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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - February 19, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar ll - Feb. 1-Mar. 15 (Each stamp, Three pounds) Coffee (I lb.) - Feb. 8-Mar. 21 Gasoline No. 4-Jan. 21-Mar.21 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil 3 - - - Until Feb. 20 (Each stamp, ll gallons) Fuel Oil I - - - Until Apr. 12 Each stamp, ll gallons VOL. LXXI, No. 42 FRIDAY, FER. 19, 1943 THE/,,™ By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc., Reproduction In Full or rn Part strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — WHEN EDDIE RICK ENDA OKER came back from death and the miserable fox-holes to berate the lazy workers who were laying off too much in airplane factories, the liberals set upon him with vigor The liberal and labor press and magazines did not attempt to deny his accusations of sloth, but sought to tear him apart like Lino bergh. One typical editorial said "Our hero ha* feet of clay." “I* b labor-baiter." and ‘Is using hts heroic prominence to oppress the workers.” They did not attempt to answer what he had to say, but merely sought to destroy him as a public figure Exactly what Riekcnbacker said a few weeks ago is now being said by Philip Murray of the CIO and the A F of L executive committee Th** commute has strongly urged its workers against absenteeism and Murray’s CIO has also taken leadership along Force Of Rommel’s Attack PAIRINGS FOR CAGE MEETS They’ll Do It Every Time - - - Winfield Tournament Included In Listings Des Moines, la <INS*- Pairings of teams In Southeast Twa in participation In the first round of competition in the sectional basketball tournament* on March 3. 4, 5 and 6 were released by Lyle Quinn, executive secretary of the Iowa high school athletic. First round pairings: BURLINGTON Burlington vs Danville; Bye vs West Point. St Mary's; Bye vs. Denmark; New London vs Kekuk; Montrose vs. Fort Madison; Bye vs Merit a pol is, Bye vs, Huron Cons, Oakville; Bye vs Sperry. FAIRFIELD: Ottumwa vs Agency, Bye vs Stockport; Batavia vs Pleasant Plain; Birmingham vs Fairfield; Packwood vs. Ottumwa, Catholic Central; Brighton vs Lockridge; Eldon vs Libertyville; Farson vs. Richland WINFIELD Winfield vs. Columbus Junction; Bye vs Yarmouth; Bye vs Crawfordsville; that line Prom this you must deduce that Wyman vs what matters nowadays is not what a man says, but who say* It Propaganda device* of various groups and bice* seem to shun facts and open J -— - Th., can* not ;,bo„t truth prjr_ ('nntrnl For only whether the speaker is prejudiced I I Iv v Vywlll-i w* ■ on their side Democracy is sujipofted to function only by open debate The theory of Ramblers Observe Correspondence Day Letters From Members At A Distance Read The fiftieth anniversary of the Ramblers was scheduled for this year in the year book with Mrs. Ed Lines, but on account of the illness of Mr Lines, the meeting was held with Mrs. B D Crane, Wedne.tav afternoon. This was the annual correspondence day when letters are read from absent members and a paper written by a non-resident member. "Once a r Imbler. Always a Rambler" is the Rambler motto. There are forty-one active resident members; forty-four non-resident MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Spent No Activity On The Ground Says Report Believe Germans Gain Their Objectives Allied Headquarters in North Africa <INS>—Field-marshal Erwin Rommel’s attack in .southern Tunisia appeared to have spent itself for the time being today, and fighting slackened after four days of unrelentlesA violence An official communique disclosed there was virtually no activity on the ground yesterday. Bad weather hamp- Mt Pleasant; Cotter vs. Morning Sun; Wayland vs Mt Union; Wapello vs Olds; Pleasant Lawn vs Ainsworth. Fresh Vegetables NUTRITION CLASSES AND OTHERS MAY SEE ‘MEAT’ MOVIE MONDAY Panthers To Play