The Independent-News, Volume 93, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 September 1967 — Page 4

— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — SEPT. 28, 1967

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Rctten Apple Can Ruin The Barrel

The old adage "One rotten apple can sp al the bair l . is close to true in a situation th. t has arisen in our area. This is concerning the T< m Pances that aie lull Wt •kh in Walk, : ton. >p n-r, 1 by the Walkerton L ns Club for the benefit of the teenagers of this area. In the past, these dan<es have been v< ry highly suro ~ - ful and the admitt. n< e of te n is not istiicted to any age, group or locality. This has allow, d a great enjoyment for all. mixing with kids of other towns and schools as well as with the local ones. In the past f> w weeks, stories have been circulating about all the trouble at these teen dances. These are highly exagerated. There has be, n a very small amount of trouble, usually started by just one individual. This places a bad reflection on all those attending the < ances. The past few months the dances have been attend'd by crowds of 100 on up. hitting as high as 150 or 160 on these week end nights. Having p-isonilh chaperon'd several of these teen affairs, it can truthfully be stated that trouble has been at a minimum, especially in the dances. The troubb* that has occured comes from outside and outside sources. The main probb m that always starts this trouble is drinking. It is a strict rule that absolutely no person shall be at these dances that has been drinking. The more discouraging factor is that the kids that do come and if detected, are asked to leave, range from 14 or 15 years on up. Only on rare occasions have persons drinking gotten past the adults at the door without detection. A few weeks ago. a minor scuffle ouside the dance was started by a 21 year old who had been drinking heavily. His actions intimidated a younger boy. but the matter was quickly Voice Os The Peon^ To the citizens of Walkerton and the surrounding community: Do you know th* condition that exists in the city dump ? Do you know there are not hundreds, but thousands of rats in the city dump"’ If you were to drive into the dump at night, flash your lights on the mounds, the mounds would look as if they were moving an i it would be covered with rats. After gaining of this condition. I decid'd to cheek with Plymouth t" st e what they do to cntrol th'ir iats at the city dump. J w in*-rmed they did not have rat-'. The garbage is burid eu h d o p p r is burned, and oth r n n-bu. u. hie tiash is piled s, p , t ly. The employees do not h< i ~1 night until all the garbaso is 1 uric ’. Poison is k'-pt out at til tmies, so if rats should come tis n thing 1 ft for them to eat , xcept the pension. If this can be done in a larger town, why c; n t this be done in Walk'-rton? The co-operation of each and < very citizen is neededno dumping of garbage on the outside of the dump or after hours. Otherwise, the rats eat

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1962 Two Bus’nrsM-s Entered Monday. Two Walkerton businesses were burglariz'd eaily Monday mornin " witn losses < laimed by the owib-rs of ni' i chan line an toils. Bill Hiker’s Standard Station an I Ve'kl r & S» n* busim- • who set acioss the alley font •a< <ther. wc.’< bth enl'-i' i 1. • - . t B. io r amounted to HlkG CG in I at Veikb rs Sl'?' oo Umi. l an 1 state police an w i km„ n Ho case. NOTICE

