The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1965 — Page 9

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‘THANK YOU* — Milford fire chief Harold Kaiser (center) is receiving a word of thanks from Leesburg chief Chris Kammerer at the ap-

Leesburg Lions Hold 'Appreciation Dinner'

Just less than the expected 300 members of Kosciusko county’s finest—members, of the volunteer fire departments — and other honored guests appeared at the Westminster Hotel at Winona Lake last Thursday evening for the appreciation dinner sponsored by members of the Leesburg Lions club and other interested Leesburg citizens. Puropse of the meeting .was to extend an appreciative “thank you" to firemen, state police. Warsaw city police, the sheriff and his staff, police of county towns. Red Cross, civil defense. KEMRAD, ambulance drivers and members of the press for aid given during the two recent disastrous fires at Leesburg Lumber Company On hand to show their thanks were the two men who own the lumber company. Clair Bunyan and Herman Buckingham, and host fire chief Chris Kammerer. A chicken dinner was served family style to the guests which included members of four oiit-of-county fire departments—Larwill, New Paris, Benton and Cromwell. Anglin General Chairman Fred J. Anglin of Leesburg, a for-

Famous People Call Yule Their Birthday

A young farmer’s wife in England •gave birth to a son in 1642. In 1821, a baby girl was bom in the Massachusetts village of Oxford. In 1865, the wife of a militant Christian crusader gave birth to her fourth daughter. And in 1883, in Paris, an artist's model bore a baby boy What did these four births have in common? In each case, the child was bom on Christmas Day, and grew up to become a famous person. According to the Book of Knowledge. those well-known "Christmas babies” were Clara Barton, Evangeline Booth, Maurice UtriDo and Sir Isaac Newton. Founder of Red Cross Clara Barton, Civil War nurse, •was bom on Christmas Day in 1821. It was her warm thoughts of Christmas that led her. when she set off to visit her brother, a prisoner during the Civil War, to offer to take presents not only to hsn but to the prisoner relatives of all her Oxford, Mass., neighbors. Subsequently, Clara Barton was instrumental in founding the American Red Cross and served as its president for many years. In Sah at ion Ann y Bom on Christmas Day in 1865. Evangeline Booth was the fourth daughter of the Salvation Army founder. William Booth. BV the age of 23. she was head of the Salvation Army in London, and in 1904 she

PLANT WINS YULE FAVOR One plant particularly fawned at Christmas in the United States and Canada is the poinsettia. The holiday colors of t’js green shrub with its star-shaped red clusters make it an appropriate symbol of the season. If it had not been for the interest of an 'American diplomat. DrJoel Poinsett of Charleston. S. C., the poinsettia might never have at- ‘ tamed popularity. Serving as the first U. S. minister to Mexico in 1838. Dr. Poinsett discovered this tropical plant. Impressed with its beauty, he brought back to the United States and introduced it into cultivation. Later, the plant was named the "poinsettia". in his honor. Albert Ecke, a California farmer. developed and improved the plant, and first marketed it in 1906. Since then, it has become a: favorite Yuletide decoration.

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f preciation dinner at Westminster ' Hotel last Thursday night. [ From left are Herman Bucking • ham, Kammerer, Kaiser, Clair Bun-

i mer district governor of 25-G, Lions International,, served as general ■ chairman. His remarks of apprecia- ! tion were sincere. He introduced Ed Sauer oi Warsaw, another former district governor of 25-G. Lion Sauer has lost none of the urbanity and great good humor which took him to the highest office of his district in Lionism. It was remarked that he and chairman Anglin, with their cross-banter, might have a place in the political firmament—in one party or the other! Each fire chief was introduced and in turn introduced meinbers of his department. It was os follow’s: From Atwood 13, Benton 3, Burket 14. Cromwell 10, Claypool 8, Etna Green 5, Larwill 11, Leesburg 12, Mentone 7, Milford 10, New r Paris 6. North Webster 12. Pierceton B,' Sidney 0. Silver Lake 3, Syracuse 2, Warsaw 19 and Winona Lake 17. Mr : Bunyan and Mr. Buckingham were introduced but did not comment. Carl Ryan, a Leesburg Lumber employee, read a letter from the owners expressing their appreciation.

