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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - February 23, 1943, Mount Pleasant, Iowa VALID RATION STAMPS VALID RATION STAMPS Sugar ll - Feb. 1-Mar. 15 (Each stamp, Three pounds) t offee (I lh.) - Feb. 8-Mar. 21 Lanoline No. 4-Jan. 21-Mar.21 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS Fuel Oil 3 - - - Until Feb. 20 (Each stamp, ll gallons) Fuel Oil 4 - - - Until Apr. 12 Each stamp, 11 gallons THE By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Features 8yu* die ate. Inc., Reproduction In Full or In Part strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — TAX BIGWIGS in congress got theii heads togethei a few days back and found themselves unanimously dcubtful about being able to contrive new tax increases to the amount of $ 16,000,000 WX) as Mi Roosevelt wants. They offered the first suspicion that existing taxes may be as much as the gi ming traffic will bear. Fiom these conferences comes the first inkling that congress may not even try to have a new general tax bill They may adopt an Increased Withholding tax of, say IO percent 0,1, top of tin J percent current Victory taxi, adopt some system of pay-a. -you-go and compulsory savings— and let it go at that, This beginning of a trend is being urged by mail from people out in the country protesting against apparently wasteful expenditures of funds in their communities. No general charge of this nature has y* • been mad* but many con ti* tu* nLs see the high wages being paid for little work, the vast ccnstruction program** (the government is even building county sewers on a IOO per relit grant basis as a war measure, although they have no direct war connections >, and other obviously nonessential spending. Th* congress, therefore, may adopt leadership toward greater economy, (along iii' Im* Senator Byrd is promoting t and against more general tax mr reft < s. Plane Wrecked Forced Landin Ceilings on Eggs; Five Vegetables Maximum Wholesale Prices On Sale of Eggs Washington, D. C <IN8>- The OPA today established maximum wholesale prices on the sale oi eggs throughout the nation as a further aid to consumers severely hit by the new point ration system. The price celling on egg.',, effective March 6th, will mean somewhat loweT prices to consumers this spring, but slightly higher prices over the entire year. The curb on egg costs followed temporary 60 day price ceilings on five major vegetable crops which went into effect today, tomatoes, green and wax beans, cabbages, carrots and peas which are expected to be used as substitutes for tightly rationed canned goods NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS GIVEN TO IOWA WESLEYAN They’ll Do It Every Time - 1 ^HOSE^ SOLD i'wiUJON CARS ll 'Sg&SPU‘boss WAL, " MAtOWtj, HIMSEL*- SAGEST DEAL J* ^PAV POR I POT CATER. WAS WHEN I SOLO 7* TH*S JO-NT TO PAV FOR zoo SEDANS to THE PAS,' I -meter taxicab com pan v THE WEAR ON THE CHAIRS THEY DONT WORL. HERE-THEY COT SCHOLARSHIPS 1 ~tr— Two Subs Sunk By American Forces Tempers ^ DO I EV ER TELL YOU ABOUT THE TINE I UNLOADED 300 SEVEN-TON TRUCKS ON THE HIGHWAY COMMiS&ON? EVERY SALESMAN IN THE COUNTRY V.AS APTER THE DEAL-BUT I "UH wa ^ PEOPLE ARE KNOCKING EACH OTHER DOWN TO Buy Anything and THEM ORDER-TAKERS COULONT SELL GAS to a sunday driver Loss of Citizens 850 U. S. Three Escape Serious Injury In Accident Washington, D. C. — (INS*—Secretary of Navy Frank Knox reported today that one German and one Japanese submarine had been sunk by American forces in daring sea encounters j which helped to off-set the loss of 850 United States citizen.* in the torpedoing of two American ships in the North Atlantic. The secretary, in disclosing one of the most vivid stories of anti-subma- , occupants to the hospital. line warfare since Pearl Harbor, de- I Charles Hatch, pilot, and Walter parted from usual custom to say that Bacot suffered minor injuries, Bacof the German U-boat was destroyed in having an eye injury which appeared a running battle with an American to be the most serious cf the cuts and destroyer flagship somewhere in the bruises. W. Kilberg, the other oc- Atlantic. The Japanese submersible cupant, received a couple of minor was sent to the bottom by the deck cuts on the forehead. All are resl- Galesburg CPT Plane Down In Timber Near Rome A forced landing of Civilian Pilot Training plane in a Umber area near White Oak r.oith of Rome late M:n-day afternoon ended in a smashup of the plane and sent two of the three Will Speak To Methodist Men MADAM!! CHIANG Ila* correctly presented the urgent need of China for more planes and guns, and everyone her*.