The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 6, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 July 1979 — Page 4

JULY 19, 1979 — THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS

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LET’S PULL TOGETHER! An old time cartoon featured two donkeys and two piles of hay to illustrate a point very well. In the first picture of the series, the two donkeys were tied together halfway between the two piles of hay. In the second draw ing, they were each straining at the rope trying fruitlessly to reach the two piles of hay, neither being successful. The third picture shows the two donkeys standing side by side each eating from one pile and then the final drawing had them at the other pile, peacefully eating from that one. It is really a simple graphic that displays how ‘‘pulling together” works and how prior to that pulling together they were simply frustrated in their efforts. Right now our country is to some degree in that same situation. Talk to 10 different people and you will get ten different opinions on the energy situation. And the fallacy of it all is that probably no one knows for sure what they are saying. However, this often is a case where people continue to look at the situation from someone else’s angle . . . not their own. The lack of conservation on someone else’s part is more important than possibly a little sacrifice on their own. What is really strange about this is common sense must tell that there has to be a limited supply of oil and other natural resources in this world of ours. Oil happens to be the one that is tapped the hardest and the one that is causing much of the problem today. Stop and think as far as time is concerned, how few years it has been that the internal combustion engine has been around drinking ud gasoline and oil products. It has to be a matter of lime before this is used up. The same would be true if the majority of energy came from any one source and basically only from that source for years. New means and sources of energy are going to have to be developed and in the meantime, to keep America in the style of living we have grown accustomed to. some type of program must be initiated to ease the problem. It is time that Americans are remembering they are Americans. For sure on Memorial Day. the 4th of July. Thanksgiving, and other holidays where our country’s heritage is remembered, we are Americans. However. on most of the other days we are Republicans. Democrats, or simply uninterested people that can find no good with the other side . . . that other side being fellow human beings and Americans. The President has started a serious effort to get some type of program going . . . it probably isn’t the complete solution . . . probably no one has the complete solution . . . but it is a start. Just because he is a member of one political party rather than another should be forgotten ... he is still the President elected by the people and he is trying to initiate a program that will eventually pay off in handsome rewards for our country. It is time that we start pulling together. Republicans, Democrats, or what have you in political feelings, we are Americans and still have “our” country to think of and all of us, not just our immediate family and friends. Pulling together always has made a difference and the energy situation is no different ... it will take all of us. when... (TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS)

1974 The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Board of Trustees has hired Charles D. (Butch) Smith, formerly of Walkerton, to head several of the new school’s physical education programs and serve as football coach and track coach. On Thursday, July 25 at 7:30 p.m. is ‘‘Meet the New Band Director” night at John Glenn High School. The new director is Dennis Bloomfield. A summer art program will be taught at North Liberty High School. The program will include macrame, tie dye, and the making of purses and belts from old jeans. The program is open to teenagers in grades 7 through 12. At the market sirloin steak was selling for $1.59 a pound; ground beef at 99 cents a pound; T-bones at $1.69 a pound; beef stew meat at $1.39 a pound; fully cooked ham at 99 cents a pound; slender sliced meats, two packages for 85 cents; minced ham at 99 cents a pound; three packages of hamburger buns for $1.00; chunk light tuna at 49 cents a can; saran wrap, 50 ft. roll for 33 cents; Downy fabric softener, 33 ounces for 69 cents; orange juice, two 16 ounce cans for $1.00; sherbets, quarts each 49 cents; Maxwell House instant coffee. $1.49 for a 10 ounce jar; butter at 69 cents a pound and 1 per cent low fat milk at 99 cents a gallon. 1969 Marlin Bauer, of Muncie, has been named principal of the Walkerton and Tyner Elementary Schools. He succeeds David Whaley, who has resigned to accept a position as administrative assistant in the Rensselaer Com-

munity Schools. Seventeen taxpayers have filed a remonstrance against the 25 cent cumulative building fund tax rate proposed for next year for the Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Corporation. A summer baseball tourney will be played starting on Wednesday, July 23 and the rain date is Thursday, July 24. Area teams playing are Bremen, Triton, LaVille, John Glenn, Oregon-Davis, Argos, Culver and Plymouth. 1964 The proposed plan for North Liberty to have a sewage disposal plant and additional sewers in the town has hit a temporary snag as opposition has been raised to the method of financing such a program. The entire program is set at over $300,000 which would provide North Liberty with a very modern and sanitary sewer system and disposal plant. The Walkerton Little League players will be guests of the Chicago White Sox on Saturday to see the game with the Minnesota Twins. Resurfacing work has begun on Indiana 23 between Walkerton and North Liberty by Reith-Riley, who was awarded the contract with two layers of asphalt to be laid and the straightening of several bad curves. At the market a steak sale is on with T-bones and sirloin selling for 88 cents a pound; ground beef at three pounds for 99 cents; ground chuck at 59 cents a pound; ground round at 79 cents a pound; canned ham, five pounds $3.49 each; Canadian bacon at 89 cents a pound; smoked sausage at 69 cents

