The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 December 1969 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Dec. 31, 1969

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- * r /rj w LEO SULLIVAN State Senator (R-Peru)

North Webster

By MRS. MARGUERITE BLACK

FORMER RESIDENT KILLED, BROTHER INJURED SUNDAY Word has reached acquaintances and friends here of the death of John Plew, a former North Webster resident. Larry Plew is reported hospitalized as a result of the same automobile accident. The accident occurred when the boys were hunting on an Arizona Indian reservation Sunday morning. 1 No other details are available at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Plew, who reside near Phoenix, Ariz., are parents of John and Larry. —NW—TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Kline will observe their 56th wedding anniversary on New Year’s day as dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orva Miller and Sally. -NWCOMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm (Bud) Beezley and children drove to Minier, 111., last Wednesday to spend Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Art Hunterman. They returned home Saturday. Randy Grimes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Grimes, is spending Christmas vacation as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Spry and Gregg at Sebring, Fla. Misses Sally Miller, Lynn Wood, and Karen Rowe of North Webster and Vicki Little of Milford were guests of Miss Susan Stone of Syracuse as she observed her 17th birthday Sunday. A Mexican dinner and musical entertainment were enjoyed. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barrett and family spent Christmas day with the Hollis Barrett family at Boswell. Mrs. Hattie Beezley accompanied her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Koher, as far as Elkhart on Sunday afternoon where she visited her sister, Mrs. Calvin Nine, and husband. Mr. Nine is reported not too well at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Koher continued on to South Bend and stopped for Mrs. Beezley on their return. An ice skating party is being planned by the Church of God youth group as New Year’s Eve entertainment. After the skating, the group plans to meet at the church for the showing of a film and to watch the New Year in. The J. L. Pearson family was together Christmas day for the first time in eight years. James, of Cushing, Okla., arrived Tuesday and First Lt. and Mrs. R. K. Pearson and daughter arrived later that same evening from Tarawa Terrace, N. C. Mrs. Marvin Coy and sons, Jimmy and Wesley, are spending a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. Mary Stanfield, while Mr. Coy is undergoing tests and observation at the Ann Arbor, Mich., hospital.

PUBLIC AUCTION Friday, January 2,1970 7:00 P. M. SHARP 3 -» mile south of Syracuse on state road 43 and county road 1200 in new building at the Gas For Less station across from bowling alley. NEW AND USED MERCHANDISE OF ALL DESCRIPTION. Come Prepared For Anything. — SALE EVERY FRIDAY — If you have something to sell, contact the Greer Auction Company, r 3 box 2A, Syracuse. Phone: -157-3607 Lunch Counter Terms: Cash Licensed, bonded and insured Member of Indiana Auctioneers’ Association Auctioneer: Leonard H. Greer s Clerk: Shirley Greer Cashier: Charles Greer, Sr.

Senator Sullivan Os Peru Calls Remap Plan 'Extremely Unfair’

State Senator Leo Sullivan of Peru, Ind., representing Miami, Cass and Fulton counties in the upper house of the state legislature, this week called the reman plan as promulgated by three federal judges “extremely unfair both to the office holders and to the public in which they serve, by serving only portions of six counties and ignoring county boundaries.” Sullivan defeated Robert Peterson, two-term incumbent of Rochester, Ind.,for the state senate in

Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Scott of Englewood, Fla., returned to visit friends and relatives in this vicinity during the holidays. They began their return trip on Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Staples and Joe entertained members of Mrs. Staples’ family at Christmas dinner Thursday. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Scott of Englewood, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Stanfield of New Paris; Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Stanfield and children of Whiteland; Tom Stanfield of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Mrs. Mary Stanfield of North Webster; Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brower and sons of r 5 Warsaw; and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Coy of r 2 Syracuse. Later Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bushong and daughters of r 2 Syracuse visited. NEXT WEEK IN THE LAKELAND SCHOOLS Monday School resumes. 3:15 p.m. — Syracuse GAA. 4 p.m. — WHS GAA in the gym. Tuesday 4:15 p.m. — North Webster junior high basketball vs Towncrest. 4:30 p.m. — Milford junior high basketball at Nappanee. 6:30. p.m. — WHS freshman basketball vs Central Noble. 7 p.m. — North Webster fourth and fifth grade intramurals until 8:30. 7 p.m. — WHS wrestling at West Noble. 7 p.m. — Adult farmer class at WHS in room 307. Wednesday 3 p.m. — Milford GAA. SCHOOL LUNCH Monday — Fish sandwich, green beans, fruit salad, wacky cake and milk. Tuesday— Lasagne, lettuce salad, apricots, peanut butter cookies. Wednesday — Pig-in-a-poke, creamed potatoes, fruit, bread and butter, milk. Thursday — Ham salad sandwiches, fried potatoes, cherry cobbler and milk. Friday — Macaroni and cheese, frozen peas and carrots, strawberries, bread and butter, cookie and milk. MILFORD LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Don Fox of Milford visited their daughter, Norma Faurote at Warsaw, last Sunday. Mrs. Faurote was celebrating her birthday.

