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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 4, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky the smear on Hoover the phenomenon of the current Effort to denounce j. Edgar Hoover of the Fri has Many interesting facades. First appears an entire Issue of a the nation a with an article by Fred j. Cook this article is mostly a journalistic rehash of material in a the Federal Bureau of investigation by Max Lowenthal published in 1950 and duly knocked off its pins by a the Fri Story a Don Whitehead and a masters of deceit by a Edgar Hoover. Cooke a additions to Lowenthal add Little. Cook s problem is made evident in his last chapter a the final he says a a. One conclusion however should be obvious to anyone who has gone to the trouble of trying to research the Day to Day newspaper files the Fri. Like any other human Agency is not perfect it makes mistakes sometimes serious ones. And because it does it should not be placed any More than any other human Agency should be placed upon such a Pinnacle that its actions its pronouncements. May not be questioned without the critic running the risk of being considered an enemy of the with this j Edgar Hoover would s Gree. But to criticize just to criticize is illogical and can be harmful. If the Fri exceeds its authority. Violates the Law impairs civil rights denies constitutional Protection of the individual let us go after it if Hoover is guilty of such conduct let us impeach him. But where is the evidence i have carefully read Lowenthal and i have carefully read Cook and i do not discover such evidence. These gentlemen might say that they Lack the facilities the Power of subpoena the authority to get at the facts. This is True. They do Lack such facilities. Nevertheless if their complaints Are justified they ought to be Able to make a better Case than they have made. Cook quotes Westbrook Pegler to the effect that the Fri has personnel scandals just As does the new York police department but the difference is that when a cop gets into trouble he makes a Page one headline when an Fri agent comes a Cropper he is quietly shelved or bounced by the Boss and nothing is Ever heard about it. I have not the slightest doubt but that this has occurred it Only establishes the competence of the Fri administration. Of course there Are failures in Fri personnel and. Of course they Are disciplined and some Are pushed out of the organization. It seems to bother Cook that the Fri has enjoyed favourable publicity in the newspapers and on radio. So have Scotland Yard the Royal Canadian mounted police and the Texas rangers some organizations Are More newsworthy than others some Are More colourful More exciting Cook is a reporter and he ought to know that. Somehow when a newspaper announces that the Fri is called into a Case the Public becomes More interested. Another complaint of Cooks is Quot Over the years Hoover has talked Tough about getting the big Slot racketeers and the Public and the press accepting these pronouncements have looked upon the Fri As the Nemesis of big time crime yet actually startlingly. The record shows that the real czars of the underworld. Accommodating gentlemen when it comes to bankrolling political machines rarely have been touched the Fri is a subordinate organization of limited Powers. It is a division of the department of Justice and take.-, its instructions from the attorney general. When it gathers the material for an indictment. It presents the material to the attorney general or an assistant who makes the decision whether the Case is to be brought before the grand jury or not. Some specific matters such As kidnapping have been delegated to the Fri by Congress. What Cook refers to in no manner comes under such a heading. If Hoover were to intervene in the Apalachin situation it would be a violation of states rights and of civil rights a and these must hold for a hoodlum As much As they do for Fred j. Cook. Now. I hear that a daily newspaper has a team of reporters scouring the world to discover weaknesses or perhaps wickedness in j. Edgar hoovers character. I heard from Paris that persons were questioned about j. Edgar Hoover i have had no such reports from Moscow. Perhaps they will discover a goldfish in a goldfish bowl. Copyright 1953 King features Syndicate inc. Vol. 80, no. 200 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening november 4, 1958 by Carrier 30 per week by mail 37.50 per year Loveless and Mcmanus elected Pope John Xxiii crowned 2 divisions in ceremony of splendor launch their it a weird of l l vies a these weird costume it attracted the interest of a news photographer at thu annual halloween party i tin Junior chamber if omit a it c. He took them at random at different places in the Mim Quot