The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 47, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 December 1982 — Page 15

fll 9**"w 'rift - b t>l fIK Zjr 4L > ■ ■ • : •<» Um • ••' I all A “ '* TO PRESENT CHRISTMAS CONCERT — The chancel choir of the Calvary I’nited Methodist Church. Syracuse, will present its 18th annual Christmas Carol Concert Sunday evening, Dec. IT, at 7:30 p.m. The 25-voice group, accompanied by Donna Wagner, and directed by Robert Jones will sing a varied selection of both sacred and secular numbers. - j Besides the more serious music, some of the songs are humorous, and some are particularly attractive to children, including the Fred Waring arrangement of "Twas the Night Before Christmas." Since the church is thoroughly decorated for the holiday season, according to Rev. David Maish. the atmosphere is especially conducive for the evening's Christmas concert. Light refreshments will follow and child care facilities are provided. The public is cordially invited to attend.

ft li ft mJKfIK PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS SERVICE - Chris Elder: Carol Elder, teacher: Chris Huffer: David Gibbs: and Becky Thomas are making red apple decorations, which the French use on their trees, to remind us that the one born at Christmas forgives sins which are like the sins of Adam and Eve. The program will be presented at the Calvary United Methddist Church at 10;40 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 12.

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'Christmas Around the World' set for Sunday

Children of the Calvary United Methodist Church, Syracuse will lead in the celebration of “Christinas Around The World”, on Sunday. Dec. 12. in the 10.40 a m morning worship service. Approximately 100 children, ages two through high school, will participate in celebrating the customs, music and pageantry of Ireland. Mexico, France, Great Britain and Poland. Co-chairwomen Sherry Leedy and Bobbi Laughlin, and Beckie Thomas, childrens' coordinator, are assisting the teachers: Denise Garner, nursery department; Kay Neff and Dorothy Keim, kindergarten; Steve Davis, Carol Elder and Deb Mangas, primary I and II;

Christmas pageant at Saint Andrew's

The children of Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church Sunday School, kindergarten through high school, will present a Christmas pageant thjs Sunday, Dec. 12, at 10:30 a.m.. in the church sanctuary. The pageant tells the Christmas story through the reading of scripture, a variety of familiar Christmas songs, and through

Shirley Bobeck and Millie Shively, junior department; and Donna Wagner, junior high. A birthday cake for Jesus will be the highlight of the fellowship time following the service. Open house of the church school classrooms will be held immediately after this fellowship time, to enable all to enjoy the decorations, handmade by the children, and samples of food from each country. The public is invited to attend this Christmas festival of music, featuring: "It’s A Small, Small World”, “If I Could Teach The World to Sing”, “Happy Birthday” to Jesus and skits, customs and carols from around the world

pantomime. Featured players in the pageant are Amy Clouse. Rick Peterson, Brad Gallier, Jeff Impey, Paul Hardy, Jack Stoelting, Carla Clouse, Cathy Cobbum. Sara Cox and Ella Tyson. The pageant is being directed by Mrs. Joseph (Julie) Taubert. The public is invited to attend.

?w .. 8l ' H £ BLTREE CONSTRUCTION - WiUard Richardson. Stanley Custer and Bob Elliott are completing construction «f a “thing Christmas tree" lor the Christian Church of Milford's first Living Christmas Tree Program which will he presented three nights at 7 p.m.: Friday. Dec. 17; Saturday. Dec. 18: and Sunday. The Living Tree consists of a structure reaching I7*i feet high and I 7 1? feet wide at the base. After completion, the tree will be adorned with live evergreen boughs and approximately 3.000 lights. The structure wiU hold nearly » singers up to the star on top. Other committee members responsible for construction are: Larry Martindale, chairman; Fred Walk; Marvin Rapp; Leon Tocher; Bud Seely; Jim Moore: Dave Benning: Denny Replogle: and Walt Runyan. "Ring the Belk” will be the theme of this year’s program with a cast composed of the various choirs of the church and several members. Reservations must be made to attend and to reserve tichets. at no charge, call the church office at 858-BISI during the day. or 858-1474 in the evening. Hie public is invited to attend.

