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Cedar Rapids Gazette (Newspaper) - December 5, 1977, Cedar Rapids, Iowa The Cedar rapids Gazette Mon. Pee. A 1977 twins Lead two Buchanan by Judy Mcgrath Gazette correspondent Independence a not every county can claim twin Brothers As mayors of its contiguous towns. But Buchanan county can. Maurice Pentecost was elected mayor of Independence on nov. 8 and his brother Maury won a Runoff election for Jesup s mayoral position on nov. 29. Both Defeated incumbent mayors in their respective towns. Since the election Maurice has jokingly asked others Quot what if our Mother knew she had two political giants in the family a the twins were orphaned when they were toddlers along with six Brothers and Sisters. Maury and Maurice lived in a City orphanage in Beaumont Texas until they were la. The knights of pythias a social and fraternal order sponsored the boys to live at the orders Home in Weatherford. Texas. The order founded in 1864, maintains Homes for children along with other benevolent activities. Went different ways the Brothers lived in the Home during their formative years. Both have warm memories of one of their teachers a miss Gracy. And you can quite often hear them laugh As they compare pranks they played on different ones. Work was also part of their duties each Day at the Home. It might be cleaning the dormitories or caring for the livestock. Their lives went in different directions As the two Brothers grew into manhood. Maurice went into the Navy while Maury went on to Junior College and then to North Texas state in Denton Texas. By this time Maury was on his own working part time while he was attending classes. During his senior year he took a full time Job so he quit school. The two had kept in touch so when Maurice was discharged they decided to team up and took jobs making River weights for a pipeline. They worked in several states and in 1961 they came to Independence. Here they met their future wives Joan Mcnamara and Anna Mae Gates. Both to Waterloo once again they separated. Maury went to work at John Deere a in Waterloo. He had always wanted to finished his last year of College so in 1970 Deere a granted him an educational leave of absence and he took his family Back to Texas. He earned a degree in education Only to come Back to a Lay off at Deere a. When he i towns Nally returned to work at the company the Union appointed him a Steward and was later elected committeeman. While Maury was at Deere a Maurice was also working in Waterloo at Titus manufacturing. He worked there for 11 years before joining his twin at the Deere Plant. The Brothers came to their elected positions with different political backgrounds. Quot i am not a politician but i will take the problems As they come a says Maury the Jesup mayor. Maurice whose hobbies have always been government and history served on the City Council for four years. He says he is a staunch conservative. He wants to set up a budget that Independence can stay within. The twins share the same goal however. Both want to be effective mayors. Jesup mayor Maurice Pentecost left congratulates his twin brother Independence mayor Maury Pentecost. Irs policeman among six Iowa fatalities Gazette photo by Judy Daubert Mier bin bust officials at the Oelwein elevator company owned by Joe Hall were working saturday to clean up the 9,000 bushels of Corn which spilled when one of the bins collapsed saturday morning. The damage was estimated at $100,000. The superstructure above two other Grain bins at the elevator also collapsed. Iowa water use going up Des Moines up a although Iowa water use is growing nearly five times faster than the National average the typical iowan uses Only three fourths As much water in a Day As his counterpart elsewhere in the nation. Those facts were revealed in a . Geological Survey report released on the weekend. The surveys latest five year assessment of . Water supplies and use showed 420 billion Gallons of water Are used each Day in the nation an average of 1,600 Gallons per person. The daily per person average is up about too Gallons from the 1970 figure and is the smallest National increase since the water Survey was initiated in 1950. Iowa water use on the other hand showed a significant increase during the five years since the last Survey. It jumped from 2.1 billion Gallons a Day in 1965 and 1970 to 3.5 billion Gallons in 1975. In Iowa each person used an average of about 1,200 Gallons each Day in 1975, contrasted with a 1970 figure of Only 750 Gallons. By United press International a Prairie City