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fine IS THE TR0PPU5.. a short, short story

ocean. He put a sineWy shoulder
to the stern and heaved and the
old paint-peeled boat slid out into
the water He turned and grinned
Leaving for the Insulating grounds
where the clever troppuSses live
Come"
Ny father settled into his steam
bubblinG state which vas his deep
est sleep state. I hesitated and then
my timidity fled and my rare ex-
uberant mood was on me. l ran
clumsily to the boat and stiffly
climbed in The stranger dug an
oar in the sand and we floated on
real ocean water He maneuvered
us over the gentle waves md I
shiVered in eestatic fear Then he
dropped a rock witt a rope tied
to it
Now he said taking my rod
casually, If you're going to catch
a troppus, you've got to have only
the freshest clans I have the very
freshest They volunteered to be
used by me They like me All
CLANS like me They like to volun-
teer to be used for bait"
He grinned at me and then deftly
tied a hook on my hookless line
and he baited it vita stubbv. agile
fingers. The troppus is the little
brother of the octopus. He doesn't
look like an octopus but he's got the
same characteristics He thinks
about smgeha exactly. the same"
[ was conVulsed. The sun was
wonderful ON my pimpled face and
| was a daring adventWer and the
sea was just there where I could
look down in green depths where
strange shafts of sunlight slated off
and little sea notes swirled like
faster moving dust notes The day
was wonderful. I finished laughing
and wiped my eyes feeling some
thing hard melt and flow away.
He handed me my rod and show
ed me how to lower the bait and
keep my thumb on the reel What
is smgeha?' I asked.
All" he said, making a funny
smirk dance on his face That's al
most trade secret but I'll tell YOU.
It's a cross breeding between an
oyster and a salmon Very tasty
bait. it is 1t gets the fish who like
salmon and the fish ike oyster
You can't fail Tb fish are
afraid of it W h e alive an d
swimming 1t pearls with
deadly accuracy knock an nm
wary troppus right out of a glamph.
"A glamph is cor ! tr e that
sprouted from a petrified coconut b"
he added.
My line jerked and I shouted. He
at me. when he does it
again, pull quickly and not too
hard. You'll get him. They can't
resist my bait and frankly, ordered
a special fish for you to get fishu-
lated on"
The rod jerked and suddenly I |
was Keeling feeverishly trembling
with the agony of hope and delight. |
It was a fish. a real fish cleaning
and silver, and wriggling and flop !
ping to get away and back in the
green depths. My friend whistled.
He said approvingly, Il really or
Tered you nice one. What a fishu-
alton your rod had. You are now
Hukolo, first degree
My fathers voice came across the
20 yards separating us from the
hore. Come in here I want to
20 eat. Don't you have enough sense
o tell me where you're going?"
My friend grinned at me and
pulled up the anchor with swoop-
ng pulls and thrust an oar down
md the boat moved into the beach
md gritted on to the sand. He bow
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/ HOW TO BEAT THE
/ "NOSEY NElGHBOR"
/ PROBLEM
BY BETTY sLAke

