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The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25
SkaarSqusw Gap

Mr.. : ahds MRS. TED Falkvort
and fsf1ily and Mr.. and Mrs. RAY
Mack and family attended tbs
party for Mr.. and Mrs. AMOR
Klose Last Sunday.
Joe Wheeling attended tint
A.S.C. conference at Mandan, N
Oak. on Monday, Tuesday anc
Wednesday of last week.
Cecil Metcalf of Trotters anc
Luther Hodgins of Beach were
Monday afternoon callers at the
Ted Falkvord and Roy Robertson
homes.
Martha and Dick Iken and Will
bert Mann of Sidney were dinner
guests at the Joe Wheeling home
Thursday. i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Kemmis
and family of Sidney visited at
the Joe Wheeling home on Thurs
day.
Mrs. Leonard Quinnell motored
to Arnegard, N. Oak, Thursday
to attend the Garden Club meet
ing.
Joe Wheeling attended the mon
thly directors meeting of the Nc
Kenzie Electric Cooperative, Inc.
of Watford City on Friday.
c. H. Berner of Sidney, Mont.
was a Friday afternoon caller al
the Joe Wheeling home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tim Madison
called at the George Goldsmiths
of Sidney on Friday.
c.. H. Berner of Sidney and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wheeling
and family were Saturday dinner
guests at the Joe Wheeling home.
Al Lane and Harry French of
Sidney, Mont. and Halvor Rolls
rud of Watford City were Satur-
day afternoon business callers at
the Joe Wheeling home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reimer of
Minneapolis, MINI. arrived unex-
pectedly at the Roy Robertson
home Friday. They all motored to
Sidney in the afternoon to call
on Karen Robertson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Kemmis
and family of Sidney were Sun
day guests at the Howard Wheel
ing home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Edinger and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Hanson of
Darlington, N. Oak. visited Sun
day and Monday at the Leonard
Quinnell home.
MIR and Mrs. Roy Robertson
were pleasantly surprized Friday
morning by a visit of their daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Reimer of Minneapolis. That
day they went to Sidney to OBJ
serve the Both birthday Of Mrs.
Karen Robertson and also of Roys
birthday. Mr.. and Mrs. Reimer's
visit was cut short by the news
that a near relative had passed
away and they returned to Min
neapolis Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. S. Neudeck
of Beach visited Sunday at the
Roy Robertson home.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25
-RICHEY-

Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Kemmis of
Sidney were weekend guests of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Waters.
Weekend guests of Mrs. Rosina
Treftz and Joan were the for
mer's s~on-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Vine and
another daughter, Mrs. Edward
Aspenlieder and children all Of
Glendive.
Miss Joan Treftz daughter of
Mrs. Rosina Treftz was chosen to
represent the Richey High School
at Girls State, which will be
held on the campus of Montana
State College, June 21-28. Her
alternate is Miss Mona Eggum,
daughter of Nh. and Mrs. Ruthvin
Rggum. Girls State is sponsored
locally by Henry Hanson Unit No.
rs American Legion Auxiliary.
People who aren't in a hurry
haven't very much to do.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25

ing as plans for the summer must
be decided at this meeting.
Remember the date Thursday,
April 2, 7:30 pm. at the Ben
MERCER home. Anyone interested
is welcome to come.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25

The average Americans opinion
of the Constitution depends upon
which side the Constitution sup
ports.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25

History is what some writer's
think happened in the past.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25

Gossip Is an e1usive, but dan
gerous substance. Avoid 1t.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25

Advertising is what puts the
other fellow out of business.
The Sidney herald., 1959-03-25

People who aren't in a hurry
haven't very much to do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24


