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OBITUARIES

Mrs. Levi Stutzman Mrs. Levi Susan Stutzman. 86. «>t .Nappanee,- formerly of Milford, at 350 p. m Tuvsdjy. Ik-.-21, at the home of her. son-in-law and daughter. Mt and Mrs John J Vsh-r of 754 went Walnut street, Nappanee. where she made her ho Death was caused by com- • ons ol a stroke suffered t.v ■ weeks before. , Mrs Stutzman was bom in Sugar Creek. Ohio, on March 11. 1*79. She married Levi J Stutzman on December 22, 1903. and he died November 5. 1957. She was a member ' e An sh fait .man resided on east First street when - lived at Milford Surviving are three sons. Delbert and Roman. both of Nappanee, and Edward of Etna Green; one daughter. Mrs John. J. Emma Yoder of Nappanee; 20 grandchildren; 29 great - grandchildren-: two great■dchifdrcn: one brother. More Schlabach of near Nappanee: and two sisters, Mrs Moae Kean and Mrs. John W. Yoder of Nappanee. \ prayer server was held at 9 a m Friday m the Wright-Yoder inee, with Rev. K.* 1 ., -:t Fields of the Nappanee Ulrirof God ni < Rarer Burial sen IVS were conducted ;.t 930 a nv Friday at the home of Dan I Horlistetler. west of Nappanee ; John Schwartz of the Amish fait -. Monroe Chupp and John W Yoder officiated Interment was in tile Weldy cemetery Howard Settlemyre Howard 'Charley Settlemyre, SO. died unexpectedly at 6 30 pm. last Monday m h;s home at Turtle Bay. r s Syracuse Hi was an employe of Liberty Coach and maintained residence for the past four years at the resort Tn addition to a boom at Roanoke. Mr Settlemyre was born December 14, at Hunt ngton county, son of Wesley and Letha Settlemyre He married Luseal Chr.sty May 30. 1953. at Roanoke. Surviving are the widow, a teacher in the Arcola school; three brothers, Clyde of Roanoke. Idieneas of Richmond. Wash , and Harold .of ■ Chino. Calif ; and one sister. Betty Steele of Huntington. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Lynch funeral home. Roanoke Rev. Clyde Trumbauer officiated and burial wa> » the I 0 O F. cemetery ut R NUM k • John Stidham John Stidham. 41. of Columbia brotiwr of Earl Stidham of Syracuse, was stricken with a heart attack at noon Sunday, Dec 19. in his home He was taken to the Whitley County hospital where he died a' few minutes after admittance An employee of the International Harvester Company at Fort Wayne, he was a veteran of World War H and a member of Columbia City Past 98 American Legion. He was chaplain <rf the Fraternal Order of Eagles and an officer of the Loyal Order of Moose.. He was born September 15. 1924. at Jackson. Ky., to W. B. and Isabelle 'Lovely 1 Stidham. On De-

