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LXVII, No. 229 SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 1945 MT. PLEASANT. IOWA By PAUL HAL ION (Distributed by king features syndicate, reproduction in whole or in part itrietly prohibited).

WASHINGTON--MAJOR GENERAL WILD BILL DONOVAN BOWED out of the first real American intelligence service (CSS) with "a sounding response from President Truman to his idea of developing his line of effort furcher for peace. Mr. Tru- unan cut up OSS, sending part to thc- war department, but most to state. The Donovan notion of hiring someone like Sumner Wells, the ex-diplomat. keep intimate and independent watch on the inner international world, was left hanging in air--somewhat foggy air.

General Donovan has never a glamour boy. He is a rather crusty soldier-lawyer. Those who know what he did in the confidential special--agent part of the war oay his work in the Balkans particularly was excellent have been done by no one else as well. Into his organization, however, crept a number of persons who did not fit the best nature of the endeavor an-i gave it distaste with con- guess. I think this fairly sums up OSS.

It did great work, but was not popular. (I can never learn accomplishes popularity )i this area when a bank robber can possibly attaiu it by merely being for the 30 hour week or some such social innovation.) J3ght Flares In Strike Agree To Wage Increase First Break In Oil Strike Crisis The first break in the oil strike crisis came today when the Wilshire Company of Los Angeles, agreed the CIO oil workers demand for a wage increase. Union president O. H. Knight said the company was the first unit of the oil industry to accept the union's proposal.

He made the announcement upon entering the reconvened conciliation -conference summoned to Washington 'by Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach. Knight declared the union believes the strike can be setted immediately and "we will stay here as long as there is any possibility of settling it." Public Invited To Hear Speaker At Methodist Meeting They'll Do It Every Time P.t. By Jimmy, Hatlo IT HIS OFFICE THEY 1 CALL HIM HENRY-TYPEWRITERS -ADDING MACHINES-SAFES--HE CAN THERE.BABy. IT OUGHTA VJDCK ALL RIGHT HENRY, DEAR THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY PENCIL SHARPENER. t'CES CLEVER.

THOME THE ONLY THING 15 HE EVER TOUCHES iS HIS WIPES PURSE--AND EVEM THAT'S OUT OF ORDER DAVE 347 HUDSON Art. ALBANY, N.Y. Temperature Here Drops Into "Thirties" Near Frost; Expect Warmer Weather "With warmer weather forecast for Sunday, Henry county resident saw a possibility that the county may escaps the frost predicted for much of the state. If the county shoud escape tonight, the corn and late vegetables will likely lave a period of days or weeks for better maturity. That the temperature vill get dangerously near the frost mark, if it does not reach it tonight was seen, however, In today's low temperatures.

Friday night the low was 30 in Mt. Pleasant. In rural areas, reports of low" as 35 degrees were received. AD one o'clock this afternoon the temperature had gone up only to 50 degrees in Mt. Pleasant.

Attempt To Shut Down Standard Oil Mt. Pleasant's favorable location and adequate Methcdist church facilities Buses Change IN THE WAKE of this peculiar condition, congressmen are arising to shout "there will be no American Gestapo," and I assume also they mean no OGPU or NKVD. Indeed there will not. But thf-re is a grave danger that the first vital necessity for a secure potwar world will be ignored and shunted aside; by muddleheaded political thinking about it. If you thought Pearl Harbor a surprise and blitz warfare sudden as lightning, you art 1 already oid-fnshioiied, and obsolete in your thinking.

The next war will start Ike a flash the brilliant blinding flash of the atomic bomb. If our defenses were archaic last time, they wll be pitiful next time unless our officials know everything going on in this world. Advance knowledge is more essential to defense in a future world than a superior air force, an army or fleet. Not the Fascist or the Communist Nations, but the a Democratic nation, have the best world intelligent It was built up through generations. -Their survival depended upon it, because their little islands had absolutely nothing to justify their superior position in the v.orld, except an awareness of the facts -of national existences and a superior j-hrewdness using them.

