The Independent-News, Volume 89, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 April 1965 — Page 1

Volume 89; Number 14

IMPORTANT SCHOOL HEARING APRIL 14

Boy's State Representatives Are Listed Four boys will repreaent this area at Boys’ State this year, tyvo from the Walkerton High School, and one each from the Tyner and Grovertown Schools. The four boys are sponsored by Amor? an Legion Post 189. Edward Klopfenstein is chairman of Boys’ State. Hoosier Boys State will again be held this year on the campus of Indiana University. Bl >ommgton, Indiana. June 12-19. Both dates, inclusive. 80y.,’ State is an American Ixgion activity of high educational value, born out of a neud for youth training in practical citizenship and functioning in cooperation and incidental to the major purpose of the schools. Boys’ State is an objective citizenship training institution which inculcates individual responsibility to the community, ■tatq and nation Objective learn. Ing processes are employed on ths thesis that good citiaen.diip is on’jy in part a matter of knowledge and intellect. Hoosier Boys’ State is a school of government and practical politics. It has been designed to give actual experience to tho boys who attend, in the problems of self-government as it operates in Indiana. fIJMk. L. I * * > ■uW The Walkerton <k*Y‘gates am Walter D Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs. Walter Johnson 403 Van Buren Street, Walkerton, and Tim L. Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs Robert Gardner, 806 Michigan Street. Walkerton. Wally has been active in football, basketbal^ track and American legion bas«> bait He is Sgt -at-Arms of the Hi-Y, member of the National Honor Society. Student Cour* 11. Tri M. and band, also a member of the Presbyterian Church and is president of the senior high Youth Feiy>wship Jh • w T/ Tim Is a mamtxr of the National Honor Society, Walkerton Hi-Y. Athletic Boosters, and was chosen page in the 1963 and 1965

N. L. Women’s Club To Meet April 17 The North Liberty Women’s Club will meet Thursday morning at 8:15 on April 15, in the home of Mrs Richard Hanley Mrs. Pola Hc ker will give the devotions. St Joseph County co-or-dinator of Civil Defense will be tho speaker and an interesting and informative piogram is expo ted Roll call, an item of or on internatmnal affairs, Co-hostes-os with Mr HanY'V are Mrs. Paul Niodunger and Mrs Osbom Fisher. OREGON TWP. FIRM Bl REM TM.ENT SHOW M’RIL 9TII The Oregon Township Farm Bureau is having a Home Talent Show on April 9th at 7:30 CST. The show .will be at the OregonDavis High School gym. Everyone Is welcome. Indiana Legislature. He parte ipates in baakotball and football, and is a number of the Walkerton Methodist church. A’(ternate delegates from Walkerton aru Ronald Bellinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Bellinger, Rt 2. Walkerton, and Dennis Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs O. C White. 868 Ohio Street. Walkerton. ■K z rtf -x TJBWc R« pr.renting Tyner is Stephen Matz. u>n of Mr. and Mrs Wayne Matz. Rt 1. Walkerton. Steve participates m sports and is a membet of tho judg.ng teams of Tvner a^so band and Student Council: recreation hader of Mar hall County Junior leaders and vee president of local 4-H Club and a member of Walkerton Chaptir Order of DeMolay. He is also a member of the First Brethren Church., Teegarden. A’,ternate debate is John McGee, son of Mr and Mrs Milton McGee. Rt. 2. Plymouth. %\i ’ ' 1 A Ii ■ kW | y * * The delegate from Grovertown is Terry Leu Turner, son of Mr. and Mrs Tracy Turner. Rt. 1, Hamlet .Alternate delegate is Dennis Lipku son of Mr. and Mrs Ted Upke. Rt. 3. Walkerton.

