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The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22
Hagerup Hanson

Funeral services for Hagerur
Hanson, rs, retired farmer of Sid
ney, were held at Pella Lutheran
church here Saturday, March II
at 200 p. m. Rev. Alfred Jensen,
pastor of Pella Lutheran church
officiated and the Cloyd-GordeI
Mortuary of Sidney had charge
of the arrangements. Mr.. Hanson
died Thursday, March is, at the
Community Memorial hospital
here following a stroke.
He was born at Flare, Kperin-
COY, Norway, July IS, 1879, a SON
of Hans and Anna Peterson. He
grew up there and was con-
firmed in the Lutheran church,
later coming to the U S. in 1901,
and settling near Big Timber,
where he worked at ranching
for about 6 years. In 1907 he re-
turned DO Norway and married
Jorgine Peterson on January Is,
1907 in the same church where
he had been confirmed at Flare.
They lived in Norway for about
two years, then returned to the
u. S. and ranched near Melville
for two years from 1909 until
1911. In 1911 he filed on a home
stead in Mckenzie county, N. D.,
in the Horse Creek community
east of Sidney, and lived there
for many years until his retire
ment in 1916. Since 1916 he has
lived in Sidney.
He unac . oraornha,. ~ Da11o T.,
theran church, and served as a
director of the Grazing ASSocia-
ton of Mckenzie county.
Surviving are his wife at Sid
ney, a SON Lief, presently living
the home farm near Cart
wright, N. D.; daughters, Mrs.
c.. Abbott, Portland, Ore,
and Mrs. Lester Warner, Terry;
six grandchildren, and three sis
ters in Norway.
AT the services, Mrs. Jacob Mil
sang 81 See Thee Stand, O.
Lamb of Cod, "Jesus Keep Me
Near the Cross, and Our Father
Has "A Light In His Window"
Mrs. Peter Steffens played organ
accompanimentS.
Active palbearers were Holger
Andrew Lund, Clarence
Sather, Perry Elletson, Alton S.
Dian, and Ole M. Olson. Honorary
.allbearers were Ole r. Iverson,
Matt IverSon, John D. Winter,
.lois Klandl, Peter Peterson, Da-
vid Winter. Arthur Kemmis, S.
Carl PierSon, Matthias Koch, Emil
Ongstad and Chris Peterson.
was in the Pella Lutheran
cemetery at Sidney.
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

highway use tax structure that
will, as equitably as practically
possible, distribute highway costs
among the various classes of high
way users.
AS its executive director, the
committee was indeed fortunate
in obtaining William L. Hall, who
came to Helena from Oregon on
leave from the bureau OF public
roads. His wide knowledge of the
ramificationS of this very COM
pick subject - despite its SEEM
ing simplicity - began TO dem
onStrate itself as soon as ne took
over this assignment last July. And
what is also of utmost impor-
lance is Mr.. Halls trait OF keep
ing am open mind on ultimate
measures until all pertinent facts
are assembled and analysed.
In attacking the Montana prob
lem. a chief difficulty has always
been the lack of comprehensive
and conclusive data. AT the recent
meetings OF the fact-finding COM
mittee and the research council,
VIII lldll duud Stdul diICuihD0io VI WpC
state highway department empha-
sized that until all the facts are
in, correlated and analysed, con-
illusions are premature and could
be seriously misleading and I'M
fair.
Chairman of the fact-finding
committee is George B. Schotte of
Butte, who was chairman of the
two immediately preceding in
terim committees. Chairman of
the research committee is Sen.
Walter G. Sagunsky of Madison
county, who in 1858 was chair
man of the house committee ON
highways and in 1855 was on the
corresponding senate committee.
The experience of both these men
is of special value now.
Just about everyone agrees that
needs more money for
highways, but from that point ON
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22
BY Ernest ImmeI

