The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 March 1974 — Page 9
*"*■ k — \l\a i \'\ .W fl I r Vvi I ir* r n J L ? ism IV li* \ v CONGRATULATIONS TO SPELLING BEE WINNERS — Mary Pearl, director of the Milford junior high school spelling bee. is shown above congratulating Linda Perry. Linda, a sixth grader, became the 1974 school champion last Wednesday. Others from left to right are Shelly Dahlstrom, seventh and eighth grade winner; Renee Lindzy. fifth and siixth grade runner-up; Jeff Peterson, seventh and eighth grade nmner-up; and Lewis S. Immel. who served as pronouncer for the Bee. Linda will represent Milford at the county spelling bee to be held in Warsaw on March 23. Shelly will represent the junior high the following Saturday. The winners will have the final spelboff on Saturday. April I. to represent Kosciusko county at the Fort Wayne district contest.
Grisamer(Continued from page I) Sanitation. Lgomer be present at the next board meeting to discuss garbage pick-up m the newly annexed areas, that the town can determine the availability cf funds to service the new areas. Board member Carl Myrick was requested to seek an agreement with the Motorola Company for maintenance of all city radios, police and fire department. At the present time the town is paying a monthly $55 70 maintenance cost, but not all equipment is covered, it was pointed out Bicycle Parking It was noted that bicycle parking along the curb in the uptown area makes it impossible for motorists to get out of their cars. Chief Sparklin was asked to see if the cement bicycle parking; stalls could not be moved to the rear of the stores in question. In answer to a request, town attorney Robert Reed said no permit is required to bring a arcus into town, but, he said, “1 can almost assure you it’s a sure way to lose some money .” board bids will be received at the next meeting for a new street
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sweeper. He also said there would be a special meeting called to consider insurance for city employees, with a competent representative of an insurance firm to be present to explain the program Clerk-treasurer Betty Dust told the board they have 97.200 of state funds available to blacktop the new Pearl street parking lot, and it was voted to have the Lessig Engineering firm of Warsaw to draw up plans for such blacktopping to get approval. She was also requested to advertise for the expenditure of $8,500 of revenue sharing funds, plus S2OO for advertising, for the town’s new street sweeper. Elmer Bowden was present to report he would remove a mobile home in the area of The Pines on the east side of Lake Wawasee Wilbur Smith thanked the board for a good job of snowremoval and Tom Prickett thanked the board for a good job in filling the road chuck holes in the Village. Claims paid were from 4-171 to 4-207. Fire bombt Continued from page 1) Arnold Doll when he noticed the lights were out m the grocery store and what had been an ap-
parent fire on the south side of the building. „ Doll told a Mail-Journal reporter this morning the fire occurred at 12:40 a m. as that is the hour the clocks in the building had stopped. Smoke damage was reported to the south side of the building with fire damaging the wooden overhang, the ice machine and coke machine and a sizeable hole in the window. Drake said the fire burnt wiring and melted it to a point it shorted out and a fuse blew. Both town and county officers are investigating what they say appears to be an object thrown from a car. Said object struck the casing on the window, leaving a mark. Drake continued that something splashed from the object, thought to be a bottle since broken pieces of glass were found, on the window and caught fire. It is thought the intense heat from the fire is what broke the 10 inch by three inch piece from the window. Drake said if the object had struck the window proper instead of the casing it would have set off the burglar alarm. Officers are also checking to see if there is any connection between last night’s fire and the bomb threat at Augsburger’s Food Palace in Syracuse last week
Lakeland school board approves roofing projects
The Lakeland school board met in a special called session last evening (Tuesday) for the purpose of reviewing roof remodeling and repair needs of the several schools of the corporation. Fred Garber of the engineering