That is whtvi we need only a better one. IT CANNOT BE AN ARMY enterprise because the army covers only one phase of world facts influencing peace and security. It cannot be navy, marine corps, Oi merely all three together. because diplomacy must be founded upon such information (the British even move commercially from such realistic ground It camut be navy, marine corps, oi merely all three together, because diplomacy must be founded upon such information (the British even move commercially from such realistic ground It cannot be split, or you will havte each department performing again the coordination they showed about Pearl Harbor namely none. Consequently it must be an independent bureau 'covering at least these government' elements and probably more (justice department and FBI.) the head must be a man whose character and personality guarantee full pursuit of the business to be done, and complete disavowal oT any political implications in the work.

He must not be c. leftist or righ? or even a professional democrat or republican. That service must lean over backwards to keep itself politically inviolable, and beyond even the faintest suspicion of political use. (The British know how- to do it.) Tlir ONLY LIMIT on its appropriations should be our need of If we need the information--get it. If the spenders want to let treasury -monjey loose, here is one place where they could something out of it.

-Some Interested parsies wish to limit scope of activity to foreign information. It should be limited only by are responsible in part at least for the bringing of another Methodist district conference to Mt. Pleasant and with it some outstanding speakers whose addresses may be heard by any interested persons. The leading speakers at the conference, which will be held Wednesday, include Bishop Charles W. Brashares, Dr.

Horace Dewey. missionary, to China, Dr. Edwin Briggs of Newton, conference missionary secretary, and Dr. W. M.

Scheuermann, district superintendent. The program is as fellows: Morning: Session 10:00 to Tell" "Joyful We Adore Thee, Rev. George G. Hunt Roll Call, Rev. W.

W. Steinmetz Business Session, Rev. W. M. Scheuermann Missionary Education ih the Local Church: In the MYF Program.

Rev. Wilson Hyde In the Sunday School, Mr. M. G. Addicks In the District, Rev.

S. C. Peterson Evangelism, its Work, Rev. E. A.

Briggs Dinner served by the Woman's Society of the Mt. Pleasant church Afternoon Session 1:30 Business Session Singspiratioon, Rev. Morrell Rubey" Address, Rev. Horace Dewey Addres.r, Bis'hcp Chas. Wesley Brashaies A Planned Evangelism, Rev.

W. M. Schcuermann "Are Ye Rev. Robert H. Hamilr Evening: Trcpnini 7:30 O.

T. Wilson, Chairman Hymnspiraticn, Rev. W. W. Steinmetz Address, Rev.

Horace Dewey Address. "What is Christianity?" Bishop diaries Wesley 'Brashares All Buses Through Here Change All buses BUSES operating through Mt. Pleasant will change time Monday as the bus companies put into operation faster schedules. One northbound Bee line feus, that which has been leaving at 8:00 a. m.

will be discontinued. The new schedule East Bound From 6:50 a. m. to 8:14 a. m.

Prom 11:54 a. m. to 12 MO p. m. Prom 5:10 p.

m. to 5:00 p. m. From 9:47 p. Tn.

to 8:55 p. m. "Prom 11:30 p. m. to 10:40 p.

m. West Bo'ind From 1:20 a. m. to 11:50 p. m.

From 9:00 a. m. to 8:33 a. m. From 11:40 a.

m. to 10:35 a. m. From 2:41 p. m.

to 2:55 p. m. From p. m. to 7:20 p.

m. North Bound From 10:10 a. m. -to 11:15 a. m.

From 5:20 p. m. to 5:15 p. m. South Bound From 9:50 a.

m. to 9:35 a. m. From 3:50 p. m.

to 1:50 p. m. From 7:45 p. m. to 7:20 p.

m. Deep Well Down To 1760 Feet With County Men and Women In The U. S. Service fig Verlc Shelnran son of Rolla Shelmaii of Hillsborc, has his discharge from the army air force and is planning to stay at home and help his father on the farm. -His LI.

leal Shelman, is an army nurse, stationed in Europe. Ea Released fi om the naval service at the U. S. Naval Personnel Separation Center, here September 26 was Harold F. Appel, MOMM 1-c (T), R.

