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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 3, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news partly Cloudy these Days by George e. Sokolsky vol. 80, no. 79 it. Pleasant. Iowa Thirso a evening april to 1958 by Carrier 30 per week by mail >7.50 per year in memorial i watched the Televik d Oscar i i show rom Hollywood Aud found something missing. The emptiness persisted. The void made itself Felt like a Jain. When what be metered me. Like a tie Kink of a metronome in my memory something unit produced a sense of bad taste it came to me that White ties and tails and Shim-1 Mer Ina dresses arc not a cover for Lack of respect. Only Kim Novak remembered. Only she said tin one word that should have been said by others perhaps with greater eloquence if More words and More gesture make for eloquence. This Oscar show is the motion picture Industry s Opportunity to speak of itself to tile whole american in eople in its Best language it is the one occasion on which these men and women May Tell All the world that they Are indeed serious artists and people different from the vulgar descriptions of Many of them by their press agents and those specialists in Hie held who level i the agents dreams. Respectful people always remember their own dead this year the motion picture world suffered great losses floods cause mig1 losses in California Road Bill passed mustered out of Navy Bravo a husky received National attention recently when it announced that he to be sold As surplus property after serving As Sledge dog with the u s.-1gy South pole expedition. Bravo seems to be Reading the Fine print on his discharge paper after he officially mustered out of the Navy. Shown with the dog in Washington Are Navy it. John tuck jr., and or. Paul a. Siple right scientific Leader of first group of men to Winter at the South pol. Min fall show throughout tonight in Ninny Louis b Mayer a Pioneer of Genius the Man who created the Moat effective expression of this Art. Metro Goldwyn Mayer and whose instinct for dramatic expression responsible for so Many stars and so Many Fine pictures. Died. Louis b. Mayer an american who loved his country and who battled against every in american influence in Hollywood even when he believed that it touched his own company and his own household. Is i the memory of Hollywood so shout and sickly that there could not be j a minute even a second of silence to Honor this father of their Industry Harry Cohn a keen observer of life and events a Battler to the top by skill and ingenuity. How Many of those who sat in the Oscar show House hoping perhaps that the lightning of Success might stake them recalled apart from Kim Novak tile Man who selected them taught them helped them made stars of them Harry Cohn of Columbia pictures died this year died while at work. Lowell woman reports $1200 theft Liy two women county authorities Are investigating the theft of $1200 from an 80-year-old invalid Lowell woman at her Home wednesday afternoon by two Swarthy women thought to be gypsies or indians m s. Dora Crosley a wheel chair invalid due to a hip injury told sheriff Russell Van Tuyl that the women entered her Home about 1 30 wednesday and started talking about religion and demanding contributions for their a evangelistic work and struck her when she refused to contribute. The women jerked Loose a Billfold mrs. Crosley had on a Cord around her neck and took $1,000 in 20 Dollar Bills from it. They also look $200 she kept in an envelope mrs Closky told the sheriff a the women were leaving they told m s. Crosley they were having a religious meeting at the schoolhouse and would Pray for her. There is no Telephone in the Crosley residence and the theft t reported to the sheriffs office until about 3 p m. Wednesday bar. Crosley who told by his Wile of the theft when he return to Home i rom work at new London sheriff Van Tuyl said that he had a report from a Man near the Iowa ordnance Plant of two women answering the description of the pair in a ear Bealing Minnesota plates. The sheriff got another to port that tile women were seen South of Lowell in a car bearing Missouri pistes. San Francisco ins storm battered California under a declared state of emergency today it till thousands of families imperilled in Northern and Central areas by rampaging Aud rising floods the known death toll five but expected to mount property damage to crops alone in the Multi nillion Dollar i Ranee the damage continues to soar. The entire state hit by Gulf i Force rain yesterday which continued to Pound Many areas to i dip the downpour has been particularly heavy in recent weeks musing widespread floods in up Salt a it areas the weather Bureau warned unit there will by no immediate setup in the heavy ers will continue Day and into tin sect ions. San Francisco streets were inundated for tin first tune Iii years in some areas while a blizzard paralysed Fraus Siet i traffic and trapped a train and hoods stalled at least a Hall dozen others. Many communities were Cut Olf from outside communication and streets were Unrien water in Redwood City san Mateo. Palo Alto Atherton Santa Cruz. Alviso Martinez. Concord and Walnut Creek nor were these the Only towns hard hit in scores of cities