The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 January 1978 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 11,1978

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It Happened ... in Syracuse

1 YEAR AGO. JAN. 12.1977 Larry Yoder, r 1 Syracuse (Lake Wawasee), has accepted employment as a field representative with the Statesman Group Insurance Company. Syracuse Camp Fire Girls have set up a display of dolls in the NIPSCo window on Main Street. The annual Doll Derby competition ended Friday. The Grace Lutheran Church at Syracuse was the scene of the December 18 marriage of Neva Lucille Snyder and Steven J. Patterson. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Snyder ' and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Patterson, all of the Syracuse area. 5 YEARS AGO, JAN. 10.1973 Jack Vanderford, well known Lake Wawasee resident, was named manager of the Syracuse license branch last week by Republican county chairman Ed Pratt. Mr. and Mrs. Artie R. Montel of 601 S. Main St.„ Syracuse, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on January 20 while vacationing in Florida. Jack Kline, r 4 Syracuse, marked his 88th birthday Friday, and is a spry man for these years. Kline resides in the Ideal Beach area on Lake Wawasee where he built six houses. Belated congratulations go to Jesse Botts in observance of his 92d birthday anniversary on January 2. If memory serves us, Dorothy (Mrs. Melivlle) Smith will be observing her 92d anniversary this month, also. 10 YEARS AGO, JAN. 10.1968 Harry D. Alfrey, Jr., general manager of the Fred V. Gentsch, Inc., plant in Newton, Kans., has been elected vice president of the mobile home furniture manufacturing company. Alfrey is a graduate of Syracuse high school and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Alfrey of Lake Wawasee. Chester Zorn 111 was the guest of honor at a family dinner in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gray and family, Syracuse, on Sunday. Chester left Tuesday morning to enter military service. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil E. Smith of r 2 Syracuse announce the engagement of their daughter, Carolyn Sue, to Rick Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baker of North Webster. Mr. and Mrs. Theo Thanas, SLABAUGH CANVAS SHOP One Mile North, 4 Miles West Os Milford • Pick-Up Covers • Regular Tarps • Boat Covers • Fitted Tarps Or Any Kind Ot Cover Mode To Order Also Weather Proofing And Repair Open 5 Doys A Week 8 AM. -6P.M. [get 1 [rich!] . losing* J because The Rich Resin Paint is made with Fuller-O’Brien’s exclu- \ sive formula, to give you more of what you buy iaint for. 06 KOAT-AUUnX AMERICAN INDUSTRIES Syracuse Pro [mlfjlJShoD

Syracuse, spent the New Year’s week end at Bowling Green, Ky., where they visited with Mr. Thomas’ brother, Dr. D. C. Thomas. 20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 9.1958 Tom Auer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Auer, of Syracuse, has been promoted to corporal in the ROTC battalion at Kemper Militiary School, Boonville, Mo. Official records of the HolsteinFriesian Association of America show outstanding production records by registered Holstein cows owned by N. C. Insley of Syracuse. Miss Sandra Lee DeGroff, daughter of Mrs. Leonore Hennessey of Syracuse, became

2 new board members for North Webster

North Webster added two new town board members during last week’s first meeting of the new year: Joining the board were Greg Smith and Howard Beemish. Both were sworn in by Robert Reed, who was designated to be retained as the town’s attorney. The new members replace former board members Paul Royer and Aaron Hinesley, respectively. Elected President Serving as the board president for the year is Beemish, who was elected to the position. TERESA BLUE

Good Citizens named

Mrs. C. R. Collins, of the Good Citizen Committee of the Agnes Pryor Chapman Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, has announced the contestants that her chapter sponsored this year. From Wawasee High School is Teresa Blue, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edwin Blue, r 1 Leesburg. Sheree Taylor, of Warsaw Community High School, is the other contestant. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Taylor, 911 Country Club Drive, Warsaw. Miss Taylor is also the Kosciusko

Girl Scout cookie sales underway

Indiana Lakeland Giri Scout Council’s Association V of Kosciusko County will once again participate in the national Girl Scout cookie sale. About 800 registered girls and adult volunteers will take part in Kosciusko County. Girl Scouts will begin taking orders January 13 through January 23 with delivery to customers set for between February 25 and March 8. For the first time in several years Girl Scouts will be taking orders in the Syracuse area. Girl Scout troops in Syracuse began meeting this fall and have become quite active. Each girl involved in the product sale this year will receive a “cookie-time” button to wear and will be eligible to earn a poster, patch, bracelet charm, tshirt and totebag. In addition, each girl may earn camp credits toward her stay at Camp Singing Hills in Middlebury. Part of the profits from the annual cookie sale are used for maintaining Camp Singing Hills in addition to the camp credits for Girl Scouts and camperships for Giri Scouts unable to attend summer camp without financial help. Last year 63 Kosciusko County girls earned their full week at camp and 93 girls earned 90 per cent of their stay by selling cookies. Area Girl Scouts sold 21,768 boxes of

