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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 19, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky patterns of men what is happening before our eyes Are not Only Gigantic political and social changes but a restoration of the controlled human mind which is so characteristic of primitive society. It is like a conductor standing on a podium directing an orchestra he indicates a quiet slow movement for the violins and so it is he flails his arms screws up his face purses his lips and the orchestra plays to a roof shaking excitement. Everybody has seen motion pictures portraying natives in Africa or in South America getting up an excitement before performing some ritualistic act with the Tom Tom beating away with everybody singing and shaking their bodies in unison. I have often wondered when i looked at such pictures what would happen if a body Shook the wrong Way. Would they kill and eat the Savage too today such men As Khrushchev and Nasser and Mao and there Are others beat the brains of men into a stilted conformity. Theirs is a song of hate eternal unforgiving relentless hate while the targets of hatred Are not always the same they maintain a steady Tom Tom Over the radio in the Arab countries it works itself into a will to kill. Nasser s radio is an assassination stimulant this beating of thoughts into the minds of men by radio becomes even More dangerous in Western countries where human beings have accustomed themselves to believe that they think for themselves. The repetition of word images like the jingles in commercials on television has the effect of making men believe that something is so which might not be so. Too How Many times have you heard the phrase a atomic age Quot a in this atomic age Quot thunders the orator. So what do people not love Are children not being born do we have three eyes instead of two precisely How has Quot this atomic age a affected Man his conduct his habits his morals his Ordinary relationships last year it was the Quot atomic Ace Quot til is year it is the Quot space maybe next year it will be the Quot Moon but men Are still honest or avaricious truthful or liars Learned or mentally blocked smart or dumb with gradations in Between these word images however fasten themselves to our memories and we live not with the realities but with the images. In time we actually believe that one kind of aspirin does More than another kind or that one detergent is Superior to another. But which one and Why too when men Stop asking Why they Stop being civilized. When they sit comfortably in a soft chair a tray of barbecued spare ribs before them with a Glass of what is called Beer to add zest watching a female sell a cigarette or a cosmetic and believing every word of it or a How could she dare say it Quot then we Are Back to the Tom Tom senator Barry Coldwater in correspondence with a publisher about an article he did not like. Wrote &Quot.he. The author ignores the fact that Many Union members Are forced to join unions because of Union shop agreements. I have always Felt that the use of Union funds collected under these circumstances for political purposes constitutes a denial of Freedom of political activity and is morally objectionable. Even where Union membership is not compulsory social pressures Are often so Strong that Only the most rugged individualists can resist pressures levelled against what senator Coldwater objects to is mass coercion another curse of our times although it is not Quito As bad As the Tom Tom. Some rail it conformity which is a bad word. Because some persons May enjoy external conformity such As dressing for dinner or not picking their Teeth at the table or perhaps saying Quot thank you Quot when one should. One can easily accept a code of manners while rejecting an enslavement of the mind. Too too Many of us Are forced to join groups and to accept group action group authority. This is an inevitable aftermath of wars but it is about time that free men rebelled against mass coercion. When a student tells me that he lies on examination papers because lie knows what the professors want him to say i am tempted to say that he ought to Blacken the professors eyes because there is no education unless it opens the mind to Freedom of thought and divergences of thought. A copyright 1958 Kine features Syndicate inc vol. 80, no. 195 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening August 19, 1958 by Carrier 30# to week by mall $7.50 per year Jet crash kills four Myrtle Beach s. C. Up a a t33 Jet Trainer slammed into a fishing pier and slowed into a parking lot Here monday killing four persons and seriously injuring three others. Air Force officials said the plane flying Over the Atlantic with several other fighters developed engine trouble and attempted to crash into what the Pilot thought was a vacant lot. A Wing of the aircraft smashed into the Side of the Concession stand on the pier the plane burst into flame and fell into a parking lot nearby trapping three members of an Indiana family in their ear the fourth victim was on the pier at the time of the crash. Tile charred bodies in the car were identified As Harold Snider 46, new Albany ind., and his two sons David Wayne 9, and Freddie. 