Walkerton Independent, Volume 85, Number 1, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 4 January 1962 — Page 1

Walkerton Independent

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KOONTZ LAKE MAN KILLED IN ACCIDENT

P.T.A. To \J _ Sponsor Adult Typing Class Charles Roush. tea< her in the Walkerton High S<h<ol. will instru<t a 'minw in adult typing in the High School Building. He will meet with the group an Monday. January h. at 7 pm in the typinroom At that time the dates and time of *la 'WH uill be set All inter* -ted adults are invited to attend. January 29 our Parent and Family lase Chairman, Rev. David Owen will h< Id a meeting of interest to all parent* The <h nasion will be* “What Kind of a Parent Are You" ’ It will deal with the self evaluation of parents and w^rat is expected of them in our society today The meeting will be held in the Elementary Music ro-m nt 730 p m. TB League J Dance Friday Every v* ar one T* en I'an* < is spon* red by the TB League in WaUort -n This year * dance will lx held Friday night at the Youth Building Till >- poir* red through th'- representative to the TB I/'ag le from Walkerton High School and Mr . Inn-h-w Doll Township chairman'') For this dance th< a<Tmi sion pti«< will be boosted to 25 cents with the dour receipts g* mg to the TB league. Record'd music will be featured from *3O to 11:00 pm. Chaperones will be furnished by Mrs. Doll. □-~ - □ DE ATH NOTICE □ □ Alfred C. White Alfred C Whit* 70 of Bemidji Minnesota died at the Bemidji hospital Wedncwiay, Dtcembe: 27 following an extended dine- Hr wa- born in Ihggm villr, M<» Juiy 24 He moved to Nirth Dakota in 1907 where h* married Florence Anderson in 1912 In 1942 they moved to Indiana where thay lived until he retired in 1957. when they returned to Minnesota. Surviving are his wife; five sons. Elmer, of Puposky. Minn : Alfred and Dale, Side Lake. Minn ; Elvin of Walkerton, and James. Minneapolis Minn ; seven daughters. Mrs John Marks, of Puposky; Mrs Ray Nuabaum, Mrs Glenn Trust and Mrs John Domaniak. all of Walkerton; Mrs. James Mang***. Goshen, Ind , Mrs Gerald Archbold Okaian Ind, and Mrs. Ralph I>omaniaok Chamberlain S D . two brothers Walter Black Diamond, Caruuia and Elvm Bettendorf. lowa a sister Mrs Bea ic Lambright. Port Hammond. B C.; 36 grandchildren and one greatgrand* Hiki Funeral - < rvircs wer* held at 2 pm Saturday at Bimldji with burial at the Island Lake rem**tery. HUMM. STXK KIBF.KVH Instal ation of 1962 officers of Evening Star Rebekah Lodge N *. 465 will be held during an open meeting in the I () O. F. Hall at 7 30 p m Thursday January II Mr« Fern Martin District 3 deputy president will be Installing officer. Refreshments will he -erved following the in tallation ceremonv Our next regular meeting will be January 9th.

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TB Donations Still Accepted Rll*«lnr«*s House Bonds Bob s Furniture Mart Rood a Eie«tnc Indhdiinl Bond* Harold Ruby E A. Lonzo High School Walter Zolman Jeanette Guttman Fiat .ha Bewley Donald Weil St. Pair* i< k School Grade School Naomi Keeling Mary Jane Beaty Genevieve Dailey Fr ino-n Curtin Welthea Burnsrk* L .* ill-- Gat imr H. len Wright Mary Miller Virgil Gwin Grade S* hool Bonds Mrs Dalle\- 7th Grade Mr M <r sth Grade Mr*. Beaty 4th Grade Mrs Curtis Ith Grade Mr Burnside 3rd Grad** Mrs. Wright Ist Grado

Mr* Shu h v Ist Grade Individual < ontriimtions Twin Anderson Robert Awald Jam* s BaKxiugh Fret! Bellinger Clyde Bak W P. Cowan Omi T, Farrar luonel Hostetler Stanley Hmrtrtter Alls rt Huhnke Jr. Elmer Hunt Clifford latßere Levi Kemp Frank L-wis Regina Mal staff C J Mvrhk R*ibert Northam Dale Scarbrough William Skinner Robert Smith S. D. Sprunger Mr- Grant Steele Clan !• Watkins Virgii W Jfenbnrger Mt Fred W* Iff Kenneth Wra,v Ix-e f’hapman Vein a Stahly Gharles Martin y Police News v Three teen ago boys, two 15 and one 14, broke into vending machines at the Uptown Ixiundromat Saturday night, getting $22 00 in change. They were sighted |\v a neighbor who reported it to the police, but Mere not apprehended until Tuesday night when they confessed The record of tfiis wm turned over to the str Joseph County Juvenile authorities and the loss is to be made up hv the parentsj A minor property damage accident necured in the High School parking lot Wednesday as Gary Wolf, übarger. 201 Indiana St and lx* Savoie. 12* Clark St were involved in a mishap Da!* - agej, were estimated at tpproximately SIOO 00 at th«- early date No arrest was made. License Branch .Announces Hours The Walkerton Ucen»e Branch ann<>unrt*s that during montha of January and Februai v the branch will be ofM*n for busineas from * 00 a m to 5:00 I 1 n1 Mandigy thru Saturday, and will remain open until SOO p m on Monday nights The branch is located at the corner of Virginia Street, t Road 23 > and Adams Street.

