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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 1, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa A these Days by George e. Soke let by the trouble with Harry unquestionably Harry Truman 11 is matured since he ceased to be i a resident of the United states but in cannot overcome the habit of giving Mem it is the Small i by in Harry shooting at adults 1 till a rubber band and getting a a Fly laugh out of the so it is in the interview Between Larry Truman and Edward r Burrow on feb. 2. Ibis colloquy curved a Murrow. I was rather expecting hat you might have suggested it Ouid have been the dismissal 01 a Naral Macarthur in terms of re Tab Lishing or rather establishing Ain the control of the civilian vet the military. A Truman that was Only follow a precedent if you remember Anes k Polk had the same sort of endure with Aune 01 his generals t the mexican Wai and Abraham Ancoin had to tire general after a Ner ii. Mcclellan particular ands out As an example in com a Ilion with the Macarthur thing i id the Constitution provides j t Hie president la the com a of the armed Trees of the United states. And non he acts As commander in net he a got the right to hire j a fire generals any place he a eases and there was nothing i w about that at All. That was j by the establishment of a piece i it when the commanding Gen i rat of the far East was is Bordin in he got relieved the same As i by other general would under the i me i then there is a Long discussion i in general Mac Arthur s conduct Nina ii had consulted general Parshall general Bradley and Verdi Harriman and they were til for dismissing general Mae Rthur. One of the things that seems to have rankled Truman is his i a Well when he landed in san j Francisco the first thing he should i Lave done was to take a plane and Rome to Washington and Call on us commander in chief and a ept the situation As it was trying to build up Public Ipi Nion. I never had anything personal against tile general he s i great military Man. And it s a terrible thing when you have to do that to a Man who s been in the military service for 51 year the it. Pleasant news a. A by vol. 80, no. 51 sub jew. Luu a i it. Pleasant Iowa. Saturday evening m kill i 1058 r. .jn1"1&Quot&Quot 1 by. Ii Quot Quot or Awa the a bbb Sipai Cloudy by Carrier of per week by mall. 17.50 per Yea Russia opens Way for talks jew Hill would pay remaining Kail Hank applications by Iowa tanners Tho Oil Bank Gram can be a Izev to Wadi Orth disarmament brain Trust Hove Are president Eisenhower s new four Man Quot brain Trust Quot named to formulate a new disarmament approach to Russia and James j. Wadsworth Deputy uis representative who succeeds Harold Lessen As u. S. Disarmament negotiator. John j. Morley la a former High commissioner to Germany. Walter Bede Smith was Ike a wartime chief of staff is a former under Secretary of state and has been ambassador to Russia. Alfred m. Gruenther is a former nato commander and is president of the red Cross. Robert a Lovett is a form i under Secretary of state and Secretary of Commerce. International himself and but he brought it on it had to be prior to the Truman interviewed minnow wrote to general Macarthur asking him to do an interview general Macarthur replied Jon february 4. After having seen i the Truman interview on Tele i vision 5 Quot or. Truman s appearance on i sunday seemed to me to illustrate almost classically the historical j dangers involved in aftermath and afterthought statements. He made statements entirely incompatible with the incidents As reported at the time of occurrence. So incomprehensible with tile truth were some of his comments that at time he seemed to me almost like a Clown rather than As one who had been Hie chief magistrate of this great country. It was entertainment but not history a general Macarthur then lists six specific a falsities and fallacies in Truman s apparently desperate Effort to relieve his conscience of the dreadful aftermath resulting from his korean among those falsities is Truman a statement a general Macarthur sent an article to Dave Lawrence a Magazine. And did no to Send a copy to the White House or to the president. I happened to find it in the press room of the White House and i suppressed it because it was not in line with the policy of the United slates government and sent him word that he could t do a thing of that kind and then he was willing to have the matter withdrawn Quot to this Macarthur replied Quot this is entirely false. I have never written to Lawrence at any i it up a strategic analysis of the military value to the free world of toe Island of Formosa made by me at the request of a Veteran group m which t belonged was the cause of his Schramm painting five iowans to be exhibited at Iowa Wesleyan meet death in accidents or. And mrs. James s. Schramm Burlington have loaned an Oil painting by Lyonel Feininger internationally famous american artist n be exhibited at Iowa Wesleyan College. It is