The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 12, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 22 August 1985 — Page 2

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - AUGUST 22, IMS

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THE FIRST HURDLE On Monday, a group of citizens in southwestern Greene Township cleared the first and possibly biggest hurdle in their effort to have their children attend the John Glenn School Corporation schools instead of the South Bend Community Corp, schools. At the South Bend School Board meeting Monday, a 4-2 vote to allow one section to secede from the South Bend School Corporation to ioin with the John Glenn School Corp, passed. This section affects approximately 40 students whose families feel the much stronger ties to North Liberty and the Glenn School system than to South Bend, due largely because of their proximity to North Liberty, North Liberty addresses and North Liberty telephones. They have been requesting this move at every SBCSC meeting since May, and Monday’s vote was the culmination of a long hard battle. The move is not automatic, however. Now the annexation must be approved by the JGSC Board, the two school boards must reorganize the districts, the State Board of Education must approve the plans, and last, but not least, the U. S. Department of Justice must approve the move under the South Bend School system’s integration plan. It is estimated this move could come about by the second semester of this school year, and the only way the students could be included in the Glenn Schools immediately would be by tuition transfers. In voting to release this section, some boundary lines were changed which at this point still leaves just a little uncertainty as to just what area is included, but basically it is from Redwood west with the northern edge still somewhat uncertain to us at this time. Some of the South Bend board stated this was simply “righting a wrong’’ that had been done earlier when the split of Liberty Township from the South Bend schools occured. At the same time, a second group of families, living between Pine and Redwood Roads, affecting slightly more students, also requested a similar move, but was rejected at this time. Their efforts will continue according to some of the individuals. The battle had to be fought by a determined group of people as the JGSC could not take any stand until the South Bend group acted first. Now the two boards and individuals involved must work out the details before the JGSC can or will accept the added district. Most feel it is a proper step, one that should have been settled several years ago as the imaginary boundary lines often are severe in separating districts. It is fully understood that there must be boundaries for many reasons, but still the imaginary lines that exist often do more injustice than they do justice. That is the time common sense and social and business styles of the areas must come into consideration. We hope the problem can be completed without further problems.

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1975 Students will be going back to school with the PU Schools to open on Tuesday, August 26; OregonDavis School on Friday, August 22; St. Patrick’s School to open September 3; and North Liberty Schools will open on September 2. Party caucuses will be held this next week with the Republicans of Walkerton to meet on Wednesday, August 27, at the Community Building; the Republicans in North Liberty on Tuesday, August 26; and the Democratic caucus in Walkerton on Friday, August 29. The purpose of a caucus is to make up a slate for the November election. The long awaited girls basketball tourney will be held this year for the first time in Indiana with 355 teams to enter the field. The first IHSAA sponsored tourney for girls will be held in February of 1976, in Indianapolis where the finals will be played. At the market chuck roast was , selling for 77 cents a pound; chuck ’ steak at 99 cents a pound; swiss steak at 51.09 a pound; beef short ribs at 89 cents a pound; fresh ground beef at 79 cents a pound; stew meat at 51.39 a pound; bacon at 51.79 a pound; beef franks at 79 cents for a 12 ounce package; hot pepper cheese at 51.39 a pound; honey loaf at $1.59 a pound; braunschweiger at 79 cents a pound; three loaves of white bread

for 89 cents; and eight ounce package of potato chips for 49 cents; large roll of paper towels for 49 cents; tuna at two for 89 cents; butter chip or kosher chip pickles at 69 cents a jar; two 18 ounce bottles of Open Pit barbecue sauce for $1.00; three pound can of Swiftning for $1.39; three ounce jar of instant Lipton tea for 99 cents; a half gallon of ice milk for 59 cents; 24 pak of twin pop popsicles for $1.19; 20 pounds of white potatoes for $1.69; three heads of lettuce for 89 cents; three pounds of peaches for $1.00; and a gallon of one percent milk at 89 cents. 1970 Newly elected officers of the Walkerton Jaycees are as follows, Don Ludwig, president; Frank Farner, internal vice-president; Jim Martin, Jr., external vicepresident; Dick Awald, secretarytreasurer; and serving on the board of directors are Dave McKesson, Dave Knowlton and Leonard Northam. At the market chuck roast was selling for 59 cents a pound; swiss steak at 79 cents a pound; franks at 69 cents a pound; minced ham at $1.09 a pound; bacon at 79 cents a pound; three pound can of Swiftning for 67 cents; giant size Downy for 59 cents; a gallon of one percent milk for 69 cents; three cans of tuna for $1.00; four loaves of sandwich bread for $1.00; 24 pack twin pops i for 79 cents; eight ounce jar of

