The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 August 1965 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL Wednesday, August 11. IMS

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Church History of Hastings As Recalled By Ken. Haney

(FIFTH IN A SERIES) Ont- us the first churches was located to the right at the entrance to Island cemetery. The building was used as a church and as a school. It burned down arid was never rebuilt. The Primitive Baptist church was built before the turn of the century. The building (stUl standing' was last used for worship in the 1940 s. Most of the people who Worshiped here came originally from Virginia. J Among the prominent families were the Prices, Tusings. Lathrops, Silveus. Esteps, ALcGowns. Rymans, | Collins and Hollars. Services were held Saturday and | Sunday about every two weeks. Elders PXtman and Ford are revered j among others for their labors for, the Lord j Evefy year the people of this denomination would have a Baptist Association or convention. It was held in the woods in front of Russel 1.1 Hollars house and later, in his h woods. The faithful people would j : come from Michigan, Ohio and « Indiana in buggies for a spiritual | retreat Although the church was closed | from dwindling numbers these Christian people have left a great . heritage to us. Ent« Hollar says he has attended the Hollar reunion in Virginia when < the attendance Wied from 300 to,; 500 people —about like a fair. Now | attendance is about like all family ; reunions It seems like the younger ’ group is not interested in family . gatherings any more. Why? . 4 Isl. Hid t'hiipel The Island Chapel cht Uli- daout 1875 Prominent families ■ represented' were the Hausmans,; Pinkertons. Billers, Foxes, Geigers. Rn>nin?.y. Haneys and Swartzland-, ere. One of the early ministers was the dynamic and gtoquent “Little Wes" . Pinkerton He • lived m the eastern end of the island. Another minister.-- Rev. Rarry. j belli a revival service about 1900 wfu-n 40 jwople were inverted. Circuit riding „ preocbers filled the pulpit at irregular times These emiy preachers had a zeal for the Lord that marshes, mud. bad weather arid hardship could not stop. ' 'Hie expression “You can’t jxil! yptirseli tin by your own boot A in 'sermons. The story goes tiiat a little'boy got a new pair of red rubber boots, which he was very proud of. Everybody had a pair of rubber boots arid thev estiur had a strap or loop to ptol them on. This urchin soon west to the bock of his father's I.irm to -teat them in the water. lb- tried to pull his toot and one boot «Ut and the other went deeper, cater ran into the top of lus bouts lie veiled for help His father finally came and threw him a rope to catch hold of. bt*. he couldn't hold die rope and the boot straps at the same time. 'As .he struggled he went deeper. Finally he let go of his boots, grabbed the n>jv and was pulled out of his hoots to safety — and then the pastor would say that the Gospel was just that sanpie. The churchgoer would unload his family at the uncovered platform and then tie his horse at the hitching rack arid blanket it. if it was winter, maybe using the horsehide rube itei to keep w -vrm in the buggy: The porch had large cracks to let the dirt fall thnxigh and was the mam entrance The pulpit was on the «ist end of the church Hard high backed seats were on either side .with the men and boys on one side and the women and girls on the other. Stoves furnish’d the heat and coal od the with gas, Delco and HEMC coming in that order. One Sunday school report for January of IMO says there were a total of 40 males arid females present and the collection was 37 cents Many of us can remember when . put in the primary class Sunday sciw4 cnUeclion when we didn't hare one. , A Sunday school convention would be held about every year in the George Roberts woods Every year the Erangriical de- ' nomination would hold camn mreting at Conkling ILU (Oakwood Park' for revival services Just as the Baptist came from far and near so would these veterans of the Gross put forth a great effort to get to these services. Oscar Haney remembers when two double buggy loads of people from Argos stopped one Sunday morning to water thbir horses at their home on the way to the “Hill." These folks would pitch their tents and stay several days. In the big revival tents with sawdust isles many found a Christian experience. The slang expression ‘’hitting the sawdust trail" was something, to be proud of. At that time there was an entrance charge to the park. Next week — the cemeteries. Nathaniel Ficks Observe Silver Anniversary W. and Mrs. C. Fick | of Arlington, Va. and Lake Wawasee. celebrated their silver wedding anniversary on Saturday. Aug. 7, by attending two wedt&ngs of vounger friends and a darner party arranged by their six children at tiie Scvline Inn on the Potomac River in Washington. D. C.

