The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 8, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 28 July 1977 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 103; NUMBER 8

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The Farmers State Bank of Wyatt-Walkerton celebrated their 60th birthday on Monday, July 25 with a grand old-fashioned birthday party with the traditional cake and punch being served at both banks. Louis W. Gerber, chairman of the board of the bank was one of the founders of the bank 60 years ago in Wyatt beginning with SIO,OOO raised by selling 100 shares of stock and SI,OOO surplus cash. Todav the bank has assets of $3,105,000.' The Wyatt bank was the first St. Joseph County bank to reopen after President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared a bank holiday in 1933 and was one of the few banks in the State of Indiana to be given a “class A” rating. This also included the reopening of the Walkerton branch bank. The two banks in Walkerton folded during the depressions but the Wyatt brach survived the ordeal. Cutting the cake at the Walkerton bank is Wayne R. Burch, senior vice-president and branch manager. Mr. Burch has been with the Walkerton bank since its opening in 1932. Those who attended the day long celebration were given coasters as well as cake and punch and an opportunity to register for the 10 $50.00 savings bonds. Winners of the bonds are: Mrs. Amos Bierly, Jim Bolze, Ted Daube, Denslow Doll, Joni Germaine, Duane Hohalek of Mill Creek, Mrs. Mathilda Lange, Mrs. Loretta (Buelle) Miller, Gus Verkier and Ruby Wireman of LaPaz. SENIOR FELLOWSHIP GROUP PICNIC SET The Walkerton Senior Fellowship Group will meet for a pot luck picnic supper at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Elder. Thorn Road, Walkerton, on Monday. August 1. Bring a covered dish, table service and if convenient, a lawn chair. Supper will be served at 6:00 o’clock. Guests are invited to come early. Mr. Elder will have a hot grill for those wishing to roast hot dogs, etc.

photo by Michael Pearish

Potato Creek Festival August 12 & 13 In N.L. The first Potato Creek Festival will be held in North Liberty on August 12 and 13 with a variety of booths, concessions and contests on the sidewalks, lawns and parking lots planned by the area people. Merchants plan to stay open later on Friday, August 12 with specially priced merchandise in conjunction with the festival. Also there will be an old-fashioned ice cream social, chicken barbecue, baked goods, ice cold watermelon, sandwiches, cotton candy and farm fresh produce on sale downtown. Friday evening three hours of square dancing will be enjoyed with the Dixie Walkers putting on a demonstration with their caller James Chase. This will take place in the 100 block of West Harrison Street. In keeping with the rustic theme of the festival area people as well as visitors are invited to attend the two day event in Western attire and old fashioned clothing. Sun bonnets, gowns and denims will be the order of the day. NOTICE OF MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of Trustees of the Town of North Liberty, Indiana, will hold a special meeting at 7:00 p.m. on the 4th of August, 1977, at the Town Hall for the following purpose: Proposed use hearing for Revenue Sharing Funds for 1978. Town Board of Trustees RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE The Walkerton Order of Eastern Star's annual rummage sale will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 20 with a bake sale featured on Saturday only from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Masonic Temple, Roosevelt Road, Walkerton.

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1977

John Glenn Alumni Meets This Saturday The first John Glenn High School Alumni Banquet and dance will be this Saturday evening at the Plymouth Armory with the Class of '67 being honored. Registration and cocktails will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the banquet and music by the Blackstone following. Things like remember when? And who’s that? will be buzzing all over. The Buckinghams, Monkees and the Beach Boys were among the top groups of that era with “Kind Os A Drag,” the number one song. The DX and the Dairy Bar were the hangouts with Hondas roaming the streets. A few graduates of ’67 have become merchants in Walkerton this year including Allen Schmeltz taking over the Sunoco Station; Jim Hostetler, the Standard Station; Peggy Kinney Patterson, the Mini Shop and Kenny Chapman, a manager at Dave & Ray’s Supermarket. The Alumni committee has worked very hard in getting this year's banquet underway. They hope everyone who has sent in their letters come and has a great time. The banquet is for anyone who attended and/or graduated from John Glenn with their guest only. Hope to see all you ex-Falcons Saturday night! Town Board To Hold Meeting On Federal Funds William T. Elkin, president of the Walkerton Town Board, announced that on Monday, August 1, 1977, the Trustees of the Walkerton Town Board will hold a hearing concerning the use they intend to make of Revenue Sharing Entitlement Funds. The Town has been informed that it can expect to receive about $17,950 that may be used during the year 1978. The Budget now being prepared for 1978 assigns $7,100 to be appropriated for Service Contractual and $10,850 to be appropriated for purchase of‘new equipment. Interested citizens may be heard on this matter before the Town Board, in the board's meeting room, August 1, at 7:30 p.m. HISTORICAL DAYS JULY 29-31 Once again this year, New Carlisle Historical Days will be held on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 29,30 and 31. This is a family fun-filled three days for all ages. On Thursday evening, July 28, as well as on Friday and Saturday there will be a musical, “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown,’’ featured at 8:00 p.m. at the New Prairie High School. Friday and Saturday activities begin at 10:00 a.m. with food booth, kiddies rides, home tours, games, flea markets, arts and crafts, antique car parts swap, teen dance on Friday evening. Fireworks on Saturday evening and on Saturday afternoon at 1:30 will be the parade. Sunday all booths open at noon and at 1:00 p.m. there will be a Bluegrass Festival. Also on Sunday the horseshoe pitching contest and a Community Choir Concert.

