The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 August 1967 — Page 9

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BERK'S ORIOLES—RaIph Berkrypilr’s Texaco Orioles are shews a- j b®ve as they posed for a Mail-Jour-nal photographer at the Milford Little League diamond recently.

Detroit Is Taste Os War On The Home Front: White

Dead, wounded, “fire gutted buildings. hoir.eless, in wake of what falsely is called civil rights demonstrations have given Americans a taste of war at home for the first time in history of oar Nation. Detroit was the big shocker, among some TO cities coast to coast, that have been blistered. Governor Roger D Bramgin wisely ordered National Guard mto South Bend to join state and local police to quell a riot that was aborning. Any of us who go about business and pleasure as usual, taking security for granted, can never sleep as soundly as before Detroit. Five thousand -there are homeless: 200 blocks including 1.300 buildings were burned; 37 lives were sacrificed to murder; over 1,300 were injured and property loss estimated at SSOO million but may run over a billion dollars. President Johnson, rightly, grimly. perhaps a little late, spoke truth when he warned America — the looting, arson, plunder and pillage which hate occurred are not a part of civil rights. He added; "Tliere is no American right to loot stores, to burn buildings, to fire rifles from rooftops. This is crime — and crime must be dealt with forcefully, swiftly, certainly, under law.” Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower who knows war first hand, said. "It borders on anarchy, unless stopped it wfil destroy our nation." There are 22 million Negroes in the USA. which is 11 per cent of the population Between 1960 and 1966, a total of 5,300,000 negroes moved from the southern states to the northern cities Negro population m Washington. D. C„ is estimated now at six per cent; Chicago 30 per cent and Indianapolis 20 per cent. The 1960 census showed Indiana with 253.000 Negro population and it is estimated now that there are 314.000 Negroes in the state. Most of them are concentrated in St Joseph. Allen, Marion and Lake counties. Those in close touch with the situation give no credence to rumor Indianapolis is on the schedule for a "working over” in August. The Hoosier capital has an inter-racial council that has done wvfi in settling grievances. South Bend had one. but irritations had accumulated. The most sensitive area is Lake county over housing and jobs. How-

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| ever, most riots are touched off by small incidents—that in Newark, N. J , bv routine traffic arrest. The credulity gap would be narrowed were the President to tell Negro voters. ”1 have tried but jCongress won't buy.” At this writing. Stokely Carmichael, who has “black power slogan copyrighted”, is an honored guest of Castro, communist ruler of Cuba. H. Rap Brown, “black power disciple” who ;idvocates putting cities to the torch ’is out on bail. We cannot overlook what Urban League president Whitney M. Young. Jr., a Negro, testified in ! Congress after Detroit. He said: | "97 per cent of the Negro people ab- ; hor violence in Civil Rights effort: for every Negro throwing a rock at a policeman in America, scores of colored and white boys die in Viet j Nam: Negroes have Cassius Clay and whites have hundreds of youth who flee to Canada to escape the | draft". Prayer soothes nerves and puts anyone in a frame of mind conducive to sound judgement. Governor Branigin and President Johnson are |to be congratulated on designating Sunday, July 30 as a day of national prayer. President Johnson said: j j “We pray to almighty God, the { author of our liberty, for hearts I free from hate, so that our nation jean be free from bitterness. “We pray for strength to build I together so that disorder may I cease, progress steadily continue and justice prosper.” In the course of the past week I have read principal news pubhea- ! tions and listened to television documentaries. Extent to which our 1 Nation is disurufied. disarray in Washington, plight of boys in Viet Nam. undermanned fighting units stupidity of some of the one man majority decisions of the U. S. Supreme court in hampering fight on crime by police and law officials, ignorance, bias, and apathy, are frightening. Our President, Congress and the American people must awaken. Our country is at war. It is later than we think. MILFORD LOCAL * Mrs. Ruby Zimmerman is staying indefinitely with Mrs. A. R. Hollar at Milford.

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I Mike Sumpter. Missing from the photo are coach Francis Korenstra. Steve Troup. Larry /Spelcber. Doug Rader and Dave Dc^l.

