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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 8, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 12 - Meh. 16*May 31 (Each stamp, Five pounds) Coffee 26 - Mar. 22-Apr. 25 (Each stamp, I pound) VOL. EXXI, No. 83 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS THURSDAY, APR. 8, 1943 VALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil 4 - - - Until Apr. 12 Fuel Oil 5 - - - Until Sept. 30 (Each stamp, ll gallons) (Gasoline 5 - Mar. 22-May 21 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA 37 Japanese Planes Are Shot Down THE By Paul Mallon Yr IT-'TW'I Ullin I HUIT" iii, WTB] i nr—i I (Distributed by King Feature* Syn-1 dIrate. Inc., Reproduction to P .ii or rn Part Strictly Prohibited.! WASHINGTON—PETROEEt "VI POO bah Icktfi if being pressed, not only bv motorist representatives but by oth'; government departments, to liberalize the uhs rationing program. Even the office of Price Administration ha„ made emu representation. within the government suggesting greater allowances. Now an A-card oliver can get only 90 miles a month at Si maximum or 45 to 50 miles if he has a heavy fuel consuming car. This is hardly enough to keep a machine in good condition, Lion of whether there is sol me at hand along tile boa rd to w arrant a create, e A-Cards, or other rr lazarus? nr? ion-. is not part of argument Tin highest of In OPA ha-, taken tin* po- City Officers Reappointed By Mayor Council Hears Reports On City Affairs They’ll Do It Every Time - - - The ques enough gas ca dern seal value for th lion of the the current authorities ’ion th, ii nishe j >8,lab!*' Th'- ta more indeed ;asoline should br should t r ■ ’A mc ii wen I ’he winter available for g he ne w pipe line Jersey is so m-a ‘t, on will fir ity \s 300,(KNO A J Ind., by n oil demar 235,000 ne Hon of tt lie untiei g toward th romise i by July ♦ „ ma I*:, ow be hauling month) a,soli ne. from corns' that rapac- Mt Plea a nr •> appointive officers were again named to their positions by Mayor H L. Shook, he announced at Hie meeting of the city council Wednesday evening. Th complete staff includes James Jamison chiel of police; A A Shousc, W, ob YO' urn and Ray Kinney, police officer*. Will Fenton, cemetery sexton; Nils Pen), weighmaster; Dr J. W. Laird, city health physician; Claude Taft, Lie chief; Elwood Williams, as rant fire chief; Jesse Rugg, Axel Bfrgdahl, Clarence Smith, Lloyd Hill, Paul Welrher William Alvine, Clar-ence Sam moi is and Stanley Looker, firemen. Paul Welch'-.- was again named by the city council a custodian of the Ordinarily Little iodines MEMORY IS SHORTER THAM A G I HAIRCUT. Iodine ! What did I TELL YOU JUST THIS MORRING ABOUT\ leaving All your ^ Bot-when Aunt Ammonia or one OF THE OTHER INLAWS COMES A-Visiting —• NO, I DON'T like VOO' VOO KNOVJ WHAT MAMA SAID WHEN you didn’t SEND ANY PRESENT last christmas ? mama said ."Aunt ammonia IS so „ , TIGHT SHE SQUEAL'S-LETS HEAR VOO SQUEAK. Higher Prices For Beans Assured His Production Program dudes Soybeans In Washington. D. C F cd Ar rrrn-i trater Cheder C Davis announced W an' sd ay night that the go em-mcnt will guarantee farmers higher price* for five vital war crops — dry Navy Reports Sky Battle In Solomons American Strength Has Been Increased Washington. D. INSClosely beans and peas, and peanuts, soybeans.! Ilcwlt g «c.e ic :• nj Wa: Stimson and flaxseed -to encourage produc- disclosure that more fighting planes , ,j0n I are enroute to the southwest Pacific. The higher prices will replace a IOO ^ n*vy today announced that Amer- i „ million dollar incentive payment pro- i lean combat pilo’ - over Gaudalcanat id pipe the ea* Januar me t brough Bt ymour, • rn field is promised m Ti -urn t ime i alf' v lab' the fuel winter by adding i a clay. The posits try also seems to *ngt trending more aition Qian ti:at of I administrator. Ickes is gradually being oded with opposition pressure w down ;• in prospect Relaxa-at le*>t possible for the first OPA on I Ms THIS ADMINISTRATION h< ways stoutly maintained -s me displa\ of righteous indignation - - th?