R. No. 1, Mt. Pleasant. Pvt.

Richard Woiine, who has been stationed at Camp Fannin, is here to spend a 15 day furlough before reporting to Fort Riley, Kans. K3 Warrant Officer Jr. Grade Chester Baker left Thusrday for Presidio of Montery, after spending' a two weeks leave here. Mrs. Baker and their son, Edwin, are remaining with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. warren Hall. Pfc. Jacob Hill, who has served in the army for the past three years and saw action in the European theater, with the 117th airborne division, has received his discharge from the service and is visiting with friends and relatives here. Japs Ordered To Cease Censorship Action Follows Suspension Of Tokyo Newspapers Tqkyo, Japan (INS)--General Douglas Mac Arthur today ordered the Japanese government to cease all censorship of the empire's press, radio, mail and communication systems.

This edict from the supreme commander came swiftly on the heels of the imperial government's "sudden suspension of three Tokyo newspapers." Distribution of the three morning newspapers, which published Emperor Hirohito's interview with the' United States correspondents and pictures of MacArthur looking down on the emperor, was halted today. This ban on Tokyo's three leading papers speeded execution of plans previously made to push the Japanese government out of control over communications, speech and press. Sabotage By Yanks In Prison Costly To Japs Whiting, Ind. (IN)--Violent fighting broke out today when hundreds of CIO oil workers attempted to shut down the big Standard Oil company plant in Whiting, last major source of gasoline in the Chicago area. While CIO members and workers belonging to the Independent Stanard Oil union battled with clubs.

Whiting's police chief Richard Springgate appealed to the Lake county sheriff for immediate aid. Sheriff Fred Stults went to the scene determine if a state of emergency should be declared and an appeal made to the governor of Indiana to call out the militia. Whiting, Indiana (INS)--Lake county sheriff Fred Stults declared a state of emergency in Whiting today, after fighting flared when CIO oil workers threw a picket line around the giant Standard Oil refinery. Indiana's Governor Ralph Gates ordered his adjutant general and chief at the mercy of' the state lice department to Whi- i a Japs, Americans in the prison tin to look inf the situation, camp at Mukden, Manchuria, i cut a million dollar sabotage program, Pfll operated a thriving black market, and made the lives of their captors ro mis- crs'ble that Jap officer complained, "Ycu Americans aie not friendly!" This story of ingenuity and spirit Pledges Eighteen Phil Delta Theta announces the against almost cdds by men led in of the following 18 men Mt. Pleasant's deep well is now down to 1760 feet, or 'about 7410 feet from the water bearing strata which is the objective.

After drilling another 100 to 140 feet, the hole will be cased and the remain- Hillsboro's Record 600 feet will be drilled with I small size bit and the hole will not be cased. Hillsborc's contribution to the War. 1 Chest was $17450 above the $105' quota. A typographical error appeared I IflAltfc rLAIld fUK in a previous report. INSTITUTION CHANGES Des Moines, Iowa (INS)--With initial steps already taken, the Iowa 5Q centg ft day should be allowed to stand in the way of getting it.

This may sound to you as if I am i editorializing. You would be mistaken islative interim committee today was if "you drew" that assumption too faced with the task of making plans Mr. Truman, in his letter to Donovan, the revamping of the system now said his reassignment and breakup of used for operating the state institu- OSS "represent the beginning of a co- t'ons. SILVER LINING IN THESE DAILY SHOWERS Elevator Strike In New York Ends who had fought at was told yesterday by Tech. John Guilfoil, 25, of 6239 N.

Fairfield who jwas released from the prison camp on Aug. 31 and returned home a few days ago. Can Laugh Abtmt Ordeals Tliin from three years of Jap treatment, prison fare, and hard labor, and still tormented by memories of things that happened to his comrades, the sergeant still can laugh at what he calls "the good side" of prison camp life. He was one of a small group of army air force personnel who landed in the Philippines 18 days before the outbreak 1 of war. They had no planes and soon were fighting in jungle lines on' (Bataan as riflemen--using old Enfleid ''rifle 7 1918 hand grenades that seldom Jack Rueb, Fox Lake, 111.

