The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 July 1969 — Page 1

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VOLUME 6

Helvey Re-Elected Board President

Jerry Helvey was re-elected president of the Lakeland school board at the reorganization meeting of the board at the central administrative office last night. Dr. Robert A. Craig was elected vice president, and Floyd H. Baker was re-elected secretary. Haney Sworn In Kenneth Haney, of the Hastings community and representing District III (Van Buren township and the east half of Jefferson township), was sworn into membership on the board by the board’s attorney, Robert Reed. Others re-elected to posts with the school administration besides the above - mentioned and attorney Reed are as follows: Treasurer — Marion (“Bud”) Lantz Recording Secretary — Mrs. Philip (Evelyn) Fawley. It was moved the board continue meeting at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, and that the salary of the individual board members remain at $200 per annum. Craig Presides Floyd Baker presided over the meeting until it was re-organiz-ed, then Dr. Craig continued to preside, in the absence of Mr. Helvey who is vacationing in Canada. The board acted favorably on three new teachers recommended by superintendent Arnold. They were Ronald Corson of Munster, Ind., and Tony Clouse of Kendallville, both social studies teachers, with master’s degrees. The third was Robert Heichelbeck of Indianapolis who just graduated from Wabash college and will teach German at Wawasee high school. Superintendent Arnold said these three will fill the faculty to its full complement. The board voted to continue sharing the services of an attendance officer with the Whitko school corporation for another year. It was noted this is done on a 60-40 basis, since the officer spends three days each week at the Lakeland schools and two days at the Whitko schools. The salary in question is $6,550, plus social security and travel. Money In The Bank It was also noted the corporation has a total of $544,249.83 in the bank: $80,703.05 at the Milford bank, $87,596.23 at the North Webster bank, and $375,950.55 at the Syracuse bank. All payroll checks are through the State Bank of Syracuse. Business manager Lantz told the board he is saving 50 per cent of the cost of resealing some blacktop at the Milford, North

LAKELAND SCHOOL BOARD — The new Lakeland school board held its re-organization meeting last night. Seated from left are superintendent Don Arnold; Dr. Robert; A. Craig, vice president; Kenneth Haney, newly installed member from District III; Charles W. Kroh; and Floyd H. Baker, secretary. Standing is business manager Marion Lantz. Jerry Helvey, who was re-elected president of the board, was absent.

Contolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Eat. ISM) and THE SYRACUSE - WAWASEE JOURNAL (Eat. 1907)

JERRY HELVEY Webster and Wawasee high school by hiring two men, and undertaking the job rather than contracting it out. Vocational school The 87-page, four - county feasibility study for two area vocational technical training schools, one at Warsaw and the other at Plymouth, was passed around. The Lakeland school agreed to support the study but is luke warm toward its implementation. The possibility of such a vocational training center with the Fairfield and West Noble schools would appear more to the liking of the Lakeland board. The board also acted favorably on recommendations by Mr. Lantz for the purchase of fuel oil and gasoline for Lakeland schools. The bid accepted for gasoline at the high school is 20.4 cents per gallon, and 21.6 cents per gallon at the Milford and North Webster schools, as submitted by the Sun Gil Co., D-X Division. Standard Oil Cd. had a low bid of 10.68 cents per gallon for No. 2 fuel oil and Laketon Refinery had a low bid of 9.42 cents per gallon for No. 5 fuel oil at the Syracuse school. Mr. Lantz referred to communications he had with the state attorney general concerning legal action against book publishers who allegedly conspired to fix book prices over a period of years. It was further explained by attorney Reed. PATRICK D. FINTONS VISIT PARENTS First lieutenant Patrick D. Finton, U. S. M. C., and family have returned to Virginia Beach, Va., after spending a’week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Finton of Syracuse. Lt. Finton will leave Norfolk on July 22, aboard the attack transport U. S. S. Morentrail on the Mediterranean Sea. He will be on a five month cruise to Greece, Turkey, Italy, Malta, France and Spain.