Helena - In the more than 3
third of a century that Montana
has been striving toward the goal
Of an integrated and adequate
highway system, the only real
problem, basically, has been III
nances. That is still the problem
today. But today the people OF
Montana, working through state
agencies, Il making most en-
couraging progress in solving this
problem - comprehensively, rea-
listically, equitably.
Principally, the state agencies
working on the problem are the
highway commission, and two
creatures of the 1855 legislature,
the Montana fact finding commit
tee ON highways, streets and
bridges and THE Montana council
for highway research, both of
which met here in March.
Over THE years Montana gov
ernoTs have appointed interim
committees - without statutory
status - to study the highway
problem and recommend RENE
dies. Although these committees
did commemorate work within
the range of their facilities, the
only operating funds they had
were what they could get from
private contributions. Hence it
was not possible ITO carry through,
or even initiate. some of the re-
search required.
The 1855 legislature, in accept
ing a proposal of the trucking
industry, levied a graduated spe-
cial tax ON trucks for one year
to raise an anticipated $685. 900 to
finance the fact-finding commit
tee. Accordingly, the committee
has been able to engage a special
ist to head up the investigative
pursuits essential to a funda-
mental picture of the states high
way needs and the premise from
to proceed in setting up a
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

I George Curtis and Mr.. an6
Mrs. John Spencer were shopping
in Culbertson Saturday morning
The oil we'll Floyd Curtis ha.
been working on the past month
and a half was brought in a gooc
well last week. The crew spent
the week end skidding that rig Ii
a new location and also set VI
a Larger rig on a new location
Floyd will start on the big rig
now. Both of these rigs + own
ed by FAC Brooks Drilling Co. and
are in the Poplar field.
Marlene Martin came home
from the hospital Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Haven OF
Plentywood attended church SER
vices at Mona Sunday evening
where Mrs. Haven did the preach
ing.
MIR. and Mrs. Harold Martin,
Darold and Marilyn visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer Sun
day afternoon.
Lee McCallum overhauled a
pickup for Oscar Parsons last
week.
Marilyn Martin had dental work
done in CulbertSon Monday and
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spencer and
George Curtis transacted bust
ness in Sidney Saturday.
The Soil Conservation in CO.
operation with the ASC sponsored
a local farm meeting at the Mona
community hall. Tuesday after
noon which was very well at
tended. The Mona Homemakers
club served lunch after the meet
ing.
Harold Martin, George Curtis,
John Spencer, Calvin Steppler,
John Sallaberry and Harold
Tolksdorf met with the Richland
county board of commissioners at
Sidney Wednesday afternoon in
hopes of getting a much needed
elevated road to the Mona school.
MI. and Mrs. Calvin Steppler
and Mrs. Gladys Holland attend
ed the annual teachers and school
board "get-together" held in the
NYA hall Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher and
family of Charley Creek were
callers at the Henry Miller home
Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Mel Rauschen-
dorfer and family were dinner
guests at the Calvin Steppler
home Sunday.
John and Bert Bidegaray call
ed art the Victor Irigoin home in
the Elmdale community Wednes-
day evening.
John and Bert Bidegaray Wis
tied at the Baker Finnicum home
evening.
Fire of unknown origin at
what is generally known as the
old Jack Mcdonald place located
about three and one-half miles
of Andes burned the house
and all of its contents last Tues
day afternoon. Willie Salvhus and
were occupants of the
house and lost everything they
owned, including their car. Willie
is employed at the Parsons's ranch
and with his family has been
there for over a year. Mrs.
Salvhus was in the Culbertson
hospital at the time of the fire
having undergone surgery there
a day previous. The four little
girls we're staying with friends
and were fortunate in having
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

