The Independent-News, Volume 106, Number 33, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 January 1981 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - JANUARY 22. 1981

EDITORIALS

IT’S OFFICIAL! The South Bend Community School Corporation and the Polk-I incoln-Johnson School Corporation made it official earlier this week that the 1 iberty Township area is to be a part of the Pl J School system. The two boards signed the agreement following the working out of details and drawing up of a contract to spell out the different facets of the merger. It is expected to take effect upon completion of this school year, which for I iberty Township students will be scry early June. This step can be a big step forward for the education and social environment of the students of the entire area. It is true some adjustments to be made will not be easy immediately. but as is usually the case, the students themsehe-s will adapt very quickly. The stumbling block of most school reorganization oxer the past 20 years in Indiana has been the parents and adults, not the students themselves. We realize that a big job still lies ahead for the board of the present and future school district. We encourage them to explore all angles and certainly if they feel they can be assisted, to get others in the act. It is time to start planning and this is the area where others can assist rather than just the board and present direct administration. There are a lot of avenues to be explored and situations to be weighed against one another to establish a plan that will be the most beneficial to the majority of the poeple, certainly to the children whose education lies in the future of this school district. We congratulate the two boards for their working out of the merger and extend to those involved the best wishes for a smooth, satisfactory and certainly reasonable completion of the program. It will still require a 10l of planning, time and work to complete the details. Use whatever resources can aid you the best to result in a solid future. Most everyone is behind you and willing to cooperate if their help is needed and sought. You are not shouldering this responsibility alone. WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION An issue is being hotly pursued by one of Indiana’s legislators, Dennis T. Avery, Democratic Representative from Evansville, concerning the financial gains made possible for the political party in power from Indiana’s license branches. It is only a handful of states that has a license branch system controlled by the political party of the Governor which allows that party to profit from this control. Rep. Avery therefore has asserted that he believes this system is a disservice to the residents of Indiana for several reasons. Among those are: 1. No one should be forced to give money to a political party. But, in Indiana, if you want to drive a vehicle, a portion of the money you spend for a drivers license, a license plate, title, or excise taxes is given to the political party of the governor; 2. There is no method by which the expenditures — the costs to operate the license branches — are made available to the public; 3. Many of the license branches are in very inaccessable locations, the buildings themselves are in poor condition, and the services are severely lacking; and 4. The moneyt collected at the county level at the license branches could be better used by being kept at the local level for public services and not to pay the political debts of the politicians. Whether or not one agrees 100 percent with Avery, he has some very valid facts. Consequently he has introduced legislation to end this political financial gain by the party of the Governor. This is in the form of an act to amend IC 6-6-5 and IC 36-2 concerning the duties of county trearurers. We will not publish the enure amendment here but it does place the responsibilities of collecting the excise tax on the county treasurer. Ihe branches will have to report all the monies collected tor vehicle taxation. Records also will be recorded through the county treasurer as well making this all a mailer of public record, etc. We have, at another place in this issue, a questionnaire concerning the license branch operation as far as profit from these branches is concerned which you may answer if you so desire. Also, it you have feelings one way or the other on this, let your local representatives, whoever they are, know your feelings. Despite the fact the moneies would not be a major addition to various programs, the fact that they could be used in other ways for everyone’s benefit, and on a controlled basis by the slate, is another matter to be considered. Indiana is hurting in several areas and any money added to the troubled areas would be very welcome. I icense branch revenues for 1980, although certainly not all this was funneled into the political parties as expenses are taken out first, totaled over slO.l million dollars. Os this, Rep Avery feels a sizeable amount was used in political circles, not by the state or people as a whole. The earliest known antecedent of football is a sport called harpaston which was played in Sparta around 500 B.C. An inch of rain contains the same amount of water as a ten inch snowstorm.

