The Independent-News, Volume 86, Number 30, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 July 1962 — Page 1

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Volume 86; Number 30

WALKERTON NAMES NEW PRINCIPAL

North Liberty Candidate For Queen And King Compering again tins year for St. Joseph County Queen and King at the 1902 4-H County Fair July 31. will be North Liberty's representatives, Miss Janis Kay Hostetler, (laughter of Mr. ansi Mrs. Ix>o Hos etler, and Richard Roush, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roush. I- [ JANIS HOSTETLER These c ndidates are chosen on their oi .Ending 4-H achievements and placing®. Miss Hostetler has just completed her ninth year of 4-H club work. During this time she has completed over 50 projects in which she won 22 township championships Rast year she was County Craft Achievement Champion at the fair and also received the 4-H Club Key Award. Last month she was sponsored by the "2.T' Home Demonstration Club and attended the 4-H Round Up at Purdue University. She has been president of her dub for the last Itwo yars and has served a ; junior leader for five years. She has completed project years in clothing, foods, handicraft, food preservation, health and safety, personality improvement, photo* graphy, electricity, junior leader and home furnishings, plus Dairy Council work. RS RL Wk IF RICHARD ROUSH Richard Roush has just completed 29 proje< t years in nine years of 4-H work This year he participated on the championship county poultry judging team <md placed second in individual s< ores for the County at Uhls judging. He attended 4-H Round up at Purdue University in 1960 and attended junior leader training eon. fvrence at Knox in 1961 He was

Culver Men Purchase Rialto Theatre The Rialto Theatre, owned and operated by Jack Norris for ovei 15 years, has been sold to Everett and John Hoesel, of Culver, They also own the theatre in Culver. The change of ownership will be effective August 1. 196'.’ For the present the theatre will b ( . open Sunday. Monday, "'hu’sday, Friday and Saturday. A change of programs will be made each Sunny and Thursday The present billings for the < mung shows will be altered after the change of n anagem nt opening Thursday, August 2. and running thru Saturday, August I will be “Sergeants Three."On the following day. Sunday. August 5, Rogers and Hammel steins great musical "State Fair" will be featuiej. The box office will open al 2:00 on Saturdays and Sundays and 7:00 p.m. on week night The office will remain open until 9:00 pm. with two programs presented eac h night. Vigil C ripe, who has been employed by the theatre for many years, will continue to operate the projection booth Some re-ar-anging will be done on the inside by the new owners. Summer Reading Program To End August 1 The North Liberty Elementary School summer reading program will end next Wednesday, August Ist. All books are to be checked in cn that date between the hom of 9:00 to 1L.30 a.m. in the Elementary School. Many students have taken advantage of the summer reading opportunity The library has ben open for a total of seven weeks lor < hecking out books. Serving as librarians for the summer were three eighth grade girls, Sheryl Bauman. Patsy Harbaugh and Karen McCormick. North Liberty Schools To Open August 30 The (North Liberty Schools will open on Thursday. August 30th. with a half-day session, and another half-day session on Friday. August 31. All teachers cf the North Liberty Schools will report on Wednesday. August 29, for an all-day series of meetings. BUSINESS WOMEN POSTPONE PIC NIC The Walkerton Business and Professional Women have announced that their picnic, schedule! for July, has been postponed until August More information will follow at a later date. on the Homemakers Show last year with his pullets. Richard ha.s been a junior leader for four years, vice presidi n’ of his club last year and is president this year. He is also township director this year. He has completed project Veai in gardening. tractor maintenance, photography, soil conservation, forestry, handicraft hens, wildlife, corn, junior leader and pullets Miss Hostetler and Mr. Roush were graduated from North Liberty High School this year.

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County Fair Opens Tuesday With Ceremonies The St. Joseph County 4-H Fair will open a five-day stand a’ 6:30 pm., July 31. at the Fairgrounds, Jackson and Ironwood Rds., south of South Bend. Some 3,11.30 boys and girl ■ (1.235 boys and l.Sol girlsi from 13 townships in the county and two South Bend schools i Marshall and Monroei are enrolled in projects ranging from clothing (1.167) to Recreation (31 in conjunction with the fair. The formal opening will bo televi ed by WSBT-TV, the South Bend Tribune dation. and broadcast by Radio Station WSBT. Tl i - will In fo’b.wed by a stage show and ’ho selection of the 1962 l-H Fair King and Queen. The latter voting people will reign over the grand-opening preview parade, beginning at 8 p. m. July 31. Cash prize ; will he awarded the first. sei olid and t nd plai n floats in the pai ide, en'ries f >r which are limited to the 1 H clubs only. Besides the floats, 4-H members by town-hips will march together with Civic and Fair officials, bands from Lakeville and Greene Twp. High Schools, plus prize live.tock entered in the Fair. A flag raising ceremony will be followed by a band concert by the combined Greene and Lakeville bands. R. A. Vandewalle and Glen Shafer are co-chairmen of the opening program and parade Programs on succeeding nights will feature judging and display of the various projects, notably the annual Dress Review for those in clothing, and the famous Livestock judging fur those in Beef heif r. Beef steer, Dairy, Sheep and Swine projects, .Among the exhibits .ehedub d fur this 196'.! Fair arc the wildlife display by the Indiana State Conservation Dept., the In liana Stat^ Police show, the Survival Car II of Liberty Mutual Insurance Co , the Storyland Zoo display, and the Exhibit by Ball Slati Teat Ilers College, Muncie. Other exhibits will be those of WSBT-TV and WSBT radio, the South Bend Tribune, the St Joseph County Conservation clubs; the Mishawaka Tunes; Mishawaka Enterprise; Couunt rymen's Press, the U. S. Army and the U. S'. Navy. Stage attractions will include musicians, dancers and the Professional Family of Harry Todd and His Toddlers. In over-all boy-girl enrollment. Penn Twp is the leader with 161 registered (194 boys, 270 girls) in assorted projects. NOTE E The annual Wesleyan Daughter picnic will be held Sunday. July 29th, at 5:00 p.m. at Sheneman s Grove. Each member i s asked tc bring his own table sen ice and a covered dish. NOTH E To Whom It May Concern’ Please be advised that I am no L nger maraging nor operating the Rialto Theatre, Walkerton Indiana effective date of August 11962 Please cancel all contracts and nil dates ns of August 11962. Everett Hoesel Culver, Ind . is the new owner jack Norris

JULY 26, 196!

