The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 35, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 October 1967 — Page 5

Ligonier News

By ROSE CUNNINGHAM Warning To Divorced Mothers In case Friday in Noble circuit court, the custody of a child was taken away from its mother because she refused to allow her divorced husband visitation privileges granted by the court at an earlier date. Judge John C. Hagen of Ligonier did not disclose the names of the parents, but said the action was taken due to the large number of complaints from fathers who said their ex-wives were not allowing them to visit their children. The judge said he hoped the action would be sufficient warning to others in the same circumstances. Rev. Wasson To Wabash Rev. Clinton L. Wasson, pastor of the Ligonier Nazarene church since July of 1963, has been assigned to the Nazarene church at Wabash as of October 1. Rev. and Mrs. Wasson and sons. Kip and David, will move to that city on October 4. The congregation of the Ligonier church honored the Wasson family at a farewell dinner recently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hochstettler. They were also presented a gift from the members. David Saggars Awarded Medal David C. Saggars, son of Mr. and Mrs. Haney Saggars, r 3 Ligonier, has been awarded the army commendarion medal for meritorious services performed while on active duty in Alaska. The citation from the Secretary of

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the Army says that Sgt. Saggars distinguished himself while serving as petroleum, oils and lubricants section chief. Company C (S&T). 172 d. Support Battalion. 172 Infantry Brigade (Ml, Fort Richardson, Alaska. Saggars has been discharged from the army and is presently attending the Indiana state police academy at Bloomington. Michael W. Grissom Commissioned Michael W. Grissom. 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Grissom. Pigeon road, was recently commissioned a second lieutenant Jpon graduation from Officers Candidate School at the army artillery and missile center at Fort Sill, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Grissom attended their son's gradiyition exercises. After a 15-day furlough, Second Lt Grissom has been assigned to duty with the fifth army at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. West Noble Teachers To Present Forum West Noble Classroom Teachers Association, in cooperation with the board of education and the superintendent of schools, will present a series of forums for the general public. The series during the 1967-68 school year will be in an effort to develop a better understanding of the education program that is presently being followed in the West Noble school system. * Each program will take up a particular field of subject matter from kindergarten through high school in hopes of accomplishing community understanding of philosophy, purposes and methods. An announcement will be placed in the papers a week ahead of the scheduled program to inform the public of the matters to be taken up at that meeting. Teachers will be listed that will be taking part in that particular forum. It is hoped that the public will support this series and take part in the question and answer period. Youth Fellowship In Retreat The Youth Fellowship of the EUB church spent last week end on a planning retreat at the lake cottage of Rev. and Mrs. W. E. Workman. They were accompanied by their leaders, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ganshorn and Rev. and Mrs. Workman. Study Club Has Meeting Wednesday • Members of the Ligonier Study club met at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday for their first meeting ; of the fall season. Hostesses for the meeting wore the officers. Mrs. Howard Heckner, Mrs. George Cook, Mrs. Arthur Ferguson and Mrs. Wayne Schuler. 1 Programs were given out for the i coming year.

Ligonier Masons To Hold Dedication The Ligonier Masonic Lodge 185, Ligonier, will have a dedication ceremony of their new building at 105 east sth street on Saturday, Oct. 14. The ceremony will be conducted by the officers of the most worshipful grand lodge Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Indiana. All local members of the varicus Masonic lodges, their families and the public m general are invited to attend. The program is as follows: 3.30, registration: 4, opening of lodge; 4:30, arrival of grand lodge officers; 5, dedication ceremony; 6, dinner served; 7, selections by the chanters of the Shrine Mizpah Temple; 7:30 address by John L. Bloxsome, most worshipful grand master of Masons of the state of Indiana. As this dinner is to be catered reservations must be made and in by October 7. Mail reservations to Dr. Floyd F. Warren, Ligonier, Ind. 46767. Mr. And Mrs. Donaldson Honored On Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Gene Donaldson were guests of honor on their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday, Sept. 23. at a party for members of thenfamily. Guests were Irvin Fought, Wolcottville; Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Summers. Kendallville; Mrs. Kate Preston, Mongo; Mr. and Mrs. Max Myers. Angola; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keenan. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ulrey and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Keplinger, LaGrange; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Woodworth. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Grimm. Topeka; Mr. and Mrs. Willis Weirich, j Waterloo: Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Donaldson. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Branham. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Preston and son. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Baker and daughter. Ken and Tom Donaldson, all of Ligonier. Charles Sharp Charles Sharp. 86, r 1 Ligonier, died of a heart ailment in the Goshen hospital Thursday. Sept. 27. Mr. Sharp was bom August 5, 1881, in Syracuse and had lived for 55 years in the Ligonier community On November 22, 1910, he married the former Cecilia Stewart, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters. Mrs. Irene Marks, Elkhart, and Mrs. Herschel Locke, r 1 Ligonier, four grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Edward Sharp. a brotlier, of Elkhart, also survives. Services were held in the funeral home here on Saturday with Rev. William R. Simmons in charge. Burial was in Oak Park cemetery, Ligonier.

