The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 April 1969 — Page 1

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Augsburger Addresses Milford Lions State Senator John F. Augsburger spoke to the Milford Lions Monday night, outlining the joys and vicissitude of serving a term in the state legislature. He called the recent legislative session "fruitful,” stating a total of 1591 bills were submitted while 1094 failed to pass. Os the 497 bill to pass both houses of the legislature, Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb vetoed, leaving 435 which became law. Augsburger said a biennium increase in funds allowed amounted to $352.9 million, or -a 13 per cent increase. He praised Governor Whitcomb for standing fast on his "no tax increase” pledge to Indiana tax-payers, and pointing out that he cut 1100 employees from the state payroll. He addressed himself to such touchy problems as the controversial time issue. He used the Farm Bureau. report for much of his talk, giving this group credit for serving as an effective lobby. Milford Lions president Bob Wolferman called attention to the first joint athletic banquet for athletes of the new Wawasee high school in which the Milford club is cooperating with the Syracuse and North Webster Lions club. He said tickets are being sold now and will be sold at the door on the night of the banquet. Rev. Roop Leaving Milford Rev. William Roop, pastor of the Bethel Church of the Brethren in Milford for the past three years, has resigned his position. Rev. Roop and his family will be leaving Milford the last of August. Plans are indefinite at this time. JUNIOR MOTHERS MEET WITH MRS. KIRKDORFER The Junior Mothers club of Syracuse met in the Syracuse Lake home of Mrs. Hubert Kirkdorfer on Monday, April 21. Mrs. Merl Smith presided at the business meeting. Reservations were made for the annual spring party to be held on May 5. The group enjoyed an evening of fun games conducted by Mrs. Fitzhugh Turner. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess and her committee Mrs. Charles F. Kroh and Mrs. Donald Deck. Mrs. Catherine Babcock Entertains Bible Class Mrs. Catherine Babcock entertained the Bible Class of the Syracuse Church of the Brethren on Sunday at a carry-in dinner in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Kammerdiener, Syracuse. There were 23 adults and five children present. Guests were John Wenger and Miss Helen Wagoner of North Manchester.

To Accept Bids On Revenue Bonds

Syracuse clerk - treasurer Ronald Sharp will be in his office at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, to open and consider sealed proposals which the town is now accepting on revenue bonds. The town is in the process of purchasing the following revenue bonds: Waterworks revenue bonds of 1969 (a junior issue) in the amount of SIOO,OOO and dated as of May 1 of this year. Interest should not exceed 5% per cent per annum to be determined by bidding. The bonds will lx? payable on

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GOVERNOR-ELECT — Alex Miller, above, was elected governor of Lions district 25-G during the sub-district convention held recently iin Wabash. Governor-elect is a resident of Warsaw and is a member of the Silver Lake Lions club. He is president of Miller and Sons Lumber Company at Silver Lake. He will be installed as governor of the district at the 52d international convention to be held in Japan this summer. Two Accident Victims Still Out 5f School Two youngsters, students of the Union Center elementary school, located northeast of Nappanee, who were victims of an early morning school bus-truck accident last Wednesday on road 6, are still out of school, according to James O. Weddle, superintendent of the Wa-Nee school corporation. • The two are Cheryl Spicher, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spicher, r 1 Nappanee, and Michael Allen* five-year-old son of Mr. pnd Mrs. Albert Allen, also of r 1 Nappanee. The two were hospitalized overnight in the Goshen hospital where cuts and bruises were reduced. Cheryl Spicher was the most serious injured of the 25 students who were on bus No. 17 driven by Jay Wysong, 60-year-old driver. The bus normally carries from 60 to 66 youngsters to the Union Center school, but at the time of the Wednesday morning accident it had completed nearly half of its route and had 25 aboard. Many of the youngsters were merely shaken up and were returned to their homes by their parents who had arrived at the scene. In all, there were 15 students hospitalized, and most of them were released following observation and a search for serious injury. 2 The ill-fated bus No. 17 had just picked up Tracy Beer, kindergarten son of Mr. and Mrs. Harland Beer, and was attempting a crossing of road 6 in one of the most dense fogs to blanket this area in a long time. The bus

