Walkerton Independent, Volume 83, Number 19, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 7 April 1960 — Page 1

Walkerton independent

Volume 83; Number 19

CHURCHES PLAN HOLY WEEK SERVICES

Linda Huhnke and Lana Morrison Take Top Scholastic Honors at WHS

Miss Linda Huhnke has won the *nor of being Valedictorian of the lass of 1960. This is an honor iven to the senior with the high- * average grade in high school a all solid subjects. Miss Huhnke .as maintained an average of 3.815 in the four years of high <hool. Following close behind her * her clo_ friend, M..« Lana Morrison. She naa won the honor Salucatortan with the rchoias tic average of 3 61 fl. WU-, I o MISS LINDA HUHNKE Miss Huhnke, besides being an excellent scholar, has been active in many of the extra-amricular activities. She has participated in Band. Y-Teens and G A A.. all four years c®f* high school and held the offices of Inter-Club Council, vicepresident and president of the Y-Teens; treamiry and secretary’ of the G,A.A. Miss Huhnke Is interested in becoming a secretaiy after completing her education ami plans to attend Ball State Teachers College. f I IrW f BErM a MISS LANA MORRISON Miss Lana Morrison has also been very active in the other ac- ( tivities of the school. *She has nerved the Y-Teens and GA A. < v r J the four years of high school and ( held the offices of treasurer and publicity chairman of Y-Teens and joint chairman of G A.A She also 1 hag been . co-edi tor of thia yeai a ! Echoes", Miss Morrison is interested in becoming a teacher. She : tiso plans to attend Ball State Teachers College this next fall. I — — Keep well back of the vehicle •head, aays the Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation. Remember, It takes i to 11 Umea as far to stop on enow and fee as on dry pavemenL

WALKERTON, INDIANA,

I Band Wins First In District Contest If you were amused by one o’ Walkerton's fire trucks last Saturday evening, it wasn't bc< an i■ of a fire, it was an escort for om returning high school band as they continued their winning ways by receiving a Fir>t Division Rating in the class 'V competition o the NISBOVA District Band Contest at Merrillville, Ind. By earning the First last Satirday, the hand earned the right o enter the State competition thr mmmg Saturday at Concord Township High School, in Elkhart county. There were eleven bands in competition with Walkerton, but the Walkerton band came home with the highest rating from th? three judges. This is something that the entire community can be proud of Now let'g let the band members know we are pulling for them this Saturday as they participate n the State Contest. POLICE NEWS Six arrests ended in fines for the violators, 4 in cafeteria court ard two in the court of the Justice of the Peace, and one minor accident was also reported during the past week. Bennie Haynes, Lorain, Ohio paid a fine and costs of $1875 for passing on a double yellow line, at a railroad crossing Th. truck driver pleaded guilty to th • charge iri the court of Justice Hess , Warren Mann, Wanatah, pai I a fine after pleading guilty before the Justice amounting to $lB 75 f u failure to have his vehicle under control. This case was reported la/ week as an accident. Clyde Gaw, 814 Ohio St., paid a fine of SI.OO for illegal parking on March 31. Harold McGhee, route 3. paid u fine of $1 00 .also for a parking violation on April 5. Robert Shaw, Lt ng lent own. Pa .' was guilty of a parking violation which ended in a $1 00 fine on March 30. * Bruce A. Henry, paid a $1 IF’ fine for backing to a curb I illegal parking) on March 30. Mrs. Arthur Johnson. 306 Maple < St,, and John Kazlawakas, route 1, Walkerton, were involved in a minor accident on April 1 Kataiwskas was backing from a parking spot on Illinois St., and Mu* k the north-bound car. Damages amounted to S3O 00 to the John- ' son car. DeMolay Sponsors Chili Supper Get your taster set for Chill' The Walkerton DeMolay boys arc sponsoring a chili supper on Saturday. April 9, in the Masonic Temple, from 5 to 7:30 pm. A delicious vegetable soup will nlsn be served. Donations are 65« per person. NOTICE:- ' Just a Reminder of the FFA Slave Auction. April 11, 7:39 pm. tn the High School Gym. Pita to adtood Whether i yon hwy or hot — Mk of 83 Rhsvns hy Aucttanese Sverett Rootaatocd. Promtaev t® ** $*- J WrswwWHK i

To Start Work On NIPSCO Gas Line April 15 Northern Indiana Public Server (Company's construction wews ar*, ischoduled to start the installati of the natural gas transnisshm and distribution system f< r th town of Walkerton on April 15. ohn E. Nickoloif, NIPS* ! iy (outh district manager, annoum* recently. Starting Monday, April I, n team NIPSCO employee., sta** cd house-to-house survey to de Itermine the number o? Walkerton residents who arc interested in re . (reiving natural gas m'i vi o Eacl member of the survey team wu' carry a company idenlifn at ion card and will take applications Rm all types of gag service, including home heating. According ta Nickoloff, compl tion of the construction of the dis trihut ion system and the six-inoh transmission line connecting Walkerton to NLPSCO's gas transmis sicu system is scheduled for Aug'ust 1, 1960, and gas service to Walkerton customers should be available about that time. NIPSCO Gas~The Subject At C. of C. Tlie Northern Indiana Public Service Co., the company that has the contract for the gas line to come into Walkerton with work starting m the very near future will W featured at the April meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 14. The prttgrai i will be theirs and nothing is known about it to date. NIPSCO has already begun a (survey of the homes in Walkerton finding Ute interest of those desir ing ga« and actual work u ill he gin as soon a s the weather and ( plans arc favorable. The addition J of natural gas to Walkerton will be , a big boost to the town for dis- ( ferent reasons, one being the at-! traction of new industry to Walk-1 erton, one »of the main projects ! the Chamber has in mind to im- i I prove our town. | The meeting will be the last i business meeting of the year for the group as the May meeting is । (the B<xia| affair, “Ladies Night". I Plans for that evening arc being | completed and will be announced in the near future. The April 14 meeting reservations should be mad? as soon as possible with secretary Elliott Frash the man to call The meeting will be h?ld in the Community Building with dinner at f 1.30. Fire Dept. Plans Easter Egg Hunt Once again Place Park and th' ,High School lawn will be the scene of an intensive Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday as the Walkerton Volunteer Fire Department plans once again for thi.i annual event The Egg Hunt will be held on Easter Sunday, Ap:i! 17, at 2:00 p. m. There will be hunts fc,r all age/ of kids up to 12 years of age. bracketed according to age. In addition to many candy eggs, there will be 37 spec ial prize eggs. The hunt is sponsored and opcr- । at rd by the Fire Department who ' will be on hand to handle the various hunts and contests. Attempting to leave footprints in the sands of time is the cause of many people getting stuck in the j 1 mud. ' i

