The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 June 1986 — Page 17

Milford's Main street

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READY SET GO THE SESQUICENTENNIAL celebration is underway. The past week has been a busy one for many Milford residents as they put the finishing touches on the sesquicentennial, their businesses and homes. , i: On Thursday, MJ publisher and parade chairman Arch Baumgartner appeared on television to give added publicity to the festivities. Thursday night, members of the Milford Fire Department took time out from their weekly meeting to wash down Main Street. Participating were Sam Baumgartner; Denny Newcomer and son, Kyle; and Fire Chief Max Duncan and son, Dan. . By Friday morning Elmer Sorensen had materials at the town hall for the construction of the stage. Saturday he was joined by a group of other workers and the stage became a reality. It was then decorated by Dick Koschnick and his crew in a festive red, white and blue skirt and lights were added by Terry Hollar. Many Milford businessmen and women were seen with paint brushes, buckets of water and the like as they spruced up their store fronts for the celebration. Others were seen with spades in hand, planting flowers in barrels and planters in order add to the beauty of Main Street. Three businesses, Milford Shoe and Clothing, Doll’s Decorating and Evans Family Store, joined in the sesquicentennial celebration by decorating their windows with antiques. It would be an impossible task to name everyone who has done this, that or something else to add

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Pictured above are members of the Milford High School Class of 1936. These people graduated 50 years ago and will be honored at the alumni banquet on Saturday, June 7. The banquet will be held in the new Milford Junior High School. The event will be the final activity of Milford’s Sesquicentennial. The alumni program will be "A Time for Remembering." Principals, teachers and personnel who contributed much to Milford High School will be honored along with the graduates of 50 and 25 years ago. The social hour is at 5 p.m. with the dinner to be served at 6 p.m. The photo is the property of Lucy Hollar, the former Lucille Biller and a member of the class of 1936. In the front row are Hazel (Weybright) Rarick, Howard Haab, Berneice (Hollar) Dwyer, Richard Hollar, Altha Mae (Love) DeFries, John Junior DeFries, Donna (Doty) Fisher, Dewey Fox and Letha (Beiswanger) Johnson.

to the festivities of the sesquicentennial. For instance, everyone who had an open house on Sunday had to put a special effort in to get their houses ready for 100 s of people to walk through on Sunday. Most did not do this alone. They enlisted the aid of family members, friends, neighbors and the like. As a result a very successful tour was held. Those who were at the drama at the lake can testify that the fourth graders (or should we say fifth graders since school is out and all have been promoted) from the Milford School, under the direction of teacher Betty Lambert, did an outstanding job. Each one in the play knew his or her part and those in attendance could tell many hours of practice had gone into the production. Monday night’s talent portion of the queen’s contest and the band concert which followed again showed the hour upon hour of practice that is necessary for such events. Each young lady who took part and each band member is to be congratulated. All performances were outstanding. Everything that has been done, or will be done throughout the rest of the week took lots of cooperation and hard work from lots of people. Celebrations like this one just don’t happen by themselves. ONE SAD note to the sesquicentennial is the fact the steam engine rides for this coming Saturday had to be cancelled. Insurance rates were so high that it was decided to scrub the ride. MILFORD TOWN Marshal Dave Hobbs is walking around with the middle finger of his right hand in a splint, the result of a recent basketball game at the junior high school playground. The five-foot-nine inch marshal is a former regular on the Marion

Sesquicentennial Memories

The Milford High School Class of 1936

basketball team, and claims (in his younger days) to be able to dunk the ball. BEFORE WE forget, Milford is not only having a sesquicentennial to remember what happened here 154 years ago, the community is also welcoming not one, not two but three new businesses. Grand openings are being held at Jerry’s Carpet and Furniture on SR 15 south of town and Bonnie Gene’s Boutique on Emetine Street; and, on June 1 Evans Family Store on Main Street reopened it’s remodeled store. MARCIA BAUMGARTNER, Van Buren Township Trustee, informs us the township will be participating in “Cheese Day” on Thursday, June 5. Persons who are eligible may pick up American cheese, butter, honey, milk and rice at the fire station between the hours of 10 a m. and 4 p.m. VERA SCHELL called to tell us that she knew Goldie (Fothergill) Stone when she lived in Milford, in fact Vera and Goldie were very good friends. She said she only remembered them being here one year, in 1902, and they lived in the area of First and Maple Streets. Vera said Mr. Fothergill was a wirewalker and had wires all over the back yard where the family practiced. She said he allowed her to practice with them and if it wouldn’t have been for her mother, who stopped her practicing, she too might have walked the wire. 808 AND Helen Rassi are enjoying an extensive motor trip through the west and northwest. A postal card states, “Enjoying Expo *B6. Had beautiful traveling all through lush green Washington and Oregon. Spent a lovely day at Dr. Schuler’s beautiful Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, Calif.; Grand Canyon by helicopter was a memorial sight. Southern California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas were cool and dry. Perfect driving weather.” ELSEWHERE IN this issue are the winners of our “I Remember” contest. We felt others were worthy of being printed and will therefore print them this week and next week... sharing the memories of the writers with our readers. I Remember Katie Stollar’s soda fountain in the old Milford Hotel. Os pink and gray marble, it was on the right just inside the front door. It was from here that Katie served sodas, sundaes, shakes and banana splits as well

In the second row are Harley Zimmerman*, Ruth (Merrick) Cox, Nelson Morehouse, Mabie (Buhrt) Waldbeser, Eugene Estep*, Dorothy (Wiley) Warfel*, Herbert Ripley, Esther (Leemon) Weaver and Evard Tusing. In the back row are Bernice (Dippon) Anglin, Parker Phend*, Imogene (Baumgartner) Nelson, Herman Greene*, Geraldine (Biller) Stump*, LZ Lambert, Iva (Troup) Scott, Randall Dewart, Ellen (Davidsen) Monahan and Lucy ArLene (Biller) Hollar. Graduates marked with an • are deceased. Persons who have old photos of the Milford area 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.

as a good-sized ice cream cone for 5 cents. One had a choice of flavors, and always there was a cherry on the top. I also remember the enormous black iron range in the kitchen from where Mrs. John Helminger prepared the home-cooked meals for which Katie’s restaurant was famous. Mary Jane (Mrs. Arlo Beiswanger) and I were friends and this is how as a young person I saw the range at which her mother cooked. — Berniece H. Dwyer. My parents were Mary and Amos Orn. I started my school years in Milford with Mrs. Essex.

