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Montana farmer-stockman., 1953-10-01

HlGH-LlNE CANAL, n c e e
drops, border bikes, irrigated pasture
strange words these to hear from
cattleman and farmer in the semi
arid midst of Petroleum County. But
they're words rapidly becoming ia
miliar to a score or so landowners
on the county's Petrolia Bench.
There, in an area of boom years
and bust, where the latter perhaps
come more frequently, a dream has
become a dam and canals that sup
ply irrigation water to some 5000
acres. A year or so ago, most of this
land - sloping benchland bordered
by Flatwillow, Box Elder and Nc
Donald creeks = was sage dotted
range. Now, you can almost see the
green of irrigated crops spread
over it.
To the typical Petrolia Bench op-
orator, though, the new land which
water will bring into production
and the higher production he'll get
from it's not all-significant Most
important to him is the stability he
sees as irrigation water floods his
land.
'This is country where we in
variably get those total failures" he
points out ga man will build up
and, in one year be wiped out. With
that water, we can plan and not
worry too much about the bust
years"
New Opportunities
That is the prevalent e lin G
among these Petrolia Bench people.
A feeling of new life, new opportuni
ties To them, what has been done is
remarkable; what can now be done
is promising challenge-and some
thing of mystery, for not many
know where the challenge will lead
them.
AS an irrigation project, Petrolia
Bench is in its infancy, though it
was long time a-borning. Much of
the credit for its existence must go
to one man-Clinton Hassett, a
bench resident who, since the '30s,
has been among the foremost in nur-
turing and promoting the Petrolia
project dream.
Acting sometimes for local groups,
sometimes on his own, Hassett fol-
lowed the dream longer than he can
readily remember, talking to gov
errors, legislators, engineers, and adj
vancing the project before the Mon
tana State w ater Conservation
Board, which finally did take it over
Project construction was started
by the board in the fall of 1850 The
system was completed last year, and
first water came into the ditch just
last fall for use on about $50 acres
Earth Fill Dam
The dam, an earth-fill across Flat.
willow creek, has a storage capacity
of 9,192 acre-feet, with all but 37(
available for irrigation use. Water
for the nearly 5000 acres of irrigable
land in the project is distributed
through three main bitches: A IL
1nlle nlSHllne canal winch is gravity
fed until dam water drops below the
4,200-acre-foot level, an Smile grav
ity-fed lowline canal and shor
spur.
Following the policy of the STATE
Water Conservation Board, manage
ment of the project rests with mem
October ], 1853
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13
Prefab Houses Coming NextWeek

The SS Tarltcn Brown is scheduled to arrive in Kodiak on or about June Fl with 72 prefab houses for the Aleutian Homes project in the east ad- dition,
 The Liberty type vessel is reported to be bringing around 1000 tons of miscellaneous building material for the pro- ject.
 Work on the foundations and on the roads at the con- struction site has continued for several weeks.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13
Sales Tax Proposal Gets Chill Treatment

ing opposed to the proposed tax. The members feel that we need roads, sidewalks and other things more than we need a school swimming pool, " Hinckel said.
 John Gibbons, owner of the Mission Road Shopper, said he agreed with Hinekel and the council.
 L. K. Wodlinger voiced his objection and said he thinks a sales tax a little too pre- vious'. Fora Wilson, barb CT, said that KNS personnel were against the tax. Crutcher asked him to cIarify his state. ment and be specific. Wilson said he had talked with lots of residents at the base and that they did not want to pay a tax" Civilians or military personnel at KNS have no vote !rin the coming election unless 'theyeh are bonaGde residents and live within the confines of KISD.
 Crutcher said that most towns in the territory have a sales tax of some kind. He named Sitka, Juneau, Cordova Seward and other cities he had visited recently and said he paid a sales tax in most of the cities.
 He added that he had talked with Ben Kraft and Jorgen Fredrickson prior to the Thurs day meeting and that both the business men indicated they were against the sales tax.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13

