The Independent-News, Volume 91, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 14 April 1966 — Page 1

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Volume 91; Number 45

INDIANA 23 WORK TO START MAY 1

North Liberty Girl To Attend '66 Girls' State «M» H** JU;/ Miss Karen Hill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hill, 110 William St., North Liberty, has been chosen by the faculty to represent North Liberty High School at Girls State 04 the Indiana University Campus this June. Karen is a member of the YTeens, GAA, Pep Club and is a student assistant in the principal's office. Ma... lllllll® m i Marilyn Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Peterson. 11l South Jefferson Street, has been selected as alternate. She is president of the Y-Teens, active in the Pep Club, and is a member of the Year Book Staff G4rl»’ State is sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Edward Sousley American legion Post 365 in North Liberty. Theatre Re-Opens In Walkerton The Rialto Theatre is re-open-ing this week end in Walkerton. After being closed for several months, features will again be presented on the week ends. Everett Hoesel, of Culver, is the owner and operator of the thea re. CHAMBER MELTS THIS NOON AT PADDLE WHEEL A reminder for those who have made reservations for the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce meeting today (Thursday l. The lunch wiU be served at 12 noon at the Paddle Wheel D.ning Room. Any who desire to make late reservations, call secretary Bob Urbin as soon as possible.

North Liberty Names Fourth I Honor Roll North Liberty High School has released the honor roll fo^ the fourth grading period. High Honors Seniors Phyllis Clark Pam Dunivant Jennifer Eberly Yukiko Inagaki Louise Marek Clinton Naragon Margaret Mangus Sharon Price Darlene Sult Junior. Nancy’ Blosser Kerry Kane Marilyn Peterson Sopht mores Linda Boarman June Wolfe F rmhmen Chris Anderson Doug Anderson Ellen Baughn-an Dennis Clark Ramona Lushbough Rita Marshall Wesley Peterson Honors Scntors Albertha Brinkhoff Hope Buell Shanon Clark Mike Conley John Fannin Doug Hill Dale Holderbaum Irene Hughes Marsha Jackson Joyce Me Cormick Nancy Mangus Marilyn Mulvaney Karen Pommert Linda Ramsby Sharon Sapp Lynn Scott Lawrence Szymanski Junior« Martin Albright Neil Baughman Mike Clark Janice Croy Linda Fassett George Hahn Karen Hill Carol Kcanitz Peggy McEndarfer Albert Mroczkiewicz Linda Shreve Robert Yeakey Sophomore* Linda Davis James Desits Stephen Eberly David Goodling Jack Bonham Richard Hostetler Craig Kaser Rick Moon Margene Mull Charlotte Rexstrew Nancy Steele Bruce Summerfield 1 , Laura Wille Kathy 7''^ k F renhmen Doug Aldrich Lynn Bauman Cathy Dixon Vicki Fenske Connie Gaut . Sandra Greer David Krzyewskl Kenny Naragon 1 Carol Parmley 1 Mickey Rugglen 1 Kevin Shuppert Duane Szymanski • Kathy Whitmer । Lyanna WolframSuzanne Zwierzynski

WALKERTON. INDIANA APRU. 14, 1966

ENGAGED Wank a 7 L - Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keck, 1117 Ohio Street, Walkerton, announce the engagement of their daughter. Terry Elaine, to Ronald James Ling. He is the s n of Mr. and Mrs. Rus>e|l Kulp of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Miss Keck is a graduate of Walkert n High School, and Mr. D>ng is a graduate of the Palatine High School. Palatine, Illinois The couple are students at Indiana University. The wedding will take place July 2. Style Show In Walkerton Tonight Remember the Style and Fabric Show Thursday evening. April 14. 7:30 o'clock at the Walkerton High School gyn?. Over 66 persons will model clothes made by themselves, their mother or their wives. Entertainment, door prizes anil refreshments will be featured. Club members are reminded to take two ikizen homemade cookies to the refreshment committee. Tickets be available at the door forth se who have not already secured them. DEMOLAYS IK) INSTAIX OFFICERS MONDAY NIGHT The Walkerton DeMolay Chapter will have a public installation of officers on Monday. April 18, at 7:30 pjm*. in the Masonic Temple. IJoyd Knowlton will be installed as Master Councilor. , NOTICE• The Walkerton P.T.A. meeting has been changed from April 21 to Apri. 28 at 7:30 pm. in the Walkerton High School gym. NOTICE WANTED: All persons interested in the Walkerton Little league meet on Friday, April 15, at 7:30 pm. in the Community Club Building. Walkerton This meeting is for men interest «i in coaching. N O T I C <E Due to Pre-Easter services, the Liberty-Lincoln Twp. Farm Bureau meeting will be held Thurs|ay. April 14 at 6:30 with a pot luck supper at the North Liberty Community building . Dampness You etn fight off dampness !n the house by heating the house for a short time. Then open the doors and windows to let the moist air out. An exhaust fan will help force it out.

