Wolcott Beacon, Volume 11, Number 14, Wolcott, White County, 15 August 1963 — Page 1
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SAFE RIDERS IIOL D MONTHLY MEETING Thirteen members reported 12,138 miles at roll call when they met at the Franklin Ton to residence. The meeting had been scheduled for Bob Pontes, but illness caus
ed a last minute change. The
minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The
treasurer was absent because
of a death in the family. It was diffkult to keep the attention of the members during the business meeting, reminiscing of the Kentucky trip. With the July mileage count the traveling trophy began with O. L. Milligan. At the end of the year the one with the highest grand total will be the recipient of the year's trophy. Springfield tickets were passed out to those who had requested them. The Fair Board had sent 15 free dance tickets to the club, "these tickets are in appreciation for the excellent behavior of all motorcyclists for the last two years," so said Franklin H. Rust, State Fair manager. A letter was read from Eddie Crawford expressing his regrets for having messed up our plans, but his grandaughter was better. lie hoped we would come again.
Linda Ponto received the
door prize.
Meetlnir adjourned , ' dioco
late marshniallow roll, lemon
ade and coffee were served.
FIRE TRAINING SCHOOL SCHEDULED A Fire Training School will be held at the Wolcott Fire Station on the following dates : August 19, 7:00 p. m. August 26, 7:00 p. in. September 2, 7 :00 p. m. The school will be conducted under the direction of, Mr. Jack Osborn, from the State Fire Marshal Department. The school will be held for Wolcott, Remington and Reynolds firemen. Mr. Russell Emond is the new Fire Chief in Wolcott. Assistant Fire Chiefs are Charles Blume and Russell Parks, Loren Foulks is
secretary-treasurer.
PHYSICALS All boys grades 9 .through
12 who wish to participate in any sport should report to Dr. Baynes office at 9:00 A. M., Satuday, August 17, to take their physicals.
HOMECOMING AT MEADOW LAKE AUG. 25
The Meadow Lake Presby
terian church of Wolcott will
hold its annual Homecoming on, Sunday, August 25th with a basket dinner at noon.
TEXTBOOKS ON SALE AUGUST 19 - 23 Mr. Dale Sheets, Wolcott Principal, announces that textbooks will be on sale at the Wolcott High School in the cafeteria from Monday, August 19th' through Friday, August 23rd. Book sales will be made in afternoons only from 1:00 p. m. to 4 :00 p.. in. Round Grove school children will also be able to purchase their books at Wolcott. The County Superintendent has announced that the prices for the new literature and grammar books as printed on the book lists are in error. The corrected price list shows the first and second grade reading books one fifth higher. Those for grade seven through twelve are also one-fifth high
er on the new 'price list.
Reading books for grade three through six will be considerably lower than the list price as the books : were pur
chased from another school corporation at a discount.
Market street has a tine
new resurfacing job, from the
Feoples Mill for two blocks.
ending at Deordorli's Electric
Shop.
RECEIVES MEDAL FROM AIR FORCE
Lieutenant Colonel William
O. George of 'Indianapolis has
been decorated. with the Unit
ed States Air Force Cominen
dation medal for meritorious
service.
Colonel George was awarded
the medal for his outstanding
performance of duty while
serving as operations oflicei'
for the G8th Air Refueling
Squadron at Bunker Hill AFB. He is now operations staff officer for Headquarters, Second Air Force at Barks-
daye, La.
The Colonel is the sou of Mrs. Glenn II. ... Georue of
2949 E. 38th St., Indianapo lis. He graduated from Bed ford High School, and attend ed Franklin College.
His wife, Dorothy, is the daughter of Oscar Mathew of
Wolcott.
BANK OF WOLCOTT GIVUS
.4-11 LIVESTOCK AWARDS
The Bank of Wolcott presented livestock record awards
to. the following 411 members at the White County Fair who showed sUnk: Recipients were Tom .MoMullen, sheep; Robn Sheiets, beef. Steve Erickson, swine; Kenneth Schwab, dairy.
KINDERGARTEN CLASSES TO START Kindergarten classes will begin September 9 at the Wolcott House from !MMI to 11:00 a. m. If yon care to register a child please contact Mrs. Wayne Christopher 279 -5(523, before September 7th.
People, Spots In The News
TWO WEEKS ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING Army Reserve 1st Lt. Fred W. Primmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Primmer of Wolcott, is scheduled to complete two weeks of annual active duty training at Fort Eustis, Va., which began August 1 1. Lt. Primmer is assigned to the 5031st. U. S. Army Reserve School in Lafayette. The 26 year old lieutenant is a 1954 graduate of Wolcott High School and a 1958 graduate of Purdue University. He and his wife, Jan, live in Wolcott.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS The Missionary Society of the Wolcott Baptist church met on Thursday, August 8th in the annex. Mrs. lien a Lawson was in charge or devotions. Mrs. Learee Willianson gave the lesson which was an outline of the Baptist Missions work in Southeust Asia, The business meeting was conducted by Mrs. Pat Churchill, the president. Mrs. Sarah 'Marrett was hostess and a social hour was. enjoyed by the members.