*' the public works program.. wer' non-pohtical in character... .No one but a republican would say otherwise, ...And, furthermore, you people who did not believe it, have never been able to prove otherwise. Well, a legal authority, prowling back IT following set of circumstances; The Federal Work. Administration j sued orders, approved by the ad-minhtrator May I. 1942. requiring that a specific paragraph be inserted in the general condition governing costs-plus-a-flxed- fee contracts. The paragraph read: “(Ai Preference in the employment r f laborers and mechanics at the site shall be given to qualified local residents. “(Bi There shall be no discrimina--ion by reason of race, creed, color. I»ng Session The meeting of the council with tor** new members sitting in their fir t regular cession was a long one New rn* mberx, and old ones too, listened with much interest to the monthly reports but particularly to the annual report* on city affairs. Hearing the Ii ag lists of business matters Which nu-1 be considered, impresses an outsider with the importance and * x’' nt of city affairs. M* Pleasant's business affairs are ound financially at the present time, the figures Indicated. The council is guarding carefully the municipal plant earning.' which are “frozen” so to speak at pr* ant, because line replacements cannot be made during the war. Heavier expenditures are expected to be necessary at the close of the war and taxpayers no doubt would set up a and with howl lf bere was a harp advance in their taxes to take cate of city repairs and improvements after the war. Mt. Pleasant taxpayers should be aware that they are not accustomed to paying heavy city taxes If the council holds on a level course, as r no doubt will, the taxpayers will have no fear of a sharp British And U. S. Forces Join In Africa COUNTY WOMEN Red Cross TO SELL BONDS j puncj Grows gram previously announced by Sec-, Tiot down 37 Japanese air un in retary of Agriculture Claude Wick-, c ne of tho greatest sky battle,, of the ard Funds for such payments have So omons campaign, not been provided by ccngress because j The dramatic navy news of a bater farm bloc opposition. Ute between 98 Japanese bejabers and Greatly Increased Acreages Zero fighters and an und sclosed num- The government has asked for great- ber of American planes, came shortly Iv increased acreages of beans and after Stimson warned that me Japans, commodities now rationed, and nese have increased their air strength peanuts, soybeans and flaxseed for in China, Burma and the southwest I vegetable food oils and for livestock Pacific. protein feed I “However.” Stimson added, “we Th" food administrator said the have also increased our strength and -« urrmpnt will support grower prices lur?her 1 -leases 'are in immediate of the five crops at higher levels than praspect previously announced by Wickaid The air battle in 'he Solomons left through pm chase and loan operations ne doubt that the numbers of Ame riel the Commodity Credit Corp. car. army, navy and marine corps Pursuing Rommel Northward Toward Sfax ‘Outfitting the Outfit” Is Slo- > gan of Women al- Ailied Headquarters in North Africa —GNS>—A general offensive in both north and south Tunisia wa* launched by allied forces today following junction of pritish and American troops at Djebel Chemis northwest of Gates. The British first army under Lieut. General Kenneth Anderson jumper* off in the Medjez-El-Bab area before dawn, while American troops and the British 8th army swung into high gear pursuing Nazi Field-marshal Erwin Rommel northward towards Sgax from the Gafsa-Gabes area. Heavy Pressure pluses are being accumulated and barring unforeseen emergencies, they will be available for use later. Numerous Questions. Numerous matters take time and patience on the part of the council. C. E Logan has been serving in charge of the city dump. Tim* and payment in the future was a problem. D E. Monthei of the Monthei flying service at the airfield here appeared before the council regarding a heavy cable which the city owns and was previously used to carry electric 4. . - , Other United States troops exerted > a specific case. came upon the advance later in thp cUy tax bill Bur- j he#vy pressure on axis forces east of Maknassy. * * I The combined British and American armies in southern Tunisia mopped up in the plateau and hill country be national origin or political affiliation!. tbe -nangar The council agreed in the employment of persons qual;- tQ seU lhf? cable to Mr Monthel if fled bv training and experience for permjSsjon can be obtained from the work in the development of defense war utilities hoard, housing or defense public works at the The question of the rate for supply-site of the project ,ng heat for some of the Iowa Wes- This certainly established the politi- ]fyan buildings was brought up and cal oui ity motif. Anyone had the right ^ council authorized tile city man-to work regardless of his voting pc- agej ^ incrrage the rate accord-culiarities. Unfortunately, it did not anc(? ^ lbe m(.rease jn costs, last long. What to do about the city police Just