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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 11, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa \ v the it pleasant news vol. 92, no. 266 it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening november la 1970 Price to cents Cloudy these Days by John Chamberlain when Independence comes to Paradise Nandi Fiji islands a the Fiji islands which have just been taken into the United nations after receiving their Independence from the British Crown Are going to be a mighty interesting place to watch in the next few years. They can become an example of ethnic Harmony for the world or they can As has been predicted by the cynics degenerate into a mid Pacific version of the Mediterranean Island of Cyprus. Fiji a land of mysterious shadows is a visual Paradise. Four hours in the air from Sydney Australia by a fast Qantas Jet and six hours the other Way from Honolulu it is a natural tourist Stopover for anyone who wants to get a touch of the South seas. The marvelous White beaches Are what Waikiki must have been 40 years ago before the High Rise influence of Miami Beach took Over in Hawaii. If the fijians can keep the peace among themselves they will obviously have a Good thing going for them. The question is whether they can handle the potentially explosive Issue of race. Some three years ago i happened to be plunked Down at Nairobi in Kenya at a time when hundreds of indians were making the Airport a virtual wailing Wall. The shopkeepers of Kenya for several generations they were being forced by the dominant Blacks to relinquish their businesses and take the Road to other nations including Britain which did not want them. Too Well the shop keeping class in Fiji is Indian too. But the indians Here Are in a better position than their Brethren in Africa for they make up just a Little More than half of the 500,000 fijian population. The native melanesian who number some 200,000, Are a minority in their own country and to get the bulge in parliament they must rely on the support of Small minorities of asiatics who have the balance of Power. The indians whose shops offer everything from primitive melanesian and polynesian masks to the most complicated japanese and German electronic and photographic equipment have the Money or such of it that Isnit owned by Whites. The fijians Village dwellers for the most. Part have the land with their ownership protected by Law. Remembering the Days when their fathers worked the sugar Cane Fields As indentured servants the indians could resent their position As landless people in a country whose Commerce they dominate. But the worst predictions of the cynics have not yet materialized Independence Here which is Only a month old is going along in an atmosphere of Good will that is not greatly marred by some grumbling in hindi that Ratu sir Kamisese Mara a Catholic who doubles As Premier and foreign minister has tended to give an Edge to non indians in the make up of his a o at the height of the algerian troubles Albert Camus the algerian bom French author suggested a Complex political arrangement for his native land that would have Given the French colonists and the Arab majority their own separate parliaments. This was an approach to the John Calhoun idea of a a concurrent something like this seems to have been achieved in Fiji. Elections Are by racial groups not by crude number and the somewhat smaller group of native fijians get equal parliamentary representation. The racial groups classified As a a others have their own representatives chosen from a general Roll. The slight departure from a one Man one vote assures the native melanesian of Protection when it comes to sustaining their position in their own ancestral country. If a similar system could be worked out in South Africa and Rhodesia the demand for stringent apartheid might be less compelling. It is Only when a one Man one vote threatens the de spoliation of minorities that Republican forms of government Are feared. Too it costs Money to Send a deputation to the in in new York and there is a movement afoot in the South Pacific to. Make Fiji the voice of the islands in the world body. Whether this is a Good idea depends on the Fate of the a concurrent majority idea in Fiji itself. Other polynesian and melanesian islands do not have the same problem of the racial mix that could still tear Fiji apart. Discounting new zealand Fiji i the most powerful South Pacific Island school Board acts i in Many matters the it. Pleasant Board of education met tuesday evening with director Miles Nesbitt absent. It was noted that the insurance rates for school buses has increased 60% in the last two years with younger Drivers affecting the rate somewhat. Superintendent Robert Formanek mentioned that tile teachers advisory committee is organized for the year with mrs. Margaret Swenson As president. This committee of 13 representatives from All the schools to the system is responsible for bringing suggestions and recommendations to the superintendent. Also the curriculum Council is organizing to