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The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

When the Montana Highwa,
Users Conference last year spon,
sored the overwhelmingly success
full campaign for the constitu.
aonal amendment to prevent di.
version of highway user taxes tc
non-highway purposes, both polit-
ical parties at the state conven-
tons adopted resolutions in sup
port of the amendment. Thus il
became a bipartisan measure. The
citizens committee hopes this
precedent will prevail in regard
10 such Recommendations as the
committee will make for legisla-
tive action.
Montana's highway program as
u has developed over the years
Is the handiwork of both politi-
cal parties. The general policy is
now 50 firmly established that
q might be considered a tradi-
ion. What that policy expresses
is the desire of the people OF
Montana TO construct and main
:ain the roads they need. Some
times there has been a Democrat
&c state administration, at other
times a Republican state admins
tration. but always there has been
the same goal.
Perhaps no one will dispute the
RICH of Democrat Paul Cannon to
disagree with the way the job is
being done by the highway COM
mission named by Republican
Gov. j. Hugo Aronson. That is
politics. But when the lieutenant
governor, instead of trying to
unite the people Of Montana on
a highway financing plan en-
in disruptive practices, he
censure.
AS lieutenant governor, MI.
Cannon is president of the senate.
During the 1857 assembly he and
4 clique of Democrat liberals"
we're able to defeat legislation
would have produced more
AK revenue from trucks and as
/ climaxing gesture of vindictive-
less they were instrumental in
opping off one cent from gaso-
inc tax, effective next January
S. They did this because the
refused to accept with
'ut modification their bill on
ruck taxation
The vengeful stubborness of the
cannon clique cannot be charged
o the legislative Democrats as
whole. Some Of these Demo-
rats, men of outstanding stature
q the legislature, were as fer
emily in favor of the weight
istance principle Of taxing trucks
S were the Canno ngroup. These
awmakers were more concerned
bout getting more revnue for
ighways than they were at the
about the precise method
'own to the final hours Of the
they tried desperately to
ct the Cannonites to accept a
ompromise, but it seems that the
.annonites would rather scuttle
ne highway program than to
ecede even infinitely from their
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

they may hold or sell, and you will
establish a $3.50 charitable deduc-
ton for your 1857 tax return.
Furthermore. you avoid paying a
capital gains tax on the proft.
If you must dismiss the idea Oh
giving away a piece of real estate
or a block of stock within the next
few years, don't overlook the oppor-
tunity of building up your charitable
deduction by donating such prop
erty" as used furniture. clothing.
books and toys to a worthy charity.
The value OF these items is deduct
ible, too.
Preparing State Taxes
The state and local taxes which
you pay are also deductible items
that often can be pyramided to give
a tax advantage. Some taxes that
Iall due early in 1858 can be pre-
paid to give you an additional
deduction on this years federal tax
return. On the other hand. it may
be to your advantage to delay pay
ments until 1858. Be careful when
you do this, however. You may In
cur a late payment penalty.
Farmer Tax Tactics
While businessmen and farmers
can do everything that a salaried
worker can do to cut their tax bills.
they also have special opportunities
to time year-end deductions.
A farmer, for example, who re-
ports for tax purposes on a cash
basis, can deduct his expenditures
in the year paid. BY purchasing his
1858 grain requirements in Deem
Der, he can increase deductions on
his 1857 return. If he borrows
money to make this purchase. the
interest paid on the loan during the
year is also deductible.
A businessman, whose year-end
tax plan calls for punching deduc-
tons on this years return. can
time the sale of used equipment to
establish loss deductions. For ex-
by selling a truck that has
a deprecated value of $500 and q
real market value of $500, a bust
nessman may claim a tax credit for
his $500 Tess" II he sells the truck
before December 81. he can take
this deduction on his 1857 return.
Last Article: Steps That Could
,ape A Dependency Exemption.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12
Creek
by Ruffatte Schoel

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller and
Tommy brought some welding
20 the VIM. Fisher farm for Mr..
Fisher to do. They were dinner
guests. After welding the part,
Mr.. Fisher went to the Miller
farm to help Henry fix the well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Schmitz
were business callers in Sidney
Tuesday.
Those sick with flu this week
were Mrs. Raymond Ruffatto,
VIM. Salvhus and two of the
Salvhus children.
FIR. Heretick was a supper
guest at the Anton Schmitz home
after church Sunday.
Alvin Fisher and children Bruce
and Carol were supper guests at
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12
M&71SS More Tax-Saving Deduction
l%Tvll5EIaG And How To Time Them

This is n OF a series of four articles on fedeIdl income
fares. The articles are based on Information pForided Oy nc
American Institute of Certified Public accountants III We
Montana Society Of Certified Public Accountants.
If you are one of those individual taxpayers who is constantly
being collared and dollared for charitable contributions, you may
save money by paying particular attention to the timing and
planning of your year-end donations.
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12
open THE COKE and START THE fun!

