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The Republican., 1963-12-19

ron,ilv vero SUNDAY afternoon ,ie.
iiors of her parents Mr. and Mrs
omar NIaust salisbury
sunday dinner ouosts of Mir
and Mrs yrroou Rirhtor and fami.
~ were AR and Mrs Robert smith
Mrs Edjth ButIer and Miss Bonnie
8utlcr
Nh. and Mrs Ira Fra7oc wore
sunday afternoon yisitcrs of Mr.
and Mrs James Schrovcr. Friends
willie.
Friday evening visitors of Mr.
The Republican., 1963-12-19
Girl Scout Troop
Has Birthday Event

Girl Scout Troop 98 had a sup
per recently The supper was held
in honor Of The fifth birthday Of
the troop. Members Of the Troop
committee were guests. The guests
present were Mrs. Wesley Schaibc.
Mrs. B. I. Condor, Jr, Mrs. Edward
Smousc. Mrs William Shircr and
Clinton Englander.
Following the birthday dinner a
Court of Awards was held Mem
bcrs of the troop were given
badges and pins as follows Ray
eta Ashby, athlete, tree, year star;
Connie Baker, year star; Marilyn
Englandcr, bird, tree, camp craft,
five year PIN Dorothy Glaze, tree,
year star. Nancy Glotfelty. year
star Susan Gonder, tree. five year
pin: Mary Kacik, year star; Kathy
Meyers, five year pin; Vickie
Meyers, year star. Dcbbic Nair.
tree. five year pin: Karen Schaible,
tree, five year pin; Cynthia Shat
fer. tree, year star; Becky Sher-
wood, tree, year star; Katie Shirer.
camp craft tree, bird five year
pin; Ruth Sisler, tree. year star;
Cynthia Sisler, games, year star:
Valerie Smousc. insect. skier, camp
craft, tree, swimmer, five year pin;
Cathy Ungcr, tree, year star Bar
bara Wilson, five year pin: Susan
Wolfe. tree. five year pin.
Troop SO is a Cadette Troop for
girls Of junior high school age Mrs.
Guy William Hinebaugh is the lead
er.
The Republican., 1963-12-19

society met on Wednesday evening
at the fire hall in Accident for
its annual Christmas party Sc
cret Sisters we're revealed and
new names were drawn for 1854
A visitor of Mrs. Wilma Brown
and family during the week was
Robert Sanders, who has been sta-
toned with the air force in New
Mexico. and is now home on fur
Tough for 35 days with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sanders and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Margroff
and sons were Sunday supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Frick-
ey and family. Grantsville They
also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Younkin and sons in Grants
vile.
Friday evening visitors of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Selby we're
Mrs. Ernest Selby and Mrs. James
Iininger. Friendsville; Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Lcfferts. Rosclle. n. j.:
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Selby and
daughter and Mrs. Donald Chs
holm, Baltimore Sunday guests
we're Worley Wright Brandonvillc,
and Mrs. Blanche Wright. The lat
ter remained to spend some time
with the Selbys after spending the
past week in HrandonvilIc with
her son and daughter-in-laW Other
evening visitors were Nj and Mrs.
Claude Fike and Richard Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs Oren Bender and
The Republican., 1963-12-19
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The Republican., 1963-12-19
Panther Is Tracked

A track identified as that of a
panther, has been sighted in the
vicinity of the c. l. Wright home
at McIIenry, it was learned this
week.
The animal also has been heard
by Herman Rodeheaver, during a
recent evening As far as is known
no one has actually sighted the
animal.
The Republican., 1963-12-19
FRIEND sToCKYARD,

Kcyscr Ridge, Maryland
Steers. common, 1910 TO l7l0.
Heifers. standard 70 good, l770
to 1885 common TO medium 1850
to 1910
Bulls. good, 17OO to 1870 com
mon To medium, 1850 down.
Cows. common to good 1886 TO-
1910. utility 1900 to 1870: can
The Republican., 1963-12-19

