The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 October 1974 — Page 1

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VOLUME 11

Former New Paris man recieves Nobel Prize

A former New Paris youth, Paul J Flory, received the coveted Nobel Prize in chemistry, it was announced this week His father was a New Paris Church of the Brethren pastor in the 1930 s and the family is well remembered in that community. The award carries with it a cash award of $124,000, and Flory will go to Stockholm, Sweden, to receive the honor and remuneration. Stanford Professor Flory is Professor of chemistry at Stanford university in California His prize came for work in macromolecules, the substance of most common plastics and of a number of important biological compounds. Flory. 64. has been a professor of chemistry at Standford since 1961. He gained his doctor's degree at Ohio State university in 1934 and later worked at a number of institutions, both academic and industrial Flory has done extensive research in the field of the physical chemistry of macromolecules Among the substances made up of macromolecules are the most common plastics, polymers, and also a great number of very important biological compounds, such as protein, nucleic acids, cellulose and rubber, the awarding Royal Academy of Science said. Flory said he was exhausted with the mountain of congratulations that swiftly followed the glad news “1 am just overwhelmed, just about done in at this point.” he told reporters in his home on the university campus He said he will go to Stockholm to receive the honor and the $124,000 that

M I —r r ■ ‘ J? - H R-. J si mr 1 j ■ wff - jfl V:Xll wA. i » ■ r- ; SHVR-BRITE OPENS — Mr*. Dean (Gail) Mast, shown on the right above, is turning over the keys of the new Dean's Shur-Brite car wash, located on road 13 south of Syracuse, over to Diane Adams, operator Mrs. Mast and her husband Dean will be managers of the new business. The car wash, scheduled for opening several weeks ago. had experienced some difficulties with hard water. Its formal opening was delay ed until Friday of this week when a new soft water unit could be installed and checked out.

With the November Sth ejection just over two weeks sway, there appears to be little heat — and little light - in any of the races that should be, of concern to Kosciusko county voters Perhaps the biggest race to capture the attention of voters is that of U . S. Senator, since both the incumbent and challenger are using anci racso io gee voters. Bayh-Lagar Incumbent Birch Bayh. a Democrat, is seeking Ids third term, and is running hard me coming across tender and

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goes with it. “When 1 think of the hundreds and thousands of people working in this field. I fed it’s a bit unfair

Bornman granted CLU destinction

Stephen H Bornman, Mutual Security Life agent, was recently awarded the coveted Chartered Life underwriter designation The American college grants the CLU designation to persons engaged in activities relating to the insuring of human life values and who pass a series of professional examinations and meet the stringent experience and ethical requirements of the college This year more than 2,200 men and women were awarded the designation, bringing to over 32.000 the number of people who have received it since the College was founded in 1927 The CLU program was established to meet the professional education needs of the men and women who provide life and health insurance service for the public. Persons who attain the Chartered Life Underwriter designation are privileged to use the term or its abbreviation (CLU) after their names and to wear the ciu.key Bornman is a native of Syracuse and lives with his wife and three children on r 2. He graduated from Syracuse high school and studied economics at Goshen college He received a bachelor of arts degree from the college in 1968. He attended CLU classes in Fort Wayne. Mr. Bornman has been serving the

Little heat lor light!) in election campaign so far!

dearer as election day nears Mayor Lugar even dusted off the dd campaign train technique and sped across northern In* diana. speaking from the back platform, reminiscent of the days when Harry Truman made such effective use of this technique in IMB Crowds were not all that great, but thexdea captured a certain amount m attention and got him several valuable spots on Mt* work television. Lugar, a Republican, has persuaded President Ford to come to Indiana, and he will make his appearance tonight (Wednesday i in the capital city before a sell-out house.

for one person to be singled out for recognition for advances in the science of macromolecules m recent years," Flory said.

insurance needs of clients in this area for the past s's years and recently opened an office at 314315 Jefferson St., in Cromwell. Re-assign North Webster telephone exchange The North Webster telephone exchange will be re-assigned to the Nappanee district as of December 21 of this year, it was learned this week. Maynard Hochstetler is district manager of the Nappanee district. After December 21 supervision for the North Webster exchange will be out of the Syracuse and Nappanee offices. Other towns in the Nappanee are Nappanee. Bremen, Syracuse. Milford, Cromwell and Millersburg. Plan commission meeting to be rescheduled later No official business was conducted Thursday night of the Syracuse town plan commission due to lack of a quorum when only four of the 13 members of the commission showed for the meeting The petition of Chet and Carol Elder of a certificate of approval for 13 lots in Rock's addition to Syracuse Lake, second extension, will be rescheduled. Commission attorney Robert Reed advised that a letter from B & R Leasing company, Don Runge and Phil Beer, carried a withdrawal on a petition to rezone land south of town along Indiana 13 from suburban residence to roadside business. Milford town board meeting is cancelled The Milford town board meeting set for Monday night was cancelled for lack of a quorum Board president Dr. T. A. Miller said fellow members Bessie Sunthimer and Norman Lovell were both out of the state. Miller set October 22 as the tentative date for the October meeting. Miller, clerk-treasurer Harry Schultz and townsman Robert Fisher appeared at the town hall Monday.

