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Evening star., 1955-10-02
RAVEL
THE TRAvELER's NOTEBOOK
5 ime to Decide
On Next Major | rip

One saves the individual pas
|seneer about $50 to $40 for trips
completed during the thrift sea-
son. November through March.
The transatlantic family plan
can save . husband-wife comhi-
nation more than $500 on Q first-
class round trip. The same saw
ing Is extended to each son and
daughter ~ to as years Of age.
Froportionate savings are grant,
ed on tourist plane flights.
But thrift Is not expected TO
hold . candle to the popularity
of the sun as q drawing card.
Florida IS too easy and less ex-
pensiye to reach. And many
Americans viii 60 beyond, into
d pleasant climate that blesses
the sugar and spice islands Of
the Caribbean.
The Caribbean regions lure
is attested by figures reported by
the island governments Of Cuba,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Ba-
hanas. Haiti, the Virgin Islands
and Trinidad. More than 760. 900
tourists. 80 per cent Of them
americans. spent holidays there
last year. The visitor count will
be greater for the coming year.
according to forecasters, who
have said the same thing before
and have always been right.
Evening star., 1955-10-02

the Commercial Attache. 81
Rockefeller plaza. New York 20
Icelandic Consulate General,
I55I Fifth avenue, New York II
Irish Tourist Information
Bureau, 50 East Fiftieth street
New York %.
Italian State Tourist Once, 81
East Fifty first street. New York
20.
Consulate General Of the
Grand Duchy Of Luxembourg,
AL Lexington avenue, New York
IN.
Monaco Information Center,
suite 1862. $50 Fifth avenue. New
York 20.
Netherlands National Tourist
Once, 270 Park avenue. New
York II.
Norwegian National Travel
Office, Norway House. 800 Madi-
son avenue. New York II.
Casa De PORTUGAL. $50 Fifth
avenue. New York 20.
Spanish State Tourist Once.
ass Madison avenue, New York
%.
Swedish National Travel Of
|fice, $50 Fifth avenue. New York
20.
Swiss National Travel Once.
10 West Forty ninth street. New
York 20.
Turkish Information Once.
IA East Fifty-second street. New
York %.
Yligoslav State Tourist Once.
a State street, New York 4.
Evening star., 1955-10-02

Christopher Columbus the 18th century admiral
of the Ocean Seas looks serenely out over Nassau
Harbor from the slope approaching the Bahamas'
Government House. Throughout the Bahamas on
October H. the 463rd anniversary of Columbus land
ing at San Salvador, Bahamas Discovery Day will
be celebrated with religious ceremonies and athletic
meets
Evening star., 1955-10-02
New Auto Ferries
TO Ply Between
Key West !, Havana
KEY WEST.

Inauguration on December Is
lof q tourist passenger and auto
mobile ferry service between Key
west, Fla., and Havana Cuba,
has been announced By the West
India Fruit and Steamship CO.
Inc.
The line has contracted with
the newport News Ship Building
land Dry Dock Corp, Newport
News, Va. to remodel two Of the
large railroad car ferries Of the
west India Fruit and Steamship
lC0., for the handling Of tourists
land automobiles
The ships viii have . MAXI
mum speed of II knots. and Il i
expected they win make the run
between Key West and Havana
|in about six hours.
One Of the ships will have q
capacity 0f $50 to 400 passengers
and I25 automobiles. The other
ship can be refurbished TO ac-
|commodate even . larger nilirl-
Iber Of passengers and autos. de-
pending on the development Of
1.-THE trafiic.
The ships viii have al modern
facilities, including air-condi.
tioned lounges. bar. restaurAni
land cafeteria.
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$50 Coust-to-C Coost
|FIiuht Adds San Dieoo

Round-trip excursion fares Oi
$50 each way. plus tax. on COAST
|to-coast mir coach flights Of
United Air Lines VIII be extended
between washington and San
Diego on October is. subject to
|civil Aeronautics Board ap-
|proval.
Similar rates became effective
between this city and Los
Angeles. San Francisco and Oak
land on September is. United,s
$3.50 round-trip excursion fares
to San Diego win apply to Nom
day -through- Thursday coach b
flights Whichsmust be completed
within 80 days
Evening star., 1955-10-02

