The Independent-News, Volume 115, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 August 1989 — Page 2

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - AUGUST 3, 1989

Memories Os The Teegarden Milk Plant By Ereel & Charles Myers The Teegarden Milk Plant was built by business partners. Mr. Freed and Mr. Morris Latham, owners of Capital Dairy, in Chicago, with the help of Mr. J. M. Roelke, of Teegarden, who was the supervisor. Capital Dairy, on Wabash Avenue, in Chicago, bought the milk. The milk plant began business in 1927. Some farmers invested in the company. The farmers who sold milk to Capitol Dairy were members of the Pure Milk Association. Many farmers delivered their supply of milk to the plant, the line of trucks and trailers began at the plant and went across the B & O Railroad to Ist Road. Many trucks also picked up the milk from the farms, this was quite a job lifting the cans in the trucks plus the cans were double checked. The owners of trucks were Russell Boggs, Ed Germ an n, Ernest Germann. Claude Heckaman, Maine Holland. Al Huffman, Ray Jacobson, Russell Knepp, John Knoblock, Roy Roelke (2 trucks), Howard Ross, Dale Shupert, John Smith, Harold Wise, John Pippenger, Ronnie Carlberg, Oscar Heckaman and then Eldon Germann, Wally Germann and Cal Wenner purchased routes from former owners. Some of the men who drove the routes for the owners were Lester Ullery, Raymond Uliery, Gell Fouts, Cal Wenner, Clark Dare, Raymond Keck and Walter Watkins (sorry we don’t have all the names listed). When the people from Teegarden heard the banging of the milk can lids being removed and saw the smoke rolling from the chimney when the coal was thrown into the two fire boxes to get the water hot and the steam pressure up, they knew the daily operations had begun. The first men who worked at the plant were Al Berg, of Bremen; Jerry Litchfield and Francis Kring, of Teegarden; and Toby Jacobson, Tyner. Al Berg was going home from work on Sunday afternoon and got hit and killed by a B & 0 train at the Teegarden railroad crossing.

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When Toby left the job, John Lemert was hired in on October 31. 1935. Some years later Delmar McCann was hired, also Charles Myers. During summer vacation others were hired to help. The men wore white coveralls and caps also boots since so much water was used operating the plant. As the milk was moved by the conveyor into the plant, each farmer's delivery of milk was weighed each day. Once a month they took a butterfat test. There were certain days when a man came to test the milk from each delivery. After the milk was processed. the men had to clean the plant, the cooling coils were scrubbed and storage take cleaned, one of the men had to get inside the tank to thoroughly clean it, then the floor was scrubbed. At the end of the day the plant was sparkling clean, ready for another day. During the Jewish holidays, a Rabbi from Chicago would be at the plant. In the mid-1930’s the farmers went on strike for higher milk prices, the operation at the plant ceased for a time. In 1927 the milk was hauled to Capitol Dairy, on Wabash Avenue, in Chicago, by chain-drive Mack trucks which had solid rubber tires making a very rough ride. Frank Miller and Earl Watkins, of Teegarden, were the truck drivers. The delivery was made at night. Sometimes there were 10 gallon milk cans placed on the rack on the outside of the tank truck, at times when the driver had to stop for a light in Chicago, someone in a truck would take a few cans. Some years later the milk was piped to tank cars on the B & O Railroad siding and shipped to Chicago. This type of hauling was discontinued and tanker trucks were used again. The first bookkeeper for the Teegarden Dairy in the summer of 1927 was Gladys Stiles-Summers. There was no office so she worked in a corner of the B & O Depot until Mr. J. M. Roelke, who was the manager, rented part of a store building across from the U. B. Church until the office addition was built on to the plant. She left in May 1930. Helena Mullet-Rosen-gard took the job. Others who were bookkeepers were Winifred Schultz-Jacobson, Helen Bollen-baugh-Newcomer, Evelyn Bollen-

