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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 5, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky brickbats and bouquets the following letter came to me on the stationery of the Treasury department. Bureau of customs a dear or. Sokolsky a it is easier to throw a brickbats at a government employee than a bouquet it is easier to condemn than to Praise. Constructive criticism is always Welcome when there is reason for criticism. Quot Low License numbers Are not indicative of any privileges. Certain individuals in your own organization enjoy tile lowest numbers issued by the Bureau. A it is to be regretted that your article these Days recently issued was not based on facts but on misinformation which was imparted. Very truly yours Elie n. Khouri . Appraiser of merchandise i must explain that Khouriy a letter refers to a statement made by a citizen of probity concerning treatment meted out to him while his father was dying aboard ship and his Mother was alone with the dying Man. All he wanted was to meet the ship As a passenger on a Revenue Cutter or whatever they Call it these Days. Now As to throwing a brickbats at a government employee i Hope my right Arm remains sufficiently Strong to it whenever it is possible that is one reason for the existence of a free press. It is to prevent Petty government officials from becoming masters of the people Little satraps who lick the boons of those above them but treat the taxpayers their True employers with contempt. If the press does not exist for that it has no real leadership in the Community. The phrase a constructive criticism is always Welcome we ten there is reason for criticism a is utter and Complete nonsense. Let us parse that sentence first is the cliche a constructive criticism a which in reality Means nothing because criticism is criticism and its object is More to disclose faults and flaws than to propose reforms. A music critic need not be a Beethoven and. In fact none Ever was. Tile politician who says that criticism is a always Welcome Quot under any circumstances says what is not so. Because criticism publicly stated is Poison to a politician particularly if he holds elective office. He wants Praise. He wants a boost he wants the fact ignored. For instance that he has wrecked the Treasury of tile state. As soapy Williams has done in Michigan. No official welcomes criticism ii he holds an appointive position because he knows that when he becomes an embarrassment to those Over him they will find a Way to get rid of him. There is a reference to a flow License this is a matter of some Small and special privileges for the elite such As Low License numbers on automobiles and fake Deputy ships which give a merchant or a lawyer or somebody like that the privilege of giving the impression that he is an official and therefore May Park alongside a fire hydrant Khouri says that some people a in your own organization enjoy such privileges. I not know which organization he refers to. I belong to several. If he Means some newspaper it depends upon which one. In which City. I not ask for special License plates and have none preferring to take what comes. A Friend of mine had one with tile first letter of his family name i never thought that made him More or less of a human being. He was always the same and when he died i shed a tear he could not take that unusual License plate to heaven. Besides Why would an official of the Treasury department of the Federal government write to me about License plates which is a municipal business certainly the police not object to criticism of those who demand special privileges. For the police they Are distinctly a pain in the neck. This comment is published As a Public service the letter i received bears the tone of a German Beamter or the ancient russian a Chaliki. That sort of thing is bad news in a Republic and we need none of it. Copyright. 1958, King features Syndicate inc vol. 80, no. 286 it. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening dec. 5,1058 by Carrier in per week by mall $7jto per year end riot South s fight against Butler to committee Washington up t h e South carried its tight against democratic National chairman t aul m. Butler into the democratic National committee t v wit ii a Louisiana dispute As its vehicle. Rival claimants to Louisiana s seat on Tho National committee were scheduled to appear at a meeting of the credentials committee in Tho first round of a contest to be settled by the full National committee. All signs indicated that both the credentials group and the National committee would vote to recognize the continued tenure of Camille gravel As the Louisiana member. Jett m. Talbot elected by the Louisiana democratic committee i to replace gravel appeared Pes i Simi Stic about his chances but i said i expected support from other Southern states and hoped for some elsewhere. 