The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 April 1965 — Page 1

County Track Meet At Pierceton Friday — First Event Starts At 1 P.M.

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Awards Presentation Highlights Annual FFA Banquet At Milford

■-parent anti son banquet <: the M.I---lo:ii i t ■ 1 • ■ : . Ame: a.< .A.i'.t.- ition of the &war . -it.d the naming of Bob Turing-' as > .: 1 i ■ . ’ ■ ■ ■ B<>! .!, nvbed the IK Kalb Ag'.i . J Aecompi met: ii».inf and leadership award at the Wednesday C\e:-. > b.JIqUVt Some. 70 FFA member- and guests • ■ ' ' ' : * ner wtoch was ‘ prepared by M-. H<. ■!'<«’. C<H>kS ■ v.. - - Cato 1." ." . . i ■ ■ high scaool girls' trio consisting of , ■ ■ for. a<: • ‘lux I Ran •■ :' with toi-ro- • 1..:- • . . Bolt Tam... p: .- local chap; !• ■ ’ cmt !< fc - <.-, •>. >'.v - .; .• . ’ en by-■■: ter 1 with Den Bucher as narrator. Tf-.t. .....pa-;- honored Roman Sla- . ■ . ' a] ■ ,li gUrst'S. iuded mutiny school supermini nrml. Mr and M *< a:it ■ B< • la Chapter F.mr : member-of' the visory comnvttcv apd Dor.: Keto;. ■ ' ■■ Other Awards _ • Other awards presented by Mr. Stator'-included the following:- ScholDave Beer farm mechanics award. Gary Hepfori' .in ><**'. ,-■ v sales. Denn - Wuthrich; second in seed Sides. John Tivpk-;. third in s».yii sales. Bob Steffen; and public speaking, Greg Jackson. . officers -The new' officers for the 1965-66' prvstoi.it [using They are !’(>•-< dent. Bonn Smith: vice president

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Ih-ti tpi< her winner rif the di-liicT . ' and advisor John Strouse. ‘ On the left in fro Otis I>.Of fleer, winner of the scholarship award and new treasurer; John Teeple who c.t.i. ■. d ,x«-< . :.t in the seed sales and is the new vice, president: Bob Tits ." . iat '-in;.: president and winner

~™ ™™ —™- Scout Organizational Meeting At Milford

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Annual Milford Athletic Banquet To Be May 8

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RFSIKFACE PARKING LOT rt ford town hail was b’acktopped on .- ■ Hitl because John Teeple. secretary. Jack StookHave'"Beer; reporter, ■ I Butch S.:ookey; and sentinel, Dennis t The chapter advisor. Mr Strouse, ! vias then presetned with a surprise t r boys of 1 the chapter The new. president Ronn Smith, i cl<.wd ’U- bar.quet with 'tiie~ i regular closing cert monies. I

—■** ...»— clayton Aoilar and Fd Huber, shown above, to tear the old front off. A new. redwood front will replace the old one. The building, known as the Van

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

of the star F&nner. Dekalb Agricultural V< < ompiishinrnt and leadership awurd'( i _Rt'nn Smith, new president M.irtiiHTUookev, new reportci. .<!:<: W uthrich who was • winner of the seed sales. Jack Stock- » \ . the new sc< rvtarv .-was n<>J prt'sent w heft the picture was taken. A Main Journal Staff photo. t

. L ■ " Enough-interest was shown among tie boys to provide a very S' rf:ec’:\e Bov S ■nit troop in Milford” Mr Grove" commented. *5 i;-v 50 cent :ee would be G ■ re;i:<'ation ‘‘ '.Pi Gr v x. : M.m-rd has a potential of 200 boys available for scouting, and that he hoped to get 30 per cent of th s group actively 1 t

• ■ - ■ tea , \ sixxial feature following the ; dinner will - be a color film of the BhU 500-mile faces at Indkinapohs. *■ j

K — Raise 5239 At ! Bessie Wolfe Chili Supper Mem'KTS of the National Honor - amount ot S23C' by s.-: .360 peo.;t thgir - benef 11 chiii supper ; • - ■ teria. acconhng to Gen Bauer, a member erf the group. I The money wij! go to a schoolmate. Bessie Wolfe, who lost four memtk rs of her family in the Palm Sunday tornado.

derveer building, will be occupied by insurance agent C. D. Barnes as . pnoo as his retirement at the Milford bank becomes permanent. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

Chilly Reception For Warsaw Plan ,To Partition Plain The proposal of the Warsaw, community school board to partition Plain township met with a chilly reception in the Lakeland school district, both in Plain township and in the. remainder of the corporation, a cursory survey revealed this morning.

