The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 June 1971 — Page 12

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL— Wed., June 2, 1971

Syracuse Rubber Products Celebrates 25th Anniversary

Syracuse Rubber Products, Inc., incorporated on May 1, 1946 is now celebrating its 25th year of production of molded rubber products for the automotive, appliance, furniture and many other industries Dean L. Pittman, president, stated in the company's 25th anniversary bro chure that Syracuse Rubber ' has expanded with the times to • produce new and better products that supply the changing needs of customers. Mr. Pittman is one of six employees who have served the full 25 years He returned from his honeymoon to help set up the first press, later served as foreman of the press department, and continued to advance until he became president The other five employees with 25 years service are Ardena Grisamer, Barbara Carwile. Bill Ever, Ola Wilcken and Clinton Gilbert In addition there are 19 people who have served 20 to 24 years. 19 with 15 to 20 years and 25 who have worked from 10 to 15 years . The 20 to 24 year group includes Chester Carpenter Jr ,who is now sales manager He started running a press part time while going to school in Chicago. Later he would make estimates during the day and work in the shop at night The 10 to 15 year group includes Dale Allen, the company's chief chemist Syracuse Rubber was started in 1944 by Elmo E. Niccum and William J. Johnson At first, the company was a supplementary trimming operation for gas mask seals that wfre manufactured by the Goshen Rubber Co during World War II Because of the urgent requirement for these seals by the government 10 people were immediately hired to work in a one-room abandoned service station in Syracuse After a few months x several other war production items were added to the trimming and inspection work and soon a total of 25 people were employed At the end of the War Mr. Niccum and Mr. Johnson were joined by Paul Lantz and Charles Snyder of Goshen. These four men made the decision to incorporate and equip the business for the manufacture of mechanical rubber items Syracuse Rubber Products, Inc became a corporation on May 1. 1946 and was moved to a 1,000 square foot building at the present location Immediately an additional 2,100 square foot building was added and by December, 1946 the first of three new multiple opening hydraulic presses was in operation Now, Syracuse Rubber has 35.241 square feet of floor space for offices and production and there are 160 full time employees Today a modern laboratory compliments the plant facilities for the production of molded rubber items These items include groments. suction cups, gaskets, seals recess bumpers, snap in bumpers, rubber tips, stoppers, and special molded items The future expansion of Syracuse Rubber will be accommodated on seven acres of land adjacent to the plant location. LEGALS LBOAL NOTICI OF PUBLIC HCARINO PUBLIC SBBVICK COMMISSION OF INDIANA OOCKBT NO »MS IN the matter OF the petition of UNITED TE. t -HONE COMPANY OF INDIANA. IN 11 TO BCCLASSIFY ITS FORTVILLE HOWE LAGRANGE MILLERSBURG. MONROE AND NAP PANEE EXCHANGES ALL OF WHICH HAVE GROWN OUT OF TmEiR PRESENT RATE GROUPS INTO THE COMPANY'S APPROPRIATE PREVIOUSLY AP PROVED RATE GROUPS til TO I ELIMINATE EXISTING NON STANDARD i EXCEPTION RATE’S AND CHARGES PRESENTLY in EFFECT IN its KNIGHTSTOWN. KENNARD AND WILKINSON EXCHANGES. AND TO RECLASSIFY ALL OF SUCH E XCHANGES INTO THE COMPANY S APPROPRIATE PRESENTLY APPROVED RATE GROUPS 111 TO FILE ANO apply REVISED TARIFFS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH RECLASSIFICATIONS Nofce •* m*i PubLc serv<» Cornm.MKX'd lno>*na will conduct • pUtMiC ”*•* OR CAVM in ttW Room* C* me Conwn>Mem. W S’*te OH-C* Bwklng. lnd>An*poi'V ind<«n«. at I 30 P M . EST on Jvne it. Public parbCHoation >* reov«'eo PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF INDIANA 8* W.H,am B Powars, Commissioner lno>anapoi ». ind Ma* 31. MJ-J 3 TERMITES UNIVERSAL TERMITE CONTROL Rh. 267-7372 511 So Union St Warsaw, Indiana AUJED LBR. CO. (formerly Conn * Buhrt - Lbr. Co.) Phone: 457-3331 Syracuse ANDERSON PAINT AND SUPPLY CO. Syracuse, Ind.

