The Independent-News, Volume 97, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 September 1970 — Page 4

TUB INDEPENDENT-NEWS — SEPTEMBER 17. 1970

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-r Hijacking, Skyjacking. Air piracy, what ever you v ' t t > ( all it. crrt inly must be st p ped! Thi- is e!4>ecially tr o now that dtstroying planes and holding host <-es is concerned The iash of forcing commercial panes to the desert early ] tst week was one of the most disgusting stories that has hit the papers in a long time Add to the forcing of the plane to the desert, the fact that millions of dollars of equipment was destroyed and all the passengers were held as hostages, Iwing released slowly and not even surely, this act takes on a multitude of crimes all at ’ once. The talk nmv seems to center around armed guards on al! ' flights, or elose Inspection of ' person and belongings before hoarding the panes Os the two the inspection seems truly the safest and most sensible. Both have caused a lot of comment. However. the great fear many had of a bullet pier ring a pressurized cabin of a plane at high altitudes endangering the lives of all has been niled out. A bullet could go through the plane and do no serious damage in that respect. However, with the compactness oi air travel, no one is going io want a shooting match to start inside an airplane. The armed guards poses a prob Jem. Not only is the direct danger to be reckoned with, but a certain uneasiness of the pas-

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1965 (ombined Schools Set l or For 1966-67 School Year M their board meeting August thp Polk Lincoln-Johnson Board of School Trustees voted v lamiously to consolidate the two high schools of the district pto one facility for the 19666' school year. The decision is i keeping with the recommen ditions of the Purdue survey t it stated “It would be advisable to consolidate the existing t >o high schools one year in ad y mce of occupancy of a new high ‘school." Shamrocks Roll Over Walkerton By 31-0 ^< ore North Liberty opened their 1 ‘63 .football season with a 31 0

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sengers woud have to be con sidered The thorough searching his also some disidvantages. This wo .Id cause more of an ineonvenwn> e on boarding a flight, certainly one of the new jumbo jets. This w mid be a timely addition to one s schedule, An other comment is that consenting to such a search, one is giving up more of their frea doms which we seem to be losing more and more each year anyway. It appears that people are overlooking one big item, th“ air line itself. These people would do anything to avoid just one such incident. Passengers are taking a lot for granted by buying a ticket, boarding the plane and expecting the best of service and conditions from the air lines It appears that if the air lines are furnishing the means and service too. what ever they want they should be able to get. It is no different than a small merchant trying to run a business^ Changes are forced upon him and he ad justs to the situation. Certainly no one is paying prices of 10 years ago at the local super markets regardlesss of where they shop. It happens in all other businesses and if the air lines feel one of the above solutions is necessary, why should anyone try to stop them. How much inconvenience are you willing to trade for your life?

victory over Walkerton in a game played at North Liberty field with rain falling off and on thru the contest. A strong first half put the Shamrocks in front early as they piled up a 24-0 halftime edge. The game was almost even throughout the second hakf, but the decisive edge in the fust 24 minutes was plenty for the winners. Corn Clinic Held At North Liberty North Liberty area farmers were able to have their corn plants given tissue tests at a clinic held in North Liberty on Monday. The clinic was sponsored by the North Liberty Ele vator. dealers for Ortho fertilizers in this area. 1960

