The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 48, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 December 1973 — Page 3

I North Webster I i By MARY LEE WILLMAN i ! 1

Snowmobile club has recent meeting Christmas centerpieces, that were given as gifts, highlighted the December 17 ham and bean supper of Lakeland Snowmobile club. The event was held at Barbee conservation club building. Officers from the Wawasee Hardriders Snowmobile club were guests. During the evening Santa appeared with gifts for all the

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children present. A film was shown. Mr. and Mrs. Don Strauss and Phil Rinker were chairmen for the evening. New Year's Eve watch party • set at Barbee A New Year’s Eve watch party will be held December 31 at Barbee Community church. A Christian movie will be shown and a time of fellowship enjoyed. Refreshments will be served. Members of Barbee Community church went Christmas caroling on December 21.

Glory Tones quartet at Walnut Creek The Glory Tones quartet, from Walnut Creek church, entertained members of Barbee Conservation club with gospel' music and holiday carols during the club’s Christmas party December 18. Mr. and Mrs. William Hahn and Penny Borden were guests. Opal Esch was accepted as a new member. Santa appeared with treats for all the children present. Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Williamson were chairmen for the evening. They were assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Stacy E. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Bostel. Willard Kaufman presents Dec. 17 Kiwanis program Willard Kaufman presented the program for the December 17 meeting of Lakeland Kiwanis club. He showed a movie about the steel industry, of particular interest was the extensive use of computer controlled machines used to mass produce steel products. Happy birthday was sung for Duane Leedy. A letter was read from Otto Fultz, who is vacationing in Florida. Don Martin announced a group from the Lakeland club will be attending the Warsaw Kiwanis meeting this week. A board meeting to approve an application for membership, was held following the business meeting. Lions hold ladies night North Webster Lions club held its Ladies Night Christmas party on Dec. 13. Approximately 50 persons attended. ACTIVITIES NIGHT PLANNED John Kussmaul is chairman of the activities night planned for January 2 at Barbee Conservation club. s

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14 YEARS AGO. DEC. 31.1959 Ed Charlton will go in business as a representative of the Marathon branch of the Ohio Oil Company. BIRTHS: Mr. and Mrs. Victor L. Beer are the parents of a daughter, Debra Arlene; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Morehead are the parents of*, a daughter, Ann Twanette. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Charlton entertained 25 members of the family on Christmas day at dinner and a gift exchange. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Beer announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Ruth, to Warren (Bud) Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren O. Fisher. Miss Carol Marone of Granger, student at Ball State, accompanied Sharon Dewart home for the holidays.

Firemen's Auxiliary has Christmas party December 18 North Webster Firemen Ladies Auxiliary held its Christmas party and gift exchange December 18. Secret pals were revealed. Those attending were: Mrs. Lawrence Werble, Mrs. Roy Spry, Mrs. Jim White, Mrs. Harold Galloway, Mrs. David Bums. Mrs. George Burns, Mrs. Richard Mitchell and Mrs. Phil Whisler. —NW— Car burns on Friday An auto owned by John W. Simpson, Jr., 25, r 1 Leesburg, burned up Friday night at 7:10. Simpson was reportedly stuck in a snow bank on CR 400 N when the auto caught fire. County police patrolman Marlin Rose investigated but no estimate of damage was given.

The floors of the Bethel Church of the Brethren were refinished recently by the congregation. , A cooperative dinner was held on Christmas day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Fisher. The new Milford town board and town clerk-treasurer will take office on January 1. Members of the Charles Bird family gathered at the VFW building in Nappanee on Sunday for a carry in dinner and Christmas gift exchange. A career night will be held on Tuesday in the Syracuse school for sophomores, juniors and seniors. (EDITOR’S NOTE: The 24, 30 and 40 years ago old Tiews for Milford will not be included due to the fact that the paper closed for the week of Christmas in those years.)