Milford Sets Rate At $2,845 Members of the Milford town board have proposed a S 2 845 rate or the ! town in 1968. Just slightly higher j than the $2.66 rate charged last year. In the current tax rate $1.47 is col- ! lected per SIOO taxable property in the general fund, 19 cents in the • street fund and $1 in the cumulative sewer fund. The proposed rate would raise the j | general fund to $1,845 and would retain the cumulative fund at sl. The j general fund would raise $24,551 while the cumulative sewer fund would raise $13,293.50. The board will hold a meeting on Monday. Aug. 28, to consider the budget, the notice appears elsewhere in this paper. — SENIOR CITIZENS ENJOY LAKE FRONT PICNIC The Turkey Creek Senior Citizens met Tuesday evening for a picnic at the Syracuse Lake home of Mr. and Mrs. Peter A. Blue. There were 21 members present to enjoy the carry-in supper served on the lake front. Following the meal, Mrs. Georgia Buster conducted the business meeting. Members are asked to bring their I membership cards to the August 8 I meeting. Discussion was held on ! changing the meeting day and ; plans were made for members to I take a ride on the Dixie Belle on j Webster Lake during the last i meeting in August. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy will ; serve as hosts few the August 8 1 meeting. J Kosciusko County j NFO In July Meeting The Kosciusko County National Farmers Organization held its monthly meeting on July 25 in the Lake City Bank at Warsaw. There was discussion on numerous j activities of the organization and fij nal preparations were made for the ' chib’s fair booth at the county fair. The next meeting will be at the : bank oo Tuesday, Aug. 29.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1967

Whitko To See Rate Increase Os $ 3 02 * Taxpayers of the Whitko school corporation will witness a school tax increase of $3.02 per SIOO of taxable valuation, if the proposed budget, as it appears in this issue, is approved by the state board of tax commissioners.

The increase is reflected in the general (tuition and special school' fund. The proposed levy for the general fund is $6.59 as compared with $3.57 for the present year. The cumulative building fund remains at 75 cents per SIOO valuation. i $4.95 Maximum Rate In submitting the proposed budget for publication, Whitko superintendent Nelson Eaton pointed out that the maximum rate, according to law, is $4.95, times the county adjustment factor which is as yet undetermined. The $6.59 rate is advertised, after council with two field representatives of the state board of tax commissioners. This is their recommendation and the $6.59 will be reduced to the maximum rate, superintendent Eaton pointed out. He said the school corporation has been losing about $50,000 each year for the past three years, and that the new higher rate would be necessary to make up this deficit. The proposed levy will raise sl.- ! 124.1H3 in the general fund, and i represents a 1968 budget plus re- | paying $181,267 on temporary loan I from the cumulative building fund j plus $76,850 of needed additional j appropriation on the 1967 budget plus $150,000 operating balance for !969. At the start of 1967 there was no operating balance, superintendent Eaton pointed out. - He added, in nearly all cases there is budgeted in the individual j accounts for 1968 less or little more than was spent in 1966. Some exceptions are: B-4 — Teachers’ salaries C-4 — School transportation D-2 — Fuel There is no levy in the debt service fund, as it is being paid by j revenue from the property tax re- j lief funds. ——— *1 ? • ;■ : I .. \ p,• BP jr BEAUTY COLLEGE GRADUATE — Mrs. Floyd (Kristie) Rensberger of Syracuse was recently graduated j from Raveßsrroft Beauty college in Fort Wayne. She is now employed at the beauty shop located in the North Webster shopping center. Legion Auxiliary Hears Girls' Stater Report At the regular meeting of the Syracuse American Legion Auxiliary unit 223 held July 25. the Giris' Stater. Nancy Koher. gave a report of her week at Girls' State. The meeting opened in regular form by the president. Mrs. Tkn Darr. She reported for the community serv ice chairman that three wheel chairs, two pairs of crutches aid a hospital bed are in use. Mrs. Darr also reported the purchase of a walker by the unit The membership chairman. Mrs. Betty Dust reminded the members that now is the time to pay the Early Bird dues. Two new members were welcomed — Mrs. Maury Snyder and Mrs. Welcome Goskiil. Repeats were given on Mrs. Max Leamon and Mrs. Ishmael Rookstool. who were patients in the hospital and on Mrs. Agnes Stiffier, who was injured in a fall. Mrs. Wallace Huffer and Mrs. Wayne Coy were appointed to the fair board for 1968. The hostesses were Mrs. Holland Wogoman, Mrs. Wayne Coy, Mrs. Ishmael Rookstool and Mrs. Gerald McDonald. The next meeting will be August 22 when there will be installation of new officers.

