The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 December 1970 — Page 5

AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR CHRISTMAS TREES

*1 ' Scotch pine. This tree is not a native of the United States, but of Europe and northern Asia. It grows abundantly in forested areas across northern Europe, including Russia. Scotch pine has been extensively planted here because it grows well in dry, infertile soil. Under plantation conditions it grows fast and becomes bushy when pruned and sheared. Most Scotch pine Christmas trees are plantation grown. .J mbT Balsam fir. Its symmetrical shape, its fragrance, its rich green color, and the ability of its needles to remain vital and firmly attached long after the tree has dried out, have made balsam fir the prototype of Christmas trees. Found over a wide area of eastern United States and Canada, it averages 25 to 60 feet in height. At elevations of about 5,000 feet, a dwarf form of the tree is very common.

Selecting A Christmas Tree

LAFAYETTE — An early purchase is the best approach to selecting a beautiful and safe Christinas tree, points out E. J. Lott. Purdue university extension forester Freshness and good form are the two main characteristics most people desire m a Christmas tree The early shopper will have a better choice. Common types of trees available this year will be Scotch pine, white pine, red pine, spruces and fir. The pines hold their needles wen and come in a

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Red pine. Although native only to the eastern half of North America, this straight, fast-growing tree is also known as Norway pine. It is easy to recognize by reddish brown bark, and by paired needles growing in tufts near the ends of branches. A northern tree, red pine is cultivated widely in tree plantations from the Great Lakes to New England. Black spruce. If you prefer a small, table-top tree, chances are it will be a black spruce. These drawings are by St. Regis Paper Company, which grows and plants about 25,000,000 tree seedlings a year. They are from a series used to illustrate the just-published American Heritage book, “The Secret Life of the Forest”*

variety of needle lengths. Longest is red pine with needles four to six inches 1116 favorite species—Scotch pine—has needles varying from one and one-half to four inches. White pine has flexible needles varying from three inches to five inches. Lott notes that the spruces, with needles generally less than one inch in length, do not hold their needles for more than four to five days indoors. The firs are also short-needled and are rarely as dense in form as the pines or spruces

Douglas fir. In spite of its name and appearance, this tree is not a fir but belongs in a genus of its own. It is found throughout the west on both sides of the Rockies. It can grow over 300 feet tall and may live to be over 1,000 years old. Most Douglas fir Christmas trees are young trees removed from reforested areas. Their removal helps thin the forest, allowing the remaining trees to grow faster. Eastern red cedar. This tree grows from the Atlantic coast to central Kansas and Nebraska. It will grow* in almost any kind of soil, but in poor soil in some northern areas it may live for years never becoming much more than a bush. Under better conditions it can reach 100 feet in height. Eastern red cedar is not a true cedar (there are no true cedars on this continent), but a juniper.

Freshness is the most important characteristic to look for, says the forester. Check the needles for pliability If they are brittle, or fall off easily, do not buy the tree. A freshly cut pine tree has as much fire resistance as any chemical treatment known at the present time. In fact, Lott explains, a freshly cut pine is difficult to ignite and if properly handled, will insure a safe Christmas. Best policy is to buy’ early and keep the butt of the tree in water outdoors Before taking it inside, trim an inch off the butt Then keep it in water in the home, replenishing as needed.

(Continued From Page 2) Bud’s 24 32 Syracuse Mobile 24 32 Sportsman * 21 35 High team series and game: Sharp Tool 1913 — 704 500 series: Sharon Gilbert 560. Bill Wesner 511, Carroll Walton 543. John Cripe 547, Jim Field 539. Mike McKee 500 450 series: Diane Cripe 483, Jean Brown 486 200 games: Sharon Gilbert 206226, Carroll Walton 209, Jim Field 212, John Cripe 205 170 games: Diane Cripe 182. Jean Brown 186-174 Dec. 2 Honor Scores 500 series: G. Baker 504, C. Lantz 536, B. Brown 529, J. Cripe 545 450 series: S. Gilbert 466, D. Cripe 450 200 games: G. Baker 205 170 games: S. Gilbert 180, D. Cripe 197 Monday Night County Wawasee Package 38 18 Pilcher Shoes 37 19 Charlies Ten Pin 35 21 Eager Leaguers 34 22 Thornburgs 33 23 Burger Dairy Store 32 24 Frog Tavern 314 244 Wawasee T.V. 31 25 Louies Bar & Grill 294 264 Wawasee Bowl 29 27 Buds Body Shop 28 28 Anchor Bar 26 30 Delta 1 26 30 Bushong Barber Shop 25 31 Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware 24 32 Barbee Hotel 23 33 Kurleys Keglers 22 34 Delta 2 21 35 Dixie Boat 21 35 Schwartz Homes 14 42 High team game: Frog Tavern — 990 High Team Series: Charlies Ten Pin — 2796 High ind. game: D. Smith & L. Miller — 233 High ind. series: J. Kern — 232-227-649 M. Simon 201, D. Strombeck 203-200-562, M Dorsey 203, H Hershberger 213, C. McCuen 205, L. Thwaits 223-591, H. Bart man 202-213-593, L. Welty 202-564, M. Ganshom 202-560, R. Hibschman 218-222-618, C. Frushour 210-552. V. Stayer 200-556. C. Eby 214-600. W. Stahley 223-588, D. Pilcher 213598, F. Plank 214. M. Hostetter 224-208-631, J. Stillson 213, D. Burchard 214, R. Shock 219-554, L. Chupp 225, D. Huffman 203, I. Rookstool 205, A. Mousley 564, J. Morganthaler 206, R. Maresh 551

