The Independent-News, Volume 98, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 September 1971 — Page 1

VOLUME 98, NUMBER 14

PLJ Enrollment Figures Are Released Unofficial school enrollment figures for the 1971-72 school year have been compiled after the first few days of school. Total enrollment for kindergarten through the 12th grade for the Polk - Lincoln - Johnson School Corporation was announced by Dr. Edward Powell superintendent of schools at 1,277, down 21 from last year for the first week of school figures. Walkerton Elementary schools, kindergarten through third grade, totals 380 with kindergarten, 85* frst, 104; second, 93 and third, 98. Tyner elementary has fourth grade, 93; fifth, 109 for a total of 202. Urey Middle School has 313 students with sixth grade, 112; seventh, 103 and eighth,. 98. The four grades at John Glenn High School have 382 enrolled with ninth, 124; tenth, 95; eleventh, 93 and twelfth, 70. ST. PATRICK ELEMENTARY TO HAVE INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION Indvidualized instruction techniquea in the teachng of two subjects at all grade levels will be introduced, as school opem this year, in 21 elementary parochial schools in Indiana and Illinois conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis. St. Patrick Elementary School in Walkerton, is one of them. Spelling, mat hme tics, social studies and English are the options that teachers have for Choosing the two subjects, according to Sister Mary Relinette, on of the school supervisors for this religious community. She conducted an institute for some 200 teachers and principals of he 21 schools August 23 and 25 at Our Lady of the Snows Elementary School, Chicago. "This gradual introduction working towards total individualizaton ” she mid, "provide.! teaching staffs with a degree of flexibility that should be rea»suring.” NOTICE Anyone winning to oe regist ered to vote in the fall election in the town of North Liberty please contact Dale J. Nelson. 656-8587 S 2 NOTICE 18 year olds may register anytime at the Trustees office, 300 Illinois Street, Walkerton. NOTICE The Philathea Class of the United Methodist Church, Walkerton. will meet on Thursday. September 9 at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Charles Belliner, route 2, W’alkerton. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Dean Knowlton and Mrs. Vern Johnson. CROSSING GUARDS NEEDED The Walkerton Elementary Schpol needs your help! Any person that would be interested in serving as a Crossing Guard at the comer of Washington Street and Rt. 23, from 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. contact the ■'♦ctiool office. The kindergarten pupils cross Rt. 23 at this time and we will need someone to see that they cross safely. We would appreciate any help you could give ua. Many Bargains in the CiasAfteds

Candidates Chosen For Town Election The Republican and Democrat parties held caucuses recently in the Town of North Liberty and following is a list of candidates that were chosen for this fall’s election on November 2. Those chosen by Wards are: Ward I-Cecil Williams, Democrat and Helen Loucks, Republican. Ward 11-Fem Mulvaney. Democrat and William Limerick, Republican. Ward ILI-George Richard Heim, Democrat and William Mortakis, Republican. Ward IV-Mildred DeVos, Democrat and John Peddycord, Republican. Ward V-John Heim, Democrat and Marie Hooten, Republican. Carl Eskridge, Clerk-Treasurer. COMMUNITY BUILDING BOARD MEETS The monthly meeting of the North Liberty Community Building Board was held on September 6 with eight members present. Plans for the November 6 Fish Fry and insurance for the building wetre diacussed. dea nn g and redecorating are scheuled for September and October projects. Any club or individuals wishing to donate their help, please call 656-3284, Contact Dan Rooer 656 4 738 for rental of the Community Building. NOTICE Band members or me Polk - Lincolp - Johnson School Cor-, poration will begin their Candy Sale starting on Friday, September 10 to raise money for uniforms and expenses for the coming year. Help support The Band. SCHOOL MfNU WALKERTON ELEMENTARY September 13 - 17 Monday — Ravioli, buttered green beans, bread and butter, cookies, milk. Tuesday— Pig in Blanket, mixed vegetables, jello, milk. Wednesday Chicken and noodles, cole slaw, peanut butter & jelly sandwich, apple pie, milk. Thursday, — Pizza burgers buttered corn, prunes, milk. Friday — Grilled cheese sandwich. buttered peas & carrots, lemon cobbler, milk. North Liberty Schools Sept. 13 - 17 Monday — Hot beef sandwich, gravy, or peanut butter & jelly sandwich, fluffy whipped potatoes. buttered green peas, crisp celery’ sticks and green pepper rings. chocolate chip cookie, milk. Tuesday— Italian spaghetti or grilled cheese sandwich, toss ed salad, vinegar oil dressing, garlic toast triangles cherry cobbler, milk. Wednesday — Chilled onnge juice, pig in blanket, oven baked beans, crisp carrots and radishes. chilled assorted fruit, milk. Thursday — Ground beef in gravy or hamburger on warm bun, fkiflfy whipped, potatoes, fresh green beans, warm coffee cake, butter, strawberry’ gelatin cubes, chocolate or white milk. Friday — Grilled cheese sandwich or hamburger on wirm bun. buttered mixed vegetable'. cn,«P cole slaw, devil s food cake with fluffy frosting, milk. Height of frustati >n: the htpp e who discoverer he was going bald.

