The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 29, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 August 1979 — Page 14

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., August 8,1979

Milford's Main Street

THE TOWN of Milford is proud of Amy Speicher who was named Kosciusko County Fair Queen at the close of the 63rd annual fair at Warsaw’s fairgrounds Saturday night. — Winners in the contest were named at the Shrine Building when it appeared that a persistent rain would make it impossible to hold the event at the race track grandstand. The queen's crown was slipped onto Amy’s pretty head at about midnight. She won the crown through hard work, and netted $3,005.70 for the sponsoring sororities. The money will find its way into the coffers of well deserving projects in the fields of speech, hearing, etc. (Note: See photo and story on Amy on page I.) First runner-up was Lisa Hicks, entered as “Miss Pierceton." She raised $1,644.54. Lisa wanted to win so badly and had tier backers on hand to cheer her on. She would have made it five straight for the town of Pierceton. Second runner-up was Debbie Bause. entered as “Miss North Webster,” with $1,365.33. And Jackie SecrLst. entered as “Miss Mentone” was chosen by the other candidates as “Miss Congeniality." and brought in $649. ~0~ HELEN FUNK returned to her Milford home on East Catherine Street at mid-week last week from a month-long trip ta Alaska with a group that left from Shipshewana. —O'JOHN REPLOGLE. a member of the Milford Kiwanis Club, will represent the local club at a lia'r’s contest on September 11. held each year by the Bremen Kiwanis Club. Some of John’s fellow Kiwanians are kidding him about the possibility of a measure of poetic justice involved in his selection. —o— YOUNG BRIAN Wilson remains a patient in the Saint Joseph Hospital at Fort Wayne He is in the pediatries ward and. while he can not have toys and the like, he can receive mail. *■ Brian was burned when a water heater exploded several weeks ago.

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In an effort to do something special for Brian a giant card has been taken to the library for youngsters to sign this week. The card will then be delivered to Brian! -oTHE LEESBURG merchants went all out to assure Cindy Kammerer of receiving lop dollar for her grand champion barrow at the fair last Thursday night. ' he Peoples Slate Bank helped to push the price to the $7 mark in support of the area girl. The successful bidder was the Lowery Shopping Center in Warsaw. Cindy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kammerer of r 2“ Leesburg, is a 1979 graduate of Wawasee High School and a member of the Milford Happy Bachelors 4-H Club. —o— VERA SCHELL caUed to identify the man in our photo last week. He is Claude Griffin who resided on Fourth Street in Our Tow n in the early 1900 s. —o— NEXT W EEK is the week for town caucuses in Milford. The Republicans will be meeting on Monday. Aug. 13. at the fire station and the Democrats will meet on Wednesday. Aug. 15. at the fire stat ion. All town residents are urged to attend one or the other of these meetings and help nominate persons to run for town board in the fall election. -0- A FOR THE past several years Milford has laid claim to the Area II Senior Citizens Queen. This year is no exception. The Area II Queen is Mrs. Radcliff Neterer of 2307 W. Wilden Ave., Goshen. Mrs. Neterer is the former Maurine Hamilton and is a former Milford area resident. She is the daughter of Harvey Hamilton, a free minister who lived in the Bethany Church of the Brethren on US 6 north of Milford. He was caretaker of the grounds and area. Mrs. Neterer was born in Goshen and then moved to the church with her family. She attended the school by the church (Bethany School) with her teacher being Lydia Whitehead. Later the family moved to Milford where her father farmed

for Carl Gawthrop and his wife’s parents farm, just south of Syracuse-Milford Junction Road. In a letter to Miss Edith Baumgartner of Our Town, Mrs. Neterer stated the house where they lived is gone but the grove of trees still stands. She attended the Maloy School and when the schools consolidated she attended the new Milford School. Her teacher at the Maloy School was the late Trella Caris. When she was 10 the family returned to Goshen where she has lived since. Her father, Harvey Hamilton, was the son of Given and Florabell (Abrams) Hamilton. Hamilton was raised partially by relatives after his mother’s death when he was 10. One of his grandmothers lived in what was known as Kirkendorfer place at the Eisenhour gravel pit. An uncle to Hamilton, Dave Hamilton, lived in the same neighborhood along Turkey Creek. He worked for Jim Neff at the grain elevator at Milford Junction. Her mother was the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. William (Charlotte) Bussard, who lived at Bussard Hill, now Mount Wawasee. Rev. Bussard had a large orchard in the area and later operated a canning factory in New Paris. Mrs. Neterer. who attends the Goshen City Church of the Brethren, has always been active in teaching nature crafts for children. Even though she will be

