The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1965 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL Wednesday, December 8, 1965

seaQA r PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY • m. Milford Mali (Ert. 1888) Journal (EM. IW7) Consolidated Into The Mall-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 Democratic ARCHIBALD HL BAUMGARTNER Bditor and Publish DUTT-I-A BAUMGARTNER BuMnew if ana per Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567 Entered aa Second Claaa matter at the Poet Office at Syracuse. Indiana Subscription: $4.00 per year in Kosciusko County; $430 Outside County — A— —— — — yM. EDITO R I A lT Another Hoosier Astronaut

Indiana has contributed much toward America’s space program. We lay claim to three of the astronauts — Grissom, White and Borman. Frank Borman, who is at this time orbiting the earth with James A. Lovell, Jr., in what should be the longest space journey —1 I days —‘was born in Gary. Gus Grissom is a Hoosier and proud

Watch Those Christmas Trees

Area fire chiefs have issued warnings to watch Christmas trees this year : they can cause fires in the home if care is not used. Every year hundreds of people are burned and the fire loss at Christmas amounts to millions of dollars because of careless handling of trees. A “live” tree, any species of evergreen, is c m.p'sed of pitch and resin. Both are very inflammable anti it takes only a small An average size tree will burn in about two minutes. While the Christmas season is to be a happy one, a fire can turn it into a tragic one. A few rules to keep the season a happy one are: 1. A smaller tree can be just as beautiful as a larger one and less hazard-

Margaret's Visit

In welcoming Princess Margaret and her Tony to the United States, one need not forget the fundamental virtues of a system in which titles and official birthright advantages are barred. This does not prevent us from being gracious hosts when European royalty chooses to pay us a visit but we should not lose sight of the principles upon which our democracy is based. There is snob appeal in titles and royalty. Too often titled Europeans, often of no importance, overly impress us. Perhaps there is nothing to prevent this.

By DON FRANTZ County Agriculture Agent THE 1966 WINTER COURSE in agriculture will be held at Purdue from January 3 to February 28. There are some scholarship funds available to assist in the expenses of the short course and we do need to know who is interested so we may help apply for the funds. • • • SEVERAL FROM THE county at-! tended the annual meeting of soil and water conservation districts last' week at Purdue. Those participating in the state event were Mr. and Mrs. Phil Beer, Mr, and Mrs. Eldon; Watkins, Mr. and Mrs. Howardj Workman, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Metzger, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Kinsey, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Silveus and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martin, county conservationist THE TESTING OF cattle for brucellosis and tuberculosis is scheduled for two townships early in the new year. Scott and Turkey Creek will be tested. Drs. Dieterlin and Stephenson of Nappanee have been assigned to Scott township, but no definite assignment has been made for Turkey ■ Creek. Cattle owners in Turkey > Creek township are requested to contact their regular veterinarian to j get the testing completed before May 1, 1966. The cost of the testing is paid by county and state funds. • • • THE FIFTH ANNUAL maple sirup institute will be held Friday, Dee. 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. This year the meeting will be held at the 4-H community building in Columbia City. The building is located on the 4-H fairgrounds at the west edge of town. At this time maple sirup producers will have an opportunity to beer nationally recognized authorities in the industry. Dr. James Gellander of the Ohio ‘ Agricultural Research and Development Center at Wooster. 0., will discuss recently completed research on , maple sugar sand (suspended solids ‘ contained in the sirup after cooking). Dr John Kissinger, a well known , authority from die maple investiga- J tjons branch at Philadelphia, will c

I of it. lie hails from Mitchell and a trip through that Indiana town shows the town is proud of its astronaut — as all Hoosiers are. Edward White, the astronaut who , walked in space, lived at one time with his parents at Fort Wayne. Yes. Indiana has three astronauts and I we are proud of all of them. ,

J OUS. 2. Do not put the tree up until a few days before Christmas. 3. Place the tree in the coolest part of the house — away from stoves, heat vents, registers or radiators. I. If the tree must be placed close to heat.make sure the heat is turned off. 5. Keep the tree in a pan of water and make sure the pan is filled at all times. 6. Do not put cotton or paper on the tree. 7. Check all electric wiring, bulbs and switches before using. 8. Do not have switches under or near the tree —a small spark when pluging in the lights can easily cause a fire. 9. When the needles begin to fall, take the tree out— it is too dry for safety.