APRIL 7, 1960

John F. Kennedy In Walkerton On Friday, April 8 Senator J<*hn F. Kennedy fresh from a triumphant campaigi in Wi:< onsin, where he topp« I his opponents in the primary cle< tion Tuesday, will stop m Walk erton Friday morning while n ng a tour of the Thirl District ivith Cong res'-man John Bi of t>e Third District. The stop although not a lengthy one. is real treat for the people of the area as Kennedy looms as the le.i 1 ing candidate in the Democrat i< Party for the coming convention With a tour covering four counties in the Third District, Walkerton has been selected for a< stop by the caravan tiiat will include Sheriff's cars leading the pa< k, an executive bus, press bus. Luk convertible and Ixuk station uagion. Also in the group with Kennedy and Brademas will be Congressman Stuart Udall iD-Anz > The tour will come into Walkerton at approximately 9:30 and will stop at the comer of Roosevelt Road and Indiana St , whtve it •' felt that a large crowd can be handled without much difficulty. The busy day for Senator Kennedy and Representative Brademaa will conclude at a large Funo Raising Dinner at Notre Dame Friday evening. In all, on their trip, they will make at least t -r. stops, make appearances on thi e different TV stations and conduce with the big Notre Dai e dinner Senator Kennedy Tuesday won the W isconsin primary, a race th i* was considered to be a "Big On* for him. Ho was opposed I y Sen ator Hubert Humphrey, of Minne sota, on the Democratic ticket an< vice-prejudont Richard Nix >n w unopposed on the Republican side Lincolnettes Club To Meet Thursday * A Junior Lincolnettes M* etin** .will be held Thursday. April 7 a’ (the Walkerton High School Hom* ।Economics Lounge. The meeting j will start at 330 p. m. An Interesting program is being planned All 4-H girl* who haven’t turned in enrollment sheets may do so at this meeting. I Several acts from Lincoln Twp 4-H Clubs entered the Share-The Fun festival Saturday. April 9. lat New Carlisle High School commencing at 8:00 p m. Harriet

MAKE PLANS FOR 3rd DISTRICT TRIP 1’ ¥ 'it , 1 II IL Jr " ~ " . 7— —■* ■ BT W%_Li * i |||^|^ v ^JKryL JHHMHk tbbbhri Congressman John Bnuiemas iD-lndi. on left, discusses with Son. John F Kennedy (D-Mass ) and his wife, Jackie, final arrangements for the Senator’s tour of the Third District. Sen Kuat^f will combine his campaign in Indiana a Denwx ratic Presidential primary’ with a apeak mg appearance at a fund raising dinner for Om»* greaamar Rrademas at the Unhwsity of Notre Dame Friday mgM. They aril! be in Walkerton al 9:30 on Friday morning at the sorasa of Roosevelt Road and Indiana Street.

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Churches Unit For Holy Week «• Services The churches of the community are joining in a week of serviced beginning with tl" I’alri Sunday service an ! concluding with the F fc-y s. iv c Below arc I stcd the services for jthe week, and th*? places where they are held. I F ilm Sun lay M* t hod; u Church. Union C.hotr, R. v. John Hall will give the sermon "Beneath th? Cross. An offering will be tak» n at this service which supports the work of the Walkerton Ministerial Asset lation. Mm- lay evening Evangelical I United Brethren, Rev J Kemp Tunis will use as his topic, "The Lord of Authority”. Tuesday evening; Pilgrim Holiness Church, with Rev. Paul Loucks giving the sermon. Wednesday evening Presbytc”lan Church. Rev. V. L. Garn* r will deliver the message. Thursday evening United Missionary. K*x?ntz Lake Union Communion. Rev. David Owen will gi.a the Communion Sermon. G*xjd Friday Service—Presbyterian Church. The evening services will ail commence at 7:30 pm. In the Palm Sunday sendee the combine*! choir from all churches will sing. This should be a high point in the services with perhaps 40 voices. The choir is under the direction of R N I^Feber, Donald Weil, Mrs. Arthur McKesson and Mrs. Bortha Urbin. Special songs will be “The Palms" and ' How Great Thou Art". The G«x»*l Fnday services will be from 1 00 to 3:o0, with all the churches participating A list sjK'akcr.s for the service will be in next week's news item These services should command the interest of all the pe*y|? of the community, and we hope they will be largely attended. Mechling and Richard Houser wd! perform a pantomime entitled. “Embraceable You." The Bourbon Beatniks,” a pantomime will include Nancy Williams. Paula M'veau and Anita Kaercher. Richard Houser will play a trumpet »»10. Th? public is invited tn attend the County-Wide Sharc-The-Fun Festival.