The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 42, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 13 March 1969 — Page 2

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— THE INDEPENIH NT-NEWS — MARCH 13. 1969

Finished But Not Completed

The 1969 session of the Inch ma General A imbly completed then work for at least a while Monday night (or Tu- schy morning* without the usual stopping o. tin (G k fur diy “ on en 1 at the ni 1 of t 1 < -i si >n. However. it appears aver;, good t l.m t' th it the legtelutor xvi ; lx* caih i to Indianapolis by £ xrinn W.V comb to complete some work U it -1..1 lai iompkted. The session i- owi. but the v. a k im ( . ne Ju m i i .n for some mighty rouji tin the projet ted f; ui< an i tut its made by tin <■ in minute. i’< touch aie act ui ite H t • legislative is dom an 1 n > retail is made, it w uIJ m< n th it the urt.-n g( this ye • would List until t!i< >e.-ion th ■* is scheduled to be in in Janua y of 1971. Most feci that a c -is c< uld ea-ilx arise before this time. To punt out w.i ’ '?• c s pletely outcati 1 ’ ' ihe meeting only on e evert two years me ms. if you are a f imi’.y that operates on a budget, or even cl -r to a set budget, you kmw v-u would h ive trouble settin;: down today and fi* u:m_ a budget t • la-«t two years. Thi- is exactly what the hg. Idun in Indiana 1 oes <vc y oth< i y< at Add to this fact, a near ci ids seems to be ju-t a step nway from many of the s h > I corporations in Indiana and alleady several have had to start whittling away on their proeiams to satisfy the money they have coming in. and this is only one phase of the state, but one that effects many. many people. The end result of the 1969 general assembly did offer some additional help, but not nearly what was asked for as school operating costs and teachers salaries just continue to climb year in and year out. This is not the only phase that needs money and needs it >• am. When the lawmakers first met. much speculation was made as tx> what forms of raising more money would result. It is a much known fact that most people want relief from Indiana's personal property tax and yet those that stood to be increased in this session included sales tax, state income tax,

I Memories From . >■

1959 Wells Officials Sign I AW Cent Fact. Contact negotiations between We >< Aluminum Corp, and UAW Ik I 191 were com luded Uuwv.k alter the local member.up ui epted the late -t c. mp uiy pt i;i sil- This biought to a dost* negotiatiin- which have been in p:ogie-< sin. e midO. t >ber 19.\s Junii rs At North ljlw>rty I’rewi nt Play. On Fiidav. Man a 20th, the Junior Cia.-- will present thdr annual pax year they hre cho en to present "The Pe tple x Maxine Lowe" by Laella AL M ihon Thi ;is n t the u aHI farce comedx but a more xe* »us d an. t in th< .orm of a jury trial Basketball Dinner. Chi M n.ii, evening a dinner wi* held : ' the Nev. t nd • ho: ir of 1: ■ 193 559 n x I y ti <0 N rth Llhe. t 1 S h - .1 1949 P' for spring Tr.m t. I' e< n P•’ more n athern J . '.na n -n* I. ve ’ alhern Indan that southern Ini ana citiz'! who have a Iht north enl of the • te Th n. x te- te chi e ne ? 1 ' t‘ state park •• m u’hetn Indi jna .ni ' < ul - " < r ‘' <- । ’ ' for- t inn ! i - th* m ' m it may I < n< in 4- * t' • ‘\ ।■ •> ;nn f iv« n L in h i I In xi p'l