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rember t. 1943, he married Gladys .bJir.-an of Fort Wayne. She i, sun ACS z -. :■ ■ Ot’.er survivors include a son. Thomas L>-"Stidham. Bergi. AFB. Texas, a daughter. i Mrs. Sandra Kay Street, Fort ■ Wayne; three brothers, including r the Syracuse resident and seven - ' s sters. Ftirie: al sen ices were . held Wed- ■- r.e'day. Dec. 22. in Boilingworth-Me-r mortal chapel. Columbia City Rev. . Donald Krwntz officiated arxi burial i m South Park cemetery, with .’ary rites conducted by the \-r< : ..-.in I.ecioti ' Mrs. Jessie Ferverda ‘ Services were held at 130 p m on 1 December 38 at the New Salem church for Mra Jessie r 1 Warsaw S!:e passed awa ’ ember 23 at 11*20 a m. of a stroke in t : ■ ing home where • site had resided for several years. . Mrs Ferverda Was bom on Feb--1 :ua:y 16. !'• iG. in Wh.tivy cuu-ty. ; the daughter .of Benjamin . and Ehv.i Hartman. She- £ had resided in the Owego and Liss Ixirg communities all of her lite Her Ferverda. whom she married February 14. 19U4. preceded her in death in March of 1933. 1 She was a monrier of tlx* New 1 Salem Church of the Brethren. She is survived by (wo sons. Hiram 1 B of Noi'th Webster a::d Roland of Indianapolis: 10 grandchildren, 17 1 great eranikhildren. one sister. Mrs. ' Ben Lantz of Nortii Webster; and a liiiither. George Hartman of the O-wego community. , The Rev. Howard Kreiikr officiated for serv ices and burial was in j New Salem cemetery-. J. Warren Riddle s J Warren Riddle, brother of Roy : Riddle of Sy r icuse.. passed away or. Daceadwr 24 at his home at 2213 Lagoon Drive. DunCdme, Fla He 1 .was 7o years of age. .. 1 Mr Riddle was born at V. August 10. 1889. He married Maybelle. Triedi at Hoagy, Ohio, and ' she survives; He was a member of ■ the Methodist church. Toledo, Ohio Other survivors in addition to the above include a sister. Mrs, • Neihv ; "Clouse of Fort Wayne and a number of nieces and nephews. The Rev. Richard Sumner of the 1 Milford Methodist church officiated ' for graveside services at the Syriaccemetery at 2 pm Wedn> jDec. 29 Burial was in Syracuse cemetery Mrs. Lutie Lee Ryan • I Funeral services were held at 3:30 t p m. Sunday. Dec. 36. in the Oswego • Baptist church for Mrs. Lutie Lee - Ryan. 86, Osw ego. A lifetime res- - ident of the Osnrego community. Mrs. - Ryan died of complications at 2 p m 1 Diveml'er 23 following a two years . illncsss. She resided at the Prairie View nurs.ng home at Warsaw ’Mrs Ryan was born m Jay county. » Portland, on Julv 12. 1879. a daughter f of Sola and EUa Harter. Her huI band. Grant Ryan, preceded her in death in 1928 She was a member of . the Oswego Baptist church. 1 Surviving are tliree sons. Ralph of - Goshen, George and Carl, both of r

