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Scrapbook tells story of county’s oldest vet By ANDREW KRULL editor.sdt@gmail.com
Photo by ANDREW KRULL Jim Street, left, is believed to be the oldest living veteran in Sullivan County. Above, he speaks with great-grandson Jeremy Knoepfle, second from left, and his family. At left, cartoons are shown from a scrapbook kept by Streetʼs wife during his time in service during WW II.
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The oldest veteran in Sullivan County reached 100 years of age just under a month before the country honors all those who served during Veterans Day on Wednesday, with Sullivan American Legion Post 139 recognizing Jim Street specifically last month with a community birthday party. “As far as I can tell and our records show, he is the oldest veteran in the county,” Post 139 Commander Herman Grindle said during the birthday party held Oct. 11 (Streetʼs actual birthday is Oct. 15). “Not many people live to be 100. Itʼs a great honor to have someone like that in our post.” Grindle noted he and Bob Street, Jimʼs son, had been working on the party and recognizing the 100th birthday for “the greater part of a year.” See VET on B2
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Continued from B1 “We wanted to do something special,” Bob said. “We knew he was a vet... Weʼre proud of him. We certainly appreciate Post 139 honoring him as a vet.” Those in attendance last October included greatgreat-grandchildren Kaiden and Kasen Knoepfle of Dugger. “(Jim) set a really good example for our family,” great-grandson Jeremy Knoepfle said, “going to church, being a family man.” Bob Street said his father didnʼt talk much about his time serving in the European theater during World War II. “Some of these old guys donʼt.” However, Bob said he knew his father was a pontoon bridge builder from what little he knew and from a scrapbook his mother kept of Jimʼs time of service. “He was up there at the front of the lines trying to get that bridge in the
The Sullivan Daily Times S E N I O R I N F O R M A N T • November 2015 • Page B2 water,” he said, “but he never got into specifics of battles. He just never talked about it.” Jim Street currently resides at Millerʼs Merry Manor, Sullivan. His son says he has good and bad days, with a bad bout during the last few days that didnʼt allow for an interview with the veteran himself. During his good periods, “he can tell you a lot about growing up in the Depression,” Bob said. The detailed scrapbook that was available for viewing at the Post 139 birthday party includes photos and postcards from England, France and Germany, as well as news stories showing his induction along with 36 other Sullivan County men in March 1944. It also includes letters from his wife, the late Pauline Rose Storey, documenting where he was through basic training until he departed for overseas. Other treasurers from the past are also included in the scrapbook. Two telegrams are in-
cluded in the book, with Paulineʼs handwriting noting above each “My husbandʼs 1st telegram” and in response “My 1st telegram in my life” respectively. The Western Union notices dated in October 1944 are short and to the point like all telegrams. “Arrive at Blackstone (Virginia) 2:19 p.m. Friday meet me=Mrs. James street,” with the response noting “COME TO 3110H FOURTH ST MRS LAWRENCE ROGERS BLACKSTONE BRING ALARM CLOCK ... PVT JAMES STREET.” The alarm clock reference is not explained, other than that the private likely needed an alarm clock. A handwritten history from Pauline notes “received telegram from Jim to come to him. Arrived in Virginia 20th of Oct. 1944. Jim came in that nite to trailer room I had. Stayed till 4:30 A.M. Had weekend together (and) went to Camp Pickett Sunday.” See VET on B5
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You might remember that song, “School days, school days; good ole Golden Rule days. Readinʼ and writinʼ and ʼrithmetic, taught to the tune of a hickory stick.” My have times changed. Recently, I was thinking about my elementary and junior high school experiences and how things changed even during those few years.
By the time new editions came out, the old books were thread bare and barely in one piece. A short list of supplies included things such as pencils, crayons, the good old Golden Rod yellow paper pad, safety scissors, paste, a ruler, a case to store things in, and an ink jar and refillable ink pen. Ballpoint pens were still a thing of the future, as were mechanical pencils, felt tipped markers and Elmerʼs Glue. See SCHOOL on B6
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School Days began, back then, with the first grade because there was no kindergarten to prepare us for the everyday grind of primary education. We were required to buy our books from Bennettʼs Pharmacy. Often, used books were available, and many bought the trade-ins because they couldnʼt afford the new ones. The various subjects didnʼt have experts changing their content and methods of application every year or so, so the books had a much longer shelf life.
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Continued from B2 Later, the history notes StreetĘźs transfer to New York, with his wifeĘźs anxiety shown in a way that any relative of a service member at war time would likely appreciate. “(I) am pretty sure he left then around (November) 3rd or 4th, 1944 for overseas. This is Monday Nov. 6th (and) still no letter, making 3 days. This coming Friday or Sat. will be week since heard from him (and) probably week (that) heĘźs been gone,â€? while later noting, “heard from my husband 2 weeks on Friday, making 3 weeks since sailing, got 2 V-mails while he was on the ocean. This was first anyone had heard (from him) and thought that was luck. Then 3 weeks out
Friday got 2 nice mail letters. ... Got word he was safe and had landed in England.â€? One handwritten history from his wife describes all the places during basic training Jim went to prior to arriving at Camp Pickett, Virginia. An apparent military newspaper clip shows “the route taken by Battalion Hq on its long journey from Campt Pickett, Va., USA to Egglkofen, Germany.â€? The journey began on Oct. 27, 1944 and ended June 13, 1945, the article notes, with 45 different locations in New York, Scotland, France, Austria and Germany included. Germany signed an unconditional surrender in WW II on May 7, 1945. “I told you Dad, ĘťYouĘźve seen a
Contributed photo The above photo shows Jim Street with his family during basic training in 1944 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
lot of water under the bridge,Ęźâ€? StreetĘźs son Bob said during his 100th birthday party last October. The postcards and pictures in the scrapbook from various locations in Europe show how much he saw simply during his WW II service. “HeĘźs been a widower since
1984 when mom passed away,â€? StreetĘźs daughter Saundra Laughlin noted during the party. “HeĘźs got a lot of crafts,â€? she added of his hobbies later in life. “He was really into making those lawn ornaments.â€? Bob said earlier this week that he didnĘźt know if his father would be able to attend any Veterans Day ceremonies this year, although he was a regular at the Shelburn First Baptist Church services in the past. “He used to never miss that,â€? his son said. “He really liked that one up there.â€? Those wishing to send notes or cards to Mr. Street for Veterans Day can send them to MillerĘźs Merry Manor, Rm. 27, P.O. Box 525, Sullivan, IN 47882.
