The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 June 1966 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - JUNE 9, W

A Lesson In Common Sense

J This is a lesson in common which is especially directed to the group who is now t leaving higih schools and enter- & ing life as an adult. t Remember back a period of t maybe just days, maybe weeks l (P* months, or maybe even years. Be considerate of those who * mere kind to you. L Evidently tills is something brat isn't taught in books, but ’ for you, many things have been dene in the past that you can , remember and show by your ap. L preciation now and in the future During school you have enter(l *a Hito many activities. Maybe as a class, maybe as part of an ■, ' txtra-cunicular group, maybe I as a church group or even as an 4 i .d’vidual. Think back, what j Biade all these experiences pos- | mote. 1 Much of this is done by the Diany fine merchants of this | sea-ea. They are the ones who I SitaKe yearbooks possible by their donations called advertistng. They are the supporters of L &U the fund raisings or adver. I t‘smg gimmicks that your class or gloup has had in the past !; y.ars. They are the ones who I have donated of time, money S&tr.d merchandise for the success ci many activities. This year both the junior Classes of Walkerton and North Liberty placed articles of thank-* ’ in our paper thanking everyone । who made their after prom, activities possible. These are the first classes that have publicly L expressed such appreciation and ] don t think it went unnoticed. xs a businessman, I would ’ like to take time to cite an example from which you may learn something. J We are in the publishing * business, a weekly newspaper. * We are also in the pinnting buss Iness as -a commercial printer; Over the years we have tr ed s o improve our business, often T without much success due to not being able to finance a lot of f this planning. Now we are mak / ing that step. We have had to borrow many thousands of dol. 7 lai's to expand our plant, buy snuch new equipment and ’ through this improve not only newspaper, but increase our printing facilities. * €>Ver the years, we have tried Bhd usually successfully accom- * piisned, running school news of * all sorts, free of course. True. ’ at present in our expansion proJ t'ram, we have been forced to

B’S The ’Real' Thing vi o ft Oh

Ah, the things the poets hove to soy obout th* iron th of June. Whether it's ’puppy love’ or one of those Spring-tim* affaire that leads to a walk down the aisle, things seem Io happen tn June. There's one "affair'' that lasts the year round. It's not actually a romance, perhaps, but it is the real thing. We're talking about the sociable and satisfying relationship between folks in

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i pass much, some school and some other news of different sources For this we are sorry but w.ll have bigger and better facilities in a couple of months to improve our service to this area. We have covered athletic events thoroughly, published the honor ro’.ls, put in many school activities and used pictures when possible. Soon we will be able to use many more pictures at much less expense per picture as we are purchasing our own equipment. Combined with this, our press will ba receiving a costly set of improvements to better ink and reproduce these picture?. We were informed that a com. posite picture was ordered for us from North Liberty high school. We gUldy ran this only for the seniors’ benef.t. It costs us many dollars to turn this picture into a printing plate, a service we are glad to extend because it i s news and of public interest. But, the same school, when time came to order commencement programs, completely ignored us, and the chance to make a buck or two. Is this proper respect for trying to serve this school? In our book no. Somewhere along the line those who have been trying to teach you right from wrong ignored this principle if they ever kn e w it. Getting all the bus : ness of local people is impossible. ^But a chance at this business is apprec’ated. If a bid is needed, the chance to bid least gives a feeling of satisfaction. The consideration of trying to do business with thosse who have long supported your projects makes a merchant feel much better, even if he can’t always fulfil your needs. It isn’t just in our business, but any local marchant you might want to mention is forgotten time and time again when business is concerned. But watt until something is wanted and see who is the first to be contacted. Maybe now that the business trend is larger business, toe common folk like us small merchants fre to be completely for. gotten. But think back kids, and give some thought to the merchants and people who have been good to you in years past and remember them as you enter into life as adults. The consideration you can give them will be appreciated.

