The Mail-Journal, Volume 13, Number 6, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 March 1976 — Page 5

| f REMEMBER WHEN «T HAPPENED IN SYRACUSE

1 YEAR AGO. MARCH 26, 1975 Father Robert Rossi, president of Wawasee Prep, has announced the appointment of Matt O'Hare as new school principal of Wawasee Prep school. U.S. Congressman Floyd Fithian will be at Saint’Martin dePorres Catholic church between 4 and 5:30 on April 3. Obits: Joseph Prucinsky. 67; Mrs Thomas Schlecht, 85; and Lester Earl Niles. 52. . Births: Aaron Shea to Mr. and Mrs Don E«Tatman, Heather to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Appenzeller;

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and Brian Alan to Mr. and Mrs. Rick Baker. Connie Coy of Syracuse and Larry S. Smith are planning a July wedding. Randy A? Coverstone, a University of Evansville senior, was one of 520 students named to the winter quarter on the dean’s list. 5 YEARS AGO. MARCH 24. 1971 Rejuvenation of the main uptown business of Syracuse was the main topic of discussion for the Thursday morning meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce The Ball State university singers will be appearing at Wawasee high school Friday. The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Whitehead will be celebrated with an open house on Sunday Captain and Mrs Kenneth < Nancy Love> Smith are the parents of an eight pound. 14 ounce daughter, Hallie, born March 18. Obits Thomas Andrew Merritt 54. Foster S Pittman 78. Edwin Jamison, Mrs. Elmer Wills 78. The big Weatherhead company of Syracuse has eliminated its second shift and is now working on a one shift basis 19 YEARS AGO. M ARCH 23. 1966 Mrs Orrin t Geraldine > Smith has filed for the office of Turkey Creek township trustee on the Democratic ticket. Mr and Mrs Peter A. Blue were hosts to a number of senior citizens Monday evening, at which time plans were discussed

for the organization to be known as Turkey Creek Senior Citizens club. The 12-building complex on North James street in Milford has been sold to Syracuse Enterprises. a division of orthopedic equipment company of Bourbon. The Syracuse legion honored Joseph Koble this week with a citation for meritorius service in the community. Miss Sharon Sawyer and Gary Price exchanged wedding vows March 6 in the Syracuse Baptist church. Doug Coy is the legion's delegate to Boys' State, and John Kramer is alternate. Open house will be held Sunday from 2-4 honoring the 25th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Auer Joe Richards. 18 and a Syracuse high school senior, believes honesty is the best policy and turned in S3OO to the police department which he had found in January. In March, following legal advertising on the find and no response had been received. Judge Waldo Simpson advised Syracuse, police chief Dan Ganger to give the money to the young man who had found it, making Richards S3OO richer. 29 YEARS AGO. MARCH 22. 1956 Miss Lois Held has completed her studies for mission work at the Sudan Interior Missions, New York, and has been accepted by the board of missions as a missionary to Algeria. Africa. Announcement has been made of Miss Litta Hsuing of Goshen and William Li of the Pagoda Inn. Lake Wawasee, to wed in the spring Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ritter are the parents of Glen Lamar born early Wednesday Dale Butt and Neal Rodgers are attending a two-week outboard service school in Waukegan. lU. Dr. G Latham returned last week from Florida where he spent the winter months. - Klink's ad this week read: Round Steak lb 69c. Indiana's own county line mild cheese lb. 49c. Morrell Yorkshire thick bacon 2 lb. box 59c and Heckaman's mellow freeze ice cream galldh 99c 45 YEARS AGO. MARCH 26. 1931 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bitner are announcing the birth of a son on Monday and weighing seven and one-half pounds. Eugene Maloy and Vernon Beckman went to Nappanee last

Thursday evening where they sang two duets at lenten services in the Lutheran church. Mrs. Joe Rapp went to DeMotte on Monday where she will teach the first giade, taking the place of the teicher who could not complete tier term. Roy Sarjent stated Tuesday that many veterans here have received their loans from the government against their adjusted compensation. A total of S9O was cleared from the play given by the junior class last Friday. Two parties from Syracuse. Mr and Mrs. Roy Niles and Burton, accompanied by Mrs. L. N. House and Bert Searfoss reached Indianapolis Saturday for the state basketball tourney when the car which they were in, was hit by another, and on Saturday evening, the Dale Spragues’ auto was rammed from behind, also at Indianapolis.

Ba T 6 SPEAK — Paul Robbins. Purdue ag economics farm management specialist will be the speaker at the Kosciusko county extension advisory council annual meeting March-11 at 1 p.m., in the Shrine building at Warsaw. Dr. Robbins will present a 45 minute talk which illustrates the changes that have occured in American agriculture and life style step by step from the birth of our nation to 1920. to 1950. to 1970 and to 1990. Extension agents Pat Braman. Jerry Manges and Vic Virgil will report on 4-H and ag extension activities. Five directors will be elected to serve three year terms on the extension board. All interested persons are invited to attend.