February 1, 1970, and semi-an-nually thereafter. Each bid must be for all of said bonds and must state a single rate of interest. The award will be made to the highest qualified bidder complying with the terms of sale and offering the lowest net interest cost to the town, to be determined by computing the total interest on all of the bonds to their maturities and deducting them from the premium bid, if any. A legal notice giving further details on the bond sale appears elsewhere in this issue.

Lakeside Park Committee * Preparing For Summer

The Waubee Lakeside park committee has been preparing for a busy and enjoyable summer at the lake. The committee was appointed in March by the Milford town board and Van Buren township trustee John Davidsen. The S7OO received from the town of Milford plus the SSOO from the township is only sufficient for the upkeep of the park and the salary of the life guard. To improve the park, additional funds are needed, which will be obtained from a 50 cent rental charge for picnic tables, 25 cent charge for use of locker baskets and a $lO charge fcr the daily rental of the pavilion. Donations will also be welcomed. Checks should be made payable to Waubee Park Fund, Milford town board. All monies collected will be used solely for park improvements. Eventually the hope is to be self-supporting and no longer need help from tax monies. One of the changes noted this year is a new building with locker room facilities and a complete concession stand. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Place will be in charge of the stand and the-park property during the summer. The (Places are planning a good menu at reasonable prices. Persons wishing to reserve the pavilion should call Mr. Place. Open House The park board has a special open house planned for May 24 for all who are curious about the new facilities, interested in plans for the future or have suggestions to offer the committee. There will be entertainment and refresh-, ments. More details will be furnished later. In the Waubee Lake park area there are 14 acres of recreational land to enjoy . . . the potential is great and the future is up to the residents of the area. Tickets On Sale For Athletic Banquet Tickets are available, to the public for the first Lions-WHS athletic banquet at Wawasee high school on May 14. They may be purchased from the high school athletes, cheerleaders and from the high school office from Friday, April 25, until May 10. All tickets will be pre-sold and no tickets will be available at the door. This banquet is a cooperative effort of the Lions club and the high school. Mrs. Maurice Koher and her staff will prepare the meal, the home ec girls will Iterve. The business department is panting the tickets and the art department is in charge of decorations. The Lions clubs — Milford, North Webster and Syracuse — will furnish the speaker and tickets for the athletes while the athletic department will furnish the awards and trophies. Banquet time is 6:30 p. m. with the meeting being held in the Wawasee gym. All boys who participated in any of the eight sports and the cheerleaders will be guests at the banquet. The evening should be one of interest to the members of the community as well as parents, teachers and students:

pulled out onto road 6 into the path of a weatbound semi-truck driven by Clarence Dale Tuggle, 49, of Holly Hills, 111. Hie truck belonged to Cooper-Jarrett, Inc. Hie quick thinking of both school bus driver Wysong and truck driver Tuggle prevented the unfortunate accident from becoming a real disaster. Driver Fined School bus driver Wysong, a resident of r 1 Nappanee, was ticketed by state police for failure to yield the right of way, it was learned this morning. Superintendent Weddle expressed confidence in Wysong, stating he suffered several cracked ribs and multiple bruises, according to the doctor’s report. Wysong has not returned to his duties as a bus driver as yet, but ‘he had not been reprimanded for the unfortunate accident, according to superintendent Weddle.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL, 23, 1969

PEARSON COLUMN TO APPEAR IN MAIL-JOURNAL The well known and provocative WASHINGTON REPORT by Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson is appearing each week on the editorial page of The Mail-Journal. • We would call the attention of our readers to this column and invite their comments on issues discussed by these two highly regarded columnists.

