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Ballots were mailed out November 20th by the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce listing the names of nominees to the Board of Directors for 1974. Eight nominees have been presented to the Chamber membership, with the four receiving the highest number of votes being elected to the Board for a term of three years. Ballots must be returned to the Chamber office no later than noon, November 30th. Nominees are: Leonard Boys, 23, Route one, partner in Boys Machine Shop. He is a lifelong resident of Wellington and agreed to serve on the Board, if elected, so that he might ‘learn more about the Chamber” and to do his “‘part in helping with activities concerning the Chamber.”’ He considers them most important job for the Chamber in 1974 is “to keep the Wellington Area businesses informed about the problems that face our local businesses and get everyone actively involved in solving these problems.” Harold Branson, 47, 523 East 15th, building contractor has been a local resident 17 years. He believes the most important job for the Chamber in 1974 is to ‘improve on store fronts and interiors. Encourage a department store (clothes) to come in. Jerry Dean, 25, 919 No. Plum, has been a store manager for 30 years, and has lived in Wellington one year, and is Manager of Harry’s IGA. He has been active in the “scheduled activities promoted by the Chamber. ’ is presently serving as Secretary to the Wellington PRIDE program. He wants to serve on the Boa rd because he is ‘‘concerned about the community and the possibilities it has.’’ He feels the most important job for ‘the Chamber’ next year is “to unify our community, survey our housing, and promote com munity development. Also to assist the Wellington PRIDE Program.’ Jerry also com mented,”’ I am very proud of this community and being new in the community I am _ very pleased to see such an active Chamber of Commerce. Kendall Hay, 40, 410 West Harvey has been a local resident and served as assistant Superintendent of schools, USD 353, for the past 5 years. He has served on the Wellington United Fund, and the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, as Chairman of the Education Committee. Although Kendall is presently serving out an un expired term on the Board, this is his first time to be nominated for the Board Larry V. Myers, 31, Route 3, owner of Larry's Body Shop and Larry's Service Center, has been a local resident for ten years. He helped coordinate the Carradine Concert last spring and also the recent Chamber SBA Workshop. He feels his service on the Board will “help bridge the generation gap that exists between older Chamber members and new members.” As for 1974, Larry feels the Chamber's number one job should be “Communication with the old members of the Chamber to the new members of the Chamber. Helping to develop and promote Wellington as a_ recreational area for all ages. ’ His further comments include, ‘I feel Wellington has a_ great potential in the industrial and recreational fields. The in dustrial portion is well on it’s way but the recreational portion has been neglected. I feel that this area has as much potential income to this com munity as the present in dustrial development has. Howard Schneider, D.D.S., 41, 23 Westborough Estates has been a resident of our com munity for 4 y years. He is willing to serve on the Board, if elected,” to better and promote the City of Wellington.’ Dr. Schneider believes the Chamber's most important job in 1974 is to secure a new In dustry. James W. Smith, 38, 403 North C, is Rural Credit Manager for Farmers Home Administration. He has been a Wellington resident for 6 years. He hopes his service to the Chamber will “help make Wellington a better place to live.’ His views on the most important things the Chamber can do in 1974 include, ‘‘to aid and strengthen the present business in the city; and fur ther aid those that desire to expand; to attract other diversified industry.” Dale E. Wilson, 44, 1022 N. Olive, Manager of Wellington Implement Company is a lifelong resident of our city. He feels the most import job for the Chamber in 1974 is “‘to promote more adequate housing in Wellington.’ Current Board Members remaining on the 1974 Board of Directors are: Mrs. Olga Randel, J. D. Feaster, A. B. Preston, Bill Brinkmeyer, Gary Colquette, Jack Lansden, Dan Mortimer and Jerry Koe ppen Retiring from the Board are Harry Brandon, Dick LeMaster, Joe Locke, Kendall Hay (unexpired term) and the three appointive members, Mrs. Dorothy Bunch, Gerry Bales, and Mrs. Eleanor Lee. DiBona, the President's special assistant for fuel matters. Asked about a ban on nones sential Sunday driving, Love said, ‘I don’t think it is to be couched in terms of a ban’’ and then added that there may be an announcement on “‘the clos ing of filling stations on Sunday across the nation.” DiBona said a Sunday driving ban would save 660,000 barrels of gasoline a day. Some consid eration is being given to mak ing the ban partial so people could go to church, he said. The administration is also considering instituting Sunday blue laws to close commercial stores and shortening store hours during the week, he said. Meanwhile, the Senate passed and sent to the House emergen cy energy legislation that would give President Nixon the power to order gasoline rationing. And the House Democratic leadership responded to Nixon's criticism of Congress’ perform ance in the energy crisis by ac cusing the President of ‘‘unwil lingness to acknowledge the magnitude of the crisis and lack of any direction in dealing with it. Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the nation would have to be “sharp and relentless’ in limiting con sumer use of energy. In other energy-related devel opments Monday -Germany and Denmark joined Holland and Belgium ru nning Sunday pleasure driv ing because of the Arab oil squeeze on Europe. The Pentagon announced that 27 senior Defense officials have given up their big sedans for smaller, more economical cars as a means of saving fuel. A spokesman said Defense Sec retary James R. Schlesinger is considering whether to keep his Continued on Page 2
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