The Independent-News, Volume 114, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 6 April 1989 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — APRIL 6. 1989

EDITORIALS

A NEEDED EXCUSE Once again it looks like an unfortunate happening has given a needed excuse for an action to take place that certainly raises some eyebrows. This time we are referring to the tragic oil spill off the coast of Alaska. This has triggered some great price increases in gasoline in the past two weeks, which in most part is a completely unrelated matter. We cannot blame the local service station operators. These increases have been assessed to them and they are simply doing what a businessman must do, passing it on to the general public. However, the tragedy that has released millions of barrels of crude oil in that area, has very little to do with the gasoline we buy at the pumps in Indiana. To begin with, the loss of this one tanker does not mean that much in total volume. However, the fact that other tankers are being delayed in leaving the harbor with oil from the Alaskan oil fields, does put a more serious crimp in the west coast supply. It has been stated that usually the refineries have at least a 30 day reserve on hand, but in this case some got caught with as little as seven days supply, thus creating a shortage with those individual businesses. However, the oil products used in the midwest and most of the country', does not come from the west coast. The oil supplies we basically use are piped from Texas and that general area to the midwest. And yet the almost 20 cents a gallon increase in price for gasoline has made its way all across the country. We seen a similar happening last summer. The very severe drought sent many grain prices rising, which branched off into meat prices and others as well. And yet the grain that was affected by the drought had nothing to do with supply and demand at that time. The time any serious shortage would result would be approximately one year later. However, that didn’t stop the prices from rising right at the time. There is very little that can be done about something like this, but it is too bad that the general public is the one who really feels the pinch in the end while the big businesses continue to take advantage of any situation. Even though no one wants government control, the lack of any kind of control allows a situation such as this to be exploited to whatever big business feels the public can and will tolerate. It is just another case of the gain going to the big powers and the losses being absorbed by the general public. Just don’t be shocked when you drive up to the gas pump to get gas in the immediate future . . . you arc going to be paying for someone else’s problems and for something that actually has no direct affect on you at this time. But that’s the way it is! ^^remembeS^® yMg when... JMal

WM Deborah Ann Bry an, daughter of Daniel and Cecilia Bryan. Rural Route 2. Walkerton, has pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority at Indiana University . A bit of nostalgia will kick off Church Alive weekend April 6,7 and 8 at the Walkerton United Methodist Church when members and friends of the church gather for a chicken pie supper in the fellowship hall at 6:30 p.m. Friday . The three day spiritual renewal program will feature 18 adult and seven youth lay leaders from Michigan and Inaiana 1974 The Walkerton Volunteer Fire Department will hold the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Place Park, on Saturday afternoon, April 13. The hunt will get underway at 2 o’clock. There will be a meeting for par ents and children eligible to enroll for kindergarten during the 1974-75 school year on April 11 at 2 00 p.m at the Walkerton Elementary School. The Walkerton United Methodist Church Chancel ( hoir will present and Easter folk musical by John F. Wilson entitled. "He’s Alive'” on Sunday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon At the market smoked hams were selling for 69 cents a pound; five pound canned ham at $5 95; smoked ham at 79 cents a pound; pork steak at ^9 cents a pound; franks at 99 cents a pound package; pepper loaf or barbecue loaf at 41 69 a pound; four Banquet pot pies f<»r SI 00; two 12 ounce cans of orange juice for SI.OO, eight 16

ounce bottles of Coca-Cola for 79 cents; two pound can of Chase & Sanborn coffee for $1.79; three loaves of white bread for $1.00; a baked dutch apple pie for $1.49; four elephant ears for 69 cents; a gallon of 1 percent milk for $1.09; lettuce at 33 cents a head; and asparagus at 49 cents a pound. 1969 Delegates for Girls State were chosen recently with Sue Zartman and Sandy Morris selected. Alternates were Carol Taylor and Sharon Chapman. The girls are sponsored by the Walkerton American Legion Auxiliary . "June Fantasy” is the theme for this year's Summer Festival in Walkerton to be held on June 5. 6 and 7. according to general chairman Alvin Boise. On Palm Sunday, the presentation of the second Passion Play at Walkerton at 8 00 p m. at the John Glenn High School gymnasium, was well attended Ihe Walkerton United Methodist Church. at 2:00 p m on Sunday. March 30, broke ground for their new church. Boys State delegates are Eric Johnson, Don Hendricks. Jack Wardman and Kevin Hanni. The boys arc sponsored by the Walker ton American Legion 1959 Ihe Walkerton-Lincoln Town ship Schools will play host to ap proximately 300 high school musicians on Saturday. April 4. when the District Hand. Orchestra and Vocal Contest, sponsored by the North rrn Indiana Hand. Orchestra and

