The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 28, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 July 1984 — Page 22

THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., July 25,1984

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BELLS HAVE become a big thing in the retired life of Randall (“Tim”) Dewart of North Main Street, Milford. He has built himself up a regular business of buying and selling bells of all types and has become something of an authority on bells and their history. He had a small ad made up recenth by Lloyd Coy of The Mail-Journal which he’s been running in national trade papers, in particular the Antique Trader \t «ekly, published in lowa, and the Tri-Statr Trader, published in Knightstown. And the ad has gotten results for Dewart. He is .shown here with a bell he purchased from a Mishawaka collector through the little ad The 28-inch, solid brass bell was cast in 188"/ by Van Duzen & Tift of Cincinnati, Ohio, and is from a Mishawaka church

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A littte sin wiN add f yoar troabto, subtract from yeer energy, and multiply yeer difficulties. COME ANO WORSHIP GOO WITH US THIS SUNDAY Bf-* 8 :15 and Morning Worship Service B 10XA.M Message The Lukewarm Church 930 A M Sunday Bible School Classes For All Ages 7:00 P.M. Evening Service: Message Adding the Essentials” Proverbs 4:20-27 MIDWEEK BIBLE STUDY: Fred Walls 7 P.M. Wednesday, July 25 Carl Shearer Associate Minister Adult Study: "Sociological Perspective on Cults'* Minister MILFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL (AGE 3 AND 4), KINDERGARTEN THRU GRADE A I CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MILFORD V Fourth And Henry StreetsbsMlsl MILFORD

recently torn down. Dewart calls the bell “a real rare antique." We found him cleaning the large bell, and crating it for shipment to Bear, Delaware, near Wilmingtoh, where it will find its home in a new United Methodist Church. This unusual hobby has taken Dewart all over northen Indiana and even on forays into neighboring states. So absorbed has he become that he has taken to giving lectures on bells and their history to local service clubs. The Dewarts moved back to Milford from Hickory, N. C., following their retirement, Tim as a sales representative and his wife, the former Gwendolyn Orn, as a school teacher.

ALTHOUGH SEVERAL complaints haye been heard by the town board about the rundown houses in town, several residents are working hard on upgrading the town with new homes or are remodeling older ones. Dave and Jan Moore, former Lake Wawasee residents, moved to Milford Sunday, July 15. and have made a positive influence already. In their first few days at the corner of Emeline and Henry, the Moores have torn out all the shrubs around the house, trimmed the trees and put in a new drive-way. Mrs. .Moore stated they had to do something with the shrubs because "you couldn't see that a house was there.” The Moores will continue to landscape by planting grass and some flowers around the house. Besides the work outside, the couple plans on remodeling the kitchen and replacing wallpaper inside the home. Moore is employed at Moore and Moore excavating, Syracuse, and Mrs. Moore is employed at Serenade Foods, Milford. They have a daughter. Sara. 2' 2 years old. Homer and Susie Miller have been working for a couple of months on their house on the corner of Half fee ‘\ schedule set by BMV Effective Aug 1 the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will once again implement the half fee schedule for Indiana license plates. This pertains only to license registration fees and will have no effect on the excise tax fees. Passenger plates, recreational vehicle plates, motorcycle plates and truck plates carrying the gross weight capacity of 7,000. 9,000 and 11.000 pounds, which expire on a staggered monthly basis, will be half fee only if a vehicle is purchased after the individual's registration month. The following types of plates are always half fee. regardless of the vehicle purchase date. If the plate is purchased on or after Aug. 1: trailers, buses, trucks in excess of 11.000 pounds, farm trailers, farm trucks, tractors, antiques, redeclared weights, and semi-trailers (with the exception of two-year semi-trailer plates, which’ are always full fee).

Catherine and Maple. "When we get it done, which won’t be too much longer, I am going to put up a sign outside saying, ‘lt is finished,” said Miller. "It seems everybody who comes by always asks, what are you doing to your house, or when is it going to be finished?” The Millers are putting brick around the lower 30 inches of the house. After the completion of that task, they plan on putting siding up the remaining two stories. A complete landscaping job will conclude the projecj outside. Work is also being done inside. An addition to the living room will allow room for a wood burning stove. They will also add a porch and patio before calling it quits. Miller is employed by The Papers Incorporated, and Susie is a housewife.

Other Milford residents working on housing projects are Edith

— - 68th Kosciusko County v I Free Fair AND TtgiSfeSM Dairy Association Show July3o-Aug.4

