in the town. It was at this time that board president James C. Stucky of Turkey Creek township stated, “At the rate we’re going we will never be in a school by 1967”. He went on to say the board members are trying to work cut a program but they haven’t gotten any cooperation. Brubaker Against ( Mr. Stucky continued by saying he would never vote for the Miller site* m Syracuse. A suggestion was (Continued on page 7)

THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1965

In This Issue • Referendum at Leesburg Saturday • page 1. ■■ • It’s Our Opinion (Editorial* - page 1. • Fire Destroys Barbee Lake Store . page 6; • Letters To Editor - page 7. • Leesburg Giri Wins State Honors . page 8,

Grant Shattuck To Speak At Baptist Church . Area representative qf the V Home Bible League, Grant D. Shattuck will be speaking at the Syracuse Baptist church on March 28 at 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 pm. Mr. Shattuck is a graduate of. Fort Wayne Bible collegt .Wayne, and. Grace Theological Sem nary, Winona Lake. He spfent ->i ne years in the pastorate and has also entered the realm of saered music, having received voice training under the late professor Oliver Steiner Mr. Shattuck will be presenting, the ministry of the World Home Bible League which is an international and interdenominational Bi-ble-Society that provides free scriptures to • '.missionaries on foreign fields and to churches in America. Tlie League also strongly emphasizes and assists churches in area canvassing, .giving -Bibles to place in Bibleless homes They stress the importance of Bible reading and study by their many free Bible courses; . . After the message of the evening a . full color 16 MM film entitled "Ceylon Challenge" will be shown. It pictures the beautiful island of Ceylon', the distribution of the Word of God there, and the great hunger and thirst there is for the Scripmires in foreign lands. You will be informed and challenged by this f:lm . Pastor Robert A Mundy, and the congregation of the Syracuse Baptist church extend a cordial invitation to all interested friends to these services

REV. LEONARD FARDON TO CONDUCT SERVICES IN SYRACUSE Rev Leonard Fardon of Osceola, lowa, a man greatly used of the Lord for the past 25 years, will be. preaching evangelistic senices each night (except Saturday*, from March 29 through and including April 9. at 7:30 at the Grace Bible church, 513 S. Main street, Syracuse Each night the question “What Must I Do To Be Saved” will be answered directly and expressly from God’s awn holy ward These meetings are designed with every man. woman and child in this area in mind, regardless of church affiliation and creed. Come and . let the Grace Bible church congregation show you by example what the Lord meant when he commanded “Let brotherly love continue, be not forgetful to entertain strangers". CHANGE PUBLICATION DATE OFyHE MAIL-JOURNAL PubNeation date of The MailJournal is being moved up with next week’s issue from Thursday to Wednesday. The purpose of the change is to provide advertisers with a longer week end. The photo deadline has been . changed to Monday night with the copy deadline set for Tuesday night at 5 p.m. Emergency articles may be phoned to Milford 653-4111 or 658-4113 or to Syracuse 457-3666 on Wednesday morning.

To Organize Historical Society In Syracuse I Everyone in the area interested in the history of Syracuse and the county, is invited to attend a mee.ing Tses evening, March 30, at .7:30 pm. at 210 West Ma:n street. . Syracuse. “You will be given the opportunity to help organize a .historical society in.' the cwnmurity.'. There will be guest Speakers from nearby societies You will hear the facts on how much important data is being lost even- year, because there is no society to help preser\e it. This six'iety is needed not only for this generation but for future generations. ' SYRACUSE WSCS ELECTS OFFICERS The- Women's Society of Christian Service of the-Syracuse Methodist church met on Thursday. March 18. in Fellowship hail with 60 mem-. 1 eon ■ was served by circle or.e. Mrs. Deart Pittman presided in the absence of the president. Mrs E. W. Hall. Plans were made for the bazaar to be held in Augu.A with Mrs. Forrest Thomas as chairman. An election of officers was held with the following results: Mrs. Ed Coy. president: Mrs. Pittman, vice president; Mrs. Dike Allen, secretary and Mrs. Ralph Atkinson, treasurer. ’ . Secretaries are: Mrs. E W. Hall, membership cultivation: Mrs. W. T. Jones, Jr., missionary education; Mrs. George Bushong, Christian social relations; Mrs. Paul >loore, campus ministry: Mrs. Joe Bushong. spiritual life: Mrs. Mamie Wesner. program. materials and Mrs. Ruth Rapp, supply work. Chairman of committees are: Mrs. Richard Heyde, local church activities; Mrs. Wesner, cards and flowers; Mrs. Vem Brinkman, scrapbook and Mrs. Joy Sims,-e---mergency. Representatives to the Syracuse Courcii of Church Women are Mrs. George Kleopfer and Mrs. August Lundquist : representative to the commission of educar tion is Mrs. Robert Fisher, who was also chairman of the nominating committee. Mrs. Atkinson conducted a pledge sen ice and Mrs Lundquist dosed the meeting by singing “Blest Be The Tie That Binds” A member, Mrs Lydia Deardorff. age 93. was present. The next meeting will be held Thursday, May 20.

