The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 November 1975 — Page 1

Globetrotters display antics before full house at Wawasee high

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Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL /Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL fEst. 1907)

VOLUME 12

Christmas gift headquarters

Christmas shopping is in full swing, with the largest shopping holiday of the year, being the day after Thanksgiving Stores in Kosciusko county are full to the trim, ready for the shoppers Children are already getting excited and making and sending their Christmas wants and wishes to Santa Claus At Syracuse Santa will be making his first stop at Syracuse when he arrives on the comer at the Pickwick Place at 12 noon on Saturday, Dec 6 and will remain there until 2pm at which time he will go to the Village where he will stay for an additional two hours to visit with the youngsters He will arrive in town on one of the Syracuse fire trucks The jolly man m red and white will return to Syracuse each Saturday afternoon until the week of Christmas with his visits being sponsored by the uptown merchants and the Ivy Hut in the Village Many town merchants will be announcing holiday shopping hours with some staying open until Bpm and some on Sunday afternoons Christmas music will be heard uptown and other specials will include carolers The children’s librarian at the Syracuse public library will have a special Christmas story hour at the library on December 10 at 330 p m A movie will be included for the occasion Sometime during the holiday season Santa has promised to make a visit to the library with treats, however, he has not announced the time as of this writing The annual free picture show at the Pickwick Theatre will be on December 13. Shows will be at 10 and I and will include cartoons arid live acts, plus a visit from Santa and treats This event is through area merchants and the

New Christmas decorations for the town of North Webster

The newly purchased Christmas decorations will go up Sunday in North Webster, preparing the town for the Holiday season. Discussion was also held on Santa Claus' visit to North Webster, when the Heart of the Lakes Business association met Monday evening. A Santa Claus committee was selected with Phil Rinker, chairman; Larry Kinsey and Dennis Dußois Larry Kinsey, president conducted the meeting. The secretary's report was given by Mrs. Floyd Wickersham and treasurer s report by Richard Kierein Report on the Bicentennial project was given by Larry’ Kinsey, in absence of chairman.

Syracuse police and fire departments. Most Syracuse area churches plan to hold hanging of the greens with announcements to be made in their separate bulletins. At North Webster Plans are being formulated by the North Webster merchants for the Christmas season. The hanging of the greens will be held on Sunday afternoon. Dec. 7, at the North Webster United Methodist church At Leesburg The merchants are planning several events for the holidays with details to be announced later At Warsaw Santa will arrive in Warsaw at 10a m . Saturday. Nov 29, riding in a pony cart owned by Charles Sponseller The Warsaw high school band will precede Santa in the parade The parade will begin at city hall, proceed west on Market to comer of Lake, north on Lake to Center, east on Center to Buffalo, north on Buffalo to courthouse » steps, with candy for the children. If the weather is bad. the treats will be given inside the courthouse Santa will remain there for two or three hours Santa will visit various stores downtown on December 6. 13 and 20 Om Nursing Home announces closing The Om nursing home wishes to let the public know that due to the Fire Safety Code all medical residents will be discharged byDecember 31. 1975. The house will remain open for private pay residents providing that the bed quota is fitted and there is a need for such

Bob Bosstick. A report on the first annual charity ball to be held Saturday. Dec. 6, at Camelot Hall, sponsored by all North Webster organizations, was given by Mrs. Thurman Rinker. Election of Officers The group votejrto retain the following officers for another year President — Larry Kinsey Vice president — Fee Ullom Secretary — Mrs. Floyd Wickersham Treasurer — Richard Kierein There will be no meeting in December. The next meeting will be an installation dinner meeting Monday. Jan 26 The meeting was adjourned byFloyd Wickersham and seconded by Mike Cripe.

