The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 May 1973 — Page 7
Ligonier News By ROSE CUNNINGHAM
Trail Blazers 4-H meeting held April 23 The Washington township Trail Blazers 4-H club met April 23 at Woodward Weade’s residence. Fourteen members answered roll call by telling of their 4-H projects for thiSs year. _ The pledge to the American flag was led by Jim Eames. Rick Correll led the group in saying the pledge to the 4-H flag. A health and safety lesson on “Firearms” was given by Doug Bumworth. Dale Weade was in charge of devotions. He read “If Someone Came, to your House”. Doug Burnworth, president, presided at the business meeting. The club voted to sell light bulbs for a money-making project. Hal Stump, adult leader, told of the new pig and sheep rules and how they would apply to members. Dale Weade gave a demon-
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stration on “An ideal speech.” He explained just how to go about giving a talk. Refreshments were served by Dale and Rex Weade. The next meeting will be May 7 at the Alan Miller residence. Motorcycle accident Sunday afternoon Phillip L. Musselman, 19, of r 3 Ligonier was involved in a one vehicle motorcycle accident one half mile east of Ligonier on US 6 on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Musselman, who was headed west, lost control of his 1972 Kawasaki when a front tire blew. He went off the road on the north side and struck a utility pole, breaking it off near the ground. He was taken to the Goshen hospital where treatment was given for contusions and abrasions and later released. The accident was investigated by state troopers James Springer and Frank Kessler of the Ligonier post and the Ligonier police department.
Ma—ftfcXJU"’* HOOKS AT LIGONIER — Ground was broken last week south of Ligonier for a new Hook drug store, to be added to the 161-store Indiana chain. The site is just south of the Atz Furniture store. The building will be 60 x 125 feet, of concrete block, with a glass and brick front. Opening is projected in about three months. The company is also building a store in Syracuse and Kendallville at the present time.
Master plan far Ligonier city parks presented
Robert Cochran and Ross Hummel of Cole Associates, South Bend, met with the Ligonier city council Monday night, April 23. They presented a prospective comprehensive master plan for parks and recreation in the city. Tom Conner, representative of the Ligonier Industrial Development association and Ken Schuman, president of the Ligonier Chamber of Commerce, were present to endorse the plan. The council voted to make a study of the plan in co-operation with the park board. A sewage ordinance was passed which will require property owners to pay full cost of labor and materials when hooking into city sewers and drains. This cost will be in ad-
dition to the regular connection charges. The board also passed, on the first reading, an ordinance to reestablish the cumulative fire and building fund. Beta Sigma Phi makes plansfor Mother's Day Members of lota Epsilon chapter of Beta Sigma Phi discussed plans for their annual Mother’s Day program during their meeting Wednesday night. The meeting was at the home of Mrs. Roger Stickel.
The Mother’s Day event this year will be celebrated with a dinner at the home of Mrs. Ken Leatherman. After the business meeting members spent the evening sewing sunbonnets and flowers to be used at the State Day convention to be held in Fort Wayne in June. National Honor Society members Tapped Wednesday The annual formal induction of new members of the National Honor society was held at West Noble high school last Wednesday night. New members were pinned by members of their family. Following the candlelight ceremony a reception was held in the cafetorium.
New members are: Wanda Buckles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Buckles of Kimmell; Cindy Eamhart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Earnhart of Kimmell; Cindy Hartman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hartman of Ligonier; Larry Lengacher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lengacher of Ligonier; Eric McDonald, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merle McDonald of Ligonier; Janet Frink, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Frink of Cromwell; Mary Lou Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller of Ligonier; Jackie Ness, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Ness of Cromwell; Linda Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thomas of Ligonier; Martha Lehman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Lehman of r 3 Ligoneer; Penny Lohrei, Sixteen attend regular meeting of Perry Busy Bees Perry Busy Bees 4-H club members named their favorite flower during roll call at their Monday night meeting, April 23. Sixteen members attended. The 4-H pledge and the pledge of allegiance were led by Beverly Wallace and Vicki Burns. Devotions were by Debbie Reynolds. The health and safety lesson was given by Debbie Tuvell. Recreation was in charge of Teresa Jones. The group sang “Home on the Range” and “4-H Trail”. They were led by Lisa Tuvell and Jane Conrad. The door prize was won by Kim Moser. Rex A. Knafel dies of injuries Rex A. Knafel, 14, of r 1 Ligonir was fatally injured in a one-car accident Friday at 7:30 p.m. He died at Goshen hospital at 4:22 a.m. Saturday. Trooper Thomas Bates and deputy Milo Perry, who investigated the accident, said that the boy was southbound on Elkhart county road 43, four miles southeast of Millersburg. Rex was a student at West Noble junior high school in Ligonier. Surviving are the foster parents; his father, Kenneth A. Knafel of Wolcottville; his mother, Mrs. Ellen Griffin of Garrett; two brothers; one sister; and two grandmothers. Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home at Albion. Koher hears April cases Among April justice of the peace cases heard in Turkey Creek township Christian Koher were: Larry F. Fry, Phoenix, Ariz., $26, expired registration; M. L. Gray, r 1 Warsaw, $25, stop sign violation ; James M. Mench, Syracuse, $25, expired license plate on borrowed vehicle; Donald E. Garber, North Webster, $25, false registration; Robert L. Clemons, Syracuse, $25, driving left of center; Jeffrey W. Hyndman, r 4 Syracuse, $26, disregarding a stop sign; Terry Davis, r 1 Cromwell, $32, littering by dumping trash on a public highway; Bumice Childer, r 2 Syracuse, $26, assault and battery; and Stanley Harper, New Haven, $25 speeding. I ACCREDITED CAR — Syracuse police and firemen presented Arch Baumgartner, publisher of The Mail-Journal, with an official accreditation sticker for the windshield of his car, granting him rights and privileges at fires and police investigations, thus making his auto an official news car recognized by the Reporters’ Association of American Police and Firemen’s Association. The presentation was made by Syracuse chief of police Orville Vanderßeyden and is proudly displayed by Baumgartner in this photo.
