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TODAY'S TV
HIGHLIGHTS

1880, WTTG ISL Spy: World
War II historians agree that
one man was responsible for
Hitler's failure to capture
Moscow :. story of Rich
ard Serge.
$500, WTTG (5)-The Evening
Movie: Eric Won Stroheim
is cast as a once great ma
gician who now has a morbid
preoccupation; a mystery
thriller entitled Mask of
Dijon."
$500, WMAL t0-TV Readers
Digest: Department of Com
merce agents expose an air.
plane manufacturers plan to
sell parts to Soviet satellites.
$500, WTOP t9) - Burns and
Allen Show: Oracle thinks a
pretty Miss has made a hit
with son Ronnie and jumps
to the idea of marriage.
$3.50, WMAL ~ Voice of
FireStone: Thomas L. Thorn
as is guest soloist.
900, WMAL (O-Film Fair:
Jean Simmons and Katina
Paxtinou costar in 1.-THE In
heritance," a young girl left
to the mercy of an unscrupu-,
lous uncle.
900. WRC t4-Medic: A film
OF an actual heart catheter-
ization will be seen on the
drama THE Inconstant
Heart"
$3.50, WRC (4)-Robert Mont
gomery Presents: 1.-THE Bao-
bah Tree, the drama of a
selfish woman who must pos
sesS everything she wants or
destroy it. The tree is a native
to East Africa, and where it
grows nothing else will; Mar
tina Scott, Charles Drake,
Elizabeth Montgomery, Ed
ward Ashley, and Audrey
Christie.
$3.50, WTOP ~ - December
Bride: Lily attracts men to
her charity show by borrow
ing several beautiful models.
9:45. WWTG t5)-Boxing from
New York: Gene Poirer VS..
Tony Tex Gonzales in a 10
round middleweight bout.
1890. WTOP t9)-See 1t NOW:
Report from Africa" with
Edward R. Murrow; this is
part l of a apart broad
cast which will transport
viewers the length and
breadth of the continent of
Africa focusing on the un-
rest among the peoples in
their current struggle for
freedom: part l will cover
the Gold Coast, Kenya, Lii
IBERIA, the Belgian Congo, the
Union of South Africa, and
Rhodesia.
HIS, WTOP t9-The Late
Show: A man defes the
Texas Police and turns to
crime in spite of the help of
close friend, United
States Marshall. THE Fa-
BILIOUS Texan" with William
Elliott. Catherine Mcleod,
Andy Devine. Reed Hadley,
and Jim Davis.
11:2O, WMAL t0-The Night
Show: Ladies Courageous"
Loretta Young and Geraldine
Fitzgerald in the story of the
wartime WAAFS.
1880, WRC a. Senator Lyn-
don johnson: an address by
Senator johnson, Majority
Leader in the Senate. will
present the Democratic view
point on current farm legis-
lation.
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LATEST TV
INFORMATION

Television programs for the
week are carried in the TeleVue
Magazine with Sundays Star.
Following is supplementary in
formation on today's programs
received after TeleVue went to
press.
TOday's Programs
1880. wTTG (5)-The Whist
Ter: Silent Partner" will be
seen in place of "A Friendly Case
of Blackmail."
1890, WMAL (7)-"Freedom's
Holy Light" is the title of the
special Thanksgiving program
given by George Washington
University. The program was
Originally called Religion and
Freedom" Guests will include
DR.. Joseph Sizoo. Father Jer-
ome Miller and Rabbi David H.
Panitz. who will appear in place
Rof Rabbi Aaron B. Seidman.
1l:15. WTOP (9)-The Late
Show: 1.-THE Emperor's Night
ingale" will not be seen in color.
TOmOrrOw's Programs
100 pm, WRC (4l-People's
Playhouse: Shadow Of a Man"
The film originally scheduled
has been Cancelled.
200 pm, WRC (4)-Halls of
Ivy.
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TODAYS TV
HIGHLIGHTS

