The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 July 1969 — Page 11

LEESBURG DAYS Friday and Saturday, July 11 & 12

Nelson C. Eaton To Be Superintendent Os Whitley County Schools Nelson C. Eaton, former Whitko superintendent, was appointed July 1 to the superintendent’s position of the Whitley County Board of Education. His predecessor was Merl Goble, who will retire Atffust 15 after serving the above county for six years. Eaton served the Whitko Community School £ Corporation for t’wo years, with = this being terminated after his t resignation was submitted on August 5, 1968, and accepted by the Whitko board of trustees. The new board of trustees had given the superintendent a 35-day mandatory leave of absence requesting him to meet with them on August 5. After attempting to be re-instat-ed and failing, Eaton chose to re-

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sign. The present superintendent Frank S. Knight, was hired as a business manager for the Whitko Corporation until after the above resignation when he was hired as the superintendent. Since Eaton’s absence from the Whitko corporation he has been employed as a co-ordina-tor and guidance counselor at Wabash ’high school and junior high school. He was an applicant several months ago for the position of postmaster of the Warsaw post office, (Kosciusko county) a position which is still not filled. Eaton served with the Whitko corporation from October 1, 1966, succeeding Owen Frey, who was acting superintendent from September 10, 1966, to October 1, the same year’. Frey succeeded Delbert Hatton, who left this

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corporation to accept the same position at a larger school. Eaton was' formerly (before coming to Whitko) superintendent for three years at Elkhart county schools, succeeding the late Clyde Sutton, who died in office. Prior to that he was principal at the Wakarusa high school. He is a native of the Wakarusa area. Card of Thanks CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my friends and neighbors for flowers and other acts of kindness I received while in the hospital; also Rev. Reed and his wife for their visits and prayers. Elsie Lee

T" BIRTHS & GROSS. James Allen Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Gross of r 1 Leesburg became the parents of their first son and second child, James Allen, born at 3:18 d p.m. Thursday, June 26, in Whitley County hospital in Columbia City. The mother is the former Judith Ann Brandenburg. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brandenburg of South Whitley and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gross of near Chapman lake. Maternal great-grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. William Brandenburg of North Webster. *

Legion Hames Outstanding Law Officers Lt. Ned Woodward of Sullivan has been named to receive the “outstanding law officer of Indiana” award at the 51st state convention of the Legion in Indianapolis on July 19. Woodward is commanding officer of the Putnamvilla district Indiana State police. In setting up the award, the Legion asked that nominees for the honor come from those communities in which are located the more than 450 posts within the state. Post nominations were then sent to the 11 American Legion District Law and Order Chairmen and here a committee selected the final 11 entries. Judges to select the outstanding officer came from various law enforcement agencies throughout the state. Woodward has been a member of the Indiana State police since August 5, 1937, and was named lieutenant in charge of the district in April, 1966. There are 70 officers assigned to the district which encompasses 13 counties. Legionnaires were asked, in selecting theirjjemjnee, to “look for the officer, who/day-in and. day-out, carries out his assigned tasks, seeking neither glory nor acclaim but who lives up to the ideals of what the public expects of its officers of the law”.

MURPHY-CORNER ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Garrad Murphy of r 1 Kimmell have announced the engagement of their daughter, Ruth Ann, to Ralph Lewis Corner, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Corner of r 1 Larwill. Miss Murphy is employed with Mutual Security Life Insurance company in Fort Wayne. She is a graduate of Wolf Lake, high school with the class of 1968. Her fiance is employed at the Morsches Lumber company in Columbia City. He is a graduate of Larwill high school. The couple plans to be married • August 2 in Ormas Baptist church. Distinguished Students Named At Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE — Dis- * tinguished student rank was won by 1,965 students at Pujdue university during the spring semester, representing the top 10 per cent of the 18,145 main campus undergraduates. The list released by registrar Nelson M. Parkhurst included 426 students with straight - A records for their semester’s work toward bachelor’s or associate degrees. This number represented 2.3 per cent of the under graduates. To qualify for distinguished rating, a student must have a grade index of at least 5.5 points (B plus) out of a possible 6.0 (A) in at least 14 hours of academic credit and have no grade below C (4.points). The distinguished students include: Cathleen Bryant, r 1 North Webster, humanities major; Charles Edmund Lyons, Leesburg, industrial management; and George Edward Wood, North Webster, pharmacy.

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' * ***** ».- CMfW" *3uK m BHHIIH I LEESBURG CENTENNIAL — This group took time out during the Leesburg Centenn al celebration in August of 1933 to pose for a picture. From left are Sam Stookey, Lulu Ruple, Jesse Ruple, Ann Cormany, Rhode Cormany, Anna Bishop. Everett Bishop, Chloe Thomas and George Thomas.

Court News Booked At County Jail Robert Lee Williams, 40, Syracuse. was booked at the county jail at Warsaw over the holiday on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages. Jan Appanzeller, 25,. Syracuse, was booked at the county jail for assault and battery. Fined At Warsaw Gertrude M. Kiser, 41£?r 3 Syracuse, paid $34 in Warsaw city court last week for disregarding a stop sign. Divorce Granted Sheryll Elaine Hann, r 4 Syracuse, was granted a divorce from Frederick Earl Hann. She was awarded custody of one minor child, and $17.50 per week for its support. The Hanns were married September 16, 1967, and separated March 18, 1969. Complaint On Note Hoosier Building and Supply promissory note suit in Kosciusko circuit court against Waban W. Trantham, North Webster, seeking a judgment in the amount of $1,694. Conversion Suit Donald and Floyd Berkey of r 1 Syracuse have filed a complaint

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for damages for conversion suit in Kosciusko circuit court against Larry and Barbara Stauffer, formerly of Shoe Lake, r 1 Leesburg. The plaintiffs seek a judgment totaling $11,881.46, allege the defendant hauled soybeans for them, but has failed and refused to pay them for the merchandise sold. # The Catholic Relief Services Program, largest voluntary foreign relief effort in Vietnam, has provided aid to a total of 1,200,000 refugees, widows, orphans and other war victims.

Minister And Wife Are Hospitalized Rev. J. W. Jones and wife of Leesburg are patients in t ie South Bend Osteopathic hospital. Rev. Jones is a former pasto* of the local Baptist church and had entered the hospital for treatment. Mrs. Jones suffered a I eart attack when she came to the hospital to visit her husband and was admitted as a patient. 1969 Indiana State F<ir dates — August 22 - September 1.