benefit the area. Besides the
Prince Georges County strip of
the George Washington Memo
rial Parkway. deletions included
100000 for GIT acres of park
way right-of-way in Fairfax
County; $157.500, Fort Wash
ington repair; $4,000. DAM
gerfield Island seawalls: $685.
900. Palisades Parkway; and
$35,500 for a proposed water
sports center across from Theo-
dore Roosevelt Island on the
Potomac.
Senator Beall, Republican Of
Maryland, today promised TO
fight in the Senate for 81 mil
lion to buy land for the Prince
Georges County stretch of the
parkway.
Congress has a moral obll-
CATION to provide 81 Million
Senator Beall declared. Mary
land has agreed in good faith
to match the 81 millior.
His Maryland colleagues
D EN- o cratic Representatives
Landlord and Foley, failed tc
convince the House yesterday
of the economies of prompt
action.
The Park Service was also
banned by language in the
House bill from spending some
$3.4 million proposed for park
ing areas by the planned
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national stadium, to be built
beside the Anacostia River near
the Armory.
Also noticeable to area off,
Gals for its absence was a 81. 2
million request to acquire Civil
War battlef1elds. among them
Gettysburg, Antietam, Fred
Iericksburg, Spotsylvania. Har-
pers Ferry and Manassas.
The House granted $50 mil
lion for the area. however. viz
tually assuring congressional
approval of the following prof.
ectS:
Anacostia Park, $2l8. 700;
Catoctin Mountain Park. Dis
trict of Columbia. $4,000; East
Potomac Park, $4,000; Gen.
eral District parks, 1898 900;
Rock Creek Park, 1854. 400;
Mall, 81 million; George Wash
ington Memorial Parkway road
construction. $2.6 million.
Also parkway extension from
Langley, Va, to Cabin John
bridge, $62,000;, Fort Hunt
$72,0 900; Great Falls facilities
$4,000; C & o Canal area
$22,500; Greenbelt Park, Md.
roads and trials, $224,000. and
Maryland and Virginia stream
valley acquisition. $4,000 in
each State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
Presidential Weapons Exhibited
At Rifle Associations Meeting

part Of a Texas gun collectors
exhibit. The sword was pre-
sented to the former President
by the State of Virginia.
The Potomac Arms Collectors
Association exhibited Andrew
Jackson's Kentucky pistol with
loading horn.
Another big exhibitor was the
North-South SkirmiSh Associa-
ton, which has an annual
competition of cannon matches
of Civil War vintage at Fort
Meade, Md. The next compe-
tition will be next month.
The Virginia Gun Collectors
Association has on exhibit a
collection of Confede'\ tie sabres
and the Maryland Arms Col
lectors Association features a
flag OF the third NJ 'yland in
fantry, which replaced the regi-
ment's banner when it was
damaged in the Battle of Cow
pens in 1880.
A miniature Kentucky rifle
one-third regular size. is also
on exhibit in the Texas booth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

1t required 400 hours to make
The largest collection of min
iature guns accompanies it.
George w. Hyatt of Will
mington. Del. has a booth
containing what the associa-
ton officials call the finest COL
lection of Kentucky rifles in
the country. some of them dat
ing back to 1760.
Weatherby's. Inc, Of South
Gate, Calf, is an exhibitor OF
custom made rifles. One of
them is priced at $4,000. The
firm is the one that manu-
featured the special rifle for
the Shah of Iran. Another new
rifle is the Winchester magnum
rimf1re. which has a subStan-
tial increase in muzzle velocity
and energy over the regular
Winchester 90 caliber.
Remington is exhibiting what
1t calls a completely new con-
cept in firearms engineering
1t has combined structural
nylon and ordnance steel to
provide a 30 (autoloader). II
weihs only 4 pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

A 81 million collection rang
ing from Zachary Taylor's
sword and Andrew Jackson's
pistol to a replica of a $4,000
rifle made especially for the
Shah of Iran was opened to
the public today.
1t is part of the 88th annual
meeting of the National Rifle
Association at the Sheraton
Park Hotel. The antique gun
show is being put on by col
lectors from all over the United
States. The modern firearms
have been placed on exhibit
by manufacturers.
The 100-booth display Of an
tique and modern firearms,
shooting accessories, reloading
machines, cartridges and fire.
arm oddities was opened to the
public at / pm. 1t will be open
tomorrow from II am. to $3.50
pm.
Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, Air
Force vice chief Of staff, will
speak at the associations an
nual banquet tomorrow night.
! Gen. Taylor's sword was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
Postore SkepticoI
On Some Requests

