The Independent-News, Volume 98, Number 50, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 18 May 1972 — Page 1

VOLUME 98; NUMBER 50

Barbershop Chorus To Perform Here Friday Night "Roaring Twenties" Show will be presented on Friday evening, May 19 at 8:00 p.m in the John Glenn High School Auditorium featuring the South Bend-Misha-waka Valleyaires Barbershop Chorus under the direction of Mr. Bill Deethardt. Recently the group placed second in their district contest in Barbershop Singing competition in Cincinnati, Ohio. There are 35 choruses in this district of Kentucky and Indiana. The Valleyaires have appeared for two years at the Plymouth Blueberry Festival and are very well known in this area. The Tune Benders and the Casual T’s Quartets, consisting of members of the chorus, will lend their talents to the program. Also, Mr. David Bell, a talented teacher at Urey Middle School, will provide entertainment. Admission is $1.25 and tickets may be obtained from any Festival committee member or tickets may be purchased at the door. Proceeds from the show will help support the Summer Festival scheduled for June 1-2-3. Chimbu Hears Festival Plans At the May meeting of the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Hal Muncie reported that the Summer Festival would consist of a three-day affair with each day being geared toward a particular age group. The first day, Thursday, June 1, is for the kidies and will feature a Kiddie Parade to be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday. June 2 is decicated to the adults with a fish fry followed by the performance of the Allis Family singing group. Saturday, June 3. is Teen Day. The agenda will include a parade at 1 p.m., a chicken barbcue beginning at 3 p m., and a teen dance at 8:30. There will also be booths and rides during the entire three-day celebration. It was also announced that on May 19 at 8 p.m. in the John Glenn High School auditorium the Valleyaires Barbershop group from South Bend will perform along with Dave Bell, local folk singer. All proceeds will be used to finance the Summer Festivd. Leo Mahoney announced that the Retail Merchants’ Advertising Flyers has been very successful and plans are now being formulated for the June ami July editions. Other business included sponsoring a Chamber float in the Summer Festival, helping to chaperon the local teen coffee house, donatic ns to the John Glenn after Prom Party, and the establishment of an Advisory Board which will assist the Walkerton Jaycees in their efforts to build a municipal swimming pool. Next month the Chamber will hear Mr. Fisher, Director of the Potato Creek Park. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IN JUNE The United Methodist Vacation Bible School will be from June 26 to June 30 from 9:00 a m. to 12:00 noon daily. All children from ages throe years up to and including 6th grade are welcome. Anyone interested in teaching or helping in any way please call Mrs. Joann Haney, 586-3320. A dime 1° <» dollar with all the taxes removed.

Wdktilon Alumni To Rest May 27 The Walkerton Aiumni Association will hold their annual banquet on Saturday, May 27, at the John Glenn High School. The evening will begin with registration at 6:00 EST and followed ny dinner at 7:00 p.m. served by the Eastern Star. Turkey and all the trimmings will be featured. Dancing will be from 9:00 to 12:00 midnight. Reservations are a must and they should be turned in as soon as possible and not later than May 22 to Mrs. Ralph Jackson, Walkerton. Also state what class you wish to be seated with $4.00 per person. De Wayne Pavey is president of the association. Q £ J B TUAIt IE S □ Henry C. Lipke Henry C. Lipke, 82, route 3, Walkerton, died at 5:00 a m. Tuesday, May 16, at the E Street Division Hospital, Lal orte, fter a two week illness. Ue was a retired railroad employee where he was a roundhouse foreman. He was born on March 30, 1890, in Grant Park, Illinois, and had lived here the past 20 years coming from Chicago. Survivors include a son. Theodore Lipke, of Walkerton; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Czeq amak, of Chicago, and Mrs. Glady Moore, of Peru, Indiana; eight grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. He was married to Stephanie Ford who preceded him in death. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, Walkerton, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7:00 to 9:00 on Wednesday. EARL W. BEEM Earl W. Beem, 57, R.R. 1, Grovertown, was killed instantly at 2:15 p.m., Tuesday May 9, when the pickup truck he was driving was struck by a westbound Penn-Central freight train at Grovertown. According to Starke county coroner Dan Rannells, death was ‘hie to massive head injuries. Ihe accident was investigated by the Indiana state police and Staike county police. The incident took place on Indiana 23 at a railroad crossing just south of U.S. 30. Police said Mr. Beem was northbound, apparently disregarding flashing red signals when the collision took place. Mr Beem was born Oct. 2, 1914 at Valparaiso and went to the Grovertown area 40 years ago. He was employeed at the Wirlpool Corporation at Laporte. Survivors include his mother Mrs. Flora Beem, Knox; seven brothers, Richard of Grovertown; Harold and Sherman of Plymouth' and Glenn, Chink, James and Arthur, all of Knox; and three ^ <ers ’ Mrs. Marie Stailey and Mrs. Doris Parker, both of Knoxand Mrs. Edith Filip, Cal. Services were conducted at 2 p m., Friday at Rannells Funeral home, Hamlet, with Rev. Milton Leeman, pastor of the Grovert<>wn United Methodist Church oHtciatmg. Burial was at Crown HHI cemetery, Knox. — — Wife showing husband new I expensive fur coat she just bought. "One can’t help but feel . sorry for the poor thing that was skinned for this." sympathy." Big buys in the Clasaifieds!

