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FMC's Bowling Green plant manufactures a line of Link-Belt® rope­ operated truck cranes.

FMC Corporation, Cable Crane & Excavator Division is one of the world's leading manufac­ tures of rope cranes and hydraulically operated excavators. FMC's Bowling Green plant, one of seven cable crane & excavator division manu­ facturing facilities in the United States and four foreign countries, was designed and built specifically for producing FMC's Link Belt wire rope-operated truck cranes. These big truck cranes are shipped to virtually every corner of the world. In addition to the upper machinery marketed for use as pedestal cranes for off­ shore applications, the crane carriers, tubular booms and jibs are all manufactured in Bowling Green.

FMC Corporation Crane and Excavator Division -FMC Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101 Bowling Gre!!.,Q, Features

A Brief View of Union Underw ear ...... • ...... 7

Cable TV: Bowling Green's Plug In , , ...... , ... , , 12 Means Chance at Stardom A Bowling Green Favorit e with a new GM Prepares to A ssemble Corvettes ...... 16 image The Briarpatch has always been Area Women Operate Businesses ...... • ...... 23 a favorite of Kentuckians because of our savory fare and pleasing atmosphere. To better serve our friends in Bowling Departments Green we have been busily re­ modeling the Briarpatch located Reflections ...... •...•...•. ..•...... 3 on the new Fairview Avenue. Ell> joy your favorite cocktail with lunch from 11 am to 1 :30, and Business ...... •...... •...• ...... • ... • • ...... 4 dinner from 5 until 10:30. Our banquet facilities are excellent Art , ...... , , , , ...... , ... , , , .. , , ,. , , , . , , .5 for the business luncheon or dill> ner, accommodating up to 100 people with no extra charge for Community Serv ice ...... • ...•...•.. . • .. •...... 18 the room. Our decor has chang­ ed but our appetizing selection Reminiscing ...... • . ..• . .. •...... • ...... 20 of aged choice rib-eye, prime rib, strip and filet are still as tasty as ever. Not to mention our broiled Curiosities ...... 22 Gulf Shrimp, garden-fresh salad bar, and our unique da ily specials. We may have changed Entertainment ...... 27 our image, but we have not changed our style. The Briar­ patch, better than ever! Articles Ed itor: Cindy Weddle. Departments Editor: Anna White. Writers: Ken Cooke, Nathan Johnson, Dawn Lampert, Randy Runk. Lisa Herrick, Susan Crook, Vicki Berling, Jeff Kautz, Robin Brown, Dennis Smith, Dan Yates, John Lane. Photographers: Georgia Dukes. Brian Pickerill. Cover Photo: Kim Kolarik. Advertising design: Denise Gillum, Lisa Langan, Nancy Johnson. Page design: Greg Brilbrey, Michele Douglas. Advertising administration: Jeff Kautz, Robin Brown. Public Relations: Randy Runk, Mark Hoskins, Dan Yates. Circulation: Marion Wingo, Tom Johnson. Production: J udy Tabor. Graduate assistant: Michele Douglas. Adviser: Or. Robert L. Blann.

Bowling Green Magazine is produced by a senior seminar class i.n 956 FairvIew Avenue public relations with the Kelly Thompson Chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America and students in the Depart­ Bowling Green, KY 42101 ment of Journalism. Address inquiries and information to Bowling Phone: 502/781 ·2045 Green Magazine, Academic Complex 321, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101.

Winter '81 BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. WORLD HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST MEN'S UNDERWEAR COMPANY.

There's a shining example of confidence and pride out Bowling Green. Kentucky. Union Underwear. All grow­ there al i;t1 Fruit of the Loom Drive. Union Underwear ing together today and planning for growth in the Company's modern new Headquarters office building is futu re . the nerve center of the international sales network for Fruit of the Loom® 8VO® and Underoos® brand underwear. © Union Underwear Company, Inc. ttl Fruit of the Loom Drive Union's long experience in Ken tucky, and its close Bowling Green. Kentucky 42101 association with the fine people of this State. convinced (502) 781-6400 them that Bowling Green would be an ideallocalion for an operating company of Northwest Industries. Inc. Corporate Headquarters. sight into the community--its peo­ The magazine focuses on women ple, its heritage, its potential. entrepreneurs in a series of Reflections The first issue of BOWLING features that investigates the at­ GREEN includes six departments titudes of these women toward and four features. their businesses and the rewards of Students Produce Magazine Departments include Business-­ being their own bosses. We sincerely hope this issue With the publication of this providing information about business, industry and agriculture reflects both the spirit and content magazine, Bowling Green joins an of, as our departments editor Anna elite group of between 100 and 200 in this area; Community Service-­ designed to relate information White has said, a city founded on cities in the nation that have their tradition and moved by contem­ own magazines. Nearby publica­ about people in governmental, civic and service organizations and their porary thought. tions of this sort include Nashville, What do you think? We welcome Louisville, and Atlanta. contributions to citizens of this area; Entertainment--covering your comments and invite you to This magazine joins another, and share your opinions by completing even more elite, groupo-city restaurants, night spots and recrea­ tion; Reminiscing--a look at in­ and returning the survey question­ magazines produced by university naire in this issue. Also, we solicit students. There are two other teresting historical facts about Bowling Green and the surroun­ appropriate information about universities that produce such your organization and people. Send publications. The University of ding area; and Curiosities-obits of it to ~owling Green Magazine, Alaska publishes Alaska in An­ information about unusual things that make our community unique; AcademIC Complex 321, Western chorage, and Ohio University Kentucky University, Bowling publishes the quarterly, Athens. and Arts--which will provide an up­ date on the arts, crafts, theater, Green, Ky., 42101. The next issue Senior seminar students at will be distributed in May. Subse­ Western Kentucky University and music. Feature articles in this first issue quent issues are planned for along with the Kelly Thompson November 1981 and February aDd Chapter of the Public Relations detail the move to Bowling Green of two major U.S. corporations-­ May of 1982. Student Society of America, have Dr. Robert Blann, AdV1 ser planned, prepared and produced Union Underwear, actually no this magazine, stranger to Kentucky, and General Bowlin.Q Green magazine BOWLING GREEN aspires to Motors, soon to be the only plant in provide comprehensive coverage of the world to build the sleek, community interests. It will project smoothly aerodynamic Corvette. Providing Energy to the readers a Bowling Green and Another feature explains in Is What We Do Best laymen's terms services to be pro­ Warren County community that is Only You Can Use economically sound, culturally vided by the area's cable-TV com­ aware and socially responsible. pany, Storer Communications. In­ It Wisely! The magazine will not attempt to terest in the cable franchise is per· be a source of "hard" news. haps exceeded only by the myriad Residents will continue to get hard of questions about it. The personnel news from newspapers, radio and director of an area corporation sug­ WARREN RURAL television. Instead, the magazine gested, "I wish somebody would ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE will take topical events and blend summarize what this new franchise them with a look into the past and will involve." We hope the article is the future in hopes of giving in- an adequate response.

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Winter '8/ 3 area "the development center of the state." Business A skeptic in the crowd responded, "rn bet he says that everywhere he goes in Kentucky," Another in the crowd quickly retorted, "No, the governor says everywhere in the state that Bowling Green is the BG State's Development Center state's development center," Every Kentuckian knows that the grass is greener in The governor's statement came as no surprise to city Kentucky. Many may not be aware that the grass in fathers, many members of the Chamber of Commerce Bowling Green may be greener than in other parts of and its Industrial Foundation. In a coordinated com­ the state. munity effort, they have been wooing business for at This at least is what Gov. John Y. Brown Jr. sug­ least 20 years, and for each of the past 10 years have gested to community leaders at a banquet during the attracted one and one-half new industries. We thought Chamber of Commerce Industry Appreciation Week. our readers would be in terested in the details. Gov. Brown called the Bowling Green-Warren County The past year has been a banner year. The Bowling Green-Warren County area in the past year became the world headquarters for two enterprises. Union Underwear, with a long tradition of manufacturing in Kentucky, moved its world administrative head­ quarters to Bowling Green. Union Underwear has manufacturing facilities in Bowling Green, Camp­ SKOP-CO bellsville, Frankfort, and will this fall open its Jamestown plant. Also this year, Bowling Green will become the GM Corvette capital of the world. Warren County will be the only place in the world where the sleek, MATERIAL HANDLING aerodynamic Corvette automobile -- America's only INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT true sports car, many suggest -- will be manufactured. Although not overlooked, perhaps in the shadow of these two world operations, is another newcomer that 1818 31 -W ByPass 781 -4797 Bowling Green celebrates. The second largest retailer of its kind, Kroger Co. is constructing on Pioneer Drive a baking goods plant at a cost of between $25-30 million. The Kroger plant will employ up to 200 full­ time personnel, as many as 400 including part-time. Why Bowling Green, instead of the many other places in Kentucky and the nation'! Twelve-year Bowl· ing Green resident and Union Underwear Vice Chair­ man Joe Medalie--admitting that it may sound corny-­ said the reason for Union's move and long tradition of Kentucky manufacturing, can be summed up in one word--People! Medalie explained, "This area provides the kind of people we want to work for Union Underwear." Corvette plant Personnel Director Eugene Sullivan is highly complimentary of the many people and organizations of the state and area. In the automobile industry, which is probably not known for its amiable relationships with the federal government, it is in­ teresting to note, according to Sullivan, how state and local governments. institutions, and concerned in­ OFFICE PRODUCTS dividuals got together to accomplish a common goal. He said, "I hope we can infect the rest of the country." 1818 31·W ByPass Reasons Kroger selected Bowling Green over 27 781 ·9140 other locations, according to Senior Vice President Bowling Green. KY 42101 Jack Cornett, are accessability to distribution poin ts, city officials. the Chamber of, Commerce and its Ex­ ecutive Director Harold Huffman, and Kentucky Com­ missioner Jack Segell. Dr. Robert Blann. AdviseT