‘Meals’ Is Topic For Chatter Belles “One Didi Meals and Meal Planning” was the lesson given by Mrs. Gay West at the Chatter Belles Home Demonstration club meeting Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Carl Flint The business meeting was in the charge of president Mrs. Jerry Cunningham. The report was given on ditty bags made for servicemen in Viet Nam. Mrs. Phil Stout gave a health and safety lesson on “Crime Prevention”. The club also voted to sponsor a Brownie Scout troop for the coming year. COMMUNITY NEWS Miss Glenda Longenbaugh and Lowell Dean Longenbaugh, daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen K. Longenbaugh, are enrolled at Huntington college. Glenda is a freshman and Lowell Dean has re-entered college after several years with the U. S. army and service in Viet Nam. Lewis Palmer and Mrs. Eleanor Bennet of South Bend were guests of Mr. Palmer’s sister, Mrs. Alta Wolf, Monday, and enjoyed the Labor Day celebration in Loonier. Miss Suzanne DePew, daugmer of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. DePew. is also enrolled as a freshman at Huntington college. Miss Eva Cook has as her houseguests this week. Mrs. Yung Sheng Cheng and small son. They are staying in Ligonier while Rev. Yung Sheng Cheng is conducting revival services at Saint John’s EUB church in Columbia City. Miss Eleanor Stage had as Labor Day guests Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller and children and Mrs. Alva Nfillott of Bowling Green, Ohio. Mrs. Minnie Bush formerly a patient in the St. Vincents Home for the Aging in Ligonier, is now a resident of the Miller Merry Manor, r 2 Warsaw. Ligonier Rotary dub members entertained their Rotary Anns at a cook-out Monday evening at the Elks dub. Good Samaritans of the EUB church held their September meeting Monday evening in the church social rooms. Plans were made for their fall rummage sale and also their Christmas Bazaar. SYRACUSE LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. James Hann, Syracuse, entertained Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Walter Grimes and sons. David and Walter, Jr., of Goshen, and Mrs. Pearl Grimes of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Stouder and baby of Cleveland. Ohio, spent the week end visiting relatives at Syracuse. Mrs. Gertrude Coppock, Wakarusa, called on Mrs. Estella Swartz, | Syracuse, on Friday.

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New Salem News

By MRS. RAY FERVERDA ENJOYS DINNER The Sunshine class enjoyed a basket dinner on Sunday in the fellowship room of the church. Present were Rev. and Mrs. Michael Ostrander and son, Shawn, Mr. and Mrs. John Plank, Jay and Debra, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tom, Jr.. Kip. Kevin, Melinda, MelisSa and Melodie, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Speicher, Carta and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd, Brenda and Rhonda, Mr. and Mrs. Vere Wildman, Ron, Randy and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Kilmer, Allene, Stanley, Wesley and Elaine, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker, Susie, Douglas and David, Mrs. Ruth DeFries, Ed Smith, Pamela and Jack Teeple, Ricky and Cynthia Rapp and Jerry and Cynthia Schrieber. The committee of arrangement's was Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rapp, and Mr. and Mrs. George Schrieber. —NS—HELPING HANDS ASSIST AT WINONA LAKE The Helping Hands held a meeting and assisted at the World Missionary Press at Winona Lake on Tuesday evening, Sept. 26. Mrs. Orvil Kilmer and Mrs. Vere Wildman were hostesses for the evening. Mrs. Albert Mathews conducted the short business session and Mrs. Robert Hurd led the devotional thinking by reading scripture verses and two poems, “Child Evangelism” and “A Missionary’s Plea”. She also offered prayer. Attending were Mrs. Howard Kreider, Mrs. Albert Mathews, Mrs. Herbert Morehouse. Mrs. Lavent Tom, Mrs. Everett Tom, Jr., Mrs. Wayne Teeple, Mrs. Bill Speicher. Mrs. John Plank, Mrs. Bruce Baker, Mrs. Kenneth Mathews, Mrs. Ray Ferverda and the Misses Doris Tom. Elaine Kilmer, Rhonda Hurd and Georgina Morehouse. “Happy Birthday” was sung to Mrs. Albert Mathews. —-NS—DOERS CLASS HAS YEARLY FISH SUPPER The Doers class enjoyed its yearly fish supper recently. The tables were beautiful with decorations of many colored goards, red and yellow miniature tomatoes and miniature red and green sweet peppers. There were also bouquets d fall flowers in the fellowship room of the church. The presklent. Mrs. RusSell Baker, led the devotions reading scripture from Romans 1. She also offered prayer. The committee of arrangements was Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Wildman, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ulrey and Mr. and Mrs? WiHiam Weybright. Oth-

