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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 2, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS* Sugar ll - Through October 31 Gasoline No. 7 Expires Sept. 21 Fuel Oil 5 - - Until Sept. 30 Fuel Oil I (new) until Jan. 3 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS R, S. T Blue Stamps expire Sept. 20 U, V, VV Blue stamps expire Oct. 20 X, Y, red stams expire Ort. 2 Shoe Stamp 18 expires Oct. 31 VOL. LXXL No. 200THURSDAY, SEPT. 2, 1043 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA THE By-Paul Mallon September Bond Quotas Announced (Disinouted by King Feature* Syndicate. inc.. Reproduction In Full or In Part Strictly Prohibited) Meat Points Cut; Butter and Fruits Un They’ll Do It Every Time--- Sirloin Steaks and Bacon ‘Cost’ Fewer Points WASHINGTON — THE ANTIC S of vying officials on gasoline rationing have now risen to the fabulous .stage. A joint OFA-Ickes announcement has been issued in a very grave tone. ‘ lilting Hie ban on pleasure driving, but not lifting it. j ——— The* announcement pictured petro-, Washington, D C. <IN6i — The lf urn ooObah lek*- a getting togeth- Otho- of Price Administration today cr with Prentiss Brown of the OPA passed on ‘o consumers Iv* benefits of lor the firs! tune, in serious deter- sn improved meat supply by lowering initiation to ease the restrictions on September point values on most lamb Cistern motorists as promised repeat- and bacon cu* sirloin steaks and rib edly during the past two months. rousts No one needed to read the wording In announcing toe changes effective verv closely, however, to see that the Sunday, the OPA reported that th° ban was not lifted but was left still over-all nv-at supply this month would in effect, and the official merely po* oe 7' larger than in Angust, motorists on their honor to obey </ e The action followed suspension of in tructkm In short all they did slaughter quotas throughout the nation was to too : gal enforce merit. by the War Fe'-cl Administration. Bu1 enforcement, already had step- Some Fruits, Butter Up. ped. Instances developing throughout Off-setting this cheerful news some- ’he ca t since the August 15 g s equal- what was the announcemcn tim tuition rationing was announced, pears, peaches and apples will cast the showed clearly that enforcement had housewife s more this month while Putney only broken down but was non- ter point values a iv) are wised Butter existent advanced from IO to 12 points a pound. All that M« irs lek* > and Brown The OPA announced ration point ad-did then wa.; to bury a ghost already just men t en 35 meat cuts while mak-icng dead, but to bury him above lug 21 changes—13 up and 8 down—In ground where everyone could .see hun 'tie canned and processed foods chart, and to put everyone on ins, honor not the improved vegetable supply—parte look tabularly sn bean supplies—permitting Th , I tin lap t bu* bv no nu ans several reduction* sn this category. th* trange t of ’he confu im anomal- Official.* 'xplained that the higher lei will' ti official have unplayed cr. point values for many fri us were ne- Corn “Situation Well In Hand” To Prosecute In Cases Over-Ceiling Amounts For County sTowns This Month De1* Moines. lows (INS)— Grain and ford specialist W. C Covington of the De: Moines district office of price administra ion declared today that “the situation is well in hand" despite a routine Iowa crop and live1 lock reporting service report on Iowa corn prices showing them ranging above ceiling price;. Actual prices as reported by statistician Leslie M Carl were placed as! high as SI .03 a bushel in northeast Iowa where ceiling prices range from 93 to 94c. Each Has Important Share In Effort Henry County’s share in the 3rd War Lo m has been set at $705,000.00 to be invected in War Bonds during this one month. The county is being asked to help back the attack with cash to the limit during September. E. A. Hayes, county chairman, in behalf of the Henry County War Finance Committee announced the fol-In declaring tha the agriculture de-j lowing quotas today for the various partment report is “no news to the OPA," Covington declared that briefs already have been prepared on cases i in the areas in which above-ceiling prices were reported by Carl, There he also asserted that “we’re not going to stop at set dements and fines We’re going to try for penitentiary sentences.’’ Credit System Changes Adopted Effective Immediately To Help Meet Account Problem-* Nazi Resen es Thrown Back this subtext ital'- crop. A MONT ll AGO, r was practic ally-officially promised that gas rationing Coupon values in the east would be mer* a et! On July 29, President Gottlieb, of th* New York Automobile Club announced on unquestionable authority ' that the ban on pleasure driving would be ended and the value of “A” coupons would be increased Mr, Brown hinted at the same thing August 4. after a conference with his chief a i.-'ant, Chester Bowles, saying eastern motorist' could look forward to action next week cm the pc Unsure driving ban The east-w was announced August 13, but failed to live un to either promise and, in faM. did no* even propose “equalization’’ between the mid-west and the east. which was the reason for its promulgation. Administrative ch mg es designed to help merchants meet manpower prob- by the .lump in the 1943 lems in extending charge -account ' credits have beer, adopted by the Meat Reductions board of Governor of lh- Fed**! An increase of IO", in lamb and mu - >»erve System and become effective to ton supplies for September allowed day. point value reductions of from I to 2 The first change raise points per pound for chops, roasts, to $10.00 the value ol a listed article stews and other cuts. , that may be delivered bv a merchant The principal adjustment in the pork to a charge-account customer without category where pr *:uction is up 13'' first checking th* customer a account came in the bacon line. All varieties of to determine whether it is in default, bacon were slashed 2 pointe per pound. The merchants continue to be Russians Make Gains Despite Resistance New London Olds ...... Salem ..... Wayland Winfield Rome ..... Township quotas will be announced next Tuesday evening, September 7th, at the meeting of all township work- , * .. a* . n. . ers, to be held in the Mt. Pleasant ( harlem I . Manning first To Go Would Take Place of Resigned high school Pre-Pearl Harbor Father In Quota Trying To Form Puppet Government towns in Henry County: Hillsboro ..........$ 9.000.00 Lowell ........... 1,750 OO Mt. Pleasant .... 250.000.00 Mt. Union ........ 10,000 OO ... 45,000 00 ... 10.000 00 ... 15,000.00 ... 22,500.00 ... 30.000.00 ... 1,750.00 Mo tow. Russia rushed to -'INS)-— German he Smolensk front Re- reserve were thrown into battle immediately I on arrival today in a from $5.00, *empt to halt swiftly advancing red army spearheads now within 37 miles of that nazi key to the central and southern fronts. On the south Russian columns continued to advance into the upper Uk-ubject raine from captured Rylsk and Gulk- Perhaps the Most welcome OPA ac- to the rule th'ti if he discovers later; hov toward the vital companion base tion was the I point reduction in sir- that the account : in default he must: Of Bryansk following bit er fighting in loin st*ak- and rib roasts as result of request the customer to return las which 2,400 Germans were killed and a desire ’n -‘reflect a modest 2 in- purchase or na for it immediately. 779 prisoners were taken in the last 24 crease in beef supplies ” The improve- | The second change provides that a hours. merit in he beef situation was not sui- merchant who de ires to adopt “cy- On tile southern front victorious ficient to permit a general “across the cie billing*’ in order to effectuate op- Russian forces followed up completion equalization program chart reduction, the OPA said. crating economies ma> by applying tojcf the Taganrog victory by plunging the Federal Reserve Bank of his dist- deep into the Donets basin from the rist, receive permission to ase as the newly won indus?:ial town of Krasny- “default date.’