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The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06
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BY ~Na,y Gsm4Eu4
Dumas, Cssa4

If, at the beginning of summer,
anyone had told me that sun
flowers were hard to grow.
would have laughed in his face
and told him to go fly a kite.
Until a few weeks ago that is. All
/ did was poke a few seeds in
the ground and stand back and
watch them shoot up-one foot,
two feet, four feet, six. Just as i
suspected, ! said to myself com
placently, there's nothing to it;
sunflowers are really most oblig-
ing.
Oh, how wrong I was! One Fri
day morning / looked out the win
dow and the plants were droop-
ing, the stalks were yellow, and
the leaves ragged. On a closer in
spection l found a thousand and
one little beetles busily shredding
everything in sight. They were
orange and brown. possessed wings
and were altogether quite repul-
sive. / squirted them off with the
hose, sprayed the plants, and by
nightfall the flowers were again
standing straight and looking fair
ly perky. CAS- perky as plants with
half-devoured leaves can look,
which is nothing to write home
about, believe me.)
From that time on / watched
those sunflowers like a mother
watches a colicky babe. Nothing
was too good for them: an early
morning bath, a quick busting
with powder, a trench to hold wa
ter. ! even talked to the fool
things. They responded beauti-
fully, too, and for awhile we made
lovely music together - the sun
flowers and l, Then what happen
ed? l went out one morning and
the darned things we're literally
crawling with white caterpillars.
What did | do then? l said, if
the bugs are so crazy about sun
flowers, they can have them. I'm
through.
In addition to battling bugs, 1
took my drivers test and got my
license this week. There were
many reasons for this drastic step,
the most important being that my
original license had expired lin
1944)-and that it was a Pennsyl-
vania license anyway.
/ read the little book like
a good girl and found out how
far from a fire plug to park and
what to do about school buses
and six lane roads, but on the day
/ took the test l was SO flustered
that I couldn't COR wouldn't re-
member how old / was. Guess my
age didn't have a lot to do with
it because l passed the test any
way.
Dell is on a movie-magaZine-and-
bermuda-shorts hinge this sum-
mer. Sam is on a p%ing-pong play
ing spree and Edwin is still chas-
ing and annihilating redskins with
a bow and arrow rubber tipped.
I'm not doing much of anything
except cooking and complaining
about my too-small kitchen. Rath-
er looks as though we'll have to
do something about that this fall.
y y y
AS this has been one of my
more hectic weeks, the only book
| managed to read was Coroman-
dell by John Masters. / understand
that the exclamation point is an
important part of the title. With
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06
Calvin Larsen
Returns Home
For Furlough
Culbertson Searchliqht

Chief Calvin Larsen, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmanuel Larsen
and husband of the former Miss
Carol Westby, arrived in gilbert
son last week for a furlough with
his parents, his wife and son,
Bruce.
Chief Larsen, a graduate OF
Culbertson high school class of
1914, is a veteran of IL years Ma
val service and at the time OF
this assignment reported to the
detachment from duty with the
u. S. Naval Air Technical Train
ing Center at Pensacola, Fla.
He and 149 hand-picked men
are going through rigorous tough
ening-up training and indoctrina-
ton at Davisville, r. l., Atlantic
Construction Battalion headquart-
ers as part of the Nays Sea-
bee detachment, Bravo" which
will man the science outpost in
the Antarctic.
Detachment bravo" will mar
seven South Polar bases from
December 1856 to January 1858
Parts of the group will man al
~ready-built stations at Little
America and McMurdo Sound in
the Ross Sea area while others
will help construct five bases or
the Knox Coast, Weddell Sea
coast, directly at the South Pole
in Marie Byrd Land in Victoria
Land.
The detachment will leave for
the Antarctic this October on
board ships of Operation Deep
freeze IL - the Navy's 1861
South Polar expedition.
Special training now being CIV
en- this wintering party includes
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06

blooming will not commence un- /
til the second year. If blooming
is delayed beyond that time
something may be wrong. Here
are some of the things that may
stop peonies from blooming: un-
suitable site, too much shade, too
much competition from tree and
shrub roots, too deeply planted,
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06
Terrible!

