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Evening star., 1961-08-23
WILLIAM S. WHITE
COP. Urged to Avoid Obstructionism
And Possible Blocking of Party in I64

The Republicans in Con-
gress have a last chance to
draw back and listen to the
party'S three highest national
leaders and so to avoid the
possible destruction of the
G. o. P. in the next presi-
dental election.
At the moment, these
Republicans are creating for
their party a distinct and
ominous air of 1948. This,
1946, was the year in which
the brilliant, the courageous,
the highly decent but stub
born Senator Robert A. Taft
led his party in Congress in
such blind foreign policy
opposition to a Democratic
administration that he ended
his own chances for the
White House and assisted the
return there of Harry S.
Truman.
The congressional Republi-
cans have wisely avoided the
sincere but destructive ex-
tremiSm of Robert Taft, on
every foreign crisis but one.
They have, for example,
stood stoutly with President
Kennedy over Berlin, and
thus given a memorable
example of national unity
and of mo politics" on a
matter involving the whole
Nations safety.
But on Mr.. Kennedy's un-
partisan foreign aid bill they
have made, thus far, a party
record Of obstructionism
against its very heart. This
is the Presidents request,
supported alike by Dwight
Eisenhower, Richard Nixon
and Nelson Rockefeller, for
authority to make long-term
aid commitments on a buSi-
neSslike basis.
It is true that in this
Evening star., 1961-08-23
Sad Days for Western Diplomacy

no signs that the Western
governments are ready to
make an issue of the fragrant
violation of human rights in
East Germany. 1t is vaguely
hinted that the legalisms
of the wartime agreements
abo@t Berlin some day will
be negotiated" or brought
to the U. N. for debate, but
the obvious issue - the hu-
man rights question - seems
to have been Sidetracked al
together as a basis for action
in either the Security Coun-
Gil or the General Assembly
of the United Nations, or
both.
The two major political
parties in West Germany
have called for a U. N. de-
bate on the Berlin issue.
Mayor Brandt of West Ber-
lin appealed personally by
letter to President Kennedy
to ask for action by the
United Nations. Chancellor
Adenauer said to the West
German parliament a few
days ago:
HE who tramples the right
of Self-determination with
his feet must count on the
deep contempt of all the
people in the world who re-
Spect the Charter of the
United Nations. There is only
one possibility in placing So
viet-German relations on a
new basis: The German peo-
pie must be given the right
to form a free and independ-
ent government that can
speak and act for the whole
German nation"
What cause could be more
pertinent to world progress
and world peace than the
right of II million human
beings to decide for them
selves by whom and how they
shall be governed? One Won
ders why the Western gov
ernmentS are shying away
from the basic issue. BY so
doing, they may lose the
prestige they have always
enjoyed as champions of hu-
man liberty and freedom.
(Copyright, 196D
Evening star., 1961-08-23
DAVID LAWRENCE

IN EUROPE. - Western
diplomacy is floundering. It
hasn't come up with a
solution as to the policy it
should pursue. But the sim
pie fact is that more than
II million human beings in
East Germany have just
been imprisoned in a huge
concentration camp by order
of the Soviet government.
They cannot see their rel
atives or friends who hap
pen to live even just across
the streets of the same city.
They are sent to jail for
looking at a bulletin board
giving news of the world.
Meanwhile, the great or
ganization known as the
United Nations is founder
ing, too. 1t is supposed to
be interested in violations
of human rights. 1t is sup
posed to be concerned when
there is a threat to world
peace. The u. N. has special
meetings when there is a
crisis, but it is doing Moth
ing about the Berlin prob
lem. 1t is strangely silent as
the many erStwhile champi-
ons Of freedom and human
liberty hesitate to use the
forum to expose to the world
the hypocrisieS of Soviet
colonialism.
There is no question about
the violation of human
rights. Vice President Lyn-
don Johnson went to Berlin
to tell the people there of
Americas moral support.
President Kennedy, in a
message to the International
Confederation of Free Trade
Unions, said the closing of
the East Berlin border re-
Stricting the movement of
refugees underlined the
struggle "for the protection
of freedom, for human rights
and for the principle of the
Self-determination of peo-
pies" But here is a Reuters
News Service item of Monday
of this week:
Evening star., 1961-08-23
United Nations Seen Failing in Berlin
For Not Acting on Red Aggression

