The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 April 1965 — Page 15

Rev. Ralph Wagoner. Mrs. Ella Unrue and .Mrs. Estella Swartz, all of Syracuse, called on Mrs. Elsie Bowersox at the Elkhart General hospital. Wednesday, March 31. Mrs, Bowersox of Syracuse continues to improve.

MOONLITE MADNESS SAVE 10% ON YOUR FAVORITE Pair Os Shoes 0 10 r c Off On All Regular Merchandise In The Store 9 To 12 ONLY! FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1965 ALSO A TABLE OF SPECIALS AT RIDICULOUSLY LOW PRICES Pilcher Shoes s Downtown Syracuse

MOONLITE rWH SALE PICKWICK BLOCK — DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE Friday, April 9 ■ 9-12 pm I g^ AS I FLAST.C LAMP allVXSse (Thi. 1» Our Regular Line) CLOTHS BASKET SHADES BOOKS TERRY TOWELS ■ REG. $1.39 Asst,' Sizes. Color*. ALL REG. 29c BOOKS Reg. 20c each 9 «hw 8 _99cea. 2forsoc 17c sfor77c | „ //C | .SCATTER CHILDRENS CANNON DRESSER ___ 1 “* < B^B BATH TOWELS SfARFS . | ; n| U, 50c each 3 Pair for SI.OO 2 for 97c 9c each I HOSIERY . ANCHOR HOCKING FRESH — DELICIOUS I ... ■*'<«?« COOKWARE Sale Brach s . I *'*■,, IbN I qt. Sauce Pan Reg. $2.95 — $1.63 . F)--/ Pr AuC 8 I I 2 qt. Sauce Pan Reg. 3.50 — 1.93 CIIOC. DiPD6(I “630111$ I ZFI.tKN. 2 1 2 qt- Sauce Pan Reg. 4.95 — 3.03 i R W 9” skiiiet Reg. 4.50 — 2.62 Reg 59c iMMMMMmmmnH Ji'iS. S X,~ 4 .2 2 LB. For 88C TABLE LAMPS D STETSON MELMAC VACUUM CLEANER IRONING BOARD MATTRIAI Reg. $4.98 I ZZ7 Dinnerware BAGS COVER & PAD CO QQ aarh ■ / SERVICE FOR 4 ,6 Bags Per Pkg • „ / REG. 59c YARD JZ.OO 63011 |F ST.Mset 2 pts. SI.OO 57< each 43c yard 11 "UXXX4-214'■ ladies spring a summer ladies aqua net ■ vvrxiu TCDDV V/ PANTIES ARTIFICIAL SPRING BLOUSES HAIRSPRAY it cainnun ilkky ■/ REC - 33CEaCh R^?^?c S h BEC ‘lo° ,;.39°va C ll'e HI DISH TOWELS Ik/ 3 pair 73c 6f0r47( 77c each 87c plus tax JI O Sanitary Napkins KLEENEX 4-SI.OO K O TE X 200 2 PLY SHEETS Box of 12 — Reg. 39c — Sale 3 for SI.OO Reg. 29c Box I'-' ' MOD ESS 19f Rqy I" 1 Box of 12 — Reg. 39c — Sale 3 for SI.OO 1 r , LADIES’ There Will Be More Items For Even Less!! HOUSE l L M ••—7Z —7 r T DRESSES IJ I Be Sure To Register For Drawing N „s^, I x 11 ' — ' Reg. $2.98 I / W. R. Thomas 5-$1 00 Store HOURS A MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY — 9 00 to 5:30 _ J PICKWICK BLOCK SAT. 9-9 SYRACUSE, IND.

Mrs. Gordon Groves, an employee of the Syracuse State Bank, attended a class in banking Thursday, March 31. which was held at the Federal Reserve Bank and the First State Bank in Chicago.

f Good light is as important for? machine stitching as it is for hand sewing. Clothing specialists at Purdue university suggest placing the machine in a clear light, without shadows or reflections.

ii]Kll* I I t I t k ■ — Bl LAST DAY SAL, APRIL 10th April "MOONLIGHT MADNESS 9th SPECIAL REGISTER AFTER 9 P.M. FRIDAY For The Door Prize Os A 5-Tube Table Radio. Given Away After 11:30 P.M. 1c Sale. Prices Gondinued For This Event. BURKHOLDER Rexall Drug

’ Prune grape vines as soon as the chance of extremely cold weather is over, ■ sav Purdue university extension horticulturist. Vines should be pruned every year from the time they are four years old.

Jan Jordan Speaks To Bethel Womens Fellowship Miss Jan Jordan, a freshman at Goshen college, spoke at the Bethel Church of the Brethren women’s fellowship meeting in Milford last Thursday evening. Jan is the daughter of Dr. Clarence Jordan, who was one of the founders of Koi-No-Kia colony near Americus, Ga. The colony was founded in 1942 by Dr Jordan and Martin England. It was based on three main points: Everyone sharing with one another, non-violence, arid brotherhood. It was one of the first tries at living a non-segregated life in a mixed community in the south. In 1951 an Indian Hindu was visiting the colony and went to a Baptist church meeting with the Jordans. The members of the church considered him a colored man and the Jordans were ex-communicated by the church. This was the reason given, although the fact that they treated negroes well in their colony was probably the real reason. After this, religious sen'ices were held in the colony for its members. In 1954 when the first school integration law was passed by Congress the southerners were afraid it would ruin white womanhood to attend mixed schools, but most people who are more liberal in the south feel that if it had been started with kindergarteners and first graders arid advanced each year that it could have been accomplished with less trouble than it has caused. However they feel it is too late for this type of integration now in the communities where it has not been accomplished. In the summer of 1956 the colony tried holding an interracial camp for boys and girls. An injunction was . filed against them and the camp had to be moved to Tennessee. They later tried to hold a camp and organize a group in New Jersey, but found racial hatred there, too. Violence Used After this the colony was boycotted economically and violence was used by southerners toward the colony, At one titne a deer rifle shot was fired into the study- of the Jorth.n h»mc and barely irAsed where the doctor usually worked. When reported to the sheriff he maintained it was only a BB gun shot fired >me. kidsandwould not do any- .■ tiling' mo.re about it. Another time a home where three men workers lived, was machine-gunned and barely missed the head'of the bed of one