Boring Report Given To Lakeland School Board Charles Price of Maurer. Inc., reported to the Lakeland Community Schoo! Board of trustees Tuesday night the results of the boring of the three sites the .school corporation has under option. Sites are the Kline site, the Sutton site and the Ritter site. The boring was done by Clyde Williams of South Bend. It was to give back ground information to help evaluate the sites. The borings were shallow, about 7 and onehalf feet. The results are that all are satisfactory’ for normal building, but the Kline site would be the most suitable. Water was present, however, conditions were wet at the I time the boring were taken. Reports were left with board mem-1 bers for future study. Mr. Price also stated a polishing pond would be needed in addition to the treatment plant at the new high school, according to information obtained from the health department. The plant will have to be a minimum of 250 feet from any bidding; and should be 85 feet square and from three to five feet deep. i A’ .he close of the meeting business manager Don Arnold reported on extra facilities needed by the school. He has contacted several persons and will investigate further. CIRCLE ONE TO MEET APRIL 1 Circle one of the Women’s Society of Christian Senice of the Syracuse Methodist church aill meet Thursday. April 1, in the home of Mrs. Ralph Oingaman, r 1 Syracuse.

A Referendum In Plain Township . (An Editorial) ’A referendum will be held, at the Iheesburg school from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday to help determine the fate of Plain township with reference-tq its future (ducational plans. • This was decided at the Lakeland school -board meeting Tuesday night at which represehtatives of both persuasions were present. Since the school site selection has led t-o an impasse, a faction calling- itself the Plain Township Citizens Committee, has been formed to lead that township into .the Warsaw community school system... They claim a majority opinion in Plain township. The other group, which has held no meetings and has no organizational structure, contends the 'majority residents of Plain township want to remain in the Lakeland school system. They contend they became a part of the Lakeland system by legal vote and that this sentiment has not changed. Poth groups cannot be right, and .the burden to determine which is representative of the people of Plain township lias been a source of a big- headache fdr the Lakeland school board. . The referendum Saturday, to be conducted by Lakeland board members, is to determine once and forall just what Plain township really wants! A Plain township resident must be a i-egistered vbter to vote in the-Saturday referendum. This much is certain: The issue must be decided with dispatch, for it has served only to stalemate planning in the Lakeland school system. It has created hard, feelings and unrest, something a good school system ban ill afford. The Lakeland school system has every chance of becoming a model school system in the state of Indiana. It has the valuation, the students, and the natural beauty to attract residents and industry. A quick settlement of an unsavory situation can trigger untold growth in the Lakeland area. ; And until this situation involving Plain township is settled once and for all. the Lapland school cannot move on to its full potential.

Letter To Registered Voters In Plain Twp. Following is the letter mailed . from LCSC .superintendent Lewis S. Immel's office to the registered vo- i ters of Plain township this week: “This Saturday, March 27, from 10 o’clock in the morning until 9 i o’clock in the evening, at the Lees- ' burg school ‘you will be' giver, an opportunity to express your opinion as to whether further steps-, should : be taken to explore the possibility of releasing • Pla:n Township to the Warsaw’ Community School Corporation or remain in the Lakeland Corporation. “This will be in the nature of a referendum,to be participated in by all registered voters who were registered to vote in the last general election of this township. , “It should be stressed that showing a preference for going to Mar- ! saw does not make it automatic that this is what will happen. The final decision rests with the two school boards.” The letter is signed. Board of School Trustees Lakeland Community School Corporation. | ROTARY CLUB SEES POLIO FILM The regular Monday, March 15, dinner meeting of the Syracuse Rqtary club was held in the Civic Room of Marley’s Steak House. The I program was on the oral polio vac- | cine program to be held in .Syra-I cuse April 4 and June 6. Rev. August Lundquist, Rotarian, representative to the Kosciusko i County mass immunization meeting, gave a full report on plans of the County Medical Society con- '■ cerning the oral vaccine. A film w’as shown entitled “Tlie Last Case of Polio” and Rev. Lund- : quist and Dr. Jack P. Clark conducted a question and answer perGuests were L. E. Craig of Syri acuse. retired General Motor’s em- ! ployee, and George Deaton of North I Webster. '

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New Owners At Yellow Banks . Harold and Martha Rawles of Albion and John and’ Konnie Bowden of Fort Wayne have become the new owners of the Yellow Banks J.Hotel on Webster Lake, having pur- ■ chased rhe popular hotel from Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knudsen on : March 15. The new owners plan to remodel I and redecorate .the 50-room hotel and to expand its accommodations. They will "serve food and beverages in the hotel’s popular Ship’s Bar. and m the spacious hotel dining rolm. Special* music is planned for each Friday and Saturday night, the new I owners stated. HOME FROM FLORIDA Mr. and Airs. Hubert Anglemyer. Syracuse, have returned home from a' Florida vacation. ** wh

DISTRICT GOVERNOR — Gaylord Toll, Mentone school principal ♦and member of the Mentone Lions club, was elected district governor of district 25-G, Lions International, at the f district convention at Culver Sunday. Lion Toll was an active Lions club member when he was principal at North Webster high school.

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