The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 43, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 November 1966 — Page 13

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20 Years Ago - Nov. 21-28, 1946 Miss Phyllis Maxine Evans, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Evans, and Stanley Max Custer, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Custer, were married Sunday evening. Samuel E. Stoller, 82. died November 13. He was the brother of Mrs. Mathew Weisser. A daughter, named Rosetta Dian, ■was bom at 4 20 Tuesday morning to Mr. and Mrs. Loyal K. Smeltzer. She weighed seven and a half pounds. Richard Clair is the name of the nine pound, four ounce son of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Cretcher, bom Friday, Nov. 16 Mr. and Mrs. Mose E. Gerber are the parents of a daughter, Donna Marie, bom at 6:10 am. Monday. Mrs Peart M Robinson. 70. died Friday. She had been ill five months with a heart ailment Rex Wildman. 23. son of Mr. and Mrs Francis E Wildman. Warsaw, ami Lorabcl Ferverda. 23, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ray E Ferverda of Milford, were issued a marriage license this week at the Kosciusko county clerk s office at Warsaw. Miss Geralduie Biggers of Ames. lowa, became the bride of Kyle Gibson on November 2 The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Esley Biggers of Sanger, and Kyle is the son of Mr and Mrs. Gerald Gibson of Milford. Mr. and Mrs Arte Beiswanger. Mr and Mrs. James Fuller. Jr., and Mr and Mrs Dan Levcroier were guests of Mr and Mrs. Charles Sponseller on Sunday A venison sappier was enjoyed. i 30 Years Ago - November 10-26. 1936 A son. weighing seven and threefourths pounds, was born to Mr and Mrs Sam Ed Searfots Satur day morning. The baby was named Stephen Jim. Funeral services were held recently for Mrs James Troup at the Grace Brethren church at New Paris The expense of the general election in this county on November 3. not including legal advertising costs, was $3.047 76 according to claims allowed bv the commission ers Taking the total of 15.179 votes cast for candidates for president, makes the cost per vote about 20 Frederick Kline, sun of Mr and Mrs C H Kline, broke his arm at the wnst last week in a fall which he received in the high school gym while practicing basketball with the physical education j class Miss Maxine Shue, daughter of Mr and Mrs Sherman Shue of Oswego, and Glen Hollar of Mishawaka, son of Mr. and Mrs .Alex Hollar of near Milford, were married November 2. A daughter, weighing nine pounds and six ounces, was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. H Davis Wednesday. Nov. 18. The baby girl was named Judith Ellen A son. Theodore .Alan, weight eight pounds and five ounces, was born November 16 to Mr. and Mrs Alfred Schrader of Irving. N Y. The mother was formerly Miss Verona Arnold of Milford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cash Arnold 44 Years .Ago - November 18-25. 1926 The Henry’ Augspurger property was sold at sheriffs sale Saturday forenoon to the Warsaw Building and Loan Association, who were the high bidders. The bid was $1.293 60 and was the amount necessary to satisfy a judgement in favor of the association. Mr. and Mrs. J. F Peterson have arrived in California where they will spend the winter. Rev. and Mrs. J. W Brower went to Flora Saturday and were guests ci their daughter and family over Sunday when he occupied the pulpit irf the First Brethren church in the absence of the regular pastor. Aubrey H. Kinley. 55. of Goshen, a resident of Milford for many years, committed suicide Monday afternoon by shooting himself at the home of his mother. Mrs. James Kinley, at Goshen. Milford won from Etna Green Friday night by a score of 36 to 14 after being tied at the end of the half at eight all. Both teams were very inaccurate at their shooting. A total of 19,697.832 motor vehicles were registered in this county during the first six months of this year according to the Bureau of Public Roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. This is 1.927.141 more than were registered in the corresponding period of last year or an increase of 10.8 per cent. Florida led with and increase of 75.2 per cent. A daughter, weighing seven and one fourth pounds, w® born to Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDonald of north west of Milford early Monday morning. In-in Coy and wife and Mrs

