The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 August 1968 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., Aug. 7, 1968

Leesburg-Oswego News By Mrs. Pearl Lyons Phone 453-3921

August Meeting Os Town Board The town board met on Monday evening for its August meeting at town hall with all members present. Bills were approved and ordered tc be paid. Myron Tschupp was not present and his request for a horse shoe pitching area in the alley adjoining the formei; Jake Doremire property north was tabled until a formal request is made by him in person. Mrs. Hazel Pace complained about the dust in the alley past her place and the matter was discussed. The prcbhm of children riding bicycles in. the streets was discussed and any violation of the safety rules by children would be liable for arrest. This was done for the safety of the children. A discussion was entered into regarding an ordinance for a 3way liquor license for the town. No decision regarding the preparation for the ordinance was made. The board thought it best to discuss it with the town people and give the matter further consideration . The census bureau has asked for a map of Leesburg showing the streets. Frank Rader proposed to draw up such a map and see that the clerk-treasurer has same in a few days. The meeting then adjourned. TONY HELMAN CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Chapes Blankenship and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Earl and daughter of Warsaw, Mrs. Jean Helman, Tony and Ronnie, and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blankenship had a picnic dinner Sunday at the flowing well on road 13. The picnic was in honor of the eighth birthday of Tony Helman. The afternoon was spent at the Blankenship home. August Meeting Os Leesburg Merchants There were six merchants present at a meeting at town hall on Monday afternoon. An election of officers was held with Mrs. James Engle being re-elected president and Mrs. Chris Kammerer elected secretary and treasurer. MrSu Lawrence Randall, chairman of games, Mrs. Kammerer, chairman of the parade, and Mrs. Herschel Bitner, chairman of the flea market, gave reports on Leesburg Days. Six members went to Maricn July 18 to purchase additional Christmas lights. The merchants also purchased individually additional lights for their store fronts. ENTERTAIN AT PICNIC ON PONTOON SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Morris Huffman entertained at a picnic dinner on their pontoon Sunday afternoon on Tippecanoe lake in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Lester Vandermark. Other guests were Lester Vandermark. Gloria, Lisa, and Mark. BRIDAL SHOWER HONORS MISS DEANNE QUINE Mrs. Mike Foreman was hostess to the August meeting of the Leesburg WMC at her heme Monday evening. Mrs. Don Millington served as the leader and Mrs. Edith Young gave the Bible study. The mission study was given by Mrs. Glen Stauffer. A bridal shower was given honoring Miss Deanne Quine. There were 25 present. The hostess served refreshmnts. BIRTH OF A SON Mr. and Mrs. Max Faurote are the parents of a 9*2 pound son born at 3:30 a m. Tuesday in the Murphy Medical Center. BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR TIMMONS SONS Mrs. Herbert Timmons entertained Saturday afternoon at a party for her sons, Sam, who was 9, and for Ricky, who-was 8. Both had a birthday the last week in July. Games were played with prizes being won by Pauf Smith, Chad Koon, Jamie O’Neill, Randy Grabill and Wesley Engle. Cake, ice cream, and Kool-Ade were served to Chad Koon. Mark Craig. Dave Brown. Ted Hughes, and Wesley Engle of Warsaw; Tom and Randy Richcreek and Jamie O’Neill of Oswego; Todd Rhoades of Chapman Lake; and to Brent and Bevin Lursen, James Coon. Tcny Zartman. Clinton Willard, Rusty Grabill, Randy Grabill. Paul Smith and Joe Giant of Leesburg. COMMUNITY NEWS f Mr. and Mrs. Roger Bair of Ypslanti. Mich., spent last week with the Clyde Bairs and Herschel Alberts. Mr. and Mrs. John Moneyheffer

