The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 6 May 1987 — Page 22

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., M?y6,1987

It happened . . . in Milford

10 YEARS AGO, MAY 4, 1977 Mrs. Richard (Melinda) Roose. 210 Section Street, Milford, will celebrate Mother’s Day as the mother of a new daughtepf Kathryn Diane, age four months. Second grade studedns at Milford Elementary school Friday were taken on a tour of the Chore-Time plant, as part oitheir career awareness program. They were accompanied by second grade teachefs Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Day, Mrs. Anglin and Mr. Immel, principal. < Members of the Milford park board will be sponsoring a cleanup day at the Lakeside Park on Waubee Lake this coming Saturday, May 7. At a recent meeting of the board of directors of First National Bank, Kerry Price was named assistant cashier in operations at the Milford office. Kerry and his wife, Sue, reside at .r 1 Milford. The Milford Senior happy Bachelors and the Milford Help ing Hands 4-H clubs held a combined roller skating party at Winona Lake "on Tuesday night. There were 43 4-H members and friends attending the party. 20 YEARS AGO, MAY 3,1967 The Milford public library will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, May 8 and 9, for interior decorating according to librarian Mrs. Charles Kerlin. Thirty neighbors turned up Friday morning with 27 tractors and plows (representing a quarter million dollars in equipment) at the Delbert Dippon farm. Dippon was undergoing spinal surgery. Jeffrey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dippon and an MP in Viet Nam, arrived home Saturday night on emergency end SdU. 3ssi?» his father on the 400-odd acre farm. Janet Purdum (perfect 4.0 average) and Robert Hoerr (3.9) have been named valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, of the 1967 graduating class of Milford high school, according to Donn D. Kesler, principal. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisser of r 1 Milford are the proud parents of

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an eight pound, one ounce daughter, Kathleen Kay, born on Monday,'May 1, at .3:55 a m. in the Goshen hospital. She has three brothers, Dougie, Greg and Brad. A lifetime of community servicte. This is the story of Mary Belle Hurd, an aged yet able resident of Milford who will mark her 89th birthday on Tuesday, May 6.' 30 YEARS AGO, MAY 2,1957 Don Cecil, President, Cecil Foods, Inc., announced today that the canning company was making plans for a canned tomato pack about the same size as last year, which was the largest pack in the company's history. Mr. Cecil said 2,500 tons of tomatoes were handled last year> Mr:'and Mrs. Glen Wuthrich of Dewart Lake are the parents of their first child, Richard Earl, born on April 26 at Goshen General hospital. Mrs. Wuthrich was formerly Marilyn Sutton of Leesburg.. Mrs. Leon Tucker underwent an .emergency appendectomy Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at Goshen General hospital. Mrs. Tucker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Pinkerton. Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Jones entertained his brothers and their families over the weekend. They were Rev. and Mrs. Keith M. Jones and children, Wanda, Marcia, and Keith, Jr., of Wethersfield, Conn., and Mr. and Mrs. Beryl Jones and children. Carol. Billie Lou, and Todd, of Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Evans visited their daughter Joan over the weekend in Washington, D. C. They went by plane from South Heed living nieht jnd returning Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McCarter have purchased the home at Waiubee Lake, formerly owned by the Don Enyearts. They moved into their new home about ten days ago. The McCarters operate Mac’s Drive-In. 50 YEARS AGO, MAY 6, 1937 Miss Edna Hollar, who entered

the piano solo division of the state high school band contest, at Laporte on Friday, came through as a winner in the first division. The field of competition was regarded as strong, which credits Miss Hollar with considerable honor. Rev. E. S. McKee, who has served as pastor of the Milford M. E. church during the past six years, has been assigned to Cambridge City church and will take up his charge there within the next ten days. Rev. W. W. Krider, former pastor at DaleviUe, was appointed to succeed Rev.' McKee as pastor of the local church. Rev. Krider went to Japan in 1920 where he Served as Methodist