Looping the loops via new
motor routes through the heavily
f0ested mountains west of Ashe-
|vills 4 setting ! new travel pat
tern 81 North Carolina - the
|brightest autumn foliage dis
|play ID naady years. flashes across
The oreat Smokes and nlus
aidee.
Mountain slopes are turning
10 sold and crimson now. and
the advance guard of autumn
|sightseers Is discovering that
they can see more spectaculaf
country than ever before, and
Zee Il with little retractine 81
their routes.
Loop routes, new and newly
improved. link up such famous
attractions e. the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park. Nanta-
hala and Cullasaik Corees,
pisgAh and Nantahala National
Forests Eontana Lake, and the
Cherokee indian Country. :
The pattern for new loop trips
began 10 take shape some
months ago with the c0rnnleticr,
OF the new lakeside llf0hwnv
from y. s. 10 to Eontana Vil-
lage, and 4 new section Of u. 8.
10 up the wan Of Natahala
Gorge between y. 3. 10 and
Rohhinsville.
Last month. the 2l-mile
stretch Of y. s. Highways %
and FL CLOSED for rebuilding
during the last two yearsre-
opened as q main tt0rOnghfare
for visitors to the Great Smokes
region The new highway runs
through NantahaIR National
Forest between Diilsboro and
Franklin and connects with D. s..
"a through Cullasaja Gorge. and
Highway - west TO Nantahala
Gorge and east to Asheville.
West Of Dillsboro, Highway
al leads through the Cherokee
Indian Reservation into the
Graat Smoky Mountains Ma
ltionaI Park. D. s. IS Is ! north
south link between q. s. 1s
land g.
While the new roads were
under construction. resorts d
the area have been preparing
Ifor the arrival of more visitors
with the result tilat 1865 autumn
L
Evening star., 1955-10-02
AUTUMN 1sJ;}sX1I4!y
rAnMD DknAgMs M1

what days you'll findi Lazy
days In q climate that knows
no equal. Unhurried days for
scenic drives. fishing. hunting.
boating, golf. Vigorous days
for hikes and climbs where
breathtaking color leaps from
mountain to cove. Fine stores
and quaint craft shops for re-
Taxed browsing.
BRING YOUR CAMERA to
capture q world OF color that
stretches as far as the eye can
seel ~. At night you'll return
to luxurious lodgings and gem
erous meals at prices that beg
you to stayi A few hours by
plane, overnight by train I.
and a memorable drive to the
scenic heart Of Eastern Amef-
fnot
Evening star., 1955-10-02
officicl information

Practically any question about
European travel. simple or intri-
lcate. can be answered in WASH
lington. Travel agencies and air.
line and steamship ofiices see to
that; then. too. there are the
Embassies.
On occasions. however, the
traveller might wish to obtain
travel information direct from d
foreign government once that
lspeCializes In that field. Each Of
the 81 member countries OF the
European Travel Commission
maintains at least one once ia
the United States. and all have
representatives In New York
city.
For the convenience Of those
who might have q $64, 600 travel
question for the experts. here is
Ia list Of official travel informa-
ton ofiices and their addresses:
Austrian State Tourist Depart
Innent. 48 East Forty-eighth
street, New York II.
Oficial Belgian Tourist
Bureau. $40 Fifth avenue, New
York IL. !
Danish National Travel once,
l588 Fifth avenue, New York So.
Finnish National Travel once,
Al East Fiftieth street. New York
l22.
French Government Tourist
once. 6iO Fifth avenue. New
York 20.
German Tourist Information
once. 500 Fifth avenue, New
York SO.
The British Travel Association,
3s6 Madison avenue, New York
IN.
Royal Greek Embassy, once OF
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Iwill remain open throughout he
wear

WI remain Qpen throughout The
year.
October Is has been set as the
CLOSING date for vacation cottages
lat five other state parks includ-
ing John James Audubon, Hen-
|derson: Carter Caves. Olive HILL
General Butler. Carrollton: Nat
|ural Bridge, slade: and Penny
|rile Forest state Park. Dawson
|Springs Accommodations at
Pine Mountain State Park closed
|steptelnbef is.
Boat docks operated By the
Division Of Parks viii remain
open throughout the fall.
Evening star., 1955-10-02
BY JACQUES FUTREILE. u.
sr,.a etar.s s1...rai r.itl.r ].

