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The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-08-30

serVance of Woman's Day. This,
is an annual affair and the
women of the church, along
with the friends are looking
forward to- this day with much.
anticipation and enthusiasm.
a very interesting program
mas been arranged with Miss
Flora Merrick of Natchez as
guest speaker. Mrs. Tommye
higgins is chairman, Mrs. S.
II. Willis, Co-chairman.
/. THE MANY FRIENDS OF
MRS. SWEETIA WATTS of
9O9 Third North will be sorry
10 Know that she is now con-
fined to her home due to ill
ness. Mrs. Watts will be hap
py to have you stop to see her.
She is a member of Bethel A.
M. E. Church.
MR.. AND MRS. WILLIE
LOGAN of 8O4 Meadow Street
is sponsoring a ca, Sunday,
August 81 at 8: P. M. They
are asking all friends to call
by. This Tea is for the bene-
tit of The Bright Morning
Star Church Usher Board.
THERE WILL be a Summer
Musical at Mt. Olive No. 2
Church Sunday night, August
81. Admission Csc advance, 35c
at Door. The Knights and
Daughters of Tabor, Gospel
Temple Junior Choir, Zion
Travellers Choir and Mt. Olive
No. 2 Choir will participate.
The public is invited.
ON AUGUST 20, four ladies'
and four children of the Ma
linda Robertson Club motor
ed to Carver Point. Mrs. F. j.
Kelly the driver and son, John
Henry, Mrs. Alice R. Spender,
Mrs. Jessie M. Lewis and son,
Ivory; Mrs. Lucille Williams
and daughter, Gladys and a
friend Donnie, all report a
most enjoyable trip of fishing,
swimming and general fun.
They met many people of 9TH
ler states. The hostess was
Mrs. Magnolia Upton and Mr..
Charlie Upton was supervisor.
: tMR. j. H. HALL OF CHI
CAGO, ILL, was a recent visi-
tor in the city as guest in the
home of his sisters, Mrs. Lena
Harvey, GIG Miller Alley and
Mrs. Minnie Foster of Locust
st. Mr.. Hall is a former Vicks-
burger and is connected with
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-08-30
the Metropolitan Mutual AS
surance Co., of Chicago.

THE j. M. A. of the Jackson
Street Church will meet Mon
day night, Sept. l, in the home
of Mrs. Martha Faulkner on
Crawford st. The President
is asking all the members and
friends to be present at 8:
o'clock. Mrs. Inez Evans,
President.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-08-30

DUE TO THE ILLNESS of
the Rev. S. w. West, who is
now confined to the Veterans
Hospital in Jackson, the SER
vices at the st. Luke M. B.
Church will be carried on by
the Rev. D. P. Parker of
Greenville. We are all pray
ing for Pastor West that he
will soon be able to be with us
again.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-08-30

anita Holmes and Sis. M. E.
Adams, President. Missionary
Society, directly after choir re-
hearsal, Sis. Juanita Holmes,
Sis. Ella w. Hall, Presidents.
MT. ZION NO. ! CHURCH
NEWS: $50 Sunday School,
Mr.. Henry Brown, Supt. 7:3O
Brothers and Sisters of Zion
Society, Mrs. Rachel Mack.
President. TOO Wednesday,
Prayer Meeting, 1880 Junior
Choir, Garfield Wright, Pres,
7.30 Thursday, Christian Home
Society No. IS, Mr.. w. M. Crit
fin, Pres. a: P. NJ, Sunday,
Busy Bee Bible, Mrs. Annie
Mae Crosby, Instructor.
THERE WILL BE A DEA-
CON CONTEST at the st. Pc
tiers M. B. Church on the Bird
Sunday in September at 8: P.
M. A Deacon from each
church is asked to sing a solo.
The public is cordially invited
to attend. Rev. S. Slaughter,
Pastor.
THE ST. LUKE M. B.
CHURCH Is having a Special
Church Drive, Sunday, August
81 at II: Noon. The Rev. c.
c. Smith of Greenville will be
the speaker for the day. You
are cordially invited to attend
these services.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
IOastmasters
Discuss Education
At Tueday's Meet