1968, and would be forced to run for re-election providing the remap plan holds up. Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb, in a letter to Republican leaders in the legislature, gave them until January 12 to come up with a feasible alternate remap plan for passage. He has threatened to call a special session in an effort to override the proposed remap plan. There is considerable sentiment, however, that any plan now proposed by the legislature would, be no better than the one already

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(Continued From Page 1) 17 — Michael James, Jr., born to Mr. and Mrs. Mike Noel of Leesburg. 17 — Philemon Aeschliman, 88, Cissna Park, 111., died. He left several relatives in the Milford area. 18 — Mrs. Theldon L. (Lois) Kline, 45, Syracuse, died. 18 — Connie Black, Warsaw, and Lance Bell, North Webster, wed. 19 — A son born to Mr. and Mrs. David A. Miller of Syracuse. 19 — Historic prayer service at Syracuse as Catholics and Protestants join. 20 — Mrs. John (Bertha) Berringer, 87, North Webster, died. 20 — Glen Haney, 66, Nappanee, brother of Kenneth Haney of r 2 Milford, and Loyal Haney of r 1 Leesburg, died. 20 — A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Jon L. Dipert of r 2 Leesburg. 21 — Jennifer Lynn born to SP4 and Mrs. Max Wagner of Fort Devens, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. William Kern and Mr. and Mrs. Art Wagner of Syracuse are grandparents. 21 — Leroy Mackey, 89, died. He was born in Syracuse. 21 — Richard Mitchell named recipient of distinguished service award at North Webster. 21 — Mrs. Winston (Mary) Gants, 69, r 2 Syracuse, died. 22 — SP4 Dennis E. Gest, 19, North Webster, killed in Viet Nam. 22 — Announce wedding of Pamela Jean Osborn of r 2 Leesburg and James A. Shipley of West Alexandria, Ohio. 22 — Mrs. Ida Tucker, 92, Milford, died. 22 — Karen Sue Mynhier of Kimmell and Terry Lee Kiser of North Webster wed. 22 — Richard M. Nixon inaugurated 37th U. S. President. 24 — William Kenneth bom to Mr. and Mrs. William Kruger of North Webster. 25 — JoEllen Kay Mock, Syracuse, and Joseph Dean Poyser, Cromwell, wed. 25 — Mrs. Alice W. Merica, 103, principal owner of the Kendallville News-Sun, died. 25 — Stacey Linn LeCount was stillborn to Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeCount of Warsaw. 25 — Judith Shaner, Indianapolis, and George Martin Paton, Leesburg, wed. 26 — Mrs. Lura E. Secrist, 78, r 1 Ligonier, died. 26 — Mrs. Alma Wade, 85, Noble county, died. 26 — George W. Pippenger, 42, r 2 Syracuse, died. 26 — John Kruis, 10, Elkhart, drowns in Syracuse lake. 26 — Melissa Marie bora to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Snider of New Paris. Marshall Miller of Milford is a grandfather. 27 — William R. Widup, 90, Walton, died. He was the father of Richard Widup of Milford. 28 — Mrs. Hazel P. Strieby, 67, Syracuse, died. 28 — Death claims Edna Zarse, 61, Ligonier. 29 — Harley Ervin Gall, 86, Syracuse, died. 30 — Ernest Krauter, 85, Milford, died. , 30 — Russell Jackson, Sr., 64, Macy, a MHS graduate, died. 31 — PFC David E. Brookins, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Brookins of Leesburg, killed in Viet Nam.