500, WTOP (9l-Thanksgiving
Festival: A cavalcade Of mel
ody from the post-Civil War
period minstrel songs to to-
days rock n roll. Joe E.
Brown, Duke Ellington and
Will Rogers, jr. Frank Knight
is host.
$3.50, WTTG (5)-The Fun
House: Cartoons featuring
Little Lulu, Hector the Pup,
Herman the Mouse, and Cas-
per the Friendly Ghost. Host,
Billy johnson.
500, WMAL (0-Circus Time:
Guests include comedian
Roger Ray; and the Jaye
sisters.
$3.50, WTOP (9)-Climax: (Col-
orr 1.-THE Chinese Came" the
story of a man who glimpses
his future by means of an
ancient Oriental game. Mac
Donald Carey, Rita Moreno,
and Anna May Wong.
$3.50, WRC t4)-Dragnet: Sergt.
Joe Friday uses latest scien-
tiflc crime detection methods
to crack a hijacking case
TV Key says: Not over
loaded with excitement"
800. WMAL (0-Wire Service
''Deported" stars George
Brent. A reporter tracks
down a notorious American
gangster in a small italian
village.
$500, WRC (4t-The Peoples
Choice: Some rough treat
ment given an alleged lady
"blackmailer" by Sock Miller
gets Mayor Peoples in trouble
$3.50, WRC (4)-The Ford
Show: If any TV viewer fails
to identify actor Adolph Men
jou during his guest appear
ance tonight it's because he
agreed to seek dramatic
coaching from Tennessee
Ernie.
$3.50. WTOP (9)-Playhouse 90.
"Eloise." The role of this imr
who lives in New York's Plaza
Hotel is played by Evelyn
Rude who succeeds in tor
menting" Ethel Barrymore
Monty Wooley, Conrad Hill
ton, Louis Jourdan and the
authoress herself, Kay
Thompson. TV Key says: "A
welcome change of pace"
1000, WRC a. - Lux Videc
Theater COLOR: Alexis Smith
stars as the head of a family
in "The Gay Sisters" the
story of three heiresseS.
1000, WMAL t7)-Ozark Jubi.
lee: Thanksgiving in Mis-
souri," is tonight's theme.
1890, WMAL (D-"Freedomi
Holy Light: A specia
THANKSGIVING show presented
by George Washington Uni.
versity.
I1:1O, WTTG (5)-Featurama
Host Milt Grant. Tonight'i
features include Promise o
the Trees" More Gas TO
Centerville" and "F a mil!
Cruising. Cupboard Style"
11:15, WTOP (9) = The Lat
Show: 1.-THE Emperor's Night
ingale" is the Hans Christian
Anderson story of a small
lonely boy whose toys CONF
to life.
11:20, WMAL ~ - The Nigh
Show: THE Man From Texas
stars James Craig and Lynn
Bari. An outlaw attempts Il
reform.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-27
THE SIDNEY HERALD -
Thursday. Dec. ~. 1855 ~

There was a large crowd at
the Anderson school play Friday
evening. Dorothy Ann Bakken
and Leroy Hansen played the
piano for the singing.
Pat Bakken came home Satur-
day morning. Her folks went to
Culbertson to meet her and Wis
tied at the Lyle Anez home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Bradley
and Donna visited at the Earl
Johnson home Sunday evening.
MIR and Mrs. Steve Douglass
were Christmas day dinner guests
at the Don Douglass home.
MI. and Mrs. Robert Atchison
and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Niels Nielsen spent Christmas
eve at the Russell Myron home.
Dennis and Billy Walla attend
ed a surprise birthday party for
Larry Tanglen Saturday evening.
Bob Harry called at the Wala
home Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Rivet
stopped at the Joe Stevenson
home Friday to have dinner on
their way home from Great Falls
where they had taken their
daughter Mary for a medical
check up.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Myron
and family attended the Christ
program at the Peoples Con-
gregational church in Sidney on
Sunday evening. Patti Myron
took part in the program. Bill
Goss was Joseph in the panto-
mime of the Christmas story.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Roberts,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Norby,
Bonnie, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
and son and Orval Booth
we're Christmas Day guests at
the Jesse Roberts home.
Mr. and Mrs. Asa Bradley re-
a Christmas greeting from
Ursula Leitgen, IFYE delegate
rom Germany in 1855. !
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-27

