The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 August 1966 — Page 2

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AWARDS PRESENTED — Baseball awards were presented to the above boys following the championship junior league tournament game Thursday at Syracuse. Randy Luttman. on the left in the back row, is bolding the Rotary

Rotary Team Wins Syracuse Junior League Tourney The Rotary team won the Syracuse Junior League Major baseba.. tournament Thursday when they downed the Lions 7-4. In an earlier tourney game the Rotary players defeated the Bank 10-7 on Wednesday. "Die Lions defeated Pilcher's 11-9 on Tuesday to compete in the finals. Awards Presented Awards were presented following the final tournament game and are listed below: Bhu ribbons - To each boy on the Rotarv team for winning Lie minor league championship and a second nbbon for winning the tournament championship: to each boyon the team sponsored by Pnchc r s for winning the major league championship: and to each boy on the Cards T-ball team for winning the league, championship Red ribbons — To each boy on the hank team for placing second in the minor league: to each boy on the Lions major league team for finishing second in the league and a second ribbon for being toumamet runners-up. White ribbons — To each member of the all star team. A trophy was presented to Pilcher's as league champs and to the Rotary as tourney- champs. New baseballs wwe presented to those who had five year’s perfect attendance at practice — Randy Luttman, Rotary; Mark Workman, I inns; and Dwight Dean. Pilchers. Trophy for batting championsiup — Larry Stidham, Bank, with a .360. Trophv foe most runs scored — Brad Rider. Pilcher's, with 14. Trophy for most strike out by a pitcher — Roger Smith, Bank. **th 99.

Milford Little And Pony Leagues To j Chicago Sept. 3 Milford LUtle League and Pony League players will meet at the town hall on Saturday, Sept. 3, for | their Chicago trip. The bus to Chicago will leave promptly at 9 am. from the front of tlie hall. Arrival time back Ji Milford will be approximately 6:30 pm. Admission to the baseball game is free. The boys have been asked to take. a sack lunch. There will be positively no pop bottles or cans allowed in the ball park state officials. The boys should take their own spending money. Any player who has not signed up and paid his 50 ceils should contact Mr. Storey at 658-4645. i - Fellowship Meeting Held At Christian Church Monday The area men’s fellowship meeting was held in the Mlford Christian church on Monday evening. Men from the Christian churches of Marshall. Noble and Kosciusko countess attended to enjoy a chicken dinner and the program which followed. BANDS TO PERFORM FOR PUBLIC The Smith-Walbridge camp invites the public to a free performance by the three bends that have been attending the camp this week. The performance will take place Friday morning, Sept 2, at 10 a m. on the camp grounds, featuring the Haslett. Mich., high school band under the direction of Winston Blackford; the Dexter. Mich . high school band led by James Phelps: and Northside high school band. Fort Wayne, under the baton of Gary Smith. The Northside band is the largest in the state and is practicing for the MISBOVA which wil be held at Goshen on October 1.

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club’s championship trophy. Randy also received a ball for five years’ perfect attendance. Others in the back row are Mark Workman of the Lions, perfect attendance: Roger Smith of the Bank, most strike outs: and Kim Miller

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Sandra Plymale Becomes Bride Os Patrick Flanagan August 20

Saint John's Catholic church in Goshen was the scene on Saturday morning. Aug. 20. of an 11 o’clock wedding which united ui marriage Mas Sandra Irene Plymale. daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ernest L. Plymale. r 2 Syracuse, and Patrick John Flanagan, son of Mrs. Florine Flanagan of Adrain, Mich. Rev Agnatius Lempart. 0. S. C. performed the double ring cere-| mony in the presence of 125 guests. Wedding music was provided by the church choir., and vases of white gladioli and blue tipped I mums graced the altar. Mr. Plymale gave his daughter in marriage. She wore a W floor length gown of crepe fashioned with Alencon lace bodice embroidered with tiny seed pearls and long bridal sleeves. The same lace appeared in her detachable shoulder train A double crown adorned with sequins and seed pearls held her shoulder-length bouffant veil of illusion. She carried a cascade bouquet of white roses, blue tipped carnations and ivy. Attend Bride The maid of honor. Miss Janet Hasse of Syracuse, wore a floorlength gown of yellow taffeta seaMilford H. S. Bookstore To Be Open Friday The Milford high school bookstore will be open Friday. Sept. 2, and Wednesday. Sept 7. High school students may purchase their books at this time and junior high students may pay their rental fees. The rental fees wil be the same as they were last year. sll for eighth graders and $lO for seventh graders. There will be an orientation meeting for seventh graders and their parents tonight at 7:30. The junior high requirements and schedule will be explained and students will have an opportunity to become acquainted with their schedule and room assignments. School policies and regulation will also be explained to parents and students. There will be a similar meeting for freshmen and their parents on Thursday. Sept. 1. at 7:30. Parents are encouraged to attend these meetings if at ail possible.