"An East Berlin court jail
ed five men for terms rang
ing from three-and-a-half
years hard labor to eight
months Imprisonment. They
were arrested on August Is
and IA when demonstrating
near the sector border against
the East German border con-
trolls"
When an electric sign was
erected in West Berlin a few
days ago to carry in big let
tiers the news of the world,
persons in East Berlin who
tried to read it from a dis
tance we're arrested for de
monStrating." East Berlin
police have started, moreover,
to move families out of
houses which look out on
West Berlin streets.
The instances cited are but
a few of the many evidences
of cruelty and inhumanity
imposed on the East German
people. If they had been
Freedom Riders, they might
have gotten sympathy in GER
tain parts of the world. If
they had been TunisianS in
North Africa, they would
have been applauded for ex-
erciSing their right to self
determination. Indeed, Tuni-
Sia is a member of the U. N.
and states her case, but the
West German Republic isn't.
The Soviet Union keeps out
the West Germans.
There is beginning to de-
velop in different parts of
Europe an impression now
that the Western govern
mentS fear the Moscow gov
ernment'S power and influ-
ence and that they feel it is
risky even to debate the Ber-
lin problem in the United
Nations, where the Commu-
nists have lined up a, Sizable
bloc in the last few years.
Brave words are uttered in
the press about the SYM
pathy of the United States
Government for the East
German people, but there are
Evening star., 1961-08-23

the congressional Republicans
have been joined by many
Southern Democrats. But the
great distinction is that the
Southern Democrats are not
in charge of the national
Democratic Party, whereas
the Congressional Republi-
cans are the national Re-
publican party in the absence
of a Republican in the White
House.
In effect. if not in inten-
ton, they have more nearly
followed Senator Barry Gold
water of Arizona than the
combined force of Mr.. Eisen-
hover, Mr.. Nixon and Gov.
Rockefeller on the great is
sue of foreign aid.
Senator Goldwater is a man
of courage and candor-and
honor, as was Senator Taft.
But he will not be able to
master the 1864 Republican
National Convention any
more than Senator Taft was
able to master it in 1852. And
if the present congressional
Republicans persist in follow
ing Senator Goldwater, they
may find that they have put
upon their party the same
practical blight Senator Taft
put upon it a decade and
more ago.
Senator Taft was beyond
dispute the outstanding Re-
publican Of his time and by
all ordinary logic he was en-
titled to the presidential
nomination that went in
stead to Dwight Eisenhower.
But ordinary logic is not
enough in these extraordi-
nary times. The G. o. P.
turned to Mr.. Eisenhower
most of all because Senator
Taft in too many voters
minds had been fatally in
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-01-26
I eochers Protest
BATON ROUGE

A petition signed by III of
approximately $50 f a cul t y
members criticized the state
legislature for curtailing
freedom of expression and
creating an atmosphere of
fear" at the university. The
teachers statement upheld
the fright and duty of the
legislature to conduct inves-
LEGATIONS of the university"
but said that legislative ac-
tons and statements of indi-
vidual legislators shave been
detrimental to the university
by sitting the spirit of the
academic community, by Civ
ing a false impression of the
university to the state, and by
degrading the university in
the eyes of the nation"
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-01-26

from three to four per cent. AL
though the measure failed on
the first roll call, it passed on
January 4 after being brought
up again under a house rule
which permits this procedure
when a member changes his
vote. Rep. Wrisley Triche, Da-
Wis floor leader, changed his
vote from nay to yea, giving the
administration the opportunity
of identifying its opposition be-
fore returning the measure to
the floor.
During this period, the fac
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-01-26
Romfcotions Of A Letter.
LSU VS.. The legislature

the special session and declared
the theory of interposition un-
constitutional. But the banks
refused to issue funds to the
Parish School Board, and teach
ers missed their first pay checks
in what was to be a dismal pat
tern for the future.
HECKLING of white boycott
breakers at Frantz School -
there were no white students at
McDonough 10 continued on
through Christmas, and pictures
of young housewives cursing
and splitting on white parents
escorting their kids to school
graced the nations front pages.
On December II Governor
Jimmie Davis called a third spe-
cial session of the legislature to
continue the segregation fight
and to attempt to raise reve-
nues for a grant in aid program
(not yet formulated) by in
creasing the state sales tax
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-01-26


