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The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29

Beet Sugar Development Foun-
dation in Fort Collins, Colorado
heart of the second most pro-
ductive sugar beet area in the
country.
Unique among agricultural in
dustries, the foundation combines
research facilities of Is beet SUI
gar companies in the United
States and Canada, agronomists
of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture, scientists in colleges
and universities and 500 members
of the American Society of Su-
gar Beet Technologists in almost
every state of the union and -
foreign countries.
The foundation supervises and
coordinates research on hybrid
izing the sugar beet and directs
studies of a host Of other prob
lens relating to the propagation
of Beta vulgaris, technical name
for the sugar beet.
The research will return mil
lions of dollars to American
farmers in % states and produce
more pure beet sugar for our
kitchens, bakers, candy makers,
bottlers and Gamers. Beet sugar
now provides nearly one-fourth
of the nations sugar needs -
some $3.50, 000, 900 pounds in 1856
from more than 100000 r
"Our goal" says engineer Jim
Fischer, secretary = treasurer OF
the foundation, els to duplicate
the work of corn scientists whose
hybrids increased yields 20 to
rs per cent.
"Such an increase for in
dustry would raise the value of
a 3O-acre crop of sugar beets by
$500. 1t would boost yearly farm
revenues by S3O,000,0 900 - and
this is a conservative estimate"
Fischer said.
One of the nations top plant
genetecists, DR.. Leroy Powers,
head of the USDA experiment
station at Fort Collins, says with
out qualification:
There is no reason why we
cannot equal the gains of corn
with a sugar beet hybrid. In the
next 10 years hybrids will be
grown commercially. 1t will be
long, slow work but we are con-
fident we can produce CONNER
cial hybrids containing all the
disease-resistant qualities in pres
ent varieties and with character
istics to produce higher tonnage
and bigger sugar yields"
DR.. Powers already has grown
one hybrid that retains high sug-
ar content and purity when fer
tilted with heavy applications of
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29

high tonnage and sugar and re-
sistant to nematodes, curly top
black root and other plant di.
seases.
Monogram hybrid seeds, team
ed with new precision planter.
being engineered now, with
chemical weed controls and i'm
proved cultivators and thinning
machines will revolutionize the
beet sugar industry.
Thinners and weeders, drawn
by tractors, will do most of the
spring work. The harvest already
is virtually 100 per cent mechan-
lied. The result: labor savings OF
millions to farmers, increased
yields and more beet sugar for
America.
At USDA stations in Salinas,
Calf; Beltsville, Md; Twin
Falls, Ida, and the University
of California at Davis other re-
search teams r probing the
mystery of nematodes - tiny,
eel-like animals that invade
nearly all plants and animals -
and a half-dozen other plant di-
SeaSes.
Company researchers, with pro-
grams to improve their own
commercial varieties, study allied
problems in laboratories in Cali
fornia, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
and Minnesota.
Fischer estimates the founda-
ton, companies and USDA re-
searchers spend $4,000 annu-
ally. Of that amount the founda-
ton is spending SIPS, 900 in its
grants to the USDA and univer-
sites. Aside from its projects at
Fort Collins the foundation does
no research of its own.
Generally, the foundation works
on fundamental plant research,
leaving details of commercial APP
plication of its findings to the
individual companies.
1t has one project involving
sugar beet processing: a pilot
manufacturing plant at Albany,
California, where sugar extrac-
ton problems are examined. The
operating for its first year,
was built with a direct grant
from the foundation but is now a
USDA project.
But plant disease and develop
.ent of a bigger, sweeter sugar
beet are the prime targets of
scientists.
Topping the list is extinction
Of nematodes agriculture's
number one soil pest. Nematodes
attack roots of almost all known
and invade most animals.
Continued on Page 81
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SUGAR BEET HYBRID WOULD BE BOON TO INDUSTRY
mu|ti-mi|ion Dollar
Question Nears Answer

