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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 15, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVAI,ll) RATION STAMPS Sugar 12 - Mch. 16-May 31 (Kach stamp, Five pounds) Coffee 26 - Mar. 22-Apr. 25 (Each stamp, I pound) THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VA un RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I - - - Until Apr. 12 Fuel Oil 5 - - - Until Sept. 30 (Each stamp, ll gallons) Gasoline 5 - Mar. 22-May 21 VOL. EXXI, No. 87i HI RSI)AY, APR. 15, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, I OW “Piston” Drive Continues r |-i § • I umsia THE By Paul MALLON 3^ High School Band To Present Concert They’ll Do It Every Time — (Distributed by King Feature* 8yu- - UK ate, Inc., Reproduction in Pull or Three Seniors Will in Part Strictly Prohibited.) — — -----Soloists Serve As WASHINGTON — VIK ROOSK- VI I.T left out the most important twilit in his .statement protesting congressional repeal of his $25,000 Bary limitation. He built up i case of how awful it is that anyone could rnak** mire than $25,000 a year in wartime when others are sacrificing their lives and work ir ’ so much lees Ttiat ti th« CIO The Mr Pleasant High School Coned' band will present its annual Spring concert Friday night. April 16. at 8TX) o'clock The concert will last approximately one hour and there will be no admission charged Soloists for the evening will be three enior.s who are playing their last formal concert with the band. Irma Crunch Alurns HAD A VERY , LOW OPINION OF THE PAPER'S CIRCULATION WHEN SOLICITED FORAN AD— J- no! how many times do I HAVE TO TELL YOU I ( WONT ADVERTISE IN THAT \ RAG OF YOURS ? NO0ODV > READS IT! I DON’T ( KNOW ANYBODY \ THAT EVEN LOOKS \ AT THE BLAMED THING! I But Junior hit THE FRONT PASE-AND OH/ ( LOOK HERE 1 WHATS \ THE IDEA OF PRINTING I A STORY LIKE THIS? OVER 600,000 PEOPLE N case. They built up the idea that big QrrMj0rfl will play an oboe solo, Har diaries me unlair to the poor man The opposite happens to be trie as can be proved. This $25,000 salary limit !lion would rod the government $100.000 060 a year aid av. A * OO. in taxes The peoples treasury, the pc r man^ treasury, w auld lose that colossal .sum in wartime Wien Mi. Morgenthau is scraping for every cent ie' can get This $100,000,00 deficiency wr uld have to be met not by the r:cn, but bv the CIO workers and others who would have to pay more taxes. The estimate of this $100,000,000 tax << ! has been furnished by Colin F Stain, chief expert of the joint crn-gr< .sional committee on taxation, an impartial authority and also the best Far better h r the poor man it will now be .as the high salaried man will tx jx rmitted to earn without limit— th- treasury will take most of it y from him in taxes, tuaily, tho.se who earn above $25 -net after taxes, will I** alb wed to retain IO, 20 or 30 percent of what they make above that figure The governt will get 70, 80, or 90 tar cent of their earnings If ii tried Ie get all .obviously the big movie actor, tile outstanding lawyer oi piofessiorial man, would just earn ilia 525,000 and quit A k me why the fovcrnmeB? mach uch a foolish proposal or the CIO indorsed it. and I cann't answer Perhaps, Rome political advantage might accourt to those < pousing any action against high wag -earners Even at the cest of $100,000,000 to the government in a year True also, the average man does no? stop to figure the.si things out. At any rate tile move to limit salaries is now dead by c ngressional action. Let no one erect over its grave any false notion that it would have helped the poor man or anyone else. net McKean a comet solo and James Linder a clarinet solo. The concert carries a patriotic war time theme from the opening selection “Renumber Pearl Harbor” to the final selection, ‘‘Star Spangled Banner." The Nonette will sing the refrain of the opening selection to band accompaniment. To the heroes of this war, the band dedicate* the waltz, “My Hero” from Straus’ Chocolate Solder and tot all soldiers in our army j the band plays Sigmund Romberg's “Stouthearted Men.” Frederick Crane, a junior, play* “Air Vane,” a trombone solo to band accompaniment. An internalezao. Bells Across the Meadows” by Ketelby is included in the concert as is “Safari,” a descriptive ole: ure by Holmes. Tills belection is degree was conferred upon reminiscent of bur game hunting In Poultry Building at Dr. Frazer La Vmne Harlan at the Masonic temple Wednesday evening with members IOO Chicks Die In Night Fire Large Attendance At Local Masonic Meeting Legion Grants Use of Home To Unit Africa and so is quite appropriate in view of the happenings in Africa at the present time. In keeping with the military theme i “El Capitan" by Sousa and a singing novelty, ‘ Military Band" by Yoder, Ann1 her novelty wilt be the reading of a bed time .story by James Linder with toe band supplying the sound effect.