32. Winchester Trivia 8/20

RCHS Blog Post Number 32.  

Winchester Trivia

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Who Remembers The Police Station On The Corner Of Washington & Main?

Published in the Winchester Journal 1952.

     Have you ever called the police station and received  no answer? Here's the reason and a suggestion by chief "Fozy" Holdeman. There's no radio hookup like most modern towns have, so when the officer is out in the patrol car no one is in the station. However, when a phone call comes in, a light goes on, on top of the courthouse tower, day or night. That's the signal for the cruising officer to rush back to the station right away. Many times however, actually most of the times, when they do get there the caller "has hung up."
  So chief Holdeman's suggestion is simply this-"Hang on until you get an answer." By then you've probably forgotten your reason for calling in the first place. The officers are L-R; Wendell "Jake" Gullett, Gene King, Sgt. Lester Addington, Don Ullom, Mayor Floyd Warren, Chief Forrest "Fozy" Holdeman, Prosecutor Zane Stohler, meterman Jack Davis, State Patrolman Robert Davis, Lewis "Bud" Riley and Robert Willhite. 
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Fountain Park Cemetery

Published in 1903.

  While Fountain Park cemetery is not primarily a place of entertainment, there are hundreds of people who visit it every Sunday and many times during the week, especially of an evening. After a day of hard work nothing is more resting and refreshing than to lay on the beautiful green grass of the cemetery, along the artificial lakes. At all times this burial ground presents a beautiful appearance.
  While the grass on some lawns over the city is almost dead from the excessive heat of the sun, that at the cemetery is kept green. The reason for the beautiful appearance of the cemetery is largely due to the hard and faithful work of Nate Hunt, the attendant. Mr. Hunt takes much pride in his work and as a result, Fountain Park cemetery is one of the prettiest in the state.
  The place is well shaded and many persons go there for a few hours rest. The lakes although small, are the chief attractions. The fish in these small bodies of water command considerable attention, especially from the children, who feed them with bread, cake, crackers etc.
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Duane Wickersham

Published in 1952.

  Duane "Wick" Wickersham, owner and operator of the Rainbow Bakery in Winchester, is in fair condition as the result of injuries sustained in an accident east of Modoc.
  According to reports, Wickersham is suffering from a head injury, possible skull fracture and numerous bruises. He was injured when the bakery truck overturned east of Modoc near the intersection of Indiana 1 and 36. The accident occurred just before daylight.
  Wickersham apparently dozed at the wheel of the truck which crossed the road, went into the ditch,
struck a mail box post, overturned and rolled to the opposite side of the road. The truck was reported a total loss.
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Passmore & Hutchens.

Published in 1947.

  Want some sign painting done? Jim Passmore and Jack Hutchens are in the business and their first job is on display at the Boston Store. It includes two 15 foot and one 7 1/2 foot "Dollar Day" signs.
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Jo's Shoppe

Published in 1947.

  Operating 2 businesses in these rushing days is a big job, but Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barnhart (Barney & Jo) seem to thrive on all the hard work and long hours it takes to run their stores. Jo is in her third year in her shop in the Oliver building on South Main street, having opened in July of 1944. Selling ladies and childrens wearing apparel is her specialty. Twice each year she makes buying trips to New York and Chicago.
  Before coming to Winchester from Rochester, N.Y. several years ago Jo managed dress shops in New York City. She has been helping the fair sex choose their clothes since she was 17 years old. Assisting Jo in the shop are part-time employees Shirley Sanzo Botkin, Juanita Conyers and Chic McVey.
  Barney also has a full time job operating his service shop at 230 1/2 West Franklin St. which he opened 2 years ago. Barney and his helper, Homer Sneed do all kinds of radio repair work and build home and store equipment. They also sell Emerson radios.
  The Barnharts live on Route 2, and have two children, Sandra Marie and Beverly Rose.
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Zicht's Greenhouse.

Published in 1948.

  Mr. and Mrs. Ray Zicht and their son Ray Jr. own and operate Zicht's Greenhouse on the corner of the Huntsville Road and Beeson Drive. Mr and Mrs Zicht built the greenhouse in 1924 after coming to Winchester from Union City where Mr. Zicht was in the floral business with his aunt. Ray Jr. entered the business with his parents upon completion of a course in floral design in Denver, Colorado recently.
  At the present time the greenhouse is composed of 10,000 sq. ft. of glass but in the near future a complete remodeling of the building will be started, enlarging and modernizing the present site.
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New Milers In Esther Engle Baker's Club At Goodrich Pool

Published in 1951.

  Shirley Dull 10, Andy Puterbaugh and Kau DeRyke 9, Mike Sumwalt 8, Ann Cassidy 10 and Charlene Cultice of Saratoga. Each swam I mile last week. Old milers repeating this week were Emily Stonerock and Rita Beck, 2 miles, Jane Davisson, one.
  Does anyone remember how many laps it took to do the mile?

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Notes from RCHS Volunteer Thursa.

Wick’s Pies is a county destination for many folks for breakfast, lunch, and the discount pie area where you stock up for a gift of food or for holiday meals.

Sugar Cream Pie is the official state pie of Indiana. And it’s thanks to the hard work of Wick’s.

The couple behind the business are laid to rest facing north with a view of the historic sections of Fountain Park Cemetery in Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana.

Where the factory offices are is what was the funeral slipper factory for the McCamish Family who have the large white column monument in the distance for the Kitselman-McCamish family if now tge offices of Wicks Pies.

The Kitselman brothers are well known for working hard for their fortune manufacturing a woven fence business in Muncie. The family was born and raised in the Ridgeville area. Their parents are buried at the base of the columns. Their sister and her family are there also, The McCamish family.

The two businesses are also tied in their product was an extremely profitable business from the women of the family.

Strong women with husbands who helped with the product and marketing to build empires in their market niche. In eras where women are often spoken of as being at home morally supporting their husbands, these women were the power couples.

And as Wicks’s says… when you are in the area, ‘don’t forget to try the pie.’ 

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Randolph County, Indiana 1818-1990
Commonly referred to as "The Red History Book"
Compiled by the Randolph County Historical Society, 1991, Second reprint 2003.

Read page 129-140 to read "Death Records And Cemetery History." Page 131article titled "Franklin Township Cemeteries: 1. Race Street" has a very brief description.

Read page 446 to read the family history of Joab Addington which was submitted by Joanne Moulton.

To obtain your own copy of "The Red History Book" stop in at The RCHS Museum Shop or send an email to arrange placing a mail order.

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