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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 22, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky Adam Clayton Powell or. When an Ordinary White person is indicted tor an offence against the Law. He hires a lawyer and takes his Chance on his Day in court. Adam Clayton Powell or member of the House of representatives preacher of the largest negro Church in the world graduate of three american universities has been indicted for tax evasion j in May or May not be guilty. That will be decided in a Federal court. Should he lose he will have the right of Appeal the same As anybody else. Ii is not a racial question vol. So no. 121 it. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening May 22, 1958 by Carrier $9# per week too in the 1956 election Adam Clayton Powell jr., who had been a democratic Leader in new York City and who has been elected to Congress As a Democrat chose to leave his party and to support president Eisenhower. That was his Choice and every american is free to make whatever Choice he desires. He was not excluded from the democratic party he voluntarily announced his opposition to its candidate for the presidency and favored the opponent of his party. Whether this included a Deal on the income tax Case cannot be proven one Way or the other. At any rate the democrats de died that he no longer belonged to them it was not a racial question. It was a matter of being a mugwump. It has Long been established in american politics that a mugwump is not supported by his party therefore the democrats in new York decided that they would no longer have Powell on their ticket. Ii was no secret to them that during the very Days Wien the democratic county committee in new York was considering this question and reaching a decision certain negro Republican District leaders in Harlem were demanding that the Republican pary nominate Powell tor Congress tile republicans refused. That refusal had nothing to do with the fact that Powell is a negro. It does have to do wit ii the fact that he is a mugwump and therefore politically unstable and secondly that he was under indictment about to be tried and that tile trial might result in embarrassment to the Republican party. He was rejected by the republicans before the democrats threw him Over. The democrats knew what was happening at the meetings of the republicans and were ready if the republicans nominated Adam Clayton Powell jr., to Call it a Deal. As a matter of fact Powell a indictment took 14 months to obtain from die grand jury resulted in the resignation of the assistant United states attorney who handled the Case because he regarded tile political pressure to which he was subjected As unseemly and unethical and nearly produced a run away grand jury action. There Are two sides to prejudice and discrimination one is the Side cd the person of a minority group who attributes every act against his person As an act against his rat e. This is a form of Uncle atomism in reverse. Actually there Are White As Well As negro income tax evaders protestant Catholic Jewell and atheistic income tax evaders gangsters who evade income tax payments and honest folks who make obvious errors in their reports. Some violations involve moral turpitude others involve Only the Law. The income tax is bad Law which must be badly administered and therefore results in voluntary and involuntary violations. It would have been better for everybody had the Powell Case not been delayed giving the impression that Powell supported Eisenhower As part of a Deal. It would have beep better for Hie negroes of this country if Powell did not relate his race to his personal problems. Adam Layton Powell or. Went to the Bandung conference which w As organized by soviet Russia to stimulate opposition to the United states against the Peoples of Asia and Africa he did a splendid voluntary Job for the United states there. I thought at that moment that this Man had matured and that he would take his place in american life with such outstanding negroes As Ralph Bunche Jackie Robinson Marian Anderson Lena Horne Hulan Jack and Many others who Are respected for their abilities and As human beings not As members of this or that race Powell however has reverted to racial politics and demagoguery. It May get him a vote but it will do the negroes of this county nothing but harm. It takes courage to take the blame for one s own errors. Powell apparently lacks that Cour changes in parking on several streets planned Winfield publisher and family a new published of the Winfield Beacon is go Don d. Glenn shown Here with his wife and their two children Cindy to and Tupper 6. Courtesy Winfield Beacon it Winfield Beacon sold Zerbe buys k Ansas daily Winfield announcement was made thursday by d. Zerbe publisher of the Winfield Beacon the last 19 Veals of the Sale of the Beacon and of the Purchase of an interest in the Dally Gazette at Augusta Kan. The transactions ate effective june 2. The new publisher of the Beacon is Gordon d. Glenn of Oskaloosa. Where he was employed in the com j posing room of the daily Herald i before world War ii Atter an in a Terrin