Bulletin-Journal, The (Newspaper) - April 8, 1955, Independence, Iowa STATE HISTORICAL 9CCIETY Volume 90, Number 14 April 8, 1955 Two A School District Receives First Insurance Money on Fire Damage The Independence school dis- this week received its first reimbursement on a fire ance policy parried lously had indicated it did not favor extension of school for senior high students Plans IP and some office May 27 and it ment which was damaged in the was that all faculty members had worked following senior high school fire on Feb. 23. About was received from ai insurance company on a er policy to cover costs of re- pairing two office typewriters and a movie were not destroyed m the flames The the fire in moving and setting up quarters in the Jefferson school The school board is expected to meet next week with of the Miller tion Co and fire insurance ad- justers They will hear the en- Odd Fellows To Buy Books money also covered costs of report from the Miller pairing some of the musical on the extent of the damage removed from the to the senior high The burning building but which were report by the Miller Co will form the basis of the settlement by the insurance companies witn the school damaged in Superintendent Victor heim reported this week that a Department of Public In- official said it was acceptable to his department if high school students did not make up two and a half weeks of time which was lost lowing the fire and classes moved into the new Jefferson The opinion was given to Mr. Draheim by Paul state administrator of administration for the department A request for an opinion on the problem was made because of possible ulme of classes m June Also personal and real estate taxes lor school board asked about first half of 1955 still remain aid payments which might have according to County been reduced during the Treasurer Vic Out of school was not in j tax receipts sent out by The school at its regular the treasurer's an meeting Monday is ex- still According to the most of the unpaid taxes to date are in the rural areas of the of the un- paid taxes are on television Mr. White He mated that probably half of the unpaid taxes in Independence are on 18.3% of Tax Receipts Still Unpaid About 18 3 per cent of the to make a final decision on extending school It Kindergarten Round-Up Set T Enrollment To Be Held April 15, 22 Before the tax placed or television the county office sent out about tax receipts This year about tax receipts were sent the Children who will be entering increase being due mostly to kindergarten in the Independence owners of television schools this fall will be enrolled at two different sessions later Some of the people who are now assessed on their sets this Parents of the have never paja taxes sters to be enrolled have been to Mr sorm requested to meet at the local of tne taxpayers who were as schools for the Children living in the third fifth part of the second ward and rural children will be enrolled at the thorne kindergarten on April 15, at p. m. First fourth ward and part of the second ward sters will be enrolled at the school April 22, at 1 30 p on m. sessed only on their hav moved out of town and can't be Taxes for the first half of 1955 were due in the county treasurer's office on March 31. A of three-fourths of one per cent per month will be attached to all unpaid Members of the Odd Fellows of Independence voted to donate he purchase of new book o replace some of the in the senior high chool fire on Feb 23 The money given bv the I. O. O. F. will be used by high school authorities to purchase needed library books for the new senior high library and will supplement some of the ance to be received by the school district to cover part of the Several local residents have books fiom their ow shelves to the high school iut the Odd Fellow's donation is he first nade a local organization Superintendent Victor that there were approximate books in the school which weie burned anr destroyed in the fire on Feb 23 addition to the library here were about 700 other books uch as text books that were lost n the flames At the Odd Fellows meeting Monday the group approved a to a musical fit show here about the middle of May County Cancer Donations Mount Turned In During 1st Week The Buchanan county the American Cancer is 1954 Best Year in County's History for Growing Corn CORN YIELDS AVERAGE PER TOWNSHIP Corn acres Total Acres No. Farms Bushels 1954 Township Total Acres No. Farms Bushels Acres Average Fairbank 164 397600 6352 6259 Hazleton 183 433S95 6676 6494 Buffalo 139 407457 6314 6453 Madison 145 408200 6552 62.30 Perry 155 422600 6416 6586 Washington 176 424090 6894 61.51 132 510645 7280 70.14 Fremont 134 496884 7660 64.86 Westburg 130 478025 7286 6560 Sumner 103 359590 5474 6569 Liberty 149 367460 5807 63.27 Middlefield 122 515960 7331 7038 Jefferson 157 381527 6327 6030 Homer 130 422290 6607 63.91 147 378146 6167 6131 Newton 135 413870 6677 61.98 6817939 105820 64.43 quota during per cent the first week of lie annual fund Mrs Carson chapter an- Wednesday As of that day volunteer workers had turned n contributions from county ilies amounting to 65 The county quota is Mrs. Carson reported that two Rowley and already have exceeded their Rowley with Mrs. Carl Sauer as turned in to surpass a residents donated to the drive to exceed a Mrs. Paul Quint is the drive Two Fremont and one Lamont WHAT BIG EARS YOU might be what the ster m the above picture is saying she looks at the enormous Actually the picture is. a fake Even a photographer runs out of material and above picture was made from two the rabbit slightly oversize This photographer even ran out of subjects and had to draft his own Janice for the picture The whole idea is