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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 18, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days vol s0-no-297 first Section 12 pages by George e. Sokolsky lost Days one comes in for what is called a the thing is a Lark. Get yourself checked annually and make sure the doctor can pay his Bills. Well they find something. Then the fuss starts. Other doctors Are called in. The real trouble is that All former records Are gone. Mine of course would be scattered Over Many places. What do they really matter after All if something has gone wrong that is a fact like uhrus Chev is a fact. I m in the hands of a stranger whom i have Only known four or five Days. I turn to the nurses As my source of information. They always know everything and having retained human qualities they Are to be depended upon. Of this Little Man who hops around 111 Green pyjamas and a White coat they All talk As though he were a god. Maybe he is All that they say. At any rate he is an honest Man. He has nothing to hide. He brings up his pictures and lie show what there is. An honest Man is so rare. Also he has no Side. He is As in Unble As an Angel. O o o my friends Call to inquire. Each has his own life and affairs. They Tell me that it has been snowing. I missed the first Snow. I like the first Snow. I like to go out into it with Joe. My daughter has taken Over Joe my wife looks after him. Poor Joe he wonders where i am Well. Joe the old boy has something that needs As much attention As Nasser needs victories and Khrushchev needs publicity. The old boy is the Center of attention a doctors nurses friends they Are All concerned. I am a big Man today Joe they w ill stand around me. As though i were an emperor trying to discover the source of All evil. There is a nurse Here whom they Call Angelina. It is not her name i have seen her lace in Many moods even when she smiles like Mona Lisa. She possesses the personality of Power. No one knows her but everyone knows who she is and in her reposes the gift of Confidence. She is sure. She will be i there when they peer Side me for it. Pleasant Iowa tut sri a evening december 18, 1958 by Carrier 30# per week by mall. $7.50 per year Farmers of . Produce record crop announce important change in Central states insurance association contract let for project on no. 218 Washington it Ameur a a nun produced a record crop Ai 1058 for lie third straight year Good weather and modern i technology accounted for the in. I creased Harvest i do announcement was made thurs Budde John Poulter Lloyd Lin Deli. Pile like smallest planted an age i 40 years. U. S. Farms produced 11 per cent More than last years record output. The Day by e. A Hayes president of a change by Central states Mutual insurance association. Effective Jan. 1, Central states and United fire and casualty company of Cedar rapids will be merged and operations continued under the name of United fire and James Donahue Glen Smith r. L. Jones Howard Hills and Russell Lundy. E. A. Hayes has been elected a director and vice president and Russell Lundy a director of United fire and casualty Scott Mcintyre of Cedar rapids estimated farm value of a 8 5 per cent above casualty company. The it. Pleas a is president Harvey e Lynch Bertha crop 1 ant office will be continued As will Nard w. Moore Cedar rapids and 1957. Sandra Fiete Ross Lamansky Mary Ilac Nze Jean Shockley name seven at inc to who s who Douglas Reed Hilda Schneider Calhoun this year inc has again joined vice president of the Junior class with some six Hundred other col owl s club Leges and universities to Honor the top people on Campus by nominating them to who s who among students 111 american universities and each school is free to set its own standards. To be eligible for nomination at Wesleyan a student must be a senior with a 3-Point average. The faculty is in a list of those eligible and their Campus activities. Before they vote by secret ballot consideration is Given to Campus and indications of future Leader ship. Tiit1 follow ing names were chosen to be Sony to who a who Headquarters at Tuscaloosa Alabama. The number after the name is that persons accumulative Grade Point. Larry Calhoun 3.34 Iota Phi Blue key Sigma Tau Delta track student Council Hershey Hall Council croaker editor dra Matics future teachers of America the source of All evil and perhaps men cup it off. Sandy wet 0 u Zeta Tau Alpha and so what amounted to nothing qui est has become something which is not Iota Phi unnatural in this life. The most student Council vice president casual events May become chains of panhellenic Council incidents but also As one lies Here a basketball All american w waiting the old question comes to j mind what is really important one cannot run from reality Many believe that they can of away from reality. They fill their j la 10111 lives w Ith All kinds of fantasies about themselves and their world but were they to be Here waiting they would know that they Are Little More than the tinsel that surrounds them. 3.35 Homecoming Queen Mary Haenze 3.10 Alpha i Delta band choir future teachers of America Alpha Theta Wesley College Fellowship Ross Lamansky 3.08 Lambda Chi Alpha vice president Blue key Sigma Tau Delta inter fraternity Council president owls club Hershey Hall Council Doug Reed 3.15 Sigma Phi Epsilon president owls club Blue key student Council president inter fraternity Council band choir Oxford club big when 1 Hilda Schneider 3.43 Independent women president band it vice president owls club future teachers of America student Council Jean Shockley 3.34 Beta Beta Beta chemical society she is the Mother of four daughters and the Jaques. 