The stars Travel Editor
These are perpIexing days for
those who hope TO see q great
deal Of the world in their life
time.
.'Where TO next. and when"
are the twin questions that be-
come somewhat Troublesome and
insiStent when fall warns US the
end Of the year Is coming. The
answers are not always easy Tor
those who take only one ambi-
tious trip year. Yet now Is the
time for decision.
A vision Of frozen sillsh UNDER
foot and OF coats buttoned up
vainly against frigid ana bllls-
teling winds = enough 20 de-
foiibw fire & sim sonth THAT
settles the seasonal when, !" and
the rest is relatively easy Flor
ida. the Southwest. the Carib-
bean or South America, where
summer makes its bow siI1ul-
taneously with the beginning OF
our winter,
But there are those who are
torn petWeen winters warm sun
ana 9 eoiden opportunity =
tnfiIt-Wlse, tnas Is 20 WISH
europe eitner ior tpe nrst TIME
Or Iof exploring more tuiiy.
Europe u the on-season becomes
exceeoihgiy % or attractlveI
Witnin 2 month. r Iamiiy Iare1
pan goes INTO snecs :lor tne nfst
siine Vn uans- Asiahtic ai.ilnes
NossLnpsI I. anu Y z ealoIsu
sspeclaIiS IoI sne man Wno Mants
llls iaIlily po sliaIe tle sAEsIl-.
eiiV1 ~ 1ulope.
when Complication
with E,,ro,,e daciSaa ~ the
ssrhans haco,nas Z cor,nlscatscr 4 ~,
an almost i,,,rnar,;afa one re-
sn,te ! erorvi,,o ,.rS IS, r,o,,,,,aritv 4 e ~
yis;tinc me f,ld wcrId ~ Il, ,vsrte,. s
r,hs,, 4 q Iass 80 c,.o,,sr,ad = - q a,,S s. sc,,,s
observation-disclosures ~ = y % 3 : are ) s., easiIv .,sd Oh Oh
ta;nahIe a tby,ftv Z, ! refss .,,,,,.
ma. re,ra;ne t,,e ,;,ast .s, ast,.as.fiva
tine tim for .',,, nnst ',rs T,eonle ~
Travel acencies and staaYnsI,ir,8
II !. <<s.E
Evening star., 1955-10-02
Inducernents Nov

Two inducements come into
play November / to draw travel
ers onto planes flying to Europe.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Roger Peterson
FoundDead Today

Roger L. Peterson, travelling
freight agent for the Great
Northern Railroad, was found
dead in his room at Chad's
apartments late this afternoon.
Mr.. Peterson was last seen when
he bOwIed Monday night at the
Sidney Bowling Centre. Inves-
tigatiOn was made when it was
learned that his car had been
standing near a filling station
since the first of the week and
he had not been seen.
He is survived by his wife
and several married children.
Mr.. Peterson came to Sidney
2 years ago to fill the position
made vacant by the transfer of
the late Carl Lundhagen from
Sidney to Great Falls. His wife
has continued to make her home
in Vancouver, Wn., for health
reasons and Mr.. Peterson re-
Gently returned from a holiday
visit there.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Chamber Banquet
Tickets On Sale

