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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 22, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news . 83, no. 300 two sections it. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening dec. 22, 1961 these Days by George Soko icky the extremists j i received a most thoughtful letter from Robert g. Kit Fey of Freehold. New Jersey who is critical of an article i wrote. He says a a. The idea that although there has Tain vast changes both economic and social in this country since ihi4. These changes were. Not necessarily in the Best interests of the country and Ceil airily not in the lies in rest of the Tho of u. Wiio Are conservatives need not ii come revolutionists lot acini a oui ends if we ignore r laity. A it May become irrational granted that Many of the changes that 1 a i n Rodzai d by the new Deal Ai hats til what it feet would their n j it Ion in 1961 have upon economic and social conditions ii he i i it u. Tak As an example the expansion of labor unionism since 1936. Tin trend has Iven not Only to Nereas collective bargaining Lait to reorganize the social relationships Between management and i,.hor, to i Vici wages Alo two p it a. Cash payment and social pay men tile forr Nei controlled by agreements Between management and the Union tin latter deter-1 mined by aet of Congress decisions of various government agencies a i it tin ii i d has been to establish a single Industrial Union in a col11pai. Y i til than a Large number of and Independent Union in in my 10.i7, i of a d a is trend As did in us. Con it vat ivies but ii 1961. Tis o of attempting to drop this system and to mics to in for to the open shop. Conflicting unions no government c in to won to dangerous tile i act i m i oui turn is whether it let j ,. A. To a. Vert to pre-1036 condition. Mer Rev of i a Cona native cd likes to eve it provides no Gulden to col net n 1961 when we Are at War when our Dollar is 6 Arn lip. Inf Iau d. Win n our Banket have ceased to think in Teiauna u mis beyond that of a Tela we nest a free people Able under in Law. To express our Opin Ion. And to \ it let for we believe to by Tita rut if it assume that v a Cid no change economic and Octal i Fri Ilion we do not grasp oui re latam. K is a. A y a up it incl Only what you have. To. Luna it i of Viou As i have j ii our of a it Olu Nira i s -K.O, Vii is a limit to the deficit y any one or any nation can stand ignoring tile limitation can bring bankruptcy of con Iveth re is a inn it to what a nation can sex my in turn Etc id that limit is controlled by tile Law of Supply and demand by punier. A by our competence to main in of a r under mass opposition to Poi inure it conduct. In tune Ai Viar. None a in. Is t v ii Tiad of the Law of Supply i ii u my a Aie governed by it Chat what we Laid to Imo a hat we now have no it f Lee a a As a cd that we need to net War conditions out of our own it sources one of oui principal dangers is that unemployment can bring on revolt May a millions says a. That you do not legislate Charity. Charity is voluntary and it i Slation is not ii in v Corn stored it Means flare social no a in Are revolutionary he mud As a practical Man. Be pupal d to shoot Down and kill All tile unemployed or us partially employed. It he is riot ready to do that. A. I am sure he is not in must b m Ady either to find work lot i., or Enate economic conditions which do increase the num by r of is Ava Hama the Law of Supply and demand will not Proha to wicket from tile failure to i id Job under the conditions which today face him i Lim Are the facts w Inch Wafa a a a i resin of a devastating in a iou. Three wars the russian revolution and the disorganization it. To so a1 economic system by a appt trance of new nation. Aud t a collapse of ancient empire.-. I is unfortunate that so Many flu. In opposed to marxism reject int Senna tact that we Are furred to take positive stands to ii ret marxism that we cannot just say Tiia t everything is All wrong but thai we have to offer a constructive program. Certainly to hold i. I flame cannot be legislated was a Good phrase in the 1930 in the 1960s we Are forced to recognize that should we Ever inn 10,000.000 unemployed again we shall be forced to do plenty of it -., Outing to save ourselves from a social revolution cancel order calling for property tax revaluations John Rice Savage taken by death 88 children on two buses 15 in bus mishap at Bloomfield list places for Waco voting Bloomfield. Iowa up of fifteen children wire still in bus 1< up ii i Hen Alay Pillow my a col to i no in of two school buses which in i j Rcd some 75 per oils thursday. Highway patrol officials said they la had not yet been notified of the a t n c Lient Semi 24 hour after the in off to cadent and duty sheriff Larry had be Morris who covered the Accident. A it was hours a r a. The sir of n of j it Vav As not ill d most injured were Linda up Alired . 