Syracuse Locals

Robert Hunt and his son, Jim, of North Webster are working in Cleveiand, Ohio. They spend the weekends at their home. Marcia Peffley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jay Peffley, Syracuse, attended Camp Athwture at Lake Webster last week. Mike Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harris, Syracuse, spent a week at the Y.M.C.A. camp at Union. Midi. The neighbors of Glade Rogers. of Indian Village, near Cromwell, baled hay and put it in the barn for him. last week. Mr. Rogers bey was on the L. A. Calbeck farm. Ken Blackburn of Canton. Ohio, was a guest from Thursday. Aug. 5. to Sunday, at the home of Mr. arid Mrs. Maxwell Simon and family at Syracuse. | “Lil ’! Chervi Peffley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Prffley. Syracuse, had as her weekend guests Lyne Robinson of Swayzee and Jan Whitlock of Greenfield. Mr. ami Mrs. Paul Hickey and children of Great Barrington. Mass., are guests of Mrs. Hickey’s parents. Mr and Mrs. William J, Johnson. ' at their summer home on Lake War w.asee. Mm Carrie Spry, Syracuse, Tlxirsdav. Aug 5. to sjxmkl several days in Jackson. Mich., in the home i of her daughter. Mrs Paul. Suttonand Mr. Sutton. On Sunday she at- ‘ ■ tended the Bun- family reunion. ' Richard and Mary Louise Simon of Syracuse accompanxxi Mr. and’i . Stutzman, -also of Syr-, scuse, to Chicago on Sunday where ■ they attended the Chicago White S>x—< 'let eland Indians baseball game Mr and Mrs John Sudlow and Mr and Mrs, James B. Ridgeway returned Sunday from a three weeks x-acation in Canada, where they were touring the Maritime Proxinces. Jhey were called back by the saxkien illness and .death ofMrs Ridgeway’s father, Thomas J. Flowrr They attended the funeral sen ices in Bellefontaine. Ohio, on Saturday, before returning to .their homes at Lake Wawasee. CECIL FOODS BEGIN PACKING TODAY rd tomato pack-:ers,-began prutoctioh at 7 a.m. this ’ nrormng according to Don .Cecil. The plant will employ about 200 women and 50 men with an addition;d 100 pickers in the f.elds and will operate on two shifts. The day shift will run from 7 to 5 p,m and the night shift will begin at about tiw last of the week and vuli run from 6 to 10:30 p.m.

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‘WORSHIP IN THE ROUND’ TO END SOON The Syracuse Methodist church’s “Worship in the Round" senices being held in the Enchanted Hills Playhouse on Sunday mornings at 8:30 will end with the August 29 sendee. Members of the Playhouse staff gave an interpretation of the 103rd Psalm, by dance and reading last Sunday morning. Reaction to “Worship in the i Round” has been favorable, according to Rev. August Lundquist. The attendance has been to the increase since the first service July 4. The group who has been assisting with the sendee, will also help as a guiding group in the derision of con tolling the “Worship in the Round" another year. Miss Vicki Ann Pfingst, who has Ibeen visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher and Mr. and Mrs Arnold Pfingst for the past week, went to Indianapolis on Monday where she left by plane on Tuesday for her home in Sacramento. Calif.

DAVID C. HOWARD TO TEACH IN MICHIGAN David C. Howard, a former Syracuse teacher, will receive a master of arts in economics degree upon completion of the summer session at Indiana university’ tomorrow (Thursday). He and Mrs. Howard are moving to Michigan where he will teach in the economics department of Delta college, a community college serving the area of Saginaw, Midland and Bay City. Their new address will be 1625 Bay Road, Saginaw, Mich. Read the CLASSIFIEDS

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ATTEND WTETHRICH REUNION AT GILMAN. ILL. Several Milford area persons attended the Wuethrich reunion at Gilman, HI., on Sunday. Over 200 persons were in attendance. Attending from Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Zimmerman and family, Mrs. C. R. Shuder and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stieglitz. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Miller of Wiggins,