nitrogen, an important finding
because nitrogen increases ton
ages but often depresses sugar
content of the beets. A heavy
tonnage beet with high sugar
level is the ideal.
Foundation and company re-
searchers now are developing a
commercial monogerm sugar beet
seed, that is, a seed which pro-
duces a single plant rather than
a cluster of plants which comes
from the normal multigerm beet
seed ball.
Monogerm is a reality. Test
plots are planted in nearly every
sugar beet-producing state this
year but not all the monogerm
problems have been whipped.
When they are - and re-
search is very close to compile
ton now - this variety will be
h~ybridized, producing the ideal
beet: a strong, single plant of
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29
COMMUNITY BOOTHS SHOW TOP DISPLAYS
Agricultural Exhibits
Establish Fair Record

son, Savage, Montana, Alpha
Hereford Farms of Sentinel
Butte, North Dakota, F. S. p.
Foss of Glendive, and Hans Lar
son of Montana. Shorthorns =
James Strack of Sidney. Angus
Mike Undem of Glendive. Cart
ner and Denowh Ranch, Sidney.
Montana and Russell Larson, Sid
ney, Montana. Several of the All
and FLA members who won bl,e
ribbons in the junior division
moved up to cop many of fire
awards in open class Competition
Inc Norden Farm Of Sidney.
Columbia Sheep exhibits won the
majority of the awards in the
sheep division this year. Fairview
Chapter FLA exhibitors also
ranked up well in the open class
sheep division and won most ~
the swine awards.
AS always the 4-H fat STEER
division was n of the main at
fractions at the fair. All together
% fat steers were judged accord
ing to the Danish system. For the
flrst time in several years the
judge placed four animals in the
purple ribbon class which denotes
prime grade. The four All ex-
hIbitors showing purple ribbon
tat steers were Judy Bergh and
Shirley Bergh both of Redstone.
and Kent Norby and Ronald Wick
both of Sioux Pass.
Competition was exceedingly
keen in both the Junior and Sc
Nor All Showmanship contests.
The four top beef cattle showmen
In the Junior division who re-
ceIved fitting and showing equip
ment from the Eastern Montana
Hereford Breeders Association
were Kent Norby, first, Sioux
Pass; Ardin Hermanson, second.
Alexander; Dorothy Strack, third.
Sidney and Judy Bergh, fourth.
Redstone. Charles j. johnson pre-
sented the awards for the Breed
ers Association. Jean Willoughbv.
a All member of the Western
Funmakers All club in western
Rlchland County won the cham
pion Junior Showmanship award
showing a milking shorthorn heif-
er and was presented a trophy by
Ray Smith, chairman of the e
riculture committee of the Sid
ney Jaycees. Senior Ali show
man winning the top four fitting
and showing equipment awards
were Sanford Martin of Trenton,
first; Paul Martin of Trenton.
second; Ronald Smith of Will
liston, third; and Diane Nathe
of R%edstone, fourth. Sanford Mar
tin won the senior champion All
award and was presented a
plaque from the Sidney Kiwanis
club by Al Johns, club President.
Johns also presented the Sidney
Kiwanis FLA top Showmanship
trophy to Russell Larson of the
Sidney high school FLA chapter.
A complete list of blue winners
in all divisions will be printed
in next weeks Herald. Due to
lack of time and space this was
this week.
Special thanks should be given
Continued on page 81
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29

Agronomists in a half-dozen
states are working at their mi
croscopes, calculating machines
and in greenhouses attempting to
crack a multi-million dollar
question in agriculture: can a
commercial sugar beet hybrid be
grown? And will it yield more
sugar, produce the same high
tonnage as present varieties and
resist plant diseases?
The answer seems to be af-
firmative. Preliminary tests indi-
cate it is technically possible to
hybridize sugar beets on a COM
mercial scale.
But the trickier and perhaps
more important question of
whether these beets will match
existing commercial varieties still
is unsolved.
Research headquarters for this
highly technical problem of plant
genetics and pathology is the
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29
The Weather