UM Women meet with Mrs. Duncan A silent auction for the Red Bird mission in Kentucky and an afternoon of needlework instruction was the program for the March meeting of the Milford United Methodist Women at the home of Mrs. Max Duncan. The president. Mrs. Vern Stutzman, opened the meeting with a devotional reading entitled “Our Gifts to Our Children ” and followed with a prayer. Mrs. Stutzman announced March 26 had been chosen for "A Day of Sharing and Caring.” The meeting will begin at 9:30 a m. in the church fellowship room with a film on Haiti. Discussion will follow. A sack lunch will be held at noon with the afternoon being spent sewing for the Children’s hospital in Haiti The hostess for the March meeting and her co-hostess, Mrs. Harold Wilson, served a refrigerator dessert to the ladies present and two guests. Kelly and Clay Brooks Mrs. Harlan W’uthrich. church library chairman, displayed an interesting variety of books that are in the church library and encouraged all members to take one home to read during the next few weeks. The next regular meeting will be April 11 in the home of Mrs. Glen Treesh. Shady Ladies bunco club has meeting The Shady Ladies Bunco club held its monthly meeting in the home of Mrs. Allen Gerber on Thursday. March 14. Three new members were welcomed into the club. They are Mrs. Robert Heady. Mrs. Rex Yentz and Mrs. Donald Gragg. Prizes were awarded as follows: Mrs. Michael Price, high games; Mrs. Garry Eyer, high bunco; Mrs. Dennis Bjella. low games; and Mrs. Kenneth Elson, travel. Mrs. Hugh Dumihan received a birthday giftUemd Mrs. Danny Jones, Mrs. Tom Stiver and Mrs. Elson all received anniversary gifts from their secret pals. The next meeting will be in the home of Mrs Stiver on April 11. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Weisser of r 1 Milford entertained at a dinner on Sunday for the following members of their family, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weisser and Scotty, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisser. Doug, Greg, Brad and Kathy and Steve Weisser, all of Milford. Phil Weisser of Chicago, Ill.; and Sue and Chris Comstock of Goshen.
firm of Charles F. Lumm was present to give an inspection report recently completed on the several buildings of the corporation. Following the review the board authorized the following action be taken: Superintendent Don H. Arnold is to request approval for prosposed work from the division of school house planning. . The engineering firm is to prepare specifications for bidding with payment for professional services to be on an hourly basis. The board further authorized advertising for bids as soon as they are prepared and for business manager Marian Lantz to advertise for an additional appropriation from the cumulative building fund to pay for the roof remodeling and repair work IMPEACHMENT BEGUN Impeachment proceedings were started by the House of Representatives against President Andrew Johnson on Feb. 24, 1868.
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Kenya — (Continued from page 1) seen, and no parking meters. Visit Embassy A Yesterday our group visited the U.S. Embassy and was briefed by members of the government mission here. W’edid not meet the Ambassador. but former Ambassador Robinson Mcllvaine. at one time a weekly newspaper publisher at Downey town. Pa., was on hand to greet us. Many of our group met Mcllvaine in 1971. and he said he recalled the visit we had with him then. Mcllvaine explained to us that he is now retired as Ambassador and is presently head of the Wildlife Leadership Foundation, financed by voluntary contributions. principally) from the United States. Kermit Roosevelt is chairman of the board of his group He explained to us that his organization is serving primarily to educate Africans to respect their precious heritage in wildlife. He said elephant poachers are practically eliminating the elephant population. Four other members of the U.S Mission here in Kenya spoke to us on the politics and economics of this country, and on KenyaAmerican relations, which are excellent. Kenya encourages U.S investments, and Americans coming here find it a good place to do business. There are 3.500 U.S. citizens residing in Kenya and more than 51.500 Americans visited here in 4970. This figure has gone up until a year ago when tourism has been off by 14 per cent, we w ere told. This has been due to Kenya's competitive position, which has been lowered somewhat, plus the increased cost of air travel, and the like. The United States provides about $34 million in aid to Kenya, mostly in the way of technical assistance. Capital has been made available fix* loans, as well. We were told the trouble in Uganda has given all of black Africa a bad name. Many people think trouble in one spot in Africa means trouble in all of Africa, we were told. Visit The Ark Ten of us left at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday for a safari to “The Ark,” located about 100 miles north of Nairobi, making up two Volkswagen land rovers. Nairobi is about a mile high, and The Ark is 7,600 feet above sea level, so it turned out to be a rather cool overnight safari. The safari is with cameras — not guns — just to dispell any doubt. Our noon stop was at the Aberdare Country Club, the former estate of a wealthy Englishman, where there was a bountiful buffet. Then on a narrow, winding road through a heavy growth of small trees for five or six miles to The Ark. The Ark, sure enough, is shaped like all of us have been led to believe Noah’s Ark of biblical times was shaped, and is located on the eastern wall of the Great Rift Valley. It