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The Sidney herald., 1957-05-23

ty johnson, 9th grade: End in high
jump; End in dash and Bird in the
broad jump. David Lassey, 5th
grade: LIST, broad jump; End in
high jump, and 1st in dash. Cheryl
Wang, 9th grade: End high jump
and 3rd kittenball throw. Roger
Lassey, 4th grade: 1st, broad
jump. Charlotte Lassey, End grade:
End, dash. Beverly Lassey, Bird
grade: 3rd three-legged race.
The VIM. H. Faulkner and Hans
Berntson families attended funer-
al services at Watford City Thurs
day afternoon for John Thorgram-
son, 80 years, who passed away
at his home May Is. He was the
father of Mrs. Berntson and Mrs.
Faulkner. Local people extend
sincere sympathy in their loss.
Last Tuesday evening oil con-
scious folks of Sioux Township
met in the hall and signed certain
agreements with a driller.
Mrs. Ed Propp and son Rodney
of Fairview were visitors at church
Sunday afternoon and at the Ema-
lie Lassey home.
MI. and Mrs. j. E. Lassey, MI.
and Mrs. Chas. Lassey and John
were out from Williston for the
The Sidney herald., 1957-05-23

tanans ever since, have been
growing seed corn for sale since
1920.
From the days Of the horse
drawn planter, the horse power
corn binder, hand labor to shock
and shuck the corn, a one-hole
hand-powered shelter and a hand
operated grader, the Towards now
labor in comparative ease with
the help of tractors, gasoline en-
gines and electricity.
Still done by hand however,
for the lack of any "gadget" that
will do the job, is the detasseling,
shocking and sorting of the corn
before 1t is put in the dryer.
D~etasseling, the process Of pull
ing tassels from the corn to pre-
vent self pollination or cross pol
lination of the corn, is begun
about July Is by Mrs. Howard
and a of women and chill
dren Of the Savage area. 1t is this
d~etasseling that makes hybrid
corn possible. This process is be-
gun when the corn has reached
its full growth and before it has
started to ripen and mature.
Harvest In September
Corn picking or harvesting is
started in the middle of Septem-
Der. The picked corn is brought
to the building on the Towards
410-acre farm, which houses the
electrically operated dryer.
A crew of women then removes
the shucks from the corn, sorts it
and shovels it into the drying bins.
The heat is provided by oil and
the blower is operated by cleo
tricity.
1t dries in from 36 hours to
five days, depending on the
amount of moisture in the corr
1t is then shelled, graded, treated
and sacked for storage to be sold
the next spring.
Howard corn has not only
brought the look of the Middle
West to many Montana and Da-
kota farms but has been used in
Canada and in Amman, Jordan,
for agricultural experimental pur-
poses.
The majority of the corn is
sold within a 150-mile radius OF
the farm in three ways, either
through dealers, on a retail basis
right from the farm or by mail
orders. In the early days, Howard
used to load up a wagon and use
a farm-to-farm method of sales
manship. This spring he had 1,400
bushels for sale, all grown in
Montana.
The Howard farmhouse is a
veritable display DON for blue
ribbons and trophies collected
over the years, including some
received from the international
in Chicago for corn grown in the
Savage area.
In 1851, he was crowned corn
at the State Corn and Seed
Show at Sidney. He also received
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the Champion Corn Grower tro
ply that year.
Takes Many Prizes
The year 1856 was a good veal
for prizes because he received
sweepstakes on his corn exhibit.
and the King of Corn trophy a
the Northern Plains Spring Elk
position at Glendive; sweepstake:
on corr and a plaque at the Mill
River certified Potato and Seec
show at Harlem; four sweepstake:
ribbons and one championship
ribbon on his corn exhibit at the
Midland Empire Fair in Billings,
sweepstakes in the registered ano
approved seeds division at the
Dawson County Fair at Glendivei
and six sweepstakes ribbons anc
two championship ribbons on ex-
hibits at the Richland County
Fair in Sidney.
So far in 1857 he has won
sweepstakes and a plaque for the
best exhibit of seed corn at the
Milk River State Seed Show al
Harlem and ribbons and the King
of Corn trophy at the Northern
Plains Spring Exhibition in Glen
dive.
These last few years winnings
should give the reader an idea
of what the Howard living room
looks like.
Besides the seed corn which is
grown on the Howard farm as
well as on additional land which
is rented each year, the Towards
have so head of grade Hereford
cattle, raise alfalfa hay and have
an irrigated pasture. Although
the acreage planted in seed corn
varied from year to year, they
always have one, sometimes two,
other farmers who grow seed
corn for them.
Activities for Howard, other
than farming, which as all farm
ers know is a full-time job, in
clude membership on the board
of the Lower Yellowstone Rural
Electric Assn. coop; supervisor
for the last 10 years and vice
president at present of the Rich
land County soil conservation dis
trict; on the board of directors of
the Lower Yellowstone Water
Users Assn. for Is years; an as
sistant leader and leader for All
clubs for Is years; a member of
his church's board and the presi-
dency of the Richland County
Fair Board. Several years ago he
served a term as president of the
Rocky Mountain Assn. of Fairs.
The Towards have two chill
dren, both of whom are married.
Stanley Howard of BoZeman is
state irrigation specialist for the
Montana Extension Service and
Janice, Mrs. Fred Edwards, lives
in Vallejo, Calf, where her hus-
band is a police officer.
Like all good Montanans, the
Towards say 1--WE wouldn't live
any place else"
The Sidney herald., 1957-05-23
Cartwright

