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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 21, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. It Kasa it y ii j 4 l news cooler a sch pm. L a Jii. Ira these Days by Georce e. Sokol sky the Money tryst it is an old Story in Hie United states that the Power Over the flow of Money tends to become concentrated. Wall Street has become the Symbol of such a concentration because Wall Street is the Money Market of the country. Usually. It is spoken of As the Stock Market but a share of Stock is nothing More than a receipt for Money negotiable and exchangeable and having fluctuation value because it can be sold for Money. and other agrarian movements throughout american history have been aimed at the Money Power and there have been innumerable congressional investigations one of the most significant being the Pujo committee it 1912-13> which directly attacked the Money Trust. Laws have been set up to control private Power Over the Money of the nation and its uses in the Market for the distribution of Money into new and expanding Industry and Commerce too for this purpose the Sec was organized and controls were set up with the object of policing tile flow of Money from the Public into enterprises there Are Only two places where Large reservoirs of Money exist namely in tile government either by the accumulation of taxes or among the Peoples savings wherever deposited the Sec has neither the Money nor the personnel to do an adequate Job of policing the use of Money in Stock transactions it is now up against a larger and More concentrated Money Power than j. P Morgan Ever knew anti it lacks the facilities. To say nothing of tire will to do the Job. A to the very Able writer on financial matters Leslie Gould has often called attention to the failures and faults of hic Sec and whereas his facts Are always Correct i am not sure that blaming the Sec Ade i quaely covers tile problem. First the Law is inadequate secondly Sec should either be an administrative or a judicial body and not both As it is now thirdly the pay of commissioners should be High enough to attract personnel who will not eventually have to seek positions in the areas of financial activity Over w hich Sec has control. It is not True that men Are corrupt when a government which wastes billions on Pitis and Hottentots allows $12 a Day for travelling expenses and then brands a Man a Crook who accepts hospitality. It is impossible to get a room in a Large City hotel for a Man to say i nothing of his wife for $12 a Day. Then there is food transportation and other incidental expenses. It is ridiculous to give a Man a High sounding title and a big room with a big desk and All the trappings of authority and then provide him w Ith a travelling allowance that i does not conform to his position or his work too so he accepts hospitality and Falls under obligations. So he figures that he had better look around for the Day when he can afford to do something for his family. It is mundane considerations of this Type rather than crookedness that keep All our gov j eminent administrative bodies inadequately organized and poorly manned. The Money Trust unorganized but brought together by cooperative processes by interlocking directorates by lawyers accountants fixers and so called policy advis. Cis rarely is constructive. The object is to take control of enterprises which Abler men built the men in the Money Trust direct the j flow of credit where they choose they withhold it in various manners. From those who will not let them in they need not Combine j in restraint of Trade. That is an old fashioned device which Means nothing All they do is to make Money accessible to those enterprises they favor to withhold credit or make credit difficult for those who displease them. They serve on boards and committees and they control. In the end they can take Over and the More successful the Enterprise. Tile More ready they Are to take Over. This needs congressional investigation and judicial process this has not happened in recent years in a single instance no matter now startling. Certainly the Montgomery Ward and the various Silber Stein take overs were As startling As any this country has Ever known. Fontil such investigations Are made fully and constructively the Money Trust will continue to concentrate Power for the abuse of the free Enterprise system. Copyright 1958, King features Syndicate inc vol. 80, no. 91 it. Pleasant Iowa monday evening a pm 21, 195s a by by Carrier 3w per week by mall 17,80 per year take $1,000 Iii two break ins . ,.