* for each of his groups! Luch and the railroad center of Sh*e- l nder New Rules at 8:00 o’clock p. rn. Cabinet In Denmark Stockholm, Sweden First Henry county pre-pearl Harbor father to go into the armed forces occupation authorities in Denmark under the Selective Service since the were reported today to be trying gen-I new regulations went into effect will orally to form a new puppet govern-oe Charles F. Manning. Manning has ment to take the place of the resign-desperate at- volunteered and will co with the Sep- ed Pnme Minister Erik Scavenius and VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL EXERCISES FRIDAY j Mt. Pleasants chairman is Ben : Galer who is having a series of meet- (INS)—German ings with worker-s &etting the cam‘ paign organized locallv. Everyone is expected to do all that they passibly can during September. tember quota. j*1*8 cabinet. Several pre-Pearl Harbor fathers will Members of the Scavenius govern* ^ be needed to fill the October quote ment who are described as being “rel- - from Henry county according to pres- ‘lively free” in their actions will have The Open Bible Church Vacation ent indications. Among those who came n° Part in negotiations with nazis. Bible School has proven a real suc-up for classification this week and who An authoritative Dane who has just cess. Seventy-one children have been are new in 1-A are Grover Higdon, arrived from Denmark reported that enrolled. The school has opened each Stanley Swan. Bernard Nelson and Lee a11 tolci- 130 persons had been arrested morning at nine with an hour of hand Courter All are residing at a distance in Copenhagen by German and Dan- work The beys have been making book and the local physical examination is ish SF troops. Only officers of the ends and ‘he girls have made flowers. M1LLER-KL0PFENSTEIN WEDDING AT IOWA CITY of accounts, th* 40th day of following rovka. respectively 50 and 60 miles from - the end of the applicable billing peri- Stalino. Announcement has been made of ^ instead of the 10th of the second ----- The explanation of this tup. lying thf, marriage of Mrs Emma Miller to calendar month in which the pur- nmiCimrn of deceptive public announce- Frpd jdopfensteUl of Wayland, on chases were mao. IO KtlVxlO I EK Wednesday, Augur-’ 25. at the Metho- The adopted plan amendment No. . iT/^ITOfF parsonage in Iowa City at 5 10 to Regulation W relating to Con- AUuUdI sumer Credit. waived so that ‘hey immediately are Royal House were arrested, he said. classified in 1-A and take only the ex- --------- amination at the induction center. TlppHc A large croup of married men have •■-eCdlB IVCvUIUUU been placed in the pending classify j cation and from these and passibly j others to be added, the selections will be made for the October call. At Courthouse se ne meats apparently w.is that Messrs. Brown and Bowles, on one hand, dist wanted to give the public more, and oclock in pe afternoon Rev. Lewis Mr lek. s kent resisting them at every Dunnington read the ceremony Th? turn. couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. - Milford MeCreedy. daughter and son- 4 ( OM .MON SUPPOSITION in the jn_]aw 0f ^he bridegroom. Mr. and Mrs. trade is that Mr. Irkes was subse- Klopfenstdn are now at home to their quenfly told from the White House nds at 707 N Lincoln street in Mf. that this nuisance scrapping should pjeafiant. cease and that some solid basis of ---_ agreement should be worked out to help the motorists as much as invisible. Apparently this new ban-lifting-that-does-not-lift is the result. If it HOCKETT HOUSE SOLD TO MRS. ANN PRESSNELL pot-holder racks, and a small set of drawers for dressers or vanities From ten to 11:30 there has been illustrated lessons on the Bible The first week some of the principal stories of the Old Testament were told. The past week has been devoted to stones on the Life of Christ. I The commencement exercises will be DR. LOGAN NAMED ON GOVERNOR’S STAFF Boys Reach Their Eighteenth Birthday BEULAH HOMECOMING ON SEPTEMBER 19 - staff. The Beulah community homecoming He appointed five women to sate lies the White House, it can hard- will be held at Beulah, Sunday. Sept.1 positions en the staff. They included ly satisfy anyone else. 19. At noon there will be a basket Mrs. Madeline Walsh of Burlington, The oil industry suspects this elab- dinner and a urogram will follow. The president of the Womens auxiliary of crate ghost burial was staged to clear new-comers as well as the old, are in- veterans of Foreign Wars who was the way for tightening enforcement in vited. named a lie ut cha lit commander, the mid-west and southwest. Not a single complaint has been received from those areas by motoring