The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 August 1970 — Page 6
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., Aug. 5, 1970
Schools And Town Working On Missing Light Problem
The Lakeland school board and the town of Milford are cooperating in the fight to have the automatic directional signal re-installed at the intersection of state road 15 and Emeline street. The light was knocked down during an auto accident at the intersection the first of June. The state highway department refuses to have it re-installed. Lakeland Community School superintendent Don H. Arnold was present at the Monday evening meeting of the Milford town board and gave the following information to board members: Eight school buses cross the intersection going east and west twice in the morning and twice in the evening. Four express buses must use the highway to leave the junior high school and take students to and from the high school each day. Fifteen students in grades five through eight cross the highwayin the morning and evening on their way to and from the junior high school building No less than 122 students in kindergarten through the fourth grade cross in the morning and evening on their way to the elementary building located at the west edge of town.
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facts about •:• ‘OUR TOWN’ Milford, Ind. By JERI SEELY Our picture of the week is an old Christinas card once sent byMr and Mrs Roy Treesh to close friends The postmark on the card Is 1918 The Treeshes are both now deceased. They were the parents of Glen ("lke"> Treesh. area farmer and businessman who resides in Our .Town with his wife Jean and two younger sous Mark and Joo. Mrs Darrell (Evelyn) Orn of Our Town reports the Migrant Service Committee of the area is in need of help -V If anyone has time to give to a worthy cause — only a couple of hours a day for a week will do — why not call Mrs. Orn. The work is being conducted at the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church north of Syracuse this year. We were in for a pleasant surprise on Monday night when we first entered the clerk's at the town hail. The room has been repainted and really looks nice. Clerk- u rer Edith Baumgartner also had the curtains redone and states other improve men will be made to improve the i om. Our congratulations need to be added to those already extended to the Masons of Our Town on the 100th anniversary celebration they held last Saturday Punch and cookies were served during the open house which was held-prior to the re-dedication and the dinner, followed in the elementary school building. Bill Bess is master of the Kosciusko Lodge Members of the Christian church, we ran an bld photo last
An additional 98 students in grades 3-4-5 cross at varying times during the day going to and from physical education classes. This, stated Arnold, is considerable amount of activity each day. The town also reported it had had many complaints from drivers traveling east and west who must wait a considerable length of time to cross the state highway as traffic is often heavy on 15. Sewage Treatment Baxter and Woodman, civil and sanitary engineers from Crystal Lake, 111., stated thay had heard from the state stream pollution control board. Said board listed dates when the town of Milford should have certain stages completed for construction of sewage treatment facilities. Said report showed an engineer hired by October 1 of this year with preliminary plans by February of 1971 and final plans by September of 1971. Construction, according to the report from the state, should begin byJanuary 1 of 1972 with construction completed by December 31 of 1972. Milford has been working on sewage treatment plans for some time now with financing being the main hold back.
week, will be burning the debt during Sunday morning services marking payment of the loan mi the new addition Six years ago. Carl Shearer is pastor of the church and friend husband is church treasurer Good to see Randall Dewart visiting in Our Town. He is a former resident who now resides in Hickory. S. (.’. Randall’s wife. Gwen, daughter of the Amos Oms of Our Town, visited here earlier in the summer. She admitted to being a weekly reader of this column. Randall is the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Dewart who also reside in Our Town. Another family to visit in 6ur Town this week is Mr. and Mrs. Duane Graff of Kentucky. Skip and Barb are also former residents of Our Town and the son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Graff of Our jTown and Mr. and Mrs. Sebert Coffman of New Paris. BRIDAL SHOWER FOR MISSTAMRA LINN HELD JULY 18 Mrs Alton Brown of r 2 Pierceton, Mrs. David English of Milford and Miss Rose Mowrey of r 1 Pierceton were hostesses for a bridal shower honoring Miss Tamra Linn Saturday afternoon. July 18, The shower was held in the parish hall of St. Francis Xavier Catholic church in Pierceton. Miss Linn will become the bride of Steve Brown Saturday. Aug. 8. Refreshments of cake, punch, ’ sandwiches, nuts and mints were served from the table decorated wth bouquets of flowers and wedding bells to about 25 guests, including the honor guest's mother, Mrs Clifford Linn, and her grandmother. Mrs Alfred Lmn. both of Pierceton. WELDERS STOLEN FROM DICK WIDUP RESIDENCE Dick Widup of Milford reported to police that a welder was stolen from his yard on East Catherine street one night last week. Widup said he purchased the welder to .disassemble some junk cars he has in his back yani LAKELAND LOCAL Miss Margaret Freeman of Syracuse was in Wabash Sunday afternoon to call in the home of her cousin. Henry Walter, who passed away suddenly on Saturday. *
A second letter from the state Sos health reminded board >ers of the closing of all lumps as of January 1,1971. Board president Carl Duncan states the county is currently working on sites which will be approved for dumping after January 1. Dean Troup, president of the park board, questioned the board on the amount of money in the budget for 1971. He was told a total of SI,OOO was allowed. Troup stated a lawn mower has been purchased for use at the park and reported on the life guards. He stated the baskets at the bath house are not being used to a great extent. Board members felt that this might be because people do not realize they are available and asked Troup to advertise them more. Troup asked and received permission for the park board to have a booth at the MAD festival if one is held. Permission was granted. Money earned will be used for park improvements. While on the subject of the MAD festival board members stated that no person from the organization had approached them for permission to hold a festival. If a festival is held certain requirements must be
Jaycees 'Operation Lima' Continues
