The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 December 1969 — Page 3

OBITUARIES

Marshall (Bud) Gay Marshall Gay, 56, r 2 Roanoke, formerly of Milford, died early Saturday in the Lutheran hospital in Fort Wayne where he had been a patient for three weeks. In addition to his widow, the former Ruth Stuckman of Milford, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Albert (Sylvia) Gibson, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. David (Carol Ann) Sherbahn, r 2 Roanoke; one son, James Gay, Manassas, Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Kenneth Benner, Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Harold Yarian, Claypool; two brothers, Clarence Gay, Plymouth, and Everett Gay, Michigan City; eight grandchildren and one step-grand-child. Services were conducted Tuesday at the First Brethren church in Milford and interment was in the Milford cemetery. Paul W. Clayton Paul W. Clayton, 52, 4508 Winston drive, Fort Wayne, brother of Rev. L. E. Clayton of North Webster, died at 2:55 p.m. Friday in the Lutheran hospital at Fort Wayne. Mr. Clayton was a machinist at the Zollner Corporation and a lifelong resident of the Fort Wayne area. Surviving in addition to the North Webster brother are his widow, Eva Mae; one daughter, Mrs. Thomas Oyer of Indianapolis; his father, John W. Clayton of Hoagland; another brother, Clyde A. Clayton of Convoy, Ohio; four sisters, Miss Hester Clayton of Indianapolis, Mrs. Sylvan Coulter of Fort Wayne, Mrs. Eugene Archer of r 4 Columbia City, and Mrs. Lee Parker of Morgantown. Services were conducted at 2 p.m. Monday in a Fort Wayne funeral home with interment in the Greenlawn Memorial Park. RESERVE LICENSE PLATES Unpaid reservations can not be held later than December 15. Syracuse License Branch 1121-j East Main Street

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Mrs. William M. Kintzel Mrs. William (Helen) M. Kintzel, 79, of r 2 Warsaw, died Thursday morning at Murphy Medical Center. She had been in failing health for several years. Mrs. Kintzel is the step-mother of Mrs. Dallas (Doris) Anglin of Leesburg. Surviving are the husband, William; four step-daughters, Mrs. Faith Shearer, Bourbon, Mrs. Millard (Magdalene) Taylor, New Carlisle, Mrs. Anglin, and Mrs. Charles (Maxine) Cullison, Plymouth; four step-sons, True and William F., Warsaw, Joseph, Wakarusa, and Max, Etna Green; and 26 step-grandchildren. A sister, Mrs. Marian Thorniley of Delta, Colo., also survives. Services were conducted Sunday in the Walnut Creek United Methodist church and interment was in the Etna Green cemetery. Theries D. Doll Theries Daniel Doll, 79, r 2 Syracuse, died at 6 a.m. November 27, in the Parkview hospital, Fort Wayne. Death was due to complications following a stroke he suffered Labor Day. Mr. Doll was born in Elkhart county August 4, 1890, to Henry and Lucy (Crow) Doll. His foster parents were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Harting. On May 21,1913, he married Minnie Simons. He was a farmer and a member of the Calvary United Methodist church, Syracuse. Surviving with his wife are three sons, Elvin of Dayton, Ohio, Arnold of Milford, and Herman of Cromwell; one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Ellabelle) Carr, Syracuse; 12 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Louisa Gibbons, Santa Ana, Calif.; a half-sister, Mrs. Dorothy Lane, Colorado; two foster sisters, Mrs. Lulu Rusco, Wolf Lake, Mrs. Leila “Yeoman, Lainsburg, Mich.; and a foster brother, Owen Harting, Wolf Lake. Funeral services were held Sunday in the Calvary United Methodist church. Rev. Kennard Robinson officiated and burial was in the Sparta cemetery near Kimmell. Otha C. Herdrich Otha C. Herdrich, 71, of Indianapolis died November 27 in the Americana nursing home there.

