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The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29

Mrs. Berniece Askeland was
pleasantly surprized Wednesday
afternoon when a number of
ladies dropped in to help her
celebrate her birthday.
Flossie Tanglen left for Terry,
Montana Thursday to spend a few
days visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Leigh Sherman.
Mr.. Bill Searles of Sidney
visited at the Jim Roberts home
Thursday.
Supper guests at the Jesse
Roberts home Tuesday evening
honoring Oran Anderson who was
home on leave were Mr.. and Mrs.
l. Noroy, Mrs. Violet Faldmo
and Mrs. Lillian Anderson.
The Crane Ladies Aid met at
the Nellie Powers home in Sid
ney with a fairly good atten-
dance. Mrs. Steve Douglass was
assistant hostess.
Anna Nelson visited Thursday
evening az the Selmer Askeland
home.
Among the guests that attended
the golden wedding anniversary
of Lew Sharbono's at their ranch
home Friday were Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Larsen and Anna Nelson.
Mrs. Charley Clark returned
home Saturday from Billings
where she had been receiving
medical treatments at the Deacon
ess hospital
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
l. Norby and Bonnie and Mrs.
Lillian Anderson and Mrs. Gladys
all of Sidney were sup
per guests at the Jesse Roberts
home, the occasion being Mrs.
Roberts birthday. Later in the
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Badt
dropped in an brought a birth
day cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Selmer Askeland
and family visited at the Asa
Bradley home Sunday afternoon
and Marian Foss was a caller
there on Monday.
Visitors at the Wright home
Sunday afternoon were Mrs. Ber-
nard McLain of Sidney, Mrs.
Sarah Stewart and son and Mrs.
Steve Douglass.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
SkaM-Squaw Gap

Mrs. Ted FQknord and family
and Mrs. George Plettner visited
at the John Link home of Alex
ander last Sunday where they
helped celebrate Mrs. Links Birth
day with other relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Brunsvold
were business callers in Watford
City on Monday.
Several OF the neighbors ladies
enjoyed cake and coffee on Tues
day in honor OF Esther Carpenters
Birthday.
Mrs. Ted Folkvord and Mrs.
George Plettner visited with Mrs.
Roy Robertson on Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Carey were
Sunday visitors at the Ted Folk
words
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Wheeling
and family and Perry Joe Halter
visited at the Dale Greenwood's
on Sunday forenoon.
Rev. and Mrs. H. a. Strand and
family of Savage were supper
guests at Roy Rober.son's.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
Observes 99th Birthday
With Family Gathering

seed corn, to develop types adap-
ted to this climate, and also serv-
ed for several years as president
of the Farm Bureau. in this
county. He died in 1887.
Mrs. Stewart remains in good
health. and active, in spite OF
her years. She enjoys radio and
TV, music, her flowers, visiting
with friends. and reading. During
the Open House, from 2:30 to TOO
pm friends brought her many
gifts of potted plants, handker-
cheifs, candy, corsages and cards,
and birthday cakes.
The large birthday cake, dec
GRATED with Happy Birthday,
Mother, SO years" was cut by her
eldest son David Jr. while a
granddaughter, Mrs. Maryann Foss
poured.
Her two sons. David, Jr. and
Malcolm, two of her four grand
children, Mrs. Foss and Mrs.
Anita Peterson, and her four great
grandchildren, Vicky FosS and
Lynn. Georgene and Scott Peter
son. were also present, but two
of her grandchildren, David Ste
wart III of Nashua. and his sister,
1t. Norma Stewart, serving with
the Air Force in London Eng.
were unable TO be there.
The proceeding Saturday, a
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sons, Ford and Lloyd of Van
couver, B. c., and his daughter
and Son-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charels Broughton of Froude,
Saskatchewan, and several friends
arrived TO visit for several days.
Another brother, Albert Gibson,
still lives in Collingwood, On
tario, and a sister, Susan, Mrs.
Blow in Saskatchewan.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29

