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The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10
A DISASTER THAT
DIDN'T

remember when, tWenty-Odd
years ago, it was argued that the
growth of chain store merchan-
dising menaced the very existence
of the smaller retailers? Punitive
federal anti-chain legislation was
urged in some quarters, on the
grounds that this was the only
way to save the independents
from swift and sure extinction.
That legislation did not pass.
And it's interesting to see just
how inaccurate the views were
of those who anticipated the
doom of the independents.
Godfrey M. Lebhar, editor of
Chain Store Age, writes that in
1929 the chains accounted for
22.2 per cent of a total retail
volume of S48 billion. In the la
test year for which government
figures are available, volume to-
tailed S170 billion and the chains
accounted for 23.5 per cent. AS
Mr.. Lebhar puts it, SIN other
words, despite all the drastic
changes in retailing during the
past rs years, the chains, today,
account for practically the same
percentage of total sales as they
did in 1929"
Why were the prophets of dis
aster SO wrong? The main reason
is tina: they grossly under-esti-
mated the abilities and spirit of,
the independent merchants. These
merchants successfully emulated
new techniques and ideas pion-
eered by the chains, and added
consumer = attracting innovations
Of their own The result is that
all kinds of merchandising has
gone steadily ahead, each keep
ing its share of the business =
10 the enormous benefit of the
consuming public.
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

GETTING
BACK FOR
OUR MONEY

AS a nation we are famous fol-
giving. Usually, when we give
we don't expect to get anything
back. But now we can give AMI
get through the March of Dimes
What we get is protection
against the greatest crippler OF
mankind - paralytic polio.
1t cost the March of Dimes u
years of research and SIG, 900, 600
to perfect the Salk vaccine which
provides that protection. We
Americans gave that money.
So far, so good. But the dark
shadow OF polio hasn't vanished
entirely. Before that happens, two
big jobs must be done:
Job No. /. Get vaccinated. Ev-
erybody under 35 should be in
oculated. About As million of us
have been. About as many have
MT. If your next door neighbor
has and you haven't, polio can
still blight your world. YOU alone
can prevent this.
Job No. 2. Give to the March
of Dimes. No vaccine can help
the $4,000 Americans already
crippled by polio. They need iron
lungs, wheelchairs, braces,
crutches, doctors, nurses and spe-
cial are for years to come. That's
the second big job for 1857. This
one is up to YOU too.
Two big jobs to be accomplish
ed by a two-way action - giving
and GETTING. You give to the
March of Dimes; you get your in
oculation - and security against
a merciless crippler. Do both
jobs NOW.
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10
A GLIMPSE INTO
THE FUTURE

Mrs. Jeanne Dixon of Wash
linton, has an imposing list O.
successful predictions to her cred
it. The real estate executive, .o1
Washington, D. c., has aroused
worldwide interest by her sue
cessful flashes of intuition.
AS 1857 begins, it is interesting
to note some of Mrs. Dixon's la
test predictions. Among other
things, she believes that Germany
will become a monarchy again,
and that a strong third party will
come about in the United States.
In addition, she says the Rus
sian satellites will achieve free
dom and that the United States
viii have more trouble with Red
China than any other country.
And, looking at the domestic po-
litical scene, she believes that
Vice-President Richard Nixon IS
the man of destiny in the United
States.
1t will take some years to de-
termine the accuracy of Mrs.
Dixon's latest predictions. AT
least she is willing to go out on
a limb and put her prophesying
powers on the line.
To her credit, in the past, are
successful predictions as to the
l948 election, a premonition that
Carole Lombard would be killed
if she boarded the plane on her
last and fatal trip, a premonition
of a heart attack a business as
Sociate would have, the premon-
ition of a plane crash concerning
the plane her husband was about
to board, which crashed, a prem
onition about the rise of Russia's
Bulganin, and f~oreseeing
letter which arrived days after
she had a vision of it, and nam
ing the exact score of a golf
match between President Eisen-
hover and Bob Hope.
Therefore, Mrs. Dixon's latest
predictions are well worth watch
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

