The Mail-Journal, Volume 5, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 January 1969 — Page 1

APRIL 17 — List obituary of Carl Richard Schlemmer, 72, retired Ligonier farmer. 18 — Michael Brower and Greg Smith awarded $2,000 Syracuse - Wawasee Education scholarships. 19 — Mrs. Charles Smithy 77, r il North Webster, died. H 9 — Joy Lynn bom to Mr. and Mrs. Milton J. Karesh of Syracuse. 20 — Maureen Murphy, Rockville Center, N. ¥., and Terry Lee Frushour, Syracuse, wed. 20 — Rebecca Rosser, Milford, and Ronald Paluchniak, Elkhart, wed. 20 — Mary Lucus, Churubusco, and Maurice Guiff, Syracuse, wed.

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Miller Is Milford’s New Board Member

Dr. Thomas A. Miller has accepted the position on the Milford town board vacated by John F. Augsburger who resigned to become a state senator. Miller's acceptance came late Monday afternoon. Board president Carl Duncan said Monday at the board’s January meeting Miller had a previous engagement scheduled for Monday and thus was not present. It was Duncan who made Miller’s decision known. The Miller family moved to Milford in 1960 when the doctor became associated with the veterinary clinic here. He and Mrs. Miller are the parents of two children. Paul, 11, and Tamara 7. The Millers are active in community affairs and are members of the Milford United Methodist church. The doctor is currently serving as a member of the Van Buren township advisory board and must resign that position prior to taking his seat on the Milford board. Monday's Business Very little business was transacted Monday. Among the items discussed were junk car ordinances and the problem junk cars and other items create in town, removing snow from the streets

Chronology Os Events In Lakeland Area In Year 1968

20 — Mrs. Edward C. Hann, 711, r 1 Syracuse, died. 20 — Lloyd Dean Miller, 67, West Lafayette, a native of Leesburg, died. 21 — Earl Himes, 75, North Webster, died. 21 — Miss Linda Anliker, r 2 Francesville, and Robert Beer, Milford, wed. 22 — A son bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Chupp of Milford. 23 — Mrs. George H. Peters, 85, Elkhart, died. She was married in Milford on December 29, 1901. 23 — Mrs. Donovan Hollar, 50, Nappanee, died. 24 — Kathy Wolferman, Milford, and Rodney Beer, Nappanee, wed recently. 24 — Brent William bom to

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and the 1969 budget. President Duncan stated the board had received a letter from the Apex Company in Rhode Island wanting information on locating here. The company wants square feet under roof and a railroad siding. The letter was given to the Chamber of Commerce and answered by that organization. A representative of is to call in Milford sometime this week. The drerk - treasurer, Edith I. Baumgartner, reported the December allotment has not been received from the court house. Present at the meeting were members Duncan and Gerald Martin, Mrs. Baumgartner, street and water commissioner Marion Deeter and police chief Don Drake. HONORED ON BIRTHDAYS Mrs. Deloss Harman and Mrs. Robert Rumfelt were honored for their birthdays Saturday evening at New Paris. They spent the evening at Mt. Wawasee. Those attending were Mr. and ’Mrs. Henry Biller. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Biller and Blane. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hollar. Deloss Harman. Mrs. Kenneth Fifer. Mrs. Floyd Davis and Mrs. Royce Biller.

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen E. Fidler of Dayton. Mrs. Agnes Stiffler of Syracuse is a great - grandmother. 24 — Mrs. Mel Upson, 73, Tampa, Fla., mother of Ed Upson of North Webster, died. 26 — Mrs. Frank Slabaugh, 80, Etna Green, sister of Mrs. Roy Garman of Leesburg, died. 27 — Rev. Joseph Koble, 62, r 4 Syracuse, died. \ 27 — Earl Amick, 76, formerly of Oakwood Park, died in Florida. 27 — Ralph Mullins, 63, Syracuse, died. 28 — Karen Lue Ann bom to Mr. and Mrs. M. Stover Hire of Syracuse. 28 —- Russell Kistler, 67, r 2 Syracuse, died.

MT. WAWASEE BUSY — Hundreds of winter outdoor enthusiasts converged on Mt. Wawasee during the past week to accept the challenge of the snowy slopes and to try their rubbery legs on snow skiis. On Sunday, with the temperature hovering at 20 degrees above zero and a heavy blanket of snow on the ground, the outdoor mecca brought skiiers from all parts of the state and southern Michigan. In the above photo a threesome just regained their composure following a fall and are making their way to the lodge. Already inside is a young Huntington, Ind., couple warming themselves around the indoor fire. Durita Myers, r 9 Huntington/, is on the left (with shoes off), talking to Steve McKenzie, r 6 Huntington.

