The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 33, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 September 1965 — Page 9

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SEAR FOSS SITE — The K-acre tract ol land, which has become known as the Searfoss site, is shown on this map of the lakeland community school corporation.

Board Continues Discussion On School Additions

Members <»f tie Lakeland sc I .'" >1 board met Tuesday evenipg in a special session to continue their discussions on additions to the elementary schools at Milford and Syracuse' and the North Webster school and remodeling and renovation at the Milford high school.

They have been burning the midnight oil so to speak sa they realize tiie decisions they rnaKi on the additions will need to serve the school corporation at the elementary' level for years to come Board members went ox*er the report received fast week from Dr. Merle Strom of Ball State university o nthe proposed additions, remodeling and renovation and the report received August 31 from Mauer, Inc., on the proposed work to be done. Tentatively proposed are eight rooms at , Syracuse, four or five rooms at the Milford elementary school and four or five rooms at the Milford high school plus the work to he done at the Milford high school To Appeal Board members held discussion on the two cent tax cut made recently bv the county tax adjustment board end decided to appeal. A resolution and petition will be filed with the county. A request to allow the corporation principals tp attend the National American Secondary School Principals' Association meeting to be held at Cleveland in February was approved. Discuss Fire Discussion was also held on the fire at North Webster high school. Board members thought the school corporation was lucky that no more damage was done and no one was injured. In a fire of that type <see i story elsewhere 1 an explosion could have easily occurred. Board members agreed there should be some ground rules laid so the same thing doesn't happen again. Superintendent Lewis S. Immel is to meet with the proper school personnel on the matter. | Business manager Don Arnold reported the corporation has 32 buses i running 35 routes per day. Os the 32 j buses 17 are owned by the corporation and 15 are joint owned The insurance value on the corporation owned equipment has been listed at $78,200. A total of 2.098 students are beingi transported this year as compared to 1.990 fast eyar. The buses drive 910 miles per day as compared to 911 last year. The buses are driven 160, 000 miles each year. . „ i In answer as to who may and may not ride was asked by new board member Jerry Helvey. Mr. Arnold told him the city limits was the boundary line. ' Mr. Arnold also asked board members how often the buses should be cleaned and waxed. One corporation driver recently waxed a bus at the cost of $35. The buses can be jteam cleaned on the inside for about So (Continued on page 8. sec. 1)

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

The land is owned by Bertha Mae Searfoss and is the only tract o£ land the Lakeland school board has under option for a location for the new Lakeland high school.

. ATTEND WOMEN’S CAMP AJ CAMP MACK Mrs. Ruth DeFries, Mrs. Frank Shively, Mrs. Edwin Meek, Mrs. Frank Johnson and Mrs. Ray Feryerda attended the Women’s camp on Thursday held at Camp Mack. Mrs Scott Horn of near Warsaw was camp dean. Theme of the camp this year was ‘‘What Is That In Thine Hand”. Mrs. Claude Wolfe of North Manchester was guest speaker in the forenoon and during the afternoon Mrs. Wolfe used *‘A Person to Person Approach to Peace” as she showed pictures from Bolivia. Mr. and- Mrs. Wolfe worked in the Peace Corps in Bolivia. There was a nature study hike and crafts The dosing worship was by Mrs. Richard .Anderson of War-j saw. including a chalk talk, ‘‘He's' ’Got the Whole World In His j Hands". There was a coffee break < (hiring the forenoon services, the hostesses being the ladies of the Bethel Church of the Brethren. MRS. C. J. MYERS RE-ELECTED LADIES AID PRESIDENT Mrs C. J. Myers was re-elected president of the Ladies aid society of the Milford Christian church during a meeting bdd Thursday evening. . Serving with Mrs Myers are Mrs ; Bob Spearman, first vice president; Mrs. Leon Tucker. second vice president; Mrs. Robert Auer, secretary; Mrs. John Replogle, assistant secretary: Mrs. Marvin Rapp. I treasurer; and Mrs. Harry Good, assistant treasurer. Mrs. Myers had opened the meeting with devotions and the welcome. Mrs. Tom McClintic sang •ft is No Secret" and Mrs. Carl Shearer gave the opening prayer. Roil call was answered by the 23. members present naming their first grade teacher i Following the etectfoo the on "Exercise” was givea by .UNt Randall Dewart ami Mrs. Can Shearer Mrs. Claude Hamilton reported on the missions during the lesson. s The meeting was closed with silent praver and refreshments were served in the fellowship room by Mrs. Ralph Biller. Mrs. Maurice Duncan and Mrs. Paul Lechlitoer.