about a month before the last tween El Guettar and the sea. General Anderson's attack against the Nazi army headed by Colonel General Dietloff von Arnim was preceded by large scale artillery preparation. In the south, meanwhile, there appeared that Rommel had been outgeneraled. Rommel seemingly expected the main allied attack to come against his right flank in the El Guettar area instead of at Wadi El Akarit, where General Sir Bernard L. Montgomery made his concentrated major assault. Many Italian Prisoners It was against the American second corps that Rommel had placed the bulk of his panzer strength and most of his German troops, leaving Italians tD hold Wadi El Akarit. The propor- Money enough for full clothing and equipment, for two million enlisted nun! That is th* goal that towers befire women’s war savings communes throughout the country, who will participate? in the second war loan drive, which opens April 12. The total goal for women, in terms of hard cash, will exceed 300 million dollars, enough money to buy all the coats and .shoes, blankets and fold ing eels, steel helmets and first aid Douches which the government will provide for those two million soldiers, :ailors or marines. “Outfitting the Outfit” is the name which has been given to the national plan for women. It is designed to bring closer the knowledge of what extra bond purchases in April can do tc give their ons, husbands or brothers in the armed forces the best equipment. The cost to outfit a single soldier is $151.95; a sailor, $96 40; a marine, $155.94, Iowa bond drive will be under the Short of Goal In County Bv $1600 Higher Than Ceilings, planes have been increased in the In the case cf dry beans and - peas Solomons area. and soybeans, the new support prices are higher than office of price administration ceiling prices The food administrator did not state whether the ceiling prices will be raised. Commodity Credit Corp explain'*: This was indicated by the Dot that the United S’ates lost only 7 air craft in the tig aerial battle. The Japanese lost Ll Zeioes, 5 dive tcmters, and ll ether planes. The navy said that the Japan*1e Henry county’s Red Cross war fund drive is gradually approaching tile goal of $8,500, but still is short cf that J figure The county total to date is .. tosses to the government $6,909 03 which is $l.o90,97 under the . . quota figure. W A Russell, county* . _ . _ . . set at $6.50 per IOO pounds, cleaned Red Cross chairman, reported * Information regarding the war drive that if ceilings are not increased the aerial armada attacked United States government might have to sell the shipping in the Guadalcanal area but {products to consumer outlets at prices laded to state whether any American I that enable the latter to comply with vesseLs were damaged, ceilings. Such sales would involve —------ Russian Troops The support level for dry beans was £j|p|>yj.g Positions and bagged in car lots. f. o. b. carnel Moscow. Russia ‘INS' The Soviet at country shipping points, for the fol- &***» command announced today that Ic wing classes: Pea. great northern, Russian troops have captured several is not yet available anc smaU whitP tlat smau white, pinto, favorable positions south if Isyum, 65 most of the other townships and town.-, ^ &mall red and cranberry. The miles below Kharkov on the middle j support price previously had been an- Donets front, after smashing Oer- nounced at $5 6C. The ceiling price man attacks during the past few days. Mt. Pleasant, is lagging a little and _ __ {should put more push into its drive is now ivr*ll xx I • £* VI to put the figure over the tup locally VTrDI A MC CI UTT Will IvPliiiSSi t MGI! Many persons gave only their Red rKtuDi ILKlAIlD lLLL I Ilf'i-L * Cross membership dollar when they. elders and officers n itnout Lnildren should have given double or more. If results in township Scott and New London are still receiving contributions added to their totals. these persons would volunteer addi tional donations by going to the terian church was heid on Wednesday Henry County Savings Bink and giv- everin^ ,f thi;, week A very repining money to O. B Taylor or W H. sentative crowd was in attendance. Evans, the Mt. Pleasant effort would After a gPneral rep0rt by the pastor, The annuli meeting of the Presby- Manpower Commission To Issue New Regulation be aided greatly, persons missed in T. R Washington. D. C (INS)-The war Miner was elected to succeed rn >npowei commission will issue new leadership of Mrs. Harold Newcomb, j *so^c*at*on s*v>Ui,‘i al*s0 make their bjmseff as elder, and Harold W Gar- regulations on Monday rdering