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MEMALPfFlESS Twin City News ST. JOSEPH, MAY $1969 0 LfQ ram Hope To Reach All Adults Mllllll.rcilWHl!N'WlMW''U!lMWllWi)Mi (: llllliR Wt' Jllllllf ilfcas flftiiliiiiiilHi x'r'." r' 'rt- "-A "7 rrU BH Schools Round Up Beginners Birth Certificates And Immunization Records Needed Dates for seven kindergarten roundups in the Benton Harbor school district were announced today. Seely McCord school: Thursday, May 8, 8:30 11:30 a.m., 12:30 4 p.m. Martindale: Monday, May 5, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.

Boynton: Tuesday, May 6, 9 11:45 a.m., 1 3 p.m. Lafayette: Tuesday May 6, 9 11:30 a.m., for parents living in Lafayette, North Shore, Ea-man areas. Calvin Britain: Tuesday May 6, 9-11 a.m. Fairplain West: Tuesday, May 6, 9:30 11 a.m. Fairplain "Northwestr Friday; May 9, 2 3 p.m.

Parents should, bring birth certificates and immunization records to the roundups. A child must be five years old by Dec. 1, 1969, to enter kindergarten next September. Parents are asked not to bring children, except to the roundups at Fairplain West and Northwest where regular kindergarten classes will be suspended during the roundups. Drug Store Will Open In Fairplain ZONE CHIEFS: Student leaders in delivery of "opinionnaires" to St.

Joseph school district check routes that high school seniors will cover Monday eve-ing. From left are Ken Eppelheimer, Chuck Wright, Wayne Madison (seated), Dan Lockwitz, Bob Zick and Barb Brehm. In foreground left seated is Frank Smith. Seniors will personally deliver 12,000 of the four-page opinion asking forms." (Staff photo- AROUND OUR TOWNS Native Is Named Branson School Chief IN VIETNAM: Two soldiers who went to school together in Benton Harbor and a friend from Three Oaks are serving together in the 11th Armored Cavalry, U.S. Army, in Vietnam.

Each was wounded during the allied effort to block the enemy's spring offensive. Left to right are Burl Swain, 685 Pa-vone street, Benton Harbor; Donald Wallsten, Three Oaks, and Rodney Struble, Townline road, rural Benton Harbor. Swain is hospitalized in an Army hospital near Saigon. His two companions have returned to combat. Board Will Use 'Opinionnaire' Replies As Guide St.

Joseph High school seniors, 240 strong, will personally deliver 12,000 "opionionnaires" to district residents Monday. The replies are intended to help guide the district on short and long range operations. Starting at 6 p.m. Monday the high school students will attempt to deliver to each adult resident the four-page "opin-ionnaire" complete with envelope for return. The students will introduce themselves, ask how many adults reside there, hand over the correct number of surveys and ask that the surveys be returned as soon as possible.

--If na.one-iinswe5S.theustudents will leave two of the survey units. RETURNING SURVEYS To get as many of the surveys back as possible school officials have set up a variety of ways and places they can be returned. After the surveys have been filled out they can be (1) mailed back to the schools, (2) sent in with the children or (3) dropped in bright green boxes conveniently placed at schools, both public and parochial, in supermarkets and a variety of other stores. School officials urged everyone to take a few minutes to complete the opinion type survey. It can be filled out almost as fast as it takes to read it.

While there are 69 different itemsanswers can be made by circling a number, in most cases, or by jotting down a word. One i of the most important questions in the whole survey is on immediate financing. From the replies in the survey the St. Joseph school board and its advisory council hope to determine support for placing a millage issue on the June 9 ballot. Last year, after three elections, St.

Joseph school electors approved 15 mills in extra operating taxes for two years. At that time it was proposed that a millage issue be put on the ballot each year, for approval a year ahead of the time the tax would be levied so that the district could determine its fiscal resources in advance and plan the education program accordingly. PROPOSAL CHANGED The advisory council has changed that proposal, recommending that the basic 15-mill structure be voted on but for a three to five-year term. Busy with trying to get a water line to the new Upton junior high school, the board' has not come to grips with the operating millage issue. The survey results will be used as a guide.

Results of most of the questions will aid long-range planning. St. Joseph School Supt. Richard Ziehmer said a large return of the survey sheets would insure accuracy of the conclu- sions reported. The survey result could prove embarrassing, but also enlighting.

St. Joseph school district residents can give their opinion on what kind of a job they think the school board, administrators 'r i Three Area Soldiers Wounded In Vietnam Met Overseas; In Same Unit ed near him. Swain is a machine gunner on a tracked vehicle. Struble said he and Wallsten, both drivers, were hit about three weeks later in action 50 miles northeast of Saigon near Tay Ninh. He said the outfit overran an enemy base camp.

