The Independent-News, Volume 104, Number 51, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 31 May 1979 — Page 4

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REQUIRES PROPER STUDY !he '>a c \ o x L'a" q Wjaci' -'M has had more ’Sa 1 -is x',t • •.- >! ■ '' < ■ x ' . ' ' "W S A'"' 1 ll'.'st !'V ;mth u ■ ' . ' ' 1 ■ ' q . son •1 , Tav.’ U '.u' e by- made a"J are 'c ■’< "ace »ttcn a ■ ' eiih three mem xt\ v>v” J. . '? a uaw »n 'he board now and aso »ttvn without ■■ -s X ■ , ' . ' S . S .g ! ' - ' ■ ' - P’vss -x '.is vr ’ ■ ’ tc ’■ 'v xwcra 'Utsido faci’ons t seek’ ig a Sai thev want whether or net it s what s rca v needed and a so whethet O’ "ot : s w hat (he tew n .a" »;ne We wo d kt - ens ■ rage the ' n*n Board to take time • serious . mestigate some er these trailers before they rush into any Ks att severa very mportam and toss ~ zosi xvblems lave arisen that the tew n beard-s being .’ressured nt > making a Jcc'xion ’ha’ will have an etteet on mart) mere than the people involved Perhaps further ega searching te rva lv find the heart ?t the problem and where the tau : es for some of these problems s needed te make >me not oniv the smart, but proper decision in each ease is Seng made W e have nothing but sympathetic feelings ter some et 'hose nveived n these decstons with severa ot the problems ving n ne area at the south edge ot town that not toe manv sears age wasn ’ tc? aded m the (own s b urdrics Ihe freak flooding in G enn L Estates 'his paxt spring is one sstie the continued w ater prob em across State R 'ad 23 from ’hat spot the planning of new sub-divicons in the approx mate area the nark situation the giving ot land tor the housing et the ambu anees ’he tedera project on Harrison and Idler Streets the commute ne progress toward a permanent answer to the sewer and sewage treatment plant ail ot these matters have been pressing issues before the beard n recent months We would like to see the pressure taken off of the beare on these mallets unt’ proper and full consideration can be given these prob ems I here are limitations as to what taxpavers monev can be used ter there are egai responsibilities involved in the areas being developed and taken into the town bv annexation there are problems ’hat simpc. need ^xx! study and common sense to be used in rendering a decision certainly none ot these can be simply brought up at a meeting discussed tor a tew minutes, complaints be listened to from those up in arms and then a hastv vote taken especially if it is under pressure from a group seeking on v what thev want Ihe sob ot running a municipality in such as the I own ot Walkerton and a other sma ' a s 'a-> s a hard me Uertamiv there is not on this board and not nrcsc” on most boards ot this nature town »r school. Huh qua.'fed peep c to ’.urn 'u' ’hese decisions as quickly as thev come up 1 hev must seek and -eceivc he p m making 'hese decisions It is proven that even the sou cd engineering firms de’ not aiwavs come up with the right decisions and certainly not hastily as evidenced bv two seperate incidents in our community recently Despite (he thousands it dollars thev receive ter thcr services rhe wrong decisions t failure to come up with the proper plans hurts oniv these aho support the ocal forms ot governments the taxpavers this s evidenced bv the recent suit against the PL J Vieei Corporation costing he taxpavers nanv thousands on the drainage suit that was lest ?v ’he Corporation and s also evidenced in the continued manv .cars of planning and absoiuteiv no progress ot the sewer a id sewage nant nans. We hope the involved beard members viil gc l these problems worked out but hope also that hev work hem out nroperiv and with the thought in mind that thev ire ser mg in enure oopuiation it the Down it Walkerton and not a tew people ?r an ndividuai firm or compam Pie decisions that must ?e made n hese natters are niportant mpor taut to all of us d\KE\ EROM ’HE FILES OF THE INDEPENDE>T NEWS,