There were three pick-up trucks of items delivered to the Goshen Jaycees this week from a collection made in the Syracuse area for Operation Lima, Peru. The American Legion home in Syracuse was the dropping place for the many miscellaneous items needed in Lima for MILFORD Library Notes By Mrs. Dorothea Kerlin New books of interest to adults include: "The Gentle People: A Portrait of the Amish,’’ by James A. Warner "Country Editor’s Boy,” by Hal Borland "This Happy Place: Living the Good Life in America.” by Bentz Plagemann "Calico Palace,” by Gwen Bristow "The Woman at the Well,” byDale Evans Rogers "The Kennedy Women.” by Pearl Buck Rex Fisher has presented the library with the book "Little Turtle.” a book about Indians in Indiana, by Jean Carper, as a memorial to Mrs. Steven (Janice) Kaiser. We appreciate this very much. The Summer Reading Program closed August 1 with 126 active participants. 135 registered, at the beginning of the program, with only six failing to read any books. Pupils of the first four grades who read ten or more books are entitled to attend a party at the library, Thursday morning at ten o'clock. Each child was asked to read books of his or her own reading level. 53 books were read by one first grader. 61 by a second grader, 45 by a third grader and 62 was the most read by a fourth grader. A chart containing 23 names of children under kindergarten age is quite colorful with colored stars which represent books read to them. The highest number read to any one child was 81. A total of 466 books were recorded as having been read. This took the place of the Story Hour which was held each Saturday afternoon for the little children. We hope to have Story Hours again this fall and winter. The circulation of books in June showed 104 per cent gain over that of tyay. and the July circulation shows a gain over June. A comparison between the summer months of 1969 and 1970 show from 50 to 60 per cent gain. LAKELAND LOCALS Mrs. Benjamin Beer and daughter. Miss Diana Beer, Mansifeld, Ohio, spent from Friday until Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Beer and Sandra of Milford and visited other relatives Miss Paulette Yeater. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Yeater of New Paris, will enter Indiana Central college in Indianapolis this fall as a freshman, majoring in piano.
agreed upon prior to permission being granted. The clerk questioned the September meeting since the first Monday of the month is Labor Day. Board members will meet on August 31 to approve the budget and agreed to hold the September meeting on that night. Trash being thrown on Main street was discussed at length. Police chief Don Drake stated he could do nothing unless he could catch the person or persons in the act of littering. It was reported that relief officer Charles Clawson has moved to Mentone and is no longer working with Drake. He has returned all town owned equipment to the police department. Drake reported he has two police dogs and will be using them while making his nightly rounds. Marion Deeter, street and water commissioner, told board members he has no help and has a lot of work to do. He further stated that he might resign the end of November or December. All board members were present for the meeting as were clerk-treasurer Edith I. Baumgartner, town attorney William I. Gerrard, Deeter, Drake and Troup.
recovery from, the recent eartnquake. Steve Crow of the local Jaycees reports one ten-ton load from the northern sector has already been delivered and another is ready to go. Young Crow and Rod Smith will be making the trip to Lima for distribution there. Chic Lantz of Goshen, consultant for International Involvement for the Jaycees, is in charge of the operation.
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Note Burning Program At Christian Church Sunday
The Milford Christian church will hold a special service of praise and thanksgiving during the Sunday morning 10:30 worship hour in honor of payment of the debt incurred in its building program six years ago. During this service the note will be burned. The Milford Christian church was organized here in Milford in 1866. It started in the Jacob Felkner home a mile south of town with 21 charter members. The first building was erected at the present sight in 1869. It was extensively remodeled in 1902 with the entrance being placed at the southeast corner. The building was damaged in a storm in the late forties and was remodeled with the entrance returning to the east side. This
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was completed by 1949. In 1963-64 the building was expanded to its present dimension. Years ago someone said, “As to all we have and are, we are but stewards of the Most High God. On our possession, on our time, on (Mir talent and influence, God has written ‘Occupy for me til I come.’ To obey His instruction and serve Him faithfully, is the true test of obedience and discipleship.” Carl Shearer, pastor of the church, stated, “We are often met with the following questions: Are the churches of Christ (or Christian churches) any different from other churches? Why do these churches exist? What do they believe?
“Stated briefly they are not in existence to add another to the many denominations that are now found. A divided church is contrary to the teaching of Christ and His apostles (I Corinthians 1:10, 11; John 17:21). The prayer of Jesus (John 17) demands the laying aside of the doctrine of men and a return to the church as it was in the days of Christ’s apostles. “Hence our aim is: • “1. The restoration of primitive Christianity and consequent union of all the followers of Christ in one body (John 17:21). “2. To exalt Christ above party and His Word above all human creeds. “3. To build a church of Christ without denominational name.
man — written creed or other barrier to Christian unity, whose terms of fellowship shall be as broad as the conditions of salvation, and identical with them. “4. To lead sinners to Christ in the clear light of the New Testament teaching. “On nonessentials we admit the largest liberty; on the essentials we appeal to the New Testament. ‘Where the Bible speaks, we speak; where the Bible is silent, we are silent.’” The public is cordially invited to this special service.
Syracuse Library Notes By Mrs. Oscar Bjella Book Club Ends In Children's Department The children’s department of the Syracuse public library has been very busy this summer. Three hundred and twenty-eight children enrolled in the summer reading program. Wednesday, Aug. 12, will be the last day for stickers, so youngsters should get busy and read if they want to fill those cards. Refreshments will be served on “Awards Day,” Friday, Aug. 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. A ribbon * will be awarded to those children who read one book or more and a ribbon and a reading certificate to those reading 10 or more books. Try and call for cards, ribbons and reading certificates that day if possible. LAKELAND LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Sauder of Roanoke, 111., and Mrs. Alvin Schrock of Congerville, 111., attended the wedding of their nephew, David Beer, and Miss Diane Horein Saturday at Osceola. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Petty of Pinellas Park, Fla. called on Floyd Wickersham of r 1 Leesburg Thursday.