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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 19, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sutfar 12 - Mch. 16-May 31 (Each stamp, Five pounds) Coffee 26 - Mar. 22-Apr. 25 fp^ach stamp, I pound) VOL. EXXI, No. 90 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VAI JO RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I - - - Until Apr. 12 Fuel Oil 5 - - - Until Sept. 30 I Each stamp, ll gallons) Gasoline 5 - Mar. 22-May 21 WIN ll \Y, APRIL 19, 1913 74 Enemy Planes Blasted From Sky THE By Paul Mal lon .>? ( hicks Lost In I Brooder House Fire They’ll Do It Every Time - - - ‘Distributed by King Feature* Syndicate. Du Reproduction In Full or In Part Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — SOME IID.HEV PEACED MEN in tin .tate department have expressed to .senators their personal disapproval oi Mr. Roosevelt'is wish to bar congressmen and limit the press af the international lood and refuge conferences. They say they would have opened up b th meetings, but Mr. Roosevelt personally made thq duct ion against that course. Thus, already there has been created here a situation dangerous to the .success cl these meetings Tile decision made by both conference. mil have to be approved by public opinion, or the conferences might as well have never been held Ii the developments of 'he confer-< i net were fully reported in the daily press, the public mind might be prepared to accept the decisions favorably Furthermore, both conferences will no doubt require congressional legls-lation and appropriations to fulfill their leeommendation Rut with no congressmen present at either gath-11 mg, enthusiastic congressional champions hup of the plans to be adopted is hardly to be expected N doubt the president has in mind toe theory that if ihe press reports daily squabbles in the meetings, and the congressmen know about these they can bf1 used by some individual groups to promote political opposition lo tile majority decisions of the meetings Obviously he d es not want the press or congress to influence the den-a us of the meetings bv comments while they are going on But tin1 way he did it. lie promoted probably mote opposition than would otherwise have been fortccming — as both gatherings are technical and likely to b«' of little sustained new value Wind Overturns Structure At the Harry O. Smith f arm He thought he had one PAL IN THE OFFICE BOOTING FOR HIM- > LISTEN, ORVILLE you know i don’t like TO TALK ABO CJT PEOPLE^ BOT you'RE NEW HE KE, 30 I THOUGHT I’D BETTER TIP VOU OFF THERE'S A COUPLE 7 or= Guys you got Three hundred chicks were lost in a br ode rh use fire at the Harry A Smith place, southwest Of Mt. Pleasant recently when wind upset the house Thursday night. The building ignited, evidently from the oil brooder steve, and soon both the building and chickens were lost. The chicks were ab ut a week old. A hog house at ‘he Smith place was turned around by the wind No hogs were in the building, Some brick were blown from the chimney of the Smith house. Patty Sanders First * In Sale of Tags Party ganders wor» firs* plat “ in the successful sale of tags for the local Humane socle’v Saturday Re va Greer was second; Joy Long, third. A FEW MONTHS LATER-6UESS WHO SOT HIS JOB -- TTulyn^C ~tc C LIPFORD T UnBEKAnT, flushima kj y. / OKVl L LE, OLD MAN - I’M JUST AS SURPRISED ABOUT TMS AS YOU APE. GOT A WIRE THIS MORNING PROM THE HOME OFFICE TELLING ME TO TAKE OVER- I VE PfLED YOUR STUFF HE RE for you-no hurry; OF COURSE. YOU’LL HAVE NO TROUBLE LANDING Akicytuc O IAR» About Scouts And Their Activities 'Hid i s Note:—The first issue of what the B v Fr,omi and Scoutmasters pl n to make a Meekly feature in the! Nous is published today. The Scouts; fxpeci to prepare a column about Mt. ; ira; ant Scout activities. They hope o f-xnatid it until it includes all troops; in the cr unty thus giving a better pie-1 ture of the Scout program in Henrj J county.! Biggest Single Air Victory of Campaign Thirty Axis Planes Damaged In Attack Allied Headquarters in North Africa. ———■—-— UNS' The grcates! aerial victory of Theie are two ti oops O; Boy Scorn.