The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 22, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 November 1968 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — NOVEMBER 7, 1968

ILLEGAL

y The Independent-News h• • been gnrn several articles re <ently about v irious mone\ I using affairs that we are n >t allowed to print The jun-di - I lon over such events, as we will tr> to explain, is not ours. t»ut the Post Office Department- in allowing or not allowing such to be sent through the tnails. The matter nt hand concerns lotteries. The quite complex explanation simply boils down t > any such project that his three necessary elements in- \ >lved to constitute a lottery. They are chance. prize and conoderation This automatic illy elimiintes sinh things as raf--1 o-s. bingo, feather parties and । an\ other advertising gimnick' that require a person to ; ve c >r. side ration, whether it

WHY?

It is my sincere hope that veryone who reads thi- article, will first stop and read the ' Open Letter" piior to reading tins message if they haven't <heady done so. 'Phen we will go into our "Brief Clan ica- ( on.” First of all in clarifying this letter, it would be nice if the Town Board would clarify with the people that no member of ♦tie Town Board or their ClerkTreasurer. wn>te this letter. This letter was written by f-omeone other than an elected Town official. If this is not true and can be proven to me. a public apology will be issued on the front page next week. Second, I did state that it 1 robably is the greatest convenience for all who have children in school to have the town and school on th? same time, but at no point did this time have to be fast time, taking the larger percentage of people off the time their county seats, a d principal business areas are operating on nt present. Third, the "perplexing" con■Tn I displayed for the business of the area is one that -peaks for itself. Doesn’t the »u t that five Walkerton industries have remained on slow time and one more made the move hesitantly mean anything to the town fathers? When one school board member stated that all the businesses had been contacted and only two desired slow time. I would have to state that this is a direct lie as we were not contacted and if they don’t con--ider us a business. then they ore welcome to pay my taxes Which Monday amounted to ‘ several" hundred dollars. Fourth, this little matte*- o' representation of the people .rd Walkerton it seems to me that anyt>ne that has tried to f ilk to a boa rd member about this has been cut off rather quickly In front of me now • s a last year’s issue of the Independent in which the advert semont for the present town L ard appeared just prior to ?le< tion In it one plank of tneir platform stated that their belief js that everyone should be treated alike and not special tavors to a select few If c ite’tnv to Plymouth isn t a bciect few, I don’t know wh t I * v Another platform plank

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1963 Veterans I>a> OltM-rvancr At Walkerton llith. Orville Eastcrda} Post 189 and the Auxiliary L'nit will hold Veteran* l>a\ observance <>n Fr dav November but 230 at the V-aLcUt HEh School inm to the ta<t that ther* Will be no M haul uh Veteran* I»i\ Nov 11 the üb*er'.hm* 1; moved ahead Th** <Uz>t. of Walkert n an 1 are< are invited.

he money or not. for a chance to win a prize, It is with regret that we must follow this law when some newspapers have in many occasions let such items go through Also, making it more binding is the fact that much of this can be mentioned over radio, but still we are not allowed to print tliis type materials if the papers go through the mail. We hope this will help clear up some question with those who have submitted articles with these various forms of gambling involved. I' we have any qutselon. we simply call the post office and get their ruling, as we try to accomadate everyone, but at the same time stay within the boundaries of the law.

stated that they are interested in the progress and betterment of the town and surrounding area and think now industry can be attracted here by supporting the industrial committee and exerting a little effort towards that goal. Would going against the bulk of the present industry on the time element seem to be a progressive step forward? Any new'industry considering Walkerton would certainly talk to the existing industry and a difference like this would be noted. Another plank stresses the fact that the town board should welcome suggestions from various groups. The fact it did not mention the school board was probably an oversight. but certainly they are making up for that now. Another punch line in this ad states: Vote —for what you want — or take what you get. I guess we did and we have I Fl'th. and probably most important. Doesn't it seem a 1 iitle late now for the Board and the author of this letter to be : beating around the bush, trying tn push the blame onto others for the confusion that ha* come about. Where was the explanation at the time of the news release? It simplystated that the two boards had at a joint meeting, adopted E.S.T. for the town and schools. IT GAVK ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY. The stmies that followed from word of mouth were aomeUHng else . . . probably mostly untrue with • buckpaestug the number one • game that was played An explanation of the situation would have been much more satisfactory I am not trying to cause a lot of trouble .. . divide the town and area into groups, but simply trying to find out answers to some of these questions. It still seems that in this time Case one >oard has control over the other. If the reasons are valid, people will accept . them,, but remaining quiet on the matter . has helped nothing at all. With the Joint meeting testing no longer than it did, I just can't figure out when* all thia "since re consideration" was on this decision It is still the people of Walkerton you represent, not just the one school board member that lives in your town.

