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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 18, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant new vol. 83, no. 215 two Section set. Pleasant Iowa wednesday Kye Nimi oct. 18, i do i the esk Days by ipod Jap e. Skol ski better dead til an Rei a the evening news of Newburgh n. Published the following comment by Rev. Ernest l. Howard a unitarian minister a there Are some highly dangerous trends of thought behind certain slogans being bandied about in our country today As Ai example. Take the motto better dead than red now beginning to crop up on bumper sticker wha kind of motivation Mold Poi Ible Lead to such a user Frial and dangerous general iou a nun Tyr Complex irrational Fiat and hostility ignorance regarding alternatives emotional Stic a Lon alms these Are some of the to Sib Litie. That must be con id red or. Howard in Gilt Tim k of other slogans a we cannot be half slave and half free a or a a it v e me or give in death of have hut one Lite to give for my count t v a to vote on Homecoming Royalty chemical blast injures 190 were these a ,a1 Aid dangers a nepali Lauon ? or haps it would h it Bei n. Matte for Nathan Hale to go to u Ada with other tones or for Patrick Henry to play it Salt by saying nothing at All we surely might assume that John Hancock and the other miners of Hie Keelai 1 Ion of Independence took a frightening i k when they prepared hat Floe ment. For which Thuv declared a a and for tin support Tim declaration with a finn Reliance on the Protection of dim e Providence we Mutual a i ire yes h other our lives our fortunes and our sacred Honor was this a lib tor in Sull a at tribute to Jitter it. Who wrote those words Quot a Martyr Complex. Irrational fear and hostility Quot or Howard la it i in my que.Ion.1 in ins Sermon preached in a unitarian Church. He of a ignorance regarding Alt natives Quot the phrase a c Matt d me. Do not men have ideals tor which they Are willing to Light even to die or Are we Craven clods to whom life itself is so valuable that to remail Ahu it arc willing to accept even indecency and horror in life a Whas the alternative to love for instance would or Howard say tha men who. In Many countries have stood on tin barricades and fought for human Liberty for the rights of Man. Had alternatives what were they0 of course nil gip ii Ive a a d at Home to eat Rabbit Stew and drink a by of wine i Lim Day will be election Day at Iowa Wesleyan when students will select a Homecoming Queen and a big wheel. Runner up candidates will be my Queen attendants and Little wheels on Homecoming Day get. 28. Nominated by Blue key mens Honor Ary leadership group for the Degi of bring Homec Nung did in an Patty Hill Man Way-1,. Judy ii Orison Donnellson j an Johnson Agency Elizabeth Matthews Carmel Calif. Patricia s hand. Muscatine and Judi Walker. Oilman. It g whee i <, Are Gary i yid Russell Basil Huston Iii a Hare on Lex Byron Johnson pal Harold Butch Kerr. To ii my no. Rob it Mcleran. My. Up a my and Wulf. Lost nation qui lust Wonia n s Honor homely. Nominated the men by ii the coeds and the wheel mandates h do responsible a i j Tiomi. On campy. And have been Iii v Ariel a t in it ifs i walk i is a Membri of Delta Omicron Honor 11 \ ii a. U sorority the other Queen candidates Are members of qui e both pats Are presidents a. Schmidt having completed a Lei in As president of Sheaffer i. Set Luna no Hall for women and i h Heman presently heading pan hellenic miss Hodson travelled to Russia last Yeai As a member of the women s basketball team which ii Pii cute the United states muss Matthews is chairman of the important student Union committee. A. Johnson is vice president of he. A Moi , and miss Schmidt a Che Leader miss Walker u Hen a hoist with the Wesleyan and miss Hillman a. Played Lead. Ill Ling. Plays misses John mgt i and Schmidt Are both serving As dormitory Counselor for a second Star. Khrushchev lists i Bisie guidelines Columbus Junction Arna tops safety list m it of 1 Bud by i i e r Nikita Kirn a Chr predicted today that in in 1980 will lie .1 Utopia with Ca nit in Deco. And the soviet Union dominant in a mostly cot Simuni. T work Khanu Vclav pro rented to the Quot second Day of the 22nd soviet a of minium a Cong re. In the Kremlin a part. Program