The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 15, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 14 September 1978 — Page 4

SEPTEMBER 14, 1978 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

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* r THE CHANGING OF SEASONS Summer may have made its last real "hurrah" as the past week or so has brought much warmer than normal weather to our area. And yet, summer is still here until sometime next week officially, but once the school bells ring and the more normal day-to-day living returns, the hot weather usually is about to be gone for another year. This is rapidly approaching the time of the year that makes one really appreciate northern Indiana as our changing of seasons adds much to life, sometimes a little harsh here and there, but still something many would not trade for any climate, the four seasons as we know' them here. The strange thing about the four seasons is that there is something about each one that you look forward to. It is true one remembers the hard winters of the last couple of years, but they still look forward to winter in a more mild and beautiful form and for anyone from this area, what's Christmas without that white stuff laying softly around. The autumn season brings some very pleasant days, cool nights, the changing of colors of the scenery and just simply some of the best weather we have. It is really the time of the year that can be appreciated, partly because many are trying to squeeze in that little extra before the winter season comes, the color, the harvesting of crops, the readying of lawns for winter, etc. Fall has the pleasant and beautiful days that come at no other time, different from spring when mother nature is trying to hide the ravages of winter beneath a coat of green and the fresh smell that is only present in the springtime. And yet, the beauty of fall can not be matched by any other season and there is that something special to the smell of the burning leaves as kids play as much as work in the falling leaves in the fall season. The summer of 1978 has been a good one . . . perhaps dryer than some of the farmers would like to have it as there is bound to be some crop loss by the long dry spell, but in the long run, mother nature takes care of that also. Summer 1978 was not a blistering hot one, the days of summer were on the average, a little cooler than normal. The rainfall was near normal but did spot itself with some wet times and some dry periods later in the summer. The summer season now will slip past as we enter into the pleasant hands of fall, something that adds to this area and to the beauty of living in an area where there are clearly four season for us to enjoy. The fall season is one that everyone should take advantage of one way or another as what many feel is the most beautiful time of the year. ■RFt'rbmembeSJSß hJML WHEN... JgZl (TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS)

1973 The enrollment for the Polk-Lin-coln-Johnson School Corporation has an increase of 45 students, or 3.5 per cent over last year’s enrollment. The biggest increase this year for one class is kindergarten with 24 per cent. Total enrollment is 1.306 students. An open house will be held at John Glenn High School on Thursday. September 13 at 7:30 p.m. for parents to go through their child's schedule and meet the teachers. Each class will meet for 12 minutes and three minutes between for parents to get from classroom to classroom. North Liberty Shamrocks opened their 19’3 football season in grand style on Saturday handing Central Noble a 31-0 shelacking on the Jackson Field. At the market chuck roast was selling for ’3 cents a pound; swiss steak at SI .09 a pound; family steak at SI .49 a pound; cottage cheese at 39 cents a pound carton; ice cream at 99 cents a gallon; five loaves of bread for SI.00; sweet Spanish onions at 9 cents each; celery at 29 cents a stalk; Bartlett pears at 10 for 99 cents; oranges at 4 pounds for 79 cents; and carrots at 19 cents a pound package. The John Glenn fixitball team fell in a wild and wooly game at Rochester on Friday evening by a score of 49-28. 1963 Thursday, September 5, will go down as one day that Ralph "Nick" LaFeber will not forget. On this day many ol his friends gathered at a party for him at the store in honor of his retiring after 50 years of business. The party was a surprise and when Nick returned from the bank, a large group, including the high school band, were present to greet him. The enrollment figures for the Polk-Lincoln Metropolitan School Corp, shows a total of 1210

students enrolled not including kindergarten class which has 58 students. These are housed in three buildings, an elementary school with grades one through seven having 440 in Walkerton, the high school in Walkerton with grades eight through 12 with 290 students and Tyner school with 480 students in the 12 grades there. "Autumn Fashion" by Wards, will be the theme of the St. Patrick Women's Club style show and card party Thursday night at the school hall which will begin at 7:30 p.m. Department reports were heard by the members of the American Legion Auxiliary Thursday evening at the Walkerton post home. Mrs. John Groves and Mrs. Ruth Clark reported that while they were at the recent convention at French Lick, it was learned that the Poppy Window from Walkerton took first place in the state again. Last year the Walkerton display took first in the district, the state and finally the nation. The display was done by Newton Williams. Miss Theresa Schmeltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Linder Schmeltz, Route 2, Walkerton, received the Indiana State Key Club Award at the annual St. Joseph County 4-H dinner last Saturday night. The award is the highest 4-H junior leader award in the State of Indiana. 19S8 The resurfacing and widening of Indiana 4 from U. S. 31 to Pine Road is among the projects slated to be done in the near future for the Indiana Highway Commission. Surveyors have also been active in and around North Liberty with plans yet incomplete as to what to do about a similar project concerning Road 4 through North Liberty and west to the county line. Ihe new state law requiring each student to have a seat on the bus has resulted in an undesirable situ1 ation. Ihe law necessitates a

