Industry High School - Eagle Yearbook (Industry, IL)

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theu employers Some 1250 persons are employed ln Macomb mdusmes at an annual payroll of about S2 735 000 Thts figure does not mclude Western State College s annual payroll of 58 000 000 Bestdes the lucrattve clay deposits McDonough County possesses a rtch potenttal supply of coal whnch at one trme was acttvely mmed but except for local mmes is now neglected Petroleum depostts too are to be found underlylng the area and at one t1me a number of 011 wells were rn productton Wealthy as McDonough County xs 1n raw materlal resources us greatest asset is un doubtedly tts rrch soil The adaptabrlxty of the county to the ratstng of good feed crops corn often averages 65 bu to the acre glves rrse to hog ratsrng cattle feedtng and the allred dauymg rndustnes Many spacrous farms surroundlng Macomb are dotted wtth- Aberdeen Angus cattle or Hampshtre or Poland Chma prgs Thrtvxng poultry farms stock exchanges a large auctron barn a strong Farm Bureau and several compames engaged 1n the manufacture of cheese 1ce cream and other datry products are further the edge of the crty houses the annual County Farr wrth 115 many llvestock and other farm CXhlblLS The frrst newspaper 1n Macomb was the Enterpnse started tn 1855 on the second floor of a butldtng on the south srde of the square The Macomb Journal has had the longest contmuous pubhcatton from 1865 to the present Other edtts of the communtty rnclude the Western Couner publrshed by Western dunng the college year and tl1e McDonough County Times Radto Statron WKAI of 250 watts was establtshed rn Macomb on July 4 1947 Today products made rn Macomb and those grown rn d'llS area fmd thetr way all over the Umted States and rn some mstances around the globe Macomb may well be proud of her strategrc nmportance to her state and to her natton she rs one of the spokes rn a mtghty wheel The tale of her growth and her expanslon can be many ttmes paral leled across these ' nlted States for such proneer fortitude enterprtse and downrrght hard work ts what has rarsed our natton to tts great herghts today Credrt rs due Mtss Ethel Mae Norton for her ard tn helprng comptle hlstortcal data I I 0 . I ' . . . . . . D I D O I ' evidence of :he Community's extensive agricultural program. A large Fair Grounds on . . .. - D .. .

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The Chxcago Burl1ngton8gQu1ncy Railroad s Kansas C1ty Lrne came through ln 1855 56 the depot bemg about 400 feet west of the present crosstng on West Jackson Street The Macomb lndustry and Lrttleton Raxlway was apparently rn servlce as late as 1929 but has srnce been dtsconunued Macomb rs now a crty of 10 312 C1950 crty drrectory censusy and extends over 2 3X4 square mrles Its locatlon nn the center of a vast farmland area wrth no large towns wrthm a radtus of 30 40 mrles makes tt a natural hub of activtty not only as a retaxl and wholesale center but also as a gathenng place for men of all professlons lawyers doctors dentrsts optometnsts, etc The number of fme stores surroundmg the center courthouse square IS constantly rncreasrng Macomb has achreved a reputa tron as a medrcal center There are two hosprtals, totaling 150 beds Other rnsutu trons establrshed to serve the pubhc rnterests rnclude two banks one established rn 1890 and the other rn 1871 a publrc lrbrary 19 churches and three hotels totaltng 190 beds One of the hotels largest IS commumty owned Recreatronal facrlmes tnclude 4 parks 6 playgrounds a country club complete wrth golf course, an Argyle Lake project two movtng prcture theaters and two bowl mg alleys The present number of telephones rn the Macomb area has soared to around the 4500 mark Many orgamzatrons rncludrng Rotary Krwanxs Optnmrsts, Busmess and Profes sronal Women s Club Elks Moose and Macomb Woman s Club and many others are represented rn the crty One of the early mdustnes of Macomb was the Tmsley Flour Mill, where such ex cellent flour was made that tt sold qutte extensrvely much of tt m St Lours Flour was then sold rn barrels and the Tmsley Mtll, located on South Randolph Street had rts own cooper shop and made xts own barrels Other early mdustnes rncluded a bnck manufacturtng plant and a woolen mrll both of whrch are absent from the current scene Industrral development tn Macomb may be charactenzed as sound and conserva trve A good proportxon of thrs development rs based upon the explortatron of rxch and practtcally tnexhaustrble natural resources whrch makes for permanency Stnce Macomb rs known as one of the prrnctpal clay manufactunng centers of the state, rt ts to be expected that tndustrres usrng clay as therrbaslc raw materlal are rn the majonty However there are enough other rmportant manufactunng orgamzatrons that the crty s growth may be satd to be drstrnctlve because ll has attracted such a wrde vartety of tn dustnes Thrs drversrty of lndustry grves labor a wrde chorce of employment It ts srgmfrcant that labor troubles are unknown tn Macomb and the out look for the future presents an unclouded horrzon of smooth, satxsfactory relatronshtps between labor and . . . . , . . . g u I f n I I n ' 1 s . - -- 9 9 n I . - O I - I 1 o n I f I - I 0 r 1 1 ' 0 . n I s ' ' v 1 9 a I r s 9 o Q I I . I . Q g . 0 . . . . . , 0 I O . -

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CHPXN 1 Good Luck and Best W1shes To the Class of 53 00 CHEVY-QQDLET I NC. Your Chevrolet Dealer Macomb I111no1s Telephone 676 677 CC 5 0