The Independent-News, Volume 90, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 February 1966 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEB. 10, 1060

.Indiana - State Os Surprises!

Tne other day an odd I <oking piece ui m i.l cam ■ a. i >s> our ka> a white ’ag about 9 x 13 with a red draw string and a big red emblem of Indiana with tlie wojd' Indiana - State <4 Surprise-” < aught our attention l ulling as. ie hl t .e window envelopes, tile big envelopes with advertising pi ; aganda and the regular letter or two, we ha tily tore into thg> bag. Inside was a three-and-a-half page news reload copy and a couple of gaily colored brochures about Indiana This is something new put out by the Department of C »mnier e about Indiana and the Tourist Burine s. The news release Warted right out by saying that a year ago the toun-t budget of the State of Indiana was the lowest of the 50 states It added that this evidently reflected the feeling that Indiana just could not compete with other states in tourism. After reading to the end. one statement caught our eye in particular that being that last year an estimated 30 billion dollars was ipent on tourism. This sum T 30 billion dodar ■ 5s a lot of money If Indiana gds only it one fiftieth share, it would involve m * rm my •than the total cost o elm 'if >n jn this state. It would be equivalent of a four v ar highway program, or it would build a

It's That Time Again

Its here again! One of Indiana's fine t tunes, the Sectional tourney, as over 50V teams will begin the annual battle again to find a slate champion lor 1966. Indiana has long been known for their basketball ami this time of the year makes even the least mtere ted take notice of the scores and progress of the action around the tale. The sectionals in Indiana have undergone c >nsiderable change in the pa-t few years a- tne many school reorganization, have cut down the number of schools from over 700 to the pre-ent figure of 516. Thi, has changed play.ng sites, taken some famous names out of the limelight, but replaced th • same with the fine brand of basketball and thrills that have been known for years. Gone are the thrills of the schools such a> Milan, the 1954 champion, who surpri ed everyone by upsetting the highly rated Muncie Central team in a thriller to still surpa s most Even a perennial power like Muncie Central has lo t their glitter as new schools in Muncie have drawn heavily from thi

Robert E. Urbln Editor PL’BLJSHER Independent-News (>».. Inc. Walkert ;n, Indiana 46574 PI BLK ATION liME: Tbthsd.n Os Each Week Second ( k:s< i 'osta^e Paid At Walkerton. Hidiana St BSC II’I ION it AT I<: 53.00 Per Year • 50c Additional If Mal’ad Out Os State from HISTORYS SCRAPBOOK' DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS Jefferxon Davis was inaugurated President of the Confederacy, February IM. 1861. Admiral Bvrd reached “Little America”. February 18, 1930. Edison's phonograph was patented, February 19, 1878. U.S. Marines landed on the South coast of Iwo Jima, February 19, 1945. The U.S. Congress outlawed dueling. February 20, 1839. The United States acquired the Virgin Islands, February 20, 1917. ihe Washington Monument was dedicated, February 21, 1885. Ihe Republic of Cuba adopted its first constitution I ebruary 21 1901. ’ (.eon e l' ashington was born. I ebruary 22, 1732. I W. Woolworth opened his first 5 and 10 store in I lira, N.Y., February 22, the sic e of the Alamo began, February 23, 1836. ( hies Ju tne John Marshall rendered the first decision declaring a I .8. law unrutuuiuhural, l ebruurv 24. 1803.

d»zen tale parks. Indiana, did not get their unr-hHntn la I year, but h.g.i hopes aie planned to gel Ind ana up in the tourist i omprtitmn. <>n closer examination of the br<n hur -s. they told of many things whi< h Hoosiers know about, hut teke for granted. Increa mg Indiana's revenue from tourist is a job of all the Hoosiers. i real selling job that you < an do as much as anyone. Also, you may just be one of many Hoosiers who are always looking for istere ting places to go. but never spend time right in your own back yard - in Indiana. One map in the brochures listed 148 places of exceptional interest in Indiana, many within a one-hour drive for any Hoo ier. The Indiana State Parks and Forests are really places of beauty tlmt are becoming more and more popular each year. In addition Indiana, offers s me of the finest single eventin the work!, headed ea< h year by the mo t famous of all races, the Indianapo|i- 500. It woulld be worth your while in these co r months to plan vour warmer weather activities in Indiana As far a that <»<•<•«, there is plenty to d-;-H'id se- any •ime of th? year, but he'p mike Indiana's as ets b 'Hr known - to you and our friends from other places.

