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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 21, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel oil I exp. Jan. 4, 2 exp. Feb 9 Gasoline No. 9 Expires Jan 21 Sugar—29 (Book 4) expires Jan 15 Shoes—llf and Airplane I (Bk 3) THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VOL. I,XX VI, No. :>2 TUESDAY, DEC. 21, 191.} CANNED GOODS A B, C, Green (Bk 4> expire Dec. 2(1 B, E. F Green (Bk4i expire Jan. 20 Meats. Butter, Lard, etc. L.M.N.P.Q Brown 'Bk3; Expire Jan.I MT. PLEASANT, IOW A Railroad Wage Dispute Becomes Grave xun Tile _ By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Feature* Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction In Full or «n Part Strictly Prohibited I WASHING'! ON—( ONGRESSIONAL I AXMAKERs entered an apparent gentleman's agreement earlia in th-year that they would -ak the ,ndtvid-ual income taxpayer no more until he had a chance to straighten himself out on the so- ailed ’pay-as-vou-go ' Mode vice by which they ha lf-cc verily hiked his war taxi: at least 25 pen* n* under the benevolent guise of letting him pa\ currently after 194*5 Members of the house committee and also senate finance, agreed the individual just could not stand more during Mils transition period of double taxation Nothing was written down, but public statements were issued by many members to this effect. Now after nine mon in of searching for new methods of taxation -and fail-ing to consider eriou ly a .single new', method, not even voting on a sales tax, or a spending tax, or trying to rerun th- special restricted cia - of inflated war incomes- senate finance has submitted a bill! To hit the same old individual income taxpayer and no one else, again by stealthy method cf ai.owing rates to remain the same while removing two important exemptions. Elimination of the IO percent earned income credit will hike the individuals tax cost about $640COO.OOO next year; disallowance of deduction- for excise taxes will cost $150006.000 more In all thu> bill reuse.s income taxes again by probably $700,000,000 Airport Issue IJ p To V oters To Decide Question of Municipal Airport They’ll Do It Every Time Mm P f By Jimmy Hatlo HOM DID I HEV DABE DO IT? Chiefly because a thoughtless.v false, if not intentionally deep- vc propaganda has been built up before the public 'Iaxmaker*- in their giddiness or frustration have come to believe thi ir own words— The country can stand more Sixes". "People have money to burn danger of inflation.* The truth is certain w ar working people have greatly increased incomes, but most people have much less after taxes and high prices. No one advertises the trull that thin government increased its toll on the MI, Pleasant voters will go to the polls at a special election Wednesday— one of the very few special elections held here in recent decade*—to decide thi question cf whether or not the city si.all acquire a maniacal airport. Ac important issue because Mi Pleasant’s relationship to air transit imitation aller the wa. is involved, the an port question has been gaining ii. intel est and has been the .subject for amth discuss,on in iamb-, circles and at gtonp gathering-. While these con-versa lions have been frequent anc! there is definite interest predictions are for a comparative!v light vote At the regular city election last Mara: Ie than SOO vee* were ca and many worsens believe the number at the special election will be -That obviously is only a guess part of ihcke who have express selves and they may be entire! The polls will be open from 8 and will close at 8:00 p. rn places ..re as follows; Ward I- Basement of public librar Ward 2—Hall and We.r Lumbe flee. Ward 3—City Hall Wa d 4 Courthouse Rev. Koch Declines ( all To Indiana ■Ii lev rn the them-wrong. 0 a. rn. Voting Of- With County Men And Women In The Service Walkout of All Employes Now Possible December 30 Would Become Strike Date *\ Wfc • (Government ccnso.’.ip rules continue to ask that unit identifications and ship name- not be published for servicemen at .-ca or overseas. This explains why APO and FPO addresses are not published in The News. Frequent reports are received that “othei papers are publishing them.” If these I reports are true, the papers are violat-■ mg the censorship request. The News would like to publish these addresses I as a favor to the families and so that | friends might write to the men, but i oelieves .t should comply with the re-i quest of the censorship bureau.; railway employes both non-operating A-f Herbert Olson underwent an op-' 350.OOO operating workers on elation recently and at last report was the day recovering satisfactorily. He is in the, latter group already had set hospital at Car.shad. New Mexico December 30 for a strike but the f if - ' teen non-orerating brotherhoods which Sgt. Darrell E. Kinney ariived heme t00k pan0t last month had Saturday to spend a 12-day furlough with his wife tives. washington, D. C (INS) -The railroad wage dispute became -rave today as chiefs of the fifteen non-opcrat.ng I ail unions met in executive session to fix Dec. 30 as th?