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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Committee
On Soil Bank
Fund Today
By JOSEPH A. FOX

A move was underway today
to provide additional millions for
farm belt pocketbooks, as the
Senate Agriculture Committee
prepared to wrap up the new
farm bill and send 1t to the
Senate.
The committee was starting an
litem-by-item vote on the final
form of the legislation. Chair
man Ellender, of Louisiana, said
a last-minute change proposed
adding SITS million to the $3.50
million the committee has ap-
proved as compensation to grow
Iers who cut their acreage OF
wheat, cotton, corn. rice and
binder tobacco this year.
This would boost to Sill bill
lion the amount the committee
proposes to spend solely for the
soil-bank feature Of the omnibus
farm program. which aims at
idling around so million acres OF
cropland to reduce commodity
surpluses and build up the soil.
The increase ties in with the
Icommittee plan to restore high
level support prices for basic
Icrops-wheat, cotton. corn, rice
and peanuts-whose growers
would profit also by additional
millions under an amendment
backed by Senator Humphrey,
democrat of Minnesota, to re-
store the former parity base.
Parity is the figure calculated to
give the farmer a fair return in
relation to production costs. The
base was dropped 5 per cent
this year as part Of the Essen
hover administration program
Ito cut support payments to dis
courage production.
Raise Dairy Supports
Another amendment backed
by the Minnesotan would raise
dairy support prices from rs per
cent Of parity to an 5000 per
cent scale.
He also urged the committee
to back a marketing plan for
hogs which he said would be
more effective. and, at $198 mil
lion, cost less than the pork
buying program on which the
Government embarked last fall
lin an effort to relieve the squeeze
Ion the Midwest hog belt.
Farmers would get a premium
for selling lightweight hogs, a
step designed to avoid a glut.
Senator Ellender indicated
some reservations about the fate
Iof the Humphrey program, with
the observation that he did not
think the bill. in its final form.
would be much different than the
tentative draft approved Satur-
day night. ,
Parity Fight Seen
The bill is scheduled to be
taken UP in the Senate late next
week when Congress gets back
from the Lincoln Day holiday,
and a king-size fight already is
assured on one Professionalism
ration of the 80 per cent parity
support level for the basics which
the administration succeeded In
shelving two years ago.
Supporters predict passage, but
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OO11S dl1N IlClO EO OA4ASC4O az No.
Rollins "a, handed the pts
who. posing as a businessman
offered him a job. The surrender
was engineered by Cliff Russell
Corpus Christi Caller-Times re-
porter, who volunteered to be
Rollins hostage and then pro-
posed using a police car for a
getaway into Mexico.
Officers, newsmen and the
family of J. H. Smith said Roll
Inns began his terrorism at noon
yesterday when. armed with the
pistol, he confronted Mrs. Smith
her son, John. %, and heI
daughter, Pat. II, when they re-
turned to their home for lunch
Rollins tore up sheets and an
electric blanket and then tied
and blindfolded his three vic
TINS. He threatened to silt
their Threats" and to stab them
in the heart.
The Smith family said later
that Rollins apparently was in
censed that they had offered to
pay medical bills for Mrs. Rol-
Inns, their housekeeper, who is
pregnant. Rollins could not pay
because he is only employed
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part time. He was served with
divorce papers Tuesday and ap-
Iparently believed the Smiths
had been responsible for the rift
between him and his wife.
In an effort to persuade Rol-
Inns, the Smiths urged him to
take them to his estranged
wife,s home. On the pleas Of
Pat Smith, the gunman released
Mrs. Smith.
Rollins then took the son and
daughter to his wife's home.
where Mrs. Rollins also was
made a captive. AS the four
drove away, a highway patrol
car, alerted by Mrs. Smith, gave
chase.
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admit the vote will be close.
They also insist the President
would not veto a high-support
bill, because the legislation. in
general and particularly the soil
bank feature, meets administra-
ton views. Opponents contend
otherwise.
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means of the commercial tech
nique which involves releasing
into the atmosphere silver iodide
smoke from ground generators,
produces results which are not
Spectacular or breathtaking but
which can be very important to
the water economy Of the Ma
ton"
Positive results of the commit
tees statistical evaluation work
were shown in the Pacific Coast
States.
Historic BreakthrOugh"
Capt. Orville and other men,
bers of the committee told news
men, at a press conference yes
terday, that private and public
seeding companies successful
attempts at causing precipita-
ton was historic break
through" in the project.
The committee was established
by Congress in 1858 following
introduction of a bill for its crea-
ton by Senator Case, Republican
of South Dakota.
An average increase in rain
fall of 10 per cent in northern
Oregon over a five-year period
was reported by the committee.
Cloud seeding there has been
conducted by a group of farmers.
In making the report to Presi-
dent Eisenhower and recon-
mending that the life of the
committee be extended two
years, Capt. Orville stated:
/. The committee has de-
veloped a superior methodology
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Reporter Helps Force
Gunmon to Surrender

