The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 January 1966 — Page 9

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20 YEARS AGO, JANUARY 17, IMS The first meeting in January for the Ten Teens of Milford, formerly the S. S. club, was held in the home of Edith and Marilyn Beer. New officers were Peg Miller, president; Ellen Cunningham, vice president; Marian Young, treasurer; Kate Bretherick. assistant treasurer; Mary, Alice Sunthimer, secretary and Marilyn Beer, reporter. T-4 wyifs Wuthrich is expected to arrive at his home in Milford at the end of the week He has been in Hawaii. Ellmore N. Ausherman, Warsaw, transport driver, and Margaret Krou, (laughter of Mr. and .Mrs. Elmer R. Krou, Sr . of r 2 Leesburg, licensed to wed. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Fisher spent the week end with Mr. Fisher’s brother. Warren Fisher, and family at Bowling Green. Ohio. Mrs. Mary Alice Remy wilt complete the year at Milford high school, taking the place of Mrs. Dowling who resigned because of ill health. Mrs. Remy Will teach literature and speech. ». Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Knisley of South Bend are the parents of a son. Joseph E. Knisley. Jr., bom on Sunday, Jan. 6. in the Memorial hospital Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller are the maternal grandparents. Glen L. Treesh. QM 3c, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Treesh of Milford. • was discharged from the naval ser-' vice January 9at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Chicago. > 30 YEARS AGO. JANUARY 23, 1936 Fred Anglin of Leesburg has resigned his position with the United Telephone Company. Inc. He had been lineman for both the Milford! and Leesburg exchanges for many - years. He recently started selling insurance. Rev. and Mrs. Elwood Dunn have: left for their new home and pastorate at Medaryville. The Milford Robe and Tanning Company received an animal hide from West Africa Friday for tanning It was sent here by Charles Leader, a foreign missionary erf the U. B- < church, who is acquainted with Mr. I Ikiwburg Two engagemetns were announced , this week. They include: Miss Ruth I Velva Graff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Graff of Goshen, formerly of Milford, to Frank J. Beer of Milford, son of Mr. .and Mrs. Joel Beer of Mansfield. Ohio; and Miss Clara Duker. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Dwight Duker of near Goshen, to WilliamzNelson of Chicago. Miss Duker lived for awhile with Rev. and Mrs. Duker Mr. and Mrs. Howard Love, Miss Anna Rodibaugh, Jean and Joan Good and Phyllis Coy saw Shirley Temple in the "The Littlest Rebel" at Goshen Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kegebein of Community Center. Scott township, are parents of a seven pound daugh-! ter born January 15. The mother was | formerly Miss Gladys Oster. Moses Schrock and family vacated: the '• Pinkerton property on east Fourth street Monday to take up their residence southwest of Warsaw Mr. Schrock is employed by the TNiblic Service Company. A marriage license has been issued by the clerk ofAjhe circuit court to Neelis Van of Milford \ Augusta Hokterman of Goshen. ' ) 44 YEARS AGO. JANUARY 211434 i John Krull has purchased the 4 Charles Volkman residence property in Nappanee. Mrs. Florence Smith was a guest of her brother. John Clause, and family at South Bend Sunday. Ira Chupp. an experienced shop foreman, has been employed by W M. Wilt, who recently purchased the Milfum Company factory and began ■work Thursday morning of getting the shop in readiness for operation. Mrs. George Hartter of southwest of Milford and daughter. Mrs. Emil Stoller of Milford, will go to Benton Harbor. Midi., next week to take a series of baths for neuritis with which both are affected. Jesse Miller and family of New Salem spent Sunday afternoon with s Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Mitchell. Chris Davisson who recently moved into the Albert Groves property has been employed to assist in the work at the Sanders Bakery. Dr. F J. Young, was appointed as local health officer by the town board on Monday evening His term of office will be four years. •The Old Fashioned Mother," a musical comedy wdl be given at the Milford .community building Tuesday night. Jan. 36. by the ladies of the Leesburg Aid Society. 54 YEARS AGO. JANUARY 24. 1414 Aaron Arnold of Milford. 75, and Lementine Hoover of Goshen. 7L were united in marriage. It will be remembered Mr. Arnold lived on