Struble said he was hit by shrapnel in the left knee and hand. Wallsten was hit in the head and hand, he said. Because of his activities in the fight for the base camp Struble said he was recommended by the Bronze Star. But he said he declined it. Twenty-' three of the enemy were slain and seven taken prisoner during the battle, he said.

By TOM BRUNDRETT Staff Writer Two soldiers who attended Benton Harbor high school together and a friend from Three Oaks were wounded in Vietnam during the Allied push to smash the enemy spring offensive. Spec. Four Burl Swain, 20, whose father lives at 685 Pa- vone street, Benton Harbor, remains in an Army hospital near Saigon. He was hit with shrapnel from mortar fire March 25. His friends, PFC Rodney Struble, 21, whose wife Linda lives on Townline road, rural Benton Harbor, and PFC Donald Wallsten, Three Oaks, have returned to combat.

All three are serving with the 11th Armored Cavalry division near Saigon. They met in Vietnam after entering the service and going to southeast Asia at different times. Swain and Struble both attended Benton Harbor high school before 1966 and knew each other there. Swain graduated in 1966. Struble, whose parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Raymond Struble, live on Third street in Millburg, wrote his family that they along with other men of the division had been involved in heavy fighting against North Vietna: mese regulars and Viet Cong. According to his letter, Swain suffered wounds over his body when the mortar round explod A Former St. Joseph man, Burton R. Aldrich, has signed a contract as super intendent, of schools at Bronson in Branch county.

He has been principal of Ypsilanti high school for the past six years. The 46-year-old administrator has a total of 23 years of teaching and administrative experience. He is a 1943 graduate of Western Michigan university and received a master's degree in administration in 1949 from University of Michigan. He will receive the educational specialist degree from Eastern Mich Committee Holds First Session The social welfare and health committee of the Model Cities Citizen's Steering council (CSC) is scheduled to convene for its initial session at 7:30 p.m. May 7 in the Blossom Acres community center.

Committee chairman Mrs. An-nabelle Bankston said persons interested in working with the committee should attend. The council is charged with developing the plan for improving the Model Cities tract in Benton Harbor and Benton township. Mrs. Bankston said the neighborhood area "is one in which there exists a multitude of factors contributing to the need for social services." "The reliance on all categories of welfare benefits within the target area," she said, "is nearly twice as high as is found in the city-township area as a whole." Mrs.

Bankston said the relatively poor health status within the area has already been well documented. Some of the problems, she said, involve a high infant mortality rate; TB; al-cholism; and malnutrition. igan university this June. HONOR STUDENT Aldrich formerly was super-ldrich formerly was superintendent at Sa-gatuck and Constantine and before that taught at Berrien Springs and Hartford. Aldrich was graduated as an honor student' from St.

Joseph high school in June, 1939. The Bronson school district, located between Coldwater and Sturgis on US-12, covers 151 square miles and has 2,000 students and a staff of 75. Aldrich and his wife Barbara have three children, Linda, who will be graduating from Ypsilanti high school; Anne, a seventh grader and Donald, a first grader. A Lake Michigan College hon-or student, Angela J. Walters of St.

Joseph, has been named first place winner of the annual poetry contest sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, national junior college honorary society. eb" of LC chapter were informed recently. A gold cup award, to be sent by Phi Theta Kappa national headquarters at Canton, will be presented to Miss Walters by members of Mu Nu, LMC's local chapter of the- national society, at the group's i next meeting. Miss Walters entered eight poems in the contest and was judged on all of them, accord- ing to Miss Gwendolyn Niles, LMC English instructor and faculty adviser of the LMC chapter. Miss Walters, who is editor of the 1969 Phoenix, LMC literary publication, is the daughter of Iff.

II' 1. neni mi. auu una. iwy naiieia, oui South State street, St. Joseph.

She is a sophomore, a legal. secretary major, named on the i Dean's Honor List and the holder of a straight aca- demic average. MRS. Henry (Kathrine) Puty-ra of Scottdale was one of four Michigan honored for their outstanding contributions to the motel and tourist industry during a recent convention of the Motel Association BURTON R. ALDRICH ANGELA WALTERS Miami Reach 2L Amenca ln Miami Beactl Mrs.

Putyra and her husband own and operate the Royal Motel and Restaurant at Scottdale. The honor citation was given to Mrs. Putyra by the associa- tion's board of directors. The convention was over 400 motel operators from every state in the union. Mrs.

Putyra is serving her fourth term as secretary of the Southwest Michigan Motel as- sociation. Chamber Will Host State Men attended owners and i i A new drug store is scheduled for opening next Monday at 1041 3ast Napier avenue, Fairplain, dedicated to the proposition of "putting drugs back into the drugstores." Co-owners William Schumacher and Ralph Follman, aid that the store will carry strictly pharmaceutical and medical items, eliminating "toasters, momma dolls and garden hoses." The pharmacy, the Nationwide Pharmacy Center, is one in a national system of fran-chised pharmacies and will carry a full line of over-the-counter drugs and supplies in addition to prescription drugs. Also in stock will be convalescent and orthopedic items. Schumacher is owner of the Schumacher Construction company of Benton Harbor, and Follman formerly was an independent pharmacist in Benton Harbor. Pharmacy center hours will be from 9 a.m.

to 9 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays. Grand Opening is scheduled for the week of May 21-27.

