The Independent-News, Volume 100, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 February 1974 — Page 1

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VOLUME 100; XI MBER 28

COMMUNITY CALENDAR । Thtiliday, February 7 Wrestling Sectional. I 8:00 p.m. Epsilon Chi chap. 11 ter of Tn Kappa to meet. I 8:00 pm. American legion | Auxiliary to meet. | 8:00 p.m. — The Walkerton Ma. I Funic Lodge to meet. | Friday, February 8 * I Boy Scouts Anniversary, ' w G.rl Scout Cookie Sale begins. * 6:30 pm. - The North Über. . ty Shamrocks will host OregonDavis in basketball. 6:45 p.m. The John Glenn Falcons will travel to Knox for i basketball games. “ ■ Saturday, February 9 10:30 - 11-30 am. — Story ? hour at the Walkerton Public Li. brary. 6:30 pm. The North Liber, tv Shamrocks will travel to Fair. I Pell for Northern State Confer. । ence basketball 7:30 p.m. The Walkerton Rainbow for Girls w.ll hold in. | st a Hat ion at the Temple. Sunday. February 10 I 5:30 p.m. -- The Senior Fei. j lowship Group of Walkerton will meet in the Community Building I with a carry.in d.nner This is the only meeting scheduled for a Sunday. M<ndav. February II 1 8:00 p.m. — The Walkerton Lions Club present the Harlem Diplomats at JGHS. Walkerton Rainbow Girls to " meet. I so Tuesday, February 12 " Lincoln’s birthday. ' Walkerton Jaycees to meet. I Lions Board to meet. Oregon Township Home Econ. omic.s Club to meet. Wednesday, February 13 10:00 a m. — Lincoln Township Home Extension Chib to meet at the Walkerton Community Build, ing. Thursday, February 1 ! Valentine’s Day Chamber of Commerce to meet 7 30 p.m Fellowship Degree at the Walkerton M i >nic Tempie. OREGON TU I’. (LI R TO MEET FEBKI ARY 1? The Tile day February 12 meet, ing i f the Oregon Township Home Economics Club will be held at the Koontz Lake Conservation Club House with Mrs John Flaherty and Mrs Harry Rice as cohos teases. The dub welcome- Mrs W.ll. iam Erlic. of Grovertown; MrsRichard Dipert and Mrs Charles Shorgen, both of Koontz latke, as new members. Remember to bring homemade valentines to the meeting. SR. FELLOW SHU* GROUP TO Mm FEB. HI The Senior Fellowship Group will meet at 5 20 pm sharp on Sunday. Fehr mry Ju at th. C »m---munitv Budding Walkert* n. for i- their regular carry.in dinner In. stead of on Wednesday, Febru. ary 13 Even-one .s welcome VOCATION \L COI NSEI.ING SERVICE Vocational counseling service is available to young men and wo. men on Thursdays between 2:30 and 3:30 p.m bv the US. Army representative, SSG Roberts He will be at the Walkerton Library on Thursdays

