The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 30, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 August 1968 — Page 8

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., Aug. 28, 1968

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20 YEARS AGO, AUGUST 19, 1949 HEADLINES: MILITARY BURIAL FRIDAY AT 2:30 P. M. FOR 2D LIEUTENANT HARRY J. MICHAEL, HOLDER OF NATION’S HIGHEST MILITARY AWARD. Mrs. Katie Stoller received word that her brother-in-law, Fred Stoller, died Saturday morning at El Paso, 111. He was 75 years old. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Snyder, daughter, Elizabeth and son Philip, returned home Friday evening from a two week’s trip in the east and Canada. Mrs. Charles 0. Bird, Milford, submitted to a major operation at the Elkhart General hospital,, Saturday forenoon. Her condition is favorable. Quimbly Elkins has accepted employment recently with the Farnsworth Radio and Television Company, at Fort Wayne as a television laboratory technician In addition, Mr. Elkins had recently been appointed a lieutenant in the Fort Wayne Civil Air Patrol as a radio operator. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sauder, of Goodfield, 111., have announced the engagement of their daughter, Mary Ann, to Carlton Beer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Beer. No date for the wedding has been set. Milford’s ace baton twirler, Louann Rassi, was in the baton twirling exhibition, one of the features of the Chicagoland Music Festival, Saturday evening. The rat population of the United States has been estimated at 130,000,000. 30 YEARS OLD, AUGUST 18, 1938 Menno Mast, who resides west of town, fractured his leg last Wednesday evening when thrown from one of his horses. The fracture was reduced at a Warsaw hospital. Boy Scout Troop 47 had its tent on Sparklin Park and had on display some of their equipment and other things with which they are working. The bridge over Turkey Creek, one-half mile east on Milford, collapsed about 11:30 p.m., Wednesday and that highway leading to Syracuse has been closed to traffic. Maxine McKibbin, 16, and brother Morris 10, children of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McKibbin of Syracuse, were injured in a car accident at about 11 p.m. Wednesday of last week when the car in which they were riding with Chester Darr of Goshen, was struck by a truck from the rear and went head-on into a tree. Jim Biller had his fortune told and learned many secrets. Dan Caris could have had his palm read providing he had remained long enough. The Nail driving contest was won by Mrs. Clarence and the pie eating contest was won by Dick Miller. The concessionaires did not start tearing down until well after midnight Saturday. A force of men worked Sunday in cleaning the street in the business section. The largest fair crowd was that of Saturday night. Thursday night was second.

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40 YEARS AGO, AUGUST 16, 1928 Miss Pauline Klinger left Tuesday on a vaction trip to New York city. Edward Cain has been chosen as the delegate from the Milford Local No. 68 of the Railwaymens’ Relief Association, to the annual convention to be held at Muskegon, Mich., September 11. On Wednesday of last week, Henry Ford and two aides visited Elkhart. It is the belief of many that he had been invited to look over the city and that he may have some intention of locating a branch factory there. Henry was traveling in his Lincoln car and returned to Detroit that evening. Charging abandonment, Mrs. Emma Mabie has filed suit for divorce against Bert O. Mabie. A divorce and alimony and the custody of four minor children was granted. Lard at W’olferman’s. market, 2 pounds for 25 cents. One 2 pound can to a customer. The members of the Eta Beta Pi society and one guest, Miss Matilda Graff, with Miss Edna Lentz Monday evening. Plans were made for a 'week end house party August 25 and 26, at the Estep cottage at Kale Island. In bridge playing, Miss Esther Haab received the prize for high score and Mrs. Miller the consolation prize. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess, Mrs. John Robinson will entertain the 2nd Monday evening in September. Mrs. Milo Troup, who was admitted to the Goshen hospital last week, is improving and expects to return to her home this week. Miss Dorothy Lutes of South Bend is spending a few days here with her parents. 50 YEARS AGO, AUGUST 22, 1918 Next Saturday, August 24, has been set for all those who have reached 21, since June 5 last to register: This is the order of Provist Marshall, Gen. Crowder unless changed. Use our special prepared vinegar already sweetened for canning and pickling. Sold by Henry Erick. Have you enough insurance to protect you if your buildings and grain should burn? Building material is high, but insurance is cheap. See The Farmers State Bank. Courtesy seems to be about the only thing that has not advanced in price, yet some people use it so sparingly. The Kosciusko County Teachers Institute is in session at the Circuit court room at Warsaw this week, and we note that nearly all the teachers from Van Buren and Jefferson township are attending. Thursday is Trustees’ day and all are expected to be present. The man who usually goes to sleep in church, requested of his wife last Sunday that she wake him in time to compliment the preacher on his sermon. It is said that the average life of a “Honey Bee” is six weeks, and this is only a trifle longer than the deefated politician.

