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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - January 21, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa If you miss your news Call 75 City cab Between 6 30 and 7 00 p. M. The it. Pleasant news colder these Days by George e. Sokolsky How no i to succeed the to a a inn it by of Admiral by Man Rickolt r but fore the Senate preparedness investigating sub to Monttee was startling in its human Quality in its tale of the Etoi t of an individual to serve. Quot a Quot a i vol. 80, no. 17 it. Pleasant Iowa. Tuesday by Erinc j a. 21. 1958 j.,.�?. A a a aria a by f Arrier 30 per week Byj mall. 37.50 per year snowstorm Cripi it Les activities lit county by tary equipment fighting Oil a of a Kief officers that the m arts modernizing Mili while All the time rear guard action who had forgotten of War constantly i Chang the nuclear submarine was the achievement of the organizing Genius of Admiral Rickover Admiral Rickover told senator Johnson a c Smittee that the Ger Man an fore during world War ii had Gaird to e reputation of i u g to most capable research i and development organization in the world. After the War America made a study of this superiority t tin e studies Admiral Rieko r reach cd the e m that for Rose a Rich and development it is e Sencial the naval officers be As Stron a technically As administratively. To Shew How Little the Navy t ought of nuclear problems Rick ote and a v ral other naval officers were it to Oak Ridge in 19hi to l in reactor technology. After great Effort and much scheming t overcome opposition they v a w id d into a team in preparation for work on the a i aut which was already in Rickover a mind. Rickover had n commended that this team of it Pec tii Zed men be kept together to work on a nuclear driven submarine but i t Admiral Rickover Tell the Story a however the group was broken up As As we came Back and a Wen split. In fact the thought at that time was to not let me stay in Washington but to Send me t Oak Ridge As a declassification officer some clerical Job. Quot but fortunately there were other Voi c in Washington. I was kept on and i was assigned this Job la by my Elf and Given an office in an sex ladies powder this was in 1947. Admiral Rickover recounted As son As it was definite that i would stay in Washington i determined that the first lung to do a to get a letter from Admiral Nimitz who was then the chief of naval operations to authorize the design development and construction of an atomic i v Plant for a submarine. This letter took me 3 months to get. Ned and it became my Hunting License. I now License by there w re no Deer arund. I had no Money a this is cited As an example of the thing that happen that made it possible f r the russians to defeat us in a Field in which americans have a Way been pre eminent engineering and manufacturing. Snow slows Down Mexico c1t1 a motorists Are and City a heaviest snowfall in recent history the Snow which Tell on the the Mountain villages outside the capital incommunicable reaching a . Assessed valuations in county higher than in �?T5 i Atco City after the land of eternal Sunshine Quot rendered depth of several feet a it Many Sec International Rural teachers meet to discuss several problems figures have been compiled at the county auditors office showing the assessed valuations of property in the various subdivisions of Henry county. Of special interest is the total in it. Pleasant where numerous increases were made in property valuations in the Effort to equalize them As previously reported the result was an increase of about $410,000 in valuation of lots before deduction of soldiers exemptions. The new figure is $4,567,353compared with $3,247,657 the pre \ ill License Vious year. When All property is included the increase is $431,292. The new total is $4,336,799 compared with $3,905.