The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 April 1986 — Page 14
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 23,1986
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This week’s photo is the second of four loaned to this newspaper by Bill Rex of Syracuse. It shows members of the Milford High School band in the year 1931. Like last week’s photo, we have no identification of the students in this photo. The band director is Lloyd B. Eherenman who served as math teacher and director of bands for a number of years. See this week’s Main Street column for identification of choir members in last week’s photo.
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We would ask anyone who can identify the students in this photo to write them down and send them to The Mail-Journal, P. O. Box 188, Milford, or call our editorial department at 658-4111. Persons who have old photos of Milford to contribute to this column should include as much information as possible with the photo. Special steps are being taken to insure safe return of all photos. WWW' w » *• ...w —M—
UTS holds open house
Interested customers will have the chance to see how their telephone works on Tuesday, April 29, when United Telephone Area students ore miTKiTeci iiito Alpha Lambda Delta Two area students have recently been initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national freshman honorary at Ball State University. They are Cathy Cobbum of Syracuse and Rod Schmucker of Nappanee. Students selected for membership must have either a 3.5 grade point average following the first quarter at the school or an accumulated GPA of 3.5 after three quarters at Ball State. Students must carry at least 12 credit hours to be eligible. Cobbum is a graduate of Wawasee High School and majors in telecommunications. She is the daughter of Owen and Sandy Cobbum of 313 Benton, Syracuse. Schmucker is a graduate of North Wood High School and majors in business. He is the son of Ezra and LeAnna Schmucker of r 4, Nappanee.
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There are many ways in which God works in our lives, but most often it is through pist ordinnry circumstances. I Too Are Invited Te Worship The lord With Us This Week K ’ 8:40 a.m. — Sunday School Openinq Assembly X 9:00 a.m. — Sunday Bible School Classes ■ For A o es '.O ■ 10:00 a.m. — Sunday Morning Worship 7:00 p.m.— Sunday Evening Service ■■IBMI Fred Walls 7:00 p.m. — Wednesday Evening Dolw Kuhns Associate Minister HOUR OF POWER For All Ages Minister or 651-0141. MliroftD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL prß-rßffbtreliM savings ends April 30. CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MILFORD Fourth And Henry Streets 658-9151 Milford
of Indiana holds an open house and customer appreciation day in Warsaw. , Behind-the-scenes tours at United’s Warsaw district headquarters, Center and Indiana •streets, Warsaw, will show customers what happens when the telephone handset is lifted and a number is dialed. Os special interest on the tour will be United’s 24-hour computerized alarm monitoring system. A specially trained staff watches for signals from people who need medical assistance. They also monitor environmental conditions for computer facilities and livestock confinement buildings, fire and burglar alarms, and the water level in Warsaw water towers. Open house hours are from 1 to 8 p.m. A tour will take about 45 minutes, according to Ron Kinley, community relations manager for United. “The public will have a chance to learn about new computerized digital phone systems planned for Warsaw and Pierceton tis June,” Kinley said. “They will handle more calls faster and more efficiently, and will provide the option of custom calling features such as Call Waiting, Enhanced Call Forwarding, 3-Party Con-
ferencing, and Speed Calling.” United people will be oq.Jiand during the open house to answer any questions customers may have, Kinley added. Humane society to sponsor contest The Kosciusko County Humane Society will be sponsoring a poster contest for children in kindergarten through sixth-grade to celebrate “Be Kind to Animals Week.” A prize of a Humane Society Tshirt will be given to one winner in each grade and a grand prize of a crayola art set will be given to the grand prize winner. Runners-up will receive magnets. Posters may be as creative as desired, but must be no larger than 11 by 17 inches, and should illustrate the theme “Be Kind to Animals.” Local artists will judge the posters on their creativity and execution. All posters will be displayed at local businesses. To enter the contest the child must write his name, address, grade, and telephone number on the back of the poster in a three by five inch area. AU posters can be dropped off at any branch of the First National Bank of Warsaw or Lake City Bank no later than May 2. Do you? Learn from the mistakes of others — you don’t live long enough to make them all yourself. —Chest, Norfolk, Va. So true Propaganda is baloney so artfully disguised that it passes as food for thought. —Enquirer, Cincinnati.
