The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 February 1970 — Page 5

LIGONIER NEWS By Rose Cunningham Carol Cory Installed As Worthy Advisor Miss Carol Ann Cory, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Cory, of Cromwell, was installed as worthy advisor of the Ligonier Assembly Np. 74, Order of the Rainbow for Girls, during a public ceremony at the Masonic Temple on January 24. r Carol was escorted to the altar and then to the east by her father through an aisle of eight Rainbow girls * Soloist for the event was Mrs Darrell Hursey and Mrs Tom Deßrular served as pianist Miss Elaine Elijah was installing worthy advisor Other officers were then regularly installed. Mrs. Everett Elijah will be serving as mother advisor and the chairman of the advisory board is Mrs. Devona Medsker. Board members were also installed. A reception was held-sn the social rooms after the installation ceremony. DORIS BURNS IS HOMEMAKER OF TOMORROW Miss Doris M. Burns, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Gifford Bums, r 3 Ligonier, has been chosen the 1970 Betty Crocker Homemaker

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of Tomorrow, at West Noble high school. Miss Burns was selected on the basis of her score in homemaking knowledge and attitudes examination taken on december 2 at the school. She will now be eligible for competition on the state and national levels, to be judged in March. General Mills, sponsor of the annual contest, will present her with a specially designed silver charm. Staton Heads Toastmasters Olin G. Staton has been elected president of the Noble Toastmasters Club of Ligonier. Serving with him will be John Funk, administrative vice president; Dr. Harry Wallace, educational vice president; Ronald Kettring. secretary-t reasurer. The officers were installed by area governor Leon Van Wynsberge of South Bend at a recent meeting held in Goshen. Mrs. Nona Baker Mrs. Nona Baker, 88, of Ligonier, died at the Turtle Creek nursing home, in Elkhart, after an illness of several months. Mrs. Baker suffered a stroke and was a patient in Goshen before being transferred to Elkhart. She was born May 7, 1881, in Perry township and had been a lifetime resident of the vicinity, where she worked as a seamstress at several local stores and in her home. Her husband, John Baker, died in 1949. Mrs. Baker was a member of the Centenary United Methodist church and the Perry Township .Homemakers Extension club. Surviving are nieces and nephews Services Were held Friday, Jan. 30. in the Ligonier funeral

home with Rev. P. F. Young and Rev. Walter House officiating. Burial was in Oak Park cemetery, Ligonier. Jess Riddle Services were held in the Ligonier funeral home for Jess Riddle, 66, of r 3, Ligonier, Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Mr. Riddle died in Elkhart hospital, January 26 of leukemia. He had been a patient there for five weeks. He was a farmer and livestock dealer in the area. His wife was the former Ruby M. Frick. She survives along with two sons. James of Goshen and Carl, of LaGrange; four daughters, Mrs. Charles Ramer of Howe, Mrs. Everett Halsey of Elkhart, Mrs. Foster .Flint of Goshen and Mrs. Richard Reidenbach of Wawaka; 23 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild; one brother, Kermit, of Kalkaska, Mich; and one sister, Mrs. Sally Saunders, Bluefield, Va. Thomas Sprague Receives Promotion Thomas M. Sprague, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sprague, 605 N. Main St., Ligonier, has been promoted to army specialist four, in Viet Nam, where he is serving with the first infantry division. The 20-year-old soldier is assigned to headquarters and service battery, 2d battalion of the divisions 33rd Artillery. His wife, Carolyn, lives at 228 Vine St., Kendallville. Thomas Houser Promoted To Rank Os Sergeant Al-c Thomas W. Houser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Houser, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is presently serving a 15 month tour of duty with the 6200 Munitions Maintenance Squad, at Clark AFB, Phillipines. Sgt. Houser's wife. Cherrie and son Tim. are staying with his parents at Knapp Lake while he is overseas., RETURNS TO CALIFORNIA David L. Moser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis L, Moser, r 1 Ligonier, left Monday for San Diego. Calif., where he is serving with the U.S. marine corps. POOL COMMITTEE TO MEET The Ligonier Community Pool, Inc., organization will meet in the community room of the bank at Ligonier at 7 p.m. February 7th.

An architects drawing of a pool will be presented to the group for discussion. Several other projects such as a Youth Center and ice skating rink are also to be discussed. Proposed Sewage Disposal Plant Discussed Gty engineer, Phil Schnelker, discussed Ligonier’s proposed sewage disposal plant at this week’s meeting. Schnelker advised council members that due to recent congressional action on appropriations and the possible improvement of the city’s position on the priority list, action on this matter may be possible in j the near future. The council was advisee} to contact the state to ascertain how they stand so far as a grant is concerned. Loren and Marilyn Kauffman were present at the meeting to advise them that they had petition*! the city plan commission for annexation and rezoning of a parcel of land, 54 acres immediately behind the Kaufman resident on the Square Mile Rd. They request the land be annexed to the city and rezoned from agricultural to residential use. The plan commission will take their request under advisement during their next meeting on February 17. Kauffman hopes to have at least 10 trailers put on this land by spring if the annexation and rezoning are approved. Conventional homes would eventually be constructed on this land. Mayor John Golden read a letter from the police department requesting that Paul Pfenning be hired as part-time officer. Additional appointments made included John Hollowell, street department supervisor; Don Ritter, chief of police; and Wayland Spears, water board member for# three-year term. Tony DePew was also present at the meeting and informed the council that he is considering house construction on west 3d street and a trailer court development east of Indian Lake i on US 6. West Noble Freshman Homemakers Meet West Noble Freshman Future Homemakers of America met Tuesday at 3 p.m. Several skits were put on by members and a movie, “The Big Question” was shown. Refreshments were served by Jan Trittipo, Peg Cook and Mona Firestone.

