Mt Pleasant News, The (Newspaper) - February 1, 1947, Mt Pleasant, Iowa Local Friday night 8 at day 20 THE MT PLEASANT for Cold very partly o- and Sunday low 1 to 20 below and 5 lo 10 below south Vol 69 No 27 MT PLEASANT IOWA SATURDAY FEB 1 NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS By Paid Million Distributed oy King Features ute Reproduction in whole or In part forbidden By per week per year Charge Fleming Taking Blame On WASHINGTON THE TALK ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL candidacies persists and more than talk certain inside promotional activities of ants Those interested in these latter ventures whisper truthfully enough that while it may be too early to think of conclusions it is not too ly to get to work and prepare the Ground The democrats are talking only of Generals and Truman The hower promotional activity which arose on that side of the fence Friday Night Wayland 46 33 New London 34 Mt Union 27 Games Tonight vs Mt Union vs London New and New had to be stepped on by the lo rinals of tne New London Wayland Win They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Ratio commander ol the Supposedly the suggestion came from the lowers of the General ol the armies who became too astic at least that is the way it is told But among those in the I know-how the suspicion has i not been dissipated that certain i Henry county tournament in Friday night games The gym was rilled through tlie evening for the best games of the tournament Wayland upset Winfield 46 lu 33 wanted to get someone into j after a nip and luck first half The the talking race besides Truman was at enci of tne first against By this ence I mean that the leaderless old New Deal officeholders leaderless excepting for magazine editor j lace may have wanted lo put an ob- j struction candidate into the Truman quarter and Wayland had only a three point lead at the end of the third 17 lo 14 In the third stretched the margin to 36 to 22 B Roth led the Wayland scoring with 15 and Pisk was lop scorer for talk in his own parly Tt may or may winfleld wilh not go far bul slow hereafter it certainly will go SIMILARLY GENERAL wisley stamped out talk about FG Lindell 2 2 himself the first thing on his Flsk al here He sincerely did not want to be embarrassed with thai kind of sluff which is nil it is in ing up a foreign affairs policy Among democrats I think it generally agreed Mr Truman is the heir apparent to himself and has no challenger Most democrats think Wallace for instance is working his way energetically toward oblivion On the Republican side the fledged Stassen campaign seems largely a proposition or a promotional venture for the former Minnesota governor's inter- national ideas Stassen is conceded Grimmer 1 Haines 2 Finch 1 Totals 12 M Both 3 B Roth 6 R Roth 5 Richenberger Wyse Schanta Totals 1 2 1 0 18 FT 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 10 PF 3 3 3 4 Z 1 10 1 3 0 TUCK ARE AT IT THE BOMB SHEuTER THAT SUV CANT EVER GET A WHIFF OF THAT LINIMENT v AHE I'M SET MV OVERCOAT FOR ME ANP THE THE SMOKE IS TERRIBLE IN WE PONT GET SOME FRESH AIR WE'LL ALL PASS OUT ANP IN THE SUMMER HE WANTS THE ALL BEFORE THE BATTLE OR SMOKE GETS IN YOUR Twos J CUNNINGHAM 160 VARICK ST Telephone Rates To Increase March 1 Sent Out By Local New Union New London built up p nice lead in only one slate and some friends in the game with Mt Union and was adjoining Wisconsin He is earnest I ahead 13 to 2 then 18 to G at the half well liked and is conducting a unique candidacy I cannot a man opening a private presidential tion office here announcing his candidacy and working directly ward it Obviously he intends to build up a national organization through his activity TUE REPUBLICAN TALK is ex- panding much beyond my suggestion of the in a column a few weeks back New Baldwin of is getting more sation than you might think and a lot of New England support is weighting in behind Speaker Martin In fact Martin has become what might be called tire leading sideline candidate silling there and watching by no means working for a demand which could arise from his activity He is not a go-getter The Pacific coast people are wedging in Behind Warren of California but not aggressively Ohio's Bricker is likely to get self publicly or privately or both out of way of Taft a ment forecast long since in this spot I you remember which brings me j down to the major basic candidacy development Taft has a publicity man hired last session but has instructed him to