The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 2, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 21 June 1979 — Page 4

JUNE 21, 1979 - THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

EDITORIALS

“WINNERS”, BUT . . . Some time baek while reading a column by Sidney .1. Harris, he stated a fact that rather stuck in my mind. In one of his “things 1 learned while looking up something else" pieces, he commented on three major countries of the world, the United States. Germany and Japan. He stated that although the U.S. was the power and a victor in the Second World War over both Germany and Japan, the fact was now that, the victor and supposedly civilized country we are, the American person averaged onlv saving about 7 per cent of what they made, while the two big "losers". Germany and Japan, in those countries the Germans managed to save approximately 15 per cent and the Japanese put away 25 per cent of their earnings. This pointed out a couple of things that are evident today in a couple of situations that are in the news and very important now. The American people, still a free and prosperous group, are a spoiled and careless people that really puts todas ahead of tomorrow. We take entirely too much for granted. For sometime now we have been having energy problems with shortages not just in gasoline, but heating fuels in the winter, fuels to make electricity which we waste in gigantic amounts, and other forms of what has to be. declining supplies. We only take this as serious as the situation is at present . . . with very little looking ahead to the future. A couple of years ago when the restrictions were imposed in the winter, largely due to a man made problem, a strike of the coal miners, we, the American people, blamed everyone but ourselves. Oh. what sacrifices we made. Outside display signs and lights went off. thermostats went back a few degrees, light sw itches were turned off in areas not in use at that time, even such a thing as postponing and cancelling of some of our favorite events, basketball games, school functions, club and church groups, etc., had to be done. No one suffered by these inconveniences. but also very little w as done to plan for the future in ways of permanent changes. Also, when gas shortages hit before, a brief surge went out for more economical cars, but this too. passed in a hurry and the luxury and comfort of the larger vehicles returned once again. Now people are getting a little concerned again. Concerned, yes, but not really worried. More often than not. they simply want to pass the buck and put all the blame on someone else. You have heard the higher-ups from President Carter, right through his cabinet, congress, and down through the state and local governments blamed for this and for that although fact is not always used to base the accusations on. but personal feelings instead. Add to that the recent signing Monday of SALT II by the president and hear his opponents holier and scream about this. Our government still has a check and balance system and this is not just a one-man decision. This in away also is planning for the future. It is very debatable w hether or not any civilized nation could have the nene and the cause to unleash a nuclear attack that certainly would be the beginning of the end of a civilized world. However, the arms race continues, the American people in particular, citing reasons for and against, once again without know ledge of all the facts, are not willing to accept it as it is. They don’t trust the Russians, but also they don't even trust their own government. One thing is obvious however, they are only going to take into consideration w hat they want to hear, not necessarily what is true. The lack of faith in their elected leaders at all levels continues to be a passing of the buck simply because they aren’t getting just what they want. It is also true that probably 99 per cent of the people in this country would not trade their "hardships" of this land for any other place in the world. The spoiled person very seldom wants to initiate any changes by work, just by blame. And in today’s situations it is easier to blame someone else, maybe the oil producing nations, maybe the oil companies, maybe the president, maybe the truckers, anyone, rather than to start to plan positively for the future. Yes, we were "winners” in the years back in confrontations, but sometimes winning isn't everything, it isn't even close as an awful lot can be learned when you are on the other side of the ledger. It is a case of more than just the situation at hand today. hbML WHEN... (TAKEN FROM THE FILES~OF THE INDEPENDENT NEWS)

1974 Russell W. Rhine, owner of the Walkerton Body Shop for almost 19 years, is retiring at the age of 73 and moving to Florida with his wife Bertha and daughter. Beverly. Mr. Rhine has been in the body shop business for almost 54 years. Two LaPaz teenagers were injured when the car in which they were riding collided with a Norfolk and Western train on Spruce Road, north of U.S. 6 at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday. At the market whole frying chickens were 35 cents a pound; quartered or halves of chicken at 43 cents a pound; smoked hams at 35 cents a pound; ham slices at $1.09 a pound; barbecued smoked sausage at 59 cents a pound; Canadian bacon at $1.49 a pound; smok-y---links at 79 cents for a 10 ounce package; family size Tide at $3.27; handi-wrap at 59 cents for a 200 foot roll; strawberries at 59 cents a quart and head lettuce, three for