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1 Leesburg; three daughters, Mrs. j Lucy Elder of Warsaw. Mrs. Virgie Kindle. Warsaw, and Mrs. Mary | Konkle. Valparaiso: 19 grandchildren: a large number of greatu:\indchildren and great-great-grand-children: two brothers, John Harter - >f Oregon and Charles Harter of, ‘ Mississippi; two sisters. Mrs. Ann ( foramen cf Bums City, l"«a. and Mrs, Maude Hartman of Oswego. . Two daughters and a son preceded . her in death. Burial was in Oswego cemetery. j ’ • .—“ . I Clifford Stiver Word has been received of the ‘ death of Clifford Stiver of Lake Wales, Fla., formerly of Syracuse. 1 Mr Stiver died December 18 in a , 1 hear; attack. Sun ‘<>rs :n..<::G? ti’.e w d<>w ; one daughter.’Mrs • Robert -Bolick of Winter Haven, El i., formerly of >_••:•.. use; and two grandchildren. Funeral sen ic -s wen? conducted t Tuesday Dec.- 21. ;n Lake Wales, . Fred Ramser Fred Ramser, 76. 188 east Beech .:'> d. All.ance. Ohio. father of Forrest Ramser oi Milford, died Tues- ■ day < ■ at 5:30 following a, ’. .stroke. ... * I The deceased was born on June 20. 1339, and was vice president of Alliance Drop Forge before retiring ] tn 1945. Surviving besides the Milford son are the widow. Margaret Wallace > [ Ramser. angrier son. Russell E., ! Albance; e ght grandchildren; and j one great-grandchild A daughter J Kathryn, preceded him in death. | Funeral sen ices will. be held I Friday at 1 p. rn. m the Cassa-. day and Turk!? funeral liome at Alliance. I Arthur Lee Waugh Arthur Lie Waugh. 67. of North Webster Epworth Forest ' died atl. 10:45 p m. Monday. Dec. 27, of j a heart condition. I Mr Waugh was born April 29. . 1889. in Ohio, the son of Charles William and Amanda 'Farren' Waiu’n. He married the former Gladys Moneyhan and she survives The Wauehs recently moved to North Webster from Lapel. Ind. Surviving in addition to the w alow are several children. !!:■ body was moved from the Harris - Troxel funeral home in North Webster to the Fisher funeral home at Lapel. Arrangements are incomplete. Sue Hoover And : Louis Taft Wed At Koher Home I The marriage of Sue Lynne Hoqv- I er. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ray Hoover, r 4 Syracuse, and Lotus ■Charles Taft of Fishkill. N. Yi. was solemnized Monday. Dec 20. in the, home of Turkey Creek justice cf the peace, Christian Koher. Attending she couple were Lite 'bride's parents. Following the < mony the couple left by plane for Norfolk. Va . where Mr. T. ft is sta- | tinned with the V. S. navy. Newcomers Club Holds Crnstmas Party I The Syracuse Newcomers club held its regular meeting and Christmas party Wednesday evening in the home of Mrs. Albert' Bauer. The president. Mrs. Gerald Schaefer, presided at the business session There was a gift exchange. Door prizes were won by Mrs. Jean Rogers. Mrs. Frank Bieber and Mrs. Mae Rinker. The entertainment for the evening was the decorating of Mrs. Bauer's Christmas tree. While the refreshments were being served. Mrs. Bauer and son. Brad, entertained with selections played on the organ and dnims. The next meeting will be held January 19, the place of meeting k to be announced at a later date.

