The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 13, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 September 1977 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 103; NUMBER 13

Annual Ski Show Set For Sept. 4 At Koontz Lake The annual Ski Show will be held at Koontz Lake on Sunday. September 4 at the Anderson Hotel grounds, bv the Koontz Lake Ski Club. The Koontz Lake Lions Club will also be having their annual ice cream social in conjunction with the ski show. The ice cream social will begin at 12 noon and the ski show will start at 2 p.m. Rain date for the event will be on Monday. Septembers. Walkerton Town Board Approves 1978 Budget The Walkerton Town Board met in special session Monday. August 29 with all board members present. The main item of business was the adoption of the budget as advertised earlier this month for next year. The regular meeting for next Monday. September 5. has been cancelled due to three meeting this month and that being a legal holiday. The clerk-treasurer brought up the problem of delinquent customers. The list of delinquents is growing every month. She suggested stricter enforcement of the regulations and the board followed by adopting the following plan: Once a custome is sent a shut off notice in the mail, they will be given five days to pay the bill in full. If this is not done, the customer will be shut off. Upon such circumstances the customer will have to pay the full bill plus a $5.00 turn on charge. If there is any tampering with the meter the customer will also have to pay a $25.00 fine. Football Teams On The Road This Friday Both the John Glenn Falcons and the North Liberty Shamrocks will be on the road seeking their first wins of the season Friday as the Glenn team will travel to North Judson and the Shamrocks to River Forest. Glenn, a 21-0 loser to Bremen in the season opener, will meet the Bluejays of Judson, a 19-0 victor over North Liberty in their opening game last Saturday. This is a 7:30 game at Victory Field in North Judson. Meanwhile, the Shamrocks will make the trip to River Forest to meet the Ingots in a 7:30 p.m. game River Forest was a 12-0 loser in their first game last week end. ST. PATRICK’S WOMEN’S CLUB TO MEET The St. Patrick's Women’s Cub will hold their September meeting on Wednesday, September 7 at 30 p.m. in the school hall. The theme of the meeting will be the installation of officers and the annual tea for the Nuns. All members are encouraged to attend. The volume of the oceans and adjoining waters is 14 times that of all land above sea level.

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1977

Saturday Ends Drive For M-D Here By Firemen Saturday, September 3 is the final day for the Walkerton Fire Department Muscular Dystrophy drive. Walkerton firemen and the ladies auxiliary will be collecting in the downtown area beginning at 9:00 a.m. On Monday. September 5, at approximately 9:30 a.m., two representatives from the Walkerton Fire Department will be on WSJVTV 28 to present the donations collected for the Jerry Lewis Telethon. If you are in the downtow n area Saturday, please give generously and help our fire department to help Jerry’s Kids. Peddycord Now Partner In Law Firm John H. Peddycord. 201 West Maple Avenue. North Liberty, has been admitted as a partner in the law firm of May, Searer. Oberfell & Helling, with offices in the Chamber of Commerce Building. Formerly Crumpacker, May, Searer, Oberfell & Helling, the firm recently changed its name upon the resignation of Shepard J. Crumpacker as a result of his appointment as a Judge of the Superior Court of St. Joseph County. An associate of the firm the last four years, Peddycord is a native of North Liberty and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Peddycord. Born in LaPorte and a graduate of North Liberty High School, he obtained his undergraduate degree from Ball State University and a D<Ktor of Jurisprudence Degree from the University of Notre Dame Law School. He and his wife, the former Carole Batsleer of North Liberty, have two daughters. Mr. Peddycord is a former President of the Board of Trustees of the Town of North Liberty and a former member of the Area Plan Commission of St. Joseph County. He was a law clerk for Senior Judge Robert A. Grant in the United States District Court in South Bend from 1971 to 1973. He was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1971. Mr. Peddycord is presently a member of the Administrative Board of the North Liberty United Methodist Church and a member of the Board of Directors of the St. Joseph County Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is also a member of the St. Joseph County. Indiana, and American Bar Associations. NOTICE The Walkerton Public Library will be closed on Saturday. September 3. WOMAN’S COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS SEPTEMBER 2 The first meeting of the year for the Woman’s Community Club of Walkerton will be held oh Friday. September 2, at Stuntz Pine Forest. A carry-in luncheon is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. All members are to bring a dish of their choice and place setting as necessary. Guests are welcome. The 1977-78 budget will be presented. Year books will be ready for distribution and dues may be paid at this time.

