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The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-01-28
Beth EI PTO Planning
Gard Party on Sunday

The Parent-Teachers' Organiza-
ton of Congregation Beth Ell is
scheduling its fifth annual card
party at 8 pm. next Sunday at the
synagogue auditorium.
Proceeds from the Embarrassing
affair will go to the Religious and
Hebrew School. Hosts and hostes-
ses will be Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Blitt and Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Clausman. Donation will be 81.
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01
THE SIDNEY HERALD
Thursday. Sept. /. 1855
the Pat Gould home Monday

the Pat Gould home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stan Patch, Jane.
Marilyn and Diana were shoppers
in Sidney Monday and also visited
the Joe Merciers.
Bonnie Antonson, Lois and
Louise were shoppers in Sidney
Monday.
Frank Griffin called at the Pete
Johnson home Monday morning.
It was quite a surprise and
shock to hear of the death Of
Russell Alisch, of McCabe, who
passed away early Monday morn
ing at his farm home out of Nc
Cabe. He is quite well known in
and around Culbertson and also
IN our community.
Lois Antonson was a caller at
the Sam Antonson home Monday.
Mrs. Pat Gould's nephew Of
Hlnsdale came down to Gull
bertson for Bill Wilson'S funeral
which was held Tuesday, and also
to visit some old friends and ac-
qualntances, the Joe Anex family.
Mrs. Maynard Cellmer and chill
dren spent Sunday visiting the
Stan Patches.
The Don Birch family were
Sunday visitors at the Circle Stan
ford home.
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01

can be done until the lawmakers
convene again.
Perhaps by the time this ap-
pears in print the strike will have
materialized. 1t would be a strike
against the state, a challenge to
the sovereignty of the common
wealth. Under a federal penal law.
no employe of the United States
may strike against the govern
ment. Montana has no such law.
but this does not nuIlify the
principle involved.
1t is difficult to believe that the
Butte Clerks unions defiance of
the sovereignty of the state of
Montana represents the attitude
OF more than a small fraction Of
the trade unioniStS in Montana.
Or is it merely a manifestation of
a complex some people over in
Butte seem to have?
Far too long there has been too
much of a tendency by some
elements in Butte and Silver Bow
county to consider themselves
apart from and above the juris-
diction and authority of the COM
monwealth of Montana. Time af-
ter time in the legislature I have
observed efforts, many of them
successful, to exclude Butte and
Silver Bow county from the pro-
visions of general laws, or to
grant Butte and Silver Bow coun-
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01
By Ernest Irnmel

Helena - Montana'S wheat pro-
duction this year accentuates one
of the most inspiring stories in
the Treasure states history. On
an a~cre-yield basis the 1855 cron
as estimated by the u. S. depart-
ment Of agriculture, shows the
highest average since wheat be-
came a major crop in Montana
except that the winter wheat fig-
ure is the same as for 1913.
Because of acreage allotments
the 1855 crop of SO, 9O4,O 900 bush
els viii not be as large as the
record production in 1858 when
114,330,000 bushels were harvest
ed. Without acreage restrictions
this years crop would have set a
new record, but that is not as
significant as the acre-yield av-
erage.
The 1855 winter wheat average
of 26 bushels to the acre is +ba
highest since the 20 bushels in
1911, but that year only 10000
acres were harvested compared
with 1,673,000 in 1855. The 1855
and 1943 spring wheat of
2l.5 bushels is second only to the
25-bushel average in 1915 when
~I,575,000 acres were harvested
compared with 2,577,O 900 acres in
1855. The 1915 spring wheat acre
yield average is the highest in of
fetal reports back to their begin
ming in 1909. For winter, the 1911.
average heads the list.
In 1909 there was little differ
ence between the number of
spring and winter wheat acres
harvested in Montana, there being
$4,000 acres of spring wheat and
1870 acres of winter wheat. The
year 1911 appears to reflect the
beginning Of the great homestead
ing era. The impetus given wheat
production by World War is in
dicated in part by a spring wheat
harvested acreage Of 1,115,OOO in
1914 to 2,78O,OOO in 1920.
Acceleration of winter wheat
planting was less rapid, the har-
vested crop in 1914 being only
about half of that of spring wheat.
1t was not until 1889 that a mil
lion acres of winter wheat were
harvested in Montana.
Those who lived through the
great homesteading era or are
familiar with its history know
that all too much land fit only for
grazing was plowed up and that
all too many of the new farmers
were grossly unqualified. Then
came drouth and price deflation
at the end of the war. 1t was a
tragic period, but the recupera-
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01
/ Harold Tolksdorfs fields.