President Eisenhower's new
proposed education program was
the subject of discussion at the
Tuesday evening meeting of the
Sidney Toastmasters club. Every
member was asked to discuss
some phase of the proposal as his
two minute table topic, while a
feature talk, given by Dick Bueh-
Ter was entitled Numbers for
Every One.
In another address: Building
America for the Future, Bert La
londe questioned the continuing
of politicians in office past their
usefulness. In an instructive talk
Syl Braaten chose as his subject,
Influencing Human Behavior
Thru Speech.
The club accepted the invitation
of the Glendive Toastmasters club
to attend a joint meeting of east
ern Montana clubs Tuesday, Feb.
4th.
Harve Pavek served as evalua-
tor for the evening, while DR.. c.
Watkins was grammerian. Ell
mer Frank was a guest of the
club.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30

out features: ID Effective city
planning is very urgent and must
be a continuous effort; CD Urged
work on development of small
industries utilizing natural re-
sources; 90 Community must be
stimulated and broadened so that
people will work hard and to-
gether on city planning and in
dustrial development.
A number of Montana cities are
making rapid progress on city
planning, including B a n,
Glendive and others. The Sidney
industrial program and tentative
plans to work on city planning
were mentioned at the state meet
ing. Attending from here were
Chamber Secretary-Manager Dan
c. Price and Senator Don Nutter.
The state wide meeting vas ar-
ranged for by the State Planning
Board and the University of Mon
tana.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Eastern Montana
superintendent
Meet at Miles

Inc County superintendent OF
southeastern Montana met with
State Superintendent Miss Har-
riet Miller at Miles City January
28th.
The meeting started with a
noon luncheon at the Met Cafe
sponsored by the Miles City Ro-
tary Club.
At 100 all delegates met at
the Custer County Junior College
where plans were drawn up for
a summer session for teacher
preparation. DR.. Hood of the
CCJC was in charge of the meet
ing. He represented E. M. c. of
Education, and Miss Miller rep
resented the State Department of
Public Instruction. The group felt
that there was a definite need for
such a program in this area. The
county superintendent felt that
more teachers would attend sum-
mer school sessions and further
their education if distances were
not SO great. The group felt that
teachers would be better quail
fled to do a better job.
The following is the proposed
plan for a summer session at Gus
ter County Junior College.
(This plan is subject to re-
~vision): The date June 10 to July
l8, 1858, a period of five weeks;
Maximum credits earned, 9 quar-
ter credits per period; Some of
the courses offered will be -
Arithmetic in Elementary School,
3 credits; Audio Visual Education
/ credit; Child and Curriculum,
3 credits; Music in the Elemen-
tary School, 3 credits; Teaching
of Reading, 4 credits; School Lii
braries, 2 credits; Improvement
of Construction, 3 credits; Foun-
dations of Art, 8 credits; English
Composition, 3 credits for LIST.
year students; Health and P. E.
Personal and Community Health,
3 credits; Science - Generally BIZ
ology, 4 credits. Other courses
will be available.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Report of the W.C.T.U.
Meeting

Our meeting was held Jan. "a
at the home of Mrs. VIM. Williams
with Mrs. Vossberg as co-hostess.
Our president opened the meeting
with all singing This Is Our
Fathers World. Mrs. Aarness lead
the devotions, reading from the
As chapter Of lisa. Her remarks
we're very helpful She closed with
The business meeting opened
with roll call the reading OF the
minutes OF the last meeting. and
the treasurer's report
Mrs. Chapman was appointed to
take the mission of the man White
Ribbon recruits. She reported on
sending for new skits. We voted
for each one to donate $l.00 or
whatever she can az a donation
to the Old Folks Home, given by
the W.C.T.U. Union
Our secretary read a letter from
Mrs. Henderson A lunch commit
tee was appointed for the Francis
Willard tea.
Mrs. Mutt gave the program.
She read a very interesting story,
entitled: "The Plague, after
which our meeting was adjourned
and a delicious lunch was served
by the hostess.
Our next meeting will be the
"Francis willard Tea" which will
be held In the Fellowship room
of the Lonsdale Methodist church
February ri, 1858.
Mrs. c. r. Doran, reporter
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Over 300 at
Annual Chamber
Banquet Meeting

The Sidney Chamber of Com
merce annual banquet Wednes-
day evening was attended by over
300 who enjoyed an outstanding
speaker, Chester Lauck, known by
many as Lum of Lum and Abner.
Lauck is an executive with Con-
tinental Oil company at Houston,
Texas.
Chester Lauck portrayed Lum
many times during his talk and
still is the lovable Lum. His stor-
les were thoroughly enjoyed by
everyone including his references
to the "Jot EN- Down Store" in
Askansas. The speaker emphasiz-
ed the importance of Americans
taking more interest in govern
ment and picking men of integrity
for government positions. He re-
minded the citizens of the OBJ
legation to retain u good dem
ocratic system and to not get away
from being too dependent on gov
eminent.
Lum predicted a bright future
for this area in the utilization of
our natural resources and because
of good agriculture. He urged the
citizens to support organizations,
such as the Sidney Chamber of
Commerce, which ne commended
for doing a very top job.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Planning and
Industrial Meet
Huge Success