being shown at the Ort department of the College in conjunction with the Trilby Kelly Kirsch memorial collection of paintings prints and drawings the current exhibition hanging in the famous Harlan House on the Campus opened sunday feb 23 my will continue through March 14 the painting by Feininger is entitled Phoenix and was painted i in 1953-54 when the artist was i eighty three years of age tile pub i lie is invited to visit the exhibition j monday through Friday from 7 to9 . And saturday from Llain. J to 3 . By ins five persons met death in accidents Friday two of the victims flied in traffic mishaps boosting the 1958 toll to 101 compared with 91 through March i last year i killed in traffic accidents were 56-year-old Joseph Steven Hendricks of Buffalo and 25-year-Oldsidney c Schwelling of Strong a burst 111. I Hendricks was killed when his car skidded on mud on Highway 61 West of Davenport and crashed into a truck driven by 20-year-old Frank Mathew of Davenport who was not Hurt. Schwelling was killed and 21-year old James a Chubb of Burlington critically injured when their car smashed into the Side of a Burlington Railroad switch engine at a Burlington crossing. Pc discusses helping at annual threshers reunion Twenty two were in at Tendance at the dinner meeting of the Junior chamber of Commerce held at the Harlan hotel wednesday night Robert Fleming president presided tin majority of the recently announced new members attended the meeting and another new a All applications to participate it acreage Reserve of proved it Congress passe. Ute $.�?T50-Tnillton supplemental Ipp Ropi to Ion which was adopted in the Llu it. I Unesda v. Con g less in a ii it cd sell wedge f it i a at ame i to Ria Appl a Mons tot a Iii Iii i acres at a Cost of $53,460. 17 have been received from Iowa Armer. Out of available fund m a in the neighbourhood of 58 of these application a v to been processed la Quot involve 887,617 acre at a Cost of $20,377 929 i lie amount needed to Complete All the i w t Anoli a Lions is $24,082,498 with the approval of the supplemental appropriation All of Low a s sell bunk signers can lie taken care of j a it is too bad that we have to handle this by supplemental appropriate Schwengel said a til Quot agriculture department asked t i $750 million in soil Bank funds Las year the democrats Cut it Down to j 1506-million. Making it uleces a it to a come Back and get the Lull amount i of the request this veal that May Lead to Summit conference Washington. Inis the Bove Union has paved the Way for possible talks at the diplomatic level aimed at bringing about a Summit conference to ease world tensions movie Horny Koba ski Dot ii. In red army Puu out soviet soldiers get a Farewell in fuel stems aide As Bey entrain by Boxcar for their Homeland these ale part of a train Load of 500 which left East Ger shramm collection outstanding or. And mrs. Schramm have built an outstanding collection of j contemporary Art in the last Twenty Charlton 19-year-old Jack years and have been very Active in j Chandler a part time employee at promoting the understanding and a serv be station was fatally injured Quot appreciation of Art in Many ways. A Quot in it a a re was refining blew the youth was struck on the by flying pieces of Metal and died several hours after member. Jerry Prole Monroe St who was t he previous meeting. Several items were discussed they included the help that the Jaycees can give at the annual Midwest old settlers and threshers show and Industrial development problems of the City six of the group made plans to i attend Wayland a ladies night thursday. A discussion took place on the profit in King projects of the Junior chamber tot the coming summer among which will be the Jalopy races. Hoo East about All the Corn Fanner can is inducted at i in a to however from an agricultural program dominated in the Cotton peanuts and tobacco interest.1 Many. So men to a Boxcar. Takes lain against Coop Coder Siudy 11ntci National radio photo Wood alcohol deaths mount or. Schramm is the National presi i a 1 la v utl1 Dent of the american federation of jams ant head arts. I Tho Accident. Schwengel ruts towns citation in the a record the Schramme have been most generous in lending works of Art from their collection to museums and Art centers. In february and March of 1957 a Large group of paintings drawings and sculpture from the collection was exhibited at the state University of Iowa Art gallery another Feininger in exhibition in addition to the Oil by Feininger owned by the Burlington couple a Watercolour by Feininger is j also on display at the Iowa Wes Levan Art department As part of the collection from the Des Moines Art Center. Many of the artists whose works Are included a this Trilby Kelly Kirsch memorial collection were living and painting during the time Feininger was painting in Europe so that the styles of work among his con Tern a ovaries can be compared As Well As seeing him in two different Media. Lyonel Feininger was born in a 60-year-old Coal