- strike date for their 1,150.000 members. This development conf rmed the possibility of a complete walk-out of all Pairings Drawn For Tournament SENTENCED TO LIFE FOR SLAYING SALESMAN Eiffht of County Basketball Teams To Compete Pavane- and the time schedule for the Henry county basketball tau ma- Des Moines—Earl William Hoelscher, it. former marine and Des Moines taxi bandit, wa. sentenced Monday at Fort Wayne, Ir.d . to life imprisonment for the slaving rf Jack T. Scha ne. chicago, 111 . salesman. Condition At Markets Improves withheld setting a date for a walkout parents and other 1 cia - pendlUg congressional action in support of their demands. » President Roosevelt announced <*t his ( aptain Robert IL Nan, Disand Records Dent., Eastern Addres tributicn Sis. C. Schcol. Ft Monmouth, N Drop in Hog Receipts; Rut his wife here Still Held Over Pfc. Emmet D. Barton, who is stationed at the Preying Grounds, Savannah. Ill, spent the week end visiting new. conference that he hoped to have a report on an agreement or lack of : agreement in the operating case by tonight. ti Daytona Bead'. Fla.- Pvt. Beatrice M. Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mr-Ne.. on Bjpocks, 410 South Main . .reet, Shifts In Naval Commands Announced Washington, D. C iINS> —Secretary of the Navy Knox announced today that Vi;e Admiral Flank J Fletcher At toe request of tile ti. c i g:*>-gation winch the R**v Alo n Koch ,-erve a* ‘pastor. M‘ Pi**a app, Wapella and Lockridge, and after omoaring the need*: of the local field with the cong raga’ion extending the call to him. the Rev K ch declined the call ex-ended to him by Zion Lutheran congregator! of Woodburn Iud and will continue the work ir. the present held. In the election of the officers hi 11 in tho regular meeting Mo ne a-, evenin'/ Chicago, 111. ‘INS)—The gutted ct Hoelscher. who va sho’ in the left aition at the nation’s principal live- ^t pleasant. Iowa. Is receiving basic has been placed in command of toe meet whic. will b* bde it the Iowa ankle b; a detective when he resisted stock markets intensified by ti.0 rec- instruction at the Second WAC Train- northern Pacific fc cgs succeeding Vice W- Ie; an gym on Feb 3 4 and 3, have ane ' hen Dec. ll. was sentenced by ord-breaking ho/ rece.pt* ye terday center here, in preparation tor an Arthral Kinkaid assigned to Australia, teen announced. Ah mono will be Circuit Judge William H. Schannen af- was reported ‘ bad. but improving ’ to- army assignment. Succeeding Fletcher, Knox said, is Rear I laver in tin evening light of the nine >er pleading guilty to first degree mur- day j At the end of her five weeks' study A miral Sherwood^ Tallhider. < mi in the county wa.I compete, Hillsboro no’ being entered. Ma Pleasant will meet Pleasant Lawn j. the upper bracket and Winfield will mer' Wayland in this bracket also. In the lower bracket, Olds and Mt Union will open the tournament and will be followed tv the Nev. Loud on -Salem game. der. income taxpayer 152 percent the first thf. foil wing officers were elected to five months of this fiscal gov ernment iSene the congregation for the coming ,er last vea: Charles Sprott, chairman; Fred year (July to December; year Little do vou hear of taxation gcheuerman secretary; Leo Press, filling 700 percent in three major bil-s nancial secretary; Walter S igg** trea -ince Pearl Harbor, the brunt falling urer and elder; Elmer Bencke. trustee. on old taxpayers, not the inconsiderable officers who still MILDRED MILLER, FORMERLY OF HILLSBORO MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA Panthers To Play Madison Tonight Invading: Team Has Lost Last Two Games The Mt. Pleasant high .-choel basketball team will meet Ft. Madison here At Chicago, saleable nog receip 0f military subjects. Private Riley may-- dropped to 18,000 which was 7 COO head be sent for advanced training in a. AfPerican TrOODS less than the advance estimate How- specialist school, or go directly to duty M ^ 1 y ever. 12 000 head remained unsold frcn»!t0 an Army post. “ * Pvt. Riley’s hu.