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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 9, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel oil I exp. Jan. 4, 2 exp. F?b 9 Gasoline No. 9 Expires Jan 21 Sugar—29 (Book 4) expires Jan ir> Shoes—18 and Airplane I (Bk. 3) THE MT PLEASANT VOL. LXXI, No. 287 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1943 CANNED GOODS A, B, C, Green (Bk 4i expire Dec. 20 I). E F Green 'Bk 4) expire Jan. 20 Meats. Butter. Lard, etr. L, M, X. Br>’un (Bk 31 Expire Jan. I MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Bulgarian Tension At “Crisis” Point By Baul Mallon I.W.C. Teams King Feature* 8yn- VV hin PQI*CAnC eduction In Full or H 111 IJ I til JMJIIo OLb minded by mare. Inc., Reproduction r>f>rt Strictly Prohibited.} WASHINGTON— THE 'TEHERAN meeting anoarentlv was a Roosevelt -how The text of the declaration clearly sounds more like an expression ol his leadership than a document com. posed by either Stalin or Churchill. In it, his name is always first, wnile those of Churchill anc) Stalin were alternated in secondary position Od.. -us.v dominated the gatherings at least as far as the official announcements show By going no farther than the e an-nounceme: ta themselves, and avo ting any military secrets which may be behind them, you will find other revealing suggestions cf the limit and scope cf agreement Primarily the participant' expressed determination” to did not chocse to amplify this one-sentence statement of pur po.:* in any explanatory way. Boys and Girls Teams Are Victors -W DECISIONS REACHED on the war were left confused to bewilder me enemy. The pronouncement ays only that plans were “concerted” for timing attack * upon Germany from three sides. My oeicorial gut . th- American and British conception of overall strategy underwent .some atte ration.’ such a change seemed ad visa tile as a lesult of the difficulties encountered in the Italian attack As to the peace it is to ,-*e one which will command good will from the overwhelming masses of the peoples of the world ' This phrase Is far from specific Few governments in all history did not claim or aim at the good will of the overwhelming masses. The further goal of eliminating “tyranny and slavery, oppression and intolerance," means no more than that the Axis to be crushed completely. A "World family of Democratic nations*’ is promised, but Hie extent of democracy to be practiced in it could run ail the way from the one party socialist - collectivist system of Rus-tia to the two or more party systems of Britain or the United Slates, where opposition is countenanced. Iowa Wesleyans two basketball teams pounced on Pardons her** Wednesday evening ani walloped the long time athletic rivals with one-sided scores in the first meeting of the teams this ‘•eason. The We leyan beys won, 56 to 31. and the Wesleyan girl triumphed. 36 to 16 Despite the fad 'hat beth boys teams are corr posed cf much new-material since the armed forces have taken most cf the veterans, the crowd work together but «* «»•>» MXI *•« loud cheers as the Tigers drove on to victory, The Wesleyan men dot bled the .core en the Par cm fife most of rile way. At one time in the first half the Wildcats were only six paints behind. 15 to 9, but aft/*r that Wesleyan, led by the scoring of H idly Wagner, who dropped in 18 joints, pulled away and by hall-time was leading 28 to 14 Alter a 9 minute . coring lapse by the vi' itors, at the start of the second half Par ens wrs trailing 37 to 14 We leyan kept ahead from 16 to 2C points the remainder of the game, t Girls Game. In the girls game. Wesleyan led 17 to 8 at the half and made 19 points to Parsons* 8 in the last half. The game believed to b° the first college gals game in tile state attracted considerable interest and for many of the tpee ator w as lh** first girl ’ game they had ever teen The scoring in the boys game: They’ll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo I Pop Don’t ask V 20 THE OLD GENT TO HELP WITH The HOMEWORK PROBLEMS-HE CAN’T SEE ANV REASON FOR FT"' ’i-9uMV)L'TV CAL MOPRJSeV> ST LOUIS, MO ■ FX+y EQUALS -AND y EQUALS 5 - WHATS THE- FOR CR VI NG OUT LOUD--GIVE ME A REST! WHY DC THEy ASK you that stuff ? wny don't \they teach NOU somethin’ OH, DONT SE SO CROSS, BADGER! I’LL HELP VOU » t# L-;? Will Stress Feed, - ,—" Animal Conservation crowds Say Get Out of War Livestock Diseases Will Re Discussed at County Meeting Flans for a cc un tv-wide ivesto k and feed conservation urogram lor Henry County will be mad** at a meeting of a new Iv appointed adviso, y committee Turkey’s Friendship With AU-es Causes Stir London, Eng (INS >—Bulgarian ten- 33 jt HELL STAY UP ALL NIGHT TRY4* ING TO FIGURE A3 - HORSE PARLAY"- ON PLST PERFORMANCES, GLUE-BOY RATES^'^\\ BETTER Tf-AN EL SUET**BUT EL SUET BEAT J' On WHINNY POO IN THE MUD - BUT WHINNY ^ °0~ .4 is An in-and-OuTER"* h’mm m *** )aqO' BUT HE’S HAD A PHOTO- k Men Assigned To Army and Navy Larger .Number Accepted For Ihe Army Special Gifts Group at Work Make Suggestions For Donations to War Chest Faces Court In ‘Missing Baby’ Case Woman Says She Was Former Patient Here to be held at the Braselton Hi.