Chronology -

(Continued from page 1) 9 Mrs. Elizabeth L. Smith, 74, r 4 Syracuse, dies. 9 — Death claims Walter Butts, 86. Deedsville, father of county commissioner Lawrence Butts. 9 — Mrs. Irvin F. Hieber, 79, Nappanee, dies. 9 — Claypool takes second straight county tourney. 10 — William Wesley Hanks, 78, Rochester, father of Mrs. Vaughn Hinesley oi North Webster, dies. 10 — Mrs. Thomas Orn, 80, Leesburg, dies. 11 — 'Todd Duane born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Haines of r 1 Warsaw. Mrs. Partha Miller of Milford is the grandmother. 11 — Miss Carrie/A. Robison. 54. Pierceton, sisteryM Gerald Robison of Leesburg./hes. 11 — Rosario Rodregrez, 16. dies home of her brother-in-law’ and sister. Mr. and Mrs. James Luna of Milford. 12 — Raise interest rates on one year time cert.ficiates at Syracuse bank to 4Mi per cent. 12 — Name sites under consideration for new LCSC high school. 12 — Funeral services held for Mrs. A. W. Ritchie. 85. Muncie, mother of Robert Ritchie, former North Webster principal and presently supervisor of audio visual aids for t ; us county. 12 — Jacob Saggars, 68, Ligonier. dies. 12 — Death claims Mrs. Mildred Brown. 70. Gosaen. formerly of ! Ligonier. 12 — Mrs. Arrisa Hodges Mikel. 41, Etna Green, is county's first traffic fatality. 14 — Geraldine Gansert receives Homemaker of Tomorrow award at North Webster. 14 — Raymond L. Hoover. 46, New Paris, brother of Seth Hoover iof Syracuse, dies. 15 _ Dennis Brock. 21, Syracuse, dies in auto crash in California. 16 — Death claims Grover C. Penn, Sr.. 77. North Webster. 16 — Miss Linda Peterson. Ligonier. and Douglas Wiley. Fort Wayne, wed. 16 — Leesburg wins LCSC junior hinh tournament. 17 — Levi J. Kuhns. 63*. r 2 Leesburg. dies. 18 — Warren Lee born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Patrick of Ligonier. 19 — Laura Lynn born to Mr. rand Mrs, Larry Mock of r 3 Syracuse. ■ . 19 — Paul L. Kizer named temporary postmaster at Milford. 20 — LB.J renews oath as 36th President of the United States. 20 — Noah F. Frau'higcr. Jr.. 40. Goshen, brother of Mrs. Arch ■ Deila Baumgartner of Milford and Ervin W Frauliiger of Lake Wawasee, dies. 20 — Robert Lewis, 63. Fort Wayne, brother of Mrs. Harley Lindcmuth of Syracuse, dies. 21 — The Wayne Buchers, r 3 Syracuse, return from inaugural activities in Washington, D. C. 21 — Omer Moore, 76, r. 1 Syracuse. dies. 22 — S Sgt. Herman L. Green, 46. former Milford resident and a i 1936 graduate of Milford liigh 'school, one of ten U. S. service- , men killed in plane crash near ! Kalavnta, Greece. 22 — Brett Alan born to Mr. and Mrs. Phil Nulf of North Webster. 23 — Chester A. Robinson, 56, New Paris, brother of Mrs. Roscoe Bernice Howard. Syracuse, dies. 23 — Philip Alan bom to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Rarick of New Paris. 24 — Death claims Mrs. On al Helen l Snobarger. 58, Syracuse. 24 — Mrs. Samuel (Sarah' Miller. 78, r 2 Nappanee, mother of Harley R. Miller of Milford, dies. 24 — Sir Winston Churchill, 90. dies. He was one .of England's greatest leaders Airing his life time. . , 24 — Sue Ellen Pletcher. Syracuse. becomes bride of George R. Byrd, Elida. N. M. 25 — Kenneth W. Moore. 62. South Bend, brother of Dr. Ralph L. Moore of Syracuse, dies. 25 — Deanna May born to Mr. and Mrs. William F Charlton of Rorth Webster. 26 — Linn Donn bom to Mr. and Mrs Adrain Dean Faus <rf Cromwell. 26 — LCSC board to consider three sites on Bucher farm. 27 — Mrs. Mary Gross, 95. r 1 Pierceton, dies. She lived most of i her life in Noi th Webster. 27 — Mrs. Rosa V. Kehr. 92, Oswego, dies. 27 — Foster D. Hill, 69, Ligonier. 28 -— Carl Ix?sl:e Miles. 83. Big Chapman lake, a native of Milford, dies. 28 — Mrs. Harry Largent, 57, r 1 New Paris, dies. I 2B —- Robert McCullough. 69. Syi-ocu.se. former Turkey Creek township justice of the peace, dies. 28 — Denise Marie born recently to Mr. and Mrs William Adar of itia Beach, Va. Mr. sand Mrs. Ronald Adair of near Cromwell -e-vs. 28 — Danna Stevens is Leesburg's Hernemaker of Tomorrow. 28 R no named Milford's romerrow. '2B — Aunotsneement made of the marriage es Steohmsie Sue Stein. Warsaw, and Robert W. Toland, on December 19. 1964. She was a member of the cast at Enchanted Hii's Playhouse severed summers ago. ?i — Funeral services were held at Cjhcwnad. Ohio, for George Paid Torrence. 77. Chicago, a for mer summer resident of Lake Wawasee. 30 — Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rozano of Milford are the parents of a daughter. 30 — Airs. Pearl R. Morgan. 86. r 1 Leesburg, dies. | 30— Miss Deanna Durpee, Chicago. and Michael Kosinski, South 30 — Miss Blanche M. Vail, 78, New Paris, dies. She was a mem-