Mr. Herdrich was born at Lebanon on July 3, 1888, to Benjamin F. and Cora (Smith) Herdrich. He had been coming to Lake Wawasee for the past 50 years. He was a certified public accountant and retired four years ago. He was a member of the Lebanon Baptist church. Surviving are two sons, Franklin M. Herdrich of Lake Wawasee and James R. of Connersville; two daughters, Mrs. Billie Hopkins of Palm Springs, Calif., and Mrs. Jack Bartholomew of Indianapolis; four grandchildren and 10 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at Indianapolis. Rev. Roy Montgomery officiated and burial was in the Crown Hill mausoleum'. Mrs. Pearl Mae Vickery Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning in the North Webster funeral home for Mrs. Pearl Mae Vickery, 87, of r 1 North Webster. Rev. Lewis Thomas, pastor of the North Webster Church of God officiated. The body was taken to Lewisville, Ind. for burial in the Lewisville cemetery. Graveside services were held there at 3 p.m. Saturday. Mrs. Vickery died at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at her home of an apparent heart attack. She had been ill for the past three years. She was born in Henry county, November 11, 1882 to Taylor and Mary (Adams) Kimbrel. She had resided in the North Webster area for the past 17 years, moving here from New Castle. She was married to Martin Vickery who preceded her in death in 1936. She was a homemaker and a member of the United Methodist church of New Castle. Surviving are one son, David Boyd Vickery of North Webster; and two nieces. She was preceded in death by four sisters in addition to her husband, Martin. Frank Earnest Bates Frank Ernest Bates, 79, 724 Front street, Syracuse, died in his home at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday. Death was due to complications, he had been in failing health for two years. He was born June 1, 1890, at Aidershot, England, and came to the United States when he was 18 years old. Hik parents were James and Emily Bates. He married Blanche Williams in 1914 at Nappanee. He was manager for Compas-Zook-Mutschler Flour Mills at Nappanee. He and Mrs. Bates also owned and operated the Dixie restaurant at Syracuse for several years. He

was a member of the Garfield Blue lodge at Chicago and Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church at Syracuse. He had lived at Syracuse since 1948 mwing from Chicago. Mr. Bates served with the British Canadian army during War World I. Surviving with his wife is a son, Lionel G. Bates, Villa Park, Ill.; one grandson, Joel Bates of Pittsburg, Pa.; one granddaughter, Mrs. Jerry (Janice) Knaus of Rochester, N.Y.; four great-grandchildren and one sister in England. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 5, at 1:30 p.m. in the Harris funeral home, Syracuse. Rev. August Lundquist will officiate and burial will be in the Oakwood cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be from noon Thursday until the time for the services Friday. Mrs. Glen Keefer Mrs. Glen (Mina) Keefer, 85, of the Orn Nursing home in Milford and formerly of Mishawaka and Nappanee, died at 1:45 p.m. Monday at the Goshen hospital where she was admitted recently. Mrs. Keefer is the stepmother of Mrs. John Walker and Mrs. Ervin Miller, both of Syracuse. Mrs. Keefer was born September 13, 1884, in Baugo township. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John Scott, and by her second husband, Glen Keefer, who died August 24, 1962. Surviving are five stepsons; Glen D. and William A. Keefer of Florida, Richard J. Keefer of Fort Wayne, Robert Keefer of South Bend, and James Keefer of Osceola; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Sherrill L. Wiley of Mishawaka, and Mrs. John R. Walker and Mrs. Ervin Miller of Syracuse; two grandchildren and 15 step-grandchildren. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Wright-Yoder funeral home at Nappanee. Rev. Kay Casterline, pastor of the United Methodist church, will officiate. MRS. COIL HOSTESS TO CHURCH WOMEN Mrs. Herschell R. Coil was hostess to the Christmas meeting and party in her home December 2 for the Women of All Saints Episcopal church. Plans were made for “Singing of Christmas Carols” on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 4:30 p.m. in the church. An invitation is extended to the public to help sing carols. Following the business meeting a Christmas exchange was held and refreshments served. MILFORD LOCALS Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Young and family of Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kaylor and family of Mishawaka. Mr. Kaylor is a brother of Mrs. Young. Herman Weisser, Fred Weisser. and Frank Rink, Milford, and Jack Fuller, Syracuse, recently returned from a deer hunting trip in Wyoming. Mrs. Urban Bauer, Cissna Park, 111., will arrive Wednesday to spend a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beer on r 1 Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Richard and Mrs. Blanche Butler of Deshler, Ohio, were Thanksgiving day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ahrns of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. John Augsburger and family, Mrs. Carolyn Curtis and daughters, and Dick Casto, all of Milford, spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. John F. Augsburger on r 1 Syracuse.

