The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 May 1965 — Page 1

j£YidlaWMPoli»» *“**• _ Lakeland 1965 Graduation Story In This Issue of The Mail-Journal

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Darrell Orn. lifelong resident of Milford, has been promoted to the sa,k*s (Apartment of ('hore-Time Equipment, Inc . in Milford and will be in charge of customer relations and sen ice. effective June I.* IMS “Dak.'’ as Darrell is known l>\ friends, has been with Chore-Time for four years serving as plant superintendent With hi- knowledge of Chore-Time products Darrell is well qualified to serve Chore Time s many, customers throughout the United Slates.' Canada’ and many foreign countries \ He is also a member of the Milford town board.

Milford Chamber Has Officer Installation

Members of the Milford Chamber of Commerce and their ladies enjoyed a smorgasbord last evening at the Tippecanoe Country Club Officers metalled during the evening .were Dennis Sharp, president; Gordon Blauser, vice president; and Mrs Gertrude Ritter, secretarytreasurer For the evening's entertainment Ted. Baumgartner showed slides erf -Old Milford ’ A total of 42 members and were present as were the following guests Mr and Mrs Herman We ► aer, Mr and Mrs Darrell On. and William Biddinger. ILLINOIS COl 'PLE LX SYRACUSE; ATTENDS WEDDING IN GOSHEN Mr and Mrs Robert LeCount of Harvey. 11l . spent the week end in the home of his mother. Mrs Pau! LeCount. and son at Syracuse On Saturday -they attended the wedding of a cousin, Charles Mahler of Millersburg, to Mary Jeanne Donat of Goshen in Goshen. • ■ fl XZ'nR CATCHES BIG ONFt-Jim Keller of Milford is shown here with a 19lb. pike he caught last Thursday on Winona take. The huge fish, measuring 36 inches in length. wa» enaght with an artificial bait. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

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Chore-Time, following its long I ■ w-.» never [sesjhh-, recendy appoint- ■’ v ice representative Duane has bt'en with four and a half years and will be a valuable additi m to the sales ix partment Randy Clouse, a die-scHter and Chon*-finie employee for two and a half years, has t»een promoted to the engineering dep.trtnwnt and will be working as a draftsman. Richard Dull, working in receiving .iini warehousing for the past year and a half, has been promoted to production expediter. ■ ”

Syracuse Banker Married At Bloomington j Robert Jones, Syracuse, president of the Syracuse State bank and i Miss Rosalyn Jeanne Rice erf Rolling Prairie were married Saturday, May 22, at the Indiana university chapet m Bloomington Following a short wedding trip. IMr Jones returned to Syracuse, Mrs jonrs will remain in BloomI ington until the end of the school year They will then reside in an apartment oh Main street, S. euse |, — j LIGHTNING STRIKES IN MILFORD SATURDAY | During the storm which hit the {area on Saturday, lightning hit in I the business district at Milford A transformer was bit at Sharp's Hardware and water was reported I to have flooded the basement. j At Campbell’s Market the changer on the cash register was reported to have been hit. • The storm clouds dropped one and one half inches of ram on the town. SLIGHTLY INJURED IN ACCIDENT Mrs. Ernest Bailey erf Milford sustained a possible back and neck injury when her car was struck in the rear by an auto driven by Mrs. Irene Disher, also of Milford, at , 12 45 pm last Thursday. Mrs Bailey backed away from the curlv in the downtown business area in Milford when her auto was hit Damace to the Bailey car’s left rear tail light and bumper was | ISO and damage to the Disher car's right front fender and bumper was < S3OO I - No charges were filed by in vest iI gating officer Gentier. ARMED FORCE MEMBERS INVITED TO ATTEND CHURCH All former members of the armed forces have been asked to attend the Sunday, May 30. services at the ■ Syracuse Methodist church. . PHIL TOM TO SPEAK AT BRETHREN CHURCH Phil Tom will speak and show pictures of Puerto Rico at the Syr- • acuse Church erf the Brethren on Sunday. June 6.

