The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 16, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 May 1984 — Page 10

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed.,May 2,1984

North Webster News BY MARY LEE WILLMAN

The Good Old Days

There has often been much discussion, by people who are supposed to know about such things, concerning the strong control our mind plays on our physical and emotional well being. As children when we were told something was, “fact” by * our parents or grandparents it was automatically filed away in our subconscious as, “absolute gospel truth.” The passing years bring us to a state of maturity where we make our own decisions about things but the echos from our childhood remain. While Cleaning out some book shelves this reporter came across I Quilting patterns explained to quilting dub Wahneta Gebhart reported on the Indianapolis Star, flying Geese and Autumn Tints quilting patterns on April 23 when Lakeland Quilting club members met at the home of Miriam Mason. There were 16 members and one guest. Sue Stephan, present. Time was spent quilting on Mrs. Mason’s grandmother’s fan quilt. It was noted that the 1947 Floral Bouquet quilt is not off the frame. Members will quilt around the bouquets on individual quilt squares and will spend at least 10 hours working on the overall quilting project. The CROP quilt was finished in just one month. It was made in a diagonal pattern using knit squares and tied with yarn. Members were reminded of the sewing notions and fabric scraps “Clean Out Your Closet” auction on May 14? , Isa Smith, Mrs. Gebhart and Pam Kennedy reported on the Kalamazoo, Mich., quilt show sponsored by the Log Cabin Quilters Guild of Kalamazoo. There were 150 guilts on display ranging in design from traditional and contemporary to modern. It was announced that Ruth Dunker, assisted by Rita Slankard, is teaching quilting classes for the LAFF program now being held at 9 a.m. on Thursdays at Oakwood Park, Syracuse. Mrs. Mason will be hostess for the May 14 meeting.

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King Arthur's Town

THIS YEAR’S Mermaid Festival Parade is scheduled for June 30. The Cutie Parade will be held June 27. —o— KAREN PARR was hostess for the April 25 Theta Sigma Chapter of Psio lota Xi social. An auction of craft items and baked goods was enjoyed. Members presented a talent show. Refreshments of brownies and fruit pudding were served. -0GRANDMOTHER SAYS, ‘‘There is a time for everything and spring seems to be the time

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several volumes about, “The good old days.” After scanning through a few pages I could only wonder “What was so good about them?” There were home remedies for everything from warts to respiratory problems. A general theme seemed to be that only the most miserable of cures and bitterest medicine would do any good. The very idea of having whole fish tied to the bottoms of the feet, drinking the juice of sheep manure, kissing a mule on the nose or wearing a live toad bound to the forehead would prevent even the most stout hearted person from ever admitting they had an ache or pain. Fortunately today’s generation is spared many diseases such as the Asiatic cholera epidemic that swept through Indiana during the summers of 1849 and 1854. Whole families were wiped out and communities dessimated by the infectious scourage. This reporter was especially grateful when polio vacine became available. Several children in our neighborhood were crippled by or had died from polio and it would strike fear in the hearts of students to hear of a classmate who had become ill and was diagnosed as having the then uncurable disease. Many of the old remedies worked because people believed they would. Others have been found to actually have some scientific basis for working. Garlic in your shoes, onion or cow manure Backwater friends have dinner party The annual anniversary dinner party of Backwater Friends club was held recently at a local restaurant with Fran Bowser, Esther Rider and Wanda Mickley as hostesses. Tables were decorated with geraniums and individual frog favors made of pipe cleaners. There were 37 members and 8 guests present. Devotions were given by Dorothy Snoke. Mrs. Bowser and Mrs. Mickley sang a duet. A skit entitled, “Home Sweet Home at Howard And Alice Bemishs’ Home,” was presented.

for reading garden catalogs, cleaning closets and planning your vacation.” —o— HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Fran Bowser, May 2; Ruth Gardner and Dee Vanator, May 3; Henny Butt, May 4; Henry McCray and Kathleen Richcreek; May S; Curtis Boggs, Peg Minear, J. D. Adams, Kim Cantu and Betty Barrett, May 8; Jay Boyer, May 7; Robin Wolfe and Betty Hinton, May 8; Kelly Lundy, Raetta Madrii, Joe Barrett, Orville Breedlove, Paul Grile and Paul Royer, May 9; Kelly Harris, May 11; Marge Hickman and Shirley

