The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 27, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 July 1963 — Page 1

Volume 87; Number 27

VOTE APPROVES JOHNSON TWP. BID

N. L. Summer Recreation Program Carolyn Alward beat Karen Hill to be ome the gn r ; j t ;r or badmirton chamj ion. In tl ■ i >v’s division. Jack Bonham readied the finals of the Cubs gioup by beating Pat Moon. His opponent will be either Kevin Modeller or Barry Hughes. In the Cadet group Jo V K o J ak moved to the final.-, by defeating Larry Alward. He will play Gil Hughes who downed Larry Setnor. Rex Shupert will play the winner of a match between Tun Hughes ana Larry Hostetler for the tinal round of the boy's junior division. Major League The Little league continued play on June 25 with the White Sox defeating the A s in a 7-5 thriller. Kent Naragon hit a tworun homer in the bottom of the sth to wrap up the win. Gail Ross had two safeties for the As. In a six inning duel the Angels downed the Twin. 6-5 An error in the bottom of the -ixth allowed Martin tShupert to s< ore the winning run. Larry Setnor collected a double for the winners. The Phillies won another game behind the one hit pitching of Kent Rininger. The score was 10 4 as Kent Naragon got the only hit, a double, off Rininger. Rininger ana Harold Palmer had two hits each for the winners. Ralph Beil threw a two-hitter at the A s as the Twins won 3-1. Steve Mlekodaj had two hits for the winners and Mike Newcomer anc Gail Ross had the only hits for the I jeers. Many good defensive plays were made m 11. gam*' which lasted only about an nmi. The Angels L at the White Sox 6-3. Kent Nai agon got In seton : home run in a- many games. Joe Fisher and Dennie O'Connor got hits for the loser . Dana S u ey . the winning pit>h<i. helpe,.' blown iarise by banging out a louble and two single BiucO Summerfield got a doui le and a- ingle While Marlin Shupe! I a a getting two singles. Standings: Angels 4 1 White >Sox 3 3 Phillies 2 2 Twins 2 3 Athletics 1 3 In the basketball league, th ■ week's activities aw the Pistons down the Celtics 40 to 31 Jim Fraser scored 20 for the Pistons and Steve Mlekodaj and Mike Summerfield had 17 and 14 points respectively. In the second game, the Likcrs swamped the Hawks 40 to 12. Karry Kane hid 17 for the winners and Bill Albert had six for the Hawks. On Thursday tin Laker downed the Celts 11 to 20. Kane again was high for the Laker with 22 while Rimmer coll,, ted 18 for the Celt Tim Pistons strengthened th nr fit J place h a i by blasting the Hawk - 41 to 20. Bill Albert had bn for the Hawk find Jim Fraser and Jet! Mi l, ac got 16 and 10 point- respei ’r. el;. for the winners. Standing.; Pistons 5 1 Lakers 3 3 Celtics 3 3 Hawks 1 5 (Continued on pag*. 121

Half Os KOP Acreage Sold To Chicago Bank A 6N15 acre section ot the Knm-bury Ort nance Plant area was made by the Federal Government recently and was purchased by the Exchange National Bank of Chicago. The purchase wa mar e for $ 1.612.010. The Bank in Chicago is acting as an agent for clients seeking pur, hase of this property. The names of those they represented were not disclosed. Also kept silent. was the use of the land by the purchasing group. This purchase amount.; to about half of the Ordnance Plant a more than 3.000 acres have been committer? for future conservation developments. Another 1,500 to \ 2.000 acres remain under lease for farm use and about 550 acres are used for National Guard and Army Reserve training purposes. Town Os Walkerton Gains C ourt Victory * In Indianapolis A damage suit for $30.,000 against the Town of Walkerton was dropperl in Indianapolis at the Indiana Appellate Court be cause an injured man did not file a written notice within 60 days after an accident in which he was hurt. Frank March, who suffered an electrical shock on September 2. 1957. had claimed negligence in the operation of the mum ipal electrical system. However, when no writt -n notice was filed with the mayor or city clerk by registered mad within 60 days ot the injury March could not sue the Town. Use ZIP Code For All Mail 7H’ i "d" f<.r .dl mail is now in Ux- r. .' i m-wide. The ZIP C'Hr number for Walk--1 er ton i- 16571. ( T • . |> r for North Liberty is 46551 Pation; hon'd add ZIP C >de number to your return address aft. i city and tate. Ask the people with whom you correspond to use ZIP Code. T' e ZIP Code the last word in mail addresses. ( Liberty Lanes To Re-Open This Friday After being closed for a month for refinishing the alley-, and everal other improvements. Liberty Lanes will op.-n thi Friday and continue to open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the n-m iinder of the summer. The snack shop will also offer evei il vai ietie ■ winch c m be eaten in ide < served in your car. K I < RE \M SOI I\L The Youth Fellowship ot the North Lil Met will have an ice cream social at the church parking lot on Friday July 19 ft n s;iki until 9ml p n They will te Cure s.indwb F. i< e cream and < ake Will d, order* wit in .tv limit if < • a 3ljis RI MINDER Let 1' lb ‘ t rj r _ ' ■ :: 1 1 -e a' 1 11 <•" July 4th

