Bulletin-Journal, The (Newspaper) - November 11, 1966, Independence, Iowa Independence Bridge Proposal Given Overwhelming Support SAFETY arrow points to a broken stabilizing support underneath the old 2nd St. across the Councilman Miller Monday in revealing the latest point of deterioration of the structure suggested a study be made to determine if crossings aie Tuesday local voters agreed to 367 in special that a new bridge is Display Of Flags Is Urged James commander of the local post of the American has requested business firms and residents in Independence the American flag in observance of Day Nov. 11. Donovan commander of Post 2440 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars has asked that all persons pause at 11 a.m. that day to offer a silent prayer for American soldiers fighting in Viet There will be no special observance of the holiday in although most government offices and banks will be closed all Included are the courthouse ASC FHA Soil Conservation office and attorneys The city clerk's office will be open The local post office will observe regular holiday schedules with no rural or city Retail stores in Independence will maintain regular business Members of the American Legion will have their annual soup supper Friday evening at the Legion Oyster and bean soup will be served instead of the usual mulligan Largest Draft 12 Men Leave for Service The largest county draft gent since the Viet Nam war broke out left Independence last week for induction into the Twelve county young men left for Ft. Bliss In El Texas to begin their basic training following Induction into the U.S. The Buchanan county Selective Service system announced the lowing men inducted into the army on Nov. 2: Donald W. Roger W. Nicholas J. Richard L. Need Substitute Independence voters gave over- whelming support to a proposal by the city council to construct a new river bridge in ial The ballot asked for an opinion on issuance of In general obligation bonds to build a to replace the ancient 2nd St. with in favor and 3C7 By wards the vote 339 110 70 02 1 276 73 The council is not by the vote but is expected to give consideration to the plan in Next in the planning stage is deciding on a location foi the structure with ear liet dis- cussions among council men split be- tween the present site and a Uon in the of Oth to 7th connect ing and Constructed in 1894, the tion of the has been a topic of discussion for many An report made in 1M7 indicated the bridge was badly rusted in places then with west end span no longer ing as a A new bridge or were it was revealed that a brace underneath structure has At a ial meeting of the council Monday night Councilman Miller ed for another study to ascertain if the bridge is safe for travel or should be of these days it will fall in and then we'll have a real expense on our said There was general agreement that something should be done to face the problem but no action was f Serving the Ever-Growing Independence and Buchanan Trade Area VOLUME 101 NUMBER 45 IOWA NOVEMBER 11, 1966 2 PAGES County Voters Follow State-Wide Trends Approval Given For To Purchase Maintenance Garage Kitner Defeats Harrington For Seat In House Buchanan county voters followed state-wide trends Tuesday in the senatorial and statehouse races but against the in the ond district congressional battle as they turned out in above average numbers for a eral County voters replaced a ocrat in the Iowa House of with a put two incumbent GOP county officials back In office and named another Republican to a supervisor's The lone county Democrat elected was running Atty. Harlan who drew AHT WAYNE HAVENS Gary R. Gregory D. In- Elmer F. Nicholas J. Gary W. Martin R. ald J. Ernie S. The October induction total from this county was 10 men with several U.S. easily a new voters Senator Jack Miller won across Iowa in a bid for term and Buchanan county assisted with a to margin over his Substitute teachers for the mentary department of the Community School district are needed for the current school year according to elementary Substitute teachers should have either a professional teaching or a substitute teaching certificate Kiner Anyone interested in substitute teaching should contact Kiner at the School administration 124 3rd ave. SE or call 334-2538. Total Exceeds A total in collections and pledges have been contributed to the Buchanan county United Fund as of Wednesday according to Mrs. Roger Willey who Is In charge of the UF office Workers again are urged to In- crease their efforts to wind up the current campaign which has a goal of Volunteer workers completing their canvass are asked to report as soon as possible to UF quarters In the old Coast to Coast building next to Farmers State Savings Office hours are 9 m. to noon and 1 to p.m. The collections Include re- from Black Hawk United Services representing 50 on Page 2) poster In United Fund headquarters he re uses red light bulbs to signify progress in the current county-wide Each row