The Independent-News, Volume 101, Number 11, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 October 1974 — Page 1

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VOLUME 101: NUMBER II

UNITED WAY GOAL SET FOR LINCOLN TWP. The month rt October is your chance to help yourself and your neighbors th.ough a contr.bution to the United Way campaign. The goal ot $1,125 has been set for Lincoln Township Instead of each organization having its own fund raising drive, there is one combined effort and your one gJt works many ways. Each organization must present a budget to the United Way Council and be approved annually. As a mem. her they make no other solicitation drive and rely mainly upon your generosity once each year. Thirty.two organizations are included in this year's St. Joseph County United Way Drive. Lincoln Township chairman is Mrs. Ray Chapman who is teing assisted by Mi Wayne Burch. Mrs. D»"Wa'ne Pavey, Mrs. Will, iam Elkin. Rev Clyde Wake. Mr. Ray Chapman and Mrs Richard Hershberg* . Those people will solicit the business places and small factories asking for dona, tions and pledges from the employer and employees. This drive does not solicit house to house, each person is a-ked to give where he or she is employed. If you are self-employed or retired and wish to giv- a gift, please call one of the above .solicitors. No family <».• individual in St. Joseph County is totally untouch, ed by the work of the United Way agencies. Most benefit directly - all benefit indirectly The following number of mdi. vidua Ln from Lincoln Township have been .served during the past year: , American Red Oom. Hio Boy Scouts. 55 Girl Scout*. 96 Real Services. 1 United Health Foundation and Affiliates: Cancer Society, Arth. rith Foundation, Crippled Child•ren. 7 Visiting Nur^s Association. 2 YMCA . 122 YW.Ca., 5 Legal Aid Sa'iety, 10 Good Will Indtistt les, 1 Please keep in mind that these figures represent only those persans where place of residence could be identified it ts reason. aMr to Hwimr others In this ar. ea were helped by some agency who do not give this information for publication such as the Men. tai Health Association, Alcohol, •am Council. H«»t Line, Salvation Army. etc. Other agencies tnat would be happy to sene persons in this area are the Family and Child, ren Center. Council for the Retarded, Heating and Speech Center and Cystic FVnisiS If you are in need of services from any of these agencies or know of other person.-; In need, please contact the agncy, 232-2522. for Morma. tioo and referral T*his is a spec. ia| number ind if one of the Unit, ed Way Agencies are unable to help you. they will find another agency for you. Locally, if you want to contact any of the ibove solicitor*, they will lie happy to help you or call Mr or Mis Ray Chapman !W63477. Thank* to you the United Way is wo king "People Helping People,'’ N. 1., IT I TO MEET The North Liberty I*TA wl’l meet on Tuesday < k toiler 15. 7 30 P ni„ in the high school cafeteria. Plan* will be made for the up. coming Fall Festival sche luted for Saturday, October 26.

NORTH LIBERTY HOMECOMING THIS SATURDAY The North L.berty High School 1974 Football Homecoming will be this Saturday. October 12 at 1 Jackson Field when the Sham. , ocks will play the South Central team with Kick off at 6:45 pm. The half time will te hig\ight. 1 ed by the band performing and 1 the crowning of the homecoming queen. Candidates are Carolyn Fair and Lu Seiner, seniors; Jody Ghm, junior; Anita Kaser, sophv. ' more and Suzy Megyeri, tieshman. The gsrls escorts are G. eg DtKeck and Terry Szczpiorski, 1 seniors: Bill Marek, junior; Rod Mcßride, sophomore and Greg ‘ Weins, freshman. 1 Following the fixitball game will lie a sock hop dance .sponsor. ' ed by the junior class at the North Lilsity high school gym from 10:00 to 12:00 midnight with the Black'tones providing the music. 1 I HOMING SPORTS ACTIVITIES LN THE AREA Tlie John Glenn Falcons nuns country team will lie closing isit , their season with a meet on October 10 at 4:30 at La Ville and , the conference meet un October I ,Ji and the sectional on October I 18. Girl’s volleyball team will tie busy with games on October 10 at 4:30 at Plymouth. October 15 when Jimtiisvn comes to John I Glenn and on October 17 at 4:30 tliey will travel to Trifon. Football action will be on Friday evening here at Walkerton , when the Northern State Cbnferenc foe. New Pra fie Cougars, visit with kickoff set for 7:JJ p.m B-team football action will Ie on Monday. October 14, when the Falcons travel to New Pra.rm with th<* kickoff at 4 30 i Tlie Ninth Liberty er<.x> country team will have a meet at Fairfield on October 10 followed by the Northern State Conference meet on Octobr 15. The Shamrocks football team will plav South Central at Jack, sou Field Saturday night in the HomeCiwning game. GIRL SHU T (X INFERENCE IN WALKERTON The Singing Sand* Girl Scout Council will hold a wider opport unity conference Sunday, Octo, her 20 2:00, • 5:00 pm. at the Lions Youth* Building 60* Washington Street. Walkerton. Presentations on wi<k-r oppor. turn ties will be given by Tami Branum and Mary Hawkins, both <4 South Bend, whn were members of the 1974 "Wyoming Trek" patrol at National Center West, and by Ind.ra Biswas also of South Bend, who attended "Move 'Em Out m trip along the Fort Tut. ten Trail in N«»rth Dakota. Wider ofiportunities are spec, ial events offered to registered Girl Scouts and are sponsored hv individual councils, or by the 1 regional, national or international Gul Scout organization The conference will also feature a preview of 1975 wider oppor. tunnies aryl staff members will provide infmmation on the Sing, mg Sands Girl Opportunity fund Mrs Marion Rhapman. 609 Washington Street, Walkerton is ch uiman of the event, which is o|wn to sixth gt ule Juniors, Ca. delft**. Senior*, leaders and par. ents, HUT I REN TO HE 1 YhEN The North Liberty Elemen'w Si h<x‘l will have thru pictures taken on Tuesdiv October 29 * ' T I i pre-sale f> rmut like last y.-ir b irg follow rd

