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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - June 19, 1971, Mount Pleasant, Iowa 2 the news of. Pleasant it saturday june 19, 1971 comments. The blunders. That Are worse than crimes by John Chamberlain i general Charles Willoughby and general Albert Wedemeyer put just Why the Nixon adm Nistra j their books in shape. Again and a tion which had nothing to do with gain i heard the classic Maxl of the decisions that committed 500, 000 americans to Jungle fighting on the asian Mainland should be Leal by concerned about the times articles on tilt warfare reiterated. Some of the maxims stressed the principle of Surprise. Others stressed the Princi new York j pie of concentration. A a linear de Pentagon a f tense is no Quot to seek to be study of our Vietnam involvement Strong everywhere is to be Strong this is the sort of stuff is something of a mystery. True it is a bit disconcerting for president Nixon both As the com Mander in chief of the armed a forces and the nation s chief Diplomat to know that the Security of classified information can be broken by enterprising reporters. But the net effect of the times scoop is to make the leaders of the democratic party during the Johnson years look like those used car salesmen who habitually take beat up automobiles across state lines in order to turn the speedometers Back without breaking local Laws against tampering with recorded milage. Or. Nixon who has suffered from the democratically inspired a a Tricky image for More than a decade must be secretly smirking at the picture presented in the times of a democratic regime committed to engaging the nation in a War but stealth and with the use of strategies not approved by the joint chiefs of staff. As for Barry Coldwater who was so badly wronged during the 1964 Campaign As the a trigger Happy fellow who would blow up Little girls As they plucked the petals from daisies he can now feel vindicated. If he had been elected we might still have gotten into War in Asia. But it would have been with the nations consent and the War would have been fought by Means approved by the joint chiefs of staff. The times Speaks of the a a Covert War which is its polite Way of saying something that could have been presented in harsher terms. I sympathize with the times copy desk for i am not temperamentally a willing killer of men s reputations. Let us be charitable and say that Lyndon Johnson and his Secretary of defense started their a Clandestine plans for a a squeezing the North vietnamese for reasons that seemed entirely honorable to themselves. However if a commander a in chief and his Deputy cannot be that used to be kindergarten Wisdom to any military Man Worth his Salt. Robert Mcnamara and Johnson must have heard the maxims for the joint chiefs As revealed by the j new York times argued that the plans for a a squeezing Hanoi or relying on bombs directed at political targets were no substitute for hitting hard at the enemy so Cap j the joint chiefs and the c. I. A. Wanted the u. S. To demonstrate a willingness to apply a unlimited Force the principle of concentration by taking out All of j North Vietnam a major airfields1 and its Petroleum supplies a in the first three Moshe Dayan of would have approved the joint j chiefs thinking. But the thinking of the military and the intelligence people was shunted aside by j lbs and Mcnamara and their civilian trained advisers. The plans were for a graduated response in Hopes that to Chi Minh and general Giap would be intimidated. Such plans ignored the j whole history of guerrilla warfare i which admits of no intimidation. None of the plans were surfaced Intima to become Points for discus Ion in the 1964 Campaign. The idea was to eliminate Coldwater As the Quot trigger Happy Man and then after the new presidential term had begun to put the a a Covert plans into effect. The outlines of both the military stupidity and the political deception have Long been obvious without the corroboration of the times it Coop. Fighting a War that used 500.000 men for what amounted to the linear defense of South Vietnam a boundaries there was no a a concentration until we went into Cambodia was no More conclusive than fighting the same War with 200.000 men. The guerrilla enemy filtering Between our forces simply followed Willie Keeler a classic convicted of any crime for doing baseball Maxim by Quot hitting them where they Ain any i could have told lbs that you can twin if you Don t demolish an enemy a what they think Best for the Security of the nation even if they do it without consulting Congress or asking for the appropriations to sustain their course of action they can be convicted before the bar of Public opinion for stupidity. Back in world War ii times i used to Hobnob with major George Fielding Eliot and Fletcher Pratt who did a thriving business of a expert Inge on military strategy and tactics for various publications. Later on i helped Macarthur g-2, a a capabilities i. E., the docks at Haiphong the Oil tanks before they. Were dispersed the food Supply in the red River Delta. But lbs never cracked a strategical textbook. No crime there. But who was it that said something