The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 February 1979 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 104; NUMBER 36

Total Eclipse To Occur Feb. 26 One of nature's most dramatic events, a solar eclipse, will occur on Monday. February 2b. It will be a total eclipse m a path from the Pacific Ocean crossing the northwestern United States, and partial in virtually all the rest of the continental U. S. The Indiana Society to Prevent Blindness (1SPB), warns that watching the eclipse can be dangerous, and advises precautionary measures. ISPB Executive Director Sue Hetherington, emphasizes that there is no recommended safe way to look at a partial or total eclipse directly. Following the last total eclipse seen in the U. S. (March 7, 1970), 145 cases of eye injury were reported in a national survey, and 121 of these injuries were eclipse burns. Sixty percent of the casualties had looked at the sun directly with the naked eye, according to ISPB information. The remainder had tried to protect their eves with various devices — sunglasses, totally exposed photographic negatives. smoked glass, and welder’s goggles. ISPB explains that infra red rays emitted by the sun can burn the retina, causing scarring and resulting in blind spots in the victim's vision. The retina is a light-sen sitive layer of nerve ceils at the back of the eye that transmits visual images to the brain. "Usually the sun's dazzling light naturally prevents people from looking directly at it," Mrs. Hetherington said, "but in a total eclipse, the moon slowly darkens that light, and for brief time completely obscures it. While the light dims, the suns is still emitting its invisible but burning infra-red rays, and since the retina is not pain-sensitive, a burn will not be noticed until the damage is done." The Indiana Society to Prevent Blindness recommends indirect watching as the only safe way to observe the eclipse. Ihe simplest indirect wav is the "pinhole” method. lake two pieces of white cardboard; make a small hole in one. and with the sun at your back, focus the eclipse through the pinhole onto the second board. The size of the image can be changed by altering the dis tance between the cardboards Older children and adults might use binoculars or a telescope as the projector, replacing the pinhole cardboard With the sunlight at your back position the instrument over your shoulder with the eyepiece down so the light passing through it focuses on the white cardboard. Ihe circle of light on the cardboard will show the sun being slowly obscured bv the moon as it passes between the earth and the sun. Never look at the eclipse through the pinhole of through the binoculars or telescope. Photographers should also remember not to look at the sun through their camera viewfinder. The path of the total eclipse, which will be the last visible one in the continental 48 states during this century, comes ashore over Oregon and Washington and moves through Idaho, Montana, and a small part of North Dakota, then on up into Canada and over Greenland where sunset will term mate it. In Walla Walla. Wash mgton. the sun will be totallv ob

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1979

CANDIDATES FOR GLENN HOMECOMING mMSSSSSBggjwBBiwu NBA 1 tgg mb W bbmi a—i W Rk bibi Mpg «*wbaat 4 M 5 LB / RMHF - ■r; 9 r WMJPI Hr VH -f• z • •. W 7 ® * / ■ * »*WKB^ * MMBk tl* / 1 'Hr i A<v WpTM W i— Jo I Bm i f k JHg Bvjm| B1 r B JL. Ji ■/ d .1 || — photo by Michael Pearish John Glenn High School's Basketball Homecoming Queen and King will be crowned between games Saturday night, February 17 at the Glenn St Joseph game. Queen candidates are (front row) left to right. Laurie Sarber, Mashelle Pavey, Danette Lowry. Todd Back and Mike Morris. (Second row): Linda Giese, Sally Bushong. Cindy Shiplev. Jean Scott and Karla Muncie. (Third row): Mike Dreessen. Quinn Hochstetler. Mike Shenenberger, Eric Martin and Greg Brovoid, lony Morie was not pictured. Blackstone Band will furnish music for the Homecoming dance from 9:30 to 12:30. The Basketball Homecoming is sponsored by the Senior class. Game time Saturday night is 6:00 p.m

Photo Exhibit On Display At The Independent An exhibit of photos taken bv Michael Pearish, Walkerton, is on display at The IndependentNews” office, 601 Roosevelt Road, from 8:00 a m. to 5:00 p.m. week days and 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 n<x>n on Saturdays. These photos were taken in the immediate vicinity and are beautifully framed. Stop in and take a look and they are for sale for anyone interested in purchasing one or more. PANCAKE, SAUSAGE & EGG DAY SATURDAY A Pancake, Sausage and Egg Dav will be held on Saturday. February 1". at the Masonic Temple. in North Liberty Serving is from 6:00 am. to 3:00 p.m. All vou can eat for adults, $2.50; and children. $1 25. scored by the moon for 2 minutes and 26 seconds beginning at 8:1" a.m. P.S.T. In Indiana a partial eclipse will (xcur and be observable during midmorning for approximately two to three hours. C overage in central Indiana will be approximate!’, 75%. Ihe eclipse in the Chicago area will be 82.8 percent at 10:52 am C S I Ihe Indiana Socictv to Prevent Blindness, which issues the warn mg — Do not look directly at the eclipse is affiliated with the Na tionai Socictv to Prevent Blindness, the oldest voluntary health agenev nationallv engaged in preventing blindness through community service programs, public and proses sional education, and research.

