The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 December 1970 — Page 5

North Webster By JANET VANATOR

4-H Clubs Hold Joint Session The three 4-H clubs met in joint session for their achievement meeting on November 17. The meeting was held at. the North Webster school cafeteria. Those receiving completion pins from the Room 4-1^ club were as follows: First year — Jeni Pearson, Juli Pearson, Mike George, Annette George, Julie Scrivens, Kay Ferverda, Connie Koher, Joseanne Jernigam Kim Wagoner, Susan Clark and Kelly Miller. Second year — Cindy Mort, Kevin Koher and Stephanie Jemigan Third year — Annette Niles and Janet George. Fourth year — Mike Koher, Cindy Popenfoose, Kathy Koher and Dennis Greider Fifth year — Susan Niles Sixth year — Rosalyn Long. Seventh year — Mary Thomas and Rebecca Long Ninth year — Darlene Long Tenth year — Carolyn Long The pins were presented by Mrs. Don Davidsen of the county extension office. < Mrs. Bernard Roberts showed some of the slides her son John had taken on a People to People trip to Europe in 196^

PUBLIC INVITED TO { Annual Christmas Tree Lighting | Sunday, Dec. 6 At 3 p.m. CROSSON MILL PARK (Scout Cabin) I SYRACUSE { Sponsored by: CAMP FIRE GIRLS, BOY SCOUTS, 4-H CLUBS AND THEIR PARENTS

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Refreshments of cake, ice cream and punch were served at the close of the meeting. -NW- <• Achievement Program Held In Warsaw The Kosciusko county 4-H achievement awards program was held Monday, Nov. 9, at Warsaw. The members of the Chain O’ Lakes 4-H club who received awards were as follows: Jeff Rhodes — first year junior leader pin and a loving cup trophy for weather I. John Rhodes — second year junior leader pin. Mark Reiff — second year junior leader pin. conservation achievement pin and field crops science achievement pin. Ralph Reiff — photography II loving cup trophy, geology 111 loving cup trophy, photography 1 achievemen* pin and conservation achievement pin. * -NW—RECENT GUEST Mrs Leona Culver of North Webster was a guest, of Mr. and Mrs Arnold Culver. North Webster. Others present were Miss Pricilla Peters of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs Randel

Culver and four daughters of Berne and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Culver of Bloomington. —NW— Class of 1934 Holds Reunion The North Webster graduating class of 1934 held its 10th reunion on November 8 at a local restaurant. After dinner the group toured the new Wawasee high school. Members present were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnston, Mr. and . Mrs. Parke Lantz, Mr. and Mrs. Deverl Bowser. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mock, Mr. and Mrs. jNoble Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Reiff and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Roberts. Next year the group plans to meet at the Parke Lantz home in Goshen on November 7 few a pot luck dinner. —NW—WEE WEBSTER WORKERS HOLD MEETING MONDAY The meeting of the Wee Webster Workers 4-H club was held at 7:30 p.m. on Monday evening. Nov. 23. in the home of Vicki and Kevin Gilbert, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Gilbert. A schedule of meetings was set for the fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m They also decided to have a sign up meeting on December 28 at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in 4-H should attend this important meeting in the North Webster Church of God basement There were eight members present and four adults. The meeting was adjorned at 8:50 and refreshments were served. —NW—NEW ADDRESS FOR DAVISES Mr. and Mrs. Clark Davis are leaving for Florida this week and will not return until April. Their new address is: Mr. and Mrs. Clark Davis r 8 400-A Fort Myers. Fla. 33901

ADDRESSES GIVEN FOR SERVICEMEN Addresses for North Webster servicemen are as follows: S.S. G. Ronnie L. Coy 309-46-0901 HHB Ist Bn 44th Arty APO San Francisco. Calif. 96349 Sgt. Randy L. Keene 345-56-9307 USA MMAV Det 3 APO San Francisco, Calif. 96243 Randy is a nephew of Mrs. Larry Woznick of Barbee. The auxiliary has packed and sent out 12 boxes overseas and has four yet to pack to send to Germany and Italy. -NWExtension Homemakers Meet On November 19 The extension homemakers club met November 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Doug Bowser. Mrs. Ernest Sutton was the co-hostess. Mrs. R. L. Snoke was in charge of the meeting. She read a poem entitled “Thanksgiving Day is Any Day.” The group sang "America the Beautiful” and recited the club creed. The song of the month. "The Day is Over” was reviewed byMrs. Howard Bemish and sung in unison Meditations were given by Mrs. Sutton, health and safetyremarks by Mrs. Orva Miller and garden remarks by Mrs. Eugene Coverstone. The lesson was a workshop or bazaar Roll call was answered by "Would you donate your heart for a transplant! Why or Why not?" Mrs. Ray Rupprecht volunteered to fill out the post of treasurer beginning in February. There were 20 members present for a buffet supper. The next meeting will be December 17. —NW—THANKSGIVING DINNER GUESTS Mrs Sadie Scott of Wilmot had a Thanksgiving dinner for Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Earnhart of