Engaged MH I '■ Hr ' - - . • Mr and Mrs Marvin Nulf, Rt. 1 L>P >rt»- annouM •• the engagement of then <laught«-r Mary L u to Fi *-4 Newland, son of Mr and Mrs John Newland. Rt 1 W i k.-rt ’ll No w.-ddlng date has b* < n set.

Burials Listed For 1961 In Woodlawn Cemetery There were 52 burials, in the Walk' iton Cirmetcry dunng Ro*!, airo.-ding to Raymond Bugles, secretary of the Association. They ar*- listed according to th*month in which thuy cccun*d. Jan ary M irion Jan es Srarbrough Homer Jay Bodine, Otto Aller' Milh-r Maude fJoodwihie Davi*l !x-e Burly February Carol Ann Matto ks (infant* Hazel J. C 11 Wor*len S Whitak*!, C.^k- Renslwrgtr Jam* * c;. Bus.d* Esther Scarbrough. Stu h Clem K Tutt!'- C« lie F ilh-r Char.c.H E Wolff Sarah Maher. April L> .is C Mi-.* r, Mabel K-!V- !>-* C Bell Ra\ D Buckle. .May Ray Kaufman. Ethel T« n« r A.la V Reinhardt Muy Jane lx-m*rt, Owen C Johnson Clarence Hoover Jun* - Charles 1^ fner. John H Kelso. July Olive A levers Pearl McCarty Edie Gayhart, Maud N Tank. August Harold Louts Kcxh. Estel J. Amor. Si’ptwhber Helen Goppert Wilkinson, Mane (ipal Horna<Liy. Jc*eph P. Smith. Florence Cripe Oct- ber Sarah E Rog*t* Fred Cable Florence Sult X^vrtle Martin November - John Undsley Charles L Tinkey, Marion H Cook. December John Clark. Donnie and Ronnie Dankeit (infants!, Anna Pl*-pie Lia Mae Sanders, Lillian A Jackson H«nrv Clyde Walter, Harold D Zellers The board members of the Cem< tery Association are Marvin Stahly Charles Cnp«- Jr Frank Lewis, Arthur Zigler and Raymond Beagles. The D.iil irest . the second Monday evening of ea* h month at the fire itati*m -i’ 7 pm and anvon*- interested is welcome to tht 4 M meetings. Raymond Beagle* secretary GOOD OITOBTI MTV Don't gi\-e up the fellow who hangs on in the face of life's obstacle* has the be*t chance of achieving «uoc«*»a. Iki Wbe — Adret Use!

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Chamber Meeting Postponed Until January 18th Tic tegular meeting of the Walk* rton Chamber of C"in- »< heduled fur Thursdav. January 11 will Im- post|>oned or.' wrik tv fit into the pr< gram more conveniently The meeting will start with the usual luncheon m* ai it IL il e dining room nt 12 (M) noon Fallowing the dinner, th* gr< ip will move to the Pyro Eli-' tni plan! to take a tour through th* ir plant This is part of a pr gram f>r the var to vi-it th«- W dio rton Industrie •. Jerry Rains i. < hairman for th*- ni'-' ting and res' rvations should b<> ma*L- in advance of the in' bug to se* u tary Branson Hiatt. Th*- new officers for the year of 1962 will I,*.* charge of the ( hambe: now under president' Robert Ell. January i Hu- month for mem. bership Bob Urbin i . memb<r.ship * hairman I a 1962 and th*-