Bruce Brink, Princeton. Ind. Bruce Olson, Evanston, 111. Bill Needham, Sigourney. Charles McCuen, Sigourney.

Leonard McElhinnery, Morning Sun- Truman Smith, Ottumwa. Walter McGinn. Mansfield, Mass. Ted Bair, Webster. Jack Finney, Eldon.

Wayne Mosier, Ottumwa. Max Beenblossom, Washington. Beryl Markwell, Millersburg. Jack Young, Keokuk. Frank Becker, Mt.

Pleasant. Bill Davisson, North English. Keith Wiggins, Keswick. Randall Vance, Mt. Pleasant.

Alamon Elgar, Mt. Pleasant." Activer back this year are Rusty went cff, and living on rice and ginger i ockpcrt; Bud Redlinger, Richland; Holmes Foster, Libertyville; and Bob Ludford, Wilmette. The chapter elected the following of- New day it rains pennies 'from heaven--and nickels, dimes, and quarters, toe--on 5'lst street at Rockefeller Center. A mysterious philanthropist has been throwing bstwcen $7 and $10 in change from the loth or 16bh floor of the International building each day between 12:30 and 1 p. m.

showers have been coming down since sometime in July. Today was-no exception. A crowd of about 100 was on hand, including Joseph Walker, 57, Negro doorman at a neaiby club, who said he averaged at New York, N. Y. (IMS)--The six-day building service strike which earned some $50.000,000 losses to New York City businessmen and wage earners, ended today.

The termination came when tool'a odes agreed to accept Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's proposal to appoint an arbitrator to decide on all issues within 10 days. David Sullivan, president cf (he local building service employees union, ordered the 15,000 workers back to thel jobs immediately. reel tea.

Survives Death March Guilfcil spent 76 days in the line until the surrender on April 9, 1942. He lived through the Bataan death march, tut prefers to avoid mention of it, except, "I'd like to get the 'Jap that kicked a piegnan'-, Filipino woman in the stcmach; she'd given a piece ere not obUinedlor" Tiblkati7nIoday" cf sugar He watched his comrades die of bru- 1 tality and lack of medical care in the infamcu: Camp'ODonnell and at Ca- 111 banatmn. He helped bury them, but, Redlinger secretary tleasurer Fos reportei and Ha sjgma ph ejghfc Fort Dodge Case ordinated system of foreign intelligence Following Governor Robert D. Blue's within the permanent framework of presentation of a nine-point program, the governments'," and he indicated he committee yesterday approved two other government bureaus would DC art of tn program and provided a brought in. Stronger and faster 10 000 allocation to finance the cost tion Is needed, and" will have of carrying them out.

taken. I can report there is a good After meeting all day with the gov- chanco this nation's directors, in- the ernor the committee adjourned until future, may know fully what''is going October 18th wlien it will meet at Iowa Some passerstoy were worried about struck by the coins, but Walker said; "Let 'em keep coming. They can hit me all they want to." REPORT SAILORS TRAPPED BY FIRES San Francisco, Calif. (INS) Fast' TELEGRAM ABOUT PRISONER OF WAR telegram from the war department came Friday to Mr. and Mrs.

H. O. Herron of Rock- Island, telling them their son, Private Merle spreading brush fires raged unchecked through Mann county north of San Francisco today, threatening three communities and charring acres of pasture land. Sheriff Walter Ssillmer. received rn unconfirmed report that 200 sailors were trappsd by one spearhead cf the blaze.

i Sellmer immediately sent out a call for more" volunteers tc fight the blsz? in thni arofi and set up an aid station. he described as his luckiest break, He was picked to go to Mukden, chiefly Francis Jacobson, 31, was sentenced because cf skill acquired at Lane Tech-' today to eight years at the state peni- nical High irhcol and in the air force, tentfary at Fort Madison by district Way Opened to Sabotage 8 Frecl Hudson in connection with "They jiuu Picked the heaviest and lhe death of a Fort Dodge, waitress, most skilled," Guilfcil said. "We didn't, September 16th. knew what was waiting for us, but any-! Jacobson was under a grand jury in- thing would b- an improvement over dictment for manslaughter following these tropical prison camps- even the death of Mrs. Lois Vining who.se rip-th battered body was found in a ditch Thcic some 800 Pocohontas.