settled and the guilty party was ( scoi ted away. A week later an IS year old from out of town was taken to the police station and lined for disorderly , n iud. 11, re a .ain. drinking was present, but this boy was never insiJ, the buil ing and the only leas n and incident at all happ, ned was that he was order, d to h ave the vicinity of the buillin.’ b,■ the town police. Oth< r incid, nls have occured over the wcks, but basically, nothing sen u- has happ ned. In nine out of t' n cases of any minor sort of trouble at all, it starts outside the dances and usually di inking has be, n involve 1. Stories have been heard ab ut all the drinking that goes on, but a personal invitation is offered to any of these malicious story spreaders to come down and see for themselves. The same parents that complain wouldn’t take the time to chaperone an event for their children but rather let somone else have the responsibility and then do the gripping. The Walkerton Lions Club wants to continue these dances, one of the very few planned activities for the teenage group. However, without cooperation of the parents, especially those of the teenagers who are able to obtain the drinks, and the complete la, k of knowle go of these parents of the whereabouts and doings of their children. this cannot be achieved. There is nothing the Lions Club would hate more than to have to stop these activities or strong restrict these attending just because of a very few individuals who simply don’t know any better, basically because they have never been taught any beetter at home. The problem at han i is to get rid of this "rotten apple" influence on a barrel full of the nicest kids anyone could find in any town or city. Your children are properly chaperoned and basically these dances are very well conduct ed at all times. the garbage instead of the pois, >n. One of the candidates for the coming Town Board election was in to see me after the Chamber of Commerce meeting the other evenng. He promised to try to get this condition cleaned up if elected. Go talk to all the candidates and see what their views on this condition are. Rats are terrible disease spreaders. an epidemic could start overnight from these, o: you could wake up some morning and find you h ve a visitor. Hats do not kn >w the i ifference b, - tv, < n you or your neighbor, (me rabid lat c uld kill hundreds ot amin. Is in the c< mmunity an 1 maybe many pe pie. As some'me who is interested in this community an 1 the p ople. I feel s mething sh, ull be done about this depl rable condition. If the government of this country is to “be the pc, pie, by the pc pie, and for the people" we must start at home by making our community as clean and healthy a place to live as possible. So support your Town Boar!, let's clean up this dump. Won't you please help and ask your neighbor to help, too? An interested citizen

Effective October 1.1962, all haircuts will iaise 25c at all Walkerton Barbi rs. Gre«*ne anil LTwrty To Hold Art Meeting. <>n Thurslay, September 27, el rn< n’an- ti iche’s from Greene an! North Liberty will have a i )<• ting in the Nmth Liberty < 1. I’cumr- I on the e!em< ntai \ art pro-am D . Maltha R < ot< i I>i eel , of Art in the S uth Beni U.mmunlty Scho' I < ip will pr< si !e over the ’ "eting. • 1 North Llirrty G.A.A. hk-ct* Officer*.

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The North Liberty Girls’ Athletic Association recently elected the following officers: President, Susy Steele; vice president, Sheryl Beron; secretary. Marti Rudynski; treasurer, Kay Hay. Honor Society At North Liberty Elects Officers. The J. W. Gentry chapter of the National Honor Smiety met and an election of officers was held. They are: President, Larry Kane; vice-president, Marti Rudynski; treasurer. Mike Holloway; secretary, Susy Steele. To Celebrate. The St. Patrick Women's Club will celebrate its 15th anniversary at the October 3rd meeting. 1947 Seniors Start Reht'arsals On Play. The Seniors of WHS will present on October 17. the comedy, "Wind in the South." The play has a midwestern setting in the German neighborhood of Northwest lowa. The story is simple, yet original. Third District War Mothers ProyiM* Machine. A plastic lung, acquired by the Third District Mothers of World War 11. has been plat ed in service at Central fire station in S. uth Ben i and is available for emergencies an\where in the area, with first preference to v,‘“ ans over civilian meds, members of the organization announced. Clocks Go Back An Hour Sunday. Nil them Indiana communities, including Walkerton and North Liberty will move their clocks back one hour next Sunday changing from day-light saving time to central standard time. Officially the change will take place at 2 am. Daylight saving time has been in effect since April the 27th. Market Price*. Old Dutch Cleanser. 2 cans, 19c; Spic & Span pkg., 21c; Calumet Baking Powder, 1 lb. can, 19c; Potatoes, peck. 59c; Carrots, 2 bunches, 23c; Sweet Spanish Onions, lb.. 8c; Fresh ground B,ef and Pork for Meat Li as, lb.. 55c; Round Steak, 1t,., 61c; Cannon Towels, 39c, 49c & 59c; Handkerchiefs, mens, 2 for 25 ; Dust mops 89c to $1.95; Baby Shins, $1.09 to $1.29. 1912 I’SO S' hedule Os Activities. Sun la’ Camera <Tib, Open House. Mindav Social Dancng Club, Red Cross, Tues lav: Crafts, A ults. (’raft- Juniors, Supper Club, Tip. About Hips. Crafts, Po t-rs for Adults. Wed-