1 from \\�?Te,-iey.m tiger1 deadlock on allocation of Road Money new High yields per at re for 14 crops resulting from Good weather better seed improved Fertile Zei and and Van ted cultivation techniques brought the total farm production to the record level. The agriculture departments final 1958 production report wednesday showed this years crop to be 118 per cent of the 1947-49 base period and far above tin previous record crops of 1957, 1956, and 1948. For 59 principal harvested policies Field holders crop was 321 million acres com a $1,300,000, will have an pared to 319 million acres in 1957 and 1956. T h e estimated farm value of this years crop was $18,826,583,000. This compares with the revised valuation of $17,335,258,000 for the Ames. Iowa up the Iowa the planted acreage for 1958 Highway commission deadlocked 33o million acres the Small wednesday 011 How to allocate an since 1918 the estimated 38 million dollars for acreage the primary Road construction program for 1959. The members tossed away party affiliations when faced with the Deci. Ion of How much Motley their District would get Lor next year s program i however commissioners pointed 1 1957 crop. I out the delay in reaching the de a Corn easily held its position As 1 vision would not delay the 1959 tie nations number one Cash construction program since it w ill j crop the record production of take most of next years Money to 1 3,799.844,000 bushels had an Eti Complete the 1953 program. J mated farm value of $4,068,553,000 chief Engineer John butter explained that the commission was almost one year ahead in its proposed construction program and therefore the 1959 program would rot be constructed until 1960. A. O the Cedar rapids office of United fire and casualty and the other branches that the company has 111 other states. All present personnel of Central states will be retained and these employees will continue to serve the present agencies of Central states scattered Over a wide area. In addition the present Central states agents can now write additional coverages As offered by United fire and casualty. These coverages include general liability workmen a compensation Fidelity and surety business general casualty lines fire and Allied lines a. L. Wilson Seattle wash., Are vice presidents. Scott Mcintyre or is treasurer and Charles v. Mount Secretary. The company is qualified under Iowa insurance Laws to write ail lines except life insurance. Insurance is written in these states Ames Iowa up a the Iowa Highway commission wednesday awarded $8,933,998 in contracts for construction on Low a a primary and secondary Road systems. Included in the list of 106 projects approved by the commission was a total of $2,171,116 for construction on the interstate Highway system. The largest bid approved was for $2,064,672 for Portland Cement Concrete pavement on interstate 29 111 Woodbury county just North of the Winona county line. On in. S. 218, a $389,327 contract was awarded the Central construction co., Indianola. For paving and widening an 8-mile stretch from or r just South of the Washington Colorado Idaho Illinois Iowa quota a to., county line North to Iowa 92, sex Minnesota. Montana Nebraska cent through Crawfordsville. Fred North Dakota Oregon South a. Carlson co., Decorah was awarded Kota Texas Utah washington1 and Wisconsin. It is licensed for multiple lines in Arizona. Kansas Missouri and Wyoming but has not been Active in these states. Business originates through a and homeowners package policy. All proximately 1,000 local agents and will be backed by policy surplus i n excess o f a rating 111 bests and will be non assessable. Central states founded to it. Pleasant nearly 30 years ago has its Central offices 111 its building on the North Side of the it. Pleasant Square at the Northwest Corner. Directors Are e. A. Hayes John subagent. Service offices Are maintained in Denver colo., Minneapolis minn., Omaha nebr., Sioux Falls s. D and Seattle. Wash. The merger makes the company among the larger Iowa companies in amount of business written. A letter to agents of Central i states telling of the change and of the expanded opportunities went out in wednesday night s mail. A $580,167 contract for paving and widening u. S. 218 from the Chickasaw county line into Charles City. Another of the biggest projects was for Bridge and Culvert work on a Railroad underpass at Marion at the relocation of u. S. 151 and Iowa 64. The $444,750 contract went to the Schmidt construction co., Winfield. In addition this project also contained a $30,778 paving contract which was awarded to Hennessey bros., inc., Cedar rapids. Acc to sponsor shopping tour for youngsters treat for children the dispute arose our whether to use the a old formula a that is he one used this year in allocating funds or to employ the 210 plan. The 210 plan is based solely on daughter of or. H. E. I the Cost of construction of the Pri Mary roads. The 210 study w a s aimed at showing How much Money would be needed to bring Iowa s primary highways up to standards by 1971. Commissioner Robert b e c a Centerville Republican advocated tin use of the 210 plan �?