The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 March 1969 — Page 1

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Move Friday To Create County Hospital Board

The first meeting of the Kosciusko County Hospital Association Membership was held Friday night at the Cardinal Training Center in Warsaw and first steps were taken to form a Kosciusko County ‘ Not-For Profit Hospital Board of Directors. John Snell, Warsaw businessman and chairman of the county board of comar.issioners’ factfinding board, presided at the background to hospital planning as it appears to date and providing some direction for the membership group. Meeting on Friday night were the five-man township groups, and from each such township group a member to serve on the hospital board of directors was selected. Background Mr. Snell said six study groups, three lay and three professional had made individual and separate studies on the county's health needs. The lay groups are the Kosciusko County Health Facilities Planning council, the Kosciusko Community Hospital. Inc., and the Commissioners’ Fact-Finding Board; and that the professional grouos are the State 5 Board of Health, the Herman Smith Hospital Consultants. and the Kosciusko County Medical Society. Based on these studies, Snell said, the commissioners’ factfinding board came up with a 10-point program which had been approved by the county board of commissioners, the Kosciusko County Health Facilities Planning Council, the Kosciusko Countv Community Hospital, Inc., the staff of the Murphy Medical Center. the Kosciusko County Medical Society and county physicians and hundreds of concerned citizens. Snell listed the 10-points and later they were read in detail by Emil West of Leesburg, a spokesman for the fact-finding board. They were: 1. Creation of a voluntary countv hospital corporation. 2. Creation of a board of directors. 3. Adoption of by-laws recommend ?d by AHA. 4. Attempt to buy Murphy Medical Center. 5. Make offer to purchase. 6. Set 30-day expiration date for offer. 7. Proceed to build new facility. , 8. Acquire county bond issue fpr this purpose. 9 Levy no tax money for operating expense. ' in. Empower board to utilize or dispose of MMC. $4 Million Hospital Mr. Snell said a new hospital to serve Kosciusko county would cost an estimated $4 million, money coming from federal HillBurton funds, county bond issue and private donations. He estimated the tax lew to be 13 cents per §IOO of taxable valuation. He called the hospital situation

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in Kosciusko county “an anomaly”. stating there is no similar situation in the United States where the health needs of a county are controlled by one person without a professional medical rating in the community. Continuing, he called the medical situation in the county “a disaster”, adding there are only three remaining proprietary hospitals in state of Indiana. At one point Snell quoted a county doctor from a question and answer interview he had with him, and the doctor called the Murphy Medical Center “a mess,” and that he found Mrs. Murphy and her daughter (Mrs. June Baumgarten i "entirely untrustworthy.” The doctor, a member of the Murphy Medical Center, said “and you can quote me." according to Mr. Snell. Hospital Board After a 15-minute recess during which township groups met to recommend one of their group to serve on the hospital board of directors. Mr. Snell said the board would be made up of one member from each township, one from the city of Warsaw, and three at large to be named by either the county council or the county board of commissioners, making up a 21-member board. The following were named from the separate townships: Clay — Wayne Johnson Etna — Don Forney Franklin — Joe Boggs Harrison — Chester Clampet. Jr. Monroe — Alton Boggs Plain — Robert Ferverda Seward — Robert L. Huffman Tippecanoe — Robert Maish Van Buren — Arch Baumgartner Washington — Claud Stahl Wayne — Tom Lemon Warsaw — Larry Castaldi Members have not yet been named from Jackson. Jefferson. Lake. Prairie. Scott or Turkey Creek townships. A meeting of the board of directors will be held next Friday evening at th? Cardinal Training Center building. POLLYANNA 4-H CLUB MEETS The Pollyanna 4-H club met March 5 in th? home of Brenda Byrd. The pledges were led by Cheryl Hadley and Susan Clark. . There was a short business meeting. Songs were led by Jan Davis and recreation by Brenda Byrd. Demonstrations were by Brenda Byrd on "Chocolate Chip Cookies" and Rhonda Byrd, on "table setting". Meeting was adjourned and refreshments served by Brenda Byrd to the 16 members present. The next meeting will be in the home of Cheryl Hadley. April 2. Demonstrations will Im? presented by Becky Geible. Susan Connolly and Cheryl Hadi ley.