Milford Masons Installed Jan. 4 Officers for 1969 were installed at a called open meeting of Kosciusko Lodge 481 F and AM on Saturday evening, Jan. 4, in the Masonic temple at Milford. John Davidsen was the installing master, Ed Huber the installing marshal and Robert Hurd the installing chaplain. The new officers are: Master — Donald Davidsen Junior warden — William Bess Senior warden — Silas Howard, Jr. Treasurer — Paul Kizer Secretary — Arlo Beiswanger Senior Deacon — Leonard Greer Junior Deacon — D. G. Seely Chaplain — Carl Shearer Senior Steward — Robert Fisher Junior Steward — Frank Anderson Tyler — Walter Ritter Mothers Club Meeting Cancelled The regular meeting of the. Syracuse Senior Mothers club scheduled for Monday night was cancelled due to illness and the weather conditions. The next meeting will be January 20 in the home of Mrs. Floyd Gingerich. There will election of officers.

30 — Martha Ann Howell, 76, r 1 North Webster, died. 30 — Angela Jean bom to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Richcreek of .Portland, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Richcreek of r 3 Syracuse are grandparents. 30 — Mrs. Silas Howard, Sr., Silver Lake, mother of Silas Howard, Jr., of Milford, died. 30 — Mrs. William Widup, Kokomo, 80, mother of Richard Widup of Milford, died. MAY 2 — Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively of r 1 Leesburg Wed 25 years. 3 — Mentone and South Whitley tie for county track championship. 3 — A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of r 5 War-

WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 8. 1969

Milford Lions Hear Fairfield Administrator The Milford Lions club Monday night heard a talk by Herbert I.h Tilley, Title II program director for the Fairfield JuniorSenior high school, explain innovations being undertaken in that school in the field of education. Tilley said Fairfield wrote up a proposal for a number of educational innovations and the plan was accepted by the office of Health, Education and Welfare in Washington, resulting in a 5176,000 grant to the school. He said many of the ideas were based on a Ball State “need survey”, coupled with survey conducted by a citizens’ advisory committee. He said there are 140 outstanding schools in the country working on new approaches to education. Mr. Tilley said team teaching is only one new idea practiced at Fairfield, and through this their faculty has been reduced by 10. He said many old concepts in education have been discarded, such as the necessity for homework. He called homework “discriminatory”, giving an advantage to the youngster from a well-to-do home. “Fairfield is conducting 31 teaching tests to check on the effectiveness of new teaching techniques,” he said. ' Mr. Tilley said the “knowledge explosion” began with the Sputnik and has tumbled down on us at a rapid rate ever since, causing teaching changes to be imperative. In the final analysis, he commented, a school can progress about as far and as rapidly as its patrons will accept new ideas and are willing to support them. He also had words of praise for the Lakeland school system. Other Business Lion T. A. Miller gave a memorial to the late Harry Phend, a charter member of the Milford Lions club. Arch Baumgartner, prior to introducing Mr. Tilley, said the Santa Claus program at the school in Milford, sponsored by the Milford Lions, was very successful. Guests included Dr. A. G. Shafer and Paul Brembeck. Church Os God To Hold Revival The Syracuse Church of God will held revival services January 1926 with services starting each evening at 7:30. Rev. Thomas Douglas of Columbia City will be the evangelist. Rev. Donald Poyscr of the Kimmell United Methodist church will be the song evangelist. There will be special music at each service and an object lesson for the youth each night. Visiters are welcome to attend these services. Rev. Chester Bahn is the pastor. WEBSTER MAN FINED George Sheppard, 45, of North Webster was fined s2l in Warsaw by justice of the peace Milo Clase on a assault and battery charge.

saw. Robert Brown of r 1 Leesburg is the baby’s grandfather, 3 — Funeral services held in Ligonier for Mary Braden. 4 — George R. Keller, 53, Leesburg, died. He was the father of James Keller of Milford. 4 — Harry H. Hire, Fort Wavne, brother of Mrs. Mabel Burley, Mrs. Virgil Bobeck and Mrs. Nedra Jones of Syracuse, died. 4 — Charles W. Sievers, 72, r 1 North Manchester, father of Mrs. Donald Slabaugh of Syracuse, died. * 4 — Sherry Whybrew and Alan Andres, both of Leesburg, wed. 5 — William Murphy, 78, r 2 Leesburg, died. 5 — George W. Hollar, 88, Go-