We salute our graduates, DOtn
in the high school and the grades
this week.
Graduation exercises will be
held this Friday May oath at 8
pm. est in the local hall for 9th
grade from the Sioux School and
Horse Creek school. From Sioux
Crossing is Acne Dobias and DON
aid Croy; from Pleasant Center is
Betty Johnson; from Cartwright
is Elaine Berntson and Anthony
Moran; from Horse Creek is Wv
ian Hanson. Rev. w. H. Powell
will deliver the invocation. Local
students finishing high school III
Laura Klose and Marvin Skogen
at Fairview high on Wednesday
evening.
Friday afternoon at school the
| Cartwright children gave a pro-
gram for their mothers and pre-
sented gifts in token of Mothers
Day, after which the mothers hon
ored the teacher, Mrs. Judeen
Berry with a shower. Lunch was
served.
u Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Klym and
their four children left via train
from Williston last Wednesday
night with Portland and Eugene,
Oregon their destination, spending
a vacation there with relatives.
The lady relief agent at the de-
pot here is Mrs. w. D. Grisham
on duty during the Klym's abb
Sence.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Lassey an
nounce the arrival of another
grandchild. A daughter was born
May 10 at Sidney to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Stewart. Her name, Karen
Grace. The Stewards have two
other daughters and the family
are moving soon to Laurel, Mont,
where Jim will be employed at a
Safeway store.
Children from the Molly school
came last Wednesday afternoon
to play a game of kittenball with
the Cartwright school. Score re-
suit S to 6 in favor of Molly. AT
ter the game the teachers served
cake and nectar.
John Dundon, a local character
of pioneer days here, passed away
in Wisconsin April 81 of infirm-
tiles of age. Word was received
from Charles Williams, a nephew.
Dundon had spent his winters in
Wisconsin for many years and
summers here at his homestead
north Of Cartwright. Last year,
however, he was unable to come.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Shade, Mrs.
Emalie Lassey and Mrs. B.
Youngstown spent Thursday in
Williston shopping and visiting the
J.. E. Lasseys and Charles Lasseys.
At Watford City, May 10 =
County Play Day:
Cartwright School Pupils - An
thony Moran, 9th grade: Ist in 100
yard dash, End in high jump and
End in broad jump. Paul Oakland,
Bird grade: End in 10 yard dash.
Pleasant Center School - Bet
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granddaughter, Mrs. Ray Schov
(Deanna Childs) is the mother O.
a daughter born in the Sidney
hospital May IS.
Martin Torgerson recently pur-
chased the Rod Hanson home II
Sidney. Mr.. and Mrs. Torgersor
expect to make their home thert
later on.
Miss Geanne Kay Brumfield oil
Minot, N. d. is a house guest OF
Mrs. Beatrice Burton. Geanne
Kay expects to spend about two
weeks here.
The Ladies' Altar Society were
entertained Thursday of last week
at the home of Mrs. Beatrice
Burton.
The Lambert Bowling team re-
ceived special mention at the
bowling banquet last week Wed
nesday night when they were
awarded bowling score pads in
leather-ilke binders for being reg
ular in attendance, coming the
greatest distance and always on
time.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry Partin and
children, Janyth and Lyle left
for their home in Kent, Wn., af-
ter spending the past month WIS.,
iting with relatives and friends
here. Perry is serving with the
armed forces and is stationed
near Kent.
MI. and Mrs. Paul Heringer
and children drove to Glendive
last Thursday where they at
tenued funeral services of their
aunt, Mrs. Henry Matthews Of
the Bloomfield community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Heringer
havearranged an apartment at the
rear of their store and will make
their home there. Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Lyon and children have
moved to the Hafemann home
which the Heringers vacated.
Four stock cars from here
were entered in the races at Wolf
Point Sunday, bringing home top
honors in nearly all departments.
Don Lyon won End in the 3rd
heat race; Orville Sharbono took
1st in the End heat race, LIST in
the A main and also the trophy
dash. Larry Williams placed LIST
in the c main and Warren Schil-
ling won 1st in the B main. There
were approximately sixteen ars
in these races.
MIR. and Mrs. Louis Sticka and
family of Sidney were Sunday
dinner guests at the Joe HeiSer
home.
Grant Burgess, Roger Hyem
and Roland Nevins went on an
overnight fishing trip Saturday
night returning about noon Sum
day with a good catch.
Paul McMorris and son Gary
of Sidney visited at the Grant
Burgess home Sunday for a few
minutes.
The three seniors, Leonard Hill,
Rosalie Liudahl and Louise Gun
derson took Friday of last week
for their sneak day. MIR Earl
Gunderson, father of Louise,
drove the group to Medora, N. D.
where they enjoyed a day of
sight seeing returning that Same
evening.
Dates for vacation Bible school
at the Lutheran church in Lam
bert have been set for June II
through June %. A teacher from
LIB has been obtained.
The Sidney herald., 1957-05-23
Lambert
Mrs. Grant Burgess

