The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 36, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 February 1986 — Page 4

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IT HAS TO COME! Don’t look now but it’s coming! Yes, in one way or another, we are going to sec additional taxes that have to come. With the passing of the GrammRudman Bill calling for a balanced federal budget by 1991, and the work being started this year with various cuts to begin this tremendous task, we are going to pay for it in one way or another. With the President still standing behind his personal goal of no tax increases, he is simply passing the buck to someone else and in most cases this will be the states. Yes, regardless of what one hears and wants to believe, we are going to face some major changes that will require getting more money to run the govemement programs, regardless of how they disguise or distort the stories and ways this will be done. The states will be the heavy losers. In just the first stage of the federal cutbacks, Indiana, along with all other states will feel a tremendous pinch. The fact will simply remain, if the many programs that have been instituted over the years are to continue, the states will have to pick up the tab for many of them if the federal government cuts them out. And who will suffer? You know who. The middle class on down, the elderly and many of those on fixed incomes. Right now before the Legislature, there is a bill, Senate Bill 232, which would place a “gross receipt tax’’ of 3^o on all Indiana Corporations, regular and sub-chapter S. This gross receipt tax would be due regardless of profits and/or the corporation’s ability to pay. This would be disasterous for many corporations, both small and large alike. This is just one of possibly many ways that will be drawn up to increase taxes, and should in fact such as this be passed, it would have to be passed on by the corporations to their customers, regardless of who they are and that eventually ends up right back in the laps of the public, one and all. We strongly recommend anyone concerned about such a tax as this to notify their state senator or representative immediately on this matter. There is one consolation in this perhaps. Over the years the state seems to have a better track record of conserving than does the free-spending federal government. However, it is going to put a tremendous burden on our state legislators . . . and it is starting almost immediately. Working on a twoyear budget as Indiana does, they could have serious shortages by the end of the fiscal year in 1987. And yet these many programs that will feel the knife, if they are to continue, must be picked up somewhere along the line. It is coming . . . one way or another, and we had better all be prepared for it. Such action as this will make the more local politics even more important in this an election year. It will put extra work and pressure on our state legislators and it certainly should force the public to become more involved and more interested in their state and local politics. ^T^emembeS^W Wl when...

1981 John L. Natali, operations manager at First Bank’s Walkerton Banking Center, has been promoted to manager, Wellington D. Jones 111, vice-president Personal Banking Group, announced recently. Natali replaces Thomas D. Bowersox, assistant vice-president and manager, who was promoted tc manager of the Main Office Banking Center, in South Bend. Miss Kim Lambert, Walkerton Area Junior Miss, was a preliminary winner in the Indiana Junior Miss competition held at Frankfort High School last week. She was a winner in the fitness competition held on Friday. Kim competed with 39 other high school seniors who were selected from over 500 contestants in the state at the local level. The second telephone campaign for the Walkerton, Polk, Lincoln, Johnson Ambulance Service will be held on Saturday. Households will be contacted that have not already joined the service for 1981. 1971 Seven high school junior girls from John Glenn will present their reasons for wanting to attend the 30th session of Giris State to be held June 13 to 20. Dale Ann Brown has been named 1971 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow for John Glenn High

School. Saturday students from John Glenn and Urey bands competed at the district solo and ensemble contest held at Rochester with five students receiving first place ratings in the solo division and two groups in the ensemble division. The Walkerton Community Club celebrated their 50th anniversary last Friday. 1966 The 6th and 7th graders of the Walkerton Elementary School are now rehearsing for the presentation of the operetta, “Tom Sawyer”, which will be given on Friday, March 25, at the school gym. Gene Patrick, president of the Walkerton Jaycees, announced today an essay contest for students in the 7th and Bth grades which is designed to instill in the youngsters a greater love of American and a deeper appreciation of her heritage. At the market pork chops were selling for 79 cents a pound; smokies at 69 cents a pound; franks at 59 cents a pound; five pound bag of flour for 51 cents; sirloin steak at 87 cents a pound; T-bone steak at 97 cents a pound; and two boxes of pancake mix for 49 cents. Miss Elaine Knowlton and Miss Barbara Wilson will attend Giris State this year. Alternates are Marjean Cole and Margie Lee. 1961

The Walkerton Police Department and the Control Center have completed their radio hook-up that has been anticipated since the organizing of the control center. The public now appears to have become interested in the Walkerton waterworks project with the knowledge that the new rates are now effective and about to be imposed for the first time. Also the project was abruptly brought to a standstill with the sale of the bonds to be held February 8 with the filing of a suit for permanent injunction on February 4. The action filed in Superior Court No. 2 names as parties plaintiff, Lester Bierly, Dr. V. Burdette Wolfe, Ralph LaFeber, Zereida Marquis and Gaude Houser and as defendants. Civil Town of Walkerton and the five individual members of the Board of Trustees. At the market a pound of wieners was selling for 49 cents; lettuce at 15 cents a head; swiss cheese at 69 cents a pound; chuck roast at 49 cents a pound; 16 ounce carton of cottage cheese for 25 cents; two boxes of facial tissue for 45 cents; Red Cross macaroni, two one pound boxes for 35 cents; a pound of boiled ham for 89 cents; two one pound packages of brown sugar for 25 cents; six grapefruit for 25 cents; and a 12 ounce can of orange juice for 39 cents. 1956 A total of 5214.52 was collected on Tuesday evening during the Mother’s March on Polio drive. This was a gain of SBO.OO over the amount collected a year ago. Fire in the Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s substation here early this morning, February 2, damaged the interior of a work truck. The truck had been used on Wednesday and contained much valuable equipment, most of which was damaged. For several years the Church of the Brethren, in North Liberty, was greatly in need of more adequate facilities for the total church and Sunday School program in order to be able to do her part along with the other churches in serving the needs of the community. Early in 1952, the Church began a remodeling and extension program which provided for many of the needs in carrying on its work as a church. The total improvements amount to $40,000.00. A sizeable debt was incurred but through continued faithful giving by the members and friends, the debt was reduced to $2,215.00. Last Sunday the congregation was successful in an effort through cash and pledges to raise the necessary funds to dear the debt. The Town Board of Trustees of North Liberty passed an adopted a resolution to establish a Civil Defense Department for the town on the Ist of February to conform with the Act as passed in the 1951 General Assembly for the State of Indiana. 1951 The church women of Walkerton are making plans for the observance of the annual World Day of Prayer which will be held on Friday afternoon, February 9, in the Presbyterian Church. Roger Kronk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Kronk, a high school sophomore, will appear on the Morris B. Sachs Amateur Hour program, Sunday afternoon, at 12:30 to 1:30 over radio Station WENR and TV channel 7. Roger will play his own arrangement of “Lover Come Back To Me" on his trumpet in competition with other young people of his own age group. “Dollar Days" will be observed at the meeting Friday of the Woman’s Community Cub to be held at the Town Cub. Each member is asked to bring or send a dollar bill and tell how it was earned. Thirty-six volunteer firemen of St. Joseph County were on hand last Thursday night to assist in extinguishing a fire which did considerable damage to the building occupied by the Peterson Refriger-