Miner. Jim i congressman Fred Schwengel has Marconi of parsing was killed when i slate fell on him at the Blumgren j Coal mines about 12 Miles Southeast of Knoxville. Injuries suffered when he was kicked by a horse yesterday proved fatal at Webster City for Rodney l. Smith of Decatur 111. The Accident occurred while Rodney was helping with chores on the r. J Wilson farm near Webster City. Admission to symphony concert sunday by ticket included in the congressional record an account of the recent citation received by i pleasant and Given by who s who in America greatly pleased that it. Pleasant received the Honor. Rep. Schwengel of the first District Calls attention to the fact that it. Pleasant is the Only town in the United states so honoured uses part of the Story from the it. Pleasant news and quotes the citation. Rapers filed for school Flection admission to the sunday afternoon concert of the Southeast Iowa symphony will be by season ticket Only according to Roger Galer Board member. He stated a there Are two Schwengel has introduced his own Bill to help Cut Down on the agricultural Sui pluses which an de pressing the Market Schwengel s Bill would make it possible for any i Fanner partial Pate in the Croag i Reserve program of the soil Bauk to elect to receive Alloi pal i of i i payment in kind a the enactment of this legislation would be a big help to All o us a Schwengel said a we would gel this feed Back into the hands of the Farmers who need it and we would Cut Down on the mountainous tor age to a arbitrate on water in Sedes Moines inst representatives of the Iowa natural in sources Council and state conservation commission have agreed to a a arbitrate then dispute Over allocation of surface to Farmers for crop irrigation the conservation comm i. has Cocus is in i try objected at hem Ings conducted by the state water commissioner on application j rom Farmers Lor irrigation water rights inc commission contend., withdrawal of Large amount of a Lei rom streams will jeopardize fish and wildlife and recreation fat let los. I it a Moines ins Federal tax j i our judge adm la Pierce ii native of fort i Lodge today had i under advisement the first of la claims is tile government against foreign minister Amini called on u 8 am Jewell you f to Tom Peon Moscow yesterday an i handed him a Bote for delivery to the state department the department lust night acknowledged the note and said the soviets propelled a procedures for preparations for a possible Summit i meeting of declined to make pub lie Hie contents of the note however it was indicated that i the u 8 will accept the new i soviet proposals which could Lead to a top level Parley. The Exchange also marked the first soviet reaction since president Eisenhower recent letter to Premier Nikolai Bulgarin or Eisenhower broadly hinted that further communications tie tween the two lenders would serve no real purpose unless soviet official. Changed their attitude toward the West the president said that if Russia a inc end desires n new Summit meeting the tune has ionic to Boffin serious discussions with the u s through diplomatic channels or on the foreign ministers level. Iowa firm cooperatives for alleged deficiency tax payments judge Pierce of Washington d c. Aid he would announce his ruling from the nations capita Atter studying the testimony and briefs to be submitted later by opposing attorneys the dispute centers around the Issue of deducting patronage refunds to the extent that they have included commodity credit corp ratin Grain storage receipts. The trial just concluded was on the government s claim against the Pomeroy co operative Grain company for $11,562 in taxes for the years 1953 through 1055 similar claims have been tiled against cooperatives at Bradgate Churdan Minburn Alleman Superior Lone Rock Buffalo Center. Swell City. Ellsworth and Alta since the focal Point of the Dis Pule is the am in All cases the other to cooperatives agreed to abide by Lite ruling in the Pomeroy close Starkweather waives hearing new York ins two alleged Bonito Gers Wen booked on homicide charges today As the death toll climbed to 19 in new York s epidemic of Wood alcohol poisoning police Aidha two Nib to Diaz 30, and Jose a Tellio 42, operated a the largest retail dish abut Ion Cen let Iii the Bronx Loi a let hut potion Yyi students t ailed Kong Kong which was sold at $1.50 a pint Federal agents from the Treasury s alcohol tax unit joined nearly too detectives Iii their investigation on what has become the most serious a Moonshine a Case since probition Days to to another debate tournament 1600 idled at East Molino Plant last Moline 1,600 workers Intel oat tonal 111. Ins some were idled Al the Harvester Plant in new York in 1871 was in music. He a boy and gave age of twelve. In Germany to study his first interest studied violin As concerts at the 1887 he went to music but after one nomination papers for Only one candidate present director Stanley Looker were filed with the Secretary of the i. Pleasant school de programs