The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 36, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 October 1965 — Page 1

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VOLUME 4

To Add Eighteen Rooms

Accept Preliminary Plans For New Elementary Additions

Lakeland school board members accepted the preliminary plans for additions to the three elementary schools that will remain in the corporation when Leesburg is released to the Warsaw school system, and renovation to the Milford high school during their regular meeting Tuesday evening. Board members moved to go ahead with the general layout on design development and to have the architects. Mauer, Inc., to confer with the adrranislnators on plans for additions. School officials will meet with North Webster teachers poor to next Tuesday for suggestions on Mime of the proposed buddings, then meet with the architects and board members Tuesday at 7 pm. to go over the plans again Teachers m the other schools will meet later with school officials to go pver plans for their schools.

Protest Renewal of Two-Way License

A beer and wine license was granted to Emery Hoffer, owner of Kaiser’s. Inn at Milford, at a hearing before the Kosciusta) county alcoholic beverage board at Warsaw this morning. The meeting was held in ' the county commissioners’ room 75 Attend About 75 persons attended to protest the granunn of the beer and wine renewal, some coming from Mentone to protest a three-way license in that town. F. Mark Bowland, a member of the state board, said Mr Hoffer ne* er applied for a three-way license at Milford, that a clerical mistake was made in the Indianapolis office. Speaking against the renewal of the Kaiser Inn two-way license were Carl Shearer, pastor of the Christian church and head of the rd Ministerial Association; Frank Barker, pastor of the First Brethren church; Van Buren township trustee John Davtdsen; and Darrell Orn. a member of the Miltord town board. Rev. Shearer, president of the ministerial association wanted to go on record ns opposing the insurance of the license as there are three outlets and the town is over saturated. He also read a letter signed by Zae Haney secretary of local conference of Island Chapel protesting the renewal. Rev. Barker said Miltord has four downtown businesses in one block where alcholic beverages could be purchased. Every other place is a liquor place. Trustee Davkteen said Milford has many migrant workers, and, following payday. these people fret Continued on Page 2. Sec. ri

MILFORD FALL FESTIVAL WEDNESDAY THRU SATURDAY OCTOBER 27-30 Wednesday 5- p.m.— Chicken barbecue, sponsored by Eastern Star. 8-9 p.m. — Beauty contest, preliminary judging. Thursday 7 p.m. — Garden tractor pulling contest. 10 h.p. or under. 8:30 p.m. — Announce winners of farm judging contests — Best peck of soybeans, oats and wheat, largest ear of corn, sunflower, and pumpkin, best ten ears of corn and carved pumpkin, novelty contest for garden produce, best and/ or most original centerpiece. Friday 10 pjn. — Beauty contest, final judging. Saturday 10-12 a.m. —- Children’s rides at reduced prices. 2-5 p.m. — White Elephant auction. 6- pan. — Halloween judging contest. 8:30-11:30 pan. — Free record hop, featuring dj Bill Musser of WKAM.

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

Architects felt k was not necessary to have the additions in a "package deal” (doing them all at the same time’ since the corporI ation is adding on to several buddi tags and renovating one. Tentatively approved were the following: North Webster — Add five classrooms to the north of the present hulking. replace deter »rated wood windows, update heating and temperature control system and cor,’rect problems with the present water storage tank. Syracuse elemenary — Add eight rooms, one of which will be a kindergarten room with self-contained toilet facilities. In a report to the board on additions to this building the architects reported a more detailed study of the adequacy of the present beating system is needed j MiSord elementary — Add five | rooms and a boys’ and girls' toi-

Donations Needed For Milford White Elephant Auction Donations of all kinds is wanted by the Milford Chamber of Commerce for the white elephant auctkm k is sponsoring (taring the fall festival at Milford. The auction will be heki Saturday afternoon. Ort. 30. in the okl Melody Case building on Main street between the hours of twx> and. five o’clock. Dennis Sharp, president of the chamber of commerce . stated. Everyone has some items around the house that ate of no value to them, but be to somebody ebe and there artictes are the things they want for the auction.” Anyone with salable ■hems to contribute may contact Leon Newman, "Bud” Smith or Ralph Gansert. DEANNA KAY NEFF ENGAGED Mr. and Mrs Qaude Neff of r 1 Syracuse, announce the of their daughter. Deanna Kay. to Richard L. Ott, son of Mr. and Mre. I Wilbur D Ott of Goshen. Miss Neff to a graduate of New Paris high school and tee Elkhart university lof Medical and Dental Technique. She to employed m tee office of Dr. Manta C. Marquardt. I Mr. Ott. a graduate of Goeben high school, is an employee of the Proof company. No date has been set for the i wedding.