■ Conservation-conscious Hoosiers are vacationing closer to home this summer. That fact is reflected in an upsurge of attendance at state parks and recreation areas. Overall, our state parks report an increase of attendance of 13 percent over last year, despite the fact that many spring weekends were accompanied by inclement weather. During the past six years, the state park and recreation system has undergone a multi-million dollar transformation, the most ambitious improvement program in the history of the Department of Natural Resources. Modern facilities, and more of them, are bringing added recreational opportunities to our citizens Harmome State Park, tor example, is one of our newest recreation areas. Visitation is up 34 percent over last year. Just-filled Patoka Reservoir is attracting growing numbers of recreation-bound Hoosiers Although business is up. our recreational system can accommodate additional users — especially dur-

a pound; Manor House instant coffee, eight ounces for 99 cents; 10 pounds of sugar for 99 cents; pork and beans, nine cents a can; Hi-C fruit drinks, 29 cents a can; tomatoes at 19 cents a pound; head lettuce at two for 29 cents; and lemons at 49 cents a dozen. 1959 The Anderson Hotel, for many years one of the most famous landmarks around this territory, located at Koontz Lake, was leveled by fire Thursday morning. The fire was discovered about 1:30 a.m. and was unable to be controlled for quite some time, completely destorying the building. The hotel had recently been purchased by new managers who were completely remodeling the entire building. The work was not completed with the remodeling, despite the fact that the business was again operating. Plans for a grand opening were being made for the near future. The cause of the blaze is a present still a mystery. The two story building was located on the south side of the big part of Koontz Lake, just west of the Marshall-Starke County line. Manager Chuck Heim’s Braves laid down the pipe of peace and really went on the warpath the past week in Little League Tourney play. The results were three wins and the tourney championship. Tuesday evening the Braves defeated the league leading Cubs in the final for the tourney crown. The Walkerton and North Liberty veterans organizations will join with other similar groups in the county next Sunday, July 19, at 2:00 p.m. in a flag burning ceremony to be held at the New Carlisle cemetery. Every year these groups join in this ceremony which is outlined by ritual as the proper manner of disposing of old and soiled American flags. Each year these organizations place flags on the graves of departed veterans of all wars. These become soiled by weather and usuage and are destroyed by this very beautiful flagburning ceremony. The North Liberty Cadets won first place honors in the Best Walking Unit entered in the Mermaid Festival parade at North Webster recently. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harvey, of Valparaiso, who have purchased the store building formerly occupied by Leßoys, and the room next

Capitol Commentary Governor Otis R. Bowen

mg the mid-week period when many campsites and some rooms at our State Park inns are available. New bathhouses at Brown County and Whitewater state parks provide modern facilities for swimmers. Camping capacity at Ouabache State Park has increased. There now are family cabins at Cham-O-Lakes State Park. Although many people tend to think of State Parks and reservoirs as the only components of the Department of Natural Resources recreational system, several state forests and state memorials offer opportunities for family outings If you plan to be a frequent visitor to Indiana's state recreational system. the ten-dollar annual entrance pass is one of the best bargains available. Information about services offered at state parks, reservoirs, forests and memorials can be obtained from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Public Information and Education. 612 State Office Building. Indianapolis. Indiana 46204

to it, now occupied by the Whitmer Cold Storage Plant, have begun remodeling operations preparatory to opening a variety store here in October. 1954 Dr. Carl Ebersole^who has been in Walkerton about a year and Dr. Paul S. Bourne, who has recently completed his medicine course, will open combined offices in Walkerton for the practice of medicine and surgery, on or about August 1. according to an announcement made Wednesday morning. The Pine Creek Church of the Brethren, located at the corner of Pine and Stanton Roads in St. Joseph County, will celebrate its 100th anniversary with special services on July 30 through August 1. The church was organized in 1854 as the outgrowth of a preaching mission conducted by Abraham Whitmer, of Sumption Prairie, near South Bend. A place of meeting was not constructed until 1866. Prior to this time services were held in the homes and school house. One of the homes frequently used was that of David Rupel, a minister in the church, who built his house with large double doors in order to use it as a house of worship as well as a home. The original church house, part of which still stands, was constructed at the present location on a plot of ground deeded to the congregation by Abraham Stump, who was one of the first deacons of the church. In 1950 an extensive remodeling program was started. The present membership is at 380. 1944 Harry Doll and his hardhitting crew of softballers took the No. 2 game from the West Yorkers Sunday evening to lead the series at 2 toO. A large transport truck crashed into the Frank Hahn garbage wagon on Road 6 near the city dump Tuesday morning, complete demolishing the wagon and scattering garbage and tin cans all over the pavement. Mr. Hahn escaped with minor cuts and bruises and the two horses received only slight cuts. Kerosene use on the home front must be reduced wherever possible this year, because of the tremondous and increasing consumption of kerosene in vital war fuels. Diesel engines use a fuel of approximately one-third kerosene fractions, power

bulldozers, diesel trucks, caterpillar tractors, construction machin ery, dock and yard locomotive, every American submarine and nearly 100,000 invasion barges. The Community Church at Koontz Lake has planned a special program for Sunday, July 23, in ob servance of the third anniversary of its founding. The Town of Walkerton has a “double-barrel” fire siren mounted on top of the new city building. The old siren is mounted under the new one and the two operated together, making a sound very much like the air raid sirens heard in the movies. A new wide door has been added to the building also, enabling both fire trucks to leave at the same time. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE 1 am writing concerning our Little League. We have four officers and many coaches, 33 to be exact, who put in a lot of time and money, also to keep our Little League going. I personally would like to thank them for all of the work they have done, some more than others, but all try hard to keep it going. I would like to see more volunteers to help. More men and women both. There are times when they have had to ask for base umpires out of the stands, some to be told no, but let there be a close play or one that they don’t think was called rightr then you sure hear plenty of people speaking up. They also have need for women to work in the concession stand, which some have been turned down when asking for help. Just look at the example we are setting for our sons and daughters, with all of the trash that is thrown on the ground. It takes too much time to walk to the barrel. Just drive down to the Little League Park on Saturday or Sunday and you would be ashamed of it. Think before you say something bad to or about the coaches down there and put yourself in their shoes. They do what they think is right. Little League Mother Among the items you can bring back duty-free from another country are antiques over 100 years old, books and original drawings.