The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 44, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 December 1987 — Page 16
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 16,1987
It happened ... in Milford
1* YEARS AGO, DEC. 14.1977 Due to the weather, church services at the New Salem Church of the Brethren were cancelled. Miss Annabeth Arthur was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower December 12 in the home of Mrs. Wayne Bucher, Sr. Games were played, gifts ripened and refreshments served. Insurance was the discussion topic of the Milford Town Board Monday night. Jean Treesh, board member, was absent and the other two members, Jim Brooks and president T. A. Miller talked over several insurance items. A plan by the Volunteer Fire Insurance Service, Inc., for volunteer firemen was brought up by Bill Leemon, Van Buren Township volunteer fire department chief. Dr. Miller voiced concern over the coverage, which Leemon said would pay $l5O per week to a fireman unable to work and SBO,OOO in death benefits. He asked to study the policy before attempting to make a decision. The policy would cost $1,093 to cover the department. Bud and Jeri Seely are busy packing boxes for their move to the country, having sold their home on Catherine Street to the Lynn Hivelys. The Seelys are in the process of building a new home southeast of Milford. They will be residing temporarily with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bushong at Waubee Lake, while the finishing touches are put on their home. Candace, Chris and Shawn Bornman, Syracuse, spent last week with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morehouse. Milford, while their parents Mr and Mrs Stephen Bornman were attending an insurance convention in Chicago 2# YEARS AGO, DEC. 13,1967 For more than a quarter of a century Milford residents have been enjoying Christmas programs in the Milford gymnasium which have been planned as a
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Christmas gift to the community. To celebrate the end of this era an especially beautiful program has been planned at 7:45 Wednesday, Dec. 20. The following senior members of the high school choir will open the program with “Senior Spot:’’ Nancy Wilson, Joan Felkner, Steve Fox, Dave Beer, Craig Ruch, Dan Brown. Steve Repiogle and Ted Speicher. Members of the Milford Chamber of Commerce and the Milford Ministerial Association are cooperating in bringing Santa Claus to Milford for three visits. His method of arrival has not been ascertained, however. Lawrence Myers and Ron Baumgartner were elected to the posts of president and vice president of the Milford Chamber of Commerce Monday evening as the organization met in its last of ficial session of the 1967 year Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Treesh of Milford Sunday, Dec 10, for Christmas dinner were Mrs. Dick Geiger who is residing there, Mr. and Mrs. Don Ahrns and Bob of Milford, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Treesh of Ball State. An organ recital will be held at 7 p.m Saturday in the Masonic Temple at Milford for Masons, members of the Order of Eastern Star and friends. Giving the demonstration on the newly purchased organ will be Arno Grunert of Elkhart. The Women’s Missionary Society of the First Brethren Church of Milford met Thursday evening at the church with Mrs. Ronald Brown presiding over the business meeting. Mrs. Otto Wiggs read thoughts and poem on “Gifts at Christmas" at which time those present gave gifts of monies to be given to the Brethren Home at Flora. 30 YEARS AGO, DEC. 12,1957 The Milford Sale Pavilion, located on the southeast corner of James and Emeline streets, will
be sold. Van Buren township trustee Ray E. Ferverda announced this week The old building was erected years ago when the township had its own road building equipment and kept it housed there. At one time the Milford School played its home basketball games there, the players dressing in neighboring houses The building was also used for a livestock sale barn. A fire loss estimated to be well in excess of $12,000 resulted from a fire at the Michael Reuter farm just north of the Milford Junction overhead late Wednesday afternoon. The large two-story chicken house burned to the ground and 5,000 pullet chicks which had been placed in the house just a week earlier were destroyed. The Milford vocational agriculture grain judging team placed second in the county contest held at Warsaw. Friday, Dec. 6. Team members were Alvin Haab. Terry Musselman. Nelson Beer, and Harold Bleile, Jr. Alvin Haab and Terry Musselman of the Milford team placed among the top ten individuals in the contest. The Carey M. Parrett residence on south Henry street has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hagans. The Haganses will not move into their new home until spring when the Parretts.
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COMMITTEE PLANS COUNTY SHOW — Plans are underway for the sixth Kosciusko County Home and Sport Show scheduled to begin Friday, Feb. 19, and run through Sunday, Feb. 21, 1988. It will be held in the National Guard Armory just east of SR 15, north of W arsaw. Over 40 exhibitors will have booths at the show with representatives there to answer questions. The show is designed to bring to the public new ideas on the market for the ensuing year. This year’s exhibitors will be giving away door prizes to those who want to register at the booths. The admission and parking will be free. Interested exhibitors may contact the chamber office to receive their applications and data sheets. The Home and Sport Show is sponsored by the Greater Warsaw Area Chamber of Commerce. Members of the committee are pictured. From left are John Ettinger, Lake City Bank; Nanette Frantz, United Telephone Co.; Jane Ann Nolin, Rabb Soft Water; Clif Burritt, Wholesale Electric; and Norma Hays, Stanley Steamer Carpet Cleaning. Committee members not pictured are Gail Law, Farmers State Bank; George Paton, Patona Bay; Howard Woodward, Woodward Realty.