Wed., May 2,1973 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
MK I flflfl I t ■ HI ; I I fl ‘T~ *■ k l" i H i a __ 1 || 1 ■ AJHHi i AlHfifi MUSEUM RE-OPENS — The Kosciusko County Museum, located in the former Pound store at Oswego, re-opened last Sunday with several more rooms ready for inspection by the public. The upstairs has been renovated and two period rooms furnished. One is a bedroom of the mid-1800’s and the other a kitchen of the early 1900’s. The bedroom, pictured above, is furnished with a spindle rope bed, walnut cradle with doll, ingrain carpeting of the period, a beautifully preserved walnut dresser, a trunk and child’s chair. Even the sheets and the velvet crazy quilt on the bed are old. A third room upstairs is to be a period parlor and the fourth is the document room. Changes and additions have been made to the displays in the downstairs of the museum. The painting by Allee Gerard of Thaddeus Kosciusko, for whom the county was named, is again on display after being hung in the Warsaw public library for the winter months. The museum will be open each Sunday from 1-5 p.m., as well as all holidays, until October 1. Group tours, especially those for school classes, may be arranged at other times. Volunteers are needed to staff the museum. Anyone who can serve may arrange hours by calling Mrs. Frances Groninger mornings, or Mrs. Tom Alexander. Members of the Kosciusko County HistoricaL Society, which sponsors the museum, also are seeking appropriate items to furnish the period parlor and other donations for the museum.
New Salem News Bv MRS. HERB MOREHOUSE
Sunday services at New Salem church Pastor Chad Woodburn delivered the morning message “Learning to be Content” and read scriptures from Hebrews 13:5-6 and Luke 12:15-34. Levi Beer was guest speaker Sunday evening, telling and showing slides of an orphanage in Brazil, South America. Mr. and Mrs. Beer visited and assisted in the orphanage in January. Their daughter, Virginia, works at the orphanage and Mrs. Beer’s sister Miss Josephine Kuperschmidt is director of the orphanage which cares for around 35 children. Mother, daughter tea held Tuesday The mother and daughter tea was held Tuesday evening at the church. Pastel lighted tapers graced the auditorium for the program which was opened with the “Welcome” by Mrs. Dale Morehouse who also gave a poem, “Nature’s Spring Cleaning.” The group sang “Dear Mother ‘tis of Thee” led by Georgina Morehouse and piano accompaniment by Elaine Kilmer. Mrs. Chad Woodburn led in devotions centering around “All the Graces God has given us,” She also led in prayer. A trio consisting of Mrs. Stephen Bornman, Mrs. Dean Morehouse and Mrs. James Walter sang, “The Angel Rolled the Stone Away,” accompanied by Mrs. Dale Morehouse. Mrs. Robert Hurd read a reading of Mrs. Willodean Hunter’s “Reflections of a Rural Mother.” Miss Catherine Froh, who is [reparing to return to Haiti after a year’s furlough, was guest speaker. Her topic was “What is life like in another country?” Refreshments were served in a candle lite fellowship hall. Several pieces of hand carved oriental wood and hand woven bamboo pieces graced the tables. Sea shells with tiny candles were given to each guest. The community of arrangements were Mrs. Max Shively, Mrs. John Vance, Mrs. Gerald Dausman and Mrs. Michael West. Miss Froh was presented 33 pieces of yardage to take to the Haitian women. Sunshine class meets on Friday The Sunshine class met Friday evening for a clean-up work night at the church. Yard mowing, raking, waxing pews, etc., was
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the work of the evening. A wiener roast supper was enjoyed later. Wayne Teeple led in the devotions with his subject being “Self Examination.” It was taken from Psalms 139:23 and II Corinthians 13:5-9. He also read the poem “The Man in the Glass” and led in prayer. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. John Plank, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd, Pastor and Mrs. Chad Woodbum, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Teeple, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meek and Lorraine, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse, Doug Schermerhorn and Randy Wildman. The committee of arrangements was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd, Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Meek. Missionary conference The fifth annual missionary conference will be held May 4, 5 and 6. Services will begin at 7:30 p.m. Guest speakers will include Miss Catherine Froh, Rev. Dave Beer, Rev. George Cone and Rev. Phil Rorobaugh. Dale Miller of Middlebury and his accordion will be guest musician on Saturday evening. Nursery care will be provided. The public is invited. COMMUNITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Max Shively and pastor Chad Woodbum conducted a short program early Sunday evening for the patients at the Alfran nursing home in Warsaw. Mrs. Elsie Weybright, Mrs. Ray Ferverda, Mrs. Howard Kreider and Mrs. Guy Morehouse attended the fifth anniversary of the Timbercrest auxiliary day program at North Manchester on Saturday. Cindy Dausman, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Dausman, was bitten last week by a dog. Mrs. Nelson Morehouse was a patient in the Goshen hospital over the week end. She returned home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Mock returned home Wednesday after spending the past three weeks in Florida. —NS—ROAD INCREASE The Highway Users Federation says there are nearly 3.76 million miles of roads in the United States, an increase of 18 per cent since 1921; less than half these roads are paved.
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