The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 November 1968 — Page 16

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Nov. 13, 1968

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* The Lakeland school board is pondering the results of last Tuesday’s election where two board members were seeking re-elec-tion. One member, board president Jerry Helvey, was successful, and another, vice president Charles Purdum, Jr., was not. Taking his seat on the board July 1 will be Kenneth Haney of Jefferson township. The board, in its attempt to read the meaning of the election, is sure to come up with the voters’ desire for more economy in the operation of the corporation’s schools. Helvey and Purdum were both appointees on the board and their strength at the polls had never been tested before. The results of the election were as follows: Helvey, 3,488 votes; Haney, 2,927 votes; and Purdum, 2,343 votes. Haney campaigned on an e•conomy plank and appealed to voters in all precincts but 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 in Turkey Creek, and in these Purdum’s plurality over Haney was not always large. The school board has come under fire, most of it generated by the tax committee of the SyracuseWawasee chamber of commerce and its head Bill Brammer, for permitting a dramatic rise in the school tax rate in the corporation. At a public meeting of the tax committee and the school board, held in the Syracuse junior high school cafeteria several months ago, Haney, a former grade school teacher himself (he calls himself “a product of the little red school house”) rose to his feet to comment on the rise in taxes and how it affected the corporation’s farmers. The meeting and subsequent publicity caused friends and neighbors in Jefferson township and elsewhere in the corporation to urge Haney to become a candidate for the school board. Theh, in Warsaw one night at a GOP rally, he was engaged in conversation with county clerk T. Ethna Scott and the deadline for filing for the board entered the conversation. Miss Scott told Haney he had until midnight that night to file his declaration of candidacy. From that moment on it took about two hours to secure the necessary papers and to get sufficient signatures to make his application legal. In spite of what many might think, Haney filed his candidacy on his own, with the encouragement of but a few friends. No organized group was back of him. What little advertising was done he paid out of his own pocket. While Haney taught elementary school for 13 years, he comes from a school-oriented family. He has a brother Fred who is a Milford high school graduate and for a number of years was principal at Beaver Dam until recent school consolidation unrest in the Tippecanoe Valley school corporation caused him to accept a teaching post in a school corporation in Fulton county. He still resides at Beaver Dam. Two other brothers, Foy and Paul, graduated at Milford high school together in 1932 and played on the basketball team together. Foy is now junior high principal at Mount Prospect, 111., and Paul teaches the fifth and sixth grades at Michigan City, Ind. A son, Larry, graduated from Milford high school in 1956 and now teaches math and science in Goshen high school. He received his master’s degree last year. In Jefferson township Kenneth Haney is known as a “pusher,” an avid church worker, well respected by his neighbors. An ardent Republican, Haney tells friends he has always liked Callander Insurance All forms of personal and business insurance. 10S N. Main St. Nappanee Ph. 773-4103

the motto used by John F. Kennedy in his inauguration address; “Ask not what your country can do for you; Ask what you can do for your country.” He would like to see this same philosophy applied to the Lakeland school corporation administration and its students and taxpayers. It’s a good guess board mem-ber-elect Hanty will remain sillent on the Lakeland school beard for a time until he learns the ropes, but he’ll show up at the meetings with a sharp pencil in hand to comb all expenditures. He has privately told friends good education would not be sacrificed in the Lakeland school corporation at the expense of his campaign promise to keep expenditures down. Meanwhile, the true meaning of the election results continues to perplex board members. They want to read the results correctly so they can exercise the will of the taxpayers. Helvey, who came out with a strong vote of confidence in the entire corporation, has scratched his head and asked, “Just what does it mean?” “If it means economies are wanted, we will have to provide those economies one way or another,” he said. Charles Purdum, whose defeat was the more resounding, has been philosophical about the election, stating in effect that the people have spoken and that he is willing to abide by the election results without rancor. Purdum was on hand at the public meeting at Wawasee high school on Thursday night to lend his knowledge in the explanation of the proposed corporation budget as explained by superintendent Don Arnold. Superintendent Arnold said it is a fair speculation that the corporation budget would begin to level off, and next year might even drop slightly in the natural course of things. It will be interesting to see how the Lakeland school board reads the election results. VISITS IN WARSAW Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stinchfield of Sioux Narrows, jOntario, Canada, arrived last Wednesday to spend a long week end with her mother, Mrs. Inez Devenney, and family at Warsaw. Mrs. Stinchfield is well known in this area.

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FOR WAWASEE BOOSTERS — The Wawasee Boosters, Inc., fund received a check for $648.33 as a result of the public sale held at Wawasee high school grounds Saturday, Nov. 2, by Lions members of the Milford, North Webster and Syracuse clubs. In this photo Lion Paul Rush is presenting the check to John Augsburger, chairman of the Boosters. From left are Phil Bender, president of the North Webster Lions; Rush; Augsburger; Bob Wolferman, president of the Milford Lions; and Gene Hall, president of the Syracuse Lions.

