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'JOURNAL TRIBUNE and Williamsburg Shopper, consolidated. VOLUME LXXm THURSDAY, OCT. 30, 1969 Number 44 wojCandidates for Mayor, Sixlor Council Her Information i Explain Zoning pilafions Here mething over two years ago the jjjisburg town council decided lippoint a Planning and Zoning Ijnission and to make applica- for federal funds to help fin- a study of Williamsburg in that in the future the town develop in a more orderly ier. Accordingly the council an ordinance establishing banning and Zoning commission (appointed the following mem- i to serve on it: Sam Belland, vBeveridge, John Lillis, Deane tnston, Bob Coulter, Roy Larson H. C.

Messer. At the end of term Bob Coulter asked (to be reappointed due to other ies and his place was taken by 1 Villinski. At the present time 1 Messer is serving as chair, of the commission met with a num- firms who do consulting work i cities and towns and finally ected Powers-Willis and Asso- i of Iowa City to conduct the Four Local Hunters Bag Canadian Geese On Lake in Missouri which is in the southern llv lor Canadian geese. The four rl I a ne Cra St0n Rolan Hol- aen, Larry Lortz and Coul I ter Tney were there three I and got the bag limit of one each each day. Hunting lime UUC11S 1111 lhey al1 had davs Mary M.

Dunn, 73, Succumbs Friday; Born at Holbrook M. Dunn died Friday at Marengo Memorial hospital at the age of 73. She had been a patient there eight days. Daughter of Richard H. and Margaret Kelly Dunn, she was born at ui Holbrook Aug.

9, 1896. She spent Application was made early i er early years in the Williamsburg to the federal government i community, graduating from Williamsburg high school and Cedar Rapids Business college. She served as deputy treasurer of Iowa county for many years and for a time as active treasurer. Mobil Will Build Service Station at Interchange Grading i in progress on a site on the east side of Highway 149 north of Interstate 80 for the construction of a Mobile service station. Completion date is scheduled for about 90 days.

In addition to the usual facilities of a service station, there will also be a lounge for the motoring public, a sales room, a room for making minor repairs to cars, and also soft drink facilities. The building will be approximately 30 by 45 feet. Acreage for the station was pur-1 chased from Vincent White. Corcll Construction Co. of Des, Moines has the grading contract, i Equipment includes two earth mov- ers and two bulldozers.

El View Construction Co. of Ankeny has the general contract. Holden Firm Holds Annual Field Days 100 Corn Men Here funds for the study and the ect was approved and contract ed under date of 'May 8, 1968. to- this contract which extends May 28, 1970, the federal eminent pays two-thirds of thre Later she moved to Nevada where o( the study of $7,900 and the of Williamsburg pays one or $3,950.00. IB study is now nearing corn- on and within the next month so the Planning and Zoning mission will be holding hear- on new zoning ordinances for town and also on new sub-di- in regulations.

The commis- has already recommended the nation of additional territory Villiamsburg and the council be holding a hearing on this icsal as well. i to this point the study has in- ed the following areas: Historical notes, physical acteristies, transport a i n. raunity facilities and utilities. Existing land use, housing acteristies and existing-'street tions. Sconomic base and population future land use, annexation master street plan.

Sub-division control and pro- ordinance; zoning and pro ordinance. Community facilities, private ies, sewer and water systems, 'apitol improvements recom- ed. idministration of the proposed ivements. the idea that most people in own would like to have more mation relative to- this study with the proposals which are made for the 1 controlled of the town and the areas adjacent to it, a series tides will be carried which attempt to provide this infor- to the citizens of the cams' Prior to the time that the are held on the new or- ces and prior to the vote on anon to the town. she owned a store in partnership with the former Minnie Hogarty, now Mrs.

Raymond O'Donnell, until she retired in 1961. She was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Catholic church here. 'Funeral services were held Monday forenoon at St. Mary's Catholic church with Fr.

H. B. Geers officiating. Pallbearers were Leo Driscoll, Vincent Driscoll, Joe Lillis, Fred Lipsius, Alfred McSwiggin, Earl O'Neill. Burial was in St.