ViKal Association will be held in Walkerton. The V.F.W. sponsored Explorer Post will on Monday evening. April 6. at 7:00 p.m.. conduct their admission ceremony at the V.F.W’. Post Home. North Liberty. The purpose of the ceremony is to admit the following new members into the Explorer unit: Tony Price. Joe Allsop, John Carroll. Bob Bonham. Bill Bettcher, Terry Clark and Chuck Bowers. In anticipation of starting a new North Liberty Lions Cub. seven men of the North Liberty and two members of the Walkerton Club met with George Bormuth, of Fort Wayne, an international representative of Lions International, in the home of Robert Hocker on Monday evening to start plans to form the new club. B. F. Williams, a zone chairman of District 25-G and Bob Hocker, both members of the Walkerton Lions Cub attended on behalf of the Walkerton Club who will sponsor the new organization. 1949 A monthly check of the oil situation in Indiana reveals that 118 new wells have been drilled in the state since January and of the number. 46 were put on production. Although floods and muddy conditions hampered operations in southwestern Indiana during the month of March, one rumor which the office recently received was that a white flag on a long pole standing alone in the middle of the oil field, was all that was left of a tractor which was resting beneath the surface. There will be no closed season this year on pan fish such as red eared sunfish, bluegills, yellow perch, rock bass and crappie. Ducks Unlimited in lowa will dedicate its second major waterfowl conservation project in Canada to Jay "Ding" Darling, nationally famous conservationist and cartoonist . 1944 Food rationing news — from now on all food stamps will be good indefinietly, unless advance notice of expiration is given, the Office of Price Administration has announced. Housewives may budget their food purchases on the basis of three Red 10 point stamps every second Sunday and five Blue 10 point stamps the first of every month. To release cold storage space for other food, ail frozen units of fruits and vegetables will not be rationed through April 29. Lard will remain unrationed, ready-to-eat hams will be one point lower, dry cured hams are to be only one point above fresh hams and other meat point values will remain almost unchanged. 1939 A loss of $8,600 was sustainbed at Koontz Lake Thursday evening when a careless smoker is thought to have thrown a lighted cigarette in dry leaves which led to the total destruction of three cottages and their contents. The cottages, located in close proximity to each other on the south side of the lake, belong to L. Dykema. Chicago; Thomas Ryan, Chicago; and Burr Abner, Hamlet. St. Joseph County Latin pupils who were winners in the local and countv meets of the State High School Latin contest held recently, will compete in the district meet at Rochester Those winners are: Rosemary Wiley, Walkerton; Avis Harbaugh and Virgil Anderson. North Liberty; Richard Hummel and Mary Verhaeghe, Wakarusa, and Margaret Gruber. St. Joseph Academy . South Bend. Some Facts About The Tornado Season Indiana ranked third in the nation in number of tornadoes and third in the nation in number of tornado deaths per square mile for the period 1950 - 198"’. Three of the worst tornado outbreaks in U.