Red Cross offers course

Teaching a child to become a responsible adult may seem out of reach sometimes. The Kosciusko County Chapter of the Red Cross wants to lend a helping hand. A babysitting course is being offered, which is a very important first step. A child can learn the special responsibilities of supervising other children while Betty Jo Roberts guest speaker for Kiwanians The Kiwanis Club of Lakeland. North Webster, held its 18th Anniversary Ladies’ Night Dinner at the Grassy Creek Hide-Away Restaurant. Monday evening. April 27. Betty Jo Roberts. Syracuse, was the guest speaker during the evening's program. Mrs. Roberts was selected as a representative ioi a special Agricultural Leadership Training Program. As a part of this program, the Eli Lilly Company sponsored a recent trip to Brazil to study agriculture in that country. While in Brazil, Mrs. Roberts had the opportunity to observe the high quality of soybeans produced there, the low quality of corn, and the processing of coffee for which that country is, best known. She said the job of the coffee taster required very special qualifications. Mrs. Roberts pointed out the Amazon River impressed her more than any other feature of Brazil. At one point where they crossed the river, it was 400 feet deep and three to five miles in width During the program. Curtis Jordan. Kiwanis president, presented the perfect attendance awards.

missionary for a number of years., Mr. find Mrs, Dane Rarick of Valley Park, Mo., spent the weekend and Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Weybright, and also with his mother, Mrs* Pearl Rarick of Milford. Russell Neff is making rapid preparations for the opening of his new furniture store to be located in the Estep building on the corner of Emeline and Main streets. Mr. Neff informs us that he expects to carry a complete iine of ifiodenr furniture. Miss Althamae Love has been promoted to supervisor of the local telephone exchange.

on his or her own. The eight-hour course will be taught at the chapter house or any other location as requested. The course will teach: the responsibilities of a babysitter: how to interview for a job; what to expect of parents who do the hiring; and what parents expect of the babysitter. This course will help young people to learn how to provide safe care forttnfants and children alike. The student can learn: how to act in an emergency or in case of illness; how to prevent accidents;'how to play with children of different ages ; how to select safe toys and games; how to supervise children; how to diaper and dress infants; and how'tb'feed babies and prepare simple foods for children. To start children qiiJMe road to responsibility, register at the Red Cross Office, 267-5244. There is a class fee which is to be made in luii upu'ii iegisiiutivO: ........ . limited amount of space in each class. American Red Cross is a participating United Way agency. Police officers attend seminar Syracuse Police Officers Danny Gallmeier and Ron Moser have completed a two day child abuse seminar held recently in Indianapolis. The program, which began on April 27, was sponsored by SLAM (Society’s League Against Molestation). The intense training program was intended for police officers and other related agency members who are involved with the investigation, interview, and interrogation of child abuse victims. and the prosecution of the perpetrator.

y H JOINS MUTUAL FEDERAL— Leon Hofer has joined the-staff of Mutual Federal, Savings Bank’s Warsaw office. Max Courtney, vice president and managing officer, announced that Hofer has assumed responsibilities as a loan counselor and will be involved in loan interviewing, customer counseling and real estate inspections. Hofer has been a resident of the Warsaw area since 1981, and is a graduate of Southeastern Bible College and the Beer School of Real Estate. Prior to his new position, he had been employed as pastor of the Warsaw Bible Church, general manger of Dirilyte, a divisional sales manager with Sears, and had owned and operated his own business. Hofer and his wife, Dorothy, who is employed at Zimmer, have raised four children and reside at r 2 Warsaw. Milford mobile home park sold _Jim Newcomer. Naooanee. is in the process of purchasing Graff Mobile Home Park on the south side of Milford from Al Graff. The park has 14 concrete pads on large 100 foot wide lots. Newcomer presently manages Meadows Mobile Home Park in Nappanee. He said he will remain there as an assistant this summer and will probably move teMilford in the near future. Newcomer said he has plans for future expansion if additional land can be purchased. NATO commander leaves CASTEAU. Belgium — U.S. Gen. Bernard Rogers, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, will leave his post at the end of June. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization gave no reason for Rogers' departure.