1 ' g, IBRL •••***’’ FINAL INSPECTION — The above employees of Syracuse Rubber Company are shown during final inspection and quality level checks prior to packaging the various parts manufactured by Syracuse Rubber. The Syracuse Rubber Company is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

North Webster Bv MRS. F.R. (DELIGHT) SPEARMAN

Fire Strikes Lake Home Thursday A fire at the home of Mrs. Erancena Meredith, located at Big Barbee about four miles southwest of North Webster near the Jot-Em-Down store, caused an estimated SSOO to S6OO damage on Thursday afternoon. Flames shot up one wall of the home from the floor behind a gas water heater into the attic. With the assistance of a neighbor a garden hose was used until the North Webster fire department arrived on the scene with two trucks and the emergency unit. The fire was brought under control by the firemen in a little more than a half hour but there was considerable smoke damage Fire chief Verlan Bockman said for a while there was much concern for other cottages which are situated close by. —NW—WOODS ENTERTAIN FOR DAUGHTER Mr and Mrs Jack Woods of Tippecanoe Lake entertained

Mermaid Ball Tippy Gardens Thurs., June 24-9 m 1 Tickets sl2, Couple — Limited Quantifies World Famous 1 Glenn Miller L Orchestra Under the Direction of Ellr Buddy De Franco ■■ BUDDY DE FRANCO Played in the Glenn Miller Tradition with the Authentic Miller Arrangements Tickets available from North Webster Lions Club members

with a buffet luncheon for their daughter. Lynn, after commencement exercises at Wawasee high school. She is entering Parkview hospital at Fort Wayne next fall for .nurse’s training. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hamman, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spearman, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wilcoxson, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Heinbaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Spearman. Edith Kesterson, Eric Kolberg, of the Lakeland area; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Dobbins, and brother. George and wife, all from Fort Benjamin Harrison. Barbee Lakes s Conservation Club Meets Captain Robert Sullivan, natural resources director of the Indiana Conservation Department for 20 years, was guest speaker at the recent supper meeting of the Barbee Lakes Conservation Club. Mr. Sullivan explained the new laws on lake activities and answered questions concerning the problems of many lake residents. Stacy Davis, Jr., president.

conducted the business meeting. Plans were made for a rummage and bake sale that were held at the clubhouse on May 28-29. It was also announced the June. July and August meetings will be carry-in picnics instead of hot smorgasbords. Entertainment was provided by Miss Lisa Harris and her accordian and Mrs. Kent Brower, who participated in a 4-H People To People tour. She showed slides taken in South America. The committee in charge included Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reiff, chairmen. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Felton, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rheam. Mr. and Mrs. Baker Bartley and Mrs. Stacy Davis. Jr. - NW— Jaycees At State Confab The Indiana State convention of the Jaycees was held May 21-22-23 at Evansville. The North Webster Jaycees president Brock Van Meter and his wife. Susan, and past president Lynn Feller and his wife. Dottie. attended the meeting. -NW— Three Graduate From Nursing School May 26 Mrs. Donelle Hoile, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Strand of Barbee Lake; Rebecca Me-

Cleary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald McCleary and Rita Longenbaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lewis of Warsaw were among the 46 who participated in the 18th annual commencement exercises of the Parkview Methodist school of nursing in Fort Wayne on Wednesday, May 26. Commencement was held at 7:30 p.m. in the United Methodist church at New Haven. Rabbi JRachard B. Safran, Achduth .Vesholom congregation, was the main speaker. Highlighting the ceremonies was the presentation of the alumni award to the graduate selected as the most outstanding by the alumni association. A reception was held immediately after commencement in English hall at the school of nursing. Those attending for Mrs. Hoile's graduation were her husband, Joe; her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Strand; her sister. Miss Sandy Strand; and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Max Hoile of North Webster. Mrs. Hoile, who resides in New Haven with her husband, plans to work for a doctor there. —NW— Jaycees Elect Officers Here At the recent meeting of the North Webster Jaycees officers were elected as follows: President — Brock Van Meter Internal vice president — Roy Russell External vice president — Steve Williams Secretary — Doug Mock Treasurer — Lynn Feller During the business meeting plans were discussed including helping in the one big city project of the year, the Mermaid Festival. —NW—KISER, Bradley Wayne A son. Bradley Wayne, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Terry Kiser of r 1 North Webster on Tuesday,

25 Years of Progress At Syracuse Rubber Products 500 South Huntington Syrucuse, Ind.

OUR 25th YEAR 1946-1971

Twenty-fifth Anniversary recognition is given those employees having faithfully served in our employ for: ( 25 Years: Ardeana Grisamer; Barbara Carwile; Bill Eyer; Ola Wilcken; Dean L. Pittman and Clinton Gilbert 20 Years through 24 Years: Robert Carwile; Vernon Gilbert; Ralph Coy; Charles McKibben; Dortha Gift; Marion Darr; Chester Carpenter, Jr.; Arthur Coy; Betty McKibben; Elizabeth Maggart; Lois Gilbert; Wayne Coy; Robert Gift; Glen Popenfoose; Maxwell Simon; David Payne; Olive McDonald; Gladys Gonderman and Harold Gaskill IS Years to 20 Years: Harold Stahly; William Bess; Howard Kiser, Elizabeth Musselman; Larry Weaver; Marilyn Ringler; Alden Stuckman; Charles Fisher; Robert Niebert, Marilyn Hodgson; Velma Niles; Jackson Ridings. Sr.; Ray Skelton; Robert Shear; Imogene Bess; Donald Neer; William Kern; Elnora Simon; John Simon 10 Years to 15 Years: Margie Schopf; Maxine Laughlin; Dale Allen; Juanita Hapner; Blanche Tannan; Coen Stephenson; John Blackport; Esther Troyer; Garry Eyer; Opal Nolan; Mary Ringler; Edith Hoover; Joe Martin; Marie Stephenson; Margaret Brown; Maud Dalka; Ida Vogel; Paul Grile; Paul Stouder, Jr.; Frank Johnson; Kathryn Kline; Dorothy Blackport; John Schacht; Jessie Weingart and Dorothy Kitson STI 11 Regional Offices ~' *CUSE SYRACUSE RUBBER PRODUCTS

