The Independent-News, Volume 89, Number 34, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 August 1965 — Page 1

Volume 89; Number 34

OPEN LETTER FROM N.L. TOWN BOARD

PI J Lists 1965-66 School Calendar Dr. Max Hobbs, superintendent of Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Corporation, has issued a calendar of the important events and dates for the coming year for Walkerton and Tyner. This includes all the school dates other than tho<e of the many extra-curricular activities. Sept. 3, enrollment of new students Sept. 7. faculty pre - school meetings Sept. 8. Student enrollment, 8:50 - 11:15 a.m. Sept. 9, First full day of school and first day for school lunch ptogram Oct. 15, end of first grading period Oct. 21-22, I ST. A. meetings - student holidays Nov. 11, Veteran's Day - no school Nov. 24, end of 2nd grading period Nov. 25-26, Thanksgiving recess Dec. 23, dismiss at 11:00 a.m. for Christmas holidays Januaiy 3, school reconvenes Jan. 12, Semester completed Jan. 13-14, final exams Feb. 7, teacher inservice training program - student holiday February 25, end of 4th grading peri o<l .April 7, end of fifth grading period April 8-11, Easter recess April 12. school reconvenes May 15, Baccalaureate Service at Tyner. May 22. Baccalaureate Sendee May 24-25, final exams May 25, Commencement at Tyner May 26, Commencement at Walkerton May 27. Dismiss at 11:00 a.m. for last day of school year Wells And Local 194 Representatives Have Meetmcr The executive officers of Local 194 attended a dinner and discussion meeting given by the Wells Aluminum Corp, last Wednesday evening at May’s Restaurant in North Liberty. The discussion covered the future plans of Wells Aluminum and of unfinished business. Attending for the company were David Spellman. personnel manager; Robeit McLaughlin, general superintendent; and Loren Goode, plant one superintendent. Attending officers of the tocal 194 were John Melton, president; Dennis Cripe, vice president; Robert Firestone. committee member; William Doan, chief steward, and recording secretary. Mildred Hocker. A meeting once a month is established for the purpose of a better understanding and relationship between management and labor of Wells Aluminum Cor. poration and Local 194. N. L FIREMEN TO HOLD AUCTION RALE The North Liberty Firemen will have an Auction Rale on Saturday. September 4. beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the North IJiberty Community Building lamch will be served. Anyone having anything to donate, please contact a North Liberty Fireman and it will be picked up. or call 656-8362, 956-8231. or 656-8954. The sarcastic remarks you left unsaid will never haunt you.

Board Accepts Resignation Os David Meliin The Walkerton Town Board officially accepted the resignation of president David M. Mellin from his position on the board at their Tue day night meeting, August 17. No action was taken at this time to fill the vacancy from the Second iWand. The term presently runs until December 31, 1967. Mellin gave his reason for resigning as health and business. Other matters taken care of at the meeting included the authorization to purchase from Pow-ell-Mann Chevrolet Company, a % ton Chevrolet cab and chassis with trade-in of a 1959 Chevrolet Utility Truck for the sum of $1350 00. Authorization was also given to purtha ea Utility Tool Body and mounted with a 2000 lb. lit for installation on the new truck chassis from the Dwyer Equipment Company. South Bend for the sum of SI,OOO. A letter from M. R. Chapin. District Traf.ic Engineer of the Indiana State Highway Dept, was pre ented to the Board, wherein said official advised that request for a caution light at intersection of US 6 and State Road 104 was b«*ing denied at this time as traffic investigation by said department as being unwa: ranted. The Board was advised that a caution light could be erected by local funds providing state specification of installation are met and approved. Property owners of a tract of ground located in the 1100 block <4 Harrison Stteet, was authorized contacted and request to be made that immediate attention be given to the removal of growth of wet ds and bushes pre.-ently covering the vacant tract of ground. Notice to the public was authorized prepared that a’l unlicensed car,, and tiucks pre ently setting on public streets or in public parking lots such as the We t York area, are to be removed in 30 days or will be towed away and impounded as per provisions of state statute. An invitation was extended the Board to attend the Walkerton Jaycees Charter Banquet which was held Saturday evening, at the Walkerton Elementary School toy representative* of the Jaycees, Gail and Lawrence Malstaff and Richard Masterman. The Jaycees who met bi-monthly in the Walkerton Community Building, indicated as dub projects, their organization would purchase and paint the meeting room at the Community Building and would also improve the horseshoe courts located on town property at Michigan and Adams by repairing the pits and painting forms and posts and also provide several benches at said location. These courts have been floodlighted for a number of years for night time useage by the general public. Thi Board will convene In special session Monday evening. August 30, for public hearing of the proposed 1966 tax budget. Book Rental Due At Walkerton High School The Walkerton High School principal’s office will be open Monday thru Friday for payment of book rental. Office hours will be from 8:00 am to 12:00 and 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

