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Local Temperatures: Maximum Friday minimum Friday Blf ht at one o'clock Saturday M. THE MT PLEASANT NEWS Weather for Iowa: Pair and mild tonifht and Sunday. VOL. 52 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA, SATURDAY, MAR.

2, 1946 By Carrier, 15c per week By Mail, $5.00 per year Panthers Win: Advance To District Meet At New London Results Friday Night Mt. Pleasant .40, Donnellson 31 Denmark 56, Pleasant Lawn 31 Games Tonight Peters, Keokuk, vs. Bonaparte London vs. Washington Panthers playing smooth ball and eliciting on the free throws, defeated Donnellson and advanced at New London Friday night to the district meet In doing so they won a class A sectional trophy. Denmark won a Class trophy by downing Pleasant Lawn.

56-31. Class A and awards will be made to the winner of the game tonight. 'In the first starting seconds, Paul Sinnott of Mt. Pleasant, scored a goal to take the lead 2-0. The fighting Pan- never lost the lead.

Scoring during the first quarter was, Sinnott 5, McBeth 3. Scarff 2, Hill and Bittle 1 apiece. Eight minutes ended with the Panthers rolling up a 12-5 lead. Starting the second period Honts made a goal. While Donnellson received 4 points the Panthers were busy, they made 10- Bob Scarff played a fine defensive game.

In the second quarter the Panthers grabbed most of the rebounds. The half-time came with the Panthers ahead 22-9. Honts hit for 2 buckets while Hill received 1 free throw and Scarff made 2 gifters. Donnellson outscored the Panthers in the third period, 10-7. while the period ended 29-19 favoring the Panthers.

The Panthers couldn't get started In the final period, during the first four minutes. During the automatic time cut, the referee made the announcement that the winner would receive a trophy. Donnelkon had been making a last minute attempt to get the lead bringing the score up to 32-25. To defeat this threat Sinnott hit for 2 goals and a free throw while Honts hit lor 2 points. The game ended 40-31.

Coxon was a standout for Denmark while Mathews played good ball for Pleasant Lawn. Pleasant Lawn although outclassed, made a valiant attempt to win. The score at the end of the periods was 7-7 first quarter; 28-14 half time with Denmark taking the lead 42-21 third quarter, 56-31. final Miners May Walk OutMarch 31 score. Full Evening Of Basketball Junior High Night The Mt.

Pleasant high gym was nearly filled for Junior High night. Friday, an evening of basketball which featured also the Junior high band and included a between-haWes boxing Two Face Charges After Accident Car Crashes Into Parked Machine Ernest E. Davey was charged with reckless driving and B. F. 'Rose with intoxication after the'eastbound Davey car crashed into the rear of a parked car belonging to Robert L.

Nicholson at 1000 East Washington street Friday afternoon. Nicholson had been having trouble getting his car started and stated he id just got the motor running when the Davey car hit. When officers arrived no one was in the Davey car, but later, the New London men, Davey and Rose were located 'at the Green service station two blocks farther east. Rose entered a guilty plea and was fined $10 and costs. Davey obtained an attorney and took a change of venue from the court of Justice G.

A. Hallowell to that of Justice Henry Gillis. The hearing likely will be held Monday. Damage to both cars was rather heavy. They'll Do It Every Time P.tt.i By Jimmy Ratio BABV IS HIS SWEET, PERFECT SELF MOTHER NEVER.

MEETS AKiyONE SHE KNOWS Mrs. Kate Keeler Dies At La Grange THIS 5UT WHEN HE STARTS A TANTRUM, THERE'S ALWAVS A OF THE CLAM WELL THEyCANT ALL HAVE (aOOD TEMPERS DISPOSITION! MR5.EARL FLOOD, ERIE, PA. Deeds Recorded For Properties Mrs. Kate M. Keeler, 87, died at La- Grangp 111., Friday night after an extended illness which followed a stroke.

She is survived by a sister, Mrs. E. pi easan Deeds recorded at the courthouse include the following: Guy W. and Anna E. Worley to Lloyd Keller, property on East Monroe, Mt L.

Weir of Mt. Pleasant and a brother, J. H. Montgomery of Fairfield. The body will be brought to Mt.

