The Independent-News, Volume 111, Number 49, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 May 1986 — Page 4

- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - MAY 8, 1966

I I EDITORIALS

NEW ELECTRIC RATES The Walkerton electric utility customers found their May billings reflecting the new electric rates that had been so long in coming. A reduction of approximately 11.33% on the kilowatt hour rate and new schedules throughout the rate structure will reflect a savings for most of the utility customers. There is a slight “gray area” however, which some customers may have to have explained to them. The small users can actually have a higher dollar total in spite of the new rate decreases due to the changing of the rate schedule and the inaugurating of a customer service charge which replaces the former minimum charge. If kilowatt usage falls in the wrong place, it can actually reflect an overall increase. In next week’s issue of “The Independent-News’’ we will publish the new rate schedules as adopted and approved for Walkerton. Also, if any utility customer has any questions, an inquiry at the clerk-treasurer’s office should answer these questions. The big savings with the new rate schedules will of course be the big users. For commercial and industrial usage of high amounts of electricity, the savings will be major. It will also help residential users in almost every case, unless a very minimum of electricity is used. The small commercial user, of which there probably is several in a small town, will not reflect any dollar savings with the new schedule, as the customer service charge of $16.10 per month for commercial users will offset the reduced kilowatt rates. Residential users will pay a $4.20 service charge per month plus their usage. The other changes mainly will be in the graduated usage schedule. This will all be reported to you in next week’s issue. Also, in the future, Walkerton expects to be “wheeling” power from sources other than NIPSCO, which the committee who has been working on this rate problem for so long, says will reflect added savings for the utility customers. Maybe Walkerton will “lose” that number one ranking of highest electric rates in the state of Indiana and once again become a little more competitive with other communities.

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1981 North Liberty residents last week received some bad news from the town fathers when it was voted to raise the water and sewage rates 58 percent. The average water user now paying $7.50 per month will pay $12.00 per month and the average sewer user was paying $6.00 a month will now pay $9.25 a month. The American Legion Auxiliary will be distributing the bright red crepe paper poppy in memory of the nation’s war dead — while assisting the needy veteran and his family on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16 here in Walkerton. The North Liberty Zeta Pi chapter of Tri Kappa is sponsoring “Kappa Karzi Kaper” to be held on May 23, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at the high school drive with sale of arts and crafts, antiques, baked goods, trash and treasures. 1971 The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a car auction on Saturday, June 5, to be held in the Farmers State Bank parking lot following the Grand Parade of the Walkerton Summer Festival. In continuing their fight against cancer, the 62 Lions clubs of District 25G,. which are located in St. Joseph, Marshall, Elkhart, Kosciusko, Miami, Fulton and Wabash counties, are preparing jointly to conduct a candy sale from May 17 to May 22 with proceeds to benefit the American Cancer Society. The first increase in postage will be seen this week, last being in 1967 when first class letters will cost 8 cents each to mail instead of 6 cents. Post cards will go up 1 cent from 5 to 6 cents and second and third class rates will also increase. 1966 Walkerton High School will graduate the final class of their history on Tuesday evening, May 24, 1966, as 51 students will receive their diplomas m the Commencement

Exercises at that time. The Walkerton Elementary School will present their Spring Music Festival on May 20, at 7:00 p.m., in the gym. The theme of the musical will be “Springtime In Indiana", in keeping with the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of Indiana. The North Liberty American Legion Auxiliary Post 365 would like to ask all the boys and girls to attend the kiddies day on Saturday, May 28, at the Legion Hall yard with pony rides, cotton candy, pop, popcorn from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Proceeds will be put in the Poppy Day fund. Winners in the annual Poppy Poster contest sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary Unit 189, Walkerton, were selected on Monday of this week. There were three classes: Ist students in 4th, Sth and 6th grades; 2nd, students in the 7th, Bth and 9th grades; and the 3rd group were those in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades. In the first class the winner was Dennis Van Wanzeele; the second place, David Futa; and third place Georgianne Parks. In the second group first place was won by Mark Malstaff; second, Kathy Lazarek; and third Mary Alice Eby. 1961 Last Wednesday afternoon, 22 senior girls and their mothers were honored at a tea held at the Community Building, Walkerton, given by the Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa. Two Walkerton FFA students were entered in the District Entomology contest at Winamac, Don Thomas and John Stahly, who represented Walkerton. They placed third in the contest. Don Thomas scored 220 points to earn high individual honors. The Tyner team placed first and second. Gifford Ward, a lifetime resident of Walkerton, was named Chief of Police to fill the vacancy left by the retiring Adolph Graf.