Fall Athletic Banquet Het For Tuesday. T> Football Boomer* Club and the North lube ty Athletic lup •rt me nt are <ru-»pons<jrinr a carrt-in dinner in honbr of the memlh-r ■ <4 the fall athb tic te Al! parents, fan* and f n«-n j. of the school are cordially invited One tier nut nt t Hurt Het In H albert on. F’ii>e F.rpubh an* < indidates an J one Democrat* weic elected

to serve Walkerton forth? next four years in the Town Election held Tuesday. A heavy vote was out for an off year election and competition was keen as two trustees battles were won by a margin of four votes or less. The Republicans won four trustee seats on the Town Board and the Clerk-Treasurer's job and one Democrat was picked for the board. School Plans Open Hmi*e. In observance of the National Education Week, the Walkerton High School is planning an Open House and Demonstration lunch forth? patrons and others interested in the school nn the evening of Nov. 14. 1958 They'll Walk Themselves To Drath 11 During November and December, about 35 to 40 persons can be expected to walk to death . . . not the "last mile" to the electric chair but the last step on the Indiana highways. Last year, 161 pedestrians were killed . . . 13.7 per cent of all traffic fatalities. An additional 2,793 were injured seriwsly enough for a police report. Dwindling hours of daylight poor visibility and inclement weather make the worst for pedestrians. Watch Your Step . . . School Paper Get’# New Name lonuat. The first issue of the North. Liberty High School neWMjmpei came out Friday with a new name. Liberty lank, and a new format. The paper is being printed forth? first time in the history of the school by an outside printing plant In th? past, the school paper has been mimeographed by members of the senior class in the school. DAR Winner. Alice Lappin is the 1968 winner of the DAR good citizenship award for Liberty Township school this year. She is the daughter of Perle l^ippin, Rt. 2, North Liberty. Poller iLi lio ween Detail. 275 package* of candy were given on Halloween night tn the children of North Liberty from the North Liberty police car. This was* u detail of the CD Police and several donations were received of candy* to be given from merchants in North Liberty to add tn the candy the police purchased for this detail. The police handled several calls of complaints of pranks. but none of a aariou* nature. To date no report* of any damages to property received. 1948 County. State and Nation Go Democratic. Tne democratic party was -swept into office in ths county, state and nation Tuesday by a surprising vote which stamped not only the general run of voters, but also the expert^ as will. President Truman was returned to office for another /nur years. Henry Schricker was returned to the Governorship of Indiana, and the entire county Democratic ticket was elected, by majorities of from 10,000 to 15,,000. Fire I>ept Kept Busy. A muck fire started Saturday no*>n on the Wanamaker Huckleberry marsh from a muck fire which had been burning about a month. The wind carried sparks into dry grass and burned through about 90 acres before fire departments and neighbor? brought It under control. Trucks from Walkerton, North Liberty, LaPaz and Koontz Like were on the scene Without a heavy rain the jnuck will possible burn for a great length of time. At the same time of th? muck fire a grass fire at Milton Anderson*? corn field where some corn was damaged was reported. The fire started from a muck fire which had been burning for some time w>st of Mr. Anders.-ns house. At 4 10 p.m. Saturday a wood ahed in the rear o' Mrs. Clyde Gaw's hum? on Harrison street \wn badly damaged by fire thought to have started from children playing with matches in the shed Crop Exhibits Contests and Free Entertainment.

