The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 17, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 June 1988 — Page 13

North Webster news

41 -year.member

Goldie Hunnicutt was presented with a certificate of appreciation for 41 years of faithful membership on June 1 during the regular monthly meeting of the Hoosiers Auxiliary of Barbee Conservation club. The presentation was made by Pat Friddle, Hoosier club president and Wahneta Gephart, vice president. Mrs. Hunnicutt became a member of the club in 1947. “Happy Birthday” was sung to Sally Yeates. Minutes of the May meeting were read by Maxine Gaston. Roll call was answered by 22 members. Roll call response was, “What I did as a youngster on the last day of school.” Edna Lawson gave the treasurer's report and the flower fund report was given by Wilma Conner. A carry-in dinner was served at noon. Hostesses for the day were Pauline Gunkel, Jessie Cripe and

It Happened in — King Arthur's Town

THE GOODYEAR Blimp was observed cruising low over the Barbee Lakes on Memorial Day. —o— JIMMY HOUSTON, this year’s Mermaid Festival King of Sports will be conducting clinics at North Webster before being inducted into the Palace of Sports Hall of Fame. Houston is a professional fisherman. The Mermaid Festival will be held June 20 through 25. —o—- — SIXTY-Five club members enjoyed a picnic, on June 1, at Winona Lake Park. Marilynn Klienfelter was hostess. —o— SENIOR HIGH Youth from North Webster United Methodist Church are planning a Miniature Golf outing on June 12. —o— AN OLD Fashioned “Singspiration” will be held June 19 on the

It happened . . .in North Webster

10 YEARS AGO, JUNE 7,1978 Andrew C. Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green, Warsaw, received a B.S. degree in Accounting from Indiana University in Fort Wayne in graduation ceremonies held in the Memorial Coliseum May 15. A 1970 graduate of Warsaw High School, he spent two years in the U.S. Army as a legal clerk, earning the Army Commendation Medal. He and his wife, Barbara and sons, Derik, seven and Korey, three months, reside at r 2, North Webster. Douglas Kuilema of North Webster,’ son of Lou and Jacque Kuilema, is the assistant’ manager of the new Arby’s which opens this week in Lakes Village Shopping Center, east of Warsaw. A Syracuse High School graduate, Doug has been in production at Vega Corp. He is married to the former Jane Waltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waltz and they have a three-year old daughter, Leeann. 20 YEARS AGO, JUNE 5,1968 Mrs. Ramona Denbo entertained at the adult Bible class of the United Methodist Church last Steve Galegor selected for Blue Key • Z Steve Galegor, Milford, has been selected for membership in the Ball State University chapter of Blue Key national honor fraternity. , ■ Members must have a 3.z or better grade point average and must have completed 77 or more credit hours of study. Selection is based on scholarship, leadership and service. Galegor, 20, is a sophomre majoring in landscape architecture at the university. A graduate of Wawasee High School, he is the son of Steve and Chris Galegor, r 2, Milford.

BY MARY LEE WILLMAN . . . Readers living in the North Webster area are encouraged to call their news items to Mary Lee Willman at 834-4544 for publication in this column.

Mrs. Hunnicutt. Plans were discussed for the Barbee Conservation club craft days scheduled for August 6. It was noted that booth space will be available inside and outside of the building.

FOL learn of parade plans

North Webster Friends of the Library met June 1 at the library with 15 persons in attendance. Colleen Coy, librarian, announced that children enrolled in the summer reading program will participate in the Mermaid Festival Kiddie Parade on June 22. Betty Clark presided during the business session. Minutes of the May meeting were read by Imogene Palmer. Ruth Dunker gave the treasurer’s report. It was noted that Mr. and Mrs. Howard

lawn at North Webster Church of God. —o— THE NORTH WebsterTippecanoe Township Public Library Summer Reading Program for children will run from June 1 to August 10. It is open to children in grades one through sixth. Theme for this year is, “Garfield’s Reading Program.” The popular cartoon cat is observing his tenth birthday on June 19. Children will meet at 10 a.m. each Wednesday morning for a different activity such as contests, a puppet show and a birthday party for Garfield. —o— SUSAN FERGUSON, a recent graduate of Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Louisville, . Ky., was guest speaker for the June 5 morning worship service at North Webster United Methodist Church. Her sermon topic was, “Some are Silver and Others are Gold.”