of five years Iii tile service and several years of farming to returned to the printing Trade. Mrs. Glenn served As society editor of the Oskaloosa daily Herald before world War ii she will assist or. Glenn on the Beacon. The Zerbes have bought the interest of h g Hutcheson in the Augusta daily Only newspaper in the City of 6,500 located 20 Miles East of Wichita editor of the paper is Bel t Ila Shore. Zerbe will be general manager and managing editor. His sons. Catter and Terry will be associated in tile business. Carter will be advertising Salesman and Terry will be a general reporter. Both plan to take Extension work at tile University of Wichita. Augusta is in a High Oil producing area and also important to the City is agriculture which includes Range land and crop farms the Zerbes will sell their Winfield Home and their Cabin at Lake Odessa in their years at Winfield they have provided the Community wit ii an excellent weekly newspaper and have been Active in Many civic and Community affairs. Interest in selection of Iris Queen much interest is being shown in the selection of an Iris Queen Orville Kinworthy Secretary of the chamber of Commerce reported thursday the ballot is published again in tins Issue and attention is called to the fact that Midnight saturday May 24, is the deadline for postmark. Crowning of he Queen will take place on wednesday afternoon at Central Park if the weather is favourable in Case of rain the ceremony will be held at the hotel where the Iris show will be taking place. Final arguments in Starkweather Case underway cars damaged at intersection considerable damage resulted j when a car driven by atty. J v. 1 Gray and a City cab driven by Lar i to y Frost collided at the Mtersec-1 turn of main and Madison streets at la in . Thursday. Gray was shaken up in the Accident but otherwise not Hurt. He was driving East on Madison and first was going South on main when the machines met in the Middle of the intersection. After the Impact the Gray car a 1953 Chevrolet went Over the curb near 1 Hie main Street cafe the left front end of the Gray car was damaged As was the front end of the cab. A 1950 Plymouth. Local police investigated the Accident. The changing of parking regulations on a number of local streets was on the Agenda at tile City Council meeting wednesday night. From studies made by the City plan commission and the Council it is Felt that there is a definite need to Chaigr some of the parking regulations on some of the Street.-. This is especially True the Council believes on narrow streets carrying heavy traffic where the handling of fire equipment would be quite difficult if not impossible. While this applies to Many streets it was the opinion of the Council that further study should be made before final action is taken on All streets where there is a traffic problem it has been agreed that the following changes be made As soon As possible i there be parking allowed on the South Side Only on Henry Street Between Harrison strict and Walnut Street. 2. There be parking allowed on North Side Only on Monroe Street Between Harrison and Pine 3. There be no parking allowed on Madison Street from Harrison Street to Hamlin Street no parking on South Side of Madison from Hamlin to Walnut. 4. Parking on Lincoln Street will be limited to one Side to be de cide d upon. 5 allow Only one Way traffic running from South to North in the Alley on the North Side of the Square from Monroe to Madison. 6. Allow Only one Way traffic running from North to South in the Alley on the South Side of the Square from Washington to Clay. Too the latter two proposals would eliminate the situation w Hen cars come out of the Alley across the sidewalks onto the Square Blind to pedestrians crossing the Alley. It is understood that the Council is studying the possibility of establishing a Long term program for improving City streets. For example it has been suggested that eventually Madison and Lincoln streets be widened. J the Council that he plans to work on the project through the vow Post the Rit manager made some recommendations about a it be rate equalization for a number of City employees the Council agreed to go alone with the recommendations the a four rate equalization will be made by Resolution band gives last concert of year House sends postal rate in. i increase Bill to president to receive a a inc degree or. David e. Price head of the music department of Iowa Wesleyan College directed the two band in an outstanding concert tuesday evening it was the final appearance of the year for the group. Miss Betty Holsteen. Inc Harp and piano instructor was guest soloist she played a Harp Solo Quot night Breeze Quot by Salzedo. Student soloists were Carroll Newquist Ottumwa whose French Horn Solo was accompanied by Emma Lou Hollingsworth Richland Jeanette Goodman Melbourne whose saxophone Solo was accompanied by Marilyn Branson fort Madison and Emma Loir Hollingsworth who played Quot interlude for clarinet and band Quot by Morrissey with the inc concert band Ann Weber Wapello and Donna rein King. Hampshire 111., were featured As the flu lists in a meditation from thais by Massenet it was the final concert at