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Evening star., 1955-11-06

ON the personalities Of Louis E.
Wolfson and his supporters,
the commission could hardly
neglect to analyze the person.
alities Of their successors
How the deadlock viii be
broken remains to be seen.
Though the responsible ofi-
cials still insist a private
successor to Capital Transit
viii be found. there are skep-
tics who can't believe anyone
with the necessary amount Of
money would be willing to risk
1t here.
One measure of risk is this:
The new CTC fares negotiated
by the District Commissioners
to settle the strike were Sup
posed to give the company an
increase in revenue Of $780,
600 during its last year.
CTCs gross revenues dur
ing September, however, were
5.8 per cent lower than they
were in the same month .
year ago. This was because Of
q 2.6 million loss in riders
some Of whom undoubtedly
were driven away by the high-
er fares themselves.
AS the effects Of the strike
wear Noff, the higher fares pre-
sumably will start producing
an actual increase in revenues.
They've got q long way 70 go,
though, to add up TO SIS mil
lion.
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Forces Build Up for Biggest
Assault on Frozen Antarctic

raise 1t about three feet OF the
ground, right side up. Then
doors fiy open and you have a
complete, automatica weather
station that can also be used
as q homing device for air.
craft
Comdr. Pendergraft said
that next year the Navy would
have q squadron Of Is air.
craft with ~ officers and 226
men IN the Antarctic using
three sets Of dark glasses. one
so dark II permits only is per
cent Of the light TO enter.
aAll the aircraft wiz be
painted orange and win have
q 3o-day supply Of food. We
are taking 80 malemutes and
huskies down for rescue OPP
Evening star., 1955-11-06
DISTRICT
New Tronsit Profit
Not Likely to Lost

more than half Of the S10e.0 900
profit for September. thus cut
ting the profit back almost to
the s4s,0 900 that it was . year
ego.
Even II the company could
net the 100000 for q full IL
month period. it would add up
to a years profit Of only ST.
272, ,000or q return Of about
6 per cent on the $40 million
which cTC has invested in
transit property.
This would be Just about
the minimum which the Pub
lie Utilities Commission said
more than q year ago would be
.'fair" for the company to
make.
DeodIine Tomorrow
Whether this kind Of q re-
turn, and probably less, viii
be enough TO attract serious
investors to b successor COM
pany is to come q little closer
to being demonstrated tomor-
row.
That is the deadline the
utilities commission has set
for the six applicants for Capt.
tai Transit's franchise to pro-
duce some more facts on where
and how they plan to get the
money needed to run q transit
company.
So far, those of the apph-
cants who claim to have money
available have been remark
ably shy about saying who is
going to put 1t up.
Some have said they would
not disclose their hackers url-
less and until they get the
permit which the utilities COM
mission plans to issue to the
winner Of the transit sweep
stakes.
The commission. on the other
hand. insists on knowing who
the hackers are before grant,
ing a permit. And. since the
campaign to run Capital
Transit out Of town was based
Evening star., 1955-11-06
DISTRICT
By HECTOR MCLEAN

Would-be transit operators
had better look twice before
they decide that Capital Tram
sit Co.'S lis per cent profit
jump IN September is guide
post on the royal road to
riches.
Actually what 1t reflects Is
the low level Of the company's
earnings q year earlier during
the comparative period rather
than high level now.
1t also reflects, Of course.
the stringent economy of q
company getting ready to go
out of business next August
IA, when the CTC franchise
expires under an act of Con-
.gress passed during the re-
cent 52-day strike.
With that in prospect. the
company has made sharp cuts
in It's operating force wherever
possible and in its administra-
tive staff. And. as the final
deadline nears, even those who
have not been laid on are
looking for and leaving for new
Jobs.
Thus, economies now being
made by Capital Transit would
not be possible for a successor
company which planned to
stay In business.
Tcx Is the Key
One element not to be for
gotten In the big juEnpper-
centagewise--iri the company's
September profit is that about
half Of 1t results from tax
savings.
In September, 1854. the COM
pany set aside $26,700 for
Federal income taxes. This
September, however, because
strike losses make the overall
picture for the year 8 losing
one. the money could be
charged up to the profit ac-
count.
Under normal circumstances
the tax bite would have taken
Evening star., 1955-11-06

