The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 29, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 July 1963 — Page 1

Volume 87; Number 29

RULE SUICIDE IN TUESDAY DEATH

Chamber Plans White Sox Tour On August 11 The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce is planning a White Sox tour on Sunday, August 11, asTim Gardner Day, Tim, as you know, is the official batboy for the Sox this year and th- Chamber has purchased a block of tickets and will provide bus service for those who want to attend this double header with the Detroit .Tigers, i Tickets for this day will be on a first come, first served basis as the block will be sold with or without bus tickets The price for the tic ket is $2 no and bus tare on chartei *d bus^s of the Indiana Motor Bus Company is s ; no p* r per son. Reservations mu d he in by Thur slay. August 1 for this day. Res. nations for the tour are available at the IndependentNews Co. as reservations will first have to be paid without receiving the ticket at this time as th v aren’t in as of now However. payment will secure your tickets for you. Anyone, adults or children, are welcome to attend this game through these facilities. This day was planned to bring a little recognition to Tim as he has been a good representative of Walkerton through this job. Plan now to be a part of the Tim Gardner Day, sponsored by the alkerton Chamber of Commerce. Crash Takes x Life Os Former Walkerton Boy Jack Dallas Day, 20. of 135 Horst St., Crown Point, whose mother, Mrs. Wilbur Stafford, lives at 612 Harrison St. Walkerton, Was killed Sunday night in a two-car accident at the mtvisvlion ut ('. S. 20 and Fail Load, mar Rolling Plain , Indiana The < rash o< cured al 11 .30 p.m. and Day died as a it ull 1 a broken neck. Investigating office; ..axi that Day.-, car wa southbound on Fad Toad an<l either tailed to -top or pulled onto U.S. 2b m>t realizing Iha oncoming car driven by Allen Nichols, 23, of South Bend. The Allen car struck Day’s vehu le broadside. Nichols sustained a fractur. 1 left leg. a possible skull fracture and multiple contusion.-, ot the body. H * is in fair condition in Memorial hospital. Day was born June 24, 1943, in Walkerton. Funeral services will be held in the Nusbaum Funeral Home at 2:00 pm. Thursday Kev. Jame Christoph-1 will otti- iate. Burial will be in Woodlawn < enu tery Friends may tall at the Funeral Home. He is survived by his mother and step-father. Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Stafford of Walkerton; his father. Julius Day: his maternal grandparents. Mi anti Mrs Irwin Campbell of Walkerton: a sister. Mi- Connie Smith of LaPaz. and four brothers. Chailes. Donald. Kenneth an! Damon, al! at home; also hi fiancee. Judy Mager of Crown Point. NOTH E Whitmers Greenhouse will !>e closed July 21 tv July 28 for vacation.

Engaged 1/ * • f n Mr. and Mm Clyde Snoigia - ' of John on Township announ e I h ■ engagement ot ’ heir daug tei Mis Fen bai .i Ann Sn<><)g• to Thoma.-- I 'uane Flrmnm ot LaPorte. son ot Mr ml Mr Kenneth Knowlton of Walkerton Both are graduate of the \\ । a erton high school Mi Fleming is employ d by Kuhit - TeAwi i a Service in LaPorte The Wedding is planned for Septembei 1. Better Homes Club Annual Flower Show And ( raft Exhibit The Better Homes Demonstration Club will sponsor them third annual flower show and craf’ exhibit Monday evening 7 to 9 p m at the Walkerton Community Budding. The exhibits are open competition for anyone interested thru tho area al no cost. Entries are to be registered 12 noon until 2 p.m. with judging to take place al 3 pm. The < ate goiies an- to b- determined by the contestant either in beauty and polio t ion as grown in th«‘<: own garden oi in arislo. i tlx it rangement whu h may b obtained li oin then own garde n oi po sibly a friends. Under beauty and p.iß.’ion there will h a Hi i uxed <a < gm v >2 । one variety, •. • > sing.. Bowel ar. I ।1 । ingle rose Undt i artistic arrangement th , ategoi K.s are (b rose ariangement. (2i mantel or buffet at rangement. (3) miniature bouquet and *4i centeipx-' e Other < atcgoi le include children, whx h will In* diplayed in categories by ages. 6 1” and 10-16 year-,. Also tm r< is a foil tge plant ■ itegoi y and African violet group PublMm will be awarded to Grand ( ham pion. Sweepstakes and P.eserv* Champion and also first * 1 on ; and thud place winners in ca< h category. The first two shows were great succ -sse.s with more than 100 . ntnes each yea: lames Cap* k. won Grand Champion last year. Tiie craft < xhibit neai ly stole the show last j ar and every available tabb space was filled ( iaF exibits are due 12 noon to 2 pm. at the Communit} Building The club is most appr- uVivc forth * ei vces of Grow i <>plmger who has judged the tlwvei the pa t two years. There is no admission > I.arg. refreshments will be served and a door prize awarded a- before President of the club Mrs Thomas Anspaugh. I- general chairman Assisting he: is Mrs Wavne Cover and Mrs Frank Dunn prizes and categories Mrs Bran*?n Hiatt. Mrs Albert Ray