The statewide planning and
industrial meeting at Butte last
week was attended by over 900
Montanans from nearly every City
Council, Chamber of Commerce
and other organizations in the
state. The highly successful two
day meeting featured experts on
industrial development plus city
planning, who stressed the need
for state community action in
Montana.
DR.. r. r. Renne, President of
Montana State College summarized
the days events. He pointed out
that the best potential for indus
trial development was in process
sing Of the states raw materials.
Commenting on the conference,
DR.. Renne complimented the con-
ference on being fundamental and
listed the following three stand
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30

United States to develop strong
life-saving organizations.
Surrender of the independent
crusade would mean surrender
of budget control and ultimately
program control to budget COM
mittess of 1000 United Funds.
Under its present organization,
programs of the society both on
national, state and county levels
are administered by volunteers,
many of whom are doctors and
leading lay representatives in
their communities.
"The American Cancer Society's
crusade is based firmly on free
dom. Under its independent sys-
tenn, the individual is free to
give or not, to give and free to
make a choice of the recipient.
1t also means freedom of the
volunteer to work or not TO work.
1t means full freedom of an agency
to determine how best to use its
funds to save lives and such free
dom is a fundamental part Of our
American heritage" Morrill, said.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
J. Harry Johnson
President Federal
Credit Union

Members or the R1crdanC
County Co-operators Federal
Credit Union elected ]. Harry
Johnson as president for 1858, al
their 18th annual meeting held
Saturday in the new Moose Lodge
here. The business meeting fol-
lowed a dinner at noon attended
by about 200 persons. Other Of
ficers chosen were Orvald r,
Norgaard, vice president; David
T. Clark, secretary-treaSurer, and
William L. Baue, Fairview, and
Lawrence Brown, Savage, as di-
rectors- Outgoing director is Elm
er Jensen. Members also voted a
80 dividend on deposits.
Named to the Credit Committee
were j. Olaf Rasmussen, Ernest
Ullmen and Alfred Lane. Super
visory Committee members are
Ward L. Redlin, Frank Lassey, of
Cartwright, N. D., and Paul Pre-
vost, who replaces Vernard Van
derhoof.
The afternoons program con-
sisted of a movie titled IT'LL Debt
Do Us Part" and a talk by guest
speaker David L. Bryan of Great
Falls, managing director of the
Montana Credit Union League
who spoke on Democracy in
Credit Unions"
David Clark, secretary-treas-
urer of the local Credit Union,
explained the loan protection and
life savings insurance program of
the organization. He told his
audience that the Richland Coun-
ty Co-operators Credit Union has
increased its life Savings inSur-
ance program to $4,000.
Clark submitted a report of
the 1857 operations, showing that
the organization has assets of over
$625, 900, an increase of about
$4,000 from 1856. Since the start
of the Credit Union in 1889, loans
to its members have totaled ap-
proximately $4,000 900. Present
membership in the organization
stands at 1248.
Pamphlets showing the condi-
ton of the Credit Union were
distributed to the members, and
reports by the officers we're ap-
proved.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
RichIand Co. Fair
Board Returns
From Meeting

Members of the Rlchland Coun-
ty Fair Board, Dwight Howard,
w. A. Babe" Turner, Werner
King, Harry johnson and Harley
Roath returned to Sidney this
week following the annual con-
vention of the Rocky Mountain
Association of Fairs held in Great
Falls over the past week end. Mr..
James Starr, board member from
Fairview was unable. to attend.
At the meeting contracts for new
fair attractions were completed.
The board Joined with western
Montana cities in the formation
OF a new fair circuit to be called
the Az circuit. Sidney, Plains,
MiSsoula, Moses Lake, Washing
ton and K~alispell, Montana will
participate in hiring attractions
for the circuit. They were able
to complete contracts for out
standing night show, carnival and
rodeo attractions. The Inland En-
pire Shows of Lewistown, Idaho
will supply the carnival. The
Gwen Morris Entertainment Bu-
reau of Las Vegas, Nevada will
provide the night show, and the
well known Fettig Brothers of
this area win provide the rodeo.
Fair dates now set include:
Sidney, August Is, 10, 20.
Plains, August %, %, "a.
Missoula August 81, %, 20, 80.
Moses Lake, Wn., Sept. S, 6, Z.
Kalispell, Sept. 10, IL, IL, Is.
The members of the Fair Board
expressed satisfaction in being
able to join with these cities in
making contracts for this year.
Officers of the Rocky Noun
tain Association of Fairs elected
for the coming year are Rudy
Hruska, Lewistown, president;
Roy Rogers, Terry, vice president;
and Clifford D. Coover, Shelby,
secretary-treasurer.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Men Entertain at Meeting OF
Richl1nd Chapter. OES