WALKERTON, INDIWV

Walkerton Boy On Tour With FFA

Touting the Nation's Capital last week with 30 Indiana Future Farmers and Future Homemakers of America was Donald Thomas, son of Mi. and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas of route 3, Walkerton All of the young Hoosiers were selected on the bads of their be^ing outstanding members of Inchana FHA and FFA oigamza-« tions. Don is State FFA reportei.' Don said!, "I have been on a number of trips wtih different groups, but T believe this trip is the be t I was ever on.” The all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC. is conducted each year by the Indiana Rural News official publication of the Indiana Statewide Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Indianapolis The Indiana youths are seeing most of the historic spots in and around the Nation's Capital including Mount Vernon the National Archives, the White House and the Capitol. Before their tour of the Capitol, the young people lune lied with Senator Hire) Bayo and Rcpic sentatives Ray Madden, John Bi idem । E. Ros Adair, J Edward Ron h, Winifred K I - nton. Ralph H irve y and Donald Bruc Tae gs" ip visited the National Rm al Elect tic ' 'o<>p< i a 11.. X - ./- nation, the national assu<Mt;oo repre nt mg almost 1.000 ruial elecrtic systems througl old th' country Here they lea>ne<? how the final elec tutu ation piogiam functions and the importance ot the program to them. Chaix rones for the trip were Jerry Davi.-, tour manager and managing editor of Indiana Rural Ncm .an Mrs. I >a\ is. In h m.' Slitewi Ie RE(* Satety 111 11 u* tci and Mi Ernest Shcarei Winamac; FFA Teacher - Tram, r James Clou e, West Lata,cite Mrs. Sarah Phelps, Cent) d Di.--tii t 'KHA Advisor Plainfield, and Miss Jane John-on. State Fl IA Advi ,r Indiana S ate <- Jlege. Pictured here are i core t i live John Fhadema : Wii'im M. lar. state presid. nt; Don Tl trn - state reporter; and Birch B.i\b. Senator from Indiana. TO APPE \R <>N QI I I N I OR \ D PROOR VI Nb. and Mi . Harry Ft former residents ot Walr rton. will :j, ar on tin Q'ie» : f Day TV -how Friday pin I> '. si! i, ■Th. ire ’ ■ ii • ' thing ui bl ’b. i • wy." . le '. edit. .’ ! i'< - blit ... L ’ It all thev won’t out v. ith you if you’re broke'

