The Independent-News, Volume 102, Number 51, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 May 1977 — Page 4

MAY 26, 1977 — THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

Oregon-Davis Graduates 70 Sunday, May 22 Graduation exercises were held on Sunday afternoon. May 22 for the Class of 1977 at Oregon-Davis High School. Miss Lynne Berg was valedictorian and Miss Vickey Bennett, salutatorian of the class. Class officers were Lynne Berg, president; Debra Howard, vicepresident; Linda Huhnke. secretary; and Theresa Borrelli, treasurer. Miss Berg is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Berg. Hamlet. She is a member of Who’s Who, National Honor Society and also the Society of Distinguished American High School students. She is a member of the Pep and Drama Clubs, and was a Girls State Delegate in her junior year. She plans to attend Valparaiso University in the fall. Miss Bennett is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bennett, Grovertown. She was chosen as the DAR Good Citizen of her school, is a member of the National Honor Society. Society of Distinguished American High School students and she is parliamentarian of the Future Homemakers of America at her school as well as a member of the choir and swing choirs and has been a cheerleader and member of the Pep Club. She plans on attending Purdue University in the fall to study interior design. Rev. Michael L. Hodson, pastor of the Pine Creek Church of the Brethren. North Liberty, delivered the commencement address entitled, “On The Way To It.” Mrs. Jerry Seese. organist, played the organ prelude and the recessional. The processional was played by the high school band and

Official Notices Os Canadian Land Unpaid Tax Sales Sherrif’s notices of land and properties (many with buildings) to be sold by Public Auction for Unpaid Taxes plus cost. CLEAR DEEDS, some as low as $50.00 full price. Vacation property, city and town lots, houses, farms, many to choose from. Good investment opportunities. We LIST FULL DETAILS of property locations, total amount owing for unpaid taxes and where to buy . . . NEW SPRING 1977 EDITION now available, copies limited . . . Send $6.00 for your copy to. CANADIAN PUBLICATIONS P.O. Box 712, Belleville, Ontario, Canada 4tj2

When "Johnny Came Marching Home" • . . He found our bank to be a real "Yankee Doodle Dandy"! „ ort i new When the war ended in 1945. every serviceman had his own idea of what he was going to do when he got W B "v Wa. home Some swore that they’d kiss the first girl they’d see Others planned to sleep for a month and still others w; 1 planned to blow their "separation pay" on the longest binge of their lives. But as America calmed down, the American Stale Bank stood ready to assist our G.l.s by providing them with the moat comprehensive banking services of the limes. ■ America has prospered much since 1945. In our 50th banking year, we are continuing to provide our customers z 1 l he latest in banking techniques. In addition to all the other conveniences which make us a Full Service Bank. s -A we ,re "NO CHARGE" Checking for the ultimate in customer satisfaction. *-'*’*T jxr• ‘ To celebrate our 50lh Anniversary, we are offering to our customers copies of the front page of the South Bend Ar v . Tribune depicting the End of World War □or 11 other historic events. —T / . Simply deposit 1250 00 into a new or existing Checking Account and these prints are available to you absolutely FREE! — Each print is authentic in size, date and detail and is suitable for framing in any room of your home, ' ' — —• So why not stop in soon and have one of our staff explain the infinite benefits attached to an American State Bank Checking Account It’s services like "NO CHARGE" Checking that has made us Starke County's largest *■ financial institution American . /^\ =s™ Stateßank \SQ) wßf' ...a progrwsMva bank where the future Ie today V>» J ■ North Judson and Koontz Lake

