The Independent-News, Volume 88, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 April 1964 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — April 30, 1904

Hearing Is Not A Gripe Session

The hearing at North la crtys High School Gym on Thursday, May 7. will be of utmost importance to everyone of this area. Fnis is the time some serious talk will be given omerning the condition of Indiana Mate Ko . i 2.; u; I the improvement scheduled to be considered. This comes after years and years of waiting, asking and dismission on this highway which is an important artery to the southwest corner of St Joseph County. Indiana 23 was completed in the late 1920 s and ever since, the only tiling that has been lone is some patch work on cracks, chuckh des. and over a couple of low marsh areas. A hearing a couple of years ago at the Courthouse was attendisi by Commissioner David Cohen. but nothing resulted from this other than the action being put on the agenda for the longrange plan through 1965 Now it looks like it will actually result in some work. The hearing is a ne essary meeting in order for the matching F<*deral dollcis to be put into this project that is estimated at SI,OOO Oo At the hearing, to which the pu lie is invited. statement -of econ >mic effect are to be given regarding the general improvement plans This is where the j übhc is duty bound to appear. It is hoped that all the various organizations concerning business, industry and retail merchants, will have a representative to speak for the group. This is not a gripe session for the public and this type of approach will do nothing to benefit anyone. The .spokesmen are to discuss briefly the reasons for an approval of the project and not to complain about the fact that the work is long overdue. Each represented body is to be extended the chance to speak, but as far as

A Lot At Stake In Primary

Tuesday's Primary Election, an important one lor all residents of the Polk-Lincoln-John-son School Corporation area, will select the new school board for this school distinct as well as choose the candidates fur the fall election on a county, state and national basis. Many people pass a Primary Election tor a couple of reasons, one being that they just aren’t Unit interested in the election, and . erund, because one has to declare Uieu' political faiUi al this time. This puts a dual electi >n on the slate for this area as Uie school board elc tion will be non-politi<al, but dill to vote one mus' get inside the machine and pull the lever to regidei their vote. The s hool board will re as an important vote as any cast at this tune as the board seie ted will have heavy re>|Kmsibihties for the next two and four years, dependng on the terms elected to by the public. School reorganization is forcing some issue for this board to consider that haven't eotne up foi a long tunc It will be in the forweable future that this area will have to build and building a school iw. t a minor item Running a school is big business ami the decisions made can very .strongly effe't every taxpayer in this area as well as parents of those with children in school now and in the future. It is everyone* duty as a citizen to vote, and <-speciall> those who complain the mo t. The democrat! ■ form of government we have <kpemb> on this ~>«<•♦> n ren r eRotation of the people, by the people and for the people Too

the genera! pubic getting rp and aisplaymg their complaint tins is out The hearing will be ta; < i and the tapes recorded and sent to Washington to be heard tn a.i effort to receive matching federal dollar . The good conduct of the put he is hoped fur as it will not benefit anyone to u; pear and make a fool of themselves v ith unpleasant talk. A good and ,en-tlr-sia-stH turnout of people will also make a solid impression at this time. The meeting, set for 2 00 p m . will be under the direction of Chief Hearing Oihcei Oral S. Craig, from the Planning Division of the Indiana State Highway Commission. The work now un ler consideration will begin at the Walkerton City Limits and continue through North Liberty to a point that will join with the western on 1 of the I’ eland Hoad improvement. which is scheduled to take place tin- year. It will also be very’ near the proposed By-Pass of South Bend which has one segment completed, with work s- hedvled to begin again on this • • the i c t ture. Included in the work will be the widening from 20 to 21 foot as well as relocating portions of the road to take some of the hazardous curve , from the road. The plan also calls for 11 foot wide berms on ea h side to make the highway much more modem. It Is hoped that construction planning and work can begin after the necessary right-of-wayr have been acquired for the changing of the curves. Thirty some years is a long time to wait for something like this, so it is your duty and concern to plan now to attend this meeting Your appearance will mean more than you may realize, even though you are not a speaker on the subject.

many simply do not exercise this privilege, especially at primary election time. Picking canaiuates from the County ranks in a primary isn’t the easiest, but it still Is the only way a person can choose the one they want. A little study and time can find out a considei atle amount about the candidates in a county such as St. Joseph, which is about the only way they can be thinned down. Another interesting phase will come up. that the ra e listed under president of the United States N-tween Gov Wallace, of Alabama, and Gov. Welsh of Indiana. Do n 4 misunderstand Governor Welsh's name on the ballot, he is n t running for pre i lent himself, but is the favorite son candidate to list on the ballot in regards to collecting votes to pass the support on to President Johnson at the coming Democratic Convention. Gov. Wallace, the man who was so mixes! up in the middle of the Civil Rights squabble in Alabama. Is running on a platform of one plank, that being against the present administraton’s Civil Rights Bill His a]> pearance Ln the Wisconsin primarv found him collecting over a quarter of a million votes going against a favorite son. Tills rac*- of course, is on the I*emo< riitic side yf the ballot <>n!v It hoi’s d<,v.*n to tu“t a vote <d < onfi lenee f<>r the administration f’ivi! R.ght < Bill or a vote against It Whi< hever tire ,lde yo i take, or whether or not the wh »o) <•!• ti«>n i> your mon* important Intercut !«#• auro to vote Tuesday, May 5.

