The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 November 1990 — Page 12
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 21,1990
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50 YEARS LATER — This recent photo shows the printing plant of The Papers Incorporated, home of The Mail-Journal.
We’ve come a long way in 50 years
ByJERI SEELY Editor
A report from the November 21, 1940, issue of The Milford Mail, which appears in the Milford old news column on this page, notes the fact the office and printing department of the newspaper would soon have a new location. It was 50 years ago this month that Arch Baumgartner purchased the brick building on the south end of the business district and made plans to move, the newspaper to new headquarters. -Much has changed since then. A photo on this page shows Arch with his sister and Ira Chupp shortly after the move. They were the only three employees of the newspaper. Today, there are 122 people on the payroll of The Papers Incorporated. When Arch purchased The Milford Mail in the summer of 1939 it was located in the main business block. While checking the late publisher’s notes, we found it was a leaky roof over the linotype which caused rust on the machine and water in the molten lead that caused him to look for other quarters for the newspaper plant. Arch wrote: “The landlord, Myrtle Young, one of the adopted daughters of the late editor W. E. Groves, when she heard my complaint about a leaky roof, said, ‘Fix it yourself. After all, you’re only paying me sl2 per month rent.’ ” He further notes, “She had a point.” He did, however, start to look for a building to buy. When he found it many felt the move would be his doom since he was moving his business out of the main business block. “People won’t walk down there to give you news,” he was forewarned. Arch, however, felt it would be a good move, so he contacted William S. Felkner of Warsaw and the building was purchased. The years have proved the move was the right one. At the time, the building was abandoned. The floor of the building needed to be replaced before the equipment could be moved down the street. A small room under the front stairs was converted to a restroom. All this took time. When the remodeling was done and the moving time came, several joined in what became a parade down Main Street. Arch’s notes tell the story of townsman Bill Ruch, who had an uncanny ability with winches, ropes, chains, pry bars, etc., helped to move the press. He removed several rows of cement blocks at the rear of the old location to extricate the newspaper press and worked his assorted blocks and tackles along the railroad tracks to get the job done. Arch’s notes also include comments from Lloyd Coy who was a
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IN THE EARLY DAYS — The late Arch Baumgartner is shown with his sister, Edith and Ira Chupp in IMI. shortly after the newspaper office was moved into its new location, the Felkner Building. The trio composed the newspaper’s staff at that time.
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EDITOR AT WORK — W. E. Groves, editor of The Milford Mail from 1889-1921. He died in 1926. Groves is shown at his desk in the old office of The Milford Mail.
nine-year-old boy at the time the move was made. Arch said Lloyd had a field day and Lloyd often related the story of helping with the move by putting items in “my little red wagon” and pulling it up the sidewalk to the new location. When Lloyd grew to manhood, it should be noted, he worked for the Baumgartners He became superintendent of the commercial printing department; a position he held until his death in 1987. The rest of the story is history. Under the ownership of the Baumgartners, the business has grown and a corporation formed, and while many will not even remember the old building because of the remodeling, it is still here. Today, it houses the outside publications department, offices for sales representatives, the proofreading department, composing room, two darkrooms, a multi-purpose work room, and many memories of bygone years. Additions to the south of the original building house the rest of the work areas for the corporation. Growing anger in America about health care cost There is a growing anger in America about the current health system and its incredible costs, and Americans will force a national health-care system available to all. Sen Jjky Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) said such a program would cost S7O billion a year. “It is absolutely inevitable,” he said.
In 1961 Arch and Della Baumgartner purchased The SyracuseWawasee Journal and consolidated it with The Milford Mail with the business being incorporated in 1973.
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THE WAY IT LOOKED — MJ Publisher Della Baumgartner said this photo of the front of the old Mifford Mail office on Main Street in Milford shows the building as it Jooked in 1940 when it was purchased. The photo was taken in 1961. The late Harold Byers of Warsaw is standing on the south side of the building.