I »uiunutm 1 : * : \ ‘our I j Around m Town- ] Milford, Ind. By JERI SEELY Mrs. Louis Battenfield of Winamac, who is judging crafts and home furnishings at this year’s county fair, is the former Alice Duncan of Our Town. She is the daughter of the Carl Duncans and is a former county 4-H member. Alice won many honors during her years in the local club and was a home ec major in college. • • • Speaking of fair judges, Mrs. Don! Betty * Arthur of. Dewart Lake is helping out In Elkhart county. Mrs. j Arthur is the home ec teacher in Milford. • • • ■ We join others in wishing luck to Miss Paula Burgett. daughter of the William Burgetts. Paula is representing Our Town in the fair queen contest this year. Paula is 17 and a member of the; ; | National Honor Society at the high j ' school. J i • • . What Milford lady who drives to ! Oswego every week, is complain- j ing she never sees her name in the | paper? She almost got her wish when her neighbor started out to visit her. But. the visit never materialized. 1 The way the story goes, this j neighbor is a horse enthusiast and . started to ride her horse to our | lady’s house for a social visit—this would have made good news for our local column —however, the horse went half way and refused to go , any farther. Thus, no visit. j If you recognize yourself in the a- ; bove notes, please call and we’ll see; that you get your name in the paper j next week. • • • Friend husband and other members of the Milford Lions club are btisv working on plans for the fish frv to be held during the annual Fall Festival at Milford. Well let you in on the details as they are worked out. Tentative plans call for the fry to |be held on Saturday instead of FriI day as planned because the fish fry- | ers were all busy on the Friday date. ( • • • i Mrs. Raymond Hoover was in one 1 day last week and reported her husband. director at Camp Mack, had just received his master's degree from St. Francis college in Fort j Wayne. Mr. Hoover has taught for the past several years at the Towncrest school in the Goshen school system. • • • Another recent visitor was Mrs. Hattie Becker, former editor of The M-J. She stopped by to see bow we are getting along in our new second floor headquarters. Just fine, we reported. The newly painted sign in front of Milford’s Masonic lodge contains a typographical error, tostead of reading “F. 4 A. M. , it reads “A. A F. M.” Few have noticed it. Ia fact, lodge treasurer John Davidsen paid the Goshen sign painter, and is now trying to get hhn back to correct the job. GEORGE L. XANDERS WILL PROBATED The will of the late George L. Xanders of Lake Wawasee, who died July 19. has been admitted to 1 probate. The estate is estimated at $60,000 with 150,000 in real estate and SIO,OOO in personal property. f According to terms of the wul. a grandson. Thomas Jerome Xanders, I of Goshen, was bequeathed $15,000. . the remainder of the estate to l be divided equally among three children. George Laucks Xanders t and William H. Xanders. both of r 4 f Syracuse, and Ruth Joan Haas of Mundelein, BL