CORPUS CHRISTI Tex, Feb. pa nervy newspaper
reporter moothtalkng sheriff prevailed Leonard
Rollins surrender his pistol and end ve-hour reign
which the pattme laborer kidnapped four
sons and held 40 officers at bay
Rollins a. handed the pistol to Sheriff Odem Doan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-09
Cloud Seeding Pays off
In Rain, Study Shows

Federal look into ranmaking enacted into law in 1853
paying with good results it disclosed yesterday
The Presidents Advisory Committee Weather Control,
headed by Howard Orve sent report to the White
House yesterday which summed up said:
(the found that seeding by
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last three years has shown a so
per cent decrease.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04

birthday pal was Joe Ruffatto,
He received several birthday
cards and the children sang Hap
by Birthday"
Our school is enjoying our new
bookshelves.
Raymond and Stephen Schmitz,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete P. Ruffatto
and daughters Joan and Julia
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Fisher
and children, Leroy, Gloria and
Joe attended the dance at the
Elmdale hall Saturday night.
Mrs. Paul Patch is a patient
in the Sidney hospital.
Mrs. Myrtle Clifford returned
to her home in Sidney after
spending a week with Mrs. Let
ty Wesin at the teacherage.
Mrs. VIM Salvhus and children
and MIR. and Mrs. Harry FoSs
were callers in Culbertson Sat-
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Candee
of the Armstrong community Wis
tied at the VIM. Fisher home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Alvin of
Hill Point, Wisconsin, a brother
of Mrs. Joe Schmitz, arrived
Tuesday for a visit at the Joe
Schmitz home.
Mrs. Joe Provost, Mrs. Ed Bell
of Lambert, and Miss Ann Raifel
of Chicago visited at the Joe
Schmitz home Thursday.
MFR. and Mrs. Ed Silk of ST.
Paul, Mimi, granddaughter of
Mr.. Fred T~orksdorf are guests
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04
Charley Creek
BY Rp{fattar School

NXAI
Mrs. Myrtle CLIFFORD of Sidney
and Mrs. Lefty Wesin visited at
the home of Mrs. Clara Smith
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patch Wis
tied their children, the Kenneth
and Wendell Patch families and
the Joe Mercier family in Sidney
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Harry Foss and new baby
were dismissed from the Sidney
Memorial hospital and are now
at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Patch and
Mrs. Clara Smith attended the
show Monday night in gilbert
son.
Mrs. Myrtle Clifford and Mrs.
VIM. Fisher were coffee guests of
Mrs. Raymond Ruffatto Friday
afternoon.
Callers in Sidney this week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Fisher,
Mrs. Clara Smith and son How
ard, Mr.. and Mrs. Quinto Ruffat-
to and boys Bobby and Paul.
The PTA met at the school Fri
day night. The men installed an
electric pump at the well. Mrs.
Lefty Wesin gave a talk and
showed pictures of her trip thru
the New England states in June.
The freshman class were initi-
ated at the Brockton high school
and Leroy and Gloria Fisher who
are members of the class are now
full fledged members of the high
school.
Mrs. Myrtle CLIFFORD and Mrs.
Lefty Wesin were dinner guests
at the VIM. Fisher home We'd
nesday evening.
Joe Fisher celebrated his 18th
birthday by bringing his birth
day cake and sharing it with the
rest of the school. His secret
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04
WATCH FOR
SCHOOL RUSES

Now that fall weather is get
ting down to business, it would
be well for drivers to remember
that darker days and poor visi-
bility often add UP to tragedy in
volving school buses.
Under the law in practically
every part of this country, drivers
r required to stop when school
buses r discharging or taking
on passengers. This means that
drivers approaching or following
a school bus are required to stop.
In billy areas, in poor visibility,
or on curves, cars travelling at
today's high speeds are often
hard-pressed to stop if they do
not see a standing bus a good
distance ahead. Although school
buses r supposed to show
blinking lights, or stop signals,
in the form of a raised sign or
in some other fashion, these sig
nails are sometimes flashed dan
gerously late by the driver, and
oncoming car are given very
little time to stop.
Therefore, we take this occa-
sion to call the attention of all
drivers to the fact that, as days
get shorter and winter weather
increases its intensity, eyes should
be kept peeled for school buses,
especially in the early morning
and early afternoon, in an effort
to avoid what could be the worst
possible tragedy on the highways.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04