-507 these Are the net figures after deducting soldiers exemptions the Baltimore total. It pleasant Coppock Wayland. Olds. Winfield it Union Rome. New London Salem. Hillsboro. Corp total 561,651 15,094 457 3.657.353 9,676 439 102 111.948 722,248 98,955 24,780 931,696 178.232 92,877 6.266,867 564,638 14,963.359 3,247.657 8,176 405,952 117,822 716,200 72,265 29,389 899.832 187,414 96,436 5,781.143 h my county Rural teachers assembled in the office of county superintendent of school1 Joseph s. Davis monday. Jan 20th at 1 30 . To discuss the following prob Lime. Four schools hold meeting on reorganization in the Hillsboro High school it Hall school Board member i a Bonaparte farming on Stock p. A and Hillsboro assembled m and e evening to discuss a proposed Gan Szatum of their four school Trielo Carl Lake superintend i e or Hobbs at Hillsboro acted Asu a i pen Ary chairman until re fire u school superintendent trom it Parte was elected Perm Lieut i m Man of the reorganization i up Eldon Tharp school super Inteia in from Farmington pointed out to the school Board members tin it w ase amp Sentill that they Taki my i initiative and move rapidly in n organization matters. The 23 members assembled were polled a d All favored an aggressive re Orciani it Ion plan except the Stockport Board members who were Undeck Doii or Harnch. Superintendent of school at Stockport. Indicated that in the lit perhaps the matter should be in eyed further in the 8t<�� pm t rhe meeting was attended a the county superintendent of a cml county Joseph s. Davis who advised the Board members that in his opinion it would not be pos Ible to legally 11x the place of the proposed new school building until a Frei the reorganization had been completed Flie Board members Drew a line around a proposed District Winch president sets tone for Campaign to plan for stale league meeting Here May 15, i would have an assessed valuation Ott it Ting Robert Piper and mrs 1 $7,000,000 and would contain about a r>8 Eami Wagn i Croce Williams instructed the 1900 students. The meeting and 1 journey at 10 00 with plans for an and Luis Osiier meeting in the near future. To hic ago ins a i dint a n h it c s attack on Quot i it a him is Quot wlm i All America weak my it i. Hong ton. Today for gop of focus a i a control of s 11 it it or 1 Utoft at it nov Max a in a r a publican fund raising d i n i p tech m in it Kilt King off the 1958 Cam i i or else Howei til d f-1u w l it it members a cum Einung demo i and ind indent to Quot m the l a drive it top nun Rol of both houses. La groups he Aid. Ilia Difei on details but agree a it n h i. In Ltd Ici us and a Viand pm ii d dynamic program future a calling up it a Tell ill americana about Day a t heft a rid Cut said a frankly this As what we should i to All America i it on t pay any att it it a to the Pic must those people who to i snit of their own Ltd a a Teal that America la fearful America i a i Nisi Nam were remarks were apparently aimed As a w it Hulk not Only to Republican campaigners but Foi nil Amei it on coir i Rcd Over the notions i fens Pature la Laid Stres on the defense is be after initiating that peace and should not be injected As issues by either a s mud Lor the them to it Evi i v i. Ichigo Noi m. Of Grinnell. President of the league of women voters m t has announced that the mid Winter Board meeting of the if note Wal be held wednesday Jan 22nd, at town Bra tuning it 111 .1 id 717 eth ill i r l hop i conference room Sta e University mrs Charles of i l it son. Head of the Low a Wesleyan sociology do partner and president of the it pleasant league has been invited to attend alone with the president of oth i local leagues mrs Huron Crane and mrs Robert Dennis of it plea ant of chairmen of the state convention committee will also me t with the Board to make plans to lie stale convention to be held May 15th und 16th at it i pleasant a representative of the state Board of regents will be present to toll the league about the financial needs of the stale institutions under their control the billowing Board members j plan to attend mrs a Tib oat of Anniv mrs hid 1 Iol i Man of Mai shall town. Mis John Birdman of in Toneu i Allied dim Nick and 1 mrs k 1 Ferrell of Daien or Richard Ulrich of Mason City. Mrs e w Loek tier and mrs f a Pigott it Hes Moines mrs c do i Watt Norton of it Vernon mrs Karl Kneen of it Union mrs. I Richard Larew of Iowa City mrs. Richard Hoy und mrs Hofmei Miller i of Waterloo traffic Cut to slow i it Ace i n area a blowing snowstorm Cut activity m the Southeastern part of Iowa i it i minimum tuesday and caused a Nee hat Ion of nearly All penalty