Hundreds of farmers and their families from the Muck Crop counties << Northern Indiana will gather in Walkerton for the 16th annual Muck Crop Show to be held next week, Nov. 9 to 12. It is sponsored by the Walkerton Lion’s Club. Highlights of the 1949 program will include the new "vegetables plate" preparation contest for homemakers; junior vegetables judging; and demonstrations contests; exhibits of the finest onions, potaoes, pumpkins, corn, cabbage, celery and other muck crops, and to be climaxed with the crowning of the muck crop queen Friday night. Lon?x> Motor Sales Will Have Open Hous? Saturday. Robert W. (Bob) and Elmer A. (Barneyi Lonza, who operate the Lonzo Motor Sales, will celebrate th? completion of the last stage of their extension building project, thei** fine new display room, by having an "open house" for all motorists in the community on Saturday of this week. Main Street Gossip I • 1 - ; Well it's all over for another year thank goodness. The Halloween pranks were mainly done the eve before with many involved. The police were kept plenty busy and from what I understand not to much success, other than saying go on home now On Wednesday evening we were blessed with tiny footsteps on our roof. My first impression was that Santa was a few days early but low and behold It was a teenage boy and girl. The hard work that the many mothers did on the kids co*tumes should be praised and even the nice little treats that they worked on were probably appreciated. Another year and another costume. M S (J - The Walkerton Medical Clinic is in the process of an addition to their building on the comer of Michigan and Jackson Streets. —MS G — Latest complaint from the townspeople is the cars racing around and the squealing of tires heard for blocks through town late at night. Car 54 — where are you? —MS G — Some of you naughty people are burning yuur leaves on the nice black topped streets. This is another no no! Aren't there enough holes in our streets now —MS G — Recently, the U. S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT, reported that the government is handing out govennunt cheeks to .33,000,000 individuals of voting age. In addition, there are 3 million farmers who receive at least occasional consecration or price support or other type of check which add to the income of an estimated 10 million people in farm families. Still to be considered is the sty-culled antipoverty program, which Is disbursing funds at an annual rate of $2 billion. Meanwhile, that SIS.S billion national debt has rocketed to $352 billion. The annual interest on the debt is a fantastic $14.5 billion. And there is another trillion dollars of what the late Senator Byrd called "legislated and contractual obligations" of the federal government. Yet we are living, we are told, In the longest period of greatest prosperity that our country has ever known Have we reached the danger point of which Professor Tvtier of Edinburgh University waned nearly two centuries ago” That canny Scott declared: "A democracy cunnot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until a majority of the voters learn that they can vote themaelves largest out of the public treasury " Bark in the 1930'5, in that period wiuUi ha* *uu.e come to

be known as The Great pression, millions of famili. ceived assistance from v r the worst of those years, 19 federal government agencie total of 6.633,000 household ceived aid of one kind or other from either federa. local governments. The federal expenditures forth? 1931 were $3 6 billion. Thi the first year in which sp.« exceeded collections th, . creating what has come - known as a deficit. The n al debt stood at $18.5 b. Since 1931 it has risen - curve like a Saturn rocket: : j have been only six years ... out a deficit since that In passing we will note federal expenditures in were $6.7 billion, but they to almost $8 billion in 19?, though the high-water mai relief payments had reached three years earlie., —MS G — Maa of the Future. When th? man of th? t • says he is going to "blow 1. home,” he'll be talking his palstic home that can I flaetd or deflated at will. Oil and water do mix, nr ! men ar? providing it astrive, in their tanker < * lions, to keep the sea dean , sa'e. It may look like a ch । pagoda, but Ifs a really h ice station, and part of the revolution that is taking ph. petroleum marketing. If Columbus set out m cover America today, he'd I to sail 13 yards farther thar did in 1492. It's the myster. the drifting continents. —MB G — Modern medicine still h i arrived at a conclusion a whether It's harder on a m : aged man to ahovei the walk or to his teenag*-1 I to do it. -M8 G — Watching a pro football . on TV, the husband »to to his wi*e, ' Look at the 1 back! He's fumbled to limes, and every time th? ■ team has recovered. Wh , they let a stapid memn W' play’" His -tittle aeven old sou regarded him with ax eyes. Daddy," he rea"Maybe it's hie bail!" —MS G — ARMISTICE DAY A Thuoght For ArmWii-r lb (Harry Emeraea Feedirk I hate war. I hate wai cause T have seen IL I haU * for what it does to our own I have seen them come in fr< : gassed from the front trenches. I have watched h»ng, long trains loaded w their multllated bodies. I » heard the raving c< thos< * were erased and the cri? those who wanted to db- - could not. I hate war for '> l it forces u* to do to our ?n?r slaying their children with blockades, bombing their n ers in their villages, and lau. ing at our breakfast tables our coffee cup* at every dan - ble and devilish thing we I been able to do to them I war for its consequences, for Ues it lives on and propar for the undying hatredarouses, for the dictatorshq puts in the place t»f democr.i and for the starvation stalks after it. I hate war never will I sanction or sup another. — The W’orld Tonv ’' j Another Armistice Day rolh"d around. Another ren er of the great joy that >v. the nation and the world news came from the I>’ fronts that hostilities hud c< 1 pending a treaty settlement Many years have passed that eventful lay. Tim? thought and reflection see what events have f" in the world's history . • r the success of the victory ... to see the "safe 'or democracy." The Koontz Lake Fire has added a new truck t fleet now housed in the b< fi"? house at Koonta Like gratulntions. It isn't the size of a man cx»unt* - it s Iha spirit.