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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 16, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news showers these Days i pc. So. No. New we mph Quot it. Elk As ant Iowa Friday by in i no May i 195k by George e. Sokolsky about ghosts in Herbert Hoover s new Book Quot ordeal of Woodrow he deals in a foot note with a kind of employee he dislikes ghost writer. Perhaps sex president has lived so Long because he wields his own Pencil not depending upon inferior minds to worry him with quotations taken from Bartlett or similar comp Endia. At any rate. Hoover makes this Point about Woodrow Wilson Quot or. Wilson had no ghost writer. He composed first draft of his addresses on his own typewriter. He sometimes submitted them to his colleagues for their opinions but he Seldom adopted changes in his fundamental ideas. Quot it is desirable to Point out that in some of unpublished sections of colonel houses diary he has a tendency to assume credit for inspiring Wilson s major speeches and originating Points i have not accepted this claim Woodrow Wilson was no Charlie too nor is any other Man with a mind of his own a Charlie Mccarthy to a ghost writer who often is a Newspaperman looking for an extra Dollar a lawyer who is hoping for a better appointment or a professor who enjoys propinquity to greatness undoubtedly greatest oration Ever delivered by a president of United states is Abraham Lincoln sat Gettysburg. Its language is terse telling and classical its shortness is perfection. I Inri Oln said All that there was to say in a few minutes and what he said will live forever. Too Lincoln wrote Gettysburg address without assistance of a ghost writer. No Wise boys sat about him culling phrases to make headlines. No Public relations counsel told him not to say that because Quot you will be sticking your neck he wrote what was in his heart to say. Five known copies of Gettysburg address exist in president Lincoln a handwriting. The original and second drafts Are in Library of Congress a gift from John Hayes children first Sheet of first draft is written on White House stationery second Sheet is written with a Pencil. The changes and corrections Are few and Are mostly stylistic. Not an idea is changed not an entire sentence is scratched out or altered. The first paragraph stands unchanged and is written thus in first draft a four score and seven years ago oui fathers brought Forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to proposition that a All men Are created equal a quotation Marks around Quot All men Are created equal Quot disappeared in second draft. I once heard a Man read an address that took him about an hour to deliver which he did faltering by despite much practice because he did not know what his ghost writer meant and had not courage to show his ignorance by inquiring. There Are few if any orators these Days. The style of Public speaking is spoiled by ghost writers and by television. Imagine if Abraham Lincoln had let television companies Down by Only talking six minutes when they exacted an hour what drawing out of hands there would have been what instructions to slow up to fill time whether there was anything to fill it with. Everything must be measured and rehearsed and time checked. Also newspapers will want copy Way in Advance. It does not matter what a president or any other news worthy person says what does matter is that he gets a mimeographed copy in Early and then makes no changes no matter How stupid a sentence or a paragraph May sound to him. Too recently i listened to senator styles Bridges deliver a rather remarkable address before a select audience he had Only brought three copies one for himself and two carbons. Two newsmen seized carbons and there were to reporters. It was suggested that a hotel stenographer be employed to make enough copies for everybody but one of two who had copies refused to give up precious document until a Compromise was reached by each giving up a half of his then hotel stenographer typed to copies and everybody was Happy. I have been in this business 40 years or More but have never witnessed such childishness. Abraham in Neon Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover employed no ghosts because each had something him i i Bill i. Quot to it by Carrier Sim per week by Man $7-at per Yew drastic Powers Given Premier a we Rural pupils visit schools practice for graduation believes son no insane Lincoln. Ucli of accused no St it weather t inst Tat hoi its murderer Charles a stifled at his son s heroes Welcome for Nixon wife a a rolling shout of a Lane greets vice president Richard m Nixon As he stands with president Eisenhower and his wife Pat. While thousands of washingtonians surge Forward to Welcome him Home. Thoroughly qualified for a diplomatic purple heart As a result of