The Independent-News, Volume 103, Number 35, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 2 February 1978 — Page 1

THE .INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 103; NUMBER 35

Dr. G. R. Hershberger In Stable Condition Following Heart Attack

Dr. Richard Hershberger, D. 0., Walkerton, suffered a heart attack at his home at 12:11 a.m. on Monday and was taken by ambulance to the Osteopathic Hospital, South Bend. On Tuesday morning he was reported in stable condition, no heart damage and possibly to be moved out of the intensive care unit to a room. He had shoveled snow on Saturday. His office, at 625 Roosevelt Road, will remain open as usual with the office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and Friday; and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Saturday. They are closed on Wednesdays. Girls Sectional At LaVille Has Six Area Teams The 19^8 girls basketball sectional will open at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. February 1. when the host. LaVille, will play Plymouth followed by the John Glenn and North Liberty game at 8.00 p.m On Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m., it will he Bremen and Argos followed by the winner of the Plv-mouth-LaVille game and the John Glenn-North Liberty game. The finals will be on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. at LaVille High School. Plymouth is the defending sectional champion and they went all the way to the Fort Wayne semistate last year before being defeated in the tourney. The John Glenn team will enter the competition as the favorite this year with a perfect 16-0 record, including at least one win over ever team in the sectional and a recent Bi-County tourneytitle. Jimtown Game At Glenn Reset For Tuesday One postponed basketball game is on the week end schedule along with three regular scheduled contests for the two local teams this week end. Both John Glenn and North Liberty will be placing twice, once at home and once away North Liberty will be at home of Friday night to host the Oregon Davis Bobcats. B Team action to begin at 7:00 p.m On Saturday they travel to Fairfield to battle the Falcons, action starting at 6:30 The John Glenn Falcons will be seeking win number three at Knox Friday night with B-Team play starting at 700 On Tuesday, February 7. the postponed game with Jimtown of January 2'. will be made up play starting at 6:30. At this game the PIJ Athletic Depart ment's Evansville University Basketball benefit will be held with the Glenn and Jimtown game ball being the prize. Donations are SI.OO for this very worthwhile cause. MEETING POSTPONED The St. Patrick s Women’s Cub meeting for February I has been cancelled and rescheduled for Wednesday , January 8 NOTICE The Koontz Lake Firemen's Auxiliary will be meeting at the Lions Building beginning in March.

John Glenn Girls Win Conference With 16th Win The John Glenn Falconcttes, on Tuesday evening, January 24. defeated the Fairfield team bv an overwhelming performance led by Mary Huffstetter’s 20 points for a 77-31 victory. This marked the 16th win for the John glenn girls this season against no losses Also in double figures was Julie Ryan, with 18 points. Kern Gardner with 17 and Barb Mann contributed 10. Leading in the rebound column was Ryan with 13 and she also had nine assists to her credit. Both teams went into the game with identical 4-0 league records. Fairfield is 10-5 overall. I he Glenn B-Tcam also won by a score of 19-13 in a scrappy battle all the wav. Box Score John Glenn fg ft p Gardner 7 3 |7 Ryan 8 2 18 Mann 5 0 10 M. Huffstetter 9 2 20 Kemp 306 Farrar 1 0 2 Tuttle 2 0 4 Segraves 0 0 0 A. Huffstetter 0 0 0 Flonan 0 0 0 TOTALS 35 7 77 Fairfield Clawson 2 1 5 Layman 6 0 12 D. Kammerdeener 0 0 0 Burger 033 Yoder 000 N. Kammerdiener 2 0 4 Showalter 0 0 0 Gawthrop 2 3 TOTALS 12 7 31 8- Team Box Score John Glenn fg ft tp A. Huffstetter 0 0 0 Aitken 0 2 2 Pavcy 1 0 2 Florian 5 0 10 Miller 2 1 5 Albertsen 0 0 0 Jenny 000 Seagraves 0 0 0 Gaw 000 Petry 0 0 0 TOTALS 8 3 19 Fairfield Marquart 0 0 0 Gawthrop 11 3 Burkholder 0 2 2 Smoker 0 0 0 Erb 0 0 0 Rockenbaugh 000 Yoder 0 0 0 Skibbee 2 0 4 Rose 0 0 0 Hinterna 2 0 4 TOTALS 5 3 13 REMINDER The Lincoln Township 4-H Club will have enrollment night on Thursday, February 2 at the Walkerton Community Building beginning at 7:00 p.m. At the meeting you may sign-up for projects and it is important to get all enrollment cards in so orders for project books can be placed. If you are interested in joining 4-H, please come tonight and we will answer any questions and help vou sign up for projects.

