The Independent-News, Volume 93, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 January 1968 — Page 1

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Glenn Looks Stale In 77-68 Loss To Oregon-Davis Tuesday

John Glenn’s Falcons returned to the basketball wars Tuesday night after the holiday vacation, and showed very little in dropping 77-68 derision to the Oregon Davis Bobcats. The loss evened the record at 4-4 for the Falcons this year. OD bad all the way in the game with the exception of two times early in the first period when the score was tied. Jim ille opened the scoring with a free throw to give the Bobcats first blood. Jack Hoss tied the count after an even minute had elapsed with a single point, but Wille continued the scoring for OD with a basket on which he was foulded and added their fourth point as well. Tom Mellin hit a free throw, but Greg Bohac tossed in a bucket for the Bobcats. Craig DeMeyer hit from the floor and Ross then tl<>d the score at fl-8 with his first field goal of the night. From here the Bobcats moved to a more comfortable lead as Ron Schrader hit first followed by baskets by Bahac and Schrader again as the Bobcats opened a 12-fl lead. The Falcons never pulled closer than four points in the remainder of the period as Ross was the only scorer with any consistency until the final half minute wh< n Greg Amor hit his first basket of the nieht to cut the lead to 19-16 after one exciting quarter. Amor cut the lead tn a single point as the MTom! period st art.si as he hit after more than a minute had passed. Bohne hit a free throw and Wille followed with anotehr basket ax the Bobcats moved to a 26-20 margin. Jolin Stanko hit a free throw and Roger Stull pumped in a basket only to have Ra k Johnson hit for the OD team. Ross tossed in another basket and after Bohac added another single point to the total. Stull and Ross each hit a pair of free throws to trim the lead to 30- 29 Wille and Stull traded baskets before Wille hit again from the floor and Johnson added two fmm the foul line. Stull hit again only to have Schrader pump in a jumper with eight second’ left as the OD five moved to a 38-33 halftime lead. The second half was all Oregon-Davis. Amor opened the scoring but the Bobcats then hit a string of nine straight point*. Wille hit two baskets to start the string followed by one by Johns*”,. This was a three point plax as he was fouled and then Wille came back with another for a wry \iubstantial 4735 lead at this point. The Falcon* just couldn’t put much together and fell behind 53-38 with about three minutes left before titey fought back to trail by 10. 81-51 at the end of the third period. Couldn't Clone The Gap Th<- last period was a futile one for Glenn ns they just couldn’t cut into the Bobcst lead. OD movd to a 70-55 i largin with 4 36 showing and from here on out. it was just a miU’er of time and how much. They moved from here to the finai marghr of nine point*, <4-88, |r absorbing their fourth loss in eight games Wille Hits 28 Jim Wille led all scorers with 28 point* in this game as he had a real go.*! night Bohac totaled 20 and Schrader 14 to pace the Bobcats. The Glenn scoring was a little more balanced than often this year, but the totals just weren't great enough Ross led the way with 15, all in the first half. Amor hollowed with 14 Stasko 13 and Stull 10 B Tram looses The Falcon B Team so far this *ea»«n a pretty fair barcmeter

ENGAGED aspw 'j* i■ tgwW K ti '/ . * I <npw a kil ’ * *• ■r r k ** Mr. and Mrs. Byron E. Rush. Walkerton, announce the engagement of their daughter Ginger lx»u to Mr. Lirry E. Justice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Justice, Grovertown. The brida-elect will graduate from Oregon Davis High School in May. Her fiance graduated from Grovertown High School and now is employed by Allis Chalmers. An August 31 wedding is being planned. Falcons Visit Wanatah Friday The John Glenn Falcons will have just one game this week end a* they will travel to Wanatah on Friday night for a game with that team beginning with the preliminary nt 6 30 CS T. Thi* will be the final road game until February for the Falcon* with the exception of the BiCounty Tourney. Shamrocks Host Two Opponents The North Liberty Shamrocks will have a week end double header again as they return to action from a extended layoff for the holidays. On Friday night, Jimtown will visit while Saturday’s game, also at home, will have the Argiw tram paving the Shamrocks a visit. Both games will tie on the compromised time of 6 15 C.S.T. for the outcome of the varsity game, also lost their battle in a wild and wooly climax. From a very moderate 18-16 Falcon lead at halftime, the scoring pace as well as the play really shift cd into high gear as the Bobcat rvserve* finally pulled out a 52-47 victory. Box Score Oregon-Davi* fg ft fta p Wille 12 4 6 4 filair 12 5 2 Gillies 0 2 2 4 Johnson 2 5 71 Schrader 7 0 13 Bohne 6 8 14 1 Total* 28 21 35 15 John Glenn Amor 6 2 3 5 Mellin 0 112 Ros* 6 3 4 4 Stanko 5344 DeMyer 3 0 12 Gcrvn 10 0 3 Grove* 0 0 0 2 Netowendcr 10 0 1 Stafford 2012 Stull 4 2 3 1 Trost 0 12 0 Totals 28 12 20 26 B<w By Quarter* Oregon-Davi* 19 38 61 77 J<»hn Glenn 16 33 51 68