Basically, however, we should rememremember the truth concerning royal families and titles. While one cannot say, as an American, what is best for other nations, certainly we can be proud of the democratic concept under which we live, where no newborn baby can inherit a title, or official power or social privilege. No matter how much sentiment and tradition are interwoven in the class systems of other lands, and how good the titled are at public relations, the cold truth remains that such systems are not democratic, and are patently discriminatory.

TRAVELING WITH SEN. HARTKE Travelling The'Hikari'

TOKYO — From here to Osaka, 320 miles away, new 12-car •‘bullet” electric trains can whisk 972 passengers in little less time than it takes a Boeing 727 with 124 passengers. At best, counting driving time to airports, the plane takes two and one-half hours. When the Japan National Railway opened the specially-designed new wsde-gauge line just before the last Olympics, rail time was cut from six and onehalf hours to four. With a top 1 speed of 159 miles an hour, the trip is expected to settle down to lan average 107 miles an hour for 1 a three-hour journey that wi' gire the arirlines a run for their money, j Recently, in the commerce committee. we authorized and Congress approved a study looking to an exI perimental high-speed surface passenger system between Boston and Washington. Later, we look forward to fast commuter service in other areas — perhaps South Bend to Chicago, for instance. The Japan-. ese experience proves what can be * deme, making use of the newest engineering ideas. For one thing.; there as no “cljckety-cbck” of wheels over rail joints to be heard ‘when you ride on R — the rails are welded together, the solid smoothness broken by a joint only about I once every m2e. Ties are of pre-j stressed concrete, and the rails are seated in rubber cushions on them. IA full glass on a window ledge I will not spill at speeds above 100 miles an hour, so smooth is the ride. Frequent service is another convience. with 30 trams a day, from discuss management and sanitation in maple processing. Lynn Reynolds. Aniwa, Wis., one of the largest maple sirup operators in the nation, will talk about promotion in the industry and will also demonstrate some startling new equipment Other features will include a report of Purdue research on winter tapping in southern Indiana, three of the latest movies on maple sirup making and a separate mpnteg session for the ladies where the use , of maple sirup and sugar in home ] cooking will be demonstrated. Equipment and exhibits will be displayed and a noon lunch of pancakes and sausage with genuine Interna maple sirup will be served.

8 a. m. to 10 p. m. The “Hikari” super-express — one stop — leaves Tokyo on the hour, while the “Kodama” or “Echo” trains, with eight extra stops requiring an extra hour, leave on the half-hour. There are two first-ciass cars, eight second-class, and two buffet cars jn each train, with an engineer’s cab in the car at each end. At speeds up to 200 or 210 kilometres per hour — more than two miles a minute — there is almost no swaying. As the countryside flashes by, including the famous Mt. Fuji, the tea producing area of Shizuoka, and Hamanatsu, major source of edible seaweed, you can fallow your progress on a five footlong •‘Train Window Panorama,” a folding strip map with pictures and text furnished to each passenger. At one end of the buffet car, a red line like a thermometer crawls across a map from one city to another, indicating where you {are now. The split-second schedule is controlled automatically from signals along the line. A stewardess makes announcements in both Japanese and English. Japan, once known as the great ‘copy-cat’ of western ingenuity, is now a great industrial nation in its own right. Perhaps we can , learn some things from them. A good place to start would be the , ‘ Hikari” train to Osaka. SENIOR MOTHERS CLUB MEETS The Syracuse Senior Mothers dub of Syracuse met Monday evening, Nov. 29, in the home of Mrs. John Cripe. There were 18 members and one guest, Mrs. Owen Cobbum, present The president, Mrs. George Myers, presided and opened the meeting with the club collect Mrs. Clifford Nickodemus and Mrs. Glen Witmer were voted int membership of the dub. The evening was spent making favors for the Christmas party on December 13 when the Intermediate club will be guests of the Senior dub at Foo and Fays restaurant. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE