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north Main street and about a year ago his wife died. A little boy of MT. and Mrs. George Auer who live south of town and who was but a few weeks old died recently. James Banta of Kendallville was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Miles Thursday night of lost week. The T. R. North meat market located in the Felkner block on south Main street has been purchased by B. C. Stilwell and David Hill. Ruth Grove, a beloved sophomore at Milford high school, was married Saturday. t Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graff and family entertained a party of young folks id supper Sunday. Mrs W. S. Felkner.' Mrs. Hugh Kingery, Mrs. Beroth and Mrs. Peterson. mother of our resident dentist. were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Peterson. Information was received Tuesday that Joseph Estep has purchased the David Hill corner which includes the jewelry store occupied by John Helminger. the blacksmith shop west and also a vacant lot between the two buildings and will erect a business house on the corner in the spring — Christmas Wrappings And Cards Still Needed For Mental Patients As most of us are relaxing after the very pleasant, but busy holiday season, your Mental Health Association in Kosciusko county is preparing for Christmas 1966. You can help make next Christmas even merrier for the 18,000 mental patients in Indiana by supporting the Christmas card collection project sponsored by your Mental Health Association. Hundreds of patients in our state hosi pitals were able to send greetings to their families and friends dur-1 I ing the holiday season because new | cards were collected by the assocciation and given to the patients for their use. r Next “December the Mental Health Association in Kosciusko county will again provide cards for the patioits at Fort Wayne State hospital Patients may select their favorite cards at no cost. You can hdp make tins a successful program for the patients by contributing all the Christmas cards you did not use this year. Unused greeting cards may be left at the following locations: Della Baumgartner, The Mail-Jour-nel; B<Mtv Rose Beauty Salon, Pierceton; Helen Smith. Warsaw Bakery: or call Mrs. Claud Stahl, .cikurman of die hospital volunteer committee. Unused Christmas wrapping paper and ribbons Will also be appreciated for wrapping patients' gifts next year. HEARINGSTO BE | HELD ON STATE LABOR RELATIONS I LNDIANAPOUS - A series of I public hearings will be held in late i January and early February by a legisla txve study committee charged by the 1965 General Assembly with studyfog the need far a state labor relations act. Dates and locations of the hearings: February 1— St Joseph Circuit Court Chamber. South Bend, j February 8 — American Legion Post Budding, Jasper. Testimony will be accepted by the study committee from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p . m. on each hearing date. Committee chairman. D. W. Murphy, director of Indiana university’s labor education and research center, said oral testimony supplemented by a written statement, is requeued when possible, but strictly oral presentations also Assembling at 1:30 Saturday afare invited. The committee seeks opinions from all interested persons, including representatives of management and labor, on the need for an act to regulate collective bargaining and representation elections involving Indiana wwkers not covered by the National Labor Relations act Alanna Om Pledges Alpha Sigma Alpha TERRE HAUTE - Miss Alanna Sue Orn, Box 65. Milford, is among the 137 Indiana State universitv coeds pledged as new members Cy the eight chapters of national social sororities active on the ISU campus. The pledging followed a series of formal rush parties. Miss Orn. a freshman student, was pledged by the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sororitv. She fe the of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Orn of Milford.

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AWARD WINNERS — Holding awards received at the North Webster Bosses' Night held at the Barbee Hotel last Thursday night are, from left. Ollie link, receiving the Outstanding Citizen Award for ail- *

North Webster Jaycees Honor Three Citizens

NORTH WEBSTER - The North Webster Jaycees, now just 15 months old, honored three of its community's citizens at a Bosses’ Night banquet held last Thursday evening at the Barbee Hotel. Before a meeting attended by about 40 North Webster Jaycees and their bosses, awards went to Thomas Warner, Sr., Rev. Charles Johnson and Douglas Bowser. Honor Warner In the second such presentation, townsman Thomas Warner, Sr., who was unable to attend the meeting because of illness, received the Out- ' standing Citizen Award in absentia. Accepting the award was his old friend Ollie Link. Mr; Link advised photographers present not to prevail on Mr. Warner for a picture because of his present ill health. Mr. Warner is one of the North Webster community's oldest residents and has done much to mark that

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JACK C. CLUEN

ICCluen Named To Ohio Post J. C. Cluen, vice president-opera-tions of United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., was named cnaif man of the board and chief execut ;ve officer of Mansfield-United Telephone Company at Mansfield. Ohio, effective January 13, 1966. The announcement was made by T A. Danielson, president <rf the Unitea Company, following a meeting or the Mansfield board of directors recently at Mansfield. Cluen, 46, is a lifetime resident of Kosciusko county. He was bora in Claypool and moved to Warsaw in 1925 where be attended school and graduated in the class of 1937. He has served as vice presidentoperations of United Telephone Company of Indiana. Inc., and Ohio Telephone Service Company since 1963 and of United Telephone Company of Southam Indiana, Inc., since its formation on March 1. 1965. He joined the United organization in 1987 as an accounting cleric During his 28 years in the company’s general offices, be has held positions in many