and family and Jeryl Lenfesty were Sunday dinner guests of Samuel Moneyheffer in Nappanee. Mrs. Carl Richey entertained her bridge club Friday evening. Mrs. Tom Buskirk, Sr., won high prize and Mrs. Ralph Brubaker, second. The hostess served re-, freshments. Hunter Randall spent Monday and Tuesday with his grandparents, the Lawrence Randalls. Mr. and Mrs. John Longfellow of Elkhart and Mrs. Anna Bishop spent Friday in New Haven and Fort Wayne.. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Swagger and family of Wiltshire, Ohio, were Sunday evening guests of the Forrest Lyons family. Mr. and Mrs. William Hill, Sr., Warsaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Roger McConnell had dinner Sunday at the Holloway House at Glenbrook in honor of the birthday of Mr. McConnell. They visited Franke Park Zoo in the afternoon. Miss Rhonda Garman of Elkhart spent two days last week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Garman. Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCartney in Warsaw were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Me Cartney and family of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Teeple, Sara, Barbara and Jerry, and Miss Beth Moon and Rcdney Teeple of Wheaton college. Marsha McCartney accompanied the Teeples home and was an overnight guest Sunday and spent Monday with Barbara Teeple. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Weirick attended the wedding Sunday afternoon of Tom Weirick and Debbie Sisson at Flora. Mrs. Ora Irvine spent last week in Warsaw with the Curt Shoemake er family. ' Russel Richter of Erie House in Chicago is spending two weeks with the Robert Allen family. They all spent several days last week in Fenville, Mich., with Mr. and Mrs. Herman Allen. They also spent one day at the Brookfield Zoo. The Ed Blue family spent last week on vacation touring points of interest in the southern states. Mrs. Joe Hansman has been quite ill with a severe case of hives. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Ginther have returned home after spending a week’s vacation visiting their daughter and family, the Warren Ellises at Lancaster, Ohio, and with the Ira Robertses of West Wyoming, Pa. Mr. Roberts is a brother of Mrs. Ginther. Miss Beth Moon and Rodney Teeple of Wheaton college spenL the week end with the Robert Teeple family. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Popenfoose and sons of St. Clairsville, Ohio, are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Popenfoose and visiting friends and relatives in and around Oswego. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Irvine took Specialist 4 Jerry Irvine to Chicago Sunday where he left for Fcrt Dix, N. J.. He will soon be leaving for Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Goon and family spent Sunday at Valparaiso at the drag strip. Mrs. Roger McConnell and Mrs. John Moneyheffer attended the cooking school held Monday night at the coliseum in Fort Wayne. Guests on Tuesday of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richey were Mr. and Mrs. Russel Baker of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dye are spending a few days in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. John Dye are staying in the Dye home in their absence. NAMES OMITTED The names of Debbie Wolferman and Valerie Steffen of Milford were omitted from the Senior Homemakers 4-H club prefair judging article which appeared in last week’s issue. Debbie won first in Crafts V and Valerie placed first in Photography I. Incorrect Name The name of Vicki Mehl was incorrectly printed last week in the list of state fair entries and alternates chosen in the judging held July 22-26. It should have stated that Gloria Mehl of the Senior Homemakers club, Milford, won a blue ribbon in Hume Furnishings II and was named to the Home Furnishings honor group. Mr. and Mrs. George Hay 11, Mark and Mathew of Goshen have returned to that city after spending sometime with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Seiffert at Lake Wawasee.

Camp Fire Giris Hold Day Camp Syracuse Camp Fire Girls held their annual day camp on Thursday, Aug. 1, from 1 to 8 p.m. at the Syracuse scout cabin. Mrs. Dorothy Fitzgerald from Fort Wayne organized the day camp this year. Four different stations were set up on the lawn to which t 1.2 girls took turns visiting. The stations were: 1) Songs and games; 2> nature study; 3) firemaking and foods; and 4) dances and plays. The different groups were called tribes and everyone present was required to use their Indian name. The girls enjoyed a supper of ham sandwiches, baked beans, celery and carrot sticks, banana boats, watermelon and Kool-Aid. Parents were invited to attend the camp fire at 7 p.m. when the girls demonstrated what they had learned during the day. Mrs. Mildred Wilson was in charge of the day camp this year. Other adults helping with the 75 girls who attended were: Mrs. Lloyd KcmmerdLner, Mrs. Delbert Whitehead, Mrs. Ted Grindle, Mrs. Carl Myrick, Mrs. Tim Darr, Mrs. Jack Schact, Mrs. Clayton Cough, Mrs. Bill Darr, Mrs. Jim Cox, Mrs. Wendell Shank, Mrs. James Felts and Mrs. Charles Harris. The Misses Kathy and Nancy Schori came with Mrs. Fitzgerald to teach the girls Indian dances. Members of the Tan Wapo Ka group spent the night at the scout cabin with Mrs. James Felts and Mrs. Fitzgerald. They cooked a breakfast of eggs, sausage and toast Friday morning. MORE CATTLE ON FEED LAFAYETTE — Cattle and calves on fattening rations in Hoosier feed lots July 1 totaled 255,000, up five per cent/ from July 1, 1967, but down 19 per cent from last April 1. State - federal agricultural statisticians at Purdue university report cattle on feed fewer than three months, as of July 1, totaled 70,000, up three per cent from a year earlier. Sixty - eight thousand, down seven per cent from a year ago, had been on feed three to six months. Cattle on feed longer than six months totaled 117,000, up 15 per cent from the total on July 1, 1967. Indiana cattle feeders placed 74,000 head on feed during the April - June quarter; this was 2,000 less than during the corresponding three - month period of last year. A total of 132,000 animals went to marketing during the AprilJune period. This was 4,000 more than in the same period of 1967. Cattle feeders intend to market 158,000 animals during the July - September quarter, 14,000 more than were sold in the corresponding months of last year. Courtesy Shown Men Os Press The meeting of the Whitko Community School Corporation board of trustees July 15, opened in a most unusual way when Maurice Scott, president of the board, or chairman as the decision on which title will be used is still pending, announced a press table had been provided for the members of the press, to use at their convenience. The Whitko board meetings are the best covered in this part of the state excepting those covered by radio and television stations. The new business manager, Frank Knight, who had begun his official duties on July 10, but officially had the position since July 8, deserves credit for this improvement. He located the table tor the newsmen present, almost on an even line with the official board table. In addition to being able to compile the import of the meetings, this arrangement greatly improved the listening ability of the newspersons. The “press table” is a “first” in the history of the Whitko board, and that of the Metropolitan board, before the forming of the present board. Many times in the past even press chairs have not always been provided, depending on the chairman of the board and the superintendent’s attention. Business manager Knight said the present board and president Scott all agree the press should be accommodated, and also all other citizens.