-band, Sgt. Virgil RI- yesterday',-- trading Hillsboro — Friends here received word last week, of the marriage on will hold office for Tuesday. Dec. 7 of Miss Mil ired Miller, new wa; workers <9.000OOO new victory another ;.ear are Hero Lar.-on as ( Ider daughter oi Mrs Arnold Tetter of San Make I Yr Mile Advance Algiers, Africa (INP:—Hard f.ghting ' Although WF A officials .aid no em- iey Ls serving in the Field Artillery. American troops cf Lieut. Gen. Mark bargo is in . ight at Chicago, it wa. *jwc brothers. Early and Everett Brooks W. Clark's 5th amu have captured the indicated that hogs received early this are both S I c in the Navy. strategically important 2,600 foot high Ita summit of Monte Soilucchio marking Sheppard Field. Texas--Pfc. Wyman an advance of a mile and a half in this Mefferd, son of Vern Mefferd, Mi, sector, an official communique revealed -------I pleasant. Iowa, has graduated from an today. Des Moines. la (INS;—Inter.or Iowa intensive course in airplane mechanics ----- tonight In battle, the outcome of which packing plant are not affected by the ancj now prepared to join the ranks Yanks Hack will be watched with interest here as giut that is hitting the larger mar-! of -coverall commandos" who keep oui " LI I well as in the Little Six. kets. packing official- aid today The American planes aloft. Sheppard Field, Way I hrOUgh Jungle Ft Madison dropped last week’s packers explained that hogs are ship- rear wichita Falls, Texas, is one of the MacArthur^ Hdqrs.. New Guinea gome to Burlington and the previous ped to the interior plants only after. iargest schools of the Army Air Forces (INS; With the bomb-battered Arawe week lari to Ottumwa, but made a laving been ordered direct from pro- Technical Training Command, training air strip firmly in their hands, daring week might be held over the holiday week-end because cf over taxed packing facilities. taxpayers pav only $162,000,000*. A struggling married wage earner getting $5,000 today must pay 20 per cent or $1,000 to his federal government, in addition to state and count.* taxes and other federal levies on cigarets, liquor, etc All you hear are expert arguments and Elmer Heil a trusts Receives Honor Award In Sardinia Leanara. Calif., to Robert Woodson of San Leandra also. The wedding took place at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Berkeley. Calif. The bride w’ore a white satin wedding gown with a fairly good shewing against the Bull- ducers by company buyers. dogs. The Mt. Pleasant bey- are still unhappy about losing the game to Keokuk last Friday evening after virtually having it won and undoubtedly will be giving their bfct in an eflFort to get FEAST AND FUN FOR SOLDIERS’ CHRISTMAS linger-tip ,a e veil and earned white j^ck in the win column tonight. --gardenias and sweet peas. Her mother,__ Mrs. Dan Hal lo welt the former WI- * Mrs Teeter, and a cousin Mrs. Ebin about inflation with generalized overall non<1 Downing, who is living at the r crdan of Oakland. Calif., were among national figures about swollen incomes, charles Smith home, has received word the guests present. nothing about this $5,000 man trying to that her husband. Capt. Dan Hallowell. \frs. Miller and daughter, Mildred. _ buy bonds, pay withholding, terrific | stationed in Sardinia, has received the formerly lived in Hillsboro and Mildred Northwood. la.—Roy c. Underwood, prices and raise a family on about hall distinguished flying crass. attended high school here for two years 42, waived preliminary hearing and was HELD TO GRAND JURY FOR 1932 SLAYING specialist technicians for the ground American jungle patrols todav penc-rrewrs which “Keen Em Flying.” ti ated deeply into the Japanese held Before entering the schcol, he was territory to prepare the way for the trained at one of the basic training main body of the U. S. 6th army to centers of the Army Air Forces Techni- drive inland Dom the now secure New I cal Training Command. ' Britain beach head. In order to take the landing strip Pvt. Robert Fauiukner has written the Yanks battled and hacked their his parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Faulk- way through six miles of jungle from r.er that he is a student in the Aircraft the beach head and as soon as the air or less of what he earns No one, absolutely no one, take- the part of the individual taxpayer. The way the propaganda has been set up, it is considered unpopular, even remotely unpatriotic to do so. DEEDS RECORDED FOR COUNTY PROPERTIES Deeds recorded at the courthouse include the following: Joseph M Rich to Myrtle Rich, un divided half interest in a being active in sports and had a year bound over to the January grand jury mas day dinner for the fighting men, at Mt Pleasant.. (She was known term. under bond of $10,000, before Jus- both overseas and in camps at home also a- Mildred Teeter. She took tice C. II Dwc lie here Monday in con- Not a;j of the men in combat zones will her senior year of high school in Hono- necticn with the 1932 slaying of James be able to eat their Christmas dinner lulu. Hawaii, where they moved after e Hill. 63, of Peoria. 