The Independent-News, Volume 97, Number 22, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 October 1970 — Page 4

4

Hit rmETTTDTNT -NEWS — ‘ OCTOBER T!, 197® '

DISAPPEARING SERVICE

Have you noticed in the area the diminishing number of telephone booths Maybe you have not noticed because you haxe (not needed a telephone recently ’when a telephone booth was I the quickest possible answer. It is happening though and it ■will continue at a faster rate ‘than one might expect and the 1 telephone companies aie not to blame. Within a few mile area, three tor four different telephone companies are servicing the area. The particular case was brought to our attention by the United Telephone Co., but the prob lem is everyone’s, not just that one company. The entire reason for this dis. appearance is “Vandalism!” Yes. the “cute” little acts of those who have no respect for someone else’s property, is the reason behind this problem. Telephone booths are not big

Memories From . .

1965 PLJ Board Works On School Site Selection The Board of School Trustees of Polk Lincoln-Johnson School Coropation are in the process of selecting a site for the district's new high school. Site selection is controlled through two state agencies. North Liberty Runners Win Th rd Trophy The North Liberty Cross Country team won thei r third trophy of the season by placing second in the eleven team Trition Invitational last Friday. It Comes W>th The Season This is the most beautiful season of the year. The Indian summer provides not only pleasant weather, but vivid colors and the most beautiful season of the year WWkerton UNICEF Drive. In a few- days, Halloween will summon boys and girls to the streets of Walkerton to show off thei r newly acquired personalities of ghosts, goblins and spacemen. The youth of the EUB and Methodist churches will not be collecting for themselves, but to help the world s needy children They will be collecting for UNICEF. 1960

CROSSWORD

I r ACROSS X 1. Ode JR 5. Trap 9. Girl’s name 10. Tapestry 12. Done for „ (Ger.) 13 Depict 14. Frozen 7® desserts w 15. Affirm ink 16. Pronoun if 17. Malt beverage : 18. Roman house god 19 North Star 22. Music note 23. FDR’s dog 24. Utah state flower 27. Senior fellow (abbr.) 28. Puff out 31. Bulgarian monetary r unit J 33 Frosty « 34. Cobalt (sym.) W 35. Inspired * prophet A 37. Source W 39. Umbrellashaped parts of mushrooms 40. Rascal 41. Sound, as a horse 42. Affirms 43. Zane 44. Encounter DOWN ; 1. Propitiatory k gift

2. Leather _ flask w 3. Ostrichlike birds 4. Cushion 5. Unluckily 6. Spoken .a 7. Bay window 8. Unauthorized

tribunal ft 9. Scrimp X 11. Cubic jSL, meter 15. Fourth. SK caliph 17. Fitness so? tillage

£2 ~— — — — 2o 2j _ 2J — — 57 “si Is H -____ - — — _ 777 45~ ~ W — —777 LJLJ^L, 1, Wt

money makers for the telephone companies. It is a major cost to install and maintain them for the returns received. Add to Mus -Lh* taut many booths are costing as much to two or three times more than they are taking in just to keep them repaired and >0 operation You can t blamrf®» telephone companies for ^wsContinuing their service. - . This may hot be an earthshattering J^Ct to many people. but the convenience of a phone booth could someday be as serious as a matter of life and death to a person and not being able to locate one as easily as one is accustomed to in past years could prove serious. Let's hope this isn't the case fo r anyone, but the lack of quick communication c in be more than just an inconvenience. And all because of just plain old vandalism.

Chamber Flans Trick o r Treat Night. The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce has announced that Saturday, October 28, will be "Official Trick or Treat Night" in Walkerton. This is a new practice they are trying th.s year to avoid the trouble and bother that can be had with kids of this very young age running around the town for several nights. Work Progres^ng Fast On New Post Office. It is open house now for the "sidewalk engineers” in Walker ton as the busy hum of activity on the corner of Van Buren and Illinois Streets in Walkerton has attracted a lot of attention as work has really started in a hurry on the building that will house the new post office. MARKET REPORT. Hill's Brothers coffee. 2 lb. $1 19. hams, 12 to 14 lb. avg. lb. 49; chuck roast, lb 49; short ribs, lb. 39; beef stew meat, lb. 79; nestles quick. 39; bolonga. lb. 39 and live r sausage, lb. 45. 1955 Teachers Attend Annual Convention Walkerton and North Liberty teachers wall attend the annual convention in South Bend or Ind-