Yule Music Biends Joy. Reverence /'•ross the centuries, man has| looked to music to express his happy feelings at Christmas time. From the medieval “Hayl, Mary, ful of Grace” and “Mervele Noght Josph” to the modern “White Christmas" and “Rudolph the Red- ; Nosed Reindeer” songs have been 1 a favorite part of Christmas celebrations. ' In the tradition of Christmas I music, there are simple carols, blending reverent wonder with quiet joy — Martin Luther’s “Away in a Manger” for instance,j ior the mid-nineteenth century i hymns, “It Came upon a Midnight | Clear,” “We Three Kings of Orient • Are” and “O Little Town of Beth- { lehem.” • There are merry songs, celebrat-j ing the jolly mood of the Yuletide, such as the time-honored “Deck the Halls,” or the modem “Rudolph” and “Frosty the Snowman.” Composers Inspired Famous composers have found in Christmas inspiration for some lof their most renowned music. At ■ Christmas, and Easter, too, people gather to hear performances of Handel’s "Messiah,” Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.” and Berlioz’ “L ’Entrance du Christ” are other ex-1 amples of “serious” music often ! specially performed at Christmas. Twentieth century composers too, have written music around ! Christmas themes. Probably the most familiar example is Menottis’ “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” ’an opera commissioned for tde- | vision and performed annually. Honegger’s “Christmas Cantata” and Britten’s ‘‘Ceremony of Carols” are* 'other notable examples. [ To Honor St. Basil Since the herald angels sang, bringing “glad tidings of great j joy” ,to shepherds watching their flocks, the people of many lands have contributed to the history of Christmas hymns , and carols. In the fourth century, St. Basil the Great of Greece emerged vicI torious in his struggle for Christi ianity with the Byzantine Emperor ■ Julian. To celebrate this victory, I a musical poem or carol was sung ; in his honor. i ; The first day of the New Year is still celebrated as St. Basil’s day in Greece, and children re-1 ceive their “Christmas” gifts on that day. In Tudor Times In England during Tudor times, Christmas celebrations began on j All Saints’ Day, November 1, and continued until Candlemas, on Feb-, ruary 2. “The Lord of Misrule” acted as master of ceremonies at' the Yuletide festivities. Much of the music for all this merrymaking was extemporaneous. Many songs were passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation—songs such as “The Boar’s Head Carol,” referring to the “boar” 1 or pig which was traditional at the Yule feast, and “The First Nowell.” First in U. S. First Christmas carol composed in the United States was the work of an 18th century leather worker named William Billings, reports The Book of Knowledge. A tanner > by trade but a tunesmith by inclination, Billings composed the carol, “A Virgin Unspotted.” The song isn’t one that is still sung, and few hymnals now include it, but carol singers today > owe William Billings a consider- . able debt of gratitude. ’ I During Puritan times in England, ? : the singing of carols and. indeed, i the whole celebration of Christmas, - was banned The Puritan-minded . American colonies followed suit , ! It was William Billings, more t than any other individual. who - ‘ managed to persuade the Puritan . New England settlers that singing ■ songs at Christmas wasn’t sinful. > — ; ] Source of Song . [ Among the well-loved Christmas l hymns is “It Came Upon a Mid- : night Clear.” The words to this ■ one were written by a Unitarian i minister of Westoo. Mass., named . Edmund H. Sears. Time? Just about a hundred years ago, says : the Book v. Knowledge. One melody for this hymn was composed by a Detroit journalist and editor; another melody was t adapted from an old British folk i tune by a composer better known for his tong string of light-hearted operetta hits. This was Sir Arthur Sullivan, of the team of Gilbert i! and Sullivan. i ~ EUB Youth Make Trip I To Dayton, Ohio i A group from the Youth Fellowship of the Syracuse Calvary’ EUB church made a week end trip to Dayton, Ohio, recently: While there they stayed at the First Evangelical United Brethren church. They visited several places in- ! eluding the EUB Seminary, the press and new offices of the EUB church, the Otterbelt home and a Jewish Synagogue. The Syracuse group was guests of the Youth Fellowship of First church for a hayride and before leaving for home attended Suncby school and early church service. Members of the Youth Fellowship mating the trip were Laura Rhoads. Jean Eppley, Elizabeth, Becky. Kathy, Davxl and Norman Geibie. Donna and Keith Huff. Sherry Hershberger, Becky Ever. Danny Dust. Sally Hodgson and Karen and Marta Juday. The group was accompanied by Rev. and Mrs. Kennard Robinson. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Eppley. Rev. and Mrs. Merrell Geible, Mr. and Mrs. Feri Rhoads and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pollock.