bolding Pilcher’s league championship. In front are Dwight Dean of Pilcher’s, five years' attendance; Larry Stidham of the Bank, batting champ; and Brad Butler of Pilcher’s, most runs scored. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

taring a lace bodice. Completing her attire were matching veil and elbow-length white gloves. She carried an arrangement of yellow tipped white mums festooned with ribbons. Mis.-. Beatrice A. Plymale of Syracuse, sister of the bride and bridesmaid. wore a blue gown of identical design, and she carried a bouquet of blue tipped white mums. A reception was held at the Bungalow Gardens, with a buffet luncheon served to the guests immed.ately foilowing the ceremony. Upon returning from a wedding trip to Kentucky, the couple will be at home in Elkhart The bride chose a two-piece knit suit of autumn gold for traveling. The bride, a 1964 graduate of Syracuse high school. attended International Business college. Fort Wayne, and is employed in the office of Industrial Lamp Corporation. Elkhart. Mr. Flanagan was graduated from Catholic Central high school, Adrain, Mich., and attended St. Josephs college. Rensselaer. and was graduated from International Business college in 1965. He is employed as an accountant in the office of D L Qncdisler. C. P. A. ’ -T-TL-U-LUIT. j-.ru-L w ■ wmwmmw KATIE STUTZMAN AND MOE SCHROCK WED Mrs. Katie Stutzman of Milford and Moe Schrock of Goshen were united in marriage on Friday, Aug. 19, in the home of Rev. Wilbur Yoder at Middlebury. Following a trip to Mackinac Island they are residing one mile west ( of Waterford. j A reception for 80 guests was held Saturday evening. PAST MATRONS MEET Fourteen past matrons were served supper at the home of Mrs. Robert Reed at Milford. Mrs. Don Cecil and Mrs. Seth McFarren were co-host esses. Bridge and canasta were played with high prizes going to Mrs. H. H. Sharp and Mrs. Wilbur Baumgartner. Low prizes went to Mrs. Charles Brittsan and Mrs. Joe Estep. The October meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Harry Schultz. SYRACUSE MAN JAILED AT WARSAW Ned Nolan, r 3 Syracuse, was lodged in the Kosciusko county jail on Thursday for assault and battery. ;He has since been released.

OBITUARIES

Raymond D. Campbell

Raymond D. Campbell, 64, of Lake Wawasee, died at his home at 2:15 am. Monday. He had been in failing health for the past year. Mr. Campbell was born at Marion. Hl., on January 2, 1902, the son of Harris and Gertrude (Deßoard) Campbell. He married Letha Vogeli on May 5, 1928. Mr. Campbell had been a resident of the Syracuse area for the past 10 years. He worked for Liberty Coach Company at Syracuse as a cost analysis. He was a member of the Syracuse Methodist church and I Syracuse Lions dub. Survivors are the wife, Letha; a son. Robert of Mishawaka; and two grandsons. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the funeral home at Syracuse with Rev. August Lundquist officiating. Burial was in Oaklawn cemetery, Evansville, on Wednesday where graveside sen ices were held at 2 p.m. Lawrence L. Fink Lawrence Leroy Fink, 80, r 11 Nappanee, father of Mrs. Walter (Florence) Pletcher of Syracuse, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Elkhart hospital, where he had been a patient 12 hours. Mr. Fink, a retired farmer, had been ill four months. He was born May 31, 1886, in Harris township and married Amanda E. Laughman on November 15. 1906. ; Surviving are the wife and Syracuse daughter and three oilier daughters, Mrs. Nicholas (Dora) Maurer and Mrs. Joseph (Nora) Maurer, both of New Paris and Mrs. Wilyard (Edna l Mitschelen, . Elkhart; two sons, Ralph Fink, Nappanee. William Fink, Elkhart; a brother. Nelson Fink, Wakarusa; a sister, Mrs. Walter 0. <Luella) : Pletcher, Elkhart; 19 grandchildren: 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home, Nappanee, where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Rev. Robert Fields of the Nappanee Church of God will officiate and burial will be in South Union cemetery. Mrs. Minnie Poscharsky Mrs. Theodore (Minnie) Poscharsky, 86, Cromwell, mother of Mrs. Chester Miller of Syracuse, (bed at 11:30 p.m. Monday in the Goshen hospital. She had been in failing health for the past four months and death was caused by uremic poisoning. Mrs. Poscharsky was bom April 22, 1880. at Burda, ill., and she moved from Illinois to Cromwell 48 years ago. Her husband to whom she was married November 16, 1898, preceded her in death. Surviving are three sons, Harold, r 1 Cromwell. Fred, Warsaw, and Herman. Toledo; two other daughters, Mrs. Minnie Miller, r 1 Kimmell, and Mrs. George Rarig, Gray-

