The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 November 1971 — Page 1

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VOLUME 8

BkflMi FELKNER RECEIVES LIFE MEMBERSHIP — Members of the Ancil Geiger Post 226, American Legion. Milford, honored Eugene Felkner Monday night by presenting him with a life membership. Felkner is shown above in the center of the photo. With.him from left are Howard Haab. adjutant; Arden Miller, commander of the post who made the presentation; Felkner; Richard Felkner who served as his father s escort during the presentati«m; and Larry Bray, finance officer who was instrumental in obtaining Felkner's life membership award. Felkner has been a member of the American Legion for over SO years and is a former Milford postmaster.

/Meet At Cromwell Tonight To Discuss Medical Complex

Dr Stephen Hunt of Cromwell has planned a meeting at the Cromwell Methodist church at 8 p.m. tonight (Wednesday) to discuss the medical complex planned just south of Cromwell. The meeting is open to the public.

Milford Chapel Opens Sunday

The Milford Chapel, a new church located on south Main street and operated under the leadership of the Salem Mennonite church of near New Pans, opened for worship services on Sunday. Sunday school will be held each Sunday morning at 10 with the warship service following at 11. Salem pastors Harold Myer and Floyd Stutzman will share

Georgia Buster Bitten By Dog Mrs. Georgia Buster of Syracuse sustained a dog bite to the leg Sunday afternoon across the street from the court house in Warsaw while enroute to a bus stop for a scheduled tour and bus trip j>y the historical society. The dog. young in age, was

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Among those in attendance will be Garry Baeten of the Fort Wayne Plan Commission; Dr. Gottlieb, ecologist at Indiana university-Purdue; and Sara Bales of Fort Wayne, office of economic opportunities.

the pastorial duties of the Milford Chapel. Sometime ago the Salem church members purchased property in Milford. The chapel has been completely redecorated and remodeled in the past few months with new A-frame entrances being added to the basement-type building. Everyone is invited to attend the services

described as a small, rust, cocker and poodle combination and was accompanied by a young boy. Owner of the dog was found and the dog ordered confined Mrs. Buster received treatment at Murphy Medical center and returned to her home later in the afternoon. Witnessing the incident was Mrs. Dorothy Johnson of Syracuse.

Area Members Os Manchester Band In Fall Concert Two area residents are members of the Manchester College Symphonic Band to present a concert at the Manchester College Auditorium Thursday, Nov. 18 at 8:15 p.m. Patricia Smith, daughter of' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hartzler of r 1 Silver Lake, a sophomore from Akron and Jan Swartz, whose parents reside on r 4 Syracuse, freshman from Wawasee will participate. The concert will be under direction of James A. Carlson and will feature Eugene Rosseau of Indiana University School of Music. RETURN TO ILLINOIS AFTER VISIT HERE Calvin H Pfingst of Evanston. 111., returned home last week following a week end stay in the Arnold Pfingst home at Syracuse, and on Sunday, prior to departure. all were guests in the Dale Pfingst home at Edwards burg, Mich.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1971

Firemen Receive *2OO From MAD The Milford Area Development Council (MAD), meeting Monday night at the Milford fire station, voted to donate S2OO to the Milford volunteer fire department toward the purchase of new radio equipment. Milford firemen are working toward enough money to install a base station and two-way radio units in their trucks. In other business the MAD group moved to raise $l5O on a volunteer basis among the town’s merchants, which MAD president Paul Brembeck said would be matched by Brock Mfg Co. and Chore-Time Equipment Co. to finish out the drive for $863.50 for the purchase of 55 street signs and standards far the community. Three men gave $lO each at the meeting to get the $l5O fund started. The fund already has $558.40, raised at a recent community chicken barbecue. Paul Kizer was instructed to order the signs at once. It was moved that Christmas decorations be put up the week end following Thanksgiving. To Seat Lovell Arch Baumgartner, cochairman of the MAD legislative committee, moved that the group’s secretary write the Milford town board urging the board to install Norman Lovell on the board at once. Lovell was elected to the board without opposition last Tuesday. The move carried. The proposed Economic Development Commission for the town of Milford was discussed (see last week’s Mail-Journal page 1 story), and was thought to be a catalyst toward the growth and development of the Milford community. John Augsburger, Jr., was asked to contact the WOWO Aces to see if MAD could sponsor a basketball game with the group and perhaps Lakeland teachers as a money-raising project. Willis Ault gave a treasurer’s report, stating MAD had a balance of $1,043.56. and $558.40 in savings for street signs. Annual Dinner President Brembeck named the following committee to arrange for the annual man or woman of the year dinner n meeting to be held Saturday, Feb. 19: Norman Lovell, chairman, Paul Kizer, Arch Baumgartner. Don Arnold and John Augsburger, Jr. Unemployment Claims Up Indiana’s unemployment insurance claims increased by approximately five per cent last week but were 10 per cent fewer than during the same week a year ago. John F. Coppes, director erf the Indiana Employment Security Division, said that relatively small layoffs in various industries, including household appliances, metal stamping, and motor vehicle manufacturers, brought last week’s total to 44,549. The previous week the Division received 42.366 claims. During the last week in October a year ago, 49,740 claims were filed. Lack of work, production cutbacks, and seasonal factors were cited as causes for most of last week's layoffs, Mr. Coppes said. Tractor And Picker Damaged In Fire Dust which had collected an a tractor manifold was blamed for a fire at 4:07 Thursday afternoon at the Stanley Michael farm north of the Wawasee airport causing SSOO to the tractor and cornpicker. The fire also spread to tires of the tractor. Syracuse firemen responded to the call. ILLIM VISITS HERE Mrs. Joseph Kupferschmid of Rankin. 111., is going to spend a few weeks with her daughter and son-m-law. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Beer of Milford.