feb. I teachers in the techniques and methods pertaining to it the giving of the 1 it a Basil skills tests. Mrs. Wlliams further explained to thess ambled teachers the purpose of us a bundle week Quot Campaign who h is to provide clothes for needy youth m various parts of the world. Charles Rupert county superin of schools from Lee add Rovn a d the teachers figures include lots and lands rail j License registrations As yet Are re concerning Hemy county s Forth Road Telegraph transmission lines Henry county motor vehicle Owm-1 b i oct who Haven to bought a Tum i Tinl it. W ill Telephone and pipelines had a Hunting sonar property. At Way land the valuations Are up about $37,000 it. Union is up about $32,000 and new London about $20,000. The other towns in the county have lower valuations it will be noted in the accompanying table. Total valuations for the towns minded that they have Only until Coni is Lusic festival Buh and per feb. 1 to do so or must pay a penal-1 Given on Pill 16th. All Lura it 11 k three years from the time the Small group of naval officers were s it to Oak Ridge before All the arrangements could be mad dwt n the Bureau of ships of the Navy the chief of naval operations and the atomic Energy s on to make it possible for an organization jointly controlled to come into existence to plan a nuclear submarine. There were no precedents and therefore Admiral Rickover could a a it ahead w without worrying about rules and regulations. As he Testi Fkd a we had no particular contract de for the prototype. We Don t know what it Means. We just said Here is a Job to be done and we Are not bound by any rules that people have written up in books j Trenton on re Earch and development. We Marion of do we want to build a nuclear powered submarine. We will build one ashore again this colloquy took place a emr. . Chief counsel what i was trying to get at. Admiral was whether you followed the usual proce dui ? that is followed in the military in getting this Job done. A Admiral Rickover. No sir i to of five percent per month with no amount less than a Dollar. Last year a total of approximately 7,855 cars and trucks were Reg i estered in the county. So far 4.522 ear and truck plates have been old at the county treasurer s office so approximately 3,333 cars and trucks Haven to been registered As show an increase of $476,101. Yet. In the townships a $40,000 in-1 if All the person who Haven to crease is noted in Jefferson and purchased their plates wait until Over $25,000 in Canaan about the last Day before the penalty goes $12,000 ill Salem and some $2,400 in j into effect to do so there will be Jackson. Most of the others have quite a last minute Rush decreases or Are about the same As county treasurer William Hay a year ago. Total valuations show Ward urges that persons who have an increase of $19,630. I bought their plates not wait in the comparisons Between the til the end of the month to do so. Valuations made in the assessments i he ties Ute s office in the com t in 1957 and in 1956 House is open from 8 am. Until valuations Ujj p or. Weekdays and valuations including lands build j . To n on on saturdays Ings Railroad Telegraph students grades l through 8, will be assembled in the it. Pleasant High school auditorium for a music festival under the direction of or. D maid Kruzan director of music from tile Rock Island schools. pm Davis county super to nuent. Pointed out that there Are Emru itly available in the a if ice of the county superintendent 1.4 billion favored for missiles Washington ins the House approx Jar nations committee voted $l,410s000,000 in emerge Tricy Hustle funds today 40 millions More than pre ident Eisenhower asked j that and said a up can not afford to today by a second bests in an a a of Quot even i increasing danger a in a. Somber report highly critical i of the administration the lawmakers labelled the president request t Phi Ltd a House i a 1 shot i Man Adams la lied out it j democratic critic of the Prev id in am ther fund raising dinner at j Minneapolis in which he charged i that former Pic evident Harry s Truman put 60 times More for a a than Hgt a Long Range my Adams also Vocu cd the i it Eirk i rat it of a wit i National d of n a Quot but did not id until any App non