-. This selection is entitled Property One hundred cnu.*..' were burned in a lire which destroyed • • < chicker, house and storage building at th* Dr. L A Frazer place. 505 West Saunders, about 2:30 thLs morning. Wayne Bonser, yourn residing next ’The door east of the Frazers, happened ■>> the Three Trees” and is written by Mc- wake up ai»d was the flirt t > .* {Haughton. The closing selection is a flames which had a good start then medley of farewell numbers such as By the time Axemen arrived, the en- Home Sweet Home ' and ‘ Auld Lang tire building wa.' on fire and ax no Syne” as arranged by Yoder. buildings nearby were endangered no Following is the complete program to water was poured on the structure b< given Friday night: The chickens, seven week- old, were “Fanfare” ..................... Yoder kept warm by brooders heater with ''Remember Pearl Harbor”, sung by electric light bulb-. How the fire lien of the Fairfield lodge in charge of the work There wa.-, a targe attendance at the meeting w,th representatives pres-* i t horn several neighboring lodges. Remove Scaffolding From Courthouse Soldiers To Use Home; I . S. O. May Assist Fear Japan Making Gains In Pacific Trying To Consolidate Expanse of Territory Unit 'd Nations Headquarters in Au tralia—< INSi — Cfficirtl rii clo u e th. t a gigantii Japanese invasion fleet lies at anchor only three days sailing distance from New Guinea was made today as Lieut. General Gog* C. Kenney tok to the field in p :s >r .1 charge of all allied •£ tense* cpcr-at:on.s >n the air. Forcing Axis Army into Small Area Capture Station on Road To Bizerte Washington. D C. —< INS)—Wide * pre d fear was disclosed in congress today that the nation faces a leng war against Japan unless aid is rushed to cornered the axis forces into a small Washington, D. C (INS*--Secretary T War Harry I Stimson said t.day hat th f.ii ii phase of the Tunisian campaign appears to be drawing near ‘with American and British forces push.ng a ‘piston* attack against an estimated 203,000 axis troops. “The allied troops in Tunisia have General Douglas MacArthur son tow cst Pacific. Japan it was pointed out, Is making a fervid effort to consolidate the vast expanse of territory she has conquered and to build a defensive arc of plane and ship ba es en newly won possessions. The warning cf General MacArthur that powerful Japanese naval forces are within striking distance of Australia furthered the belief among some relaters and representatives that ne-g;ect of the Japanese war would be virtually .suicidal. in the triangle which undoubtr fly will be the scene of extremely different fighting," timscn said. Better View Now of Streamlined Building Bob Tribby post of the American Legion voted to grant the use of the Legion Horn-* t; the pre-cadets w ho i ere stationed at Iowa Wesleyan at a , special meeting Wednesday evening, j Under the proposal, the air deinch** ment will have use of the building on ! Saturday afternoon and evenings and ; on Sundays. I Since some costs will be involved and there will be considerable work involved in getting furnishings and Musical Program At Iowa W esleyan IWC Choir, Soloists and Guests on Program Heavy Raid On City of Stuttgart I London, England -INS)—The RAE f ti on the German industrial city of Stuttgait was desc toed today by the Evening News as “the heaviest ever.” The Evening Stir termed it a “cascade raid ” Air crews according to the News, teiieved that the bombardment was one cf the most concentrated and rn st successful yet made by the RAF They said both 2 ton and 4 ton bombs and tens of thousands of incendiaries were showered down upon the city. , Resultant flames could be seen for a distance of 80 miles, it was stated. Iowa Wesleyan musicians and guest artists entertained with the annual Spring musical program—the closing feature of the Institute series in recent years-- at the Iowa Wesleyan chapel Wednesday evening. Choir numbers led by Prof. S. C. Kaye WHILE VKI. PRESIDENT WALLA* L Is better