4 Bowling Green Arts BARNARD Making Dolls a Way of Life PRI NTING CO .. INC .

• . o . 00' •••• "'0 " '.'H" To many people, dolls are just OO,," LI N G G " H N , " W'U c _ V ." . , something else on Santa Claus' list. PHONE : 502 0 781·2536 But for Ellaven~ Taylor dolls and dollmaking are a way of inventing life. For the past seven years the • creative design 45-year-old Mrs. Taylor has been making dolls. Mrs.Taylor lives in a • color printing small three-bedroom home with her husband, Gary, her son, Gary Fred, and her daughter, Kathy_ For your complete print­ "It all started a long time ago," ing needs we offer you full she said. ''When I was five, after Dollmaker Ellavene Taylor service printing, from the much encouragement from my simplest business cards grandfather, I started sewing. He displays her unique reversible gave me a sewing machine and it's doll to the most creative de­ been that way ever since," signs. periods teaching children how to Mrs. Taylor makes a variety of make dolls. dolls, but the most popular are Rag­ Professional service gedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, Little In addition to business in this Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks. area, she also makes dolls for a on a Personal basis store in Lewisburg and a store in "My reversible dolls sell real well, New York. She's had dolls sent to too. A reversible doll is a doll on Germany and England. both the top and bottom." Mrs. Taylor sells her dolls for $7 "Here is Red Riding Hood," she each. said, pointing to the doll. "Pull her ''I'm not in it for the money. See­ wicker hair over to the other side and you ing a little girl's face that has games have grandmother. Now turn the received a doll, is more than copper doll upside down and you have the money," she explained. "You can't brass wolf." put a price tag on that." pottery "Every one of my dolls is just a GREENTREE Dennis Smith little different from the rest," she GIFTS said. "I give each doll a little dif­ Capitol Arts Center Reopens 864A Fairview Ave. ferent personality." However, she Bowling Green, KY 42101 does make a doll exactly like The Capitol Arm C.~nter in down­ another when someone requests it. town Bowling Green is now open, {behind Williamsburg Square ''I'll do it, but I'll hate every minute and is being prepared for a grand Shop,o;n'9 Center} of it. I want each one to be a little reopening, this fall. different." According t}te Gerri Combs, Mrs. Taylor has served on the director of the Bowling Green­ Southern Kentucky Guild of Ar­ Warren County Arts Commission, Authorized Browning Deaier tists and Craftsmen for two years most of the work is complete with and the Governor's Council on the the exception of the 850-seat Aged for one year. She also teaches theatre, elevators for the handi­ a summer class on dollmaking at capped and a few other details ~£fZ the Bowling Green Library. which should be finished by fall. • canoes 0 /Ireonns "I furnish all the materials, hop­ Some features of the Capitol that • paints • plumbing • housewares & heating ing someone will be there who will be in operation this spring are supplies otherwise would not be there the art gallery, the three multi­ • sporting because it costs too much," she ex­ purpose meeting and rehearsal goods 782-1012 plained. rooms, the movie projection room "pen 7 days a week Mrs. Taylor also goes to nearby and the storage space areas. 814 Morgantown Rd. county sc hools for two-week The Capitol Theatre is also the U.S. 231 BY' Pass

Winter '8' 5 permanent home of the Arts Com­ series, individual performances, mission since its offices moved in and exhibits and education. January. The "Pops" series wilJ have at The first phase of the renovation least five main events. This series completed this month was funded will combine the "big band" sound, by a state, city, county and private vocalists, jazz groups, light package that amounted to musicals and theatrical produc­ $900,000, Mrs. Combs said. tions. A few of the entertainers be­ The state portion was $500,000 ing considered are The Lettermen, taken from a $1 million grant Buddy Rich and band, Ella Fit.­ awarded to Bowling Green and zgerald. The Glenn Miller Or­ Warren County for a convention chestra and Victor Borge. study program, Combs said. The Youth Outreach series is a The city pledged $150,000 and program that the Commission the county pledged $50,000. The hopes will boost area youth's in­ other $200,000 came from private terest in music and theatre. The pledges from the community, Mrs. Southe rn Kentucky'.!!' program will involve transporting Flne.!!'t Sup e rmorkeb Corr.bs said. county and city students to events 'J'he Arts Commission will bor­ at the Capitol Arts Center during • Fair viaw Pla:za row some funds for the "extras" the school year. The youth series Northgate Center that are needed to finish the sheer will feature WKU Theatre perfor­ 1387 Cllmpbell lane renovation of the Capitol, Mrs. mances, and pnusibly the Franzini Combs said. Circus and Bits n' Pieces Puppets to County Attorney Mike Caudill name a few. worked with five local lending in­ In the survey that was completed stitutions and the city of Bowling the major interests in music wp.re Green on an arrangement whereby determined to be Gospel, Blue the Arts Commission will borrow GraSS/Country Western and J azz. up to $300,000 through lower­ Thus, some of the individual acts interest, short-term loans. being considered are the Cross The extras that are needed in­ Family Singers, the Turner Family. clude lighting, rigging, a sound the New Grass Revival and the system, seating and operable walls Stony Creek Boys. For the furniture for the balcony and meeting rocms, Classes for adults will be held in of your dreams, Mrs. Combs said. areas such as sculpture, pai nting, A Capitol Arts survey determin­ photography, wood-carving and come see your ed that the types of entertainment folk arts. frie nds at __ . the community would most like to Classes for youth. kindergarten see are plays, musical comedies, art through grade 12, will be in areas exhibits, movie classics, craft ex­ such as drawing, painting, doll­ hibits and popular music. making and other types of tradi­ The Commission will try to focus tional folk arts. GREENWOOD on four major areas: the Capitol Randy Runk "Pops" series, the Youth Outreach FURNITURE Force-Wallace NAME BRAND FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES

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6 Bowling Green Union's many skylights allow sunlight to filter throughout the building. This natural method of lighting also helps heat the new headquarters.

