Flash Backs

Gleaned from the Howard County News

October 1951

Around the Town Pump

   All Hollow’s Eve may still be almost three weeks away, but tiny spooks, goblins and ghosts are already beginning to appear after dusk.
   The pranksters are about their annual business, too, and hostesses are making full use of the black and orange color schemes and the typical Halloween contests at October parties.
   And the saddest news to come out at a Lions Club meeting for some time, followed Monday night’s business session when President Pickett announced that the Club had voted against sponsoring their annual community Halloween Festival.
   In recent years the local small fry have eagerly anticipated the big event, but this fall they will have to be content to mask only with the expectation of scaring the wits out of a neighbor.
  But regardless of this year’s decision, many thanks should be extended the Lions for their successful and entertaining Festivals of recent years.
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He Laid the Egg

   Recently a resident of the Greentown community came up with the bright idea of raising chickens and selling eggs for extra cash.  The would-be city farmer purchased several fowls along with some laying mesh and began the project.  Now there was only one little detail wrong with the whole set-up—after several days of feeding the birds, he discovered the supposed-to-be-hens were roosters!
   P.S.:  Anyone wanting to buy some left-over mesh, might contact Bob Kaufman.

Eastern School News

   Tryouts for yell leaders were held Monday in the gymnasium.  Those trying out were Eugene and Elva McDonnel, Richard Pearson, Annette Winegardner, Diane Buckley, Sue Tygart, Willadene Garrett, Nancy Talbert, Sally Stewart, Mary Lou Dailey, Eva Kelly, Wanda Fox, and Mary Ellen and Nancy Colescott.
   After the tryouts a committee composed of the class officers of the upper four grades and Mr. Knote, Mr. Kistler and Mr. Richer met and selected four teams for the student body to vote on.  The team selected by the students is composed of Richard Pearson, Annette Winegardner, Elva and Eugene McDonnell and Nancy Colescott.

Services Held For Festus Garrett, Former Marshall

   Services for Festus “Ves” Garrett, 83, former marshal here for 32 years, were held Monday at 2 p.m., in the Congregational Christian Church.  The Rev. Everett Looker officiated.  Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery.
   He had been ill for more than seven months and bedfast the past four weeks.
   A resident of Greentown for 80 years, he was born Nov. 6, 1867 in Wayne County.  He was married in 1894 to Amanda Jarvis.
   Garrett’s first work in Greentown was as a driller in the oil and gas field.  He was also employed at the Holliday elevator, and in 1911 took over the duties of town marshal. He retired in 1943 on account of ill health.
   Surviving besides the widow, are a daughter, Mrs. Lenell Sigerfoose, Los Angeles; two sons, Fred Garrett, Kokomo, and Roy Garrett, Detroit; a sister, Dora Jones, Kokomo, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by a daughter, Maryette, in 1925.
   Ball Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

October 1971

Landfill Problem Eased as Town, County Sign Lease

   Greentown moved a step closer to easing some of the strain on its landfill operation this week when the town board signed a lease agreement with the Howard County Commissioners.
   The lease of a portion of the landfill as a transfer station for a contract hauler for the county will remove dump material from outside of the Greentown town limits and put it under the obligation of the county to handle.
   The action came at the Tuesday night meeting of the town board.
   The transfer station to be operated by the county will be in a small portion of the present Greentown landfill.  Residents of Eastern Howard County may use the transfer station.
   In the agreement, the county has agreed to provide fences, gates, roads and supervision.  The county will advertise for bids for a contractor to haul debris from the transfer station at least every 48 hours.

S.W.A.P Day Slated for Eastern Schools

   SWAP Day, the abbreviated method of identifying “Switch with a Parent” day, will be held at Eastern High and Middle Schools Thursday, Oct. 28, as part of National Education Week.
   The requirements for SWAP Day are a parent or guardian may replace a student for any part of or all of the school day according to Fred Oyler, guidance director at Eastern.
   Oyler noted if a parent and student change places either the parent or the student must be in attendance at all classes the 28th or the student will be counted absent.

Mast Furniture to Open Addition to Greentown Store

   An attractive new addition to the business area of downtown Greentown will be opening soon.
   Mast Furniture and Gifts, Inc. has purchased the Cloyd Petro home located at 120 East Main St. just across the alley from the Mast store, according to Mrs. Fred Pier, owner of Mast’s.
   This new addition will be known as “Holly Amber House” said Mrs. Pier.  “Holly Amber House” will be used for design studios and display of the furnishings and gifts of the store and will be open for visitors.
   The Mast Furniture and Gifts establishment has been in operation since 1906.