District and two of them turned out to be brother and sister and both were individual prize winners. It lie top is Tommy radio who carried a placard saying Quot i m a Happy Hallow Weenie. He won third in i class. In the Center is Carolyn in Adley appearing As a spider and extending an invitation a come into my they Are children of or. And mrs. Thomas in Adley 1004, e. Madison. The Teddy Bear on daddy s shoulders was Charles a Schu okie Gray Llis father is Dalton Gray ill Broadway. Chuckles in the news i i. A i mint 81. It Vic i Gastonia n. C. In Pic Joe Westbrook a Negi to told Why he was silting in City court he was Locking Foi a Job. I i e up Here to see who Judae Verne Shive sends to the arts and then i can go out that Man of Westbrook told officers. Likes squealing tires Freedom wis. Dpi Orville Gonna my 24. Was fined $135 and cos. Monday 1 it a turning in a Las it alarm Quot so i could hear the arcs squeal when the police cars one thing wrong san Francisco up it there was just one thing wrong monday j a my. Hot raided education in on program began w i t h teachers teaching before the Cam j eras to sets had t been Zehv ered to classrooms of 42 schools where pupils were to get the j broadcast lessons Whei to lev Vatican City. It up it a Pope John Xxiii the Humble son of an italian Farmer was crowned 262nd pontiff of the roman Catholic Church today in a ceremony of devout and regal splendor. Five Hundred thousand persons massed on the cobble stoned Square of St. Peters thundered an ovation of a Viva in papa Quot when the three tiered Crown of Gold Silver and diamonds was placed upon his head o o o the 76-Vear-old Man who was born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli had assumed the full Powers of leadership of the world s 500 million catholics at the time the College of cardinals elected him As successor to Pope Pius Xii. Today he was crowned at the end of a four hour ceremony that emphasized publicly his servitude to god and reminded him that he is a mortal Man and All things of this world pass As does flax consumed by the flame of a Candle. The ceremony of crowning the new Pope took place on the main Balcony of St. Peter s Basilica where Nicola Cardinal Canali placed the Golden Tiara on his head with these words j Quot receive this Tiara adorned with three crowns and know that thou Art the father of princes and Kings guide of the world vicar upon Earth of Jesus Christ our lord to whom let there be glory and Honor without end a a tremendous Roar from the arrange for programs in seven townships the Henry county resident qualified voters Are reminded that election meetings for Council members in Tippecanoe. It. Pleasant Baltimore. Center Salem Jefferson and Wayne townships will be held during the next three weeks. The county Extension office through the it. Pleasant chamber of Commerce has arranged for speakers to attend several of these meetings and present an interesting program on Henry county a Effort to secure the agricultural Hall of Fame. Also a slide picture set on an educational trip to Beltsville my will be shown by the county Extension director. The speaker at the Jefferson township election meeting will be Peter Quapp a Farmer trainee in. Agriculture from Stuttgart Germany. Who is presently living and working on the Raymond Graber Larry or Quapp will be with the Grobeis for 6 months and the purpose is to learn about the Overall picture of agriculture and especially the agriculture of this Section later he May go to the Western part of the United states and spend six months living working and learning about their Type of agriculture. The township Date and place and particular program arranged for Are listed below with All meetings starting at 8 00 p. A Tippecanoe township a nov. 6 Oak Leaf school House a slide set on trip to Beltsville. My. It. Pleasant township a nov. 10 co. Extension office a Hall of Fame speaker and slide set on Beltsville trip. Baltimore township a nov. 12 a Bethany Community Hall a Hall of Fame speaker and slide set on Beltsville trip. Center township a nov. 13 a pleasant Hill Church a Hall of Fame speaker and slide on belts vice trip. Salem township a nov. 17 fire station in Salem a Hall of Fame speaker and slide set on Beltsville trip. Jefferson township a nov. 18 a Flowers school a slide set on Beltsville trip and foreign Exchange from Germany. Wayne township a nov. 19 a Swedesburg Parish Hall a slide set on Beltsville trip. Council members in the Odd numbered townships Are elected one year and the ones in the even numbered townships Are elected the following year. The Extension Council is responsible for the Extension educational program which is developed by them in cooperation with local people county Extension staff and the Extension service of Iowa state College crowd echoed