cigarette !ix excise t iz. liquor taz. asebne t.ix and right on d >wn the line. A the end result. it appt s tha’ the vehicle end of tha tax' su.frred the most. The gas- line tix was in-cna-i.l Regi'tr ill n of vehich - is set to incieue and of tour*. the vchhlc in pert ion Law w is rexiM 1. but still left m effect and will t ike another bite out of th, puket foi every vehicle in the state. M :e occui d that P promisi. ; far the future than just t « t x .tuati >n The proposed ■ < i men! v• ri pp:< ved for the second time rm 1 Wll new bf ]’a ' I lief e the voters on th< b t in a 1970 referendum vte They an : make p» ’< annual sesI'.n- of the legi '• ’u and the j e <nt method of i man ding an i t actin in i.'* < the Jn1. n Suprr' A ppi date C< .1? ’ an p' x. • th< y be .?p- -- p'inted fi'st bx- the governor from a list sub mtted by a judicial n min ding c< mmittee, and then they would run against their own u oid ,nr the voter . An >ther appointment would be m ide if one were rejected. Thiid, elect the offices of cent.of state, auditor uni treasurer or f ur ytars instead of the pu ant two year terms. These amendments, plus eight more that will be placed again before the 1971 session for second approval, could certainly update the Indiana Constitution greatly, n >t necessarily making it 100 per cent right, but would be a step m the right direction. Especially important is the one that would have the legislature meet every year. This would dk> away with the rutfi that occurs near the end of each session to try un i come to a compromise on many important issue ». More time and nv.-.-e thought werjd certainly mean more efficiency. Time will ten wnat the govern »r will do. but Ine beating he took in this session, trying to live up to his campaign promises, might just mean an extra session to further resolve some of the trouble that still is present for the coming two years.

papers and Indiana artists. The Dunes park is in the northwest corner of Uie state. To find the other lake distuct park yv>u must go to the northeast corm r, Fokajrun state park. P ikagon paik is on me .<hore' of two lakes, James and Snow. Lake James is very large though not so big as Wawasee, an 1 Snow lake is middle-sized. There is a rather large hill on the border <4 Dikagon that is known as Hell’s Point, an 1 it is really a hill t<>o, though not to bi compared. p> ihlv, with whrt you have in soutlwin Indiana. It is only whin you remember that these hills are all made from the glacii/s. Hell's Point is just a big stack d gravel. The glaciers brought the grave! south with them. This ice here at Pokagon park p^ ihly was u h i mile thick, m: x'w a mile th; k When- then w- <■ ae.ivx i >r of gr ve' ml nit » much l< < you have i ;1! V. re there w . n< R pun ic. .mi not so n . h giavi I. you I: .<• valley - oi I *.kes. Toe g. ive) 1 grai He. not the km J Gs ;hde you have in the southern oimtn • It is very hud an 1 of minx colors. In some place this graxd rs mined an i on'* I.mgr bill n< a r Syracuse in n irthein Indiana ha te-en mini 1 d u n below the water level so that you now have a r ‘her large lake indiad of a hill The g avrl came fi m the L.u « n’.i m moun.,in n ith 0!