/ Ocean. cause hurricanes whcr
they suddenly dip downward, OF
change their altitude. That is, II
is thought that they set UP rota-
ton patterns which can cause
hurricanes - through a mixture
of moisture and temperature
changes, and velocity.
1t is known, of course, that
hurricanes are low pressure areas,
huge counter-clockwise move
ments of rotating winds and
squalls and rain. To get an idea
of what is meant by a low pres
sure area, one has to visualize
the earth with a layer of gas
1.-THE atmospheric surrounding II.
The higher the layer of gas
is over a certain point on the
earth's surface - that is, if it
is relatively a mountain over that
point - the higher pressure is
at that surface point.
If, on the other hand, at a
certain point on the earth's sur
face there is a comparative val
ley of the layer of gas, then that
area is in a low pressure area.
Winds occur in this low pres
sure area because the layer Of
gas which surrounds the earth
which we will call weather -
flows from the mountains down
the valleys and sets up a
counter clockwise motion. 1t is
a counter clockwise mo-
ton, just as the rotation of water
in the sink in this hemisphere, is
constant.
The individual can create for
a most interesting hobby
by studying weather and by
observing signs in the sky.
If he will obtain a barometer, a
wind velocity measuring instru-
nent, a hydromter and use a
temperature indicator along with
.hese instruments, he can learn
much about weather patterns by
studying the reaction of these
Instruments over a period of
line.
In fact, if he lives some dis
ance from a weather bureau
tation, he will often be able to
ietect changes in weather and
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04

year. The pictures ats No Pic.
nic," Realm of the Wild" ano
Accidents Don't Happen" are
scheduled for this coming We'd
nesday night, October 3, for Fire
Prevention Week, being carried
on in all of the schools. Anyone
interested in seeing these pictures
is welcome. Remember the place
and time-Mona hall, October 3,
at 7:30.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Martin
and Marilyn shopped in Sidney
Wednesday. They dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. V.
Martin.
MI. and Mrs. Lloyd Parsons
and girls and Mrs. o. H. Parsons
took in the show at the Motor
WI Tuesday night. Mrs. o. H.
Parsons remained in Sidney, and
spent the remainder of the week
visiting at the homes of her
daughters, Mrs. Robert Peter
sen and Thelma Barber.
Bert Leroy Steppler spent
Tuesday night with Duane Mar
tin. Sharon stayed with Mrs.
Haste for supper and returned
home with her parents later that
evening when they and MIR. and
Mrs. Harold Martin visited Mrs.
Haste to make PTA arrangements.
1t was decided that we would
show an educational film each
month at the Mona hall.
Mrs. Harold Martin, Duane
and Marilyn and Mrs. Donald
Martin called on Mrs. Delilia
Friday afternoon.
Lorraine Parsons and Mrs.
Martin cher mother) went to
Williston Saturday. The young
sters stayed with Mrs. Ray Mar
tin.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martin,
Duane and Marilyn were supper
at the Calvin Steppler
home Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Martin
came out from Sidney Thursday
to spend a few days at the Har-
old Martin home. Jackie Gold
smith came with them and stayed
overnight with Marilyn. Donald
and Marilyn took her home Fri
lay morning and were dinner
guests of the Boyd Lowe family
Fairview.
Lorraine and girls were at the
show at Mona hall Wednesday
Phyllis and Thelma took their
mother, Mrs. o. H. Parsons, home
Sunday afternoon. Pattie Petersen
md Harriet Stone, came along
or the ride.
Calvin Steppler did some dirt
moving at the Mona school last
Thursday. Mrs. Steppler visited
chool while Cal did this work.
later they called at the Dave
,teppler home.
Lee McCollum made a trip TO
Thursday after repairs for
Harold Martins truck.
Mr. and Mrs. John Spencer
allied on the Sowle family Sun
afternoon.
Continued on page ID
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at the Fred Torksdorf home. Har-
old took them to the Fort Peck
dam Monday.
Sunday supper guests at the
Anton Schmitz home were Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Silk of st. Paul,
Mimi, Fred and Harold forks
dorf, MIR. and Mrs. Don Zoanni
and family of Sioux Pass. The
Al Schmitz family visited in the
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Amestoy
of the Elmdale community we're
looking over the irrigation pro-
ject at the Al Schmitz's river
place Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Fisher and
children, Bruce and Carol and
their guest Little Diana Allison
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04