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Melba Grissom were Sunday dinner guests of William Wyland and wife of east of Milford 50 Years Ago - November 16-23. 1916 Mrs. C. E Humphrey of Milford is in Chicago visiting Mrs. Minnie Groves. Mrs. M B Groves spent a couple ; days last week at South Bend with ; her sister, Mrs. William Baumgartner. who was recently bereft of her : husband Peach Kirkendoffer and family > spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives at Goshen. Mrs Mae Sparklin spent Sunday > at Dowagiac. Mich., with her sister. Mrs. W. E. Grove, and family. Her father. Mr. Jones, went to Dowagiac last week and also remained over Sunday Mrs Fred Mathews and little daughter. Mary Ann. visited at the home of Mr and Mrs. T. J. Rohrer on last Tliursday Dr C. H Bockoven, wife and children. Mary and Harold, with Mrs. Bockoven’s mother. Mrs. De Coa. all of Bourbon, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs Ciiarles E Rivers- ’ Mrs Emeline Pinkerton and her daughter. Miss Mollie Pinkerton. I were Warsaw visitors Sunday. H J Rose is in Milford spending his two weeks vacation with his children, at the home of Mrs. H. F LoCher Mr. and Mrs. A M Groves of I Fort Wayne, motored to Milford Saturday, and remained in town over Sunday, as guests of their parents. Mr and Mrs M B Groves Miss Ethel F. Arnold, daughter af= Mr. and Mrs John A. Arnold of | Mishawaka, formerly of Milford. ; became the bode of Gustin D * Jaqtia at St. Joseph. Mich , Sunday, j Nov 12 Miss Hazel Tumbleson of Ligon- i ier has been spending the week * with her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs W H Burris 47 Courses To Be Offered At St. Francis College There will be 47 courses in 14 fields offered by the Graduate Divi- i sion of St Francis college during tiie second semester. January 30June 2. 1967. according to Sr. M. | Fndian. 0S F, dean of the graduate school Registrations will be taken on Saturday. Jan 21. from 8-39-11:30; am and 130-4 p.m.. and again on 1 Thursday, Jan. 26, from 1:384:30 and 7 30-8 30 p.m. in Trinity Hall But graduate students are encouraged to register by mail They must secure approval of schedule , by the dean. The following courses will be of-; sered. Oil painting: advanced weaving: arts and crafts; problems in - aesthetics: ecology: nvanagement approach to accounting; methodology in educational research; elementary school curriculum; tests and measurements; high school curriculum; cducat.-onal and vocational guidance information services: guidance for elementaryteachers: principles, organization and administration of guidance: psychology of reading; diagnostic and corrective procedures in reading: practicum in reading for elementary grades; practicum in reading for secondary grades; sur--1 vey of research in reading: independent study; directed research; modern drama: American literature; contemporary French dramia; die South in American history; I recent history of the U.S.; modern concepts of mathematics for elementary teachers; modern concept of mathematics for secondary teachers; modem higher geometry; advanced chorus and choral techniques; applied music; organization and administration of physi- ; cal education; industrial and personnel psychology; history and sys- ; terns of psychology; social psychology; motivation and emotion; statistics in education and psychology; advanced educational psychology; psychology of personality; advanced human growth and development; and psychological foundations of mental retardation; individual mental testing: clinical and counseling psychology; techniques of counseling; practicum of counseling; psychology of early childhood —for kindergarten and nursery school teachers; astronomy; and Spanish conversation s Indiana’s 1966 honey crop is exIpected to total 12.9 million pounds, 19 per cent larger than 1965 production. report state-federal agriI cultural statisticians at Purdue univarsity. One hundred ninety thou|sand colonies, the same number as last year, produced this crop.

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About Fish & Water Creatures

A total of 177 species of fish have bsen described from Indiana waters but 10 have not been collected from our lakes and streams in 60 years and 20 more are rare. The paddlefish is a primitive and most unusual species . . A few enormous alligator gar still are found in the lower Ohio and Wabash. . .the dogfish ’also known as bowfin or grindie 1 is a living fossil . darters are a group of small fishes, unknown to many. Twentyseven species of darters have been found in our state. Northern Indiana has 24 species of fish not found in southern counties. eight southern Indiana fish are unknown in the north. . .19 southern fish of Indiana are almost never caught in the northern parts. There are 48 species of minnows .n our state. While minnows constitute the largest of all fish families tivey are not just any smaU :.sn — t.iey are minnows TTie most common one here is called Bl unloose. An average of 18.000 blue gill fry to a nest are found in Indiana lakes They are the most abundant of fish in many of our pools and their mortality (not from overfishing ( exceeds 80 per cent annually. Bass nests contain about 4.000 eggs, average, and pappa bass runs mother away and cares for the eggs and young. In seven years a largemouth bass may get up to 17.5 inches. We now have some major reser-