Hear ye! Hear ye! Holiday good times are coming up
with guests a-plenty and parties galore. And what's
wanted in the refreshment line? Why, plenty of ice
cold Coke, of course. The sparkling pleasure, the
bright little lift of Coca-Cola, makes everyone enjoy
the party more. The bestowed sparkling drink in
all the world !. that's Cokel
The Sidney herald., 1957-12-12

PARTY IDEAS: Turn hard sauce" out
in gay holiday green next time you
serve q fruit cake. Add a little green
food coloring to your favorite hard
sauce recipe. Ring the fruit cake with
generous scoops Of this tinted sauce
and set out right next to a trayful of
ice-cold Coke.
Evening star., 1957-08-30

MOndoy: An impression Of M Fen
Lody."
Evening star., 1957-08-30
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Fever Patient Works Too Hofd
Br pR. PETER ]. sTEINcRoHN

daily doses Of penicillin by
mouth for months or years.
Being an adult you are less
likely to come down with a re-
currence than q young child.
We don't know exactly what
causes rheumatic fever, but we
do know that the common pre-
cursor preceding infection in
the throat or nose) is caused
by a hemolytic streptococcus.
Another suggestion. Mrs.
A. N. why don't you also cut
down on your extracurricular
activities? Save your energies
for your home. II you learn
how to live within your limits
and take preventive doses Of
penicillin or sulfa Cor both)
daily. you will be doing every
thing that modern medicine
offers in overcoming rheumatic
fever.
tReleAsed By The Bell Syndicate. Inc J
MOadoy: Accidents occur in the
home, too.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

You can get yourself into q
peck Of trouble by going of and
leaving the key in your car.
And that potential trouble II
by no means limited to having
your car stolen. 1t goes a lot
further. II the car is stolen and
the thief damages property oI
other persons with it. chances
are excellent that you will have
to foot the bill.
This is exactly what hap
pened recently to a taxi driver
employed by the Yellow Cab Co
OF Chicago. He left the key in
his hack. and a car thief
promptly made of with it.
Subsequently the thief wrecked
the cab at the same time
wrecking the auto Of q third
driver.
In Illinois the law makes
leaving the key in an unat-
tended auto prima facie evil
dence Of negligence. so the
driver whose car was wrecked
by the thief-driven hack sued
the cab company and was up
held in the State Supreme
Court.
OF course. the thief was liable
to the State as a criminal. He
was also personally liable fol
civil damages to the person
whose car he ruined. Ordin-
arily, however. people who
swipe automobiles have little
money or property Of their owr
with which TO pay damages.
Knowing the impoSsibility Of
Evening star., 1957-08-30

Two things became apparent
In ten minutes: He was not the
Evening star., 1957-08-30
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. z. EDGAR

POWER: One Of the most
successful roles Of actor-man-
ager Sir Herbert Beerbohm
Tree was that Of the hypnotist
Svengali in the play "Trilby."
Tree played the part so con-
vincingly that even he was
ready to believe that he pos
sesSed supernatural powers.
During one scene, in which ne
was giving Trilby a singing
lesson. Tree pretended to play
the piano. Actually. a pianist
did the playing backstage.
One night. the pianist was
inattentive. He forgot to stop
when Tree got up from the
piano. Tree. halfway across the
stage. did not lose his COM
posure. Turning to Trilby, he
cried:
You see what Svengali can
dol"
LAW ABIDING: Shortly be-
fore the Volstead Act became
law. Supreme Court Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes received
a case Of champagne as a gift.
He still had several bottles
left when prohibition went into
effect. What to do-keep them
or return them? He consulted
the law and his conscience and
decided to keep them.
Don't you think It would be
proper for you to return them?"
suggested a friend.
What" exclaimed Holmes.
"And be guilty Of transportation
Of intoxicating beverages?"
Evening star., 1957-08-30
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Wife Rejects Attempt
To Patch Things Up
THE PROBLEM


