The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 October 1967 — Page 6

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MR. and MRS. S. SCHERMERHORN

Saturday Afternoon Wedding Unites Connie Sawyer, Steve Schermerhorn

Wedding vows were exchanged Saturday, Oct. 7, at one-thirty o’clock in the Nappanee Church of the Brethren by Miss Connie Sawyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sawyer of r I Milfcrd, and Steve Schermerhorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schermerhorn of Leesburg. Pastor William Kidwell performed the double ring ceremony in the presence of 50 guests. The altar was decorated with, a bouquet of white pompons trimmed in blue with palms on each Side. Mrs. Raymond Elliott, organist, provided the music for the candlelight senice. Escorted to the altar by her father, the bride wore a waltz length gown styled with an empire waist. The hodice aixl long sleeves were of white lace. A bow caught the draped skirt at the waist. Her finger tip length veil was trimmed with white lace. She carried a bouquet of white pompons trimmed with a blue satin ribbon. Bridr's Attendant Miss Carolyn Johnson of Syracuse was the maid of honor. She was attired in a light blue waltz length dress fashioned with an empire waist and a lace bodice and

Milford Locals Mr. and Mrs. Harve Huber of Mishawaka called on their sister-in-law. Mrs. Edward (.Mary) Huber, and her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bushong. at their Waubee lake home Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Seely called on Mr. and Mrs. James Slianer. Dennis. Jimmy. Pat and Lori at Marshall. Mich., on Saturday afternoon'. They were evening callers in the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Kimmel and daughters, Rosemarie and Julie. The ladies and Mr. Seely are sisters and brother. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller of Milford left this week for Fort Myers. Fla . where they will spend the winter months. Their address follows: 1(B7 Wilshire drive, Fort Myers, Fla., 33901 Miss Carol Beer and fiance. Done Rumfelt, both of Milford, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Young at Cissna Park. 111. Miss Beer and Mrs. Young are cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith and daughter Angela of Dewart Lake and Mr and Mrs Richard Smith of Milford spent Sunday in Wabaes u ‘th Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis. The gathering was for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith's nephew who is going to Viet Nam. and for Angela, the younger Smiths' new daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Keim of Wawaka were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Michael of r 1 Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Vanes of r 3 Syracuse attended the funeral of Mrs’ Vanes' brother-in-law. Donald Kirkdoffer of Hammond, last week : end. Mr. Korkdoffer was a former; Milford resident.

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long sleeves. She wore a matching light blue headpiece and carried a bouquvt of white pompons. Tom Morehouse of Syracuse was the best man and ushers were Raymond ElkU of r 1 New Paris and Michael Brower of Syracuse. Hie bride's mother wore an aqua brocade suit with Nack accessories and the bridegroom's mother was attired in a lavender coat dress with black accessories. Each wore a bouquet of white pompons. A reception was held in the church parlor. Mrs. Steve Elliott, Miss Barbara Hummel and Mrs. Tom Morehouse served cake, mints and punch. Helping with the gifts were Miss Roberta Grimm, Miss Lois Yoder. Miss Julie Method and Mrs. Alvin Haab. Miss Beverly Thompson was in charge of the guest book. Upon their return from a wedding trip south, the newlyweds wll reside in Wabash. The new bride is a graduate of Milford high School and is employed at Mutschler Brothers offices in Nappanee. Mr. Schermerhorn, a Leesburg high school graduate. is employed at Honeywell, Inc., in Wabash.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Holden and family of New Paris visited Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins of r 1 Milford, and their son Don of California Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hemvan Miller of Milford were in attendance at a surprise birthday dinner given Sunday in honor of Mrs. Wilbur Rensberger of Nappanee. The occasion was planned by her daughters. Julie and Donnabelle, with dinner being served at a restaurant in Nappanee. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Wolters and daichter Donna of Plymouth were , Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ari thur Wise of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Michael <rf r 1 Milford spent Sunday evening with | Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wolferman. also ,of r 1 Milford. I j Gortlon Teeple of r 2 Milford observed his birthday Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Treesh of Muncie were home for the week end.

