The Independent-News, Volume 101, Number 47, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 29 April 1976 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 101; NUMBER 47

How Housing Allowance Program Works ThcHousing Allowance Program is not tor everyone in our community. Simply, everybody in our town cannot afford truly adequate housing. if you are an older adult you may feel the pinch of fixed income or pension and if you are younger and able to work you may not be able to find a good job. no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to earn enough money to pay for decent housing. This is an experimental program that might solve the problem. The Walkerton community and a few others across the country are taking part in the Housing Allowance Program that is funded by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program aims to try out a new way of helping low and moderate income people obtain housing that is decent, safe and sanitary. HUD provides funds for the program through a contract with the South Bend Housing Authority, the Housing Allowance Office. Inc., oper ates the program on behalf of the Housing Authority. The Rand Corporation, a non profit research organization, was selected by HUD to design the program and to study its operation for the first five years. Does you household fall in this program? Qualifications are as follows: A. Two or more related or married persons living together. Unrelated persons count as house hold members as long as they are living with the household and are dependent on it for support. B. One person, living alone. Aho is 62 years of age or older. C. One person, living alone, who is 18 years of age or older and Aho is disabled or handicapped. D. One person, living alone. Aho is 18 years of age or older and Aho has been forced to move because of a federally-proclaimed natural disaster, urban renewal or other action by the city, county or federal government. If you fall under one of these qualifications you may be eligible for monthly aid from the Housing Allowance Program. If you think you might qualify, attend the meeting on Thursday. May b at "’ 00 p.m. in the Walkerton Com munity Building. Housing allowance payments can not be made to families or individuals living in housing subsidized by other federal housing programs. The exact income limits for participants in the housing program vary with total household size, number of wage earners and dependents. ages of the household heads and special circumstances such as major medical or child care expenses. The table below is only a rough guide. Number of Approximate Perrons In Maximum income houaebold to participate One person $4,800 per year I wo persons $6,200 per year Three persons $7,500 per year Pour persons $7,800 per year five persons SB,BOO per year Six persons $9,100 per year The maximum amount for your household might be above or below these amounts. You may be en titled to some deductions. I his will be explained at the meeting on May 6. If you are 62 years of age or •Ider, your net assets (savings account, money invested in vour

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Saturday. May 8 will be designated as "Fire Plug Paint In Day,” in Walkerton, sponsored by Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa, in cooperation with the Walkerton Town Board. Committee members from In Kappa are from left to right. Mrs. Gene Brems, Mrs. Glenn Jacob and Mrs. Lee DeLand, chairman. I here arc five divisions and they arc. Senior Citizens. Family. Adult. High School (grade 9 through 12) and Youth (Bth grade and young er). Participation ribbons will be given to everyone with first, second and third place ribbons in each of the five Divisions. From the five winners in each division there will be a grand first, second and third place with the following awards being given. $15.00 Grand First Prize, gift certificate to a local merchant of your choice; SIO.OO Grand Second Prize, gift certificate to a local merchant of your choice; and $5.00 Grand Third Prize, gift certificate to a local merchant of your choice. Paint will be distributed from 9:00 am. till 3 00 p.m. at Jacob Drugs, on Saturday. May 8. Rain date is set for the following Saturday. Mav 15. Judging will be held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. May 9. The committee wants original designs of your choice, no Revolutionary War soldiers like South Bend due to the fait that they are home and stocks and bonds) cannot total more than $32,500 to be eligible for the program. For all other applicants, the amount of new assets cannot be more than $20,000. Repayment is not necessary, these payments are not loans and do not have to be repaid But they must be used for housing expenses For example a family of five with a total income of $"’.000 per sear can receive a monthly pay ment of about SSO. A64 year old utdow who lives by herself and gets $2,400 a year from Social Security can receive a housing al lowance payment of about $55 a month

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, APRIL 29. 1976

photo by Michael Pearish copyrighted. It you have any questions, call Mrs. DeLand, 5862061. A registration blank is provided in the paper and mail it to the Walkerton Nursing Home or deposit it in the box at Jacob Drugs. In case of duplicate choice of plugs to paint, the later entry will be contacted to choose another plug. School Board Awards Bids For Contracts The Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Board awarded equipment bids for the Walkerton Elementary School to the following companies during their meeting held on Tuesday. April 20: Media Center. Lee School Supply, $13,839.00; Classroom Furniture, Lee School Supply, $7,360.50; Audio-Visual Equipment. Burke’s Audio-Visual Center, $2,593.70; Physical Education Equipment. Kiger and Universal, $2,075.45 and miscellaneous equipment. Lee School Supply, $1,134.15. Two conference requests were granted and they were for Mrs. Trudy Wesley of the Tyner Elementary staff to attend a workshop at South Bend on April 20 and Malcolm Stauffer, director of guidance at John Glenn High School to attend and Adult Education Conference in Indianapolis on May 7 and 8. The school board members plus the superintendent will attend the lAPSSISBA Spring meeting at Elkhart Memorial High Schixil on May 5. In other business a resolution was passed not to continue mem bership in the Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority for the 1976-77 school year. Birth Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Graham. Walkerton, are the parents of a baby girl born on Tuesday, April 20, in the Bremen Community Hospital.