7. Mrs Snider was at a Motel when the crash occurred. The air Force will Fly the Mother. Mary Snider and her two daughters. Marilyn 17. And Hope 13, Back to their Home at new Albany. L. J. Mackey Lancaster. S a died at Myrtle Beach Hospital several hours after the incident and j. R Martin Conway s was reported in serious condition at the Hospital. The two pilots Cajita. Wallace b Mccaffarty san Bernadino. Calif., and capt. William j. Sidman jr., Waukegan 111were flown by air Force helicopter to the 6th naval District Hospital at Charleston s c. Social Security boost voted h. F. Mcleran House okays elected by republicans mighty Triton set for launching eighth in America s rapidly expanding nuclear submarine Fleet the atom powered Triton is decked with Bunting preparatory to Lier launching in the thames River at Groton Conn on tuesday the 5,900-ton, 447-foot giant to be powered by two reactors was built by the general dynamics corporation at a Cost of it ,000,000 and will become a unit of a proposed u. S. Fleet of 33 nuclear powered undersea vessels. Wearing of medal from Peron local boy Dies 111 Short time from leukaemia Harry Lee Holmes la died at 1 10 p. In. Monday at University Hospital. Iowa City following a Short illness. Death was attributed to leukaemia he became ill last week Wras taken to memorial Hospital thursday to the Hospital at Iowa City Friday and his illness was definitely Cli a nosed there saturday. Us had suffered an injury in a fall from a car six years ago. Harry the son of Oscar Leroy and Viola Nicholson Holmes was born August 26, 1946 at Burlington he was a member of the Little league Benner team and attended the Baptist Calvary Church. Surviving Are his parents and four Brothers Robert stationed in Greenland with the air Force Edward Wendell and Presley and two Sisters. Pauline and Faith ail at Home. Services will be held 2 p. In i thursday at the Weir Cooke funeral Horne with the Rev Granville Laforge officiating interment will be at fewest hone cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral Home 7 to 9 p. In. Wednesday. F a bus not to Call legislature Little Rock Ark up gov. On a1 e. Faubus declined today to Call a special session of the Arkansas legislature to Deal with the new Little Rock integration crisis. Tile new crisis was brought about monday when the 8th circuit cowl of appeals reversed a District court decision that would have Given Little rocks Central High school an integration postponement until mid term 1961. A overtime car is towed away the 1958 Chevrolet station Wagon which has been parked in the too Block of Ortli Jefferson Street since tuesday of last week was towed to it a local garage by a wrecker tuesday afternoon. Several overtime parking tickets were under the Windshield wiper. Police and the Highway patrol Are still checking on the owner of the vehicle which does t have License plates. A Cheek is being made on the motor number and i some letters found in the car by a i patrolman who opened the locked vehicle a Young Man was seen getting j out of the station Wagon in front of walkers grocery last tuesday j Locking it and walking up the Street. He appeared to be a Salesman. Rickover to Welcome Nautilus on Ike a behalf youth suffers Burns Lauhus said the reversal of us District judge Harry Lem Leys de integration decision by the court of appeals was Quot most regret Quot the higher court s decision in i Winfield Farmer injured dictates an indifference and dire j Gard for the will of the people that is most alarming and he said. But at the same time he said,1 lie spotlight in the crisis has moved Over a to the school authorities the officials of the a act and tin parents of the negro Quot any action taken by the chief executive the legislature or the people before the attitude of these Washington up a president Eisenhower today designated rear adm Hyman g. Viehover As his personal representative to Welcome the atomic submarine Nautilus when it arrives at new York monday following its historic journey under the North pole. The White House said the president did so on recommendation of Navy Secretary Thomas s i Gates or the move apparently was designated to make up for the snub to Rickover who was not invited to the aug. 8 White House ceremony when it was disclosed that the Nautilus had made its North pole journey. The House and Senate approved a joint Resolution monday that would conf i