The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 15, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 May 1967 — Page 7

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i i J I M _‘ Our , j /I I Milford, Ind. By JERI RAE SEELY Word of the prowess of Rev. Rich-1 ard Sumner, Milford Methodist I church minister, is just (becoming known. On April 25, he sank his first hole-in-one at Tippecanoe Country club. He used a No. 1 wood on the 216-yard No. 4 hole to accomplish the unusual fete. With him at the time was “old pro” Harry Phend. • • • From our 1920 “Blue and Gray” we learned the grade enrollment for the second semester was 196 pupils in the elementary school. (A call to Mrs. Bob (Eudora) Hurd at the elementary school revealed 430 students enrolled in grades 1-6 today plus the kindergarten and special education classes). The best game of the Girls’ basketball season was played on the Milford floor December 12, between Etna Green and Milford. Milford won 16-9. I The girls defeated Leesburg on December 19. Milford 43 • Leesburg 0. The boys played ball, too! Warsaw’ high school’s first and second team defeated Milford on January’ 14. The final score of the seconds was 20 to 10 in favor of Wai;- , saw. Milford’s lineup was Sumpter, ! Ted Baumgartner, Locke, Charles Speicher, Ernsberger, Herbert’ Hamilton and Royal Setchler. (Anyone j know what their first names are?) | At the close of the first team game ■ Warsaw was on top 46-11. Players ! were Deisch.Wolferman. Eldon Hurd. Miller, Neff, V. Miller and Robinson. (Here again, we couldn’t find many first names.) • « • The premiere showing of the new Ball State university film, “Bridge to Tomorrow”, was Sunday in Emens auditorium on the campus. The cast includes Vicki Fuller of near Our Town. She is a senior at I the university this year. Prepared for showing on televii sion. the film will also be avail- | able in the fall for bookings by high schools, service clubs, alumni groups and others. ♦ * ♦ With her renewal. Mrs. P. G. (Gatha* Kern of Bronson, Mich., states she enjoys this column. We thank her for her remark. She also states she started reading The Mail by reading Maude McLaughlin’s column. Mrs. Kern, a former resident, states she still misses Milford. Before moving to Michigan, the Kerns operated the local dttig store. They lived at Waubee Lake in the home now owned by Mr. and Mrs. : John Chambers. Speaking of the Chamberses, they sure are proud of their granddaughter, Angela Lenn. She resides in Huntington with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Chambi ers. and will celebrate her second birthday in the fall. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS ATTEND .ALBERT SCHORI FUNERAL AT MILFORD ■ Out of town relatives and friends who attended the funeral of Albert s Schori at Milford on Monday after- ; noon were Mr. and Mrs. Philip Clauss, Richard Clauss and son Philip, and Wayne Beer, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Gottfred Schori and Mrs. Harold Cox,’South Bend; Mrs. James Locker, Lakeville; Fred Schori, Lester Schori and Ray Schori, Bourbon; Mr .and Mrs. Ben .Anliker. Wolcott: Louis Stoller, Paulding, Ohio; David Stoller, Van Wert, Ohio; Mrs. Sam Hodel and Mrs. Joe Kupferschmid. Rankin. Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Moser and William Wyss, Goodwine, i Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Knapp and son Bruce, William Baumgartner and Lawrence Kuebler. Cissna Park m. [ Dinner was served later at the i home of Mrs. David Buser in Milford.

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DOWN SHE GOES — The heavy bulldozer belonging to Lawrence (“Bud”) Sawyer of Waubee Lake is shown being dug out of the mire at the Waubee Lake beach area last week. With Sawyer is John Houston and Kent Sawyer.

Letters To The Editor

'Bravo!' Is Word For Concert

Dear Editor. Bravo! Mr. Chance! Bravo! Milford. North Webster, Syracuse musical directors and instructors! Bravo — all students who participated. And, I don’t feel sorry for those who didn’t attend and hear one of the most beautiful and inspiring performances I have ever heard. From the third and fourth grade chorus and the elementary band on thru the developing years to the senior high it was most stimulating

Ligonier News By ROSE CUNNINGHAM West Noble Cheerleaders Named Recently The West Noble student council and a committee oi faculty members froA Cromwell, Ligonier and Wawaka schools have selected the following cheerleaders for the next school year. Karen Mueller and Trudy iden from Cromwell, Joy Perry, Pam Bish and Carol Myers from Wawaka and Joyce Cripe from Ligonier. B team cheerleaders will be Kathy Kinnison and Wanda Myers from Wawaka and Rita Blue from Cromwell. Football cheerleaders are Francee Clason and Janet Campbell from Ligonier and Barbara Franks from Wawaka. Graduation Rites Set For Ligonier High School Baccalaureate and commencement plans for the 1967 graduating class of Ligonier high school have been announced by Charles E. Beck, principal. Baccalaureate services will be hdd at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, in the Ligonier high school auditorium. The Rev. Wilbur Workman, pastor of the Evangelical United

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i Houston is head of the Milford * Chamber of Commerce committee, > which is undertaking the task of t clearing an area across the road I from the Waubee Lake beach for a parking area. According to Dean, I Troup, Chamber president, they hope

— very professional. And, the “Grand Finale”, how can anyone find words to express how one feels hearing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic” being sung and played by hundreds of students from age nine to 18 with as much polish and I fed more feeling than the Morman Tabernacle choir could ever hope to sing it. I know I’m prejudiced, anyway, maybe because they were our children — but I want to say. God bless them