> the No; th African w ar was disclosed n Mi. Pieasan rroop 27 under the t0:;ay jn official announcement that 74 enemy air craft were destroyed and 30 carnaged in a terrific buttle over leadership of Flank Lankford and Troop 28 under the leadership of Manly G. Frazer and Richard Burns, Sr. Edwin Lam pc, fourth; and Don An derson, fifth. Thirty-three took pa: in the sale and all who did not receive prize.' were given tickets to the theater .' Response to the sale for this good cause in Be Kind to Animals Week was especially gratifying to those in charge members ot the Mf. Pleasant Humane society, 13 of 21 Convicts Now In Custodv I Tippecanoe Exceeds Mrs. Jacob Hirschy Officers of U.S.O. Red Cross Goal Taken By Death C ouncil Named Nearly $300 Turned In; Three Districts To Report J, Iowa — rind about 11 2 u. r ham* ,s caused bv Mr . ll d Jacob Hir-m. Sunday in Wayland, rrebral hem- ('om mil tee Heads and Members Also Announced Twenty-ive scouts of Troop 28 have voted to attend (amp Kastman. There were only twenty-nine present and two will not Inhere to attend. Some will attend for more than one week. Manly Frazer believes that the first week is the hest. Heron’s Nest is first choke among the Scouts. the Sicilian Straits yesterday. | The 74 enemy planes destroyed brought to 104 the number of axis craft blasted out of action over the week end. i This great victory was credited to the western desert air force and announced at allied headquarters in NOith Africa by General Dwight D. El. enhower. Last year Manly Frazer went to Camp Eastman to take charge of the rifle range. Mr. Luckinbill reports that they have been able to get rifle ammunition so the Scouts can work out on.’•rifle m< als Batter Italian Naval Base General Mat Arthur’s solemn public warning about the danger of his air situation in the South Pacific was obviously designed to pry more fighting aircraft out of reluctant Washington. But it has also bestirred a general over-all decision of war stra-t egy. The debaters are discussing technicalities such as the number of troops, planes and ships here and there while neglecting the stress the primary defect of our positions both in the South pacific aiu! in Europe, Look at the map of MacArthur s portion. He has struggled successfully for month? to gam a foothold on New Guinea, mainly to protect Australia. Our navy, marine, and army forces have fought desperately also to main-tain their vital defensive positions on Little Guadalcanal But all north of these two small points, for thousands of mibs the Japs hold thousands of junglcd islands practically unmolested. If Mac Arthur got enough planes to win back half of these, or even Java Athens, Ga the 24 convict: Tattnall state pri-on Ga., early Friday were recaptured in Athens today it was announced by city police. The two were identified as William Hamilton, reiving a 15 year term for robbery and Robert Crocker, serving a 20 yea: term for burglary. Their arrests brought to 13 the number recaptured since the break. Tippfecanoe township is <-in Red cross w <r fund (it school districts yet to repot Oak, Rome and Fairview Crane chairman for Tipp' had a goal of $225.00 is ha port there has been $295 09 t, Chai ie Walt* moo whir ppy to re turned The solicitors made a most willin • INS*- Two more of w ho escape I from the Reidsville,: generous drive for this worthy cat He lists the school districts, the ii lienor and dona ti", us as follows: West Highland, E R McDowell $34 Oak Leaf. C. O Elliott. L I) Rockwell ............ 26 Pleasant Point, Arthur Pe “i on. 15 Oakland, Harry Freeman 94 Oakland school ............ 7 West Half. cia'. Grove, Ray Doan....................... Maple Glove. Herman Hoi low el I Prairie Gem. Mr. and Mr Ray Trueblood .................. Pleasant Point Ladies Ae; — Pleasant Hill. A W. Anderson and Walter Crane ........... f ii HT , Mrs I» rot '’I’hr- ii’cr stner J a co Iren rhcv Lorn near Trenton, tht' Officers and committee? of the local of Mr, and Mrs Jacob U. S O council who will work with February 21. 