The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 38, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 February 1986 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - FEBRUARY 20. IM6

I EDITORIALS

STILL TIME TO FILE With 1986 being a general election year, the primary will be held on May 6 and the time to file for offices, from U. S. Senator right on down to township advisory board, and in our area, the Glenn School Board. The filing date continues until Friday, March 7th, at 12:00 noon. Filing for the various positions are done at the office of the county clerk and the entire listings will be published after the final date passes. The primary in May will then select the candidates for the November general election. In our area, there are three school board seats up for election, one each in Polk, Lincoln and Liberty Township. The papers needed for filing, including the financial reports, petitions for signatures, etc., are available at the administration building in Walkerton. As of this time, there is no record of any candidates filing, but a few persons have picked up the necessary papers. The trustees’ positions will be up for election, also the township advisory boards for Lincoln and Liberty townships. Several county offices are on the ballot this year, some state offices are open this year, as well as of course, one senate seat in Washington and all federal and state representatives. As of this time, notice has been received of the two state representatives serving our area, Richard W. Mangus and C. Edward Cook, from District 6 and 17 respectively, having filed for reelection, but no word has been received of opposition at the primary level. For anyone considering any of the elected offices, the filing deadline is just over two weeks away, Friday, March 7, at 12:00 noon, and any filings must be made by that time. A TEMPORARY REZONING The St. Joseph Area Plan Commission has taken under consideration and recommended to the County Council, that a 35 acre tract of land on Rankert Road, just off State Road 23, be rezoned industrial for a temporary time to allow University of Notre Dame physicist John Poirier to set up an astrophysics research project at 30240 Rankert Road. The request for the rezoning, on property owned by Joe Kenneth and Kathleen D. Long to zone from “A” Agriculture to “M” Manufacturing, will be for a period of up to 10 years for the Cygnus X-3 Star Project. It has been recommended that the land involved be re-zoned back to a suitable zoning after the project is over, whether it be one year or 10, or anywhere in between. This move may be some consolation to those neighbors who object to the rezoning plans. The tentative plans call for a series of 17 dishes to be erected to study the Cygnus X-3 Star Project. It is stated this must be done away from the lights of metropolitan areas, and the site on Rankert Road was considered ideal for the project. The recommendation was considered Tuesday evening of this week and this will be passed on to the County Council for the final action at a later date. Anyone interested in following up on this matter would have to inquire of the County Council to see when the matter will be on their agenda. One covenant already has been approved by the county government attorneys, that requiring Notre Dame to notify the Area Plan Commission when the experiment is concluded. ME MBERJ^W JL WHEN—

1981 Sixty-four lucky winners of the free cash promotion on Valentine’s Day m Walkerton, Koontz Lake and North Liberty with the first place winners receiving $15.00 and second place winners each receiving $5.00 were drawn last weekend, in all there were 32 businesses in this promotion. The John Glenn Jazz Band and Swing Choir will present the “Cabaret Concert" on Sunday, February 22, at 2:00 p m. in the high school dining commons. The informal concert will feature vocal swing arrangements and instrumental ballads, swing arrangements and instrumental ballads, swing and rock tunes Small tables will be set up where you may enjoy refreshments during the program The North Liberty Shamrocks sod the John Glenn Falcons will be foM round exponents in the 1981 tHSAA Sectional basketball tourna mem at HyrrHmth, and the game wiU be played I uesday evening The I*^l board <4 dtre<lors of the Walkcrto* Area Chamber of

Commerce are Roy DeSimone, Ver da Karn, treasurer; Betty King, executive secretary; Jo Hershberger, Tom Bowersox, Ray Chapman, Regg Williams, president; Kenny Chapman, vice-president; Ron Fox and Jack Wardman. 1971 The John Glenn G.A.A. will host an invitational basketball tourney on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., with Mentone, Knox and LaVille participating. 1966 Investigation continues of the fire which took the life of a Chicago man, at a Koontz Lake home, on Friday night. Emit Esposito, 49, was killed when a fire raged through the home of Bernard Kay, 38 year old vice detective and partner of Esposito, in a Chicago Used Car business. The explosion and fire broke out around midnight on Friday, February 11. Thirteen charter members of the brand new First Baptist Church, of North Liberty, enjoyed a fellowship dinner and business meeting on Monday, February 14, at the