| let. Two of the rooms will be kta- | dergarten rooms with self-contain-ed facilities; and addition of boys’ and girls’ shower locker room and dry food storage room; add second boiler; and add additional septa • tank — according to the report of Mauer,. Inc , a septic tank with overflow to sewer is used by the present school. Milford high school — Add shower room and install new boilers and rework the system. Ln discussing the preliminary plans with Charles K Price and Edwin D. Van Ryn of Mauer. I Inc., board members asked about the possibility of installing the shower room under the stage area where the present boiler is. This will be investigated. The original plan called for die shower room to be placed in the gym and be located where the east bleachers are now

Winners Os Syracuse Horse Show Announced Winners of the Syracuse Saddle dub horse show held Sunday. Oct. 10, for its members and guests only has been announced as follows: i Bareback equitation • Miss Sue Boyer; barrel racing - Mrs. Robert Willson; keg bending - Mrs. WiHrsbn; speed and action - Robert Willson; flag race - Bruce Vantaningham: dizzy stick . Ev Gantz: musical tires - Miss Boyer; boot race <l2 and under - Mike Ahrens; diaper race - Mr. Gantz; ballon bursting - Roxie Vanhningham: novelty race - Miss Boyer; keyhole race - Mrs. Willson; and obstacle race - Miss Boyer. Following the show, refreshments of donuts and cider were served in the dub house. The next meeting 1 will be November 7 at 1:30 at the dub house. WAUBEE GRANGE COMMITTEES NAMED Waubee Grange met Wednesday. Oct. 6. in the grange hall with master Ray Bray presiding. Committees for the new year were named as follows: . Agriculture — Earl Wolferman. Marshall Estep and Max Miller. Kitchen — Mrs. Earl Wolferman, Mrs. Ray Pinkerton,' Mrs. Alva Ketring. Mrs. Glen Pinkerton and (Mrs. Marshall Estep. Home economics committee — Mrs. Herman Miller, Mrs. RayBray and Mrs. Richard Heyde. Youth — Mrs. Otto Wiggs { Juvenile — Mrs. Esther Chariton. . The secretary ’s report was read by Mrs Miller, after which she reported on the home economics projects and gave the receipts for the year. Twelve officers answered roll call. The grange voted to take part in the Fall Festival to be held in Mflford Ocobter 28, 29 and 30 Earl Wolferman is committee chariman and the executive committee is Marshall Estep and Max Anjin. The lecturer's program consisted of all singing, “Bringing In the Sheaves" and “The Closing Song of. the Grange." A humorous reading was read by Mrs. Raymond Pinkerton. Mrs. Lloyd Felkner presided in the presenting of 25 year grange pans to Mr. and Mrs. Ray- Bray who have been members for that long. The men held a conference over the gram that was brought in for the agriculture committee and a discussion was held on the resolution the grange sent to the state session being held this week end. Refreshments were in honor of the Bray’s 25th year. A decorated cake was served with ice creem and caffe furnished by Mre, Glen Pinkerton and Mrs. Felkner and sandwiches and cookies furnished by the other grange todies. FINED IN WARSAW Robert Stuart. 30. r 1 Syracuse, paid a $26 fine on a charge of public ntaoteatiea in justice of the peace Wilbur Gill's court in Warsaw. He was cited by deputy sheriff Roger Fellows Saturday night.