Hunsberger Fund At $12,841 And Still Growing The Nancy Hunsberger fund being raised by members of the Leesburg Merchants association under the leadership of president Millie Engle has hit $12,841.45 and is still growing. The merchants started out to raise $6,000 for Mrs. Norman (Nancy) Hunsberger of r 2 Milford. Plans were to purchase a kidney machine for the young mother clt two. The fund grew and the machine was purchased. Additional funds will be used to help with the hospital bill and other expenses resulting from her illness. The Leesburg Merchants are still accepting .money for th\« fund. Nancy is the daughter of clerk-treasurer and Mrs. Esta Yocum of Leesburg. FRIDA Y IS ARBOR DAY Members of the Syracuse-Wa wase? Garden club will plant a tree in Syracuse on Friday in observance of Arbor Day. Arbor Day is always the last Friday in April and is for the conservation of trees in this country. Others in the area are urged to plant a tree sometime this week ift> recognition of Arbor Day. Civil Defense Unit Meets At Airport The Syracuse Civil Defense unit cancelled its regular meeting Thursday night and met with county ’ chairman of Civil Defense Milo Clase at the Warsaw airport. The members with Mr. Clase discussed, the dedication of the airport which will be held in the near future. Members making the trip were chairman, Thomas Gilbert; city director, Charles Vanderveer; Kenneth Felts and James Ritter. BUTTON SOCIETY TO HOLD ANNUAL MEETING The Indiana State Button Society will hold its Annual Meeting and Button Show this Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27 at the Quality Motel just opposite the State Fair grounds in Indianapolis./ This shoW Is open free of charge to the public from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and from 9:35 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. "From Maine to California by Railroad” will be illustrated with slides Jind sound effects by Frank Hughes, Railroad Historian and owner of the third largest collection of railroad buttons in the United States. Mr. Hughes will talk at 8 p.m. Saturday and following this will be an open house with competitive and non-competitive button exhibits, dealers’ displays, a bazaar, etc. Button collectors and friends from all over the state and from adjoining states will be in attendance.

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Annexation Is Topic Os Discussion At Syracuse

The Syracuse town board of trustees will be asked to give serious attention to the matter of annexing certain parcels of land to the town plat, i| the expressed wishes of the Syraeuse-Wawasee chamber of commerce take any form and substance.

Enough discussion has come before the chamber that a committee has been appointed to pursue annexation possibilities and present them before the board of trustees. An annexation committee consisting of Steve Hearn, Harry Van Hemert, John F. Augsburger and Clem Lisor, has under advisement the possible annexation of three land tracts and other development possibilities. Under Consideration - A The three tracts that have been, discussed, in general form are the Wawasee Village area, extending as far south as the building formerly occupied by Marley’s Steak House; a tract north of- the 1 town proper which would include a number of new homes and the St. Andrews United Methodist church; • ..nd land west of town encompassing Vega Homes and the land they own for development. No specific outlines have been considered, it has been noted. In a recent meeting of the annexation committee with a number of other interested parties, it was pointed out that another census would be taken in 1970, and based on these population figures the state will make its allocation of funds to cities and towns for the next ten-year period. Street fund allocations are made on a population basis and on the number of miles of roads within a town’s corporate limits. Perhaps A Mayor If the town of Syracuse, which now has a population of 1400, could increase its population through annexation to 2000, it would qualify as a fifth class city, attorney Steve Hearn told the group, and would qualify to have a mayor and city council, in lieu of the present town board of trustees. The mayor system, as operated in neighboring Ligonier and Nappanee, is thought to be the most effective. It was also noted that, while annexation can bring new problems, notably sewage disposal, the present sewage disposal plant serving Syracuse could process a third more sewage. The topic of annexation at Syracuse is bound to be a topic of general discussion in the weeks ahead, and parties interested in the important local issue should make its wishes known to the above committee and-or to members of the Syracuse tovfh board of trustees. Jon Roberts Is Treasurer Os Alpha Zeta LAFAYETTE — David Hogg, a junior frem West Lafayette, has been elected 1969-70 chancellor of Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural scholastic fraternity, at Purdue university. Hogg, who lives at 640 Russell street, is a member cf Skull and Crescent and Ceres. Other new officers of Alpha Zeta, all juniors: William J. Kenworthy, Covington, Ohio, vice president; Gary Cutter, Dillsboro, scribe; Jon Roberts, r 3, Syracuse, treasurer; and Larry Thrush, r 1 Wabash, chronicler. SYRACUSE LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. A1 Treat of South Bend visited at Syracuse on Sunday.

