Walkerton Independent, Volume 83, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 21 April 1960 — Page 5

MAINSTREET GOSSIP No visit to the Hawaiian Island • is complete without a tour oi‘ it ast three other islands beyond >ahu. Two other islands are of ii.•rest in passing. They a " Niik-ui. which is not open to tom - sts, since it is owned mostly by ne family, the Robinsons The in ibitants are pure Hawai r , caking the Hawaiian ißnguag, I’he oth* r island in this group is Molakai. which houses a h prm tium. founded in 1866. Hawaii, our first island visited ut of Honolu'u, was only 35 mindes awayr via the airplane tax’. Trie day was rainy, but that th I not keep us from enjoying an ur.sual experience with one of the ght-seeing car drivers. Blossom, t v name This half-blood native woman, iher mother married a New England whaleri took an interest in us and gave us some trips not scheduled. She is the ! iothcr of six children, all in hool We were surprised to learn thatMwo of her sons in high school re taking 4-H club work, and >ne is feeding out a ca'f as his project. Blossom not only drove her car r sight -Scots, but doubled a- an tretainer in the evenings At cur -tel that evening, she appeared

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with a group from her Mormar Church, singing and dancing the hula, "Lovely Hula Hands.’’ At the end <>f the performance she preented ea h of us the Bakers and Fur lies. with beautiful flowei leis an 1 a kiss. (Hip iv- t is! ind visit was Ma d. , tile \ alb y I land. ; o called beca .* । mo-t f ds [ < .pu'at i«.n liy iin •< bi level stretch of Lind. Incab d hei .vcen ’wo extiivt volcanor ■ M a h gar < ane and pine.,: pl. al, Town i): re. Ono of the p-rltive features of Maui is t' ’ t: ulewind coastline extending f. r 6i* i :ies t i Hana, which is a re sort of casual luxury, due to g being develop-d in an atmosph< r. of old Hawaii. Ami may 1 iicht hero, at all the islands we 1 found luxurious hotels with delectable food. ’ Also on the Island of Maul, we met Dr. ami Mrs Saya Obata and family. Dr. Ohata was the college roommate of Dr Dwight Oak. of * Hanna, in medical school at Sr t Louis, Mo. We had dinner together and then they took us to their home on the Pacific Ocean wheie ’ We met their three daughters, Bar- ( bara, Myra and Marilyn, typical ( Japanese-American girls We als( । met some friends of the Ohatcs. 1 j the Chees. Mr Chee is a banker } who has developed the hobby of growing orchids. They bixmght over enough of the beautiful b-ooms to pack two large boxes for us to 1 send bavk home, but the cold ' weather was a bit too much for 1 them in transit. In that dehghtf .1

climate so near by jet plane , it is hard to realize that it < in be cold anywhere. Mts. O} i;( ta had breakfast with us at our hotel and t!.• nt< "k v. to the au-port. She pre entod M «■ B.ik- r ami Mrs. Finch with Da itifully c. rved ivory . ’ T -• Dim’. s are making pla ■ t • - tertain members of his g- obia'., class at th- ir annual n miun m 19 3 T1 • ■ have visited t H wia-n back for clae-s reum< Mau: i <]• vcloping by leap a 1 A ’ • ' ' . d'ng its shores gixos rrnmi ' a rii dmg famous Wuk ia b, . h with 1 t new hotel.-.'.heady p;a • 1 We hope the development will n t spoil the natural beauty and charm ot the si .ml and it j - p - Our la.-t island stop was H i\\ the b:ggc t one of the group, in fact largei than all th« rest pat toge’h'r Here the fire Goddess Pele, still maintains her home and ' business offi, e. with two a<tice > v<>' inoes. Mauna Loa ami Kilauea, in a constant state of fuming. Hawaii i s also famous for its orchids. anthurium and manj’ |other biautiful flowers, some of which were badly damaged by the January eruptions We were driven as near the crater of the last erupting volcano as possible, and when our friend. Baker, saw it. he said, "If hell is worse than that. I'm going to be pretty good from here on in." The governmer." has a chff house near by with ie]? ite instruments recording the movement of the earth at al!

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times. The watch s a Constant vigil with full 21 hoar service eveiy div Tiicy knew wb.cn the last eruption v.coming, but wc» • not able to pinpoint the ('\act s. ot wlc re it wmi d break through Our plan- - .died f<-r one day inch on tiie th l( > outer islam.s. I d we w.-h* d for more tune tir re H■ i we *o <!•» it <-ver, u■ ' ■ I I m ’ v > d vs ea' h >»n va. h .. i ami 1 -S t ne m H . Hu W - spent five r * day- ..n Oahu ai : left i n tie SS I. h e <,i Friday .‘>r a i r and a 'mif dav tr >. v. | h ,'icd .i •• 1 In us to make b p-t i,n t ,i v.a'. to the Islands N< xt week w- w.ll tell y u. d - ut om stay in (’aid rnia. NOTH E The Business .ml F’t c. < i^.na! Woo on will hold th- ir i• gHa* d: nm • i pet ir a t •'> f;o pm. Th i; r - day. April 2k at the Town Cl :b Mrs Kenneth-Miller > . chairni m of the committee. Blood Donors Needed Ou»- blood hank is v» ry mm h in n»-e<| of hood at Shriner's hospital in Chicago Wp supply all the blood used at this hospital and o ir next date for going to Michael Reese hospital to donate blood will be Sunday. May 1 at 9 a m. Anyone between th-* age of 21 and 60 and healthy are welcome to go Several from here are repilai Jonots and we would iike to add your name to the list The nee I is urgent.

Three h .ndr> d .-xty youngsters from this area, d- pend on you. Se . t' tl n,.'- apple t t s uce January 1. 1960 dui> ing 1959. 1' । I ir’<i' o n contact s-i.'h IM.* s’ <■: i, Clyde <■ ipu. W ! ' • I ■ . Pl Injured In r. S. 6 < rash Saturday W; I ■>: - ■ in M.-n e st . Dp ‘*l c ' r . k i' . ' • ■ 1J '■> -' or I S Cl ;■ ] ' 1; : .■■. \ . ■ . cl.: _. • ■ ' ■ ■ n. ’• ! t • ' ' ' ' . . • ‘' • - N kh I" I. ’ • T e c: • went ( ’• I - -n 1 do.vn the embankii -nt befme *:. l:r g on the railroad 'racks Do.in Was i •-j to W dkert' n by State Pol: • ar i treated for severe facial ’deration- and reD ised by a local t -r. He was <: arg- i with reckless driving by the Ind.ana State polu e who covered the a< cident and the case wa. given to Justice of the Peace H C Miller in LaPaz when* a f r.c and *.ts of $2275 was levied and 1- drivers license suspen-ied f■' 9o da vs The 1960 model cai fit t s drnmg was a total loss. From 'D* 1 -bit off" '•ku.g-dt sooth- a t red mir.d and bodv.

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