his tumultuous visit in South America tile vice president was visibly moved by Welcome International sound photo hem f county Rural eighth Grad student on thursday. in ii hoarded it pleasant busses to come to it pleasant and visit various sections of City at office of county superintendent of schools Mil was taken and tile forty Rural students went directly to Iowa Wesleyan College win e George we by from Public relations department Ion ducted Young people around Coll it Campus pupils then proceeded to is pleasant High school where c a Cottrell and school and minis la tors treated them to a Din Neiot beef Gravy potatoes peas and chocolate Oak a i Cottrell then conducted group through new i pleas ant gymnasium and addition hut sequent to this students under i direction of mrs Williams and i m a Ruhry Hauht or i Joseph Davis practice Foi thru fir to degree Mardei trial today it lie did not believe Iii year old defendant was insane rho testimony dealt i blow to defense efforts to save admitted Kilter from elect i chair on grounds Quot he is Quot hot guilty by Tea son it Linsui it Quot rile father s statements came a tier defense attorney i Clement Gaugau completed Reading of first of two lengthy confessions Given authorities by Plant is cd Slayer following his capture near do gins wyo., last january 29, in statement Starkweather denied Bill Ltd for another it la murders charged against him and also denied that 14 Yeai old Carli Ann Fugate his com weekly Olumn by farm editor to Start soon mock Board meeting one of conventions features sets new Speed record a mock Board meeting featured second morning of stale convention of league of women voters at John Wesley Holland student Union on Iowa Wesleyan Campus. The mock Board meeting got under Way Friday morning at 9 30 under leadership of mrs k. P. Ferrell Davenport state Board finance chairman. Mrs. Ferron and a group of league members representing chapters in seven Iowa cities por frayed a session of a Board in an Anonymous Small Iowa City named those who served on imaginary Board were mrs r. W. Stafford. Ames president mrs. Carl o. Keath Mason City membership chairman mrs. David Hamilton Des Moines Public relations chairman mrs. D. D. Tucker. Des Moines voter service chairman mrs. Charles o. Garretson it. Pleasant local items mrs. Raymond sheets Iowa City publications chairman mrs. Marvin Geode Davenport bulletin editor mrs. Don plumb Bott Priorf Secretary mrs. Marvin Wolfers Mason City treasurer and mrs. Wayne a Farley Sioux City finances chairman. Outstanding in two Day convention was a panel thursday night on mental health. Mrs. Richard Hoy. Waterloo state league of women voters chairman for mental health introduced panel for which do Orville Hie cock of state University of Iowa acted As Moderator. Mrs. Gordon delay Cedar rapids members of governor committee on mental i Aith or. Milford Barnes. Or. Psychiatrist of division of child psychiatry Sui and or Paul Baer psychologist of same division served on panel. Using relationship of malnutrition to general health or Barnes Drew comparison of prevention and mental health and stressed need for Normal Happy childhoods in summing up panel s presentation. Earlier in discussion he defined various areas of division of child psychiatry As Servile psychiatric training and research. Or. Barr commented especially on thelris of research and area of prevention mrs. Delay told of creation of governors committee on mental health and recommended action in next legislative Assembly. I in Hie question and answer per-1 my which followed special interest was demonstrated in establish i ing of a department of mental health and need to bring about i coordination of multiple agencies graduation exercises which will be held May 28th at to of a in in auditorium of of pleasant High school. A conducted tout of courthouse and trip Home on i Pica ant school busses com Hided Days act h it is. Propose program for mental health Edwards All Force base calif., inst an air Force f-104 Star fighter flashed to a new world Speed record of 1404 Miles an hour today. The sleek Lockheed aircraft corporation bul it Craft was piloted by capt Walter w Irwin 34, of i j a Moines in a to Point Novato Calif program for legislative action in Irwin a Mark eclipsed tin pre j1959 1iks been proposed today by Vinos world Standard also set by j Tolj. J0wh dozens committee on air Force by nearly 200 Miles an j Natl health. Hour. J in offering proposed leg is former Mark was 1207 Miles j Hill or action plan yesterday committee said nothing was new an hour set by mag Adrian e. Drew last year in an air Force voodoo Jet Irwin flew his Starlight or Over a measured course at Edwards air Force base Iii californians Mojave desert. The record was certified by officials of National aeronautic j jaw8 association and Wall be forwarded to federation Acron antique