The Independent-News, Volume 100, Number 28, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 February 1974 — Page 8

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THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — FEBKV ARY 14. 1971

Memories From . .

February 6. 1964 A two car cash >n Indiana 23, four miles southwest of South Bend Tuesday afternoon, put two men in the hospital, one in critical condition and one in fair condition. Louis C. H user, 800 Vir. ginia Street, Walkerton, is in Memorial Hospital in fair condition after suffering a fractured left h.p and lacerations The accident । . ■ n ■ . stretch ol Indiana 23 with weeds on both sides just west 4 tht Haas block plant at CU’ ■uni'-'v 4:1.5 Tues, day, H -Ar was titvC.-.g back t Wasu' '• :i . m S it:; Bend while f? t’aer d. ve: w-s brand lor the city. K C Ch ,t man. m •. ip. r f the W ilk' ’ ‘ n 1. :: < ’ o. 1 C 3 C . so; almost 20 vt:-:-. has retin I from that p s.t: n 1 .t is now held by V< ’ L Zimmerman, of Walker! The m vi was tifcefive February 1 1964. Markets have frying chick' ns at lb. 19c; slicing bol gna. 3 I s. $1 00; ground beef, 3 lbs, 99c; wieners, lb. 39c; perk lion, lb. 43c; chuck roast, lb. 39c; swiss steak, lb. 69c; beef stew meat, lb. 59c; half and half. pt. 35c; ice cream. gal. 79c; carrots. 2 bags 19c; tomatoes. 19c; and bananas, lb. 10c. The Walkerton H.gh School class of ’64, presents the second annual basket? all homecoming on February 7. The game is between the Indians and W ishington Clay. February 5. 1959 The 195 k TB Christmas Seal Campaign is completed for Liberty Township with a total con. tiibution of $902.97 for the townsh.p recorded. Next Thursday evening. Februftry 12. the Manchester College Symphonic Band, under the direction of Proses-or David McCormick. will present a concert of varied standard and p polar literature The concert will be at 7:30 in the North Liberty H.gh School

Bicentennial Communities

Hoy Martin, president of the U S. Conference of Mayors, has announced the formation of a Bicentennial Communities Committee. This committee, made up of Conference memoers. will sene to encourage ind assist communities across the nation to develop Bicentennial pn grams which would qualify them for status as N a t i o n a 1 Bicentennial Communities. Spons red by the American Rev.'utnn F. enu .mat Commission and f irmally endorsed by i:.- ( inference < f Mayors, t..e Bicentennial Communities Pr cram was ann< unced at the c nference s annual mee t ing last July. At the 1•■ ■inn : r • cf the pro- • . .:... nvi ait an I •. . i •• t. ns wue ? nt t t i nicf I :• ve C jj-er < r L w nang 1 dy of -1 > at mn. in 'ies s . 1 ■ . i tribes thr the I n. ; . - • f t. • lio <r.n. .1 ( n.mi.mt s pr e:am and urging them t) g< ■ in' Ivi 1 The ; r -gn m< f- -- rs 1 ( ...ft n,: < n.mun-t '. S c: • .cry . structure rnd sire an • ; ; r. uuty ’ > o tain h..'i io! L. <•: '• nmal r. c- < ’Till n 1 , n'.' n as a Bicen'enn.il C.mm ::.;ty s a ( mm ■ 'y m u - nu'? ual B. । ntenn .. - mb 1 in c nj motion with tl c > al c mrr.em rarnm of t..c irx'th a:.ruversary These tri- tl/- four simple Steps a c mn.unity n"»t take t . rr.<..e Bicent-nr.ial Comrnunity Matus: 1 C»r^.xi.:ze a s ecial Bkentenr..al planrmc R: tl < o ro.nating ( inmittw wmeh is representn‘ <* < f all Moments of tho community 2 P..m a J -.’ennial pr gram vmcn w..l nave b-asi on-la-'mg re;...:, -r < . n.- sjMCial effort the con in ui.;' .■ underlam : r the H; ttiu.-nnul cummem rat n. 3. Obtain the approval of Uxt

auditorium. The Edward Sousley Post 365. American Legion, has announced that it plans to sponsor a Junior American Legion Baseball team thus coming summer. Any boy can try out for the team if his HI) birthday conies after September 1. 1959, February 4, 1954 North Liberty Shamrocks won the 29th annual County Basketball Tourney as the seven teams put to gether go- !. exciting basketball in re of the finest tournies tv r played. Liberty droppt 1 Lakeville in a 40-> final alter spill.ng Walkerton 53-47 and up. setting Washington Cay 43-38. The Cvise Ea-terday Post Amu lan Leg; n has cancelh i trit : < strait win the Empiie Producing Co., due to some unfav table publicity wh.ch the c mpar.y n reived at a neai-by town. February 3, 1911 A marked decline in the flow of Indiana's streams was record, ed for January by the U. S. Geo. logical Survey, which is conductmg a waters resources investigate n in the state in cooperation with the Department of Conservation and the State Highway C wnission. A veritable beehive of industry has been created by the Specialty Company, operating at Machinery Hall in North L-berty. Now occupying the entire second floor of this large building, the company employs 15 men and women and wants more. The company has sub-contracts from the Mishawaka branch of the United States Rubber Company, and Is making parts for airplanes. M"re contracts could be secured if more operating room were available. U. S. O. will observe its Third Anniversary with a nation.wide Open House on Sunday, February 6. The USO Council of Walker, ten club cordially invites you to attend their Open House on Sun-