Paddle Wheel Restaurant, downtown Walkerton. February 20 the Rainbow Girls of Walkerton will convas the town of Walkerton for the Heart Fund. 1961 Mrs. Leonard Beaty, fourth grade teacher at Walkerton Elementary School, was honored along with other St. Joseph County teachers and laymen at the County Council meeting of the P.T.A. at a Founder's Day Banquet held in South Bend. Mrs. Beaty was selected to receive this honor because of the many years she has been active in P.T.A. work. She served as president of the Walkerton P.T.A. in 1944-45 and 1945-46 and has served on numerous committees and the Executive Board. The Founder’s Dav program will be held in Walkerton on February 16, at 7:30 p.m., with the past presidents of the P.T.A. being honored. The Walkerton P.T.A. was founded in 1930. Mrs. Frank Dunn served as chairman of the association and it was largely through the efforts of Mrs. Dunn and her committee that the P.T.A. was founded in Walkerton. 1956 The Walkerton Blue Lodge 619 F & AM has the highest percentage of Scottish Rite Masons of any Blue Lodge in the South Bend Valley according to local members who are familiar with the statistics. Out of a membership of about 330 there arc 170 who have gone on to receive the Scottish Rite degree in South Bend, a trifle over 50 percent. 1951 Some 1,500 boys and girls, representing Northern Indiana schools, will be in Walkerton on Saturday to compete in the annual musical contests, sponsored by the Northern Indiana Students Band, Orchsestra, Vocal Association. Last year the contest was held in Nappanee. 1946 If you like to sing those old familiar songs so full of harmony and sentiment, you will enjoy the Community Sing which will be held at the high school gymnasium, on Sunday afternoon, promptly at 2 o’clock. The program is sponsored by the Walkerton High School Band, under the direction of William Hawthorne. Cpl. Denny Doll, Walkerton, turned out to be Ace Denny Doll, on the basketball court recently when he passed the Baker Battery team to a 62-58 win over Headquarters in an overtime thriller over in Austria. Denny had 20 points. 1941 Because removal ot his wax tipped mustache caused him embarrasement, misery, scorn and contempt among his legion of friends and insurance executives of Albany, New York, recently brought suit against the barber who clipped it. The mustache clippered by saying the customer fell asleep in the chair while being shaved and moved, causing one end of the mustache to be cut off. “Naturally I had to clip the other side to balance it,” said the barber. 1931 The Globe Gothiers are celebrating their eighth anniversary of the partnership of V. L. Ake and R. W. Gindelberger. These two young men purchased the stock of goods of the Ed Koontz estate eight years ago and have continued to operate a first class clothing store. The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce Band will give another free concert at the Walkerton school gym, on March 3, at 8 o’clock. Just arrived at North Liberty Silo & Concrete Co., of North Liberty and Walkerton, are three brand new Ford Coaches and the price today complete, ready for the license plate is only $562.00. Now is a good time to trade in your old car for a new one. Maybe if you look at it in the right way, the money saved on repair bills, tire replacement and battery renewal, together with the economy and saving of

