The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 December 1971 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., Dec. 1, 1971

James Plummer To Retire From Service

Major James Plummer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Plummer of Syracuse, has announced plans to retire in 1974 following 20 years of service for the United States. Married to the former Jeanette Kline of the Milford-Syracuse area and the father of three children. Plummer graduated in the spring of 1954 from Syracuse high school and entered the service the following September. Now stationed at Rhein-Main air base, Germany, this will be the fourth winter in Germany for the Plummer family with plans to spend this Christmas at Salzbourg, Austria. Major Plummer, in an announcement received here this week, tells of the new Rhein-Main terminal to be opened next July at a cost of S 3 million The most modern US military air

Manchester College Receives 52,500 Grant From Esso Manchester college received a presidential contingency grant of $2,500 from the Esso Education Foundation according to an announcement by president Blair Helman. The grant was given as part of the foundation's aid-to-education program. The Manchester college grant was one of 137 presidential contingency grants totaling $375,000 going to colleges and universities throughout the United States The president of each institution was asked to use the funds for unbudgeted items or activities that he believes will further his institution's educational objectives Grants totaling $1,076,000 to 201 colleges, universities. and higher education associations are being made under four of the Esso Foundation’s 1971-72 programs: engineering and science, presidential contingency. special assistance and capital. The Esso Education Foundation was established in 1955 to aid higher education in the United States. Callander Insurance AH form* of personal and business insurance. 155 W. Market Nappanee Ph.: 773-4103

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passenger terminal in the world, it will serve more than 45,000 passengers a month. Station traffic officer at the base. Plummer added the terminal will be constructed of prefab concrete and will service all jet aircraft including 747 Jumbos. The two story airconditioned terminal will have two jet-way loading ramps that will keep passengers out of the weather. The terminal will also house a restaurant, exchange, bookstore, customs facilities, dependent lounge with nursery and kitchen, American Express office and medical facilities. U.S. customs agents will give passengers clearance that will eliminate the need for them to clear customs at McGuire Air Force Base, N.J.

Jehovah's Confab At Kendallville Brand Williams, presiding minister of the Syracuse congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, will lead a delegation of 40 who will attend a three-day ministers' training program at the East Noble high school in Kendallville. December 3-5. Brand Williams said that Andrew Laguna, district minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses, will be program chairman and keyspeaker at the conference. Laguna and his wife travel a four state area working with Jehovah's Witnesses in Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. He has been an ordained minister for 30 years and is originally from Pennsylvania. He has served on the headquarters staff in Brooklyn. N. Y., and has traveled extensively as a lecturer and teacher of the Bible. Brand Williams pointed out that the theme of the conference will be "Keep On Doing It More Fully” which is based on the scripture text of 1 Thess. 4: Is.1 $ . 10. Sixteen speakers from northern Indiana and southern Michigan will develop this theme with Laguna climaxing the assembly with his Bible talk on "Can You Uve Forever? - Will You?” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5. More than 1,000 delegates are expected to attend. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Eakrightman and daughter of Anderson and Hugh Eakrightman of South Whitley recently visited with Mr and Mrs. Cecil Flook of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gall recently returned from spending seven days in Key Biscayne, Fla., where they attended an insurance company convention.

NBWS from th« Services PVT. WYRZYKOWSKI Pvt. Wyrzykowski Is Graduate. FORT MCCLELLAN, ALA. — Private Sharon L. Wyrzykowski, daughter of Mrs. Mary A. Elkins, r 1 Syracuse recently completed eight weeks of basic training at the women’s army corps center, Fort McClellan. Ala. She received instruction in army history and traditions, administrative procedures, military justice, first aid and Held training. Pvt. Wyrzykowski is a 1971 graduate of Fenger high school, Chicago, 111. Her father, Wallace T. Wyrzykowski, lives at 116 E. 118th Place, Chicago. % ■■■ GARY RUMBLES Gary Rumbles Completes Basic SAN ANTONIO — Airman Gary J. Rumbles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Rumbles of r 3 Ligonier. has completed his U.S. Air Force basic training at the air training command's Lackland AFB, Tex. He has been assigned to Chanute AFB. 111., for training in fuel services. Airman Rumbles is a 1971 graduate of West Noble high school Minor Damage Mishap Deputy sheriff Ron Robinson estimated damages at SIOO in a minor mishap Wednesday afternoon when cars driven by Brian B. Mikei, 17. r 2 Syracuse, and Larry D. Dowty, also 17, r 1 Syracuse, collided in the parking lot at Wawasee high school. Most of the damage was to Mikel’s car. LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Charles Greene, Dewart Lake, spent Thanksgiving Day with Mrs. Greene's parents. Mr and Mrs. Albert Hostetler of Syracuse.