Iowa Wesleyan for two seniors Joann Peterson Oakville and Jack Darr Ottumwa who have been band members the four years they have attended College Beverly Glasscock. Winterset and Beverly Harper Dumont Are completing their two year courses. Two petitions for divorce filed Lincoln neb ins tile prosecution attacked both the defense a plea of insanity anti the defendants i claim of a a self defense As i a i Ai i Zuments began today in the first degree murder t my of mass Slayer i Charles Starkweather i the Case was expected to go to the Lancaster county District court j jury of ought women and four men i late today. Deputy county attorney d in j Fah Bruch Deli it my the first half of the state summation. Charged the jurors with the task j of both Quot determining the guilt or i innocence of the 19-year-old confessed killer of la Persona and de term Ming a what Protection you Are j going to give this Community and society generally Quot Emmett r. Case Dies in California mrs. Earl Whittaker received word thursday that her brother Emmett r Case. Passed away at the Hospital in Pasadena. Calif. Wednesday. Mav 21 he was 59 years old he is survived by his wife. Lillian. Two petitions for divorce have been tiled at. The clerks office in the courthouse. Virginia Hunt is seeking a diem be from Donald e Hunt. The petition states that the couple was mar re d in new London. May 24, 1953, and lived together until Jan. 25. 1958. The plaintiff asks for the custody of a minor daughter and that household goods an automobile and real estate be set aside for her. Lois Howell filed for divorce against Deloyd r Howell. The petition stated that the couple was married in Kahoka. Mo., March i 1942, and lived together until april 4, 1957. The plaintiff asks for custody of four minor children and that household goods and real estate be set aside for her. To sing favourites Friday evening it. Pleasant stores will be open Friday night for your shopping convenience in addition to the Folk opera Quot Down in the Valley a Friday night May 23 at Iowa Wesleyan selections will be presented from a my fair lady and a a South or Robert g. Davis baritone member of the music faculty will sing Quot South Pacific Quot music made famous by Enzio Pinza the Wesleyan choir conducted by or. David e Price head of the music department will sing numbers from Quot my fair lady a a a Down in the Valley Quot is a one aet opera lasting 45 minutes tile musical comedy numbers will precede the Folk opera elected to office George e Means was elected Secretary treasurer by the Iowa consumer finance association at its meeting in Des Moines this week. Carl Wiess of Dubuque was elected president. City manager g. W Wright told the Council that new equipment is needed in the deep Well at i Saunders Park near the swimming Pool. He estimated it would Cost Between $3,000 and $5,000. Tile Council instructed ii in to draw up plans and specifications for the project. E. E. Melby was re hired As City band director and Given the go ahead to form the band for tile i summer the band will be reduced from 60 to 36 in number. Total expenses for the band Are expected to be $1,500 instead of $2,000 which it Cost file City last year. Tile band concerts will tie held on Friday nights when the store Are open instead of wednesday nights. There was some discussion about the concerts starting at 7 30 pm. Instead of 8 but thai was left up to the discretion of Melby. Melby will receive the same salary As last year $40 a week the program Calls for la concerts. Mrs Wynona Garretson presented to the Council a Survey of 168 House holders about what they do with their garbage and trash the Survey was made by 12 members of her Community class at Iowa Wesleyan the Survey was filed by the Council tor reference the fire department set up a discussed by the Council and it was decided that the chief make a report to the Council each meeting As to the fire Calls made and what firemen went to them. It was reported that a number of firemen make nearly every fire while others make Only a Tew of the runs and receive the same pay councilman Dean Cordes suggested that the three desk sergeants at the City Hall la made firemen As Well and three firemen be dropped from the department thus reducing the Cost of the Public safety fund. Tile desk sergeants would continue their same duties which include opening the doors of the fire station warming up the trucks and driving them onto the apron in front of the City Hall. No action was taken on the suggestion the Council plans to stud. The firemen and police situation further. There was some discussion about starting a school boy patrol at the local schools Here. Don meth commander of the local vow told one write in director elected in n. L. District Washington it ins it a the House unanimously passed and sent to i president Eisenhower today the j biggest postal rate increase in his tory including a four cent stamp for letters the vote was 379 to 0 the measure combines a 547 Mil i lion Dollar boost in mail rates with i a 265 million Dollar annual raise for some 500,000 postal workers overwhelming House and Senate i approval of the postal package was expected to Lead to president