Winch outlined us a. In guideline. Foi e St abolish input of a commune. Acid to the Rndt 2b year tiie inuit i a Hou and word plan 1 aimed it giving the Bovet i i the h 1 Gin. T living audard in Hie world in cd. Iii fun Ifim Menf Kari Inch Vaid aril Lequire a world at Peare j Khz Niche Virv told the nor than soviet mid for go it Ommo him t Crider. Mid by 1980 Ami-,., fowl it Pic Hie cd i urn bus Junction area topped the Kcf Lri of to Quot a Highway com in ire construction a the Cir fur tic end n 1 june of i do i it a ill it i 1 Lull r i today. Confines on Driver had no report table Accident ill us Columbus Juliet Ion i. Id. Id v mid i roof .314,-975 Miles during the tear thirty four counter in the maintenance department receiving a in if in a Iward included Henry Der Moines Louisa aug a Iii no ton. Acid fumes spread Over Chicago area ask Russia to Call off i it i a Illast Chi a right mixing Plant Luckiest Facto a Blat t by it Hoking fume. Close no injured a Coom of pit a is showed treated other Aid treatment gone to Trivau in a 11v11 g Zijm it Flat i i i a i g jute in la a reserves at work a l our members of Hie local army Reserve unit o i. Quot i to Quot i i i Iii in r a la 11 Ion Are shown at he training Center Here working on a Burner for a Field of Keg rang. I rom left to right Are sp/4 Roy a Tilleard. Alt. Pleasant. Pub hard Horrell. New l Ondon a Ronald Savage i t. Madison and pvt. Larry Pullman. Burlington. The unit went on Active Dun sunday and will leave for it. Leo Ani Wood i Quot. O 1 Bovyn Union w ii grate t i a. To rid a re of teams in Pace setters to meet thursday morning rotary governor i raises record of local it in a the v Orr in a re. be the i me. In fhe with High wages a 30-35 working week. Longer paid be 11 a Paw r Iii in g world. Hour Vaca nt.-. 1 of a late Quot mass would the a t 50-tl ii of in in a Fie. Housing for All ant. It panned to die. I c a of miss major cat Ion a Ike or 11 of ird spoke j a a in Alist in Nat lor.ali.1 by which w e my. T assume that he patriotism. It is to Idle far a Man to have no Mon ions regarding his native land to such one country is As Good As another As meaningful As another. Such a Mali docs not Fin Quot. 11 a ill a Iglus Ltd a his National Flag when he Sec. It after a sojourn in i ant places nor docs the National Anthem mean More than a Singh that is usually badly Sung and loudly played. Such a Man do a not understand the emotional. In of Walter Scotts poem Quot by. Lilies lit re the in in. U it ii soul so dead. Who Nev or to Hun it h it Aid this is my own. My native land whose heart has one or within him buried As Home his in hath. Turn a from wandering on a strand breathe. Beta Phi is he greek Affili i n m. Hilum i Anc or a Tau Alpha that of the other candidates. With Johnson president of Zia Matthews is a psychology Miks Hodson physical Edu mass Johnson history miss music. Miss Schmidt ele Nientai v duration. And muss Hill Man. Speech drama Alloi the wheel candidates Are majoring in economics and business in it nex ept Norman Wulf wha chose history gain Ford and Bob m of ran Are members of Sigil a Phil Epsilon and Basil Hus a i Butch k r and Byron Johnson members of Phi Delta Theta. Kerr lettered in Golf and was team Captain and Johnson let tired .11 three sports a football bask Ball my baseball a As Well eng the Sperry so hit Chin son in m d Iii his chosen Field eco Toh paces 1 a. Greater my thai the Unity fund will Ilia a fast thursday of clock at Tho Harlan hot they have a Jot. A t Cut that it making 250 t Ness firms of of plea a. Success of the Campaign cd part on the attend a meeting thin. Nay to Mug called be there i it attendance at then tile following have Cee a to teams and ii Taylor and Sam Eva a. Captains Hope that All Xii i in attend 1 Nee go i 5 win Walter. 