-im in a i i 1,111la in _ a. 1 lu"1-1 a a a Quot Quot i -49 die in collision of Airliner and Jet fighter Doc Patch Day prize winners these thro were the top prize winners for the Best costumes at dog Natch Day in i. Pleasant employees of Many of the stores w Ore Odd outfits for the special Day and the winners were selected by three judges. Mrs. Lynn Barr left of Harrison a won first Pat Schafer of Spurgeon s second and Miles King of Brown Lynch Scott third. Two near Keokuk six killed in weekend Auto mishaps by ins traffic accidents claimed six lives in Iowa luring the weekend pushing the 1958 toll to 170 three than had been recorded a through april 21 last year. Latest reported victim 20-year-old Galen Mesenbrink of Denison who apparently went to sleep at the wheel of hit ear which j crashed into a Bridge on Highway 59 South of Denison about mid night saturday. Two persons were killed in a Multi car collision on Highway 61 about eight Miles North of Keokuk late saturday night. They were 59-year-old Harold Schul lilies of Burlington and 24-year-old mrs Martha Ward of Keokuk. As police investigated the crash that took Schulthiess life a second car smashed into a parked car killing mrs. Was. Critically injured in the crash was 26-year-old John Cox of Alexandria to. Two other passengers escaped with minor injuries. Authorities said charges of driving with a suspended License would be filed against Cox. Another double fatality Accident was recorded saturday morning. It claimed the lives of 50-year-old Russell Bull of Des Moines regional representative for the United packing House workers Union and 72-Yeai-old Carlyle Hewlett vice president of the first state Bank of Belmond. The crash Winch need it of at the Junction of highways 69 and 210 South of Huxley also hospitalized Hewlett s 47-year-old wife. Regina and 37-year-old miss Mary Charlotte Wallace Oldes Moines. Neither was believed seriously Hurt How Ever. Also killed saturday was 37-year-old Edward Carlton of Chicago whose wife remained in critical condition at a Vinton Hospital their car clashed out of control at the Junction of highways 218 and 3 about ten Miles West of Vinton. Precinct caucuses this evening a Des Moines employee it it a United airlines Mary Mackey. Was listed today As one of the victims of the collision. A vegas. Nev ins a new vol k bound to uni and an air to ii sine sonic let tighter Collid d in flight in a burst of flame today and crashed in a desolate Montain area killing 49 persons the untied airlines dc-7 carried 47 persons to their death in the Nevada desert and two Crew ii n of the f Loo la Supor Sbare the Pilot and a student also perished one of the air Force men parachuted from the downward plunging Jet and inst reports said he was rescued by an air Force helicopter from nearby Nellis air Force base tin1 air Force announced later however that he was dead when Aid reached him the other airman Rode the plane to the ground and was killed neither was identified i immediately. Heegt a Jold republicans of Henry county will have an Opportunity t0 select candidates to the county convention and to present resolutions to that group at the precinct caucuses to be held at the courthouse this i monday evening at 8jm of clock i a a a All wards in it. Pleasant As j Las vegas Sherif la a officer report Well As Center township will hold i from the crash scene that All their precinct meetings at that i aboard the foul motored Airliner a appeals in hot dispute i United nations n v i in info i d sources said today j net is i \ general Dag mammal i has issued an urgent Appeal to j Jordan and Israel to a exercise re strains in their hot dispute Over j Israel planned military Parade in i Jerns do i the sources declared that tile in k ambassadors in i cd Aviv and Aman a 111 inform the two gov it i Cut that America sopi girls j Mumm,11skjold�?Ts action i the Secretary generals Appeal followed jordanian government order to the army to bolster its forces a immediately Quot in the holy City to match the show of israeli military strength preparing tor thursday s tenth anniversary Pat Ade Jane Ann Metzger pit. I in piano Iii stale contest Ann Metzger senior High school received it i in Tillat the state i at Danville in Friday Jane Ann Metzger Sanka at Olds v is i on Conte Iii in she is the daughter of i and mrs Ronald of Loci of Olds lust veal she received a division i rating at the state contest in piano s do and this Yeut she repeated that Linnet la a Tajo s do by playing fantasy Impromptu Quot by Frederic Chopin tin. Veal Jane a Tao i a Cei Ved a division la rating in in in i relative Reading it the state Cotan Conli i in Grinnell division i ratings at the state Musk contest were Given to Roberta Rich and Verene Rodgers in division ii ratings in went to Vernter Bud High. And Robert met new scout executive pm 11 it Rill. W ill by it up scout Kov Uund it lilt Sot hint Iowa Council Roy Smuts cd am i Tea w till headquarter in hut Ling Ultimo. Outlying precincts will meet acceding to the schedules already announced. All Republican voters Are urged to attend and help transact necessary business in the it pleasant Aren the Ward committeemen and women Are first Ward Ben Galer and Emma Cottrell second Ward Harold my Loran and Benesh. Third Ward Enola Cutter fourth Ward George Means and Helen Rohde Center township m. D. Linder and Elsie