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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 21, 1974, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Isl customers to receive a credit and a rate hike too r Iowa Southern utilities co. Announced today natural Gas customers in 17 communities including it. Pleasant will receive a credit on their Bills starting this month but they will also face an immediate increase in rates. R. A. Ford Iowa Southern manager explained the situation As follows. One of Iowa Southern a three wholesale suppliers Michigan Wisconsin pipe line co., made a refund to the Centerville based firm As a result of a ruling by the Federal Power commission on a rate adjustment. Iowa Southern is passing the refund to its customers in the form of a credit on their Bills. Meanwhile Michigan Wisconsin has filed for another rate adjustment that will raise retail rates starting nov. 21. Iowa Southern has said it will make appropriate future refunds to its customers if a portion of the wholesale increase effective today is eventually rolled Back by the pc. The increase for firm residential customers will amount to seventy five one hundredths of a cent or $.0075, per Hundred cubic feet Kcf of Gas. This Means 200 Kcf of natural Gas will Cost $1.50 More than before. Communities affected Are Albia Burlington Centerville Cincinnati Corydon. Danville Leon Mediapolis Middletown Moravia it. Ayr it. Pleasant new London Oakville. Seymour. Wapello and West Burlington. Ford explained that other wholesale rate increases appear Likely for the years immediately ahead. He said a there May be occasional refunds caused by Federal Power commission rulings but the general direction for natural Gas costs appears to be Ford added a keep in mind however that this holds True for most other Energy sources. Inflation growing Scarcity of key natural resources increasing demand for Energy and the need to maintain adequate incentives for the development of resources Are behind the rising Ford said that persons who have questions regarding the new rates should Contact Iowa Southern. The a it. Pleasant hews vol 96, no. 275 thursday november 21. 1974 of pleasant Iowa Price 15 cents Council gets request for new traffic lights Joy Johnson representing the league of women voters wednesday night presented the it. Pleasant City Council with a petition with 266 signatures requesting Stop lights for the intersections of Highway 34 and Walnut Locust and White streets. Mrs. Johnson cited the safety of Seho Olage children As the main reason for the request by the league. Police chief Gary Brobston told the Council the Type of Light which would have to be instilled according to Highway commission standards would be the Mast Arm Type overhanging the Highway and that he estimated the Cost per intersection to be $7,226 tor the equipment with an additional $5,000 per intersection for labor and materials. In addition Brobston said it would take six to eight months for the equipment to be delivered and another three to five months for installation. The Council decided to request a traffic How study and recommendations from the Highway commission. It pleasant High school student Mary Ann Brown representing the schools government class requested a a student government Day a when students would work with City officials during the Day and meet with the Council that evening. The Council approved the request and asked the students to set a Date for the project which will coincide with a regular meeting of the Council. Hall Weir representing the Park advisory Board thanked the Council for its recent Purchase of playground equipment for Saunders Park. Four pieces of equipment costing $703, will be installed near the South new shelter House. Weir reported that at least three Community organizations have funds available for the Purchase of playground equipment for Mcmillan Park but that there seems to be some disagreement with the threshers association concerning the location of any new equipment. The Park advisory Board wants the equipment placed Between the Pavilion shelter House and the grandstand. But according to Weir and councilman Elmer Keuhnle who also met with the threshers representatives the threshers group wants Hospital Board okays building improvements a Transfer of $15,477 from funded depreciation to the operating fund was approved by the Henry county memorial Hospital Board of trustees at its monthly meeting wednesday night. The funds will be used to pay for the Black Topping and widening of the ambulance drive $3,200 replacement of delivery room windows $2,150 replacement of doors in the old Section and installation of fireproof doors on three elevators $9,255 and the rebuilding of windows in the old Section to meet fire safety standards $872. The