SI.OO. 1969 Dick Zook, North Liberty, got his second hole-in-one of the current golf season Sunday when he aced the number eight hole at Hamlet for the second time. The mandatory portion of Indiana’s Vehicle Inspection program becomes effective this coming August. To date $785 has been collected for the Walkerton Lions Club Football Scoreboard Fund. This is a long wav from the goal of $2,500. 1964 A property owners group at Koontz Lake has recently been organized and is now conducting a membership drive. A benefit dance for the Walkerton Little League will be held on Saturday. June 27 at the American Legion Hall with music being provided by the “Dixie Kats.” At the market chuck roast was selling for 39 cents a pound; chuck

steaks at 59 cents a pound; beef stew meat at 69 cents a pound; swiss »teak at 69 cents a pound; honey loaf at 79 cents a pound; spare ribs at 49 cents a pound; boiled ham at 88 cents a pound; Velveeta cheese at 79 cents for a two pound box; half and half at 29 cents a pint; cantaloupe at three for SI.OO and watermelons at 99 cents each. Walkerton’s new Little League Baseball Park has been started at the site next to the water tower and a fund raising campaign is now underway. The project started last year by the Walkerton Athletic Boosters, was started last fall, but the big push is now being made to have the park completed and ready for use at the start of the 1965 season. A goal of $2,000 has been set. The completion of the enlarging and modernizing of Harvey's has been completed and arc having a big three day re-opening sale this week. 1959 For the past several years there has been considerable agitation to move the St. Joseph County 4-H Fair to a new location outside of South Bend. Aftercareful study of the county, the directors of the 4-H Fair Board visualized and purchased 40 acres at the corner of Jackson and Ironwood roads for this purpose. Muck crop farmers today. June 18. were pondering what to do after a freak freeze early Sunday destroyed hundreds of acres of corn, potatoes and peppermint. Total damage had not been estimated. The farmers said that temperature dropped to 28 degrees in the low marsh areas. The Methodist Church, North Liberty, held a farewell party for Rev. Mills and family last Thursday evening at the church. The Mills are moving Jo Rochester. Indiana homeowners beware — the termite season is at hand. Large number of small black insects with four wings of equal length and about twice as long as the body will appear at basement windows, door casings or in some other part of the house, usually at or near ground level. Take remedial action immediately. 1944 The State Police and FBI of Northern Indiana staged a blitz bank robber campaing last Saturday and Sunday which resulted in the capture and signed confession of Michael Frank Oresz, 29, an employee of the Bendix Corp., South Bend, within 30-hours after the one-man hold-up at the Walkerton Branch of the Farmers State Bank of Wyatt, which took place at three o'clock. Oresz, who got away with $3,078.17 in cash, was apprehended by state troopers and FBI agents in a hospital in Lafayette, as he was visiting a lady friend, for whom, he stated, he had needed the extra money. He was taken to South Bend where he will be arraigned on a charge of bank robbery, which carries with it. a possible sentence of 10 to 25 years. Oresz, after twice visiting the bank on Sautrday, made his "collection: at the point of a .38 caliber pistol just at closing time. Arthur Schmeltz and Harold Rensberger were in the bank after the blinds had been closed and the front door locked, but Oresz who had purchased some change, stalled at the counter counting the coins until Schmeltz and Rensberger had left the bank. Then, pulling his gun, he herded L. W. Gerber, bank cashier. Miss Doris Huhnke and Miss Helen Rhodes, employees, into the vault and rifled Mr. Gerber's cash drawer. He did not bother Miss Huhnke’s money drawer, or other moneys in the bank, but left at once. He made his way to the alley back of the bank and down a block west of the Quality Dairy, turning north and crossing Roosevelt Road, as fast as he could run, to the alley back of the Shell Filling Station.

