The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 2, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 January 1986 — Page 11

It happened ... in Milford

10 YEARS AGO. JAN. 7.1976 An unusual accident occurred at 10 a.m. Monday just north of Milford, involving a run away * airplane. The plane, a Piper TriPacer, was being hand proped by its owner Steve Weisser on the Weisser’s private air strip when the engine started, the plane jumped its blocks and sped across the field, leaving Weisser standing in awe. The craft, a four-seater, jumped onto the grade for the new railroad overpass and nose dived into the ground, completely destroying the valuable craft. The Texaco service station, located on road 15 in Milford, had a “tremendous” open house Friday and Saturday, according to

Battered no longer; help now available

1 By CARLA J. GAFF Guest Feature Writer Sniffling and staggering, she gathers a small suitcase of belongings for herself and her children. Or.ce again she’s suf- * sered a beating, but this time it’s going to be different. Somehow she’s going to find help. Help is now available to Kosciusko County and surrounding areas for battered women and their 'amilies. The Beaman Home in VAirsaw opened its doors five months ago and has already helped women and their children. Three years ago, the Altrousa . Club (an organization for business women) started a thorough investigation of all battered women incidents in Kosciusko County. With the help of the hospital and the doctors in the area, they came up with a list of 174 women who were battered in the county in 1984. However, national statistics prove that only one out of every 10 women actual-

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Keith and Vicki Hunsberger, new operators of the station. They took the station over a week ago from Ralph Berkeypile, who operated it for many years. Last week Harold Gawthrop stopped by to show us a little brown jug, compliments of R.S. Benjamin, dealer in groceries and Queensware, Milford, Indiana.” He said he has talked with several persons from the Milford area, some in their 80’s, and no one can remember a business in Our Town by the name of R.S. Benjamin. ’ Mrs. Iva Coy is now living in Milford. She is at the home Mrs. Erma Clayton Krauter and is able to get around with the help of a walker.'

ly seek help. For this reason, professionals feel that there are at least 1,000 cases of battering incidents in the area every year. Why So Few Reported? Why are so few cases reported? “Generally because the woman blames herself,” explains Beaman Home executive director Cathy Waggener. “The women in this area stay with their husbands because they feel it is the “Christian” thing to do. It doesn’t matter if there are children involved or not, they feel responsible to save their husbands.” - National statistics show that the rural andCjr Christian rural areas are the last ones to believe that a problem exists in their community: People tend to believe that the need is greatest in the large cities or in the ghettos, but doesn’t exist in a community such as this. While in truth, “Most of our clients are middle class Christian women,” states Cathy. “And in our case, we have not found that these women return to the battering environment.” The Beaman House is available to the battered woman and her children 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is a home-like setting with four jedrooms and two baths, (although I cannot give you the exact location) jt is in a

' WBhMCES k M M DECORATING TREE AT HOME — Cathy Waggener, executive director at Beaman Home, decorates the Christmas tree. Beaman Home is open to all battered women in Kosciusko County. (Photo by Carla J. Gaff)

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20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 5,1966 The January meeting of the Milford town board was not held Monday evening as scheduled. Board members approved claims and plan to meet in the future to conduct business for the month. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Steffen and family of Milford returned Saturday from their vacation in Florida. Christmas day has a lot of meaning and celebration for the Robert McClintic family. He and his wife were married on Christmas day, also his two sons, Terry and Tom, celebrate their wedding anniversaries Christmas day. And on Christmas day, 1965, Mrs. Terry McClintic gave birth to a daughter.

nice neighborhood in Warsaw. All personal needs, supportive counseling, advocacy, referral, child care and education is available to the woman for 30 days. At that time, the shelter hopes that the client has been able to collect her thoughts enough to make some beneficial decisions. However, counseling and help does not end when the woman walks out of the door at The Beaman Home. Often these women have made friendships with other women here and they will check up on each other,” says Cathy. “Certainly the staff and volunteers also try to keep in contact and are always available to the woman if the need should arise again.” <. Donations The Beaman Home is supported entirely by donations and does not, at this time, receive any state or federal support. Because the need of such a shelter was so great in this area the shelter was opened as soon as staffing and facilities were acquired. “There have been a lot of calls in the last five months from people wanting to help or donate things, states Cathy. “But what we really need is more financing, although we deeply appreciate all the donations we have received.” Along with food and clothing items, The Beaman Home has

