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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 9, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news fair these Days by George a Sokolsky Ake Yoi crazy Ber Russell the British philosopher who has earned an enormous world reputation As a mathematician. Politician Lover and Geria Trist. Wrote to Alfred Kohlberg who has denominated himself a Hie a China lobby a As follows Quot As for your accusation that tin Pulley i have advocated has charmed Lorn time to time it has hanged As circumstances have changed. To achieve a single Pur pose sane men adapt their Polisie to the circumstances those who Cit not Are insane a a a o ibis is Hie lad paragraph of Lefter in Winch Russell advocated a unilateral nuclear disarmament a for cheat Britain if negotiations fat Universal nuclear disarmament should fail. This idea May be air Light for the British by it is meaningless in the situation in which the United states finds itself Russell who does not believe in absolutes comes up with tins one a a. I favour negotiations Between them for abolition of nuclear weapons by both sides. I so hold however that. If All negotiations prove futile and no alternatives remain except communist domination or extinction of the human race the former alternative is the lesser of two evils Quot too in a word the ancient philosopher prefers slavery to death which is. Of course his option. Patrick Henry preferred to risk Cit Atli to win Liberty which was the old fashioned american idea. Perhaps the difference lies in age. Lord Russell is 86 years old. However. Herbert Hoover who is nearly 81 would turn such cowardice Down Many Young americans Are influenced by the views of Loid Russell who for Many years earned a part of much of his living travelling about the United states lecturing and amusing american audiences by a general condemnation of american folkways which apparently appeared to be somewhat primitive to his exalted mind. Too As to sane men adapting their policies to circumstances this is a subject that requires considerable thought. Certainly the mobsters who attended Hie Apalachin conference were adapting themselves to circumstances it has become necessary to replace the older statesmanship of Frank costello by a More dynamic leadership in hic world of private Enterprise namely. The operation of certain competitive. Marginal industries which legislation has made illegal so these very practical men selected a secluded and unusual plate where about 60 of them met in a Mast sane manner to adjust themselves to circumstances. Their predecessor. Al Capone must surely have been sane. For he adjusted brilliantly to the circumstances of prohibition and established a state within a state Over which lie ruled with sawed off Shotgun those who did not adapt their policies to the circumstance of prohibition drank Home made Bathtub Gin and were blinded or they did not drink at All and thirsted because of their absolute principle that the Law us the Law no matter what one thinks of it. The world without absolutes in which Bertrand Russell lives is no very great improvement upon the world of Queen Victoria when absolutes reigned even to the Point of making it less ill mannered to have a mistress secretly than to throw the Kotlier of one s children into the Gutter to satisfy a fancy. 0 0 9 there were probably As Many sinners then As now but we knew less about them because nobody extolled sin or made heroes of the wicked and heroines of adulteress perhaps philosopher Russell would say that it. Is All in the Point of View and that Luna Turner is a j jollies person than Florence Nightingale and that in the circumstances of the present age Rita Hayworth should be set up As a Model for All schoolgirls and his excellency the pakistani ambassador to the United nations. Aly Khan As a Model for All schoolboys. R >00 Bertrand Russell by his adjust abilities. Spreads confusion in a troubled age. It is the same order of confusion that makes Alger Hiss palatable to Princeton University but not father Hugh Hal ton. It is the same order of logic which encourages Public officials to violate tire Law if sufficient pressure is put on them say by labor leaders. It is the same order of confusion which encourages broken Homes to preserve Hie a happiness Quot of a Mother who has abandoned concern Over the welfare and sanity and potential decency of her child. It is the same relativism which encourages social workers to coddle criminals 20 years of age Bur not 21. Vol. To no. How i 1 Quot a if Quot Quot a Quot Quot Quot. P.jl.,.epfffctbbmuj-sl. J it. Pleasant Iowa i Hiday Evem no. Xvi a \ a. I a tvs Quot of. My l Hyill ur1�?