At this point, no one is about to make an unequivocal prediction on that race, although Bayh appears to be standing his ground on major issues. No one would deny, either, that Mayor Lugar, at 42. is not an effective cam peigner. sort of like the young Democrat Birch Bayh tn 19© in tes first, and successful, try for the U S. Senate. The District. Coanty In the second district, another thing. No one is placing any bets here either, as it promises to be a real dog fight down to election day. Incumbent U. S. Congressman Earl Landgrebe of Valparaiso doesn t appear to be rustling in

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1974

fT? irLaBB ! UM SPEAKER — Don Kessinger of the Chicago Cubs will be the featured speaker at the Elkhart district rally on | November 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the West Noble high school. Kessinger, a committed Christian athlete, has been an active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Recently the FCA produced a film on the life of the Kessinger family. The film will be shown at the meeting. , Kissinger has been the shortstop of the Cubs for 10 years. He has been on the National League All-Star team for six years, tied the National League record for most consecutive errorless games by a shortstop — 54 in 1969 and tied National League shortstop in double plays three years. A native of .Arkansas, he has a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Mississippi. The meeting is open to the public. For more information people are urged to contact their local United Methodist pastor. Mexican dinner for Milford ambulance The Spanish-speaking community, in cooperation with the United Mexican American organization, is planning a public dinner from 12 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3. at the UM A community center on Main street in Milford. Purpose of the dinner is to raise funds for the Milford ambulance fund. The Milford community is attempting to raise $20,000 for a new voluntary ambulance service, and various organizations are joining in the drive. Florencio Alvarez is president of UMA. working wiTh Father John Korcsmer in planning the dinner JONES AND TICKERS TO TAKE TRIP TO FLORIDA Gaylord and Evelyn Jones hope to leave the 21st of the month with Mr and Mrs Dale Tucker of Warsaw on a month-long motor trip that will end in Naples. Fla . where they both have condominiums Jones and Tucker are natives of the Burket community and went through grade and high school there

the hustings, but then he didn’t two years ago until the final hours of the campaign. At that time he easily rolled past neophyte politician Floyd Fithian, the Purdue university associate professor of history whose uneasiness on the speaking platform was noticeable. It should be noted that congressman Landgrebe’s wife has undergone surgery and this has occupied much of his time. This time aroundL remarks he made during the Watergate hearings about not wanting to be confused by the facts in the case, and wanting to be taken out and shot with

Petition has "several hundred' names Townsmen fight dismissal of officer Vanderßeyden

It was standing room only at the Syracuse town board meeting last night, most of the visitors appearing in support of police officer Orville Vanderßeyden who was reportedly being ushered out of his post on the police department. Vanderßeyden has been on the Syracuse police force for eight and a half years and was chief ixitil the first of this year when the job was given to Dale Sparklin. No Reason Given When board president Darrell Grisamer asked who was the spokesman for the group, town dispatcher Charles Moses stepped forward and presented a petition which he said bore “several hundred names" asking the re-instatement of officer Vanderßeyden. Moses said in circulating the petition, which he did with others, no one in the community could be found who did not want Vanderßeyden on the police force. The petition was dated October 10, 1974. No reason was offered by the town board members for asking for Vanderßeyden's resignation. However, privately Vanderßeyden said when chief Sparklin told him on October 3 that his resignation was being asked for, that he (Vanderßeyden) was not washing the police car enough, nor was he making enough arrests. Townsman Floyd Rensberger asked what the charges were against officer Vanderßeyden, whereupon town attorney Robert Reed said no formal charges had been issued at this point, and that Vanderßeyden had not been dismissed. Rensberger said he read in a newspaper article that the board wanted to get some "younger blood" on the police department. He said Vanderßeyden was the youngest man on the force. He is in his mid-50s. Someone in the audience asked. “Then why not fire them all. and get a younger fire department?” Mrs. Earl Money said she had been advised that the town board had its mind made up on the Vanderßeyden dismissal and "that nothing in the world could change them.” When the board refused to delineate the charges against Vanderßeyden, townsman Doyle Gifford said, "What ißj this, another Watergate?” Set Hearing Attorney Reed said the town board should not comment further on the matter, but that a hearing should be held at which time formal charges could be filled against officer Vanderßeyden. An executive meeting has been set for 7:30 p.m. next Tuesday for (Continued on page 7)