who was blind. During the economic boycott which has not been entirely lifted even to- ; day, the feed shop in Americus was . blown up because they dared tri sell j feed to Koi-No-Kia. Others became • more afraid of violence against I them and would not sell to the colony < so they were forced to go out of • state for such things as seed, fertilizer. gasoline, butane gas, etc., and j the colony was almost bankrupt be- t cause of this. The negroes became a- ] fraid for their lives and moved out , of the colony except for one man. ( High School Experience In Georgia the school system is • separated into county and city sys- ; terns and the county systems do not • maintain good high schools, so most < students apply to transfer to the < cities and are accepted. In 1960 appli- < cation was made by three white stu- i dents from the colony, two girls and 1 one boy. Jan was one of the girls, i The ’ application was denied but they . were not notified in time . to file a court injunction until September when school started. They finally won the court case nine weeks after the school year started and proceeded to enter the school halfway into semester of their freshman year. The boy cotild not make his grades after this and failed most subjects that year. Jan failed algebra and Latin, but made them up later, and the other

Il’S MOONLITE MADNESS AT CLEO'S Friday, Apr. 9 9-12 pm 3-Piece Band FISH PLATE — ALL YOU CAN EAT — 50c Anchor Bar Downtown Syracuse

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girl was able to pass all subjects, i Attending the school was “a hard row to hoe” for the three Koi-No-Kia students because tliey were entirely boycotted by the student body except for name calling and being sworn at by part of the boys. Jan went to the principal asking! him to correct the profanity situation and he refused even though she had names of witnesses and profanity is against the state law in Georgia. During the four year high school period the teachers tried to! lir, but the administration and students were never friendly to those admitted to the school from the col-! ony. Eggs were even thrown at Jan during her senior year. She was the | only the starting three to finish high school rat Americus. The boy finally dropped out. the other girl moved away at the end of her junior year. A few more students were in the freshman and sophomore year when she was a senior last year. A group of friends who came by imitation to, watch Jan graduate were not admitted because part of them were colored. Jan happened to find out about this before the ceremonies began so she went up to sit in the bleachers rather than march in with her class. She was undecided what to do when they called her

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| name for her diploma, but she needn’t have worried because those in charge simply skipped her name. ’ The next day Jan placed an ad in the newspaper telling why she had not gone in with the class. She said the person who took the ad in the newspaper office was the only white , person who expressed any sympathy over the situation. The paper also saw that she received recognition when awarded a scholarship by ! a civil rights group. There are three ’.negroes in the Americas high school as of this year, but they are having a hard tirne because of the hatred |of the whites. ' T • ' Business Meeting The meeting was opened by Mrs. Lucile Strayer, president, who read a few words from the book, “TheI Imitation of Christ”. The secretary’s report was read by Miss Grace ! Noss. and the treasurer reported a balance on hand of $208.17, but noted ■ the fact that the projects for the year had not been completed. The group \oted to give $75 to the Da- ! hanu project through the, women's ■ | rally on April 6. ' It was announced that the father • and son banquet will be June 11. • Mrs. Richard Smith was appointed J to ser\e on, the nominatiing commitI: tee, A card was sent to one of the '! members who is ill. and devotions ? on the race problem were presented I by Mrs.. Smith. i The hospitality committee, Mrs. Neal Cory. Mrs. Lee Cory, and Mrs. Hazkl Vanlainingham, served pie. I coffee, and tea to the 23 and three guests who were present | for the meeting. : The guests were .Miss Jordan, Mrs. Myrtle Replogle, and Mace Hollar. The next meeting will be April 22, Appointed For FFA Banquet By Gary Hepler The Milford chapter of Fixture Farmers of America held a meeting on Wednesday, March 24. Comn were apopintod to take care <of the many jobs for the parent-son banquet on April 21. Don Bucher. Bob Tusing and Ronn Smith Avent jto the.'district. II FFA banquet at Penh high school on March 30. Don received a plaque for' his essiay on •‘Minimum T: which won fipst at the disfc contest in February. , First in County The dairy judging teqm won cduntv dairy judging contest on Marel 27 Rogers Smoker placed, first: Dave -Beer, second; Jack gtookav. third; and Leo Anglin, ifourth.'Tliese were the top four in the coimtv. Other Milford boys judging were Bob Tusing and Dan Beer. The poultry judc.ng team placed third'at Mentone-on .March 16. The team consisted of Jon Lipply, Ronn Mav. Dennis Wuthrich, John Teeplc and Bill Steffen. Jon Lipply [was -fifth highest'in the county and is eligible to go to the district. .contest. ■ ' ■ • -. . The chapter finished - painting ■ George' Wilson’s tractor, last week.. The final seed .sales reported is $390 worth of .reeds sold. The high individual was Dennis Wuthrich who sold S6O worth of seeds.

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