The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 17 April 1986 — Page 4

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THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - APRIL 17, 1986

EDITORIALS ■

“WIN #2“ Anyone who goes to the movies or even has a little knowledge of the industry knows that if a good successful movie is made and good box office appeal is the result, chances are if the story is right there will be a sequel. Maybe even two, three or four more. That is the case of “Rocky” and the subsequent Rocky sequels or “Superman” and “Superman II and III”. And there are others. If it is successful, milk it all the way. That is not the case with Walkerton’s “WIN” promotion of last year even though it was regarded as highly successful for a first venture. This was a program that was looked forward to for more than one year if it got off the ground and we are now about to hear a lot more of the 1986 version. The “WIN” promotion was geared to raising money with a goal of basically “downtown improvement”. Well, after expenses of the first year and a lot of knowledge learned, the promotion cleared in the neighborhood of $12,000. That is a nice neighborhood to be in . . . that is until you undertake an aggressive program like downtown improvement. It will take a lot more than $12,000 for such a program. The 1986 campaign is underway and along with it, committees have been formed both for this year’s promotion and to recommend how to start utilizing the money raised to date. A Win Financial Committee has met several times and has recommended to the Walkerton Chamber of Commerce a program, that if basically adopted, will include both some immediate improvements, limited though they may be by funds, and a long-range program to be carried out over the years. More will be heard and seen of the plans in the near future. And who is the real winner? Everyone. Not only is the goal of improving the business section going to be undertaken, the entire Town through the program will prosper as action continues this year and in the future. And of course, the public is a big winner too. Again this year the financing of the program will be another “Coupon Book” promotion, which also has prospered by a year’s experience and will in all probability, be a better value this year than in the past. So anyone buying a book or books will prosper as well. And of course the merchants offering the various specials through the coupon book, if business is stimulated, also comes away a winner. So there is no losers and no one source paying for the end results. We would like to compliment the Chamber of Commerce and the area as a whole for making this project more than a one-year shot and hope that their goals, both short and long range, are met to add to the prosperity and appearance of the business area and what other areas the program may reach in the future. This is not really “WIN #2” . . . this is the same program continuing along a successful path. F^remembeHJW WHEN...

1981 The North Liberty High School drama club will present their spring production which promises to be magic. The play will be presented on April 23 and 24, at 8:00 p.m., in the gymnasium. The Walkerton Alumni will meet on June 6 at the John Glenn High School for dinner and entertainment. The classes of 1931 and 1956 will be honored. Dinner specials at Montana Charlie's Chuckwagon on Friday include perch dinner with french fries and cole slaw, all you can eat, for $2.95; and smelt dinner with fries and salad bar for $3.95. 1971 The Arts and Crafts Contest was held in Walkerton on Sunday at the Walkerton Elementary School with many entries. The PU Band Boosters are beginning their final campaign to acquire enough funds to purchase new uniforms for the John Glenn High School band. On Saturday, April 24, the band will be canvasmg the town to collect contributions for this purpose. Their aim is to colled “One Mile Os Pennies" by asking the people to purchase one or more yards of material for the uniforms at the cost of a penny an inch. The John Glenn High School Diversified Cooperative Education program, which has 18 students going to school for a half day and

employed the other half day in different area businesses in the school district, has set the annual banquet for the students and their employers for Thursday, April 29, at Heil’s Restaurant, downtown Walkerton. 1966 Remember the Style and Fabric Show Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. Over 66 persons will model clothes made by themselves, their mother or wives and grandmothers. Mrs. Donald R. Shupert. North Liberty, arrived in Garmlisch, Germany, March 21, to attend the annual conference of the North Atlantic Girl Scouts at the Garmlisch Recreation Area which ran through March 24. At the market three pounds of pork sausage could be purchased for $1.00; three pounds of ground beef for $1.00; six loaves of bread for $1.00; rump roast at 89 cents a pound; round steak at 77 cents a pound; chicken at 29 cents a pound; and a rolled pork roast for 69 cents a pound. 1961 Through the courtesy of the Farmers State Bank of WyattWalkerton the seniors of Walkerton High School went by Indiana Motor Bus to the Continental Illinois Bank on Tuesday where they enjoyed a tour through this hugh institution. The group had lunch in the bank’s cafeteria and then