of lights when turned on means has been So far three rows are F U N D Elm Tree Removal Due An Independence City council committee was named Monday night to work on a plan for tree removal from parking areas in connection with the spread of Dutch Elm disease in the Lacey Ed Belgarde and Glenn Maynard will meet with municipal light plant trustees and County Ex- tension Director Jay Partridge on the Light plant crews and private firms have handled tree re- moval here to Partridge has long stressed the need for a program to combat Dutch Elm It has been estimated that elm trees are growing on parking areas in the If all had to be removed at the estimated cost of each the would total some It is believed a sanitation program involving quick removal of dead and dying trees and burning the wood would help save many of the Officials have pointed out in the past that private property owners must also take part in such a plan if an overall control program is to be In other business during the ial meeting the council set Nov. 15 as the date for the release of City Engineer Richard King who ed the post last week to take the position as assistant city engineer at He will receive a week's vacation pay for vacation time not In connection with vacations the council agreed to stay with a new policy allowing three weeks tion for city employes with service starting Jan. 1, 1967. trolman Vern a policeman since Sept. 1, 1955, had requested the three weeks this Gee gave a report on municipal airport construction progress and said If tiling work is completed this fall the strip could be used by on Page 2) Democrat Precinct Tabulation Chart on Page 2 Gov. Harold one of only three Democrats sent back to the statehouse as Iowa returned to its GOP tradition following the Democratic sweep two years won in Buchanan county over Wilham Murray to Lt. nor Robert who made It back by a very slim state-wide won in Buchanan county to 191 over Republican Max Milo In the Second district ional balloting incumbent Democrat John Culver of Cedar Rapids was edged by Cedar Rapids Mayor ert an county but Culver took the district race to He was one of just two Democratic congressmen returned to Washington from the seven Iowa districts as cans jumped from a 6-1 deficit two years ago to a 5-2 margin over the Incumbent State Representative Harrington of Independence lost out on his bid to represent Buchanan county again at Des Monies as Republican Art Kitner of won by 314 to 3, 133. Republican County Treasurer elyn Miller won by the widest gin In the she turned back the challenge of Democrat Floyd Pilcher 4.563 to on Page 2) EVELYN MILLER LESLIE FRY Candidates For Industrial Boards Named Candidates for positions on the Independence Chamber of Com- merce and Independence Industrial Development Corp. boards of ectors were announced this Four directors to the chamber board will be elected by mailed ballot for three year are Robert ard A. F. Earl Duane Vernon Robert Usgaard and Arthur Five directors will be named to the industrial board with Elmer Lyle Oliver Gerald Lyle Marlln Smith and Usgaard The results of the elections will Ready Mix Plant Still In Business A stay order permitting the continuing operation of Quality Mix cement plant in Independence was extended Monday by Judge Peter Van The stay order will be in effect until further order of the The original order enjoining the ready mix cement plant from ating was issued by Judge Van Metre following trial in a suit brought by James L. and Carrie Bates whose home is on property adjacent to the cement In addition Mr. and Mrs. Bates were awarded damages of by order of the In subsequent hearings Judge Van Metre Issued and continued the stay of proceedings which permits the ready mix plant to continue op- During the time the plant remains in operation additional damages of per day will be assessed against the firm under the court Oliver Greenley of owner of Quality Ready re- has stated that every attempt will be made to stay in tion at the present even If It means a supreme court He has contended that the area Is not a residential area and the present location of the ready mix cement plant is the best location in the Mr. and Mrs. Bates had asked that the plant be enjoined from op- because of noise and dust generated by the be announced at the annual dinner of the two organizations Nov. 19, at the Hotel There will be a social hour at and dinner at 7 In the banquet room with the smorgasbord menu to feature roast beef and sea Tickets are now available from any chamber director or at the chamber office at SO per couple or for single They will not bc available at the door and Nov. 16, Is the deadline for Members of the two wives or bands and key employes and wives or husbands are Invited to The meeting will be highlighted by a England Towne during which current problems and future development of Independence will be discussed by representatives of the 701 Plan for Comprehensive Community municipal Independence Industrial