At Fort Madison MISSIONARY TO SPEAK AT METHODIST CHURCH ON SUNDAY EVENING it is that each mm or group speaks Ceilings Necessary Because of th, .ruth a. hr Met ,t. and that .hr j s Advances right way I* found from this debate ^ The nutrition classes and any otte r persons interested will view a shoeing of the sound motion picture MEAT AND ROMANCE, produced for the National Livestock and Meat Board, a organization, Possible ( bange In The Lineup For Game Till MI The Rev Carl H Conley, superintendent of the Baroda District ol the Methodist church in India, and one - ' of the outstanding industrial educators Rleasan' Panthers will wind Qf thaC country wll, ^ 0w gues, members, the last member transfer- ered all operations red to the non-resident list was Mrs. j It was believed, however, that the A Bruce Minear whose home is new j Germans have gained their main ob-at 201 Waller Ave., Maryville, Tenn. jectives after a slashing victory Forty-five who have joined the Eter- against gallant but outnumbered Affinal list of members, the two being erican forces. Rommel now holds a I called to their Eternal home this past wide corridor in southern Tunisia year, being Miss Katherine Mann and stretching from the sea to a high Mrs Mary Comstock Traxler. Mak- range cf mountains that run from mg a total membership I’st of 130. west of Pichon to Tebess3, which lies The Rambler officers are Mrs. Emma 90 miles to the southwest and 12 Wilkins, president; Miss May Davis, miles inside the Algerian border, secretary, Mrs Stanley B Niles, treas- (The Nazi controlled Paris radi: said urer. that American forces, pursued by dive The letters from absent members are bombers, were faling back toward Te-listed below and the one who read bessa following new German gains.) each letter. Mrs Stella Satterthwaite- Tired but not discouraged after their Smith cf Winnetka, 111., read by Mrs first large-scale engagement with W K Rogers; Mrs Marian McFarland Rommel’s forces, American forces to-Walker of Batchelor Place. Winter day took up their battle position in Park, Fla., by Mrs. G E. King; Mrs. the rugged hill country. Eva Pick Westphal of Centerburg, They hold high vantage points that Ohio, by Mrs. F V Coles; Miss Edith command the sprawling, open plains Whiting of Rockford. 111., and Mrs. from which they reared under Rcm- _ am .up heir out of town basketball sched- k vfPthndjct church on non-proft organization, representing. speaker at nrst Metnoai. nm n on . , , i . i j ule tonight when they go to Ft. Madi- R H .Vf,ninp Fchruarv 21 at 7 TO the entire livestock and meat Indus- . . .. .. D, . Sunday evening. Feoruarv zi, ar < m i son to meet th- ' Ft Madison Blood- try. at the local high school on Mon ; hounds in ^ next to -he last re_ His subject will be: "Touching The May Whiting Allen of 4044 N. Stowell mel’s smashing tank and aerial at- Thp OPA cay. F«b 22. at 7 30 °rlock- maimng Little Six basketball game of Untouchables " As a young engineer. Ave., Milwaukee, Wis., by Mrs. James tacks. They are astride the key passes This motion picture is the result of Democracy can be nullified now and eventually destroyed if men and blocs’ Washington, I) ( <INiS> merlin* us me re un on , j , , ^ u use their highly developed modem announced today that price contr I I7l« motion picture in n u. W3 heu,on (trained in DePauw University and in T. Whiting; Miss Ruth McLeran cf that dominate the route to Tebessa ruiHHritv aid nrn„,ptnH. Hevire^ fer- ' wUl ** pxtended within the next two collaboration between authorities m| Cmch sharfr has working his Rose Polytechnic Institute. Mr Con- West Liberty, Iowa by Mrs Thornton and the exit from the plains of Kas- - .... . I at three months to most fresh vegeta- tnP mf'a? and livestock industries and j on -hooting in preparation for ley was called to missionary service in McLeran; Mrs. W J. Todd, 1008 Wash- serine. the United States Bureau of Home ^ game tonight