the ‘contributions at the bank. Arisen was elected as elder to fill the reclassification of all men of draft agr Baltimore township's total is now up vacancy made by prof Roger Mor- who do not have children, it wa* to $358 15, some $30 more than the 10w>s leaving ^t, Pleasant during the learned today. amount in the previous report which ]ast r , At the same rime. it was reported was already over the top. j The congregation then met as a co-* that Class 3-B in the draft may be - ! operative body and elected C. W. wiped out. Class 3-B, in which there P|»o.Ufrrf*t Cruikshank as chairman and Miss are approximately 2,000,1 11 nu n be- Adah Augspurger as secretary for the tween the ages of 18 Old 38. was et Flight Training ensuing year. C. Van Brussel was up for married men with children who car, now with 41,000 miles on it, was ^;ori 0f prisoners taken by the British election, certain revisions in tile gen- no{. decided whether to repair it or WBS six italians to one German. rial conditions were issued (Oct. 5. tQ buy one Qf the few remaining new j Agaln withdrawing in the face of 1942>. The revised order read: 1942 models was the question left open the 8th hrmys offensive, Rommel left “Delete paragraph 24 and substitute fQr investigRtlon there fop the following: ____ “ Tile contractor shall not discrimi- Egg ( ase Shortage pate against any worker because of Cpptv III race. creed, color, or national origin.’” -IM-IIVI kJvCII xii This change negatively re-establish-c ti the only discrimination to be used en federal works projects. On its face, it seemed to say that relief is available Des Moines, Iowa. <INS>—-limnedi-lor all - - except republicans. ate relief from the critical Niortage of - egg cases in Iowa was seen today by THERE WAS ar. insurmountable A J. Loveland, Iowa USDA war board defect in thp way the promise of a chairman commission for Mayor LaGuardia as a Large increases of materials assigned brigadier-general was presented to the to egg cir* manufacturers and the public. No one. not even the mayor, shipping of six carloads of wood cases made clear what particular kind of a into Iowa are expected to break the the Italians to shift for themselves. Rommel pulled out most of his Germans condemning his fascist allies to ,n inevitable fate at the hands of the advancing British. chairman of the women’s division of the I:wa war savings staff. For full details of the outfitting plan have been sent to all county womens chairmen and each county which adopts it may set up its goal to equip I platoon, company, battalion, regiment, division or corps “In all counties activities of regular sales cutlets will be stepped up and special events art* being planned to in crease bond sales.” The Henry County Bond Chairman, women's division, Mrs. Wk J. Grimmer urges the several contact women over the county to avail themselves of the material sent them from the Des Moines office in planning- their drives. Also it is important that the results of sales be sent to the chairman in order that the totals may be sent to the state office for Henry jounty’s credit. Flying School Will Large Staff LOCAL RESIDENTS MAY AGAIN INVITE PRE-CADETS TO DINNER NAVY URGES USE OF V-MAIL LETTERS The first day of flying at the local airfield for the pre-cadets at Iowa unanimously elected treasurer for the are engaged in occupations * -ential coming year, but tendering his resig- to the war eft it. Employ nati n later. T. Ralph Miner was Undei th* new regulation , there will elected treasurer of the church be a complete revision of all classifi- George Stanley. Glenn Hoffman and cations cf men cf the 18 to 38 age William Walters were elected as trus- I racket, who are liable to military tees of the church for a three year service term. 1 Wesleyan gave instruct ton to 49 men for 45 minute periods, D. E Monthei. in charge of the flying school reported. , . , , j , progress and definite gains, with sub- Ten planes are now in use and four K ® ... Reports from all departments of the SUIT FOR DIVORCE church and Sundry school were read p.. 11/1x11 rj URE and approved. All reports showed TILLI/ TV 11 ll LLlRA stantial balances in all the treasuries cf the church. more may be added, he said In favorable weather, the flight training will be carried on as full a schedule as ~ I~~ possible. Two Given Terms The staff in charge of (he flying school is quite extensive. He will have eleven flight instructors* four mechanics, four service men and three or Pre-cadets at Iowa Weslevan may again be invited to Sunday dinner, th° Chamber of Commerce announced to- iob he was to do for which he was bottleneck in egg marketings which (1a^ Persons who .want to f nTn ‘'S. “ mh. nmi ,~,v -npl» threatening letters to his divorced born at Burlington ho pus! in Ai •’ , .v>1 one or more boys should telephone the limited, V-Mail is loaded first. Be- f\ T UMI ^ON TO AK „ , , ■ , rxeentionallvi suited. No convincing has been threatening in Iowa foi J ’ U. 1. TVlLOUll IU JI LAR wife 3. has the honor of having r n . , Chamber of Commerce office phone cause V-Mail takes 98'7 less cargo lir . VI mtrv TA»imnT „ , . , , ,, iir tification for the appointment was weeks. . ... AT WA YI Nl) TONIGHT Judge Dewey granted probation on grandmother ’hey uudu c M JU. LUKSIK!