The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 September 1969 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Grandson Os Agnes Stiffler Killed August 29 A 22-year old naval veteran, due for discharge September 8, was killed at 9 a.m. August 29 in the US naval air station, Norfolk, Va. Robert L. Bleeke, grandson of Mrs. Agnes Stiffler, Syracuse, died while mowing grass at the air station when a tractor flipped over. His wife, the former Pamela Nidlinger, arrived at Decatur only a week before with the furniture, planning for her husband’s return. She has signed to teach the first grade at the school at Payne, Ohio, and the couple had planned to move to Payne. Mr. Bleeke had served in both the Atlantic and Pacific areas. Other survivors are the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Justin B. Bleeke of Magley; two sisters, Pamela and Lou Ann; two brothers, William and Daniel; the grandparents, Mrs. Stiffler and Mr. and Mrs. Adblph Bleeke of Magley. Funeral services were held in the Lutheran church at Decatur with burial in the Lutheran cemetery there. Myron Albert Newell Myron Albert Newell, 76, Patil street, Elkhart, grandfather of Jay Newell, guidance director at Wawasee high school, died Thursday, Sept. 4, at 11 a.m. while visiting with neighbors. It is assumed that the discussion Was of a light nature and when he threw back his head to laugh he suffered a coronary. He had suffered a heart attack in 1965 and had never completely recovered.

RUMMAGE SALE Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26 27 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■ * MILFORD FIRE STATION — SPONSORED BY——of Milford United Methodist Church 111 FASHION SHOES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS / /I V| Once upon a time Bobby, Jane and C/ I their mother had searched all day for new shoes but could not find what • they wanted at a k f I reasonable ' /w ? / if I price. // 1/ z z A Jj| perky /7wZ /4>_Z ROVER Then they spied “Storybook Shoes . . . FASHION SHOES FOR GIRLS AND BOYS.’ Here they found styles perfect for any occasion and priced so low Mom could buy Jane and Bobby two pairs |||F each. End your new shoe blues ... come H r in today. jp CENTURIAN GEORGE B SHOES B QUALITY AT YOUR FEET M 3 South Buffalo WarUw, Indiana

Mr. Newell was born on September 6, 1892, and was mar--4 ried to the former Manda Hostetler, who survives, in 1927. He was a retired railroad employee and a member of the Mennonite church. Surviving with the widow and grandson are 11 children, Jean of LaPorte, Miss Dorothy Elliott, Goshen, Jay Elliott, Roland, LaMarr, Devon, Levon and Wiler, all of Elkhart, Merle, Cassopolis, Mich., Laverne of Goshen and Esther of Millersburg; and 20 grandchildren. Services were conducted at an Osceola funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. and interment was in the Pleasant View cemetery near Goshen. Lois Gean Mitchell Funeral services will be held tomorrow (Thursday) at 1 p.m. in the Wright - Yoder funeral home at Nappanee for Lois Gean Mitchell, 54, a native of Syracuse. Miss Mitchell died in the Elkhart General hospital at 4:35 a.m. Tuesday. The deceased was born in (Syracuse on December 23, 1914, afid had resided there and in Nappanee prior to making her home in Elkhart. She was a Wave during World War II and was a member of the American Legion. She was employed at the Indiana Trailer Supply Company in Elkhart. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Ruth Mitchell of Nappanee; and two brothers, Robert of Nappanee and Ralph of Seattle, Wash. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. Rev. Lowell Townsen of the Nappanee United Methodist church will officiate at the services and burial will be in the Syracuse cemetery.

Michael Ray Ratcliff, Jr. Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the Mishler funeral home at Milford for Michael Ray Ratcliff, Jr., age two months and eight days, who died Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Death occurred in the home of his parents, Michael and Brenda (Haggerty) Ratcliff. Michael Ray was bom in the Goshen hospital on July 1, 1969, and is survived by his parents; maternal grandmother, Mrs. Aletha Haggerty of Milford; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Ratcliff of Leesburg; and a greatgrandmother, Mrs. Gladys Shover of New Boston, Ohio. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. William A. Miller, Jr. William A. Miller, Jr., 43, r 1 Syracuse, died at 10:20 a.m. in the Goshen hospital Monday. He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday. Mr. Miller was born at Goshen January 10, 1926. He had lived in the Syracuse and Goshen areas all his life. He was employed at Penn Controls, Inc., and was a member of the City Church of the Brethren at Goshen. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Miller, -Syracuse; five brothers, Harold of Goshen, Ronald L., Covina, Calif., Keith B„ Robert G., and Larry D., all of New Paris; three sisters, Mrs. George (Mary) Swinehart, Goshen, Mrs. Everett (Marjorie) Perrin, Millersburg and Mrs. Clifford (Betty) Gabbard, New Paris. Funeral services will be held Thursday at Goshen. Rev. Noble Bowman will officiate and burial will be in the Violett cemetery. Court Hews Licenses Suspended The following persons in the Lakeland area have had their driver license suspended according to the latest reports from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Indianapolis. Jose A. Lozano, Jr., 32, Milford, from 6-23-69 to 8-23-69, drunk driving. Paul J. Pifer, Jr., 25, r 3 Syracuse, from 6-19-69 to 8-19-69, for drunk driving. Paul O. Crider, 19, of 818 E. Chicago, Syracuse, from 9-29-69 to 3-27-70, for driving while suspended. Pedro Mendoza, 17, of Milford, from 7-3-69 to 9-30-69. Bradley A. Robinson, 19, of r 2 Leesburg, from 6-24-69 to 10-21-69, for other traffic violations. Parker H. Phend 11, 19, Milford, from 6-18-69 to 10-15-69, for speeding. Pays Fine Candelaria Morales, 25, Milford, paid $19.25 for driving with no operator’s license. She appeared in JP court in Elkhart township. Divorces Granted David E. Hernandez, Milford, was granted a divorce from Esther N. Hernandez. She was awarded custody of one child and sls per week for its support. The Hernandezes were married October 21, 1967, and separated February 21, 1968. Andres S. Villalovos, Milford, was granted a divorce from Ana Maria Villalovos. He was awarded custody of one minor child. The couple was married September 1, 1966, and separated March 13, 1969. Failure to Appear Melvin Slabaugh, 23, r 2 Milford, was fined on two counts when he appeared before jp Milo Clase of Warsaw. He was fined $26 for failure to appear and $3225 and his driver’s license was impounded for 30 days for no registration card.

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B ENGAGEMENT KNOWN — Mr. and Mrs. Howard E. Sellers of Syracuse announce the engagement of their daughter, Debra T., to Lowell D. Coverstone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Coverstone of Leesburg. Miss Sellers will graduate in June from Wawasee high school. Mr. Coverstone is a 1969 graduate of Wawasee high school and will attend Indiana university extension at Fort Wayne. No date has been set for the wedding. HOME ARTS EXTENSION CLUB HAS MEETING The Home Arts Extension club met at 1 o’clock Tuesday in the , home of Mrs. Leah Schuder with Mrs. Carrie McFarren as co-hostess. After a dessert luncheon was served Mrs. Charles Schell, vice president, opened the business session in the absence of president, Mrs. Robert Overstedt. The pledge to the flag and the club creed were repeated. Mrs. Edward Jonasch read the history of the song of the month, “Hail Purdue” and it was sung under the leadership of Mrs. William Perry. Mrs. Carrie Me Farren had as her meditation, “Says I”. Health and safety was a general discussion. In the place of a lesson wedding photos of the members were passed, which caused much merriment. Some of the pictures were over 60 years old. Mrs. Perry Hoover, who had just celebrated her 70th wedding anniversary, was given a corsage by Mrs. Jonasch and the club gave her a beautiful flower arrangement. Roll call was “My Last Vacation” to which 11 members and two guests responded. Mrs. Don Kirkdorfer of Dewart Lake was welcomed as a new member. Mrs. Schell received the door prize. After a penny march the group repeated the club collect. The October meeting will be in the home of Mrs. Charlene Traster on October 14. FAMILY GATHERING AT MONTICELLO The following people from Milford and vicinity attended a family gathering of the Wise and Schreiner families which was held at a park in Monticello: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wise, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Cain and daughter Sandra, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wise and children, Scott, Cheryl, Angela, and Jennifer, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller, all of Milford, and the latter’s granddaughters, Kim and Tammy of Biloxi, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stump and children, Denise and Steven of New Paris; and Mr. and Mrs. James Wolf of Atwood. A picnic dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour by 60 persons. MILFORD LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. William Cobb of Jefferson, lowa, were week end guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rassi on r 1 Milford. Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Rassi are sisters. Mrs. Rassi was visited in the Goshen hospital.

& THE EDITOR

Alabama Reader Enjoys M-J

Dear Editor: ... I certainly continue to enjoy the Mail Journal. It keeps me up with the progress being made. It is an interesting factor to me (since my husband is employed by Beatrice Foods) to have read that the Syracuse pizza factory (G-W) is owned by Beatrice Foods. Meadow Gold milk and dairy products are all (I am informed) owned by Beatrice Foods, Inc., plus a large number of other food producing companies under various names. So, you can see that this is no fly-by-night organization but a large and secure one. In most instances, 19cal people manage and supervise. Employees are encouraged to move up in the ranks. This applies here in Alabama! Syracuse probably did lose a good not carried out as allegedly planned. Also, I was happy to see Earl Money’s letter in the August 13 issue of The Mail-Journal. Anyone who knows Earl Money knows he wants and works daily towards safe boating and water sports. He does all in his power to enforce the laws pertaining to it. Those who cannot accept this statement as fact might follow him for a week or two and observe him in action. (I cannot speak for others in the department since I’m not acquainted with them.) Perhaps violators and doubter should be “requested” to accompany Mr. Money or the dri-

CARDS ■OFBBe> THANKS Up CARD OF THANKS My family and I want to thank our friends and neighbors for all the kindness, flowers, and food during the illness and death of Roy and the dinner that was served at the church. A special thanks to Dr. Craig, the nurses, and Wade Mishler. Thanks again. Anna Pinkerton CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank my many friends for their cards, gifts, and thoughts during jny stay in the hospital. Inez Brooks CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone who .came and helped us to have such an enjoyable • anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Hoover CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank friends, neighbors and relatives for cards, flowers, and other acts of kindness while I was in the hospital and since I returned home. Rolland Wogoman CARD OF THANKS We, the members of the Syracuse Minnie-Mizers TOPS club, would like to take this method to thank the Wawasee Jaycees for the use of the meeting room in the old youth center. We wish them every success in their community efforts. CARD OF THANKS A sincere thank you for all the thoughtfulness and kindness shown us in our trying time. It is greatly appreciated. Sincerely, The Orval Klink family Mr. and Mrs. Emory Guy, Mrs. Helen Overstreet, and Mrs. Georgia Buster, Syracuse, attended the meeting of the Kosciusko Senior Citizens potluck dinner meeting in the Shrine building at Warsaw Monday evening.

Red Tag Sale Buy And Save FIRST COME — FIRST SERVED • Drive out to our sales lot. Select any RED TAG special. Sale Starts at 5 p. m. Friday, Sept. 12 Ends at 5 p. m. Sunday, Sept. 21 PRICE MOBILE HOMES WARSAW — Rd 15, North MICHIGAN CITY — U. S. 20, West ELKHART — Highway 20, East

vers when they must search for the body of a drowned baby (summer of ’62) or assist in carrying a 16 year old boy and his nearly severed leg th shore as he bleeds his life away (sunjmer of ’62) or question witnesses and those involved in an accident in which a little boy was run ovei\ while swimming, by a boat pulling a skier too close to shore (also summer of ’62). I heard a few people actually criticize the law for arrests made because of violations on the lakes by those boating and skiing! When I questioned Mr. Money, he told me of many gripes he had received directly. He has some good answers! I know he is happy to hear that there are people who want the laws to be obeyed and enforced. Because of and thanks to Mr. Money, I would not think of allowing my children to ride in 'any watercraft without wearing an approved life jacket nor are they allowed to sit other than on the seats, nor in a crowded boat. Next summer would be a good time for Mr. Money to submit some true-to-death edited articles about those who did not obey the boating laws. Those who were not lucky enough to get caught by the law before ii was too late! Continue to “Sock - It - To ‘Em”, Mr. Money! Audrey Williams Langdale, Ala.

Milford Board Accepts Street Bids Tuesday Members of the Milford town board met in special session Tuesday night to receive bids for work on the streets. Only one bid, that of Phend and Brown, Inc., of Milford, was received. In a break-down of the bid quotations were given for eight different streets in town with four being accepted. To be re-surfaced are east Fourth street between James and East streets, east Fourth street between Shaffer and East streets, East street between Emeline and Catherine streets and East street between First and Emeline. The costs of said work will be SI,OOO, $2,260, $1,340 and $1,350 for a total of $5,850. Van Buren township trustee John Davidsen was present and said he had talked with state tax board examiners and the contract the town has with Jefferson township is illegal. The town has no right to have such a contract since the Van Buren township equipment is used when fighting fires in Jefferson township. The contract should be between Van Buren and Jefferson townships. It was decided to turn the matter over to township attorney Brooks Pennick and town attorney William I. Gerrard. The board changed its September 15 meeting with members of the park board to September 16. The next regular meeting will be on October 6. The company representative who was to talk to the board on the rusty water problem was unable to attend the meeting. Street and water commissioner Marion Deeter and board president Carl Duncan attended the northwestern American Association of Water Works meeting in Nappanee earlier in the day and learned k the powdered chemical in question helps but is not a cure-all. It was learned it causes corrosion.