-el in sion over the successful conclusion of Mt. Pleasant. Dec. 14, at 7:JO p. rn., ac- conferences strengthening Turkey’s cording to an announcement by coun- friendship with he Allies reached the jty extension director. Floyd Goodell. “crisis” point today fille wing a mid- The advisory committee, represent- night cabinet session in Sofia, an Eyeing producers and groups interested in ring Nrv dispatch from Stockholm Henry county agriculture, is as folows: leported today. Feed dealer., veterinarians, vocational Premier Brv-bikoff rum mooed the agriculture teachers, hatcherymen. edi- cabinet meetirg after a lengthy talk r b aimers, lumber dealer:, druggists, with Turkish minister Sofa B?ik?r. , var cc < d. pou tr dealers, farm or- This .session followed a conference cf I ganization representatives, livestock high Bulgarian officials and members dealers, and rationing boards. of the regency council three hours A. R. Porter of leva S'a^e College, a earlier which coincided with street paul em ber of the State Livestock and lades and noisy demonstration Feed Conservation committee ann Crowds carried placards and . hout-Woiks committee, of the Agricultural ed “Bulgaria must get on' of the war.’ Extension Service a* Ames, wilt be in Other report-, .said. man} tro p trains | attendance at the meeting to d.scuss recently had passed through the capitle* need for a vigorous campaign on tai toward the Turk is . frontier. Sev-iivestock diseases and parasites and to oral detachments were '-aid tc have re-I Guthrie the -tate and national pro- belled and joined Greek and Jugoslav : if rams. parisians. The grc on will also discuss the extent The Bn ti h pre-s meanwhile cau-of I os s of livestock due to disease, para- tioned against any belief tnat Turkey sites, lack of sanitation and overcrowd- is planning early panic.p..lion in the ing together with possible increases in war en the Allied side, production and income that might be-- Smash Forward On Italian Front MOKE DEFIX*ITF is th* final phraseology that “those who are to be relieved of tyranny may live according to their varying desires and their own 2uber G Wesleyan FG Fellers. F ..... 2 8muU C I Wagner, F 7 Finney G 4 Burket, G .........I McDowell ...... 6 Bot'orff . .......... 2 Totals ...........23 Parsons Smith, F ...... Van Antwerp, F Miller. C ...... Thrap, G consciences ** This would seem to be pure democracy as we understand it,1 parker p tut any jump to that conclusion requires a hesitant recollection of the fact that some governments in recent Gating p years net alone those in the Axis. have p . 6 .. I 2 . I . 0 Bates................0 I Totals ,..,..,..,,.11 In the girl:- game: ... 7 ...... 6 Ward, F ............. 0 0 ...... 0 0 1 ...... 0 ...... 0 0 Oldt. F Linn. F ... Pickard. G Turner. G Elliott, G Wells, G . extended their boundaries promising freedom for the people. Thus whatever political decisions 'Aere reached were not announced any more clearly than the war decisions. No mention is made of economic or financial subjtects. Main apparent accomplishment of cWtrane. G the gathering was the development of John ton, G ........ 0 .. .14 ... I ... I ... 0 ... 3 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 ... 0 a perosnal. friendly relationship be- Totals tween the participants. In all their parsons reported anions, they seemed to slap pricke. F ..... each other en the back. Price. Vera F - I Leech, F ..... THE CHURCHILL BIK'I IIDAY rim- Hoenshel F ner party carried it to unusual limits Price. Virg. F and followed Russian protocol more Andrew-, G .. than western feasting methods—a1- Evans. G ..... though Mr. Churchill paid for his own Thcma.-, G party (or his government did) Church- Daniel, G ........... 0 Totals ............ 