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20 YEARS AGO, NOV. 4, 1948 Payton Goodwin, under whose guidance the Milford Trojans won their first basketball game Monday evening, received his Bachelor of Art degree from the University of Cincinnati, Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan, and Master of Science degree from University of Michigan. During World War II he served two years in the marine corps with the rank of first lieutenant. Before coming to Milford he taught at Olivet, Mich. / Thirty - eight children of the primary department of the First Brethren Sunday school were entertained at a Halloween party at the church on Thursday evening. Mrs. Irvin Coy, Mrs. Warren Fisher and Mrs. James Fuller, Jr., were in charge. Contests were enjoyed and ice cream and cupcakes were served. Kaye and Billy Blake won a prize for having the best costumes and Richard Geiger for being the

best disguised. Mr. and Mrs. James Fuller and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stahley at Nappanee. Mrs. Esther Bates came home Sunday after being in the McDonald hosDital since September 20 for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Johnson. President Harry S. Truman had been elected to a four-year term as President of the United States, according to concession made by his opponent, Governor Thomas E. Dewey, of New York at 10:16 a.m. Wednesday. Indiana Democratic candidate Henry F. Schricker defeated Republican Hobart Creightm for governor cf this state. At press time Wednesday noon final tabulations were not in for the nation or Indiana. Dr. Virgil G. Hursey wishes to announce that Dr. Richard J.

Mellroy of New Rochelle, N. Y„ is now associated with him in the general practice of medicine. A divorce was granted in circuit court Saturday to Grace Pease from Jacob Pease, with custody of four children. Thelma, John, Geraldine and Thomas, a support allowance of $lO weekly and alimony of SSOO being awarded her. They separated in August 1948. Mrs. C. H. Ireland will be host-

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ess at the regular meeting ot the Women’s Missionary Society of the First Brethren church Thursday. Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Mrs. Edward Lentz will be the assisting hostess. Mrs. Earl Tom will be in charge of the lesson arranged on the theme. “Christ, the Sole Authority for Mission”. Miss Martha Groves went to St. Petersburg. Fla., on Friday. She will be gone until spring. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Crowl of Syracuse are the parents of a daughter “born at 8:09 p.m. Friday at the McDonald hospital. 30 YEARS AGO, NOV. 3, 1938 Voters who fail to exercise their right to express a choice for public office have no right to complain about government, no matter how bad it may be. Mrs. Sarah Mishler, 84. died at 6:15 Saturday morning at the home of her son, Mervin Mishler of northwest of Milford, where she had made her home during the past 19 years. Coach Perry and his M.H.S. Trojans will journey ever to Mentone Friday evening where they will OD?n the basketball season with the Mentone Bulldogs. Judging from present indications Milford will have a fast and experienced team. The boys have bepn in training for some time under their new coach and have high hooes of being able to uphold the M.H.S. basketball reputation in Kosciusko county this season. Among those on the starting lineup Friday night will be Tribble, Jones, Kline, Kaiser and Brumbaugh. Walter Scott Bailey, 39, farm laborer, Milford, and Genevieve Edith Birch. 22, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Birch, r 1 Milford, were married. Donald DeFries has accepted

a position as auto salesman for Cletus Mvers. Mr. and Mrs. DeFries will reside in Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Wemple and family are now occupying an apartment at Hotel Milford. Mrs. H. C. Snyder spent Thursday in Fort Wayne. 30 YEARS AGO, NOV. 10, 1938 Fred Harlan suffered a painlul injury to his»right arm Wednesday while carnking his automobile. The crank kicked back and fractured the larger bone near the wrist. Harold Wilson is the student reporter for The Warsaw Times and Junior Scott is the student reporter for The Warsaw' Union. Thousands of Hoosier sportsmen will take to the fields and wooded lands early Thursday morning, Nov. 10. in an effort to get their first pheasant, quail or rabbit of the season. Mrs. Katie Arnold is spending this week in the home of ,her son. Roy Arnold. She will go to Mishawaka next week where she will remain during the winter with her son. Earl Arnold, and family. Dr. and Mrs. V. G. Hursey and Mrs. John Clause accompanied Mr. Clause to the Hines hospital in _ Chicago on Thursday where he will remain for awhile for treatment. He has been in poor health for the past several weeks Chester Felkner and Bert Bennett arrived home last week from Bear Lake in Michigan after a stay of about two months. Mr. Bennett became quite ill with a heart attack during the last week at the resort. Mr. and Mrs. William Tusing and daughters were recent visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stone of Peoria, 111. Mrs. Stone was formerly Miss Cloye

Tusing. 40 YEARS AGO. NOV. 1. 1928 The section of state road 15 which lies inside the corporation and which was recently completed by the Gast Construction Co., has been opened to traffic. The berme is being built along this portion of the road this week. The new garage erected for J. J. Ruch and Son is completed and is now being used. The heating plant will be extended to the new room as soon as materials arrive. In the west part of the Milford cemetery, which is often called the old part, can be found many graves marked with sand stones of antique design and some bearing dates as far back as 1837 when Milford was only a village. The original plat of the cemetery contained only one acre of ground hnd this was what is now known as the old part of the present cemetery. It was laid out into lots in 1935 and the acre of wooded land confiscated for the purpose was appraised at $25 per acre. Today the cemetery extends approximately Vi mile east and west and is about 400 feet in width. It presents a nice appearance now as the grounds are well kept. Lewis Rcdibaugh, administrator of the estate of Edwina M. Groves, states that considerable time will be required in redecorating and repairing the home on Emeline street after which they will rent it. Dr. and Mrs. Eldon Hurd and son of Roann were Sunday guests of his mother, Mrs. Mary Hurd. Austrian communist party criticizes Moscow. J. C. Penny, at 93 preaches Golden Rule.