WPLJ Ambulance Answered 248 Calls In 1980 Ihe WPI I Ambulance Service answered a total of 248 calls in 1486 I his number was broken down into 14 categories with trans lets leading the wav with 44 calls Heart problems were responsible for .14 calls, automobile and motor evdist accidents 11. and general injuries 10. .A total of 1.1 fractures and dislocations were also handled bv the serv ice. Ihe WPI I Ambulance Service is on call 24 hours a dav with trained personnel and has two ve hides to offer as complete a serv ice as possible Ihe area served isn't left without an ambulance w hen the main vehicle is on a call as a back up unit was added to the service in 14'4 Ml this is available to households of Walkerton. Polk lownship. I in coin lownship and Johnson Town ship and can be a free service to anvonc taking out a $25.1X) vcarlv membership for the household residents The average cost of a run. should the involved not be a member, is $65 (X) to $" (M) Ihe memberships are good for calendar years and can be purchased at the Walkerton (. lerk Treasurer's of f'icc. I his has, to date, kept the operation of the ambulance service off the tax roles and it is hoped this can be continued in the future. The breakdown of services are as follows: Heart problems. .14 Breathing difficulties, 15 Fracture and dishxations. .1.1 Stroke. I 1 Auto and motorcycle accidents. 31 Injuries (general). 30 Illnesses. 23 Pregnancies. 4 Drowning. I Iransfers. 44 I ire assists. 2 I ornado w arnings. 1 False alarms. 2 Refused service. 8 I he monthly breakdown showed the most runs being made in April, with 28. but the runs were prettv well balanced throughout the vear August and March were the light est months with 12 and 14 runs being made in those months re spectivelv The monthly break dow n w as as follow s January. I’ February. 22 March. 14 April. 28 May. 23 June,24 Julv. 22 August. 12 September. 22 October. 2b Nov ember, 24 December. 20 j TELEPHONE^! NUMBERS FOR ;! LEGISLATORS House Os Representatives / j 1-800-382-9841 \ Senate <* j! 1-800-382-9467 J GETRSUKP FKOMCONHWIION WITHOUT SAASMS OK GRAMM J| IWOt KHtWtR

^^EMEMBE^^S WHEN... (Taken From The Files Os The Independent-News)

1971 Ihe John Glenn Falcons met the Bremen I tons in the opening round of the Bi (ountv Journey on Wed nesdav night and the two teams combined for 10 minutes of bore dom and two minutes of excitement as Bremen outlasted a late Glenn dnv c to win 4 I 14 \ free throw bv Bruce Nickerson after the time had run out broke a 50 SO tic I hursdav night and hand cd the North I ibertv Shamrocks a defeat in their opening round of the Bi ( ountv lournev Second semester Adult Iduta tion classes at John Glenn will begin on Fcbruarv I A new class offered is beginning bridge taught bv Mrs Jo Film W.dmoth 1966 \ benefit basketball game will be held I nesdav . Fcbruarv 8. at North liberty Ibis game will pit the Bcattv Memorial Hospital baske t ball team against the North 1 ibertv Independents The game will be a bene fit for the Hospital At the market pork steak was selling for 69 cents a pound; bacon at “4 cents a pound; hamburger buns at 14 cents a package; wieners at 44 cents for two pounds and six k v c ream bars for 24 cents 1961 After the mid term exams which arc now in progress.it St Patrick's School. Pare nt I eac he r ( onferem cs will be he ld on Sundav Januarv 22. and throughout the evening of next wee k if necessary Ihe Walkerton lions ( lub will hold a I adics Night meeting this Tuesday with guests also present from New ( arlisle. Statistics released bv the Chita go office of Dun and Bradstreet, reflect the growth of the business population in St Joseph ( ountv during the past vear Figures ob tamed from a physical count of the firm reference books for Januarv totaled 3322 manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers in this area as compared to 3315 in Januarv of 1400 1956 Ihe newly crowned County ( hampions let their emotions be known after downing Lakeville 55-45 for the title on Saturdav night. Ihe newly crowned team from Walkerton are overjoyed, learn members are I erry Ander son. Jim Gullman. Jcrrv DePov. Jcrrv ( otton. lorn McMahon. Ken nv Baker. Denny (moves. Fred Schult/. Jerrv Johnson, Bob Hop pci. Itm Martin and lorn Ward Ihe bovs are coached bv Grover Smith 1951 Saturdav. Januarv 2". will be know n as " XII De gree Dav " for the Masonic lodges of St Joseph (ountv On that dav. all eight lodges of the county will act to gether to confe r in three degre e s of the order in a special ceremonial to be staged in the- high school gvm at Sorth I ibertv \ long fire alarm of a dozen or more blasts, repealed at mtcvals. had evert Hxfv in town up at Five o'clock Slond.iv morning So cm phatu were the blasts that folks thought the' whole tow u must be afire . or that Jex- Stalin A Company had arrived with a plane load of A bombs Ihe telephone office had received no call for help; nor had lire chief, ( harks ( ripe- Finally the fin department made a run two miles east of town where they found a truck on fire. Il seems that police officer lowell Good, who is n« w on the force, got a bit “trigger happv" with (he- alarm and over did his dutv a trifle No harm done, but a 10l of folks lost some needed sleep I he- North I ibe rtv Machinery. Im will have its annual free partv and stage- show at the- sch<x>l building on next Wednesday evening.

