The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 May 1965 — Page 1

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. ■ group of Milford men arid their A<mngMf rs who are pr,«»sp<ctn<• It % Scouts But at the Milford (w -sto» tronlast Friday evening to lav' ptans to tot©# a new . Miltotd Boy ■ Scout

Set Timetable For Work On New Milford Sewage Treatment Plant ... . '• - • ■ ■ ■ ■ O • 1

■■ . - ■ *" /■ ■ ■ - .. ... < . - ■ IJIS at last board meeting and at . Board ma cess of purchasing land from Earl Wolterman to build the punt an. It is 1.1 nd joining property pur- * ■ , .... .. i .... ->.* * .. ■ - ■>. town .'>r t -of construe- ■ So ObjecliotlS pre 200 * to oner the pmvhase'.o! the ■ had revcAvd .. let.tr- from the (ire? asking to pur • I Herbert Edith ■ B~* ■ w» asked. at that meeting to write to the state board of accounts as to. the legal way...... to' -dispose -of the track According to the letter received by Mrs.' Baumgartner from the state board the board could ,do anything it .wanted' to with the ttoused town property \ motion was .and seconded- that '.the truck..! be given to the fire deixirtment Freed ■ • s present at toe. meeting and ■ asked •if there. was a about what a person could I Board members toM Mr. ■ .'Freed j that to their knowledge tliere u >.s nothing on the books telling what could be planted m town and what could not be planted The. odly ordinance is that lots must be kept . V Mr Freed was referring to com A letter had been reeeaed by toe town board last summer complain- j ing about toe planting of com n town The town resident w.ss told lie could plant it if he wanted to Discussion was held on the park i A telephone is to be put in the concession stand but is to be used only for emergency calls A motion was also mad& to in- i stall an extension phone in the home of police officer Ralph Gansert. Officer. Gansert and his fam- ( iiy haw recently moved from North Webster to Milford. The extension phone will be off the police ! phone 658-»41 Officer William Mikesell is to have an extension in ! his home too when he moves to Mil ford Additional discuss.sxi whs hold on dog problems in town Th6 police officers are to get a book on state laws and study them. Attorney John Logue thought these laws would be enough to cover the problems in Milford. Street and water department comm-ss.oner Marion Deeter stated the surveyors from Baxter and Woodman, civil and sanitarv engineers from Crystal Lake.* 111., extended their appreciation to the people of Milford for the courtesy extended to them while they were surveying the town. Present at the meeting were board members Dorrell Oro. Car! Duncan and Merril J R nk. clerktreasurer Mrs Baumgartner, attorney Logue, street and water com-

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Consider New Office Machinery For Use In County Court House

Irt Bl II X SMI I H Court R< porter • / - . ' " . ■ '... ' . ' ■ ty assessor, county treasurer. and . .... et> -■ < <. ;■ and- oxer. Lou Sin. . of aph-Muiligraph ow.. ■ , !■; ><:!. -Bi;’?; prv-Aiiti-d ' t a- ■ . ' [' »• e>.irie in • i .. . r.ot;. .x ' i"v ’a .th <e- .f. ,i coot of J3.M4 05, supplies and ejl> . work started at $323.45 The foial <si4 ’to start 'this.'machinery'.‘wixild be $'1923 45 An automatic' machine uwld be added in another year t > cemjvlete the ecjuipment at a oust j much 5 in one.' day as 20 typi>ts, Nir Sm th oftrred. 'to., 'take the ' their neA er nny okf.}11 to Kosdusko,. with the ■ ■ I these ma already in op- [ eration. The board decided io think about this matter and thei • ' . .’i: .■■ ■ .' IBM I On Tuesday aftrtwoa .James Beard of tlie IBM cxxnpany in South B*md presented information, co an IBM machine which madtos j names, addresses, property loea-libos-and vataatians and cou’.d be used again and again and would feed through the machine at a rate of 170 words per minute This machine has a 14” carriage and could I be used for most work in the courthixtse The topes are 100 feet long [and cost S3O each The machine cost $8,500. The board told Mr. . Beard that they were interested in txpupment that could tabulate taxes lon punch cards and the prices of supplies for such equifMTHXit. An- | other representative from the comIpany .will present this ■ information i at a later date. I It was noted' by county attorney j Robert Rasor that Kosciusko -county iis about 20 years behind in getting jsome kind of machinery to help I with the work tn the offices where I information has to be duplicated j and proofed three to six times a year County auditor. Noble Blocker and the assessor. Cart Zimmer both expressed hope that the matter would get rmnHxiiate attention because of the new plat records which have to be made before 1968 and the new assessing records which will be made in that year. It takes approximately 18 months to two vears to get records changed over to the autorruitic machinery so this work should start soon. missianett Deeter. the town pol.ee officers and Mr. Freed.

Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL (E5t.1907)

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«r. »' “j 1 f i I r R -9 iiti I’KFMIUM or I XIOX BOARD— Thomas J. Martin, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Martin, r 1 ha* been ehxtcd president i»f the Indian.i Memorial Inion at Indiana university for the I%s4'ki school year. Vice president will he Larry Lee ofy Fort M.i'i'.c lt< is above standing behind Martin. {RETURN FROM WESTERX TRIP Mr and Mrs. Hariey Lindemuth. ■ r 3 syraeuM' returned 'home Thtirs-' ' ■ ' r.<y visited Copperas Cov*e, ; Tex.; i s Ang-'. dex Hollywood. Anaheim, Granada Hills. Malpilasi and San FTancisco r ... / . ........ They also visited the old miss.i>n :n Sun Fernando Valley, and Disney!.nxi • R< i.lining home they sloped at ! Harold's '.dub- at Reno; Nev. They , visited with Bob Treadway while in M.dixlas. Cald. NEW St RSCRIRERS TO IIIK Vl\ll jot KN AL . Don Boggs, r 2 Leesburg lx Von Heckaman, Box 44. Lees- , burg W KAM Radio. 930 E. Lincoln, Go- j I shei) WOWO Radio. Fort Wayne ] Jack Carr, r 4 Syracuse x Raymond Kesler, r 2. Surgomsvide. Tenn. j Don Strauss, r 3, Box 678. Syra- ■ cuse Voyle Osborn, r 2 Leesburg Mrs. Noel Rhinehart, r 4 Warsaw Mrs. Olive Miller. 219 & Lake' SL. Syracuse Pvt. t Clifford Wogoman, RA 16815 295, Co. C. 293 Engr. Bn (Const P. 0. 122. AI'O New York Qty, 09034 Mrs. William Myers, r 3, Box 300, Syracuse Charles L. Holderman. r 2, Box 77-B, Nappanee E. r 4 Pfc. Ralph S. Smith, RA 16791369. Co. A. S & M A, APO New York, N. Y„ 09058 Earl Amick, r 4. Box 379, Syra- ■ cuse ■—— i

Postpone Board Committee Meet

The committees from the Lakeland md Warsaw school boards are scheduled to meet at the office of War- . xnhiing' at 7.30 p. m. Thursday. Hay i:. to further consider the ransfer of Plain township to the A ■ xf,r (.■•"’.n'trdv .w<em The Lakeland committee will of'ci illy apprise,the Warsaw commit>n Pols taken at the Leesburg school * . ■ ■ ‘Consider I’artithin

May Fellowship At Syracuse Methodist

■ ■ rdl hold their j■ ■ .. ' ' .• . •' y7. | ■A M ■' y . s : "■ - . ,' ?e d rection ot Mrs. Ditmer I will present a program of song. 1 The main' thetne for this year’s I iix- - ' i'A 1 ?!’-, P'l'iy :'!i. and Plenty " Th?"speaker will be Mrs. j Ni.-cnri of NoiA: sn.re D r.v. Syra ise She is now assistant to I t th< • 1 Church of- Christ, Goshen. She is I former state: president of Women's ; 1 "nurch of j ■ ■ of the Council. of Ufiitod Church j I Men are invited to attend with I their wifes. .Refreshments will be served at the dose of the evening.

Blue Bird Arbor Day Poster Winners The Bwitle Blue Birds ar-a Syracuse met at the Scout cabin on April 28. There were 21 girls .present.' Trpdy' lanyill presided at the busine® meeting?. Results from the Arbor Day Poster contest were announced. In the Blue Bird category, Becky Gray was. awarded first place. Bobbi Sue Crafton, secbn i place and Sherrie Hamm, third Tlie Beaik Blue Birds, will fly up > Camp 1 ' '' Raymond Wilson and girls of the Odako i .uni>' Fire Girls have pro eremoffibd for the occasion. and will reveive the Beatle Birds as Camp Fire girls. The next meeting will be on May ■ Mrs Wilson and the Odako girls will dirert arrangements for the Fiy I-p ixfemohiai at this meeting All Beatle Blue Birds are required. to know the Blue B.rd Wish in order to pass rank. CAR FIRE CAUSES SIOO DAMAGE The Syracuse fire department answered a call on Friday, April 30. to m street, near the post office where a car was on fire. The fire was soon extinguished. The car belonging to Gerald Eastlund of 712 S. Lake street, Syracuse, was damaged approxima’.ely SIOO. LEAVING FOR SAIGON — Airman Third Class Terrv Lee Schrock, son of Mr, and Mrs. Harold Schrock of Svracuse, has been home on leave from Bunker HUI. AFB, Peru. He leaves this week with the postal detachment of the Air Force for Saigon, i Airman Schrock will be in Saigon four months and will then return to Bunker Hill.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5. 1965