April Is Child Abuse And Neglect Prevention Awareness Month

(This is the second in a series of articles on parenting written for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Awareness Month. Please contact ICPCA for more information if desired (317) 634-9282.) THE WORKING MOTHER The number of working mothers is on the increase because it has become economically necessary for more women to work, and manyother women feel a need for personal fulfillment in a career. Combining a career and motherhood has never been an easy life style to manage, but more and more women are doing it successfully. Sometimes today’s mother is pushed in two directions. If she chooses to devote herself exclusively to the very important career of motherhood, she may be regarded as unliberatcd. If her tempera ment is not conducive to full-time motherhood (or it is necessary for her to work), she may feel guilty about not being a "good mother”. S. history have affected Indiana. On April 11. 1965. the Palm Sunday Outbreak spawned 11 tornadoes over 20 counties and took the lives of 137 hoosiers. On Aoril 3. 1974. the Super Outbreak occured. An unprecedented 148 tornadoes affected 13 states and Canada. In Indiana. 46 counties were raked by 21 tornadoes and 47 people were killed. The most devastating tornado in U.S. history occurred on March 18. 1925. The Tn-State Tornado tore across 219 miles of southeast Missouri. southern Illinois and southwest Indiana for three and a half hours at speeds of over 70 mph. 695 were killed, including 70 in Indiana. An average of 19 tornadoes stake Indiana each year, and Indiana averages 5 tornado related deaths per year. Indiana's population is about 4 times as dense as the tornado alley states of Okla homa and Kansas. Thus, when a tornado touches down in Indiana it is more likely to hit a populated area. Last year there were 12 tornadoes in Indiana, most occunng m the fall months. There was only one weak tornado last spring. The strongest tornadoes were the ones that struck Nappanee on October 16 and Libertyville on October 17. Fortunately there has only been one tornado death in Indiana since 1980. However, because of this, tornado apathy among Hoosiers may be at an all time high! Tornado season in Indiana is from mid March through June. Although tornadoes are most frequent in June, the tornadoes that occur in March and April are usually far more destructive. Tornadoes arc most common from mid afternoon through early evening. They generally move from southwest to northeast at a 39 to 40 mph but can move erratically from near a standstill to specds.over 70 mph. Wind speeds range from 70 to 100 mph in weak tornadoes to over 200 mph in the most powerful twisters. Tornadoes are not the only threat from thunderstorms. Damaging downburst winds, hail, lightning, and flash floods also pose a serious threat to the people of Indiana CHANGING ADDRESS? If you are moving or your mailing address has been changed, please notify our subscription department as soon as possible. Thank you. ATTENTION "The Independent-News” policy on photographs is that we will not pay for any photographs that we have not specifically asked to be taken. Submitted photographs are accepted upon our approval, but we do not reimburse those sub mitring unless we request the same. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter

Ihe most important is finding reliable and loving day care for her child while she is working. Perhaps the future will provide more day care centers that fill this need If an individual cares for the child, it should be a loving and intelligent person who will provide enough interaction with the infant and not just feed, diaper and leave the child alone. A father’s emotional support of a working mother, as well as sharing of the child care and household chores, is vital to a harmonious family unit. When both parents work, they must be willing to cut back on social activities and hobbies so that the young child will receive enough love and interaction from them. The quality of loving care is ccr tainly the most important element, but this can only be accomplished with adequate availability of par ents. The nuturing of a baby requires a great deal of time devoted to play and learning situations. WALKERTON IS NEWEST VFW POST IN INDIANA Walkerton Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2852 is the newest V.F.W, in the State of Indiana. The Charter has just been formed and w ill remain open for 90 days for all eligible Veterans. Your membership in the V.F.W distinguishes you as one who has fought for his Country and one who is still fighting in Congress for Veterans entitlements. All Veterans who have served overseas in a war, campaign or occupation for which a campaign medal was authorized, are eligible to join. We invite you to contact Ernie Cukrowicz, phone (219) 289 4334, for more information on how to become a Charier member. An Organizational Meeting will be held on Wednesday. April 12. at 7:30 p.m. The location will be the American Legion Post 189. 407 Indiana Street. Walkerton. All Bottled Waters Are Not Alike! The appeal of bottled waters is the promise that they come from pristine sources, free of the contaminants that frequently in habit our public water supplies But according to the Nava Water Advis ory Center, this promise may or may not be true. If a bottled water company lists the type of source (i.e. spring glacial) then it must be factual however, the Government does not obligate companies to list this water source or the location of the source The Advisory- Center notes that while many bottled waters do come 1 from springs and underground aqui Tiers which are naturally free from undesirables, some bottled waterare just treated tap water, VA ith more than 650 different brands of bottled water sold in the U.S t«»day' it is easy to get confused over the vast variety of products found on our supermarket shelves Although most bottled water labelshow beautiful graphics of clear mountain streams and flow ing wat erfalls, many of the waters artnothing more than purified tap water Price is not a good determ i nant either, since heavy bottles traveling from distant lands carry high shipping coats regardless of the quality of the contents. The labels, however, give some clues if you know what to look for For a free guide to reading bottled water labels, send a business size self addressed stamped envelope to Naya Water Advisory- Center, c/o l^ewis & Neale, Inc . 928 Broadway. NY. NY 10010.