The Mail-Journal, Volume 4, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 January 1967 — Page 4

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Ihe Hail PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY The Milford Mail (Est. 1888). Syracuse-Wawasee Journal (Est. 1907) Consolidated Into The Mail-Journal Feb. 15, 1962 DEMOCRATIC — ARCHIBALD E. BAUMGARTNER, Editor and Publisher DELLA BAUMGARTNER, Business Manager Box 8 Syracuse, Ind., — 46567 Entered as Second Class matter at the Post Office at Syracuse, Indiana Subscription: $4.00 per year in Kosciusko County; $4.50 Outside County

Extending The Franchise

We join with others who think the proposal to lower the voting age in Indiana to 19 is a sound one and one that should be given serious though! by members of the state legislature now meeting in Indianapolis. Young men and women of this age are responsible members of the communities in which they live. Many young men are fighting and dying for America on the battle fields in Viet Nam. yet, they are not allowed to have any say in the way the country is being run and who is running it.

New Museum

The new Indiana State Museum was opened and formally dedicated injts own permanent building at 3 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday). Governor Branigin made the formal dedication at a short but significant program in the center of the first-floor rotunda. The new museum is at Ohio and Alabama streets in downtown Indianapolis and should be a must on everyone’s list when he visits the capitol city. It was constructed of Indiana limestone in 1909 and used as the Indianapolis city hall until the new city-county building was built. The building has been completely renovated and adapted for modem museum operation. Exhibits and articles in the former state museum—in the basement of the statehouse —will be moved into the new museum as soon as the 1967 legislature adjourns.

FARM ® By DON FRANTZ County Extension Agent ONE OF TOE things that "bums me up”, and it may cause you to bum out too. is the fact that a lot of people simply, do not know their road number. The chances are that the man who drives the fire truck doesn’t have an idea in this wwld where the old south road is. but he could find 1000 N in Kosciusko courity. This is quite a common thing, especially with the older folks. They have never bothered to really take advanta*’" of this excellent road numbering system that we have. We never know when we whi need a fire truck or an ambulance and it probably won’t be worth much if he’s an hour late. TOE NORTHEASTERN Indiana Barrow Show will be held January 28 at the Briggs Producers' Commission yards south of Columbia Qty on Highway 5. Any feeder or breeder is eligible to show. Each exhibitor may show one or two. The hogs will be later slaughtered at the Elkhart Packing Company and carcass data will be reported to the exhibitor. This will indude length, lom eye area, per cent ham, and bin, and average back fat measurement. • Details of the show are available from the county extension office or from Glen Byler at the Routh Buying Station at Milford. THE NORTHEASTERN Indiana Grain Handling Show will be held February 7 and 8 at the 4-H park in Cblumbia City. The program is concerned with the economics and equipment of grain handling and drying. There will be exhibits of equipment and > free lunch. Sponsors are the power companies and the county agents of the area. THE FIRST MEETING of the year for the Kosciusko County Poultry Association was held on January 17 at the Westminster Hotel, Winona Lake. The topic for

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Wednesday, January 18, 1967

EDITORIALS

the occasion was "Raising Good Pullets'*. This » possibly the most important single phase of the poultry business in Kosciusko county. We've got to haw a milljon or so good pullets each year or else somebody k going to get financially hurt. No amount of good housing or good equipment or good feed will make a poor flock profitable. Other programs coming up include speakers such as Dr. Walter Bechtol of Des Monies. Iowa: Dr. Graham Purchase of Lansang. Mich ; and Dr. Lee F. Shrader of Purdue. We also will have programs on the feed situation and on the trends in marketing. Dinner reservations may be made with the county extension office for each of the meetings which come on the third Tuesday of each month. Methodist Church To Hold Church-Wide Fellowship The Syracuse Methodist will hold a church wide fellowship on Thursday evening. A pot luck dinner will start at 6 pm. The program will begin with singing at 7 pm? The MYF will give the devotions and special music will be presented by the Weeley choir. The special feature of the evening will be Nelson Hunt, layman and retired farmer. Mr. Hunt has traveled in Europe and .Asia with the “People to People" program. He will show slides and souvenirs Among the pictures are some of the John Wesley Chapel at London Nursery services will be available from 6 to 8 pm. Members are asked to bring their own table service. Drinks, bread and butter will be furnished. The evening is being sponsored by the Qommissaon on Missions and the Women's Society of Christian Service of the church. MILFORD LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kerlin attended the funeral of bis cousin. Clarence Showalter, which was held in Huntington Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Ulrich spent Sunday in Indianapolis with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Autenreith, and daughter Darcy.