school problem, was a motion approved by the Warsaw board at a meeting last Monday night. April. 26. to consider the partitioning of Plain township. ‘ This proposal met with .an. cx- . tremely chilly reception in the Lakekind school district, Plain township included. • Ihtring the : e throe weeks a ■ i’-’l’i <>•' ■ ns : o' - i <. ir<r rt-tai'-ir. ’ 1". n township in the ■ . ; . ■ . oration*’.

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Lakeland Board Gets Approval For Classroom Space ' The State’s tentative approval- of i fne Hermann Ixnldmg at - North - Web-ter as a place for extra classt rooms in t < 1965-66 school year i : was .reported at. a special Lake- - day evening. Dem Arnold. Ixisiness I manager, reported that Dr W E -. Stewart, of. the division of sdiool--1 house p’ani'inc. had inspected ”J'.e buld.ne over-the past week-end and ■■ approval had been given pending . a report from the state board of • health. In other business, the welfare the teachers’ . • | reported their acceptance of the sal|ary schedule {reposed by the ’j at'its last meeting. The schedule ‘•provides a beginning salary of $5. 5 W for a bachelor’s degree with • j fourteen steps to a top $7 ’ The master’s degree schedule be- ' gins at $5,700 and goes to $8,640 in 1 twenty steps. These figures are ■within state minimums as provided Iby the last session of the general : assembly. .. . Examination of other schedules passed by st'hool corporations of j ' size in this area will put our cor- : 1 poration in a competitive position ‘ according to Lakeland superintesi- ; dent .Lewis Immel The board also accepted the res-; ignation of Charles McClure as i ■ social studies teacher and varsitv ‘ basketball coach at Syracuse high school. Mr. McClure is taking a . like position at Reelsville high, school in the South Putnam Community School Corporation. Board members present were James C. .Stucky, William Pearl. I Glenn Brown. C W. Kroh, and Ralph Brubaker Supt Immel. business manager Arnold, and the elementary coordinator. Edgar A. Speer were also present. DOUGLAS WEISSER CELEBRATES 4TH BIRTHDAY ? Douglas Weisser, who celebrated his fourth birthday on May 5, was honored in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisser of near Milford, on Sunday evening. A supper and homemade ice cream , and cake were served later in the i . evening to the following guests: Mr. s-1 and Airs. Neal Cory and Dave. Mrs. t Herman Weisser and Steve, Larry » Weisser and Terrv. Mr. and Mrs. - Walter Miller, Miss Donna Miller, i Rev. and Mrs. Lee Cory, Mr. and » Mrs. Guy Fisher and Greogry Weis'ser.

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KKIIMiK WINNERS — Robert 'hti- Clyde Bints, . Mr. BL’ache Thornburg, am! ' ' James Dutts, seated, at toe table, are . ■

Bridge-O-Rama Gives s llß To A Lakeland Youth Center At Syracuse

I'■-■■ ' ' r t .. r ' The final meeting of the Bri ige- . ■ House south of Syracuse on Friday ’ evening. Winners for the, year were: Mre. Blanche Thoniburg and Robert. J :;-. -, first nrt score; Mr and Mrs. '" Hugh - nd; Mr. Mrs. R. G Johnson, third; and Mr. and Mrs Don Rupte and Mr. ' and Mrs. George Bryan, tie for fourth. The gro.'S score winners were Janus and Ottis Clyde Butts, first: Dale Allen and Gene Hall, second; Mr. and Mi's. Orin Snrith, third;, laid Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Kinder, fourth. I Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alfrey won the prize for the most matches.. won; 'Mr and Mrs; Carl Penn won the I high gross for one evening; and I Mrs. Alvin Caldwell won the high ' net for one evening. ' ‘ ‘ Several of the winners donated ‘their winnings to the Youth Center. I Committee Elected | The committee elected for next .war is James Butts, Ottis Clyde Butts, Mrs. Blanche Thornburg, Bob ■■ Jones, and Mr. and -Mrs. James . (Hughes These new members will work with the board of directors .which consists of Mrs. Paul Warner. Mrs Jack Alfrey f and; Mrs. Charles Kroh. • Anvone wanting to join the Bridge-O-Rama. which will start on October 1. may do so by contacting any member of yiese committees; Friday night winners were Bob Dorothy Smith, and Irene Abts; seclond: and Mr, and. Mrs. Jay Peffley. third. ' * ■ ! I 'Dessert and coffee were served ) IN THIS ISSUE • Plan Milford sew age system - page 1. sec, 1. • New Leesburg bank unveiled • page 1. sec. 1. • Weatherhead grant . page 1, ' sec. 2. • Rescue mission in Colorado - page 8, sec. 1. I • Editorials • page 4, sec. 1.

