Walkerton Independent, Volume 85, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 8 March 1962 — Page 1

Walkerton Independent

Volume S 3; Number 10

STORAGE TANK NEARS COMPLETION

New Personal Property Tax Who Must I ile: Every j>erson owning, holding, possessing or controlling personal properly in any capacity, whatsoever on March Ist of a year is required tn file a personal property tax return. Where to file: Returns must he filed with the Township assessor of each Township in which a person has property subject to Assessment. Forms to be filed: Forms 10l must be filed by all persons owning non business and non farm property in Indiana March It, farm property must be reported on Form 102. Business property must be fded on forms 103 and 104. Instruction Sheets with the proper forms will be handed to all Tax-payers by your Deputy Assessors, I>og tax will be collected at the same time. It is very important that again the following information is shown on all Vehicle Assessments: Year - Make - Body - Cylinders - Model - Serial No - other Under other must be listed all accessories on car, that is not Standard equipment, then the (Red book average retail pricer i s shown as the true cash value, and 1 3 of this is taken for the assessed valuation. The deputy assessor will be glad to assist you in giving you the price from the Red book. The same thing applies to Boats, Outboard Motors and Boat Equipment; Yeai, Make. Des< nption. License No,. Bout length. Motor H Power, Special Equipment, year purchased. New or used. The price listed in the Boat book will be used as the Ti ue Cash value and « s of that taken for the Assessed valuation The State Tax Board has adopted “value per room" an I have set the values ai<>i dingy and the taxpayer mm' foil > v this in filling out then fmn ml determined by using thi H again 1 ot this is lak n ii lac assessed valuation. All Interogatory que.-tion- on the bark of the forms must be completely filled out by the taxpayer, and Deputies have been instructed by the State Tax Board not to accept forms unless they are completely filled out. Farm forma 102 are much the same as in pant years, except that all figures from this form must be brought forward to the front sheet of form 101. which then la filed in th* County Assessor's office for any Taxpayer to see if he desiree. Form 103 and 104 are strictly for "Business only” and if instructions are followed, are simple. And in a>klition to business, all charitable, fraternal and trade associations and tax exempt organizations owning any property must have their personal property assessed even though they may be exempt from tax in part or whole Under the law as now exists, this means that wr will have a fair and equitable assessment for every resident of the Slate, regardless of what part of the State you may reside in. and all Assessments are based on a “True cash value," then taking one-third of this foi vour asse »- cd valuation for tax purposes. Every two weeks the local Assessor is required by law to make a report to the County Assessor, as to the number of males between the ages of 21 •nd 50, the total number of auto(Continued on pug* 20j

Plans Made To - Save Rural Roads In Our County In recent action by the County Commissioners, a voluntary program was planned to save ttw extreme damage of county roads during the critical jmriod of spring that is coming Dining the time thawing is taking place the county roads, especially the blacktop roads, suffer heavily from the traffic and the proposed plan is to keep trucks, school busses and other heavy vehicles off the road for this short perI jod John F Solmos, president of the board, said he would ask the co-operation of township trustees and other school authorities, grain elevator operators, milk company owners, farmers and others who use heavy vehicles on county roads. SolmoH said the buses and trucks do considerable damage to roads during the period of thawing. He said he has been informed by road specialists, that the severe winter may cause an above-average amount of damage to county roads. In some counties tn Indiana, ordinances to this effect are valid. This covers only the short period of the serious thaw. However. it was pointed out that there is not much time for such an ordiname thia year and that any action must come voluntarily. This could save thousands of dollars t>f damage that expel ts claim is largely caused by the heavy vehicles Solmos said school buses cause much damage to road They exceed the 111-ton Io id limit m eff<s t on mos*( roads and “they travel on almost every road in the county twice every day," hr said Sohm s said he doesn’t favor closing the schools during the period of th owing I dnt we why the parents can’t u.a- then automobile-) to g-t the < hddi<*n to hr said. The p<r:<-l when mo 4 damage wHI occur probahiv won’t last more Hum a week or two." Solmos said blacktop roads are e p< tally vulnerable to damage when the frost is leaving me ground. "It makes no sense to me for the county to spend >2OO.(MM) a year blacktopping new roads and then to have the roads destroyed by heavy vehicles in a week or two every spring" said Solmos Solmos said the commissioners will notify vehicle operators when they should avoid uMlng county roads "We hope they will cooperate because I m certain if they stay off these roads, they will have a lot better driving during the rest of the year," he said. Solmoa and the other two commis loncis. John E Hanley and Marcel C. VanLu Walle said the amount of damage to the roads has not been determined yet because of the almost continuous cover of ice and snow. Hanley said he expected the damage to be extensive because the ground under the r< ads is frozen tn a depth that is greater than normal. ELEMENTARY MUSIC DEIT. The Elementary School has started to work on a spring festival to be prejM-nted In the High School gym Tuesday evening, April 17. Anyone interested m taking over the decorating of the gym will be welcomed with epen imu

