The Independent-News, Volume 110, Number 7, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 July 1984 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - JULY 19, 1984

[EDITORIALS

FAIR TIME APPROACHES One of the real institutions of rural America, the County Fair, is about to emerge again as a top billing for thousands of participants and spectators as well. The next few weeks will find all the surrounding counties, including our own, with their own version of the county fair. In recent years, as fairs have continued to grow and grow, more and more emphasis is put on top name entertainment and this year will be no exception. However, we would like to remind all that the big issue behind the county fairs is the participation of youth through the various 4-H clubs, and participation at many fairs in open classes. After the surge of county fairs, the Indiana State Fair will culminate the fair activity in Indiana for a couple of weeks in late August. On many levels the efforts and projects of the 4-H’ers is overlooked as fairs certainly have become more and more commercial in recent years. It is necessary for the financial needs of the fairs, but certainly the work and projects of the youth should not be forgotten. The basic 4-H club work has also increased in recent years to encompass many varied projects in addition to gardening, animals and homemaking projects. The exhibits are really varied and offer a wide variety of activities for the youth to participate in. We salute the 4-H’ers wherever they are and hope that the county fair they participate in is a fitting climax to a long-time American tradition, the work of the 4-H clubs and individuals. When visiting the upcoming fairs, wherever you go, take some time to view the work of our youth and see the many excellent exhibits that has taken so much of their time and energy, certainly time and energy well spent but often overlooked in our modern way of life. Itg. WHEN... .Sgt

1974 Election of officers for the PLJ School Board were held at their regular board meeting on Tuesday, July 2 with Joseph Bottorff elected president; Earl L. Smith, vice-pres-ident; Marvin Bouse, secretary; Lynn Stull, assistant secretary; and Mrs. Cedric Shank was re-appoint-ed treasurer. Williams Ochs was presented as the new PLJ member from Lincoln Township. He was appointed to serve the vacant term created as no one from Lincoln Township filed to run int he recent election for the four-year term. The Board of School Trustees of the Oregon-Davis School Corporation announced the appointment of Jerry Seese to the assistant principal position of the Oregon-Davis Schools, replacing John Slusher, who was recently named principal. Currently on display at the Koontz Lake Library is a collection of more than 30 water color paintings and black and white sketches by Nora Wilson. James D. Sims, chairman of the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission, announced that the revenue department has sent an $8,318.34 check to the treasurer of Walkerton. The money is Walkerton’s annual receipts from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s collection of permit fees and gallonage taxes. Red Skelton, famed TV comedian, will present a program for the Scottish Rite Masons at the Notre Dame Athletic and Convocation Center, on Saturday evening, July 27. 1969 The Walkerton Lions Club sponsored football scoreboard fund has passed the SI,OOO mark on the goal of $2,500. The new scoreboard will be placed at the John Glenn football field. At the market round steak was selling for 99 cents a pound; rump roast at $1.09 a pound; boiling beef at 59 cents a pound; sirloin tip steaks at $1.19 a pound; slicing bologna at 79 cents a pound; smoked sausage at 79 cents a pound; franks and bacon at 69 cents a pound; kidney bean salad at 59 cents a pound; yogurt at 19 cents each; four packages of hot dog buns for 79 cents; a dozen sugar cookies at 39 cents; orange juice at

29 cents a can; peach ice cream at 79 cents for a half gallon; nectarines at 39 cents a pound; cello radishes, bell peppers or green onions, three for 29 cents; and cantaloupe at three for SI.OO. 1959 Work began this past week in installing the dials in the dial phones in the community preparatory to the official change over sometime in October. Ground breaking ceremonies were held on July 9 for a $500,000 addition to the facilities of Wells Aluminum Corp., North Liberty. The building will double in size and triple its productive capacity. Road 4 east of North Liberty, was closed this week to permit the starting of the resurfacing of the road from Pine Road east to Road 31. 1944 T. R. Cline has contracted to paint all 200 units of the West York housing project. His contract specifying that he furnish all materials and labor. There were six other bids on the job. R. W. Wolfram, manager of the Walkerton Lumber and Coal Co., has purchased a half interest in The Builders Store, South Bend. The transaction having been completed last week. Five more dormitories will be opened in Walkerton within the next few weeks to care for the influx of single men and women workers at the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant. There are a total of 110 men and 90 women to be housed in the units. Contracts have been let to the J. C. O’Connor & Sons Company of Fort Wayne by the State Highway Commission to widen U. S. 6 from State Route 2, near Westville, to U. S. Highway 31, nine miles east of Walkerton. Work has been started on both ends of the job. Widening will add two feet of concrete on each side of the present 20 foot slab. This doesn’t include widening in Walkerton. The work was let in two separate contracts from Ind. 2 to U. S. 35 excepting 2.7 miles for $115,818.47 and from U. 5.31 for $151,420.55. 1934 The Walkerton Municipal Band has been scheduled to play in the Court of the Hall of States at the