ber of the Milford Methodist church. 31 — Mrs. Cleo Jean Lanham and Clifford D. Wolf, both of Milford, wed. 31 — Lisa Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Place of Milford. 31 — Travis Lee born to Mr. and , Mrs. Ron Harris of North Webster. 31 -- Eugene W. Felkner to end 28’i year career as Milford post master. February 1— Paul Kizer becomes Milford’s i postmaster. • . ! 1— Albert J. Anderson. .77, Millersburg, father of Mrs. Keith ■Mabie l Lindzy, Milford, dies. 1— Mrs.’ Carl Petty, 56, r 1 Milford, dies2 — A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Edwards of Leesburg. 2 — Susie Price elected 1965 Girls’ Stater by Milford Auxiliary-. Penny Clark is alternate. 2 — Mrs. Della May Long, 89. Milford, dies.' 2 — Dwight Gard. Rapid City. S. Dak., formerly of North Webster and Syracuse, dies. - 2 — Mrs. FYank -Ethel' Sprague, . 71, Ligonier, dies. 3 — Hiram Alonzo Cox. 54. Go- ■ shen. a former employee of the I Weatherhead Company at Syracuse. dies. 3 — James Edward born to Mr. and Mrs. Jan Yagel of Columbia 1 City. f 3 — Death claims Charles H. Kuser. 83. Pioneer. Ohio. 4 — Death claims Mrs. Rosa t Anna Hammon. 85. Logansport, a former Milford - North Webster ress ident. t i 4 — A baby daughter was born . | recently to Rev> and Mrs. Richard ;. Woodworth of the Oswego Calvary r Baptist church. 1— Chris Kammerer was recent ly elected Leesburg's fire chief. 5 — Two hundred and eig'nty Lakeland third graders see Shrine j circus,. ' 5 — Stan Stump and Don Bucher, t seniors, receive varsity jackets al Milford pep session. r 6 — Judy Preston. Svracuse. ant Arthur E. Schre’ner. Fort Wayne, i- , wed. | 6 — Judith Albert. Goshen, and ■. Larry J. AL’.ler. Syracuse, wed. I 6 — Debbie Money installed a' ■. worthy advisor of Rainbow Assem bly 74. Ligonier. ■ 8 — Mrs. Larrv Dorothy Ann’ i- . Mvers. 25. r 1 Cromwvil. dies. 8 — Walter J. 'Bill' Lackey. 68. r ti ’ 1 Mentone, dies. He was a 1916 j graduate of Syracuse high school, i, 9 — Patrick Christopher born to h Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Knight. Syr- ■ . ; e 6 — Theda Vern born to Mr. and Mrs. Will.am Hochstetler of r 2 t Milford. i- i ID — Funeral services held for Forrest W. Crothers. 68. Edwards- - burg. Mich., a native of Syracuse, -j 9 —. Infant son stillborn to Mr. ! and Mrs Edward Newcomer. Jr., -of Goshen. I 10 — Virgil E. Geyer, 72, a native of Milford, dies. i 11 — Donna Stevens. Leesburg, i in finals of state Betty Crock er - Homemaker of Tomorrow contest. • - 11 — Midkael C. Hamilton, 202 , Fourth street. Milford, nominated 1 as an. alternate to the Air Force . academy. , 11 — Death claims Mrs. Joseph > Gaspelin. 46, Elkhart, sisjter of . i Everett Lutes of Leesburg. . |' '12 — Death claims Benjamin Reed. New Paris, son-in-law of Mr. 1 and Mrs Robert Smith of Syracuse, . as car slips from jack. .1 13 — Funeral services held for : W iham M. Slump. 94; Ligonier. 13 — Mr. and Mrs. Jim Reede . of r 2 Leesburg are the parents 5 'of a- son. > | 13 — A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ladig of r 2 Lees- - burg. 14 — Mr. and Mrs. Charles V. I Leach, r 1 Pierceton, celebrate golden anniversary, i 14 — Burglars do Valentine dav ("job” at Milford—take $1,197.28. 14 — Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weirick f honored on silver wedding anniversary. 1 14 — Miss Deanne Kay Zentz, -1 Goshen, and Frederick E. Mick, Jr.. Goshen wed. The bridegroom . < former Syracuse resident and I the grandson of Mr. and Mrs, I , James Mick of Syracuse. fj 14 — The Rt. Rev. Reginald Mallett, retired bishop of the Prot- !, estant Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, dies. He held summer , services at trie chapel at Lake Wa- ' wasee during his term as bishop. ’ 15 — Debra Diane born to Mr. :. and Mrs. William Dorsey of Syra- | rose. r 15 —J. Otto Adarns. 87. Wilmot, r 1 Pierceton dies. He was the . father of Mrs. Woodrpw - Erna II Beezley of North I is _ Mr. and Mrs. Orley Brown, r Syracuse, celebrate 60th anniverf sary while in Florida.. 16 — Mrs Jahn F. ■ Rebecca I Catherine) Reinhart, 97, Goshen, a resident of the Orti nursing home, ; Milford, dies.. i 16 — Mrs. Ira 'Lulu Stackhouse) ; Walters. 80, Nappanee, sister of | Mrs.. George Mpser of Milford, ■ dies 17 — Mrs. Clayton Strohm. 87, a summer resident of r 4 Syracuse, dies. - 17 — Kimberly Ann bom to Mr. : »and Mrs. Dallas McKibbin of Syracuse. I 17 — Death claims. Charles Beer, • s B6. son of the late Simon Beer • Milford. H? was a half-brother to > Otto, Ezra. Theo and Henry Beer I and Mrs. Oscar Graff, aU of the » Milford area. t 17 — Mr. and Mrs. Robert Insley, Syracuse, celebrate 25th wedding , anniv«wy. 18 — Susie Price is Milford's . Girl's Stater. i 18 — Christine Archer and Steve Weirick, Leesburg, are winners ot , I essay conest ■=- to serve as pages

