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Evening star., 1961-07-15
Tariff Protection

Senator Javits shocked me
with his. recent statement
that the administration
should override tariff pro-
tectionist forces because a
victory for them in the trade
struggle would represent new
isolationiSn1 in United States
policy.
Why is it wrong to want
to protect your own country
and its interests? Suppose
the patriots at Concord, Mass.
had been anti-protectionists?
France and other nations
look after themselves, but
the United States might fight
and die. If necessary, so that
other nations interests are
taken care Of.
George E. Lynch.
Evening star., 1961-07-15
Answers to Questions
By THE HASKINS SERVICE


@. Who was the first U. 8.
Navy airplane pilot?-J.T.
A. 1t. T. q. Ellyson was
the first Navy officer to take
flight instruction and become
a qualified pilot. under Navy
orders dated December %,
1910. He was trained by Cur
tisS. Naval aviators numbers
two and three were 1t. John
Rodgers and 1t. John H.
Towers.
Q. In connection with time,
what does the abbreviation
I'm. mean in Sweden?-
N. H.
A. In Sweden, time Is
expressed in the same way as
In this country. except that
instead Of am. and pm. the
Swedes use I'm. and en-,
standing for the Swedish
words fore midday and efter
middag. Thus. they write
1855 I'm. and 1::25 EN-.
Evening star., 1961-07-15
D. c. Toxes

I believe the local papers
have contributed to q false.
view with regard to q recent
nominee, for D. c.. Commis-
sioner. 1t was suggested that
the nominee. had seriously
jeopardized his appointment
by failing to pay his D. C.
taxes on time.
This is nonsense. Every
body knows. that D., C. taxes
are taxation without repre-
Sentation and as such are
In direct conflict with the
United States Constitution,
the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, and, the personal primo
ipleS of. the founder of this
Nation, George Washington.
The people Of the United
States believe that 1t Is q
crime to exact taxation with
out representation. It is in
conceivable to me that any
honest Americans political
career could be damaged by
failure to pay taxation with
out representation on time
or at all.
william A. AlbauRh.
Evening star., 1961-07-15

On June 20, 1860. in an edi-
torial entitled, This Injus-
tice Should End" you said,
with Congress impatient to
adjourn the time for Senate
action to equalize the, pay Of
retired military officers and
enlisted men is distreSsingly
short" ,.
For 100 years, rates Of pay
for retired military personnel
had been proportionate to
current rates Of pay for &C.
tive personnel. The Military
Pay Act Of 1858 departed
from this established formula
by denying those retired be-
fore June /, 1858 the right
to compute their retired pay
on the basis Of the increased
active duty pay rates which
became effective on that
date. However the traditional
proportional basis was pre-
served for those retiring sub
sequent to June /, 1858.
Thus there were created
two classes of retired person.
mel, each presumed to be Of
equal merit and to have
rendered equally valuable
service to their country. The
pre-June 1858 retirees, mostly
veterans Of three wars, and
the post-June 1858 retirees
are separated only by a
date, and while alike in all
other respects, are differen-
tiated by the substantially
lower retirement pay Of the
earlier retireeS.
At the time of your June
20 editorial last year, the
House had passed legislation,
BY voice vote without dissent,
to restore to the pre-June
1858 retired persons their
right to the traditional pay
computation basis. The
House bill died In the Senate's
Armed Services Committee,
and thus ended o second year
Of waiting in vain by the
thinning ranks Of the Off
GERS and men affected.
In his budget message Of
January Is, 1861, President
Eisenhower indorsed remedial
action in making it the first
item Of Proposed Legisla-
ton"
President Kennedy revali-
dated the item o. recon-
mended legislation.
In the present Congress
Evening star., 1961-07-15

with Prime Minister Macmillan and the
fine lunch with Queen Elizabeth have
made Yuri feel at home in the best
circles. 30 E+E
In the context of the times, all Of
this is less meaningful perhaps than
the seeming fruitlessness Of official
efforts to find accommodation between
East and West. It is gratifying none
thelesS that there can be friendly ex-
changes at the people-to-people level
Evening star., 1961-07-15