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Announce Models For October 23 Style Show The St. Patlick W imen's Club of Walkerton will present their annual card party and style show on Wednes<la}* October 23 at 7:30 P'h in the St. Patrick School Hall. ine ini dels featur.ng children s clothes will be Paula Kwieran, Ri/s ita Kwieran. Kelly Shivl b and Anne Sailer. High School clothing will be shown by Erin Mahoney. Men's appaiel will Ire picsented by Roy DeSimone aud Frank Sailer The ladies tashion.w,ll Ie modeled by Mrs. Alex Liskowski. Mrs. Carl Christensen. Mis John Shields. .Mrs. Robert Mrs. Carl Kafantaris, Mis Emmett Clarke. Mrs. Michael Mahtaff, Mr*. Lowell Hartsell, Mis Lannie Savoie. Mrs. Mayotte Ar.-eneau, Mrs. Phillip Braun, Mr*. Rudy Knaus, Mrs. Roy De. Simone and Mrs Gmni Deland. Fash.ons will be presented by Montgomery WanL or Scottsdale M ill to the theme of Perfect H irmony. Mrs. lx»nald Wray will initiate the program and gueats will be entertained by .Mrs William Carter, pianist aryl Miss Dems* Groves, soloist. Refreshments will feature a sal. a<l bar and special prizes will be iiwankd along with many door prizes. ITNAL FOOTBALL GAME H4R NA. JR. HIGH The Nocth Liberty Junior High fooU' aIL leam will play the.r li. nal game of the season on Thursday, (Vtober 17. when they trav. el to South Central with the kick off set for 5:00 p.m, CHAMBER TO MEET TODAY The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce wNI meet today at nom at Heils Restaurant. 'llie group will hear Howard C. l-ocke. 1.0.5. H A. industnal Con. suitant follow’.ng the luncheon. KIKE SAFETY DiY SET LN WALKERTON A Bike Safety l>ay has been set in Walkerton for Saturday, (ktuber 12 from 12:00 noon to 3 110 p.m. The check will be held at the Walkerton Ommunity Building and sponsored by the Girl S< oii,t Troop 553 and the Walkerton Jaycees. Everyone bring your bike fur inspection ami engraving. NOTH E The Walkerton L • ense Bu'enu will hr cl use, I on M'kiday. <kt<>b. er 14 in observance of ColumlHi* Day and also *»n Monday. Octoh. er 2.* in observance of Veterans Day. I MW «)l NTRY STORE The United Methodist Women of Walkerton will have an old fashioned Country Store on Thirrs. day. Friday and Saturday. Drtober 17. 1* and 19 from 10:00 am. to 4:00 pm daily. The rountn store will ty* set up in the farmer Knights of Columbus Hall, 706 Roosevelt Road Walk, erton A bake sale, rummage rale and antiqiws will be featur. ed NEU VOTING PL%(E LN 4.IHEKTS TOWNSHIP The third precinct of Liberty Township will have a new vot. .ng pliue for the upcoming f ill ehvtion I’he new site is the new Vb'W Po*t at the corner of Tamiru k and Quinn R; ids. I :tr would ie simpl” if every, me w is uasvtf.sli. '