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fCHJZINJCS • >—J It’s good to hear Syracuse postmaster Ernie Bushong talk so enthusiastically about his recent 21-day trip with Mrs. Bushong on the continent of Europe. Only one admonition, he states: Do it while you are young and still have strong legs. Ernie said they were up each morning at 5:45 and began their rounds of sites worth seeing, ending their day with an 8 o’clock dinner. He said he liked Brussels, Belgium, best of all the cities they visited, calling it “simply beautiful”. He also enjoyed the famed Louvre art museum in Paris, but said his limited time there didn’t allow them to scratch the surface. His party did not visit Berlin. Ernie berated some U. S. tourists as “ugly Americans”, for constantly complaining about such things as transportation, the fare in restaurants, and the like. His advice: See It, do as the natives do. get in the swim of things and enjoy it. Ernie and Mary are already planning their next trip. • • • “We broke the back of the clique”, 1 was the way a Syracuse plan commission member termed it following a stormj’ meeting at town hall last Thursday night. He was referring to the 9 to 2 vote of the commission to re-clas-sify a 42-acre tract of land south of Syracuse from residential to recreational use. The land in question will be used by Jay Rigdon for a 9-hole par 3 golf course and a driving range. Part of the acreage which Rigdon, an area resident since 1914, has owned since 19W. will require drainage and a general for his proposed plans The land is south of Syracuse and lies along county road 1120 North. It is located just west of the s’-i---acre tract, owned by Don Somers of Fort Wayne, which the plan commission refused to re-classify in a recent meeting by a narrow 4 to 3 vote. The Syracuse town board will review this latter decision in a forthcoming meeting. The plan commission last Thursday night merely sustained an earl- ! ier favorable action by the board of ! appeals in the Rigdon re-classifica-tion case. Since the thumbs down decision of the plan commission on the Somers tract, and in some degree with the support of a strong page 1 editorial in The M-J, several members of the plan commission have had second thoughts about tying up the land south of town to development. I The vote last Thursday night was by secret ballot, at the request of member Blanche Bates. Following the meeting, member Karl McGarvey heatedly told town board president Byron Connolly. “Well, that does it. You have my resignation”. McGarvey has been against the expansion of the lake area for public recreation. However, as near as could be j learned today. McGarvey has not as : yet turned in his resignation in writing.

We were told—and we believe—the so-called breakfast club which meets each morning at the Syracuse Case would be a good topic for a Candid Camera spot. If only we could smuggle one of Allen Font’s sly co-workers into its midst. The group begins to assemble early each morning, usually pouring their own coffee, with some reading early news in a morning paper, and others probing with sly remarks in order to get a conversation started. As the non-card carrying members gather (they come and go, at times without a word being exchanged), there seems to be an unwritten rule that the man at the head of the table presides. With this note, and with the members’ air of nonchalance, this chair will probably find itself vacant henceforth. Who are the regulars? We had to enlist the help of case owner Mrs. Howard (Dorllas) Kline to find out. Here are only some of them: Chet McCuen. Stu Smith. Wayne Blakesley. Maurice Crow. Bud Harper. Chris Koher, Bart Cox, O. Mishler, Max Ganshorn. Dean Pittman, Tom Robinson, George Gardner, Joe Hughes, Ross Osborn, Jack Vanderford. Dick Miller, Doc Miller and Doc Fosbrink. ♦ • • • It’s a happy state of affairs when one can wax enthusiasm for a box of strawberries. Such is the case with Bart Wade, the architect’s representative on the new Wawasee high school. Wade, an amateur horticulturalist, fa six rows of everbearer strawberries in his garden, and, believe us. they are the biggest we’ve ever seen. He says he has extra plants, in case anyone is interested. Wade lives on road 12. six miles east of Niles, Mich. Young, personable Ron Hibschman, longtime auto salesman at McCormick-Cutter. Inc., went on a new job Monday morning. He’ll be traveling for John Roddie. Mary Circle Meets At North Webster The Mary circle of the Syracuse Methodist church met with Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Dunn in their new home at North Webster recently. October birthdays of Joe Bushong, Clarence Snyder, Marian Neff and Esther Weaver were celebrated. There were nine members and one guest present. The host and hostess were presented a gift for their new heme. Mrs. Peter A. Blue gave the devotions and the missionary lesson was presented by Mrs. Ray Jones. The Mary circle will be the host of the Quiet Day to be held in the church on October 19. Wawakeechie Club Elects Officers The Wawakeechie Home Extension club held its September meeting in the Turkey Creek conservation club house and elected officers for the coming year. The newly elected officers are: President — Mrs. Michael Mignery Vice president — Mrs. Ralph Clingaman Secretary — Mrs. Donald Deck Treasurer — Mrs. Don McCulloch Mrs. Glee Gunter and Mrs. Earl Burkholder were hostesses for the day. A dessert was served from tables beautifully decorated in ! keeping with the fall season. I Mrs. Grover Smith, Mrs. Ashley ’ Hawk and Mrs. Preston Wright . were guests and will become new i members of the club.