Board also approved the charging of interest on overdue patient accounts effective Jan. I 1975. Interest will be charged in accordance with the 1974 consumer credit act heart Start is Jaycee project it. Pleasant Jaycees have announced a operation heart Start a a fund raising drive to Purchase a defibrillator for the Henry county memorial Hospital. A defibrillator is a portable medical unit used to assist in starting and returning coronary victims hearts to a regular rhythm according to Hospital administrator Lynn Byrne the Cost is approximately $3,500 to $4,000 he said. J he Jaycees announced that All Money contributed to the drive will be used to Purchase the coronary equipment and is tax deductible. Co sponsor of the project is radio station Kesl which will donate advertising time to businesses equal in value to the amount donated in the drive. The Jaycees said they will be making Calls during the next two weeks. I 2 percent per month on accounts of $500 or less and p i percent per month on accounts Over $500. A pay raise of approximately seven percent for All employees of the Hospital was approved and will become effective dec. 29. According to Hospital administrator Lynn Byrne part of the Cost of the increase will be met with a $2 per Day room rate increase. A Resolution was adopted guaranteeing there will be no conflict of interest on the part of any member of the Board in the conduct of Hospital business. In other business the Board a signed an agreement with Para med associates inc. To Institute respiratory therapy service in the Hospital to assist patients with breathing problems such As pneumonia and emphysema. Expressed appreciation to the Hospital auxiliary for the successful Bazaar earlier this month. Accepted the resignation of Richard Marshall physical therapist effective dec. 31. Marshall is moving from the state. A opened bids on coronary care equipment. Further study will be made and the contract awarded within 30 Days Byrne said. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for monday dec. 16. Another location chosen because the largest food tents Are placed in the shelter House grandstand area during the reunion. The Public grounds buildings and Parks committee of the Council will meet with threshers representatives and will try to work out an agreement on the location of the playground equipment. Weir told the Council the equipment recommended by his Board carries out the threshers theme. Weir also presented a tentative budget and recommendations for Park improvements to the Council for its consideration in the 1975-76 budget. Weir said the Park Board does not expect All of the improvements listed to by accomplished in one year. The budget items include picnic tables Trees fountains playground equipment and lights and totals $19,000 for the four City Parks. Director of Public works Stan Hill presented a request in writing from Maurice Weschler concerning paving and sewer improvements in the Orange Street area for the development of North Awn 111 housing addition. The request was discussed and City attorney Rande Mcallister was asked to make further study and to respond for the Council. In other business the Council appointed Marge Harper Ray Breazeale Edd King Beryl Shahan Stan Hill and Bob Shepp to represent it. Pleasant on the solid waste management commission. The commissions membership has recently been revised in accordance with the 1970 census. Membership of the commission is based on a per capita ratio councilman Richard Murphy is already a member of the organization and serves As its director. A heard the second of three readings of an ordinance which would eliminate parking on the East Side of Jay Street Between Madison and Henry and both sides of South main Between Green and South streets. A received a recommendation from Hill for the 1975 Black Topping program. Hills proposal concerns 41 blocks of resurfacing. A awarded a contract to Hannum plumbing and heating for the installation of a Gas fired hot water heating system in the Airport House for $2,135. Other bids were for $2,249.20 from e. E. Taft amp sons. A special Council meeting is scheduled for 7 30 . Wednesday nov. 27 to discuss the preliminary budget tor 1975-76. Nancy and de Mcquiston play the roles of High school sweethearts meeting again after 17 years Iii a a visitor from Hollywood a the second act of a Plaza the one act comedy directed by Cathy Pugh will be presented As dinner theater on dec. 4 and 5 at the Iris restaurant. Community dinner theatre dec. 5, 6 features comedy the it. Pleasant Community theatre will present a dinner theatre at the Iris restaurant on wednesday and thursday dec. 4 and 5. The emphasis of the evening reports president Brenda Palumbo will be a begin your Christmas season with Community de and Nancy