When the flood was over and
Noah had freed all the animals,
he returned to the ark to make
sure all had left. He found two
snakes in the corner, weeping.
whats the matter Noah
asked.
"You told us to go forth and
multiply upon the earth, and we
are both adders."
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06
Broad houIdered

Almost from the start the race
developed into a two-man battle
between Eyre and Sando and ov-
er the last three miles they ran
shoulder to shoulder with the
Yorkshireman always that yard
in front London Sunday
Chronicle.
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06

It's only after seeing a class
B picture that you realize that
the real heroes are in the au-
dience and not necessarily on
the Greer - Christian Science
Monitor.
The Sidney herald., 1956-09-06

overstimulation with nitrogen fer
~tilizer, late frosts killing only
flower buds, overcrowding or
competition with weeds and grass,
disease of roots or top, and too
small a division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

Exciting new sNooz-AIARM.
Wokes you. lets you snooze.
wokes you osoin. luminous.
$6.es"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-09

Smort
KITcHEN-lAATE.
"Flootins" nUmerols.
white with turquoise. red.
yellow or pink. $4.Se"
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08
ARR 10 Cease
Handling Class A
Explosives al Seward

Movement of Class A explos-
ives over the railroad docks at
Seward will be discontinued by
the Alaska Railroad, effective
March IL, because of limitations
imposed by the u. S. Coast
Guard and the Seward City
Council.
E. J. Kunz, ARR general traf-
flee manager, said new ordin-
ance adopted by the Seward
council at the request of the Coast
Guard limits Glass A explosives,
such as dynamite, TO l.400 pounds
In any one shipment.
Because of the extremely high
stevedoring costs involved with
this type of freight, the Alaska
Railroad has decided to discon-
tinue the handling Of all Glass
A explosives over its Seward
docks, Kunz said.
About three years ago, a linn
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08
ALASKA ROAD PROGRAM
URGED BY DELEGATE BARTLETT

Delegate e. L. Bartlett recent
ly urged an amendment to in
clude Alaska under a special for
mula which would result in the
federal ALLEGATION of approximate
ly $16,347, 900 for Alaska roads
in the 1858 fiscal year and rising
every year on scale which
would provide an ALLEGATION of
about $22, 341 900 in the 1869 fis-
cal year. Delegate Bartlett urged
this amendment when he appear
ed last week before the Roads
Subcommittee of the House Pub
lie Works Committee considering
legislation authorizing appropria-
tons for continuance OF construc-
ton of highways throughout the
country.
The amendment would allow
Alaska to share in the Federal
Aid Highway Program which ex-
tends to the States, Puerto Rico,
Hawaii and the District of Col
umbia but in manner which
would allow calculations for allo-
cations based on one-half of the
Territory's area to determine the
area factor used in apportioning
funds.
The amendment further pro-
vides for the transfer of all road
building functions of the Alaska
Road Commission TO the Bureau
Of Public Roads. including per-
sonnet. with roads TO be built de-
termined through cooperation
with the Governor and the Terri
torial Highway Engineer. Allo-
Gated funds would apply TO both
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08

construction and maintenance
with the Territory of Alaska con-
tributing not less than 10 percent
of the federal funds apportioned
each year.
Under this formula, total of
SIT, 982, 900 would thus be avail
able under the program for Alas
ka roads in the 1858 fiscal year,
l6,347, 900 of which would come
from the federal government and
81 1855, 600 from the Territory. Ris-
ing approximately 100000 each
year the federal ALLEGATION, for
example, in the 1868 fiscal year
would be $19,072, 900 with the ST.
GOT 900 contribution from the
Territory resulting in total of
$20,e79, 900. The 1869 fiscal year
federal ALLEGATION would be $22,
341 900, the territorial contribu-
ton 1924, 900, for a total of $24,-
SIS, 900. Over this 12-year period
the federal ALLEGATIONS would total
$232, 129, 900, the territorial con-
tribution $23,213,000, for a grand
total of $255,34 900. Such funds
would be in addition to federal
ALLEGATIONS now made to the Bur-
eau of Public Roads for forest
highways in Alaska, the 1857 fis-
cal year estimate being $780,,
783
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08
Dryden

itation of 100 tons of Glass A
explosives per vessel was set by
the City of Seward. Numerous
shipments of this size have been
received and handled without in
cident, Kunz said. The recent re-
striction was placed by the City
of Seward after a meeting with
Coast Guard officials, in which
it was brought out that most
other Alaska cities have such
cargo limitations.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08

The training of nurses of Anch-
orage Community College may be
possible within a year If results
of a three-year study are favor
able, DR.. Leroy V. Good, college
director stated recently.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08
JEAN SALISBURY
TO WED ON MARCH 10