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ing recipient Thomas Warner, Sr.; Douglas Bowser, with Jaycee-of-The-Year Award; and Rev. Charles Johnson, with the Distinguished Citizen Award. * Standing behind, from left, are

community’s steady growth and progress. Rev. Charles Johnson, pastor of the North Webster Methodist church the past three years, was given the Distinguished Citizen Award. Rev. Johnson was honored for his leadership in youth activities in his church and in the North Webster community. In his remarks on receiving the award. Rev. Johnson paid tribute to the North Webster Jaycees for being an organization "that moulds the future of the community, not content to just let it happen.” The third award, that of Jaycee-of-the-Year, went to member Douglas Bowser, an employee of the Met.calf and Payne Plumbing and Heating Company. He thanked his fellow Jaycee members for the award, and said it was the hope of most members like himself to qualify to be bosses at some future date

areas of the company's operation. In 1942, his telephone career was interrupted when he enlisted in the U. S. army air corps. He was discharged a captain in 1946 and returned to United as assistant to the general traffic superintendent. Cluen is the son of Mrs. Jessie Chien of Warsaw. He is married to the former Winnifred Sanders of Warsaw. They have two children, Tom, 20, who is a junior at Hanover college, and Beth, 17, a senior at Warsaw high school. The Cluens now reside in Warsaw on Fairlane drive, but plan to move to Mansfield early this summer. Cluen will assume his new duties i ■ with the Mansfield Company immed-1 lately, but will assist in the operation of the Warsaw office on a part-time basis until his farmer position is filled. His successor will be announced in the near future. j | Publish Report Oh Monroe Township The report for Monroe township on ' receipts and disbursements for 1965 was published in the paper las; week. It reveals $981.88 in all funds as of the end of the above named year. The fund totals amounted to $164.13 ; or. January 1, 1965, because the township had not received the December tax draw of $616.66 when ] 'the report was made out Receps during the year amounted to $4.30f.- i 88 and disbursements were $3,492.13 , leaving the $981.88 balance. The report is signed by trusrie Alton H. Boggs. ' T Sgt J.ck Egolf Graduates From Special Training Course OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. - Technical Sergeant Jack A. Egolf, son 1 iof Mr. and Mrs. Vem Egolf of r 5 i Warsaw, Ind., was graduated from I the special training course for C-141 flight engineers at Tinker AFB. Okla. Sergeant Egolf, who studied electrical systems instruments and hydraulics, is being assigned to a Military Airlift Command (MAC) unfit at one of the more than 250 installations world-wide where Air Force ■ combat and support units are based.. MAC provides global airlift for the nation’s military forces. The sergeant is a graduate of Atwood, Ind., high school His wife, Phyllis, is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Koontz of r 2 Bourbon.

speaker Philip Spear, Jaycee president Raymond (Pete) Peterson, program chairman John Sroufe, and master of ceremonies Fred Clark, Jr. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

The meeting was presided over by Fred Clark, Jr., who acted as master of ceremonies. He read a brief monologue about what a boss really is. Jaycee president Raymond (Pete) Peterson thanked the group for attending the meeting. John Sroufe was chairman of the banquet. Each member had occasion to introduce his boss during the meeting. Hear Phil Spear The speaker for the evening was Philip Spear of 202 east Tyner drive, Warsaw, president of the W. R. Thomas Stores chain of variety stores in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. Mr. Spear told his listeners there is a difference from the popular conception of what a boss is and reality, but said it is human to aspire to leadership in community affairs. He had high words of praise for North Webster Jaycees for their many activities in North Webster.