about blunders being worse than crimes distributed by King features Syndicate pest scout program to avoid use of chemicals when not needed f 4 i i it Down our country Lane a it a Kay cycling is bark. And we re not talking about the motorized version bicycling has once again become a popular past time for the american Public and bicycle sales have been reported As much As 200 per cent ahead of last year s level. And for the first time since the 1890 a almost half of All bicycle production is geared to adult demand. Not Only is bicycling a Quot pollution solution but physical fitness fans have Long noted Bike Riding As a Quot heart preserver Quot and Quot weight v v v one of the most avid cyclists we know is Bill smart local j. P., who has now logged More than 800 Miles on his Schwinn three Speed Bike that is his it. Pleasant Schwinn for he also has a Quot twin Schwinn Quot in Laguna Hills California where the smarts spend part of each Winter with Well Over 300 Miles on it. Bike Riding has always been a great past time for Bill from the time he was a youngster though an Active business career made it a rather infrequent pleasure for several years. Reg. . Pat. Off. By blk Vari Brenner one prime example of the Way the system works agriculture de i apartment scientists report was the government scientist Are asking re Cord compiled in the Cotton Fields Congress for $1.8 million to expand 0f Graham county. Arizona in 1968 a study which could sharply reduce and 9. The use of pesticides on farms with \ in 1998, growers used a a a blankets j out cutting crop yields. Spray program in which 13,000 acres j the research sponsored by the were covered with insecticide each agriculture department in co opera week for a six week period without lion with Lutes is an Effort to test any Check on the actual insect popu the practicality of a widespread nation. The treatment was costly a pest scout program. The a scouts a and Elt a to unexpected Side effects trained to recognize and evaluate including heavy damage to Honey build in insect populations Tell bees Farmers when chemical insecticides j the following year in 1969, grow Are needed a and avoid the use of ers Anco the Arizona Extension ser chemicals when they Are not needed. Vice collaborated to set up a scout a a a system so producers could Spray Only when necessary instead of spraying a total of 78,000 acres six sprays on 13,000 acres As in 1968. The Farmers used chemicals on Only 5,500 acres in 1969. It. Pleasant news established 1878 215 West Monroe Street it. Pleasant Iowa published daily except sunday by the mount pleasant news inc a second class postage paid at it. Pleasant Iowa 52641�?� the local . Finds lots of amusement too in the youngsters who frequently inquire Quot wanta drag Quot he usually does and has no concern about breaking any Speed Laws since he averages about la or 12 . W. Is is but How fast he can go is not the Quot game Quot with Bill smart it s the distance or what he can find to amuse him on the Way. Bike Riding is never monotonous for Bill but for a Little extra diversion he often carries a counter and tallies the number of pieces of litter he sees along the Road number of cars Etc. Although he has enjoyed dogs and bikes throughout his life Bill says that dogs and bicycles just dont go Ogeth Roost interesting or Quot and some big dogs have Given him a merry Chase. He now carries a canine repellent used by postmen and meter readers but has t found it necessary to use it As yet. And Competition Between the various age groups will add to the fun. Is Sivu for the ladies who Don t particularly want to Quot act like a kid again Quot there s going to be an afternoon filled with demonstrations of various kinds and these will be held in the Quot air cooled Quot shelter House Cecil Abraham will be demonstrating How to make Quot bread dough Quot Flowers while Elizabeth Conrad will create Floral artistry with her Quot Bangle Quot Flowers. Bernice May will be making dolls from Ivory soap bottles and mrs. Elmer Garrels will be demonstrating different kinds of mexican handicraft. Vivian Battles will show ways with Corn cob Craft Quot which should prove Bill smart is Quot off for a daily spin Quot on his Schwinn Bike which May take him a distance of Twenty Miles just for starters As a youngster in Ohio Bill once Rode 49 Miles in one Day and though the family later moved to the Chicago area where they lived for several years that did not deter his interest in Bike Riding. Never one to take a dare Bill recalls that he once won a bet with his Bike Riding ability by Riding from Oak Park to the downtown Loop area in an hour. And even in those years downtown traffic and numerous Stop lights were something to reckon with. Later when the family moved to Ravenswood he often Rode Down to Garfield Park a distance of seven or eight Miles to visit his grandmother. When Bill smart starts out on a Bike ride he usually logs somewhere in the area of 20 to 25 Miles to Salem via Highway b and Back by 218�?to Trenton on the Blacktop and Back via 218, or to within 6 Miles of Fairfield and Back a distance of 35 Miles. One of these Fine summer Days Bill plans to Cycle to Washington and that s a lot of peddling