1.1 Cap j team Cape Ain Rig Galer. Tom hat Kennedy Max beat qum am i team Cap aim Rov dents Jones. Warner re hell Haworth Wilia Henry bus team Captain Vir. Of t be combi e ill s in fraud. Dunn. Ai to o t Wii 01 p.,ii Miler Koi i. J in Hobbit i Captain team Cap Ain. Harold Robert Young. John carte i i Hicl Iai Glover Pyne Lamm i an ii r rot. M a of b k tues i Goy of til 600, w a Ltd Are it j the gin1 n 1 e c t i 11 1 y Venin 1 nor Keg 1 hex 1 to if Char Mccurn to i an Dwight Mehaffy Roland a Zierk. I to Cerer Max Ralpl Neba or dual Alonci Sii. Bur Jensen do Lucia. Walker team Captain Harlan Bander. Leo b a g. Mil i it a1 team Captain. Tom Turin Kin , Elgar. Harry p.,�?T to Mil. Be Bitt Iro i r Mcdowell in Captan Captain Hall John m Baron Crane Sharpe Captain a. Hill. Miles King. Ka-1 Smith Bill k r. Edd Coder Kohl to a m a Ber App i Ca raid to am Howard so of am w a v col Amil we. Jim Rob f of rotary at of tile Aims of organization a ter Natso in a i tiling that real the govt 1 a a local club for to of person Nancy National Aud Caid that the Fluenc d Many to follow Tim Many Suvi Les 1 Hen i a v a 1 id it r u it i a Quot 1 to Iii Ila my hat the of rotary. Make him lure nine 011a i lathe Tho downfall of imperialism mid the Humph of in on a world scale Are inevitable thru la a v Aid american Cap a ski. My ii a a id. has a cd it. Prime and us declining Quot and the uni .1 Sta e. Is a a a la epic Jer of a a Prid in. Economic difficulties a a we Hall in a he Cirini Muir i Kuett Ade a a head Iii a a build a in two Riec m a eat men Ted ii. I Enrid rec id ii their in up lev i he club had in a a it to r club Iii the Kiwan ians go to new London in the it plea ant Kratus c us Smet at Nev London tuesday eve. Jung w i 22 new London men Mig five from Oquawka Washington up White House a a ked c All of f it a planned to. T megaton nuclear bomb month recall e of the radioactive fallout Lea. H. The White House St,.foment, issued tuesday night by presidential press Secretary Pierre Salinger. Aid a hat a such an explosion could Curtis Only serve some Unco fessed Polit rn., Sui Leal a w believe the Peoples throughout the world will Jom us in asking the soviet Union not to proceed with a teat which can serve no legitimate purpose and which add a mass of additional radioactive fallout to that Winch has been mile died in ref Cut week a 1 aerie tin statement said the United . Has had the technical knowhow since id->7 to produce bombs m the 50 to too megaton Range and h is Lier. But Quot such weapons Are not to our military the 50-megaton blast would be the largest Ever set off by Man. The biggest nuclear explosion Ever officially conf limed was he 15-megaton device detonated by the unit cd states in 1954 tic blast Helene Curt 1 a go s not 111 w c f red window s in fume from ii u re in tile i in Ai r i w ave to Gen. Spread thro firemen had 1 a. K. Picc film v a r i forced n oui of fear a Chotu it i i Quot Ai to fume., would touch off stems. Neighbourhood were forced from their 20-bb cd d be a on to. Hoses ii with new ext in i to put Olls Hen in the Ici uding a Helen were report wreckage How i Ever. The company president Willard Gidwitz a to allay me fear. Of relatives issued a St a Terne i Avn g that there Ocie no confirmed to Alif in the explosion a. a Long i a Dory building where hic main chemical components i co . Were u manufactured sent a shrapnel like barrage Glass Hying across the Industry 1 thoroughfare of North Avern into a Zettl corp Plant win j 3500 employee were just Start w or k 1 from 35 to to Perm i by flying Glass or i Tim to Shock in the zen 1 Only 13 of the injured w Lyman Caha in Nelso Nhay cd orge al Quot red kit i his Man. Not in Community Chest drive Mcleran Lias played in a As Well As participating in a Mikius music Ford i treas he fraternity and of Tiu Council both Kerr anti served As fraternity foreign Mark if such ther him Well for him no swell High thou i his name. Bound in s his can claim despite those self the wretch Conn pirated self. Living shall forfeit fair re 1 win and. Doubly dying shall go Down to the vile dust from whence he sprung. Unkept in Honor a and Unsung. Holmes a Cornix 111 user of student Hay i t silent Wall and Huston arc proctors at Hershey Hall dormitory for men. Wulf. Who is student body presi it it. A is abroad in Austria the .