answer questions of newspapermen and others and not lo do any tional work Tafl is doing self Off record nl n press club Ml Union staged a in third and caused quite a sensation By the lime the period had ended New London was ahead only one point 21 lo 20 New London scored 13 points in the final period while Mt Union made 7 the final score New London 34 Mt Union 27 New London FG 1 4 4 Miller 0 Jarvis 2 Patterson 2 Totals 13 Duggins Named Deputy Sheriff Will Begin New Work Monday Wins Thriller From Keokuk Greenup Is Hero have been sent out by the Mt Pleasant Telephone company of a rule increase March 1 The rate changes vary for different I types of service to subscribers upon the of telephone whether on a line and whether if a rural multi-party subscriber the service is metallic or No increase is made for those not in these two classifications The following are the net charges i for service if paid by the discount date and not including eral and stale Business Per Month Business 3.75 Per Business Extension 1.25 Per Month I I Residence 3.00 Per Residence Wall 2.00 Per Residence Wall Type Hand Set 2.15 Per Month Residence Extension Wall Phone I 00 Per Month Residence Extension Wall Type Per Month Business Rural Per Quarter Residence Rural Say Senators Washington D C i re- publican charged today that Major General Philip Fleming responsibility for the rent in- crease plan to President man's face Senators Capchart republican of Indiana and McCarthy republican of Wise both ranking committee bers the conviction that thn while house was behind planned blanket increase in rent ceilings He's the basketball hero ot the had gone is as a sub snatched the ball moment for local basketball from a Keokuk player near dribbled in ahead of the Keokuk dc Announcement made Saturday Junior Greenup by Sheriff Manning dine of the His lust seconds field goal gave the fenders and made a i perfect Washington Major Gen Philip B Fleming director of the office of temporary controls today look re- sponsibility for the never issued OPA rent increase order He said il was blocked by President Truman I Fleming told the senate banking committee that the order was pre- sented to the President for final proval by his deputy James W liii because he himself had been called away from the capital by the death of his mother OPA made all arrangements for issuance of the order pointment of John Duggins 417 Ml Pleasant Panthers a one-point victory points the first way Mt Pleasant as deputy sheriff victory over Keokuk in as thrilling a Pleasant had scored since tne first to succeed Russell Van Tuyl who has finish as could be in anyone's minute of the quarter resigned basketball game The final score was Junior Greenup was carried out ot Mi- Duggins will begin his new work 37 lo 36 At Keokuk earlier in the the gym on the shoulders of players I Monday Fob 3 season Mt Pleasant won 32 to 31 i Spectators laughed and cried The I He has had four years experience as The crowd was in an uproar in the Keokuk coach fumed a guard at the lown Ordnance Plant last minutes Friday night and il j Recently he has been assisting Everett for a time that the Panthers were too lull and fast ing a 10 per cent hike in rent ceilings Per Quarter It was not out Residence Rural Multi-Party Semi- Truman ally was a matter for congress Tells Ol Order Follin sat beside Fleming as the director lold ot policy mixup which lias had buzzing for Iwo days Before I left Washington 1 di- Mr Follin to put in a general raise in Fleming fied He said he had been studying May Table ML Income Tax House Backers See Chance Moines In stale income lax rent control situation since the Wright in the operation of the city had been outdone by the Chiefs who buses SOCIAL SECURITY MANAGER TO for Mt tion in the senate for the last few lies of OPA and several other war ul underclassmen taking days moves over to the house next lime organizations were brought un- came from far behind lo tie the score game 39 to 11 Keokuk led by week house backers may move der OTC Insl December with three minutes left to play There tcrs 7 to 2 18 to 2 and 30 to 4 The in quickly with an attempt lo get il I Fleming said he reached the con- were some technical fouls on the Mt Pleasant boys were playing their tabled Byers Corrick Reed Mt Union Fye 1 Jones 1 4 Crawford 2 Venghaus 0 Waters Totals 0 FT 0 3 1 2 0 2 8 4 0 2 3 2 0 11 PF 1 i 5 4 4 0 3 17 Keokuk some on fourth straight night part of two players along UlB way to start the excitement rolling Ralph T