Minor Accident In Milford On Sunday Afternoon A minor accident occurred at the corner of state road 15 and First streets in Milford at 1 p. m. Sunday. Cars driven by Gale L. Estep, IS, Milford, and Mollie J. Fuller, 32, r 1 Nappanee, collided. Estep was attempting to make a right turn from the state road onto First streat. The Fuller vehicle was traveling behind and attempted to pass on the right and turned into the Estep auto. Milford police estimated damage to Fuller’s 1967 Oldsmobile at SSO to the left rear side and left rear fender and $35 damage to the right rear side of Estep's 1957 Chevrolet. Estep was arrested for operating a vehicle with no license and fahe registration. Syracuse Jaycees To Have Easter Egg Hunt Mar. 30 Members of the Syracuse-Wawa-see Area Jaycees met Thursday night and mad? plans for an Easter egg hunt to be held on Sunday, March 30. President Larry Martindale presided as the organization decided to hold the hunt in the Syracuse park at 2 p. m. Prizes will be awarded. Children will be divided into three groups for the hunt — preschocl and kindergarten children, first to third graders and fourth to sixth graders. Sending members to the state convention was discussed. Larry Swank of the Bremen Jaycees was the evenings' speaker. Mr. Swank is running for the office of national director of region B. The midwinter dance was discussed and Jerry Popenfoose was appointed chairman of the next New Year's Eve dance. ENTERTAIN FOR SISTER-IN-LAW Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Sellers and daughters of Syracuse entertained Sunday at a buffet supper tor their sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles D. Sellers of Ontario, Calif., formerly of Elkhart. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Sellers and son. Mr. and Mrs. William Madlin and son of Elkhart: Mrs. Oscar Dahl and family. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hasse and family of Syracuse: Roger Cormican of North Webster; and Dino Coverstone of Leesburg. While at Elkhart Mrs. Sellers attended the celebration of the 50th wedd:ng anniversary of her parents. Mr. and . Mrs. David M. Harms.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1969

Purpose One Way Parking On Huntington Street

Robert J. Swagger, state highway traffic engineer, appeared before the Syracuse town board Tuesday evening and spoke about the parking on state road 13. He read from the state highway manual and told the board he would like their cooperation in making Huntington street (state road 13) parking on one side only. There was a discussion and the beard members agreed to read the manual before signing an agreement. Don Lessig of D. H. Lessig Engineers, Inc., Warsaw, gave the board figures on water and sewage lines to be run to a new factory site in town. The ordinance on issuance of building permits and new schedule of rates was read and discussed. The board will meet with building Commissioner Harry VanHemert before approving the new ordinance. Attending the board meeting with those named above were president Byron Connolly, members Willard Nusbaum, Mrs. Frank Bates and Vernon Beckman; clerk-treasurer Ronald Sharp, town attorney Robert Reed, fire chief Tom Strickler, police chief Orvil Vanderßeyden, deputy marshal Tom Kitch and Mr. and Mrs. Dale Sparklin. LEESBURG YOUTH TICKETED SUNDAY Michael R. Rolland, 17, r 1 Leesburg, was arrested by Milford police chief Don Drake on Sunday for disregarding the stop light at Emeline street and state road 15. HOME FROM FLORIDA The Lewis Hares have returned to their home on r 4 Syracuse from a Florida vacation.