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facts about ’ ‘OUR TOWN’ Milford, Ind. By JERI SEELY Can anyone shed light on this photograph? All we’ve managed to find out about it is that it is of the old Milford Methodist church. The church burned to the ground sometime around 1920 and was replaced by the present United Methodist church building. ♦ « » We have learned a few more things about the old D-X station that is in the process of being torn down. A family by the name of Troyer lived in the home sometime ago. A son Charles graduated from Milford high school in 1924. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Free and family lived there several years ago. * s « Michelle Conn, delightful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Conn of Tippecanoe Lake and a MHS graduate, was one of some 200 women refused entrance to the Vatican while touring Italy this summer. Why were some 200 women turned away in one day! Their skirts were too short! The Conns recently returned home after visiting several countries in Europe. Miss Conn is a senior at Indiana university. * * * George Auer, a resident of near Dewart Lake, last week found a tax receipt, dated 1892, which his father paid on the 40-acre tract George now lives on. Amount for full year: $9.18. George states: “My taxes on the 80 acres are nearly S4OO a year now.” * ❖ * Have you ever been to a Shaker Town Dinner? Mr. and Mrs. Leo Anglin of r 1 entertained members of their Sunday night canasta club this week with such a dinner and included menus for each of their guests. The first course was fruit in season (served Shaker Town style) and was a peach which the guests prepared themselves. Next on the menu was snappy cheese, crackers and relish (from the hills of Kentucky). This was followed by Amish ham, creamed potatoes, corn, sliced tomatoes, rolls, coffee and iced tea. Dessert featured cake and cookies from the wedding of firstborn

PLUMBING & HEATING EQUIPMENT AUCTION Will sell at public auction the complete stock and equipment of the KITSON PLUMBING & HEATING business located 4 blocks south of the stop light in Syracuse, Indiana, on S. R. 13, then '/z block east on E. Henry street, on — Friday, Sept. 19 • 9:30 a.m. New furnaces and water heaters, water softeners, Kollman sewer cleaning machine, all kinds of fittings, copper tubing, pipe cutters and threaders, many tools, copper, steel, and galvanized pipe, 18 H. P. Johnson outboard motor, and hundreds of other items. v Harold Kitson Estate Dick Zimmer, Auctioneer - Ph.: Warsaw 267-4961

and homemade ice cream (a specialty of the Anglin kitchen.) The menus concluded that simplicity is the keynote of the Shakers. The Anglins got the idea for their Shaker Town dinner after visiting the home of the Shakers in Kentucky, while on a recent vacation. Shakers were members of an American religious sect, so called by movements of the body that form part of their worship. The dinner was served by the Anglins’ daughters, Renee and Allyson, and by Linda Kesler. Present to enjoy the evening were Mr. and Mrs. Max Anglin, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Conn, Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Dippon, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weisser, Mr. and Mrs. Arch Baumgartner, and Wayne Bucher. MILFORD AMERICAN LEGION IN MONTHLY MEETING The September meeting of Ancil Geiger Post 226 of the American Legion was held Monday, Sept. 8 at the Legion Hall. Regular business was ’conducted by commander Lamar Rarig. Dan Levernier reported on the Leadership-'conference. He stated that all members are asked to contact their state representative and senators in regards to a bonus for the Viet Nam veterans. He also requested that the members contact their representative and senator in regards to a petition being started by the American Legion, stating that they are in favor of using the Bible in America’s outerspace program. Membership report for 1970 now stands at 139 Legionnaires for the post. The meeting was adjourned by the commander. BAILEYS, MILFORD, HAVE CARRY-IN SUNDAY The Bailey family enjoyed a carry-in dinner at the Milford fire station on Sunday. The afternoon’s entertainment was furnished by Jerry and Bill Dye of Cicero, 111. Both are karate instructors and they gave a demonstration on karate. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. Wallie Beila and Jacki and Mr. and Mrs. Clint Dye, Jerry and Bill, Cicero, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. George Dye, Dundee, Miss.; Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Bailey, Lynnea, Yolanda, and Winona, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Tirena Ryman, Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Wendy Adams, Nappanee; Mrs. Dorothy Bailey and children, Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Dye and daughter, Eldridge and Rodney Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bailey and children, all of Milford. FISHERS BUY MILFORD HOME Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher have purchased the late Della Coy home in Milford and plan to move around November 1.

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