, A BRIEF View Inside

Probably the most noted of these wood. By Cindy Weddle changes has been the move of ad· On the inside, two atriums, 65 1f you look at just the right time ministrative offices from the "Big feet long and 15 feet wide, greet and you know just the right place, Apple" to a gently-rolli~g , SO·acre visitors as they enter the front you can catch a glimpse of it while tract just south of Bowling Green. doors. Rippling brooks with recir· driving south on 1-65 before you get The transition, which began about culating streams combine with to the U.S. 231 exit. Of course, if five years ago, brought to Bowling several mature trees, native rock you don't know what you're looking Green all of Union's corporate of· formations and hundreds of live for, then it's possible that all you fices, including their computer plants to lead visitors to believe will see are the many oak, cedar, banks and their finance, customer they are standing in the middle of a American Walnut and Kentucky service, credit and collections, and garden rather than an industrial Coffee trees that surround it. But if sales and marketing divisions. headquarters. . you know when to turn and look, Several executives from Union's According to Joe Medahe, you'll spot the new Union Under­ New York City offices have joined Union's vice chairman, "There's a wear world headquarters, nestled those already in Bowling Green. rumor going around that some comfortably among its natural sel­ Others are expected in the near turtles were found in the pond." ting on Middle Bridge Road. future to add to the more than 300 "Someone found them necking," The headquarters houses one of already employed at the ne"'.' of· added Lester Schwartz, vice presi· Bowling Green's and one of the fices at, of course, No. 1 Frmt of dent of advertising. "This is how we world's leading industries. Known the Loom Drive. got the turtleneck," he chuckled. for its quality men's and boys' The building itself is "something Another interesting feature of underwear and its "talking fruit," to behold." I ts design, by the archi· the new building is the mezzanine, the company ha!! grown dramati· tectural firm of Harry Weese Inc. 20,000 square feet of office space cally since its founding father, of Chicago, was planned with much overlooking the ground floor. Jacob Goldfarb, first began produc­ care in order to maintain the beau· There are also 13 skylights, two of tion in 1926. ty of the surroundings. which are inverted and catch the Since that date, more than 50 - The exterior walls are encased rain water than runs into the in· years ago, changes in management, with a stainless steel mansard roof, door streams. production, sales and location have which will fade to a medium shade A most distinctive aspect is the occurred within the company as of tan in a couple of years. All of structural support system, visible they have been demanded by both the windows are framed with an throughout the building. It con· the consumer and expanding deve­ unbroken line of natural cypress tains 36 blue "metal trees" with lopments in industry. Wimer '8' 7 "limbs" branching out to connect humor to reach the potential its licensi ng in 1895, many people with laminated yellow pine beams. customer. have assumed the golden "leaves" The beams reach out to other Union's Fruit of the Loom brand to be fig leaves instead. "limbs" and support the entire is an example. The use of the Fruit The company acquired the BVO building. logo by Union began about 1938, (Bradley, Vorhees, Day) line of At a cost of roughly $7 million, but the label itself dates back to men's underwear in 1976 from Union Underwear has now manag­ 1851 and the Fruit of the Loom Rapid American. This line of ed to move all of its vital functions Corp. in Pontiac, R.1. premium-quality, yet modestly­ to Bowling Green. It is headquar­ The daughter of a Rhode Island priced, underwear offers the con­ ters for 17 Union plants that dry goods merchant, who happened sumer value while giving the employ 14,000 persons in North to be an amateur artist, hand­ retailers a good mark-up. Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, painted pictures of an apple and Union is now in the process of in­ Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma pasted it to bolts of cloth. She at­ troducing a new Great Looks line of and Kentucky_ tached her design only to cloth she men's underwear as part of the The future of Union Underwear admired for its quality. Fruit of the Loom line. It will be looks bright. Medalie projects the This was the first use of a mass­ more fashionable; it will incor­ sale of 32 million dozen underwear produced logo anywhere. The porate color, contemporary cut and this year. And the company which trademark, numbering 418 on the fit and will be competitively priced. has spent $100 million on plants list of registrations, was one of the Union's Fruit of the Loom pro­ and equipment in the past five first. This list, at present, includes ducts have premiered on the Euro­ years, is expected to spend about around four million trademarks. pean market and can now be pur· $8 million more in the next four The design was soon modified to chased in Italy, Germany, the years for additional capital im­ include an apple, grapes and cur­ United Kingdom and France. provements. rants. Although currants have been The label is considered "part of Union Underwear operates under a member of the fruit cluster since the costume" to the young and ac· verticle integration, a process by which the entire production of the merchandise is handled by the com­ pany, from purchase of the yarn to distribution of the final product. The company has a seat on the Cotton Exchange, which enables it to buy yarn well in advance of need. The plants operate their own spinning, knotting, weaving, bleaching and dying facilities. After these processes are complete, the underwear is cut and sewn and then wrapped in plastic, boxed and shipped directly to the retailer. One of the 'reasons for Union's move to Bowling Green is because the people here are "resourceful and skilled," said Medalie. who has lived here for 13 years. One of the company's greatest strengths is its advertising. Accor­ ding to Schwartz, "Quality at a low cost is the message." Live trees (above) are visible throughout the building and present a About 70 percent of the advertis­ pleasing arui relaxing atmosphere. The receptionist fright) greets ing is aimed at women between the visitors daily as tMY step into a setting t/utt's "something to behold" ages of 18 and 49. Although men Natural rock formations arui recirculating streams !upper rightJ en­ are the eventual consumers, it's case the garden setting of the new corporate headquarters. usually the lady of the household (Building photos by Georgia Dukes) who buys the product. Several considerations are taken into account during the advertising process but Union's most successful effort has been the use of a little

8 Bowling Green The widely recognized "talking fruit" guys (upper) have helped lead to the success of the "Fruit of the Loom" labe~ Union is the country's largest mass producer of t-shirts {lower} as well as one of the giants in qUillity underwear.

Winter '81 9 Goldfarb -- A Man With A Dream

Union Underwear is the story of a man with a Goldfarb took his "Union" suit to wholesalers in dream. the Indianapolis and Chicago area, and sold it to It's the story of Jacob Goldfarb, a Polish im­ chain stores, mail-order houses and large indepen­ migrant, who in 1906 came to this country at the dent stgres. age of 12 to live with his married sister in New In 1932, Goldfarb moved his plant to Frankfort, York. Ky., where he introduced a new product - tie-side, His first job was with Western Union delivering button-front shorts made of broadcloth. The plant telegrams. He was paid 2 cents for each telegram he required more than 400 employees to keep up with delivered and 1 cent for each he attempted. He orders on this new product which was sold directly earned $9 a week picking up and delivering stocks to the retailers. at his second job as a Wall Street runner. Goldfarb needed a brand for his product, and in Jack's third job was with Ferguson Manufactur­ 1938 rights to the famous Fruit of the Loom trade­ ing Company, an underwear manufacturer in the mark were secured. garment district. He began work as a clean-up boy Along with the new trademark came a new way of and gradually advanced to the position of produc­ marketing underwear. Underwear companies had tion superintendent. always sold their products decorated with specific During World War I Goldfarb served as a quarter­ patterns ordered by the merchants. Goldfarb decid­ master in France. Upon his return to the states, he ed to sell underwear with assorted patterns, giving went back to Ferguson Manufacturing, only to the retailer no choice in pattern selection. The watch the company fold. customers then could select from the assorted Goldfarb then moved to Indianapolis and went to styles. Today the entire industry operates this way. work for the Drease family, whose manufacturing Goldfarb brought the Derby plant to Bowling operations produced union suits in six girls' con­ Green in 1940. The company was looking for a vents. Goldfarb was a jack-of-all-trades; one day he change in distribution, and the Bowling Green In­ was a mechanic, the next day a salesman. dustrial Foundation sold Goldfarb on the location. After a few years Goldfarb bought the business Goldfarb, who died in 1978, created, in a little and in 1926 he formed Union Underwear. over 50 years, a company that is the largest in its His pajama-checked nainsook union suit waa the field. His philosophy of "shoemaker, stick to your beginning of success of Union Underwear and the last" - do well what you do - made it possible for beginning of the company's new motto, "The best Goldfarb to tru1.v live the American dream. for the least." Cindy Weddle tive in Europe. People are seen ed super powers from wearing the pliers Performance Award by wearing jogging sui ts with the underwear. Retail Category award. The honor Fruit emblem and logo sweatshirts Union Underwear has recently was based on a vote conducted by and pants, as well as the popular acquired a contract with the U.S. Discount Store News, the publica­ oversized t-shirts, are worn at armed forces for underwear. Dur­ tion of the discount department school, shopping or just running ing World War II 85 percent of the store industry. They were recogniz­ around town. output of the Bowling Green and ed for high achievement in the In 1978, Union introduced a new Frankfort plants went to the armed areas of self-sell packaging, new line of boys and girls underwear - forces. Union, the military's No.1 product innovation, quality con­ Underoos. "Underwear that's fun underwear supplier at the time, trol, on-time delivery and advertis­ to wear" hit the market and became provided soldiers with 50 million ing support. an instant success. pairs of shorts. The success that Union Under­ Patterned after costumes of rna· For a time, government regula­ wear achieves today was destined jor cartoon and comic book charac­ tions prohibited the military fro m from the beginning. The motiva­ ters, the underwear consists of a buying labeled underwear, but now tion and perseverance of Jacob brief and t-shirt for boys and a under new regulations, Union has Goldfarb was contagious and bikini and vest top or bra for girls. been able to attain the military as a spread to those he included in close­ The impact of television promo­ customer once again. knit family. If achieving is impor­ tion has been vital for Underoos. Union also does a lot of business tant in today's industry, then it's The company consulted with child with discount stores. Locally they important to Union; as business psychologists about Underoos supply underwear to Wal-Mart, changes, so does this company. advertising before taking it to the Kings, Big K, Roses, TG & Y, market. They wanted to assure that Pushins and Spot Cash. Cindy Weddle u a senior public no child would think he had attain- In 1980, Union won its third Sup- relations major from Liberty.

