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The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
Urseth Take
Position AS
Herald Editor

Cliff Urseth, former editor of
the Mclean County Independent
at Garrison, North Dakota, has
taken over as publisher of the Sid
ney Herald.
UrSeth, who is a native of Grand
Forks, North Dakota, replaces Leo
Schwartz who has been publisher
of the Herald for the past three
years.
The new editor is a 1858 gradu-
ate of the University of North
Dakota journalism department. He
also is a graduate of the State
School of Science printing depart
ment at Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Before editing the Garrison
paper he served for a time as
editor of the McClusky Gazette at
McCiusky, North Dakota while at
tending school, and was employed
by the Williston Herald as oil fea-
ture writer.
The new publisher is a member
Of the Jaycees and American
Legion and Sigma Delta Chi, pro-
fessional journalism society.
The Urseth's are making their
home at TIP 9th Ave. S.W., with
their two children, an 18-montf
daughter and a o two month;
old.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
Jaycee Clubs to
Raft it on
Down the River

If you ever wondered how
long it would take a raft to make
it from Sidney to Fairview on
the Yellowstone river, then you'll
want to be on hand July %.
That's the day the Sidney Jay
Gees viii be having their raft
race, which has been scheduled
to start at 9 a. m. at the Yellow
stone bridge south Of Sidney.
Trophys will be awarded to the
first, second and third place win
ners. Jaycee clubs from Sidney,
Fairview, Scobey, Wolf Point,
Glasgow, Glendive, Miles City,
Watford City and Williston plan
to enter RATS in the race.
After the race an mter-club
picnic will be held at the Sund-
helm Park at Fairview.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
'0Idtimers' to
Gather Saturday
at Fairview

If Walter LanOuette has any
thing TO say about It, there'll be
lot &C oldtimers at the annual
Oldtimers Reunion at Fairview
this Saturday.
The plucky little Frencaman
has been sc'ldirg out personal in
vitations to many former old
timers &C the area for the past
several weeks.
'You know ne said, "this re-
union started out small sixteen
years ago, but now it's one of the
biggest events around here"
And LanOuette, alC',g with the
others who are working on this
years reunion expect this 18Th
annual gathering to be as big if
net bigger than those in the past.
The program will begin at 9
a. m. this Saturday with regis
traticu OF the cldtiners at the
Fairview Ciy Park. Oldimers
and cowboys will be treated tc
a free chuck wagon dinner al
11:15 at the park. A free noon
lunch win be served at the sam.
time for all those in attendance
The afternoons program vii
get under way at 1890 with tht
Riddles Parade. At l D. m. th'
festival parade will begin anC
entries fer the parade will b'
(See OLDTIMERS on Page 81
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

Pcstponement of the 1868 wheat
marketing quota referendum
which had been scheduled for July
"a was announced in BoZeman by
r. j. McKenna, chairman of the
Montana ASC Committee.
McKenna said he was advised
that the referendum was being
postponed on the basis of a joint
resolution passed by Congress Fri
day. Prior to the passage of the
resolution, the Department had
been following legislation which
required that the referendum be
held not later than July %.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
County COP
Wonan's Club to
Meet on July rs

The regular meeting of the
Richland County Republican
Women's Club will meet Thurs
day, July 26 a the country home
of Mrs. Harry French at 1880 pm.
Mrs. Ada Nash, Area Vice Presi-
dent of the NFRW will visit the
club at this meeting, bringing
ideas and information concerning
the work of the women's group in
the coming campaign months. Re
ports Of the State Convention held
in Helena in June will be given
by the delegates attending and the
regular business of the club taken
up.
All Republican women in the
county are invited to attend this
meeting. Anyone needing a ride
please be at the Lalon5e Hotel by
7:2O and you will be picked up.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

Approve Special
School Budget

Richland County Commissioners
approved a special budget for
high school transportation at a
special meeting in the Court
House Friday afternoon.
The budget called for a levy
of 115 mills to make UP a deficit
of S12,079.80 in the tranSpOrta-
tiCu fund for the past year, which
was due TO Understanding the
amount needed.
The levy is expected TO pro-
duce about $3.50 in revenue
for the transportation fund. Pre-
viOus years levies have usually
been two mills, but only p mill
was levied last year.
There were no protests pre-
scented at the Friday meeting.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
Wheat Allotment Set:
'63 Marketing Quota
Referendum Delayed

