The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 44, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 April 1986 — Page 4

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THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - APRIL 3, 1986

EDITORIALS

ARE WE OVER-GOVERENED? Are we over-governed? This is an interesting question. In Senator V. Richard Miller’s update (on page 8), he states that during this “short” session of the Indiana Legislature, 248 new laws were passed by the Indiana legislators. Now the short term session was established in Indiana after many years of having a legislature that met only every other year to handle the problems of the state. It was felt that the rapidly changing times found too much happening too fast for a session only every other year. Os particular interest was funding of many programs as planning a budget two years in advance often had pitfalls of the changing times and economy. However, in the just completed session, basically established for emergency action, still a total of 248 new laws were enacted. This, of course, is just one of our law-making bodies that affect our lives. It naturally starts with the boys in Washington, then funnels down to the states, counties, townships and towns themselves. This is a lot of different bodies that can dictate almost every phase of our lives. Times do change and changes need to be made. But when one considers that the 248 laws enacted represents only a small portion of those introduced in the recent session, are we changing so fast that this many changes are necessary? The founders of our country put together a constitution over 200 years ago that has stood the test of time. Despite changes from time to time, the interpretation of the constitution has caused more changes than the actual basic foundation. This has been very evident in the last few decades as too many different interpretations of laws concerning one’s civil rights has caused a lot of the changes. There are a couple of big issues in the news that will have a long-term affect on all of us. The recently passed GrammRudman act, has already started to have an affect and it will become more obvious as the time passes. With the cutbacks that will have to come about to erase the annual deficits, it will force a lot more governing by probably all our governing bodies as federal programs will be dropped or severly cut to the point of forcing changes in the future. If one thinks we are over governed now . . . just wait. It just doesn’t appear it is going to get any easier. This is just another reason why citizens should be aware of our governmental agencies, the people who are representing us, at every level at present and in the years to come.

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1981 On Saturday afternoon, March 28, downtown Walkerton filled with smoke from a fire in the motor of a truck that had caught on fire. It was thought for a time that the gasoline might explode but due to the fast reaction of the Walkerton Volunteer Fire Department the fire was contained and extinguished quickly. The gas tank was then punctured and drained of the 100 gallons of fuel. A man from LaPorte was the driver of the truck who was just passing through town. Community Good Friday Service will be held at the Wesleyan Church, corner of Van Buren and Dlinois Streets, Walkerton, on April 17, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mr. John Thomas, art director at John Glenn High School, will be the featured guest artist at the Spring Art and Craft Extravaganze to be held May 1 and 2, at the high school. The Tyner Alumni Banquet will be held on May 9 at the John Glenn High School cafeteria. 1971 The Walkerton Lions Club is sponsoring the Southern Bells all girt basketball team to entertain you on Friday evening and they will be playing the PU men’s faculty team. In the preliminary game the Lions Club will play the Knights of Columbus. The Drama Club of North Liberty High School will present the play “Rest Assured” on Thursday and Friday evenings, April 1 and 2. A Superior Court jury Friday, March 19, deliberated about four hours before awarding a former Walkerton girl $25,000 from the Polk-Lincoln-Johnson School Corp. She was a Tyner School student

when she said she suffered a left knee injury on April 7, 1967, while attempting to vault over a “horse" in gym class. 1966 Fifteen students in the North Liberty Elementary School have entered their projects in the South Bend Community School Science Fair. These students were the winning entries in the local fair held on February 3. Jim Boarman, Cheryle Carbiener, Brenda Clark, Julie Eberly, Tom Fair, Susan Halt, Mike Hartsough, Jack O'Connor, Rita Boarman, Pam Claeys, Jim Donathen, Mike Hiatt, Henry Polman, Kenny Sprunger and Chris Synder are the students. The Walkerton Lions Club will have their annual night to honor the athletes of Walkerton High School on Tuesday evening at the Walkerton American Legion Hall social room. All boys participating in sports in the high school will be the guests of the Lions. At the market cooked hams were selling for 59 cents a pound; two pounds of bacon for $1.59; an eight pound bag of grapefruit for 69 cents; a pound box of crackers for 19 cents; five pounds of sugar for 39 cents; and eight pack of hamburger buns for 25 cents; chuck roast at 45 cents a pound; beef stew meat at 69 cents a pound; swiss cheese at 73 cents a pound; and picnic ham at 39 cents a pound. April 22 will be performance night for the Walkerton Junior Cass when they present “Jenny Kissed Me". Members of the cast are Barbara Wilson, Stephanie Sheaks, Marjean Cole, Paula Jones, Irene Anderson, Margie Lee, Mary Lancaster, Diana Doll, Donna Wolfenbarger, Ken Murphy, Bill Hiatt, Gary Mechling and