WALKERTON, INDIANA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7. 1971

CAR-TRAIN CRASH TAKES 3 LIVES SATURDAY A car-train crash near Hamlet on Saturday at 5:00 p.m took the Lves of Emoi y and Patricia Howard and their son. Wade, of Koontz Lake when then car was .'-truck by a Penn Cential train at an Oregon Township crossing. A daughter. Charmin Lee Howard. was also injured and is in critical condition in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Starke county ponce said that Mrs. Howard was driving the car and apparently saw the tram approaching but was una’le to stop in time to avo.d the collision. There is no automatic signal at the crossing. The train carried the wreckage a considei able distance with the btxl.es pinned in. sale 'I he Koontz Lake and Ham. let Fire Departments were called to as-ist in the r -cowry of the b .dies from the wreckage. Emory Howard, 32, was born Ma <h 21, 1941. at Farmers. Ky.. an I had lived in this area 15 years coming from Salt Lick, Ky He was employed at the Ph.llips Saw Mill. Mr. Howard was manned June 13. 1964. in Kentucky to Patric.a .Morris, Surviving with hi- daughter are his father. Virgil Hi ward, Sait Lick, Ky.: his moth, er. Mrs Dasie Dunn. Campton. Ky.; Ids grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Flem Crisp. Lee City, Ky ; two brothers, Stanley Howard, of Grovertown; and Leslie Dunn, of Campton: and four sisters, Mrs. Joyce Morris. Grovertown; Mrs. Sue Agee, Plymouth; Mrs. Lola Baek, Well.ngton, Ky.; and Mrs. Ruby Morris, Hillsburg. Ky. Mrs Patricia Howard. 25, was born June 28, 1948, at Morehead, Ky. and had lived in this area 15 years coming from Morehead. Surviving with her daughter are her mother, Mrs Alta Qu.sinlxrry. Day ton. Ohio; three brothers, Frank Shilton. Fort Wayne; Grover Morris. Plymouth; and Sam Morris, Franklin, Pa.; one half, brother, Frank Moriis, of Kentucky and five sister .Mrs El z. abeth Wallace, Rochester; Mrs. Car.-tin' Walker ar 1 Mrs. Sure Hw-i.d L th of Winchester. Ky ; Mr.-. Nola Samuels, Culver; an-1 Mk Cory Klingerman, Ph,mouth. Wade Emerson Howard. 8, was lorn June 21. 1965 at Plymouth and had lived all his life in this area. He was a third grade -tud» nt at Oregon-Davis elementary school Surviving are his sister, grandparents md great-gram 1 par. ents The bodies were taken fn-m Rannells F meral Home, Hamlet, to Potter - Funei il Home, West I. Iwity Ky , for services and burial there KNITTING (L\S>F> vr JGHS The Adult Education classes arc Ix'.ng held at the J. hn Glenn High School with a knitting Cass for beg.nneis and advanced knitters that starts m Tue-I iy. February 12 in the library. Mis Virgins i Wil iron will is* the leat her of the knitting class, es. It is not to late to enter cieslit classes for this spring semester Call 5x1.3195 .f you are interested. COOKIE SU.E ST \ RTF FEBRUARY 8 'fhe Girl Scouts will start the.r annual cookie sale- on February 8 and the sale will run to the 18th in Walkerton and the surrounding area