Lake Township Shows Balance Os $121,759 Lake township shows a balance in all funds of $121,759.41 according to the township trustee’s (abstract) report of receipts and disbursements for the calendar year 1965. The reoprt shows the balance in all funds on January 1, 1965, was $22,565.66 with $296,755.24 in receipts and $197,561.49 in disbursements during the year. The report, one of two in the county, contains the township’s school system. Clay and Lake townships joined the Warsaw corporation on January 1 of this year. DEWART LAKE COUPLE RETURNS FROM TRIP Ray Jones, son of Turkey Creek township trustee Madison F. Jones, and Mrs. Jones of Dewart Lake, have arrived home after a five week trip. They spent two and a half weeks at S. Croix in the Virgin Islands and made a two day trip to St. Martin's and St. Tbomas Islands. The Joneses toured Puerto Rico for six days and then went to Miami, Fla., where they met their son, David. He spent his vacation touring Florida and visiting friends with them. Highlights of the Florida trip were a day spent roaming the Ever-, glades in a swamp buggy and a 12 mite trip on a gLss bottom boat to a coral reef off Key West ELECTED TO ADVISORY COUNCIL TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Special) - Ralph Harbison, superintendent of schools at Knox, has been elected to the advisory council of toe Indiana State University Alumni Association. A 1941 graduate of ISU, he will represent a 12-county area including Benton, Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko. Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke, Tippecanoe, and White counties. i Other newly elected members of the council include Mrs. Joan Love:all Hock, South Bend; Mrs Marion Riegar Eller, Kokomo; Dr. Dan A. Olson, Columbus, and Dr. Paul Siebenmorgen, Terre Haute. Association president is Bill C. Anthis, Fort Wayne.

A CAPITOL Si COMMENTS k by ILS. Senator Vance I HARTKE SSSrtr

Education Is Investment In U. S. Future: Hartke

VALPARAISO - Federal funds ( provided by the Higher Education Act <rf 1965 should not be looked upon as cost but as investment in America’s future, Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.) said here last week. Addressing the midwest regional; conference of the college scholarship service at Valparaiso university on “Education: Investment in Human Capital,” Senator Hartke said. “In none of our educational legislation have we taken over what states, local communities or educational institutions are already doing. We are supplementing their resources and encouraging their deeper involvment. "Management of funds will continue to be local and institutional. At the heart of every piece of federal legislation in education is the provision that funds are available only upon local iniative. The states must act affirmatively to get into the programs, as Indiana did when it named Mrs. Josephine Ferguson executive secretary of the state scholarship commission.” I Senator Hartke stated that research and development in educa- , tion should be a federal responsibility. “It is not fair to the community, "he said, “that it should be forced to conduct expensive research in teaching blind children to read, for example, when the value of that research can be applied 'nationwide and provided to the local communities” 1 Announcing that he will soon introduce legislation for a comprehensive adult education program, Senator Hartke said: "We need to encourage and sup- i port those who would now make up ; as adults for the education lost when they dropped out of school. < "We need to invest in adult educa- ; tion so that more, of our citizens may ' qualify themselves for productive ' lives and better employment in this technological age.” '

SESQUICENTENNIAL W SCRAPBOOK MBt, I".By J. M. Guthrie 1 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR J • ' Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission I

Where did the word come from? Strangely no one knows for sure, but we have some educated guess€5 Hoosier. Where that originated has stumped more Indiana historians tiun any other word' in Hoosierdom. Following are some of the explanations offered as to how we got the appellation: Governor Joseph Wright has been quoted as saying that Hoosier derived from an Indian word for com. He said the Indian word was “hoosa” and that Indiana boatmen taking com down the Mississippi abecame known as "hoosa men.” no one has been able to find the word “hoosa” in any Indian vocabulary but Governor Wrist’s ex- j planaticm is as good as the next, one, winch is: A contractor named Hoosier worked on the Louisville and Portland Canal around the falls of the Ohio. He employed only Indiana men and his crew got to be known as “Hoosier’s men” and eventually all people from Indiana became Hoosiers. Or if that account doesn't hold up there’s: The "hushing up” theory which relates that Indiana rivermen were so reowned for thoroughly trouncing adversaries in brawls that they became known as “hushers” and eventually Hoosiers. Probably the best known tale is: The visitor to the lonely cabin story, which states that whenever a stranger approached a pioneer