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the bride of George A. Carter TM3 (SS) in an informal ceremony performed Sunday, 29 December, at 5 p m. in the Sub Base Chapel. Word has been received here recently of the marriage of Mrs. Mary Peters, former Syracuse school teacher, and Guy Rarig, also of Syracuse. 45 YEARS AGO, JAN. 12,1932 The Jet White Store closed its doors here in Syracuse, Monday. Richard McConnell, who had worked here since last June, returned to his home in Warsaw. The directors of the State Bank of Syracuse held their regular meeting, Tuesday morning. A. L. Miller, elected director at the

It was reported the sewage, treatment plant is 99 per cent completed. Project manager Gary Siders, Clyde Williams and Associates, South Bend, presented a 114,531.15 claim for payment from the contractor on the plant, Brown and Brown Department heads will be appointed by the board and a salary ordinance adopted at the February 1 meeting of the North Webster Town Board at 7 p.m. in the fire station. , February 7 was selected as the date to host the Indiana Cities and Towns dinner-meeting. SHEREE TAYLOR

County winner and will compete in the state contest. The program is sponsored each year by the local chapter through the National DAR. It is open to senior class girls and boys who are U.S. citizens and attend a school that is in good standing with the state department of public instruction or accredited public and private high school. The school participating selects the student on the basis of scholastic standing and qualities of leadership, dependability, service and patriotism to an outstanding degree.

cookies with seven girls selling over 200 boxes each. The highest seller last year was Penny Secrist who sold 260 boxes. Every girl who participates in the cookie sale helps her troop to add to the troop treasury with the direct profit each troop retains from the sale. This year six products will be offered to customers instead of seven. The lemon creme has been discontinued, but favorites like the mints and savannahs will be back this year. The popular new cookie last year, chocolate chip, is offered again this year as well as chocolate-vanilla cremes, scot-teas and cheddarette cheese crackers. Prices for this year’s sale remain the same as last year — $1.25 per package. The Association V Chairman for this year’s product sale is Mrs. Randolph (Sue) Wagner of Warsaw. If you are not contacted by an area Girl Scout during the sale, you are invited to call either Mrs. Wagner or Public Relations Chairman, Mrs. Donald (Dee) Jaynes and they will be happy to put you in touch with someone in your area. An Italian immigrant to New Jersey, Italo Marcioni, produced the first ice cream cones. The invention attracted little attention.

previous meeting of the group, has qualified and is now a member of the board of directors. A series of lectures covering the field of literature since the time before there was any language, up to the present day, is to commence next week. The course, sponsored by a number of Syracuse club women, is to be given by Mrs. Walter Ballard. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown and Miss Lydia Mellinger returned home, Friday, after a two week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hogan in Chicago.

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Robert Strombeck to head county ASC

Heading the Kosciusko County ASC Committee in 1978 will be Robert Strom beck of North Webster. Other members of the ASC committee are Wilbur Latimer and James Romine, both of Mentone. Romine replaces Howard Silveus whose term had expired. Many new farmers elected community committeemen will be serving in their own neighborhoods this year. Farmers elected as community committeemen are: Ray Darr, Lester Stabler and Ralph Tusing representing Tippecanoe, Turkey Creek and Van Buren Townships; Buell Hoffer, Howard Ganshorn and Loren Young

representing Etna, Jefferson, Prairie and Scott Townships; Fred McSherry, Everett Welborn and Robert Norris representing Franklin, Harrison and Seward Townships. Also elected were Max Walther, Paul Besson and Terry Bouse to represent Clay,

Mark Holcomb arrested on three counts of burglary

Mark Allan Holcomb, 18, r 4 Syracuse, was arrested and booked at the county jail Friday, on three counts of burglary. County police believe Holcomb was responsible for the break-in and theft at three summer homes in Pickwick Park, northwest end

Jackson, Lake and Monroe Townships and Wayne McCleary, Donald Boggs and John Buhrt to represent Plain, Washington and Wayne Townships. ASC committeemen are responsible for the administration of farm programs in

of Lake Wawasee, December 20. Holcomb allegedly had gathered televisions and other household items and then placed them in a hallway at summer homes owned by Philip Kiley, Marion, and Marilyn Tindall, Indianapolis. Also, according to

the county. Some of the programs administered by the committee include price support loans on grain, loans on grain storage equipment and conservation and forestry cost-sharing. ASCS also administers grain price support and production adjustment incentive programs.

an affidavit, the youth allegedly broke into the home of Mrs. Ada Duckwall, r 1 Syracuse, located in Pickwick Park. Holcomb posted a $5,000 bond and was released. He will face charges in Kosciusko Superior Court.