10 Bowling Green •

Winter '81 11 Fred McCoy, lef~ and James Morgese, prodUCer-directo~~'~~::5 tional TVat Western, work in the department's master room. Cable TV will permit ETV to distribute programming to ty. (Photo by Brian Pickerill)

How would you like to be a TV tions, ~~~w~i~;:J,~': will be get- star? You can, and you don't have ting qtrlte a the system is to be discovered by a big network built. producer to do it. the franchise agree- Soon, you will be able to go down ment out between to a local television studio, use and the city and county their equipment, get "air" time, and the cable company appear on television sets th,co",g~/'w ill practically be giving a com- out the community at no plete television station to the com- Sound farfetched? munity in exchange for the rights the fact is that access" to provide cable service to the studio and just one of potentially profitable Warren to be offe~ed by County area. Communications Inc., This station will be the source of now constructing a cable television at least six channels of locally pro­ reception system in Bowling Green duced television programming. and Warren County. The most interesting to budding Storer Communications won out television stars is the public access over eight other cable companies channel. This channel is open to for the right to provide cable tele- any non-profit group or individual vision service to our area. To do so that has something to say, except-­ they offered a substantial number fortunately, many say -- political of community services in addition candidates. to a state-of-the-art, two-way, The only restrictions on program 35-channel home cable network. content stated in the franchise As Ron Paulson, general agreement eliminates material that manager for Storer said, "People is obscene or inflammatory or don't have a good feel for what all designed to promote a lottery or they'll be getting with the new the sale of a commercial product. system." From all current indica- After that, free speech is the rule.

12 Bowling Green The Bowling Green city schools Bowling Green's Plug-In will be making use of television production facilities currently ex­ isting at Bowling Green High Gives Chance at Stardom SchooL Mike Dawes coordinates the television program at Bowling The company is going to provide the city programming. "Booth has Green High. Jerry Wright, mass a television studio complete with had television experience and is communication instructor at Bowl­ color cameras, videotape machine, currently preparing to handle the ing Green Junior High, will be editing equipment and devices to new program," Coates said. coordinating their programs. show movies and slides on televi· "We are really excited about this There will also be a religious ac­ sion. There will also be portable program," Booth said. "In addition cess channel which can be used by video-recording equipment that to the city commission, there are all local churches and religious groups, public access users may check out. sorts of groups associated with the Use of the channel will be control­ Storer will also have a complete city government that we want to led by a representative religious mobile production van capable of get involved, such as the communi­ organization such as the Bowling originating live programs from ty education program, family plan­ Green Ministerial Association. Pro­ anywhere in the county. ning and others. This new program grams on this channel will include In order to use the public access will probably double my work load bible study programs, live church channel the interested group must but it will be worthwhile." services, choir programs and a host fill out an application describing The county's use of the access of other possibilitiea. what they plan to do. Studio time channel will be coordinated by the In addition to the public. govern­ and channel time will then be county attorney's office. mental, educational and religious allocated on a first come, first serv­ Western Kentucky University access channels there will be chan· ed basis. will also be granted a channel on nels on which people may buy time. Storer will conduct workshops to w~ich it will originate program­ Political candidates and advertisers teach participants television pr~ mmg. may negotiate with the company duction skills. Anyone who wants According to Dr. Charles Ander­ about rates for use of the equip­ to check out the rather expensive son, director of the WKU television ment. But, the leased access pro­ portable equipment must take at center, "We will use the channel for grams will probably be just a small least six hours instruction. a number of things including part of Storer'a local origination, The cable company will have a coverage of fine arts programs, This is to ensure fulfillment of staff of skilled television produc­ music, dance and lectures." Plans Storer's public access programming tion personnel primarily commit­ are to use a bulletin board approach commitments, and according to ted to assisting access users and for announcements of news and up­ Ron Paulson, "We don't want to im­ conducting the workshops. coming events here at Western. pinge on WBKO's advertising func­ A second local-origination chan­ A second educational access tion," nel will be used by city and county channel will be granted to the city There are several other communi· governments. Two free television and county schools. ty services the cable company will modulators and character Dr. Dennis Lacy, assistant super­ provide. generators will be given to the intendent of Warren County One is a 23·mile institutional net­ Warren County Fiscal Court and Schools, has been working with work which will link public the Bowling Green City Commis­ Storer to develop a program of buildings such as schools, govern­ sion. These devices will enable the utilization. mental offices, hospitals, fire sta­ governmental agencies to originate "We can have instructional pro­ tions, police departments,libraries, programming on their own. grams, in-service programs for Western and sports arenas to the According to Charles Coates, teachers, sports coverage, coverage cable system. Bowling Green city manager, of student activities, programs This network will enable any of "There is a whole realm of originated by our librarians and about 50 buildings in the county to possibilities for the use of this department heads and hopefully, in be the source or the recipient of channel. We can cover city commis­ the future, we can develop a dial ac­ television programs on the cable sion meetings, make public service cess retrieval system for educa­ network. This institutional net­ announcements and public notices, tional shows," Lac)' said. work will be connected to the solicit job applications, have Dial access retrieval is a system regular subscriber network so that meetings in front of the camera for that would allow a teacher to re­ programs originated in those 50 in· city employees. and announce quest or "dial" for infonnation stitutions can be carried directly in· recreational programs." from a computerized data center. to the home. Bill Booth, public relations of­ The infonnation would then appear Storer Cable also plans to equip ficer for the city of Bowling Green, on a television screen in the class­ four community viewing centers will be taking day-t.o-day charge of room. for the elderly and the economical-

Winter '81 13 Iy disadvantaged of the communi· What's Available on Cable-TV? ty. These viewing centers will be Cahle o., ~c ril'ti()n Monthly Churg., placed at convenient locations Channel UNIVERSAL st: nv I Ct~ OPTION ...... fo' ree around the community at the • ' Installation fee ($24.95) discretion of the city and county 2 Public Access/Community Bulletin Board 3 Governmental ACCMIIfMunicipal Bulletin Boord governments. Western Kentucky University Access Storer will also offer scholarships •5 City and c<' unty School Access and internships to qualified job 6 Local origination/Leased Access/Color Bar Test candidates and students from ECONml Y Sf-; UV ICE OPT IOJ" ...... • 5.25 Western Kentucky University who "Installation fee ($15) plan careers in the communication 8 WSM·TV Nashville NBC field. WGN-TV Chicago Indepcndent{La te night only) To provide these services, plus 9 WTVr · TV Nashville CBS the regular home network, Storer WORD-TV New York Independent (La te night only) 10 WDCN·TV Nashville PBS will spend around $3,303,000 in 11 WBKo.TV Bowling Green ABC the first year. 12 WKGB·TV Bowling Green ETV Operating expenses are proj ected 13 Public Access/Future UseJ Leased Access at more than $750,000 for the first I ' Weather/Color Radar/Noah Audio 15 TV GuideJEntertainment GuideJTalking Books Cor Blind year, rising to more than 1.5 16 WTBS-TV Alianta Independent million in Storer's 10th year of 17 Local Religiou8 AccessiPTL ClublTrinily Broadcasting operation in Warren County. 18 Christian Broadc8sting Network Storer plans to pay for all these 2. Leased Access/Public Access/Future Use 19 HBO Take 2 p·PG Movies S 3.95 services through subscriptions to f.'ULL !Slm VI Ct: • 6.95 the system. There will be several packages of services to choose from "Installation fee ($15) 21 Consumer News/Comparison ShoppingfWant Ads with up to 35 channels of video 22 Cineamerica (S r. Citizens channel) entertainment. 26 UPI-Slow Scan News or Cable News Network The first and least expensive 27 Local, State, National, World Newswir$'Music Audio level of service is the five-channel 2. Business NewsiStock MarketlMusic Audio "universal service" for which there Madison Square GardenlThursday BaUgamesiRace News 302' NCAA Sporta Network/Entertainment Program Network is no monthly charge. There is only 31 Network Pre-empt ChanneUTCS Sports/Modern Talking a one-time installation fee of Pictures $24.95. The customer will receive 32 Black Entertainment Network/KET Cable Network the local origination channels men­ 33 Appalachian Regional Network/English Network 3. Storers Classic Family Mov ies tioned above. except for the 35 Children's Channel.NickelodeonfCallipe religious access channel. The 36 Satellite Program Network theory is that once customers are 38 RESERVED }o'OR FUTURE USE hooked into the system it will be Home Box Office (Current Movie Release) P·PG-R $ 6.95 easier to sell them the next level of 24 Show Time (Current Movie Releases) P·PG-R $ 6.95 "25 The Movie Channel (Formerly Star Channel) P·PG·R $ 6.95 service. 37 Reuter's Instant Data Uetrieval $35.00 The "economy service" can be Any household paying the initial installation fee receives the bough t for $5.25 a month. This Universal Service Option, listed below. Other options listed require i9-channel service will offer clear a monthly fee. Least expensive is the Economy Service Option at a reception of all currently received monthly charge of $5.25. In addition, one may subscribe to Home Bowling Green and Nashville sta­ Box Office Take 2 movies. The HBO movie is the only additional op­ tions, all the channels from the tion available under the Economy Service Option. Free Uni versal Service, WTBS-TV If a household wants additional options, it must subscribe to the from Atlanta, the Christian Broad· Full·Service Option. This entitles the household to all services listed casting Network, the local religious at a monthly charge of $6.95 and the opportu nity to subscribe, at an access channel, color weather· radar addi tional monthly charge. to three other movie options--as well as station, and a pay movie option. HBO Take 2-·and to Reuter's Data Retrieval service. The next level of service costs $6.95 a month. This "full service" • Pending dlilnges in FCC regulations over importation of distant signals. Storer option will have a 35-channel may off\! r full·time programming from WGN (Chicago). K1'VU (Oakland) and WORD lineup including all the channels on (New York) nt regular published ra tee. the universal and economy services • "This is II one-time insl.llllation fee that precedes the monthly charges. Other services plus Madison Square Garden that ure twnilable are: radio service. $to inSl.llliation fee plus $2 monthly charge; coverage, congressional coverage, a emergency alert signal. $ 10 for inSUIlIotion: Reuter's doUi retrieval service, $99.91) for installation. channel geared for those over 50, a