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proposed. This sentiment was voiced by House Speaker Otis Bowen of Bremen. In the last legislature Bowen found himself at odds with Governor Whitcomb on a number of issues. Sullivan has said he would seek re-election if he has to. He finds himself in the same senatorial district as John F. Augsburger of Milford. Both men were elected in 1968. Sullivan served two terms (1955 through 1958) in the House of Representatives, and served two

31 — Wawasee wins first game in new gym. 31 — Cherie Nanette born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Martindale of Syracuse. 31 — Lisaborn to Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Troup of Milford. FEBRUARY 1 — Mrs. Samuel W. (Hazel) Yoder, 81, mother of Ray Yoder of Syracuse, died. 3 — A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Owen Eugene Burkholder of Warsaw. 4 — Frank Robertson, 74, r 3 Syracuse, died. 4 — Justina Mae, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Harris of Syracuse, died. 4— Kevin Dean born to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne G. Miller of Milford. 4 — Steven Carl born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Sinn of Haviland, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Haab of r 1 Syracuse are grandparents. 5— A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert McDowell of Milford. 5 — A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Brock Van Meter of r 2 Leesburg. 5 — Announce adoption of a son by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wagemaker of Wahiawa, Hawaii. Mrs. Rose Markham of r 4 Syracuse is a grandmother. s—Announce5 —Announce wedding of Linda Collins of Leesburg and Stephen Miller of Milford. 5 — Debra Loy, Indianapolis, and Barney Beer, Nappanee, wed recently. 5 — Omer Wesley Howe, 77, r 3 Syracuse, died. 7 — James D. Mick, 86, Syracuse, died. 7 — Mrs. Daisey V. Haney, 72, Nappanee, died. 7 — Douglas Karl Felts, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Felts of Syracuse, died. B—Joyce Ellen Blue, Ligonier, and Robert Lee Baugher, Fort Wayne, wed. 8 — Robert P. Eytcheson, 42, Ligonier, died. 8 — Marilyn Sue Reiff, r 1 Warsaw, and Kent Lee Brower, r 1 Pierceton, wed. Both are North Webster graduates. 8 — Charles Christopher born to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Knowles of Jacksonville, Fla. Mrs. Knowles is a former resident of Syracuse. 9 — A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Bontrager of r 3 Syracuse. 10 — Arthur S. McDowell, 87, r 2 Bristol, a resident of the nursing home at Milford, died. 10 — Jo Ellen Scott, three-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott of r 1 Leesburg, died. 10—Mrs. J. Otto Adams, 77, r 1 Larwill, died. She was the stepmother of Mrs. Woodrow Beezley of North Webster. 10 — George T. Lung, 90, r 1 Cromwell, died. 11 — Fatal shooting in Pierceton. James Patrick, 50, Syracuse, shot his wife at Pierceton then took his own life in Syracuse. 11 — Ada Corbin, 69, Lake Wawasee, died. 11 — Barth, Inc., at Milford burns. Factory was back in operation three weeks later. 11 — Muriel B. Sharp, 75, Syracuse, died. 11 — Michele Renee born to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Graff of Milford. 12 — Announce January 25 wedding of Miss Miriam Lou Brown of Elkhart and Cpl. John Anderson Wogoman of Kimmell. 12 — Announce January 24 wedding of Sara Ann Jeraigan of North Webster and Rickey Neil

terms (1960 through 1967) as Miami county clerk. He was the only elected official on the Republican ticket in 1958 in Miami county. He owns and operates the Leo Sullivan Monument Company at Peru. ’ • In 1964 he was honored by the Peru Jaycees as the “Man of the Year,” and was honored by the Indiana Clerks’ Association for “outstanding and dedicated service” recently.

