The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 March 1967 — Page 4

- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — MARCH 16, 1967

The after-effects of the hard Winter that hit Uns area fur several Weeks leaves a not-to-pretty site The warm weather that has been milting the snow mpidly lately, has left the dirt and it h plentiful this year A big snow always piles up the dirt with it as the pl wing and -hoveling operating puts much flirt i! the snow and with Un warrm weather, the mud gets ■mu h Aors. This all combines 'o m. kv this a pretty dirt\ ♦ppeai tnce in the area It would be nice if the reipective towns left dirty this way could have an organized ivan-up J.o h< .p ti.e appeatann bPer such a winter. A good

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1!M»2 . oral Condit ion* To Govern Tnn. t Th the! ’.' n <>f whither or not o : |<>w sch< < 1 bu -< - t<» travel he blacktop r<>ads in St. Joseph '’ounty during the damaging of r-pring thaw will be left up to hi individual townships. This 'urn luM' n came from the special called meeting by County Superntenden i»f Sidiooi.. C. Emmet Eiler, Monday afternoon following a statement last week by the County commissioners on a xuuntary plan aimed at saving ar much carnage on the blacktop : <»ads as possible, r uh To Sponsor Trip To ( hicago 1 lower Show rhe Better Homes Demunstra- ■ on Club of Walkerton has gartered a bus to go to the ' hicago World Flower and Garden Show at McCormick Place. Chicago. March 28th. One outandmg featu will be the Vtll i I Este 100 Fountain Special ula . The show will cover more than 2 >O.OOO squan feet devoted to the Wonder World of Growti g < hint s. Major linprevcwnt Made At Ammer's Beach, Koontz Lake. This past week, the members of the Koontz Lake Lions Club, Koontz Lake Conservation Club, The Sportsman Club and the JAooi tz Lake Water and Sports /lub. with the assistance of

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cleaning by the individual merchants in front of their businesses would be the best start that c ul 1 happen. Then, if pi sole, a street washing by the l<«al fire departments would be fine This is asking the firemen to give of s »me time to help their towns, but such a project Would be greatly appreciated. The key word to such a project h< Wever isn't the fire department or anyone else hi similar capacities, but cooperation between everyone who has enough pride in their town, is needed to rid the area of tile after-effects of such a winter.

William Ellingrr and Keith Drake, who donated his equipment. worked v ry hard to make Kramer's Beach on- that everyone can < njoy this summer. Medical < hnic. Bryce Rohrer. M.D.. and William Carter, M.D., of the Walk* rton Medical Clinic, announced the construction of a m<>dern medical clinic building to begin when the weather permits It will be 65 x 45 f< et and will b« lo tied at the corner of Jacks n Street and Michigan Street. IM7 Offer Free X-ray To All Ix>ral Residents. Miss Irma Collmer and Miss Nina Howard of South Bend, were in Walkerton Tuesday, to make plans for people in this community to have a fre- x-ray of their lungs, as a part of the s< rvices of the St. Joe -ph County Anti-TuberrupisU Association. A portable unit will be brought to Walkerton and set up in the T<>wn Hall on April J7, 18, and 19. The machine ci n operate at the rate of 100 persons per hour. It is hop d that Lincoln township residents will report 100 per cent. Buys Hoosier Butter. Indiana buttermakers and their farmer patrons received $2,006,441 from purchases made in the state in 1916 by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Com-

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pany, it was announced by George Diel, head of the food chain's national dairy’ department. The purchase during the year of 2.897.200 pounds of butter in the state were more than in 1915 and returned an extra $722,669 over the purchase total of 1945. 1912 "Walk As You riedge” on Bond Sunday. Since announcement of B >nd Sunday, a stale-wide movement has been suggested to the thousands of Hoosiers who will go to the polls to plerge their savings to the war-financing effort, to carry on in their patriotism, one step farther (oi many steps, as the case may be) by walking instead of riding to their precinct polling place. Find Aid Glass Organized Hore A class in First Aid has been organized for Liberty township, under the diracUun of county authorities. Any person 17 years of age or over may enter the class. A twenty-hour course will be given with an examination following and those receiving proper credits will receive a defense first aid certificate. Basket Ball Team Goes To State Tourney. The members of the North Liberty high school basketball team are to ' e the guests of the local business men at the final games for the state championship at Indianapolis Saturday. Recencs Special Recognition. Gerald Steele, manager of the North Liberty Lumber and Coal Co., has been presented with a beautiful wrist watch by the Johns-Manville Corp, as a recognition for spe-ial services rendered in the sale of their products Band Mwnhem To Collect Fajwr Kaga. Members of the high school band will call at every home In town Friday aftern<Mn after scho' 1 to ask for your old m'wspap ’ s and rags which you may wish to give to their organization to be sold in a money raising campaign to help defray exjx ses of the band to the conto«t 1928 At The Palaeo To have the whole world lau h it a proud distinction in th< d tys of strife and tunnoil An 1 this distinction falls to the 10l of Toto, the world's famous and greatrr.t clown, wiv> comes tq the Palace IhcitlX South Bend for a four day^ engagement stalling next Sunday when

he will present his "Revue a Li Minute." The art us pantomine ha < been developed by Toto to an amaz.ng and marvelous degree. School Notes Smack! Smack! Baseball collides with catcher's mitt. Cr.« of "Atta Boy," and "Over the plate." We know these s >unds coming from the high school that battery pratice fur the high school baseball team ha started. Two catchers. Ward and Bitter, and three pit- hors, Bheaks, Shultz, and Shetland reported Monday evening for a preliminary workout. Mr. Hippensteel promises a gcnxl ba-’-ball schedule for this spring and Walkerton should be able to put a good team on the diamond in a few weeks, Starke Co. May Build Road To Koontz Lake. Just when all hope® of obtaining a c< ncrete road north from the Yellowstone Trail at Grover-

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town to join a road south from Walkerton to complete concrete pavement from South Bend to Knox, had been given up, word has leaked out from the Knox court house to the effect that Starke county expects to build two county unit roads this year, one leading lo K<x»ntz Lake and the other to Bass Like. Walkerton Elcrnen. School Menu Monday — Hamburger and spaghetti, buttered spinach, sandwiches. wacky cake and milk. Tuesday— Split pea soup, crackers, ham salad sandwichoa, strawberry shortcake and milk. Wednesday — Barbe-Q sandwiches, buttered rice, peaches and milk. Thursday —- Toasted cheese sandwiches, corn, prunes and milk. Our CkuMdfladto - CW TCo