Garage windows, basement win
dows, pantry windows and tran
SONS seem to constantly invite
the prying eyes of Curious"
neighbors. I've often wondered
how | may block out these win
dows from which I'm not inter-
ested in obtaining a view-with-
out blocking out the light too, or
making the window too unsightly.
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ed his head and smiled again and
the wrinkles chased themselves on
his face Come see me again I'm
always here. I'll tell you about the
Yulopo-thats game fish that we
can catch if I order one in advance y
He smiled at my father. Fine
lad he said, bring him back soon. "
My father muttered something I'M
der his breath. l climbed out of the
boat and forced a smile and trotted
after my father, ashamed that |
couldn't thank my friend because
my throat was so tight.
My father stopped and waited,
his eyes CLASSY again with puffy
circles You'll never learn, I guess.
You just don't
Shut up" 1 screamed suddenly
and a Wrenching sob twisted m Y
chest and hurt "Shut-up - shut
up, shutup . l knew I would
be thrashed soundly but | didn't
care
| never saw the little bow legged
man again but l always remember
him when the banana oil SIN !
comes to me out of shops and stores.
I've fiShed a lot since then but I've
never been able to find a rod as
fine. or catch a fish as perfect
Nippon Times
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light to pene-
trate and come
into the room.
The product is
displayed in
rolls and can be
purchased by the
yard for only
zoe. I found that
IL >uos anailv m
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was pOOl'
Like your fog-minded mother
my father would say referring tC
lady I never knew Being norma
behavior covered a host of subjects
didn't know at the moment what
he was referring to
& locked as intelligent as al
under eight kid with coWlick haiI
and pasty complexion and pimpleS
can look Father found me sing Lar
ly III edifying. He sad his eyes
obsidia l Any normal boy would
want to X ow Why automobiles with
a motor in the BACK runs as well
as automobile with a motor in the
front This one" he swept me
With his mouth dropping in his eX-
asperated look, has a motor in the
BACK. You've never ridden in an
Automobile With a motor placed like
that and still you sit there with
the expression of a silly-faced sta
tue "
l shsiyeled more and suddenly
wished l were home alone in an
ovel grown garden I knew where
people couldn't find me It was only
the hard uncomfortable poking of
my fishing rod that helped me dam
the tears. If I had cried l would
have been dispatched home most
Ii els alone
Father lapsed into gloomy silence
and when he'd paid the driver
he looked as dilapid ted as his
painting taXi-We wen, to the beach
and changed our clothes and faith
er bought a floppy straw hat and
stretched out on the sand with the
hat over his face and forgot about
ME. I sat beside him dut.fullv until
l heard him gargle and choke into
his usual clotted shores. I put my
fishing rod together carefully and
clumsily and put on the reel and
admired the resilient tapering beau
ty and the banana-ol smell. I was
almost happy just holding it. When
the little bowlegged man came
didn't see him at first.
He had the workers knotted
cloth around his thinning hair and
wore nondeScript clothes - remem-
Der that I thought he was sort of
daring and adventurous looking as
if he would breast the bowling
storms with laughing devil-may-
care gusto. His face was dark sun
brown and the facile wrinkles neV-
er stayed in one place. And his
eyes weren't shades of glass they
were live things that darted about
and seemed to touch things and
like them and put them down care
fully.
When I looked up and saw him
in front Of me. the friend
Iiness in his face was like the strong
heat of good hibachi fire. 1t
me and I had need of
He said, and his voice was like
lis face and eyes, That's a mic
fishing rod 1t looks like it should
ret fishulated."
almost didn't muster enough
to answer him but some
low I managed it, said Il don't
now what fishulated means"
"Fishulated means christened by
Matching a fish
1 moved my wrist in what I |
bought was a fish enticing motion.
I've never tried " was trying not
o sound Wistful
He said, standing straddle-legged.
is bow legs making a flattened
O." "NoW's a good time. I'm 60
lg out a few yards. Come along"
lie turned and went to boat that
ad its battered prov pointed out
0 the Shimmering mysterious sea.
have never even swum in the
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piled with water only and makes
il possible for me to quickly clean
the window with simply a damp
or dry cloth.
II you too have a problem with
Curious" neighbors, suggest
that you pick up a few yards Of
Vitrophane at your local dime
store.
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Q BY ROGER SPLINTER

When l was seven, my father took
me to Enoshima for a days outing
and l took my priced possession, a
new. shiny banana oil smelling
fishing rod Even today when l
happen to pass a furniture shop OF
an auto painting shop ana the pc
culiar sweetish-acrid smell assails
my nostrils I remember Enoshima
wildly.
In those days my father hadn't
started the daily sake tipping to
any great extent and he was in
formative in a pompous parent
sounding sort of wy. Everything
had to be discussed seriously and at
great length and 1 was never asked
my opinion. At seven l was animal
sharp and l often detected gross in
accuracies in my fathers state
ments.
l dared to contradict him just
once and was premptorily taken
home and put to bed without din
ner. 1 was scrawny lad remem-
Der with alternating periods of eX-
uberance and timidity l was thrown
into spasms of self-searching and
shame when l found a friend with
talents that I didn't have
Most of my fri n DIS could do
things l couldn't do so l spent all
my spare time in self condemnation
and was pleased when the other
flrmer muscled, clearer skinned
front toother, faster running and
gregarious boys would talk to me.
I had asne, peculiar purplish-
reddish color and there was always
pimple on my nose some where
My father called me Wart-nose OF
strawberry nose in those days and
often advised me to wear kimono
and rice powder 1 would laugh du-
tifully
When our train came into the
station in Enoshima, father was hot
and irritable and thirsty He was
especially displeased with me -
had spilled the pot of iced tea he
had bought through the train win
dow at station back along the
line and he treated me with cold
contempt.
l watched him when he got off
the train and bought a newspaper.
a small man with a round, aggreS-
sive face and a rolling walk. I still
freeze when I'm introduced to a
man who looks like him and walks
like him. I suppose this day in Emo
Shimo even with the bright sun and
interesting sights and my new fish
ing rod-this was the day my faith |
er and I built the amorphous- tragic |
wall between us.
When we dismounted from the |
train father pulled me through the
crowd like a thread following a
needle through cloth and finally
showed me in heavy, splay- wheel
ed cab I climbed in hastily clutch
ing my precious fishing rod, all
folded in flimsy cloth bag. I was
1ot sure what 1 was going to do
With it. We started off down a dust
road and I stared into the
'ddying stuff trying to glimpse the
Dcean.
We'll" my father said abruptly.
lis little eyes like glass marbles,
why don't you ask questions like
my normal kid would2 Are you get
ing more stupid? I didn't think
hat was possible" My fathers eyes
Ilways became glass marbles when .
lie was expecting Normal Behavior.
Normal Behavior was a painful sub
ect to me. 1t meant catching a ball
With one hand or winning a foot
ace or getting near the top of my
lass in mathematics. at which I
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plastic coated paper called Vitro-
plane is being offered specially
for decoration and privacy Of out
of-the-way windows in the home.
Available in various colorful de-
signs and frosted glass effects.
Vitrophane not only blocks the
view of outsiders" but lends .
light decorative touch to the win
dow-and ut the same time allows
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Last week as
i was browsing
through the To-
cal dime store, I
CHANGED upon .
product which
at last solves
this problem -
sl A
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The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
Central Highway
Assn. Convention
Plans Outlined