Husband Os Milford Woman Missing In Korean Action Edwin Lee Stoller of Fort Wayne, husband of the former Cynthia Beer of r 1 Milford, is reported missing in action in Korea. Mrs. Stoller, who is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Beer of just north of Milford, was informed that her husband was missing as the result of a helicopter crash on Sunday night by a U. S. army officer, and on Monday morning she received a telegram confirming the report. The telegram said the helicopter on which Stoller is serving as a flight medic crashed for unknown reasons when returning from the Demilitarized zone where they were sent to pick up patients. The 20-year-cld soldier is the son of Mrs. George Stoller, 2330 South Webster street, Fort Wayne. He was married to Cynthia Beer, a 1967 Milford high school graduate, on July 21, 1968. The missing soldier entered the army on September 3, 1968 and has been in Korea only six weeks. » w & lor A JBh EDWIN LEE STOLLER . . . missing in Korean action

Auction Boosts Hunsberger Fund $1321 Higher The auction held last Saturday at Leesburg for the benefit of the Nancy Hunsberger fund was a success and raised an additional $1,321 for the fund. Millie Engle, president of the Leesburg Merchants, reports the total amount collected to date at $11,605.99. The merchants are still accepting money and several organizations are conducting fund raising projects. Mrs. Engle reports that Junge oil heater was carried off during the auction Saturday and asks that who ever took it please return it as it too was purchased. Mrs. Max Duncan Speaker At Sorosis Club Meeting March 10 Mrs. Max Duncan of Milford was the guest speaker at the March 10 meeting of the Sorosis club, held at the home of Mrs. H. C. Snyder of Milford. Having attended Patricia Stevens college, Chicago, Mrs. Duncan gave a demonstration and talk on grace and poise and the proper attire to wear on various occasions. An ice cream dessert was served to the guests. The next meeting will be on 24 in the home of Mrs. Bill Wollman. Mrs. Cornelia Buck will be the hostess and Mrs. Wollman will present the program on Spanish food.

Bomb Scare At Syracuse A Hoax!

The Syracuse elementary and junior high schools were victims of a bomb scare just after the noon hour on Friday, in what turned out to be nothing but a cruel hoax. The scare came at 12:35 p.m. when Mrs. Maurice (Doris) Dorsey, cafeteria manager, received a telephone call on the kitchen telephone from a per son she described as an “adult female.” According to Mrs. Dorsey, the caller said, “Get a bold of your principal right away. There's a bomb in the elementary and junior high school!” Mrs. Dorsey said she was taken aback and hesitated somewhat. Then the caller said emphatically, “I’m warning you!” Mrs. Dorsey said she said, “Who is this speaking?” then the caller slammed the receiver down. Make School Siearch Mrs. Dorsey notified principal Bill Dorsey, who is her son, about the call, and he quickly contacted elementary principal Robert Hamman. They notified Syracuse police and firemen and the state police. A search was made of the building and no bomb was found. When the gym was cleared, students were taken there until the remainder of the building was searched. Heading the investigation was Norm Pierce, state police detective of Columbia City. Principal Dorsey said the school experienced a similar bomb scare three years ago. Senior Mothers Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day The Senior Mothers chib of Syracuse met Monday evening in the civic room of the State Bank of Syracuse. Following a short business meeting a program was presented “A Bit O’ Irish", each member participating. Hostesses for the evening, Mrs. Eloise Method and Mrs. Josephine George, served refreshments in keeping with the Saint Patrick’s Day theme. The next meeting, March 31, will be in the Wawasee high school. Members are to meet there at 7:30 p.m. Executive Committee Camp Fire Girls Meet The executive committee of the Syracuse Camp Fire girls met March 5 in the Scout cabin. Mrs. Raymond Wilson, president opened the meeting. The Camp Fire girls will be celebrating its 59th birthday from March 23 to March 29. On March 23 the girls will attend the church of their choice wearing their costumes and on March 26 will wear their costumes to school. Mrs. Wendel Shank is in charge of the up town Syracuse window display. The next executive committee meeting will meet April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Scout cabin. WITH OUR SERVICEMEN — Pvt. Charles Elye Completes Course FT. LEONARD WOOD, MO. — Army private Charles R. Dye, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Dye. Leesburg, completed an eight-week administration course, February 14, at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He was trained in the preparation of military records and forms. Instruction was also given in fundamentals of the army filing system, typing and operation of office machines. His wife, Gerry Sue, lives at 1217 E. Clark street, Warsaw.

