The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 December 1972 — Page 1

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Holiday events

Joe O. Shewmon, with Signode Overseas, Inc., is home for the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe D. Shewmon of Syracuse, and will be moving from his home fa* the past three years in Africa, to Japan, in midJanuary. Mr. and Mrs. Emil Emmons of Milford entertained the following Christmas day: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Becker of Leesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gawthrop of Syracuse and Mrs. Thomas Rensberger of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Eltzroth of r 3 Syracuse entertained Monday for Mr. and Mrs. Larry Thacker and daughter of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Wendel Pruitt and family of Milford. Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner of Milford entertained at a family dinner on Christmas day. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rapp, Janice and Carolyn of Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haney, Gary, Steve and David of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Miller and Robie of Goshen; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, David Elliott, all of Syracuse; Jay Pippinger of Warsaw and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Kochersperger of Fort Wayne.

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Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferguson of Milford had Christmas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Adlai Miller and family of Arcola, Hl., and Mrs. Miller and sons are spending the week in the Ferguson home. Mr. and Mrs. John Perry and family of Milford entertained at a Christmas dinner in their home Monday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Rod Beer and Kevin, Nappanee; Mrs. Doris Wolferman and Steve; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schultz, all of Milford. Mrs. Effie Johnson, Syracuse, entertained Christmas day fa* her children, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Barnard and family, Lakeville; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Johnson and family, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mary Johnson and Melissa Johnson, all of Syracuse. Monday evening, Mrs. Johnson left with Mr. and Mrs. Barnard for a trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fisher, Sr., of Milford entertained Christmas day fa* Mrs. Marsha Walker and daughters of r 3 Syracuse, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Fisher, Jr., and family of Milford and Mr. and Mrs. Randy Coverstone of Evansville. Evening callers were Mr. and Mrs. Ross Strock and family of Butler.

The man from Missouri —

Harry S. Truman is dead!

Goodbye: Mr. President! Thursday has been named a national day of mourning for Harry S. Truman, 33d President of the United States. Truman, 88, died Tuesday morning. He had been hospitalized since December 5 with lung infection and over the next several days his body organs began to give out. He died at 7:50 a.m. (CST) with the cause of death being a “complexity of organic failure, causing a collapse of cardiovascular system.” Both President Richard M. Nixon and Lyndon Johnson, the only living former President, will attend the simple services which are being planned for Thursday in Truman’s hometown of Independence, Mo. A public memorial service will be held at the National Cathedral in Washington sometime within the next two weeks. Truman’s body lays in state in the lobby of the Truman library that he loved. There will be no riderless horse, no carriages and no saddening pulse of a drumbeat to remind those watching of the dignity of the occasion. Truman always preferred that men provide their own form of dignity and was opposed to ceremony. Truman picked his own burial site. He spun in his chair while in the library office some 10 years ago and pointed to a plot of ground outside the office window. “I would like to be buried out there. I want to be out there so I can get up and walk into my office if I want to,” were his words. A private funeral service will be conducted tomorrow (Thursday) at 2 p.m. in the library auditorium which seats some 250 persons. The burial which will follow will also be private. Truman is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Elizabeth Virginia (“Bess”) Wallace; his daughter Mrs. E. Clinton (Margaret) Daniel and four grandsons. At Close of War He became President in 1945 at the close of World War II when Franklin D. Roosevelt died. Truman, as President, made some of the most crucial decisions in this nation’s history. It was Truman who ordered the dropping of the atomic bombs to hasten Japan’s surrender. It was Truman who broke the Soviet Union’s postwar blockade of West Berlin with a titanic airlift. It was Truman who stemmed the Communist invasion in South Korea. Truman was born in Lamar, Mo., in 1884 but grew up in Independence. As a member of the National Guard he went to France during World War I and fought with the field artillery on the western front. He served as a captain in battery “D” and the few living members of this battery will be among those invited to his funeral. When he returned home from the war he married his childhood sweetheart and opened a haberdashery shop in Kansas City, Mo., with a friend. The shop failed in 1922 but Truman paid off all his debts, refusing to go into bankruptcy. Shortly thereafter he was elected an administrator of Jackson county and held that office until 1934 except for one defeat when the Ku Klux Klan opposed him. In 1934 he was elected as a Senator from Missouri and as a Democrat (Continued On Page 3)

