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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
By Les KimbIe

The American ambassador found it necessary
to practically kidnap the Lebanese General
commanding in order to prevent combat be-
tween American and Lebanese forces.
That the Lebanese government survived
and peaceful accord was finally reached is
due to the work of American diplomats and
the presence of American armed forces.
Although our armed forces took no part in
the fighting their very presence prevented all
out combat between the opposing factions and
enabled the diplomats to pursue their work.
BY whatever name it is called, Intervention or
assistance to the legitimate government, such
operations may be necessary again in today's
world. The mere sight of American memo
war offshore prevented the establishment of
dictatorship in the Dominican Republic last
month.
If such an operation is tried without an
adequate knowledge of the conditions within
the country the result may be battle be-
tween native armies and American troops
with the complete alienation of sentiment
against the United States When nation in
trouble asks for help, the solution of the
problems may be so delicately balanced on
the knife edge of national factions and ideas
that careless word or act by our officials
may tip the balance against the United States
The success of such operations depends on an
accurate knowledge of the other nations
public opinion, culture, political forces, and
the character of the national and military
leaders. Such knowledge can best be gath
cred and interpreted by dedicated and intelli-
gent men and women of our diplomatic corps
who should and often do possess an infinite
supply of patience, resourcefuIness, and
courage.
When one realizes how important &C.
curate information and honest recommended
tons are, 1t gives one cold chill to read of
the testimony before the Senate Foreign Rela.
tons Committee in 1859 A former Foreign
Service officer testified that Foreign Service
officers 'have been reprimanded and even
heavily penalized for making reports or
recommendations unpalatable to certain per-
sons in the department and that they have
been ordered not to repeat the offense. For.
eign Service officers have been known to state
That under present conditions 1t is unwise to
the point of foolishness to send in dispatches
which, because of the inclusion of unwelcome
facts or unwelcome recommendations will be
displeasing to officers of the department"
Let us hope that this strange and dangerous
condition, probably carryover of Mccarthy.
ism, has been eliminated from our State De.
partment, for our very existence as a nation
may depend on the honesty and fortnight.
ness of the men sneered at by some as
"cooky-pushers."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
Wick Byron's Column

The people Of Montgomery County are
full of the real spirit Of Christmas.
Just two weeks ago this newspaper
started a drive for Christmas fund for 80
Of our elderly citizens who are in various
private nursing homes The response has
been tremendous.
This was not a planned campaign for
funds. The story Of these fine old folks who
are supported by meager public funds was
told In each issue. The hearts Of dozens Of
individuals and organizations opened up and
sent contributions.
A group of ladies have bought appropri-
ate Christmas gifts. They win be given to
about 80 elderly citizens who do not have
families and very few friends.
Giving these folks little extra happiness
at Christmas is just part of the job the
Sentinel newspaper hopes to accomplish. The
real story of these folks is the plight they find
themselves in through no fault of their own.
1t is our hope that something real and con-
crete can be done to make their last days on
earth little happier every day of the year.
There are many ways in which this can be
DONE Wen begin telling you the program
right after the first of the year.
Older citizens without families or friends
are the forgotten ones of our society. This
should not be true and we hope to do some
thing about it.
It has been said time and again that
Christmas has gotten too commercial and
that we should put Christ back in Christ
mas" Some have even gone so far as to
suggest second Christmas free from all COM
liberalization.
Margaret c. Palmer, editor of the Barnes
vile, Ohio Enterprise had some excellent
words on this idea.
Mrs Palmer said it is her observation
that, with all of the 'commerciaization,'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21
From This Angle
The Cooky-Pushers
Bv es KimbIe
From This Angle