Milford man in Goshen accident A two car accident Saturday at 11:51 a.m. on First St., Goshen, south of River avenue, involved Diann K. Grise, 22, 425 First street, and Robert K. Duncan, r 1 Milford. The Grise woman was backing her 1969 Plymouth when she struck the parked 1969 Oldsmobile owned by Duncan. Sgt. Norman R. Cole investigated and said damage was minor and no injuries were reported. Entertain at Sunday coffee Mr. and Mrs. Eli Kauffman and family of Syracuse entertained in their home Sunday evening following the Christmas program at the Church of God. Attending the coffee were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Plank, Larry Plank, Bruce Niles, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Coy and sons, all of Syracuse. Kfeten Blue Birds hold December meet The Kitten Blue Birds of Syracuse met after school in the scout cabin on Thursday, Dec. 13. Following the business meeting the girls made Christmas ornaments and played games. Response to roll will be recorded by Toni Conder, for the next meeting on January 10. Refreshments will be served by Sara Appenzeller and Sherry McDonald. Registration at ISU begins on TERRE HAUTE Registration forsecond semester classes at Indiana State university will begin Wednesday, Jan. 9, and continue thrbugh Friday, Jan. 11. Classes-wfll meet for the first time Monday, Jan. 14. Special orientation activities for new freshmen and transfer students will be held Wednesday, Jan. 9. Final examinations which were cancelled because of weather before Christmas break have been rescheduled for Saturday, Jan. 12. The ISU second semester includes a spring break March 1624 and Easter recess April 12-15.

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By MRS. OSCAR BJELLA The puppet show “The Littlest Angel” scheduled for last Friday was postponed due to illness and bad weather, but will be held this Friday, Dec. 28, starting at 12:30 in the children’s department. Since there is no school, all ages are welcome to attend.

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.7 JM i ■ 1 OLD-FASHIONED SCENE—A real old-fashioned winter scene is the one shown here, of Dr. and Mrs. Gervas Schafer and their four children, Marie, 8, Kenny, 7, Debra. 5, and David, 3, and Tammy Miller, 12. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Miller. The group hitched up “Pride of Indiana,” Dr. Schafer’s registered Morgan stallion, and was seen in the sleigh on the Milford-Syracuse road Friday afternoon. They made a picture postcard scene.

& THE EDITOR

I'm a bit worried

Dear Editor: We hear and read so much these days about the trend that is leading us down the downward path. If this is even partially true, I’m worried! Maybe these tidings of not so great joy that cause some of us such great and deep concern are really a fragment of our own imagination? This seemingly downward trend may actually be upward, and perchance these worries should be completely disposed of? It is so easy for some of us to cross bridges in our anxiety before we come to the actual river; so to speak, build worryfridges for nothing! Yes, ’tis human nature, and no difficulty at all to focus our minds on the dark side of life. But this is truth: life isn’t all sunshine and roses; and life, to a certain extent, is what you and I make it. One of my pet worries among many is our slipping inch by inch, foot by foot, little by little as a nation to the Left and drifting slowly down the stream toward total Socialism! And maybe this direction is the way our republic should move? Likely worse could happen to us as a nation? Maybe Socialism as a form of government isn’t something that should give us sleepless nights and worry pains? Why do I say this? Why the reasoning? So many of our national leaders of thought, society, economics and politics, yes, even religion are not openly condemning Socialism and this trend of slipping toward Communism, the very extreme of the Leftist movement. Come to think of it, when have we heard the news people express serious concern in regard to the inroads cf creeping Socialism into our American institutions; this I mean, our whole society, including government, schools, especially of higher learning, and our churches? When have you iieard your minister- pray that America remain forever free from Marxism? The National Council of Churches of Christ in America doesn’t condemn the socialist theory, in fact, I sometimes think this institution condones the movement toward the Left! I suppose I and read the wrong slant of things in today’s modern world? Mavbe it is foolish to even think that/China and Russia are out to convert the world to their way of thinking; that we freedom loving Americans need not be so overly concerned? After all, it’s so easy to worry over nothing, making a mountain out of that proverbial

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ant hill. Are our two senators from Indiana worried about our gradual slippage toward the Left. I’m sure they aren’t losing any sleep over this — so why should I? And yet I keep on wondering! I don’t believe Walter Cronkite nor Teddy Kennedy have spoken out against these inroads I’m so

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worried about; they keep on the ‘sunny side’ of life, and here I go drifting sadly into the shadow of doubts. Yes, I still wonder about things to come, and whether the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come will silently point his whithered finger to things we don’t want to see? The big, wise and mighty of our land aren’t so overly anxious about our drifting toward the Left — likely many of them are very extreme Left themselves? They know that there are Communists and their fronts in high places, be it government, school, or church. So little is spoken out against the threat of Communism, so maybe it isn’t a threat at all; just some old McCarthy dreaming! So why worry so much about these seemingly trends to the Far Left? Yet I can’t keep from my wondering and bit of worrying. Clayton J. Mock 712 N. Huntington St. Syracuse

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