Walkerton Independent, Volume 66, Number 38, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 19 February 1942 — Page 1

Walkerton independent

Volume 66; Number 3X

TO LET SCHOOL HOUSE CONTRACT SOON

Local Masons Will Burn Mortgage at Big Party The Walkerton Masonic lodge will celebrate the burning of the mortgage on the property with a big party at the Temple on Thursday evening, March 19. Invitations will be extended to all members of the lodge and their wives and to ■ all members of the Walkerton ! chapter of Eastern Star and their । husbands. Dinner will be served free to all invited guests who make reservations within the prescribed time. Return cards will be mailed to all guests for a prompt reply. The Grand Master of the State of Indiana. James K. Gorrell, of Bremen, will be the honored guest and speaker for the occasion, Committee chairmen, appointed by Worshipful Master, Harry C. Doll, to make plans for the party, include the following: Invitations, Roy Gindelberger; Entertainment, Vern C. Ake; Dinner, Claude E. Houser; Reception, Dr. V. B. Wolfe and Decorations, Charles Cripe, Jr. The building was purchased from the Archie Williams Estate in November, 1936, during the Mastership of Dr. Walter Denaut. A remodeling program was set in motion at once, converting the building, which had served as a genera! store for Rearick & Divine for many years, into a Masonic Temple. The basement floor was used for kitchen and dining room, the main floor for iti reati >n, ami the top floor for lodge purposes. Complete equipment was added for all floors, making the building very serviceable. Dedication service wee held in : April, 1937, following the Dueling of the Pa^t Masters Association in December of 19.36. The lodge had a goodly sum of money ready to put into the building, so that the mortgage was for S4OOO. This has all been paid off in le.* than the five years following dedication. In all, the lodge has aliout SIO,OOO in their investment. 166 Register For Military Service One hundred sixty-six men between the ages of 20 and 45 years were registered for military service at the Walkerton school house Monday. This is the second registration of men eligible for army service in the present emergency. The registration was under the supervision of Trustee W. J LeRoy, assisted bv F. S. Leßoy and a corps of typists. According t«* the records kept at registration headquarters, the 20 and 40-years groups led in the number of registered. There weie 21 in each group, and none regis tered in the 35 and 36-year old groups. Eor a.complete table of the age gi oups, consult the school nocet. Nelson Eaton Receives Commission Second Lieut. Nelson Eaton, of Fort Sill, Okla., is spending a tenday furlough with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. L. E. Eaton, in Walkerton. Nelson received his commission as 2nd Lieutenant last week in Field Artillery. Upon his return to Fort Sill, he will Ik?c> me an instructor in gunnery.

WALKERTON INDEPENDENT I EBRU \R\ 19, 1912

Outstanding Speaker At P.-T. A. Tonight The Walkerton-Lincoln ParentTeachers Association will present Rev. F. Robert Johnston, of Mishawaka, tonight, at their regular meeting in the school gymnasium. Mrs. Foster Rearick, chairman of the program committee, has been in contact with Rdv. Johnston all winter in an effort to find a date suitable to both and she feels it is a special treat to M alkerton to secure such a popular speaker for this meeting. Rev. Johnston has spent a num-' her of years in Australia and will’ tell of the life and customs of the I people of that country. Coming !at a time when Australia is so much in the news, Rev. Johnstons talk will no doubt prove of great value to his listeners. Other numbers on the program will include some recordings on the new record player; a cornet trio by Kathleen Fitzgt raid, Paid Wolfram and Bruce Cripe, Jr.; flag salute, directed by Mrs. Rearick; and the Star Spangled Banner. The business meeting will be in charge of Mrs. Grant Steele, president. ‘World Day of Prayer’ on Friday,Feb.2o

All the churches of Walkerton I will unite Friday afternoon this . week in the observance of the annual World Day of Prayer, which | will be held in the Presbyterian' church. Mrs. Garth Salmon will | preside, with Mrs. C. B. Brubakei 1 and Mrs. R. W. Wolfram as her] assistants in carrying out the pro-1 gram. It is of interest to note • that during the 21-hour period on i Friday, the same ob on once and ithe same program will be going: on somewhere in the world. The theme of the pi ogram this ; yeai is "1 Am th Way. It was । prepared by three women who have faced danger. discouragement and biller experiences, and ev lv< s from | a rich background of fa.th. One member of the program committee j was a formei teacher in Gliding! College, China, ami is now a pro- i lessor in a Biblical seminary; an- j other is the wife of a German pas 1 tor who husband was in a German' concentration camp, and whos< son j is at present in one; ami a French woman who has had no word from her family for over a year. Topics to he discussed are;' •The Way Men Have Lost, she I Way Back to God,” “The Way of Self-Surrender,” "The Wav of Peace," ami "The Way of Power.” Stauder Marimba Band To Play Dances Mrs. Irene Stauder and her ma- ; rimba band of Nappanee will fur- , nish the music for the Masonic, dance to lie held in the Temple on Friday night, March 27. Mrs. Stauder’s organisation is well known in Walkerton for their delightful music. Members of the committee in charge of the ticket sales an* Nelson Walz, Garland Lawrence ami Lester Bierly. Community Club The Woman’s Community Club will hold a short business meeting Friday afternoon in the club rooms, after which they will attend the World Day of Prayer at the Presbyterian church. The club meeting is called fur 1:30.