Milfo rd Town Board Considers Increase In Water Rates

The Milford town board, meeting Monday night at the town hall, considered ways of raising revenue 1 in its water department to meet rising costs of operation. The board took under advisement increasing its present water rates. It was noted the present rates’ of $3.75 per quarter were set up in 1955 and have not been increase<|. Williari Motts, water meter reader, said he found the S7O paid hint for the job was hardly sufficien:, that he thought S9O would bo more in line. There are approximately 397 meters in the town of Milford, and that it figured about $1.50 per hour to read them al S7O. Mr. Motts said the first time around was difficult and time-con-suming since he did not know where the meters were. The board promised Mr. Motts a decision on his request at its next meeting. To Plan Budget The board plans to work on its pre posed budget at the July 14 meeting. Vickie Lininger was employed at Lakeside park at Waube: lake as a lifeguard for a 10-week period at SSO per week. Don Drake, chief of police, will be on vacation for two weeks beginning July 21. Park Progress Dean Troup, chairman of the town’s park board, reported on the progress at Lakeside park. He said lie hired help to mow the park at $lO each mowing. The town board voted its approval of hiring some painting done on the tables', poles and inside of the shelter house. Troup said a galvanized aluminum table will be purchased to see if thejt is the type they will order for picnic tables at the park. Lights will be put up across the road/with 120 volts for trailer parking only. Th?re will be a charge for overnight campers. Troup said James Baker is making a drawing of tine park and surrounding grounds to help plan the camping, picnic and boat-launching sites. He also asked that more money be put in the town budget now; being prepared for a lifeguard for next year. Those present at the rileeting were board president Carl Duncan, Dr. T. A. Miller, Gerald Martin, street superintendent Mahon Deeter and clerk-treasur-er Edith Baumgartner. j ■ ■ — — ATTEND TUSING REUNION Several Milford residents attending the Tusing reunion held at Nappanee West Side park on Sunday were Mrs. Roy Tusing, Mr| and Mrs. Paul Hollar and Tefry, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Biller, Mrs. Robert Rumfelt, Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Biller and sons, Kent and Blane. Kendall Biller acted as president due to the absence of the regular one. Officers were elected in the e afternoon and a short program was enjoyed.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 1969

Milford Lions Plan To Mark 25tliAnniversafy Milford Lions voted on Monday night to recognize their 25th anniversary as a club by holding a charter night . commemorative dinner. The date has not been set, but a committee consisting of Arch Baumgartner, Arlo Beiswanger and Raymond Pinkerton, was named by president Dennis Sharp to lay plans for the meeting. The club voted to honor “Miss Milford” (Kay Kaiser) in the Mermaid Festival at its next meeting, along with others who helped at the club eat stand at the Festival. Lion Paul Kizer reported the eat stand did better this year than it ever had, grossing $2,118.89, for a net profit of 50.5%. MILFORD CLASS OF ’49 HAS REUNION Ten members of the 1949 Milford high school class and their husbands and wives met at the fire station in Milford for a 20year reunion Saturday, July 5. The class prophecy was read with some of the predictions coming true. Daryl Kaiser, (deceased) son of Joe Kaiser of Milford, was among the 30 students to graduate in 1949. Members attending were Mrs. Wayne (Marilyn Beer) Riggs of Indianapolis, Mrs. Edward (Elizabeth Stieglitz) Gregory of Palmdale, Calif.; Mrs. Robert (Phyllis Haab) Wuethrich of Rensselaer; Duane Graff of Nicholasville, Ky., Glenn Woods of Middlebury; Charles Myers of Syracuse; and Mrs. Floyd (Bonnie Miller) Yoder, Mrs. Dean (Maryann Doty) Dowty, Robert Wolferman and Lloyd Coy, all of Milford. SYRACUSE MAN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT David C. Armbruster, 19, r 1 Syracuse, was involved in a twocar accident early Sunday morning on county road 500 east, six miles southwest of Syracuse. Armbruster told officers he came upon a stalled car on the top of a hill and was unable to stop before crashing into the rear of the other car. Deborah Hicks, 19, Indianapolis, driver of the other car, was taken to the hospital with a concussion and scalp laceration. Deputy sheriff Ronald Robinson who investigated listed damage to the Armbruster car at $750 and $675 damage to the Hicks vehicle. MILLER FAMILY ENJOYS GET-TOGETHER IN PARK The children of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Miller of r 1 Syracuse enjoyed a family get-together on Sunday at Sunnyside Park, New Paris. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Gabbard and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Beer and family, Mrs. Shielda Hire and family, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Miller and family and Lynn Krull, all of New Paris; Junior Miller of Syracuse: Mr. and Mrs. George Swinehart of Goshen; and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Oerrin and son Jim of Millersburg. THE DALE STUMPS HAVE GUESTS AT TRAILER Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Felkner and son Jim, Milford, spent Friday visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dale Stump at their trailer at Jones, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Berkeypile and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Berkeypile and Danae, Milford, were guests of the Stumps on July 4. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McClintic and Mrs. Jack Stump of Milford spent the week end with the Stumps.