De- velopment local school People's Memorial hospital and the Mental Health William Klotzbach is chairman of the dinner committee with Rick Fletcher and Gallard ten By a better than margin Buchanan voters Tuesday approved the purchase of the former building at the east edge of Independence for use as a county maintenance Based on returns from 21 of the 22 county the vote was 7G percent In favor of the The measure needed only a simple majority to In the 21 precincts reporting the vote on the proposed of the building and grounds voters were In favor and were op- Returns from ora were not available at press time Hospital Board In Five Buchanan county men who had been appointed to serve on the board of trustees of People's Memorial hospital were elected to the board Tuesday in the first such election held Named to the board by voters in the general election were M. F. mond Eber H. Carl Greif and Reeves At a future meeting of the board of trustees they will draw lots to determine which men will serve two two-year two four-year terms and one six-year In future elections trustees will be elected for six-year The five trustees were named by the board of supervisors when the hospital was turned over to the county Dec. 1, 1960. They have formulated plans for the tion of a new 00-bed hospital on a site at the east edge of town to replace the present hospital It is hoped that bids on construction of the new hospital building can be ed and contracts let later this Unofficial election returns from 20 of the 22 county precincts gave the trustees the following total ber of 720; 722; 712; 724; and 716. Food Market Is Sold Announcement has been made of the sale of Chatham Food 619 2nd Ave. to Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy by the Mrs. Ethel The store name will be changed to Elroy's Food Mr. and Mrs. McElroy will continue to operate their food market in Mrs. Ossman will assist in the operation of the local Inch Of Rainfall Soaks Soil fog and cold weather moved into Buchanan county this A total of of an inch of precipitation was recorded on Nov. 8 and 0 and there were early week forecasts of four inches of snow for this Although parts of Iowa were blanketed by a light snowfall the storm had not shown up at press time of the on Low temperature for the week was 22 degrees on Nov. 9. Early day Nov. 10 ducks were on the move through Buchanan ty and hunters on the river reported good hunting on nearly all species of The light rain on Wednesday brought a halt to harvesting of com by of whom are anxious to get their crops picked before the start of the pheasant season and the avalanche of ers which begins at 8 a.m. Nov. 12. Date High Low Rain Nov. 7 72 Nov. 8 41 Nov. 9 40 Low 32 33 22 The and six and one half acre site leased In the county Jan. 1 at an annual rental of 948. Of this amount will be applied purchase price of Owner of the building and grounds is which formerly used the site as a terminal for its trucks to new cars to dealers in a number of At a later date it is expected that the former Karate and age site near the Illinois Central railroad tracks will be All equipment and materials were moved to the building site early this The proposed purchase of the building carried a sizable ity In each precinct of the The voting by precinct on the posed purchase was as 69 yes and 30 392 yes and 80 84 yes and 33 174 yes and 70 81 yes and 41 no. 194 yes and 11C yes and 39 148 yes and 79 212 yes and 61 212 yes and 118 no. 119 yes and 32 100 yes and 48 4C8 yes and 183 97 yes and 33 222 yes and 02 129 yes and 38 no. Independence first 377 yes and 82 second 340 yes and 62 third 306 yes and 77 fourth 283 yes and 60 fifth 263 yes and 00 no. Approve Change In Retain 5 Judges Two special ballots distributed to voters Tuesday called for approval of a change in the con- amendment and retention of five Supreme Court Buchanan county approved the constitutional amendment and by better than one the retention of all five The constitutional amendment change proposal was confusing to voters because of the way the ballot was A quirk In Iowa law prevented the printing of an ation of the proposed change on paper The ballot asked voters to vote yes or no on striking from line four of Section 26 of Article III of the Iowa constitution the word and inserting the word Simply the amendment will change the effective dates of laws passed by the General Assembly from July 4 to July 1. It has been approved by Iowa legislature and Iowa law requires that the change also must be approved by voters before it becomes Buchanan county voters voted for to against the posed amendment County voters also favored the retention of all five Supreme Court judges who were listed on the ballot this Voters vote yes or no on the retention of the Justices for additional The vote on retention of the judges reported In 20 of the 22 was as Bruce M. Ua yes and 531 Francis H. yes and 508 Robert Iowa yes and 484 M. L. yes and 532 and Maurice C. Sioux yes and 522 no. A JEWS PA PER I