to remind readers that Easter is this Polio Vaccine Program Gefs Approval will county be sent out to all A f l j The meeting will be held m residents who have unpaid room at Emerson taxes as soon as school I he lf these Rose school delinquent taxes could be paid said that the second Jhe notices are sent being divided in order to would save the treasurers of- equalize the load for both a lot of time and Mr. White stated that were over the maik in meeting their quotas Cards announcing the garten enrollment have been sent to parents of all youngsters who will be five years old on or be- fore Sept 15, 1955, as shown m the 1954 school Parents who did not receive the cards may register their ren at the school nearest their Parents have been requested to take alone some proof of the child's birth It is not necessary for the children to attend the enrollment Mrs. Corcoran because a guest day will he held for them in In charge of the round-up are Mrs Corcoran and the two Mrs John Corcoran of the Hawthorne school and Miss Walsh of the Emerson Clerk Issues Two Marriage Licenses To Same Couple Two marriage licenses have been issued by the clerk's of- fice here to the same Arlee reported that a from out-of-town came to his office the other day and asked for duplicate of their Mr. Blank inquired as to w hat had happened to the original license he had given them a few days The gentleman it's still at home on the Mr Blank them the duplicate plus that rush over to the parsonage and use it which they Stock Pledges to Aid Industry Made A duve to pledges on the of stork in the newb Independence Industrial this week was according to of Commerce officials Volunteer teams been since Monday contacting local residents and businessmen who have agreed to buy stock in the new corporation which is to be set up to aid local industry and attract new companies to The stock will be sold at a share and pledges on purchase of the stock now being obtained by The project for the after about in stock is sold will be to eiert a foi the Midwest Wood Products owned by Robett The industrial M the to be ted to Mr Malek the entire this week was awaiting an official report on the Salk polio vaccine program in 1954, parents of chanan county first and second grade children are showing en- for a polio vaccine im- project V. G. Buchanan county man of the Infantile Paralysis and Dr. J. F. Loeck pf the Buchanan County ical reported day that parents of the ren are returning signed The cards in most cases will authorize medical authorities to administer the Salk vaccine to first and second grade children during an inoculation clinic scheduled for later this and second grade All first en Wagner Tells of Work During 35 if ears as Black Hawk Sheriff The problems of juvenile and of making useful citizens of persons who have violated the law were told day evening by Sheriff H. T. Wagner at a meeting of the Independence Lions club at the Hotel Mr. Wagner has been sheriff of Black Hawk county since 1920. Mr. Wagner told of the part he has played in the lives of people otherwise wouldn't have had a second These were people in all walks of many of whom had served time m and who were paroled to In speaking of the problem of juvenile Warner said that the home is the first training school for children and that it is the average American home is not up to He said that in too many homes the parents fail to give the proper discipline and that too often children dictate to ents Mr. Wagner said that in his work he has found too many Mr. Wagner said that as a graduate of the he that youngsters should be given the rules to live by and that their elders should see that children abide by these It is his opinion that parents should give more time to their children give up some of their He pointed out that there are many things money cannot buy and that time spent by the nts with their children reduces the number of youngsters who some day will be labeled as juvenile don't get old men in jail any he adding that the younger generation makes up the major schools have received the polio vaccine enrollment cards The cards are to be signed by the parents if they want their children to receive the free polio vaccine Several schools in the county vail have 100 per cent enrollment of first and second giade ren in the program So though not all cards have been authorities said there were very few parents who they did not want their children to receive the vaccine All enrollment cards must be returned to the teachers soon as The exact dates for the free immunization to be sored by the Polio chapter in cooperation with the county ical have in county town determined The not site yet been for the Red Cross Drive Total Is 6 County 7 Townships Over Top a goal of clinic will be in the St John's chuich in Independence A report on the Salk vaccine will be announced April 12 by the University of If the vaccine is licensed and it uill be made able free of charge by the Polio foundation to all state ments of Three treatments will be given each first or second grade child parents have given their I the corner the Buchanan appi oval Mi said membership ls hoped that the entire at the j extending over a month's can be completed A bumper corn crop in chanan county fgr age yield of 64 43 bushels acre was reported this week by Jay county sion director He said tnat mers m the 16 townships last year harvested a corn crop which totaled bushels This total yield by far the county's largest production of corn and was the result of im- proved farming methods and most an Ideal growing season last spring and The rains came at the most opportune time and the harvest season also was unusually Taking top honors for ing the highest yield of corn per