Milford woman plays lead role at Enchanted Hills

In real life she’s Pam Custer of Milford, but on stage she’s Adelaide, the fiancee of a comical New York gambler. Miss Custer, 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Mishler, is playing a leading role in the musical “Guys and Dolls” at Enchanted Hills Playhouse onthe east side of Lake Wawasee. The play runs August 8-12 and August 15-19. Besides working part-time at Big Boulder Golf Course in Milford. Miss Custer rehearses every evening from 7-12 or later and Sundays from 1 to late evening. Rehearsals often run into early morning hours. “You have to have a lot of patience. You have to have a lot of concentration," pointed out the local actress. Miss Custer's performance includes four solo numbers “Sue Me.” ',‘Take Back Your Mink,” “Bushel and ‘ a Peck” and “Adelaide's Lament;” the chorus number “Guys and Dolls;” and the duet “Marry The Man Today.” Her part involves dancing as well as singing. The play “Guys and Dolls” is a story about two New York gamblers and their girlfriends who fall in love and get married. Adelaide, played by Miss Custer, has been engaged to Nathan, played by John Corona of South Bend, for 14 years. Nathan owns New York’s “oldest permanent floating crap game.” When the police raid Nathan’s crap game, he covers up the illegal activity by blurting out that all these people are gathered to celebrate his and Adelaide's wedding announcement. To avoid trouble with the police, Nathan must carry through with his story and marry Adelaide, much to her delight. The other gambler. Sky Masterson, played by Ray McGrath of South Bend, falls in love with Salvation Army Sqrgeant Sarah, played by Suzanna Johnson of Syracuse. Sky/has a SI,OOO bet with Nathan

going to the state fair to represent Area II she will have her nature classes at a deaf-mute camp at Epworth Heights, North Webster. At the state fair she will be competing with 15 other area senior queens. She would like to win for her own county (Elkhart) as she would like to make them proud to have her as a queen. She is quick to say that for herself personally it doesn't matter if she wins or not. "It's been fun and they have been nice to me with a trip to Hawaii, a new formal and various other gifts." If she does win at the state level, not only the residents of Elkhart County will be proud to claim her but so will the citizens of Milford —o— OUR PUBLISHER. Arch Baumgartner. received a pleasant surprise telephone call Sunday from his brother, Joseph, from his Rocky River. Ohio, home, reminding Arch that it was just 40 years ago (August 5) that he purchased The Milford Mail from A. J. ("Jack") Forbing and Carlyle D. Barnes. —O—TOMORROW. AUG. 9. is the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Roose and Mr and Mrs. Eldon Sorensen. It is also the birthday of Frank Scott, Inez Brooks. Dennis Spearman. Jerry Colley and Jim Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Cousins. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Beer and Mr.

Eidi '' • W'' Wa - ”■ ' VS-"*; t “GUYS AND DOLLS” AT ENCHANTED HILLS PLAYHOUSE — John Corona of South Bend, left, and Pam Custer of Milford, right, rehearse their parts for the Enchanted Hills musical production “Guys and Dolls.”

