Letters to the Editor 12-15-1998
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Grateful For WCHS Teens - National Guard Support - Enjoyed The Business
Grateful For WCHS Teens
Editor, Times-Union:When we hear of teens today, it seems all we are hearing about is all the bad things teens are doing. Well, we can tell you first hand that we are very glad and grateful for the teens at Warsaw High School. This past week, we lost our loved one, David Hedington, in a car accident. And we wanted all of the teens and staff at the high school to know how much their being there helped David's family.
Warsaw High School students, thank you for your love and support in a very trying time.
Sam and Melody Hedington, The family of David Hedington, Warsaw
National Guard Support
Editor, Times-Union:With the downsizing of the United States Army, the Department of the Army has created 15 separate Infantry Brigades. The Brigades are all National Guard Troops. Indiana has the 76th Infantry Brigade. Fourteen other states have the others.
I serve with 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry stationed in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The United States Army and the Department of Defense has declared us as the best battalion of any in all of the 15 brigades. This did not happen without a lot of hard work. Long days (some 16 hrs.) training to be combat ready. A lot of extra training days that our civilian employers allowed us time off to attend. I work for Zimmer here in Warsaw. I also live in Warsaw with my family.
I would like to publicly thank Zimmer and the people of Warsaw and the state of Indiana for your support. We should all be proud of our state and the Indiana National Guard. To be the best in the nation is quite an honor. With the world as it is it will only be a matter of time when the United States Army will be using these Infantry Brigades in combat.
We are ready Indiana to answer the call, thanks to you.
SFC Bobby G. Jones, Battalion Operations Liaison Sgt. S-3
Enjoyed The Business
Editor, Times-Union:After War 2, we started in the Electrical Contracting business. I saw Leonard wiring the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. He had the knowledge and didn't have the money, I had the money and didn't have the knowledge. It was the right time after the war. He ran the outside and hired 25 fellows, I ran the inside store, doing most of the buying, pricing, billing, payroll, taxes, cleaning, answer the phone, which was ringing all the time. People would normally ask how soon and not how much and waiting on all the customers. It was the only store to buy a light bulb.
This year in February, John Shaffer, and in August, Ted Ferguson passed away. They were with us when we first started and to the end. Normally all employees had to work 14-15 hours every day. They would come in at the end of the day and ask if they had to work that night. They were always back to the store 15-20 minutes early and discuss with each other what they were doing, this was interesting to me while I was working in the store. I gave them a raise every year, a vacation with pay and paid them on holidays if they worked the day before and the day after the holiday.
Several years ago, Ted Ferguson was driving semi out to California. He saw me working out in the yard and pulled the big semi up to the curb and hollered, "You know, Kate, as many fellows that worked for you and as long as we worked for you, we never had a problem," which was true, my answer I always said if you have time will you do something for me, it was never you do, or did you do this or that and never you did. I never had a problem with any of the customers, maybe I didn't always agree, but sometimes you learn more if you listen.
Some of our employees went into business for themselves, including Eddie Hatfield (Hatfield Electric). I enjoyed the employees and the customers.
Kathern Wolford, Warsaw
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- Grateful For WCHS Teens - National Guard Support - Enjoyed The Business
Grateful For WCHS Teens
Editor, Times-Union:When we hear of teens today, it seems all we are hearing about is all the bad things teens are doing. Well, we can tell you first hand that we are very glad and grateful for the teens at Warsaw High School. This past week, we lost our loved one, David Hedington, in a car accident. And we wanted all of the teens and staff at the high school to know how much their being there helped David's family.
Warsaw High School students, thank you for your love and support in a very trying time.
Sam and Melody Hedington, The family of David Hedington, Warsaw
National Guard Support
Editor, Times-Union:With the downsizing of the United States Army, the Department of the Army has created 15 separate Infantry Brigades. The Brigades are all National Guard Troops. Indiana has the 76th Infantry Brigade. Fourteen other states have the others.
I serve with 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry stationed in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The United States Army and the Department of Defense has declared us as the best battalion of any in all of the 15 brigades. This did not happen without a lot of hard work. Long days (some 16 hrs.) training to be combat ready. A lot of extra training days that our civilian employers allowed us time off to attend. I work for Zimmer here in Warsaw. I also live in Warsaw with my family.
I would like to publicly thank Zimmer and the people of Warsaw and the state of Indiana for your support. We should all be proud of our state and the Indiana National Guard. To be the best in the nation is quite an honor. With the world as it is it will only be a matter of time when the United States Army will be using these Infantry Brigades in combat.
We are ready Indiana to answer the call, thanks to you.
SFC Bobby G. Jones, Battalion Operations Liaison Sgt. S-3
Enjoyed The Business
Editor, Times-Union:After War 2, we started in the Electrical Contracting business. I saw Leonard wiring the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. He had the knowledge and didn't have the money, I had the money and didn't have the knowledge. It was the right time after the war. He ran the outside and hired 25 fellows, I ran the inside store, doing most of the buying, pricing, billing, payroll, taxes, cleaning, answer the phone, which was ringing all the time. People would normally ask how soon and not how much and waiting on all the customers. It was the only store to buy a light bulb.
This year in February, John Shaffer, and in August, Ted Ferguson passed away. They were with us when we first started and to the end. Normally all employees had to work 14-15 hours every day. They would come in at the end of the day and ask if they had to work that night. They were always back to the store 15-20 minutes early and discuss with each other what they were doing, this was interesting to me while I was working in the store. I gave them a raise every year, a vacation with pay and paid them on holidays if they worked the day before and the day after the holiday.
Several years ago, Ted Ferguson was driving semi out to California. He saw me working out in the yard and pulled the big semi up to the curb and hollered, "You know, Kate, as many fellows that worked for you and as long as we worked for you, we never had a problem," which was true, my answer I always said if you have time will you do something for me, it was never you do, or did you do this or that and never you did. I never had a problem with any of the customers, maybe I didn't always agree, but sometimes you learn more if you listen.
Some of our employees went into business for themselves, including Eddie Hatfield (Hatfield Electric). I enjoyed the employees and the customers.
Kathern Wolford, Warsaw
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