Williamsburg Journal Tribune (Newspaper) - December 17, 1964, Williamsburg, Iowa TR and Williamsburg consolidated VOLUME 1964 Number 51 Santa Claus has lost none of his popularity was indicated by the many children who paid him ill Saturday afternoon at the town As the one corner of the auditorium was dec led in keeping with the Christmas With Santa in the picture are Barbara daughter and Ed Stanerson of and Pammy daughter of and Herb Winter not And Stanta will pay a return visit Saturday same same nl Football Monday Banquet innately 200 people turned night to attend the Ll football to tenor conference champions and to the players when i letters were r winners are as follows Lillis and Herb Tom Nick v Tom Larry Duane Frank Paul Jerome Faw John Doug Fur Ken Harold Gerald Lee and Eddie former of and now freshman sneaker for ncf ff atea incidents i as a player both on the m and in the Canadian congratulated the boys Boyd presented the Articles Are Stolen From Trucks Stored For Night in Garage All of the trucks stored in the Midway garage on West Welsh 2re Friday reported missing by the different drivers included a pair of a tools and ciga The trucks are owned by Harry Ora John Jones and Ron Entrance to the building was made through a door on the west side of the formerly a coal Sheriff Spurrier was called to check on the Immanuel Choir To Give Christmas Concert Sunday of Immanuel Lutheran church in York present a concert Sunday evening Nor bert principal of uel Lutheran The program is as follows Dale Cast Junior Adeste Senior high and adult class mem Methodist Youth To Give Christmas Program Sunday Pauls Methodist church school will present a varied pro gram Sunday evening at with a fellowship hour following the Opening 0 Come All Ye ul Scripture The Christ mas Story from Luke Decorating Our Christmas Tree Presentation of Our classes through the 6tih grade clas 0 Hoily Away In The 1st and 2nd grade 0 Little Town Of Beth through sixth Supervisor Assures Council Will Be Paved in 1966 In order to clear up some of the rumors and false information which had gained wide the town council held a special meeting Tuesday night of last week to find out what the future plans are for paving the west of Supervisor George was a guest of the and he in order what future highway construction plans are in Iowa county for the next three The west of Williamsburg graded in This road is slated for paving in County G south of graded last will be paved in 1965 to connect with Interstate County C will be graded in 1965 from Marengo to Interstate This stretch of road will be paved in County V from Victor to In graded this will be paved in When quizzed as to anything that might upset this Schindler said Only a major flood which would take out a big bridge will change this Although in the past the policy has been to grade one year and pave the this plan has had its There are places where the heavy grading does not fully settle in one result ing in cracks and other Hence the revised plan to wait to the second year before The Victor town council recent ly attended a meeting of the super visors in Marengo relative to County graded this and they received the same answer as stated The Iowa county board of super visors has consistency followed the policy of awarding contracts to grading contractors on a no com paction This means the tractor doesnt have to use com paction equipment or use water to speed up This always results in lower bids for erade ses In Excelsis Deo VE boys and Heaven Now Rejoice play of He also intro line Nied the Carroll Scott and Ron rs and the junior high Arthur Button and Terry Riggenbach was mas He presented Messer who spoke the teams record and scholastic pastor of Pauls Methodist church gave The steak dinner by the high school and J school Contractor tied Two More Contracts t final contract for work on in this part of the was awarded by the Iowa Highway commission at i at a letting held was for erosion m Iowa and Johnson coun ting from a point a mile County L interchange Smiles to 218 inter if of was in two parts tarts of Victor was both of one for and the all in The same also awarded a erosion Control work iek miles Brooklyn and Malcoin for nad Previously ero in ally completed some luring the late Distribute Commodities commodities wiM be the court house in and and Saturday Afternoon that the ce will be open Satur n for the convenience want to mail gift Christmas Victor A Joyful Christmas A Babe is Born in Break Forth Oh Beauteous Heav enly Light Johann Joy to the Christmas r a n z Once Long Beside Thy