NIPSCo Appoints Zeldenrust As Goshen Division Manager HAMMOND - Robert Zeldenrust, 40, Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s Valparaiso district manager for the last three years, has been promoted to Goshen division manager. He will succeed Michael J. Pryor who was promoted to the utility’s Dunes division at Michigan City after five years of service at Goshen. Promotions will become effective January 1,1972, said Dean H. Mitchell, NIPSCO chairman and chief executive officer. Zeldenrust will oversee operations at the utility’s Plymouth and Warsaw district offices in addition to the Goshen area. A native of Hammond, Zeldenrust earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Bradley University in 1961 while working as an engineer for Central Illinois Light Co. and a master's degree in business administration last year at Loyola University. He served in the U.S. Army’s armored battalion in Germany during 1954-56, and was discharged as a Corporal. Following graduation in 1961, he joined NIPSCO as an engineer and within a year was promoted to industrial gas sales engineer. In 1966. he was named assistant to the division manager in Gary, and in 1968 was promoted to district manager at Valparaiso. Zeldenrust was president-elect of the Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce, served on the Chamber’s board of directors, and was this year’s general chairman of the Porter County United Fund. He was a member of the Valparaiso Rotary club board of directors, member of the executive committee of the Pottowattomie Council, Boy Scouts of America, and the YMCA board of directors. Zeldenrust and his wife, Joan, have three children: Lauree. 13; Mary Jo, 10; and Steve, 8. Public Policy Conference Set A public policy conference has been set at the Shrine building, Warsaw fairgrounds on Tuesday. Dec. 7, starting at 9:30 a.m., according to an announcement from Leo N. Seltenright, area extension agent — CD. The morning session is “What Ought to be Done to Assist the Economically Disadvantaged? ’ ’ with Dr. Henry Wadsworth of the agricultural economics department, Purdue university as discussion leader. Following lunch, Dr. John Huie, Purdue agricultural economics specialist, will be speaker on “How Ought State and Local Governments be Financed?” Reservation cards to the Elkhart county extension office on r 6 Goshen are due today, Dec. I. f COLLISION IN WARSAW FRIDAY Cars drivei by Donald D. Wallace, 59. Leesburg; and Norman D. Wheeler, 47, Warsaw, collided Friday at 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of East Winona Ave. and South High street in Warsaw. Wallace was westbound on Winona Ave. and Wheeler was south bound on High street. City police Sgt. Eldon Werstler set damages at S3OO to Wallace’s auto and $460 to the Wheeler auto. LAKELAND LOCALS Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Gross, r 3 Syracuse, entertained their nieces and their families, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Street and children of Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Swain and family of Warsaw on Thanksgiving Day. Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Gilbert and Miss Sharon Gilbert of r 1 Syracuse on Thanksgiving day were Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Moore of Nappanee. Mr. and Mrs. John Halsey and sons of Albion, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hughes and sons of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Osbun and daughters of near South Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Mike Halsey. Mr. and Mrs. Ralleigh Halsey and Miss Joyce Halsey, all of Kimmell; and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ryman and family of Milford. The Reginald Vanderßeydens of Bloomington spent the holiday with his parents, the Orville Vanderßeydens of Syracuse.

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ONE YEAR AGO There were 62 interested persons attending the meeting at Wawasee high school Tuesday night for the purpose of forming a concerned citizens drug education committee. A deer was hit and killed at 6 p.m. Saturday as Mrs. Alice Mabie, 33, r 3 Syracuse, struck the deer while traveling on SR 15 about three miles north of Warsaw. Mrs. Dave (Shirley) Rock of New Paris and an employee in the Syracuse office of Northern Indiana Public Service Co., fell while roller skating at an Elkhart roller rink Tuesday night, fracturing her left arm above the elbow, necessitating an operation to set the fracture. WO 1 Joseph Haywood Gray is on a two-week leave from duties in Viet Nam. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stiffler have returned from a visit with relatives at Greensburg. Incorporation papers have been filed for Wawasee Ranch. Inc., with James Fick, Bea Fick, W W. Baker and Romola J. Baker listed as the board of directors. The Saint Andrew’s United Methodist church at Syracuse was the setting for the 2 o’clock wedding on November 14 uniting in marriage Patricia Peters and John S. LeCount, Jr. FIVE YEARS AGO Full military services were held Tuesday for Sgt. Roger Lawson. Chester Brown is to receive an award from the King of Laos. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gibson and Miss Linda Briggs of Plymouth were Thanksgiving guests of their granddaughter and sister. Harry Watkins has opened a barber shop at 615 South Huntington street in the building formerly occupied by Modeme Beauty Craft Salon. The merger of Leatherman Insurance and First Charter Insurance Companies has been announced. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ryman of r 3 will be honored on December 11 at an open house in the Syracuse Church of the Brethren in observance of their golden wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Elam and

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guests in the John Gordy home. TWENTY YEARS AGO Mrs. Fred Clark and daughter, Nancy, spent Saturday in Chicago. The Junior Ladies Sub Deb club met Tuesday at the home of Delores Druckamiller for final plans of the Snow Ball Dance on December 15. Sgt. Walter Gilbert is home on furlough from Korea. Mrs. Lionel Bates was hostess to members of the Artesans club in her hone Tuesday with Mrs. W. A. Jones, Jr., as a guest. The Syracuse Public Library is now receiving 50 new books every -two months from the Indiana State Library at Indianapolis as an added check-out service. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Joseph W. Freeman and daughter, Barbara, arrived Wednesday for a holiday week end with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Freeman. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Lougheed spent Sunday evening at the Arnold Pfingst home. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Huey announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Louise, to Kenneth Knisley. Lawrence Bird. 49; manager of the Blue Shingle, died of a heart attack this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Gillispie and children of Ligonier were Tuesday dinner guests of Mr. and

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Mrs. John Pusti. FORTY-FIVE YEARS AGO A large crowd attended the big stage show by local talent at the new auditorium Tuesday night. Dwight Mock has installed a new vulcanizer for balloon and high pressure tires at his place of business on the south side of Wawasee. Melbern Rapp has leased the Strieby seed room where he will conduct a dry cleaning and pressing business. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Niles and son, Burton, spent Thanksgiving with the former’s grandmother, Mrs. Millicent Miller near Zion. Dr. and Mrs. Byler of Warsaw were holiday guests of Miss Mary Shellenbarger and Elizabeth Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Klink are attending the stock show in Chicago. Robert Ott had his tonsils removed at Goshen hospital Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Miles will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Friday. Mrs. Ray Meek, South Bend, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. O. Replogle and Mr. and Mrs. John Meek. W’hat’s wrong with living in the past? At least we were winning then!