however Bill says he usually figures on Quot coasting Quot almost half the distance. It s when he gets his exercise on the Mcmillan Park race track that he has to pedal All the Way but even so the last time out he completed 16 laps x x x traffic is definitely the biggest Hazard for the Bike rider and Bill certainly advocates the trend to bikeway and Bike trails. Of weather is not conducive to Bike Riding you la find Bill getting his daily exercise by walking. And Don t be surprised if one Day you meet him skating around town for he was also quite a skater in his youth. Of you re interested in Bike Riding As a Hobby have a Chat with Bill. Just Don t Challenge him to any distance feats. He s pretty Apt to win $ is Fig. It s certainly not too Early to be making plans for the fourth of july Holiday. In fact it will require no planning at All on your part As regards where to go and what to do if you plan to be in it. Pleasant remember those old tire fourth of july Community picnics. At the school House or in Central Park and How Long has it been since fourth of july has meant a Parade and fun and games for the whole county much too Long 38 38 $5 an Quot old fashioned fourth Quot is what s in store for 1971 Here in it. Pleasant. Sponsored by the it. Pleasant recreation association a full afternoon and evening of entertainment has been planned for the family. There s going to be something for everyone at Mcmillan Park beginning at i . On july 4 and continuing for the teens at least until Midnight. Times of course changed somewhat adulthood and a business career intervened. But strangely enough it was another dare that started Bill Riding a Bike again. In the Early fifties a business Friend in Washington vowed that Bill could t ride to the Home of a Friend three Miles out in the country within 15 minutes. But without any warm up or pre trial run he did just that and though that particular trip just about Quot did him in Quot it started him Bike Riding again. When the smarts went to California in 1969, Bill decided that his Bike Riding was also a Good Way to get acquainted and it has proved just that. California weather is Ideal for Bike Riding almost every Day so he logged 323 Miles in one month s time things will Start off with a big Parade at 1 30. There will be a band or two to provide the martial music and perhaps a military unit or two to commemorate the founding of the stars and stripes on this 195th Independence Day. In addition youngsters of All Ages Are invited to participate in the Parade dressed in costume with their pets and or decorated vehicles. Prizes will be awarded % v % following the Parade there s fun for everyone. Sack races softball and volleyball croquet horseshoes Bingo checkers chess egg throws and what have you for the teens especially there will be a bicycle skill course and a pie eating contest. Of course these two events Are open to anyone with a Little Quot daring Quot and if you just want to take life easy there will be Bridge and Canasta games going on most of the afternoon. W. Is is How Long has it been since you be seen a baby show there s going to be one at the big Celebration on july 4. The Winfield Junior women s club is sponsoring this event with mrs. Jack Nelling As chairman. There will be three categories and official entry Blanks will be printed in the it. Pleasant news. The contest is open to babies up to six months from 6 months to i year and from i year to 2 years old. Lots of fun for Young parents and grandmas and grandpas too �8 is there will be a free Nursery for children under five years of age so that parents can participate in the games. In fact it s a big free Day. And where can you get a bargain like that these Days a whole afternoon of fun for the whole family free of course everyone expects to pay for their supper at the big evening rotary barbeque since proceeds from the barbeque Are used to support youth programs in the Community teens will conclude the fun fest with a big dance and of course everyone can observe and listen to the music. So come one come All to the Quot big old fashioned fourth Quot at Mcmillan Park in of. Pleasant beginning at i . Well see you there xxx correction those gremlins Are at it again there was an error in the recipe for the Coffee cake printed last week and the % cup of water was omitted from the first list of ingredients. We do Hope most of our readers had t got around to making it and can make this correction for surefire results �8 m is Well try for better Luck this week in getting All the ingredients listed for eggplant casserole. We be found Beautiful eggplant in the markets this week and it s a Nice change for the vegetable Calegory. This dish is similar to that widely used in the Middle East. Eggplant casserole 1 Large eggplant 2 tomatoes 2 tbsp butter or Margarine v2 cup thinly sliced onion i tbsp chopped Parsley or dry flakes 1 tsp. Salt few grains of Pepper 2 tbsp melted butter a cup dry bread crumbs a cup grated Parmesan cheese Peel eggplant and Cut into half Inch cubes. Cook in boiling salted water for approx. 