The front of the George Dye & Sou Lumber Co. is being remodeled, adding a nice new Bedford stone front.
"GET ACQUAINTED"' MEETING AT FRANKFORT White County high school graduates planning to enroll as freshmen in September at Indiana University have been invited to a "get acquainted'' meeting sponsored by local alumni on Friday, August 16,' in Frankfort. Parents also have been extended invitations to tha meeting, which will be held at 7:30 p. m. at Dr. .Milton 1del's lake cottage, R. R. ?, Frankfort. In charge of arrangements is Fred K. Agnew, 5 Kent Court, Frankfort. The. meeting is one in a series sponsored throughout the lDoosier state ly the Alumni Association and the Junior (Freshman) Division of the University. Guests will see color slides of orientation activities dating from the day students arrive on campus to the beginning of classes. They also will have an opiortunity to ask questions about worses of study, housing, expenses and
extra-curricular activities.
Coming from the Bloomington campus for the meeting will be William Rhine, alumni field secretary, and Keith llertweck, assistant , dean of the Junior Division.
YOUNG AT HEART TO DINE AT HOLIDAY INN
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HI-FIMue Olson of Mini neanolis turns on her new
Honeywell electronic air
cleaner, which can remove airborne particles from several rooms, a boon to hay
fever sufferers.
AUSSIE FIRST Margaret "Large Marge" Smith
holds Wimbledon women's singles tennis tropny auer downing BilHe Jean Moffitt of Long Beach, Cal. Despite Australian Davis Cun dominance, this was first Wim
bledon women's title to go Down Under.
Sundav guests of Mr. and The loung at. Heart Home
I Mrs. Jim Humphreys weiv Demonstration Club s August
I Mr. and Mrs. Glen Ininiinj' nieeting will be dinner at the
and son of Lafavette; Mr, and Holiday Inn, Monticello. start-
Mrs, Kenneth Miller and Car- ing at 6:30 p. m. on August
men of Delphi; Russell and "0th. If you do not plan to
Wavne Hurleman tf Donovan, attend please contact Donna
111.: and Mr. and Mrs. John Whitaker early Monday, morn-
Humphrey and Mr. and Mrs. Ing, August 10th.
Maurice Humphrey of Wol
cott. Mrs. Elmer Klink and Lar
ry spent a day last week at
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bahler Lincoln, Illinois, visiting Mrs.
and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Irvin Peinberton, who has had Furrer of Wolcott, were visit- a heart attack and has been
brs at Virginia's famous Sky- quite 111. J
line Caverns, located on U.
S. 340, Front Royal Va., on
August 6th.
Miss Janice Westeihotise
and friend, Miss IaiIs Schults
of Kokoino left Sunday for
Mr. and Mrs. Clvde Hits San Joe California to visit
and daughter Jane attended mends. Janice has spent the a Golden wedding anniversary summer at Purdue, working
observance of the former's toward Her .Master s iiegree.
sister and huRbnnd, Mr. and Gn her return from (.alitor-.
Mrs. John Heinold, Sundav,
at Valparaiso.
nia she will tench in the Clay,
Ervin, Howard School Corpor
ation at Kokoino,
Mrs. Jim Parks. Jamie and
.Tulip. ni-P pntnviniT a throe Miss Janet Ulauchette. Has
weeks vacation with Mrs. returneH to her work at ,Min-
Parks mother. Mrs. Un neapolis, Minn., after spem
Keilniiin and other relatives ing a week here with her. par
at San Antxmio, Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hoshaw
have a new house under hui-
struclion on S. Burke St.
ents, Mr. and Mrs. I.veral
Blanchette. Janet works in
the circulation department of
the Minneapolis Star ' Tribune
and is studying rcortiuir.
Michael Ivlopfenstein and
Roger Moss weiv among the more than 2,800 students who
participated in the annual
"Day' on Campus'' program
June 24 through July 19th.
Both boys will enter Purdue University in September.
The Baptist church will hold
the regular business nieeting
on Saturday, August 17th at
8:00 p. m. All members are urged to be present. Dean
Hnghes, moderator.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Fitch,
R. 2. Huntington, are the par
ents of a daughter. Michelle Joan, lKtrn July 20th. The maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook of
Remington. The paternal
grandpa rents are Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Fitch of Hunting
ton. The groat grandmother
is Mrs. Merle Cook, of Rensselaer, and the great grand
father is Mr. Elmer Gilnmre
of Monon. Mrs. Fitch is the former Patricia Cook,