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Beauty Contest Part of Milford Fall Festal Milford’s first annual Fall Festival. to be held Wednesday through Saturday. October 27-30, will be highlighted with a beauty contest, it was announced this week. A preliminary judging will be held Wednesday evening. Oct. 27, with a final judging on Friday, Oct. 29. There will be three finalists. Ages of queen candidates is to be from 15 to 20. inclusive. Registration is to be at Trudy’s Beauty Salon in Milford, with the final registration date being Saturday, Oct. 23.' A meeting of all candidates will be held at the [Milford Methodist church at 2 p.m. 'Sunday, Oct 24. REV. FRED HILL SPEAKS AT METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Fred Hill of Wawaka spoke on “The Magic that Moves Mounttans" at the Milford Methodist church Sunday morning. Rev. Hill and his wife set up housekeeping in the new parsonage at MLford 40 years ago and served the church for three years. He then went to Pierceton to serve the church there. Dedicate Song Mrs. Robert Brown and her daughter, Becky, sang a duet, "Take a Little Tune,” written by O. A Lambert of Nappanee. The song was dedicated to Miss Martha Groves. Mr. Lambert is a former student of Miss Grove. Postmaster And Mrs. Bushong Return From Alaska Syracuse postmaster and Mrs. Ernest Bushong returned home Wednesday from a month's vacation trip to western Canada and United States. They went by the Alcan highway to the Yukon territory’ and visited points of interest in Vancouver, Victoria and Jasper in British Columbia. They were at Lake Louise and Banff four days and also visited, the j Grand Teton mountains. En route they were caught in a snowstorm in Montana and had to be rescued by a snowplow. CRC MEETS IN CECIL HOME MONDAY - The Columbia Reading Circle held its meeting at the home cf Mrs. Dm Cecil Monday evening with 17 members present and one non-resident member, Mrs. Norma Stoltz of Elkhart. • The meeting was opened by the ‘president. Mrs. Herbert Stump, leading the dub in the collect Rod call was lead by Mrs. Ario Beiswanger and each member answered by relating a special kindness that had been extended to ,i»er. Mrs. Harlan Wuthrich gave a I treasurer's report, An amendment to the dubs constitution was passed. The amendment being that the dub ptace a book in the library in memory oi any deceased member with a card of explanation going to the immediate family This function was to be the responsibility of the current flower committee.

There has been one book placed in the library recently to memory of Mrs Henry Baumgartner and ‘one to be placed very soon in memory of Mary Jane Beewanger. The dub voted to give Mrs. Dorothea Keriin a check given to the dub by a member to purchase something for the Hbrary. The blind material was on display and it was decided that the corresponding secretary Mrs. Roger Graff was to cfarose of it at each meeting as she wished. Mrs. Joe Gerenscer gave a very interesting report on the history of Indiana and happenings tq> to the time of its statehood. She also menkmed many interesting and hdhinntiiii people that had lived in Indiana Delicious refreshments were served by Mre. Cecfl. John Yoder Receives God And Country Award Sunday The God and Country of Boy Scouts of America, award was presented to John Yoder, son of Mr. and Mre. Douglas Yoder. Syracuse, during the Sunday morning service at the Syracuse Methodist church. Rev. August Lundquist made the

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1965

PTA Halloween Carnival Set For October 16 The Turkey Creek Township Par-ent-Teachers Association annual Halloween carnival is set for Saturday night. Oct. 16. The parade will be Saturday, Oct, -30. Mrs. Harold Gallahan is chairman of the event which will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. in the old gym and the cafeteria of the Syracuse school. An executive board meeting was held on Monday night to discuss the carnival, Mrs. Jack Carr, PTA president, precided. v During the evening Mrs. Gallahan reported she still needed help with the food stand and the liability insurance for the carnival day was approved. Events for the carnival include booths at which prizes will be given, a cake walk, movies, a candy sale, and a food stand. The room mothers will be in charge of the booths and prizes will be furnished by the PTA. The booths include a dart throw, ping pong, fish pond, ring a coke, ring a peg. guess your weight, hat throw, bowling game, pound a nail, basketball shoot, and others. Special attraction are the balloon clown, pick pocket ladies and guessing bean game. Tlie membership drive ends Saturday. A booth, will be set up for a final push on the drive at the carnival.