TTIANkSGiviNG We have many things to be thankful for during this Bicentennial era. The most cherished of our nation’s blessings . . . freedom... has given Americans the right to a life rich in liberty, justice, happiness. Reflections on Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Day. 1975 will be celebrated in many American communities with special Bicentennial observances. Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts will prepare a traditional Thanksgiving meal in the village buildings In Phoenix. Ariz., there will be an old fashioned Harvest Festival at Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum In Dallas. Texas, the Thanksgiving Square Foundation is preparing and preserving earlv Thanksgiving documents for future generations Churches everywhere will conduct special Thanksgiving services, including a colonial candlelight church service in Philadelphia's historic Trinity church. Looking back. Americans will find that Thanksgiving celebrations have filled an important role in the nation’s history. They will also find that the manner in which the day is kept has changed remarkably little over the original versions. . A tradition of thanks and prayer pervaded the early colonies, especially at harvest time, because these early men and women derived their life and sustenance from the soil. By the time of the Revolutionary War. official days of Thanksgiving were common in the colonies On November 4, 1775, the legislators of the colony of Massachusetts Bay passed a Thanksgiving proclamation appointing Thursday the 23d of November as a Day of Publiq Thanksgiving While the custom of proclaiming a day of Thanksgiving was more than a • century old. the Revolution had added a new element — the traditional ‘ God Save the King” was replaced by the bold ammendment to the proclamation: “God Save the People.” General George Washington had just taken command of the troops at Boston. Soldiers had arrived from Pennsylvania. Virginia. Maryland, Connecticut. New Hampshire and Rhode Island for the siege of Boston. General Washington issued an order to his troops to observe the day designated in Massachusetts ‘with all the solemnity directed by the legislative proclamation and that all officers, soldiers and others, are hereby directed with the most unfeigned devotion to obey the same " Thus. November 23. 1775, became the first colonial Thanksgiving observed by the representatives of many colonies in an official way. It wasn't until December of 1777 that he could order his troops to observe the first Thanksgiving day for all of America ordered by the Continental Congress as a result of the victory at Saratoga His army observed it on December 18th. the day before he marched into Valley Forge Washington was the first Presiden. to issue a Thanksgiving proclamation in 1789 when he designated the fourth Thursday in November as the national Thanksgiving Day. As to how Thanksgiving was celebrated, a quotation from John Adams is revealing, as it rhapsodizes a feast he partook of in Germantown, Pa., in 1775. It contained. “A turtle and every other thing, flummery, jellies, sweetmeats of 20 sorts, trifles . with a dessert of fruits, raisins, almonds, pears, and peaches. A most sinful feasfagain!" As many Americans travel home for the holiday in 1975, they might reflect on comments by George Washington in a letter to Joseph Reed on November 20,1775. The general thanks Reed for his frequent mention of Mrs Washington, saying. “I shall be much obliged in vour particular instructions and advice to her . as the roads are bad and the weather cold, her stages must be short . by the time she gets to Philadelphia, she will have performed a journey of at least 450 miles.” Mrs. Washington reached Cambridge on December 11. Then and now. it was custom for families to gather to give thanks for blessings bestowed on the new land ■Mill ’ 1

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BZA grants variances, requests clarification

Members of the board of zoning appeals at Syracuse met last Thursday evening at town hall at which time four variances were permitted, several letters were written to BZA violators, and a clarification requested of Chet Elder on property use and buildings. Also, a letter of resignation was reluctantly accepted from James Tranter, BZA secretary, effective on January 1. Tranter’s resignation was necessary due to his taking office on the town board of trustees at Syracuse the first of the year, whereby, he could not serve on both boards at the same time. Permission Given Permission was given for a variance application of the Quaker Haven Foundation. Inc., at the east side of Dewart Lake, to permit location of a camper park for use by church members to facilitate overnight /parking. A variance for one-year was granted Daisy Hootman for placing of a mobile home dwelling north of the Tri-county Game Preserve on the Hazel Gants property. Variance was granted Jack Dickerhoff to place a residential dwelling closer to the front lot line than allowed under the zoning ordinance. The property is in Marineland Gardens. Lake Wawasee. John M and Bessie M Scarbeary, Syracuse, were given permission to place a mobile home dwelling at 249 West Portland in Syracuse, for their own personal home use. Notices Given A letter was sent to Harold Schrock noting his violation for removal of a home on South Lake

1 I■l HrVl-wN !¥ rr ■ VISIT NURSING HOME — Members of the Dove Blue Birds of Syracuse, part of the Camp Fire Giris, visited the Orn nursing home on North Main street in Milford Monday afternoon and sang a number of songs and gave gifts to patients there. The girts, shown here, are, front left to right. Jennifer Tuttle, Jan Stetler. Michelle Rogers. Renee Smith and Tina Westerman. Back row, I to r, Beth Thompson. Renee Gammiere, Julie Schmahl. Tonya Barrett and Cherie Martindale In the back are leaders. Mrs. Michael Hardy, left, and Mrs. Anthony Gammiere.

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street in Syracuse. A variance had been granted Schrock to construct a second home on the site between the existing home and shoreline of Syracuse Lake, under condition the first home be removed by November 1. The matter will be reviewed at the next BZA meeting on December 8 at town hall. Notice was given Frank Meggison for removal of an accessory building on lot 11 in Leeland First Addition. Removal date has been set for December 8. A variance request was denied in July to construct an accessory building prior to construction of the main building, and a petition with 30 signatures war presented BZA members, mostly neighbors of Meggison. opposing the request. Elder Issue Real estate and land developer Chet Elder of Syracuse was asked to clarify land plans on Indiana 13 south of Syracuse. Elder assured BZA members he was not planning an airport, as rumored, however, did plan a private landing strip for his plane (Continued on page 2)

MENTAL HEALTH GIFTS DUE NOVEMBER 29 “Mental health gift collection deadline is Saturday, Nov. 29. Gifts are being collected in the Lakeland area at the Syracuse and Milford Mail-Journal offices. .Anyone wishing to bring a gift for a mental health patient should wrap and label it as to what it contains and bring it to either office.

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o i / WILLIAM N. WILSON William Wilson is named CLU in Boston William N. Wilson. Syracuse, life underwriter with the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York, has been awarded the coveted Chartered Life Underwriter designation by The American College of Life Underwriters in Boston. Mass. Wilson entered the insurance field after graduating from Wabash college. During his first year, he distinguished himself by qualifying for Mutual of New York’s Top club and by being named “New Man of the Year.” Mr. Wilson is a member of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce and this year served as chairman of the United Fund campaign for the Syracuse area. Mr. Wilson is a third generation Chartered Life Underwriter following his father. Loyal I. Wilson, CLU, and his late grandfather Loyal B. Wilson, CLU.