offer suggestions for curriculum improvements. Too the Beard voted to turn student records prior to 1900 Over to the Henry county Board of education where they will be available to the county historical society. There was discussion1 As to whether the records after 1900 should be placed on Micro film. A heat analysis prepared by Iowa Southern utilities indicated that the Manning elementary school is using 73% of the heat and the Parish 28% and the school will Bill St. Al horns accordingly. These area 16 College was nod group seeks store closing on sunday some 20 it. Pleasant merchants met with members of the it. Pleasant ministerial association at the presbyterian Church wednesday morning. Procedures to bring about sunday closing of local stores came under discussion. Rev. Gerald Roseberry of the presbyterian Church presided at the meeting and after hearing the views of the ministers and merchants present a the group decided they would work together in trying to get All retail firms Here to close on sundays. It Rev. Robert Matheus of the St. Michael a episcopal Church Rev. Carl Wilson of the methodist Church Rev. Carlton Easley of the Nazarene Church Rev. Peter Siemens of the first Baptist Church Rev. Glen Richards of the mennonite Church Rev. Alton Koch of the lutheran Church and Rev. Roseberry gave their views on the sunday openings. All commented in effect that sunday is a Day for attending Church spending time with families and relaxing and that business places should not be open on sundays. Most of the merchants present expressed the View that All retail firms should be closed. Those present who do open on sundays said they do so because their main competitors stay open. They said they would close if All retail firms close. Many stores were not represented. It was suggested that the clergy Contact the top executives of several firms which stay open on sundays about closing. The opinion was also expressed that if the attempt to get All the firms to close All Day sundays fails then an attempt will be made to get them to close on sunday mornings. The ministers indicated they will discuss the Issue from their pulpits and request their parishioners not to shop on sundays. Or. Fox named to White House conference Washington d. C. A congressman Fred Schwengel announced today that or. Walter Fox superintendent and area director of the mental health Institute at it. Pleasant has been invited to become a member of the White House conference on the aging. Schwengel said or. Fox has been invited to serve on the technical committee on health social rehabilitation service Economy but a schizophrenic Leader would be no Leader at ail. Maybe Samoa and other islands should hang Back a bit to see what happens inside to fijian Paradise. Distributed by King features Syndicate fled by official letter that the voting results As released1 to the news Media by the College did not tally with the it. Pleasant boards official Canvas for the school District. The vote was in reference to the Extension of the % Mill Levy for the area College building program. Too Norman Paar and1 mrs. Idena stocks reported to the Board on the High school guidance program. The methods of testing vocational guidance counselling arranging student interviews and discussions with parents when necessary was explained. The Board noted that special emphasis was placed1 on students who were in danger of a dropping out and encouraged or. Paar mrs. Stocks and other staff and1 faculty members present to continue to work closely with students who have become disinterested with their High school education. A general discussion was held on drug abuse and special drug education programs were mentioned and reviewed by the Board and staff. A a a Albert Long has been hired As custodian at Lincoln school. Annuity clauses were approved for mrs. Marilyn Vincent and mrs. Margaret Swenson. A new hot lunch policy for the coming year was approved. The school nurse will be responsible for administering it. Hearings on refusals will be heard by the principals of the respective buildings. Too the Board noted the following letters a letter from the superintendent of the Williamsburg Community school District commending the conduct appearance and performance of the High school band att the recent contest. A letter from Donald Romney with reference to taxation and school costs. A letter from George Masden with reference to a special High school program in electronics ? and radio repair. Superintendent Formanek was requested to reply on behalf of the Board. Too professional meetings and use of school facilities were approved As follows in. Professional meetings Ron Statter civil defense conference Burlington tuesday october 27th, 1970. Messes. Formanek Van Tuyl my Beth Young and Williams seminar evaluation and accountability Burlington wednesday october 28th, 1970. Kent Bennett Driver education conference it. Pleasant tuesday november 3rd, 1970. Banks Swan Driver education conference it. Pleasant tuesday november 3rd, 1970 am. Wrestling clinic Ames saturday november 7th, 1970. Bob King Iowa Southern