The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 February 1970 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Feb. 4, 1970

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AROUND T • 7 Blueprints for the new'Maxwellon country cl-b house are being shown around by Merle Smith, owner of Maxwelton v as a preview of things to come. * You can take our word- that the proposed club house will be i super-nice, with all the appert- , ; enances of a posh club. Smitty is working with contractor lj Brooks Kirchoff to put a package together that will be a credit tc the Lakeland area. , Besides the regular cl_b house trappings.—e.g , pro Shop. .etc. — T the club house will have two sauna ( baths. Now. if that doesn't get you. there are other attractions that will. Look for a ground-breaking aboul mid-March. • • • Where does the automobile industry find all those empty roads to film the commercials on? • ♦ ♦ Sitjn of the times: NO HELP. WANTED sign posted in front of a Warsaw factory. • •. • Kinder Realty. Inc , is building five new homes. on S inrise Beach, Ogden Point. Lake Wawasee. This is in the Johnson Bay area. Also being built on Ogden Island Is a two-story home by Dr. Donald Bixler of Anderson. Ind., and a garage-apartment on the channel side by Velma Parker of Windermere. Ha. She hopes ?oon to build a home on the lake-side. Dr. Bixler's new home is located beside the posh brick home owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ron Silvers. •• • ■ Coach Ken Workman is sporting a 12 4 record at Central Noble. No clues yet on the culprits who' broke into the Nll’St o High •treet sub-station and made away with nearly LOW pounds of copper wire last Wednesday night. • • • The S-W chamber of commerce is to hold, an election of officers . J r • minting Present officers include Jay Peffley. president; John R. Walker. vice president; Bill Beemer, secretary: dnd Bob Ma .ay, treasurer. . • • ♦ ' • Don't be misled by early advertising that the Ball State UNIVERSITY SINGERS. who will appear at WHS auditorium on Thursday. Feb. 12, arc just a group of young stand-up singers. Those kids put on a show . . . a production, and we re fortunate to be getting them here. It's a cultural undertaking for., the community, the like of which we could use a lot more. And if it is supported by the public, more will be forthcoming. Don't p..t this one off. beeaus? there is a limited number of tickets 700 1 and they'll be sold on a i.rst-come. first-serve basis. Over Milford-way a group of activists met on Saturday night with the purpose of forming a con munity committee for the improvement of Milford and its immediate surroundings. At a February 9 meeting they hope to come up with a name and cite a number of priorities for the community. Their idea is to be a back-up for the Milford town board. • • e When making his announcement of candidacy for Turkey Greek township trustee, Joe Shewmon said Mrs. Shewmon has been teaching him needlepoint, bedmaking and the intricacies of operating a vacuum sweeper, and that it had reached a point where he had to seek some sort of oatside diversion. He hoped the office of trustee would provide the diversion and allow him to be of public service at the same time. • • ' Martin Levernier tried to see the humorous side of his week end break-in. He said. “When they (the thieves' saw the writeup I had in j the paper last week (in the Lake- * land Industrial Review > they probably thought I had a lot of money around the place and they

wanted some of it.” • • • Rank cashier Dale Plummer, jokingly commenting on the fight among banks that has arisen from the increased interest rates on deposits, said, “they (the public) are getting hungry. You’ve got to throw them a big piece of red meat!” • • • Look for a race to develop for the office of county assessor. Carl Zimmer, incumbent, is seeking reelection, and about to enter the race is Betty (Mrs. Kenneth* Busselberg, who is not new to the court house. Betty was first deputy in the auditor’s office for about 15 years, and wants to get back into the swing of court house politics. With taxpayers up in arms over ( re-assessments, she thinks Zimmer the most vulnerable officeholder seeking re-election. • * • If you read The Christian Science Monitor, you’ll notice an article on page 12 of the Tuesday. Jan. 27. issue by Mary James, entitled “Shopping Turk Style,’’ dateUned Yalova, Turkey. Mary James is Mary Bonnet (Mrs. Timothy* James, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earle W. Waltz of Lake Wawasee. and a 1965 grad of Syracuse high school. She is in Yalova. Turkey, 40 miles from Istanbul with her husband. Sp/4 Timothy James, and will be there another year. Ask Earle or Jo for the article. It’s interesting. Miss Esther Getz Silver Thimble Club Hostess Monday Miss Esther Getz was hostess to 24 members of the Silver Thimble club of Milford >&t her home Monday evening. Mrs. Elmer Hartter, the club president, opened the meeting with the club collect and Poll call. Mrs. Robert Lee Beer, secretary, read her report as did Mrs. Charles Weisser. the treasurer. Many thank you notes were read by Mrs. Hartter. Mrs. Weisser, and Mrs. Beer Mrs Howard Beer, a member of the project committee, announced a white elephant sale for the March meeting. Devotional leader, Mrs. Carlton Beer, gave a reading on love. Mrs. Frank Beer. Jr., led the members in singing "The Love of God.” A beautiful arrangement of white pompons, chrysanthemums and snapdragons, and red carnations was in the living room. Lovely refreshments with the Saint Valentine day motif were served from the dining room table centered with red candles and a bowl of white water lilies. Mrs. Weisser, assistant hostess, and her daughter. Miss Carol Weisser, a guest, served with Miss Getz. Mrs. Carlton Beer received a red heart box of candy. Other guests were Mrs. Anna Mary Davis of Syracuse. Miss Matilda Rasst of South Bend, and Mrs. Henry Beer of Milford. The March hostesses will ' be Mrs Harlan Beer of r 1 Nappanee and Miss Edith Baumgartner of Milford at the Beer home. f 1 — KARA ZIMMERMAN HONORED AT BABY SHOWER A baby shower was held last week for Kara Zimmerman, baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zimmerman, Jr , of r 1 Milford, at the home of Mrs, Manis (Connie* Miller of Warsaw. Mrs. Joseph Jessop of Milford assisted Mrs. Miller. The group was composed of high school friends. The evening was spent playing games and refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Barnes of Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Brent Barnes of Mishawaka spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. James H. Barnes of Pontiac, Midi.