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IN THIS ISSUE • Lakeland graduation story - see. tion 2. ■',. ■■ ':-• . ■ " • Flotilla qtleen . page 1. sec. 1. • School editorial . page 1, sec. 1. • Memorial Day parades Sunday • Milford 1 p.m.. Syracuse 2 p.m. • Editorials - page 4. sec. 1. • Summer begins - whoopoe ’ , GRADUATION’ ISSUE This is our annual graduation issue. Pictures of all Lakeland -eniors and other school items apwar in the second section. Milford Receives $4,275 Friday For Sewer System Clerk-treasurer Edith Baumgartner of M. If ord reports the town re , ceived $4,275 Friday from the Community Facilities Administration for extension of present sanitary sewer system and the construction of a new sewage plant, Tiie town had received the grant last July, however, the, money was held until the necessary reports were completed’ The town also received word an additional appropriation. had been allowed by the tax commissioners. (X the $2,200 appropriation $2,000 is for purchase of additional land from Earl Wolferman to allow' for construct.un of the sewage treatment plant, and S2OO is for a typewriter. Syracuse C. D. Unit Appoints City Director The Syracuse unit of the Civil Defense met at the fire station on Thursday. May 20, for their regular nxvting Chairman Thomas. Gilbert presided He re.Kl a letter from Earl Money, who Kas been city director of the CD for several years, stating he was resigning from the position. Mr Gilbert asked if anyone had a nomination. Floyd Schlotterback was nominated and elected. His name will be given to the Syracuse town board erf trustees for approval. Mess Dorothy Causer, dtainnah of the float committee, said she could use more help and also more monex' The board approved gjiving her sls for more supplies. Mrs Thomas Gilbert reported on the concession stand, and said Don Enye.art will help set it up She is to buy a sheet of plywood for the ' stand, Mrs. Charles Dean reported that the CD floats had been invited to be in the Atwood parade June 12 and at Pierceton June 14 The CD will buy a license plate for the smaller trailer which- carries one of the floats The CD also received an invitation to attend the Saddle chib S>rse show Mrs Dean reported on the concession stand at the Tri-County State Game' Preserve Sunday. May. 16 when the CD had the stand to serve Indiana Chapter of the Goldn Retriever Chib of America She . xirted they received $158.63 and outstanding bills were 581 84 Mrs Dean said they had some supplies left that could be used later It was agreed the items would be stored in the up-stairs at the Earl Cooper home. Mr Gilbert reported the unit had received a check in the amount of S3T3 from the town of Syracuse The town received the check from the federal government to help pay radios He said one of the walkwtalkie sets, was not working and said it should be sent to the manufacturer for repair. •Hie unit was asked to choose a girt for the Flotilla parade on Friday night. June 18 Several names were listed and Mr Gilbert appointed Mr. and Mrs Schlotterback and Mrs Georgia Buster on the I committee to contact one of the girls 'There will be a dance uo-town on Saturday night”, and the unit was asked to send several men to direct traffic and help with the dancers The unit will also help at the Thornburg parking lot on Friday night when the Queen is chosen. It was ahnoußwed that the Flotilla baK would be held at the Lady of the Lake Seminary gym. Attending the meeting were Mr. Gilbert. Glen Scott. Mr and Mrs. Ralph Knislev. Mr. and Mrs Charles Dean, Mr. and Mrs. Robert (Continued on page 2i

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1965

l ■ A Decision Is Near The Lakeland school board will have to reach a decision in the very’ near future concerning the fate of Plain township, it is becoming increasingly obvious. A curious silence has fallen over discussions between the Lakeland board and the Warsaw school board. A similar hush has fallen over the heretofore vigorous campaign of the Plain township citizens committee, headed by Emil \X est. This group has used every obvious means, some devious, to pressure the Lakeland board into releasing them to the W arsaw system. : And they have found powerful allies in the W arsaw school board, W arsaw merchants and the Warsaw newspaper. The committee apparently thinks its fight is won. We here could only remind taxpayers of the entire Lakeland school system to watch their tax - bill jump if Plain township is allowed to leave the corporation. An overwhelming majority of Lakeland taxpayers (from 70 to 75 per cent!) favor keeping Plain township in the corporation. They know full well the consequences of leaving them out. Lakeland will have a SMALLER SCHOOL, built at a LATER DATE, and it will COST MORE, if Plain township leaves. This is according to statements by Lakeland board members themselves. The school board members should commit themselves to the strongest possible school system. They should be no part of a plan to dissolve an already fjne school corporation. This would ring in their ears fox years to come. We urge our readers to contact members .of the Lakeland school board and express their sentiments in this jnattep/lt is very important that they do. ***** • 1 s