District share of financing
Washington metropolitan con-
ference activities; $4,000 for
a survey with the business
community of the downtown
area; $4,000 to hire an en-
gineer to coordinate the city
public works program: $4,000
to staff the Board Of Appeals
and Review; $4,000 to handle
registrations for the 1860 cleo.
ton of presidential convention
delegates. and $4,000 to plar
for the White House Confer
ence of Children and Youth
in 1860.
Skeptical on Some
Senator Pastore appeared
unconvinced that the District
needed the metropolitan con-
ference, downtown survey and
public works coordination
money.
Il am not saying we should
foresake the $1,000 for metro
politan coordination. he said.
But please do not argue about
items we don't reallyneed when
we are faced with a deficit
budget"
He said the survey to pro-
tect central Washington from
decay was a job of tremendous
magnitude" and questioned
whether a token" request of
$4,000 made sense.
The Senator lectured Engi-
neer Commissioner A. c. Well
ing for asking for a new public
works co-ordinator.
you have 200 good engineers
in the District government"
Subcommittee Chairman Pas
tore pointed out. why can't
you take one of these good men,
put him up next to you and
say, Let's coordinate this. 2"
Gen. yelling said he was un-
aware that he could create
administratively a co-ordina-
tors position, without congress.
sional authorization. Senator
Pastore said he foresaw nc
problem in getting that per-
mission if it would eliminate
a $4,000 new position.
At one point. Walter l.
Fowler, District budget officer,
interrupted testimony to state
that somebody ought to do
something" about loopholes in
unemployment compensation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
NO COOLERS?
Police Told
To Whuck
Expenses

The Washington Police De-
partment. threatened with
sharp congressional cuts in APP
preparations, was launched to-
day on an austerity program
which does away with many of
life's small comforts.
Banned throughout the force
for the duration of the emer-
gency is the use of air condi-
TONERS, electric fans. and hot
plates in the precinct houses.
Building heat must be kept "at
the lowest level consistent with
health . :"
All supplies, including paper
towels, printed forms. station
cry. and gasoline shall be con-
served to the fullest possible
extent"
The restrictions were con-
tanned in an order from Police
Chief Robert V. Murray in
which he outlined an "emer-
gency program to create saw
ingS :"
The appropriation cuts. If not
restored, could mean that some
500 policemen and civilian en-
ployes must be furloughed, Dis
trict officials have said.
Even if some funds are re.
stored. Chief Murray's order
pointed out, lit appears thi:
department will be required tt
absorb some reductions through
forced savings"
! The order also said no cleo.
trio lights would be left burning
in occupied rooms during the
day unless designated lab.
solutely necessary" by the unit.
commanding officer.
No official telephone calls
will be made if they can bt
reasonably avoided" the order
stated.
Unit commanders were tolc
to appoint someone on each
shift to make sure the order
was carried out, and officials
were told to submit written re-
ports to the chief on anyone
caught violating the economy
measures.
Police units at headquarters
Third street and Indiana ave-
nue. NV. are housed there by
the District rent free, with
utilities-Such as air condi-
tioning-included.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

the Charitable Solicitations Ad-
visory Council.
Walter F. Chappell. council
chairman, said that many
groups are not aware that they
must obtain registration GER
tificates in order to solicit in
the District.
155 Groups Registered
A total of lis groups have
registered so far. Mr.. Chappell
said that he believes at least
200 more groups may be re-
quired to register. No figure
was available as to the total
Of the fund goals Of the lis
organizations. Mr.. Chappell
estimated that the total for the
organizations covered by the
solicitation law will be between
So million and $40 million this
year.
The council chairman also
said that the Department OF
Licenses and Inspections have
agreed to change its reporting
system so that only the local
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

BUT THE BEST FIND l
made was right here. in
Washington.
"You see, when I was a
boy the idea that the family
had been in the slave trade
was just rumor. It's not
rumor now.
zone day in the Library OF
Congress, while reading a
Rhode Island newspaper of
1891, I came upon a report
that Capt. James De Wolf
had been indicted for muir
der by the United States
grand jury. He was charged
with jettisoning a slave girl
who had come down with
smallpox on a voyage from
Africa.
capt. James was one of
eight sons of Mark Antony
De Wolf. He also had seven
daughters. Same wife.
Five of the sons were in
the slave trade for various
periods, ! found.
II went to Archives. They
said they had a man who
specialized in records of the
Department of Justice. In a
week the man sent me from
Boston a photostat Of the
original pen-written indict-
ment.
For four years the United
States marshal reported
Semiannually that Capt. Jim
could not be found. At first he
was probably at sea in the
slave trade. But in the fourth
year, before the indictment
was quashed, he was United
States Senator for Rhode
Island"
This unusual bit of anceS-
tor worship is entitled
Mount Hope" 1t is pub
lished by Viking and is in the
bookstores for IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
CONVENTIONS
TODAY