During the era of Senator Joe Mccarthy
It became fashionable in some circles to sheer
at our diplomatic personnel as striped'pants
cooky-pushers. BY innuendo and implication
our diplomats were painted by some as a
pretty incompetent bunch whose primary &C.
equations were gallivanting around to parties
where they spent most of their time slipping
tea and drinks. To some minds the nearest
equivalent in the United States to diplomats
life was that of a playboy in cafe society.
Since most diplomatic work is done with
out publicity, the diplomatic service might be
called, as in the Navy's submarine force, the
Silent Service In a world where publicity
seems to be the key to success in so many
fields, it is not surprising that those who
must work in silence are easily misunderstood
and misrepresented.
The diplomatic service of the United
States had an suspicious start when Benjamin
Franklin with his engaging personality and
brilliant mind persuaded the French govern
teen colonies. When one considers that the
very existence of our nation resulted from
Franklin's diplomacy, 1t seems odd that the
diplomatic service should have been sighted
and maligned at some times in our history.
No doubt the isolationist sentiment that has
produced an almost insane fear of entangling
foreign alliances at some points in our history
is primarily responsible.
For those who would like to know how our
diplomats live and work, our county libraries
have an excellent book entitled Diplomat" by
Charles w. Thayer. In clear and readable
prose, studded with amusing and dramatic
incidents Mr.. Thayer draws on Is years in
the Foreign Service to explain and analyze
diplomacy and diplomats. Protocol, spies,
propaganda, intelligence, secret codes, diplo-
matte immunities, and other mysteries of the
diplomatic trade are treated in the matter-of-
fact manner of an old hand at the game
Mr. Thayer begins his book with the story
of the American diplomatic post in Beirut,
Lebanon, at the time of the revolt in 1858 In
the gathering crisis the rebels, chiefly Mos
lens stirred up by Nasser's breakfasts. took
over large part Of Beirut and armed Syrians
began crossing the border into Lebanon.
Exploding bombs and rifle and machine gun
fire ratified the windows and threatened the
lives of Americans At the request of the
government American tanks, guns and equip
ment were flown in and finally American
Marines We're landed from ships of our Navy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-21

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The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
Crane

MIR. and Mrs. Asa Bradley and
Donna were Sunday dinner guests
at the Gordon Bradley home in
Sidney.
Mrs. Asa Bradley was a dinner
guest at the Orville DeShaw home
Friday.
Mrs. Melvin Bakken, Mrs. Russ
ell Johnson and sons visited at
the Asa Bradley home Wednes-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Arden Johnson
of Sidney called on Mrs. Pete
Tanglen Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Porter spent Friday with
her daughter, Mrs. Steve Douglass.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Badt and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Norby and family we're at the
Jess Roberts Sunday.
Rhonda Larson spent Friday
night with Karlene and Christy
Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moran en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. John OBJ
ergfell, Mr.. and Mrs. Art Abe
lein, MI. and Mrs. Steve Douglass
at a whist party Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Sorenson
spent Sunday with the Earl Will
sons.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
A 10th

Twenty years ago the President of the United States handed the
Secretary of the Treasury a small check, received in return a Govern
ment certificate, and the us. Savings Bond program was born. Two
billion bond sales have followed that first one. BY the middle of this
year, total Series E bond sales will have reached the 1O0-billion-dollar
mark.
The war doomed bonds sales, and street rallies where millions of
dollars worth were sold became a common occurrence. With the end
Of the war, however, came gloomy predictions that bonds valued in
the billions would be quickly caShed in, leading to serious initiation.
The predictions were wrong. Many bonds, of course, were redeem
ed, and their yield went into new homes, automobiles, educahonS, and
WarScarce consumer goods. But in 1916, $50 billion worth of Series
E bonds were still held by the public.
Bonds are still being held by American citizens in record numbers,
and purchases have steadily continued. More than 8 million workers,
plan. Purchases of bonds on an instaLment basis, sometimes for as little
as $125 a week, account for 400 of the annual dollar volume OF Series
E and H bonds sales. Most other sales take place through 10000 banks
and other issuing agents.
Series E bonds pay 334% interest when held to maturity Investors
can find higher interest-paying sources for investment, but the Secur-
iy offered by Government bonds is hard to match. Today, bonds
valued at $43h billion are held by Americans. Sales are up, and re-
demptonS are down.
Thrift" is sometimes considered n old-fashioned word, but it is
obvious that millions of citizens still understand its meaning.
written by the Editorial Staff of the Los Angeles Tmes)
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03