Sullivan seeking congressional nod

Glenn H. Sullivan, a 34 year old marketing economist in the school of agriculture at Purdue university, was in Warsaw on Friday to meet with Republican party faithfuls. Sullivan, Will Erwin and Phil Oppenheim are all seeking the Republican party’s second district congressional nomination. Chi energy. Sullivan states, •‘We have been aware of the serious nature of our energy problem in America for more than three years, yet congress has not developed a comprehensive national energy program. We must implement a planned program soon if we ever hope to even come close to energy self-sufficiency in the future.” Sullivan was particularly critical of Democrat Congressman Floyd Fithian. ‘Mr Fithian is fence-sifting on this issue.” the GOP candidate said. “He has once again illustrated his lack of concern for all the people and his inability to seek common-sense solutions to problems that exist in the area “If he were truly interested in serving the people of this area he would quit playing political games with their pocketbooks and use the influence of his office to move the NIPSCo power plant proposal out of the courts and cleared for positive action.” Sullivan fears that needless delays will only push energy costs and electric bills still higher and lead to further unemployment through retarded industrial growth. On agriculture, he strongly supports the national programs based upon free market policies and minimum interference from govenment. “Congress should not interfere

United Telephone is asking rate increase

A legal notice appears this week in the matter of a petition of United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., asking an increase in exchange rates and charges, revision of rate groups or bands, elimination of color charges on standard color phones. Also, elimination during the next succeeding five years of multi-party business service, to expand base rate areas, to revise zones and zone charges of

Extensive damage in intersection collision

Damages were estimated at $1,175 in a collision at 10:05 a m. Sunday at the intersection of Pickwick road and road 530 east at the edge of Syracuse Sunday. There were no injuries in the mishap. Syracuse police reported a 1968 Chevrolet being operated by Evelyn J. Hann. 30. r 1 Syracuse Leesburg science fair set Leesburg elementary school is preparing for the annual science fair, to be held Thursday. March 4, with open house from 6:30 to 8 pm. Each student in kindergarten through grade six has the opportunity to enter a project Many of the 200 students who have entered have never participated in a science fair before. The students have found a science project is a method of learning how experimentation, observation and scientific thinking are used. It is nothing more than a step by step test to expain why and how something has happened It is a process of learning by doing Many of the students have been working on their projects since the middle of January . They have kept science fair project notebooks and accurate records of all experimentation completed According to Mrs. Lynn Caraway, science fair coordinator, certificates will be awarded to all students who enter a project in the fair. There will also be ribbons for those who excel in the use of scientific methods and procedures in each of the main categories. From these ribbon winners, there will be four grand prize winners chosen.

GLENN SULLIVAN with the free market policies now being followed in agriculture.” Sullivan contends. “Maximum reliance on the free market mechanism is desirable from both the farmer's and the consumer’s standpoint. It enables the farmer to take his income from the marketplace instead of from the tax dollar, while at the same time lowering food prices for the consumer ' Sullivan, who owns and operated farms of his own in Indiana, claims that disruption of this situation through government controls and trade embargos would have disasterous effects on the entire economy. “Consumers will eventually pay the price of such disaster through higher food prices and increased tax support programs for agriculture.” he notes. “Congress simply has no business dabbling in international agricultural policy.”

various exchanges, and to file revised tariffs to reflect all of the foregoing. The Public Service commission of Indiana will conduct a public hearing on the petition in the rooms of the commission at 907 State Office Building. Indianapolis, at 9:30 a m EST on March 24. Public participation is requested

was westbound on Pickwick road and collided with a 1975 Chevrolet truck which had stopped at the crossing and reportedly, the driver did not see the car w'hen starting across the intersection Driver of the truck was James R. Wogoman. 34. r 4 Syracuse. He was northbound at the time of the mishap. Damage to his truck was set at $650 with $525 to the Hann car. CANDIDATE — Warren H. Swartz has announced his candidacy for sheriff of Elkhart county in the coming primary. Swartz is a working member of the Elkhart county sheriff's department and has been for over 16 years. He and his wife, Geraldine, have one daughter, Jan Ellen. He is a lifelong resident of Elkhart county. The family resides at 1718 Mayfield drive, Goshen. A graduate of Millersburg high school, he served three years in the US Navy. He has taken courses at Indiana university and at Northwestern university as well as the University of Louisville. Lt. Swartz states. "I believe that religious faith is fundamental to a police officer's outlook, and am an active member and officer of the First Brethren church of New Paris, also a member of the VFW. American Legion and the Fraternal Order of Police.”