II ’V I. 1963

North Liberty Lions To Meet Monday Night The North Liberty Lions Club will hold their regular meeting Monday. July 8 at Mary Kay' Restaurant at 7:00 p m. This will be a Ladies’ Night. Entertainment will be installation of oflicers and a talk on one of the Lions State Projects, the leader Dog School for the Blind. Mr Sharp, of South Rend, who attended the school anc' received a Leader Dog after completion of the course, will give a short talk about the school and then have a question and answer session Lion Lloyd Deardorf of the Ardmore Lions Club will assist Mr. Sharp and install the officers. Anv (’inner cancellations mu 4 be called in by Saturday evening to Bob Hocker. 656-8910 Lt' get the year off to a good tart ai I have a big turnout. Pastors Pn Exchange Pulpits Siind:’} HI e pa tors of the Mini t wi I <sociat i<>n will b< ।>i’ p n in a c ommumtv pulpit “x,' ■<j • this Sunday moi nm. . S' , : ai the Walkerton E U. B ( ■ io will be Rev. John H ili; it •> , Pilgrim H Jim- s ( nmch. R. . David Filer; at the Presbyte l an Church, R v Paul Dmcks i* ' ■ Met hodist Church, Rec 1 O'- en; al the United Mi ;i. • Cl ir< h. Roc Kaye* ('a lei anc. aca if the Tyner E U B f’hurch will I - R< v. H । cold Williams Ec-rvone is urged to ittend your church and worship tb.e Lord in song and in wm A ( hri- tian welc,ane a a alts . a. ( ooporation Is Asi.cd (hi News (’opy The' coopei o' n ’ ’’ ket’ by the Ind ■: en.’ n’ No - getting copy in on tin Maai ■ very good in thi > ‘ a , still t he’ eis ah a . t li. • : gottang new in that vew nd <r ; ye । ~!■ ’card in the m •- (im Wad. i ' i et< , t - Hoi' dm i.gtb■ da • - m I '- ■ ■ a ■ p >'lm a” < '>■’ ■ ■ ntH't ; -’•>■■ : • ne ‘ ntgctg fp. nk you t\ \ ir help.

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Voie 797 For As To 85 Against The Iceit recum vote Saturday to include John,»n ^Township, Lal'ortc Ceiint’.' into the present Folk-Lincoln United Sci.ool (' rpmation, was overwhelmingly a ceptei as a total of the thr e t.,v " voted 797 yes vote, ana only 85 no volt This include John on Township in ti o new ■ monition as of now with th’ir tr'istee, Harold Knowlton, being dm d to the < hool board upon Saturday's election.j Tlio n w sefwoi group will continue aith the- present board and Know it, n as the sixth member until Hie 1961 pru .aiy elect; n when a new five man board will be eleete ’ f or group with two m'inb> i coming from Polk and Lincoln Tow nship and one- will be elected from Johnson Township Each lown-dup ( anies Note Each of the three townships can ied a yes vote on their own as the final figures show Lincoln Township totaling 552 ye- votes and 9 no votes. Johnson Township ^at! a ye< majority by a 65-25 margin and Polk Township's total showed 180 yes vote- opposed to 51 no votes. \ ote Accepted By State i HTie State Committee for school reorganization has already approved the new group acccordJng to word given bv J. B Kohlmeyer, executive director of the sta’e group. He stated that at a meeting last Tuesday, the state group approved the new group if a yes vote was carried This gave tne school board the okay to go ahead and reorganize their board for the coming year. However, a more formal approval may be given at a later date by th.- state committee. The election Saturday added Johnson Township through the acts of 1949. The other two Town hip Polk and Lincoln, were >■■ mbim-d last fab tindci tb.e acts of 19’,a The sup, 1 int'ndent of this corpor it.i n is Claude V. >i k and F" wi! ' n .■ in I s present capacity. At a moving M m'ay night of the new hoard, the remga ization of the group was at ■. The new -< ho<>! corpoi iti<>n will now he known as the P>lk-Linco!n M ‘trop' litan Seh, . ’ D tir't odicers elected wer« : Carroll Zartman, pre ident; Am - Bierly vice presid»nt; C. M. Alwine e retaiv; and G Frank Everett, t’oasui r. Earl Smith and Harold Knowlton are the other two members. • Lions To Picnic Wednesday At Koontz Lake Ono of *!>• n t enjoyable im-’ tim. f ’ ail will oe held next Wedr -lav , (in- Walkerton I ■ ins CI'K i ember- ami their familie w ill FJ ' tl.' m iil picnic at the - \ Ra; h". eat K tz 1 1 e the ’a t until Sc ■ b. r for t!:e . i ana a ; I■ • a ■ ' back a’ft:" w th the rpih so inching the meat, bun ar., d-i-': I :-!> । i tun foi ev 'A ne w ill b, the th, ,>f t> Wi-mnv as tb-' ..; ■t'".• Hha ent •' ur .aent - ui. ” ’ pF' ‘ ••' im- - r . o u, - forth er . . o . c " r • ” ■ ’• me I; 1, , io". v >' i-t rm r i K ;:tz Lake.