acre last year are farmers in Middlefield township who had an average yield per acre of 7038. Next among the 16 townships for top yield was township with a per acre harvest of 70.14 Byron and Middlefield also grew the most corn uring 1953. Figures on the 1954 corn yield n Buchanan county were compiled y Mr. Partridge from from each farmer in. the 6 The full story on the 1954 corn year in Buchanan county is told in accompanying news columns where figures show the down at corn yield and plantings by reports from previous show the following total corn yields and average bushels per acre in the county for each of the ast nine 1954 total bushels and 64.43 bushel an acre 953 bushels with Red Cross this week was 89135 mark Most of the his been canvassed but sorm of the volunteer workers or out in May men to County last week re- parents too and 4 Students Are Inducted Into Honor Society Three Juniors and One Senior Named To Group by Faculty An initiation ceremony for four at the Independence high school was held last Wednesday when three juniors and one were inducted into the tional Honor society Students who were received into the honor society are Malcolm Janice Marilyn all and Carol Ann Mai senior Eligible for membership in the are students who maintain a B scholastic age and who are selected by the entire high school faculty on the basis of the character and Speakers at the initiation conducted before the dent body in the Jefferson school gymnasium were Randall Clifford or those serving time tor various The plays vital role In the He Mid that It the precepts of the no matter what the that has kept America Mr. Wagner told of work with Waterloo industries who a Christian to hire men who had paid for their crimes and were on parole Mr. Wagner said he planned to retire jind that he would miss the of tion among persons who wise most likely would not re- a helping It is a unique program of m which Mr. Wagner pioneered that has made his work as iff so Program chairman for the meeting was Robert Titsworth Robert ed at the Dick Walsh reported on the recent Lions club benefit basketball game which netted the club's and charity fund over Buchanan county before school ABOUT M BOWLERS from the Lucky Lanes in Independence went to Dubuque last Saturday to take purl in the Iowa slate junior bowling The group left Independence about 10-30 in a chartered and returned at about p m. that The tourney at Dubuque will end thli Cabalka and Ann Harrington Chairman of the was Dennis Wessels who in- to Lou campaign a letter on the the four student I tion program from the president ers Principal R. V Lybeck ex- He reported that six county towns and seven townships have v Caughlan said of the Iowa State Medical In his Dr financed by exceeded their quota in membership campaign of the The towns the Polio could quota and total sent one of the greatest ments in conquering disease in tions 8117.60: Rowley and Aurora Townships where resident history of medical science This is not a j charity or a socialized medicine but is a well-planned scientific experiment conducted in the requirements for en- hance into the National Honorary society hive Riven donations the truly American manner the goal are Cono 70 I There is no question but that this 25; defeat of one of public 65 Jefferson greatest enemies will attract more Prerent members of the I. H. S. society in addition to the four initiates Diana Ann Cliff Randall Dennis Wessels and Francis The society was founded ir 1921 by the National Association f Secondary Schools Principals who wished to honor students who made high scholastic marks and who had demonstrated leadership and other character attributes The local chapter usually hold wo initiation ceremonies a year the one last week had been eld Newton public attention than anything 75 and Sumnor has occurred since the Two towns yet to be heard from ation of the first atomic bomb -n the annual drive are Jesup and It is essential that the medical j postponed because of the senior Campaign officials are carrying hopeful that the goal can school children profession assume Us proper I R February Mrs in carrying out the inoculation Iowa Florence Peters is the chapter Charles V. Dies in Montana Charles V a former resident of died Apul 5, at a hospital in Haver Mont The son of Mr an Mrs M he was born in in 1876 and left hci 30 years ago He is survived by one of Big two Mrs. O. C. Sauer of Coggon and Mrs. D. E. James of two Dr. Sam W. Geiser of and Mott Geiser of Sioux S. Funeral weie held at Big Sandy on bushel 61.2 bushel an acre 1951 bushels with 42.6 bushel 1950 44.4 bushels an acre 1948 bushels and 47.3 an acre bushels with 59 8 bushels an acre 1947 bushels total and 25.6 bushels and 1946 total production in ty and 50.9 bushel an acre Saturday Night Closing Hour Set 9 O'Clock Time To Be Continued The Saturday night closing hour of 9 o'clock for retail stores will continue to be in effect in throughout this the retail bureau of the Senior ber of Commerce announced this week Recently 2. poll was taken of merchants bv the bureau to ob- tain the opinions of businessmen on Saturday night closing hours for the spring and summer Art bureau reported that a ity of the merchants polled vored the continuation of the 9 p. m. Saturday closing time now in Most local cery stores and restaurants have later Saturday night closing hours which will not be The Chamber of Commerce re- minded persons that retail stoics will be closed from noon until 3pm April 8 in order that all personnel in the attend special Good chuich SPIV ices THE is one of the acts in the St. John's variety show which will be held at the St John's gym April Left to right in the picture Jean Marilyn Barbara McAlcer and Mary Ellen