Mary's cemetery. Surviving is one sister: Katherine Dunn Keil of Williamsburg. Out of town relatives and friend; who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. John Keil of Titus ville, Mr.

and Mrs. Raymon -O'Donnell and-- Carl Stone of Ne 'Vada, Mrs. Kenneth Stiemel Charles City, Mrs. Mike Mack Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs.

Rober Wellman and Miss Kathleen Jone of Cedar Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Smith of North English an Miss Did! Prihopoka and Gary Jones of Grinnell. Stanley Williams Dies in California Stanley Lewis Williams, son of The annual Field days were held on the Holden farms just east of Williamsburg on last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They were sponsored jointly by Holden's Foundation Seeds, Inc.

and by Corn States Hybrid Services of Des Moines. A free lunch was served on the grounds each day. Approximately 100 seed growers were present on Saturday and Sunday and a smaller number on Fri: day to inspect the various obser- vatiort plots. These growers came from all over the Midwest from by studic Isuch corn growing states as Illinois, DIANA DRISCOLL Diana Driscoll Reigns As Homecoming Queen At Marycrest College Miss Diana Driscoll, daughter of Mr Mrs. Vincent Driscoll, junior at Marycrest college at Davenport, received a special honor last week when she was elected homecoming queen.

She was crown- He-well and Margaret Lewis Wil- i ed during the homecoming dance FFA Chapter Studies Various Business At Oct. 21 Meeting Williamsburg F.F.A. chapter held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 21, with 42 members and one guest present with David Fetzer chapter presi dent, presiding. Items of business discussed included: FFA fruit sale, FFA calf sale, Greenhand and Chapter Farmer invitation, chapter gilt chain, FFA'road signs, FFA test plot, and a report on the national FFA convention trip.

The next monthly meeting is Nov. 17. i School Cost Stars in "Time Out for Staged Two Nights last Week goers who attended the pro- eld. 1 of "Time Out for Ginger" I Kathy Martin, the football playing daughter, was supported by Joan Stahl and Mary Garringer. As a would-be football player she entertained the audience but her and Saturday eyen' Messer auditorium were 1 with an evening of pure olav ,1.

I metamorphosis in her yellow party ay, under the direction of dress abounded Portrayed in scene meticu- IMM, j--- set construotionist and her Helpers. Parts of mother and father wfto were on stage through- 'cally the entire play, by was truly startling. in spark-1 The hilarious antics of the maid, a most at-1 Margaret Watkins, as she replayed the football game was an ou liams, died Oct. 22 at Long Beach, Calif. He was born at Cable, 111., Sept.

20, 1890, and with his parents came to Williamsburg as an infant. He was graduated from the Williamsburg high school in 1909. His entire business life was with Continental Insurance Co. in Cedar Rapids and Chicago. He was a first lieutenant in World war I as Aide-de-Camp to General Johnson.

Later he spent a year in the Army of Occupation in France and Germany. He retired in 1955 and he and his wife moved to Long Beach, where she died in 1959. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Mary Humphrey and Rachel of Long Beach, and four brothers: Russell and Lloyd of South Pasadena, Alden of Long Beach, and Dwight of Burbank. Funeral services were at Rose Hill on Friday, Oct.

24. Friday night by Jane Pritchard, senior from Des Moines who was last year's queen. She was elected not only by Marycrest students but also students at Loras college. She reigned during the homecoming parade Saturday afternoon, football game against Northern Illinois university, and during the concert Saturday night in Augus- tana's college hall. Present Calendar Of School Events Schedule of events for Williamsburg community schools for the month of November, as released by Supt.

Dale Pierce are as follows: a conference, no school. high Parent night. assembly, 9 a.m board convention. calf sale. music program.