Abandonment Of Washing
tons. remaining street rail-
way facilities has now been
decreed by both the Public
Utilities Commission and the
National Capital Transpor-
tation Agency. Both deci-
sions reiterated well-known
facts to disguise . total fall
ure to come to grips with
the root problems unearthed
In the Congressional studies
preliminary to passage Of the
National Capital Transpor-
tation Act Of 1860.
For example, although the
PUG. order laid great stress
upon the free flow Of vehic-
ular traffic, it made no men
ton Of the movement Of
persons. Similarly, although
1t spoke at length of out-of-
pocket costs, it made no men
ton of the total costs to
the commonwealth involved
in the movement Of persons
as distinct from the special
costs to the franchise holder.
In its statement. META.
completely ignored the Con-
greSsional studies by blandly
accepting the 1856 all-bus
conversion proviso as final.
restricting its decision to the
small question Of whether
the remaining fragmented
portions Of the (electric) sys-
tenn should be reserved for
some future use"
If Congress had considered
the 1856 franchise as final,
why did it hold extensive
hearings on rail transit dur
ing the intervening years
which eliminated in passage
Of the 1860 act? II the law
contemplated no more than
the salvage Of those street
railway lines now being op-
Grated, why did the 1860 Act
specifically provide for "the
preservation of equipment
and facilities already Gas Of
July, 1860 withdrawn from
Service?" If both the PUG.
and the META. did not ac-
tually pre-judge the complex
questions which Congress has
in good faith submitted for
their consideration, why have
Evening star., 1961-07-15

they manifested q consistent
hostility to electric street
railway operation during an
uninterrupted course which
antedates the January 80,
1851 petition of the D. c.
Transit System, Inc, to con-
vert its remaining rail lines?
Furthermore, since both the
PUG. and the META. plead
their case in part upon past
history" in justification Of
their present inability to re-
coup the waste Of rail facil-
tiles already accomplished,
why did neither the PUG.
nor the N.C.T.A. take any
steps to prevent further de-
struction of rail facilities
after the July passage Of the
1860 act2 Although the law
had given them the power
to act, they did nothing.
Now they have the colossal
effrontery to plead their own
dereliction in support Of a
decision whose evidentiary
basis lies within bounds Cir
cumScribed by the adjudicat-
ing authorities and drawn
to their own specifications.
The PUG. popped its fly
balls into the trembling
hands of the META. to Gre
ate the illusion Of fair play.
In reality the decision was
determined before the petit
ton Of the D. c. Transit
System was ever filed. It
was determined unequivocally
in favor Of vehicular traffic
flow and against street rail
operation by the Engineer
Commissioner who never
made the slightest pretense
of explaining his bias in
terms Of the movement Of
persons. The questions raised
in the congressional studies
are primarily sociological.
They concern human lives.
They cannot and must not
be Gagged within the parochial
limits Of engineering" prob
q lens.
1t is now perfectly clear
that neither the META. nor
the PUG. intended any re-
appraisal study of the type
contemplated by Congress be-
Evening star., 1961-07-15
Stymied Parkway

Those who have continued
to seek protection Of the
Maryland Potomac River
shoreline between the District
Of Columbia and Fort Wash
ington en- route to Mount
Vernon include The Star. We
are, therefore, distressed that
The Star has not learned the
complete facts about the cur
rent plans between Represent
ative Kirwan Of Ohio and the
National Planning Commis-
sion through William Finley.
Your editorial about "sav-
ing the Shoreline" says you
Evening star., 1961-07-15

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hope Mr.. Kirwan will look
with favor on the proposal of
the planning commission to
purchase some Of the shore
line as parkland rather than
q parkway. Who do you think
is insisting upon scuttling the
parkway? Surely you must
know that it is Mr.. Kirwan
himself! Although President
Kennedy personally, Secre-
tary Of Interior Udall person.
ally, the Senate, and the
master plan Of Congress in
effect for over 80 years
strongly indorse the parkway
and urge its prompt right-of-
way purchase, Mr.. Kirwan
insists on blocking 1t.
Those Of US who would like
to share the Fort Washington
Parkway area with all the
citizens Of the United States
in q practical way, see but do
not Sympathize with Mr.. Fin
ley's cooperation" with Mr..
Kirwan, who apparently con-
trols his entire public works
appropriation. While q park
land would be much prefer
able to despoilation Of the
area, parklands would not
serve the citizens of the
United States nearly so well.
Matching State funds for the
land purchase were for a
parkway and 1t was for this
purpose OF promoting the Ma
tional interest that the Mary
land Legislature provided the
authority. It remains to be
seen whether matching State
funds can be obtained for q
parkland. Is Mr.. Kirwan un-
aware of this fact?
The StaI. is incorrectly in.
Evening star., 1961-07-15