hoe committees to discuss the
issues involved. In October and
November the concern was for
the maintenance of public edu-
cation; in December the major
issue was the responsibility Of
the legislature in connection
with the violence in New Or
leans.
A few letters were written by
f a Guilty members expressing
these concerns - some to the
governor and some to members
Of the House.
1t was one Of these, a letter
written by DR.. McNeir of the
University English department,
which aroused the bitterest re-
action from the legislature.
DIR. McNEIR wrote Rep. Wen
dell Harris-the father of the
LSU halfback and member from
East Baton Rouge Parish-this
letter during the second special
session:
"Segregation is wrong. Inter-
position is of no legal value.
Louisiana is one of the fifty
United States that make up this
nation. State sovereignty is a
dead doctrine.
"The laws enacted by the
state legislature in these two
special sessions are a disgrace
and a national scandal. They
have seriously damaged this
country in the eyes Of the world.
Whatever your personal views,
these are the facts. There is still
time for you to show statesman
ship and rise above your per-
sonal feelings.
81 was born in the South. I
am a citizen of the United
States, legal resident of this
state for eleven years, a tax
payer and the parent of a
Sabotage child. I urge you to
vote for law and order before
tragic results occur"
On December 8 General Mid
dleton circulated a memoran-
dunn to all faculty members
which cautioned them against
speaking publicly on matters
"now before the legislature"
and stated that "a member Of
the University family who can
not act in the best interest Of
the University and his coll
leagues becomes both a handi-
cap and a burden to the or
ganization he serves"
What transpired between the
Continued on Page p
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-01-26
BATON ROUGE

" n e q Troy Middleton,
president of Louisiana State
University, confirmed on jan
uary 4 that Professor Waldo Nc
Neir had resigned his post on
the faculty. DR.. McNeir wrote
a letter to his representative in
the Louisiana legislature in De-
cember stating his views on
segregation and criticizing the
legislature for its action in try
ing to circumvent federal jul
dicial rulings on Indignation.
The letter had ultimately
made its way to the floor of the
legislature, where it prompted
a resolution of censure of Nc
Neir and an investigation of un-
American and un-Louisiana &C
tivities on the LSU campus.
In order to understand the
context in which these events
occurred, it is necessary to re-
capitulate some of the events
which have marked the ebb and
flow of the segregation battle
here in recent months.
November IA was the date set
for indignation in McDonough
10 and William Frantz schools in
New Orleans. On that day state
troopers ordered principals in
the city to remain closed in
compliance with a legislative
order; they opened in compli-
ance with contradictory orders
of the local school board; Fed
eral marshals escorted one Ne
gro girl into William Frantz
school and three others into
McDonough 10, and the Battle
of New Orleans was joined.
Crowds of hundreds gathered
to boo and jeer at the schools,
and on November Is the White
Citizens Council told 5000 per-
sons at rally to use 'civil dis
obedience" in resisting integra-
ton. The next day the legis-
lature ordered New Orleans
banks to freeze school accounts.
On the 18th tensions over
flowed into violence, and police
and white demonstrators met
head on in the streets Of the
French Quarter and at the City
Hall.
On November % Leander
Perez, segregationist and the
political power of Plaquemines
Parish, invited white students
boycotting the two schools to
attend schools in his marshy
kingdom down river. (Perez, a
cigar chewing, sartorially ele-
CANT absolute ruler of his prov
ince who actually lives in New
Orleans, is celebrated for once
having successfully delivered
more votes from Plaquemines
Parish for favored candidate
than there were registered vot-
ers there.)
On November 80 fe d e r a !
judges enjoined virtually every
public official in Louisiana from
interfering with indignation, and
threw out the states package
Of segregation laws passed in
The Petal paper. [volume] (Petal, Miss.) 1953-19??, 1961-01-26