rests on a spur surrounded by a sea of montane forest. There were 76 at The Ark Tuesday night and all rooms were filled. Rustic, to be sure, but comfortable. The third and top floor had an open balcony, while the balconies on the first and second floors were glassenclosed, but all overlooking a water hole (it appeared more like a mud hole) where animals of a wide variety appeared throughout the night. The bridge was drawn and there was no leaving The Ark, according to hunter Richard J. Prickett, who was very much in charge. At dusk the animals began to appear from out of the woods, to wallow in tfie mud. but also to lick the salt that had been sprinkled around the rim of the mud hole. Among the animals we saw were several elephants, rhinoceri. water buffaloes, forest hogs, wart hogs, bush bucks, hyenas, an African hare, and several genets. Hunter Prickett told us the
game preserve is 304 square miles in total area. And, incidentally, Mr. Prickett showed us a copy of his forthcoming book “The African Ark,” soon to he released by his British publishers. He said the handsome volume would appear on American bookcounters in the near future. Going to and from The Ark hunter Prickett stood guard with a high-powered rifle, and many of us thought it was just for show, but he promised us it wasn’t. When a young Japanese photographer, who was up most of the night photographing the animals, wanted to walk out in the morning to photograph The Ark. he could do it only with the accompaniment of Mr. Prickett, gun at the ready. We decided to turn in at 11 p.m., having seen a lot of animals, including a spirited encounter between two huge Rhinos, and our sleep in the cool night air of upper Kenya was sound and complete. Several in our party did not fare so well, however, as a result of overeating food at the lodge at noon, and spent an inordinate amount of time in bed at The Ark. Our meals were delicious there, and a hearty breakfast saw us off to the lodge where we took our regular safari Volkswagens back to Nairobi. Drought Takes Toll Today, the 14th, most of our group took a similar safari thrxigh the 44-square-mile Nairobi National Park, located just outside the city. The airport buildings can be seen in the background. Amidst white-clouded skies, we counted a number of vans roaming the byways of the park, and wild animals were prodigious. There were wildebeest, heartbeast, zebras, giraffes, and countless gazelles and other animals whose names we are not familar with. And of course, there was the mother lion with her three cubs. This place was a photographer’s paradise, but in another respect we were not prepared for what we saw. We came across many carcasses of animals who had died wantonly due to the drought that has swept across hundreds of acres of parched earth. There had been a sprinkling of rain several days before we arrived, but it was nothing to what is needed to green up the grazing area of the park. Last night they held a banquet in the hotel here for International Lions President Tris Coffin of Quebec. Canada. Had we known, we would have wrangled a ticket. Anyway, at breakfast this morning we had occasion to meet the distinguished Lion and to talk to him briefly about International lionism. He told us he receives the monthly copy of The Hoosier Lion which we print in our Milford plant and distribute to Lions throughout Indiana. Our schedule calls for take-off at 11:30 p.m. tonight for London via Rome. There will be a fivehour wait at Heathrow airport, London, then on to New York for another seven and a half hour flight. Regaining the eight hours we lost traveling east, we will be missing a lot of sleep, arriving home no doubt weary as is isually the case on these overseas trips. So long from Nairobi, Kenya, the “Switzerland of black Africa.” HONORED ON BIRTHDAY Mrs. Jane Schiuer of Syracuse was honored Sunday in the home of her mother, Mrs. Georgia Buster, also of Syracuse, at a birthday party. Mrs. Schiuer s birthday was on Saturday. Others present to enjoy the birthday cake and ice cream were her daughters Bianca and Belinda and son Bret; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilbert and daughters and James Gilbert, all of Syracuse. Appointments on the serving table followed the Saint Patrick’s day theme. LAKELAND LOCAL Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bray of Milford have returned from a two month vacation in Bonita Springs. Fla.
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Wed., Mar. 20,1974 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
s w Hh' Ji SET DESIGNERS—Judy Gray and Dan Sr yder are shown above as they work on the set for the up-coming production of the Fourth Wall Productions drama club of Wawasee high school “You Can’t Take It With You." The three act comedy will be presented on Thursday, March 28, in the high school auditorium. Curtain time will be 7 p.m. sharp. The Thursday evening performance will enable many students and adults to see the play before leaving on spring vacation.
