East Noble High School - Legend Yearbook (Kendallville, IN)

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COAL CRISIS CALLS FOR CUTBACKS As the East Noble halls became darker and the school grew colder, the energy crunch finally reached Kendallville. The coal strike started on Tues- day, December 6, 1977. Most people thought that it would be over in a week or two. No one realized that it would last for more than 100 days. The strike didn ' t have too much of an effect on the Kendallville area un- til the middle of February. The min- ers hadn ' t been digging coal for over two months, and the I M stock piles were quickly dwindling. When the piles of coal reached the forty-day level, schools and businesses were in- formed they would have to cut back their energy consumption. Schools had to cut back by 40%, businesses by 25%, and and residents by 15%. East Noble cut back the required amount by turning off most of the hall lights, turning off the lights in the classrooms with windows, and turning off all the showcase lights. Classes were forced to cut back dras- tically in their use of video and elec- trical equipment, such as home-eco- nomics, machine shops and industri- al arts classes had to limit their use to every other day. The cafeteria had its own way of helping the school lessen its con- sumption. The yellow trays and the dishes were first to go because they required the use of the dishwasher. In their places appeared divided plastic trays. These were sometimes difficult to handle if someone wanted more than the regular meal. After school activities were can- cled. The two plays Gypsy and Anne Frank were postponed. All athletics were delayed past the usual finishing time in the season due to postponements.

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Indiana came to a screeching halt when the Big Blizzard hit. The snow started falling on Wednesday, Janu- ary 25. The winds blew up to 50 m.p.h. The wind and snow finally let up on Monday, January 30. Gover- nor Bowen declared a state-wide emergency which meant that no un- authorized vehicles could be on the streets. Most streets were so drifted shut that four wheel drive vehicles had problems getting through for emer- gencies. Snowmobiles were the most widely used form of transportation. Police and fire departments had to make us of them so they could make emergency calls. The Blizzard piled 17 inches on Kendallville before it was over. Fac- tories were closed until Wednesday, February 1. The smaller businesses opened their doors to the people that could walk to their stores on Mon- day, January 30. The snow, because BLIZZARD CAUSES STATE-WIDE EMERGENCY of its weight caused some roofs and awnings to collapse, and leakage be- came a problem in most of the flat- roofed buildings. Only 20 of the county roads were cleared of snow by Monday, January 30. People hitched rides on snowmo- biles or walked to area grocery stores. Bread was limited to two loaves per person on Friday. Mayor Remke is- sued a curfew for the city of Kendall- ville from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. School let out on Thursday, Janu- ary 26, and did not resume until Feb- ruary 7. Due to harsh conditions school had been delayed on more oc- casions after this eight day stretch. Many hours of janitor labor was needed to clear the roofs and parking lot. Knee length skirts and knee high boots were seen often this year. The peasant style skirt with many layers and ruffles were often worn with a matching shawl that was draped over the shoulders. Gouchos were worn with many styles of boots and san- dals. Jeans were a comfortable change, and the styles and varieties were nu- merous. Painter pants, usually in blue or white jean material, were worn with sweaters or shirts and fan- cy belts. High-heels and wooden shoes could be seen and heard on any day of the week. Sandals with the lace up ties had a rainbow of colors all in the same shoe. This year ' s styles were nice looking and comfortable. From jeans to skirts to suits, the styles were widely varied through out all types of clothing. KNEES: COVERED AGAIN!