The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 August 1969 — Page 19

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Milford Lions Lay Plans For Their 25th Anniversary Party

Milford Lions are making plans for a 25th anniversary party with the tentative date set as Monday, Sept. 29. The club heard an outline of plans Monday night from the anniversary chairman, Arch Baumgartner. He is working with Lions Arlo Beiswanger,

Syracuse To Invest In Time Savings Certificates

Members of the Syracuse town board gave clerk-treasurer Ronald Sharp permission to - invest $15,000 of the water bond fund and $894.96 of the Greider fund in time savings, when they met in regular session Tuesday night in, the town'hall. Mr. Sharp announced bids would be open at the regular September meeting for street repair and curb and gutter work

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Fine Lake Wawasee 'Nighf Rider’ sll2

The law came down hard with both feet on a youthful speed boat operator on Lake Wawasee Sunday night when the offender appear’d in the justice of the peace court in Syracuse. Appearing before justice of the peace Chris Koher at 5 p.m. Sunday was Jeffrey L. Reich.

Contolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE - WAWASEE JOURNAL (E»t. 1907)

Raymond Pinkerton, Paul Kizer and Durward Seely to promote the affair. The Milford Lions club was formed in 1944 with the Goshen club as the sponsoring club. Early plans call for a party for nearly 200 Lions, their wives and visiting dignitaries.

on Brooklyn street and Dolan drive. He also reminded those present cf the public budget hearing to be held Monday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 p.m. A letter was read from the public service commission regarding the proposal of the B and O railroad to take two trains — east bound number 10 and west bound number seven — out of (Continued On Page 2, Sec. 1)

434 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis. a 16-year-old who was apprehended on Friday night by conservation officer Earl Money and constable Tom Kitch. Fined sll2 The young offender paid a fine of sll2 after he pled guilty of operating a speed boat after

State Officials Discuss Pollution Os Waubee Lake The second annual meeting of the Waubee Lake Property Owners Association was held Friday night at the Milford fire station. The meeting was opened by president Dennis Sharp who introduced Harold Bonham from the state board of health and pollution and Garry Hudson from the state conservation ’ department. Mr. Bonham discussed the results and implications of several tests that have been made on the lake and Mr. Hudson discussed the methods and effects of testing the lake with copper sulphate. Elections Elections were held to replace Raymond Hoover and Robert Hall, the two retiring members of the board of directors. Orville Sherman was elected from the north side and Steve Kaiser from the south.

dark at 40 miles per hour and with no lights. Officer Money said Reich “operated- the boat in a wreckless manner at a high rate of speed without lights.” He said he was “going in and out among fishing boats like mad.” He pointed out that the legal

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1969

Milford Truck Driver Killed In Michigan

Robert Jay Weldy, 48, r 2 Milford, was killed last Thursday morning when his produce truck rolled over at the junction of Interstate 94 and Interstate 96 near Benton Harbor, Mich. Weldy was apparently making a turn on an exit ramp, braked his truck for a sharp curve and the vehicle skidded out of control for 115 feet and rolled over, on its side pinning Weldy underneath. Allen J. Cross, 22, r 1 Middlebury was in the large freight liner truck’s sleeper when the accident occurred at 3:45 a.m. He escaped with minor injuries and shock and was taken to a Benton Harbor hospital. The two were enroute to Westfield, Wis., with a load of chickens for Middlebury Produce, Inc. The truck was carrying about 6,000 chickens, about half of which were killed. Services Sunday Funeral services were held on Sunday at the North Main Street Mennonite church in Nappanee. Rev. Homer F. North and Rev. Norman Lydaker officiated and burial was in the Yellow Creek cemetery at Wakarusa. The traffic victim was bom on February 21, 1921, near Wakarusa to Timothy and Ella (Brenneman) Weldy. He was married to Zoa Holley on December 14, 1941, and had resided at his farm northwest of Milford since that time. He was a member of the Nappanee church. Surviving with the widow are four daughters, Mrs. Sandra Smith of Michigan City, Mrs. Dale (Patricia) Blucker of Nappanee, Mrs. Donnie (Susan) Wallace of r 2 Milford and Debra at home; one son, James, at home; two brothers, Floyd of New Paris and Francis of Columbia City; two sisters, Mrs. Harvey Weaver of r 1 Goshen and Mrs. Clyde Hershberger of Nappanee; and four grandchildren. Capt And Mrs. Weaver Visiting At Syracuse Captain and Mrs. David D. Weaver are vacationing at Syracuse with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. DeLoss Weaver. Capt. and Mrs. Weaver are currently living at Norman, Okla., where they are students in the University of Oklahoma. Capt. Weaver is working on a master’s degree in business administration under sponsorship of the United States air force institute of technology. Mrs. Weaver, the former Elizabeth Gregory of LaPorte, is working on a master’s degree in reading. Granted Divorce Beatrice Ann Harris of r 3 Syracuse has been granted a divorce from Randy Dean Harris and her maiden name of Beatrice Ann Plymale restored in the decree. The couple married February 23, 1968 and separated August 30, 1968. There are no children.