To Tear Down Milford Landmark An old Milford landmark, a Main street house known as the McDonald property, is being torn down. The job should be completed by the end of August. Burris Sharp of Sharp’s Hardware and John Perry of Walter’s Drug Store, both Milford Main street businessmen, have purchased the house in order to expand their business facilities. They have arranged to have the house torn down to make room for a parking lot. In the same arrangement. Sharp will build a 40 by 60 onestory concrete block building at the rear of the present hardware and extending behind the drug store. Perry has recently doubled the floor space of his drug store with, the purchase of the building on its north. As near as can be ascertained, the McDonald house was built in the late 1870’s or 1880’s. Milford Locals Mrs. Louis B. Rassi, Milford, is employed several days a week at the Country Corner Gift Shop on road 13, Syracuse. Mrs. Joseph C. Beer and her sens-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bauer and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Zimmerman, all of Cissna Park, 111., attended the Beer reunion at Pla-Mor park, west of Nappanee, Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Beer is a former Milford resident. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wollman and family of Milford left Monday for Troy, Ohio. They plan to spend several days. Mrs. Ruby Zimmerman of Milford is spending the week with her sister, Mrs. Maude Whitehead, at Nappanee. Mrs. Maude Geiger, Mrs. Glen Treesh and John, and Mrs. Pam Rummel and sons, all of Milford, enjoyed dinner in a Warsaw restaurant on Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Lehman and four daughters of Milford are at home after a ten-day visit with relatives at Sioux City, lowa. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and son Kevin of Nappanee and Mr. and Mrs. Don Brumbaugh and Scott of Milford lake were Sunday evening guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Widup of Milford. Shari Anne and Michele Marie, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Miller of Dewart Lake, spent several days last week in Goshen visiting their uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Rider. Mrs. Duane Wiggs of Milford is entertaining her two sisters, Mrs. Esther McAfee of Midway, Ohio, and Mrs. Norma Hedegard of the United States Air Force, in her home today until Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Troup of r 2 Leesburg entertained Friday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beer and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beer and family, all of r 2 Milford. Mrs. Bob Auer, Jeff, Jay and Jerry, and Mrs. Fred Weisser. Doug, Greg, Brad and Kathy spent Thursday afternoon at Franke Park in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bushong and Mrs. Mary Huber of Waubee lake attended the Hamsher reunion in the Charles Cone home at Pierceton last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beer, Sr., Jack and Donald of r 1 Milford, and Miss Joyce Beer of Goshen left last Saturday morning for a two weeks’ vacation tlirough the western states. They plan to go as far as Utah. Sunday dinner was enjoyed at Tippecanoe lake by Mr. and Mrs. Glen Treesh, John and Mark, Mis. Maude Geiger, and Mrs. i’am Rummel, Jason and Jimmy. Cars Collide On Main Street In Syracuse Two cars collided on Main street at 4:45 p.m. on July 24 as one driver did not see the other for watching a boy on a bycicle. Envolved were a 1964 Chevrolet driven by Violet E. Butt. 49, r 2 Syracuse, and a 1566 Oldsmobile driven by Lillian D. Nickel, 63, r 3 Syracuse. Mrs. Nickel was backing out onto east Main and was watching the child on the bicycle when her auto collided with Mrs. Butts vehicle. Damage to the Butt’s auto was listed at $125 to the left fender and side and $35 to the left rear fender and bumper of the Nickel vehicle. BAND PRACTICE West Noble high school marching band will have four practices this week as they will be taking ..part in the activities at the Noble county fair next week in Kendallville.