14, who suffer Ai a a ape a it lured Collarbone and Michael Bur sons wan ton la. Who ice ived a broken nose cuts and Brun is al i. Up Ai lies e i. A 8k passengers on two Busis which were driven by Bloomfield High school students Dean Long. It and James Martin 1h truck do . The a men occurred in on Slid when tile Bun driven by Long Ped in icy Stopp d to pick up Sonu children children and was rear ended by Martin s bus. Moi los i a i a tit Speed of the i second bus at about 25 Miles per hour at the t me of Impact and been cd lot cd Martin As Savin he did school no see tie bus to some of the students wire taken h i Xiu Imus Ion Simu 60 went a and for minor injure and re Gilt Toas v a e expect cd to Inch an me a on into the Sirn for Iii delay Iii i notify ii g a ails of i he Ai c re it. No Haie thi Accident. Shul a Center Low a i i Donna m. Is. 17 Ireton w to to ii Good of an i u la nay ii of by cumin 42 put i in Olvid in a t Ruck. Near Here w is it a i k thin May a .Hor irs us k i p a. 17. of the bus and tin six. It a cry not truck Driver by ii Kern auth. A s Marliss i. I i vim of the a Wick up in net. 16, As it s of a cup some r c it to 11rf he a Idem i he Rev Utitz owned by w Winter Wallop just ahead of Christmas arrives by i i Winter exploded into Iowa Day with heavy now along the Southern Border and the forecast of More of the White stuff Alene Strong winds and near Zero temperature rain a falling in it. Pleasant Early i Jav afternoon As a forerunner of the snowstorm later the precipitation turned into wet Snow. The late Snow which Aii Eady has dropped about 5 new inches in parts of the Southwest has caused schools of be Dost d and Bough warnings to Highway travellers. The a eat Iii Buna i sad s. Livest Iowa would get 4 More inches by late today Central Iowa 4 new inches i v Cady Sard Yani the Northeast and Southeast 4 Niche More by late saturday. However the rest of the suite will not escape the Young Winter blast altogether. A mass of cold air is pouring out of the Dakotas packing winds of up to 60 Miles Ai hour temperatures were expected t plunge to Zero in Hie Northwest a night and into the teens in the Southeast with very Little Rise expected anyplace in the stat saturday the forecast also called t i the Strong northerly winds to whip and blow the Snow into dangerous drifts. In the area around red Oak schools were closed at mid morning As officials saw possible danger of impassable roads. Highway trav i al in outline1 Iowa was disc our in to too Lee ill Wing Snow co of the patrol said \ a i around at la new i s had it i la i ii places i the los Uva. Blo la. Roads w Ere too per i it it in i n Clit Iii Vav Pacol. Visibility m the i to i of i Oia a re is a limit d to 1. To n and roads Wen now Pak cd i Sertare highways Wile just beginning to get Cov Creel bus lines and air hues rep it red schedules mar noun al at mid Day. By i m eds id tin lie v y Holiday schedules could of Lowed late the Day. Tie cold to s Ware expected to remain in lie so ate at least until sunday although the Snow am St us w mix were it cast to end. There is now no doubt of a win in Chris Mas in Iowa. Roast Turkey on Christmas menus the menu for Christmas Day Din Ner at the mental health Institute will by roast Turkov Giblet Sage dressing Snow Lake potatoes Gravy scalloped Green Beans and mushrooms Cranberry sauce jellied Waldorf salad hot Rolls butter mincemeat pie coif a and milk. The Henry county memorial Hospital will serve roast Turkey dressing. Mashed potatoes and Gravy peas j Clio salad and Date cake w ii whipped al. In. Tile Waco comm adv school Boa ii of Eon Durn elec i ii u. 11 be Laid . January 4. 1962. The polls will be open Tom 12 pm until 7.00 Pun. will be Dom by director District residents of a director District must vote at the lading place designated so. That particular director District. Ail voters will ast ballots for live dire or it and the treasurer. La Siden of director District no. 1 tin Ana u. Tin Wayland Community school District North of Highway 78 and the Noble consolidated school dim be in Marion township Washington county and that part of Noble in Henry Conn a a will cast t Lurer ballots at Wayland schoolhouse. its of director District no. 2 All of tie Ana of Waco Cornin uni a school District lying in Crawford township Washington county w ill cast their ballots at the Craw Fordsville fire station resident of District