baugh-Taylor and Mary Stonebur-ner-Litchfield*-Lewis. The field men were Lucian Fitzgerald. Jerry Litchfield. John Fitzgerald and Claude Watkins. When there was a vacancy. Jerry Litchfield did the work. After a number of years Capitol Dairy sold to Coventry's Delight and they continued operation until July 1956 when the plant closed and dismantled. Jerry Litchfield went to work at Coventry’s Delight at the plant in Wellsboro until it closed. John Lemert went to Chicago to work for Coventry's Delight, retiring in 1971. Delmar McCann went into business for himself. Our thanks to John Lemert for the helpful information for this article, also Gladys Stiles-Sum-mers, who lives in Shelby, North Carolina, plus all others for their help answereing my questions. POTATO CREEK STATE PARK TO HOST SIXTH AUL/ GOVERNOR’S CUP EVENT Potato Creek State Park will host the sixth regional fitness event in the sixth annual AUL/Govemor’s Cup Series on Saturday, September 9, beginning at 8:15 a.m. Potato Creek State Park is located near North Liberty in St. Joseph County. The regional event and the AUL/ Governor's Cup Finale includes, an 8K Race (4.97 miles), a 5K Walk (3.1 miles), a 1 Mile Fun Run and a */iK f'/imile) Pee Wee Race for children ages 2-6. A pre-registration fee of $7.00 is charged for each 8K race up to the Wednesday before each event. Race day registration at the park is $9.00. There is a $5.00 preregistration fee for participation in the 5K Walk. Race day walkers will be charged $7.00. Participants in the 8K Race and the 5K Walk will receive a souvenir shirt. There is no charge to participate in the Pee Wee event or the One Mile Fun Run. Race Day registration is at the park from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Entry forms are available at most running and biking stores. YMCAs, Indiana State Parks, fitness centers, and American United Life Agencies throughout the state, of by calling the toll free race hotline at 1-800-622-4931. In South Bend call AUL General Agent James N. Lenos. CLU. 232-3222. Male and female overall winners (8K) receive SIOO each. And to recognize the achievements of the mature runners there will be a SSO cash prize for the fastest male and fastest female in the 40-49 age category and in the 50-and-over age category. Ribbons will be presented to all finishers in the 5K Walk, the One Mile Fun Run, and to all Pee Wee Racers (ages two to six). Special prizes will recognize the overall male and female Pee Wee Race winners in the age two to four and the age five to six divisions. REAL ESTATE SALES COURSE TO BE OFFERED AT ANCILLA COLLEGE The approved Real Estate Sales Course will once again be offered at Ancilla College beginning on Tuesday, September 5. Gasses will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. EST for nine weeks. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be qualified to take the State Real Estate Licensing Examination. For more information and/or to register for the Real Estate Sales Course, call Ancilla College at 9368898. REASSESSMENT BOOKLET AVAILABLE FOR INDIANA HOMEOWNERS Taxpayers Research Association, a non-profit organization based in Fort Wayne, has published a 44-page booklet which helps explain reassessment to residential homeowners. Included in the book is a description of how a taxpayer can appeal an increase in assessed valuation.

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In 1989, each piece of residential property in Indiana will be reassessed — the first general reassessment in 10 years. Perhaps no tax topic is as widely misunderstood as reassessment. This booklet will explain the Indiana property tax system, describe how property is assessed, and, most importantly, provide information regarding how a property owner can appeal his or her new assessed valuation. The booklet is available for $5.00 (plus 5% sales tax and .90 postage) and can be ordered from Taxpayers Research Association, 826 Ewing Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802. Orders can also be phoned in at (219) 426-4792.

SERVICE ex _ —- NOTES July 25 (FHTNC) - Navy Petty Q x/ Officer Ist Gass Wendell F. Klingerman, son of Elizabeth E. and UI J■■ r- v.- I z Am®rtcon>*artga Wendell F. Khngerman. Jr., of A»»oc*a«o«V NOTE: COUPON EXPIRES 8/31/89 Soup For Cinco De Mayo Cinco de Mayo is the annual Mexican celebration of the May 5, 1862 defeat of invading French forces at the Battle of Puebla. Mexico. Throughout the United States, people of Mexican descent celebrate this great victory, in which Mexican forces prevailed despite being out numbered 3 to 1. Parades, dances, speeches and holiday meals help mark the occasion. Mexican ftxxl lovers can enjoy the fun of Cinco de Mayo at home with easy to prepare Mexican style dishes. Mexican Onion Soup for example, combines pungent ingredients like green pepper, garlic and chili powder with convenient Campbell's dry onion soup and recipe mix. made with quality ingredients and no preservatives. For added south-of-the-border flavor, garnish Mexican Onion Soup with Cheddar cheese, green onion and crispy tortilla chips for a dish that’s worth celebrating. MEXICAN ONION SOUP 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cups water 1 medium green pepper, 2 tablespoons taco sauce chopped fa teaspoon chili powder 2 medium cloves garlic, *4 teaspoon ground cumin minced Tortilla chips for garnish 1 can (about 15 ounces) Shredded Cheddar cheese tomatoes, undrained, for garnish cu ^ U P Sliced green onion for I pouch Campbell's Onion garnish Soup and Recipe Mix I In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, in hot oil. cook green pepper with garlic until tender 2. Stir in tomatoes, soup mix, water, taco sauce, chili powder and cumin. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low. Cover; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 3. Garnish with chips, cheese and green onion. Makes 4 cups or 5 servings. : nm SAVE 2501 ■ P on one box of J Onion Soup and Recipe Mix I ■ siooo 1213 m

Rural Route 4, Walkerton, recently departed Norfolk. Virginia on a deployment to the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea while serving aboard the battleship USS lowa, homeported in Norfolk. During the deployment, Klingerman will participate with other allied Navies in learning and practicing combined tactics and operations. He will take part in a military training exercise and will visit several foreign ports including Kiel, Germany and Portsmouth, England. A 1968 graduate of John Glenn High School, he joined the Navy in December. 1971.