Pierceton; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Earnhart, Bobbi and Anita of Elwood; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Roberts of Sidney; Mrs. Jay Knisely, Sherri and Denise of near Wilmot; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Knecht, Jim, Ben, Bob, Danielle of Columbia City; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mickley, Scott, Vicki, all of Wilmot. —NW—ATTEND FUNERAL Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hamman of North Webster attended the funeral of a long-time friend Harry Meyers in Tipton on Wednesday. Mr. Meyers was a summer resident of Lake Tippecanoe. The widow is the former Ruth Robinson of Leesburg. —NW~ BREAKS LEG L\ FALL Vicki Wilson of Hoy’s Landing, northwest of North Webster, suffered a broken leg when she fell from her horse about 5:30 p.m. Sunday. She was taken to the Goshen hospital for treatment and released. Vicki is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elson Wilson of r 3 Syracuse and is a freshman at Wawasee high school. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilson of Pierceton and W arsaw. AREA RESIDENTS LOSING BENEFITS A concern for the number of people in the area who are losing social security disability benefits was voiced today by Herbert O. Bultemeier. district manager. A recent three month study showed that 13 per cent of the people who qualified for benefits thru his office lost some monthlypayments because they waited too long to file their claims. Howmany additional workers never filed claims and will lose all benefits is unknown. Bultemeier said the biggest losers were women. This may be, he said, because some women's disability begins after they are out of the labor market for several years. Not being a breadwinner of the family at the time they don't think of their possible eligibility. Application for disability benefits may be made by telephoning or by visiting the Elkhart Social Security Office. LAKELAND LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cormany of t 1 Milford had their son and daughter and families home for Thanksgiving Mr. and Mrs. Steve Cormany and Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and sons, all from Fort Wayne. Mrs. Hugh Snyder of Milford spent Thanksgiving day with her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll F'orrest of Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spearman and family of Dewart lake spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. Spearman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs, F. R. (Bud) Spearman of North Webster. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell and son of Warsaw. Mr and Mrs. Jim Avery, Tammy. Tracy and Patrisa of r 1 Milford were Thanksgiving daydinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nyce and Vicki Sue of r 1 Milford Thanksgiving day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. HarryGood of Milford were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ankney and sons of Eldridge, lowa, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ganger and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Weldy and sons, all of Goshen, and Fred Harlan of Milford Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Tusing of Leesburg

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WzmW* g AROUND . Here’s how uptown Syracuse looked in the summer of 1916. This photo was provided us byuptown merchant and Syracuse town board president Byron Connolly, from his large file of old photos. A Mishawaka firm was hired to pave Main street and in doing so employed a steam-powered concrete mixer. All cement was moved from the central mixer to its place on the street by wheelbarrows. The Grand Hotel is much the same, a restaurant is located where The Mail-Journal office is now located. NIPSCo’s space is a vacant lot and another restaurant is located at the office of Dr. Fosbrink. Note the Syracuse elementary school. On the right is the meat market of the late E. H. Hire. At one time Mr. and Mrs. William Connollyoperated the Syracuse Register in this building. The State Bank of Syracuse is now located on that site. The late Mrs. Connolly, who passed away on November 19, 1970, recalled recently when she and her husband ran The Register. She said, “First thing each Monday morning it was my job to get a pad and pencil and go from store to store to get locals.” Townsman Orville Snobarger, whose father ran a taxi service to Milford five times a day to meet the Interurban as lake residents alighted, said he remembers well "when they paved Main street.” He is an employee at Wawasee Boat Co. It’s final now: First Charter Insurance Co. will move from its present location above the bank to the room in the Pickwick Building now occupied by Budget Investments. Budget will move to North Manchester by Dec. 30, and First Charter will make its move shortly thereafter. The deal was closed Friday. John R. Walker, manager of

