The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 15, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 September 1968 — Page 1

VOLUME 94. NUMBER 15

To Dedicate Beaver Creek Wesleyan Church This Sunday ^... .... .... J > miF—*. -A 4 A ’ IHBkBMBw**- Wk

The d'edication service for the Beaver ('reek Wc.gyan (’hu.ch. Redwood Road. North Lib- ty. will be h-ld on Sunday, Sept -m---ber 8. at 2:SO pm. The Rev. Kenneth Dunn, Superintendant of the Indiana District of the Wesleyan Church will be the .speaker in the 10 30 am. worship service. Th-rr will be i carry-in dinner following the morning service in the educational unit of the church. The dedication aervic- will feature the Marh>n College Varsity Quartet to provide special mudc for th 1 cer mony. The quartet for Marion. Indiana will also have special music at the 7 30 p.m. service. On Sunday, May 28. 1870, the Be aver Ce <k W s.’yan Methodist Church (formerly known a the Stringtown Chu chi wh organized by Samuel Geltig. Sim? th” orgnnizat* n of th church three church buddin > have been built Ine 'list Hium h was a wood frame building nd was built directly behind th” old st Ui tuiv. In the full of 1963. a nerd w* felt for the remodeling of th church and nstH-om? weio added with an additi >n on tlx* tn nt o! the church. Th” congregation continu* 1 ’ grow and early in the yea- o' 1967 the ne«*d fm furth* r expansion became n iwin if the church was to continue its gn w 1 and outreach in th- < inmunh\ A ground-breaking c< m-ns was held m October of 1967 A- - construction b’gan in January of 1968. The new sanctuary wa 1 mil to the ast o' the existing st’ i< - ture which is now being used as an educational unit. Th- dedication of the n"w sanctuary will be held Sunday. S« ptember 8, 1968. We extend to every. n- an invitation tr> share with u.» in all < t the services of this special d । • Reception To Honor C. E. Houser This Sunday The Walkerton Public Library Board invites friends to attend a reception on Sept 8 from 3 to 5 o'clock at the Public Library honoring Mr. Claude E H-Rb-r for his long vice on the Walkerton Lib; ary Board DESIRE Genius may light its own ft-e. but it takes a l»>l t ambition to keep it burning.

WALKERTON, INDIAN \, THI RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1968

Football Opener Set For Glenn And North Liberty Saturday night will be the kickoff for the 1968 High School football .r-ason on a Im ai level as the No.th Libeitv Shanin* ks will invade th< new field at th< John Glenn High Schoo) to meet the Falcons in th • seas< n r>pence. Th? game will begin at 7:30 pin. and a good crowd is expected for the battle. Tickets for the game will be SI.OO at th" gate f<rr all person--However, both sc hr Ms will h an advanced tick t sak? for the dud-nts and adults at th*» Gb nn High S< h I Adult t. io ' the four home games n« S 3 50 an! student eiaon ticket- an* $1 50 These am be purchased anytime the office is vp n. The game itself will find two teams that had aVt i \ g' >d a s n «p n r la t v.ai with he Shamrock. comin" out on top 12 Both < lubs h ive a lot of retu run • Httermm in then lineups and .action tgam should tie very g> «>d. The contra 'in ty?‘s o' th teams sh ml ! p <• n’ fin . with ib ul mything th-x want in the gam - with th.- F i cons figuring to be a wad? < p n passing team nd he Sham-cocks a more con^rvat ix 1 ball conti o) team using a ■ ng running attack. North Liberty his a httl edg or r the Falcon- in game .xp rimi- List Satuidux nigh' thex par ticipated in a four t. am jam bone at LaVille. getting in twe quarte-s of action against South Cent' il th \ wet heat, n 7 0 but battled the very large Cougars of N-w I’rain. to a ire lesj U»». The coop'~ation of all is asked in attending the game tn follow th. directions o' those working the contest. The field doesn't yet have a fence, but mped off ar. is will form gates tn enter through In case .-eating isn t adequate for . veryone, all p -ions not directly connected with the gam- are a*kei to remain far err ugh from th. field of play t<> not mterfe- with the peop!" who are m a ted. < (H NTI UNE < Lt B I’K NIC Th- County Line Club m. ini, rs ind then families will me. t Sundav Sept 8 at Stuntz Pine Forest A carry-in dinner will be m-rved at 12 00 m««n. Bring i covered dish and enjoy the fe’luwdup and fun plann-d for all.

COMING EVENTS \T SHENEMAN’S (.ROVE Friday, Septemltcr 6 (noon) Friendship Class of the North Liberty United Methodist Chur, h Back tn School Picnic, Sunday. September 8 J. O. Kessler (formerly of T^egardeni family reunion. A fellow whn weighs his words usually retains hi? balance.