Letters To The Editor

Mischief At The Dam

(EDITOR’S NOTE — The following letter was sent by Martin Levemier of Syracuse to tlie department of . conservation and was submitted to i The Mail-Journal in what Mr. Levemier considered as “public inter- . est”) ' December 20, 1965 < Department of Conservation State of Indiana Indianapolis. Indiana, 46209 Attn: Charles H. Bechert. Director • Division of Water Resources -Dear Mr. Bechert: You will recall the exchange of correspondence I had with you, also newspaper articles on the subject of the management of the. dam here in Syracuse. After the thing got ironed out and the gate at the dam was kept closed and the water in the lakes allowed to accumulate to a level that meant real conservation, we had the best summer that we have had in years and I would like to see the best winter that we have had in years. At this time the lake level is down plenty low for its winter condition and if the interests of some of the individual members of the Wawasee Property Owners’ Association is of more importance than the rest of the lake property owners on Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake, and the best interests of the proper conser-

Thanks From United Fund

Dear Editor: On behalf of the 800 United Fund volunteers, officers and the 13 participating agencies, I would like to publicly thank the citizens of Kosciusko county for both _their tune and dollars which made for a most successful 1965 canijkiign.

IW b W & s m ISI sate ■ •'. ■ * s-gfli i

Indiana Heritage

2 This column was designed to bet-1 1 ter acquaint Hoosiers w;.tli some e aspects of our Indiana heritage and to stimulate interest in the Sesquit centennial to be celebrated in 1966. f! The following;article was written] by Gertrude Duryea Frier of n Frankfort, and is' published with her permission. I !, WALL-TO-WALL CARPETLNG. Bv Gertrude Durvea Frier r .Today we think of wall-to-wall [carpeting as a rather new. status e symbol Only a few- years ago s beautiful polished floors were the accepted thing in the best homes, and now the new home owner can >■ scarcely wait to get money enough to cover these floors with wall-to- • wall carpets. In fact, wall-to-wall e has come to mean more than just

' 18 — Rose Hite and Sue Hain , are Ligonier Girls’ Staters. 13 — Word received on the birth of Julie .tnne McNeeley at Blythe, , Calif., on December 9. 1964. Mr. and Mrs. David McNeeley, the n baby's parents are former area j residente, the mother being the former Jeainne Bullock. 18 — Fourteen students tapped d for National Honor Society at Sy-r- -- acuse. i- 13 — Rev. Warren E. Bowman. t 77. North Webster Lake Wawasee j- resident, dies. >; j 18 — Daniel Joseph bom to Mr. r. and Mrs. Jacob Kern 111 of r 1 i- Syracuse. 19 — Mrs. Peggy McClennan — t, Patrick Moore, both of Syracuse, e I wed. 2i) — Mrs Frank Lena 1 Hufffman. 82. Wilmette, II!., a Milford i, native, dies. 21 t- Ronnie stillborn to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cripe of Goshen. i Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Gonzales of \ i,. Milford are the grandparents. , 21 — Death claims Ash well Lynn Moss. 78, former editor and pub-G r of The Hoosier Democrat, a f weekly paper at Flora. , 21 — Mrs. Lyda L. Striae. 82, Barbee Lake, dies. 21 — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anglin, f Leesburg, observe golden anniversary. .23 — Death claims Roy D. Eaton. -. 81, Cromwell. •28 — Mrs. Roy (Maude' Philips. . a summer resident of Oakwood. t ’ Parte. Lake Wawasee, dies. > 23 - Dr. Harold McCully, 71, r r 4 Syracuse, dies. q 23 — Norman Geible wins Syr- [ arose spelling bee. . 23 — Plain township seeks re- ? lease from Lakeland corporation — asks to join Warsaw Community s schools. 24 — Mrs. Elvin (Ella) Tridle, e 82, Akron, dies. She was tl, e grands mother of Dr. Arden Wa. o amuth of s North Webster. 24 — Mr. and Mrs. Roy White,