Tae prw;>o-al w.cs made m the . school board meeting Monday even- : was made ,by th bcr - Dale Tucker '-and' .•■seconded by Stanley W. Evans. It was passed .unanimously. * While a <Lv<ision line. was. mentioned ui the motion, it ■ ed by iu.-t.he;- disetissio 'lkte' would-be about County Rvktd 450 I North. Counter Ta Motion | The motion- by the Warsaw school board <to partition Plain township could not be acted on udder the motion adopted by t.::e L.ikei.md . board to “initiate discussfons” concerning the release of P'.'i:; fowr> sli;.p “in its entirety” to the Warsaw . 5c:;0..l ■ ' A v< to be adopted by the Lakelaixi board in order to proceed along lines, one. . Lakeland board * member stated. The original motion, made at a ealled meeting of the Lakeland board on February 23. by manber Ralph Brtdbaker, was seCooded by Glean Brown and unanimously. approved. Since dial time a public opinion poll Was taken-of registered w>ters of Plain township ami they favored Since that time, however, the. . ..s eon’ :w -. ’ > >■< r’. ::>.v;.s.iip problem.” as some have come to cad it, has remained tin- i ivsohed. ' Out of Balance ] John Augsburger, who was chairman of the Koscitisko county pommittee on school noorganytation, said his committee, never cottskiered "for ’ a minute” the possibility of . ’ He said as nearly as he. could recall a sii.dy siwwed about twHain t-wr.<'.;p's valuation -'■■:'■■ township and: one third trf the students. 'would throw-* the entire plan out of bakinee.” he commented. "On our committee die only two w:» evyr fmored 'he ■.KiiT.t.er. of Plain townsliip were Ralph Brubaker 'now a menrfxr vrf the Lakeland board’ and Qari Burt superintendent of the Warsaw school sysxm ' X.rw.ed He said Mr Bnrfxiker and Mr Burt •red a cojgßy unit plan . beginning. thenTavored taking Plain •.ownship into the Warsaw system, and finally urged the divtsxm of Plain twnship Augsburger said when Plain township residents voted “nearly 72 per cent" in favor of joining the Lakeland system in a public meetng. he could see no effort to even . ier dividing the township, A meeting between a Lakeland school board committee nn<i a Warsaw school board committe was scheduled for next Tuesday evening at Warsaw. the Lakeland committee are Ralph Brubaker. Glenn Btwm and board president James Stucky, and on the Warsaw committee are Matthew- Dalton. James Gerard and board president Ethan Kauffman. Mr Brown, surprised by the MonI day night motion of the Warsaw board, said "if this is all they (want to talk about • dividing Plain township*, we might as well stay home.” He said , the Lakeland board committee has no authority to condiser this motion, only to act on the i Fdjruary 23 motirr. which called for consideration to release Plair township “in its entirety.” I The Lakeland school board has ; F scheduled meeting Monday night s according to superintendent Lewi I" Immel. but they are to conside * I such things as a teachers’ pa; I (Continued on page 2, sec. 1)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1965