/4 Bowling Green National Collegia te Athletic Smiths Grove, Rich Pond, Association channel, a children's Richardsville, Rockfield, Oakland, channel, a racing wire, the Ai> Sunnyside, Bristow, Plano and palachian Network, Kentucky Alvaton, plus a few other areas in Educational Television, classic the first year. JCPenney family movies and three premium Construction on the Storer opera­ movie options. tions center, dubbed "the Storer congratulates The pay movie options include Cable Communications Complex" Home Box Office for a $6.95 mon­ by Ron Paulson, began In thly charge, Showtime movie chan­ November 1980 and will be com­ B owling Green nel for $6.95 a month, the Star pleted this spring. The location of Magaz ine 1 Channel for $6.95 a month, and the complex is on Double Springs Home Box Office Take Two for Road in north Bowling Green. The on their first edition I $3.95 monthly. complex will house Storer's access Television sets will be connected studios, channel broadcast control, to the system by a device called a satellite reception systems, a converter. This box-like instrument 250-foot reception tower and will enable the 12-channel set to general offices. New handle the 35 channels of pr~ Storer plans to have a Bowling grams. The converter will have the Green staff of around 20 full-time Era ability to make a television "buzz," employees, headed by the general even when the set is off, to alert manager Ron Paulson. Florida Chimney subscribers to an emergency native Brenda Johnson will be the message on television. office manager in charge of ad­ Sweeps Additional subscriber services ministration, billing and customer available include a 37-channel FM relations. A chief techician will be 337 Ind ia n Hill s Drin radio hookup for a $10 installation responsible for signal quality and Bowli ng Grnn, Ky. 42101 fee and a $1.50 monthly charge. maintenance of the 290-mile cable The FM hookup will offer a variety network. A program director will Phone 781 -5290 of music originating from stations coordinate the local origination as far north as Chicago and as far programming. Storer is committed south as Nashville. Also a financial to hire as many people as possible data retrievalsyst.em can be obtain­ from the Bowling Green area. But ed for a $99 installation fee and a competition will be stiff for what $35 monthly charge. positions are available, since exten­ From all of these services Storer sive publicity of Storer's arrival has ELECTRIC SUPPLI ES, INC . plans to gross around $682,000 in cause the company to be swamped the first year of operation, a net with hundreds of applications. Rasldantial & Commarcial Lighting loss of $375,000, after expenses, It is difficult to predict what im­ pact all these services will have on GE & Modarn Maid Built.lns taxes and depreciation. Storer pro­ Nutona Intarcoms jects the system will become pro­ our community. One thing is clear. fitable within four years of opera­ In addition to being linked by tion and in the tenth year will gross satellite to the rest of the world, more than $2,696,000 which will the people of Bowling Green and translate into an after-tax profit of Warren County will be linked a lot $366,000. closer to the community as a result When wi11 all these things come of this system. There is no doubt to pass? Not as soon as some would that we will be seeing a lot more of like, but soon enough. ourselves on television. All you Storer is committed to have 60 potential television stars, get l percent of its system operational ready. Your big chance is coming J within one year after the time the soon! franchise was awarded. The fran­ chise was granted Sept. 1, 1980. Ken Cooke is a Bowling Green Construction began on Nov. 4, native with a degree in broadcast­ ing from Western Kentucky Uni­ 1980, and is due to be completed by WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS this summer or fall. versity. Ken aspires to a career in the cable television industry. 1333 Magnolia Ave .• Bowling Green, Kv. Storer will provide service within Ph. 842·1697 the Bowling Green city limits, to BG

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Sound in' Good at WKYU-FM said. Seven broadcast professionals, In these days of spiraling infla­ augmented by a staff of paid part­ tion and deflating dollars Bowling time and volunteer workers from Green's National Public Radio sta­ the campus and community are tion, WKYU, may be the cheapest staffing the station. way of bringing news and music Subscriptions to the station's from around the world into our monthly program guide can be ob­ homes. tained by sending a donation of $15 WKYU·FM is linked with the minimum to: Academic Complex Washington, D.C.-based NPR and 248, Western Kentucky Universi­ its satellite, West Star 1, to help ty, Bowling Green, Ky. 42101. listeners throughout the Western Lisa Herrick Kentucky area keep in touch with the world. Elaine K elsey, promotion Tax-Aide Serves Elderly manager for WKYU·FM, said, "The The 1980-81 tax season is just network programs will have travel­ around the corner and a new com­ ed a minimum of 22,000 miles into munity service program has been space to the West Star 1 satellite developed to aid the elderly in and then back again to Western's Mark Volgelzang, WKYU-FM preparing their tax forms_ receiving disc located outside the music director operates the con­ Tax-Aide, a cooperative venture Academic Complex on campus. trols of the National Retired Teachers This will enable listeners to enjoy Association and the Amer ican beautiful, clear stereo sounds from Association of Retired Persons, will around the world." "One of the last and best live varie­ provide free income tax prepara­ WKYU-FM will rea ch 250,000 ty shows can be heard every Satur­ tion assistance for the elderly. persons in Kentucky in Northern day night on WKYU·FM, The Volunteer counselors are needed Tennessee. The station is on from 6 Prairie Home Companion". Kelsey who would be interested in serving a.m. tm midnight everyday and of­ described The Prairie Home Com­ older adults, who have a knowledge fers in-depth news, analysis and panion as having a southern home of tax matters, and who would be public information programming in orientation. willing to participate in an Internal addition to the jazz, folk and Ms. Kelsey stressed the advan­ Revenue Service five-day free classical music. tage of NPR over Public Broad­ training period. "WKYU-FM is the source of the casting System. She said, "NPR dif­ Those who are interested should most complete presentation of fers from PBS in that PBS is all en­ contact Russell Willoughby, Route news and informational program­ compassing, including television 3, Scottsville, or Pauline Dillon, ming," Kelsey said. WKYU-FM and film, where as NPR is strictly 665 Hampton Road. regularly calls upon the expertise radio." Lisa Herrick of Western's fa culty and the many At the opening broadcast Dr. leaders in business. government, Donald Zacharias, Western's presi­ science and humanities throughout dent, said "NPR along with t.he Kentucky. West Star 1 satellite is the world's "In addition to airing perfor­ most advanced radio program dis­ mances by nationally and inter­ tribution system, and Bowling nationally renowned artists, Green is honored to have the oppor­ WKYU features musicians from tunity to bring this service to the the smallest towns to the largest people of Southern Kentucky and cities of Kentucky, including the Northern Tennessee." .... WHOLESALE ELECTRIC Western Kentucky Symphony and "Western is a comprehensive uni­ musicians on the Western campus," versity with programs in virtually • SUPPLY CO. , INC. all academic areas and we consider • Ms. Kelsey said. Scottsville Road Frank Mankiewicz. president of this operation an important exten­ Bowling Green. Kentucky 42101 NPR, said during the station's sion of our goals and mission in ser­ Phone 842-0156 opening broadcast on November 8, ving the people of this area," he

