The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 January 1977 — Page 8

JAM Am 6, 1977 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWS

HAO In January To Promote Interest Ihe Housing Allowance Office iHAOI will make a special effort during January to promote interest in its i xperimental program among older adults of St Joseph ( ounty In addition to the normal media outlets, more than M.(MX) letters will be mailed to clderh households throughout the counts And at least 40 meetings, to explain the program at length, will be conducted in homes and chur ches of Southbend and Mishawaka neighbor hixods and outlving com munities Nearlv S.(XX) applications have been received from elderly households since the program began in April H'S More than 2.000 of these households arc now receiving monthlx allowance checks "But the elderlx represent one of the greatest resources for the Housing Allowance Program." HAO Director C harles I Lennon. Jr., said todax "and we are anxious to clear up anx confusion thex might have about this program " Major points that Lennon would like to emphasize to the 6.3(X) estimated eligible older households not xet participating I) I hat nothing is risked b\ participating; that, lor example, the Housing Allowance Program will never take a home aw ax from a participating homeowner No liens arc placed against one's properl) No one changes their wills or heirs because of participating in the H AO program. 2) That it's a monthly grant, not a loan, and will nexer haxe to be paid bask unless the participant has defrauded the program 3) I hat it's a program for proud people--those who take pride in keeping their homes in gixxi repair but who max have lost the ability to do so. considering their fixed incomes in an inflated cconomx. 4) That the Housing Allow nee is a "giveback" program comparable < to Social Security rather than a "giveaway" program. 5) I hat the program will promote mobilitx or stability for an individual or family, depending entirely । on the household's preference. <

KNOW YOUR INDIANA TREES? w* Prob.inK the nKrst j»opui«»r of th*» frees with noiiK's this tree is widely planted it. Indiana for Chnstmas ?n-rs IU Nue green (sometimes .< u w greeni t . idles < ome in < lusters of two. two to tnrec ju hrs king ( ones .ne three in* hes king. with< >u’ spines In ,outh. its fxirk is orange in tok»r but not ’m a< ’ ]he u|)fM*r hark has a distinctive < ning* ' olor on mature trees Not native to /Xmvfk a. this sj»e< tes has Iwen more extensively planted for forestry jnnj'OM-s in eastern United States than any other Hiroixan tree Purdue ( nnersity . xtensmn foresters say it lias regular growth .is in white arid ted pine, but may grow mt»re < rooked OTHSCC ItPN MrotaTHK ihrar Ultr*» and !■»■< ih» name Chp and Saw tor Iter Identify at ami A I ratnoq at I rwure Sr tie* of the C oofirralrve LxlrtMooo Srrvne

That is, the allowance paxment could provide extra lexerage with which a familx might negotiate a nicer place to lixe ..or it could mean the saxing of a house in danger of being lost to force Insure. 6) I hat the familx information shared with the HAO will be xigorouslx protected b\ the HAO. so that familx prixacx remains assured All these points address com mon misconceptions about the program in the minds of mans of our counts s older homeowners and renters." said Lennon. I he Rand ( orporation is conduct ing the experiment for HUD. to determine whether housing allowances would be an effective and cost effective means of providing housing assistance nationally. According to Thomas W Weeks, Rand’s site manager here, "For the experiment to be valid, we need to enroll a large number of people in a short period of time. We have found that we cannot enroll people at the required pace without advertising and other promotional activities." Thus, the reason for special promotional efforts such as the January concentration on older adults. I he special effort will feature the volunteer efforts of six HAO par ticipants who will be seen in the television spots, as well as dozens of other volunteers who will serve as hosts and hostesses for mans of the meetings to be conducted. "We arc proud of these unselfish people who arc demonstrating a willingness to talk about their personal experience in order to help other people be more aware of the opportunities that hixusing allowances offer." Lennon said. The special effort begins Sunday (Jan. 2) with a newspaper adver tisement as well as advertising spots time for showing on two television stations in the evening. At the peak, during the second week, there will be 35 advertising messages offered on a given day over television and radio and in the dadx newspaper. While the special effort will be directed to older adults. Lennon said the program continues to be available to noneldcrlv renters and homeowners. too. lotal applications received, from noneldcrlv as well as elderly, exceed lb.ooo. More than 10.(XX)