erations or for work over very
rough terrain
As for food. Comdr. Kent
said, "all the food viii be
prefabricated; that Is, 1t viii
be boned and cut beforehand
and frozen.
eThe mainstay win be penn
mican (about 45qo dried beef,
43% fat). A 15-ounce block
contains 2.260 calories. Other
foods VIII be margarine be-
cause Of its spreadability,
bacon, pemmican biscuits,
cocoa, oatmeal, dried fruits.
powdered lemon. chocolate
milk powder, milk powder,
peanuts, salt and sugar.
I'VE are taking q one-year
supply In reserve in case ice
conditions hold up re-supply."
Two Surgeons and q Dentist
!. As for medical facilities,
sComdr. Kent said q complete
field hospital was being taken
down. It VIII be manned by
two surgeons and a dentist.
Comdr. Kent said, too. that
showers will be taken along,
plus every known indoor game,
material for correspondence
schools and beer for two years.
1t. FIippen, the engineering
officer, said sthe buildings win
be prefabs in 4x8 or 4x12-foot
sections. All will be insulated
with 4 inches Of fibreglas. We
viii use oil space heaters in
open areas and forced-air
heat where partitions are used.
! predict these buildings viii
be overheated,
All roofs viii be fiat. No
pitched roofs. for the snow
would drift against them and
stay there. Wind win keep the
snow OF fiat roofs"
! asked Capt. Black II travel
in the Antarctic is dangerous.
"Of course. he answered.
"One day I fell into crevasses
three times - once over my
head. had no ropes but when
the snow bridge was Clipped
away to let some light in, |
could look down two or three
hundred feet to where it got
too dark TO see further,
u heard Q Norwegian say
once that travel down there
was no more dangerous than
crossing Wall street-if you
crossed between the tops Of
the buildings on a sheet"
tBy the Associated PrsssD
M
Evening star., 1955-11-06

withstood winds Of l25 knots
tl44 m.p.h.) and everything Is
tested for ilo degrees below
zero.
'Gfosshopper' Weather Stotions
I'VE are also taking along
'grasshoppers.' That's q gadget
that looks like 9 500-pound
bomb. You drop 1t from the
air, then legs pop out and
Evening star., 1955-11-06
Ry BEM PRICE

Three sturdy gray ice breakers blinked greetings
off Norfolk few days ago. and set southwark course
for the bottom of the world.
Scientists Of 40 nations noted their departure
from Boston, Norfolk and Davisville r. L. with quiet
satisfaction
After wear Of planning, phase two of prepara-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
1900 Attend
Baptist Crusade
Services Here


Nearly 1900 persons attended
the Baptist simultaneous evan
selistic crusade services the first
week Of the campaign. DR.. C.
Y. Dossey Of Dallas. Tex. re-
ported today.
The crusade. supported by A
Washington area churches of
the District Baptist Convention,
opened Sunday and will close
next Sunday. It is being con-
Quoted by DR.. Dossey. assistant
secretary. department Of evan
gelism Of the Home Missions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
Prayers Offered
For Church Thief

DIXON. III. RI-The congre-
cation of the Methodist Church
has turned 10 the Lord instead
Of the police for the solution of
a theft. And they're getting re-
suits.
Several weeks ago someone
stole a birthday penny bank
from the church Sunday school
department. The class prayed
for the thief and the eventual
return of the bank. fashioned in
the shape Of a cross.
The bank was returned-left
on a shelf. 1t was empty. Now
prayers have been renewed for
the thief and return of the cash
about 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
b ths A.soela.ed pr.s.

A new waikcut added 5000
persons to the Nations total of
more than $4,000 workers on
strike today.
Nine thousand Clio electrical
workers struck the Sperry Gyro-
scope Co. plant at Lake Success.
n. Y, despite a Federal media
tors request that they continue
working during negotiations.
There were already $4,000 CLIO
textile workers on strike against
six New England companies OPP
Grating "A mills. Some 10000
employees of the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad have been OF
the job, some since March IA.
A meeting of Governors was
scheduled in Nashville. Tenn.
today in hopes Of settling the
railroad strike and CLIO COM
municationS workers strike
against the Southern Bell Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co. which
have affected nine Southern
States.
Just what procedure the Gov
ernors will adopt was not clear.
The walkouts have cost the
South millions of dollars in un-
delivered freight and lost sala-
ries. Strike violence has marked
each passing day.
Two operating unions-the
Brotherhoods of Railroad Train
men and of Locomotive Fireman
and Enginemen-joined the
strike of 10 incorporating
brotherhoods yesterday.
Wages are the main issue at
the Sperry Gyroscope CO. plant.
The union has demanded an 10
cents an hour increase, the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
New Workout Adds 9 900
To Nations Strike Total