18 Bowling Gr~~n Another Neal Turner Development ... Bent Creek, Briarwood, and Three Springs Business Complex.

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Since opening in 1972 Greenview beds and departments in Nuclear Hospital has distinguished itself as a high Medicine. Endoscopy, Pathology, Physical quality medical facility and health care ser- and Respiratory Therapy, along with its vice. Keeping in stride with Bowling laboratory, Pharmacy and Out-Patient Green's growing needs as a community, facilities. The staff includes a broad range Greenview Hospital dedicated its $2.5 of medical specialties. Greenview Hospital: million expansion in November 1980. The People Caring For People. hospital now has 6 operating rooms, 157

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WintlH '8 1 19 Reminiscing IT WAS THE RAGE Potter Opera House brought cultural entertainment to Bowling Green

By Rick Wright

"Odeon Hall, we must see and examine its stage, shows found it convenient and profitable to make one You know 88 a playhouse, it is the rage; night stands in Bowling Green. Thus, Park City They are passing some bills for a cheap matinee, residents became direct beneficiaries of their town's And perhaps it is "The Two Orphans," Kate Claxton location. will play; For the first twenty years after its construction, per­ Or little Lizzie Evans in "Foggs Fairy" will sing; formances in Orleon Hall were given primarily by local Either thC!lC or "Nat Bangs" in hi!! great "Silver King"; amateurs. Students and other members of the com­ But no: We are dead wrong, all our guesses absurd, munity entertained Bowling Green residents on a For we will see Edwin Booth in his regular basis. They offered a variety of acts ranging "Richard The Third." from plays to concerts to dances. C. Minor Moore - 1913 Gradually though, Odeon Hall gained a widespread In this brief ode to the Bowling Green Opera House, reputation for being one of the most excellent per­ originally called Odeon Hall, C. Minor Moore pays forming arts facilitiea in the country. At the same tribute to one of this day's most beloved landmarks. time, Bowling Green audiences were becoming For nearly sixty years, this building, at Main and Col­ notorious for their enthusiastic support of live stage lege where Bowling Green Bank is located, served as a productions. cultural mecca for local townspeople. In 1884, Odeon Hall attracted its first nationally The Odeon Hall stage played host to myriad forms of reknowned names to its stage. It was in that year that entertainment. Patrons would come from miles around Edwin T. Booth and Thomas Keene came to Bowling to see and hear piano recitals, choirs, plays, light Green to perform Shakespeare's "Richard Ill" Booth operas, minstrel shows and in later years, silent and and Keene were already legends in the American talking movies. theatre. Their visit to this south-central Kentucky Between 1885 and 1919, scores of world famous ac­ town ushered in a new era of national acclaim for tors and actresses performed here in touring produc­ Bowling Green. tions of Broadway shows. Big name thespians of the An unconfirmed rumor about Odeon Hall suggests day, such as Edwin Booth, Thomas Keene, William that Jenny Lind followed Booth and Keene into town. Collier, Fritzi Scheff, Rose Coghlan, Blanche Bates Internationally acclaimed as the "Swedish and Jane CowIe, thrilled audiences with flawless per­ Nightingale," Miss Lind was an immortal singer of her formances. day. It is a fact that Miss Lind appeared on stage in "Richard III," "Hamlet," "Flora Dora," "Girl of the Louisville and Nashville several times. Because those Golden West" and "Smilin' Through" were only a few two cities were linked by the same railroad that used of the many smash hits to play Bowling Green during to run through Bowling Green, it is entirely possible the heyday of the Opera House. that Jenny Lind did perform in Odeon Hall. Bowling Green's good fortune was primarily the One production that captured the fancy of Bowling result of geographical accident. This city, conveniently Green in the 1890's was a presentation called "The located between Nashville and Louisville, was a Robert E. Lee." Thousands flocked to the Opera House natural stopover for traveling acts. From 1885 to to witness a mock race between two model riverboats 1920, Nashville and Louisville were principal sites for called the Natches and the Robert E. Lee. touring New York shows. Local laws at the time The race itself took place inside a canvas tank that. restricted playing dates in Louisville to three days and was 8 feet wide, 25 feet long and 18 inches deep. It in Nashville to only two days. took the Bowling Green fire department three hours to Producers wanting to complete a week's run for their fill this tank with water. The miniature boats. com-

20 Bowling Green Louisville Times called "the biggest conflagration in the history of Park City," the Potter's Opera House, along with several nearby businesses, was destroyed. What only hours before had been a magnificent edifice became only a pile of burned rubble. The people of Bowling Green clamored for the old theater to be promptly rebuilt and the Potter family graciously responded to the public's enthusiastic ap­ peal. Within one year the Opera House had been com­ pletely renovated and was more spectacular than the original. One Park City Daily News reporter wrote: "Once more the Opera House was mentioned in direc­ tories from coast to coast and once more national road shows played to capacity crowds, who now felt a more An 1894 view oftke cultural center of Bowling Green. personal intimacy for the building since they had seen the Potter Opera House, located at Main arul College. it weather a stonn, indeed had weathered the tragedy plete with paddle-wheels were pulled across stage in a with it." dramatic, nail-biting race to the finish line. In 1906 the Potters sold the Opera House to a group The man most responsible for the original construc­ of local businessmen and it became the Bowling Green tion of the Opera House was John Cox Underwood. In Opera House. The Opera House continued to attract 1866, the Underwood family was very prominent in some fine stage shows, but gradually these shows Bowling Green. In addition to serving as mayor at this became less frequent. More and more movies began ap­ time, Mr. Underwood was also a skilled architect. He is pearing at the Opera House during this era, but they credited with designing Fountain Square in the city's never achieved the broad appeal of the live shows. downtown area and under his guidance the Opera Talking movies in this city were first shown on the House was erected in 1866. It is not known why Mr. Opera House stage. The earliest ones, primitive as they Underwood called the original brick building by the were, did not meet with much appeal in Bowling name of Odeon Hall, a name it retained until 1887. Green. The first movie accompanied by sound in Bowl­ ing Green was ahout an unhappily married couple. The main entrance to the opera house was from the Most of the sound effects consisted of breaking dishes city's public square. In the front was a cross hall from and rolling pins being thrown about. which were entrances to the auditorium, a gallery, After 1920, several other theaters moved into Bowl­ ticket office and several reception rooms. The ing Green and they soon monopolized the city's movie auditorium seated up to 2,000 persons in folding business. The live stage shows were infrequent and the chairs that were hooked together to form settees. Also, old Opera House was on the verge of its swansong. In it. accommodated some 40 musicians in the orchestra 1925, the city passed a series of ordinances against the pit. The stage, painted glossy white, was decorated use of a building's upper floors as a theater. These laws with statues of tragedy and comedy on either side of spelled doom for the Bowling Green Opera House as an the opening and with a bas-relief of Shakespeare's entertainment center. head in the center of the stage arch. The Bowling Green Opera House for more than sixty In 1887, Pleasant J. Potter purchased Odeon Hall years played an integral role in the city's history. It and from 1887 to 1906 the building was called Potter's brought national acclaim to this tiny Kentucky com­ Opera House. munity. It provided tens of thousands with untolled It was during this period that. Bowling Green achiev­ hours of top flight cultural entertainment and put ed its zenith as a big-name theatre town. The city took Bowling Green on the map as one of the finest theater on a decidedly cosmopolitan air. Its citizens relished towns of the day. the reputation of living in one of the leading cultural centers of the country. From October to May, residents Rick Wright is a graduate student pursuing a packed Potter's Opera House to see and hear the masters degree in communication. A native of greatest shows and concerts of the time. Who could Portland, Maine, Rick works as an assistant frater­ ever had imagined that. catastrophe was imminent. nity adviser in student affairs. Tragedy struck on July 3, 1899. In a fire that the

