The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 December 1969 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., Dec. 24, 1969

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Leesburg-Oswego News

By Mrs. Pearl Lyons

Christmas Program At PTO Meeting Dec. 10 At the meeting of the Leesburg PTO held Wednesday night, the school presented a Christmas program using the theme, “Happy Holidays.” It was directed by Jan Fleck. Traditional songs and various holidays with the children in costume were given witlPthe kindergarten representing Santa Claus Land, the first grade the United States, the second grade, the Holy Land, the third grade, Mexico, the fourth grade, Sweden, the fifth grade, Israel, and the sixth grade, Jolly Old England. At the close of the program Santa Claus arrived with treats for all the children. Pack Meeting Os Scouts The cub scouts and webelos of Leesburg held their monthly pack meeting December 22 in the local United Methodist church. They opened the meeting with the pledge to the flag and had roll call.. The following awards were given: Golden and silver arrows — Bill Brooks, James Oneal, David Brown; wolf badges—Mathews Ritchie, James Oneal, and Douglas Harmon. Four den mothers were given awards—Shirley Timmons, Barbara Harman, Carol Ashton, and Linda Stouder. A skit of Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer was given by den 2. The meeting closed with the boys and parents singing Christmas carols. Refreshments were served to all and each scout received a box of candy. INSTALL OFFICERS AT CLUB MEETING MemberXof the Eight Square Home Exten&on>Club met Tuesday night at tfie home of Mrs. Russel Harmon for their Christmas dinner and party. Mrs. Robert Lozier was co-hostess. Mrs. Fred Kuhn read a Christmas poem for meditations. Carols led by Mrs. Wallace Huffman were sung by the group and a gift exchange was held. Secret sisters were revealed and the names of new secret sisters were concealed in Christmas stockings which each member received as a favor. Mrs. Noel Rhinehart installed Mrs. Robert Lozier as president; vice president, Mrs. Melvin Gunter; secretary, Mrs. Richard Kinzie; and Mrs. Wallace Huffman, treasurer. There were 21 present. ENTERTAIN FRIENDSHIP CLASS The Friendship class of the United Methodist church of Leesburg met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Bernice Watkins with Mrs. Ruth Deatsman as assistant hostess. President, Mrs. Clyde Bair, gave a Christmas reading followed by devotions. A business meeting followed with Mrs. Herman Ginther, secretary, reading the minutes of the last meeting. The old officers were asked to serve for another year. Mrs. Bair will serve as president, Mrs. Ruth Deatsman as vice president, and Mrs. Ginther as secretary and treasurer. It was voted to give a donation to the Cardinal School of Learning instead of having a gift exchange. A gift was presented to x their teacher, Mrs. Herman Buckingham, who also will serve for ancther year. Contests in keeping with Christmas were played with Mrs. Art Smith and Mrs. Buckingham tlje winners and Mrs. Hugh McCann winning the booby prize. i

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Refreshments were served by the hostess and the assistant to the 12 members present. CLUB SALAD BAR SUPPER Members of the Tippy Lee club met at the home of Mrs. Charles Dye Tuesday night for a salad bar supper and gift exchange. Mrs. Hal Strong was co-hostess. Meditations were given by Mrs. Max Shively. There were 15 present. TEACHER AND STAFF HOLD YULE DINNER Teachers and staff of the Leesburg school held their Christmas dinner and gift exchange at a Pierceton restaurant on Thursday evening. The tables were decorated with candles and greenery. The Warsaw Belles entertained with Christmas music. In charge of arrangements for the evening were Mrs. Darrell Phillips, chairman, Mrs. Linda Cox, and Mrs. David Gosser. TO ENTERTAIN CHRISTMAS EVE Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hartman will entertain Christmas Eve for Mrs. Maude Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Allen, Kip, Kay, Ken and Kraig, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Allen, Steve Beth, and Max, Mr. and Mrs. Max Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Miller and family of Warsaw, Mr. and Mrs. Herman r.llen of Fenville, Mich., and Bruce Stewart. Watch Parties At Leesburg Churches A watch night service will be held at the Leesburg Brethren church December 31. There will be film, food, and fellowship. The UMYF will hold a watch night party at the United Methodist church. —L— Trophies Awarded To Best Decorated Homes Homes in Leesburg decorated for Christmas were judged Friday night by Mrs. Dean Coverstone, Miss Betty Weimer, and Aaron Hinsley in three categories: The nativity, most spectacular and most effective use of lights. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Foltz received the trophy for the best nativity scene with Mr. and Mrs. Junior Goon receiving honorable mention. Duane Dye received the trophy for the most spectacular with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Blankenship and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Kammerer receiving honorable mention. In the most effective use of lights, Mr. and Mrs. LaVon Heckaman received the trophy with Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Osbun receiving honorable mention. AUXILIARY HOLDS CHRISTMAS DINNER Members of the American Legion Auxiliary met Tuesday night with Mrs. Chris Kammerer tor a Christmas potluck dinner. A short business meeting was held with reports for the year given. A gift exchange was held and carols sung by the 18 members present. THE FRED STOOKEYS ARE HOSTS ON CHRITMAS EVE Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stookey will entertain their family Christmas Eve at the Oswego Community Center. Guests invited are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stookey and family, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stookey and Randy, Mr. and Mrs. John Teeple, Mr. and Mrs. Bobbie Teeple and daughters, Mr. and