A regular meeting of Richland
Chapter No. So Order of the East
ern Star was held Wednesday,
January % with liberia Petersen,
Worthy Matron, and Jesse Baxter,
Worthy Patron, presiding
A mems night program had
been arranged by a committee
made up of Jesse Baxter, Nord
Lund and Al Johns. E. E. Ed
mondson talked on the subject,
witt the Right Perspective To-
ward Success" and Oliver Haney
gave a reading, Casey at the
Bat, and also entertained with
a sleight of hand performance.
Hostesses were Faye Sissel, Clara
Sissel, Ruth Witt, Ethel Benson
and Nettie Olson
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Erv Krejci
To Attend
CANDLES Meet

Erv Krsjci, manager of the To-
cal Gambel Store will leave for
st. Paul, January 81 to attend the
annual 1858 merchandise confer
ence conducted by Gamble-Skog-
mo, Inc, for their authorized
dealers and company = owned
branch stores personnel.
An expected attendance of over
1000 people representing stores
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Iowa, North and South Da-
kota, Montana and Wyoming, will
view merchandise exhibits of 1900
new items as well as basic lines
of sporting goods, automotive
supplies, housewares, appliances
and furniture at this show.
Merchandise clinics, conducted
by executives of the company,
will enable dealers and branch
personnel to become thoroughly
acquainted with the company's
merchandising and promotional
plans for 1858.
The conference will be climax
ed by a banquet at the st. Paul
Hotel where Glenn Fouche, vice
president of Parade Magazine,
president of the Stayform Co.,
and chairman of the Board OF
National Sales Executives, Inc,
will be featured speaker. Pre-
sentation OF service awards and
awards for outstanding accom-
plishment during 1857 will also
be made.
Gamble-Skogmo, Inc, conducts
similar regional conferences at
Chicago, Illinois, Denver, Colo
RADIO; and Omaha, Neb.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Richland Homes
Report Meeting
Friday Night

A workers report meeting for
the Richland Homes Fund Drive
is set for Friday night, starting at
$50 pm. in the Lalonde hotel. Ac-
cording to Drive leaders, workers
are urged to work all possible
prospect cards before that time.
Those planning to attend the Sid
ney basketball game can report
early and then attend the game.
The present total is over $100, 900
and this is expected to exceed
$4,000 at Fridays meeting.
About half Of the prospect cards
r now turned into drive head
quarters. This return from the
cards worked is encouraging and
the problem now Is to complete
the canvass. Workers are still
needed to assist in making con-
facts. Volunteers are asked to re-
port to the office, now located In
the Chamber office and to select
a few cards.
Chairman Nels Bach and Co
Chairman Harry Johnson are
planning drive meetings in sew
eral outside Sidney areas, includ-
ing Richey, Bainville, Culbertson,
Reserve-Medicine Lake and Alex
ander. Advance Team workers are
busy this week trying to complete
their contacts. Chairman Ingvard
Svarre and Milt Anderson have
asked their workers to complete
all possible prospects by Fridays
report meeting and to help COM
plete some unassigned prospects.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
American Nurses
Roll Call

The A. NJ. A. Roll Call Is a
coordinated nation wide effort
by members of the American
Nurses Association to contact all
registered nurses; to tell them
about the A N. A., and to enlist
their participation in efforts to
improve the practice of nursing
and patient care with the event.
ual outcome of improving the
quality of nursing service avail
able to the public.
The A. N. A Roll Call is be-
ing carried on at the local level
by the registered nurses OF Dis
trict No. IL Of Montana State
Nurses Association. Nurses who
are not presently employed or who
do not work msre than thirty
days a year, may join as associate
members. Nurses, ON a full-time
basis or employed over 80 days
a year, may join as active mem
bers of the A. N. A.
Listed are 10 reasons why
nurses should belong to the
American Nurses Association:
] The mark of a professional
persons is membership in their
professional organization.
2 A. N. A. provides an economic
security program.
3 A. N. A. promotes good legis-
lation affecting nursing and
health.
4. A. N. A. provides profession
al counseling and placement SER
vice for nurses.
5 A. N. A. assists nurses in
defining the functions, standards
and qualifications for the differ
ent fields of nursing.
6. A. N. A. assists in securing
scholarships for both graduates
and undergraduate study.
7 A. N. A. promotes an inter-
national exchange program for
nurses.
8 A. N. A. provides opportunity
for nurses to exchange ideas and
grow in their field.
9. A. N. A. provides life and
health insurance under a group
plan.
10 A. N. A. conducts research
in areas of nursing practice.
The next regular District No.
IL Nurses meeting will be held
Monday, February 10 at 1880 p.
m. in the dining room at the Com
munity Memorial hospital. All reg
lstered nurses are cordially invit-
ed and urged TO attend. A fine
program has been arranged.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Employment
Service Operates
Testing Program