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town, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Fred Keim, Yorktown, S. D., and Henry Keim, Miami, Fla. Services were held Wednesday in the funeral home at Ligonier. Rev. Leslie Moore officiated and burial was in Forest Hill cemeterv, Wyanet, IU. Edward Bums Edward Bums, 60, Cromwell businessman and former Milford resident, died suddenly in the LaGrange County hospital and was buried Sunday, Aug. 21, at Kimmell. Mr. Bums operated the Bums Insurance Agency at Cromwell. He was a graduate of Milford high school and resided in Cromwell since 1929. Bom in McLean county, Illinois, on September 16, 1906, he was the son of Charles and Louise (Jockel) Bums. Surviving are the widow, Myril; three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Ham, Angola; Miss Jean Bums, of Fort Wayne, and Miss Bobbie Bums, at home, a teacher in the East Noble [School Corp.; two sons, Creighton [and Jon, both at home; two brothers. John, r 2 Syracuse, and William Harvey, r 1 Ligonier; one sister. Miss Viola Bums, r 2 Syracuse; and four grandchildren.

DAVIS GIRLS WIN HONORS AT FAIR Barbara Davis and her sister Brenda won honors Monday at the state fair at Indianapolis. The girls reside on r 1 Milford. Barbara placed seventh in class one (older junior calves) in junior yearling in the 4-H beef cattle, beef I reeding heifers, shorthorns and polled shorthorns division. She received second with her senior calf and sixth with produce of dam. Brenda received seventh with her senior calf. ESCAPE INJURY IN TWO-CAR CRASH Miss Sharon Gilbert of r 1 Syracuse and her passenger, Miss Joyce Halsey of r 2 Ligonier, escaped injury Friday afternoon in a two car accident on county road 500E in Noble county. The other car was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James PoweU of r 1 Shipshewana. Miss Gilbert, traveling north on the county road, came to the crest of a hill and applied her brakes after seeing a tractor, also traveling north. After applying her brakes Miss Gilbert’s car skidded into the left side of the auto driven by Mr. Powell. f Mr. and Mrs. Powell were not injured. Lester Krull, a BVS worker and a student at the University of Delaware at Newark, is visiting the Ralph Krull family of r 1 Milford.

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NEW BOILERS — Two new boilers I were installed at the Milford high school building early this week, with Cornelius Reuter using his big crane to place them. The boilers will use natural gas;:

Syracuse Grade School Opening Details Released Additional details pertaining to the opening of school have been released by Syracuse elementary principal, Edgar A. Speer. All students, including first grade students, are to report to the school between 8:15 and 8:30 a.m. on Wednesay morning, Sept. 7. The first grade students will then board either bus No. 33 or 34 and be transported to the Oakwood Center. These buses will be parked by the telephone pole in front of the school building. Thurlow Mock is the driver ot bus 33 while Melvin Weaver drives bus 34. Additional personnel will be on hand on Wednesday morning to help the first grade children find the correct buses. There will not be enough room on the buses for parents to ride to the Oakwood Center. However, for the first day, parents, if they so desire, are welcome to drive to the Center for the purpose of paying the book rental and supply fee. All parents are asked to park in the parking area in front of the Oakwood Hotel. The first grade children will be returned to school prior to the 11:30 a.m. dismissal. Again, the children will be helped to find their buses or their parents car in the parking lot. Lunch tickets for grades one through six will be $1.75 per week if purchased by the week or 40 cents per day if purchased daily. Since no monthly or yearly lunch tickets are sold, only daily and weekly lunch tickets wall be available to the children. If children intend to eat in the cafeteria on September

BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIALS u SHAG CARDIGAN For O SWEATER Fall BY CAMPUS Shag is in. Double in when its a Cardian Sweater by Campus. Orlon Acrylic jOJ.-•? ’ 15% Virgin Mohair - brushed to a luxurious finish. And its washable J7 too — Pi-ice of our sweaters range <4 from — $ 8" to $ 14 50 /¥< I / — THE FUR BOY’S SWEATERS FOR LOOK L SCHOOL TOO- J How can you look cool and still stay varm ? Simple as this. Zip into the re- p rersible Campus Coat. One side is mild- . Y y wildly iridescent “fur look”, flip side s bold wooly pile. Pop on the bucket \ lood and vou’re “In” for the winter. ) $ 19 95 jJF* BOY’S 8 to 18 ... ■ $16.95 Boy’s SWEAT SHIRTS Thick, warm, fleeced inside MM IKi Sizes 6 to 18 $1.49 r ■ ISM' K m B-RS jMcf Goshen's Busiest Store

i with oil stand-by service, each having 100 horse power. They will heat the main building, the vo-ag building and gymnasium. The furnace in the gym has been removed, and boys* lockers have

8 and 9, they should bring 70 cents to school on September 8. Lunch money will not be accepted on Wednesday, Sept. 7. If checks are sent to cover the cost of lunch tickets, they should be made out to the Syracuse elementary school. Book rental and supply fees are due the first day the child attends school. These are as follows: Kdg. — $4, first — $12.87, second — $lO.81, third — $10.14, fourth — $9.31, fifth — $9.72, and sixth — $11.65. Kindergarten classes will not begin until September 14. Parents will receive a written notice as to when to bring their child for the first session. SYRACUSE TOT DRINKS POISON The Syracuse emergency unit answered a call about 4:15 p.m. Friday to the Treadway apartments where Marie Stauffer, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Stauffer, had drunk some poison chemical. He was taken to the office of a physician, treated, and released. UNUSUAL TREE IN BLOOM AT SYRACUSE Mrs. Melville Smith, who lives on Dolan drive, Syracuse, has a most unusual tree in bloom on her property. The tree, a mimosa, belongs to the pea family and is quite plentiful in the south, however, they are seldom seen in the north. It grows rather tall and has fern like leaves. The blooms are a shade of pink from light to medium to light The blooms have dainty hair-like petals. A number of visitors have viewed the tree, including local nurserymen.

[been installed in that area. Hie furnace in the vo-ag room has also been removed. Workmen are hoping to have the new furnaces in working order by the end of September.

ORN REUNION HELD AUGUST 21 The 53d annual Orn reunion was held at Gerald Charlton’s farm near Milford on August 21. Approximately 140 were present. This was a special occasion to obsei've the 100 anniversary of the farm being in the Orn family. A pot luck dinner was held in the yard. Following dinner, Mrs. Viola Smith cut a lovdy two-tiered cake in observance of the occasion. Darrel Om conducted the business meeting. Officers for next year are Darrel Om, president; Don Gardner, vice president; and Bill Charlton, secre-ary-treasurer. During the meeting pictures of the farm and family were passed. The oldest present was Mrs. Viola Smith of Elkhart and the youngest was James Gardner, three-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gardner of Nappanee. Following the business meeting, horseshoe and other games were played. Families attending were from Las Vegas, Nev.; Vestaburg, Blanchard and Warren, Mich.; Wichita Falls, Tex.; Pemberville, Ohio; and Elkhart, Milford, Nappanee, Leesburg, Fort Wayne, Goshen, Ligonier, Lapaz, Syracuse, Churubusco, North Webster, New Carlisle, Indianapolis, South Bend, Pierceton and North Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Smith, Milford, called on Mrs. Estella Swartz, at the S. F. Betes home, Lake Wawasee, on Monday evening. Mr and Mrs. Earle Waltz, Lake Wawasee, Mrs. Ada Zeltinger and Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Leatherman of r 4 Syracuse attended the funeral of James Bassett at Ligonier, Tuesday. Mr. Waltz officiated at the service.