held Friday afternoon at 1890
in the Deckert home and at 1870
from the Bethlehem Mennonite
church. Mr.. Deckert suffered
from multiple ~sclerosis and had
been a patient at Valley Cottage,
New York, for the past three
years, returning home about three
weeks ago. He is survived by his
children, Roane, Arlys and Jim
my, his parents and a sister, Mrs.
Archie Kliewer, Fairview, Mich:
two brothers, Algy Deckert of
HillSburo, Kansas and Waldo
Deckert of Circle.
S-Sgt. Robert VonRuden, who
has been stationed for the past
two and a half years near Frank
fort, Germany, returned home
Sunday evening to spend Christ
mas with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Chas. Won Ruben and 9TH
er relatives. Robert will receive
his discharge from the Air Force
in January.
Christmas day guests in the
rTeu OeckerL nome were the
Charles Keeland family of Rich
ey; Albert Deckert and Arnold
Faye families of Sidney; Ray
mond Senner and family from
Bloomfield and Louis Jankes of
Underwood, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Knauts
and Kristie took Mrs. Kristine
Hagen to Miles City Sunday
where she will remain with her
son Melvin Hagen and family
through the Christmas week. The
Knauts returned home Sunday
evening.
MI. and Mrs. Floyd Durfey
and children were visitors Sun
day afternoon in the home of
Mr.. Durfey's sister, Mrs. Art
Mossastad and family near Vida.
Miss Verna Waters, fourth
grade teacher in the Sidney
school came home to be with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Waters during Christmas holidays.
Ray Stewart, music instructor
Richey schools, left Friday for
stanley, N. D., to be with rela-
ives for Christmas.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-27
Crane
Mrs. Asa Bradley

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Cotter, Erwin.
Matthew and Elaine brought a
birthday cake to the Kenneth
Goss home Wednesday evening.
Orval Booth had dinner last
Sunday at the j. M. Roberts
home.
Mrs. Leroy Tanglen called at
the Kenneth Goss home Friday
evening.
Gordon Bradley had dinner at
the Joe Gartner home Thursday.
Mrs. Asa Bradley was surprised
Friday by the visit from her
cousin Duane Hartl and family
of ~Spearfish, S. D., who we're
on their way to Cutbank to visit
Mrs. Hartl's parents over Christ
mas.
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Douglass
were supper guests at the Chas.
Douglass home Christmas Eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Myron
and family were Christmas dinner
guests at the Henry Miller home.
Thirty-seven friends and neigh
bors gathered at the j. M. Rob-
erts home Sunday evening to
help them celebrate their 49th
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Roberts
were supper guests at the Jesse
Roberts home Christmas eve.
Marlene and Clara Cotter and
Bill Goss attended the junior
leaders hay-ride last Friday eve
ming with a party and lunch
afterward at the NYA hall.
Mrs. Bill Cotter had a birthday
for her daughter Elaine on
December IT.
The school program at the
Crane school was well attended.
Several plays we're given as well
as the usual musical numbers.
Myrna Larsen and Gloria Uhrich
both sang solos with Marvin Ber-
ry accompanist on the accordion.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Graunke
sends greetings from Santa Rosa,
California.
The Herb Larsen children call
I'd at the Walla home Saturday
evening.
Bobbie Lorenz is spending the
Christmas vacation at the Melvin
3akken home.
Jack Nails called Dee Stewart
Saturday evening from Wichita,
Kansas to wish him a merry
Christmas.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-27
Richey

Don Rees will be In Richey ON
Monday, January 7 for tax SER
vice, and each following Monday
until further notice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Culver
drove to Baker Monday afternoon
to be with their son and dauph-
ter-in-law MI. and Mrs. Russell
Culver and little Brett for Christ
mas. They will return home We'd
nesday.
A Christmas program was pre-
sented by the Richey high school
band and mixed chorus Tuesday
evening, December Is at the gym.
The band opened the program
by playing two selections March
OF the Kings" and ''The Parade
OF the Little Tin Soldiers" The
mixed chorus presented "The Son
OF Christmas, the story of the
birth of Christ, in music and
song. Soloists were JEANNE len
sen, soprano; Loren Soft, tenor.
and Wesley Borntriger, baritone
Group singing accompanied by
the band, closed the program
This program was under the di-
rection of Ray Stewart, music
instructor.
The children's Sunday school
Christmas program under the
leadership of the superintendent,
Mrs. Floyd Durfey, was present.
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-27

ed at the American Lutheran
church Thursday evening at TOO.
The program included recitations
by the primary grades, and songs
by the upper grades of the Sum-
day school. Also a film, 'The
Boy and the Bible" was shown.
After the program the usual
Christmas treats were passed out
to the young folk.
Wayne Leslie was elected
president of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship at their regular meet
ing which was held Monday eve
ming at the church. Other officers
elected were Sharon Kemmis,
v1ce-president and publicity;
Sharon Berry, secretary and
treasurer. Chairmen of the fol-
lowing offices: Christian Citizen
ship, Robert Williams; Christian
Fellowship, Benny Edeburn, and
Betty 10 Eggebrecht; Christian
Out Reach, Sharon Levengood;
Christian Faith, Sylvia Zuroff,
Christian Witness, Arthur I'm
run. Sponsors are, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Boles. Lunch was served
by Mrs. Ira Zuroff and Mrs.
A. c. Williams. The next meet
ing of the Methodist Youth Eel
lowship will be held on January
8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Lear and
children left Friday for Choteau
to spend the Christmas holidays
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Butterfield
The Sidney herald., 1956-12-27