WALKERTON. INDIANA AUGUST 26, 1965

Couple United In Marriage Saturday jjjjy y wn iA A I ST ■JI 3n H

Piester - Weigand Mias Harbara Ann Priester and Ray Albert Weigand were married at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Sumption Prairie Methodist Church, with Rev. Dewey R. Findley officiating. White gladioli and pink pompons decorated the church for the candlelight ceremony. Robert Herbster, vocalist, accompanied by Mrs. Herbster, organist, provided mudc for their nephew's wedding. Parents of tne couple are Mr. and Ms. John S. Priester, 29399 Lath Tr.. North Liberty, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Weigand, 63019 Turkey Tr. Miss Beth Splinter of Park Ridge, 111., the bride’s cousin, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Miss Jill Weigand, sister of the bridegroom: Miss Sylvia Taelman, North Liberty, and Mrs. Richard Baughman. Plymouth, the bridegroom's cousin. Miss Denise Jones, the bride’s cousin of Westminster, Md, was flower girl. Richard Baughman. Plymouth, cousin at the bridegroom, was best man. Ushers were John E. Priester, bi other of the bride, Roy Herbster and John Weigand, the bridegroom's cousins, both of I^akeville. Timothy Priester, the bride's cousin, was ring bearer. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of peau de sole styled with a basque bodice, portrait neckline and elbow length sleeves. Cording, rc.setouds and rose petaLs were seen on the dome skirt which ended in a chapel tiain. A Swedish pearl crown held her bouffant veil and she carried feathered carnations and white roses on a Bible. The attendants wore pink organza street-length dresses, styled with sleeveless bodices, jewel necklines and bell skiits which featured hems of fleur de lies cutwork. Obi sashes were seen in back. Matching satin and pearl crowns were their headpieces and they carried white babybreath and pink roses. A similar dress was worn by the flower girl. She also wore a

crown of pink rosebuds and carried a basket of rosepetals. The bride's mother chose a blue silk linen dress with matching accessories and the bridegroom's mother a mauve organza dress and matching accessories. Each wore a cymbidium orchid corsage. A reception In the church social rooms followed. Following a tour of the east coast, the couple will be at hr me afei Sept. 11 ai 116-6 Nimltz Dr.. West Lafayette, In I. The bride was graduated from Greene High School and is majoring in foods and nutrition at Purdut University, Lafayette. The bridegroom, a graduate of RiL y High School, la majoring in b ochemistry there. Special Classes To Be Discussed Monday Nijrht Residents at Polk Lincoln Johnson School Corp, wishing to enroll students In Special Education classes, are invited to a meeting in the Walkerton elementary school Monday, August 30, at 7 :00 p.m. Special eaucation is for handicapped children and is for all children five years old and older, who beause of physical and or mental di-ability, are incapable of being educated properly and efficiently through normal classroom instruction. Special education programs are for those children who may be expected to benefit from instruction in surroundings designed to further the social and economic well being of handicapped children. Mrs. Peterson, County Nurse for the Walkerton area, is to be present and will explain educatioanl programs available for special education students. All parents desiring >pecial education programs for their children are urged to attend this meeting. NOTICE Little Leaguers, turn in your suits to your coach as soon as possible. CkMsified advertising p*ys

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Town Beard Feels Action Planned Is Necessary As most of you know, your Town Board has adopted ordinances necessary to proceed with a sewage dispo.-al plant and new Sewers tor the Town. Objections were belatedly filed to ti.e plan by appr ximately 50 property owneis. Hopefully the objections, having b en filed late, will not delay th, project. We say hopefully because it is our belief, and we feel our duty to adviie th public, that delay in the project at this point in tbs proceedings, can only increase its cost and this will hurt each erf us when new sewers and a di-posai plant come, and they must come soon. Lakeville is now under an order to proceed from the State, and if we delay, we will also receive such an order. As we understand the thinking o. the objectors, or most of them, they do not deny that we must have a sewage disposal plant or that the T< wn mu^t have sewers for that portion of the Town not now receiving service. The objections go to how and when these things are to be done. Your Town Board feels it has taken the best course, convinced the proposed alternatives will not save money in the long run. Your Town Board knows that to delay the project at this point can only increase the eventual cost and hence the rate eventually charged. Our proposed sewer rate will be much lower than in most other" towns of similar size who have in recent years had sewer projects. Delay n« w will increase costs. Your Town Board will meet with any groups interested in obtaining more facts. Town Board of Trustees of North Liberty Elementary School Plans Completed The following plans are intended to sene as a guide for parents and pupils of the Elementary School. Member.; of the PTA will be present at the school to collect Book Rental Fees and tc enroll pupils new to the school that have not already done so by the following schedule: Grado< K-7, Thursday and Friday. Sept 2 and 3, 9:00 - 2:00 Book fees are. Kindergarten. $2 00 Grade 1, $7 90 Grade 2, $9 65 Grade 3, $9 70 Grade 4, $7.65 , Grade 5, $8 05 Grade 6. $8 75 Grade 7, sll 50 It is urgent that all fees be collected at this time. Also, we hope to have all pupils new to the school in any grade enrolled before school opens on September 8. Kindergarten and fir t graderi NEW to the school must have the physical examination completed before entering school. Also birth certificates are required for all Kindergarten and First Grade pupil 4 new to the school Pupil insurance will be made available to all pupils desiring to purchase such Details of the plan will be sent home by the children at an early date. Grade* K-6 will be $2 25 and grade T. $2 50. Be enthusiastic, but don’t set a pace you can’t keep up with: