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Milford's Memorial Day — Parade and services large, impressive

Milford’s Memorial Day parade and patriotic services, held in town and at the Milford cemetery, were among the largest and most impressive, according to a large number of people who attended. The parade formed at the junior high school at 10 a.m. and moved to Main Street, then north to a point in front of the city hall where a short prayer service was conducted. It then moved northward to the Milford-Syracuse Road and then west to SR 15 where it broke up. The junior high band, the American Legion firing squad and color guard, all part of the parade, moved by bus to the cemetery where a service was held and three volleys fired in memory of the departed dead at the cross which marked the grave of the unknown soldier. Rev. Roger Eberly, pastor of the Bethel Church of the Brethren, delivered an impressive address. (Note: Full text of his talk appears on page 5.) Robert Brown read the rosterof the dead. * The cemetery was well mowed and colorful flowers decked the graves, fitting to the occasion. Long Parade The parade was one of the longest ever held at Milford on Memorial Day, with police cars, county sheriff’s vehicles, and fire trucks loaded with children

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leading the way. Literally dozens of youngsters on decorated bicycles joined in the parade. The Gold Star Mothers’ car and the Joint Citizens of the Year gave dignity and prestige to the parade. And then there were several religious floats, not to mention the American Legion and Auxiliary units.

Immel to be honored at tea The Milford Parent-Teachers’ Organization and staff of the Milford Elementary School will be hosts at a tea on Sunday, June 1, honoring retiring Milford Elementary School Principal Lewis S. Immel. Immel will retire at the end of the current school year. The tea will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. in the school gym. Merchants to extend their store hours Merchants in Syracuse and Wawasee Village will extend their store hours starting Friday, June 6. A number of stores downtown and in the village will be open until 8 p.m. on Fridays and stores in the village will be open on Sundays.

The end of the parade was brought up by six large trailertractors owned by Brock Manufacturing. Day’s Activities The afternoon’s activities sponsored by the Milford Area Development Council at the elementary school grounds began with a Nelson’s Golden Glow

NIPSCo — REMC hearing to be held in Indianapolis

A hearing has been scheduled by the Indiana Public Service Commission for June 11 in Indianapolis on an agreement reached between Kosciusko County REMC and the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. The agreement is for the sale and exchange of certain utilities in the county. This agreement was reached as a result of a state law, enacted in 1953, which states that when a town annexes a certain area, the utility which serves that town has a right to condemn the property which belongs to the utility serving the annexed area. Thus when the towns of Winona Lake, Syracuse and Warsaw annexed property to the towns recently, NIPSCo, which was the utility which served those towns, legally had a right to condemn the property which belonged to REMC, the utility which served

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chicken Bar-B-Que, where over 1,200 were served. The inflated balloon went up briefly but it was found to be too windy for rides, and so that part of the activities was cancelled. Other activities of the day included a Little League tournament and a softball tournament.

the annexed areas. The agreement reached according to Arden D. Warner, Manager of Kosciusko County REMC, involved trading utility rights for other areas in the county. Thus, REMC will take over service for rural areas previously served by NIPSCo. Warner stated that in areas previously served by REMC but soon to be served by NIPSCo, the average customer will notice an increase of $9.86 per month, based on an average usage of 886 kilowatts. IMPORTANT MEETING The Town of North Webster will hold a special meeting Thursday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. in the town hall. The board members will be meeting with the contractors on the sewer project to finalize the project.

Public urged to attend meeting to discuss community building

Members of the Milford Area Development Council met Tuesday night to continue discussions on the Milford Area Community Building and called for a public meeting to be held next Tuesday, June 3, at 7 p.m. in the EMS-Chatter Box building on Main Street. The purpose of the meeting will be to obtain public input for the new building and to gain the needed public support. MAD members are contacting buisnesses, clubs, groups and churches for help and support. Blueprints were not available for last night’s meeting but are expected to arrive in Milford today and will be available for next Tuesday’s meeting. A letter is being mailed to community leaders. It reads as follows: At special meetings of the board of directors of MAD on May 20 and 21, the following . Solutions were approved by the board of directors : “Resolved, that the corporation undertake the construction of a community building to be located in the town of Milford and to be used as an office and garage for the Van Buren Township and Milford Emergency Medical Services, Inc.; and to be utilized for the benefit of residents of the Milford community in a manner consistent with the purpose of this

Loss'set at $500,000 — Schacht Rubber Company consumed by fire Tuesday

Schacht Rubber Company, SR 13S, Syracuse, was destroyed by fire at 5:49 a m. Tuesday morning, May 27. Bill Coburn, Syracuse, vice president of the company and Kenny Johnson, Syracuse' Fire Chief, set the damage at approximately $500,000. The firm is owned by Jack Schacht. • Lost in the fire was the in-

I JwgG* /I I ,' IMht ■■■■ •' RUBBER COMPANY GUTTED — Schacht Rubber Company, SR 13S, Syracuse, was gutted by fire at 5:49 a.m. Tuesday, May 27. Syracuse firemen battled the blaze for nearly four hours and were assisted by North Webster Firemen. Total damage to the business was estimated at $500,000 by the Syracuse Fire Chief, Kenny Johnson. (Photo by Deb Fox)

corporation, toward the end that Milford will be a more attractive community in which to live. “Be it further resolved that the officers of this corporation begin with all deliberate speed to prepare plans for this building for representation at a later meeting. Said officers are authorized to expend reasonable funds for the preparation of said plans. “These resolutions are the direct result of an effort by representatives from the Milford Emergency Medical Services, Milford Area Development Council, Milford Lions Club, Milford Kiwanis Club, Milford Town Board and other community groups to build a Milford Area Community Building. “The building currently being used by the Milford Emergency Medical Services and Milford Chatter Box is quite literally falling down — it will most likely not make it through another vear. This fact’, along with the need of several Milford area service clubs for a permanent meeting place and the community’s need for a general purjMise meeting area, has resulted in this joint effort to build the Milford Area Community Building. “A major part of the new building will house the Milford Emergency Medical Services. There will be general purpose rooms for the Milford area

ventory and the raw stock. Some of the machinery was salvaged and the files and other items in the office area were saved, although there was smoke and water damage. The company had 10 persons employed. The Syracuse Fire Department received a call from Paul Kerlin and when the department arrived

service clubs and organizations. Groups indicating a need for a permanent locations are the Milford Chatter Box, Milford Lions Club, Milford Kiwanis Club, Milford Boy Scouts, Milford Area Development Council and Milford Girl Scouts. Your Help Is Needed “The floor plan is currently being discussed by the board of directors. A public meeting is being planned for Tuesday, June 3, at 7 p.m. in the EMS Chatter-

County students graduate from Manchester College

Manchester College held its 91st annual commencement exercises on Sunday, May 25th. Degrees were awarded to 37 twoyear students, 219 seniors and five graduate students. Delivering the 11 am. bac calaureate service sermon was Manchester College President Dr. A. Blair Helman. United States Committee “Year of the Child" Chairperson Jean Young presented the commencement address at 3 p.m Area students graduating were: Claypool — Kathy Arnett, r 2 and James Lawrence Howard also of r 2. Mentone — Christine Rogers Eaton, P. 0. Box 242

the machine floor area was completely engulfed in flames and the fire had spread through the roof. The North Webster Fire Department was immediately called for assistance and stayed at the scene for approximately one hour. Syracuse firemen remained on the scene for apr proximately four hours and

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Box building to allow any and all parties to participate in the discussion.” A notice on this meeting appears elsewhere in this issue. “An ad hoc committee, consisting of representatives from several community organizations, have met the past several months discussing this project. This committee selected the Milford Area Development Council, Inc., as the vehicle for (Continuedon page 2)

Milford — Julia A. Method, r 1 box 119 North Webster — Kay Joanne Rowe. P. 0. Box 620 and Dyanne Marie Tracy, ,P. O Box 45 Pierceton — Judy Annette Warner, r 2 Syracuse — Debra Sue Hartman, r 5 box 480, Benita Ruth Oiler, US 6-15625 and Jo Hamell Wagner, 500 North Harrison Warsaw — Tracy iHartzler) Brubaker, 1425 North Hartzler; David Mark Burns, 421 W'est Main Street; Paul David Kinney, 512 South Morton Street; Terry Wayne Stevens. 1810 Briarwood Drive; and Daniel E. Tess, r 2 box 354.

— Julia A. Method, r 1

returned at 10:13 a.m. to clean up some hot spots. Syracuse used 18,000 gallons of water and responded with four trucks. No cause has been determined. Johnson said there could be a number of possibilities and he has no plans to determine the cause, leaving the investigation to the firm’s insurance company.