nesday: Tips About Hips, Dramatics Club, Press Club, Square Dancing Club, Swing Shift Supper Club. Thursday: Crafts, Adults and Juniors, Card Party. Friday: Movies, Community Singing Saturday: Children’s Day and High School Night. North liberty School Gonsip. Did you know that a member of the soft-ball team played through the whole Madison game, making two hits, in spite of a broken finger? How long do you think the no sticking craze will last? At least five members of the senior class are thinking these days since they have been assigned to the keeping of a daily journal of thought for their English class. The Junior High is having a campaign for tne election of ol fleers. The Biology classes are collecting bugs, flowers and leaves. There is a lot of complaining in the air concerning the new ruling which requires the classes to line up and march out doublefile at night. Fred (Tillar Heads AAA. Fred O. Cull ar was re-elected chairman of the St. Joseph countv agricultural adjustment administration committee at th< annual convention ' f community delegates in the courthouse, Saturday. Adjustment Board Sids Tax Levies. Os the 22 tax rates set. Walk ert< n leads the list with the highest rate--$3.12 over SIOO valuation. North Liberty will have the second highest rate in the county, $2.92, with South Bend third. $2.82. North Liberty’s high rate is due to its 25c levy on streets, its water fund and coporation tax. Walkerton's high rate is due to its corporation, school and street taxes.

/rom HISTORY'S SCRAPBOOK) DATES AND EVENTS FROM YESTERYEARS J Daiadier, Mussolini, Hitler and Chamberlain met at Munich, September 29, 1938. Ether was used as anesthetic for the first time. September 30, 1846. The siege of Yorktown, Va., began, September 30, 1781. Korea was annexed by Japan, October 1, 1910. Boulder Dam opened, October 1, 1935. I The first Pan American Conference was held, October 2.1 1889. The United Nations Atomic Energy Commission agreed unanimously that world control us atomic power is technically feasible, October 2, 1946. President Wilson urged voters to endorse the League of Nations, October 3, 1920. The Great Republic, the world’s largest merchantman, was launched, October 4, 1853. Antioch, the first co-educational college, opened October 5/ 1853.

However, the $3 12 rate is • under the 1942 rate. 1928 Government To Issue New PAPER MONEY. With the advent of 1929, tl new size of paper current smaller in size than the presei bank notes, will be issued by th United States Government. Tl new size is 6’ 2 x 2 9. 16 inche and has been brought about ii the interests of efficiency and economy. But, it will hav many other advantages. Th. new’ "bills" will have neu pictures on their faces and backs; they are printed by th' Intaglio method fiom speciallyengraved plates, chrommium plated; they will be easier t< handle than the present size of bank notes; and, they will b' n. re difficult to counterfeit, u altar. Tel* phone kept Busy Each Day In Indiana. Th* importance if the teb phone in the daily lives of In ! iana people mav be realiz< 1 when it Is estimated that an nve’ai e of 1.214,126 local teb' ph n ■ messagf s and 16.821 lon dist tnce calls are handled in th' state of Indiana in one day There are 4 000 cmpb»vee> 7'17.6’3 mil ’s of wire and almo.* 200.000 telephone stations ovi the state. (’< nnecting' ciarpanb in Indiana have 300,000 station The United States contains moi than one half of all telephones i: the world. New Liecnsi* Plates. The new’ 1929 Indiana Auh - mobile license plates will soon b' ready for distribution to th' various county centers over th< state and there held in readiness to be issued to car owners after December 15. The new plate, are painted with an orange bark ground and black lettering and numbering.