45 convicts break f rom a pocket a Christmas Parade a part of the entries in the Alt. Pleasant Parade provided by churches and other groups of the county on tin Day following thanksgiving Are shown. Participants remarkably Well in tilling some phase of the Christmas Story with attractive designs and colors. Shown arc from left top Row Faith lutheran Beulah Oakland Mills. Second Row first Baptist Cedar Creek and Cill scout hoop 13. Bottom Row Salem congregational Church his and tri his and Finley. Panthers is. Demons Here this evening it pleasant and Washington will launch Southeast six Cage play at the High school gym Here tonight Friday at 8 of clock. The panthers go into the tilt with a 3-1 record and Washington is 4-0. The preliminary freshman Sophomore game is set for 6 3u wild game feed Lions eat six kinds of meat Winfield a fourteen Lions clubs were represented at the annual wild game feed sponsored by the Winfield club at the High school Here thursday evening. The men were served six kinds of meat after which they enjoyed a program featuring Ralph a Whitten of Urbandale International Counselor for the Lions organization. He was introduced by Charles Hill. Clinton District governor of division 9b. O 0 Norman Poggemiller president of the Winfield club presided and pupils from his huh school music department provided Orch e s t r a music during the meal. Mothers cd students in tin music department had prepared the food formerly tin band mothers club they Are now the Allric Booster and Are under the leadership of mrs James Dunn. Forty in mothers had assisted with the food preparation. Along with potatoes baked Beans and dressing salad pie and Coffee j the Lions were served pheasant Duck Turkey Coon Rabbit and wild j hog. Most interest this year entered in the wild hog a newcomer to the menu. This one had been of tamed from Montour where a resident trucks them in and offers either Hunting privileges or will sell them outright. Is proof that the animal was genuine the head with tusks protruding was brought in and presented to gov. Hill. Group singing was led by May be Courter of the Winfield club. Dining the evening firecrackers banged Here and there and Tail twisters William m Kasson and Orie Row further jarred some of the Lions by demanding fines for failure to have i their membership buttons or for j other infringements that could by i cooked up. All added to the fun of j the occasion. Clubs represented the Roll cad revealed were Burlington Wayland Richland Wellman Craw-1 Fordsville Davenport. Clinton Urbandale Fairfield. Lockridge Bondurant. Oskaloosa Stockport and Winfield. Will report on five school proposal Jan. 12 Winfield s c ii o o i Board members and superintendents of five schools discussed preliminary plans for further study of a proposed school reorganization at a meeting Here monday evening. Schools represented were it. Union Winfield Olds Wayland and Crawfordsville. After discussion the group agreed that they should take the proposal Back to their respective districts for presentation and study. Meetings will be held in the different districts and a report meeting will be held Jan. 12. The five school area has about j 1,500 students and a $15,000,000 valuation. The number in High school is 395. The projected number in High school within a few year based on enrolment in the Grade would be 480. Booster shot for Seal Sale the Christmas Seal Sale in Henry county got a shot in the Arm this week and it Hurt a bit. As alway the Christmas Seal Sale is conducted through the mail. The reminder envelopes which help fight to Iowa peace officers Are Given briefing on handling bombing cases to collect toys for distribution to boys and girls plans to a a it nor a operation Santa Claus Quot a Campaign to collect and distribute toys for the Community s needy boys and girls Are being made again by the it pleasant Moose Lodge and the National guard. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Loyal order of Moose is sponsoring this International program in an Effort to see that no boy or girl anywhere is forgotten by Santa Claus according to Ralph Rieke civil affairs chairman of the local Lodge. The Moose and the guard have made arrangements for the collection of toys. They May be left in Boxi at either tile Henry county savings Bank or the it. Pleasant Bank and Trust company. Used toys will be acceptable and should be in at least fairly Good condition. The guard will assist with the repairing and repainting As far As tune will permit. Buy Christmas seals went out this week went by mail to1 those persons who have not yet made their contribution to the Christmas St a1 Sale. Tile envelop s j Are addressed to Homes where Folk have time to think Over their plan for giving. No workers interrupt people in business offices plants or the Street to apply pressure for a another and a a larger contribution to