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1971

Dr. Arthur Hansen To Speak At Ag Alumni Roundup Dr. Arthur G. Hansen. Purdue University's new president, will be princpal speaker at the Kankakee Valley Purdue Ag Alumni Roundup Thursday, September 23, at Valparasio University. Dinner will be at 7 p.m. in the University Student Center. Gene Rice Wanatah Farmer will serve as master of cere, monies and diners will see the Theater *7l variety show. The loundup is open to husband and wives Nine counties make up the Kankakee Valley group and they are Like, Porter, LaPorte Starke, Jasper, Pulaski, Newton, St. Joseph and Marshall. Dr. Hansen became Purdue's president last June 30 following the retirement of Dr. Hovde. He resigned as president of Georgia Tech to take the top administrative post at hi s alma mater. TOWN APPROVES LEVY Walkerton's proposed levy of $2.52 for the town's general fund will raise $62,941.30 and was approved Monday, August 30 by the board. notice"” Polk Township budget will have a hearing on September 14 at the Marshall County tax adjustment board meeting. Officials of the taxing unit will appear to explain their budget and any’ taxpayer affected by the proposed levy will have a chance to address the board, 4 H TO MEET MONDAY Lincoln Township Comrades 4-H will have a general meeting at the Walkerton Community Building on Monday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. Junior Leaders are to be present at 7:00 p.m, for their meeting. All members are asked to bring their green folder which is their Record Book. Junior Leauers will help members fill in the resuis from the fair this year. TO DEDICATE TWO~ NEW ADDITIONS Dedication of two new add. itions to the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home at Knightstown will be the highlight of the annual Knightstown Home Day of the Indiana American Legion on Sunday, September 12. I NOTICE The Senior Fellowship will meet Monday September 13 at the Illinois Street Building with a pot luck supper at 6:30. If you have a problem to solve remember that hard work is the best solvent of alt