Expansion Of Water Plant Eyed St. Joseph City Commission Monday will take a first look at proposal to expand the St. Joseph water works to supply water to the Lake Michigan Shoreline Water and Sewage Treatment The city hasigned a contract with the authority and pledges it will have all the water the authority wants when it "develops the need. The commission will also review supplemental paving agreements, purchase a park mower and act on a request by Whirlpool Corp. to raze a house and make the lot on Prospect street into a parking lot.

The commission meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. Kindergarten Roundup Set By School Kindergarten roundup will be held Wednesday, May 7, at Benton Harbor Sterne Branson school. Principal Carl Carlson The roundup will start at 9 a.m. Parents are asked to bring birth certificates, immunization records nd leave children at home. Top Graduates At St.

John's Class Of '69 Is Last For Pearl Street School Mary Irvin is valedictorian and Martha Ann Cramer is salntatorian of the 1969 senior class at Benton Harbor St. John's high school. byjand teachers are doing. They I can eive their opinions on such SUPERIOR STEEL diverse subjects as sex educa- tion, athletics, how far should youngsters walk to reach schools, how education should be financed. SPACE FOR COMMENT There is space provided to comment on what services are good, which are weak, Ziehmer said the cost of the opinionnaires would have been prohibitive if the students had Inot undertaken the task but more important, the personal presentation is expected to pro- duce a greater return.

A i stant Principal John BHFirm Will Comnete For Excellence Award Announcement was by Lucinda, principal of St. John's. The '69 class is scheduled to be the last to graduate from Pearl street school as St. John's and St. Joseph Catholic become .1..

Mtnhirfon Palhnlil 5lHnfil with St. Joseph housing the high school Miss Irvin is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Irvin, 1150 Union street. Miss Cramer's parents are Mr.

and Mrs. Norbert Cramer, 570 Col-; umbus avenue. I SCHOLARSHIP WINNER i Holder of a 3.91 average in high school, Miss Irvin will attend Western Michigan uni-1 versity to major in mathe- matics. She has received a scnoiarsmp irom western ana also a Regents-alumni scholarship from University of Michigan. Her school offices include vice president of junior and senior classes, president and secretary of the Latin club, president and vice president of Future Teach- i ers, vice president of Sodality.

She is a member of Candy Stripers, National Honor So- ciety, Girls Athletic association i and Yearbook staff. She former-; ly the school newspaper staffi ep club and Drama cluD- BIOLOGY MAJOR Miss Cramer will attend St. Mary's college, Notre Dame, to major in biology. She was a finalist in Whirlpool Corp. scholarship competition, has received a Who's Who In American Teenagers award, a citation from Outstanding Teenagers of Amenca and a nrst place in district forehsics she vice pent of freshmen and sophomorp classes, junior class secretary.

president and treasurer of Na- tional Honor Society. Other activities have been Soldality, rep ciud, uins Ainieac association, Future Teachers, Candystripers, Yearbook staff, Lay teacher for Confraternity of MARY IRVDf MARTIL CRAMER Christian Doctrine. Miss Cramer's grade average is 3.74. 'Schuster told the students, "be polite, but hurry. If pressed by The Twin Cities Area Cham-: residents tell them 'complete ber of Commerce is going to 'directions are in in the Lansing May 21 to host state! Each student will deliver officials at a "get acquainted" about 50 of the surveys, dinner.

I David Upton, the chamber's Agriculture, Commerce, r-vice president for governmental 1 rections Labor, Licensing and affairs, said the purpose is for Regulations. Mental Health, chamber members to inform -t Military affairs, Natural Restate officials of southwestern sources Social Services, State Michigan. Twin City business-: Highways, State Police, Auditor men are expected to ge a General and Attorney General, better understanding of state The dinner will be at the Jack departments. jTar notei Chamber members Invited officials will be from can make reservations by call-departments of Administration, I ing the chamber offiec. Superior Steel Castings company of Benton Harbor has been nominated to compete for the engineering excellence award at the 1969 Casting Exposition May 12-16 in Long Beach, Calif.

The company was nominated by the American Casting society and will be mong approximately six firms competing for the award. Superior was chosen according to Henry Forbes, vice president of the company, because of its perfection of the shell molding process to the steel industry. On display at the exposition will be Superior's shell molding division products, which are lightweight, thin-sectioned, high strength, close-tolerance parts. The exposition is expected to be attended by approximately 15,000 engineers, and will include exhibitors in commercial fields, national defense and the areospace industry. point.