took over operations for the entire United States. During World War I, the Salvation Army lassies under her jurisdiction spent Christmas — as well as many other days — ministering to the needs of American doughboys in France. The word “doughboy” stems from the celebrated Salvation Army doughnut, a World War I staple. Known for Paintings One Christmas-born child had little cheer in his life, on holidays or otherwise. This was the French painter. Maurice Utrillo, bom on December 25, 1883. Son of an unknown father and a model for many of the Montmartre brush widders of her time. young Maurice was shy and withdrawn, not only in childhood but throughout his kfe. Iromcally. reproductions of many of his paintings, particularly those of the sparkling white dome of the Montmartre Church of Sacre Coeur. are used by the thousands every year on Christmas cards. I He Invented Toys Sir Isaac Newton, English phycist, mathematician. philosopher greeted his first Christmas, and his first day, in Lincolnshire, England. , in 1642. Frail and sickly as a yohth, he devoted many boyhood Decembers to inventing and making Christmas toys.

808 BROOKS AND 808 BEER PROMOTED . Bob Brooks and Bob Beer, both of Milford, have been promoted recently according to mess Sgt Henry F. Schmucker. Brooks and Beer are both first cooks with Battery "C”. sth Howitzer Battalion, 84th artillery, reserves of South Bend. | Both men were promoted from PFC E3 to specialist fourth class E-4. DR. SNIDER SELLS GUERNSEY PETERBOROUGH, N. H.-T. Earl Creighton. Alliston. Ontario. Canada, was a recent buyer of registered Guernsey cattle in the United States, according to The American Guernsey Cattle cHk A total d one head was purchased from the herd of Dr. G. W. Snider, Milford.

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Yule Fashions Need Special Care Parties, gift exchanges, unexpected guests, and plenty of excitement round out the winter holiday social circle. It’s tone for celebration. dances, and good times for all. Whether you’re the hostess or the guest, you’re always on view, so it’s extra important to keep your clothes and hostess aprons bright, fresh, and ready. For the party circuit, just follow these tips from a well known fashion consultant: —When laundering, be sure to separate red and green holiday fashions and other dark colored clothes from white blouses and shirts, so there’s no danger of fading or lint transfer. —Follow manufacturers' laundering instructions, then damp dry or dry completely, as you perfer. —When ironing, add the finishing touch ot spray-on starch to each article to restore body and freshness. For larger items and heavier fabrics, spray and iron a portion at a time. For smaller items like aprons and lightweight fabrics like organdies, spray the article completely. roll it up to let the starch distribute evenly throughout, unroll, and iron at once. —ls an article is damp dry, press with a regular iron; if it is completely dry, press with a steam iron, as usual. These finishing touches give clothes just enough body for the soft, casual look that you prefer. And. you’ll have the confidence of knowing you look your best from the first holiday party to New Year’s Day!

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20 YEARS AGO, NOV. 29. 1945 In a flu epidemic that hit Kosciusko county over the week end and early this week, Milford, especially the Van Buren township school, felt the results in no small degree. Just before press time on Wednesday there were 58 students absent from Milford school. Miss Doris Lucille Myers, daughter of Mrs, Florence Myers of Milford and J. Harold Myers of Rochester, was married to Private Frederick Wolf erm an. son of Mr. and Nirs, Earl Wolferman, in the First {Brethren church Saturday, j Herman Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Green and an ex-army staff sergeant, was honorably discharged at Camp Atterbury, Ind., Friday morning and arrived in Milford Friday evening. He and his wife are moving to the Neva Niles home northeast of Milford. John Vanderveer, Jr., of San Francisco, .Calif., is visiting his father, John Vanderveer, who resides on a farm west of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Leveriner are the parents of a daughter, Dana Sue, born Wednesday, Nov. 21, at the Me Donald hospital. Mrs. Mary Thomas is the maternal grandmother, and j Mr. and Mrs. Martin Levemier of ; Lake Wawasee are the paternal j grandparents. i Mrs. Dorothy Smaltz of St. Joseph, Mich., is spending the week visiting ner son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Coy. fi 30 YEARS AGO, DEC. 19, 1935 ! Mrs. Rusk, Mrs. Wilbur Baum- j gartner, Mrs. Joe Ruch and Mr. Klopenstein were first and third grade visitors last week at Milford. ! Franklin Robinson of Nappanee, 1 son of Mrs. J. W. Robinson, and Miss Daisy Orcutt of Nappanee 1 were married at noon, December 5. 1 Mr. Robinson is a graduate of the ] Milford high school with the class of 19*27. t Deaths this week include: William ] Milton Stiffler, 79, Mrs. Mary E. ] Sparkiin, 47, Mrs. Pearl Stump < Blosser, 34, and Adam J. Yoder, 83. Dr. E. E. Stockberger celebrated j his 83d birthday and 53d wedding 1 anniversary Tuesday by driving to 1 Warsaw for an auto license. j Marion Deeter, driver of the Farm 1 Bureau oil truck, was severely hurt about the ribs and chest Friday i near Oswego when his truck turned ’ over on the public highway. Births this week include: A son, Douglas Eugene, born Tuesday at. ; the Epworth hospital in South Bend to Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Barnes; « and a son, Robert Ray, bom De-' cember 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert h Stierwalt of north Pehn street. In-I; dianapolis. Douglas arrived on his j grandfather, J. H. Barnes’ 66th birth- " day. Mrs. Stierwalt was formerly Esther Bone, a commercial teacher in Milford high school. < Fuller Brothers have moved to