Pleasant Sunday night and services will be held at the Cookes Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2:30 with Dr. George G. Hunt officiating. Burial will be at Forest Home cemetery. MRS.

JOHN MEYER, 67, TAKEN BY DEATH match between Henry Dick Jeambey. The games started at Hummell and five o'clock with the 7th and 8th grade girls defeating the 9th grade girls 18 to 6. Junior high players included Anne Cottrell, B. Timmerman, P. Hill, J- Jacobs.

D. Woodard, G. Greer, L. Pross and J. Lyons.

Freshman players were Jerry Miller, Wanda Norton, Betty Smith, M. Taylor, D. Greenup, D. Ford and Keefer. Grade 6 defeated Grade 5, 22 to 8.

Grade 6 players and scoring: W. Rich B. Welcher 12; B. Bittle; B. Ross D.

Ward; K. B. Ross; M. White; R. Jeambey, O.

Simmons; H. Hummell 2. Grade 5 players and scoring: R. Allender P. Johnson; D.

Whaley H. Rowe L. Kane, D. King J. Sprott.

New London 7th and 8th graders defeated the Mt. Pleasant 7th, 18 to 16. New London players and scoring; Pruess McKasson McPheron Rogers Elliott, Rutherford; Richie, Reed, Hester Farrington and Elkins. Mt Pleasant players and scoring: R. Estlc F.

Rich R. Wing W. Seattle. K. Lamm Jr.

Sammons, Hills and Leland Kane 5. The Panther Cubs defeated the Denmark Juniors 33 to 11. Mt. Pleasant players and scoring: Donald 16; K. Keller K.

Hummel 4- E. Messer D. Lamm H. Messer New London--Mrs. John Meyer, 67, passed away Thursday morning at 11:05 at the Mt.

Pleasant hospital where she had been a patient for the past two years. Annie Elizabeth, daughter of Marion Marchant and William Edward Hulley, was born at Pleasant Grove, Iowa, June 11, 1878. Also at Pleasant Grove in June of 1900, she married John' Meyer. For many years they lived on a farm north-east of New London, and in recent years have made their home i in New London. Surviving besides the husband are one brother, Fred Hulley of New London, and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be held at 1:30 3'clock Sunday afternoon from the Eliott chapel in New London. The Rev. T. S. Meador, pastor of the Cumber- and Presbyterian church of Pleasant Grove, of which she was a member, will officiate and burial will be in the Grove ''cemetery.

Ross and Vivian Waters to Bernard and Marjorie M. Bailey, property lo- 'cated on Lincoln street, Mt. Pleasant. A. F.

and Gladys R. Timmerman, to Will E. and Bertha B. Foster, property located on Walnut street, Mrs. J.

M. O'Laughlin to Martha O'Laughlin, Rome property on East Madison, Mt. Pleasant. R. M.

Godfrey to Hugh anJ Lila Massey, tract in section 21, Jackson township. P. P. Wenger to Emma Winger, an undivided one-half interest in property at Wayland. Clyde E.

and Mary C. Kisling to Arlis and Elizabeth Ross, farm in section 25, Tippecanoe township. Millie J. Walker to R. D.

and Agnes Fetterrnan property on South Jeffer. son street, Mt. Pleasant. V. Z.

and Alice Brenneman to Leo- Dickinson, New Consideration is COMICS SUCCESS AT SUNDAY SCHOOL nard R. and Dolly London property. given as $3,750. D. G.

Gabbert and others to Raymond A. Piper, New London property. Jack and Mary Harper to Virgil Simmons. New London property. I Francis E.

Ingwerson to Bess Vcrda 'Belles, property on South Locust street, Mt. Pleasant. Raymond to Guy F. Riepe and wife, New London property. O.

J. Hoffman, wife and others to Melvin J. and Gertrude Bonser, property located on Poplar street, Mt. Pleasant. Consideration is given at $1,500.

C. E. and Ada D. Carnahan to Mark C. Carnahan, property in northwest Mt Pleasant, by a deed given in 1935.

Marie R. Adolphson to George S. and May June Drewer, property at New London. Glen and Mildred Hartley to Edgar M. and May, Salem property.