RAINBOWS TO INSTALL THIS SATURDAY Walkerton Assembly No. 64. International Order of the RainLow for Girls, will install off.cers at 7 30 pm. Saturday, February 9, in the Masonic Temple. Miss Doris Ann Pickavet. the daughter of Mi and .Mrs. Walter Pickavet. will be installed as worthy advisor Other of Leers being installed are Jerri Carlson. Worthy Associate Advisor; Deb Hurford. Charity; Rachel Jack, son. Hope; Kathy Kersh, Faith; Janet Kincaid. Reconter; Vickie Rhe des. Treasurer; Sherry Newbuig. Drill leader; Sally Oftowski. Chaplain; Rhonda Drake, Bible Bearer. Also, Jeannie O’Connor, Love; Sue Beam, Religion; Kelly Hall, Nature; Cindy Kunkle Immor’al. ity; Nancy Peterson, Fidelity; Sherri Carlson, Patriotism; San. dy Bauss, Service; Tammy Whit, terry. Confidential Observer; M >- shelle I avey, outer Observei , .Mrs. Myron Mullet, Musician. Cindy Ann Steinke and Evelyn G<-ren, Ch< ir Directors; Mary Summers. Prompter; Tammy Stull, Hoos.er Promise Reporter; K.ibhy Rohrer, Historian; Mel. nine Mullet, Rose Lei turvi ; Con. nie (’lark and Lynn W irner, Jew. cl Keepers. Setting up the as. sombly will be Kerry Skiles, Lin. da Chapman, Lisa Tuttle. Sherry Hall. Crjsta Clemons and Dina Upchurch. Mrs Bernard Erickson will be mstalhxl as Mother Advisor as well as the Rainbow Board head, ed by Mrs I)eWayne Pavey. Friends and families of the girls are invited. Glenn Forfeits Five Decisions In Basketball The J hn Glenn Falcons baskCball te un announced late la t week th it five victories of Hie cun ent 1973.74 season have I een f.,. ft lied duo ts use of an ine! gbie playri Th* player. Jeff Ne:*, wemk r. a s* nii r reserve guard, phut d m < ven games, !ve reguiar sea >n g imcs ami first roun<! victories cf lx th the South C< ntral and Bi-C ninty toumies. The inelig.bihty came from not bad grades, but an insuffaient number of subject t< be eligible accord ng to state requirements. Letters have been sent to the wh M'!.. receiving the forfeit wins. Oregcn.Dav s, a 66-51 xntim of the Fa’ । ns; Culvt r. 76.6»» Ih.mt; Tr.ton. 61-44: Mentone. 6*.5* and S uth B - d Clay ‘>0.57 victins Only On g n-Dav.s escap- a bad losing record of thc.-e five teams as they are playing at a 10-5 pa.-e at pre-tent, NcLswendt-r’s app ii r< •• -.n the Mi higar. C’ v Marquette game, an .80.40 w n .n th> h li iiy tourney, ind th>- 64. 52 Bi.Cotu.ty vic’orv, doesn't <f. feet th« e a> ording to sources < ’h<i than the John Glenn Ath. le’ic lx | irtment who had no lot al n lease of the forfeit news. Glenn officially stands n w at 9 7 fi r the -enson —.-- - — [2] HOBPIrK I N O ,r * □ □ RECENn.Y ADMITTED TO LA PORT EHOSPITAL Mrs Edward Prentis'. Mrs David Kerr. Ri>bert Jahr and Will. 4am M chabkr, all of Walkerton.

LIST WINNERS IN MUSIC CONTEST John Glenn High School students who received a first place rating Saturday at the Instru. mental Solo and E.semble Con-tc-t at Clay High Sch<x>l weie Roy Sheaks, Donna Robinson, I-aura Carter, Gina Carl lener, Fatty Miller. Lynn Cai ter Mike Daube anti Jeff Johnson. Second place winners were Laura Mal. staff, Tami M ithis, fluet duet. Jerri Carlson, Wanda Wringer. J.ll Northam, IJuzabeth Krick, Susan Daube, Carla Cline. Laura M ilstaff and Nandy MechJing. flute large ensemble. Frey Midde School first place winners were Donna Klopfenstein, C'ndy Creech. Kathy Rohrer, Tony Hajicekand, Dawn Steinke. .Jean Baughman Susan Carter and Bobbi Jo Campbell, coronet duet. Second place winners were Re. becca Ransbottom. Mashtile Pav. ey, Er.। Carlson, Kathy Ranslx:. tom. Barbara Mann. Phil Knowl. ton. Anne Garah, John Frame, Sara Robinson, Mary Capek, Mary Sheaks .and Janet Myers Jo Segrnves Cinthia Kruk. clan, net duet Mary Sheaks and Su. an Creech, coronet duet. Kann White anti Linda Chapman, clari. net duet. Jean Baughman and Anita Ecker, flute duet. Susan Carter, Gary LaFollette. Connie Clark Roger Keel.ng, Donna Rush and Tim Jackson brass sextet. Students placing third were Greg Williams and Susan Creech. RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK FEBRUARY 3-9 WvW "S'-i v.ce to G>>d anil C intrv Religi us Emphas.- wack is Feb. ruai y 3 to 9. The Wilkertor. post I*9 urges all Dga nna.n.t and their familie- to attend the church or synag >gue of their choice thi- week and ill others throughout the year lUAXMT SI XD\\ Th- Women’s As nation < t the h r t I'mted I*re«byter..in Chur h will have "blanket day’ tor Church World Serv.ce on Sunday, ho ru iry 24 Go<xl ued blanket with at least six months' weir art requested nr a d nato i of $2 will tie accepted Please do not buv n< w blankets f r this collie, tion. Ir v u aT unable to bring a Lia:'o t oi i cash donation < t $3 ’ th> Church < i the 24th. con. t ibutions will I*- a cvptnl at the M>s n Thrift Store Any ne in the community wi-hing to give to this worthwhile Church W >rld S<-viV project »re encouraged and invited to do so. Scientist now explain that ku. .sing .s simple chemist! v A crav. ing for salt started The cave man d | werS'd that he cmil i cool off in the summer be licking his nr ghbor-b cheek He then dbeovereil it wiis more fun if the neighbor was of the qtpoa.te sex Thea everybody forgjt about salt.