Winter '81 21 Curiosities K Preparing a Paradise for Pets KOEHRING A pink, blue-fringed bedspread lined a two-by-three foot coffin. A tiny black and white spotted face pro­ truded through the bundle of bedspread. But this is hardly unusual to Peggy and John Cook at the Bowl­ I ntroduces A ing Green Pet Cemetery office on College Street. New Product The Bowling Green Pet Cemetery is the only one in Kentucky. and people come from throughout the state Koehring Atomaster, one of Bowl­ and Tennessee to make their pet's funeral ar­ ing Green's lead ing manufacturers, rangements, which may be as elaborate as plans made has recently introduced an exciting for a loved family member. new heating product to its ma rket "For a couple without children, pets are just like a Comfort Glow portable wick heaters couple's children," Ms. Cook said. are designed to conserve energy and reduce heating costs, due to their Some request a simple field burial which is done in a ability to use clean-burning kerosene specified place in the cemetery, located off of at nearly 100% efficiency. Cemetery Road. The pet's owners then receive a cer­ Atomaster, already established as tificate stating that their pet has been buried one of the world's leading manufac­ somewhere in the cemetery. turers of portable forced air heaters, Others may request complete arrangements. These has gradually expanded its market include visitation in a ten-by-six foot sitting room from a primarily industrial and con­ where the family may view their pet in the coffin struction heater producer to a manu­ which the family has chosen. These coffins come in a facturer of products appealing to garage and workshop handymen as range of sizes to accommodate birds. hamsters and wel l. Now, with the introduction of even 8t. Bernards. the Comfort Glow line of portable One may bring in the pet's favorite blanket or toy to wick heaters, Atomaster has be buried at his side. and may even request a minister broadened its consumer market to in­ or one of the Cooks to say a prayer for their deceased clude heaters of interest to everyone. pet. Comfort Glow heaters can be used The family may also purchase a marker for their pet. for primary heat, supplemental heat, "That one over there is for Ron Ford's dog," Ms. Cook emergency heat or as a "go anywhere" heater. said pointing to a tombstone that was engraved: "Rags Consistent with the Koehring tradi­ 1978 - ___. The love she gave us will always be tion, Comfort Glow heaters are ot the remembered." Ford is the owner of the pet cemetery. highest qua lity, craftsmanship and So far, the largest pet buried at the cemetery is a engineering. pony. Another pet which may find its final end at the Atomaster anticipates a bri ght and cemetery is a large boa constrictor, owned by a young glowing futu re tor itself and Bowling Green. boy who first gave some thought to how he was going to bury his pet when it became ill. The boa constrictor Comfort Glow has since recovered. but Ms. Cook still seems to be giv­ ing some thought to a casket large enough to hold the pet. Many clients are referred to the cemetery by veterinarians. Pets are picked up and then placed in a large freezer in the back of the office. The pets are moved from the freezer to the coffin. According to Ms. Cook, it takes hours for the animals to thaw. When the pets arc buried. a tape-like sealer is placed around the coffin making it waterproof. William Shakespeare once said, "Praising what is lost makes the remembrance more dear." This is now becoming a reality for the many devoted pet lovers that the Bowling Green Pet Cemetery serves. Susan Crook

22 Bowling Green The Pop Shoppe

"I'd rather be a woman than a man," Audrey McPhail said. "There are so many choices--so many things we can do if we put our Audrey McPhail minds to it." Mrs. McPhail, the owner and president of the board of the Pop Shappe Inc., opened the Scottsville Road store two years ago. The Pop Shoppe is "a discount Area beverage store," she said, selling beer and soda at reduced prices. It is an international franchise with stores iI; Canada. Australia, and in Women every state but Georgia. McPhail, her husband and their five chi ldren moved to Bowling Green from New York about five Operate years ago. She said owning a business was always a long-term goal for both her and her husb~nd. Although the Pop Shoppe IS a Businesses family-operated business with only one recently hired employee, it is Mrs. McPhail's store_ "People go to my husband when they want the boss," she said, "and Mrs. McPhail works 40 to 45 he tells them 'There's the lady right hours a week in the store, and sh( over there.'" also takes care of the bookkeeping, Being a woman created some in­ inventory control and ordering for itial problems in opening the 8tore. the shop. Although she had some Mrs. McPhail had no credit rating college at New York State Univer­ uf her own, so her husband, sity, "there is nothing like hands-on William, had to get a loan for her. experience" for learning to run ''The first thing I did when t business, she said. opened the business was to pay Being a woman has not been a back a loan in 90 days to estnblish a disadvantnge as far as running the credit rating," Mrs. McPhail said. business is ·concerned, she said. She is very careful to distinguish "As long as you deal with people her credit from her husband's now, with a sense of humor and a smile, using separate checks for business The idea of women owmng anci it (being a woman proprietor) transactions. doesn't matter," sile said. operating their own businesses in A year ago, when the business Bowling Green is not new. A t the When she is not busy at the store, was incorporated, Mrs. McPhail en­ Mrs. McPhail is at home, supervis­ end 0/ the 19th century. Mrs. A.H. countered another sex-related "Carrie" Taylor operated a ing the household. Her childre.n obstnc1e. range in age from 7 to 21. TheIr SSO,OaO-u-year business on Mu in "The lawyer almost insisted my Street that catered to customers reaclion to her as a working husband be named president of the mother? "They love it." she said. in every state and many foreign board. We insisted that was not the countries and made Bowling "The only negative thing is that way we wanted it," she explained. they have had to help in the home, GrH1! the women's fashion center Yet when the first contract came. of the South. . to them, Me. McPhail wai; listed as Sev€Tal Bowling Gn:en /.JUSt­ president and she was the ness women follow this tradition. secretary· treasurer. The McPhails We thought you would be in­ wouldn't accept it that way, and terested in reading about alew of the lawyer finally reversed the con· them. tract.

Winter '8/ 23 As for the future of women in the ing toward clothes as investment business world, Mrs. McPhail said, items instead of fad clothes-the "rd like to see women helping classics, I mean." women. I think we have vast For Mrs. Willis, buying is not a resources--we're just beginning to task--it's a pleasure. "Even in grade get the tip of the iceberg. 1 think in school 1 used to draw clothes as a time we may even see a woman pastime and sometimes imagine be­ KavWillis president." ing in the clothing business," she She nodded her head. said. 'Why not?" But Mrs. Willis hasn't always Vicki Berling been wrapped up in the business world. She met her husband when The Fashion House she was in the seventh grade, and they've been together ever since. A few blocks down the road from When they first married, she was the Pop Shoppe is another female­ not interested in a career. owned and operated business, the "At that time 1 did think a Fashion House. woman's place was in the home," The Fashion House has occupied she said. "All 1 could imagine was the small house near the comer of being married and having children. Scottsville Road and the 31-W I still feel strongly about a woman ByPass for more than 27 years. fulfilling her dutip,s at home. " One of the current owners is Kay Mrs. Willis has three children, Willis, a Greenville native who has ages 11, 14 and 17. ~he s~nds as lived in Bowling Green for 15 much time a8 poSSible With her years. . children. She has a bachelor of SCIence The family has adjusted well to degree in home economics w~t~ a their working mother. "They like it concentration in merchandIsmg because I guess I'm a more in­ from the University of Kentucky. teresting person now," Mrs. Willis and it took them time to adjust." She said she jumped at the said. "It's broadened my views and McPhail, an industrial arts pro­ chance to "draw on my experience ideas. I'm able to talk to the family fessor at Western, also does his in merchanding" by joining the now from a different angle." share of the housework. Fashion House partnership. Now Her two daughters have especial­ "It's nothing for my husband to she, Shirley Wilson, and Kay Payne ly enjoyed their mother's new role. cook a meal." own the Fashion House and employ "I think it's developed a closeness, It is a different attitude than two full-time workers and a part. in that we have a common interest-­ Mrs. McPhail was brought up in, time bookkeeper. clothes," she said. though. She said she was brought For this small group, keeping up Mrs. Willis' husband, Terry, has up to believe that a woman's place with the fashion world is a big job. been a source of great strength for waa..in the home. The three owners take buying trips her in this endeavor. "Something I "Hut I cannot really knock the four times a year to Dallas, New think I have learned from my hus­ way I was brought up," she said, York and Atlanta. band is to be your own self and be "because I'm no worse off for it." "You have to stay a couple of independent," she said. "But still, She, however, has tried to make seasons ahead of yourself," Mrs. I'm always proud to be known as things different for her daughters. Willis explained. They do this by 'Terry's wife'." "1 can see with my own daughters reading fashion trends reported in If she became the chief breadwin­ that there are other choices," she research materials, magazines and ner for the family, Mrs. Willis says said. newsletters. her husband would be "delighted." For Mrs. McPhail, the Pop "Sometimes you get forecasts 8 "It would allow him more time to Shoppe has been a story of success. year ahead of time," she said. play gol£1.", she laughed. A second store, which she manages The women must be able to Vicki Berling also, has opened in the Western aBBess this area's fashion needs Gateway Plaza. when they're on these buying trips. Willis said Bowling Green women participate in a lot of sporting Counseling events, but "not too much that war­ There are no massive mahogany rants extrava~ant clothes." desks with tall leather-back chairs "But people do like q'.lality mer­ in which therapists sit feverishly chandise," she said. "They are lean- taking notes. In fact, there are no