By Eastern Montana Division
Experiment Station
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29
Grassland Far
Field Day %
Septembe $-n

Grassland will be
featured at a l. day to be
held September 9th at the dry
land Experiment Farm on the
Sidney-C ulbertson highway. The
field day is being sponsored by
the Richland County Soil Con-
servation District.
The program will begin at 1870
p. m. with Glen Hartman and
Leonard Jappa of the local ex-
pertinent station conducting a
tour of their grass plots. On
these plots they are testing vari-
Gus varieties of grasses for their
adaptability to Richland county
climate and soils. They will also
have interesting figures on seed
and forage yields.
The program will feature Art
Dubbs, agronomist from the Cen
trail Montana Branch Station at
Moccasin. Mr.. Dubbs will tell OF
his work in testing cultivated
grasses for quantity and quality
of forage. He has also done work
with fertilizers on grasses and
legumes as we'll as renovation OF
old stands of crested wheatgrass.
Paul Van Cleave, Range con-
servationist with the Soil Con-
servation Service at Terry, Will
be on hand to present some OBJ
servations of old crested wheat
grass seedlings in southeastern
Montana. Some of these stands
of crested wheatgrass have been
grazed for 20 years.
Farmers and ranchers who are
planning to seed grass viii want
to see the demonstration on dril.
celebration presented by Joe
Langendorf, area conservatlonlst
with the Sell Conservation Ser
vice at Miles City.
Local seed dealers will be on
hand with grass seed displays.
An interesting feature OF the
program will be several contests
on grass Identification. judging
the quality of grass and !egume
hay; and judging the quality OF
grass seed lots. The Sol Conser-
walton District and local seed
dealers will furnish valuable
prizes for these contests. There
will also be coffee and dough-
nuts for everyone.
This grassland farming field
day is something that has not
been held before In Richland
county. Supervisors of the Soil
Conservation District feel fhot
grassland farming should have a
81 eater place in Ricaland coun-
ty and they urge all farmers and
ranchers to attend this outstand-
i;g event.
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29

exhibits, FLA exhibits, Fine Art
and Crafts, Culinary, Flowers, Pi
oneer Relics and other misceI
laneous exhibits we're ~excellen
and added much to the color anc
overall effect in the big agricuI-
ture building.
The All Home Economics and
School exhibits building was fill
ed with many blue ribbon ex-
hibits. All Clothing, Home Liv-
ing and food project exhibits.
were well balanced and COM
pletely filled the All section of
the building. A wide variety of
colorful exhibits were also on
display on the school side of
the exhibit building.
In the livestock divisions All
and open class beef cattle ex-
hibits filled the three exhibit
barns to near capacity. Dairy
cattle, sheep and hog exhibits
were down, however, compar-
ed to recent fairs.
LII thC OPCA Sldoo DCSA SdttiS
division Holger and Warren
Christoferson of the Froid
Shorthorn Farms, Froid, Mon
tana showed a Shorthorn bull
which won the Grand Cham
pionship of all breeds and was
awarded a trophy by the yell
lowstone Livestock Commission
Co. Two All club members
won the grand and reserve OPP
en- class fat beef trophies given
by the Sidney Chamber of Com
merce. Judy Bergh of Redstone
showed the Grand Champion fat
steer, a hereford, while Kent
Norby of Sioux Pass won the e
serve championship with an angus
steer.
Purebred breeders who show
ed livestock at the fair this year
besides the Froid Farms includ-
ed: Observation-Disclosures j. John
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29

In the fourth game Of the tour
nament Wildrose managed to
stay in the game with Sidney at
only one stage, holding a 20 lead
IN the top half of the first inning.
Sidney bounced back in its half
of the inning with five runs on
five hits and two walks.
The game was called after
Continued on page 81
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29
J~eannetta Cox
Crowned 1857
Fair Queen