■ ■ w s T. . ' s’■ MAI RICE BEER k Maruice Beer Heads Milford PTO ■ ’. Maurice Beer of r 2 Milford was f 1 elected president of the Milford Par-jent-Teachers Tuesday rr 1.Other officers elected were Bob p , Hird, -v.ee pre- . Mrs Frank j S secretary ; and Mrs-• Everett- a Tom. treasurer. ' li The meeting was opened by pres- * a Bantriuer gave the devotions: Mrs. Stanley Scott read the minutes (rs the ■last meeting, and gave the. treasur- ier's report. ' y Dona Kesler, high school principal, j ■ ' PTO scholarship He also announced | there will lie a Noble Neif scholar[ship of SIOO and tentative plans of j ; renaming the elementary school the I Noble Neff school. - ichasing ten paintings for the rooms , :i at the-elementary school. She rei ceived permission to purchase one t i more painting so all the rooms will , receive one i President. Miller reported the Lions ' | club in Milford will sponsor a Boy ! Scout troop in Milford. An organizaGional meeting vvi", be -he d Thursday. April 29. at 7:»pm at the i fire station. All boys must be acf conipanied by their fatin'r - i If anyone is interested in : starting -la Girl Scout troop in Milford, he - [ -hould contact Mrs. James Grove of I Warsaw. s, Dr Miller recognized the comt mittees for the year. Mrs Raymond » Hoover's class-won the attendance ay | ward. - Mrs Farrell then introudeed Robi ert Kitson, Milford science teacher. J and be spoke on the impdrtance of j science, science projects, and science -Ifairs Mr Kitson emphasized the i - good gained from making exhibits ‘; and entering science fairs. - . The awards for fourth and fifth 1 grade science fair winners were given as follows First, Greg Kaiser; . second. Rodnev Hollar; third. Mary ; 1 Miller: 'fourth grade runner-up. [ Pam Perry : and fifth grade run- ( '! ner-up, Fred Beer. >: Refreshments of cookies, coffee. ] j and milk were served by Mrs. Glen < 1 Wuthrich, chairman of the comm '- < Utee. Mrs. Don Hoover. Mrs. James . ’ Sumpter, and Mrs. Frank Scott. 1 1 ’ Rollin Christner Heads N. Webster ! Band Boosters ■ During a meeting Tuesday evenr mg the North Webster Band Boose ters dected Rollin Christner, presid dent for the next school year and n decided to hold a "Basketball Fun Night” The fun night will be Friday. t April 30. and will feature grades g two to six. I Other officers elected ard Fred „ j Reider. vice president; Mrs. Harold Z i Humble, secretary; and Mrs. Jack ‘Lewallen, treasurer. -

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SHS \IHI.KTIC AWARDS — The boys above were named as outstanding athletes at the 1965 Syracuse high school all-sports banquet held last Wednesday. Pictured are Floyd Rensberger. winner v»f the most valuable plaver

Larry Jones Receives 'Outstanding Athlete' Award At Syracuse

- high school/was award.nj the valuable athletic trophy at the aE sports banijuet held last ’.Vediie-ii.t'-' iii the high si'hw)!' cafeteria. . ' Larry participated, hi varsity bas : . . Winning the most valuable player aw&rd for basketball and the foul : ■ t aw; ■ r. Floyd Ren-berger won the award for the most valuable player in <jross countrv and Mike Buhrt won the award for the post Valuable player in baseball. Igpeak r at the all-sports banquet was Marion Crawley.' athletic director of Jefferson high * school at Ufavette He spbke to the 120 men and boys present, telling them about. ’and the advantages Os sports in the Awards Given ball were given by coach t harks McClure to the following boys. Larry’ Jones, Bruce Cripe, < arfos Aball Floyd Rensberger. John Longen- ■ John Wort i'nger. Brad Bain r. Roto bie Clevenger: Manager awards were given to Ron Robmson, Bob Stiffler, and Leonard Kline. , B ’ «l by Larry Moser Went to Max -. Bob P Steve Wagner, -Ron Smith, and Car Thomas Manager awards went t( Lfrrv Simon and Donnie Keim. Freshman basketball awards aJ • presented by PH’;I Bond Cur ' Stuckv. .Don Coy. Casey Kron. Ken' ■ Thomas, Rich Bdl. Tom Crews. Ton Mullins. Steve Runge. Greg Smith ■ Claybaugh. : Cross country .vent to.Lar •ry Jones. Bruce Cripe. Bill Cripe ■■ kennv Butt. Flovd Rensberger. C hn I Busdi. R T Searfoss, Bob.l ■ Jim Davis, Tom Mullins. Kermi Welty, and manager. Leonard Kline ■ They were presented by coach M< . Chare. • Coach Eldon Vmmel gave base ‘ ball letter awards to Brad Bauer Max Brockers. Mike Buhrt, Robbv ■ Clevenger. Michael Gordon, Johr Kramer. John Longenbaugh. Robert Pilcher. Larry Simon. Robbie Smith. Don Tatman. Tom Thornburg. Steve Wagner, Jim Wilson, and John Wortinger. The track boys were introduced bv coach~Larry Moser. They are Bill Appenzeller. Max Brockers. Bob Pilcher, Steve Wagner. Mike Smith, Curt Stucky. Robbie Clevenger, Ronnie Douglas, John Wort-inger. Larry Jones. s Tom Jones. John Longenbaugh. Kermit Welty. Tom Mullins. Allen Hollar and John Yoder. Awards were ont presented as the season is still in progress. Also introduced were the boys on the golf team. They were introduced by coach Steve Roderick. They are Roger Stiver. John Kramer. J. R. Koher. Bob Carlson. Mike Buhrt. Jim Wilson. Brad Bauen. Jim Conn, Tom Crews, and Paul Stoelting. . —r : SHOWER HONORS I TORNADO VICTIM A shower held Friday night ii , the home of Mr. and Airs. E. € s Bailey ,at Milford honored Mr. an Mrs. George Phellps and daughte d Brenda of Goshen. d , The Phellpses lost their home ; k ! , Mid-Way trailer court in tl iPalm Sunday tornado.