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OBimRlEsW ( y John ( rambert John Crambert, 65, route 1, Walkerton, died at 4 45 Thursday at the Walkerton Medical Clinic after as extended illness. He was a retired employee of the Indiana B»-ll Telephone Company with 40 years service. He was born August 9. 190\ at Chicagato Allert Joseph and Ethel Clinton Oraunbert. He was married October 8, 1932, at Chicago, to Elsie Fritz, who survives. Also surviving are two son.’, zXllb rt Crambert. Berwyn, Pa . ami Dean Crambert, New York City; and three grandchildren. Services were conducted Sun. day at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funer. al Home, Walkerton, with Rev Clyde Wake, pastor of the Unite-.! Meth'»di.st Church W ilk-Th r. of. floating Bunal w o a* Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkert n He was a member of ’.he F.r ’ Fresbyterian Church. W like;: -n, a veteran of W rid Wir II and a member of the South Ben ! Chapter of the Telephone Pioneers. Andrew HiM-nos* Andrew Hainers Jr, 44. r >ute 1, Grovertown, died at 6:45 pm. J muary 50 at Marshall County's Parkview Hospital, Plymouth, after an illness of three and one half years. He was a retired truck driver. Mr Harness was bom December 2*. 1929, at Hamlet ami was a lifetime resident of the Hamlet.Grovertown area He was married October 3, 1950 at Donaldson to Rosemary Winter, who survives Also surviving are one son, Iju Vern Hamess. Plymouth, and six sisters. Mrs Margaret Jimerson, South Bend. Mr^ E -^.e Pearish, route 2. C .Iver Mrs Violet Sing, let on. N irth Lib»rty Mr' Clarice He.ir.-ell, Mishawaka, Mrs Ros i H int R <he ter, Mich ; and Mrs Gl !:i Branham. Oklah-ma City C>kiah>nia Sen ;, -s were co- lucted at the Ranneli F'li.rr c H -me S Uu: !.i> with R« v R tx rt Tn. i ! *-!. pas. t - if the Han -t l'n.L-1 Metho, dist Church, . :fu' itii.g Burial was in Fietchrr Cemetery Him. let. Mrs. \rthur hnhbirl M < Helen K . 'ab e 70 f route 1. Walkert ■ > a m January 29 in Clevelar. I. Ohio, (’lime H -spital after an ex'<m!ed illness B. rn N- vember 1 l!»i.'l, in Ctu ig ■ had lived here 2,0 ye t r iom ng fi »m Chicago Or: July 11 1931. in ChiKrelh btel. wh survive- Ais.. *'intv. mg ar.- i .! ih' • Mr - J tmes A’ ns<>n f Wute Hill Oho i. ! i -aster M T! 'ma WaSh. Walkert m Service- were held it 'he N is. I lum-Elkin Pineial H >me m Walkert n ■ Th .r-lay with Rev. Anth -nv L-’k >, pist r if St Pat. rick- Cathidie Church Walk.r---t »n. officiating Bur al was ,n W-dlawn Cemetery Wi.kerti n A -mall t >wn ed tor found himJ»clf short of material so he had his cumpwdor set the Ten Commandments which were run without editorial comment After the paper was publi.Nie !. he recrtvwi a letter which read •‘Cancel mv subxr.pt.on you're getting jiersonal ' Sell it through me want ad».