The Sidney herald., 1962-02-21
Plans Made For
Diamond Jubilee
At CuIbertson

are going all out in cooperating TO
make their three day Diamond
Jubilee celebration June l, 2, 3
''alive and bustin," with the fl
nest variety Of entertainment pos
Sible.
The undertaking is sponsored by
the CuEbertSon Chamber of Com
merce and Agriculture, and is
spearheaded by the Steering Com
mittee, Les Hefferline, general
chairman, Robert Traeger, Florian
N1cCann, Wilbert Schledewitz and
Erwin Garbe.
AS the program is now shaping
up, there will be something of
genuine interest going on con-
tinuouSly each of the three days.
In true western style, it will
be triggered off Friday, June l,
by a free pancake breakfast from
8 TO a. m. Other events set for
all three days include the flag
raising ceremony, Northern Ex-
position Shows, old-time movies,
Indian dances, the parade featur-
ing bands, marching units, the
Saddle Club, floats, old-time cars
trucks, tractors and other equip
ment.
There will be special recogni-
ton of all old-timers attending
the Jubilee. The two hour pro-
gram, featuring speeches and
awards presentation, will be held
On Main Street Friday and Sat
u1'day. Also on Friday and Sat
urday the Great Northern spe-
cial train will be on hand tc
take passengers on short excur.
sion tours. a1zrT a.--
Additional features on Friday
include an 1887 Fashion Show
and free old-tirne dance. Satur.
day morning, June 2, will begir
with a fy-in of over 80 private
planes, and in the afternoon the
Air Force Show is scheduled. The
free barbecue of choice beef do.
mated by F. B. Mccain, ALFRED
Manning and Chris Olsen, anc
elk allocated for the Jubilee BY
the National Park Service, viii
De served at noon Saturday. Sat
urday's entertainment also in
cludeS the Saddle Club rodeo
modern and oldtime dance.
Special church services will bs
featured ON Sunday with Catho
lie Mass at 8 a. m, regular ser
vices at the other churches, anC
a tent service by the combined
churches at IL a. m. Also OF
Sunday will be the saddle Clul
rodeo, kart races and the fire
works finale. Other events TO b.
announced later, will be going OF
throughout each day of the Ju
oilee.
Old-timers are expected from
surrounding and far distant town
and win feel at home as the.
gather in the Sod-Buster Hall TO
rest refreshments, and to reani
nlsce with old friends and &C
quain5anceS.
Rare and interesting antique:
such as old photos. dishes, clothe:
old household appliances and a
types of early day items on dis
play in the pioueer museum, wi
recapture the spirit of the day
when CulbertSon first began.
Sewenty-five years OF hiStor
will be relived in the 1913 pag
Diamond Jubilee book being pull
hShed by the WilliSton Heral,
WilltSton, N. D. The glossy whit
cover features a drawing of earl
Culbertscu made exclusively fl
the book by our eminent Nor
tana artist, j. X. Ralston of Bi
lillgS. The dedication is by MOI
tana Adj. Gen S. H. Mitchell
Helena, whose father, Sterlr
Price Mitchell, was foreman
the famous Star Ranch east
CulbertSon. The book contain
l53 pictures, more than 100
which are from rare old phot
loaned by old-timers in the are
Two of them, nearly 100 yea
old, are prints of Major Gu
a DertScu and family, courtesy
Montana Historical Society.
\ Because of its several Speci
1 features, it is felt the book m;
well become a collectors itel
and since the supply will be lir
! tied, advance orders are now b
l ing taken.