5 FT 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 IO 2 0 5 I I 0 0 9 4 0 I 0 0 I 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 PF 3 4 2 2 I 3 3 18 1 0 3 4 4 2 4 18 I 0 0 4 I I 1 2 0 I I 12 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 3 I 13 TP 4 2 18 ll 3 14 4 56 14 2 9 3 I 0 n 31 16 16 0 I 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 Unofficial reports have been received on the assignment of the men who went to Camp Dodge this 'week fo** their final physical examinations under the Selective Service. At least two were rejected. Those accepted for tin* arm,' were: Joe Pete Lyon. Erwin S. Ranck. Donald J. Be.; Virgil Hiieman, Gilbert Meager. Donald Charles Byers and Win. Manke. For the navy: Raymond W Kinney. Roscoe Earl Calloway. J bn M Melton and Robert W Potter. Bell is the second attorney to go from the county. Lt Roger S Galer an<* Pro^°' *ona! n*®*} within the nex went into the .service several month ago, Hiieman has operated a service obtained through conservation. A county work committee will be ap- ____; t inted follcwing the meeting. This I sub committee will w-ork out details Chicago. Ill—Mr- Marj rn Mittel- I for the county program and complete berger of Seattle, Wash., who said she plans for nutting it into effect. l ad come to visit her mother at Dav- in calling the county meeting. Good- Italy smashed out further gains on the enport, la., wa- to be arraigned iii ell points out that Iowa farmers have western sector of the battlefront today court here en a j reached or exceeded their production in the ceaseless drive to gain control Algiers, Africa (INS) — Lieutenant General Mark Clarks Fifth army in s! Ilion here the last several year-, Kamey 1- a member cf the police fore** and Potter is a beal druggist. John Loper, who faded to report at departure time eaarly Tuesday, like Irwin Carrels, had rn. bu: instead of arriving 12 hours late as did Garrets, came in 24 hours late. Both went on to Des Moines. Tho.'*? accepted for the army have three weeks at home before beginning active service while these going into the navy have one week A . pedal gifts committee has been : s'-isling writh the preparations for the War Che^t drive this week and has domestic relations established suggested amounts for men charge cf contributing to the depend- goals for livestock and livestock prod- cf the main highway to Casino and and women and business firms placed ency of a minor A -rn an’ State - At- nets in 1943. But in doing so they have Rome north cf captured Mount Cam- in this special givers classification torney Julius Sherwin announced used all the feed produced in 1942 and mo and Mount Maggiore heights. These suggested indiv idual donation' Mittelbsrger. and 3-month-old j dug deeoly into accumulated reserves. The spearhead of the Eighth army o he War Che t which includes 17 victor Bateman, whom ‘he lock Sun- The quantity of feed grains available column moving northward along the war-related agencies and the Hemy {%ay night from a Salvation Army ha- for feeding, beginning Oct. I. 1943, is Adriatic coast battled its way closer to Count} Bo} Scouts lange in figures as WPre f un(i fry police Monday in expected tc be between 5 and IO per the vital port of Pescara against stub- fcllcws: SICO, $75 $50. $25 $15 and $10 c hospital clinic for wives and depend- cen: less than the quantity fed during torn Nazi opposition, including a serine business and professional firms ents of navy men. The baby was un- j lhe Pa5t twelve months. On the other ies cf German counter assaults. m be called upon by fellow business harmed. L, there ^ ^ about 1Q per cpnt - Police quoted Mrs. Mittelberger as j more livestock and poultry on farms few days. saying Mrs. Bateman had told her she j on January L 1941 Meanwhile Mf Pleasant women are ccu;d have the bab, organizing for the solicitation in the Mrs Mittelberger, who -.aid she was residential sections of the towm. They the daughter of Mr wrill need the help of many workers in various wTards. As Mf. * Jed a few* davs after fleeing from the , i.ea a iew cajs amel nee.ag nom uh gering, the unseen losses of feed and Livestock diseases and parasites are costing the farmers cf Iowa at least 50 William Sd.afei ; million dollars annually, probably much women of Davenport, told police she was mar- |mcre And whUe death losses are stag_ New Red Army Offensive In Making Moscow Russia (INS)—A new Red army offensive was reported in the making today along a 150 mile front in Pleasant women have not vet failed iowa state hospital at Mt Pleasant L ^ I the DniePer bend. , ’ J _ -LO%a au dL JS1U effort, due to unthnftiness caused by read hi- notice cn an endeavor in connection with the Jan 16 1942. she related that