The Independent-News, Volume 94, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 April 1969 — Page 1

VOL! Mr 95 NUMBER 45

William Edison Killed Tuesday In Farm Accident William Edison. 55. of 25235 w Road. North Liberty, was killed Tuesday morning in an accident on the Gary Scheddy fnm, route 1, Walkerti n. Eus u, a part-time employee of the North Liberty Elevator, was crushed between a liquid fert hzer tank and the frame of the truck when a hydraulic lift evidently didn’t .uncti m p.operly. Edis n and another worker from the elevator had been at the oaim and Edison was left atone as the other man returned to the elevator. Upon the failure of Edison to return, employers went back to the farm and found Edi*in pinned in the rig. It was believed that the hydraulic Hit hadn’t functioned properly and Edison was attempting to free Lie system when it fell and pinned him between the tank ana ■frame. Slate Trooper Julian Keiser investigated the accident and Marshall County Coroner Dr. Jonn Schreiner pronounced Eli ton dead at the scene of the accident. The accident occured -sometime before 9:30 C.S.T Edison wn a (aimer and school bus drive, for Gieene Township where he had lived all his lifetime. He win married in South Bend on May 28, 1938 to Clarice B Beiler of North Liberty, who survives. Other survivers include h;s mother, Mrs, Lena Edison. North L.berty; two sons, Terry Walkerton and Jack of LiPaz; foui daughters, Mrs. Patricia Silver. South Bend; Bonnie, Marlene an I Suzanne at home; one grandchild; two brothers, Chester. North Liberty; Markwood, South Bend; one (oster toother; Wilbur Rim'L ner, Zeeland, Michigan; five sisters, Mrs. Beulah Tingle, Noitn Liberty; Mrs. Betty Liveng(M*d South Bend; Mrs. Olive Hart sough, Gary; Mrs. Marie Powell, Mishawaka ad Mrs. Myrtle Raker, Crown Point; one foster sister Mis. Betty Jean O’Neil, Chicka pee Falls, Mass. Friends may call at the I\il mer Funeral Home until Friday at 1:00 pin. when the body w.i be taken to the Chuich of t? I Brethren, North Liberty, to lit in state until time of services a-, 2:00 p.m Rev. A. P. Wenger, pastor of the church, will officiate with burial in Sumption Prairie Cemetery. He was a member of the chuivh and a member of the Board of Diiectora of Sutnption Prairie Cemetery Assikihtion. He was a son <rf the Edi»>n family pioneers of G\ eerie Towwthip Memptial donations may be made to the Church of the Brethren Memorial Fuad. Goed Friday Services Set For Walkerton Churches The Walkerton Community Good Friday Service will to- held at the St. Patrick Church on Friday aternoon. from 2 00 to 3:00 p.m. E.S.T All the churches of Walkerton tire participating in this service with people of al! faiths welcome. Walkerton Stores Will Close For Friday Services Many of the Walkerti n businesses will close for the annual Community Good Fit-day service. Most stores will close from 100 p.m. to 3.00 pm. E.S.T., but a few will be closed only during the service from 2:00 to 3 00.

Co. Commissioner To Be At Local Chamber Meeting County Commissii ner Keith Kb pienstein will be the guest (or the regular monthly meeting of the Walkerton Chamber c. Commerce, to be held on Thursday, Api il 10. The p.r. ident ■ the County Commissioners and the only holdover in w.ice following the last election, will visit the luncheon to nuet with tie group and enter in the dis-u<sion at this time. This should p.-ovc to be a very interesting and informative program. The meeting will bo held with lunch starting at 12:00 noon E.S.T. on Thursday, at Heil s dining room. All member., ate urged to attend. Reservation .-Jiould be made early. President Roy DeSimone is urging the completion of the membership drive. Then* are still Sime potential members w-ho haven t sent in their 1969 dues. The progress to date has been fine and the pirticipiti n of the member top has enabled more work to be Jone, but the job is never over and the Lette the participation, the easier it i for the Chamber of Commerce L help achieve their g0a1.,-. Reservations should be made with the calling committee members and any person who isn’t contacted for one iea&« n or another, call secretary E>b Urbin for your arrangements. Easter Egg Dant Saturday In Walkerton The Walkerton Fire Department will conduct their annual Easter Egg Hunt again this year at Place Park. Some 2000 c in ly eggs will be hid for the children and about 100 prize egg । will also be u e| an I all prize eggs will be well marked and all be ing found will be awarded cash p izes. The egg hunt this year will be held on Saturday. April sth at 2 pm. Eastern Standard Time and in case of bad weather it will be held on Sun lay at the same time. Read the Classified Ails

Time Questionnaire (Circle Your Choice) If A Difference Exists Between South Bend - Mishawaka And The Other Surrounding Area, Who Do You Prefer To Follow? South Other Bend Surrounding Area Do You Prefer Eastern Standard Time, Or Eastern Daylight Time? Eastern Eastern Standard Time Daylight Time Your Address (Town And-Or Rural Route)