utilities conference Burlington tuesday november 17th, 1970. Bob Evans sports Medicine workshop Iowa City Friday saturday november 20th 21st. Allen Whitlatch National manufacturers conference new York new York december 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 1970. Miss Helen Ramkey area Xiv meeting Ottumwa november 18, 1970 . Only. V. Use of school facilities High school classrooms social session of Extension course from Iowa City saturday november 7th, 1970. High school gym Iowa Wesleyan basketball practice thursday november 19th, 1970 7 00 -9 00 pm. High school auditorium bus Drivers workshop state depart Merit monday january 26th, 1971-evening. High school gym Jaycees basketball game thursday March Lith 1971 evening. High school g. R. A. District payday saturday March 27th, 1971. The Board discussed the school building program before adjournment. Fayette school superintendent Dies Fayette up a funeral services were pending Here today for the superintendent of the Fayette Community school District who died tuesday night following a heart attack. He was c. Raymond Rutt 49, of Fayette. Agreement on pm contract senior Gill scouts Rhonda Harryman and Linda leu perform Candy striping duties at memorial Hospital. At this time they were playing cards with mrs. Mary Russell. The Candy striping program for senior scouts of troop no. 77 has been under the direction of mrs. James Woepking for a number of years 421 girl scouts dependent on Success of fund drive girl scouting is one of agencies in Community Chest signalled for the Camp operation. Nine per cent of the budget is listed As management expense. Four Hundred Twenty one girl scouts and ninety one adults of the it. Pleasant area Are dependent upon the Success of the current United Community fund Campaign sponsored by the it. Pleasant Community Chest inc. The number represents girls enrolled in 19 separate troops in the area. They Range in age from 7 to 17 and Are brownies juniors Cadette and seniors. The adults registered with the troops serve As leaders committee members and in other special capacities giving of their time and talents to help to enrich the lives of these Young people through a wholesome scouting experience. Too a the local girl scout neighbourhoods Are under the jurisdiction of the shining Trail Council of girl scouts. Total Council membership is 4133, a figure nearly doubled since 1960. Opportunities Are provided for girls to participate in and form lasting values in Community service Active citizenship and International Friendship. This year 2190 girls in the Council participated in scouting Day Camp programs 200 took part in troop camping activities and 281 in established Camp at Camp a Keeta. Girl scouts not Only help when asked to serve but look for oppor aunties to serve their communities. Too projects which the girls have participated in during the past year have included service to their communities As a whole and to individuals both Young and old the sick and the needy. Troops All Over the Council participated in the Quot Earth Day projects in their own communities on april 22nd in clean up and City beautification projects. It. Pleasant troops worked on scrapbooks toys and games for use in the paediatric wards of local hospitals. At thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets and toys were presented to Many a adopted the profits from the cookie Sale Are used for the maintenance and development of Camp a Keeta. The greatest cookie Sale in the councils history was held in March 1970. 96,062 boxes of cookies were sold by the girls. The troops received 7c profit from each Box of cookies they sold for use in their own troop program and activities. Both men and women Are working As troop leaders and assistants on troop committees serving on Board committees helping As program consultants or in other special service capacities. In doing so they Are aware of the important role they Are playing in the lives of these Young people to help them become Happy and resourceful citizens and inspire them with the highest ideals of character conduct patriotism and service. Car kills Deer on Highway 34 a car driven by Gloria tedrow it. Pleasant struck and killed a Buck Deer which ran in front of it on Highway 34, i i Miles West of it. Pleasant on Highway 34 at 5 30 pm. Tuesday. The front end of the car was damaged an estimated $200. The carcass of the Deer was picked up by a conservation commission officer. The Accident was investigated by sheriff Van Crawford. Order Dubuque county jail closed Dubuque up a the Iowa department of social services tuesday ordered the Dubuque county jail closed immediately because the building is unsafe for occupancy. The building was condemned one year ago but the county had Conin addition girls remembered res to Jnue a operation through month dents of nursing Homes and hos extensions granted by the social petals with special Small gifts yer aces department. In ordering goodies and visits planted Flowers Tjie i Osung department said in City Parks participated in Mem i county officials had received enough orial