award in cross country; Eldon Lmtnel. baseball coach: John Lon.geubaugh, winner ot the most valuable player award tor basketb;di and the h.i-ketball foul shootine Rer cent winner: Marion Crawley, athletic director at Lafayette’s Jefferson high

Pre-School Roundups For Lakeland Schools

Pre-school round-ups for ki * and .< < tuen’s who 1? did not att ■’<! i. nd. raarten d rir.l this school year were announced t( \ Spec-., - ■ mun.ty School' Corporation. These-, wjj be ludd aceoixling to die following stiheubie: ' ■ .Ji Leesburg—May“s (7*9 pm.' —Report to the office of the principal. o North Webster—May 7- ChU •'whose last name, begin with the', A through' M register ir -m ■ ■ . nort-es . n ’.viih . the linters N through *Z will register from ' ' ■ ■ ». 1 '' . 1 i - am . 1 00 - 300 p.m and i7- 8 p m. l Report to the foyer at L ' ’ the main entrance. , ' ;• — M - , 9 a m — Report to the gyn To be eligible to attend kinder- j•roirten in the Lakeland schools d iring the" 1963-66 school year, a child must be five years, of age .on . I’ir- before October 1. 1.965 A legal ; ’t birth certifi -ate must be presc -'hosphal b'rth certificate wi'l not' -i be accepted All children, will be en a medical, form 'and .will be asked to have their family phys <:eiar. complete it.. rt Chiklren attending kindergarten e 196+n : 65 school year will not 6e r. , to register for the first grade pro* ■v vkl.ng they complete the year. To . ■■' ' : Iren must be six years erf age ~ .<m tofnre' October 1. 1963 is Children registering for the first .no. have not attended kinit dergarten this year will be given ? . a reading readiness test and a med' [e pical examination, form which is to be fiiletj out by their family phvsi- >. cian. Test dates, will be assigned on -, . the day of registration: t y Mrs. Hugh Neer, county health n nurse, will be present at each t school round up to answer quesi. tions pertaining to the school heai’h e program and for. consultation re- ' > immunizations and other ; health problems. r Questions concerning the round 1 tin at a particular school should be a directed to the principal of that , school. ' JR. MERRY MAIDENS TOUR HOME EC ROOM THURSDAY 3 By DEBBIE SHEARER 1 „ 1 i The Junior Merry Maidens 4-H e club of Milford met at the fire €sta- .. tion on Thursday at 4 p.m. The second and third year girls i, first met at the high school and were shown through the home ec room by Mrs. Don Arthur. Milforl home ec teacher. She explained to the girls about home ec. The girls then went down to the fire station and joined the Test year in girls. C. Demonstrations were given by ad Gloria Mehl. Vicky Little, Barber ara Zimmerman and Lydia Shearer. Mrs. Elmer Rapp was the at judge. he The next meeting will be held at 1 the fire station on May 6.