improving" the methods Of
nominating and electing Pres
idents Of the United States,
the right Of the individual
States to make important
changes in the system now in
use appears to have been over
looked. Democratic National
Chairman John NJ. Bailey,
however, made the point in
his appearance before q Sem
ate judiciary Subcommittee
now wrestling with more than
q score Of proposed constitu-
tional amendments, running
from abolishment Of the Elec-
toral College and direct elec-
ton Of Presidents by popular
vote, to proportional or dis
trict election Of the presi-
Dental electors. Mr.. Bailey
called attention to the fact
that Michigan, back in 1892,
passed q law providing that
Its presidential electors =
members Of the Electoral Col
lege-he chosen by congress
sional districts, with two ad-
ditional selected at large.
This Is very much the same
proposition that Senator Karl
Mundt, Republican Of South
Dakota. has put forward as
q constitutional amendment.
It is nov before the Senate
Committee. Mr.. Bailey did
not support such q method Of
picking the presidential elec-
tors; he opposed 1t. But he
did use Michigan's temporary
adoption Of the district plan
Git was used for only one
election) to prove his conten-
ton that the States and their
people had not approved or
desired this method, or many
If not all of the States would
have adopted it.
Chairman Bailey, from a
purely partisan Democratic
view, would not look with any
favor on the Mundt plan. He
prefers a Statewide election
Of presidential electors, with
the winner-take-all system
now prevailing. This is easy
to understand. President
John F. Kennedy won the
1860 election because he was
able to carry the big States
with large numbers Of votes
in the Electoral College, like
New York, Pennsylvania. nli-
nois and Michigan. These
States. while they went for
Mr.. Kennedy by pluralities
ranging from q few thou
sands in Illinois to 400, 900 in
New York, elected many Re-
publican Congressman, and
those districts, in nearly every
instance. went for Mr.. Nixon
and Mr.. Lodge. Had the
Mundt system been effective,
Mr.. Nixon, not Mr.. Kennedy
would now be in the White
House, in all probability.
Anyway, Mr.. Bailey does not
want to take any such chance
when 1t comes to q second
Kennedy contest for the
White House in 1854.
States Haven't Acted n
Chairman Bailey told the
Senate Committee: "The
point which strengthens my
feeling that the present sys-
tenn is adequate is the fact
1t has always been and is to-
day open to any State on its
own initiative to shift either
to the proportional or district
systems Of allocating its elec-
toral votes. Yet not since 1892
has any State chosen to do
so." He added he realized
that q change might be made
by the States themselves If
they all acted at the same
time for that purpose. But,
he said, 1t seems at least
some Of the individual States
would have tried these other
systems if they had any real
value.
The Constitution provides:
Evening star., 1961-07-15
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used II
letters carry iDrtters' correct
names ana addresses. All let
ters are subject to condensa-
tton. Those not used iOiu be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied by self = addressed,
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-07-15
THE POLITICAL MILL
Stotes Can Alter Electoral System
By GOULD LINCOLN

u
Each State shall appoint, in
such. manner as the legisla-
ture thereof shah direct. .
number Of electors, equal to
the whole number of, Sena- =
tors and Representatives to
which the State may be en-
titled in the Congress" It
was under this provision that
Michigan's legislature acted
for the election in 1892. The
law was attacked in the
courts, but the Supreme
Court upheld its constitution
ality.
The Democratic chairman
did recommend two constitu-
tional changes. One would
take away from a predden-
tial elector his present right
to cast his ballot for any
qualified person for President
and for Vice President and
compel him to cast his ballot
for the ticket of the political
party which carries the State.
The second would provide
that, II the presidential elec-
ton is thrown into the House
OF Representatives, each in
dividual member shall have a
vote, instead Of having each
State, no matter how large
or how small in population,
limited to one vote, These
changes are In line with rec.
concentrations Of President
Kennedy.
Urge Is For Uniformity
The tendency today is not
to leave to the States such
things as the method of Sc
lecting presidential electors,
OF nominating candidates for
President, of length of resi-
dence required for voting in
q State, q poll tax, and the
matter Of absentee ballotins.
The demand Is for uniformi-
= ty. Mr.. Bailey, for example.
suggested that Congress en-
act laws q seek constitution
al amendments dealing with
these issues. He declared him.
self for q shorter period Of
residence necessary to vote
and against q State poll tax.
Tor example. The Democratic
chairman, however, did make
1t clear he opposes direct
election Of Presidents by pop
ular vote with all State boun-
oaries cast aside. He made it
clear, too, he believes that
the present day method of
nominating candidates in-na
tional convention has worked
acceptably and that he is
opposed to a national presi-
Dental primary.
After every presidential
election for years there has
been . clamor from some
one group or several groups
for changes in the nominat-
ing and electing methods for
Presidents and Vice Presi-
dents. There has been no
change for Just as many
years. Nor does it appear
there win be any change now
except, perhaps for a con-
stitutional amendment to
compel electors to vote for
the presidential ticket of the
party by which they have
been chosen. It takes a two
thirds vote for both houses
Of Congress to propose a con-
stitutional amendment to the
States for ratification. With
overwhelming Democr attic
control Of the present Con-
greSs, it does not appear there
is much chance for a pro-
posal to change to the selec-
ton Of presidential electors
by congressional districts or
by q proportional system.
Also the smaller States -
and there are more Of them
may be able to block an
amendment which would de-
prive them Of power If the
presidential election should
be thrown into the House Of
Representatives.
Evening star., 1961-07-15