poultices and other smelly, “cures” would no doubt keep people from getting too close to each other and might help prevent the spread of germs. Grandmother told us to use oil of cloves for a toothache which many people today will still do to postpone that inevitable trip to the dentist as long as possible. Our ancestors would probably be amazed at the way we chuckle when we read of the medical treatments they consider part of every day life. After all it's all they had back, “In the good old days.” New books New books at the library. Adult non-fiction: “Graf Spee,” by Dudley Pope; “The Falcon And The Snowman,” by Robert Lindsey; “Hungry Tiger,” by Frank H. Cameron; “Iron Coffins,” by Herbert A. Werner; “Six Television Plays," by Reginald Rose; “The Inner Game Os Tennis,” by W. Timothy Gallwey; “The Green Beach,” by James Leaser; “God’s Psychiatry,” by Charles Allen; “The Complete Poetical Works Os Tennyson,” by W. J. Rolfe, ed.; “Feeling Fine,” by Art Ulene; “The Illustrated Encyclopedia Os The World’s Automobiles,” by David Wise; The Art Os Group Conversation,” by Rachel Davis Dußois; “meditations,” by Marcus Aurelius; “Creative Brooding," by Robert Raines; “The Hoosiers,’’ by Nicholson. Adult fiction: “Stars In My Crown,” by Joe David Brown; “The Tamarack Tree,” by Howard Breslin; “The Peaceable Kingdom,” by Ardyth Kennelly; “Kings blood Royal,” by Sinclair Lewis; “Give Us Our Dream,” by Arthemise Goertz; “Liberty Street,” by I. V. Morris; “Friends And Lovers," by Helen Madness; “The Great promise, ’' by Noel Houston; “Baldur’s Gate,” by Eleanor Clark; “Prairie Avenue,” by Arthur Meeker ; “Let Us Consider One Another,*’ by Josephine Lawrence; “Lord Os The Far Island,” by Victoria Holt; “Outrun The Dark,” by Cecilia Bartholomew; “Nothing So Strange,” by James Hilton; “Pride's ’’Way,” by Robert Molloy; “The Bright Promise,” by Richard Sherman; “The Wayfarers,” by Dan Wickenden; “Especially Father," by Gladys

Bricker, May 12; Cyndi Heckaman and Richard Owen, May 13; Bret Anderson, May 14; Effie Jernigan, Sara Minnick. Lynne Likens, May 15; Adam Warren, Breesa Culver, Dan McNeal and Ann Marie Corbin, May 18; Jo Henry, May t!7; Lyman Fry, Woody Beezley, Nub Niles and Maurice Dorsey, May 18; Lloyd Jilburg and Gordon Neterer, May 19; Janet Coy and Amy Ferverda, May 29; Orlie Black and Sam Lundy, May 21; Edna Peebles, Amy Wagoner and Harriet Rupprecht, May 22; Paula Markley, May 23; Betty Towriss, Roswell Robbins and Lois Royer, May 28; Nocole Scherer, May 27; Sandy White, May 28; Susan Miller, May 29; Dan Conkling, May 38 and Joe White. May 31. —o— THE 45 plus Sunday school class from North Webster United Methodist church enjoyed a dinner party on April 28 at Middlebury. —o— ALICE BEMISH recently spent 19 days at Indianapolis visiting with her daughter and son-in-law. Max and Judy Carson. On Easter Sunday there were 12 family members present at the Carson home for dinner and the day. —o— IN THE hospital: Fred Stapleton, Parkview, Fort Wayne; Irene Gerard, Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne; and Kathryn Greider, KCH. —o— RON AND Carolyn Patty will present a concert at the 8 a.m. and 19:38 a.m. services, on May 27. at North Webster Church of God. —o— LOCAL MEMBERS of chapter DA of PEO Sisterhood who attended a luncheon on April 23 at *the Honeywell Home, Wabash, were: Ruth Boyer, Anna Marie Pritchett, Jean Dungan, Shirley Bricker, Della Helvey, Lois Allen, Neoma Colpitts and Flora Jane Stewart. Following the luncheon a tour of the mansion was enjoyed. —o— QUILTING IS being taught by Ruth Dunker, with Rite Slankard