Belle R.-She should take
her husband back.
Evelyn PIE offers pity,
not love.
THE DETAILS
Belle Rim what is known
as an interfering relative-but
I do wish / could patch UP the
damage I've done, even though
] feel I was justified in what
] did.
My brother-in-law has been
carrying on with other women
for years. It was no secret to
any Of us and I couldn't see
how my sister put up with it
Well. recently my sister learned
that she is seriously, perhaps
dangerously. i'll. She told me
about it. but said she wasn't
telling her husband because
they have grown so far apart
Well. called up my brother
in-law and told him a thing
or two and gave him all the
information about my sisters
condition. He went running to
her, begging her pardon and
promising to be good forever
after, etc. But when EVELYN
realized what l had done, she
kicked him out and won't have
anything to do with me. Isn't
she cutting of her nose to spite
her face?
Evelyn P.-For two years ]
had held on to a possibly fool
ish hope-that my husband
would get over the nonsense
and come back to me simply be-
cause he loves me. Now that
can never happen-just because
OF Bellies interference.
1t is bad enough to be
seriously Ill without having tc
take other peoples pity. I CAM
stand having people snivelinp
over me-least Of all my hus.
band. He started lowering over
me. waiting on me hand and
foot, looking into my eyes and
running for medicines. This
isn't the kind Of love I had
looked for from my husband.
All I want now is to be left
alone with the children. They
at least, don't understand
what's going on and treat me
the same as always. l don't
really miss my husband. We
had grown so far apart anyway
that 1t doesn't matter whether
he lives with us or with one OF
his various women.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
The years OF bitterness be.
tween Evelyn and her husband
have come TO a most unfortu.
pate climax. Hownver, she
Should not blame her sister fol
Evening star., 1957-08-30

The years Of bitterness be-
tween Evelyn and her husband
have come TO a most unfortu-
pate climax. Hownver, she
Should not blame her sister for
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Reader's Letter


Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I am
q rheumatic fever patient. I am
38 years old. the mother Of i've
children. ranging in ages from
2 to l3 years. -Four boys and
one girl. I am a small person,
5 IT. Ia in. tall; weight about
LOG pounds.
I was very busy with taking
care Of the children; but
wanted to be active in church
work. also. I had been feeling
tired since my last child was
on the way. I should have tried
to take things easier, but in
stead just seemed to drive my
self harder.
Last November. I suddenly
became very nervous and my
body itched so badly all over
I thought ! was losing my mind.
MY joints started aching and
swelling slightly and 1 though
it was arthritiS.. I went to q
doctor who put me in q hospi.
tai to diagnose the persistent
fever I had developed. Tests
were made and the doctors
diagnosed 1t as rheumatic fever
What I hope you will tell me,
DR.. Steincrohn. is what your
opinion is Of the best procedure
now. I've heard so many con-
fiicting ideas. I have all the
faith in the world in my doc
tor and am very grateful to
him. ! am OF all medication
now and am hoping the fever
viii not rise again in the next
week.
What are my chances Of no
recurrence and no heart injury
with modern medical treat.
ment? I'd be very grateful II
you will write some informa-
tion on the success Of recovery
these days from rheumatic
fever. Mrs. A. N.
Doctors Reply
We consider the patient for
tunate who. having had rheu-
matte fever. comes out of il
without any heart involvement.
In the last few years we can do
more than hope that there will
not be another attack. Each
succeeding attack Of rheumat-
ic fever enhances the chances
Of rheumatic heart disease. }
We can do something about 1t.
OF course there are no serums
or other immunization methods
that will positively prevent q
recurrence. But we do have such
fine drugs as the penicillin
family and the sulfa drugs that
do so much to ward OF REIN
fections.
If there Is no question that
you have had rheumatic fever
I believe that you should take
Evening star., 1957-08-30
Ez47uRz Rcz
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
Letter From on Old Proteqe

