The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 April 1974 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. April 24.1974

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Mrs. Dole Stump is hostess for past presidents

Mrs. Dale Stump was hostess to the past presidents of unit 226. American Legion Auxiliary last Wednesday evening. Fifteen members were present to answer rqll call and give pledge to the flag. Secretary, Mrs. Robert Davis, read the minutes of the previous meeting and Mrs. Ralph Berkeypile reported an excellent response to the collection of gifts which were sent to Indiana Girls School recently. The gifts consisted of cologne, hose,

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BEAUTIFUL HANDCRAFTS — Members of the Kosciusko Community Hospital auxiliary will have many beautiful handmade items for sale at their second annual Spring Dew to be held on Wednesday. May 1. at the home of Mrs. Robert Wolfram. 1996 Park Avenue. Winona Lake. All items will be tor sale between the hours of 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pictured with some of the items which will be for sale are Mrs. Max Nifong. Helen Schade. Alice Siders, Mrs. Carl Peters and Mrs. Harold Nicholls.

'Something for Everyone' is theme for Spring Dew

This year’s Spring Dew theme will stress “something for everyone.” There will be handknitted items, floral arrangements. candles, glassware, decorated step stools and many other items for sale. Proceeds will be used to help raise the money for a 110.000 pledge which the ladies have made to be paid over the next two or three years. Tea and cookies will be served at the home of Mrs Robert P Wolfram, president of the KCH Mrs. Robert Bishop is hostess for Homemakers Mrs Robert Bishop of west of Leesburg was the hostess for the April meeting of the Leesburg Homemakers club The meeting was opened by Mrs. Everett Tom. Sr . in the usual form. Devotions were given by cohostess Mrs. Donald Boggs, who read the poem. “Only a } Housewife Mrs Kenneth Miller gave the health report on care of eyes Mrs John Lursen gave the garden report on using sprays on vegetable plants. A total of 18 persons answered roll call by giving a spring fashion Miss Peggy Tom was a guest Mrs Chester Albert told the ladies about the voting machine and showed the new machine The lesson on health foods was given hy Mrs Charles Smoker She talked onvitamins, minerals and organic foods Mrs. Howard Smith and Mrs. Hugh Me Kann won the door prizes At the close of the meeting the hostesses served dessert with mints, nuts, coffee and tea. The spring party will be May IS at the Lamplight in Pierceton. Husbands will be guests

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stationery, curlers, shampoo and many other items which cannot be obtained at the school. A note of appreciation from the girls was read by the secretary. The annual sale of Legion Poppies will be on May 16 and 17. A silent auction followed the close of the meeting after which the hostess served dessert and coffee for refreshments. The June meeting of the parley will be at the home of Mrs. Hattie Becker.

Auxiliary, sponsors of the Spring/ Dew. Persons wishing to find the Wolfram home are asked to follow Park avenue in Winona Lake thru the business district until they come to the end of the avenue The Wolfram home is on the right hand side of the road. It is a new home in a bittersweet color. Mrs. M. E. Van Meter is chairman of the event. She is assisted by Mrs. Phillip Oppenheim. Theta Sigma to help with cancer drive The Theta Sigma chapter of Psi lota Xi met at Camelot Hall in North Webster Tuesday, April 18. Mrs. John Dipert instructed members in painting plaques. A total of 20 members and one guest enjoyed refreshments of cake, ice cream and punch. Members were given packets and maps for the cancer drive. The next meeting will be May 7. at the home of Mrs Phil Cripe Dorothy Smith to move to Florida Dorothy K. Smith, 93. well known Syracuse resident who resides at 131 West Pearl street, will leave Monday. April 29. for Sarasota. Fla , where she will make her home at Retirement Unit (No. 10). 1507 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. She will make the trip by air. Mrs. Smith has been a Syracuse resident since 1928. residing at the same Pearl street residence since 1946. and is considered remarkably active for her age.

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Pre-release services for Eglin inmates is challenge for Sandy

EGUN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The rigid schedules maintained within penal walls leave little doubt as to what prisoners will do with their time. But what will happen when they complete their sentences or leave on parole, when the decisions are up to them? Where will they go 0 How will they get jobs? What organizations or activities will help dissuade them from becoming repeaters? These are a few of the mammoth questions being tackled on a daily basis by Action volunteer Sandra L. Yeager of Syracuse. Miss Yeager. 23. is a volunteer in justice (VIJ) at Eglin air force base prison camp in Florida She counsels, interviews and works out individual pre-release programs for 25 prisoners assigned to her caseload. She Helps Them Even in the open-barracks atmosphere of Eglin prison camp, where there are no bars or walls, the inmates' lives follow fixed general patterns. It is Miss Yeager's job to help get them ready for the complexities of life outside the prison. Her pre-release consultations include many things such as available opportunities in employment. education and housings drug and alcohol rehabilitation, proper handling oFnnances and the possibility of 'early release into halfway houses. She also tries to find out answers to any civil liberties and legal questions they may have. Eglin prison camp usually holds about 490 inmates. Most stay six months or less In 1973 alone, almost 2,300 men were processed through the prison With an average of four turnovers each day. there are always new problems and questions that must be dealt with quickly. Miss Yeager's assignment is to find the common threads that run through most of the cases and weave the answers into one handy resource book. Before she began working at the prison, there weren't enough personnel to give in-depth prerelease counseling to prisoners on an individual basis or to search out other sources that could be of help to prisoners. The work she is doing and the information and video tape materials she gathers from other prisons will be the basis for the pre-release program book she is writing at Eglin Hopefully, when completed, it will provide all the aids necessary to help many inmates successfully return to society. “The men I come in contact with are learning that I’m here as a friendly link between then and the outside world. Sometimes they come to me with personal things having to do with their families, or it might be on something general like getting leads on suitable jobs for when they get out.” she said. Joins VU la 1273 The daughter of Mr and Mr» Paul Yeager of r 3 Syracuse, Miss Yeager joined the VU program in September 1973. a month after she graduated from Indiana university as a psychology major. VU is a program of Action. the federal volunteer service agency