'Silent Night' Music Penned In Three Hours Inspiration lifted an obscure village schooimasier to artistic heights 135 years ago tonight Franz Xa\ier Gruber — no musician — composed in three hours the imnxjrtal Christmas hymn. ’’Silent Night”. He never before had written music worth preserving and he never did again. Yet. faced with a crisis, he sat down and wrote swiftly the notes that hare become tiie world's best lored carol. Gruber was the schoolmaster and church sexton in the Austrian vilof Hochburg. On Christmas ere. 1818. his friend, the Rev. Joseph Mohr, was preparing rrudnight mass in the 16th century church of St. Nicholas Organ Fails Minister Father Mohr had written the words for a new Christmas carol, but he had no musical score and had never composed one. Nevertheless. he sat ckr.vn at the church organ to try to work out a melody. As he pressed the keys, however, no notes came forth. A family of mice had gnawed thru the bellows. At the priests request. Gruber set the poem to music Since there was no organ. Gruber wrote it to be played on a guitar In three hours — well before the time for the midnight mass — he delivered his work to Father Mohr. It was played for the first time that mjdit by candlelight in St. Nicholas church The extraordinary appeal of the music was recognized immediately, according to accounts handed down by the villagers. Wife Sees Lasting Fame Gruber’s wife is said to have whispered to him as they left the church. “Yow carol will be sung long after we are dead ” Every year since then on Christmas ere the miners and farmers of Hochburg gather in the church to sing Gruber's song to the accompaniment of a guitar Since his death in 1863 they also say special prayers for him and light a candle to his memory Austrian settlers brought the carol to America with them. Here it swiftly became a favorite song of the yuletide season. Americans, particuteriy service men, introduced the cairol in England, where it has become a best seller on the Christmas sheet music list. Centuries-Old Custom There are no Grubers left in Hochburg now. The last of his 12 children, conductor of a Salzburg orchestra, died in 1926 Singing carols is a Christmas custom nearlv 2.000 years old. Pagans chanted and danced carols on

voirs and more are being planned and built. Strangely, the older a reservoir the less productive erf fish. Game fish decrease and rough fish increase. Cataract lake reached this stage in 10 years, according to James R. Gammon and Shelby D. Gerking. A recent study of Ohio river fishes, they say. suggests that standing crops of fish average approximately 300 pounds per acre. The channel catfish is the most important species to both Hoosier sport and commercial fishermen. Catfish age can be determined by counting the number of dark rings on their pectoral fins. In 1963 die harvest of mussel sliells from the Wabash river was valued at $144,000 and in 1965 about $650,000. Many are taken from White river but none from the Ohio ’too many dams and too much tnudh The sea lamprey has invaded Lake Michigan via the Welland Canal and the threadfin shad has entered the Oh;o river to play havoc with fish, but man with his wastes is the worst enemy. Eighty-two species of ampiubians and reptiles have been recorded in Indiana between the years 1947 and 1957. . only one kind of snake, a large semiaquatic called Farancia abacura. seems to have been exterminated in Indiana within historic times. . the Hellbender is the largest of Indiana's 19 salaman-

Santa Claus Post Office Nearly As Old As Santa Claus, Indiana

The history of the Santa Claus post office parallels the development of the town of Santa Claus. When the town of Santa Claus was only four years okl. the citizens of the town felt that they should have a post office for their then small, but growing community. It was during the early part of i 856 when the community petitioned to the post office department for the Santa Claus post office. A present day search through the National Archives in Washington shows that the post office was commissioned with John Specht serving as toe first Santa Claus postmaster on May 21, 1856. The original post office building was located in the general store of John Specht, where it remained imtd William Niehaus was appointed postmasta- on January 18, 1861. At that time, he moved the post office to his building located in the town of Santa Fee. <now a part of Santa Claus’ approximately one mile southeast of its original location. During the following years, as was the custom, the post office was moved back and forth to the home or store of whomever happened to be postmaster at that time. On June 25. 1895. the post office's nanve was changed from Santa Claus ’ two words > to Santaciaus 'one wxird'. The records do not show why the post office name was changed It was changed back, bow- : ever, to Santa Claus ’two words> on February 13, 1907, after the citizens felt that the name should be the same as the patron Saint of Christmas. The town first started receiving national recognition at Christmas time for its unusual Santa Claus postmark in the late 1930's fofiowing Robert L Ripley’s publicizing the town through his "Believe It or Not" cartoon. This publicity brought letters from chikfren thru out the country want mg to know if there really was a Santa Claus The postmaster at that time, James F. Martin, answered all of the letters of the children, reassuring them that there would always be a Santa Claus. In successive Christmas seasons the children's letters to Santa Claus grew by leaps and bounds, until the task of answering them far exceeded Mr. Martin's capacity. The postal authorities in Washany religious occasion, but the early Christians, who adopted the custom along with holly, candles and cake, associated carols solely with Christmas. Since the 11th century, most carols have taken up the story of the Babe in the manger and credit for this is given to St. Francis of Assisi.

