The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 31, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 January 1978 — Page 12

JANUARY 5, 1978 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

Tippy Valley Drops Glenn For Tourney Title Ihe undefeated lippecanoe Sallev Vikings remained that wav Wednesday night as thev romped to the title of the Iriton Holidav lournev with an 8M oS victory over the John Glenn Falcons In a tournev where three of the four teams entering could oniv total two wins and the \ ikmgs again this vt ar a verv good small schtM'l team, it was |ust a matter of going through the motions for the champs as thev walked off with the crown. Ihe loss was the f alcons eighth in nine starts, their lone win com mg the night before over Culver, while the victors arc "O after the tournev action. Despite the fact the score didn't get one sided until the second half, for the second time in the two nights, the Vikings seemed toplav no harder than thev had to until after the mam intermission and then controlled the games at will. Ihe Vikings scored first, getting a medium range baseline jumper from Jeff Leckrone after just IS seconds had passed I d Beaslev. rapidly improving at the forward position after a career at guard up to tins point, canned a 12 footer to knot the score for the only time the Falcons were even with the Vikes. Ruk Shepherd, a real valuable part of the \ikings success, hit from IM hxit to break the tie and Leckrone popped another medium range jumper before Scott Doll hn his first basket of the night for Glenn. Ihe Falcons then went almost two and a hall minutes without anv kind of a score and during this time

NEW WEIGHT WATCHERS CLASS BEGINS JANUARY 12, 1978 7:30 p.m. United Presbyterian Church 512 Georgia Street Walkerton, Indiana 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL SAVE $3.00 JOIN NOW $5.00 For More Information Call 277-4050 WEIGHT WATCHERS The Authority We Want To Thank Everyone For A SUCCESSFUL FRUIT SEASON We Are Out Os Apples, Fruit And Produce WE WILL START BEDDING PLANTS ON MAY 1 AND STRAWBERRIES ON JUNE 1 We Are Selling AMANA & GIBSON APPLIANCES As Usual HAAG ORCHARD 3-B Road Phone 586-2692 Walkerton

the Vikings were collecting baskets by Eric Alspaugh. Shepherd and Scott Tilden to move safely ahead 12-4 Despite the fact no free throws had been scored, there had been plentv of whistles early as the officials evidently were going to call them close to keep things under control I his carried over throughout the game and it really didn't let the two teams play much ball all night long as at no point did a minute pass without a whistle for a foul or one of the numerous turn overs lommv Moore vanned his first of 22 points in the game as he hit an eight footer. but Leckrone came bavk with two free shots. Alspaugh a 14 footer and Shepherd one of two from the line for a l“-6 lead. Doll got the quarter's final field goal, a short shot underneath, to make it I ” 8 after one. I he rather lackadaisical attack of the Vikings in the early second period kept the Falcons faintest hopes alive. After Leckrone tickled the twine from 14 foot, Moore continued his fine free throw shooting that netted nine for nine the night before with two one-pointers Alspaugh flipped a short shot in from the side of the lane, but Doll countered with a three-pointer on a lay in. Beasley got a solo lav-in on a fast break and Moore creased the nets from 12 foot to suddenlv make it 21-1 with just over five minutes left in the half. LVHS answered this with two quick short baskets by Tim Conrad ami Rav Rockhill. the latter on a steal ami from this point the two teams traded two points for two until a three point rebound shot by left Shriver ami then a fine tip-in iv Shriver opened the gap to nine with time running out. Chris I uttle got a seven footer from the

lane home with 13 seconds left and the half found the score TV 34. Glenn 27. The third period didn't move too far until one could easily see the handwriting on the wall After Doll hit a lay-in to start it. Charles Rockhill got a lay-in. Tuttle found the hoop from 15 foot and the Vikings followed with five baskets in less than two minutes including a steal and subsequent "dunk" by Alspaugh just to add more fuel to the fire, both on the floor and in their big following in the stands. From this 46-31 advantage, they had one more streak of six free throws while Tom Moore and Beasly were trying to hold the Falcons together. However, at the end of three it was 60 43, the Vikings coasting very easily as all their players had seen action and they continued to move them in and out freely, with one hardly knowing a starter from a reserve on tiiis smooth running machine. Ihe Vikings simple moved steadily ahead in the final stanza although the game had been completely turned over to their reserves bv the five minute mark. A lot of whistles, fouls and turnovers was marring the action, but towards the end both teams scored freely again to account for the final score. Ten boys shared the winners points with tour hitting double figures. Alspaugh. a three-year starter at center, led the wav with 1” while Leckrone, reserve Conrad and Shepherd had 16, 14 and 10 respectively. Tom Moore broke loose for 22 points in this game, hitting nine baskets and four of five from the stripe. Beasley canned 20. eight baskets and four of four from the line while Doll gathered 11 before fouling out in this game. This scoring from the floor by Moore and Beasley is greatly needed if the Falcons are to continue to improve and win some games. Box Score TVHS f R ft fu p Shepherd 3481 C Rockhill 4 12 4 Alspaugh 8 12 2 Leckrone 5 6 6 4 Tilden 10 0 0 R. Rockhill 3 16 2 Sterk 2111 Eaton 10 2 0 Conrad 7014 Shriver 3 12 1 TOTALS 37 15 .30 19 John Glenn Beaslev 8 4 4 4 Tuttle 3 0 0 2 Doll 5 115 T. Moore 9 4 5 4 Hardesty 0 0 0 5 Stratford 0 4 5 4 Flaughcr 0 0 0 1 R. Moore 0 0 0 4 La Follette 0 2 2 0 TOTALS 25 15 17 29 Score By Quarters John Glenn 8 27 43 b 5 TVHS 17 34 60 89 MUST FILE ANNUAL REPORT OF EARNINGS Social security beneficiaries who were under age 72 for any month in 1977 and earned over S3OOO in 1977, must send in a report of 1977 earings to social security by April 15, 19^8. This report is often reNEW HOURS For WALKERTON LICENSE BUREAU MONDAYS 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. TUESDAYS, WEDNESDAYS, THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CLOSED SATURDAYS 4tj26