6 minutes. Drain. Scald and Peel tomatoes and Dice coarsely. Melt the 2 tbsp butter in a Skillet and saute onion until tender. Heat oven to 350 degrees and mix eggplant tomatoes onion and seasonings. Pour into a shallow baking dish. Mix the remaining 2 tbsp butter with dry bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese and Sprinkle Over the eggplant. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until crumbs Are lightly browned. Serves 6. Saturday june 19, 1971the Newt of. Pleasant la. 3 looks and learns or a.c.00rp0m i. How Many . Presidents have the Maint results pest control been Gra Juat a from West Point 2. What animal has the longest vol. 93, no. 143 Gordon i. Glenn publisher Gordon amp Jean Glenn editors Neil Wikel adv. Director Marvin i by production mgr. Wray Sloan commercial dept. United press International wire and King features service subscription rates effective Jan. I 1970 in it. Pleasant by carriers biweekly 80c 6 months $10 i year $20. In Henry and adjoining counties by mail 6 months $6.50 i tear $12 outside Henry and adjoining counties by mail 6 months $10 i year $20. Costs declined by $162,000, Cotton yields were slightly higher than in june 19, 1971 19g8, and the Honeybee Industry re gestation period in producing its Vived. Young for the fiscal year beginning july i the department is asking Congress to boost Federal funds to a total of $1,850 million so experiments can be expanded. If Hie funds Are granted officials say scout plans operated in partnership with state Experiment stations a will be started in areas producing ducks the highest note i apples peanuts and Sweet Corn and perhaps in additional Cotton areas. Show pictures at Bow meeting the business and professional women a club held their regular dinner meeting at the Harlan hotel thursday june 17. The pledge of allegiance to the Flag was led by Joan Shaffer corresponding Secretary. Marlene i a no Man 2nd vice president read the collect. Trust. During the meeting mrs. Messer was unanimously elected to membership in the club. Letters Tell of fun on threshers Tours in late april and throughout the the cars month of May 537 students 22 teachers and 33 adults from thirteen teaching centers throughout Southeast Iowa were hosted to educational Tours of the Midwest old settlers and threshers grounds. Numerous letters have been received from the grateful students and teachers by Herbert Hult association Secretary and mrs. Melvin Bergstrom tour chairman. A sampling of their letters is As follows one time they lit a fire in the stove. I like the old cars a lot too. Thank you again. Sincerely Heidi hide a Latvia school dear or. Hult and co workers thank you for making our visit to old threshers buildings and grounds a most enjoyable time. The ladies and gentlemen who showed the contents of the buildings were truly great in making the rooms take on a new meaning for us. Sincerely yours students of the Keosauqua school dear or. Hult i want to express my sincere thanks to you and to those that helped on our tour of the old threshers antique displays. I Felt it was Well planned and profitable. We have been studying about Pioneer life and the children were Able to see some of the things we read about. It was an enjoyable trip As Well As an educational one. Thank you. Sincerely Alfreda Bonnett 3rd Grade teacher Libertyville Grade school dear staff thank you for the tour through old threshers and settlers. I liked it very much especially the town. It was fun singing in the Church and sitting in the school desks. It was fun too in the Roundhouse getting on the engines and going thru dear Herbert Hult Sec. And staff i can to thank you enough for showing us around old settlers and threshers. I enjoyed the antique cars and engines but most of All the Village. It showed me what it was like Back a Long time ago. I liked the Saloon and schoolhouse Best. Thank you for showing us around. Yours truly Becky Newman Agency la. Dear or. Hult thank you for taking your time to show us around the old threshers grounds. Thank the guides for showing us around. We liked the slides and the Village and the machinery especially because that a what we re studying in science class. Thanks again for a very Fine Day with you folks. Sincerely mrs. Richardson a 4th Grade Lincoln school Washington dear or. Hult and co workers we do appreciate your excellent tour of the old settlers and threshers Park. The letters written by the pupils were an English assignment. As you and your coworkers can easily see lots of mistakes Are included but i Felt they would mean More to you the Way they were written. The trip did really inspire them for a later trip when things Are running. Again thank you. Several reported it the Best Field trip they Ever had. Sincerely mrs. Mary Fox Cardinal com. School Eldon Center two fourth Grade classes american legion auxiliary nominates officers elects delegates the june meeting of the Ameri delegates Nellie Edwards Viola can legion auxiliary was held on j Beattie Esther Proctor and can june 15 at the legion Home with j Dace Jericho. President Elsie Kinney presiding. Alternates Marguerite Mertens the chaplain Candace Jericho j Nelle Schmidt Margaret Cantwell read a prayer followed by a prayer Adra Coghlan. Methodist Church Circle with mrs. A Vonderlieh the program was Given by Fay 1 Wood and Eilene Ferrel who show-3. What