The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 32, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 January 1979 — Page 4

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EDITORIALS

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday. January lb. 19-9, at -;OO p.m. to be held on the fourth floor in the Council Chambers, of the C ounts ( its Building. South Bend, that sc ill concern the rural area of St. Joseph Counts, at least the southern and vs estern portions. At this time the Area Plan C ommission of St Joseph Counts will be airing the ordinance that amends and supplements the counts zoning which bask alls will require anyone in the areas of the southern and western portion of the counts to restrict building on ans property outside of the corporation limits of the various towns, on lots of a minimum of 20 acres. I his will amend the present lot size of 10 acres, which has been in cffcU in St. Joseph Counts for quite some time. I he effort to stop migration aw as from the cits is a good part of this planning as well as the returning the land from agricultural and residential to strictlv agricultural. Anv present lots on record and approved will not be effected and building could still take place on lesser size plots than the' 20 acres, but after this is accepted, it simple means that rural expansion in the country area will almost grind to a halt. The law has both some pros and cons, depending on how one feels and also possible concerning what one does for a living. It is stated that the farmers hx>ked at this with mixed emotions, but this is an effort to "save" the farm land that is being sold piece by piece for residential uses. Ihe present restriction of 10 acres did accomplish a few things. For one it had a definate effect on stopping the expansion of mobile homes and small, verv inexpensive building as one simple could not afford to put down the money for the lot if they didn't have money to build with as well. Approved subdivision and approved mobile home parks could still be possible bv simplv meeting all restrictions which put good controls on the sanitary and other elements of the subdivisions. It did slow down the outer growth, but in recent years it has started up stronger than ever. One thing that won't be done is the stopping of people moving out of South Bend If a person wants to get out of the city, they still will and St. Joseph Countv, with a definate dwindling population, will be losing families to neighboring counties w here restrictions are not so strong. In fact, the surrounding counties, at the same time St. Joseph Countv has shown a decline in population, have all shown increases in population, this alone tells the storv of not stopping tne exodus from the urban areas This plan, whether one wants it or not. is going to be accepted bv the Area Plan ( ommission. Complete details and accurate maps of just what land will be included are on file in the Clerk-Treasurers' offices of Walkerton and North Liberty as well as the other tow ns of the countv and also with the Area Plan Commission. Anyone interested can studv these maps up to the time of the hearing next Tuesday . zzCrbmember WHEN...

(TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF 1974 Yes a check for over $2,500.00 was received by a local senior citizen this past week to her surprise. What away to start out the New J ear After a tew minutes of deliberation she decided to take the check into the local social securitv office in South Bend and received a photostat copy of the same. Her corrected check will be coming shortly, 'i is. indeed, computers do make mistakes. At the market swiss steak is selling for $1.09 a pound; chuck roast at 69 cents a pound; bacon at -9 cents a pound; beef stew meat at SI .29 a pound; bundt cake mixes at ~9 cents a package; crackers at 39 cents for a pound box; Pepsi Cola at eight 16 ounce bottles for 79 cents; Sw iftnmg at SI 19 for a three pound can and pot pies are four for SI.OO The Kixmtz Lake Fire Department in 1973 answered 71 calls which were made up of 22 house fires; 21 grass fires, 13 ambulance or oxygen calls; h car fires; 3 semi truck calls; 1 mutual aid; 1 false alarm and two miscellaneous calls 1969 In 196 H there were 5" burials in Wixxllawn Cemetery. Walkerton. Due to the change of politics in IndianajMihs as a result of the 1966 state election, the Walkerton Li cense Braneh will move this coming week to a new location under new management Ihe new hxation will be at 404 Michigan Street, di redly across from the police station in Walkerton Ihe new manager will be Mrs Myrna W'llliams 19t>4 Ihe St Joseph County Journey w ill be held on Wednesday, Ifiurs dav and Saturday of next week at

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS) the John Adams High School auditorium. Ihe 39th edition of the eight team meet will be the last of the current eight schools placing due to reorganization plans and the size of the competing schcxds. At the induction of the new Tow n Board of Walkerton, David Mellin was elected to serve as president of the group tor their four year term. Walter Heil was elected to serve as vice-president. On January 11 the North Liberte Junior High will be hosting a four team tourney for seventh grade basketball. Schools invited are Lakeville. LaPaz, and Madison. Ihe Community Grocery in North Liberty has been sold to Darw in Dav is as of January 1. Ihe previous owner, Carl Davis, plans to devote all of his time to his farm in Argos. 1959 Referendum or balloting by eligible landowners for a Soil Conservation District is now getting underway in the various townships of St. Joseph County. Voting will continue from January 2 until March 13. ( V Hill, an electrical parts distributor for a firm in South Bend, had his first hair cut in 14 years Wednesday morning in the lav lor Barber Shop in North Liberty Hill has been bald as a cue ball for the 14 vears we went without the clip and trim service, but recentlv his hair began to grow again He was proud as fie crawled into a chair of Jim lavlor's for his shearing after the 14 vear stav aw av Miss Janice lappin. daughter of Mrs Pearl lappin, route 2. was bv popular vote as the Queen of the Mistletoe Ball held December 19 Other candidates competing for the