� f i Iii i ii Iii i i i i Iby Carrier 30# per week by mall Accident fatal to Little 130 killed Hunt others in wreckage gasoline truck explodes drives of from i lunges it on. It ins. A huge gasoline Ink retarded children i enjoyment a mrs i r Phil Pott or silent of the tri Cox titty retarded Ohlich in s association lews some of the toys which have been provided for the use of retie lied bile rep in the play periods at the rooms designated tor them t the pi1�?T Delta Theta fraternity House. Jerry Courtney pics dealt of the fraternity and Jack Stiles right chairman of the committee on the project hold oth r toys. Rescue 24 Coal miners trapped 6,000 feet Down Logan Vav. A. Ins to City your West Virginia Oal miners trapped for More than 15 hours some 6.000 feet underground by a flood were rescued Early today and brought to the surface through an abandoned Shaft. I eight no n were brought out i irs and an hour later the others emerged from the. Shaft. All 24 were reported in Good Phy i Sical condition. The men had been trapped since i . Yesterday by a Cave in caused when a Small Lake expanded by recent rams broke through the roof of the mine Tunnel operated near Logan by the Boone county i Coal corporation sonic 50 Miles Southwest of Charleston the Rescue Shaft was located opposite the Side of the Cave in. Rescue workers who had used pumps and bucket brigades to re move tons of water Silt and debris finally shifted their Al torts to old diggings nearby and used an Altern be underground route to Rescue the trapped men. I Crawford l. Wilson chief of the j West Virginia department of mines said during Rescue operations that an adequate circulation of air throughout the mine was established by lowering the water in the air course. That action lie continued removed the danger from suffocation. With the water danger removed rescuers working in alternate shifts of 25 men each took out the sludge from the sealed off Mouth of the Tunnel. But the operation shifted to the old diggings when a group of seven i mine inspectors and two mine foremen found a passage Down to i the men. Trailer Lank truck exploded and by to flames today in a Fash Ciiab e Section of Boston s Jamaica Plain Section my tit residents were foe cd to evacuate nearby Hornet the truck crashed into Trees aim tile or Bot Way. Neat a enter Siree lipping a Hole Iii the loaded Cool be compartment Aud spilling the fuel into the Sheet i in gasoline spread Over a Imi working on w a chemical Wallington in the army was disclosed today to to working on chemical weapons designed to produce temporary blindness or sudden mental instability in enemy Force me j Gen William m Creasy declared in secret testimony published today that Hie russians a would not hesitate Quot to use such weapons in germ and Gas warfare in a future general conflict Oklee mmn., ins the Hus j the army a chief chemical nth band of rep Coya Knutson o of get added in a heavily censored mum. Changed his mind today and i transcript that Quot we have had Rio de Janeiro Bardl Al nil Rescue workers combed Hie twisted wreckage of two commuter trains today Fot survivors it a head in collision killed it least 130 persons. Government officials said that some 300 riders also were injured in the crash it the height of the evening Rush hour the packed electric trains collided in the station of a Rio suburb ramming i together with such Force that tile removal of dead and injured was difficult doctors operated inside the shattered cars to save the lives of the critically injured the operations included several amputations. Husband decides Wile should stay in Bugle s Grinnell Man found guilty Des Moines it ins an eight than four women jury thursday found Carl Smith of Grinnell guilty on two counts each of extortion and mail fraud in Des Moines. The 54 year old Smith wits sentenced to 15 years in a Federal prison to be designated at a later Date. Assistant u. S. District attorney Robert Spayde said the jury deliberated tor about three hours be fort coming out with Hie verdict. He said the 15-year sentence came As the result of Smiths alleged letters to a Grinnell family threatening to harm than unless Money was paid. Spayde another two year sentence to be served concurrently was meted out by Federal judge e. R Hicklin on a threatening letter to a second Grinnell resident a woman. Two counts of mail fraud each brought five year probation to be served when the Oiler sentences have expired. Smith was accused of attempting to extort $5,000 from the two families. He was captured after authorities from Grinnell. Poweshiek county and the Fri Laid a trap using a Lake bundle of Money As a Decoy. Quot mrs. Iowa Quot wins sewing contest it. Lauderdale Fla. Ins j the nation s 49 leading Home j makers will spend an anxious Day Oft today while contest judges select the 1958 mrs. America. The Winner of the 20th annual Competition will be announced tomorrow night. The contestants wound up contest activities last night with Competition in eight events. The Winn e r s included mrs. Geneva Gilbert of Ames lain sewing. Because they Arfy still juvenile. If that is sanity most sane people will Pray that the lord preserve them from it. Copyright. 