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STORAGE TANK DURING CONSTRUCTION I J * ft • ” i A * ■ El

To Observe World Day 01 Prayer Friday Friday, March 9, tn the d»v of the participation of the annual World Day of Prayer This is not just a local program, but a world wiib- observance as the name indicates The United Church Women of Walkerton announced plana for this observance last week The service will be held un Friday, March 9 at 7 30 p m. in the Presbyterian Church This time was set so more persons, who work in the daytime, could take part in this program This is not just a program for the women, but men are also invited and urged to attend. The ’heme for 1962 is For God So D»ve<l the World The service comes from Christian women in Uniguav Dually, a playlet. ‘The Unbroken Line, will be a part of H e program 'Die Method st ladies are in charge of the plav with Mrs Don Weil as chairman. DEMOLAY TO HOLD IHM E The Demolays wdl have a dance March 23rd. at the Masonic Temple from 5 to 11 pm Th* dame will b< for Hamb*w Girls and Demolay boys and guMts only. Music w 11 be recorded.

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——— — —— - ( I B S< Ol IS TO SPONSOR DAN< E FRIDAY NIGHT 3 h<- commit lee in charge of the Cub Scout Pack in Walkerton will sponsor a Teen Dance Friday night, March 9, at the Elementary School gym. 'Die High Sc hool Dance Band will furnish the music with dancing from S to 11 pm Refreshments will be sold at the dan. * and admission is 75 cents for couples and 40 cents fur single admission. FISH FRY .M AR4 II 9 The T>ner P. T A. will sponsor a fish frv Friday, March 9. at the school cafeteria The fish will be fried by the Johnson Township Sportsmans Club, serving from 5 to X pni Admission wdi be $1 25 adults, tk)c children. B<>Y MOI IS WIN PRIZE Troop 293 <>l B >v S- aits won first prize in the D -tru ! window display contest They won a troop cook kit The displavs were shown during Boy ut week We would like to w el> ome these new boys tn our group James Holland, Tom Hiler Martin Mann Fred Chun h. Dirry Truer Gary Trost and Lloyd Ro^h^ If anyone would like to donate anv Scout equipment phase call Jack Rizek. 5X6 3267 We are still look hr g for uniforms to bu^ fa* lb* buys in Scouts.

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Completed Project Seen In Near Future Tiie ne-.’. storage t mk for the Water Improvement program in Walkerton has ■ aught the fan y of all. and if it h esn t been viewed in the las’ two days, it will not seen; posable that the completion could be " near. With a good bieak m the weather, starting Wednesday March 7. the crew eiertmg the tank '.vent to work on the st- iage tank its* if and have made remarkable progr«'ss sime this time. The storage part, weather permitting. should be completed within the very near future Also, the treatment plant on Ohio Street js continually progressing towards completion With these two projects finished, it would just be a matter of time of tests and approval by the state before the Improvement program will become a part of our everyday water system. The picture at the left was taken last week and shows the < rews working on the various sections of the storage tank on the ground before raising it to the top of the structure The storage tank is put up in 14 no - turns to complete the proje* t that has been underway fur several weeks. POLICE NEWS Three pi*id fines foi traffic violations tins past week, two m the Ju Dee of the Pence Court, and one m Cafetena Court. Roy Baugher Jr, 10X Shamrock St, padi a fine and costs totaling SIS 75 for disregarding a stop sign unto U. S. 6. Elson Barden, route 3, arrest’s! last week foil -.vmg an a< ident, paid a fine and costs u - tMiuD 75 for • , . • .ng • , cL»<ly r i<i n -1 I. w d • • pud i S 2 on : ne t- t a park • ■ \ . .MHoU The < ru-t f p,,’ <’ft ' | W u ’ is , f i thr Co. ; . .. t ion of all people in toe i -i” r nt the dog, that are rmn ng around Walker! >n Thi> t : e f the year many dog are seen running free as i' is d- g 'ax time. Stray dogs ate dangero is, we have learned that from experience in Walkerton, and so the cooperation of al! pet owners m keeping their pets at home and properly tagged t s urged now and at ah time* The burglary at the Walkerton High School budding on December 15th. has been admitted by thiee adults, ail from another area TV.ey did c, nsiderable de nage to the vending machmoe. and some damage in the s hoc! n getting in and attempting to got into a safe. The three, two men and one woman are presen'iy serving sentences for a »imi ar break in at the Nappanee School the same night. They are in j*enal institutions one in M. h.gan City, one at Plainfield and tin- lady in Indianapolis, and that where the Walkerton J-b was admitted ( IIK KEN PIE H\M AND SWEDISH MF ATB\I 1. S| pft R The annual supper of the M^'hodi it Chun h w ill be held Wd-n’-.sday night, March 14. ft" tn 5 to s p m m the hurch dining room The menu will consist of Chi ken Pt* Ham and Swedish Me itball dinners Donations are SI 25 for adults 75 cent* for children under 12 «»J pre-eeh iol children free