the Arthur Paulson home Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Hartl of
Watford City were supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Darmin Calkins
Friday evening.
Our Sunday blizzard was a real
blessing to farmers and ranchers
and bhe inconvenience of cleo
trlcIty being off made the Dun
bars dinner hosts for the Calkins
FAMILY and Mr.. and Mrs. o. ].
Odegaard. The Klym sisters =
Donna Carol and Dorothy were
Sunday guests at the Wangeruds
IN t'alrview. Mr. and Mrs. Klym,
David and Cathy had gone to
Fairfield Friday evening and were
unable to return home until Mon
day morning. Wesley Thorgram-
son started for Watford, but about
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
INAUGURATION A SUCCESS

Edward H. Foley. inaugural
chairman, said that $40 checks to-
falling $1,236,352 are being mailed
to individuals and business firms
who underworld the celebrations
expenses. Every dollar, he said, is
being returned, and there is a sur
plus to assist in 1865 expenses and
for charity.
Foley said the celebration was
the greatest financial success of
any inaugural in the nations his
tory.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
A SOLAR WIND PRESSURE

Measurements recorded in space
by the Explorer x satellite have
strengthened the theory there is a
kind of solar wind excerting pres
sure from the sun, the space
agency said.
Scientists in charge of the Ex-
plorer x project said the measure
ments give strong support to the
theory that the interplantary mag
netic fields surrounding the earth
is mainly an extension of the suns
magnetic field.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03

Sunshine Homemakers met in
the hall Thursday with Mrs. VIM.
Klym as hostess. Mrs. Ray Skorpil
gave a report on Ali activities.
Yellowstone Wildlife and Sund-
nell Park directors met together
here last Tuesday in regards to
the upkeep of the park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Youngstrom
and Mrs. Emalie LaSsey were in
Watford City Wednesday.
Episcopal church will have SER
vices Sunday, April 3Oth. 1t be-
ing the last time Rev. and Mrs.
Powell will be serving here a
lunch hour will follow.
Sioux Indians All club met a
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
TO u d MORE RETURNS

For .3.000,OOO Americans the
deadline for filing tax returns will
mrak only the state of their deal
ings with the Internal Revenue
Service.
To discourage tax cheats, IRIS
Commissioner Mortimer M. Caplin
wants to increase the number of
returns which get thorough test
Tor accuracy.
A taxpayer whose return is
audited will be asked by an IRIS
agent for additional information
usually the production of records.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
Schedule of NAeefiuus


Sidney Newcomers Club
GWEN MICHAEL. President
ROSEMARY MOE, Secretary
Meetings are held the second and
aourtn Monday of each month at
| at the Girl Scout Cabin
Kiwanis
DONALD KINGERY, President
URL CAREY, Secretary
Luncheon Meeting at Lalonde Hotel
every Thursday noon.
Sidney Toastmasters No. 82s
RALPH CROSS. President
OSCAR OLSON. Secretary
Dinner meetings every TUESDAY st
6:l5 In the Lalonde Hotel BALL
room.
Junior Chamber of Commerce
DON REEFS. President
DuWAYNE PLANT. Sec.-Treas.
Regular Meeting the Second Thurs
day OF each month.
Sidney Bowhunters
VINCENT HOLMQUTST, President
MRS. JOHN WALBURN Sec.
Regular Meetings held First and
Third Thursday of Zach month.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Meeting 800 pm. every Friday az
NfA Hall. Open meetings last
Friday of month: Phone 798-R2.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
FOREIGN-MAIL HIKE DUE

The Post Office Department has
announced a general increase in
United States postage rates on in
ternational mail, effective July l.
Postmaster General j. Edward
Day said that the Post Office was
losing about l 100000 a year on
its International operations. The
increased rates, me estimated,
would produce about $16,000,O00
a year.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03

last Saturday evening to hear a
report on the National Farmers
Union Convention which William
Lassey and Mrs. Henry Iszley at
tended at Washington, D. c., last
month.
County Camp for Junior Re
serves will be held June 18th to
22nd. and the May meeting for
Action Officials will be held at
the Don Notebooms the evening
Of May End.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
SPITE KIDNAP-PLOT REPORT