Century of Progress Exposition, Chicago, Tuesday, July 31, from 5:15 to 6:00 o’clock. The 28 piece band will likely leave early in the morning on July 31 to enjoy the full day in the city and at the Fair. The direator is Ralph LaFeber. Pavement glare which has caused many headaches for motorists as the sun was reflected from the light colored pavement, has been eliminated by the new brush-finished surface now being applied on concrete highways built by the State Highway Commission of Indiana. The new, rough-appearing finish also increases safety by reducing the danger of skidding when the surface is wet. WANDER INDIANA FESTIVALS, ART FAIRS, ETC. July 19 - 22 — Northern Indiana Power Os The Past, Inc., City Park, Winamac. Steam engine; saw mills; shingle mill; threshing wheat; parade; antique tractors; gas engines; wheat weaving; flea market. 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. No admission charge. July 19-22 — North East Indiana Steam & Gas Assn., Inc., County 4-H Fairground, LaGrange. Plowing with western prairie plow; threshing and saw milling with steam and gas; flea market. 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Admission charge. July 20 - 22 — White River Park State Games 11, Indianapolis. Amateur athletic competition for Hoosiers of all ages and abilities in 13 sports. Times vary. Admission charge. July 21 - 22; 27 - 29 — Bass Lake Festival, Bass Lake, Knox. Pancake breakfast; water games & shows; parade; arts and crafts. AD day and evening. No admission charge. SEVEN CONCERT ACTS SET FOR STATE FAIR Seven concert acts will don their garb and glitter at the Indiana State Fair Aug. 15-26, joining a starstudded cast in a million-dollar entertainment entourage making this year's entertainment packages one of the best ever. John S. Merlau, director of entertainment for the Fair has announced the recent signing of Kool & The Gang/Deniece Williams, Conwat Twitty/Ronnie Milsap, the Bar-Kays/Mtume and “Weird” Al Yankovic. The Grandstand stage will come to life with spirit and dazzle when number one rhytym and blues band, Kool & The Gang blast off August 21 at 8:00 p.m. Their 14 Top 40 hits including “Joanna”, “Celebration” and “Ladies Night” have earned Kool & The Gane a reputation as one of America’s most energetic, crowd-pleasing bands to date. Joining them is the lovely and talented Deniece Williams whose chart-busting hit “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” has catapulted her into pop music stardom. The music of the South will boil and brew in the Midwest when superstar of country music, Cooway Twitty makes his way to the Grandstand stage August 23 at 8:00 p.m. His current number one Country song “Somebody’s Needing Somebody” is one of more than 40 number one singles making him an uncontested master of such diverse sytles as rockabilly, blues, honky-tonk, gospel and mainstream country music. Joining forces with Twitty is country music’s blind troubadour Ronnie Milsap whose hits “Still Losing You”, “Any Day Now” and “It Was Almost Like A Song” make him one of the most successful pop-crossover artists on the country music scene.