The exact date of the referen-
dunn has not been determined. Nc
Kenna said that county Asses Of
fices will continue preparations for
the referendum and will be ready
to notify producers of farm allot-
ments in advance of referendum
date chosen.
Richland County's wheat Allot-
ment for 1868 has been set al
1905 acres, according to Fred
Iversen, chairman of the County
ASC committee.
This is the county's share of the
55-million acre national allotment
proclaimed by Secretary Freeman
under existing law. 1t compares
with a county allotment of 1885,
227 acres for 1862, but by special
act of Congress, all 1862 allot-
ments were reduced by ten pei
cent so that 124,333.3 acres were
apportioned among Richlanc
county wheat growers for the 1867
crop.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
The Rain She Came:
Heavy Rain Hits
Sidney Area;
Some Hail Falls

The first rain began at els
a. m. and lasted for about forty
five minutes. Shortly after Z D.
m. the clouds opened up again
and the hail started about TAO
a. m.
No severe hail damage to crops
was reported at noon. AT 1000
a. m. no hail had been reported
in the Fairview area. Reports
from there said 1.50 inches Ct
rain had been recorded with
some guages north of town re-
porting as much as two inches.
Although dark clouds could be
seen ove the Savage area, only
a trace of precipitation was re-
ported UP until noon Wednesday
Some streets in Sidney were
completely inundated during the
heavy dOwnpour. Easements in
some homes were flooded and
sewers backed up in a few down
town business places.
The Sidney fire department
was called out about 8:05 "a. m
when it is believed that light
ming struck the WIRING in a
building on the corner of 2nd
Avenue and End Street Sc. The
building is being used for storage
by the Reynolds Company.
Fire Chief George K,laff said
that damage was limited to some
burned wiring and fuse boxes
Power was out temporarily ir
Sidney as Z result OF the storm
ISee RAINS on Page 81
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

for December, Packard stated.
Installation of dial central Of
flee equipment is scheduled for
next year.
In 1917 the Mountain States
purchased the magnetic telephone
system and in 1925 the equipment
was changed to a manual COM
mon-battery system. This has
been expanded and modernized
through the years. There were
337 telephones in service IN 1917
and now there are 2735.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

A $4,000 project for a new
dial exchange at Sidney was an
nounced today by r. E. Packard,
manager for the Mountain States
Telephone.
Sterhan Construction Company
Of Glendive, has been awarded a
contract for construction of a new
telephone building. Oher firms
bidding ca construction work
were: Boundary Construction Inc.
Plentywocd, Montana, and Jacob
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

sen Construction Company Of
WiliSt-n, North Dakota.
The 5000 square foot building
is to be built of block and ma
sonry bearing walls, pre-stressed
concrete beams with a reinforced
concrete slab floor. Included in
the building will be a business
oflice, central office equipment
room and furnace and machine
room. Construction will start this
month with completion scheduled
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

The city Of Sidney has another
water well. One that will pro-
duce 1000 gallons of water per
minute, according to Mayor Har-
old Mercer.
The u. S. Geological Survey
Department of Billings has locat-
ed an area for future well sites
and approximately how much
water can be taken from this area,
Mercer said.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
Inspects New
Research Facilities Here

oratory. DR.. Stoesz reviewed vari-
Gus research projects now under
study at the Eastern Montana
Branch Experiment Station.
Glenn Hartman, superintend-
ent of the experiment station at
Sidney, reported on the splendid
cooperation between local agri-
cultural people and the expert
ment station. Hartman stated that
(See STOESZ on Page 81
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

"Our water committee of Oscar
Anderson, chairman; Con Gedrose
and James Petersen devoted
many hours seeking to keep the
water supply in line with the
growth Of the community" he
said.
Anderson said the objective of
the water department is TO lead,
rather than stay abreast of the
growth cf the community to in
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

Sidney and the surrounding
area got kayoed by a downpour
of rain and hail early Wednes-
dav morning.
The u. S. Experiments Station
at Sidney reported 1.81 inches
fell during the widespread thun-
derstOrm that lasted about two
hours.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

DR.. A. D.. Stoesz, Chief Of Plant
Materials, Soil Conservation Ser
vice, Washington, d. c, accom-
panied by Senator c. r. ThieSsen,
visited Sidney on Saturday to in
See Picture Page 8
spect various facilities for the
new soil and water research lab
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
Wheeler to Speak at
KiWanis Dinner