* Agrees with that, but there t utile liklihood that our deficiency on tiiat front can be fully met lm-tmdiateh As Mr. Roosevelt has put ii, vv* roust await the will of the Lord. What no ot,** ha explained fully to the American public and to China is this simple militaiy truth; The only way we can lose this war is by scattering our superior forces Our productivity and manpower give us a war strength above that of any ether nation If we concentrate our strength, we should be unbeatable. Further than this. we are committed to the defeat first of Hitler in Europe. Whatever would have beea right ut the lust place us no longer arguable since all our training and preparation efforts have been directer, coward cutting down Hitler first. We are embarked on that enterprise. Therefore, it is practically impossible from a military standpoint to abandon our cause in Europe and concentrate on Japan. From practical necessity, our aid to China must await lull production. These restrictions are as deep a wound to our cause as to China s. Madame Chiang aas utterly right in saying Japan controls greater resources than the United Nations, for the Nipponese now have most of the rubber and tin in the world, and plenty of oil and other fresh resources A thousand American bombers, based on Chinese airports and applying themselves to the long exposed Jap line of raw materials, supplies, or upon Tokyo's industries, could do more damage to the source of Jap powe* than anything else right new. But the decision is with the Lord of time limitations and American production. A gr ap of beautiful photographs Dr. L. L. VV cis in natural colors Is on exhibition at the locU p F, O Memorial Library. Tile gift of Transcontinental A Western Air, Inc the pictures were taken in various beauty spots of America. This air transport company has been cooperating with Iowa Wesleyan college in aviation courses, and have been bringing to Mt Pleasant a series of aviation experts to address the Wesleyan .student body and a large radio audience Few commercial organizations contribute so much to education as this far-reaching company The program at Wesleyan this year has been greatly enriclied by this association with T W A., and these beautiful pictures will grace the wa Us at Wesley! nfor many years to come. The public Is cordially invited to visit the college library to view these pictures. They will be en exhibition in the north reading room of the library for several weeks, after which they will be hung in various parts of the college. Marriage License Issued Heated Debate On Emergency Powers gun of a crippled American merchantman in the Pacific. Knox said. The top navy executive tempered hts report with caution against overoptimism. He expressed the belief that the Germans still were building I submarines "much faster than we are sinking them." Knox insisted tha* the submarine situation "is very grave.” BOY SCOUT CIRCUS THIS EVENING FREE A marriage license has been issued at the office of the clerk of the court t Freddie Moore, 26 and Margaret ?!iefel, 20. both of M’ Pleasant. Deeds Recorded For Iowa Governor More Fatalities In Clipper Crash Dan Gash and others have given a deed to Mr and Mrs. Floyd K Smith lor 160 acres in Trenton township Mr and Mrs. David F Meyer have deeded to Mr. and Mrs Emery Eigsti. 25 acres in Jefferson township. Des Moines. Iowra, (INS)—-The senate today took up the "Iowa emergency act of 1943," and immediately ran into a heated debate on how much emergency power to grant the governor and struck from the bill a section giving Hie chief executive the right to set aside state statutes in the event of actual or imminent attack or invasion. The action dealing with the suspen- Play Shoes Freed From Rationing London, England —<INS>— An in* creasing number of fatalities were reported today among the 40 persons aboard the Pan-American Airways clipper which crashed on the River Tagus at Lisbon last evening An exchange telephone company dispatch said that ll of the passen- ! Washington, D. C —The office of J price administration announced