pre .fl t r:.<-’ Lej -hlp Will be * »n---ta* ted plus any business p< r »*.n who r- not pres*nt|y a m**mbei If you would like to join the Chamber of (’<>m'i * i •• * *nta< t Bob Urbin and y* i will be visited A • irn* i and more a* tiv*gr .up i. th* in :><• for 1962 The Chamber is the < nly nx-m. of organizing any promotions or plans f«»r th*- merchant is we|! ( .* b'-ing the number one group interested in brm/in^ m-.v busm*to Walkerton Y ur membership miyv help th»* r two functions opClate on a better ba. is. Community ( hib To Meet Friday The Community Club wdl meet Fl i 'av at the < ‘"mi' ;m', x . Bmi-l-ing in Walkerton with de-Mt'. at 1 <k» p m The rvll all will b<answer'd with a 81l > wm,' an ! the program will ls> h-d by Mi Al I>n-w on diff' r*-nt t* i: .ri n* Hoste o s for the ! < 'ting ar* Mm R. N UiFebcr .*•■l Mr J.u k Hannegan. Lar^e Crowd Attends Teen Dance A cr wd < f well over 2*” T'-cn Ag«r» turn'd out f>o the annual N*-w Year's E*> e dan* e at the Youth Building in Walkerton The crowd enjoyed the evening of dancing and bringing in th* N*w Year. Refreshments of pun- h and jx>tato chips were given t" the group all night kg"g with favors hats and n< isetnakers to help bring in the New Year The dance wax held from 9 00 p n to 12 30 a m Auxiliary News The An • ri* an la g; *n an*! \uxlUary L» *• t* -4 sin <-rr thanks ’<> ■’ *'./*’ n trot all personal help ^ ’h f - J f r our Christmas ba We gave * / ’ » * - ’ with about 56 children .• I kL^I with toy* for all Our only h"t- i» ihP • '• not nu*s avn' that -I I have had a basket. The Legion and A -Mhary sh«red the expnsc for the remainder of the food for these baskets Th* regular meeting of tbe Auxiliary' Win be held Thur-dav January 4 at the l/ gion Hou e If you haven't renewed your membership a’ vet you art- urged to do so m.w as we must reach our quota by January 20.

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Icy Road Is Blamed For Crash Ern l 'd William Ju ti* *-. 21 of rout*- 1 Grov*-rb wn md a f*u m<r I'^.'l'nt of Walk*! t*>n. wa* nille*! it 12 ah a m Sa' r-Lu'. December 30, as the car he was driving *tru* k a tree. Justice, southboun*! on Indiana 23. fai -d L* manipulate the first * une at K* ntz Lake losing control <f the car ami hitting a tree broadside. Starke County il'-putie* who in vt-.aig I’ed th' a- > idrnt r* p rted that Justi*'' apparently hit an ie v v pat* h <>n th* r* ad to cau^e Phs f i.ntrol m*t t.ulmc to n ake th'- cmve properly IL- wa* traveling alone at tin- time. .IllHtH-e w.* pronoun ’4 <l>a ! at th* scene of the o«i4cn! by Starke County Coroner. Ray Bi iman of Kn x The * ills*- of death was listed *. a kull na - ture. Justice ws born in I„*fa-.ett« Ind on June 29 1937 Surviving a ** the par*nts, Mr and Mr Erne tJ i ti<c a -t'-r, Mr Shirley Allen, Kikexill*-, four bi' th* r R* - i!4 D.ivul r I lairry. all at home ami EdAaul G. with th*- U. S Airforce, li.*vis A F B in California: and a grandfather William Toman Lifayttc Justice w is employ*! hv th** I’ S Steel m Gary. In I Funeral sere. «s were held at 2 pm TU'-Mlay in the Walkerton Meth 'll ’ Chui h with Rev Harold Hot'hki- offi .atmg. Intv. ment wa* in Woodlawn cw.thry, Walkei ton. Adult Fanners Classes To Start January 6th This year's Adult Farmer Cla will -tar! *>n Saturday January 6 with the topi’ on HystmiM-m* The class will meet at the Walkerton High S» 1- at *'* » am. are! will m* ve by bus to the Lloyd Shoemaker residence at North Liberty From there Mr Shoemaker will conduct a tour to th*- m st pr o.merit Hvdroponic establishment in this area. If there are any quest ons *’onceming this class or any of the flowing classes, the interested party n*y call the vocational agricultural instructor Harold Matteson at Walkerton High School or call 5*6-3446. A list of classes Will be given at the first meeting Indians Return To Basketball Wars Saturday W i-kert. n - High School Tndlan > with a I won and 6 lost record to date, return to the basketball wins this Saturday night as thqv host th« Greene Twp Build* gs game tim«. 7JM pm The Indians then will also h »*t Union Tounstup on Tue-day night as thes* two games will be the final tune-up L r the 8»62 edition of the St Jose ph County toumqy Walkerton has played Mur.e ■ real go xi Lill tms year and sonevery j*» r ball as wril They seem to phv. the b* it against the • tougher opj»onent* but they will . have to become more consistent - if they are to advance in the t'Urm y.