on Harold Tolksdorfs fields.
Mrs. K. R. Hill and Barry were
shopping in Culbertson Monday.
MI. and Mrs. Stan Patch were
callers in Sidney Tuesday.
Harlan Johnson was a caller in
Sidney Tuesday.
John Shennum and his crew
from Circle are putting finishing
touches on the REA line this week.
Don Birch dozed a road for
the REA line to take their equip
ment to the Bemer coal mine
Wednesday.
Jane Patch was an overnight
guest at the S. Birch home
Wednesday.
Kenneth and Wilma Hill and
Barry were callers in Sidney Fri
day.
Byron Bakers and the johnson
brothers shopped in Sidney Fri
day.
MI. and Mrs. Bert Bowers were
callers at the Frank Griffin home
Friday.
Shirley Baker has been i'll this
week.
Ellis Spencer motored to Wolf
Point on business Saturday.
Saturday the K. R. Hills and
Barry were callers at the Don
Birch home.
Miss Lois Antonson stayed with
the Baker children Saturday eve
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01

ty special status favorable to
them.
Butte and Silver Bow county
r M longer at the TOP of the
Montana heap in population and
assessed value of property. Fol
lowing Yellowstone and Cascade
counties, Silver Bow is now third
in population, according to the
1850 federal census. And if =
census were taken today. Butte
second in population in 1850
would certainly be below BILLINGS
Likewise Silver Bow county. ac-
cording to 1854 figures of the
state board of equalization. is now
exceeded by Yellowstone and
Cascade county in assessed val1-
alton.
The situation has changed. #
is high time that certain peonIe
over in Butte and Silver Row
county forget their superioritv
complex and the idea that +bey
are a law unto themselves
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01

ming while Byron and Vivian
helped out with the music and
singing at the Legion club in
Sidney.
Mrs. Cap Hodges and Linda
called on the Ira Palmers Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Cellmer
and children were in Culbertson
Saturday evening.
The Don Birches and Billy Hill
attended the movie in Culbertson
Saturday.
The Johnson brothers and their
sister Marie, and Corrine and her
husband also spent the evening
in Sidney.
Jay and Steven Palmer helped
with work at the Cap Hodge
farm Saturday and Sunday.
Callers at the Stan Patch home
Sunday were the Don Birches.
Lois Antonson, Beda and Mia.
and the Joe Merciers of Sidney.
The Merciers were enroute to
the Paul Patch home to attend to
chores there while the Patches
are in Billings. They will visit
their daughter Bessie Smith and
family at Billings and expect to
return Wednesday.
(Last Week.
Mrs. Pete Johnson and Harlan
were callers in Sidney Monday.
Maude Sturgeon was a caller at
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01
South C~ulbertson
MRS. STAN PATCH
(This Week.

N444o week.
Ellis Spencer is finishing the
wiring for the Pete Johnsons this
week.
Peter Johnson finished combin-
ing for Stan Patch and has started
The Sidney herald., 1955-09-01
MONTANA THIS E E

tive vitality of Montana,s soil !,
such that a few years with annie
moisture brought back bountifI-
harvests.
There is quite a difference he.
tween getting heavy yields on rich
virgin land than on land that has
Oeen cropped for decades. And il
computing acre-yield averages
mere IS quite a difference between
tne relatively few acres of az ~
oo years ago and the big acreage
Of today.
Notnlng IS more significant than
the widespread evidence that the
farmers of Montana TODAY are do
ing a much better Job than was
generally done even in the early
9Os. For example, I a remem-
Der when the prevailing opinion
seemed to be that summer fall
lowing was merely a waste of
land and when strip farming was
viewed as a very doubtful experi-
ment.
Last month 1 had occasion n
IIy over some of the best wheat
country in Montana. The trip
from Great Falls to Roundup and
back - provided an astonishing
panorama of the area northeast
OF Great Falls, the Judith Basin
~ TO lar horizons in Fergus and
Chouteau counties. Spread ont
o miles and miles was an amber
carpet of wheat and alternating
patches and strips of summer fall
low.
This was but a small part of
Montana's vast wheat area, but it
was enough to tell a story that
IS indeed inspiring a story
Iraught with great promise for
Montana's future.
The Butte Clerks union has
threatened the state liquor control
board with a strike in the two
state liquor stores in Butte and
IN the one in Butte's suburb of
W~alkerville unless the salaries of
vendors and clerks are increased
$50 a month. The strike, accord
ing to the notice, would begin
"on or after September l."
At a conference in July the
board informed representatives of
the Butte union that compensa-
ton of vendors and clerks is fix
ed by law and that the permitted
maXImums are now being paid.
The board is emphatic in a refusal
circumvent the law. The 1855
legislature having declined to
raise the pay of liquor board en-
ployes, there appears to be moth
ing further in that matter that
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Radioactive Dishwore
Puts Scientist in Iizzy

ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mex. Nov
80 lR.-Dr. Lincoln LaPaz sal
down for his noontime meal
plunked Geiger counter on the
table, and watched it 60 nuts
over his diShware.
Before the day was through
DR.. LaPaz. head Of the Western
worlds only Institute Of Mete-
critics. at the University of New
Mexico. found himself with q
disturbed wife telling him to get
rid of the dishes.
He also had a 'baffiing myS-
terry" and theorized that a cou-
pie of plate manufacturers may
be sitting on a uranium mine.
What DR.. LaPaz discovered
while testing a package he hac
received was that the orange
glaze on his pottery plates was
sending out is milliroentgens
per hour compared to background
radioactivity in the air of .0s
milliroentgens. In other words
the plates from which he hac
been eating the past week wert
radioactive. although apparently
not dangerously so.
The radioactivity was confined
to the orange glaze. The pottery
itself was not radioactive. The
plates. he said, were from two
different manufacturers and ir
each case gave off the same
amount Of radioactiyity.
The orange glaze coating, he
Evening star., 1955-11-30

said, was one-fifth Of MILL
meter thick. Asked what he
thought caused the radioactiyity
DR.. LaPaz said:
THE only thing ] can say is
this: I'd like to know where they
get the coloring material. I'd
sure as heck stake a claim"
DR.. LaPaz, who has worked
with radioactive materials In the
past, measured q piece of trini-
ltite against the plate. Trinitite
lis radioactive material from the
site of the first atomic bomb ex-
Ipiosion at Trinity in New Mex
leo. now plowed under.
Gram for gram there's q lot
more uranium in the coating on
those plates than there is in this
sample Of trinitite from the atom
bomb crater" he said. IAN ]
know is that we're not eating
from these plates again.
Il would say If it's safe to eat
from these plates, it's safe to
pick up a platter size chunk OF
ltrinitite and eat from it, except.
of course, trinitite is so fragile
I'VE couldn't get a chunk that
large"
DR., LaPaz said he plans to
test similar dishware as soon as
possible, but not as his house,
Mrs. LaPaz, who figures that
scientific interest reaches q
point where it's better of in
the laboratory. has laid down
the law: No more radioactive
dishes at her table.
Evening star., 1955-11-30
Hundreds Search Ruins
After Jet Crash Kills 13

FAIRBANKS. Alaska, Nov. 81
(P.-An Air Force jet fighter
plane veering like a bird with g
crippled wing. spewed fire anc
death yesterday through half /
dozen eight-famiiy housing unit:
at Eielson Air Force Base.
Even today. nearly "a hours
after the disaster at the base II
miles southeast of here on tht
Alaska highway. there was nc
exact figure on the casualties,
An Air Force spokesman an
nounced Is were known dead
There possibly were two others
Ice-covered debris and wreckags
was being conbed by hundred:
in the grim hunt.
Many of the victims wert
women and children home fol
the lunch hour.
Eight or More Badly Hurt
Eight or more were injured
severely in the crash or ensuing
fire. One was described as ir
critical condition.
Dozens Of others suffered vary
ing degrees of frostbite from
their desperate fight against
flames that leaped and danced
for four hours in 16-below zero
cold.
One poignant note in the over
all tragedy-the worst ever to
hit one of Alaska's big air bases
was the death of the IL
month-old triplet sons of a SER
geant.
Most of the victims were men,
bers Of the families of military
personnel who lived in the new
and modern housing units al
the base.
The triplets were the sons OF
Sergt. and Mrs. William Thin
pie. formerly of Ellwood City. Pa
Father Shouts for Sons
An officer who lived in one OF
the houses adjacent to the scene
Of destruction told of finding
Sergt. Himple kneeling in debris,
Evening star., 1955-11-30

