The Mail-Journal, Volume 10, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 July 1973 — Page 6

Hobbies are enjoyable —

Mrs. Alton Kruger finds candlemaking an enjoyable pastime

Candles, in every size, shape and color, decorate the home of Mrs. Alton Kruger. Stoner’s Park road, Webster Lake. Mrs. Kruger spent almost eight months studying candle-making through a correspondence course from California, and now has made over 1,000 candles. Mfs. Kruger related her son, Joe Kruger, also of Webster Lake, originally bought the mail order course for his wife, over two years ago. She had not been interested, so it was left unused for over a year. When the senior Mrs. Kruger suffered a back injury in December of 1971, he brought the

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course to her when she returned from the hospital. “I was delighted,” Mrs. Kruger recalls. As she could not easily move around, she needed something to keep her occupied. The 48 lessons in the course were completed by July of 1972. The candles take about four or five days to make, Mrs. Kruger explained. “I could potentially make about 20 candles in a week,” she continued. On the first day, the wax is poured into the mold. It must be allowed to set over night. The candles are cleaned out of the molds on the second day and any needed carving is done. They are

also buffed with nylon hose. On the third day, any. necessary painting is done and decorations are pinned and glued in place on the fourth day. Molds, paints and decorations can be purchased through the California firm, but Mrs. Kruger remarked she sometimes buys materials from art shows in Indianapolis, as they are often considerably less expensive there. Mrs. Kruger does not use paraffin in her candles, as one might expect. She buys wax from an area oil company and mixes it with stirric acid. The resulting mixture does not melt or become

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By FRED LASKOWSKI The Lakeland Youth Center girl’s softball all-star team will compete in a three-game series against North Webster, with the first game Thursday, July 12, at 10 a.m. Everyone is invited to come to the Syracuse athletic field to cheer the girls on to victory. A pet show is on tap for Friday, July 13, at 1 p.m. Some of the categories include dog with longest ears, dog with shortest ears and most unusual pet. Ribbons will.be awarded to all winners. Tie dye is the arts and crafts project the youngsters will be working on this week. The youth center is a United Fund Agency. ’ OLYMPIC GAMES Olympic Games in Sweden were won by the U. S. team led by track and field star Jim Thorpe on July 15, 1912.

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used up nearly as fast as the wax in most candles. An owl, which had been burned off and on for over a year, had used only about an inch and a half of wax from the center of the candle. These candles burn straight down, due to the nature of the wax and do not drip. Sand candles, once a fad in candle making, are made by Mrs. Kruger also. “I don’t really like to make them,” she commented, “They’re very messy. But I will often use sand if I have a mold that doesn’t fit right or that leaks. If you pack it in sand after filling it, the wax won’t leak out.” Sand candles are made by making an indentation of any size or shape in some wet sand, and pouring wax into the indentation. A thick layer of sand will stick to the outer perimeter of the candle. Mrs. Kruger has 172 molds at her last tally. “That’s one reason I enjoy candle making so much,” she remarked.” You’re not doing the same thing all of the time. Even if you make two candles from the same mold, you can make them different colors, paint them differently and vary the t decorations added to them. Each one is different.” Mrs. Kruger observed that

Eagles elected president of Kiwanis International

William M. Eagles, a Richmond, Va., neurosurgeon, was elected president of Kiwanis International June 27 at the organization’s 58th annual convention in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, according to Jerry L. Badskey, president of the Lakeland Kiwanis club. As leader of the international service Dr. Eagles will be spokesman for its 272,000 members in 6,000 clubs throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Central and South America, the Caribbean, the Far East and the Southwest Pacific area. He succeeds Lorin J. Badskey, a North Webster industrialist who held the position since October 1,1972. Prior to becoming president of Kiwanis International, Eagles served one year as presidentelect, one year as treasurer, one year as a vice president, and two two-year terms as a trustee of Kiwanis International. He also served as president of his Kiwanis club (Chesterfield, Va.), as lieutenant governor and governor of the Capital Kiwanis district, and as both member and chairman of several district committees. He has been both member and chairman of the Kiwanis International committee on boys and girls work, and a member of the Kiwanis International committee on Circle K clubs.

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making candles “taxes her decorative powers.” She has not been content with making only the candles taught in the California course. She has added variations in painting and jewelry to many of their models. She has also improvised on a few candles, which the course encouraged her to do. A scrumptious-looking sundae with whipped cream and a cherry on top, was one of her improvisations. She pours the first part of the candle into a standard ice cream glass, and then whips the white wax to give it the appearance of whipped cream. She has also made several candles using milk cartons for molds. Protruding decorations can be added to the side of such a candle by sticking a small open mold to the side of the finished milk-carton candle while the small mold still contains hot wax. These candles look quite impressive when set atop an upsidedown, decorated champagne glass. “I just don’t like to sit around and do nothing,” she explained while pointing out two white swans and a grandfather clock on the mantel. “Candle-making has been a lot of fun for me. I have enjoyed every bit of it.”

William M. Eagles, M.Q Most recently he has been a member of the International board’s executive committee, and as a member of its committee on convention. He is a trustee of the Kiwanis International Foundation. Eagles has been a Kiwanian for 20 years. The 58th annual convention of Kiwanis International in Montreal, Quebec attracted more than 20,000 people, Kiwanians and their families. It was the second Kiwanis meeting in Montreal. Convention highlights included speeches by the 1972-73 Kiwanis International president Lorin J. Badskey; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Minister of Marble Collegiate church, New York

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