Walkerton Independent, Volume 83, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 21 April 1960 — Page 6

WALKERTON INDEPENDENT — April 21, 1960

| EDITORIAL Wth the spring weather here, it is time the Town of Walkerton ondugo's a Spring Clcm-Up. A combimd effort of the n.u han’.; ar. 1 residents, .dike could n.a! ? our t >wn a mu h more attractive jaie to live, tt ttainly T i outs.d i'■ to e and also a h o.A on i'l ’ r mitary side It would b< a g » 1 task, nr thbucness houses to w i k t<-g»tl,c: in this resp< t .et a < <«rt dn ti;::.' lot a big < lean-up di v> and n. k • chopping ,n Walkerton the n:o..t attractive that it cm p< s .bly be. With the big town-wi-e pror. a;;n coming next week. the thoughts <>f offering the h« st in c mwn.- < n< e* for the customers seems 'd'e only g<>od business A m ‘rchant will go to almo; t any extent to make the inside of Ins stop* attractive. but the cutt de should not be neglected in this respect either. Especially in this windy season of the yeai. much dirt, papeis. leaves and trash is blown around, up and down the business district until it € nnes to nest in front or the local I.sinews houses. Why then. Fhouldn't the outside be given equal consideration also? For the residents, one certainty enjoys Visiting a town where the lawns and properties are kept in r. at order Nothing attracts more favorabel comment than towns n id cities, or at least s< etions of such, in this condition. The efforts of most have been very good v. ith die coming of the much milder weather, but still a lot can be cl- ne. Take a look around, d.res your yard or business look as nice ns it could with just a few mor hours work? Well, if not. then don’t you think that this time would be well-spent in this respect ? Our town is something to be pi oud of Let's not degrade it for r. 1 by the carelessness and unLdincss of just a few. The Walkerton Chamber of Commerce purchased waste containers for the main street last year, and thou* usage alone has. done a considerable job for the appearance o? the town. Despite the small size of papers from candy bars, ice cream and so forth, the bad appearan< e given by these makes the town look just that much worse Lt's you and I in fact everyone from the small children to the adults, make an effort to clean our town and help to keep it clean once this is done. Remember, it's your home, too! MISS TRAVIS —THIRD GRADE We have five children with perfect attendance for these five terms. They are Linda BelLnger, Steven Buswell, Sharon Howard Lloyd Roth and Douglas Storey We an* Very sorry to lose Eil'y Watts, who is moving with his f <miiy to Fulton County He will attend school in Rochester, A pessimist is just a sentimental optimist who expected too much, i

Chicken and Homemade Noodles APRIL 30 Served at the American Legion Hall In North Liberty SERS ING 5.00 to S:00 P. M. 2ta2l v. n

Orcutts To Observe Silver Anniversary r JL 4^ll r'«■ § Mr and Mrs Stanley Orcutt will be honored Sunday on the occasion of their 25th wedding ann versary. A reception will lie held at the Town Chib from one U I five o'clock. No formal invitations hav • been issued. The Orcutts hair three sons. Richard, a student at Purdue University Extension in Fort Wayne, Roger and Phillip ut home. The Orcutts were married Apr. 12. .1935. in Columbia City, and have resided in this area since 1942. Mr. Orcutt was with the Kingsbury Ordnance Plant for lb years. He is now with Bendix Aviation Corji. in South Bend. FFA Attends Stale Convention Five boys and Mr. Blaisdell. Vo-Ag. teacher. attended the 31st. annual FFA convention at I*urdue University Apnl 14 and 15. Approximately ISOO FFA members attended from the entire state On Thursday afternoon Warren Wood was elected Distdct II secretary. This includes St. Joseph, Elkhart, Marshall, Fulton and Kosciusko counties with 32 FFA chapters. At the state. FFA band meeting Don Thomas was elected’state FFA band secretary. The state FFA band is made up of FFA members throughout the state. Those attending from here included Mr Blaisdell. Jim Seiders. David Knowlton, John Stahly, Warren Wood and Don Thomas JOHNSON TUI’ COMPLETES ’ RED ( ROSS DRIVE Johnson Twp completed its Red | C ross Drive last week with a total of $75 50 c ollected. The quota f<»r the township was $75 00 The chairmen of the drive were Mis. Brook Bowers and Mrs. Earl L. Smith . Others soliciting were: Mrs. Larmon Kaser Mrs G en And■■»^on M** . Ira Ix'e Thorias. Mrs. Marion Robinson, Mrs. John Stahly, Mrs. lx>n Wray and Mrs Phillip Kollar. Mrs. Phillip Kollar is the Johnson Township Board NJember of the LaPorte County Red (Crons Chapter

Elected To Stale FFA Offices - . *' . „ ; ' .-iA ■. »*• ■■ . —/■’> if# b SM Don Thomas. left, and Warren Wood are sho^n congratulatmg one another after returning to Walkerton from the State FFA Convention Don was elected State FFA Band Secretary and Warien was chosen District IT Secretary

0. E. S. News The members of Walkerton Chapter O. E. S. were welcomed by Mrs. Bess Gimk lberger. a Past Matron, as they entered the Cha; - ter Tuesday night. The Worthy Mation. Mrs. David Mellin, welcomed all and gave a lovely reading. It Doesn't Pay to Worry.'' Mrs. LaMar Stably, of South Berd the District Deputy, was escorteil to the East. The regular business was taken care ot after which the members formed a circle around the altar. Led by the Worthy Patron. David Mellin, the group renewed their obligation. Mrs Stahly made a few remarks thanking the chapter for their cooperation and courtesies shown during her term as Disctrict Deputy. Tito Grand Chapter meets m Indianapolis next week when a new’ Distnct Deput j’ will be selected. The evening closed with refreshment! being served by MLis Thelma Helton and her committee. Tim May 3rd meeting will honor "Mother ” On May 17. the Past Marthas will be honored and a memorial service held for departed members. Dr. and Mrs. William Bilyeu, the former Mary Anne Eiler, are moving July Ist to Midland, Mich., where Dr. Bilyeu will be an a--of Dr. Harvey Who is the President of the American Osteopathic Association, for the ensuing year. Guests in the home of Mrs. Frank Dunn. Easter Sunday w’ere Mr and Mrs. Fred Hams and children. Mr and Mrs Robert Gore and sons. Chicago, Mr and Mrs. Pete Dunn and sons, Goshen, Mr. and Mrs Rasso Dunnurk, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kenney and children, South Bend. Help pro..mt fire*.

Mr. KAckbiish—Class This week our class receive 1 report cards. We also finished our projects in geography. In Science we are about finished with the book and are going into health. In arithmetic we are working with multiplication of decimals We are tel'ing fable 3 and their morals in English. Jerry Gaddis Reporter-

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, President Hears Culver Choir President Eisenhower was in tha congregation of the National J Presbyterian Church in Washjng|ton, D C , when the Culver Chapel Choir sang Sunday, Apnl 3, and was most complimentary about ■ the singing and conduct of the choir members. Gene Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Palmer, Koontz Lake, was one oi* the i members participating In the program. | The choir a’-so appeared at the Washington Cathedral, tiie Washington Golf and Country Club and the opening festivities of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

■rwwwi SERVICE NOTES

San Diego. Calif. — Marine Pvt. Firley R. Alien, son of Mr. anti Mra. Clarence Allen. Route 3, Walkerton. Ind. completed recruit training March 31 at the Marine Corpa Recruit Depot, San Diego, Calif. The 11-week course included instruction in all basic military subjects and infantry weapons. Upon completion of training new Marin*** are a-ssigned to a unit for further infantry training, or to one of the many Marine Corps schools.

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