The Mount Pleasant News from Mount Pleasant, Iowa • 6

THE NEWS MT PLEASANT HENRY COUNTY IOWA SATURDAY MARCH 12 1949 Sports Through Rose-Colored Glasses By Jim Rom An cubic rn sports writer has of Jfcicd the sugoestem that all athletic officials be given periodic eye tests in order to insure every sport ngvinst incompetent orbiting That would eliminate one of the sport in' favorite slams however "Youlc blind as a bat" Eye tests ornot an official with 20-20 vision cant possibly catch ci cry foul or rule infraction in an athletic contest If he could there would be conslaiit penalties taking all the thrill out of the game Of couisc if a foul occur ed heroic the refs very eves and he did not call it then he should go see an eve specialist or perhaps a niedi- cal doctor depending on whether! he made it out of the arena safely SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY With Sally Sum Congratulations to Mary Brown on her election to the senate of Uie Sharelub of the Riverside Brookfield Illinois high schooL Mary is Uie daughter of Helen and John Brown The Brows family moved to Riverside then Brookfield come two years sgo when became associated with the Bluebird Bus System Mary is vice president at her sophomore class each year it is the custom for the rtvdcuto to elect five girl to serve for the remaining high school yeL on the senate the Sharelub It is indeed an honor to become a member of the senate We made some inquirlea about the Sharelub with the idea of panting along the information as workable in any high school Every girl fa Uie Riverside Brookfield High School is a member Uie original idea of the club must have been to share activities and responsibilities typical of most any high school thus the namo "Sharelub The ii sponsors several fancy parties during Uie school year they sponsor clothing drives (wkh the help of a beys group) and many other events Mary told us about Day which is an annual event -it la a clever plan so wo Jotted down some notes thinking some of our high school readers might like to hear about 1L The girls of the senate make crepe pa per bows a different color for each dpt tmd for the faculty and sell fliem for ten cents Winfield Lands Spot In 1 6 not charily throw for Wayland last $200090 In Electric point in first half Kcstcr spun IJ three fmm etosc and KCVCPUC POPPS JOlfl Defeats Wayland 38 32 In Sub A school's followers can luin the reputation of a great balltcam and State Final Hill cashed in on a flee toss as the i Webster City A bid by two hair cuded with the Wolves ahead Des Moines investment 23-20 Whcclock Cummins Inc and Pa me Kcstcr and Hill ran the score up Webber Jackson and has to 27-20 before Kauffman and been accepted by the city council Eigsti counter-attacked from tlw for the purchase of 3200000 in clo ficld narrowing the gap to 27-24 trie lcvenuc bonds The Dcs Moines Rabcdcaux sunk a foul shot and firms offered a premium of 33170 Chiissinger upped in a hooker as! for the 2'j per cent interest bonds each a simple way to make a nice sum of money since every one in school wants to wear a bow and Urns all have a part la the gift selected with the money so raised that it presented to the high schooL Other activities such as being president of the Biology club and on thd Urr for the year book leave Mary not enough time for all the knitting that she would like do Tho Bream son Jon me is a freshman at the University of Illinois branch college at Galesburg it almost happened in downtown Iowa City Thursday night A large gioup of City high followers who wctc burning mad because of the Mr wit lets' loss to their bitter rivals Davenport stormed into the streets smrnipori stormed into uic streets The Winfield Wolves advanced (o the state tournament by knocking off their Henry county rivals Way-land hi the finals of the class i and started rocking cvciy car that tournament at Iowa City contained Davenport celebrants A nudit 38-32 Funds for tlw sale of the bonds will be tued to pay for a new turbine generator auxiliary equipment at the pswer plant a new switchboard and a budding addition all of which are now under contract irw fist fights developed and finally the City high bull players Uiciii'-clt'cv had to break it up Of course the Davcnportcri encouraged tlie near ilot by remaining Iowa City aftei the game and (hiding 11 ic local fans When a basketball rivalry gets that far out of hand something should be done the third quarter buzzer sounded with Wajland trailing 30-24 Then the Bombers surged ahead 33-33 with Roth and KigsU getting three counters each and Billy IMeman two Chrissinger hit a free toss and then Kcstcr put Winfield back into the lead on a lay-up Hill's free throw pul Winfield out in front 34-32 with about two minutes remaining Chrissinger