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'The Smithy Is A Mighty Man'

George R. Wilson, in his history of Dubois county, says that wherever a blacksmith was located, even if it was in the heart of an unbroken forest, people found their way to him. Indeed, his shop often became the starting point for a town. A blacksmith's forge was usually ■built of stones plastered with mud. He frequently make all of ins own tools excepting perhaps his bel‘lows. anvil, vise and files. Nothing but bar iron was to be 'had in early days and a trip to Cincinnati or Louisville was necessary to get that Sometimes immi- ' grants passing through the country carried “tilt-hammer” iron which they would trade for horseshoeing or other work. The metal was highly | valued by the smith and UM worked into horseshoes and nails. It was years before coal became common at the forge. Charcoal was the fuel used and making it was part of a blacksmith's business. Mr. Wilson described the process thus:

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their new location which is in the former Miles bvalding. 40 YEARS AGO, DEC. 3, 1925 Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Felkner spent Thanksgiving day with their daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Bates, and husband at W’arsaw. Omar E. Neff and family will leave soon for St. Petersburg, Fla., where Mr. Neff and his son expect to enter into the real estate business. Otto Bettz who has been employed at Sheboygan. Wis., returned home Monday evening. Miss Helen Young and Bonita Ridges, students at Northwestern university, and Carl Young of Fort Wayne spent Thanksigving with Mr. and Mrs.. H. G, Young. Clarence Coy, 42, a farmer residing southeast of Milford, sustained a broken leg Monday evening as the result of being kicked by one of his horses. Joan Elizabeth was bom to Mr, and Mrs. Ham- Good of northeast of Goshen on November 24. 1 Miss Lucille Neff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Neff of near New Paris, and Cleo W’ysong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wysong of Nappanee, were married on Thanksgiving day in their home near Nappanee by the grandfather of the bridegroom. Rev. Henry W’ysong. 50 YEARS AGO, DEC. 2, 1915 Miss Agnes Lee Ridey of Milford has entered the ‘‘Beauty and Brains” contest being conduced by the Photoplay magazine in conjunction with the W’orld Film Corporation. Rev. and Mrs. James Lawburgh spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Shaffer. Charles Branham, son of our landlord, is taking comet lessons from Ziler Grove -and is making good progress. Mrs. W. E. Groves and her daughter. Mrs. E. C. Langley, went to New’ Friday and visited with Mrs. Emma Stuckman and her daughter, Mrs. Miller. Elmer Doty has purchased the property on the comer of Henry and First streets. The purpose is to re-1 model the building and when com-1 pleted will be occupied by his daughter Mary w’howas married last fall, i A little girl was bom on Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs. William Wedver west of MilfordMr. and Mrs. Peter Davis of southwest of Milford, who have been spending a few’ weeks at Lafayette, returned to their home the fore part of this week. Mrs. Winifred Bums and little son of Plymouth were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bennett at Milford last week. Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Burns are brother and sister. Burges McCloud of Denver. Colo., j was in Milford Saturday and called on the Groves brothers who are his cousins. I