W? 4 Ihe Class ot -<’4 ot North Libertv H gh xhooi will graduate m Nundav 'unc 2 with a comoined bacca aureate and commencement service Srgmmng at ’wo • >ociv n the high school gvm Ihe Waikerton Hign School Mumm Banquet will 'e leid his Hidav Mav ' at St Patries S<hex>i Kail North Libero. Sign V fus?. \,umn Banquet vh ve heiu on Saturday ’une aat rhe haint Peter and Pau> Servian Church grounds Ihe Nertn Liberty hlementarv V hvx’l \ noergar’en Round-Lp s se t Im Ihursda 'une n it 2:»MJ pm with an prospective cinder gaiten children and heir mothers urged tv ittcnd 1404 Di Haloid c I rev will be (he Hoiividiv Bar adv Marshall 11 une al the W alkerton s summer Fes tivai Parade beginning at ! 'XI p m Di I rev was born nW uk ii ton on \prii N 2hN3 Dr Lrw has 24 hoiiiuarv degrees he v ulud the Nobel Prize n Chemis 111 in D) i-4 and I > other aw ar ds and medals an to his credit Holl f ouug Noith libcrtv alh kle won tin pok vault al the

South Bend C immunitv School C irporation meet with his vault if weive feet. Ron aiso bed tor tounh nace n he ngn ump. J-arv Cohee vas 'ifth n he shot put. \t he narket canned Tams vere selling ’or S 4.2 q tor a ive miund \rmour Star ham. nrund steak at SI Na pound; boiled ham at SI N a pound; -oiled -ump roast at SI N a pound; Manor House coffee, wo pound an 'or SI N- Imperial mar game hree pounds tor SI X); a gallon it Scot Fnae ce cream 'or cents; una it tour ans 'or SI X): a six iunce can if emonade 'or 10 cents; green peppers ir cucumbers. ’hree ‘or 2 q cents and vweet urn. It) cars tor ents. 1404 Eighteen cars n 12” car rain vere leraiied n Waikerton Fndav Htermxm is i vestbound f k 0 freight rain -an through an ipen switch and mt he derail switch, ausmg tic ars 0 derail ust -ast it the ’ower Ihe accident mured women, me was hospitalized and ’he ithvr was reated n Walkerton and released Memorial Dav Parades n Nvr’h Libcrtv mu Walkerton are manned with the North Liberty parade at

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■ Although t appears (hat Cong'ess ooj conference cornmPtee action probably a preserve the *eder i state ’eve^ue shar ng pro-g-jm *pr one more vear prospects *o r *s o"g term survival a r e very much n Jouor Cutbacks n revenue snar ।n g have been proposed by Congressmen .is pa r ‘ of the budgetbaiancmg e“crt State 0“ c als view th s attitude as a fumbl ng attempt to Or ng pen’ cal c’ed’bdity to a ‘ederal spending apcet te that has run amok rathe' ’"an an e‘for* to prov de a long-range solution to ‘ederal deficit budget ng Chopp n g rever^e-shar ng $r t a solution For one thing me total genera, revenue sha r ng allotment represents about ’hree-hundredths of one per cent of the federal budget Cutt ng t doesn t even make a den' n the defied a" ie causing d s r upt on to a number 0’ Aorthwhiie programs For another t doesn t even beg n to address me urderly^g pressures ‘o r government spending The states na^e sa d ‘ha’ they are a llmg ‘0 accept a ‘a ' share o‘

