The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 34, Milford, Kosciusko County, 20 August 1986 — Page 18

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., August 20,1986

North Webster News BY MARY LEE WILLMAN

*4. . . . Readers living in the North Webster area are encouraged to call their news items to Mary Lee Willman WB at 834-4544 for publication in this col- ■\ umn.

Homemakers make plans for 45th anniversary Pierceton Extension Homemakers met August 11 at the home of Helen Oxenrider with 19 persons present. Sarah Scott was assistant hostess. Doris Kubacki gave a reading followed by roll call response, “My county fair exhibit.’’ The lesson, “Osteoporsis,” was presented by Margaret Wolters. She used audio visual aids to clarify medical terminology. Plans were begun for the observance of the club’s 45th anniversary in November with Mrs. Wolters as chairman. Ruth Men-

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zie, Helen Crouch, and Mrs. Wolters reported on their trip to the National Extension Homemakers conference held the last of July in Virginia. The group voted to contribute produce to the County Community Care Services in Warsaw. Beulah Brygadier and Alice Wilson volunteered to deliver Meals On Wheels in August. Mrs. Scott gave the garden report and Esther English discussed health and safety. Her topic was, “Bug repellents." Mrs. Wilson gave the citizenship lesson. As part of the cultural arts report, Mrs. Oxenrider served refreshments of frozen fruit dessert on antique bread plates. Mrs. Wilson will be hostess for

the September meeting. Auxiliary has carry-in dinner The Hoosier Auxiliary of Barbee Conservation Club met recently at Barbee Conservation Club building. Hostesses for the day were Dot Kurth and Margaret Welker. A carry-in dinner was served at noon with tables being decorated with bouquets of yellow flowers. Marjorie Penrod, president, opened the business session. It was announced that the new microwave oven has been installed in the clubhouse kitchen and is ready for use. A ceiling fan will also be installed in the kitchen in the near future. Libby Wilson was presented with a gift. She will soon be moving to Michigan. A get well card has been released from the hospital and is now recouperating at home. During the afternoon, games were played. Ann Beamer and .Miriam Mason will be hostesses for the September meeting.

Pythian Sisters have short meeting North Webster Pythian Sisters met August 11 at the Pythian Hall for a short meeting. Thelma Burger reported on the recent bake sale. Following adjournment, Robert Reasoner and Carl Kissinger, from the Knights of Pythias, met with the group to discuss possible winter maintenance plans for the Pythian Hall. On August 13, the Past Chiefs Club met at the home of Jeanette Bockman. It was announced that Grand Temple will be held September 24, 25, and 26 at Indianapolis. Marie Hursey and Joan Moore will be convention delegates from North Webster. Corrinne Staples read minutes from the June meeting. A group discussion was held pertaining to activities at the July meeting since no minutes were recorded due to the absence of the secretary. Alice Kissinger suggested that inspection be scheduled for the

first meeting night in October. Following euchre was played. Ermal Vanator placed high and Georgia Cormican placed low. Thelma Burger received the door prize. Mrs. Kissinger will be hostess for the September meeting. WCTU retains same officers Lakeland WCTU members met August 11 at the home of Mary Wilcoxson, president of the group, who presided during the business session. Eva Lock read minutes of the July meeting with Betty Barrett giving the treasurer’s report.

It Happened In —

King Arthur's Town

THE KCH Lakeland area Bridge-A-Rama is being organized for the coming fall season. There will be bridge games during the day, in the evening, and for couples. Anyone wishing to

Roll call was answered with items of interest to WCTU. Mrs. Wilcoxson gave devotions reading from Philippians 4:13. Her topic was, “God’s Will Brings Strength.” The group voted to retain the same slate of officers for another year. It was announced that WCTU state convention is to be held at Anderson. Vera Morehouse gave the closing prayer. Mrs. Wilcoxson served refreshments of cookies and iced tea. The time and place of the September meeting is to be announced.

participate should call 453-3651 before September 1. The Bridge-A-Rama opening luncheon is scheduled for 12 noon, September 26, at Lake Tippecanoe Country Club. Reservations are necessary. NEW BOOKS, juvenile fiction: The Bobbsey Twins at Cloverbank by Laura Hope. There are many new preschool children’s books. Adult fiction: Jo’s Boys by Louisa May Alcott; The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum; A Perfect Spy by John LeCarre; The Great Alone by Janet Dailey; Happy to be Here by Garrison Kiellor; and You're Only Old Once by Dr. Deuss. —o— THE YOUTH at North Webster Church of God are planning a cookout on August 23. —o— GRANDMOTHER QUOTES King Solomon, “Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel,” Proverbs 11:17. —O'NORTH WEBSTER United Methodist Church circles met August 13. Verna Lindemood was hostess for Esther Circle. Rebekah Circle met at the home of Christine Foland. —Or— THE FUND drive being sponsored by the North Webster Fire Department and EMS ends August 23. If you haven’t been contacted, stop by the fire station and make a donation. The new fire engine and EMS unit that is being purchased will be used to benefit every person in the community. We all need to help support the project. —o— THE CAT has moved out onto the back porch. It’s obvious he plans to stay there until the remodeling in the den room is finished. He doesn’t like the fallout from dry wall being sanded. He certainly doesn’t like the smell of antiquing paint and varnish but the last straw was dodging wildly swinging lengths of lumber and dropped hammers. He spent several panic stricken days trying to avoid being mashed by people tramping in and out of the back door carrying arm loads of building material. Now he watches all the activity from under the safety of the redwood settee on the back porch. —o— TILL NEXT week . . . Definition An optimist is a bridegroom who thinks he has no bad habits. — Scoop, Winter Harbor.