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Servicemen’s News

A a ” X v « * RECEIVES APPOINTMENT—Gene A. Miller, above center, was recently appointed to the grade of warrant officer in the United States army, criminal investigation division. Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman C. Miller of r 1 Milford. He is presently assigned to Detachment F 9th MP group (Criminal Investigation) APO New York 09742, Above with Miller are LL Col. Parmenter, provost marshal of the Berlin brigade who is pinning on Miller’s new bars and Miller’s chief, Mr. Dahle. Mr. Miller has been stationed in Berlin. Germany for the past year and plans to remain there for another two or three years. His wife Luise has been with him during his overseas duties. Miller went into the service In 1960.

New Address For Pvt. T. D. Levernier Private Thomas D. Levernier, husband of the former Nancy’ Barth and son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Levernier. all of Milford, is, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas. His address follows: Pvt. Thomas D. Levernier SSAN 303-52-3507 Btry A. 2d Ad. Tng. Bn. (HAWK) Ist A. I. T. BDE Fort Bliss, Texas. 79916 RECEIVES PROMOTION— Patricia E. Grenard. daughter of Mrs. Marie .Miller. Syracuse, has been promoted to PFC. Her address is: PFC Patricia L. Grenard WAC Det. 4th U.S. Army Fort Sam Houston. Texas. Ensign John R. Myers Serving In Florida MILTON. Fla. — Navy ensign John R. Myers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Myers of 701 S. Main street. Ligonier, is serving at the naval air station, Whiting Field, Milton, Donald Snyder Receives Promotion TWENTY-NINE PALMS. CALIF.-—Marine corporal Donald K Snyder, son of Mrs. Frida W Snyder of 557 W. Lincoln St.. Nappanee. Ind., was promoted to his present rank while serving at Marine Corps Base. Twenty-Nine Palms. Calif. Mr. and Mrs A L. Treat of South Bend and Anthony Majewski oL Chicago, visited friends at Syracuse on Sunday afternoon. MMI Harry W. Hart and Mrs. Hart, are visiting in the home of Mrs. Hart’s parents. Mr. and Mrs Richard Miller at Syracuse. They have been at a submarine base at New London. Conn., and following a 30-day leave will go to Great Lakes. 111.

(Continued From Page 2> Byland 488. I. Carwile 459, V. Penn 466. 200 games: S. Brouwer 208. 170 games and above: M. Lambert 174, H. Frushour 174, I. Mathews 174, B. Kern 171, V. Penn 191. J. Stoelting 180, D. Johnson 180173, E. Hughes 175, B Ganz 170, B. Gardner 175, D. Thwaits 199170, L. Vance 192, S. Kern 187181. TUESDAY JR. BOWLERS Team 2 x 37 15 Team 3 30 22 Team 5 29 23 Team 4 26 26 Team 8 26 26 Team 6 21 31 Team 7 21 31 Team 1 18 34 High Team Game and Series: Team 7 818-2344. 400 series (girls*: S. Butler 462, C. Gardner 427, J. Thomas 407. C. Edgar 406, J. Swartz 417; (boys* T. Welch 509, J. Burkholder 472, P. Van Dyke 440. ’ 140: (Girls*: S. Butler 160-142-160, C. Gardner 179, J. Thomas 146, C. Edgar 147. J. Swartz 145149, G. Benson 152; (boys): D. Vice 145. T. Welch 176-194. J. Burkholder 192-148; K. Knisley 143. S. Peterson 147, P. Van Dyke 155-165. FRIDAY NIGHT MIXED Thwaits Grain 69 19 L. Thwaits Grain 61 27 Sleepy Owl 53 35 Louie’s Bar 52 36 Audio-Visual 52 36 Pickwick Theatre Fanners Mutual Ins. 46 42 Frog Tavern 45h:42 t i Stahlev-SUlison 45 43 Barth’ Kinder s 39 49 Tom Socks 39 49 Wawasee TV 38 50 Beacon 36 52 Village Tap 34 54 Monsanto 34 54 United Telephone Co. 30 58 Lakeland Standard 27460 l u High Team Game: L. Thwaits Grain 785; High Team Series: Thwaits Grain 2209. , 600 series (men or women*: S. Kern 220-192-206-618, B. Trol-

