The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 37, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 February 1969 — Page 4
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Off To A Good Start
( The Indian (Jenera! Assembly, currently meeting in Indianapolis, appears to be off to a very go >u -tut Even thaugn Jt seen)' a^ just ye-teid ,y t a y Convened the tim< of this m ison is half gone. However, it appeals that this var the House and St n it' ait attacking the piublenv with due re p for th< .hoitconung" they Live ♦ u work under. The 59 days they have to meet and act. me' ting on an eveiy y< <i basis, j* ju t n Uequate time to handle the husinc. th it nvd - U b< ti.m--acted. Before this group are 'om< very key issues and Inc d<.e< n c peimit any wtUt 1 effort if it i going to be complete d. Tin v arc attempting to do away with • «me of the ho: <- and-buggy rules they work under ... the thing that is need* 1 most. Th» y have had to bm k .■ouie vetoes by the last gm - ‘rn-r. fight s me supreme court decision- that are hampering heir pivgros and try to bring at least part of the law- that govern them up-to-date in this session. » In this day and age. a budget yannot be planned accurately be set for two years at-a time ar. i vet this is one of the restrictions they are working under.
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1959 American legion To Sponsor Bust-bail T«wn. The Edward S usley Post 365, North Liberty. Jias announced hat it plan* to sponsor a Junior American Lei. . n Baseball team his coming -unimi r. Any b«y can try out f r the tc im if his IMh hi.thd .; fi»r September 1, lautes Rublier; Dog lb turns * <me. One day last week, Homer Rab-lev m i< TV call at the -1 C. Beckwith house. Upon entering the home, Homer left his rubbers n the back porch. After completing his call, he returned to the porch for the rubbers only to find one of them gone’ Where could it be? He was sure he left two of them nere. Several days passed. Then on Sunday afternoon,
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Redistricting is another key i»ue that is way behind the times and one that is getting at'vntl n Running the state pi perly on an ( very other year ba-’.' is outdated, but these aie handicap? that are not only hard to change, but also haid to w rk under. In many cases, the general a- m mbiivs have been lackadii . al <nd serious con.adei ition of the work that should have been d'w was crowde I into the final few days. This year it appears that bills are being introduced at a record pace and that serious attention i.- being given the matters at hand. A Wilion.il revenue mu. 4 be I i»ed and the bucking the g vet nor due to his "promises” that present income and personal property taxes will not be raised has added extra burden on how this money will be made. It Li a tough session and a critical one. Much < ‘aid come vmt of this legl-lature that will choose the path Indiana will follow . . . and we h pe the genera! assembly will Choose the path forward. Their job this year is a critical one under the considerable handicap of inadequate conditions due to the failure of assemblies bel >ie them.
Homer went out into his yard on an errand. In the yard were several dugs lumping about. Homer noticed that th« attention of play was centering around a I rectangular black object. Thi • object looked familiar! Upon i closer examinati'ii of the situutin H<>mer found that the object ; was his other rubber. The R<ek- , with dog had returned his rublvr. Manchester College Symphonic Band Here. Next Thursday, Feb 12. the Mai. h< hr College Symphonic Bind, under the direction of Pmlessor David McCormick, will pr< «nt a concert of varied stand .rd and p >pular literature. Tiie (inert will begin at 730 p.m in the North Liberty High School gym. 1949 l Blizzard’s Increase Colorado’s i, Antelope.
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The recent western blizzards added 1,000 antelope to Colurudo's game population. Driven by the storms, the animals moved in from Wyoming and were last reported near Elk Springs southwest of Maybell. Test Oil Well Near Hovry Lake. An exploratory oil well, drilled on p-ivate property, between a producing well, about one and one-half miles from Hovey Lake and the Hovey Lake land under consideration for exploration, came in a dry hole recently. ( ollapHible Dam Will Be Used In Flood Control. A strong possibility that const. uction of the first of a aeries of low-water dams across the While River and Muncie may begin early this Spring was seen following a meeting of U.S. Army engineers and local officials. Army engineers, however, turned thumbs down on a request by the local group for low-cost solid-type dams as a substitute for the wicket-type collapsible unit. 1944 Lack of Rain and Snow Being Felt All Over State. A marked decline in the flow of Indiana's streams was recorded for January by the U.S. Geological Survey, which is conducting a waters resources investigation in the state In cooperation with the Department of Commission. Community Club To Hold Exhibit. The Woman’s Community Club, nt their meeting, will have an Early American Exhibit and Hobby Show. February 18. The meeting will be held nt the American Legion Hall. Open Houm* Welcome. U.S.O. will observe its Third Anniversary with a nationwide Open House, Sunday, Feb 6 The U.S O. Council (4 Walkerton club cordially invites you to attend their Open House on Sunday from 3 t > 5 p.m. nt the club rooms at 6034 Roo evelt Road, Walkerton. S|e < Kilty Company Expanding. A veritable beehive of Indu try has been created by Th- Sped >l- - C-mpanv. operating at Machinery Hall :n North