and Telephone and Power lines were Down Trees uprooted and smashed against cars and other property windows blow n out highways severed by water and Earth radio and television stations Oil the air due to Power failures and Bridges either Down or weakened. Gov Goodwin j Knight declared the entire state a disaster area from the storm lashed Sacramento capital a because of condition of extreme peril a returns from president s traffic safety conference slate representative m i Vance one of 77 iowans a i tending the Cit in Lea Dei ship conference i of the president s committee tor j to if i in gaiety in Chicago has re a turned Home Atter attending the Conli Rem e the representatives came from All Wilks in life the among 17 Iowa legislators at. The meeting mein phases it tile traffic safety problem were discussed at these Tams tile Iowa group placed the needs Iii the following of inti i increase Driver education coverage i rom present 48 to As ne.rn., Khi As possible establish some Turin of compulsory Driver education possibly allowing those who Complete course to get License Uthi or of age others at 18 2, Public endorsement of Point system mow in use in suspension and of revocation of Driver License ii est bushmen of realist ii Speed i in us in incorporated areas 4 establish a Speed limit on secondary roads perhaps so mph 5 pass legislation to permit use of yield right of Quot signs us provided in the uniform Cade 8 use every Means Driver improvement schools Media Etc to proposal to Purchase local water softeners received pm a Council measure gunned to White House a p no. I u in made at t he City Council meeting wednesday nigh by Keith i a Ruttei of Washington a soft water service Den i or Foi the Purchase of the City s water aligning equipment a l to prevail water so it in fug service for 11 to e w Hove ant it by e a Ruttei fold the Council that ii in to Osal is accented the service will remain a Milligan service mid thai he intends to reroute the City a it that every sub-1 i ism Mav hav t adequate soft water service vetted also to change the presello zeolite for the new High capacity zeolite whirl w ill give All the sub so 11 hers Moil soft it Poi of Chang. I ice resigned m en1 in bids on some old Dor Teal equipment owned by the Cliv were i1. I by Wright rho it unveil Atli housed Hun to accept hic High bid of $ it from i Al 11 in i Iii othe a f gunned Dollar ,.sag today fore St in Don i ins Congress a four billion 700 Multi Highway Bill through final and onto Tho White Hon c 1 its last him to action beefing a Tell Lily easter of \ it la sit Ion to pm Usa til a tinning Shiva beside Sci i sol tenets a Lei Demines rust control manual and Ruers. A id that Olin a he to m is Iii i pimple Otap Rte Wain Comdr which would include water Der to a la ens Industrial Willet ter Servile Waim nudist t v. T i v ice Chien 11lat�ii automatic water soil town i help every drivel Dent situations action to avoid Aln i 7<v8 Riel recognize Amin time to take the Accident be Jesse Lasky one of the pioneers of this Industry who came into it from vaudeville a Leader in the development of the new Art one of the creators of Paramount died thus year. Don Hartman associate of Many of those present on this occasion for years their Friend teacher and promoter died this year. And could they not spare just one minute or perhaps a second to Rise to assuage the anguish of tin in colleague Eliza Beth Taylor by remembering even by a Token lowering of the Eye lids Mike Todd who killed within the week Mike Todd who brought into this decaying Industry new life new vigor the Hope that stagnation would run before brilliance As evil disappears before the Good. Charges Iowa towns and counties May lose heavily carry guns in Cuba i adopt uniform etude provisions on chemical tests for int of Leat Ion require led warning flags of Long pile to be used on farm tractors and other equipment on pub lie highways to warn other traffic to More adequate Post ing of highways to of hazardous Contin ions. Two break ins Are reported Hollywood employs producers directors. Technicians experts press agents but what is required is not those whom they can employ to advertise their vices to attract a vulgar Era. But those who can give these men and women guidance profits Back to the simple Virtues they Learned at their mothers Knees one of which is respect for the living and for the dead. And respect requires an acknowledgement of gratitude for those who smoothed the path of life. For no Man or woman i it self made. When John Ford. For instance took a Man off a truck and told him that he an actor he created a Star can the Man. In decency forget that even he not aware of his Talent until someone told him and showed him How Des Moines. Ins a Republican state chairman l l. Jurgemeyer charged today that Iowa towns and j counties May lose More than $7,000,000 in annual tax Relief if tax proposals advanced by gov. Her Sahel c. Loveless Are put into effect. Jurgemeyer of Clinton stated gov. Loveless suggested taking some of the funds now going Back to the towns and counties for local tax Relief and put it into the state s general fund. The chairman said the situation stems from Loveless need for More state funds duo to his vetoes in the last session of the legislature and from