“A charcoal pit was made by marking off a circular space fifteen or twenty feet in diameter and then cordwood was piled on end all over it “The center was filled with chips and openings for fires were left on each’ side of the huge pile of wood. The wood was banked in (with earth) and fire stated. | The pit required watching for several days; whenever the fire seemed about to break out it was covered with earth and subdued. Thus the wood was charred. Sugar ;tree, beechwrood and wild cherry made good charcoal.” There are but few blacksmiths surviving into the 1960’s and most Os them are mainly employed in showing riding horses. Many of them travd from place to place and the shop, so familiar a half century ago in every is gone. From earliest pioneer days a blacksmith held rank as an indispensable artisan and came in to i our country with the first waves

It's 'Merry Christmas' All Through The Town

“Merry Christmas!” In these two ■ familiar words; often heard and often repeated, there lives and glows the meaning bf tfie first of all Christmases, on that Holy Night nearly two thousand years ago. As the happy day approaches, this community, like many hundreds of thousands of other towns and cities around the world, proclaims the I spirit of the season in ringing bells and happy carols, in gleaming lights and festive decorations. Through all the celebrations — community, church, family the simple words of greeting run like a glowing thread, weaving together into one joyous whole all the many glorious things that Christmas stands for. “Merry Christmas!” The words remind that Christinas is I traditional a time of merriment, a tune for family and friends to gather together. “Merry Christmas!” The words remind that Christmas is, indeed more than merry. Hie lights and the Laughter, the fun and the feasting I are but the surface symbols of all Christmas truly means. It is a time of giving and sharing, a time; to remember others, not only family, friends and neighbors, but all mankind, and especially the less

Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh Make Suitable Gifts for Infant King

Jfo New Testament history, St. Matthew describes the first of all Christmas gifts — gold, frankincense and myrrh. After the wise men had knelt at the manger, he tells us, they opened their treasurers to select these special offer- P ings for the newborn Babe of Bethlehem. To the modem mind, gold is instantly recognizable as a treasure, but the value of frankincense and myrrh is not so readily apparent

TWO MILFORD YOUTHS LEAVE FOR ARMY DUTY Two Milford youths, Jeffery Dippon and Tom Holderread, left Tuesday for Indianapolis where they will be inducted into the U. S. army. Both are graduates of the Milford class of 1964. Jeff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Dippon of r 1 and Tom is the son of Merle Holderread of Elkhart.

of migration. (It has always been a question whether George Pogue, the blacksmith, was not the ven’ > first white man on the ground where Indianapolis stands'. While the pioneer could do any-1 thing with wood his needs for iron in various, forms were, something else. He had to turn to the smith and in that person found a man of wonderful versatility. From his forge came axes, sickles, adzes, augers, chisels and even licks and keys, bullet molds and rifles with engraved mountings. Thus it was that a blacksmith often doubled as locksmith and gunsmith. While we today think of him mostly as a shoer <rf horses (and oxen) he was much more than that. His shop served as a gathering and loafing place for every man and boy in his neighborflood — ard we, who are old enough to remember a good blacksmith at work, still marvel at his ability to make something workable and artistic from nothing more than a strip of bar iron.

| As gaily wrapped packages make their way to Christmas trees around our town, the gifts once again recall the spirit of giving that began with the gold, frankincense and myrrh of the Wise Men, and the fragrant evergreen trees represent the message of the Christ Child, the inspiration of life, eternal. “Merry Christmas,” we say, and with the words we seek to share our reverent wonder at the age-old story, our joy in ever-present blessings. How Celebrations Began “Merry’ Christmas!” The words are simple, familiar, even old-fash-ioned, yet they still contain a newness and freshness, a significance to thrill the heart of mankind. Whence did they come, these familiar words? As a holy day and a holiday. Christmas means both festive merrymaking and prayerful worship, and both meanings are expressed in the traditional greeting. “Merry Christinas.” j Christmas, commemorating the birth of Christ, derives its name from the medieval “Christes Masse,” the mass of Christ. Yet, in the first centuries of he Chrisfortunate among us. tian church, there was no celebra-

■ Actually, frankincense and myrrh were costly items in the time of Christ, and they are still costly. Both are resins used in making incense, surviving today at many a Christian altar. . As further evidence that frankincense and myrrh were precious treasurer, worthy gifts for an Infant King, there is the old poem which expressed the ancient belief that “incense owns a deity nigh." ■ ■

