The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 23, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 14 November 1968 — Page 1

VOLI MK 94. M MBER 23

Fred H. Fitzke, Commander Os Post 189. Dies Fred H. Fitzke, 52. of 701 Jackson St.. Walkerton. was pronounced dead t»n arrival at 10:35 p.m. (CST) Friday at E St. Hospital. LaPorte. Hr was taken to the hospital shortly after suffering a heart attack at a gathering o' the American Legion Post IM) in Walkerton, of which he was cutrent commander. He was a p.inter at Drewry’s Limited. Inc in Smith Bend. Boin on Oct. 9. 1916. in Chicago he had lived in Walkerton for 23 year.'-. He was ma. tie | to Elsie Schultz. who survives, along with two sons, William and Robert, both at home, a brother. Edward of Chicago. and i sister, Mr- Leona Jackson of LaPlata, Mo. Services were held at 2:30 p.m i E ST.» Mon lay at the Illinois St. building of the Walkerton Cmted Methodist Church. Rev. Haold Williams, pastor. o'fh iatlng. Burial was hi Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Grave ide services were conducted by the American Legion Post is 9, Walkerton. Mr. Fitzke was a veteran of World War 11, and a charter member of the 82nd Airborne and a member of the Brotherhood of painters. Decorat<»rs, and Paper Hangers of America, Local Ills o: South Bend. Doyle duck Min Doyls Ju kson, 60. of 705 Vun Buren St., Walkerton, died at 11:05 a.m. Thursday at ESL Hospital in LaPorte after an extended Illness. He had been employed for 25 years by the Benlix Corp, of South Beni. He wa born Aug. 20. 1908, in Walkerton and on Oct. 28. 1933. he married Ester Feltz in Phm uth. Surviving are the wnbu; a -on. Ralph, of Walkerton: i istcr. Mi Htzel Marr ot Garrett, and two g.andchlldien Service. were held at 2 pm Saturday with Rev. H truld William.-, pt tor of the Cmted M-thohd Church of Walkerton, o'ficiating in the Nusbaum Funeral Hom- Walkerton. Burial was in Wo-allawn Cemetery in Walkerton Mrs. ('lent M. Manierow Sr. Mrs. Alma F Mamei w 77. ' 27411 New Rd . North Lib-rc . dud Monday at M- iiv' H p. tai after a wok .".nc Siawas born /lug 9. 1891. in '!< ■ garden She wa ■ merited n 1•• - 25. 1913, in N -rth Liberty to Clem M Maim w Si « i vives Also surviving t n. Clem M Jr at home. thr. e dau hte: - Mr Katiinn Shull of M.shiuika Mi At nc <>b erly of Wyatt. mH M El- ai r Heck of Tippecanoe, five rind children and three . nat -. an 1 child en Servit e- were h-Id :i W- dne day at the Fh t Br- thr- n Chui th. N -rth Liberty, at 1 30 pm. with Rev Kent Bennett, pastor. o'ficiating and Rev W E. Thomas assorting. Burial was in Westlawn Cemetery. North Liberty. She was a member of the First Brethren Church, the North lulx-rty Home Demonstration Club, and Womens Missionary Society of the Hist Brethren Church. Memorial contributions should be made t the church fund N OTIC E The Explore- Post 293 i- h iving a recruiting drive at the Walkerton Youth Building at 7 pm. Thursday. November 14 PERSONAL HISTORY Experience is a book of facts written and recorded in the hfe o’ every in!i\idu.il

