The Independent-News, Volume 92, Number 47, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 April 1967 — Page 4

THE IX DETENDENTM3\ S — APRIL 20, 190*

Start Os Something Bad

It h n't taken v.-rx I Lr th- 'n t< h • t Indiana St R <1 23 I ' '\v. « n N -th Lib< ity .nd W like! tai t t; tto tall t |«■ < - ..on T! p t wmt i i. II -bi it • • .1.tei. i 'i'n of th: i - -1 i' .it - faced ju>t i b\v h-H sum. ago at tei y< i s an 1 yi u t v . t inj. Jn t what the <an i ■ pt bably i- kn< wn nix bv th >l te offii mis < r th. < nip.my th ' i- - Mil fa- d the t. ad. I it th. nit is kn wn by even m This highway. ti an the Starke C»unty Lin D Mayfh w. r lb id. went li p ars and years with only patchwork 11 that, and finally, after many efforts had been put fmth by local people to make this fit to drive, resurfacing was done in differ.-nt stages. Now the heavy repair walk has start'd again as the surfaee of this one stretch is going to pieces. Whenever this type of patching starts, it usually isn't too b ng until things ata* out of c nti 1. Each year we hear h<w bad the winters w< re on the toads. This might be true, but there haxa bun man;.' bad winter.- in

I Memories From . . j

1 962 Girl’s "state l>elegatcs ( hoscn From Tao Schools. Girl Staters fiom Walkeiton American Lotion Auxiliary have been announced by Mrs. Robert Cripe, chairman I’ legate to Girls State from Walkerton High Scho. • 1s to be I.' 11 at Indian t University. Bl >< nungton next June, is Janet Owens. Her alternate is Linda I'taih y. The b cal unit also sp ns< is a delegate from Grovertown High Sch o< 1. Sally Jo Awald has been s< let te i to attend. Her alternate is - Bev^rP Haley. Police Chief . f p. h< e. ‘ htfoid Ward is issuing m the: warning to dog owners. If anyon has a pet d< g running around. the owners should <• n’ in th-in h -me for the pet S Mifetx St. X dogs are danger us and they will be taken care of if continued to run free.

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25. New Zealand tribe 27. Florida city 29. Letter s second afterthought: abbr. 20. Pronoun 82. Manger 33. U 8. Navy , construcI tion > ' workers 25 Stalemate 28. Thus 40. Vote 41. Remarked 43. Revoke, as a legac y 44. King u£ Judea 45 Relieve 46. Early years DOWN i L aims 're

tlie pa-t that didn't t< ar roads t<. pa ~ > ।u h year. All of a udd. n thi w. other < il. lb the blunt of the blame. W< .b n'’ kn w what the nw i l- lat in tin- m< d- । n way "f ln< w !a ■ . <.• ry t lung k 'g< tung h- lb r exc, pt the r .1-, Mu. - b 1: ’pp> n; II the turn if x u . nly wal. h TV. as p> lucts ...- g< ttmg i • the pmt that n thing ne.-ds to be , n. aft • • । ■ pacific product is u 11 : wi x r. thei o, 1 stil lt: n .. . t be going the oth- r wa x. It xvas surpii-mg a y- ar ago fr m th. .’tat. Hivhw .y c nimission that the tr.t.h of road between Walk. rt< n and North Liberty was schedul'd m the thr. < year plan, to be r esurfaced again after just receiving a surface coat two years prior. However, it looks this time as if this might have been the start <>f progress on this much forgotten road and we hope nothing comes inbetween the proposed xv<.rk and the work itself at this little artery that means so much to this area is going to m • J att.-ntion by that time.

kite Contest At Koontz Lake. Ye - go fly a kite. be< trne cash prizes will be awarded by the Ko, n'z Lake Lions Club in then kit* < nte>t to be hell Sunday. May 6. at 1 00 pm.. CUST, m the large field directly south of the lake dam on State r< ad 23. 1947 Thursday. Friday and Saturday At Town Hall. The State Board of Health is h 'blmg an X-Ka\ < lune in Walkerton today. April 17. IS. and 19 at the Town Hall, under the auspi< es of the St. Jo«. ph County chapter of th. Anti Tubercul >sis League. Day I ght Sax ing. The system of summer daxli'ht 'awn . time will be mai ii'a’e! m Chicago, Northern Indiana. Walkerton and N< rth T.i l '- erty at midnight. Sunday April 27. Be prepared to turn the

2. P.egion in Belgium 3. Children's game - 4. Metallic • rock 5. Continent: abbr. 6. An original settler 7. Scarf 8. Superior or Great Bear 9. German river 12. Large worm 14. Cozy 16. Close to

ing reverence 28. Frost 31. The Orient 33. Auctions 34. Exist 35. P.I. tree 36. Manufac- * tured 37. Excuse

