The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 April 1969 — Page 1

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VOLUME 6

Final Rites Thursday For SP/4 Edwin Lee Stoller

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Apostolic Christian church, Fort Wayne, for Specialist fourth class Edwin Lee Stoller, 20, husband of Cynthia (Beer) Stoller who is residing with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Beer of r 1 Milford. Stoller died March 15 in a helicopter crash in South Korea. He was with the helicopter unit as a flight medic. The unit was returning from picking up patients in the Demilitarized zone when

Syracuse Graduate Killed In Viet Nam

Lance Cp/ Max Irvin Baer, 27, a member of the Marines? was killed in action near the Cambodian border March 20. He had been in combat duty in Viet Nam since July, 1968. Cpl. Baer was a graduate of Syracuse high school, class of 1959. He was born at Goshen April 14, 1941, and was employed by the Slutsky Plumbing Company, South Bend, when he enlisted in the Marine Corps January 23, 1963, just six days after his marriage to the former Charlene Hummel of Goshen. , Surviving in addition to his wife, £re his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Baer, Goshen; two children Mark Allen and Jill Elaine; two brothers, Charles of Elkhart and Robert Lee in the

X > ax ßy >. ?x V mMI .■ RON RETURNS — Ron Hibschman has returned to W. L. Cutter Chevrolet, Inc., Syracuse, as new car and truck sales manager, and is shown here being welcomed back by dealership owner W. L. (“Bill”) Cutter. On the left is M. L. (“Doc”) Miller, used car sales manager at the Syracuse agency.

Announce Change Os Ownership At Syracuse Chevrolet Agency

The Chevrolet agency at 1001 South Huntington street in Syracuse has announced a change of ownership, with W. L. ("Bill”) Cutter purchasing the interest of Gordon (“Short") McCormick. Cutter and McCormick have jointly cwned the Chavrolet a-

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the accident occured. He was born at Fort Wayne on October 13, 1948, to George and Lenora (Stieglitz) Stoller. On July 21, 1968, he was united in marriage to the former Cynthia Beer. Before entering the service Stoller was a dispatcher and buyer for Erie Haven of Fort Wayne. The 20-year-old soldier entered the army on September 3, 1968. He had been in Korea only six weeks.

navy at Great Lakes, lU>; two sisters, Cindy and Linda at home two grandmothers, Mrs. Trelia Baer and Mrs. Nellie Reith, both of Goshen. Cpl. Baer was a member of the Brenneman Memorial United Missionary church and the Moose lodge and the Pipe Trade union of Elkhart. The body is being returned to Goshen, where further arrangements are incomplete. Trinity Circle To Cancel Regular Meeting Trinity circle of Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church will not hold its regular meetings this month. The circle will be guests of Unity circle Thursday at a special program in the church parlor.

gency in Syracuse for the past nine years. The firm will be known as W. L. Cutter Chevrolet, Inc. Ron Returns At the same time Mr. Cutter has announced that Ron Hibschman has returned to the com-

Survivors in addition to the widow are his mother of Fort Wayne; one sister, Miss Yvonne Stoller, at home; and his grandparents, Mrs. Katherine Stoller of New Haven and Mr. and Mrs. George Stieglitz of Harlan. His father preceded him in death several years ago. Friends may call at the D. 0. McCombs funeral home, Fort Wayne, after noon today (Wednesday) until service time Thursday. Interment will be in the IOOF cemetery at New Haven.

SENIOR MOTHERS CLUB TOURS WAWASEE HIGH The Senior Mothers club of Syracuse met Monday evening in the Wawasee high school. Michael Neff conducted a tour of the new school followed by a discussion. There were 13 members and two guests, Mrs. Wolfe and Mrs. Plank, present. Mrs. John Walker was welcomed as a new member. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Bowen B. Conn. MOIST, Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Ervin L. Moist, r 2 Syracuse, are the parents of a daughter bom March 26 at the Goshen hospital.

pany as new car and truck sales manager. Hibschman, well known in the lakeland area, has been a traveling salesman for the past year and a half. Prior to that he was a salesman at the Syracuse agency.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1969

GOOD FRIDAY I 1 afrau of 3 Worship Stores in both Milford and Syracuse will close between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m. Friday to allow employees to attend Good Friday services. Community services will be held in both towns. At Syracuse churchgoers will gather in the Grace Lutheran church while Milford and area residents will worship in the Christian church.

