The Independent-News, Volume 114, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 September 1988 — Page 4
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LABOR DAY 1988 Monday, September 5 is Labor Day. This day, set aside years ago to honor labor, is the unofficial end of the summer season. Schools are now back in session, the regular routine for many clubs and organizations come to life again, and all in all, the summer vacation season is over and things are back to a more normal way of life for another nine months. This holiday brings with it a lot more than the day set aside to honor the laborer. In this area, as all over the country, several key events occur on this weekend. In neighboring Plymouth, the Labor Day weekend is the Blueberry Festival time, an event which has grown very large and attracts thousands upon thousands of people for a weekend really filled with a variety of events. More new attractions are added this year but still two of the standbys are the annual parade Monday morning and the Blueberry Stomp, a run that coincides with the parade. Os course activities center around the park all weekend and many local people including the John Glenn Marching Falcons Band is involved each year. Another event has become synonymous with Labor Day. That is the annual Muscular Dystrophy Jerrv Lewis Telethon, an event that raises millions and millions of dollars for the fight against this dreaded disease. Locally the Walkreton Volunteer Fire Department has become very involved and raise money for this each year. This big event goes around the clock starting Sunday evening through Labor Day evening. Although the real objective of the holiday, a day to honor labor is often distorted with other events, this day was set aside to honor labor for the job that is done daily and basically taken for granted. True, labor doesn’t go through today what it did years ago, and often one must wonder how labor and management often can seem to be at such odds with each other when both are striving for the same goal, a profit for both management and labor. Labor cannot survive without management and management cannot survive without labor. We hope each and everyone of you have a happy and safe Labor Day weekend and hope that the unofficial climax of another summer has been a good one for you and yours. It has been a rough summer for many with the extreme hot weather for an extended time, but now we are rapidly approaching that most pleasant time of the year and hope you can and will take advantage of the last hurrah of summer and enjoy the Labor Day weekend in your own chosen way. ■F'remember^W Mka* when...
1983 Once again the windows and walls of the Koontz Lake Library are filled with the enchanting watercolor paintings of Nora Wilson. The artist is a Koontz Lake resident, having moved there some years ago from Chicago. Derek Stull and his horse, Blackie, won high points at the recently held St. Joseph County 4-H Horse and Pony division of the fair. Derek is the 15-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stull, of North Liberty. Mrs. Becky Sheaks, Walkerton, has been named by the Central Regional Office of St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, to chair the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital Bike-A-Thon. 1973 At the market pork steak was selling for $1.09 a pound; stuffed sausage at $1.29 a pound; pork tenderettes at $1.29 a pound; roiled pork roast at $1.05 a pound; smoked sausage at $1.29 a pound; bologna at $1.29 a pound; old fashioned loaf at $1.39 a pound; longhorn cheese at $1.09 a pound; margarine at three pounds for $1.00; eight ounce carton of yogurt for 25 cents; fresh baked apple pie for $1.09; two dozen cookies for $1.00; a half gallon of ice cream for 79 cents; ten pounds of white potatoes for $1.59; radishes at 29 cents for a pound bag; cucumbers at 9 cents each; tomatoes at 39 cents a pound; and grapes at 39 cents a pound. 1968 Oplinger Flower Shop has discontinued the sale of funeral flowers, wedding flowers and cut flowers but will continue to operate the greenhouse and sell potted plants, dish gardens, geranimums and spring plants. After 35 years of serving the community, they will
be sadly missed. The grand opening of Capper’s Burger Dairy Store will be held this weekend with many specials offered. Free to patrons will be ice cream cones and balloons and pretzels for the kiddies. 1963 The Polk-Lincoln Metropolitan School District has released the faculties for the coming school year. Jacob Hartman has been named the new principal for the Walkerton Elementary School. At the market ground beef was selling for two pounds at 89 cents; T-bone steak at 93 cents a pound; beef liver at 29 cents a pound; fryers at 35 cents a pound; lettuce at 19 cents a head; red plums at 25 cents a pound; two stalks of celery for 25 cents; and bananas at two pounds for 25 cents. 1953 Lightning struck the Phillip Heim residence on Sunday morning causing considerable damage. The bolt did not perform as lightning generally does, striking on the roof, it bore two holes straight through into an upstairs room and then apparently went out a window. Miss Frances Ward, 16, daughter of state trooper and Mrs. Gifford Ward, a junior at Walkerton High School, proved herself a real policewoman on Thursday of last week when she captured two female shoplifters in the Glen Walz store, Walkerton. Miss Ward works for the Studio Dress Shop and was loaned for duty at the Walz Gift Shop for the morning. Mrs. Walz has the dress shop and Mr. Walz the gift store and appliances. 1943 The 1943 crop of peppermint oil is coming to market from Northern Indiana with most of it only fair in
