The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 39, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 February 1967 — Page 4

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEB. 23. 1967

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Big Break For Small Business

<>m hill f imp ’ ■ an- - t ’he p- t b t ’h- ■ it- t ! -htt- ?- nt i- -- »j - --- m.- .-I the tunc t thi- wt it sng t <1 m- '1 in the V' d-latun i- the Sun !iv (I- -IQ . law. Till- Couki b- I vei y imp itant p> < - t 1- iTJativf m att- i f t th- smaller bu-uk -sm.m m<! th'- -mall t-wn F- cT’rything lately has b, - n g^nuf against this group in favor Os big business The trend to ba ger busine— ha- mad- a stronger appe il by th< -e busiyjes*^ to pull people from all over'into their place- of business,! and staying open Sunday is one of the levers used. Closing retail stores on Sunday, with of course the exceptions that have been list<*d. no doubt would have some effect on the larger stores and discount stores that practice this policy. The surprising thing is that many of these businesses, especially the chain.- would not mind seeing thi- at all. A store that is - pen Sunday usually is also open until nine or ten at night and the customer still has manv hours outside of their immediate working hour- to take

Would Open New Doors

The Senate has ad- pted the bill permittin” pa’i-mutual bi tting in Indiana and if this lull gets past the house, it could be one of those thing- that many would not like to m-c. but Would be good for the state. Little d- mo.-t people realize how much money haves this and :iny state that doesn't have pa ri-mutual betting to the various state- that do But this has brought up one idea. . Several states have considered state b-tt- n- - and this is effect in at le st ->m state in the country How about a combination, of a state lottery and some fun with our present Way of forecasting the Weather” It < -uldn't be m re uncertain than it is now. Iniagin- the r- suit- of this situation A syndi- it- boss orders h> henchmen t go out

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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43. Weird 44. Wrath 45. Oozes ; 46. Plague DOWN 3. Gaucho s weapon 2.The whole world 3 Bon: g

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advantag- - I th- -e places of business. Tin higgi t L - would probn‘h com- from the impulse buy • ’ " b VI-it - t he- e st-H. sto ju-t br w-< and buy - som- mer<handi- striitly on impulse, A p- r.- n who goes to the-, -tores with a definate purchase in mini, will get there <>ne time or an -then Bringing some of this bu-i- -- —s back to th-* small t'-wns < ould be the biggest asset a smaller men hant could have. Those who shop the so-called discount house-, or run to the bigger cities for groceries, appliances, shoes or what haVe you. are the same ones who expect everything to be given to them. Little do they realize that the local merchants in the town where they live or in the area their kids go to school is giving them much more than a few pennies saved on one item could ever return them. Fairness in business is a two-way street and shopping your home community puts the safe traffic -»n this street we need.

and get threr-io*one -Kids on th- 30 p« r cent chance of percipatmn for the next evening and then try and swing someone to make this come true! Certainly there is nothing more un- ertain than the weather, and this Could be set up on a state basis to gain revenue for the state, or at least take some of the uncertaintv out of the forecasts which n<>w seem to lx- as wild as such an idea. The idea of legalized gambling on the h«>rse- isn’t as bad as most would like to believe It would get nd of the illegal practices that ar- r-int in and Is going to be a big financial aid to the state with the people themselves determining whether or not they choose to spend their money in this fashion In states that allow this, much ipained in needs areas through this sourea.

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Memories From .

19G2 Jacob Drug Store Is Fnlargrd Mahlon Jacob, owner of Jacob Drug Store and Walkerton Sundries. has announced that the Ri xall Drug Store is now twing enlarged and will soon combine the two stores into one. Lions Set Date I or Annual .Minstrel Show. The Walkerton Lions Club announces that again this year they arc planning a Min-trd Show and the date has been -ct as Friday, March 23. REA Express Co. Announces Improved Service. The R E A Express Company, f- rrn- rly Railway Express Agency announce.- an improved servu । to the community of Walk- < rt-n Indiana effective .March 1 1V62. The prest nt seiv ict is one d-v p> ’ w- ek Thur lay only, and und- r the pi po- ;i l ~ three day j r w- ek is p: p --. d M-n---day Wednesday and Friday 1917 School News. Kindergarten Judy Mae and J an W- fe th- captain- la-t Week and Harold. Tommy Elden and David were helpers. The captains 1- id and helpe: - d--- r >«»m duties, pa - Hie crayons Mi — ir- and p p« * - \\ < hi! a Valentine party It wis also Harry - birthday. Tian Town fopic. \*> • ai<- 11 ynr a n w - xperi-m-nt in W H S t! is sem- 't-: L- t v- - k thi Stud- n’ C- un il i pi - - i.' t. n met to elect dficer 111 ! '.e! tin t lul f i the icm .ri’ f th< -i h -1 - at. It ■ ' ■* ■ -u- ■ • --! ully w ■ I.- p t ’ ' ’i'lit if lei \- ai w ith the Student Conned a- ut student . ci rung bodv in sih-w-l The offb <i ■ ar, as f->ll W l*re-i---d-f t Martli-- W rd V I‘n ad- nt B t Smith Se, Tn as Dick De be< k I’H’ H ind < on< । rt Delights small < ruml I l- Id alld ! I len I of the • libel J till < 11 lid ted h ■ : b ad ■ I an. hi a I I. t' '-.vvn d, p !■ iv b iv. । Im ' p-* ’- । h-. m • twh m ।!' f. ate r ! in" | • pl- .' ‘ ) nl li I ! I ‘.e d- ll‘ H id p who h ’b, v pi • ■. nit d ! i* I:. !) H yd the W " ' n • 1 ; ■mn - sium ix • f . o all I I wd I oitiK r R« s.dellt Ilas I ire Los*.