111., at Manly. la. cn Dec. 25, for some must maintain the marriage of Mrs. Miller ana Arnold Underwood walked into the office of battle line-. But it wall be waiting for Washington, D. C.—American soldiers on fighting fronts and in aimy camps ■ will observe Christmas this year with I feasting and festivity. Although fighting must continue, the M;,chamc; school and his address is strip was taken they plunged on into as follows Pvt. Robert Faulkner. A. S the dense growth after the slowly with. N 17068974. 335th Single Engine Flying drawing Jaos. Tng. Sqn.. Mather Field. Sacramento Calif. war department Monday said it is making every effort to provide the troops with all the holiday cheer possible. There wall be the traditional Christ- New address: Sherwood Everett Fuller. A. S., Co. 1048-43 Bks 2-L, Camp Ward U. S. N. T. S , Farragut, Idaho. Teeter, aho a Hillsboro man, now employed bv an air transportation com-Wayland Pan-V *n OakbBEMi, Calif. BIT GENERALIZED AVERAGE TAXATION air caci v is $357 per person here compared with $291 in Britain, $261 in Canada, and our people already property. pay eight lunes more than in World J. A. and On. E. Venetians lo Marl FESTIVAL SERVICE K- 5? «!— .T*. Ay SAINAt MICHAEL’S Sheriff J. N. Froome at Red Bluff. Cal., the night of Dec. 3 and said he was wanted for killing a man in a holdup at Manic ll years ago. Frocme quoted Underwood as admitting he shot and killed Hill Jan. 27. 1932. Hill was .-hot and killed about 5 a. in. as he walked down a Manly street them when they are relieved. Here is Offensive the army’s Christmas day menu; Creamed Celery Soup with Croutons Roa.-t Turkey Sage Dressing At New Intensity Germans Throw More Tanks In Battle Moscow, Russia 'INS;—More than 2,000 German tanks roared into tile battle on the Ukrainian sector of the long Russian front today as the Nazi high command fought frantically to relieve mounting pressure by the Red Army's new winter offensive in White London, Eng. 'INS;—The Allied air Russia. Vance Ireton, New London property. This government, without this bill. I Charles W. Picketing and others to will collect possibly $45,000,000,000 this Mary Bal! New London property. Con. uoct ai 1 u**»an( ,,f the war s deration is given as $3,100. I >ear’ p * - 1 Raymond Hannah and others to E. will be celebrated at Saint Michael’s to Mason City, la, A tonner resident tract in Jackson Episcopal church Friday. Chrisman The traditional Christmas Eucharist toward a bus which he expected to take of Cerro Goido county, he had returned Assorted Fruits cost,, and its expenditures will run be- , low expectations while its revenues will D. and Dom Pickard, be higher than budgeted, making any | township. Consideration is given as Eve, at 9:00 p. rn. The Rev. Russell T. tax increase less necessary. Yet the $2,250. «iirh figures! Anna Hunting to H. L. Huntin_ t cairny a y,■ J* ■ . 0 of I undivided one-sixth interest in a Jack- ture from the ancient custom of having court bearing that he had been in and denies thus established in im vi , __ ii. _ . , . vnm’, tun™ anrP tho Oavimr Giblet Gravy. Cranberry-Orange Relish offensive against Germany mounted to As General Ivan Bagramian shifted a new height todav in a new Royal Air the weight of his powerful first Baltic Force raid on Hie industrial city ol army and began encircling the enemy s Frankfort and widespread attacks strategic communa attars center of Vi-wfilch encompassed targets in Berlin tecsk, the Nazis buried as many as and the laying of mines in enenn 2,000 tanks into baile iii the Koro\o- Snow flake Potatoes Baked Squash Creamed Corn Head L' I tube with Russian Dressing Hot Rolls Butter Mince Pie Chocolate Nut Cake Candy Rauscher. rector, will be the celebrant. an The hour of this service is a depar- there to attend to business in connection with farm land he owned. Underwood testified at the justice Nuts waters salient of the extending Cc flee Cigarettes Tobacco .hich described it at midnight ^>r in the morning, but Manly twice since the slaying, because of circumstances this change reduced deficits in its warm, excessive on township farm. . „.tion „pai Anna Hunting and others to' Ray HAnd° this finance committee spent mend Hannah and wife, 40 apres in has been necessary and has been ap- MARY LOUELLA LLOYD mast of its time moderating renegoti-1 '( ,Uon 5.of.