party members by name in new York vice president Richard m Nixon urged the top to talk hard during the 1958 congressional elections and warned it Acyl won t do the j<4> from Sion lines Telephone and pipe lines also personal property but after deducting soldiers exemption Jefferson Wayne Scott. Canaan Tippecanoe Center. New London Salem. Jackson Baltimore i total j it. Pleasant no Coppock. Wayland Olds. Winfield a. It. Union. Rome. New London a Ual procedures will accomplish unusual jobs. No sir or Weisl How were you Able o do that How were you Able to avoid following the usual procedures a Admiral Rickover. One of the Salem main n Usan Las that there were i Hillsboro so Many to pie who were certain total. The project would fail and they did not want to be associated with Valuate it. This was one of the most before d wonderful things. A it is quite different today but at that time nearly everybody knew it was going to fact us alone completely almost j Scott. by so we were Able to do i Trenton the Job Quot Mai Ion. It is allo human too human. 1 Canaan g t the nuclear submarine Tippecanoe ready and ahead of time because Center. Those who craved Success would new London not touch what Lor ked like a crack Salem. Not idea jul ks0ii a a j tons Jefferson so they Wayne 1957 1956. 1.528.460 1.488.334. 2.523.633 2.537,772. 2.135,720 2,149,501 968.808 989.052 1,943,909 1,940,216 2,449.028 2,413.552. 1.072.821 1.090.596. 1,454.424 1.451,566. 1.748.658 1.755.420 1.180,827 1.168,482. 1.033.961 1,031,539 676.212 680.791 18.716.461 18.696,831. 4,336,799 3,905,507 14.229 12.943 537.106 500,431 199.803 206.492 898,434 916.595 134.267 102,391 29.147 33,587. 1.051.799 1,031.174 230.542 242.855 127,836 131.836. 7,559,912 7,083,811 valuations of lands and buildings Eton of soldiers exempt 1957 1956. 1.223,474 1.169.911 2.134.133 2.122,096 1.748.361 1,744.188 811.431 815.667 1.615.547 1,595.940. 2,098,666 2.073.788 666,474 677,705 1,132,991 1.139,826 1.385.667 1,371.569 907.328 890,328 808.734 797,703 Cascade Man crash v victim Cascade ins a a Cascade Man was killed and two other men injured in a car True collision on Highway 151 about eight Miles Southwest of Dubuque. The dead Man was identified As Dennis Dilca sr., of Cascade. He was Riding with a son. Eldon when their Star was hit by a pickup truck driven by Joseph Martin of Dubuque As the Dullea car apparently tried to turn in a driveway. Martin and the younger Dullea were hospitalized in Dubuque. The death was the 38th on Iowa highways in 1958. Compared to 24 at the same time last year. Postpone meeting of inc associates the meeting of the now a Wesleyan associates which was to have been held at the Iowa Wesleyan student Union this evening was postpone d because of the snowstorm. Or. James Van Allen reported from Iowa City that it would be i difficult for him to get Here. The now was six inches deep at mid morning Grams. But they said this w it ukr or lev passage of the Quot minimal Quot req i and that a the better part of Wisdom is to act the Money is to be used for accelerating All major intermediate and intercontinental ballistic in lie to Speed construction of Alert and diaper it facilities for tin strategic air command 1 it a the ballistic missile defense program and for secret buy of Desensi Neil h. emergency fund of the 40 million d Lars added to the president s request the committee earmarked 20 million for the army Quot Pershing Quot i Ile which is an improved red tone v. Tii a solid rather than liquid propellant the programs were originally to be part of a 1959 fiscal Yea budget. Hut after Russia launched its sputnik the administration up priority tags on them and decided to get Start d right away. Enjoy picture trip in Canada the audience at the third in to series of kiwanis Yavel and adventure picture was taken on an enjoyable tour across Canada m a May evening. Julian Romor started the tour in Nova Scotia and proceeded Westward through Quebec to Niagara Falls and thence to Winnipeg and the we t coast Phot Graphy a Good and the picture had special interest for the Large group present. A College male a a oct. Plus one ,.ng at the intermission. Of school. The following Publica a conservative and said tin y Wiki which have been prepared 1 Tey had