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< 1 cks up at that date. Lincoln Township Club Increase Memt>ership. The newly organized Lißcdn T xvnMiip Home Economics < lub hili then ,s< cond meeting m the Mt. Vernon < lub house hurt Thursday afternoon, with 25 women present. Mrs. Forrest Stahl., p .silent of the club was in charge of the meeting. Auxiliary Xamcs Essax Winners. The Legion Auxiliary announces the hsal winners in their essay contest which was conducted in the Walk. rt. n high sell' 1. The title of the e.sssax contest xvhi'h wa.s c nducted in the Walkerton hi- h school. The tith es.sav contest was. "America’s Contribution to a Permanent Peace." John Guttman Jr. wn first pl ice and $3.00; Virgina I’rbm. second plm • and $1 50: Wilda Kropk. third pla. e and SI.OO The prize money will be given to the winners on Class Day. May 27th. 1942 ( Ink Plants Parents I ish. Members of the North Liberty Conservation club "planted" th.-ir blue.ill and red eared sun’ish parent fish in their respective breeding ponds in Liberty park Tuesday evenling There were SO fish in the lot. most of them being th<- size that we all like to get on to our lines, at least once in a while. The < lub generally realizes from 2500 to 50.000 sah-sable fish from the hatch in a year. Bnx Bonds nr Pax To Tax ( oiler tor. T’m lr Sam asked all Americans to -aVe at least ten percent of their war incomes for investment in War Savings Bonds. This d'finite r. < am<- fr om Washington to Eugene C. Pulliam, state exci utive chan man of the War Savings Staff after treasury departmerit experts had estimated that a minimum of $12.000 000 - 000 of the nations 1912 income of 120 billion dollar was n< ■ ded to suer e^sfullx finance a million dollar in savings cverx xvoiking dav not counting Sun lays and h hdaxs Make ( hrs k Os Traffic Thru Toxx n. Some rather interesting fi una-s w. -e obtained M nda' win n a (O ,up of men .I.et , r| ’he Nor th I abe' t\- Bu m- ■ n - A « iat i< ai ma k i <•' '< k . • traffic parsin’ 'b. mt -seton < f Mdn m I < ’en’ r 11 eet Th<» c hec k Was made Da Hl II i'T'"’ 1 Sundin April 13th t th<- 011 wing midnight. A total ' f 3 0'! traffic units pis . I the e’o" h.. <t in the 24-hour period. Os this

numb*: 3107 were pa' n x cars. 120 trucks, is bus cs, i . dtocf. 21 motorc xih > .ml 4 teams ana wagons. Canteen I nit Demonstrates l,roup 41<>I K. A. 4 put of the niti r. civilian defense xvc i k being c nJurte I in all defense ar.-n^ of the nati .n, tnc- ivo.th Laie ily lb 1 (*i C nito n Unit, tinie r the leadership of Mrs. John Fair, has served lun< h at the North Liberty cho ’ tb' e. ciax s ■■ ■ a p.u t o| th.-ir cstruction course. Home trout. This v<- k th* war name to the Hoosier farmer in a brand m-w way. Aheady he h; bad t ■ slmw good c .'Use heroic he could either electrify hi - f. nu . ! <xtc n I c h e ti ic ,| ta< iLt i. N w 1., mu t ;. t a pr iorit . ratin s’ be wants to buil Ia re side n<c .a put mon than SSOO rcpii'- n one An 1 he must get a priority : at mg if he wishc ■ to (on-’rm t an - , project .>n his faun winch will cost $1(100 or more Th" . rder. is sued by the War Production B ard, is equally binding on prop -rlx own'-rs. bud icr an I suppliers, and in most c ategork-s prohibits not onlx the start of construction, but the with Jraw.il from inventories, and the sale, purchase or delivery of any material for Use in such a project unb ss expressly authorized by the Wl’B 1928 Notices. Don’t fail to see Wil Rogers, the famous humorist in A Texas Steer’ at the Liberty Theatre, North Liberty, next Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. For the Sale starting Saturday, April 28. Look for advertisement in next weeks issue for giving remarkable bargains. Walkerton Hat Shop.

/rem HISIORfS SCRAPBOOK 1 DATES AND EVENTS FROM VgSTERYEARS J Oklahoma was opened to settlers, April 22, 1889. The Office of Price Administration began sugar rationing. April 22, 1942. The U.S. Senate passed a World War I Soldiers Bonus Bill, April 23, 1925. Stephen F. Austin, of Virginia, obtained a grant of land in Texas from Mexico, for colonization, April 24, 1823. The United Nations conference opened at San Francisco, April 25, 1945. The first permanent Fnglish settlers In America landed in Virginia, April 26, 1607. The "Black Plague" hit London, April 26, 1665. The Gestapo was created In Germany, April 27, 1933. American and Red armies met in Germany, April 27, 1945. The Monroe Doctrine declaration was made by President James Monroe, April 28, 1818.

••ceting Os R<md Boosters. A very important Good Roa meeting will be held at Nappar Thuis.ay evening. May a-coiding t . M. (' rter. pt ident of the Chambei of (’, rm rre, Walkert. n. Txxo memb* of the* State Highway Coi mission will 'ttend the me. tu. and give talks. A Sweet Memory. 30 V'-a s A < We Item, mber When eggs w. re thr.-e d<>z n f 25e; but’er Wa.s 10c a poim i mH: was 'c per rmar!; t) butchc’ - gave ixvax liver an treat' d the Rids x'.ith b< logn tlv- hi" ' -.-iil received $2 a xve. an ! did the- wa hlng. Worm ndi n t lie- p iwder "in publi. smoke v. tc. play p -ke i or d the- Ch.< 1- '<n M'-n wen, whi' k'-rs m-i boots, chew. ! tobac - pit -n th*- sid.-wal! and r uss' -i H< er xx as 5c and t! lunch was tr.-e. I eb. rers workten hours a da\’ and m ver wet; on strikes no tip w, r< li. n u restaruants and the It A choc) grafter was un' nown a k.-ro-en. hanging lamp and a st- r. ..scop, in the parlor were luxuries. None was eve r - per iled on for appendu itis. Mic robes we-< i« heard of, folks lived to a gnod old age. and .-veiw veer walked three miles to wi'h their file ml a Merry Chri tmas. Aft.-r r- ’urnm • h< ’ .• t u h da\ he spra' ej his 't nt d■■ .• x> ith oil One ne-ighbor watchcil this f--several davs but he could i lonizer hold back. "Whx- do VOU use that stu’f -i: your door?" "It keeps the lion, out of thmighborhocMl." "But there isn’t a single li n in' wh.-re' near here.” "Os course not. This oi] icall Works!"