internationale for official approval. Irwin is married and father of three children. Army reservists to leave Early for i. M. Parade i a Little meetings Quot continued Dis-1 cushions of league interests Friday a morning. Subjects were presidents mrs. Austin Getz Ames finance mrs. K p. Ferrell Davenport serv ice. Mrs. Biri Hoffman Marshalltown publications mrs. F. N. Piggott Des Moines membership and i units mrs. Roy utter Public relations mrs. E. W Lekner Des j Moines bulletin mrs. Richard us j Rick. Mason City. I thursdays a Little meetings Quot and. I i j their leaders were fair presenta j Ltd Clec firl by i lion mrs. Richard Larew Iowa City mental health mrs. Richard Hoy Waterloo foreign policy mrs. Harry Weinberg Dis Moines conservation mrs. Karl kneed i. Union state continuing responsibilities. Mrs. Jack bid Man. Directives for state program of league of women voters and reports of elections together with other items of business were to Complete convention late this afternoon. Close to two Hundred have attended from league chapters located in Sioux City Algona Belmond Mason City. Ames Des Moines Newton Oskaloosa Grinnell Marshalltown Waterloo Oelwein Dubuque Monticello Clinton Cedar rapids. It. Vernon Iowa City Davenport Keokuk Burlington and it. Pleasant. Suffers Burns i will meet to make further plans for in local fire Frank Wellington about 67. Suffered second degree Burns about his Chest in a fire at a Small dwelling Back of his Home at 1200 Broadway at 6 45 . Friday. He was taken to memorial Hospital by car with City police serving As escort. The fire almost completely destroyed Interior of building. Local firemen had Blaze out in about 30 minutes. Wellington was i out of Small House when they arrived. Memorial Day approximately 90-, of men of local army Reserve unit will leave it. Pleasant by chartered busses at 5 00 a in saturday morning May 17th, for Des Moines where they will join with other Reserve units of 103rd division in a Parade through downtown Des Moines in Observance of armed forces Day. According to information received by local Reserve commanding officer capt Leo Turley aimed forces Day Observance in Des Moines will be honoured by presence of general Maxwell 1. Taylor chief of staff. Department of army who will be main speaker of Day. The Parade route will be from or startling but that Allio Points were sound included in program was establishment of a state department of mental health More Money to be appropriated for mental health a revision of governing commitment of patients to Hie slate mental institutions a psychiatric stall for criminally insane Ward at Anamosa reformatory creation of a permanent citizens committee on mental health development of a program Foi mentally retarded children at University of Iowa and legislation to do away with restrictions that hamper Board of controls efforts to get adequately trained personnel extradite Keokuk Man to Illinois Keokuk 1 in s1 Lee Kornily District court judge j la Leary has signed extradition papers lot 29-year-old Corydon Thomas of Keokuk Man More Park Nous Stab of taking spies was held hostage even gave her Carli a gun and told bet to shoot me with of Quot St Ark Weathers statement said red haired defendant denied killing Lillian fend. Maid to mrs c Laud Ward vim was slain along along with or and mrs Ward in Ward Home on Janu Ary 2h a All i did was tie Ina up and put a Pillow Case oel Bel head Quot confession raid Starkweather added that he thought Carli Ann remained with maid after he last saw her tight curtain on . Comment was returned to Syca-111. Thursday by us troopers i Lac charge.1 indecent Ilia Hies with .1 1 Barge was 14-year-old to Gay tiled april 18 Thomas was arrested in Keokuk last Friday and refused to waive extradition. He was freed on $15,000 bail he was accused of taking in in Des Moines j decent liberties with t he boy near state Capitol Elgin 111. Thomas was a High relative Dies word has been received of death of mrs. Melvin Goeldner wife of a Nephew of Walter Stroh Man. Services will be held at Osceola. Monday at 2 o clock at 1 methodist Church. The second planning committee meeting for 1958 memorial Day Parade and services w ill be held monday May 19th, at 7 00 . At american legion Hail. Groups will be expected to have j program assignments completed and make a report of same at this time. This will be last meeting of committee prior to memorial Day. May 30th. Representatives from foil of Jing organizations should be in attendance. National guard army Reserve american legion Bob i Tribby Post american legion j auxiliary veterans of foreign wars Post no. 2561, veterans of i foreign wars auxiliary no. 2561, 1 women s Relief corp daughters j of american revolution daughters i of Union veterans american War grounds to Corner of 12th Street school teacher neat Elgin. Mil Walnut Avenue entire at same time i