The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 November 1978 — Page 4

NOVEMBER 30. 1978 — THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

EDITORIALS

THE SEASON IS HERE . . . BUT After Thanksgiving, the feeling really turns toward Christmas. And this year is no exception. People certainly were helped along with this feeling by the season's first snow over the past week end and with temperatures dropping rather regularly now and all the signs of winter coming, it doesn't take much to realize that Christmas is less than four weeks away One thing is missing locally however, to help promote the Christmas spirit and get the people to think “Christmas" in Walkerton as well as other places. As of Wednesday morning, of this week, still no signs of the town's Christmas decorations being installed and or lighted. This leaves Walkerton well behind about every community around to help promote the Christmas feeling, especially from the standpoint of the retail merchants. We hope that in the very near future, this added touch of the season approaching will become evident in our town as well. IT DEPENDS ON THEM Once again this year in W'alkerton. as well as almost every community around, the sound of bells ringing and the manning of Salvation Army kettles will be evident. In Walkerton this year the drive will be three Saturdays. December 9. 16 and 23. This is the sole support of the Salvation Army in Walkerton and even though the job done by the local group is most recognized at Christmas time, this organization does work the year round and assist whenever feasible and possible in other seasons as well as bringing some cheer and help to many at Christmas time. The local committee once again will depend upon the generosity of local organizations and the people who make up these organizations to keep this tradition alive. In the past for many years it was a job that had manpower supplied by the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club and American Legion. In recent years, an assist has come from the Walkerton Jaycees. Again this year the local committee will depend on these kind-hearted people to give a little of their time to help make the drive a success. In the three Saturdays of the local drive, the time given by these volunteers is worth many times their value in money to keep the local Salvation Army committee operating. We hope each and everyone appreciates the job these people will be doing and that the volunteers will once again find it in their hearts to give that hour or two in December to making this another successful year. W^E ME MBErSR WHEN... (TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS)

1973 A meeting with the South Bend Community School Board and other school officials will be held relative to the future of North Liberty High School, at the school on Monday. December 3. at 7:30 p.m., in the gym. The board will be carrying on their regular school business. Also, a presentation regarding the keeping of North Liberty and Greene students in their area will be made to the board. A combined Greene Township and Liberty ownship P.T.A. committee has been asked to submit their proposals. The Walkerton Area Junior Miss Pageant is scheduled for Thursday. November 29 and Saturday. December 1 at the John Glenn High School. Contestants are from John Glenn. Oregon-Davis and North Liberty High Schools. At the market pork steak was H 5 cents a pound; semi boneless hams at $ 1 09 a pound; ham slices at $1.29 a pound; honey loaf at 51.49 a pound; stuffed sausage at 99 cents a pound; franks at K 9 cents for a 12 ounce package; bacon at SI .29 a pound; cheese whi/ at 59 cents for an H ounce jar; margarine at threepounds for SI.00; one percent low fat milk at 99 cents for a gallon; Coca Cola at 79 cents for eight 16 ounce hotties; orange juice at 49 cents for a 16 ounce can; celery at 29 cents a stalk; grapefruit at five pounds for 69 cents and lettuce at 19 cents a head. 1963 The Walkerton Ministerial As sociation will hold its annual Thanksgiving service at the First Presbyterian Church on November 27 at 7:00 p.m. A falling limb during the strong winds lasi Fndav night, inflicted injury that led to the death of Richard Delos Eckert. route 2. North Liberty. Eckert was returning home from work late Friday

night and had stopped his auto to remove a fallen limb from the road at the corner of Pine and New Roads when another limb fell and struck him in the head. Mary Ann Beasics, North Liberty, returned from a seven month trip as an International Foreign Youth Exchange Program to Greece on Monday of this week. At the market ground beef was three pounds for $1.00; pork loin at 39 cents a pound; canned ham at $3.79 for a five pounder; pork cutlets at 59 cents a pound; smoked picnics at 29 cents a pound; Folger's coffee at 49 cents for a one pound can and 98 cents for a two pound can; ice cream at 69 cents for a half gallon; oleo at 15 cents a pound; potatoes at 49 cents for 10 pounds; and potato chips at 49 cents for a pound package. 1948 Many local public school administrative units, especially town and township units, are entirely too small to meet acceptable standards and a satisfactory school program can never be offered in these small units the present plan of organization. according to a report released by William T. Kinder, Tipton, ( hairman of the Indiana School Study Commission Scouts are out looking for talent for the Amateur Show to be sponsored by the Walkerton Band Parents Association on the evening of December 15 at the Walkerton High School auditorium. Indiana's estimated corn yield as of November I was 280.020,(XX) bushels, an average of 60 bushels per acre, to set new records both in total production and in yield per acre, according to data released At the market bacon is 49 cents a pound; Christmas candy at 39 cents a pound. Christmas trees at $1.49 for a six footer; Ballard biscuits, ten for 15 cents; large new prunes, two pound box for 55 cents; Baker's

bitter chocolate, 8 ounces for 44 cents; seedless raisins. 15 ounce box for 19 cents; canned pumpkin, three 2‘ i size cans for 29 cents; paper napkins. 80 to a box, two boxes for 33 cents; mixed nuts at 39 cents a pound and oleomargarine at 45 cents a pound. 1943 The Edward Sousley Post American Legion No. 365, completed its organization and received its charter from the State Legion headquarters at a special meeting held Sunday afternoon in their dug-out, located in the basement of the Rose building, which will be fitted up as Post headquarters. A class in Spanish was organized at a preliminary meeting held in the USO Lounge Monday night, with Prof. Keller as instructor. Fifteen members were enrolled in the class, which leaves only five vacancies. Definite information concerning the building of a locker plant in North Liberty will probable be received here Friday. Playing at the Rialto is "The Major and the Minor" and "The Human Comedy" with Mickey Rooney and Frank Morgan. Coming is "Claudia" with Dorothy McQuire; "High Explosive" and "The Sky’s The Limit" with Fred Astaire and Joan Leslie. The Grovertown High School basketbail team will play a benefit game on Friday evening, November 26, at 7:30 p.m., in the Grovertown gymnasium, against a team representing the newly organized Fire Department at Koontz Lake. All proceeds are to go to the fire department. NIPSCO Gas Rates To Go Up 9.32 Per Cent A general gas rate increase for customers of Northern Indiana Public Service Company was approved on November 22 by the Pubfic Service Commission of Indiana. Edmund A. Schroer. NIPSCO chairman and chief executive officer. said, "The increase, only the third general gas rate increase in more than 28 years, represents an average increase across-the-board to all classes of customers of about 9.32 per cent." "In spite of this increase, natural gas continues to be the least expensive fuel available to residents of northern Indiana." the utility chairman pointed out. The increase, which will become effective with the filing of new rates by NIPSCO and upon approval of the Public Service Commission. will produce additional annual gas revenues for the utility of $3”,320,764 after adjustments for purchased gas and storage and transportation costs. The Commission determined that the increase represents a 7.35 per cent rate of return for NIPSCO when applied to the utility's fair value rate base. Included in the Commission’s order was approval to use normalization tax accounting and an increase from 2.70 per cent to 3.67 per cent in the rate of depreciation of NIPSCO gas property. Also authorized was a charge to be made to reimburse the company tor its cost in handling customers' checks returned by banks for non sufficient funds. Ihe last general gas rate increase for NIPSCO customers went into effect over three years ago on January 7, 1975. Since that time there have been a number of increases and some decreases in customers' gas bills through the gas tracking procedure, whereby pipeline companies are permitted to pass on their increases to distribu tion companies, such as NIPSCO. after approval of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) These costs are then passed

along tn customers, upon approval of the Public Service Commission of Indiana, but NIPSCO has not realized one cent of profit from these gas tracking adjustments. I he monev goes directly to pipeline suppliers to pay for the increased cost of natural gas delivered to the utility. Since January 1. 1978, these costs have gone up about 14 per cent for the homeheating customer using 160,8(X) cubic feet of natural gas a year. The utility chairman said that the increase, petitioned for in April of this year, was based on a test year ending December 31. 1977. Because of inflation, we have continued to experience increases in the cost of borrowed money, wages, fringe benefits, construction and property replacements and the cost of materials and supplies," Schroersaid. "We dislike the need for rate increases as much as customers. However, we cannot continue to experience increases in the cost of everything needed to provide reliable service without some form of rate relief. "As long as these costs continue to rise more rapidly than our revenues from present rates, our earnings will continue to decline and the possibility of detoriorating service becomes real." He said the new residential rates will be adjusted for variations in Brittish thermal units (Btus), reflecting differences in heating value for the gas supplies. Commercial and industrial customers are presently being billed on this basis. As a result of the increase, a NIPSCO residential customer using 160,800 cubic feet of natural gas annually (above the average) for home heating and other purposes will experience an increase of about $35 a year. A NIPSCO residential customer using 38,200 cubic feet of natural gas for purposes other than space heating will experience an increase of about SI I a year. Glenn Girls Top Oregon-Davis 49-41 Tuesday The John Glenn girls basketbail team made it two in a row in the young season Tuesday evening as they traveled to Oregon-Davis and the varsity came home with a 49-41 victory . The game plan was to not use Mary Huffstetter if possible as she is recovering from an ankle injury, but coach Barbara Osowski was forced to use the junior sharp-

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shixiter and she responded with a game high 25 points to pace the Lady Falcons win. The first half was rather ragged, but after Huft stetter entered the lineup in the second quarter, the uphill battle went all in Glenn s favor. Teresa Kemp also added 12 points as the scoring was very balanced in this game. Newgent paced the losers with 14 points. Box Score John Glenn fg ft p Kemp 5 2 I Mann 0 0 3 Segraves 1 0 4 Tuttle 2 0 1 Farrar JOO Huffstetter 12 1 2 Aitken 1 0 1 Pavey 0 0 I Florian 1 0 1 TOTALS 23 3 14 Oregon-Davis Awald 3 6 I Thompson 0 1 2 Newgent 7 0 3 Klinger 1 0 0 Shores 3 2 2 Berg 2 0 1 Score By Quarter* John Glenn 4 14 33 49 Oregon-Davis 6 19 32 41 The B-Team also was victorious, this being their initial win in two starts this year. They had a romp by a 35-9 score and were never challenged in their game. Box Score John Glenn fg ft p Jenney 200 Miller 3 I 0 Pavey 0 0 1 Peacock 1 0 0 Stull 3 0 0 Aitken 3 0 2 Petry 0 0 0 Shipley 0 0 1 Schmidt 1 0 1 Florian 4 0 2 TOTALS 17 17 Oregon-Davis Berg 0 0 0 Thompson 0 0 0 Carmean 0 0 1 Wringer 0 0 0 Hinz 1 0 0 Orr 0 0 0 Rusch 0 0 0 Barnett 0 0 3 Niles 0 0 0 Goukcr 3 1 2 TOTALS 4 1 6 Score By Quarters John Glenn 10 20 30 35 Oregon-Davis 2 6 9 9 DETERMINATION Bad habits form a chain, and the links can be broken only by the stong arm method.

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