The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 13, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 April 1979 — Page 9

North Webster News By MARY LEE WILLMAN

Theta Sigmas elect officers Members of Theta Sigma Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority met April 10 in the home of Sue Mulligan. Election of officers was held. The new officers are: Mrs. Gillem — president Barbara Clouse vice , president Linda Hoy — treasurer Mrs. Brower — corresponding secretary Marian Breyer — recording secretary Betty Richrreek — conductress. Mrs. Robert L. Bledsoe, James, was guest speaker. Mrs. Bledsoe is national culture chairman of Psi lota Xi and has served the past two years as a North East District officer on the National Council. She became a member of Roe Chapter, Angola, in 1947 and was granted a 25-year active status in 1975. The meeting was opened by Sally Gillem, president. Roll call response was, “What Good Thing Happened To Me Last Week?” It was noted that the state meeting will be held at Homestead High School, Fort Wayne, on May 5. Convention delegates will be Marilynn Brower and Mrs. Gillem. Mary Waltz will also attend. Total 1977-78 contributions to cultural projects on the national level was announced. They are: Symphonies, $12,475.25; all music, $35,296.07 and total national, all culture, $56,145.07. Theta Sigma Chapter projects for this year were listed. They are: Cheese and sausage sale in October, second annual Community Christmas Bazaar in December; winter jazz concert in March and selling Geraniums in April. Philanthropic projects: Sending Brenda Iden to the IU Summer Music Clinic; Lakeland Day Care Center; Special Olympics; North Webster Charity Fund; North Webster Public Library; North Webster EMS; North Webster Boy Scouts; helping a local 4-H member finance a trip to Washington, D.C., and the I.U. Dental,

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“Brush-In’ with over 650 school children participating. A cake auction was held with Mrs. Breyer as auctioneer. A tea for proposed new members was held April 17 in the home of Connie Bailey. The Pledge Night Social will be held April 24 in the home of Mary Jane Fuschetto. Silk flowers is lesson Mary Lou Whitehead was hostess for the April 10 meeting of Chit Chat Extension Homemakers Club. Mrs. George

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ALICE RINKER has been seen rushing around North Webster recruiting help, etc. for the Mermaid Festival. —o— MR. AND Mrs. David Everetts and family have returned home from a vacation trip to South Carolina. —o— NORTH WEBSTER Past Chiefs of the Pythian Sisters meeting has been cancelled for April. During the April 9 Pythian Sisters meeting the evening was spent getting ready for the upcoming Elkhart Convention. Refreshments were served by Thelma Berger and Margaret Kiser —o— NEW ACOLYTES at North Webster United Methodist Church are: Jody Lawson, Tyna Haney, Dane King, Nikola Dipert, Christie Charmichael and Heidi Brower. Barbara Hunt is acolyte chairman. —o— THIS IS the stormy season. For anyone not familiar with safety

Paton assisted the hostess. The lesson, “How To Make Silk Flowers” was given by Judy Earl. Following the lesson each member made a carnation and a corsage of violets. Roll call response was, “What I’m Doing For Easter.” Minutes of the last meeting were read by Janet Kirkpatrick. The treasurer’s report was given by Mary Lou Cindrich. Becky Pritchard discussed, “Indian Burial Sites In Kosciusko Co.” as the cultural arts lesson. It was announced that the group is to act as hostesses in the

procedures to be taken during storms or tornados there are information leaflets available at your local drug store or other businesses. —O'REV. AND Mrs. Bryce Foster have just returned home from a vacation trip to Florida. —o— MR. AND Mrs. Kerry Kline, formerly of Minnesota, are new residents of the North Webster Community. MARY JANE Fuschetto is ways and means chairman for Theta Sigma Chapter of Psi lota Xiperanium sale. All flowers sold now will be delivered one week before Mother’s Day. All funds raised will be donated to chairty. PEGGY WILLMAN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Willman r 1 Leesburg, spent April 6,7 and 8, attending a physical education seminar at Madison, Wise. FOR THE first time ever, this reporter saw a cat with the hiccups. It was interesting and more than a little bit funny. —o— JEAN MCNABB had a scare on April 8 when her kitchen range was struck by lightening. Fuses blew and so did the stove. There was plenty of smoke but no fire. —o— A BIRTHDAY dinner party was enjoyed on April 11 by members of Goodwill Home Extension Homemakers Club. The ladies dined at Warsaw. Blanche Cline, a charter member of the group, discussed the club’s history and achievements. Margaret Darr was the fortunate recipient of the Easter Lily centerpiece. Mrs. Robert Bush and Mrs. John Detwiler planned the party. —o— BOUQUETS — TO Lila Strombeck and Beverly Colren for being concerned about the school children (and everyone else who travels SR 13) and not afraid to take action to remedy the situation. The ladies are circulating a petition to get something done about the pot holes and totally miserable condition of SR 13 in North Webster, especially in front of the school. —o— A SKIFF of ice around the lakes on April 10? RUTH BOYER has returned home after spending the winter months in southern Florida. BARBEE CONSERVATION club would like to expand its membership, according to Waldo Bostel, president of the organization.