the higher level of state spending. He said that funds which the governor proposes to take away from towns and counties include that part of the to percent of the retail sales tax furnished from the Road use tax fund the state reimbursement for military service tax credits and a share of Gross liquor it. Union 182 65 57.90 new London 1,651 48 523.60 Olds 204.52 64.80 Rome 146.56 46.50 Salem 517,32 184 of Wayland 656.22 208 to Winfield 971.19 307 90 tote i $11,085.69 $3,514.90 but there is a Little More to this than the waywardness and conceit of show folks. Involved Are the manners of the age the Devil May care attitude of those who believe Jurgemeyer commented that Quot the Home owner Farmer businessmen and industrialists Are already suf Fering under a heavy tax Load and will be burdened with even More local he said towns desiring to maintain the same level of local services will have to raise through local taxes the Money which would be taken away. Jurgemeyer charged that when the democrats left the statehouse in the 1930�?Ts, they had enacted the sales tax and personal income tax a which we still have with us today and they were levying a property tax for general revenues. Meanwhile Jurgemeyer said the that manners and morals no Long a republicans in the intervening or matter that they were characteristic of another Eta that anything goes today which puts a picture in a newspaper or makes a headline or even for some a mention in some gos sipers column. But triese Are not enough. In fact. They Are nothing at All. Our nation strongest before women boasted Over television on the things they can break As Zsa Zsa Gabor did on this occasion when another Star in gentle humility recalled that Harry Cohn would have been pleased were he alive. Copyright 1958. King features Syndicate lie years stopped the use of a state property assessment for general Revenue purposes and developed the program of tax Relief to localities which is now threatened. The Revenue loss in Henry county under governor Loveless proposals according to Jurgemeyer i. Loss to cities and towns Road liquor fund profit loss 8r7 refund to towns Coppock $ 88.59 $ 28 10 Hillsboro 276.70 87.70 a pleasant 6 390 46 2,026.30 amounts from above liquor profit refund. $11,085.69 Road fund loss to City and towns. 3,514.90 ii. Loss to county 35h to counties for secondary roads area basis. 19.646.92 9 to counties for farm to Market roads area basis. 5,048.74 military service tax credit refund 195610,938.43 Iii. Over All county total loss .$50,234 68 in addition 6h of $442,872.27 is allocated to All 99 counties for farm to Market roads on an equalization or need basis which also would be diverted. Governors answer Des Moines ins a gov. Her Schel c. Loveless today charged Republican state chairman l. L. Jurgemeyer wit ii attempting to confuse the citizens of Iowa with Quot a scare Story which is a poorly constructed concoction of in answering Jurgemeyer. Loveless pointed out actual tax collections during the first nine months of the present fiscal year Are running Pearly six million dollars above the estimate made during the last legislature and added a no Large scale tax increases Are needed to meet the demands on state Loveless declared his tax program has resulted in savings of at least $20,000,000 per year. A i believe that All but a privileged few of Iowa a taxpayers will agree that a $20,000,000 reduction would have been Worth the seven million Dollar increase even if any increase had come about Quot Loveless stated. He added a that none of the Havana ins All cuban businessmen workers and civil servants were authorized today to carry firearms and ordered by the government to remain Ai work when rebel Leader Fidel Castro makes Las general strike Call. The decrees issued by president Fulger clo Batista a Cabinet Atter a night Long session appeared Toi doom Havana to an outbreak of pm sme w window i bloody Street fighting because the i rebels Piave warned the strike Call i which nov come tomorrow w ill be enforced at gunpoint. But Hie government May be faced with a More immediate problem this morning when hic Banks open ruinous spread throughout Havana yesterday that the government would use its emergency Powers to freeze All Bank deposits a Panicky run on the Banks that could cause a financial crisis considered Likely although Batista vigorously proclaimed last night that private Bank funds arc the Olds school Aud tax spa in and Rose lumber co in Winfield were broken into Seine my wednesday night but Little taken county authorities investigated about $1 ill mall change taken from a desk drawer in the office at Hie Olds school Entrance to the school gained through 1�?The door to the office pried open tile school has now been broken int tin Roe time. This school year nothing found to be missing Horn Hie Winfield lumber firm a Entrance gamed by slipping j the Glass out of a window Frame the burglars left through the Lea door. I lie a Otto i v Lee rates Linda the a i up would be $.1 pet water s Toner changed every 28 Day i $4.50 per soft Lier changed every la Days and $7 50 pm i softener a hanged every seven Days provisions Are 1 also made Fen High capacity offered to pay the City $17 68 pc tank which is ill i mumble i condition in purchasing Hie present i