-t summer having been selected by Experiment in International living. Announcement of tile election rends will be on Boom night frill to oct 27. When Campus organizations give skits As a preliminary to the important news of who will reign As Homecoming Royalty. Employ cos grou ii i j in past possible solution soon follow my the Reill in Quot it ring. Or ii gland me with the com Mil tee chairman to ii ism.1. The events of tile put year and to learn of their plans for the com my year in toe various al venues of service r a a i a my Quot in on a a v is. Fig to a i i. H Mold Reti a i k a Pirir Ofiu d to the group new member of he aim ail r it tary re a ii Quot. Aim hallowed u party a Iii tie a i at the a Orient Mon on cd tub 31. La a gov Albert Nail ipod briefly at j orc of them pie or Kiwan ians fold about what kit an mea., to hem and in the immunity the new London group i it giving Ca i. to Hie forming of a club there league of Iowa municipalities to open conference t he Bla. Chemical occurred mid Emp love like a i Mir Zenith j Bla t a sounded i bomb Quot i another. Falt ton a mar Rooney said a it was 1 there was a heavy cot a d �?�00-Des Moines i urn a the league of Iowa municipalities open., air and the the w my 63rd annual conference Here to-1 la Ca pres it. Announcement was made of a meeting a Getto Carthage. Til. To Winch Kitaman. My their wives Are invited a i the Lea finds mushrooms of ant e. Poke-90 be r a a i a a. Red minstrel raptures 1 f award to Iowa publisher wealth As wish titles Post one phase of the Community Chest drive that has been the lowest in percentage of Quoin the past has been the employees group that discouraging inform hoi. Was brought to a group of 20 men meeting at the Harlan hotel wednesday morning a breakfast if the employees group and the Rural 1 phase of the drive both had met their quotas the i960 drive would a have met the quota or Vety nearly so. Mad mar Aud fund Vav on id i times through the veal Quot Kitty Quot grows held Kerf 1 and j f co chairmen. Robe Cleral chairman and Brin Assis ant Gene a1 cd a in. Briefly in the general meeting. Notified of shanties in valuation Bummer weather recently my have something to do with the production of fall mushrooms Roxie Hendricks found a hem when he moved a Plank while working at he in Tai health in t be and brought Verdi Nice ones to the office. N night with interest heightened Butr up a 1 the open bid to win a number of 1 a a 1 cities Back into the group. To. Jaw Langue directorship has made but to get Mph communities a Dave poor. Cedar rapids. I Quot i copy. Chi ton so fail Field. A Hilt 1 dropped out in recent years to rejoin the league my Caline which also had dropped out already a. Rejoined. The league conference will continue through Friday with the fun general session scheduled thin Srisav 1 mayor pleasant once h a d scar Aud a do an of d i urine Iuri d i Sci ii cd Verc to Opal where i Era k gov and been Tica a Pital the i 10 or it or. W a r ? a in ast tiv 1 Wade a Beth. Attending the of Jerri ba1. Pc k ii it i g f ill a a Jenser lied n 11 a Lull Vav v Lull ii or i or and ,11 in Chicago Impi a Lee Loomis. 77, publisher of the Mason City. I Iowa glob Gazette today received Tim 1961 University of Minnesota a 1 re for distinguished service in journalism the award was made it tin annual meeting of the Inland daily press association in Chicago tile time has come to ask what is the alternative to nationalism to patriotism. Howard a Church is an american institution founded As an expression of the right of the individual to worship god As he choose according to his own philosophy and precepts without interference by authority it is a Church which has played a great role Iii american history. The unitarian. Descend from the Socin ians named after faustus soc 1 no. It 1539-1604 a ail italian theologian who believed in total Freedom of conscience although he recognized Quot hat the state a to have some authority Over the organized activities of churches the catechism of Krakau is an amazing document for its time or j for any tune because of its total recognition of Freedom of conscience. Toler sit Ion Vas a fundamental principle with the Socini ans. And in the United stall where they have always been called unitarians they practice what they preached. Unfortunately or. Howard goes beyond tolerance of virtuous he proposes that evil marxism is accepted As an alternative. 