Consideration is given as S750. Dairy Herds Make A Good Showing; Report Is Given The Henry County Dairy Herd Improvement Association held their annual dinner and meeting at the City Hall in Mt. Pleasant recently. There was a good attendance of members and several visitors for the afternoon ing. The main speaker of the day was Arthur Porter, Dairy Extension Service of Ames, who spoke on the Dairy Association of Iowa.

-The annual election of officers was held and the following will direct the association the following year beginning the first of March, William J. Bohn, president of Mt. Pleasant; Albert Hauf, Winfield; vice-president, Lamoyne Mosher. Salem, secretary and treasurer, O. T.

Wilson, Mt. Pleasant and Byron Cory, Mt. Pleasant, directors. It was voted to continue with two supervisors the coming year. Everett E.

Hayes of Washington and Henry Bennett of Wayland were secured as supervisors. There are a few vacancies and any one interested should contact the Farm Bureau office or one 1 of the supervisors. The association report of February where 29 herds were supervised with 34 days work was as follows. There were 454 cows on test with 96 dry that had an average production of 579 IDS. ot milk and 26.6 Ibs.

of butterfat per cow. Blocmington, Ind. (INS)--Police an- There were 8 cows removed from the nounced today that a Bloomington herds, 4 for law production, and one stone quarry executive, 42, and a 32 each for bangs disease, udder trouble, FOR hoir Singers 'Found Murdered GARDNER COWLES, SR. Des Moines, Icwa. (INS)-- Funeral services will foe held at 3:30 P.

on Mcnday for Gardner Cowles, publisher of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. Cowles died Thursday even- year old woman mend, both singers in dairy purpose and other reasons, 13 ing at his home on his 85th. birthday. Soviet Refusal To Be Talked London, England (INS--High officials of the British foreign office met today to discuss Russia's refusal to withdraw troops from Iran amid indications that Moscow will be asked to clarify its position to the world. British concern over the Soviet violation of the 1942 tri-power agreement was emphasized by foreign secretary Ernest Bevin's action in cutting short his vacation to retuin It was understood the foreign office had requested its envoys in Moscow and Teheran to rush detailed reports on the Russian refusal to withdraw all of her troops from Iran.

Bevin expected to spend the entire day tomorrow studying reports and documents and discussing the situation with his advisors. It appears certain that Russia will be asked to clarify heT- position and enlarge upon the brief Moscow radio announcement which revealed that the Soviet troops would remain in Iran. Philadelphia In State Of Truce their church choir, were found brutally were added, 4 bought and 9 heifers murdered in a nearby sludge pit. freshening. The victims were Russell Koontz, The 'B lcvels for the onth were iormer superintendent of the Sunday and Mosher, Salem, 6 Reg- ichcol of the Clear Creek Christian istered Holsteins.

1366 Ibs. milk, 46.3 Lewis Serves Strike Notice Washington, D. C. (INS)--John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, seived a 30 day strike notice on the government today and called upon soft coal operators for a wage- negotiating conference in Washington March 12th.

The notification of a possible walkout at midnight March 31st by a half million coal miners was addressed to secretary of labor Lewis Schwellenbach, the national labor relations board and the national wage stabilization board. Lewis informed the government agencies that the question of the organization of mine foremen and the wages and working conditions of the miners are now in dispute between the tTMW and the bituminous coal operators. GENERAL MOTORS STRIKE IN 102nd DAY church and Mrs. Phyllis a creamery employee with whom he was associated in church work. Both of them were married.

Koontz had been bludgeoned to death while police said -that Mrs. Coleman, whose throat bore a deep circular imprint, apparently had been strangled by 0 fat; O. T. Wilson, Mt. Pleasant, 16 Registered Jerseys, 1699 lbs.

milk, 41 lbs. fat; Mt. Pleasant State Hospital, 85 Registered Holsteins, 1016 lbs. rnilk, 35.7 fat; Everett Davis, Crawfordsville, 20 Registered Jerseys, 637 lbs. milk, 35.1 Lloyd Swartzendruber, Win- Guernseys, 657 lbs.

milk, Detroit. Mich. (INS)--The General Motors strike entered its 102nd day today with hopes of an end to the walkout centered on two meetings. Negotiators for the corporation and the united automobile workers, CIO, resumed discussions this morning and representatives from union locals In 92 struck GM plants across the nation were to reconvene at 2:00 P. M.