police officer and a passenger in his squad car were among the six persons to die on Iowa roads Over the weekend. Authorities said policeman Ronald Hewitt 25, and Dennis Mccuen jr., 20, both of Prairie City were on patrol in Hewitt a car when they received a Call for assistance from state authorities. Hewitt a car was struck broadside by a car driven by Wanda Jean Smith 18, Knoxville As he made a a turn in front of her in an attempt to Stop Smiths vehicle two Miles East of Prairie City on Highway 163. Troopers were attempting to Stop Smith for a traffic violation. She was listed in guarded condition sunday in a Des Moines Hospital. Also killed saturday night was Darrell Cooley 35, Des Moines. His vehicle slammed into a sign company building when he lost control of the Auto on the North Side of Des Moines. An infant died and three other persons were injured in a two car alaskans halt search for missing iowan Anchorage Alaska up a the search for a 21-year-old Iowa Man who was piloting a Light plane believed crashed in Alaska has been called off. Search and Rescue officials said Russell Santema formerly of Rock Valley Iowa and a passenger in his plane have been missing since nov. 22. A spokesman for the search and Rescue Center at Elmendorf air Force base in Anchorage said too flights by Light planes and 400 hours of searching were logged before search efforts were halted. Santema was a Pilot for an Anchorage company. His passenger was an unidentified female employee of the firm. The two were reported missing while on a flight from Point Hope to Kotzebue in a Small twin engine plane. Cedar rapids senior citizen bus service dial. 363-8244 smile Kaffl open tonight a til 9 . Wanna play a Santa now you can without feeling the Holiday gift giving squeeze when you join our Christmas club. Bohemian sarongs Preston Humidifier adds needed moisture to dry heated air top Grille for indirect flow of air without drafts automatic Humidistat maintains desired level of humidity does your skin feel dry is your furniture starting to split Presto Quot humidifiers help you solve your Winter heating problems. Here show big humidity output. Gives you up to 12 Gallons of moisture daily a enough to humidify the average 2 or 3-bedroom Home. Automatic Humidistat. Just set the dial and the desired level of humidity is maintained automatically. The top mounted Humidistat can be easily seen and set without stooping or bending. Removable water tank. The 10-gallon rust proof tank makes the unit easy to fill easy to clean. Portable. Smooth rolling casters make it simple to move to any part of the Home. Standard Model Presto Humidifier. $7095 the comport maker in Iowa gop a won t spend Money it does t have crash Northeast of Packwood saturday morning. James Eastman six months died when the car driven by his Mother Rita 28, collided with a pickup driven by Joe Greiner 43, Packwood on a Jefferson county gravel Road. Mrs. Eastman of Ollie was listed in serious condition in an Ottumwa Hospital. Her daughter Nichole 4, was listed in excellent condition in a Fairfield Hospital. Greiner was treated for minor injuries. Henry Hoefer 78, Alton died saturday in a two car Accident a two Miles Northwest of Granville. That crash occurred when Hoefer pulled in front of a car driven by Susan Heuertz 23, Sioux City. She and a passenger David Kinney 23, Hospers were treated for minor injuries. Gayle c. Westphal 35, Keota died Friday night when his semitrailer truck Jac knifed on a Bridge seven Miles South of mount pleasant on Highway 218. Session slated on Airport plans Manchester a the Iowa department of transportation will hold a citizens advisory meeting Here thursday night for the a discussion of the proposed 1978 state Airport system plan. The 7 . Meeting is scheduled at the Farmers and merchants savings Bank. Dot officials will discuss the updated plan and make recommendations on which airports Are to be included in the state system. For further information on the meeting persons should Contact Dot District transportation planner John Murphy 319 364-0235. Thought for today a there is no inevitability in history except As men make it a . Supreme court Justice Felix Frankfurter 1882-1965. By Harrison Weber Iowa daily press association Des Moines a Iowa republicans Are taking an optimistic approach in raising Campaign funds. They Hope to collect a record $955,000 during the coming year for the Republican state Central committee. That does not include Money that will be raised by individual candidates. After several hours debate saturday the Republican Council endorsed the gop