When Ft. Madison j India in 1910. To answer this call he ington. Knoxville. Iowa, by Mrs. Stan- --------- played here the Panthers missed more left a promising engineering practice icy B Niles; Mrs. Miles Thornton Forward shots than in any other game up to in Newport, Indiana. His first assign- Babb, 8729 Keeler Ave., Skokie, 111., by » . IM *L I * that date. He has also shifted differ- ment in India was as principal of the Mrs. W F. Kopp; Mrs. Helen McLer- DCICIISCS OI MaretH LlIIC ent boys to different positions trying ; Nadiad Industrial Institute, then an Colby, Lincoln. Nebr., and Mrs. Cairo* Egypt -INS)—British artillery a combination that he could ; Methodism’s outstanding industrial Mabel Arnold Hurley of Burlington by today battered the forward defenses of ! school in Asia; here all his gifts and Miss Grace Roberts; Mrs. Elizabeth the axis Mareth line in the Medenine oclously, brutally arid falsely, merely jor fnr thn rmrrvw nf rrmhinff nnnosi-'b,P8 among the last remaining food TOT me purpose OI ( » USFUnii oppos* I Frnnf mirs in WpiKhinfiff on stuffs in the family needs that had not acon.mic. weaning been brought under price ceilings I Tbc claim is made that the en*ne Hon If any democratic leader for in-fance, say*: “Any man who criticizes Officials said the ceilings would be of meat- «« and costs cedary because of sharp advances according to cuts, the proper methods me is unpatriotic, and is able to en- j 1)6 . . nreutnre It* cooking, of i s serving and carv- J, _ fK4c nnini/-n iv none and because further price pressure »• * I to find fore# this opimcn. dem .acy is gone., ^ accelerated demand as as its rfdative nutritlonai; ,s at t no matter what shell clings to of a name it mav as a result of the rationing of can- properties, has^never been so thorough - j Jn practice Rk1) and Cottrell have J training as an engineer, and machin- McClelland Palmer of Indian Rocks area of Tunisia in what appeared the J ned goods. I The action will leave fresh fish as one presentation. t All t xvi ii nim va/v'v» nu i v i VI aiiiiiig uo exit iVi\*UiLiiaiivt i unnv-* w* ------- ly or so convincingly covered in any, ^ worM at guards u1th Krabm; ist and teacheI. #nd christian preach- Road. Largo. Fla., by Mrs. Hattie B opening of the assault to smash the the only food in field thp uncontrolled price' This Picture, partly rn color, varying the meat courses of the din ner all with economy, are highlighted. Much misinformation about meat is SIMULTANEOUSLY, the CIO and liberal mouthpieces seem to be adopting similar tactics to prevent any correction of abuses in labor ranks A well organized onslaught is now under way against the Hobbs' bill i which proposes to make labor unions I subject to racketeering laws, ae other j groups are. The labor leader technique of fighting this bill la to say that It Is secretly designed to crush the unions and ____ abolish unionism. If this were true. Capt. H. C. Berry, safety cruiser for ^« _r^8Uve mentf ofv low and hi?h ald no one. except possibly a few bourbons. would be for It and certainly it would never pass either house of congress. But it is clear, labor is organizing to repel this corrective effort and all others I at center, and Messer and Anderson at | er were called into service for several Leach; Mrs. Anna W. Withrow. Pass- fortifications of Nazi Field Marshal j guard-. The farting five will be the ' years. From the Nadiad School he ex- dena. Calif , by Mrs. F. B Crane; Mrs. Rommel same ones thai began the game ! tended his interests and service to be- Olive Cole Smith, Ceral Gables, Fla , Safety Legion To Be Organized Leader Here Today Making Contacts for Organization jit leks the story of a young mamH j a{?ainst Muscatine, although the above | ccme superintendent of the Ahmeda- by Mrs. W. L Laughlin; Mrs. Hugh Germans Reenforce |couple who solve the problem of mea! Imeup mav see actfon. Dean Rich and \ bad District