North Webster By MRS. MARGUERITE BLACK

26 Attend Youth Confab Participating in one of America’s unusual youth conventions this summer were 26 delegates from the North Webster community who were among over 4.C05 persons converging on Minneapolis, Minn., August 22-25. The occasion was the biennial International Youth Convention of the Church of God and Rev. Dick Rash, minister of Youth at the North Webster Church of God, said the local delegation of young people and adults left North Webster Wednesday, Aug. 21, via chartered bus. Planned under the general theme, “Power to Be”, the program format was designed to help young people in their “search-ing-questing for the meaning and purpose -of life”. Smaller Depth Involvement Groups (DIG) replaced large conferences of previous conventions, Rev. Rash disclosed. Seminars jn the areas of drama, communications, science, sports, social concerns, and cultural. groups toured the Twin Cities area in the spirit of ministry—in what Rev. Kenneth Prunty calls a “thrust outward — journey inward”. Evening mass meetings feature Donald Bamhouse, Philadelphia television newscaster and analyst; Rev. James Earl Massey, Detroit, nationally known Church of God Negro leader; folk-singer Gene Cotton; and Mel White, youthful west coast religious films producer. Programming also involves a baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and New York Yankees and visits to Minneapolis’ famed “Ice-A-Rama”. Sessions in the new Minneapolis auditcrium were presided over by Miss Marcia Guttenfelder, Sikeston, Mo., IYC president, first of her sex ever elected to the office. She assumed her two-year duty in 1566 at the conclusion of the convention in San Diego, Calif. Local delegates include: Adults — Orlie Black, Mrs. Dorothy Dye. Rev. and Mrs. Dick Rash and Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Thomas; youth — Connie Christner, Wanetta Pletcher, Paula Ganger, Brenda Abbett, Barbara Miller, Jane Griles, Susan Dye, Eldonna Clayton, Alice Leach, Chris Caywood, Nancy Dye, Robin Hill, Mark Thomas, Don Thomas, Lynn Black, Keith Greider, Douglas Bowser, Terry Likens, Randy Grimes, Gary White and Charlene Patton. The local congregation has been involved in many projects during the past year raising funds to par-

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ticipate in the Minnesota convention. They raised enough to completely pay for the chartered bus. —NW— Choir School Arrives By By 'Dixie' Boat Arriving on the Dixie boat at Epworth Forest amphitheater Saturday night, the choir sang “It’s A Grand Night for Singing” with the orchestra accompaning. Seats were filled and some sat on the ground to see the choir school program. The theme was “American Composers”, the scene summer picnic.. Colorful costumes, scenery and lighting were used with the music for a beautiful presentation. Special numbers included duets: “Me and My Shadow” by Celia and Janise Steinbaugh of North Manchester; “I Enjoy Being a Girl” by Carla Hoover and Elaine Snyder of Hagerstown and New Haven; “Whisper of Love” by Linda Callendine and Peggy Blackmore, Worthington, Ohio; “There’s No Business Like Show Business” by Connie and Al Carnine of Quincy, 111. Solos were “People”, Larry Kingery, Miami, Ind.; “What the Wcrld Needs Now”, Carol Manifold, Indianapolis; “I Cain’t Say No”, Joy LeCount, Wawaka. A trio sang “Night and Day”. Songs by the chorus and orchestra included “On a Sunday Afternoon”, “Why Do I Love You”, “Getting to Know You” and “Star Dust”. “America” was the final number. Rev. August Lundquist of Syracuse was the master of ceremonies. On Sunday morning the worship service in the auditorium feature cd both choirs under the direction of Varner Chance and John Unger. Dr. Orrin Manifold of Huntington was the speaker. Sunday afternoon the program featured both choirs and the orchestra. A Christmas album was given, using Christmas carols and the cantata, “Rejoice, Beloved Christians”. A former choir school member, Ruth Artman, composed a selection, “Baby Jesus”, which was sung. Other leaders at choir school besides Mr. Chance and Mr. Unger were professor Vernon Steinbaugh of Manchester college; Mrs. Gerald Mast of Elkhart; Thomas Richardson of Florida State university; Mrs. Varner Chance of Ncrth Webster; professor James King and Harold Lowe of Anderson college; Eva Wetz of Northern Montana college; Ruth Helm of Anderson; Mrs. Thomas Richardson of Florida State univer-