Day services Sang carols for me arrive at a solution and no shut ins collected for heart fund further extensions could be granted. And stuffed easter Seal envelopes and participated in a variety of _ clean up projects. to list girl scouting is growing in the 5vi county area of shining Trail first in a series calling Atten Council and with growth comes the 1 tion to the benefits of t Ommani growing need for More funds to to Chest agencies support fast expansion. Gary Williams and his wife san o o o by reside at 402 South Jefferson the girl scout Council budget of Street. Or. Williams is co owner of $66,725 for the year of 1971 is to be Williams clothing store and has raised through United funds been one of it. Pleasant a leading Council campaigns in towns which merchants for the past five years. Do not have United funds and they Are the parents of three sons product sales. David 9, and twins Chuck and the major portion of 59% of the John 7. Fighting in Vietnam comes to near halt Saigon up a fighting in Vietnam came to a near halt during the 24 hours ending at noon today with american spokesmen reporting no significant ground engagements involving u. S. Troops during the period. American b52s and u. S. And South vietnamese fighter bombers continued relentless pounding of the to Chi Minh Trail in an Effort to keep communist Supply convoys from reaching the Southern Indochina War front. In Cambodia government forces pushed into the a communist occupied town of Troeung Only to find it had been a abandoned and was deserted. American spokesmen said that in addition to Lack of ground engagements during the 24-hour period there were no american deaths in the 24 hours ending at Midnight tuesday. It was the fourth time in six weeks and the fifth time this year there have been no american deaths during a similar period. South vietnamese spokesmen listed Only five significant engagements from 6 . Tuesday to 6 . Today. They said they killed a total of 28 communists while suffering two dead and six wounded. Nation pays tribute to fighting men Arlington a. Up a in a steady downpour at the Tomb of the unknowns the nations tribute was paid today to generations of its fighting men who served from Valley forge to Vietnam. The solemn and Sodden ceremonies at Arlington National cemetery were conducted around the traditional Wreath laying by Donald e. Johnson head of the veterans administration flanked by the chiefs of four services. Johnson placed the Wreath of red and White carnations at the base of the Tomb on behalf of president Nixon while about 3.000 persons huddled under umbrellas nearby. Fund agencies Council operating budget is supplied by the communities in which the girl scout program is functioning. The cookie Sale held each year contributes 30% of the Council income and Camp fees from the girls attending Camp a Keeta Supply the other 11%. Fifty seven percent of the Council budget is used for program activities and related services to troops in the Council area. Since a great part of the girl scout program is camping 34% of the budget is de Gary is a member of rotary club the chamber of Commerce and serves on that organizations Central business District committee. Or. Williams says of the it. Pleasant Community Chest a with a Young family i am particularly interested in the Many youth activities which Are helped by the Community Chest. Our help through the local United Community Chest will give Many youngsters pleasant memories of their childhood in it. Detroit up a general motors and tile United Auto workers announced tentative agreement today on a new three year contract which could end an eight week old strike and Start pm production lines moving again about dec. I. After a Marathon session of nearly 25 hours the two sides announced a tentative agreement covering Law members in the United states. An agreement for Canadian pm workers still had not been reached. Too the tentative agreement provided wage increases that could Cost pm about $2 billion Over three years. It provides also restoration of unlimited Cost of living allowances pegged to tile government Cost of living Index and a Compromise on the Union demand for a �?o30 and out retirement plan. Exact details of the tentative agreement were not expected to be announced until after Union membership action on the tentative agreement. The a awl a International executive Board was on standby to meet immediately after announcement of the tentative agreement and to review the terms. The web then would present the package to the Law pm Council ordered to be in Detroit today too in addition to a wage increase the pm proposal would restore unlimited Cost of living allowances Cost of living figures it was Learned and it was believed to include a Compromise on the Union demand for a �?o30 and out retirement pension plan. The report of the new agreement on a National contract followed a sluggish session late tuesday in which it appeared negotiations were going nowhere. The unions pm Council had Power to accept or reject the tentative settlement before passing it on to the Ramic and file