time to Quot Correct Possich by this office handbook of Henry i a Fici Mcnies in other Essen Al Pru cd. In y Winch is a 60 Page compilation of All school officials in the county p Quot oui 1 directory of teachers curriculum schedule and j relevant data a naming to Henry j county schools policies of the Henry county Board which is a 30 Page compilation concerning policies of the mechanical and Legal features of the Henry county Board Iowa school Law and reorganization of school districts which is a 90 Pagi manual concerning i waca. E Law and at Torney general opinions to reorganization along with Legal forms nice1 Ary to effectuate a school District school administrators guide to special education concerning the services available from the special education department and parliamentary procedures which is a pamphlet designed for school boards and reorganization committees and relates to proper methods of preceding in a it Ern bled groups. These teachers present from Henry county Rural school.-, were mis. Myrtile Schwab Crane carts mrs. Erma Scott or Mildred Neil mrs. Marjorie Zickefoose Walter Gray mrs. Zaida Stanley mass Dorothy be by mrs. Davida Nicholson mias Florence coll.a-. Mrs. Phyllis Overton mrs Dunlavy mrs Charlotte Grupe. Miss Naomi o Dell mrs. Bra Rich mrs g Nevieve Messer mrs. Ethel Mae Schaefer mrs. Inogene Hinkle mrs. Maryett French mrs. Marcia Cammack or Rozena Wyse miss Rachel Leichty. Mrs. Laura Hinkle mrs. Hot Len , mrs. Lida Grant mrs Hazel Lawrence mrs. Etta Owen mrs. Virginia Carter. Break ins a it. Union stores two firms at it Union were i Siken into monday night and k Mill amount of Cash and some cigarette wire taken the break Ina were reported to Russell Van Tuyl who is investigating mime from the general store operated by Harold Cisna were $19 i in change and 18 Cartons of Cigar Ltd it. Nine dollars was taken at the drug store operated by Laurel i Krufger. The Money was taken from the Cash registers in the store Etil Titre was gained to each place by breaking old the Glass in the front doors. No school in my pleasant lie to no school was held at the pub schools in it. Pint it tues in of uie snowstorm announcement of the Cancella a w made on who i Dio Jim try before 7 30 and again a a to aft r 7 30. Bus did vers and teachers were in fit d by Telephone and to . Spread widely. However of a local pupils did appear at the Bui Kiing a Uhli tins Drivers skely would h be experienced some difficulty t ii the Early in it ring rounds the for is f r continuing now and Drifting through the Day was a a tor m the decision. As the Day advanced it was evident that it prediction were proving True. Goal line club to meet wednesday or. Wettach to build office i Wolmut Wettach has purchased the divine studio residence building in North Mam North of the Public Library and will build a new office on the sit the Buck and Frame Structure Low occupied by the studio and or and mrs j e divine will be based. The divine recently bought tic Callow a property just North of the ? audio and will move to that Loca to Ion the removal of the studio Ingild chg Wal take away another it pleasant landmark. The Structure housed the will Dyall studio for Many decades until it was purchased by the divine. Woman injured in collision a woman a my Aux when the car in which she was Riding a involved in an incident on now packed Highway 218 about seven Moln South of it plea ant at 11 45 am tuesday. The Accident is i d near to e Donaldson Chapel mrs Icli auth Heim Minneapolis mum suffered a bump on her head and had several Teeth knocked out in the Accident 8he was Tak Ien to memorial to Pital for to amt ment and release d mrs. Helm arid Lui. Band or Everett Helm were on their Way from Iowa City where he spoke monday to Oklahoma for another speaking engagement or. Helm was driving South we n a 1957 lev r let Nick up driven by R by Lik Newport Aik Skidd d into ins i he two rna it Hines col hid i nearly he id on mrs him was thrown into the wind Hie id. The Helm ear a 1953 Ford was damaged an estimated $40 and tin pick up about $500. The front ends of both vehicle were smashed. D put Robert Nicholson inv to gated. No school wednesday there will be no school m Itie i t. Pleasant Public schools on wednesday supt. C. A. Cottrell