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Petr1l
were honored on their 35th wed
ding anniversary May 18th by
families. The children, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Warren Petrik and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Petrik and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Roberts and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lloyd Sheehan and family
met at the home of their par
ents for a 800 dinner which
they brought in as a surprise to
the honored couple. An ami
versary cake which was baked
and decorated by Mrs. Warren
Petrik was the hight light of the
dinner. After dinner the family
enjoyed an evening of visiting.
Word has been received here
of the birth of a baby girl to
Mr.. and Mrs. CORN Petersen Jr.,
on May 14th in Rantoul, ILL.,,
and the baby has been named
Deborah Rae, weighing 8 lbs
and l OF.
Mrs. Lottie Carter went to
Sidney Saturday where she spent
the week end with her son Bud
| Carter and family.
Miss Alvina Lentzner spent the
week end as house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Erich Pust. Miss Lentz-
ner is a former teacher of the
Lambert grade school and is now
teaching in Glendive, Mont.
Donald Burgess and friend,
Walter Lowe of Columbus, Mon
tana spent Friday night as house
guests at the Grant Burgess home
having returned a truck which
Morel Burgess had used to move
some household goods to Colum-
bus earlier that week. Don
and Walt returned to Columbus
Saturday with Alvin Burgess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Les Wescom were
Sunday dinner guests at the POL
and Nevins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack McMorrls
and family of Sidney were Sum-
day afternoon visitors at the
Grant Burgess home and evening
luncheon quests.
Frank Nevins took part in the
music recital which was held in
the Congregational church under
the direction of Mrs. Ralph Os-
born Monday evening. Tuesday
evening another group of students
which included Charlotte Lake
and Sandra and Wanda Reimann
were presented in a recital I'M
der the same teacher.
Baccalaureate services were
held in the high school gymnasi-
UNI Sunday evening, May IS at
8 p. m. for the senior and eighth
grade graduating calsses of 1857.
There are three members OF the
senior class to graduate this year
on Wednesday evening. They are
Rosalie Liudahl, Louise Gunder-
son and Leonard Hill. Seven
members will graduate from the
eighth grade this year. They are
Sandra Reiman, Bertha Pribnow,
Sue Heiser, Dorothy Gladowski,
Lorna Burgess, Duane Pust and
James Smylie.
Houseguests this past week at
the Bert Fuller home r his sis |
ter, Mrs. Jim Steele of Seattle,
Washington, and an aunt of Ell
lensburg, Washington. They ar
rived here last Friday and Will
leave the end of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lynd now
have the honor of being Great
Grandma and Grandpa as their
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oil sign-up and spent part of the
evening with Mrs. Youngstown
and Mrs. Emalie Lassey. Mrs.
Briar was also at the home of
Mrs. Youngstrom.
Saturday being Mrs. Emalie Las
sey's birthday, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lassey and Jerry, Emil Lassey
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Lassey and Mavis, Alex Karlsen,
Mrs. Morris Lassey and Charlotte,
Mrs. A. j. Briar, Scrivners and
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Youngstown,
The Sidney herald., 1957-05-23
Savage Corn
Grower Among
Nations Best
From the Billings Gaeztte)

