Walkerton Independent, Volume 83, Number 17, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 March 1960 — Page 1

Walkerton independent

Volume 83; Number 17

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Name Delegates To Girl's State At Indiana Univ. Girl’s State chairman. Mrs. Robert Wardman, has announced the delegates to Girls State which will I* held in June at Indiana Diversity. Hoosier Girls’ state is an effort on the part of the American Legion Auxiliary to bring to the girls ot Indiana the knowledge of the fundamental principles of Indiana government through actual practice. Bhb. J JUDY ULLERY Judy Ullery has been chosen to represent Walkerton High School and Donna Bergstrom of Grovertown will represent Grovertown. The alternate for Judy is Deanne Merhiing with Karen Holm being the alternate for Donna. The qualifications these girls met were scholastic rating in the upper third of the class, interest in government, and qualities of leadership. honesty, character, courage and cooperation. r B ■ DONNA BERGSTROM This ig the first year a girl has been selected from Grovertown to attend Girls’ State. At Giris’ State the girls from the Junior Classes of Indiana will participate in a week’ instruction of local, state and nationaJ government;! 1 procedures They will condm t ele - tions with girls running for the different offices Judy, the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Dale Ullery, is a member of G A A., secretary of the student council, secretary of band and m the Junior Class play. She also was chosen as the FKA ’ Sweetheart Queen." Donna, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Bergstrom, ha* been a member of the band for fiva years, vice president of the ban<t junior class treasurer and a member of churu* and Pep club.

Local Teenager Admits Break-Ins A sixteen year old Walkerton boy confessed a series of 4 breakms at the local High School aftei • being questioned by the schoo] >f- • ficiala Walkerton police nod a I State Police inspector recently Thy • boy confessed breaking into the school four times in the last mnnlh before failing victim of a trap laid । for him by school officials. Taken in the break-ins was var- . ions amounts of money made from .’randv sales and candy bars Other than that, nothing seems to have been bothered. The admittances I were made at different times when the school was vacated. The case will be turned over to the St. Joseph County Juvenile Authorities to handle as no charges were made in Walkerton against the boy. Two accidents of property damage were reported to the Walkerton Police in the past week Bruce Kerr, route 2. reported that on March 14, his auto was sideswiped while parkoil on Roosevelt roa I The other car fled the scene and j did not report the accident. Damages amounted to approximate y |70.00 to Kerr’s car This happened between 7 30 and 11:00 pm. Clyde King, rwal route. South I Bend ami John Kloraski, route 2 I Walkerton, were involved in an accident on March 17 when Kring backed onto a highway into the path of Kloraski’s auto. Damage j was done to both cars. ' Kenneth Haymes. Tyner, was arrested on March 21 for improper mufflers and will come to court in Walkerton on March 26 on these charges. 0. E. S, To Seat New Officers At the Masonic Temple Saturday. March 26. at 8 pm. the following officers will be installed at a public installation ceremony. ; Mrs Davi*! Mellin. Worthy Matron; David Mellin. Worthy Patron, Mrs Wayne Dipert, Associate Matron; John McCombs .Associate Patron; Mrs Charlie Steinke, see- ( rotary; Mrs T>onald Wolfenberger' i treasurer; Mrs. Clarence Reid conductress; Mrs. Edward Peterse.i, associate conductress Mrs Carl Gjemre Jr.. chaplain; Mrs Mary Bauer. Marshal; Mr j Nelson Wala. organist; Mrs. James Vorkler, Ada; Mrs Warner Clark, Ruth; Mrs Ralph Jackson. Estci ; . Mrs. Harry Johnson, marshal; Mr ( Robert Schaeffer, Electa: Mi» : J Thelma Helton, warder; Alfred Drews, sent Inal; Mrs Glen Stah'y. | prompter; Mrs William Steinwald. 1 reporter; Mrs. Walter Jackson, re -J porter. j Bible Degee officers: Leader I Mrs. Leroy Smith; Ada, Mrs. Lou- ’ Is Daube; Ruth. Mrs. George* 1 Parks; Ester, Mrs Claude Wat-| kins; Martha Mrs. Daniel Di per*.. an<l Electa, Mrs. Ed DeVos. • Floral Degree Officers: leader Mrs. Arthur Schmeltx; Ada. Mrs Earl Smith; Ruth. Mrs Robert King; Estqr Mrs. Edgar Cole; Martha. Mrs Marvin Bouse; and Electa. Mrs Robert Lute. Drive Carafutly Always; I Deanne, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Mechling. is a member of the paper staff, treasurer of YTeens. president of the 4-H flub and a member of the Junior Class play cast. Karen the daughter of Mr an 1 Mrs Kenneth Holm, is the junior clasa secretary, member of the Pep chib, chorus, student council, G - A.A Marching Band and has been a cheerleader fur one year.

