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

uwt..u At ns— April 2, 1964

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\'OW THAT BASKETHALL IS r for Ihe year, two professional ranks are having then pl tvoffs, one is the pi . askctball Ltgue. and the othei is the pro h' < key leagues These two groups ai • in the heat of their elimmat on playoffs to de. ide the tw< finalists in each gKUp. lint with th se two in the battle fm that extra paycheck basketball i just about to push into tin- headlines f< the summer. HE 2? MAh < LEAGFE teams are over halfway through th« ir spung exhibition season and ai-- soon to be moving north to o: m the actual firing Tae opening games will be played at tw< sites on Monday, Ami! IT with the test of the teams getting into th< swing of things on Tuesday. April 11 That is less than two Wo-ks away. TEN TEAMS IN EACH

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!• igu wi! he sh..oting for theii pennant which are m w held by the Los Ai^rlc- Lodgers and thNew York Yank’ The I 'odge: - in a surprising four game sweep h ' fall, won the World's title ovei the Yank-. However, each league has several teams, giving a chance to move into the top money spots with the Yanks having more of an advantage in the American league with their ta’ent than the Dodgers in the National SPO R T MAGAZINE HAS again conduct rd their annual poll of the ballplayers themselves in regards to the coming .season. They also make their .selections for the most valuable player in each loop, the leading hitter, home run champion and the leading pitcher. They again selected the Yanks and Dodgers as they did last year when they wenright on these picks. THEIR RATINGS RANK THE Yank- first by a sizeable margin then the Twins, White Sox. Tigers Orioles. Indians. Red Sox Athleti s. Angels and Senators in the American league The Na- ' tional loop choices arc the Dodgei , Giants. Cardinals Reds Philht -. Braves. Cutis. Pirates. Cop |G s and the Mets Six teams coll,»rd first pla< e votes in the \n ri an Circuit with the Yanks z»'tmg 160 n f those They were ch- en for second on 21 ballots and nine < hose them a- the thiid ' place team THE TWINS WERE NAMED to th<- top -pot on 15. Detroit

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Walkerton PTA Seis Date For Spring Carnival The Walkerton PTA. officeland room mothers met to put the finishing touches on the plan for the Spring Carnival. The Carnival will tv held from 6 to 9 pm on April 11th. There will be a large variety of games foi every age. bingo, a snack bar. coffee corner, and a special new attraction, The Village Store! The Village Store will feature the very best in handwork and taste treats that the member have to offer. In the food section. we will have fresh eggs home < anned goods including pit kies, jams .m l jellies. Then will be a fine selection of fanc\ woi k and aprons The Village Store will also feature a “Whit* Elephant" counter. Bn R again this year is the m< t popular game the dunking 1. oth Three trys for a quarter gives y ii the (hance to dunk ome members of the faculty ot some of Walkerton's ministers Don't mi-- the opportunity! The balloon man will be here again. And for all who might have mi ;• d it. Mrs Gardner will again cut silhouettes. These are life-like, of anvone. for only a quarter Tia^-e silhouettes are suitable for fi innng. Don't miss the chance this year of having all the members of your family done in silhouettes All you do is take the std ic< ts. phis a quarter each, to Mrs Gardner's room. All games are just a dime with a prize given each time Please donate, help, and come to the Spring Festival. This is an annual affair to help support your PTA tn help your school and have an evening of fun too! received four, the Sox two and the Red Sox and Angels received one each. Meanwhile, the Dodgers had 130 first place votes ■lb for second, 13 for third and three picked them for fourth Th« Giants and Cards were bunched do.-e together with San Francisc< leieiving 33 first place selections to 27 for the St. Lours team Tiw Cubs received four first pd.u e votes, the Reds and Braves three each, and the Phillies two. AS FOR DCDB’IDUAL SElections. tn the American League Mickey Mantle was chosen as the one player expected to win the most valuable player award with Al Kahne second. Kahne was chosen, to win the batting title with Carl Yastrzemskl chosen second. Harnien Killbrew was puked as the home run le idei and Camilo Pascual, also of the Twins, was the choice for heading pitcher over Whitey Ford by a slim two vote margin IN THE NATIONAL LOOP Willie Mays was the selection for the MVP award by a sin ; two vote margin over Hank Aaron ot the Braves However. Aar< n was chosen as the one most likely to win the batting title us well as the home run race. \\ ho else but Siuidy Koufax could be selected as the leading pjtehe' IT IS INTERESTING TO note that one thought f >l, ws another. Those that pickisl such athe Giants, Cards or Twins in their respective leagues, al- > picked their players in the individual polls Many players supported their own team's < haneeon their ballots IT WONT BE U)NG PNTIL all the chips are on the table RemendM r. a loss at the -tart ot the season means just as much in the final standings as one in the heat of a race in September In the years when two teams have tied for the regular season title and had to play it off. just think what, one game in April then would mean to the team that is eliminated Fast starts often develop into consistent teams throughout the year.