Aaswer MSB

20. Music note 21. Man’s nickname 25. Over, head train 26. Depart 27. Spill*

37. Wander 38. S-shaped molding 40. Male sheep

over 29 Onespot card 30. Memorandums J 32. Courage I 36. Wax *

ianapolis Thursday and Friday with the schoo.s being closed for Teacher's Institute. Women Atend TmfLc CourL The North Liberty Women's C.ub attended traffic court Friday. That morning they found people in most cases have been on fairly decent behavior. Sam Spook Ready For JTA Festival. Golly Ned. here it is Thursday and there are still four more days left until I can go to the annual Halloween Festival at the Liberty school. I'm about set, though just a few more rips and tears in my pirate costume and I'll be sure to win in the costume contest. Basketball beason. Baskctlxd] Season With fall upon us and the calendar showing the last few days of October, thoughts become seriously attrached again to the subject of basketball. November first is the offical start date set by the IHSAA. 1950 Set Amateur Show For FRdby. The Walkerton Bana Parents Association is planning an Amaeur Show Program to be given November 10 at 8 pm in the high school gym. Any amateur talent, young or old. is welcome to participate with the exception of baton twirlers. Ki ddies Wi'l March In B g Parade. There will be lots of spooks and goblins afoot next Tuesday evening when the kiddies of the community march in a Halloween parade and compete for cash prizes LaFeber’s Big 37th Anniversary. Their real birthday is October 28 and it will be 37 years old the LaFeber and Son Supermarket Some of the specials are bisquick, giant box. 37; Maxwell House and Chase and Sanborn lb 83; flour. 10 lb. 87; sugar 10 ib. 95; ammonia qt. 10; swiftning, 3 lb. can 79; salmon, pound can 44; hershey bars. 2 for 37; velveeta cheese, 2 lb 73; tomato soup by campbells. 3 for 29 and hams 53 a pound. Main Street Gossip The Town of Walkerton is reaLy booming. New businesses coming in and a few fixing up thei r places of business. The latest new addition is a shop be ing put in where the old drug store was and it will be a shop for baby up to size 14. Plans are underway to have it open by November. —MS G — Thousands of Hoosier parents and other citizens interested in the schools are expected to make their own “assessment of education” October 25-31 during the national observance of American Education Week —MS G — There really is something magical about Halloween now that millions of American child ren, including many here in the area celebrate October 31st through Trick or Treat for UNICEF. Magical because, by their generous response, adults bridge the generation gap. uniting with youngsters in a common effort to aid the less fortunate children of the developing nations Magical because helping the Un.ted Nations Childrens Fund to cure the sick feed the hungry, and educate the untrained and illiterate is one important step toward eliminating the difference between the worlds haves and have-nots. Magical because the coins that are dropped into those black and orange I NICEF cartons add up to millions of dol u s i $3,250,000 last year i for UNICEF s world wide heath. nutr.tion and education programs Magical because for a single penny I NTCEF can supply the vaccine to protect a child against smallpox or tuberculosis; because one mcke. buys the anubiut.c

ointment to cure a case of trachoma; because a dime translates into seed to sow 200 feet of vitar nun-rich carrot row; because a quarter pays for an education kit for a primary school child. Yes, UNICEF's Trick o r Treat ta reaLy magic made by everyman. woman and child who par tit ipates in the Halloween collection. We hope that all the citizens will become magicians this year. —MS G — Voice Os The People Mr. Businessman, We have heard many times what a wonderful thing it would be to be annexed into town Then why when the board drew up the boundry lines did it conveniently exclude property belonging to a membe r of the board? I would think he would want to be included too. We do not feel that 4 men have the right to tell approximately 40 families where they have to live. If these men had approached us with their plans maybe we wouldn't feel the way we do now. Their plans were all unde r way before most of us knew anything about it Its to bad the board isn't devoting more time to improving what they already have instead of trying to take on more problems. If you feel that people outside the city limits should not use the facilities and conveniences of the town, then South Bend should annex Walkerton because a large percent of our town makes its lively hood in South Bend including some of the board members. Why do some of the board members have their businesses in South Bend we need them here. Do you honestly feel that there is so much business in Walkerton. that everyone outside the city limits should be excused from doing any trading in town It's true my husband is employed by the town (part time) but we have lived outside the limits when he was hired, why does it make a difference now. If you feel that everyone employed by the town should live m town, then you better check again! You apparently are afraid the people of Walkerton don’t agree with your views or you would have signed your letter. Mr. and Mrs John McGovern Jr. To The Longtime Businessman You state your opinions yet you must not be very proud of them as you did not sign your name. I think that you should become familiar with what the Town of Walkerton has to offer before you condemn us who live outside the town limits. The fire protection you talk about would be no different in or out of town due to the fact that it is a Townsh.p Fire Department. Town water, yes the town would be able to provide, but we

LIVE n LAFF - I Ik £ iT ^™**l«*»^*—***** *

have our own and don't nee. The Town Board of Walk* ad used us that they would be able to provde a sewer sy for us for at least 20 years besides there are people ir. town limits even now’ who no sewer system as yet. As far as police protects don't th.nk I have to worry a that! If your opinion represents of the businessmen in town if you don't want our bus unless we are annexed ther will oblige you and go someu else to do our shopping. And it also seems very str to me that one of the 1 Board members passed his I and will not be included in annexed area, therefore he not be able to reap all the derful benefits that you will be available! Not afraid to $ Mrs. Robert Cai Historical Patriotic Calendar October 22. 1955 — the IL lie FIOSA fighter bomber ceeded the speed of sound oi initial flight. October 23, 1922, — the A lean Propeher Company demonstrated the reversible ; propeller during Lights at B Field, Washington. DC. October 23. 1944, — the L of Leyte Gulf started d WWH in the Pacific. It during this battle the Jap fir.-t emp.oyed the Kamikaz* suicidal air attack. October 24. 1941, — Ar Staines set a new free tall j chute record by dropping 30 BOU feet to 1,500 feet n seconds before opening his * October 25, 1930. the transcont.nentai thru ai r s< opened simultaneously from Y ork City and Los Angle. Transcontinental and Wer Air, Inc. October 27, 1909. — Mrs. I H. VanDeman became the •woman passenger in the when she made a 4-minute f at College Park. Md., with bur Wright at the controls October 28. 1924, - Arm planes broke up cloud form, at 13.000 feet over Washir DC, by blasting with elect sand. October 28, 1959. — N launched a 100 foot diamete flatable aluminum coated sj to a height of 250 miles. It visible for hundreds of i October 29, 1917, — the A can built DH 4 was flown civilian test pilot at Daytoi October 29. 1928. — Mrs ( Adams of Tan nervine, Pa. came the first paying w passenger to ride a Zeppelin she boarded the “Gars Zep| at Lakehurst, N J., forth turn flight to Germany. Read the Cias-UHed Ads