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I 1 " 1 "I CARDS THANKS yS CARD OF THANKS Thank you to everyone for your cards, letters, prayers, flowers, and gifts during my recent illness and stay in the Fairbury, 111., hospital. Gratefully, Mrs. Hayes Downes CARD OF THANKS I want to thank my many friends for cards, flowers, and visits during my recent stay in the hospital. Nancy Corbin PHIL G. WEISSER RECEIVES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE Phil G. Weisser of Milford has received the bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne. Phil is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weisser of r 1 Milford and a 1964 graduate of Milford high school. Indiana Tech is a private, four year college offering the bachelor of science degree in five engineering and three science majors and the associate of arts degree in general education. The college’s current enrollment is 1,000. BIRTHS U CLEMONS, Kathy Paulette Mr. and Mrs. Paid Clemons of south Main street, Milford, became the parents of Kathy Paulette, born at 9:44 p.m. Thanksgiving day, Nov. 27, in the Goshen hospital. The mother is the former Corinna Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Clemons moved to Milford from Charleston, W. Va. BOHLIN, son Dr. and Mrs. James J. Bohlin of r 1 Leesburg are parents of a son born at 11:22 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Murphy Medical Center. The baby weighed seven pounds, nine ounces. The mother is the former Nancy Spencer of LaPorte. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. James Bohlin of Michigan City. Syracuse Police Answer 122 Calls During November Members of the Syracuse police department answered a total of 122 calls during the month of November, according to the monthly report of chief Orville Vander Reyden. A total of 17 warning tickets were issued and eight traffic arrests were made. The police investigated six accidents during the month with a total of $3,400 damage reported. One no parking ticket was issued and 200 overtime parking tickets were given. Three dogs were impounded by police officers. One theft was investigated as was one vandalism report. Two juvenile cases were investigated and 16 courtesy services were rendered. Mrs. Ray Wogoman of r 4 Syracuse has returned home after visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Tom Joyce, Mr. Joyce, and children at Chicago.

MV • 1/ bk - j ENGAGEMENT KNOWN—Rev. and Mrs. Wilmer Frederick, 130 east Boston street, Syracuse, announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Sharon Kay. to Steven G. Richcreek, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Richcreek, of r 1 North Webster. Miss Frederick is a freshman at Ball State university and her fiance has enlisted in the United States navy. A wedding date has not been set. New Salem By MRS. RAY FERVERDA SPECIAL SPEAKER AT NEW SALEM Rev. Bruce Porterfield, representing the New Tribe Mission headquarters in Wisconsin, was guest speaker at New Salem at both forenoon and evening services on Sunday. Special music on Sunday morning during the hour of worship was presented by the young men’s quartette, the Sons of Praise. They sang two numbers. During the evening service special number “Surely Goodness and Mercy Will Follow me” by Dr. Snyder and Max Shively was presented. Visitors attending services were Mr. and Mrs. Don McManamare of Indianapolis, Aldron Tyler of Nappanee, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Horein and family, Dawn, Dian and Bruce of Wakarusa and Clark Rassi of Milford. The Horein family and Clark Rassi were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Tom, Jr., Kip, Kevin, Melinda, Melissa and Melodie and Dave. —NS—COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker, Susie, Doug and David of r 1 entertained at dinner on Sunday for Rev. Bruce Porterfield and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple, Pam and Jack of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morehouse, Diana and: Georgina of r 1 entertained at Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dunwiddie, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Myers and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dunwiddie, Miss Leia Dunwiddie and Mr. and Mrs. George Dunwiddie and daughters, all of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Morehouse spent the afternoon with the Glen Morehouse family. Mrs. Russell Baker of North Webster and Mrs. Frank Johnson of r 1 Syracuse accompanied Miss Carolyn Johnson to her home in South Bend on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Ruth DeFries of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Don DeFries and son Doug of Saint Joseph, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Larry DeFries and two sons of South Bend and Mrs. Martha Love of LaPorte enjoyed Thanksgiving day dinner in a restaurant at Nappanee. They were all guests in the home of Mrs. Ruth DeFries in Milford during the afternoon. Lunch was served during the early evening. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schermerhorn, Cynthia and Doug of Leesburg entertained at Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. Don McManamon and daughter Kathy and Miss Patricia Schermerhorn of Indianapolis who were spending the week end there; Mr. and