BUSY HOMEMAKERS HAVE CHRISTMAS PARTY The Busy Homemakers club of Milford met Wedensday noon, Dec. 1, in the Westminster hotel dining room for the Christmas dinner. The long table was decorated with small poinsettias and gold musical bells. Place cards of Christmas designs, made with small sheik by Mrs. Alfred Wilson, were used. After dinner, president Mrs. Frank Charlton, led the club creed. A poem,

“The Light Before Christmas,” was read by Mrs. Herbert Stump, and “Christmas Morning” was read by Nirs. Glen Pinkerton. All joined in singing “Jingle Bells.” Mrs. Pinkerton, assisted by Terest Stump, gave out the gifts from the pretty lighted Christmas tree. Mrs. Charles Teeple conducted the drawing for new club secret pals for next year. Installation Mrs. Vernon May gave the candlelimit sendee for installation of new officers. They follow: President—Mrs. Glen Pinkerton .’ice president — Mrs. Charles Teeple Treasurer—Mrs. Ralph Neff Secretary—Mrs. William Motts Publicity chairman — Mrs. Mace

Hollar * A gift for 10 years of perfect attendance was presented to Mrs. Vernon May. Mrs. Herbert Stump, Mrs. Harvey Hollar and Mri. Glen Pinkerton was the cjmmittee of arrangements for the party. Attending were 12 members and two guests, Mrs. Rhea Miller and Teresa Stump. The next meeting will be January 5 in the home of Mrs. May. About Trees . .. On the night Christ was born, ■legend says, all the trees burst into bloom. 'Thus began many stories about the Christmas tree. Early folk tales described a huge tree in the midst of a forest. The tree held many candles, some straight, some upside down. At the top was an infant with a halo around his head. It was believed that the tree represented humanity. The candles, up and down, symoblized people, good and bad. The infant was the Christ Child. WHAT ‘NOEL’ MEANS “Noel,” the French word for Christmas, mean.s “birthday.’’ “news,” or “a shout of joy.”

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tion of the birth of Christ, no Christmas. The Decefnber festivals of those days were pagan in nature — the Roman Saturnalia in southern Europe, the Yuletide festival of the winter solstice in northern Europe. When, in the fifth century A.D., Christmas began to be celebrated on December 25, the old customs of the pagan festivals were connected with the Christmas feast. The merry-making continued, but it gained a deeper meaning, as pagan traditions were hallowed by association with the Nativity.' Thus Christmas became “Merry Christmas!” ] Sending Greetings “Merry Christmas!” The custom of extending holiday greetings to friends undoubtedly goes back many years, but the Christmas card as a means of expressing 1 those greetings is a relative newI comer to Christmas traditions. 1 Christma- cards had their begin- ! ning only _2 years ago in England, but desp.ie the comparatively recent start, saying “Merry’ Christmas” in card form was. a custom that quickly caught the public fancy.

CARDS TELL OF CHANGES : . ’-:A ■ ’ i 2 The tradition of exchanging Christmas cards is a charming part of the joyous holiday, and it has a history of its own. One of the most interesting parts of that history is the way that greeting cards serve to record changing social customs, manners and fashions through the years, points out Miss Esther Mooney, curator’ of the Norcross, Inc., greeting card collection. For instance, an English card of 1892 shows the formality existing between parents and children during the Victorian era. Here, a little girl kneels solemnly at her mother’s knee, sedately offering her a Christmas bouquet, with the wish, “May your life be a Merry Christmas.” Modem cards take a livelier, more light-hearted approach. Even earlier, greeting cards began to reflect an easier sort of filial relationship. Declares a 1930 card: “3 cheers 4 a Merry Christmas and you, Dadi” CARNIVAL GAME IS BACK “Shenanigans,” the carnival game, appears in a new edition for Yule giving. Classic fun makers such as weight guessing, palm reading and snake charming are re-enacted in this game competition. *1 4' . . I j •- ■•- ENGAGED — Mr. and Mrs. Ralph L. Miller of 1011 N. 7th St., Goshen, formerly oil Milford, announce the engagement of their daughter, Joyce Ellen, to Janies Reynolds, son <d Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reynolds of 211 Olive street, Goshen. Miss Miller is a 1962 graduate of Goshen high school and is employed by Essex Wire in Ligonier. Her fiance attended White Pigeon, - J’;high school and is employed by Till- ' ey Welding in Goshen. No date has been set for the wedding.

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