WALKERTON. INDIANA MARCH 21. i 960

Big Ministrel Show Friday At High School Friday is the night of the bu Linns Club Minstrel Production After two week's wait, due to p. conflict, the Lions are sharper then ever and just itchin to put on t: ■ show for the folks of this area Th* show will commence promptly a 8:00 p.m in the Walkerton High School gym. Again under the direction of Walter Denaut. an old salt in thiline of show biz, the cast has be n working hard (once in awhile) to get the show in readiness A good line of talent (?) will be viewe ' when the curtain opens and the old maestro. Russell Rhine, starts to tickle the xs to the tune of the opening chorus. Any music heai<' after the boys start singing will be purely a coincidence. . Tlie end men for the show arc Molasses, Pete Daley; January. Bob Urbin; Timo Table. Os* hi Eugene Eib; Choo-Choo. Jim Reed: Cream Puff. C. Emmet (Th“ Preacher and Bear Mani Eller; it *' last and certainly the least. Bis cuits. Branson Hiatt. Kay Chapman will again replace a better man and serve as the interlocutor. Lions will make up the chorus. Soloists include all the end men < the jokes are bad enough, but wait until you hear them sing i. Herb "Doc.” Miller; John Wathen. Jimmy (The Cool One) Warren. Kerry Reed and Darby O’Kickbu.di A quartet (they have four becaus •* some can cover the others’ mistakes i will consist of Gene Ei >, Bell Blaisdell, Don Weil and El Simpson. Along with the above a few surprises are always m store when this group gets together. Make your plans now to attend this even ing of fun and music to be held FTid.ay night. Tickets are on sale now with all the Lions members beng only too happy to sell you one for 60c if you are out of school and 30c if not. CATHOLIC INQUIRY ( LASS Catholic Inquiry Class will be conducted every Wednesday even mg at 8 pm. at St. Patrick’s School starting Wednesday, Mm ch 23. Until now the c|h,hs has bee held in the Rectory but due to the increase in attendance, it is being transferred to the school. All matter* pertaining to Catholic Dextrine, moral and theological as well as historical, are discussed and explained during the one hour session. The clas® is open to the public and anyone interest *-<i in learning anything about tie Catholic Churrh is welcome to atted any or nil of these classes

REGISTRATION SURVEY FOR 1960-61 Please list below the name and information desired of any boj or girl who will enroll in the first grade at the Walkerton-lUncoln Elementary School ne\t September. (Must be 6 years of age by October 1, 1960). Name of lieginning Pupil Bh thdaj Parent’s or (Guardian’s Name Telephone Between and Rood* ■I Please call any neighbar that han a ohM •( betiaaiaf age, ask them to report or aal the school offiee.