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It happened ... in Milford
10 YEARS AGO, NOV. 19,1980 The old Scout Cabin on Waubee Lake is no more. The Waubee Lake Park Board, with the approval of the Milford Town Board, decided to destroy the dilapidated cabin which has not been used for many years. Bill Burgett received a momento from Milford Fire Chief Bill Leemon on his retirement as a member of the Milford Fire Department. Burgett, a resident of West Emeline Street, Milford, has been an active Milford fireman for 25 years. Three local men successfully participated in the first annual Columbus Bank One Marathon in Columbus, Ohio, last week end. Ron Baumgartner of Milford finished in 3:25:58. Tony Clouse of Syracuse completed the event which began at noon on Sunday, in 3:17:48. Jim Mills, also of Syracuse, finished in 3:24:11. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Milford United Methodist Church for one of the community’s outstanding citizens, Carlyle D. Barnes, 87. Death came at 7:35 a m. Thursday at the Lakeland Loving Care
Items taken from bedroom
Syracuse Police investigated the following reports this past week: A semi automatic rifle, hunting knife, and several dollars worth of change were reported stolen from the bedroom of Charles P. Wallace, Syracuse, on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 12:45 p.m. Wallace stated someone had broken the pad-lock off his bedroom door between 7:30 am., and 10 p.ni., on Tuesday, Nov. 13. The total value of the items taken has been estimated up to $166.95. Cheerleader Uniforms Taken Two Wawasee High School Cheerleader uniforms and several other items of clothing were reported taken from a vehicle Friday evening, Nov. 9, or Saturday, Nov. 10. Doreen E. Rager, Syracuse, notified police Sunday, Nov. 11, that the uniforms, along with several other items of clothing had been removed from a vehicle while it was parked behind her home. She also stated that there had been some papers strewn about the yard on Saturday morning, but were picked up by her mother.
Woman ticketed following four-vehicle accident
A Goshen woman was ticketed for driving while suspended and not having insurance following a four-vehicle accident Sunday, Nov. 18, at3:o4p.m. in Goshen. Lisa M. Brown, 21, 221 N. Fifth Street, Goshen, was southbound
Purse taken from home
Kosciusko County Police are investigating the following theft recently: Police went to the home of Susan Richey, Leesburg, after someone had entered her home and removed her purse from the kitchen area. The theft occurred between 6:10 and 6:20 am., Thursday, Nov. 15. Richey told police, while she was brushing her teeth, she heard her two dogs barking in the living room of her home. When she came out of the bathroom, she saw the dogs running into the kitchen and heard a loud noise on the back porch. After another family member checked around the house, she noticed her purse was missing from the kitchen area. , Police found where the intruder had broken the lock on a door to gain entry into the house.
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Center, Milford, after an extended illness. Awards and honors were handed out Monday night when members of the Milford Lions Club held their annual preThanksgiving ladies’ night in a Middlebury restaurant. Membership awards were given to Dr. Gervas Schafer and Graham Meier, 10 years; Dr. T. A. Miller and Jerry Bushong, 15 years; and Arch Baumgartner, 35 years. 20 YEARS AGO, NOV. 18,1970 Milford’s annual community Thanksgiving services will be held at 7:30 next Wednesday in the Christian church. Rev. Orvil Kilmer will be the speaker. Milford postmaster and Mrs. Paul Kizer left Saturday morning for Albuquerque, New Mexico, where they will spend two weeks with Mr. Kizer’s brother Bernard and his family. Brownie TrOop 236 of Milford held its investiture and star ceremony in the Milford Christian church at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. Being new leaders, Mrs. Charles Greene, Mrs. Brian Wall and Mrs. Kenny Fifer were invested into the girl scout
Vehicle Driven Only a set of jumper cables was found missing from a 1982 Datsun pick-up truck after an unknown person or persons drove the vehicle and returned it. Dan Arthur, Syracuse, notified police at 1:40 am., Saturday, Nov. 10, that his wife had observed the vehicle being driven north on Front Street without the headlights on. After the theft was reported and police were searching for the vehicle, the person or persons who had taken the vehicle, returned it to the Arthur residence. Arthur stated the keys had been left inside the vehicle at the time it was taken. Attempted Break-Ins ■ An attempted break-in was reported by Kathleen Wallace, Syracuse, at 3 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10. She told police that around 2:23 a.m., she observed a male trying to open a window to her home, but scared the subject off. She also stated that she has been noticing noises in the night and recently observed pry marks on the front door of her home. Police found where the screen had been pried off the window.
on North Main Street at Pike Street when the brakes failed on her 1967 Chevrolet CIO pickup. Her truck struck four vehicles stopped on Main Street heading south. Beryl J. Moore, 26, 1610 S. Eighth St., Goshen, was driving a 1986 Pontiac Grand Am which received less than S2OO damage. Joe A. Hibschman, 44, 71957 CR 35, Syracuse, was driving a 1983 Oldsmobile Royale, which received up to SI,OOO in damage. A third vehicle, 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which was being driven by Phyllis I. Verstraete, 64, box 5, SR 19, Nappanee, received up to SI,OOO in damage. A 1988 Chevrolet Astro, driven by Charles K. Garber, 35, 17198 CR 48, Syracuse, received up to $2,500 in damage. Passengers in Brown’s truck, David Goble, eight, and Wayne A. Goble, 10, both of 613 New Second St., Goshen, were transported to Goshen General Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Verstraete’s passengers, Blondine Straus, 71, 652 Walnut St., Nappanee, and Joan A. Guard, 63, 258 E. Walnut St., Nappanee, refused treatment for minor injuries.