Water Tested In County Sc hools The water supply of the 47 St. Joseph County public and p t rmhial schools is safe for drink- < ing according to Dr. Louis E. How. Health officer. Legion Pirnl< At Culver The annual picinc of the Amer ican Legion and Auxiliary will be held on Sunday, September 1 18, at Lake Maxinkuckee. ' Market Report Ground beef. 3 lbs. $1.39; chuck roust, lb. 39c; bacon, lb. 49c; ; coffee, lb. 63c; pork roast, lb. 29, ; round steak, lb. 79c; pork 1 chops, lb. 39c; beef liver, lb. 49c; 1 and smoked sausage, lb. 59c. 1955 Yellowbank School Reunion The annual reunion of pupils and teachers of the old Yellowbank School, will be held on Sun day September 11. The gathering will be at the old school building, Which is now Used as an annex to the Pine Creek Church of the Brethren. Last Year's Hnt Day Enrollment Was 692 The liberty Township schools opening Tuesday for a new term reflects the continuous growth of the community when an en rollment of 716 pupils was recorded on the first day compared to 692 last year. I 19.19 War Plant To Be Reactivated By October Ist The fact that there is a wargoing on in Korea was brought home to the people Saturday as Col. James O Branch, command' ing officer of the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant, announced that the big war plant would be reactivat ed “to meet the present Korean situation.” Williams Supply Ca. Is Reorganized The Williams Supply Company in Walkerton has been reorganized this week following the arrival of Roy Williams, who is joining his father and brother in the business. Home Bible Man Coming To Walkerton William (Bill) Chapman, of Chicago, a former resident of Koontz Lake, who has made a hobby of giving Bibles to homes where the occupants will promise to read it, will be in Walk erton late in October in obser vance of the 12th anniversary of his project, according to R. N. LaFeber, who has been making arrangements for the occasion, lire Destrys Clothing Fire and smoke from a small water heater in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mechling Wed nesday evening destroyed clothing and the interior of their home. Main Street Gossip Kids of all ages will be glad to know that the brass band, lively music indicate that it is circus time. Yes. the 100th an niversary edition of the Ringling Bros, and Barnum and Bailey circus will be at the Notre Dame Athletic and Convocation Center for six performances starting on Friday. September 18 through Sunday, September 20. Friday nights show is being sponsored by the Scottish Rite of South Bend. —MS G — Effective October 1. 1970, the Department of Traffic Safety and Vehicle Inspection and the Indiana State Poliec Districts will no longer issue verkile inspection replacement stickers to motorists whose vehicle windshield has been broken. In the event the windshield has been broken and replaced the vehicle must be reinspected. MS G - Fall will arrive on Wednesday St ptember 2.3 at 5:59 am. EST in Indiana. It won't be long now that the trees will be g n turning to the beautiful colors of rds yellows. browns and oranges to please the passerby.

—MS G — The Veterans of Foreign Wars is declaring the week of Sept ember 20-26 as “VFW Freedom Signature Week." This is ape; tition-signing program to demand release of U. S. Prisoners of War in Vietnam. We daily hear of the inhu. mane treatment that over 1400 of our brave American fighting men are receiving in the steaming jungles of North Vietnam as prisoners of war. Whether Hoosiers agree with the South east Asian Policy or not. we do support our fighting men. And we should demand humane treatment being accorded to them by their captors. MS G — The License Bureau will be moving in the near future to the Glen Walz building. 712 Roose velt Road. —MS G — Kenneth Huffstetter has purchased the building at 605 Roos evelt Road. — MSG — Historical Patriotic Calendar Sept. 17, 1787 — U.S. Constitution approved . Sept. 17, 1908 — The world s first fatal airplane accident occurred when Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge. flying as a passenger with Orville Wright during a trial flight of the Wright Flying Ma chine, was killed when a plane crashed. Wright was seriously injured. Sept. 17. 1911 — First plane flight from California to New York. 82 hours and 4 minutes. Now’ only four hours. Sept. 17, 1941 - Parachute troops were used for the first time by America during tactical exercise in Louisianna. Sept. 17, 1959 — The X-15 rocket plane made its first power free flight after being dropped from a B-52 mother Ship. Scott Crossfield, the pilot, attained a spedd o£ over 1400 mph and reached an altitude of 50.000 feet Sept. 1970 Citizenship Day observed annually. Sept. 18, 1793. George Washington laid cornerstone for the National Capitol. Sept 18, 1947. W. Stuart Symington took office as the first Secretary of the Air Force. It also marked the transfer of air activities from the Army to the new Department of the Air Force Sept 19. 1796. President George Washington's Farwell Address to the people. Sept. 19. 1928. the first deisel engine to power a heavier-than air craft was flight tested by the manufacturer, Packard Motor Company, at Utica, Mich. Sept. 20, 1951, The USAF made its first successful recovery of animals from a rocket flight when a monkey and 11 mice survived and Aerobee flight to an altitude of 236.000 feet. Sept. 20. 1956, The first Jup-iter-C (a 3-stag missile) was launched at Cape Canaveral. It attained an altitude of 680 miles and traveled 3.000 miles away. Sept. 22. 1789. Congress created the office of Postmaster General. Sept. 23 1970. Autumnal Equinox; Autumn begins at 5:59 a.m., EST. Sept. 23. 1911. Earle L. Ovington became America’s first air mail pilot to fly a set route from an established post office for which he was appointed Air Mail Piot No. 1 by the Postmaster General. Sept. 24. 1929. Lt. James Doolittle made the first all blind fight at Mitchel Field. N.Y . with a completely coveted cockpit. Sept. 24. 1 (89, I . S. Supreme Court established. Sept. 24, 1965, New US. Panama Canal treaty announced. Voice Os I'he People What kind of military base^ do we have in our country? What kind of hoodlums do we have in our armies” it seems our .boys aren't safe in their bar