No Sure Word On Moving Os Catholic Church I Nothing is certain about the possibility of closing the Saint Francis < Xavier Catholic church in Pierceton ; and Saint Patrick’s church in Lag- : onier and establishing a new church ] near Syracuse. ] | Rumors of such a move were per- : 'sistent here during the past ten days, but The Pierceton Press could learn {nothing certain about such a move, j I Rumor had it that the long-estab-lished Catholic church in Pierceton , and the one at Ligonier would be closed and a new Catholic church erected on road 13 south of Syracuse or at Lake Wawasee. I The Press made inquiry of Bishop { Leo Pursley of the Fort Wayne- ' South Bend Diocese last week and { 'received the following reply: . I Mrs. Ruth Summers The Pierceton Press Pierceton, Indiana Dear Mrs. Summers: I understand the concern expressed in your letter just received. As soon as there is a definite statement to be made we shall be glad to give it to you for publication in your paper. Meanwhile you may assure any anxious inquirers that both the Bishop and the pastor are looking after the interests of the Catholic people of Pierceton. I With cordial good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Leo Pursley Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend Watch Out Christmas Eve i , The scene is really too familiar I need description. Here it is Christmas Eve, and the decorated tree i twinkles‘and glitters with the joy of the season. The kids have finally been coaxed to sleep. Mom and Dad have filled the stockings, wrapped the last-minute gifts. • heaped the packages high, beneath trie tree. With ail else ready they bring Junior’s S4O fire truck, the coveted treasure, to take its place of honor. When the crate is opened, what do they find? No fire truck, but a box full of loose metal and a stem in--1 juction from the factory to get busy and make a fire truck. If they are lucky, it is done by dawn. i So prepare for the ordeal this way. Get everything possible done earlier. Leave Christmas Eve for the tasks that are unavoidable last- ■ minute. i Round Up The Troops I Rally reinforcements. Invite, those bachelor uncles and childless | I cousins over to sip eggnog and beam at the kiddies toddling off to their visions of sugarplums. Then thrust hammers into their hands and set them to work. Don’t forget out-of-town entries. Aunt Nell, in Tulsa, was acting in good faith when she phoned the depffltmtnt store to charge and ship one dollhouse. But you know perfectly w’ell what the depart- { ment store has probably sent. And you know’ who will put it together.! Check the old toolbox. Make sure j that everything is sharp and ready to be worked with. See that you iare equipped with all the common, everyday tools that are ordinarily required for toy assembling-pliers, liammer, socket wrenches, offset screwdriver, rattail file, etc. Check I the Band-Aid supply. At present that is about all that can be done to ease the agony. Someday Congress will wake up I and pass a law. It will authorize j the victim of, any unassebled toy, when his work is complete to submit to the so-called manufacturer a bil for time and materials. I Wages will be prevailing union • rates, computed of course, at time ■ i and a half. The charges for a ' single Christmas Eve will bring the j industry to heel. Until then you can only proceed, forewarned a®d forearmed, to fight the good fight. Mary Christmas! Major L Gross In Air Force Exercise Air Force Major Lawrence B. Gross, son of Earl Gross of Leesburg and son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Lester O. Dill of Pierceton, was one of 1.400 U. S. military personnel who recently participated in the Norwegian exericse “Brave Cat.” | Major Gross is an airlift plans of- { ficer at Seymour Johnson air force base in North Carolina. He helped provide support to the . Norwegian j Land Command and the U. S. Strike Command during tije joint training exercise. U. S. army forces were used in defense and offensive cross-country operations, while Air Force F-4C .Phantom II tactical fighters flew -simulated close air support missions. The Major, formerly of Pierceton, is a graduate of Pierceton high school. He attended Southwestern university, Memphis, Tenn., and the University of Nebraska. He was commissioned through the aviation cadet program. His wife is the former Athalia DilL YOUR 1 SLOODj. dk y ■ ’j| J 1