pany has offered q 12-cents-an-
hour package boost spread over
three years. Present wages aver
age 81 an hour. plus 4 cents in
welfare benefits.
Textile workers struck Friday
rather than take a pay cut. and
today they demanded a ga per
cent pay increase.
An ominous air of tension
surrounded negotiations In De-
troit on new contracts in the
automobile industry. Neither
side would confirm that the CIO
United Auto Workers Union had
presented demands for a guar
anteed annual wage in bargain
ing with the Ford Motor Co.. but
there were indications that the
union had done so. It was a
proclaimed goal.
Ford and union negotiators
scheduled another meeting to-
day, and other JAW negotiating
teams scheduled talks with
American Motors Corp. today
and General Motors Corp. to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

Board. Southern Baptist Con-
vention.
The report said TIT persons
have joined Baptist churches
here as q result Of the crusade.
Services viii be held in Bap-
tist Churches taking part In the
campaign at 7:45 and 8 O'Clock
tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
.uIurio Most Harmful

JAKARTA, Indonesia. = Ma
laria is the most harmful Of
Indonesiais common diseases.
About 80 per cent of the popula-
ton suffers from malaria. which
accounts for an annual death
rate Of 1850 to 5000 per l mil
hon inhabitants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
U. S. Tile Industry
Increases Output

NEW YORK.-The Nations
asphalt-tile industry produced
and shipped more than $50 mil
lion square feet of tiles in 1854
compared with $50 million in
1853. some 210 million IN 1916,
and 70 million in 1871. Linoleum
production last year totaled So
million square feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

EXCLUSIVE NEW POWER LUBRIcATloN GIVES
MERCURY WIDEST CHOICE or POWER FEATURES
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power fabrication And it's exclusive with Mercury in
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also choose optional power steering power windows,
power brakes, Away power seat and MercOMac Drive.
Why come in and see this newest Mercury? Il costs
lot less than you think And remember this right now
your present is worth lot than you might think
on tradein at your Mercury dealers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

And see how convenient is get in and out Everyone
who admires hardop styling but wants the roomness and
convenience Of 4door model now eat his cake, and
have it too!
l9s-HP sUPER-ToRoUE We WITH DUAL ExHAUsTs
Seldom has engine caused much enthusiastic comment
from auto editors. And once you drive Montcair, YOU
see why 1t gives you instant on-he-spot pickup at every
speed-from zero to super-hghway limits. fourbarrel
carburetor unique hghcompresson spark plugs and
dual exhausts yours at no extra cost Features like
these are usually extra mediumpriced cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19
Announcing Americas newest,
lowest smurtest 4-door Sedan

Newest model in Mercurys
Montcloir Series lets you
enjoy 'hordtop' beouty
with 4-door convenience
It's the newest Mercury Of them althe Montcair 4door
Sedan, and the photograph shows you that not one bit Of
the original Montclar hardtop beauty has been lost II has
the same feet look Of motion and dramatic owness only
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-19

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The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
South Culbertson
MRS. STAN PATCH

Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Cell
mer and children were shopping
in Culbertson Monday.
Lois Antonson has been a guest
Of Jane Patch this week. Lois
and Jane helped Mrs. Sam An
tonson with her housekeeping
Wednesday.
The Frank Griffins were callers
in Culbertson Wednesday.
The Baker Finnicums (nee Ann
Ochs) had an unusual Christmas
present when their little Benny
Dean was born Christmas eve
ming. He weighed z pounds and 8
ounces.
Mrs. Owe Madsen and children,
Betty, Mary Jane, Jean Marie,
and Elaine were visitors at the
K. r. Hill home Wednesday. Mr..
Madsen and the other children
were unable to come at this time.
The Madsens we're former resi-
dents of this community and have
a home now at Renan. Mrs. Mad
sen and children were visiting
Grandpa Madsen, Mrs. Madsen's
sister. Marian Cox and other rel
atives and friends over the holi-
day. They drove home Saturday
and had a pretty cold day for their
trip.
The Cellmers received greetings
from the Pat Goulds at Mesa. The
Goulds are enjoying the mild wea-
Their of Arizona while we r fl
nally having a taste of winter.
George Bakers have had word
from the Byron Bakers who went
to Sand Springs, Oklahoma by
car that they arrived at Mrs.
Bakers folks at 4 a. m. Tuesday
after leaving here Monday morn
ing.
Peter and Marian Johnson spent
New Years eve with the Cellmer
family.
A card party and dance was
held at the schoolhouse Saturday.
The high prizes for whist were
won by Bonnie Antonson and Mrs.
Stan Patch, who had to cut for
high with Mrs. George Baker. The
low prizes were won by Mr.. and
Mrs. Cap Hodges.
Harlan and Peter Johnson were
callers at the Harold Tolkdorf
home Saturday.
The Cap Hodges we're callers
in Culbertson Sunday to get little
Linda who had spent the night
with her grandparents.
The Frank Grifffns were Sun
day supper guests at the Stan
Patch home.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