Sprague manager of the I F Ottumwa field office of the social Personal Fouls Miller 2 curity administration will be at the The game while not rough except Honts 3 S Post Office Mt Pleasant on for the use of fists the one was Moxley 2 1 3 elusion that there were Basketball score Ottumwa 37 24 lunch last week he proved self far more liberal than unions claim This would indicate knows he is a candidate but he in- tends to do nothing affirmative or not much directly about it Al same limo certain republican ers have begun some ly of a promotional rather than nn organizational nature Letters arc being circulated pointing to ic of Tuft's position as actual er of the upper house and ns a great influence on lower side He is nn he is an original no borrowing ideas from someone else n brain trust for in- but working with n good staff ho employs to find out what facts nro in a given and then developing a remedy which tils That kind of lug is bound to bring Taft lo n tion of leadership no matter what Jcb he occupies Ho Is not an eye or candidate he appeals to gence CRITICISM hns been heard the parly that he got off on wrong foot by letting senate play loo much politics al Iho outset Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled County Republicans will gather at the Harlan hotel on the evening of February 12 for a Lincoln Day victory dinner Claude R Cook executive to the state Republican man will be the speaker tions nre to be made al the hotel not later than noon on Feb 10 rather plunging immediately in- to the more serious economic ness of the country They mean they blame him for the Bilbo affair no matter side you arc on you must agree on this S Post Office Mt Pleasant The of- Hummell a m Persons wishing to file a called M of which 31 were Welcher claim or receive information about trn against Mt Pleasant Five Ml Scarff o Old-Age and Survivors Insurance ant and two Keokuk players had five Self 1 vision of the Social Security Act personal fouls each Greenup 1 should call at the U S Post Office Mt Pleasant slipped out in front in Jacobs o during the time mentioned the first quarter 7 to 5 and con- Totals 13 In addition persons already tinned to roll in the counters until ing Old-Age Insurance payments ahead 13 to C midway in the second Deyo 3 should note the following items and Quarter With the score 16 to 3 and Schultz bee Mr Sprague if applicable less than a minute left in the period Casady 1 If yon were told that your and Welcher each contributed worster aged 65 or over had not been a goal to give the Panthers an Hoffman married to you long enough to 11 point margin 20 to 9 qualify for wife's benefit Re- Something New cent amendments reduce the There was much excitement in time gym for Ml Pleasant was enjoying a If you have an adopted child who basketball treat they have not had on was refused a child's insurance the local court all benefil because the child was Hal lead over a Little Six opponent too late to qualify as a The Mt Pleasant machine kepi right dependent child on rolling in the third and the lead was extended to 33 to 19 Just before the period ended Honts granted a free throw on a personal foul A technical was called also The Keokuk conch hit the ceiling and told New Nelson son ilc official some things The of Mr and Mrs Charles of New jn turn told the technical London died at San Francisco Calif technical foul So when Jan 29 will b- Honts stepped to the free throw line held Monday at p m at the he had four gratis tosses of which he Elliott chapel in New London Body made three will arrive in Mt Pleasant Keokuk On Scoring night Burial will be in Keokuk made a free throw as the Norton Boehm Totals 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 10 FT 0 G 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 11 r 2 4 2 4 2 0 1 18 TP 4 12 4 2 9 0 4 2 0 37 7 2 10 4 10 2 0 1 30 PF 4 5 5 5 5 If they succeed the lax may vidual landlords country I remain n dead issue unless its who were suffering hardships altho can raise a two-thirds vole to condition of owners of rental get il back in the swim properties appeared to be generally Unless some changes are made In more favorable than before rent con- Hie present statutes the Iowa income Irol j will automatically return lo the j i rate this year i 5 School Aid Left 0 Legislature i Crash Claims Third Victim 22 I Waterloo Stephen E er jr 26 died in a hospital Dcs Moines la cf injuries suffered last Sunday I Robert D Blue will leave the amount when thn car she was driving