she war. there is no reascn to believe that was returned to the hospital after her p0Uhry they will fail in this drive. marriage but was discharged last The ward chairman under the leader-hip of Mrs. Anna Van Tuyl are: Ward I—Mrs. A. M Wettach 1 Ward 2—Mrs O B Taylor i disease*- and parasites in livestock and April. Iowa Collects 42 Of Serm Quota Cl Ward 3—Mrs. E. A. Hayes and Mrs. George Rochefort Ward 4—Mrs. F. V. Coles Advocate Freedom For Possessions are even greater. Prospective feed supDlie.s will not permit the increase of livestock numbers, but production of meat, milk and eggs can be maintained at the highest level by reducing these lasses, Goodell says. Front dispatch**-, said the Soviet high command is developing a new drive which threatens to roll un the German defense lines from the vital rail junction of Znamenka to the lowrer Dnieper city of Nikopol. Indicate Japan May c County Tax Sale Smallest In Years ill referred to the Russian as 'Stalin 'the Great; presented “The Stalingrad Sword,” and all drank 50 toasts. Some are ascribing to Roosevelt's birthday note to Churchill a symptom of his intention to seek a fourth term The note said ‘ May we be together for many years." That could be as reasonably inter- The county tax * .Ie held at (he preted as a hope that Churchill will county treasurers office this week was survive his political difficulties, which smallest of many .veals. Theie are at least equal to those Mr Roose- were very few bidders only 22 parcels 0 3 Des Moines. la. INS'—Iowa has col-0 lected only 42 per cent of its quota of 8 42 747 tons cf scrap iron and metal, the 0 board reported today 0 Tweleve counties have gone over the 0 top bv exceeding their quotas of 1,000 0 tons while 47 cf the counties have col-16 lected less than 25 ner cent of their 'quota. Dr. Lindhorst Speaks al Meeting Washington. D. C. (INS)—It was learned authoritatively today that the United States government has made known to Great Britain and Russia the view that steps should be taken after _ the war to hasten the granting of eventual political freedom to the peo- n , , . . .. , . Cr. Frank A Lindhorst of Des pies of colonial and other impend pas- 0 salvage division of the war production ^ ^ « , . , Moines, counselor for Christian educa- sessions. Although nothing was said hon for the Des Moines area, which publicly at the time. Secretary of State includes two states. Iowa and South Cordell Hull submitted a formal state- Dakota, was the main speaker at the ment of the American government’s First Methodist church in Mt. Pleas- views on this question at the Moscow ant Wednesday. conference. The entire dav was spent in discuss- The American statement advocated ing plans and working out details for progressive measures to make the de- Christian education for this district pendent people of the world eligible for Other ministers present were Rev. freedom and selt-govfrnmeat as rap- Wilson Hyde and Rev. Robert Swick idly as possible. With County Men Make Further Withdrawals And Women In The Service ■3 Kl Mb Washington, D. C. (INS)—The Japanese showed increasing signs today that they intended to withdraw deeper into their stolen Paficic empire under unrelenting pressure by allied land, sea and air forces. Gloomy reports from the Tokyo radio about the enemy's military position in the southwest Pacific indicated that Japan mac be preparing its listeners for the evacuation of Rabcul and pos- Counties having collected from 25 to 50 per cent, of their quotas included Henry county. 296 tons. LOCAL MEN ON PROGRAM AT SCOUTERS MEETING New address: Pvt. Harold Greer, A S. N. 37681077. Co C. 2nd Plat. 78th Inf. Tm. Bn. Camp Roberts, Calif. MU New address: Pvt. George Moorhead. 37681120. Bat try*. D Bldg. 6072, 54:h Bn 12 F. A. Reft, Camp Roberts. slfciy Bouginville Calif. _ p * New addles:: A-( Charles R"bei Gregg, a s n. 17119177 clar 44 3 Inspection Tour of Bases 2nd Gunnery Squadron. L. A A F. __ Laredo. Texas. Washington D C Sep. Thomas E. ■ - Martin cf Iowa City Is on an lnspec- Pvt. Harold Owens cf Camp Phillips, tion tup rl the nations air base.