Schuerman. Car overturns couple unhurt lose five Points a Cedar mrs b g when the they were rapids couple or and Taylor escaped injury 1957 Mercury in which Riding left Highway 218. J one mile South of Swedesboro and f rolled Over sunday about 1 10 according to sgt. Lowell Schell base of the Highway patrol mis i 42 passengers and five Crew mein hers died when the wreckage came naming to Earth near the town of i Arden a Small mining com in an area known As Quot the Blue the Community i on the slope of mount Potosi where actress Carole Lombard was killed ill a 1942 air crash while returning from a new York War Bond Selling rally. Sheriff s deputies said the mangled wreckage of the Airliner United s flight >36 in route to new York from los Angeles by Way of Denver Kansas City and Washington came Down in terrain so fugue that it is reachable Only with jeeps and horses. Of the collision a reined at til Altitude of about 21.000 feet in a Clear. Sunlit sky almost directly Over Las vegas famous Quot strip Quot of Lush , which Are jammed with pleasure seeking tourists at this time of the year the wreckage descended about 15 Miles Southeast of the gambling resort As scores of persons watched in horror. One Arden resident Paul met re son owner of a television store said the wreckage came Quot screaming to Cai til with a sound like a gig in mrs. Cochran mins honors at Inu Nily i press meeting piano Solo. Vocal solos Gore treble gel. Tenor. Bull Sells for $950 a Bull owned by Boyd etude and son of Wellman Selling for $950 topped the Aberdeen Angus Sale held at Mcmillan Park Here saturday Bandolier e. 12th was purchased by Dewey Phelps of Hillsboro. Average Price for the bulls was $499. In the show of the bulls Milton Eileen Mere 126th owned by s. C. Rodgers and sons Milton was the grand Champion and or Eileen Mere 4th of Pretz owned by Edward Pretz of Columbus Junction was the Reserve Champion. In the female Section the grand Champion. Miss Elba of Blu Crest owned by Schnoebelen and Yates of Riverside topped the Sale. She was purchased by Rit red Fem of Yarmouth for $460. Black lassies 15th of h. L. Owned by e h. Rotter and son of West Point was the Reserve Champion. Taylor was driving South and had just passed a car. A car ahead of her was stopped with its turn signals on to make a left turn. Mrs Taylor hit the brakes and her car swung Over into the proper Lane. She pulled out again hit the brakes once More and the car went out of control. It went into a ditch and struck the Bank flipping Over a Fence on its top. The Taylors were pinned in the wreckage but were removed by passing motorists they were taken to memorial Hospital checked Over and released. The car was demolished in the Accident. A charge was filed against mrs Taylor for failure to have her car under control. She appeared in Justice Rudolph Meekey s court and was fined $5 and costs. The violation also Cost Lier five Points. Deputy Robert Nicholson assisted in the investigation of the Accident. Tic air raid followed by a thumb. Roar when the twisted Metal buried itself in the another resident o i the ii 11 a town. Albert Alban said in thought a Jet plane was passing Low Over his Home until he heard the Thunderclap of Hie crash. State to try to sell korean War Bonus Bonds again Des Moines ins the of Iowa will try to sell its korean War Bonds again May 27. First Sale of the Bonds last month brought no bidders because of the Low interest rates. A total of $24,-700,000 in Bonds will be offered by the state. State treasurer m l Abraham son expressed Confidence that there would be bidders at the next Sale in albeit and the Pilot of another plane in the air when the tragedy occurred both reported seeing two chutes fall from the stricken pc it was later Learned that the Frond was a Quot drag Quot Parachute used in High Speed landings one of the first to spot the inflight collision was Dennis so i Heck a photographer for the Las veg t review journal. He said he a a sudden Flash of flame and then a Cloud of Black and White smoke tile wreckage plunged earthward trailing smoke flames and debt leaving an ugly smear across a sparkling desert sky. Tie Dehn was scattered Over a wide Arlt the dc-7�?Ts four engines writ found a mile East of the spot Whei the principal wreckage crunched into the Hillside. The Jet came clo. Three Miles away Over a Small Hill control Tower operators at Nelb i air Force base headquarter state j the downed Jet said tha after u collision they heard the occupant of the Jet Short Quot May in aviators distress Call and several other garbled words. I Pearl Cochran society editor and feature writer for the news won four awards in state contests at the meeting of Iowa press worn in at Iowa City saturday. First and third places were won by the Best column division with selected columns of string of pearls. First was won Iii the Book of poems division and second in a critical news review mrs Cochran received first place in column for the saturday june 8th, 