school. In our own area, South Bend Central, once by tar the largest, is now tne smallest of the establi. lied schools in the city. This is progress of the real meanjig oi school. but regardless of the changes such as this, the thrills and action of good "Hoosier Hyrteria" is on us again as play begins this Monday in another novelty, a double sectional at the Fort Wayne Coliseum. By Saturday night. February 26. the list will have dwindled down to 64. Only 16 will survive the following week and after that, four are left to meet in the championship grind at Tony H nkle Field House *n Indianapolis. Hoosiers can t>e proud of their boys and. gals and certainly everyone of the boys who will be playing in the sectionals, whether on the fir t team beaten or the one that survives to take all the marbles. This four weeks is something i penal and wives and mothers have to be a little lenient during this time, especially on Saturday afternoons and mghts when the action is the finest.

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Voice Os ihe People Weil, 1 jurt heard the news! I* many ctOAHig t<ic weeKiy uauces uvwn. Vv ny uu peop.e have to be so mean ana gtuesume .' L>u you reanze now mat we teenagers have notn.ng to do whatsoever ' be once hao the snow, but that was so |jour t y managed no one wanted to go there. Cou.un I hear tne movies had the tune because of tne screanm^ and yelling of little kius. But. anyway, they closed it down ano have ue<.dej to pul something else there. Enter«auuiicnl for the a 1uits. naturally. Can t go bowiing becau e the adults use th.- la.ws. 9b per cent of tne time. Oh yeah, whatevei happened to Ihe Lion. Club. Used to be they wei e too busy io think if us kids. Now they dec de to have dances, but we want our old dance hail back, and "Bitt.e Wilhe . And you people wonder why teenagers gel in trouble. Don t be so bund. Are you going to lurn Walkerton into a ghost town, luinmg ad the teenagers away, mak.ng them go to bigger towns where there is more trouble? Ccmd it be you're so worried about the busUK*ss ci town you don't have tune for the teenagers who live in it. No wonder we fight and get m troub-e. We usually light for what we want. There are always taverns lor the auu.t-. and bowling We're citizens. too and 1 can't see why we aren t entitle I to a few good lunes ourselves. Is it right for us io have tn lurn against our own neighbors bt-< ause they are causing a let of it and beiau e they s le with tne other busm .-s peop.e m t wn H’s no isen. . making enemies only breau.-v you’re depriving u- of a kite tun. Ga out of i' wn. you say Why should ut' have to > that, when we belong here in tins town, just as much as you do, it’s out town too, so why not start having a little recreation in it. be ides un finished skating rink closed down show and boarded up dance nails. Taking the e things away from us is ju t like taking your taverns away from you And all this just because you are so worried about the business in "our town " I* you worried about v" that much, we would b- doing good So, our irien lly people of Walkerton. pheo * try to see mr side of ths Taking away our <;t e' is just Id e keeping y. u from g >ing h»w!mg or gong drmkmg S’op an<l think A In. plea < t T>- -n 'g> r Nancy 1/ ng

How tragic for all of Indiana if itb cham c lor industrial growth is forfeited to a national park. The administration in Washing, ton talk, a lot about job opportunities. There will be thousands of new jobs for nortlmrn Indiana if the area around Burns Harbor is given enough room for inudustnal growth. But the proposed Indiana Dunes National Lake-hore wi , smothur port deveh pment. Such a park will deny thousands of jobs to fight poverty. What could b? more ridiculous than for the federal government to spend millions of dollars to .‘top job-seeking wage earners from finding employment. Would th s he'p fight poverty? This is exactly what Senator Douglas of Illinois and the Save the Dunes Council are doing to

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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Indiana. Don't they know t).. Dunes have b/en saved for ti> last forty yeans by the Ind an Dunes State Park ? People everywhere: don't 1< ' the title of tlie park bill fool you The majority of the Save th. Ihiners, who favor a nation < park know nothing of the ar. ( involved and are influenced by tlie title only. Mary A K • Chesterton. In Teen Pride Almost a million teenage girls now have their own bathrooms or share it with just one sister. This is a sign, perhaps, not only of our youth-dominated culture but of the growing importance oi the bathroom as a status symbol

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