speed limit for operating a speed boat after sunset is 10 miles per hour. He said young Reich was apprehended after a chase of five miles at 40 miles per hour on Friday night by himself and constable Kitch. Officer Money said he has had

LEESBURG DRIVER AT FAULT IN REAR END COLLISION Ben D. Black, 29, r 2 Leesburg, was cited by Goshen police following a two-car rear-end collision on west Pike street in that city at 12:04 a.m. Sunday. He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants after colliding with a car driven by Jose E. Ortiz, 23, Goshen. All involved were taken to the Goshen hospital where Black was treated for an injury to his teeth and a laceration to his lower lip, Ortiz was treated for a leg abrasion and Hernan Santos, 20, Goshen, a passenger in the Ortiz car was treated for a whiplash injury to his neck. Both Ortiz and Black were eastbound when Ortiz stopped to wait to make a left turn into a driveway. His left turn signal was in operation. Black failed to stop and hit tV rear-end of Ortizes’ 1969 Chevrolet with his 1966 Ford truck, the vehicles, valued at $4,500, were totally demolished. HOWARD E. HUMMEL Hummel Named Supervisor For NIPSCo Howard E. Hummel, r 2 Syracuse, has been promoted to electric crew supervisor in Northern Indiana Public Service Company's Goshen district, M. J. Pryor, division manager, announced today. In his new position, Hummel reports to Charles M. Ulrich, general line supervisor. Hummell was born in Milford and graduated from Syracuse high school. He then served two years of active duty with the United States navy and held the rank .of motor machinist’s mate 2d class, when discharged. He began his utility career January 17, 1949, when he joined NIPSCo as an apprentice lineman. He advanced to lineman that same year and held that position when his new promotion was announced.

numerous speeding offenders on Lake Wawasee this summer, but that they have been difficult to apprehend. He said he hoped the incident of the past week end would serve as ample warning to others who have been operating their boats in a wreckless and unlawful manner.

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Explorer Scouts Hold Mokuhiki At Syracuse

Explorer Girl and Boy Scouts and their leaders numbering 640 arrived at the Syracuse city park Friday afternoon for their annual Makahiki, the third to be held in the Syracuse park. Scouts from Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio held Water and land contests on Saturday. The Vikings-post 50 of Elkhart won the top land, aquatic and overall to receive the top trophy. Lloyd Denhart is the advisor. • Other photos on page 5, section 1. Flying Cloud, post 194 of Berwyn, 111., won the top girls’ event. Windward Ship 135 of Milwaukee, Wis., won the girls top event in aquatic. A king and queen were crowned Saturday night at a dance in the Syracuse junior high gym. Mike Roberts of Fort Wayne was crowned king and Jean Schott of Sheboygan, Wis., is his queen. Providing the dance music was The Vars. Three years ago The Vars played for their first dance for the Scouts, Saturday night was their final appearance. Last year The Vars was selected out of 450 bands to go to Europe. On Saturday night proceeding the dance, a luau was held with the Scouts seated on the ground aroung *a triangle, with candlelight. Chinese food and punch were served. The park was lighted with Chinese lanterns and each one was given a Coolie hat. The Girl Scouts stayed overnight in the Scout cabin while the boys stayed at Wawasee Prep. Post 67 Explorers of Warsaw was host to the Makahiki with the Warsaw Lions club sponsoring the event. Registration For Evening Bridge-O-Rama Registration is currently underway for the Lakeland evening bridge-o-rama which will begin in September. Interested persons should call either Robert Brown or Lou Kuilema at Syracuse.

DAN CASKEY ON DECATUR RADIOSTATION Kenneth F. Pehlke, General Manager of the Decatur radio station, today announced the employment of Dan Caskey as newsman and staff announcer. Dan is a graduate of Syracuse high school and is married to the former Sandra Tapp. Dan and his wife live in Cromwell, and have two children. Mr. Caskey will be on the air 1:05 till 5 every afternoon plus news reporting. Dan is employed by WGL radio in Fort Wayne and will take over his duties at WADM August 25th. The Decatur station is managed by a 1960 graduate of Ligonier high school. FIRE CALLS AT SYRACUSE The Syracuse fire department was called to the VyLactos plant at 12:40 a.m. Friday when an engine on the lift truck was left running and overheated, causing S3OO damage to the lift vehicle. Car Fire The department answered a call on North Huntington road at 4:21 p.m. Friday when a car belonging to Don Rock of New Paris caught fire, resulting in S3OO damage to the car. In another fire call to the residence of Charles Brown on r 2 Syracuse, an electric short in the wiring of a pump caused S3OO damage to the siding of the house. Minor Accident In Milford A minor accident occurred in Milford last Wednesday at 3 p.m. when Scerita A. Estep of Milford backed her 1967 Ford from a parking place on the west side of Main street and scraped the fender on a 1969 Chevrolet owned by Larry Roders of Warsaw. A total of $l5O damage was reported to the Roders auto and SSO to the Estep vehicle. SUNDAY GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kaylor and son Freddie of Argos were Sunday afternoon callers of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Krauter and son Jay of Milford.

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Syracuse BPW Completes Salad Bar Plans At the regular August meeting of the Syracuse Business and Professional Women’s chib, plans were completed for the Salad and Casserole Bar to be held in the Wawasee high school cafeteria Saturday, Aug. 23. The president, Mrs. Earl Money, presided at the dinner meeting held at Oakwood Park. She heard the reports of the various committee chairmen. It was announced that the police and firemen’s fair association will hold its annual picnic for the lair workers on September 23 in the fire station. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and their own table service. New member names are to be turned in to the membership committee chairman at the September meeting. Committee chairman and workers for the salad bar were named. Discussion was held on the annual Civic Night to be held in March. This Will be planned at a later date. There were 26 members and eight guests present. The guests were Mrs. McCully, Mrs. Wills, Mrs. Lulu Francis, Mrs Jessie Stewart, Mrs. Mabel Forbes, Mrs. Fern Weirick, Mrs. Blanche Mason and Mrs. Bobbins. Following the meeting the members and guests attended the Enchanted Hills Playhouse showing of “Cactus Flower.” Hostesses for the meeting were Mrs. Ann Davis:, Mrs.’ Gladys Morris and Mrs. Edna Peebles. RECENT VISITORS Mrs. Ada Hibschman of Syracuse had as her guests last week, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lower and daughter Connie: of Toledo, Ohio, and Bill Schimdler, also of Toledo. On Monday Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jensen and daughter Kim, of Garrett, visited in the Hibschman home. The group visited at Niles, Battle Creek, anc Coldwater, Mich. On Thursday, guests were Miss Carol Lowe, Miss Cathy Homes and Jack Hildreath, all of Toledo. On Saturday, guests were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Witmer of Toledo. They attended the wedding of a relative at New Paris and the reception at Goshen. All have returned tj their homes at Toledo.