The tract lies to the west of the old Sytacuse-North Webster road and crosses the Kern road on the west. Don Arnold. Lakeland school business manager, states the site is 15

Lions Plan Work On Scout Cabin The Milford Lions club at its regular meeting on Monday night decided to put on a new roof and paint the Milford Scout cabin at Waubee fake. The work will start at 9 a.m. this coming Saturday, Sept. 25, and all interested citizens are urged to help the Lions with this project. [ Materials will be on hand for the work but those coming are asked to bring their own paint brushes and tools to help with the roof. If the .work is- not finished on Saturday it will be completed on Sunday afternoon. i Another business discussion was 'held about having two game stands at the Milford Fall Carnival the last • week end in October. It was decided to ask the chamber of commerce for permission to do this. The meeting was dismissed early because of | the tornado threat on Monday ingI MASONS TAKE BUS . TRIP TO WINDSOR, ONTARIO, CANADA | The Masonic Lodge of Leesburg sponsored a bus trip to. Windsor. Ontario. Canada to see the Master Masons degee exemplified. Men making the trip were from Leesburg, Milford, Pierceton and Goshen lodges. The degree was presented the Great Western Lodge of Windsor. A visitor at the ceremonies was the deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ontario, who was on an official "visit. Those attending from the Milford lodge were Paul Kizer, Joe Estep. Walter Ritter. Herschel Harper, Ed Huber, Ario Beiswanger, William Bess and Sihs Howard. WALTER WUTHRICHS ATTEND STOLLER FUNERAL SER VICE Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wuthrich and son Stan will be attending funeral services for-Lowell Stoller of Spear, HI. on Thursday. Burial will be in Princeville. 111. Mr. Stoller, who is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Wuthrich, was killed in a two truck accident on Monday. MILFORD SCOUTS ENJOY BOWLING Members of the Milford Boy Scout troop 47 spent Sunday afternoon bowling in the Holiday Lanes at Warsaw. Enjoying the afternoon were Don, Billy and John Leeman, John. Gorsuch. Don Steffen. Donn. May; Dick Wallace, Tony Newman, Paid Roudabush, Mike Mathews; also Scout- . master Dean Wallace, Chuck Boddiger and Dick Steffen,

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Rules Infractions Cause Cratkdown At Milford

Milford school officials, in an ef-' fort to crack down on training rale • infractions cancelled two baseball games this week, it was learned on The games cancelled were the one' with North Webster scheduled for i Monday night, and the one with Mentone scheduled for Thursday night. According to Milford high school ■ principal Donn Kesler, several Mil- ' * * • Editorial > I PRAISE SCHOOL ACTION I OnlV praise could be hoard from , parents of students at the Mi'ford ? school, when it was learned that , principal Donn Kesler forfeited two school basebail games as a disciplinary measure,-resulting from training rules infractions on the part of parii*** 1 ' As they say, wininng or losing ’ isn't the important thing, but bow you play the game. And abiding by the rales is a gross part of how you play the game. | If anvthing can be said, coaches at Milford and elsewhere in the Lakeland corporation have been too fax in the enforcement of training rules. It is hoped the “crackdown” will continue. More, it is hoped it will be felt throughout the Lakeland corporation schools. t . r ■ With it is certain to come a general uplift of school spirit. Antenna Falls On High Voltage Lines At Restaurant The Syracuse fire department was called to the Wawasee restaurant Friday evening when the owner Hargis Wilson and his son Jimmie were on the roof working on a tele- ■ vision antenna. The antenna fell hitting a tegh voltage wire causing ‘the power frise to blow cut | The Northern Indiana Public Service Company was called out and | the senice men replaced the fuse. There was do damage to the lines j and no other damage reported. Both men were holding on to the antenna while it lay on the wires but were not shocked. The Wilsons litre up-stairs over the restaurant

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. new school to tie into the Syracuse . (jity water and sewer lines and would allow the use o£ the high school gym at Syracuse until such time as a new, larger high school gym is required, the board reasons.

I ford baseball players had broken training rules, causing the action. Basketball Oct. 1 Basketball training is scheduled to begin on Friday, Oct. 1. There are two athletes who have broken training rules and were not baseball players who will -be ineligible to play basketball the first two weeks of the j season. IN THIS ISSUE • Burgeriand to open . sec. 2. • Disciplianry action - page 1, sec. 1. • Milford first graders - page 1, sec. 2. • Proposed school site • page 1, sec. 1. > • Editorials • page 4, sec. 1. Break Into Post Office Boxes Friday Syracuse chief of police Dan Ganger reported at least four postal boxes at the Syracuse post office were broken into late Friday evening. Entry' was made from the outer post office lobby. Postal clerk Avon Bushong said deputy sheriff Roger Fellows investigated Friday evening and found some checks in the post office waste basket. Ehtry was not gained to the post office, Mr. Bushong stated. IN BASIC TRAINING J Gary Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnv Fisher of Syracuse, left on Monday, Sept 13, for a six-month training in the National Guard. He is at Furt-Leonard Wood, Mo. He will be hdme on a two-week leave in November. DAMAGES REPORTED | Damages to the Warren Benson home north of Syracuse during a recent storm, amounted to $192. Lightning struck the end of the bouse and the roof in addition to damaging the television set, refrigerator and toaster.