that a I limited group of "play” shoes and cer-j tam other types not ordinarily worn 1 and which are in 'he hands of dealers I or in process of manufacture will be jieleased from ration control starting j Thursday. The Brotherhood 01 me First OPA also announced revision of its The Scout circus which will be he d Methodist church will have its I definition of "infanta" shoes to put at he Iowa Wesleyan gym this even- ruftry meeting at the church on Wed- 1 m thp nonrali0ned class all baby shoes ing at 7:30 will be free to t e p c nesday evening, beginning with a din- ( up ,0 size {our whether hard or soft Persons are cordially invited to *ee e ^ served by the June Circle at 6:30.; soied. Originally only soft soled infant circus, the first time it has been ice. ^ address of the evening will be j shoes wefe unrationed. Sizes above given by Dr. L L Well, on the sub- 1 fCUr continue subject to rationing ject: "That Civilization. Shall Not whether soles are hard or soft. Perishf’ Dr. Wpis, an outstanding , Today's ruling specifically excludes _ 'speaker, served prominent churches in from rationing existing stocks of ski Toward Orul Red °ak- °maha* and Muscatine be- I shoes, skate shoes, rubber soled shoes ! fore becoming Superintendent of the ' Burlington District of the Methodist Moscow. Russia (INS) A new Gel- Church with residence in Mt. Pleas-man retreat toward Orel, the last Nazi ^ ^ & Bachelor of Arts debastion on the 1941 winter defense frQm Northwestern University and the Bachelor of Divinity degree from Garrett Biblical Institute in Evanston, Illinois. Two institutions A number ol persons were in a dying condition as a result of the accident and several of those aboard still were missing. It was feared that the death toll would reach more than 20" The huge trans-Atlantic clipper, commanded by Captain R O. D. Sullivan cf Sanford, North Carolina, was 13 crew sion of state statutes was lifted from gers now are known to be dead he bill by a vote of 26 to 20. At the close of the session there were three amendments still pending to the main bill. The measure, as explained by Senator John Berg, republican of Cedar Falls, chairman of the committee on national defense coordinauon would legalize the civilian defense organization in the state, set up a state black out law, authorize cities and towns to adopt and enforce black out ordinances and provide penalties for theft of property subject to rationing. The fight over granting the governor power to suspend state statutes involved whether the chief executive would be forced to declare martial law if the emergency powers were lifted from the bill. dents of Chicago. Motor Trouble The three men on a routine flight fr rn Galesburg, 111., CF’T field were enroute back to Galesburg when the plane evidently developed motor trouble Harlan Mosser cf north west of Rome said he saw the plane go over at a high altitude, but could tell that something was wrong with the motor. Nearer White Oak church, which is 12 miles northwest of Mt. Pleasant, the plane came lower, circled several t mes and finally landed west of the church Missing a small open field, the plane went into a wooded tract on the Herman Elgar farm, hit the top of a dead tree cutting off pait of the top, sheared a wing and swung around landing in the underbrush and mud. on the hillside about 75 feet from the tree As the plane plopped cnto the ground, the tail swung around to the west. Near a Hou'*e The place where the plane landed is between the William Messer and Emerson Krabill houses. A short distance away the Ed Krab;Us were given a scare when the plane came dangerously near their house. Irene Messer and Emerson Krabill were among *the first to reach the in Mt. Pleasant. Germans Retreat 1, hard CLARE BOOTH LUCES one-lady campaign against the administration opening American air to all the woild planes after the war has run into ex-, traneous and somewhat personal difficulties. Mrs. Luce's exposure of new deal intentions was couched In such language as to Imply that she is an isolationist — so the anti-isolationsts say. She does not wfant to be so classified. and hence has been explaining since then what she did not mean in her original remarks. This put her on the defensive. The confusing situation has been further muddled by the fact that Mrs. Luce has a personality which apparently isnpires either