of the Methodist church Robinson of Mt. Vernon. Iowa, by Mrs i ; ih;.i i_mAJ p_|* planning and of making the food dol- Di), „ ,, . fnrn, *. r ., , , Tr „ » . , Armies VVItll Armed I OUCe j . Bill Krabul will start at forwards, |—one of the largest districts of the h G Leist. n„M4aa , TK7, Tho t iar go farther. Judicious buying aKd ‘ Clarence Pound- will be at center, and J Bombay Conference, including several a letter was received from Mrs. Joe Messer and Howard Cottrell will important industrial and agricultural Hardy A Ingham of Glendale, Calif. be rn the guard spots. I territories. . The boys that will make the trip be-J corrected with authoritative support ' starters will be Warren An- * Conley »“ born in Cltoton* Audiences receive the benefit of the , derson. Pete Arbuckle, Wayne Klop-| hest advice about the cooking of meat. fenstein- AUan sh00k and Bmy Don. the Safety Legion of America, accom-, temperature cooking, the variances re-, panied by Chi'ef of Police Jamison, to- quired for different types and cuts of ', today talked to pupils of Mt. Pleasant meat for best results. The place of meat in the diet of in- j schools on traffic safety. Brought to Mt. Pleasant through fants and young children is also well \ the courtesy of Mr. and Mrs Leo Ken- covered. Women will enjoy the sec- ' George Washington Ball At I. W. C. Saturday Evening Indiana. He was married to Miss Freda M Herric of Indiana just before they sailed for India. They have three sons, all born in India. The "George Washington Ball” Sat- such as inspection of books | nedy, local representatives of the safe- Mons that explain how they may re-1 urday night, an annual event on the of labor organizations — on the false I ty organization. Capt. Berry is seeking ain their figures without starving Wesleyan campus brings to an end a propaganda bapis that these moves i to organize cub groups of safety leg- themselves. Men will delight in the week of unsual activity. With music to make unions healthy are diabolic- mnnaires among Mt. Pleasant’s school portions that demonstrate proper furnished by Jack Bottorff’s orchestra. jai efforts. This enables them to re-1 children. Each cub signs a pledge that methods of the arduous task of carv- students, faculty, alumni and local Boy Slightly Hurt When Hit By Car will be read at the next meeting. Mrs. W. F Kopp paid a beautiful tribute in memory of the Founders who were —Mesdames W I. Babb. John S. Wilson. John Whiting. G. W S. Allen, C L Stafford. H. T. Bird. George B Okell, Edna McEldowney. W. S. Withrow, Baron H. Crane, Sara Andrews, Emily Satterthwaite. Hervey Crane. Lulu Penn Ingersoll, Rebecca Burd. Ida Twin ting Harmeyer, Miss Emma Schwenker and Miss Elia Penn. Snap-shot pictures of the early Moscow Russia (INS)—The Germans have had to reinforce their hardpressed armies on the western frcnt with armed police, the soviet command disclosed today as the red army continued to forge ahead at both ends of their battle front. Soviet armies at the northern end of the southern front smashed their way to within less than 30 miles from Orel, last remaining defense point on the German winter line and pressed steadily forward from Rostov toward the Sea of Azov port of Tagenrog. Nazi prisoners taken in the persistent drive west of Rostov declared that, the 403rd German security division re sist all corrections I be will exercise certain precautionary in# Nutritional facts are presented townspeople will enjoy what may bet . Far'better would it be for the un- measures. Jwith convincing simplicity. . I the last such occasion for the dura- >oy mDey’ Safety Pledge ! Everyone is cordially invited to at- tion. Most of the local orchestra are Children who sign the safety pledge ten<* ! in the military reserves and are ex- agree not to <1> ride two on a bicycle.' - peeling early induction, and since <2> ride a bicycle at night without a OGCldPS other bands are