The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 August 1975 — Page 6

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS AUGUST 7, 1975

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Pictured above are the young men from Pack 293. Wcbloes, Walkerton, who left on Sundav. August 3 for a week at Camp Tamarack. Jones, Michigan. They will have a week of fun and Scout

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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stuver of Niles. Michigan, and Mr. and Mrs. Gale Merrick and Nancy of South Bend, spent last Wednesday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Sheneman to help Mrs. Sheneman celebrate her birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fullmer and family of Mishawaka, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Fullmer and family of South Bend, were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mrs. Rachel Fullmer. Mrs. Mary Perry returned to her home in Bigfork. Minnesota, after spending the past couple weeks with relatives and friends here and in South Bend. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kur/hal visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kur/hal in Valparaiso on Sunday afternoon. The 50th Ransbottom reunion was held at the North Liberty Communitv Building on Sundav. July 2"'lh. with 7b relatives in attendance and seven guests. A potluck dinner was served at noon. Doris Bowers of Florida, came the longest distance. Marvin King was the oldest, 79 wars old and Sharon Mattern of Bremen the youngest. 1 1 * years a 50th anniversary cake and punch was served in the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Parsons and Brian of Niles. Michigan, and Mrs. Edith Steele spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Steele Mrs. Rose Surface of Hilton. Kentucky, and daughter Mrs. Harold Steele of I al’orte. ( ailed on Mr. and Mrs. Harry (lark last Ihursday. Recent visitors of Mrs. Vera ( lark were Mr and Mrs. James I ambert and children of Elkhart; Mrs. Roy Stull of Plymouth; Mr and Mrs. I arrv ( lark of Walkerton and Mr and Mrs. Inman Whitmer of North Liberty. Mr. and Mrs. George Krueger North liberty along with Mrs. I Mwrrner Banks of Walkerton have

activities. Those leaving were Tony and Dwaine Amor, Pat Laizure, Kerry Litchenbarger. Danny Patterson, Kevin Klingerman and Jon Klingerman, Den Chief, along with Marvin Klingerman as

returned from a two week trip through different states. Points of interest were Lake Powell at Paig. Arizona; Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert. Mr. and Mrs. James Williams and children of Olney. Illinois, were guests last week of Mr. Linder Williams The Over Sixty Club will meet at the North Libertv Park Wed. 13. with a potluck dinner at noon. Please bring prizes for bingo game. Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Renz and children of Teegarden. spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sims. Sr. Mrs. Evelyn Stephenson spent last week with her daughter Mr. and Mrs. John Borror and family at Donnell Lake. Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Strycker of Osceola, called on Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Price on Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fults and Mrs. Gertrude Sheneman spent Sundav afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Dewev Bickel in New Carlisle. Mrs. Mary Sching of Leesburg. Indiana, spent Sundav with her father. Albert Schrader. PLEASANT DAY AT POTAWATOMI PARK Walkerton's Senior Fellowship Group enjoyed an outing on Monday. Aug 4th. at Potawatomi Park in South Bend. Miriam Auxier asked the blessing for the delicious meal. John Guttman won the attendance prize, Minnie Taylor won the prize for being the oldest person attending and Nellie and George Pfeiffer won a silver dollar for having been married the most vears. fifty -one. After dinner and much visiting with each other, guests drifted off to the conservators and to the zoo. The ladies have decided they would start making Bicentennial

leader. The three famous highways are the war path, the primrose path and the road to ruin.

dresses which they will model in a style show which will be held probably early next year. Because of the Labor Day holiday falling on their next regular meeting date it w as decided to have the next gathering on Monday. Sept, 8 at the lovely park in North Liberty. All senior citizens are most cordially invited to attend. VANDALL FAMILY HOLDS ANNUAL REUNION On Sunday. August 3. the Vandall family held their annual reunion at the Walkerton Community Center. A total of 79 members and friends attended from Maryland. West Virginia. Ohio, Illinois. Michigan and Virginia, to include the local families from South Bend, Plymouth. Warsaw. Tyner and Walkerton. The Dale Walkers family traveled the farthest coming from Hampton. Virginia. The oldest one present was Erie Bias, of Walkerton and the youngest was Emily Vandall. also of Walkerton. The special event was highlighted by the family related, a very popular singing group from Piquo. Ohio "The Singing Goad Family.” ACTIVITIES AT THE WALKERTON NURSING HOME FOR AUGUST August promises to be a busy month at the Walkerton Nursing Home. On Saturday. August 2. a group of young Christian Singers called "Pass It On" with Mrs. Kenneth Klinedinst as leader, entertained the residents. The ladies from North Lilberty Church of Christ will share devotions and hvmns on August 5 and August 19, at 1:30 p.m. both days. On Saturday, August 9, "We're Going Western". Dinner will be served at the OK Corral (Patio). Char broiled hamburgers and many other goodies will be served. (ountry western music will be provided. On Thursday. August 14. bunco will be plaved in the dining nxim at 1:30. At 7:00 p.m.. Rev. Tom Jones, of North Liberty Church of Christ, will hold services.