Syracuse Town Board Publishes Ordinance On Alcohol At Town Parks

An ordinance, number 520, is published in this issue of The MailJournal. by the Syracuse town board members. It prohibits the posession. use and consumption of alcoholic, malt and vinous beverages in the town parks of Syracuse Any person possessing, using or consuming alcoholic, malt or vinous beverage in any form or manner in Syracuse towned parks shall be in violation of the ordinance. Upon conviction the person will be fined

Industrial Committee Meets Today The Industrial committee of . the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will meet Wednesday nbon today' for the purpose of organizing. assembling information that will be available foi an industrial brochure. They will cmalyze availability c profxised land sites for new industry Utilized availability and rates. Review zoning and review: labor market and existing rates. Upon completion of the survey and preparation of the brochure the committee will contact, a number of interested companies in expansion and relocation The members of the committee are Don Novy*. Weatherhead: Robert Reed, attorney; Jack Vanderford. real estate broker: Jay Peffley. XIPSCo: E W. Bechtold Liberty Coach: and Harold Wellman. chairman. Syracuse < State barik. RECORDS AVAILABLE AT SYRACUSE LIBRARY Several new record albums have been added to the Syracuse Hbrary collection. These may be borrowed |fer two weekp. with the same penalties for overdoes, loses and damages as for books. J New albums are: Mary Poppins — Julie Andrew's and Dick Van Dyke. The Sound of Music — Julie -Andrews. My Name is Barbra Barbra Streisand People i The Best of the Kingston Trio Weekend in London — The Dave Clark Five Ramblin’ — The New Christy Minstrels i The library hours are 12 to 5 p.m. i : Monday through Saturday and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

not less than $5 or more than $25. The ordinance was passed and adopted at last Tuesday’s town board meeting The vote was five ayes and no nays It becomes effective with its publication. Signing the ordinance are A. Byron Connolly, Willard S. Nusbaum, Blanche Bales. Loren Longenbaugh and Vernon T. Beckman. It is attested by Walter F Calnon, clerk-treasurer.

Summer Worship Services To Be At Playhouse "Worship In The Round" services > will be held during July and August at the Enchanted Hills Playhouse, according to an announcement made by Rev. August Lundquist of the Syracuse Methodist church. Each service is one of a different ; approach. Rev. Lundquist said, I "This is an attempt to do two things One, reach the unchurched half-way and it is a place of renewal for church members.” Th:s is not intended to replace the 10:30 morning worship service, but is for those who wish to attend both services since they will be different. Persons who work on Sundays are invited to attend the 8:30 . a.m. “Worship in the Round.” CLOSE MONDAY, MAY 31, 1965 Most of the offices m the Syra-cuse-Wawasee area will be closed Monday. May 31. m observance of Memorial Day .All federal, state and county offices will be closed The Syracuse post office, the Syracuse State bank. United Telephone Company. Northern Indiana Public Service Company, the library and Budget Investment Corporation will be closed in Syracuse. WI-MA-KI CAMP FIRE GIRLS MEET MAY 24 The Wl-Ma-K Camp Fire croup met at the Scout cabin on May 24. There were 15 girls present It was decided that Day Camp will be held ion July 31. The group discussed ways of raising money so that all girls could go to camp for a week in August. > Carlynn Baumgartner furnished the ! refreshments.