Former Senator Burton K.
Wheeltr will speak at the XII
wants dinner next Thursday.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

If your paper should seem sog-
gy this week, its undoubtedly
caused by an excessive amount of
moisture in the Herald pressrcom.
The Herald staff spent most of
Wednesday morning pumping
water from the basement to al
low the pressman TO keep his
head above water.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18

Hail stones about the size of
marbles pelleted the area for
about twenty minutes.
The Sidney herald., 1962-07-18
@AaN SOEEHN DAEl D~N H&RA ~ Every Pack
This Weeks Chuckle

A news item says Moscow
residents average n bath in
eighteen months. Things like this
are what attract young boys to
Communism.
Evening star., 1962-04-20
BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Science Writer

Gherman Titov, the Russian
cosmonaut, will come here this
month as a member of a So
Wet scientific delegation or
space.
He is expected to deliver a
paper May 3 on his 24-hour
orbital experience last August
This is the same day American
Astronaut John H. Glenn, jr.
will talk about his February
20 orbital flight.
Appearance of the two space
men will be a highlight of an
international space science
symposium to be sponsored by
the Committee on Space Re-
search (COSPAR) of the Inter-
national Council of Scientific
Unions.
Russia apparently decided to
send Maj. Titov when that
country learned Col. Glenn was
going to speak at the COSPAR
session on the life sciences.
Mai. Titov's visa is reported
to be for the period April 80 tt
May Z. The space meeting here
lasts from April 80 to May 9
There weas no indication tina
the Soviet Union had asked, O.
Evening star., 1962-04-20
SPACEMENS RENDEZVOUS
Titov, Glenn to Meet Here

would ask, for a visa for Maj
Yuri Gagarin, the first person
to orbit the earth.
A two day exclusion to Cape
Canaveral, Fla, and to the
space agency'S smaller rocket
base at Wallops Island, Va, was
reported to be in the planning
stage for May 5 and 6.
Maj. Titov and all the other
Russian delegates will be in
vited to go on the exclusion, il
is understood. This would be
the second time official Russian
observers have been invited tc
Cape Canaveral. If they accept
and go it will be the first time
Earlier this month the full
membership of the United Ma
tionS Committee on Outer
Space was invited to Canaveral
to watch the launching of ar
international satellite consist
ing of an American booster
rocket and a British payload
The Russians accepted. but al
the last moment withdrew
Other Iron Curtain countrie.
sent observers.
The international satellite
failed to get off the pad, ant
is now rescheduled for mex
week.
Evening star., 1962-04-20
Race Violence Kills !,
Augusta Clamps Lid

the steering wheel and man.
aged to keep the car from
wrecking," said the prep schoo,
athlete.
Young Gay drove to a funeral
home, where an ambulance
took the wounded boys to a
hospital. The Luttes youth
already was dead. Detective E.
F. Beasley said the Lewis boy
suffered shotgun wounds of the
face, neck and hands.
In the explosive situation,
Mayor Millard Beckum ap-
|pealed through newspapers,
radio and televiSion for calm
ness and pledged full police
resources to keep order.
Others in Custody
There were numerous arrests
during the night, but Police 1t
M. C. Watkins said none were
in connection with the shoot
ing. Among those arrested were
two Negro men and a Negro
woman who were in a car
which contained a shotgun
They were booked on a charge
nf "late hours and having O
weapon, 1t. Watkins said.
Seven white youths and five
Negroes were arrested during
the night and earlier in the day
on various charges, mostly
lettering and carrying weapons.
Some of the white youths
had been cruising through
Negro areas where there had
See SHOOTING, Page Az
Evening star., 1962-04-20