REV. DEL FEHSENFELD Revival At Wawasee Heights Baptist Church Wawasee Heights Baptist church announces revival meetings from April 2 to 13 at 7:30 each evening, except Monday, April 7, when there will be no meeting. The evangelist is Rev. Del Fehsenfeld of Greenville, S. C. He has led over 800 revivals in America, Canada, and abroad. He is a youth leader, Bible teacher, and preacher who evidently has the blessing of God upon his ministry. He leads local church, communitywide and city-wide campaigns in approxinoately 12-16 states each year. In meeting after meeting as many as 100 people have been saved. Mr Fehsenfeld is a true “revivalist”. A special service will be held Easter Sunday afternoon at 2:30 when evangelist Fehsenfeld will preach on the controversial subject: “The Baptism With The Holy Spirit”. A part of the service will be devoted to the laying of the cornerstone for the new church. Opportunity will be given to view the building which is still under construction. The Syracuse elementary choir, under the direction of Mrs. Richard Ditmer, will present special music at the service on Tuesday, April 8. Rev. Robert A. Mundy, pastor, and the congregation cordially invite everyone to the services. The church is located opposite Wawasee high school. Cornerstone Service Sunday At Wawasee Heights Wawasee Heights Baptist church will lay the cornerstone for its new church building on Easter Sunday afternoon at 2:30. At this service Rev. Del Fehsenfeld, who is holding evangelistic meetings at the church, will bring a message on “The Baptism With The Holy Spirit”. Those interested will be given opportunity to view the church which is still under construction. Rev. Robert A. Mundy, pastor, and congregation invite the public to this special service.

World Leaders, Little People Salute Eisenhower ■

Ike’s Funeral Train Moves Thru Indiana

The funeral train of Dwight David Eisenhower passed through southern Indiana on Tuesday en route to Abilene, Kansas, where the famous soldier-statesman will have his final resting place.

Following rites in the nation’s capital on Sunday and Monday, where many of the world’s great leaders came to pay their final respects to the fallen hero-soldier, the funeral train left Union Station in Washington, D. C„ at 5 p. m. Monday for its 50-mile-per-hour trip to Abilene. The train was at Cincinnati, 0., at 9 a. m. on Tuesday and later moved out for its last trek across Indiana, the land where another „ i.-.ious President of the United States — Abraham Lincoln — spent his boyhood days. The train moved slowly through Lawrenceburg, North Vernon, Seymour, Brownstown, and Mitchell to Washington and went through Vincennes before leaving Indiana. On Sunday thousands passed the simple G. I. bier of General Eisenhower at the Washington National Cathedral and later at the Capital Rotunda where President Richard M. Nixon gave the formal eulogy to his chief and mentor. The simple people, who elevated the World War II Commanding General of the Allied Forces in Europe to the office of President of the United States, quietly passed the bier. Many were seen on television choking back tears as they passed. General Eisenhower’s death came following a prolonged illness

Milford Parents Reminded Os Last PTO Meeting The last meeting of the Milford Parent-Teachers Organization for the 1968-69 school year will be held Tuesday, April 8, at 7:45 p. m. in the elementary school gym. Since this will be the last meeting for thia term, the first order of business will be the election of officers for the 1969-70 school year. A good slate of officers is being nominated and the committee asks that as many members as possible attend and vote. A report will be given concerning the success of the organization’s recent fund-raising project. At this time the project committee will also recommend how the money be used. Special Entertainment Special entertainment for the evening will be presented by Jerry Franks, artist in residence at Grace college. Following the program refreshments will be served by the hospitality committee which will consist of Mrs. Arnold Doll,. Mrs. Lowell Rassi and Mrs. Glen Wuthrich. HOME FROM ARIZONA Mr. and Mrs. William Sloan of Syracuse returned home after spending a week in Tucson, Ariz., visiting their son Morgan and family. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Chrisman cf Tucson, formerly of Middlebury.

