The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 51, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 May 1977 — Page 2

MAY 26, 1977 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

Jj OBITUARIES K. CLYDE CHAPMAN K. Clyde Chapman, 8(). of "’ll Virginia Street. Walkerton, died at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, in the LaPorte Hospital after a brief illness. He formerly was the manager of the Walkerton Lumber and Coal Co., and for the last 11 years has been a radio operator for the Walkerton Police Department. He was born on September 2. 18%. in Pontiac, Illinois, and was a 45-year resident of Walkerton, having come from LaCrosse. Indiana, in 1932. Chapman was married to Hazel A. Lee on January 16. 1919. in LaPorte. She died on July 9. 1970. He then married Goldie Welsh on August 5. 19'1. whosurvives. Also surviving are two sons. Lee and Ray. both of Walkerton; a sister. Mrs. Gladys Simonton. of LaPorte; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday in the Walkerton United Methixlist Church with Rev. William E. Hughes, pastor, officiating. Rev. Dean Fetterhoff. of Grace Brethren Church. Marietta. Georga. will assist. Friends mav call from 7:00 to 9:00 Wednesday and 9:00 to 12:00 noon Thursday in the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home, and from 1:00 p.m. until the time of services in the church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Walkerton. He was a member of the United Methixlist Church of Walkerton, a life member of the Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend, a charter member of the Walkerton Lions Club, a past president of the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce, a past member of the Walkerton Town Board, and a member of Walkerton Lodge 619 F 4c AM. which will have a Masonic memorial service at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. Memorials may be made to the W'alkerton United Methixlist Church Memorial Fund and the Walkerton Ambulance Fund. DENNIS M. TINKEY Funeral services for Dennis Merle Tinkey. 46. 200 Indiana Street. Walkerton, who passed away at 11:30 p.m, Saturday. May--21, at his home following a brief illness, were held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday at the Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home. Walkerton, with Rev. Kenneth Corbett, pastor of the North Liberty First Baptist Church, officiated and burial was held at Woodlawn Cemetery. Walkerton. Mr. Tinkey was born on May 11. 1931. to Charles and Fay Spaid Tinkey, in Walkerton. He was a lifetime Walkerton resident and was a machine operator for 21 years with the Bendix Corporation. He was a Korean War veteran. On June 25, 1960, in Lakeville, he married Norma Lee Tribec, who survives along with four children. Bruce. Jeff. Tracy and Denise, all at home; four step-children, Michael Ameling. South Bend. Janice Ameling. South Bend. Mrs. Sharon Tobias, Plymouth, and Mrs. Cathy Davis, Elkhart; five grandchildren; one brother. Gail Tinkey, Nappanee; and seven sisters, Mrs. Pauline Walters. Culver; Mrs. Regina Bussic. Walkerton; Miss WiL hxlean Tinkey, Falls Church. Virginia; Mrs. Joyce B<x-khoff, South Gate, California; Mrs. Carol Lewis, Nekoosa, Wisconsin. Mrs Gaynell Wandrey, (hicago, Illinois, and Mrs. Lana Kohler, Walkerton. MRS. EMILY FOUTS Mrs. Emily Fouts, 74. died at 5:22 a m. on Sunday. May 22, at Miller’s Merry Manor. Walkerton, where she resided lor the past two years. She was born on September 3, 1902. She is survived by one

son. Harold Fouts. Lansing. Illinois. Services were held in Lansing, Illinois. Lake on Fun Day, 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m., Saturday, May 28. Valparaiso, LaPorte and Portage Youths from southeastern Indiana years for a nuclear unit. now and 1981,” Mitchel said. COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, MAY 26 Northern State Conference golf meet at Erskine. 4:15 p.m. — North Liberty baseball team to host Michigan City Marquette with a double header planned. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn baseball team to host Divine Heart. 7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Business and Professional Women to meet. Kinghts of Columbus to meet. American Legion Post 189 to meet. FRIDAY, MAY 27 P-L-J last dav of school. SATURDAY, MAY 28 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. — Story hour at the Walkerton Public Library. 12:00 noon - 6:00 p.m. — Koontz Lake Lions Fun Day at the Lions Park. 1:00 p.m. — Argos vs John Glenn in the baseball sectional at Centennial Park. Plymouth. 3:30 p.m. — Plymouth will play Bremen in the baseball sectional. 7:30 p.m. — North Liberty will take on LaVillc in the baseball sectional. SUNDAY, MAY 29 Indianapolis *’soo” Mile Race. MONDAY, MAY 30 Holiday, no school. TUESDAY, MAY 31 North Liberty golf team will participate in the LaPorte Sectional. 5:30 p.m. — Triton will play the winner of the Argos-John Glenn baseball game in the Plymouth Sectional being played at Centennial Park. 6:30 p.m. — North Liberty AllSports Banquet in the cafeteria. 8:00 p.m. — The winners of the Plymouth-Bremen and North Lib-erty-LaVille games will play in the baseball sectional. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 North Liberty ambulance goes into service. 8:00 p.m. — Championship game of the Plymouth baseball sectional to be played at Centennial Park. THURSDAY, JUNE 2 12:00 noon — North Liberty seniors luncheon at the United Methodist Church. North Liberty golf team to play in the Kaeppler Award meet at Morris Park. 8:00 p.m. — Walkerton American Legion Auxiliary to meet. Scouts Hold Award Ceremony Boy Scout Troop 293 and Cub Pack 293 had an awards ceremony on Thursday evening, May 19, in the Youth Building under the direction of Roy Williams, Scoutmaster. Mr. Williams gave Shag Laizure two merit badges while Tom Turner was awarded eight merit badges. Mr. Williams also presented the star award to Tom Turner and Mrs. Lawrence Turner was given a miniature pin of Tom's accomplishment. Joe Laizure and Jimmy Brown were inducted into the Troop bv Mr Williams and Turner. Shag Laizure awarded Joe and Jimmy with their arrow of light award along with their scout badges. In turn they each gave their mothers a miniature pin for each award. Certificates were presented to Turner for being the scribe for the troop; Skeeter Klinedinst for being the quartermaster and Jim Lowry