Chief Executive Officer or governing body of the community. 4. Submit the application to the ARBC through the appropriate State Bicentennial agency. To date, 54 Bicentennial Communities have been designs’ed. and several hundred applications are currently being considered. It is highly desireal le. but mt essential, that a c mmun- % 2 m J'v' program c main elements o: all '... eof ’ • B. ■ n'vm... 1 ( in-. - tl: ri !h ntage T’. v.i. .i h’. rs and rile "s u, n tt.v pas': Ic-'.vi.l USA, featu ■ cel d ns and 1 ► pita! ty; and Hori z u n s T 6, whi'n macts a«• m: 'nu : t > r yr ■ • i.um.ty of life fur li.e fu' I <)i - Bit nter.nial c< mmunity which developed programs in all three i.reas is Sail Marc >s, Texas. T.;< ;r p tl under llw H-nzons theme is called "B« a-ty Al r.g the River,” and Jr. . des ] de‘T::.n and ped 1 trail, along tin west lank < f the San Marc s Kr r, deb •.- t. »n <-f new cry par?, par.am; and swimminv f l an 1 dedic?.'ion <f a new mur'-um of I. ’cry. Thr i,'h Fi d USA, Sun M..r ■. »u . !.. • t » an ' • ful Btcri •»nn.ul year < inn •:. .:. ■ • th th* Ri pu’ . • of T< >.as Cluu Uliampkmslnp

day from 3:00 to 5;00 p.m. at the club rooms. The Woman's Community Club, at their meeting on Friday. Fel>ruary 18, will have an Early American Exhibit and Hobty Show. Our neighbors to the west, KOP, have been quite busy the past 12 months, having loaded well over 250 million pieces of ammunition according to Col. Shubert, the big boss out there. The Colonel says that they made enough ammunition this last year to load 6.500 bombers to capacity; to keep 500.000 various size cannons roar.ng hot shells for one minute of the war. and enough grenades and mines to circle all world battle fronts. Just now they are loading 14 different items each month on an average. MOM W’S < LI B HOLIH MX'HL SERM( E SF.sslOX The m irnir.g s» s.on of the M - num’s Community Club whi< h met February 1 wa- T vote I to mako g valentine and EaHer faxors f i the R N Nui ing H >me pi. tarts of Teeganb m M -. Acil Hunter and Mr- Ralph Lichtenburger were chairmen of this project. Following a s>< k lunch and refreshments prov.ded by the hos. te.--.es. Mr.-. Henry Hergem other, . Lloyd Thomas and Mrs. George Warner, a business meeting was held at 1 t>o p m Mrs. Leonard Beaty, president, opened the meeting with a quote from George MacDonald’s works, “Instead of a gem or even a flower, cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend”, Devotions, "A Christian Samaritan," were g.ven by Mrs. Brooke Bowers An invitation was received from the Progress Club of South Bend to hear Mrs Orlando Petrillo. of Elyria. Ohio, whose topic will lie. “Emphasis on leadership.'’ The meeting will be held February 8. 1:30 pm, in their club The 85th Convention, St Joeeph County. IFC, will be held at New Carlisle, Mai ch 25 Mrs. George Hillis, of the Walkerton Club, is president. Details of this convent.cn will be announced 1 iter. Mrs Clyde Chapman, chairman of public affairs, presented ma-

and Confederate A!r Force show in October 1975. The festival will continue with sports September of 1976, with a saevents and pageantry through lute to Mexico’s severance from Spain. Heritage *75 is highlighted by an historical pageant commemorating Henry McCulkKh's 1846 camp on San Marcos R.ver, a musical drama by Southwest Texas State Univers:'y ar.d the dedication of the landscaped site of San Marcos’ first public building. The Bicentennial Communities program seeks to enlist citizen support and involvement in the Bicentennial through: • Determining comm unity pr.. irities • Increasin ; t!?? community’s rate of progi-'-s • Enccur. :mg cooperata n it pi. ohm s- 'h i'.g • Broadening community participation. In developing this broad na tii nal pr ki i-m the onal commission is r. y ’nd.ng tc r ■ s.dent Ni i. d'- ny- in r s first F-zc- nr. al mes-arc to Congress (Ort .XT E, lf69i; "Am -; , i is . sts. America is big cities, .'mall r.tirs ai.d sm.> i towns. It is all the h -.K* . nd all the hi'i'Cs of 200 m '.lion peopU-. •’That is why we want this P nten: :al to be nut. >nal. It must go dinn'ly to the people :nd derive its s rength from • pe iple. And we want pen- ) - all over this land t > sense the great nesa of this moment, । t । j ardcipate in it, and help us ill t> due ver what that i.i; ! nal spirit is ” BieentetJii.d C mmunltles is a v. ’nder.ul op; nut dy to dlr- < ly ai d pen< nallv involve e. rv single citizen of the United Sta’.s in c unmemora' ng the 2i 'h aiuuversary of toe nation's birth. KJ