1889 she mar-! the American Legion committee in the Hirschy. He and their two t establishment of a U. S. O. center at Irs. J hn Warier, and Joe I the Legion heme for the pre-cadets at ! near Trenton, sui -I I wa Wesleyan were elected recently. IXJ 11 af) tx; 50 She wa; preceded in death by children, six in infancy and Eddied at the age of fourteen and l ie ii XI * r died in 1934. Three hers and one sitter also survive. > art Chi i> and Enos Christner of Old Amos Christ m r of Blakes-aod M;Mary Gist cr of Wash- n Mrs L. P. Ristinc was named chairman; Frank Abraham, vice-chairman; Mrs. Lyle Shellabarger. secretary and O B. Taylor, treasurer. These four and the chairmen ot three committees for the executive committee They include: Mr Abraham, chairman of the finance committee; and A. M Patterson. chairman of the information com- Eleven boys of Troop 27 are now working on hiking and cycling merit badges. To obtain a hiking merit badge, a Scold must complete six ten-mile hikes and one twenty-mil? hike. To earn a cycling badge, he must complete six twenty-mile rides and one fifty-mile ride. d service will be held at the j mittee. of Saunders Bond And Stamp Sales - $3,540 9.00 17. ut) 31.09 Fur Sugar Crc etc church, south land, of which she was a life long nu inlier, at 2 p rn. Tuesday, preceded by a short .service a? the home at 1:30 p rn. The Rev. Simcn Gingerich and Rev. Willard Lelchty, pastors of the church, will officiate. The sale of bonds and stamps at the Saunders school on April 16. amounted to $3.294 10. For the entire period that the school drive was in progress the total sries were $3 540.60. Total bond sale was $3,211.75 and stamp sales. $298 85. 609,000 REFUGEES ADMITTED TO U. S. DRIVERS’ LICENSE FEE CHANGED TO 75c BISHOP VISITS YANKS IN LONDON London, England — Bishop Adna W. Leonard of the Methodist church visited the enlisted men’s billet at the London base command Sunday to -- bring them President Roosevelt" s REAPPOINTMENT OF Washington. D C. — INS>—A high authority today disclosed that a total of 600,000 European political refugees have been permitted to enter the United States since Adolph Hitler came to power ten years aco. Approximately 250.000 have bi en brought into this country during the past three years. and the Philippines, no one suggests greetings to American soldiers, that the war would be over. The seat The chairman general of the center Japanese power, which is the Japa- mission of U. S. army and navy chap-nese mainland, would still be unbrok- lains. representing FOUR ARE ANNOUNCED en. I THE JAPANESE AGGRESSORS, I like the Nazis, have been able to fight their war on fronts far frcm the real j roots of their war power. If we cap-j ture Tunisia and even Italy in the European theater, the heart of Nazi lighting strength — the war hearty from which troops, planes and manu- j factured munitions flow — would still be beyond our reach. 31 Protestant denominations. attended morning services in Wesley chapel, built by John j Des Moines, la. (INB1 Kill W Fischer, state superintendent of public safety, today announced iii* re-Wesley. He spoke briefly to the eon- .appointment of R. VV. Neon gam gregation !chicf of the statf> hureau of v vf " In tho afternoon ho walked in Hyde lion; Clint A Knee a, cWel of the park. He listened with particular in- 1 highway patrol; John \\ S lo ,.ii terest to speakers addressing the stat» A" ™»rehal a"‘ PauI H,U 11 crowds in that open air free siieech director <* ^ divlslon °* 'afct>' edu-forum, where all shades of political cation, and religious opinion are aired with few restraints. Both T kyo^and Bertlnjre waging pRQR ACCEpTS buffer wars, centrale our 'tfftwts defensively on territories <Africa. New Guinea, etc.) which are of little consequence to them. Our victories in New Guinea POSITION IN MICHIGAN Prof Karl Hiller, Iowa Wesleyan physics instructor, lias accepted a po- WITH OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE rn (val Clarence Heat! ii, 20, cieitiician' mate, son of Mr. and Mrs II Heaton, Mt. Pleasant, has completed basic training at the Submarine school, Clarer.ce Shire;- su;>erintendent of : Drivers License Division of the I vv, Department of Public Safety, tora ■■ pointed out that drivers renewing tin ir license will pay 73c this year m-lead i the customary 50c and they will be in force for three years instead cf two. Superintendent Shirer stated that due i ) the tact that certain items of equipment have been frozen it will be necessary for the Drivers License Dirt- on to issue a receipt which is to Le attached to the present license and this extends it for a period of three I years. ’ Any person whc has lest his 1941-43 license will b< required to purchase a duplicate before the issuance of the i receipt which is to be attached," declared Mr. Shirer. He pointed out 'hat in most cases the .Sheriff s office has duplicate ap-I Lea Lion forms and wiH accept application.'