^!so!Lj0!^ ..... OF WINFIELD MARRIED ation of contracts on busbies-. Perhaps some such steps were necessary GLASHINE-HARMAN ENGAGEMENT DISCLOSED Arthur L Myers and wife to Mark The parish chon will sing a festival and Margaret Murray, farm in section setting of the Holy Eucharist and the traditional carols of Christmastide. to Manson The rector, warden and bishop's com- butYlo.sl sigh, of consideration Plait and others, property in north- .mile.- extend a cordial invitation to west Mf Pleasant. the public to attend this service. -------Father Rauscher has announced that tc prevent injustices and leave business 14 ot Jackson township, something for aiter-the-war conver- wiU McCabe and wife* for the individual taxpayer. No fair minded authority will deny that both the house and senate tax Somehow, politicians have the no- tl e intention for which the Eucharist Mrs. Myrtle Th inpson of No. I Yah ave.. Dayton, duo, is announcing th? engagement cf her daughter. Mis - Frances D. Glashine. to Ensign Gray- Winfield—Mr. and Mrs. Will R. Llqyd blll B. Hannan, ct the U. S. Navy Ah announce the marriage ot their daugh- corp,s ter. Mary Louella to Vincent Donald Mr Harman is the son of Col. Hi v-Zeieua, which took place on Thursday, ard E Harman, LL S At my Mtaica! December 2. 1943, at New Orleans. La. Corp{i of Chillicothe. Ollie, and is at The couole are both in army service. present stationed wa Ii the N val Au bills are basically awkward, unimagina-(tion taxpayers never rise up at eta; - vvi11 bv offered, is for the return of world peace, and secret intercessions giaa-Kiev Meanwhile British Spitfires and Ty- front, phocns, flying in strong formations, hit From dispat, lie at northern France early today and tile how Bagramian swit.uied ne main Evening Standard reported that they force from his right to the lek flank were followed a few hours later by to d cf the vast Nazi armored foices speedy American fighter craft which thrust ng against the Soviet*.Within tile apparently headed for targets in the Dnieper bend. same area The Baltic army drove to within 23 Last night's devastating blow* at m.les ot Vitebsk rom the north, then Frankfort was accompanied by diver- in a surprise move fhe wily Russian sionary assaults en Belgium and the general tent a column crashing inlaying of mines in enemy waters. ward bel >w the rail hub Hie distra ted _ Par! defenders were hurled backward until the lower arm of the forming fencers steed but 2C miles south of Hie city, -c2 her tty after cr e oil’mn of the Russian tank and infantry forces swept W00LFRIES TO SPEAK AT REA MEETING Z~T ’ Training Center at Pensacola, Fla. --- War J tamp dales Miss outshine n a gt adnate cf th Andv Woollies,- announcer en WMT, Exceed Billion Dollars Mt. Pleasant sen.cl* and served for a Cedar R mids, will speak at the annual til vugh < ne To tcwns a: 1 village > Washington D. C —Sales of war couple of years as assistant in the meeting of the Southeastern Iowa Co- w.thiu 25 miles north of the fceleag- ■uperintemlent, operative Electric association at the cered is ii center flout dispatches told tivc non-partteaniy inefficient upward lions. It was the new deal which f ti sr. readjustments of already overburdened fully discovered that tremendous tax- ^hll.o mode tor those in the armed tax sources, that no one concerned, in- alien does net hurt political, but ex- tees* f , , *mo rocdi/o pvnpnriitnrps to stvecial urouDs a oart of she extensive program stamps reached on** billion, 68 million Gmce ai im county eluding the treasury, ha* an>*a * - . ^ P l0 as this of renovation of the properties, the dollars Nov. 30, the office of war infor- She is new employed with -he U S. Legion home here on January- ll of nether rh- ad sn mum forward s»g es po . lea c ui • . ,. . nrevaiis the income taxpayer ;rnctimiy has teen completed, and wall mation repcrted today, with a “par- Army Signal Corps at Dayton Hie annual business meeting will be 1 .ow th' cl IV. si-tie c ive a ve op ng new ax soul ce. the i may continue to be the constantly he used for the first time at this ser- ticularly heavy sale new in progress ’No immediate date has been sit tar held and a covered dish dinner will be n Fed army .it a point - miles sou iii out the war-inflation money in pockets where it resides. fleeced goat of government. vice. for Christmas gifts. the wedding. served at noon. cf Viteb k.

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