remaining this strict Thelma Wilson in order that Waler it which Carol j. Nelson will be or name i there is not room Here to give every statement of denial by general Macarthur. But i shall quote a one i a the insists that i was in subordinate. Yet every witness from a the Pentagon swore before a con or ssi onal committee to the contrary. Actually the order and a i Compa Nying statement relieving me refutes such an allegation which was made Only years after the in cd Dent Quot history and the record will decide Between triese men one an h Rote figure in War and peace his arrival there he made the decision to become a Painter he subsequently studied Art in Hamburg and Berlin Germany and in Paris Fiance. In the period 1893-1919 he lived and worked in France and Germany. At this time he did designs and illustrations and drawings for various periodicals of Europe and the United states. It was during this period that he became acquainted with Many of the artists who were founders of some of the important movements in modern Art such As cubism fauvism and expressionism. In 1919 he joined the now famous a old mastors of modern Art Paul Klee. Wassily Kandinsky in teaching at the newly established bauhaus a school uniting the studies of painting. Sculpture and architecture in 1916 Feininger returned to the United states to teach at Mills College Oakland. California. He settled in the United states permanently in 1937. Making his Home in new York City his work is done with the use of Geometric patterns and Subtle colouring in a cubist technique architectural in form. The other a Clever politician with a penchant for amusingly a giving Mem soloist and a concert april 20. Anyone who still wishes to buy a season ticket will have two concerts to mrs. Nelson will play her last concert in it. Pleasant before leaving to make her Home in Kansas City mo., when she performs with the Southeast Iowa symphony sunday afternoon. The program will begin at j in. May appear on the ballot the commission has even threatened court action to obtain a supreme court ruling on the jurisdiction of the two state agencies Over i sources but a been unable i to obtain permission to retain an i am Din neb8 la cow a Tho i fam a killer of bound Over to ins Cha lie 19-year-old null Jet room a District court for lookers term is the Only one expiring this year. Papers were filed also for the one candidate for school treasurer John p. Budde tile present treasurer final Date for filing was Friday. The election will by to. 3 30 porch lights visits for polio monday evening attorney to fight the Battle gov. Herschel Loveless called the two agencies together yesterday in on Effort to Settle the dispute it was agreed that eat ii Agamy would appoint member of a join Field on March committee to formulate a workable agreement and possibly ret a oui mend legislative change in state Laws. The 1957 general Assembly adopted Iowa a inst Baiei Rich la is one act play Given at Assembly a very successful Assembly program was Given by some of the division i rating students of Kenneth Burrier and mrs. Edd Bowers Friday afternoon at the local High j school. The one act play a minuet Quot j in which Jack Fenton Karen Biggs and Eddie Means Are members of the cast was presented under the direction of or Burrier three declamatory students coached by mrs. Bowers gave their readings Barbara Murphy whose j selection was entitled a a Snoop paths Ridila Mills who gave a the tooth the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth and a cutting from a i remember mama Quot Given by Elsa Parviainen. Exchange student from Finland. The 1958 Honor Roll was an i bounced during the Assembly. I there Art 100,000 disabled men women and children Iii America for whom polio will never be Over who need help that is Why All it. Pleasant residents will be solicited in the annual mothers March and torchlight c a in p a i g n previously postponed because of the big snowstorm women of the Moose and the american legion auxiliary will solicit the various Homes in the City the women of the Moose taking the half Oast of tin Square and the legion ladies the West half. The drive will Start promptly at 6 . Monday March 3 townspeople Are asked to leave their porch lights on until after they Are contacted. The women w to participate in the drive will go to the Wilson insurance Agency office where Coffee and doughnuts will be served. O. T Wilson is the Henry count infantile paralysis foundation chairman. And set. Up the office of commissioner under the be source Council Salem will join in school study water i ural trial on first degree murder charge. J today ofter waiving preliminary i hearing by Lancaster county court judge Herbert Hon in ordered the red headed gunman held without Bond until Bis trial. Starkweather was brought to court from the Nebraska Penitentiary tot tit hearing bul announced through his attorney As proceedings a Gaji that i wished to waive the hearing a preliminary hearing Date has or Bein set for Carli Annfa Gate Iii 14 