The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 34, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 September 1969 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Sept. 24, 1969

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■ f 2 :gg f ■ MX ‘ I **** r **w w — “ ISHllifk w v£* ■■k A * -&3J3K& PRIZES FIRST STAMP ISSUE — Mrs. Venn H. Brinkman, r 4 Syracuse, doesn’t consider herself an avid philatelist, but she has an alert eye for first issue stamps. She is shown above with three prize first issue stamps of the Moon tending. They came on specially printed envelopes illustrating the historic moon landing by astronauts Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin. Mrs. Brinkman, who began her interest in stamps 4n 1966, said she received the three 10-cent stamps a week ago.

You, Too, Can Be A Public Speaker

By FRANK WHITE DO YOU PANIC when called upon to make a talk before your club, business associates, or other group? You are not alone but you can overcome being tongue tied when called upon to make a speech. In the yesterdays, Albert Beveridge, US Senate and Hoosier biographer of Abraham Lincolp, told me of his fright in public speaking. His first attempt was a failure and he ran from the stage. Beveridge shut himself in his room and turned to the chapter of the Bible where St. Paul defended himself before the Roman ruler, Pilot. St. Paul made dne of the most eloquent speeches in history. Pilot said: “Almost thou persuadeth me to be a Christian.” Beveridge repeated St. Paul’s defense speech .500 times. He never again had stage fright. In school days, I suffered agony for fear I would be called upon to read my theme or composition, on Friday before the' class. I took a public speaking course in Indiana university, organized one of the first Toast master Clubs, and overcame my fright at public speaking. I have since spoken hundreds of times to Rotary, Kiwanis, Jaycees, Lions and other groups, with as many as 1,000 persons in the audience without any personal fear. While on the topic of public speaking, the Republican State Committee has taken cognizance of a fact many are elected to the legislature or congress, who are tongue tied when it comes to speaking in public. That is a big handicap. The GOP Central Committee has issued a document on how to make a speech. I list its highlights that could help in making any talk. M 1) Use fact sheet as data source. (My comment — Don’t expect to knock ’em cold by any extemporaneous speech. Spend a lot of time in research and inform yourself completely on the subject. Write out what you will say and commit it to memory.) 2) Concentrate on three or four basic points and re-emphasize these by varied repetitions. 3) Keep your speech as concise as possible: don’t try to cover the waterfront. 4) Adapt the speech to the audience; use humor in opening speech. 5) Compliment the people and their organization, give recognition to their accomplishments. Next section is entitled “Progress.” 1) State what you are going to prove. ■ 2) Prove it. 3) State what you have proved. Next section is entitled “Conduct.” 1) Be prompt—better still, be early. 2) Greet the people as they arrive. 3) Be positive — be sincere. 4) Smile — keep smiling.

5) Don’t criticize the administration. (My comment — that is for political consumption. In my book, criticism that is documented, is important.) 6) Listen, Answer pugnacious questions by asking a question. Your message is your speech. The GOP document then goes into how to call a press conference and press relations, that are hardly applicable to general readers. It has one point of general interest, “stay within the area of discussion where you are an expert.” Having reported how to make a speech ala carte GOP I turn to another subject. The bitter struggle to unseat Buena Chaney, state GOP chairman, resulted in a draw. Neither Gov. Edgar D. Whitcomb nor National Committeeman L. Keith Bulen could muster enough votes to unseat Chaney and elect their choice. This reminds us, being GOP State Chairman is a “hot seat.” It is rather a thankless job. Since 1949 we have seen the following State GOP chairmen received with praise and ousted with anger. H. Clark Springer; Cale J. Holder; Noland Wright; Paul Cyr; Alvin Cast; Robert Matthews; Edwin Beamon; Tom Gallmeyer; H. Dale Brown; Robert Stewart; Charles O. Hendricks and now Chaney with his feet to the fire. Another subject: The Hoosier Day columns devoted space to how returned Viet Nam veterans are getting along in your community in way of jobs, schooling and aid in buying a home. The Washington central Veterans Administration reprinted The Hoosier Day column in a display for all V. A. bulletin boards over the USA. Several times Hoosier Day columns have been reprinted in the Daily Congressional Record. One-Car Accident Near Milford Sunday A one-car accident occurred a half mile north of Milford on old state road 15 Sunday when Miguel Salinas Zamora of 505 Second street, Ligonier, took his eyes from the road and ran his car off the road into a* pole. No damage was reported to the car. Milford police, who investigated. reported SIOO damage to the front bumper and windshield of Zamora’s 1951 Mercury four-door sedan. MRS. EMMA KRAUTER, MILFORD, HAS CALLERS Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hoerr of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Clauss of Bremen, and Mrs. Ben D. Knochel of Elkhart visited Mrs. Emma Krauter in Milford, recently. They enjoyed dinner in Bristol. Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Funk of Lebanon, Oregon, visited Mrs. Krauter and members of the Weisser family this week while vacationing in the Milford area.