Mcquiston have Len cast As Jesse Kiplinger and Muriel Tate Iii the one act play a a visitor from Hollywood i rom Neil Simon s comedy a Plaza suite a in Quot visitors two former High school sweethearts meet for the first time in 17 years. Jesse Kiplinger has become a successful Hollywood producer while Muriel Tate has never moved beyond her life As a Tenafly n j. Housewife. The comedy arises from their reactions to each other after the passage of years their awareness of change and the results of their a Brief encounter a Cathy Pugh is the director this is her first directorial assignment after working As assistant director for two previous Community theatre productions. She reports that the comedy is fast moving Clever and guaranteed to keep the audience laughing. Also featured in the program will be a group of Madrigal singers from Iowa Wesleyan College directed by Burt Mahle. They will present a selection of Christmas songs to introduce the season. Those attending the dinner theatre May order from the regular menu. Admission will lie $1.50 or by season ticket dinner will by extra and paid for separately. Single admission tickets and season tickets will be available at the door. The dinner theatre is open to non members and members of Community theatre. Members will be contacted by Board members Between now and the lie Gimwing of december for reservations. Non members should Contact Brenda Palumbo 385-2447, for reservations. But less than in previous month consumer prices up again warmer Iowa fair and warmer tonight. Low upper 20s and 30s. Increasing cloudiness and mild Friday. High 50 to 60. Southeast Iowa fair thursday night lows in lower 30s. Partly Cloudy and warmer Friday highs in Low to mid 50s local temperatures wednesday High and Low 46 and 30, 6 . 40 degrees. At 7 a m. Thursday 25 degrees Washington a higher prices for clothing food and automobiles pushed consumer prices nine tenths of a per cent higher in october the labor department reported today. The one month increase in the consumer Price Index was smaller than the 1.2 per cent increase in september but still was considerably higher than Normal and showed that americans still Are paying the Price of inflation in their purchases. The Over All increase in consumer prices in the 12 months has been 12.2 per cent the biggest 12-month increase since a 12.6 per education Agency okays budget a budget request of $2,138,600 for the fiscal year starting next july i was approved by the new area education Agency for area 16 at a meeting in it. Pleasant wednesday night. The budget request will be submitted to the state department of Public instruction it Dpi for its approval. The area education Agency Aea will replace county school boards effective july i and will assume responsibility for special education in Henry Lee Louisa and Des Moines counties. The budget includes $1,688,000 for special education support services $200,000 for Media services and $250,000 for other services about 73 per cent of the budget will be derived from state Aid. Board members said tax levies now being collected in the four counties for support of county school boards should not be increased substantially under the new budget. The Board was expected to name an administrator wednesday night but did not do so. It has received about 16 applications for the Post which is expected to pay about $24,000 annually. The Board also elected permanent officers wednesday night. James Elmer Burlington was elected president and Robert Pearl Keokuk was elected vice president. Joseph Mauck my pleasant serves As Henry county s representative on the Board. The Board also designated the i. Pleasant Bank and Trust co. As official depository Bank and appointed Warren Eye As Board treasurer. Howard Ort Meyer present Henry county superintendent was named Secretary and business manager for the Board with authority to co sign checks with the president. Margaret ellerhoff Burlington a school social worker in Des Moines and Louisa counties presented the Board with a request for salary and Benefit Scales. She represented the Aea 16 special services personnel organization. The boards next meeting was set for wednesday dec. La at 7 . At building 20, Mhz. Members of the Board Are Elmer Pearl Mauck. Duane Stoyer it. Madison and Kenneth Aspelmeier. Mediapolis. Cent Price Rise in 1947 the labor department said americans in october were paying higher prices Lur new and used ears mortgage interest costs clothing sugar Cereal and bakery products. These were offset partially by declines in prices for meat and gasoline gasoline prices were Down 2.7 per cent during the month and the average Cost per gallon was 53 cents for regular and 57 cents tor Premium the department said. Prices of meat poultry and fish were reported Down one per cent during