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school and: banquet <p»aker; 'Larry Jones., winner of the most valuable ■ athletic award: Charles McClure. ■ head coach', and Mike Buhrt who • was winner of the most valuable ■ player award in baseball. Photo i by Tim Yeager.

Syracuse PT A Elect New Officers M'- Jack Carr presided a_t the business* ineetin.g of the Turkey i:xk To.vmhip rarentiTeachers Association m-.e'i.'ig Tuesday, April 20. at the school cafeteria.-' ' ■ • The officfirs elected for the-1963-66 year were: President. Mrs. Jack Carr; vice president. Mrs.. Max V, irkman secretary, Mr-. Jan Rinkur: and treasure. Miss Pair cm Fori ■'■■ r Edgar Speer, elementary principal, iti*.ri.iduc* ■ t tiie students participating in tlie exploratory .teacher program in the elemenarv’ school. They are: Cassie Wells. Linda Pilcher. Barbara ■ [Arnold, Befeie Wolfe, arid Mary B<»n* nett. Miss i Joan Royer was also inroduced M':<* Hoyer is a Ball State university student who is doing her student teaching at Syracuse.. Fine Arts Display 1 The Fate Arts program was disi played' in 'the halls of the elementary school Ti is exhibit was open to the general public from 8 to 9 p. .m. The PTA .:•- ■■- he program.. Mrs. Raymond Talmadce is the _ art in- ' structor for grades 1, 2. 5. and 6. ■Mrs. Richard Ditmer is the instructor for graides 3 and 4. The winners of the exhibit are .as f >llows in f r.'t. second, and third Grade [One,. Mrs. Knapp—M:ke ■ Silvtus Jtinnv Cox. Douglas Pollock.. . Grade One.' Mrs. McClure-Randy 'Rinkerl Brenda Welty, Russell Kell. One Mrs. VanLue-Bret Cleveland.! Denise Darr, Tammy Ti-ucx , , t .. Grade Two. Mrs. Beach — Mike Sheline. Merlin Wolfe, Alan Kitson. • Grade Two, Mrs. Hart — GaryWiggs. Christi Carr, Jeff Miller. Grade Two. Mrs. Kammerer — Cindy Conn, /togela Mock. Elwood Foster. Jr. Grade Three, Mrs. Brubacher — Marsha Smith, Danny Snycfor, 'Debra .Hagerty. Grade Three, Mrs. Kowallik — Kathy Kell, Cldrk Conley, Becky Hinderer. Grade Three. Mrs. Weaver—Kevin Fry. Jeff Mench, Becky Hinderer. Grade Four, Mrs. Landrigan—Denise Hostetler, Sandra Searfos<, Bruce Neer. ’ Grade Four. Mrs. Peebles—Julie Dygert. Kim Cripe, Karen Troyer. Grade Four, Mrs. Reinholt—Mike Klenke, Becky Knisley, Brad Butler. ' “ • . Grade Five, Miss Forrester— Doug Bushong, Dallas Ummel, Tim Henning. Grade Five. Mrs. Moltz-Pamela Striebv and Kim Miller, first; Amy Jee Wellman, George Xanders. : Grade Five. Mrs. Myers—Ginger • tones. Vicki Troyer, Doyle Butler. Grade Six, Mr. Bible — Dennis Jones and Sheryll Byrd, first; Steve ■ Fry, Julia Heil and Kathy Searfoss. Grade Six, Mr. Cripe — Rosanne • Reed. Russell Mikel, Diana Simon. Grade Six, Mrs. Esh—Diana Peck, - James Miller, Debbie Greiner, e Soap Carvings — Mary’Davenport, Randy Coverstone, Kurt Kruger, t The pictures were judged by /Orrin Smith.