Lake Superior. It is not just a finespun theory, but i fact well ju'ived. It you ever visit a glacier an 1 study it. you wiil see that, at the pie-ent time, glaciers did in a big way. HMI Wil) Burn Mortgage On Methodist (hunh. Sun lay. May 21. h.u- I Men set as the date for the mortgage burning ceremonx for the Walkerton Methodist Church, accoi ding to Rev. W R. Kuhn, the p.otor. This is made pos ible through the su < <<. tae recent monex-iaismg campai ,n. condill ie 1 un3er the k i .e: ?hip of ( lau it H u ■!. wh a Het 1 the cam < h < f all in j o ,v - Announce Wiuin r-> In Legion ( onte%t. \\ nn i ii L A neiican Iz g. 'll Ana .. n. • ay Conti .p n •:< I . • La N .rtb la a• t> and V.' high rno i. b; tla Ai. s«. . < f the . Wdkert -n ie nn> aa • J 1L ■ week by All.', it W. W \ am. in chai . • of tin (' la । The - lbject g.X'. w.i'. i i -r.- ci Pattern foi tiie Nat; n Tom u " Mi>.i Narad Ma^n. N rth Lilk-rty Junior w»n first piizi* for the giils and Pan Lydy. Walkerton, S pimi' ii, won tirot prize for the boys. Main Street Gossip I>x>k at us today. So bloated is goveinment that it employs over 12 million persons, a numb, r equal to the total population of the t’niti d States a hundred and forty years agu. Our national debt is staggering $350 billion or ?I.7(ki for every man. woman and <hild. Inflation has eroded the 1939 dollar to 41 cents. Crime, by every available index, is hke a fire raging out of control. Aboard, we are distrusted by our a Hies and ridiculed by our enemies for the paralysis and indecision that has characterized our national strategy since the end of the Second World War. The time to stop lh«*e trends te now —MS G — The American Revolution is moving ahead with the 6’-3 million of our young people in college today. —MS G — Times have changed, but the same old problem te still with us, unrest among the youthful generation. The youth express themselves in protests, they grow beards and are non-con-formiste. and because of this, it Currowes the brow ; of the olders. A prominent spokesman seemed to have put bis finger on the problem when he said. "Children tod ly are jtisd l.io soft, they have bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect for their elders; talk too much and work too little. They contradict their parents, monopolized the conversetion m front of guests, have miserable table manners and a shnichy posture, and they tyrannize their teachers." If this statement sounds like that of a prominent educator, it te. the one an 1 only I’teto sail the above in the sth century B.C. The distribution here of late of the North Vietnamese in I Viet -n ■ pn pagan la in film and mT"izin«- in the United State L nh h« ’j rv; th xi an er generation become mure so uphe i vied This great country of ou"< te th' Is 9. m the w •d. Everxone of u^ necls to ,‘pr* ii more love and iMideratandinu to each other so we can become stronger. M S G Do you have a best seller hidden aw iv in the »4d trunk up in the attic that you wrote a few years ago. but drdn't have the courage to nml it into a pubh-h---er” Well now. vou ought to meet Sarah Smithers. <he can sell your best seller for you M S G With prim; almost knocking

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at our doors, we realize that this is the time of year when m inx th ngs seem to come to life again. Life how often we take it for granted. Ib w often we d< not concern ourselves about the lives of our fellowmun. The American Heart Fund, the Red Cross. the Cancer Society and many many nther worthwhile causes need our support. Soon, someone will be knocking on your door for on*- of these causes, participate, and be a generous giver. -MS G — Good ole Saint Patrick’s Dav is this coming Monday. March 17. This is another big celebration. Herr tea poem tnat mh ht express some of your thoughts. The Wrarln* O’ The Green 'When law can stop the blndes of grass from gruwin' as they grow, And when the leaves tn ■ummertime their color dore not Bh< rw, Then I will ch<inee the cr’our. too. I wear in my cauheen, I?ut till that day p«ase God. l'H stick to wearin' o’ the green. —MS G — Glenn Place is now on the air. Anisia and Stanley are giving

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a i nning home party : Pauline sime she and Paul were reunited. Os course, Agatha and Peter were the first to arrive with much ado. As the evening progresses, Agatha sticks her big nose into cveryones bu-mess and finds out that Antesa has apent Stanley's life livings. Antes* strolls among her guests and comes up to Sam and Claudia who are talking about there little darling, Pmrf. Claudia was telling her husband, Sun that she had taken Poof to the beauty parhir for poodles in the morning for a shampoo and hair cut and of course all the trimmings (poochie nail polish, perfume, happy breath and ribbons). Thte was naturally Poofs birthday and she was having a birthday party with all of her friend* invited. Antesa asks, who was invited’ Olaudta myi. ’Well there te Chum. George. Sandy, Lad. Suziette, Lady, and Gigi" Claudia also baked cup cakes with each of the dogs names plated on the top for treaßk. Soon after this conversation, the party broke up with everyone wishing Pauline and Paul much happiness. Tune in next week for another epsoide of Glenn Place.

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