Edgar of r 4 Syracuse. 12 — Announce January 21 birth of a daughter, Jennifer Anne to SP4 and Mrs. Mark Wagner of Syracuse and Ft. Devens, Mass. 12 — Announce January 26 birth of Tina Louise to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kruger of North Webster. 12 — Mrs. Ella Weldy, 83, Nappanee, formerly of Milford, died. 12 — Rev. Dewey Henry, 69, r 2 Ligonier, died. 12 — Frederick Dean born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hershberger of Elkhart. The couple is formerly from Milford. 12 — Twins, a girl and a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. K. V. Stanley of Dayton, Ohio. Millard Hire of Syracuse is a grandfather. 13 — Mrs. Nellie Poe, 76, Milford, died. 13 — Mrs. Fred Harlan, 74, Milford, died. 13 — Otto Muiller, 79, Ligonier, died. 13 — Jeremy Scott born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grubaugh of Orland. Rev. and Mrs. Albert Curtright of Milford are grandparents. 13 — Scott Allen born to Mr. and Mrs. David West of Zionsville. Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Fosbrink of Syracuse are grandparents. 14 — Melissa Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Max Evans of Milford. 15 — Mrs. Amy R. Galloway, 76, Cromwell, died. 15 — John Edward Teeple, eight-week-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Teeple, r r Leesburg, died. 15 — Rebecca Stoelting and Robert Giel 111 wed in St. Andrews United Methodist church at Syracuse. 16 — Kristina Sue born to Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Davis of North Webster. 16—Mrs. Elwood Bateman, 66, Farmer City, 111., twin sister of Mrs. Roscoe Smith of Milford, died. 16 — James Jarman, 45, Ligonier, died. 16—Mrs. Minnie F. Brinkman, 78, south Main, Syracuse, died. 18 — Nichole Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Bell of Morocco. Partha Miller of Milford is a grandmother. 19 — David Allen Dierks stillborn to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Dierks. Mrs. John Custer of Leesburg is a greatgrandmother. 19 — Announce January 24 wedding of Miss Doris Freed, Nappanee, and Stanley Hollar of r 2 Milford. 19 — List obituary of Carroll K. Skipper, 42, r 2 Ligonier. 20 — Staci Dawn born to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of r 1 Pierceton. 22 — V. L. Mahoney, 56, Warsaw, formerly of Milford, died. 22 — Tammy Louise born to Mr. and Mrs. Karl Kaufman of Milford. 22 — Nancy Jo Ellis and Donald G. Byrd, both of Syracuse, wed. 23 — James A. Ritter, 84, Bourbon, died. He was born at North Webster.

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Building Needs Projected;

Corrections Given

Superintendent Don H. Arnold of the Lakeland Community School Corporation has asked this paper to call attention to three corrections in the “Reporter” boxholdered by the corporation earlier this week. All are on page 10 of the paper. They follow: Under recommendation—Option 1, the estimated total cost for remodeling of the existing junior high school buildings should read $475,000 not $575,000. Option 3 should read $1,425,000 25 — Mrs. Edith Ellis, r 1 Leesburg, died. 25 — Steffany Lee born to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Caskey of Mishawaka. Mr. and Mrs. Edwyn Caskey of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Topp of Cromwell are grandparents. 26 — Steve Zurcher named as top scorer in Northern Lakes Conference. The Wawasee junior scored an average of 21.6 in conference games. 27 — Mrs. Georgia Reasoner, 72, chief clerk of the Elkhart county selective service board, died. 27 — Rex Sullivan, 65, Connersville, brother of Kip Sullivan of North Webster, died. 28 — Billie L. Scott, 51, Syracuse, died. 28 — A son bora to Mr. and Mrs. Truman Collins of r 1 Syracuse. MARCH 1 — Benjamin H. Davis, 79, Warsaw, a native of Leesburg, died. 1 — Mr. and Mrs. Byron Markham, Goshen, wed 70 years. Mrs. Floyd Manges, Sr., Mrs. Gladys Gunderman, both of Dewart Lake and Billy Gene Markham are listed among the couples 13 children. 2 — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cole, near North Webster, wed 50 years. 2 — Ernest G. Vargo, 77, North Webster, died. 2 —Mrs. Lola B. Alexander, 62, Rochester, mother of David Hillery of Leesburg, died. 3 — Mrs. Wayne (Nellie) Freeman, 71, Lake Tippecanoe, died. 4 — Anthony Allen born to Mr. and Mrs. David Kline of Edgewood, Md., Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert and Edgar Kuhn of Syracuse are greatgrandparents. 5 r- Death claimed George A. Anderson, 74, r 1 Pierceton. 5 — Announce recent wedding of Miss Jane Raver of North Webster and David Morton of Burlington, Va. 6 — Chester Overlease, 81, Elkhart, a native of Milford, died. 6—Robert William bora to Mr.