Vear old companion in sic Fantast Trail of murder the i Cal is also charged with first de a Quot Ltd murder in the slaying of the Jensen youth but her attorney a j lied a motion to have her Case 1 a i ans i erred from the county court a it the juvenile court East Moline 111yesterday when employees in tile machine shop staged Liat was described As an Quot unauthorized work stoppage about 130 employees walked off then jobs Turing All production lines to be halted Union officials said All employees would be Back on their jobs monday there was my unconfirmed report that the machine shop employees walked Oil in protest of company reprimands to three workers who report idly were Laid of after being told to hurry up on piece work. Police padlock Rooming House Sioux City. Ans padlocked a three House in Sioux City Polli e have Story Rooming where 67-yeat old Edward Cooley burned to death feb 4 la owner 25-Yeai-old John Bania was ordered to appear in municipal court monday to answer charges of tailing to provide adequate lire escapes failure to provide an exit Light and storing in-1 Flama Mable materials in the building i mrs Jean k catch head of the speech and drama department it Iowa Wesleyan College entered a group of student in the forensics tournament held feb. 28 and March i at the state University of Iowa. Last weekend. Feb. 21-2, at tile University of Nebraska intercollegiate debate and discussion conference Iowa Wesleyan u. N outstanding honors. Both Jack Stiles of it. Pleasant and Duane Munson of Wellman won Superior ratings and Stiles was chosen to preside Over the parliamentary session which drafted a Resolution in end to Washington do from the forty four colleges located in seven states which attended the conference at the s u i tournament Shirley Clark. Palo and Carroll Alexander. Rockford. Iii. Were the affirmative learn and Jerry Courtney Burlington and John Spooner. Milwaukee. Wise., the negative for the closed shop question. Duane Munson who won honors the previous week in interpretive Reading entered the oratory contest. Beverly Harper Dumont represented Iowa Wesleyan in expository speaking and Carroll Alexander in extemporaneous those from Wesleyan in the Cli. Mission Sec i top were miss Clark miss Harper Courtney. Spooner Munson Alexander All of whom were in other events Aud Jim Payne and George Hayward of. Pleasant. Arrested on oms charge Salem news it. Was decided Ai general reorganization meeting held on last thursday evening in the Salem gymnasium that Salem should join the reorganization study now in Progress in the it pleasant area the reorganization study should continue for another Yeai before being completed. This allows for ample time for Salem s representatives on the committee to become familiar with All facets of the program. The Salem citizens will be kept informed of All developments and they can determine the Wisdom of joining such a program on the basis of information which results from the study. Asks for release of Washer and dryer a petition has been filed by a loan Newbold in the clerks office St the courthouse against them pleasant Bank and Trust co ask-1 i g that she be awarded Possession re a Washer and a dryer valued a 330 or the value of the machines the plaintiff claims that the deletion is wrongfully holding the property because of a mortgage it of my to Tyler Newbold former husband of the plaintiff. Mrs. Clara Shriner observes 102nd birthday mrs Clar i shinier Salem widow of the late Walter thriller celebrated her 102nd birthday Friday in the men y Hospital in Iowa City. Its. Thriller has been a patient there Nee she fractured her hip july 4 1955 or shinier one pm Henry county s oldest residents died about two years ago at the age of 106 j Avery Calhoun 42. New London was arrested by Deputy Robert j Nikolson shortly before Midnight Friday East of town on Highway 34 and charged with operating a motor vehicle while he was intoxicated i Calhoun waived preliminary hearing in Justice Rudolph Elt key s court and was bound Over to the grand jury under $375 Bond. Calhoun is it the county jail in lieu of the Bond. Dies of injuries cars collide bless cd is the Man who having nothing to a May. Obtains Trout giving in word evidence of the of ergs Eliot. Cars driven by Raymond l Kine Lombardy Road and mrs. Ralph Ward North Adams collided on the North Side of the Square at 4 pm. Friday. King was backing from the curb at the time the i it rear and trunk on the King ear. Owned by Robert King was damaged As was the right front of Hie Ward Auto. The Accident was reported to police. Iowa City Yinsi a Pine year old Hiawatha boy Dale Renner died today in an Iowa City How Spital of head injuries suffered when he was struck by a car in front of his Home. The Accident occurred Early yesterday and the Driver of the car 151-year-old carry Elliott of near Anamosa faces possible charges of failing to have his car under control. Dale was the son of or. And mrs. Glen Renner of Hiawatha

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