The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 54, Milford, Kosciusko County, 7 January 1987 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 7,1987

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It's season for perskiirrions, papaws and 'beggar's lice'

By DONALD C. KIME I plan to go fishing tomorrow. The genial, reliable weather broadcaster from WSBT reports that tomorrow there will be dense patches of fog over the Michiana area, later the fog will clear for a beautiful day, with 5-mile-per-hour winds out of the south. What a great way to begin the first day of the last half of autumn. Showered, shaved and undaunted, I greet the dawn at 7:10 a m. Life is a series of interruptions. A thick fog covers Lake Wawasee and Conklin Bay. I miss the early morning hymn of the dove and robins who have deserted to the sunny south. A pair of early morning risers, cardinals, timidly flit from bough to bough, finally to land on the feeder for a breakfast of sunflower and saffron seeds. a I carry my fishing tackle to the boat. Even if e visibility is five lengths of my boat (70 feet), lam going fishin B >Vith running lights gleaming gem-like, glowing through the fog, I set the motor at trolling speed. I proceed southwest and occasionally cut the motor to listen for the throb of another motor piloted by another “dyed-in-the-wool, foolhardy fisherman”! A little scrub tree planted by birds on a small point looms, ahead'out of the fog. lam on target. Now I can skirt around the curve in Conklin Bay, ringed by lily pads, cattails and reeds. As I

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coast into anchoring position, the sun has dissolved the fog enough for me to see the potholes in the lily pads. A light-whippy rod lined with four-pound test line is used to cast a small slip bobber, split shot and a small hook into a fringed pool. Soon I have over a dozen 8 and 9-inch bluegills. A smallmouth bass inhales the bait and snaps the four-pound test line with a terrific lunge. The sun has melted away the fog and the sky is now a wedgewood blue with patches of white clouds drifting across the sky from south to north. A big blue heron utters a guttural squawk and flaps a goodbye with his long wings as he heads south for his nest in a dead tree along the Tippecanoe River. I see him no more this autumn. As I slide up to the pier and put my catch into the floating live box, I hear the whispering of the brown oak leaves tenaciously clinging to the boughs. The wind chill is so noticeable I zip shut my parka. Little do I think, picking persimmons will be possible next Tuesday. • In a cluster of eight oak trees, their brown leaves rustling a dirge before falling- one by one, stands the persimmon tree belonging to the ebony family, so it is a hard wood. • It bears white cupped flowers in the spring, the buds maturing into a green plum-like shape. The orange-red, plum-like fruit has dark brown splotches at the base when ripe. Pick a green persimmon and you will find it sour and astringent. The initiate biting into an unripened persimmon will have puckered lips. The fruit does not thoroughly ripen until after several hard frosts, bet-

Retail Merchants to see video on excellence * The Retail Merchants Division of the Syracuse : WaWasee Chamber of Commerce will be meeting on Friday, Jan. 9, at 8 a.m. at the town hall: During the meeting there will be a special lecture and a partial viewing of the video ‘Pursuit of Excellence.’ The lecture will cover the topic of customer relations and will be reinforced by the video, which focuses on the techniques used by Disney World in creating an appealing atmosphere A discussion session will be held following the video. And Desire Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. — Grit

ter still, a “squaw winter” with snow. You know the fruit is ripe when you can shake it from the limbs of the tree and it falls with a "plop” on the ground. This Tuesday morning with a 2-inch snow on the .ground I present a grotesque figure as, clad in my mountain parka and standing on the top rung of a tall stepladder, I pick the ice- and snowencrpsted persimmons. When Separated from stem arid skin the pulp makes a delicious pudding and persimmorf bread. Every year I pick some for friends who love to eat thrim. One* thing leads to another. Why have I forgotten the papaW thicket in the big woods bordering the Elkhart River where I learned to swim? This morning is mine from dawn until noon — except for ah appointment in South Bend at 10:30 a.m. My early start takes me to a large woods on the north side of the Elkhart River. On the south bank of the river is an equally large woods near a curve in the river resembling an oxbow. It was on this curve of the river that Nearned to swim. I park the car by the roadside. In my haste, I plunge through a large patch of tall weeds to emerge with “beggar’s lice” covering me from socks to the lapels of my suit coat. “Beggar’s lice,” or “beggar’s ticks” belong to the borage family, with dry, graygreen, prickly fruits and adhere to fur and clothing. Someone said the inventor of the Velcro tape fastener got his idea from an encounter with “beggar’s lice.” Deep in the woods I am rewarded in my quest by finding a

