The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 April 1965 — Page 1

PHONES: 658-4111 457-3666

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NEW OFFICER — Milford's new and Enieline street, as students cross to Milford in the near future, davtune police officer Ralph Gans- ™ad 15, I «» Photo wjth officer s’ r * . rr- are> ’ r ” ,n «’>*• Brad and (herlyn Is shown here on duty Monday V resident of North Webster, offic- \ntonides, Teresa and Roger Emmorning at the corner of road 15 er Gansert plans to move his family mens. and Michelle Perkins.

Seek 1,000 Signers On Petition To Retain Plain Twp.

'A public petition is being circulated in the four and a half township Lakeland school district this week, with the purpose of requesting the Lakeland school board to “give serious consideration to retaining Plain township as part of the Lakeland school system.

The • 1 $ are being carried by individuals d in a ■ bout W individual are out. it was learned today. Seek 1.000 Signer* Those •cas ing the petitions state they seek in.-.the.neighborhood' of a thousand signatures, favoring keeping Plain township in the Lakeland school system. , Plain township originally .voted to be a part of the lakeland schoe tnct by 72 per cent of its vote, but in a public opinion vote at the. Leesburg school on Saturday. March 27. residents of Plain township Voted 560 to 270 to join the Warsaw communi- ■ T. ation of about $6 4 million and this loss of students and valuation would appreciably weaken the Lakdand school system, the petitioners have slattii Text of Petition The full text of the petition being, circulated is as follows: W

Welfare Board Tables Decision On Nursing Home Rate Increase

At its monthlymeeting Tuesday I. afternoon the county welfare board tabled its on the nursing I honu* rate increase. The nursing home's are presently rece.vmg $6 ;« :• day for county patient' The proposed increase would give thems7 per day. Frank Wilson of Alfran nursing home. Warsaw, was present and told board members he needed a i. flat increase or he would have to’ ask permission to charge for additional sen ices. ’ These additional senices charges are required of other patients but not of welfare patients. I Acting director Ke.th D. Ren- ‘ barger reported to the board on rates of neighboring counties. They fbitow: Fulton $7, LaGrange $6,1 Wlv.t ey $6 25, Elkhart $7, Noble $6. Wabasii s6—will soon be raised to $7, Marshall $7. AU rates include the extra services. Board member James Snodgrass stated the fact that this county has better nursing homes than surrounding counties. The three larger nursing homes in this county are reported to. be above the average. Later in the meeting, when discussion was held on the budget. Snodgrass made the motion that the fee be set at $7, The motion was seconded by Guy Hygtma who stated if some of the welfare patients could be transfered out of the hospitals and into nursing homes money could be saved. The increase would add approx- - imateiy $36,500 to the budget for welfare patients that are in nursing homes. When board members Bill Chappel and Mrs. Wayne (Irene) Bucher refrained froml voting the decision I was tabled until the next meeting. Dental I'rograni Board members discussed the I county dental rates and proposed |

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PUBLIC PETITION TO I \KU \\l» Nt HOOL BOARD W<. the undersigned, redden:s of the Uikeiand cununumty school distric:, respectfully urge the Lakiiand school board to give serious consid- ; • ’ township as part of the Lakeland school system. ,We feel. Piam township became a IKirt <4 the l>akekmd school district by legal process and that its release ■ work a hardship on the remaining three .and-a half , tpwnships. in the Lakeland i We fi' I :t;< release <rf P ship wixtld not appixviabiy benefit Warsaw school district, but damage to the Lakeland school district. ' confidence.in the lakeland school that they might feel, free to I with confidence, to prev.<ie the Lak, i.md -< h<«»l district