The Association for Asian
Studies, Inc. continues its
meetings in the Sheraton
Park Hotel.
In its fifth day, the
National Rifle Association
holds convention sessions in
the Sheraton Park Hotel.
This information supplied by
the Washington Convention and
Visitors Bureau,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
The
rambler
-. Meets Wuiter I.
And Architect
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

ut seems that as long as
it's far enough back, every
one enjoys having some ras-
Gals on the family tree"
George Howe was talking.
He is tall, grizzled and 60.
(Looks So. Writes and draws
with his left hand. He's an
architect. Been designing
houses here for rs years. His
office is at 1886 Connecticut;
his home on a stud farm in
Fulton, Md. Howard Coun-
ty) rs miles from Washing
ton.
But that's not what we
were talking about. He has
written a book about his an
cestors mot his immediate
ones-both his grandfathers
were Episcopal clergymen.
One was a bishop, Mark A.
De Wolf Howe of Pennsyl-
vania.
The book is about the man
after whom the bishop was
named. Mark Antony De
Wolf, who settled in Bristol,
R. l.. about 1850, and his
descendants, smugglers, pri-
vateers Whose activities Dor
dered on piracy and out
and-out slave traders. Several
of them were millionaires.
Nathaniel Hawt h horne"
said Mr.. Howe, took pride in
the fact that one of his pa
ternal ancestors was one of
the judges who sentenced
Salem citizens to be hanged
for witchcraft."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

MIR. HOWE IS ONE of the
increasing number Of writer's
who use the debating ma
chine.
"Broke my leg in 1949," he
said. WAS laid up here in
Emergency Hospital. Decided
to write a book, a World War
II spy story. Spent hours
debating to the machine.
"Used my home town, Bris-
toll, as the background just as
Nathaniel Hawthorne used
Salem. You remember, he
was customs collector there
and in his introduction to
The Scarlet Letter. said he
came upon the story in old
papers in the Customs House
attic. al.
1.-THE spy story was a ire
mendous success. It was en-
titled Call It Treason 1t
won the Christopher Award,
$4,000, biggest sum, ! be-
lieve. that ever went with it.
And it was made into q movie
Decision Before Dawn
THAT started me thinking
about my home town. The
background of the spy story
was merely boyhood memory.
For this book / went in for
research.
"It's wonderful what you
can do here in Washington
at Archives and the Library
of Congress.
For four years, at every
opportunity, have been 60
ing back to Bristol for the
week end.
II combed through all the
historical records available
in Bristol. When I finished
/ had 80 hours of dictation
on discs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
BUDGET
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
curtailment Of essential SER
vices.
1t was considered likely that
Mr.. Thomas. who predicted
Congress would not force any
severe service cut. would agret
to at least q compromise.
| Civic leaders yesterday visit
ed Mr.. Rabaut and other con-
gressional leaders to ask fol
help on the fund crisis. Organi.
cations representing city teach.
ers, police, flremen and Other
employees also sent spokesmer
to the Capitol and took steps
to make their concern known
TO as many legislators as pos
Sible.
Senate Hearings Open
One group, it was reported
decided to send kilograms to all
House members urging them To
be present and vote in behalf
of restoration.
The Senate got into the
budget crisis for the first time
yesterday. The Senate District
Appropriations Subcommittee
opened hearings on the city'S
next budget which are ex-
pected to last through tomor-
row.
Today, Senator Pastore spoke
up for a District money bill
that suffered a $40 million
spending cut and a 81 million
Federal payment reduction in
the House.
II am here to help you.
Senator Pastore told District
officials pleading for budget
reservations this morning. TIC
do that, I must be fortified by
sensible arguments"
Wants No Quibbling
The Senator was confronted
with comparatively minor re-
quests. And he said repeat
eddy, Don't make me go into
a Senate-House conference
quibbling over $1,000. I have
big items to fight for"
Led by Robert E. McLaugh-
lin, president of the Board Of
Commissioners. local govern
ment officials asked the SUBJ
committee to restore $4,000 fol
a survey of historical buildings
IN Georgetown; $1,000 for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
Erntrtt Thuughta
Ny Fuvorite Bible Character
And His Significance Today
Skeptical on Some
Senate Hearings Open
BY LEONARD T. HARDY
Montgomery County States Attorney