Chrislmas Seal Time Again It s a matter of Lie and Breath” is the motto of thi years Chrl tmas Seal Campaign Surely those of us in thi.- part ot the county are well aware o' the many people who suffer from asthsma, emphysema and all other bromhial disorders. The St. Jos-ph County Tuberculosi League h a long been a leader in rai mg funds for research into the e common but disabling <di • a >■-. The have educational progtan in the schools who e they h-w Smoking Sam” an I 'M"lc!n Millie” smoking ana then -li w how the tar color their lun:- and h-w cough develop Immunization to tubi culosi. is one of the programs also carried out by the Chri I mos d progi.mis. Will tibii has always been nCive ”i iiihr ted m the program. Chi i dm -s seds havt b-in -nt out dunng the pad w--k ami alrevly the following contribution - hive come in. C nlnbutoi - this year: American L-gi- n Auxiliary Bu.ane.s.- and Pioiessional Women Amer tain Legion Community Club (Jphngec.- Grei house Earl Scott Ru - Il Liwnnce Verl Haag Ei nest Sander Bett Albaugh Richard Aniers- n Jr. Everett Baker Baker s Standard Station Chus. B ind- ndistel Mildred Barens Ch ale- BellingerNaomi Bennett Ann i B >«• Ms . <'h i B.antley M. Ell- u Bn-de Robert Campbell Howard Burr< Gene <'ai bh-m i Ray C a bl- ner Dt Carl Ch.i t- n-n Gera; I ('reed S De Myer ski.^a p : Wdh 1»• r. ut M: . Pet, ! l>e \\ icle Ba il O-'strli her Farm-i.' S it- - Bulk of Wyatt Bru, •• Fitz erald I)ioni a < hit ki - F: ink Hahn \\ z A; pl; I st -re M- . E 1 Wnd Ruth H irnt p H,. iara He giber..er M- vm H tri: a Fi i;l H 'H.m-l lb 0.-it H -t- th i M: .1 n E M’t pc. id L iw< !’.■ < Eh! L-- -E’Fat he! L« t o M. R y M nl. wla Chi M atia M- I'. .Miller M। - E' M:!n- i Mr H- 1- n Mi’ h« I M, Fl- •m ' M' I,s Ru hard Mu: ph'. Ait N’euh-ius Harry N- wi- rg Wally Pi< k iv. t Clarence R 1 debei k Harold Ruby Jai k Ryan Vera Seitz Gale Sheriand Mr- M ideline Smith SI 1 Sprunz-i Mi Fan t Stably Mi J mies St it kl- y Mrs Georgia Still-on Studio D e s Shop Ervin Stuntz Calvin Tar’.ton Eirl Taylor Howard Tuttle pale Cilery The key t" Ui ess wt-n t made to fit a nig it latch.

WALKERTON, INDIANA, Till RSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1968

Shamrocks Roll Over Satellites In final Game North Liberty-g Stnamrocks, finished the 1968 football >ca.,on with a very impiessive win over the South Central Satellite.- la t Wednesday night in a game played in a steady drizzle i n the Jackson Held. The tremendous effort by the Shamrock' in the 32-6 victory, ended th- ir season with a 3-3 1 leeord tm the y-a: as the last half of the season •found thi in playing vi y good bill after going wmle.-s in tne first five games. NL Statistics S( 1 I First Downs ,5 332 Rushing 61 0 Passing 67 1 Passes Attempted 16 0 Passes Completed 6 1 Inte cepted By o U Punts 2 0 Average Yards 22 3 bumbles Lost i 120 Pen..Ries 13 It was all ground atta< k i ,i Noith Libeity in tin contest i. they mas cd .352 yards rushing m rolling to five touchdown . Tae Shamrocks scored the tn d time they had the ball, tiavchn. 61 yards in just four plays to scote with Wes Peterson clicking o the final 45 on a fine run. Kevin Hostetlei kicked the paint and tae Sham ocks enjoyed an early 7-0 lead. They scored once nuue in this opining period as Mike Wesolek earned m from .5 yards out on a bootleg p ity. Again Hostetler toe added the p in’ after and the Shamrocks had moved to a much more comtoitable 9 . 1 over thi. team that ha- hid a patent of 3 Use ill year B th clubs scored in the Sei nl quilter IS the two team t tiled touchdown' and both mis d then extra points. D«nni- Yagel ki t m 11 yard.- for the Satellite ore cuttn'. ; the 3 il to 1 I 6 before Ke’.ia Ho le’ ei m itched thi with a 10 yard .-camper later in the p-. iod. Ti • Shamrocks man aged to m tintain their II paint lead at h-aKtlme and tie weather and playing condition.- wi.ent getting any better. The second h df wa- nl hamrock - a' the o fen -• p k- 1 up t u< h I wn in both the thud rid sou th period- nd tic deien.-e continued to । nt in the S -uth <'-i t i >1 attack J e 1-1 het sc.-ted fnni one yard out in the t’i 1 pe iod ml Gai y Smith t >l- - I i ->m lo y।r ex , m the fir il t nz i Mem a hih- tiv- !e f,n-ive club, which f.m hed the y- a Mil.ling on’y 91 pant in nine game . ^ontinued to t p South. Central. The Satellite g lined only 61 y rd with then st! n. running game and pi- -1 for 67 more In this contest. The Scoring Ninth Libeity We Pete! son, 43 \nd run, PAT, Kevin Ho teth r. kick N rth Liberty Mike Wexdck, 5 vard tun; PAT, Kevin Hostetler, kb k South C--ntr.il: D-nm- Yagelski. 11 yard run: PAT. kick failed N rth Liberty K- vin Host- tl- 10 y nd run; PAI', kicked faik-1 N -rth Liberty Gary ,Smith. 10 yard run; PAT. kick failed T\NF.R OPEN HOI st Tyner Intermediate School will hold Open House, Thur-, lay, November It, from 730 until 9 00 p m The Intermediate Chorus will give a -hurt program in the co. tei i . it s 15. f -ll w- d by rest, ^hm- nt-