1956 The North Liberty High School junior high and grade school bands will present a Variety Show tomor row night, May 11, at the new high school gym. The North Liberty Home Demonstration Club met Thursday afternoon, in the home of Mrs. Chester Thayer and the business meeting of the club in which they voted to donate $5.00 to the 4-H Fair Award committee, to be awarded to some qualifying boy or girl in 4-H at the Fair this summer. At the market club steak was selling for 45 cents a pound; rolled beef roast at 39 cents a pound; fryers at 43 cents a pound; Royal gelatin, three boxes for 16 cents; a 10 pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 97 cents; Kraft velveeta cheese, two pound box for 83 cents; two pounds of bananas at 27 cents; and a 10.8 ounce bag of miniature marshmallows for 25 cents. 1951 Members of the Pine Creek Church of the Brethren planted God’s Acres Wednesday when 17 men gathered at the 45 acre tract of rented land with all the necessary equipment to prepare and plant the land to oats. We want to again remind the relatives and friends of all our soldier boys that we have not forgotten to do one small bit to cheer them by wearing one of our carnations on Mother’s Day. Proceeds from the flower sale will be used to honor and cheer the boys of which many of them are in hospitals for the rest of their lives, many are in rest camps. The red is for the mother who is living; the white in memory of mothers who have gone on. Next Saturday night at St. Patrick’s Church hall the men of the parish are sponsoring a bit of entertainment and refreshment for the members of St. Patrick’s Women’s Gub. 1946 In an effort to prolong the electricity supply for hospitals, water pumping and other essential public health, safety and property NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR Two Sunday Afternoons IF YOU CAN HELP WITH CHURCH, GAMES. MUSIC, VISITING CONTACT MARY JO AT 586-3133 MILLER’S MERRY MANOR Sekwe Sotmt Wem Young men born on or after January 1, 1960 are required to register with Selective Service within a month of their 18th birthday. The registration process takes less than five minutes at the post office. A young man fills out a simple form asking only for his name, date of birth, address, telephone number and Social Security number. Registration helps keep our country prepared with a pool of names to draw from in case of a national emergency ... without interfering with people’s lives. When you think about it... that's not a lot to ask for a country as great as ours. ITS QUICK. IT’S EASY. AND IT’S THE I AW. PHIS IH) A Pt KI It st KVK t

ACADEMIC AWARDS NIGHT SET AT JOHN GLENN HIGH SCHOOL iBrB B kb Jennifer Price, one of John Glenn’s top academic student athletes, models both the new academic award which features a black letter on a white sweater and the traditional black athletic sweater with a white letter. Academic letters will be presented during John Glenn’s academic awards night on May 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium.

protection needs, the Northern Indiana Public Service Company, which North Liberty and Walkerton has, urged all customers to cooperate in conserving the use of electricity in every way possible. Knox won the Knox Invitational relays with 66 2 /i points. North Judson was second with 46'/j points, Walkerton was third with 39 points and Kouts was fourth with 10 points. The annual Alumni Banquet and dance for the Walkerton High School will be held in the new gymnasium according to Miss Doris Huhnke, president of the organization. Starting on Friday, May 10, the B & O Railroad passenger train service will be temporarily curtailed due to the coal shortage. This does not affect the early morning and late evening trains which offer Walkerton-Chicago service, according to Agent J. F. Spencer. 1931 Nineteen seniors of Walkerton High School will complete their course of instruction next week and be graduated on Thursday night, May 14, at the annual exerecises to be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Walkerton High School Alumni are expected to take the old hometown over Friday night, May 15, when they return in force to renew former acquaintences and to pledge anew their loyalty to the old school. We may soon be the home of the new $50,000 federal fish hatchery, but Emil Anderson couldn’t wait until it got into production to restock Koontz Lake, Monday morning he emptied 40,000 jumbo perch in the lake at the end of the pier in front of his hotel. TIME TRIALS START SATURDAY AT “IMDY" Cash prizes of approximately $165,000 will be the target of en trants in the 70th annual Indianapolis 500 mile race when official time trials for the International event get under way Saturday. Gates to the grounds will be opened at 7 a.m., with practice from 8 o'clock to 10:15 and the first qualification attempt at 11 o’clock. Time trials also will be held on Sunday, starting at noon, following practice from 10 a m. until 11:15; and again on the following week end. The 33 fastest qualifiers then will form the starting lineup for the May 25 race behind the Chevrolet Corvette pace car Former pole position winners who will be trying to capture the No. 1 starting position again this year are A.J. Foyt, Jr., Mario Andretti, Al

Unser. Sr.. Johnny Rutherford. Tom Sneva, Rick Mears and Pancho Carter, who set the four lap qualify ing record of 212.583 miles an hour last year. The Speedway again has posted $35,000 in qualifying prizes, to be shared by the three fastest qualifiers in each trial session and the drivers turning in the five fastest overall speeds. Other awards of SIO,OOO or more include $60,000 from International Games ($15,000 to the fastest qualifier on each of the four days!; $30,000 from GTE (SIO,OOO to each of the three front row qualifiers); the Budweiser/Starcraft/Chevrolet truck prize of $22,500 and van for the pole position winner; and SIO,OOO from Eckrich for the fastest single lap while qualifying. CARL MANN TO SPEAK AT COUNTY LINE CHURCH Carl Mann, principal of the LaVille Elementary School, will be the featured speaker on Sunday evening, May 18, at the County Line Brethren Church, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Mr. Mann brings with him a wealth of experience in both teaching and administration. He will be speaking to us out of these experiences and his faith in God. Come prepared to be inspired and challenged in your own personal life. County Line Brethren Church is located four miles south of Lakeville on U. S. 31, across from LaVille High School. SERVICE NOTES ARMY A AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS — Pvt. Ist Gass Rick L. Nance, son of Wendell L. and Joyce A. Nance, of 62411 Pine Road, North Liberty, has arrived for duty with the 159th Aviation Battalion, Fort Campbell, Ky. Nance, a heavy-vehicle mechanic, is a 1977 graduate of Hoffman Estates High School, Illinois. ARMY & AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS — Army Spec. 4 Robert L. Gapper, Jr., son of Robert L. and Gracie A. Gapper, of 1303 Ohio St., Walkerton, was involved in a NATO-sponsored exercise by participating in the Army’s return of forces to Germany (REFORGER) and the Air Force’s Crested Cap exercises. The exercises are designed to develop uniformity of doctrine, standardize procedures for rapid response to a crisis and demonstrate solidarity in committment to NATO goals and objectives. Clapper is a radar surveillance equipment repairer with the 2nd Military Intelligence Battalion in West Germany. He is a 1983 graduate of John Glenn High School.