membership. A Plain funeral for Charles Degaulle Colombey Les Deus Eulises France up a the body of Charles de Gaulle dressed in military uniform and draped with the French Tricolour Lay in the living room of his country Home today awaiting burial in a $63 Plain wooden coffin made by the Village Carpenter. De Gaulle collapsed and died of a rupture of the Aorta at his Home Gary Williams much Corn still in Fields of county Many Henry county Farmers still have not harvested their Corn crop or have harvested Only part of it. Others have completed the Harvest. Those who have finished report Good yields but obviously not As Good As expected before the Corn blight hit. Prospects Early were for a record crop it will be recalled. The Corn went in Early and Rains came at the right time. Yields of 150 bushels per acre were being predicted by Many Farmers. This was a year however when the Corn yield cannot be counted until the Corn is in the crib. The Corn blight hit and yields were materially reduced in some Fields. Even with big cuts in yields however the average is running High when measured with past years. Many Are reporting yields of too bushels or More in blight damaged Fields. Delay in harvesting has been necessary because of the wet conditions in the Fields. Wet spots have hindered the operation of machines. Harvesting has been completed in most of the Northeast part of the county. Too Des Moines up a Iowa agriculture officials have confirmed the state is heading toward its Slimmest Corn production year since 1965, with the nov. I crop estimates about 123 million bushels less than initial 1970 estimates. Although still expected to grab the title of no. I Corn producer Iowa Farmers Are expected to Harvest Only 876,525,000 bushels during 1970, or a per acre yield of 87 bushels. The no. I estimates released by the u. S. Department of agriculture tuesday represent a drop of 30,-225,000 bushels or 3.3 per cent from oct. I estimates of 906,750,000. If accurate the Iowa crop would plunge below the 900 million Bushel Mark for the first time since 1965. In 1965, the total Iowa Harvest was 814,506,000 bushels or 82 bushels an acre. In 1966, the crop climbed to 902 million bushels and peaked at 986 million bushels in 1967. In 1969, Iowa lost its title of the Corn growing est state to Illinois but no such upset was expected for the 1970 season. Illinois ranked second in tuesdays estimates with a projected Harvest of 786,825,000 bushels or 75 bushels an acre. I us a officials tuesday attributed the Iowa production drop As Well As that across the nation to a destructive attack of Southern Leaf blight and poor harvesting conditions. Monday night 13 Days Short of his 80th birthday. He will be buried thursday in a Remote country churchyard near his Home As he wished in a ceremony stripped of fanfare and pomp. Too France called a Day of National mourning and the greatest assemblage of world leaders since the death of president John f. Kennedy was expected in Paris to attend a memorial service there. But at this Village of 394 inhabitants 110 Miles East of Paris in the Champagne wine making country de Gaulle will get what the Parish priest called a a Plain funeral like for any other villager or a too Degaulle who treated Kings and presidents As equals and was the last survivor of the european world War ii leaders expressly ordered no world leaders were to attend the funeral mass in his Village Church. The two Star general who led the free French forces against nazi Germany had written that the military could participate but Only symbolically. And the Man who ruled France for la years from 1958 to 1969 with near dictatorial Power will have a Plain Headstone in a Corner of his churchyard. The Tombstone will say simply a Charles de Gaulle 1890 1970.�?� too Madame Yvonne de Gaulle following the general a wishes tuesday ordered the coffin from Louis merger the Village Carpenter. Quot the simplest possible a she said a without ornamentation. Like for police reinforcements arrived to Back up the 16 officers standing outside the de Gaulle House ordering everybody away. President flies to Paris for services Washington up a president Nixon flew to Paris wednesday for memorial services for Charles de Gaulle and conferred in route with advisers on a new Federal budget that could reach a record1 $235 billion. Nixon spoke briefly with French ambassador Charles Lucet before he left Andrews air Force base md., on a six hour 45-minute flight to Paris where services honouring the former French president will be held thursday at notre Dame Cathedral. Accompanying Nixon were Secretary of state William p. Rogers foreign affairs adviser Henry a. Kissinger and Arthur k. Watson . Ambassador to France who also will attend the services. Too also aboard air Force one for budget discussions were White House Counselor Robert h. Finch George p. Shultz director of the office of management and budget and his Deputy Caspar a. Weinberger and John d. Hrh Carnan director of Nixon a Domestic Council and a special White House assistant

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