The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 February 1989 — Page 7

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v' A. 7 n JU i /■ - ~Wt fl Bhl Vmfl fl Hl|g mKB B t , /1 ■HMM NEW PARK BOARD OFFICERS — New Milford Park Advisory Board officers were elected at a meeting held last Wednesday evening. Shown, left to right, are Frank and Beth Frazier, park caretakers; JoEllen Free, president; Jean Treesh, vice president; Barbara Richardson, secretary; and Marion Acton, board member. The purpose of the board is to promote the recreational use of the facilities of Waubee Lake, also called Milford Lake, by the public. The park offers a public access to the lake for fishing, a playground and picnic area with a pavilion available for larger, private gatherings with reservations being made with the board. There is also swimming with plenty of nice sandy beach for the sunbather. A concession stand is afso available for refreshments. Officially, the park is opened Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, but the public is welcome to use the facilities year-round for outside recreational activities. (Photo by Linda Musselman)

Kb ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT — Joellen Free, Milford, and Willard Free, Syracuse, announce the engagement of their daughter, Suellen R. Free, to John W. Kipp, Delphi. He is the son of Joanne Kipp, Delphi, and Douglas Kipp, also of Delphi. The bride-elect is a 1986 graduate of Wawasee High School and is currently a junior at Ball State University, majoring in music education. She is employed by the university as an accompanist and by the Daleville Methodist Church. The groom-elect, a 1986 graduate of Delphi High School, is also a junior at Ball State University. He is employed by Maxon Corporation, Muncie. The couple will be married June 10 in Calvary United Methodist Church, Syracuse. e> Girl Scouts need donations The Girl Scouts and Brownies of Syracuse, for a community project, are sprucing up the interior of their meeting place, the Crosson Mill Scout Cabin in Syracuse. Commodore Homes has donated carpet and curtains for the big room. Hoping to get completed by spring, the girls would like the community to know that they are still needing some paint and cabinet hardware Mobile Meals Drivers X Volunteer drivers for Syracuse Mobile Meals have been scheduled for the week of February 20-24. They are as follows: February 20-24 MONDAY - Jack Fowler TUESDAY — Arnold Neff WEDNESDAY - Kav Young THURSDAY — Jack Oswald FRIDAY — Jan Baumgartner Volunteer drivers for Milford Mobile Meals are: February 20-24 MONDAY — Ray Sorenson TUESDAY — Marilyn Brown WEDNESDAY - Vi Miller THURSDAY — Mary Ann Rassi FRIDAY — Don Arnold

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Everybody's science — Sugar apple

By DORIS SANCHEZ

Can you believe a fruit that tastes like a baked cinnamon apple dessert is available at the produce section of your local supermarket? U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists say that southern Florida’s sugar apple — Annona squamosa — and its relative, the atemoya, may become available in other areas of the country. “Until now, market potential for this tropical fruit has been severely limited because of its perishability,” says Robert J. Knight, Jr., research horticulturist with USDA’s Agricultural Research Service. At the ARS Subtropical Horticulture Research Laboratory in Miami, Fla., Knight’s research with sugar apple seedlings from Brazil could improve the fruit’s three- to four-day shelf life. His research with the atemoya — produced from the sugar apple and the cherimoya, a South American species from the Andes — is even more promising. Hybrids produced from the sugar apple and a cherimoya from Australia and Israel may increase shelf life up to 10 to 14 days. “This could change the marketing potential for the Annona species in our country,” says Knight. Picked ripe from the tree, the super apple tastes sweet and spicy. It is smaller than a grapefruit and can be easily broken open and eaten with a spoon. Until it ripens, it looks like a green hand grenade, with