1958, King features Syndicate inca announce c Hanges in state car dispatcher set up Des Moines ins changes in the state car dispatcher is Tup were announced today by governor her Schel c. Loveless. Loveless said the new system would i result in the saving it thousands of dollars. The chief executive said the new system followed studies of the operations by Robert Bassett of Des Moines whom Loveless appointed state ear dispatcher on feb. 15. Loveless said the dispatchers office would be moved from the state capital building to the state garage and that the payroll would be reduced. He stated that the nine regular Anc two temporary employees would be Cut to eight regulars by May 15 Loveless added that two More employees will be dropped by july. The chief executive said the action alone would result in the saving of some $12,000 annually. Loveless revealed that business machines would be used to do much of the dispatch officer operations. The office has an arrangement with the major Oil companies Foi a once a month Billing for purchases by the state. Loveless commented that the Oil firms Are interested in the setup which is sort of a Pilot program and that if it is successful they will use it in other states and in private Industry. The governor reported that business machine cards will be used by both the dispatcher and the Oil companies. At present separate invoices Are used for each Purchase of fuel by state employees. Loveless also disclosed that future purchases of batteries and tires will be made by contract so that state police and other Iowa employees ran buy the articles near their Homes instead of travelling to Des Moines to get them said he does not want her to quit Andrew Knutson backed Down from he demand that his blonde. 46-ye.tr-old wife give up plans tor re election and spend Mote time at Home with him. In an interview with International news service tile Good look Milf six foot 190-Pound hotel operator in Oklee minn., said a i still love her a i did no to want her to quit Eon mass i just wanted her to comr Home More often i Don t want to Hurt her poll lieu Liy i know she is Busy. Quot she can to come Home All the time but it would be great if she would come Home a lot More often i Haven to seen her in almost three years the Hist time i heard from her was in a three line note. Telling me How to handle the income tax return. Quot there Isnit much Romance in that is there but i still love hot a told that ids wife had announced ample warning to this Elflei from so let tile general disclosed the future chemical developments affecting vision and behaviour Iii suggesting their use As a a a deterrent to Quot limited wars world War la Quot he declared a there have been 14 limited vat and tin communist have taken part it some eight it these in none of these limited wars was oui atomic capability a deterrent not Only that in Nom of them was it used and not Only that we did not win a one of them a this is in no Way to belittle the atomic deterrent but there is a required deterrent tor limited win it has got to be something effective and something known rep. Powell faces tax charge new York. Ins rep Adam Clayton Powell under indictment through her Washington of 11< a of it a neome tax evasion was expected to return today from washing that she would not give up plan for re election Knutson said a a that Sall right with me at least. Hic Public now knows thai she has a Knutson bowed to his mates j stand at the urging of other Mem bet s of ids family. 1 he said ins 18-year-old son. L i a rence a student at Luther College in Decorah la had sent tin. Word Quot a. You should t have done it gov. Loveless answers query ton to new York where authorities Are waiting to set a Date for ins at Raign mint a in View of hic fac t he is a congressman u. B District attorney Paul w Williams said we will try to make suitable arrangements for next a Federal grand jury in new York yesterday slapped a three count indictment on Powell the Independent minded democratic represent a live of Harlem s 16th congressional District. It charged him with falsifying a j mint tax return statement on the finances of his wife. pianist gov he t j Rase Scott in 1952, and aiding in the preparation of a fraudulent re turn for her 1951 taxes. A guilty verdict on Yard area and ignited sending phial of flame and huge Clouds of heavy Black smoke High into the an tile Street was turned into a bin my Nile i in the drivel rescued by former Tate civil Civ it commie s. Toner James i a it 1m in it i esdent cd Hie Ana was taken to nearby Faulk net Hospital where he was menu fled As John l us l. $ to rending Hospital officials said lie suffered a foot until y in the i i ish Stark weal Lier slaps Kida photographer i fun do. Net Job die pent up Angel of accused mass Slayer Chai a St Ark w eat bet Flat of up again today and he gave a Back hand slap to a photo graphic Eov i lug the i vein old youth s first degree a Midi trial at l Lincoln Smai Kun cat tie showed his temper As he left the lauras it count \ courthouse Atter bearing the first eight of 28 prosecution wit Nesses testify against him. Tile red turned youth managed i to slap station kit a photographic Ray Camay of hts Moines la on the forehead