WALKERTON, INDIANA

Police Chief E. Clifford Ward To Retire After 42 Years

Walkerton police chief, E. Gifford Ward, will retire as of April .30. 1978, after 42 years in law enforcement. Ward. 65, of 802 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton, turned in his resignation to the town board on Monday, January 9, having been chief of police since June 1, 1961. He will remain active on the local police force until early March and then will use up his remaining vacation time prior to April 30. Before becoming Walkerton’s police chief. Ward served for 23 years as an Indiana State Trooper and then two and a half years on the St. Joseph County Sherrifs Department. The Walkerton Town Board is expected to fill the chief s position in the near future THANK YOU The North Liberty Business Association would like to thank all those having a part in moving the snow from the downtown business area. NOTICE The Walkerton Rainbow Installation for Tammy Stull. Walkerton, will be held on Saturday . February 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic temple. SKIN GAME Nothing succeeds like success — and as long as swindles pay off. they w ill continue. ONE-WAY STREET The uphill trail is always the hardest to travel, but how else can a man rise to fame WALKERTON, POLK, UNCOLN, JOHNSON AMBULANCE PHONE 586-2011

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1978

1 Paper Drive Set I For February 25 ‘ In Walkerton The Lincoln Township 4-H Club will be having a paper drive on Saturday, February 25, weather permitting. Tliis paper drive is to help sup port the local 4-H Club rather than having any selling projects during the year. Please help us by saving your newspapers, magazines and catalogs. We will be working from the Community Building and will pick up your papers and magazines. Later we will have phone numbers in the newspaper for you to call for pick-up. In case of very bad weather we will have an alternate date which will be an nounced later. Start saving now. Thank you LEGION AUXILIARY POSTPONES MEETING Orville Easterday Unit 189. American Legion Auxilary, Walk erton, is postponing their regular meeting of Thursday, February 2 to the following Thursday. February 9 at 8:00 p.m. The selection of rep resentatives to Hoosier Girls State will be made at this time and also an Americanism program will be given. SR. FELLOWSHIP MEETING IS CANCELLED Ihe Senior Fellow ship Group meeting for February 6 at the Walkerton Community Building. ' has been cancelled due to the weather. UREY TEAMS SPLIT GAMES WITH BREMEN The Urey Middle School's bask etball teams spilt decisions with Bremen on January 24. The seventh grade came out on top bv a 20-1" score to raise their season record to 6-2 The eighth grade was defeated by Bremen 44-36. This dropped their record to 5-4.

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North Liberty Homecoming Moved To Feb. 17 The North liberty High School basketball homecoming festivities have been changed to February 1" when the Shamrocks will host LaVille. Also the chili supper set for this Friday has been changed to the 17th COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEBRUART 2 Ground Hog Day. 6:00 p.m. — John Glenn gym nasties team to trayel to South Central b:3O p.m. — John Glenn fresh man basketball team to trayel to Argos. 6:30 p.m — North Liberty fresh man basketball team to host Bremen. 8:00 p.m. — Walkerton Tn Kappas to meet. 8:00 p.m. — Walkerton American Legion Auxiliary to meet FRIDAY, FEBRUART 3 "00 p.m — John Glenn Falcons will travel to Knox for a couple of basketball games. ":00 p.m. — North Liberty Shamrocks will host Oregon Davis in basketball. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 9:00 a.m — The wrestling sectional will be held at New Prairie. 10:30 - 11:30 am — Story hour at the Walkerton Public Library 6:30 p.m. — The North Liberty Shamrocks basketball teams to travel to Fairfield 7:30 p.m. — The Walkerton Rainbow Girls will hold public in stallation of officers at the Masonic temple. 8:30 p.m — The girls' basketball sectional championship game to be piaved at LaVille High School. MONDAT , FEBRI ART 6 b:3O p m — John Glenn fresh man basketball team to travel to Tn ton. 6:30 p.m. - The North Liberty freshman basketball team will host Knox. P I-J Band Boosters to meet TUESDAY. FEBRIXRT 7 Lincoln Township Homemakers Club to meet 630 pm — Jhe John Glenn gymnastics team will host South Central 6 30 p.m The John Glenn Falcons will make-up the postpon ed game with Jimtown \iso the benefit for the Evansville I niver sity basketball team will he held at the game PIJ schyxil Board to meet. Walkerton Javcves THURSDAT, FEBRI CRT 9 12:00 noon — Walkerton ( ham ber of Commerce to meet 630 p m — The North Liberty freshman basketball team will trav el to South Central Kof C 800 p m — American Legion Auxiliary to meet in Walkerton BIRTHS Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hartsell. 609 Tvler Street. Walkerton, are the parents of a daughter born on January 28. in the Osteopathic Hospital. South Bend Paternal grandparents arc- Mr and Mrs Lowell Hartsell, Route 2. Walker ton