The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 April 1971 — Page 12

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., Apr., 7, 1971

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14 YEARS AGO. APRIL 11.1957 Today’s spring-like weather, with only remnants of snow here and there, belie the season’s heavy snowfall which hit this area Sunday night. While it was a record snowfall for the season, coming in the second week of April, made it a surprise and wonderment of Mother Nature. In Milford heavy grading equipment was moved on Main street and the business block was cleared within a short time. Cars being stuck in the snow was commonplace. A discussion was held at the meeting of the American Legion held Monday evening in regard to purchasing a granite cross to be placed in the Milford cemetery. The cross will be placed in the cemetery in 1958 and will be four feet high and two feet wide. It will be in honor of the deceased World War 1 World War II veterans, and veterans of other wars. The will of Anthony J. Forbing. who died several months ago, provides SIO,OOO to be presented to the Sacred Heart Catholic church of Warsaw This amount will be used to help provide furnishings for a new Catholic school which is -underway. Mr. Forbing was former co-publisher of The Milford Mail. Donald Charlton, son of Mr and Mrs. Frank Charlton of r 2. escaped serious injury at about midnight Saturday when he sideswiped the D-X oil truck belonging to Robert Hurd in front of the Hurd residence on west Emeline street. Donald was driving west when the accident occurred He said he was adjusting his car radio when he hit the oil truck. Hoy Jones, a neighbor. went to the scene of the accident and found young Charlton dazed but not injured Norman Miller was elected to the office of vice president of the Indiana Association of Future Farmers of America at its annual convention held at Purdue university last week. Norman plans to enter the Purdue university school of agriculture in the fall 24 YE ARS AGO. APRIL It. 1947 Miss Maurine Ralston of Elkhart, formerly of Milford, and Lamar Garber of Goshen were married on Easter Sunday afternoon at the McCoy Memorial Baptist church in Elkhart. Rev.

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W. W. Krider of Milford read the vows. Mrs. Garber is employed as a bookkeeper at Chatten Motor Sales in Elkhart. The couple will reside in Elkhart. Miss Miriam Fisher of Warsaw and Wayne Wuthrich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wuthrich of Milford, were married Sunday at Warsaw. Mr and Mrs. Wuthrich will reside in their newly furnished home north of Leesburg where Mr. Wuthrich is engaged in farming. A Syracuse photographer took a group picture of the Milford school band, bedecked in their new Lion-sponsored uniforms, for publication in The Lion, official , publication of Lions International. A group picture of the drum majorette. Edith Beer, and the five twirlers was also submitted. Twirlers are Betty Bray. Barbara Moore, Beverly Hartter, Louann Rassi, and Patricia Kaiser An interesting lesson on Russia was given by Mrs Lawrence Maloney when the Sorosis club met Monday evening at the, home of Mrs. Harlan Sharp Mrs. B B. Biggs read an article, “Tlie Truth About Russia’s 14,000.000 Slaves.” Mrs. Ronald Brown gave “My Life Behind the Iron Curtain” by Mrs. Brooks Atkinson Devoe Hawley has accepted full employment with the Coy Good Housekeeping Shop. Mr.. Hawley has been working for the B & O railroad. He is experienced in repair and installation of household appliances Corporal Eldon Homan, stationed at Fort Knox, Ky., spent Easter Sunday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Homan M YE ARS AGO. APRIL 10. 1941 It is now definite that Milford is to have a public rest room, according to the outcome of the regular April meeting of the Milford town board Mondayevening The rest room is to be located in the back portion of the town park on Main street It is to be about half way submerged in the ground On top of the building there will be a concrete floor to be used for a band stand Lark Becher, who resides six miles southwest of Milford, said he saw a beaver in the Davidsen ditch running through his property. Mr. Becker made the

remark that the beaver is the only one reported to be in a broad radius of Milford. He said he intended to write to the state department of conservation to see if there is away to feed the rare animal and keep it on the farm. Fourteen beds have already been offered by the people of the New Salem vicinity for the crowd that is expected to gather at Camp Alexander Mack June 4 to 9 during the Brethren and Christian church conference. Anyone wishing to offer accommodations can see L. W. Shultz. Sen-ices were held Monday afternoon at the Methodist church for Guy Lambert, 47. who died Saturday aj the Veterans hospital in Indianapolis. Mr. Lambert was purchasing manager for the Morgan Packing Company. Survivors include the widow, the former Ethel Weimer, two sons. LZ Lambert of Warsaw and OA Lambert at home; one granddaughter; and a sister. Mrt. Iva Sherman of Lansing, Mich. Ted Auer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Auer, was married to Clara Ethel Held of Syracuse Saturday afternoon at North Webster by Rev. Mary Strombeck of the Church of God. They were attended by the bridegroom's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Robbins of North Webster, who celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary recently. Nine basketball boys, comprising the first string of the Milford basketball team, were feted at the meeting of th’e Goodfellowship club at Katie’s Case Monday evening. One of the players. Donald Enyeart, was not present. The boys feted were Fem Traster, Omar Wuthrich, Willis Wuthrich. Glen Treesh, Kyle Gibson. Robert Brown. Devon Kuhn. Harlan Beer, and Worth Jackson. 40 YE ARS AGO. APRIL 9.1931 Dr W. H Wylie has been selected as speaker for the commencement exercises Saturday night, April 25. Members of the graduating class are: Esther Clauss, Lucille Haab, Esther Hollar, Dorothy Klinger, Dorothy Lawburgh. Marjorie Neely. Katherine Pepple. Agnes Pinkerton. Lillian Reed, Wanda

