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Local Funeral Home'in Peru. Charles E. Heckman's wife Bennett awarded ISU scholarship awarded a scholarship as part of Cit her admission' next fall to Indiana Bennett, daughter of Brenda Bennett of Parkland Square, plans to study speech, comtnunications and public relations at the Terre Haute college. -The SU academic' scholarship is awarded to those high school students in he top. 10 percent of their graduating who are on a college preparatory curriculum.

I Edinburgh students in state contest- Edinburgh High School students Tony Brown and Don will compete Saturday at the Indiana State VICA Leadership Confer ence in inuianapuus. The students placed among the Vv Li II at the regional VICA conference held April 11. Approximately 250 students from eight schools participated at the regional conference. Winners at the state conference will represent Indiana at The national conference in Wichita, this summer. Brown won in the smaU engines division, while Goldsmith won in welding.

Lancer Band excels at contest The Edinburgh Lancer Band received a first division rating in Group III competition at the Indiana State Music Association's State Band Contest held at Greenwood High School last week. The Lancer Band also received a first division rating in the sight-xeading competition. The scores are the best contest marks any Edinburgh band lias ever received at; a contest. Once Upon a time Central to hold.Culture Fair Memorials may be made to nty chapterof 1 ican Heart Born Sept. 27, 1920, in Richmond, Johnson was the son of Len and Ellen Hillard Johnson.

He is sur- vived by his wife; Emmajean Cush-ing Johnson. They were married Sept. 27, 1941. rvivors include brother, Len Johnson Jr. of Sarasota, two sisters, Katherine Brothers of Brentwood, and Patricia McMichael of Edinburgh; til ivt i -jiwv Steven Fuson, both of Columbus.

He was preceded in death by a brother. Retired florist Ota L. Hockersmith Shelby ville SHELBYVILLE Ota L. Hockersmith, 89, of West Pennsylvania Street, died Thursday at his home. Hockersmith was a retired florist' and had been Shelbyville resident wi i siiilc woo.

ne was a ineuiuer ui Grace Wesleyan Church at Shelbyville. Funeral service will be conducted -by the Rev. Ray Ferren and the Rev. C.E. Jones at 10:30 a.m.

Monday at Grace Wesleyan Church. Calling hours gjilj be from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Carmony Funeral Home in Shelbyville and from 9:30 a.m. unm service ume monaay ui the church. Burial will be" at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Born Aug. 2, 1897, in Decatur i il VHJUilLjr, nuijict aiiuui rtao 1110 ouii Henry H. and Emma S. Jessup Hockersmith. He fifst married Ethel Ellingwood on' May 18, 1918, and she died Oct.

6, 1965. He is survived by his wife, the former May Wainw-right, whom he married Nov. 1, 1968. Other survivors include a daughter, Lois Mohr of Shelbyville; two stepdaughters, Winifred Fritsch of New Mexico and Thelrha Tsis-manakis of Fort Collins, 12 grandchildren and 14 greatgrandchildren. Corrections Please report errors that require correction or amplification to the news desk, 372-7811.

The name of Clarence Graf of Seymour was misspelled in his obituary printed on Thursday. mour route SEYMOUR Ruth Anita HeckmarL 71, of 'Seymour route ,4 wife of Charles E. Heckman, died at 9 p.m. Thursday at Methodist Hos pital in Indianapolis. She had' been ill five years.

White Creek Lutheran Church where she had been a Bible' study leader and former choir member. She also was a member of the Ladies Aid Society. Funeral service will be conducted by the Rev. Marcus Jauss at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Burkholder Funeral Home where calling hours will be from 3 to 8 p.m.

Sunday and from 8 until service time Monday. Burial will be at St. John Lutheran Cemetery at White Creek. Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran TChurch or to the American Diabetes Association.

Born Oct. 4, 1915, in Bartholomew County, Mrs. Heckman was the daughter of John and Amelia A. Enzinger Diggs. She was married to Heckman on Sept.