interviews have been conducted and. from these, more than 7.000 households have been found eligible According to latest available figures. 4.087 individuals and families are currently receiving monthlx allowance payments here. At a average payment of $75 per household, that means more than $100.(MX) a month is being fur rushed to needy households of St. Joseph County hx the U.S. Department of Housing and l.'rban Dex elop merit. BOWLING NEWS Friday Morning Coffee league TriChem 43 25 Collins Construction 40 lz r 27'/j Pizza Bowl Lanes 38 .30 Ihe Inn V ; 30'j Truck stops of America 33 35 Koontz Lake Hardware 29 .39 Stuntz Pine Forest 28 40 Avon 23 45 High team senes: Collins Construction 1721. Pizza Bowl Lanes lbb(). Tri-Chcm 1611. High team game: Collins Construction bO2. 587. Pizza Bowl Lanes 581. Avon 578. High individual scries: Etta Millice 515, Lois Davis 4’’o. Dorothy Knowlton 451; honorable mention Loretta Kaercher 348. High individual game: Etta Millice 189, 167. 159. Lois Davis 175. Dene Hensley 174; honorable mention: lona Collins 158. Suburban league Final First Half Standings Dad Ac Lad's 44 24 Johnson's Insurance 40 ,z i 27'/i Dave Ac Ray's 38 .30 Mercer's ■ Walkerton 3b 32 Baker's Standard 35 33 Pizza Place 29 39 Jim's Head Shop 26'/j 41'/> Precision Pallets 23 45 High team series: Dave Ac Ray's 2480. Johnson’s Insurance 2434, Jim’s Head Shop 2416. High team game: Dave A Ray's 885. Johnson's Insurance 841. Baker's Standard 840. High individual series handicap: Bob Nebelung 637. A. J. Kennedy 629. Frank Jackson 629. High individual game handicap: John Schamer 247. Regg Williams 243. Mike Amor 238. Monday Night Ladle* Min: Shop 42'; 25'; Walkerton Bodv Shop 42* j 2b‘ i Huhnke's Service 41 27 Beaver Realty 41 27 DeSimone. Inc. 33 35 Reflections Bty. Salon 29 39 Reed's Rental 25 43 Dairy Queen 19 49 High team series: Huhnke's Service 2138. Walkerton Body Shop 2084. DeSimone. Inc. 2060 High team game: Min: Shop 745. Huhnke's Service 735. DeSimone. Inc. 725. High individual scr.es: Linda Huhnke 521. Willy Stooks 516. Mae Bowers 492. High individual game: Willy Stooks 210. Ruby Stratton 190. Linda Huhnke 185. Wednesday Night Ladies Savoie Construction 45 27 Pizza Bow I Lancs 44'/j 27*/» American D<x»r 40 32 JAlDrxwall 3b' > 35'; IV(enter 35 J7 Kingsbury Locker 32 40 Beaver Realty 28* j 43' j Precision Pallet 2b' i 45* j High team senes: American D»»or 2049, Savoie Construction 2040, Pizza Bowl Lanes 1913 High team game: Savoie Con strudion 750. American Door "08. IV ( enter 685 High individual senes (hcryl Frdcly: 459, JoAnn Traub 454. Ann Krick 450 High individual game: (hcryl I rdrlyi 178, Ann Krick 168. B Kunkle 165. C. Bate w.c 165. M Whickcar Ibs. Use the classified ads. Make Someone Happy With A Happy Ad — Just $1.00!