burned and with his shirt blown
of. His arms embodied his other
two small children. and he was
shouting:
my other hoysl Ny other
lboysl.
There were many narrow
escapes, too. In the carnage
which one officer described as
terrible. awful" A man
told of being blown out q win
dow; another was blown down
stairs; a couple escaped injury
as fire. -splattering plane wreck
lage stopped a few inches from
their apartment wall.
The pilot Of the ilI-fated F84
Jet was 1t. Alfred F. Founders,
i28; of Monticello, Miss. He per-
iished.
Plane Veers on TakeOff
Witnesses said his plane veered
at almost q 90-degree angle as
lit left the runway. 1t limped
along at low altiture. unable to
climb, then crashed into the
homes about a quarter Of a mile
away.
The apartment unit was yir-
tually demolished and parts of
it, its furnishings and the plane
spewed over the two-block area
onto the other five houses.
The tremendous force Of the
impact sent apartment fuel
tanks hurtling through the air.
feeding the fires which had
broken out in all the buildings.
Miss Pamela Harris. 2l-year-
old Eielson resident who had just
lalighted from a bus a short dis
ltance away. said the oil tanks
burst like bombs and she saw the
flames engulf one group Of school
ichildren coming home for lunch
She never learned what hap
pened to them.
Among the unhurt were Army
1T. r. E. Marshall, occupant of an
apartment in one of the build
'ings, his wife and infant child.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-12-16
Din Overrides Majority

Our belief with regards to the minority non-Zionist
group to it's usual incorrect statements pertain
ing Zionism and Israel = but not give to its
paganda
This group represents very small number of Jews
in this country Unfortunately of it's members, be-
cause of high financial standing influential and their
voices sometimes heard above those of the prolsrae
majority before congressional committees and in news
papers and national magazines.
An example is the misleading article which appeared
in the Nov 28 issue of Time Magazine under the head
line GUS JEWS HYSTERICAL OVER THE MIDDLE
EAST" quoting Editor William Zukerman in the anti
Zionist b-weekly review, Jewish Newsletter.
Another appeared in the Nov Is issue of The Nation
al Jewish Post, headed "NON-ZIONIST CHARGES LEAD
ERS WITH DISREGARDING us. NEEDS by Professor
Herman A. Gray The Post article states that Professor
Gray chairman of the foreign affairs committee of the
American Jewish Committee-the powerful nZlon1st
civic defense agencydoes not represent the views of
AJC
We object giving space especially in Time, to these
men, who represent only their own point Of view and
thereby present misleading picture Their uerances at
significance far out of proportion to the size of the
group they represent This especially true in the case
Professor Gray Because of his chamanshp his state
ments carry weight equal to that of his committee
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-12-16
Center Merits Support

The Jewish Community Center, whose fine physical
plant and widespread membership shout out their
sentaton of Jewish attainment to Phoenix whole has
launched a campaign to obtain 800 memberships.
(See story, Page ~
Attainment of the drive goal will produce adequate
to put the center back into the black financially
It is easily recognizable that must be able to meet it's
current obligations to maintain it's standing in the COM
munity.
The benefits derived by member families at the
ter myriad and we'll known. But dsregarding
these the center is project worthy of your support
symbol of Jewish leadership in the of Arizona
The center constantly builds good relations between
Jews and nonJews in the Phoenix It's program and
facilities utilized by many nonJewlsh individuals and
organizations About out of every 10 children enrolled
in the day camp non-Jewsh Ctywide organizations
repeatedly taking advantage of the centers gym
nasium recreation hail. and adult lounge. It's quarters
temporarily housed church for several months this year
In addition many social work and health groups are
provided meeting place contribution to the general
betterment of Phoenix.
The working together and enjoying together of all
segmens of Valleys population in facilities produced
by Jewish efforts provide the best of continual
improvement in our day-to-day relationships.
Join today!
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-12-16
The. World Over

YiddiSh Stories" and DR.. Solomon
GrayZel, historian and editor of the
Jewish Publication Society of
America, who addressed large audi
ences.
Also of interest were the local
participation events: Ladies Day,"
with book reviews and luncheon,
and youth Night" with teen
ayers program and a "Coketail
Party" for all the young people
volunteering to work at the fair
that night.
FAMILY DAY" featured awards
in the poster and literary contests
which had preceded the Book Fair.
Displays, gift shops, and special
booths were set up to feature: "Jews
Around the World" Judaism
Through the Ages" Hebrew
Books" "Yiddish Books" 'The
Jewish Home" Jewish Music" !"
art" and "Children's Books" di-
vlded into separate age levels.
Some very serious thinking and
planning must have gone into this
BOOK Falr. We can well believe,
as the Detroit Jewish News tells
us, that scores of organizations lent
their cooperation to the Jewish
Community Center Book Fair COM
mlttee, making this solid and
creative community project.
IT'S THE Law, and it works.
When fair employment practices
legislation was suggested to the
public some years ago, there was
much skepticism. Would it pass?
Would it have any real effect on
bias?
you can't legislate away peo-
pies prejudices," was the objection
of some.
But it was necessary to begin
somewhere, to begin by attacking
the outward manifestations of pre-
Judice; and so, in many states, aft
er some struggle, the law was
passed.
Last month a statement was re-
leased by the Joint Committee on
Employment Discrimination of the
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-12-16