See Editorial: Prince Georges
PsFkwoy."
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30
Janice Elaine Sa~af.ky A~d Loren Lynn SOB
Exchange No~s At Bloomfield august 20

The Bethlehem Mennonite
Church near Bloomfield was the
scene of a wedding Wednesday
evening, August %, at 1880 when
Miss Janice Elaine SaWatZky,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
SaWatzky of Bloomfield became the
bride of Mr.. Loren Lyrn Soft, son
of Mrs. Clara Soft and the late
Bernard Soft of Richey at a candle
light service. The Rev. E. A. AL
brecht officiated at the double
ceremony before the altar thanked
with candleabras and baskets of
gladioli. The traditional wedding
marches were played by Miss
Marguerite Schultz. Special music
was furnished by Calvin Smith
who sang, o Perfect Love, and
The Lords Prayer, accompanied
by Miss Evelyn Unruh.
The bride given in marriage by
her father was lovely in a floor
length gown, fashioned with a lace
bodice dipping to a V in front, a
sabrina neckline and long tapered
sleeves. A full tulle over taffeta
skirt with TERED hustle at the
back and a band of lace across
the front. A crown of seed pearls
held her fingertip veil. She car
ried a cascade bouquet of white
carnations and pink roses.
Donna Kaufman. maid of hon
or, was attired in a dress of yellow
nylon chiffon over taffeta with a
full skirt and cumberland, round
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30
GEORGE L. CLARK
IN SIDNEY
AT HOME

George l.. Clark of San Fran
cisco left by plane Friday for
home following a vacation visit
here with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Clark. While here he
took his parents on a trip through
the northern part of the county
to visit at the Colgan ranches
and extended his vacation a few
days to take them back to Poplar
the following week for the Pat
Colgan funeral.
George is a bank examiner with
the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation and was to receive a
new assignment on his arrival
back in San Francisco.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30
Yellowstone Twp.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dickey Lee Moore
spent several days this week visit
ing his parents, the Bill Moores.
They returned to Wyoming Sun
day.
During the month of July 53,673
tourists visited the Teddy Roose-
welt Park, and registered there.
This is an all time high and it Is
thought that many who visited did
not register.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Heinle and
Richey and Mr.. and Mrs. Arvin
Heinle and Toni, were dinner
guests Sunday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Noteboom and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. David Iverson and
family returned ca Sunday from
a vacation trip which took them
to visit the Kenneth Swenson fam
lily, at Box Elder and then to
Roman.
Norman Swanson spent the
week end at his home here.
Terry Cayko was guest of honor
ait a birthday party given at the
home of his parents the John
Caykos on Sunday. Terry received
many nice gifts, and the after
noon was spent playing games
Mrs. Cayko served lunch to the
group.
Susan Swenscn, daughter of MIR
and Mrs, Kermit Swenson was
among those who received LEAF
Scholarships to Concordia College
Others receiving them were San
dra Burgess, daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Bill Burgess, and Donald
Croy, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Law.
renee Croy of Cartwright. Al
three will be leaving this weel
end for college.
Mrs. Richard Hayden and Mrs
Peter Heinle entertained at /;
coffee party and handkerchie
shower for Mrs. Delmar McNar.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30

neckline, cape sleeves and a cor
sage of blue carnations. The
brides maid, Charlene SawatZky,
brides sister, was dressed in blue,
styled the same as the maid of
honor. Norma Sawatzky, sister of
the bride was flower girl ard
was dressed in a white dress and
carried a basket of flower petals.
The candle lighters, Renee and
Rolann Soft, nieces of the groom
were dressed in white with yell
low flower head bands.
The groom's attendants were his
brothers, Roland Soft of Port
Clinton, Ohio and James Soft Of
Richey, Montana. Harold Schultz
and Alvin Boese of Bloomfiel Id
were ushers.
The brides mother chose for
her daughters wedding a dress
of pink lowered silk organza over
taffeta. The groom's mother wore
a lilac suit, both had corsages Of
white carnations and pink roses.
After the ceremony a reception
was held for about 800 guests in
The church parlors, the hosts were
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Scnner.
The beautiful four TERED we'd
ding cake topped with traditional
miniature bride and groom, was
baked by Mrs. Sam Ritter of
Skaar. The cake was cut by the
groom's sister-in-law Mrs. Roll
and Soft. Miss Arlene Boese serv-
ed the punch. The Gift table was
in charge of Betty Unruh, Myrna
Goosen, and Arlys Deckert. Ber-
nice Schultz registered the guests.
Tho bride is a graduate of Rich
ey High School and Dickinson
State Teachers college and will
teach this school term at Lock-
wood Schools in Billings, Mont.
The groom is also a graduate of
Richey High School and will be
a sophomore at Eastern Montana
College at Billings this fall. The
Young couple will reside at 712R
N. 26th, Billings, Montana, after
a short honeymoon.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30
Honor Pastor
Stanley Larsen
Birth lay

