The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 January 1978 — Page 5

BUYS LAUNDROMAT Ml. . 1 Sr ri®? photo by Michael F’earish Mr lom Foster, Walkerton, purchased the Uptown laundromat, Michigan Street. Walkerton, from Mr. Vic Stockman, of Plymouth, last week. Mr Foster is pictured receiving the keys to the business. The laundromat has recently been redecorated and renuxleled and new machines installed. The hours of operation will remain the same.

Withdraw Liquor License Request In North Liberty Ihe request for a three wav liquor license at the I iberts 1 anes Howling Aliev. North Liberty, bv Donald and Sarah Garrett, was withdrawn on Wednesday. January 4 after it appeared that they would face a recommendation of denial bv the Alcoholic Beverage Board of St Joseph Count', Ihe application was remonstrated by the owner of the Wabash lavers, North liberty. Mr and Mrs Leonard Shipwrek and the Shamrock Inn, North 1 ibertv, own er Eugene W atkins. In the proceedings it was told that according to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission the appli cant must be the holder of a one or two-wav license before applying for the three wav license, which the Garretts were not and the remon strators allege that some of the 250 residents signAurcs on the appli cation were not residents of North liberty; the addition of another liquor establishment in North 1 ib erte would be a detriment to the communits, stated the law vers for the remonstrators A dance permit which the Gar retts applied for was also with drawn due to the fact that sou have to hase a liquor license to apply A.ilfcerton Ifwlunj Pborw 586 123/ Fridas, Saturday A Sunday, January IC 14 & IS I irst Show Begins \t ’ (X) pm DOI Bl I HAH RF SPF(I Al The Little A Girl Who Ji Lives Bg Down WF r The W Lane \ .fl ] |y g M, MM « »•>’, V ft, « » And THE HOUSE BY THE [AKE BHH.. A . A A-. ** 1 lor Pre I cells

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TAX TO DROP 1 ON PHONI BILL Inflation battered cinsumers will receive some relief in 19" b SVH) million in savings, thanks to the steady dec line of the federal excise on telephone bills, I nited lele phone announccd today Beginning January 1 this tax drops from flee per cent of the bill to four per cent [he decrease started several years ago at the unrig of the telephone industry for ( ongressional a, tion. and will con tinue declining one per cent an nually until January 1. 19K2, when the ley y is eliminated Ihe tax sayings represents the estimated difference between what customers would have paid in H'K at the five per cent rate, and what they will pav at the new four per cent rate. About S(X) million of the total will be saved bv customers of Independent telephone companies, according to estimates bv the I S Independent lelephone Assox ia tion. Ihe remainder of the savings will apply to Bell Systems custom ers. The aswsociation represents the country's 1 .NX) non Bell System telephone companies serving more

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than 29 million telephones one out of every five in the nation Ihe excise tax was first imposed bv ( ongress during World War 1 as a "temporary'' measure. Al though repealed briefly alter the war. it was rcinstituted during the Depression and has continued ever since at rates as high as 15 per cent on kxal service and 25 per cent on long distance calls From 1954 to IVI it stcxxl at 10 per cent HOLD BIRTHDAY PARTY I he cold weather did not deter som-' "5 persons in attending the lanuarv birthday party at Miller's Merry Manor. Walkerton, on Sat urdav, January ' Out of the 10 birthdays being celebrated only five of the residents were well enough to attend. All enjoyed hearing the ' (hnstian Heirs." a wonderful and exciting gospel group I he residents enjoyed two great movies this week. "Rhino and Down I he Mississippi On A River Boat " A nx k and roll marathon in nxkers will be held on Ihursdav. February 16. for the national Heart

1 nml Have aln art to save your own [’ledges will b, taken 4 SI oo an hour of m< king <»r >0 ,ms a halt hour Help th, sidmit give help to someone - ,sc by your pledge Musn r, f r , shp ,m s ar)( ] tun w ill pre. all NOR I H I IB[ R I Y [hi North liberty Shining Star Blue Birds met on [h . ernber 21 and frosted sugar cookies whi h they then distribut'd to semral senior c iti/cn ladv friends and sang Christmas carols at ea. h of their homes. I pon returning from the outing all were treated to a ( hrtst mas party by lan Peterson amt Nam v Harris Ihe Wednesday morning >ffe. girls held their annual Mother Daughter ( hristmas coffc at the home of Mrs Nancy Kiopt'-nstem there were six grandmothers sev en mothers and 14 children in at tendance A surprise visit from Santa was enjoved with each of the children given a small gift