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FIRST NOTICE RELATB E TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A OUMI LATIVE BUILDING FUND Notice to Taxpayers of FolkLincoln Johnaoa School Cor|»o ration Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Polk Lmcoln-John-son School Corporation. MardiallSl. Joseph and LaPorte Counties. Indiana that the Board of School Trustees of said School Corporation will meet at the Superintendents Office, Tyner. Indiana. May 18, 1964. al 7:00 P. M o'clock CDST for the purpose of consmering a proposal to establish a Cumulative Building or Sinking Fund for the erection, construction and purchase and remodeling of school buildings for classroom purposes, purchase of real estate and equipment for new scliool buildings for cla-ss-room purposes, and the payment of rentals for renting or leasing of real estate for school buildings for classroom purpo.ses, and the levying of an additional Lax at the rate of $1 00 on each SIOO.OO of taxable property in Polk-Lin-coln-Johnson School Corporation. Marshall-St. Joseph and LaPorte Counties. Indiana, to provide funds fur said tax to be first levied in 1964 payable in 1965, and each year thereafter for five (5) years, all as provided by Chapter 57 of the Arts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for IMS. as amended by Chapter 248 of the Acts of 1947, Chapter 222 of the Acts of 1953, and Ch ape r 61, the Acts of 1955. Taxpayers are invited to be present and will have right to be heani thereon before said proposal is finally approved and submitted to the State Tax Commissioner, for approval. Final approval of this proposed tax levy, bv the State Board of Tax Commissioners, will invalidate any previous tax le\w which has heretofore been approved for this purpose. BOABD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES POLK-LINCOLN-JOHNSON SCHOOL CORPORATION Carroll E Zartman. President C M Al wine, Secretary G. Frank Evert. Treasurer A-mns Blerlv. Member Haro’d H Knowlton Member Earl D Smith Member 2ta23-3u Girls who string a man along are only trying to find out if he’s fit to be tied.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS Tile ILxird <jf School Trustees of Polk-Lincoln-Juhnbun School Corporation, Marshall-St. Jueepdi and LaPorte Counties, Indiana, will receive scaled bids until 7:30 P.M. EST, May 11th, 1964, for one 66 passenger whool bus body and one chafuns to fit such body. Bids will be accepted whether for Uw complete unit or for the body and chassis separately. Scud bodies and chassis must meet the specif i cation a of the Indiana School Bus Committee a* bet forth in Bulletin No. 2dU. The bid should include the following items: Direction Signal Switch. Vacuum Gauge, 100 Amp Generator, Front Shock Absorbers, Vacuum Tank. 920 Tires, and Power Steering Please bid the following optional bids: 5 Speed Transmission and Larger Engin©. Bids will be submitted on State Board of Accounts Fonn number 95, all parts of which will be attached and properly filled out. Each bid .shall be accompanied by an acceptable certified or bank officer’s check made payable to the order of the Treasurer of Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Cor- 1 poration or acceptable bidder’s bond in favor of said Treasurer for an amount not less than 5 per cent of the amount of the proposal, which check or bond shall be forfeited as liquidated dam-ag'-'s In case of failure of any successful bidder to enter into contract within ten days after notification of the acceptance of his proposal. Bids will be accepted on the date and time specified and bids will be taken under consideration. with the successful bidder to be notified at a later date. The date of delivery of said equipment will be agreed upon by mutual consent of the Boaid of School Trustees and successful bidder at the time of entering into the contract

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The Board of School Trusteoj of said con>>nitiun reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive any Informalities therein. Dated this 13th day of April 1964. BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES POLK-LINCOLN-JOHNBON SCHOOL CORPORATION Carroll E. Zartman, President C. M. Alwine, Secretary G Frank Evert. Treasurer Amos Bterly, Member Haruki R. Knowlton, Member Earl D Smith, Member 2ta23-3v NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Mr. David Cohen, Chairman of the Indiana Stale Highway Comcission, is hereby calling a Public Hearing at 2:00 P. M. on Thur.r day, May 7th. 1964, al North Liberty, Indiana, in North Liberty High School Gym, in accordance with Title 23, UK Code. Section 128 (a) of the Federal Road Acts of 1958 for the purpose of explaining to Interested citizens the State's proposed plans for thu general widening and/or improv,■ment of a 15.388 mile eeclion <»f •R 23 in St Joseph County an ; to hear ecu M>mk effect statements regarding said plans. The termini of the route section to be discussed are from a point near US 6 in Walkerton northeastward for 5.37 miles to 0 2 mile south of SR 4 in North Liberty, then north and northeastward from SR 4 for 10.01® miles to the junction with SR 123 and the Ireland Road about 15 miles south of the proposed US 20 bvpass of South Bend *23-31 The fellow who stays on thu level Ln his dealings with other* has fewer ups and downs. Use the Classified Ads.