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Navajo times., 1962-08-29
Apoches Hold
Sunrise Dance

The San Carlos Apaches held a
Sunrise Dance the weekend of Aug
ust II.
Honored at the dances was
the daughter of Lerral and Sally
Victor. The Medicine Man in charge
of the crown dancers was Nanny
Hunton, with the assistance of
Clarence Smith, Peridot District
Councilman. Other phases of the
celebration we're sponsored by the
newly elected Tribal Council,
headed by Chairman Marvin Hull
Hull hopes to revive interest in the
Apache Tribes fading customs and
rituals. whic h are hundreds of
years old.
Ball games and rodeo events
were sponsored by the Trib al
Council under the guidance of Vice
Chairman Harrison Porter to help
raise money for the newly estab-
lished scholar hip fund of the
Tribe, which will help finance able
young men and women to higher
educ alton.
The Sunrise Dance was held at
the traditional dance grounds at
Bevers Springs, in a setting of
giant cottonwood trees. Shoshonie,
Ute, Navajo and KioWa Tribes we're
among thos represented, with
travellers from as far away as
Nevada, Oklahoma, Montana and
Utah.
Interested tourists and visitors
will be welcomed on the Apache
Reservation at any time, and are,
of course, especially welcome
during Fair Days.
The Navajo People received
warm invitation to attend the White
Mountain Apache Tribal Fair and
Rodeo on September IL, which
will be held at Whiteriver, Arizona.
BY DAVID w. ROEHRIC
Navajo times., 1962-08-29
Parachute Club TO
Jump for Fuirgoers

"Watch out for that first step,
fella! It's a son of a gum" The
Jumpmaster may not say this to
every one as he steps merrily out
into $500 feet of nothing, but the
jumpers could feel that way.
The Gallup Sky Drifters, with
about 8 Jumpers participating, will
add to Navajo Tribal Fair excite
ment. The group is sport para
chute club, with members logging
approximately $50 jumps. Dave
Ward, Safety Officer for the Club,
says that accuracy jumps, sky
diving, and delayed falls will be
included in the program. Further
details will be announced.
Navajo times., 1962-08-29
Stockm en-.
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horses off the range as possible.
After the horse sales, the lamb
sales will follow closely behind
and traders are urged to do every
thing possible to find good outlet
for all of the Navajo lambs and
keep the number of Gull or cut
back lambs to minimum. The
Tribe is to join in Gull eve and
goat buying program, which should
be Of tremendous benefit to the
stoC kmen in affording th N a
market for animals they could not
otherwise sell.
Save all the natural forage pos
sible for the stock which will make
the most money and make plans now
in the event feeding becomes
necessary.
Navajo times., 1962-08-29
Two Die In
Auto Crash

Two Navajo men were killed
Friday. August II. in a collision
near Indian Wells on the Reserva-
tion and about 60 miles north of
Holbrook, Arizona.
The two men killed in the crash
were Jack Billy. 38. of White Cone,
Arizona and Kee Nelson, "a, of
Keams Canyon. Arizona. Author
tiles said occupants of the other
car were not seriously injured.
The accident was investigated
by Navajo Tribal Police.
Navajo times., 1962-08-29

You have a bank, and its name
is TIME. Every morning itcredits
you with sc, 400 seconds. Every
night it rules off, as lost, whatever
of this you have failed to invest. 1t
carries no over balances. Each day
it opens new account for you. Each
night it burns the records of the
day. If you fail to use the days
deposits. the loss is yours.
Navajo times., 1962-08-29

Eugene D. LoWery of the Bar N
Ranch, Sanders, Arizona who for
the past five years has been Ranch
Manager for the Navajo Tribe,
today, announced his candidancy
for the office of Apache County
Supervisor, District No. 3, subject
to the Democrat Primary election
of September II.
Lowery stated "f nominated
and elected, will strive to serve
all people fairly and equally at all
times. Your vote and support will
be greatly appreciated"
PD. POLITICAL AID
Navajo times., 1962-08-29
w elfare Conducts
Case Workshop