1 copyright 1961, King features Var pirate for it in analysing Hie situation Hie group came up with a -.Ible solution of the problem that a faced the employees group. The solution appears very simple instead of asking for a Lump sum gift from Cadi employee in main places where the employees have been giving very Little they will be asked to give by weekly joint contributions to a a Community Chest Kitty just As Many now give to a a Flower fund Quot or 1 a Coffee fund in most cases general agreement would be reached on an Overall goal by the group tor the Coin collectors to meet thursday evening Low those inter to lug and Ink Ible a local Coni tile meeting of of at Fri in i Quot in the club Ai thurs ii t hot prop 1 it a mid Sar a not estimates Given for county c cities and towns of county to get More Road funds hearing of school c Hildren will be tested a n Muc a St he a 7 30 at the legion h it lures r he damages asked a i he Case j Ai Bony j a is of against Herbert hooves in wha ii the plaintiff asked $45267 i Mages As the result of an Auto 1 a n has been dismissed. W 1 a i Ripp Altern of com i i i Peri it in id. Various Calef i in a it inn ase j the comm. Order re As., is i ate in hemp counties but eur it ? would assessment would i a t. It cling he in sub d j h Vilt e notice wedge it in it on Iii nit Lolly the the news of is v Aida to re ii and n Tim s to 1 Ive july i i proclamation a Well planned and organized Urmia i it ready to Start our annual drive for the it. Pleasant Community Hest. Certainly this is one of the very important projects in the Hest interest and welfare of it. Pleasant and the Community. Therefore i proclaim the week of october 2.1 re Hihl. As Community Hest week and urge All our citizens to willingly assist in this fund drive from which All Quot ill Benefit. Signed this 17th Day of october Phil. Wade i Mel it a Mavor. Pie Ted by y al it la r i i i or real estate Quot ther is a in the vain Ria in those count u Bren tis View he Mission Aid. Assess >1 Jens i v in Mot on i to show Bange in a payer in the pro-1. He said. It would is real 27 other w in n the the re be com is a a line Arm 64. Which a Cheetum d sements of e Iuah Ripon f real property Cit. A a x t. F the com Deo Gineo. Iowa biker re january i 1962. Cities Aud town. In Iowa will have an additional $5.-300.000 for their roads and Street Norrid by he Iowa Good Road. Association tin represents an increase of Over 55�?T in Road use taxes to chief town Over the previous allocation the increase from the allocation of 18 of Road use taxes by the ses Ion of the the Road u. Tax fund is Marie up of Money from the state Gao one tax motor vehicle registration fees a he us tax on vehicles and to a of the ales tax which cover sales of motor vehicle a censor if Vav the leg mire located the Road use tax Ca on the following basis 47. To a he a ate primary Road Ovstein 40�?T to the secondary Road t / it this tier. Tate i a d a by. A run had t Machin viewing a is Ess ago. He had my Ai d $2,o00.0 i0 eral Aid for lie ii in Iowa the allo Nam re he a Funn in 1860 meant $32 784 a it in 1962 Is estimated it plea it will receive from the state $51,037 the. Will mean an Meru a of $24,253 for new London the ii m ss.467 Quot $ 18.166 tor win. I $4,979 to $6,699 for Way and. $3,364 to v 1.640. For old $1,048 to $1,469 for Salem $2,652 to $3.43 i for or Union. $936 to $1,368 for Rons $751 to $909 and for Hillsboro $1,418 to $1,694 Chias my towns will also be required to tile a map with the Lova Highway commission designating it. Arterial and local Street system 75 a of the state fund. Must by spent on the arterial Greet by pent 011 tin Fagin in a Cia i a Erin at annual Are made u Tim it vision of on fort my us i and i Fly by 1&Quot himself a Uit of beginning Are necessary to beam g in Pairn result in Penna be social handicaps. Policemen plan Home for wayward boy Burlington Low. I system and 13n to cities and towns before this distribution to it and 25. Must by made however Money is taken Quot off Cai Street system the top Quot of the fund for Hie rail cities Over 5.000 a population three year Rill a 0 a Ali ments some weeks a it it a. A a banned a property by property re Road Protection fund required to flit a who it on would be $120,000 $500,000 for Park and in St auction plan and tules . Made to the properties and com it it amal roads $500,000 for Sec 5.000 Are required to file a one year plete information obtained rid air and Jurban Road Engineer plan. A Home i tamed after by the Low Hon North Donald h elected pre won such Scrimg Cedar rapids a Way ire boys Tow pol Iceni St of fort it Man of Ottumwa Dent ii the Assoc Call Badger pod

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