increasingly expen- Virgil Ban, 6. son of Mr. and Mrs Earl Barr, suffered minor injuries Ramblers vere brought by <«f«ent ^ reccmly ha(j ^ Thursday evening about ten o'clock, members and passed around. Tributes ^ ^ command when he was struck by a car driven were paid to several of the founders ion leaders to take hold of these corrective efforts themselves, as they finally have done in the case of Rick-enbacker. If the current congressional efforts to correct the unions are false, why don’t the union leaders assume the respoasibility which is primarily theirs. to clean their ranks of racketeers, to To Go To Jail : sire and hard to get, it is likely the trend toward panatrope dances will continue. This formal ball has been one of the red reflector and headlight, (3) run out from between, or around, parked ' cars without looking from left to right j for traffic, (4) throw other children’s caps cr balls into the street, and <5) Doesn’t Accept Suspension of colorful traditions at Wesleyan for Her Sentence years and it is expected that it will be one of the high spots on this year’s social calendar. maintain discipline against shirkers, i depend on any driver to look out for to keep their financial secretaries from j him, but to look out for himself. Sign- _ stealing, by open Inspection of their | ere promise to teaeh younge^' brothers wr¥. b:ojts? I and sisters that the curb should be by members present. Mrs. Anna Whit-The boy was walking across Adams ing. spoke of her mother. Mrs. Abbie street. Jeambey turning from Wash- Crane; Mrs. W F. Kopp for her ington north on Adams, did not see mother, Mrs. T H Bird; Mrs. Edna B the boy because of another car. The McEldowney for her mother, Mrs. Re boy suffered a bump on the head and becca Burd; Mrs Hattie B. Leach some skin abrasions. paid tribute to Mrs. Mary Teesdale -- Okel, mother of Mrs Fannette Lines . A most interesting and instructive Army Air L nit p per was read by Mrs. George F noon communique said. Despite the desperate measure, it was added, the division was routed by onrushing Soviet troops. Remnants of the division were said to be retreating in disorder. Midway between Rostov and captured Kharkov to the north, the Germans attempted several counterattacks in the Kramatorsk area but were re- h, *"“'• "J ***“" ------ pelted with great losses. McKitobin which had been written by Their current reactionary tactics the limit; to await for the green light ing a five day jail sentence - - partly threaten to destroy unions faster than any bill now pending in congress. No one can destroy the unions except their leaders. The first step is to cease to appeal to reason, and to appeal only to prejudice. IOWANS WILL SEE “IOWA” COMMISSIONED . . a,t at her own request. Mrs. McPike and when crossing streets; and to obey all • child arrived in town thus week, it traffic rules. t . . .. „ . . seems and raised a disturbance at the _ Speaks At Schools Pupils were asked to write short es- Anrla RPecfr h™110 *hcrf Mr' McI>lkp Ors Moines. Iowa IINS.-Gov, and says or letters and send them to the h“ bee" S i»’inS- Information was Mrs. B, B. Hickcnlooper of fowa and police department, Ihe mayor's office; «>" Mrs Adj. Cen. Charles H Grahl. today and to the Kennedy s. At a hearing before Justice of thp were enroute to New York to attend Pupils of the city’s schools who sign Peace ,Tame? T‘ whUinB s,1f‘ was finod thp ceremony of commissioning of the . , , » __$10 and costs or sentenced to five days hattleshin Tow a the pledge card are given membership , ... ... ‘ 10 wa Plans fin Forward Miss Miriam Withrow of the Fresno Uu rUI <U U state college Fresno Calif Her sub- Meat Alloway ject "The Japanese" was in keeping in jail. Then the justice suspended the AT 5:30 P. M„ a few hours before economic stabilizer Byrnes was to go on the air with his sensational 48-hour week solution, manpower Paul McNutt was telephoning newsmen here trying to find out what Byrnes would say. This explains why McNutt has been behind in issuing interpretations, but j first aid kit It explains more than that. The McNutt orders have been trimming the manpower inflation, wage, lieve I will start serving that sen scope and strength of the program ands elther tne manpower’ UUi 6 _______ may be expected to continue. 