The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 June 1968 — Page 10

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — JUNE 6, 196#

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A Big Tun Week End

The Walkerton Chamber 01 Commerce has worked very hard and is anticipating a very successful Summer Festival for ♦ his week end. This will be ♦he first big celebration in the ♦ own since the Centennial, with oxcepion of the 4h of July celebration each year. The cooperation ot everyone is been fine and now the enr- Chamber and the many ommittees are asking you one f ivor . . . come and take part this festival and have a good time.

It Afifects The Teen Agers Too!

Last week we used some in•rmation supplied to us as to ‘aching young people the value f saving. There is another g”oup along this line that also as tendencies to completely ignore the value of money, this being the teenagers. Right now. money is easy, '"•‘ens can get work, part time ar full time that allows them to •ut in their pockets, more mo-.u-y each week than their parents. or such large amounts hat they completely miss the knowledge of what it means to unworf themselves in the battle mat may lie ahead. Add to ’ hit the fact that credit is easy to get if they don't have the money and you have some of he wildest spending this world has ever seen. It isn't hard to remember ack not too many years when bicycle racks at high schools cere over crowded. At eight ' *’ock in the morning during he nine months of school, the -ide walks were crowded with •>tudents walking to school. In his day and age, high schools v- over crowded parking lots. Bicycles are an almost rare ♦ arg and walking to school by ot of kids is an unknown exerdse Big, fast money has done this. Anymore a kid without - car, or at least considerable ■ < es§ to one. is something different. Walking is becoming an b known art and what would . ♦ be anymore if a fellow showed up at a girl’s house for a dite without the set of wheels? The value of a dollar has hanged considerably, this as- . ‘ ting the adult as well as the

IB C I Memories From . . j 1963 pie ves or no 'orth LiN-rty To Start Next Quitting Business. Wednesday. The weU . knoWn Hershberger’s Pho North Liberty summer 5c to SI.OO Store is going out of ‘' e vot- will boil down to a sim- business. They have a final re1 Kiddies-Can-Do-H CobbShinn । .... .... , . ~ You 1 ■ I 1~. — i Uisin^ This MeU\od . Very to Do. Try It. I C ) Vt"“WF7 FIRST you make a long Uno. On one end of the line you piece •• oblony . then a circle up in the left hand corner of the oblong. From here on yon find it aa ea>y Better to Bake a picture of old ; To« eer. the faithful vateh dog.

An event such as this is a "fun" time. Whether you are six or 60, and we will even include 106. there is something planned that you will enjoy. Whether it is the rides or various contests, the horse show or many opportunities you will have to eat, jus shopping the sales or watching the grand parade, there is something to satisfy all. Plan to make your week end a fun week end at the Walkerton Summer Festival. You'll be glad you didt;

teenager. Sure dad’s paycheck has jumped considerably in the past years, but the paycheck that Junior starts out with almost eliminates all value of a job and the dollar combined. No longer do they start off a ’■learning" wage, but jump right into money that fifteen years ago would have made almost any adult envious. Gone also are the days when a young person has to earn and save the money before making that purchase for something special. A couple starting out on a shoestring now is simply using the shoestring to tie together their payment books that are responsiblefor the car furniture and appliances they are enjoying. It has only been some 16 years since the office of price control that put the "lid" on pay. products, etc. went out of our lives, and yet it seems like a much longer time than that. Banks, loan companies, auto financing operations and all the similar line of business are’doing a business that is unbelievable. Everyone is getting ig the finance act. More and more is being purchased with plastic credit cards than could have been imagined a few years ago. Credit has taken the place of cash and many teenagers today will never know the true value of money due to the fact that they simply don’t have to. It is true that the great American life is one of luxury for anyone who desires, but perhaps we have an entire generation that is missing something that they could have profited by in ways they will never know.

duction of one-half price on every item in their store. So be sure and come early and get your share of the bargains at below cost prices. 1958 The Price of Freedom by Billy Graham Most Americans are inclined to take their blood-bought freedom for granted. Now lustily, in times oi war, do we sing songs of patriotism, exhibit due to the respect to the boys in uniform, anu pray fur peace. Yet, when the smoke of conflict subsides, our respect and regard for those who boro the brunt of war’s perilous sword quickly wanes and dies. But true gratitude for an earned peace should be as perpetula as is our freedom. Tne young m« n who gave the best years of their lives, often at the peril of life and limb, should always be remembered by the citizens of our nation. And that memory should not find expression in a shallow sentimentality, but in making adequate provision for those who have so willingly stood in war’s gap and subjected their youthful bodies to the onslaughts of the enemy. Freedom of any sort, it seems, never comes cheap. Our spiritual freedom was purchased at terrific costs by the most splendid youth that ever walked the shores of time, Jesus Christ the Son of God. It hardly seemed right that He of all men should recreation program will begin for the participants on Wednesday, June 12 under the jurisdiction of the South Bend Community Schools and the North Liberty Park Program. Junior League Benefit Dance Saturday. The Walkerton Junior League Benefit Dance at the Walkerton American Legion Post 189, will be held Saturday night. An admission of SI.OO will be charged and this money will go towards the Junior League program. Walkerton Lions To Hold Annual Chicken Barbecue. The Walkerton Lions Club will hold their annual Chicken Barbecue on Sunday, June 16. This annua! event will feature the barbecued chicken that has been so popular with the area people. The Lions do all their own cooking and are getting some master chefs among the group. The Vote Is Yours —Use It!!'. On Saturday, June 29, all registered voters of three townships of this area will have the opportunity to vote on a referendum concerning the school future of three townships. This vote is offered to all registered voters and is one that truly should be used. The townships involved are Polk, St. Joseph and Johnson townships. These three will all be voting, on the.s^me issue, that being the acceptance of Johnson Township, La Porte County, with the already combined school district of Polk-Lin-coln United School Corporation, die in the very prime of life and at the peak of His usefulness! But. in the wisdom of Gid, only those who are ready, able an 1 willing, are called upon to being life and liberty to those who are unable to secure it for themselves. In the case of spiritual freedom, there was only One in heaven and earth who was equal to the task, and that was Jesus Christ. When our national freedom was jeopardized, only the young, the strong, the very best of our society, were equal to the task. After World War I, 300,000 men returned home disabled, handicapped or ill. World War II counted the disabled service men in the hundreds of thousands, and the Korean War added many thousands more. It is estimated that by 1960 there will be 4,000,000 disabled veterans in America. As a group, they have been self-sacrificing. counting the price they paid as a debt they rightly owed. Most of them are like the recruit who asked the recruiting officer in World War II: "If I fight, Sir, what will be my reward?" Swiftly came the blunt answer: "Wounds, scars and perhaps death. But remember, that