went to the Board of Trade where the largest cash and futures market of commodities are conducted. The last stop before returning to Walkerton was at the Museum of Science and Industry. Two teams from Walkerton participated in the W.1.8.C. tourney, at Fort Wayne. Dorothy Pruitt bowled 577 and Pearl Wooley bowled 504 for a 1081 in the doubles. Mae Bowers bowled 497 and Januita Bouse 476 for 973 total in the doubles. Mary Hartung rolled 606 in the singles and took over first place in that event. At the market fryers were selling for 35 cents a pound; smoked sausage at 53 cents a pound; bacon squares at 15 cents a pound; tuna fish at 19 cents a pound; bananas at 10 cents a pound; a tray of three tomatoes for 15 cents; ten pounds of potatoes for 59 cents; and a box of pizza mix for 49 cents. 1956 Should there ever be any kind of disaster or national emergency with which the Town of North Liberty is concerned, it has 26 qualified Civil Defense policemen awaiting the call to duty. Another meeting for the residents of North Liberty is formulated to organize a kindergarten class. At the market veal roasts were selling for three pounds for $1.00; spare ribs at 39 cents a pound; club steaks at 49 cents a pound; swiss steak at 49 cents a pound; three pounds of hot dogs for $1.00; veal chops at 39 cents a pound; three pound pork roast for $1.00; three pound can of Crisco for 79 cents; two head of lettuce for 27 cents; and 10 pounds of flour for 97 cents. 1951 Citizens of Walkerton, representing over one-half of the resident owners of taxable real estate in the corporation, have filed petitions with the Board of Trustees of the Town of Walkerton, asking that body to authorize the issuance of bonds on the town amounting to $13,000 for the purpose of purchasing some needed fire equipment. The present truck has served the community since 1934. Residents of Walkerton joined in the nationwide celebration of General MacArthur's return to the United States on Tuesday evening at about 10:30 o’clock, when he and his party landed at San Francisco, California. The fire alarm siren was sounded from the Town Hall for one minute, church bells pealed out the good news, the American Legion firing squad shot a 17-volley salute from the uptown bandstand while the police car siren joined in the noise making. As evindence that trouble sometimes comes in bunches, consider the Albert Gongwer family, of the Barber community, southeast of Walkerton. While the family was eating dinner Saturday, a kerosene stove exploded and the house caught fire and burned to the ground. While most of the furniture was save, practically ail of the clothing was destroyed. Mrs. Gongwer is still on crutches as she was in an accident on January 23 and Mr. Gongwer will return to work on Wednesday, after a hospital seige with bronchial pneumonia. Mrs. Gongwer's sister, Miss Marlene Steele, North Liberty, was visiting at the time of the fire, rushed the three children out of the doors while Mrs. Gongwer hobbled out of danger on her crutches. The house is owned by Charles Fouts, of Barber. The family is temporarily staying with her mother, Mrs. Edith Steele, in North Liberty. 1931 The tragic death of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame’s beloved head football coach and director of athletics, has resulted in a flood of telegrams, letters and other messages urging that the memory of the great athletic leader be perpetuated in some sort of fitting memorial. As a result a national committee is being formed for the Rockne Memorial, nation-wide in scope, with its headquarters at

Notre Dame. One of the loveliest affairs of the spring season in Walkerton was the one o’clock luncheon given Friday afternoon by the members of the Women’s Community Club, in honor of the tenth anniversary of its organization. M.E.C.A.G. MEETING APRIL 22 The first scheduled public meeting of the newly formed Michiana Earthstations Citizens Action Group (MECAG) is set for April 22, at 7:00 p.m., at the First National Bank branch office, 2801 Cassopolis St., Elkhart, across the street from the Holiday Inn. The purpose of the organization is to insure that federal legislation regarding satellite dish rights is passed. We are backing HR 3989 introduced in Congress by Rep. Mac Sweeney, of Texas. This bill insures a uniform decoder will be used for the purpose of unscrambling signals received by dish owners. This will insure that we will only have to buy one decoder and it will be manufactured on a free competitive market. We need your support, please call Congressman Hiler's office to voice your support for this bill. The toll free number is 1-800-854-4537. His Washington number is 1-202-225-3915. Also call Congressman Dan Coats of Indiana, he sits on the committee, at 1-202-225-4436 and call Congressman Tim Wirth, he heads the committee at 1-202-9304. MECAG is also planning on holding an Earthstation Awareness Day at the Pierre Moran Mall, May 10, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Industry representatives and consumers will be on hand to answer all questions regarding satellite dish usage. Several systems will be given away and demonstrations of programming variety will be given. If more information is needed call 219-264-9753. LAPORTE HOSPITAL’S HEALTH SCIENCE LIBRARY NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN LaPorte Hospital's Health Science Library was officially opened on Friday, April 4, with a program for physicians and hospital management. Ruby May, library consultant. Regional Medical Library Association, Chicago, congratulated LaPorte Hospital on having a strategic vision for a library and moving toward that reality. Ms. May began working with M. Barbara Backer, M.D., chairman of the

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hospital’s medical education committee, in 1980 to create a Health Science Library that would provide access to the books and journals necessary for educational development of health professionals. The library offers online computer searches, on-site journals and books, audio-visual materials, Hospital Satellite Network programs, access to inter-library loans from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the National Library of Medicine. Funding for the journal subscriptions, new books and equipment is a cooperative effort by the medical/dental staff and the hospital. Ms. May described new trends in library science such as facsimile transmission from library to library in less than one minute; on-line direct access; bibliographic citations; and new software packages for computers. Other speakers for the program were Mrs. Mabel BeMiller, Auxiliary volunteer librarian; Mindy Gaunt, library assistant; and Linda Hammon, senior instructor, Staff Development. Demonstrations of the computer services and the video tape services were held in the Health Science Library following the program. Whales have lungs, not gills, so when they surface to breathe, pent-up air from the lungs is expelled through their one nostril at the top of the head. The discharge of warm air condenses in the cold air into a visible vapor. American Red Cn»ss 'together, wean change things. [551 SAVES LIVES ,hin a i ——■mi