UNITED FUND DRIVE IS ON IN SYRACUSE The United Fund drive is on and the chairman of Turkey Creek township, Mrs. Jean Rogers, announced the first check has been received by Mrs. Georgia Buster, the co-chairman. The goal of $6,750 is naw SSO cljser. The drive needs workers, if you have any free time contact Mrs. Rogers - 457-3532 or Mrs. Buster - 4573666 Both Mrs. Rogers arid Mrs. Buster will accept your check or pledge. Help reach the goal. Do your part and do it now. VOLKSWAGEN RUNS INTO TRUCK; DRIVER INJURED Ari Milford resident was injured last Thursday afternoon at 5:50 when she ran her 1964 Volkswagen into the back of a truck on the Old Syracuse Road just east of Milford. Injured was Mrs. Lola Eisenhour. She suffered injuries to her right ear, right leg and neck as well as abrasions to her left arm and left hand. The accident occurred in the rain storm as a 1957 GMC trade driven by Santos G Rodriguez. 60, Weslaw, ! Tex., rah out of gas and stopped in the road. Mrs. Eisenhour was following and failed to see the truck stop. She ran into the back of it. Milford chief Ralph Gansert, who investigated, cited Mrs. Eisenhour for failure to have her auto under control. The Volkswagen was a total loss while no damage was reported to the Rodriquez truck.

MARY CIRCLE CELEBRATES BIRTHDAYS The Mary circle of the Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Syracuse Methodist church met in the home of Mr; and Mrs. Joe Bushong for a pot luck supper, Thursday. There were 20 present Birthday cakes celebrated the birthdays of Mr. Bushong, Clarence Snyder, Mrs. Murrill Neff and Mre. Defass Weaver. Mre. Neff, circle dafrinan, presided at the business session and Mre. August Lundquist gave the lesson from the study book “Acts-Then and Now.” The next meeting will be bdd November 4 in the home of Mr. and Mre. Everett Dunn. TBREK TICKETS ISSUED BY POLICE Three traffic tickets were issued by the Milford police from October 5 through 12 according to chief Ralph Gansert. John E. Keßey, 23, r 1 Syracuse was ticketed for driving without a licensed driver on October 6. Lota Esenhour, 31, r 1 MBford, was arrested on October 7 for failtoe to have her auto under control. David H. Hockert. 48, Nappanee was arrested on October 9 for disregarding a stop sign.

Hold Hearing October 25

Title of Village Building To Be Settled By Court Action

Legal title to a newly constructed < one-story brick and block building in Wawasee Village, south of Syra- i cuse. appears to be a matter for the i court to decide. This became apparent late last week when several parties were served summonses to appear in Kosciusko circuit court on October 25 in the matter of claims filed. The summonses were served on Edward Sechrist, James R. Hawthorne, Ronald Lee Morrow, Glen Monk and Vera Monk and J. Barton Cox, doing business as Syracuse

Have Plans For New Front Street Bridge

The town of Syracuse is planning a new bridge, it will replace the present bridge over the Front street outlet of Syracuse lake and be built high enough to allow boats to pass under it Plans also call for a wider bridge. Tiie bridge plans show the use of standard guard rails and standard curb. They show pre-stressed concrete beams and treated timber pile caps for both abutments. Treated timber sheeting is used and two layers of heavy roofing lelt is shown beneath all beams on both abutments. Specifications for the bridge have been drawn up and bids will be let in the near future.

Here We Go Again! (An Editorial) Here we go again. The Lakeland school board voted last night to allow approximately a half section of land (320 acres) and seven families to transfer from the Lakeland school corporation to the WaNee school corporation. The transfer involves no school children. Superintendent Immel stated the board was honoring an agreement made by the interim school board to relocate the school boundary line, that it would not cut farms in two. Thus, farmers could pay taxes to only one school corporation. - The assumption is that the county re-organization committee was in error in establishing the line where it did. | About three years ago a petition bearing 15 signatures was presented to the Lakeland board asking for the boundary line re-location. We editorially opposed the transfer of Plain township with its $6.4 million dollar valuation to the Warsaw school system, knowing full well that over 70 per cent of the voters in the Lakeland corporation preferred it that way. Our opinion and that of 1,074 petition signers went unheeded, and the Lakeland corporation became a much smaller unit We, likewise, oppose the decision of the Lakeland board to release these seven farmers with their half section of land to the WaNee corporation. We shrug at the thought of a continuing dissolution of the Lakeland school corporation.