Joe Spinsky. 1961 Fire which broke out in the home of Clarence Rhodeback, at 607 Adams Street, Walkerton. Friday night, at 8:10 p.m., did an estimated $3,000 damage while the family was away visiting their daughter, Mrs. James Martin. Faculty members will again be the waiters and waitresses at the P.T.A. Smorgasbord and Bazaar. A fishing booth, fortune telling booths and many more are planned. A group of interested persons met Tuesday night in interest of forming a Walkerton-Lincoln Twp. Democratic Club. The meeting was to get the concensus of opinion of whether or not such a group could and should be formed. Postmaster Arthur Shirley, Walkerton, announced the dedication of the new Post Office, located at Van Buren and Ulinois Streets, will be held on Sunday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. Jerry Hostetter, a five foot 10 inch senior ball player who paced the Walkerton team in the past season was the recipient of the annual Walkerton Lions Cub Award at the meeting Tuesday evening honoring the basketball team. Jerry is the 14th boy to receive this award. 1956 North Liberty’s new half million dollar high school was dedicated Sunday afternoon with appropriate ceremonies. “Your work, in the field of education is not complete nor should it be lessened at all just because you have a new school building", said Dr. Alex Jardine, superintendent of the South Bend City Schools, in addressing the large audience during the dedication ceremony. North Liberty this year was represented in the biggest premium exposition in the world. The 23rd Annual National Premium Buyers Exposition held in Chicago at the Navy Pier, was represented by Wells Specialty Company, Inc., manufacturers of Biddie Brooms and Salad Cutters. Wells was among the 300 manufacturers at the show. Dr. Thomas Randall, North Liberty, who has been practicing with Dr. Smith in their present office at the comer of Main and Rupel Streets, is building a new office located on Route 23, at the north edge of town. The officers of the North Liberty High School Alumni Association met for the first time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Trobaugh to make plans for the upcoming Alumni Banquet. It will be held on May sin the old school gym. The 50-year class that will be honored is the Gass of 1906 and the 25-year class is the Gass of 1931. Richard Pearse will be the toastmaster. C. E. Hevel has leased the Liberty Locker Plant to Frank N. Patrick, of Jefferson Road, Mishawaka. The 4-H Fair in St. Joseph County, which have been held at Playland Park, South Bend, for the past nine years, will have a new home all its own by 1958, according to plans set in motion by the Advisory Board of Directors. A plot of ground containing 40 acres located in Center Township has been purchased for $789.00 per acre for a total of $31,560.00. The Board of School Trustees of the Walkerton-Lincoln Township Schools announced the appointment of C. Emmet Eiler, presently serving as principal of the AlbionJefferson School Corp., Albion, Indiana, to succeed T. F. Radmacher, who has been reassigned as a teacher with the local schools. 1951 Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Turner, of Elkhart, have taken over the management of the Expert Geaners, in Walkerton. Mr. Turner has been connected with Hoosier Geaners in Elkhart for several years and is qualified to give good service to the public. It’s tree planting time at Stuntz