october following two months of Large increases the declines tor beef especially were larger than usual the consumer Index in october stood at 153.2, meaning that goods that Cost ski in 1967 now Cost on the average $153.20. But there were hopeful signs in the october Index that the increase in prices of nonfood items including such things As household goods furniture and appliances might finally be easing. The labor department said prices of nonfood items increased six tenths of one per cent in october Down from a one per cent increase in september and the smallest increase since december a year ago it was up six tenths of a per cent then too in a companion report the labor department reported that workers had three tenths of one per cent less earnings to spend in october than they did in september. It said real spendable earnings for the 12 months were Down 4.9 per cent. Prices of pork poultry and fresh fruit also declined in october. But Over All food paces were 1.3 per cent higher in october than in september and 11.9 per cent above a year earlier. The Price increases took seasonal adjustments into consideration. Without seasonal adjustment the Over All increase in consumer prices still was nine tenths of one or cent higher than deadlock seen in Coal pact talks Washington apr a bid by the United mine workers to Rew Ork parts of the tentative contract agreement has run into Industry opposition threatening a new deadlock in the nationwide Coal strike. The latest Snag which emerged wednesday evening seemed certain to push the strike into a fourth week. The government has estimated that a four week strike would cause at least 400,000 layoffs in Coal related industries. The us we a 38 member bargaining Council recommended that Union officers return the proposed contract to the bargaining table for a some minor adjustments before it is submitted to the 120,000 striking miners for ratification. But chief Industry negotiator Guy Farmer indicated the Coal companies were unwilling to reopen negotiations saying it had been agreed earlier that the tentative settlement was to be submitted to the rank and file without Wight capsule items in the news from of pleasant and the Worl Agenda the Agenda for tonight a meeting of the Henry county solid waste management commission at the county courthouse follows i. Introduction of new commissioners and definition of their duties. 2 committee reports. 3. Discussion with waste management inc. Of Illinois on future county Landfill tonight Ibsen so an enemy of the people a will begin a three Day run at 8 . In the Wesleyan Chapel tonight. Additionally there have been plans to hold a Coffee hour immediately following the production. The Public is invited. Tickets Are $1.75 at the door and $1.25 in Advance. All inc students will receive a complimentary ticket at no concert the Iowa Wesleyan College jazz band will present a concert under the Baton of Larry cd Ellison associated professor of music this sunday evening nov. 24 in the College Chapel at 8 . The Public is invited to attend at no charge. Cute credit will be offered for All inc High concert the annual Winter concert of the i. Pleasant Junior High school music department has been set for wednesday night dec la at 7 30 . In the High school auditorium. Featured on the program will in two stage bands the singing teens and the concert band. More than 150 7th and 8th students will be participating in the a veiling s entertainment. There will be a number of specialities and soloists highlighting the musical production. Every one is invited to attend there is no admission Worth it Tacoma Wash. Apr an 18-year old receptionist fired from her City Job for being overweight says a proposal that would restore her Jot also would make her ill. Tracy Kay Natcher a Boss Melvin Jackson director of the human development department says he would give her the Job again if she loses 65 pounds by March 14. A sixty five pounds in four months is not a very Good diet a mrs. Notcher said. A i d just be sick. Under those conditions id have to say mrs. Notcher was fired when the City found her weight exceeded employment standards by 50 for fun Pozar evac Yugoslavia apr mile Milovanovic a retired Railroad Man has never had time to go on a spree and has decided he will give his grandsons a Chance. He worked hard All 40 years of his employed life married off three daughters and now enjoys three grandsons. Recently he made a will bequeathing his entire property to his grandsons but stipulated that they squander the entire sum eating drinking and merry making.3-Day weather saturday through monday Cool with Little or no precipitation indicated throughout the period. Lows in the upper teens to mid 20s. Highs in upper 30s to mid 40s. 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