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A fire, which started late Saturday afternoon when gasoline was used to tight a fireplace at Kale Island, completely destroyed one home and damaged two others resulting in $70,000 in damage estimates. The summer home of a Kokomo couple, Mr. and Mrs. James Powers, was completely gutted in a short time with 30mile an hour winds feeding the Maze. Damages were set at $40,000. The fire started after gasoline was thrown into the fireplace to start a fire at the Powers home and quickly spread to the gasoline can which was then tossed into a utility or carport area while flames were being extinguished around the fireplace. The entire northeast corner of the house was engulfed in flames when fiemen from Syracuse arrived at 4:06. The Cromwell fire department was called to assist at 4:43 when firemen determined the fire could no longer be contained and summer homes on each side of the Powers residence were threatened Neighbors Approximately SIO,OOO in damage was listed to a summer home belonging to Harry Weavers of Indianapolis and located just east of the Powers home. Extreme heat and high flames aided by the winds extensively damaged the side nearest the burning home with considerable damage to an upper floor bedroom. Flames leaped to the Charles Nearing summer home on the opposite side of the Powers house with damages listed at $20,000 as

Former Syracusans Have Court Hearing On Drugs

A former Syracuse young man. Charles Richard Kelsey, 20, arrested by authorities on November 17, 1970, and charged with the sale of marijuana, has been given a suspended prison sentence in Kosciusko superior court. The sentence, handed down by judge Allan A. Rasor last Wednesday, followed a pre-sentence investigation by the court probation department. The suspended sentence was also recommended by prosecuting attorney R. Steven Hearn following Kelsey’s work with narcotics agents and state pouce undercover agents for the past year since bis arrest resulting in the apprehension of over half a dozen drug pushers in Kosciusko and surrounding

the fire gutted a downstairs bedroom and traveled through a hallway to the second level of the home. The Nearings are Muncie residents. The homes are located adjacent to ihe Chinese Gardens area at Kale Island. Snowmobiles Must Be Registered The enforcement division of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is now registering snowmobiles and off-road vehicles as provided by a law passed by the 1971 General Assembly. Registration numbers will be issued by the division. However, it will be the responsibility of the owner to paint or attach the number to the forward half of the vehicle. The registration fee is for three years for all types of vehicles. Applications for registration are available from the enforcement division, Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Room 606, state office building. Indianapolis, Ind., or from conservation officers throughout the state. BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED The birthdays of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Miller last Tuesday evening were celebrated at a restaurant west of Goshen. A social evening was later enjoyed in their home with Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Ganshom, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Greenwalt, Mr. Eulah McLaughlin of Etna Green and Mr. and Mrs. Howard McDonald of Nappanee. Birthday cake and ice cream were served.

counties. Kelsey and his wife, Roxie Lea, 20. now of Colorado, were both arrested last November and the sale was alleged to have taken place on November 12,1970. Both young people pleaded not guilty to the charges and were later released on $2,000 bonds. The court case was heard on October 20 of this year at which time charges against Mrs. Kelsey were dismissed on recommendations of the stale officers and the sale of marijuana charge against her husband was reduced to possession of a dangerous drug. His plea in October was guilty to the lesser charge and the precommitment sentence investigation order was issued by Rasor.

IHjk •/ j . ; ,| "1 'ji" 11 * ' --.- i CRASH VEHICLES — Two of the three vehicles involved In an early morning pile-up one mile south of Syracuse on Indiana 13 Tuesday were this 1971 Mercury Cougar driven by Martha Nash of r 4 Syracuse and a 1958 Volkswagen converted Into a dunebuggy and driven by Richard W. Fitzsimmons of Cromwell. Fitzsimmons was the only person injured in the incident and was admitted to Goshen hospital for a broken hand and lacerations to the head. Five-Vehicle Pile-Up Injures One Tuesday Morning

A five-vehicle pile-ig) at 6:50 Tuesday morning one mile south of Syracuse at the intersection of Indiana 13 and Road 530 E. resulted in injuries to one person and $3,000 in vehicle damages. Richard W. Fitzsimmons, 24, of Cromwell, was admitted to Goshen hospital for treatment of a broken left hand and laceration to the side of the head. Martha T. Nash, 56, of r 4 Syracuse, reported to authorities that she stopped her 1971 Mercury on 530E at the intersection, looked both directions and (Milled onto the,state road south when no vehicles were seen. Her auto was hit by a Zook truck, a 1971 Kenworthy, being driven by Omer Bender, 43, of r 1 Middlebury. The northbound Zook truck then jack-knifed and side-swiped three other vehicles on the state road which were northbound. Others involved in the mishap were Velma Niles, 55, r 1 North Webster, driving a 1967 Chevrolet which was damaged $500; and David Reeve, 20, of r 2 Albion, driving a 1968 Chevrolet pick-up

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with camper, damaged $1,150; and Fitzsimmons, driving a 1958 Volkswagon converted into a dunebuggy, S2OO. The Nash auto was damaged SSOO and $650 was listed as damage to the Zook truck. Martha Nash was cited for failure to yield the right-of-way. *• State trooper James Risner investigated and Syracuse police stood by. Two Arrested By Milford Police Two persons have been arrested by the Milford police department thus far during the month of November. Michael Amolt, 27, 1651 E. Market, Nappanee, was arrested for speeding Oil November 4 and Wendell Sloan, 20, Warsaw, was arrested on November 5 for making an improper start from a parking position.