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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
THE EVENING STAR A.!
Washington. D. c. 80
TUESDAY, JANUARY IL. 1885

prospect whatever Of Q reduction
in taxes"
Chairman Byrd. Democrat Of
Virginia, Of the Senate Finance
Committee. said he Is disturbed
and disappointed" by increased
Government spending based ION
the premise. apparently. that the
present boom viii continue, and
this no one can predict"
Called Big Achievement
@. o. p. House Leader Martin
Of Massachusetts, called the pros
pective balanced budget "a ma
jor achievement" Senator
Bridges Of New Hampshire,
chairman Of the Senate G. o. P.
Policy Committee. said Mr.. Eli
senhower has made good the
balanced budget pledge"
Commenting on budget figures
anticipating an additional $3.50
million in revenue from higher
postage rates, House Democratic
Leader Mccormack Of Massachu-
sets said they'll have a hard
time convincing us Democrats
OF the need for an increase"
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would unbalance the budget
Democrats for the most part
adopted a cautious attitude until
first quarter tax receipts are
counted and the revenue picture
jells.
Mr.. Eisenhower yesterday sent
to Congress a balanced budget
for this year and next based on
continuation of present tax rates
His figures called for Govern
Iment income of $64.5 billion and
outgo of s64, 270, 900, 900. with a
surplus of $3.50 million. in this
bookkeeping year. It ends June
80.
For the following year, ending
June 80, 1857, he estimated Fed
eral income at 1868 billion
against spending Of SOS. 1865. 000,-
900. for a surplus of $435 million.
A $35,547. 100000 Pentago
spending program makes up the
bulk Of the overall budget ex-
|penditure estimates. Robot and
air-atomic power dominate the
military budget plans President
Eisenhower said were patterned
on the increasing availability OF
new weapons Of unprecedented
strategic : and tactical impor-
lance" Outlays for conventional
weapons" will decrease, Mr..
Eisenhower said. Defense Sec
rotary Wilson declared in New
York last night that the pro-
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|ment that ito the degree that
you increased your reserve force
Ito that degree could you cut
down on your active components'
is "preposterous."
Truman Not Spared
/ In his article Gen. Ridgway die
not spare the Truman admins
Itration of criticism.
The Army began running into
trouble after World War II, hi
said, when we were trimming
1.-THE fat" from the military estab.
Ilishmnet'-an obvious references
to the defense policies Of Secre-
itary Of Defense Louis johnson
under President Truman. THE
product of that thinking was the
Korean war. in which skeleton
regiments, starved by q disastrous
economy policy. held the line Of
the Pusan beachhead. :"
/ But 1t was his two-year toul
Jas Chief Of STAFF. starting II
August of 1858. that really
brought 'vexations frus-
Itrations (andl sheer travail
iof spirit" Gen. Ridgway said.
/ He ran into the administra-
Ition's economy policy. In the
1885 budget, he said. force levels
provided in all three (seryices)
were not primarily based on mill
itary needs. They were squeezed
within the framework Of preset,
arbitrary manpower and fiscal
limits. a complete inversion of
the normal process.
When he became Chief of
STAFF. Gen. Ridgway said. Army
strength was S million men and
appropriations were $16.2 bill
lion a year. a level mo more
than barely adequate to support
the missions assigned TO it,
Since then, he said. appropria-
tionS have dropped to $50 bill
lion and manpower levels are
scheduled to drop to one million
men this summer, although the
Army mission has been enlarged
/ actual Army spending in the
current fiscal year was estimated
in yesterdays budget message to
be $8.5 million.)
The General sees the Army's
function as twofold: First, tc
deter aggression by virtue of its
strength and readiness, and
second. to fight and win q
global war or a local war in the
event aggression did occur"
Point Out Consequences
| He could do only two things as
Chief Of Staff to save the situa-
ton. Gen. Ridgway said: Point
out to my civilian superiors what
I believed to be the consequences
OF these policies" and then, as
the decision remained the same
make the best possible use OF
whatever was available to me. "
Pressure was brought to still
his protests, he said. ION one
occasion" he wrote, Secretary
lof Defense Wilson pointed out
to me that the forces recon-
mended were approved by the
President, who was himself a
former soldier of wide experience,
and that for me to express OPP
posing views would place me in
the position Of taking issue with
my Commander In Chief. And
that he added bluntly, would
mot be good"
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ginning, Israel has looked on the
alliance between Britain, Turkey.
Iran and Iraq as q menace to
its own security. Egypt. Syria
and Saudi Arabia denounce it as
q product Of Western imperial
ism" and a divisive influence In
the area.
Set up a new program Of eco
Inomic assistance?
Arab leaders have nothing
against aid Gas long as no
strings are attached) but they
have made it clear they like
trade better. Talk Of a full
f1edged Middle-Eastern Mar
shall plan" seems completely
unrealistic from everybody's
point Of view. A program for
more economic assistance on a
flexible. long-term basis Is urg-
entity called for. But it is by no
means an answer to the Russian
tactic of offering fabulous trade
bargains in return for surplus
cotton and rice.
Given problems like these, it
would be unfair to expect easy
and miraculous solutions from
the most inspired leadership.
What can be expected is some
thing more than reassuring gen.
eralities leading to inaction.
Perhaps the most obvious fact
in the European area today is
that the formulas, slogans and
diplomatic techniques of the
postwar period no longer apply
and that the development of
more up-to-date tactics is long
overdue.
1t is also unfair. perhaps, to
ask the United States to provide
this kind Of leadership at the
outset Of an election year. Sir
Anthony Eden's projected trip
to Washington suggests that
Britain is willing and anxious to
accept more than its share of
the burden while the American
mind is fixed on other things.
And yet one thing is certain:
Unless clear and convincing an
Iswers are forthcoming from the
West they will surely be forth
coming from Moscow. In which
case the outlook for 1957-and
many years to come-could be
considerably grimmer than 1t is
now.
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Polio Douehnut Day
Scheduled for Friduy