Warriors Top Plymouth Wrestlers 44-8

By JOHN BAHN In a high school varsity wrestling match held last Thursday night at Wawasee high school the Warriors topped the visiting Plymouth Rockies 44-8. In the 98 pound weight class Wawasee’s Dan Doll pinned Plymouth’s Martin with 20 seconds left in the first period. In the 105 pound weight class Mark Treesh pinned Young with 25 seconds left in the last period. Chip Dye pinned Goble with 52 seconds left in the second period in the 112 pound weight class. In the 119 pound class Jay deSomer decisioned Holzwart 5-0. In the 126 pound weight class Steve Coburn was decisioned by Halloway 0-2.

Wrestlers Win At Bremen On Tuesday Night By JOHN BAHN The Wawasee wrestling team won a big victory Tuesday night when they traveled to Bremen for a Northern Lakes Conference match. The final score: 35-18. Dan Doll decisioned C. Brock 37. Mark Treesh decisioned John Hueni 5-1; Chip Dye was pinned by Kaiser with 1:33 left in the first period; Jay deSomer was pinned by Ray Heintie with 47 seconds left in the first quarter. Steve Coburn was decisioned by Stan Hueni 5-4, John Lites was pinned by Unsicker with 1:05 left in the first period. Jim Marlette pinned Mark Miller; Wes Kilmer pinned Jerry Jacobs; Clint Olson ties Steve Hartle 8-8; Bill Richardson pinned D. Branford with 1:18 left in the second period; Dave VanLue was pinned by Frenrer with 42 seconds left in the first period; and Roger Korenstra pinned Hendricks with 1:14 left in the second period. The junior varisty won 34-13.

Milford 7th Grade After Victories Two And Three The Milford junior high seventh grade basketball team will be trying to pick up victories two and three as they play Concord and North Webster this week. To date their record is one win and four loses. One of the loses came at the hands of Wakarusa 42-40. Steve Troup was the leading scorer for Milford with 13 points. The second loss occured at Larwill by the score of 31-23. Again it was Steve Troup leading the way with nine points Central Noble gave Milford its third defeat in a row 32-29. Bobby Henson scored 11 points The first victory for the Trojans was a big one. The seventh grade defeated rival j Syracuse 42-26 behind the 21 point ; performance of Bobby Henson. Steve Troup played good defense and also scored 13 points. Milford's most recent game, against Fairfield, ended in defeat. Fairfield won in overtime 31-30. Each team connected on 11

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In the 132 pound weight class John Leitz was pinned by Bluebaugh with five seconds left in the first period. Jim Marlette, in the 138 pound class, decisioned Feherer 8-2. In the 145 pound class Wes Kilmer pinned Cartwright with 45 seconds left in the second period. Clint Olson, in the 155 pound weight class, decisioned Dills 5-1. In the 167 pound weight class Bill Richardson pinned Pearish of Plymouth with 46 seconds into. the third period. In the 185 pound weight class Roger Korenstra pinned Coburn with 56 seconds left in the second period. Eric Coburg received a forfeit

field goals but Fairfield managed nine free throws to Milford’s eight. One of the Fairfield free throws was scored as Milford led 30-29 with no time remaining to send the game into an overtime. Syracuse Junior High Downs Sidney The Syracuse Yellow Jackets won their third game against Sidney 32-20. The leading scorers for Syracuse were Larry Allen and Dale Ganz, each scoring 11points. Leading rebounder was Ganz and Steve Kroh. The difference in the game was rebounding as Syracuse grabbed off 54 rebounds to 28 for Sidney. The next Syracuse game is January 5, against Larwill at Syracuse. The seventh grade record now stands at three victories and four defeats. Syracuse Sets New Scoring Record The Syracuse eighth grade basketball team set a new junior high scoring record when they downed Sidney in play last Thursday evening on the Yellow Jacket home floor, in an 82-55 score Sidney received their third loss of the season. Syracuse opened the second quarter of play with a 20-7 lead and widened the gap by half-time, 45-22. Sidney trailed by 32 going into the last quarter, 6937. Sticky defense by the Jackets and fast breaking kept Sidney off balance the entire evening. Chad Singrey led Syracuse with 23 points and 19 rebounds. Mark Smith and Jack Schopf followed with 22 and 18 points, respectively, throughout the first three quarters of play. Dean scored 9 and Cox 5 for Syracuse. Day of Sidney paced all scorers with 35 points, one of his lowest outputs of the year, and was followed by Calhoun with six. Syracuse canned 36 of 64 from the floor for 56 per cent. Singrey connected on nine out of 11 and Smith with nine out of 14 from the field. Syracuse will carry its 4-3 mark against Larwill on January 7 on the Jacket home floor.