Parents-Teachers Confer At NL Elementary School Parent Teacher Crmfereme . .11 A the first grading period for the North Liberty Elementary School came to an end, children in grades one and two did not come to school on Thur-lay and Friday. November 7 ind s, >o tiiat the teac hers could hold confer cm with the p ।.» nts The honor r- 11. as announced by the school piim ipd, Ga y G N-i'l’ii, mi til- fir t nine we> k gr idmg period i- as follow : (■rule 6 Blair, Ah x Bum h. ('indy •Davi.-., Gregory I‘- L n lie. M । k Frit .. I h-bbie Hdt, David H n-n Edward Harbaugh, D- hr i Hut-ou^h. Elaine Holmes. Lirni i K.anitz, Di me Stoner. Gene Siilln in. 1 leboi ah Weiss. Ch i. Grade 7 B ti m in. (let ild Cl irk, Bruce Craft, Mn heal ’ 111 vis, I )ebia Donat hen, Karen Franklin. Beverly Fraser, Barbara Griffin. Ruth Ann ♦Halt, Susan Hartsough. Craig Johnson. Terry Kane. Jill Kim- 1 , Dennis Nelson, Joy Sheaks. David Slabach, F ederick Way, Geraldine •Wileox, Cathy Grade 8 Bm her, Mel ime Bucher, Melisa Ckirk, T-u-- a Hartsough, Beverly Holme-. Paula Millet. Rebecca Petz, Michiel Sumpter, Lynnette We >lek John • High Honor.- - All A- - Sub-Division S ailed Near Walkerton In April of tin •. • p n we.i- t>r t« 1 so i: w str divi'ion it the . it -1 >• • Walk- Il m town Glenn \ ■ w I ' ' । acre tract fan -th- m al’. strm ti-d .1 hn G! :... 1 1 h Sami i l-.'i ~n W Ihei 1 Tr ul M■ md Mr D who huvi- pu. ha ■■« 1 the pi ' - ■ the -ole devel per Mr lieSirmne. wh is aitive in the Walkerton Chambe ■ • Co merer and on the In In tri I Committ-'". w i made to !-• d: that there is no restricted 1 ’ tion where one cun build a ch i < home. The plot has been pr-' " i >i’. ally planned and progie-- i- i being m ide tn start the roadwork Further information will continues. be given as the plan- m l w u k NOT!< E The J >hn Glenn G A A will sp -nsiir a Harvest Bill dance on November 23 from 730 t i 10 30 p m ES T The dance will be held at the John Glenn Hi h School with the Elect a I'l i\ ground providing the music Re freshments will be provide ! Alr missi nis 75 cents for singb - and $1 23 for couple-

