The Independent-News, Volume 87, Number 33, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 August 1963 — Page 1

Volume 87; Number S 3

WORK CONTINUES AFTER TRAIN WRECK

Republicans To Hold Caucus In Walkerton Aug. 27 Claude E Houser, town ehairman of the Repubican Party in Walkerton, has announcd that the party will hold a Town Convention on Tuesday evening. August 27. at 8:00 p.m. at the Walkerton Community Building. This meeting is for the express purpose of selecting the nominees for all town officers to be elected at the ensuing ternn election on Novembr 5, 1963Arhig is five trustees and one*clerk-treasurer. All persons redding in the Town who are voters or who will be voters at the time of the ensuing town election and who are members of the Republican Party, are invited and urged to attend and shad be entitled to vote. Call To N. L Junior High Footballers Notico All boys in the seventh and eighth grades who wish to participate in junior high football: Sth graders will bv fitted for uniforms on Thursday. August 2f>th at 3:15 at the elementary building. 7th graders will pick up their uniforms Friday, August 30th. at 3:15 at the elementary building All players must have had physical examinations prior to the first practice which is the first day of school. Physical slips may be obtained from the elementary’ office. Insurance must be obtained — either school insurance or a note from parents certifying family insurance at home. Lions Club To Hold Corn And Sausage Roast Th.- Wm-Kerron t-mn C’ub wl’l have a Corn and Sa i e Roa ’ on Saturday. August 21. from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm at the corner lot on Roosevelt Road and Illinois Street. This out door eating treat will be in conjunction with the Walkerton Retail Merchants "Back to School Days” on Friday and Saturday. August 23 and 24. This will feature all the sweet corn and sausage you can eat and a cold drink or coffee, for SI.OO. AH Lions are expected to put in a session at this event Shift ; will be two hours long starting nt 10:00 am. RAKE SALE M'GI ST 17TII The Right Hand Ckr of th* Wa’kerton M. ’h i--t ’hm i • J have a Bake Sale on Saturday. August 17th from 9 am 1' noon at the former Walk. » ’ n Sundries Building m W "■■'m A C'>mp’ te cm of bi»' I will be available 1.0.0. F WB RF BE( < XPH I T» eO Id F -'^'V ar I: ’ • lod . of W • ton ' 1 ’ th* ir in nua’ p m the W and nil Rebe " and O I Fellc. an 1 i heir fa ”;!i» a • : • m I I nn* r " b. •। r* <1 ' Pie. e biing I ’'.•<» e ep’V ■' ■ip O' ;o'd W H fd’i I b’-'et a> I< n vtl •: y

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NFO Group Has Special Meeting The St .Joseph County NFO held a special organization meeting on August 6 at the Claude McEndarfer farm near North Liberty, with Sam Thompson, National organizer presiding. Thompson told of the tremendous progre s our organization has made toward its ultimate goal. The predictions of our opposition has b'en proven wrong one by one. First, they said we would never get any members. Next, they said we would never have any holding actions, and thirdly, we would never sign anv contracts. Step by step we have disproved 'ach of their predic tions. The past week St. Joseph County wrote more new memberships than any time since it has Gen organized, and we. as a county, are just one little segment of the National Organization. (The igning of NFO n a-t> i contracts with processors is the greatest a< hu vement that has been made in American agricul- ; ture. The success has G-c i achieved because of the strength of the organization and the w*ll--1 ingness to use the holding action to implement our bargaining es forts. Our efforts are not meant as an aggressive action a gains* the consumer, but rather against corporations that nix' attempting to take over farms. We want to and will preserve the family size farm for our children and grand- i ! children. * Thompson asserted, "You think ’ that you farmers are operating on a free market! The market i actually controlled by the chain stores Th- y hold 85 per cent of the retail market and when they buy. tluv call the packer or pr<»< or and tell him what they will pay H<» in turn, mu t pay less to the farmer to make his profit" The example he give was; choir. live st r to pro d r <27 !!• pri «• to packer $•” 97 at 1 r ‘ail. ssßs 04 A! o Tir ". on -aid that there i. a lot of talk ah uit gr un ui plus whit h is actually only about 3 or 4 per < ent over consumption and if th-’' meat coming into the country from abroad were banned this surplu: would bo u ed up. The large corporate toed lots couldn't operate if wo were getting a fair price for our grain St. Jo eph County is putting on a special membership campaign When they come to call on you. listen tn what we have to offer. You need our bargaining power so you will no longer go to the market and say: "What arc you g ung tn give me” !< E ( REAM MOf 1 XL T’ ‘ Koontz Mke Lion Chib will hold an ke Cream Social Saturday afternoon, Au 1 .**: Stanley' X’ir.ne Service i to 8p n Eve! vbodv '. ' ' IC f< I a grand tine 1 Be theta' NOTH r T’.e D<M >IIV b- V . wd! I V a .... SMuCav Vi u * 17 ' ‘ to H ”U ’ R imbav <- invitt d N I HWb TO Xl l- ‘ if r n x r T 1 ■ N •’ I ‘■:v ’ Br ' v ' ' -' ipH' engo! I ” ■ Fv ' urd m C. icago.