Taber; “The Decorated Corpse,” by Roy Stratton; “The Chill, “The Far Side Os The Dollar,” by Ross MacDonald; “The Country Team," by Robin Moore; “The forbidden Garden," by Ursula Curtiss; “Reilly’s Luck,” by Louis L’Amour; “The Neon Haystock,’’ by Eric Ambler; “Making A Killing,” by Harold Q. Masur; “The Distant Clue,” by Richard and Frances Lockridge; “Black Welcome,” by Nigel Fitzgerald; “The Charlotte Armstrong Treasury;” “The Late Mrs. D.,” by Hillary Waugh; “Work Os Art,” by Sinclair Lewis; “It Can’t Happen Here,” by Sinclair Lewis; “Troubled Spring, ” by John Brick; “Gentleman’s Agreement,” by Laura Z. Hobson; “Killy,” by Donald E. Westlake; “The Foxes Os Harrow,” by Frank Yerby; “Troika,” by David Montross; “Hatchet Man,” by Winfred Van Atta; “Snow Falcon,” by Craig Thomas; “Green Light,” by Lloyd C. Douglas; “Murder In Waiting,” by Mignon G. Eberhart; “The Night Hunters,” by John Miles; “Inspector Ghote Trusts The Heart,” by H. R. F. Keating; “Police Special,” by William P. McGivern; “KG 200,” by J. D. Gilman; “Question Os Loyalty,” by Nicolas Freeling; “Felony At Random” and “Mark Os Murder,” by Dell Shannon; “Joshua Son Os None,” by Nancy Freedman; “Three From The 87th.,’’ by Ed Mcßain; “The Stone Os Chastity,” by Margery Sharp; “The Mother Hunt,” by Rex Stout; “Repeat The Instructions,” by R. Vernon Beste; “Too The Phalarope,” by Alan Children’s fiction: “The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp,” by Stan and Jan Berenstain. Lady Lions colored eggs North Webster Lady Lions met April 19 at North Webster United Methodist Church. Easter eggs were colored for the Lions Club’s Community Easter Egg Hunt on April 21 at the festival grounds. Joyce Packard and Betty Strauss served as auctioneers for a brown bag auction. Roll call response was “Something I saw that looked like spring.” Susanne Parker is chairman of the Mermaid Festival Queen’s committee. During the next two meetings the women will be working on decorations for the festival beauty contest and

assisting, during LAFF program classes presently being held at 9 a.m. on Thursday mornings, at Oakwood Park, Syracuse. It’s not too late to sign up. —o— MR. AND Mrs. Robert Ritchie will observe their golden wedding anniversary on May 6 with a reception from 2 till 4 p.m., at North Webster United Methodist Church. —o— THE ANNUAL International Palace of Sports membership meeting, scheduled for May 16, has been postponed until June. Marilyn Thrasher, Palace secretary and Lynn Makay, a member of the board, will be attending to the Palace both at the Indianapolis Home Video and Photo Show from May 3 through 6 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Exposition building. The wax figures of Fuzzy Zeller, Mark Hamilton and A. J. Foyt will be displayed in the booth along with other interesting items from the Palace museum.

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queen’s coronation ceremony. Refreshments, in keeping with an Easter theme, were served by Mrs. Packard 'Records' topic for Neighbors Roberta Ferverda presented a program on the proper way to keep, record and organize important documents and records. The program was given on April 26 when members of Hi Neighbor club met at the home of Olive Bowser. Betty Bush assisted the hostess. Roll call was answered by 15 members. Roll call response was, “Vacation Plans.” Alice Long read the poem “Farm Kids.” The seed and bulb exchange has been postponed until May. It was noted that the club birthday supper was held April 14 at the old Mock School House. A carry-in dinner was served with husbands and guests invited. Hostesses for the party were Betty Jo Roberts and Viola Richcreek. The May meeting will be held at the home of Hilda Mode. Scout leaders attend banquet • 9 Lakeland Girl Scout Association members from North Webster who attended the Leaders Recognition Banquet held April 21 at Elkhart were: Becky Ertel, troop 63; Linda Doll, troop 170; Nancy Vanator, troop 174; Diane Bowman, committee member of troop 170 and Judy Wagoner, Service Unit Chairman. , Local leaders receiving awards for outstanding achievement were Mrs. Ertel and Mrs. Doll. They were presented with 5-year service pins. North Webster Service Unit 31 was the only recipient of the President’s Award. Requirements for the award are: increase of troop memberships by 5 percent; register 90 percent of the troops on time; a minimum of 12 girls in each Brownie or Junior troop; a minimum of one service unit chairman and one organizer per school; all required service unit forms submitted on time; 80 percent sponsorship for all troops; 90 percent troop committees with 3 to 5 members each