terials from the Kidney Foundation of Indiana. Kidney donor cuds were circulated. The club voted a donation of SSO 00 to be sent to the Foundation. The GFWC asked the cooperation of all clubs m signing a statement of committment in support of Justice for Juveniles. The Walkerton club complied. Mrs. Roy Newell is seeking cancelled commemorative stamps. The proceeds from the sale of these stamps are used for Presbyterian Homes for the Aged. To date over $1,890 has been realized from the sale of stamps collected. Orders for the 1974 Centennial Plates are still I eing taken This is the second in a set of four which are certain to become col. lecti r’s items. These plates are sold exclusively through the GWFU. If inti rested please cm ta t any chib memlH-r. Betty Crocki i coupons are a c i.■mu.ng t r-ject Mi Allen S-a---h Im t <! the group and -he urg. < I them t , c< nt ; ie tc save them. All c ;p »ns are sent to GWFC, Indianapolis whine they uv c , n . M i ' 1 to u e f< r J’ j■( t C< mcem and Muscatatuck Chapel fc i the Chldnn Mr< William Michalski ri] rted 30 G • hlwill bags filled to date. JACKSON BOMBS SHAMROCKS SATURDAY South Bend Jackson's Tigers came to North LdsTty Saturday night and used a hot and steady offense the entire game to run away with an 89-55 ba-sket'all victcn Scoring at least 20 points in each period and having 4 2 boys sha.e in the point total, the Tigers had no trouble handing the Shamrocks their 11th 10-s in 14 games this year. The Jackson te im is now 5-10 The Jackson team jumped ahead in the open.ng period alth' ugh the Shamrocks d-dn’t let them pull awav in the early g' ing It was 20-15 after the first period but then the contest began to get one sided as the difference In competition the«<> two teams play began to show up. Jackson •rip-

PREVENTING HOME ACCIDENTS ' iaye; X — lght • r >mp< L hi ilc ? V'-p “ r I z nt 1 X J ’ c If V \ h,<a * /Wj xX " - - p ‘C ■n / - </ —i '< F ' 161 i '■& \ in • » T) Most accidents happen at homo ... an • mz •• an >n preventable. To keep your house as acc.dor.t proof ul t as possible, follow these suggestions. s : ; IN THE KITCHEN: Keep cooking ut n.<! Lar. Iles . ’ turned inward on the stove, out of rec 'h of sniai p r hands. Knives should be put away immcidatei} '<n?. after use — out of sight and out of reach. IN THE BATHROOM: Keep radio;-., e’.eclr' hea* ers, hair diycis and other electric c juipmem out c the bathroom. —— IN ALL ROOMS: Keep matches, scissors and a poisonous substances out of childrens reach. B 1 sure scatter xugs have non skid backsand. Kec 1 stairs and passageways free of clutter. A well-stocked medicine cabinet is a must in ai home. If there are small children in the home, mal cv • , , . . , , rmn< sure all medicines are locked safely away fro can inquisitive hands. Few medicine cabinets con' equipped with locks, but there are special on* out available that can easily be installed. V ft Follow these suggestions from the new 19' 1 St. Joseph Family Almanac Calendar, available fr^ at participating pharmacies, and you’d avoid < hcf accident prone home. / Fom

ped the nets for 25 big see I quarter points wh.le the Gi L and White was adding 14 to | the South Bend Southsiden very comfortable 45-29 lean I the main intermission. The second half was no vOi as the Tigers moved to a ' i commanding 35 point lead. 6 V The game was turned over a to the benches, especially J । son who ran everyone in eai ■ give them game time. Chris Gensinger again wa game's high scorer getting points. The only other di *' figure total was Hunt for L Shamrocks with 10. A 20 performance by Knutson pa, b.g Jackson attack. Ik.x Score Jackson fg ft Ju low 3 0 r ; e - Sp: mger 4 2 Lianiels 2 0 Mathews 6 1 ICCf Knuts n 8 4 ' T.ceger 0 1 ' Lu.t 2 0 'V Momerez 2 R < chers 6 0 e .lipping 1 0 " Moreland 3 1 Smith 1 0 in , ter rOFALb »9 li North Liberty Walls * 2 1 ’ r Hunt 2 6 Wei s 10 th Gensmgcr 9 4 Stefaniak 1 4 Kaser 11 Hudak 0 0 ' ' Blair 0 0 , Zimmerle 0 0 , ? tua Sheaks 3 1 “ TOT AI-S 19 17 ■< m Score By (Quarter* Jackson 20 4.5 6- ~, North Liberty 15 2f< 3.’ . 1 s ai NOTH E The next meeting of the S .[ (C soph C unty Fair T tx As-<« will be held in the church qp ment of Our I-ady of H r r m Church. 7'29 W Calvert S* Bend It w.ll Ixgin at 7:3' Tuesday. February 12. El< j b' of officers, postponed from hem. January mi« tmg, will be It tV e discu-uon will be held on , mi se.asment as opposed to the j tax The public is invited. (