Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 121, Number 35, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 2 September 1998 — Page 4

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, September 2,1998

Years ago... Seedling peach 'finest'

(Note —Information for the 10075 and 50-years ago segments has been researched and posted by Mary Knobel. The Advance-News staff wishes to thank her for her contribution to the column) 100 YEARS AGO AUGUST 31, 1898 Isiah Flowers brought to this office one day last week a sample of a seedling peach, which was grown on his place. The tree, which is only three years old, had on a sufficient number to have filled a small basket. The flavor of the variety—whatever it is, is of the very finest. It suggests that there may be some variety of peach which would stand our winters sufficiently to make their growing profitable. Several years ago, when the orange trees were winter-killed in Florida, it developed that the only ones which could survive the winter were the seedlings, since which time the grafted fruit groves have been less in demand. Nappanee has known what it is to return to oil lamps since last Saturday night. This is why our business houses do not look so StarTrak - Hal Kibbey Indiana University September will be Jupiter’s month. The giant planet will be at its closest and brightest for the year when it reaches a point in the sky opposite the sun, on the night of September 15-16. This is the first of Jupiter’s two closest approaches to Earth in its 12-year-orbit around the sun. The other approach will be next year. When a planet is opposite the sun (“at opposition”), it rises in the east as the sun sets, and travels across the sky all night, setting in the west at sunrise. See how early you can spot Jupiter’s brilliant glow above the eastern horizon as the evening sky darkens. Jupiter will appear yellow at first, just as the moon does when it rises. In both cases, the object’s color changes to white as it climbs above the dust and other particles in Earth’s atmosphere near the horizon. The full moon will drift past Jupiter on the night of September 6-7, passing barely below the bright planet in the east-southeast-ern sky around 9p.m. When Jupiter is high in the sky each night, binoculars will show its four largest moons, which were first seen by Galileo in the 17th century. The Galilean moons appear as pinpoints of white light along a straight line on both sides of Jupiter. As they orbit the planet, the moons change position noticeably from one night to the next, like beads sliding on a wire. The discovery of these moons caused great excitement in Galileo’s time, because it was the first evidence that any planet other than Earth had a moon. Earth was not so special after all. Following Jupiter at a respectful distance each night will be Saturn, rising soon after the end of evening twilight in early September and during twilight at month’s end. By the middle of the evening, Saturn will be easy to find low in the eastern sky, well below the Great Square of the constellation Pegasus the Winged Horse. In October, it will be Saturn’s turn to reach opposition, and the

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inviting, and a sort of squinting expression about the citizens’ eyes when night comes on, is not an uncommon thing. This darkness has all been on account of an accident at the electric light station. One of those accidents that just happens, don’t you know, and there is no special reason why or how it might have been avoided. Quicker than you can say Jack Robinson, the jig was up. Coppes Brow. & Zook are just completing anew office building west of their main factory building. From Market Street, the building bears the appearance of a snug little L-shaped cottage. The building is constructed over a brick fireproof vault which forms a portion of the east wall of the building. 75 YEARS AGO AUGUST 30, 1923 Nappanee’s second annual open tennis tournament will be held on the courts of the Nappanee Park Association next Sunday and Monday, September 2 and 3. The tournament last year, which was gotten up on short notice, was a most successful affair and attracted entries and visitors from many ringed planet is brightening in anticipation of that event. Low in the east, about 45 minutes before sunrise on September 7, two planets and a bright star will form a very small triangle just above the horizon. Binoculars may be necessary to see all three, though the brilliance of Venus will be easy to spot in a clear sky. Mercury will be just above Venus, and not as bright. The white star Regulus may be more difficult to find, as the twilight sky gets lighter, but it will be about the same short distance from both Venus and Mercury to their right (east). Regulus is the dominant star in the constellation Leo the Lion. The two planets will drop toward the horizon as the month goes on, with Mercury passing Venus on September 11: Mars will also be visible in the eastern sky before dawn, almost above the cluster of Venus, Mercury and Regulus, and considerably higher. Mars will still be faint, as it travels on the far side of the sun from us in its orbit. The sun will reach the September equinox at 12:37a.m., September 23, marking the start of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern Hemisphere. For the next six months in the Northern Hemisphere, the nights will be longer than the days. The moon will be full September 6, at third quarter September 13, new September 20, and at first quarter September 28.