Liberty. Now occupying the entire s<« nd floor of the building md the company emp! •y - 15 men and w anen and they want more. r' ] Main Street Gossip Potato Creek State Park maybe at a standstill point in the road with the Natural Resources $39,000,090 budget cut to a mere $14,000,000. Land acquistion already was underway but now a halt has been called on this phase. Time will tell on what will happen to the Potato Creek State Park, the golden oppartunitv to all in our area. —MS G — Wild Streak: Crime Crime has been on the upgrade in the United Stales ju-t in one year. Police are hampered by the laws that are set-up lo protect the citizens. Another thing is after the suspect has been caught and the charges made, he or she can be out on bail able to commit another <>r many crimes until their case is pul bn the long list of courtroom action. Also, there are not enough Federal Judges in the United States and our new President, Richard Nixon, has increased the number by adding 67. new Federal Judges. The Courts are very slow with al! the cases that have to l>e heard now a days. If the court proceedings could be sped up then maybe the witnesses tn the c ises w »u!d not dis ‘Pp-ax vr have then memory of the bnci lent fade. Something has to hr done Something has to. be done and soon to uphold Law and Order right here in our United States. Yvur help is needed. —MS Q —
a joint petition, placed before the Public Service Commission of Indiana by the United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., the Citizens Telephone System, Inc., and the Argos Telephone Company requesting authority to merge the three companies, has been approved. The merger, effective since January 1, 1969, gives the United Telephone Company of Indiana, Inc., ownership and opeialmg authority of all telephone properties of the Citizens and Argos Companies. The addition of the Argos and Citizens Companies increases the number u. exchanges operated by the United Telephone Company of Indiana from 91 to 101 and exp mils the number of tiephones served by the Company to 145,110. Th it s a lot of phones. — MSG Indiana Is Runner-Up. CROP Canvases income increased by some $125,000 or 9 per cent over 1967. Valuation < ' the 1968 CROP Community Hunger Appeal is $3,596,000 the largest total since CROP’S banner year of 1948, when $4 4 million was collected in commodities and cash. Not included in this total is a $2,223,090 valuation from the Church World Service Clothing Appeal, now administered by CROP. The combined total (subject to audit I for the 1968 CROP program is $5,820,000. Illinois was honored with the "Top Crop" award with its total of $198,000. In the 1968 totals. Indiana occupies second place with $192.( followed by, Kansas, $161,000; Ohio, $152,000 and lowa. $146,000. — MSG Driving thru the countryside on F'riday, was a joy to bch 11. The glorious site was before y< u whcre'rc you looked. The sun shone up >n the wet snow on the tree , und< rbmsh, bu*hc -and the bird ail colors darted in and out * I tht woods in search for f<»od. old Man Winter really w’nt all out on his fashion show for the last day of January. 1969. MS G - Be proud <4 Amerk i wh<ue 'We, the People', by OUT own five choice and conviction, elect the men we want to lead us. One of those pion chposen was Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was bum on February 12, 1809 He was o»r sixteenth President faced a nation sharply divided on the issue of human rights. During his term of office the ugliest war in our history was concluded, the Union preserved and slavery abolished. Now, to most Americans, Lincoln’s name represents the spirit of hisaesty, brotherhood
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and tolerance. —MS G — The Point Is: To Get the Cat Skinned. There's more'n one way to skin a cat! And, in keeping with the Old American proverb . . . there's more than one way to get a crowd at our club's "big doings.’’ Yim can try to keep it a deep, dHik secret, but ever then, someone's sure lo find out about it and come! Or, you can use your local newspaper, The IndependentNews, to tell the story abroad! —MS G — Quiz Time: Who said these Wolds. 1. I believe It is univri'ally understood and ackowledged that all men will ever act correctly, unless they have a motive to do otherwise. 2. The cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even one hundred defeats. 3. Bad laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible; still, while they continue in force . . . they should lie religiously observed. The answer to all three la Abraham Lincoln. 1. He said that on January 11, 1837. 2. He said that on November 19. 1858. 3. He said that on January 27, 1838. -—M 8 G — Definations: What is a moderate: A guy who makes enemies left and right. What is Texas: Miles and miles of nothing but miles and miles. What is an operetta: A girl who works for the telephone company. Whit is Monday: What things run Into and people run out of. — MSG P.S. - Don’t forget, Valentine's Day is a week from F’riday. i — Voice Os The People Thanks Mr. Muncie. The other day my daughter became 111 at school. She phun^d her grandfather to come tnd pick her up and take her home. It was very icy and it took my father quite n while to get there, but when he arrived you walked out to the car to Inquire who and where he was taking my daughter. I thank you for having such in understanding of children and thoughtfulness to watch out for my girl. All of Walkerton should be thankful and proud that we hav« your kind of man helping with tmr children. A Very Pleased Parent GROUNDWORK At this time poll lice are on vacation but even eo considerable bait is being dug