The March Of Dimes Doughnut
Day will be held Friday, with
every penny Of the proceeds from
the sale Of doughnuts going to
the polio fund.
The Star, in yesterdays edi-
lions. enormously reported
Doughnut Day would be held
Thursday.
More than so retail bakeries
in the Washington area will par
ticipate In the sale. They are
members Of the Associated Retail
Bakers.
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prospect-and the obvious Rus
sian motives to draw As mill
lion Arabs away from the West
and into the Communist sphere
Of influence.
The threat becomes more dam
lgerous In view Of Arab receptive
ness to any scheme which offers
Immediate economic and mill
Itary advantage and at the same
time places the Arab states in
o strong bargaining position with
the rest of the world. The Arab
latitude is q compound of un-
restrained ambition. and total
confidence in D&lT A1s1..v to
play OF one bloc against he
other to their own benefit. It is
favored by hostility to the West
because Of Western support to
Israel and a long standing con-
viction that Western imperial
ism" lies at the root Of all Arab
problems
1 No Program in Sight
For all the cries of alarm
sounded In Washington over this
state Of affairs. nothing which
might charitably be described as
a program or an effective coun-
Iter-offensive is yet in view. The
country, to be sure, has been told
that 1t should be steadfast In
pursuit OF its own detectives. re-
fnsing to zig with every Com
munist gag. But since the ohjec-
lives themselves remain so largely
underlined. a certain understand
able confusion still exists.
Presumably. the overall objec-
tive is to insure peace in the
Middle East, keep the Russians
out and preserve our own in
duence. The question is how to
do 1t, now that the old policy of
preserving the power balance
and limited handouts has been
knocked for such an obvious loop.
BY restoring the balance OF
power through arms shipments
to Israel?
SO far. at least, Western
leaders have unanimously re-
jected the thought Of entering
a Middle Eastern arms race.
The reason is not so much the
fear of competition as the politi.
cal effect on the Arabs which
would be caused by large scale
arms deliveries to Israel.
BY offering security guaran-
! tees?
Fond as they are Of diplomacy
by deterrent, Western leaders
shrink from the suggestion. A
settlement Of Israel's frontier
and an end TO the eight-year-old
struggle must come flrst. they
say.
Impose a fair" settlement?
The suggestion Of outside in
reference" in the Arab-Israel
fight is resisted with equal Bit
terness by both sides. Who,
they ask. is to decide what is
fair? At the slightest hint In
Washington or London that
Western leaders are making up
their own minds on this ques-
ton. relations between Israel
and the Arab states take a turn
for the worse.
Create new regional security
Epacts?
Most observers rate the
Northern Tier" experiment as
10 noteworthy flop. From the be-
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his charge that political consid
erations guided budgetary move
in that field. and his complain
that the Defense Department
tried to silence him.
The criticism in the first in I
series of articles in the Saturda.
Evening Post gave some Demo
cratic legislators an opportunit.
to quote Gen. Ridgway as a re
spected, non-political authorit.
to support their views.
Secretary Of Defense Wilson
told reporters in New York las
night that he would not com
ment because he had not reat
the article. He described Gen
Ridgway as "a dedicated gen
eral who believes very strongl,
in the Army"
"Thrashing Old Straw"
One of the few Republican
members of Congress to com
ment Immediately was Senate
Case of South Dakota. He salt
it amounted to 'thrashing som,
old straw" He recalled that tn.
General made clear som,
months before his retirement
that he disagreed fundamentally
with administration moves Il
cut Army manpower.
A suggestion for a Senate in
Quiry came from Senator Mans
field. Democrat Of Montana. The
Senator said he was particularly
concerned by Gen. Ridgway's b..
lief that as Army chief of sta.
ne was called upon to destroy
United States fighting strength.
The current articles by Gen.
Ridgway were submitted to and
cleared by the Pentagon, C.
Herschel Schooley. Defense De-
partment information director
said. He explained they were
reviewed and cleared with full
awareness that they contained
comment critical of the Secre-
tary of Defense and the Presi-
dent of the United States"
Gen. Ridgway made these
charges:
/. Defense Department deci.
sions were made on "budgetary
considerations. on political con.
siderations, on the advantages t.
be gained in the field of domestic
politics by a drastic reduction In
military expenditures"
2. President Eisenhower wa.
not stating a fact when he sale
In his 1854 state-of- -Unior
message: THE defense program
recommended for 1855 i.
based on a new military program
unanimously recommended BY
the Joint Chiefs of staff"
3. While Chief of Staff he
was being called upon to de.
stroy, rather than to build. q
f1ghting force on which rested
the worlds best hope for peace.
4. When he tried to protest te
Secretary of Defense Wilson
"incessant pressure was brought
TO bear on me, seeking to per.
suade me to make my views con.
form to a preconceived politico.
military party line"
5. Reductions in Army strength
were justified within the admin.
istration by "specious argu-
ments" based on new weapons
larger reserve and a new Ger
man army.
6. e.. present United States
military forces are Inadequate
in strength and improperly pro-
portioned to meet (globaD COM
mitments."
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Gen. -Ridgwoy Condemns
Bosic Defense Policies
By RICHARD FRYKLUND

