The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 19 March 1986 — Page 7

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Cop Beer enjoys sticky situation

By MARK HUFFMAN Staff Writer With most farmers looking forward to warmer weather as they plant their crops, Carlton Beer may be the only area resident hoping for a frost. Profile Known throughout Milford, as Cap, Carlton wouldn’t mind donning an extra one for the next few weeks as he attempts to drain more sap from hard maple trees to make maple syrup. Normally extending from Feb. 20 to the end of March, the maple syrup season has been cut short this year due to unusually warm weather, according to Carlton. “We’ve only been able to make five to six gallons of syrup, while we usually average about 20 a year,” he commented. With two lines of 15 and 10 trees located across from his farm south of Milford and a few trees scattered elsewhere, Beer entered the sugarmaker’s field as a “hobby” four years ago, having retired from dairy farming in 1979. “My uncle (Otto Beer) used to make the syrup on our farm when I was a boy,” explained Beer, who hails from a long line of farmers, having lived in Milford all of his life. While one gallon of syrup yields about $lB, Beer maintains he isn’t in the field for money. “We don’t make enough syrup to make any money,” he said, adding, “We use most of it for gifts or give it to charity auctions. ” Much of the syrup is also shared with Bertha Wehrly Gilbert, who owns many of the trees Beer draws the sap from. “Mrs. Gilbert’s grandfather

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TOP WINTER COURSES STUDENT — Randall A. Beer, r 1 Milford, is shown receiving two awards after being named the outstanding student in Purdue University’s Eight-Week Winter Courses in Agriculture. Beer was chosen by the faculty for his scholarship and community leadership. There were 62 students completing the winter courses on February 27. Beer is shown receiving the SSOO Indiana Farm Credit Association plaque from Michael J. Mclntosh, Rensselaer; and the $250 Outstanding General Agriculture Student Award from Dr. Willis G. Parker, Poynette, Wis., and his sister, Mrs. Durbin L. Yeager, Coatesville.

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planted the trees,” Beer added, noting that they must be at least 40 years old before they can produce viable sap. Careful Heating Required While each tree is capable of producing 10 to 25 gallons of sap a year, it takes 35 gallons of that product to concentrate into one gallon of maple syrup, according to Beer. Using a hand auger to drill a two inch hole into the tree, Beer then drives a plastic spout into the hole and attaches a plastic tube, which empties into a pail or hooks into a main line, where it disperses into a large tank. “As the frost leaves the ground we gather and haul the sap in a pickup truck to a ‘crude’ furnace I’ve made in the back of the house,” Beer said, referring to the stove constructed on cement blocks, which is used to heat the sap. Employing the help of Kent Beer and Bill Troup, Beer then heats the stove with dry-cut wood, pouring the sap from a large flat pan to a smaller panas it thickens. “It takes about 12 hours of real hard boiling to get three gallons of finished product,” Beer remarked, adding, “Near the end of the process we bring the sap into the house to be heated on the stove. ” Mary Ann, who has been married to Beer for 37 years, is designated for the final finish line. “It’s a sticky mess,” she said, summarizing her feelings about the whole ordeal. . Requiring 219 degree heat, Beer noted that the sap will mold if taken from the heat too quickly, while it will turn to sugar if heated too long. One may wonder why Beer would go to such great lengths to produce such a small amount of maple syrup, but a trip to the southside farm on a Saturday morning may reveal the answer as he’s seen eating pancakes — smothered in the “homemade” syrup. “I love it, I like it on pancakes and ice cream the most,” he exclaimed. However, Beer added, “I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t have the help (Kent Beer and Troup), when it

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gets to be work instead of fun I’ll quit.” In the meantime, Mrs. Beer can expect to have a sticky kitchen for the next few weeks as Beer looks toward another frost.

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PREPARATION — With a process adopted from the Indians, Carlton (Cap) Beer practices the initial steps taken for heating maple syrup he’s tapped from hard maple trees near his farm south of Milford. While 35 gallons of sap will provide only one gallon of finished product. Beer enjoys his new found hobby, having retired from dairy farming six years ago. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

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What are decent parents to do when their children are exposed to so much smut in the movies, TV and in the magazines? I have been amazed and discouraged when I found out what my children were seeing, and reading. What can parents do about such a situation? J.D.—lll. Answer: I agree with you that many of our authors and entertainment producers must be depraved people or else love money so much that they care nothing for young folks. But we parents can do something about it — we can write letters to sponsors and publishers and lead a move to frown on obscene movies and plays.