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1972

W/B HARRY S. TRUMAN 1884 — 1972 Break-in at Standard station Syracuse police continued investigation into a break-in sometime Tuesday night at the Lakeland Standard station, 926 South Huntington street. Entry was gained by forcing the front door of the station and $79.30 in small change was taken. Forced off roadway Approximately $75 in damage was done to a 1972 Chevrolet operated by Mrs. Dallas McKibben, 23, r 4 Syracuse, at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday in a mishap a short distance south of Syracuse. Mrs. McKibben swerved her vehicle to avoid hitting a truck which turned left in front of her at the intersection of Indiana 13 and Pickwick Road, causing her to run off the roadway and into a ditch on the west side of the road. Driver of the other vehicle did not stop for the mishap. Mrs. McKibben was not injured. Fire in dust bin Syracuse firertien responded to a call at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday for a fire in the dust bin at Syracuse Enterprises. The fire was extinguished and no damage reported. Farm safety program January 11 WEST LAFAYETTE — A safety program of interest to farmers and their families will be held Jan. 11 at Purdue university as part of Farm Science Days at Purdue. The program, co-sponsored with the Indiana Farm Safety Council, Inc., will begin at 9:30 a.m. in room 202 of Stewart Center. A wide variety of subjects wiU come under review. These range from hand signals for agriculture to the impact of the occupational safety and health act on farm equipment. Program participants include Purdue staff members and representatives of the Farm Safety Council, Indiana Farm Bureau, Indiana Farm Bureau Cooperative Association and industry.

Winter here before its official date

WEST LAFAYETTE — Winter officially arrived in Indiana Thursday, Dec. 21, but to many shivering Hoosiers it has already been with us nearly a month. With the harsh cold weather, snow and severe icing of early December, some homeowners have expressed concern for their shrubs and trees. Damage has been noted, but only slight. Plants may sustain “winter injury” in several ways, such as desiccation, low temperature and mechanical damage, reminds Donald H. Scott, Purdue university extension plant pathologist. Mechanical injury occurs when spread crack and break under heavy loads of snow or ice. Ice coatings may increase the weight of a branch up to 40 times, he points out. Improper removal of ice or snow from a tree or shrub often increases injury. Branches heavily laden with ice should be propped with 2x4 boards or other suitable materials, says the plant pathologist. Never break ice off tranches with a broomstick or similar device, he cautions. Excessive amounts of light snow, however, may be gently shaken from evergreens. If limbs have been broken by excessive ice, make temporary repairs by removing the damaged parts. Final repairs may then be completed at the earliest opportunity. At that time, the limb stumps should be removed flush with the large limbs or trunk of the tree and the fresh cuts treated with wound dressing. Another precautionary measure that may be taken against winter damage, says Scott, is to wrap the tree trunks, especially those of young trees, with burlap, sisalkraft paper or aluminum foil to prevent sunscald. The plant pathologist also urges homeowners to use salt sparingly on sidewalks and driveways if shrubs and trees are near. As soon as the frost is out of the ground, use adequate amounts of water to flush the salt residues deeper into the soil and out of the rootzones of trees, shrubs and grass. Tool box stolen Claude Hamilton of Milford reported to Milford town marshal Don Drake at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday his tool box had been stolen from his garage on Fourth street in Milford. No valuation was put on the stolen items until an inventory is completed. ATTEND FUNERAL IN INDIANAPOLIS Mr. and Mrs. Karl Schortemeier of Syracuse attended the funeral this past week in Indianapolis (rs Earl Shepherdson, a longtime resident of Lake Mr. Shepherdson passed away in West Palm Beach, Fla., and was buried in Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bushong of Kokomo were Christmas day guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fuller of Milford.