there Is anything but universe.
agreement.
In the minds OF persons whose
understanding of the matter Is
merely superficial, the equitable
distribution of highway cost re-
SponSibility may appear simple
That is why such tax structures
as the Oregon weight-distance
law for taxing trucks has appeal
In general, the idea is that you
multiply the gross weight of the
vehicle by the miles travelled, and
you have the answer. But this law
does not reliably and fairly mea-
sure the impact of weight on the
road and it ignores other factors
| pertinent in an equitable aSSign-
ment of highway cost responsible
ity. That law could not be trans
planted into Montana without
considerable change.
In what appears to be the most
scientific engineering approach to
the assessment of highway cost
responsibility, the fact-finding
committee is giving much Thought
ITO what is known as the incre-
mental method of distributing
these costs. Ralph Johnson, re-
search engineer for the Montana
highway department, who has
made an incremental study for
the fact-finding committee, gave
a summarized report at the COM
mittee's recent meeting.
The incrennental theory is that
each weight class of vehicle pay
its share of the basic cost of the
highway and, in the case of
trucks. such additional costs as
r required to sustain the road
impact of that weight class of We
hicle. There are other factors, of
course. One of these is that a
heavier vehicle, because of its
greater motor fuel consumption,
pays proportionally more in fuel
taxes than a passenger car.
Highly important in the bright
prospect for real achievement in
the efforts currently being made is
the wholehearted, intelligent and
foreSighted assistance being given
by the state highway commission
and its staff under the leadership
of Chairman Frank G.. Connolly
OF Billings and the departments
chief executive, Scott P. Hart,
state highway engineer.
Montana has had some excep-
tionaDy good state highway COM
- and some that would
have functioned better in the pub
Lie interest had they not been
hamstrung by political interior
ence - but in accomplishment
and devotion no Montana state
commission has ever ex-
celled the present one. That is
especially significant at this time
when it is urgent that the people
Of Montana be united behind the
program now being developed.
Scott Hart, a pioneer among pi-
oneeTs in road building, is indeed
an inspiring influence. Four years
ago morale in the department was
at a low ebb, but under the pres
ent highway commission and MIR.
Hart it has been restored to a
nigh level. The criticism heard four
years ago that THE state was not
full value for its highway
dollars is not being heard today.
/ feel that Montana is getting
close to a wise and supportable
solution of its state highway
problem. at least to the extent
that ever will be possible in view
,f Montana's tremendous road
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

some of their clothing with them.
MIR. and Mrs. Salvhus have only
the outfits of clothing they
wore when they left the house.
Gordon Peterson, Willie Salvhus
and Bud Parsons had eaten dinner
there and had left about las
p. m. Fred Thompson saw the
smoke and arrived at the place
first AT that time the roof had
fallen in and nothing could be
saved. Anyone wishing to help
the Salvhus family can leave
things at Parsons or the Henry
Millers in the Mona community
or with Mrs. Dan Schledewitz in
CulbertSon.
Word of the death of Marinus
Jorgensen of this community was
received here. He died suddenly
and Unexpectedly in Sidney Mon
day at about 11:00 a. m.
MIR. and Mrs. F. W. Parsons
took Willie Salvhus and daughters
Shelley and Jean TO Culbertson
Sunday afternoon to see Mrs.
Salvhus who is c~onvalescing at
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

Today's Bible Thought
The effectuaI fervent prayer Of
a righteous man availeth much.
James SIG.
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22
Mona School
News

(Held over last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peterson
took Mrs. Floyd Curtis to Fair
view Thursday so she could help
Donald get ready to leave for
Bozeman. The boys from the
Fairview FLA chapter started ON
their "trip Friday morning.
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

the Dan Schledewitz home.
The Sidney herald., 1956-03-22

mileage and the limited financial
resources the people of the state
can provide.
, 1956-02-28

Tuesday, Feb. % Double Feature:
THE OUTLAW
Jane Russell Jack Buetel Thomas Mitchell
HOLIDAY o SINNER +,
Gig Young keenan, Wynn Janice Rule
Wednesday, Feb. 20 Ell MIsTERIo DEL CAIRO EXPRESS
Qn Spanish Tongolele Miguel Torruco : Rebecca. Ieurbide
Thursday, Mar. i TOMORROW IS FOREVER
Claudette Colbert Orson Weles George Brent
Saturday, Mar. 8 Double Feature:
RETREAT HELL
Frank Lovjoy Richard Carlson Rusty Tamblyn Anita
Louise
CLASH BY NIGHT
-. Barbara StanwYck Paul Douglas Marty monroe
Sudnay, Mar. 4 WONDER MAN CTechnicolor)
Danny Kaye : Virginia Mayo Vera Ellen
, 1956-02-28
UEsDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1856 NO. As
FOSTER HOMES