In-service meeting. Benton here. Adult night school. Prairie there. Basketball: Keota here.

high wrestling: Linn- Mar there. vacation. Two WHS Boys Suffer Slight Injuries as Pickup Leaves 1-80 Jim Jones and Bob Kozishek, Williamsburg high school boys, had some bad luck while returning home from Kansas City, early Sunday morning last week. Driving on Interstate 80 near Grinnell, the pickup Jim was driving plunged into the median hit one of the earth'dams and wrecked the pickup. Not only was there damage to the pickup, but the accident killed the Hereford calf which Jim had shown at the Royal Livestock show in Kansas City.

Both boys admit they went to sleep. The pickup came to a stop so- suddenly that the calf plunged through the back window. The boys had delivered a calf at Ankeny, but had, some difficulty I finding the place which caused the late hour they finally got onto Interstate 80. Jim escaped with only a slight scratch. Bob was treated at the Grinnell hospital and released.

Indiana, Nebraska, Ohio, Minnesota, South Dakota and Missouri. Two men were present from Yugoslavia. They are spending some time in the United States studying the seed corn industry in this country. They stated, that Yugoslavia is very similar in many ways to Iowa and that they raise some very fine corn which is based on both native and American hybrid seed. They purchased much of their machinery either from the United States or West Germany since Yugoslavia has very little heavy industry at this time.

One of the men speaks excellent English in addition to German and French as well as his native tongue. On Saturday morning Dr. James the Reynolds, plant pathologist from Iowa State university showed slides and discussed some of the rather unusual fungus diseases that af-1 flicted many Iowa corn fields this The observation plots on the Holden farm show the growth of well over two thousand inbred crosses. Ten VVHIiaiusburg high school boys have been engaged in cross country running this fall, and have had considerable success in this the second season for that sport in the local school. The five who composed (he varsity five are in the front row (left to right): Bob Murphy, Larry Shaull, John Sonntag, Steve Evans, Randy Purler, Greg Folkmnn, co-captains.

Hack row: George Miller, Clubb, Mark Sandersfeld, Larry Griffin, Lloyd Schropp. standing bit of acting. Other wel acted parts were taken by Jai Naughtpn as the school principa and Joe O'Do'nnell, the banker Rick Morrin and Jerry Sandersfeli had 1 supporting roles as two, higl Promote 42 FFA Boys At Initiation Ritual Held Tuesday Night Twenty-three boys were initiated Greenhands and 19 members vere raised to the degree of Chapter Farmers at F.F.A. initiation ceremonies held Tuesday, Oct. 28 the Williamsburg school auditor The invitation ceremonies vere conducted by the chapter of icers.

Boys initiated as Greenhands vere: Doug Boland, Ralph Clubb Ken Folkmann, Steve Glandorf Gary Gingerich, Kim Hochstetler, John Kahler, Jeff Maas, Mike Martin, Zen Miller, Lynn Rodgers, Bill Schaefer, Tom Schlesselman, Dale Schmidt, Mike Thompson, Kevin Wardenburg, Tom Wardenburg, Wayne Webert, and Dan Weldon. Those raised to the Chapter Farmer degree were Steve Clubb, Erie Driscoll, Terry Driscoll, David Durr, Dan Eggert, Bill Gahring, Greg Golden, Richard Hagen, Bruce Heitshusen, Roger Jones, Mike Malloy, George Miller, Harlan Possehl, Ron Roberts, Lloyd Schropp, Larry Stangland, Dale Trimpe and Tim Weldon. Chapter officers are: Dave Petzer, president; Jim Jones, vice president; Jerry Weldon, secretary; Dave Malloy, treasurer; Sob Kozishek, reporter, and Ron Cleinmeyer, sentinel. P'ng countries through "Trick or Treat for Lenochs and Poulsons Tour Lake of Ozark Region The Walter Lenochs and the W. A.

Poulsons returned home late Tuesday afternoon from a three day trip covering aboyt 1100 miles. They toured the Lake of the Ozark region and also the northern tip of Arkansas. Some of the attractions have been closed for the winter but they enjoyed the sightseeing, reporting that the leaves of trees were at their peak in color. Rescue Cat from Tree Cats have the peculiar characteristic of climbing a tree, possibly to escape a dog, but unable to come back down. One Williams- burger had the conspicuous job of rescuing his cat from a tree in the square Saturday morning.