a new dental rate schedule. I • had presented the board with a proposed schedule at a meeting sexeral months ago. • i Bid Chappel and James Snod-1 grass had reported talking to several dentists and compared prices of regular dental patients to these proposed by the dental society for , weifare patients. In many cases the society’s prices were higher than those charged other patients. In ’ some cases they were lower. Board members reported findings in the dental price survey of a new pnx-V" Black CavitiesIt is a process to treat the teeth to prevent further cavaies They are requesing it be added to the" rate schedule. Following the approval of the den- 1 tai rate Schedule as set by board members it was sent to the dental association for its acceptance. OAA I One new case for old age assistance was discussed and accepted, it is a 67 year did woman who trans- : ferred from another county? She is single with no relatives to support her. She has lived here with her' sister. ■ - J Six eases were discontinued A total of 149 recipients received awards of $7,434 and medical ex- | peases of $10,225.21 for a total of $17,659.21. Disabled | Twentv-one disabled recipients received awards of $1,223 arid medi ical expenses of $1,463.17 for a total Os $2,686.17. ADC One new case for aid to dependent children-relatives was discussed and two were discontinued. The : new case was for a woman 21 who had ; ’Continued on page 3, sec. 1)

Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907)

To Take Tornado Offering At Methodist Church At tiie'. close of services at the rd Methodist church this comI tag Sunday a “tornado offertag” will be taken to' assist the afflicttxi families in the area.. This ta being done at the request Bishop Richard C. Raines. MR. AND .MRS. ERNEST WILLIAMS RETIRN TO SYRACUSE Mr. and Mr.-. Ernest. A. Williams of r 4 Syracuse have returned from a tuo-moiith Florida. vacation. While there they made their home at the ■SunnykiiHi Trader Court at Fort Myers-. Beach! Fla. 'They reopened ’thvir j’ Arirv store, the House of Gems, on Monday morning of this weeL Wh le in Florida they visited with : inner Sy Mr. and Mrs. . Dmald E Smith and son Gene, and also calk'd on Mr. and Mrs Howard • at La-kin. Fin. The Shupps formerly owned and operated Howard*s restaurant south of. Syracuse.

Milford Lions View Old Photos Os Milford Milford Lions played host to their sons at the Monday night meeting at the Masonic hall dining room, then saw some old photos of the town of Milford in the main Masonic hall I Lion Ted Baumgartner, a photo ; enthusiast, has collected a large number of old photos erf Milford, and surrounding area, and had them made into slides. The old photos proved highly interesting. His list of photos included a large number oi pictures he took in the area of Dunlap last Monday morning after the twin tornadoes hit that area. Host To Sons With the women of the Eastern Star serving the dinner, Lions played host to their sons. Among the I guests present were Steve Wolferman, Melnn Sclatterback, Donald James Hepler. Christopher Wolferman, Larry Vanlaningham. William Hom, John Beiswanger, Jeff Dippon, Larry Bray, Robert Beer, Harry Beer. Royce Fuller, Chester Felkner, Jan Kizer, Eldon Beer, Otto Wiggs, David Troup, Floyd Rheinheimer, Craig Ruch. Roger and Blake Baumgartner, Paul Miller. John Bushong. Don and Wayne Bucher. Jr.. Jon Treesh, Harold Geiger. Stan Wuthrich. Tony Newman. Mark Treesh, Phillip Bryant, and Donald Buhrt.