Mrs. John Gear

The regular meeting of the
Savage PTO will be held at the
school house Monday evening,
January ID. Everyone is urged
to attend.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Kappel enter
tanned the members of the Kappel
families at a reunion at their
home New Years day.
Vernon Gebhardt and David
Heath left on New Years day for
Billings to resume their studies
at Eastern College.
The Savage Warriors were vic
torious over the Glendive "B"
squad in a game played on the
home floor Friday evening. The
final cor was 44-74.
MI. and Mrs. Landin Bergstedt
and sons and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gear enjoyed New Years day at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Jack
Spithoven.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gregg and
children returned Wednesday
evening from a weeks vacation
spent visiting relatives and friends
in Billings and Bismarck.
MI. and Mrs. Joseph McPher-
son and family returned Wednes-
day from a vacation trip. Rev.
Fenton had assisted with the
chores at the Mcpherson home
while the Joseph McPherson's
were away.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Playle and
little son, Jason, spent a few days
visiting relatives and friends in
Glendive, Intake, Savage and Sid
ney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharbono
and family enjoyed New Years
dinner at the Harold Haffeman
home.
A very large crowd attended
the regular meeting of the Lu-
theran Ladies' Aid held in the
church parlors Thursday after
noon. Mr.. Bert Rice, who is at
tending college at Bozeman gave
a talk on the lisa at the college.
self-denial service was also
presented. After the meeting,
lunch was served by Mrs. John
Gear and Mrs. Emelia Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Kristian-
len entertained a group of
riends at a dinner at their home
New Years eve. Those who en-
Dyed the evening we're Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Seeve, Mr.. and Mrs.
.andin Bergstedt and sons, Mrs.
Anna Bergstedt, Miss Ester Geiser
md the LaSardis family.
Quite a few basketball fans
rom the Savage community at
ended the basketball game at
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

President Eisenhower, who has
been working hard on major
speeches in recent weeks, is about
to deliver three major messages
The first will occur on January
10th, when the President will
deliver the annual Presidential
State-of-the-Unio speech to q
joint session of Congress.
The second, an outline of the
budget for fiscal 1858 (Which in
cludes the twelve months from
July, 1857 through June of 1889
will not be made in person but
will be sent to Congress in the
latter part of January.
Shortly afterward, the third
major speech, an economic report
to the Congress, will also be sent
10 Capitol Hill. These major
speeches do not, of course, include
the Presidents short address upon
the occasion of his second in
auguration, which will occur on
January 21st. The Inauguration
Address is expected TO last about
twenty minutes.
The most news-catching speech
of the three mentioned will prob
ably be the Presidents State-of-
the-Union address, partly because
the President delivers it in per-
son and partly because it will
contain a general outline of the
entire Presidential program for
the new Congress.
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

Larson home Thursday. The time
was spent looking at slides that
had been taken when Mrs. Hor-
ton and Elaine enjoyed their va
cation trip this summer. They also
enjoyed slides shown by Miss
Burau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Basta
and family, Ilene Caneva, MIR. and
Mrs. Ted Burau and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Olaf V~angsness, MI. and
Mrs. Olaf Vangsness, Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Miller and Leroy
Mrs. Godtfred Miller, Mr.. and
and Gary enjoyed lunch at the
John Cornish home after the
basketball game at Brockton Sat-
urday night.
Miss Janis Mitchell, who is
employed in Sidney spent the
week end at her home in Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant johnson
and girls visited at the Ted Burau
home Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Hicks and
Mr.. and Mrs. Godtfred Miller en-
joyed dinner at the Ilaf Waag
home Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Sturgis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gale Playle were overnight
guests at the Glenn Mitchell
home New Years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mastvelten
and family of Glendive, Mrs.
Emma Mastvelten and Elmer
Mastvelten visited at the Ted
Burau home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Wilson of
Sidney, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Burau,
Bob and Virginia, Alma Johnson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Vangsness
enjoyed dinner at the Don Price
home Sunday.
Miss Ruth Johnson spent We'd
nesday visiting at the home of
DR.. and Mrs. Carlson in Sidney.
Bernard Kelly's parents enjoy
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10
Lower
Yellowstone
Mr.. L. p. Moore