From the Billings Gaeztte)
Iowa, known far and wide as
the corn state, had better look to
its laurels, if what one Montana
farmer says is true.
Dwight Howard of Savage, one
of the few seed corn growers in
the state feels that Montana
grown seed corn is just as good as
that grown in Iowa, and he has
a basketful of ribbons and tro-
phies to prove it.
Howard and his wife, Hazel,
transplants from southwestern
Iowa in 1917, but confirmed Mon
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THE SIDNEY HERALD
Thursday. May 70. 1857

gathered at her home for coffee
and cake. The cake was baked by
Mrs. Youngstown. Then Sunday
other members of the family visit
ed her.
Alex Moran and family visited
in Williston Saturday for the band
parade and later attended the ro-
dec at State Line.
The Sidney herald., 1957-05-23

READ HERALD WANT ADS!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04
Trucks on the Parkway

Proposals before the Maryland Cen
eral Assembly for the banning of trucks
on the Baltimore-JeSsup portion of the
Washington Baltimore Parkway are in
line with the original purpose of the
parkway. This purpose was stated by
Congress in legislation specifying that
the parkway was to be for passenger
traffic" In accordance with this speci-
f1cation, the Federal part of the highway,
extending from Washington to JeSsup,
was built to passenger traffic standards.
However, Maryland ignored the Federal
legislation when it built its section of
the parkway. And it has ignored the in
tent of Congress by opening the Mary
land stretch to heavy trucking.
The Legislature twice before has con-
sidered the truck problem, in connection
with traffic safety, but at both sessions
bills to close the parkway to trucks were
killed in the Senate, after passage by
the House. Now three legislators from
the Baltimore area have reintroduced the
legislation and have announced they will
press for its adoption at this session. We
hope their efforts are successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04
Time to Move On

Now that the Senate has defeated
the exceedingly ill-adviSed Russell amend
ment, it is time to move on to final pas
sage of the Presidents Middle East reso-
luton. And the need for action, without
further stalling, is UNDERSIGNED by Israel'S
formal decision to withdraw its troops
from Egypt
1t is disappointing that 80 Senators
either voted for or were recorded in favor
of the Russell amendment, which would
have denied to the President the new
authority he wanted for discretion in
spending 5000 million to bolster the econ
omies of the Middle East countries. This
is disappointing because the amendment
was wholly devoid of merit. If adopted,
1t would not have saved any money, for
the 5000 million has already been appro-
priated. But it would have forced the
President either to abandon the Middle
East project or use the money IMPROVE
IDENTIFY, without having time to select the
projects upon which the funds could be
most advantageously spent. In addition,
passage of the amendment would have
advertised to the world lack of support
Aot t4Ilo NC4y lHIDO1 ldllJ 1OIelSH putty,
and would, in effect, have invited the
Russians to pursue their aim of subverting
the Middle East
Happily. SO Senator's rose above those
mixed motives of partisanship, isolation
Ism and sheer spite which apparently
actuated the Presidents opponents. The
resolution is now assured of final pas
sage in reasonably satisfactory form, and
the sooner this can be done the better.
For the time is propitiouS for a major
effort to work out a real settlement IN
the Middle East. There is nothing in
the Presidents resolution which guar
antees success but at least it makes a
serious attempt possible, and that is
about all We can expect at this stage Of
the game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04
Shokeup in Spain