The United Protestant Church
in Palmer will be the scene of the
wedding of Miss Jean Marie
Salisbury, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Salisbury and VIII
liam J. Wade, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Cope on Saturday evening,
March 10 at 8 pm.
All friends of both families are
invited to attend the ceremony
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08
HEALTH COUNCIL
TO MEET TONIGHT

All representatives to the Ma
tanuska Valley Health Council
are reminded of the meeting
which will be held this evening
a. 7 pm. in the Health Center at
Valley Presbyterian Hospital.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08

and the wedding reception which
will follow in the church assem-
bly, hall.
The frontiersman. [volume] (Palmer, Alaska) 1952-2005, 1956-03-08

WEIGH

WEIGH
MIR. and Mrs. Dewey A. WEIGH
of Wasilla are receiving eongra-
tulations on the birth of their
second child, a son, Paul Rich
ard, who was born at Valley
Presbyterian Hospital March 2.
He weighed nine pounds, seven
ounces at birth. Mr.. WEIGH is a
farmer
Dryden
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Harley
Dryden are parents of their sec
on child, little girl who weigh
ed four pounds. IL ounces when
born at Valley Presbyterian
Hospital March 4. She has been
named Cindy 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

ians circulation and reference)
Grade Z. Apply at 2400 NJ street
NV. ). Alfonso Correa of the
Pan American Union will address
the Society of Federal Transla-
tors at 8 O'Clock tonight on "Ex-
periances on the Amazon" en-
countered by him while set
ting up a Brazilian gov.
eminent accounting system in
that region. The meeting will
be held in room 2062. Commerce
Department building. +. Nays
Bureau of Ordnance has pre-
sented 30 years service awards te
Milton Levy. Marvin L. Mathser
and Otis Milstead. Twenty-yeal
awards went to Norman Carroll
Jacob A. Catoe, j. Vincent Derr
Hazel Gray Dyer, Robert r. e.
Ills, Irene A. Carney, Joseph M
Grim, Margaret L. Hilton, Ear
r Hubert, Harry B. Lyman
John J. Lacombe. George c
|Leakin, jr.. Stuart c. Miller, Will
liam j. Moore, Kenneth C. Olson
Cecilia r. Pixton, Edward w
Russell, Galloway Stevens. Ray
mond c.. Trude, Mabel J. Van.
mover, Arthur M. Vogts anc
Pauline Whiteman.
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Council Issues
Freedom Plea

NEW YORK. Nov. 8 tP.-The
World Council of Churches says
mankind will find no rest "un-
less powerful nations remove the
yoke" which now prevents other
nations from freely determining
their own way Of life.
The council, which represents
l65 Protestant and Orthodox de-
nominations in 48 countries, said
christians throughout the world
are profoundly shocked and sor-
|row-stricken at the tragic re-
versal" in Hungary's bid for
freedom.
In 200-word special message
yesterday, the councils Central
COMMITTEE said, Christians must
stand together with all who, in
their struggle for freedom, suffer
pain and trial"
The message was signed by
Dr.. Franklin Clark Fry. chair
man Of the Central Committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
Plea for Justice
edbyPope

VATICAN CITY, Nov. 6 (R.-
Pope Plus XII pleaded last night
for an end to bloodshed in Hun
gary and restoration Of a just
order among all nations.
The 80-year-old head of the
Roman Catholic Church, who
once described himself as "the
unwearied advocate Of peace, ="
made his latest plea in an en-
Icyclical letter issued to bishops
everywhere.
The recent news from Hun
gary. the Pope said, "has filled
our soul with extreme bitter
ness" he added:
May the pitiful God touch
the hearts Of those responsible
in a way so that finally the in
Justice will be ended, every vio-
Ilence Gained, and all nations
again find among them the Just
order in an atmosphere Of serene
tranquility"
Meanwhile" he said, I'VE
raise our prayers to God so that
especially those who have found
death in these sorrowful hap
Ipenings may enjoy the eternal
light and peace in heaven"
A week ago. when Hungarians
rebelied against their Commu-
mist government and Soviet oc-
cupiers, the Pontif issued an
encyclical letter asking the
Christian world to pray for the
people of Hungary.
-Four day later, when it ap-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
n Women Seek
Air Commissions