strong friendliness cr equally strong unfriendliness. What may become “an anti-Luce bloc” exists in congress, based wholly on personal grounds. Seriousness of her charges has been somewhat smothered by these extraneous and relatively inconsequental influences. line, was forced today by the driving Red army which killed 000 enemy troops and threatened a large force with encirclement. The Nazis abandoned large quantities of war materials w hen they fled . glmpson Couege and Garret. in an effort to escape entrapment al-j EntertaInmPnt win bc provided by ter Soviet troops penetrated to the Frederick Crane, who will play two rear cf the German positions north trombone soics, and Miss Marian of Kursk. , Aumann, who will give a dramatic Several strongly fortified inhabited reading (>The Man of sorrow." This localities fell back into the hands of selection dealing ^th Abraham Lin- the onrushing Red army, the Soviet ^ fn)m Wmston Church- high command said in its noon rom*ij1jl*g “The Crisis.” Chester Mor- munique. 1 gan president of the Brotherhood. (A London radio report said that j ^ preside at the program, and Ben vanguards of the Soviet army had wi'h fabric uppers, locker sandals, bathing .-lippers and a variety of other play shoes wnth uppers made of fabric or type.* of leather not on the critical list. The exemption is limited to shoes now in the hands of retailers, wholesalers or manufacturers or which are Rural Teachers of County Meet carrying 27 passengers and ----- . members when it plunged into the anf* helped get the men out river while coming in for a landing. the catin They had been seate wo _ _ in front and one immediately back of them. All seemed dazed and walked around in circles near the plane. Bleeding on the head and face gave them the appearance of being injured more seriously than they really were. Others were soon on the scene. Mrs. Elmer Sammons saw the plane go down and notified the men who were shredding fodder at the Sammons place. They went to the plane immediately. Hemet and Harry Scarff brought the men to Mt. Pleasant in a car. The accident occurred about 4:30. reached to within 20 miles of Orel.) have conferred upcn hun the honor- | to be manufactured before April 16. ary degree of Doctor of Divinity, j _ ENTERTAINS MEMBERS OF J. S. CLUB Mrs. Robert Potter entertained the J. S. club at her home Friday afternoon. A social time was spent while sewing was done fcr the Red Cross. Refreshments of cherry cluster cake with whipped cream, cot fee and nuts were served. Eleven members were present. The rural teachers of Henry county met at the courthouse Saturday for an all day meeting. In the forenoon, the^ program consisted of each teacher giving her idea of a help in her work. Mrs. Dove Nelson gave a demonstration on the science class. The program in the afternoon with superintendents present was devoted to the explanation of the registration for War Ration Book II. with Mr. W. K. Rogers, chairman of the Henry County Rationing Board, in charge. Spring Pheasant Hunting Announced I. ■■..... Des Moines, Iowa (INS)—The state conservation commission beday announced an eight-day open season on pheasant in eleven north central Iowa counties from March 15th to 22nd, inclusive—the first spring pheasant season in Iowa’s history. The daily bag limit has been set at five with the possession limit ten. Two sheriff Manning Cline was called a short time later and with Deputy Warren Allen guarded the plane through the night and today. Representatives came from Galesburg about ten o’clock in the evening and inspec« tors were expected here today to look over the scene and plane. hens may be taken in the daily bag and four hens may be in possession. Shooting hours will be from 9:00 a. rn. to 5:00 p. rn. Counties open include Woith, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Wright. Hancock. Winnebago, Kossuth, Humboldt, Palo Alto. Emmett and Pocahontas north of highways 221 and IO. Gajer will lead the Situp singing. Last month more than one hundred men attended the Brotherhood meeting. The attractive program arranged for this month will insure still larger attendance on Wednesday evening. LEAVE ARMY’S SIZE TO ARMY - - MURPHY Suspends Quotas On Wheat Acreages WORLD WAR VET COMMITS SUICIDE Washington, D. C. ' INS)—Secretary of Agriculture Wickard today ordered the suspension of all