The Navajo Agency Branch of
Welfare conducted three day
workshop for the case aides under
the leadership of Miss Christine
Fox and Miss Marie Alexander.
Eleven case aides we're in at
tendance fromthe five subagencies,
as we're MIR. Abraham Plummer,
Probation and Parole Officer, and
three staff members of the Division
of Public Services, Navajo Tribe.
Navajo times., 1962-08-29

Africa's Upper Nile is SO badly
clogged with the lavender water
hyacinth that natives can walk on
top of the river.
Navajo times., 1962-08-29

VOTE FOR EUGENE D. (CENE)
LOWERY, DEMOCRAT FOR
SUPERVISION APACHE COUNTY
DISTRICT NO. 3
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Sidney Saddle Club
Plans To Invite High
School ROdeO Assn

The Sidney Saddle Club made
plans TO invite the high scho0l
rcdeo association to hold its d.
visional competition here next
June, at their meeting Monday
evening at the Club House. The
invi aticn will be extended by the
new officers, who presided at the
meeting. New officers are Cliff
ford Kallevig, president; Delbert
Sorensen, vice president; Orville
Dooley, treasurer; Mrs. Soren Pc
tersen, Secretary.
Plans were also discussed for
the Clubs big annual event, thu
July 4 rodeo and parade.
A winter entertainment pro
gram was also discussed, and Sor-
EN- Petersen and Orville DOcley
were appointed as co-chairmen
fcr entertainment. The club de-
cided to hold two parties, one a
dance and pot luck supper slated
for early February, with the ex-
act date to be selected. The other
will be a party fer all members
and families, which will be COM
binad with he a, .nual membersh d
drive, sometime in March.
Lunch was served after the
business meeting.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Sixteen Selected
For lnservice
Math Institute

Sixteen seventh and eighth
rade teachers have been selected
~ the National Science Founda-
in and M0ntara State Univer-
~ 10 attend an inservice insti-
rte in junior high school mathe-
natics.
The participants win meet twice
4 week for two hours at Sidney
Senior High School. Jim Wood,
Sidney Senior High School ma'h-
mates teacher, viii instruct the
o-urse.
The purpose Of the institute is
10 familiarize teachers with new
methods and subject matter in
the field Of mathematics. Partici-
ants will receive five quarter
m urs credit in mathematics from
Montana State University.
1hsre is an opportunity for a
limited number Of people to take
she course by paying University
extersion fees.
If Interested, contact jim Wood
at Sidney Senior High School or
&c at registration on Saturday,
January Is, at 1000 a. m.
Institute participants are:
Richard Buehler, Sidney; jean
cite Diedrich, Poplar; Bill Form
ham, Lambert; Nellie Fisher,
Broch.on; Janet Hartman, Vida;
Hare, Andes; Beu.ah Holm,
Poplar; Ronnie Hutchinson, Saw
age; Alice MoraSt, Savage; Kath-
ryn Prutt, Sidney; William Red
grun, Sidney; Beatrice Selby,
Nohly; Sarah Thrulaw, Culbert-
sen; Floyd Van Vleet, Culbert-
sen; Earl Ambrose, Bloomfield;
Bernice Talevson, Richey.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