Wed., Dec. 16, 1970—THE MAIL-JOURNAL

from Plymouth in the heavyweights. JUNIOR VARSITY The Junior varsity team won by a score of 2349 over the visiting Rockies. Mark Vanlaningham decisioned Maclain in the 98 pound class 9-2. In the 105 pound weight class Doug Hoerr was decisioned by Compston 0-2. In the 112 weight class Bill Butt decisioned Whitkaer 5-3. In the 119 pound class Randy Lewallen decisioned Coburn. In the 126 pound weight class Brent Kaiser was decisioned by Wilcoxson. Terry Vanlaningham was

JFHS Swamps Blackford In Swimming Meet 73-21

By JOHN BAHN Wawasee took first in every event except the 200-yard individual medley and the 400 yard freestyle relay last Thursday when the Warriors traveled to Blackford. Final score: 73 21. This is the first year of swimming for Blackford who is sporting an unexperienced team. Wawasee is in its second year of competition. 200 yard medley — Dal Ummel, Tom Spearman, Dana Berghorn and Greg Ummel of Wawasee with a 2:03.4; Bonham, Rice, Schwarzkop and Fisher with 2:31.1. 200 yard freestyle — Tony Newman W 2:22.2; Kevin Fry W 2:48.8; Green B 3:40. 200 yard individual medley — Kendrick B 2:47.7; Steve Schrumphf W 2:47.6; Ken Schernekau W 2:52.2.

Syracuse Eighth Grade Snaps Towncrest Winning Streak

The Syracuse eighth grade handed tough Towncrest it’s first lose of the season in play on December 8 on the Towncrest floor at Goshen with a 45-44 score. The Yellow Jackets outrebounded Towncrest 53-34 for the big difference in the game. Mark Smith dumped in 19

NORTH WEBSTER SIXTH GRADE DOWNS MILFORD The North Webster junior high sixth grade opened its roundball season on a high note by downing Milford on December 2. Although making several errors on offense, the Trojans from North Webster played well on defense. The North Webster team led at all stops: 6-2, 8-4, 1810 and 27-16. Lakeland coaches have complimented the five team effort of all the sixth grade players. It should also be noted that those who attended the game and cheered for their team can also be proud of their fine effort. High scorer for the game was Kevin Coy with seven, followed by Steve Wilson and Dennis Likens with six each, and Rick McCool and Bill Rensberger with four each. Mrs. Harolcj R. Johnson, Jr., of Detroit, Mich., has been visiting friends in the Syracuse and Goshen areas.

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decisioned by Read 0-4 in the 132 pound weight class. Bob Bauman was pinned by Ringer with 51 seconds left in third period in the 138 pound weight class. Wawasee forfeited to Whitaker in the 145 pound class. Steve Vanlaningham decisioned Wright 4-0 in the 155 pound weight class. Dwight Custer t decisioned Jones of Plymouth 10-2 in the 167 pound weight class. Dave VanLue aecisioned McGee 4-0 in the 185 pound weight class. Joe Schafer received a forfeit from Plymouth in the heavyweight class.

50 yard freestyle — Dave Berghorn W 25.5; Greg Ummel W 27.5; Granger B 29.3. Diving — Barry Davis W 128.30 points; Kent Sawyer W 116 points; Schutlz B 109.25 points. 100 yard butterfly — Dave Berghorn W 1:03.2; Jim Pachynski W 1:23.6. ’ 100 yard freestyle — Dana Berghorn W 1:01.6; Kendrich B l:03.8( Ken Schernekau W 1:04. 400 yard freestyle — Tony Newman W 5:05.4; Doug Bushong W 5:37.1; Ducy B 5:59.1. 100 yard backstroke — Qal Ummel W 1:10.3; Bill Leemon W. 1:17.4; Bonham B 1:35.3. 100 yard breaststroke — Tom Spearman W 1:14.5; Mike Harris W; Forsburg B 2:28. 400 yard freestyle relay — McDonald, Montgomery, Granger and Ducy B 4:40.1; Grotz, Fry, Glazier and Lawson W.

points for Syracuse while Chad Singrey hit nine. Jack Schopf, six and Brad Cox, five. Dean and Madrick scored four and two, respectively. Ed Stacker led Towncrest scorers with 17 points followed by Gary Yoder with 10.

HONORED GUEST Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pike of Claypool were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller Thursday evening in honor of Mrs. Pike’s birthday anniversary which was Dec. 8. The Millers were hosts at a potluck supper held at their home Saturday evening, Dec. 12. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Greenwait, Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Ganshoro of Etna Green and Mr. and Mrs. Woody Slabaugh of Nappanee. iCISS OM. FLOWCR "akO OWTOP of AMOTHfcR ? IT HAPPENS EVE2V CHCIiTMAS- FOR ' IT’S AM A&e-01-P CUSTOM TO ÜbiptK the mistletoe,aehristua> F.OAER, ALD THE -name OF A PR.-tP PRESENT FOR LAPIE& ISA PERFUME lAUEP' PESEKT Fi-OA/ER.'

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