each a mythical goal. The tuberculosis association plan its own program and asks Rivah in for the funds Felt necessary to Mak tithe program successful for the year ahead. Many persons to whom remind Quot envelopes were addressed prob b had every intention of making then contribution right after thanksgiving but the press of Holiday eve to somehow sidetracked the Best of intentions. Des Moines up i o w a peace officers have been gut special briefings by Federal agents to guard against possible spread of the recent rash of terrorist bombings of churches and school in the nation officials said thursday. F. B. I. Agents have completed a series of a school Quot for Iowa Law enforcement officials to acquaint them with Steps to take Iii c a s e of a bomb threat or an actual bombing. About 55 officers from Ruthea t Iowa counties met at Ottumwa thursday to hear Joseph e Thornton Omaha neb., the regional Fri agent explain the proce ures used in handling bombings. T. A. Thompson head of tin Iowa death takes Ben r. Ruth criminal Bureau of investigation Aid the schools were merely precautions against the possibility of an Iowa outbreak of bombings. A there have been no bombings or bomb threats involving schools and churches in Iowa for years Quot Thompson said a a How Ever there is always the possibility he added. Thompson said the a schools Quot on bombings took on added emphasis in Iowa because of the recent bombing in Des Moines of a con St auction firms Home office. That Tate crime Bureau had two agents at the Ottumwa meeting j thursday. Sheriff Russell Van Tuyl police chief Don Thomes and sgt. Lowell sch lipase of the Highway patrol attended from it. Pleasant Olds school head to new position Quot it is True that we received cadent contributions so far t year Quot Vada Canuck chn-1 Seal chairman said. A but it r True that the Henry county to Villosis and health Assoria wishes to give a larger amount research activities during the c my year than we As possible year. Mrs. Jam s Mccabe and Boyd Anderson it. Pleasant Sale co chairman have exp their thanks to those Iii the and county who have set in t contributions. Persons who have bought and receive a reminder should disregard it. Ben r Roth 74. Retired Kernel. Died today Friday at 9 Ain at his Home two Miles East of Wayland following an hint Back to last Spring or. Roth was United in marriage in nov 19>8 to Mary g Ber who survives. Also surviving Are six in i v Dan d., Lester Glen. Vernia. Edwin and three daughters i Simon Leichty mrs Harold w i and mrs. Edwin Swartz tid Rubet All of the Wayland Community 40 grandchildren and even areal grandchildren. Zehr s funeral Home in w it a u is in charge of the services Alai they will be held sunday at 2 pm at the Wayland sue a in a % Church. The body will la taken to the Ruth Home say a i. Y. I be taken to the Church it i sunday and the casket will i. A be opened arrested for Bank robbery Cleveland. Ohio a up a Richard l. Loveless 24, Sheldon Iowa was today awaiting arraignment Herr in connection with the $4,800 robbery of the Shaker Heights savings Assn. Loveless w Howa s released from a Massachusetts prison a year ago Wras arrested by Fri agents thursday As he slept in a Motel near Toledo Ohio. Agents who said they recovered $3,604 of the loot said Loveless was unarmed. Law enforcement agencies throughout the nation were alerted for Loveless shortly after he held up the savings association when his abandoned car was found bearing Iowa License plates a Check of the plates showed the Auto belonged to Loveless father in Law John Van Olst Rock Valley Iowa. Flop ence. Am. Up a a gang of 45 hardened convicts broke out of the maximum Security Ward of the Arizona state prison thursday night and fought a Des Peraic hour and a half Battle for Freedom Bot Ore they were subdued. One of the brawling rioters who were armed with scraps of Metal fashioned into deadly knives was shot and seriously wounded in the wild Melee that apparently was touched off in protest Over certain. Guards. Two guards were held hostages briefly before a Small army of j ome 200 guards state police and i other Law enforcement officers 1 battled the escape Bent prisoners with tear Gas and machine guns to submission. No guards were injured. The riot was conf mod to the 45 convicts a mostly Long term and recalcitrant prisoners a in the i Quot pocket Quot the convict name for the maximum Security Section which also houses death Row in this Southern Arizona prison. About 1,400 other prisoners in the outdated and overcrowded prison remained in their cells. Warden Frank Eyman who was in the thick of the Battle ordered a number of prison cell doors welded shut Early today until Ceil door keys stolen in the riot were recovered a heavily armed contingent of some 30 state policemen also bed Down within the solid prison Walls As a precaution against fur ther uprisings. J a they roughed us up a bit but