Parade TonightAud Saturday Police & Firemen’s Fair In Progress At Syracuse

The 10th annual Syracuse Police and Firemen’s fair is now in progress with rides and concessions in the town’s city park. The fair opened last night to the public, but the first big public attraction will come tonight at 6 p.m. when the kiddies parade will be held. Units will assemble at the fire station on south Huntington street and move to the uptown stop light, then move east past the reviewing stand. . The youth talent show will start at 7 p.m. in front of the reviewing stand. Parade The highlight of the fair will be the big adult parade at 5 p.m. Saturday. Units will assemble at the- Liberty Homes, Inc., DriveAway at the south edge of town, moving to the uptown stop light, then east past the reviewing stand. About 50 units will participate, it was learned today, making it one of the best parades in this area. Horseshoe pitching began last night and will continue through the finals on Friday night, all events at the city park. On Thursday night, at 7 p.m., there will be a firemen’s water ball contest with all fire departments in the area invited to participate. A garden tractor) pulling contest is expected t<k be a highlight at city park at 1 p.m. Saturday. Weigh in time is 12 noon. Special prices for kiddies on all rides is bepig offered from 1 to 5 p.m., on Wednesday and Saturday. A number of contests are being arranged for the young folks, including tackling a greased pig’ and climbing a greased pole. Trophies galore will be given to winners in the kiddie and adult parade and for all other events. Boy Runs Into Car Monday At Syracuse Stewart Tomilson, 5, of Indianapolis, was bruised, about the knees and shaken up at 12:50 p.m., Monday, when he ran into a car driven by Mrs. Clayton Mock of Syracuse. The accident occurred at the Post Office corner on south Huntington and Pearl streets. Mrs. Mock was driving south , on Huntington when she noticed the boy start across the street. She applied the brakes of her car and the boy ran into it. Having applied pressure on the brakes, they did not hold after the car stopped and her car hit a vehicle parked at the post office belonging to Thomas Jones. Her car then came to rest against a utility pole on the corner. The boy was taken to the office of a physician and given treatment for laceration to his knees. State trooper Larry Yeiter investigated and no damage to the cars was listed. AT OPEN HOUSE IN EAST GARY Mr. and Mrs. Royce Billed, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Biller, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Biller and Mr. and. Mrs. Kendall Biller and Blane, all of the Milford area, attended an open house held in the heme of Mrs. Herman Kidwell 'at East Gary, in honor of the 50th wedding anniversay of her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Biller cf East Gary.

••♦ * * ♦ Br‘ WOI Bl v II uMp Dm 1- . ; wbteßll IB iII r FAIR TROPHIES — A total of 29 trophies will be given to winners in the kiddie and adult parades of the police and firemen's fair now in progress at Syracuse. Here LaVada Dean, who has had a major part in making the fair a success, is shown in front of the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. window where the trophies are on display.

REV. PRITCHARDS HOST FAMILY GATHERING Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Pritchard of r 1 Syracuse have been hosts to a family get-together honoring Mrs. Xenia Grant, 91-year-old mother of Rev. Pritchard. Those attending in addition to Mrs. Grant of Leisure World Seal Beach, Calif., were Rev. Pritchard’s brother and sister-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. F. W. Pritchard of New York City, their daughter Elaine and Mrs. Steve Dawson and husband of Ann Arbor, Mich. Also attending were the J.- S. Pritchards’ daughter and husband, Rev. and Mrs. John Winters and two children, Jennifer and Jeff of Tampa, Fla. A son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. B. Pritchard of Indianapolis, were also present. Two nephews, Rev. Wilbur Wood of Kansas City, and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Wood and family of Orangevale, Calif., were also present for the gathering. Rev. Wood spoke at the Solomon Creek United Methodist church on June 8 and Rev. Winters on June 15. Hex Rural Extension Club Meets July 1 Hex Rural Extension Homemakers club met July 1, in the Hex Grange hall. The president, Mrs. William Cable conducted the business meeting. The club creed and pledge to,the flag were’repeated in unison. J The history of the song of the month “The Star-Spangled Banner” was read by Mrs. Mary Brown, who led in the singing of the song accompanied on the piano by Mrs. Merle Darr. Roll call response was “A hot weather dish or menu”. Mrs. Darr read Luke 19 for the devotions. i The lesson “Leisure Time-All Ages” was given by Mrs. Don Cunningham. The meeting closed with the singing of the Club prayer. Refreshments were served by the committee Mrs. Peter Savage and Mrs. Cable. There were 11 members and three children present. , The next meeting will be a pot luck dinner at 11:30 a.m. in the Mary Brown cottage on Odgen Island, Lake Wawasee. '