■ Since California adopted Proposition 13 more than five months ago another election has come and gone It tends to confirm my earlier judgment that the mood of taxpayers toward their governments has changed and that variations of Proposition 13 sentiment will be seen for some time The November election results also reinforce my feeling that public officials at all levels should start looking harder at what we extract from the taxpayer and harder at how we spend what we take In those elections, voters approved 80 per cent of referenda which either impose limits on taxes limits on spending or both Two of the three Sons of Proposition 13 were rejected on November 7 However. Idaho's governor and general assembly will have to deal with the same kinds of fiscal problems which California faced after adoption of Proposition 13 The difference is that Idaho does not have the luxury of a fat state treasury to cushion the effect In Michigan, voters adopted a referendum I.mitmg state spending increases to the percentage by which personal income increases They rejected a Proposition 13 style referendum proposal which would have rolled back property taxes about 50 per cent The fact that two of three Proposition 13-style referenda failed suggests to me that voters, ’eflecting

throne were Rosalee Buss, Regan Summers and Kav Morris. Markets have pork h<xks at SI.OO for three pounds, smoked sausage at 59 cents a pound; pork loins at 49 cents a pound, sliced bacon at three pounds for $1.00; swiss steak at 69 cents a pound, Delsey toilet tissue at four rolls for 55 cents; Milnot, two tall cans for 1" cents; bananas, two pounds for 15 cents and white potatoes at 10 pounds for 29 cents 1954 Attorney James McKesson, of Walkerton, has been appointed Justice of the Peace for Walkerton and Lincoln Township bv the Countv Board of Commissioners. His commission has been signed bv the Governor and his bond accepted He will serve until the next local election. He replaces Harrs Hayes, recentlv resigned. After a careful survey and investigation of the voting precincts in St. Joseph County, based upon the number of qualified voters in each precinct, the County Board of Commissioners has ordered new boundary lines to be established in most of the precincts of the county. Bv reason of this change. Liberty and Lincoln Townships, which have had two precincts for many years, will now have three each and Greene Township will have two precincts instead of just one. The second edition of the Hanover Social Science Examination was taken recently by all Hanover College juniors. Walter LaFeber. son of Mr and Mrs. R. N. LaFeber, Walkerton, was the second highest scorer on this test. 1944 Housewives will have to pay ap proximately 2 cents more per jar for fruit berries, and vegetables sold in glass containers where the processor has started packing in glass since 1941. In packing in glass containers, proecssers incur great er labor costs Gasoline A 9 coupons are gixxl through January 21 Fuel Oil Periixl 2 coupons are go»xl through Tebruarv 7 Period J

Capitol Commentary Governor Otis R Bowen

on the after-effects of California s approach, apparently are opting for something less than a meat-axe approach to government spending and taxation While rejecting extremes. however, voters still are emphatically making the point that there are limits to how the taxing and spending powers of government should be used An 80 percent approval rate for referenda imposing taxing and spending limits is extremely high If government officials ignore the point made in those referendums, then we may be risking a Proposition 13 approach which might make it extremely difficult for any of them to govern I do not believe Proposition 13 means that people want no government at all I believe people want government which provides the kinds of services they need — good schools for their children good highways good care for their mentally ill friends or relativns good protection against criminals and so on They want those services carefully targeted They want them provided without fulls They want them delivered well but with cost effectiveness In other words they want their money s worth Elected officials have given a 10l of hp service to providing the best possible government at the least possible costs It now seems to me that elected officials — at all levels of government — are going to have to show they mean it

coupons now valid on the middle west, remain g<xx! through March 12 in the middle west. Meats, tats, brown stamps R and S arc good through Jan. 29 Brown stamp I becomes gcxxl on Jan. 9. Items no longer rationed arc pressure cookers and teed grinders and crushers have been removed from rationing Because of the supply ot pressure cookers will not meet all uses, the approval of the War Fixxl Administration is neces sary for purchase ot pressure cookers tor other than fixxl preservation use. Applications can be made through the directors office in Washington. DC 1929 It won’t be long now the next to last stop in the fight to have the North I iberty State Bank re-opened for business has been taken by Judge Bingham in the St. Joseph Superior Court. W. M. Hass, of South Bend, has purchased the assets of the Mishawaka Grain and Coal company , at the New York Central tracks and L'nion Street. Mishawaka, according to announcements made Saturday. This adds anothei yard to Mr. Hass and his partners. Mr. Bales, who are interested in many coal and lumber yards in St. Joseph County. Dr. A. L. Sanders, a graduate veterinary of Indianapolis, has taken over the practice and stock of

Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Corporation QUESTION-ANSWER BOX Patron: What is the corporation cost for transporting students each year? Superintendent. For the WH calendar year we will spend SM, KM) for bus driver salaries; approximately 520.500 on bus main tenance, repair, and tires; $15,000 on gasoline; and $17,50() O n the purchase of a new bus; making a total cost of $91,100. 1 here are 9K students (65 per cent of the student body) who are eligible to ride on the buses.

the late Dr Link Grigsby and located in Walkerton He is a J9l 1 graduate of the Indianapolis Veterinary ( ollege and has been practicing since that time. He came from Miami, Florida, to Indianapolis. where he had a veterinary serv ice hut due to the ll<xxl disaster last year he suffered heavy financial losses. Ihe members of the Plymouth Ministerial Association have gone on record as disfavoring Sunday funerals, where ever thev can be avoided. I hev disapprove Sundav funerals on the grounds that thev engage a great number of commercial interests and compel manv people to work unnecessarily on Sundav. An article appeared in the Walk erton Independent headed “Planet Saturn May C ause So Much Flu" with a sub head line of 19|--1916 Epidemic of Flu Cause During I ast Saturn Equinox Greatly Influences Weather." The article was written bv O. I). Harbaugh The novel "The Red Road" written bv Hugh Pendexter about a romance of Braddixk's Defeat ran in the paper. Chapter nine appeared in January with illustrations by Irwin Myers French legend has it that a red man appeared to Napo leon and foretold his downfall.