The Independent-News, Volume 96, Number 50, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 May 1970 — Page 1

VOLUME 96, NUMBER 50

Valedictorian, SahHa iori an Chosen Ai NLHS Miss J. i nt' Ann Whitmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitmer, 26449 Osborne Hoad, North Liberty has been nanu d the Valedictorian of the 1970 graduating class of North Liberty High Schoo! ’•■life z - W Miss Whitmer was a national merit scholarship winner and she has received the DAK Good Citizen ward both in her junior and senior years at North Liberty. She holds membership in the national honor society, student council and is the secretary of the senior class. Miss Whitmer is expecting to go to Hanover College at Madison. Indiana where she will enroll and major in school studies. She plans to go into education. The salutatorian of the 1970 graduating class of North Liberty High School is Miss .Judy Crystall Lambert. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lmibert, 30212 Osborne Road, North Liberty. w■' - y\ 1 Miss Lambert is active as a student-teacher and she plans to enroll at Ball State University Muncie. Indiana and study elementary education. Miss Limbert is a member of the nation d honor society and has worked on the school newspaper. NL Pre School Round-Up On Tuesday, May 12 North Liberty Pre-sr. bool Kindergarten Round-up will be h» Id Tuesday, M ly 12. 1970 at 9 00 am. To be eligible for kindergarten m the 1 di children m ist be 5 on or' before October 1, 1970. THE SOLUTION Face life’s problems honestly learn what’s wrong and what you can d> to solve them.

METHODISTS TO OCCUPY NEW CHURCH THIS SUNDAY ' v * * i ** 1 9Sg?% iMSEaH । JSJSBHH SB i .... .. o-?,..

Spe< ml services and an open house arc scheduled Sunday, May 10. as members of the Walkerton United Methodist Church move into their new building. Regular worship services will be held at 8:30 and 11 am. The cornerstone will be laid immediately following the 11 o'clock ; session. At 3 p.m. the chancel choir will present a vesper service featuring soloist James Green of Oak Lawn, Illinois. A baritone, Green has been soloist for the last 13 years with the Morgan Park, (Ill.) Baptist Church Open house will be held from 3:30 until 6 p.m. Church youth will conduct guided tours for guests through the new building. Refreshments will also be served The church is located directly across from John Glenn High School on the south edge of Walkerton. A $300,000 building, the I church consists of a huge chancel an a with sacristy and choir section, nave area seating 350 persons, pastor’s office, church offeie, library, choir room, nurse.y and fellowship hall which can be divided into three classrooms. The narthex is divided from the nave area by clear glass * teaching to tiie ceiling. Colored , glass rectangular windows cast glowing highlights in the sanctuary, where the high beamed ceiling and seating arrangement provide an atmosphere of fellowship and intimacy. The air-conditioned building is completely carpeted and contains all custom-made furnishings Mathews, Purucher & Associates of South Bend served as architects. The building con- * tractor was Verkier Construction Company of South Bend. The new structure is the first phase of a two-stage building program The second 'stage will 1 be the erection of an educational unit. Members of the building committee are Stanley Orcutt, chairman: Mis Leland Welch. Mrs Robert Gardner. John McCombs Ray Chapin.in, Melvin Divine. Fred B ilHnger. David Law-enic and Samuel Frame. A special new church committee to form' late plans for moving in and j orc ipying tin new facility in- ( elude Mr and Mrs Mahlon Jacob. chairmen: Mr. and Mrs Stanley Orcutt, Mr and Mis David Lawrence, Mr and Mrs Carl Stemkc, Mr. and Mrs David Frame. Mr. and Mrs Russell Rhine, John Wathen lay leader, and the Rew Harold E. Williams, p tster The local Methodist Church was established in 1844 ( actual-