UN OF Trick or Treat To Be Friday After School UNICEF activities in 'Williamsburg will be held Friday afternoon, Oct. 31 immediately after school. Jaycees will register children from kindergarten through sixth grade at the grade school gym from 3:30 to 4 p.m. During the registration judges will observe the costumes and choose winners in the categories of humor, originality and neatness. (Mothers may assist their children in putting on their costumes.

'At 4 o'clock the parade of costumes will start from the grade school and march around the square. Upon arrival at the town hall, the children will be divided 'into small groups and with their chaperones will canvass the town with their "Trick or Treat" UNI- CES' boxes. After covering their assigned area (each house is contacted only once and businesses will not be solicited) the children will return to the' town hall and receive their treat. Parents will be able to pick up their children at the town hall between 4:45 and 5:00. Change in parade ime was necessitated because of the 7:30 football game, on the local field.

In 1969 there are more needy children than ever before. Remember one penny provides vaccine protect a child against smallpox, 10 cents provides SO glasses of milk. 'Last year UNIC'EF collections in 'Williamsburg amounted to $178.03. Can that be topped in i960? Begin Laying Sewer Lines Before Pav'g Previous Contest For Town Offices Was Back in 1957 For the first lime in 12 years, Williamsburg will have a contest in the biennial municipal election which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4.

There are two candidates for mayor: Thomas Lillis and J. Henry Zimpleman. There are six candidates for the five council positions. Twelve years ago there were two full tickets, one headed by Gus O'Donnell with R. A.

Elwood, J. D. Lewis, M. A. Lewis, Dean Smith and Werner Uhlmann for councilmen.

The opposing ticket? It was headed by Glair Sauter for mayor. The council candidates were La wr- I Historical Society I To Meet Sunday 2 p.m. At Middle America The next stated meeting of the Iowa County Historical society will I bo held at the basement room of Middle America restaurant Sunday, Nov. 2 at 2 p.m. In addition to the regular business meeting (including election of 1970'officers) there will be entertainment provided by Mrs.

Worth Montgomery of Victor who will show slide pictures of her trip to South America. Visitors as well as members are invited to attend. Dinner at the restaurant upstairs or elsewhere either before or after the meeting is optional. Woman Candidate In Council Race; Election Tuesday For the first time in 12 years, Williamsburg voters will have a choice when they go to the polls next Tuesday to elect a mayor, five councilmen and a town treasurer. There are two candidates for mayor: Thomas Lillis J.

Henry Zimpleman There are six candidates for John T. Engel Donald H. Frick Robert M. Murphy Charlene Sweitzer Richard E. Wardenburg S.

Watts Mrs. Mclba O'Donnell is running for reelection town treasurer. Messrs. Frick, Wardenburg and Watts are running for reelection as councilmen. Vincent Driscoll and Larry Roehrkasse declined to run again.

Mr. Roehrkasse is completing nine years on the council, and Mr. Driscoll six years. Mr. Engel has served two terms as mayor but declined to run for that office again.

Polls will be open in the town hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. All will take office Jan. 1, 1970, and serve two years. sewer lines preliminary to the paving project contract for which was let Oct.

1. Prairie City Concrete Products Co Prairie City has the subcontract for putting in the sewer lines on streets designated for paving. A crew of three men started work Monday of last week. They are closing the ditch as fast as the tile are laid. The incumbent mayor and council were swept back into office by a big vote.

Kiwanis Club Will Present Travel Film Services Thursday Mrs. Tschopp Services will i be Thursday afternoon 3F2 o'clock' in 'St; Paul's Lutheran church for Mrs. Wayne Tschopp, 46, who succumbed Tuesday after a lingering illness. No WHS Musicians Qualify Saturday For State Festival For the first time in several years Williamsburg high school will have no musician in the state chorus, band or orchestra when they give a concert Saturday night, Nov. 29 in Des Moines.