equipment t he Council told vetted i that the proposal would in studied land he would be contacted later rho City has been providing in. Sol Tenet a i vice Here at a Rule of $ 1,25 pc soft engr change Carli Mold ii it manager to. To Wright told us Council increasing tile Ca parity of the Cooling Tower at the Light Plant is a must he said that la would Cost approximately $16,601 to $18,0 h to increase Hie capacity it i the roofing Tower 2,boo Gallons after some discussion the coun Iii a Ditol i Zed Wrighi to Contact Black and visited of Kansas try the firm that installed the Cooling Tow a tor engineering advice a met la i meeting will be set up for a conference Between representatives Quot i the firm and the Council. Bids Wei by in Lair $35. Lanwi enc la in pc $30, and ii i Kur Larr $22 50 Ria equipment consists of one bullied up mole Stalin on in a hoi starter in Good condition. And two motors one which a damaged by lightning \ Tetter 11 in the City plan it Tom Mission a Lead it recommended i that the i blocks at the Aid of West Cia \ Kiel a ii Mil t Pat k by hard suit ared the letter stated a int. From the Toad Blower Over to the swimming a cause a he Aith a Ani and a nut Anre the Cornell Indi ated that i he heft will probably or Cove led with in Oil surface i a supervision Al the u lining Pool lot the summer month a. B ought tip the Parks committee advised to go Over the set up democrats in control it i the $6t.h i Congress marked their departure i Quot Home with Delta at oils of a i Loim tor then moves against the i recession hiring the Fleet hire months of this years session House sneaker Sam Rayburn ii i i Texas disputed president Etsen-1 lower s suggestion Cong teas Nim have a ted too hastily on anti re acc i n Bills he pointed out that \ or Eisenhower had vetoed none of Ilia in to recess Ion legislation sent i hint in i ingress Chi Highway Bill which would make in additional one and a half billion dollars available tor High-1 construction this year passed i the h Quot i est fore Neon Aud cleared j my Senate a veil a1 hours later shortly after its Vole the House i and into lied until april 14 proposes changes in Pentagon Lee Robertson and William Bak or rep a sell Ting the Henry county fair Board told the Council that fair Board would like to offer Light., at the Mcmillan Park Rara track owned by Hie Board to the City under tile condition that they could be used by the i Ward durum no week free of charge. Rile fair Board would pay for breakage of Light bulbs and equip in it during the week the Council indicated the City would probably take the lights it the fair Hoard made a formal offer also discussed briefly the Lair Board s decision to cd targe organizations charging admission to the Park $15 for use of Hie lights tract tor asphaltic Concrete paving j with us it a it mull contracts to Norris co. Norris construction company of Ottumwa awarded the con Washington. Ins president Eisenhower today proposed a sweeping Pentagon reorganization plan giving Tho Secretary of defense unified authority Over military strategy personnel spending j work is to la and missile age research and de Imber 27 a elopement. Between Wayland and Washington and tor bituminous surfacing on two Henry county roads at the letting in Ames this week the contract for the nearly to Miles of asphaltic Concrete let on a bid of $273.208 54 the completed by 8ep approval the resignation of led f Huene Wile had been in Barge of preparing City maps and blueprints submitted in a letter and act opted by the Council. Oinui Jolt ii Iglai m it i d that the Council Slid its meet lugs round to pm unless its a big Public meeting in some Lim highly important comes up he Aid he 11 ought t lie count to considering it i Many subject in no night and that perhaps Only two or three Mam topics is iou id be a Ltd tossed he mentioned thai one judgment May not be a., Good id to or la o clock bet use of fatigue after having gone Over mum i a sub Jet is rho requested wage increase from the City employees discussed again Tbs Council plans to �?�0 Over All the w Ages of i la employees Holme making lbs decision 9 9b the Mavor reported that he talked to w j Smith of Fairfield High w a y commission Engineer about tile proposed relocation of Highway 2ih in i pleasant All i told that the project is three or Lour yearn away Smith told my Beth that Iii Highway is planning to Blacktop All the Buck on 213 through i pleasant this summer a request a been made of the City from the Highway comenti Smirti for the latest City map showing Loai Ion of streets and sewers Iii connection with a Roqu t of councilman Punk Walter Alcait the possibility of obtaining an Atonic i enc to Genera tor in i plea ult the mayor read a Lei it i rom atty Ben Garr Piffier reported he talked with Biti. B it Hick Enlo it i by Pilot a about i he dial and informed that tax i a act sex Peri nuut program is still very much in the sex per i men to i stage that enemy Tost would be several limes that of the present equipment that up rial personnel would be required tot operation that he thought the equipment would be operable Only part of the time on an experimental Baals and that. There no special provision or the government placing react units in cities such a of plea int older and that the senator