women’s building during the county fair. Plans were discusssed for the upcoming style show and Homemakers Week. Doris Everson, president, will be in charge of a committee that will write a history of the club. Ruth Ann Diaz received a gift from her secret pal. Lois Anderson was a guest. The serving table was decorated in keeping with a religious Easter theme. Diana Bucher received the door prize. The May meeting will be held in the home of Mrs. Diaz.

Lucille Hobell. a member of the Conservation club board of directors, expressed her feelings about the group with a poem that was read at the February meeting. "Our Supper Night” Down the road we go, one and all, For supper at the Conservation Club Hall. To greet our president —Waldo the man, • Doing a job the best he can, Edna Lawson, the secretary — Harold Henry the treasurer. Members of the board who work together full measure. To see films about safety on the lake, To hear fishermen brag about their take. The instructive films we see On swimming and boating for you and me. It takes an enjoyable evening for one and all So come next month to the Conservation Club Hall. ■■ Lucille Hobell —O'MR. AND Mrs. Harry Heche and family spent last week end visiting relatives at Wayland, Mich. On Sunday a family birthday dinner was held honoring Mrs. Heche’s mother, Mrs. Harold Calkins, Harry Heche, Jr. and Mrs. Heche. Each one having a birthday was presented with his or her own birthday cake, cards and gifts. There were 30 persons present for the event. —o—--808 LINDEMUTH is baby sitting for a Mexican Tarantula spider named, Norton. Norton belongs to Bob’s brother, Don. It seems Don’s mother took an extremely dim view of sharing her house with the big spider. This column can sympathize with the lady’s apparent lack of hospitality, although Norton is harmless. The beautifully marked adult male spider measures three inches across. His body is a deep chocolate brown color with lighter shades of brown. He is banded with bright orange stripes, especially on the legs. Tarantulas of Norton’s variety are also natives of Arizona and Southern Calofnia. MRS. ROBERT Bledsoe, cultural chairman of Psi lota Xi sorority and officer on the North East District National Council, was a special visitor in the North Webster Community April 10. A dinner party was held for her . at the Windjammer restaurant. Those attending were officers of the Theta Sigma Chapter: Sally Gillem, president; Barbara Clouse, vice president; Sue Mulligan, corresponding secretary; Marilynn Brower, recording secretary; Annie Mock, treasurer; Mary Waltz, advisor; and Marian Breyer, conductress. P. K Smith was observed chopping up a large tree that had blown down in his yard. SPEAKING OF big trees —a very large tree in the North Webster cemetery was snapped in two by the recent high winds.

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'April Showers' opens 65's April meeting Group singing of “April Showers” was enjoyed during the April 11 meeting of Sechrist Sixty Five extension Homemakers Club. Diane Williams was hostess for tbe meeting. She was assisted by Joan Moore. Roll call was answered by 11 persons. Roll call response was, “Plans For Summer.” Devotions entitled, “Foolish Complaints” were read by Karen Richardson. The lesson, “Care Os Clothing” was given by Norma Boyer. Following the lesson Mrs. Boyer conducted a quiz on laundry detergents. A group discussion of he ’pful hints was held. Mrs. Richardson told about tornados as the health and safety lesson. How to make a round garden with compost pile center was explained by Dixie Pruor. Mrs. Boyer gave the cultural arts lesson and Laura Custer presented the citizenship lesson. A special program on CPR was given by Steve Williams and Jerry Richardson. The door prize was given to Ann Engle. Refreshments were served from a table decorated in keeping with the Easter season. Candy Teghtmeyer will be hostess for the May meeting. -NWYouth Temperance Education Week set Next week, April 23-28, has been proclaimed Youth Temperance Education Week by Governor Otis Bowen. Temperance posters made by Milford students will be on display all week in the window of Amazing Motors, Main Street, Milford. Gov. Bowen has called this week: “Being aware of increased usage of alcoholic beverages, tobacco and other narcotics among teenagers, and knowing the future of the state and nation will be theirs to direct. It is of grave concern that they be given the opportunity to study and learn the importance of such poison upon the human body . . . as to alleviate the problem in these areas. ” Car of Leesburg man is bumped A car operated by David D. Heath, 39, r 1 Leesburg, was bumped from behind by a truck driven by Scott R. Boundy, 21, r 2 Hart, Mich. Both vehicles were in the northbound lane of North Detroit St., Warsaw, Sunday evening, April 8. Damage to Heath’s auto was estimated at SIOO by Warsaw City Patrolman Paul Schmitt. No damage was received to the Boundy truck. Milford Lions short meeting Milford Lions cut their regular meeting, held Monday night in the fire station, short due to the death of one of their members. Lion Marshall Estep. Following dinner and a brief business meeting, presided over by Lion Gervis Schafer, the club adjourned and went as a body to the Mishler Funeral Home. Lion Estep was an active Lions Club member for many years and served diligently on numerous committees. He is a past club president. Meeting set to discuss Ethanol There will be a meeting, open to the public, for those concerned with the energy shortage. The meeting will be held at the women’s building Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, Warsaw, Thursday, April 19,7:30 p.m. The presentation will be given by Carolyn Zintgraff, president of Third Century Venture Corp., and Dr. Robert Peart, professor of agriculture engineering, Purdue University. They will speak dn the use of agriculture waste products to produce Ethanol (gasoline 4- ethanol = gasahol) using the Cellulose conversion process. The meeting has been arranged by the Young Farmer’s Committee, Kosciusko County.