authorise since their rationing started, Des Moines, Iowa <INS:—Governor Fifteen Henry county boys reached B B. HiCkenlooper today announced their 18th birthdays during August appointment of Dr. Charles R. Logan and registered with the Selective Serv-of Keokuk newly-elected Iowa Amen-lice. They are: can Legion commander as a lieutenant: Andrew Herbert, New London colonel on the governor’s military Raymond L Bartlett, Vt. Pleasant Harry Eugene Smith, Mi. Pleasant Infant Born Dead it ie Marriage License A marriage license was issued at the: courthouse Wednesday to Raymond I. Dr. George Sutton was witness to the application. a [act they accept as proof that ev- Friends here will sympathize with en* one out there seems to be getting Rev. and Mrs. I. Cedric Peterson in . . _ , _n enough gas from some place. The the loss of a baby daughter, Jo Ann Korpela, - an iss oil.', ae.-., Icker-Br own announcement plainly in- Louise, weight 8h pounds, born dead both of * 1 *f.u_ec\ J® ’ cheated this purpose when it said: Monday at Chicago. Mis. Peterson was “Energy and enforcement effort x quite ill, but was improved late Wed- x x will now be turned to x x x gaso- KSsday. Rev. Peterson was formerly | line black market operations.’’ pastor of the First Baptist church here; 1 and returned here a few months ago j Glen Dale Hodson, Mt. Pleasant Jack Merritt Lear, New London Francis Raymond Maginnis, New London Raymond Lester Gnest, Mt Pleasant Donald Dwavne Rost , New London Ivan Morel Hunter, New London Allen Martin Gerig, Wayland Max Harold Boese, Wayland Ezra Clifford Gugel, Wayland Carl Russell Nelson, Winfield Harold Henry Marshall. Winfield John Lee, Jr.. Mt. Pleasant S. D. Garretson and Wayne T. Garretson, real es'ate brokers, report th° sale of the Errol Hockett house on West Saunders street to Mrs. Ann Press-nell of this city. This home is in a nice location, all modern with two bathrooms, and is one of the nice homes in Mt. Pleasant. Mrs. Preened has tenanted this house for the past number of years. Deeds recorded at the courthouse include the following: Earl C. and Cora E. Davis to Wilbur held Friday evening at the Church of W Davis, undivided half interest in the Open Bible, 704 E Henry Street, at property on North Main, Mt. Pleasant, eight in the evening At that time the Mary F Hine.-, to William Ross Hines children will demonstra e part of what end Harriet A Hines, property on East they have learned. Prizes will be given Monroe, east of Walnut. Consideration for those who have earned them, and was $1,500. certificates to all those attending at M J. Mel on and others to John G. least seven days, during the two week Jeffery and Arion L. Jeffery, tract in period. At this time, Rev. Eleanor section 16 of Center township. Consid- Smith, co-pas*or with Rev. C. O. Smith, eration was $500. will give some slide pictures on the H. M. Hild, referee, to Emma Jewett, “Crucifixion of Christ”. Everyone is property on South Jefferson, former cordially invited. Coen property. Consideration was $5,- - OOO. AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN SICILY, 7,500 Washington, D. C. (INS)—Acting-secretary of wnr John J. McCloy dis- Hillsboro, Iowa closed today that American casualties by Jesse Hudson, Bus Rams Packed Truck at Hillsboro INVESTIGATE SLUGGING OF KEOKUK NEGRO in the Sicilian operations aoproxi-mated 7,500 killed, wounded and missing in action and indicated that British casualties were more than twice that number. At the same time. McCloy asserted that preliminary estimates revealed that American troops in Sicily had ■aptureri 121.CO0 enemy prisoners. Mostly Italians. - The bus, driven which travels be- Keokuk, Iowa (INS)—Keokuk police said today they were investigating the slugging last night of Laverne Carter, Negro attendant at the Keokuk club and the theft of about $600 from the club safe. Carter had been slugged and knock-Ihe truck, a pick up ^ unconscious and later bound when he answered a call to the club entrance. Regaining consciousness he crawled to a telephone and knocked it from its stand, according to police reports. Officers summoned by the telephone operator found the safe tween Stockport and the IOP. ran into the parked truck of L. R. Carter Tuesday night model, was badly damaged and the