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rough-textured skin similar to the pineapple. First brought to the Florida Keys by settlers from the Caribbean Islands more than 100 years ago, sugar apple trees have been grown on the mainland in backyard and roadside plantings. Within three to four years, trees produce an average of about 50 fruit annually. Knight says Florida consumers pay about $1.50 per pound for fresh sugar apples. Atemoyas cost about $3 a pound. Commonly called the “custard apple” in Australia, they produce a similar number of fruit in about the same time as the sugar apple. Originally, the atemoya had a devastating flaw: upon ripening, it split and shattered. Knight said that in 1970 the Miami research station introduced Gefner, an Israeli atemoya variety that produces firm, noncracking fruit of good quality. He has experimented successfully with other atemoya varieties from Israel, South Africa and Australia. “Most of these are available from Florida nurseries,” he says. Both the sugar apple and the atemoya are plagued by the seed borer, Bephratelloides cubensis, a serious pest of the Florida and Caribbean Annona fruit. Although no approved method of control exists, malathion is being investigated as a possible way to fight the pest. Os Florida’s 23,000 acres planted to tropical fruits, the sugar apple grows on only 40 and the atemoya on 20. However, these plantings are increasing. (Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Relatively speaking: A generous gift

By DORIS MCMANIS CAMDEN

The genealogy department of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne received just about the best Christmas present ever. Ih the last quarter of 1988, representatives of the Foellinger Foundation in Fort Wayne went to the library, toured it and took an in-depth look at some proposals that were of particular interest to them. Then they agreed to underwrite the cost of acquiring the entire 1920 Federal Census records and indexes. The Foellinger Foundation commitment pntails about $250,000.00. The actual release of that census will not happen until almost 1992; the foundation will provide the money by the end of the calendar year 1990. This will permit getting the best price possible and pre-paying the order in order to receive the census promptly. ACPL hopes to be one of the first places in the nation to have the entire 1920 census available for researchers. Each person residing, in the United States will be listed, along with age, sex, color and marital status. It will show if heads of households owned or rented their dwellings. Relationship to the head of the household will be shown for each person. Education information will be given plus citizenship data, year of immigration and year of naturalization if the person was not a native-born citizen. The birthplace and mother tongue of each individual as well as those of his or her parents will be listed. Some occupations will be shown.

NORTH WEBSTER CUBS ENJOY PINEWOOD DERBY — On Friday, Jan. 27, the North Webster Cub Scout Pack 3726 held its annual Pinewood Derby in the North Webster gym. There were 150 people to cheer on the boys. Pictured, left to right are the winners: Patrick Haddock, first; Lester Mast, second; and Jonah Story, third. The boys who participated were: Rusty Jefferson, Terry Taylor, Troy Hendricks, Jacen Hendricks, Cameron Schaaf, John Merchant, Jimmy Muzyka, Peter Cullers, Pat Haddock, Ben Plikerd, Korey Green, Stephen Schaaf. Jeremy Plummer, Matt Fuller, Jeremy Walls, John Caveda, Sherman Gibson, Josh Lantz, Russell Johnson, Eli Shock, Matt McDonald, Chad Fuller, John Mock, Ryan Pieper, Philip Yargosz, Danny May, and Todd Wells Also. Corey Hardin, Earl Beezley, Kevin Bestul, Eric Karr, Brent Schmidt, Jon Esenwein, Jonah Story, Joey Furney, Sterling Templeton, Doug Hormann, Jonathon Kern, Billy Guy, Travis Cox. Kyle Wurtzel, Ryan Hilgenberg, Tim Barrett, Jason King. Curtis Hursey, Jason Coy, Garry Tom, Adam Gunkel, Jeff Crabb, Kenny Lawrance, William Darr, Lester Mast, Nick Winters, Brian Mast, and Chad Fisher. At the conclusion of the race, the boys all had a chance to win a prize with their cars in a “Park-Your-Car” contest.

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DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN The Foellinger family is a Fort Wayne family of long standing. Miss Helene Foellinger, owner of one of the newspapers, died not too many years ago. The foundation has been a benefactor of ACPL, the botanical conservatory near the library, and many other projects. 382. I am interested in any land transactions pertaining to Solomon SMITH who lived in Kosciusko County from about 1850 to about 1861. Dawne Slater Putt, 5801 Seneca Trail, Kokomo, Ind. 46902. 383. Would like to exchange information with anyone researching the BLACK family in the Kosciusko County area. Barbara Bennett, 6531 Alabama Avenue, Hammond, Ind. 46323. 384. I have found two men named Reason ROSS in Indiana, one in Hill Township, Grant County, and one in Franklin Township, Kosciusko County. Need help straightening this out. Helen G. N. Larson, 1000 — 9th Ave. Southeast, St. Cloud, Minn. 56304.