There is a letter on my desk
The envelope is marked Boz
P.M.B., Atlanta Is, Georgia
That's the Federal Penitentiary
The letter is from Stanley
Mockford. an old protege. He
wants me to know that he Is
kind Of glad to be in this prison
It's so much better than the
one he just left: Alcatraz.
The letter bears a censor's
stamp "15." The letter, as all
letters from Stan. talks hope
: fully Of freedom. He writes in
cesSantly Of his wife Ana, ano
his little girl Ann. He thinks OF
his wife as a suffering saint
and his daughter as an angel
Stan is about right.
This man was born. I believe,
in Vancouver. His parents died
when he was a baby. A hard
boiled Canadian farmer adopt
ed Stan. At the age of 5, he
had to milk cows before going
to school. The winters ran to
20 below zero. Stan couldn't
bend his little fingers to milk
the COWS. So he went back TO
the house and borrowed the
farmers coat.
The farmer had him ar
rested. He said that Stanley
Mockford,. tiny as he was, was
a thief. He had stolen a coat
and had stolen other things.
The court sent the boy to a
correctional home. At this
point. the youngster was OF on
a life Of crime. He hated the
whole world of big people. No
one had ever given him any
faith in God. No one had ever
given him any faith in man.
Watches H0ldup
He bounced from institution
TO institution. He was an adult
when he sat behind an auto
mobile wheel in Kingston, On
tario. and watched some friends
stick up a bank. The Cana
dians can be tough. When they
catch youNa and give you IL years
you serve IL years.
Stanley Mockford wrote a
book. 1t was a novel about a
boy who started of on the
wrong foot. Eventually it came
to my desk. At the time / was
editor Of Gold Medal Books
There are a thousand novels
about boys on the wrong foot
This one held my interest.
1t wasn't sufficiently polished
to publish. but it was good and
1t hit hard. There was no au-
thor's name on it. Just a box
number in Ontario. The manu-
script went back. and I told the
box number that. If it ever got
to New York. I'd like to meet it
Two years later a skinny red
head was sitting in my Office
His name was Stanley Mock
ford. He talked in swift whis-
pers-without moving his lips
as convicts do. He weighed
about ITO.
Wanted TO Write
Two things became apparent
In ten minutes: He was not the
Evening star., 1957-08-30

this. Interference in anyone's
marital affairs is certainly a
bad policy, but If ever it could
be justified. this occasion is it.
Belle ought to be pardoned.
Well also go along with
Belle in the idea that Evelyn
is now cutting of her nose To
spite her face" It is under.
standable that Evelyn had
hoped for a different kind Of
reconciliation with her hus-
band, but the unfortunate fact
may simply be that her hus-
band is not a very mature per-
son and would not be likely to
change without the pressure Of
extraordinary circumstances. In
a crisis he changes violently
and his actions may seem fool
ish because a whole new set
OF emotions take over.
In his irrational and clumsy
way. this man. tried to show
Evelyn he feels guilty about
his past conduct and still feels
concern. affection. tenderness
for her. Evelyn is being cruel
to herself and to him when she
refuses to accept what he is
able to offer because she has
a higher ideal in mind. Her
husband may not yet be capa-
BILE Of giving love in its finest
form. but perhaps something
better can grow out OF the
seeds Of his present remorse.
Evelyn should also recognize
that not all the faults belong
to her husband. She is too
sternly unbending and doesn't
consider others enough. In
view Of her serious illness, she
takes too much upon herself
when she chooses this time to
separate her children from
their father.
She is obviously a strong
person. but she must recognize
some limitations. This is the
time to make whatever adjust
ment is possible with her hus-
band and to help him learn
strength and maturity from
her. She can we'll learn hui
mility from him.
tCopyright 1857. General Features
CoTDl
Monday: Mother and iolhsr don't
know how to deal with thsiI, ,l7-ysOr-
! old son.
Evening star., 1957-08-30
LAW IN THE NEWS
Leaving Keys in Car
Can Cost You Money

producing blood from this kind
Of turnip, but believing that the
innocent third party should
have some opportunity to re-
coup his loss, the law is apt TO
swing Its baleful stare toward
the person whose car was
stolen. II figures that IL the
original car owner was partly
responsible for the theft due
to carelessness. he should help
stand the expense Of ensuing
damage.
Hence most jurisdictions to-
day follow the Illinois rule
particularly in metropolitan
areas where the likelihood Of
theft is higher than in rural
communities. The theory is
that any ordinarily careful
person should be able to fore
see the possible consequences
Of not taking his keys with
him.
The rule also generally ap-
plies in the case Of joy-riding
youngsters or even when the
car is taken without intent to
steal 1t. In Connecticut re-
Gently a man driving a train
bound passenger to the station
left his car running while he
went into a drug store. The
impatient passenger. afraid Of
missing the train, drove on to
the station. hitting a pedestri-
an en- route. The result was the
same. The pedestrian collected
from the car owner as we'll as
the passenger.
Evening star., 1957-08-30