1Cy2L6@
On the 22nd of September 1860 used this column
for two purposes they first to confess an act or
acts of mine which amounted to SIM I told how was
brought up the backWoods of Mississippi and IN the
tradition of the Methodist Revival Meeting
later life after learning to read let the Devil take my
hand and lead Libraries where they had books by
such questionable souls Plato Burke Locke Voltare
Paine even Emerson and Jesus confessed to having
read of and by such men as I've mentloned ana
how later withdrew from the Methodist church. con-
essed to having given prayerful and mature considera
ton to my hasty foolish act how sought forgiveness
in the eyes and God The second purpose of this
column in September was to report how Ia found the way
how the light, how at long last understood and
knew that God did in mysterious ways, His Meth
odst to perform reported that Ia been blessed
with five page paper from Mr. Malcolm H Mabry Junior
of Dublin Mississippi and that in it the papers, entitled
did YOU KNOW" I'd found my way back to the path
of glory reported that now dear hearts, after joining
up with the Mabry Methodist Movement, Mississippi Style
my head was high that my heart light and gay, and
that my soul peace with the Universe No matter
If can't stand and little things like that SO long
as I'm at peace with something out yonder)
That may serve the Mabry Methodist Movement
Mississippi Style land that's the same thing as serving
God) present additional excerpts from Brother Mabrys
Christian report, "DID YOU KNOW?" Okay? Herewith:
That number of Methodist preachers from Mississippi
attended Relations Conference at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas Texas, last September
Thurgood Marshall of the NAACP of the featured
speakers conference! Rev. r. Long of Como and
Rev. J. W. of Sard from the Sardis District
and both refused write evaluaton of the
conference when asked do by the Methodist Ministers
and Laymen's Association. (Rev. Garland Hoffman Of
Clarksdae also attended) tLt
Speaking personally of course maybe we should con-
slider whether not these misguided ministers can write
could be why they refused to do the report I'll bet
that's it, for, to be sure anyone listening to Thurgood
Marshall must be something wrong with him. Don't mis-
understand beg you I'm not suggesting forgive any
one that's kind of thing Jesus taught and look what
q mess that made
That DR.. Harry made bones about it when
he a the North Mississippi Annual Confer
ence that ntegration every Methodist ought to
try attend session Of the Annual Conference; might
be shocked at some of the things said THEREBY
Brother Mabry, mine glorious leader, you right!
CONTINUED Page p
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27

FOR SALE Used Tv. VIII sell cheap.
Phone 715J. 37-1to
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27
Auxiliary Make
Plans For District
Presidents Visit

The Ladies Auxiliary of Lower
Yellowstone Post 4099 of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, made
plans for the annual visitation OF
the District President, Alene For
chek, of Seobey at their social
meeting Monday evening IN the
VFW Home. Mrs. Forchek will in
spect the work of the Unit at a
business session on Oct. %. The
Unit will reverse its usual meet
ing dates, and will hold its bust
ness meeting on that night and its
usual social meeting on the Sc
cond Monday of October. A pot
luck dinner will be served on the
occasion of Mrs. Forchek's visit
and a class of new members will
be initiated.
At Monday evenings meeting
Mrs. Carolyn Holky and Mrs.
Gertrude Dore had charge of a
iprdgram, which consisted of p
white elephant sale. Mrs. Ruby
Sweley and Mrs. Mary Christian
son were hostesses for the lunch.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27

FOR SALE 3/4 Box spring and
mattress. 30 in. top bunk bed. Lawn
mower. Phone 808W. 37-1tp
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27
400 Take Part In
Kiwanis Kids Day

Last Saturday the KiWanis An
nual Kids Day was very well at
tended by kids with their ~colorful
costumes, decorated doll buggieS,
wagons ,tricycles, bicycles and
space ship.
The winners were as follows:
Costumes - Girls: Comical.
Melody Lane; Original, Linda
Kelley; Old Fashion, Faye Berger.
Boys: Comical, Kendall Kalavig;
Original, Duke Bekhus; Old Fas-
hion, Steve Marynik.
Doll Buggies - Anna ~Iverson,
1st; Renee France, End.
Tricycles - Girls: Diana Koch.
LIST; Susan Norberg, End. Boys:
Tom Braaten, LIST; Mike SeverSon,
End.
Bicycles = Girls: Joy Lee john
son, 1st; Kay Herman, End. Boys:
David Buechler, LIST; Dale ODER
lander, End.
Wagons-Girls: Barbara Haba-
dank, LIST; Linda and Monte An
derson; joey Taylor; 10 Anne
Taylor; Belinda Swenson; SUI
anne Beagle; tied for End.
The above winners received
prizes and all kids received candy
bars. We wish to thank the judges
for their decisions in awarding the
above prizes as there were many
almost winners.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27