WAYSIDE CHAPEL TO CELEBLRATE CENTENNIAL I 5 11 photo by Michael Pearish

On Sunday. July 31, the Wayside Chapel, formerly Center Church of the Brethren, will observe its centennial. The morning worship service will be at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Billy Loucks as the guest speaker. Rev. Loucks was called to the ministry in the Center Church 52 years ago. At noon there will be a carry-in dinner for all who wish to come. Serving will start at about 12:30. The church will serve meat and coffee. In the afternoon the service will again be led by Rev. Loucks as speaker and several numbers of special music from neighboring churches, the Cummins Family from the Blissville Church and the Marvin White Quartet of the Baptist Church, Walkerton, will perform. Also a brief history of the congregation will be presented and there will be a time of reminiscening. The Center Church has erected in 1877 as a part of the Pine Creek congregation. In those days it was not all unusual for a congregation to have a number of meeting houses. Pine Creek had five at one time. The present meeting place was commonly referred to as the “East" house. The Oak Grove Church was referred to as the “North" and the Center got its name from being in the middle. There were also Blissville and Oregon Churches which completed the congregation. The Oregon Church was located in Oregon Township and it failed to prosper to any great extent and was discontinued quite a while ago. The other four meeting houses eventually, became separate congregations. Center was among the early ones to make this move and for quite a while was a strong church and produced a number of leaders which have been wellknown in the denomination. However, more than 50 years ago there was a migration of the farmers to the Dakotas, and this hit the Center group especially hard. The church has not been a large group since. About ten years ago the Church was disorganized and the building was sold. For a short time there was an independent community church there, but that also was discontinued and the property was sold to the adjoining cemetery association. Presently it is operating as a mission point of the Union Church of the Brethren of West Township, Marshall County. This group authorized it to function as a branch of their congregation so it could serve a number of the Union famil-

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ies which had moved into the area. When it began operations it operated under the name of Wayside Chapel, but it is a Church of the Brethren group. Since its reopening it has been served bv Weslev Brubaker as pastor. The public is cordially invited to come and celebrate with us our centennial. WALKERTON LIBRARY TO RECEIVE FUNDS The Walkerton Public Librarywill receive $323.40 from monies allocated by the Indiana legislators. The legislators included $832,000 in the final budget for public libraries in the state. Libraries in the four counties served by ALSA 2 will be receiving a total of $79,203.56 with $72,362.88 of that going to the ALSA 2 member libraries. The money will be distributed to each library in accordance with the formula in the law, which is a function of each individual library's operating budget compared to the operating budgets of all public library districts in the state. FOOTBALL MEETING All boys interested in playing varsity football at John Glenn High School should attend an organizational meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. August 2 in the gym. Physical slips will be collected, practice schedules will be passed out. Any person not able to attend the meeting should contact Coach Hostrawser at 586-3677. JASKE ENROLLS AT EARLHAM Lenard Jaske, an all-state class A linebacker from John Glenn High School. Walkerton, has enrolled at Earlham College, Richmond. Ind., and plans to participate in football this fall according to Earlham football coach Roger Campbell. The 6’l”, 190 pound athlete has accumulated 10 letters in three sports at John Glenn. He has been an all-conference linebacker and halfback in both his junior and senior years. This year Lenard rushed for 921 yards and 100 points. As a linebacker he made 104 tackles and 3 intercepttons. Campbell stated “Jaske is one of the finest players in the state. We are extremely pleased that Lenard will be a student at Earlham College. He is a fine young man and he will make a great addition to our program. He is a first class athlete.” Jaske will be tried as a running back.