one Of the largest conventions ever
held is predicted for the 18th annual
convention of the Central Highway
association Saturday, September IL, Ia
Rlchey. This is a big goal as several
thousand people attended the meet
ing two years ago.
n outdoor barbecue will start at
II a. m. continuing until 1870 %. m.
Plans include several large beef +o
serve an attendance of 5000 persons
Governor Hugo Aronson will give the
keynote address and members of the
highway commission are scheduled TO
pc present. General James Guthrie.
Commander 18th Air Division, will also
attend. Some so persons from Great
Fails are arriving in Sidney Friday
people.
Special entertainment is scheduled
during the barbecue period. At I2:45
p. m, association president. Harry
McGregor will open the meeting. The
n distinguished visitors will ap-
pear on the program which will be
concluded at 2:30. At that time. the
business eSsion will be convened and
committee reports will be given. The
Grand F1reman'S Bali will be held
IN the evening.
mass migration to Richey in order TO
meet a goal of the largest representa-
ton in attendance"
The costs of the big day are being
handled by the Richey people. How
ever, local people who are interested
are asked to send financial aid to
me convention Committee at Richev.
Several Sidney businessmen have al
ready e n checks.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11

~ erickson, Mrs. Leonard HagIer. Mrs
Victor Lorenz, Mrs. Helen Jonasen
Clifford Bach, Howard Bach, Mrs. Jack
Splthoven, Miss Ruth Johnson. Mrs
VIM. Hlebichuk, Mrs. Gertrude I.ange
and Rev. Henry Erickson, all of Saw
age; Mrs. Verna Clark of Lambert
sherman March of Billings and Jean
Mcdonald of Whitefish.
Volunteer workers at the drawings
were Mrs. Allen Darneu. Chairman
Mrs. Irwin Kimball, Mrs. L,eonard
6agIer, Mrs. Grace Prigan, Mrs,
Dwight Howard, Mrs. Robert Seeve
Alice SeeVe and Lola Vallejo. The I'm.
theran Ladies Aid furnished food for
Jne eanteen. Mrs. Edward Burau was
CHAIRMAN with Mrs. John Gear and
Mrs. Olaf Waag assisting her in lac
canteen. ~D1
Registered nurses assisting the STAFF
were Mrs. Henry Erickson and Mrs
Harold Tombre with DR.. J. S. Penne-
packer Of Sidney giving MEDICAL COW
erage. Allen Darneu and Son Mervin
helped unload and set up the unit,
DarnellS are active in An UJorL-
and this community service promoted
HEALTH - One H in the All emh1an9
stands for health.
Sherman March, Red Cross field
representative, and Rev. Henry Erick-
son., pastor of the Savage T11tbersn
church. assisted in reloading. Miss Al
dington, Miss Tow and MISS
ald' Red Cross nurses, ably Conducted
the drawing, also helped unload set
up and reload the unit. So
Inc R1chland county chapter of the
Red Cross wish to thank the Savsge
foIk Tor their cooperation in this
nnoI att9Ilpt OF sponsoring the Blood
LnoDHe. POSSIBLY next time will prove
more successful. However every mini
nIood donated may mean the saw
ing OF a life. Certainly this is a worth
while effort.
me Red Cross has a very rigid
schedule in selecting donors. Tbev
pr1Iect the health of the donor as
Ven as the would-be receiver. Al
rejected are on caII for tha
next drawing. May your health i'm
prove and we will see you then.
Mrs. Afford Bahls, Red Cross
Program chairman, Richland Co.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
Mrs. Long of
FairvieW Dies
Saturday