MRS. FRANK PUTT License Branch Under New Management The Syracuse license branch will open Friday, April 25, under the new manager, Mrs. Frank (Virginia S.) Putt, with Mrs. Charles Dean assisting her. The branch hours will be: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Closed all day Thursday. Saturday, 8:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m. The driver examiner will be at the Syracuse License Branch on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. POMONA GRANGE HELD AT BREMEN The St-Mar-Kos Pomona Grange met Thursday evening in the Bremen Grange Hall. Ben Thompson, master, presided over the meeting, and nine officers responded to roll call. Mrs. Ora Trader, chairman of the Women’s Activities committee, discussed some of the projects, and reports of subordinate granges were given by representatives from New Tamarack, Menominee, Bremen and Waufcee (Milford). The following members of Menominee grange received the fifth degree, given by the master, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Honk and Mr. and Mrs. William Bonk. Membership application for Mr. and Mrs. James Nolan of the same grange were read. Announcement was made of the death of a past member of the St-Mar-Kos Pomona Grange, Lawrence Bowser, which occurred April 17 in Arcadia, Fla. Mr. Bowser was responsible for suggesting the name of the grange. It was in March 1947 that the subordinate granges of St. Joseph, Marshall and Kosciusko organized their Pomona grange. Mrs. Herman Miller, lecturer, was in charge of the program, which was opened by all singing “America, the Beautiful” and “In the Garden.” The high rate of taxes forve4 Otho BonDurant and Mrs. Richard Heyde read “Psalms of Springtime.” Mrs. Edward Ruff gave “Rules for Revolution” and “Laughs and Quizzes” were enjoyed as given by Mrs. Lois Schafer. Mrs. BonDurant played a piano solo, and each member was asked to give a garden hint, a new seed or flower he or she expected to plant this spring. Mrs. Miller and husband spent the winter in Florida, and she told of several of the grange meetings they attended in Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte. Before giving her closing thoughts Mrs. Miller urged each one to visit a public library during the week of April 20-26. Ice cream, cake and coffee were served to the 23 members. The next meeting will be at the New Tamarack Grange hall May 15 at 8 E. D. T.

Tot Drowns At Lake Wawasee Sunday P.M.

Lake Wawasee claimed the life of little Susette Osborn of Fort Wayne Sunday near noon. The daughter of Ned and Janice Osborn of 2804 Camelot street, Fort Wayne, Susette would have observed her third birthday May 12. The Osborn family was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Easley on the east shore of Lake Wawasee at the time of the incident. Susette, wearing a life belt, was last seen playing in the yard of the Easley home with her dog and was discovered missing. Her body was found in the water a short time later about 130 feet from the cottage near a concrete seawall. She had sustained a chin