PIJ School Board Tlie school board us the P >lk. Linodn-J' hnsun School Corp, met in regular session on Tuesday evening of last week and approved an additional appropriation of $17,000 to be transferred from th- school coiporation cumulative building fund to the genet il fund with the money to be used for impi ovements to the John Glenn high school. Also approved were several free lunch requests and a report was heard about this year's adult *ducation ictivities which include 11 classes with 130 enmlle,!. Conference approvals were granted to John Hans, athleLc directors on October 16 at Mont, icello; Mrs. Jo Ellen Wilmoth, Mrs Leßoy Johnson and Mrs, Ringenbeig to attend a rea^ng effectiveness conference at Vai. paraiao aponsord by the state de. partinent of public education tobec 17, November 22. FtKrua’y 20 and on March 20. U Q OBITUARIES Wilbur Pliu-e Wilbur (Webi Place. 74. of 1602 Weller Ave., IsiPurte, d»ed at 5:55 pm Saturday in the LaPorte Hospital, alter an apparent heart attack. Mi. Place was a retired tru, k diiver for the Tucker Freight Co, La Porte. Born November s. IW9, in Johnson Twp., he had lived in the Walkei. ton.LaPorte area all hw life. On Decemter 25, 1920, in Johnson Twp., he married Gladys Jacob, who survives aBo >|irviving are two grandchildren; a great, grandchild; a brother, Elburt, of Walkerton; and a sister, Mrs. Clara Geyer, of lndiana|>oli3. Services were Tuesday at the Nusbaum.FJkin Funeral Home iu Walkerton. Rev Robert C. Bow. man, pastor of the First United Presbyterian Church. Walkerton, officiated. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemeteiy. Mr. Place was a past president of Lt»cal 295, Teamster Un.on, having served 25 years. He was a recent vice-president of the Liikirte Count) Historical Steam Society an<i a member of the La. Porte County Historical Society, serving in the gun department 10 years. Herbert J. Trern Herbert J. Treen, age 91, of route 4, Walkerton < Koontz Lake*, passed away Tuesilay, o. tober 1. at St. Catherine Hospital. East (Tucago, Indiana Surv.v. Ing are one son, William R. Tr—u, of Hessville. three grandchild, ren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great.great.gran*ls<>n He was preceded in death 20 .e.n> 1y rix wife Mary and a year ago by his son Verne. Funr.al services were held Oc. tober 4 from the Virg.l Hub* r Funeral H<»me in Hessville. In. d.ana Halbur Ixdge No. 656 E A A M otficiatvd Burial was m Elmwood Cemetery Mr Treen, s native of Grave, sen.! Kent C«ainty Englan*!. was Dan February 5. Ikm3 He came to the U.S A in ls9H going tiist to We*t Grove, IS and th*-n t« Ea-t Chicago He and his wife hiVHnif permanent residents ot Koontz Lake in 1947 He wa*. a resident tot email of loung.st. wn Sheet and Tube Co , East Chicago, and a member of the Foremans Association ot America He wa- a member aid oldest living past master of L . drum Harbor Lrxige .No 6?k> F A AM; a member anl |»aKt p< iron i the Indiana Harbor Chi.* tei No 37s Order of the East •! S’ar, and w «s < s) year member us both of th-* irgamzat.. ns

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, O<TOBER 10 9:30 i.m. The Charity Fei. lowship to meet at Donna Rich. ai'lson's 12:00 noon The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce to meet 1:30 pm The Philathea Class of the Walkerton Unitci Methodist Church to meet at Mrs. Alice Barney's. 4:30 pm. 'l’he John Glenn Girl's Volleyball team to travel to Plymouth Tlie North Liberty cross country team to travel to Fairfield. 4:30 p.m. The John Glenn Cross Country team to travel to LaVille. 7:00 p.m The Walkerton Ma. sonic L«lgv E. A Degree. 12:00 noon Walkerton Chain, ber of Commerce to meet Heil's. FRIDAY. (K'TOBER II 7:30 pm The J<»hn Glenn Falcons to host New Prairie m h Northern State Conference cun. test. SATURDAY, <M*n»HER 1? 10:30 . 11 :U) a m Story hour at the Walkerton Public Lt. brary. 12:00 n«s>n . 3 <M) p in B.kSafety Day in Walkerton at the Community Building 6:45 p.m. North Liberty to h.wt South Central in the ion. ball Homecoming game at Jack, son Fieki. MONDAY. 4MTOBER 14 Columbus Day. 4:30 p.m. Tlie J.gin Glenn B team football will travel to New Praiiie for their game. Walkerton Rainbow Girls to meet. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 15 1 30 p.m The Naomi KVilow. ship to meet at Mrs. Gus Vrik. ler's. 4.30 p.m. Tlie John Glenn girl s volleyhdl team to ho-t Jun. town. Northern State Conference 'ro« country meet 7:00 p m Park 293 meeting at the Walkerton Youth Budd, ing Jaycees board to meet alkerton OES to meet THURSDAY, O4TOHKX It 4.30 p m The John Glenn gills Volleyball learn to travel tj Triton FRIDAY NIGHT SPECIALS IN WALKERTON Many of the mm h ints of Walk, erton are this week offering Fri. day night specials, which appear ui this issue of the paper Thes* various but gams will be good XI Friday evening only from 6:00 pm until closing This m an. other 'bargain for the sbopprni btought to y«m fy the merchant* ami you will want to watch from Week to week (or these Friday night spe* ixis Keep a watchful eye *n "The Jnde[»endrnt.News ” NOTICE Due to heavy adverting ant newsprint shortages ot our size*, we are basically linunted to 12 pages and <« * asionally have to hold bark articles for a week u space dictates This week is one of th(W weeks We will always try to include the Aiming events ot the next week in these aitua. tions and bt mg the past events to you in the following iaaue. Thank you for y >ur underst mL mg »f this situati. r.