Mrs. May C1arenda Long, SO, Fair
view, died Saturday in the Communi-
ty Memorial hospital in Sidney. She
was hoSpitalized for two weeks.
Funeral services were held at 2
p. m. Tuesday at the Community
church in Fairview with the Rev.
Reuben Dutton of Sidney officiating.
Burial was in the Fairview Cemetery.
Mrs. Long has livde in the Fairview
area for 40 years. She was born Nav
70. 1872 at Sandyville, Iowa, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. M Mrs. Frank Richie. She
was married to Robert c. Long at
Indianola. Iowa, March 8, 1891.
After farming at Carlisle and Bur-
chinall, Iowa, the family moved to
the Fairview area In 1915 and had
tanned and resided in the area since
in 1854. Oe0
Mrs. Long is survived by three sons
Walter and Jack of Great Fails and
charles of Fairview; one dauehter
Mrs. Truman Willis of Fairview. four
g~randchildren and six great-grand-
The Cloyd-G order Mortuary was in
charge of arrangements.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
iTOCKERS n FEEDERS
Funeral Held for
Mrs. |. L. Pettibone
At Fairview

Services for Mrs. Ida Lois Pettibone
30, of Fairview, who died in Com
mun1ty Memorial Hospital in Sidney
Sunday, were held Wednesday ct .
p. m. in the Community church al
Fairview with the Rev. Reuben Dutton
OF the Lonsdale Methodist church of
Sidney officiating.
Born in Bancroft, Iowa, June II.
1869, Mrs. Pettibone was the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. David Wilson. She
married Harry w. Pettibone in March
1893 at Bancroft where they farmed
until 1910.
They moved to Glenburn, N. D., for
Two years and homeSteaded near
Galata for eve years until 1919,
when they moved to Fairview where
Mr.. Pettlbone ran a cream station
until his death in 1945.
Mrs. Pett1bone was a member of the
Fairview Community church, and the
Order of the Eastern Star. She is sur
vived by a son, Floyd, and two daugh-
ters, Mrs. H. A. Peglow of Springfield,
Ore, and Mrs. Ernest Crouch of Boise.
Idaho, five grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
The Cloyd-Gorder Mortuary of Sid
ney was in charge of arrangements.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
st. Cyr Pitches
No-Hitter For
League Leaders
YANKEES WIN CITY LITTLE
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Yankees came through under
the lights Wednesday night to heat
Braves 6 = 2 for the Little Leag1Ie
championship.
BOBBY st. Cyr was tremendous on
the mound for the VictorS as he
pitched a nO-hitter. On completion
OF the game Bobby was awarded
effort. mS
The Yankees ~captained bv lack
Redgren got into the title frav b1
Deatlng the Dodgers and the Indians
VINO nad beaten the Giants in a play
OF. Inc Braves. %captained by Mike
Little, won their right to play in the
SnaInpionshlp game by being the top
eeam IN the league for the entire
seasons standings.
IN the championship tilt Gary Hall
LOT the Yankees was the leading hit
Ter with 2 for 3, other hits in the game
peing one each by Roy Williamson.
ISIIIieId; Lonny Vader, catcher; Dick
,Mlinams' shortstop, and Johnny Toll
IackSon' tlrst base. Other members
on the winning team are Roger Berry.
Gehlerneid and pitcher, Phil Leland
Kenny Mcdonald and Billy Gall ont.
IleIoers. Members OF the runnerIp
6raveS T besides Capt Little, Donnv
Benson first base; Bruce Harper
PItcher, VINO also did a fine lob. al
lowed 6 hits but gave IN no walks.
Ron Benson, third base and catcher,
Donald Mock, leftfield: David Ia.
Iopde, catcher; Jim Peterson. Bohbv
Lee and Billy Anderson, outfielders,
F1nal League Standings for the wear.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
Scout Executive
Meets With
Local Council