United Way Fund Drive Is Underway Here The 1977 United Way Campaign inWalkerton is now underway, according to Dorothy Knowlton, Walkerton Section Chairperson for the General Business Division. The Walkerton Section is comprised of 96 local businesses. Working with Knowlton to enlist the support of local businesses in the United Way Campaign this year are volunteers from the Walkerton area. They are Cheryl Arnett, Libby DeMyer. Kenneth Huffstetter, Evelyn Gas and Eudora Stillson. The United Way Goal for 1977 is $2,247,000. The funds raised will help insure that the work of the 34 United Way agencies in St. Jospeh County continues. According to Knowlton, most of the money raised goes to support the member agencies. Less than 4c on each dollar raised is spent on fundraising costs. “People are generally pleased to learn that such a high percentage of their contributed dollars go to provide actual services and programs that help people,” said Knowlton. According to Mrs. Knowlton, many people in the outlying areas of the county often figure that United Way services don’t affect them. This year Walkerton volunteers are carrying a Beneficiary Report to local businesses which shows that in calendar year 1975, 624 Walkerton residents received help from 20 of the 34 United Way agencies. These agencies included the Alcoholism Council, American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boy Scouts, Child Health Care (St. Joseph Hospital), Cystic Fibrosis Council, Family and Children center. Girl Scouts, Gixxiwill Industries, Legal Services, Mental Health Association, Mental Health Center, REAL Services, Salvation Army, United Health Services, Easter Seal Society and Hearing and Speech Center, Visiting Nurse Association, YMCA and YWCA. Mrs. Knowlton says that volunteers are not only asking the business community for United Way support, but also for the chance to inform their employees about the services available through the United Way and the opportunity to help insure that these services continue. Knowlton said that Vy of the support for the United Way comes from employees. Mrs. Knowlton said that one out of three families in St. Joseph County is directly touched by United Way services. She added that “a contribution to the United Way is a sound investment in our Community." The following number of Walkerton citizens received United Way services from the agencies listed below. Figures do not indicate the amount of services received. Each number represents a span of service; e.g., the Visiting Nurse Association service might be one or two home nursing visits a week for a six month or one year period. Alcoholism Council, 2 American Red Cross. 44 Big Brothers/Big Sisters, 7 Boy Scouts. 78 Catholic Social Services, 1 Child Health Care • St. Joseph Hospital, 1 Cystic Fibrosis Council, 1 Family and Children Center. 3 Girl Scouts, 189 Goodwill Industries, 2

COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn cross country team to travel to NSC fix’ Fairfield. 8:00 p.m. — Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa to meet in Walkerton. 8:00 p.m. — The Walkerton American Legion Auxiliary to meet at the post home. 8:00 p.m. — The Walkerton Masonic Lodge to meet at the temple. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 12:30 p.m. — The Walkerton Woman's Community Club to meet at Stuntz Pine Forest. 4:00 p.m. — North Liberty tennis team to host Knox. 4:00 p.m. — The John Glenn tennis team to travel to LaSalle. 7:30 p.m. — The North Liberty Shamrocks football team to travel to River Forest. 7:30 p.m. — John Glenn Falcon football team to travel to North Judson. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 10:00a.m. — The John Glenn B Team football team will host Tippecanoe Valiev. SUNDAY, SPETEMBER 4 2:00 p.m. — The Koontz Lake Ski Club annual ski show at the Anderson Hotel grounds, Koontz Lake. The Kixmtz Lake Lions Club ice cream social will begin at noon. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 Labor Dav. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 8:20 a.m. — North Liberty Schools open. Lincoln Township Extension Club to meet. 4:30 p.m. — North Liberty cross country team to host Argos. 6:30 p.m. — Ihe John Glenn girls volleyball team to travel to St. Joseph. Walkerton Order of Easter Star to meet. P-l .1 Schixil Board to meet in the superintendent 's office. Walkerton Javcees to meet. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 4:00 p.m. — North Liberty tennis team to travel to Washington. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn tennis team to host Triton. 7:30 p.m. — St. Patrick's Women's Club to meet at the school hall. 7:30 p.m. — The North Liberty Drift-Breakers Club to meet at the Re-Lax Inn, North Liberty. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 12:00 n<x>n — Walkerton Cham ber of Commerce to meet. 4:00 p.m. — John Glenn tennis team to travel to LaVille. 4:00 p.m. — North Liberty tennis team to host Culver. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn cross country team to host Jimtown. 6:30 p.m. — John Glenn volley ball team to travel to North Judson. 7:30 p.m. — Walkerton Masonic EA degree. American Legion Post 189 to meet at the post home. Legal Services, 12 Mental Health Association, 2 Mental Health Center, 119 REAL Services, 52 Salvation Army. 76 United Health Foundation Easter Seal Society, 2 Hearing and Speech Center, 10 Visiting Nurse Association. 3 YMCA. 10 WYCA. 10 TOTAL FOR 20 AGENCIES, 624

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PIJ Board Approves Budget At Meeting I he Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Board of Frusters approved the 19 7 8 budget as advertised at a special board meeting on Thursday. August 25 at the Administra tion building. The budget totals $1,663, 40 tor the two funds. The general fund is $1,420,800 and the debt service fund is $242,240. Ihe 19 8 budget is $112,765 more than last year’s. lax rates were set at $4.5565 for the general gund, $1.15 for debt service and 25 cents for cumulative building fund., mak in a total tax rate of $5,9566. This rate is .1434 cents lower than last year's figure. The school board expects further reduction in the tax rate after the latest assessed valuation figures have been received from the three townships. At the meeting the board also approved a conference request for Barbara Osow ski. varsity vollev ball coach at John Glenn High School, to attend a volleyball clinic at Manchester C ollege on August 2”. The Board reviewed Public Law 57 which gws into effect September 1, 1977. This law pertains to the open door police for conducting board meetings after September 1. 197"’. The regular school board meetings will be held the first and third Fuesdays of each month at 7:(X) p.m. in the administration building. Fhe Next board meeting is Tuesday. September 6. PLJ Band Boosters Plan Citrus Sale lhe Polk-Lincoln Johnson Band Bixvstcrs will be selling Florida citrus pnxlucts soon. Pnxeeds from the sale will be used to help pay tor the 1978 band camp, to pur chase new equipment for the John Glenn and Urev Bands and to fi nance the cost of a summer stvle uniform for the high schtxd band. l he sale w ill begin on September 17 with John Glenn and Urev students taking orders throughout the local area of both Walkerton and Tyner. Available to you in the sale are enormous grapefruits, oranges and delicious tangelos No monev will be collected at the time the orders are taken Payment will not be made until the pnxlucts are delivered to you to insure vour complete satisfaction with these wonderful Florida citrus. Support music in our schools and purchase some fantastic citrus fruit at the same time! Magazine Sales To Begin By JGHS Juniors The annual magazine sales will begin on Friday, September 2 by the John Glenn High School junior class. All junior class members will be canvasing the area for subscriptions. Profits from the annual project is to help pay for the Junior-Senior prom which will be held in the spring. The eyes of an owl cannot move in their sockets so the bird must turn its head from side to side to see.