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At a presentation ceremony that took place one day last week in the office of the Dubois Rural Electric Cooperative, two linemen were presented with wrist watches in recognition of their feat in saving the life of a fellow worker. In the presence of the man who was saved, Earl Carothers of Taswell, the watches were presented to his rescuers, Cletus Boehm and Charles Seifert, by P. A. Klein of Indianapolis, a safety engineer for Employers Mutuals of Wausau, Wisconsin. Also present was a sales rep of the insurance firm, Frank B. Russell of Evansville. The presentation was made in the presence of the office personnel and some of the REC linemen. L. B. White, manager of the Dubois REC, introduced Mr. Klein, who said that the training of the two men had paid off when the emergency that threatened to end a life arose.
A shipment of 1,200 channel catfish was dumped into Beaver Lake near Jasper last Thursday morning, the first of a total of 5,000 of this species with which the lake will be stocked. The stocking program is being headed by Frank U. Fromme, Jr., and Charles White, Dubois County conservation officer, through the Game Protective Association of Jasper and is being undertaken at a cost of $330. According to Mr. Fromme, the project is being financed through contributions. To date a total of $242 has been raised. Anyone desiring to aid in the program may give donations to him or turn them in at Fuzzy’s D-X station, which serves as headquarters for the Game Protection Association.
The new post office building at Santa Claus, Indiana, was dedicated yesterday afternoon with proper ceremonies but in the absence of Governor Harold Hanley, who was due to make a short speech. At the annual dinner yesterday evening, which is sponsored by the Santa Claus Chamber of Commerce to mark the official opening of the Christmas season, the Governor said he was still having trouble with “this time business,” which explained his failure to arrive on time. The new post office was built by Louis Koch of Evansville and his five sons and four daughters, who operate the storybook village that is Santa Claus, Indiana. About 25 postmasters were present for the dinner last night at which Abe M. Goff, general counsel of the Postoffice Department, and other postal officials were speakers.
The Ben Franklin store in Jasper is marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the nationwide group of stores bearing the same name with an Anniversary Sale, according to an advertisement appearing elsewhere in today’s Daily Herald. Ott Lorey, owner of the local Ben Franklin franchised store, has been with the group for 25 of its 30 years, managing various Ben Franklin stores in southern Indiana for about five years before buying the one in Jasper. In 1927 Butler Brothers, one of the largest wholesale distributors of variety merchandise, inaugurated the franchised Ben Franklin Store program for independently owned variety stores. Today there are 2,400 Ben Franklin stores spread throughout the 48 states, Alaska and Hawaii.
Wilmer Hagemeyer, who for the past 11 years has been employed as a welder at the George P. Wagner Company in Jasper, announced today the purchase of the Hillemeyer Blacksmith Shop, at 510 Fourth Street in Huntingburg, according to an advertisement appearing elsewhere in today’s Daily Herald. The new owner purchased the business from Don Bohnenkemper, after it had been owned and managed for many years by Gus Hillemeyer, who had owned it previously.
The young grid rivalry between Jasper and Huntingburg was even up at two victories apiece today following the Wildcats 20-13 triumph over the Happy Hunters at Municipal Park last night before an overflow throng that filled the bleachers and spilled over onto both sides of the field. It was a very well played game by both teams and hard fought all the way. Quarterback Bobby Craig was especially outstanding for the Hunters with his fine ball handling and passing. Donnie Blackgrove turned in some fine work on defense. Eddie Giesler, Tom Thomas and Ronald Jerger sparkled on defense for Jasper. Denny Otto, Joe Rohleder and Jim Lehmkuhler headed up Jasper’s offense with some nice running.
Jasper banker Jerry Beckman shot a rare “double eagle” last week while playing golf at the Jasper Country Club. Beckman got his double eagle on the par 5 third hole when he holed out with a four iron after getting a solid drive off the tee. Beckman was playing in a foursome with Jerome Habig, Mart Heichelbech, and Jack Newton. The other three members of the foursome recorded birdies on the hole while Beckman was getting his double eagle. A double eagle is more rare than a hole-in-one since it can only come on a par 5 hole (a double eagle on a par 4 would be a hole-in-one).
Pictured on the sports page of this issue are the Punt, Pass and Kick winners. Willie Weinzapfel, representing Alvin C. Ruxer Ford, Monday night presented the winners’ trophies in the annual Punt, Pass and Kick Contest held Saturday at Alumni Stadium in Jasper. Winners include Dave Steurer, Mike Steuer, Joe Birge, Dan Fuhs, Kurt Bies, and Edward Erny. The winners will compete in the Zone Competition this Saturday at Heritage Hills High School in Dale.
Residents in the rural areas of Dubois County now have a new trash collection service. The large white receptacles into which the trash is to be placed have been hauled to 22 strategic locations throughout the county and the compactor truck will make pick-ups twice a week.The county has contracted with Jasper and Huntingburg to dispose of the trash in their landfill areas. The contract for the Packmore side-loader compactor truck and the receptacles was awarded last April 3 by County Commissioners Hilmar Denu, Cletus Luebbehusen and David Schnell to the A & B Equipment Company of Bedford. The quoted price of the compactor truck was $8,368, while the receptacles cost $225 each. More than 70 have so far been received and hauled to their sites. Eventually a total of 95 will be in service.