- thav will do anything to reach
the MSU campus.
At least this seems to be the
case with Dean Petros and John
Dore who have lived in the Yonk-
ers section Of New York City all
their lives.
After bidding goodbye to their
families and being told by their
mothers to watch out for gypsies
Ga New York word referring to
cowboys, Indians, gamblers, and
other disreputable characters in
the wild West), the two young
men began their $500 mile thumb
express" (hitchhiking) journey to
az unknown land a land they
mad only known in the stereo-
typed movies and television.
It took them two days to get to
Chicago. Somewhere out of Chi
cago, Dean and John saw their
first closeup moo New York for
cow.
"The MY moo I'd ever seen
Def re- Join said, twas in New
York, giving seventy miles an
hOrr down the Jersey turnpike.
1t raay sOund funny to you," he
aoied, "but this was a thrilling
experience to Dean and me. We
knew that we were getting close
to Montana"
Out of Chicago the two headed
a little south to see more of the
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27
Kenneth Johnson
Attends Meetinu
of v Line Agents

Kenneth R. johnson, manager of
Sidney Transfer and Storage, 819
S. End St, attended an area agents
meeting held at the Northern Ho-
tel in Billings Gu Wednesday, Sept.
s20th.
This meeting Of North American
Van Lines agents throughout the
State of Montana was conducted
by Walter R. Seeger, zone mana
ger from Portland, Ore.
The purpose of the meeting was
to discuss the Quality Control
program of North American Van
Linss, Inc. Mr.. Johnson stated,
The results Of meetings of this
type, and the free exchange of
ideas among the agents is a high
er quality of service to the NOV
ing public"
Mr.. Johnson also attended the
Traffic Club meeting with other
n. A. Van agents in the evening,
as guests, and heard Governor
Don NUtter give an address.
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27

inessman, Dean and John said,
talked the entire trip about Mon
tana State University and the
Grizzly football team.
From that time on, John said,
our entire attitude began to change
and we suddenly realized that
things weren't as primitive in
Montana as we had thought. And
besides, John laughed, this fellow
wasn't wearing any six guns.
Arriving in Missoula, they were
Immediately impressed by the
friendly people, the mountain
scenery and the easy-going west
ern and cultural way of life.
Montana People Friendly
ST can't understand why Mon
tana people are so friendly and
go out of their way to help US"
| Dean said. "For example, we were
out looking at the Music Building
one day." he said, "and the janitor
approached us and wanted to
know if we wanted to see the
building. We accepted, and the
ianitor gave us a personal tour
throughout the building. Back
East" Dean added, eff we went
into a public building, the janitol
would probably say: 'Scram. &c
out of mere kid
Another thing that amazes us
John said, is that everybody IL
Missoula is surprisingly healthy
and full of enthusiasm. One thing
1 can't stand, though, he said, i
the altitude. Our wind gets shor
Just walking up a short flight o
stairs.
Tired of Debauched Life
The main reason 1 came t
: Montana, Dean said, is that l wa
! tired Of the three-hour subwa
( ride each day to and from tn
/. University 1 was attending
, New York, and the debauched lf
one has to lead in the big city.
, I'm happy that on the MS
campus, Dean said, one building
? only several hundred yards fror
another, and you don't have
take a half-hour or hour bus rid
between classes as students do i
: New York.
Another reason we came, job
e said, is that many New York pro
I fessors and businessmen had rec
( commended Montana State Uni
versity as being one of the West
n finest educational institutions.
John plans to major in foreigE
languages, and Dean is thinkin
about taking up philosophy.
Although we have gone out 70
: freshman football and have bee
/ studying hard at being good stu
" dents, Dean and John said, w
also plan to do a little fishing
hunting, and all the other out
door Montana sports we have bee
hearing so much about.
a "Where we come FROM the
said, nobody ever has an OF
= %portunity for these luxuries."
The Sidney herald., 1961-09-27
RON AMUNRUD QUALITIES
FOR MEMBERSHIP IN
1861 STAR CLUB

Ron Amunrud of 119 5th Sc.
Sdny, Montana has qualified as
a member Of the 1861 Star Club
of the New York Life Insurance
Company, according to John M.
Manley of the company's Billings
general office.
Membership in the Star Club
is based on 1861 sales records and
is composed of the most success
full agents of New York Life,
which has a field force of more
than 5000 full-time agents in 245
general offices throughout the
United States and Canada.
AS a member Of the Star Club,
Arunrud was qualified to attend
an educational conference in Gla-
cier National aPrk, Montana, Au-
gust 10 through August Is, 1861.