Several members of the Ko- diak Chamber of Commerce went on record Thursday as opposing the proposed Kodiak Independent School District two percent sales tax.
 The issue will come before the public for a vote on June 23. It is necessary that 55 per cent of the voters favor the measure for it to pass.
 A discussion on the sales tax was conducted during the reg ular meeting at the Mont martre Inn by the new c of c President Marshall Crutcher.
 Paul Dupler, member of the KISD board, explained the purpose of the tax and said that $190,O00 was needed to to build a swimming pool, complete the playground and take care of other necessary Work. :. :4.,
 Jack Hinckel, acting Hay of Kodiak, said the city coun- cil hadgone On record as be-
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13
City Market Opens Thursd day

The new City Market open ed for business Thursday. Many bouquets and other ex- pressions of congratulations were received by MT. and Mrs. Glen Banks. the owners.
 The market has been re- modelled and repainted and a new Zephyr check out stand installed. There are two en- frances into the front of the the building.
 The new check out stand is the first of it's type to be in- stalled in Kodiak. The custo- mer brings his push cart to the right of the stand, places his groceries and packages on q moving belt and then fcks up his shopping bag oE51 le left side of the stand. Y
 The new machine Ssaves time and makes th9 final checking out very fasf eanks explained. WY
 On opening day cofsh and cake was served to all custo- mers. The market has been closed since late in January when it was partially destroy ed by a fire.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13

The three principal officers of Kodiak Masonic Lodge No. 295 left this week for Spokane where they will attend a ses- sion of the Grand Lodge.
 The three members of the local lodge making the trip are Jules Radinsky, Worship full Master. Chester AlIain, Senior Warden and ILL. Ro- chelle, Junior Warden.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13
Council To Reconsider
 Paying Seymour's Bills

The city council has decided to review and consider the case of Carter Seymour, for mer chief of police.
 The decision was made Mon day during a council meeting following the reading of a let ter from Seymour. On June 1 the council terminated Sey- mour's tenure in office.
 In November of 1851 Sey- mour was wounded in the right arm and was hospital ized. Since that time he has been outside for medical atten- tion at Virginia Mason Clinic.
 Since November 1851 the City of Kodiak has paid 35% of his salary. Gould and Gould, an insurance company in Se- attle, has paid the balance as well as the hospital bills.
 According to Seymour's let ter he has instituted suit a. gainst Gould and Gould to reinstate my compensation re- troactive to April IA, 1853, and to be continued until such time as my condition becomes permanently fixed, whether or not this be permanent partial disability or complete recov- cry"
 He also asked that he be re- tained as Chief of Police on sick leave and that his medical surgical, and theraputic treat ment be paid,
 The council has instructed the city clerk to write letters to Virginia Mason Clinic for a D statement concerning another operation and the approximate cost for surgery and therapu- tic treatment. The clerk has also written to Gould and Gould regarding the status of Seymour's claim and if the a gency will assume any addi- tional responsibility for medi- cal costs.
 At the June 1 council meet ing the members decided the city will pay 75% of all Sey- mours hospital, medical and surgical bills during the next six months. However, they set a limit of $l, l,500 on the a. mount it will pay.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13
Rev. Marshall Returns To Kodiak From States

Rev. John Marshall, former pastor of the Church of God, arrived in Kodiak late this week. Rev. Marshall and family went outside last year.
 Mrs. Marshall and their chil. dren arrived a day later. They had to wait in HoHer until they could get plane reserva- tions. They plan te be in Ko- diak all summer.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13

The regular meeting of the Garden Club was held We'd nesday at the home of Mrs. Sig Digree at Kodiak Naval Station. The topic of discus sion was floral photography which was lead by Mrs. Basil Clark.
 The next meeting of the group will be held at Mrs. Clark's home. Mrs. E. l.. Cardinal will be in charge of the program.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13

Emil Knudsen was on the passenger list as an outgoin 7 passenger yesterday. He plans to join Mrs. Knudsen and their two children on Bain- bridge Island for a vacation.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-06-13
Queen Contest Standings

Votes for the Queen of the Fourth of July Celebration continued to come in slowly yesterday. Judges of the con- test announced the standings of the candidates as follows.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Four Bandits Lead Police In Hot Chase Thru Bronx