Cradle Here I Stand While by Our Sleeping Flock We iLo How a Rose Eer Praise God 0 Ye Sons oi Oh Jesus So Jesus So We Three Theres A Song In The Silent Adjournment to the Social parlor for fellowship and a visit by Santa Claus to the chil Bond Sales Reach 75 in tl Months Wilbur teer county savings bonds reported that sales of Series E and H savings bonds during Oc tober in Iowa county were This boosts the countys total to for 75 per oj its 1964 Sales in all of Iowa during Octo ber were giving the state a total of for 83 per cent of its the gift this year thai They make ideal gifts and you can do aU your shopping at your sales and per quotas aje shown for counties in this area for 78 Keo tak 98 per 95 per cent 90 per 123ReceJvcToidAge Pension Payments in Iowa Co November Old age assistance was paid to in Iowa county m No sistance in ious dependent Aid lour over an decrease of i an totaling at Harvey Maas and and Gladys Wilson a county officers meetin buque Dec special meeting of the gr includes 14 counties of Pour Footings for New Street Lights Another step toward placing a new street lighting system in Wil completed last when concrete foundations for the new steel poles were pour ed at designated places around the A crew of men had dug the holes the previous A jack hammer was used in most places to cut through the The new poles are on hand and will be put in place according to Ray district manager of the Iowa Electric Light Power Lloyd Fetter In Flight Crew on Trip To Thailand Charles Barney Fetzer recent ly received a copy of the Phoenix Republic in which appear ed a page of pictures of a flight crew who recently made a freight flight to His Major Kloyd was one of the 12 in the crew and appeared in the group picture An other picture showed the flight The other five pictures were of the flight personnel as they went sightseeing at different points enroute and at their destin ation in Brethren Church Program Sunday The Speak will be presented at the Pleasant Grove Grace Brethren church Sunday evening at by the departments of the church What Say The Bells of Christ Away In a Little Baby In A ners and The Shepherds ies We Three high choir Kathy It Came high choir soloist Sunday Virgil Delmar Knock Wins Turkey in Contest One of 52 Agents Information from the American Oil states that Knock of Williamsburg was one of 52 hulk in the state to receive the The bird was a and offered for in creased sales of live per cent over September and October of a year Your Life MORE 7 DAYS TIL CHRISTMAS Fine Two Drivers on Tipsy Driving Charge Also 2 Days in Jail Robert of Deep River entered a plea of guilty to a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated when he appeared in Iowa county district court Judge James Gaffney sent McWilliams to pay a fine o and suspended his drivers license for a period of 60 He also gave him a two day sentence in was arrested 29 on Highway 220 at West Amana by Robert Iowa highway patrol He was indicted on the charge by the grand was a Poweshiek county supervisor and resigned immediately after receiving sent Stanley Hutchinson of Mon was appointed as his suc Alfred Eatwell of Newton Friday entered a plea of guilty to a charge of operating a motor hide while intoxicated and was sentenced by Judge Gaffney to pay a fine of His drivers license was suspended for 60 days and he was given a two day jai sentence in Eatwell was arrested on Inter state 80 near 24 by Richard highway pa and was taken to the Iowa county At his appearance in court the following day he posted a bond and was re his case transferred to dis Valued at Will 3 Discuss Future of Red Cross Chapter May Join Linn Js the South Iowa county Red Cross chapter soon to lose its identity as such Apparently question will be answered one way or another in future as the result of a meeting held here last Wednesday Present were two represent ing Iowa Caunty and three from Cedar One of two now in the will be possibly at a meeting in One will be a consolidation with the Linn county The other will bej called an associate with the Linn county To consolidate means just what it says the South Iowa county chapter will lose its identity and to all intents and purposes be a part of the Linn county organiza All South Iowa county activi ties and funds will become a part of the Linn county As for being an associate the only dif ference is that South Iowa county chapter would retain its financial Despite the fact that interest in the South Iowa county chapter is at a very low nevertheless it has always been able to carry on a membership campaign