The Independent-News, Volume 110, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 October 1984 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - OCTOBER 4, 1984

[EDITORIALS,

LAST CHANCE TO EXPRESS YOUR CHOICE Monday, October 8, is the last day you can register for the right to vote in the November 6th genera) election. This must be done with officials at the County Election Board OfficeVoting is something too many people take for granted. It is one of those things that many people, if not directly interested for one reason or another, in a particular race, do not exercise their privilege of on many occasions. The records speak for themselves. In 1960, 62.8 percent of Americans old enough to vote actually went to the polls to cast their ballot. A mere 20 years later, only 53.9 percent of those citizens eligible to vote did so —a decline that represents a loss of some 15 million people from the voting process. In the 1980 U. S. presidential election, there were 24 states that were won or lost by 10 percent or less of the vote. Ronald Reagan carried the state of Tennessee by a mere 4,710 votes. In that state alone there were 1,055,505 unregistered voters in 1980. In South Carolina Reagan carried the state by only 11,456 votes. South Carolina had 833,479 unregistered voters at the time of the election. The first step in improving voter turnout is increasing registration. Remember, October 8 is the deadline to register for voting in the November 6th election. If you are not registered, you must act quickly. Perhaps people would take a different view of things if they were denied the right to vote. Many do not seem to realize the privilege it is to take part in a general election where the public chooses the leadership of their towns, counties, states and country. It should be considered more than a privilege to vote ... it should be considered a duty. We strongly encourage anyone not registered to vote, to take care of this duty in the last days it is available. One only needs to be 18 years of age by November 6, and live in their present precinct for 30 days. The privilege is then yours to take part in one of the greatest freedoms you will ever know. ISC •^HEN-.J^y

1974 The John Glenn Falcons put the sweet touches on their 1974 Homecoming Friday night with a victory over Triton, 14-0. At the market blade cut chuck roast was selling for 69 cents a pound; ground beef at 77 cents a pound; swiss steak at $1.19 a pound; stew beef at $1.39 a pound; short ribs of beef for 69 cents a pound; standing rib roast, large end. at $1.09 a pound; semi-bone-less ham at 99 cents a pound; franks at 79 cents a pound package; old fashioned loaf at $1.09 a pound; honey loaf at $1.59 a pound; a dozen large eggs at 66 cents; a cluster of walnut sticky rolls for 69 cents; three 10 ounce packages of frozen strawberries for $1.00; three six packs of fudge bars or ice milk bars for $1.00; 32 ounce bottle of Del Monte catsup for 69 cents; 35 ounce jar of applesauce for 69 cents; chuck light tuna at 49 cents a can; a pound box of Zesta saltme crackers for 49 cents; a 16 ounce box of Hungry Jack instant potatoes for 69 cents; 10 pounds of potatoes for 79 cents; green beans at 19 cents a pound; Jonathan apples at three pounds for 69 cents; and grapefruit at 10 cents each. 1969 The North Liberty Shamrocks will battle the John Glenn Falcons in their annual meeting on Saturday night at the Glenn field. The Shamrocks are 3-1 in this season to date and are rated the favorites over the Falcon team who is 2-2 for the year. Mayotte Arseneau was honored with a surprise party on Tuesday afternoon upon his retirement from Plas Steel Products, Inc., after 13 years. He is the first employee of the company to retire and received the retierment profit sharing plan from Mr Sam Shobert, president The pupils of Mrs. Grace Atwood will present a vocal, piano and organ recital on Sunday at the Walk erton United Methodist Church. Illinois Street building, at 3 o'clock At the market whole fryers were

