The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 4, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 July 1976 — Page 9

MISS DELPHINE M. LACAY Miss Delphine Marie Lacay, 16, 61543 Locust Road, South Bend, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Lacay, died Thursday, June 24, in Osteophathic Hospital at 5:00 a.m. She had been admitted the day before and had undergone surgery Wednesday after becoming ill at her home. She was a junior at North Liberty High School. She was born February 10, 1960, in South Bend and had lived there her entire life. Surviving besides here parents are two sister, Mrs. Ann Marie Filley, of Vancouver, Washington, and Loraine, at home; and a brother, Joseph D. Lacay, at home; her paternal grandmother, Mrs. Julia Lacay, of South Bend; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Sczechowski, of South Bend; and her paternal great-grandmoth-er, Mrs. Veronica Batcho, of Plymouth. Services were held on Saturday, June 26 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Rev. Daniel E. Peil. pastor, officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery. South Bend. She was a member of the St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, the church’s youth group and the North Liberty High School band, choir and drama club. FRANK R. SIMS SR. Services for Frank R. Sims Sr.,

AMERICA’S HERITAGE |HIGHLIGHTS OF AMERICAN HISTORY] A Landmark Year For Civil Engineers w is ERIE CANAL AT LOCKPORT, NEW YORK-When com pleted in 1825, thu 360 mile canal from Albany on the Hudson River to Buffalo on Lake Erie made possible direct shipment of produce from Atlantic Ocean to Great Lakes region and fostered immigration to the Old Northwest.

There’s something about George Washington most Americans don’t know. More than a great soldier and statesman, he was also a civil engineer. He surveyed, designed fortifications, brought engineering to the Revolutionary Army. He drained swamps, developed the Potomac Canal and eventu ally commissioned and supervised the planning of Washington, D. C. Throughout our history other engineers have also contributed to making our country what it is today Routes to the West included the Erie Canal, com pleted in 182 5, with Benjamin Wright as chief engineer. Wright has been named by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as “the father of American civil engineering There was also the Wheeling Suspension Bridge in Virginia, built in 1849, which was the first long span wire-cable suspension bridge in the world Pioneers also traveled the Union Canal connecting the Susquehanna and Schuylkill rivers and the Starrucca Via duct- both in Pennsylvania

77, of 109 S. Stewart Street, North Liberty, were held Saturday, June 26 at the First Brethren Church, North Liberty, with Rev. Stephen Cole officiating. Burial followed in Eastlawn Cemetery. Mr. Sims died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday. June 23 in LaPorte Hospital after an extended illness. He was a retired plumbing and heating contractor. Mr. Sims was born July 25, 1899, in Montrence, Indiana and had lived in North Liberty most of his life. On September 10, 1921. in South Bend, he married Ethel Bucher, who survives along with two sons, Frank R. Sims Jr., and Charles Sims, both of North Liberty; five daughters. Mrs. Lydia Parmley and Mrs. Dixie Savoie, both of North Liberty; Mrs. Bonnie Workman, of Kokomo; Mrs. Sheil Staub, of Elkhart; and Mrs. Kay Renz, of Plymouth; 24 grandchildren; nine great-grand-children and a sister, Mary Armstrong, of Lafayette. Mr. Sims was a member of the First Brethren Church, North Liberty. MRS. WALTER A. BANNON Mrs. Gladys Bannon, 73, of rural route 5. Box 282, Walkerton, died at 9:18 a.m. Thursday, June 24, in the LaPorte Hospital after a brief illness. She had lived at Koontz Lake for five and a half years coming from Chicago. She was born March 4. 1904 in Chicago and on August 4, 1928, in Chicago, she married Walter A. Bannon, who survives, along with a son, Robert M., of Chicago, and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Monday in St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Walkerton, Rev. Anthony Letko, pastor, officiating.

and both early major links to the West and the stone arch bridge of the Burling ton Northern Railroad, in Minneapolis, which was a key in the development of the Northwest What many consider a turning point in American history was the linking of the continent by 1,766 miles of trunk line railroad in 1869. It opened the West and unified the nation Our cities were able to grow because of the civil engineers who devised ways of bringing in clean water, and who hi* I ped build sky scrapers such as the Ingalls Building, a 16 story structure still standing in Cincinnati, the first made of reinforced concrete in the world All of these engineering feats have been designated National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks by the 70,000 member ASCE over the last decade, As America celebrates her Bicentennial anniversary. the American civil engineer will continue to play the important role in build ing a better world that he has for more than 200 years

Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton. Mrs. Bannon was a member of St. Patrick's Church and the Koontz Lake Conservation Club. BRADY HUGH YANCEY Bradie Hugh Yancey, 57, of rural route 7, Plymouth, Indiana, died at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 29 in Memorial Hospital after a two year illness. He was born on July 6, 1918 in Oxford. Arkansas, and had lived in the Plymouth area, coming from Washington some 20 years ago. On August 31, 1940, in Meibourne, Arkansas, he married Venita E. Campbell, who survives. He was a self-employed construction worker. Also surviving are his father, M. W. Yancey, of Pineville. Arkansas; three sons. Steve, of Indianapolis; David H., of Ottawa, Canada; and Paul R., with the U.S. Navy in Germany; a daughter, Mrs. Eileen Wilson, of Watsonville, California; six grandchildren; six brothers and two sisters. Mr. Yancey was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF INDIANA. ST. JOSEPH COUNTY ss: IN THE ST. JOSEPH CIRCUIT COURT, MAR VIN G. SHEAKS, NANCY 1. SHEAKS, ERNEST E. ENGLE. MARY G. ENGLE. THOMAS L. CHAMBERLIN AND GERALDINE E. CHAMBERLIN. Plaintiffs, vs. TOWN OF NORTH LIBERTY. Defendant. CAUSE NO. H 1923 NOTICE TO: The Town of North Liberty. Indiana and the Citizens thereof. You are hereby notified that Marvin G. Sheaks and Nancy 1. Sheaks. Ernest E. Engle and Mary G. Engle, and Thomas L. Cham-

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berlin and Geraldine E. Chamberlin. have filed a Petition in the St. Joseph Circuit Court under Cause No. H-1923 praying for the vacation of a sixteen and one-half (16.5’) foot alley running North and South in direction and located immediately adjacent to and East of Lots numbered fifteen (15). sixteen! 16). seventeen (17), and eighteen (18) inG. E. William's First Addition to the Town of North Liberty, St. Joseph County. Indiana, and that the same may be heard by the Judge of the St. Joseph Circuit Court at the St. Joseph County Court House. South Bend. Indiana at 9:00 o'clock A.M. on the 19th day of July, 1976, or soon thereafter as may convenient with the court. DATED at South Bend, Indiana on this 18th day of June. 1976. W. Joseph Doran Clerk. St. Joseph Circuit Court Gloria J. Decker Deputy Clerk John H. Peddycord Attorney for Plaintiffs Crumpacker. May. Searer. Oberfell & Helling Suite 600, 224 West Jefferson Boulevard South Bend. Indiana 46601 Telephone: (219)232-2031 2tjl Use the classified ads. LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcoholic Beverage board of St. Joseph County. Indiana, at 10:00 a.m., on July 13, 1976. at the City Hall in the city of Mishawaka in said county, will investigate the propriety of holding an alcoholic beverage permit by the following person and location listed herein.

to wit: RR99-10722 Thomas Buraczewski, 913 S. Union St.. Mishawaka. Ind., Beer and Wine Retailer, transfer of ow ner. Said investigation will be open to the public. INDIANA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION By Arthur R. Robinson, Exec. Sect}. James D. Sims. Chairman LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Alcoholic Beverage board ot St. Joseph County. Indiana, at 10:00 a.m.. on June 30. 1976. at the City County Building, 3rd floor conference room 227, W. Jefferson Blvd., in the city of South Bend in said county, will investigate the propriety of holding an alcoholic beverage permit by the following personsand locations listed herein, to w it: DL7I-04252 Darwin Carl Davis. 306 S. Reed St., North Liberty. Ind., Beer dealer. RR7I-03897 W. & J. Inc.. Robert Wagner. Pres.. Aija Wagner. Sec., 718 Roosevelt Rd.. Walkerton. Ind., Liquor. Beerand Wine Retail er. RR7I-13053 Indiana Royal Knight Inc., C. Oberlin, Pres.. So. Bend. G. Oberlin. Sec.. So Bend. 114 Ireland Rd.. South Bend. Ind . Liquor. Beerand Wine Retailer. Said investigation will be open to the public. INDIANA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION Bv Arthur R. Robinson. Exec. Sects. James I). Sims, Charman Happy Ads bring happy teehngs.