to hear any new proposals advanced by the company. But despite the resumption of negotiations, there was little hope that the strike would end soon. The union delegates unanimously rejected General Mctorc offer to increase wages by ISV-c an hour late yesterday, instructed their negotiators to insist on 19V2C recommended by President Truman's fact finders and adopted a resolution urging all out economic war against the corporation. the killer. 1WC Girls Return From Trip; Lose Money, Watches The Iowa Wesleyan girls basketball squad returned early Saturday morning from a road trip which took them to Arkansas and Oklahoma where they met two of the best girls teams of the Thcre were 3 cows that deserved mentioning: Rose, R.

1148 lbs. milk, 1 99.9 lbs. fat, owned by O. T. Wilson; R.

J. 1728 lbs. milk, 88.1 lbs fat, by Everett Davis, 523, R. 2198 lbs. milk, 72.5 lbs.

fat, owned by p'leasant State Hospital. The mem- bers Were feeding a balanced ration, Witn alfalfa or clover hay with silage. Outlook For Eggs Improves Ames, Iowa--A strengthening export improved tne outlook for few weekS( according Buck Hill Falls, report of the Methodist church's first year of use of the colored comics technique to depict Bible stcries for Sunday school pupils was described Thursday as "a great success." The report said the church weekly' published and circulated 700,000 texts using picture technique and that "111 10 other denominations sought and were granted permission to use the same The announcement was made at a Washington, D. administra- meeting of the general board of edu- tion proposal to place price ceilings on Not Included Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (INS)-Riot-riddled Philadelphia, torn by a turbulent labor-police clashes at the strike-bound General Electric plant, today was in a state of truce. Until Monday, at least, further free- for-alls and clashes between defiant CIO electrical strikers and Philadelphia police over a "no mass picketing" ban at thc plant were held in abeyance.

Still present, however, and apparently awaiting only a nod of approval from CIO President Philip Murray was the threat-of a general strike ot CIO workers in the nation's third largest city. If approved, more than 150,000 CIO members in the area would'walk out. aiea The Dr. Pepper team, widely known demand championship contenders, wen at Little eggf Jn Rock in the famous Joseph T. Robin- prands Kutishi Iowa state college son memorial building, 31 to 19 and at farm cconomist Morrilton, 39 to 11.

A buymg program to obtain 25 mll- At Warner, the Conner's Agrl- pounds of dry eggs initiated by the cultural College team won 22 to 19 the United states Department of Arigcul- first night and 20 to 15 the second turc is helpmg support the market. night. The ag team has lost only four In ad dition Great Britain has made games this season and these to the na- tentative commitments to obtain 40 tional champion or runnerup teams. million dollars worth of dried eggs from The Wesleyan girls had an unfortu- he United States, Kutish says. nate experience at Little Reck.

Theyj The government i restriction on the dressed for the game at hotel, a use of wheat for livestock feed is ex- cation of the Methodist church. ithe nation's 27 million homes was re- areas feeds block from the gym, and left their pccted to reduce eggs and chick pro- purses and jewelry in their hotel room, duction this spring in those While they were gone, someone entered largely dependent on mixed the rocm and ransacked their clothing which have included a- substantial and 'bags. Two wrist watches were amount of wheat, stolen and considerable cash ranging in) Domestic demand is not expected to amounts up to $12 from one of the show a change from earlier estimates, however. Larger meat supplies and prospects of some drop in consumer in- 'come during 1946 still are foreseen as girls was taken. Indebtedness of Methodist churches, jected by the house as it continued de- colleges and institutions has been ic- bate on legislation to set, up new duced 66 per cent since 1941, Dr.

John eminent controls over the building and Gross, Nashville, reported. of The vote to forbid ceilings on present homes was 154 to 48, and came just as virtually crippling all industrial life in the city. New Rent Rules Go Into Effect ARGEEMENT AVERTS RAILROAD STRIKE Houston, Texas (INS)--Brotherhood of railway trainmen officials and representatives of the Southern Pacific Railroad conferred today on details of. their last minute agreement which averted a strike called originally for this morning. The threatened strike of 3,500 trainmen ended when union and management leaders issued a joint statement last night saying the company had agreed to accept eight awards granted the union by the railroad adjustment board.