Life with a homebuilt woodburning stove

Last year about this same time, we told readers how to create an efficient $35 woodburning stove using a salvaged electric water heater. Now, we're passing along some information sent to us by Linda Rogers on how she and hethusband, Joe, improved on the low-cost, build-it-yourself heater we designed here at THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS. Linda and Joe built the woodburner for us in their house in rural Ohio. One problem they had early on was the scarcity of free-for-the-taking castoff water heaters in their area . . . so the couple spent $lB on one at a salvage yard. Then, utilizing a bit of welding skill that Joe had acquired during his days as a member of the Future Farmers of America, the Ohioans constructed the homebuilt unit true to our instructions, and promptly named it “Pig”. Linda and Joe proudly installed their do-it-yourself heater in the dining room . . . where, Linda says, it efficiently eliminated the chill of several fall mornings. But our claim that “you can even cook on it” intrigued Mrs. Rogers, and she immediately began to explore that possibility. Unfortunately, Linda soon found that the appliance’s S“ thick top required a long heating-up period ... so she decided to try a minor modification. Another trip to the salvage yard produced a piece of sheet steel the same size as “Pig’s” horizontal, top-mounted loading door. After Joe finetrimmed the extra “lid” to fit just right and added a handle, the cooktop was in business. With the thicker top turned back, the thinner plate does just what the Rogers hoped: It warms up rapidly and reaches "frying temperature” without superheating the whole house. They also found that the plate can be slid back toward the stovepipe to open a crack at the front of the loading hole for additional air intake. This trick does cut down on the stove’s efficiency, the couple found, because “Pig” is no longer airtight ... but on the other hand, the extra blast of oxygen helps start a really fast blaze to speed up the early morning coffee. And turned sideways, the cooktop allows enough space to insert a popcorn popper or a grill . . . yet it still keeps smoke properly directed up the chimney. A “Sootless Sue Drum Oven”, which Linda and Joe purchased from Cumberland General Store (Dept. TMEN. Route 3. Crossville, Tennessee 38555), became yet another useful addition to the woodburner. The oven was installed above the stovepipe damper, and Linda says it’s nearly always ready for some type of cooking. A banked fire provides low heat for

roasting peanuts, while the blaze left after a meal is prepared on the cooktop leaves the oven hot enough for baking a pan of biscuits. The stove’s air intake, the damper, and the choice of two cooktops make it easy to control the unit’s baking tempera tare. The oven’s volume is small, however, the temperature inside can change rapidly. Therefore, Linda has found it best to stay snuggled up to the stove with mending or reading when any delicate treat, such as a cake or meringue, is in progress. “Sootless Sue,” she says, “turned out a number of good pies, baked potatoes, meat loaves, and the like over the winter . . . and resulted in surprisingly few disasters, considering how new I

From the Syracuse Police Hotter Washer problem at laundromat

. The following was taken from the log of the Syracuse Police Department: December I 10:39 a.m. — Winona Lake Police Department requested information reference amount of Syracuse parking tickets; advised same 11:17 a.m. — Subject on station reported suspicious vehicle. Kale Island; notified KC via telephone 11:50 am. — Subject reference any place in Syracuse collecting newspapers? Advised unknown 12:34 p.m> — Complaint of large black dog running loose, tried to attack complainant December 2 4:32 a.m. — Report of smoke at Pickwick Pastries 7:10 a.m, — Delivery man requested to know if SR 13 is still blocked off reference fire; advised negative, is open 11:53 a.m. — Subject asked if a dealer license plate was turnedin today. Advised negative 2:28 p.m. — Subject reference domestic trouble situation. Milford, requested officer patrol home. Advised telephone Milford police department December 3. 6:28 a.m. — Subject requested officer reference breaking and entering 11:41 a m. — Subject reference fingerprinting; checked with police chief, he advised have subject meet him at 2 p.m. 1:54 p.m. — Subject asked if there is a Salvation Army or Good will box in Syracuse. Advised, yes. at Augsburger’s 3:42 p.m. — Subject on Waco Drive reference breaking and entering at his home; advised telephone KC December 4 1:15 a m. — Party advised of