from the seven Hills of Rome As the Pope arose and bestowed upon it his Blessing from below the red velvet and Gold rimmed canopy set up to protect him from rain or Sun. The Pope departed from tradition today in having the Coronation coincide with one of Italy a greatest holidays the anniversary of its great Victory in world War i usually the Coronation is on sunday. But the Public crowning on the Balcony followed the custom reestablished by the late Pius Xii who died oct. 9 at Castel Gandolfo. The Majestic religious ceremonies were held inside the Basilica before a crowd of churchmen and notables from throughout the1 world a Royalty and diplomats of i 50 Sovereign nations including the j United states and Many nations which Are non Christian. For All its magnificence the cer j Emony ended on a Humble note. The pontiff returned alone from his triumphant appearance on the Balcony to his austere apartments. There he took in Solitude the Burden of spiritual leadership of almost 500 million catholics throughout the world. Even the Flash of jewelled crowns the Rich garments of breathtaking fineness and the professionals and Coronation pageantry were diffused in the Humble sacrifice of the mass Pope John said bareheaded at the Central altar under the 300-foot dome of of. Peters. Fund drive world Community Day will be observed Friday world Community Day will be observed Friday by the United Church women of the National Council of churches. The it. Pleasant Church women will begin their Day at 2 30 p. M. In Fellowship Hall of the presbyterian Church. This is held for All denominations. Special emphasis Lor this year it program is in developing International understanding. It provide Opportunity for financial and a tonal Aid to relieve suffering and need and to support the ongoing Christian woman a action program for world peace. The program this year is based on the theme Quot Exchange goods ideas mrs. A w Nevers will speak on world Trade a Pait of goods mrs. James Troxel will talk on the ideas of people and mrs. Arthur Rommel and Agnita Rowan who is from the Netherlands will speak on people t a people Quot relationships in different parts of the countries. The service of dedication to tha which builds for peace the gifts of yarn and yardage for refugees awaiting settlement in the South sea Island and Pakistan and the offering to make possible the projects Are integral parts of the Observance. Everyone is asked to bring balls of yarn any color any kind to knit garments jackets or coverlets or yardage pieces of material any length any weight to make dresses skirts or work clothes it is the giving of self and tie giving of goods and resources that help to make our countries Active world neighbors. Two More divisions of the it. Pleasant Community Chest Campaign launched their drives tuesday. Leaders and workers in the employees division met at 7 30 at the Harlan hotel to receive materials and assignments. The women residential division met at 9 30. Allen ring Seoul executive for the Southeast Iowa Council of boy scouts spoke to both groups. He stressed the fact that this is a once a year Campaign in which we Combine our time efforts and supplies to solicit for nine agencies if there were me separate drives Many residents would give one Dollar to each. Then a one Dollar contribution cannot be expected to cover their responsibility to nine agencies in the Community Chest. Citizens Are urged to consider what they would like to give to each Agency then make a total combined contribution. In determining what is your fair share one Day s pay As your yearly contribution or one hour s pay per month was suggested. If everyone followed this Rule faithfully the Campaign could be concluded quickly and with less expense. It must be remembered that $19,500 is the minimum amount required for the agencies to serve the Community. The purpose of the women a residential division is to give every housewife an Opportunity to have a share in her Community projects. Her husband May have been contacted at his place of employment but every Home maker has a certain Pride in her Community and will be Given this Opportunity to contribute. Also there Are those who have employment out of it. Pleasant who would not be contacted otherwise. Howard Hills and Darrell Goddard introduced the leaders in the employees division. Allen Shook heading with co leaders Richard Vavroch Gerald beavers and James Green. Co chairmen of the women a residential Are mrs. C. A. Cottrell and mrs. Willard Jensen mrs. Cottrell introduced her leaders As follows Ward i a mrs. Orville Al Lender Ward ii a mrs. Tom Harney Ward Iii a mrs. Owen Wilson Ward in a mrs. Robert Campbell and Sheaffer addition. Mrs. John Carter. Extra democrats in big sweep republicans win in county and District one of nature s phenomenon