selling tor 29 cents a pound; cut up fryers at 49 cents a pound; legs, thight or breasts for 59 cents a pound; wings at 25 cents a pound; giblets at 49 cents a pound; T-bone or sirloin steak at $1.29 a pound; slender sliced meats, three packages for $1.00; minced ham at 99 cents a pound; bacon at 69 cents a pound; franks at 69 cents a pound; six loaves of white bread for $1.00; three 12 ounce cans of frozen orange juice for $1.00; a half gallon of buttermilk for 39 cents; Imperial oleo at 39 cents a pound; an eight inch pumpkin pie for 79 cents; a two pound can of Folger’s coffee for $1.19; a pound bag of carrots for 10 cents; red delicious apples at three pound bag for 59 cents; and cranberries at 29 cents a pound. 1959 The final Polic Vaccine Ginic for this end of the county will be held on Saturday at the Walkerton Community Building, sponsored by the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce. The clinic is supervised by the St. Joseph County Health Department. The clinic will be basically for the third shot of the three-shot series, but any shot will be given at this time. The town trustees have let the contract for the construction of a new eight inch water main on South Main Street, in North Liberty. At the market two pounds of hamburger was selling for 89 cents; slicing bologna at three pounds for $1.00; roiled beef roast at 49 cents a pound; bulk sausage at three pounds for $1.00; a pound of butter for 69 cents; giant size tide at 72 cents; two Comet cleansers for 29 cents; a pound can of Hill’s Bros, coffee for 65 cents; and head cheese at 21 cents a pound. 1944 Arthur E. Shirley took over the duties of Postmaster at the Walkerton Post Office on Monday having been appointed to fill the office following the resignation of A L. Rogers. It is unlawful for anyone to drive a car within SOO feet of a fire truck

when it is responding to a fire call. At a fire on Ohio Street last week many cars followed the trucks and blocked driveways and hampered the firemen. This must be stopped and hereafter license plate numbers and names of drivers will be taken and those at fault will be prosecuted. St. Joseph County war finance committee officials attended the northern Indiana regional sixth War Loan round-table meeting of war finance committee workers at the State Exchange Bank, Culver, on Tuesday. Plans for the war loan drive which opens November 20 with the national goal of $14,000,000, were discussed by representatives of 19 northern Indiana counties. Eighty-five years as pacesetter in the field of food distribution will be celebrated throughout the nation this week by The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, pioneer in modem methods of mass distribution, the A & P was established in 1859, when George Huntingford, Hartford, opened the doors of his first red-fronted store in New York City. Today the stores are a familiar sight throughout the country. 1934 Seventy men in Walkerton went to work Wednesday morning under the banner of F.E.R.A., doing odd jobs about town such as improving the berms of streets, cleaning alleys and such jobs as can be found for them. They are under the supervision of Tom Vicory, of Vincent’s Hill. Reuland McCabe is the official time keeper, with headquarters in the Sadie Wolfenberger store room, formerly occupied by Rearick & Divine. The men will be given work according to the number of people in the family. A man with no children in the family will be allowed to work 14 hours per week and the rate of pay is 40 cents per hour. A man with one child works 18 hours; two children, 22 hours; three children, 28 hours; and four or more the man works 30 hours per week. The proposed 55 cent tax levy asked by the North Liberty town council was stricken out of the picture by the county tax adjustment board at the hearing in South Bend last week. The tax board figured that the town has enough cash on hand with the incoming revenue already assured to more than run the town for another year without the levy. Town officials will make an appeal. October 7 to 13 has been declared Fire Prevention Week by the President of the United States. Work of dismantling the Folsom Iron Works building in Walkerton and moving it to North Liberty is now underway. The building was recently purchased by William Hass, of South Bend, and will be erected on the rear of the old school house grounds at North Liberty, where it will be used as a sales pavilion for the Silo Company in the conduct of their weekly sales. The Folsom Iron Works was once a very active enterprise in Walker ton, giving employment to many families, it perhaps enjoyed its greatest activity during the war days when it was engaged in filling government contracts. The opening of the Acme Bakery in Walkerton, scheduled for last Saturday, had to be postponed due to a breakdown of the bread mixer. The opening will be held later. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Water Uaeage Problem When I met with the Walkerton Council Board on September 10th. I didn't know our water useage problem would be published as a matter of public interest. Thank God for newspapers that give people the opportunity to try to uphold their constitutional rights. Another correction on the September 20 Council Minutes which stated, “eventually she would have to pav the bill because compensa-