Mr.. ana Mrs. FRANK Rang anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Berry re-
turned Friday night from a two
weeks trip to Portland, Oregon
and to southern California where
they visited relatives and friends
John Cayko. drove the school bus
while Leonard was gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Bass and
family who spent their Christmas
vacation at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Maurar,
left last Monday to return TO
their home at Boise, Ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Moore were
supper guests at the Lloyd Lar
son home Friday evening and
then they all attended the basket
ball game between Wibaux and
Fairview which Fairview won.
Mrs. Harold Dahl and son Dem
is drove to Denver to attend the
horse show and sale to be held
there the last of this week.
Dallas LaBonte, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Martin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Erwin Martin and Monte were
Williston shoppers Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Lebock
and family left last Friday for
their home at Fargo.
HERMAN Maurer was a business
caller in Alexander Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Schlothous-
er and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dede
were visitors at the Erwin Martin
home last Thursday evening.
Several of the farmers north
of Dore had their cows Bangs
tested on Monday. DR.. Baker of
Sidney did the testing.
Charlotte Dooley returned last
Friday evening from Saco where
she has been visiting her mother
vacation.
The Herman Johnson family
were dinner guests at the Sterling
Swigart home Sunday.
On Wednesday of last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Seader left
on an extended trip which took
them, first, to Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where Villa will have a
,heckup at the clinic, and then
they expected to go to the west
coast to visit for a time. The Bob
.inkers are staying with Eva and
Bruce in their absence.
Skating parties seem to be quite
popular this winter. Several of
he young couples have been
making good use of Nohle's lake
and also Herman Johnson's. 1t
las been a long time since we
nave heard of anyone getting a
iucking, but do be careful of
hose air holes, folks-that water
S coldl
Mrs. Ed Ochs stayed in Sidney
With her folks from Thursday of
asst week until Tuesday while
some dental work done.
Little Valerie Jean Mann was
aiken to Billings last week
where it was expected she would
ave to undergo surgery to cor
ect a hip condition.
Many friends and relatives were
addened at the news of the death
f Fred Moore who passed away
Dec. % at the home of his sister,
drs. ALT Fluke, in Leesburg,
Mr.. Moore was we'll
.nown by most of the old-timers
the valley as he used to live
yhere the Richland park is now
efore he moved to Richey on !
led Water Creek. He sold his :,
arm at Richey in 1916 and has ,
cen in Florida since that time.
lie was an uncle of Esther and
catherine Stubs. =.
Tuesday morning a daughter !.
f John Novak arrived via the
Dose 10 pay him a surprise visit.
Irs. Pete Kiamas took her down
! his home in the Big Openinp
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

brockton Saturday night between
the Savage Warriors and the
Brockton Warriors. Savage wa.
victorious in both games. The
B game was a very hard-fough1
battle with the score 45-44 in
favor of Savage, in a three min
ute overtime. The final score in
the main game was 1866 in
favor of Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard McPher-
son entertained members of Yell
lowstone Community church at
a party at their home New Years
eve. Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Playle
and son of Malta and MIR. and
Mrs. Roy Almond of Glendive
were guests of the group.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Redding
enjoyed New Years day at the
Perl Redding home in Sidney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Spithoven
called on Carl HOLIDAYS before
church services Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Bach
and children attended the bas-
ketball game at Brockton Satur-
day evening, and then went on
to spend the night and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Daryl Miller
and son at Wolf Point.
Mrs. Mae Chapman was a sup
per guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. ". Hoon Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gear enjoy
ed dinner at the Robert Gregg
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Tom Mcpherson
are rejoicing over the arrival of
a new granddaughter, Deanne
Rae, born to MI. and Mrs Law
renee Boyce of Glendive She
weighed eight pounds and five
and-a-half ounces
MIR. and Mrs. Glenn Mitch
ell entertained at a family re-
union at their home New Years
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godtfred Miller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Burau, and
Connie, MI. and Mrs. Ted Burau
and family and Alma Johnson en-
joyed dinner at the Olaf Vangs-
ness home Tuesday.
Eddie Sharbono of Missoula, d
nephew of Mrs. Elmer Mastvelten
arrived here Monday to spend a
vacation at the Mastvelten home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale Playle en-
joyed breakfast at the Tom Nc
Pherson home Wednesday. They
also visited with his father, Mr..
Jess Playle at the Henry Dooley
home in Sidney on their way
back to their home in Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Barone
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Sid
Jr. and family visited
at the Elmer Mastvelten home
Monday evening.
Mrs. Rita Brewer, who is TAX
ing nurses training at Miles City,
spent a few days visiting at the
home of. her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Chandler last week.
Mrs. Lizzie Sturgis spent We'd
nesday night visiting at the Geb-
nardt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Mitchell
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis
Mitchell and daughter, and Janis
Mitchell enjoyed dinner at the
William Mitchell home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Burau
and Connie, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Etzel, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Price
at the Ted Burau home
after choir practice Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gear en-
Dyed supper at the Don Gear
home Tuesday evening. They all
TV at the Robert Gregg
home later in the evening.
Ruth Johnson, Virginia Burau,
Alice Kay Seeve and Mrs. Hor-
on enjoyed supper at the Oscar
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ed the Christmas holidays visiting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Kelly and family in Savage.
MI. and Mrs. Leo Kappel and
Alvin spent Sunday visiting al
the home of MI. and Mrs. Andy
Kappel in Sidney.
The members of the Savage
Pep Club are sponsoring a pub
lie dance at the Savage Farmers
Union Hall in Savage Saturday
evening, January 18th. Music will
be furnished by the Rainbow
Valley Gang. Tickets are Use. A
lunch will be served.
Mrs. Margaret Frederickson re-
turned to her home Thursday
after having spent several days
receiving medical attention in
Sidney hospital. She had spent a
few days at the home of her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Viggo Anderson before her
turning home.
Miss Margaret Neese, who is
employed at Terry, is spending
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