known for hts quart of milk a day pronouncements he once said months ago that cur military expenditures after this war would have to be cut” to $20,000,000,000 a year. Some talk that our two-ocean navy will have to be a four-ocean navy and air force explains this tremendous figure more than 20 times as much as we spend tor defense in oui- slumbering day after the last war. But whether defense is to cost $20,-C0C.OC0,000 a year or net, the new debt increase bill which the president let become law without his signature because of his objection to the $25,000 salary rider. shows what a tremendously expensive government we will have. | ( When the debt rises to $210,000,000,-i 00. the interest costs to the treasury will be more than $5,000,000,000 a year —nearly enough to run two whole United States governments in the Coolidge era. Executive and administrative costs. lately have averaged about $7,000,000.-000. Consequently government — even without defense the Nonettes ............ My Hem", waltz from “The ! Chocolate Soldier” ........ Straus ■Stouthearted Men” concert march .................. Romberg Repass Band March” ____ Ait Yoder Oboe, Solo. “Tarantella” .... Labate Irma Orndorff Comet Solo. “Victory" ...... Smith Harriet McKean "Bells Across the Meadows, intermezzo .................... Ketelby "Air Vane" trombone solo ... Harlow Frederick Crane “Safari", descriptive overture ......................................................Holmes El Capitan”, march .......... Sousa Clarinet Solo. "Scene and Air" . Drigo James Linder “Military Band”, novelty with singing chorus .............. Yoder "The Three Trees” ..... McNaughton (bedtime story with sound effects) "Chaser March”, closing medley ........................................................Yoder “Star Spangled Banner” ...... Key Solo accompanists: Mrs. Cathey, Mrs. Sammons and Betty Wittmer started is not known. The loss included chicken and feeders, some coal and den tools. Mrs. Frazer had to put another hundred chic k building soon. waterers ■me gar- expected in the L st of the scaffolding which has equipment to accommcdate the air un-t< n around the courthouse through j it. the USO has been asked to help. the winter months was removed today, A field representative of the USO who h(rs ^ jencj varjety t0 the program givin? a better view of the streamlined j came here from Chicago recently in-j joseph McCoy vocalist Molly Taylor building jdicafed that rome help can be given. Vi0iinist, Dick Buxton, cornetist, Har- Continue Advance In Tunisia Allied Headquarters in North Africa INS)—American. British and French forces continued their advances in mist sectors of Tunisia today despite worsening of the terrain ahead and stiffening resistance by an enemy Taking on a new appearance, the! Flood Waters Recede Rapidly Copy of ‘Dream Will’ Filed In Court Here A copy of the famous ‘dream will", which has beep making headlines in Chicago the last few weeks, w as filed with the clerk of the court here Wednesday. The will which made it' appearance in Chicago court after the beneficiary, Mamie Cooney, wife of Dennis F Cooney, maker of the will, reported -he had a dream regarding the will and found it several weeks after th*' estate was opened. The will had special significance because another woman claim- j 31 ye ar old courthouse was made ”30 veal '. linger” by the remodeling project which took place while the building wa-, repaired. Gone is the wide; e I nice on the upper portion and the | emblem at the top center. Simplicity ; ai I straight lines were stressed by the |Fosses to harmers Heavy , rate architect who prepared the plans for j 0f Airport In Doubt changing the building while the re- : pairs were being made. Ham were enjoyed and were inter- fighting with a desperation of a trap- persed with solos and novelty num- ped rat. More than 30.000 Germans and Italians— with the latter far in majority — have been taken prisoner and herded to the rear since the British 8th army launched its blistering attack that sent Marshal Erwin Rommel riet Brundage, vocal st, all Iowa Wesleyan students had spec A numbers. Guest artists included Miss Betty Wittmer. MI. Pleasant high school piccolo scurrying northward from the Mareth player, and Miss Myrna Martin, Lib- line. Of these, 7,000 were Nail troops ertyville high school vocalist, both of and 23,000 were Italians, whom have won state honors; Jerry ___ Lieut Tom Harmon Reported Missing Ann Arbor, Michigan (INS)—Lieut. I in Harmon, one of the most famous bet ha ll players of all time today was i ported missing in the Latin-America n arca. v ws that the former University of Linder, local tap dancer. Richard Stouffer of Champaign, 111., and John Joseph of St Louis, pre-cadets with the detachment at Iowa Wesleyan. Michigan all-American had not been tog to be Cooney*' common law wife of ] ,»aid from since April 8th, came last MCKIBBIN RETURNS TO STATE FINANCE POST Springfield, 111.