J Brethren church, will deliver the I address. , Commencement exercises will be ; held in the Ligonier high school | auditorium Wednesday. May 24, at i 8 p.m. Professor Harvey Stege- ! moeller of St. Francis college wBl I present the commencement address. Special music will be furnished by the Ligonier high school music department. Eagles Auxiliary Celebrates Anniversary Tuesday The Eagles Auxiliary celebrated their 19th anniversary Tuesday evening. in the Eagles Hall, with 34 members and one guest present. Past presidents, charter members and. the lodge mother were the honored guests. Mrs. Douglas Shearer, president, was in charge of the ceremonies , anti Mrs. Dorothy Hicks was acting ' conductor. A cake topped with 19 I candles was placed on the a*ltar and the candles were then lighted ,by past presidents. ; A Mother’s Day program, plan-1 ( nett by Mrs. Faye Shannon, was ' j presented followed by refreshments. I BPW Honors Senior Girls The senior girls of Ligonier high school were guests of the Business anti Professional Women’s club at a breakfast Sunday morning in the Ligonier Elks club rooms. Twentytwo members and 26 senior girls attended the breakfast. Mrs. Charles Winebrenner, vice president, gave the welcome and Miss Marge Mathew responded in behalf of the senior girls. Each girl introduced herself and told of her plans for the coming year. Myoyng Kim, a senior at Goshen college, gave an interesting account of his early life in Korea and of his plans to go to Viet Nam for volunteer service after his graduation in June. Each girl was presented a gift from the club. Hostesses were Mrs. Richard Summerville. Mrs. Fred Cunningham, Mrs. Roger Stahly, Mrs. Roy Kellam and Mrs. Harold Stage. Last Ligonier Athletic Banquet < Will Be May 19 ‘ r Hie last athletic banquet for Ligonier high school parents, fans, ( students and faculty will feature „ Lou Watson, head basketball coach at Indiana university, as the guest speaker, May 19, at 6;30 p.m. in the H Ligonier gymnasium. Watson, a 42 year-old native of Jeffersonville, came to Indiana as a freshman in 1946 and became one Sl of the Hoosiers’ brightest stars. n After graduation in 1950, he turned down an opportunity to play professional basketball to remain at J Indiana as freshman coach under ” Branch McCracken and served in that capacity in 1951 and 1952. He * then accepted a position as head coach at Huntington high school B and remained there for three years. a He was then called back to Indiana university as freshman basketball 3 and baseball coach. In 1958 he became assistant varsity coach. When McCracken retired as head coach in 1965 Watson was named to succeed him.

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to provide an area to park up to 200 j aduitional cars. The Waubee Lake park and beach are one of the most popular public beaches in northern Indiana during , the summer months. | A Mail-Journal staff photo.

all for giving me an evening of <- music that I will never forget. ■> And. we must not forget to God bless our corporation for providing for the children the instruction which, in return, gives them the opportunity to learn and to develope their individual skills. I pray we have many, many more programs like it in the future. Sincerely, Nancy Prickett

It is lioped that a large crowd will attend to dimax the history of teams that have represented Ligonier high school. Beginning September 1 Ligonier high school will consolidate and be known as Wert Noble. Church Women Hold May Luncheon Seven local churches were represented at the May luncheon for churchwomen hosted by the Presbyterian ladies Tuesday. Mrs. Ada Rippey, the doll lady from LaGrange, entertained the guests with "Treasures from the Attic”. Serving on the committees were Mrs. Lloyd Harper, Mrs. Cliff Pettit. Mrs. Fred Stahly, Mrs. James Kelley, Mrs. Adrian Biddle, Mrs. Phil Schloss. Mrs. Charles May and Mi's. Floyd Dickinson. Girl Scouts Hold Tea For Mothers I Girl Scout Troop 62 entertained’ * • their mothers at a tea Monday afternoon at the Methodist church. I The attending mothers were • entertained with a skit about "Mothers” and a hat style show. The}’ were also presented a gift ant? served refreshments that the girls had helped to prepare. Mother-Daughter Banquet Monday Evening One hundred and eighty mothers and daughters, attended the annual banquet at centennary E. U. B. church Monday evening. Mrs. Myron Corti of Huntington entertained the group with a number of her original poems and xylophone selections. Mrs. Corll, a very talented women, has appeared four times on the Ted Mack show’. Gifts were given to the mother with the most daughters and granddaughters present, the one who came the farthest distance and a daughter under nine years of age with a May birthday. The catered dinner was served by the men of the church. COMMUNITY NEWS Forty-three junior high school students from Perry Centralized school visited the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry last week. James D. Schrock, principal, was in charge of the group. Fern Stage of Lake Wawasee is a medical patient in Goshen hospital. Mrs. Don Ritter is a patient in the Goshen hospital where she is undergoing observation and treatment. MOTHER’S DAY DINNER AT NEIGHBORING RESTAURANT Covers were laid for twenty persons who enjoyed Mother’s Day dinner at a North Webster restaurant. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beer, Misses Carol and Joyce Beer, James Beer, Miss Edith Baumgartner, Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haab, Miss Nettie Haab, Mr. and Mrs. Steven Haab and Rev and Mrs. Walter Steffen, r 1 Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wuethrich of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Urban R. Bauer and son, Ray Bauer, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Young, Cissna Park, 111. Mrs. Bauer remained at the home of her parents, the Andrew Beers, for the week. Read The Classified Ads

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