type who claims to have beer
framed: he sincerely wanteC
to become a writer.
Mockford and I became
friends. We worked on his
writing. I, got him a job OF
a weekly in Bayonne, New Jer.
sey. He became a good re.
porter. The pay was small
Then he met a Puerto Ricar
girl in New York. The hard.
boiled convict fell in love. Eel
deeply and hopelessly. In hon.
stefy. he told her everything
about his past.
Ana was small and dark. She
was a devout Catholic. She
went to mass and communion
and offered them up for STAN
ley. She. too. fell in love. When
they married. they went tc
Troy and got hobs in q shirt
factory. He was going to work
by day ana write at night. He
worked so hard all day that
he couldn't think at night.
Mrs. Mockford was pregnant
She wanted to go back to her
mother in Puerto Rico. Stan
agreed. He vent with her as
far as Miami. He did not tell
her of the trouble he was hav-
ing getting q job.7 He told
prospective employers that he
had served time. They became
cool and distant. Stan could
have asked me for money. But
he didn't.
Nobody Bought Them
He wanted to support his
family with his hands. His
short stories we're good. but
nobody bought them. His novels
bounced from publisher to pub
Usher. When he arrived in
Miami. he met some old pals.
They dealt him into an inter-
state car-stealing racket.
The gang stole cars, re-
painted them. and sold them
in neighboring States. Stan
sent money to Ana. Then the
FBI caught him and the money
stopped. At the trial. he got
into a fight with a guard and,
when the law finished taking
a long look at Stanley Mock
ford. he was of to Alcatraz.
He had been there almost
from the birth Of little Ann.
From Ana's letters. he has been
able to trace the growth Of his
baby from the bassinet To
school. In prison. he has writ
ten two books and is working
on a third.
Now he has been transferred
to Atlanta and this is much
closer to Puerto Rico. The new
letter says: II am going to
arrange a visit with Ana and
Ann next summer. Five years
have passed. My little girl has
been saving pennies in a bottle
Hurting myself is one thing
Jim. Hurting an innocent child
is something different"
Copyright. 1857. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.
Monday: An impression Of M FsiI
ladv"
Evening star., 1957-08-30

The Fomily Council consists Of Q Judge,
q psyehictrist. three cIersymsn. Q
newspaper editor. q vomen's editor
and two writers. Eaeh article is q
summary Of on octuoI coss history.
The council reports on problems
thot have been deolt with by re-
sponsible osencies ond counseIors.
Evening star., 1957-08-30

Sunday: Cruel punishment Tor ho
bituol eriminolsi
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Continued From Preceding Page

his collection at home sometimes late at night
after social engagements. One evening he would
invite several of his many firemen friends and
another time social registerite whom he had met
at the Metropolitan Opera-he only asked that
they be truly interested in art.
He chuckleS in Renaissance of days when he
used to jump on the fire truck after alarms sounded
at the station across the street from his home
Although he had his own fre-fghting outfit. he
sometimes rushed out in evening clothes as he
returned from formal parties. He explains that
he did not go along lust for the kicks but actu
ally helped fight fires.
Mr. Dale. who is often in Washington gallery
duties and almost daily has distance telephone
conversations with gallery officials attributes his
interest In art to his first wife, the late Maud Dale
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Il had always been at home in Wall Street
rather than an art gallery" he explains. But in
1926 my wife presented a show of American stage
design in Paris. group of Toulouse-Lautrec
paintings was hanging in the gallery where met
her every day. 1 became interested and purchased
one That started my career as collector
His present wife, Mary curator of the
collection, working with the first Mrs Dale for
many years. She frequently accompanies him to
Washington and formerly they went to Europe
twice a year to obtain paintings. Mr.. Dale has
been trustee of the National Gallery since 1943
and named president in 1855 succeeding the
late Samuel H. KreSS
Among paintings displayed in the National
Gallery outstanding works by such artists as
Cezanne, Corot Courbet, Degas Delacroix Gauguin,
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Van Gogh, Manet, Monet Renoir and Toulouse
Lautrec. Included in these Renoirs Girl
With a Watering Can, Manet's The Old Musician.
Corots AgoStinG and Forest of Fontdinebledu.
Delacroix'S Columbus and His Son at La Rdbidd
and Van Gogh's La MouSme.
Among direct gifts to the gallery are Zurbaran's
ST. Lucia, RubenS Head of One OF the Three Kings,
Drouais' Portrait of Woman, Ell Greco's st.
Jerome. Tintorettos Venetian Senator and
Chardns Still Life.
In addition to these, Mr. Dale has made contri-
buttons from the American school to the gallery,
including works by Gilbert Stuart and Samuel
Morse and Bellows portrait of the first Mrs. Dale.
Mr. Dale says he has only two rules: They
must be the works of significant artists and must
show evidence of creative imagination"