Boosters Annual Report Shows $856 Balance The annual reports of the Wawasee Boosters, Inc., show a total of $11,789.77 received from contributors with $10,933.56 disbursed for athletic, band and chorus uniforms and equipment and a balance of $856.21. ®An ad appearing elsewhere in this issue lists the names of all contributors. Wawasee high school has purchased $19,303 Worth of athletic uniforms and equipment, $14,*266.74 worth of purchases for the band and $2,133.60 for the chorus making a total of $35,703.34 for equipment received and on order. The school has received the $10,033.56 from the Boosters and has paid $7,186.84 from athletic receipts. This plus the $856.21 on hand in the booster account and $2,300 on hand at the school from candy sales and the Christmas banquet to be used to reduce the debt leaves a balance of $14,426.73 to be raised. All receipts from the WOWO Air Aces vs Wawasee teachers game on January 22 will be used to reduce the debt. Contributions, which are tax deductible, should be mailed to Wawasee Boosters, Inc., box 638, Syracuse, Ind. 46567. Unity Choir Practice Sunday There will be choir practice for ths Unity Service choir at the Grace Lutheran church Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3 p.m. Father Ohlemacher is the director and Philip Fawley is the organist. Railroad Schedule Changes Jan. 13 Adjustments in schedules for two mid-day passenger trains serving Syracuse have been announced by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to take effect January 13. Westbound train No. 7, the Washington - Chicago Diplomat, will leave Syracuse two minutes earlier — at 2:35 p.m. instead of 2:37. The train’s Chicago arrival has been moved up to 4:25 p.m. from 4:35 p.m. Eastbound train No. 10, the Chicago - Pittsburgh Gateway, will leave. Syracuse at 1:34 p.m. — some 55 minutes later than at present. This train will leave Chicago at 10:10 a.m. instead of the present 9:15 a.m. There will be no change in the local times for the B & O’s Capitol Limited trains — No. 5 westbound at7:26 a. m. and No. 6 eastbound at. 6:59 p.m., according to B & 0 agent D. W. Casey. The B & O on January 1 took over the operation of the sleeping car functions on its lines because on that date the Pullman comoany, an organization owned by several railroads which operated and maintained sleeping cars, discontinued its operating function. The Pullman company will continue to maintain the cars, it is reported.

shen, died. 5 —- Sherrie Coy, Pierceton, and Greg Kaufman, Warsaw, wed. The bride is a former Milford resident and the couple plans to reside in Milford. 7— Records show 6,224 Lakeland residents registered to vote today. 7— Van Buren Democrats go with Robert F. Kennedy for President. 7—, Will Erwin over Dave Barrett in political landslide for Republican nomination for congress. 7— Turkey Creek Democrats cast votes for RFK. 7— Maurice Dorsey downs Ray Ferverda by 30 votes in Republican race for county commissioner’s nomination.

Molasses Burns At VyLactos Thursday Syracuse firemen answered a call to VyLactos Laboratories on south Huntington street, Syracuse, at 5:10 a. m. Thursday, where mechanical equipment was ablaze. Dehydrated molasses was destroyed. There was no damage to buildings or equipment. Firemen gave the cause of the fire as sparks from a dehydrator. Vehicle Inspection Now Underway The Indiana Department of Vehicle Inspection has this reminder for Indiana motorists. ,/anuary and February are voluntary inspection months in the new program. A motorist may have his vehicle inspected during these two months while still operating on a 1968 license plate. However, after February 28 1969, the vehicle Inust have 1968 license plates and the schedule for inspections is as follows: If the last number of a 1969 license plate is a 1 or 2 deadline is March 31, if it is a 3, 4 or 5 the deadline is April 30, if it is a 6,7 or 8 the deadline is May 31, if it is a 9 or 0 the deadline is June 30. It is suggested by the department to phone the particular station before going to the location for the inspection; since many of these locations are making appointments. RETURN HOME MONDAY Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy, Syra-' cuse, returned home early Monday morning from a month’s vacation spent at Mission. Texas.

Winter’s First ‘Real’ Snowfall

Winter’s First ’Real’ Snowfall

The winters first “real” snowfall blanketed the area over the week end. with a mixture of blessings woe: While skiiers found it delightful at Mt. Wawasee, it was the cause of numerous accidents, mostly minor. Last night, for example, a Warsaw motorist skidded into a truck and losing his life in the accident. And what’s more, weather reports today call for more snow to blanket the midwest. School Out Early Classes were dismissed an hour early in the Lakeland schools Tuesday afternoon in order to insure students a safe return to their homes. At Wawasee high school, classes were dismissed at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday, instead of the regular time of 3:53 p.m. Along with the heavy snow, ranging from four to eight inches, temperatures dropped to subzero over the week end, reaching as much as 16 degrees below zero, according to some reports. On Wednesday morning, however, mercury stands at 14 a-