"A truly authentic "old timer
one of the few still remaining in
this area. observed her 99th bir-
thday with a family gathering and
open house, at her home in Crane
Tuesday April IA. Mrs. Sarah
Jane Gibson Stewart received the
good wishes of relatives and
friends, and visited with the
guests during the afternoon.
Mrs. Stewart was born in Les
kard Village in Ontario Canada,
about so miles east of Toronto
and grew up there, later moving
with her parents to Collingwood,
in the same county. There she
married David Stewart on June
IL, 1902. She came to the Sidney
rea as a bride, and for a time
her husband owned the land
which later became the town.
site of Sidney. He also ran a
general store, freighting his mer-
chandise from Glendive or Mon
dak. Later he sold his Sidney
property, and in 1907 homestead
ed at Crane, about IL miles south
of Sidney.
She has always been an active
church worker first in a small
Presbyterian mission which held
services in a school house nine
miles from their home, and later
as one OF the charter members
u-bD hafDaI y Cro-o 90
gregational Church.
Their home of white painted
logs, approached by a double row
of trees, for many years the only
trees in the Valley, except those
along the River. Later the fam
lily built their present home of
brick, where she still lives with
her son Malcolm. MIR. Stewart
experimental with varieties of
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
County MEA Units
Hold Annual BANQUET

Mrs. Charlotte Anderson, East
ern Division president of the
Montana Education Association
was the guest speaker at the an
nual banquet of the Richland
County MEA groups at the La
londe Hotel, April "a.
Mrs. Anderson, a classroom
teacher from Billings, challenged
teachers to work for the better
ment of the professions public
relations through the many oppor-
tunities open to them. Teachers
have a duty not only 10 students
in the classroom but also TO the
public which they serve.
1t IS the duty of every teacher
to correctly interpret education
and its aims TO the community in
which ne works so that the people
may understand the truth about
education in this day of adverse
criticism Mrs. Anderson de-
clared.
She went on 10 cite instance:
Of similar adverse attacks since
the days of Socrates in 400 BIC
Instrumental solos and ensem-
bles from the Sidney High School
band under the direction of c.
Orlan Strom entertained the
group. Mrs. Glenna Hall sang
two numbers with Mrs. Hide
gard Shannon as her accompan-
isl. Knute Hoversten directed
group singing with Mrs. Ben Her
o at the piano.
The Sidney MEA unit, presi-
dent Keith Forth, was the host
group that entertained SO tea
cheers, their husbands and wives,
along with school board members
from the various groups in the
county.
Master of Ceremonies Don
Kingery introduced guests and
was in charge of the program.
Mrs. Bernice Harris, Richland
Rural MEA president, responded
TO Mr.. Fortin's address of well
come.
SMEA committe in charge Of
banquet arrangements was head
ed by Mrs. Helen Fredericksen
assisted by Mrs. Bertha Hall, Leo
Anderson, Agatha Varty, and
Nelson.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29

for which his royalties ran more
han $4,000. the boz Who had once been de-
led the luxury OF hearing a piano. wrote:
Sing them over again TO me,
Wonderful words of Life;
Let MI more of their beauty see,
Wonderful words of life.
Words OF life and beauty,
Teach me faith and duty;
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words Of Life.
Christ. the blessed One, gives to all
Wonderful words Of Life.
Sinner, list to the loving call.
Wonderful words Of Life.
All so freely given,
Woolnq Us to Heaven;
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words Of Life.
sweetly echo the gospel call,
Wonderful words Of Life;
Offer pardon and peace to all,
Wonderful words OF Life.
Jesus, only Saviour.
S1netify forever;
Beautiful words, wonderful words
Wonderful words Of Life.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29

lege sites in Montana.
Formerly national president
OF Methodist youth, Rev. Harper
is an outstanding speaker, and the
public is cordially invited to hear
him.
He will speak to the Senior
MYF of Lonsdale Church at 4 pm.
and will show slides and speak at
all-church fellowship pot-luck
dinner at s pm. Sunday evening.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
Lambert