~�?~011 he explained that since the Morton refuses to support Liberal new proposed liquor store draws criticism Man killed in car train crash $300,000 damage the essence of life is a Unity god no matter How the sectarians and separatists May try to tear Man away from Man and make us separate and different the truth is that 011 that table under the fierce White Light with Little Green creatures in masks cutting and probing All that is there is a creature of god s mercy. It dues not much matter who he is and How enormous he May think he is. Emperors Kings presidents work ers. Peasants even slaves they All become one creatures of the flesh. Their differences melt away like Snow on a City Street and those who thrive on differences melt away the Junior chamber of Commerce today announced plans for a Jaycee Cliris Mas shopping tour for Reedy youngsters 111 the com m unit. The t it in according to acc president Charles r Mccuen is conducted to give needy youngsters the Chance to experience the True Joy Quot of tar Christmas season going. H. Dec 19 an expected 26 youngsters will be Given three dollars each and taken to downtown stores. There the boys and girls will have the to spend the Money on presents for friends and loved ones i their Choice. After the gifts Are purchased the youngsters and escorts will go to the student Center where wrapping p per ribbons seals and stickers the treat provided annually by the veterans of foreign wars and the american legion for children of the Henry county area will be distributed saturday afternoon Dot. 20, at 1 30. Santa will be present in Central Washington 1 up the Quot Liberal Quot re olt among Republican senators received a severe Jolt today. Sen. Thruston b Morton Ray. Refused to join their drive to capture the Senate gop leadership. Morton announced he would support the a a conservative candidate. Sen. Everett m. Dirksen r-ill., for floor Leader unless his Kentucky colleague. Sen. John Sherman Cooper sought tire Post. Morton was one of the undecided group the insurgent Liberal bloc was hoping to Corral his statement at a news conference cast another Damper on the Hopes the St Idy showed the Quot needs of the of the liberals for mustering state the plan for allocating t h e 1 necessary 18 votes to capture Money on that Bash More occur i leadership lately reflects the Quot needs of the. _ districts within the state. James Humphrey the Park to assist 111 passing out the publican who said the treat to the children. Pleasant Aires to be heard on radio too. For god is one and Man is will to available so that the Young it May take Many More centuries for our feeble minds to discover this but we Are making Progress. It used to be that birth was a Mark of superiority. Politics and science wiped that slate clean. Most of the Kings Are commoners and the few that remain Kings have Learned that theirs is a political not a biological distinction. It used to be that the Rich regarded themselves As Superior not because they could buy More but because they had More today they can Only gain distinction by giving away More. We Are coming closer to the Unity of Man even if the politicians believe that they can keep the world at War their Little troubles to Settle but when the heart gives out or any other physical part goes wrong the creature that lies waiting for the decision is not the colossal Warrior. He is just a Man and before him stands god. James h. Sorenson Burlin in has been fined $10 and costs in Justice Rudolph Eckey s court for violating the nighttime Speed limit Howard e Harris Fairfield paid $7 11 id costs on an identical charge. The tickets were sued by the patrol. Sters can wrap their presents. Or. Dan Chapman was named to act. As chairman of the tour. Most needy youngsters in our Community receive toys Candy and clothes at Christmas through Relief agencies stated or. Mccuen. But Only through our shopping tour will they get the Chance to give presents at Christmas. The Jaycee Christmas shopping coast guardsman tour u a National project of the Jaycees More than 2,000 Junior Chambers Are expected to sponsor Tours this year. The pleasant Aires. Local women a Barbershop quartet furnished the entertainment for the annual Christmas banquet of the Hubinger management club which was held at the country club 111 Keokuk tuesday evening. Dec. 16. The pleasant Aires presented a program of Christmas music for the Large