and raise the designated quota In recent years the chapters major activity has been to carry out the Red Cross water safety program at North Parnell and A large number of children have availed themselves of this privi Thursday Rain Washes Away Most of Snow After several days of biting cold when the mercury dropped to a minus 4 one moderation was order of the weather last enveloped area Wednesday and a light rain fell all day amounting to As the accum of five inches of snow disappeared leaving only thick patches here and Another cold wave moved in whipped along toy a brisk northwest The mercury was down to 8 above Tuesday Attend Open House Of HLV Addition and Messer at tended the open house of the new high school addition of the HLV district at Victor Sun day The new which is of two story is completely modern in every way The large shop area and the combined drafting and electronics room were particularly impres and John Hughes of arrived Friday by plane to spend the holidays with and Robert Hughes and and John McCune and other relatives and AntiRust Chemical Going into Mains Plans which were set in motion last February came to a climax last week when special meters were placed on three of the towns four wells to eject a chemical into the water to keep the iron in sus According to the experience of other towns and cities which have water heavily laden with the use of the meters and chemical will practically overcome the rust problem which has plagued Wil water users for The meters operate in such a manner that chemical is ejected into the water as it is This keeps the ratio under control at all Because of the accumulation of iron in mains and service the rust problem may not be en tirely Cleared up for some 10 Faculty Members Attend Cedar Rapids Regional Meeting A number of the local faculty attended the regional held at Hotel Montrose in Cedar last Friday eve ning and The meeting was sponsored jointly by the Cedar Rapids school district and the State Department of Instruction and dealt with special education and guidance Guidance Di rector Robert Elementary Principal Mary Welsh and Special Education Clara all attended the banquet Friday eve In Cecile Fra Patricia Martha Miss Paula Miss Ethel Ballon and Lucille Osborne attended on Mumm Infant Son Dies After 44 Hours A conducted by Sherwood was held Satur day afternoon at the Jones funeral home for Gordon Ray in fant son of and Wilbert Burial was in the Pilot Grove A few hours after Dec the baby was stricken and was moved from the Marengo hospital to Lukes in Cedar Rapids where he lived to be 46 hours Since the street decorations were put in place many people have been admiring They were used for the first time a year representing an investment of over by the Williams burg Community United Presbyterian Church School Yule Program Dec 20 Children of the church school of the United Presbyterian church will give a Christmas program Sunday evening at 7 oclock with a 37 voice youth choir Pageant of the Nativity j Opening 0 AM Ye Faithful Pageant of the Nativity Angel that appeared to Mary Barbara Tax Tax Scott David Gene Mar William Shaunda Heit Nancy Carol El len Maggie Barbara Kim Detora Linda Linda Peggy Laurie Linda Ro Sandy Cris D a 1 c n e Pali Debbie Jan Susan Brenda Julie Ruth Ann Larry Roy William Glen Douglas Bo Wise Gary Douglas King Chief priests and my Evan Tommy Dan aid Jeffrey Angel appearing to Janet Linda David David Larry Gregory Karen Lind Kathy Ronny Rob Steven Jeffry Win Kathy Ricky David Richard Heidi Richard Debbie Mike Kevin Dennis Mike Harry Rebecca Diane Marilyn Margaret Karen Margaret Susan Jeri lyn Me linda Danny Sandra Debby Songs Song by in a Announcements and Eric Rig David Gregory Dennis to the Fabricating Signs and for Interstate In Place This Winter Work is still in progress on erecting the permanent signs on Interstate Al Construc tio of Boone has the includes segments in Iowa and Johnson Placing of the concrete footings for the signs has been and the crew is now putting guard rails around the sign all of signs are specially made for each and these are now being made This is also true of tine steel on which the signs are due to the different lengths of the two legs supporting ihe As soon as the signs and beams are ready the contractor will put them up this winter as weather Plans are to work in county working Event Is Sponsored By Burg Offering 21 Gifts Next Wednesday will be a day in That will be the occasion for Burg Promotions to give away merchandise prizes valued at There are 21 starting off with a 21inch colored