that he can’t get Sarah to go to Havana with him. Sky promises Sarah that if she goes to Havana with him he will supply her struggling mission with 12 sinners when her superior officer comes to inspect. She agrees, and they fall in love while in Havana. Police Officer Brannigan is

and Mrs. Larry Vanlaningham will celebrate wedding anniversaries on Friday. Noia Sorensen. Phil Beer II and Gina Hurd will celebrate birthdays. August 11 is the birthday of Don Losee, Marilyn Wuthrich and Frank Rink. August 12 is the anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sorensen. Mr and Mrs. Paul Brembeck. Mr. and Mrs Charles Teeple. and Mr and Mrs. Joe Ostendorf. Jr., will celebrate wedding anniversaries on August 13. Sherri Beer and Pat Beer will celebrate their birthdays. August 14 will find Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Beer and Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hamilton celebrating wedding anniversaries and Terri Rink and Susan Curry celebrating birthdays. Doug Free will be one-year older on August 15. BILL LITTLE, besides being an able school board president, has made something of a name for himself as being a Milford runner, often seen at the elementary school ball park and on the town's street in the early morning hours. But all this running is over for a time, as Bill suffers from a leg problem that developed in the3.l- - race at Nappanee recently. “I’ve undergone a certain amount of therapy,” he says, but is disappointed in his response.

played by Miss Custer s brother. Bernie Mishler, who in real life is a special police officer for the Nappanee Police Department. “Guys and Dolls ” is th£ first Enchanted Hills production Miss Custer has performed in, but she has been assigned to play a witch with a Brooklyn accent in the children's production “Sir Slob and the Princess" on August 25 at 10a.m. and2p m. “I’m really glad I tried out (for the play). You gain a lot of experience and make a lot of friends,” stated Miss Custer. She said being in the play has increased her interest in the theater. Miss Custer’s prior acting experience includes the 1978 Wawasee High School play “Hello Dolly” when she was a senior. She also sang in the high school choir. This past year she attended Grace College but will transfer to the Medical College of Georgia in the fall where she will major ip radiology. She recently received a Business and Professional Women’s scholarship. After she graduates from college, Miss Custer would like to play summer stock theater somewhere, but her main ambition is to be an X-ray technician. She is nervous about opening night, but her acting colleague. John Corona, said, “She’ll do fine.” Some behavior experts have found that it can be easier to meet a challenge if you don't think about it too much. Needless worrying can actually make things harder.

Planners motion to amend zoning ordinance

The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission passed a motion to amend the zoning ordinance of Kosciusko County at its regular meeting last Wednesday. A public hearing will be held on the amendment. The amendment would place minimum restrictions on singlefamily dwellings in residential areas except in established mobile home parks (state and Area Plan Commission approved), established mobile home subdivisions (Area Plan Commission approved), designated campgrounds (state and Area Plan Commission approved), temporary hardship cases and agricultural zoned areas. Under the proposed amendment. the residence must have a permanent fully enclosed block or molded concrete foundation around the outside perimeter of the structure and be permanently secured to its foundation. If the structure has no basement or garage, a storage building of no less than 384 cubic feet must be

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placed on the property and anchored. The residential structure must have at least 720 square feet of living space and a length-width ratio of not more than five to one This ratio must be figured on the original structure, not including add-ons. pullouts, tipouts and hitches. In other business, a preliminary plat petition for approval of a residential subdivision in Turkey Creek Township was denied. The property is located on a 5.31 acre tract of land next to the Wawasee Airport on the south side of Eli Lilly Road and 475 feet west of UR 850E. Commission member Don Ahrns motioned that the petitioner present an up-dated plat at a later date. Formal approval of Kells Sky park will take place at the August 15 meeting of the Aeronautics Commission of Indiana contingent upon the requirements that all buildings be no higher than 40’ AGL unless approved by subsequent Aeronautics Commission action.

A preliminary plat for Phyllis Miller for a residential subdivision in Tippecanoe Township was unanimously approved The property is located on the east side of Rattlesnake Drive on the south side of a county road just west of State Roaii 13. The commission discussed the drainage problem on the property and asked Mrs. MilleAf she understood that, in order to build any structures, she must first fill in the property to alleviate the drainage problem. Mrs. Miller said she understood the requirements. " Final plats for Rusty Koenigshof for Stanton Lakes Estates in Tippecanoe Township and for Alex Christofides for Wawasee Executive Estates in Turkey Creek Township were approved The commission also approved the vacations of Xanders Avenue on the west side of Syracuse Lake and Leeland Third Addition The next Area Plan Corn mission meeting is scheduled for Septembers. j