The local Montana State En-
ployment Service reported that
over 100 aptitude and proficiency
tests we're administered to job
seekers in this area during 1857.
Jack cage, local office manager,
stated that such tests have be-
come a vital part of the Employ
ment Service program and indi-
Gated that employers are becom-
ing more and more aware of their
value in solving employment
problems.
The Employment Service has
two types of aptitude tests. The
first is the General Aptitude Test
Battery. This test, which has
been built up by the United
States Employment Service over
a period of about 20 years, meas
Tres ten different aptitudes or
learning abilities in % broad
fields of work. Nearly 3 hours are
required to administer the COM
plete test.
The GATH is extremely help
full to younger applicants to as
sist them in determining which
fields of work will be easiest for
them to learn. Reuben Petersen
and Jack Egge of the local office
have just recently tested 81 of
the Sidney High School seniors
for this reason
The other type is called Specif-
ic Aptitude Tests. These are used
for selecting applicants for refer
raj on employer orders to deter
mine which applicants for begin
ming jobs have the best possibin-
ty of becoming proficient work.
ers.
Another type of test given by
the Employment Service Is Pro-
ficiency Tests. Most are stenog-
raphic and tipping performance
tests and indicate the degree Of
skill attained by the worker. 50
Job applicants were given this
test during 1857 by the local
office. Mr.. Egge pointed out that
proficiency tests are highly desire
able as they give factual informa-
ton which can be used as a ba-
sis for referral on employer job
orders.
Aptitude and proficiency test
ing is becoming more popular
hiring officials In all indus
tries, and in many areas of the
country, employers will not hire
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Birthday Anniversaries
AT Bob Hall Home

Nj. and Mrs. Bob Hall were
hosts to eight guests at a bridge
dinner at their home Saturday
evening, the occasion being in OBJ
servance of Mr.. Hall and Wayne
Cummings birthday anniversar-
les. Arrangements of yellow and
white carnations conferred the Ia
bles at which covers were laid
for 8 dinner guests. Following the
dinner an hour of bridge was en-
joyed with two tables in play.
Bill Rounce and Mrs. Cumming
won the respective high score
prizes for men and women.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30

TO be held Friday, Feb. 7 at the
Legion hall beginning at 8 pm.
There will be tables for bridge,
pinochle, whist and canasta, and
a general invitation is extended
to the public.
Pie and coffee will be served
at the close of the evening, for
which a charge of SOC will be
made. Proceeds of the lunch will
go to the Richland Homes fund.
All lunch tickets will be sold in
advance in order for the commit
tee to know approximately how
many to plan for. If you are not
contacted for a ticket call Mrs.
Roy Rounce, phone 70. Mrs. Bailey
Fisher, phone 1921, or Mrs.
Hurry Carey, phone 371.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Girl Scouts Plan
Covered Dish Dinner

The Sidney Girl Scouts are
planning covered dish dinners for
the following dates: This includes
the girls and parents and families
of Scouts
Second grade February 18th,
Mrs Philip Williams. chairman.
Third grade - February 18th,
Mrs. Frank Brattin, chairman
Fourth grade - February 9th,
Mrs. Conway, chairman.
Fifth grade - April 9th, Mrs.
Bob Hall, chairman.
Sixth grade-April. 23rd, Mrs.
Quincy, chairman.
Seventh grade-date to be set
later, Mrs. B. Foss, chairman.
The Sidney herald., 1958-01-30
Chris Christensen Celebrates
Eighty Second Birthday

MI. and Mrs. c. ". Rasmussen
Sepnt Tuesday evening at the
home of Mrs. Rasmussen's neph-
ew, Alton Christensen, where
they joined her brother Chris
Christensen for the celebration
of his eighty-second birthday. MIR.
Christensen is making his home
with his son Alton and family.
His son Raymond and daughter,
and his daughter and her husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sorehson and
family were also at the Alton
Rasmussen home for their fathers
birthday anniversary.