door and one headlight of the bus was damaged. The truck was parked on the north side of the street headed west when the bus also traveling west rammed the rear end, driving the truck ahead rmeU i and onto the curbing. BUT THERE IS ANOTHER curious to preach at the Centennial observance. Mr. Ickes wants to raise the angle, mu. unto w ^ basic oil price 35 cents per barrel to j Only one thing is sure in all this j increase production and has appealed amazing mass of official publicity. It to Judge Vinson to allow him to do bs that officials have boen neither j so His application was not made frank nor convincing anywhere along, public, nor was the exchange of let- the way. ter:- between Brown and Ickes on the^ Gas used by motorists cm be cut subject. jto any degree necessary to meet the J It is known Brown has resisted the j demand cf our armies. But. if offi-: increase and some of his associates ciajs y.'ho know the facts of produc-J have been caustically chirping behind tion, distribution, and stocks, and I their hands that something is the censor these from the public view, matter with oil production other than cannot agree themselves and lay down; a J prices. They suspect some oil pro- a frank, straight-forward policy, how, ducers inav have adjusted oil produc- can they expect public observance? I tion to further their own demand for n0 one can stand firmly behind a the price increase. man with St. Vitus dance. The Third War Loan is your loan. The securities on sale fit your purse. Check the one which is applicable to you and buy it to the point of personal temporary sacrifice. Alw ays keep in mind your sacrifice is only temporary because you do not give your money away when you “buy” War Bonds; you lend your money at interest. Your money is not even frozen. In the event of an emergency—and the record shows that Americans are not redeeming their Bonds except in the event of true emergencies—your Bonds are redeemable. The United States Government has never in its history repudiated a Government Bond. As further evidence of the strength of this country to guarantee repayment of your money. United State potential wealth amounts to $89,000 per capita. Even with the heavy current war expenses, our national debt is only $1100 per capita. Only a country tike ours could make such a deal with its citizens: repay you with interest for a loan of your money to protect you and your family against enemies which would murder, rob, or enslave you. The number one “buy” for you is the familiar Series E War Bond. Twenty-seven million American workers are buying Series E Bonds at the rate of $420,000,000 a month. Your Third War Loan duty is to buy at least one extra $100 Series E Bond above your regular buying. Buy more if you can. Keep these facts in mind about the Series E Bonds: They come in $25, $50, $100, $500 and $1,000 denominations. They sell for 75 per cent of their maturity value. They pay vou $4 for every $3 invested if held until maturity, which is IO years from issuing date. You may redeem them at any time 60 days after issue without notice at stated redemption values. Every Bond carries this redemption table. Churchill And President Confer ALLIED THRUSTS NOT CONSIDERED 2nd FRONT Moscow, Russia (INS*—An author- Washington, D. C. (INS)—President Native article asserting that allied Roosevelt and Prime Minister Church- thrusts in the Sicilian region and ill today plunged into their discus- aerial offensives over Germany do not sions of plans for a tri-partite meet- constitute a second front in the Busing between tho United States, Great sian viewpoint appeared today in the Britain and Russia as well as plans to nngf^Inc, War and the Working continue the war and for the peace Class, which recently ha> been the to come. The president in order to devote all possible time to his talks with the prime minister reduced his formal appointment, calendar to the minimum. A regular meeting of the cabinet was to take place this afternoon but it was not disclosed whether Church-11 would attend. sounding board tor officially inspired comments. In 1-A Virgil lineman has been classified in 1-A under the Selective Service, according to the posting at the Selective Service office.

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