and his passing was no real surprise, but his death marked the end of a brilliant Horatio Alger career nonetheless. His death and Washington, D. C., rites commanded the presence of such world leaders as France’s Charles de Gaulle, the Shah of Iran, King Constantine of Greece, King Eaudouin of Belgium, West Germany’s Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger and many others. World Leader General Eisenhower was better known and more widely loved than any other American. Besides leading the free world forces to victory in Europe in the early 1940’s he became head of NATO, a European defense organization, president of Columbia university in Nev York, and President of the United States for two terms. His humble beginning from a dairy worker in Abilene to West Point, to the halls of fame in the hearts of millions of his countrymen is well known. He was elected President in 1952 and 1956 in vast landslides. It was the wish of the famous General that he be taken back to his bjyhood home in Abilene, Kansas, for burial. He will have his final resting place in the simple chapel at the Eisenhower Memorial which is visited by many thousands each year.

PYTHIAN CLUB MIiETS WITH MRS. STIFFLER Tie Pythian club of Syracuse met Thursday for a pot luck dinner in the home of Mrs. Agnes Stiffer. She was assisted by Mrs. Edgar Kuhn. There were 16 members and one guest, Mrs. Hattie Cripe present. Fallowing a short business meeting games were played.’ Mrs;. Mary Brown won the prize for the most games; Mrs. Estella Swartz, received the low; and Mrs. Brown the door prize. The next meeting will be with Mr:;. Herbert Blue. MINOR ACCIDENT IN MILFORD SATURDAY A minor accident occurred at 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, as a car driven by Jan Kizer of Milford was being backed fn>m a parking space 50 feet west of Henry street on Emeline st’eet and ran into the side of ar auto owned by Robert Smith of Syracuse. Damages of $35 were listed to the right front fender and right rear of Kizer’s 1961 Studebaker and at $65 to the left front fender and door of Smith’s 1963 Pontiac t\’o-door. MRS. PHILIP BEER INJURES BACK Mrs. Philip Beer of r 2 Milford received painful injuries to her back when she fell down the stairsteps at 2 a.m. Friday. She was bedfast for a day.

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STORY HOUR AT SYRACUSE LIBRARY There will be a story hour Saturday at 10:30 for all ages in the children’s department of the Syracuse public library. Sunrise Services Set At Milford Churches The churches of Milford will hold individual Sunrise services again this year with breakfast following. Members of the Christian church will meet in their church at 6 asm. A light breakfast will follow. The services at the Methodist church will be held at 7 a.m. with the men of the church serving breakfast to the congregation following the service. Members of the First Brethren church will meet at Waubee Lake’s park pavilion at 6:30 for their Sunrise worship. However, if the weather remains cold the service will be held in the church. Breakfast will follow. The services at the Bethel Church of the Brethren will be at 7 a.m. with breakfast following. Sunrise services at the Apostolic Christian church will be at 6 a.m. with breakfast being served in th6 church dining room. Visitors will be welcome at all the services. •

NUMBER 9

Mission Circle Elects Officers The Syracuse Church of God Mission Circle met last Wednesday night in the home of Rev. and Mrs. Chester Bahn. Mrs. Jack Elam presided during the election of officers, which are as follows: President — Mrs. Elam Vice president — Mrs. Bill Stutsman Secretary — Mrs. Jerry Stutsman with Mrs. Richard Coy, assistant. Treasurer — Mrs. George Yerger. Delegates for the missionary convention May 3 at Idaville are Mrs. Elam, Mrs. Yerger, Mrs. Coy and Mrs. Jerry Stutsman. Alternates are Mrs. Bahn, Mrs. Wilmer Frederick, Mrs. Louis Firestone and Mrs. Bill Stutsman. Mrs. Oliver Hibschman gave the devotions, reading from the first chapter of Ephesians. She also read an article “Because You Pray”. Mrs. Jim Hibschman sang “For You I Am Praying”. Following prayer, Mrs. Hibschman, sang “Blessed Jesus”. Mrs. Martha Koble gave the missionary lesson. She read an article on five missionaries and an article on Easter entitled “The Wonder of Easter”. Mrs. Jim Hibschman dismissed the meeting with prayer. Refreshments were served by the hostess to the 14 members pres- • ent.