** 1 ,. . . . „ . Q 432, bv five o’clo-k. Friday afternoon space, often V-Mail moves while n 1 tv rv »x-ivi/ iv./ivivjiii «* ^ offered A nuance cf relief came today in a * 5-year sentence in the case of Of rge Lewis Oberman. groa» go it : ti. • 11 and give your name and address. bulkier mail has to wait. M ,f The war department has a rule that w,re received by Loveland from M. / ' „ wanted, The Navy urges use of V-Mail to Wayland.-^,. T. Wilson of MI . Henry Carpenter 21 charged wtth mnther Mrs Mary Maroon er „„ older men can be appointed to Clifford Townsend, director■ ct the J ^ ^ ^ ^ pleaJmnt wH1 sppak ,0 th, Men'sjregistering tor the draft under Ins grandmother; and Paul W I commissions unless they possess ex- food production administration in Commevcc , ,food which are vital to corres- Brotherhood of the Wayland Metho- own name In Des Moines and as grandmother, of Mt Unior fume qualifications which 'liable Washington. J ^ ^ requested that the pre-cadets pendents’ sons, husbands and friends, nist church Thursday evening at 8.00 be permitted to walk to he homes It points out to the folks at home o’clock in the basement of the chutcn to be guests. Attempts that aside from the priority which V- Mr. Wilson is the District Lax Leader *><u fin mc ne ion a fiat | ,a 1 - _ _. .... . _j ,u...TV,n nnvknlnn ic upntinapn! nnnn nriv- Families and friends of men of the TJ. S. Navy. Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, now serving overseas or with the fleet, are asked by the Navy Department to make wider use of V-Mail. V-Mail has proven so worthwhile in first tests that the Navy has acted to give it priority over all other types of mail deliveries to men at sea or at foreign ports When space for mail is limited, V-Mail is loaded first. Because V-Mail takes 98'f less cargo V-Mail moves while F. J. Christensen f led suit with the ! clerk of the coart today seeking a ’ divorce from Flossie Christensen. J Cruel and inhuman treatment is Charged. The plaii tiff alleges tha’ _ n ^ the defendant nagged him. refuged to III Drat! Case pack lunches for him in- .0 on I hey weie married in 1906 and lived 1930. It was Davenport. la — George William , , , „ . Buret, of Hixon. la., and Alvin Martin '<'»">«' ti" September four stenographers. Many recon, an:; cir.,on. la. drew .-en- ''<«•< 1919 ''' '«» ^ reports are ™n- in conne-Uen prlson and —kin. ,«« and with the school which accounts for the ^ ded continued IO or 12 yea s before he need for stenographers. evaElon the her. the petition states The flying school u conducted un- ^ There arc two children, bo.h .dub aer the CAA war training s. ry.ee Mr. wednesday. Christensen is a plasterer Monthei, who had a flying school ai * V . . ^ w r. * .we. Both are members of a religious se“t. Jefferson, la., before coming to Mt. ’ . . , ___ Dale Ware, 33 of Bloomfield, la. Pleasant, trained service pilot groups , , , ____ . _ was sentenced to two years in prison m?. Union The daughter of Mr ere‘ I when -he pleaded guilty of writing and Mrs. Kelt ii Walker of Yarmout ; Has Four Grandmothers them to do a specific needed‘task Tire promise of LaGuardia’s ap pointment was accompanied only by a work in North Africa, and later to do where they arf ...... „...... - - "" , " * f th RnrHnirtnn District of theiThe nrobat on is contingent upon pay 1 unidentified administrative to call for them in cars leads to Mail now' gets in delivery, ii costs but of the Burlington insuici. 01 i suggestion that he was to undertake some more certain unidentified administrative work in Ttalv when wt conquer it. complications at the barracks. 3 cent-, and it is assured delivery. Methodist church Machael O’Conner in Ames, la , on mother ani a uh? the same day and then failing to re- five generations are run' * baby also has archer grandmother, Mts. Jut.a St iron of a $300 fine in a year’s time. Burlington. With Diane Re: : man of

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