Gen. Matthew b Ridgway President Esenhower's Army
Chief of Staff until his retirement last oosed sizzling
criticism Of basic administration defense policies today
His views caused demands In Democratic quarters for
Senate inquiry into his attack the accuracy of statement
by President Eisenhower in 1854 about the defense
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Tx Cut Bockers Awoit
First.Quorter Receipts
By the Associated Press

President Eisenhower appeared today TO have qeted for the
present at least demands Congress for general tax reduction
in this election year.
But his requests for increase in appropriations drew IRE
from Democrats Republicans the other hand praised
his estimates that the budget win be balanced
With Eisenhower urging prudence" sasing that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17
Puzzled Europe Awaits
Outline of SOUS. Policy
By CROSBY S. MOVES
European Correspondent Of The Star

PARIs-Despte number of statements by administration
leaders Europe waiting more less respectful puzzle
ment for outline of American foreign policy during the
coming year.
There Is urgent such outline for all
the determined confidence topevel messages
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-17

IN FRIENDLIER TnMES-Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway right
shakes President Eenhower hand in 1862 when the latter
retiring from SHAPE command The general has cha
enged the accuracy statement by the President about
Joint Chiefs of Staff decision and charged that the
Defense Department tried to suppress his disagreemens
with department policies when he Army Chief of Staff
-AP Wirephoto
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peterson
enjoyed a waffle supper at the
Floyd Curtis home Monday eve
ming.
John Bidegaray's aunt, Mrs.
Therese S~allaberry, came out Fri
day evening to assist him with
the cooking during his busy time
of lambing.
Mrs. Floyd Parsons and her
daughters visited relatives in Gull
bertson Tuesday.
Mrs. Griffin and Patsy were
overnight guests at the ParSon
home Tuesday evening.
Bud Parsons hauled cattle to
the Sidney sales ring for Bill
Ralston Tuesday.
Bud Parsons hauled cattle to
Williston Saturday for Frank
Sherman.
Mrs. John Spencer, Mrs. o. H.
Parsons and Mrs. Calvin Steppler
we're judges at the school cleo
ton Saturday afternoon. Harold
Martin was the newly elected
trustee for a 3-year term.
Duane Martin, Sharon and Bert
Steppler were guests of Delmer
and Marshall Curtis Saturday af-
ternoon when all five went bike
riding and then enjoyed a picnic
with the presence of Dolores
Howes who was elected fire ten
der.
Mrs. Chas. AmeStoy and daugh-
ter Janet called on Mrs. Victor
Heland Friday morning.
Kenneth FoSs, Lloyd Parsons,
Bob Ralston and Victor Holland
hauled cattle for Harry Sherman
to Williston Saturday.
Joyce Holland attended the
FLA dance in Culbertson Satur-
day night.
Mrs. A. H. Parsons, Mrs. Bud
Parsons and Bonnie Mae called
on Mrs. Willie Salvhus Sunday
afternoon.
Tony Friess is helping the Par
sons with their farming opera
tons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Holland
and son were visitors at the John
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