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MERONEY-KEHR ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meroney, r 1 Ligonier, have announced the engagement of their daughter, Carol Kay, to Paul Frederick Kehr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Kehr. 10630 LiriW Road, Fort Wayne. The bride-elect graduated from Ligonier zhigh school and from Caylor-Nickel dink school of certified laboratory assistants, Bluffton. She is presently employed at the Duemling clinic in Fort Wayne. Her fiance graduated from Fort Wayne North Side high school and from the Purdue university school of pharmacy. He is presently doing graduate work in Pharmacy at Purdue university. A June 14 wedding is being planned. Merritt C. Lung Services were held today at the United Methodist church, Topeka, for Merritt C. Lung, 83. a retired farmer of the area. He died in the LaGrange County, hospital at 1 p.m. Sunday, having been a patient only one day. Survivors include three sons, Harold. Sturgis. Mich., Orval, South Bend, and Everett. Goshen; and two brothers. Alonzo. Gairett, and Forest, DeLand. Fla. Burial was in Sloan cemetery. Albert Freeland Dies In Fire Albert Freeland. 20, died in a fire which gutted his home at 102 N. Martin street last Friday morning. Death was attributed to smoke inhalation and burns. His wife, the former Sue Sprague, is in serious condition in the Goshen hospital with burns and other injuries suffered when she jumped from a second story window. She ran to a neighbor for help. When her husband could not be found a search of the house was made and Freeland s body was found in the upstairs bedroom. It was thought for a time that he might be at his work at the Lyon and Greenleaf Mills. The house is owned by Mrs. Elsie Hire Hogan and damages are reported at $7,500. A faulty gas furnace is believed to be the cause of the fire. Reportedly difficulties had been experienced with the furnace last winter, but repairs had been made. Services were held yesterday Tuesday' at 1:30 p.m. in the Ligonier funeral home with burial in

Oak Park cemetery*. Survivors include the wife Sue; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Freeland of Hudson; two sisters, Mrs. Delbert Ritchie, Rome City, and Mrs. R. H. Woody, Burton, S. C.; and three brothers, William, Kendallville, Donald, California, and Robert, in Viet Nam. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Freeland, also survives. COMMUNITY NEWS Mrs. Clayton Preston has returned from Goshen hospital where she underwent surgery. The Youth Fellowship of the United Methodist church will visit the state police post as part of their meeting next Sunday evening. On February 8 they will hear Father Seltzer of the Wawasee Prep School. Rev. and Mrs. Walter House have returned from a vacation in Florida. Suan Berg of Fort Wayne spent Monday and Tuesday with her grandparents Mrs. and Mrs. Wayland Spears. Mr. and Mrs. Walter McGuire and son of Elkhart visited Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Rose Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Summers of Kendallville visited Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Donaldson, last week end. Installation Held At Syracuse WRC John C. Adams, 278, Women’s Relief Corps of Syracuse, met in an open meeting Monday night for installation of officers for 1970, President, Mrs. Zerola Zook, opened in regular form and turned the gavel over to Mrs. Lee Poyser, installing officer, who was assisted by Mrs. Frank Bates, conductor and Mrs. Georgia Buster, chaplain. Following the installation, projects from the department were read. Projects for the local corps were planned and the paying of 10 cents for each holiday and birthday in the month was approved by the members. Mrs. Ethel Grubb is chairman of the committee. Refreshments and table appointments were in keeping with the Valentine theme and were served by Mrs. Georgia Buster, hostess, and assisted by Mrs. Mae Rinker. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Felkner of Milford entertained at dinner Sunday for Cornelia Poe on her 90th birthday. Guests were Mrs. Poe, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Felkner, Michael, Bryan. Todd and Dawn, all of Milford. Austin McKibbin of Columbia Gty was an afternoon caller.