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Pine Forest, two miles northeast of Walkerton. On Saturday morning, if the weather is good, Mr. Stuntz expects to start planting trees and will continue until 9,500 more trees are planted. This will make near 40,000 trees planted on this plot in the last six years. A Junior American Legion Auxiliary, composed of young women who have fathers, mothers, brothers or sisters in the American Legion, was organized last night at the Walkerton Post. 1941 Mrs. Robert Berry, of North Liberty, was announced as the lucky winner of the $25.00 United States Savings Bond awarded in the SIOO.OO Super Suds Slogan competition. Over 785 radio stations in the United States will change their dial positions Friday night at midnight. This change will be made to eliminate ail kinds of interference which has bothered perfect reception in the past and consequently one may expect clearer and better reception in the future. Fifty State Troopers will join the ranks of the Indiana State Police from the hundreds of young men that will be given the opportunity to apply for these positions between March 24 and May 1, inclusive. Trainees while in school, will receive maintenance and a ten dollar allowance. 1931 An Easter Bargain Sale planned by the Walkerton Merchants for April 3 and 4, was designed at the meeting held in the State Bank rooms Tuesday afternoon. The second annual Edward G. Snethen Oratorical Contest conducted among the Walkerton High School students will be held in the United Brethren Church Tuesday evening. An attempted hold up at the Joe Cripe home on Liberty Highway near Riley Road, was frustrated by the quick thought and action of Mr. Cripe Tuesday evening at 7:00. He answered a knock at his front door where he found two men with a revolver who demanded his money. He hesitated a moment and then slammed the door shut, extinguished the light and went upstairs for his gun, returned and the would be robbers were gone. Work on the construction of the new Shell Oil Station located on Avenue F (Roosevelt Road) and Liberty Highway (State Road 23) next to The Independent-News Co. building was started this week. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE “Concerened Parents” If you are really “Concerned Parents" as you claim — why do you send your children to school so early? It’s easier to blame the town, school system and crossing guard than to keep your children home five to ten minutes longer. The children are not able to enter the school building until a set time as there is no supervision. Teachers are there during school hours to teach. They don’t get paid to come in early to babysit. I feel the crossing guard should be commended. She has a great responsibility. If you as “concerned parents” think it’s and easy job — try it sometime. She is in that street in rain, snow, cold.

wind or whatever the weather may be. She stands in that street TRYING to stop traffic, letting children cross and letting buses through. If you really think this is nothing, try going one morning without her. Instead of picketing and collecting signatures keep your children home a little longer. Connie Marke HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT LETS ROAD CONTRACTS The Indiana Department of Highways announced on March 21 that 107 contracts for road projects had been let and bids on 57 road, 18 bridge, 25 maintenance and 13 traffice contracts were opened on March 18. In our area in LaPorte County the following contracts have been let: Bituminous resurfacing including pipe replacement on U.S. 20 from 1.0 miles east of the Junction of U. S. 421 to the Junction of S. R. 212, completion is expected within 45 working days and Seneca Petroleum Co., Crestwood, HL, received the bid at $406,199.50. They also received the bid for bituminous resurfacing on U. S. 20 from the junction of S. R. 212 to 1.93 miles east of the junction with S. R. 39, traffic will be maintained and the project is expected to last 65 working days and the bid was for $799,600.00 and they also received the bid for bituminous resurfacing and surface removal on U. S. 20 from 1.93 miles east of the junction with S. R. 39 to the junction with S. R. 2, traffic will be maintained and the project is expected to be completed within 70 working days. McMahon-O’Connor Construction, Rochester, received the bid to bituminous wedge and level on S. R. 4 from S. R. 104 to U. S. 31 (18.9 miles) and traffic will be maintained and the project is expected to be completed within 10 working days. The bid was for $51,530.15. Traffic signal modernization on S. R. 2 from Tipton St., to Scott St./Heiney St. in LaPorte will be done by Omni Electric, Michigan City, for $12,999.99. St. Joseph County bituminous resurfacing on U. S. 20 from the junction of S. R. 23 to the junction of S. R. 219 at a cost of $177,749.70 was bid by Rieth-Riley Construction, Elkhart, and work is expected to take 85 working days. Bituminous wedge and level on S. R. 4 from S. R. 104 to U. S. 31 as stated in the LaPorte District went to MaMahon-O’Connor at a cost of $51,530.15. Bituminous wedge and level on various roads in the Potato Creek State Recreation area 2 miles east of North Liberty went to Walsh & Kelley, Griffith, for a cost of $22,826.80, with 5 working days expected for completion. 5 r "e] 5 SAVES LIVES ।