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Rollins. Elizabeth Stuckman. Emeral Callander, Donald Duncan, Noble Fisher, Harold Gawthrop, Hoy Jones. Albert Mathews, Everett Mathews. Billy McDonald, Herbert Morehouse, Robert Pepple, William Rex. Gerald Tusing. and Odell Troup. The Milford Robe and Tanning Company received two shipments of hides for tanning from West Africa. The first package, containing a leopard and a brown monkey, was sent by parcel post direct from a customer in Tiama, Sierra Leone. West Africa. The second shipment contained a large Tnale lion skin and a bobcat and was sent to Professor J. R. Shultz of North’ Manchester, and on to the tanning firm. Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp. 88, daughter of Benjamin and Mary Heist, was born at Mansfield. Ohio, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Homan of Milford, Sunday afternoon. In 1872 she was married to George Sharp of Harrisburg. Pa., and with her husband moved to Kosciusko county the same year. Survivors are the ’ daughter; a son. I. J. Sharp, two grandsons, Russell and Lawrence Homan of Michigan City; and a sister. Mrs. Susannah Finkenberger of Mansfield. Services were held Tuesday and interment was in Lakeview cemetery. 24 miles southeast of Milford. Mrs. Tom Davisson, with aid of her field glasses, discovered a large police dog in a flock of sheep belonging to Albert Krull Tuesday and picked up her shotgun and started toward the

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pasture. Uopn arrival she took but one shot and the dog chasing the sheep fell dead. Adopt-A-Patient Mental Health Plan Indiana has been laggard in its service to the hospitalized mentally ill through the Adopt-A-Patient program, according to a report issued today. Mrs. Robert Christie, chairman of the Adopt-A-Patient committee of the Mental Health Association in Indiana, told those attending an afternoon meeting of the membership, that only 34 per cent of quota had been realized in 1970. Under the program, citizens sponsor or act as a “special friend" to a mental patient. They write to him. visit, send small birthday remembrances and so on. There is no legal relationship involved whatsoever. “Many of Indiana’s mentally ill have no contact with the outside world. No one visits them. One in four never even gets a letter. Adopters let them know they are not forgotten. It can do wonders for their eventual recovery.” Mrs. Christie said. “Though the 6,180 adopters we did have actually did more than some of their predecessors in terms of separate Acts of kindness. there was a tremendous void between need and fulfillment. Mrs. Christie urged citizens to call their county chapter of the Mental Health Association and offer some of their time*

Missionary Society Meets Thursday P.M. The Women's Missionary Society of the First Brethren church of Milford met last Thursday evening in the home of Mrs. Ernest Patterson with 13 members present. After a brief business session by the president, Mrs. Paul Mathews, the meeting was turned over to the leader, Mrs. Leah Schuder. Mrs. Ronald Brown read the scripture lesson and led the circle of prayer. Mrs. Schuder gave the lesson topic “Journey to the Garden Tomb” which is a modern-day visit of the events of Easter. Mrs. Hubert Cain gave the topic “While It Was Yet Dark.” Mrs. Robert Rassi gave an interesting article on the history of various crosses used as religious symbols. The meeting was closed with the WMS benediction. Refreshments were served by the hostess and cohostess. Mrs. Schuder. There w ill be a bandage roll on April 21 in the home of Mrs. Cain. The next WMS meeting will be the mother-daughter fellow-ship on May 6.

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Marine Corps Has Openings For Enlistments Staff sergeant Paul Maher. Marine corps recruiter for Kosciusko county, announced recently that the marine corps has openings in its delayed enlistment program. Under the delayed enlistment program, a young man or woman may enlist in the marine corps and not be required to report for active duty for up to 180 days. While in the delayed enlistment program, the person is draft exempt, and is not required to attend any reserve meeting or drill periods. Time spent in the delayed enlistment program counts as time in service for pay raises, promotion and completion of military obligation. Also available are openings for qualified men and women in the marine corps ground guarantee program, The ground guarantee program offers guarantee assignments to an occupational in infantry, administrative, technical and electronics. In addition, there are openings in the marine corps avaition field. The marine corps avaition field is a written guarantee before enlisting that the young man will be formal school trained

in such specialities as electronics, communicatipns, mechanics, radar, air traffic control, navigation and many others. TILLIE MILLER ON DEAN'S LIST Tillie Miller, Milford, has received academic honors and has been named to the aean’s list of International Junior college at the close of the winter term, according to Donald J. Andorfer, director. Eligibility for this honor is limited to those students carrying a full academic schedule with a 3.5 scholastic ratio out of a possible 4.0. LAKELAND LOCAL Richard Hollar, Paul Kegebein, Kenneth Haney, and Alice Baker, all from the Milford area, were recently called to appear for jury duty. However, the case was dismissed.

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