1957, column written at memorial Hospital the Day before she was dismissed and Atli she had been on a five Day liquid diet. Later she went to Iowa pm for surgery the column entered in the National contest is about her Hospital experiences her trip immediately preceding them by Way of Cheyenne wyo., to dim vet Colo appearing in the column was Lima Rosss Beautiful poem Quot summer fantasy about a Blue butter by that she had seen in the smithsonian Olive Benne Sullivan of tile Burlington Hawkeye Gazette received second place for her Quot gab and gals Quot column and mrs Cochran was awarded third place for another of her Quot string of Pearl. A columns. Mrs Cochran also won a Iii. Place award for her Book of poems Quot Hilltop acres and Oiler poems Quot published last summer by the i pleasant news they highlight impressions in the Wellman area and other Iowa experiences. Her critical account of the St Louis sinfonietta group which presented their concert at Iowa Wesleyan College last april 3 won a second place award in the contest Roy Webster m taken by death Roy Webster 76 died at the Henry county Home sunday morning he had been in falling health the past year. He was Bon May 20, i he i near Moulton and had been a resident at the county Home the last 60 years he is survived by several cousins services will he held at 2 pm tuesday at the Crane funeral Home interment will be at Oak land Mills cemetery. Again question russians sincerity Washington in the us today officially questioned russians sincerity in professing to desire a new Summit conference with the Western Powers the state department said this question has been a raised again by the soviet refusal to meet jointly with the three Western ambassadors in Moscow to discuss preparations tor a Heads of government meeting. She has received a total of a in awards in a dumber of Fields in c hiding features Columna display advertising. Interviews critical reviews. Poetry promotion juvenile. News Story Etc. The awards at the press meeting largest the association Lias held were presented by mrs Ethel Garretson chairman of the contests. I Helen Vii Den was appointed chairman of the auditing committee and served in that capacity saturday afternoon mrs. Cochran who also attended continues As corresponding Secretary another year. Kin ton in May i warned a Russell president of tit Southeast Iowa Council announced monday i ring Lur. Been Active in the boy St oui movement for 30 years As i scout attaining the rank of Eagle As a Volunteer Leader in Many capacities and a had the Silvei Beaver award bestowed upon him As i scout executive he has served in several councils with Headquarters in Salina Kansas grand Junction colo., and conies to Burlington from the Kansas City area Council in Kansas City Aires win regional championship for quartets he at m rated the 11 i v cd i y it it Kansas and worked for Standard Oil company in crude Oil prod if lion p lot to military service in Europe his family consists of his wife bitty and three children Mary Belli 8. David Earl. 5. And Carol Ann la Mouw tile family will join or. Ring in Burlington to establish their Home after the closing of school and the Sale of their Home in Kinsa. Any. Ars collide at intersection unusual Plant min. Have and mrs. Joseph Mcgue Kii a quite unique Nard i View of the fact that the Federal i Plant. The Narcissus customer a Reserve discount rate was dropped has but one Bloom to a Stem to a most successful week Ulm of activity was experienced by tile j pleasant Aires the local Barbershop quartet in Competition for quartets j in Sweet Adeline inc. In Region 3, which covers Eastern Iowa. Illinois. I Indiana and part of Wisconsin. The girls Are now regional champions winning first Over two other Fine quartets the Sweet and lows from Berwyn. 111., who Are at the present time third place medallists in the International Winner Sand also the nautical notes from Peoria 111 this contest which was held at the Congress hotel in Chicago saturday had 12 contestants entered All of them excellent entertainers the a pleasant Irest Jean Shook. Jean Reipe Margaret layer and White pumps with the stripped bows they also displayed their i usual Cha in and poise j they we re congratulated by Regent Ruth Geil As she crowned them with crowns made of yellow i mums tiny White carnations and Gold leave she also laced on them the Blue ribbons on which were pinned their coveted first place medals they accepted them rather tearfully a photographers of the j Chicago Tribune snapped pictures and newsmen interviewed them. Mrs. Harold King accompanied the quartet to Chi ago and at a tended As a Delegate to the regular by mess sessions and techniques. This quartet and mrs. Harold King i belong to the it Madison chapter cars driven try mrs Merle Smith new London Rural and Jim Arnold it pleasant collided on a Gravelled Road five Miles North of new London saturday about 2 10 pin the cars were a Ach damaged an estimated $250 mrs Smith was headed North and