wheat acreage which were jj Rommel’s Latest Drive Halted Allied Headquarters in North Africa (INS)—British and American troops ,„ Tu„1sla besan to scoop UP axis „C()N(;ERT ,N SW,NG prisoners today as Field-marsnai ta , ... . DC, ocDCATim win Rommel’s latest tank drive wasj ILL KU KLi L/V I LD brought to a definite halt four miles south of Thala after 24 hours of fur- j The recent ious fighting. (Editor’s Note Concert in Swing" presented by the Iowa Wesleyan College The Italian high hand, was so well received by the local command claimed that 854 allied pris- audience, that it will b*: repeated in oners, MO tanks and scouting cars a program to be broadcast over stat 101 ACE HI BRIDGE CLUB ENTERTAINED Members of the Ace High Bridge club were entertained at. the home of Mrs. John Metcalf Friday afternoon. In the card games played at three tables Mrs. Raymond Kinney won the prize for having high score Mrs. Rene Clifton won the low score prize Des Moines, Iowa (INS)—Ray Murphy, New York City, former Iowan --and past national commander of the quotas and other restrictions Knoxville, Iowa. (INS) — Marion American Legion, urged last night Under the regulations county coroner R V. Mater listed the that leaders of the army and navy be suspended today all wheat growers death of C. L. Hixon, 50. a World War gjVen the decision of how large the were restricted by the AAA on the veteran, whose body was found this nations armed forces should be. amount of wheat they could produce morning in the garage of his Knox-, Murphy spoke at the closing session and were penalized 49c a bushel on all Ville home, as a suicide. ! 0{ the two-day conference of Iowa that they produced over ’heir quota. The motor of Hixon's car was run- iegion post commanders, adjutants and ning when the body was discovered. servjrr officers. "If we trust heads of army and navy to win the war. why not leave to them als 1 the decision as to what the strength cf the armed services should he," he said. j Surviving are his widow and one son. A. B. ROTH BUYS DE BERG - PULLMAN WEDDING FEBRUARY 14 J? WRIGHT ACREAGE and 58 guns were captured by the WSUI at 5:15 P. M. Thursday, axis in four days battle.) program will open wi h the "Wesleyan The enemy mechanized assault has Hymn and will Include The Eva* been checked by allied infantry and spangled Banner". "Ciribiribin". tank units strongly supported from "Dance in A Minor”, ' The Army Air the air. an official spokesman said. Corps March", "Midnight in Paris", Heavy casualties have been inflicted "Red Rhythm Valley , and El ( (pion the enemy and prisoners taken. tan. The program will conclude with . the "Wesleyan Hymn.” H M. Hild Real Estate reports the Refreshments of fresh strawberry j sale of the improved acreage located sundae, wafers and coffee were served, fon East Washington street aud owned ' by Everett Wright, to Albert B Roth of this city. Mr. Roth is buying this property for a home aud gets possession in the near future. Guests were Mrs. Harold Lamm, Mrs. Raymond Vandenberg, and Mrs. The Walter Beattie. SUBSCRIBERS For 60 years, Mr, and Mrs. Robert New London. la.— Announcement has been made of the marriage, on Feb. 14. of Kathleen DeBerg. daughter of Rev. and Mrs J. M DeBerg, of Sidney, to James H Pullman Jr, an ens gn in the U. S naval reserves, in the First Presbyterian church at Sia-Funeral service for Mrs. John ne;* I hey formeily lived in New Lon-Krantz, 59, of near Wyman, who died don during his pas crate of th*’ local Monday evening about six o’clock. Presbyterian church. MRS. JOHN KRANTZ TAKEN BY DEATH Fractures Arm G. Lyans have been subscribers of the' Tom Burns of south of Mt. Pleasant Monticello Express. Mr. and Mrs. Ly- bad the misfortune to get his hand ans. new residents cf La Canada, caught in the belt while grinding feed j will be held at the Swedesburg Luth-I cran church Thursday morning at Ca| ;'nia, leeentl^l celebrated their, jn a hammer mill recently, breaking ling when it will be taken C4th wedd.ng anniversary. his arm between the wrist and elbow j church. Car Damaged ten-thirty. | Gar! Thornburgh’s car was badly The body will remain at the Cookes damaged Saturday morning when the tuneral home until Thursday morn- machine was sideswiped bv a truck. to the The accident occurred in the fog, according to the report.

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