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20 YEARS AGO, OCT. 2, 1947 Annabelle Doty, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Doty of Milford, and Oliver Replogle, son of Mrs. Myrtle Replogle, of Milford, and Delbert Replogle of Elkhart, were united in marriage on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 28. Mary’ Jean Wolferman, whose marriage to Howard Vanlaningham of Camden, will take place Saturday, was the the guest of boner at a bridal shower given by her aunt, Mrs. Earl Wolferman. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Charlton, of Milford, will observe their 50th wedding anniversary, Sunday, Oct. 5. Miss Anna L. Hummel, daughter of Mrs. Taylor Shively of Leesburg, and Clyde D. Hunt, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Hunt, of Milfcrd, w’ere married Friday evening. Mildred Kozaritz of Chicago, became the bride of Peter Calsi, a former Milford resident. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Baumgartner and son Ronnie w’ere Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lark Becker and son Paul. Mrs. Becker made a lovely birthday cake in hon-; or cf the birthday’s of Paul and, Arch. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Neff and daughter Darlene, were guests of I Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Chartton at dinner, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Davidsen spent the week end visiting Mrs. Davidsen*s brother, Scott Petterson at Edmore. Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Brown. Mrs. Burris Sharp, Mrs. Parker Phend and Mrs. William Baumgartner spent last Thursday in Chicago. 30 YEARS AGO, OCT. 14, 1937 A two story frame house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Fremcnt Hollar. located west of Milford on the Roy Treesh farm, was destroyed by fire Thursday morning. Mrs. Melissa Ernest, 56, died Friday morning at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Rolland and Hazel Belt, of Elkhart. Funeral services for James Nelsen Dygert, 66, former Elkhart an, who died October 6, of Heaton lake, were held on Friday. Mrs. William Hartter and Miss Eunice Steffen returned home Thursday from a week's motor trip into Illinois. Mrs. Edith Bollong of Seattle, Wash., arrived Tuesday to spend a week in the home of her sister, Mrs. Belle Pinkerton. This was the firtt time the sisters have seen each other for 50 years. William Haney, 78. son ham and Mary’ Ann Balmer Haney, died Saturday, Oct. 9, at a private sanitarium in Goshen. John Haab is employed at the Paul Ruch shop. Mr. Rudi, who manufactures wood novelties, has been quite busy this fall. Mrs. Thomas Rensberger of Nappanee is caring for her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ward Rensberger, and infant daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Poynter will enjoy a week’s vacation next week during which time they will visit his relatives in Kentucky. C. D. Wise, who recently disposed of hfe grocery store here, has accepted a field position with George Freeses Sons of Nappanee. Paul Buhrt and family spent Sunday in Nappanee with their daughj ter, Mrs. H. Lutes.