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son 182-188-234-604, L. Vance 214-206-193—613, L. Thwaits 223-215-169-607. 500 series (men): D. Gardner 580, L. Young 517, M. Carlson 582, J. Morganthaler 548, W. Hagerdon 514, E. Smith 541, C. Eby 527, D. Price 546, J. Johnson 501, A. Mousley 510, A. Hibner 519, L. Byland 516, M. Dorsey 561, H. Hochstetler 539, D. Maresh 530, J. Kern 538, B. Thwaits 539, D. Zawadzke 543, G. Field 531. 450 series and above (women): K. Gardner 464, B. Nyce 472, D. Thwaits 533, D. Johnson 496, N. Mousley 464, M. Dixon 472, G. Hostetter 462, J. Byland 495. P. Maresh 493, T. Thwaits 514, J. Trolson 490, R. Field 454. 200 games <men>: D. Gardner 225, M. Carlson 225, D. Price 203, R. Kern 216, S. Rensberger 201, M. Dorsey 222, J. Kern 207. 170 games and above (women): K. Gardner 189, B. Young 181, B. Nyce 182. B. Kline 174, D. Thwaits 213, D. Johnson 175-179, K. Lowe 177, J. Byland 179. P. Maresh ISO178. G. Thwaits 191-178, J. Trolson 175.

CARDS THANKS CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank everyone who remembered our loved one during her illness and remembered the family with cards, flowers, food, and other acts of kindness following her death. The families of Edna Ruch Krantz Larwill Junior High Teams Win Three, Lose Three The Larwill st ven th grade team added three more wins to its record and the eighth grade suffered three losses during the same period. The seventh grade has a 10-2 record and the eighth grade has a 2-10 record. i Larwill vs North Webster The Larwill Trojans traveled to North Webster January 19 and the Larwill seventh grade team defeated the host team 39-31. Scoring for Larwill were Shepherd with 14, Hull 10, and Kubacki 9. Scoring for North Webster were Doss with 11, Burchard 9. and Strombeck 6. The North Webster eighth grade team defeated Larwill with a score of 36-32. High scorers for North Webster were South with 18. Fiddler 8 and Frawley 6. Setring for Larwill were Sroufe 9, Kubacki 8 and Collier 7. Larwill Hosts Thorncreek Larwill’s seventh grade team rolled over Thorncreek 34-25 at the game played on the Larwill floor Thursday, Jan. 22. Gary Shepherd was the high-point man for Larwill with 12. Schmitt added seven for the Thorncreek team. The hosts' eighth grade team suffered a defeat at the hands of Thorncreek 43-30 Ed Sroufe and Mike Alexander- each tallied eight points for Larwill while Wilson had 16 for Thorncreek. Mr. and Mrs. John Hare and daughter Tammy of Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Doug Moore of Warsaw attended the Shrine Circus in the coliseum at Fort Wayne Sunday. Mrs. W. I. Geiger and Mark and Jon Treesh of Milford had dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Don Ahrns of Milford Sunday.

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facts about $ § ‘OUR TOWN’" | Milford, Ind. By JERI SEELY Joe Baumgartner’s collection of pictures includes the one above of the men laying street car tracks in Milford for the interurban. The year: About 1907 or 1908. Our Town’s third graders had a delightful time at the Shrine circus last Friday. They were among some 1.600 from this county who attended the big event and tell everyone

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they see about the clowns, elephants and other events of the long-to-be remembered day. Good to see Carl Duncan J Milford town board member, oqt and around again after a bout with the flu. Mr. Duncan was elected to the county extension council at the annual council meeting last Wednesday pan. • • • Our January thaw had ended with the coming February and the temperatures are back down below the zero mark. Snow has begun to appear on the scene again, proving that winter is a long way from over. One good thing is that Mr. Ground Hog did not see his shadow on Monday so we should have an early spring. Let’s hope so rfter all the sub-zero temperatures. • • • Milford’s eighth grade has been defeated only four times as the young Trojans prepare for the county tournament which begins at Claypool next Monday.

They have several outstanding young men on the team and will add much to Wawasee’s varsity in a few years. Mrs. Lesta Craft Transferee! Mrs. Lesta Craft of Syracuse was transfered from Whitley County hospital in Columbia City Tuesday, Jan. 27, to the Alfran nursing home in Warsaw. While living in Pierceton, near west Market and Fourth streets, Mrs. Craft attended Saint Xavier Catholic church. She was employed in the home of Harve Desper for a long time. Mrs. Craft would appreciate hearing from friends in the Pierceton-Syracuse area. Sunday evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beer and family of r 2 Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Cartton Beer, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Doll and family, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hartter, all of the Milford area; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Haab and family, r 1 Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lehman and family of Nappanee; and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Zeltwanger and son of Mishawaka.