to $1,725,000 not $1,600,000 to sl,900,000. The final paragraph should read “. . . the cost to provide the needs for the next 10 year period will cost between $1,425,000 and $4,000,000 depending on the option selected.” This copy of the reporter gives the reviews of the schools as studied by the Lakeland school board during the past six months. Anyone not receiving a copy should contact the superintendent’s office. and Mrs. Robert B. Trolson of r 3 Syracuse. 6 — Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Warren of Syracuse are parents of a son. 7 — Dennis Arthur born to Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord West, Jr., of Ligonier. 7 — Stephen Michael born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lortie of Ligonier. 7 — George W. Kleopfer, 76, r 4 Syracuse, died. 7— Floyd J. Davis, 71, r 2 Milford, died. 8 — George E. Willard, 82, Indianapolis, died. He was a native of North Webster. 8 — Miss Marilyn Rogers of New Paris and Galen Richard Groves, Milford, wed. 9 — Merlin D. Kelley, 58, r 1 Syracuse, died. 9 — Dedication services held for Wawasee high school. 9 — Nanette Sue, 13-year-olu daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Montie George of r 3 Syracuse, died. 9 — Private Louis Edward Harris, 20, Pierceton, died at Fort Knox, Ky., of meningitis. 10 — Kirt Allen born to Mr. and Mrs. George Stidhams of North Webster. 11 — Ray F. Mocre, 61, Syracuse, died. 12 — Mrs. Sue Taft, r 4 Syracuse, is the mother of a baby boy born last week. 12 — Announce February 28 wedding of Janice Busscher and Dennis Buhrt, both of Syracuse. 12 — Ralph R. Haney, 76, Winona Lake, brother of Oscar Haney of Milford, died. 13 — Ada Crow, 85, Syracuse, died. 15 — Linda Harrington and Danny Jones, both of r 2 Syracuse, wed. 16 — Robert Ross bora to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown of North Webster. 17 _ patty DeaAnn born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hose of Syracuse. 17 — Ruby Zimmerman, 66, Walkerton, formerly of Milford died.

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103 Pints Of Blood Collected At Warsaw Steve Devenney, Kosciusko county Red Cross blood program chairman, announced that 103 pints of blood were collected at the December 29 Bloodmobile Visit at the American Legion Home in Warsaw when 117 people presented themselves, 14 for the first time. Of this number 17 made replacement donations. The Chairman of Volunteers, Mrs. Lee H. Pattison, was assisted by Mrs. Dayton Fellows, Mrs. Howard Horn, Mrs. Dale Morehouse, Mrs. Eva Cartwright and Mrs. Ralph Brubaker as hospital volunteers, while the office volunteers were Mrs. Jerry Carey, Mrs. Herb Stier, Mrs. R. W. Whitney, Mrs. James Latta, Mrs. I. C. Chapel, Mrs. Wallace Stouder and Miss Joanne Merkle. Mrs. Grace Beaman, Mrs. Dean Dowty, Mrs. John Chinworth, Mrs. Kendall Taft, Mrs. Robert Frantz, Miss Susan Chinworth, Mrs. Wm. Orr and Mrs. Walter Koontz provided nursing services for the day. Milford Locals Mr. and Mrs. Don Ahms of Milford had as their guest, Mrs. Ethel Ahrns of Deshler, Ohio. She returned home Saturday evening. Recent callers of Mr. and Mrs. Enos Hollar of Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Custer, John Replogle, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Hall, Paul Hollar, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hollar afid son Rodney, all of near Milford. Mrs. Arthur Stevens and children of Clermont, Calif., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harold Young of Milford, parents of Mrs. Stevens. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Estep of r 2 Milford spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs. Rex Eherenman and family of Warsaw. Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vanlaningham of r 2 Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Vanlaningham of Milford. photographic specialists 110-112 E. Washington St. B Goshen, Indiana 46526 Commercial * Aerial Industrial * Wedding Phone: 533-3744