7— Kennedy wins Tippecanoe. 7— John Augsburger wins Republican nomination for state senator. 7— Glen W. Stabler, 60, Milford, died. 8 — Jeffrey Robert born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Mousley of Syracuse. 8 — Mary Jo Conway and Cathy Bryant are top students at North Webster. 8 — Glenn W. Snyder, 60 Webster Lake, died last week. 9 — Mrs. Merrill Hobbs, 81, Mishawaka, died. She was the mother of Mrs. Dorothy Austin of Syracuse. 9 — L. C. Spurgeon of Columbus, Ohio, father of « Mrs. Don Wells of Warsaw, died. 10 — John Ward adopted by

Commissioners Fire Cleveland

The dismissal of Charles R. Cleveland of r 4 Syracuse as Kosciusko county highway engineer on Monday came as no surprise after events of the past few weeks'. The news was out even before the action was taken and county commissioners Harvey Anglin and Maurice Dorsey informed the third commissioner, Frederick Gilliam, of their plans to relieve Cleveland of his duties in an informal meeting held in the court house last week. The official action came during the commissioners’ meeting Monday with Anglin and Dorsey voting for Cleveland’s dismissal and Gilliam voting to “retain him under the circumstances." This strong sentiment was apparent when the commissioners met at the court house on Monday, Dec. 30, to consider matters rounding' out the year 1968. Cleveland, who is on vacation with his family at West Palm Beach, Fla., voiced the opinion before he left that he expected to be “sacked” by the new board of commissioners when it took office the first of the year. Anglin said at the meeting that Claude Christner, well known as “Pete,” is in charge at the county highway department temporarily, that no real replacement for Cleveland has been decided upon. Pete Jansma and Gordon (“Short”) McCormick, owners of the J & M Gravel Co. at Etna Green, where the county buys much q/ its sand and gravel, told comtyfissioner Anglin he owed their firm a public apology for an inference “there was some hanky-

bove zero and a light snow is falling in the Lakeland area. Many back roads are drifted shut, caused by a prevailing and persistent west wind. Drifting is reported, in particular, on the country roads around Dewart

J EVIDENCE OF WINTER — This jack-knifed truck readily shows the bad road conditions in the Lakeland area this week as snow begun to fall Sunday and continued through the week. The truck was spotted by a Mail-Journal photographer' one-half mile north of Leesburg on Monday afternoon. Many persons have found roads slick as the snows continue to fall.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hibschman of Mundelin, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hibschman of Syracuse are grandparents. Great - grandparents are Mrs. Ida Hibschman and Rev. and Mrs. Victor Yeager of Syracuse. •» 11 — Martha Ellen Hall and Bernard Atkins wed. 11 — Cheryl Justus, Cromwell, and Ray B. Frost, r 1 Syracuse, wed. 12 — Ralph F. Culler, 61, Toledo, Ohio, son of Mrs. Maude Davault and brother of Mrs. Forrest Fackler, both of Syracuse, died. 12 — Larry Dee, Jr., born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Dee Lewallen, Sr., of North Webster. 14 — Paul W. Beezley, 81, (Continued On Page 5, Sec. 11

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panky going on” in the purchase of these materials. “Let me publicly assure you there was not,” Jansma commented. Anglin denied any statement that there was anything irregular going on in the purchase, but Jansma said Anglin’s previous statements inferred this. He said the reason their gravel was purchased at his plant and net at the Leesburg plant, was that “they just don’t have the material at the Leesburg pit.” Jansma also told Anglin his statement reported in The MailJournal last week that the county could purchase a hot-mix plant for SBO,OOO was erroneous and misleading. “It will cost more like $250,000,” he said. Commissioner Gilliam, silent on mest of the discussion that led to the dismissal of Cleveland as highway department engineer, said, “I don’t think we can afford a hotmix plant.” Other Business In ether business on January 6 the board re-organized with Mr. Anglin to serve as chairman during the year-and Mr. Dorsey being elected as vice chairman. The commissioners voted to give county dump caretakers a’ $75 raise. Those caretakers are Colonel Likens, Lorin Kruger and Stanley Scott. Dr. William Myers of Syracuse and Max Reed of Warsaw were appointed to the health department and Ed Funk was re-appointed service officer. sAlso re-appointed were custodians Henry Hackworth, Ralph Whitesell and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. All work at the court house.

Lake. The old Milford - Leesburg road was drifted shut at several points Tuesday afternoon. Perhaps the most ominous item in this reoort: Chicago radi> stations predict four more inches of snow on its way.