Miss Richland County Fair fol
1857 is Miss Jeannetta Cox o.
Culbertson who was sponsored
by the Town N Country Beauty
Salon. Miss Tastee Freez, Joyce
Sorenson of Sidney was judged
as the first runner-up, and Mis-.
Farm & Home Service, Audrey
Brodhead of Fairview was the
second runner-up. The queen was
| crowned at the end of the Mon
day night show by Carol Lee
Mockel of Williston who was the
1856 queen.
The judges used a 25-poini
system divided into 10 for beau
ty, 10 for poise and S for per-
sonality. The three out-of-towp
judges reported that it was a
close contest as only / to 6 points
separated the Is girls. The Sid
ney Jayceens conducted a train
ing session Monday at 800 p.
m. and all candidates attended
a special dinner Monday at 500
p. m. The sponsors and Sidney
Chamber of Commerce Queen
Committee members attended the
banquet.
Queen Jeannetta was awarded
a Frontier Airlines round trip to
Denver, $50 from the Sidney
Chamber of Commerce, a crown
from John Stockhill jewelers., one
dozen roses from the Sidney
Greenhouse and a trophy from
the Fair Board. The two runner
ups each received roses and a
nice trophy. All candidates were
awarded gifts at the candidate
sponsored banquet. Each receiv-
ed corsages from the Sidney
Greenhouse, free rides from
Northern Exposition Shows, and
T Fair Board guests during the
Fair.
Dan Price, Sidney Chamber
manager and Ray Wright of
KICK presided over the event.
Judges were Les Kleven of Mis-
souri, Valley Yellowstone Basin
TV, George Schmidt, Williston
Chamber and Lloyd Crippen of
Butte.
The final contestants who APP
peared or the stage Immediately
preceding the night show includ-
ded:
Rosalie Anderson, Miss Gladd
Shoppe, Fairview; Carol Lizotte,
Miss Hotel Lalonde, Sidney; Patti
Buer, Miss VFW Aux, of Post
No. 173, Scobey; Elaine Larson,
Miss Howard Seed Farm, Savage;
Elaine Delamore, Miss Modern
Lady Shop, Sidney; Shirley Ber-
ry of Fairview, Miss Jerry's Mar
ket, Sidney; Julie Verplancke of
Cartwright, N. d., Miss Wesco
LIP Gas, Fairview; Vivian Min
jares, Miss Tractor & Equipment
Co., Sidney; JEANNE Erickson of
Cartwright, Miss Fairview Bank;
Clos, Miss Yellowstone
Investment and Realty Co., Sid
.ey; Judy Johnson, Miss jeans
Shoe Shop, Sidney; Jeannetta
Cox, Miss Town IN Country Beau
ty Salon, Culbertson; Audrey
Miss Farm & Home
Service, Fairview; Joyce Soren-
son, Miss Tastee Freez, Sidney;
Candee of Richey, Miss
Sidney Cleaners and Laundry,
Sidney.
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29
Sidney Wins Top
Honors In UNA
Winston Tourney
Comes From Behind to
Defeat WilIiston In
Overtime Final. ITO