Tuesday evening at her home. Rev. Miller gave some of his experiences in nature study. Mrs. Catherine Coy told the legend of the dogwood tree and all listened to records of bird calls. Mrs. Ed Charlton and sons were guests at a brunch Saturday morning at the home of Mrs. Mabel Krouse in honor of her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Albert, Troy, Todd, Trent arid Arthur of Valparaiso and Mr. and Mrs. Herschel Albert were guests at lunch. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long, Sherry and Barry, were callers in the evening. Open house was held Sunday afternoon for Ron Shipley by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shipley. A total of 57 relatives and friends were guests. Sandwiches, punch, a decorated cake and coffee were served. 30 YEARS AGO, JUNE 5,1938 Mermaid Festival headquarters here reported this week that entries continue to come in from all parts of the state for the various events planned as part of the 13th annual mermaid festival scheduled here the week of June 23-28. Lester Young, an instructor in the North Webster school for the past 12 years has recently been named principal of the Claypool school for the 1958-59 term. Young is pastor of the North Winona Church of the Brethren. Mrs. Norman Archer entertained Wednesday at a birthday party for her five-year-old son, Jimmy. Those present were Randy Goon, Susie and Gary Sutton, Gary Thaikill, Jimmy Moneyheffer, Christina and Jimmy Archer. > Mr. and Mrs. John Eyer of Merriam, Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. David Clayton and family, Misses Sally and Eldonna Clayton, the Charles Dye family and the Merritt Rookstools were Memorial Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Long are the parents of a 614 lb. daughter, Sherry Sue, bom at the Whitley County Hospital in Columbia City 31 May.

Mrs. Lawson asked members to donate three baked items each Friday, during the summer months, for the club fund raising project. The afternoon was spent playing gajnes.

Ziegler will audit the books before the August meeting. FOL members who volunteered to help with the shrimp and fish library fund raising dinner on July 2 are: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quigley, Marti Mitchell, Mrs. Clark and Avis Miller. Phil Holiday announced that approximately 60 persons attended the May 22 library open house. He called attention to the newly installed cement step at the library entrance and volunteered to hang the library sign.

A COMMUNITY Nursery seems to have been formed by three pair of Canada Geese that visit this reporter’s front yard almost every day. They swim and feed together in one large group. One pair of Canadian Geese has three babies, one has five babies and one pair has nine babies. The chicks are still covered with a soft gray down. When it is time to move down the lake, or something threatening happens, the babies and parents pair off immediately. Then the babies group together and the adult geese form a protective circle around them. It is really quite a sight. . —o— THE CAT Was seen walking around on the roof of a neighbor’s house on what, so far, has been the hottest day of the year. There is no tree, or anything else for that matter, close enough to the house to explain how he got on the roof. Os course the cat isn’t talking. He enjoys being mysterious. —O'TILL NEXT week ...

50 YEARS AGO, JUNE 10,1938 Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Cox called in the Walter Wiggs home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Silas Gilbert spent Monday afternoon in the William Gilbert home. Sunday callers in the Russell Weaver home were Mr. Ed Polk, Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Polk of Warsaw and Dale Hickman and family. Mr. Emmet Gordy called on Ward Robison Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Starner called in the Greely Yoder home Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Graham Tyler spent Wednesday evening in the Ray Scott home. Mrs. Mary Cripe is visiting with Mrs. Ed Coy this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Klink called on Mr. and Mrs. C. Mock and family Monday evening.

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Goldie Hunnicutt is special lady

Goldie Hunnicutt will be 89 years old on November 16? She has been a membei- of Tippecanoe Township Extension Homemakers Club since January 1943. On June 1 of this year she was honored for being a member of the Hoosier Auxiliary of Barbee Conservation club since 1947. Rue and Goldie Hunnicutt first came to the Lakeland area in 1940. They rented a cottage at Epworth Forest so they could go fishing for a couple of weeks. Before the two weeks ended they bought a cottage. Then they bought a second cottage. Born in Allen County, about 12 miles from Fort Wayne in 1899, Goldie Feighner first set eyes on Rue Hunnicutt when she was 14 years old. He was 21 years old at the time and had come to the Feighner farm to pick up his mother. Rue and Goldie were married on Sept. 19, 1917, at Lawrenceville, 111., a few weeks before Goldie’s 18th birthday. They went immediately to El Dorado, Kan., where Rue had a job as a wild cat oil driller. According to Goldie, “In those days, El Dorado was a ‘boom town’.” We rented one room of a three-room house for $25 a month. We shared the place with two other families who lived in the other two rooms. We had to carry water from the hydrant across the street. People were building shacks for housing as fast as they could throw them together.” From El Dorado the Hunnicutts moved to Lincoln, Kan., where they first of their eight children was born. For the next few years they followed the oil strikes throughout Kansas and Wyoming. “We lived in some wild & * B PURDUE GRADUATE — Scott L. Badskey, son of Jerry and Julia Badskey of North Webster graduated from Purdue University on May 14 in the School of Science specializing in Computer Science. Badskey graduated from Wawasee High School in 1984. While at Purdue he was with the Purdue University Glee Club for four years traveling extensively throughout the United States plus a trip to Russia last summer. He is a member of the Farm House Fraternity. On August 2, 1987, Badskey married the former Christine McDaniel of Dewart Lake, who also graduated from Wawasee High School. Badskey has accepted a position with National Cash Register (NCR) in the world headquarters in Dayton, Ohio. He and Chris make their home at 920-1-C Pimbco Dr., Centerville, Ohio, 45459. DUI charge David Lee Bratten, 51, r 5, Syracuse, was booked in the Elkhart County Jail Sunday, June 5, by Nappanee police on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

