LOOKING BACK

30 Years Ago (Dec. 3, 1981)
 Approximately 1,000 users on the current water system in Milton has necessitated the construction of a 100,000 gallon standpipe and work is expected to commence on the project as soon as advertising procedures are finalized by Irene P. Long, attorney for the City of Milton.
Leigh Etta Staples received All Tournament Team plaque in the Capital City Classic.
Milton’s sewer system work is expected to commence in the spring.
The Bedford Rotary Club has undertaken the establishment of a scholarship fund in memory of Helen Haney. The first recipient was Beth Ann Webb, who received $250 toward the furtherance of her education.
Mrs. Lucille (Perry) Boldery has turn her home into a mini-home, which is similar to a nursing home, for the elderly who need semi-supervision.
Hubert Stark was awarded the Paul Harris fellowship honor by his fellow Rotarians. Paul Harris was the founding father of Rotary International. The funds for the fellowship came from the golf tournament held earlier in the year.
Trimble County Saddle Club held their annual Awards banquet and election of officers with many trophies given for achievements.

Hilda Parrish

Deaths: Dorothy B. Gow, Marion, Ill.

70 Years ago (Dec. 4, 1941)
Before the bonding company will give further consideration to the purchase of the Bedford waterworks bonds, a tax on the real estate within the town limits must be levied, according to an announcement this week by the Town Board, following a meeting with H. DeForbes, engineer for the project.

Milton’s potent Panthers positively pulverized their second North Central Conference opponents Friday night to the merry tune of 50-19. Eminence Warriors were the victims of this debacle, which saw the Milton offense setting a new season high for point getting. A glance at the scoreboard reveals the consistency of the Panthers’ attack, 12 points in the first quarter, 10 in the second, 14 in the third and 14 in the final stanza.

The Blue Demons chalked up their first conference victory by the decisive score of 45-24 over the Campbellsburg Indians Tuesday night. The Indians, with six games behind them, against three behind the Demons, were out to take their first conference victory and boost their wins above the fifty percent mark. The game was by far the most interesting played during the current season. The first quarter was packed with thrills for the spectators, as the score seesawed between the teams. During the second stanza the Demons seemed to pick up momentum and the half ended 16-12 in favor of the TCHS boys. The Big Blues were still leading at the end of the third, however, it was the fourth that the Big Blues really started to roll. Haywood Tingle scored 16; Jack Tingle-22; Hayden, 4; Black 2, and Craig, 1.  

Deaths: William Thomas Jones, 81, Bedford; Mrs. Hubert Sanders, Indianapolis, Ind.

80 Years ago (Dec. 10, 1931)
Christmas shoppers come to Ind. for your Christmas needs. The Madison, Ind. Merchants are sponsoring Kentucky Day next Wednesday, Dec. 16 in their city and have made arrangements whereby the Milton-Madison bridge will be free to all Kentuckians from midnight Tuesday until midnight Wednesday, Freight trucks are not included in the free bridge offer.

The Safety Motor Coach Company, a Kentucky owned corporation, opened its new line from Louisville to Cincinnati, Ohio, last week with great success. The station for the Safety Motor Coach buses in Bedford is the Bedford Sweet Shoppe, corner of Main and Church streets.

Some five hundred Trimble County people attended the dedication exercises of the new high and graded school building at Bedford Saturday morning.

Deaths: Mrs. W.T. (Sadie A. Fisher) Bare, 44, Bedford; Beulah Leach, 17, Bedford; William Ford, 78, LaGrange formerly of Carmel neighborhood.