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP SET For the third consecutive year. Indiana Vocational Technical College (Ivy Tech). South Bend, will sponsor a special Watercolor W'orkshop taught by Zygmund Jankowski. The workshop will meet on five evenings. January 11. 12. 13. 18 and 19. from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m . Designed to accomodate beginners as well as professionals, the workship will consist of studio painting, demonstration and discussion of watercolor techniques and materials, and critiques of student paintings. 1 A South Bend native, Jankowski is nationally known as a painter and teacher. He is included in "Forty Watercolor Painters." recently published by Watson-GuptilL A member of the Rockport Art Association. the North Shore Arts Association. and the Philadelphia Water Color Society. Jankowski is also an associate member of the American Watercolor Society, the St. Joseph Watercolor Society, the Sarasota Art Association, and the ( opley Society. He is the recipient of many professional awards and is widely collected. The Watercolor Workshop at Ivy Tech will be limited to 40 persons. Registration information is available from Gene Glod. Director of Community Services at Ivy Tech. Use the classified ads.

| KiddiesCan-Dolt TO mak* tbr«e snowflake* all you need i» some wnitr p»p«r and a pair of scissor* Mark ouf a oumb< iof emirs and t<ld tbrtu aa id the illustrations You may <ui them out hk> tb« <- ut it would be fun to try and make them diftcicnt If you will t out Iba big encyclopedia you can leain a 10l about aboatlakc. and piubably wt pictures of many various forma

CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Tigers 5 Dutt pain 9. Rones isnat i 10 Lion a bed 11 Famous golfer 12 Palm cockatoo 14 At a distance 15 Embroidery yam 16 Chinese measure 17 Unit of electrical resistance IK Any fruit drink 19 Not off side 22 Near tn 23. Early type of man 27. At home 2R A spud 29 lamprey 31 Nourished 32 Exclama. t m 33 Supported 35 Break of day 37 Book of sacted writing* 36 Game fish (pl l 39 Jewish month 40 Smell 41 Observes 42 Irish fuel

DOWN 1 Limit 2. On the ocean 3 Nichola* 11, for one 4 Unhappy 5 Frighten 6 Caution 7 Uingfel. low a Indian hero

K Blundered 11 Drawing room 13 Malt beverage 15 rce|»rd

gm bl. rm Ux ' ///"L 11 _ i$ if so ^i n iris ^2 iEzzzfezzzi’

ELECT OFFICERS The Marshall County ACLD met on December 13 at 7:30 p.m. with the election of officers being held. The following were elected. Mabel 1 Maxson, president; Mrs. Grace Hull, vice-president; Mrs. Doris Calvin, secretary; and Mrs. Lee Ann Tinney, treasurer. Mrs. Sylvia Eisenhour demon strating the book "Deal Me In." using plaxing cards and showing the children how the cards help a slow learner in math, was enjoyed. parents of slow learning children are urged to attend the next meeting that will be held on Monday. January 10. at 7:30 p.m.. in the State Exchange Bank, in Ply mouth. HOLD WATCH NIGHT SERVICE Several friends and members of the Wesleyan Church. Walkerton met at the home of Mr. and Mrs Richard Ullery. December 31. Fol lowing a delicious lunch those pres ent helping out with the carry-in dishes, a pleasing and helpful service was led by Miss Marxlin Morlion. daughter of our minister. Rev. C. Morlion. Songs, sacred readings and scripture were enjoyed by all. The service closed with all kneeling in prayer as the old year slipped out and the Happy New Year came in Happv New Year to all and G<xl bless our nation.

vjdMQi ftvtyltfl ■h a

17 Strange 20 Navi, gable 2! Tav. ern 22 Coin of Siam 24 Gun (slang > 25 Acioaa !h<

31 Touches 34 Hint * 35 ranch 36 Cclebe* ox 36 Spinning toy

length of inaut 1 26 Diving bird* 29 Subside 30 Iroquoian*