Smashes New Truck When Smoke Blinds Elmer McDaniel, Walkerton, smashed his new International I truck which had less than seven I thousand miles on, Monday morn- I ing early when the smoke from i t Pennsylvania train blinded his i vision as he drove parallel and i close to the right-of-way along Route 30, between Hamlet and < Grovertown. Mr. McDaniel smash- i ed into a bridge hutment, doing I damage estimated at near S4OO 1 to his truck, which is partly cover- < ed by insurance. ’ Mr. McDaniel was driving west i <>n Road 30 at 5:30 in the morning | as smoke from a passing train ( ’ rolled down over the highway,-com- : pletely obscuring his vision. The driver was unhurt. . ’ Laymen to Speak At Methodist Church The Sunday morning service at the Methodist church will be in charge of the laymen, with the pastor, Rev. W. R. Kuhn, as a member of the congregation. | February 22 has been designated : as “Laymen’s Day” throughout the | church, with the pastor giving over > in favor of his members. Claude Houser, president of the Official Board, will be chairman of the meeting. Short talks will be made by Mrs. W. E. Bierly, Claude Stull and Charles Finch. The public is cordially invited to attend.

Program Announced for Sunday Concert] Director Fred Waters has announced the following program for | ihe Lincoln-I.ibmty consolidated ' school band to lie played in the Walkerton school gymnasium Sunday afternoon, I'cb. 22. al three o’clock. March, "rhe Mariners Hymn," Van Look. Oveiturc, "Aurora” la Cl;.sr <'] number) Yoder Corm t Duet, “Romance’ Lose; .। b'. Paul W-dfram ami Franklin] Sousley. | Hounorous, "A Musical Debate. Holmes. "A Spanish Dame” Moskow-ky. Vocal Chorus with Band Accom paninient, "Old Black Joe," Foster. North Liberty High School Chorus, * dirmted by Miss F.thel Hass. "A Hawaiian Melody," in Syn. phonic Arrangement, Tufilli. Caprice, " I he Whistler and His. I Dog.” Pryor. Overture,."Pomona," Holmes. Military March, "Cadet Days,’ .Jewell. STAR SPANGLED BANNER. Dorm Watchman Killed In Fall i William Summers, aged fib yeais. I !of Knox, night watchman at the, Dormitories in Walkerton wao found dead Wednesday morning near Dormitory No. 2, when the j ' day watchman, Otto Sache, came i to work at seven o'clock. His body I was removed to the Nusbaum mor-1 tuary where a corner’s inquest was | held. Death was found to lie due to a skull fracture which resulted when Mr. Summers slipped on the ice and fell, striking his head on the frozen ground. He had lain ir. the snow and exposed to the bitter cold weather for several hours, it is thought. Mrs. Summers, who is employed, in the Kingsbury Ordnance Plain.] was notified just as she was going to work at eight o’clock. She is the sole survivor. —Fur Victor) : Bu> Bund—-