TIPPY PET AND HOBBY WORKS ON PROJECTS . The Pet and Hobby children of the i Tippecanoe Township Farm Bureau I met Monday night, Jan. 17, in the j North Webster Church of the Brethren. Mrs. Joe Barrett, Pet and Hobby leader, led in the repeating of the promise and the motto. Safety resolutions were made. Rebecca Long helped with the devotions. The story, “Bob Remembers His Lesson” was read by Mrs. Barrett. Im- ! mediately following this the craft hour was held with the children working on different projects. The children enjoyed cutting out clay cookies and modeling objects from the homemade clay. The older group worked on scrapbooks and prepared used Christmas cards to send to missionaries. Games were played. Mrs. Barrett was assisted by Mrs. James Hummel. Next month six children will receive certificates and be promoted from the Pet and Hobby group to the 1 Intermediate group. There were 15 ! children present from the two groups. Refreshments were served by the women’s leaders, Mrs. Stanley Morehead and Mrs. Sherman Bryant. JACKSON TOWNSHIP ANNUAL REPORT PUBLISHED The annual report for Jackson township is being published this week in The Mail-Journal. It reveals a balance of $3,807.13 in all accounts. The report shows a balance of. $844.91 in the accounts on January 1, 1965, with a total of $11,617.48 in receipts and $8,655 26 in disbursements. Trustee Eldred Metzger has signed the report.

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cabin in the wilderness it was common courtesy for the settler to greet the visitor with, "Who’s yere?” and of course, that degenerated (or regenerated* into Hoosier. If this doesn’t appeal to Indianians they might try: Historian Jacob P. Dunnis version that the work hoosier wats an appellation common in the south for rough, uncouth persons. Early pioneers in Indiana were of this sort and as the expression came to be dropped in the south, its application was localized in Indiana. Still there’s a legend around the Falls which states: A rough fight between a couple; of stalwart antagonists, one a resi-! dent of Clarksville and the other I a stranger, resulted in a victory I for the* stranger. After the fight I the victor was asked who he was and be replied by waving his hands and striking his fists together. and saying in broken English, "I i am a Hussar.” It is related that for several years after the episode, at musters and other gatherings, men of Clarksville would assume that attitude of the German soldier and shout, ‘1 am a Hussar,” hence the word. But there are other versions such as: The strange habit of Indiana boys, when flatboating down the Ohio and Mississippi of jumping up and cracking their heels together, while at the time shouting "Huzza,” which of a certainty made them known as "huzza

Boost The Lakeland Area

$9,04620 On Van Buren Twp. Books To Start 1966 The opening balance in the books of Van Buren township trustee John Davidsen for 1966 is $9,046.20 according to the trustee’s (abstract) report of receipts and disbursements of the calendar year 1965. The January 1, 1965, balance was $4,367.08, with $21,621.12 in receipts during the year and $16,942 in disbursements to leave the $9,046.20 on December 31. ,! ■ Prairie Township Report Published Prairie township had a $5,250.57 balance as of December 31, 1965, according to the trustee’s (abstract) report of receipts and dis- ■ bursements for the calendar year 1965. The report is being published in this issue of the paper. The report shows a balance on January 1, 1965, of $572.06 with $13,903.85 in receipts and $9,225.34 in disbursements during the year. The report is signed by trustee George Sparrow. Scott Township Report Published Scott township has a $1,350.90 balance as of December 31, 1965, according to the trustee’s (abstract) report of receipts and disbursements for the calendar year 1965. The report is being published in this issue of the paper. The report shows a balance on January 1, 1965, of $434.49, with $4,222.36 in receipts and $3,305.95 in disbursements during the year. The report is signed by trustee Warren Hawley. ENTERTAIN GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin Stoner and children, Bessie and Richard, r 4 Syracuse, entertained in their home Saturday evening, Jan. 8, Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Spradlin and children, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Searfoss and children. Larry Innon, home on leave from Germany, Billy Sue Harris and John Stetler.

boys” and eventually, you know what. Still another version of the etymology word in question is: Hoose was a word to denote a disease common to calves. Symptoms of this ailment were staring eyes, rough coat with hair turned backward and hoarse wheezing. As Hoosiers, let's not pursue this one but go on to: An old French version from around Vincennes, which simply states that the first white men (the French) called the boondocks country southeast of Vincennes, “boushier” country from a French “hoojee,” or “hoojin” means dirty person or tramp: continues with i“hoozer” which was an English dia* jlect word meaning “anything unusually great” and “huzur” which was an Indian word for addressing persons of rank, and “howsha” which is a word for a village authority in Bengal. • State historian, Hubert H. Hawkins, says the word Hoosier came into general use in the 1830’s and that it was widely used, even in that day. It was spelled both “Hooshier” and ■ “Hoosier.” No matter where it originated or what it may once have meant, the people of Indiana have made it an honorable appellation and wear it proudly. An now, after giving the matter a lot of time in research and ending up with no conclusion and quoting all authorities, who’s yer j choice?

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