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Chicken Bar-B-Q This Sunday At St. Patricks A highlight ot the chicken barbecue .1' iSt Patrick School < afcteiu and picnic grove Sundav, • J ilv 21. will boa baseball game The married men will play against the single men. The Holy N une Society of St. Patrick Chui-h will sponsor the bat beeue which will he . erved from 11:30 a.m to 2:30 pm in■xl • the cafeteria and also in the pu nn grove. The chit ken Will be barbecued by experts and . eivc l with potato . alad. cole I iw. rolls but ter. ( off , tea oi milk w.ih home made . ake oi P’c '] i k( t • are available F ■ - all Holy Name Men for $1 f>o foi .>di * 11an,! ,• » < h:! dl en. ’ , ‘ 1 ” 'ti is veiier a] < hairman ,issisted be Jahn Powdl, tickets; Hailev Mangus, kitchen; Kav K uni:- ki tabi, service, Albert Van Wanze,!,.. parking ot tha. >at Kichard Allsop po tei Marielein V.m Wanzeele, tables; Jai < Lowry. < lean up and Harold Matte-on. publicity. Drivers Needed For Chicago Trip Drivers aie needed for Walkerton s Junior league trip to ahe Chicago White Sox-Buston Ked Sox game Saturday at Chicago. Anyone interested in driving a group of boys to Chicago, please call League Comnusiuner Ora Harder, 586-3575. Tjie gioup of boys will meet at the Walkerton High School parking ku for departure at 10 aim Tiie} are to lake a lunch with them but no pop, milk or othei beverage.*: in glass bottlex or cans. 'Die group will return home minx ha'ely following tlx* game. I I LX P X\< E l<. \IX OX I KID I IIIS \\ FF K Friday will aL,:iin ha*, • a T><'.*i Dance ,i1 the WalkeFon Lion Club Youth Building with dan< - ing to it < *>r<lcd niu.'-c' I * m s 3’* to 11 .00 P m All teen ag- i - ot this area uei in\d< l The admission is lUc. XOTICh The offx e of the Clerk Treas. uier of the Town of North Lib erty "'ll! be closed the week of July 22. 1963. (’ail M Eskridge. Clerk-Treasurei 6 ( FXT MR M UL POSTAGE SI \MP qhe Department will । ue a 6 cent airiii.tii stamp through ihe Boston Mas post otfu <■ on I I’. 12, 1963 Although tin- new airmail stamp i> being issued pri m uilV sot ’he convem -nee of patrons desiring to send souvenir post r itds by airmail, it v ill he valid sot use in combination with other stamp rm any mail intended for transmission by air. ar. I Mt Charles Mmter ate in < barge of tables, Mi s J,.nie> e Hein and Mt Kav St t ad< * t egi,tration; Mis Erroll Van Bu - kirk ar | Mi- F. ‘ i Brice ii.ift exhibits, and Mi William Skmn<’. Mt- William Bellinget and Mrs Richard Verkier refreshments and Mrs. Burdel! Williams dour prize.