audience. The pleasant Aires will also be featured via tape recording Over wet radio in Cedar rapids sunday dec. 21 from 12 30 to 12 45. The program is called. Quot close Harmony Quot sponsored by Harper Auto repair in Cedar rapids. Siding with Dock a chairman Russell Lundy Dos Moines a it commissioners had earlier agreed to use the plan in i960, but that it should be advanced one year so As to i Upton my to project built in stages. Democratic commissioner Cecil Malone Atlantic sided with fellow Western iowan Chri Larsen Sioux City Republican in voting pm the old Larsen sad that the 210 allocation plan was originally set for use in 1960 and hould not be advanced to 1959 because of construction plans already underway. The tie breaking vote in the person of Robert Brice Waterloo Democrat was not present. Bact was ill and did not attend t h meeting at Ames however Malone Aid la Felt once would support the 210 plan. Des Moines up a g o v. J Dunkerton Herschel c. Loveless was told railway officials wednesday the state liquor com cleaning up the Mission was assuming Quot a dicta crash which took Iowa up a today were wreckage of a the life of an tonal position of undoing much of Iowa Man wednesday derailed 20 the Good work of Highway safety cars on a Chicago and great by establishing a state liquor store j Western freight Tram and caused on . 30 Between Tama and j $300,000 damage. Toledo. J victim of the crash was Lee a Tama delegation told the gov Roy Davis 25, Vinton Driver of a error the new store which would Semi trailer truck which rammed replace stores at Tama and to into the freight train. Davis was Ledo would be inviting and con j crushed in the wreckage of the lenient to the driving Public. I demolished truck cab. Splinters quoting a Resolution by the 1 and parts of the truck which was Tama county grand jury the Del loaded with shelled Corn owned by1 _ _ sue Cornick and 5. Linda Kitch. Para fun Sarif a 7 h p 0f the Cedar rapids transport co.,a a on tuesday evening the contest Nero con Nenh rail n a i. A a w was for humorous declamation Ora rank five winners in five groups in declaim contest the Home declamation contest was held at the High school monday and tuesday nights. The three top winners from each group will go on to compete at the Iowa state speech association contest. On monday evening competing were the dramatic and interpretive Reading groups. Judge for the dramatic group was mrs. Kenneth Rhea speech teacher at Crawfordsville. The top five were 1. Rilla Mills 2. Barbara Murphy 3. Diane Jones 4. Nitecke Rowan and 5. Linda Biggs. Judge for the interpretive Reading group was Duane Monson speech teacher in new London. The top five were 1. Ann Cowen 2. Madeline Clark 3. Jean Looker 4. Is appointed to City police Force negation said. Quot the locating such a state owned liquor store on u. S. Is making liquor convenient to the travelling Public and is a Hazard and detriment to Highway safety and a dangerous precedent to the grand jury earlier requested the governor s help to prevent j location of the store on heavily travelled u. S. 30 Quot or any Public j Highway in the were scattered tracks. All along the 4 topical declamation and radio u. A Quot. All p it each speaking. The judge for humorous declamation was mrs. Glen Hult the appointment of James _ f _ _ Humphrey by mayor Wade Mcbeth Jaycees to Check being j to the City police Force was a i proved by the City Council wednesday night. Humphrey replaced Roger Anderson who resigned recently. William c Swan was hired a the Council to audit the City books for a fee of $900. The completion data is july 15, 1959. In the absence of mayor Mcbeth who is confined to his Home with Ai cold and Derrell Goddard mayor pro Tern councilman Pliny Walter j was named acting major for that Short meeting. Goddard was Busy with the Federal inspection of the local National guard unit. Cost of improving local race track other As the truck smashed into the second diesel on the train. They sandwiched and were a twisted mass of wreckage. Rails were dug up and damaged freight cars Cross crossed the Railroad bed blocking traffic. No one aboard the train was injured. Several head of livestock were freed when the cars spilled off the tracks. About 10 of the i cattle were so badly mangled they had to be shot. Swept to death Christmas party at . Hall a cd Hii Mas party for the children of members of the veterans of foreign wars will be held at the \ few Hall sunday afternoon at two 0 clock vow members will be present with the children to assist and to enjoy the event. San Francisco it up it one coast guardsman was swept to his death and ii others were injured wednesday when a a single tremendous wave Quot washed Over the Cutter Gresham in mid Pacific coast guard authorities Here said five of the injured men were in serious condition. They said the body of tiie Man washed overboard was not recovered. Names of the men were withheld pending notification of next of Kin. Farmer and son fined $1,000 Creston Iowa up a i of Farmer and his son have Peen convicted on charges of Viola tii g interstate