The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 September 1968 — Page 1

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VOLUME 91, NUMBER IS

To Observe SO‘h Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. George W. Ochs, 706 Van Buren Street, Walkerton. will celebrate with an np n house giv^n by their children on Sunday. September 29. at the Walkerton Community Club f. < m 2 to 4:00 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Ochs were married on October 2, 1918 in Rushville, Ind. They have 3 children Mrs. Roscoe (Phyllis) Southworth of Rushville and William Federal Grant For Potato Creek Park The Bur*au o r Outdoor Rec cation, division of the U. S. I •- partment of th* Interior, has released $1.084 600 for th' acquisition x>f about 3.803 acr of land for th'? new Potato Creek State Recreation Area in St. Joseph County, Indiana. The Federal grant was made to the Indiana Department o r Natural Resources art! will be matched dollar for dollar by State of Indian r funds. The state of Indiana does ha\ » sufficiente money allocated now to cover its hal' of the bargain John E. Mitchell, st it • Natural Resources director said. The state hopes to be buying land for the recreation y t this year and the opening of the 3,803 acre recteation ai ta ist of North Liberty is still five years away, even if th • p ?s -nt timetable is met. The 1967 Indiana Gen?: P Assembly authorized the necessary expenditure. and th? department has sudcbnt funds allocated so buying this funds for ictual de velop?ment of the Potato Ci a k area must Im* appropriated by some futur? legislature, howwr. The state Department of Natural Resources his already committed $385,000 'or p - liminary land acquisition work and the relocate n of electric power lines. Firms forth *ne<a s nary appraisal an 1 ab-trat work are now being sought. The 10-year dev ??op'm» n* of fiv * recn itional are is was set up by the Indiana Gem al As sembly which s 4 aside ciga taxes to fmanc* them Operators of a North Libi'ty cemetery are seeking i court injunction to block d wxdop* mer? of an artificial lake in the p ? posed Potato Crt k pa k. The

WALKERTON, INDIANA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1968

E. and Max S. Ochs both of Wakerton. Also 6 grandchi di i and 4 gr**at grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Ochs have Hx in Walkerton the last 25 yr : coming here from Rushville. M Ochs is the g >n?r.il manage o the piping division of the DrewOchs Corp. Contractors and En gineers. No invitations have been issmt and th" open house is open to a relatives and friends. Rock Motorcade To Be Here On Thursday Lieutenant Governor Rot t L. Rock will be campaigning in St. J<>s?ph County the tr. I of the w-ek with a Motorcade vn Thu. s 'iy. September 26 starting at Granger and traveing through Roseland, N?w Carlisle C unistown. North Liberty at 12:30 and stopping in Walk rton at 1:05 p.m. to have lunch at Heil's Restaurant. Rock will have lunch in Walkerton and then visit with th'? townspeople and tour Walkvton. At approximately 2:05 p.m. he will leave Walkwton for Lakeville, Wyatt. Woodhnd, Oscola and then to Mishawaka, -Bob Rock Night." will be heM also on Thursday. September 26 it 8:00 p.m. in the SherryAnn Restaurant in South B nd. suit, filed in St. Joseph County Superior Court, September 18. claims the lake would result in underground flooding of exis in; grave sites. The suit num *s th'? state of Indiana and the Stale D< partment of Natural R?soure s as defendants and asks that they be restrained "from undertaking any steps or efforts" to dam Potato Creek. Th* burial tract is known as Porter Cemetery. Belonging to the Porter Cemetery Associ-i ion are Mrs. Mary Kuber, Rt. 2, North L berty, chairman; Orson E. Harman firmer South Ben I Polio• chief and Wil ord McEndarfer of 60144 Mayflower Rd. But the announcem?n' list week of the Fetbral Grant along with the state's commit mem. already would make it fa m</re difficult to stall or wpe out Potato Creek Park.