LN Indiana

Most of the persons.in this age group have a keen awareness of the problems confronting the nation, state and communities in which they live. With the educational systems of today and the news coverage given each big event makes the youth of today much better qualified to vote than their grandfathers or even fathers were at the age of 21. Therefore, we think they should be allowed to join with other Americans in voting , and have a say in their nation’s, state’s, and community’s business.

The Indiana State Museum will assemble, classify’ and display under one roof such artifacts, objects and memorabilia as will provide an adequate understanding of the state’s natural history and existence since it was first inhabited settled and developed. The state museum orginated with a small collection of geology specimens and then was augmented with souvenirs brought back by Indiana troops from the Civil War. It occupied various rooms around Indianapolis until the second statehouse was built in 1888. and since then has been moved variously around the statehouse. Visitors will see various exhibits already completed and can learn of impending exhibits that will eventually occupy every floor in the 29,100 square feet space. We urge all area residents to visit our state’s museum the first chance you have.

Presidents' Council Hears Reports The Presidents’ Council of the Homemakers Extension dubs of Kosciusko county met at the Masonic home in Warsaw on Wednesday. A steak dinner was served by the members of the lodge. Mrs. Donald Boggs of Leesburg, vice president, was in charge of the business meeting that followed the meal. Reports were given by Mrs. Paul Kerlin, secretary, Mrs. Gene Messmore. treasurer, and Mrs. Maurice Scott, assistant treasurer. Mrs. Scott reported a balance in the Women’s building (fair grounds' fund of $1,516. The group • voted as to whether or not to buy a new furnace for the- building. Mrs. : Messmore reported a balance of J $709 in the treasury at the end of • 1966. The report of the auditing committee was given by Mrs. Amer Koontz. Mr*. Katheryn Weinhold, heme agent, spoke at length of the lessons to be given In 1967. A lesson on the subject “Mom and Her Bank” wiH be given by Mrs. WiUodean Hill on January 17. Mental health will be discussed on January 31 and the vice presidents will plan the 1968 lessons on January 18. Mrs. Weinhold also spoke of lessons in beg inning sewing to be given this year, also a survey of young homemakers in Wayne township and Warsaw will take place. Mrs. Weinhold told of the need for program assistants and for help with the 4-H clubs. The dues are to be mailed to Mrs. Gene Messmore before February 20. Other officers present included Mrs. Richard Allen, past junior president; Mrs. Victory Hilary, second vice president; and Mrs. Fred Kuhn, assistant secretary Representatives of the 77 clubs were present. G> - - - i_ Farm Bureau Meeting Set For Jan. 24 Farm Bureau leaders from an eight-county area in northeastern Indiana will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 34. to bear an address by Acord Cat well, director of Fann Bureau’s natural resources department. The district two meeting will begin at 10 a.m. in the LaGrange Methodist church

El FROM WASHINGTONJgkzffI* « MKKT TO IME WU OF MUNM HKM B. *. MNARM MKH MW Bayh Vows Fight If President Renominates Poats To Aid Post