Area Teenagers Home From European Tour

By Mary Barb Immel Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, and England — Never thought I would be in any one of these countries, let alone all eight! However, July 29, after waiting all night due to difficulty with our plane, I along with 136 other members of the School Band and School Chorus of America and 25 chaperones took off across the Atlantic with these countries as our destination. Edward T. Harn of Bloomington, 111., began the tours eight years ago as representatives of the People to People Music Committee in Washington. D. C. Students across the country ages 15-21 send auditions on tape to Mr,. Harn who selects and directs the 100 School Band of America and Varner Chance who does the same for the School Chorus of America. Once we landed in Brussels we boarded four Holland buses that were to carry us on our adventures of 2,700 miles on the European continent. Since the musicians had only met for the first time at Kennedy airport, the first thing on the agenda was rehearsal. Rehearse we did for three days, nine hours a day in a T.V. studio once a cheese factory. From here on I have memories of a cable car ride up 7,000 foot Mt. Pilatus, giving autographs to grateful French teenagers, many old city walls and gates, meeting the Prince and Princess of Yugoslavia, and communicating to people without saying a word. Throughout our travels history seemed to jump at us from every turn; we even saw a tower built in 1791! These historic places along with the homes and shops were all colorfully decorated with flowers and more flowers. Not only were there flowers in well manicured formal gardens and home gardens, but frequently we saw an entire square taken over with a flower market. The cheerfulness of these flowers was conspicuously lacking in Czechoslovakia. Buildings there seemed to be for utility only — no gardens or gaily painted walls Places were as drab as the people seemed to be. However, at our concert in Prague the people were anything but drab and cold — four encores. We brought a girl back from Czechoslovakia who will be visiting many of us in the United States. One of her first comments after leaving her homeland was, “Everything looks so prepared.” In contrast things in her country seem to be used and just be there. Probably the one thing that made the tour so successful was that everyone cared. People at home cared enough to work and sacrifice some for the tour; students cared to keep the rules and do their best; friends in Europe cared to set up the many details for our concerts; the audiences cared to listen and to learn by talking with us. & The closeness of our group and the friendliness of our audiences and new found friends points out the theme of the tour and probably the theme of all of the lives of those involved in the tour“No man is an island, no man stands alone. Each man’s joy is joy to me, each man’s grief is my own. We need one another, so I will defend Each man as my brother, each man as my friend.” SYRACUSE LOCALS Week end visitors of Rev. and Mrs. C. R. Bitzer of Oakwood Park were Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Roser and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Miller of Carmi, 111., and the Bitzers’ daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Sheets and sons of Indianapolis. The Rosers and Millers were members of Rev. Bitzer’s congregation 16 years ago.

LEGALS LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the Local Alcoholic Beverage Board ot Kosciusko County. Indiana, will at 10 a.m. on the 13th day of August. 1968. at the Clerk's Office. Court House in the City of Warsaw. Indiana, in said County begin investigation of the application of ihe following named person, requesting the issue to the applicant at the location hereinafter set out. of the Alcoholic Beverage Permit ot the class hereinafter designated and will, at said time and place, receive information concerning the fitness of said applicant and the propriety of issuing the p.-rmit applied for to such applicant at the premises named: Thornburg Drug Co., Inc . by Ralph W Thornburg. Pr.s.. & Charles W. Kroh, Sec.. Box 97, Syracuse, Indiana <Drus Store! Beer. Liquor & Wine Dealer. 500 E. Market St., Warsaw, Indiana. SAID INVESTIGATION WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS REQUESTED INDIANA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION By W. F. Condon Executive Secretary JOE A HARRIS. Chairman