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| School i I lunch | | menu | LAKELAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MENU April 23-27 MONDAY — Hot dog, baked beans, fruit salad, cookie and milk TUESDAY- Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes, lettuce salad, peach cobbler and milk WEDNESDAY - Lasagna, buttered peas and carrots, applesauce, bread and butter, cake and milk THURSDAY - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fruit salad, bread and butter and milk FRIDAY — Submarine sandwich with lettuce and pickle, mixed vegetables, fruit jello and milk Break-ins at 3 businesses in Webster Break-ins at three North Webster businesses occurred Monday evening, Apriil 9. Only one of the businesses reported items missing. Ehtry into the Reimer’s Ice Service. Inc., uptown North W 7 ebster was through a back window. Once inside the thieves stole a Panasonic AM-FM portableradio. Entry into the other two businesses. Lakeview Concrete Products and Dairy Queen, was through doors they had kicked in. No vandalism or missing items were reported at either business. All of the businesses were located within one and a half miles of each other. Kosciusko County Patrolman Richard Monk investigated. Arraignment continued The arraignment was continued until 11 a.m. April 19 of Harry Dennis Bonney, 39. Turtle Bay Trailer Park. Syracuse, for appearance'of his attorney. The accused is charged with battery, a Class C felony, after an alleged knife attack which injured Timothy Ernest Coyle, 27, Elkhart, at his trailer on March 11. AaR MASTER SALES COUNSELOR — Marty Braley, zone manager of Ford Motor Company. recently announced that Melvin “Buzz” Keck has achieved the distinction of master sales counselor for the fifth straight year in 1978. Mr. Braley further stated that Keck was one of only 38 out of oyer 1,400 Fold salesmen in Indiana, and the only one in Kosciusko County, to attain the coveted Master status. Keck has been employed at C. S. Myers Ford, Milford-Syracuse, since 1974.

Wed., April 18,1979 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Men's Chorus from Berne to sing at North Wood

The Men’s Chorus of the First Mennonite Church of Berne will present a concert of Gospel music at 7 p.m. on Sunday. April 22. in the North Wood High School auditorium The concert is being sponsored by the North Main Street Mennonite Church of Nappanee. The choir sings regularly on the church's radio program “Songs of Praise” which is aired weekly on station WADM, Decatur and WMEF. Fort Wayne and KFRM. Wichita, Kan. The chorus has maintained a repertoire of music that has pleased the ears of its varied listeners. The aim of the choir is to proclaim God's glory, love, faithfulness and the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Its B Booked for possession Allen Leßoy Coy. 17, P.O. Box 383 North Webster, was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail recently. He was booked on charges of illegal possession of alcoholic beverage and illegal possession of marijuana. He was later released to his parents NIPSCo joins others in class action suite Northern Indiana Public Service Company has joined several United States-Utilities in a class action law suit which charges three major meter manufacturers with illegal pricing practices. NIPSCo filed with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to join the civil action against Rockwell International Corporation The Singer Company and Textron, Inc. The utility said it was seeking triple damages from the three companies for purchases dating 1971 through 1977. Total figures for purchases have not been established at this time. The meters are used to measure consumption of natural gas by utility company customers.

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