Milford's Main street
■ —OldJUilford — When memory takM me back thru the yean gone past. I >ee picture* of aid Milford that forever wUI last It** a spot on earth that 1 fove to wed. Where a host as my friend* and relatives dwell. It** where the happiest day* of my life had their span. The yean that 1 grew from a child to a man. It was there I attended the old public school. Was taught fact* of life, and the golden rule. In memory many pictures come in to view Os place* and things that 1 so well knew. I see old Turkey Creek and the old swimming hole, On a summer afternoon it was our goal. We splashed around or lay in the san. Threw sand at each other and called it son. 1 see old Waubee lake, where on a winter’s night We used to skate by a bonfire’s light Toasted wieners and shivered while we ate. And never got home until it was late. 1 see the old Sink Hole at the north end of town. And the tales that were told that made it renowned. How bridges had sunk and a few men too. And how many horses nobody knew. I see the old Feed Mill, with the jail dose by. And the Stand Pipe 1 remember was a hundred feet high And the Westside Grove and the old Ball Park. Where we used to play till long after dark. I see the old Livery Barn, that stood back in the alley. Where many an afternoon I used to daily. And watch the Drummers come and go. Hire the best Rigs to make a big show. The old brick school house, how well I remember. Where I entered school one year in September. As a newcomer in school, I listened to talk Os the older kids, under the tree* by the walk. But time marched on and the student body grew. So they wrecked the old building to make room for the new. I see the old Interurban, as it rattled along, Up Main street and soon was gone. Swerving and swaying, as it went along the track. Seeming to say “I must hurry if 1 ever get back.” But there’s one thing to mention, 1 must not foil And that is the good old “Milford Mail.” It was a must in our home, when 1 was a boy. How we would read it and shout with joy When we saw our name in a column somewhere, That told of our visiting friends here or there. It gave us the news of the folks in Town. As well as of those in the country around. It was the heart of the town, that measured the beat Os the things that happened along the street. These things I’ve mentioned come back to me, As plain today, as they used to be. They’re impressed on my mind and forever will stay. To be cherished by me until my last day. And it matters not where I may roam Milford is the place I’ll always call home. D. H. Wyland
SOMETHING BEING promoted as a fund-raiser in the mayoral campaign in Milford’s Sesquicentennial is the sale of an old poem, entitled “Old Milford.” A door-to-door canvass is being made to “put a copy of the poem in every household in Milford,” said one of the canvassers. The poem was written years ago by Dewey H. Wyland, a resident of West Emetine Street. Wyland, born February 28, 1898, was married to Gertrude Wolferman, sister to the late Earl and Jack Wolferman. He was killed Oct. 2, 1956, at 58 years of age, the result of a car-truck accident. An obituary, in the possession of Ruth (Mrs. Jack) Wolferman, reveals that Wyland was a resident of Long Beach, Calif., working in management with the Standard Oil Company. He purchased a German-made Volkswagen, and his death was the result of a large truck running through a red light, hitting the small Volkswagen in which Wyland was riding. 'Hie accident occurred in the fall of 1958 near his Long Beach home. Wyland would be proud to know the poem he wrote about his old home town has been hanging for years in the offices of The MailJournal, and now has been reprinted and is being sold for the community-wide celebration of the town’s history. KATE (MRS. Harry) Doty of Milford has joined Dave Creighton Realty, located at 1514 East Center Street, Warsaw, a letter out of that office last week announced. Her title will be real estate sales associate, and she is also a member of the Kosciusko Board of Realtors. The firm is a member of the Multiple Listing Service. Kate is well known in the Milford area, and she is well qualified to bring added real estate service to northern Kosciusko County. J - THE LIONS will hold a hearing screening for pre-schoolers, ages to 6 years of age, from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. in the Milford , Elementary School tomorrow (Thursday) in cooperation with Lions District 25-B hearing services. The screening is free. EDITH BAUMGARTNER identified the students in the choir in last week’s sesquicentennial memories photo. From left in the front row are Mary Alice Phend Koontz, Miriam DeFries Fisher, Wanda Rollins Weisser, Wilma Weybright Searfoss, Gladys Dressel Shull, Dorothy Lawburg Elliot, Lucille Haab Kodba, Marybelle Lentz Sharp, Jude Coy Laudeman, Marie Irwin Hollar. In the second row are Idalena Dressel. Marjorie Harris Hartter. Mary Jane Helminger Bebwanger, Joy Biller Rumfelt Maude McLaughlin, Bernice or Dorethy Staley. Esther Clauss Marquart, Dorothy Klinger Fisher and Ruth Davis Helminger. In the third row are Edd Beer,
FarreU Cain, Myron Warstler, Elinor Haab Miller, Emeral Callender, Merle Holderread, Gerald Tusing, Hoy Jones, Robert Higbee, Herbert Morehouse, Harold Gawthrop, Floyd HoDar and Joe Reiniche. The young man at the top of the photo with the M on his sweater is William Rex. SATURDAY (S the night everyone has been'waiting for... Saturday, Milford wUI have it’s first mayor and a new town council. Os course, the duties of the new town officials will be much different than one might expect those of elected officiate to be.