Car-Truck Crash Takes Life Os Walkerton Girl Miss Janet M. Rough. 20 R. R. 1. Wake ton. di d al 12 55 a.m. T' l ” r. S"nt. 19. at Memorial hospital, South Bend, as a result of an accident at 11:10 p.m, Wednesday on U. S. 6. just -ast of W ilkei lon. Indiana State Police reported that she mad** a left turn into th path of a semi tiui'er driven by William F. Tomsovic, Maywood. 111. Miss Rough’s death was attributed to internal inj”' « Miss Rough, born Oct. 15 194 S it Ph mouth was a lifeout W 'P'erton resident. Sh was employed as a waitress it H’il’s Restaurant at Walker ton. She was a m *mb-r o" the LaPaz Ohu-ch of God. Surviving are h. r par n‘s Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rough, of P R 1. Wi' 1 ton; two broth 1 s Wayne md Paul R-ugh I h at horn*; and six soters Mrs. Clift n । Don thy i Wi in - Wa'krton; Mrs. Warr. iM’ \ i

JOHN GLENN HOMECOMING QUEEN CANDIDATES I • >.?U J * Wu > Mr > J y - jB \ ’ Iff 4 Ofi*“

One of the ten gms piciu. here will be crowmd 1968 Homecoming Quern fur John Gh nn High School at th” pH.tball gam-? Friday night. The gi. ls a e each sponsored by a class or organization and the queen is drost n from this group. The crowning

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Falcons Host 7 riton Friday The G’enn Falcons wi 1 t -y to get back on uinning ways Friday night in the hom« coming gam? as they host Trib n Th 1 Trojans this year wer ■ b at-n hv Brem-n, by LaVile by n touchdown; and debated N th Liberty by on - s are. Game time is 7:30 it the G1 nn fi- 1 The r ellow who succeeds do s n>t piss the buck he ju.-t passes ail his con p-t.ti n. Swihart. South Bend; Miss Livern Rough at horn*?; Miss Virginia Rough. Struth Bend; Mr-. John (Caroli Sahlhoff, Bremen; ond Mrs. Gary (Sandra > Shank. Lak vile. S- rvices w *rp conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Nusbaum Fu neral Home. Walker - n wUi Rv. Wi’l am C de, p -t >r o the LaPaz Church of God r iciating R-v. Ca’e wa« as ■< t»d bv Rev. Hilt n B v. nt Buril was at Woodlawn (\*me t< y.

Will be done at halftime of th- - at approximately 8:1 < p.m. Pictu cd ht »* are the candi dates. Top picture, k* t to right are: Diane Gjemr *, F.eshman; Sue Mahlum, Sophomo e; Debbc Ross, Sunshin * Society; V cki

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Col. John Glenn Vatifies Walkerton Visil Oc ober 20 Superintendent of I-'k-LiniolnJ hn- n Schools Dr. Robert H-mn i < ■ ived wo d Tu sday ti.at th bngt m? efforts to g?t (' ]. j <;] !;n fotth>- d -jicati n if th ■ new J, hn G• nn High Si h' 1 have b• n successful. Col. Glenn will be in W dk rton on Sun lav. ()< ’ >ber 20, a- - ng in t! e nn Ting and '♦■ iving imm'diatel.’ aft ?r th * bidding dedcitb n is over. More detai's on C 1 G r.n t 1 th' dedication wT b conrng to you w ekly until tic October 20 date. NOT I C E T-ucy M-thodi-t Church Fish Fry Fc-sh Ick Perch Satir/day October sth f' m 5 pm. till 8 p.m. Adults SI 50, (’h.ldren 750 and Pre Schoole s ree. Th-* m n who ins'ills confid m e in c ’.er- b e' his own.

Klinedinst, b'utui > b timers of America; and Jennifer Jacob, Girls Athletic Assurin' n n. Pictur'd below from left to right: Sandy Daxhuff, HonoSociety; Penny Wi hams, Future Homemakers; L bbie Moor\ Seniors; Maxin ■ Mullet, P p Club and Conni I nr. ss. Juniors.