Craig Parmley Has Lead Roll In College Play Craig Parmley, a junior at Indi ana State University from North Liberty, has the lead role in "Baby Blue," the current play in production on campus. The unusual play, a new one bv Richard Blanning, centers on a schizophrenic individual, Babv Blue, who is trying to cope with the complexities of his disturbed mind. He is the only real character in the play, but he shares the stage with other individuals who are the personifications of the guilt, desires, fixations and hatreds of his mind. A theatre education major, Parmley is currently working as business manager for University Theatre. Previous theatrical credits include cast positions in "Jan go.” "Harvey” and "A Christmas Carol” as well as numerous technical positions and two years as a member of the ISU Summer Theatre Company. In addition, he is an active member of I heta Alpha Phi honorary fraternity for theatre and is the recipient of a 1978 Bonus Scholarship for Excellence in Theatre. Parmley is the son of Eugene and Lvdia Parmley. 28800 New Road, North Liberty NOTICE OF MEETING Ihe Oregon Township Senior ( itizens. Koontz Lake, will meet on Thursday. Februarv 15, at the Koontz Lake Conservation Club, at 12 30 p.m.. (SI. All members are to bring a covered dish for the luncheon. Funnv how a dollar looks so big when vou take it to church and so small when vou take it to (he store

Area Teams On The Road This Friday Night Both the North Liberty Shamrocks and the John Glenn Falcons will be on the road this Friday night as the two teams each will take a two game winning streak against very formidable opponents. The Shamnxks will play at LaVille in a Northern State Conference game that now has no bearing on the top spot. LaVille is 8-9 for the season and holds a 62-51 victory over the Shamnxks in the Bi-county tournee. but have won only one time since that game while dropping five. The Shamnxks are fresh from two victories at home last week end over Marian and Culver Military Academy.

TRAIN SNOW SCULPTURE — photo by Michael Pearish A train snow sculpture graces the vard of the Garv Gedgouds, State Road 23. South, Walkerton 1 his young couple and their son were the ones who first did the whale snow sculpture I hey certainly love the snow 1

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Local Cub Scouts Need Help! Wanted! Boys Bto 10 years old to be Cub Scouts in the Walkerton Lions Cub Pack 293. Saturday, February 1", 1:00 p.m. E.S.T., at the Walkerton Youth Building, Cub Pack 293 will have an organizational meeting to decide what will happen to the Walkerton Cub Scout program. Since September. the local Cub Pack has had difficulty in providing volunteer leadership to boys interested in the cubbing program I he l"th meeting w ill determine the interest of the Walkerton community to keep the Cub program alive for local boys. interested parents and community citizens are urged to attend this meeting. The Cub Scout programs will be presented and there will be a time for questions about the local Cub organization. Cub Scouts of Walkerton need the support and volunteer leader ship of the Walkerton residents to provide a quality program for the boys of the community. Persons requesting further information about the 1 "th meeting should contact Don Ludwig at 586-2434 before Februarv 12th CLERK TREASURER S OFFICE TO CLOSE MONDAY The Walkerton Clerk Treasur er s office will close on Mondav, February 19, in observance of the President's birthday holidav P-L-J ATHLETIC BOOSTERS TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Polk-Lincoln-Johnson Athletic Boosters will meet at TOO p.m., Wednesday, February 14. at the John Glenn High School library. Please come and support this worthwhile orgainzation. The Falcons will invide the home den of the Argos Dragons Fridav night as the Dragons are unbeaten in 18 tries this year They hold a 69-51 victory over the Falcons in the Culver Holidav Tourney, a game that was very close until the Dragons blew the Falcons out in the final quarter On Saturdav night it will be baik home to host South Bend St Joseph, a strong club with a losing record who have lost some verv tight games to some verv strong teams. Glenn also is on a two game winning streak, winning also both times at home over Knox and LaVille in the last two weeks