tTlOlli LllC W1l1Actoil llCl dlQt
A Looping Texas league singh
into right = center field shortl,
after 1890 this morning gave
come-from-behind Sidney Mer.
chant baseball team an lilo VIII
over the Herald Headliners ant
rang down the curtain on tn,
highly first successful annual Will.
liston Herald Amateur Baseball
tournament
Some 500 fans from Williston
Sidney, Watford City, Grenora
Culbertson, Crosby, Wildrose anc
Fortuna Air Force Base saw anna
teur baseball at its best in sever
games in consecutive order be-
| ginning with the Headliner-For-
tuna game at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning.
The single-eliminat:on tourna-
ment brought together the eight
top teams of this area in a COM
petition that all players termed
"a natural"
In addition to walking off with
the mythical championship, the
Sidney team also earned first
place money of 500. The Head
liners will share in a $50 award
Sunny skies but blustery winds
prevailed most of the day, with
a championship game played in
topcoat weather.
Sidney and the Headliners earn
ed the right to meet for the title
by each winning two games ear
lier in the tournament.
F~irst-round playS saw the
Headliners defeating the tourna-
ment favorite Fortuna squad,
1877. Watford City edged Gull
bertson in a tight game, 4-3 and
Crosby romped over Grenora,
1878. Sidney won the final game
in first-round play, clobbering
Wildrose, 1873 in six innings. The
game was halted at the end Of
the sixth inning because of the
1O-run rule being in effect.
The Headliners broke an 8-3
tie with Watford City in the
seventh and final inning and won
the right to championship play
with a 1873 victory in the first
semi-final game.
Sidney pushed across four runs
in the last half of the sixth in
ming in its semi-final game with
Crosby and defeated the Divide
county squad, 10-6.
The Headliners, one of the
lesser regarded of the tournament
teams, seemed well or their way
to winning the first champion
ship after surprising Fortuna but
couldn't hold leads of SO and 90
before Sidney caught up with
Highlander Rene Carrier for sew
en- runs in the home (Sidney)
half of the sixth inning. Willis
ton had three men on the bases
in the top half of the seventh
but was unable to slip across the
tie = breaking run. Sidney also
failed to score in the seventh, 60
ing down in one, two, three or
der.
Two singles, followed by a deep
drive into center field by Jim
Scott. gave the Headliners their
10th run and the go-ahead run.
Clark and Boldgett, facing
Headliner relief hurler Doug Will
liams, hit back-to-back singles in
the 10th with Clark scoring on
a third single by Henderson.
DeShaw's Texas Lacquer wrap
ped UP the game as Blodgett
came racing home with the win
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29

The 40th annual Richland
County Fair held Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday, this week
was undoubtedly the finest ever
held from an agricultural stand
point.
AS one walked into the agricul-
ture hall he was amazed at the
terrific amount of work put into
each and every one of the four
teen community booths on dis
play. Overall, many considered
this years group of booths the
finest ever displayed at the fair
from the artistic standpoint in
particular.
Community booths having the
largest and best display were:
first-Hillcrest; second-Savage-
Midway; third@Sioux Pass; and
fourth - Girard. The best dec
GRATED booth contest was won by
Sioux Pass; second Savage
Midway; third - Ridgelawn; and
fourth - FairvieW.
Other displays in the agricul-
ture building which added much
to the overall effect included ed
ucational displays by the State
Dairy Department, Richland
County Soil Conservation District
and the Richland County Extern
sion Service. The All project
The Sidney herald., 1957-08-29
NOTICE

L will be out Of my office
August 20 to Sept. 10 inclu-
sive.
X. ID. Benson, M. ID. 32-1tc
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In an impressive double-ring
candle-light ceremony at the Con.
gregational Christian Church OF
Conner on August 30 Miss Marilyn
May Griffith, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Griffith, Fort Jennings,
became the bride of Bruce Gene
Shelly, son of the Rev. and Mrs.
Wilmer Shelly of Frederick, Pa.
The bridegroom's father officiated
at the service assisted by the Rev.
Oliver N. Thomas, pastor of the
Conner church.
Music for the service was provided
by Miss Carol Ann Shelly, sister of
the bridegroom, at the organ, and
Miss Sue Montgomery, vocalist.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was lovely in gown of lace
over satin. The floor length dress
made by the bride, who also made
the gowns of her attendants, featured
a sabrina neckline and long sleeves
that came to a point at her wrists.
Her veil of bridal illusion was
fingertp length and she carried an
orchid on a white Bible.
Miss Margaret Griffith acted as her
sisters maid of honor and another
sister, Miss Rosemary Griffith, was
bridesmaid.
Robert Shelly, brother of the bride
groom, was best man and ushers
were Edward White of New Washing
ton, Ohio and LaVerne Schirch of
Chenoa, I'll.
Hostesses for the reception which
followed in the church parlors were
Miss Sue Miller of Sugar Creek and
Miss Ellen Balmer of Bluffton.
The new Mrs. Shelly is graduate
of Vaughnsville high school and is a
Junior at Bluffton college where she
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Joseph Steinman,
Pioneer Jenera
Merchant Succumbs