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driving a new car will offset the greater share of the change in price. ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE SEEKS ATTORNEYS WITH FARM BACKGROUND Attorney General Linley Pearson has asked bar associations from across Indiana to help develop an attorney resource list for farm families. The list, which would be available through a number of sources, is designed to help farm families who have need of legal help but don’t know where to find attorneys with farm problem expertise. “We have been contacted by a number of farm families about problems they experienced,’’ Pearson said. “In virtually every case, they indicated that attorneys with background in farm problems were hard to find.” “The farm families felt attorneys who did know about farm problems also represented farm creditors and obviously the farm family isn’t going to seek help from someone who represents the other side," Pearson said. We are hopeful that bar associations will identify members who are willing and have the ability to deal with farm problems from the farmers’ viewpoint," he said. Pearson said the letters were sent to all county bar associations last week. Responses will be developed into a list so that when a farmer needs help, they will be able to find an attorney with the expertise to provide that help, the attorney general said. The lists are expected to be available through an agriculture hotline in the Lieutenant Governor’s office, and through farm organizations. Pearson said if attorneys are not contacted by the local bar association, and want to be part of the referral service, they should contact his office by writing to Room 219, Statehouse, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. YOU AND YOUR PET Toy Poodle* Often Have Knee Problem* DEAR DR. WISE: Our poodle is having trouble with his back legs. They seem to turn in and it is hard for him to get up and down. He is about eight years old and seems healthy otherwise. ANSWER: Small toy breeds have frequent knee problems. There apparently is an inherited disposition for this to happen due to weaknesses. Sometimes injuries may occur after hard running, jumping, twisting, turning up or down off furniture and the like. There are numerous ligaments inside and around the knee joint. Some hold together the bones. Others control the knee cap. The latter is often displaced or out of its normal position in front of the knee. If you will examine your dog’s knee with your fingers, you may be able to tell when it is out of place. If you extend the leg, it will go back in place only to move out again when the leg is flexed. What to do? Surgery is about the only permanent solution. With safe anesthetics available today

this is tar and away the most practical treatment. Pain depressants and muscle relaxants will give some temporary relief but will not solve the overall mechanical defect. Frequently it will appear there is considerable improvement, but if there is no treatment the tissues, ligaments and muscles will compensate the best way they can pulling in all directions. The result will be permanent deformity. Over a long period of time, your pet would accommodate and be able to live with the condition. Since he cannot talk, there would be no verbal complaint — just the continual ability to use the limbs properly. DEAR DR. WISE: Can we get a puppy now and still train him, even though it’s cold outside? Or should we wait until Spring? ANSWER: Sure you can get a puppy now. You can take him out for brief periods first thing in the morning, last thing at night and immediately after each meal. He will only be out for a few minutes. He’s either going to do his duty readily or not. Keep paper down in a small confined area, such as a utility room, playpen or the like, for possible mistakes. Do not allow him the run of the house until he is trained. DEAR DR. WISE: What is leptospirosis? ANSWER: Leptospirosis is a disease common to domestic animals and to man. It is caused by small organism a little larger than bacteria. The infective bugs locate in the kidneys. Vomiting, dehydration and diarrhea are frequent signs. Early diagnosis and treatment is necessary for greater response to medication. Laboratory tests of the blood are especially helpful in diagnosing the disease. Infected dogs and rodents shed the organisms in the urine from which others become infected. To protect the pet from this disease it is important to obtain a periodic vaccination. DEAR DR. WISE: Can we trim our dog’s nails? How do we know how far back to trim them? ANSWER: Essentially the dog (and cat) toenail is anatomically like our own. It differs only in size and shape. We can easily see the pink area of our own nails. This is where the blood and nerve supply exists. If we always leave some white nail beyond this area, there is no pain or bleeding. Animals with light colored nails are no problem. It is easy to see the extent of the pink area. Black nails are not as easy. One has to go by anatomy and experience to trim properly. Special trimmers are necessary because the nail is thicker and harder to trim. These are available at pet shops and some drug stores. If a nail is cut too short resulting in bleeding, a suitable antiseptic should be applied locally. Then bandage the nail with gauze, cotton and tape. Normally bleeding will stop shortly. (Provided as a public service by the Indiana Veterinary Medical Association. If you have a question about your pet’s health, send it to Dr. John Wise. 1503 E. Riverside Dr., Indianapolis. Indiana 46202-2097.)