SDAN BROWN ANDY I BROWN I Sf ELSIE FREE VERA SCHELL W’ -J 'W 0 RICHARD MILLER MARGARET I BROOKS --
■ JEAN TREESH ARCH BAUMGARTNER ■ BM
The past weekend was a busy one for candidates as they raised funds for their individual campaigns. A car wash was held at Bruce’s Marathon for “Honest Andy Brown.’’ A second car wash was held at the fire station for Margi Brooks. And, a bake sale was held at Campbell’s for Elsie Free. In the evening, Rich Miller had a nice turn out for his concert at the community building. And, Jean Treesh reported a good size group was at the fire station for the fund raiser Maple Leaf Farms held for her. Vera Schell took the day off and did not hold a fund raiser. Instead, she was at the 10K race. As noted at the top of this column, “Old Milford” poems are being sold. Funds collected from the poems go toward helping to elect Arch Baumgartner to the honored position. Also in the planning is a sesquicentennial scramble. More will be released on this event later. THE NEXT sesquicentennial meeting will be held on Tuesday. April 29. It is very important that ail committee chairmen attend this meeting and all of the following sesquicentennial meetings. Time is getting shbrt and there is much to be done before June 1. DONNA POLLEN is still looking for former band members to participate in the old-fashioned band during the sesquicentennial. Anyone who can help with this project should leave a message for Donna at the Milford School. WORD IS that Nola Sorensen will be having an open house Wednesday thru Friday of this week for her plastics product . with proceeds from the sale going toward the sesquicentennial. The Sorensens live at 105 South Henry Street and all are invited to stop and check out her products. Accident causes minor injuries At 7:19 p.m., Monday, April 21, a 1984 Chevy driven by Marlys Huffman, r 2, Leesburg, collided with a 1985 Pontiac driven by Alene C. Dewart, r 2, Milford. The Huffman auto, which had been stopped at the intersection of Henry and Fourth Streets, proceeded into the intersection failing to yield the right of way of the Dewart vehicle, which was traveling eastbound on Fourth Street Marlys Huffman and a passenger, Katherine Heath, suffered minor injuries to the shoulder and upper arm. Damage to the vehicles was estimated between SI,OOO and $2,500 each. Investigating officer was Aaron Rovenstine of the Milford Police Department. Assisting officer was Patrolman Michael Hobbs of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. NIPSCOto have hotline for thefts Northern Indiana Public Service Company is implementing a hotline which customers may use to report known or suspected meter tampering or energy theft. “Energy theft is a dangerous crime that can result in electrical shock, electrocution, or fire,” noted Herman Kerr, acting director of security at NIPSCO. “The person who tampers with meters or gas lines puts many innocent people in jeopardy,” Kerr added. ’ The energy thief is really robbing us all as ultimately losses are passed on to paying customers through higher prices. If you know or suspect cases of meter tampering, theft or unlawful reconnection of utility service, please report it in confidence by calling the 24-hour, toll-free hotline at 1-800-548-3401.