Wrapping those small gifts
One might like to try this idea for wrapping those small Christmas gifts: 1. Place three cardboard tubes (like tubes inside toilet tissue) end-to-end. Place any small gift, candy or motto inside the middle tube and trim the outer tubes so they are shorter than the middle one.
will move to the Noble W. Neff home. The Neffs have purchased the Charles Sponseller home and plan to move around February 1. Approximately fifty friends called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McCarter Monday evening at an open house honoring the 40th wedding anniversary of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Da vidsen Seniors on honor roll for second grading period: Jeri Bushong, Hazel Estep. Carol Holderread, Nancy Wise, Bob Ahrns and Bob Smoker. The Milford Public Library held open house at the library on Tuesday evening with*" Mrs. Charles Kerlin, librarian, and assistant librarians, Mrs. Glenn Brown and Mrs. C. D. Barnes as hostesses. Mrs. Parker Phend, board member, also assisted. Mrs. Marion Deeter was in charge of the "Sucker Tree,” a lollipop treat for the children. Marion Deeter, custodian, was helping wherever he was needed. Thought for the Week: The ground hog is wise — he sleeps all winter and doesn’t have to buy fuel, shovel snow or wrap Christmas presents. 50 YEARS AGO, DEC. 16,1937 The band is sponsoring an indoor circus to be given Wednesday evening in the gym. Loose Foliage of Natural Holly
2. Put the tubes on a piece of double thickness tissue wrapping paper that is ' 2 -inch longer than the combined lengths of the tubes and 1 2-inch wider than their circumference. Roll the tubes in the paper and glue the edges together. 3. Now roll the tubes in an outer wrap of crepe or fancy wrapping paper which is the same size as the tissue paper, or shorter than the tissue paper if the contrasting tissue paper is to show at the ends. Glue the paper’s edges together. 4. Wind strong thread several times around where the tubes meet. Pull the thread tightly and knot until the paper is pressed in
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covered with berries. — Henry Beer, phone 277, Milford, Ind. Scarlet fever has made its appearance in Jefferson township, Miss Anna Bell and Miss Ruby Fisher having contracted the disease. Z Carl Duncan and Raymond Pinkerton and families spent Sunday evening at the Guy Pinkerton home. L. B. Eherenman will direct his Lincoln High School Concert Band in the first of a series of public concerts, Sunday afternoon at the new Centennial Auditorium in Plymouth. The concert will be free to the public. Mr. Eherenman, former director of the Milford High School band has a good organization this season. Neal Cory left on a two weeks’ auto trip with a house car on Sunday for Miami, Fla., being accompanied by Fred Ruch and Lawrence Butt. The latter will remain for some time. He has enrolled as a student at the Florida Bible Institute at Terrace Temple in Miami. Mrs. Joe Ruch was hostess at the annual Christmas party for the Eta Beta Pi society, Monday evening, and was assisted by the committee. Miss Maurine Ralston, Mrs. John Augsburger, and Mrs. Kenneth Calbeck of Nappanee in serving a threecourse dinner.
to shape, then remove thread. The end tubes may be removed. 5. Fringe the ends of the paper or cut with pinking shears. Use greenery, sequins, paper doilies, feathers, etc., for decorating the finished package. Helpful notes During the year, write down helpful notes pertaining to the type of Christmas present to buy for certain people. Perhaps for the friend who is always losing her car keys —a large ring she.can slip around her wrist; or, when using a handy item in the kitchen, etc., why not buy another one to be given as a gift.