ACCIDENTS NEAR MILFORD TUESDAY Members of the county sheriff’s department were busy Tuesday evening investigating two accidents which occurred near Milford in a five-minute time period. The tirst accident, at 6:40 p. m., was at the intersection of 1000 N and state road 15 and involved Alfred Thomas Keeslink of Cornelia, Ga., and Rollin E. Hurlbert of Goshen. Hurlbert was taken to the Murphy Medical Center. Hurlbert’s car, headed north, crashed into the back of Thomas’ vehicle. The second accident was at 6:45 p. m. and occurred at the intersection of Mock road and 100E. Daniel J. Musser reported a car pulled away from the intersection. Musser’s vehicle crossed the side of the road and went into the ditch. He camplained of chest injuries. Progressive Supper Honors Joyce Beer A progressive supper Sunday honored Joyce Beer, a student at Goshen college, who is leaving on Thursday for Guadliupe for 3Vs months where she will study and live with a family there. The first course was served at Linda Beer’s, second at Stanley Wuthrich’s, third at Ned Speicher and the fourth at Susie Price’s. The remainder of the evening was spent socially at the Price home with 16 area young folks and two guests, Joan and Edith Strietmatter of Rensselaer present. Baby Shower Given For Mrs. Dull And Son A baby shower was held Sunday, April 20, in the home of Mrs. Dallas McKifcben of Syracuse. Guests of honor were Mrs. Larry Dull and infant son, Troy, of Ligonier. Games were played and prizes won by Mrs. Malinda Steury, Mrs. Ernest Freeze and Mrs. Richard Bushong. Other guests were Mrs. Bette Schlotterback, Mrs. Vern Brinkman, Mrs. Andrew Gingerich and Mrs. Amos Lambright. Gifts were displayed in a yellow bassinet. Refreshments of cake, ice cream, commee and punch were served. PLAN PAPER DRIVE FOR MAY 10 Members of the Milford Christian church junior high CYH group are planning a paper drive for May 10. Persons with papers they wish to be collected should contact John Replogle or Richard Hepler.

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laceration which may have been received in her fall according to officers. It is not known how the incident occurred. Syracuse first aid, conservation officer Earl Money, and Kosciusko county sheriff Dave Andrews investigated. Services Today Services were held at 2 p.m. this afternoon in a Fort Wayne funeral home with Rev. A. C. Underwood officiating. Burial was in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Surviving with the parents are grandparent and great-grandpar-ents. The parents are- members of the Saint Joseph Methodist church. Mr. Osborn is a brakeman for the Penn Central railroad.

Lions Elect Officers And Disburse Monies Merle Smith was elected president of the Syracuse Lions club at their meeting on Wednesday evening. Other officers for the ensuing year starting July 1 will be: First vice president — Jack Ridings Second vice president — Milton Brice Third vice president — James Fry * Secretary — John Naab Treasurer — Eldon Ummel Tail twister — Paul Wilkinson Lion tamer — Richard Heyde Two new board of directors are Joe Shewmon and Paul Rush. During the meeting it was agreed to donate monies, in addition to the regular projects and budget charities, to the following: Elkhart-Kosciusko county migrant chiidren’s service, SSO; Syracuse Youth Center for black topping, $300; Cardinal Learning Center, $300; Wawasee Education, Irk., (scholarship fund for Wawasee high school), $100; Care (Indian Reservation in conjunction with International Lions project. This will go to the Indians in South Dakota), SSO; Music scholarships, SIOO and Syracuse junior high school courtesy week, SSO. TODD McCULLOUCH MARKS HIS SECOND BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. Don McCullouch and Tammy held a birthday dinner for their son and brother, Todd, honoring him on has second birthday anniversary on Sunday. Dinner guests were* Mrs. Miriam McCulloch of Ligonier, Jesse Botts of Millersburg, Mrs. Zelma Mullins of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brown of Syracuse. Afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. William McGill of Millersburg, Mrs. Bud Speicher and son Randy of Ligonier, Mrs. Mary Brown, Mrs. Hathaway and Don and Scott Amsden, all of Syracuse. LEGION TEAM ADDS A SPONSOR The Ligonier legion team has added another sponsor and is now within six sponsors of having enough double-headers sponsored to be at the break-even point. The Ligonier telephone company has again evidenced its’ good intentions and will sponsor a double-header in the summer league.