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VU WORK IN FLORIDA — Sandra L. Yeager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Yeager of r 3 Syracuse, has a challenging job as she serves as a volunteer in justice at Eglin air force base prison camp in Florida. A graduate of Indiana university. Sandy has a case load of 25 prisoners. It’s her job to help get them ready for the complexities of life outside the prison. She also takes care of problems that crop up from correspondence between the prisoners and their families.

Besides pre-release counseling, Miss Yeager writes up the initial interview papers done on new prisoners She helps classify their records according to possibilities for release and the nature of their offenses, and fills out reports for probation hearings. She also takes care of problems that crop up from correspondence between prisoners and their families. “Sometimes I have to write letters to verify that a man is really in prison so his family will be eligible for welfare payments,” she said. “And once a prisoner was so distressed about the well bring of his family that I made a trip to verify for myself that his family had a place to stay and had enough to eat.” About 53 per cent of the inmate population takes some type of educational course. On Monday and Wednesday evenings Miss Yeager helps teach reading, writing and arithmetic in the adult basic education classes. Even though she had spent her 1973 spring semester working at a women’s prison camp in Indianapolis, she found it hard to adjust to living and working fulltime in a prison for men Only a few of the 63 employees there are women. Miss Yeager lives in the trailer park area adjacent to the prison camp. Every morning and evening she is escorted to and from work. She also has to report her destination to her superior whenever she moves from one room to another within the prison complex. “I know because I’m a woman all of this is for my own protection. but still sometimes it gets to be a bit of a hassle.” she said. If the job Miss Yeager is doing proves successful, next year her volunteer program will be incorporated into the Action cooperative volunteer program The prison would share with Action the coats of keeping her on for a second year as a volunteer Have courage for the great sorrows of life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake. Victor Hugo

2d Annual Spring Dew Boutique 'Something Far fveryono' Wednesday, May 1 11 A.M. - 5 P.M. a At Th. Home Os: £ * Mrs. Robert Wolfram 1906 Park Ave. Winona Lake Sponsored By: Kosciusko Community Hospital Auxiliary

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PRE-RELEASE COUNSELING — Suudy to shown above as she works with one of the prisoners at ; Eglin air base prison camp in Florida. She does both pre-release counseling work and teaches a basic adult education class. She to also writing a book on the work she is doing in an attempt to help others.

Pat Plattner is engaged to Fred Beer Mr. and Mrs. Russ Plattner of Roanoke, 111., announce the engagement of their daughter, Pat, to Fred Beer, sou of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Beer of Milford. Miss Plattner is a graduate of Roanoke high school and is employed as a dental technician in Roanoke Her fiance is a 1972 graduate of Wawasee high school and in engaged in farming with his father A July wedding is planned at Roanoke. Carefree Mother's meet in Bushong home April 9 The Carefree Mother’s club met on April 9 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Sam Bushong. Club president Mrs. Paul Wilkinson opened the business meeting. The secretarytreasurer’s report was given by Mrs. Max Evans. Charms were given to Mrs. William Bess and Mrs. Sam Bushong. Several games were played with prizes going to Mrs.

Evans, Mrs. Bess and Mrs. Wilkinson. Refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be held on May 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Wilkinson. This will be the club’s annual auction. Spring party set for Bridge-O-Rama The Afternoon Bridge-O-Rama of the Lakeland area will have its spring party on Thursday, May 9, at The Cove Inn. The event is scheduled for 12 noon. Scores should be in not later than April 30.

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GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY — An open house Sunday, April 28, at the IOOF lodge in Tyner will honor the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Tillis Stanton of Milford. Friends and relatives are invited to call between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. The former Effie Litchfield and Tillis Stanton were united in marriage at Plymouth by Rev. O. T. Martin. Hosts for the reception will be their six children — Marcheta Rudolph of Arizona, Werdie of South Bend, Victor of Plymouth, Juanita Wilcox of r 5 Plymouth, Normale Bennette of Grovertown and Philip of Nappanee. They have 11 grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren.

Mrs. Katie Wilkerson heads Ebenezer Aid Mrs. Katie Wilkerson was elected president of the Ebenezer Aid, at the group’s meeting at the home of Mrs. Pauline Fawley last Thursday Other officers are as follows: Vice president — Mrs. Minnie Doll Secretary — Mrs. Mary B. Miller Treasurer — Mrs. Gladys Morris Mrs. Calvin Beck, president of the group, presided at the meeting and gave devotions to the 16 members present. Mrs. Beck assisted Mrs.

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Fawley in serving refreshments. Guests included Mrs. Hazel Lynch, Miss Jackie Lynch and Mrs. Emma Souder. The May meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Lois Bitner.

Vote For Harry M. VanHemert Republican Candidate Turkey Creek Township Assessor ♦ Strongly adher* to fair and uniform assessing so that all taxpayers are valuated equally Primary Election May 7. 1974 Paid For By M VanHemert h