Several Arrests End In Fines Fines were paid by live persons during the past week as several cases came to court from tarlierarrests and additional p< rsons Were stopped for various violations in Walkerton. Mrs. Eva Rice, i ,ute 3. a d Mis. Marie Allen 907-A Omo St . ra< h paid fines and costs 'ot.din^ S2IOO lor a previous disorder!;, condu t charge'. Gad Lamar Malst ifi. 805 Mi' - igan St., was arrested on July U lor re< kles> driving and also : i driving while his license v. suspended. He appeared in iouit where he paid a fme of no and cost of $17.75 on ea charge or a total of $ 1 > >O. ('ha: les <'i cech, ro a» 2 w > aires'"d for -p.-.'ihrg >n July 2” He paid a line and co. s tufam.^ $18.75 on tins charge. Aubrey Lee Atwood. Dei .du: Michigan, was arre.-: d 1 .r dr. mg while under the influence k ah uhohi beverages on July 23 He paid a line and cost ■ to alm.. Lawreme Singleton, route 1 Lakeville, was arrested on Jul--21 for speeding. He will app -ai at a latei date. Three case- of vandalism by breaking of windows has been reported m Walkerton. The Community Building had some window panes shot out with a beebee gun, a rifle bullet broke a window on Harrison Street and a vacant house in the (’lark Addition has several windows delibmaiely broken. Koontz Lake Fire Dept. Adds Emergency Truck After spending several woks remodeling on an old panel i ru< ) Fire Chief Brian Kuhls, of He Koontz Lake-Oregon To ' nsiu; Fne Department reports tin Irin k is now equipped with a 2W iy radio and resusci’ator. tir an! kit, stretcher, electronic siren, Civil Defense Warning with a complete light plant to supph lights, especially in the wintei and is available for emergency ion . This additional truck has given the department a distinct improvement for our area/ Sonic Boom May , Be Heard For Another Week In a radio message from Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Walkerton was warned that the loud supersonic booms, which were evident on Monday night of this week, may continue for a period of om week These can be expected between 8:00 pm. and 8:45 pm. The some booms are caused by the large j«*t bombers fi om Bunker Hill flvmg a < our e over this area The n use and percussion is i hi. ■cd as the planes fly a' speeds faster thin the speed of sound Mo day mg'.l two such bla«ts A' ’ y ' ' ’f’i about ten minutes ap u t ' B \KE S \l F A ( \R W XMI The North Libert} Rainbo’ Guls will have a Hake Salt Saturday at the Community Stale Bank at 9:00 am Al>o thev will h i\e a cat wash it Bill's D X Station, also at 9:00 a m. It isn't the lack of t pnortonities that tymies most pc pie they lack the ability to see them.

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Accepts Position For Coming Year ■F VS SYLVESTER E AMSLER Sylvester E Aler, of Syri- ( u-e. Ind , ha bi - n hired as the piincipal for th> Walker’on-Lin-coin Township High S-i oul : r the coming year. Amsler is a native of Rensselaer. Ind . and ha.s a B S.M Degree from Dt - Pauw Umversi'y and a Masters Digree from Ohio State University. He ha.s don-' additional work at Indiana University and has studied Voice a I Capital University. Amsler has had 29 years experience in public schools and ha.s been piucip d of Syracuse High School the past three years. Mr. and Mr- An sler come highly recommended as community workers, lie is a member of the Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, Independent Ordei of Odd Fellows. and is an honorary member of the F. F. A. Mrs .Amsler is a meuioer of the Eastern Star and active r: Moth-. 1 ' Clubs and civic organization Botl .: ■ embers of the Mf'hu'ist Churrh. Mr mu Mrs Amsler are the parents of two grown children. Ti t-y have pmcha ed ’he Donald Wed r-'-idence it 607 Oh: > Street and p m to move to Walkerton in the ne ir 1 Jure He replaces Leonard O. Hewitt, who recently resigned to a< ■ epL a position of superintendent of the newly organized Bourbon. Etna Green and Tippecanoe combined school district. TEEN DAX< E FRIDAY AT YOUTH BUILDING Again this week tne Teen Dance for Teen Agers of this 1 area will be held on Friday night at the Walkerton Youth Buildi: g Recorded music will be featured from s 30 until 11 00 pm. The usual 10 cent donation for miscellaneous building costs will be charged a' the door. If anv adults are interested enough in these Teen Dances to help with the chaperoning m the weeks to come, plea-e contact Boh Urbin A few have been doing the work that many could handle without spending over one or two nights in a vear. This chaperoned entertainment attric’s large i rowds of to n agers and could use a little more adult he! p. HOMI. M \I»F l( f: ( RE \M Home made ice < ream cake and coffee Saturday. August I starting at 5:00 pm. at t’e First Brethren Church in No’’h Libety a2p