Name Coaches For Basketball And Football At JGHS Two head coat hes have been named for the John Glenn High School fur the 1966-67 scho I year, filling the vacancy of basketball, football and adding wrestling to the present coaching plans. Roger Beehler has been named varsity basket trail coach. Beehler graduated fiom Bremen Higdi School in 1951 and continued his education at Ball State University where he completed his B-S. in 1958 and M.A in 1964. His degrees are in Physical Education and Art. His teaching assignments will be full time in Art, and include coaching varsity basketball, baseball, and reserve football. Beehler began his coaching career in Reading, Michigan. 195864. where he coached varsity basketball. baseball and reserve football. In 1961 he. moved to New Carlisle, Indiana where he has coached varsity basketball, baseball, and junior high football. Beehler’s eight year coaching record for basketball includes 102 vlins with 54 defeats. His teams have won two conference championships, with 63 wins and 20 defeats. * Beehler, his wife Judy who is also a teacher, and four children, Kim, loanee, Brooks, and Matt, will move to Walkerton during the summer. Beehler’s teaching responsibilities will begin June 6 with Driver Education, and uvll include the summer varsity baseball program. Louis Kollias was named varsity football coach. Kollias graduate I from Eliza-'both-Forward High School, E’izabeth. Penn, in 1951 He receive I a football scholarsrip and continutd his education at Oregon University 1951-52. He transferred to Indiana University to complete his education and received his B.S. degree there. He received two varsity letters for football at Indiana. After leaving college., he served in the Army for three ydars. anti entered private busine-s wt’h his father in Pennsylvania until 1964. He spent 1964-65 at I U completing requirements for a teaching certificate and began working on his M A. which will be completed next year. Kollias was employed as reserve football and junior high basketball coach at Rolling Prairie high schoel for the 1965-66 school year. His teaching assignment is

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To Be Widened And Surface Coated Work is scheduled to start on State Road 23 around May 1 a’ the North Liberty to Mayflower Road section is scheduled to be widened and re-urfaced. The Ruth-Riley Const ruction Co. has received the go-ahead s.gn for the work as they were the low bidder at $432,812 in bids opened several weeks ago and then held under study. The section of road to be in;>proved will complete work done jn Indiana 23 in recent years that in< hided from the St. JosephStai ke C unty line to Mayflower Road. The Starke County to W likerton -ect.on was done with a resurfacing only and the Walkerton to North Liberty section was widened from 20 to 24 feet and resurfaced This is the same work that is to he done on the North Liberty to Mayflower section. Indiana 23 has long been a road that needed work and failed to get it. A few years ago. quite an effort was made from Starke County right to county officials of Su Joseph County including Walkerton and North Liberty, to get some action on this road. A hearing with the State Highway Comonission led to plans being I made to include th sin the Federal Aid to Secondary road program of the Federal government. This would share costs between the Federal and State govemmentH This plan was dropped as it was seen unadvisable. due to the fact that n^uch right-of-way had to lie purshase i and considerable changes made in some sections to meet the FAS regulations. This project would have totaled over $1 mullion and would have cost considerably more for the state than the present plan. The pb ns nov| call for widen* ing each side two feet, 24 feet overall, and the adding of a three inch blacktop surface. No curves will be relocated. The type of road to be laid will allow traffic to drive on it* iru just a matter of a few hours after completion of the work No major detours will be involved The work will take approximately f.ve mon h. to complete. Junior Leaders Work At County Fair Grounds 'Die St Joseph County 4-H Junior leader Club sponsored a u rk day Wednesday. April 6. at the 4-H Fairgrounds In spite of the disagreeable weather, a large group of junior leaders were present to transplant trees and clean up the fairgrounds The project was an overwhelming success. physical education, and coaching varsity football, wrestling, and junior high football in the spring. His wife. Patricia, also a graduate of Indiana University, with a BS and M A in eiemen- ’ tan - education, will tea»h first grade at the Walkerton Elemen--1 tar,- School for the coming school year. Mr and Mrs Kollias and son Stephen, aged three, will move to Walkerton during the summee months Kollias will assume hM teaching assignment Aug. 15.