Outlook Meetings Set For Sept. 30 And Oct. 1 Dr. Paul Robbins and Hervey Kellogg, Purdue university agricultural economists, will be the discussion leaders for the Annual Outlook Meetings, it was announced today by cooperative extension agent Don Frantz. The meetings will be at 8 p.m. EDT, on September 30th, at the Laville high school, and at 8 p.m. EDT, at the Columbia City R.E. M.C. on October Ist. All area farmers and farmrelated businessmen are invited to attend the meeting. Record carryover supplies of soybeans and another billion bushel crop coupled with lower price supports has resulted in lower soybean prices. Export demand for our corn and wheat has been disappointing this past year; what are the prospects? Livestock prices have fallen sharply from summer highs in response to changes in hog and beef output and some slackening in the strong demand experienced earlier this year. The speakers will analyze ijjiat changes can be expected and will comment on their impact on the individual farmer and farm-related businesses. In addition to the short-range outlook for general business and major farm commodities, special emphasis will be given to the outlook for farming for the next several years, particularly for real estate prices and net income. The national economy is still moving upward, partly due to real growth and partly due to inflation. The objective of recent fiscal and monetary policy was to slow down the inflation. What has been the impact and what are future prospects? What adjustments in business plans are indicated? What does this mean to agriculture? Questions about wages, employment levels, and effects of Government fiscal and monetary policy will be dealt with at the Outlook Meetings. Any individual with an interest in Indiana agriculture will find useful information at this meeting and is cordially invited to attend. Makahiki Committee Hosts Dinner Monday The Makahiki committee of 1969 held an appreciation dinner at North Webster Monday night. Following the dinner, plans for the 1970 Makahiki were discussed and guests were asked for suggestions on how to better the event, held each summer in the Syracuse City park. This past summer was the third time the Makahiki has been held in the Syracuse park. The Makahiki—-meaning big event — involves the Explorer — Senior Girl Scouts. There were 640 attending in 1969. Attending were Teed Howard of Elkhart, scout eexcutive; Dan Howard, Post 67 advisor; Jack L. Rife, Post 67 advisor; Paul Lichtenberger, president Warsaw Lions club, who sponsor the event; Ed Sauer, Kosciusko county district chairman; Terry Mack, Kosciusko district scout .executive; Larry Baker, president of Post 67; Ben Briganti, member of the Warsaw Lions club. Guests were Earl Money, conservation officer; Orville Vanderßeyden and Dale Sparklin, of the Syracuse police department; Merl Smith of Smith - Walbridge camp; and Mrs. Georgia Buster, manager of the Syracuse City park. INDIANA CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR’69 Indiana is a showcase of color in October with the brilliant autumn foliage unsurpassed, say many. Some of the fun of travelling on Hoosier highways and country roads is discovering the beautiful displays of the harvest at roadside stands and buying bittersweet or a jug of cider. All month in Brown county, Nashville, is in a festival mood and during the week ends, at the height of the scenic fall foliage season when traffic is heavy, the volunteer fire department holds fish fries to which tourists are invited. October 1-4 — Farmer’s fair in Aurora. The 61st annual. Streets are always crowded for this festival and gigantic parade. October 3-4 — Tri-state dance festival at Fort Wayne with western square and round dancing at the coliseum. October 4 — Indiana State university homecoming at Terre Haute. One of the biggest parades in Indiana with dozens of units. Starts at 9 a.m. Football game set for 2 p.m. in Memorial stadium on the Astro - Turf field.

ST-MAR-KOS GRANGE IN STATED MEETING The St-Mar-Kos Pomona Grange met Thursday evening at the Menominee Grange hall, located southwest of Plymouth. The meeting was opened by master, Ben Thompson, following a potluck supper. He also installed the new officers who will serve from October 1 of this year until October 1, 1970, assisted by Mrs. Ben Thompson, Mrs. Ralph Pritch, Mrs. Arthur Heckerman and Mrs. Otho BonDurant, pianist. All but one of the officers to be installed were present. Officers of the Menominee subordinate grange were also installed and the master of this grange, Otho BonDurant, announced his new committees for the Pomona grange as follows: Mrs. Ben Thompson ot Bremen, chairman of the women’s activities committee, and Mrs. Herman Miller, Waubee (Milford), Mrs. Irene Ronk, Menominee, Isabelle Oakley, New Tamarack. Arthur Heckerman of Bremen, chairman of the agriculture commitee, with Glen Pinkerton, Waubee, Forrest Ronk, Menominee. The legislative committee, Clem Beehler, New Tamarack, Richard Heyde, Waubee, Ben Thompson, Bremen. Schedule for Meetings The following schedule has been arranged for meetings: October 16, at New Tamarack, potluck supper November 20, at Waubee Grange