and isolated areas,” said Goldie. “It was 75 miles from the drill site to Rock River, Wyo. We had to board the children so they wouldn’t have to be sent away to school.” She continued, “There were a lot of coyote, bobcats and antelope in Wyoming. Once on the road to Rock River, Rue shot an antelope from the car. He skinned it out and we took it home and ate it. We also used to eat Sage chickens. In the winter when the Green River froze over they would put the drilling rig out on the ice and drill through to get natural gas for the pipeline to Billings, Mont.” Before their third child was born, the Hunnicutts returned to Indiana and bought a farm near Montpelier. Rue rented his fields out to local farmers and traveled back and forth from Indiana to new oil strikes in Wyoming. Then the family once again moved to Wyoming and stayed several years. The wild, cat oil drilling business was undergoing many changes. When the company Rue worked for was getting ready to move into California his contracts were expiring and he decided to retire. During his last year out wet, Rue went to Salt Lake City and learned to fly an airplane. “He was inducted into the ‘Flying Hall of Fame” at Fort Wayne,” said Goldie, “But I can’t remember the year.” Upon returning to Indiana for a second time farm was sold and Rue purchased a farm in Huntington County, and

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operated a dairy for about five years, and then built a house near “Hanging Rock,” in Wabash County. Not being the type of person to sit still for very long, Rue bought 40 acres of land on the south west side of Lake Wawasee next to Oakwood Park. The Hunnicutts put in an amusement park. It had a merry-go-round, ferris wheel, small train, golf course, go cart track, motorcycle track, snack bar and one of the first soft ice cream machines in northern Indiana. It also had a small zoo with monkeys, deer and bear. Eventually the park was closed. The property was divided into lots and sold for home sites. For a number of years, Rue and Goldie spent their summers at Epworth Forest and winters at Marco Island, Fla. “Rue loved to fish,” said Goldie. “Back then you could walk for miles along the Marco Island Beach and never see another human being. After a storm, shells would be piled up on shore three and four feet deep. After a day or so in the hot sun they smelled awful.” The couple purchased a lot at North Webster, built a house and moved in, in 1967, the year of their 50th wedding anniversary. Rue died in 1976. Before developing vision problems, a few years ago, Goldie loved to quilt, embroider, crochet and do all sort 0 of craft and needlework. Goldie has seven living children, five girls and two boys. Her oldest son died 31 years ago. She smiled, “I have 25 grandchildren and 34 great-

Wed., June 8,1988 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

;i >, 1 fir 7 *> •. \ r |l * t “MW I■■ - V L W1 > *<w ' % 7 > X X k. v jlb MJ > f «- J ijM ’ 'IM. y «> j y. !JM - v r 9 L. O* • * Btf T“*‘ . - ,iz§3sß|y&: GOLDIE HUNNICUTT AND FRIENDS — Goldie Hunnicutt, center, was presented a certificate of appreciation for 41 years of faithful membership during the June 1 meeting of the Hoosier Auxiliary of Barbee Conservation Club. Mrs. Hunnicutt became a member of the club in 1947. The certificate is being presented by Pat Friddle, right, club president and Wahneta Gephard, left, vice president. (Photo by Helen Wichern.)

grandchildren. I’ve never seen some of them. They are scattered all over the country. Every year about Christmas time I throw a big party for all of my family and take them out to dinner. It is getting to be a problem to find a

place big enough because usually 50 or more show up.” She concluded, “There is no place like Indiana and I know because I’ve lived a lot of places. I just wouldn’t want to be any place else, it’s home.”

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