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 6
R.-Courses being offered for
the first time this year in 10
colleges and universities that
lead to Air Force commissions
for women have drawn 81 en-
rollments.
Brig. Gen. T. C. Rogers, COM
n1andant of the ROTC head
quarters at Maxwell Air Force
Base here, said yesterday the
number of men enrolled in adj
vanced courses for commissions
has at the same time declined.
In recent years the Air Force
has commissioned about 1000
students a year. But this year
only 5000 each are enrolled in
Junior and senior courses lead
ing to commissions. About two
thirds of the college graduates
normally go into pilot training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

ing a new Federal court trial for
Steve Nelson. western Pennsyl-
Ivania Communist Party leader.
on charges Of advocating and
teaching violent overthrow Of
the Government. The majority
opinion written by Chief Justice
Warren stated that a completely
new trial was necessary because
Iof tainted" testimony given by
q Government witness, Joseph
D. Mazzei.
The dissenting opinion. writ
ten by Justice Harlan, Joined by
justices Frankfurter and Bur-
ton, contended that the Su-
lpreme Court should have sent
the case back to the District
Court Judge to determine
whether Mazzei testified falsely
in the Nelson trial and, If so,
whether such false testimony
contributed to the original jury's
verdict of guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

peared the uprising had sue
lceeded he sent joyful greetings
to the nations Roman Catholic
Iprimate. Josef Cardinal Minds
zenty, who was released from
confinement.
The Pope expressed hope that
the Cardinals release might be
the signal for the 'redowering
of Catholic life Tin Hungary
after so many dangerous errors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
TODAY'S WEATHER REPORT

District and vicinity-Sunny
this afternoon. high near 20
Fair with low near IS tonight,
Some cloudiness and warm to-
morrow with high around 20.
Virginia--Fair with low in the
40s tonight. Partly cloudy and
warm tomorrow. high in the los
Maryland-Fair and cool to-
night, low in the 40s. Increas-
ing cloudiness and mild to-
morrow.
Lower Potomac and Chesa-
peake Bay--Light variable winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

land president Of the Omitted
Lutheran Church in America;
Ernest A. Payne, COMMITTEES
vice chairman. and Dr.. w. A.
Visser't Hooft. council general
secretary.
Both DR.. Fry and Or. Visser't
Hooft had been among the
churchmen instrumental in ne
gotiating the recent exoneration
in Hungary of Bishop Lajos
Ordass, from a Communist con-
viction, and his restoration to
church rank.
In the message, the council
said, Our unity in this fellow
ship will remain unbroken what
ever happens" in Hungary, land
will also find expression in
prayer for the people of Hum
gary in their hour of trial. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

Evanston; Henry S. Levy, 20;
Robert T. Afford, "a; Helen Zin-
imerman, SO, and Mrs. Frances
Strauss, 40, all of Chicago.
The injured. most all Of them
passengers in the eight-car ele-
waited train, were taken to seven
hospitals. Many we're treated for
minor injuries and released.
The accident was the worst on
the elevated lines since the eta
took over operation in 1947 and
the second worst from the stand
point of both injuries and deaths
since 1920. Ten persons were
killed and So injured on Novem-
Der "a, 1916, when a North Shore
line train crashed into an
Evanston express.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

= OACA0A P0J 0AAO, bAASNASA cboi
and all the other derisive terms
used to describe Federal workers
Actually. both the Democratic
and Republican parties went out
Iof their way to praise Federal
workers and court their votes
How times change!
Several Reasons
There are several reasons fol
all this. First. Government en-
ployes are better organized and
more political conscious than in
former years. The "a million
Federal workers and members Of
their families make up a Sizable
bloc of votes that both the
Democrats and Republicans
would like to have the bulk Of
lin today'S election.
Second, since the administra-
ton, for the past four years
has been Republican those Re-
Ipublicans who for the previous
10 years had centered their fire
Ion bureaucracy and ineff1ciency
lin Government could scarcely
continue this tactic with then
own party in power.
Third, both President Eisen-
hover and Adlai Stevenson
showed a real awareness and I'M
lderstanding of Federal employs
problems and appreciation Of
their work. This tended to keeI
partisan attacks on Fedora
workers to a minimum.
At any rate, the campaign
gave a decided lift to the morale
Iof Federal workers. They hac
the feeling they were really APP
lpreciated.
NFFE TURNS DOWN MER'
|GER-Michael hardwood, presi-
dent of the National Federation
of Federal Employees, has fatty
turned down a merger propose
by the rival AFL-CIO American
Federation of Government EN-
Iployes.
James A. Campbell, AFGF
president, had suggested the
start of merger talks in a letter
to Mr.. hardwood. In reply, Mr.
hardwood stated that his unior
was strongly opposed to any
merger and that 1t would be USE
less to even talk about such 9
move.
Note: The biggest stumbling
block to any merger of these two
large classified employe unions is
the question of affiliation with
the AFL-CIO. The AFGE insists
on retaining it, while most NF'FE
members want their group to be
unaffiliated.
=
ON-THE-JOB INJURY RATE
87,l19 Federal en-
ployes were injured on the job
during the past year. OF these,
SO, $40 were disabling and re-
suited In the employee having to
take time of the job and re-
ceive medical care.
The total days lost amounted
to 2.7bO, o65s The total cost to
the Government was 26.304 900.
There were 153 fatalities. a
reduction of II per cent from
the previous years total. These
figures were supplied by the
Bureau of Employees Compensa-
ton, Labor Department.
incidentally, Federal employees
are reminded to report to their
personnel Office Immediately any
injury they suffer on the job, no
matter how minor it might APP
pear at the moment. The prompt
ness in reporting injuries deter
mines the speed on which the
claim will be acted and the in
Jury compensation payments the
employee will receive while of
the job.
4 \ 4
CAPITAL ROUNDUP - The
Weather Bureau needs lihrar-
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this afternoon and tonight be-
coming southerly, 1912 miles
per hour. tomorrow. Visibility
fair to good
River Report
From u s. Engineersl
Potomac River muddy at Harpers
Ferry and muddy at Great Fails. Shen-
andoah cloudy pt Horpers Ferry.
Temperatures for Yesterday
tReading Washington National Airport
Mtdnight . IS Noon ---- sc
Z an. -- SO pm. 80. o.
an. % pm. - 50
Record Temperatures This Year
HIGHEST rs. on June H.
Lowest 90 on January "a. IS and
February 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

