The Independent-News, Volume 101, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 August 1974 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — AUGUST 15. 1074

REACH CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH p-L-J BOARD Don Asvhl.m.m. pir.-idtn' of t P ilk-Li:. <n-J hr.- -n E iu. .- 1 । Associati n, announc d Chat ag eeinept ha- l» % n n ached with ( J 1 >lk-I : E rd on a master contract t r \~l7- s y. . t: tl pfl^ies have .atified a contract ta t calls tor an avi ragt s.-lary Li ■ se of $607. on s is the first contract to be negotiated between teacners and th* Board, and it was made pas. she by the lecent passage of t’o >ljc Law 217. Teat hers Collec. (;■ ■ Bargaining. uther gains negotiated for

NOW OPEN | The Brass Lion I ' KOR DISTINCTIVE MEN’S CLOTHING” ■ 300 N. Michigan St., Walkerton H See Our Selection Os BACK TO SCHOOL WEAR I Open 9:00 a.m. To 5:30 p.m* Mondays Thru Saturdays Fridays Till 8:00 p.m. I BUILD NOW IN Glenn-L Estates UP TO $25,000 HOMES NO MONEY DOWN | NO PENALTY INIINTS FOR LOAN 33 YEAR MORTGAGES LOW INTEREST rates BEAT THE INFLATION — BUY NOW! , J WEHAVE j MORTGAGE MONEY! I YES! We have mortgage money! K W planned and have a r?ady ot how ’man: ng money - and • v favorable mle*ett ratev No red tape! Nc wading! I i - 4 I - >- O'lwikW -iW" * -x-mjiM W' I ‘ A wile selection oMuaniy homes W* h» »b>»4 »*s h».t i wpsb of iwtp,e monr/" flat * ty-.t. L ~ v X row homt now ~. on* it (♦* r . V fir ',bw !♦<"■> Cc- • o_• ■ l»* mi* w yo. i !»-$• w'K-tbn o’ o I'fty ho'-’i If i >’« a vo r >w rit, >t r»: ya to Owr< 1 braud. In rrw H,"C I»Kf of but pl*3 K/*. Williams Supply Co,, Inc. Phone 586-3181 Evening*! Xfter 6:00 pm. 656-3487 or 586-2507 Ilia MVMM I | WPMfUWfT V . . MORI f AMILIfS IIVF IN f-ATI "H.AI HOMI -A* AN* O’Hf R HOVf SIN Th! WORLD .

teachers include: association and teacher rights; A grievance procedure end.ng in binding arbitrat .n; shoo! calendar provisions: planning per. !- for elementary teacher-; limit ition- >n the length <f tea her meeting.-;; incieased coverage on the c st if h< iTTh i <urani- i^miums: a new $2,000 term life insurance policy pn.M f ■! by tin b ard: 90 day maternity leav- ipi -vision for on-going discussions b tween the Board 1 Yss iti n; toul ; if severer.'e pay; and expanded and increast 1 ex’ a duty schedule. Association president Aschliman reported that negotiations pro. grossed .smoothly and was completed with a minimum of diffi. cutties. Association leaders agreed that this contract was an acceptable beginning and that they look forward to improving

it in the future. LINCOLN TUP. HOMEM \KERS MEET Tlie Lincoln Township Extonsi. n Homemakers Club met or. August 6 in the Walkerton Commu: ity Budding for their annual picnic with 2! members present and tw > guest.-. The meeting wis opened by the president, Mrs. Bertha D lube, leading the group in the pledge of allegiance and the club creed. The s-'ng of the month, ‘‘Faith of Our Fathers,” and the birthday song was sung to Mrs. Leia Ruby, Mr-\ Bernadit Davis with Mrs, Lois Sherland at the piano, A member of the club, Mrs. Mam.e Shultz, is now at the home of her son in LaPorte, it wa.s rep irted. The auction sale was very successful with the auction, eer Mis. Burnside doing a good job and many thanks from the members go to her. Prizes were won by many holding the lucky numbers. Hostesses were Mrs. Laura Mal. staff. Mrs. Anna Steele, Mrs. Na. omi Keeling and Mrs. Esther Dearing. The next meeting will he on St ptember 3 a’ 1:30 p.m. in the Community Budding and a good turn out is wished. HOU \RD LIPKE NEW REFI (.E MANAGER Howard Allen Lipke. son of Mr. and Mrs. Theeodore Lipke, Walkerton, has been named man. ager of the Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge in Davenport, lowa, to St. Louis. The promo, tion became effective June 17. The Mark Twain Wildlife RtTuge is a 35,000 acre haven for birds and animals stretching from Davenport to St. Louis. It was established in 1958 and consists of 12 seperate management units scattered along 250 miles of the Mississippi River and ISO miles of the Illinois River. Lipke has nearly 11 years of service with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He began in July. 1963. and was the assistant manager of the big U S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge in northern California for the last two years, the Klamath Basin Refuge at Tulelake, California. A native of Evergreen Park. Illinois, Lipke attended Ball State University, Muncie, and received a B.S degree in wildlife manage, ment from the University of Mon. tana in 1963. He is married to the former Alynn Dee Palmer, Walkerton, and they have three children, Jennifer Lynn, Julie Ann and Jeffrey Alien. ENGAGED / • foF Z" ’JfMr and Mrs. Robert Campbell, route 5. Walkerton, are announc. ing the engagement of their daughter, Cindy, to Gregg Gillies, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gillies, route 4, Walkerton. Ilie bride-elect is a graduate of John Glenn High School and will b“ attend.ng Indiana Universty this fall. Her fiance, also a grailuatt of John Glenn High School, will !e attending the University of Maryland this fall. No date has been set for the w< dding. It's a tough world for the Amer, icon businessman. Every time he comes up with something new, the Russians invent it a week later and the Japanese make it cheaper.