a few days at the home of her
mother and sister, Mrs. Maggie
Neese and Mae.
Mrs. Grace Kerr was able to
return to her home Sunday after
having spent a few days receiv-
ing medical aid at the Sidney
hospital.
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10
CARD OF THANKS

We would like to extend our neigh
ibors and friends a hearty thank you.
one and all. for their surprise call
on us Sunday evening. Dec. .&. on
our 49th wedding anniversary and
for the beautiful gifts. Also thanks
to our good daughter-in-law, Helen.
for baking the beautiful wedding
cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. M. Roberts.
Crane, Montana. 51-1tc
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

make your gas stops few and far
between.
Like all new Chevies, it brings you
a very special sureness of control.
This is a quality that just can't be
measured in dollars and cents. Lots
of cars that cost lots more just don't
have it. Come in and see how much
pleasure we're passing out these days
at Chevrolet prices!
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10
NEHRU'S DREAMS

NEHk US DKEAMS
Overlooked in the recent visit
of Prime Minister Nehru to the
United States, was the Indian
Prime Minister'S proposal to the
United Nations.
In a major speech before that
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10
CARD OF THANKS

We want to express our sincere
thanks and best wishes to the many
nice friends we have made in Sidney
and vicinity during the three years
We have lived here.
Especially do we thank everyone
for the farewell parties. dinners, and
lovely gifts we received.
You good people will never be for
gotten. May the Lore bless you.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Witt,
Ito No. 23rd st.
Lacrosse, Wisconsin.
The Sidney herald., 1957-01-10

This sweet, smooth and sassy new
Chevy has its own built-in dollar
saver"-America's favorite six!
Hard to believe it, but this big
beauty is a bottom-priced Chevrolet
"One-Fifty." It's got Body by
Fisher quality written all over it.
And it has a peppery, sweet-running
"Blue-Flame" six under the hood to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-15
BY PHIL YEAGER and
JOHN STARK

Have you noticed how TV
producers seldom allow the Gre
alton of buffoon characters
with specific names?
The device of conjuring UP
a make believe hilarious figure
suitable for fun-poking is at
least as old as Don Quixote.
but its last durable exponent, in
show business anyway, seems
to have expired with radios
Mortimer Snerd.
The pint-sized TV star. George
Gobel. thinks he knows why.
Writing in This Week maya
zine recently, the comedian re-
marked:
IF you think you can make
up an outlandishly sounding
fictitious name for some char
acter and then involve him in
imaginary scrapes-you've got
another guess coming. maybe
even a lawsuit
Gobel reported that he and
his gag-writers dreamed up Just
such a character at one time,
giving him the most improb-
able name they could think of
in order to avoid using any
ones real name. Sure enough,
after one performance Gobel
got bawled out on a long dis
lance phone call from an irate
TV-viewer with the exact name
he had devised.
The technique today is to tag
comedy characters only with
first names such as Throck-
morton or Armbruster. or use
extremely common full names
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on A NEW FRONTIER
Mental Health Gains
Aiding Many Children