225 to 250 Men Will Come Late yath the Rambler study this year Next Week "Shadow Over Asia.’’ _ A social hour followed during which Additional officers and men, who will » ""■‘h1 birthday cake with fifty light-have a part in connection with Inc * candles and coffee were served army air unit when it comes here I™’ a beautifully appointed table, soon, arrived in M* Pleasant today. Acerated with pink and white carua-Tech. Sgt Gene .J iolls Siven b>' Mrs w F K°PP ln They included McCann of Corsicana. Tpvas. F*t Tn- memory of her mother, Mrs H Under Rationing Likely IJ Pounds Washington, D C. < INS)— Informed OPA sources said that the per capita meat allowance for civilians under rationing may be I % pounds or less per week. Lrvnu w Pprmani anrf Pvt ist Hass B'rd and bv Mrs. Ed Lines in memory I P H Fprm<‘nt and lst class mnthat vr,c Mm Fxpanding military and lend-lease rtarrit; in the Safety Legion and an *“ J““- -y Lieut. Gov. and Mrs. Robert Blue j Robert W. Bacon of Pennsylvania and of her mother, Mrs. Mary Ivesdale irientifvine Din A quiz card on safety fentence on ^ behavior, bu- Mr, will not make the trip, it was announ- Pvt. lst class Rama C. Challen. Thp Okell and Mrs Emma Schwenker identifying pin. A quiz card on sateiy consideration of the rrd I *------- u— Mrs. Wilkins poured, Mrs. Kopp c measures is given each youngster, vho ,. n , A .j , , suspension evidently decided she would may submit a safety sl:gan. Best slo- F . ... J.. . gan from each school is awarded a not meet the good behaviour require- four came here from Coffeyville. K** Mrf; wiwms poured, Mrs Kopp cut Information now indicates that 225 birthday cake, to 250 of the cadets will arrive here on The {! wers were 86111 t0 tbe sbut' ment, if she tried and told the jus- HENRY STREET PROPERTY I jpebruary 27 and the remainder of the in Ramblers: Mrs. J. C. McCoid. Mrs. lice; ; SOLD TO REYNOLDS .400 will come on April I The a'tdi- Elizabeth Palmer, Mrs. C. S. Rogers. "You know Mr. Justice, I just be- - 'tional time for the last contingent Mrs. Miriam Brooks. Mrs. May B. Hild Real Estate reports the sate of wm give opportunity to make bet er Snider. Mrs. florence McKibbin and —,,,i.-^rv>r*«tk1 mtv result in the reduction of civilian supplies, it was said The 21” pounds per week al’otment nnr*» deemed possible and used as a Keels for the government’s unsuccessful effort to voluntarily limit the consumption of meat was described as , way in the cl:lids”. or production problems. tence.” the late U S. Alters property, located adjustments at the college and t0 Mrs Ed L’nes whose husband is iii . In the end, it is likely to be eased €he‘s in the county jail serving the on Fast Henry street, to Ben S. Rey- give opportunity also to get ’he ma- and she was unable to be present A * mittee in charge of this Day of Fond Die ti ut h is many a leva govern j _ .... interpretive orders to time and the child is in the custody nolds of New London. The Reynolds chinery in operation more smoothly picture was taken ot the group and Memories" was Mesdames B D Crane. ment official (including new dealeis point where it will lose its pro- of Mrs. Iva Holland, head of county family will move to Mt welfare. 1 the near future. outside the Brynes organization), is convinced the solution will not solve jeered potency. Peasant in before the entire group is on the cam- the lovely set-table, with its birthday Waldo Braden. W. K Rogers Edna pus cake, flowers and service. The com- McFldowney and Eva W Thomas.

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