six-car Chicago, North Shore &,
Milwaukee train.
The crash occurred at the
height of the evening rush hour,
about $40 pm, at the Wilson
avenue elevated station, at $500
North. Both trains were north
bound. The North Shore electric
train carried more than 300 pas
sengers. The eta coaches were
heavily loaded, including many
straphangers.
Screams of panic rang through
the eta cars as lights failed
after the impact. Passengers
were thrown to the floors and
piled atop each other. The eight
coaches. of steel construction, did
not catch fire.
Scenes in various cars were
described by passengers alter
nately as "bedlam," mo panic, /"
Chaotic" or calm"
Passengers Trampled
Mrs. Margot Witcoff, a pas
senger, said that when the lights
went out people started yell
ing. pushing, and trampling
over others who had fallen in
the aisle"
Another passenger, Albert j.
Blechert, "a, said. I'VE were
packed in like cattle. when all
of a sudden there was a crash.
Everyone started yelling"
More than a dozen passen-
gers were trapped in the for
ward section of the first elevated
car, including the motorman,
Michael ODriscoll, SO. He was
the last to be removed from the
wreckage, nearly five hours after
the pileup.
Mr.. O'Driscoll. trapped 8 feet
inside the rear car of the North
Shore train, had been given
hypodern1ic injections of NOR
prime and also blood plasma. DR..
J.R. Guttman. who helped treat
the injured, said Mr.. O'Driscoll
told him he tried to apply the
brakes as he neared the station,
but they failed.
eta spokesman said brakes Of
the last seven cars of the train
were in operating order. They
said condition Of the brakes
in the lead car could not be
determined because of damage
caused by the impact.
List Of the Dead
The dead were: Mentor Lee
Williams. so, Winnetka. professor
of English at Illinois Institute of
Technology: A. L. Halligan. As,
Chicago, an auditor of Swift &
Co.: Robert S. Merchant. 40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
Tornado Hits Town

DALLAS. Tex, Nov. s Up
A small tornado struck the Gulf
Coast town of Port Acres near
Beaumont yesterday lifting two
houses on their foundations and
ripping out power lines. No in
ljuries were reported from the
ltwister that hit during q
thunderstorm. Ii
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
For Once, Employees
Aren't Whipping Boys
By JOSEPH YOUNG

This past political campaign notable at least for
thing time in the memory of political observers
employees relegated to role the of political
whipping boy" during the campaign.
AS matter of fact word said about swollen
payros bureaucra inefcient and azyn employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06
lei Hits Standing Train
In Chicago, Seven Killed

CHICAGO. Nov QF9-Seven persons killed more
than $50 injured last night when speeding
elevated train plowed into standing Side station
All of the dead trapped the wreckage
front of the Chicago Transit Authority
split down the middle crashed the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-06

Hlsb and Low Of Last - Hours
High. 90. at $40 pm.
Low, Al, 81 4:45 am.