The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 July 1963 — Page 1

Volume 87; Number 28

4th CELEBRATION WELL RECEIVED

Parade Tops N. Liberty fl Affair North Lib rty’s Font th of .Inly Celebration was again topped by a big parade in the afternoon and a fine fireworks display at night. Activities all day long kept the large crowd entertained. The winners in the various divisions of the parade are listed according to divisions and places: Fraternal Floats Firemen’s Auxiliary. Lakeville; Rainbow Girls North Liberty; Boy Scouts Plymouth; Lakeville Li< ns Club. Business & Commercial Sheneman Grove; Edi on's Pony Farm; Swihart Farm; Kane's Shell. Horses 26 Horse St. Joseph County 4-H Drill Team; Buchanan Western Horse Group; Draft Team Mr. Frame; Mui,. & stag Hamlet, Ind.; Pony A- Buggy, Mrs. Smith, Walkerton: Studebaker Bug’gy George Burton. Men's Marching Fish I-nke Post 400; North Liberty Post 365. Women's Marching 51 Man hing girls from New Carlisle; 3 Clowns with Wheel Barrow & Shovel. Children's Marching Golden Tops front Mishawaka; 2 Girls & 1 Boy Baton Twirlem from Mishawaka; N. Liberty Boy ScouLs; Union Twp. 4-H Club. Old Cars Bill Hartman, Model T Ford 1925; LaPaz Legion Auburn, Old Car; Model A Ford 1930. » , Banda - Senior Rand, North Liberty; Junior Band, North Liberty. Grand Prize Best Event in the parade, LaPorte County Sheriff a Posse. Water Ball Contest June 30 - Penn Twp. South; Penn Twp. N.; Centre Twp.; Kingsbury. (If prize not received, pick up at Kent Palmer r^cidem e. i The entire program is made possible each year by the funds donated by the main generous merchants and businv - peopl" of this area. The n.st of donm tallows: 1 ’’ Eastern Star, Swihart Jann Store, Pixie Drive In, Paul Aldrich. Bert'. Jewelry. Bill* D-X, Bobs Record Shop. Quick Wadi Laundry, Modern Eh < trim Dr. Helen and Dr. Otis Calvin. Di. l>e Smith, Chuck's Service. < ommunity State Bank, i Ivh s Steering Service. Community eery, Clarks Machine Shop. Myron Davis, William Dove. Elaine's Beauty Shop, Fairs Service. North Liberty Fire Dpartment. Elmer Gumz Farms. Dr. J. J. Hardy. Harold & G< n< * Standard, Hartungs Sheet Meta'.. Harvey’s Dime Store. Hewl Insurance, Hocker Transfer. He. "• way Hdwe., Home Dairy. Harley's Lunch, Dr. D. S Houser, Lib, i . Lanes, Lmzo Oil. Dr. Mai tin Lushbaugh, Palmen Funeral Home, Merrick's Drug Store, Bill Emerick, Bill Fulllmer. North Liberty Lhr. & Coal. Ritchie U <1 Furniture, Miller Farm Serve e. Mary Kay's, North Liberty Body Shop, North Liberty Drainage. North Liberty Elevator. North Liberty Grain & (Feed, O’Connor Electric. Quigley’s Farm Service. Quigley’s Oil. Ribstone Silo. Robinson's Repair Service, Sbeneman's chick Motel. Shamrock Inn. Silo Mfg. Co. Lloyd Six Bros., Springman Bottle Gas, Std. Oil Franklin, Max Steele. Summers Packing Co.. Ted’s Barber Shop, Taylor’s Barber Shop, Tm-