Wednesday, December 29, 1965

vations of the lakes, then it seems to me that the state should hurryand take over from the present'mischievous Royal Guard, the entire responsibility and control of the operation of the dam through its own Conservation Officers.-If you were to canvass the population of this area I know that you would find at least 99 per cent of them fully in accord with this suggestion. The others, not in accord, would be some wiio •have private mercenary interests. At the present time a situation is going on at the dam that will not mean anything, but disaster if it is allowed to continue and that is that the Royal Guard, who manipulates the dam gates, have the gate open, even though the water is below the over-flow- line. The result is that they are’ slowly draining the water from Lake Wawasee and Syracuse Lake and if left alone they would keep the gate open all w inter taking upon themselves the duties of weather forecasters anticipating a tremendous amount of rain this spring, including snow fall this winter. Il the snow fall and the rain fall does- ■ n't occur in sufficient quantity our ‘ lakes will be another weed swami ' as they- have been in the past due tc : the manipulation of the dam. in fav * or of protecting submerged, promo ' tion channel-edge building lots. Something else of very much im

This was a critical year for the future of all concerned. Hie goal was set and the need was met — for the first time in the eight year history of United Fund.' This “extra effort" given throughout the year by individuals, organizations. business and industry’ again

floor covering— I hear about wall- t to-wall symphonic music, and even I read of a wall-to-wall audience! We often hears it said that styles t repeat themselves — and surely j they must, for seventy years ago, : I well remember wall-to-wall car- i pet in the little farm house in i .whicii we lived. To be sure, it was rag carpet, made from handtorn rags, from old used cotton clothing, sewed by hand, wound into large balls and then taken to another farm home, six miles distant. to a woman who had a loom and did weaving in her -home; “Hit and Miss" carpet was the most economical, and locked just the name implies, the rags woven just as they happened to come on the balls. This we had in

i r 1 Ligonier, observe 50th anniversary. i 25 — Laurie Beth born to Mr. ■, and Mrs. Forrest Scherrer of Fort . Wayne, formerly of Syracuse. i I 25 — Death claims Hallie F. 1 Gehring, 61, Ligonier fire chief; ’. 25 — A daughter born to Mr. and -Mrs. Edward Leamon of r 1 SyrI ; acuse. - i 25 — Snow blizzard ties up midwest. no school. - 27 — Pierceton defeated by War- » saw in finals of sectional tournev, T 62-47. | 28 — Mrs. Cko Alma Hire, 90, . ' ■ Syracuse, dies. j 28 — Michelle Conn, Milford, • Karen Plank, Leesburg, are county Federation of Clubs contest winners. I 28 — Fred Anglins, Leesburg, observe 50th wedding anniversary. March 1— Funeral services held for Mrs. Emma 'Farney* Koch, 83, \ Pontiac, 111., a sister of Mrs. Anna Homan of Milford. 1 3 — Fire, threatens business block i in Milford as Syra-Web is destroyed. ( 3 — Christine Archer is Lees- ( burg’s spelling champion. 4' — Jane ..Über wins Perry Cen-. ‘ traced schoed spelling contest.- * | 4 — Vickie Oswalt is Leesburg ( Girls’ Stater. Joyce Marvel is alter- ; nate. ' | ; 5 — Mahlon Hire, 84, a native c jof Syracuse, dies. i c ’ 5 — Mrs. Pearl ,M killer, 81, New c Paris, dies. * ■ r 6 — Greg, Carpenter is Syracuse c ekmentary science fair grand j . champion. ] 8 — Jeff L. Hizer, 78, Goshen, I dies. He was the brother of Roy • j I Hizer of Leesburg. | 8 — Death claims Mrs. Harry I. HEsteUa May) Phillips, 79, mother > of Mrs. Clifford Lingofelter of War- i. saw. 8 — Ronn Smith is Milford’s Boys’ Stater. Allen Brunjes is al- i ternate. (CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)