ation Sales, in temperatures of 17 degrees below zero. 1946 The G. I. Bill of Rights and how it pertains to honorably discharged veterans will be discussed by F. S. Leßoy at the meeting of the PT A study group on Monday evening in the city library. Nearly 200 young people for Christ enthusiasts, gathered in the Walkerton Grade School gym for a rally last Saturday evening which has become a regular monthly event. Groups from Hamlet, Grovertown, Donaldson, Tyner, Tracy, North Liberty, Star, Walkerton and Koontz Lake were in attendance. A blood typing clinic, open to the public, will be held at the Walkerton City Hall on Saturday, February 16. The use of blood for transfusion in case of illness and accident has become quite common and much time and effort may be saved if their is a list of known blood type individuals who might be willing to give blood in an emergency to help a fellow citizen. There are 28 morning and 28 afternoon students in the Walkerton kindergarten classes and they are preparing for Valentine's Day. 1941 A new church without denominational lines or doctrines, but open to all Christian people everywhere, is in progress of formation at Koontz Lake, according to H. C. Sprague, pastor of the Walkerton Church of God, who has been called to serve the new congregation. Rumor that U. S. 6 would be detoured around Walkerton, which have presisted for several years and which bob up as each spring approaches, have come to light again the last few days. In place of the highway being enroute around to the south edge of Walkerton leaving its present location near the Emery Flaugher farm east of town then joining up again with the highway near the Chaney filling station west of town. Mr. Barnaski stated that certain safety measures are being considered for the route through town. He was not free to state for publication just what those safety measures are to be. The World Champion Harlem Globetrotters team will play the North Liberty Merchants on Monday night in the local school. 1931 Lloyd Thomas has been made manager of the Walkerton Linco Oil Station, replacing Gyde Walz, who is now identified with the Walkerton Oil Company. Mr. Thomas has been employed at the Linco station, formerly Independent Oil Co., for over five years. Bert McDaniel, Walkerton ice man, completed filling his large ice house at Koontz Lake Sunday afternoon. While the ice is only eight and nine inches thick the quality is far superior to that of last year. Gtizens of North Liberty know what it means to be without water and have some appreciation at । least, of the inconvenience and suffering that thousands of people over the country are experiencing on account of the great drought. North Liberty’s water supply failed last Saturday and Sunday when the new pump which was installed on Saturday, pumped with such vigor that it pulled the bottom right out of the well and with it some 26 feet of gravel, both coarse and fine. The water supply began to fail Saturday evening and by Sunday morning the pump was unable to produce any water at all. The pump was reconnected on Monday at around five a.m. As a result of the lack of water the heating system at the school was unable to operate so students did not have school on Monday but classes resumed on Tuesday. Sid’s Press Shop, a new business enterprise in Walkerton, will be open for business on Monday, February 9, according to L. E. Mathews, manager. The shop will do all kinds of dry cleaning, pressing and repair work and the busi-

ness is located in the Daugherty building, next to the Rialto Theatre. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE “Puzzled’’ Dr. Smith. In last week's paper you stated that we parents should prepare to make arrangements to get our kids tc» a main road, when the bus can’t get through our roads because of deep snow. Can you explain to us parents if a bus can’t get down the snowy roads, how are we to get out? Are the kids supposed to walk a mile to a main road? Puzzled Parent “The Good (Md Days" Remember the “good old days" (not very many years ago) when the snow was picked up and hauled away in downtown Walkerton? I just wonder what has happened to the practice that used to help set Walkerton apart from many other towns by their snow removal efforts. A “Not So Old” Oldtimer “Time To Register" With the primary election coming up in May, the caucus for first and second wards for Walkerton Town Board of Trustees and the General Election in November, you should be getting ready to select a candidate of your choice regardless of party affiliation. It is very importnat to “get out and vote"! One or two votes can make the difference. My wife, Carol and myself, will be registering voters for the elections. If you’ve changed your name or have moved or have turned 18, please call us and if you cannot come to us we will come to you, so do it, register now, don’t wait and let someone else do your job. Ed “Cannon" Bracich 603 Harrison 586-7305 Walkerton Precinct Committeeman Be a careful driver always! ! (fj) March of Dimes Mibr aamßwiH ofHcn KXMONioNaHM I -hiS SPACE contributed By The publisher Help as much as you can. + a «Mm * vim ■■