67. Old News-Winchester McDonalds, Lynn Library.

Sept. 1978, 40 Years Ago.

  Ron Bristow, owner of a McDonald's restaurant in Portland, says that he will be opening up a franchise in the near future, although no date for the opening has yet been set.
  "Definetly, I am going to open a McDonald's," says Bristow, who has owned the Portland franchise since 1974. He will be the owner of the local restaurant.
  Although a projected ground-breaking date of the first of October has been set, Bristow says that he is still waiting on word from the McDonald's office for the go-ahead on construction. Details remaining to be cleared up include sewer clearance, according to the restauranteur. He hopes to have the final word sometime early next week.
  Rodney Webb, of Winchester, whose father, Russel Webb, owns a piece of land in which the McDonald's Corporation is interested, says that the deal is not yet completely firm, although everyone is "Working in that direction." Webb declined to mention just what remains to be resolved, but did say that although the deal was very close to being completed, "No deal is 100 percent until you can see the building."
  A real estate department, working out of the district office for McDonald's, in Indianapolis, will actually obtain the property for the site of the new restaurant, located near the intersection of State Roads 27 and 32 in Winchester. A franchise department located with the corporation's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, then matches up prospective licensees with available sites. The franchise for the new store is then purchased from McDonald's.
  Although the real estate department in Indianapolis declined to comment on the new site, sources in Atlanta did confirm that the Winchester location was being considered.
  Bristow says that he knew that a site in Winchester would become available in the future, but did not think it would be before 1979. The opening came about sooner than expected. Since he is the owner of the nearest existing McDonald's restaurant, and the opening of a new store in Winchester may have an effect on his sales, Bristow was given the right of first refusal on the new location.

December 1939, 79 Years Ago.

  Lynn has procured a new library through the aid of the federal government and the generosity of Mrs. James P. Goodrich, of Winchester, it was revealed yesterday by Merl Chenoweth, clerk-treasurer of Lynn.
  Lynn's town board recently received word from Senator Frederick VanNuys to the effect that an appropriation of $9,483 for the construction of a new library building had been officially approved by the federal government.
  The town prior to that time, had purchased a lot upon which the proposed building was to have been located, but between $7,000 and $8,000 had to be raised in some manner to receive the aid.
  This matter was discussed with Mr. and Mrs. James P. Goodrich and at a conference in the Goodrich home with Mr. Chenoweth the matter was arranged as shown by the following correspondence:
                                      Winchester, Ind,.
                                 December 19, 1939
Mr. Merl Chenoweth,
Clerk-Treasurer, Elect,
Lynn, Ind.

Dear Mr. Chenoweth:
  Confirming our many conversations with respect to building a library in the town of Lynn. I understand the town itself is unable to raise the money sufficient for that purpose.
  I am advised, however, that the town is able to and will furnish a mutually satisfactory site and the federal government will furnish something in excess of $9,000. That it will require between $7,000 and $8,000 to finish the erection of the building.
  This is to advise you that I will be happy to furnish the additional money: the library to be known as the FRIST MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
  I am enclosing to you a certified check for $4,000 and will furnish the additional sum, not to exceed $8,000 in all, as needed to complete the building.
  If for any reason the project does not go through, you will return the check to me.
                                                                                       Very truly yours,
                                                                                             Cora Frist Goodrich.

Chenoweth replied as follows:
                                                                                        Lynn, Ind.,
                                                                                             December 20, 1939.
Mrs. Cora Frist Goodrich,
Winchester, Indiana

Dear Mrs. Goodrich:
  It is with pleasure that I acknowledge receipt of your certified check, dated December 19, calling for four thousand dollars, to be used in the construction of a library building in Lynn, to be known as the FRIST MEMORIAL LIBRARY.
  I note that you will furnish an additional amount, not exceeding $8,000, as needed to complete the building.
  No finer tribute could be paid departed loved ones than your whole-hearted, unselfish purpose in providing for this memorial. We shall endeavor to locate and supervise the construction of this building to the end that you will be pleased with it all. On behalf of the town of Lynn, represented by Trustees-elect Leland Thomas, Herbert Anderson and George Bascom, the schools represented by Will Moore, superintendent and Washington township represented by Donald Hinshaw, trustee, we thank you.
                                                        Yours very truly
                                                              Merl Chenoweth,
                                                                  Clerk-Treas. Elect.

  Mrs. Goodrich yesterday insisted she is not making this donation, but that it is being made in behalf of her father, Jonas L.P. Frist, and her mother, Amy Powell Frist, long deceased, together with a deceased sister and nephew, T. Juanita Frist Hecker and Jonas Sheldon Hecker, her son, Pierre, and her granddaughter, Nancy.
  Mrs. Goodrich's father and mother moved to Lynn more than 70 years ago and the building located near their old home will be a tribute to their memory.