Bob Cripe Wins Lions Award Bob Cripe senior center at I th- | leading scorer *n the Walkertc basketball team for the 1959 ‘D eason, became th* 13th wmn-\ the coveted Lions Club A .vaid - n dinner honoring the baskotbii’ cam Tu** lay evening. The arm .a 1 award is presented in the mnn <>i a beautiful trophy inscribe*! Lum Club Aw ai d Present**! to 801-! Cripe 1960." The award is based on four im 1 portant fai ls, ability of the g n * improvement, scholastic ability an-: । attitude on and off the floor. Tin J presentation was made by Bob I 1 I'rbm. a winner of tile a war-1 10 I years ago. This presentation wm ! the highlight of the enjoyable program attended by about To Lions ’ and guests. ' Ed Trexler, <1 firmer coach an ; ‘ player and now a top-not* h offi-I * la! and principal at the Leesburg ■ High School, wits the speaker o ; the evening He point*-! out m ■ his talk the Hungs that make -'. great ball player. He pointed out j the importance of intentional fort-1 itude, desire to win. training and • pride. These four things can re- ' place th<* fisical and natural abih-; ty make an athlete if they ar* • present. Trexler aimed a chai hinge at th** youth of today to aim Ibr these goals if they will rather than passing up a lot of the running around and getting m trouble that fills the pages of the I newspajH-rs today. It starts in the i home ac cording to Trexler and it । takes a good boy to meet these 1 challanges. The evening started with a delicious sm.org.isboard dinner served by the Lions themselves under the! । * guidance of Denalow Doll, program chairman for March The ! usual lusty and loud Lion singing J was enjoyed and the guest hall team was introduced by coa* h Joe Kreitzman. Also the other guests who attended this meeting weie introduced before the speaker of the evening took over I The next Lions meeting will lx held on April 26. Holy Week Services Again this year the Walkerton Ministerial Asao*nation is planning . a week of united services with each church cooperating. Theie । meetings Will he held April 10 thi : ( 1 In the past they have been - well attMuted However, we hoping that this year they will be । better attended than ever before. < Each service is designed with you . in mind. They are intended to bring , the people of our community to- ] gether in a unified worship service of Christ. The evening services w ill ( ( start at 7 30 We hope you will be ( (present to share in the fellowship - and blessings that will Im* yours i Let's fill our churches. I

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Apprenended By Police Alter Spree I Tlwec Walkerton youths confrssed Sunday c.f < --mmittmg a ’s of vandalism th it w,ll take ther.i to court for tn il on Munday. Mar. 2k, The three will be tried for Damages to Saf. tv Devices of common Carriers. This act, whb h consisted of br-aikng th*' signal lights at the • tos.-mg of three iaa roads in and around Walkerton, wa s n ;ch more serious than ian be expre.,s« d as the flashing red lights wrw missing for some time before I -mg r-pair* d and a serious accident could have arisen from । the same. । Charles John Balmer, 19, route 2, Wakkerton; Rolland William Taylor, lx 11 ()6 (>hio St , and David I/*e Papp, i.k lion Ohio St., v The entire episode started Saturday night when tin* three b«>ys returned a fn- nd to North Liberty, J traveled on to South Bend whe. e they pu>j-chased some beer and returned to Walkerton. While waiting on a tram at the New York Central crossing, *m Indiana 23, they de< ided to throw the bottles at the flashing signal light. They succeeded in breaking one light at this time and returned to Walkerton After a p* ri >d of driving, they decided to return and break the remainder of the lights Tify not only before the w York Central lights, but a)*n rhe B O signals and in a short while drove east of Walkerton on I' S 6 and broke the signal lights of the Nickel Plate crossing on that road A phone call wa> made by an unidentified p*rs*»n at 2 15 am. Sunday morning about the signals being broken out on one of the tracks. At 3 20, the NYC. reported ti. Fir signals broken and at 5 00 a.m a B 4 O man was here and reported theirs The Nickel Plate reported theirs broken on Sunday afternoon. Taylor and Papp, both suffered cuts on their hands that led to the arrest o? the three. They had b**en called in by one of the officers after word was around that they were .nvolve*! in a fight, but released They wer® r« leased, but rt'callc*! when this damage had been discovered and questioned about the cuts on their hamis They confessed following this qu*s'tion ng and than wart taken to South Ben*! where the Indian* State Police mugged and fingerprinted the boys They were released then with the trial set Monday in Mishawaka City Court. Now they sa\ a tnay his reached old age when he can’t tak* "Yes ’ for an answer Read the rtasstf ed ads.