ANNUAL PICNIC SI NDAY Walkerton Odd Fellows Lodge 437 and the Evening Star Re. lekah Lodge 465 will have their annual picnic on Sunday, Augu-t 18 at 1:00 p.m. at the William

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF TAX LEVIES In the matter of determining the tax rates for certain purposes Va<iX.?» sl Joscph e " nty ' th ”- t X °k C ’^ is , her * b y R^ven the taxpayers of Lincoln Township St ^heii' h r mF n ■ ' In . diana ’ that the P™per officers of said township, at their regular meeting place, on the 27th day of August 1074 will consider the following budget: ’ ’ U TOWNSHIP BUDGET CLASSIFICATION TOWNSHIP Fl ND LIBRARY FUND Pay of Trustee, Rent, Clerical Lincoln Township Library 3 013 and Travel Expense 3.245 FIRE l l(illTIX( ., FI ND Books, Stationery. Printing Fire Protection 3.57 Q and Advertising 550 KEV. SH IKING TRI ST FUND Justice of the Peace Salary TWP. POOR RELIEF FUND and Fees * 560 Poor Relief B-l 2 00Q Other Justice of the Peace Ex. Relief pense 9 .,- 2 ’ Medial, Hospital and Examination of Records 150 9 ^ ( ? al rx 2 °° 9 Other Civil Twp. Expenses 1 235 -r 1 r- , ' Total Township Poor Total Township Fund 5.965 Relief Fund 4500 ESTIMATE OF FUNDS TO BE RAISED FUNDS REQUIRED FOR EX- Fire I ENSES TO DECEMBER 31st of Township Fighting INCOM ING YEAR: Flind 1 ^^ntmg 1 ana Fund 1. Total Budget Estimate for incoming year, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1975, inclusive r m*2. Necessary Expenditures, July ” 6j 3,573 1 to Dec. 31. present year, to be made from appropriations unexpended 3 2000 2 r 'A 3. Additional appropriations nec-' ’ * 0 Jj essary to be made July 1 to Dec. 31 of present year. 4. Outstanding Temporary Loans to be paid before December 31, of present year, not included in Lines 2 or 3 .... 5. Total Funds Required (Add Lines 1,2, 3, and 4) 9 ^5 6 120 FUNDS ON HAND AND TO BE RECEIVED FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN PROPOSED TAX LEVY 6. Actual Balance, June 30th of Prescnt ’ car 2.373 1.695 7. Taxes to be collected, present year (December settlement 1 . n 4,042 2,400 8. Miscellaneous Revenue to be received July Ist of present year to Dec. 31st of incoming year (Schedule on file) a. Special Taxes 1.360 1,000 b. All Other Revenue 300 9. Total Funds (Add lines 6,7. 8a and 8b) 8,075 5,452 10. NET AMOUNT REQUIRED TO BE RAISED FOR EXPENSES TO DEC. 31st OF INCOMING YEAR (Deduct line 9 from line 5) 1,090 663 11. Operating Balance (not in excess of expenses from Jan. Ist to June 30. less Mise, revenue for same period) 2.300 1,840 12. AMOUNT TO BE RAISED BY TAX LEVY (Add lines 10 and 11) 3,390 2,508 PROPOSED LEVIES Walkerton 3.059,740 Lincoln Township .... 2.611.550, Net Taxable Property 5.671.290 Levy on Amount t< FUNDS Property Be Raised Township .06 3.272 Fire Fighting .10 2.611 Library .15 3 915 Total ,31 10.799 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF TAXES COLLECTED AND TO BE COLLECTED FUNDS To Be Collected Collected Collected Collected 1971 1972 1973 1974 Township 2,864 2,960 4.163 4,042 Fire Fighting 2.72 Q 2.025 3 284 2,756 Library 2.493 2.833 3,915 4,114 Total 8.077 7,818 11,302 10,922 Taxpayers appearing shall have a right to be heard thereon. Aft ' the tax levies have been determined and presented to the count* auditor not later than two days prior to the second Monday in September, and the levy fixed by the County Tax Adjustment Board, or on their failure so to do, by the County Auditor, ten or more taxpayers feeling themselves aggrieved by such levies, mav appeal t the state Board of Tax Commissioners for further and final hearln thereon by filing a petition with the county auditor on or befoi the fourth Monday of September or on or before the tenth day a € t* publication by the county auditor of tax rates charged whichev date is later, and the state board of tax commissioners will fix date for hearing in this county Ll oyd E. Stephenson Trust-' Dated August 6, 1974 Lincoln Tuwnshq

DePoy residence at Koontz Lake, Members and their family and friends are reminded to bring a covered dish, their own table serv, ice and prizes for games.