Being a foster parent is as important a job as any that
can be named. It is rich in satisfaction, but it also carries
its share of headaches. One author appropriately has said,
"A mother is lkened unto a mountain spring that nourlshes
the tree at the root, but who mothers another's child is iken-
ed unto a water that rises unto a cloud and goes a long dis
lance to nourish a lone tree in the desert"
What then does it mean to be a foster parent becomes
of foster child, he can seldom be her own. This is another
point on which reason and emotion do not always agree.
Children must be loved, yet to love a child as your own
is one of the obligations of the foster parent.
AS children everywhere, they must be trained. For ex-
ample, they must be taught proper eating habits, to get along
with others, to have respect for others, and to have good
work habits.
Foster parents also have the responsibility to see that
the child attends his own church and receives an education.
Getting proper medical care for the youngster is another
duty of the foster parent.
Not much has been said of the foster father. This is be-
cause it is the foster mother who takes care of the child
most of the time. The foster father, however, is just as inn
portant in the home as the foster mother. Often it is he who
sets the entire tone of the home.
Then there is JOY of knowing that you have given of your
self to foster children who need love and affection, the Sc
curly in family life, and the privilege of being respected as
persons. AS you watch them grow up, there is satisfaction
of personal achievement and a job we'll done.
For further information concerning the foster care pro-
gram, please contact Mrs. Evalyne Baylor at the Division of
Child Welfare.
, 1956-02-28
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maintaining of such equalized assessments.
q An Act to Provide For an Excise Tax upon The Sale
or Use of Liquor in the Virgin Islands.
81 An Act to Provide for a Tax upon the Sale or Use of
Tobacco Products.
The Legislature, in its regular session, had before it for
consideration Cd the report of Mr.. R. Nolle Smith on a Study
of the Tax System of the Municipalities of St. Thomas-St.
John and ST. Croix and Recommendations for the Establish
ment of An Integrated Tax System for the Virgin Islands, U.
IS. A.; ~ DARTS of a bill to provide for the collection of a tax
on the gross proceeds of sales of tangible personal property
and services; 81 the levy of a Consumption tax; and Cd an
Alternate Gross Sales tax introduced by Senator Hodge.
respectfully ask and authorize you to consider any and
all of these bills, recommendations and proposals, or any taxes
you may devise, in your determination Of an insular tax sys-
tenn.
The responsibility for the enactment of tax laws which
will produce revenues sufficient to finance the appropriations
made by the Legislature. I shall approve any bills passed by
your honorable Body which | believe will provide the re-
quired revenues and impose an equitable and fair tax burden
upon the taxpayers.
I have been informed by the Commissioner of Finance
that failure Of the Legislature to provide for the continue
ton Of the Trade Taxes until such time as it could give pro-
per consideration to an ~integrated insular tax program is
resulting in a loss of an estimated Five Thousand Dollars
C$5OOO) per day in local tax revenues. Every dollar Of local
tax revenues lost also results in the loss of a dollar of Match
ing Funds revenues from the Federal Government. To mini
mize these losses you are respectfully requested to give your
serious consideration to making whatever taxes you may inn
pose retroactive to April /, 1855.
Sincerely yours,
A.. A. Alexander fgE
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-09-01

Though the calendar tells us
Christmas is still months away.
our suggestion to you today is to
do your Christmas shooting earlyl
That's because summer is a
snapshooting season that just
naturally abounds in opportuni-
ties for excellent pictures The
places you visit on weekends or
longer vacation trips, the pleas
ures of outdoor living and leisure
hours, the children at play-any
and all of these may give you an
outstanding shot that could easily
make a distinctive Photographic
greeting for you and the family
to send out next Christmas.
We think practically everyone
would agree that the most indi-
vidual. the most personal Christ
mas card is a Photographic one.
Wherever you go this summer.
there'll be plenty of picture in
spiration at every turn Vacation
trips can take you to museums.
historic churches and distinguish
ed old houses. And from places
such as these your camera can
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-09-01

help you bring back a fine pic
ture of an art treasure, a plctur-
esque steeple, a gracious old
doorway or a huge Colonial brick
fireplace. Remember. any of these
can express your own personal
message of peace on earth, good
will to men" attractively and in
a most dramatic way.
If it's a landscape that catches
your fancy. you can assure a
memorable picture by studying it
in your viewfinder and selecting
a small section of it carefully.
Concentrate on a big tree, or q
curving hill, a stream winding
through the valley. or an inlet in
the shore line. If there's just too
much for one view. plan on divid-
ing the scene. Take several shots,
concentrating on one main fea-
ture of the landscape in each pic
ture.
So we say-whatever the sub
ject and whatever the scene
keep your Christmas card in
mind, when you do your summer
snapshooting.
John Van Guilder
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-09-01