left Monday for Helena for a
months visit with their son and
daughter, Warren Butterfield and
family and Mrs. Perry Roys and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Radcliffe
left Friday to spend the Christ
mas week with their son-in-law
and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
meth Jaqueth and son in Libby.
The Radcliffes were accompanied
by Miss Sally Bateson of Oxford,
England.
MM-3 Gene Reich, his wife and
two daughters, departed Thurs
day morning for his station at
Ports Mouth, Virginia after
spending a ten day furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Reich in Wolf Point and with
friends in Richey. On Wednesday
a farewell dinner was served in
their honor in the Albert Reich
home. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. Gary Beuchler of Vida,
and Duane Reich who came home
from Bozeman, where he is at
tending college. Later in the af-
ternoon, Martin Eggum and Ira
Zuroff of Richey called at the
Reichs. Duane Reich went back
to Bozeman Thursday.
Students home from College
for the holidays are: Mary Helen
Eggebrecht of Havre, Richard
Raisl of Havre, Dolores Nelson of
Billings.
Sally Miller came home Sat-
urday from Glendive to be with
her father, Mr.. Charles Miller,
for a few days. She will return
to Glendive Tuesday.
MIR and Mrs. Herman Egge-
brecht arrived here from Bill
lings Saturday to be with their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Eggebrecht and fam
lily through Christmas.
Norman Nelson and children
left Monday afternoon for Willis
North Dakota to be Christ
mas day guests of his sister, Mrs.
VIM. A. Kemmer and family.
The Theta Rho Girls club held
heir annual Christmas party in
he IOOF hall Wednesday eve
hing. After the usual exchange
If Christmas gifts, the group
vent out caroling around town.
They then returned to the hall
or refreshments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Wirth re-
urned home from Bozeman to
pend the holidays with home
olks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Olson
md children and Carl Carson
we're Friday evening dinner
.uests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
olson in Lambert, the occasion
icing Harris birthday anniver-
airy.
Mrs. NARROW Eggum entertain
d at a little birthday party We'd
esday afternoon for her sons
anth birthday. Guests present
,ere Bryan Richey and Gregory {
ohnston. {
1ll. dIlQ uNlS. 1ONltil
eturned Sunday evening a week
go from their trip which took
nem to st. Paul, Minnesota,
here they attended the Farm ]
RS Union GTA convention after
yhich they visited friends in ;
,arden City and Lake Crystal, [
Minnesota before returning home.
hey spent Saturday night with |
Ieorge's brother John and fami- {
z at Poplar. /
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Holm and '
IN Kenneth left Friday for
-reat Falls to spend the Christ '
las week with their son-in-law T
nd daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
chmaus and children. T
Lloyd Deckert, As, passed away i
Sunday evening, Deem r
% at 600 at the home Of a
IS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
eckert. Funeral services will be p
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
In Time for Vacations
National Airo-Wote
Lightweight Luggage

IS pieces Of fomous Afro Vote lug
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shut I never got to take it out
of its case. The natives were ex-
tremely friendly and helpful. In
fact they were more encouraging
than some of the museums and
universities l had written to in
the States. The experts all said
I'd never find the worms"
Natives Puzzled
If the natives were friendly.
they also were somewhat puz-
'zled by the expedition.
They Just kill the worms
when they see them. They don't
know the creatures not only are
harmless, but help enrich the
soil, which is the best for plant
ing I've ever seem" Mrs. Latham
said.
When she had collected II
worms she packed them in a
crate marked precision instru-
mentS"-to insure safe handling
and brought them home.
Three other prizes Mrs. Latham
collected in the Choco jungle
were two male and one female
guagua-a prehistoric species OF
rat that looks like a dumpy chip
munk. 1t is long extinct in most
parts of the world. The female
guagua is especially difficult tc
bring from her native habitat.
Mrs. Latham. who lives on q
farm near Pittsburgh. where hel
husband, William, works in q
munitions plant, has been col
lecting rare and exotic animals
for five years now. Most of hel
specimens go to museums anc
ZOOS.
Mrs. Latham thinks the earth
worms may be of the specie;
/, Glossosccler Fosold, but she's not
sure. There's chance they may
be RhinodriluS Fafner. The
Smithsonian will decide.
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Newspaper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
Metal Stress Tested
BY 30-Foot SIinqshot