Area Children Have Two ‘Trick Or Treat' Days Children in Milford and Syracuse have been given two days, Friday, Oct. 29, and Saturday, Oct. 30, for “trick or treating" tins year. Since the annual holiday falls on Sunday there wiH be no “trick or treating" on that day. The curfew tews wfli remain in force in both towns on these nights. All children should be home before 10 Children found on the streets after curfew will be apprehended by the police. Parents are asked to cooperate with the MBford and Syracuse police in this effort to keep vandalism out of the towns this Haltoween.

Ouality Printing, Inc. They were issued by attorneys for the State Exchange Bank of Marshall County, Ind. Cross Complaint A cross complaint follows, issued by attorneys for Donald and Wilbur Niles, doing business as Niles Brothers, General Contractors, et al, agaist Wawasee Enterprises, Inc., and the State Exchange Bank of Marshall County as defendants. On the cross complaint with Donald and Wilbur Niles are Kitson

The new bridge will be five feet. ■ six inches above high water jvhile the present one is only three feet above and is sometimes under • water. The spend is 110 feet across. The new one will be the same length but will be built up and straightened out. The new bridge will be 16 feet wide with a four foot walk way. It is estimated the old bridge, often called the Honkey bridge, was built between 65 and 70 years ago.' Reports are that it was built when tee Portland Cement company was in the area so the ambulance could get to the company when someone had an accident.

Milford Legion In Regular Meeting The Ancil Geiger post 226 of the American legion held its regular meeting on Monday night at the home in Milford. Plans were made for the part the legion is to play in the forthcoming Milford Ctember of Commerce fall festival. Plans were also made and committees appointed for the annual turkey and party to be held in November. Veteran’s Day will be Observed on November 6 storting at 4:00 p.m. AH veterans are welcome and a buffet lunch will be served. Twelve members were present for the Monday night meeting.

Boost The Lakeland

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> Plumbing and Heating; Plymouth ■ Glass Company; Bimsco, a Division of Place Homes, Inc.; and Great Lakes Homes, Inc.; and Russell T. Bertram, cfca Bertram Electric. [ Cross defendants are Wawasee • Enterprises, Inc., Edward C. Sech- ; rist, James R. Hawthorne, Ronald , Lee Morrow and Bruck Johnson, , Glen and Vera Monk, Interstate Fins ance of Indiana No. 2, Syracuse Quality Printing, Inc., Associated ■ Investment Company and Lincoln i National Bank Trust Company.

Three Teenagers Released To Parents Released to the custody of their parents Thursday evening following a break-in at the new Service Center at Milford were two 13-year-old boys and one boy aged 14. All three boys are Milford residents. The break-in had occured at 8 p.m. that evening. The boys reportedly took two eight-transistor Koyo radios valued at $12.95 each -and two six-tran-sistor Koyo radios valued at $9.99 each. Oply two radios were recov» ered. The case has been turned over to the juvenile authorities with tlie investigation being continued by Milford chief Ralph Gansert, deputy sheriff Roger Fellows and state trooper H. O. Harper. Board Os Directors Os Youth Meets The board of directors of Lakeland Youth, Incorporated held its monthly meeting October 10 at the Youth Center. The president, Paul Moore, presided at the business session when it was reported all plans for the style show were completed. The show will be held at the Pickwick Lounge October 21, 1 to 3 p.m. Tickets may be purchased from board members or at the youth center. Memberships for the 1966-67 year are to be in effect by October 19. All eligible youth are urged to get their membership for the coming year. The next meeting will be November 14 at the Youth Center. T WIN MATCH GAME SUNDAY The Marley’sTSteak House women's exhibition bowQing/team of Syracuse won a three fiame match Sunday against Grain. Inc., of Goshen at the Maple City lanes at Goshen. Marley’s had a 2,456 scratch total compared to a 2,299 for Thwaits which included 150 pins handicap. The Syracuse team is composed of Isabelle Carwile, Kathryn Knisley, Lindy Vance, Lois Gilbert, Isabelle Stahley, Susan Kern and Betty Nyce, substitute. The first five listed participated in the Sunday event. DEMOCRAT SPEAKER — Indiana secretary of state John Bottorff will be the speaker at a meeting of Kosciusko county Democrats to be hera at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19, at the Westminster Hotel at Winona Lake. He is 28 years of age a native of Jackson county. He was a delegate for the 4U» Atlantic Conference of Young political leaders in England June -. and served on the Commission on Devejloping Nations.

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