a Aid tuesday. Continuing Snow and Drifting made it Likely that the busses could net make the routes. Meetings plan nest in the it a a Leas Titi area. L limited Highway traffic moved slowly both because of the Bau condition of the highways and because i or visibility. Blowing Snow Cut to e View to i by Ltd a or loss frequent a motorists were advised to stay it the highways unless their trip a v. T re urgent. In my. Pleasant the heavy Snow i a used s much t rouble. Cai. Were stalled at the curb and tip a gently at Stop sign. Now shovels and chains were in demand. Trucks were having trouble on the Hills on 34 in West it pleasant a and also wire having trouble getting started at ome of the intersect ions. By one of clock tuesday afternoon the accumulation win a six inches Strong northerly winds drifted the How ii open areas and added to t aval difficulties on some country roads. There was some indication at d afternoon that the storm was abating an i predictions were to that effect. However the storm was moving slower than at first predicted and might continue into the night. Martin in the night the snowfall and drilling had reached a stage by six . Tuesday that motor vehicles were having trouble. Bupt c. A Cottrell investigated and decided to cancel schools for the Day. This was followed through the morning by numerous cancellations. 1 events As announced in other places in the news. At noon tuesday Bupt. Cottrell i announced lat because of the cont suing Snow Strong winds and l Kell Hodd of further Drifting there would be no school on wednesday. The Date Highway commission Snow plows kept the main High w Aye open through the night. They worked until 2 . And were again on the highways at 7 am. County maintainers were in use through tuesday on other roads. Difficulty w As being experienced in keeping up with the snowfall and during. In some places open paths were narrow and Snow was packing r n the pavement in Many place american bus lines busses Weie running an hour or More late but j were getting through. Borne trucks i Sci a going through but evidently i Many of them had been pulled in 11< await Clearing of the Highway. The Snow had moved in from a \ southwesterly direction. Greater Kansas City was paralysed by one of the worst snowstorms in the areas history. Snow piled to 13 inches by Early afternoon and was expected to mount to 15 to 18 inches during the night. Schools were closed. Hazardous driving conditions forced the halting of traffic on Many highways in Western Kansas and Eastern Missouri. J few co to state Republican dinner local representation at the state Republican dinner in Des Moines tuesday evening dwindled because of the snowstorm. Some 25 persons in the county had expected to attend but because of the intensity of the storm and unfavourable forecasts Mast All. Abandoned plans to go. Mrs. Marie Wilson state re pub i lican women a Council president had gone up earlier. L. T. Harlan of Hillsboro also attended. Car fire one fire truck was taken to or persons planning to attend the Mil an Park at 2 10 . Tuesday event w re notified by Telephone of to extinguish a car fire the pest port ment. No Date has j the car. Owned by Charles new Len set for the event. I Man was extensively damaged Honolulu ins the Navy reported today that the Carrier philippine sea a picked up debris from a c-97 cargo liner which disappeared in the raid Pacific Sun Way with town air Force crewmen or my. Tie goal line club will meet a the sic Fer quonset thursday at 7 30 ., according to Stanley Swan president of the organization tickets to be sold for the Chicken Fry which will be held in the near future will be distributed. The Date of die dinner will also be decided j on St. Michael s meeting postponed leave cars out of business District the annual meeting of St Mich a Cir a episcopal Church Parish which was scheduled for this evening has been postponed until thursday eve ring at 6 30. The Rev John Simp a it a at More announced tuesday in motorists Are asked not to leave their cars in the business District during the Early morning hours wednesday. Snow removal wih be started a bom Midnight and can be Dene much faster if there Are no rain in the was

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