II (X) a m. and the Walkerton parade at 10 »0 a.m Phil N Eskew, commissioner et the Indiana High School \thlet:c \ssoclatlon. will deliver the commencement address to 43 graduates at North Liberty High School on luesdav 1959 \t 12:00 nixm on Mav 29th Price s Garage will officially go out Kit business. Thev will hold a public auction on Monday. June 4 to dispose ot the machinery and equipment. Memorial Dav has been set as ipening dav for the North Liberty Little League. Game time will be mmediatelv following the parade. Do not be afraid to dream' was he injunction of Prof. L>ean F Berkley, ot rhe School of Educa (ion. Indiana University, to the nembers of the graduating class of ■he North Liberr. High School Wednesday evening Bussie s Marathon Ser. ice Sta 'ion. U S. h. Walkerton, which was completed several weeks ago. heid heir grand opening on Saturday Mav 15. The wo new stop-and-go ights nstailed bv the Town ot Waiker on. at its iwn expense, at the nersccttons u Road 23 and L S. 0. vhich went nto action Fuesdav morning Tad rhe desired effect slowing ip traffic on Road n. Pie Senior Class of WalkertonLincoln Township High School graduated on Fndav evening Mav 28. with 2b -eceivmg their dipiom as. N-opertv iwners at Koontz Lake xr? about Tercent against the •siaonsnment H a new state park xt he aKe. according to Frank C. Kramer -eaitor who has been tuite ictive n securng signatures o i petition asking 'hat ’he state irop the dea. "he Methodist Church n Wjjk ■nun vas granted he privilege ot laving a full 'ime pastor tor next ear xt he quartertv conference leid al ’he Trace Church ast Thursday evening For the oast 13 ears he Walkerton Church has seen grouped with she Tracy huren, with the same pastor serv ng noth hutches. Members n he W ukenon High SchiMii graduating lass received • ami diplomas at the annual gradu ation exercises ast Thursday even-

Capitol i Commentary Governor Otis P Bowen

funding cuts n order to balance the federal budget The states believe that it is essent ai that the Congress qu ’ spend ng more money than the treasury s taking m However there are more elective Aays to app r oach the problem One of them would be an overhaul of ‘ederal categorical grants to the states and local governments The r e are nearly 500 of these programs and they are growing at the rate o f 1-1 per cent a year Each one requires burdensome administrative overhead In all categorical grants account for 30 per cent of federal aid to sta’e and local governments If these grants were pooled in away that would let the states apportion the money without the waste tha’ is inherent in having thousands of ‘ederal bu'eaucra's do t the savings would be substantial If Congress s se r ious about balancing the budget t should deal with the roo’ causes o‘ deficits rather than attemot ’o make a pc ca wh ppmg-ooy ou’ of me revenue shar ng program

ing in spite of the fact tha’ thev did not carry the signature of the 4 upon nt undent of Schi'ol. Burglars gamed entrance to the Bowling kliev through a rear window Monday night, stealing about 525 in cash and a quantity of gasoline coupons. 1929 Beginning June 1. St Joseph Counts will again be placed under the corn borer quarantine and shipment of corn on the cob from Northern Indiana into states unaffected bv the European pest will be punishable bv a maximum penalty ot one vear in prison and a fine of SSOO. Beginning July 1 every automobile driver in Indiana wtil be required to have a driver s license as the result of a state law passed bv the state legislature. It is estimated that over 1.000.000 drivers will sign on the dotted line and pav 25 cents pius the usual notary tee. tor the privilege of driving a car in Indiana The safetv pledge that must be signed is as follows

I ACROSS 1. Inquires 5. Door fastening 9. Brush away 10. Assign 12. Wary (Scot, i 13. Viscous mud 14. Cunning 15. Russian plain IS. Shortest route 19. Near 20. Not anyone 21. Walking sack 23. Trashburning furnace 26. Cheer veil 27. Rave 28. Girl's nickname 29. Manacles 32. Made a picture 33. Swab 36. Characteristic 37 Greek letter 39. Ointment 40. Bury 41. Dregs 42. Proceed DOWN 1. Cognisant 2. Court order 3. Know 1 Scot. 1 4. Enemy scout

1— I will think ahead 2—l will always be careful 3 — I xi. assume responsibility 4— 1 xi. giv<_ pedestrians the right of wav '—l wi! aiwavs slow down - b — I will obey traffic regulations — I will aiwavs have my car under control t — I will give the other fellow a chance 9 — I will especially watch out t'T children and old people 10 —1 will observe the golden rule Union Township and Lakeville are to have a new school building if plans now underway are carried through to completion The buiidng is to cost $130,000 There is no speed limit for open country driving in Indiana The former law which held that 40 miles per hour was fast enough ror open country driving was amended bv the last legislature so that there is now no limit set bv iaw The new law went into effect Mav 21

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