and Hill swished Uie net on gin chances and then Clins-smger really clinched the lilt as he found himself alone under the basket and scored Box Score: Florence Van Hon Kate has been a welcome visitor In our city this past week though sympathy was extended her for the sad mhften on which she came from Tucson Arizona Her beloved aunt Ida Van Hon passed on after months of railing health and Florence accompanied her remains lor burial in Forest Home We were particularly interested to hear of Florence daughters: Barbara is married to a veteran of World War II Nelson and they live In a trailer back of the Slate house Barbara continues her chosen profession and is on the staff of nurses at the Veterans Hospital at Tucson Betty has her bachelor of science drgicc Iran the University cf California at Berkeley and is now laboratory assistant to Dr Stanley (Nobel prize winner fa Virus Research! a new laboratory for Folio Research is under construction at the University sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation all of which is a challenging opportunity to Betty in her chosen field of Research Martha Is married to Herbert McCoy ho is in business at Bay Springs Mississippi where the McCoys have established their home Florence spent several days visiting her mother at Charles City and has now returned to her work and home at Tucson The Bombers held a small edge most of the fu8l hall but Winfield chopped it down and then went ahead at the half by three points They steadily increased the margin but Wayland tallied and went ahead 32-30 ui the fourth quarter Then Ronnie Kcstcr Art Chrissinger and Duane Hill combined their scoring talents and flipped in eight points to take the victoiy Chiissingcr spear headed the Woifpack with 14 markers and Kcstcr contributed 12 Anne Roth and Alcrv Eigsti hit 12 and ten respectively for Wayland Roth found the hoop far two fielders and Eigsti one as the Bombers exploded for a 6-0 lead Hill match- It Heating Wl so eoiomuu Tin scramble to dclcimmc who will fill the vacated state basketball hi one starts next Tuesday and there promise to be some thrilling lilt in stoic for the many fans who will flock to the ficldhousc fiom ciciy corner in Iowa to watch them GKKEN COLONIAL ALL-PURPOSE FURNACE Burns Cool Oil or Gas Easily and inexpensively converted from coal to gas or oil DcLuxe forced air may be hand-fired or stoker fired TAFT SONS Ml Pleasant Iowa Jefferson Ph 166 Mary Hugtias Charles Russell So you thuik you're pretty handy with your dukes Here's the chance vuifvc been waiting for llicn providing you haven't done any professional boxing The Henry county Boxing Tournament will be held March 31st and April 1st at the Iowa Wesleyan gym If you want to show your stuff contact Bill Lamm at Baibcr shop and he will gladly furnish you with all the details And all you boxing fans who want to see some slam -bang fights be sure to attend both nights There will be a lot of action so let's turn out strong 'SUNDAY MONDAY GREENiCOLONIAL OftlHOMFSlOfYAiriSlZfS DMA ril SRO fRf Phyllis aged three was entertaining limclf living on her dresses and parading to her evident satisfaction in front of tliu mhror mured Annie her six year old bitter "mother she JJ tiresome? Out at Pleasant Lawn School are the Amcr-I-Can girls that are al-trachg pleasant recognition They center their activity on handicraft under the direction of Clark touch owner of hc Llnch Fruit Farm of the rteaunt Lawn community The senior gioup is com pored of seventh and eighth graders: the Junior group of fourth fifth and sixth graders This year the senior girls hare turned walnut oo turning lathes made candlesticks electric lamps learned to redder and to repair electric appliances that could be disconnected from lumre current The Junior class IcamccTto square btald and Say Pole bra id( Clark says this is sort of braiding together of metal and then putting it on dinamontsi to cast articles and dcccraie them use molds and casting powder to make novelties for wliat-not slichc a The Juniors are proud to say (lmt they are self supporting having! made leather belts for sale in order to hare money to purchase materials for other Articles they wish to make The classes meet at the Pleasant Lawn general store on Fridays i alter school Clark Lnch enjoys lu handicraft classes and girl scouts and others will recognize him as the genial teacher at Day Camp etc Claik says his greatest satisfaction is teaching bedfast children so they will have entertainment and also learn the enjoyable art of handicraft Alice Cobb one of our friends In Minneapolis served these delicate Almond Cookies (or Lace Ccoklcsi to a gioup of friends recently She Ibid the guests the recipe was brought from Sweden tost summer and given to her by a friend It