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points in Northern Indiana. It now promises to be an annual affair. The merchants of Nappanee have taken a keen interest and have donated beautiful silver loving cups to be awarded the winners, which are on exhibition at E. Newcomer and Son’s jewelry store. The junior tennis tournament, which has been in progress the past week, is drawing to a close. The winner will be awarded a tennis racket, awarded by the tennis association. Players surviving the first and second rounds are Alfred Tobias, Lowell Brevier, Edgar Miller and Junior Pippen. The Nappanee Schools will open Monday, September 3. On the first day, pupils will be enrolled and the grade pupils will be given lists of text books to purchase. There will be no school in the afternoon of the first day. 50 YEARS AGO AUGUST 29, 1948 The Vitreous has a record of which the management can be justly proud. With 120 men at work daily, three shifts being on the job, the average work week being about 45 hours, some of the employees working longer than this while others work fewer hours, it is estimated over 350,000 man hours of work have been carried on without an accident serious Crime Stoppers... This week’s Crime of the Week comes from the files of the Special Crimes Unit in St. Joseph County. Sunday night, January 18, at about 11p.m., 26-year-old Roland Nelson was playing video games with his daughter, at his home, located at 1149 N. Johnson St., South Bend. Nelson heard a knock at his back door, and left his daughter to answer the door. As he opened the back door, a suspect pulled a gun and opened fire. Roland Nelson was struck with a fatal gunshot wound and died on the kitchen floor. Crime Stoppers and the police need your help to identify his murderer. If you know who killed Roland Nelson, and call Crime Stoppers this week, you could receive a reward of up to SI,OOO, if your information leads to the arrest or indictment of the suspect involved. Remember, you can call Crime Stoppers about this or any felony crime or fugitive. Bea Crime Stopper. Call toll free at 1-800-342-STOP. You will be given a code number, and Crime Stoppers won’t ask your name. Crime Stoppers does not have Caller ID. Crime Stoppers...it works!

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EAST MILLWOOD—These youngsters attended grades 1 -8 at East Millwood School (shown in background), Scott Township, in 1926. To date, this is the only known photo from that year, Front, from left, Evelyn Robinson, Lamar Hepler, Mose Gerber, Robert Yeager, Everett Hepler, Don Hartzel, Carl Robinson, ? Gerber and ? Mast. Second row, Devoe Stackhouse, Moine Rowland, Deb Sechrist, Gerald Klotz, Raymond

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Funeral services for Dale Cleveland will be held at the Wright Funeral Home on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 o’clock, Rev. J.P. Slaughter, pastor of' the EUB Church, officiating and assisted by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Death came to Mr. Cleveland in the Phillippine Islands on July 19, 1945, on the island of Luzon, where he was in service. The American Legion and VFW will honor the departed soldier by meeting the remains at the train with a color guard, color bearers, pallbearers and a guard of honor, and as many members of the service organizations as can attend. 25 YEARS AGO AUGUST 30, 1973 Brethren In Christ youth and advisor bike 175 miles to camp meeting in West Milton, Ohio. Riders include Chuck Zercher, Dave Charles, Mike Thomas, Dave Rosentrater and Gene

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Green Thumb Garden Club holds flower-foliage arrangement contest, judged by Fred Culp and Kathy Rodgers of Fred’s Flowers. Betty Stark wins first in flower, Mildred Pippen in foliage. Fred Berger, Darlene Culp, Tim Hahn earn state fair awards for 4H projects. 10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 31, 1988 1989 budget approved—--52,246,286 total set by city. Task force investigation nets local drug arrests. Two from Nappanee, two from Rochester arrested for delivery of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance and felony, possession of marijuana. Apple Festival 13 offers full schedule of events. Apple-calling contest is back.

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Cleveland, Wendell Glassman, Evelyn Cleveland, Mary Applegate, Mildred Robinson, ? Hostetler and Vera Estep. Back, David Hostetler, Devoe Hawley, Richard Blessing, Russell Jones, Ethel Gwin, Sarah Gerber, Lowell Lutes, Rosy Blessing, Helen Irene Hepler, Franklin Hepler, Freda Klotz, Dorthy Pherjd and Beatrice Riley, teacher. (Photo provided)

5 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 1, 1993 Retired NWHS Athletic Director Richard Campbell honored prior to opening kickoff of Friday’s football game with Bremen. Receives ring, in appreciation for his 24 years of service to the school. Comment 6 Opinion The staff of the Nappanee Advance-News welcomes" the viewpoints of readers on its editorial page. Publication of any letter will be at the discretion of the edi-tor-letters containing personal attacks on individuals, libelous statements, or profanity, will not be published. Editing will be held to a minimum, mid will not alter the intent of the letter. Please include your name, address and telephone number, so that your letter may be verified. Publication of name is required'.