a Gold medal on Rickover for his work in developing the nation s atomic submarine Fleet. Attorney Harold f. Mcleran was elected county chairman of the Republican Central committee at a meeting held at the courthouse monday evening he has been a live in the Republican party for Many years and is at present precinct committeeman from Ward 2 of pleasant. Attorney Ben a Galer. Chairman the last nine years had announced hts resignation effective at this meeting in order that he could give More time to his new party position that of District Republican committeeman and member of the stale Central committee. A nominating committee named from the county Central committee submitted the names of Mcleran Wilbur safer and Richard comte. After the balloting in which Mcleran was High safer offered a motion that the election of Mcleran be made unanimous and this was done. The group unanimously went on a record expressing appreciation i chairman Galer for the splendid work lie has done for the party in the nine years of leadership. He brought information from the state Central committee meet-1 Ings and party affairs in general were discussed with reports being Given by Merlin Linder mrs. Helen Rohde and mrs Alyce Benesh. Preliminary planning was done for the fall Campaign. Washington up a the House without debate gave its permission monday for maj. Gen. Harry h Vaughan military aide to former president Truman to Wear a medal from former Argentine dictator Juan Peron. The award list which included 526 other retired government personnel had been held up by Congress since 1949 because it included Vaughan a name. Tile Bill now goes Back to the Senate for acceptance of House amendments the fuss Over Vaughan a medal started in 1949 when newspaper columnist Drew Pearson suggested Vaughan should be fired for accepting the order of general san Martin from Peron. Would raise taxes and benefits a Ango Rig re mrs Margaret Long Dies in Texas White nominated Over protests people is known might prove to be premature and unnecessary a he said Winfield Lloyd Morgan Winfield Farmer is a patient a i the Burlington Hospital recovering from injury in an Accident near the Filbert Snell farm East of win Field while mowing in a Road ditch saturday morning. Or. Morgans right Heel was Cut by the sickle j a pin was put in the Heel Bone and the Cut dressed and his few a Washington up an put in a cast. He will be hospitals administration directed farm Bill a part of this week. He resides on negotiated its final congressional the Snell tenant farm located a hurdle monday night after weeks farm Bill to president Washington up a president Eisenhower a nomination of w. Wilson White to head the Justice departments new civil rights division cleared the Senate monday night after a two hour debate Over Whites role in the Little Rock ark., school integration episode. A last ditch oratorical assault by Southern democrats failed to keep the Senate from approving Whites nomination by a 56-20 vote. Voting for the nomination urrere 36 republicans and 20 democrats. To the civil rights Post which to had held on an interim basis Inee dec 9, White will have aut Bority to seek injunctions against violations of voting rights on racial grounds and to investigate it Lier alleged civil rights violations. Mrs. Margaret a Maggie Bates Long died at 2 30 a in. Tuesday in Amarillo Tex. Born May 29, 1870 in Henry county she was the daughter of Earnest and Emily Allender Bates. In 1901 she was married to Finley a Long in Burlington who died april 1940. Born to this Union was one son Clifford Long of Plainview Tex., who survives. Surviving is a step son Fred Long of it. Pleasant two Brothers Albert Bates of Plaine mont., and prank Bates of new Underwood. S. Dak and three Sisters Amanda Hunter and Elva Conner both of Gage. Okla., and Lizzie Williams of Owanka s. Dak. Also surviving Are two grandchildren and three great grandchildren three step sons one step daughter and her parents preceded her. Services will be held at Weir cookes funeral Home at 2 . Friday August 22, with the or e. A Mathews officiating. Interment will be at Forest Home cemetery. Washington up other major obstacle to signal adjournment was hurdles today when the House passed and sent to the White House the Senate version of a Bill to raise social Security taxes and benefits. Approval was by voice vote after House democratic leaders agreed to a crept the Senate version rather than risk a presidential veto by pushing the administration opposed House measure. O 9 9 the Senate Bill would increase social Security benefits by seven per cent effective Jan. I. It also would increase the present tax on employees and employers. For the wage earner the tax now amounts to 24 per cent on the first $4,200 in earnings with employers Matching the Levy. This would be raised to 2 a per cent and