40 YEARS AGO, SEPT. 29, 1927 Mrs. Winnie Treesh, 59, widow Reuben Treesh, was found dead in her bed at her home, here, Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at the Salem church Sunday afternoon for Mrs. Taylor Shively who died Friday morning at her home southeast of Milford. Dr. H. C. Snyder attended the convention of the Northern Indiana Dental Society, held at Elkhart on Monday and Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Estep attend-; ed the funeral of her grandfather, John Conners, at Chicago, Tuesday of last week. The marriage of Hemer B. Cripe of Goshen, and Wilma M. Sumpter of Milford, occurred Wednesday evening Sept. 21. Kenneth B. Henderson of Osceola and Miss Edna E. Sumpter of Mil-! ford were united in marriage on Saturday afternoon in Warsaw. P. H. Clayton and P. W. Warstler made a trip to Detroit, Friday and drove new Chrysler cars home from the factory. Marion Kitson and wife of Goshen 1 and Mrs. B. E. McCloughen of Mil- | ford, attended the funeral of Mrs. Jane Hire held at Syracuse Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Speicher of Milford Junction announce the enigagement of their daughter, Ellen M. Speicher, to Francis L. Fodge. son of Mrs. Mary Fodge, South Bend, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. R. Vanderveer and Dcnald Vanderveer attended the ; funeral cf Mrs. L. L. Burris at Goshen on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erick who have made their home with Mrs. Ellen Miller south of town for the past fifteen months, are now occupying their residence on Emeline street. 50 YEARS AGO, SEPT. 27, 1917 Our new post office was dedicated Friday afternoon. The moving was done by the postmaster and his force of R. F. D. boys, namely: James Fuller, Charles Om and Chester Overieese. Charley Bell, a Milford boy who enlisted two months ago, and went to Texas, is now in France. Miss Ethel Harlan, who has been quite ill with typhoid fever, is im- ; proving. * C. E. Fligor of Warsaw, and Isaac Closson of Milford, attended the reunion cf the Forty-eight Volunteer Infantry at South Bend on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. 0. D. Cooper, who live northeast of Milford, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last Sunday, Sept. 23. The Milford school opened Monday morning with all grades present. In all there were 351 students enrolled. While driving at the rate of 40 miles an hour, a machine driven

Thank You! We want to say “Thank You” in a big way to those who braved the inclement weather Sunday to visit our plant during our open house. In spite of intermittent rains, we had a real good turn-out, and we are thankful to those who came. We feel we have a first line mobile home, and our. public reception in the salesrooms prove this point. With the new Sectional Home and Double Wide, we feel we are going a step ahead, of the mobile home industry. It’s our aim to produce a first line mobile home, to become a strong employer in the community, and to be a moving part of what we feel is one of the finest communities anywhere, Thank you, again. Regent Homes Corporation Syracuse, Indiana

Miss Cheryll Cripe Honored At Bridal Shower Saturday A bridal shower was given Saturday evening as a courtesy to Miss Cheryll Cripe by Mrs. Vernon Sholtey and Miss Faye Sholtey at the House of Friendship near Syracuse. Miss Cripe is the November 4 tnide-elect or Hu'oen Schmucker. She is the daifghtcr of Mr. and Mrs. Ray W. Cripe of r 4 Goshen. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Schmucker of r 1 New Paris are the parents of the bride-groom-eJect. She was presented a corsage of her chosen colors of red and white. by Dutch Sumpter, turned turtle Sunday near the home of Thomas Pinkerton west of Milford. There were four people in the auto and only one, Miss Gerty Poe, was injured. A. P. Bowers has accepted a position with the Big Four Railway Co., as gravel inspector. >v A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Augspurger of Milford Saturday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Webley Oster of Tiffin, Ohio, came to Milford last week, and w ere present at the Oster reunion that was held at the home of Edward Oster.

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Lakeland HALLOWEEN DANCE OCTOBER 27, 1967 Yellow Banks Hotel 9 - 12 p.m. SEMI-FORMAL Music by the ' Rhythmairs" Sponsored by Wawasee Area and North Webster Jaycees Donation: $5 per couple

The gifts were centered around a decorated bucket which contained packages of spices with ribbon Streamers attached to mint cups on the table. The guests were requested to bring recipes for the bride’s recipe box. Attending the shower w’as the mother and grandmother of the bride-dxt — Mrs. Ray W. Cripe and Mrs. Olen LeCcunt — Mrs. Bertha Cripe of Troy, Mont., and guests from the Zion Chapel community. Refreshments w’ere served by the hostesses at the close of the evening. SYRACUSE LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clawson and children and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbert and children, all of Syracuse, spent Sunday in Brown county. They visited the state park and shops at Nashville. Mr. and Mrs. William T. Jones, Jr., of Syracuse went to Chicago Friday where they met their son, Larry, at O’Hare airport. Larry, who is stationed at San Francisco, Calif., in the U. S. navy, is home to he’lp his sister, Cathy, celebrate her 14th birthday anniversary on Friday, Oct. 13.