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Wed., Dec. 3, 1969— THE MAIL-JOURNAL

& THE EDITOR

It Doesn't Take A Mathematician

Dear Editor: The much publicized Stark county’s property re-assessment situation is a typical example of other counties in Indiana. Reassessment made by the Cole-Layer-Trumble Co., Dayton, Ohio, increasing valuations of some properties as much as 300 per cent has ran into stiff criticism, however, that is very little different from valuations set by local appraisers which are as much as 400 per cent. The fact that is probably being overlooked is that the guide lines set down by the state tax board are such that anyone appraising real property by them would automatically come up with an excessive valuation. The taxpayers have not been too well informed as to the real reason for so much tax money being needed. The logical reason would be the terrific increase in the soaring government spending such as congressional salaries raised from $30,000 to $42,500, cabinet members from $35,000 to $60,000, federal district judges from $30,000 to $40,000, appeals court judges from $33,000 to $42,500, justices of the Supreme Court, $39,500 to $60,000, chief justice Mrs. Noah Endsley of Huntington; Mrs. Anna Pinkerton, Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Morehouse, Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Morehouse, Tommi Sue, Sammy and Rhonda and Mr. and Mrs. Blake Baumgartner and Jon of r r Syracuse; and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Schermerhorn of Roann. “Happy Birthday” was sung to Mrs. Pinkerton and Blake Baumgartner. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Wildman of r 2 Leesburg on Saturday evening were Mr. and’ Mrs. Dean Wildman and family of r r Warsaw. On Sunday afternoon guests were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wildman and three daughters, Mr. and Mrs. John Stookey, Jeff and Gina and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Summy and children, all of Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Morehouse, Loetta and David enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner in the home of Mrs. Myrtle Roberts of Leesburg. Week end guests of the Morehouse family were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tyler and sons, Aldron and Todd of Nappanee. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brookins and daughters of r 1 New Paris entertained at dinner on Sunday for Mrs. Brookins’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Weybright of r r Syracuse. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ferverda of r 1 on Thanksgiving day were Mrs. Harold Chambers and son, Ted, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Miss Clara Driver and Mr. and Mrs. Rex Wildman and family of Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Blake Baumgartner and Jon of r r Syracuse. “Happy Birthday” was sung to Kent Wildman, Ted Chambers and Blake Baumgartner. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frautschi and son, William Frautschi, of Bloomington, Ill.; Miss Jean Kaiser of Lafayette; and Robert Kaiser of Milford; were holiday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kaiser of Waubee lake. Mr. and Mrs. Frautschi, parents of Mrs. Kaiser, and son came Wednesday evening and returned home Friday. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller on Thanksgiving day were their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Wolf, and son Joe. and daughters, Ann and Pam of Atwood, and, Miss Cindy Yoder of Nappanee.