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1969

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- . V KA"' -•« '’F^' Rev. Harokd WilHnnu, pa. t h of the Walkerton United M< thodist Church, leads a turnout ■< over 100 p< i - -ns m the p o : i of G. oun I Breaking Sun ’av. D • apHe chilly winds, the fine tu-n---uut witnex c | the cei m net t will lead to constructi< n in the near future of the new sanctuary. The Walkerton United Methodist Church took a big step forward Sunday afternoon as ground was officially bro’ . n for the constiuction rH the new smctuaiv at the site on Geor ii

> . ... .-»■ .4. >•- - * > shovel of dirt m the Giound Breaking ceremonies Sund n a-'-ternoon fur the new structure in Walkerton.

Stieel m W.Jke. t n 'lm , t . of the building will cuhnin ite several years <zf plannm ■ in •■- -. er in ; to the < n■t - . do n > ' t lie church, a new fu-ility to .-uf.iciently (ultill the needs n the t-.alarged chuich. Rev. H irol I William o p i ’ >r of the church, lead the fine tuinvut of persons in the g: un 1 breaking program. Dr. D-n 1! McMahan. Di trict Supe-mten dent of the Northwest Coune 1 gave remarks c n I’Mtula’ing the church on the groun I breakin He then turned over ths ft shovel of dirt ax ths 01111'

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Time Questionnaire Asks For Area Public Opinion The Independi nt News, is j service to the in a, is < r. r. ing a p >ll t > .hn I the desire of the p.-iple t w i n . t „ n tje very tickli h tian ,tuition It is the d» ire of the piper th it E\ ONE u • the qu, -iinai. »• d the to tt ni of thi-, p e and either depo.-it it in a container it the la 1. p. >. . n - x, u s Co., or .-imp ;at it iT i in rr.velop> an J m ni it to the In i> pi n ient New- Onipani, oh» r in Vv ilkerton or N irth Liberty With the con u k n that cotd | again result, and definite commitments n>t made by all ,-urroundin^ an i, .. n<e govern>r’ Whitcombs veto of the time b 1 and than the hedging st item* nt that only official cl xk- need he on Eastern Daylight Time, the questionaire seems to have more than the nece-. try quest! n in it. The desire for knowledge w;.l be asked in two pirn. Fii t, with the geogriphi al location and c< nfused time lm< -, we art a k.n;: ’I. a time di feren 11 i, s< t i i .ut t n S>u a Ren 1 .n i M h wik i ar. 1 the trier sn un ini art i. do you p.e'er to be with South B»n l i who h s already st ited they w.U be on Eastern I'.i-.iight Time) or the area on Ea tern Spaniard Time — Second. "Do y. u prr Vr Eastern D ylight or E-tcn Standard Time for the six n. nths of the ,n. >'r It i oa; lefi.n ; th >t the arsi questi.n i the most imputant. Especially true is this tor bu anesj and for m n persons uausu working h> urs may pe effected. Pie ise till out the brief que-t---i >naire and r’.urn t> the Indept i. lent New METHODIST EVSTEK PARTY There will be n Easter P > ty fur children in the -first th- a ,h third grades of the Sun 'ty Sell" ,1 of the I m‘e 1 Mt t Church on Satin 1 \ • om .: 10 to 4 30 pm. m thi Illmus Smet building. Thete wi I be a movie, garnes, and an Easter tie it. ground bre ik ng ai t. As th* lercnv n . progre.sje i. uthe”.i who joint i in bit (' .tig g.'Und in i crt si pattern were: John Wathen, lay leader < t the t hurih, Sv. i.iey O.cutt, bu.fdmg t -mrmlte* chann n; M s. Eugene Skinner, p esidtfit of the WSCS; Maik Fenstennacher, presiJe«t ia the I ruled M*.n i U t t Youth Fellowship; and Ray Chapman, linur • chauman Also turning dirt ik the ceremony were Lx>uas Houser, -d---miniJtmt tve toned chairman; Rev. Haitdd Willunis; Leinarxl Btuty, adult fellowship representat.ve; Di Holier t Fen gei mav her. men.!»ership nd evangeu-m chairman; MudirJ Smith, miasiona chaunian, Mis. Carl St« inke, Christian cil c nverni rt p- . c < n’ uiv < : M; v J ,m M, t ‘ mas, worship chairman; Mr.- Clyde Bick, lay nu a; >ei to innu il c< n-fen-nce; Daniel Aw dd, education chairman, and Matthew K.ckbush, member <\ children’s dep u tment. De.-pitr the cto’ly breezes that accompanied a bright >un hine, a warm feeling h id to be enj< ved by all present at this step t award m trie t harrh life. Ac-/ tual eon tructh n wdl lie started in the immediate future with Verkier C n trm to n Company of South Biiil, the .eneral contract M ;. tw -, Ihir acker and Ass ciah o Sou'h Bend, are the aichitecis for the new building.