AARP hears program on 'country crime'

Warsaw Chapter 1766 of the American Association of Retired Persons, Inc., met recently at the First Christian Church, Warsaw. Members and guests were welcomed by Edith Alexander, who also led the salute to the flag and the invocation. Mrs. Russel Anglin presented a slide and tape program from the national headquarters on “Country Crimes: What Communities Can Do.” The program was followed by an instructive talk by deputy sheriff Ron Robinson and a question and answer neriod. Kuthie Menzie, legislative chairman, read letters from Dan Quayle and Richard Lugar thanking the organization for their national interest. Eleanor Shue gave the community service report on the Handyman/Homemaker Service, available through Combined Community Services, 212 E. Market St., Warsaw. She also read a letter asking members to send a penny to their congressmen as part of a common sense budget. She explained that one penny represents more than all taxes paid by 50 of the largest U.S. corporations. Florence Miller gave a report to members on the possible dangers of over-the-counter drugs. She advised members to make a record of all medications and consult with a physician or pharmacist. Updated information on the Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity program was presented by Willodean Metzger. She also gave members information on the importance of fruits and vegetables in the diet. A letter from the Red Cross was read by Peg Fox, thanking members for their contributions of knitted and crocheted articles. Other communications included an invitation to attend the Wabash Chapter tenth anniversary, July 23, at the Honeywell Center. A letter was also read from the Warsaw Pioneer Day

All too soon it was 1946 and graduation for many years the largest class to graduate from MBS. I babysat ’for many who still live in Milford. Most of my years there were happy ones. I found myself back in Milford helping my mother and sister running the Orn Nursing home. Many fond memories. I now live in Venice, Fla. I try to return each year to visit my mother and relatives. Milford is a quiet town and so many caring people. — Elizabeth (Orn) Steinke

chairman and Lester Umber was appointed chairman of the AARP committee. Edith Alexander gave a beautiful memorial for members who passed away this year. Bahler, assistant director of the Northeast Indiana AARP, a delegate to the recent Biennial Convention in Anaheim, Calif., will be the speaker for the local chapter’s June 16 meeting.

Bowen Center executive at ceremony

The Bowen Center and Daniel Steiner, chief executive officer, were honored by an invitation given to Steiner to attend the swearing in ceremony for Don Newman, Undersecretary of Health and Human Services. Steiner and Rosemary, his wife, were among some 400 guests who witnessed the taking of the oath of office by Newman, and attended the reception that followed. Dr. Otis R. Bowen, Secretary of the Health and Human Services Department, spoke of Newman’s efficient and significant service in government and added his personal appreciation for his work. Newman was appointed director of Indiana’s Washington office by Dr. Bowen in 1973 and had continued in service to Indiana until this new appointment. Newman, a native of Mishawaka, addressed the annual dinner meeting of the Bowen Center in April of this year. Kathy Greiser, M.S., Inpatient Unit therapist for Bowen Center, Newman’s daughter, was also present for this special occasion.

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OLDEST MILFORD AREA NATIVE — Jacob Bucher, who will have his 97th birthday on July 31, is the oldest living Milford area native. His granddaughter, Mrs. Stan (Cindy) Harper, is pinning him with a Milford Sesquicentennial pin from The Papers, Incorporated as she is coached by his daughter, Mrs. Willard (Yvonne) Conn of Leesburg, not pictured. Bucher, whose son, Wayne Bucher, is Cindy’s father, is a resident at Miller’s Merry Manor in Warsaw. His three other grandchildren are Wayne Bucher, Jr., Don Bucher and Michelle Kahlo. He and his wife, Dorothy, have been married 36 years and have seven great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. The ski lake at Cindonway Shores, west of Dewart Lake, was re< ently named Lake Jacob in Bucher’s honor Bucher was born west of Milford and moved from there to Dewart Lake and then to Waubee Laze. He has been at Miller’s Merry Manor for the past two years. In her letter, Mrs. Harper no ed her grandfather attended school until the Bth grade and then skipped high school. He attended Goshen College where he received his school diploma. 3 ”he second oldest person in the contest is Libby Lippincott. She writes, “I came to Milford in 1924 with my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Moses Lippincott. I lived in Milford until June, 1955, when I came to the Methodist Memorial Home at Warren and where 1 have been for the past 38 years. While in Milford most of my work was housework and baby sitting. I was born on March 8, 1890, so I am 96years old.” The oldest person living in Milford at this time is Vera Schell. Vera, younger than the two na med in this article, was 96 on April 26 of this year. Another senior citizen who was brought to our attention is Henry W. Biller. He was born October 19,1893, west of Milford and was the son of James and Eliza Biller. He attended the Hastings or e-room school. He lives at intervals with his four children, Kendall Biller, Joy Mishler, Lucy H >llar and Pansy Stump. Hats off to all these very special Milford people.

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