Flash Backs

April 1952

Voters Urged to Vote in 1952 Primary

   More than 52.0 per cent of Howard county's registered voters must go to the polls at the coming Primary Election Tuesday May 6, if the county is to improve its primary voting record as compared to 1950, according to the figures compiled by the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce.
  The State Chamber concluded that the 1950 record was "a disgrace to a supposedly politically-minded state, and one that can be better this year."
   "Learn all you can about the candidates in your party--think--and vote intelligently" was the chamber's suggestion for 1952.

Release Quail

   Hobart Hudson, member of the Eastern Howard Conservation Club, has announced that he turned loose 24 pairs of quail in Liberty, Jackson and Union Townships Tuesday.

'Flying Saucers'
Being Taken More
Seriously Now

   Newsmen around the Pentagon knew for some time before it was publicly revealed in a weekly magazine recently that the Air Force had stopped laughing at "flying Saucer" reports and was conducting an investigation of the strange flying objects.
   The time had arrived long ago when reports of weird flying things were given the official pooh-pooh and laughed off.  For a time, you will recall, these reports were lumped together and said to be natural phenomena mistaken by citizens for inexplicable flying objects.  But the reports started coming in by scientists who saw the same objects the same night at the same time and their descriptions tallied.
   Airline pilots too repeatedly reported seeing strange flying objects.  Citizens by the hundreds saw them.
   Finally about six months ago, or longer, official concern over these reports reached serious proportions.  Now the Air Force is ready to accept all reliable reports for study and has its flying bases alerted for strange flying craft.
   The strange saucers which have been seen, usually are traveling at an estimated speed range between 1500 and 3000 miles an hour.  They can be handled in severe movements which would prove fatal to human beings.  Who pilots them?  Are they really flying machines?  That one the Air Force is trying to answer now.
   One thing is certain: the appearance of these 'things' has U.S. intelligence up a gum stump.

April 1972

Greentown Businesses Displaying Special Decorations for Festival

   Fifteen business firms in Greentown have signed up for special decorations for the 1972 Greentown Glass Festival.
   Mary Mast Pier, chairman of the decorations committee, said she has been "very pleased with the response."
   Those firms which will have red, white and blue bunting on them for the festival activities are:
   Brothers Realty, Holly's Liquor Store, Idle Hour Tavern, State Bank of Greentown, Hamer Lumber Co., Lanning Auto Service, Greentown Auto and Mast Furniture.
   Others are Pickett Funeral Home, Brooks Grocer, Petro Hardware, Danny's Shell Service, Dr. William Begeman, Basil's Clothing, Howard County News and Elliott Insurance.
  
Petunias In Town's Future?

   Tiny Tim has his tulips...and Greentown is going to have its petunias, if a move announced this week succeeds.
   It's all geared toward community beautification and brightening the town for the Greentown Glass Festival.
   Robert Hill, co-chairman of the festival this year, outlined how the plan would work:
   "We will make personal contact with all residents of Main Street to see if they are interested in planting an 18-inch wide strip of petunias in front of their homes.  The strip would be between the curb and the sidewalk."
   Hill said the program is a joint effort of the civic improvement committee of the Lions Club, the Jaycees, the Greentown Business Assn. and the Greentown Glass Festival Committee.
  
April 1982

Prom to be on Madam Carroll

   Many of Eastern's juniors and seniors will be spending May 8 on the Madam Carroll, a pleasure boat on Lake Freeman.
   That's the scheduled place for the 1982 EHS prom, said Ross Flodder, one of two prom sponsors.
   More than a year ago Flodder and a group of concerned parents went to the school board for their consent to hold the prom on the boat.  Although the trustees' approval was not required for the project, the group decided to get their OK before proceeding with plans.
   The meal will be catered by Trott's Catering of Greentown and will begin at 7:30 p.m.  The boat will leave the dock promptly at that time, but will return later to pick up those persons going for the dance only.  The Madam Carroll will return to shore at midnight.
   Parents who would like to go to the meal and dance will need a meal ticket, Flodder said.  Tickets may be purchased this week for $20 per couple from Flodder or Lou Lee, the prom's other sponsor, at the high school.