Engaged jgF ^****^Bo^ EX '■ ft. \ Mr. and Mrs. George Schoberg of 29615 Pieroe Road. North Liberty. announce the engagement of their daughter. Gayle Marjorie ’o Harold M Stopfel Jr. He is tl.e son of Lillian Stopfel, Paoli. I’ i . and Harold M. Stopfel. Haverford. Pa Miss Schoberg. a grad uate of North Liberty High School, attends Indiana University, Bloomington. Mr. Stopfel is a graduate of Conestoga High School. Berwyn. Pa . and is also a student at I. U. The couple is planning an Aug. 31 wedding. Joint Installation For Legion And Auxiliary The American Legion and its Auxiliary will hold a joint installation of officers at the Post Home Saturday night, July 13. This is a first for Walkerton. The program will begin at S pin. m tile newly decorated club rooms. The ritual team from Nappanee will install tile nun Richard Ver. kk-r is taking a second year .is Commander. To serve with him is Linder Schmeltz. first vice commander; Charl -s Roth, second vn ■ < ommandei , William b laugher adjutant; Charles Wooley, chaplain, Willard Baker, finance; Ga im« r Stasko, historian, and John Nvlander, Sgt.-at-A i ms. Mt Edward Klopfenstein will head the Installation Team from the local unit. Taking office ar, ; Mrs. A. J. Kennedy, first vi. e president; Mrs. Marvin Baker, second vice president; Mi Robert Wardman, recording seer, - tary; Mr Richard Verkier. corresponding s cretary; Mi- H utv Malstaif. treasurer, Mrs .1 nm*' Gillette, chaplain; Mi Emery Flaughei. historian; Mi Limin . ■■ Sgt at Xi *nd Mr Willham Zlatos, assistant Sgt.-at-A rms. Invitations have been sent to many District officers and digmtarn Mrs. A J Kennedy m the i -tu mg president of the Auxiliary. baugh Auto Parts. UAW Union Wells. United Telephone Co.. Wabash Tavern. Wells Aluminum Corp., Whitmer’s Greenhouse, Whitmer Lbr. Co , Wilcox Hr - . Williams Royal Blue Store. Eberly Fruit Orchard, Independent - News Co., Hanley Ins Agency. Allstate Ins Co. Lion- Club. Porkev’s Const.,. John Croy. Lyle McCormick. Thanks to Judges- Rev Patterson, Rev Wenger John Mangai Jim Jenkins, Bill Bowers and John Ferguson.

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N. L. Lions Install New Yearly Officers Th, North Liberty Lion Chib held theii regular dinner meeting at Marv Kay’s Restaurant Monday ev ning. The first part of the program wn - the installation of < tth ds for the 1963-61 yeai by Lion I Joyd Deaidortt <>t the Ardmoio taons Club. Installed were ; President, Joe Hamilton Id vice presi4nt, Dan Roser 2nd Vice president. 11 Beckwith hid vice president L)n k Bonham. Secretary. Jerry Freese Timmicr. Gary Nelson Ta iltwi t ' Kmt I’almei Li, >n Tan er. I’ml Vernon 1 you dm tors, Carl Zn ■ mei le and Ray Bergland 2 .'ear dire, im s. Bill Lunt ri' k and Frank Ration. Immediate past president. Linder Williams. The second part of th" program was a talk on the Leader Dor School foi the Blind at lohlu ’ei Mulligan, by Lion Deardorfl and Claude Sharpe of South IF nd. who attended the leader Dog School and received a leader dog Lion Deardorff also gave a short talk on the Lions International Convention which was held in Miami. Florida last month. NDTH E Mary Kay’s Restaurant in North Liberty will be closed troni Wednesday July 10. until Tuesday. July 16 for remodeling. We will be .socializing in Char-Coal Foods. The Management Character may be important, but bankers seem to be more interested in collateral. Many people aim t > pk ase I nt some are mighty poor hots

Couple To Celebrate 50th Anniversary ^*l. 5Sy, * aS I a v ’I I a lb ] IHv

Mr and Mrs. Jrs.~- Ketcham of Walkerton will observe th, t >oth wedding anniversary on Sunday. July It at the Koontz Lake Conservation Clubhouse from 2:00 to 5 oo p m No invitations have been issueii. but all friends neighbors and relatives are inMt"d Viola Arnones and Jesse Ket< h-