THE MAIL-JOURNAL

; .portance is the fact that we are now ■ abcut to enter the winter producing ice on these lakes and if the water slowly drains away from under the • ice it provides a very hazardous . situation to men who will be fishing > on the ice as without sufficient water pressure from below against the ice there is formed a sort of a vacu- . um that permits even several inches of ice to collapse, even without ' the weight of men or vehicles upon it. I have seen this happen at times ; in the past when there was drainage : going on. At one time. I saw about > an acre area of 10 inch ice collapse t under its own weight where the wa- > ter had been drained away from , underneath it on the Kettle in Wawaj see Lake. t This gate should be closed now r and kept closed until the spring rains. ? catch up to where it would be sati'si factory to open the gates to control 5 the water level. i- I want to say now- that the contin- *- nation of allowing this gate to rej. main open is definitely causing a if hazard to the public who will be on >- the ice this winter and in the interir est of the lakes’ conservation itself, p — should the snow and rain fall that o our Royal Guard crystal ball seers anticipate, not come to this area. > Yours very truly, Martin W. Levemier i- MWL mn

demonstrates why Kosciusko county is "tops”, in the state of Indiana. A special thanks also goes to The Mail-Journal and The Pierceton Press for a fine job of presenting the story. Sincerely, United Fund of Kosciusko county Jerry L. Helvey, President

the bedrooms.. but the living room had a wonderfully striped carpet, he stripes being made from rags torn from white sheets, sewed ’ together, made into skeins, and dyed at home. Then the skeins were wound into balls for the weaving lady My mother always had a carpet in the making. Her big basket of materials was at hand for sittingdown tasks — tearing, sewing, or winding carpet rags. I was an interested onlooker, and learned in my very little girlhood that there was a right and a wrong way to sew carpet rags. The ends should be lapped over about three-quarters of an inch, then folded and sewed very carefully, so that there would be no rough spots in the woven carpet. The carpet, woven a yard wide, would be brought home from the weaver in a huge roll, then must Ibp cut to room lengths, bound at the ends, and these strips sewed togetiier. Now, it was ready for laying, and I was banned from the room, but kept a keen watch from the doorway. The rough floor, which had been previously scrubbed and dried, would be covered with a light layer of clean, bright oats straw, and the carpet laid 1 carefully over it. This was a twoperson job My father and mother usually did this, but sometimes a neighbor woman who was exchang- ' ing house cleaning tasks with my mother would be the second person on the job. If the carpet did .'not fit exactly, it could be stretched ! abit with a carpet stretcher, which j was a bar fitted with tacks and ! pulled by a lever. It was a bit of a house hold equipment that was loaned from house to house as needed. The carpet was then tacked along the baseboard. If the household had a good carpenter, as we . did in the person of. jny'father, the quarter round of wood was removed, then replaced after the carpet was laid, as is done today. It was wonderful if we had a new carpet, but, if not, the old one was taken up, ripped apart, the strips hand washed, then sewed together again and laid. •We liv*ed on the prairie and burned soft coal, and the resulting dirt made it necessary to have clean carpet every spring, after the heating stove was taken out, and the chimney cleaned. Ugh! what a dirty job! Later we had a wonderfully cheerful base burner stove, which burned hard coal, and. the advent of such stoves' must have been a great boon to every housewife. Does any homemaker today wish for “the good old days” and the 70-year-ago wall-to-wall carpet, made by her own hands and cared for in the good old way?

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