The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 March 1995 — Page 6

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - MARCH 30, 1995

w HAPPY ADS (Happy Ads start at $2.50 with heavier copy or double size ads $5.00. A happy ad advertising any event or business, starts at $4.00; and Happy Ads with pictures start at $7.50. We do not take Happy Ads over the telephone, they must be brought in or mailed in and paid for. We reserve the right to accept, reject or edit any Happy Ad submitted. It is our desire to keep the Happy Ads to the intended use . . . sending a message of happiness to an individual or group.) TO MY LOVELY WIFE Happy 50th Birthday Love, JOE Happy 16th GRANDDAUGHTER Love, GRANDPA & GRANDMA COOK CINDY YELACHICH is 50 ON MARCH 31, 1995! IT’S A BOY! WALTER FRANCIS BURNS MARCH 27, 1995 Congratulations PAM (AITKEN) & “BUDDY” BURNS Love, MOM Happy 16th Birthday JENNY Love, BRENT & KEVIN MARK THIS DATE QUILT SHOW APRIL 7 2:00 p.m. AT MILLER’S MERRY MANOR WALKERTON PUBLIC INVITED

Happy 69th Birthday LEW WHITAKER 4-1-95 Love, YOUR FAMILY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL 50th Birthday MARMY! Love, JO & MARK WALKERTON JR. BASEBALL LEAGUE LATE REGISTRATION Saturday, April 1 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon WALKERTON COMMUNITY BUILDING Comer Os Ohio & Washington TO MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTER CINDY Happy 50th! Love, MOTHER HAM RAFFLE Friday, March 31 6:00 p.m. AMERICAN LEGION POST 365 NORTH LIBERTY What A Way To Fly * i \ ■ ■' \ Hop’s Powered Parachutes TYLER ROAD, WALKERTON 586-3580

GRANDMARMY Hope Your 50th Is Purrfect Love, MONTAGUE Happy 60th Anniversary MOM & DAD Love, LEROY, ERMA, CAROL, TERRY & MISSY SWEET 16 AND ALREADY BEEN KISSED A Happy Birthday JENNY Love, MOM & DAD MOM Happy 50th WE LOVE YOU! Love, KATHY & TODD GRAMMY I LOVE YOU TOO! Happy 50th Birthday Love, SAMANTHA NATHAN DOWNEY AND JEREMY MARTIN Got Lucky Friday Night ASK THEM HOW! Happy 71st Birthday MOM & GRANDMA BERON Love You, DARWIN, LUANN, LINDSAY, LESLIE, CORA & TIM Happiness Is TAKING A WALK AROUND THE NORTH LIBERTY OUTDOOR LAB IT’S BEAUTIFUL (North Os The School Tennis Courts)

Happy, Happy birthday GRANDPA LEW WHITAKER xxxo APRIL 1 JASON, JENNY, 808, TIM, NICKI & CORA THANK YOU COACH LANA HOSTRAWSER FOR BEING A GREAT COACH STH GRADE GIRLS B TEAM WENDY, JENNIFER, SARA, RACHEL, TRACY, THERESA, MONIQUE, CINDY, CARRIE, DANAILLE & MALLORY More News From I The Files Os The Historical Society | Another thing that had some impact on the town was the old huckleberry marshes north and I east of Koontz Lake. Many transients came in season and berries were shipped out by the carload. Regular camps would spring up, complete with saloons and other gambling dens, also one was known as the Huckleberry Queen. About 1914 Folsom’s Iron Works came to town and set up its steel buildings near where the old B&O coal docks were located. After Charley Folsom died it remained for some time and then left town. Many train wrecks in and near Walkerton but we will not dwell on them as they had little in common with the town’s history. Do you recall Myrtle (Northam) Masterman who was the chief telephone operator in the Walkerton exchange? The exchange was located in a house at the present site of the Wyatt Bank. When off duty, she would come around to the houses of the subscribers to collect the monthly rent of $1.50 per month. About the time Myrtle (Northam) Masterman was collecting monthly telephone bills, most of us had the old type phone which you turned with a crank to get Central. When you were answered, you gave the number you wanted or most times just the name of the person you wished to talk to. These phones had two 1 Vi-volt drycell batteries in the bottom of each phone and when you could not hear too well, you would call Central and the lineman would come out and change the batteries. They usually lasted over two years. We’ll take a short break here to set down the words of a song. It has no significance on the Walkerton town history other than the fact it was used in a play by Shakespeare (Midsummer’s Night Dream) put on by the sth and 6th grades when I was in school in the sth grade, 1916-17. When you come to the end of a perfect day And set alone with your thought While the chimes ring out with a carol gay For the joy that the day has brought. Do you think what the end of a perfect day Can mean to a tired heart When the sun goes down with a flaming ray And the dear friends have to part? Well this is the end of a perfect day Near the end of a journey too But leaves a thought that is big and strong With a wish that is kind and true.

