The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 30, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 December 1966 — Page 4

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - DEC. 22. 19fi«

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CHRISTMAS

Christmas is a dual holiday. XV is the time of the year when We celebrate the humble birth of our Saviour and Dml Jesus dhrist It is also the happiest line of year, a holiday for famles, for children, and for almost evrryon« to enjoy l‘e< pie take on a different attitude at Christmas time. A friendlier atmosphere is in th< ri* People arc wea tne smiles «hd wlshim* Christmas gnelMgs t • each other, l .cties and fimilx pat’; In, - ar fn [Ucnt *rd In general p"- pl tak< on rh • i tenia-j tie Cl . tm; H w< ve" th • i.«n * univ r.-al he ; i r ; r<»up ■p ■ < 1 • a• < ,-ro 1 i.s.m. .mJ to j o', aid - tin jti’t a 1 tie 1 nlim w In. -I <v< : 1 i ■ rnjoyini the s< - n ofte n when- o no family h :t G r these o share th<ir tmv wi h an! eVcii fra nd- seem t » set lost in fw rush ot the seas n with Acir own plans. At a tune like this, a few •Mi utes time, a littl- remcmrMfanee, even card' with their Ms • fui messages, make these •eopie feel much happier. It *.usi b< a ] nesome thought to ot down t<> a Chri.-tmas dinner <»ne. Another situation dims the brightness of Christmas, this be-

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YEAR OF 1964 Ifea - Potato (nek lark for some time there has been talk about making a new state ) Ark io Libert y Township as the St Joseph County Committee for FwrAAtional Development has had ideas of damming up Potato Os k about three miles east cf Not th Liberty and making a large park with a 360 acre lake ii this trea. Things settled down to a v-y serious nature recently o» the plans as a meeting in b orth Libert y last Friday f< und much opposition from the po pie ).vu< in that area. nthHe- Are Honored At Fall Thursday evening, Decern-

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in; the fact that so many familu s h ive ns, husbands and fathers away f’ <m home s- rvin .tr t unlrv in th- military s. -vaes, Ueita.nly the prayers nnl g< »d wishes of all are extended I > each an i eviiyone of tli ri bit bm ; halt a world ax iy ci • tli • ■ f • Lag th it < in- t > e expl lined. (’ ma • a r- hgious holi !i v < 11 only h p int in ~11 <» • ' .. a this most Hly t -v •' the year is r* member- « i n The pts i I services ’ ■ * t. lb U t>n ' the Holy ,n Bthkhem m mv wirs .■ -il (' i >. ir c is .■ >r» ci hlng • • ■ Birth ‘ a . e Let ;.ni » • ■ 1 . A 1V • the ’’ ■ r • l >r‘h < the 1 ,r • Pi < •. s< i- thing that H ,/’ll h h avlv ever i • ” H.a rv< ne sh" d 1 uv hide r i . •? rt ..nit' inds s« o i - tm (i ’rine 'li; Cl’.dmas '••a---s a , j •■< rt ■ w 11 p"nce. Dunn-; this Christmas sf-ason. al! of un at the Indejxn'ientN v Co. wish to exbnd to you the warmest of greetings and b pc that you. your families and every no, can enjoy all ph ses of tho Christmas Seas n and soon enjoy one with ' Peace On Earth. Good Will Toward Men.”

her 10, North Liberty High and Ju i >r High Sch' Is p.,id tribute to IL« !r lull athletes fur their 19<'i s s n-. The banquet and program was alt Tided by ab< ut 300 people. Tn featured speaker of the evening was John Ray, defensive coach of the University of Notre Dame. Mrs. Bewley Resigns Am .Math Teacher Due to conditions of health and work, Mrs. Ralph Bewley has resigned her position as math to icher ir Walkerton High School effective last Friday. She has been in the Walkerton Schoo! for 20 years and over the years has compiled an outstanding record with her students in the regional and state math contests.

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YEAR OF IWi God Is Alive On Christmas Day a soldier in Viet Nam. dirty with jungh mud and bl >od, wall tear open a 1< tier from Home. For a few moment-! he will forget his bone-aching fatigue, remembering box hood days with his family and the excitement of getting and giving gifts. As l ,ng as that soldier feels joy from no more than the reading of a letter on a battlefield. or has hope expressed as a longing for peace, or repents through tears for lost meaning, we Know that God Is alive. YEAR OF 1H« Santa (Tails Is Coming To Town Word from the North Pole received this morning is to the effect that Santa Claus will come to Walkerton, Christmas Eve, at about 7:30 o'clock, and will have with him a nice treat for all the kiddies who will meet him at the hand stand. Takes Oxer Local Bed Cross Sexving Mrs. Gus Verkier has been appointed chairman of the Red Cross sewing project for Walkerton. taking over the work formerly in charge of Mrs. Wilder Burnside, who has resigned. AY dil \\ (Milan Ncratches Officers Pandemonium broke loose on the streets of Walkerton about midni. ht Saturday when four men and two women w raexvhat under the influence of hard liq.o^-, Started acting up. Officers Wolfenbarger anj Tuttle, aided by City Electrician, Foster Rcarick, and others, took the situation in charge. Two men of the group made their getaway, and the others were hail'*! in the city hoosegoxv. Among the group was one wildcat woman who preeceded to scratch and bite and kick the officers until Tuttle's faOe took on the appearance of a man run through a tall berry patch. One man in the group was taken into City Court, South Bend, where he was fined ten dollars and costs and lectured. Monday evening, both officers, Wolfenbarger and Tuttle, found Christmas cards for them at the police station, and carefully tucked inside them were bright, new crisp, five-dol-lar bills as an expression of Christmas shame. YEAR Ol' 1016 Plymouth To Have Park niTn iuth Is to have a real park the old fair grounds, containing 22 acres. »vhich was bought by the city for $6,000 for that purpose it is a pretty trad of ground, bordering upon the bunks of the Yellow River and

fronting <n Mi higan Street, and can be made an attractive resort. To I .lex ate Track* The South Beni Council has at last passed a bill for the elevation of railroad tracks. $3,000 Fire Fire in the Indiana University Sehix'l of Medicine at Indianapolis Thursday, did $5,000 damage. Ualkerton Market Eggs 37c; butter 30c; potatoes $1.95; chickens 13 : a c and ducks 12c. AN OLD GREETINO (Written in 1513 by Fra Giovanni i I salute you: there Is nothing I can give you which you have not; but there is much that, while I cannot give you, you can take. . No heaven can come to unless our hearts find rest in It today. Take Heaven. No peace lies in the future which is not hidden in the present. Take Peace. The gloom of this world is but

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a shadow; behind It, yet within our reach is joy. Take Joy. And so at this Christmas time, I greet you, with the prayer that for you, now and forever, the day breaks and the shadows flee away. THE STRANGER In Bethlehem town The star shown down Upon a humble manger. Where therein lay Upon the hay A Icwly little Stranger. The angels sang. The shepherds came, To worship at the manger. The Wise Men sought Rich gifts they brought, To Bethlehem’s little Stranger. We too, may come, With joyful song And bow before the manger And worship Him Who saves from sin The Wunder Working Stranger. Miriam Auxier