The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 6, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 July 1979 — Page 1

THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

VOLUME 105; NUMBER 6

WALKERTON TOWN BOARD NEWS The Walkerton Town Board met in regular session of Monday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m. with all the mem* bers present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved and claims 429 to 472 were also approved. The clerk reported to the board that she had conversation with Tony Pavel, of the State Highway Commission, concerning the matter of State Road 23 possibly being a “dam” in the south part of Walkerton, restricting natural flow of water. Mr. Pavel said that this could be a possibility and that the state highway commission would take the necessary means to eliminate the situation if this is true. There will be further study on this in the immediate future. Fire chief Gene Brems asked for permission of the the board to set up a Call-In at the fire station on Labor Day for Muscular Dystrophy. They would like to set up seven telephones to handle the calls. This permission was granted by the board. Mike Corbett presented the material on the Hearst Tool or the Lucas Tool, commonly called “Jaws”. The application for a grant was talked over. It was the opinion of the fire department that the Federal grant would be up to $4,400.00, thus leaving the town’s share around $3,000.00. With that figure in mind, an additional $2,700.00 to cover the other grant they have received, the board would have to ask for an additional $5,700.00. The board chose to ask for the additional appropriation to cover the two grants. The clerk presented the proposed Ordinance Number 1979-3 for the third and final reading. After proper procedures it was put in the form of a motion, seconded and passed unanimously to accept this ordinance as read. The Walkerton Economic Development Commission was represented by attorney Ronald D. Gifford on this matter concerning the American Roller Company issue. Gifford, also representing Ma-honey-Mann Chevy-Olds on the vacation of property, presented the new agreement after the suggestions given him at the preceding meeting. Meeting with the approval of the board under the new agreement, the same was approved by the board. A motion was made, seconded and passed to purchase a fingerprinting kit for the police department. The park board, represented by Gail Malstaff and Doug Baker, asked the board to appoint Leonard Northam to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Jim Bolze. The board accepted this request and named Northam to that position. Northam, a member of the 4th of July committee, gave the board a report on the outcome of the celebration. He also thanked those organizations who gave of their time and help, the Band Boosters, EMT's and the Auxiliary Police. Taylor-Palm Associates, the engineering firm working on the Tyler Street project, was represented by Dick Taylor and he, along with the board, discussed the bid tabulations. Walsh and Kelly was the low bidder on work on the particular projects at this time and their bid was accepted by the

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Looking out, rather puzzled, is Clyde the Camel — just one of the many performing animals with the Franzen Bros. Circus who will appear in Walkerton on Wednesday, August 8. In addition to Clyde, who will appear with Chico the Llama, in an ‘Arabian Fantasy' there will be three ferocious African lions, two Royal Bengal tigers, twelve beautiful Pony of America ponies, eight comical goats, three cannine cuties, schooled pick-out

CATCHES 5(4 POUND BASS MS wlif Slip Elliott Bobbe, Koontz Lake, caught this five and half pound bass at the lake recently. The weight was verified by Albert Brenner and Dorothea Brenner. Gene Knight took the picture.

"Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself." board. A building permit was approved by the Planning Commission for a factory to be built in the Industrial Park by Douglas Stooks. The board approved this permit to continue the work on the new plant.

WALKERTON, INDIANA THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1979

horse, a peacock who appears out of nowhere, and of course Okha the Indiana elephant who you’ll fall in love with! Human acts include masters of juggling, unicycle and wire; beautiful girls on the Spanish Web, magical mysteries and hilarious clown acts. Be sure to buy your tickets in advance from any Lions Club member. Tickets will be higher at the door on Circus day.

OREGON TWP. SENIOR CITIZENS TO MEET The Oregon Township Senior Citizens will meet on Thursday. July 19 at 12:30 p.m. at the Koontz Lake Conservation Club House. All members are to bring a covered dish.