- for duplicate licenses. Mr. Shirer urged the public NOT t) attempt to renew drivers licenses before the date winch will be announ crd in this paper. Way- The gene! .1 committee includes the following H. L. Carroll, local U. 3 O. campaign chapman and Rotary; H L. Shock, mayor; Capt. C. J Herbert, command.ng officer of the detachment at Iowa Wesleyan; Mrs. John Schreiner. Legion Auxiliary; W. H. Bainter. Chamber of Commerce and Kiwanis; Mrs O. T. Wilson. United Service Women; Frink Grube, Iowa Wesleyan; Rev M. C. Curstensen, ministerial as-seriation; Mrs. Iva Holland, Business and Professional Women; Mrs Paul O'Connor. Daughters f Isabella; Mrs. C. E. Hunt. D A Ft,; J. W McMillan. M. L. Dickson, Karl HoagUn, Mrs. E. C McCoid and Mrs. B. E. Seeley. Six tenderfoot tests were passed in 27 by Bob B attic. Tommy Estle, Lee Ccx, Lee White. Oran White, and Jerry Linder, and on our la-,t hike there were some who passed -sone econd class tests. Anyone wishing to have odd jobs done by Scouts, who are trying to woik their way to Camp Eastman are requested to call Manly Frazer or Frank Lankford. Reporters: Richard Burns. Troop 28, Bob Wettach, Troop 27. London, England —iINS> — Giant-British bombers last night battered the Italian naval base at Spezia for the second t me in six nights, the air ministry innourced t day. Coly one British laid r failed to leturn The London Evening Standard said it was believed that three Italian battleships of the Lottorlo class, including the new Empero. are berthed at Spezia and may have been targets of the attack Tin p pers reported damage by Hying Fortresses to a 10.000 ton Italian cruiser eft Sardinia, The latest assault againt Hitler's European fortress was described officially as "heavy and concentrated.’’ Spezia was previ usly raided on Apili 13th. Other RAF planes crossed the Strains of Dover toward France soci after dawn. observers reported. New Daylight Raids On Catania Improvement In Windows of Bank Call For Furnishings For Local LSO Room : _ r. arp lareelv P ' H .* Submarine Base. New London. Conn., and Tunisia, therrioie, aie laigfiy sitio at the state college at Lansing, n,,pt ... . i in u;a« rip- for duty with oui glowing neet OI local in chaiactei and in no way de MHch., for the coming year. Prof. Hu- . I . , ' . . , i underseas lighters. O.W.I. WRITERS MAY BE CALLED TO TESTIFY jer, who has traveled extensively, is cisive. These truths suggest the desirable . ^ many in Henry county be- . . . . , . . , ll fnr im both in the* ' ,, to wear the twin dolphin insignia ot ovet-all strategy for us, ootn in me cause o{ many speaking engage- Pacific and in Europe, is to plan more ments he has fllled here toward striking at the heart of enemy _ war power, not at the outward reaching fingers. \ Germany I Lieut. Col. Petty Jr., Killed A direct invasion of Wa Longton, D C —< INS)— Tliere The new submariner will be entitled ,VM' prospects in Washington today that 15 prominent writers who resign ed from the Office of War Information because they could not "tell the full truth” will be called before a sperm! senate investigating committee to Us1 if>. en the international intrigues I the submarine service after further | experience aboard a submarine during 'which he must demonstrate to, his I commanding officer that he Is fully ; qualified to carry out the duu< of Denmark has] Washington, D. C. UNS* —The war his ,a(H The insignia n ri garth d • but dtp&rtment reported today that Lieut. a mark of distinction throughout the Colonel John C. Petty. Jr., of Des Navy. through Holland and been talked of in a minor way, there has not even been any discussion . .. ov^tpmniif Moines had been killed in action in an invasion ol Japan, asystematic- cf PU the North Africa area. bombing of Germany follows this line but we do not consider it a primary war effort — and there has been only one bombing of Japan. Certainly, in any general discussion primary attention. of strategy, these direct methods Cpl. Harry Garmoe of the T ink n Utrcyer school at Camp Hon I. Texas, to Is expecting to spend a 15-' ay I ar il: the war agency. The semite judiciary committee ■ In lilied a formal meeting to consider a resolution by Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney. Wyoming democrat, calina for a probe of OWI and other : ivcminent agencies furnishing in- The Legion Home is being converted into a U. S. O. center for the precadets at I W. c. barracks and for any service men who happen to be in this community for week ends. The Bob rribbv Post No. 58 of the American Legion have generously offered their new heme and its excellent facilities for the convenience and recreational ictivities for service men bf World War II and their guests who come for week ends. Mrs. L P. Ristine. county chairman for the U. S. O. appointed Mr. M L. Dickson, chairman with Mrs Ursa McCoy and Mrs. B. E. Seeley, as a committee to furnish the home with extra accommodations to make it a regulation u. S. O. center ables for plng-ptng. games, writing desks and so forth. Stati nary and magazines will be at the dispose of the guests. This is a community project and ahi may help in some way. The immediate call is for furnishings and the following much needed equipment: 1—Ping-pong table. 