■ ■ '/■' i BACCALAUREATE SCENE — The seniors> “WUI You Make The World pastor of the Milford Christian second Lakeland baccalaureate pro- of Tomorrow Better Than the World church. gram was held at 3 p. m. Sundav at Today?" f Special music was "The Ten Comthe North Webster school gym with The prelude was by Mrs. Lois mandments" by the Leesburg school Dr. I. Lynd Esch, president of Indi- Crandall, organist, and Miss Cheryl chorus unde, the direction of Richana Central college, as speaker. He Rider, pianist. Invocation and bene- ard Anderson. left this, charge w ith |the graduating diction were by Rev. Carl Shearer. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

Father's Day Flotilla To Have Queen!

Each of the Wawasee-Syracuse area businesses and organizations will sponsor a local girl to ride in tlie Friday, June 18, Flotilla parade. The parade will go to Thornburg Drug Company’s parking lot and there one of the girls will be selected as the Flotilla queen. She will reign over the festivities of the Father’s Day Flotilla weekend. She wiH appear with her court at the Teen-Dance on June 18 and at the Flotilla Ball on Saturday, her court will grace the queen’s float and the Flotilla queen will float and the Flotilla Queen will, as one of the float judges for

Syracuse Band To March On Memorial Day The Syracuse high school band’ will march in the Memorial Day parade according to an announcement made by Commander HarryVan Hemert of Wawasee Post 223 erf the American Legion. The Syracuse Civil Defense unit will also march. The Junior Legion Drum and Bugle corps will have new uniforms for the Sunday parade. Commander Van Hemert stated that die post lias erected a 30 foot flag pole at Memorial Circle in the Syracuse cemetery, the pole has a gold eagle on top. The flag will be flown, on all holidays as well as •r for all burials in the cemetery’. At the Memorial Day service. Rev. Carl H. Satre will give the address; Rev. Joseph Koble will give the invocation and Roscoe Howard will read the list of deceased veterans of the community of all wars. This year’s parade will be the largest in several years and it is hoped all the community will turn out on Main street to watch the parade and to attend the services at the cemetery. FELLOWSHIP CLASS MEETS AT OGDEN ■ ISLAND The Fellowship class of the Syracuse Church of God, met Wednesday. May 19. at the home of Mrs. Vivian Priddy at Ogden Island. There were 11 members present. Rev. Walter Williams had charge of the business meeting. The roll I was called and the minutes read and accepted. Mrs. Phyllis Troup, gave the devotions. She read from the 24th chapter of Luke, verses 37 , to 40. ; Mrs. Lulu Eirhart led in prayer. . The treasurer's report was heard, j The June meeting will be held in L the home of .Rev and Mrs. Walter Williams. Rev. Victor Yeager will have the devotions. |1 Mrs. Melvin Niles dismissed with : prayer. The food that was brought . was sold at auction, then it was served. The waist measurement of each one was taken and they paid . one cent per inch of their measurement. WIN SCRAMBLE AT SOUTH SHORE Lori Welty, Kathleen Ruple, Linda Caldwell, and Doris Coburn made up the foursome that won the foursome scramble at South Shore golf course Friday night. They finished with a total of 31 for nine holes. A total of I sixteen foursomes made up the | i scramble, according to pro Bob Auer.

the parade on Lake Wawasee. The Flotilla queen will be entered in the Mermaid Festival in North Webster. I T's' requirements for a queen ; candidate is that she must be single and 16 to 24 years of age. Judging of the queen will be in a one. piece battling suit only. Registration form must be signed by a parent if contestant is under 18 years of age. i Contestant must be from the Wawa-see-Syracuse area (permanent or summer resident). This is the fifth annual Father’s Day Flotilla sponsored by the Syr-acuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce.