ticular interest from the feeders
viewpoint r protein content, nj
tra,e, carCtcue, and crude fiber.
Some Of the samples will be SUBJ
mitted for chemical analysis.
Judging the hay show will be
Jim Krall.
Saturdays events begin with
registration at the hotel at 900
a. m. followed by a tour of local
teedlcts at 1000 a. m. Steps on
the tour will be at the Z. II. Wick
farm, where a commercial TYNE
feeding operation for 800 head of
cattle Is bejlg carried on. Next
will be the Herman Prcpo farm.
TO view a year round feeding on
GRAFTON for $50 calves. Final stop
will be at the Steinbeisser and
ParHoS farm, where several hun
dred head of lambs and some cat
tie are being fattened.
Following luncheon, the after
noon will be devoted to two panel
discussions. The first panel. mod
era,ed by Leonard Joppa OF the
Eastern Montana Experiment Sta
ton, on Why Quality Hay is
OF Importance" will be made up
Cd Al Harris of Holly Sugar Corp,
Gene IverSen, local feeder, DR..
+. A. Reyes, Professor of Dairy
Industry at MISC and Krau.
A second panel will discuss
New Developments In Livestock
Feeding" 1t viii be headed by
Roy Degn, as moderator. with
panel members DR.. o. o. Thomas.
Professor Of Animal Nutrition at
MISC; Arne Skedsvold Of Pacific
Vegetable Oils, Corp; Rolly Yu-
hauS, manager Of Marketing and
supply Service, of B.zemau: and
Howard McNew, local veter-
marian.
Weight guessing contests for
livestock Will also be a feature
o the afternoon program.
A social hour at 500 D. m. will
De followed by the banquet at
$50 in the Lalonde HutI ball
room where a special feature will
De the awards for the hay show,
snd The weight guessing contest,
and special entertainment.
The Feeder Day is an annual
event, sponsored jointly by the
1lchIand County Planning Board,
the Extension Service, ad the Sid
ley Chamber Of Commerce.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

completion Of his water well. The
majority of appropriations will pro-
baby prefer the simple procedure
of filing form No. 2, Notice of
completion of Ground-water Ap-
preparation Without Well" is de.
signed for use in the case of
springs or subirrigation. If an
appropriation has filed a valid sur
face-water appropriation for a
spring, it would seem unnecessary
to refile under the new law.
The State Engineer is the Ad-
ministrator of the ground-water
law. He has provided the county
clerks with the proper appropria-
ton forms and instructions as TO
their use. The Montana Bureau of
Mines and Geology has nothing TO
do with administering the law. but
as a public service agency. pro-
vides geological information re-
garding the occurrence Of ground
water.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
TEREeSSem Seeks
Support For
Electric PLANT

In a prepared statement, Senator
Z. r. ThieSsen said, that he had
sent letters to Governor Donald c..
Nutter and al four Montana mem
bers of Congress soliciting their
support to secure the planned 200
mega watt electric thermo GEN
Grafton plant here on the vast
Eastern Montana Ignite coal fields.
Quoting from his letter to Gov
ernor Nutter, Senator Thiessen
said, Il attended the meetings.
called at the request Of Governor
William Guy, Of Ignite Electric
Cooperative and Basin Electric Co
operative in Bismarck last week
end and am persuaded that il is
an opportune time for us in Mon
tana 70 pave the way and welcome
this development within the State.
Many residual benefits would
accrue to our States economy
such as, a b%roadened tax base.
development of u abundant coal
fields, attraction for industry. de
velopment Of supporting business
es. and increased employment"
1T appears" Thiessen added.
that such a plant consumer own
ed and controlled would demon
Strate the initiative of private free
enterprise rather than a Missouri
Valley Authority. l think il per-
tinent that our area, with its
abundance of water, coal, and
exiSing high voltage transmission,
all in close proximately would
lend itself to the most economical
mine mouth type of operation, and
certainly merits a thorough
engineering look"
The following is a copy Of the
letter Senator Thiessen sent TO
Governor Nutter as well as to all
four of the Montana members Of
Congress.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
January 9, 1852
Lambert, Mont.