apply to the first $4,800. Self employed would pay a 3 s per cent rate instead of 3 n per cent. Too democratic leaders All but ruled out an Effort to pass a housing Bill at this session of Congress. Speaker Sam Rayburn said he knew of no move to push Stop Gap legislation through the House which monday killed the democratic sponsored housing measure opposed by the administration. Deeds recorded for properties been chuckles in the news likes Good grooming Santa Monica calif., up j a fastidious burglar broke into the executive menus toiletries co., Here police reported today. Only one item was missing a bottle of a after six Quot Cologne for men. 0 0 9 must have that paper Hendersonville n. C. Up an unidentified subscriber bought a new bicycle for newspaper Carrier boy Gene teb Ben to replace his stolen one. Quot its Worth More to me to get the paper and see the boy at his work than the Money for the the Man said. Can happen to anyone Miami up police have ruled Fred Fuqua caused a three vehicle Accident when he dropped his sunglasses and leaned Down inside his car to pick them up Fuqua is a county specialist in. Traffic accidents. Late Coffee break new York a up a new Coffee counting report from the \ pan american Coffee b u r e a u says 29 million cuss of the brew Are downed Between dinner and bedtime in the u a. An increase of nearly 70 per Cert since 1950. J i a bus had been expected to Call a Spe Ial session almost immediately to prepare anti integration legislation. He apparently decided against it in a Long conference with his advisers. The u. S. Circuit court cancelled i a Mley s suspension of integration because the opinion said to allow the suspension Quot would result in accession of the demands of insurrection its and the Northwest age of Winfield j of uncertainty and was sent to John Wolf 16, received fit St de president Eisenhower for Signa Groe Burns on his face neck Arim turo Chest saturday morning he Tho Senate by voice vote passed burned when his car became the Compromise measure which and he removed the Radi permits agriculture Secretary Fez and w As too hot Ator Cap. He was treated at the office of a local doctor and is at the Home of his parents or. And mrs Herman Wolf. Rule mute took own life during Hun Battle school Page from news reproduced As one of Best w orking hard to stabilize Lebanon school Days Are just ahead. It. Pleasant is ready to meet your school needs As indicated in a Page advertisement in this Issue and As will be indicated in individual advertisements in wednesdays news and in succeeding issues. A year ago it. Pleasant merchants published a Page somewhat similar to that in tins Issue. The Page gained wide attention and has been reproduced and sent to newspapers Over the United states by a firm which specializes in reproducing the Best advertisements found in Tho nations newspapers. Guardians requested two petitions have been filed at the clerk s office in the courthouse asking for the naming of guardians. Paul h. Mcclintic asks that c. E. Rhum Wayland be appointed guardian for Lena Merlin to and Fannie Nagle Short asks that g raid i. Sharpe be named guardian for John w. A or United nations up lebanese foreign minister diaries Malik assured the United nations today his government is a work a hard Quot to stabilize the Cornu \ so u. S. Troops can be withdrawn As speedily As Malik under political lire at Home in Lebanon s first m Idle East statement to the general Assembly a emergency session his country teared Quot that what is really at stake is the very existence of Lebanon As an not pendent Sovereign and t ree Malik told the Assembly Lebanon stood ready always to Settle differences with its sister Arab states through the Arab la in or by direct negotiation. The Arab door. A t. Benson to drop minimum Price supports to As Low As 65 per cent for Corn next year and for Rice and Cotton in 1962. Although bitterly assailed by farm state democrats and republicans Congress passed the Bill to forestall heavy cutbacks in Cotton and Rice planting allotments next year. The cuts would have occurred automatically ii col Cess approved no farm legislation this session. Enlarging at Green s station remodelling work and the Celure the grease and Wash room is underway at Jim greens Standard station at the Southeast Corner of the Square. Eugene Smith and his Crew Are doing the work the unit on the South Side of the station is being widened la feet to the South and will House two stalls. There will be two ten foot doors. Previously the unit housed Only one stall and had an stat foot 1 Warner Robins a up a a Coroner has ruled that a deaf mute took his own life during a i Roadblock gun Battle with officers 1 who tied to arrest him in connection with the Kidnap slaying of a 7-year-old girl. Parram buddy Youngblood an itinerant peddle from Toomsboro a. Died