list in that state as ordered by the
court. The demand for the mem
bership roll was made during
trial of a suit to determine
whether the association was
illegally doing business in Ala
bama."
In an affidavit filed with the
circuit court on July 80, Roy Will
kinS, NAACP executive secretary
said the association could not
submit the names and addresses
of its members in Alabama be-
cause of economic pressures and
threats against NAACP members
and others in the state who sup
port deSegregation and civil
rights.
'The atmosphere in Alabama
and the incidents that have taken
place there" Mr.. Wilkins declar-
ed, shave been such that we feel
morally compelled to protect our
members at whatever cost"
The NAACP offered to register
with the Alabama Department of
Revenue and the Secretary of
State, but was refused an oppor-
tunity to do so by the circuit
court.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-09-01
Washington High Summer Recreation
Program Reported as Grand Success

The Summer Recreational Pro-
gram at Booker t. Washington
High School was grand success
with 268 students attending.
Courses offered:
/. Remedial, Mrs. Zidia A. Bethel;
2. Band Instruction, Mr.. Timothy
O'Harra Savage; 3. Glee Club,
Mrs. Leila r. Williams.
A very unique concert marked
the end of the session which was
held in the band room. Students
from all of the courses took part
in the program, and gave a
heart-warming performance to
the delight and satisfaction of the
many parents and friends who
were present.
Our guest speaker was the
Rev. Thedford Johnson who gave
a spendid presentation of the inn
portance of music in every child's
life; that music is one of the
mediums by which mankind will
learn to understand and appreci-
ate more fully the place and part
each must play in life; that music
tends to make man love rather
than hate; that music touches the
soul and subdueS the ugly pre-
JUDGES and meaneSseS which may
crop up in his mind; that music
exaultS life.
Rev. johnson was highly
pleased with the program es-
pecially the dexterity shown by
students at the piano. The young
est student was little Stephanie
Frederick who was adorable at
the piano. Highest praise was
given to all for their magnificent
performance.
Much praise is given to our
parents who were in attendance
in the interest of their children's
development; to see and appreciate
their wisdom in sending their
children to six weeks of summer
school to continue their mental
growth and development in de-
corum, music, and literature;
rather than wasting time at home
or on the street.
Our Summer School Soloist,
Miss Patricia Beeman, deserves
i much praise for her renditions of
"Csrmena" and "In the Night of
Roses; also our girls quintette,
and our boys quartette:
1St. tenor, John Macarthur; End.
tenor, Samuel Moore; Baritone,
Everald Mckinney; Bass, Oliver
Butler.
They received encore after
encore for their original arias
and voice blending technique
which were highly pleasing to all.
Our guest soliSt, Miss Antio-
nette Spicer now a student a F.
A. & M. University, was most
delightful in two operate num-
bers, Lullaby" from the opera
"Joycelyn" and "Habanera" from
Carmen.
We closed our program with
the Star Spangled Banner, and
Benediction by Rev. Johnson. Re-
freshments were served, and we
danced to the tunes of many of
our contemporary writers of
swing etc. We departed to our
homes with a telling of having
spent a delightfully."- worthwhile
Summer Session which was both
informative and enjoyable.
Our narrator, Mae Collins, was
highly proficient in her NC role.
The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1956-09-01
, Petitions Filed in
Ala. Contempt Case

MONTGOMERY, Ala, -NAACP
attorneys this week filed two pc
titions with the Alabama Supreme
Court for a writ of certiorari or
review, seeking to overturn re-
cent ruling by Circuit Court
Judge Walter B. Jones which
found the Association guilty of
contempt of court and imposed a
100000 fine. The action was
taken on Aug. 20.
One of the petitions sets forth
in more detail the Associations
contention that the judgement of
the lower court was beyond the
jurisdiction of that court and
therefore null and void.
The other document requests a
rehearing and reconsideration of
an NAACP petition rejected by
the State Supreme Court on Aug.
l3. On that date the high court
said in a unaimouse ruling that
there were insufficient grounds
for a review of the case, sought
by the NAACP.
Briefs were filed in support of
both petitions. Association attorn-
eys, Fred D. Gray of Montgomery
and Arthur d. Shores of Birming-
ham.
BACKGROUND OF CASE
The 100000 fine was imposed
on the NAACP by Judge Jones on
July 80 because the association
declined to turn over to the Ala
bama Atty. Gen. its membership