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ders. It is completely aquatic and there aren't too many around now. It can inflict a painful bite. . .Mudpuppies are found in large streams and lakes of our countryside. . . Sirens resemble eels and are strange creatures. They have gill tufts just back of the head and just behind these are a pair of short. sUimpy legs. When water dries up they burrow in mud and remain dormant for weeks. . .almost half of our salamandrs have no lungs but breath through their skin and mucuous membranes. There are two toad species in our state and at least 10 kinds of frogs . . .the wood frog rarely exceeds two inches in length and bullfrogs are the largest. Fourteen species of turtles live here, the largest being old snapping types. A big snapping turtle found in Noble county weighed 46 pounds and could be he was not a record. Near New Harmony and in Hovey’s lake there is a strange one called the Alligator Snapping turtle. Os the lizards only five-lined skinks have a state-wide range. The rarest and most distinctive we have is called the Slender Glass Lizard or Ophisaur. This one looks like a snake, gets to be about two feet long, has no legs and has movable eyelids and ear openings. Its tail breaks off easily and it grows a new. but shorter one. Ophisaurs can be found only in the northwest parts of Indiana.

ington decided that there liad been created a "Monster” that was getting out of hand in the then small Santa Gaus post office. They also decided that it would be best to close the Santa Claus post office and thereby eliminate the problems encountered by the heavy deluge of Christmas mail in such a smell postal center. All of Indiana rose up in arms at the thought of taking the famous post office from Hoosierland When the post office department dug themselves out from under the heavy deluge of protests over discontinuing the Santa Claus post office, it agreed that its tradition was too well established to think of discontinuing it. As a result. however, the post office department made a oiling that there wxxild never be granted another Santa Claus post office in the L’nit,ed States. The Santa Claus American Legion then stepped in and helped I Janies Martin to answer the children’s mail and assure each child who wrote to Santa Claus that their ; letter was not in vain. That is a custom which is still in existence today even though the task has igrown by leaps and bounds and the assistance of other service, school, ’ civic, and religious groups has been , necessary. When postmaster James Martin ’ died in 1985. following a stroke and ? 15 days illness, he received thousands of letters, including small gtfts ' from children all over the country. ' For it wns during his term of postmaster that the town first really became nationally famous. Oscar Phillips was appointed i postmaster foUunring Martin s death and it was during his term as postmaster that the post office i made its fmal move to its present ! location in Santa Claus land. Follow- : ing his death in 1947, Elbert Reinke ' was appointed acting postmaster. Little Leathers Hold Big Pleasure Think small — in a big way. Give her elegant "little leathers.” Personal leather goods for grooming and travel can up her Christmas with their smart looks and serviceability. says Leather Industries of America. There are grooming aids aplenty to decorate her dressing table, or ease her tiavel hours. Leatherbacked brushes of all kinds, manicure sets, jewelry cases and rolls, train or cosmetic cases (with or without fittings’ suggest just a few of the possibilities. To make travel more pleasant, she might appreciate soft packao,e slippers, leather-encased plaj ing cards, a travel alarm clock or a leather book jacket with handles.

Wild Duck And 6eese Move To Indiana Wild duck and geese have moved into Indiana in greatly increased numbers in the last few days, according to Indiana Department of Natural Resources fieldmen. Most of 3ie state fish and game areas where waterfowl habitat is provided have fair to good popullation of mallards, black ducks, baldpates, teal and wood ducks. The diving ducks also are beginning to appear in increasing numbers. The waterfowl population is at a high level throughout the state and the department of natural resources predicts most hunters will have better success this year than in the past several years. The first segment of the duck season closes November 26. Willow Slough in Newton county, LaSalle in Newton and Lake counies, and Kankakee in Starke county are state fish and game areas showing a buildup of almost 100.000 mallards. Hoosier waterfowl hunters found mallards very scarce last year. The new Monroe Resevoir has attracted sufficient waterfowl to provide good hunting opportunities there and the duck population continues to build. Thousands of coot can be found over the entire reservoir. The department of natural resources. after careful study by its fish and game division, adopted the policy this year of limiting waterfowl hunters to four hunts during the first segment of toe current season at Willow Slough, LaSalle and Kankakee. This decision has tended to spread hunting opportunities for ducks and geese to more hunters. Daily drawings are held at each of these areas for available blinds and pits. Saturday crowds sometimes exced the number of blinds, but thus far during the week nearly every hunter wlw appears for the drawing has been aNe to occupy a place in a duck blind or goose pit. The four-hunt limit is particularly advantageous to hunters living some distance from these areas as they have an equal chance to use the facilities that their license money has helped to provide. A fee for each pheasant hunter will permit killing of two pheasants of either sex. All hen pheasants must be tagged before renwval from toe area. Each pheasant hunter is permitted three hunts per season on the state fish and game areas. Parts of all state areas will be open to free hunting but there will be no pheasant releases in the free areas. An extended rabbit season will be open until January 31 at Willow Slough. Tri-County. Pigeon River and Glendale. All hunters must have rabbits tagged at checking stations during the extended season. COLD, SNOW CAUSES LAY OFFS Unemployment insurance claimes rose about six per cent last week over the week before but remained approximately 36 per cent below the number filed during the same week last year. Lewis F. Nicolini, director of the Indiana Employment Security Division, said that 10,434 claims were filed, compared to 9.857 the preceding week, and 16,436 a year ago. Mr. Nicolini said that all of last week's increase was centered in initial claims and was the lesult of seasonal Layoffs accelerated by bad weather. Initial claims rose from 1.753 to 2.387 as the cold and the snow caused layoffs of outdoor wwkers. Continued claims showed a smaH decrease, Mr. Nicolini said, adding that the economic trend continues to be brisk.