Els a 1 end Tower a signature despite his objections to some of the pay propos als. House and Senate leaders in the postal Light described the Compro-1 Mise measure As the Best Itiat could be worked out the new letter mail rates become effective aug. I if the Bill becomes i Law the increase in regular mail rates is the first since the threefold stamp was enacted in 1932 and represents a Compromise with the j administration which wanted a five cent rate. I the one Penny hike will also apply to air mail and Post cards except on postal cards carrying Only hand written messages under the legislation second class charges on magazines and newspapers would Rise 60 percent in three annual jumps on advertising and 30 percent on Reading matter. The first hip goes into effect next Jan i. Congress agreed that the minimum bulk rate on third class mail a largely business letters would jump in two Steps from the present one and one half cents to two and one half cents by july i 1960. Book rates would go from eight to nine cents for the first Pound and from four to five cents for each additional Pound effective aug. I. 1 according to the Post office the new rate schedule will yield an additional 547 million dollars annually to help offset the average 700 million Dollar yearly Post office deficit. Two cities enter into v ote contest Washington and it pleasant have entered into a get out the vote contest for the primary election details were worked out by the secretaries of the Chambers of Commerce of the two cities thursday. Tile mayors of the two cities will help out and the Winner will be he City having the largest percentage of vote out based on the population shown in the 1950 census. Tile mayor and the Secretary of the chamber of Commerce will be entitled to Steak dinners As guests of the losers. Fairfield which had originally expected to be in the contest withdrew for the primary but Hopes to participate in a similar contest at the election in the fall. Expect 2500 at circus the boy scouts of the Southeast Iowa Council have just compiled a report of ticket sales for their annual circus to be Field at the base Ball Park. Community Field in Burlington Friday night May 23 the report indicates an attendance of More than 2500 people. This does not include the 400 boys and leaders who will participate in the circus events new London a three new school directors were elected one of them by the write in method in the newly organized new London school District election wednesday. New to the Board will be Robert Alton and Dale Brinkmeyer the latter by write ins and Carrol Walz of Lowell. Present new London Board members elected Are Dale Prottsman and Frank Mckinnon. Present Board members Defeated were Earl Petzinger Dale Linder and Robert Shipley. Non Board members Defeated were Robert Mccabe and mrs. Forrest Burkhart. The vote was As follows 1959 term i year <2 to be elected Robert Alton 341 Dale Brink i Meyer 246 and Earl Petzinger 181. 1960 term 2 Veals i <2 to be elected Dale Prottsman 257, Frank Mckinnon 248 Dale under 156 Robert Mccabe 144 and Robert Shipley 126. 1961 term 3 years i to be elected Carrol Walz 380, mrs Forrest Burkhart 95. For treasurer j o Bell 439 unopposed a total of 493 ballots were cast seventeen were spoiled the new directors take office july i. Ask derail i in to assist neighbors help Hugh Breuers 5 killed by Nike missiles Salem a several neighbors went to the Hugh Breuer farm and planted 50 acres of Corn for him Hugh had been burned with acid on May 9, while working at the tri state fertilizer Plant in Burlington. Those helping on the farm were Sam Spray Walter Forbes Herbert Bank Forrest Fuhrer All of the Hillsboro Vicinity and Ray Breuer from Danville tile ladies assisting with the noon meal were mrs. Roy Breuer and mrs Forest Fainer or Ani mrs. Hugh Breuer greatly appreciated this neighbourly kindness. Booth set up for Absentee voters Middletown. N. J., ins a at least five men were killed today in the Earth shaking explosion of three Nike Quot Ajax missiles at one of the anti aircraft bases which stand guard Over the metropolitan new York area and its 12 million inhabitants. The 20-foot-Long weapons none of them armed with nuclear explosives went off in a series of two blasts about four minutes apart which were Felt at least to Miles away. A Booth for Absentee voters has been set up in the auditors office at the courthouse. Voters who will not be Here to vote in the june 2 primary May vote before that at the auditors office those Wiio Are eligible to vote Hen and cannot do so for reasons of being away from the county or confined to Homes due to illness May Send to the auditor s office for an Absentee ballot fill it out and Send it Back prior to election Back jobless Fay measure Washington ins a tile Senate finance committee today approved la to 4 the administration backed jobless pay Bill after rejecting a broader plan sponsored by Liberal democrats. A a imposes new system of air control Iowa Wesleyan College will Confer an honorary degree upon c. A. Cottrell it. Pleasant superintendent of schools. Or. J Raymond Chadwick president of Wesleyan announced the degree will be Given june 9 at