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Continued from B4 The building on South Court Street was first named Sullivan High School when it opened in 1905. It became known as the Grade School Building after the ninth through 12th grades moved to the new high school building on North Section Street in 1924. It then became known as the Junior High Building
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The Sullivan Daily Times S E N I O R I N F O R M A N T • November 2015 • Page B6 in 1954, when the seventh and then the eighth grade were moved there from the high school in 1954 and 1955. At that time, first through fifth grades were moved to the Gymnasium School on North Court Street. In the 1950s, the Gymnasium School on North Court was the largest elementary school, and it served the students from West
Washington Street north on the west side of town and all the students in the north end. The Elm Park School housed the first through fourth grades and served the east end of town. After fourth grade, the Elm Park students were split between the Gymnasium School and the Grade School. See SCHOOL on B10
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The Sullivan Daily Times S E N I O R I N F O R M A N T • November 2015 • Page B8 The West Central Indiana Economic Development District serves lunch at the Haddon Township Community Building, Alexander Street, Carlisle, (812) 398-3945, noon. Nov. 5 – Fish square, diced red potatoes with herbs, mixed vegetables, sorbet, bun, milk, coffee, tea. Nov. 6 – Smoked sausage, sauerkraut, corn, applesauce, bun, milk, coffee, tea.
Nov. 9 – Stuffed chicken with gravy, peas, cauliflower, strawberry oatmeal bar, bread with margarine, milk, coffee, tea. Nov. 10 – Pork Manhattan, mashed potatoes, steamed cabbage, spiced apple slices, milk, coffee, tea. Nov. 11 – Veterans Day, all sites closed. Nov. 12 – Ham and beans, pickled beets, peach crisp, cornbread with margarine, milk, coffee, tea.
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Nov. 24 – Turkey with dressing and gravy, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, pumpkin pie, milk, coffee, tea. Nov. 25 – Chicken melt, vegetable soup, zucchini, hot fruit salad, milk, coffee, tea. Nov. 26 and 27 – Thanksgiving, all sites closed. Nov. 30 – Stuffed chicken, broccoli, sweet potatoes, pudding, bread with margarine, milk, coffee, tea.
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Continued from B6 Bus students were divided among the three schools, depending on what side of town they lived on. My recollections will be limited to the school on South Court Street because thatʼs where I spent the first eight years of my schooling. I remember the layout of the Grade School Building pretty well. The main entrance was on South Court Street, and it was a wide area with long rows of steps leading to the doors. There were doors on the south side that the primary grades used for recess. There were teeter-totters, a slide and some swings on the south playground, plus an area to play tag and other open space games. There were doors on the north end of the build-
The Sullivan Daily Times S E N I O R I N F O R M A N T • November 2015 • Page B10 ing that opened to the area that the upper grades used for their recess. Recess was about 20 minutes long and occurred twice a day. We didnʼt have structured physical education in grade school back then until the fifth grade. The main level of the building housed rooms for first through fifth grades plus the principalʼs office. There was no cafeteria, but a lunch room and the only restrooms in the building were located in the basement. The sixth grade was upstairs, along with the health clinic and band room. I remember the health clinic because that is where we went when we were sick or to have our heads checked with a black light for ringworm. If you had a few ringworms, you had to wear a ladyʼs nylon hose over your
head, and if you had it bad, you had to wear a white skull cap over your head. There was also a small assembly room upstairs where music was held and a large room that was used when everybody needed to be together for a meeting or program. It seems like we had at least 45 minutes for lunch as many kids went home or uptown to one of the many local restaurants for lunch. I donʼt remember cars lined up morning, noon and afternoon to pick up kids and drive them home. Walking was the main mode of transportation to school for the city kids in those days. In Part II, weʼll look at the elementary experience, and, then, weʼll move into the junior high phase of our education at the Grade School/Junior High Building in Part III.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars seeks to serve younger vets By RYAN TRARES • Daily Journal
FRANKLIN (AP) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars provides a sense of community and camaraderie for recently returned or discharged military personnel to adjust to live outside the military. Posts set up funds to help veterans with medical, psychological and other services. When a veteran in the community dies, the VFW organizes honor guards for the funeral. But among younger veterans, membership is flagging. The most recent generation feels disconnected in the traditional VFW, said Greenwood resident and National Guard veteran Hollie Shoellhorn. “VFW as a whole is having problems
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