Debra Howard gave the invocation. The pledge to the flag was led by Linda Huhnke. Vocal selections were presented by the high school choir under the direction of Judy Bierie accompanied by Mrs. Seese. Awards were presented by Mrs. Gilbert Anderson, scholarship foundation; James Hardesty, Hamlet Lions Club; John Rannells, P.T.0.; Clarence Swanson, Hamlet American Legion; Jack Tharp, Ancilla College and John R. Slusher, principal, the school awards. Mrs. Slusher presented the seniors and their parents to the large audience. Warren Allen, president of the school board, and Ben McKay, superintendent of schools, then presented the diplomas to the following: Scott Alfson Charles Allen Rodney Barbknecht Vickey Bennett Becky Berg Danile Berg Lynne Berg Steve Berg Theresa Borrelli Teresa Bottorff Jeffrey Chambers Kimberly Clark David Coffin Michele Combs Dennis Cooley Donald Cooper Dolly Dollahan Chuck Duszynski Steve Eddington Mary Egger Jan Ferch Roger Ferch David Dinley Robert Frame Elizabeth Gillies Ralph Gillies Bobby Harris Nancy Haseley Bobbie Hazlett Cindy Howard Debra Howard Linda Huhnke

Teresa Irwin Crystal Jones Barbara Keen Cory Kensinger Michael Kinder Robert King Davina Klinedinst Cynthia Koppenhofer Peggy Lagenour Jeffrey Martin Fred Miller Sharon Miller Dinah Miller Dinah Minix Michael Moorehouse Janet Paschen Cynthia Peterson Richard Rivosecchi Lloyd Rosander Sherry Rosander Catherine Scherf Melissa Scherf David Seaman Colleen Seese patricia Seese Philip Shaffer Daniel Shei Judith Shively Dennis Sikirski Diane Simpson Pamela Slusher Doris Smith Bruce Snyder Donna Stahley Jeffrey Sweeney Richard Tanner Melladee Taylor Ronald Wagers Miss Terri Borrelli gave the benediction. Nadine Keiper Listed In Who’s Who For 1977-78 The 1977-78 issue of "Who’s Who In American Women" lists the name of a Starke County resident, Nadine Kepier, librarian at the Koontz Lake branch of the Starke County Library. She has been selected for the honor because of the positions of responsibility she has held and for service rendered to her community. Mrs. Keiper came to Starke County from Chicago in 1942. She held various offices in the Grovertown Parent-Teachers Association and the Scouting Association. She served as a volunteer at MarshallStarke Development Center for three years and as a Group Leader for another three years. She is presently serving her second year as President of the Marshall-Starke Association for Retarded Citizens. She is active in politics in the county and has worked in the campaigns of Aruthur Borrelli. G. Edward Cook and Floyd Fithian. She has been librarian at the Koontz Lake Library since she and a group of a dozen or so Starke County

residents helped start the branch libraries in 1968. Mrs. Keiper is also cited for her published work in the field of poetry. She is the wife of Valentine A. Keiper and is the mother of four sons and a daughter. A copy of the book may be seen at the Koontz Lake Library. NIPSCO Petitions For Tracking Adjustments Northern Indiana Public Service Company today filed two petitions with the Public Service Commission of Indiana to track an increase in gas storage and storage transportation costs and a decrease in gas supple costs. The net effect of both will increase costs to the company’s gas customers. The gas supply petition requests that the company be allowed to track an annual decrease of $224,858. The company's gas storage and storage transportation petition asks the Commission's permission to track an annual increase in these costs of $2,948,694. The tracking of gas supply costs and gas storage and transportation costs are permitted with the approval of the Indiana Commission once they have been allowed by the

/We offer • complete line T? \ of beautiful Wedding sMtnay by McPhersons See it today! Independent-News Co. /s Walkerton V) mu

Federal Power Commission. As a result of these adjustments, the average NIPSCO residential customer using gas for home heating will pay approximately 15 cents per month more or $1.75 per year more for gas service beginning in July. NIPSCO residential customers using gas for purposes other than space heating will pay about 4 cents a month or 45 cents more a year beginning then. NIPSCO does not realize one cent of profit from the tracking of gas supply and gas storage and storage transportation costs. The money goes directly to the companies from whom NIPSCO purchases the natural gas, or from those companies with whom the utility has gas storage and/or transportation contracts. BOHAC ELECTED INTO SOCIETY Gref I. Bohac, of Walkerton, has been elected into the Tulane University chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, national scholastic society for graduate business education. Beta Gamma Sigma is considered the highest scholastic honor a student in business administration may attain. Bohac was graduated from Tulane’s Graduate School of Business Administration this spring. Use our "Happy Ads” — just $1