Chamber And Town Combines To Improvs Lo! X ■ . ■Mm J r"--* I- - 1 t wfe.wT ; - i / wKSrt “ I jj. “ ’ v - rtTiii iim~-.-4 4 *

Planting of tr*-s was a bi job. chine largely in pa t by Ervin Stuntz. <»' Stuntz Pir. > Forest. Other helped with ti work as time allowed. Th-- ti -es mostly wei\. donatf.l by Stuntz with several being purchas d from his farm. Th* Walkerton Chambc r of Commerce and Town Bo cl ha\ • undertaken t. g- ther i beautification and improvenu nit prugra-1 on the town lot it the corne • of Roosevelt Road and Illi no: Street Initial w<> k t -gan la t week when a 'cw m -mb. .s of th- - Chamber < f Cmmvree -darted pl mting t>. - on this 10l as th” first step of mak-

Rev. Bergner Installed As Local Pastor * s - I®*’ - 5 ■■ Tlw» Revp-end Kenneth E rt n r was installed bv a commission of L.gansport Presbyterv as pis’o: of First Unit- d Pt sby* -riar Church of Walkc ton, In Im • Sunday evening Septemb- r Ist 1968. Participinti in the sp .iil wrvic-e w. e K v. John L twood, Pastor of Covenant United Presbyterian Church of Hammond, Ind., Rev. Junies O. Hard and Dr. John W. G<»slpasture of Sunnyside Presbytvrtian Chu-r.-h South &nd. Ind. Rev. William Burd, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Holland, Mich Eld.-r John Brooke of Cov. n m’ United Presbyterian Church and Eide - Wilbur Mullet o' First Unit-d Presbyterian ('hurch of Walkerton. Approximately 16C

ing a r<-d type n et <ir of th empty lot. Plans for the lot me hi I • pl in ing <»' trees. 12 hav v be n p mt c in all, a fountain and cet wdk to and around the fount? n and b m h-s for the -st area Th- Town of Walkerton is pun . i.sing th- ountain which is exp-ct 1 to be here in th? near future and inst tiled it that time. Th- cemt nt v. >rk inother part of th- Uh imb duties, will be done after t stalkitrnn of the fountain and water lines. The fountain is to be six so-t in diam-ter and sp-ay wit eight feet m the air. It will b-

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Chamber Meets Next Thursday In Walkerton The Walkerton Chamber of Comm- ' re will m- >t Thu s<l ty. S-pt -mber 12. forth. ir regular monthlv meeting at th. Paddb* Wheel Rest-aurant Th. mt ting will begin with luncheon it noon. It is hojs-d that ever', m-mber can bo pres/nt to get the fall season sib< Mifully unde wiy at this time. Paul E. Rupprecht, of Air Craft Distrubut . - Munci a company that handles Piper Air Craft wil p.>. nt the p -ogram. He will tel] of th. as?-Js o' a airstrip, how it issist- indu-'rv and a community ml giv - id. 11 along this Hn ■ Even a small air strip is most he p'ul t in area R. '--rvatu n - .■ du.- with th-' calling committee memb r wh > regularly contacts v. u. persons W'-r > in attendance including Rev. H ir.t'd Wil im- f Unit.-d Meth I<t Clmich i R.-v. Richard Mitt- - n f Unit 1 Mis a. na. y Chu h o‘ K. n z Lik- ind -v. ■i> n.- m: .", and friends from Uwm mt Un.t -d Pr.sbv tci iin (Tu-.h including R-v. Be gner's pun! Mr. ind Mrs. Jack B -rgrmr of H minion 1. Ind. R.-v, B- rgn- r w i gra luated from Tarkio Coll.gr Tarkio, Missouri in 1962 and from W- d"rn Theological S.-minarv. Holland, Michigan this past Me. He and his wife Carole and daughters Janet ind M ir-. Ei. n are residing at 104 Clark Str -t, Walkerton. Ind.

lignin (or n m<> v beaut; ul n._’ht effect Th • : in;« ipns: will add to the area to make it complete This prujec* und -rtaken by the Chimb :■ with the Towns approvul. is planned to be completed be'orv the deduati n of ’h» John Glenn High S. h h>l when Col. and Mrs John G.-nn will visit the town This dat >is set at October 20. When completed it is felt that this will be an att u-tn • as w 11 a< a useful pirn ■ m th. m; Idle of Walkert.-n Included n r h trees plant 1 i! • thre. Bus tn Olives, two Bedbuds tw. White Pines, one • ich of fX.yw > d. I'm Oak, Mip - . Blu • Sp u< ■ and Hawthorn