us filed length of Walnut Avenue. At an paper in Cotan end of Parade route in asking for $150,000 damages from listed men will be privileged to Iowa and Illinois authorities la hear general Taylor a address from i claims malicious prosecution unload speakers in Vicinity of j lawful search and wrongful suing he claims he was not in i Limos at time of alleged crime. Parked car damaged l. B Mcconaughy construction worker at state mental health Institute who stays at Harlan has reported to police that i. Car was struck by another while parked at rear of hotel during night thursday. Police Are investigating Accident. Mcconaughy a 1954 Cadillac was damaged an estimated $75 hotel it Des Moines. The local Reserve group will return to my pleasant later saturday Charles Lyon taken by death specific and positive to say Hoover dads american War dads Auxin of course still rese vettes boy scouts and a copyright 1958, King features cub scouts girl scouts and Syndicate inc brownies. Charles Lyon 81, died at memorial Hospital at noon hour Friday. The son of Eugene and Phoebe Morehead Lyon he was born july 23, 1876. At Trenton. He had been a resident of Henry county All of his life. He was never married. Surviving Are two Sisters and a marriage License issued brother mrs. Arbs Ross it Picas-1ant. Mrs. Fred Alger Burlington a marriage License has been is and Harry Lyon my pleasant. J sued at clerk s office in services will be held monday of courthouse to Richard Eugene ter noon at two o clock at Stanley. 21, Robl Dale minn., and Crane funeral Home. Burial will be Nancy Lee Winfrey 22, St. Paul. At Green Mound. Minn. Washington in state department today slammed Down a i in Iii Iron curtain on any comment concerning u 8 reaction to boiling French or leis state department officials refused to discus crisis with reporters even on a a private background Bas is. The official secrecy on French crisis follows a recent stale department directive restricting contacts Between department Otfi-1 la is and newsmen grave concern in Washington of i French situation completely overshadowed Russia s new sputnik lebanese crisis and worry Over communist penetration of latin America. Normally officials will discuss world developments with reporters on a guidance level even la they tee it imprudent to make Public comment but in Rase of French crisis th., Type of discussion was ruled on for time being. Missouri Man held for murder Farmington. To. Ins a 21-Vear-old Missouri Man described by police a. A a hot tempered redhead who a been Iii trouble before Quot was held today for murder kidnapping and robbery he is Billy Glenn new House wanted for homicide three kidnappings a Holdup and a stabbing All dont in less than 12 hours who sue 1 rendered at his farm Home near Desloge late thursday j suspect a former St Louisian was held by authorities in j jail at Farmington. I James Lester Huskey 58-year-old train inspector and Young new houses Uncle was victim of. He slaying. I body riddled with four 22 j Caliper Rifle bullets was not Dis a covered until a Poplar to service station operator who was allegedly kidnapped robbed and Slabbed by escaped at Newport Ark George Tubbs. 29, whose station i is on u 8 Highway 67, said new a House forced him at gun Point to till Gas tank of suspects car hand Over $45 and get into automobile Tubbs told authorities lie managed to break away from Newhouse by throwing Coffee in his face during a Roadside restaurant Stop. The filling station operator suffered a pocket knife wound in process. Two other persons claimed they were Quot kidnapped Quot by Newhouse and taken on a wild ride from Flat River mo., to Memphis. Renders Al mount pleasant news is ill be an additional service feature beginning m in 23 a column entitled spotlight on Agri culture Quot written in Herb pm Berk a Veteran Iowa farm editor will be provided news readers once each week Quot spotlight on As name implies will highlight timely items for both Rural and Urban readers. The column will include observations made by author in hts travels Over state and nation along with occasional editor nil Tea lures new developments in farm Field will be highlighted As will items mutually interesting to farm and City residents Herb pin in Beck has been a farm Edl Toi Foi Many years his first new Pupil column work was done Twenty three years ago. He is also widely known to hts radio and to work and for his travels to Distant Points he was first american farm editor invited to report of sedation from Europe during w01 til War la later he served As a wat correspondent Aud was cited by u 8 army and by norwegian and Netherlands government in 1982 he led a farm tour of South America in 1955 he was Only u 8 farm editor to accompany american farm group to i Russia and Siberia All together he i has visited in thirty live countries a a he ought on agriculture j author has