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NEW LEESBURG BANK — The i new Peoples State Bank of Leesburg located on road 15 and unveiled late last week will be “unique in banking construction”, according to James . Heierman, assistant cashier of the bank. The bank is circular, 60 feet in i diameter, and is of concrete, steejk ■ and glass construction. Twenty-four concrete and steel columns stop

Biidgv-O-Rama. All are Syracuse its. ■ ■ ■ ' .’ Mr, - .jones Dutts brothers pl.ued first in gross.

MAY SHUT OI F ' MILFORD WATER Vliliurd sti v> t and Muter e>nimissioner Marion Deeter stated this week it might become necessary lor the U..UT in Milford to he shut off in town during the next week to ten days. Water may be iff for a. tew minutes or a few hours. . Workmen are laying a water line in the northeast section of .own. it is suggested town reddeuts draw drinking water for the perod. ~ ■■ •■■■ I Bearing Burners To Hold Auto Safety Check j *' The Syracuse' Bearing Burners will -hold a safe . <>h Saturday, May 15. at the Syracuse school i j grounds. Tue lane w ' ■■ i from 9 a.m. to noon and from 3 p.m. > . to 6 p m. i n the 10 point -afety check along w.ia. members of the local police depart-j merit. i The Bearing Burne i club of youths that are ear enthusiast and are interested in the safe operatioa of motor vehicals. •The club is sponsored by the Syracuse txilice department. Hie Bearing Burners would like ■ to have all vehicals display the circle of safety sticker in 1965. . Syracuse Police Report For April FoUow'ir.g is the police report ■ for the town of Syracuse' as released by chief Dan Ganger for the : month of April. Traffic arrests 12 Criminal arrests i". 1 Overtime parking tickets •' issued .. ....... . ...... 9. j • Accidents investigated 2 Tlueft reports invest lag ted .. .1 : Warnings issued ... 113 Fires attended by dept 1 I Dog calls investigated . . 12 Calls answered by. officers .. 11l Police car drived a total of 3,101 I miles on patrol.

round the structure. Construction began last October and an opening is scheduled for July 1. Arthur Baugher of North Webster is contractor and Orus Eash of Fort Wavne is architect. Workman Harry Beer is seen in the above photo. /The bank will have a night de'pository, drive-up window, huge vaults, and a most unique office arrangement. Heierman stated, “While

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S’ mding are members of the board ■s Mrs. Pa d Warner> Mrs. J.ii\ Allrey. and Mi s. f. ; .l’. Kroh. V HHJi'l's will al'O sri ie <•!! theboard for next year. A MaiLJuuriKd staff photo.

at COACH RESIGNS — Charles Me ( litre, Syracuse coach for the past year. resigntNi at a • Lakeland school board meeting Monday night, to accept a position as varsity coach and social studies teacher at Reelsville. Ind., in Ptitnam county. The Reelsville school was recently reorganized. ; Mr. McClure taught at North Webster three years before accepting the coaching job at Syracuse. Lakeland Youth Center To Hold Open House The board members of Lakeland Youth Inc., met Sunday and made j plans for open house on Sunday, May 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. In the Sund y meeting a rejxjrt was given' of the Youth Employ- • Sen ice. Registration will be.n ' May 8 and cm- ’ ployees are urged, to register by calling 45 <-4271. Mr. a»d Mrs. James Fry were 1 elected as new board of director members to fill the term of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Naylor who are leaving Syracuse. ■ .. ■ ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. Alva Ketering of r r Syracuse attended the funeral of a cousin. Zona Jones, of South Bend on Friday morning. Burial for the 80-year-old woman was in Auburn.

the building is elegant, we hope to ■ continue the friendly type of service . we have always given to people of this area”. r Cori of the total package: Nearly < SIOO,OOO. ’ >’ The bank at Leesburg now boasts of assets approaching $5 million. s Al Heierman is president, Mayne e Teeple cashier, and Ralph Brubaker r- chaiiman of the board. e A Mail-Journal staff photo.

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