Banquet tickets will be sold
Monday and Tuesday by twenty
one Chamber members for the
annual meeting banquet, Thurs
day, January Is, $50 p. m. at the
Lalonde hotel. Air Defense Com
mander, Brig. General James O.
Guthrie is the principal speaker
and a large turnout is expected.
Those missed in the downtown
ticket sale are urged to make res
ervations early by calling the
Chamber of Commerce office
(196-W), by purchasing tickets
from the Lalonde or from n OF
the following ticket sellers:
Yellowstone Mere. area-Otis
lFencl and Kenneth Mcdonald;
Richland Bank area-Gus Fjel-
stad, Eugene viii; Lalonde Hotel
area-W. A. Turner, VIM. Buch-
holz; Sidney Bank south - Chef
Woodfill, Larry Jambor; Sidney
Bank east - Ralph Criger, N. ~.
Lund; Eagle Cafe north - Dave
Choate, John Meschke; REA area
Dan DeShaw, VIM. Redgren;
Eagle Cafe east ~ Guy Severson,
Homer Gorder; East Depot st.
Ted Jensen, Pat DeVoir; Whitaker
and scattered areas - Ed Tho
gerson, Paul Hurd, Ray Gerber.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Feeder Tour and
BANQUET Now On

The oath annual Feeder Day
and Banquet started this morning
with a record registration and a
large group making the tour tc
valley cattle and lamb feedlots.
The afternoon program at the Vel
lowstone Livestock Yards has also
drawn a packed house to hear an
outstanding panel featuring top
men in the feeding industry.
The big fun banquet opens at
$50 p. m. at the Lalonde hotel
with over 800 expected. An hours
entertainment program will be
the banquet feature. The social
session is set from 5 to 6 p. m. at
the Moose hall. A complete report
of the event will be given in next
weeks issue of The Herald.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Father "John''
Assigned To
Hilger Parish

Er. John Haligowski, assistant
priest in st. Philomena's Catho-
lie church parish for AZ years
since June Is, 1850, has been
assigned as parish priest to St.
Victor's church at Hilger, Mont,
and left two weeks ago to assume
that pastorate. He is replaced here
by Father Michael O'Donohue.
who comes from St. Vincent's
church at Hilger in an exchange
assignment.
FIR. John was a prisoner Of
war in Germany, arrested on the
invasion of Poland, his native
country, where he was a Chaplain
with the rank of captain, with the
defending forces, by the Germans
in 1910. He was in three prisoner
of war camps during the time I'M
til his release on April 20, 1915,
when Patton's army sweeping
through Germany and down into
Italy released from internment
camps in its path all prisoners of
war. FIR. John came directly to
Montana and Sidney from Poland
in 1850.
Many well wishers attended a
farewell party at st. Philomena
school Sunday, December 10, in
his honor. He drove to Hilger
where he has four missions to
serve.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
School Begins
Milk Program

Serving of milk began Mon
day, January 3, in the elementary
school as part of a national milk
consumption program, according
to James Weitz, principal.
Approximately $40 (better than
half) of the students elected to
drink milk during the morning re-
cess. The milk is distributed in
one-half pint cartons. Two cents
is paid by the student and three
cents by the federal government.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
.Brigadier General Guthrie Speaker
For Annual c Of Meeting Jan. l3.

The annual meeting of the Sid
ney Chamber of Commerce will
feature as guest speaker, Briga-
der General James o. Guthrie.
commander Of the 10Th Air De-
Tense Command, headquarters at
Great Falls. The evening banquet
is set for $50 p. M, Thursday.
January IS, and a fast moving
program is assured. The general
and other air force personnel are
expected to arrive here by Army
plane Thursday.
General Guthrie will present a
most interesting talk on Air De-
tense because of his position as
Air Defense Commander for the
five states Of Montana, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Wyoming and
Nebraska. From this f~ive-state
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

Taking an all-over look, the sta
tistics per capita were:
National-$.36; Montana-$.44;
Custer county-Miles City - $.87;
Dawson County-G lendive - $.38;
McCone County-Circl S.62;
Roosevelt County = Wolf Point -
$50; Richland County = Sidney -
S.32.
The facts are obvious. Richland
county giving per person is lower
than the state and lower than all
surrounding counties, AND YET
WE HAVE POLIO HERE. Eight
cases have occurred in the county
in 1854, how many in 1855? VIZ
can keep the danger down and aid
those stricken by giving for polio
care and research. Perhaps 1855
will be the year of decision in
preventing the disease with the
Salk vaccine. Be a part of this
precious dream and give to make
it a reality! Let's put Richland
county on top, and get off the bot
tom.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Peoples Church
Annual Meeting
This Sunday