costs, which the unit presidents
contend will make it impossible
to stay within their budgets dur
ing the remainder of this fiscal
year unless services and educa-
tional standards are cut. By a d.
vided vote, the state board OF
education approved higher stu
dent fees and asked the board OF
examiners to sanction diSburSe-
mentS exceeding appropriations.
Two to one, the board rejected
the request.
What the board of examiners
did was 10 instruct the heads OF
the six university units 10 pre-
pare their 1956-57 budgets on the
basis of existing appropriations,
plus anticipated student fee in
creaseS. This was the position OF
Gov. j. Hugo AronSon, chairman
of the board, and Secretary OF
State S. c. Arnold. The third
member, Atty. Gen. Arnold II.
Olsen, dissented.
There is nothing new in inSt1-
buttons and agencies of the state
government being short of the
money they CONSIDER essential to
carry on their work. Emergencies
of this kind are almost common
place and in the most disturb
ing cases the usual reaction Is the
suggestion that the Legislature be
convened in special session. |
recall several instances in recent
years where the asserted crisis,
given a little time, proved to be
less alarming and managed 10
weather the fiscal storm until
the legislature returned in regu-
lar assembly.
One of these was while Sam c.
Ford was governor. 1t appeared
that a state institution would be
critically short of funds to carry
it through to the next fiscal year.
Governor Ford and his advisers
wished and wisely - to avoid
an extraordinary session of the
legislature. The governor and oth-
er lawyers studied the public
welfare law to see whether e
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
By Mona School

MI. and Mrs. Calvin Steppler
and family, Bert and John Bide-
garay were birthday supper guests
at the David Steppler home Mon
day night in honor of their
daughter JoAnn. JoAnn is eleven
years old.
Tavern Peterson, oldest son of
Mn. and Mrs. Henry o. Peterson
returned home Tuesday from the
service. He served four years in
the Navy and much of this time
was spent in Japan.
April fourth Mrs. Calvin Step
pier and children attended Robert
Steppler's first birthday party at
the David Steppler home.
Mrs. Calvin Steppler and Bert
Leroy called on Mrs. Floyd Cur
tbs and Mr.. and Mrs. john Spen-
Ger Wednesday afternoon.
Frank Sherman and Donald
Martin helped Victor Holland
haul cattle to Sidney Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

Spencer home Friday night.
Mrs. Harold Martin left for
Billings early Sunday morning
with her sister, Mrs. Boyd Lowe
who needed medical attention.
Marilyn Martin is staying with
her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Glen Danielson in Fairview
during her mothers absence.
Fred Tolksdorf returned home
Sunday afternoon from Billings
where he had surgery on his
hand. Since his return he is still
on the sick List, but we wish him
a speedy recovery.
Sunday visitors at the home
of Mrs. Baker Finnicum were
Mrs. Calvin Steppler and chill
dren.
John and Bert Bidegaray and
their Aunt Therese Sallabury
we're a few of the dinner guests
of Mrs. Donna in the Elmdale
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
Obituary
Mrs. Murray (Jane) Vanderhoef