WALKERTON, INDIANA

ENGAGED Am W/ w W Mr and Mrs. Willard E Baker, 7os Michigan Street, Walkerton, annouue the engagement of their daughter. Gail Suzanne. Baker. 916 (lover Street, South Bend, to John Phillip Engle, won of Mr and Mis. Gordon Engk‘. 421 South Warren Street, South Bend. Miss Baker is a graduate of Walkerton High School atid is employed at Associates Investment Co. in South Bend. Mr Engle graduated from South Her I Washington High School and s employed with the Stone Container Co.. South Bend. June 26th has been chosen for the wedding date. N. L. Masons To f Dedicate v New Temple The North Liberty Masonic laxlge No. 266 F. & A.M., announces the final, plans for the dedication of their new temple. Ihe Lxige will celebrate the dedi< at ion beginning Thursday, April, 8, as follows: Thur, day, 3:30 to 10 p m . • ondu( ted tours for all the re.plent - of No>th Liberty, Walkerton anil surrounding community for tho. e interested in seeing the Temple. Friday, 3:30 to 7 pm, condu< ted tour, folUaved by a dar>c for Masons and their wives, dancing from 9 to 12. Saturday, tbu> lodge will open for dedication at I 30 pm. for Master Masons only. Dedication ceremonies given by the Grand Ixxlge officers, Worshipful Clyde Flowers. Grand Master of the State of Indiana, presiding. During the ceremonies, the ladies will be enter tained by the laxlge Officers wives. Alter the dedication, the Brethren and their wives, will attend a banquet at the Temple (reservation only), Walkerton PTA To Meet April 15 The Walkerton PTA wi’.l meet April 15 at the High School gym. The prog-am wil^ consist of gymnastics by boys and girls from the grade and high s» hool. The grade schixil wity be under the direction of Mr. Kr'kbush, and Mrs Dailey, the high school wil', bo duo te«| by Mr. Ridenour and Miss Ges<-aman. Room mothers who will serve will be notified. Tie PTA spring carnival to be held at the grade school, has been changed to April 24. People who arc continually hunting work seldom find it.

APRIL 8. 1965

Boys And Girls Stale Reps. Chosen At N. 1 berty Four North Liberty High School students ha ’e been honored by being chose: as representatives and alternates to Boys State and Girls Statu. Douglas Hil,l was chosen as tho reprosentativc to Boys State with John Fannin as alternate. Jennifer Eberly was chosen a the representative to GirU Statu with Joyce McCormick as alternate. Douglas is the son of Mr and Mrs Earl Hiy, 110 Williams St , North IJberty- Doug has participated in both baskotball and football; he is a member of the Science Club, secretary of the Ushers Chib, anil has been active in l-H work. r I AL IkhJßki i Jennifer is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Eberly of Sage Road. Rt. 1. North I^b-xty She is a member of the Honor Six iety, the Spanish Club and the GA A She la also a member of the band and has participate! in chorus. ■ F *

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Survey Report To Be Heard At Meeting A • ommittee of th». consultants from Indiana Unive ;ty and Purdue University, who are making the survey of the Polk-Limolji. J >hnson Sc be i’ the Tyner High D^ool gym on April 1 I at 8:00 p m., to make a report at a public meeting >et up by the school boa-1 I>r I. ’ 'ley of Pm<. ev. H talk on the pre, ••nt building aid di - • uss the fit re neeri f ..-vrthe corpor a* • n Dr W M. Ba r whl . . ilu ite the fina:.'ial condition »f the < npu ttion and will explain the po able pr >g ams that the board mulit use in trieir planning. \\ ham Wilkerson will report the population trends likely to come. Dr M;lx E Hobb« will discuss the expansion of the curriculum into broader fields when aad where possible Dr. Me<Myn is making th* Lamport at ion report available at this time or a later date. All who are interested ehouM p'/in to attend this meeting. N. K Easter Egg Hunt Set For April 17th 'Die Easter Egg Hunt is «ospuisored by the Park Board and the North L’ix r ty Ministerial A*so«nation The hunt i» planned for all < • . dren ages 12 yeai* and under 'Die hunt will begin at 1:30 pm. on Saturday, April 17th, at the North Liberty Park. F :r <• lions will be roped off for chi’ f dren of different ages. T e ■ front th h irt lias no < icy use for a pre -s agent J .l:n is the son of Mr. and M- William Ft-mn New Ro.id, Rt 2. Nor th Li erty Ho has been vice-president of his < la,■ for two y- its and is a past mttnber of the stuiient conn' .1. John is on ! a the : >tba!l and basketball t- m a d is a membe; of the Lk Je lT ei. s Club. ■ „ — Jovce i: the daughter of Mr. »n' M 1 • McCormwk. 27650 I ’ Nurth Liberty. She h i D• • ' .ember of the stu(i- 11 . ’ ee ye*ts and the H n Iwo years; also i • •• . . ■ North liberty t. res - ’ Jive of the TB League. She i a m< mber of the GAA. th H ” v Careers Club, band i an 1 cm r-s