*■3Bs. Seeking a record of DUNLAP children born to Hannah CLARK VANATTA PHILLIPS DUNLAP MYERS and maybe RUTHERFORD. She had daughters, Melissa, Lucinda, Amanda by husband, Nicholas VANATTA; a son, Jacob, by husband, Jacob PHILLIPS; a daughter, Rosetta, born and died in 1874, by husband, William DUNLAP. Rosetta is buried next to William DUNLAP, who died in 1876, buried Union Cemetery, Washington Township. On the other side of William DUNLAP is a stone marked only “N.8.D.” Was this another child of William and Hannah? Hannah last found living in Whitley Co., Indiana in 1880 census with her fourth husTO WED IN JUNE — Carl and Kay Meditch of Mansfield, Texas, formerly of Syracuse, announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Ann, to Ronald L. Daniels. He is the son of Jerry L. and Beverly Daniels, r 4, Syracuse. The bride-elect is a 1984 graduate of Wawasee High School and will be graduating in May from the University of Kentucky, Lexington, with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. She plans to specialize in maternal/child health nursing. The groom-elect is a 1984 graduate of Wawasee High School and a graduate of Manchester College, North Manchester, with a bachelor of science degree in computer science and business. He is employed by AT&T of Cincinnati, Ohio, as a manager in the department of network operations. The June 3 wedding will be held in the Calvary Methodist Church in Syracuse. Silver Thimbles enjoy evening out Members of the Silver Thimble Club of the Milford Apostolic Christian Church enjoyed a dinner of fish and chicken at Gropp’s restaurant in Syracuse on Tuesday evening, Feb. 7. The annual Saint Valentine’s dinner was hosted by Mrs. Richard (Kathy) Schlipf and Mrs. Sam (Rachel) Beer. The theme for the evening was “Love Is the Tie That Binds.” As various games were conducted using men’s ties, many ladies discovered they really didn’t know how to tie a necktie. Mrs. Steven (Connie) Beer read a poem entitled “Christian Love.” The evening’s program was closed with the song, “Love.”

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band, Jeremiah MYERS. Was she the Hannah MYERS who married James RUTHERFORD in 1882 in Whitley County? I would also like her death date. Ruth Dunlap, 111 Division Street, Mendota, 111. 61342. 386. Am researching the name PENSINGER (PENNSINGER) in Kosciusko Co. Would like to hear from any descendants. Mrs. Clara Bennett, r 3, box 154, Warsaw, Ind. 46580 (219) 269-5029. 387. My grandmother was Sarah Catherine WYLAND. She was bom 3 September, 1861, probably in Elkhart. She married my grandfather (no name given) in Lovewell, Kansas in December, 1879 and died there in January, 1885 during childbirth when my father was born. I do not know her parents' names. Since there were many WYLAND families in Kosciusko Co. as well as Elkhart Co., I am hoping someone can help me. Darrol A. Detrick, 19 S. Whittlesey Avenue, Wallingford, Conn. 06492 Your queries are welcomed. Please keep them brief, 50 words or less if possible. Print or type names and addresses. Ladies

•TO > - / h < * CL.- ■ - ■ ■ kr HHv > I PRESENTED AWARD — Missy Sorenson, left, was presented with a plaque last Wednesday evening by the Milford Park Advisory Board in recognition for her voluntary service on the board. Mrs. Sorenson aiid her husband, Tom, moved out in the country from town which made her ineligible to serve on the board any longer. The plaque reads. "Missy Sorenson, in recognition for voluntary service on the Waubee Park Advisory Board, Town of Milford, Ind. 1988.” Making the presentation was JoEllen Free, right, president of the board. (Photo by Linda Musselman)

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should use maiden and married names. Must pertain to Kosciusko Co. Mail to: Doris McManis Camden, P.O. Box 214, Warsaw, Ind. 46580. Genealogy section to meet Feb. 15 The Genealogy Section of the Kosciusko County Historical Society will meet at its regular time on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m. at the REMC Building meeting room, 523 S. Buffalo St., Warsaw. The speaker will be Ivan Nunemaker from Elkhart who will be speaking on the “Trail of Tears.” He will show first hand the hardships met by the Menominee Indians as they were forced to travel to their new reservation west of the Mississippi River. The public is invited to attend.

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