January 8, 1852
Lambert, Mont.
Honorable James Battin
United States Representative
House of Representatives
Washington IS, DC.
Dear Representative Battin:
l am soliciting your support and
cooperation, along with the other
Montana members of Congress and
Governor Donald G.. Nutter. in
helping US in Eastern Montana TO
have Basin Electric Cooperative,
or who ever may receive the nee
essary financing, to establish the
200 mega-watt electric thermo
generation plant on the vast Ignite
fields of Eastern Montana.
l attended the meetings, called
at the request of Governor Will
liam Guy, of Ignite Electric Co.
operative and Basin Electric Co
operative in Bismarck last week
end and am persuaded that it is
an opportune time for us in Mon
tana to pave the way and welcome
this development with in our State.
Many residual benefits would ac-
crue to our States economy, such
as. a broadened tax base, develop
ment Of our abundant coal fields.
attraction for industry, develop
CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
1862 March OF
Dimes Campaign
Gets UndeEwa v

THE 1862 March OF Dimes Cam
paign is underway. Postman win
be delivering contribution enve-
loPes. to residents Of Richland
County this week. Everyone Is
urged 20 be as generous as DOS
sible and to mail their donation
soon.
LEGAL chairnen have been aD
pointed for the county. Bill Gus
tafSOn Of Fairview, Bob Hagler of
Savage and Warren Petrick OF
Lambert VIII head up the drive
IN their own communities.
Bill Seitz Of the Carpenter-Seitx
Agency is chairman Of the con-
mercial solicitations in Sidney this
year. A Mothers March will be
a feature Of this years drive
Mrs. David EaSton has been an
pointed chaiTman d this proiect
The Mothers March has not been
held in Sidney for several years
and everyone is urged 70 cooper
ate and make 1t a success.
Our Montana National Guard
Unit will again conduct a road
block soliciting funds for the
March Of Dimes. The unit IS Old
manded by Captain Jerome Ruff
and the men donate their services
for this worthy cause.
Remember that almost half on
the money collected in Richland
County stays here for a own
needs. Please say Eyes" to thz
March OF Dimes this year.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

Ground-Water rights a be OBJ
tanned only by developing the
ground-water resource and putting
It to beneficial use. DR.. S. L. Croft
I the Montana bureaus ground
water branch states that the new
Montana grOund-water law does
not imply the granting of owner
ship of water beneath anyone's
property. Water cannot be owned
- the appropriation of under
ground water merely establishes
the right to the use of the amount
OF water that he develops, puts to
beneficial use, and files for.
The new law in no way inter-
fereS with the orderly develop
ment Of the ground water resource.
and there is no need to rush head
long into a well-drilling program
to obtain an early approximation
date. Throughout most Of the State
there is plenty of ground water in
reserve. Further, those older wells
and grOund-water DEVELOPMENTS
will have established priority. and
the owners may file the "Declara-
ton Of Vested Ground Water
Rights provided for. within two
years. if they so desire. Even if
this form is not filed, a claimant
may establish a right in the courts
but he will have the burden of
proving such a right.
The State Engineer form No. /.
Notice Of Appropriation of
Ground Water" should be used
only if the appropriation intends
to commence actual drilling or
water well development work
within 90 days Of the date this
notice is filed. This notice is in
tended to be used only when the
appropriation desires to date his
appropriation prior to the actual
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Adult TYping
Class Offered
At High School

An adult tipping class will be
gin at Sidney Sr. High School
in the near future. There will
be = low cost for the six
week course. The organiza-
tiOnal meeting will be held
Monday evening. January Is, at
200 D.. m, in room 102 at the
Senior High. People interested
i'm this class may call 1923 for
further particulars.
Those people desiring to take
the course in tipping should plan
to be at the Monday meeting.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Sidney Industrial
Development Corp.
Sends Letters

AT the last regular meeting OF
the board OF directors of the Sid
ney Industrial Development Cor
pcraIon ii was decided TO send
letters 30 property owners withtn
ar approximate five mile radius
Of Sidney to try to get options ON
land for industrial sites for ID
dustries that may be interested IN
coming TO Sidney, 1t was announ-
ced today
Property owners VINO would
consider giving an option ON a
portion of their lind will be ash
Cd TO attend a meeting at which
time the boand Members will fur
her explain the plans of the do
VelCpment coTpcrUdion-
Property owners are asked 10
give serious consideration TO the
letters they receive and anyone
to feel free 10 cali The board fx
having any questions are asked
Mr.her details
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
RichIand Homes
M e m oriaIs