Guard Against Halloween with ‘Spook Insurance’

   Worried about “spooks”?  Here’s an answer.
   How about some very inexpensive, short term “spook insurance”?
   With Halloween just around the corner, soaped windows and screens, shell corn on the porch, and other mischievous acts are certainly in the picture for many of Greentown’s residents, some “insurance” might be just the ticket.
   Eastern High School’s Industrial Arts Club, under the sponsorship of Ross Flodder, is offering this insurance service to local residents at a very reasonable rate.
   For $1 the club will guarantee manpower to clean up and fix up the results of Halloween pranksters on your property.
   The club members will be selling their insurance this Thursday, Oct. 31, and will canvass the town door-to-door during the evening.
   If for some reason you are not approached by on of the clubs “agents”, you can call Flodder to insure coverage of you property.
   If you have to “file a claim” against your coverage, contact Flodder on Sunday, Oct 31.

Warmin the Bench with Jim Bannon

A LOT AT STAKE –More than the MIC title rides on the line tomorrow when the teams take to the field at Cass’ fine football stadium.
   Individual hopes of making the Mid-Indiana Conference team hang in the balance.  Eastern and Cass have several boys on offence and defense who have a chance to be named to the first or second teams.  How they perform Friday will go along way in deciding the outcome of the conference team, and the conference champ usually has the inside track on the most positions.
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FANS EXCITED, TOO—and the fans are getting fired up, too, in their own way.
   For instance, Bill Frakes, who runs the West End Grocer, said he would hate to have to do it, but he would “turn off the lights and close this place for the night before I would miss this game.”
   Carolyn Hainlen, wife of school board president Paul, said Greg Marschand’s parents were at the Hainlen Orchard last weekend and they had fun kidding each other about the big game.  “They are excited over at Cass, too,” Carolyn said.
   And Dal Agness, father of Comet quarterback Mark, is going to need a new pair of shoes after all the nervous pacing back-and-forth he has done this week.
   The adrenalin is flowing at the high school this week as the students prepare for the game.  Plans are forming for a caravan and a large group of students is expected to make the journey to Cass to cheer for the Comets.
   The stage is set.
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TOUGH ON TOP—It’s easier getting on top than it is staying on top.  So true, so true.
   But over the seasons, the Eastern Comets have proved time and again they belong on top.  The latest example came Friday night at Cass when Eastern came from behind to win the Mid-Indiana Conference football championship. Congratulations to the Comets, you are great and deserving champions and your school and community are proud of you.

October 1981

Eastern Band Finishes Third

   The Eastern High School Marching Comet Band received a Division I rating at a district marching band contest Saturday at Lewis Cass High School.
   Eastern’s band was one of 10 bands to compete in class D at the first-ever Indiana State School Music Association marching band contest.
   The Comets finished third—the highest finish ever for the band in any marching competition – behind Winimac and North Miami high schools.
   The 110-member unit is led by drum majors Jack Pursifull and Melinda Granson.  Gina Kommans and Susan Powell are the rifle captains and flag captains are Laura Mueller, Kris Martin and Lynelle Crow.
 
Sixth Graders Have CC Meet

   Twelve Eastern sixth graders participated in the all-comers cross country meet at Eastern Sept. 30.
   Aaron Hochstedler was first in the ¾-mile run with a time of 5:50.  Following him was Ron Dennis with a 5:53 and Mike Kidwell with a 5:54.
   Fourth was Bill Martin with a 5:59 and fifth was Brian Cain with a 6:13.
   The only girl competing in the race, Tammy Kennedy, was sixth.  She was followed by Chris Wilson, Mike Rose, Ken Davis, Mark Mathews, Chris Anderson and Darwin Taylor, who took seventh through 12th places, respectively.

Track Open to Public

   Eastern High School’s new all-weather track facility is open to the public for jogging or running, Brad Shrock, athletic director, announced.
   Shrock said access through the perimeter fence at Cogdell Field may be gained through the maze gates located at the east and west ends of the field by the main sidewalks.
   Shrock said the track is surfaced with a Tracklite II rubberized asphalt composition to provide an all-weather running surface with the resilience needed to protect against leg injuries.
   The track will be open to the public at all times except during meets or practice sessions.
   Shrock asked that persons run or jog in lanes three through eight to save the first two lanes, which are used most in meets.  He also said persons should use soft-soled shoes or spiked shoes with no larger than ¼ inch spikes.
   Absolutely no bicycles, skateboards, skates or other wheeled vehicles are permitted on the track surface.

Hainlen Admitted to Law Practice

   Randy Hainlen, a 1974 graduate of Eastern High School, was admitted to the practice of law in recent ceremonies at the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis.
   Hainlen, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Hainlen, graduated from Indiana University in 1978 and from the Indiana University of Law in 1981.
   Hainlen was a law clerk for the U.S. Senate subcommittee on the Constitution and is the Democrat precinct committeeman from Jackson Township.
   He also is on the state governing board of Common Cause, a citizen’s lobbying group.  He is a member of the Howard County, Indiana and American Bar associations.