from $40,000 to $62,500 and more recently — state board of accounts examiner from $18,600 to $22,200, state board of accounts deputy examiner from $16,000 to $18,400, executive secretary of the teachers retirement fund from $12,840 to $14,250, chief deputy commissioner of the bureau of motor vehicles from $9,600 to $12,840, deputy commissioner of motor vehicles from $9,600 to $12,300, insurance commissioner $17,760 to $22,200, chief deputy insurance commissioners from $13,920 to $14,520, tax commission members from $15,205 to $17,040, labor commissioner from $12,500 to $14,520, deputy director of the department of natural resources from $17,800 to $18,480, assistant state police superintendent $10,920 to $14,520, public counselors $13,920 to $14,520, alcoholic beverage commission chairman from $16,500 to $18,480 and last and the least, the national average farm wage increased 10 cents an hour since 1967. It doesn’t take a mathematician to figure out our tax problems. Everett F. Ketering Mrs. Ida Hibschman of Syracuse and her sister, Mrs. Pearl Tucker of Denver, Colo., spent a few days visiting relatives. They spent Thanksgiving in the Herman Jensens home at Garrett and at Marion visiting with the Johnson family. On Friday they attended the wedding of Mrs. Hibschman’s granddaughter, Carole Lower, to John Hildreth of Toledo, Ohio. Mrs. Hibschman returned to Garrett and Mrs. Tucker stayed with the Donald Lowers at Toledo, who took her to Detroit where she enplaned for her home at Denver. Mrs. Hibschman returned home Saturday. Barbara Fisher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Fisher, who has been in nurses training at the South Bend Memorial hospital, has gone to Beatty Memorial hospital at Westville for three months of psychopathic training LEGALS NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission of the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko County, State of Indiana, will, on Thursday, December 18, 1969, at the Town Hall located at 418 South Huntington Street, Syracuse, Indiana, at 7:30 p.m..Consider the petition of Len & Stan Sales, Inc. for an amendment of the master plan wherein and whereby the following described real estate located within the territorial jurisdiction boundary of the Zoning Ordinance of said Town of Syracuse, Indiana, to-wit: A part of the Southwest Quarter (SW v 4) of Section Eight (8), Township 34 North, Range 7 East, all in Kosciusko County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the South line of the aforesaid Southwest Quarter that is 1,812.25 feet East of the Stone marking the Southwest Corner of Section 8, marked by an iron pipe, thence North 4 degrees 20 minutes East 423.4 feet to an iron pipe, North 83 degrees 10 minutes West 140 feet to an iron; South 87 degrees 50 minutes West 145 feet to an iron; South 70 degrees West 143.8 feet to an iron; South 10 degrees East 403.8 feet to a point; North 87 degrees 30 minutes East 315 feet to a point of beginning containing 3.7 acres more or less, would be amended to change its present classification of Suburban Residence District "SI" to that of Roadside Business District "RB". Said petition was first duly filed with the Board of Town Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, and by action of that body the petition was referred to the Plan Commission of the Town of Syracuse. All persons interested in said petition should appear at said time and place and they will be given an opportunity to be heard. BLANCHE BATES, Acting Secretary Syracuse Town Plan Commission NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Plan Commission of the Town of Syracuse, Kosciusko County, State of Indiana, will, on Thursday, December 18, 1969, at the Town Hall located at 418 South Huntington Street, Syracuse, Indiana, at 7:30 P.M., consider the petition of Clifton K. Kinder for an amend ment of the master plan wherein and whereby the following described real estate located within the territorial jurisdiction boundary of the Zoning Ordinance of said Town of Syracuse, Indiana, to wit: Part of Lot Number Two (2) in Section 9. Township 34 North, Range 7 East, in Kosciusko County, Indiana, described as follows, to-wit: Commencing on the West line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 9, at a point 34-sods South of the South line of the right-of-way of the Baltimore 8, Ohio Railroad Company; thence’East 28 rods; thence South to the water's edge of Wawasee Lake; thence West, meandering with the water line of said lake to the said West line of said Northeast Quarter of said Section 9; thence North to the place of beginning, less and excepting therefrom the following, to-wit: /99 feet 6 inches off of the east side of the /foregoing described real estate, and a / tract commencing approximately 50 feet west of the Southwest corner of lot 10 in the Plat of Pleasant Haven, thence east to the southwest corner of said lot 10, and continuing along said south line 170 feet, more or less to the boat channel; thence following the edge of said boat channel in a southerly and southwesterly direction to the halt section line; thence north on the half section line 58 feet to the place of beginning, would be amended to change its present classification of Residence District "B" to that of Lakeside Business District "LB”. Said petition was first duly filed with the Board of Town Trustees of the Town of Syracuse, and by action of that body the petition was referred to the Plan Commission of the Town of Syrrcuse. All persons interested in said petition should appear at said time and place and they will be given an opportunity to be heard. BLANCHE BATES, Acting Secretary Syracuse Town Plan Commission

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