no 3 the area in Jefferson township. Henry county lying South of Highway 781 will cast their ballots at the Way i ii d schoolhouse la of d. Tried no 1 i Ian Ai i a a Wayne 1 of n. Hip Ai 5 inon township Henry county win. Ii Compise a part of the to Aco school District a ill cum t in a Ball a a at tie old Foo House. Absentee voting will be available and applications flt r same should i get made to the following persons director Iii Trie is i and 3 James i rout Man i Cree to Dis a t 2 c. C Moor la and due or District i Nona Olson terms of the newly Cli Ted Board members axe determined by Law. With the on receiving tile greatest turn Ber of votes gaming the 3 year term the next two highest receive 2 year terms and the lowest two elected receive i year terms which actually run Only until the regular sept Embt r election cars damaged in mishap on 218 South three cars were involved in an and Idem on Highway 218 one half mile South of the City limits about 12 15 a. In thursday. Roger Craig it Madison was pushing the car of James f Dawson. It. Pleasant across the Highway when a 1955 Oldsmobile driven by k it pot or came Over a Hill from the South. The Potter car collided with Craig a 1955 Chevrolet then went onto the right should r and into a ditch. The Craig car was damaged an estimated 597 a fonder on the Potter car was damaged. City police went to the scene and turned the report of the Accident into the sheriffs office Des Moines a up hic Iowa tax commis Ion on a. Plit vote today reversed itself and cancelled the controversial orders calling for prop re a v lax revaluations in 47 Iowa Coin tilt Lar or county was among fir 17 counties Iii Coin i non Villi Democrat John i Connor i. Ming. Aid it would he unfair a to order lir . Until the individual Corinne and cities Brut equal d thru own valuations c min Quot a i chairman and new Quot Waud of i r. W ill is. In a soon renin g 31 counties to leva Ai r j Oplt i a and he commit Ion legislative action to it i a 111 a i Cunt a. And Cit in to hire approx ors to equalize a. Jse in in. said he did not vote font cancellation of the orders t a. A 11 i j t in tile revaluation lie a said til u ton of Hie two r publican number w i Quot Quito a Slot it k to no Georg and former stale sen x r Prentis of mount Ayr i Nix the Republican member on the i tin a Man it maim re ii in. Norma n x ii ire i id i a j was i it d a Ith the commission u ton Ile Aid it was Quot quite Ekl i lad local taxing bodies be. A a to top. To get Quot greater cd id d. Plop my v dilation. Quot it fore ,. Fate stepped in to equalize valuation. Between counties. O Connor said he objected to an aero.-,s tin Board cancellation of the re Vaia lion orders id added that Leach county and City should to hand d individually i Georg and Prentis said any Orch r by the commission would Quot Intel try prevent inequality a tie j valuation m my con n tie. Fit and town to no have equalization Between Pio i a Georg Aid tiler fore j App ars extremely unfair to Ore r an arbitrary across the Board intr .1�?� in vain within a county until equalization has been obtained on like properties within the county. Eirv or of get commission sit my c rile state Board of renew. Ordered property a tuition increases in 47 counties and a decrease in one county Las september the com Mission us it a aking tile action in an offers to bring about More equalization of valuations Between counts the Tate Law requires Hie coi Imre Ion to order. Neb appraisals Ever. For yet a is. After the comm. Ion order a storm of protest broke Aero to stat a number of Countis vehemently p. Oles Ted the Coin i Ion action charging tit revaluation order a. Made too Law to lab off it in 1961 and woo d Ranee flirt her i. Pal Ity in v al at in tin in Mission sat r delay Elf the effective Date of the order t it 1962 till a Mimi Ion jul t in Elod i a a ii s of hearings on Appeal. From to order it of several count i and communities Henry county a among Tho e prot Stag it George Aid the count in where valuation inequity sex gds Houri it Given a Chance to clean up Tau own Backy a but Emp a red that if the counties where reappraisal a ill be ordered Muk just i in . Tie Filiti i. Urn w ill take to p. Al be agr re w i. To ennui iou. Ayme lie Quot confident that the Quot second Chance Given tie count to get to or own Iasi a in order Quot will be utilized la said tin re mini Ion. Action represents the a Fine. T Coop Ratku Between Law and i Cal governments to achieve a Volution to a difficult problem Quot Henry county must revalue properties Des Moines Tutti is ire the 31 Coontie will la will be ordered to revalue then properties m order to bring about More