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Married In Saturday Ceremony ■ftJi u

Stump _ Haynes Pine Creek Church of the Brethren was the scene of the 2:30 । pm. ceremony Sunday. August 11, which united in marriage Miss Joy Elaine Stump and Jame^ Martin Haynes. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mi Wdlai I F Stump, of Route 2. Walkerton. and the groom is the son of Heber Hiynes and th. Lit' Mi . Haynes Rev r< iry HufTak r ottl iatc 1 forth- ceremony and must wa. provided by Moy Wolf 'ci of the bridegroom, vnciit. ’ Mi . Rebecca Hnyr.es, niece of th' !>ri 1 • groom, was the orgams' B> ret of white gladioli With pink da, ie, decorated tin church ind <>■ । flanked by carnkdabra. White satin bows marked the pews imng the bridal aisle. A gown of taffeta and French Imported Chantilly lace was worn hy the bride, who was giveg in marriage by her father. Scalloped lace fashioned the front of the bod ico with a sweetheart neckline and brief sleeves. The voluminous skirt was highlighted at the hipline by a band of Ince which held the fullness extending , to a circular chap< I length tr ain. The finger tip length veil with bluslior of English - ilk illu ton , wa held by a head-hug ing hall hit of matching taff* ta and e embroidered with tiny peoF She earned i < asc ide of white a atsn i- ’ pink sweet he u t ro-.c i Sandra Ih T-wr <f KSa ■ 1 Mi' luga a. was n. 'r. a ot la " ,■ • M.o tlvn Jl> 1 ' of End • cd N< 1 Y- rk, and Sally 1? r t Mi-hawa '• 5 w* re bi • :• I I' ■ wm. Ires< of | , • * w ■ m ' hmg , if a- I with a fitted 'or < Im as i ■ khm . e’E 1 ib - । M<trhu 'm hm. . . , >■ . t: •- p \ . o j ua: a m • d wth - -til. ■ • V at ti d'r.e 3 ’ ’ . • t v. ।• f : Lea: ■ 1 ’ bgi p.. ■ - v