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20 YEARS AGO. JULY 24, 1947 Corporal Ekk>n Homan, son of | Mr. and Mrs. Russell Homan, has completed six weeks of combined parachute and glider training at the infantry sc hod. Fort Benning, Ga. j Sharon Devvart is spending this j w eek in Leesburg visiting her eousI in. Sue Godshalk. Mrs. Ella (Om l Smith died at the ! McDonald hospital chi Monday. Mrs. Smith was the daughter of Mr. and j Mrs. James Om, bom on the Ora farm west of Milford. A. C. Scott of Dewart lake received a telegram on Monday from ■ his son and daughter-in-law, T/Sgt. and Mrs. Forrest Scott, who reside j in Tampa, Fla., announcing the J birth of a daughter. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Devvart and 1 son Mirara of Indianapolis and Ju- * dy and Nancy Joe Godshalk of 1 Leesburg were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Dewart. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Beer spent j : from Thursday until Saturday in Peoria. HI., visiting their soh-in-law j and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Robert ■ Hoerr, and the Hoerrs’ infant daugh- j ’ ter. Rebecca. Mrs. Perry Mathews was taken to the Bluff ton hospital Monday morning where she wfll undergo ! several days of observation. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Kinney and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Roscoe Davis and children at Mentone. A quiet home wedding was solemnized Sunday afternoon in the home |of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Homan. ! when Miss Mary R. Sprude became ! the bride of ,Corporal ESdon E. (“Kick”) Homan. 30 YEARS AGO - JULY 29, 1937 Miss June Elizabeth Best, daugh-; ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cloyd Best of Nappanee, was married to Ralph | R. Biller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jam- ; es Biller of r 2 Milford on Saturday in Goshen. | William Martin, John Augsburg- ! er. John Robinson and Harlan Stol- j j ler attended the double-header between the Yankees and Sox at Chi- j cago on Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Barnes has leased her i residence on west Catherine street and will occupy her daughter’s flat! jin the Rodibaugh building after | August L Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Overieese entertained at. a dinner cm Sunday : in honor of their daughter, Mrs. Evard Tusing, and husband who were married 10 days ago. Judge Vanderveer _ met with a: slight accident early 'Thursday eve- i ning while enroute home from i Warsaw. Mr. Vanderveer escaped ! injury. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kline and; family enjoyed a picnic at Tippe- j canoe lake Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doty and [ family are spending the summer i months at their cottage at Waubee j lake. John Troup, who underwent an j operation for appendicitis last week; at Goshen, was removed to his, home this week. Mrs. M. D. Kelly underwent an | operation at the McDonald hospital in Warsaw Wednesday of last week. S W. O. Scott returned borne Friday evening after spending a week in the northern part of the state. Since June 15 Mr. Scott has covered the entire state for the Indiana Implement Dealers Assoc. 49 YEARS AGO • JULY 21, 1927 The Milford filling station was again broken into on last Thursday evening, but according to Mr. Felkner, nothing was taken.

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| Mrs. Bert McCloughen entertained a number of little playmates erf her son, Irvin, on Monday afternoon in honor of his sixth birthday j anniversary. j Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Brittsan and j daughter, Haze*! and Mr. Fred R. : Hill left early Monday morning on a j motor trip to Niagara Falls where | they will spend a few days. Clarence Miller who had been | employed at South Bend has ac- j cepted employment at the Milford j | bakery. Wilbur and Herbert Baumgartner ; are driving new Chrysler cars. At the regular meeting of the town board on Monday evening,; Emanuel Dubbs and Carl Gawthrop [ were appointed as members of the new school board. B. E. Dausman, S township trustee, will serve as the third member of the board. The third annual Nickler reunion was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Charlton, southwest of Milford on Sunday. Mr. aid Mrs. Herbert Dickerson j and family of South Bend were j week end visitors a the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bird. Miss Myrtle Reuter is attending j the girls summer camp at Camp Mack this week. Miss Mary Beer returned home Thursday after spending the past week with friends and relatives in j 1 Elgin. 111. 50 YEARS AGO - JULY 19, 1917 A daughter was ban to Mr. and j Mrs. Harlan Sharp of Milford in the j Goshen hospital, Wednesday, Judy j u. ! Edward Auer and wife and ; daughter Thelma were the guests j of Edward Cain on Sunday. Mrs. Samuel Estep, an aged lady j west of Milford, died Friday mom- | ing. She - died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pinkerton. The present address of young Glen Davisson, a Milford high school graduate, is now as follows: i Avro Squad, Selfridge Avenue Field, Mt. Clemmens, Mich. ; Margarte Latta died July 13 at ithe age of 77 years. Dewey Coy and Miss Eva Ketring i were married by Rev. Lee Cory at home Thursday afternoon. Mr. Coy ; is the son of Tilman Coy, while the 1 bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Romon Ketring. j Mrs. W. O. Benson and her daughters, Misses Helen and Grace Benson, after a three week visit I with relatives and friends at aid | near Chicago, returned home Fri- ] day evening. | On Sundays, July 15, 22, 29 and ‘ August 5, the Winona Interurban j Railway Company will sell tickets |at reduced rates from Milford to | St. Joseph, Mich., and Michigan | City; $lB5 to St. Joseph and SI.BO to 1 Michigan City. The Community Chautauqua has | just closed one of the most suceessjful series of entertainments of five j days length ever held in our county, j Mrs. Parker of Plymouth is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Harry iPhendj Mrs. Victor Gawthrop of Lees- : burg was visiting in Milford on Satj laxfey. ‘Spirit* It Lesson For Sunday “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God. ...” This verse from I Corinthians is the Golden Text of this week’s Bible lesson on “Spirit” to be read in dll Christian Science churches this Sunday.