TOWN TO FOG FRIDAY NIGHT FOR MOSQUITOES The town of Syracuse will fog alleys and streets for mosquitoes on Friday night, beignning at 7 p. m., according to town board president Byron Cononlly. The spray is harmless to huI mans, animals and shrubbery, ali though residents are asked to I colse windows which are on al- > leys or close to streets. COURT HOUSE CLOSED MONDAY County offices will be closed on Monday, May 31, in observance of Memorial Day. Court house employees will return to their jobs on Tuesday morning, June 1. The county commissioners will be in session on June 1 and June 7 in their room at the court house. ' 4 w TO GRADUATE — Cadet William Earl Lyons, a first classman at the United States Military Academy at West Point, N. Y., will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army in graduation exercises to be held June 9. Cadet Lyons is a 1960 honor graduate of the Leesburg high school and ' completed one year in electrical en- ■ gineering at Purdue university. He received the nomination for appointment from Congressman Charles , Halleck and entered West Point in July 1961. He represented the academy as a , “Walker” his Plebe year and was a member of the debating team his . third (sophomore) and second (junior) classman years. He is a member of the Audio club and was active in the cadet radio st*, tion K. D. E. T. Upon graduation he will enjoy a two-month leave. He and another cadet have planned a six weeks’ western tour of the United States before reporting for active duty and further training. Cadet Lyons is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lyons of Leesburg. |

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Owen Cobbum Heads Syracuse Alumni Ass'n. Owen Cobbnm of Syracuse was elected presideftt of the Syracuse Alumni Association Saturday night. May 22, at the annual alumni banquet. A ham and chicken dinner was served by the Syracuse school cafeteria staff to 87 alumni guests in the cafeteria. A bouquet of red and white carnations, the 1965 graduating class flower, was the centerpiece for the senior table. Ten planters which were given as door prizes decorated the remaining tables. Following the program the seniors each received a carnation, r Other officers elected were’ Tom Prickett, vice president; Mrs. Gerold Kline, secretary; and Mr. Kline, treasurer. Out-going officers are Tom Me iClintic, president; Steve Williams, ( vice president; .Mrs. Kenneth Knisley, secretary’; and Mrs, Carroll Koble, treasurer. Nelson Auer of Syracuse, a magician, presented some magic tricks. Tom Prickett, program . chairman, introduced the guest speaker, Mike Sofiak. Mr. Sofiak is coach at the Gary Froebel high school. Mrs. Ada Crow ot Syracuse, a 1902 graduate, was the first to answer roll- call. Miss Katherine Rothenberger of Syracuse received a corsage from the alumni association in recognition of the 50th anniversary’ of her class. She is a 1915 graduate. Two families having a third generation to graduate from Syracuse were present. They were Mrs. Joe Bushong, a 1920 graduate, her son. George A. Bushong, 1940, and his f daughter. Rosemary Bushong, 1965; | Mrs. Ralph Method. 1922. her daughter, Mrs. Tom Robinson, 1945, and her son. Ron Robinson, 1965. Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, grandmother of • Ron Robinson, was also present. She is a 1917 graduate. : Tom Clayton, vice president of the 1965 graduating class, introduced the 22 seniors present. Each senior ‘then told of his or her plans after graduation/ . • 1 Rev. Satre Elected To Board of Directors of Wittenberg University The Indiana-Kentucky Synod of the Lutheran Church in America meeting in Bloomington last week elected the Rev. Carl H. Satre to the Board of Directors of Wittenberg university, Springfield. Ohio. Pastor Satre is pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. Syracuse. Wittenberg university, a university of the Lutheran Church in America, has an enrollment of over 3.000 in all of its schools. Wittenberg was founded in 1845. Associated with the university is Hamma . School of Theology from which Pastor Satre graduated. HONORED AT LUNCHEON BRIDGE FRIDAY P.M. Mrs. Raymond Campbell of Syracuse was guest of honor at a lunch-eon-bridge held , Friday afternoon at the Kale Island Beacon, the occasion observing the birthday of Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Vernon Martin was the hostess. Out of town guests included Mrs. Campbell's sister, Mrs.' Thurston Hom of Bloomingtori, Mrs. Ray Miller of Treasure Island, Fla., and Mrs. Ray Lantz of Fort Wayne, i Other guests were Mrs. Hubert i Anglemeyer. Mrs. Gene Hall, Mrs. I Robert Deahl, Mrs. Jay Peffley, I Mrs. Ralph Mrs. Paul [Lantz and Mrs. Ronald Silveus.