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Mrs. Ed Teeple and Lisa, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stookey, Jr., and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Eppely and sons of Nappanee. Mr. and Mrs. John Stookey, Snowden and Carol of Goshen are unable to attend due to vacationing in Florida. —L—RUTH MISSIONARY CIRCLE HOLDS POTLUCK DINNER There were eight members of the Ruth Missionary circle of the Oswego Baptist church who met Thursday at the church for a potluck dinner and gift exchange. Mrs. Fred Stookey read “Apron Pocket Prayers” from the Ladies Home Journal for devotions. COMMUNITY NEWS Bruce Smith of Indiana State university is spending the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Morris Huffman are spending Christmas in Abilene, Texas, with Captain and Mrs. Fred Buckingham and son. Mr. and Mrs. Esta Yocum spent Monday evening with Mrs. Jo Yocum, Toni and Todd and helped Todd celebrate his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mock of near Milford spent Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Lyons. Bruce Stewart, who has spent the last 16 months in Viet Nam, is spending a part of the holidays with the Robert Allen family. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stookey, Sr., and Randy will entertain Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stookey, Jr., and family Christmas morning. Miss Linda Abbot, who is stationed at Fort Monroe, Va., will spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Abbot. Mr. and Mrs. Richard 0. Koehn, Shelly and Kimberly of Grafton, Wise., will also be guests Christmas Day. Miss Doris Black of Warsaw spent Sunday afternoon and evening with the Larry Hartmans. Miss Marie Lippincott of Fort Wayne and Mrs. Mabel Lippincott were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Noel Rhinehart and Jack. Larry Bishop of Wayland Baptist college, Plainview, Texas, is spending the holidays with his parents, the Robert Bishops. Mrs. Bertha Miller of Chicago will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Smith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Allen of Fenville, Mich., are spending the holidays with the Robert Allens and the Dick Allens. Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bean of Elkhart were the Saturday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Byrer. Mr. and Mrs. James Zimmerman and family of Nappanee, who left Monday to spend Christmas in Missouri, enjoyed Christmas Sunday with Mrs. Helen Zimmerman. Mrs. Larry Hartman and daughters spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tumbleson in Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Buskirk, Sr., Tippecanoe lake, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Buskirk, Jr., will spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Richey. David Hillery was admitted to Murphy Medical Center Saturday night and is undergoing tests. Earl Gross was dismissed from Miller's Merry Manor Saturday to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Devon Lippincott and Mrs. Gladys Miller of Milford and Mrs. Jo Yocum, Toni and Todd spent Sunday afternoon with Miss Libbie Lippincott, a former Milford resident, who resides at the Methodist Home in Warren. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bray, Gary and Rodney of Milford will entertain Christmas Day for Mr. and Mrs. Devon Lippincott of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Groves and family of Waubee lake, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rink of r 3 Syracuse, and Mrs. Jo Yocum and family of Leesburg.

Wednesday Afternoon Club Has Yule Party Mrs. Ralph Thornburg assisted by Mrs. Vern Brinkman, Mrs. Wales Macy, Mrs. R. J. Mauzy and Mrs. Court Slabaugh, entertained the Wednesday Afternoon club of Syracuse on December 17 for the Christmas party. Mrs. Ray D. Jones presided with Christmas memories given by 22 members as response to roll call. Regular business was dispensed. The committee presented Christmas poems and stories. Exchange gifts from the beautifully decorated tree were passed. Refreshments were served at a candlit table with Mrs. Jones pouring. Mrs. Virgil Bobeck wll be the January 7 hostess. FELLOWSHIP CLASS MEETS IN TORRANCE HOME The Fellowship class of the Syracuse Church of God met December 16 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Torrance. The meeting was opened by the president Mrs. Walter Williams. Walter Williams offered prayer. Devotions were given by Victor Yeager. Comments were made. The reports were heard. There were 12 members present. Refreshments were served and gifts were exchanged. Services Darold Goon Promoted To Sergeant FORT RUCKER, Ala. - Darold E. Goon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Goon, r 2 Leesburg, was promoted to army sergeant first class November 26, while serving at the U. S. army aviation test board here. Sergeant first class Goon, a member of headquarters company in the board, entered the army in February, 1957, and was last stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. His wife, Sandra, lives in Ozark, Ala. Jerry Meek At Camp Pendleton CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Marine private first class Jerry L. Meek, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard D. Meek of r 3, and husband of the former Miss Judy A. Walters of 355 S. Main St., all of Nappanee, is serving with the third battalion, third marine regiment here. He is serving as part of the brigade’s regimental landing team. The battalion is a unit of the newly-formed fifth marine expeditionary brigade. The fifth marine expeditionary brigade and its subordinate units were activated during a parade and review November 26 at the marine corps base here. MILFORD LOCALS An early Christmas dinner was enjoyed Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Graff of Milford. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Garry Graff and family of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Graff and family of Nicholasville, Ky., and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Graff and family of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wickersham and daughter Linda of r 1 Leesburg will have as their Christmas day guests, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Read and sons of Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCartney of r 2 Yorktown, and Mrs. Sarah Crawley and sons of Muncie.

