The Independent-News, Volume 99, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 September 1972 — Page 1

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Orientation For Junior Miss Pageant Sunday The Walkerton Jaycees will have an orientation meeting of all interested contestants and their 1 parents on Sunday, September 10 at 3:00 p.m. in the John Glenn ' High School for the Junior Miss 1 Pageant. Girls from La Ville, North Liberty, John Glenn and Oregon-Dav- ' is High Schools are invited to participate. A general discussion with questions and answers will be held with slides from other Junior Miss Pageants. Refreshments will be served* FALCONS TO PLAY FIRST CONFERENCE GAME The John Glenn Falcon Football team will travel to Fairfield for their first conference game of the season. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. A victory over Triton was gained by Fairfield in their opener last Friday and the Falcons fell to the Rochester team. TRI KAPPA TO MEET Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa will meet on Thursday evening at 8:00 p.m. at the new Walkerton Nursing Home. The guest speaker for the evening will be from the Riley childrens hospital' A Aal FAIR TAX ASSOCIATION * TO MEET The St Joseph County Fair Tax Association will meet on Tuesday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the South Bend Public Library with Robert Hakes, president, presiding. The meeting is intended to inform city and county taxpayers on the crucial decision they must make on November 7 concerning the County Government Restructuring issue. There will be a panel of both pro and con speakers. Questioning from the floor will also be entertained. Don’t need it — why keep it use our classified adal

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On Sunday, the 27th of August, the North Liberty Church of Christ broke ground for a new facility to house it’s worship services and Bible School. The excitement of growth surrounds the expectancy of building, and a strong leadership will be the key to the growth expected. During the sixty-five year his-

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1972

Bowmans To Be Honored This Sunday Rev. and Mrs. Robert Bowman will be honored by the congregation of the First United Presbyterian Church with a carry-in dinner on Sunday, September 10, following the worship service. The Session and the ex-pulpit committee are sponsoring this welcome. All members and friends of the congregation are urged and invited to attend the worship service and the carry-in dinner. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday, September 7 8:00 p.m. — Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa will meet at the Walkerton Nursing Home. 8:00 p.m. — The American Legion Auxiliary will meet. North Liberty Masons to meet. Friday, September 8 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. — Rummage Sale of the Walkerton OES at the Temple. 7:30 p.m. — The John Glenn Falcons will travel to Fairfield for a conference football game. 7:30 p.m. — North Liberty's Shamrocks will play at imtown in a Northern Conference football game. 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. — Jaycees Back to School Dance at the Walkerton Youth Building. Saturday, September 9 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. — Rummage and bake sale of the Walkerton GEES at the Temple. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. — Story hour at the Walkerton labile Library. Sunday, .September 10 Carry-in dinner in nonor of the Rev. and Mrs. Bowman at the Presbyterian Church, Walkerton. Monday, September 12 The North Liberty Band Boosters will meet. North Liberty Lions to meet. Walkerton IOOF Lodge to meet. Wednesday, September 13 North Liberty Tri Kappa to meet - . .-aJLIAAU

tory of the church, many changes have taken place, and many people have changed due to the teaching of such a fundamental church. Many men have preached in her pulpit, and this church believes in a strong pulpit ministry to her people. The North Liberty Church of Christ believes that surrounding the construction of a new build-

ENGAGED r MMWIWWMBr A « 1 'w £ * I 1 jHHR Mis. Rosemary Feincr and John Fciner, both of Walkerton, announce the engagement of their daughter. Kathleen Joy, to James Frederick Schroff Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. ames F. Schroff Sr., of LaPorte. * ▼ ▼ W f Miss Feiner is a 1970 graduate of Oregon-Davis High School and a graduate of the House of James Beauty College. She is employed at the Walkerton Beauty Center, Roosevelt Road, Walkerton. Her fiance is a 1965 graduate of Porte High School and is employed at Bethlehem Steel Corporation. A September 30 wedding is being planned. NOTICE The Oregon Township Home Economics Club will meet at the Koontz Lake home of Mrs. William Michalski on Tuesday, September 12 at 12:00 noon. The Koontz Lake Firemen’s Auxiliary to meet. Thursday, September 14 12:0 noon — The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce to meet. The American Legion Post 189 to meet.