Area Doctors Answer Calls To Elkhart County Doctors frora/me Milford and Syracuse commWpies answerei: I call for help in Elkhart county last Sunday and Monday following the . tornado. Dr. C. E. Gorham, who maintains offices in both Milford and New Paris, was at Goshen hospital, seeing a patient when the first victims were brought to the hospital. He stayed to help treat the* victims. Dr. Gorham stated die major problem was the intense filth. Persons looked as. if they had been dippesl • in mud — this all had to be cleaned | before the wounds could be treated • B.<«d was brought in from Fort Wayne but other than that the hosI p.it.al did not run out of anything. ’This is contrary to other reports. Dr Goriiam urged the people to I get tetam. s they put tl selves in jeopardy in a case like this one. Dr. Floyd L, Rheinheimer of Milford answered the call, for help at i the Goshen hospital and worked all -- the victims. Both i he and his office nurse. Mrs. Rob- • e”t Miteller, worked at the hospital ail day Monday. Dr. E. L. Fosbrink of Syracuse went to the Elkhart hospital early ; Monday morning and worked with [patients there until, noon. Milford Farmers Aid Farmers In Tornado Area I A number of farmers in the Milfprd area turned “good neighbor" I last Thursday and Friday and went to the aid of farmers in the tomadostricken area of Elkhart county. I Tiie men and young folks, organired under county agent Don F 'rantz, met at Miller's restaurant on road 15 north of Goshen and went to ir.dn idual farms to r debris and ready fields for spring work. Among the group were Robert Buhrt, Jeff Kern, Charles Godd,. Jesse Haab, Charles, Fred, and Her'man Weisser, Norman Hunsberger, Fred Schori, Lee Coryi Stan Wuthrich Alike Miller. Lewis Speicher. Lowell and R.-evr Rheinheimer, Ted Spt'icher. Larty Hoover, Jerry Wilson.J Da-, e. Ma ton, Fred. Dan. ; Ezra. Howard, Nelson and Robert, Beer. < Easter Egg Hunt Held Saturday At Milford School ' ' , Much activity could be seen on the ' (Saturday at 2 30 when boys and gir-ls. ’ up to 16 years old. gathered to hunt ' Easter eggs. ’ ■ As you watched kindergarten and j yammer with their sacks, ba<k<-.-■and buckets hunt eggs, you could see [they were really having a wonderful time, and if some were unsuccessful there was an Easter bunny to quickly I provide an egg or two. With the six to eight and eight to 10 age groups . much excitment was shown. You had to be out of the way when the - j It was the American Legion.that hook the time to provide the Easter egg hunt for the children of the community. the Legion and Auxiliary’ who colored the eggs, and Don Beer .. naled 60 dozen eggs for the event. F rat prize of SI 50 went to Terry Stump and Kim Augsburger. Second prize of $1 went to John Kaiser, Ellen Hoover and Bobby Henson. ! .'Third -prize of 75c went to Dan jDoll. Pam Snider and Ron Wuthrich. I Fourth prizes of 25 cents went to the following: Steven Troup. Sue I Speicher, Sue Mabie, Barbara Alw ine. Jackie Hickman, Ronda HickI man, Bobbie Hickman. Kim Speicher, Jackie Young, Dianne Wuthrich, Junior Hamilton. Ed Dowty, Mark ! Shearer. Philip Buhrt. ■ Karen Goshiert. Mike Felkner. Vickie Zimmerman, Beverly Z.mmerman, Doug Hoerr, Linda Om. Roger Cannon, Mike Vanlaningham. Jay Haab, and Cindy Kinney. Also, Randy Purcell, Ron Wuthrich, ’ j Cathy Barth. Diane Graff, Kent Sawyer. Dennis Vandiver, Janette Zimmerman. Bryon Tucker. Dale Rogers. Robin Lantz. Doris Rogers. | Steve McFarren. Carol Fisher. Susan Yoder. Diane Johnson, Jrff i Pruitt. Mike Hawkins. Diana Perry. Debbie Baker. Kevin Kinney, and I Rex Wuthrich. ■ ■ CHURCH SERVICE TIME CHANGES Effective April 25, Solomon Creek 1E.U.8. church will have the following time: Sunday school. 10:30 a.m. worship 9:30 a.m_ Burr Oak E.U.B. church will be as follows: Worship 10:45 am. Joe F. Bear is pastor of the two churches.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1965