COUNTY'S RATIO OF DENTISTS COMPARES FAVORABLY IN STATE A recent census of the dentists by counties in Iowa reported in the February issue of the Iowa Dental Bulletin reveals some interesting facts. On Jan 1, 1946 there were practising in Iowa 1254 dentists, or approximately one dentist for every 1992 persons on the basis of the last federal census. Muscatine was the best supplied of all the counties of the state while Madison county was the worst with but one dentist for all its 9683 people. Incidentally Henry county ranked well among the 99 counties standing 28th with one dentist for every 1799 persons Jefferson county had one dentist for every 2627 people while Des Moines county had one for every 1840, In Henry county one more is expected to return from the service to practice which will make the rates even more Washington. New rent regulation? Friday required 'to sign leases identical with expiring ones, if they want Office of Price Ad- brake on expanded consumption.

On the meat side of the poultry picture, indications are that fewer turkeys will be produced than in 1945 al-1 advanfcageous for he people, control though some changes may take place i tenants later in the season as tne fecd picture' becomes clearer. Cheaper hatching I and poults might also increase! NAILLESS HOUSES Chester, Pa. (INS)--Four weather- beaten frame houses constructed with out the use of nails were razed and the housing program and for "price rj or au linc Moore, 23, Mt. Pleasant. Marriage License Issued A marriage license has been issued to ffcct flve cnangcs at the office of the clerk of the court, I statins thev chute to be started this sprmg is m- ministration protection against eviction the number started.

A cut of 14 percent in number of i Fight Food Crisis names, was mm WIK JUM afc thc officc of tne CIcrK OI couru, control regulations stating they Washington, D. C. (INS)--Americans a message President Truman was DaviSi to David Griffin Mft dicated by a survey taken Feb. 1. tlghtenecl (heir belts today to fight a icceived calling for subsidies to Cochran 23 Lucerne, and Mar- TM ieqU1 These intentions also may vary as Jn wh ch fo)TOer presl ring' Kclley Glasgow Denning Danover Sicgrist, Wersinger, Murphy and Prazer.

Mt On Honor Roll First of the county to en the Red Cross Honor Roll In the 1KI find campticn it Mt. Union. Supt: the lumber was discovered from a Civil War both confederate and soldiers. to have ceilings cn existing homes." The mes- which addressed to Speaker Ray- ditions. Eviction thc season progresses.

Early hatched jn Acmnd thk year dent Herbert Hcovcr declared "the fats -ge iinlnn union burn The house tentatively accepted a pro- A petition requesting the appointment of a guardian has been filed with the clerk of thc court by Mary vision permitting price ceilings to against Mary Halpin. Wilklns of Mt. Union telephoned Fri- placed on homes built in the future, day that Mt. Union is over the top. but a fight to kill this proviso was Second place'on the Honor Roll goes predicted during floor debate, to Canaan township, which also has exceeded Its quota.

MORE PLANE SEATS Other towns and townships will be New York (INS)--Eastbound travel- restrictions were removed housing allocated for m5 wth mofp The OPA will set rent mQrc advancc ordcrs on hand than a ceilings for housing units under tho y(jar agQ army and navy rent schedule, when Recently announced increased goals Ithey arc vacated by military personnel. for com and soy beans will cut the The Manson Pratt estate has' The national housing agency was an- lowa oat and hay acreage goa i pre been opened with the clerk of the thorized to adjust ceilings on uni's vlously sct Kutish believes, court and Fay E. Pratt named adrninis- built under priorities granted before Looklng at the over-all food tr last Oct. 15 and occupied after that nt ion, he predicts that consumption per be given "all control ovei the Amerl; date. Private interests, 'which buy per son on the United States will be as can food supply.

He called on the peo- the federal utorv to halt focd wuste anu reduce them for of civilization itself" is at stake. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson was expected to launch a ystem cf rigid controls toward elimination of waste, unnecessary consumption and hording of food as a result of the white bouse, "famine" conference. Hcovcr recommended that Anderson assured of a thousand seats daily, ional seats will be gained by other a survey of the four coast-to-coast air lines using short wwtward. within 30 days after purchas SPAPFRf NFWSPAPFK!.