TV CompOrte list will be found on page Every person who has redeemed a stamp book since 23 a year ago will be The cover of every book redeemed will be in the The Christmas gift promotion will get underway at 3 in the downtown 48 Hours Is Limit Of Street Parking The town in the regular December meeting Mon day an ordin ance limits continuous park ing on Williamsburg The new regulation limits park ing in one spot up to 48 This ordinance was prepared after a full discussion of the sub ject at the November There have been instances where cars and trucks have been left day after day continuously without be ing used or line ordinance provides for the removal of such motor vehicles and penalties for the Complete ordinance ap pears elsewhere in this Put Up Lights Around Park Those who helped put up the Christmas bulbs around the square Tuesday night were Barney Fet Vernon Gar Uhl mann and Voroe Married Four Seeks Divorce Veva has filed a petition in the office of Betty clerk of seeking a from her hus Alvin Plaintiff charges cruel and inhuman treat She asks the court for personal and the right to resume her former Veva were married March Jean Pigman has filed a petition against jack Pig man for support of two Plain tiff states in petition she is the common wife of Jack Pigman who lives in Linn She says she is the mother and he is the father of the two Judgments entered as follows Clarence Oil Bernard Clarence Home Lumber Richard Painting of Holbrook Appears in Picture Section of Register Readers of the Des Moines Sun day Register took special notice of the picture in color on the front of the picture section It was a reproduction of a Holbrook by George It was a view looking with Mich aels Catholic church built in on one side of the Mad and the store a few dwellings pn other Second Quarter Sales Taxes Total By 71 Local Retailers Sales taxes collected during the second quarter of 1964 by 71 Wil retailers totaled according to a report re from the State Tax commis This was an increase of over over the first For the same the amount collected by Marengo retailers was and for North Victors total was Sales taxes received other sources totaled vehicle tax collected for the same quarter for 223 units was Schools Will Dismiss For Holiday Vacation Wednesday Afternoon All schools in this area will close next Wednesday afternoon for the annual holiday Williams burg community school will close at and resume again Pauls Lutheran school will close Wednesday at and resume again on Historical Society Elects Deep River Woman New President William Fox rural Deep River was named president of the Iowa County Historical society for 1965 at the annual meeting herd in the town hal Sun Charles Sedzer of Homestead was named vice and Theodore iRessler of Board members elected for two year terms were Rudy Schroeder of Louis Winborn of Wil and Truman Faas of North Other board mem bers who still have a year to serve on their tennis are Dorothy Mc Cune of Clark Hinrichs of rural Guernsey and Miss Emma Blythe of The next meeting of the society will be held at the Williamsburg town at on Work on the log cabin at Maren go progressed nicely before winter set Dorothy and Emma chairmen in charge of furnishings for tihe report that articles are being re ported the article to secure is an did cook If you have an old stove which you would dike to donate to put in Uie please contact Mc Rudy Schroe der or Carl Jaycees Arrange for Children to Talk to Santa on Telephone The Williamsburg Jaycees are announcing that arrangements have again been made for the chil dren of this community to call Santa on the In cooperation with the local telephone four phones will be hooked up to the same num ber to handle the expected large volume of William chairman of has set the following hours for calls on Monday 6 to 9 The number to call for a chat with Santa is MO Stores Will Be Open Two Evenings Monday Tuesday for Shoppers For the convenience of Christ mas Williamsburg stores will be open Monday and Tuesday nights of next Because of the Burg Stamp drawing Wednesday there will be no Wed night Then of all stores will close at 5 Christmas Wins in Gold Rush In the Gold Rush promotion sponsored by the Burg the past iBen Bean won the portable heater at a recent The winning num ber was Pictured are the newly installed 196S Honor club Sitting is President Keith Marengo back row left to Ed ward historian Alice treasurer Diane vice president and Margaret Other members in the dab include Ruth Kathy North English tadora Susan Linda Marengo Pat Belle PJt Diane Harold Honj s