is the More common de slides taken at the . Fun household name of sodium bicarbonate mrs. Lloyd wonder Boh was hostess thursday at 2 . For the november Circle of the methodist Finger foods. Door prizes social Calendar saturday june 19 Corwin Mott of Knoxville guest caller for swinging s Square dance club Foss memorial building Salem. Dance at 8. Breazeale and Harris committee. Cal Brazier Kasota Minn caller for Circle eight club Square dance legion ballroom West Point. Dance 8-11 . All Square dancers and guests invited. Club members bring of silence in Honor of the dead. The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved As read. The treasurers report was Given and this report was accepted and filed for audit. Corresponding Secretary reported that a card was sent to Emma Mun Ger. Thank you notes were sent to the radio station newspaper and to or. Fox at Mhz in appreciation for their assistance on poppy Day. The final report of committee chairman Nellie Edwards was Given. The poppy committee reported a very successful poppy Day and wanted to thank everyone who had helped in any Way. The president appointed an auditing committee of Margaret Cantwell and Adra Coghlan to audit the treasurers books for the 1970-1971 year. The nominating committees report was Given by Marguerite Mertens president Nellie Edwards 1st vice Esther Proctor 2nd vice Lois Campbell Secretary Viola Beattie treasurer Bernice Alvine chaplain Genevieve of Connor sgt. At arms Marguerite Mertens historian Thelma Metcalf Corres. Sec., Adra Coghlan it was moved that the nominations cease and moved that the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot for the slate of officers. This was done. The executive Board for the coming year is Elsie Kinney Cora Abraham and Candace Jericho. The legion and auxiliary convention is to be held in Des Moines Iowa on july 15-is, 1971. The following delegates and alternates were chosen the chaplain read a prayer for peace and meeting closed with the ritual. A social hour followed with the social committee for Nelle Schmidt and Candace Jericho serving delicious refreshments of homemade ice Cream and cake. Rebecca Circle does White Cross work eleven members and three guests met thursday at the Fellowship Hall for the Rebecca Circle of the first Baptist Church. The meeting was opened by chairman Lorraine Jennings. Ruby White gave very helpful devotions and the love gift from Luke where Jesus tells of work we should do. After the business meeting the group did White Cross work. The next meeting will be with Grace Van soc. All were Happy to have Carolyn Bigler from Arizona a past member As a guest. The hostess served Lovely refreshments. Church. Co Leader mrs. Wiliam Rowe read a it takes courage to be Crocus minded to open the meeting. 4. How Many printers Ems Are there in an Inch 5. What musical instrument pro-1 answers tons throughout the past year and told of their trip to the National i convention in Hawaii. J there will be no Circle meetings a until september. Miss Ruth Goldsmith president j was elected Delegate to represent j devotions a a crutches were Given classifieds read the 1. Two 2. The months. 3. Baking powder 4. Six. 5. Violin. Grant and Eisenhower. Cit pliant Twenty one the club at the National convention 1 by mrs. C. A. Cottrell. In Cleveland Ohio july 24-30. I mrs Gey told of the plans Are being made for the methodist farm in Chile and of her annual july 15th picnic at the interesting at the country Home of Helen Virden. Christian workers oon4emi.ee two guests were present mrs while she was in Cadie. David Rabedeaux employed at mrs. De Rudat assisted mrs. Mhz and mrs. Joan Messer pm j Wonde Dach in serving refreshments played by it. Pleasant Bank Ana j to the ten members present. Monday june 21 Rainbow girls will meet at 6 30 . At masonic Temple. Note time. Refreshments after meeting. Plea antique quester family picnic at 6 . . Shelter House. Annual meeting of Henry county chapter of american cancer society will be held at Harlan hotel at 12 noon. Election of officers. For reservations Call Catherine Mccormick 385-8126. Trim tops regular meeting at 7 45. Weigh in from 7-745. Forbidden snacks and ice Cream. Remember contest. Tuesday june Zzz founders chapter of . Will meet at the Home of mrs. John Mcdowell at 7 30. Wednesday june 23 country club on the River at 6 30. Past Noble grand club will meet at roof Hall for 7 of clock breakfast. Committee Katherine Duttweiler and Mable Taylor. Scribblers will meet for annual picnic at 6 30, with mrs. Vincent Crane Lockridge. Thursday june 24 the october Circle of the methodist Church a pcs will meet at Saunders Park for a picnic at 6 30 . The mariners club of the first presbyterian Church will have a family picnic at 6 30 . At Tozere a Cabin on Skunk River. The committee will furnish the meat and table service. Please bring covered dish and own beverage. ��2l, Oft life a Bruner water softener makes it happen a softer cleaner laundry a softer skin and hands a no Bathtub ring and lest scrubbing a spotless dishes get the hard facts about the soft life. Phone us bringer e. Taft amp sons plumbing heating air conditioning

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