Special Events — Sunday, July 29th 4-H DOG SHOW 1:00 P.M. 4-H CAT SHOW 4:00 P.M. GOSPEL SING 6-9:30 P.M. Monday Evening, July 30th OPENINGOFTHE FAIR 7:00P.M. 4-H TENURE AWARDS AT HIGH SCHOOL 7:00 P.M. 4-H FASHION REVUE AT HIGH SCHOOL 7:30 P.M. (Immediately following the 4-H Tenure Awards program.) DEMOLITION DERBY 7:00 P.M. GRANDSTAND Tuesday, July 31st 4-H SWINE SHOW 8:30 A.M. OPEN PONY SHOW 9:00 A.M. 4-H POULTRY, RABBITS AND PIGEONS JUDGED 8:30A.M. DEMONSTRATION — WOMEN'S BLDG. 3:00&7:00 A.M. n Tuesday Evening, July 31st 4-H SHEEP SHOW —MARKET LAMB 6:00 P.M. BUCKEYE MIDGET RACING 8:00 P.M. LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST 7:30 P.M. Wednesday, August Ist KIDDIES DAY — Reduced prices on all rides to kiddies. Two bicycles and other valuable prizes to be given away. „ „ DRAWING 5:00 P.M. 4-H BEEF SHOW (Dairy Beef Following) 8:00 A.M. 4-H GOAT SHOW 8:30 A.M. 4-H PONY SHOW 9:00 A.M. DRAFT HORSES 1:00 P.M. 4-H SHEEP SHOW - BREEDING CLASSES 2:00 P.M. DEMONSTRATION — WOMEN'S BLDG. 3:00& 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Evening, August Ist DAIRY JUDGING CONTEST 7:30 P.M. BONNIE NELSON (2 Shows) _ „ a COUNTRY WESTERN SHOW 7:00&9:00 P.M. WOOL & SPINNING DEMONS. Sheep Arena 7:30 P.M.

Baumgartner, Morris Wolferman and Dick Felkner. Mrs. Baumgartner is in the process of tearing down a twostory house located on James Street. The old building is in poor condition and far beyond repair. She does not have any specific plans for the vacant lot at the present time. Wolferman will be moving to the corner of Fourth and Elm Streets the first week of October. Presently, Mark and Terry Vanlaningham, nephews of Wolferman, are building a house for the Milford man. The Vanlaninghams started construction in June. The house is located in the northwest part of town. Dick and Peggy Felkner will also be moving in the near future. The Felkners have the foundation laid for their new home on West Emeline Street and are now waiting for the framework to completed. The house will be

located next to Felkner’s mother, Mrs. Beulah Felkner’s home. MANY AREA residents were surprised last week when they received their copy of the July Ozark Bible College Compass oat of Joplin, Mo. On the back was a focus on the family article naming Greg Alt as the college’s new business manager. The article featured a photo of Alt and his wife, Sherry. Sherry Alt is the former Sherry Myers, daughter of former area resident Chuck and Betty Myers and the granddaugher of Mrs. C. S. Myers and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bray, all current residents of Milford. OBC’s new business manager was valedictorian of his high school graduating class at St. Joseph-Ogden High School, St. Joseph, 111., and holds the associate degree in Biblical science (with honors) from OBC and a BS in accounting and business administration from Il-

Thursday, August 2nd ENTRY OF SADDLE HORSES 9: °OA.M. ■ WnMOCT 4-H DAIRY SHOW A Day WJBgWoB SENIOR CITIZENS DAY t A Day OLD TIME FARM MACHINERY DISPLAY All Day OPEN BEEF SHOW 1:00 P.M. DEMONSTRATION - WOMEN'S BLDG. 3:00&7:00 P.M. Thursday Evening, August 2nd OPEN RABBIT SHOW 4:00 PM. HOOSIER STATE TRACTOR PULL 7:30 P.M. Friday, August 3rd a Mfalriw 4-H HORSES AT HALTER . £ J\A. OPEN HALTER CLASSES Following 4-H Show IWMP'/ 4-H CLUB LIVESTOCK AUCTION 10:00 A.M. Friday Evening, August 3rd SEMI TRUCK PULL 7:30 P.M. Saturday, August 4th ALL BREED DAIRY SHOW All Day HORSE SHOW ALL DAY SMwwS OPEN SHEEP SHOW 12:00 Noon Saturday Evening, August4th AUTO RACING Time Trials 6:00 P.M. CORONATION OF KOSCIUSKOCO. FAIRQUEEN OWCIIScM Shrine Building — Public Invited 4-H REUNION All Evening — Show Arena 7:00 ALL WEEK WORLD OF PLEASURE SHOWS AND RIDES

linois State University (graduating with high honors). He and Sherry met during their student days at OBC. The article continues by stating Alt has served as a management assistant with the ISU housing office, being directly responsible for 110 students. He also served as an auditor and tax specialist in Denver, Colo., before joining the OBC staff. OBSERVATION: The observation of the week to in answer to the comment, “There’s never anything to do!” that’s heard so often these days. There is more than enough to do in the Lakeland area to keep a family and visitors to the area busy for a long time and we are happy to say many people know this. If you haven’t taken In one of the productions at the Enchanted Hills Playhouse you are missing something. A number of Milford

residents were spotted at a recent production of “The King and I” and all agreed it was an excellent ” musical. Country music fans had their choice of several shows at the Elkhart County Fair and Bonnie Nelson, “Transtar Rose” will present two shows at the Kosciusko County Fair next Wednesday. There are lakes for boating, fishing, swimming and picnicing; a number of golf courses; The Palace of Sports; and Amish Acres. The Tri-County Fish and Wildlife area offers much for the outdoor sportsman. Or, how about taking in a Youth League ball game? We could go on and on, however, it is the observation of this humble scribe that all one has to do in the area is look around and there’s more than enough to do — JRS