Arts & Crafts Show Sunday In Walkerton Ihe annual Arts and C rafts show, to be held on Sunday. Mav 2 al the Walkerton Elementary Schixil from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. is open to the public. Entries should be brought to the schixil gym Saturday morning. Mav 1. between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Entries w ill be judged and labeled with ribbons prior to the public show ing. Participants should claim their entries alter the public showing at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. All committee members should report at the elementary gym on Saturday. May 1 at 9:00 a.m. to help w ith the display ing. Walkerton Alumni Banquet Date Is Set The Walkerton High Schixil Alumni Banquet is set tor Satur day, June sat St Patrick’s Schixil. Walkerton, announced this week by president of the group. Mrs. Robert Whitmer. Ihe evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with reservations at $6 (X) per person for the dinner and dance. No reservations will be sent locally For reservations call Mrs. Warn er ( lark. 586-3747. evenings; Miss Linda Huhnkc. 586 3285; Mrs. Donald Knowlton. 656-3356; Mrs Gene Snyder, 656-4639 or Mrs. Robert Whitmer, 656-4745. even ings Reservations deadline is Saturday. Mav 29. SPRING FUN FAIR SATURDAY The annual Fun Fair will be held on Saturday. May I from 4:(X) to ‘’:00 p.m. in the North Liberty Elementary Schixil under the cochairmanship of Mrs. David Rein hold and Mr. Charles Sprague. I here will be fun for all with games being held in the individual classrooms and a cake walk m the gym. Refreshments will be available including hot dogs, cokes and coffee. COMMUNITY CHOIR REHEARSALS The North Liberty Community Bicentennial Chorus rehearsals are being held on various Sunday afternoons for the musical, "I Love America." The next rehearsal will be on Sunday afternoon at the North Liberty United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. All interested singers are invited to come join the chorus. Please make an effort to attend these rehearsals if you are planning to be a part of this inspirational musical. The tentative date is set for Sunday evening. June 27. at the North Liberty High School gymnasium. More rehearsal dates will be announced. An instrumental en semble is being organized to accompany the musical. P-L-J BAND BOOSTERS TO MEET MONDAY Ihe PI J Band Boosters will meet on Monday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Montana Charlies Restaurant. Parents of band students starting this summer are cordially invited to attend, there will also be a meeting in June.

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May Fellowship Tea Set For Friday, May 7 Ihe Presbyterian (hurch will host the Mav fellowship Ha on Friday. Mav ", at 130 p n I here will be a salad bar Miss Nora Wilson, of Koontz Laki, will gm the program and show nature and bird slides. I here will also be special music. All women of tne community are cordially invited and urged to attend. Third Week Os Centennial To Be Observed The Walkerton United Prcsbv tenan ( hurch. 512. Georgia Street, will observe its third Centennial ( elebration on Sunday. Mav 2. Rev. David Owen, of Ward Memorial Presbyterian ( hurch. Detroit. Michigan, will deliver the sermon Rev. Owen was pastor here from Mav. |9b(). to \pril. 1068. A pot luck dinner will be served following the worship service in thi Fellow ship Hall. Members and friends of the congregation arc cordially invited and urged to attend tins Centennial ( elebration. I his will be a time of thanksgiving and of renewing old acquaintances. "Whosoever will, mav come.’’ SPELLING BEE A spelling bee for the South Bend Community School Dorpora tion will be held on Wednesday. Mav 5 at Studebaker School. North liberty's representatives tor (he third and fourth grades will be Angie Kinas and hm ( isnev; fifth and sixth grades Patrick Franklin and Dannv Brantlev MOTHER DAUGHTER TEA The labor United Methixlist Women Mother Daughter lea will be held on Tuesday, Mav 4 at ' (X) p.m. with Mrs. Russell Knepp in charge of the program. Mrs Mer hn Walters. Mrs. Robert Wise and Mrs. Elmer Grenert arc in charge of refreshments. Everyone is in sited. PARENTS PARENTS PARENTS W'e need you parents and interested persons Help support our Athletic Bixisters program. Don't let this organization die. our boys and girls need and want vour support. This includes all our PIJ schixds Please help us with vour atten dance at the next meeting on Mon day. Mav J at the John Glenn High Schixil library at ’ (X) pm W< need to have election of new officers and we cannot continue without vour help SENIOR FELLOWSHIP DINNER MEETING I he Senior Fellowship Club will have their regular carry in dinner and program on Monday. Mav J at 6 o'clock in the W alkerton ( omm unity Building A very interesting program is planned and an invitation is ex tended to everyone to attend this evening of fellowship NOTICE There will not be a P-L-J PTO meeting on Monday evening.