Bloodmobile To Be At Grace College I On April 23 The bloodmobile will be at- Grace college, Winona Lake, Friday, April 23. between the hours of 10 a m. and 5 p.m. Since the tornado disaster, every pint of blood is needed. Those wishing to donate may contact a Lakeland area recnntor. They are Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner and Mrs. Robert Rumfelt, both of Milford. Mrs. C. F. Kroh of Syra- | cuse. and Mrs. Herschel Albert of Leesburg. Donations Being Collected In Syracuse The people of this area responded to the need for clothing, bedding land food so quiekly that the needs |of the tornado victims have been I met. for tlie time being. _ ! However, there is still a need for money and several business places in Syracuse have placed jars on their I front counter for. the cotteetion of mtir.ey. anything from a mme to a check, from their customers. The Four-Sisters restaurant ! such a jar. The money is to be tumjad over to Bessie Wolfe. Bessie, a use high school senior, lost all i her family -except her mother, who ■ was critically injured, and one There are jars ,at the Bon-Len restaurant. and the Budget Investment office. ' you wish to donate and do not st\ a jar. call 457-3532 or 457-:W> and someone will pick it I Some of v the Syracuse < are having special offerings next j Sunday to help rebuild the churches [that were demolished, or. damaged. ■ ■ ———— — ■ GOODWILL H. D. CLUB HAS EASTER PROGRAM The Goodwill Home Demonstration dub met Wednesday, . April 11, in the House oi Friendship south of SjTacuse. Mi’s. Cleo Henwood was the hostess. There were 11 members and two children present. Mrs. Ralph .Coy, \ ice president. ■ opened the meeting with the pledge to the. flag and the club creed Mrs. Blanrite Kline, president, gave the | devotions taken from the 28th- chap-1 ter of Matthew and used other material pertaining to Easter. , The group sang “He s Arose” with' Mrs. Sherman Deaton at the piano. ; Mrs. Bernard Roberts ga\ e the health and safety remarks on “Coldpacks in. First Aid " Mrs. Thurlow Mock gave the garden hints on new varieties in peas, beans and summer squash. Mrs. Roberts and Mrs. Mock pre-, sented The project lesson on “Choosi ing Becoming Colors in. clothing and | decorating." Mrs. Kline' conducted the business session and gave a report of the Kosciusko County IIDC president is counsel held recently at Marley’s Steak House. She also announ< ed the county HDC >. luncheon to be held at the Shrine, building at the fa.rgrounds on May five. Roll call was answered with a Bible verse. The next meeting of the club will be held May 12 with the members of the Jolly Home Makers club of Claypool and Mrs. Ruth McCleary, county Home Demonstration agent as guests. Curtis Cripes Honored For Anniversary A surprise dinner was given Sunday, April 18. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lavent Tom of Milford in celebration of the 58th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cripe of North Manchester. Mrs. Tom is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cripe. Mr. and Mrs. Cripe were presented a bouquet of American Beauty roses and a pot of Easter lilies, cards, letters, and telegrams Mrs. John Mullinix of Cromwell made a two tier wedding cake which was served. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Paul Niccum and Richard of South Whitley, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cripe and David, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cripe, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Niccum and Roger of North Manchester, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cripe of Claypool, Mr. Mullinix and daughters, Marianne and Marcia. Callers during the day were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Mullipix of Wabash and Mrs. Frank Colburn of North Manchester. i Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cripe plan on returning to their home in North , Manchester this week after spending ■three months with Mr. and Mrs. La- , vent Tom.