Memorials in memory of A. c.
Hess: Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Jchnson,
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. L. j. Lee and John, Mr..
and Mrs. Axel Person, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Harry Johnson.
Memorial in memory of II. l..
Howard; Mr.. and Mrs. Jay La
londe.
Memorials in memory of Celia
Maier: Mr.. and Mrs. John King.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Verhasselt
and family.
Memorials in memory Of Forrest
Whiteman: Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Will
man, Mrs. r. Tvetan, Turner Drug
Co., Mr.. and Mrs. Milton G.. An
derSon.
Memorial in memory Of Arthur
ThramS: Women of the Moose.
Memorials in memory of Mrs.
Sarah Stewart: Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Darnell, David G.. and Joy E.
Stewart, Otto and Anita Peterson,
Mrs. c. l.. Horton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Viggo Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Bach.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

Dale Rambur, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Matt Rambur Of Route /,
Sidney, is shown receiving a 500
Haywood Sheep Foundation check
from Dean Davidson, Richland
County Agent. This presentation
was made at a regular meeting
of the Ridgelawn Boosters All
Club last week.
A five year All club member,
Dale received one of the state
awards on the basis of
MS interest in the sheep project
and his overall All record. Pro-
jects that Dale has carried in adj
dition to sheep are sugar beets,
beef fattening, and gardening. He
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Fred Mielke Named
Aiwanis President

The Sidney Kiwanis Club in
tailed Fred Mielke as president
or 1862 at a Ladies' Night din
meeting in the Lalonde Hotel
wednesday evening. Other Off
GERS seated were Math Dasinger,
FIRST Vice President; Wendell FL
lloJt, Second Vice President;
Hurly Carey, Sec. = Treas; and
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Beet Acreage To
Be Unrestricted

There will be no governmental
acreage restrictions on the 1862
croO of sugar beets the II. 6. De-
partment OF Agriculture has an
n0unced. This will be the second
consecutive year of no acreage
restrictions after six consecutive
crcrs produced under acreage lin
itations.
X. j. McKenna, Bozeman, chair
man Of the Stare Agricultural Sta
biEzaticn and Conservation COM
mittee, said he had been advised
the decision to permit unrestricted
prcduc'on in 1862 was based on
a number of considerations in
Guiding:
l. Late estimates indicate TINT
sugar production from the 1871
sugar beet crop will be about
2,525.OOO tons, or appr- x;mataly
100000 tens less than ANTICIPATED
at the beginning OF harvest.
z. The inventory Of beet sugar
al the end CT 1851 will be close
% 100,00 tons less than at the
beginning Of the year.
B. There are major uncertain
ties regarding the beet sugar quo
ia which may be effective for
1868, the year during which most
OF the 1862 = crop Of beet sugar
4. In view Of these uncertainties
will be marketed.
ard other considerations, the
maintenance Of Sizeable socks Of
oeG sugar appears prudent.
D. Available processing capaci-
ties Of beet sugar factories limit
production within reasonable
bounds.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

directors, Hubert johnson, Robert
H7ll, Ray Kaniaski, Ed Thcgersen,
Elmer Frark, Keith Krebsbacl
and Jake Sturzenegger.
Pat Governor cf the Montana
District, Otto Habedank was the
'stalling officer. He was present
Cd with a plaque from the club
IN recognition Of his service to
Kiwanis.
Don Kingery, outgoing presi-
dem, was presented with a money
clip.
The Key Club quartet, Walter
w aver, Robert Peterson. Gary
Habeoank, and Melvin Leland,
With Kathleen Johns v as accom-
p7nilt, provided musical enter
.ainmen.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Moose Lodge Home.

