The Independent-News, Volume 88, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 April 1964 — Page 1

Volume 88; Number 14

THIRTEEN FILE FOR PL J SCHOOL BOARD

Important Meeting Called For North Liberty Residents Tuesday

A very important public meeting has been called by the Town Board of North Liberty for Tuesday, April 7th. Thus meeting, to start at 7:30 p.m.. will be held in the American Legion Hall and will be of interest to all North Liberty resident. The public meeting will inform the public as to what progress has been made to date on tho sewer and sanitation plant program. The Town tsoara nas been working on this project which will call for sewers to be extended to the south and east parts of North Liberty where no present sewers exist, and for a sanitation disposal plant for North Liberty. At this meeting will be the Board members, a representative of Clyde E Williams and (,‘o . of South Bend. and a member of the State Stream Pollution E aid. Who will all be available t< answer any questions that <an lx* brought before the group Also to help inform the public, will be pictures projected on the .m reen of the proposed routing of the aewers, pictures of the propped disposal plant and^a model of the proposed plant, along with the location of same. Not much publicity has been given to thia program to date and that is the cause for the public meeting. It is hoped that any question asked concerning any part of this program can be settled with an answer at this meetm«. North Liberty Alumni Banquet Set For May 16 The North Liberty Alumni Banquet will be held at 6:30 p m. Saturday, May 16. in the Elementary S< hooi Building North Liberty. The 50 year and the 25 year classes to be honored this year are the 1914 class and the 1939 class. We arc planning a good program and an- anticipating a k<«kl attendance. । This year wc are featuring the Alumni Lounge, a social room furnished by Rohs Furniture Store of Walkerton; with soft music by Bob’s Record Shop of North Liberty. Plans arc being completed and the invitations will be sent out in the near future, according to the Alumni president. Merlin OConnor. Tag Day To Be

Held This Saturday The Walkerton Athletic •- ers Tag Day. scheduled for Saturday of last week was postponed by the weather and wd be held this Saturday with many ut the athletes of the high school and Junior High assisting The proceeds from the B< ‘er’' work is shown in all forms of athletics in Walkerton, not just confined to the high school, although this has l»een the main recipient to date Remember, the Boosters are working on a new Junior League diamond and appreciate any help you can give through becoming n member and your purchase of a tag Saturday.

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The Ray Overholt Family will be th<- k ic * artists at the second Singspirati«-: to be held Sunday, April 5, at the .cond Singspiration to be held Sunday. April 5. at the Walkerton Methodist Church. This family trio has gained fame m the midwest and arc in demand to appear at similar service* of all denominations. The Sing-piration. sponsored by the Walker!, n Minru rial Association. will begin it 2 00 pm. Charles Got line will again act as master of <«rem<»nlcs for the program whu h will in. lude some local specials a well as community singing The program will be limited to one hour and 15 minutes. Everyone Is w. V' me and invited to attend th. m/ piration

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N. L. Egg Hunt This Saturday The Easter Egg Hunt which was to have been held at the North Liberty Park last Saturday. will be held on Saturday, April 4th, at 1:30 p.m. SLAVE AUCTION THE Walkerton F F A. Chapter will offer for sale a fresh shipment of slaves on Saturday, April Ith, at 7 oO o'clock in the Walkerton High School Gym. Slaves ; to be sold to the highest bidder Sponsored by the Walkerton Chapter of F.F.A. < — ■' "• ■' ' — ♦ Buy U. S Savings Bonds today. I

North Liberty PTA To Sponsor Adult Study Group For Parents

Te North Liberty PT.A i sponsoring an adult study group with the main instruction on 'Parenthood in a True Nation " The major topics of disyu Mon are; । Feeling of security and adequacy Understanding of self and others Democratic values and goals Problem solving - attitudes and methods | Self - discipline, responsibility, |

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and freed m C- ! -'ructive attitudes toward change The instructor for thi coiit . is John H Palmer Jr There will b an enrollment fee of $2 50 to c >ver manual charges. T he cl t w will be every Tuesday morning m April from 9:00 -11 00 in the North Liberty Christian Church basement. The basic course of study will be followed by an advance course in May.

