Bob Johnson, Iola, was the only incumbent returned to the Allen County Community Junior College board of trustees in elections held yesterday. Carol Mix, Iola, the first woman ever elected to the board, and T. C. Brown, Elsmore, a former dean of students at the college, won over incumbents Ed Miller and Fred Bruenger. In the city election, Gary McIntosh defeated incumbent Jerry Skidmore for a seat on the Iola city commission. In school board voting, all three incumbents running for District 257 positions were re-elected and Norb Eisenbart defeated Dr. Tell Copening for a seat vacated by Denise Apt when she was elected to the state board of education. Ernest Classen defeated Chris Hopper. Duane McCammon defeated Connie Stranghoner. Don Martin ran unopposed.
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Voters throughout the county gave county commissioners overwhelming permission to sell about 220 acres of the old county farm, which is located four miles north of Iola along U.S. 169.
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3 S. Jefferson is the new location for Hopkins Photography, owned by David Hopkins, and Geris Bridal Boutique, owned by George and Geri Watts.
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Iola will need 2,025 additional units of housing in the next five years if the population growth anticipated takes place, the Economic Development Committee of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce calculates. Gilmour Brown, chairman of the committee, presented the estimate to the Chamber board late last week. The estimate is based on projections that show Iola industries and businesses could hire 2,296 additional employees by 1983.
Brown, an executive with Berg Manufacturing, started his calculation by assuming that the city is 400 units behind at the present time. It is obvious, Brown and others have commented, that the growth cannot take place if applicants to do not come forward to fill the jobs that are created. The growth projection depends on the ability of the community to absorb additional residents as rapidly as industry can put them to work.
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Final figures show that it cost $4,641.29 for the Allen County Grand Jury to meet 24 times and consider testimony from 38 persons. That seems like quite a bit of money for no more than came out of the thing, but maybe it was worth it to find out we didnt have any more problems than that, Keith Hobart, county commissioner, commented.
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Walton Foundry was sold to two Kansas City investors yesterday. They say they will operate the plant just as it has been operating. Donald E. Culbertson and James R. Hixson made the purchase from Gene Walton and his sisters, Mrs. Wilma Woodworth and Mrs. Thelma Cline. Walton will work at the plant for the new owners for two months under the contract. He has been president and manager since the death of his father, R. C. Walton, who purchased the plant from United Iron in 1938.