6, 1936, at White Creek and lived most of her life in Jackson County. Other survivors include seven children, Charlene Meadors and Russell Heckman, both of Columbus, Ronald Heckman of Greenwood, Mifeael and Cheryl Heckman and iJnqa Tenner, all of Seymour, and Ruth Ann DeVoe of Indianapolis; three sisters, Laura Brunow of Seymour, Josephine Ellis of Hayden and Anita Johnson of Indianapolis, and 11 grandchildren. Nancy Fuson's father Cecil G. Johnson Peru PERU Cecil G. Johnson, 66, of Adams Avenue, father of Nancy Fuson of Columbus, died at 6:33 p.m.

Wednesday at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Johnson had. been a transport drive for Indiana Farm Bureau Coop and was the recipient of a 40-year safe driving a He was a World War II Army veteran. Graveside funeral service will be by the Rev.

J. Robert Clark at 2 Saturday at Mount Hope Cemetery in Peru. Calling hours will be from noon until service time Saturday at Flowers-Leedy The 1987 Culture Fair, featuring informational displays on China, Japan, India, the Soviet Union and the Middle East will be held Tuesday and Wednesday at Central Middle Hours for the event to be held at the school's-Seventh Street gym will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The by Jqhn Sheckler A good book is a good book, no matter where it's read. In the case of Vickie Rollo and her daughter Meredith, 4, the lawn of Columbus East High School provides a good place to read while the two wait for Meredith's older sister to get out of school for the day. top four competitors in their events index, municipal bondand gold futures. About 550 traders normally occupy the Treasury bond pit, and most are expected to continue trading during the new session, CBOT spokesman William Murschel said. Cummins contracts for Army engines Cummins Engine Co.

has been awarded a $3.63 million contract to produce 311 engines for the U.S. Army. The company will manufacture spare NHC 250 engines for 5-ton trucks, John Solomon, press secretary for 2nd District Rep. Phil Sharp, announced Thursday. Evening hours accommodate foreign stock markets Economists said the session will allow traders in other time zones to hedge their interest rate risks using the world's most liquid futures contract.

"We needed to do it (night trading) to our position in the futures' industry," said Sandor Kardos, a trader who said the two sessions would increase his work day to 16 hours. "But the nature of the world economy makes it a necessity." "Ultimately, I think this is the first step to 24-hour trading," said Norman Frey, an economist for Northern Futures a subsidiary of Northern Trust Bank. Along with the extended hours, night trading in Treasury bonds and notes will be openedto about 1,000 specialized traders who normally trade commodity options and stock and notes have increased dramatically in recent years. "April 30 is fading on LaSalle Street, but the May 1st business day is well under way in Sydney, Hong Singapore, (and) Tokyo," CBOT Chairman Karsten Mahlmann. said minutes before the session opened.

"In launching this evening trading session, we are recognizing that the sun never sets on business." However, many traders complained about the extended hours, saying their days would begin well before 8 a.m. and not end until after 9 p.m. The nightly session for Treasury bond and note futures and options will run from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Central time Monday through Thursday.

for Treasury bond and note contracts are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. By Janice Kalmar United Press International CHICAGO The 'Chicago Board of Trade has responded to the growing importance of overseas markets by becoming the first major U.S. exchange to hold a night trading session a nwye seen as both important and exhausting. of traders and spectators jammed the trading pits and viewing gallery Thursday night for the first three-hour evening session that js designed to coincide with the opening of Japan stock CBOT President Thomas Donovan said the nightly sessions mark a new era in the futures industry that is necessary to remain competitive in the world market." Japanese holdings of Treasury bonds Little 5th Annual Champ Contest WITH MORE PRIZES THAN EVER BEFORE! stop at any little champ location and register to win: stop at any Little champ location and register to WfN! 12-SPEED RACERS TYCO-PRO RACE SETS NCAA BASKETBALLS MAX HEADROOM T-SHIRT'S FREE COFFEE AT ALL LOCATIONS.

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