Moose Lodge Home.
Speaking on the business as
poets Of farming, BlOmgren told
the group that farming has passed
from production, which was en-
phasized in the past, to business
like administrator and marketing
and sales research.
He pointed out that farmers
now are business administrators,
and must accept changes aud try
to anticipate them.
Farmers must either raise their
income, or cut costs, Blomgren
said. and it is in this area, that
the market and sales research is
important.
Otto Allgair, a vice president
of the Federal intermediate credit
Bank of Spokane, who will re-
tire March /, after serving with
the bank throughout the time
since Production Credit ASsocia-
tions we're first started in 1888,
told Of the history of peas from
1888 to the present.
Cecil DaFond, manager of the
Glendive Pea presented the an
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

places. In this manner. the new
owners of the Yellowstone Ma
chlnery company will be able to
render better service to Eastern
Montana and Western North
Dakota.
Collins Mercantile company was
started in Fairview in February of
1885 by the late Roy Collins.
Carlos Collins and Kenneth Gard
ner. It was first opened as a
Gamble store handling hardware
and furniture and John Deere
implements In 1945 the company
discontinued the Gamble line and
went completely in the agricul-
tural equipment business as a John
Deere dealer.
Since the death of Roy Collins
in November of 1860 the company
has been operated by Kenneth
Gardner and Carlos Collins mark
ing q years of service to the Fair
view area.
c. p. Collins, grandfather Of
Carlos, operated a John Deere
leadership in Grand Forks. n. D..
IN 1895, and was later affiliated
with the Alling Mercantile in Fair
view in the early 19OO's. The Col
Inns family have been handling the
John Deere equipment for over
60 years.
Irwin Atchison, former manager
Of the Yellowstone Machinery
company, will move to Billings
where he viii be the dealer for
the John Deere line Of Industrial
Equipment. Atchison will be serv-
ing most Of the state of Montana.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

-
nual financial statement of the
association. He reported that the
Pea has advanced a total Of S.
949,983 during 1861 as compared
to S5,850,149 in 1860, a total IN
crease Of 1.7%. Adverse weather
conditions in the area helped to
hold the increase down for the
year just passed. Total dollars
outstanding at the close Of bust
ness on December 81, 1861 was
S3,O22,O 02 as compared to the dol
lars outstanding at the close of
1860 which totaled S2.977.938.
representing a 1.5% increase for
1861.
Since the establishing Of Glen
dive Pea in 1884, a total of SIS.
395,633 has been advanced. with
a total loss of only S12,143.86 of
.OO2l5%, LaFond said.
Election of a director for the
coming year was held, but results
will not be known until the men,
bers at a second meeting to be
held in Glendive have voted.
"A dinner was served to mem
hers and their families preceding
the business meeting.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Class In First Aid
To Begin Jan. Is

A First Aid Glass will be or
ganized Tuesday evening. Jan.
l6 at 700 o'clock at the Sidney
Fire Hall with j. Ii. Dave Jr.,
as instructor. These classes have
been well attended in former
years and everyone who cares
TO take the course is requested
to be on hand for this first
meeting, at which the course
viii be explained and instruc-
ton will begin.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10

rural America; CD To consult to-
gether on the opportunities avail
able to us to find vital new uses
for land and water in FORESTS.
wildlife, open space and recrea-
ton"
THE need for this meeting is
urgent, especially in view of the
fact that President Kennedy will
soon make his recommendations
to the Congress on programs for
agriculture and natural resources"
Senator Thiessen plans on de-
parting for Washington, D. c. this
weekend.
The Sidney herald., 1962-01-10
Vital Statistics

NAdETidSe Licenses.
Russell Cairns and Idelle Purdy
both from Regina, Sask., Canada.
January 6.
Births:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chris
tanson, Fairview. girl, Jan. 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Burns.
Cartwright, N. D., boy, Jan. 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Babb, Rich
ey, boy, Jan. S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Danielscu.
t'alrview, girl, Jan. 6.
MI. and Mrs. Edward Prachal,
Sidney, boy, January 8.
MI. and Mrs. Donald Scheetz,
Sidney, boy. January 9.
MI. and Mrs. Eugene Johnston,
Rlchey, boy, January 10.