Livestock producer's meeting WEST LAFAYETTE — A trio of Indiana livestock producer associations will hold luncheons and a banquet, Thursday, Jan. 11, at Purdue university as part of 1973 Farm Science Days. The Indiana Cattlemen’s Association will hold its annual business meeting and luncheon in the Union building north ballroom. C. W. McMillan, executive vice president, *American National Cattlemen’s Association, will speak. The Indiana Sheep Breeders Association will hold its annual luncheon and business meeting in the Union building’s east faculty lounge. R. W. Grimshaw, Ohio State university, will discuss health and management schemes for midwestem sheep producers. The Indiana Draft Horse Association will meet that afternoon in room 307 of Stewart Center. Climax of the day’s events will be the Indiana Livestock Breeders Association awards banquet that night in the Union building north ballroom, The ILBA encompasses all the livestock breed associations in the state. Names of persons whose portraits will be hung in the ILBA Hall of Fame will be disclosed. Trophies will go to Gold Medal livestock production cooperators and meat animal awards will be presented. The Purdue Varsity Glee club will entertain. il w S' « 1® I K ' ,/Z * 4 *'■ '•*«■■■ -■rp >] jl. :< J■' t- A as x s . I ig! V" *** : iMr Jr ' JI ' NEW AT PILCHER’S — Steve Butt, 26, has been named assistant manager at Doug Pilcher Shoes, 106 South Huntington street, Syracuse, and has already settled in at his new job. Before taking the new job at Pilcher’s, Steve was manager of the Ward’s shoe department at the Concord Mall. Steve is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Butt of Syracuse, was a 1965 graduate of Syracuse high school, and is married to the former Beverly Vance. They have four children: Kirk, Kevin, Kelly and Kristi. Mr. and Mrs. Butt reside at 106 South Harrison street, Syracuse.

f 0 V* ML Ml flk 11 mW 4 W K < H w.”' X' Tk K 'W f w I r ■ g| V Mjt • 'H sS NEW CLERK-TREASURER — Harry Schultz, above, will be officially sworn in as Milford’s clerk-treasurer during a special meeting of the town board tonight (Wednesday). The meeting has been called for 7:30 p.m. in the town hall for the purpose of conducting final business for the year 1972. Schultz’s duties will begin on January 1. A native of Milford and retired field auditor for Union 76 oil company, he replaced Mrs. Doris Wolferman who resigned.

County receives *24,161,963

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Kosciusko county received $24,161,963 in federal funds during the 1972 fiscal year, U. S. Representative Earl F. Landgrebe (Ind.-2) has reported. The Congressman said that the figure represents an increase of some $3 million from the fiscal year 1971 federal funds. Federal funds during the 1971 fiscal year were $21,181,205. County Benton $ Cass Jasper Kosciusko Lake ‘ LaPorte Marshall Newton Porter Pulaski Starke Tippecanoe Wabash White City of Lafayette In his announcement, the Valparaiso Republican noted that 12 of the 14 counties received considerably larger portions of

Holiday events

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Purdum, Jr., and family of Milford spent Christmas day in Pittsburgh, Pa., with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson.

NUMBER 48

The figures were presented by the Congressman in a detailed announcement of federal funding for activities in each county that is either totally a* partially in the Second Congressional District. Following is the comparison of 1971 and 1972 fiscal year outlays of federal expenditures for Second Congressional District counties: 1971 1972 » 11,870,083 $ 14,762,467 19,336,279 20,552,590 13,491,305 15,549,566 21,181,205 24,161,963 252,511,703 196,447,799 59,499,313 57,554,748 17,135,977 21,690,876 8,435,104 11,466,989 38,671,870 37,684,376 8,728,335 10,374,025 / 11,077,760 13,067,293 67,546,579 75,126,576 16,690,949 17,642,026 15,843,755 18,708,557 45,165,011 48,050,045 federal funds in 1972 than in 1971. He expressed great enthusiasm for the increased federal funds in his Congressional District.

Mrs. Barbara Ray and sons, Milford, entertained Christmas day for Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bechtel and Lori, Elkhart; Mrs. Evelyn Rink, Syracuse; and Mrs. Anna Hickman, Goshen.