Tryouts were held Saturday in Iowa City. Williamsburg's contingent included eight instrumenta-- lists and six vocal quartets. None of the individuals in the quartets had ever been among those who tried out before, all of whom are underclassmen. -As the ors have experienced before, the city high schools dominated the tryoiits, such as Davenport Central, Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids high schools. More Press Trouble Delays Oct.

23 Issue; Monday Night at 7:30 Long Record Broken The mishap which haunts every Methodist Youth Tour Mental Health Institute Friday, the Methodist Youth (Fellowship participated in an all day educational tour. The group of 10 youth left Williamsburg at 8 a.m. and traveled to the Iowa Mental Health Institute at Mt. Pleasant. Mental Health and drugs and methods of treatment were ex plained by two of the staff chaplains proceeding a tour of the fa cilities.

'Following dinner at the Harlan House hotel, the group were given a tour of Iowa Wesleyan college. Adair of Williamsburg, a freshman at Iowa Wesleyan college and a friend led the tour. The group returned to Williamsburg in time for the evening foot ball game. Those attending were Debbie and Pat Turner, Debbie and Adair, Carol Golden, JoAnn Collingwood, Peggy Evans, Dennis Scott, Barbara McCallister and 'Rev. M.

Steffenson, Attend Annual Barents Night at Conroy School Oct. 21 Approximately 200 parents and riends were in attendance at the Conroy elementary school for their Parents night on Tuesday evening, Oct. 21. Parents gathered in their children's respective classrooms at the beginning of the evening for a presentation by the teachers after which they observed the dents working in their study groups as they toured the classrooms. Elected to the Better Schools club for two year terms were Mrs.

Newell Arp, Mrs. Myron Heitman, and Mrs. Robert Heitshusen. LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Harrington, Mrs. Charles Thomas and Miss Mary Kuch, drove, to Cedar Rapids Sunday morning and accompanied the Harringtons' daughter, Lorene, to the home of the Robert Thrans at Elgin where they spent the day, Mrs. Merton Hinder of rural North English, entered 'Mercy hospital, Iowa City, Monday as a medical patient. She is in intensive care area on 4th floor. Mrs.

Hinder is the mother of Mrs. Gerald Carney. Elaine Lortz is a patient in St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Hapids where she entered Sunday and had major surgery on Tuesday. Her room number is 307.

Valerie Meyer, 11 year ojd daughter of the Marvin Meyers, was taken to the Marengo hospital Tuesday evening for observation. Fred Jburg who entered St. Luke's hospital in Cedar Hapids lastTuesday for eye surgery returned to her home Tuesday. Mrs. Elsie Wardenburg is a medical patient in St.

Luke's entered Sunday. Mrs. Elmer Pugh entered St. Luke's hospital on Monday and submitted to surgery Wednesday morning, Her room number is 455. Mrs, Keith Dougherty entered St.

Luke's hospital Sunday and had major $urgery on Monday. Kathy.Elsia, eight weeks old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Holden, has been a patient in St. Luke's hospital for treatment and observation since last Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. James V. Hanson of Rock, Island, 111., brother of Mrs. Lambert Elwood, spent Wednesday in the, Elwood They have lust returned, from Florida where they had visited with hjs brother Clarepe in jw4 the George Meyers in Miami.

A The Williamsburg Kiwanis club presents the first of a series of four travel movie series, this coming Monday evening, Nov. 3, at the Messer auditorium at 7:30 p.m. This program will feature Japan and Miss Kumic Yamane of Hiroshima, Japan, who is the Williamsburg International Christian Youth Exchange student this year. The program will start with a special movie to open the series on All Barriers" which features the problem of communication between people. The films on Japan include a very colorful two week tour of Japan to its points of interest, a film on enchanting- Japan will include a train ride on the Tokaido railway line visiting sea coast villages, fishing, a visit to the Imperial Pala.ce, Geisha dances, shrines, castles, national parks, a boat cruise among the picturesque islands and many other points of interest.

