The Independent-News, Volume 105, Number 26, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 December 1979 — Page 4

DECEMBER 6. 1979 - THE INDEPENDENT NEWS

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ALL IS APPRECIATED

This week end marks the start of an annual drive in Walkerton which means a gixxi deal more than most people might realize. It is the local Salvation Army committee’s annual kettle drive that is the sole means of financing the work of the local committee. I his source of income is basical!) used to add to the holidav feelings and gix>d times of area families who can use the help. The fact that no publicity is ever put out on just how much help and how it is spent, maybe raises some questions in minds, but no money is even wasted or help given that can be misused. Most of the giving is in forms of food, clothing, fuel. etc., not cash that can be misused. And it is always a case of need and certainly appreciated. This will be a three Saturday drive with the local clubs, the Walkerton ( hamber of Commerce, the Walkerton Lions Club, the Walkerton Jaycecs and the American Legion Post 189 giving the manpower needed to make this possible. All donations are sincerely appreciated by both the committee and those who received help, both at Christmas time or during the year should the need arise. The annonymous donations are what keeps the program going. Thank you. BLESSING IN DISGUISE Maybe last week end's first winter blast made some people again realize that winter can be a very treacherous thing. Many people have to cat a piece of "humble pie" as the elements can turn the most confident and talented driver into just another victim if caution isn't taken. The wet snow of last week end did a lot of road slicking and caused some problems tor people who have forgotten about driving in such conditions for some nine or ten months Maybe the brief blast can be a blessing in disguise if it is satisfactory early warning to drivers that it was just a taste of w hat is ahead. Now is the time to start thinking about the coming winter months, planning plenty of time and taking the necessary precautions as one never knows when and where these things might arise again. Winter can be a beautiful time but it also can be a tragic time if caution and warnings arc not obvserved and heeded in driving.

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1974 The South Bend Deanery Council of Catholic Women will have its 24th Christmas Crib ceremony at the St. Joseph County-City Building on Monday. December 9. from 2:00 p.m. Harold R. Button. Route 3. Walkerton, is in Parkview Hospital. Plymouth, following a bullet wound suffered early Friday at the Lakeview Tavern. Koontz Lake. Button was shot by w hat is believed to be a .38 caliber pistol by an unidentified man following an argument. The bullet entered the left side of the rib cage and came out the right side. The incident is under investigation.

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At (he market center cut pork I chops were selling for Si.o9 a , pound: butterfly chops at 51.59 a pound; rolled boneless pork roast at SI .49 a pound; country style ribs i at 89 cents a pound; Eckrich old fashioned loaf at $1.29 a pound; smoked sausage at $1.29 a pound; eight lb ounce bottles of sugar free I 7-Up for 99 cents plus deposit; Hi-C orange or grapefruit drinks, two 46 ounce cans for 89 cents; Flavorkist saltine crackers at 49 cents a pound box; Baker's chocolate chips at 59 cents for a 12 ounce bag; a half gallon of ice milk at b 9 cents; Maxwell House coffee for a two pound can only $1.79; Woolite liquid at 99 cents for a 16 ounce

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■ Indiana s state parks, usually thought of as warm weather recreation havens, will offer a variety of wintertime activities Cross country skiing has grown m popularity and will be offered at seven parks this year, Cham O'Lakes, Indiana Dunes. Mounds. Ouabache. Pokagon. Potato Creek and Tippecanoe River Trails will be groomed and are marked Easy" or "Moderate." Boots, poles and skis are available for rental Skiers may also bring their own equipment to use on the trails at no charge A new feature this winter will be a skier s package at Spring Mill State Park Visitors to southern Indiana s ski slopes will be able to obtain a special rate which will include breakfast and evening meals, as well as the opportunity to hike through Spring Mill Village. Grissom Memorial and enjoy the indoor pool at Spring Mill Inn Several special weekend programs are being offered at McCormick s Creek State Park this season A Christmas workshop will be held December 7-9, a special bridge weekend for those who like to mix nature hikes with their bridge playing, a photography weekend. January 25-27; and a special weekend focusing on the . wonders of wood, including tree identification, workshops on tree

bottle; three heads of lettuce for SI.OO and 10 pounds of Idaho baking potatoes for $1.29. 1969 Al Summerfield, manager of the Lumber Company in North Liberty, is hospitalized in LaPorte and an emergency need for the donation of bkxxl is requested. If you wish to donate blood contact the Central Bkxxl Bank, in South Bend, to make the necessary arrangements. The continuing increase in accidents to young people and children warrants a greater effort throughout the schools to meet this problem. Such accidents can be reduced by parental guidance, continuous education and well enforced school safety laws. Now that the Walkerton Ekmentary has children from kindergarten through grade three it has become necessary for crossing guards Io be stationed at highway 23. The local PT A is in charge of this project and arc in need of five men or women to be willing to give one and a half hours of their time per week between 11 ;00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. The first day of collection for the Salvation Army, in Walkerton, turned out to be very successful with a total of $184.45 being collected . Linda Daube, Walkerton, winner of one of eight 4-H Home Management Scholarships awarded by Tupperware, attended the National 4-H Congress November 30 - December 4. Linda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Daube, Route 3. Walkerton She was one of 45 state winners in Home Management who won an all-expense trip from Tupperware to the Chicago Congress. Linda, who was chosen for the scholarship after being named Indiana State winner 1964 The Walkerton Chamber will have as their regular Dei ember meeting, a luncheon tour at the new Plas/Steel Products Plant at the wi st edge of Walkerton next week. Irv Wcrmont. nationally known humorist, author and educator, will deliver a lecture entitled, "Humor the greatest medicine in the World", in the Walkerton Mcthixlist Church at 8.00 p.m. on I uesday. December 8. The lecture