nations and pompons. The girls were all nursing school classmate of the bride. Richard Haynes, of Garrett, was his brother' 1 , best man. Ushering the guests to their places we re Gordon Bloom of Williamston. Michigan; Mac Martin of Bourbon; Franklin Jordan of Auburn and Geroby Stump. Walk rton. brother of the bride. A re. eption wa he'd in »! church social hall \ttei Aug IS, the couple will be at home nt Rt 1 Garret I Indiana 3'l O' is a graduate of North Ed»e', High School and Mei mid H pital S. hool of Nur ma: So .th Bend Th-' groom graduated t> • Garrett High School and I'ur .■ University. New Students To Register At Walkerton Svlv- st.-r E. Am-der. prim ip d of the Walkerton High Scht il is reque ting that a’l new student'. in the community md tn dent nm enrolled m the hit, school !a t year report to tl prmcip c othi in the high h ■ I regi ter on Augu t l'‘t| 1 2m h Student t 'Hern e the hw s< loud fro”', the V. ’ m E l . mentarv <. ■ nth ”, ■ >’ report S’ud< "’ I I ■ : of m hool in pre' i . . tn< om i jed to let urn an. 1 '■ ; ■ - r ’ ’C th. r high 'he ! ’ ’ In order ' hat th." r - , 1 . y 1 for a i. . : ■ i a • to come. Ti :? i m>nveni*'ti 1 । ■■ on t) . m ”. date to ■ ' o p P ' " ”-V at a I • ’ m’ .• he •- Wi‘l he fl S I- ] ' >i > s । i H > •; on ■ ■ Wa d--* in next w , e h

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Tracks Cleared Ip One Day For ' Traffic A -icatttered mes- is the result now of a ti in accident in Walkerton last Th.ur-dav evening at 6:20 p.m. when 16 cars of a 91 car freight jumped the tracks at the w • t edge of W ilkerton. Th'' wreck on ’he Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wa- ju ♦ past the rro--ings of tie other two railroads in Walkerton and on ured without any injuries, although the damages mount < Io e to the $500,000 mark The west bound train was traveling t 55.60 mile- an hour when the car immediately behind the engines came uncoupled. Thii star’d the chain reaction that piled 13 of the 46 < ir- in a real short area. The fir-t three nr? traveled further down th-, tr । k and derai’ d bu’ behind these were several earjoa 1< of sand whe h was at the head of the large pile up Manx c irs were to«>ed on top of others as the, just kept piling up until the train fin illy came to i halt They piled right on th»- rails and to the north side of the tracks where there was nothing to damage other than an empty field. Many of »he derailed cars were empty. Cause of the derailment has not been determined as tliere was some doubt as to what actually started the derailment. The eni gineor of the train was L A Mahmsmith and the conductor was A F Hollia, both of Garrett, Indiana. Crews were called in right ' away to begin the cleaning up of the wreck and get the mam lines ■ n for trifth Bv Fridiv morning i sidi’g was b-dng u .'d to < ■ < n the line a- Lain pa '•! on th’ track it ■ v«rv low rate of ■ ,«■ d. The <-*.w---began p’i'ling iwtv th.- *? ■ t- 1 and ished . ir a • se- ■ r;d <at erp' ’i* v. r<’ ’ 1 ’"i v • k I irge w ’ ' men be- । ga.i repairing the tri ks as it i v a-, c’f O' d thus keening righf up w’’ t* ' '■ v-mg md making the •!-•' of the railroad cranes :1 ,. Interested p< 'le v ’-- ited the i’".i bv the hundreds for more than 50 hours after the w’" k to view the damag-* a 1 ’ watch the clearing operation Some of ’he cars in the wreck were involved in the wreck at Miiford earlier in the v- ek and crews were b ought right from that spot to Wi'kerton to help with the clean up operation On< tank car. containing a highly inflan mable gasoline additive •< । . ',.fr virtually untouched <»• the bottom of the pile un’i M । day wh. n it wi uc essfuH ' loa !<•.! .into <noth> r ear to b • ’ii. n iwav W i'k« ■ ’ a firemen a l (. -.1 r>. Lm-p Och. aid d the < ’• in- n operations along with ti ”'i and tat - nolice T' •h, ... "d ’>in ic< lI t ' ” , V ( ’ ■ < r ■ J ft i f tb; r 1 *" ’C k ’' ’h is ’ ’V' I t •. Thin :> '!b hi; 1 i City