Grovertown Pre-School Round Up Is Set Oregon Township children who will start first grade in Septembe, 1964. are invited with then parents to Round-up. tort mg at 1:30 pin CST Wednesday, April 15, at the Gruvertown Elementary School. This wm inciuue ail children who will be six yearn old on oi before September 1 1961 There is one except, n. Children wh< have ha 1 one full at redih-I kmdcrg irten school yeni and wh< v. ill o« six y« ;rs . i on or before November i. 1961 wdl hr accepod as first gialer- in September. 1961 Thv ■■ children and their parent*- are also mvite<l t< Round- ip on April 15 Principal H T i ner ha- planned for the prospe' tive fust graders to jcin the present fn t graders in their school sc-sion that dav to acquaint them with their achool room, lunch room, and playground if weath> r jH*rmiLs Mrs. Giant and Mr Kiracofe. First Grade Tea< her-, will be in charge, assisted by Room Mothers The pre-.s< hr <»lei s an- promised a short .school bus ride Meanwhile, parents will meet with Mr. Turner. Joann Rannells. School Nurse. Mrs. Mac Sult. Srhool Lunch Supervisor, and in turn, Mrs Giant and Mrs Kiracofe in the Elementary School dining room. » Round-up v-ill end pri< rto dismissal time, 3:00 pm. CST Parent- are m] a ste l to bring a copy of the child's birth certificate to be checked at registration time. Kindergarten prv-s< hool roundup is being planned at another date and details of this will be announced later Little League Coaches And Umpires To Meet All men who would hkr to help with the Walkerton Little League program this year through coai-h---ing or umpiring, is asked to attend a meeting at the Walkerton Community Building on Friday. April 10. at 8:00 pm it takes a lot of adult help to give these boys the proper a sbrtanee for a well rounded program If anyone cannot make this meeting hut desires to help, call Jake Powell prior to the meeting

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Pre-Pche*'? Round I p bet 1 or Walkerton lie \\ alkertou Elementary Swkk ' will ’mid its annual presii >oi registra. rin for Kinderg;n '■ and for those enrolling in 1 the First Gfrde v’m have not had Kinderg.u ten on Monday, April 13. 1964, from 7:00-8:30 p. ) m. This meeting Ls being held in the evening so that both the father and the mother may att- nd. All parents who have children who will be eligible to attend either Kindergarten or the First Grade next school year are asked to come to the Elementary Srhool and register them. This does not I apply to the children currently enrolled in our Kindergarten. Pl<-a-e do net bring the children with you unless it is absol tely necessary. Eligibility includes the following: Age five by August 31 for Km- । dergarten Age six by August 31 foi First Grade. Please bring your child’s I irth certificate NFO NEWS Erhard Pflnsten vice-pre-.ident of the National Farmer's Organization. will be the gu»-st speaker at the Charcoaled Beof-Ikirger Supper, sponsored by the St Joseph County NFO at the Greene Township School, M> nday night, April ft. serving fr<>m 5 to 8 pun. G* t your tickets now from local members Pfinsten also was the speaker in the telei ast on Easter Sunday, Channel 33 WSBT-TN' at 1:30. Tune in next Sunday. April 5, same station, same tune for MidWest Fann Report promoted by NFO Counties fmm this aiea Use the cnassitieo Ads

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