Will Hold Sunday । School Conference I Plans are nearly complete fori holding a conference for Sunday school workers and members of Lincoln, Liberty and Union townships at the Methodist church in North Liberty on Sunday afternoon, March Ist. Convening at 2:30 o’clock the conference will be opened with an inspirational address by Dr. F. E. Davison, pastor of the First Christion Church in South Bend. Group conferences, in charge of county ( department heads, will follow, during which various Sunday school problems will be discussed. There ( will also lie other features on the . afternoon program. Every Sunday school in the district is expected t<> send it workers to the conference. Sponsored by the Council of United Churches of St. Joseph County two other m- etings are being held in the county, one at New Carlisle on Feb. 22 ami one at Osceola on March Sth. First USO Party Set for Saturday Eve. The first public event to be staged in Walkerton under the direction of the I nited Sei vice Organizations in honor of the new residents of town, living in West York and at the dormitories, will be held at the high school gymnasium Saturday evening, beb. 21, starting at X:00 o’clock. This will l>e known as a Washington Birthday "Get Acquainted" parti in which the towns people , [will mix with the r.mvcoim r in ;n 1 evening of fun am! frolic. I he par- ; I; v is being arranged so by Mi I M iry Loughran and Ms* Maria Ipvtuila. US»» pre-i nt.-' v< hr ' Ti.< program ami dec ration , I theme.- wdl be iii keeping with ti . Inat.onal celebrat mn of Geojge Washington’- birthday. One ot , tl.e entertainment feature wi'i be' ‘group singing of patr ot»c sonu* 'rad b\ M s Amy Hei chel. | Square darning, with Charles E. Wolfe, well known caller in charg< will occupy pait of the turning, • and Mi-s It amb’e Shultz w i *mg । The townspeople ar*' invitid to attend the parti to meet the hunI ored gfe>ts anti to welcome them. Those attending are asked to bring a few cookies or donuts to be seried with coffee, which will he ( furnished. There is n<» charge foi admission. The following committers have j bet n appointed for the parti : RE< EI’TION W. J. Leßoy. , chairman; Gui Sharp, Rai < ripe, | Ross Grasham ami Angelo Rinaldi. ENTERTAINMENT Faunt LJ Roy, chairman; Miss Aimee Hens i chel. Mrs. Frank Kramer, Mrs. 1 Angelo Rmaldi anti Forster Rearick. HOSPITALITY Mr-. C. M. Finch, chan man: Rea Wolfram. William Waul ami Mrs. Orcutt. REFRESHMENT Miss Madeline Van Wanzelle, chairman; Mrs. I Milton Sellers. Mrs. Guy Sharp,! Mis. T. R. Cline. Mrs. Wilder Burn- j side. Mrs. Keith Dußois and Mrs. । Joseph Gruske. DECORATION Mi< W. J. Le- ; •Ruy, chairman: Mrs. V. B. Wolfe, Miss Grace Cunningham, Mrs. Del Pearish and Mrs. Ross Grasham. PUBLICITY’ Miss Pauline Lewis, rhaiiman; Mrs. Keith Baker, Mis. Uris B. Pittenger and Mrs. Lorre li-cher. Read the Want Ad*.

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Five Contractors Submit Bids Tuesday Contract for the new school building for Walkerton could not be let Tuesday at the opening of bids, due to the fact that all bids submitted were too high. Five proposals were submitted, each of which had a basic hid, ami 15 other bids for alternates which had been provided in the specifications. Even with the alternates taken into consideration, all bids were too high to come with : n the prescribed amount of money, $231,500. The basic bids were as follows: Pere Anderson, Chicago, $325,000; Peter Schumaker, Mishawaka. S2*2.X2X; M. Gerometta, Gary. $290,100; Jame. 1. Barnes. Culver. $260,*10; Hagerman Construction Co., Ft. Wai ne. $299,635. Supt. J. M. Sellers, President Ray Nusbaum of the School Board, ami Architect, Joe. Wildermuth. of Gary, took the bids to Chicago on Wednesday where they conferred with PWA officials. While they were not in a position to make a definite statement this morning, Mr. Nusbaum expressed the opinion tha> a wav would be worked out ami the contract let within the next few days, without re-advertis-ing ami delaying the project. Pool Bus Service Handicaps Work Os Dormitories Poor bus st-ri ice between W aikertor and the King- ury Ordnance Plant i i.>mm Me for the ack ‘of gir l : m i ing into the dormitorj ies according to official* who are I readi to accommodate !•*>(» girls, . but have !<• s than a dozen living ■ then. Wl.il. 'ii- -a great iiandi'cap at pr- ent. U -Te is ci my reas <■:) t ' h••^:ele that adequate hus ' service will be estal>li^hed in the j near : . '.it' , acc id.ng t > Hans Ba j ■ ies in W aik- । - and lim>\. • Only : \ girls had m<>ved into the doimitorie by Wedn-sdai : noon. Tlu y ait Mi* A ice G. ; Kt esei. of I > sford hi • . Wim ~ Mi s j Hazel M. Adam*, of Bolliver, i Tenn., Mi." F'oe L. \an \ actor, I; . . I . -i I ■ - M Bt nm tt, Xcuth Haven, M.ch., Miss Martha E. Bricker. Elw 1. Hui., am! Mi* J" • ph m Brown, Cayu- [ ga. Ind. All are m-ployed at the King -bury < irdnance P ant. Mr Malcom Sutherland, manager. ami Mi* Amber Her.ton. of Lii< rmoie, Ky.. ca*hier ami bt»okkeeper, ari'ved th.* week to takfl ovei their duth * SPE \K> SI ND\Y MORNING Principal Guy Sharp of the Walk Tton high school will speak to the men of the Methodist church at the Sundai School hour, 9:30, Sunday morning. All men of the community are invited. Fire Depat tment Busy The Walkerton fire department |was called to the farm home of j Harvey Mull Wednesday night ’ about ten o’cltuk. to extinguish a fire which started from a chimney । burning out. The damage which ‘was estimated at SS.(H». was con- ' fined to the chimney. On Mon- ' dai evening almut six o’clock, the department made a run to the junk yard of Eli Gaw, where an overheated st >ie had ignited ia te papet ami rag ■ which ueir stored ; i the building D..mag< was est mated at ab- ut s3s.tub