THE CULVER CITIZEN ON LAKE MAXINKUCKEE • INDIANA'S MOST BEAUTIFUL LAKE 73RD YEAR, NO. 43 CULVER, INDIANA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1967 TEN CENTS Awarded Legion MeGill Plant It Of Merit For Ser­ Lions To Sponsor Culver Produces vice In Vietnam Halloween Parade A U. S. Army officer stationed U/CL you iz&z,,^* 9/ Searin at Culver Military Academy has Tuesday, Oof. 31 been awarded the Legion of Mer­ Production of the 1,000.000th it for meritorious conduct and bearing by the Culver plant of outstanding service during com­ Trick Or Treat 'MeGill Manufacturing Company, | bat in Vietnam. Inc. Bearing Division was an­ Night IVionday nounced Tuesday by Vice Presi­ Major William A. Roosma, sen­ Plans are near complete for dent and General Manager, A. B. ior Army instructor at Culver, the traditional all-community Li­ Williamson. received the decoration at a gar­ ons Club sponsored Halloween The 1,000,000th unit was pre­ rison parade at noon Sunday, parade and party set for Tues­ sented to Williamson by Culver Oct. 22, when thousands of par­ day evening, Oct. 31. David Smith Plant executives Plant Manager, ents and alumni were on campus is chairman for the 1967 event. Harold Fritz and Larry Stark­ for homecoming weekend. Brig. The Culver High School Band weather, Assistant Plant Manager Gen. John W. Dobson, USA under the direction of Band Di­ at a ceremony in the local plant (ret.), superintendent, made the rector, Charles Byfield, will lead main conference room Friday af­ award. the parade of costumed children ternoon. The Legion of Merit is awarded as patrol oars provide protection This bearing was a CAMROL by direction of the President of from the downtown area to the Cam Follower, a type originated the United States and was given High School Gymnasium. by MeGill and manufactured now to 'Major Roosma for perform­ in the smaller sizes at the Culver ance of duty in combat areas of Costumed children are asked facility. All Cam Follower pro­ Vietnam over a year's period to report to the staging area at duction will eventually be trans­ ending last August, when he was 6:30 p.m. The staging area has ferred to this first MeGill plant assigned to duty at Culver. Ma­ been set in the block extending outside of Valparaiso. jor Roosma heads the military from Main to Ohio Streets along Washington Street. Each cos­ Williamson said, "MeGill Man­ science department at the Acad­ tumed participant will be given agement is especially proud of emy. a number upon reporting to the this achievement of the people The citation accompanying the staging area. at the Culver plant who were re­ Legion of Merit states: Judging of costumes will be cruited locally and trained to this "Major Roosma distinguished carried out by Mrs. Daisy Over- liigh degree of efficiency on com­ himself by exceptionally meritor­ myer, Mary Wescott, Ray Manis plicated machinery in only fif­ ious conduct in the performance Local Children and Mrs. Frances Welsh. Mem­ teen months." of outstanding service during the Sillier Schools To bers of the refreshment commit­ He said that 8 6 are employed period August 19 6 6 to August "Trick-Treat" tee are Jesse Overmyer and Earl currently at Culver where present 1967 while serving consecutively UNICEF Oct* 27 Remain to Ei Eckman; prize committee, Rob­ facilities can accommodate 12 5 as Assistant Brigade S3 and Bat­ Area children will again par­ ert Lindvall and Don Davis. talion S3, 3d Battalion, 21st In­ persons, and a potential total ticipate in the "Trick or Treat" fantry, 196th Light Infantry Bri­ At the Hallowen party at the out-put capability of $5,000,000 for Unicef Halloween Program gade in the Republic of Vietnam. gym, boys and girls, by age group annually is expected in the next on Friday, Oct. 2 7, from 5:30- will compete for prizes. Chairman couple of years. "As Brigade Assist S3, he ac­ 7:30 p.m. with headquarters in The four-county school district of the six-year-olds and young­ Ground was broken in Novem­ companied the advance party and the Bank Lounge. comprising the Culver Commun­ er •will be Norman Baker; ages ber 1965, and new machinery in­ established a secure base area for ity Schools Corporation will oper­ Locally sponsored by the Max­ 7-11, Jim McCombs; and ages 11 stalled so that production was be­ the main body at Tay NInh. The ate on Eastern Standard Time inkuckee Federated Junior Wo­ and over, Wayne Kline. gun in July 1966. This first bear- outstanding manner in which during the current year or until man's Club, the Trick or Treat Traditionally, the Lions Club ling completely manufactured and combat after action reports were such time as the area uniform for Unicef program has features •Staged Event has attracted