A band member's overview of trip to the Gator Bowl

(Continued from page 1 ) We left soon after half time to avoid the crowds and check into our motel. Waiting there for us was a shower, TV, and bed. After casting lots, each person had a chance for a shower; the first one since leaving Wawasee 36-hours before. Our free time went’ fast and soon we were on our way to Wolfson High School for our field show practice for the contest the next day. Mr. Blackwell promised a good meal after our practice was over and, indeed, it was a good meal. We ate at Morrison's Cafeteria and enjoyed a hot, nonfast food meal. After our stomachs were satisfied, our weary bodies were transported to our motel for much needed rest.

Historical St. Augustine The next morning began early at 7 a.m. with a trip to historical St. Augustine, the oldest city in the US. We spent the morning and early afternoon touring the old Spanish fortress that was built in 1672 to prevent early English expansion into Florida. Many people were caught in tourist traps, like Ponce de Leon’s Fountain of Youth, where they paid a couple bucks to find out there was no fountain. Others of us wasted our money on unimportant things like lunch. We left St. Augustine at 3 p.m. to head back to Jacksonville for our marching contest at 5:30. As soon as we got back to Jacksonville, we changed into our uniforms once again. In a race against the clock, we loaded the busses and headed to Wolfson High, the site of the warmed up our instruments and practiced our marching routine once more before performing in front of the judges. With the signal, the drums began the cadence that marched us on the field. While performing, we were under the direction of Ronda McDonald. Eric Metcalf, and Chris Schwartz, our drum majors. This was our finale of the year, so we put forth a solid effort to make all the work pay off. I could "feel it in my bones” that we were going to get a first division rating, but we had to wait for the results that evening at the awards ceremony. After our dinner, we arrived at the ceremony, anxiously waiting for the judges’ results. Our pride Was hot that night for our school and Mr. Blackwell. When our school name was called for our parade participation, the rafters shook as all 140 students from Wawasee stood simultaneously and cheered on our leader as he accepted the plaque. The cheers continued until finally the announcer had to ask that we “settle down"! This man actually expected us to hold our spirit. Bull! The party had just begun because later we were recognized for our field show performance. No one yet knew what our ratings were except for Mr. Blackwell, who was wearing a smile. After the ceremony, Mr. Blackwell told the band what we had received. It was too good to be true —a first division rating for parade and a first division for our field show! My “bones” were correct. We had just begun to celebrate our victory when Mr. Blackwell finally came out to the busses where we were. ,He was greeted with our school sdng and a brutal mob of happy students. After his victory speech, we loaded the busses for the trip back to the motel for some . . . rest? After ordering a late night pizza and watching three or four movies, we found that it was time

New Paris Creamery sold to Connecticut firm

Effective Decernbef~3l^l Finevest Service?) Inc., Greenwich, Conn , is the new owner of New Paris Creamery. The sale price was not disclosed. The creamery will continue to operate as before with current plant, distribution, office and management personnel. Also, there will be no changes in the Burger label, pricing policy or credit policy and no interruption in operations according to Ralph J. Dischler, who will continue as president of the creamery. Finevest Services has holdings in Pet Milk Co., and in other dairies, cheese companies and frozen food companies. Finevest also has holdings in National Guardian Insurance Co. and a security systems firm. It is a privately held holding company with about $1 billion in sales annually from food’service-related companies it owns. According to president Dischler, the sale of the New Paris Creamery will help insure security and growth for the New

scraggly papaw thicket. The broad yellow leaves have fallen to the ground. The tree belongs to the custard apple family. I always called the papaw the “Indiana banana,” because of its bananalike shape. For my effort I gather four oblong, yellowish, fruits that have a pulp-like texture with many seeds. This treasure I place in my coat pocket, where else? In the semi-privacy of a downtown parking lot on Michigan Street, South Bend, I pick “beggar’s lice” from my clothing. In doing so I find that the papaws are almost crushed in the lining of my coat pocket. Life is filled with interruptions. If anyone asks about the strange accumulation of the gray, green burs that must cover the back of my coat and trousers, I shall reply, “It is /new pattern and style.” My fishing boat is upside down on shore and resting on three old automobile tires. Winter is coming, Thanksgiving is past. Like all Christmas shoppers, I have spent my money for gifts. All I have to offer is:my experiences through my eyes, plus persimmons, papaws and, don’t forget, the “beggar’s lice.” Kime is a many-faceted man, being a nature buff, pastor emeritus of the Nappanee United Methodist Church, amateur photographer, who 'resides in semi-retirement at Conklin Bay, Lake Wawasee. "