The plant of the Elkhart Lumber and Sawmill Co., of Elkhart, of winch Robert (J. Homan formerly of North Liberty, is part owner, was completch destn-ved bv fire lat. S.i tut day enta ling a loss ut ova «• 530.000. Lifesaving Party Huge Success. Mrs Everett Danford of North Liberty and Mrs. (Hyde Chapman of Walkerton, have nxeived the annual report of the St. Joseph County Anti-Tub< rculosis League for the . ale of Chrixtma Seals in lUil which shows a total of $23,656.75. Os that amount $3,892.30 camo from the townships outside of South Bend and Mishawaka, which includes Libi rty and Lincoln. Sew Drug Store I er North Liln-rty. L. J New’comb. of Soii’h Bend has renti-d the south room of the Pearse stole budding and will open a drug store then I »28 Town to Reni<*dv IxM'al A grave situatu-n confronts the newly elected Ba rd of Trustees for the town of Walkerton in the matter of providing an adequate supply of water f- i the town This problem has presented itself only in the 1,-st tew weeks when th- water supply began to run 1--W due t< the dregin: of I'm- C-eek la-’ fall l'p to that tuni there wa- pl nty of water New \ itn nal Park To Honor \niern-an. If a bill n<<w before congress is p -1 a m w na’i- n 1 pirk w I! I- । ’.abhshed in th- W 3 whn h w !1 n t - rilv preservt for 'ho n - till a true Nature's W-.nlei land but will also perpetuate the

/rom HMORTS SCRAPBOOT DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS V_ : ~ - j Chief Justice John Marshall rcmlcrnl the first <k*< i-ion declaring a I ,S. law uncoiwtitutional. February 21, 1H(I3. The Colt revolver was patented. Fehru «rv 25, 1536. 'Hie Hudson Liver tunnel ojx ued, Fehrmirv 23, H'iiM Ihe ( anal Zone vv. - grant al Io the I 1;i .d Mate*, bv tn-idy wir Panama, February 2»>, IP:'!. ( anm.mi U€l( . acuiM . d of s .p fil eu , , he (; e!luan Rcu .-U*’4 budding, I ebrua, v 27, !!h,3. 7 IC Ib iuMuan party wax founded, Fvbnurv 2M, l! >4. 1 1 S ’ IX P urtn ‘ tul of Ixiucauon was 1 subhsUd,’ March J । «. Icxas declared independence from Mexico, March 2, IH3G.

memory of a great American and the .scenes of one of the niobl Hr p rtant p- riod.s in his life. The pn p >srd paik will includ the famous Bnd Linds of Nor? Dakota and it will bear the nan of ' Roosevelt National Park” . honor of the President who 3xl.' several years as among the happiest of his whole life. Tmchcr Kills Wolf At His Very Door Many a storv is told -4 a tea< her's fight to k- ep th-* woh from the d-mr but H rman Judd living eight miles s».uthw< t South Bend on Sumption Prairiroad. leather tn Hie Linder SchtMil, holds Ihe prize winntm story for the yc u ■ f 19|x T, prove his story he wa- . xpei t.d to bring before the County Ci ■ missioners late today the wolf I. kept away. A bounty of S2O w aWiMtinr him. Saturday morning Mr. Jud found the Wolf sitting on h doorstep, according to report reaching h- re today. Quiet! getting his rifle from the h-m---and du ting it off he -t-pjx d ou? the back d-x-r of hi home and shot down th«* jx st ax it ran across the yard Mr. Judd is a graduate of the Lakeville high school Stockholders May <>|h*ii State Bank. A meeting of the stockholders <>f the North Librty Slate Bank, the d-H r of which were < taxed a little over a year ago by the State Bank Commissi-ner wa- held at the Liberty th- atre last Saturday foreno n for th-* purpose of < -n----llcring wavs ini means whereby the b -,nk mi hl be 1-- pem 1 and 1 < sum< bu-in-. s. side splitting Liugh’er Salesman Th--.se ate especially strong shirt madam They implv laugh at th-- laundrv. Customer 1 kn- vv that kind 1 had ->m> which can - back with their sides ipilt.