' our town and th* *Btab. lished local firms which | serve the community. । It's an affair of long Standing. Wo feel safe in predicting that It will last through many mor* anniversaries. | Some of our local stores have been serving folks around here for much longer than a generation. They must have something special to last so longl

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YEAR OF 1965 Lions Chicken Barbecue This Saturday The annual Walkerton Lions Club Chicken Barbecue vlll be held this Saturday evening at the corner of Roosevelt Road and Illinois Street. The open air affair has been approved by the St. Joseph County Health Department and will feature that good barbecue chicken as the Lions know how to do it. Paradt- To Start At 7:30 p.m. Saturday More than 1000 persons will be expected in Walkerton over the two day week end to view the activities or take part in the twelfth annual Third Dtstrlot American Legion Convention to take place Saturday and Sunday, June 12 and 13. Walkerton Slated For TB X-Ray Machine Walkerton has been selected for a visit by the Tuberculosis X-Ray machine to be in town on July 15. Awards Given At North Liberty High School Scholarships to nine students of North Liberty High School can receive a to‘al of $22,000 in scholarships and student loans over a period of four years. Recipients are: James Wicks, James Ashcraft, Gloria Dalke, Charlene Krueger, Charlene Lushbough, Roberta Kring: also Larry Hastetier, Kay Hay and Charles Hofer. YEAR OF 1946 Will Pay F'nal Bink (Dividend The final cash dividend for the closed State Bank of Walkerton will be ready for distribution Monday, June 17, and thereafter at the law office of Roy’ Sheneman, accoixling to an announcement by A. S. Blaine, receiver for the instil* ution. Expansion Program To B c Started At Once The Specia’ty Co. of North Liberty, a division of the Wells Manufacturing Co., of South Bend, will commence work on a modern new factory building in North L’borty rext week, according to an announcement given ou*- this week bv Wiliam M Hass, South Bend, president of the concern New Concrete Bkck Plant Tn Operation The mammoth new cement

block plant located on Highway 23 betvpen North Liberty and South Bend, was put into operation this week. Interested in the plant as a part otf the Haas Wholesale Inc., are the Walkerton Lumber and Coal Co., North Liberty Lumber and Coal Co., and Silo Company of North Liberty. Expect On e . Fourth Fruit Crop Here “We will probably have onefourth of a fruit crop in our orchards,” John C. Haag, largest local grower of fruit reported this week. YEAR OF 1941 Independent Ha* Another Birthday The old Walkerton Independent starts its 66th year of service for the town and community this week. Henry Mintel gave Walkerton its first newspaper back in 1874, two years before the town was incorporated. It was then the Walkerton Visitor. First “Girl Stater” Miss Jean Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Jones, a Walkerton High School Senior, ■will be among the first “Girl Staters" to enjoy a week at Indiana Central College, Indianapolis, as the guest of the local chapter of the Legion Auxiliary. Pat Buttram Coming For Celebration One of the outstanding attractions for tlie 10th annual Fourth of July celebration for Walkerton. will l»e the personal appearance of Pat Buttram, barnyard philosopher who has created a wide reputation for himself as, ^Alabama’s gift to radio," and

[from HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK' I PATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS The Continental Congress appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston to draft a Declaration of Independence, June 10, 1776. > American Marines captured Belleau Wood, June 11, 1918. , e States and Russia signed a mutual aid agreement* i Junell, 1942. The American Army embarked for Cuba, June 12, 1898, , Schmelhng knocked out Louis, June 12, 1936. U* S. Department of Labor was established, June 13, i loMH. Hawaii was organized as a territory, June 14,1900. President Roosevelt froze German and Italian funds, June 14, 1941. - The Magna Charter, the Great Charter, was issued by King John of England, June 15, 1215. * The first robot bomb struck London, June 16,1Q44»

noted comedian, who appears every Saturday night on WLS Barn Dance program from Chicago. Mona Milk A«load For Defeme In a letter received by E C, Bird from Purdua University, R was explained that the Government has asked the Agricultural Extensfoin Service, dairy specialists, and county agricultural agents, to provide farmers and the dairy industries with all th* service and information possible on efficient produc; ion to meat the country’s defense program’* demands of large quantities of evaporated milk and cheese. YEAR OF 1916 Giant* Defeated By The Grey* In the game last Sunday, in this place between the Walkerton Greys and Elliot's Giants, a colored team from South Rend, th* local team won by a score of 11 to 8. Rural Mall Box Change ^Bly* 1916 The postmaster genend haa issued an order s &ndardizisg rural and star ioute mail boxes throughout the country. A standard coin holder also has bee* adopted as a necessary feature of mail boxes on star and rural routes. These change* to go into effect July 1. Poultry A Big Item Figures compiled by Otto W** ber, Auditor of Marshall County, from the reports of the township aasessors indicate that the poultry and eggs sold in this county last year aggregated the astonishing sum of $229,274. This sum dotes not take into account wha* vAas used by the producers. New York Central Fight* The New York Central Ratlroa4 company is preparing to put up * stiff fight against the elevatioß of tracks In South Bend.