Gale Benner Appointed To Syracuse City Park Board

The Syracuse town board of trustees met Tuesday evening in town hall. The appointment of Gale Benner as the third member of the Syracuse city park board was approved. T. L. Kline, another park board member, stated he would have a meeting with the two other members las soon as it. could be arranged. They will tour the Syracuse parks ; and inspect them. The third board member is Joe Gray. ' , Mrs. Herschel Coil brought before the board the problem of dogs being neglected, tied fol days without food or water and other cruelities. She asked the board if it were possible for her to have a committee to in- . ves'igate these dogs. She was told • that these cases must be reported to the police department and they invest.gate. Byron Connolly, - bdard i president, advised Mrs. Coil to get in I contact with the animal shelters-' custodian at Warsaw and find out if . he would work viih her committee • on taking care of neglected .animals. She will contact Warsaw and report back at the next meeting. Study Commission Robert "Jones of the Syracuse, State . Bank tojd the board that at a recent [meeting of the'lndiana General'Asembly, a fund was set up" to loan National Library Week in Syracuse The eighth National Library Week will begin next Sunday, Apr J ■25. If is sponsored by the Aiherican Library Association which was , founded in 1876 and the National Book Committee. Inc.’, a non-profit J citizen organization formed in 1954. In Indiana 49 percent of the townships' are without library service. , Have you considered how much i your library does for you, wur i family, and your town? During Na- ! tional Library Week is a good time to reassess personal riches of mind ! and opportunity. i The Syracuse Public Library, be- , sides its ever growing collection of books, has newspapers and mag- ] azines, pamphlets, maps, and plw-1 nograph records. It ' Maintains a, t back issue file of periodical for , the past ten years. If the book you . want is not on the shelves, the library will try to get it from the , Indiana State' Library. A children's room for youngsters from pre-school age through the fifth grade, which offers books and 1 story hours, is also provided. The staff of the library wants to give you the best service possible. ‘ If -you have any suggestions about ( how our sen ices may be improved. please tel! us. We also welcome I ‘suggestions about new titles for addition to our cbßection. If you don't already have a li- ! brary card, naw—-National Library ■Week would be a good time to get-. ' one The library is open . 12:00-5:00 i n m’. Mondav through Saturday and ‘7 00 to 9 no, pm on Wednesday. 4 EBENEZER LADIES * AID MEETS APRIL 15 Mrs. Stanley Lung, assisted ■ by Mrs. Juanita Grimes and Mrs. Merritt Lung, was hostess to the Ebenezer Ladies Aid of. Syracuse on Thursday. April 15. The devotions were given by Mrs. Grimes and she used the Easter theme and also presented recorded music. New officers for 1965 are president, Mrs. Theries Doll; vice president. Mrs. Howard Bitner; secretary, Mrs. i Roy L. Miller; and treasurer, Mrs. I Roy Wilkinson. There was a SSO donation made to the tornado relief fund. The May meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Charles Hinderer. The afternoon was spent Socially and delicious refreshments were served by the hostess and co-j hostesses. |

'Support The Church' Series Wins Freedoms Foundation Award

The Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pa., has announced that the Keister “Support the Church” series 'which has been running in this newspaper since August 30, 1962) is again - the recipient of the George Washington Honor Medal. This is the 9th such annual award bestowed upon this nationally-famous feature since its origin in 1944. The object of the Foundation’s annual awards program is to citizens regardless of race, creed, or economic status, for outstanding .efforts to improve public understanding and appreciation of the basic

• money to towns for the purchase of lands and to set up an industrial site'.' The loan is on a 10-year plan at two per cent interest. Mr. Jones asked : that the town board appoint an indus- [ trial study commission to study the (. need, cost.,and available sites with , . which to attract industries to ' the area. ' . J Board members decided to api point a commission. This is to be done at a later date. ' , ■ . ■ ■ Loivn Longenbaugh reported that ; the street department had been [ working on the street at the'side of / the athleic field. „ The board recom-' a

Syracuse Bank Declares 100% Stock Dividend

At. a special meeting, held last Tuesday evening in the directors’ room of the State Bank of Syracuse, the bank declar-. ed a i ( » pcx cent stock dividend, it was-announced. I The .dividend, paid in an additional stock issue, increased the capital stock of the bank by $70,000. The bank now lias 14. (XX) shares of I The dividend reflects the con- . ' finned growth of the bank, according to Harold W. H. Wellman* ; chairman of the board of directors. ; Since the bank’s reorganization in i January, 1964. the State .Bank of i

Bessie Wolfe Day At Lakeland Youth Center

By Bud Smith Members of Lakeland Youth, citizens of this area all other interested parties, this is your “Fearless Leader", Bud Smith calling for your hdp. ■ . We are planning a benefit dance for Saturday evening at the Youth Center, for one of our members. We will have three bands. “The Olympics", "The Tikis" and the "Mort dans" ■ These bands will their time and talent to make this project a success. Admission to the dance will be $1 per person, but I am sincerely hoping that we will receive many donations from adults as well. ri

Plan To Form Junior Chamber of Commerce

| An organizational meeting of young Syracuse businessmen who plan to form a Junior Chamber of j Commerce has been set for Thursday. April 29. in the State Bank of Syracuse meeting room, it was learned this week. A formative meeting was held I last Thursday evening at the fire station at which Terry McClintic was named temporary chairman and E. R. Ganz, temporary • secre-tary-treasurer. \t the April 29th meeting, the group will elect officers, apply for a charter and adopt a constitution. ’ The organization will be open to merchants 21 years of age through 35. Dues will be $7.50 semi-annually, Mr. McClintic stated. The group is in no way connected with the Chamber of Commerce of the lake community, and xvill have a broad spectrum of service as its aims.

constitutional rights, freedoms and j corresponding responsibilities inherent in the American Way of Life through the things they write, do, or say. The award will be presented to the Keister organization in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the ; Nation’s Capitol at a date to be an- ; nounced. The "Support the Church” series' ; I is now>appearing in over 1000 newsthroughout the United States • and Canada; interestingly enough, ■ one subscriber in Sweden. It has re- - ceived enthusiastic endorsement from : ministers and leaders in virtually

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mended that a' 20 mph sign be erected on the street because it is not paved and is heavily traveled when the athletic field is in use. Attending the meeting were Walter Calrion, clerk-treasurer, Robert Reed, town attorney, board members, Byron Connolly, Willard Nusbaum, Mrs. Frank Bates. Loren Longenbaugh, ■ and Vernon Beckman, Walter Hagerdon. water commissioner, Dan Ganger, police chief, and Joe Hughes. Robert Jones. Mrs. Betty Dust. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sparklin, ' T. L. Kline and Mrs. Herschel Coil.

Syracuse T.ns increased its total re- ‘ sources from $4,600,000 to $6,700,000, Mr. Wellmap commented. Recently the bank authorized an increase in directors from five/to nine. At that time, two new directors Were named: Charles K. Huyette of LaPorte and Rich rd G. Cook of Michigan City. Attending the special, meeting, last Tuesday evening besides Mr. Wellman were Noble C. Blocker. Ross W. Osborne. Ken W. Harkless, Clela Hoopingamer, William L. 1. Robert L. Jones, Paul A. Levernier. Charles K. Huyette and Richard G. Cook.,

I am pertain you will agree that there is no better cause in this world than to help our own Bessie '- Wolfe, who at her tender age has s suffered <i tragedy so vast that it r is impossible even for a man of my age to comprehend. 1 say', lets show Bessie that she is i living in a community that really ? cares. Contributions can be made - at the Youth Center afternoons and . .evenings until closing time. Lets all ■ pass the word and make a supreme ; effort to make this endeavor a > great success. ’ t My personal motto is “Put Your ’ Mpney Where Your Heart Is” The < hearts of the Lakeland kids and myIself are with Bessie.

FINED IN GOSHEN ’ Kenneth Mathews, 18, Milford, was fined in tiie Goshen city court Wed- . nesday morning for speeding 45 miles an hour in a 30-miles per hour zone on US 6 in Nappanee. In This Issue • Appoint Gale Benner - page 1, sec. 1., • Seek 1.000 signers - page 1, sec. 1. . • .Hits Royal Guard - page 2, sec. • Ernie Pyle story - page 1, sec. 1. • Editorials . page 4, sec. 1.

I every major denomiantion in the United States. .This paper is pleased to present these forceful messages to its readers and we feel that the sponsors should.be proud to be a part of this influential project, reflecting' high credit to their own business .establishments, and helping to strengthen our churches and indeed our whole community. : Leadership oLtbe Freedoms Found- • at ion includes General Dwight D. i Eisenhower, chairman; the Honor- , able James A. Farley, senior vice ■ chairman; Admiral Arthur W. Rad* i ford, executive committee; and Dr. r Kenneth D. Wells, president.