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was at the art of cooking with wood.” The couple did notice that installing the little oven cut down on the heater’s draft somewhat.. on the heater’s draft somewhat ... but that reduction of airflow, those days when the stove’s draw is particularly sluggist anyway. Overall, they’re convinced that the oven really improves the heat output — as well as the cooking capacity —of the stove. So far, report Linda and Joe, creosote buildup hasn’t been a problem ... perhaps because the oven, as its trade name implies, incorporates a soot-removing device. (The two homesteaders also have been lucky enough to obtain cured hardwood fuel, which helps to minimize the accumulation of such residues.) The Rogers family says their

accident, unknown damage, at Pickwick and Warner Road; KC notified 10:32 a m. — Report of subject sleeping in vehicle in the upper parking lot uptown 10:44 a.m. — Subject on station reported kids at property, North Lake Street, throwing rocks, etc. Subject art out of state 5:45 p.m. — Subject on station advised car ran him off road at Chinese Gardens; KC notified December 5 1:58 a.m. — Subject advised fight at Main Street bridge 2:16 a.m. — Complaint of loud party. South Huntington Street 2:25 a.m. — Party advised there was a fight at Rogers Real Estate office parking lot, five subjects left, gave description df vehicle 9:04 a m. — Subject on station reference problem with washer at laundromat; gave number to telephone December 6 7:02 a.m. — Subject on station for location of Black Cat; advised same 9:10 am. — Insurance adjuster requested information on how to contact subject German student compares cultures The Sorosis Club of Milford held its Christmas party in the home of Carolyn Zehr on Monday evening, Dec. 6, where Heiko Eckerlein, exchange student from Germany, was the evening guest. Heiko, Wawasee High School student, gave a background on Germany and made pertinent comparisons between the United States and Germany. The club also sang Christmas carols with Grace Shearer accompanying on the piano. Ellyn Barcus, Syracuse, was another guest present at the meeting. The next faceting will be held January 10 in the home of Marilyn Brown.

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life with MOTHER’S little woodburner has “been a real joy” . . . even if they did go slightly over MOTHER’S proposed $35 budget. The homey . stove has heated their house, dried soggy boots and mittens, cooked rib-sticking meals, and craclded cheerfully. And it was only * their first homestead project! For FREE additional information on MOTHER’S woodburning stove and on THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS magazine, send your name and address and ask for Reprint No. t 606: “A Single Woodstove”. Write to Doing MORE . . . With LESS!, 105 Stoney Mountain Road, Hendersonville, N.C. 28792, or in care of this paper. Copyright IM2 THE MOTHER EARTH NEWS. Inc

11:44 a.m. — Subject requested how to contact scout cabin, advised no phone ; requested who to contact, advised same 12:45 p.m. — Subject requested deliver message to Syracuse subject to telephone; officer notified, message put in door December 7 7:55 a.m. — Subject asked what to do reference problem with neighbor’s dog; advised same 8:08 a m. — Subject reference hunters trespassing on his property. KC notified 10:52 a.m. — Subject requested information reference needy family project in Syracuse; advised same, gave number to telephone 12:02 p.m. — CB report of large dog chasing cars and dodging into roadway, SR 13; KC notified Hobbs gives police report Milford Marshal David Hobbs submitted a summary of the activities for the Milford Police Department at the Milford Town Board meeting Tuesday evening. Dec. 7. The activities are for November 9 to December 7. During those dates there were 128 complaints received and three traffic accidents investigated. Damage from those accidents totaled $3,500. Officers made two traffic arrests ancT two misdemeanor arrests. There was one parking ticket issued and three warnings issued. Police issued four gun permits and received two dog complaints. There were eight record checks and one lost person report. Officers extended five courtesy services, ran 23 title checks and delivered nine messages. The police car was driven a total of 1,428 miles and used $197.90 in gas and oil The auto is getting nine miles per gallon.

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