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LIBRARY AT MILFORD — Shown above in the instructional materials center of the Milford elementary school are Harold Young, Milford ele-

ers attending were Rev. Michael I Ostrander, Rev. and Mik. Howard | Kreider, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Max Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferverda, Mrs. Ruth DeFries, Mrs. Manda Stackhouse. Mrs. Kathyrn Dunnuck, Mrs. Inez Shively and Ed Smith. —NS—COMMUNITY NEWS I A number of visitors attended services at New Salem on Sunday forenoon — Mrs. Harold Ulmer and Miss Margaret Ulmer of Yorktown, Tim Kinney of Muncie and Ruby Martin of Goshen, who was spending the week end with Miss Doris Tom at Milford. Guests of Dennis Shively were Gary Henson, David Procter and Mike Bornham. all of Grace college. They attended the forenoon services and were dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively and son Douglas and friend Rodolfo Maidana. Rodolfo Maidana »f Paraguay, South America, is spending three weeks in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively, Dennis and Douglas, of r r Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Baker of North Webster; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kurtz and Guy Leatherman of New | Paris r r; and Mr. and Mrs. Max I Shively and Rodolfo Maidana spent Tuesday, Sept. 26. attending the Farm Progress Show at Chalmers. Dinner guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Lavent Tom at Milford were Miss Ruby Martin and John Mullonix and daughters, Marianne and Marcia, of r r Cromwell. Mrs. Mullonix is confined to her heme because of illness.

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mentary school principal; Mrs. Varner Chance, librarian; Mrs. Duane Sprague, library aid and Mrs. Ann Watts, teacher.

Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Dunnuck of r r Warsaw were guests at dinner on Sunday of Mrs. Katherine Dunnuck of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morehouse, Diana and Georgina, of r 1 attended a family reunion cn Sunday near Bluffton. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morehouse on r 1 on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Morehouse of South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Morehouse, Loetta and David of r 1 Leesburg. and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meek and Lorraine and Sharon. An All Night Sing at South Bend on Friday evening was attended by Rev. and Mrs. Howard Kreider, Mr. and Mrs. John Plank, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Speicher. Carla and Larry, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple, Pamela and Jack. Mrs. Gladys Van Sickle, Mrs. Lavent Tom, Mrs. Everett Tom, Jr., and Miss Doris Tom of the New Salem church. ' Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively and Douglas, Rodolfo Maidana, Mrs. Inez Shively and Miss Trudy Shive;ly spent Saturday shopping in Fort Wayne. Some of those attending the Up with People show held at the Billy Sunday tabernacle at Winona Lake on Sunday afternoon were Mrs. Ruth DeFries, Mrs. Ellis Wildman, Mrs. ’ Howard Kreider. Miss Clara Driver, i Mrs. Gladys Van Sickle, Mr. and i Mrs. Ray Ferverda and Mr. and Mrs. ; Max Shively. SYRACUSE LOCAL Mrs. Mary Kees and daughter Anlyn of Harlan spent several days in the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harley 1 Lindemuth at Syracuse.

THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Last year was the first year for the IMC’S in the Lakeland schools. A Mail-Journal staff photo.

• ♦ ♦ Milford IMC Has Total Os 2,383 Books This Year Mrs. Varner Chance, librarian, reports a total oi 2,383 books in the instructional materials center at Milford as of September 27 of this year. There are 393 fiction books, 558 easy fiction, 1,087 non-fiction, 268 biography and 77 reference. Purchased for the IMC since June of 1966 were 1,037 books—B6o under ESEA title one and 177 in the B-7 account. Thirteen books have been received since June of 1966. Classroom books placed in the IMC during June of 1966 total 1,335. There are 20 titles in the periodicals in circulation. The daily circulation average this year is 125 as compared to 83 last year. The total circulation between September 12 and 27 was 1,372. Credit Association Sets Annual Meeting The 34th annual meeting of the Albion Production Credit Association will be held in Kosciusko county on October 12 in the Shrine building at the fairgrounds in Warsaw. Willard N. Schieler. associate representative, and Lottie E. Zimmer, office assistant, will host the meeting which will begin with a smorgasbord at 6:30 and the business session at 7:30 p.m. Harold A. Pickett of Union City j will be the entertainer for the eveining.

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