Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
Jon Walmer and Eric Keller, sixth grade students at Harrison Elementary School, recently shaved DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) into their hair to demonstrate their commitment to being drug-free.
New officers for 1978-79 for the American Association of University Women are Mary Lou Smith, president; Jennie Gravis, first vice president; Judy Egolf, second vice president; Beverly Collins, third vice president; Doris Everson, secretary; and Lynn Groff, treasurer.
Frank Garberick, local shoe repairman, grew a six-pound, 15-ounce sweet potato in his truck garden east of Warsaw. Despite a frost which hit soon after they were planted, the potato vines proved very productive in muck soil. Judging from the yield so far, Garberick will probably get more than eight bushels of potatoes from 24 hills.
Helen Melick, former Warsaw girl, won third standing in a personality contest which closed Saturday night in South Bend. The contest was sponsored by the Women's Benefit Association with the first prize a trip to Paris, France. Melick is employed by Standard Oil Co. and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Melick of this city.