Mig grated t hat i Ort bet inquiry could be made to the atomic emay commission. Re tot division. Washington i c i lie big Highway measure Rio 11�hi to provide half a million new jells narrowly avoided Bein t it oink to committee for further hearing a its ant i Beliber d provision but by a Roll Call of 222 to lot this move wa., rejected and the measure adopted and sent i it the hate by a vote of 300 to 28 i he Senate which had written most of tin final version of Tho Compromise legislation approved it quickly by a voice vote the loads Bill would pump an immediate one billion 800 million dollars in Federal and state Money into instruction work this year f l this a of millions would come from the stares Over the next tilt be years a total of four billion 700 millions would be added in Federal Money by the legislation i. Union wins top Ridings it Union Karen Cisna won two firsts in the state speech contest held Ai Grinnell saturday. Rile won first in interpretive Reading and oration last year she won first in dramatics. Jackie Specifier received h first in dramatics. Carol Allen placed second in radio speaking and Donald to also won a second. Mrs. Dor irime i Auer is their instructor. Fined charged with Points in j. P. Court House for rent receives 21 Calls they want to rent a House in tile country. Mrs Ida Lindquist convinced of that after she ran a classified in the news telling about the House for rent. She received 21 Calls so reported Mother Dies services for mrs. Tva Whitsel of , Mother of mrs Quentin Fackler of 105 North Harrison Stit. Pleasant were held monday mrs. Whitsel died saturday. The information on the amount of the i id on the two projects in the county i Umon Prairie Gena and Salem Oak land Mills had not been received Here thursday. Memorial ii okie Itai. Notes admitted wednesday Arnold Humphrey. Mrs. Harry l. Cormel mrs. George Drew or admitted thursday Harry Breeker of new London i Richard Satterlee. Joe Wilson. Mrs. Harold Spray dismissed wednesday Ida Richard of Wayland dismissed thursday mrs. Daniel Orndorff of land. Charles Zoppie the Council authorized repair to the ceilings of the living room and dining room in the Sexton House a septic a motion missed accepting from Clifford homing it Keokuk the cancellation of the garbage Collie Mon contract with the City concerning the garbage situation City manager Wright talked to the at the cemetery and to Council about the possibility of the j tank which has caved in City collecting cans bottles and j two local lumber companies arc garbage All at once Aud burying it taking care of the ceilings. Bids Iii ail area Iii the City dump. His j 9m of taken from local plumbers idea is to dig a pit dump etch on Tho septic tank. Load in it. Mash it Down Ami cover j with six inches of dirt the Council discussed the Deal but took no a j lion sevc a1 Nisi nor s appeared no j to be sold on the idea of the City picking up cans and bottles with the garbage. Dale sept or Salem the lust person to lie fined in local courts since the new Point system went info affect tuesday. Sept or Given a ticket by hic Highway patrol tuesday morning. He fined $10 and costs by Justice George Means thursday morning and five Points were Chai ired against him. I Ronald Farrington Wayland has i been fined $10 and costs in Justice Means court on a speeding charge hied by Sherif Russell Van Tuyl the violation occurred before the Point system went into affect. Youth s Case in juvenile court action which or. Jurgemeyer is using to try to Salvage his party a per year. Tax record Ever i the governor pointed out that Jurgemeyer had claimed the actually tax collections brought in Loveless program which he sub i sufficient Revenue to have provided Baths thursday fitted to the last legislature would for the capital improvements even or. And mrs. Dean Crawford of have Cost the people who live in with the sales tax Cut to two pet Winfield Are the parents of a baby counties and cities Over $7,000,000 cent. Til. I lie Council voted to pay the Stab Highway commission a Bill of $6,771 24 for the installation of storm sewers on East Washington Street done when the Street a widened and paved. Easter Ejot it it Hunt planned the 16-Vcar-old new London youth who admitted the break in of a Pilot Grove tavern along with a 17-year-old it pleasant youth has been turned Over to juvenile authorities Here by Lee county authorities. The boy arrested in Keokuk and charged with breaking and entering. He then turned Over to the juvenile authorities Here. A similar charge is on file against the it pleasant youth in Lee Dick Howe commander of Bob Tubby Post of the american legion announces that the annual easter egg Hunt tor children up to county. He is in the Henry county twelve years will be held sunday Mil in lieu of a $350 Bond on a april 6. On the Hill in Saunders charge of operating a motor vehicle Leo bran appointed by Mayo Park. Candy eggs will be used and while intoxicated. Wade met Beth to serve out the term prizes will be Given to the winners the pair admitted breaking into of Ralph Price on the City plan of the races. The Hunt will Start at the tavern twice to get a Quantity i commission which expires in 1961 2 p m of Beer cigarettes and about $33

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