ferred to as the Annual Report of Earnings. Included are those persons who estimated that they would earn over 53000. even though their earnings may have been less than S3OOO in 1977. No matter what your earnings were for the year, if there w*^s any month in which you did not earn over $250 nor did substantial work in your own business, you are eligible for benefits for those months. You should remember to have this information handy when filing your report. 1977 is the final year in which all beneficiaries will have the same annual earnings limit. Effective with January 19 7 8. there arc two separate earning tests. One test applies to beneficiaries age 65 and over, and a separate test applies to those under age 65. The age 65 test applies if the beneficiary attains age 65 before the close of the taxable year involved. For a beneficiary who turns 65 on or before January 1. 1979, they will be able to earn $4,000 in 1978 and receive all their checks. For beneficiaries under 65. the amount they are allowed to earn is $3240. If a person should earn more than their allowable limit. $1 in benefits will be withheld for every $2 earned over the yearly exempt amount. Another major change in the earnings test for 1978 is that the monthly earnings is eliminated for all years after the initial year of retirement. The "initial year of retirement" is the year in which occurs the first month an entitled beneficiary does not earn wages over the monthly exempt amount and does not render susbtantial services in self-employment. For beneficiaries who will be entitled to the monthly earnings test, the monthly amount is $334 for a person over 65 and $270 for a person under 65. The aforementioned changes are only some of the changes brought about by the enactment of the Social Security Financing Act of 1977. You are encouraged to call your local social security office to see how these changes affect you. In South Bend the social security

MAX E. STEELE, INSURANCE , notary public [ . r * 1,0 South Maple Street Phone 656*4641 _ North Liberte, Indiana ' fa=ggas#faaaas«s»Mß^^ —$&—. -■»*»——— i'**T lallll M^_ri__ — — ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ;; We Still Have A ♦ GOOD STOCK OF I :: SWEEPERS ♦ t : ♦ X ♦ To Help Clean Up The Christmas Good Times ; J And Spring Cleaning Ahead ♦ ♦ J ♦ BELTS — BAGS — CORDS — BRUSHES ♦ J SERVICE ♦ LIBERTY BELL j o 135 N. Main — North Liberty ♦ Open 8:» To 6^o J ******♦******♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦

office is located in Room 400, 4th Floor Sherland Building, 105 E, Jefferson Bovd. The telephone number is 234-4001. GRANT TO DISCOVERY HAU. MUSEUM The American Association for State and Local History has announced the awarding of a grant to Discovery Hall Museum under its Consultant Service program. The grant is made available through funds from the National Museum Act. as administered by the Smith sonian Institution. The program provides consultants to museums and other historical agencies for a w ide variety of purposes. Col. Edward R. Gilbert. Chief Conservator at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village, will serve as consultant to study and make recommendations to Discovery Hall on how the museum can best preserve its 1830 Conestoga wagon. The Conestoga wagon, one of the museum’s oldest and most historically valuable objects, has not received any conservation treatment for a number of years. Although still structurally sound, it is beginning to suffer from old age and steps must be taken to assure its preservation for the future. Originally built in Pennsylvania by John Studebaker, it is typical of the covered wagons which earned settlers to the American frontier in the mid-19th century. The wagons, normally painted in red and blue with white canvas tops, were once a common sight, but few of the original Conestogas still exist. Discovery Hall’s Conestoga wagon in a prize possession and South Bend is fortunate to still have one that actually was used to bang a family to the "West" from Pennsylvania. Until the 1880$ "grandfather clocks ’ were known as "I on g ca se clock $." Frank James, outlaw and brother of Jesse James, was acquitted when finally brought to trial. Halley's Comet will next be seen in 1986.