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O N L I N E • S M A RT P H O N E • TA B L E T 812-753-3553 • 203 S. McCreary St. Fort Branch, IN • ads@sgstartimes.com sgstartimes.com/edition Web, Smartphone, Tablet 50 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, May 19, 1972 The South Gibson School Corporation has complet- ed the plans for Commence- ment Exercises at Haubstadt, Owensville, and Fort Branch High Schools. The annu- al Commencement Exercis- es of Haubstadt High School will be held on Wednesday, May 24, at 8 p.m. C.D.T. in the high school gymnasium. Invocation will be given by Rev. Carl Houston, following the processional. Address- es will be presented by Cath- leen Jochim and Bill Johnson. Kenneth Jackson, class presi- dent, will recognize the 1922 graduating class and classes of the previous years. The re- sponse will be given by Revis Callis. Cathleen is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Jochim. Bill's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Johnson. The gradua- tion class will be presented to Ralph T. Kifer, superinten- dent, by principal H. E. Bon- ney after he has announced the class awards. Diplomas will be presented by Frank L. Strehl, president of the South Gibson School Board. Joseph Floyd, pastor of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), will pronounce the benedic- tion. Fort Branch High School will have Commencement Ex- ercises on Friday, May 26, at 8:00 p.m. CDT in the school gymnasium. At the recent Jaycees meet- ing at the Fort Branch Town Hall, Willard Jones of Cynthi- ana, who is an Emge Packing Co. Inc., employee, won the drawing for the choice hind quarter of beef. Mr. Jones, pic- tured left, received the mon- etary cash value from Tim Emge, Jaycee member. Jones and his wife Jan are the par- ents of three girls Randy, Jacki and Jerri. Proceeds from the Jaycee events are being used to refurbish the upper floor of the Fort Branch Town Hall. The State Scholarship Com- mission has announced that there are 10 Hoosier Schol- ars named at Haubstadt High School for 1972. Hoosier Scholars are selected on the basis of three things, the SAT scores, High School records and recommendations. Cer- tificates will be awarded to the Hoosier Scholars in rec- ognition of outstanding aca- demic achievement and supe- rior capability to benefit from a higher education. They are: Joan Adler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Adler, who will enter Indiana State Uni- versity this fall. John Ansling- er, son of Mr. and Mrs. Justin Anslinger, who plans to attend Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy. Thomas Chamberlain, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Chamberlain, who will enter Hulman Institute of Technol- ogy this fall. Theresa Gries, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hen- ry J. Gries who plans to attend Indiana University at Bloom- ington. Pamela Knapp, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred N. Knapp, who will attend Indi- ana State University. Cindy Petitjean, daughter of Mrs. Irene Petitjean, who plans to enter Indiana State Universi- ty. Mike Riffert, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Riffert, who will enter Purdue University. Keith Spindler, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Spindler who plans to attend Hulman Institute of Technology. Becky Hinton, Valedictorian, pictured on the front , is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hinton. She plans to attend Indiana State University. Elaine Knapp, Sa- lutatorian, pictured on the front, is the daughter of Mrs. Victor Knapp. She will enter Indiana University at Bloom- ington. Marriages: Anna Lou- ise White and Thomas Ray Mounts were wed on Saturday, April 15 at First Presbyterian Church; Kay Ellen Durham and Kenneth R. Schmitt were wed on Saturday, April 15 at Holy Cross; Carolyn S. Allm- on and Roy H. Callis III were wed on April 1 at St. Stephen's United Church of Christ. Deaths: Joseph F. Meirose, 73, of Omaha, Neb., passed away Friday, April 21; Mrs. Pearl Dyson, 78, of Oakland City, passed away Monday, April 17 at Welborn Baptist Hospital; Homer Helfrey Jr., 58, of Princeton, passed away Friday, April 21 at Deaconess Hospital. 45 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Friday, May 20, 1977 Consistency was the key to the Titan link-men's capture of the PAC crown Wednes- day afternoon at Christmas Lake. The Titans used rounds of 80, 81, 83, 84 to set a new PAC Tournament record at 328. Leading the way for Gib- son Southern was Greg Mar- shall's 80 and Tim Goedde's 81. Rounding out the fine team score was Niel Armstrong's 83 and Mark Niemeier's 84. South Spencer, the pre-tour- ney favorite, came in second while Southridge finished third. Medalist honors went to Lee Dieg of South Spencer as he carded a fine 5 -over-par 77. The victory boosted the Titan's overall record to 18 -4, which looks impressive going into the Evansville Sectional May 31 at Fendrich. Marlette School held their first May Festival on the school grounds on Saturday,. Under sunny skies, crowds en- joyed the games of skill and patronized the refreshment stand, country store and flea market, and made the after- noon a highly successful one booth financially and socially. Everyone appeared to have a good time and the committee in charge was pleased with the cooperation of parents, teachers and friends of the school. Climaxing the after- noon of fun was the coronation of the King and Queen, Rob- ert Helm and Tamara Hooker. Kathy Dix reigned as Princess and Michael Straw was the Prince. The Marlette Mothers and Principal Harder were ex- tremely pleased with the suc- cess of the Marlette May Day Festival. Graduation exercises of Pat Taylor's Nursery School will be held on Sunday, Monday 24, at 2 p.m. at the First Unit- ed Methodist Church, corner of Emerson and West Streets in Princeton. Of the 32 grad- uates, eight are from Fort Branch. Michelle received a $25 Savings Bond for perfect attendance this school year. All friends and relatives are invited to the graduation and the reception that will follow in the social hall. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Da- vid Rhinefort, of Fort Branch, a son, Troy Andrew, Monday, May 9 at St. Mary's Hospital. 35 YEARS AGO Fort Branch Times Thursday, May 21, 1987 Antique cars will be on dis- play Saturday afternoon at Fort Branch Park, a new fea- ture of Fort Branch Heritage Days 1987. Most of the cars will be entered in the Parade on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. The South Gibson Jay- cees are sponsoring the An- tique Car Show. A trophy will be awarded to the car judged "Best of Show." The 12th An- nual Fort Branch Heritage Days will be held Friday, Sat- urday and Sunday, June 5 -7, at Fort Branch Park. The event is sponsored by the Council of Clubs, a group composed of clubs and organization mem- bers to encourage participa- tion in Heritage Days. Private First Class David Swader graduated from Basic Training at Fort Jackson, S.C., from the First Battalion of the 28th Infantry. He graduated as an Expert in rifle marksman- ship and hand grenade throw- ing. He hit 37 of 40 possible targets in rifle and 57 out of 60 possible points on the gre- nade assault course. May 15 he graduated from Fort Ben- ning, Ga., after completing a three-week course with the First Battalion of th 507 Para- chute Infantry as an Airborne Paratrooper. He has arrived at Fort Lee, Va., for 13 weeks of Advanced Individual Training to become a Parachute Rigger. Members of Kappa Omega, the Fort Branch Chapter of Be- ta Sigma Phi Sorority, met on Monday evening, May 4, at the home of Theresa Hurt. Before the business meeting, mem- bers enjoyed a salad supper. President Eva Miller called the meeting to order. Final plans were made for the an - nual Mother's Day Party on Monday, May 11, at Freedom Hall in Fort Branch. Members voted to donate $25 to the Cys- tic Fibrosis Foundation's Bike- A-Thon. Two members partici- pated in the bike-a-thon in be- half of the Chapter. Members also made plans to sponsor a booth at the Fort Branch Her- itage Days celebration and the Princeton Heritage Days Fes- tival. Linda Korff, Evansville Regional Council Represen- tative, announced that Kap- pa Omega Chapter was voted third place in the Chapter of the Year Awards given by the Council. The Chapter received $10 for The Chapter treasury. Following the business meet- ing, the Ritual of Jewels De- gree Ceremony was conduct- ed by President Eva Miller for pledge Rita Meny. All mem- bers participated in the im- pressive candlelight ceremo- ny, and Rita was welcomed into the Chapter. The Instal- lation of Chapter Officers for the 1987-88 Sorority Year was also held. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Alan Welch, of Indianapolis, a daughter, Colleen Marie, April 4 at University Hospital. Marriages: Dana J. GReubel and Derek V. Martin were wed on Saturday, May 16 at St. James Church. Deaths: Mary E. Bilder- back, 71, of Fort Branch, passed away Tuesday, May 19 at St. Mary's Medical Cen- ter, Rachel Bradshaw, 81, of Evansville, formerly of Princ- eton, passed away at Regina Continuing Care Center. 25 YEARS South Gibson Star-Times Thursday, May 20, 1997 Gibson County was listed among the top 10 counties in yield and production in 1996, according to statistics sup- plied by the Indiana Agricul- tural Statistics Service. The county placed in the top 10 among the state's 92 counties in last year's yield of and pro- duction for corn, soybeans and wheat. Terry Keeneth, coun- ty extension educator of agri- culture and natural resources, praised the statistics compiled of the county's 1996 corn, soy- bean and wheat crops. "I didn't realize we are so high in all those categories," Keeneth said in admitting he had not previously seen the statistics released in April by the In- diana Agricutural Statistics Service. "Overall, these are good numbers. We are a ma- jor agriculture county in this state." Keeneth said he has reviewed the county's previ- ous crop production and yield statistics from past years and last year's statistics compare favorably. "I think overall this is as good as we have ever do- ne," Keeneth said. "We ought to be proud of those numbers." Owensville Town Council- men heard during their May 12 meeting about a process the town will need to follow to protect Owensville drink- ing water. Sherry Winters, ground water technician for the Indiana Water and Waste- water Association, described the five steps involved in In- diana's Wellhead Protection Program. Officials said the 1986 amendment to the Envi- ronmental Protection Agen- cy's Safe Drinking Water Act established requirements to safeguard ground water sued to supply wells of public sys- tems. "It is really not going to have a significant affect up- on Owensville, is that right? " town council Attorney Ray Druley asked. "It doesn't ap- pear to," Winters said in re- sponse. According to officials, ground wanter protection con- sists of environmental, health and land use issues. Winters said the protection area for Owensville is mainly agricul- tural. The five-step program needs to be completed in five years, according to Winters. The council will than have 10 years to submit a description of how they are maintaining the management practices. Births: To Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Reinbrecht, of Haub- stadt, a son, Collin John, Tues- day, April 1 at St. Mary's Med- ical Center; To Mr. and Mrs. Tory Miley, a son, Heath Mi- chael, Thursday, March 20 at St. Mary's Medical Center. Deaths: Alice Faye Polk, 100, passed away Sunday, April 20 at Good Samaritan Home; Ernest W. Jett, 76, of Evansville, passed away at Welborn Baptist Hospital. OHS Lettermen's Club 1966 Members of the Lettermen's Club in 1966 were, in the front row, P. Waters, T. Sharp, B. Mauck, G. Morgan, W. Byrns, G. Gudgel, D. Garner, T. Higginbotham; in the second row, K. Smith, D. Smith, B. Montgomery, E. Mason, D. Garrett, K. Perkins, J. Thompson, D. Crabtree; in the third row, Q. Emerson, J. Winstead, S. Montgomery, D. Larkins, D. Higginbotham, B. Christmas, G. Jones, Jr. Thompson; in the back row, D. Smith, A. Powers, B. Leister, J. Higginbotham, J. Harmon, K. Newcome, and O. Creek.