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. I<>6B

New Town Board Sworn In Office In Walkerton The Walkerton Town Board members were sworn into office on Monday morning at 10:0 with lour new members and one repent board member as well as the clerk-treasurer receiving their **ath of office. The five board members were sworn into office by the clerk-treasurer Wayne Cover, who in turn was administered hv of office by Mrs. Dwight McKesson, W - | V ■ pw*- I M* The Board selected their officer* for the coming year with Ray Nusbaum, trustee from the fourth ward being chosen as president. George Ochs, third want was M-h-rbd a* vicc-pr* sidenl with the other three mcmber* being Kenneth Huffstetter first ward; Carl Trill. sec- n ward; and O.C. White fifth ward All the trustee* are Democrates with the clerk-treasurer winning his xp.»t through the Republican ticket. The board also choose to continue the saiTU meeting policies, that being regular meeting on the fust and third Tur*day* of each month nt 730 p.m. in the Town Council room. NOT!CE The St. Joseph County Farm Bureau Credit Union will hold their Annual Meeting on Tuesi day, January 16. at The Farm Bureau Insurance Building on • U. 8. 31 South, South Bend Indiana. The meeting will start at 730 C.S.T. Mr. James Bales. Indiana Credit Union league representative*, will be the guest speaker, and there will be other entertainment. Door prist** and special prize* Will be given away. Refreshment* will be served following the business meeting All members are urged to attend Card* Will Not be ma ik'd reminding you. NORTH IJBERTY MEETS JUDSON IN WRESTLING The North liberty Wrestling team, 1-3 for the season, will resume action on Thursday with a match against North Judson. ' The Sh .mneks are |<«d bx John Megyri, who i* undefeated in four dual meet*. OREGON TOWNSHIP HOME ECONOMICS CT.I B , The next meeting of the club will be held at the home of Mrs. , Carl Dinken* on RR. 23. Officers for 1968 will be. Mrs. John Taylor, president; Mrs Floyd Brown, vice president; Mr*. A Flaherty, secretary; Mrs, Ravmond Sinn, treasurer; Mr*. Fred Barbknecht will be flower chairman, and Mr*. Carl Dtnken* and Mrs. William M. ^lski. rvportera. *■*•- DRIVE SAFELY If you have plans for tomorrow don’t insist on passing on hills and curve* today.