Funeral services for Mrs. Muir
ray (Jane) Vanderhoef, one of
the early settlers of the Sidney
and Cartwright, N. D. area, were
held at the Cloyd-G order Mortu-
airy Chapel at 200 p. m. Thurs
day, April 5. Rev. Herbert Bryce
of the Community Presbyterian
Church at Fairview, officiated.
Mrs. Vanderhoef died of a
heart attack April 3, while en-
route to the Community Memorial
Hospital here. She was 70.
Jane Huston was born at Union
City, Indiana, July 4, 1876, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Huston. When still a child she
moved with her parents to Sank
Rapids, Mimi, where she attended
school. There she married Murray
Vanderhoef May /, 1894 and they
lived there until 1901 when they
moved to Foreston, MINI. In 1910
they came to Cartwright, N. D.,
and filed on a homestead living
there until 1886 when they came
to Sidney. They have made their
home here since.
Surviving are her husband,
Murray of Sidney; three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Nettie Olson and Mrs.
Ada Warner, both of Sidney; Mrs.
Vernon He'll, Fairview; two sons,
Albert Vanderhoef of Big Tim
Der, and Edward Vanderhoef, of
Milton, Wn., a sister, Mrs. o. L.
Chapman OF Sidney; a brother,
Otis Huston. Portland, Ore; 10
grandchildren and 10 great-grand-
children. Two children preceded
their mother in death.
AT the services, Mrs. Walter
Quilting sang 1.-THE Old Rugged
Gross" and SOFTLY and Tender
ly" with Mrs. Harold Rounce as
the organiSt. Pallbearers were
Claude Stamford, Harold Allen,
Clyde Staley, Chris Williamson,
William T. Hail. and Paul W.
shafer. Burial was in the Sidney
cemetery
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

community Sunday. This was In
honor of her sons birthday which
was April 4.
Mrs. Elmer Foss was hostess
for a stainless steel supper Sat
urday night. Those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Foss, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Miller and MIR.
and Mrs. Bill Fisher.
Harold Martin called on Calvin
Steppler Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Steppler
and family were callers at the
Victor Holland home Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Curtis and
family took Dale and Dolores
down to Fairview Sunday and
stayed for the show in the eve
ming.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to sincerely thank DR..
Hyde and the Community Mem
orial hospital staff for their
splendid care of our beloved wife
and mother. Our thanks also to
Rev. Bryce for his comforting
message and to all friends who
helped us in so many ways dur
ing her long illness and at the
time of her death. KindneSses
shown to us at this time will
never be forgotten.
Murray Vanderhoef
and family. (nl
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

Helena - Controversies in the
state board of education and the
state board of examiners over
measures TO meet mounting costs
at the University of Montana
units involves more than the So
luton of expediency proposed by
some persons. The argument that
the difficulty can be temporarily
dissolved merely through deficit
spending runs up against consti-
tutional limitations on expendi-
lures OF public funds.
Sharp increase in enrollments
is one of the factors in the added
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
IN APPRECIATION

l extend my appreciation to
DR.. Harley Carlson and the en-
tire hospital staff for their care
and kindnesses shown me during
recent long stay at the Com
mundty Memorial Hospital. Also
many thanks 30 all who showed
thoughtfulness by visits, cards or
in any other way. A special
thanks 10 Rev. Alfred Jensen tor
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

carrying out my confirmation in
the hospital as / was unable TO
attend at Pella church.
/ ann now comfortably settled
in the Shodair hospital at Helena.
At present, I'm unable to write
but will welcome any word from
Sidney friends.
Gale Edward Nelson.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

s~plit-second response in the first
inch of pedal travel = plus the
switch the pitch" at full acceler-
alton, which no one else has yet
approached.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

T,vERY NOW AND THEN, we run
IL across someone who seems to
think that 1856 cars do not offer
anything really new-just a little
face lifting from the year before.
We won't try to speak for the
automobile industry. But we
certainly can speak for Buick.
And let us announce in no uncer-
tain termS-it'S the newest thing
on wheels.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

and a host of other new features
to make owning a Buick pure
pleasure.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
The Thrill is New


And the surest wayfor you
to find out how right we are, is to
sample a 1856 Buick yourself.
AS we said before, this is the best
Buick yet-by a wide measure
and when you learn the prices
we're quoting, you'll know why
this Buick is one of the three
best sellers in today's market.
1t takes a lot more than face lift.
ing to produce such a winner as
this.
*NetD Adoanced Variable Pitch DynaAou
is the ony DynafotD Buick builds today
1t is standard on Roadmaster, Super ana
Century - optional at modest extra cos
on the Special.
WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT
BUICK WILL BUILD THEM
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
The Ride is New

To coil springs on all four
wheels, brawnyX- bracedframe,
and torque-tube drive, the engi-
neers have added deep-oil shock
absorbers to give new softness,
new buoyancy, new comfort, and
a brand-new sense of direction"
handling response.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
The Power is New

All 1856 Bucks have new
322-cubic-inch V8's-with record
highs in power and compression
with unique new double @Y''
manifolding to step up efficiency
with new carburetor "deicing"