New day care center to open

A new day care center, to be held at North Webster United Methodist Church, will open early this summer. This will be a licensed day care center thru the state. The center, to be named North Webster Community Day Care Center, will be open from 6 a.m.-6 p.m., five days a week. Children accepted will be two years thru school age.

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An encouraging note is the fact that women’s clubs are organizing to fight smut and nothing will clean it up faster than the financial loss or part of the purveyors of violence and degradation. I listened to a very fine speech not long ago by a prominent man and one of the things he said was this — the new morality is nothing but a new name for old immorality. So many great nations have fallen because of their decadence and worship of material things as well as the pursuit of questionable pleasures that it behooves us to stop and try to do something to stop the same result for our nation. Louisa Address: Louisa, Box 532, Orangeburg, S.C. 29115

For job applications and child placement information, call Gayle Harris at 834-2069 or Charlie Packer at 834-2906. On construction Construction of new homes and apartments fell 1 percent last year, the first decline since 1982, but analysts said the housing industry still enjoyed a good year.

Milford grads hold reunion in Florida Milford High School graduates conducted a reunion at Highlands Hammock State Park, near Sebring, Fla., on Sunday, March 9. There were 43 in attendance and most are winter residents of the Sunshine State. Following a picnic dinner each “grad” introduced himself or or herself and his or her spouse and told a story about the old days at Milford High School. Those attending the event were Mr. and Mrs. Marion (Mary Anna Postma) Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Dale (Melba Coy) Sparklin, Mr. and Mrs. Glen McDonald, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blosser, Mrs. Hilda Strang, Mr.and Mrs. Herb (Fern McDonald) Fervida, Mrs. Pansy Stump, Mr. and Mrs. Oren Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Reuter, Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Esther Hollar) Gawthrop, Mr. and Mrs. Vem (Bernice Krauter) Egolf, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford (Helen Krauter) Rink, all of Sebring. Also there were Mr. and Mrs. Robert (June Coy) Laudeman, Avon Park; Mr. and Mrs. Noble Cory, Fort Myers; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Handgen, Sarasota; Mr. and Mrs. John (Norma Kline) Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bushong, Frostproof: Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hollar, Palmetto; Mr. and Mrs. Dan (Joy Biller) Mishler, Mrs. Lucy Hollar and Mr. and Mrs. Fred (Louise Locke) Slabaugh, Orlando; and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Eisenhour and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whitehead, of Nokomis. Persons from Milford High School who would like to visit with their northern friends are urged to attend the carry-in dinner to be held at Highlands Hammock State Park near Sebring the second Sunday of March in 1987. Round Table Ladies hold baby shower The Ladies of the Round Table met in the home of Virginia Ditmer on Monday, March 10, with a baby shower for Barb VanLue and her daughter, Krista. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Ditmer, Eloyce VanLue and Karen Stiver. The program for the evening was “Memories” presented by Edith Brice, who gave a history of the club’s past minutes and club books as far back as 1923. The club was started with by nine ladies in the Sign of the Kettle tea room, which is now the location of the license branch. The reading club i.iet every two weeks. Mrs. Ditmer conducted the business meeting. The next meeting will be April 14, in the home of Geraldine Donahoe.

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50TH ANNIVERSARY — Eugene and Esther (Baugher) Henwood, r 3 Syracuse, will be celebrating their 50th anniversary on March 22, 1986, with a family dinner in a local restaurant. Henwood and the former Miss Baugher were married in the home of the bride’s mother in North Webster. Rev. C. H. Gruber performed the wedding ceremony. t Hen woods have one son. Paul A. Beezley, Syracuse and two grandchildren. He is a farmer and she is a housewife. Both attend Syracuse Church of God.

Wednesday club elects officers

Officers for the Wednesday Afternoon Club were elected during the club’s meeting Wednesday, March 12, in the home of Lucille Searfoss. Officers for the upcoming 86th year of the club are: President — Lucille Searfoss Vice president — Arlene Sloan Secretary-treasurer — Alice Johnston Corresponding secretary, publicity and historian — Roberta Pittman

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Program chairwoman — Maxine McDougal. The afternoon was spent with members present discussing their hobbies with several of the ladies bringing examples of their hobbies which included hand painted guest towels, paintings, handwork items of petit pointe, half cross-stich, quiting and knitting. Also several books were taken to the meeting and shared with other members.

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