i House Os Gems Quitting Business; New Doctor The long-established House of Gems, located a mile south of Syracuse on road 13 and owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Williams, has announced it is quitting business as of January 1, 1966, and is offering its entire stock, fixtures included, for sale at reduced prices. The building has been leased to Dr. William L. Meyers who will set up an office of general practice at that location, according to the Wil- • liamses. Dr. Meyers, who received his medical degree at Indiana university school of medicine in Indianapolis in June 1965, and is now serving a yeai-’s internship at Akron General hospital, Akron, 0., will take possession erf-the Williams building on February 1, 1966. He plans to remodel the building for his own purpose, and open his office for business on July 1, 1966. : Dr. and Mrs. (Ruth) Meyers own a home on Lake Wawasee, just east of the House of Gems building, where they will reside following his internship. They have a new daughter, Natalie Kay, bom on Tiianksgiving day. To Winter in Florida Mr. and Mrs. Williams, w’bo have operated the House, of Gems for the past 10 years, will retain their I home just north of their building, and will leave February 1 for Florida where they will spend the winter at Fat Myers Beach. They will remain here during the remainder of the year. Mr. Williams is a professional lapidary and silversmith and will continue his business of manufacturing and repair of jewelry in a shop in his hone. Mr. and Mrs. Williams were in business in Elkhart 10 years before coming to Syracuse. Christmas Seal Campaign Has Collected $3,452 Mrs. A. Van Marcke, executive secretary of the county tuberculosis association, has announced the following township reports in this year’s campaign: j Clay $134.50 Franklin sllO Harrison s9l ! Jackson $66 { Jefferson ..- SB4 ; Lake sll3 Monroe ■■ $22 Plain $237.50 Prairie $43 Scott $44 25 Seward $132.50 Tippecanoe slsl Tilley Creek $126.50 Van Buren $55 Washington $l3B i Winona sl® • Wavne $1734.57 i For a total of $3,452.32. ROBERT HULLEY ENTERTAINED AT BIRTHDAY DINNER The birthday of Robert Hulley, Syracuse, was celebrated recently, when Mrs. Hulley entertained at a dinner in his honor. Guests were his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hulley of Marion, and his brothjer, David, wife and son. Mark of Holland, Mich., and the Hulley children.

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Local REMC | Members Get I $105,225 William Orr, manager of the REMC, has just announced that $105,255 is being paid to 3,5001 REMC members. The checks are being placed in the mail December 10. The REMC board of directors, according to its president, Arden Warner of Silver Lake, states that it is a pleasure to announce that the successful operations of the REMC enables this substantial cash payment to be made to its members. It is hoped and anticipated that future - successes will warrant more cash payments in tlie ensuing years. The $105,225 now being paid to members represents the margins for the three y’ears 19454647. Margins from 1909 thru 1944 were paid last year. Mr. William Orr, manager of the member consumer electric organization since its beginning, states that the operation has served its members with electricity at reasonable rates since 1939 and has operated with margins remaining, ; after all expenses were paid, for every one of its 27 years of exist- , ence. ; Margins resulting from each ! year’s operation are allocated to each member-consumer according Ito the amount of electricity purI chased during the year. Notices are mailed annually at the close of the year informing each member of the amount allocated to him. In some of the most successful years, allocations have amounted to more than 25 per cent of the amount the member has paid for his current. Abundant usage on the part of the member-consumer contributes greatly to the financial success of the organization as well as low-cost current to the user. It is the policy of the REMC to nay allocations in cash to the members ■when tlie f : nancial condition of the REMC will warrant such payments. Margins are called “Capital Credits” and when paid to the consumer-members are»always remitted on a “First In — First Out" basis. Thus the margins earned in the earlier years , are paid ■ first. > The REMC was started originally by people who had no electric 1 service available. Local groups organized a cooperative and borrowed money from the Rural Electrification Administration to construct its lines. The REMC has now repaid most erf its goverament loans and is one of the largest homeowned organizations in the Kosciusko county area. Its member-con-sumer - owners now encompass

CALL US Before You Sell Your Lambs And Hogs WE BUY LAMBS & HOGS DAILY MAX M. KYLER Phone: 839-2108 • Sidney, Ind. I P. B. Stewart & Co. : PHONE: 267-6054 2100 DURBIN ST. WARSAW, IND.

about 23,000 family members. Hie 1960 census listed the population of Kosciusko county as 40,373. The local management and board of directors are especially pleased to make this substantial payment at this season of the year when it will help bring happiness to many families in the Kosciusko county community. William Petersen, USN, On Duty At Glynco, Ga. GLYNCO, GA. r- Airman Apprentice William E. Petersen, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Petersen of r 1 Syracuse, has reported for duty at the naval air station in Glynco, Ga. The air station provides support fariHßes for the Naval Air Technical Training Center, also at Glyncn. Th° cA->ter trains na-vymen in the operation and maintenance of the highly complex radar systems in use by navy aviation units. ALBKW WOMAN CELEBRATES W»> birthday The 80th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Jul'a R’ddle of Albion w’as celebrated recently in the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Cripe and Mr. Cripe at Syracuse. Other guests were her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Chase, and her sister, Mrs. Edith Huffman, both of Albion.

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