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hall iq Milford, potluck supper December 18, at Bremen, Christmas party January 15, at New potluck supper February 19, potluck supper at Waubee March 19, Menominee, potluck supper April 16, New Tamarack, lunch after meeting May 21, Bremen, lunch June 28, picnic, place to be announced later July 16, Waubee, lunch August 20, New Tamarack, lunch September 17, Menominee, potluck supper October 15, Bremen, potluck supper Mr. Beehler announced a grain exhibit to be held at the next meeting, and gave the rules and regulations of entries. The contest will be in charge of the africulture committee. First and second place winners of the iced brownies and Christmas centerpieces, on the subordinate grange level, will be judged at the October 16 meeting. The winning entries will be sent to the state grange conference which will be held October 23, 24, and 25. Tbere will also be needlework displays of Barbie doll dresses, puzzles, color and black and white photography and art work. In a flower arrangement exhibit, Mrs. Clem Beehler received a gift from the lecturer, Mrs. Ruth Miller. Several songs were sung by the group, including “Onward Chris-

t i a n Soldiers”, “Whispering Hope”, and “The Church in the Wildwood”. Those from Waubee Grange who attended the meeting at Menominee hall were Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Pinkerton. PROBLEM DRINKING Full-blown alcoholism is pretty easily diagnosed by relatives and friends of the alcoholic. It’s a much harder thing for the victim himself to recognize and come to grips with. A recent physician’s report on the early signs of alcoholism include these guidelines by which to gauge your drinking: • If you must drink to do your work. • If you go to work intoxicated. • If you drive a car, injure yourself or run afoul of the law while intoxicated. • If you have been intoxicated four times within a calendar year, you’re drinking too much. The distance between this kind of problem drinking and fullblown alcoholism is very short. If you see yourself within these early guidelines, take time out now to talk to your family physician. While it is true that others often see these danger signs before you yourself do, heed their warnings. There is nothing worse than an alcoholic, sneaking and hiding, who will not realize his illness and seek the proper help.

When Autumn Leaves Drift By Your Window Ask the man with the rake in his hand. The lush green leaves of summer and the colorful hues of’autumn are the monumental scourge of Saturday morning cleanup time, when the hapless homeowner finds raking and burning a seemingly endless but necessary task. But in the never-ending battle against piled-up leaves, pay careful attention to safety precautions, warns the Insurance Information Institute: Burn leaves in a covered container with holes or wire mesh construction. Pick a day with little wind and stay near the fire at all times with a garden hose ready for emergency. Set up your fire at a safe distance from buildings, fences and shrubbery. Keep children far away and keep an eye on flying sparks. In some areas, leaf burning might be restricted to certain times or completely outlawed. Find out the exact regulations in your town. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Bjella and family of Milford were Sunday dinner guests at the Dennis Bjella home, Syracuse. Miss Doris Tom of Milford spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hontz and son at Columbia City.

EBENEZER LADIES AID MEET IN BECK HOME The Ebenezer Ladies Aid net Thursday in the home of Mi s. Calvin Beck, Bonar Lake. M’s. Roy Wilkinson, president, conducted the meeting. Devotions were given by Mrs. Court Slabaugh and Mrs. Milburn Rapp. After a short business mectiig a social hour followed with refreshments served by Mrs. Be?k and her co-hostesses, Mrs. Sabaugh and Mrs. Rapp. Roll call was answered by 14 members and five guests, M‘s. Slabaugh, Mrs. Rapp, Mrs. Pzul Pollock, Mrs. Charles Fisher and Mrs. Hazel Lynch. f The October meeting will be in the home of Mrs. Milo Snyder at Cromwell. Spends Three Months In, Nicaragua Miss Natalie Ostendorf, tie daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J>e Ostendorf of Milford, has returned from a three month stay in Nicaragua, through the SST piogram of Goshen college. Nataie is a sophomore at the colie’e majoring in medical technology. The first half of the abro id stay was 'of the study of the country and its people and the last portion included trips irto the country in all sections aid working in various positions. Miss Ostendorf worked with the undernourished children of the country.