Leon Cummings home. Tuesday
evening the above parties were
entertained in the Andy Lee home
and Thursday evening at the Sax
ton Cummings home.
Miss Audrey Jean Lindscheid,
member of the high school faculty
at Stanford, returned to her teach
ing duties after spending the
Christmas and New Year holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Lindscheid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Callison and
David were New Years dinner
guests of the Rudolph Lindschied
family.
Lloyd Braaten returned to his
duties as Great Northern depot
agent, after visiting his parents
at Arnegaard, N. D. over the New
Years week end.
Charley and Clinton Cummings
returned to their studies at the
Mt. Ellis Academy at Bozeman
Sunday after spending the holi-
days with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Saxton Cummings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Covert and
family from Terry visited friends
in Richey Wednesday.
Mrs. Buck and children came
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Supreme Court Rules Oil and Gas
State Lease Law Unconstitutional

fused to recognize the validity of
the new law. The court action was
to force the board to issue oil and
gas leases under this law, instead
of under the former law, in
which the lease period was for
not more than 20 years.
AS a result Of this controversy,
in which I suspect political con-
siderations were more than an in
cidental factor, no state oil and
gas leases have been sold since
1852. And if the supreme court
opinion should be appealed to the
United States supreme court, 1t
is anybody's guess when such
leases will again be sold by the
state.
Discoveries in the vast area
roughly known as the Williston
basin brought intense competition
for acreage leases. In 1851, first
year of this activity, the state re-
ceived 1922, 557.11 in bonuses bid
in addition to the regular annual
rental of rs cents an r In 1852
the bonuses skyrocketed to 3d.
79O.424.32. There have been nc
bonuses since, simply because no
state leases have been issued, and
another loss to the state in the last
two years has been the regular
rental which would have been
realized from new leases.
Meanwhile perhaps considerable
acreage in such big demand two
years ago has been eliminated =
through drilling and seismographic
exploration. How much Of the
state acreage would now attract
bidders even without a bonus, is
conjectural.
To make matters worse, the
land board raised the non-drilllng
penalty from 81 to 81 an acre. A
wholesale cancellation Of leases
has resulted.
AS the big share of the income
from state lands goes to the schools
the oil and gas lease controversy
cannot but have a serious impact
on school financing, regardless OF
the legal merits.
Justice H. j. Freebourn's ma
iority opinion Of the court, con-
CURED in by Chief Justice Hugh
r. Adair and Justice R.. V. Bottom
ly, holds that the 1853 law is in
valid on the ground that a lease
for the productive life of the
acreage is not for a "term of
years. as provided by the ena-
bling act as amended by congress
in 1948.
Justice Bottomly also raised the
point that the. enabling act, under
which Montana was admitted to
the Union in 1889, requires, in
addition to amendatory action by
congress, approval by the people
of Montana at an election called
for that purpose. Originally, the
enabling act limited oil and gas
leases to five years. This was in
creased to ten years, then twenty
years and now "for such term of
years and on such conditions as
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

Farmers of the area and
their families will be guests
of Yellowstone Machinery CO.
at a John Deere Day program
to be held at the Centre The
atre on January II.
The program, which will be-
gin at 100 p. M, will feature
the full-length, full-color mo-
vie, miss Hattie" a film story
based on the life Of the music
teacher in a small town. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Atchison, the
picture features a cost Of lead
ing Hollywood players and
was filmed especially for
John Deere by the Wilding
Picture Productions of Chi
cago and Hollywood.
Besides the feature, the pro-
gram includes the film, Gree
dom for Eric" the story of a
displaced person from Central
Europe and the amazing dis
coveries he makes of modern
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Richey
Helen Hanson