WASHINGTON. D. C., - Senator Birch Bayh (D-Ind.) vowed today he “would fight to the finish” to block the appointment erf Rutherford M. x Poats as deputy administrator of the Agnecy for International Development (AID'. Bayh made the statement after reading published reports that President Johnson may re-nomin-ate Poats for the number-two job in AID. The President’s nomination, blocked by Bayh in the warning hours of the 89th Congress, requires confirmation by the Senate. The Hoosier lawmaker said that if Poats’ name is resubmitted to the Senate, “I will take every possible action — including a debate on the floor — to try to Mock Mr. Poats’ confirmation." The President nominated Poats late in the 89th Congress. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reported the nomination favorably without hearings. Bayh successfully Mocked confirmation on the last day of the 89th Congress by threatening to hold the Senate in session, despite the anxiety of a number of lawmakers to return home for the dosing days of the 1966 election campaign. At that, the Senate leadership agreed not to act on the nomination. Because the' nomination was not acted upon before the expiration of the 89th Congress. Poats must be re-nominated by the President if he is to be considered again for confirmation by the Senate. Poats currently heads AID’S Southeast Asia program. In the 89th Congress, Bayh had discovered that about SSO million worth of was being purchased with AID funds each year for non-military uses in Viet Nam. Instead of purchasing the steel in the United States, AID was buying steel with American tax dollars that was manufactured in Japan and galvanized in Korea. “To make matters worse,” Bayh said, “the steel was being purchased for about S9O a ton more than world market prices for the same commodity. The steel was so inferior that it had to be replaced in eight months to a year.” Bayh discovered that the excessive prices for the inferior steel “resulted from a system of kickbacks. corruption and collusion among Asian steel interests.” He succeeded in* amending the foreign aid bill to require that American steel — which lasts for about 10 years at only slightly higher prices — be purchased in the future tor non-military uses in Viet Nam. “It seems dear to me that Mr. Poats badly mismanaged the entire Southeast Asia program — not only in this one area of steel, but. as others have discovered subsequently, in numerous other areas of the AID program.

“In addition," Bayh said. “Mr. Poats was less than candid in his dealings with me and other members of the Congress in answering my initial inquiries into this matter. I want to make it clear that I do, not object to persons disagreeing with my views. I do object most strenuously, however, when persons in positions of executive responsibility in government attempt to mislead me and others in answering allegations of the kind that I raised”. Bayh said it was only after he ordered the General Accounting Office to subpoena the appropriate AID records that Poats became more cooperative. “At that point," Bayh said, "be had no choice. The records substantiated my allegations in every- detail and was a key factor in enabling me to amend the foreign aid bill in this matter.” The Hoosier Senator said that he “objects to placing a man with a record of serious mismanagement and a record of dealing with members of Congress in a misleading manner in a position of being responsible for a program with an annual expenditure of nearly three billion dollars.” Syracuse Locals Edd Robison of near North Webster visited Mrs. Estella Swartz of Syracuse on Thursday. Mrs. Neva Hursey was hostess to her Pedro chi) recently at her Lake Wawasee home. Prizes were won by Mrs. Inez Hursey and Mrs. Maris Cafoeck. Mr. and Mrs. James L. Michael and family and Miss Mary Jane Johnson, all of Syracuse, have returned home after a two-week vacation in Florida.

■ II DIST. GOV. ROBERT SHROYER

District Governor Shroyer Visits Milford Lions Lions District Governor Robert Shroyer, of District 25-G, visited the Milford Lions club at their Monday night meeting. He urged Milford Lions to participate in the membership drive in the district which extends through the month of March. He complimented Milford Lions on their four-project club participation and urged them to take part in the CARE contribution. Os the district’s 56 clubs, 49 have taken part, he said, and he hopes for a 100 per cent participation by March 1. Governor Shroyer called attention to the sub-district convention to be held March 12 at the Andrew Jackson high school in South Bend where past International president Walter Campbell of‘Miami Beach, Fla., will speak. He also called attention to the state convention at Fort Wayne April 28-30, and the International convention at Chicago July 5-8. He said International Lions president Edward L. Lindsey will appear at the state convention at Fort Wayne. Show Film Governor Shroyer said 25-G now has 2,760 members and he wants to push this number to 3,000. He also said a state Lions paper is being planned. Cabinet secretary Leo Henderson of Warsaw also appeared and showed a color film on the meaning of Lionism. The GTs, a Milford combo composed of Jon Bushong. Jan Kizer. Larry Criswell and Don Steffen, entertained. Lion Jerry Bray, an able guitar player, joined for one number. BRIDAL SHOWER FOR LIGONIER RESIDENT Mrs. David McCormick of Ligonier was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower Tuesday evening. Jan. 10, at the Syracuse Church of the Brethren. Mrs. McCormick is the former Janet Benson of Syracuse. Miss Goldie Newcomer gave the devotions. Entertainment was furnished by Mrs. Wilbur Ellis, Mrs. Robert Hartman and Mrs. Art Wagner. Refreshments of ice cream, cake and punch were served to the 35 ladies present. SYRACUSE LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Orie Hensler of Osceola were guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Beck. Syracuse. Jon and Jock, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Majewski of Chicago, spent the week end at Lake Wafwasee.