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famous Diamond D horse trailer cargo van. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

MILFORD Library Notes jj By Mrs. Dorothea Kerlin Now that hot summer days are with us, and cfisciphne of school is suspended, young people have time to know new worlds 'through books' test new ideas, and enjoy new books. Your public library has new books to spread before them, is anxious to open its doors to them, and to make the summer count. One of our teen-age readers wrote the following comments on a new book, “Julie Builds her Castle” by Julie Colman: “Julie Builds Her Castle” is a delightful story about a teen-age ! girl who moves into the New England area just because her father wants to paint the ocean. Julie finds adventure and romance during her stay at Cape Cod. She also meets many people. I thouught one of the most interesting parts in the book was when Julie realized her father wasn’t just old-fashioned like she thought he was, and that he thought the same way she did. Julie began realizing what her father meant and saw his points of view. I thought it was a very realistic book and I encourage other teenagers to read it”. * * • More children have participated in the Summer Reading Program this year than last summer. It will close July 31, after which time children who have read ten or more books will be notified of the!time when a part}’ will be held for them. Parents, please check with your children, if they are interested in reading the minimum number, as there isn’t much time left to complete the requirement. We have many children who have read more than 25, some who have read 50 and 60 books. * • * Tips for Teen-age readers for hot weather reading: Meek. S. P. - Frog, the Horse That Knew No Master. Hinkle, T. C. - Cinchfoot (horse storv) Hinkle, T. C. - Mustang (horse story' Hamm, Jack - Cartooning, Head and Figure « Menninger, W. C. - How to be a Successful Teen-Ager Verral, C. S. - Men of Flight, Conquest of the Air DeJong, Dola - By Marvelous Agreement; a story of a family awaiting the arrival of a foreign visitor. Del Rey, Lester - Cave of Spear; life and problems of people living in the New Stone Age. We have had many new books for young readers this summer; including many that parents might read to pre-school age children. • • * Have you seen “Make Your Own Musical Instruments” by Muriel Mandell. It tells how to make everything from American Indian Moradie to a wishbone harp. “Care and Repair of Antiques, by Thomas Ormsbee, tells how to keep old furniture in good condition, restore broken or neglected piece, silver, pewter, brass, etc. Famous Detectives by E. E. Block, includes true stories of great crime detectives. Ladies Os Christian Church Go Calling Ladies of the Milford Christian church met in the church Tuesday afternoon for their monthly prayer meeting. Mrs. Leon Tucker led in devotions. Later in the afternoon they held a housewarming at the home of Mrs. Alta Evans and presented her a giftThey then went to foe home of Mrs. Clifford Replogle where a surprise birthday party was held. Cake and ; coffee and punch were served and the laches presented birthday gifts t» Mrs. Replogle.