Jewish Occupational Council and
the National Community Relations
Advisory Council, reporting on a
survey it had made.
QUERIED IN the survey were
2,503 applicants registering at Jew
ish vocational service agencies.
It seems that questions about re-
ligiouS affiliation on employment
agency registration forms consti-
tute one of the most common de-
vices for maintaining discrimina-
tory practices. And so the COM
mlttee directed its questions to-
ward discovering whether such
questioning had been reduced at all
in the communities where some
sort of FEP legislation had been
enacted.
The results are instructive.
Fifteen cities across the country
were studied. Where FEP laws did
not exist, 40 percent of those reg
istering with private agencies were
asked about their religion. In cities
protected by FEP laws, approxi-
mately percent were asked such
questions.
THE LONGER FEP had been in
effect in town, the less question:
ing about religion was reported.
In Buffalo, not a single one of
those answering the QUESTIONABLE
had been asked about his religion,
either by an employer or an
agency.
In New York City the percentage
of applicants who had encountered
such questioning was percent, as
against Is percent in 1916.
Further surveys will be made
periodically, and there may be
more encouraging statistics at the
next tabulation. But even today it
is possible to conclude that legis-
lation is an effective and necessary
first step toward improving the
situation.
Eventually, patterns of thought
may also be affected and preju-
diceS leSSened. This is the hope
and the promise.
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-12-16

their bravery has brought to mind
the heroism of the new Israelis,
struggling to create a new way of
life. in an old land, and forced, like
the Maccabees, to fight for sur
vival.
"Nes godol," great miracle,
happened there in our generation.
And we know-because we witnessed
it-that the strength of idealism
helped to bring it about.
In these days, at this season, we
feel inspired to round out the mir
acle, as it were, to help keep the
new state alive. Not only because
it is a Jewish state, but also be-
cause it is a democracy in the
making, do we feel the need to
lend hand.
And Chanukah is a most fitting
occasion for it. In memory of the
ancient miracle, let us set aside
some of our abundance to con-
tribute to the United Jewish We'll
fare Fund, the agency which will
help the modern Maccabees to keep
the lights of freedom aglow.
HERE is A community project
to stir the imagination.
In Detroit, Mich, every year a
Book Fair is held to mark Jewish
Book Month. It is sponsored by the
Jewish Community. The program,
as detailed in the Detroit Jewish
News, sounds full enough to do jus
tice to the occasion and varied
enough to have wide appeal.
Between Dec. 3 and Dec. 6 a
number of well-known Jewish lit
erary figures visited Detroit.
Among them were author Irving
Howe, co-editor of "a Treasury of
The Phoenix Jewish news., 1955-12-16
Goings-On
Al The
Cenfer

Golden Age Club of the Phoenix
Jewish Community Center was to
feature a Latke Party at its meet
ing this Wednesday. Yetta Fem
stein, Ann Mossman, and Ray Jo-
Seph, committee members, pre-
pared the traditional Chanukah del
icacy.
CENTER ADULTS Social to be
held Sunday night will feature a
mixer led by Wanda Reeves, Cen
ter dance instructor. Preceding the
mixer william Levinson will give
the report of the nominating COM
mittee. There also will be reports
on parties and festivities to be held
in January and February.
YOUTH COUNCIL has adopted
it's constitution for the co-ordinat-
ing of all youth organizations in
Phoenix. Ron Fineberg announced
committee chairmen as Brenda
Klein, calendar committee; Bob
Schectman, Center cooperation
committee, and Fran Hernes, pro-
gram committee.
An Inaugural Hop at the Center
Dec. "a is the first community
wide affair planned. Teenagers and
college students are invited to at
tend.
CHILDREN ACTIVITIES for the
school holiday are planned begin
ming next Thursday with a Pre-
Teen Party.
Other events are: Tween-Teen
Party, Dec. 20; Day Camp Reunion,
Dec. %, and Games, art and crafts,
and athletics every weekday after
noon.
ATHLETIC NOTES An eight
team basketball league for boys up
to ID years of age has been or
ganized by Athletic Director Dave
Roderick. Games are played every
Monday and Thursday nights at the
Center gym. Teams entered are
Butler Boys Club, First Christian
Church, Maryland School, Sunny
slope Park, Washington School,
Whitelock Sporting Goods, and two
Center teams. Those interested in
joining should report to the Center
gym at pm. on Sundays.
The varsity in the Phoenix Metro
politan League has won one game
and lost one. For information about
schedule, call the gym Office.
There is still more room for Bid
dy Basketball players.