-- as a , Rep. Martin On velt is facing if he tries for the fourth term. The separate declarations on Iran were no doubt offered mainly as insurance to that minor nation against future domination by Russia. At the same time, it told other minor nations of the considerations they might expect in the “new family of democratic nations," whatever its final form is to be. were .sold and these were small ones ,lu‘ Southeast Iowa Council so that the total sale amounted only Scouts of America will hold its annual ant. to $491.57 .'meeting of Scouters and Cubbcrs Sun- The grotto ate lunch at the O. T. Wil-on beught 17- H. E Elgar • daV* December 12th at 3:00 p. rn. at ’ow Lantern tearoom at noon. 2. C. M. Vance I, Maxwell and Hill- ; Die Fir:-: Christian Church at Fort —-- yard I and Zenobia Simms I. cf F't. Madison, Rev Edwin W. Fro- The British representatives are un- hardt cf Grace Church. Burlington, derstocd to have been somewhat reluct- Kansas, is spending a week's furlough member of subcommittee of the Rev. C O Strohl. New London, Rev a: t to nave the colonial issue injected at Winfield at the home of his sister, house military affair, committee, Lester H BUI and Mrs. Leonhard of into the MOS ow c inference Columbus Junction, Rev. George G.-- Boy Flunt and Dr. L. L. Weis of Mt. Pleas Yel- NOT TO LIGHT TREE ON WHITE HOUSE LAWN Abrahamscn Will Admitted To Probate FAMILIES DRIVEN FROM HOMES BY FIRE BRITISH CASUALTIES REPORTED AT 16,074 Madison. This annual meeting is to start with immutable discussions at 3:00 o. m. at which time the program for 1944 for each of the operating committees will 1 be outlined. Roundtable discussions 'will include: "Health and Safety” War- May Call Special Legislative Session Des Moines, la (INS)—A special session of the Iowa leislature probably Washington, DC. (INS)-—The annual custom ut lighting a huge community Christmas tree on the White House lawn will be abandoned this year because ol the war. the White House announced today President Roosevelt will, make h.s customs:y y to the nation in a live minute radio T'ak’and. C'lif. (INS)—Hundreds of her Russell families were driven from their horn0*: The regular business meeting will be will ie held sometime after next June nic^a8e at 6 111 on Cm Lunas eve in the hi I’- of north Oakland today alu‘r supper which is to be served to bange the present election laws to # British imperial by a brush fire raging along a five mile the ladies of the First Christian permit overseas members of the armed Sinatra Rejected 40 mile an h:ur Church. Crval Nesbitt, vice president, services to vote in the 1944 general -- cf the Southeast Iowa Council, will lecticn, it was learned todav. Mrs. Ralph Joy. IHI New address: Duane E*y s 2 c. RS-FS- N. Y Bremerton T. S. Navy Washington. -- - The will of the late John Atraham- son, admitted to probate Wednesday, left his estate to his" wile for her life use, after which it gees to the two - children, Myrtle N Abraham.- n, and Washington: D. C. (INS'—The war Bessie A. Webb The wiH. made food administration announced today Dec. 13. 1939. and witnessed I Tillie however, Lhdt farmers’ cash income during CU- Eveland an I Florence ( Stuckey, uietide greeting tc>ber rose to $2,264,000X00. an increase named Myrtle A ira damson a; execu-of fifteen per cent over the nearly trix. $2,000,000,000 estimate for September. ________ Other announcements on the farm FARMER’S CASH INCOME UP FIFTEEN PERCENT London, Eng. (INS' army forces in Italy sustained 16.074 front, whipped by a Casualties from the start of the Italian gale. Kjl lllv ouumeasi iowa council, wax lee Hen, it was learned today. Newark, N.J., (INS* -It s okay girls invasion on SeDtember 3rd ud to No- Virtually tee entire Oakland fire de- serv6 as toastmaster. The main ad- The special session, if held, would Frank Sinatra, the man wh makes vember 23rd, according to a war office partment with every available piece cf clress °* the evening will be presented come sometime after the June pri- you swoon when he croons, sn’t com announcement today. equipment, auxiliary firemen and b-v Emil Gerdes. member of the Execu- inanes as it is planned to fill the va- with Uncle Sam after all Of these 3,212 were killed, 9,709 scores cf policemen and volunteers tive Board and chairman of the Bur- cantles now existing in both houses He was Dejected lr the un I ans • wounded aid 3,153 missing. were battling the flames. lington district. through such elections at that time. of a punctured left ear-chum front were also made bv WFA. F^r Receivership For Bank Depositors’ Trust THREE ESTABLISHMENTS c . — f . m " Ci cer . r a r for hie I wa AT MANNING DESTROYED state B ok DO .titers’ trust at New Manning, Iowa (INS—Three busir es. london was p yen bv Judge Paul H. establishments at Manning were de- McCoid in court here Wednesday on strayed bv fire today with total loss the application cf M W Ellis, uper-e- ii mn ted at $30,006. intendent of banking.

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