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Louis Maher, Jr. Is Honored Posthumously Sgt. Louis Mdu ’ J . ■. n f Mr. and M. Dmi' M ihei Sr , route 1 Wdki it-n, w is cited tvalor, • x.-ptior. d heroism nl devotion to duty wh-.n the CS. Army pie ent-’ 1 'o him p -t- --' humou ly the Bi t ;z <> st u W- 1nesday night. H: [n-nt . iccepb l tiie pl n im- tm him ■ ntaining the Ri -nz-' S! : (' mt t. Infant y m in • id. • N ition d Defen-*' -- rvice ni'd d. Vi- tr, mi service m- d 11. Vu-tn ■ n< - C impugn ii.• 1 ' E- p. : t i lem m bidg-- and the Put pie I leart. Th<‘ citati n id S/t M di>r di -tmgu: hi 1 him • If b\ hm m u in (onn-'ction with m. .• op. riti<>n ig ।in • ti •• f ■ •• n 21 M i■ h. 19-3 w.. • Batt- - \ A--2n 1 Battali n 10 A tC • t'.. 199 tn Inf.mti y Bi ig ide m tl • lb pu: of Vietn tin. He p- ■ . •n • 1 duties a- i • n: i- nee Sgt. w' m <’ ' B. _m! B '' : n 3r I In 'ntiy on a • i-. o m e in force op. : tti n S< :i'h "• Sogon. As tiie i nip m . rn >\ । 1 to witlun 1 < mi meti -• । den .y area, the lead • l''m» nt one intense aut mati wa p m fire from a well t-ntn r 1 en- my force. A- the ('■ - ught cov-t, the radio opeiatoi w i -p a it»'d from the rem dnd* of the forw ird obs- rv- r group Wh- n the . elm । pei itor att-m.pn 1 to rejoin Ins comrades, he was injurei in i fall. Enable to move, he w'a- in the op. n ml exp >-ed to e-m-m. n. i. hme gun firr With complete disrega d for hi- own safety . Sgt. M iher Ift the cover of hl- position ami rushed to the injured ni m mh I nJer enemy fire he , a t ied th- -ddi-r to s.ifety. bunding the mans r id: > with him tl m withdtew Bv hi- ' U a. > •.- '. n, S. t M hei •; । i ’ ■■ .. ■ ”i p - conn i ir m I r--c a '■ •! '' । ho whn h w i the < i y । mmuni ition.- link t t: • uppm'mg aitdleiA unit St M " • r- ■ • -a t-: ' p >siti n. n • r : • tmg ।it.l'm . - ' in urgent's po-ition unt v - mort illy w m!• :■ fo!< e S’ M - - •::■'! her io m "I d- ■ n s o du’ '• were in keepu’ w V high- 4 t. ch’ i n ' t e : av: ■ I anfi'’'' ■' " him tlfe th. ur.t. ml ' " I’ m A i my p ,-n'’ ’he I • ' merit ! of th t ■ ■ I > \i I \ R : ’’ S ' Sum y ■ ■ ' ROTC I ' ’ t N '• ■ 1 1 m s^t M!; m w 1 1 ’f- i it the t!. • I' ' • ■ wit n he di 1 M ■ 1'" ' ; 1 enter. <1 t! "C 3 A " 1• h m ! wen’ ’> \ ■ n Ju!\ 1967 H- 1 I - ! ’”t U the I’ S Si m d <’ ' t S h 4 ml wi serving m the 199th light in: intry hr v i i1- " p it: duty He attended T\n High S-hool md hi- tw younger brother.- Rh hard and D vid Th-* Rev Wc-d-'A B' ib iker. minister of the Center Church of the Brethren it We-tvdle deI livered the eul gy during the brie ceremonies held it the Am- ricm Dmb 'i B ’ Home. Cimm.mler bed Fitzke »f the U-gion ind Mahlon Jacob representing the Walkerton ( hamber of Commerce !> k part l.|\ E B\ND BUST The Explorer Post 293 Walkerton is h iving a B nd Blast on S’tU’diA N' 'v d"- 16 at the W dk-it m Youth BuiHing. at soo pm with ' Ele trie Playgr mn Imd Mu C rup my, Inc,