The pop-funk-soul sound of the Bar-Kays will fill the Coliseum arena August 26 at 7:00 p.m. This eight-man band that popularized “Soul Finger”, “I'll Dance” and “Shine” are joined by R&B artist Mtume. Mtume whose current hit “You, Me and He” is climbing the charts, is also known for his Grammy award-winning songs “The Closer I Get To You”, recorded by Roberta Flack and “I Never Knew Love Like This Before”, by Stephanie Mills. The king of pop music spoofery “Weird Ai Yankovic will accompany the Stray Cats to the Grandstand stage August 20 at 8:00 p.m. His madcap renditions of “I Lost On Jeopardy” and “Eat It” are prime examples of his zany and irreverent approach to popular music. These acts join an already talentfilled entertainment agenda slated to appear at the Indiana State Fair. Other shows include Rod Stewart August 15 at 8:00 p.m., Willie Nelson/Waylon Jennings August 17-18 at 8:00 p.m., Alabama August 19 at 8:00 p.m., Merle Haggard/Tammy Wynette August 24 at 8:00 p.m. and Wayne Newton on August 25 at 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. Tickets for all shows are SB.OO and SIO.OO. Ground admission tickets are required for each adult (children under 12 are free) and each car entering the Fairgrounds August 15-26. Advance sale grounds admission tickets are available for $2.00 per ticket through August 14. After that date the price of grounds admission is $3.00 per person or car. Visa and Mastercard orders are available by calling 317/927-7571 or writing to: Tickets, Indiana State Fair, 1202 E. 38th St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46205. DWI ENFORCEMENT AWARD PROGRAM Law enforcement officials across the state will be recognized for their efforts in reducing alcoholrelated accidents as part of a new DWI Enforcement Award Program. Sponsored by Indiana Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) and supported by The Governor’s Task Force To Reduce Drunk Driving, the awards will commend law enforcement officials from town, city, county and state agencies who have done an exceptionally good job of getting drunk drivers off the road. "Those officers deserve a pat on the back and a ’thank you' for their dedication to the enforcement of drunk driving laws,” said Jan Jank, president of the Indianapolis chapter of MADD. * ‘Getting drunk drivers off the road will save lives, and that’s our main objective,” she said. This will be a five month pilot program covering July 1 through November 15. Effective July 1, officers will receive credit for each drunk driving arrest made until November 15. First, second and third place awards will be given at each of the four jurisdiction levels at an award ceremony to be held during National Drunk and Drugged Driver Awareness Week in December. “Increased enforcement efforts on the part of all law enforcement agencies, combined with increased public awareness, have led to a significant decrease in alcohol-related accidents,” according to Stephen Goldsmith, chairman of The Governor’s Task Force To Reduce Drunk Driving. “If we are to make permanent changes in these statistics, we must continue the momentum,” he said. Hans are also being made to continue the program for the calendar year beginning January 1, 1985. “KIDS ON THE BLOCK” “Kids On The Block”, a copyrighted puppet program about child abuse awareness, will be offered for presentation this fall to school groups in the LaPorte Hospital service area. The program features three

nearly life size “muppets" who dress and act like real children. The skit to be used in the LaPorte area features Stephen Arthurs and two friends who portray what it is like to be abused, and explain what children can do to get help to prevent further abuse. The puppet character of Stephen is nine years old. He has been abused by his mother but learned that it is “okay to tell”. He describes his experiences to his frined “Norm”, a Vietnamese boy and explains how he finally told his teacher about it. Stephen and his family attend counseling sessions and his mother is learning more about her abusive patterns. The puppets and scripts are on loan until January through a grant from the Indiana State Board of Health, through the cooperative efforts of LaPorte Hospital, the Youth Service Bureau and the Victims/ Witness Assistance Program. Qualified health care and educational professionals have volunteered to play the role of “Stephen” who discusses child abuse and will answer questions from the audience. Interested community people, who would like to volunteer their time to play the roles of Stephen’s two friends are invited to a training workshop from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. Thursday, August 2 at LaPorte Hospital’s Health Quarters, 919 Lincoln way. Interested persons should call Health Quarters at 3262480. The presentation will be ultimately targeted to second grade groups, but schools, PT As and other related groups will be contacted for initial previews of the program, said Carrie Wilkerson, LaPorte Hospital’s community health education specialist. She also hopes to interest community service organizations in the program in an effort to secure funding to buy the puppets so that the program is available on a permanent basis. Under the terms of the state grant, the puppets are on loan until January, 1985. “Kids On The Block” which features a total of 17 puppets who portray a number of aspects of being “different”, is the creation of Barbara Aiello, an award winning educator of Washington, D.C. ctm&i United Methodist Church 1000 Georgia Street Walkerton. Indiana Chester A. Mayflower, Pastor SUNDAY, JULY 22 8:30 a.m., Early Worship. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.. Late Worship. Churchwide "Fun Afternoon” at Ray & Marian Chapman’s. 4:00 p.m., Lake fun. 6:00p.m., Pot-luck. 7:30 p.m., Special music, Johnny Keck. MONDAY, JULY 23 7:30 p.m., Finance Committee. 8:00 p.m.. Education CommitTUESDAY, JULY 24 7:00 p.m., Pantry Committee at Presbyterian Church. Preabyterian Churcft 512 Georgia Street Walkerton, Indiana Rev. Richard Reynolds, Pastor SUNDAY, JULY 22 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.. Worship Service. TUESDAY, JULY 24 10:00 a.m., W.I.C.K.S. meets in Fellowship Hall. 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Community Food Pantry at Presbyterian Church. 6:30 p.m.. Weight Watchers meet in Fellowship Hall. "Whosoever will, may come." There are 38,000 pages in the official manual of the IRS