Capitol Commentary Governor Otis R Bowen

bark and seeds, slide programs and how wood is used today One of the most popular parks in past years and sure to be a favorite this winter is Pokagon State Park, overlooking Lake James in Steuben County, which offers ice skating, cross country skiing, and the fifty-five mile per hour double toboggan run. People who need a good place to stretch their legs during the winter months find that State Parks offer miles of trails and natural environment Cabins may be rented at Turkey Run and Pokagon State Parks Five state inns are in operation throughout the winter offering a rustic opportunity to get away They include Turkey Run; Canyon Inn at McCormick s Creek State Park. Spring Mill Inn. Cliffy Falls Inn, overlooking the Ohio River, and Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park Naturalistic activities are planned throughout the week at these inns, including nature hikes, slide presentations and special programs Frequent park visitors should take advantage of the Department of Natural Resources annual passes which provide unlimited admittance to state parks and recreation areas for a family-type vehicle and all its occupants The annual entrance passes are priced at a bargain level — $lO

is made possible through the S. P. • Tracy Memorial Fund through the Walkerton Public Library. Santa Clause slipped up and missed Walkerton on his busy route last Friday night as many waited to sec the jolly old man in connection with the openiong of the । ( hristmas season in Walkerton. New hours are now in effect at • the Walkerton dump, at the west edge of Walkerton. The dump will be open until 9:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and will close at 12:00 noon on Saturday not to be opened at all on Sundays. 1959 A four-way freshman basketball tourney will be held in North Liberty on Saturday. Participating teams will be LaPaz, Madison, Walkerton and North Liberty. The tourney drawing will take place at noon on Saturday and the game time is at 1:00 p.m. The Camp Fire and Blue Bird Leaders and Sponsors Association of the southwest district met Tuesday morning at the North Liberty Mcthixlist Church. On Tuesday the mighty Shamrocks lost the traveling trophy they had gained from Walkerton to a very fine an highly rated Washington -Clav team. The final score was 56-49. Nancy Johnson and Betty Whitaker. of North Liberty High School, seniors and members of the advanced shorthand class, put a new look on the bulletin board of their classroom. Different girls put up new decorations each month to keep the board fresh looking. 1954 Residents of Walkerton and Koontz Lake are invited by the Chamber of Commerce to participate in the decoration contest for ( hristmas. Prizes total $85.00. Lincoln Township was in fourth place last Wednesday night when workers al the St. Joseph County tuberculosis League office. South Bend, tallied returns for the first three days of the Seal Drive. Our county has high hopes of being the winner of the premier showing of "The Silver Chalice" in South Bend. 1944 K Clyde Chapman, who has been employed by the Walkerton

lumber and Coal Company for the past 11 years, has purchased the interests of R. W. Wolfram in the company and taken over active management of same. The deal was consumated last Friday. Flaughcr's Fiesta, formerly rented the Grant Tank store room, corner of Roosevelt Road and Illinois Street, and is making preparations to open within a few days. Receipts form the sale of poin settas totaled $102.05. according to Mrs. Frank Savage, chairman of the committee from the Mother’s Club, who sponsored the sale. All kiddies of Walkerton and West York between the ages of one and 12 years are invited to attend a Community Christmas Theatre Parts at the Rialto on Saturday. December 23 at 9:00 a.m. 1929 Renewed hope that State Road No. 6 through Bremen will be improved during the coming year is given by the announcement that the Indiana Highway Commission has ordered Engineer Titus to prepare preliminary surveys of the section of the road between State Road 15 and 31. that part of the highway extending from Milford Junction to LaPaz. A petition addressed to Judge Cyrus E. Pattee. of Circuit Court. South Bend, is being circulated among the residents of Lincoln Township, this county, asking for a suspended sentence in the case of Ira W. Place, who was recently convicted of embezzlement of Township funds. The Walkerton town council met in special session Wednesday night to accept the proposal of the Northern Indiana Public Service Co., of reducing the wholesale rate of electric current for the town from 3'A cents per KWH to 3 cents for the first 30,000 KWH used per month and 2‘/i cents per KW'H for all over the 30.(XX) used, ft will mean a saving of about $ I KOO per year to the town, which in 1928, used 320.(XX) KWH of current. Gas from a hard coal burner caused a near tragedy in Walkerton last Friday morning when the family ol Jasper Beam were all overcome by the fumes from the stove.