—George B McKib-bin, who left the directorship of the state finance department about two months ago to make an unsuccessful race as the Republican candidate for must cost $12,000,- mayor of Chicago, was installed as some year.-, ago had sought a share in the estate. I Included rn the e-’ate is the former CLaughlin farm of more than 500 acres at Rome owned by Cooney and, which accounts for the filing of the will in Henry county court. rh hi in a telegram from Secretary of War Henry L Stimson to the parents in Ann Arbor. Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Harmon. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon still hoped aa ins* hope today that their son was fafe. the father declaring: “Tom knows how to take cure of himself. All we can do now is pray.” * Omaha, Nebraska (INS)—Vast areas of mud and slime appeared along both Prof. Ham in his Scotch costume enmities Cf the Missouri river today as the tertained with two Scotch selections, liver’s drop from the flood high of Robert Burton was the announcer 22.45 feet beearn0 more rapid. and Miss Esther Haight of the Iowa The flood level at 7:00 a rn. today Wesleyan music department was the was an even 20 feet. The peak was a‘I accompanist. 2:00 a. rn. yesterday. 1 ---- As set figures on the amount of damage done by the flood in this area were speculative. It was said, however, that losses to farmers would be ‘staggering.” Slowness cf drainage may prevent much of the flooded farm rind from being replanted this season, it was reported. Fate cf Omaha’s $4,000,000 airport also was in doubt as several feet of water still colored the entire arri: which includfs Carter Lake, Iowa and East Omaha. Capture Station On Road to Bizerte London. England (INS)— Capture of Sidinsir station en the road to Ma-teur and Bizerte by the British first army, was announced by Algiers radio station today, according to the London Evening News. SALVATION ARMY TO MAKE DRIVE HERE Blast Kiska Ten Times In A Day Washington, D C.—(INS)— Report The Salvation Army will open its tog the greatest series of air attack' in annual drive for funds in Henry econ- toe north Pacific, the navy today ality this week Envoy A. Belander of flounced that army heavy and medium Des Moines, who is in charge of the bombers blasted Japanese installations drive states that the organization on Kiska ten times during a stogie day, Beached enemy float strafed, the navy said. planes were or $2,000,000,000 more dealers ever spent In financial director again Wednesday, after his reappointment by Governor CCO,ODC a year, than the new tour wildest spending year before the Green was confirmed, 41 to 0, by the war I senate late Tuesday. If you add en to this only 25 per- Cocoanut Grove Owner Sentenced Trying New Schemes To (’onto! Malaria Boston. Massachusetts < INS» Barnett Welansky. owner of thp coe >anut Grove night club where 491 persons cent of Wallace’s estimate and place President” talk is heard in Republican dlC(J last November in a tragic fir - was defense costs at $5.OOO^KJO.000 a year, circles for the first time. One of the sentenced to 12 to 15 years imp ison-you will have an annual federal bud- , favorite sons privately lists MacArthur ? et of $17,000,000,000 — twice the size his personal candidate (does not cf the average new deal spending out*-lay. HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE chairman Do ughton was wined and dined at home recently and, therefore, came back stronger than ever against Ruml, etc. He was angry at reports that democratic floor leader MacCormack was working behind the scenes to get something out of the tax mess in a pay-as-you-go line. want his name used yet) , . . . . . what brought this talk out was the Stimson order designed to prevent anyone in the army from running for a political office ether than he new holds, or held when placed on active duty. The order thus helped the MacArthur idea. If anyone wants MacArthur to run for president, such an order will certainly not stop him. . . ment