equalization. Commission chairman Andrew George said the order would go out Ornet inf Iii january. in i us Ca Iii an Cacci to Gordo. Chickasaw Clarke Cia Delaware to. Mollie. Grundy Guthrie. I ii i if. Henry Jackson. Jefferson. Johnson Boul a Lucas. Lyon Maha a. O Brien pin aim. Polk Ringgold soft soil Tama Warren web. Ter and Winni. Ask Black Hawk a not included m 111l list because it via. Handled separately Atter a private Cap primal turn had completed a us vey. Tin commission has ordered a ten p r cant decrease in agricultural land valuation and a two per cent decrease in property valuation in Creal Falls John Rice Savage 90, died at his Home wavs1 of Salem. Friday morning. December 22. At 7 30 it had be u ill about wire works the Soli d join and Tare Crew Sava a to was Bot ii of binary 27, i St i it Salem and had by n a i Edei in that v a unt v All re in. Lit or 11 Ltd never a re re lava Tim la t in a a my mein i i of i i am my 11 is a i a iks. Six by Olla i is a no i Ive a ter pm crept i him in death Fie i no vivid by a i and Nephi w i a net a j it in ire. Will be Sunda v i to my r 24. Of 2 it in at the Wall Man Fum Iid Home in Salem with Rev Robert Penrod of the c lunch officiating burial will be in Ere cemetery at Salem 27 killed in plane crash in Turkey traffic troubles by tip h me 1 a d bound a i vice men a it la d it Lur a Honda v travel to a i record level Lorav and bad a ath to in ome area. Leat i Law be Makij. Oil tile lit a ton s a i rid strained commercial Trail Poi t a rems Hee of thousand of of Lier Cabot my airmen began Boulevard trek thus a hampered on Tawf i co a ire. Fog Winch clo. I d ire. Angelosk International air pc Quot and prayed flights out of sat. Franci co Hamilton held t r a f i nor menu of officials across the nation a Gall girding Foi Iii outpouring of motor ins a re d both. I yen my t in National Council re i limited a do jul re of would me on the oui Day Highway bet we n 6 p in today and Ini Dight monday Twenty thousand men were Given pave at for Leonard Wood to $500 i n scrip for someone Battles Home on Harrison first in Home decorating first prize which Carri it re a $25 award in la Home Dee mating cont i went it i or Aire mrs Leland battle.-, 202 nor i Harrison Edward King. Chairman ref the Chamb r of cauda committee announced Fred in second place a $13 award went re the Robert shop. 214 South Wilson and third a $10 award to the Scott Dooley 102 South Brazil ton. The judges Gay recognition to two Homes in the form of Honor Ole mention namely to Richard a vo., Horn a 106 nor to h a Rison and the fre d j film a re cur Glt n Home. 402 Green Only Homes can red could big eon.-. In red under to c lamber of Cor Mcree Ruks tic event however stimuli u d Home d rating ire a St ire to City. Many of pm a in Home a Aire decorated that should have been entered in to cont. F. The judges said the Battle Horn has an elaborate decorative arrangement at the arrested on oms charge Lon of to House added i. A san i Cia a my Ireglia a and red it r nip a f the i cd e and Happy now year i r a i. Gnu tie Gar a of a c k is i up a Center flair Decora al. On a picture window decorations extended from there to either Aie and color was add cd by a a a from hidden ugh is at the garage Iii d Kii is have a particular attractive doorway with Decora ions in. Ide Par e on a f altering and window decoration Blue lights were effectively by i and mrs. In Haid to. To lies Ahot a advantage of to nutria. Re thing Aud lighted a re Evergreen adjacent to the with a flood Lilit a nativity scene at the Stueker Juesgen j ionic w As a ii done Anre commendation of the tire judge s the judging took place Tuer Dav and the appearance of Ell of the decorated Homes was enhanced by the a w snowfall. Driver fined on three charges 7o re the Sabo p it in trip to it Given away ire of plea ant saturday afternoon at three o clock y it must. A present if your name re drawn Tim drawing will take ply in at the barrel. Land in c it Antral Lark p it tick pay ing me reliant Are remind d to take their registration he a it it the chamber of Commerce ii fie1 is voice in before the drawing. Pageant a Light in is Mas eve Ankara Tiu key id British european airways Bea Comet of a Jet i a re Ren route to i Aviv i Earl. Will 34 Ujj croons and Era tied an a exploded near i a thursday re Gin Atter taking off in a snowstorm officials said 27 a r sons Weir killed in the ferry crash. Four of the. Even survivors Ware Amel rear who b added the plan at i Fantail they were identify a is to Eph Goidz in 45, and h Wile. Ruth. A o to of r in re Heights i i. N y Doris May Freudenber Sfer. 32, Bethlehem f. And Arnold in Daman. 