Miss Wilma Hanlin, Accident.
and Owen Dewitt were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
M2rrcll Wilburn
The Republican., 1963-12-19

A L. S. soldier detected to North
Korea While en- patrol duty
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

blue coat embroidered in white.
gloves. She wore her mothers
corsage.
On their return the young
couple will make their home in
Sidney.
Mrs. Williams is a Sidney
High School graduate and at
tended Carroll College and
College of Great Falls. She is
employed at Richland National
Bank. Mr.. Williams graduated
from Boulder City, New, High
School and Eastern Montana
College of Education. He is an
instructor in Sidney High
School.
Out of town guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Williams,
Kit and Kim, Boulder City,
New; Mrs. A. j. Buscher, Nor
ris, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur Nelson of Helena; Miss
Lynn Nelson and John Olson
of Great Falls; Don Bailey,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Hurd and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weber,
all of Bozeman; Roy Romine
Joe Rinella, Terry Holland, all
of Billings; and Mrs. Jennie
Peterson and Clifford Peter
son of Plentywood.
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10
K. Nelson D. Williams
Vows Exchanged Here

st. Matthew's Catholic
Church in Sidney was the set
ting for the 2 pm. wedding of
Miss Kay Ellen Nelson of Sid
ney and Dale Max Williams
on March 80. Rev. Michael
O'Hanlon officiated using the
double ring ceremony.
The bride is a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Nelson of
Sidney. The groom's parents
are Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry will
liams of Boulder City, New.
David Kaneski was organist.
Escorted by her father, the
bride wore a floor length gown
OF jeweled nylon organza COM
bined with Chantilly lace over
satin, sweeping to a chapel
train. The fitted bodice featur-
ed a sweetheart neckline and
long tapered sleeves. Her fin
gertip veil of nylon illusion,
was held by a crown of rhine
stones and pearls. Her crystal
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

visit and enjoy a coffee hour
with them.
Mr.. Bud Mitchell is receiving
medical attention at the Sid
ney Memorial hospital, suffer-
ing with pneumonia.
Mrs. Jake Wiebe spent a few
days visiting with relatives in
Beulah, N. Oak. Her sister
and brother-in-law brought
her home on Friday evening.
They received word Saturday
morning that their father had
passed away from a heart at
tack. They left Immediately to
attend the funeral.
Mrs. Pershing Carter and
son, Philip, Mrs. Jerome Tia
moni and daughters of Lam
bert were coffee guests at the
Alvin Maschera home Thursday
morning enroute to the Music
Festival at Concordia College
in Moorhead.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nit
chell visited at the Sophie
Burau home on Thursday eve
ming and enjoyed viewing
slides.
Mrs. Joe Nemec underwent
major surgery at the Sidney
Memorial Hospital Monday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erven Miller
entertained a group of boys at
dinner at their home Monday,
honoring their son, Garry, on
his 18th birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mastvel-
ten and Mrs. Alice Forty, who
are now making their home in
Sidney, visited at the William
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

necklace was a gift from the
groom's parents and she car
rled a colonial bouquet of white
and yellow roses and a white
prayer book.
Lynn Nelson was her sis
ter's maid of honor and Jan
Nelson and Kim Williams were
bridesmaids. Their identical
dresses were of turquoise chit
fon, styled with full skirts.
with matching accessories of
hats, wells, muffs and slippers.
Sherry Norr, flower girl,
wore a similarly styled dress
OF white bacon nylon, a crown
OF white and turquoise flow
ers and carried a matching bas-
ket of petals.
Kit Williams was best man
and Jim Nelson and Don Bailey
were groomSmen. UShers were
Phil Hurd, Keith Groshart,
Roy Romine and Joe Rinella,
The brides mother chose a
light beige costume suit and
hat with white kid accessories.
Mrs. Williams chose a pink
brocaded silk suit and white
accessories. Both mothers wore
carnation corsages.
The wedding reception in st.
Matthew's gymnasium was ser
we'd by st. AIMS Circle. Mrs,
Milton Anderson and Mrs.
Paul Hurd, the brides aunt.
planned table settings and flo
raj arrangements. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay Lalonde acted as host
and hostess. Mrs. A. j. Bus
cher, aunt of the bride, poured.
Mrs. Don Hurd kept the guest
list. Serving the tables were
Kathy Peterson, Ilo Western,
Rosemary Rasmussen, Mary
Lou Volk, Sandra Bosshard,
Diana Fulton, Jeanne Anseth,
and Mary Hackley.
For her wedding trip to
Canada, Mrs. Williams wore a
white shift dress with vivid
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10
Methodist Women
Meet In Miles Civ