AUGUSTA, Ca, April q
(AP.-Police clamped a tight
security lid on this East Georgia
city today after the fatal shoot
ing of one white teen-ager and
the wounding of another in q
redominantly Negro section.
Seventeen persons, including
IA teen-agers, both white and
Negro, were arrested as extra
duty policemen seeking to stem
a four-day tide Of racial dis
order rounded up carloads of
youths carrying knives. clubs
and iron pipe.
The Staying victim was 16-
year-old Leslie Lee Luttes. He
was killed last night by a pistol
bullet under the left eye and
was peppered in the back of the
head by a shotgun charge.
Young Luttes was sitting be-
side George Lewis, Is, driver
of a car, who was wounded
by the shotgun fire. Eddie Gay,
16, on the back seat. escaped
injury.
Lost Way, One says
Police said they found an
airgun and a sack of rocks in
the car. owned by young Gays
father.
Eddie said he and his COM
panion were going to a minia-
ture golf course and lost their
way. The shots came without
warning, he said, and the other
two boys slumped in the seat.
II leaned over and grabbed
Evening star., 1962-04-20

In addition to intense public
curiosity over a visiting Soviet
cosmonaut, there is bound to
be great scientific interest in
what he has to say in his
technical paper.
Scientists wish to learn
more about the space sick
ness" he felt, and which Col.
Glenn said he did not feel. This
sensation was first described by
Russian scientists at a meeting
of the International Astro-
nautical Federation here last
October.
The forthcoming COSPAR
meeting will be the third held
by that group and the first in
the United States. The Nation
al Academy of Sciences, the
American member of COSPAR,
will be host to the organization.
COSPAR itself does not &C
credit delegates to its meetings,
leaving that UP to individual
countries. Thus, Maj. Titov
will come to the meeting at the
beheSt of Moscow rather than
as an invited guest Of COSPAR.
Likewise, Col. Glenn will at
tend as a member of the
United States delegation.
Evening star., 1962-04-20

brought to the Alexandria
Hospital at 3:45 am.
She was transferred to
Georgetown for undisclosed
reasons. Alexandria hospital
diagnosed her condition as a
medication reaction"
Alexandria Fire Chief Bernard
]. Padgett said that Mrs. Powers
was picked up at the Powers
apartment at 1927 am. On their
way to Alexandria Hospital, he
said, no oxygen was admins
tered, apparently indicating
that she was breathing without
need of assistance.
Powers Unavailable
Mr.. Powers left Georgetown
University hospital in mid
morning to get things squared
away" a doctor said. He was
not available for comment.
A spokesman for the Central
Intelligence Agency, for which
Mr.. Powers still is working,
although not in a flying job,
said he knew nothing about
the incident, but would inveSti-
gate.
Mrs. William E. Hileman, 25,
of 318 Audrey lane, Glass
manor, Md. a sister of Mr..
Powers, said the couple had
visited at their home last week.
Mrs. Hileman said Mrs.
See POWERS, Page Az
Evening star., 1962-04-20
Roberts Due to Replace
Sutton as Fire Chief

The District Commissioners
were expected today to appoint
Assistant Fire Chief Raymond
c. Roberts to succeed retiring
Fire Chief Millard H. Sutton.
Chief Roberts has been Sec
ond in command of the depart
ment since August, 1860. He
took over as acting chief last
Tuesday when Chief Sutton
went on sick leave. Chief Sut-
ton retires May /.
A veteran of some 35 years
with the department, Chief
Roberts, 81, served as the Dis
trict's fire marshal from Sep
tember, 1943, until his promo
ton in 1860 to assistant chief.
AS a fire investigator, deputy
fire marshal and fire marshal,
he has been present at virtual
ly every multiple alarm of fire
here in the last 80 years. AS
marshal, he acted as chief
engineer on many occasions
when the deputy chiefs were
not available.
After becoming fire marshal,
he was instrumental in organ
izing and training, both
through in-service and special
training at various univer-
stiles, groups of men in the
Fire Prevention Division. The
program produced specialists in
such fields as fire investigation,
flammable liquids and public
assembly.
He holds numerous COM
mendations for outstanding
performance Of duty in the
fighting and prevention Of
fires.
Born at Indian Head, Md,
Evening star., 1962-04-20
Pleasant Easter
Appears Likely

Easter bonnets will probably
be safe Sunday morning, &C.
cording to a preliminary out.
look by the Weather Bureau
today.
ForecaSter John P. Winner
saying he could make no def.
mite promise, thought it shoulc
be a pleasant, warm, idea
Easter Sunday, in the uppel
COS, if the current outlook con-
tinueS.
There is some cloudiness in
dicated, he added, but whether
it will rain or not still is unde-
termined. Mr.. Winner sale
there is a warming trend west
of the Mississippi progressing
this way"
Evening star., 1962-04-20