26. Add link i of re a of a pm be re in la re Aid six of the survivors were still in an Ankara to pal and the seventh i lad been Rob red die . The n iric Vav As ire a know i. The Yokemi Iii said there was no f a. F any America ire i. I died Iii fire Era h Iii ii liner i re a map Ltd Rome arh to re of Istanbul be lauding a a ilk a to i re p lie i a a err ice Fligle for Cyprus air a was it have fir Evvi to Cyprus re then to i Aviv. The Jot liner took off for in i re a a port 18 Miles outside capital hoi t in Tafoi e no Dougl two minut later air sort Anthol it in said tile plane crashed at i exploded Snow was falling at the Gnu. Hampering Rescue efforts. Vul Bree y w a about i 2 Milf s. Wit Nesses said the plane Appere cd to to e Altitude Only 300 Yare off the ground and plunged to Earth a the Crew member 11 re Quot britons and four cypriot. We among the victims Bea off in. A Idle a Titan a do ago. Of no 23. Another Comet in owned by a arg it me airline Era lied Aff Takeoff from Campinas Airport re Brazil killing All 52 persons Abear governor to visit Iowa Reserve i nits pm eve at cd a u o e a re Rue Trad Immi pageant of Iago will la i Eire d ire the you d of Fie Lur f i re by Terian Hurch. A. It d by a choir the p meant . Til a Story of the coming of a first a the coming of the Light into the world in tableau a red orig. T ire e taking part armal Quot. Joe n a. Sion. Joeph Mike re pc Isaiah Ward sessions so Pheni i tart a i tut re a John m Arr Aire kit by cd Lis we a n Tom Wehr Bill Wil a. Euc Boller Narian or. Beck Rommel Aud lore to. Tin pageant ail excellent concluding preparation for tile Observance of Christmas the service is open to everyone most i. Pleasant stores will be open every evening this Gordon Craig. It p lire. Wets wrested by the Highway patrol at 5 to p m. f be Miles North town on Highway 218 Anc charged w Ith operation a motor it hic while he was intoxicated Craig appeared in Justice George Means court Friday Mumm re and waived preliminary hearing. Craig was bound Over to the grand jury under $375 Bond. He is in the county Bdl in lieu of the Bond fined on Check charge n non or o.s-. Of Rem i. Pleat. I guilty to three charges in mayor Wade Meb the s court Ana was fined on each of them. Cross was fined 515 and costs fur driving without an Iowa drive License $15 and Casus for failure to have has car under control and $25 arid casts for leaving the seem of an acrid it and failing to make a report the charges were filed by City after a car driven by Eros struck a Park d car Here last sat Bidav. Dean Stone Bra Ken Stockport has with $50 of the Fine suspended pro been ordered Iii Justice George Riding that the Check to tin i ill Means court to pay a Fine of $75 Yard implement co. Of Winfield be and casts on a Bari Cheek charge made Good Winch it w is this is the last w Eek to Register for the $500 in scrip to be Given away saturday at 3 p. In. You can Register daily in any or All participating stores mayors and a w. Men for tot Southeastern Iowa cities have b�?T1 invited by tile army to visit fort Leona ret a to. To and fort Sui of i. In Cor Nee Ion w in the Art Reserve training program. Re he May or. Red new it r pre end to on a plea ant. Burling 1-f Madison and Keokuk received a re phone Call Friday morning v eng Tumi to company it it Norman Elbe on the air trip on ire 8 a lid a a i my pleasant. Tic Call. Can to a u de my bet ii and a m son from do bled of the by Haw eve. Des Moin in 1 upi1 Ca v Norman a it today set he data. For his a re to National guard Arri Reserve units on d Rev at tire a military . Elbe said he would go to fort Riley Kau Jan. 4, and to fort Leonard Wood mo., and fort by. Okla Jan. 8-9, t a governor w to paid i making la vgut., re the a re a a a m t s a be. Sec it it iry Elvis j St a or j a. re. It Ompa med i Iowa and Gen Junior c Millea Easton heal of the array h a e in Low. I it a i finals of til a n me a a Of to Low 11. In to Ible me of re la of tik ii in Tow a do t i1. U new in Iii a tip will be to. Ide i ill Iowa air a tor i guard pm a t a. Elbe. Id Fie to not re Rev d to complaint. Scorn members of re i a ,.is on Active duty b. J is Rill a Ken erne to Maive he tipi moire in in units i rom of Lier i. Ate.,., Elbe he will View tie Tiai my a tin Iowa Rovn erne. W Irene with tire the red six How in e. I and Fig. Pre \ w it fort Leonard Wood Jan 8. Aud 1. Tire Day will Fly on to Foi Sui to Apt re i the night be for re u Ning Here then Clay Saltonstall to run Washington tit Leverett Sapor til pm. A trounced today he is definitely the running Oue t a free i sen styles bridge.-, As i Iii ii of the Senate Republican p committee

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