Craig Says People Were Enthusiastic Craig Ruch, Milford student who made the trip, stated the size of the crowds varied but the people were always enthusiastic. Craig stated he left Bear Field at Fort Wayne on June 27 and flew to Newark, N. J., where his group went by bus to their hotel above Grand Central Station in New York city. The initial meeting of the School Band and School Chorus of America was held June 28 with free time in New York following the meeting. The young man from Milford also remembers the delay at Kennedy Airport and who wouldn’t after spending the night there. On their third day in Europe they held a dress rehearsal then the young American were off through Luxembourg and into France. The concerts went well, stated Craig who continued by saying the people were wonderful and it made you feel good. “They’re just like us,” he said. “Just common everyday folks who want to be friendly.” Young Ruch thought Switzerland was the most colorful and remembers that’s where most of the tour members spent their money on clocks and watches. He too noticed the lack of flowers in Czechoslovakia where only vegetables grew in the gardens. And, the depressing looks on the faces of the people. When the people of Czechoslovakia smiled after the concert they made the band and chorus members feel like they had done something for others. 3 Accident July 26 In Syracuse No one was injured in a twocar accident July 26 on Huntington street in Syracuse. Albert N. Straley. 58, Criderville, Ohio, was traveling down the highway and clipped the left rear fender of a 1961 Mercury owned by Patrick Carter of r 2 Syracuse. The Carter car, driven by George N. Nordman, also of r 2 Syracuse, was parked at the time of the accident. Syracuse police chief Dan Ganger estimated S9O damage to the right front fender of Straley’s 1966 Dodge and S6O to the left rear fender of Carter’s 1961 Mercury. Fire Destroys Bedroom At Godfrey Home A fire which started in a dresser drawer located in a corner of the room completely destroyed a bedroom in the home of Mary Godfrey recently. Damage was estimated at $2,500. The dresser was destroyed as was the clothing and mattress in the room. The house was saved, however, as firemen poured 100 gallons of water on the small, one story building. It is not known how the fire started. WATCH FOUND AT HOY’S can be claimed by describing and paying for this ad. Call Syracuse 457-2101.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES IN THE MATTER OF DETERMINING THE TAX RATES FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES BY JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA, BEFORE THE TOWNSHIP ADVISORY BOARD. Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of Jefferson Township. Kosciusko County. Indiana, that the proper otfleers of said township, at their regular meeting place, on the 27th day of August, 1968, will consider the following budget: TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION TOWNSHIP FUND Exam, of Records — 35 TOWNSHIP POOR RELIEF FUND Pay of Trustee. Rent, Clerical Other Civil Township Expenses 495 A Administration & Travel Exp. $1,790 1. Personal Service $ 500 Books. Stationery, Prirfung Total Township Fund ... $5,955 B Direct Relief & Advertising 300 . LIBRARY FUND i. Medical, Hosp, and Burial 500 Care of Cemeteries 500 Library $1,600 Fire Protection 2,800 —7 Memorial Day ! 35 Total Library Fund $1,600 Total Twp. Poor Relief Fund SI,OOO ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EXPENSES TO DECEMBER 31st OF INCOMING Twp. Library YEAR Fund Fund 1 Total Budget Estimate for Incoming year, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. 1969. inclusive - - — ’ 5,955 $1,600 2. Necessary Expenditures. July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended . - -- 4,572 1,600 3. Additional Appropriations necessary to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year - 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before December 31. of present year—not included in lines 2 or 3. — -— — - 5 Total Funds Required (Add Lines 1. 2. 3 and 4> 10,527 3,400 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY 6. Actual Balance, June 30th of present year —— 1.000 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December Settlement) (June Dist. not made) 5.480 1.600 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received. July 1 of present year to Dec 31 of incoming year (Schedule On file! -> — a. Special Taxes ’ ■ b All Other Revenue 4— 9. Total Funds (Add Lines 6. 7. 8a and 8b» 6 >4BO 1,600 10. Net amount required to be raised for expenses to Dec. 31st of Incoming - year (Deduct line 9 from line 5). . — 4,047 1,600 11. Operating Balance (Not in excess of expenses from Jan. 1 to June 30. less Miscellaneous Revenue for same Period) 1,029 174 12. Amount to be raised by Tax Levy (Add lines 10 and 11) . 5,076 1,774 PROPOSED LEVIES Net Taxable Property 1— $2,887.11° Levy on Levy on Amount to FUNDS — Polls Property Be Raised Township — - $ .18 $ 5.076 Library Fund — -— .06 1,696 Total $ .24 $ 6.772 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED To Be Collected Collected Collected Collected FUNDS — 1965 1966 1967 1968 Township $ 4.245 $ 4.544 $ 5,615 $ 5.202 Library Fund —' ■. —. . 1,415 1,420 1,600 1.600 Total $ 5.660 $ 5.964 $ 7.215 $ 6.802 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon After the tax levies have been determined, and presented to the county auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the county tax adjustment board, or on their failure so to do. by the county auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, may appeal to the state board of tax commissioners for further and final hearing thereon by filing a petition with the county auditor on or before the fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day after publication by the county auditor of rates charged, whichever dale is later, and the state board of tax commissioners will fix a date for hearing in this county. CHARLES MIKEL Trustee. Jefferson Township Dated August 27. 1968 MJ — July 31 * Aug. 7