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i North Webster j | By MARY LEE WILLMAN | R. 1 Leesburg

I —1 Stephanie Jemigan 1976 Girls' Stater

Stephanie Jernigan. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jemigan, r 1 Leesburg, has been selected as this years Girls' State Representative by the North Webster American Legion Auxiliary. Carlyl Lynn Coy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Leedy. North Webster, has been selected as alternate. Stephanie is 16 years old and a junior student at Wawasee high school. She is studying music and English and plans to attend college. She is active in the foreign language club, band, orchestra, is on the speech team and takes private oboe lessons. Her hobbies are oil painting, bike riding, water skiing and creative writing. Caryl is 17 years old and a junior student at Wawasee high school. She plans to attend college and study science. She is presently majoring in science and math. Her school activities include: speech club. National Honor Society and foreign language

Efficient Homemakers have lessson on 'Plants'

Efficient Homemakers Home Extension club members met recently at the home of Cindy Heckaman. Mrs. N. R. Niles assisted the hostess. Devotions were given by Evelyn Bowser. Reports were given by Hannah Payne, health and safety, medicine labels; Pauline White, citizenship, gum and the American Creed; Doris Walls, cultural arts. "Memories by Remembering.” The lesson "House Plants” was presented by Mrs. Heckaman. The lesson was followed by group discussion During the business session members payed for individual trays to be used to serve refreshments at meetings. Lessons were selected for next year A report of the Christmas bazaar was given. The ladies voted in favor of retaining the bazaar as a money making project. Other money . making projects were discussed. Auxiliary has children's party Approximately 6® persons were present for the February 17 North Webster American Legion Auxiliary children s party. A spaghetti dinner was served. All the children received gifts from their secret mothers Following dinner entertainment was provided for the children. After the party a business session was held. The names of 17 girls were presented as possible candidates for Girls State representative Stephanie Jernigan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Wayne Jernigan. Leesburg, was cosen as the representative Caryl Lynn Coy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Leedy, North Webster, was selected as alternate. It was noted that the annual local Legion birthday party will be held in March. The next regular meeting will be held March 16. Pythian Sisters hold meeting Mrs Imogene Menzie. most excellent chief, presided over the February 23 meeting of North Webster Pythian Sisters. The group voted to make a donation to charity. Katherine Ba use and Alice Kissinger were reported to be on the sick list. Refreshments of sandwiches and cookies were served by Jeanette Bockman, Miss Martha Bockman and Irmah Bockman. Following the meeting and social hour games were played.

Good Manners Are-Training in everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

Club. ' < In her spare time Caryl enjoys doing arts and crafts, swimming, reading, bike riding, ice skating and snowmobiling. COMMUNITY NEWS Mrs Norma Roose will be hostess for the March eighth meeting of Miriam Circle of North Webster United Methodist church. Esther Circle of North Webster United Methodist church will meet at 9:30 am. March 10 in the home of Dorothy Crowell. Ladies of Lydia circle of North Webster United Methodist church will meet at 1:30 p.m. March 9 with Zelma Kile and Florence LeCount as hostesses. The fellowship room at North Webster United Methodist church will be the location of the 9:30 a.m. meeting of Mary circle. Refreshments will be served by Myra Bone. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Rix, r 1 Leesburg, have just returned home from a vacation trip to California. They also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rix and family.

It was noted that members of the club will be attending a workshop to be held at Rochester this month. Lois Royer, Sue Niles and Mary Sullivan were named as a committee to present a name for the Jane award. Club members are planning to tour a furniture factory at Berne on March 8. Betty Shock was selected as chairman of the nominating committee. Other committee members are Mrs. Royer, Mrs. Bowser and Mrs. White. Phyllis Matz was a guest. The March meeting will be held in the home of Pearl Baugher. World Day of Prayer to be observed North Webster United Methodist church junior high youth and United Methodist Women will observe the World Day of Prayer on March 25 with a 24 hour prayer vigil. The young people, under the* direction of Elnor Bieber and Mrs. Walter Tompkins, will begin the service at 12 am., March 24. It will end at 12 a.m., March 25. During school hours the prayer vigil will be continued by the United Methodist Women. Anyone wishing to participate is invited to go quietly into the sanctuary anytime during the vigil. Members of the United Methodist Women who are assisting with the project are Rebecca Hardwick, Edith Davison, Karen Richardson and Minnette Hartle. UM youth at retreat A total of nine hours of Bible study, church school lessons and worship were observed during the recent retreat held by the junior high youth of North Webster United Methodist church The book of Acts was studied. The retreat was paid for with money the young people earned raking leaves and selling merchandise at Christmas time. Recreation time was spent learning gun safety, making fireplace logs from newspapers, making cancer pads for the Red Cross and playing games. The young people also did all the chores such as washing dishes, setting the table and cleaning up. ’ Adults who helped with the retreat were Elnor Bieber, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tompkins and John McClain. -NW-

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