NEW HAVEN. Conn. = Yale
engineers have constructed a 30
foot slingshot for testing the
stress caused in metals by sud
den impact.
Powered by three large rubbe
cords, the slingshot is loaded b.
means Of a winch and fires q
3-foot aluminium rod at a SINH
lar rod, Electrical strain gauge,
tapped to the struck rod RECORD
/ the impact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
Col. WinkeI. Gets
Wushinqton Post

1t. Col. Paul P. Winkel, of
533 Vista. drive, Falls Church,
Va, has been appointed special
services officer for the Military
District of Washington.
A native of Cicero, Ind, Col.
Winkel served two years as
special services officer at Fort
Richardson, Alaska, before taking
the Washington post.
Col. Wrinkle was commissioned
a second lieutenant in the Off
GERS Reserve Corps upon grad
uation from Purdue University
in 1923. Called to active duty
in 1910 he served in Italy during
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
Residents Offered
Free Chest X-Roys

Free chest X-rays in mobile
units. are being offered District
residents today and tomorrow.
. The first unit, which has beer
surveying neighborhoeds in the
Southeast area since early
June. will be set up at the Con-
gress Park Bowling Center
1857 Savannah street Sc. 1t vii
be open from IL am. to 6 pm,
except for. a 45-minute lunch
period beginning at lis pm.
Unit will be located at Yer.
mont avenue, between H and
streets NV. and will be oper
the two days from $3.50 am. t.
4:30 pm. Priority will be giver
personnel Of the Veterans Ad
ministration. it was said.
The first unit will continue it.
Southeast survey through Au
gust "a, after which time it vii
move to new spot at tn,
markets on Maine avenue S.W
Operation of the two units j
sponsored jointly by the Distric
Department of Public Health
and the District tuberculosis
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-05
By RICHARD FREEDMAN

A Pennsylvania housewife and
mother arrived here this week TO
present the Smithsonian Institu-
ton with an unusual gift.
It's a crate containing a half
dozen giant earthworms. the first
believed ever to be taken alive
from their natural habitat.
The earthWorms - which
stretch to a repellent three feet
when they crawl-are found only
in the wetter portions of Colon
bia. Burma and Australia
Mrs. Martha Latham. the in
trepid housewife and animal
trainer found her specimens
high in the Colombian Andes
during the rainy season-and
Colombia's rainy season is the
second wettest in the world. The
honor for first goes to Burma.
Mrs. Latham had trouble
bringing the giant earthworms
INTO this country.
Into Peat Moss
II was met at the Miami air.
port by a horde of immigration
authorities, and plant and sol
inspectors she said. They were
afraid the worms would bring
hoof and mouth disease into the
country. Worms, of course
have no hooveS and only rudi-
mentary mouths
A Florida ruling passed re-
Gently forbids transporting Flor
ida soil to any other State. Sc
Mrs. Latham had to transfer
her worms to a new crate flllec
with peat moss. The crate hap
pened to be an old case used fol
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Woman Brings 'em Back
Alive 3-Foot Worms

Scotch whisky. Had it fallen into
the wrong hands and beell
opened by some thirsty citizen
the results would have been fear
full to contemplate.
When she arrived in New YorE
Mrs. Latham sped down to tn
Fulton street flower market
There, in the early dawn hour
she transferred her preciou
charges again into two crate
filling them with newly bough
humuS.
The worms eat rich. loan
black soil by absorption" Mrs
Latham said. Il could feel then
getting weaker and thinner il
the peat moss. and they're still
a bit peaked from the trip. Blu
they'll soon revive in this ricf
humus."
Appear on TV
Mrs. Latham brought back !
worms altogether. Some were o.
TV last week. and may end vi
in the museum of natural his
tory at New York.
The worms had to primp cor
siderably for their TV debu
Dormant, they are about a foo
long. and are colored pitch blacE
from the earth. When they arr
scrubbed, their skin has a sor
of grayish- black iridescent luster
They are segmented like ordi'
nary earthworms, but they reach
an inch in diameter when full
grown.
I'VE could find them only il
the early morning" Mrs. Latham
said. She was assisted in thu
search by the natives of thu