commencement exercises or Cottrell has been connected with the it. Pleasant Public schools 33 years 21 of which have been As superintendent. During these years a Strong building program has been an outstanding feature of the it. Pleasant schools in 1932, As principal of the it pleasant High school he helped with the plans for the present High school which replaced one destroyed by fire. As superintendent from 1937, he modernized the two Grade buildings then in existence and built two new ones and added space to the original buildings. At the same time the curriculum was broadened to include vocational agriculture and homemaking. The gymnasium added to the it. Pleasant High school this past year was passed by 92% vote of the electors. Too in the a Little six conference he was an Active participant in policy making. He also served the state athletic association As representative Council member and was president of the state speech association for one year. He has been president of the county Council county school men a association and the j Southeast Iowa educational Asso cation. A native of Page county Iowa. I or. Cottrell attended red Oak High a school with graduation in 1918. Between that time and his graduation As a physics major from Simpson College in 1925, he taught four years in the Montgomery Community consolidated schools and one year in Simpson College Academy. His masters degree is from Colorado University. He has also done work at s u. V the late or. Fred Van Allen As president of the it. Pleasant school Board interviewed or. Cottrell in 1925 for the position of science teacher. Or. James Van Allen space age expert and other students who gained Fame in science studied physics under or. Cottrell. Iowa Wesleyan has had the it. Pleasant superintendents service during summer school sessions when he has taught education As Well As in the Field of science. Because of his position As supervisor of practice teaching he has been a member of the Iowa Wesleyan faculty for 21 years with hundreds of future teachers getting experience during their College Days in the it. Pleasant schools. As a member of the first methodist Church supt. Cottrell was chairman of the building committee for the new Church. Through the years he has taken Many positions of responsibility in the Church and served As a trustee and Steward for thirty years. He has been on the Board of the it pleasant kiwanis club for Moi than Twenty years has been its president and was it. Gov. Of division 9, which includes Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Paris it Insi informed sources j said tonight that Gen Charles i de Gaulle has been asked to undertake a Mission to Algiers to Iron out differences Between the Paris government and dissident generals who want to make sure Algeria remains French there were no immediate de tails of de Gaulle a reply but in Oran. Algeria Jacques sous Tell de Gaulle s right hand Man and i Vilian leaders of the dissident forces there warned a there will be no negotiations no intervention by others no Good offices missions a farm and Home Section Friday i he monthly f and Home Section of the news to be published Friday will include Many Henry county pictures among them will be pictures taken of neighbors to sisting in a Good neighbor deed in tins Issue also will by the first of the weekly columns by Herb Plambeck Washington. Gas civil aeronautics administrator James Pyle today reported to a Senate commit re investigating mass air trag i Edies that tile Caa has imposed a new system of air control by reserving sky boulevards for commercial airlines even military planes will come und t control of tile civilian air towers according to tile Caa and minis a afer. Simultaneously president Eisenhower ordered a special top level administration study on air safety to eliminate mid air collisions Quot to the maximum degree Ike s brother honoured new York. Ins or Milton Eisenhower president of Johns Hopkins University was named a father of the year Quot today much to the Delight of his brother president Eisenhower. I n o m i n a t i o n in. L a n k Iris Queen single Aire 16-21 resident of Henry county name mail to chamber of Commerce before saturday May 24, 1958 Wayland woman taken by death Wayland mrs. Mary Freyen Berger died at 3 30 . Thursday at Hei How it in Wayland. Services will be held saturday at to a in. At sugar Creek Church the body will be taken to the i Church from the Zehr funeral Home of. 9 a in. Saturday. The daughter of John and i Verena Roth Oswald she was born near Morton 111., april 4, i 1878 she was married Jan. 22. 190�?o to Menno Freyenberger who preceded her sept. 23, 1953. She was also preceded by her parents and her youngest son in 1955. She is survived by the following children Tizra Freyenberger mrs Ivan Wise mrs. Lloyd Roth All of Wayland and mrs. Alta Cunningham of Colorado Springs col also the following Sisters and i Brothers will Dan Theodore Aaron John and Carl Oswald mrs Joe Krabiel and miss Lina Oswald All of Aurora Nebraska. Mrs. Ada Reft Pioneer Ohio and mrs. Katherine Slagel Detroit Mich. Interment will be in sugar Creek cemetery

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