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It happened . .> in North Webster

10 YEARS AGO, AUG. 18,1976 Work has begun on North Webster’s sewers, with workmen digging up streets and installing the pipe lines. Brown and Brown constructed the water treatment facility for the new lines. And Haskens, Incorporated, Lakeville, is the general contractor installing the lines. The southwest section of North Webster has had the pipe lines laid. West streets Effie, Himes, Huntington and part of Harrison have the lines already installed. Barbee Community church is sponsoring a roller skating party to be held August 20 at Columbia City. Church buses will provide transportation from the church to Columbia City. Anyone needing transportation should be at the church at 6 p.m. Rev. Bryce Foster, pastor of the Barbee church, invites the public to attend. Mrs. Robert Stouder and son were Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester McGriff, Leesburg. A hayride is being planned by junior high youth from North Webster Church of God. The event will take place Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. Ralph Akers will be host for the August 23 morning meeting of Lakeland Kiwanis club. The Mitchell family reunion was held August 8 at Jellystone park, north of Pierceton. Approximately 43 family members were present from Elkhart, South Bend, Columbia City, Larwill, Pierceton and North Webster. 20 YEARS AGO, AUG. 17, 1966 Mr. and Mrs. William Pearl of Frankfort, Ky., formerly of the Lakeland area, visited in North Webster over the week end. Prior to moving to Kentucky, Mr. Pearl was a member of the local school board, representing Tippecanoe township. Seaman Apprentice Rex W. Barber, USN, son of Mrs. Ruth Barber of r 1 North Webster, Indiana, has completed the Fire Control Technician School at the Naval Training Center, Great Lakes. The school prepares students for work in the Navy's fire . control technician rating, which is the art and science of the

Hook Drugs museum is twenty years old

To commemorate Indiana’s sesquicentennial in 1966, Hook’s Drugs, Inc. assembled what is perhaps one of the most complete collections of pharmacy artifacts and memorabilia and opened the Hook’s Historical Drug Store and Pharmacy Museum on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. This month, on the museum’s 20th anniversary, the store will again host thousands of visitors as they attend the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. Since its opening in 1966, more than six million persons have passed through the doors of the store to get a glimpse of what drug stores and the profession of pharmacy was like in the 1850 s. James M. Rogers, Hook’s corporate public relations officer, spent many months searching.for and assembling the many valuable artifacts found in the museum and attributes its continuing success to many individuals desire to return'to what they perceive to be a more quiet, sedate way of life. "It’s like turning back the clock 100 years," Rogers says, "and people seem to be fascinated with this nostalgic look at how drug stores used to be ” On shelves which line the store visitors can find such cure-alls as Dr. McLean’s Volcanic Oil, guaranteed to cure the body of “Aches, pains or muscular in-

control of missiles, torpedoes and guns. Students are taught basic electricity, electronics and fire control equipment mechanisms. Marine private first class George Bowden, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Bowden of North Webster, is a member of marine fighter attack squadron 542 in Viet Nam. His squadron flies the McDonnel F4B "Phantom II” fighter intercepter in operations against Viet Cong forces. The squadron has flown over 4,000 combat missions which is a record for a marine phantom squadron. VMFA-542 has also claimed a record ordnance drop of nearly 4,000 pounds of rockets and bombs during their operations in Viet Nam. Mr. and Mrs. - Frank Green have as house guests their daughter and her family, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Dyke, daughter Susan and sons Joe and Jim who arrived last Saturday from San Diego, California, for a 10-day visit. Thursday night, E.G. Mildenbrandt of Los Angeles arrived for a visit with the Greens. 50 YEARS AGO. AUG. 20,1936 There will be a home-coming for all residents, their guests and friends sponsored by the Webster Lake Association on Friday, Aug. 21st, at the Yellow Banks Hotel. Dinner will be served commencing at 6 p.m. There will be good entertainment, featuring the Shrine Band of Fort Wayne also Ted Knox and his entertainers. The program includes music impersonations and yodeling. Adrian Warstler visited friends at North Webster last week end. Mr. and Mrs. J. Garber, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Kline, Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Kline and family, and Parke Lantz attended a reunion held at Pottawatomie Park in South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. D. Bowser, Pierceton, visited Mrs. Clarence Lewallen last week end. Mrs. Josiah Garber visited in the J.L. Kline home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. James Gilbert and family attended a reunion held at Lafayette, Indiana. Mayzel Kline and Neva Likens visited at the Grover Penn home, Friday. Gerald Priest and Eva Kuhn visited at Mentone, Sunday.

flammations of any part of the body with its great penetrating power.’’ It also claimed to be a sure-fire cure for itch, cuts, burns, sores, scalds, sprains, bruises, eczema, blotches, ulcers, pimples, sciatica, pustules, earaches, wounds, scabies and any other number of maladies. Along with the interesting old patent medicines on display, one can also see old fountain pens, cash registers, baby bottles, eyeglasses, hearing aids, surgical instruments and much memorabilia dating back to the 1900 s, including original Hook's prescription bottles and John Hook's own handwritten recipes of pet remedies. The fixtures in the store were built for the Hoshour’s drug store in Cambridge City. These ornate white ash and walnut cabinets were made in 1849 and used until 1962 when the, Richard Grigsby, sold them to Hook's. Visitors can also enjoy a soda or other ice cream treat while visiting the store, served just like they used to be from an authentic marble fountain that is itself more than 100 years old. A variety of antique reproductions are available for sale, as are a number of "penny" candies, with prices starting a t a nickel There is no admission charge for the museum, which is open seven days a week from 11 a m. to p.m. Group tours are welcome and should be scheduled by writing Hook’s Public Relations Department, P.O.' Box 26285, Indianapolis, Ind. 46226.