for being patrol leader. Refreshments were served following the ceremony. For information on how your son can join the troop contact Jack Henderson. 703 Jackson St., Walkerton. phone 586-3640 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. CARDS THANKS We wish to express our gratitude to all our friends, neighbors and relatives for your prayers and concern during the illness and loss of our loved one, husband and father. Wilbert Markle. The cards, flowers and acts of kindness will always be remembered. Florence Markle and Mrs. Wilbert Markle. Jr. and family Mr. and Mrs. John Markle and family Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sisk and family Mr. and Mrs. Ray J. Carbiener and family I would like to thank all my friends and relatives who sent cards and flowers and for the prayers while I was in the hospital and since I am home. Thank you all very much. Gladys McMahon We would like to say a big “Thank You" to Bruce Henry and Welcome Miller, of the Tyner Oddfellows Lodge, and to all the other

HUNTSVILLE’S SPACE MUSEUM TO FLY ON SPACE SHUTTLE

TRANQUILITY BASE. HUNTSVILLE. ALABAMA .. Have you ever dreamed of building a package that would be launched into orbit aboard a spaceship, float weightlessly in space for a week or so. and then be flown back into the atmosphere, landed gently and returned to you for evaluation and testing? Huntsville's Alabama Space and Rocket Center is making that possible for students interested in building experiments for space flight. In 1980. NASA's new Space Shuttle is scheduled to lift off for its first flight — opening a new era of space travel. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center, earth's largest space museum, has made special arrangements to have on board a shuttle flight a five-cubic foot. 200 pound package of experiments designed and built exclusively by students Called NASA's "Getaway Special,'' the experiment plan is a part of the Space and Rocket Center's expanding youth science program designed to involve students in actual space flight Plans call for having students design and develop experiments and manage the entire project with the guidance and assistance of several renowned space scientists The Space and Rocket Center, housing the largest space museum in the world, is visited by thousands of students annually It portrays the most

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clubs and organizations as well as helpful citizens who worked on the All-Community fish fry to raise funds for the Walkerton, Polk, Lincoln and Johnson Ambulance Service. We also would like to thank all of those who supported the supper. Ambulance Committee and Community I wish to thank ail the volunteers who helped with Poppy Day in Walkerton. Through your efforts and the generosity of the public we have again paid tribute to those who have so valiantly defended our freedom throughout the history of our great Nation. The proceeds of our donations brings hope and help to many. In Veterans hospitals it gives assurance to a veteran long since forgotten by family and friends. We honor the past . . . serve the distressed today, bring hope for tomorrow to veterans and their families everywhere. To many a young child, it is the promise of a better and brighter fu-

complete story ever presented of man's efforts to conquer space. Students have a unique opportunity to experience many of the sensations of space travel from firing a rocket engine to experiencing two g's in the Lunar Odyssey Spaceship Students interested in becoming involved in the "Getaway Special'' may find it desirable to visit the museum to see first-hand actual hardware that has flown in space A museum spokesman said, "We are pleased to have been selected by NASA to be the first space museum to fly a payload aboard Space Shuttle This is a unique opportunity for young people interested in space exploration. We feel it will be a challenging and rewarding experience for students to participate in providing scientific packages for an actual space flight The youth of today will be the space pioneers of tomorrow. The Alabama Space and Rocket Center is dedicated to helping them meet the challenges of future space exploration " Procedures regarding types of payloads acceptable and eligibility of participants are now being developed and will be released at a later date. Interested participants who desire additional information may write to the Alabama Space and Rocket Center. Tranquility Base. Huntsville. Alabama 35807 ATTENTION COME FLY WITH US

ture, because someone remembered to wear a poppy. Marsha Rushton Poppy Chairman American Legion Auxiliary Unit 189 Walkerton. Indiana I wish to thank my many friends and relatives for the lovely gifts, flowers, cards and most of all the prayers for my recovery from my fractured knee cap. I am nowhome and would appreciate all the callers of consolations. Mrs. Effie Hammaker EMBARRASSING, BURNING Itching? ZFMO relieves itching fast because its special ‘anti-itch’ medication soothes inflamed surface tissues Get relief with the first application of soothing, medicated ZFMO Omtment or Liquid