From Jerry Birge’s KEEPING SCORE column: Even before the 1972 football season began Boonville fans were looking forward to Friday night’s battle between Boonville and Jasper. Pioneer fans feel they have one of their finest teams ever. They feel that this may be “the year” for them to beat Jasper. The Jasper-Boonville series started back in 1958 shortly after the Cats had started playing football. The Pioneers beat the Cats, 20-6, in that first meeting and then came back with a 12-6 win in 1959. The series was dropped for two years. In 1962 Jasper won a 21-20 thriller and they haven’t stopped since. Jasper has belted Boonville ten straight years. Each year the Boonville coaches, players and fans eye the Jasper game hoping for the end of the long humiliation on the football field.
Extensive damage was inflicted around 2:30 a.m. today when an automobile crashed through a concrete block wall of Bill’s Truck Stop restaurant along State Road 64 on the western outskirts of Birdseye. Neither the driver, Allen J. Hedinger, 20, of R. 2, Ferdinand, nor his passenger, Jerry Blake, 20, of Bristol, was injured but the car, a 1970 Dodge two-door hardtop owned by the latter’s mother, Mrs. Louise Blake of Bristow, was listed by the investigating officer, as a total loss. The restaurant, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred “Bill” Kluemper, is located at the intersection of State Road 64 and the county road that runs between Schnellville and the state highway.
Senior quarterback Terry Giesler made an impressive return to the Jasper lineup Friday night as he directed the Wildcats to a 7-0 SIAC triumph over the Boonville Pioneers at Bennett Field in Boonville. Giesler, injured in Jasper’s opener Sept. 1 at Southridge, returned to action by completing 14 of 26 passes for 108 yards, including a 10-yard strike to Mike Erny for the only touchdown of the game. Giesler was the offensive show for Jasper with his 14 of 26 for 108 yards. Seven of the passes were to his brother, Larry Giesler, for 61 yards.
Saying that Libby Mauck has the magic touch may not be too far from the truth. On Saturday, Jasper’s passing whiz kid added 109 more assists to her personal list, and along the way set a new Jasper volleyball record in the Martinsville Invitational. Mauck, the senior setter for the 3A No. 3 Cats, shattered the Jasper all-time career assist mark with 1,534. The previous record was held by former Cat Jill Shelton, who finished her career with 1,445 assists. Mauck led the Cats to a 3-1 record in the tourney, where they fell to only defending state champion and 4A No. 9
Former Huntingburg Mayor Connie Nass announced plans to seek state office again—this time the GOP nomination to replace Morris Wooden as state auditor. “We need someone who has good management and administrative skills,” Nass, 55, said Saturday in a speech at a Sullivan County Republican Party dinner. She possesses those traits, she said, and has also proven she is a good leader. The state auditor is Indiana’s bookkeeper and auditor of receipts and disbursements. Nass said her experience lines up well with the job. Wooden’s office recently has been engulfed in a series of controversies.
A controversial plan for mandatory sanitary sewer hookups in areas around Huntingburg where septic systems are failing has taken a major step forward. The State Budget Agency has approved Huntingburg’s application for a low-interest revolving loan to finance the $3.5 million project. The city expects its final hurdle—Indiana Department of Environmental Management approval—to be cleared Oct. 8. Work could begin in the latter half of 1998, which is when the state’s money becomes available. The project involves 186 dwelling units (about 450 people) in neighborhoods near West Third, around the Huntingburg Country Club; East and West Sunset Drive; and North and South Cherry Streets.
A new motel is coming to Jasper. Larry Hanselman, owner of the Schnitzelbank Restaurant, requested a zoning change for the 11 1/2 acre lot located north of the restaurant in order to construct a 74-room Hampton Inn motel. Hampton Inn is a division of the Marriott Inn Corp. Hanselman said construction should begin next spring, with completion in 1999. “We are just getting the ground ready at this time,” he said. Hanselman said the new 74-room, three-story motel will feature a combination of single and double rooms and suites. The single and double rooms will be between 120 and 140 square feet, and the suites will be around 160 square feet. There will be 82 parking spaces, one for each room and the remaining spaces for employees.
Expect construction on a $103 million relocation of U.S. 231 between I-64 and a new Ohio River bridge to begin in four to five years. Tim Miller, the project’s manager for the Indiana Department of Transportation, updated over two dozen industry and government officials from throughout the region Thursday during lunch at the Dutchman Inn. Members of the ad hoc U.S. 231 committee who attended included AK Steel’s Vice President of public relations, Holiday World’s Bill Koch and the mayors of Jasper, Huntingburg and Owensboro. The relocated U.S. 231 will be 22 miles of four-lane road, with an 80-foot median and two overpasses over railroad tracks. INDOT is about two months away from public hearings on a draft environmental impact statement.
Five Patriots scored six touchdowns as Heritage Hills celebrated homecoming with a 42-6 pasting of conference foe Gibson Southern Friday. Seniors in the Patriot secondary who were benched last week as punishment for poor coverage limited Titan quarterback Cody Maurer to only a pair of completions that netted minus 2 yards. In the fourth quarter kicker Andy Fischer attempted what would have been a school-record 57-yard field goal. The low line drive had the distance, but went wide left.
Patriot coach Bob Clayton said he intends to give his kicker some more chances at setting a school record before the season ends. Fischer’s leg has put 49 points on the board so far this season.
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