Conviction Os Viet Peace Candidate Blights Paris Talks: Hartke

WASHINGTON, D. C. - Senator Vance Hartke (D-Ind.) Monday assailed South Viet Nam’s sentencing by a military court of Truong Ding Dzu, runner-up to the Thieu-Ky slate in the 1967 elections there. Dzu campaigned on a platform of a negotiated settlement with the National Liberation Front, a discussion point in the Paris peace talks. His conviction, from which there is no appeal, carried a five year term at hard labor. “Our government has consistently held that we are in Viet Nam in order that the Vietnamese may determine for themselves their own government and choose their own leaders,” Hartke declared in a Senate statement. “But. if Mr. Dzu is guilty-of any crime it is for winning too many votes in that election.” Hartke said that the U.S. government’s reaction to this “callous and tragic suppression of political dissent” has been one of “inexcusable restraint”. He stated: “For those who look daily to the Paris negotiations and pray for an end to the Viet Nam war, Truong Dinh Dzu’s conviction is an ominous and foreboding cloud on the horizon. “If it is a crime to speak of accommodation in Saigon, it is an illusion to speak of it at Paris. If a negotiated settlement is the hope for peace at Paris, it is no threat to war in Saigon. “From the viewpoint of the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, it is now an inescapable conclusion that the Thieu - Ky regime, for itself, will accept no less in Paris, Washington, Hanoi, Honolulu or Saigon, than the absolute and uncoditional surrender of the other side.” “As this becomes clear to the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong, it should be equally clear to the American people.” Hartke said that the only thing about the Thieu - Ky government to recommend it is that it is anticommunist. “But,” he said, “that was equally true of the Third Reich”. Hartke declared that the lesson or the American people in the Dzu conviction is that the ultimate barrier to a negotiated settlement and peace in Viet Nam is not Ho Chi Minh, or the NLF or the Viet Cong, but the Saigon regime which is upheld solely by the military might of the United States.

LIGONIER NEWS

By Rose Cunningham CELEBRATES 80TH BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Merle Bennett of Kimmell, Mrs. A. A. Marker of Columbia City and Mrs. Minnie Gage of Ligonier were in Larwill Monday evening to help their aunt, Mrs. Joe Cunningham, celebrate her 80th birthday.

Ba . w AT METHODIST CHURCH—Dr. Albert E. Habgood will be the guest minister Sunday, Aug. 11, at the Milford Methodist church. The sclcist for the day will be Mrs. Don Cecil. CARDS THANKS Jgp CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all our friends, neighbors and relates for their comforting words and deeds and the flowers at the time of the death of our loved one. A special thanks to Rev. Lundquist. The Madison Jones family CARD OF THANKS I would like to thank everyone for the cards and flowers while I was in the hospital, and for the thoughtfulness since I have been home. Mrs. Elmer (Betty) Zimmerman CARD OF THANKS Our many thanks for cards, prayers and acts of kindness of our friends and neighbors and especially Dr. Craig and nurse in our emergency; Dr. Zimmerman, Dr. Chandler and staff at the Goshen hospital; and Rev. Kennard Robinson. Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Pauls CARD OF THANKS Mere words can never speak what is in my heart at this time, however, since I can not thank each of you personally, I can only do it this way: To my many friends, neighbors, relatives and the churches and organizations who remembered me with cards, gifts, and most of all, prayers, I thank you with all my heart. Georgia Buster IN MEMORIAM “ JAMES MATTHEW CLAYTON Passed Away August 8, 1966 Dear one, thou hast left us For a better world than this, But we know that thou wilt greet us In that land of perfect bliss. We know thy toil is over, Thy work on earth is done. We know that thou are resting With Christ the Blessed Son. We weep and yet rejoice To know that thou are free In the city of thy choice Through all eternity. We say “goodbye”, at present, But we will meet some day, Where Christ our Blessed Saviour Will wipe all tears away. Mother