racks while they sleep. 1 have a 22 year od son back from Vietnam who is disillusioned, disgusted and bitter. He washes ne had .tinished his remaining time there. He would feel safer. Due to the circumsianees I feel much the same. He was trained to work in security. He is a Specialist 5 with a top secret clearance. He worked with the Special Forces (Green Beret> in Nha Lrang. He was to receive an award the day he left however while waiting to be presented they were alert ed for an attack and had to go to the bunkers. After all clear he est immediately in order not to miss his plane home. I undeU.and he is to receive his award at his present base FL Leonard Wood. Upon reporting at nis present base he was not assigned a place to stay or given any instructions. He was told to find one. Unfortunately, he didn't pick a very safe one. It seems they have lights on and horse around all hours of the night except pay day when they decide to rob someone. They gagged, tied, cut. and robbed my son while he was sleeping. He has 8 stitches m his left arm. (Thank God they didn't kill him.) When he realized what had happened to him he was unable to work himself loose and go for help. I understand it is under investigation. (Where were the guards and the Miitary Police? What was the matter with the other boys in the barracks" I have been one of the silent majority, but no more. I have written my congressman and am writing a few other people. I hope some of you will do the same. The next victim may be your son. I ni fed up with the riots, bombings. destroying of property, drugs and crime that has spread through my country. If local governments can’t handle the problems then it is time fur the federal to step in. We are a country of overlookers. a people of permissiveness. I was taught that when I did wrong I was deserving of punishment. My son had no objections to going to Viet Nam. He happens to beleive that the Communists must be Stopped They are work Ing indirectly on our young people and the very poor. Let's wake up before it is too late and we find war here in our country. What can you do? Use your pen and paper. Write your legislatures. Let them know we want something done about these things. As parents let us take a good look at ourselves. Are we setting good examples, giving our children the love and attention they need? Are we teaching them the right values and manners? This is something for us to think about isn't it? Mrs. Loren E. Smith UNITED METHODIST PICNIC The members and friends of the local United Methodist Church will gather this coming Sunday. September 20th, at the Stuntz Fine Forest for their anr nual ChurchAVidji Family Picnic. There will be no regular 11:00 o'clock wonship service in the church. At 11:15 all members and friends will gather at the Forest for an outdoor worship service conducted by laymen At noon a family pot luck dinner will be served under the direotion of Mrs Mary Hahn. Those attending are to bring a covered dish along with their own table service. Mrs. Glenn Jacob and Richard Kickbush will be in charge of the fellowship period and recreation. There will be a regular morning worship service conducted in the church at 8:30 o'clock This service will bo followed by the Sunday School at 9 45 with classes for all age groups. Th ri is Rally Month in the Sunday School and the members of each < iss wood invite all those who are not attending Sunday School elsew here to come with them. Drive Carefullv!