Commerce commission merits against it. Member the Junior chamber of Commerce wednesday night appointed a race track promotion committee to Check to the cot of improving the race track at Mcmillan Park and to figure How much the Jay Cees can contribute toward it. City manager g. W. Wright spoke to the Jaycees about the possibility of making the track regulation i a banking tiie curves and making other improvements. The Jaycees feel that the project Sli uld a completed by the first race Date in May. Des Moines up the Polk i the National and state Jaycee or county grand jury late wednesday suggested recently that mrs. John Van Sant taken by death criticize group s Unity club quist speech teacher at Olds. The top five were 1. To Holland 2. Ann Cowen 3. Cynthia Carter 4. Pat Keefe and 5. Sara Stanley. Judge for oratorical declamation was Duane Monson of new London. The top five were 1. Shirli Phillips 2. Mary Klodnycky 3. Terry Throckmorten 4. Sharon Eye and 5. Janice Patterson. The judge for radio speaking was Duane Monson of new London. The top five winners were 1. Sara Stanley 2. Janice Patterson 3. Waunita Kerr 4. Sally Sutton and 5. Mary Klodnycky. The next preliminary speech contest will be held at new London in the Early part of february. Mrs. John Van Sant 65. Of cop poem died wednesday night at 11 at the Washington county Hospital where she had been a patient for the past four weeks. Anna Van Sant daughter of David and Margaret Kurtz it Neff was born feb. 2, 1893. On dec. 25. 1912 she was married to John Van 1 a. Sant. Washington Upit a Ameri she is survived by her husband. Cans had More Cash in their poc one son. Arlis. Also of Coppock. I sets ills Vear than Ever fore three grandchildren four Brothers history. But it did t buy As much As what they had last year. Americans have More Cash but it buys less issued a Sharp criticism of t h e Iowa Commerce commission s controversial Unity club but failed to bring any criminal indie regulations and fined $1,000 they were George Barra 1 his son. William a 12-Man f Al jury found the men go wednesday on four count of t ure to maintain a systematic of inspection and Mai Termi records for their truck a violation involved an incident the Unity club which a disbanded had collected from commission employees sinc fund a n 1 Given them to the three commissioners for use in their political c campaigns. T h e legislative investigating committee had turned Over the results of its investigation into the the local Jaycees make a Survey of projects and Deliae which would be their no. L project for 1958-59. The Survey was made and it was decided that the race track improve-1 ment program will be their main 1 project. Member. Of the committee Are Don alter chairman Tony Bentler Dean Frish Jim Higgins Lari Reynold Jim Jennings Dean Doven Spike Glen Lampe and Jim Kitch. It. Pleasant stores will be open every night this week Grain an the to getting indictments officials of the club against the which a barrens truck was used Unity club operations with an Eye commercially to haul livestock in Missouri. The men were fined $25 each of the four counts. A who conducted his own de said he and his son thought farm trucks were exempt from ant. The Bird is nearly All White inc regulations. He admitted the with the exception of the red ring change in pastorate Steinmetz to Keokuk p1ieas a i Pat Scherrman of Dyersville recently shot a rare Albino Pheas Des Moines up a the Rev. Fred Neff of it. Pleasant Harry William and Frank Neff All of Wayland and one sister mrs Bessie Zickafoose of Brighton. Two infant daughters her parents four Sisters and two Brothers preceded her in death. F funeral plans Are in charge of the Zehr funeral Home in Wayland services will be held saturday at 2 . At the Cottonwood Church West of Wayland of which mrs. Van Sant was a member. Interment will be in the Cottonwood cemetery. Negotiations at a standstill the Commerce department reported wednesday night that personal income this year Rose an estimated i1 per cent higher than last year a mostly due to higher Federal Benefit payments. However the department said the increase failed to offset a 2 a per cent increase in the Cost of living. The report underlined that the Dollar has continued to shrink in value a a situation that has caused Senate democratic leaders to Call for a full investigation of Means to curb inflation. Weather conditions Aid firefighters new York Upit Neotia had no permit Raumer it Iulla. To haul shipment around the Ehe to. He has had the not i my Eva ant mounted John c Porath at Minburn tons were at a today san Juan Capistrano Ince 1953, wednesday was appoint a in the nine Day old deliverers Calif. 1upi1 a favourable weathered pastor of the Winterset meth strike against nine major new conditions today came to the Aid Odist Church succeeding the Rev. J York City newspapers. J of 2.000 weary firefighters fighting w. W. Steinmetz who is being1 the Outlook for a Quick Settle a Gigantic Brush fire in Southern a Ved to Keokuk. Ment was dim. California

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