Mr.. and Mr. Arnold Quarve OF
FeSsenden, North Dakota were
guests of the Osten Kvaalens
recently when enroute from Tus-
con, Arizona where they spend
their winters. The Quarves oper-
ate a small store in Fessenden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Grow return
ed last week from a week spent at
Medora, N. Oak. and Glendive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Pribnow ar
rived in this area last week for a
weeks visit with relatives and
friends. They recently returned
from Pismo Beach, Calf, where
they spent the winter. They re-
turned TO their home at Sand
point, Idaho the last of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howell
accompanied by Mrs. Pude Dot
son, visited in Richey on Friday
afternoon
MI. and Mrs. Perry Partin and
children spent Sunday at the
Ludahl home. Tony Liudahl re-
turned with them for a few days
visit.
Cecil Baxter was a patient in
the Sidney hospital Friday and
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Grow left on
Monday for Reno and Elko,
Nevada. Earl Will do some trap
shooting while there. They expect
TO be gone about 10 days.
Bronwin Lyon was taken to
Sidney for medical attention on
Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Hall and
children were dinner guests at the
Pastor Roberts home on Sunday.
Mrs. Hall will be remembered
here as teacher for the term of
'57-'58. The Halls are teaching
this year close to Noble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Conner and
and Mrs. Kenneth Gierke and
children, all of Eugene, Oregon
arrived here last week for a visit
with relatives and friends. They
came especially at this time in
order to attend the 50th wedding
anniversary celebration for Mr..
and Mrs Lou Sharbano which
held at their home on Friday.
The Alliance Young people met
al the Jay Roberts home on Mon
day evening, at which time Mari
Ign Rogers and Donna Liudahl
reported on the Youth conference
they attended at the ST.
Paul Bible College recently.
Pastor Arthur Mathison. Mrs.
and Miss Mathison were
back from a trip to points
n western Montana, Idaho and
Washington 10 officiate at the
funeral. Miss Mathi-
son Is on a 8 week vacation from
her school at Maddox, n. Oak.
Guests at the Martin Torger-
son home the past week included
the following from North Dakota:
Mrs. August Grund OF Fargo.
Mrs. VIM. Ask of Finley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Engh of Kindred.
Mrs. Anton Carlson OF Tioga.
MI. dilO MIS- Ouey lOr9SrSOQ OF
Cathay, Casper Severson and Mr..
and Mrs. Arnold Torgerson of
Havana. Mrs. John Gronseth of
MINI, Mrs. He>rand
Rine of Benson, Mimi, Mr.. Carl
Buen Of Vellen, S. Oak, and Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Torgerson of
Webster, S. Oak.
Alvin Partin and Nudge Sturgis
we're married last Thursday and
moved into the McMorris
apartments. Alvin is working Ir
Provost.
The seniors left last Thursday
~lfternoon for the weekend for
heir sneak day. Orville Shar-
'ano accompanied them as cha
rome. They expected to cover
most of Montana, visiting Great
ais, Butte and other of the
anger cities and the State Capitol
'uildings at Helena. They re-
urned home on Sunday.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29

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The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
NOTICE

May Fellowship Day, sponsored
by the women of Peoples Con-
gregational Church, Ebenezer Con-
g~regational, St. Lawrence Episcop-
al and Lonsdale Methodist Church
will not be held May first, as
formerly announced
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
REV. HARPER TO SPEAK
at CHURCH

rev. George Harper Of Great
Fails Will speak at Lonsdale Meth
odist Church this Sunday Morning
at III o'clock. He comes represent
ing the current Christ on Cam
pus' program of Montana Meth
odist Churches to raise S225, 900
to complete the library at Rocky
Mountain College and start Wesley
Foundation Building at state Col
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
C
EMPLOYEE
COMPANY HONORS

Jason J. Hatch, cOmbInation-
man for the Mountain States Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company in
Sidney, viii receive anniversary
honors this month for 10 years
service with the Company ac-
cording TO R. E. Packard, Man
ager.
Mr.. Hatch is one of 9 telephone
employees in the State receiving
10 year service emblems in April.
The Sidney herald., 1959-04-29
POPPY POSTERS DUE NAY !

Teachers and students will please
take note that Poppy Posters are
due On May 2 and not May IL
as previously announced. Please
have all posters in not later than
Saturday, May 2. II there is any
question, or you have a poster
and will be necessarily delayed in
getting it in please call SCR after
5 pm.
The people's voice., 1959-02-13

1. A municipal corporation, known
as public utility district, may be ere
ated by a majority vote of the quail
fled electors of a county or part Of
a county.
motion of the county commissioners
or by the voters presenting peti-
tion signed by 1910 of those voting
in the last election.
3. A PUD is governed by a board
of three commissioners who are elect
ed one every two years for six-year
terms.
A. Originally they received no COM
pensation but in 1941 they began
to receive $40 for each day spent on
commission business plus subsistence
and mileage and this has now been
increased to $25 per day.
5. Generally the PUD is empowered
to carry on business functions very
nearly as freely as a private business
corporation, except for such require
ments as an open budget hearing,
public bid procedure.
6. They may condemn and purchase
private utility systems.
7. They are regulated only by their
Board of Commissioners, except that
a state audit is required.
8. They may issue revenue bonds
upon resolution of the Board of Com
9. They may issue general obliga-
ton bonds upon resolution of the
Board. but if such general obligation
bonds exceed liz percent of the
taxable property of the district, there
is required an affirmative vote by
the electorate.
10. A PUD may levy up to 2 mill
tax. This is only in the early years
to facilitate getting into business.)
II. A PUD must pay various taxes
such as state sales and privilege tax
and tax in lieu of property taxes.
The Washington PUD law has been
amended in various minor respects.
The general trend of amendments has
oeen toward permitting joint action
~ two or more PUBS as for power
upply.
All in all the PUD law has worked
veil. With minor changes | would
ommend the Washington PUD law as
guide or pattern for use by any
ther state.
The people's voice., 1959-02-13