The Peoples Congregational
church will hold its 47th annual
meeting Sunday evening, Jan. g.
beginning with a covered dish din
ner at 6 o'clock, Peter Tofte, coun-
ell chairman, has announced. The
actual meeting will begin about
6:45 and is usually through by
8 o'clock.
DR.. Gordon Beagle will show
movies and sound films to the
youngsters at the time of the
meeting. The various reports of all
the committees of the church will
be mlmeographed and handed out
at that time. Friends and members
are invited to come.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Lewistown Cagers Here Friday;
Sidney Eagles Fifth In Big 16

With the start of another year
unueI way til Sidney Eagles re-
sumo conference play this week
end when they entertain the Fer
gus county Eagles from Lewis
town Friday night.
In the preliminary starting at
TOO the high-flying Culbertson
Glass c team plays the Sidney B
squad. Culbertson is currently
rated the best in their district.
The locals with a won two lost
one record are holding down 5th
place in Big 16 standings. They
hold victories over Havre and
Glendive while losing to Glasgow.
Lewistown with an 0-5 record
are riding the bottom in the
league. They have been defeated
twice by Glasgow and once by
Havre.
Little is known about this CEN
trail Montana five. They employ
a pressing defense most of the
way and boast of an outstanding
scorer in forward LOREN Henry.
Henry against some tough OPP
ponents has been averaging over
20 points a game.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

The officers of the Sidney XII
wants club for 1855 were installed
at a very fine ceremony at the
Dec. 80 noon luncheon meeting in
the Lalonde hotel banquet room.
Keith Krebsbach, member of the
program committee, was master
of ceremonies.
First to be installed into his new
office was District Governor Har-
ry Mikelson. For this Job Krebs-
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

locals in averaEiaa 54.6
points to their Dpptnes~s SIS
have dumped in an average of 2O.9
to their opponents 17.6 field goals.
In free throws made Sidney has
a 1877 average compared to ia
for their opposition.
Percentage-wise on free throws
Sidney is shooting $40 on ia
made out of 213 attempts. Their
opponents have made 157 out of
279 tries for 57%.
In individual scoring only one
Sidney player is averaging in the
double figures. Frank Sherman
has a 14.7 average from 1872
points.
Other high scorers are David
Johansen 70, Virgil Hundtoft 81,
Chuck Frost Ga, Tom Quilting 54
and Jerry Smith SO.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
Baby Moose
Blood Mobile
Here Jan. IL

The new "Baby Moose blood
mobile is scheduled for Sidney
Wednesday, January Il from 8
to Z p. m. at the Moose hall. The
quota is 36 pints.
This is a small unit that has
just been put into operation and
is accompanied by one nurse. This
will be its first visit to Sidney.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
LOSE IN HOLIDAY
TOURNAMENT

Sidney resumed practice this
week after 6 four day lay-off
following the Christmas tourna-
ment in Williston.
In this affair the Eagles lost
their chance to repeat as cham
pions as Minot downed them so
to 43. Williston was a first round
victim of Sidney as the locals
won a thriller $500 in overtime.
Minot easily defeated Glendive
in their opening round 49-41.
Glendive won consolation hon.
ors handing Williston a 53-40
pasting.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
SIDNEY POST F
AIR MAIL

Following is closing time at the
Sidney post office for air mail east
and west:
Air mail east bound closes at
800 p. IN.
Air mail west bound closes at
$3.50 p. m.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

SldneY. Montana, counfY seat Of Rchland county is a proqresive city of over 5000 It
IS located in the center of the model So 900 acre Lower Yellowstone irrigation project
me of the most fertile valleys in the West Few cies have experienced such a round
and steady growth since Sidney was incorporated in only l4l. Their is sound
economy bascanY agriculture but sufficiently diversified to render If virtually de-
PreSson proof Now with oil found in the immediate Sidney area and geographically
located the center of the Whhston Basin a rapid growth seems assured Marketing
raising ano feeding OIL livestock maYb be- considered one of the areas main industries
For years SIS to 6@o of he ami fed in Montana, have been located II. the Lower
ows project This means total of l25O00 to 100000 each year. he Sidney
area is one of the states largest beet growing areas has a large Holly Sugar feed
manufacturing plant is surrounded by good whetst0kr raising area of Northeastern
Montana d Northwestern North Dakota. The Yellowstone Livestock Commission
company IS one of the finest ant larg@tc cattle market in the West The SidneY area
IS served ~ The Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroads several bus lines
$4,000 people ad a secondary of over $4,000 people served by the Eastern Montana.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
WIZ V LOSE FOUR