The great lesson to be learned from the Apostle
Matthew my favorite Biblical character is that Jesus
by choosing member Of the hated class of publicans
as one of his apostles demonstrated that Jesus had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
District Steps Up Drive
On Charity Registration
Agencies to Get Letters Outlining
Requirements for Solicitations

The District moved today to step up its drive for rega
tons under the charitable solicitation law
Under the pan the Department Of Licenses and Inspec
lions is due to mail letters outlining the requirements under
several hundred organizations that have not yet
registered.
This move was agreed upon today closed meeting of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
Bunk Expert to Speak

Lester A. Pratt. a specialist
in banking, will speak on EN-
bezzlement Controls for BUSH
ness Enterprises" at a meeting
of the National Capital Opt.
mist Club at 1915 pm. tomor.
row at the Willard Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

come to serve not only the ia
vored few but all mankind
even the lowly, the outcaSt,
and the sinful.
1t was in defense of Mat
thew's guests that Jesus, in
answer to the protests of the
Pharisees against the presence
of sinners and publicans said:
Il am not come to call the
righteous but sinners to re-
pentance." Matt. TX, 10-13)
1t is this lesSon-just as
timely today as it has been in
all of the centuries since then
that iS 0ftaYo f0ruottnr Tho
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
500 Parks Budget Cut
Is Passed by House

An Interior budget stripped half the spending sought by
the National Parks Service for Washington today
sent to the Senate by the House.
Service director Conrad L. Wrth asked for So million in
area projects for the year beginning July J.
Cut outright by the yesterday 50 million to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24
Other Members

goals. and not the national fig
ures. will be listed.
Other Members
In another move, Mr.. Chap
pell set up a subcommittee To
work out an education program
for the public on details of the
new law.
In addition to Mr.. Chappell
the subcommittee members are
Leland Mccarthy of the Better
Business Bureau. and Randolph
Bishop of the Red Cross.
The law. which went into
effect six months ago. is de-
signed to provide information
for the public on solicitation
groups. Credentials are issued
to the registered organization.
One category which is ex-
empt is comprised Of groups
that have a goal Of less than
81 500, provided that all of the
money raised goes to charity
and none to paid workers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

inspiring example of the glorious success story of
Matthew is that offers hope to the sinful the
unpretentiouS and the humble
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-24

goals, and not the national fig
ures, will be listed.
The Nome nugget., 1959-05-13
Connecticut Rep. Objects to Drafting
 Military Servants

WASHINGTON, R - A colonel turned Congressman said yester- day the taxpayers are being charged 30 to 40 million dollars a year to provide servants in uni form for high-ranking officers.
 Rep. Frank Kewalski O-Conn retired colonel, made the esti- mate. His statement was pre- pared for the opening of hearings on use of manpower by the armed services.
 Practically every general and admiral who occupies public quarters on a post or base has two, three, four and sometimes five enlisted men working as full time servants, available not only to cut the grass, trim the shrub bery, polish the floors, wash the windows and serve canapes," Ko- walski said, ''but employed also to cook and serve the family meals, wash and polish the off cer's private automobile, do gen. eral house cleaning, including laundry, and take care of the dog"
 Kowalski offered to show within a few minutes automo- pile ride of where we sit," off cers' messes where one can buy a hamburger which will be either cooked by a sergeant or served by a sergeant or both"
 "Why should the Army draft or enlist 50 soldiers to serve as chauffeurs in the White House motor pool?" Kowalski asked.
The Nome nugget., 1959-05-13
Robbery In Rue Morgue

TOYONAKA, Japan, R - Mrs. Harue Kawakami, 67, told police she was robbed of funeral expense money in a morgue while she was keeping a vigil over the body of her son.
 She said the bandit entered the morgue shortly after midnight, threatened her with a dagger and took her money.
The Nome nugget., 1959-05-13
SUNNY SOVIET .

ROME, lR - Attention Kansas: The Soviet Union now claims it grows two-thirds of the worlds sunfloWers.
 The. Soviet claim was reported this week by the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization. It said the Soviet Union last year pro- duced AS million tons of sunflow- CT seed out of a world total of GA million tons.