DORIS DORSEY . . . received ‘bomb’ call

JUNIOR BOWLERS’ BANQUET TO BE HELD SATURDAY A banquet will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Syracuse Scout cabin for jtmior bowlers of the sixth, seventh and eighth. Prizes w»" be awarded. 1 BUSY BEES MEET AT WALDBESERS Th? Busy Bee Home Ec club met Friday, March 7, with Mrs. Alvin Waldbeser. President Mrs. Ralph Miller and vice president Mrs. Waldbeser presided at the meeting. Mrs. Arthur Gilbert gave meditations from the home demonstration book. Mrs. Everett Butrick gave a garden lesson on spring plantings. Mrs. Waldbeser gave the lesson on Program Planning and lessons for this next year were chosen. Mrs. Don Ahrns informed the group that it is time for the tornado season. A silent auction was held after the close of the meeting with the benefits to go to the Nancy Hunsberger fund. Mrs. Doral McFarren won the contest prize and Mrs. Ray Bray won the door prize. Delicious refreshments were served by tbe hostess and Mrs. Delbert Moneyheffer, co-hostess. ALVIE PINKERTON HONORED AT PARTY Alvie Pinkerton was surprised in his home at the intersection of Higbee and Section streets in Milford on Friday in honor of his 63th birthday. Those present were Mrs. Pinkerton, Mr. and Mrs. Doral Me Farren and children, Steve and Kathy. Mrs. Presh D. McFarren, Mrs. Floyd Schuder, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Orn, all of Milford; and Mrs. George Sinn of New Paris. The evening consisted of visiting, playing euchre and racko with refreshments of ice cream and cake being served. The hostesses were Mrs. Doral McFarren and Mrs. Presh D. Me Farren. Marilyn Buhrt To Visit Indianapolis School Saturday On? student from Syracuse is among the 300 freshmen pre-nurs-ing students on the Bloomington campus cf Indiana university who have been invited to the annual spring freshman day of the school cf nursing of Indiana university at Indianapolis at the medical center on Saturday, March 22. The local student is Miss Marilyn Buhrt. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Buhrt of r 4 Syracuse. Marilyn is enrolled in the fouryear program of nursing and is taking the customary year’s preliminary study on the Bloomington campus.

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Build Service Channel At Wawasee Boat Co. A new service channel, measuring 150 by 30 ieet, is being erected on th? south side of the main service building at the Harkless Wawasee Boat Co., according to Dale Butt, manager of the popular marina. Ray Buhrt of Syracuse and John Camden of Pierceton are doing the work, with Joe 4 Hughes assisting with the digging. The structure wi' be steel and concrete and be partially enclosed, Butts said. The firm also recently installed a mobile boat lift, able to handle any size boat on Lake Wawasee, to increase its versatility. Senior Citizens Plan Civic Night Turkey Creek Senior Citizens met Thursday night for a regular business and game meeting. Vice president Mrs. Agnes Stiffler presided and read the reports. The motion to not participate in Civic Night in Syracuse, was supplemented by a motion to furnish an act for Civic Night. Plans were discussed and practice held Sunday afternoon. A report was heard on ill members and a card signed to send out. Hostesses were Mrs. Valeria Hughes and Mrs. Emory Guy who served refreshments in keeping with Saint Patrick’s day. There were 17 present. Games followed the business meeting. Mrs. Vivian Priddy and Mrs. Lester Darr will be the hostesses for the March 27 pot luck dinner meeting at 6:30. There will be dress rehearshal for Civic Night in the junior high school gym at , 7:30. Hearinq Set For 3-Way License At Leesburg Inn The application of Sports Inn at Leesburg for a three-way liquor license ( b?er, liquor and wine i will be considered by the Alcoholic Beverage Commission's board during a hearing set for 10 a.m. on April 1 in the clerk’s office at the court hous? in Warsaw. Approval to file for the license was given by the Leesburg town board recently. The inn is owned by Harold J. and Barbara J. Gladieux and is located on state road 15 in the town.