The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 25, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 August 1988 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., August 3,1988

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Eldred Mabie says his wife calls him a ‘workaholic 1

Eldred Mabie has had many years of hard work during his long lifetime, and that's just the way the 83-year-old Syracuse resident likes it. Mabie owns and operates the Milford Shoe and Clothing Store from 7 a m. to 5 p.m., six days a week, and doesn’t find the hours one bit too long. “That’s what I want," he says when asked if the pace is too hectic for a senior citizen. In fact, the pace at the store apparently isn’t quite enough for Mabie, who farms in his spare time.

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“My wife (Florence), calls me a workaholic,” he says with a chuckle. In addition to his work at the store and his farm phores, Mabie also owns rental properties. In fact, he got int volved with Milford Shoe and Clothing after renting the store space to Catherine Fackler, who was the establishment’s original proprietor. Mabie started out part-time at the store in 1972 after retir-

Local youth is scholarship winner

The Indiana Laborers' Training Trust Fund will provide $21,500 for scholarships this 1988-89 academic year. At a recent meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Training Fund six

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recipients were selected for this ? year’s awards, plus renewal of 19 s -awards granted in previous years. A formal presentation for f the new recipients was held at the < Indiana Laborers’ Training Institute on Wednesday, July 20, honoring the six students. One of the scholarships went to Jay

{□l ■ w 1 tsiH'-, X'W'i ’•« ' WHS'” 14 ' I ■■' iE® ■ 4 i • ■i 4 < I SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS — Those receiving a scholarship from the Indiana Laborers’ Training Trust Fund include front row Melanie Carter, Bloomington; Lauri Brown, Lynn; and Angela Wynn, Sellersgurg. In the back row are Richard Fassino, director; Christopher Grinstead, Fort Wayne; Jay Baumgartner, Milford; Charles Kasse, business manager; Frank DeGraw, international representative. Not present for the picture was Deborah Aaron, Chesterton.

' MM f l MiMl i w b WRKI> ......... m J* Z WhMMI * A STOREKEEPER’S TREASURE — “This register,” says Eldred Mabie, above, “is just two years older than 1 am.” Mabie, who is owner/operator of Milford Shoe and Clothing, is 83 years old. The Syracuse resident treasures the solid brass cash register and plans on taking it with him when he retires in the fall.

Baumgartner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Baumgartner of Milford. All scholarships are for undergraduate study and students may attend the college or university of their choice. This year 13 schools will receive funds for the scholarship award recipients.

The awards are given each year to children of construction laborers and construction management eligible for the awards. In the past 18 years over $536,000 has been awarded from the Indiana Laborers’ Training Trust Fund Scholarship Program to help 149 students continue their education. Students who have gone on to school with the financial assistance of this scholarship have become dentists, school teachers, engineers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, computer technicians, bankers, etc. Baumgartner’s mother, Saundra, is a secretary for Rieth Riley Construction Co. Jay will cdiV tinue his studies at Manchester College in the fall. The Indiana Laborers’ Training Trust Fund Scholarship Program was started in 1970 in honor of Virgil E. Morris of Terre Haute, who was secretarytreasurer and business manager of the State of Indiana District Council, Laborers International Union of North America, and secretary-treasurer of the’training fund until his death in 1971. Morris devoted his life to improving conditions for laborers emphasizing training and education. Homemakers exchange books Members of the Jolly Homemaker Home Ec Clqb met July 26 at the home of Bea Drudge. She welcomed the 12 members present, then led in the pledges and the creed. Betty Merkle served as co-hostess. Newly installed president, Lillian Vogt, conducted the business meeting. Books by Indiana authors were exchanged to promote the reading program. Fair hostesses were assigned for Saturday, Aug. 6, during the county fair. The next meeting will be the annual picnic at the home of Marie Simison on Aug. 23 at noon. Articles entitled “Old Fashioned Handshake” and “That Little House Out Back” were given by Irene Alexander for meditation. Vesta Cauffman gave garden tips and Eleanor Scott had citizenship remarks.

DR. ELAINE K. BIGLER ■■■■■ Announces The Opening Os Her New Chiropractic Office Located At 210 W. Washington St. gßfc GOSHEN, IN 46526 Beginning MONDAY, AUGUST 1,1988 (Formerly On Denver St., Across From Krogers) X-Ray Facilities Available HOURS: Mon. 9-8 P.M. Palmer Graduate Tues., Wed., Thurs. 9-6 Goshen College Graduate Fri. & Sat. 9-12 Noon For An Appointment Call 534-5100 J

ing in 1970. He didn’t like retirement, however. He says, “There wasn’t enough to do.” In 1978, he bought Fackler out, and has been running the business himself ever since. He was, however, no stranger to the world of retail clothing in ’72. “I’ve been at it,” he says, “since ’57, really.” It was in 1962 that Mabie began operating his first retail business, the Star Store, which was located in Syracuse. Business, however, was not Mabie’s only business. He was a full time farmer for 38 years and owned a farm between Syracuse and North Webster. He also worked full time in the freight mail trucking business. Mabie says he worked so hard because he liked the money and the activity. This fall Mabie might just retire. Again. “I’m going to retire again, I think,” he muses. “It’ll be my third time retiring and I’m going to stick this time.” He will, of course, keep on working. He plans to continue taking care of his rentals and of course, farm. Mabie’s a people person, though, and says he’ll miss his customers. “That’s what I’ll miss the mostly when I get out,” he explains. “Really, I’ve worked with the public all my life." Mabie jjlans on keeping fit and getting more exercise after his retirement, but don’t expect to see him jogging or doing other types of formal exercises. “I never had to do walking or running,” he says. “I get enough How? “Just working.”

