Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 103, Number 6, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 11 July 1979 — Page 2

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Nappanee Advance-News Wednesday, July 11, 1*79

State convention this week

Fred Jensen to become state American Legion Commander

Fred J. Jensen of Nappanee, a World War II veteran and retired mail carrier, is the unopposed candidate for Indiana State American Legion Commander at the 61st annual State Convention this week. Jensen will succeed H. Melvin Napier, of Liberty. Members of the Indiana American Legion will converge on JeffersonvilleClarksville and New Albany to attend the convention in the River Cities. Official Headquarters for the convention will be the Kentuckiana Sports Center in Clarksville. The convention opens Friday with the concluding

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session scheduled for Sunday morning. The convention will serve for the official launching of the campaign by Indiana Legionnaires to elect fellowmember Frank I. Hamilton of Greensburg to the office of National Commander at this year’s National Convention in Houston. Hamilton's campaign is being stepped up by one year. He was originally scheduled to make the bid in 1980 Highlights of this year’s convention will be the parade on Saturday afternoon in downtown Jeffersonville; the fun-fest on Saturday night when the delegates will be entertained by the Ink

Spots and Wally Blake, famed TV comic. Senator Birch Bayh will address the convention on Saturday morning, as will Representative Lee Hamilton. Congressman Floyd Fithian, of the Second District, is to be presented to the delegates on Sunday morning. Detective Lt. Charles Coulardot, Jr., of the Fort Wayne Police Department will receive this year’s Lewis-Schmidt Law Officer-of-the-Year Award. Coulardot is a 30-year veteran with the Fort Wayne Police. Captain Charles S. Mcßride of the Logansport Fire Department, will be named the Fire Fighter-of-the-Year. Mcßride is a 12-year veteran of the Fire Department at Logansport. Both Coulardot and Mcßride, along with the other 10 District entries in the contests, will be presented their awards at the Saturday morning session of the convention, and both will serve as honorary parade marshals. Candidates for Southern Vice Commanders (two to be elected) are John Liford of Ellettsville, and Ronald Lowe of Williamsport. The two candidates for Northern Vice Commanders are Max Julian, Sr., of Angola, and William Wolvertson of Montpelier. B. W. Breedlove will be a candidate for reelection as Finance Officer, and Harold Ostermyer is the only candidate for Sgt-at-Arms. Breedlove and Ostermyer are both from Indianapolis. The Palladium-Item of Richmond, will receive the Legion’s Fourth Estate Award (daily newspaper category) and Richard Reynolds, of the PalladiumItem will receive the award in the news reporter category. Radio Station WIFN-FM of Franklin, is to be the recipient of the award for radio; WFIETV of Evansville, for a TV station, and the Newburgh Register of Newburgh in the weekly newspaper category. Employer of the year awards are to be presented to: Abex Corp. - Amaco Division of Anderson for hiring veterans (under 200 category); Essex Group, Inc., of Peru for hiring handicapped workers; Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. of Wanatah, for hiring veterans (over 200 category) and the Gill-Baum Mfg. Cos. of New Haven for hiring older workers.

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CPR / lessons

Ann Leavitt tries out what she has learned on a practice doll during the final day of CPR instruction at the Nappanee pool. In the photo below, Jill Deardorff and Elaine Bigler test their knowledge under the eye of instructor Paul Miller. Miller and Dan Wortinger instructed pool personnel last week on CPR.

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Council year. EMS director Schwartz also asked the council to consider a cumulative ambulance fund to provide anew city ambulance within three years. The Sresent vehicle would be retained as a ackup. Schwartz was told that adoption of a cumulative fund must be done at the urst of tne year to provide sufficient time for hearings. City attorney Maynard Shrock

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Cont. from pg. 1 commented that cumulative funds are now losing money due to the high rate of inflation. He added that the $1 million invested from the utility sale was invested too cheaply at 7Vi percent. Councilman Frederick suggested using the approximate *7* non in interest from the investment fund for purchase of anew ambulance or a project “so people can see it.” The money is currently used as revenue in the regular budget, to help hold down the tax rate, but Frederick said that citizens are not aware the money is being used for that purpose. In other action, the council proposed allocating SSOO for promotion to be used

Industrial that his department handled 1,221 telephone and on-station calls in June and officers assisted citizens by handling 166 complaints. Officers made 23 traffic arrests and four non-traffic arrests. They issued 21 warning tickets and 214 parking tickets. Police investigated 22 accidents involving 39 vehicles with five personal injuries and total vehicle damfige of $12,306. In the investigation division, a total of 40 crimes were reported. The division reported 19 cases closed, nine closed by arrest, eight unfounded,

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for such things as keys to the city for visiting dignitaries and other gifts. The council is working under jatitfft timetable. The 1980 salary ordinance must be introduced at the next meeting scheduled for July 16. Final passage is required by August 1. Tin city uuugii will Lfc uilroduceu the August 6 meeting and must receive final approval before the end of that month. * Coqncil meetings are scheduled for July 16 and July 30. The latter meeting is a special meeting for the sole purpose of considering the salary ordinance. All meetings are open to the public and citizen input is welcomed.

Immm-J- Cont. from tract pg i three pending charges, and 10 open for investigation. —EMS director Ray Schwartz reported 19 ambulance calls for June. He also reported that starting July 1, ambulance squads have assumed 3s- - duties on Saturday for a 30-day trial period. Previously, the squads were on duty Sundays and holidays.: In other business: —Mayor John Mellinger appointed council members Betty Sinclair and Dean Guard to represent the city in .a meeting with officials from the Elkhart County Council on Aging to discuss the possibility of a senior citizencommunity center for the city.