SPANS cabinet shake-up, the first
since 1851, has been described by Gen.
eralissimo Francisco Franco as move
designed to strengthen the countryS
economy and meet modern needs" AS
the official announcement has put it,
THE experience of 20 years counsels the
taking of new step in the process of
evolution of the administration"
The precise meaning of these words
IS far from clear But the nature Of the
governmental reorganization, which has
brought number of new and younger
men into the cabinet, indicates that
Generalissimo Franco may be preparing
the way for far-reaching policy changes
aimed at coping with SPANS mounting
initiation and political and social restive-
ness. Thus, for one thing, although he
apparently retains as much dictatorial
power as ever, he has advocated the
eventual creation of a premier's office,
and this is viewed by some experienced
observers as sign that he may be NOV
ing toward restoration of the monarchy
and freer parliamentary system.
Speculation along this line has been
strengthened by the fact that the make
up of the new government adds at least
slightly to the considerable power of the
MonarchiStS AS a result of the change,
they now occupy eight of the l8 minis
tries. BY way of contrast, the Falange,
the only open political movement allowed
In Spain since the civil war, has lost
ground, its number of posts having been
reduced to three. The other cabinet
members are described as technicians,
independents, anti-Falange trade union
lists, and representatives of a Catholic
Action group that has scored impressive
gains in popular support over the past
several years.
Among the new faces in the Franco
cabinet is that of Fernando Maria Cas-
tiella, who has been ambassador to the
Vatican but who will now serve as For
egn Minister. In some quarters. he is
said to have a strong anti-British and
anti-French bias and fears have been
expressed that his appointment may
foreshadoW policy changes unwelcorne to
the West In view of the present world
situation, however, there seems little or
no likelihood Of drastic shift in SPANS
international course. Actually, Judging
from most Of the reports from Madrid,
the government has been reorganized pri-
marily for the purpose of working out
much-needed new approach to serious
domestic problems.
These problems are both political and
economic. No country can remain static
IN this fast-movng world, and General
IL
knowledged that his system of govern
ment must adjust itself to the changes
that have taken place In Spain since 1886.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04
Another Good Judqe

Charles Evans Whitaker has enjoyed
what must have been historys fastest
advance through the ranks of the Federal
judiciary.
He was picked for the District Court
bench in 1854. In June. 1856, he was
moved up to the Eighth Circuit Court.
And now, nine months later, he is the
Presidents choice to succeed Justice Reed
on the Supreme Court. Behind this iela-
lively brief judicial service however,
there lies career as practicing lawyer
which has won wide respect for this
56-year- old Missourian.
Although at least nomnaly Repub-
lican, Judge Whitaker has not been con-
spicuous either in politics or in causes
OF his judicial philosophy, he says this:
II read the law only for an understanding
of its meaning and apply and enforce it
in accordance with my understanding of
its meaning" This is the essential atti-
tude for member Of the Supreme Court,
and this state of mind, together with the
acclaim which has greeted the selection,
indicates that Mr.. Eisenhower and At
torney General Brownell have once
again displayed commendable judgment
In making a judicial nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04

@. Before the outbreak of
World War II. did INV ma
TONS have national air forces
separate from their armies?-
MT.
A. A compilation for No
vember /, 1898, showed that
the following countries main
tanned q separate air force.
Australia, Great Britain. In
ola. New Zealand, Dominican
Republic. France, Germany,
Greece, Italy. Peru. and
Sweden. -
@. Is the Afghan hound a
fairly new breed of dog? j. A.
A. No, it is a very old breed
apparently first known in
the peninsula Of Sinai then
part of ancient Egypt, some
5000 to 1000 years B. c. 1t
is pictured OH tombs of the
period and referred to in a
papyrus by term which may
be freely translated monkey
faced hound" In Afghanistan
this hound. famed for its leap
ing and hunting ability. has
been bred for centuries. Its
modern history dates only from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-04

Maryland's General AS
sembly has offered Ito search
out the lost boundary line" be-
tween the counties of Mont
gomery and Prince Georges.
Perhaps IA point of view
often heard IN our Helshpor-
hood might give them a clue:
Take of on tie heavily
travelled OLD Bladensburs road
at Four Corners cor as far back
as Wheaton II YOU ha re plenty
of timel; proceed ut a snail's
pace along this narrow. wind
ing. Civil War-type trail in a
general south, Southeasterly
direction keeping a Careful
eye out for broken cement or
pot holes if it has just rainedl.
When you finally come 10 a
stretch that Is wide enough,
straight enough. or smooth
enough to make either pass
ing another car or reaching
the speed limit of 20 to 80
miles really safe, That's
Prince Georges!'
Lila ID. SOnnemann.