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TO BUILD OBSERVATORY — The Warsaw Astronomical Society has been in existence since October 1980. It has plans to build an observatory as soon as property has been purchased. Gumball machines have been placed around Kosciusko County with a portion of the proceeds from them going toward the purchase of the property. Shown, left to right, are Wade E. Frauhiger, owner of the gumball machines; Jim Tague, treasurer of the Astronomical Society; Al Mitterling, president; Dee Stevens; and Dick Morrison’ vice president. (Photo by Mike Skevington) a*
Swivelstool was made in Warsaw
| By GLEN LONG Staff Writer »— V 1 On the east side of Warsaw, beyond Center Center, there is a large building which has an interesting history. Known to many ’ 1 area residents as “the old swivelstool building,” it was built about 1948 by Waveland Alspaugh and his father, Orville. It was here that the manufacture of their patented product, the swivelstool, went on until about the mid-19605. Mrs. Charles (Mary) Outcelt, who resides east of Warsaw, said her husband, Carl Funk, now deceased, marketed for many years all the units the company, which had from 15 to 20 employees, could produce. Waveland’s nephew, Guy Alspaugh, Mentone, remembers well the early days of the factory where his mother and father both worked for a time and where he worked after school. He remembers doing many jobs, including helping Waveland and Orville put up awnings on the building windows. Guy rertiem&ers that the business actually Started as A/& A Mfg. Ijn a garage Market Street in Warsaw, where V-belt pulleys were made He said the idea for the swivelstool was actually the idea of Dr. Hayes, a Silver Lake dentist. The swivelstool was a specialuse stool on which dentists could sit to “swivel” around the patients in their dentist chairs. Guy said the swivelstool actually started as both a barber chair and a dentist chair, but seemed to
Holiday season dangerous
I By DR. MADELYNN ALLEN, I | DVM | The holiday season is a special time of year for family and friends. Animal friends are often included in the holiday festivities, but these festivities are fraught with potential dangers for pets. These hazards can arise from holiday decorations, holiday feasts or well-meant Christmas gifts. Christmas tree ornaments or metallic wrapping paper may seem like new toys to a pet, but if played with and accidentally chewed or swallowed, cuts, impactions or poisoning may result. Christmas tree tinsel is especially tempted to cats and should be completely avoided in cat-owning households. Poinsettias, although beautiful decorative plants, are toxic to animals that chew on their leaves. Lead poisoning is a big problem in pet birds. If owners allow their birds to fly free in the house, all decorations
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be more useful for dentists than barbers so the business moved in that direction. Guy remembered that an aluminum foundry was started in a building behind the main plant in 1954. Here the molded bases, arms and aluminum castings were formed. He said the plant often employed Grace College and Seminary students and that they were, by and large, very good workers. “The swivelstool was put out of business by the invention of the modern reclining dentist chair,” said Guy. “The balance and accessibility to the patient’s head were all changed and small com-
Two area taverns burglarized
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should be checked for lead or lead-based paints. Christmas presents for pets can also cause problems. Owners should make sure that any toy or food item given is safe for the pet. Even some toys that are sold in stores are not safe, so the pet owner must be watchful. Squeaking rubber toys may cause problems if the animal chews out the squeaker and swallows it. Toys with loosely attached bells or yarn can cause problems also. Bones should not be given as gifts. Even round steak bones, which many people feel are safe, have caused injury either by splintering or by being swallowed whole and causing intestinal obstruction. A list of safe toys might include frisbees, balls too big to be swallowed, nylon bones, a new bed or a sweater for canine friends, a scratching post, sturdy ball or catnip treat for cats and grass shoots, millet sprays or sturdy bird toys for avian pets. Lead weighted penguins should not be given to birds over
pletely portable stools came into common use to replace the swivelstool.” After several years of being used for fiberglass boat manufacture, storage and sitting empty, the building is coming to life again. It is being remodeled to house a new business, Ceramic Tile and Marble Showcase. George Justice, the new proprietor, said the building will be filled with display models design ed and decorated by decorators from the Kosciusko County area. The swivelstool may be gone, but its building continues to be a useful part of the Warsaw business community.
Kosciusko County Crime Stoppers Organization: On the morning of December 7, burglaries were discovered at the Frog Tavern and Louies Bar and Grill located just off SR 13, south of Syracuse. Entry to both buildings had been made by the use of a prying type instrument. A quantity of money was taken in bothcases. If you have information concerning this incident, call Crime Stoppers toll free at 1-800-342-STOP. We will pay up to SI,OOO if your information leads to an arrest or indictment. Crime Stoppers also pays cash rewards on other felony crimes and the capture of fugitives. When you call, you will be assigned a code number, we will not ask your name.
cockatiel size. Another area of concern is the holiday menu. Bones, as mentioned earlier, can cause severe problems in pets, but what many people don’t realize is that fat or skin from poultry or ham can be equally as harmful. These high fat foods can cause intestinal upset or pancreatitis and should be avoided even in small amounts. Chocolates are toxic to animals and should not be fed. Other items which are not toxic, but have a tendency to cause intestinal upset, are nuts, olives, pickles and other spicey foods. There are many safe and delicious pet treats available. A pet does not need to share its owner’s holiday meal to enjoy a happy holiday season. The greatest gift you can give your pet is to take time from your busy holiday scheduled to give him a little extra love and attention.