a six legged Bull Frog is examined at the state University in Memphis. Tenn. It is one of several thousand six legged Bull frogs found in an artificial Lake near Tunica miss. The extra limbs have grown out on the right Side of the Frog s Back near the Hind quarters. In Community fund salvation army Heins in hardships . Station moved in trip to Holland for local audience a Railroad station went through town tuesday morning. It was travelling aboard wheels Over the highways. This oddity that attracted local interest was the Hillsboro station bought by the Midwest old settlers and threshers association for a permanent Structure in connection with the Railroad portion of the steam engine show at the reunion at Mcmillan Park. The association already owns a Small Railroad engine which is on the grounds. The station was moved by a route that took it out towards Stockport and then Back North and Easterly and finally onto 34 and thence through the it pleasant business District. Volunteers were Siv no assistance in getting the building under wires. Actually the rate of movement was t tiler fast. The building started of Hillsboro at 10 20 monday morning. The local salvation army organization one of the agencies participating in the Community Chest fund lends a helping hand in Many cases in which people in hardship situations have no place to turn.1 most of this assistance goes to transients. There was a couple last Winter j who had to leave Illinois and were j Enro Ute Back to California. Out of funds they were provided sleeping accommodations for the night. Evi j Dence of their plight was the fact that they stood along the Highway through the next morning a cold one trying to Hitchhike Westward. She was an expectant Mother. Many will recall the couple who became stranded Here and were expecting a baby within four Days. The baby arrived that night at the county Hospital. The red crass requested baby clothing and the salvation army organization handled the receiving of the clothing. The donations virtually swamped the organization and other families with babies who needed help received part of the gifts. O. T. Wilson who Heads this work and states that he enjoys doing it for it offers an Opportunity to help people said that Seldom has he found an attempt to get assistance that apparently is not justified or authentic. He can recall Only two persons who have come to him the second time. One of these was worthy the other was taking advantage of the service. The latter was detected when or. Wilson recalled that the transient s Story was different from the one he told when he had appeared previously. A i feel that if in eight who done to deserve help there is one who does the assistance has been worthwhile a a or. Wilson said. He very very Seldom hands out Money. Usually it is either a meal or a night s lodging paid for directly to the restaurant or Motel. The assistance is limited to one meal or one night s lodging. Restaurants and hotels and service stations have cooperated wonderfully he said. In a few instances he has been Able to get jobs for the transients. Part of the fund for the salvation army remains Here and part is sent to the state. If the local organization runs Short on funds the state chapter will give assistance. Injured persons show improvement the condition of mrs. T. L. Russell of Winfield one of three persons injured in a three car Accident North of Olds sunday morning in which mrs. William Hunt of Oskaloosa was killed is reported As somewhat improved tuesday. Mrs. Russell is a patient at memorial Hospital. Warner Russell it. Pleasant is slightly improved As is or. Hunt husband of the Accident victim. Mrs. Russell received internal injuries in the Accident. Her son suffered broken ribs. Or. Hunt received a knee injury and several cracked ribs. Liff ter vote than in �?T54 a lighter vote had been cast in it. Pleasant up to mid afternoon than at the same time four years ago. A Check of the four precincts disclosed. The total was about 20 per cent less than four years ago. The vote by wards at 2 30 . 1954 1958 Ward 1 398 319 Ward 2 338 241 Ward 3 231 171 Ward 4 301 283 total 1268 1014 Check for radiation after plane crashes Abilene Tex. It up it a a b47 medium Jet bomber from Dyess air Force base crashed today killing one Man on minutes after taking off and base officials shortly afterwards began checking persons in the area of the trash for radiation. Death takes mrs. M. Lawrence ticket holders to the Kiwan travel and adventure series Wen taken on a delightful trip in Holland by or. Gerald Hooper at the Iowa Wesleyan auditorium monday evening. Or. Hooper a photography while showing Windmill and canal scene stressed the people of Holland a their Many activities celebrations j and entertainments. Their colourful costumes and the