President Nixon. AD this doesn’t go down well, even in the solidly Republican second district. And meanwhile Floyd Fithian has cotae back for a second try. He’s more polished, more sure of himself and speaks out on the issues. He’s not well financed, and is doing much of his campaigning in a lettered van, but bs’s showing up where men drink heir coffee and at public function; to solve an identity problem he had two rwe, too. couli be a barn Then there’s Kosciusko county. Here the race that is bound to hold public attention is for cooaty

ill! RS iiw FiliSL Fiw KJI i rQi tijl AT BOARD MEETING — Only part of the standing-room-only crowd that turned out for the Syracuse town board meeting last night is shown here. The group objected to the dismissal of police officer Orville Vanderßeyden. Standing in the doorway is Charles Moses, town dispatcher who presented a petition bearing several hundred names objecting to Vanderßeyden’s dismissal. In the front row in a light jacket is officer Vanderßeyden.

ENTERS SERVICE — Clark Conley, son of Mrs. Danny Evans, 113 South Lake street. Syrac use and Clark Conley, Jr., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., entered the United States Navy on September 25. A 1974 graduate of Wawasee high school, he is now stationed at Orlando. Fla., at the following address: SR Conley C C Co. No. 294 309125251 Batt. 8 R.T.C. Orlando. Fla. 32893 Trella Caris To be 89 on October 24 MiiiS Trella Caris will quietly observe her 89th birthday at her home! on West Emeline street, Milford, on Thursday, Oct. 24. She enjoys good health. Miss Caris is a retired school teacher.

sheriff. Both candidates are handsome, able men. Democrat John Hammersley has over 20 years state police service to his credit, and his opponent, Roger Fellows, Republican. has had a number of years as deputy sheriff. The race has been a polite Alfonz-Gaston race so far. with neither candidate finding fault with the other. Neither candidate is throwing money around, but both are doing effective shoeleather campaigning. A tent party was held for Fellows in Syracuse and a similar gathering was held for Hammersley and John Gkm at the South Shore pavilion

Special services at Syracuse Church of God

Last Sunday was a day filled with activities at the Syracuse Church of God starting with the Sunday School hour attended by 135 persons. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Firestone and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bushong had charge of the Sunday School opening, singing several selections. They also led in congregational singing. Prayer was by Harold Yoder. Worship service was opened with an organ prelude by Mrs. Rollin Christner. Robert Wolfe was the layman in charge of the service Spokeswoman for the WCSC was Mrs. Oliver Hibschman with Joe Elam representing the CGYA. Mr. Wolfe gave the call to worship with Ted Grindle giving the invocation. xMrs. Wolfe led in congregational singing and the offertory was a vocal solo by Connie Christner. The youth choir sang, accompanied by Craig Koble. Mrs. Louis Firestone’s Cherub choir sang several selections accompanied by Mrs. Richard Coy. Walter Williams directed the adult choir, accompanied by Mrs. Williams. Miss Gaye Douglas had the children’s chat, and Mrs. Victor Yeager led in morning prayer. The message, “God’s Love Call” was by Jack Elam, with benediction by Paul Yeager.

Basket Dinner A celebration basket dinner followed services, commemorating the 150th year of the Churches of God of North America. Following the meal, Louis Firestone, president of the administrative council, presided over a meeting at which time chairmen of the various commissions spoke. Reports were heard and adult leaders of the four youth groups were introduced. Pastor Tom Douglas spoke at the close of the meeting. He also was the speaker for the evening service. Special music was a vocal duet by Mrs. Roger Kern and Mrs. Coy, accompanied by Mrs. Bushong. Howard Beer burned in farm explosion A Milford area farmer, Howard Beer, escaped serious injury last Thursday when a storage bin dryer failed to ignite and exploded. Beer suffered burns about the face. He was treated in an area doctor’s office. The Milford fire department was called, however, the fire was out before the trucks arrived at the farm.

Saturday night. Other races in the county have gained little public attention, but they should in the two weeks-plus ahead. But speaking erf John Glon, he’s running hard for the seat of county councilman from the first district, against Larry Teghtmeyer of North Webster. It’s the first time this county has seen such an avid campaigner for the council. Gkm says, “When I go out for anything. I go aU the way." And this appears to be his philosophy in this race. Meanwhile, voters can look for two weeks ahead of more intense campaigning. It’D be interesting to watch.

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