through your wounds America will remain free.” "That’s enough,” said the boy, "Sign Me Up.” This is the spirit of the veteran --the spirit of the true soldier. But we. who profited so greatly by their sacrifice, must not forget the debt we owe these noble men who bear wounds that well might have been our own. On the Memorial Day it is fitting and proper that our thoughts should no only be with those who were killed on the fields of battle, but that we should remember those who were disabled in freedom’s conflict. 1937 Kid McCoy Visits In Walkerton. Norman Selby, known to the sports world as "Kid” McCoy, a prize-fighter of well known ability some years ago. was a guest in the Ewing Tourist Home Sunday night. While here, Mr. Selby l<M>ked up his old friend and "enemy’'. Vern Hardenbrook, and enjoyed a good visit with him. Among other things, the two fighters recalled was the match between the two, staged at Fort Wayne some years ago, when the "Kid" gave Vern S4OO to stay with him in the ring for four rounds. It was during that exhibition that Vern connected with the “Kid” and knocked him into the canvass, the first time it had happened in the "Kid’s" pugilistic career. Vern said it surprised him, as much as it did the “Kid”, and he was sorry after it happened, because the "Kid” opened up on him then and let him have the works for a good beating. U. B. Church To Celebrate 33rd Anniversary. Sunday is the 3.3 rd anniversary of the United Brethren church in Walkerton. The church as an organized class, is much older. The minutes of the St. Joseph Conference, dating back to 1877, states that at that time here was a circuit in this part of the county, known as the St, Joseph County Circuit, consisting of seven appointments, with 289 members. In 1881 the name of the circuit was changed to Walkerton circuit. At that time here were six appointments, Walkerton, Tyner, Barber, The Island, Teegarden and Gilead. The history stating who organized the class in Walkerton cannot be found. When Rev, J. D. Coverstone was sent to the charge in 1881 the parsonage was located in Walkerton, and soon thereafter a frame building was purchased as a house of worship from the Baptist people, located on the east side of the Nickel Plate Rail-

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road tracks, where the home of Paul Emmons now stands. In 1903, under the pastorate of Rev. S. A. Yager, two lots were purchased on Avenue E and the present building was const! ucted. The present parsonage was constructed in 1925 during the pastorate of Rev. J. C. Albright at a cost of S6IOO. Independent Celebrates 63 rd Birthday. The Walkerton Independent is celebrating its 63rd birthday today, June 3, 1937. Baek in June 1875 Henry S. Mintle launched the first newspaper printed in Walkerton, known as the Walkerton Visitor. Mr. Mintle was a firm believer in the political policies of the Old Green Back party and used his columns to promote the faith. In June, 1886, Dr. James F. Endley, who came tjl Walkerton from Brimfield, Ind., where he practiced medicine, purchased the Walkerton Visitor, and changing both its name and policy, issued the first copy of the St. Joseph County Independent in July 1886. His son. William Endley, was put in charge of operations. As Will Endley expressed it, writing for the Fiftieth Anniversary number of the Independent a few years back. “A young stripling, financially backed by a proud and indulgent father, who thought he discovered in his young hopeful that smouldering genius of a Horace Greely (alas for the fond illusions of doting parents) took possession of the old Walkerton Visitor, changed its name to the St. Joseph County Independent, and with an old Washington hand press and a cigar box full of type proceeded to straighten out a few national problems'at Washington and to exercise a genera' supervision over the affairs of the town and community. Mr. Endley developed the Independent into one of the outstanding country weekly newspapers. In 1919 the Independent-News Company was organized, bringing Clem DeCoudres of North Liberty, into thf‘ picture. Mr. Endley disposed of his interests in the company in May 1922 to Charles M. Finch, and retired “to take a little rest and pursue other plans.” We should resolve to pray for them and their families, use every means at our command to make their lives richer and fuller and finally, that we should rededicate ourselves to the great principles of freedom for which they exposed themselves so willingly; that these Di| ibhd American Veterans shall not have been wounded in vain.

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