because both states have extensive
hydroelectric sources of very low cost
power. AS of January 1, 1868. ac-
cording to the Federal Power Com
mission, the cost of $50 kilowatt hours
for home use in Montana stood at
S6.84 as compared to $4.53 in Wash
lngton, a difference of $2.31. Thus
the people in Montana are forced to
pay over so percent more for power.
On top of all this the largest electric
corporation in Montana increased it's
rates last year.
Meanwhile we have had a great
many rate reductions, totaling for
all our systems to savings of about
$6,O0O,0O0 per year since 1851.
My own experience may help to
illustrate this. Vancouver is served
by the Clark County Public Utility
District. 1t is fairly large utility
with $4,000 consumers. Several years
ago it declared a $360,O0O annual
rate reduction. Two years ago it built
a very fine new office building with
a public auditorium costing a total
of about $500,000. 1t took 8 months
to build. Yet that beautiful building
was paid for out of electric system
net earnings during the 8-month con-
struction period. The average net in
come of the utility for a year has
oeen running $750,0OO. Ali of this
money is plowed back into the COM
nunity In the form of improved cleo
rlc system assets. So when the PUD
The people's voice., 1959-02-13
What Is the PUD Law?

The Washington PUD law is quite
long. it is quite complicated but it is
also very precise so that it has stood
the test of many challenges in the
courts. The ultimate test of revenue
bond law is in selling the bonds. Under
the Washington PUD law over 600
million dollars of revenue bonds have
been sold.
The main provisions of the Wash
ington PUD law are these:
The people's voice., 1959-02-13
WASHINGTON GRANGE
LED FIGHT

Further insight is provided by Mr.
Charles Cone of the Columbia Basin
Commission who cites five factors
which he believes helped the Grange
to secure enactment of the PUD law
at the 1880 election:
1. Low power rates of municipality
owned plants, especially Tacoma.
2. Farmer dissatisfaction with fail
ure of private utilities to serve in
rural areas or exacting exorbitant
charges before building any line.
3. Manipulation of state legisla-
lures and crude dabbling in local poll
tics and clubs.
A. Private power control over news
paper editorial policy through manip-
ulation of advertising. and
5. Private utility propaganda.
In 1923 committee of three in
cluding Homer T. Bone, later United
States senator and federal judge,
drafted the PUD law using the port
district-law as a model.
The Grange circulated the pro-
posed PUD law as an initiative to
the legislature and obtained 10000
signatures but the legislature in 1929
refused to pass the bill, so it was
automatically referred to the people.
After a rough and tough election
campaign it carried 152,487 to 130,-
901.
In my opinion the voters of the
State of Washington in the entire
seventy years since becoming a
state have never voted for candi-
date or an issue which has had a
more important impact than the
PUD mandate of 1880.
The people's voice., 1959-02-13

Inc montana Power Company
use 9oo whereas comparable
IS $500 and Eugene, Oregon $3.15. e'
FOR increased of 500 XVIII month Montana po
company charges $1O81 whereas Washington and For ~
Oregon ask - 0'' 'io'e'
AS result of electric Juno
XVIII cost $683; 500 XVIII, $9.33 ~ ' N'o
The people's voice., 1959-02-13

/ C1
already paid for.
MAKE PROFIT, EVEN ON
3 Il MILL HOME RATE
Our system also pays over one
Thousand dollars day for taxes to
support local government and schools.
In my home the electric rate is about
8 y mills per kilowatt hour Yet in
This low rate there is about u mills
profit which is a capital contribution
Tor expansion and growth of the
electric system.
The Washington PUDs have pro-
noted electric house heating. They
have urged the wider use of sprinkler
irrigation.
AT the national level they have
been IN the forefront in the battle for
the federal power program and in
TACT Tor multiple purpose develop
ment of the Columbia River for all
its uses.
The PUBS put up considerable
money fighting for the national prin-
clple of full development of natural
resources as examplified by the Hells
Canyon Dam issue. Last year l be-
leye the Washington PUDs made a
cash contribution toward the Para
disc Dam effort as did the Northwest
Public Power Association.
These are all examples of economic
progress achieved by or encouraged
Continued On Page Six
The people's voice., 1959-02-13
Economic Progress
Achieved By PUBS