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JG Bacc.laureate Comm:ncem:nl Exercises Sunday John Glenn High School will have its sixtn annual Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises Sunday. May 21, in the high school gymnasium. Baccalaureate services will start at 2:00 p.m. with the invocation being given by Rev. Norris King, Tyner United Methodist Church. Rev. Paul Mcßride, Blissville Church, will read the scripture and Rev. Clyde Wake, Walkerton United Methodist Church, will deliver the sermon. The school chorus will sing two songs during the services. Commencement exercises will start at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Richard Matteson, Koontz Lake United Missionary Church, will give the invocation and benediction. There will be three short student talks by the class president, salutatorian and valedictorian. Representatives from the various community organizations will present their scholarships following the talks. Mr. Harold Muncie, principal, will conclude the evening activities by presenting the diplomas to the class. Jack French To Conduct Revival Services I II ik 1 ■ Is l Jack French, of Yale, Michigan, will be the evangelist for revival services being held at the Koontz Lake Missionary Church this week end. Beginning Wednesday, services will be held at 7:00 p.m. each night through Saturday. The series will conclude Sunday morning with the 8:30 and 10:15 a.m. worship services. Mr. French, an ordained minister of the Missionary Church, is a graduate of Bethel College, Mishawaka. After serving as a pastor in Pontiac, Michigan, and as a Youth for Christ director in Marion, Indiana, he took a further study at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Ky., and then enrolled in Missionary Internship in the Detroit area. Mr. French went to Brazil as a missionary in 1967, returning to the States a year ago. The public is invited to attend these special services. OPEN HOUSE TO BE HELD SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wiktorowski, Sh imrock Street, Walkerton, will hold an open house following baccalaureate services on Sunday, May 21, for their son Steve who > is among the 1972 graduates from John Glenn. Don’t need it — why keep it — use our classified ads!