to wake up. There was only one problem. Very few had fallen asleep at all. Now, we had to face the entire day at Disney mummified from the lack of sleep. Disney World December 29 was a day filled with fun, laughter, and the fulfillment of childhood dreams for the many of us who had never been to Disney World before. Highlighting the day was the exercise we got fighting the holiday crowds in everything we did. Some chose to stand in line for an hour to ride a five-minute roller coaster called Space Mountain, while others, like myself, chose to stand in a 20-minute line at the Grand Prix race track to face the brutal driving of some unexperienced drivers who consistently rear-ended my car. We left the Magic Kingdom of Disney World at 7:30 p.m. with

Joe Gray (USMC Col., Ret.) passes away suddenly Monday afternoon

(Continued from page 1 > in Rhinelander, Wis., to Campbell and Virginia (Morgan) Gray. As a child, he spent numerous summers in Syracuse, as his father was the Second Bishop of the Northern Indiana Diocese. On February 2, 1946, he married the former Joan Haywood in Indianapolis. She survives. In 1935, he graduated from Howe Military Academy. He retired in 1965 from the United States Marine Corps, and had resided in Syracuse since his retirement. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Joseph H. Gray, Spencer, and Matthew M. Gray, Fort Wayne; and one brother, William C. Gray, Pleasant Ridge, Mich. .One daughter preceded

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NEW COUNTY SHERIFF — Ronald L. Robinson, elected Kosciusko County sheriff last November, took the oath of office from Judge Robert Burner, judge of Kosciusko County Superior Court at the Justice Building on Tuesday, Dec. 30.

Par is company and the creamery will also have access to greater marketing, technical and management services allowing for improvements in all areas of the creamery’s operation. The sale will put the creamery more in the category of Kraft and Dean Foods. , Farmers Form Cooperative A group of local farmers formed a cooperative in 1921 to operate a creamery which processed the milk from their dairy operations. The company has grown to one of the largest milk processors in the state. Originally the creamery was limited to the processing of dry milk powders and butter. In 1934, Jim Burger was hired as the manager. In the late 1940 s and early 19505, the creamery began running into financial difficulties after having survived the depression and World War 11. In the early 19505, Burger bought controlling interest from the cooperative, convinced that the business be profitable. He was responsible for expanding the creamery’s full

full stomachs, tired feet, and bags full of Mickey Mouse ears, sweatshirts, and stuffed animals. We boarded the busses and now looked forward to the extremely long bus ride home. It was not long after leaving the Kingdom that everyone had fallen asleep. Twenty-four hours and dozens of photographs later, we wound up at Wawasee High School once again with a successful trip behind us, including two first division ratings. As one judge said, “Wawasee is a ‘most remarkable band that shows the results of dedicated, hal’d work. A credit to your school and community.’ ” Our band had not come home as the Wawasee High School Marching Warrior Band. Showing What we are made of, we came home as the Wawasee High School Marching Warrior Pride.

him in death. A memorial service will be held at 10 a m. Thursday, Jan. 8, in All Saints Episcopal Church, Lake Wawasee, with Father David Hyndman, All Saints Episcopal Church, , and Northern Indiana Bishop Francis Campbell Gray, a nephew, officiating. The body wilLbe cremated and the r.emains will be flown to Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., on Monday, Jan. 12, where burial will take place. Memorials may be made to All Saints Episcopal Church or to the Kosciusko County Mental Health Association, 206 East Center St., Warsaw. Harris Funeral Home, SR 13S, Syracuse, was in charge of arrangements. >

line of dairy products, including milk, butter, ice cream, cottage cheese, and bulk condensed milk. The first Burger Dairy Store was established on US 33 at the west edge of Goshen in 1953 which led to splitting the corporation into two parts, New Paris Creamery and Burger Dairy Stores. Throughout the northcentral part of the state, the dairy store operation has grown to over 70 stores, which nearly all have been sold to private owners. About 20 million gallons of milk are processed by the creamery each year. The milk comes from farms in a 50-mile radius of the plant, but primarily in Elkhart County. Retail products are distributed in a 100-mile radius and bulk products are marketed in a 300-mile radius. Until the sale of the creamery, the president's son, Robert, has been serving as chairman of the company. The company presently has approximately’9s people, including haulers, in its employ.