is not essential that Uie cookies be cooled over a rolling pin It is a to leave them flat but they mil not be so atlraeUve to serve Almond Cookies (Lace): TWo-thlids cup rhopped blanched almonds one-half cup sugar one-half cup butler one tablespoon flour two tablespoons milk Chop or grind almonds and mix with other Ingredients in skillet Stir until butter melts Drop by smalt tcaspocnftils about four inches apart on greased and floured cookie sheet Bake at 350 degrees until light brown 8-10 minutes Lay over rolling pin to cool SPUING SYMPTOMS When the roller skaters racket Is enough to rouse the dead Aral the kite fliers are trying Strange contraptions overhead When the boys are playing marbles And the girls do skipping stunts And Uie first robin reported In a dozen spots at once When tlic poets spout with fervor JusL to say that love is grand It a cinch that winter's over And that spring is close at hand Bruce missed cnly seven of 25 free throw 1 Eight More Teams To State Tourney National Girl Scout Week Celebrating Their 37th Anniversary Help Support The Girl Scouts 1 In Mt Pleasant Ottumwa split Keokuk's zone defense 37-30 te enter the meet as the only unbeaten double-A (cam in Iowa competition The Bulldogs lest a lilt to Moline 111 over their 21-gome stretch Ottumwa rallied from a first-quarter 11-10 deficit for a 21-16 halftime edge Forest Cits cue down 'm tall Nevada team SC-38 Tnc winners had ciimuiatcd ('fendin' cli-unpimi 1 Manning earlier Phvsi Cilv got off to a 9-2 first quailcr 1 increased it to 26-9 at the hall and then checked 20 imhiiL Nesada rally In the third quaiLcr Diagonal throttled B1 aridvwll' 46-40 after the lowis hd mst 1 the first half MrCiivuui mit(d Hudson 42-27 with imnpjiolivt: case lidding a 20-1 1 hilfiint I -ad over last year inrnbtr of the finals field: while M(mlzui meted a strong defense to bvl Mai ton 41-39 Marion had held a 38-39 lead late in th third qtmtler and entered the final period 38-34 in front but Montezuma defens" held Marlon to a Ic ii point in the last qiuutcr while Bo Vm Clive hit the winning I hid goal in the last four minutes Nearly 300 girls are participating in the Girl Scout program offered by their capable leaden WHEN STALIN DIES THESE THREE 1 I Pc Sfccg The field for Use tag uve uetcUaZ finals at Ion Gty nrv seek was increased by 9 'oar more se- ketxa nxLLr ihvsjrtt am Meahtad moved tab let mx oxie Th unday Adiantei to shr finals lsst night wtre Nnta Fuel Dodge Ottumwa snd Wen Witirxi from class Fo net City and Montezuma from claw A and AaLtny a xcmlflnaUal hut year Diagonal Winfield and MsGrcgur fna class The four bitch tonight In Uw sdb-ute windup- will pit Sioux Center the 1948 Ird-plucc winner against Aha: Waveily against fldnbecfc: and Crest on against Anna an class A affairs while the lone class game has Charles Immaculate Conception against MU-Coed West Waterloo edged Marshalltown late rally to win 37-38 after leading 20-16 at the half With three minutes remaining the Wbhawks were ahead 31-28 hut a Marshalltown flurry narrowed the gap miming a chance to win when the ban refused to dip for Clare Ruaale in the last three seconds Fort Dodge had a close escape In beating Abraham Lincoln of Coun Bluffs 44-42 when the Lynx behind 44-30 with four minutes left put on a furious march Newton after a bad first quarter during which the Cardinals trailed at one time by 101 put on a strong Wend half finish ve beat But High of Dm Moines 40-33 East led AMI at the half but Newton look MRS R0SEVELT NOT TO SPEAK Bulgaain Molotov Malenkov Support The Girj Scouts Thu' Advertisement Sponsored by Brown Lynch Scott Co Gambles Ruby Dry Cleaners Pastry Shop Taylor Motors Universal Motors Mt Pleasant News Mt Pleasant Cleaners Ins Plan Savings Loan Des Moines Hopes of tlic Iowa legislature to have Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt address a joint session next Tuesday went a -glimmering to- It was Icsrned Mrs Roosevelt has reservations on a train leaving Des MMnes Monday night after her public appearance the house had passed a concurrent resolution Inviting the former first tody now a official to WHIN STALIN IS CONI Mi place will be token by a three-man team foreign obaemre believe recent changes in the Soviet hierarchy Indicate The three would take over In three top posts now held by Stalin: Georgl Malenkov once Stalin's secretory would be likely to succeed to secretary generalship pt Communist party Marshal A Bulganin now ntoto defense council member and aimed for minister would ho generalissimo of armed forces Vyacheslav Molotov Just replaced as foreign minister by Andrei VUhlnsky I null believed to be tho Kremlin No 3 man would ha premier AI three are now members of all-powerful Politburo (IaurutittU) Newton speak 'zoi i 1 Jt'iq fulfil.