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organization. The troop is sponsored by Barth, Inc., Milford. Dale Custer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Custer of Milford, will be home Friday for Thanksgiving vacation from Purdue university. Milford stations to alternate Sundays — the schedule follows: December 6, Ruch’s Standard; December 13, Bean’s Union 76; December 20, Texaco; December 27, McFarren’s Station. 30 YEARS AGO, NOV. 17,1960 Fifteen members of the Milford Chamber of Commerce met at Howard’s restaurant Tuesday night in regular meeting. John Augsburger, Jr., said his retail committee is making good headway on its Dollar Days set for Nov. 25 and 26. Mr. and Mrs. Mace Hollar of West Emeline street in Milford will observe their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, Nov. 27, at which time they will have open house in the First Brethren Church social room from 2 to 5 p.m. Herman and Freddie Weisser, Willard Conn and Frank Rink left
Donald Hasty, Syracuse, told police that sometime between noon and 6 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16, someone attempted to break into his home. Police found where the casing on the door was broken after being kicked in. Nothing was missing from the home. Hood Ornament Taken Police were notified by Larry Haviland, Syracuse, that someone had broken the hood ornament off his 1982 Cadillac between 6:30-10:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16. The item is valued at S6O.
Roose explains Lions/Quest program in school system
Richard Roose, guidance counselor for the Milford Middle School, spoke Monday evening to the Milford Lions Club on the Lions/Quest Skills for Adolescence program which he directs. Into his sixth year with the project, Roose said that although it is very hard to measure the actual effect of this type of program, it has been very positive and has impacted alot of kids. Roose commented that the Wawasee School Corporation was one of the first to use the Skills for Adolescence program in northern Indiana and it is currently being taught at both the Wawasee and Milford Middle schools. Reviewing the format of the program, Roose said that the topics carried are virtually the same as the school corporation has been working at in the guidance department for the past 20 years. Roose alluded to a letter in a local newspaper that was critical of the program on the decisionmaking lessons it taught and he stated that “the Skills for Adolescence program is not a cure-all, but it does take a positive stand against drug and alcohol use.” Expanding further, Roose explained the “3-legged stool” approach of the program. An adolescent’s preparation for life involves a united effort of the schools, home, and the community for a strong foundation as he or she enters the teen years.
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Thursday for a two-week hunting trip in Wyoming. Mrs. Delbert Moneyheffer was hostess last Friday evening to members of the Busy Homemakers club with Mrs. Jack Roudabush as co-hostess. 50 YEARS AGO, NOV. 21,1940 The office and printing department of The Milford Mail will soon have a new location. Last week we closed a deal with William Felkner of Warsaw establishing the purchase of the brick building on the south end of what is known as the Felkner block, located on the south end of Milford’s business district. Fred Waldbeser, local shoemaker, was the victim of transit pick-pockets Sunday afternoon on West Emeline street. He explained his plight to police authorities shortly after the misfortune occurred that afternoon at about 2:30 o’clock. $67 was stolen from his possession. Mr. and Mrs. Omar Baumgartner and family moved Tuesday to Ottumwa, lowa, where he is employed with the C. B. and Q. Railroad company. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jones of Hamden, Conn., announce the birth of a daughter born November 12. Rev. and Mrs. Emeral B. Jones are the grandparents. Correction The sponsorship of the November 11 Veterans Day program at Syracuse was incorrectly credited to the American Legion. It was, in fact, cosponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. All Syracuse veterans programs are jointly sponsored by the two organizations. We apologize for this error.
In closing, Roose stated that he believes that there is a definite change in students who have participated in the program. “We definitely have changed some lives and perhaps also saved some lives.” The Milford Lions Club sponsors the program in the Milford Middle School. New Members Inducted In other business, Bill Richardson and Eldon Chupp were inducted into the club as new members. Wayne Richardson was their sponsor. Bud Seely was appointed to study the feasibility of incorporating the club. Packing tip My husband found away to pack small items in a suitcase, using various sized zip-top clear plastic bags, he puts shorts in one bag, t-shirts in another and so on, but before he fills the bag, he uses a hole punch and puts a hole in each corner of the bag. When he has filled each bag, he can press the air out easily so that it can life flat. These bags also come in handy for keeping clean and soiled clothes separate. I also found this “holey” bag system useful for storing individual paris of pantyhose I have prewashed and dried for use as I need them, Ronnie P., Cameron, 111.