attended the show In Culbertson
Sunday evening.
Al Schmitz and son were callers
in Williston Saturday. They went
for tractor parts.
George Fisher called at the
Alvin Fisher home Friday w
ming. He brought Diana Allison
to the Alvin Fisher home where
she spent the week end visiting
with Carol.
Al Schmitz made a trucking
trip into Sidney Wednesday. He
stayed for the Olsen for Cover
nor club meeting in the evening.
Joe Schmitz and his guests Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin visited at the
Anton Schmitz home Sunday eve
ming.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04
THE GIvE-AwAY SHOWS

One of the major television
columnists reports that give-away
shows will reach a high-water
mark this year and then begin
to decline.
To those who find themselves
spellbound and dazzled by the
money and suspense offered by
these shows, this will be a sour
note. However, for others, who
find the blinkey-bloopy music,
and sweet talk and super-pressure
too much, it will be a welcomed
development.
We are inclined to believe the
give-away shows are here to stay.
We think they can be improved,
and that they will be, but the
Cinderella" angle to these pro-
grams makes them tremendously
popular with the average view
er.
We suggest that one way to
out-do all the give-away pro-
gains, and create one which will
attract more interest than any
other, is to have a program with
the top award the net work show
ing the program, or perhaps the
corporation or business sponsor
ing the program. If the stakes
get much higher, it might come
to this.
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04
Mona News
By Mona School

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Beulow OF
Clinton, Iowa have been visiting
at the Baker Finnicum home this
week. Mrs. Beulow is Mrs. Fran
els Finnicum's sister and Mr.. Beu-
low is employed as a Milwaukee
Railway engineer. They visited at
the Calvin Steppler home Monday
morning.
Oscar and Lloyd Parsons were
in Sidney Wednesday. They
brought the Petersen youngsters
pony out to the farm for the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Martin
and Marilyn had dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. John Spencer Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin and Marilyn
accompanied the Spencers to Gull
bertson in the afternoon where
they delivered chickens and Mari
Ign got her last polio shot.
MIR. and Mrs. Calvin Steppler
motored to Fairview and Sidney
Tuesday morning.
There were SO persons in all
that gathered at the Mona hall
Wednesday evening, September
rs for the Mona school PTA to
see the educational films, Chimp,
the Fireman." when the Three
Bruins Made Fun" and woody
the Woodpecker". After the pic
lures a free lunch of coffee and
cookies was enjoyed by everyone
and it gave the folks from the
different communities Andes,
Armstrong, Culbertson, Elmdale,
Mona and Norgaard, a chance to
get acquainted. Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
Roy Haste plan to show educa-
tional pictures at the Mona hall
every month during the school
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04

Despite all science knows on so
many subjects, the weather is
still one of the greatest puzzles
facing them. In spite of all de-
lection equipment used, and all
the knowledge of the modern
times, weather forecasters often
cannot accurately predict the
weather.
Experiments are now being con-
Quoted, of course, to find out
something about tornadoes, and
what forms them, and also to
explore hurricanes and to find
ways to track the path of hurri-
lanes accurately.
1t is thought that w~esterlies,
high winds blowing in a westerly
direction across the Atlantic
The Sidney herald., 1956-10-04

coming weather events before
they are given out in the news
papers or over the air, since
these reports are necessarily
somewhat late and since they APP
ply to a geographical point which
may be some miles from the
home of the individual.
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whafS Going
To Happen To
The kidS7