Ever though one of lits hands was Hund Cutler to slwn11 Merle Karnopp Camay who was kneeling at the time to take the pie Titre was stunned but otherwise unhurt a11 e i delivering the blow the pint sized defendant gland Al the photog i aph i earlier the lathe of slam Rob Ort w Jensen was husky voiced and Ileal teals As he related de tails of a fruitless search tor his son Robert e Jensen told the jury of eight women and four men i it when his 17-year-old Hoh and Faro King i lits Fiancee faded to return Home the night of january 271 it Quot we looked everywhere we thought they might ire we drove the roads around there until approximately 2 am then we Ca Hee i the Highway patrol the Bullet riddled bodies of Young Jensen and the King Gill were found the following morning in a storm cellar on the grounds of a no Al school near tin couple s Hometown of Bennel Al Ark weather 19, is charged it be cd Lea by with the slaying of Jeu so ii. But authorities say he has confessed Hie Uncle til Hie King Gill and nine Oiler persons commencement at inc Chapel la it it \ i it his door Tiivel Schmic of in finest people by he of lid Titiev Rome one by one to amp Iii a Gall Dollar As Compline lion Lei lilting their ears stand too Long to tin business District where parking is restricted to a two hour limit ii i of Hoise who travel the path seem to be business Aud pro i sex Slot a i men who appear co he Happy hat they have Rome this Way Happy he Mise Oley Don t have to pay a Dollar which is sex Peg id of them it they fail to pay tin Day the the bet is received. Itie sign on to door Ai the East sole of tin Chi Hall reads a line for overtime parking. 50 it paid belie Midline same Day. Fl.00 if paid alter free trip for if. A. Student a Ini ads flip to Washington. I Ltd will be awarded to the win nil it ii contest Iii bounced by tile 8 i Iowa Cooper at Ive electric association. Juniors mid senior Iii High school. Whose Coop in hic the in the Coop a service area p i Chis Arr member of the Are eligible to participate contest Des Moines. Insi so Bel Loveless told u. S. Senate finance committee chairman sen Paul h Douglas of Illinois that the i a guilty verdict on All three a predominantly Rural would carry up to $30,000 in legislature in Iowa would never j Fineg and 15 up irs imprison menu approve Extension of unemployment j a Conte beyond the present 25 i a fists ill so the governor said lie answered a j to accept terms query from Douglas and sent copies of the letter to Iowa senators Tom Martin and Bourke b. Hickenlooper. Both republicans. The democratic chief executive said he had checked with employment Security commission counsel Don g. Allen and Learned that special legislative action would b Honolulu. I ns1 foul seagoing pacifists announced today their refusal to accept the terms of a pro j Bau onary sentence imposed by a1 Honolulu Federal court after they were found guilty of criminal contempt. Federal judge Jon Wigg retorted necessary to extend the benefits he would refuse t0 or a the i beyond the present Legal limits enteric and would consider the j the governors letter to Douglas Nur crewmen 0t the Ketch Golden said Iowa has adequate funds to on probation until they Coin pay the additional benefits pro Mit an act violating probation posed under the administration the pacifists were put on one j purposed Bill but that state Law you Aye a probation wednesday when j limits the payments to 26 weeks judge Wigg found them guilty of Nixon flies to Ecuador the Public is an old woman. La her Maunder and Thomas Carlyle. Violating an injunction forbidding j them to attempt to sail the Golden Rule into the United states mid a test none in the pacify Albert Smith Bigelow. 52. Of co cob. Conn., skipper of the 30-foot j boat and a former Navy lieutenant Quito Ecuador ins a vice commander reiterated ills vow to i president Richard m. Nixon who lace death to protest americans no. Was stoned and spat upon yester Clear tests and added Day by communist led peruvian a no Man nor institution can in a i students flew to Ecuador today on prison my conscience for a year. I his latin american tour which probation would do the it pie, High school commencement on May 29 will but head in the Iowa we ii Van Chapel As in the past year supt c. A Cottrell has announced plans had been made earlier to have the commencement in Hie Nevi High school gym but the floor will not a ready tot use by the end of the month. Admission to the College Chai a will be by ticket High school baccalaureate will be at a methodist Church on May 25_ j on Way to get Driver s License has an Accident a 70-Yt a old Keokuk Man a less than a halt Block away from the courthouse Here where he was planning on securing his Driver s License when the car he was driving struck a parked car on East Clay Street at la to Ain. Friday. Oscar i Robert has a learner permit and was driving to the courthouse along with his son j Robert was headed North on main and when he tinned East on Clay Hie 1950 Buick he was driving collided with the rear of a car owned