Taster’s Choice coffee for $1.39; two regular size cans of Comet cleanser for 25 cents; 20 pounds of Michigan potatoes for 99 cents; celery at 19 cents each; tomatoes at 29 cents for a pound; and two pound bag of carrots for 19 cents. 1965 John Bingaman, head football coach at Walkerton High School, has announced that all boys in Walkerton High School interested in trying out for the football team can pick up their equipment at the high school. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Klopfenstein, as Boys and Girls State chairmen, respectively, of the American Legion and Auxiliary, of Walkerton, will be in charge of the special joint meeting at the Legion when the Boys and Giris Staters will tell of their experiences at Indiana University this summer. The delegates are Tim Gardner, Wally Johnson, Steve Matz, Terry Turner, Donna Smith and Theresa DeVos. Walkerton’s Red Sox softball team won the Mishawaka City Championship Wednesday night with and exciting 2-0 victory of Local 111. Members of the team are Sonny Cripe, Jerry Rains, Dick Stewart, Bill Snyder, Don Olenna, Darrell O’Dell, John Hans, Efob Wiseman, Don Ludwig, Bob Urbin, Gene Synder, Jim Ridenour and Jack Tiede. 1965 At the District Baton Twirling Contest held at LaCrosse, on Saturday, two girls qualified for the state contest to be held at the Indiana State Fair, on Friday, September 2. They are Linda Keck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Keck, and Peggy Kinney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kinney, all of Walkerton. The Walkerton High School band will compete in the marching contest at the LaPorte County Fair, on Monday night, August 15, at 8:00 p.m., at the fairgrounds. This is the feature grandstand program for the opening night of the fair and an experiment to see if this type of program could become an annual affair. Now in effect, mail is collected from the Post Office curb box each Sunday at 3:15 p.m., and taken to the South Bend office for distribution. 1955 Justice of the Peace, Harry Mobley, of North Liberty, says that J.P.’s over the county are very much insensed over the action of South Bend officials denying them the right to try local traffic violations. It is pointed out that since the J.P. receives no salary, if he loses the fees from traffic violation cases, there isn’t much left and nobody wants the job. The plan to appoint magistrates over the county will cost the taxpayers more money and not do any better job. Mr. Mobley says, the justices receive no salary, whereas the magistrates will. Officials of the North Liberty Chamber of Commerce chicken barbecue committee are trying to line up a kiddies ride as an added attraction this year plus a part in making this year’s barbecue a really great affair. Fire of unknown origin completely destroyed the barn on the Leo Hostetler farm, four miles south of North Liberty, on Tamarack Road, around 10:30 on Tuesday morning. Clyde Brantley is operating an automobile steering service at his garage on Road 23, just south of North Libety. He has installed the latest equipment but last Saturday he was temporarily put out of commission when lightnigh struck the garage but no fire resulted. 1950 Walter Overbay, Walkerton, who raises gladioli for a hobby, had 23 entries at the gladiolus show, at Kankakee, Illinois, on Saturday and came home with 17 ribbons, a section championship and was run-ner-up on the Grand Champion for the show. Sally Penick, daughter of Mr. and