For the first time in a couple of years Mrs. Betty Dust missed the town board meeting on December 21. Reason: she was celebrating her birthday with her family at home. Betty has a nose shield on. She fell in Elkhart and struck her nose on the curb, breaking it in three places. ‘ The advisory board was named for the Milford Youth Center on Sunday afternoon as the officers of the organization held their January session. 30 YEARS AGO, JAN. 5,1956 The first meeting of the new Millford town board was held at Town Hall Tuesday evening, at which time the board organized for its year’s business. Town clerk-treasurer Elmer Hartter

received a considerable amount of volunteer help. These volunteers are trained by the staff in the basic batterer and battered wife syndromes. In this they are told that there are three cycles of violence seen. To begin with, the tension builds and there is often verbal abuse by the batterer and the woman often feels she deserves the abuse. In the second part of the cycle, the batterer becomes violent (almost always occurs privately), he feels release. At this point the woman is anxious, depressed, and feels the need to hide. In the third and final stage, the batterer begs forgiveness and promises to do better and the woman feels she will no longer suffer abuse and stays with him. In a Christian rural area, such as Kosciusko County, the number one hurdle that must be overcome is realizing there is a problem. Now that that hurdle has been demolished and the Beaman Home is available to anyone who needs it, Kosciusko County will find that it is on the road to recovery. If you or someone you know needs help, call 267-7701 or 267-5667. Help is only one phone call away!

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charged each member with the acceptance of the results of November’s election. There was no formal swearing in. About half of the Milford street signs arrived over the holidays and are on display at the Melody Case. The signs, with black background and three-inch’ white letters, were purchased from C.A. Garber of Bristol by the town of Milford, and will be put up by members of the Milford volunteer fire department when the remainder of the signs arrive. Jon Askew, an army reserve Lieutenant Colonel, will speak at the Monday night meeting of the Milford Lions club, giving his impressions of army life in Korea during the recent struggle between the communists on the north and United Nations forces on the south. His talk is entitled “Contrasts in Korea.” Mr. and Mrs. Perry Haab have purchased from Harvey Weaver the former Theodore Haab farm southeast of New Paris. They are undecided as to whether they will move there or not. 50 YEARS AGO, JAN. 9,1936 Mr. and Mrs. H.G. Davis visited in Nashville during the holidays. Jan. 10 will see a large number of muck land farmers from throughout this area attending the muck crop school at North Liberty. George Brown and family returned to Lafayette after being guests in the Floyd Strieby and R.W. Brown homes the past week. O.W. Leemon and M.A. Markley butchered their hogs last week. Mrs. Belle Pinkerton, daughter Eloise and Cloyse Thomas and family were recent dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas west of Milford. Mr. and Mrs, Donald Vanderveer attended the New Years party at the Warsaw Masonic hall last week. H.V. Hursey of Cromwell, who has been visiting her in the home of his son, Dr. V.G. Hursey, and receiving medical treatment, returned to his home Thursday.

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LONGEVITY AWARDS — James E. Caskey, president of the State Bank of Syracuse, presented “longevity” awards to employees and expressed appreciation to them for their years of service to the bank during the bank’s annual Christmas dinner-dance at a local country club. Shown in the photo are those who received awards. Standing in front are Darlene Peck, 10 years; Jeanne Robertson, five year; Jeanne Gardiner, 10 years; and Caskey. Standing in back are Donald L. Denney, five years; Paul Pritchard, 15 years; and Milly Ginger, 20 years. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

Serving our country.

PHILIP BONTRAGER Philip Bontrager is the son of Edward and Josephine Bontrager of Syracuse, and has recently completed Amphibious Refresher Training, conducted at the Naval Amphibidus Base Little Creek at Norfolk' Va. During the three weeks of training, Bontrager participated in amphibious operations that included planning, embarkation, rehearsal, movement to contact and assault. Bontrager is currently stationed with Ist Battalion, 6th Marines, 2nd Marine Division at CampLejeune, N.C.

Wed., January 8,1986 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

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