A day at the -Roy- kan hotel, a fine Japanese hotel, a visit to the Japanese university' and scenes back of the new technology and scientific development in Japan and will close with a film on the Japanese press in action. Tickets for the four programs have been on sale and those wishing to attend the series of four programs can get their pass applications at the 'Farmers Trust Savings bank, the Journal-Tribune, Gamble store or Stark's barber shop or from members of the Kiwanis club. Ticket sales close Monday and there will be no tickets or admissions sold at the door. Only Ihose with tickets will be admitted. Over three fourths of the seats in the auditorium have already been reserved.

newspaper publisher is a press that's exactly what happened to the Journal-Tribune press last Wednesday forenoon when the second run had progressed about two-thirds of the way. In fact, there were two breaks. -lifj As a result, there were some major efforts made to effect repairs. But it took longer than estimated and expected, and as a result it was 1:30 Thursday morning before the pieces were all reunited and put in place. For over 12 years the J-T has had a perfect record of never missing the mail Wednesday afternoon.

There was one slight break a week ago when the bundle to North English was late. Even last week, all Williamsburg readers, both town and country received theirs Thursday morning. That means there Car and Tractor in Crash Saturday Night On Co. 2 Injured Leo F. Schumacher, 65, Sumner twp.

farmer, is reported in critical condition at University hospitals in Iowa City with a skull fracture, pelvic fractures and severe lacerations following a car-tractor accident Saturday night about 7:30. Herbert H. Pointer. 51, of Williamsburg whose car was involved in the collision with the tractor Schumacher was driving, underwent leg surgery Monday at Marengo Memorial hospital for the removal of glass splinters. The collision occurred on County about three miles south of Marengo.

The tractor went down a steep ditch, through two fences and into a gully, but did not overturn. Youthful Smokers Legion Building One of a series of breaking- at the American Legion building was perpetrated one night last wffefr. Entrance was gained by breaking and entering through a basement- window. Apparently the sole purpose was to- have a because after advancing the therm- there ostat, the individuals left quite a number of cigaret butts as evidence that several were there. One butt Retarded Children Group Will Meet at Conroy Ctr.

Tuesday The Iowa County Association for Retarded Children will hold their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. in the Iowa County Developmental Center in roy. Bill Hester, North English, will give a report on the national A'EC convention he attended in Florida Oct. 8-11.

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Axmeav of North English will serve refreshments. Visitors are always welcome. Chicago Banker 40 Years Retires; Will Live in Williamsburg Mr.

and Mrs. Wizard Jone and Richard, who have made their home in Maywpocl and Broadview, I 111., for the past moved this week into a new borne they purchased in Circle (jjy. Jones has retired after having been employe4 for years at the £irst National bank in Chicago, HI. He is a son of O. Jones.

were over 600 consecutive weeks without a miss. 'It all started with a clogged oil channel. A bearing ran dry and seized or "froze" as men familiar with machinery say. Then last Wednesday a bolt dropped out of the lever which controls the impression, and immediately was breakage. As every farmer, motorist or ope-, rator of big equipment knows the i had fallen on the rug ancf'burned breakage always comes at a critical and inconvenient time.

The J-T staff greatly appreciates the patience which readers showed last week when they learned what had happened. Many expressed concern about serious tht breakage was. -Mr. and Ficken jr. and children of Cedar Rapids were Sunda yafternoon visitors in the Erwin Maas home.

in the window, only a small person could have crawled through. Four have been identified as sixth grade girls. i Addition at Burg Repair An addition has been completed on the west side of the Burg Auto Repair and Sales at the east edge- of'WiHiamsburg, It will be used as a combination show room and paint room. It is 14 by 28 feet. Mrs.

Beulalj WMIiams, Red Qak, president of tfce Iowa Fraternal Congress and state director of the Degree of Honor Protective assocla- greeted Wrs. Kathleen and John Schulz Wil- Hamsburg, at the annual meeting of the fcongress held Oct. 20-81 at Red Oak. Mrs. Driscoll is member of the National Catholic Soctetv Of Vtaifer ana Mr.

is district representative of Aid Assocla. tten Lutherans and secertary-treasurer with Fra- teroaj Congress, one of 33 fraternal benefit societies represented a tne meeting. a.