quality. The weather has not been exactly right to produce good mint oil and the average price is around $2.00 per pound. If you hang your clothes on a hickory limb . . . watch out!/ Swimmers at lake beaches are warned to be more watchful of their clothes while bathing. Recently several men bathing at Koontz Lake changed clothes in their cars which were parked near the beach, but they failed to leave a watch over them. When they returned, they found their pockets had been rifled of all contents, including money, ration books and other valuables. It seems that there have been some youngsters who park themselved near the cars at the beaches just for the purpose of pilfering ungarded clothes. New tires will not be rationed as spares in the next few months except to such persons as firemen and doctors. Drivers who do not have a fifth tire useable for a spare occasionally, may get a certificate for a used or recapped tire for that purpose. Prisoners of war interned in the U.S. total 65,058, the War Department has announced. Os these, 45,355 are German; 19,641 are Italians and 62 are Japanese. The Japanese are interned at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin and the others in 37 prisoner of war camps situated in 20 states. Combined state highway obligations for 39 states having outstanding highway debt on January 1, total $2,433,901,213.00. Arizona, Indiana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahome, South Dakota and Utah have reported free of debt while information on certain indebtedness in Florida, Ohio and Texas was not available for inclusion in the debt report. 1938 The proposed new school building for Walkerton, costing about SIIO,OOO, is definitely out of the picture at the present time, according to Robert Corle, secretarytreasurer of the Walkerton-Lincoln Township School Corporation. In its place is a proposal to remodel the present building so as to make it modern and add four new classrooms. Miss Elinor Taylor, of near Lawrenceburg, Indiana, has been appointed by the Walkerton-Lin-coln Township School Board to teach English in the 6th, 7th and Bth grades, filling the vacancy created by Sheldon Spear, who recently resigned. The Koontz Lake Gun Gub was organized as a part of the Koontz Lake Conservation Company at a meeting held last week. A suitable site has been leased, located north of the Kramer Real Estate agency, on Road 23. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE “Back In Town” 1 am going to head south on 23 and wander the side streets today on my bike. The American Legion is a great place to hold a gettogether. Jack's Citgo is a minimart with gass and tires. I wonder if they stock bike tires? Next, we come to Kabelin’s Hardware. Ido know that they carry valve stems for bicycle tires. If we turn on Van Buren Street we come to a Heartland Gifts and Dura-Gean. Heading back on Illinois Street, we come to the Post Office, I mention this because Hoarce Fields is also a member of our committee. S & R Satellite moved form Monroe Street to Route 1, they are not forgotten. We should also mention that there are many churches in the area that would gladly accept Walkerton Dollars in their collections. You could buy savings bonds and start a savings account at the Farmers State Bank, or you could do your weekly shopping at Ray & Kenny’s Super Valu. Sad to say, for my waist line, they even sell bulk cookies. Then there is Eleanor's
Posy Parlor, where most of you know, I often deliver flowers. There are an awful lot of goodies in this place. Eleanor now has a yam shop also. Crossing over U. S. 6 I come to Mahoney’s Walkerton Ford-Mer-cury. Then Igo to Harrison Street to check on J & L Tractor Sales. Feed is also available here for your pets and animals. I’m going to head over to Tyler Street to St. Pat’s where sometimes the men’s group have pancake breakfasts. Do you hear me, Tom and group? I can always get my husband to take me out for breakfast when they serve. So get them going again! Turning onto Michigan St., I pass the police chief s place again and come to the Bee Realty and Bee Tax Service. I am going to park my bike at the police station and on Saturday I will be riding through the mainstreet of town. If 1 have missed any of your businesses so far this would be a good time to tell me. Also you main street businesses, I would appreciate a good word, so that I don’t get arrested for riding on the sidewalks. Keep swatting the flies and I will see you next week. Sincerely, Nedra Williams SERVICE NOTES August 17 (FHNTC) — Marine Gunnery Sgt. Herron D. Wyatt, whose wife, Mary, is the daughter of John and Ida M. Conners, of Rural Route 2, Walkerton, recently received the Navy Achievement Medal. He received the decoration for his superior performance of duty ' while stationed at Marine Corps Recruiting Station, Des Moines, ‘ lowa. He joined the Marine Corps in February 1973. ARMY & AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS — Pvt. Timothy L. Stoner, son of Jean D. Gross, of Rural Route 4, Walkerton, and brother of Tonzetta D. Thornton, of 2401 Michigan Road, Plymouth, has completed basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. During the training, students received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, first aid, and Army history and traditions. He is a 1985 graduate of John Glenn High School, Walkerton. ARMY & AIR FORCE HOMETOWN NEWS - Pvt. Ist Gass
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Todd A. Sheneman, son of John A. Sheneman and grandson of Beatrice Sheneman, both of North Liberty, has been decorated with the Army Ahievement Medal at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The Achievement Medal is awarded to soldiers for meritorious service, acts of courage or other accomplishments. Sheneman is a motor transport operator with the 18th Field Artillery. His wife, Penny, is the daughter of Tom and Lelia Chandley, of Rural Route 1, Elberfield, Indiana. The private is a 1980 graduate of North Liberty High School. ifs A FACT? Ever since Jonah was swallowed by a great fish, man has looked on the whale with both fear and fascination. The killer whale in particular has earned a fierce reputation. Indian legends speak of the prowess of the killer whale as a hunter. However, the training and research done on killer whales at Sea World for the past 25 years has uncovered a new dimension to the predator. The whale’s relationship with man has turned into one of sharing, playfulness and acceptance. >’ 1 1 > © A team of researchers at Sea World recently staged an expedition to Alaska to explore the history of killer whales, their relationships with each other and how they have interacted with man for centuries. Members of the Tlingit tribe shared their centuries-old oral legends on the killer whale. The results of the research done in Alaska and Sea World’s vast killer whale knowledge will be showcased in “The Legend of Shamu," a living documentary presented at the Sea World park in Florida. It’s hoped that through presentations like these, people will gain a new respect for this mysterious and msqestic animal.
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