turned East at an intersection she slowed Down to Stop and go Hack to new London since she was nearly out of Gas. The Arnold car headed it ast hit the rear of t tic Smith cat neither Driver was injured Deputy Robert Nicholson who investigated filed a charge against Arnold to failure to have ins car under control Arnold was to Appeal on the charge in Justice Elmer f cedi min a court in new London monday. Youth released after questioning the 19-year-old Stockport youth caught in a building on West Munroe Street by the owner of Iii building. Wilson Ervin has been released by police after a Check was made on him. The youth did t take anything and was found not to have a previous record Ervin told authorities he did t wish to prefer charges will speak at inc thefts at legion and . Clubs Bank most the local America i legion Post no. 58 and the vet 1 plans of foreign wars Post 2561 1 sunday night netted thieves $1,000 at in ii according to City and county authorities who Are invest Hilting the thefts i tin Davison club manager of the legion club told the Anthold i tie that $700 was missing from lie mite and a Large Jar most of the Money was in the Safe which j is located a a closet. The Jar con i lined about $30 in Small coins Don math. commander said that $300 was taken from a tiling Cabinet at the vow club la trance at the legion was gained through a Small window on Hie w Cost Side of the building near i the rear the window was pried open a tiling Cabinet in the rear putt of the Chil was considerably damaged As lie thieves rifled ii apparently nothing was missing i rom ii the door of the closet near the front Entrance was pried open and a number of boxes and other items in Trout of the Safe were pulled out onto the dance floor the thieves evidently turned the combination of the Safe to the number of opening they took Only the Cash from the sail and left a number of checks the Jar of Money was sitting on the bar. The thieves left through a rear door on the East Side of the building it Wasny to believed that any merchandise was taken. Davison discovered the then when he came to work about 9 a in monday he was last in the club about 2 31 v m sunday when he was cleaning the place up the legion club carries $705 burglary insurance Entrance was gained to the vow club from the roof the burglars went up the Bac k outside stairs then climbed tip the steel Grill Over a window to the roof they Cut a Hole through the thin to roof removed several boar beneath it and then knocked a Hole in the Selling of the Kitchen on the second floor. They either lowered themselves to the floor of the Kitchen or dropped to it. The thieves went downstairs pried open the filing Cabinet sorted out the Money from the checks and left the checks strewn Over the floor the Jukin Box was broken into Aud some Money was taken from it the thieves left through the Northwest door Lee Welcher club manager or covered i theft when he came to work at 8 30 am monday. The loss is not covered by insurance. Police Chiel Don themes sheriff Russell Van Tuyl fingerprints St both clubs. And took Olds play cast receives Superior the old High school play Ca was one of three in the class o division of the 30th annual play production festival at the state University of Iowa to receive a Superior rating last week. The old group directed by Jacqueline Hult , presented Quot the boor Quot. A gee Bergstrom and Robert Peterson of Olds were selected Amole 12 outstanding performers Danville received an excellent rating with Quot old Skint Flint Quot an i Neola new and Bill Fahlgren were designated As outstanding performers. Hoover spent quiet night one half of one per cent last week advertisement of the Sale will be started next week and carried on for 20 consecutive Days. Year the Plant has eight blooms one Stem and last year the same Plant had five to a Stem. A or it and Stem has two blooms this year of Sweet Adeline inc As or pleas Darlene Taylor looked really Sharp ant has no chapter at the present As they appeared in costumes of time pure White Salini Zed polished cot anyone interested in Barbershop ton dresses topped with red and Harmony and singing for enjoyment mixed race White striped vests red Bow ties. May Contact any of the quartet. Cago. Rev. E. Jerry Walker pastor of St. James methodist chinch in Chicago will speak at the Iowa Wesleyan Chapel tuesday Thorning a 10 15. The Church is located in a neighbourhood in Chi new York. Ins former pros i went Herbert Hoover who underwent surgery for removal of his i Gall bladder saturday Quot spent a i quite night Quot and his general irn prevalent continued today. The staunch 83-year-old sex presi i Dent was permitted to stand for live minutes a mid morning bulletin from Harkness Pavilion said. Hoover was described As Quot Bright Eland More Alert this his temperature was 99. Pulse 72. And blood pressure 135 70, the bulletin reported. His respiration was described As Normal

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