tod3y by Judm Joseph I*. Hurley. W larsky was convicted of manslaughter while two Th r defendant , were acquitted. Federal Jurors Drawn The following from Henry county have been drawn for federal jury service at Keokuk: grand jurors; France.' Coni ad, Wayland; Stanley Looker, Mt. after getting a fourth term or- pleasant* William H. Parsons, Dwell; ton .started ai All concerned sometimes feel that they the idea to the country, the adminis- The situation is st.il inexpiable, sanction started and putting forth ®‘r'^UinBer' ^" bondon and Mrs. H - ... T. T. Warren. Winfield; petit jurors, Petro t. Michigan (INS)—American med cal < hemistry has developed new ch' mes tc conquer malaria, one of the vt t ana ever increasing disease f purges 01 the war afflicted world, it was revealed af the American dViem-1f I Sc'iety meeting this morning. Prof sscr L T. Coggeshall cf the Un-• r i v of Michigan, school of public] health reported that.; “Thrusunds of new chemical com-; ■ ends r!es:gned to prevent and cure mal ira, are now being tested in i k , canaries’ ducks add monkeys dhct d with malaria.” DeWitt-Wittmer Wedding Deeds Recorded For County Properties Deeds recorded at the courthouse today included: Mills id Green and wife to Mary L Hoover, 80 acres in section 16 of Tippecanoe township. Consideration was $3,200. C. B. Cornic and wife to Laurel L. Krieger and wife. Mt. Union property. Consideration was $1,000. Fled Ostermeipr and wife to Mis. Zillah H, DeYarman, Winfield property. Ella Hill to J H. Van Sant and Anna Van Sant, property in Jefferson township. Two $50,093 Investments Made In Johnson County has the following work going en in the state: One home, hcspital and clinic for women, 27 religious ai d relief centers, three industrial homes for men .one fresh air camp for underprivileged children and four hotels for men. Additionally, in harmony with the expectation of the American public, in, Mississippi democi.it, today warned the s lvation Army is administering the house that Hawaiian-born Japan-to the American bys in all lands ease are being sent into the south where More than 1,200 Red Shields clubs and we don t wan’ them and where an in- Says Hawaiian Born Japs Are Being Sent Into South Washington, D. O. -VINS)—As ailing “appeasement of the Japs J Rep. Rank- 5C3 mobile canteens provide a service that literally covers the globe. In the clubs, at the camps, at the hospitals, or actually under fire, the Salvation Array Is performing in the s-me manner that characterized its outstanding service in World War I vasion would ever attempts sure.y it". occur if the ax*.' REBUSES TROOPS TO DEFEND BALKANS VAN VLEET ATTACKS ‘AG’ RECOMMENDATION Des Moines, iow a (INI' — Tow a Farmers’ Union president. Donald Van-Vleet, today attacked a congressional agriculture appropriations committee recommendation as a “move to put the Triple A program into the hands of the louden, rug I ’Od --'INS' Marshal Jen Ant on es u, premier cf R.umania, t cf used in hts, recent two-day meeting with Adolph Hitler to supply Roumanian troops to defend the Balkans , ai rat allied invasion, a Reuters dis-■ ’ch Item Stockholm reported today. look like bewildered children rather traticn game now is to soft pedal all than tax leaders, and they are right talk along that line. You hear very • ;V Df<i' Wm in that conclusion, at least . . . little discussion, even in congressional *ield; Mrs. E.mer La aam, New Lon- . . some serious “MacArthur for cloakrooms. Iowa City, Iowa—'IN'S'—Two $50. __OOO investments were made by indiv- extension service." The wedding cf Miss Betty Dewitt tduftis in the Johnson county war bond VanVleet cited a provision in the t and P. F. C. Russell W. Wittmer will sales campaign, it was announced to- poi take p’ace at St. Michael’s Episcopal' day. Tile committee total tor th church or. Wednesday, April 21. at two days stood at more than don and Mrs. Della McCabe. Hillsboro, nine o’clock in the evening. million dollars. Alice Crowd. Vera Wilson. Fred Olde MOKE C OFFEE? ON , BOND Philadelphia, - A second cup of coffee in the dining rooms of leading Philadelphia hotel now costs $1876. to “limit the perdiem of county Seven large hotels agreed to furnish a e first committeemen under the benefit pro- second cup ii the patron agreed to half a gram to IOO days and township com- purchase a war boul at a bond-selling mitteemen to 25 days.” booths set up in the dining room

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