wide packaged at Culver, was gold prepared reflected Major Roos- time is changed, school officials to please people of all minds. community interest with children plated and presented to William­ ma's ability to understand and have announced. It is a fine opportunity for of all age groups participating. son last January. evaluate a guerrilla environment. Three schools, Kindergarten the youngsters themselves to At a recent meeting the Culver He judiciously developed the through Grade 12, are conducted combine their traditional fun Town Board declared the evening equipment requirements and pro­ by the corporation in Monterey, with a constructive rewarding ac­ of Monday, Oct. 30, as official cedures for the establishment of Leiters Ford, and Culver. Orga­ mi tivity all their own — "the Trick or Treat Night since Tues­ Hosp a forward tactical operation cen­ nization requires bussing of stu­ world's greatest effort by chil­ day night is reserved for the an­ ter to control multiple battalion dents between schools and some Wilber Taylor, who has been dren to help children." nual Halloween parade sponsored operations. members of the staff travel be­ a patient at Parkview Hospital Some idea of what our boys by the Lions Club. The Police De­ tween schools making necessary a r "During several major opera­ in Plymouth since Sept. 20, w as and girls will accomplish, with partment are requesting that tions, Major Roosma astutely di­ statement by the school announc­ dismissed from the hospital Fri­ our community's generous coop­ youngsters on the streets that rected the brigade control point, ing the policy and the adoption day and is recuperating satisfac­ eration, may be found in the fact night wear some white on their developed plans of operation and of one time schedule. torily at his home at 900 Lake that every day UNIOEF's jeeps, costumes or clothing so that they guided the activities of all ele­ "We realiize that the adoption Shore Drive. He will be confined trucks and other vehicles travel may be more easily seen by per* ments through the net control of the singular time schedule may to his home for a month and no roughly the distance of 30 times sons driving cars. station. As the Battalion S3, he work a hardship on some school visitors will be allowed for sev­ around the world, or four times worked arduously and effectively patrons and if it were possible, as eral weeks. the distance from the earth to to raise the combat proficency of it was in 1966-67, to operate on i * * the moon . Placed end on end, the battalion, setting high stan­ a flexible time schedule we would the midwife kits shipped by UNI­ Harry P. Scott, 2255 E. Shore dards in reporting techniques and do so, but such is not the case." CEF would form a pile four times Drive, Culver, is a patient in the i Sniwer To Remain requiring all units to submit in­ stated Robert Rust, Superintend­ as high as Mount Everest ... If Lutheran Hospital at Ft. Wayne. formation accurately, rapidly and ent. they held hands at the Equator, His room number is 567. completely. The Eastern Standard Time On Central * * w the children and mothers helped "During actual combat opera­ by UNICEF each year would cir­ schedule will remain the same Kim Robert May, ifive-year-old tions, Major Roosma's detailed cle the world . The dried milk for the schools as it has since son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert May, j ie knowledge of the capabilities, shipped by UNICEF would fill last April. 603 School Street, is a patient at limitations and procedures of all the United Nations building more The Culver Town Board of (Memorial Hospital in iSouth I support units permitted him to than 25 times. Trustees have announced that the ifJend. His room number is 542. [ Town Ordinance Prohibits provide timely instructions to Town of Culver will remain on Maxinkuckee Federated Junior both organic and support ele­ Burning Leaves On Black- Central Daylight Time rather Woman's Club, the organizers of RECENT ARRESTS MADE ments. Manifesting rare techni­ than turn the clocks back to Cen­ the local Trick or Treat for UNI­ Topped Or Oiled Streets BY CULVER POLICE cal knowledge, energy and enthu­ tral Standard Time on Sunday, CEF program most certainly de­ siasm, he has contributed im­ Instances of unlawful burning Oct. 29. The following are recent ar­ serve that their selfless and ef­ measurably to the success of the on black topped and oiled streets rests made by the Culver Police ficient efforts should meet with As the result of this decision counterinsurgency effort in Viet­ have been reported to the Town Department: unqualified success. the hours for the coming election nam. Board. on Nov. 7 will be from 6 a.m.