NEW YORK, LR - A siren screaming, bullet-singing column of police vehicles raced zig-zag through three miles of Bronx streets yesterday to capture a quartet of bandits.
 One of them was killed with a bullet through the head as nine police cars and a motorcycle cop chased down the bandits careen- ing getaway car.
 The bandits returned a fusillade themselves during the chase, some of the bullets crashing through the windshield of a police car.
 Police said the roaring pursuit began after the bandits held up Solomon Salberg, 53, owner of a Bronx diner, as he was driving back from bank with money to cash patrons paychecks. They took $5,00O
 Salberg hailed a passing police cruiser, which sped after the flee ing robbers, at the same time radioing for other police to join in the chase.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Eisenhower and Taft Avoid Party-Splitting Break In Relations

WASHINGTON, R President Eisenhower and Sen. Taft today avoided any party-splitting break in their relations despite some fundamental differences over US. policies in Korea and the Far East.
 The White House took the in itiative only a few hours after Eisenhower had said at a news conference that "No," he did not agree with Taft's assertion that the US. might as well forget the United Nations as far as the Kor- can war is concerned"
 Eisenhower aides called Taft's office to inquire about the health of the Senate Republican leader. They intimated the President planned to address a note of cheer to Taft, hospitalized in Cincinnati with an undiagnosed hip pain.
 Taft was publicly silent about the Presidents disavowa1 of the Ohioan's proposal that the U. s. withdraw ''from all further peace negotiations in Korea" if present truce talks fail.
 Robert A. Taft, Jr., the Sen ator's son, noted in a telephone interview from Cincinnati that Taft had said in his Tuesday night speech he was giving only his personal views on the Far East ern situation and had said these views were not intended "as any criticism of what is being done or not done"
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
No Significance In "New Look" For East Germany

WASHINGTON, tR- Top Am erican officials saw no sign Fri day Russia will withdraw it's 300,000 troops from Germany soon as followup to putting a civilian commissar. in charge of East German policy.
 They tended to discount the importance of Russia's action, viewing it mainly as a ibelated ef- fort to catch up on something the West did nearly four years ago.
 American diplomats responsible for German policy interpreted Russia's administrative shuffle Thursday as mere imitation of the Western move in 1949. All avail able evidence, they said, indicates Moscow intends to keep it's occu- patton army in East Germany for some time despite the ''new lock- on the control apparatus.
 These officials saw no particu- lar significance in the news that Vladimir Semyenov would be the Russian civilian boss in East Ger many with the title of Supreme Commissar" In the past Semyen- ov has served in Germany as pol itical adviser to Gen. Vastly l. Chuikov, who now will be re- sponsible only for military stra- tegy at least according to the Berlin announcement.
 Rumors have been current for more than year that Russia might pull its troops out of Ger many and sign a peace treaty with the Communist dominated East German regime.
 The Russian move in East Ger many could be a prelude to such a far-reaching policy maneuver, but American diplomats have been operating on the theory that Russia would not attempt this until a powerful East German army was trained and equipped. Moscow is believed only half way through this task.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
South Koreans DenOunce Latest Truce Proposal
 Appeasement and Sellout

SEOUL, R - Bristling wi t h charges of Allied appeasement and sellout in Korea, the South Korean government Thursday spelled out it's opposition to the latest Allied truce proposal in a note to the United Nations Com mand.
 Mai. Gen. Choi Duk Shin, South Korean truce delegate, left Seoul to deliver the message to It. Gen. William K. Harrison, senior Allied negotiator, at Nun san.
 South Korea's foreign minister, Pyun Yung Tai, threatened to re- sign if his government approved the still-secret Allied proposal for breaking the prisoner of war deadlock submitted to the Reds Monday.
 While never revealed officially, South Korean sources this week disclosed most features of the plan.
 Referring to two Red satellites - Poland and Czechoslovakia - nominated for a five-nation com mission to handle prisoners who refuse to go home, Pyun said:
 Our country will fight troops from such countries"
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Rosenberg Sentenced To Death For Fourth Time, During Week of June 15

NEW YORK, R - Condemned atom spies Julius and Ethel Ro- senberg were sentenced Friday to die in the Sing Sing prison cleo tric chair the week of June Is.
 This was the fourth time that Federal Judge Irving R. Kaufman had set the execution date amid a maze of legal defense maneu- vers which are still continuing.
 The Rosenbergs were accused of conspiracy to pass atom bomb secrets to Soviet Russia.
 The couple originally was scheduled to die the week of last Jan. 12.
 Rosenberg, 34, graduate of City College of New York and an electrical engineer, and his wife, 36, were arrested on July IS, 1850, and convicted on March 29, 1851. They have two sons.
 Judge Kaufman, in originally sentencing them to death, called their crime ''worse than murder" because it could possibly lead to the deaths of many innocent per sons if an aggressor used the atomic weapon against the United States.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
DC-6B Sets Distance Flight Record, California 10 Paris