collided j of state aid to schools directly up lo with n train with his piers was third death resulting lions on budget including only the the accident appropriated by the last Surviving Mrs are her sion it was learned today tand who is blind and four children Blue will place in Iho hands of the under 5 old house and senate appropriation Stephen E Dwyer sr 70 next week his budget report father-in-law was killed outright Missed free Mt Pleasant 13 which win give Ulc Keokuk io Litlle and Carter LORAINE NELSON DIES IN CALIFORNIA tery 11 toss the primary business before he country tax reduction union legislation etc From this initial experience some republicans think may got too involved in tics for his own good whereas the calls for ns little politics and is good mi economic Job ns sible This criticism mny be ma lure and in fact unjustified be- cause Important legislation was not then ready No one snys much Senator who In view of his position Is best placed lo run away with the publicity If International affairs continue In Iho ascendancy I still have my money In my ol and expect to keep It there H looks like n hoss race o mo JOHN SCHADT SUFFERS GUN WOUND Wayland Thursday when John of Elm returned from hunting he narrowly escaped injury when his gun discharged while he fourth opened and Moxley tossed n field gonl lo make the score to 20 There no indication at Hint moment of any Keokuk rally but xip the Chiefs had in four free throws and three field goals lo come up within 5 points of the Panthers 35 to 30 with four minutes left Meanwhile Mt Pleasant tiring and also losing strength by lion of players on personal fouls ing off Ills overshoes The blast of was brooming more aggressive gun hit his arm Just at- the wrisl A fra completely ripping out the bore flok llc al John alone al the lime and yelled for help Mrs Clarence i n neighbor who lives 40 rods heard call for help from the She called some of the neighbors and over Allen Rich tools him to hospital nl Ml Pleasant The hand may have lo be h of ted but nn effort Is being made to Mli three minutes left Keokuk Leads Hoffman tossed In a free throw to put ahead with two minutes to go tried Co stall It mil and was successful until he last It looked like a Keokuk victory LeeE Taken by Death here received word this of ths of Mrs Thelma Lee Brilton youngest daughter cf Mr and Mrs Sam Lee of car rammed on how much funds to appropriate to the side of a Rock Island freight train various state departments for Mrs Dwyer's brother-in-law Delbsrl each of the next two fiscal years 40 died a The governor has slashed the hours after the accident ings of the department heads and the Mrs and Stephen E chief executive's recommendations will in a here Friday approximately Hi million dollars worked nearly 45 a year than appropriated by Iho from behind the it- last legislature cf the crumpled cnr Sunday Actually the total figure will be Funeral services planned in 6 million dollars more Thursday fur the elder Mr Mr Blue has included the wrrc postponed because of the passed away o'clock 000 fm which was nol last lime bul passed in a separate morning al her in Chattanooga following an of several months Mr and Mrs Lee and two daughters ipr A WHOM Mrs Virginia Alter of and Mrs Miller of Mt SEARCH FOR BODY been at Chattanooga the past week The will brought to Iowa burial Funeral service will be held Tuesday nl 2 p m at the Elliott chapel storm Mr Dwyer ST was in-law of John sr Ml at New London Forest Home Burial will be al COUNTY MINISTERS TO MEET MONDAY Henry County Ministerial tion will meet February 10 Instead of February 3 the regular Urns in the Methodist church Mt Rev and Mrs M C Campbell of Ml will be hosl and hostess NAVY RECRUITER COMES HERE WEDNESDAY Council Bluffs Iowa l abandoned search today for the Tlu navy of eight year old will a a Jr who was drowned in the Missouri fr m II a m river late yesterday until 5 p m every The hoy ml a companion can mvn sliding near the river when my m Mendenhall ventured out on thin in which broke in ENTERTAIN AT FIRE DAMAGES SEWING LUNCHEON DES MOINES Mrs O W Worley and her j tor Mrs W H I Des Thursday at n carpel sewing the Tilly Kan club save It at the p m cooperative dinner i luncheon held at the Worley n n Mann The devotional service led by Monroe be n Mrs B of Mt The guests were served brick al Third The speaker on the program will be hostesses after which and In downtown Dw Suddenly Junior who llev Owen W Wilson of Mt Pleasant noon spent In sewing carpel rags
