The Independent-News, Volume 93, Number 22, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 October 1967 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — (MT. 26, 1967

Fun Not Destruction

It <b» -n't take much po<»r judgi m» nt to tui n a little "piank" into an a< t of vandalism. With H tlb w< < n hi re again, this is tin time of var such things I app, n. Having a litth fun is one thing:, but dilating piperty <r outright di 'truotion ot . nu- ne ( Ise's piop. ।t v. is an intirdy ditii 11 nt matt- r. No one begrud; - s a young pt tson a little fun, in fact many thoroughly enj y the masked truk-i r-treat< rs who < onio to

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1962 Bicycle Safety ( heck Sid l or Sat unlay. Walkiibn will hold a bicycle safety cheek program this Saturday at which time all bicycles that an brought to the check can be then ughly checked over at this time. It will be held at the Walkerton Youth Building from 8:30 am. until noon. The Walkerton Civil Defense Police will assist with this program. North Liberty Elementary School Repaind. For the past several weeks, plasterers from the South Bend Community School Corporation Maintenance Department have been repairing classrooms and hallways in the North Liberty School Building. Liberty Elementary major repairs are necessary in some nxims. After the completion of the plaster repairs, the school corporation painters will paint the rooms, hallways and gym. Parade and Party Top Walkerton Activities. The annual Halloween Party for the children of Walkerton will be held on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31. The party will be preceded by the ‘ Parade of Gobline" that will assemble at the Post Office to begin promptly at 6 30. The teenagers of Walkerton will havi a dance starting at 8. 1947 Koontz Lake Fire Department is Five Years Old. The Koontz Dike File Dept, is five years -Id this month, having be> n organized in October 1912, when in. hazard.- at the lake

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< di and the annual masqm lading of the young folks at this time of the year. However, the ■ utiight x mdah.-m that also ha . be. n pri s< nt m uai - past i. something l Ise. It is hpi d th't < hil .'i en < f all a.- and the responsible pari nts as w<ll. will u e common *isi at this time. Any parent who-' child get involved in un--1 wful .nts, is just as responsibh a> the child tin mselvs. Ib member. fun is fun, but vandalism i.- a criminal offense an 1 should bi handled as such.

ma le it necessary. Starting front "scratch", a group of interested and engeratic property owners perfected an organization and started out to raise funis with which to purchase needed equipment. Hallowe'en Party Will Be Held In Plata* Park. The annual Hallowe'en Frolic, sponsored jointly by the Business and Professional Women's club and the Chamber of Commerce, will be held at Place Park Friday, October 31. In case of rain, the party will be transfered to the grade school gym. Byrne* Grocery Sold At Koontz Lake. The William Byrnes grocery on road 23, Koontz Lake, has been purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Hilding Sunbeam, and will be known as the Sunbeam Grocery. They plan to add a small bakery to their store in a few weeks. American Legion Presents “Corn zapoppin”. "Cornzapoppin,” a S-act play, all local talent comedy, will be presented Thursday. October 30 and Friday at the Walkerton High School unier the sponsorship of the American Legion. A well-directed home talent play, with musical and specialty interludes, is a welcome form of entertainment. It is an established institution in our American way of living and has made its way into the hearts of the people. 350 Fanners Plan Chicago Trip October 29. Three hundred and fifty farmers from the North LibertyWalkerton vicinity will go inti Chicago next Wednes lay. Oct. 29 to attend the International Harvester Company observance of

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100 years in Chicago. The group will leave Walkerton at 8 35 am. on a special B & O train which will be loaded with farmers as a part of Indiana Day at the celebration. The time of return will be announced on the train going in, officials stated. 1942 Bond Sale Gor* Over Top. With an assignment of a quota of $15,000 for the sale of War Bonds in North Liberty and Walkerton, which looked like a giant task, the Orville Easterday Post American legion has already gone over the top an! exceeded its quota. The special War Bond Rally held at the band stand in Walkerton last Saturday night accounted for $14,950 in bonds, which lacked only SSO of reaching th' quota. When this fact was learned Monday a mem ber of the Post volunterrei tc buy the need« d lr nd to complete the task Since that time other buyers have continued to swell the total sale. Nutrition School. lbw to g<t the greatest possible meat, milk and egg products n f: m feids available will b ■ the main topic of discussion at tie 3 annu. 1 Nutiiti n Scho 1 -< h< iul -d for Nov. 5 and 6 at Purdue I'nivi rate. I tul (id Date-: October 29, 30, 31 Gas: Nov. 9. 10, 1 I. Users of fuel and car owners v. ll all register for rat n i ks on these two commo itii - within the next few days. Th- fuel il registration Will be hel l Oct-ber 29, 30 an 1 31. whde the i idrati n for gas will be h- Id < n Novembe'- 9. 10 and 11. Both registrations will be held at the 1 < al -ch ><l. unier supervision of the principal and teachers Truck* Must Be Kegidered. With the deadline for registering farm trucks approaching, detail- of the Office of Defense Transportation Or‘er requiring all vehicles transporting property to secure "certificates of war necessity" by Nov. 15. were explained to members of farm transportation committees of 32 Northern Indiana counties at Peru, bv member.- of the Indiana USDA War Board. 1928 W Ikerfon ( haritx Organization Formed. Initial plan- have bet n inam urat*’l X>>s lin king aft' r local ihantie- Committws appointed by the Chamber of Commerce .nd tin Woman’s (’ mmunity Club met at the residence of (’ M Carter Tuesday ev mng .•nd b rn e 1 an < rgamzati n to bo kniiin as the Associate* Charith- The main purpose of

this movement is to systemize and make more efficient the handling of charity cases in out community. Open Road 80. State road. No. 30. which has been under construction from Midway. 2 miles west of Hamlet, to Hanna, will be opened to traffic this week. Elephant * Growth Noted. It is extremely difficult to estimate by height or by size of tusks alone, the age of a young elephant moving with a herd. It is interesting to note the recorde 1 growth in captivity of an African i lephant named Barna He was captured on August 2, 1902 and on that day he measured four feet two inches in height. A quarter of a century has now elapsed and he is now

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