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TO OPEN SOON — The all new Burgerland, located on road 13 just south of Syracuse, is scheduled to open to the public on Friday, Oct. 1.

Lakeland Youth Center Receives $ 3,500 Donation

The Lakeland Youth Center has had a windfall of $3,-, 500 to defray its operating expenses for the coming year, providing it can match the generous gift with a like amount.,

i The. gift was made known at the September meeting of the center’s board of directors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore on Syracuse Lake Sunday night. Mr. Moore is president of the board.

At the meeting a potluck supper was enjoyed with a business meeting following the supper. Submit Nominees A list of 20 nominees for the center’s membership board was submitted and will be voted chi by the membership in October. The list was submitted by director Forrest “Bud" ■Smith. There ‘will be a boy and a girl eilected from grades eight through 12 to serve on this important board, ;with Mrs. Frank Putt sponsoring the group. j The youth center board plans to put some punch in its drive to raise 53.500 bv public subscription. Mr. Moore told the group. He termed it a real challenge to the community. Donor adult membership blanks may be obtained from any member of the adult board, and a donor form appears elsewhere in this issue -of The Mail-Journal. Members of ti ? adult board are Mrs. Marjorie Niccum, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hulley, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Peffley, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reed, Mt. and Mrs. Jack Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kroh, Jr., Mr. and Mrs, Frank Putt, Mr. and Mrs, James Frye, and Mr. and Mrs. Harn.- Appenzeller. List of Donors A list of the center’s donors so far follows: Fidler Readv-Mix, George Gardner. Harrv Ganger, Ed Anderson, Rav Buhr’t. Butch and PecWee Niles; Dick Coy. Harold Kline, Liberty > Coach, Kinder Mfg., Coca-Cola Co., Styfert Foods, Hawthorn-Mellody, Larrv Clavbaugh. Bill Peters, George Shoup. Bill Pipp. Harry Alfrey, Jr., Phil Kern, Ray Fuller. Robert Baumgartner, Larry Miller. NIPSCo, Doc Miller. Jon Bushong. Carroll Walton. Everett Crow, Elmer Stucky. Thornburg Drugs, James Pounds. George Nordman. Dale Sparklin. Lowell Fredericks. Mrs. Earl Roose, American Industries, Mrs. Harry Vac Hemert, Mrs. Glenn Popenfoose, Earl Money, Tom Merritt, Mr. and Mrs. James Stucky, Mr. and Mrs. John Kroh, J Eli Lilly. Mr. and Mrs. Pad Moore, Bungalow Gardens, James Kroh, Dr. C W Hursh, Llovd H. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Jav Peffley, Ham- Appenzeiter. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Crews, Ham- Alfrev, Betty Dust, Lamar Edsa’ll. Martha Kinder. Blanche Thornburg, R: K. Mills, Mr. Dean Pittman. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Putt. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Blood, Dorothv Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Baumgartner. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Warner. Don Byrd. Harold Kl me > I'oug Pilcher. Pete Luttman. ThomS Store Bifl Hess. Tom Stickler. Jill Cobum. Pickwick Lounge. Mrnd Mrs. Tom Prickett, Wednesda' /ftemoon club and J. Barton Cox. Break Into I ; Two Firms An eariv Sunday morning breakfa was reported to police by two Wawasee Village firms, it was I learned early this week. Entry was gained to Brammer’s Furniture store and to Hire’s Electric, both entries being by breaking glasses in the front doors. Nothing was taken from either store, accordfag to store owners. State trooper Herschel Harper investigated.

it is being announced in this issue, t The new eating estbalishnient will 1 > be managed by Bruce Johnston and . , will feature a 19-cent hamburger