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINING THE TAX RATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY THE CTVTL TOWN OF MILFORD JUNCTION. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY. INDIANA, BEFORE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES? Notice Is hereby given the taxpayers of Milford Junction Civil Town. Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the proper officers of said civil town, at their regular meeting place; on the 30th J..y of August 1965, will consider the following budget: GENERAL H’ND Materials — : 1.200 MOTOR VEHICLE HIGHWAY FVND Salary of Town Trustees S 300 Current Charges 3.150 Salary of Clerk-Treasurer 460 Parks & Memorial I.OOt ® ervlces Contractual ; 8,500 Salary of Marshal & Deputy Civil Defense ■-* ~ ~~ ’loo Marshals 9,300 Civic Planning ZZLZrZ-S-’.' 50C Total Mo,or Vehlcle Hwy - Pund SB - 50C Compensation of Town Attorney —400 CVMVLATIVB SEWER FVND Compensation of Firemen 1.250 Total General Fundl__s 26.225 Fund to Cumulate (levy SI 00> Travel Expense — — 125 STREET FVND Other Compensation 1,000 Services Personal » T- ; <3,500 CVMVLATIVE CAPITOL IMPROVE. FVND Repair, Bldgs & Eqiup. ; 600 Materials & Supplies ” 500 Improvement to City Printing & Advertising 500 Repair A- Replace. Equip S 1.250 Owned Property $2,000 Services Contractual 4.500 ■- ' Supplies — 1.900 Total Street Fund J!85.250 Total $2,000 ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO ' General Street,- Cum. DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING YEAR: pu n d Fund * Fund 1. Total budget estimate for incoming year. Jan. 1 to j>ec. 31, 1966, inclusive $26,225.00 $ 3,250.00 $14,121.80 2. Necessary expenditures. July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended t * 13.254.05 3,612.62 3. Additional appropriations to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of pneseni year < 4. vutstaaaing temporary loans to be paid before Dec. 31st of present year — 5. Total Funds Required (Add lines 1. ,2. 3 mid 4) 39 479 05 8 862 62- 14 121.8 C FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM ’ , SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY: 6. Actual balance. June 30 of present year <17.044.58 6.866.55 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December settlement) , 8,450.00 1.373.40 8. Miscellaneous revenue to be received July 1, of present year to Dec. 31 of incoming, year (Schedule on file) k a. Special Taxes 1.510.50 240.00 b. All Other Revenue . ;■ 6 939 00 . _—:— . —i 0. Total Funds (Add lines 6. 7. 8a and Bb> 33 943 58 8 479 95 10. NET AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31 OF INCOMING YEAR (Deduct line 9 rom line 5) — 5.535.47 . 382 67 11. Operating Balance (Not in excess of expenses from Jan. 1 to June 30, less mlsc. revenue for same period) 9.725.00 2.500 00 12. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX BEVY (Add lines 10 and 111 5i5250.47 S 2,882.67 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property •„ „ $1,4121.180.00 Number of Taxable Polls ■,■■■■,,i . . ’ . .. . ■_+. i 168 FUNDS — Levy on Levy on Amount to ’ Polls Property be raised General —j SIOB $15,250.00 Street .205 2.894.00 Cumulatiy-- Sewer -- -- - — 2- — — , .. . 1-06 ' 14.121.80 Total ,_i . $2,285 $32,265 80 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED (Name of Fund — To Be Collected Collected Collected Collected -1962 1963 , 1964 1965 General —--T —— $25 401 82 $26.76564 $28,333.33 $21.704 46 Street ... -i — —... 3.783 00 9,057.06 4,159.90 ’>434 25 Cumulative Sewer — — — — — - ■ 1.373.70 . Total ——e — $29.184 82 $35,822 70 $32,493.23 Taxpayers appearing Shan have a right to be heard thereon. After the tax levies have been determined, and presented'to the county auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday tn September, .and the levy fixed by the county tax adjustment board, or on their fatlure so to do. by the county auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may 'appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon or lining a petition with the county auditor : on or before the fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged, whichever date is later, and the state board of tax commissioners will fix ■ date lor hearing in tins county. EDITH BAUMGARTNER , . , j. Clerk-Treasurer Date July 24. 1965. ~ MJ A. 11 & 18

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