Free Swimming Classes Offered At Potato Creek Mom and Dad, do you take your children to the beach and just watch them in the water? Get out in the water and join them ... learn to swim. An adult swim class is being offered at Potato Creek beginning on Monday, July 23. It will be held from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. each evening, Monday through Friday for two weeks. Also an Advanced Lifesaving Course will be offered at Potato Creek beginning Monday, August 6. It will be held from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Monday through Friday for three weeks. To be eligible one must be 15 years of age and capable of passing the preliminary swim test on the first day of class. To register for these classes, call 656-8186, extension 04. and ask for Lori. Janet or Jon. There is no charge for either course but you must pay gate fee or use your park pass. Those enrolled in the lifesaving course must purchase the American Red Cross text: Lifesaving: Rescue And Water Safety. PLJ Board Sets Book Rental Fees For 1979-80 Book rental costs for the 1979-80 school year were established at the Polk-Lincoln-Johnson Schoo! Board meeting on Tuesday, July 17. Kindergarten will be $13.00; grades one through five, $26.00; and grades six through eight, $30.00. The high school grades of nine through 12 will be $30.00 plus fees. Also established were school lunch prices which will remain the same as they have been the last three years. The price for daily lunches is 45 cents for grades one through eight; 50 cents for grades nine through 12 and 80 cents for adults. The Plymouth Dairy will continue to supply the milk to the corporation for the coming school year. The board also announced a few appointments. Robert Mercer will be maintenance personnel for the corporation starting August 6 and Richard I auderback as custodian at the Urey Middle School, also starting August 6. Steve Smith was appointed as bus driver replacing Wayne Wringer who resigned earlier. There is still one more bus driver needed for the Polk Township area. Anyone interested in applying contact the superintendent's office. A conference approval was given to Barbara Osowski to attend a vollevball clinic in Chicago August 17-19. Ihe superintendent announced that a vacancy still exists in industrial arts at the John Glenn High School. FINAL MEETING OF LINCOLN TWP. 4-H CLUBS The final meeting of the Lincoln Township 4-H Club before the St. Joseph County Fair will be held on Thursday, July 19 at the Community Building beginning at 7:00 p.m. If you have any questions regarding your projects we will help you at this meeting. All members are urged to attend. A carrier pigeon can fly 60 miles per hour over a course of 75 miles.

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J.G. Football Players Meeting Set For July 27 There will be a meeting for all prospective football players (grades 9-12) at the John Glenn High School gym on Friday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. Physical slips will be collected and schedules will be handed out. Prospects may also purchase practice jerseys, T-shirts, shorts, socks and supporters. The coaching staff of John Hostrawser, Dennis Rippey and Tom Hall are expecitng a fine turnout. Brochure Given By United In Next Mailing You control your telephone and you don’t have to take any call you don't want . . . That's the message United Telephone Co. wants everyone to understand. All United customers will soon be receiving a brochure entitled “Don’t Take It!” with their telephone bill. The brochure gives pointers on what to do if you get harassing, threatening, annoying or obscene calls. If a caller harasses or threatens you or uses obscene language, don’t talk . . . simply hang up. Then call the police and give them as much information about the call as you can remember. Obscene and harassing calls are illegal and callers can be prosecuted. Legitimate sales calls are often welcome for the service they offer. However, if the solicitor won't take “no” for an answer, hang up. If the sales person asks for personal information that you normally don’t give to strangers, hang up. A legitimate solicitor won’t call again if you let the person know you’re not going to listen. You can end any unwanted conversation simply by hanging up the telephone . . . you don’t have to listen. If you have any questions about how to handle unwanted calls, contact your local telephone company business office. WALKERTON LITTLE LEAGUE STANDINGS Minor League White Sox 7 2 0 Yankees 620 Athletics 5 3 0 Tigers 640 Angels 5 4 0 Royals | 71 Twins 0 8 1 Scores Tigers 9. Angels 8 Yankees 10. Athletics b Tigers 13. Royals 4 Angels 17, Twins 5 White Sox 17, Twins 7 Major League Giants 9 11 Cubs 622 Pirates 5 4 1 Dodgers 3 5 2 Reds 011 0 Scores Cubs 20, Reds 2 Giants 13, Dodgers 8 Pirates 5, Cubs 5 Giants 19, Reds 2 "Taxes are the price we pay for civilized society.'' Oliver Wendall Holmes, Jr. Between 1952 and 1976, the number of America's poor declined by 900,000, but there was no decline among those over 65.