they did no to Hurt us a Scott Wright one of the guards held As a hostage said. Draft nuclear test ban treaty Olds Garlyn weasel popular. Per intendant of schools Here has a u elected superintendent of i a at Inwood and will begin h. Dul there at the Start of the new semester. Fan. Schuelke principal has i it named to head tile Olds school Inwood a town of 644 in the la 0 . Is located in extreme Northwest Iowa. Warns that fog turning into killer smog Geneva i up a the United states Britain and Russia began drafting a nuclear test ban treaty today but East and West still were split on the fundamental Issue of controls. The drafting party met in the palais Des nations to draw up the preliminary articles of a treaty which would commit the f i signers to a nuclear test ban and i an obligation to cooperate with a j control organization. I the scope Powers and responsibility of the control group How i Ever remained the Center of Dis agreement Between the soviet Union and the two Western atomic nations. Dos Moines. Sui i tary of state Melvin symbol.-1 id today 34 congressional it t and judicial candidates in to nov 4 election failed to fill Campaign expense statements within tin i0 divorce petition filed with clerk a petition for divorce Bas been filed at the clerks cd Tice in the courthouse by Clara Dell Frost from Wayne e Frost the plaintiff asks tor the custody of a minor child and certain household goods. It. Pleasant stores will be open Friday and saturday nights until Christmas is of Bonus Bucks Friday night London up a British Sci a us a triad today that the pea a the. Las blanketed Brit on it a 25 Days is turning into a killer smog til Demist was or b. T. Of the London a bar a .1 Mew Hospital which treated a inns of victims in 1952 when Lier smog took the lives of in too persons. I. Nous smog followed a pit i Tern. London and the a Aal counties were Blank dry tits by a crippling fog Amil Coal Aud other fumes turned it into a death Blanket evacuees to return to Homes in fire area von Braun views Moon rocket trucker killed near Iowa City Iowa City. Iowa up a a Pennsylvania truck Driver was killed near Here thursday night when his vehicle collided Headon with another truck and he was thrown from his cab and run Over by a car. Authorities said Merwin m. Clark Lancaster pa., died As a result of being struck by the car driven by Robert e. Liljedahl 57, Columbus Junction. Highway patrolman Lyle Hansen said Clark apparently fell asleep at the wheel and has Semi trailer truck swerved into the left Lane on u. S. 218 about 13 Miles South of Here and collided Headon we Ith another Semi truck driven by Shelby e Lenburg Postelle Ark. The Force of the collision threw Clark into the Highway and Liljedahl was not Able to Stop his car in time to avoid hitting him Hansen said. Ellenburg was reported in Good condition at University hospitals Here. Ten persons die in fire Cape canaveral. Fla. Upi1 a or. Wernher von Braun arrived Here today to look Over the army s Juno ii Moon rocket and it appeared plans w Ere proceeding on j schedule to launch the stately1 space vehicle this weekend tin German born von Braun j chief army missile scientist visits the Cape Only on special of j casinos and his presence strength j ened reports that the army s first Moon Bird would be fired As Early j As saturday. Suffers fatal heart attack Clayton del., up a ten persons nine of them children ranging in age from four months to 12 years were burned to death thursday night when fire from an exploding kerosene stove levelled a four room Shack. Sixteen persons lived in the two Story Frame building. Three escaped with bums. Three were not Home at the time. The bodies of the victims All negroes were recovered from the ashes today. Most were burned beyond recognition. Gov. Loveless attends dedication Malibu Calif up Manya ices a re expected today to be a Hie to ret in to their Homes with the nearly Complete control of the 20,000-acre fire that raged from the Santa Monica mountains to the sea. Complete control of the fire was in sight. Lone tree. Iowa up Marion w. Crawford 53. A Lone tree Well Digger suffered a fatal heart attack thursday blight while driving his truck on a county Road two Miles South of Here. Authorities said his truck swerved into the path of another truck driven by Aimer Krall 52. Conesville. Who was not injured Johnson county Coroner or George Callahan said the death of Crawford will not be counted As a traffic fatality. Jerusalem. Israel up a gov. Herschel c. Loveless of Iowa thursday attended the dedication of a forestry conservation project named after him. During the ceremony in Central Israel the first Trees were planted in the project made possible by contributions from jewish citizens in Iowa. Senior officials from the foreign ministry and various agricultural institutions attended the dedication

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