2—9x12 rugs and many scatter rugs. 3' Davenports 24—Chairs—any kind, lamps, smoking stands. I -Bulletin board I—Library table I—Hostess desk 4 -Desks or writing tables I—Radio, new magazines. I—Vietrois and leecrds. pictures The tall glass windows on the Henry County Saving bank arf being remodeled by the use of glass brick in the upper halt. Installation of the brick in the upper portion will enhance the appeal snce of the structure from the outside, and will be beneficial in insulating also. The bank exterior recently was freshened by a sand blasting and the cid name of "First National Bank ' under the cornice while partly hidden by the use of cement a few years ago, is to be completely covered by the use of a limestone veneer over blocks bearing the name. the Becomes III Several Days After Suffering Injury Cairo, Egypt —(IHS)—United States army air force headquarters today announced new daylight raids by Liberator bombers on the Sicilian port of Catania The harbor was attacked Saturday and Sunday. Soviet Troops Repulse Nazi Attacks Moscow, Russia (INSi—Soviet troops in the Kuban area repulsed fierce new Nazi counter attacks during the night after bitter hand to hand battles, the Soviet high command announced today. Freshly reinf reed after being hurled back sever times yesterday, German infantry and aimoreri forces unlashed powerful new assaults on Russian positions, the noon communique said. (Reuters reported from Moscow that I the Nazis lost 6.COO troops in their ‘ series of counter attacks in tile Ku-! ban area without gaining a foot of J ground i Mrs. Emmett Carter remains quite ill at the Memorial hospital. About ten days agQ she suffered a head in-jury when a cellar door fell on her head. She was dazed at first, but apparently had recovered ffoin that injury. however, and had been downtown since that time. Recently she was stricken in the night by an affliction that may be the result of the There will be head injury and is now receiving treatment at the hospital. ALLIES LAND OVER 2 MILHON BUSHELS OF WHEAT IN AFRICA Clark Gable A Captain Lindon. England — (INS»— Clark Gable, the American film star. h’S bern promoted to captain, the London pre s reported today. The former film star I cst reported to Le a First Lieutenant, was revealed jP[abbf to be in charge of a gunner group of j ripped to a United States bomber squadron stationed in Lngland. Allied Headquarters in North Africa. - The allies have landt 1 650.000 quintals (2,385.000 bushels) of wheat and flour 'n North Africa to compensate for last year’s bad crops and more is in transit, the N >rth- African eco-j mimic board announced today. I The board noted that "while the I allies have been larding grain and } flcur for the civilian population since Their at rival, axi- octupled Tunis wa-being denuded of its grain stocks.” "B-fcre the allied landing on Nov 8. more than 1,000.009 quintals <3.670.-0 0 bushels* of this year’s crop have by the Germans and Europe." the board asserted. 257 Red cr Mrs B E. Seeley, McCo; 1P2. Kindly call at once as the local U. S. O. workers would like to open this center at the earliest possible date. Anyone having any of these things!Those calling please leave name, ad- rearh the core of the' enemy deserve lcugh May 5th with his relatives and I rmat i n to radio and press. Approv- which they wish to donate for the J dress, phone number and list of ai- ■friends here and at Salem. • et seem erf fissured * duration, to this cause call Mrs. Ursa tides available. L^uger Store Improved The front pf the John A. Laugei c’othing stere has been freshened by the sandblasting precess which ins bern used rriecFvely also on the Central States building and the Henry County Savings bank

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