■ Indiana has filed a lawsuit challenging the new federal law which increases the regulation of surface mining operations. We believe that the new law is both unwise and unnecessary. It represents a significant expansion of federal intrusion into state authority and we are objecting to this on constitutional grounds. In addition, there are a number of practical objections. Indiana has had on the statute books since 1967 a strip mine reclamation law which many believe to be a model for the nation. It is working It is protecting the environment, while providing needed coal development without bureaucratic hassles. The federal law will require Indiana to more than double its state regulatory staff which supervises coal mine reclamation. In addition, dozens of federal employees will be hired to look over their shoulders The complex regulatory requirements could kill off a number of small mining companies in Indiana, because the new law will require them to spend large sums of money to prepare applications for permits

double route for many of the bus drivers. As a result a large group of children are brought to school 20 minutes earlier than the remaining group. Market report in the area has ground beef at three pounds for $1.39; swiss steak at 69 cents a pound; smoked hams at 93 cents a pound; fryers at 89 cents a pound; club steaks at 59 cents a pound; pork roast at 39 cents a pound; Wheaties at 31 cents for a 27 ounce box; pizza mix. three for $1.00; Kleenex tissues at four 200 count boxes for 59 cents; potatoes at 10 pounds for 28 cents; celery at 21 cents and bananas at 10 cents a pound. 1948 The Four County Farm Equipment Co. and the Walkerton Motor Sales have moved from uptown Walkerton to their new home on Road 6 at the east edge of town. A 33.34 acre tract of improved land, just outside Walkerton, formerly owned by John Clark, which has been mentioned as a potential county fair grounds for a fourcounty fair, is being offered for sale by the War Assets Adminsitration. The car auction sale held at the Walkerton Sale Barn every Saturday afternoon is growing in interest and popularity each week. The Evangelical United Brethren Conference which was held at Winona Lake last week closed Sunday with the assignment of the coming year for the pastors and their duties being the highlight. Rev. V. L. Garner, who has been serving the Pretty Lake, Burr Oak Church, will come to Walkerton and Rev. Cecil R. Smith, who has been serving the Walkerton-Tee-garden Church will go to Grass Creek. A number of West York residents have banded themselves together to put a stop to the reckless driving within the project. Most of the offenders come from outside the town who disregard the 15 mile per hour limit, and endanger the lives of every child in the project. 1943 Italy has fallen — but the war is not over and you know it! Think of Berlin and Tokyo — think of the men dying at this moment. There are more battles coming, battles that must be won, battles that will

Capitol Commentary Governor Otis R. Bowen

and endure a lengthy approval process in order to get permission to mine. Overall, the federal law will increase the cost of mining coal and will erect new obstacles to coal development at a time when it is a national policy to double our coal production in order to reduce our dependence upon foreign oil. The law also ignores geology. It sets nationwide requirements but the characteristics of mining and the technology employed varies greatly from region to region. If Indiana were not doing its job to insure that mining companies return mined-over land to their highest and best use, then we wouldn’t be in a position to complain. But the fact is that we have been doing the job and doing it well for a number of years Federal officials and environmental groups are quick to acknowledge that Indiana has carried out a responsible reclamation program. However, in the eyes of Congress, this seems to count for nothing Our coal and electricity users will pay the price for Washingtons attitude

be tough, bloody, hard-to-win. But wc have to win them! Right now the biggest task ahead of the folks at home is to give these fighting men and women the kind of backing that is most important to them — the arms and equipment. Such supplies cost monev and lots of it! The third War Loan Drive is now on. Buy war bonds and support our men and women. American combat units on all battlcfronts are now being supplied with a shorter and lighter, but sturdier bayonet by the ordnance department. Ihe First Christian Church has been redecorating the interior of their building and making some other needed changes. Among improvements, flourescent lighting has been installed. The work is nearing completion and rededica-

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tion services have been set for September 2b. The North Liberty Businessmen's Club will continue its efforts to have Pierce Road improved. It was explained at the meeting that the State Highway department has taken over the road west of highway 23 and purchased right-of-way required by the state to give the road proper width The manager of the Rialto Theatre will donate the use of his theatre and expenses of an outstanding film for a Premier Showing on Tuesday evening with the price of admission the purchase of a war bond. Did you know a lump of sugar added to the water will keep cut flowers fresh longer?

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