Members and friends of Pastor
Stanley Larsen, Pastor OF Pella
Lutheran Church, assembled in
the church parlors Sunday eve
ming, August 81 to hello their pas
tor celebrate his fiftieth birthday.
A very appropriate program,
with Mr.. J. T. Petrik, president
of the congregation, acting as
M. c., was presented. This pro
gram consisted of the group sing
ing Faith of Our Fathers" (Lor-
ma MikelSon accompanist) Scrip
ture and prayer by Petrik, and a.
reading entitled '"The Pastor and
His People" Misses Jacqualine
Yoder, Kathleen Johnson and Ju-
dith Sunwall presented a musical
number entitled mystery Island"
Misses Karen Johnson and Donna
Hansen sang two vocal duets:
Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is
Calling" and "Thy Word Is Like
A Garden Lord" Miss Linda Pc
tersen brought greetings from the
Luther League, and presented Pas
tor Larsen with an agate ring
from this group.
Mr.. Gunnar Hansen acknoWled-
ged the efforts of the auxiliarles
OF the church, namely: The Pella
Church Women, The Golden
Band, The Brotherhood, and me
Luther League. He also thanked
Ihe arrangements commIItee'
headed by Aaron Frandsen, for
their work in making this a JOY
Gus occasion.
Mr.. Petrik called on Mrs. Harry
Mikelson, and she presented these
glftS to the Pastor from members
ana friends of Pella: A cler8lcal
cassock, a Longines : WIitnauer
watch, a Shaeffer pen and pencii
SET and a wallet containing a gHs'
OF money. Mrs. Mikelson read an
appropriate poem written by MIS-.
jacob Miller for the occasion.
Happy Birthday was sung,
and Pastor Larsen expressed ms
appreciation for the k1nuness
SHOWN him and spoke briefly OF
ehe pastors work and privileges
In the congregation.
Lunch was served at beautluny
decorated tables at the close Vi
the program.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30
Riehey News
PARTRIDGE

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Dick
and children returned Monday
from a visit with relatives in
Munich, Month Dakota.
Guests this week of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Ziegler were her niece
MIR. and Mrs. M. J. Fugere of
Moorehead, Mimi. On Wednesday
the Zieglers and their guests en-
joyed dinner in the Walter Cos
sen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kaiser of
Sidney and Mr.. and Mrs. Ruben
Brown left Friday for Billings
where they visited Browns son
Larry and to Kalispell for a week
vacation trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. NARROW Eggum
and children returned Wednesday
from a camping trip to Rowans
IRVINE Provincial Park north of
Regina.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30
LIBRARY news

The library will be closed Labor
Day.
New Books added:
Juvenile - Fiction:
Lion at Large - Parker.
Gertie The Duck - Georgrady,
Nichols.
Just Follow Me = Erickson.
Mystery of The Golden Flame
Campbell.
Non-Fiction:
AStronauts - Cooper.
Fun Observation-Disclosures.
Adults:
Winter of Our Discomfort -
John Steinbeck.
Edge of Sadness Edwin
OiConnor.
Non-Fiction:
l Love You Honey, But The
Seasons Over Connie
ClauSen.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30

on Wednesday. Mrs. McNary and
Brian will leave owe the week
end for Minneapolis to make their
home.
Mrs. Clinton Falkenhagen was
hcuored at a pink and blue show
er given by several ladies at the
home of Mrs Fred Gardner. Mrs.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30

Falkenhagen received many nice
gifts, and the hostesses served a
lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hayden
took Marlene to Glendive ON Sum
day where she began her duties
at the Glendive public schools as
first grade teachers.
The Sidney herald., 1961-08-30

Means of Taking:
Hungarian partridge may be taken With
a shotgun noe larger than a ten gauge
or long bow and arrow (crossbows
prohibited).