For the current season Sidney
has five victories. against four
defeats. These include a 3-3 rec
ord against non = conference OPP
ponentS.
Turning to a statistical viewpoint
of the games, Sidney holds the
unusual advantage of outscoring
all their opponents in field goals
with the exception of one. Only
Minot scored more two-pointers
and then only by one, 1918. Even
in the Glasgow game which Sid
ney lost SO to 46 they had one
more basket.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

area, eight radar squadrons and
eight ground observer filter cen
ters pour in their information to
General Guthrie's headquarters at
Great Falls. The 24-hour vigil
kept by the 29th Air Defense Com
mand, gives protection from pos
sible air attack from the North.
General Guthrie's command was
most cooperative this past year
in sending Jet aircraft to Sidney
for the Frontier celebration and
tie Klwanis Kid day.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

Rev. and Mrs. Telford Swanson
of Richey, where he is pastor of
the Christian and Missionary AL
lance church, were visitors in
Sidney today.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

are expected from surrounding
towns, such as, eight from Froid
and six from Culbertson, who
have made reservations.
+ = y
BRIG. GEN. GUTHRIE
following is a biographical
sketch of Brigadier General James
o. Guthrie):
Brig. General James O. Guthrie
is commander of the goth Air
Defense Command at Great Falls.
This command is personally re-
sponsible for protecting five states
from enemy air attack. Eight ra-
dar squadrons and eight filter
centers are included in the COM
mand. The general is a native of
Minnesota and has had a varied
active military career.
He enlisted in the u. S. Army
Jan. 10, 1880 for Air Cadet Train
ing and received his wings Oct.
10, 1881. After a short period in
the inactive reserve, General
Guthrie was recalled as a flight
commander in 1885 and served in
Florida. In March of 1914 he was
assigned as chief of staff of a
fighter command with the 5th
Air Force in New Guinea and
was commanding officer of the
Both Fighter Wing in the Philip
pines. Following the war, the gen
eral was stationed in Florida, Ala
bama and then on Sept. 8, 1853,
he was assigned as commander of
the 29th Air Division. He is mar
ried to the former Miss Jane
Byrne of Bismarck, N. D., and
they have four children.
The general was appointed to
the rank of captain in 1910, major
in Feb. 1912, 1t. Col, March /,
1912, colonel, August Is, 1943 and
Brig. General October Is, 1852.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
BANQUET PROGRAM

A capacity crowd Of about 300
is expected to attend the $50 p.
m. banquet. A streamlined pro-
gram is set, according to retiring
President Paul Cresap. The fast
moving program following the
banquet will include introduction
Of visitors, musical entertainment,
short remarks from retiring Pres
ident Paul Cresap and President
Elect E. E. Edmondson. General
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

bach picked no other than a
former governor of the Montana
District, Carl L. Brattin who ex-
pressed keen delight in the OPP
portunity and reminisced for a
moment of the time when he too
once stood in Harry's shoes.
Asking Harry to stand for the
ceremony, he turned to the club
and expressed the conviction that
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06

Guthrie's talk will conclude the
annual meeting program. The
Chambers annual report, a unique
airline ticket idea, has been mail
ed this week.
The Sidney herald., 1955-01-06
BANQUET TTCKETS

Twenty Chamber members will
canvass downtown business areas
Monday and Tuesday prior TO the
banquet. Those not contacted T
asked to make reservations by
phoning the Chamber of Com
merce office (196-W) or by pur-
chasing tickets at Lalonde hotel.
A sell-out is anticipated and