Bien nationally Aud in term Mously recognized for his 1 Wink lie la founder of nil s Lions i blowing matches Anil introduced president Eisenhower former president Truman and numerous other celebrities at those and Oiler farm events has a wide Range of interest and contacts he has Rived As a member of National farm City week Board and As Iowa chairman for Sigma Delta Chi a journalism fraternity other activities include Church p i a and National farm Institute his Art Des and pictures have appeared in farm wallaces Farmer life i and a dozen other widely known publications i v a in a a a Fri a Flimlin to act against extremists favor defense reorganization Washington ins House armed services committee unanimously approved today legislation to reorganize defense4 department and Grant Hie administration most of authority requested 1 by president Eisenhower. The committee by a 32 to 0 vote agreed to give Secretary of defense Aud joint chiefs of staff greater Powers to streamline military command to meet space age challenges president Eisenhower sent committee a letter approving its Bill and objecting Only to two sections. The measure As worked out by top members of commit tee from both parties along with attorneys from while House. The bipartisan Effort together with unanimous vote is expected to mean overwhelming House j approval of measure in i form written by committee pan. Gas National Assembly voted tonight to give Premier Pierre a new government drastic emergency Powers for Thyce month to Cope with pranced deepening crisis i he vote w As 461 to 114 poll Man pledged to use his new Power to defend fourth Republic from both leftist and rightist extremists. The vote came amid these developments la. Gen. Raoul Balau com Mander of French army in Algeria assumed dictatorial Power in alg i Ai and a Public safety committee in algerian cities Weir made subordinate to one in Algiers Rumor circulated for a while in Paris that Gen. Paul Ely army chief of staff had resigned be earn some office were being transferred to posts outside of capital these rumours were denied by defense ministry As Ely conferred with president relic Doty. # # a government was under heavy pressure t oni rightists backing military Quot revolt in Algeria where army officers demanding a tougher French policy against abandonment in Wigena have seized control or key cities. But despite these pressures p film i in a popular Leader warned also against possible danger of a communist coup he told Assembly Quot we Haven to forgotten Hie Prague coup Quot this referred to communist takeover in Czechoslovakia after win new Powers voted regime will permit invoking Oena Chip closing Down places of entertainment and meeting places Redei pm House arrest of those deem a dangerous to peace and searching Home at any time. Foreigners deemed a threat to Public order also May be expelled t rom t he country Hie last time such Powers were voted a French government a on april 7. 1955 Premier Edgar eau re government received Power which were applied Only in Algeria. They were abrogated on aug. 14 of same year. Ill 1950 Interior minister Jules Modi was Given spacial Powers to Deal with a series of communist led strike in French mines and on railroads classified rents apartment first night Paul Thayer telephoned requesting that their classified and offering an Quot apartment to rent Quot not to be run again after first insert Ion. They had three Calla Hie first night and rented apartment hat evening another indication of effectiveness of news classifieds. Granted University Merit scholarships two i. Pleasant High school students have been granted University of Iowa Merit scholarship for their first year at tile University because of their successful performance in Merit examinations. They Are Vicki Lawrence and Larry Wright. The examinations were taken april i sees Deer grazing with Herd of cattle driving along Road East of i. Pleasant Manning Cline looked again at a Herd of cattle East of Ellis Corn Lek Home this week when he saw an Odd looking Quot calf in Herd. Suddenly a a calf dashed away hopping a Fence. The Deer had been grazing with cattle but took off when car passed. Trucks have trouble on Detour two property sales reported j two property sales recently flak ing place Are Logan heirs to i d. L Hobbs Logan property at East Washington and Jay streets three trucks became stuck in soft dirt of a Detour i a Miles South of Swedesburg thursday about 8 pm. And it was t until four hours later that Highway commission workers got them out. The Short Detour has been made in connection with Culvert project there. A dragline was brought from Fairfield and a maintainer from Here to get trucks out. Sheriff Russell Van Tuyl was called to scene. And Green heirs to Edward Capps former Millard Green property on Broadway

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