what used to call the green years guess there
be Even get another job savings gone and we're
back in debt We've lost 10 years, the way figure it,
don't mind SO much for myself worry about Mary. She's
a. she's raised the kids and she deserves take easy Instead
she's back to worrying about the price of hamburger.
Our older girl freshman college When she finally heard
about it, she right and got job. She letter
home telling send her any money She's got good
stuff in her. 1t won't hurt her working in veanddme store
but when is she going to get time to study?
Then there's Bud he's H. senior in high school, He
all set for college but he's talking about taking load off
my shoulders by enlsng in the Navy.
Only Gloria - call her Peachie doesn't
Of she's only 10 and doesn't really understand She
she glad to have me home much wish could the
They Wanted Engineers
didn't expect get fired When heard about the merger
thought I'd step up But it the company isn't
going to make openers The big outfit assemblies
electrical equipment and they bought lot of little companies
make their precision parts They told that all their plant
must be engineers told them how bosed the sallams
production during the showed them the certificate
of merit They looked at it, but guess didn't prove anything
said I'D be glad back into the business end - after ALL
that's where started. But they sad mo, you've been
close to the plant for long, You don't know what's been
going outside.
So that that They gave two months salary and $50
that due me from the recently established pension fund.-
week after home a flooded storm wrecked
furnace 1t cost 5000 to buy new
Don't give it thought said to Mary cheeruly. I'll
have a new job by the end of the week!"
I'D had lots of offers in the past fellow would say WELL
if you're looking around for another place. over
to We you" - Continued on page 81
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Virginia Court AboIishes
Area Milk Price Controls

RICHMOND. Oct. 10 Especially
Retail price-fixing powers OF
the Virginia Milk Commission
in the Arlington Alexandra
market area were wiped out to-
day by Richmond Circuit Judge
Harold F. Snead.
Judge Snead held there was
no reasonable basis in fact for
the commission TO refuse TO
withdraw Its price-flxing au-
thority from the market area
which includes. beside Arlington
and Alexandria. Fairfax County
and Falls Church.
Effect Of the order will be to
allow diaries TO reduce prices in
the suburban Virginia area "a
match those In Washington.
The judge held valid the COM
missions right TO Ak the mini
mum prices paid TO producers.
The current minimum retail
price Of milk IN the Alexandria
Arlington area is 22.5 cents a
quart Mix has been selling as
low as 10 cents quart in Wash
ington where there are no price
controls.
Judge Snead said the commits
sion had abused It's discretion in
not withdrawing It's retail price.
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fixing regulations. This. he said,
was tsntamount 20 acting in an
arbitrary and capI1cious manner
He said that the regulation in
the Arlington Alexandra market
order which sets reail and whole
sale selling prices VI milk in that
market should be declared null
and void"
Judge Snead upheld an ap-
peal Of Highs Dairy Products
Co. and Safeway Stores which
had argued on June rs that the
State Mix Commission was dis
eliminating against Virginia in
fixing retail prices.
The dairies' attorneys. Israel
Steingold Of Richmond. and Ar
thur B. Hanson Of Washington
declared that right across the
line in Washington. milk was
being sold by the gallon for Ia
cents less than it could be sold
in Arlington and Alexandria al
though the milk came from the
same source and the same price
was paid to the farmers for both
markets.
The diaries were appealing q
decision Of the commission which
had voted 2-to-l that IL should
continue retail price fixing ir
the interests Of the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-12
Union Gets OK
To Build Here

The District Board Of zoninp
Adjustment today unanimously
approved plans Of the Interna-
tional Hodcarriers. Building and
Common Laborers Union OF
America to construct a SIS mil
lion to So million national head.
quarters building at the north
east corner OF Sixteenth and
streets NV.
Robert o. Clouser. boarc
member and spokesman. said
the board had imposed two ma
jor conditions. These require
that the eight-story limestone
structure conform TO plans pre-.
sented 70 the board. includinr
spaces for as to so automobiles
and that the occupancy Of the
building be limited TO $50 per.
cons as planned by the union
Mr.. Clouser said the lorna
order would be drafted and is.
sued in about two weeks.
The case went to the board
for permission to build a com.
mercial Office building on resi-.
dentially zoned land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-12
Soviet Discus Champion
Convicted Of ShopIifting

the hast al c. and A. Modes
displayed there constitute a con-
siderable temptation TO a num-
Der Of women. / think the in
terests Of justice will be dis
charged If I discharge her alb
solutely on payment Of 3 euineas
costs"
He said he found the case
against her proved.
Defense Counsel Mervyn Crit
fith-Jones indicated Nina had
been in the Soviet Embassy ever
since she failed to show in court
August 30.
"she has in fact not been q
free woman" he said.
Mr. Grifith-Jones indicated
Nina would be returning TO Rus
STA at the earliest possible mo-
ment." She is expected to 90
back. either by plane or by The
Soviet ship Molotov leaving Lon
don later today.
Nina is a fayorite for the 1856
Olympic woman's discus gold
medal at Melbourne next month
She won the event in the 1862
Helsinki games under her maiden
name Of Nina Romaschkova.
The 27-year-old athlete. an
attractive figure In fawn rain
coat. lipstick and a green blouse
said on the stand she had no
religious beliefs and made an
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