tions cannot be made for problems within the household’’. I did not ask for or seek “compensation” and there are no “problems within the household". We are willing to pay for the water we use. but we don’t like to pay for water we don't use. The only problem I took to Council Board was the exorbitant charge of 22.700 gallons of water useage — highly exaggerated for two conservative people. The water meter readings pub- ' lished in September 27, 1984 In-dependent-News were acquired by me from the Walkerton Town Office and from Mr. Williams of the Water Department. Since the matter is now one of public interest, I feel people are entitled to know the results of our last water bill. The billing statistics to date are as follows: June 16 to July 16, 22,700 gallons, $49.97; July 16 to August 16, 8,300 gallons, $21.40, (decrease of 14,400 gallons); August 16, to September 16, 4,300 gallons, $12.29 (decrease of 18,400 gallons). To date their still have been no plumbing changes in our residence — and our daily water useage habits remain closely the same day to day, month to month, as we have acquired over years of living. We have been on water meters in the arid West where water is precious — we know our consistent and habitually low water useage — and based on this fact we are aware there has been an error somewhere along the line for us to be charged for 22,700 gallons of water useage in one month. Even the July 8,300 gallons is much higher useage than our average — even with company visiting in both July and August billings, but we paid the bill and didn’t mention the higher-than-average amount of water useage. We like Wakerton and its people — and we’ve made it our ‘home’. We hope the 22,700 gallons, $49.97 charge can be resolved in a fairway — so that we won’t have the feeling that we were welcomed to Walkerton by being ‘ripped ofT. It makes me wonder how long similar exorbitant 22,700 gallon water useage charges would have continued, had I not brought it to Council’s attention when we received our first billing. Mrs. Shirley Magner R.E.A.L. SERVICES NUTRITION PROGRAM N. L United Methodist Church Phone 656-3353 the day prior for reservations. And STARKE COUNTY NUTRITDON PROGRAM Koontz Lake Conservation Club Phone 586-2376 for reservations. OCTOBER 8 - 12 MONDAY Apricot juice Smoked sausage Mashed potatoes Sauerkraut Rye bread and margarine Sliced peaches Milk, tea, coffee TUESDAY Assorted juice Swiss steak with vegetable gravy Herbed rice Peas and carrots Whole wheat bread and margarine Brownie Milk, tea, coffee WEDNESDAY Cranberry juice Breast of chicken Scalloped potatoes Harvard beets Cracked wheat bread and margarine Blueberry muffin and margarine Milk, tea, coffee THURSDAY Orange juice Spaghetti with meat sauce Parmesan cheese Tossed salad with italian dressing Garlic toast Coconut pudding Milk, tea. coffee

FRIDAY Pineapple juice Beef stew with potatoes, carrots, onions, celery and cabbage Spiced apple rings Snowflake dinner roll and margarine Angel food cake with topping Milk, tea. coffee QiUBQt Presbyterian Church 512 Georgia Street Walkerton, Indiana Rev. Richard Reynolds, Pastor THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 4:30 p.m., Puppet practice. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 Rally Day. World Communion Sunday. 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.. Worship Service. Communion. Called Congregational Meeting following Worship Service. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 1:30 - 3:00 p.m., Community Food Pantry at the Presbyterian Church. 6:30 p.m., Weight Watchers meet in Fellowship Hall. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 10:00 a.m., Mary Circle meets at Church. 11:00a.m., Presbyterian Women visit Walkerton’s Miller's Merry Manor. 7:00 p.m.. Session meets at Church. “Whosoever will, may come." United Methodist Church 1000 Georgia Street Walkerton. Indiana Chester A. Mayflower, Pastor SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7 8:30 a.m., Early Worship. 9:15 a.m.. Church Service. 10:30 a m.. Late Worship. Sermon, “Our Hidden Sins”. Text: Psalms 19:9-14. 3:00 • 5:00 p.m.. Worldwide Communion. Welcom Bishop, North Conference Christ United Methodist Church, Wabash. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 1:00 p.m., Hope Circle. M. Curl. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 7:00 p.m., Finance Campaign. 8:00 p.m., Nominating Committee. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 6:00 p.m., Jr. Choir practice. 7:00 p.m., Adult Choir practice. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 7:30 p.m., Health Fair meeting. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 4:30 - 7:30, Youth R.I.M. Chili and Sandwich Supper at John Glenn High School. Flrot Baptist Church Maine And Clark Streets Walkerton, Indiana D. 0. Van Dyue, Pastor SUNDAY 9:30 a.m., Sunday School. 10:30 a.m.. Morning Service. 7:00 p.m.. Evening Service. WEDNESDAY 7:00 p.m., Bible Study and Prayer. “The end of your search for a Friendly Churth”. FALL FESTIVAL PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 19 & 20 The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce is planning a Fall Festival for Friday and Saturday, October 19 and 20. This will be the first fall festival and it is hoped to make this an annual affair. Anyone interested in joining in the festivities is welcome. An entry blank is elsewhere in this issue for your convenience. There will be booth space avail able for antiques, arts, crafts, flea market, vegetables and other foods. Local residents, organizations and businesses are encourag ed to participate.