U. F. Campaign Line-Up Given The following lineup has been given for the 1965 United Fund campaign which is scheduled to get underway next month: President, Jerry L. Helvey, x ice president, Graham H. Kreicker; treasurer. Merle Mock; public relations C. V. Yeager; budget and administration, Joe Ettiger. Also, campaign chairman, Larry Castaldi: coordinator, Robert Ellison- group one Warsaw — industrial division. John Dennis and George . Lenke; group two Warsaw — industrial division. Bob Steele and Morton Huffer; county, Phil Lowe; in-plant solicitation, Tom Schmidt and Tom Palmer. .And, Farm Bureaus. Ed Creighton; advance gifts. Bruce Maish and Blaine Mikesell: accountants, Todd Boerfag, Jim Kees and Charles Ker, Jr.; attorneys, Gene B Lee and Karl Heinzelan; clergy, Lloyd Knox; dentists, Mike Light: morticians, Gerald McHatton: physicians. Matt Dalton, Jim Hartle and Bob Williams; schools. R. K. Moore and Terry Klondaris. Aiso, Warsaw retail. Jack Essenberg and Paul Kingston; Warsaw residential. Paul Cookie and Giles Hoffer: Mentone, Forrest Miner and Kenneth Romie; Milford, John Angshtirger Sr., and Walter Steffen; North Webster. Arden Walgamuth: Pierceton, Leon Kubacki and Ed Pequignot; Silver Lake. Rex Parker and .Alex Miller and Winona Lake. Brace Howe. Syracuse BPW Meets AtM&M Members of the Syracuse Business and Professional Women's club met at the M & M Restaurant., at North Webster on September 14. Mrs. Dale Plummer presided at the business meeting. Newsletters were read Riley hospital by the committee chairman, Mrs. Merton Meredith. The project Committee is completing plans for the annual rummage sale to be held October 28, 29 and 30 in the Scout cabin. The door prize was won by Mrs. George Pippenger. Hostesses' for the evening were Mrs. Jean Rogers, Mrs. Merton Meredith and Mrs. Lyle Seiffert. ATTEND BRETHREN HIGH SCHOOL DAY Several girls from the Bethel Church of the Brethren youth group . in Milford attended the second annual Brethren high school day at Manchester college on Saturday. During the day they were entertained by the a cappella choir under the direction of Clyde Holsinger and by the stage band which is conducted by Dwight. Oldhams. They were also given information on college curriculum, cost and other things of interest. In the afternoon the students were asked to go to interest groups on subjects they might want to take up in college after graduation from high school. The evening was spent 'at a football game between Manchester and Adrian college from Michigan. Manchester was. the winner 19-7. The girls attending from Milford were Beth Hoover, Dianne Dwyer, Jean Moneyheffer. Linda Kesler, Judy Vanlaningham and Pat Lyons. I Mrs'. Richard Smith accompanied Lthe group.

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sandwich, plus a complete low-cost bill of fare. Butgerland will be open seven days a week from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. A Pierceton Press staff photo.

Survival In Nuclear Age Classes Now Underway

Civil Defense director Milo Clase reports classes on -survival in a nuclear age began Monday in the city hall at Warsaw. Classes will continue tonight and tomorrow night from 7 to 10 p.m. 1 .Ib charge of this program will be William Burrell of the State Department of Public Instruction. ! Among the educational items to be studied are shelters and how to cope with' shelter management, natural disasters, radiological instruments and all phases of CD. Invitaions have been issued to all county law faforcement agencies and fire departments, along witii interested persons. . BRIDGE-O-RAMA t KICK-OFF DINNER ‘ The 'kick-off dinner for the sec- • end annual Lakeland bridge-o-rama • is scheluled to be held Wednesday, ■ Oct. 13, at 8 pm, at Marley’s - Steak House, according to Mrs. • Blanche Thornburg. Reservations j for the dinner are to be in by Sun- ■ day, Oct. 10. The opening game will be played ’ Friday. Oct 15. with proceeds to : go to Lakeland Youth, Inc. i ° ; PYTHIAN SISTERS i DRAPE CHARTER j At the regular meeting of Loyal Temple 130. Pythian Sisters of Sx ■acuse held Wednesday ex-erting the charter was draped for 30 days in memory of past grand chief Louise Decker: x M. E. C. Mrs. Nelson Hoover opened the temple. Roll call and two reports were read by the secretary, Mrs. Ethel Grubb. There will be practice for inspection at ' the October 6 meeting. The members attending the friends night on September 27 are to meet at Mrs. Ella Unrue’s at 7:15. Temple ’ closed in due form and refreshments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Orlie Brown and Mrs. Clarence Snyder. SESQUICENTENNIAL QUEEN — Miss. Jayne Tuttle, 19-year-old daughter o£ Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tuttle of near Pierceton, was selected to represent Kosciusko county in the Hoosier Sesquicentiennial Queen contest in a recent run-off at Marsaw. The county contest was sponsored by the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce, xrith Miss Tuttle being entered in the contest by the Warsaw Kiwanis club. State judging to determine the [ ndiana Sesquicentennial Queen wu | e held in February at Indianapolis.

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