ENGAGED Mr. and Mrs. James I Martin. 101 Florida St. Walkerton, Indiana, announces the engagement of their daughter Margaret Ann to Lai D. Brantley, « n of Mr. and Mrs. Charh s Brantley, 1131 Harrison St., Walkerton. Ind. An early fall w«*d<ling is being planned. Chamber To Meet In Walkerton The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce will meet on Thursday, January 11 nt Heil's Restaurant nt n-en for their regular monthly meeting. This will be the first meeting under the newly elected officers, with Mahlon Jacob, president, presiding. Several committee* have been appoint«'d and will be reporting at the January meeting. It is the hop* of the officers to keep these commit tees active and reporting continuously to the group about progr. ss in their different phase*. One important committee has started to function and the former members a* well as pr«>spectivc persons for membership will soon lx* hearing from this group. Tins is the membership committee. Jake Powell I* chairman of this committee and in the next feu day* a letter will be mailed concerning the 1968 membership. The board, at their monthly meeting on December 28. voted to increase due* from |5 00 per , year to 810.00 so,- an individual and $35 00 for a business membership. The increase wu* felt necessary due to increased need* of financing and the fact that any member should value their belonging to the Chamber of 1 Commerce at least to this amount. Reservation* for this first meeting will be hard to procure without the help at you, the member*. A new calling list will be available before the next ' meeting, but for this meeting, your help by phoning the rrarrva--1 tlon* to the secretary. Bob Urhin. 1 will be appreciated. It is hoped that nil former member* and • prospective member* will atten! 1 and help the n« w officer* kick off the new right . . . with a g--e‘ active membership to help the Chamber function properly for 1 the tM-tterment of Walkerton ( — TI^NAt.ERS ENJOI t NEW YEARS DANCE Approximately »me hundr<*d-seventy-flve teenager* of the Walkerton area enjoyed a dance New Year w Eve at the Walk-r---ton iJons Y <uth PJdg. Music wa* furnished by The * ids Favors 1 and noisrmakrra appropriate for the occasion were furnished by the Lions Club Refreshment* of coke and potatoe chips were Served. Chap’Tunes Were Mr and Mrs Lowell Hart. M-11 Mr uni i Mrs. Howard Clingrnpecl and Mr, and Mrs Harry Mechling.

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North Liberty Town Board Is Sworn In Office The recently elected Town Board for North Liberty and their clerk-treasurer, were sworn into office on Monday, January 1, to begin their four year terms as Chosen by the voters of the Town of North Liberty. For the first time, five trustee positions were filled after* the re-vamping <. towns wards % Jean R. Clark, the past president of the Town Board, administered the sath of office to clerktreasurer Carl Eskidge, who th* n in turn, administered the oath to the five niembers. They are: George R. Heim. John Heim and Mildred DeVos, elected on the Democratic ticket; and Jean Clark and Benjamin Price, Republicans. Th<- clrrk-trea. urc* was endorsed by both parties. The organization of the board also followed with Gv«»rge Heim being civ sen to serve as pn sident f< r the coming year. No other changes w> re made in the Town personnel with John Gouker. water superintendent; Ralph Zont. Town Marshall; Morris Whitaker and D nald Hooti-n. deputies Oliver H< ugh, park superintendent; and Rn ha i Bonewitz, attorney !<>r the town. The meeting nights will continue to be the first Wednesday of each month. Increased Mail Rates In Effect On January 7th Increased rates for all class except pan el p t and international mail will go into effect January 7, Postmaster* Shirley and McEndarfer reminded p stal customer*. ■'Even with the new rates of six cents for first class and ten cents for air mail, postal • TVlce i* still a real bargain " the postmaster declared. “For six cents you ran send a letter to any of the 50 states, to U 8. territory or possession, to Canada or Mexico, or to American srrvkmien anywhere in the world." He pointed out that the new rate for post cards will b« five cents; air mail cards will be eight cents. The add<-d cent in the letter rate Is a 20 per cent incrn.M- compar<<d to a 24 per rent boost in the rates for newspaper* and magazines and a 34 per cent hike In advertising circular*, "occupant" mall and other materal in the 3rd class. Under the new rate structure all first < lass ■ ver 13 ounces and air mall over 7 ounce* will be merged into a single category similar in price t<» the present air parcel post Theae heavier pieces will be delivered by the fastest available means of transportation. This new rate structure will mean a raducthm of p«M»tagr on some parcels Another rate change aff<-< ting the gemral public is the increase from four to six cents for unsealed greeting card* up to two ounce*. There will be no change In th«» charges for special delivery, special handling, registered certlfled. COD or insured mail.'’ Since thcs4- high* r rates u ill go into ^fect January 7 also < n all categories of 2nd class mail bulk rate 3rd class and educational materials of 2nd clans mail, bulk rate 3rd class and educational material*, mailer* using these classes sh. uld contact the local Po*t Office N O T I <' E New hu's for the Clerk" Treasurer of N -th lubertx are fr-»m 8 00 am ti 4 00 p m daily, Saturday 8 00 a m to 12 00 noun.