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First Charter since June 1968. said the elimination of the stairs is imperative. The recent item here that a letter dated June 6, 1966 and postmarked North Webster (written by James W. Rhoads, r 3 Syracuse) had just arrived brought a letter from Ruth (Unrue) Moilenhour. 509 Temple Terrace, Fla. Shew-rites: “My mother, Daisy Unrue, and I received a letter five years late. My sister; Mrs. Hugh Bushong of Syracuse, wrote our mother and I (sic) each a letter Jan. 7, 1929, to be mailed to Elkhart. They were both found in a supposedly empty mail sack at Mail Equipment Shops in Washington. D. C., Dec. 19.1934.” Two mice were launched in a Cape Kennedy missile. First Mouse: “I’m dangerous, you know, this ?pace travel.” Second Mouse: “Yeah, but it sure beats cancer research.” Two animal pupet shows will be an added feature for the next story hour in the children’s department at the Syracuse Public Library according to Mrs. Oscar Bjella who is in charge. The event has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 10:30 a.m. and all ages have been invited to attend. Many Christmas trees and decorations can already be seen in various business establishments in the area. Town board president Byron Connolly and building commissioner Harry VanHemert, good friends for a long time, cherish the “little digs” they can get on one another. The latest: Connolly contends VanHemert should live up to his auto window sticker which proclaims in large red. white and blue letters “SILENT MAJORITY.” Red and Evelyn Marlin, home Saturday from a monthlong vacation trip into Florida and the Bahamas, talked to Chuck and Kate Cleveland at West Palm Beach, Fla., and Jim and Kate Cecil on the state's wesU coast, plus other friends of this area who are now in the sunshine state. Posted in the bank building is a real good portrait of local artist Ken Harkless The painter: Ken Harkless, of course! Early this week United Telephone sent out their monthly statements in an attractive red and green envelope. Real nice. Did you know Syracuse will be among the many cities and towns in the United States observing December 7 as National Civil Defense Day? The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the scou* cabin in Syracuse has been scheduled for 3 o’clock on the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 6, with the public invited to attend. A sad note, which should be joyous with this festive occasion, is the disappearance of all the Christmas lights for the event. Jointly sponsored by the local Camp Fire Girls, Boy Scouts and

NORTH WEBSTER JAYCEES TOY COLLECTION For Needy Families At Christmas Drop-Offs For Repairable Toys include: Milford - Sharp Hardware Pjerceton - Old City Bldg. Syracuse - Fire Dept. Warsaw - Police & Fire Dept. No. Webster - Wms. Electric Leesburg - Leesburg Lbr.

4-H clubs, they must dip into their meager proceeds to purchase new ones unless an organization or individuals with big hearts choose to help. Contact can be made through Mrs. Jerry Lowe. Praise came to the Syracuse police chief this week in the form of a letter dated November 27. The large print read: Dear Sir: I like you because you Keep me safe. Writer and signer of this thoughtful letter was Lowell Johnson of 424 east Boston street, Syracuse. Christmas decoration up in Milford and North Webster, making both communities look up. A clerical error sent a subscription statement to “Mrs.” Ruth Angle, r 1 Syracuse, instead of “Miss.” This note comes back: “The correction is minor, but if it’s easy to change could you correct the “Mrs.” to “Miss.” I don’t mind being thought of as married, but I’d certainly rather he had a different name!” Bill Jones has enlarged his responsibilities and nowassociated with Nicblai Enterprises with Harry Nicolai. The company is promoting a new auto engine called Cyclo that was developed in California but is now moving its base to Detroit. The new product has great promise with emphasis being put on ecology, essentially the cleaning of man’s environment. v LAKELAND LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. Richard Coy and son of Syracuse called at the Jerry Leedy home in North Webster Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Coy, Jr., of Highland, were also guests. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer of North Webster spent Thursday with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Long and family at Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Betes and Mrs. Estella Swartz were Thursday dinner guests in the William Pipp home, Front street, Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bookwood and children of Munster arrived last Wednesday to spend the,holiday week end with Mr. and Mrs. Bill S. Betes in Syracuse. Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Tom of LaPorte and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown of Sechrist Lake were* Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Dannear Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Ellis of Indianapolis spent Sunday and Monday in Syracuse with friends and relatives Mr. and Mrs." A. A. Pfingst of Syracuse spent Thanksgiving with relatives near Jackson, Mich., and returned home Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Conley of Larwill were Monday evening callers of Mrs. Estella Swartz in <svrani^p Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Betes, Syracuse, entertained Mr. and Mrs. William Pipp and Mrs. Estella Swartz Saturday for a dinner in celebration of the November birthdays of Mr. Betes and Mr. Pipp.

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