CALL US Before You Sell Your Lambs and Hogs WE BUY LAMBS i HOGS DAILY MAX M. KYLER Phone: 839-2108 Sidney, Ind. P. B. Stewart & Co. PHONE: 267-6054 2100 DURBIN ST. WARSAW, IND.

'Outstanding Young Farmer' Os Berne Area Carl Fiechter, well known in the Milford area, was named “Outstanding Young Farmer” of the Berne, Ind., area at a dinner at the Parkway restaurant at Berne last Thursday evening. Fiechter is the son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Beer of Jefferson township. Mrs. Fiechter is the former Mary Elizabeth Beer. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Th' Whitko Community School Corporation, Pierceton. Indiana, by and through the School Trus.ees will receive sealed bids for a water well. Bids will be receiv'd until 7:30 p.m EST. January 24. 1967. in the office of the Superint-ndenfe of Schools. Pierceton. Indiana. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after this time will be returned unopened. Contract documents are open for inspection at the office of Wiley and Miller. Architects and Engineers. 1218 Meadowbank Lane. Elkhart. Indiana, and at thOffice Os the Superintendent of Schools. Pi reeten. Indiana. Th Whitko Community School Corporation reserve the right to reject any and/or all bids and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the bidding. Maurice Scott, Secretary Board of School Trustees PP * MJ—J. 11 & 18 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Board of School Trustees Whitko Community School Corporation. Kosciusko and Whitley Counties, Indiana, will receive sealed bids for the purchase of the following listed items on January 24. 1967. at the office of the school superintendent. Pierceton. Indiana. 1. 30.000 gallons more or less regular gasoline, octane rating 94 or better, with specifications to be submitted at the time of each delivery to the purchaser. Gasoline will be delivered to the following school locations: Pierceton. South 'Whitley and Larwill. The School corporation wiU furnish tanks and pumps. 2. 6.000 gallons, more or less, regular gasoline, octane rating 94 or better, for school owned busses and equipment at the Sidney School. The school corporation will furnish no »>quipment at this location and wUI accept station blds. General Bid Form 95 (Revised 1964) U available in duplicate at the administrative office in Pierceton. Indiana. All bids are to be on file at the administrative office by 7:30 p.m. o’clock of the afore-said date. The Board of School Trustees reserves the right to reject any and al! bids. Maurice Scott, Secretary PP & MJ—J 11 & 18 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given that the Board of School Trustees Whitko Community School Corporation. Kosciusko and Whttley Counties, Indiana will on January 24. 1967 receive sealed blds for the purchase of the following: 1. Fuel oil, grade No. 5. 73,000 gallons more or less to be delivered to the Pierceton school, i 2. Fuel oU. grade Nq. 2. 110.000 gallons more or less to be delivered to Sidney. South Whitley,’ and Larwill schools. General Bid Form 95 (Revised 1964) is available in duplicate at the administrative office in Pierceton. Indiana. All bids are to on file at the administrative office by 7:30 p.m. o’clock of the afore-said date. Specifications are on file in the administrative office, and may be examined before submitting a bid. . The board will consider both combination and/or single bids. The Board of School Trustees reserves the right to reject, any and all bids. Maurice Scott, Secretary PP A MJ—J 11 & 18 Used Equipment 1960 Ford 841 w/4 wheel drive 1959 Ford 1871 w backhoe 1956 Ford 850 w hyd. loader 1955 Ford 860 Tractor 1955 Ford 960 Tractor 1954 Ford NAA Jubilee 1954 Ford w/over-under drive 1947 Ford 9N Tractor 1954 Allis Chalmers “WD--45” Used Ford Loaders Used Discs Used Trailer Type Backhoe Used Plows De Good Tractor Sales FORD TRACTORS & EQUIP. Rd. 15, North Warsaw