were already 2 to 4 years old.
They improved but little.
Then it was administered to
phenylketonurics only a few
weeks of age. fortunately,
they can often be picked out
very young because of abnor-
mally colored urine.) The re-
saving the intelligence of phen-
started on the phenylalanine-
low diet right after birth have
been developing norm lily.
Moreover, there is reason to
believe they will not have to
live on the special food indefi-
nitely-just until they are per-
haps or 6 years old.
Phenylketonuria is a rare
form of mental deficiency. Not
many more than $50 are born
in the United States each year.
But the discovery of a way of
ylketonuric youngsters created
In the long run. the overall
a scientific sensation. 1t is the
first time man has succeeded in
preventing a form of mental
deficiency caused by an Unborn
hereditary defect.
Pauling Is Director
Research into the causes of
mental deficiency was greatly
stimulated. In fact, there is now
under way at the California
Institute of Technology in Pas
adena the first systematic in
vestigation ever undertaken
into the origin Of mental re-
tardation.
The investigation is under
the direction of DR.. Linus Paul
ing. Nobel Prizewinner and one
of the worlds premier chemists.
DR.. Pauling's inquiry-which is
financed by a $3.50, 900 grant
from the Ford Foundation-has
brought together chemists, BIZ
ologists, pediatricians and
psychiatrists drawn from the
University of California and
Pacific State Hospital "a large
hospital for mental defectives)
as well as Cal Tech for a Joint
attack on the riddle of mental
deficiency.
The Cal Tech project was
launched a little more than a
year ago. So far, it has re-
suited in no great discoveries.
No startling discoveries may
ever come directly from DR..
Pauling and his colleagues.
But that is a matter of second
airy Importance. What counts
is that the tools of modern
science are finally being
brought to bear on the mental
deficiency problem, just as they
are at last being brought to
bear on the broader problem
of mental disorder as a whole.
In the long run. the overall
research attack on mental dis
order is sure to yield results
far outweighing its cost. espe-
cially if it is given the expand
ing support needed to cope with
problems that are admittedly
among the most complex faced
by man.
! North American Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-15
LAW IN THE NEWS
Comedians Aware
There'sLots inoNome

such as Henry Jones or Mary
Smith.
From a legal point of view.
this probably makes sense.
People have an enforceable
right not to be ridiculed or
have their names banded about
In public. This is one reason
why disclaimer lines such as
ANY similarity to persons liv-
ing or dead is entirely coinci-
dental" appear in books and
movies.
But in television with its
tremendous coverage. and par
ticularly where comedy situa-
tons make ridicule so graphic,
the risk of using a fictional
name to some real persons ac-
ute discomfort is doubtless
much greater. So the practice
OF using only a first name, or
names so common as to make
it impossible for them to be
identified with any particular
person, would seem worthwhile
from the standpoint of chip
heavy producers who are al
ways fair game for lawsuits.
Gobel's point about the act
ual existence of improbable
name combinations is we'll illu-
strated in one of the finest
football players of our genera
ton. The name of Yelberton
Abraham little. former ALL
American and current star
passsr for the San Francisco
Forty-Niners seems quite un-
likely, yet it's headline news
almost every week at this time
Of year.
Sunday: M. FLYNN and his "folse"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-15

Sunday: ML Flynn and his "foIse"
ouest.
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Dear DR.. SteincrOhn: 1
need to lose weight. l am IS,
am 5 feet 3 and weigh be-
tween 155 and $50. What do
you suggest? Mrs. NJ. ii.
I have made this an un-
written rule during my prac-
tice: Never change a patients
habits if he has been able to
reach the Biblical 70. And I
have never been sorry about it.
For example. consider Mrs.
M. H.. our letter writer of to-
day. What is best for her? 1t is
true that obesity is a disease
in itself. It is true that it is
the torerunner of arterioscle-
rosis. high blood pressure, dia-
betes, heart trouble and all the
rest. If she were in her SOS,
COS or 40s I would not hesitate
to say: Better take off those
pounds. Every extra ounce of
fat is just like SO much poison
for your body"
But she has proved. by the
calendar, that she is one of
the exceptions that prove the
rule; some fat people live into
old age without seemingly hav-
ing been bothered by the extra
weight.
Both doctors and patients
need to use ordinary common
sense where weight is con-
cerned. Even at the insistence
of patient and her family, !
have often turned down re-
quests that an elderly over
weight patient be put on a
diet. Leave well enough alone
You can take an apparently
we'll person in the 70s or Dos
and grease the skids into
oblivion by putting him on a
diet.
Just what causes the trouble
/ can't say. But it has been
my experience too often to
make me believe it coincidental,
for elderly patients to become
seriously i'll within weeks of
having been put on a diet.
YOU CAN'T FOOL with an
slider persons metabolism-or