The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 47, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 April 1977 — Page 8

APRIL 28, 1977 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

THE POPPY STORY Each year, usually on the Saturday before Memorial Day. millions of Americans walk to their homes and offices wearing little red poppies. These small flowers are offered to the public by the women of the American Legion Auxiliary and other volunteer workers who donate their time and effort for this purpose. Os course, most of you already know the poppies are worn in memory of the men who lost their lives in our nation’s wars . . . but I wonder if you know just how the poppy came to be the Memorial Flower. From 1914 until 1918 the battlefields of Europe were trampled by the boots of millions of fighting men. From 1917 until 1918 American troops were part of the allied forces which fought to bring peace to Europe and liberty to its subjected peoples. Months of hard fighting and thousands of lives were the price paid for this objective. As American troops advanced through France and Flanders the only touch of life and beauty they often saw were the wild poppies that bloomed amid the rubble of war. Along the trenches, around the shell craters, and among the barbed wire and wreckage the little poppies grew and bloomed. The tiny blossoms also covered the graves of American fighting men who had fallen on the battlefields: thev soon became a symbol of sacrifice to the living. Other wars have been fought since that time, some of the battle taking place on the same fields of

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Europe. Thousands of American fighting men again were called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, and the poppy has become the symbol of our dead of the past wars. It is recognized as the emblem of the high ideals for which these fighting men gave their lives and mans of their comrades suffered injry. This is why we pin on a poppy as a tribute both to the dead and the living American servicemen. The poppies still cover the fields of France beneath which many of them lie. On Poppy Day we all have an opportunity to place this memorial flower over our hearts in tribute to the sacrifice which they made. JOHNSON TWP. HOMEMAKERS MEET Eighteen members of the Johnson Township Extension Homemakers Club met at the Community Building Wednesday afternoon, April 20. to hear Mrs. Elburt Place give an excellent lesson on “Family" Communications." one of the best lessons of the year. Mrs. Brooke Bowers, president, presided at the business session. Reservations were made for the Spring Jubilee. May 3, at the Elks Club. Michigan City. Mrs. Harry Malstaff. vice president, represented the club at a recent ambulance meeting in Walkerton and announced the community Fish Fry would be on May 14 at the Urey School. Mrs. Malstaff solicited for pies and assigned workers for making the potato salad at Urey

School on May 13. A letter w as read announcing the change in the LaPorte County Library Service as a house-to-house call the first Monday in each month. Plans were made for the Elizabeth Steinke Estate Sale, May 7. Mrs. Martha Mull gave the health and safety lesson on tornadoes. Mrs. Mull will give the lesson on preparing for retirement on May 4. The birthday song was sung for Mrs. Charles Daube and Mrs. Lloyd Thomas. Mrs. Richard Hesters displayed various articles they had received from the Laotian family who live with them a couple of months last winter. Attendance awards were received by Mrs. Leroy Smith. Mrs. Cecil Bowers. Mrs. Walter Johnson and Mrs. Thomas. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. Ruth Clark. Share-A-Song To Be Held Sunday, May 1 The fourth session of our Community Hymn Sing will be Sunday, May 1, at 7:00 p.m. at the Walkerton United Methodist Church. The program will help us to enjoy Christian fellowship as we listen to. and sing together the Gospel Hymns, and at the same time will underwrite the cost of the appearance of John Peterson on May 17, when, as the composer, he comes to direct the musical, “Love and Kindness.”

JOHN GLENN GIRLS DEFEAT JIMTOWN RUNNERS The John Glenn girls track team won their second straight Northern State Conference track meet and raised their overall season record to 5-4 with an overwhelming 84‘/i - 20'/i defeat Thursday night. Glenn won every event except the softball throw and Debbie Jenny lowered her own school record in the mile run t06:13.4. The Summary Shot put —l, Mann (G); 2, Skiles (G); 3, Keindy (F). Distance 33'5 , /i" Softball throw —l, Kindig (J); 2, Kemp (G); 3. Fleming (J). Distance 181'11" Long jump —l, Mann (G); 2, Beutel (J): 3. Trent (G). Distance 14'3'/i” High jump —l, Ryan (G); 2, M. Huffstetter (G); 3, Jenny (G). Height 4’5" Hurdles —l, Ryan (G); 2, Davies (J); 3, Kemp (G). Time :14.3 100 yard dash —l, A. Huffstetter (G); 2, Cripe (G); 3. D. Huffstetter(G). Time:l3.3 Mile run —l, Jenny (G): 2, Rohrer (G); 3, Quittschrieber (J). Time 6:13.4 880 relay —l, Glenn (Zahrn, Mann. Newland. A. Huffstetter). Time 1:58.4 440 vard dash —l. Garab (G); 2, Ward (J); 3, Colt (G). Time 1:09.5 440 yard relay —l. Glenn (D. Huffstetter. A. Huffstetter, Trent, Newland). Time :56.0 880 yard run —l. M. Huffstetter (G); 2. Seagraves (G); 3, Garab (G). Time 2:59.0

220 yard dash —l, Zahm (G), 2, Gaugher (J); Colt (G). Time :30.1 Medley relay —l, Glenn (Newland. Trent, Cripe. Zahm). Time 2:05.5 BALL STATE OPEN HOUSE SET More than 40 administrative and academic offices and departments will participate in Ball State University's fourth campus Open House on Sunday, May 1. Hours for the Open House are from 1:30 to4:00 p.m. The Open House will be preceded by an Acquaintance Day program sponsored by the office of admissions at Ball State. It will begin at 12:30 p.m., with registration in Emens Auditorium. At 12:45 p.m., there is to be an orientation session in the auditorium, with entertainment provided by the University Singers. Faculty and staff from the administrative and academic departments of Ball State will be available to visitors during the afternoon. Guided tours of campus facilities will be provided.

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