Friday, March 20, the Me
thodlSt women of Eastern Mon
tana held their district meeting
IN the First Methodist Church
In Miles City. The Rev. Her
bert Burdsall, Miles City Pas
tor, and Mrs. Lyle Babcok
president of the Miles Civ
W.S.C.S., welcomed Eastern
District President Mrs. Afford
Bahls and all of the delegates
from eastern Montana towns.
Mrs. Mana Hopkins of Sid
ney conducted the devotional
service.
Mrs. Elmer Egli of Glendive
presided while officers re-
ports were given. Special music
was presented by the Miles
City W.S.C.S. Mrs. Herbert
Burdsell, conference secretary
of promotion presided at the
installation of new officers.
Mrs. Charles Head. confer
ence secretary of student work.
introduced Rayna Bell of Bill.
lings and Grin Ferris of Miles
City, who worked during the
summer of 1862 at the Metho-
dist Work Camp in Costa RIGA.
The students showed slides
and described the work done
by youth from the United Stat
eS at this work camp.
Following the meeting a lun-
cheon was served by the Miles
City Congregational church
guild.
Sidney women who attend
ed this meeting were Mines.
Afford Bahls, Charles Daniels,
Mana Hopkins, Francis Krug-
er, Vaughn Walker and Dud-
ley Stone.
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

Hilliard home Sunday.
Mrs. Emelia Miller returned
to her home in Sidney Tues
day after having spent a few
days at the John Gear home.
A group of ladies from the
First Lutheran Church made
a trip to Wibaux Tuesday and
attended the Allow workshop.
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10
VFW Announces
Bicycle Week Plans

National VIEW. Bicycle
Week is April 81 through May
9Th. Lower Yellowstone Post
4O99 of the Veterans of For
eign Wars are sponsoring a
Lite A Bike" Safety Program
during this week. Scotchlite
reflector tape has been received
and our local Sidney Chamber
of Commerce has our question
naire blanks ready. Waiting now
for pamphlets on Bike Safety.
The schedule for registra-
ton and tapping of bikes is as
follows:
Savage, Valley Garage, April
II; Sidney, VIEW. Home, APP
ril %; Crane, School, April 30;
Lambert, School, May 2; Fair
view, School, May 4.
Don O'Brian, Chrm. of
Com. urges the parents to re-
member these dates SO their
children's bikes can be made
safer. More Information, time
and possibly some date changes
in case of inclement weather
will be published later.
George H. Johnson
Pub. off. Post 4O99
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

A mathematics professor
complained to the policeman
that a student had almost run
him down as he attempted to
cross the street.
did you get his tag num-
ber?" the policeman asked.
"Well, not exactly" the pro-
fessor said. "But 1 do remem-
Der noticing that if it was
doubled and then multiplied
by itself, the square root of the
product was the original num-
Der with the integers reversed.
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10
Farmers Union
Juniors Hold Meeting

The eighth meeting of the
Farmers Union Juniors was
brought to order at 7 o'clock.
April 1, in the Girl Scout Cab
in by acting president, Wayne
Eldridge, with Is members
present.
A trip to Williston and a
hayride were discussed. There
was NO new business.
The next meeting will be
held Tuesday, April 8, at Z
pm. in the Girl Scout Cabin.
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10
odVdge