Januarv 11. beginning at ' 30 p.m I here will be a fine stage show for the whole familv with clean, lively entertainment Radio, stage and television favorites will present numbers that have- been big hits all over the country. 1946 I he- drive for the voluntary funds in support of the Walkrton Youth ( ente r will formally end on Febru ary I2.ac e ordmg to I S I eßov .in c harge of the projec t Ihe Youth ( enter was taken over bv a voluntary committee of local people on December first and the campaign for funds was started at this time. 1931 Attention of farmers is called to lh< fact that all seed advertised for sale, either through sale bills or newspapers, must be tagged with Indiana seed tags, according to in formation sent out bv H R Krav bill, stale chemist and seed com missioner Ihe (ountv Basketball tournev will be held on lanuarv K)and 1| in North I ibertv. In I nc. Pa . school children car rvmg books ride free on street c ars Indiana plants 'SO acres to forests eac h vear from trees raised at the- stale nursery at Henryville and forest fires burn over and damage I 11.22' acres each vear. is the arguments presented bv Ralph I W ilcox, stale fore ster, whv the state should protec t its timberlands adequately bv the erection of 25 forest fire tow ers \t the market home-made sauerkraut was selling for 25 cents for four pounds; two pounds of frank furters for 3' cents, a pound of butter for 12 cents 24' : p<»unds of White 1 Star flour for 55 cents, a pound of ( olby cheese* for 25 cents; live pounds of Buckwheat for 24 cents Peabcrrv coffee at 20 cents a pound, three heads of lettuce for 25 cents and four sewed, plain handle. wonderful value broom for only--39 cents ^ll^ PHIVENI BUNUNTSS WITNSIfiP-tZF YOU CAN RIST iASX Sleep-Eze contains a gentle sleep inducer that helps you get a good night s sleep And iso t that all you want 9 Use only as directed DENTURE WEARERS A major advancement CUSHION GRIP DENTURE ADHESIVE one application holds comfortably yp IQ 4 days IMPORTANT NEWS FOR BACKACHE SUFFERERS! MOMENTUM Tablets are 50% stronger than Doan s He! you ! ike (k.atn Pills lew niuy ul.ti ! । kac' v 'rinembet tins Vo»Z! M ’ jre Ws -.m ! xje» '' irib .v, b„,r or VuMtNtUV qives , Sib asofe pain trhevr! |ie» iluse l teorwe tra Kaclie Io ie4iK t- ; t • (M'llie inflammation ; Hui-.i •»- . you can tneve more . trebly hi 'in’Hjres' there-, n" slfonqe' iMtkaifie ii»-li. .itiuri you tan tw. * th >ut a pres. np'xHi tfian MOMf NTIIM latdrls lake only as directed