Doug DeFord, a Uniroyal Inc. supervisor, recently received a Department of Defense Certificate of Appreciation for supporting the National Guard and Reserve, at the Warsaw Armory. The award is part of a national effort to recognize supportive employers of guardsmen and reservists.
The largest Easter basket that Dan Doberstein, 10, ever received was a 20-pound treat, valued at $25, which he won during a recent drawing at Harvey's Mart, Warsaw. Dan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl A. Doberstein, of 726 W. Center St., shared his treat with two brothers, Terry, 8; Todd, 3; and sister Tricia, one-week-old.
During the Sears National Hardware Week, they will offer a Craftsman 35-piece socket set for $18.50, a Dunlap 7-inch tilt-table bench saw for $23.50, or Saturday only, a hand grinder for less than half price at $1.95.
Floyd Derrick of this city, day before yesterday, received a fine badge from the Standard Oil Company for having not a single accident at the local station of the past year. The next day, last evening, he was courteously cranking a Ford for a customer, when the engine backfired and shattered his arm.