Molher-Dugth.r Tei To Be Held May 19 The Zeta Pi Chapter of Tri Kappa will be having a MotherDaughter tea for the girl- in the Senior class at North Liberty 1 High School, on May 19th at 2:20 p.m. in the cafeteria. Mrs. Joseph Ettl, Outstanding Woman of the Year in South Bend, will be the 1 guest speaker. Co-chairman of 1 this event are Mrs. James Campbell and Mrs. George Blair. Mrs. Richard Carter and Mrs. R. Du- 1 Wayne Whitmer will pour punch and tea. This is the first year Tri Kappa ' has sponsored this project and hope to make it an annual affair. ' North Liberty lions Install New Officers The North Liberty Lions Club 1 met on Monday evening, May 8, at Lambie’s for a regular monthly dinner meeting with it being a ladies night. A total of 44 persons were present. The new- slate of officers were installed as follows: president, Dan Roser; Ist vice-president, Bill Hammond; 2nd vice-president, Jim Campbell; 3rd vice-president, Carl Zimmerle; secretary, Bob Zollers; treasurer, Dick Bonham; tail twister, Bobby Loucks; lion tamer, Gary Nelson; 2 year directors, John Peddycord and Linder Will- ' iams and one year directors, David Spellman and Howard Loucks. The program was presented by Raymond Fisher, from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Fisher is the park supervisor of the Potato Creek Park. He spoke to the members and guests present of the plans at this time, and the proposed plans, and told of some of the accomplishments thus far in land acquisitions. Mr. Fisher, a member of the state department for the past 12 years, told of his previous park beginnings and where they stand at this time. The club also discussed some of its plans for the Lions Candy Sale which will be conducted as a community drive. The candy sale is an annual drive to provide funds for the Linear Accelerator which will be used by the Indiana University Medical Center in its treatment of cancer. The Lions of Indiana hope to have the money raised for the completion of the purchase of this machine by the end of 1973. OPEN HOUSE TO BE HELD Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Stickley, Walkerton, will hold an open house at their residence for their daughter Nancy on Saturday. May 20 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the evening. Nancy is among the 1972 graduates from John Glenn High School. OPEN HOUSE Open House will he held for Nancy Jackson at her home on Sunday, May 21, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. to celebrate her graduating from John Glenn High School. Friends are invited. Nancy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' Walter Jackson, 507 Georgia Street, in Walkerton. FELLOWSHIP ( LASS TO MEET , The Fellowship Class of the United Methodist Church. Walkerton. will meet on Friday evening. May 19. at 7:30 pm' at the home of Mrs. Hazel Barden. Sell it through the classified*.

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North Liberty 4th Os July Omen Contest The North Liberty Chapter T Tri Kappa is currently making plans for their annual 4th of July Queen Contest. Applicants will be required to be North Liberty area residents between the ages of 17 - 21 and single. Each girl must have a community organization, club, merchant, etc., as her sponsor. There will be no financial obligation to the sponsor. The applicants will meet with the judges on June 15th. The queen will be crowned at the Band Boosters Strawberry Festival in June. Judges for the contest will be Mrs. Mahlon Jacob, of Walkerton, Anthony Luber and Dr. Robert Bonham, both of South Bend. All interested applicants are asked to complete the application located in this paper and have their sponsor mail it to Queen Contest chairman, Mrs, John Peddycord, 201 W. Maple Avenue, North Liberty, Indiana. Deadline for entries is June 10. GRADUATES FROM INDIXNA Mrs. Nancy Chapman Johnson received a bachelor of science in education during graduation ceremonies held at Indiana University, Bloomington, on Sunday, May 14, at 3:00 p.m. in the Assembly Hall along with some 5.350 May degree candidates. All 92 Hoosier counties are represented in the class. ■ COaiONITYThurMlay, May 18 North Liberty track team to travel to River Valley for a meet. 4:30 p.m. — North Liberty baseball team to host Jimtown in a conference game. Awards Day at Urey Middle School. Friday, May 19 12:30 p.m. — Woman’s Community Club of Walkerton carryin salad bar. 2:15 p.m. — North Liberty Tri Kappa Senior Girls and Mother tea. 7:30 p.m. — Fellowship class of the United Methodist Church to meet at Hazel Bardens. Saturday, May 20 G.A.A. State Track meet at Benton Central. Oxford. Indiana. 2:00 p.m. — North Liberty baseball team to host Bremen. 9:00 p.m. — The North Lilierty High School Junior-Senior prom at the high school. Sunday, May 21 2:00 p.m. — John Glenn High School Baccalaureate services at the high school. 7:30 p.m. —John Glenn High School Graduation exercises. Monday, May 22 North Liberty Firemen to meet. Indian Guides to meet. Northern States Conference play off in baseball. North Liberty Lions to meet. Tuesday, May 23 Walkerton Lions Club to meet Northern States Conference golf meet at Swan Lake Golf Course. Wednesday, May 21 4:30 p.m. — The North Liberty Shamrock baseball team will travel to Culver for a game. ThurMlay, May 25 Star Neighborhood to meet Walkerton American Legion to meet. Finals of the Northern States Conference baseball play offs.