He dropped a package of nickles which were picked up and offered to him but he did not stop. He turned up the alley and entered the rear entrance of Arbie Gardner's rooming flat. After hidding most of the money in his room, he changed clothes, removed a fake mustache, dark sun glasses and some face makeup, left the building by the first entrance on to Walkerton’s main street, crossing to Ewing’s Barber Shop where he was shaved, then, after having a coke in Chancy's Drug Store, left town. State Trooper Arthur Keller and FBI Agents. Wharten and Rasmussen. were on the case soon after the alarm was given by police radio and began gathering evidence which led to Oresz’s arrest. A visit to West York disclosed that he had formerly lived there with a woman friend as man and wife, but had been ordered out of the project when hi^ marital status was discovered. His location in Lafayette was obtained from a young woman in Walkerton. Oresz had over sll4 on his person when taken, which accounts for all that he took from the bank except for $278.54. Any less sustained by the bank is fully covered by insurance. This is the second holdup the branch bank has experienced in Walkerton, the other one taking place in 1933 when five men escaped with $1,490. 1929 On next Tuesday evening in the high school gymnasium a Boy Scout Troup for Walkerton will be organized. All boys over twelve years of age are invited to become charter members. Dr. R. D. Brown, of Walkerton, has opened an office with Dr. A. R. Simon, in LaPorte. where he will do X-ray and physical therapy work, which is his specialty, developed during the world war. He will still maintain his home and office here in Walkerton and will be here every forenoon and evening. W. H. Smith and Son have sold their undertaking business to S. A. Nusbaum, the deal being completed Tuesday. Mr. Smith has conducted an undertaking business in Walkerton for over 22 years. A few months ago he was joined in the business by his son. Earl. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE The property owners in Lincoln Township had better examine their reassessment very carefully. Many have gone up 100 -200 - 300 and I have seen one that has gone up almost 400 per cent. Don’t just lay them aside and think its just another case of inflation that you can do nothing about. Get up to the Auditors Office and tell them you wish to protest. You must do this within 30-days from the time you receive the Reassessment. 1 was there to protest mine and I asked just who was responsible for the big increase. I was told that nobody in the City-County Building had anything to do with the assessment. The township trustee does it himself or he can hire somebody to do it for him. Note that it states “Assessed by me” and whose name is on the bottom of the page? Don’t be ripped off. Just Another Taxpayer FREE BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC SATURDAY The EMT’s of WEMSA. Inc., in conjunction with the Walkerton Polk, Lincoln. Johnson Township Ambulance Service, will be sponsoring a free blood pressure clinic in Jacob’s parking lot on Saturday, June 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Also the new back up ambulance will be on display for the public at this time.

CHAMBER TO MEET The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce will meet on Thursday. June 28 at the J & J Restaurant for the monthly dinner meeting. Social hour is at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m. MARRIOTT’S GREAT AMERICAN TRIP ENJOYED Mr. and Mrs. Claude Shcncman, along with 43 others from the area, enjoyed last Saturday at Marriott’s Great America. It was a beautiful das and they especially enjoyed the train ride going to the top of the Sky Trcck Tower, visiting several shops and seeing the American Motors Show, the Fly.at the Pictorium and the Bugs Bunny Show. On the way home the group sang happy anniversary and presented them with a lovely 45th wedding anniversary cake along with a gift and a beautiful card with all their names signed on it. It w as a great day and the Shcncmans will never forget where they spent their 45th wedding anniversary. Larry Ullcry was our driver of the Indiana Motor Bus and his wife Connie was our hostess. NURSERY SCHOOL Are you interested in enrolling your child in Nursery School? If so. why don't you call the Church of Christ (656-4632; or Joyce Bradley (656-3388). and let them know of your interest. Classes arc available for children from 3 - 5 years old. The session begin at 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. each morning for the 4 and 5 year olds. The session for 3 year olds are from 1:00 ■ 3:00 each afternoon on Tuesday and Thursday. A BUSY WEEK AT THE NORTH LIBERTY CHURCH OF CHRIST TVo hundred and fifty five attended the closing Vacation Bible School program at the North Liberty Church of Christ last Friday evening. Fluffy the Lamb (a puppet). was present. He was loved by all the little ones. The children learned 601 memory verses for the week and gave $149.14 to the Christian Children's Home in Mexico. to purchase shoes for the children. The average attendance was 164 children and workers daily. The Teen Bible Time averaged 30 nightly. $35.30 was given to the Ed Buell's (our missionaries), to Zaire, Africa for gasoline. Gas costs anywhere from $5.00 to $15.00 a gallon in Zaire. We believe this was the best Vacation Bible School and Teen Bible Time we have ever had. Been complaining about the weather? Suppose the government was regulating it instead of just predicting it! If you don’t think smoking makes a woman's voice harsh, try dropping a cigarette on her rug.

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