COO cf them, were put to work i K. macnine tool factory at Mukden. Guilfcil was assigned to a lathe. "We started work oh Nov. 11.

1942," PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL AT OTTUMWA DEC. 1 TAX MOUNTS ALL on in this world in which we live. to discu ss the rest of the pro(L(JC Heri on USM had been liberated from Japanese custody on Sept. 16, 1945. Unofficial word came last week that he was libera'cd on Sept.

11. The telegram Friday also informed them they could send Pvt. Herron a 25 word message and every effort would toe made to If we do, we will never so grossly misplace our diplomatic and! The interim committee voted $5,000 defense line on the miscalculation that, 8 for expenses in carrying out a the nazis would defeat the woefully survey of the state's penal and cor-" weak Russian. army 'in three reetive institutions and another $5,000 (our military believed this and our di- to fl tne salaries and expenses of plomacy was guided by it,) or to make tw investigators to check on such blunders of defense and diplo- Points of inmates, macy which surrounded the whole' Pearl Harbor affair from the time half MuTUgC LlCCnSC Issued the fJeet was moved out of the Pacific until the casualties were counted in' Des Moines, Iowa (INS 1 Slate gasoline tax collections during the mcnih of September reached an all high of $2,191,000 state treasurer John Grimes reported today. for any single mcn'h since th? gas tax was first collected in 1925.

The lo tf he said. "We all seemed to get the idea Ottumwa, Iowa (INS)--A pre-flight at cnce. It was easy to drcp irrep'ace- school will be established at Ottumwa able oartr down the latrine or into wet about December 1st, authorities at the 1 cement. Or tc break expensive tools. Ottumwa naval air station disclosed Or i'o grind too much or too little.

today. Prison Guards Bribed I It also was announced that the found the Japs had a supply of val air station operations will be main- grain alcohol. The Chinese wanted it, tained, although on a greatly reduced ic I it to them. In return, they'd scale. bring in food, and" f.

little -money. We found guards we could AwnftM bribe and they helped us get food: eggs frlliriCLU-HCW GAME IS POSTPONED deliver it toh im" before" "he io! increa5e and ftln of a a i the United States. Pvt. Herron i was nslble for thc resord f- been a Japanese prisoner 45 months. at 75 cents apiece, tomatoes, melons, i a salt, and apples.

It was the largest amount collected "Scmo cf he men made a deal with Chinese black market, working ranic scheduled for Friday night -sjil be thru Chinese laborers that came hv.ide played Monday evening at New London, the gate. They stole 34 dynamos and Tho arnc like the Mt. PlMJsant-'Bur- i The Winfiold-New Lono'cn football Toll Of Riots snnugglcd them out the main gate in lington game, was postponed because of car's. The Chinese paid us 34,000 yon (h rain. for them, tcok the parts they needevi A marriage license has been Issued If it is found war.

'at the courthouse to Ross this coun.ry requires action, no po-j Nothing 2 an be more important than white, 21, and Donna Mae Johnson, wss a member of the class of 1887 Jitical softpfdallng considerations this. 19, both of Mt. Pleasant. The Rev. John C.

Wiilits of Muske-i gon, is visiting relatives here' Bombay, India. (INS)--Official count and renewing acquaintancships. placed the casualty list resulting from riots in Bombay today at 25 persons Iowa Wesleyan. killed and 112 wounded. for ihcir own dynamos, and then sold cncs was reachcd whcn tne aps ln rest back to the Japs on the black mniket!" Million Bcilar Loss to Japs January, 1944, took inventory and discovered they were s'hcrt more than million dollars worth of tools and l.is high paint cf the factory equipmen'," NEWSPAPER!.