Wed., Feb. 4, 1970—-THE MAIL-JOURNAL

L ** v J . 1 Hnti RECEIVE ALL A’S — Becky Replogle, (left) an eighth grader, and Amy Purdum. (right) a seventh grader, are shown with Pam Sniderralso a seventh grader, looking over a report card at Milford junior high school. All three girls enjoy looking at report cards; especially their own since they received nothing but A’s in every subject for semester averages. This enabled each of them to be placed on the distinguished honor roll for the semester. < —Milford Photo Hub Photo

Three Top Honor Roll At Milford Junior High School

Gorman Miller, principal of Milford junior high school, announced the third honor roll students as well as the semester honor roll. The semester honor roll was based vpon the average graces given in each subject the first three grading periods plus the semester exam grade. All grades must be As to be on the distinguished honor roll and at least A in two subjects that meet daily and nothing less than B on all other grades for the regular honor roll. The listings are given below with three girls topping the rolls with all A’s for both the six weeks’ grading period and the semester. Those girls are Becky Replogle, eighth grade: and Pam Snider and Amy Purdum. seventh graders. The regular honor roll follows:

List Honor Roll Students At Syracuse Junior High School

The announcement of students who attained honor roll status at Syracuse junior high school was made today by principal William E. Dorsey. Students on the dis tinguished honor roll received aa A in all subjects while those on the honor roll received an A in at least two academic subjects and received no lower than a B in all subjects. Students who were recognized for their high academic achievement during the third grading period were as follows: Distinguished honor roll: Eighth grade—Ann Brice; seventh grade—Debra Miller; and sixth grade—Jenny L. Cox, Leisa M. Napier, and Larry Allen. Regular honor roll: Eighthgrade—Daretta J. Grisamer, Teresa Ummel, Kevin Fry’; seventh grade— Christie L. Carr, Connie Hoopingarner. Michael Lantz, David Madrick; sixth grade—Karhleen L. Brandon, Patricia K. Bryant, Karen Moore, and Michael Silveus. Students were recognized for honor roll status on their semester examinations. Students attaining the semester examination honor roll were as follows: Distinguished honor roll: Sixth grade— Larry Allen. Regular honor roll: Eighth grade—Ann Brice; seventh grade—Sarah A. Coy, Debra Miller and Polly Turner; sixth grade —Jenny L. Cox, Peggy Hemicz Karen Moore, and Leisa M. Napier. Students were also recognized for achieving honor roll status for the entire first semester based on their final semester grade in each subject. These students are to be commended for their high academic achievements during the first semester of the 1969-70 school year. Students achieving this recognition were as follows: Distinguished honor roll: Eighth grade—Ann Brice: seventh grade —Debra Miller; sixth grade—Jenny L. Cox. Regular honor roll: Eighth grade—Daretta J. Grisamer, Kevin Fry; seventh grade— Sarah Coy, Patricia L. Holtzclaw, Connie Hoopingarner, Michael sixth grade—Patricia K. Bryant, Peggy Hemicz, Karen Moore, Leisa M. Napier, Larry Allen, and Michael Silveus.

Six Weeks Eighth grade—Lee Beer, Sue Mabie, Mark Shearer and Brian Tucker. Seventh grade—Peg Beer, Rita Curtis, Sandra Gerencser, Jane Wilson and Alice Gunden. Sixth grade—Cheri Bahn, Beth Ann Beer. Angela Jessop, Esther f Miller. Brad Sorensen, Steven Troup and Stephen Tucker. Semester Eighth grade—David Hamilton, Sue Mabie, Mark Shearer, and Brian Tucker. ’ Seventh grade—Peg Beer, Sandra Gerencser, Alice Gunden, and Jane Wilson. Sixth grade—Cheri Bahn. Doug Baker, Beth Ann Beer, Angela Jessop, Esther Miller, Judy Snider. Brad Sorensen, Steven Troup and Amy Vanlaningham. The same criterion used for the six weeks' honor roll was applied to the semester grades to obtain the semester honor roll.

Bridal Shower Honors Debra Levernier A kitchen and linen shower was given recently for Miss Debra Levernier of Milford by Mrs. Don Brumbaugh arid Mrs. Daniel Schwab. both of near Milford. The prospective bride was given a corsage made up of various kitchen articles. The guests were entertained by the bride-to-be baking a cake without a recipe. Gifts, which had been placed on a decorated table, were opened and each guest was given a sample of the prospective bride’s cake. Refreshments were served with the bride’s mother, Mrs. Dan Levernier, serving the coffee r and the bridegroom’s mother, Mrs. Jack Mann of Warsaw, serving the tea. ' ■ ———— CHURCH OF GOD - MISSION CIRCLE MEETS The Syracuse Church of God Mission circle met January 28 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Seer Ist. Mrs. Marion Elam presided at the meeting. Mrs. Sally Stutzman gave the devotions and Mrs. Harold Freeman presented the lesson. T Following the business meeting refreshments were served by the hostess to the 14 {resent. Guests were Mrs. Edith Rassi of Millersburg, sister of Mrs. Victor Yeager; Mrs. V. 0. Barnhart of New Haven; and Mrs. Louise Wolfe of Fort Wayne. A social hour was enjoyed. RETURN FROM FLORIDA ’ Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Enoch of r 2 Syracuse have returned from a six weeks’ vacation in Florida. They enjoyed a visit with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Peterson and Rony from Clemson university. The Petersons spent their vacation with the Enochs in Florida.

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