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14 YEARS AGO, MARCH 24.1960 Lakeland Cleaners of Leesburg has been sold to Dean Quinn of Chapman Lake. Elkhart county Youth for Christ will observe its 15th anniversary at a rally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 26. Bill Perry returned home last Tuesday noon from a 10 day trip to San Francisco and Tucson, Ariz. Miss Grace Noss, custodian at the Bethel Church of the Brethren, reported discovery erf a break-in sometime Sunday night. This week 21 properties were removed from the list of 273 tax delinquent properties and delinquent sewer and ditch assessments. Milford high school principal Donn Kesler is attending high school principals’ day at Ball State college today. 24 YEARS AGO, MARCH 23.1950 Shamrock and Saint Patrick napkins featured the refreshment tables when Mrs. Roy Schultz entertained her bridge dub Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Sharp are home after spending several weeks at Lake Worth, Fla. Dallas Ritter suffered a severe injury of the right eye Tuesday afternoon when his small daughter accidentially kicked him in the eye. Students who won superior rating in groups 1, 2 and 3 recently at Nappanee will go to Indianapolis Saturday to compete in the All State solo and ensemble contest. Miss Maryann Doty was one of the 26 student nurses who received caps in an impressive candlelight ceremony at Saint Joseph’s hospital at South Bend. Harold Geiger, Carl Duncan, Elmer Rassi and Clayton Hollar were among the 90 firemen who attended the meeting of the Kosciusko County Firemen’s association at Atwood Thursday evening. Mrs. John Buhrt, John Davidsen and Robert Reed of the Milford Eastern Star chapter assisted in the initiation ceremonies at Leesburg Thursday evening. 30 YEARS AGO. MARCH 23,1944 "The Promise” by Pearl Buck was the book reviewed by Marybelle Sharp before the Columbian Reading Circle Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Mary Jane Beiswanger. Miss Kathryn McCoy, missionary to China under the Oriental Missionary society, will speak at the Methodist church Sunday evening. Robert Hollar and family have moved to the John Green farm east of Hasting where they will take up fanning. Mrs. Arthur Wise was
pleasantly surprised Wednesday evening in lionor of. her birthday. High school girl graduates are being urged to go into civil service to meet wartime. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Morehouse and daughter were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Tyler recently. Mrs. Martha Mishler is working at the Mrs. Irvin Coppes home in Nappanee for a short time. , The Ladies’ Aid of the Christian church met Wednesday evening with Mrs. David Price. 40 YEARS AGO, MARCH 22.1934 Several who have sugar camps on their farms have opened them the past week, due to the sudden rise in temperature, with a fairly good flow of sap. Highway men were here Friday going over the plans to widen the highway from Warsaw to the Elkhart county line. We were informed that Ford Rodibaugh planted some lettuce and radish seed Friday in his garden. After 30 years service as a rural mail carrier, Fred Self of Syracuse will retire on a pension. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Coy are the parents of a son, Orville, Jr., bom Wednesday near Clunette. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Steiglitz are the parents of a daughter bom Sunday at their Milford home. Combine reel reported missing Sam Cormany, owner of Qunette Equipment Sales, Inc., r 2 Leesburg, reported a combine pick up reel valued at $430 had been shipped last August but never arrived or was stolen after it arrived. The incident was reported to county police Monday, March 11.
T Worship | H With us Eldon Wilson Minister These are thrilling days in which we are now living. Very few Lord’s Days go by here at Milford Christian without someone stepping out to name Jesus as Lord and Saviour. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and should be taught as such. As someone has said, “There’? a big difference between the books that men make and the Book that makes men.” If you’re looking for something in life, try Jesus, as the Bible pictures Him. When you find Him. you will have found what’s missing. For A Bus Ride Call: In Milford ATea — 658-4305 In Syracuse Area — 457-4853 Milford Christian Church 4th And Henry Streets Bible School 9:30 A.M. Morning Worship 10:30 A.M. Evening Worship 7 P.M. Bible Study Wednesday At 7 P.M.
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