24 Bowling Gr66n desks at alL "The people we see on the whole There are couches, but not the would never go to an agency. The stereotyped Freudian versIOns. anonymity is ~rribly important in Rather they are cushiony designer a town this size," Mrs. Sowders couches. said. "One of the initial problems And like the inviting surroun­ that I encoun~red in setting up the dings, the attitude of Christine business was In choosing a Evelyn Turek Sowders and Evelyn Turek toward location." their profession is equally inviting. Their offices are in a building Mrs. Sowders and Mrs. Turek, near the Greenwood MalL both of whom have master's "Location is just a practical con­ degrees in social work, practice in­ sideration in this business," Mrs. dividual, marital and family Sowders said. counseling. The two are the only And Mrs. Sowders and Mrs. full-time women therapists in the Turek, indeed, look upon their la-county area surrounding Bowl­ practice as a business. ing Green. "This practice is a business," Mrs. The women offer a variety of ser­ Sowders said. "Anytime anyone, vices. Their educational groups not necessarily a woman, goes into cover topics such as stress manage­ business it offers a challenge .. and ment, psychology of overeating, the challenge is one of the most ex­ relaxation training and divorce ad­ citing parts of being III this justment. Mrs. Sowders and Mrs. hUfliness." Turek also offer managerial and "It's a pride type of thing that supervising consultation and train­ spills over into your therapy. Not ing to area businesses and organiza­ that you didn't always try to do the tions. best therapy that you could: it just The therapists have found that seems easier to do in this setting," private practice has distinct advan­ Mrs. Turek said. tages. "One of the most important Susan Crook things that a private practice offers is flexibility," Mrs. Sowders said. Barbara Stewart Interiors "We're not just open eight to five. We work things out with our Interior designer Barbara client's schedule." S~wart believes there are a lot of "It's a happy kind of busy-­ opportunities for women in her according to your own schedule," field. Mrs. Turek said. "The only "As long as she's willing to really pressures of the job are those that work for it, the sky's the limit," you build into it." said Mrs. Stewart, who has been an Aside from personal rewards, in~rior designer in Bowling Green there are areas vital to professional since 1952. development wh ich a private prac­ And work is something that Mrs. tice provides. Stewart knows about. Walk-in "You feel that you are able to hours at Mrs. Stewart's combina­ develop you r own area of tion decorator business and antique expertise," Mrs. Turek said. "I've shop, located at the corner of Main especially enjoyed working with and State Streets, are from 10 a.m. adolescents. I might refer someone ta 4 p.m. But she and the six to Chris that she could feel more designers she employs often work comfortable with due to her exper­ 12·hour days. Christine Sowders tise in a certain area." Mrs. Stewart's hard work has "We also have one another to con­ paid off. "At the time we don't have fer with about various aspects of to actively seek business," Mrs. our profession and I find that S~wart said, "that is advertise and helpful," explained Mrs. Turek. promote Barbara S~wart's In­ "A therapist in pnvate practice ~riors . " She said that she has offers a certain amount of privacy .many customers who prove their that an agency may not be able to," satisfaction by their continuous the women sair!. loyalty to her firm.

Winter '8/ 25 areas such as finance, marketing and public relations. "It's been fascinating," she said. Dawn Lampert Craftown Barbara Stewart "We're going to make Bowling Mary Holman Green the silk-flower capi tal of the -;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:~ world," chuckled Mary Holman. I Although she laughed when she said it, something behind her wide, blue eyes hinted that she was very seriou~. Mrs. Holman is the president of two Bowling Green corporations: Century Crafts Limited and Cra!­ 1 town. The names suggest bri ght, flowery arts-and-crafts types of businesses; the actual set-up is much more complex than that. County Garden Mfg. , a sub­ sidiary of Cen tury Crafts Ltd., is one of fou r corporations in the country that produces silk petals for flowers. Century Crafts Ltd. is a wholesale distributor for these petals and other craft supplies. Craftown is a retail craft shop located on Broadway Ave. Mrs. Stewart said that on certain And all three are the crea tion of One of the projects Mrs. Holman occasions she has had t.o turn down Mary Holma n. is most excited about involves set­ customers. Holman said she became in­ ting up booths in the bridal shops "We go out and meet the client-­ terested in crafts during college. of department stores to encourage see if we have a common meeting She was a home economics major at brides to make their own flowers ground," she said. Ninety-nine per­ Western Kentucky University und from Country Garden's silk flower cent of the time they are able to do a 1961 graduate. After she got her creations. the job, but there have been a few degree, however, she held a series "It's a way of expressing yourself cases that she and her designers of secretarial positions. (She had through the way you do your bou­ felt they could not handle because had plenty of experience in that quet," she said. "It can save you a of an extreme difference in taste. area since she worked her way lot of money," she said, "but the Mrs. Stewart's family--her hus­ through school as the first sheer beauty of what we have to band and four children--are ex­ secretary in WKU's physica l plant.) sell is more important." tremely enthusiastic about her But owning a business was Mrs. Holman said instructions career. Her husband is retired and always her rea l goal. are included with the bridal kits. often goes I"n buying trips with her. "From the time 1 was a small Craftown also offers classes on Two of her daughters are also child 1 used to dream of owning my assembling a wedding package. designers. "This creates a close own business," she sa id. She recall­ mother-daughter relationship," she ed as a child planning how she said. would buy items and how she J\olrs. Stewart began her career as would sell them. a portrait painter in the Lexington Her husband, Bob, helped her and Louisville areas. She graduated realize that dream in 1972 when he from the University of Kentucky co-signed for the loan to open Craf­ with an art degree, but she said she town. wishes she had a business degree as "We get along very well as far as well. management goes," Mrs. Holman Mrs. Stewart said her work has said, and she says her position as given her a knowledge of business president of the board does not through practical experience in create any tension between them.

26 Bowling Green The bridal shop project got under way last summer when Mrs. r+!:I inment Holman and her 18-year-old daughter, Kay, went to a workshop in Minneapolis. She said they were Skillet's Potatoes and Poets The businessmen meet every Fri­ carrying the bouq uets they had day for two hours at the restaurant. made onto the plane when one of Although they don't recite poetry the stewardesses stopped them. Along with a wide variety of steaks, sandwiches, seafood and or study other literary works, they The young wom

Winter '81 27 listed in the National Register of His taste in a "good meal" was tr9ut, smoked oysters, baby clams, Historical Places. distinctively Am~rican and wholly cheesecakes, spices and the list of The building has been remodeled independent of European gustatory unique party foods goes on and on. to keep closely with the same style standards. Serving breakfast? Then there as its originaL Antiques, a stuffed Hines, and his wife, who still are mushroom and ham quiches, zebra and moose adorn the walls of resides in Bowling Green, traveled breads, Tennessee honey and maple the restaurant. all across America looking to syrup from Vermont. And the Entrees include filets, shrimp, discover restaurants with superior "must have" of any breakfast-­ chicken, quiche, omelettes and a meals. Restaurants in the south­ coffee, the Spirits Shoppe has selection of burgers. western region of Kentucky that seventeen blends to choose from. John Lane earned his approval were the Mam­ Accessories for your party can be moth Cave Hotel-Restaurant, the found at the Spirits Shoppe too. Old Talbott Tavern in Bardstown Cookware, glasses, aprons, baskets The Hines' Taste Test and the Beaumont Inn in Har­ are just a sample. rodsburg, to name a few. But the specialty of the store is You can bet when you pass a Lisa Herrick wine and cheese. restaurant's window bearing a sign With the largest wine selection in that reads, "Duncan Hines recom­ southcentral Kentucky, the wine mends this restaurant," that that Spirits Shoppe Specialties connoisseur can find wine from $2 restaurant is well worth your to $200 a bottle. There are wines money. Restaurant entrepreneurs Nine hundred ninety types of from all over the world including used to shake like leaves on a tree wine, one hundred seventy five France, Italy, Germany, Japan, in a fall wind when Duncan Hines kinds of cheese, twenty five kinds IWmania, Hungary, New York and would come to judge their dishes, of domestic and imported crackers. California. according to his high standards. That would seem like plenty to To go with the wine, cheeses Duncan Hines was respected all start any party. But that is not all from the four cheese families-­ across America as a connoisseur that the Greenwood Spirits Shoppe cheddar, Swiss, Tilsit and blue long before his ever-popular cake on Scottsville Road has to offer in vem. The Spirits Shoppe does mixes came on the market. Hines the way of party fare. cheese catering under the guidance was a native Kentuckian and a There are also sardines, nuts, of Cherry Houchens, long-time Bowling Green resident. caviar, chocolates, soups, brook John Lane

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