PARIS, R - A four-engined DC-6B commercial airliner today completed the first nonstop flight from California to Paris, dis tance of 5,700 miles.
 The plane, bought from Doug las by the French airline, Trans port Aeriens Intercontinentaux, thus broke the record of 3,90O miles for nonstop commercial air liner flight.
 Manned by French crew, the liner had no passengers.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Hawaii Delegate Spurns
 Commonwealth Status"

WASHINGTON, R - Delegate Harrington of Hawaii said today that ito extend commonwealth status to Hawaii as proposed by Sen. Malone (R-Nev) would be colonialism pure and simple"
 Harrington added in a state ment that it would be a backward step and a frank and cynical be- trayal of promises that would damage the prestige of this coun- try throughout the Pacific and in many other parts of the world"
 Tt is a phony proposition" he declared, "and we of Hawaii want nothing of it.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Reds Reject Latest Still-Secret Allied Korea Truce Plan

MUNSAN, R - The Commun- ists rejected outright at least one major reported concession of new Allied truce plan submitted in secret sessions Monday at Pan munjom, it was disclosed Friday.
 The plan had been called "now-or-never" offer by many sources and the Reds had been expected to answer it at next Mondays meeting, first after a week-long recess.
 The Communists turned down on the spot an Allied proposal that ultimate disposition of any Red prisoners who refuse to go home be left to the United Ma tions.
 The Allies had insisted pre- viously that these prisoners be freed if they still balk after limited, post-armistice period of Red explanations"
 However, excerpts of Mondays meeting quoted North Korean Gen. Nam Il as saying the Reds won't accept either proposal. He made it clear the Communists don't like the new plan or the old one.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Good Weather Predicted For 37th Indianapolis Speedway Classic

INDIANAPOLIS, R-The fab ulous good weather luck of the Indianapolis 5OO-mile speedway is expected to hold again tomorrow for the 37th death-defying edition of Americas premier auto race.
 The forecast for the 200-lap grind around the brick and as- phalt horseshoe, scheduled to start at II a.m., is cloudy and humid with the temperatures in the high sos.
 Should thundershower strike sooner than anticipated, the event will be put off until Monday at the same time. But in all the years since the race began in 1911 there's been only one postpone ment - 1915 - and two curtail- ments-in 1926 at 400 miles and in 1850 at 345 - because of bad weather.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Anthony Dimond
 Dies In Anchorage

Anthony Dimond, judge of the US. District Court at Anchorage, died last night at Anchorage, ac- cording to information received this morning.
 Judge Dimond was born in New York in 1881 ahd started his car eer as school teacher, later turn ing to mining. He had practiced law in the territory since 1913.
 His colorful career, which has paralleled the growth of the terri tory, started as US. Commission CT at Chisana in 1913 and then as US. Attorney at Valdez in 1917.
 He was member of the terri torial legislature for four sessions in the Senate as well as being mayor of Valdez from 1925 to 1882.
 Dimond was outstanding for his work as Delegate to Congress, where he served from the 73rd to the 18th session, during a period of Alaska's greatest development and was noted for his tireless eff forts for the good of all Alaska.
 He has been judge of the Third Division since 1945.
 Dimond was Catholic, a mem- Der of the Pioneers of Alaska and the Elks. He is survived by his three children.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
US. and Turkish
 Troops Withdraw Before Red Drive

SEOUL, R-U.S. and Turkish troops pulled off outposts Vegas and Elko Friday night as the big Chinese drive rose in fury along the ancient invasion road to Seoul, 30 miles to the south.
 A front line dispatch said Allied artillery at once loosed a furious bombardment on the two scared heights. Chinese guns replied and the artillery duel ragged beneath a full moon.
 The Chinese Communists, strik- ing with $500 men in the West while mounting a 6,500-man drive in the center, thus had seized three outpost hills east of the truce town of Panmunjom.
 The weary Americans and Turks pulled back on orders after more than 24 hours of bloody fighting, often with bayonet.
 AP correspondent Forrest Ed wards reported a five-mile front along the row of hills guarding the road to Seoul was "one big cloud of dust, smoke and explod- ing shells"
 Marine tanks stood on the main line positions and poured hun dreds of high velocity shells into the ranks of the oncoming Reds. Waves of fighter-bombers hurled bombs and flaming jellied gaso- line on the attackers.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Marine Tank Gunner Describes Fighting For Outpost Vegas