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon in the Jenera Methodist
church for Joseph Steinman, Sc, last
surviving founder of the Steinman
Bros. Lumber company.
Originally a screen door factory,
the firm was founded by four brothers
and brother-in-law in 1893. Today
the firm operates sawrnilI, planning
mill and lumber yards in Ada, Bluff
ton and Jenera.
Mr.. Steinman was a charter MEM
Der of the Jenera Methodist church
and served as Sunday school super
intendent and a member of the
official board for a number of years.
He was a former member of the
Jenera village council.
He was born March IT, 1871 in Van
Buren township to George and
Catherine HulD Steinman. On March
IL, 1896, he married Clyde Krauss,
who survives. Other survivors are a
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Edwards of
Ellenton, Florida, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
c. Tresler and Mr.. John Harmon of
Defiance, Ohio, called Friday after
noon in the home of Mrs. Tom Rob
inson.
The Eversole family reunion was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Eversole Sunday, September
with the following guests present
Mrs. Hazel Guthrie, Detroit, Michi-
gan; Mr.. and Mrs. John Dickey and
family, Ferndale, Michigan; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Eversole, Maumee; Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Harrod, Harrod, Ohio;
Mrs. Daisy Winegardner, Mrs. Cora
Boutwell,, Mrs. John Long, Mrs. Le-
roy Aures and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
John Honegar and sons, Mrs. Belle
Eversole, Mr.. and Mrs Ross Ever
sole, Lima; Mrs. Hazel Eversole,
Bluffton; Mrs. Daisy Arnold, Mrs.
Carrie Lentz, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Eversole and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Eversole, Lafayette.
Rev. Guy U. Chaplin, paster of the
Congregational church, is attending
the ministers retreat Sunday evening
through Wednesday at the Pilgrim
Hills camp, Brinkhaven. Ohio. Mrs.
Chaplin will visit her daughters in
Lexington and Mansfield.
The Bible study group of the Zion
Lutheran church met Thursday eve
ming in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Cook.
The Kings Daughters class of the
Christian church held their class
meeting Wednesday in the church
with a covered Disclaimer and quilt
ing in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cole of Sar-
asota, Florida, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Frame and family of Lima were Sat
urday evening dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Robinson and daugh-
ter Joyce and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Kline visited
Thursday in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Hendricon at Mansfield,
Ohio. Mrs. Hendricon is the former
Mary Hefner of this community
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Urich and
daughter Susan of Arlington, Mary
land, visited the past week in the
home of his mother, Mrs. Madge
Urich and many other relatives in
this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Muir of Farm
dale, Ohio, spent Saturday and Sun
day in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Ackerman and visited relatives,
Mrs. Blanche Helser and Mrs. Ethel
Helser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Driver and
family of Fort Wayne, Indiana, were
week end guests of his father Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Driver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Lima
called Sunday afternoon in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westphal, Sr.
Miss Bessis Guthrie spent the past
week with her brother, Rev. James
Guthrie at Metamora, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Yant of Bea-
verdam spent Sunday with their
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Bierly
and son Garry.
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Mrs. Robert Harmon
Named College Nurse

Mrs. Robert Harmon, Bluffton
has been employed as campus nurse
at Bluffton college, it was announced
this week She succeeds Mrs. Paul
Selman, who is now teaching nursing
at Lima Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Harmon is a graduate of
Bloomington Mennonite hospital. She
has spent several years in Europe
with the Mennonite Central committee
doing relief work
The wife of the college admission
counsellor, she is the former Doris
Garmatter, Route 2, Bluffton.