U. E. Baughman, chief Of the
Secret Service, says -four Cubans
who were questioned about the re-
ported kidnap plot against Caro-
line Kennedy may have been vic
Tins of spite work.
The Secret Service declared the
reported plot against the Presi-
dents 3-year-old daughter "closed
out not forgotten"
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03

five miles out turned back and was
guest at the w. H. Faulkner home.
All now seems back to normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Berntson'
Gene. and Dianna were here from
Fairview Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Calkins and
children visited home folk IN wat
ford Monday.
Mrs. Margaret Verplancke shop
ped in Williston Thursday.
Sioux Farmers Union Local mel
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03

Cool. sheer lawn print is styled with scoop neck, short
sleeves and a full skirt. Bowed grosgrain belt. Select
yours in black and white, green and white, or lilac
and white. Sizes 5 to 10.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
NATO MUST ARM
and WeSt

President Kennedy and West
German Chancellor Adenauer
have agreed that the North Allan
tic Treaty Organization must be
prepared to defend itself with all
mllTDary means.
The formal statement, issued on
the conclusion of their third meet
ing, did not spell out what mill
tary means they had in mind,
but United States officials said nu-
clear as well as conventional
weapons are included.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
JOE GIVEN

Secretary of Labor Arthur J.
Goldberg says the United States
always will have "a certain mar
gin of unemployment"
However, he said on a recent
television program, that the goal
should be an unemployment rate
no higher than 3 per cent.
--latest Labor Department figures
show go per cent of the total work
force idle last month.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
Washington
Notes
JFK TELLS NIX HANDS OFF

President Kennedy has fired a
straight = from = the : shoulder
warning to Soviet Premier Khru-
shchev to keep hands off Cuba.
Kennedy made it clear in a mes
sage to the Russian leader that the
United States will take immeriate
United States will take immediate
tervention by outside force in the
Cuban fighting.
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03
COP OPPOSES FARM PRO.

The Administrations farm pro-
gram, despite changes to meet
congressional objections, still
will run into powerful Republican
opposition.
Representative Hoven, of Iowa,
ranking Republican on the House
Agriculture Committee, called it a
power grab" by the executive
branch that would set up the Sec
rotary of Agriculture as ga one
man national legislature"
The Sidney herald., 1961-05-03

This coatdress is designed to give you all the comic
and style you look for in light summer wear. Sp
Bermuda collar, gored skirt, action back. Blue, gre
or lilac in sizes 1412 to 2412.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-02

BACK AGAIN with you af-
ter a long vacation l am de
lighted over the privilege to
bring you NEWS round the
town Sunday, services
at my church, Parish Street
Baptist were spiritual and in
spring with the message be-
ing brought morning and eve
ming by the minister, Rev.
Whitney and beautiful
music rendered by the Angelic
choir, Mrs. Birdie Gray, PreSi
dent. Mrs. Pearl Perkins at the
piano and Miss Inez Gray at
the organ Soloist for the
special selection was Mr.. John
Powell, Jr. Prayer is of
fered for the sick of Parish
Street among whom are: Sis
tiers Deda Huddleston, Jude
Green, Geneva Dunson, Hat
tie Wilson; Bros. Abraham
Turner, Curtis Gordon, Revs
c. A. Green and t. J. Quincy
Mrs. Rosa Peters, $50
Bell Street is happy to have
as houseguest her nephew, MIR
Eunice Salone of Chicago
1t was nice to say hello to Mrs
Leila Mae Clark of Noel Street
this week she is one of
the Benevolent Circle mem
bers On the sick-list a
round town are: Mrs. M. c.
Finley of Bell St, Mrs. Mat
tie Maddox of Ash Street, Bro.
Clark of Noel st. Shut
ms we would like to remember
Miss Fannie Mason of
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-02