। ing will come a look toward the future, yet with the sound stability of the past. The new building will reflect the prayers ( f many for a totally functional : building in the physical sense, and a mobility to become an even stronger witness in a spiritual sense. The new structure in concept and in plan will be equipped to

North Liberty Lions To Hold Ladies Night The September meeting of the North Liberty Lions will be a Ladies Night and will be held on Monday evening, September 11, at 7:00 p.m. at Lambie's. The club is working hard on increasing its membership, and this meeting will also be a special one for invited guests and their wives. The program for the evening will be presented by Rick Hammond, who recently returned from a six-week journey to Japan as a member of the Lions Youth Exchange Program. Rick, the son of Lion and Mrs. William C. Hammond, spent his time in Japan in the homes of two families. All Lions are urged to attend and bring their ladies to this meeting. The new’ Lions will be officially installed at the October meeting on October 9. The district governor, Bud Seely, and his cabinet secretary, Raymond Pinkerton, will be with us for the October installation. NOTICE The North Liberty Water Works will flush hydrants on Thursday and Friday, September 7 and 8 in the afternoons. SHAMROCKS PLAY AT JIMTOWN FRIDAY The North Liberty Shamrocks will open season play Friday night with a football game at Jimtown. Kickoff is set for 7:30 in this NSC game. Janie: "Mother, we learned at Sunday School that we came from dust and go back to dust. Is that true?” Mother: “Yes, darling, anything you learn at Sunday School is true.” Janie: "Well, I just looked under mv bed and somebody is either coming or going." Don't need it — why keep it — use our classified ads’

• handle up to 300 in her auditorium and class room space. The new building will make the ability of classroom space double also as 1 fellowship area, thus making the binding more usable in a greater 1 variety of areas. A suite of of- ; fices and suitable working area will he strategically placed, so that preaching minister will he easily i accessibe to the public. In all,

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To Hear Talk On Amish Community Samuel L. Yoder, Director of Teacher Education at Goshen College will talk on "The Amish Community" at the Walkerton Woman's Community Club meeting Friday, September 15, Mr. Yoder was born in Reno County, Kansas, to an Amish family, in an Amish community. At the age of 21, however, he transferred his church affiliation to the Mennonite Church. During World War 11. he served in Civilian Public Service, in forestry work in Illinois and California and in therapeutic work in mental hospitals in Utah, Rhode Island and New York. He also spent three years in Western Europe on Mennonite Central committee assignments in relief work, and refugee resettlement and rehadihtation. Educated at Goshen College, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, and Indiana University at Bloomington, Mr. Yoder taught in the Mishawaka Public Schools from 1952 through 1961. He has been with Goshen College since leaving Mishawaka. Mr. Yoder is married and has two sons. Anyone interested in hearing this talk is most welcome. Refreshments will be served at 1:00 p.m. and the program will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the Walkerton Community Building. • SENIOR FELLOWSHIP TO TAKE TWO-DAY TRIP i The Walkerton Senior Fellowship group will meet at the new United Methodist Church on Wednesday morning, September 13, at 7:30 p.m. to start on a two- । day trip to the Spring Mill State Park and other points of intereet. Picnic baskets will be taken to । provide most of the meals and motel arrangements are being made. Anyone in the community is wel- । come to join the group. There will be plenty of cars. Please contact Mr. or Mrs. Leonard Beaty soon if you are interested in going.

the new building will be built to > glorify God in it s simplicity and ■ function. i We urge any and everyone to ■ watch as this building venture for God becomes a reality. The prayers of the congregation are that we might serve the community of North Liberty, and the surrounding area with God’s word for each man, woman and child.