sity; and Albert Carnine, Quincy, m. —NW— Mrs. Ramona Denbo Home From Italy Mrs. Ramona Denbo of Syracuse returned home last week after spending five weeks with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Neil Denbo, and family in Italy." Neil and family met Mrs. Denbo at Milan where she landed on a jet flight from New York on July 15. From their home in Vicenza they took several sightseeing trips. In Venice they rode the gondolas. saw San Mareno (a small republic with a fortress), took pictures of the leaning tower in Pisa, and saw Terrina, the Italian movie colony. They saw a prison off the coast of the Mediterranean, similar to our Alcratraz. At Florence they saw the terrible flood damage, visited shops on the Ponte Vecchio (a bridge), visited art galleries and spent a week in Rome. Tours helped them to see the Vatican, Catacombs. Coliseum, stadium where the Olympics have been held, the Pantheon, Sistine Chapel and a ceramic factory. They traveled the famous Apian way. Verona, a little town with the arena preserved, is now used for summer operas. They ate at a restaurant in the mountains where the town square is laid out like a chessboard. At times they have real chess games here with players on horseback. They visited Lake Garda, Sirmone, with there mineral baths. Mrs. Denbo’s son is a government engineer and has been in Italy for the past three years. —NW— Methodist Senior Fellowship At Epworth Forest The Methodist Senior Fellowship will be Monday through Thursday at Epworth Forest this week. Registration is at the hotel Monday from 4 to 5 p.m. The evening program is by Rev. Charles Johnson. Tuesday, there will be talks on social security and medicare, devotions by Rev. William Davis; hour of worship by Rev. Albert Habgood. At 4 p.m., there will be a ride on the Dixie or a trip to Oakwood Park on Lake Wawasee. A variety program will be that evening with the Sharps and Justin Morrisons in charge of devotions. Wednesday morning, Rev. Jesse Fox will talk on “What the Church

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Has Meant to Me”. After lunch and rest time they will hear Rev. Fox on “What I As A Senior Citizen Can Do For The Church”. There will be another boat ride on the Dixie or trip to Oakwood Park. A banquet at 6:30 in the hotel dihing room will be enjoyed. “My Experiences in the Holy Land” and pictures will be by Mrs. J. N. Rodeheaver and devotions by Rev. Carl Adams. Rev. Weeks will lead the singing. Thursday,. breakfast is in cafeteria, and an evaluation and business meeting followed by Holy Communion with Rev Thurman Morris officiating. Camp breaks at 10:30. UNDERGOES SURGERY Michael Walls, son of Mrs. Owen Burkholder of Warsaw and grandson of Mrs. Elinore Enyeart, underwent five hours of surgery at Riley hospital in Indianapolis Friday, Aug. 16. He is reported recovering in ward C. —NW—COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. James Folk and children Greg, Kathy and Anita were vacationing in Epworth Forest last week. Mrs. Folk is the former Joan Overmyer. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Overmyer of near Muncie vacationed at Webster lake with their children the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Wolf and son Tony of Phoenix, Ariz., spent a few days with the Dan Watson family last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Wolf and children of Muncie were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Watson. Mrs. Howard Gilbert, Mrs. Charles Dunn, Mrs. Bill Dunn, Mrs. Kay Dunn, Mrs. Viva Inskeet, Mrs. Dwight Lesh, all of Bluffton, called Sunday on Mrs. Marie Lesh and Mary Jane. The ladies from

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Bluffton are cousins of Mrs. Lesh. Mrs. Don Nei is having a class party for her Sunday school students, Saturday night, Aug. 31, at her home. Choir rehearsal will resume at the United Methodist church on Wednesday night at 7:30 after a month of vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Martindale. Billy and Shelly attended the mobile home show in Elkhart on Sunday. Mrs. Flo Conway of Epworth Forest will leave her summer home Friday for Sycamore, 111. There she is a Parish caller for the United Methodist church. The adult Sunday school class of the Cromwell United Methodist church were guests of the Arthur Idens Sunday. A carry-in dinner was served to 33 members. John Coffman had as guests Sunday his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ahrens and children of Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Ward Miller spent the past week with Mrs. Miller’s mother, Mrs. Ramona Denbo. Mrs. Neil Anderson and children of Forrest spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Flo Conway at Lake Webster. Rev. Anderson is a patient in the Bluffton hospital undergoing tests. He will be there another week. Howard Greider is a patient in Whitley County hospital, Columbia City. Fred Clark, Sr., was discharged Saturday, Aug. 17, from University hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich., where he had eye surgery recently. Mrs. Charles Sponseller was discharged from Murphy Medical Center, Warsaw, Saturday,

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