Kg , W > | ’up tfjK , ? "'/ -‘ ' GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE — Mr. and Mrs. Ross (“Pete”) Martin, 756 North Clark Street, Nappanee, will celebrate their golden anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 7. An open house for the Martins will be hosted by the couple’s daughters and sons-in-law, from 2-4 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the First Church of God, CRs 7 and 54, Nappanee. Ross and the former Loella Gall were married July 31, 1938, in the Church of God parsonage by Rev. L. E. Foudy. He is retired from Vitreous Steel, Nappanee. The Martins are the parents of Mrs. Donald (Kay) Swartzlander, Nappanee; Mrs. Charles (Pat) Ulrich, Blandinsville, Ill.; and Mrs. David (Judy) Spencer, Leesburg. They have eight grandchildren, two stepgrandchildren and two stepgreat-grandchildren. No gifts, only the presence of friends and relatives, are requested.

Coin Club to hold show at Scout Cabin

The Lakeland Coin Club will host a Coin, Stamp, and Ballcard Show at the Scout Cabin on Huntington Street in Syracuse. There will be 16-dealer tables for the collector to visit and where he can buy, sell, and trade coins, stamps, or ballcards. Dealers will also be available to do appraisals of collector material. Dealers are from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. Admission to the show is free. There will also be club members on hand to take new memberships for 1988 at half price for the remainder of the year. The flub meets at the Scout Cabin on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. with

members from Warsaw, North Webster, Elkhart, Pierceton, Columbia City and Goshen. More information will be available at the show. There will be exhibits at the show for visitors to view as well as free door prizes Area students on 111 dean's list Nine area students were among the Indiana University undergraduates who earned dean’s list status for the spring semester of the 1987-88 school year. To be named on the dean’s list, students must have a 3.5 or better grade-point average (from a possible 4.0) in a minimum of 12 hours of course work. Achieving dean’s list status were: Shane Avery, r 5 box 71, Syracuse; Sheri Bushong, r 1 box 238a, Milford; Cassandra Calhan, 240 Gilliam Dr., Warsaw; Amy Glassley, r 4 box 155, Syracuse; Katherine Helmreich, r 1 box 162, Claypool; Aaron Rasor, r 7 Valley Springs, Warsaw; DaXvn Ritchie, r 1 box 17b, Silver Lake; Julie Schwartz, r 1 box 242, Milford; and Erik Sharp, r 1 box 90, Milford. These students will be among those honored next spring at lU’s traditional Founders Day program on the Bloomington campus. 457-2561

CALENDAR Week Os August 3 To August 10

WEDNESDAY Al-Anon 9 am., in North Webster Church of God Syracuse/Wawasee Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting, 7:45 a.m., South Shore Golf Club AA 12 noon, in Syracuse Church of God Eagles Auxiliary meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., Lakeland Eagles, 404, Sycamore St., Syracuse North Webster Park Board 7 p.m., North Webster Town Hall-Fire Station Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., at Wawasee Episcopal Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club on Vernon Road Al-Anon 7:30 p. m., Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw Al-Anon 7:30 p.m., Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse __ THURSDAY Wawasee Community Toughlove ’ 7 p.m., in Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse. Parent Support group for parents troubled by their teenagers behavior FRIDAY Milford Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., Milford Community Building Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., Wawasee Episcopal Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club on Vernon Road Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m., Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse SATURDAY Wawasee Kiwanis 7 a.m., Gropp’s, Syracuse Blood Pressure Check 9 a.m., Milford Community Building SUNDAY Alcoholics Anonymous 10 am., North Webster Fire Station S.A.L.T. (Single Adults as Living Testimonies 9:30 a.m., Mike’s Soda Shop, North Webster Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, Aloteen -» 8 p.m?, in North Webster United Methodist Church T/ionday Lakeland Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., in Church of God meeting room, North Webster Syracuse Library Board 5:15 p.m., Syracuse Public Library , Milford Lions fIKA 7 p.m., Milford Community Building xfiJKJRy Al-Anon Mfefjgr 7:30 p.m., in Milford United Methodist Church Kosciusko County Fair Board 7:30 p.m., Shrine Building, Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, Warsaw & TUESDAY Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary 12 noon, Beacon Restaurant Milford Library Board 4:30 p.m., Milford Public Library Women’s Fellowship 7 p.m., Syracuse Church of the Brethren Kosciusko County Photo Philes Camera Club 7 p.m., Kiwanis Room above Hull house and Hull Hardware, South Buffalo St., Warsaw Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club 7:30 p.m. American Legion Auxiliary, Ancil Geiger Unit 226, Milford 7:30p.m. WEDNESDAY Al-Anon 9 a.m., North Webster Church of God AA ‘ 12 noon. Syracuse Church of God Syracuse Lions Club 6:30p.m., Beacon Restaurant Order of the Eastern Star 7:30 p.m., Milford Masonic Lodge Syracuse Jaycees ' 7:30p.m., Lakeland Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous 7;30 p.m., Wawasee Episcopal Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club on Vernon Road Al-Anon 7:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw Al-Anon 7:30 p.m., Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse J Old T JBjshO 28th Annual Show — August 5,6 & 7 Boot Hill Ranch, IV2 Miles East Os Jones, Michigan On Bair Lake Street Steam Engines, Gas Engines & Tractors Sawmills. Threshing & Baling, Clowns, Music Flea Markets, Exhibitors Welcome Donation $2.00 Per Person 12 And Over Friday Special SI.OO For Further Information Call 616-435-7X41 Or 616-244-8689