Chief Roberts attended school
at Indian Head and Charlotte
Hall Military School in Mary
land.
He is a member of the Amer
ican Society of Safety Engi-
neers, served as general chair
man of the Washington Safety
Society Chapter of that organi-
zation in 1889, and has been
a member of the International
Association of Fire Chiefs since
1856.
He and Mrs. Roberts live at
2002 Rookwood road, Silver
Spring. A son, Raymond G.
Roberts, jr., of 404 Auory lane,
GlaSsmanor, Md, also is a Dis
trict fireman.
Evening star., 1962-04-20
Mrs. Powers Is Given
Treatment at Hospital

Mrs. Barbara Powers, q,
wife of U-2 Pilot Francis Gary
Powers, was admitted in un-
conscious condition early today
to Georgetown University Hos
pital.
Hospital authorities said she
was suffering from an acute
castro intestinal upset" How
ever, 1t. Nelson Hickey of the
seventh police precinct said
that investigating officers were
told Mrs. Powers was being
treated for an overdose of ap.
Iproximately % Nembutal tab
let's, O barbiturate drug. This
report is recorded at the pre-
'cinct.
Mrs. Powers was brought to
the hospital at $40 am. by the
Alexandria Rescue Squad. They
transferred her from Alexan-
dria Hospital, where she was
taken first.
Condition Improves
In the Georgetown emergency
room q team of doctors i'm
mediately set to work in a re-
vival effort.
One of the doctors, a spe-
cialist in internal medicine.
said her condition was "very
serious" when brought in, but
that after three hours she had
improved, although still semi
conscious.
DR.. G. E. Schreiner of the
Georgetown staff, who is at
tending Mrs. Powers, said she is
being treated for the acute
gastritis condition because it
is known medication was
available to her."
He added, however, I'VE don't
know if she took them"
A later statement by the hos
pital executive director, Charles
D. Shields, said: Her condition
is still being evaluated, but she
is in a satisfactory condition
and out of danger"
Mr.. Powers was with her
when she was brought in, hos
pital authorities said, but they
would not disclose what he told
them about the events leading
to her admission.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers have
been living at the Hunting
Towers in Alexandria for the
last several weeks. It was
learned that Mrs. Powers was
Evening star., 1962-04-20
EASTER MORN
SERVICES LISTED

SUNRISE SERVICES on Eoster
morning ore expected TO ottroet
thousands of Washington oreo resi-
dents and visitors to the Notions
CopitoI. For q listing Of the times
and places of the mony outdoor
services throughout the oreo, turn
to Poee D-l0.
A TEEN-A6E interviewer here
hos tolked to more top New Frontier
leaders than mony members Of the
Washington press corps. A Wood
row Wilson High School senior, she
con be eoIIed Woshinston's most
successful teen-oee interviewer. She
tells the secret Of her technique in
one Of the mony interesting TEEN
features appearing todoy on Pose
BE-.
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Evening star., 1962-04-20


terday that Assistant Secretary
of State Mennen Williams
has 'leftist leanings" and
that Mayor Samuel Yorty of
Los Angeles has a Communist
background" He spoke Off
the-cuff after the Army re-
fused to give clearance to his
prepared speech.
Mayor Yorty today called the
charge ridiculous" Mr.. Will
liams is in Africa and could
not be reached for comment.
Chairman Walter of the
House Un-American Activities
Committee said today that a
check of the committees files
shows that Mayor Yorty does
not have a Communist back
ground"
Mr.. Yorty has been one
of the most effective fighters
against internal communism
in this country" Mr.. Walter
added.
In other reaction today,
senator Thurmond, who
brought about the "muzzling"
inquiry into military censor
ship, said:
IF these (preSs) reports are
correct that Maj. Roberts
spoke in uniform without sub
mitting his remarks for clear
ance after having been in,
formed to do so and if he
questioned the loyalty Of Mayor
Yorty and Assistant Secretary
of State Williams, then I feel
his actions are appropriate for
investigation by the Army"
Maj. Roberts, whose suspen-
sion paralleled that of his
former boss, Maj. Gen. Edwin
See ROBERTS, Page AS
Evening star., 1962-04-20

that several men picked up in
the same building were being
questioned.
Capture of the 62-year-old
former general who vowed to
keep Algeria French came as
the French government sharply
See SALAN, Page AS