On Sunday, August 17, we will celebrate the bilrthdays of Emma Zigler, Pauline Bradford, Frankie Willis, Arminta Vermillion and Albert Huhnke. Our entertainment will be a barber shop quartet from LaPorte. On Saturday, August 23, a big treat is in store. Mr. John Sienicki, of Mishawaka, will entertain us with his concertina at 2:00 p.m. The big event of the year will be our all day picnic at Camp Millhouse. South Bend, a camp deep in the woods for handicapped children. We will travel by school bus, have lunch there, then be entertained by members of the YMCA Aquatic Team in the new Olympic size swimming pool. Everyone is cordially invited to join any and all of our fetstivitics. It anyone has beans to be snapped or peas to shell, please bring them to us with your own containers. Residents love to do this service. We also will be baking and making items for our bazaar held in the fall. Ministers who will hold church services this month arc Rev. Shelley. Rev. Dean Gilkerson. Rev. Robert Bowman and Rev. Clyde Wake. We're making good use of our van, taking trips to Stuntz's Pine Forest. Fish Lake and Koontz Lake. The residents sure enjoy the scenery. NATIONAL SHOOTING MATCHES National Championship Shooting Matches of the National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association will be held on August 16-24. at Friendship. Ind. Early American type muzzle laoding rifles, shotguns, pistols । and muskets will be used in competitive shooting events by mor than 1.500 narlicinants from throughout the United States and Canada. The public is invited to visit the "shoot" at 450-acre Walter Cline Range, located at the east edge of Friendship. Fiendship is a small village on State Road 62 in Ripley County, part of southeastern Indiana’s Historic Hoosier Hills area. Many features of the annual event are of interest to spectators. Offhand and rest rifle matches demonstrate the art of muzzle loadilng shooting as practice by American pioneers. Other shooting events include trap and skeet for shotgunners and pistol and revolver competition. Tomahawk and knife throwng contests, flint-and-steel firemaking, and a large commercial area with displays of antiques, Americana and muzzle loading supplies add to the color of the "shoot"

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY 4-H FAIR SCHEDULE THURSDAY, AUGUST 7 8:30 a.m.—4-H Horse & Pony Judging 9.00 a.m. — 4-H Lamb Judging 2:30 p.m. — 4-H Mid-Day Mini Show A Mary Anne Singing Dolls. Hospitality Tent 6:00 p.m. — Organ Music. Grandstand 6:30 p.m. — 4-H Beef Judging. Grandstand FRIDAY. AUGUST 8 8:30 a.m. — 4-H Horse A Pony Judging 1:00 p.m. — 4-H Swine and Lamb Sale. Hansel Smuts, chairman 2:30 p.m. — 4-H Mid-Day Mini Show. Hospitality Tent 6:30 p.m. — Organ Music. Grandstand "’:00 p.m.—4-H Beef Sale. Hansel Smuts. Chairman SATURDAY. AUGUST 9 8:30 a.m. — 4-H Horse A Pony Classes 10:30 a.m. — St. Joseph County Black A White Dairy Show, Show Tent :00 p.m., — 4-H Share-the-Fun Show . Grandstand 8:00 p.m. — 4-H Horse A Pony Drill Team Show and Horse A Pony Awards Presentation 9:00 p.m. — 4-H Exhibits in Main Building released

Many NMLRA members wear historic costumes and camp on the range during the week. The campground includes a primitive area with a large tipi village. COTTON J© HERITAGE Cotton was planted in the first garden established by the colonists at Jamestown, Va., in 1607. While the first crop failed, experiments in cotton cultivation continued for the next few decades. By 1693, cotton appar ently was being grown in Carolina on a scale large enough to permit its export to other col onies. Proprietors of the Carolina colony wrote a letter commending the governor on the care he had taken in regard to cotton transported from Carolina to other plantations. Shortly before the Revolutionary War. cotton was being raised extensively in various colonies chiefly for domestic use. Its cultivation as a garden crop was so well known in the vicinity of Easton, Md., Cape May, N.J.. and Sussex. Del., by 1776 that cotton was grown in these areas to help supply the needs of the American army. At the same time, colonists in Pennsylvania raised enough cotton to supply their domestic needs. In the early 1820’s cotton also was being grown on a small scale in New York, on the seaboard of Connecticut, and on the Wabash River in Illinois.

v bicentennial i briefs

Tobacco was the first moneymaking crop for colonists in America. John Rolfe, who later married Pocahontas, began experiments in growing tobacco in 1612. Four years later, Virginia col onists were giving so much attention to growing tobacco that they neglected food production. This led to a regulation known as the “two-acre rule.” It required a colonist to plant two acres of com for himself and for each man servant as a con dition for raising tobacco. Before Virginia grown tobac co began to be a factor in the British market, Spanish tobacco was such a high-priced product that it was retailed in England by the pipeful. Tobacco-growing in the Virginia colony was so profitable that some settlers came there to acquire wealth quickly by growing and selling the crop and returning to the mother country to enjoy their wealth Colonists’ overproduction of tobacco brought on depression, price fixing, and inspection.