May 24, in the Whitley County hospital at Columbia City. The young man tipped the scales at seven pounds, ounces and measured 19 inches long. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Mynhier, Jr., of Kimmell are maternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kiser of r 1 North Webster are paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Mynhier. Sr., of Kimmell are maternal great-grandparents and Mrs. Maud Angel is a paternal greatgrandmother. Bradley Wayne has one brother, Keith Allen, one-year-old. —NW— North Webster's Social Calendar Thursday, June 3 Church of God Women’s Missionary Society meeting Saturday, June 6 Chain O Lakes 4-H club meeting in the afternoon in the home of Lisa Harris Monday, June? Charm and Chatter club meeting Women's Auxiliary of North Webster fire department meeting Herbert Kuhn American Legion Post 253 meeting Tuesday, June 8 WSCS Lydia Circle meeting Wednesday, June 9 Past Chief’s club meeting To Receive Doctorate From Purdue University Michael A. Rigdon, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Rigdon of Syracuse, will be receiving, from Purdue university graduate school, his of philosophy from the department of material science and metallurgical engineering, on June 13. No one ever listened himself out of a job.

Syracuse Rubber was founded in 1944 by Elmo E. Niccum and William J. Johnson. At first, the company was a supplementary trimming operation for gas mask seals that were manufactured by the Goshen Rubber Co. during World War 11. Because of the urgent requirement for these seals by the government 10 people were immediately hired to work in a one-room abandoned service station in Syracuse. Indiana. After a few months several other war production items were added to the trimming and inspection work and soon a total of 25 people were employed. f At the end of the war Mr. Niccum and Mr. Johnson were joined by Paul Lantz and Charles Snyder of Goshen These four men made the decision to incorporate and equip the business for the manufacture of mechanical rubber items Syracuse Rubber Products. Inc. became a corporation on May 1. 1946 and was moved to a 1.000 square foot building at our present location. Immediately an additional 2,100 square foot building was added and by December. 1946 the first of 3 new 24" x 24" multiple opening hydraulic presses was in operation. Now. Syracuse Rubber has 35.241 square feet of floor space for offices and production and there are 160 full time employees Today a modern laboratory compliments our plant facilities for the production of molded rubber items The future expansion of Syracuse Rubber will be accommodated on 7 acres of land adjacent to our plant location This future expansion has been programmed to meet the demands of our growing list of customers. Syracuse Rubber's first 25 years have been a period of steady fulfilling growth. We feel that a company seeking constantly to better serve the needs of its customers must, of necessity, grow and prosper. "Customer Service" has been and will continue to be one of our most important products. Giving service with quality products is Syracuse Rubber s way of doing business with every customer large or small. this will continually be our goal

Earl B. Frush's Unit Wins Citation VIET NAM — U.S. Air Force technicial sergeant Earl B. Frush of 707 W. Market street, Warsaw, is a member of the 14th special operations wing in Southeast Asia that has earned the Presidential unit citation. Sergeant Frush, assigned at Tan Son Nhut AB, Viet Nam. is a weapons maintenance superintendent with the wing which has received the highest U.S. organizational award for its performance as the only USAF unit of its kind in the combat theater. The 14th is headquartered at Phan Rang AB, Viet Nam, and operates from nine major locations in Southeast Asia. Wing aircrews fly seven types of aircraft, including fixed-wing gunships and the Air Force’s only armed helicopters, on such special missions as leaflet drops, defense of allied outposts and escort for search and rescue. The 14th was credited with the defense of more than 3.600 allied positions, hundreds of ground teams and patrols, and the surrender of more than 33.000 enemy troops. In February, the 14th also implemented Vietnamese Air

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Force combat crew training in AC-119 gunships into its mission to support the Vietnamese Improvement and Modernization Program. Sergeant Frush will wear a distinctive service ribbon to mark his affiliation with the wing. He is a 1956 graduate of Warsaw high school. His wife, Sandra. is the daughter of Mrs, C. J. Salman of 1093 South B street, San Mateo, Calif, The sergeant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rulo Frush. The March of Dimes reports that some birth defects don’t show up until the victim is of school age or in his early twenties.

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