En.ufcicrd * -4 - Mr and Mrs. Leo L. Ho tctle^ North I drer'y, announce tl.e e. • gag,mi nt of their daughter, Imi Kay to A h ('litl rd R De-I-ang >o>’ of Mr and Mi . Ru.ell DcLanghe, Rt I. Lakeville Mi>s Hostetler is a H»62 graduate of Nortii Liberty High School and is presently emyployed at WSBT Radio and Television in South Bend. Mr. Delamghe is a 1956 graduate of Lakeville High School, a graduate of DEV’RY Te> hnuai Institute in Chicago, and is presently stationed with the United States Air Force at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. TEHN DANCE FRIDAY AT LIONS YOUTH BUILDING , The weekly Teen Dances will be resumed again this week in Walkerton at the Youth Building aftei a couple of weeks absence due to conflicts. The dance will be held after the band concert at K. 30 and will run until II mi pm. The usual ten cent adnn—ion will be c harged. Bob Elh- i.' in chaige of chaperoning for this dance

am were married on Inly 12 191'! in the Methodist p u ma. e m Hamlet Indiana, by the latt R< v. Guv H Black. They have tliio’ sons. Verle of Benton Harbor. Michigan; Gemge of Elkhart and Walter of South Bend They also have thirteen grandchildren and right great-grandchildren.

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Crowd Exceeds 12,000 In Walkerton A very large crowd, estimated at aiumiu 12.wu person . visited tl.e annual Ith ut July celebration in Walkerton, enjoying a day of activities that was topped off with a fin*- ui play ut firework.--late Thin-day mgiit. Sponsored again by the Amvric.m L gion Po-t IS9, ti • (.I.amber » Comnier o and t!.- Li i \ub ti' iud day nad a< tivitn for ail to joyi The contests anc game for the kids darted the ball rolling’ at noon under the direction of Jim Riden . pa . ; c■ .. hain tor u. mini'' The winners are li • • ; ir moth' i ar'. i>- in this ec’ation. Tm- was followed by an American la'gu ■ Ba.‘ ball girne m w i a \\ alkerton Post l's topped l*o ‘ of S iii’ii Bend in a r- ai tl.r.Her 6- ' m emn' innings. Th' Walkeiton Junioi LeagU* All S' ci battl'd then as du National League t'.im topped the Aim 11< in L> ague 1" 7. Delayed a little by gusty winds, the balloon a cenoion by the Prof ('la ide Sch.o ttel group, followed at about 7 45 X height of 4,000 feet wa reach'd by the giant balloon filled with hot air when the chutist dropped before the white parachute blossomed out easing him back to earth. The chutist and balloon both fell just south of Walkerton near State Road 23. This spec tacle was followed by the Walkerton Red Sox victory over the Wells Aluminum softball team, in which Bob Lute pitched a no hitter. The retiring of the flag and a band concert followed preceding th fireworks. All during the day and night, the Drago Amusements were in opciation at the west enc of the park and the -ponsormg groups were running ;< refreshment stand at th- park ' ■ '• I mittec f i y- -ir w 1 ~ he.tic ’by |;. m.- >n Hiatt with Ulv h- En k and H mey 'Steffen hr . 'mg tm-.r r, pective org mizati< ns q'he Ci D'densr Police and ;• . \\ dkrit n he.- sos v J d another f im i"'r ot h m Jing the largi lowd clearing i the large roup after the fnew'ik Jr. Leaguers To Vi>it White Sox The Wdke’f.n Juni *r I>\v iera will at' nd the White S x-Boston Rt d S' IX I c ebail ;.iim It ( o: ISkey !■n ki n S.f irday J il> 2 n is guest .; (he management on Little la acme Day ('ommiSSloilri cd tlb V- elk-! t<m Junior League, tn A H uder -- ' .tied the dab and am 'in ed ' it iri\ ers are needed tor li ■ annual trip Any adult int< re-ted in driving should o ntact < >ra at 5x6-357'i The gi "ip wdl 1, ave from x* ■ m bo\- .reimkedt take a lunch for t firms,di The omplvte details v di be announced in the paper next w.ek 'lne date i- the impiort.int thing now as plans must be r ide for the boys and transportation. M XX I K s< HOOL REI MON Tii*-* 22nd annual Waller Schoo) reunion will be hr!J in Alberts Hall in LU’az on July 21 Come and bring your basket and table sen 1 ice for your family.