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Death Claims Chas. 0. Hiler Friday Night I i ' i I Kih ■■Bm (’harles <'). Ililer x :. di* ■ I* ’ day night at the ( • b*op 1 ’u- lln pital afti i an illness of five weeks. Hile’' ha- t ■< n in business in Walkerton tor 17 yeai . Mr. Hiler was boin Sept 11 1879. in W inona County. Minn. He lived in Mishawaka 30 years b, - foie moving her,* 17 years ago He was a retired Torrington Co. employee. After retirement, he opened a brass foundry here in association with his two sons He was president of the company until the time of his death. Mr. Hiler was married in Oldwem. lowa, to Adeline Schermerhorn, who died m 1936 He lat i married Gladys Rhodes ut Mishawaka, who died in 194 3 Surviving aie four sons, Clark E and C. Orris Hilei both of Mishawaka, ami Orrin F. and Robert J . both of Walkerton, a daughter. Mrs. Raymond E Myers, ot Mishawaka ; 17 gt anilchikiren and 11 gt *at-giandchildren. Funeral services were held, at 1 <n» p m Tuesday at tia* Nn baum Func* a 1 H<>nx R* v H<i : Wiliia::: pastor of tl.e W.ilker ton M thodi-t Church ofix i.t'-d. 1 tin rd v. ar m St J* l -♦• Ia: \ ।• * ■ Memorial Park \dh M**a ‘ gi a v<* -id< servi es. Hr was a n ■ nibei d the bu ■' Methodi t Church •<! Mi .. tm* MasollX < '* imnia w.•a Knights T mpler of Mi awa: a the Sndti-h Rite in Soutl B* 1 Walkerton Didge 619 F and AM the Mizpah Shriix ot I* ' W ayne and th.- Walk, r an Cl; m*. her of Commerce H wa live in scouting w..rk and was a past dire, tor of the Ameruan Foundry Society and ie<eived iv . nt recognition foi »>u years m the found!y industry. Mrs. \ddie Beach Mrs Addit Dei'.. xii.-< Bea. of 1 .ong- icw W a-hmv'an p ‘ ' away July 12 1963 in D.n^.iew She wa born Jul> 1 ' 15,6 m North Liberty. lb : husr m i Elmet Beach and o’ ■ । ightrr preceded her in d. i’h : -urvivors include one daughter Mi-. Joan Herrick. Long lev ib * sons. Lewis, L-banon. Oregon; Frank. Olympia Wash F.na * S< ittle, W .u-h : L-G 11 F igemOregon and Ralph of Salem, Oreg. n and one brothel bred sh - CoudH North Liberty Burial was held in Ixmgview Monday. Bit. RKK Trust Some people with your money if you wi,h but ruvei *ith jour repuUU n

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Asphyxeation Is Cause Os Death H.*rm in F Personette, 11 was found dia l Tue-day morning in th.* gar ige at his Koontz Lake home, the vu tnu of a-phyxiatiou from tume d th-car The death was ruled suicide by the Marshal! County Coroner L>*. Marshall Stine Th.- body was found at approxm ately 11 20 by three ladies. The time of death was not set, but it wa. stated that he had been dead f^r <ome time. Pet -...m tte s lat - wife died in Miv under -dr.r ge ciremn.-tances. Sheriff Jerrv <h. nlee, of M u shall Count v stated that Persnnet’e was to hav< been q le.-tioned a-a." as it hr wife’- d- 'h. The ।an of -w : a.th has never b.’en doteri* ined nd was still urn < r m*. * ' i bon. B. >rn I)ec I 191 '• in I. -!u sb t he m> .-I to Wa'kr * n two yeai igo t rom ('ah:'"ti;i Hfl and th.- fcrivei Ohv.* Chatay had . been nuuri' d * * yea: bt fore ner A death. » He D survived by four • ers, Howard and Cecil, both of Walkerton. Jan es of Grovertown and Earl of Spooner. Wis., and two sisters. Mi- Lucille Porter of North Madison and Mr.-. Bessie Casteel of Walkerton. Friends may call at the Harry Price Funeral Home at Knox, where services will be held at 2 p m Thursday. Rev Rufus Gerkin, pastor of the Knox Christian Church will officiate and burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Personette was a veteran of World War II and a member of American Legton Post 189. Walkerton. Ralph 11. W<M»ds Ralph H Woods 91. of 62300 Pin. Road North Liberty formei Gr<. ne Township trust e dud at .3 a.m July 7 in the hoi e of his daughh Mi— Eldon K»*e| attvr •i bi lel ilhx M i'. W - "Is, uno .•i .' i ,i_- tru : • If.ci. 191,'.- 1923, wa- • 59 V"u'- member and past Ma bi o! Masonic L>dg* 266, N it:. Libertw A retire,, < arpnter he was born in Monu. UI., on July 2 1^72 and can.* to .Xoi ti) Liberty 61 year.- ago irom Mat -hall County. July 12. 1x93, he mart led Viola Pontius who died m 1927 In 1930 he married L na Treasure who die I in 19 >2 He is survived by tv. sons, Hu\ y B and Howard P both oi North Libt tU three da ightei >. Mi- Nma Metz-.: >outh Bend; Mi- Grace Reaves of Likei Ilie and Mi- Hei m K. el of North Liberty. 15 grandchildren and a half d rot her. Charles L. SnedruK of South Bend. F uneral serve .' w- ie held July 10 at Wals.. Hdancio Colonial Chapel in South Bend Rev Charb- Fatterso:. f the North Liberty Methodist ■ bur h. offi iated Masonic L>dge 266 was m charg, of s.-rv-ic. - at the Sumption Prairie Cemetery. I( F ( KF KM s(M I XI. The Youth Fell .vship of the N rh Libef v Methodist Church will have in ice cream social at the (■ tin h parking lot on Friday. Julv 1° fr >m 5:60 until 9 pm They will teat uie sandwiches 1< e crea md < ike Will dt ii er "r---ders within city limits if desired It* “ Raad the Classified Ada