Mr.. and Mrs. Leighton Stoker
returned to Lewistown Monday
after spending the New Year
week end with relatives in Richey.
The Leighton Suckers and Andy
Lee fanny were dinner guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Verne
Stoker. Sunday the Verne Stoker
and Leighton Suckers enjoyed din
ner with the Andy Lee family at
their ranch north of town.
Russell Culver and Virginia
Brayton of Baker flew to Richey
New Years Day where they were
dinner guests of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Culver.
Robert Height, who visited at
the Rudolph Linscheid home over
the holidays, returned SATURDAY.
to his home in Bozeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Walker Jr.
and family who have made their
home near Colville, VIZ, have re-
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

from Billings and are occupying
the former Lee Olson residence,
now owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
Christensen. Mrs. Buck is the
new first grade teacher of the
Richey school, taking the place Of
Mrs. Charles Miller who resigned
because of illness.
Don Sutherland, Leslie Sanp-
son and Forrest Boles returned
Monday to their station at the
Kessler Air Force Base in Mis-
sissippi after spending the holi-
days with home folks in Richey.
New Years day dinner guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Butterfield and Jean we're MI.
and Mrs. Keith Waters ard Ken
meth Babb.
Mrs. M. A. Schmidt and daugh-
ter Mary, left for Minneap-
oils, Mimi, to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Thorberg for a
couple weeks.
Miss Deloris Brown has return
ed to Bozeman where she is a
student at the State College. Verna
Waters and Shirley Levengood
have gone back to Havre to re-
sumo studies at the Northern Col
lege of Education.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

farm life in America. Addi-
tional films to be shown farm
er guests that day are sod
dities in Farming" a news
reel type of picture depicting
the unusual in farming prac-
tees; whats New for 1885,"
a preview of new farm equip
ment that will be available
during the coming year; and
several short subjects.
"There will be no admission
charge" Atchison said in his
announcement. 1.-THE show is
absolutely free to all farmers,
their families, and their
friends. However, admission
will be by ticket only" Mr..
Atchison added that tickets
are now being sent to all
farmers in the area and that
extra tickets will be available
at the Yellowstone Machinery
Co. office for the asking.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

Helena - Nearly IL months af-
ter the case was submitted to 1t
following argument, the supreme
court announced its decision de-
claring invalid the 1858 law per-
hitting the issuing of oil and gas
leases on state lands for a period
as long as there is production IN
paying quantities.
The court was divided three to
two. Justice H. j. Freebourn, au-
thor of the majority opinion, died
a few days after the courts de-
cision was announced. At this
writing, Governor Aronson has
not appointed a successor. The
new judges ideas might coincide
with those of the two justices who
disagreed with the majority, but l
understand that courts order pre-
cludes a rehearing.
It has been anticipated, even be-
for this action was begun in 1858,
that three members of the court
would hold the law unconstitution-
al and that the other two justices
would dissent. But what was
hardly to be anticipated was that
the court would keep the people
of Montana waiting SO long for
an answer. It was nearly six
months from the time that the
transcript on appeal from the
Lewis and Clark district court was
filed, before the supreme court
heard the arguments.
Soon after the 1853 legislative
session the state land board, with
Governor Aronson dissenting, re-
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

may be from time to time pro-
vided' by the legislature.
If Justice Bottomly'S position
is correct, it may be that all
leases issued for more than five
years are invalid, or at least in
valid beyond five years.
1t remains to be seen what the
legislature can bring out of this
chaos.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

turned to Richey, where they will
be employed at the Harold Adkins
ranch.
Erwin Scheck returned Friday
from his two weeks visit with
friends and relatives in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wandke
and children left Saturday for
their home at Great Falls. They
had been guests over the Christ
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

mas and New Year holidays in
the home of Mrs. Wandke's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cum
mings. Sunday the Robert Wand
kes were guests of the Vernon
Culvers. Monday evening the
Robert Wandke family, Verne
Suckers, Andy Lees, Saxton Cum
mings families and the Vernon
Culvers enjoyed dinner at the