North Liberty Football Schedule The North Liberty Shamrocks football schedule for this year 13 as follows: September 11 — Jim town, at Jackson field, NSC conference, September 17 — Triton, there. September 25 — Knox, Jackson field. October 1— John Glenn (share game) there, NSC conference game. October 8 — South Central, there. October 16 — Fairfield, Jackson field, NSC conference. October 22 — New Prairie, Jackson field, NSC conference. October 29 — LaVille (share game), there, NSC conference. All games start at 7:30 with the exception of Knox and New Prairie, which start at 8:00. CILIMBER TO RESUME • MEETINGS THURSDAY The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce will open their fall season Thursday (today) with a luncheon meeting at 12:00 noon at Heil's Restaurant. Some new plans to strengthen the Chamber and the town and surrounding area will be announced at this meeting. It is hoped that all interested persons will attend. If you were not contacted by a calling committee member, all Keith Betz at Mahoney-Mann for your reservation. FALCONS HOST FAIRFIELD IN FOOTBALL OPENER John Glenn's Falcons will open their regular football season Friday night with a home game against the Fairfield Falcons. Game time is 7:30 and this will also be the first Northern States Conference game. Season tickets and the combination football and basketball season ticket for both students and adults are still available, SHAMROCKS HOST MMTOWN TEAM AT JACKSON FIELD North Liberty will host Jimtown in their first regular game of the season Saturday night at the Jackson field at 7:30 p.m. Jimtown was Northern States Conference champions last year and despite heavy losses by gr iduation, have another good team to field this season. TWO LOCAL DOCTORS • NAMED CHARTER ABFP DIPLOMATES Two doctors from the Walkerton Medical Clinic have been named charter diplomates of the American Board of Family Practice as a result of passing a certification examination administeied under the aegis of the Americgan Board of Family Practice. To achieve diplomate status Drs. Robert Fenstermacher and Bryce Rohrer, through an intensive 2-day written examination, proved their ability in the area of internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics - gynecology, pediatrics psychiatry, preventive medicine and other traditonal specalties and now are certified in medicine’s newest specs it j’ Family Practice. The 3,285 doctors, nationally, who earned their diplomate distinction, are the vanguard of a new type of highly competent "people doctor" who accepts responsibility for the patient's total health care and serves as the natural poi.it of entry into the complex medical system. Usher: "How far down do you wish to sit ? ' Little old Hay: "Ail the way; Im very Ured. -

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Grid Schedule Urey Middle School 1971 Due to the financial planning and efforts of the Polk-Lincoln-Johnson Athletic Boosters and contributions by many other clubs and individuals the Urey Middle School is preparing for its first season of football, Urey head football Coach Larry McDaniel and his assistant Don Aschelman have been working hard with approximately 40 boys in preparation for their first game on September 14th at W ikarusa. The games will be play, ed after school with the time and dates listed below. Admission for the home games will be 50c for Adults ,md 35c sos, students. Come out and help cheer the Urey Panther i to victory. Schedule Sept. 14 - Wakarusa - T • 4:30 Sept. 21 - LaPorte Boston - H 4:30 Sept. 28 - North Liberty - T 4:00 Oct. 5 - New Prairie - T - 4:15 Oct. 12 - Knox - H - 6:00 Oct. 19 - LaVille - H - 4:15 KABELLN HARDW \RE . IS EXPANDING The local branch of Kabeha Hardware, Inc., is making plaq* for local expansion of their pres, ent store. As of this past week! the Corporation ha < acquired the Western Auto Store adjacent to the hardware store. With the added flo or space, Kabelin's will be able to incre ise the various lines of merchandise which is available to them through Cotter & Co., their Independent Wholesale Distribu. tor. NOTICE Anyone 18 years or older may register anytime at the Trustee's office, 300 Illinois Street, Walkerton. “COMMUNITYCALENDAR Thursday, September 9 2:00 p.m. - Philathea Claag will meet at the home of Mn». Charles Bellinger. 8:00 p.m. - Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa will meet at Stuntz's Pine Forest. Walkeron American Legwn to meet. Friday, September 10 7:30 p.m. - Masonic Lodg* E A. degree at the Temple. 7:30 p.m. - The John Glena Falcons will host FairfieM Conference game. Saturday. September 11 7:30 p.m. - The North Liberty Shamrocks will host the Jimtown Jimmies at Jackson Field in • conference game. The Jaycee Convention Clu> will meet at the home of Mr. and Mi's. Dive Baker. Monday, September 13 North Liberty Band Boostem to meet The Polk - Lincoln - JohnsiNl Athletics Boosters will meet. IOOF Lodge 437 of WalkartMl will meet. North Liberty Lions to meet. Noith Liberty DeMolay At meet. The American Legion Amm^ iary of North Liberty will moM. Senior Fellowship pot luak aft 6.30. Tuetuiay, September 14 Rebekah Lodge 465 to meet. North Liberty Order of Eastern Star to meet WmineNday, Septcnil»er IS • VFW, Walkerton to meet. j