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WED NOVEMBER 20 — Miss Carla Jo Robinson of St. Petersburg, Fla., formerly of Syracuse, and Gary E. Stanard were united in marriage on November 20 in a military double ring ceremony at Macdill Air Force Base at Tampa. Fla. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Frederick C. Robinson of St. Peters-

World Confab To Be Held In Zurich, Switzerland ANDERSON — The Church of God holds its 1967 International convention here next June 19-25 with the event to be followed in Zurich, Sw'iterland. July 26-30, by a World Conference. Dr. Charles V. Weber, executive secretary of the executive council at the church’s general officer here, said the local convention annually attracts some 25.000 visitors from over the country and many foreign nations. The Switzerland conclave will ; have principal delegations from, throughout Europe, Africa and As-, ia. although a large representation : will attend from the United States. Early Mailing Is Rule, For Yule Cards, Packages One thing is sure in mailing Christmas cards, letters and packages — the earlier they go out, the better' “Ma early” means: All packages anu out-of-state Christmas cards and letters should be mailed by December 10th. Mail local Christinas cards by Dece ber 16th. Since October 15tn was the recommended mailing deadline for packages to men in Viet Nam. any tardy parcels should go out immediately. In addition to timing, there are several factors which help assure proper delivery of Christmas packages. One of the most important is clear and full addressing, plus correct return addressing. Wrap packages securely and provide adequate padding. For speediest delivery of gifts and cards, be sure to use zip code numbers. Where a heavy growth of com .-talks remains in the field, apply 60 to 90 pounds of nitrogen per acre this fall if com is to be raised on the same ground next year, say Purdue university extension agronomists.

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burg and the late Mr. Robinson. Mr. Standard is the son of Mrs. Lorene Stanard and Virgil H. Stanard of ■ Sacramento, Calif. A reception followed the ceremony ■ at the Congress Inn at Tampa. The newlyweds will leave for Spain early | next year. I

Burial Place of Santa Said To Be In Italy | Santa Claus, otherwise St. Nicholas, otherwise the one-time bisliop of Myra in Asia Minor, is buried in Bari. Italy. His body was stolen from its original tomb in Myra and swiftly borne to Bari by Italian sailors, who thought back in 1087 that a saint s body brought prosperity and good luck to your town. St. Nicholas, w’l» was tortured and imprisoned for his faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian, found no rest in his first tomb at Myra. Always some expedition was ; attempting to remove his remains. ; However, once buried again in | Bari, the saint’s body was credited with curing 30 people of distemper and performing other miracles. So ■ Bari became a place of pilgrimage, and the legends about St. Nicholas ’ multiplied apace. We owe our notion of Santa Claus as a secret dispenser of gifts to a story that St. Nicholas once saved three girls from a life of prostitution by throwing purses of gold through a window in Pataca, thus permitting a poverty stricken nobleman to I give his daughters suitable dowries I as custom demanded. In addition. St. Nicholas was I credited with restoring life to some boys who had been slain and dismembered by a wicked innkeeper of Myra — ’ hence the occasional stained glass window’s in which the saint is shown beside three lads in,, a tub. There were many other stories about St. Nicholas in the dialect of the New York Dutch. FOR THE DESK I For Dad. Mother. Son or Daughter — and anyone who has a desk, at home, business or scliool — are gifts of desk accessories, such as paperweights, blotter holders, carafes, clocks, letter openers. Prevent the spread of livestock diseases by scrubbing boots or shoes thoroughly with a disinfectant solution, suggest Purdue university extension veterinarians.

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