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Mrs. Edwin Penick, Walkerton, was named Grand Champion of the county in Food Preparation at the annual 4-H Fair, at Playland Park, last week. Robert J. Gardner, who has been in partnership with M. L. Stassen, in the Stassen Farm Equipment Co., located on Road 6, at the eastern edge of Walkerton, has purchased the interests of his partner and is now sole owner of the business. 1945 “Peace Comes Again To America’’ was the headline in the August 16, 1945 issue of the Walkerton Independent. Walkerton and North Liberty joined with every other village and city in the nation Tuesday evening to celebrate the victory over Japan as President Truman announced the acceptance of unconditional surrender by Emperor Hirohito over the radio at seven o’clock. The fire siren gave out blast after blast for a long period of time, as church bells rang, automobile horns sounded and the populace gave way to a general feeling of hilarity and celebration. Parades were formed of cars and people going up and down the streets expressing the joy and happiness of a nation, victorious in war over two great enemies within a single year — Germany and Japan. The school band, directed by Fred Waters, will play a Victory Concert at the uptown bandstand on Friday evening, starting at 8:00 o’clock. The insect repellent, known to thousands of Gl’s in the Pacific, Africa, Sicily and Italy, as “Formula 6-12’’ will shortly be available in limited quantities for farmers, yachtsmen, sportsmen and others to use in insect-infested areas for the remainder of the season. Verie Zimmerman, who has been employed at Bantam Ball Bearing plant, in South Bend, for the past three years, has accepted a position as Assistant manager of the Walkerton Lumber and Coal Company, effective August 1. 1935 Three Oaks Lodge and Paul’s Lookout, at the Uhlich Orphan Home Camp, near the O. F. Gosius home, Koontz Lake, will be formally dedicated Sunday afternoon at four o'clock, by the Rev. Dr. George L. Sc her ger, pastor of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Chicago. Three Oaks Camp was established in 1933 after Mr. and Mrs. Gosius had given the tract of land bordering the lake to the Uhlich Orphans Home, of Chicago, of which Mr. Gosius is the president of the board of trustees. During that summer a number of boys, under the expert management of Henry W. King, of the Home, moved to the site and began to pioneer a real camp home. They built a log cabin from the trees which they cut, cleared the water front and began the preparation of the soil for the growing of vegetables, etc. During 1934 two shelters were built and nearly SSOO worth of vegetables were raised for the Home table in Chicago. It is hoped to enlarge the produce program so that they may have the produce for the Home in Chicago. Plans have been made to have a large number of Chicago people visit the camp on Sunday for the dedication. Private cars and buses will be used to transport the people to and from Chicago. Local persons are also

invited as following the dedication program water sports will be performed by the boys and refreshments will be served on the Gosius lawn. The annual 4-H Gub Fair of St. Joseph County, which is by far the most important event of agricultural and scholastic interest in the county, got underway in its customary successful stride at North Liberty on August 15 and bids fair to surpass all previous fairs in attendance and interest. Literally thousands of displays of project work, done by the 1,100 4-H club members in the county, are on display, vieing with each other for recognition and superiority. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Three Monkey* Viewpoint* Three monkey’s sat in a coconut tree. Discussing things as there’s a certain rumor that can’t be true. That man descended from our noble race. The very idea is a disgrace. No monkey ever deserted his wife, starve her babies and ruined her life. And you’ve never known of a mother monk, to leave her babies to with others to bunk or pass them on from one to the other till hardly is known who is their mother. And another thing you’ll never see, a monk build a fence around a coconut tree and let the coconuts go to waste, forbidding all other monks a taste. Why if I’d put a fence around the tree, starvation would force you to steal from me. Here's anther thing a monk won’t do, go out at night and go on a stew. Or use a gun or club or knife. Yes man descended, the ornery cuss, but brother he didn’t descend from us. Vada Klingerman To Set The Record Straight Once again I must set another record straight. This time in reference to my character as a businessman and a decent law-abiding citizen. This article is aimed at all who seem to be polluting Walkerton, Koontz Lake and North Liberty with stories about me. My personal character and fine family name of Wenzel have been slandered enough. No longer will I tolerate these stories to continue. The truth is I’m a decent, hardworking Christian gentleman. I don’t drink, smoke, use drags or throw wild parties. I live a dean God centered life and attend church faithfully each week. My lawyer, Mr. Daniel Pfieffer, of South Bend, has been retained to prosecute anyone who has had anything to do with spreading these stories. I’ve reached the end of my Giristian patience. My business and personal life, as well as that of my daughter, have suffered much heartache. We’re decent people who are fed up with those spreading these stories. If anyone wants the truth about me as an individual, ask the people who know the Wenzel family. I’m proud to say 1 have no criminal record with the St. Joseph County prosecutor’s office. Anyone who cares can call and check for themselves. 1 have nothing to be ashamed of. Roy Wenzel Liberty Cab Co. North Liberty, Ind.

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