Hear Marion Stackhouse Chosen from a field of 11 finalists, Fiechter was toasted by the Berne Jaycees and the Adams County Farm Bureau Co-Operative Association. Speaker at the dinner meeting was Marion Stackhouse, director of th.3 commodity department. Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. He was a former Milford vo-ag teacher and taught Mrs. Fiechter at the Milford school. He told the group. “You are more important than you think you are” in exercising community leadership. “I hope you can pull other people with you for a better community. He shared his thoughts with the group on problems and trends in modern agriculture, declaring that the nation has seen more advance in technology since World War n than in all the time of civilization to that point. Farms 310 Acres Carl Fiechter farms 310 acres of which he owns 197. His home is located four miles west and three and a quarter miles north of Berne. He has conducted a grain and dairy enterprise until this week, when he dispersed his dairy with plans to shift to beef production. He has been farming since 1953 when he returned from military service in Panama with the food inspection service during the Korean war. His parents. Mr. and Mrs. Wil-

Township Trustee's (Abstract) Report Os Receipts And Disbursements FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1966 Monroe Township, Kosciusko County

Balance FUNDS — Jan. 1 Township a— $ 877.88 Tuition : Dog ... 104.00 TOTALS $ 98138 DETAIL OF RECEIPTS Source Amount TOWNSHIP FUND Taxes—June $1,864.04 Taxes—December 1,675.79 Alton Boggs 1.50 Total Township Fund $3,541.33 DOG FUND Dog Tax from Assessor $ 247.00 Surplus from County 96.00 Total Dog Fund $ 343 00 DISBURSEMENTS TOWNSHIP FUND Classification of Expense and To Whom Paid Fund No. 1 Salary. Travel Expenses. Office Rent. Clerical Help Alton H. Boggs $1,272 50 -Evelyne Boggs 150.00 81-' Fund No. 2 Books. Stationery. Printing, Adv. S. E. Merriman & Co. 47.69 Pierceton Post Office 5.Q0

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the receipts and disbursements of the above named township: that a complete and detailed annual report together with all accompanying vouchers showing the names of persons having been paid money by the township has been filed as required by law in the office of the County Auditor, and that a copy of such' annual report is in custody of the chairman of the township advisory board. Said report is subject to inspection by any taxpayer of the township. ALTON H. BOGGS Trustee, Monroe Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana PP and MJ

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liam Fiechter, were lifelong residents of county until recentMrs. Fiechter met her - husband when she was visiting relatives who also were members of Carl’s church, the Apostolic Christian church. They have four sons and a daughter: Don. 10, Ricky, 9, James, 8, Ann, 6. and Lynn, 4. CaTkJs a member of the Adams Central school board, and a member cf the Adams county crop project committee. He is a Farm Bureau member, and serves on the building committee of his church. Cited In Goshen Following Accident Donald E. Thwaits, 35, r 1 Syracuse. was cited by Goshen police officers at 4:30 p.m. Friday for driving without a valid operator’s license. The arrest was made following a two-car accident at 120 east Madison street, Goshen. Thwaits braked his car on wet pavement and skidded into the back on one being driven by Harry L. Castotter, 27, Topeka. Castetter was stopped for a traffic signal light. Damage to Thwaits’ 1966 Oldsmobile and to Castetter s 1963 Ford was listed at S2OO.

Balance Receipts Disbursements Dec. 31 $ 3,541.33 $ 3,360.20 $ 1,059.01 132.00 343.00 31500 $ 3.884.33 $ 3.675.20 $ 1,191.01 The Mail-Journal $57.55 The Pierceton Press - $57.55 Fund No. 3 Care of Cemeteries Doyle Spangle 38.00 Fund No. 6 Fire Protection Eldred Metzger 500.00 Claud Stahl 500.00 Fund No 7 Library Use Pierceton-Washington Twp. Library Board 300.00 Fund No. 10 Other Civil Twp. Expenses Ralph Wrigley 20.00 United Telephone Co. 81.91 Farmers Mutual Relief 5.00 James Snodgrass 25.00 Myrtus Custer 100.00 Howard Workman 100.00 Carl Franks 100.00 DOG FUND John Roman $ 200.00 Estil Kissinger 115.00