WESTERN FRONT, Korea, R -"It was just like a big slaugh- ter" the weary tank gunner said grimly. Every time we would hit the top of Vegas part of body would go flying somewhere, a piece this way and a piece that way"
 Marine Sgt. William J. Costello of Chicago was resting briefly after firing high velocity shells into Red troops swarming up the slopes of outpost Vegas in western Korea.
 The Marine tanks were perched on the main Allied line, firing down on Vegas, defended by bay onet-wielding Turks.
 ''The Chinese were walking with their rifles slung over their shoulders" Costello said. "Thru my scope I could see them plain ly. They were wearing new clothes and acted like they were going to picnic If you hit them they would not stop. They kept coming across the open to Vegas.
 we were firing 20 yards above the Turks keeping the Chinese off the top of Vegas. They were hit ting Vegas from both sides, back and front. I watched the Turks pull a bayonet charge up Vegas right after we threw three Willie Peters (white phosphorus shells) into a bunker. About eight Turks ran up there and bayoneted ev- erybody in sight and got back down again.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
Negro Baptist Pastor Held on Assault Charge

ANCHORAGE R - The Rev. Charles Kennedy, pastor of the Greater Friendship Ba ptis s t Church Negro), was held in the Federal jail Friday in lieu of $5,000 bond on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.
 Wounded, but not critically, was Moatie Lee Lilliams, 31, a civilian employe at Elmendorf Air Force base. She was shot through the jaw by a .38 caliber bullet Wednesday night.
 In us Commissioners court the pastor said Miss Williams picked the gun up from the seat of his car and it discharged when he attempted to wrest it from her.
 Two other occupants of the car testified an argument preceded the tussle over the gun.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., R

UNITED NATIONS, NY, R- Casualties in Korea have reached a total of 2,3O3, ,542 for both sides, a survey of official and estimated figures showed today.
 The Korean war will be three years old next June 25 unless truce talks halt the fighting.
The Nome nugget., 1953-05-29

Business houses have an nounced inc observance of Dec oration Day by closing all day Saturday. Federal and terri torial offices including the Post Office will also be closed.
Evening star., 1953-08-14
Pilot Club Guest
Leaves for N. Y.

Miss Anna Marie Erdman OF
Holland, who has been the guest
Of the Washington Pilot Club
for the past several days, left
last night for Ithaca. N. Y, to
visit friends at Cornell Univer-
sity before sailing from New
York on August 20.
A home economics teacher.
Miss Erdman has just completed
a year of graduate work at the
Florida State University on q
pilot international scholarship.
Local Pilot Club members ar
ranged a round of sightseeing
during her stay here, including
visits to the Capitol. White
House, Smithsonian, Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center and
Food and Agriculture Organiza-
ton. She was the house guest
of Mrs. Walter Ma Deau and
was a club dinner guest on Tues
day evening.
The Netherlands visitor said
her outstanding impression of
the United States was the Sin
dustry" of American women. She
expressed amazement that those
in business and professional ca
reerS also managed to find time
Evening star., 1953-08-14
Cardiac Campers
Get Send-Off

A delegation of Washington
Soroptimist Club members, head
ed by their president. Mrs.
Elizabeth M. Perkins, will be on
hand next Thursday to give a
send-off to IA area children
leaving for the Cardiac Camp at
Triangle, Va.
Mrs. Perkins will act for Miss
A. Olivia Nicoll, immediate past
president of the club, under whose
administration the Cardiac Camp
was chosen as a major project
of the Civics Committee.
The committee, under the
Craftsmanship of Miss K. Virginia
Timmons. contributed $500 for
the purpose of sending children
to the camp.
OF the group of children de-
parting for the camp, 100 are
from the District and "a are
from Maryland.
They will leave at $50 am.
from Children's Hospital after
pre-camp examination.
Officials of the Washington
Heart Association also will be
present.