Of Washington's 80 counties. 28
have PUBS. Each PUD is on a county
wide basis except that one county is
| divided between two PUDs. Of the
29 PUBS 10 operate water systems
and 22 operate electric systems. Each
of the 22 electric systems purchases
it's wholesale power supply from the
Bonneville Power Administration.
In 1857 these % Washington PUDs
served 100000 consumers which
means about 100000 people which is
somewhat more than the entire popu-
lation of Montana.
The % electric distribution systems
have $50 million in bonds outstand-
ing but this debt is already down to
where it is only 60 percent of the
assets. The five year trend has been
to reduce the ratio of debt to assets
about 20 year. This means that the
PUDs are paying off their debt at a
fairly fast rate and are establishing
fast growing public equity.
However. while the PUD balance
sheets today show surplus of over
$50 millions, their actual realistic
equity is at least twice that much be-
cause of present values as compared
to their original costs. So in round
l would say the people of
have in their PUBS a
present net value of about 500 mil
lion dollars. This is growing at the
rate of about $40 or $12 million per
year for the distribution systems. In
the two big dams which are
now under construction are other
which will result in an
annual earned surplus of at least
$40 million per year more.
The people's voice., 1959-02-13
MONTANA FARES BADLY
BY COMPARISON

We have often made comparisons
of Montana and Washington rates
The people's voice., 1959-02-13
Continued From Page One)
MOST DRAMATIC
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

washington apparently mas Cne pes
law, the longest actual experience anC
the most dramatic accomplishments
Washington PUBS have successfully
marketed over 600 million dollars il
electric revenue bonds. Two PUD'
are building two dams on the Colum
bia River each of which will be larger
than Bonneville Dam. PUD electric
rates are very low.
The purpose and spirit of the Wash.
ington PUD law are well expressed
in the preamble which reads:
"The purpose of this act is to
authorize the establishment of
public utility districts to conserve
the water and power resources of
the State of Washington for the
benefit of the people thereof, and
to supply public utility service, in
ciuding water and electricity for
all uses"
Necessity is the mother of inven-
ton, and it was necessity that led the
citizens of the State of Washington
to adopt the PUD law in the statewide
general election of 1880.
RURAL DISSATISFACTION
SPARKED PUD MOVEMENT
Here are some of the explanations
as to the original reasons behind the
PUD law. Professor Daniel Ogden
of the Washington State College in
his PhD Thesis on power has long
chapter on the PUD movement. Per-
haps his key statement is this:
"The basic element in the public
utility district movement was rural
dissatisfaction."
DR.. Ogden quotes extensively from
the writings of the late Fred j. Cham
berlain. leading Grange member, on
how the PUD movement got started. |
For example:
''The arbitrary control of the
Legislature, the dominating tao
tics of the Power Trust, and their
reckless use of propaganda, and
the success of the Ontario system
in Canada created spirit over
the state for public ownership.
Discussion in public meetings and
especially among leading Grang-
ers led to the formation in 1921
of what was termed the Super
Power League of Washington"
"Many conferences were held,
and plans laid to adapt the On
tario system to this State. but it
was finally ascertained that the
debt limitations in our constitu- {
tion made a state-owned and Z
operated system impossible. The 3
conclusion was that it must be {
organized on the county unit i
plan. ="
''At the 1925 State Grange con-
vention. Stat e Master Goss {
stressed the need for all power
sites to belong to the people, and :
that public ownership of light i
and power should prevail. :"
The people's voice., 1959-02-13
VALUES BUILD UP OVER
PERIOD o TIME

Let me emphasize that these monies
and values accumulate over the years.
Seattle City Light just celebrated it's
50th anniversary. 1t owns a $50
million system of which about $100
million is debt-free public equity as
shown on the books, but realistically
is worth twice as much. These values
were created through blowing back
into the system the profits of each
year.
The financial soundness of these
public enterprises is beyond ques-
ton. They are often the biggest
business enterprises in their re-
spective counties.
The PUBS have done a good job of
rural electrification. Several have
1909 coverage. All others are very
close to 100@o. Five PUDs borrow
from REA. In many areas they have
done the job which in Montana has
been done by the rural electric CO.
operatives. Thus they have completed |
one of the jobs for which they were
created: rural electrification. In this
respect it might be said they have
The people's voice., 1959-02-13

moved into its new building. it was
already paid for. "
Evening star., 1959-12-11
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