state budget. Although the vote of the Council was unanimous the Days dialogue produced a Clear message for the party a leaders. That message was to place priorities on budget items and to Cut Back on some of the lower priorities if Money becomes Short. State chairman Steve Roberts assured the group of about 150 that Quot we re not going to spend Money we done to of particular concern to some was the $143,000 earmarked for direct Aid to candidates for the . Senate . House of representatives governor lieutenant governor and other statewide offices. Marjorie Askew Thurman a member of the Republican state Central committee told the Council she had voted against the budget because it did not place a High priority on providing the $143,000 in Cash and staff services to the candidates. But Marvin Pomerantz Des Moines countered that the Quot Price of Good government is going up a and that the Council should support its leadership and go along with the budget of the Central committee. Other county leaders wanted assurances that the party a computer program to get out the vote was being staffed properly some claimed the party a computer program in 1976 was a dismal failure. Roberts and John Axel Muscatine a member of the Central committee who chaired its budget subcommittee tried to explain that no priorities had been set per be because the committee wanted some latitude in responding to changing conditions. However Roberts said the emphasis of the budget will be on three things turning out the vote organization and candidate assistance. John Marriman Des Moines launched the debate by questioning the reality of counties raising $750,-000 through the party a quota system. Burt Harmes Algona chairman of the Republican state finance committee conceded the budget was optimistic but said compared to 1976 when the Quot party had a Cross to bears because of watergate he Felt the Job could be done. In addition to the $750,000 to be raised by the counties the party Hopes to receive $90,000 from the state income tax Check off $15,000 from the Republican National committee and $100,000 for legislative candidates. Hubert Schultz Sanborn a member of the state Central committee prepares up to 600 tax returns a year. He said Only one out of every five iowans is checking the Box on their state income tax form. He said a Campaign is underway to encourage tax preparers to ask iowans if they done to want to contribute $1 to the party of their Choice. The Issue came to a head when Marian Pfaff Dubuque offered a Resolution which was Defeated that the Council support a Quot target budget of $955,000 but to slash that by 25 percent to come up with a Quot working while the intent of the Resolution was for the party to raise the full amount Axel argued that the working budget would for All practical purposes become the actual budget. Pomerantz who is a member of the Republican state finance committee perhaps summed it up Best when he said Quot dollars done to grow on to order an action and dial direct 398-8234 8 to 5 a til noon sat. Mule Koffs finest Quality birthstone ring for Mother arrangements new have ten made for you to travel Early two thousand years in Only fifteen Days to the holy and with Tho Bibi As your Guidebook. Under la direction St father Gary f. Krapfl chaplain. Loras College to signify family love and Unity. $3.00 for each Stone twin braided to Karat yellow or White Gold bands signify husband and wife a joined together with a synthetic birthstone of the month for each child in the family. Mother will Wear it with Pride. And cherish it forever. Order your ring for Mother for Christmas use our layaway plan now open tonight a til 9 1449 mar. 20th spend your holy week a easter in the holy land holy scripture comes alive for you As you walk the Way of the Cross in a Jerusalem which looks almost As ii did when Jesus was crucified your Faith forever takes a deeper meaning As you Pray where stood the stable in Bethlehem or Kneel in the Garden of Gethsemane you will gaze out Over the Jordan Valley from atop the mount of Jericho visit Nazareth. Cana the mount of beatitudes and Many other holy places no audience come to he holy land on your Way you la Stop for a Pilgrim s audience with the holy father and a thorough tour of the Vatican and Rome on your return you la rate the Steps of St Paul at Athens and Corinth in Greece the first stat it to Sand in this Coupon a odor by return Moil you will receive a fact packed folder hic tells you what vow con expect every moment of an unforgettable i experience. 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