The Independent-News, Volume 93, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 August 1967 — Page 8

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — AUGUST 3, 1967

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Walkerton Town Board News The Board of Trustees of the Town of Walkerton convened in regular session Tuesday evening, August 1, with President W. L. Heil. Vice-President L. T. Frailey and Trustees B. B. Williams and G.’ W. Ochs, in attendance. Minutes of tne previous regular session and of the special meeting on July 25th were approved as presented. Outstanding current claims were presented for Board s consideration and approved for payment Horn the respective tunas. Police activities report for the month of July was submitted and approved as follows: 7 property damage traffic accidents investigated; 5 traffic arrests; 4 parking tickets; 7 traffic complaints; 5 special details; 5 funeral details; 1U fire details; 6 assist motorists; 29 messages delivered; 6 attempts to locate; 26 miscellaneous complaints. 14 businessrir -.vA business irregularities; 5 dog complaints; 9 dogs disposed; 9 lost articles: 6 lost articles were found; 1 stolen bicycle; 1 stolen car; 1 larceny: 1 burglary; 3 prowler complaints; 7 family complaints; 1 disorderly conduct complaint; 6 other department assits; 1 missing child and located; 1 juvenile complaint; 2 juvenile arrests; 3 tornado watches. Miles traveled were 2,783. Officer Ray H. Wilson was assigned as first deputy to the Chief of Police E. C. Waid. This official asignment having been vacant since the death of Robert D. Lidy, earlier this year. List of streets recommended for asphalt seal caoting during the current season by contract bidding were reviewed with final official designation to be made at the next meeting at which time notice to bidders and specifications will be prepaied for publication, and hopeful to review and award contracts during the later part of the month. Balance of meeting was spent in preparation of the 1968 tax budget. The official assessment ’ valuation of the corporation as • of date has not been received from the County Auditor, but reportedly wall be received within ■ the next few days and at which t time final computations can be ' completed by the Clerk-Treas-urer and notice to taxpayers published August 10 and 17. with the public hearing of the budget slated for Monday. August 28. Present tentative computations in-

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dicate that a rate of $1.50 can be maintained. The Town's present rate is $1.48. following a 2c rate cut by the State Tax Board in hearings last tall. A one year contract for the collection of garbage and rubbish within the corporate limits, effective as of August 1, was awarded to present contractors, Frank Hahn and Leigh Re. Hahn, Jr., for the sum of $250 p< r month. The bid having been accepted and approved at the Special Meeting of July 25 that had been called for purpose of considering bids. Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary Unit will meet Thursday evening. Aug 3 at 8 p.m. Mrs. Larry Groves. Unit president and Mrs. Fred Fitzke, vice president will report on the Department Convention they attended last week end at French Lick, Indiana. Saturday August 5, husbands and wives of Post 189 and the Auxiliary will meet at the Post Home for a pot-luck supper at 6:30 p.m. A covered dish and table service to be brought by those attending. A film of the Walkerton Centennial will be shown. G——— — — o THANKS □——— — — □ I want to thank everyone for the many cards, letters, plants and prayers while 1 was in the hospital and while convalescing at home. They were very much appreciated. Laura Wolfenbarger HOSPITAL NEWS □— - □ E Street Division Hospital Mrs. Gene Miller, Walkerton; and Master Gary Shaw, North Liberty. Fine Like Division Hospital Alice Ceila Jones, North Liberty; and Mrs. Albert Block, Walkerton. Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend David McKesson, Walkerton. Starke Memorial xlospital, Knox Mrs. Prudia Myers, Walkerton. J □ BIRTHS □ D Mr. and Mrs. Hallis Platz, R. R. 2, North Liberty, a son, July 28 in Memorial Hospital.