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1970

I ly 13 yer.is uerore me town oi ' Walkerton was laid out I The i local United Brethren Church ’ was formed in 1881 and in 1901 dedicated its new church build—--1 ing, the present United Met' odist Michigan Street Building. In 1907 the Methodists dedi- ' rated a new building, which was destroyed by fire in 1936. In 1937 the Methodists dedir ated their new church, the present Illinois Street Building. The . Methodist and United Brethren • congregation merged in 1966. i two years ahead of the national merger, to form the Walkerton 1 L'nited Methodist Church. i Consecration services for the new building will be held May 17. Boh Gowin Resigns As North Liberty Basketball Mentor Bob Gowin. head basketball 1 coach at North Liberty High S'hool, has resigned is 1- id 1 basketball coach, after his b uns posted winning seasons in three out of seven as head coach. Bob said, ’'The pressures of head coaching, especially after a couple ot rathi r poor seasons, have become just to much." Bob will remain at North Lib--1 erty High School as head baseball coach, a position he assumed this spring. Gowin, a 1953 graduate of - Marion, Indiana High School where he played basketball and baseball, signed a professional baseball contract with the Ameri- * can League's Baltimore Orioles, but played only one season with 1 the club's Thomasville, Georgia farm team in 1934. Prior to joining the North Lib- : erty faculty in 1963, he coached ' one season at Mt. Summit in the N-vv Cistle are.i and three more at Silver Lake. Gowin and his wife Phyllis live at WO N Main Stn-et. North Liberty. anil have three childien Kobe! I 13. Janici e 8 and Patricia 9 The Shamrocks last winter only won one oi 2(1 games anil । p sted a 5-1.5 record in the 6s--69 season Gowin s 65-66 Hub posted his best record of 20 Victories and thi ee defi at a winning the RiCounty tournament in the process. Over ill, North Liberty teams have won 64 and lost 83 . under Gowin. I Will-power is the one thing . that to > often becomes stagnant from 1 uk of excercise

PLI Summer Math And Language Arts Program Polk-Lincoln-J onnsun School Coipralion will be offering a summer school program designed to give the student individual attention in skills this student shows greatest deficiencies. The program is open to students presently enrolled in Walkerton Elementary, Urey Middle School, and St. Patricks. The summer school program will incorporate teachers who have had teaching experience in the areas of reauing and math, and college students who are preparing lor the teaching Helu, hiii'ii i ole will be to formulate a mote productive and interesting program lor the children involved. Classes will meet for 2 hours a day lor a six week session 1 cginnmg Monday, Jun< 8,19 W and ending Friday, J Hy 17, 19,0 It there .ti" anv <| a-stions con- < । rning tiic Summer s hooi pi .- gram, please feel free to contact Mr. Bauer, Principal, Walkerton Elementary School, 586-3186. ColJe^e Students In PLJ School Summer Program The PLJ School Corporation will initiate a summer Math and Emguage Arts program to provide individual attention in the areas of reading and math The program will be financed through local, state, and federal monies. The program will employ experienced teachers m the are is of reading and math along with college students who are now planning for the teaching profession The program will: a. prov ide the child who enrols m summer school more individ rd attention m th"ir needed area. b provide college sWdents with the experieni e of working with si alcnts prior to enter mg the tea. hri’g prol> ssion C provide the college students with interesting and re warding summer employment. College students majoring in ed'.iiatiun md interested m < rewarding experience this summer should contact the Superintendent’s Office ot Polk-Lineoln-Johnson School Corporation Uh 586-3129

TEN CENTS PER COPI

ENGAGED ,7® / wRjiP The engagement of Miss Mary Lan. istc to Ed Sampson is being announced by her mother Mis. Dora Line aster of Rural Route 1, Walkerton. Miss Lancaster is also th> daughter f the late Lyle Lancaster'. Mi-. Sampson, of Rur .l Ro Jo 1. Plymouth, is the son of Mr nd Mrs. Darrell Sampan. Both ne employed it Stauftei Chenin d Co., Bremen. A June wedding is being planned Miss Lane aster j s a gradunt® of John Glenn High School and Mr Sampson graduated from La- . Ville High School. Chamber To Hear Walter (daub । On May 14th i Walter Glaub, an active niemi her of PIDCO. from Plymouth, i will be the speaker at the May meeting of the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, May 14. PHX’O stands fm Plymouth Industrial Development Corporation, a very active group that has been very instrumental in the grow th of Plymouth m t! e past few ye irs. M, GJ .p has been one ot the big re.isons an j Will relate to the : i >:p some of the i is 'is ; i sii tss .md just whit Plymouth has done to continue this tr<mend- is ei0..,--; in the past tew y t u - Then industrial development has been one oi the outstanding in the state. The meeting will be held it Heils Restaurant md will begin at 12 i>o noon President Hanni would like to encour >ge i-vciyone to attend this important meeting at the program will be wry beneficial to everyone. Reservations will be made with the new calling committee and should be made well m advance. North Liberty Medical Fund Report A report to the citizens of the N ith Libertv ominui'.tv on the stat S (>f the N -th Liberty M-d---ii d bi nd i -of M Ist. is as follows Re e pts $1,861-00; Disbms- inr-.:- si 172 .9, Pal me?. S4B? ii Thosi' still desiring to mak-' a contribute n to this fund may do so by check, made out to the Mvd it oh Hit; F nd and mid to Kappa Kappa Kappa, Box 212 N >rth Libci tv or make the contribution dire, tiv al the . ('oinmumtv State Bank where the fund is administered. Additional information mav be obtained bv contacting Audie or Juanita Manuel at the AM, M mtiel Funeral Horne Phone 6 > >-8362.