excellent photography enhanced the pictures adding to the entertainment also was the accompanying music from i taped recordings which were kept synchronized with the movie by mrs. Hooper the picture and or. Hooper a j narration proved to be another High 1 is or in the student Center to have open House the new student Center on the South Side of the Square is holding open House tuesday and wednesday evenings from 7 30 to 9 for All parents teachers and others interested in seeing this project. Foils Are open u until 8 00 of clock visit news Plant cub scouts of Den 2. Pack 28. With mrs Max Liechty As Den Mother visited the news plat monday afternoon. Members of the pack Are John Roederer. Mike Scarff. Jim Becker. Jim Mccabe Pat Mccabe Lynn sheets Randy Russell and Tim Grav have you voted mrs. Mark k. Lawrence 65, died at memorial Hospital around 2 10 . Tuesday after an illness of the past several years. The daughter of e z and Martha Carter Montgomery was born March 13. 1893, in Canaan township in Henry county. Mrs. Lawrence was a resident of Henry county and it. Pleasant All of her life with the exception of ten years it 1946-1956� when she lived m Cedar rapids. On March 6. 1912. She was married to Mark k. Lawrence who survives her. Also surviving Are one son and two daughters Don Lawrence of it. Pleasant mrs. Frank Vivian Barron of Pittsburgh a. And mrs. William Ruth cans of Fairfield 11 grandchildren and two Brothers w. W. Montgomery and Ralph Montgomery both of it. Pleasant. Her parents two Sisters and one brother predeceased her. Services will be held thursday nov. 6 at 2 . At the r. K Crane funeral Home with the Rev Gilbert Stout pastor of the first methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Forest Home cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Crane funeral Home wednesday evening from 7 30 to 9. Henry county voters contrary to the state and National trend elected republicans to All offices in the county and voted heavily Republican for state candidates in tuesdays election. John b. Rockwell was elected state representative John w. Metcalf. Member of the Board of supervisors to succeed himself and Charles o Garretson was reelected county attorney. A rather close race developed in the contest for county attorney with Democrat Robert l. Hansen of new London trailing Only by 166 votes when the returns were Complete. Other county contests were won by margins of More than 1,000. The vote was As follows for state representative Rockwell 3.208 e. N Smith 2,187 for county attorney Garretson 2,804 Hansen 2,638 for supervisor Metcalfe 3.321 Meade 2,104 other county candidates were reelected without opposition. 0 0 9 Lor state senator rep. C. M Vance was elected from Henry and Washington counties defeating Virgil Trabert. In Henry county the vote was Vance 3.333 Traberth 2,136 in Washington county the vote percentage was not quite As great in favor of Vance reports late in the night indicated 0 9 0 for representative in Congress the first District re elected Republican Fred Schwengel Over Thomas Dailey by a big margin. Henry county voted As follows Schwengels 3,257 Dailey 2,206 Iowa probably elected four republicans and four democrats to Congress. Rep. Coad was re elected in the sixth and democrats led by close margins in the Early morning in the second fourth and fifth. 0 9 0 at the state level gov. Herschel c. Loveless was reelected by a substantial margin Over Republican William g. Murray. Loveless took an Early Lead and the trend continued in his favor As the returns became More Complete. Democrat Edward a Mcmanus of Keokuk was elected lieutenant governor Over w. L. Mooty the incomplete returns indicated. Democrats did not take All of the state offices. Republican Melvin Synhorst apparently was reelected Secretary of state m. L. Abraham son treasurer c. B. Akers auditor. Attorney general Norman Erbe was trailing Democrat Don Wilson by a narrow margin in the Early morning. Henry county gave Murray and Mooty substantial majorities Over Loveless and Mcmanus but not As great As other Republican state candidates Over their opponents. The vote was for governor Murray 3.112 Loveless 2.526 for lieutenant governor Mooty 3.121 Mcmanus 2,339 other Republican candidates were Given majorities of 1,000 to 1,200 or More. At the National level democrats rolled to their greatest victories in 20 years. The probable lineup in Congress will be house�?153 republicans 292 democrats senate�?35 republicans 61 democrats. In new York Republican Nelson Rockefeller Defeated incumbent Averell Harriman for governor and Republican Kenneth b. Keating was elected to the Senate. In California republicans William f know land and Goodwin j. Knight were Defeated for governor and senator respectively

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