Milton zimmerman, Chief Scout
Executive for the Yellowstone VALLEY
Council, complimented the eight
Scouters from Fairview and Sidney
for their effort to attend the noon
luncheon meeting held in the Lalonde
Softee Shop Friday. The local men
ana not know that MIR. Zimmerman
you'd be in Sidney until shortly be-
fore noon.
Mr.. Zimmerman told of the Coun-
elIs efforts to find a replacement for
Carl Baustell, field Scout executive
Tor the TE-Com district, who re-
signed effective July first. Scouting in
the TE-COM district which includes
FalrVleW, Sidney, Glendive, Wibaux.
circle, Jordan and Miles City, is going
20 suffer If another executive can not
be found soon. There are twice as
many Scouts in the Yellowstone Valley
Counc1 as there were in 1913.
Plans were made for the finance
drive which is to be held October Is.
Mr.. Zimmerman showed us that We
have never been able to raise enough
money in the TE-COM district to paw
our share of the expenses. We have
been dependent upon Billings to make
up the deficiency for this end of the
state.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
MRS. L OSBORN
AT A

Mrs. Ralph Osborn returned Satur-
day from two weeks of advanced pi-
ano study in Missoula. DR.. Leo Po-
dolsky was the master teacher at a
piano workshop conducted at the Uni
Verslty. Ninety-SeVen piano teacher
took part. DR.. Podolsky flew to
Dallas, Texas at the conclusion of the
workshop to conduct a similar work
shop before returning to the Sherwood
School of Music in Chicago where he
IS a member of the artist faculty.
Glasses in organ registration. voice
an opera performance, organ con-
cert; and voice, piano, and cello re-
citals made it a period filled with
DR.. Hartsell, state supervisor Of
music. presented the new state mn
SIC course of study and explained the
state regulations for taking piano for
credit from certified piano teachers
piano workshop was held CON
camp. Miss Zeta Samson of FairvievS
plano student of Mrs. Osborn. ap.
Peared IN the piano ensemble concert
given in the University music recital
han at the close of the camp.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
WCTU Hears
Report On
Alcohol Institute

The August meeting of the
WCTU was held at the home OF
Mrs. Emma Bell with Mrs. Sill
yer Quilting as cohostess. There
was a fine attendance out in
spite of the very hot weather. The
meeting was presided I'VE by
Mrs. Don Fish, president. and
Mrs. R.. S. Mutt lead the devo-
tons. Routine business matters
were taken care of preceding the
election of officers. New officers
elected were Mrs. George Mielke.
president; Mrs. Don Fish. vice
president; Mrs. A. A. Spaur, Sec
rotary; and Mrs. w. J.. Williams.
treasurer.
Mrs. Harry Kreis had charge of
the program and gave her report
on the Institute on Alcohol held
July 11-15 at the state university
In Missoula. Mrs. Kreis was b
pointed as leader of n of the
discussion groups at the institute.
Assisting on the institute program
we're the State Board of Health,
the State Department on Mental
Health, State Department of Pub
lie Instruction, the State Liquor
Control Board, the State High
way Department, the State WCTU,
Alcoholics Anonymous, the Mon
tana Power Co., and various indi-
viduals among prominent clergy,
doctors, educators and business
and professional men.
Among the outstanding speakers
on the program were DR.. John
r. Montague, consultant at the
Oregon Medical School, and DR..
Chester A. Swinyard, professor of
anatomy at the University of
Utah.
This was the first such meet
ing held in Montana and was
such a success that it was decided
to hold another next year, Mrs.
Kreis announced.
Following adjournment a fine
lunch was served by the h-ostesses.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Kroemer with
Mrs. D.. H. Fulton as assistant hos
tess.
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
IL Donors AT
Savage Red Cross
BloodmobiIe

The Red Cross Bloodmobile at the
congregational church at Savage All
gust 3 resulted in II donors registering
with 10 successful. Several factors en-
tered into Savage not reaching lie
quota of SO pints. One reason was
several regular donors had given blood
at the Sidney drawing in June. Har-
vest time restricted many would-be
donors and the fact that jaundice
also barred many from giving as per-
sons having Jaundice are again being
rejected.
Donors registering are as follows:
Mrs. d Seeve, Mrs. Landin Berg
stedt, Mrs. Dwight Howard, Mrs. Hen
The Sidney herald., 1955-08-11
AN APPRECTATTON

Mrs. Ernster, county educational di-
rector for the Farmers Union. all The
campers, and the helpers extend their
SPprecIatlon to the Sidney Locker and
Creamery for the milk donated IN lie
Farmers Union camp.
We also wish to thank the Sidney
Music Mart for the use of the pianS.
also Mr., Glen Rood and the men who
oeuVered 1t to and from the fair
preciate the fine consideration of The
talr board for letting us use the fair
gfounds as our camp site. Our thanks
also e to Farmers Union CeatIal
ENcnange and Henry Schepens for
at County Camp. The Farmers Union
on Co, Sidney also donated bottle
gas Tor use at our camp. Thanks
again for the many kindnesses and
courtesies. ~
Mabel Ernster, Campers and Staff.
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