May Give Blood Until 66th Birthday Americans in good health can now give blood through the American Red Cross until their 66th birthday. This information has been received by American Red Cross Regional Blood Centers from the National Red Cross Headquarters, it was announced today by Stephen Devenney, the Blood Program chairman of the Kosciusko County Red Cross Chapter. This announcement is of- particular interest to area residents because the Red Cross Blood Mobile will pay a visit to Kos- , ciusko county on Friday, July 11, at Syracuse. This is the first visit by the blood mobile unit to Kosciusko county for the American Red Qoss fiscal year. A quota of 141 1 pints of blood is to be filled. \ Tom Prickett, newly elected Turkey Creek township Red Cross representative, who is in charge of the Syracuse visit, has arranged for the use of the Wawasee high school commons, 1 where the blood mobile unit will be in operation between the hours of 12 noon to 6 p.m. Mrs. Tom Prickett and Mrs. Jack Clark are recruiting Syracuse area donors. Aaron Heinsley, newly elected Tippecanoe township Red Cross representative, is in charge of the North Webster recruitment. Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner, Milford, Mrs. Robert Rumfelt and Mrs. Royce Biller, newly elected Jefferson township representative, are in charge of the Milford area recruitment. Mrs. Frank Bates, Red Cross volunteer, is arranging for canteen needs. Mrs. Todd McClure is securing registered nurses to serve during the visit. Steve Devenney, reminds Kosciusko county residents who are covered by the Fort Wayne Regional Blocd Center, that there is no charge for blood received. However, necessary processing and administration charges are made to the recipient. Anyone requiring blood in hospitals not covered by the Fort Wayne Regional Center must obtain a form from the Red Cross office to make application for replacement. If the hospital will .accept Red Cross blood, actual blood usages will be replaced. However, in hospitals where two for one is required, other arrangements must be made for

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Bible Study Group And Guests Wear Dr. Billy Graham Members and gQests of a girls’ Bible study group, directed by Mrs. Lowell (Mary Anne) Rassi of Milford, attended services by Dr. Billy Graham at Winona Lake on June 30. The young people from Milford were Susie Haah, Carol Richards, Barbara Zimmerman, JoAnn Rassi, Sally and Nancy Beer, Doug Rassi, Keith Beer and Clark Rassi. Other area young people attending were Mary Sue and Dave Armbruster and Sharon Fackler of Syracuse, Marlene Boyts, Cindy Snider, Carol Haab and Jeannine McGowan of New Paris, Rick Pletcher and Bill Stopper of Mishawaka, Ann McKibben of Millersburg, Jolene Bates of Goshen and Robert Wolper of Indianapolis. Adults present besides Mrs. Rassi were Mrs. Frank (Lois) Beer, Robert Kaiser and daughter, Miss Jean Kaiser of Mr. and Mrs. Don McGowan Os New Paris, Mrs. Elmer Armbruster of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Pletcher of Mishawaka. PARTICIPATING IN HEIFER PROJECT The children in the primary departments of the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford, and the Syracuse Church of the Brethren are participating in the Heifer Project. Pennies, nickles, dimes and quarters saved by the Milford children will be used to purchase a goat. It’s not known for sure, but the department thinks the goat may be sent to Greece. Money collected by the Syracuse church will be used to purchase chicks. CAMP SEVERAL DAYS . t Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vanlaningham and sons of r 2 Milford spent Wednesday and Thursday camping in Shades State, park near Crawfordsville. They also visited Mrs. Vanlaningham’s mother, Mrs. Florence Thompson, at Hardinsburg, and other relatives. 1

the additional amount. If blood is to be available for others who might need it, relatives and friends of those who have received blood are purged to visit the blood mobile and make a donation. An appointment is not necessary on Friday. Walk-ins are most welcome.