monday at the wheel of a station Wagon he had taken forcibly from a Janesville wis couple. Earlier in the Day the mutilated and partially clothed body of Maie Jones who had been on a visit from Melvin kv., to Young by it Odds Hometown was found in a saw amp. Investigators said the deaf mute had a prior police record for molesting children. Officers said Youngblood fired it a them when he drove up to the Roadblock and they returned the fire with pistols and a Shotgun. It was first thought police bullets k cd the wanted Man. But Coroner i Ester h. Chapman said the a aim be indicates Youngblood shot the following deeds have recorded at the courthouse b j Sterzing to Marvin d Hunting and wife property in Section 15 of Jackson township. Ruth l. Robinson to William a. Woodsman and wife property on Jones Street. Henry county savings Bank to e. J Lamb property on Poplar Street. Raymond Krieger and wife to Mary l Hoover property at Rome. Ellis l. Tovrea and wife to Anker Severinsen. It a1, property on North Broadway. Clarke l Anderson it a1, to Alfred Ross property North of c b. A q Railroad tracks and West of Broadway. B. J Sterzing and wife to Earl g. Pardall and wife property in Section 15 of Jackson township. Buy depot for threshers event vote to buy film projector the executive Board of the Henry county to and health association met for a dessert luncheon on August 18, at i . In the Harlan hotel. Mrs. Wayne Peterson president presided and explained that the purpose of the meeting was to consider the possibilities of buying a 16 my film projector for health and educational purposes. Additionally the need for a county nurse waa discussed. Members present at the meeting were mrs. Wayne Peterson mrs. Boyd Anderson mrs. William Hoag Lin mrs. Milton Becker mrs. Frank Abraham mrs. Clara Connor mrs. R. W. Lofgren miss veda Cornick 1 supt. Joe Davis and mrs. C. A. Cottrell. Supt. Joe Davis told the group that a projector would be helpful in an educational Way for disseminating information concerning to and health projects. Also he stated that the school superintendents in the county Felt that there was a decided need for a county nurse and that there us a definite trend in Iowa toward this office. On motion the organization voted to buy a projector for general use in the county for health purposes. A committee was appointed composed of mrs. Schuerman mrs. Frank Abraham mrs. R. W. Lofgren and supt. Davis to Purchase a projector. Mrs. Peterson asked for a discussion of a scholarship amounting to $300. To go to Ann Piatt for nurses training. This motion was presented to the group and passed. The next meeting will be held at the Iris court on sept. 12. The Midwest old settlers and threshers association has purchased the old Railroad depot at Hillsboro from the c. B amp q Railroad for $100.01 Hie depot will be moved to the associations property at Mcmillan Park in the fall. A few months ago an old Railroad steam engine was purchased and is kept on the grounds. It will be displayed at the reunion sept 3, 4. 5 and 6th. A permanent ramp for the unloading of the steam threshing engines is being built at the Park and will be ready for this year s event. Stockport fire causes family of eight to flee league failed to resolve Lebanon a complaint that Aid to lebanese rebels was being smuggled across the syrian Border from the United Arab Republic which Lebanon charged was actively fomenting the revolt. The entire exterior of the station will be covered with porcelain grows urge potdt06s sized Power Camden n. J. Up John Brunner school janitor in Camden recently won a raise to $6, last year too years of social Security 161 americans Over age were receiving Hwy 500 a same it of i year he now makes the salary As the school s Prin Point four Large potatoes were brought n the news by Alva Cluff As evidence that he has a Good crop this y in the four weighed six pounds. James a White. 815 North Lincoln brought in a single huge red it weighed one and one Hall pounds. Carl Leopold Dies at Burlington Burlington Iowa up Carl starker Leopold 68. Board chairman of the Leopold co., died at mercy Hospital Here monday after a three month illness he headed the office furniture manufacturing firm since his father s death in 1914. Funeral services will be held Here wednesday. Stockport. Iowa up a fire destroyed the King tavern and Pool Hall Here Early today forcing a family of eight to flee for safety. Or and mrs. Willard King and their six children lost All their personal belongings in tile Blaze which also damaged the Bradfield grocery. Will admitted to probate the last will and testament of Gayle f. Stith has been admitted to probate at the courthouse and according to the terms her property was left to her husband. Max r. Stith the will was drawn up dec., 27, 1944

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