Milford's Main street

BECKY DOLL was pretty much a-twitter early this week when she recounted to friends her experience at the Airport Hilton in Indianapolis at a Friday luncheon. < sL^ r Becky was honored to receive a Citizen’s Award from the Indiana iLibrdty Association and the Indiana Library Tnjstee Associat ion for her wo£kfis~head of the Milford jFriends of the'Library in ills efforts to renovate- and improve the Milford Public Library. r ' { Another recipient, IU basketball coach Bobby Knight, did not shew up, but she did meet and hear Angelo Pizzo, a native Hoosier who is now a Hollywood screenwriter who wrote the script for “Hoosiers,” the chronicle about Indiana’s favorite high sch 00l sport — basketball. Pizzo is an IU graduate and spoke to the 402 peoplepresent. Accompanying Becky were members of her family, employees of Doll’s Decorating and Milford Librarian Mary Jurss. The ILA is an organization open t o all library professionals, friends and supporters througihout the state. Allied with the American Library Association,, the; ILA offers its members a strong sense of unity as well as services to promote career develop! nent and professional growth. Becky and her husband, Arnold ("Pete”) are the parents of three sons. She rias served as secretary of Leisure Living Apartments, Inc., and as president of the Milford Area Development Council. She is currently a member dllU tnuin uii'vwv* tii --- Wawasee Community Bible Church,. —o— FORMER MILFORD resident Greg Mishler, a state representative from Bremen, is encouraging Indiana schools to apply for a new grant to fund motivation relding programs for students. Called the Reading Excitement and Paperback s project, the program is designed to stimulate an interest in read ing in students in grades four, five and six. Forty schools will be selected to receive the grant. Mishler explained that the program will provide motivational activities, a collection of reading material’s, new oppor-

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tunities to read and training for parents and students. “It’s crucial that students develop an interest, in reading during the early years of their formal education.” said Mishler. "Students who learn to read and to enjoy it will read and learn throughout their lives.” Research shows that the best opportunity to stimulate students' interest in reading is in the critical -preteen and early teen years. The program has been funded by a $378,000 grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. Two hundred and forty thousand dollars will be distributed to 40 urban and rural schools in the form of $6,000 grants over a 26-month period beginning May 1. "Although the program is a great step forward in promoting reading.” Mishler said, "its success will depend on the work of both schools and parents. Children need to be encouraged to read in the classroom and at home." —o— SUNDAY IS Mother’s Day. The idea to honor mothers goes back to England and Yugoslavia. It was then brought to America, however, it wasn't until 1872 that Julia Ward Howe suggested it become an official event. In 1907, Anna Jarvis began a campaign to make the day an American holiday. In 1914, Congress and President Woodrow Wilson, signed a joint resolution and in 1915 the first Mother’s Day was observed. It has been observed, by presidential proclamation, each then.

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« 1 '** ■ ' ■ ■ j MARTHA RAMER and a number of youngsters from the Milford Chapel are shown looking at the birds nest which was built in the Ramer vehicle. Mrs. Ramer said on Sunday when the nest was discovered it had two eggs. It now has three eggs. The mother bird must certainly have a problem keeping track of the nest as the Ramers move their car from one place to another. Shown checking out the nest are Mrs. Ramer, on the left, and Marla Hershberger, Kristi Bontrager, Nadine Bontra'ger, Megan Shetler and Tammy Hershberger. Woman * booked at jail Verna Ellen Weaver. 48i Syracuse, w'as arrested last week and booked at the Kosciusko County Jail on a body attachment warrant concerning state taxes. She was released after posting a $2,500 cash bond.