by Gordon e. Gillis i. Pleasant parked on Clay Gillis 1956 Chevrolet War Date a i an estimated $100. The right f ont fender on the Robert car was Damag d. The Accident was reported to City police Luden is required to submit Iii is a of 600 wolds or less on what Rural electrification mean to me and is a omm Unity deadline by the Esau or is june 2. Fin i judging will be based on know ledge pm subject Charatin to j id Persona Lity i in v. Winn w ill la oriented in i Ali a. A it one Day and will go to Des Moines for further Orient a Tion and to join about 35 others in the by trip of h Loti Days starting june la manager w a. It ism ii said in resident praises Nixon Washington 1 in president Eisenhower today praised Vieco president Richard m Nixon for j a outage patience and calmness in walking into a mob which stoned i him at Lima Peru i visit lower cabled a personal i me Ca to Nixon saying that hts a Quot Lions tit the demonstration directed against you by Radical agitators have brought you new respect and admiration in our country Quot the Mussas also was read to Nixon by radio Telephone to his Ltd tie while he was in route to Quito Ecuador 17 girls will attend play Day Trey a Scarf f alls under drive less a i ii Jill is sell tied when she was run Avn let the Broadway Motel Quot a drive less car at to 30 a in it id a proved i Al Al in hour Yafei to Tich Lynn Scarf younger daughter of i and mrs Richard Scarff 615 Carol a venue she died in memorial a a stat Al the Little girl would have been two years old in june mrs Scarf had pulled into the Broadway Motel drive beside the Walter j Smith residence at 1102 not the Broadway Treva Lynn and another daughter Nora Grace 8, remained in the car when mrs. Seal la went to see mrs Smith. 9 a 9 mrs near of was working for a brow life troop assisting with their Money raising project according to Smith she had called mrs. Smith who had agreed to buy h let of of Pepper mrs Scarff was delivering the Pepper when lie arrived at the Motel i and mrs. Smith were working on the flout of the office building Hie former service station near the Highway. Mrs Scarff drove along the North aide of the office id us Hie slight incline to the East towards the Motel sin then went to Hie office minding leaving the two girls in the Cai she began talking wit ii mrs Smith and suddenly the women Law the car rolling backwards towards the Highway. However the wheels were turned sharply to the left so that the backing Cai swerved to the North to a Semi Circle and the rear of the car lodged against the Trank near a tree in front of the Smith Home. The Home is next door North from tile office mrs Scarf ran to the car arid stopped it As it started to Roll Forward away from the embankment. Oops the car rolled Back Nora had jumped out evidently from hic door on the righthand Side and had tried to assist the Little sister oui the same door. The Little girl rolled Down betide the car and evidently just Back of Hie right front wheel. Atter mrs Scarff had stopped the rolling car she ran Back on the crushed Stone drive and picked up the Little girl who appeared to be unconscious and had buttered a severe injury on tin Side of Hie head 9 9 9 Frank Gilson working at the service station across the Street was informed hat a child had been run Over and look a station Wagon j rom the station to the scene. Accompanied by Smith he took mrs. Scarf and the Little girl to the Hospital. Little Hope could be hold for her recovery because of the nature of the head injury she died about an hour after the Accident. The father Richard Scarff. Is employed with the s. E Iowa cooperative electric association and was working East of Fairfield. Manager w a Russell went there to bring him Back to the Hospital. City police went to the scene and made an investigation into the Accident Treva Lynn Scarff was Horn Here june 12. 1956, the daughter of Richard l and Leonora Marshall Scarff. Hor parents and sister survive one sister Nancy Gail preceded her the Weir Cooki s funeral Home is in charge of the funeral plans. Deedee Galer to go to Hamburg ii. A j. Iris of Hie git is recreational association will attend Pat sons c ollege play Day saturday with their a sponsor miss Helen Hallowell ail schools within a 50 mile Ai a have been invited to Atli end a girls in rational meet. Be. Netball. Volleyball softball Aill \ it Tiff Badminton sports will by engaged in. Luncheon will be served at the new it i. Dormitory there will be j a program Given during the after-1 i noon Deedee Oater who will be the Exchange student from Here to Europe this summer has received word that she will be a resident of Hamburg Germany with or. And mrs. Friedrich Bernhardt. A believe it or not. You la be a a hamburger for your 8 summer weeks in Germany a writes Heino Thiele who is assisting in the organization of the trip. An Exchange student in Rochester. N. Y., in 1652 and 53. Heino Thiele will be in the us for the Start of the trip of the exchanges to Europe in june

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