Most enjoyable was the
Talent Hour down at Central
Methodist two Sundays ago
appearing on the program
we're, both Mr.. Maddox and
Mr.. Wolfe | was happy
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-02

to greet Central Members,
Mesdames Bulah Bailey, jean
cite Hunt, Clarie Collins Har-
vey, Rev. Mays and others !.
This is all for now Be
seeing you round the town
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-09-02

East Monument Street
Mrs. Savannah Watson, Carver
Street My prayer is for
Mrs. Stevella Adams of Adams
Grocery who is also confined
to one of the local hospitals
Arizona sun., 1961-10-05
NAACP Seeks
To Curb
Placement Law

Richmond, Va.-Ataacking the
validity of the Virginia State Pupil
Placement law, the National AS
sociation for the Advancement oi
Colored People has asked the
United States District Court here
to enjoin the Richmond School
Board and the State Pupil Place
ment Board from any and all
action that regulates or affects,
on the basis of race or color, the
initial assignment, placement.
transfer, admission, the enrolment
or the education of any child in
any public school" im
2 The complaint, filed on Sept.
on behalf of 27 Negro school chill
dren whose applications for trans
fers to Hwhiteg schools, alleges
that local and state School authori-
ties deliberately and purposefully,
and solely because of race con-
tinue to require all or virtually all
Negro public school children to
attend school where none but Ne
groes are enrolled and to require
all white public school children to
attend school where few, if any,
Negroes are enrolled"
.t4tfk fsr
Moreover, the NAACP complaint
charges, the criteria demanded of
Negro children for admission to
white" schools is different and
more difficult than those demand
ed of white children. For instance,
it points out, Negro applicants for
transfers have to have, academic
records which compare favorably
with the best record of the children
already in attendance at the
school, even though many white
children attending the school have
lower academic records. or scores
than the Negro applicants.
The complaint further asks the
court to enjoin the school board
and the Pupil Placement Board
from denying the 27 plaintiffs the
right to attend the schools to which
they sought transfers and from
using discriminatory criteria in
the assignment of pupils to schools.
Also the court is asked to require
the defendants to submit a desc,
gregation plan on non-racial ba-
sis and to submit periodic pro-
gress reports.
Representing the Negro school
children were NAACP attorneys
S. W.. Tucker, Henry L. Marsh,
III, and Roland B. Haley, all of
Richmond.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-05
ALL PLANTS ARE SPACEAANS5 BEST PALS

Y Washington = 1t has long been
known that green plants manufact-
ure the oxygen that keeps us alive.
Recent studies credit them also
with cleansing the atmosphere, of
carbon monoxide gas which would
kill us if permitted to accumulate
Because they are life-saving as
well as life-supporting, green plants
may turn out to be the space trav-
eler's best friend, according to
Emmett w. Chappelle, a biochem-
ist at the Martin Company's Re
search Institute for Advanced
Study.
= Chappelle says all green plants
have the ability to convert carbon
monoxide, the deadly gas of auto
Arizona sun., 1961-10-05

rella, a kind of alga, is the most
efficient converter of carbon mono
xide into carbon dioxide.
The algae are primitive plants
which vary in form from pond
scum to giant seaweeds. Among
the higher plants he investigated
the cucumber was the most ef-
ficient converter.
Chappelle and other scientists
are trying to find out "what
mechanisms are in operation to
prevent atmospheric carbon mono
xide from reaching dangerous
concentrations"
Of the various possibilities, the
chemical processes of green plants
"are the most likely" Chappelle
LcOncluded.
Arizona sun., 1961-10-05

exhauSts and smoldering fires, In
to comparatively harmless carbon
dioxide.s
This conversion, he believes, is
accomplished by oxidation of car
bon monoxide with the oxygen
which green plants produce dur
ing photosynthesis.
Chappelle said recently that
green plants in a sealed space
ship could supply the occupants
with oxygen to breathe and at
the same time hold down the level
OF carbon monoxide produced by
electrical systems, and even the
travellers themselves.
Among % green plants 2 h e
studied, Chappelle found that chic