REVIVAL SERVICES are being held this week at 7 p.m. each evening at North Webster Church of God. i —o— BARBEE LAKES Property Owners association annual membership drive is now underway. Projects for this year will be: water quality (through Tri-State University), water weed control, boating safety, fish stocking, EMS numbers for all residents, lake marker signs and buoys, wetland preservation, lake patrol, flood control and wild life. —o— AN AUCTION will be held at 2 p.m., May 20, at Camelot Hall. Donations and consignment items are welcome. Proceeds go to the International Palace of Sports and help secure the scholarship fund. —o— TILL NEXT week ...

and regularly scheduled Service Unit meetings with troop leaders. The North Webster unit met or exceeded all the necessary requirements. Judy Wagoner accepted the bronze medallion award on behalf of the local organization. Counties represented at the event were: Kosciusko, Noble, Whitley and Elkhart. Dinner party for homemakers There were 18 members and 12 guests present for the April 18 anniversary dinner party of Efficient Homemakers Club held at a local restaurant. Theme for the event was “Indiana History.” Tables were decorated with miniature Indian teepees, canoes and peonies which is the Indiana State flower. The decorations were made by Doris Wall. Entertainment was provided by Paula Markley, a fourth grade teacher from Syracuse. She showed colored slides of pictures her students had drawn depicting Indiana History. Pauline White and Betty Ganger provided commentary for the presentation. Alice Long gave a short lesson about “Diets.” Vera Zurcher received the table centerpiece. Members of the party planning committee were Betty Lewallen, Phyllis Matz and Mrs. Ganger. Myrtle Likens will be hostess for the May meeting. -NWThree receive awards from Ball State Three Kosciusko County students received awards from the Ball State University School of Music. They are Kent Lawson, Syracuse, Lisa McConnell, Etna Green and Sally Witham, Mentone. Lawson, who was given a gold jazz ensemble award, is a junior majoring in symphonic instruments at the university. A graduate of Wawasee High School, he is the son of Betty Lawson, r 2 box 34. Miss McConnell, a senior majoring in instrumental music education, received a silver band award. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Carter, P.O. Box 66, she is a graduate of Triton High School. Also a graduate of Triton High School, Miss Witham is the recipient of a gold choral award. A senior majoring in choral music education, she is the daughter of Arthur Witham, r 1 S. Apple Road. t

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I » J ■M •I w ■ BI W bBHB hmd JOINS BRUCE PETRO TEAM - Larry Hamersley, Chapman Lake, Warsaw, has joined the service team at Bruce Petro Olds-Buick-Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC, Warsaw, as assistant service manager. He brings with him 12 years experience in the automotive industry and says he is happy to be part of the “great service team" at Bruce Petro’s. (Photo by Kip Schumm)

Audubon Society to hold state meeting May 4-6

The annual spring meeting of the Indiana Audubon Society will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 4-6, at the Mary Gfay Bird Sanctuary south of Connersville. The program has been planned by Ted Heemstra, vice president of IAS, and promises to be informative, entertaining and unusual in several respects. Meal reservations must be made immediately with Mrs. Lester Hunt, r 7 box 37, Connersville, Ind. 46331 (or phone 317-825-4558 to make sure space is available). The Indiana Audubon Society

MISTA SONOBCONATOM - INTERIOR • EXTERIOR - rm ffTIMITES RESIDENTIAL - COMMERCIAL 457-2313 Opufify WedhMuW Syracuse Ronald C. Sharp For kijoPA commissioner NORTHERN DISTRICT / REPUBLICAN ■Cjy / A CANDIDATE WITH a PLAN I plan to work with state legislators to take the auto license bureaus out ol the politicians* hands and make it a county operated system. Develop an emergency system that will retain local autonomy. Continue to promote tourism and economic development in the county. Review home rule laws to determine how we can make our county govememnt more responsive to taxpayes’ needs. Formulate a plan in which we can utilize our senior citizens in a volunteer program to improve our county. Update our priority list for improving maior traveled roads in our county. Continue my role as watchdog for the county taxpayer. Work with state legislators to retain more of the fee money in the county rather than sending it to Indianapolis VOTE SHARP N GOP PRIMARY MAY 8.1984 COMMISSIONER NORTHERN DISTRICT Paid for by Ronald Sharp, 406 N. Huntington St., Syracuse

invites all who are interested in learning more about the world around them — or those who want to associate with people having an intense interest in the natural environment — to spend the weekend with the IAS at Mary Gray Sanctuary. Registration begins at 6:30 on Friday evening. Meals may be taken with the group, if reserved in advance. Telephone Marie Steffen, 658-4191, for more information. Primitive camping is available to IAS members and local hotels in, Connersville still have some rooms available.