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AROUND Wily It p When Larry and Rosemary Griffith (Wawasee Marina) went to Florida for a recent vacation they called on their old friends, Chuck and Katie Cleveland, at West Palm Beach. Larry said he found Chuck “all hung up” with both arms in slings as a result of a shoot-out with young hoodlums about a month previously. Larry insisted on a picture “to show friends back home,” and the above photo is the result. Larry reported Chuck is making good recovery. ♦ * * The small assembly line being maintained by Penn Controls at 601 south Huntington street, Syracuse, will be fazed out, beginning with a first step on January 31. All equipment will be moved to the newly enlarged Goshen home plant during the last weeks in February in order to vacate the building, owned by Jerry Herbison, by March 1. According to Glen Shear, who has been manager of the Syracuse plant for the 10-year period it has been in existence, 16 women work on the assembly line. ♦ * ♦ The big rush was on late last week to get away for a two-week Christmas holiday vacation in Florida and other places of sunnier climate. * * * The first hazardous climate of the season was the surprise ice storm last Thursday morning and, as expected, a rash of minor accidents was reported. One suggestion passed along to us that is worth repeating: Any students who don’t have to drive to school should rely on the corporation busing system to get them to and from school. » » » With the sudden resignation of Jefferson township farmer Kenneth Haney from the Lakeland school board, speculation has risen as to his successor will be. In its meeting last Tuesday night, where Haney’s resignation was announced, Jefferson township trustee Charles Mikel and Van Buren township trustee John Davidsen, along with two other Jefferson township farmers, Marshall Estep and Max Anglin, met with the board to suggest two names as possible replacements. One was from Jefferson township and the other was from Van Buren township.

The board said it would review the names, and is asking for other suggestions that interested parties in district 3 might wish to bring forward. It was announced, however, that no decision on a replacement would be made at this time, while board member Floyd Baker of near North Webster is on vacation. He is spending the holidays in Florida. In order to speedily orient the new member into the corporation’s progressive educational program, however, the board hopes to make the replacement no later than January 31. $ o ♦ Conservation officer Earl Money isn’t going to like us for revealing this, but he is the only member of the Indiana department of conservation who holds a bonafide diploma for completing a Red Cross home nursing course, and he has the pin to verify it. And what’s more, the diploma authorizes him to be an instructor in home nursing. How about that! If you remind Earl about this, his ruddy face will turn a bright crimson, but he won’t deny it. ♦ * * A number of friends of Calvin Beck, disturbed at what they consider exorbitant increases in their taxable valuation, are urging him to run for the office of Turkey Creek township trustee. Beck served two terms as trustee, and was known for his fair-

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ness and efficiency. One uptown merchant pointed to the assessment of his home, stating it increased 163 per cent over a year ago. ♦ « The Mail-Journal is planning an Industrial Review of the Lakeland area, and is asking industry that wants to be represented to call 658-4111 for assistance with photos and copy. • • • A. The S-W chamber of commerce last week heard proposals for a piece of literature pointing out the advantages and assets of the lake area as a place to live and trade. The area is in need of such a piece, but the right approach of financing it is speculative. If you attended the WawaseeManchester basketball game Friday night, you probably saw the long and short of the fashion season. Nancy Prickett wore her new maxi coat and Lavon Hawk surprised all with her short skirt and coat, of the mini variety. * s * Delbert Brown is planning on moving his mobile home production line from North Webster, where he is situated in the John Herrmann building on road 13, to Nappanee. ♦ $ Wishing you a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Cotton dries quickly.

Milford locals David Fox, a student at Indiana Central college in Indianapolis, is spending his holiday vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Fox, at Milford. j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Teeple I and John and Roy, Milford, will ] entertain for Mr. and Mrs. -Jer--5 ry Bushong, John and Mrs. Mary Huber on Christmas Day. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waldbeser of Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Buhrt of Goshen were Sunday luncheon guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Buhrt of near Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Young and daughters, Sherry and Dawn, of Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Kaylor and son Freddie of Argos; Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Chapman and family of South Bend; Wayne . Kaylor and Mrs. Corrine Shearer of Plymouth; were Sunday pre- , Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Yoder and family of Elkhart. Mr. and Mrs. Urban Bauer of Cissna Park, 111., will spend the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Beej- of r 1 Milford.

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