For mem’ory has painted this B perfect day With colors that never fade And we find at the end of a perfect Bi day The soul of a friend we’ve made. B By Carrie Jacobs Bond, 1909 B How about the Independent Oilß Company fire? Located then onfl Harrison Street just east of theß lumber yard. About 1915 or ’l6, al model “T” Ford truck was behind B filled with gas when a light bulbß exploded setting off the fire. Fred® Morris was manager and Johnß Ullery was one of the drivers. Do you remember the old arc-B light street lights? The city elec-® trician would lower them aboutß every 6 to 9 weeks or so to adjustß the carbons that created the arc tofl cause the light. When he had arc lights, we also® had electric bugs. The bugs wereß of the flying type, 4 to 5 inches longß and up to IVa inches wide andß hard shelled. They seemed to beß harmless. They disappeared whenß the arc lights were replaced. B Do you remember Bill Keck’sß cigar factory? It was located overß Houser's Hardware. He also was® a photographer, taking pictures ofß local events. Tom Ward lived on Washington® Street just north of Illinois Street,® directly back or west of his houseß was a baseball diamond called® Ward’s Park. All high school and® city teams used it. Before 1922 there was a pants® and overall factory over the Globe® Clothing Store. Owners last name® was Paul. A talented violin player. B In the same location during theß middle thirties a women’s coat® factory was owned and operated by® Pawlow and Lucas. Every native of senior age surely® started school under Lizzie Town-® send. She was teaching before I® started and taught years after I® finished in ’24. At the end of World War I, there® was a celebration in town, the likes® of which never happened before® and probably will hever happen B again. Before 1920 bus service wasß franchised from Knox through ß Walkerton to South Bend. It wasß later taken over by the Dunnickß family of Bremen who were au-B thorized dealers for Studebaker B buses. They operated the line forß a number of years until lack ofß passengers caused it to terminate. I Can anyone recall the cement B block building on the alley justß north of the laundrymat after B World War I? It was opened byß Faunt Leßoy and Bugs Tisher B primarily as a battery shop. Itß then passed on to Leßoy who kept B it as a discount mail order mer- fl chandising enterprise. Do you remember Alex Warner, I lived on east end of Koontz Lake? I Not so much him as his flat bed I truck. It was chain driven and I had solid rubber tires. It had de- 1 mountable seats shaped similar to I old church pews, all open air, not a ■ top or a cab. Around the .farm he I used only one seat, when he took a I load of people to the fair or circus, I he installed all, a total of five seats ■ if I remember correctly. I (To Be Continued) ATTENTION! I AREA VETERANS! 1 Since the 50th anniversary of VE 1 Day (Victory in Europe, May 8, 1 1995) is fast approaching, we would | like to hear from any Walkerton I area veteran (or veteran’s spouse) I who was in military service in | Europe during World War 11. I (This request is exclusive of D-Day I stories that were published last I summer.) Next August 14 will be the 50th i Anniversary of VJ Day (Victory in Japan). At that time, we would 1 also like to publish stories of veterans who were in service in the . Pacific. Please contact The IndependentNews at 586-3139 or call 5863450 to relate your stories.