□—-— — — □ DEATHS „ □ □ Mrs. Virginia Vires Mrs. Virgina G. Vires, 47, route 2, North Judson, died at 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Pine Lake division hospital after an illness of five years. She was borr. Sept. 14, 1919, in Mountpelier, Ohio, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Cripe who reside in Linwood, Calif. She was married Dec. 20, 1937, in Hazzard, Ky. to William T. Vires, who also survives. She lived in North Judson for six years, going there from North Liberty. Other survivors are six sons, Chester of North Liberty; Carl, Marquette, Mich.; James. North Liberty; Charles, Eugene and Kenneth, all at home; three daughters, Miss Marie Vires, Muskegon Mich., and Cathy and Frances at home; two brothers, Claude J. Cripe. Dowagiac, Mich., and Warren E. Cripe, in California: three sisters, Mrs. Faith Platz. North Judson: Mrs. Evelyn Szymarch. Midland, Mich., and Mrs. Julia McArthur. Indianapolis. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Palmer Funeral home. North Liberty, with the Rev. Thomas Frost of North Liberty Methodist church officiaing. Burial was in Westlawn cemetery. Mrs. Carrie B. Kring Mrs. Carrie B. Kring. 81. of 25150 Kelly Rd., South Bend died at 5 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial hospital following an illness oi one week. She was born southwest of South Bend in Greene Township < n May 16. 18*6 and had always lived on the same farm. She was married April 27, 1910, to Harry Allen Kring, who died November 13. 1925. She 1 taught school from 1905 to 1910. Surviving are four sons, Burr and Victor D., of South Bend, John C., North Liberty, and Dr. G. Grant Kring, Freemont, CaWf., one daughter, Mrs. Milo J. Yoder, Goshen; one sister, Mrs. Ray Patterson, South Bend; 13 grandchildren and four great-grand-children. Friends may call from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home in Goshen and from noon Friday at the home of her son, Victor Kring, 25200 Kelly Rd., South Bend. The body will be fallen to the Sumption Prairie Methodist Church Saturday at 11 a.m. where services will be held at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Dewey Findley, pastor of the Sumption Prairie Church, officiating. Burial will be in Sumption Prairie cemetery. She was a life-long member of the church and a charter member of the Sumption Prairie Women s Club. Mrs. Atwood’s Music Pupils Give Recital The music pupils of Mrs. Grace Atwood, presented a recital Sunday afternoon at the United Methodist Church in Walkerton. The program included piano, organ and vocal numbers by the various pupils. The students and their selections were: Cindy Flaugher, piano, "More” Mitzie Knepper, piano, "Taranlilla” Marla Daube. vocal. "Without A Song'' and piano, "Chansome” Sue Mono, piano, "Doctor Zhirvago" Mary Jo Chapman, piano, "Because" Nancy Mann. piano, "For Eloise" Linda Flaughter. pinna "Carry M< back To ()1 | Virginia ' Ginger Hostetler, organ 1", "Wonderful Copenhagen.” vocal, "You'll Never Walk Alone" Sue Mahlum, piano, "ExodN” Laura Chapman, pi ma, "Climb Ever\ Mountain" Jenny Safar, piano, "DriftW«m xl” Debby Haag, piano. "Evening Bells" Debbie Sheneman, piano, "Merry Widow WkiU”

Grace Atwood, organ solo, "Parade of the Wooden Soldier" and "March of the Maneguns” Sherry Chapman, piano, Pre-lude-C sharp minor, "Rochmanonoff” Cheryl Carbicner, piano, "March Militaire” Keith Knepper, piano, "Alhumhlott" Also a duct by Keith and Mitzie Knepper Jackie Finch, organ eolo, "Riding on a Mule" Sajadra Bauss, piano, “MinueF Jeff Lkßere, piano, "Swinging Along” Vint Daube, piano, "Tarantella” Donita Harness, organ, "A Walk in the Park” Jeanie O'Connor, piano, “Chopsticks Rivals” Jill Prentis, piano, “Leehestraum” Debbie Keck, piano, "Sandmans Lullaby” Kathy Lowe, piano, "Down Th The Valley” and "Swing Low Sweet Chariott” New Books At Walkerton Library New Books in the Walkerton Ihiblic Library: Non-fiction Aiderman — The Devil’s Shadow Eisenhower — At Ease Fox Indianapolis 500 Magill — Literary Annual Montgomery — A Search for the Truth O'Day — You Can Build Your Sailboat Sands — The Seventh Step Snow — Variety of Men Taber Stillmeadow Calender Time, ed. — The Heartland Time, ed. The Pacific States

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