Claude V. York To Retire As Superintendent Claude V. York, superintendent of schools for the Polk-Lincoln of schools for the Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Corporation, has announced that he i s not a candidate for the job of superintendent after the completion of this year's school year. York, who has been in education for over 45 years, informed the school board to this effect that he is retiring after the end of hi s present contract which expires June 30, 1964. York attended schools of Monroe Township and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1919. He then attended Canterbury College and received his B S. degree in 15*26. He also did work at Columbia University. DePauw, Indiana State College, Purdue and Indiana University where he received his Al S. degree in 1937. Above his M S degree he has done work at Indiana. Purdue and Butler Universities. After serving seven year> as a teacher, and 21 years as a principal. he came to Tyner High School to serve as principal for 16 years before being named as superintendent for the past one and one-half years. He is a member of the following organizations: Tyner E.U.B. Church Bainbridge Masonic Lodge Tyner 1.0.0. F. Lodge Life member, Indiana School Men's Club Indiana High School Principal’s Association National Association of Secondary School Principals Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents American Association of School Administrators Indiana State Teacher's Association National Education Association Walkerton Chamber of Commerce Walktuton Lions Club YOU ARE INVITED The Couples Club of the Presbyterian Church is having another pancake and whole hog sausage supper on Satuaday, April 4, from 5 to 8 p m., all you can eat for a donation of $1 00 for adults. 50 cents for children, and pre-schoolers free. Tickets may be purchased from any member. The hogs for making the sausage are especially grown ami donated by some of our members for the supper. Whatever your plans for the evening may be. you have to eat. so bring your appetite and come to the Presbyterian Chur h

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Five To Survive May Primary Election A group of 13 nu n from Polk, Lincoln and Johnson Townships will compete in the May primary election for five places on the above mentioned school board. Two men will be selected from Polk and Lincoln Townships and one from Johnson Township. Each township will have a race going on as six have filed from Polk for their two spots, five from Lincoln for the two positions there, and two from Johnson Township for the one seat from that township. This will be the first elected board since the organization of this school district which include-, townships of three counties. It will be done on a non-political basis with these 13 candidates listed separately from the partieon the i u hine Considerable interest will be generated for this job this year. The candidates by town hip in alphabetical order are: Polk Township • Two to be Elected) Joseph Holm C. Jerry Rains Robert T Rees Wayne E Boag Earl D. Smith Carroll E Zartman Lincoln Township (Two to be Ek ted) Melvin AI wine . William D CartW Denslow W Dol) William Ochs George S, Park* Johnson Township (One to be Elected) Charles Daube Elbert F. Place The -.choo! b ard terms will be staggered by thi-> election with the highest vote getter from Polk am! Lin.-ln Township ea r. serving a four year term. The other* successful candidate will erve for| two yea:.- In Johnson T< a r.^hip*. race, the elected candidate will' ; serve for four years. The ne\v| board goes into effect on July !,»• 1964. In voting for the candid itesj all three townships will vote on the entire slate . Each voter may vote for the number in each town-J ship to be elected, but cannot vota for three from any one township | The vote total will come from thj combined vote of the three-town| ship area This makes it import ant for the voters to know theily candidates from all three towni i ships, not only their own. befon i the election is here. Three candidates, Zortman AI wine and Smith, are seeking re election to the board as the were appointed following the sot mation of the school district. Postpone Easter i Egg Hunt To This Sunda ’ The Walkerton Fite Depar r ent annual Ft • rEc . Hui v is postponed Sunday b\ th. a clement weather and wit! be hi* at 2 00 pm. next Sunday. Ap| sth Everything will remain t;,»; same except the weather, whi ( the Firemen guarantee will much better. All Firemen fig again asked to be at the park B uniform at 1:00 pm.