Mrs. Jelmer Auseth of Shell.
ton, Washington, is visiting a
Uhe home of her cousin anc
family, the ]. v. Hoons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lars Leives-
tad and family visited at the
Sophie Burau home Wednesday
evening.
A nice crowd attended the
Allow meeting in the Lutheran
Church parlors Thursday af-
ternoon. The Bible Study was
conducted by Mrs. Clifford
Bach and lunch was served by
Mrs. Waag and Mrs. Kenneth
clark. The lap robes that have
been completed for the Old
Folks Homes of the commun-
lty were displayed. Almost
three dozen have been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gear and
two daughters of Sidney visi-
ted friends in Savage Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Godtfred Mil
Ter, Mrs. Sophie Burau, Bob
and Virginia visited at the
Lester Miller home Friday
evening and helped Mrs. Mil
Ter celebrate a belated birth
day. Lunch was enjoyed at a
late hour.
Little Kimberly Magstadt
was rushed to the Sidney
Hospital on Friday morning
suffering from burns received
when a pot of boiling coffee
tipped off the stove on her.
The extent of her burns is not
determined at this time.
Messrs. Bill Wiebe, Harold
Jorgenson, Walter Binder and
Roy Klaudt are employed al
Beulah, N. Oak, where they
are assembling a dragline.
On Thursday evening of last
week Miss Lorraine Forty Of
Mimi, and a friend and his
mother visited at the Gene
VoJacek home. Several friends
and relatives dropped in to
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Mastvel-
ten visited at the Don Mastvel-
ten and Dennis Walla homes
in Glendive Wednesday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant john
son, Sophie Burau and Bob
visited relatives in Glendive
Sunday.
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10
NO
Notice from Richland County
SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Section 46-1716: Revised Code of the State
of Montana: 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons, firm, company or cor
poration to turn upon or allow to run at
large on the public highways, open range, or
national forest reserve within the state OF
Montana, any Bull other than a purebred
bull of a beef type; and no bull shall be turn
ed upon, or allowed to run at large upon any
such public highways, open range or ma
tional forest reserve between December LIST
and June LIST of each and every year.
WILBUR CORNELIA
Richland Co. Sheriff
The Sidney herald., 1963-04-10

"IS there any lunch in the
refrigerator"
Not a drop"
Evening star., 1963-01-12

Fourth, its price of $1,000 can be paid by modest
down payment of $500 and $126 monthly thereafter.
For sheer value we've never equaed those figures, and
in the past 33 years we've built over sixty thousand
houses!
= Fifth, everything you see Except furniture) you
get! There no hidden charges closing COSTS
extras of any kind Just plain honest goodness all the
way thru!
So drive over and see this gem as we'll as bevy of
other beauties-some priced lower; some, higher All
are exquisely furnished and all open every day
until P. M. Well be delighted to see you.
P.s. And all houses are completely arcondtioned by
Westinghouse, too!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Truth on Castro
Was Well Hidden
Eisenhower Says

LOS ANGELES, April 81
(AP).-Former President Eisen-
hover says it would have taken
"a genius and a prophet" to
determine for certain that Fidel
Castro was q Communist until
he publicly declared 1t in 1861.
Until we knew he was, we
had to avoid interfering with
the sovereignty Of another
country" Gen. Eisenhower told
a news conference yesterday.
He was asked about a recent
statement by Richard M.
Nixon that as Vice President
he had forecast the dangers Of
Castroism in 1858 and had
written a memorandum to that
effect. Gen. Eisenhower replied
that he had q faint recollec-
ton" Of the memorandum.
The memo was written after
a meeting between Mr.. Nixon
and Mr.. Castro. But. said Gen.
Eisenhower. it was more a
record Of Mr.. Nixon's impress
sions Of Mr.. Castro than evalu-
alton Of Mr.. Castro's intentions.
You must remember" said
Gen. Eisenhower. that we
have an intelligence service,
which the public pays millions
of dollars to finance. whose
job it was to collect informa-
ton and evaluate It,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Helicopter Pilot
Hit in Wet Nam

SAIGON, Wet Nam, April 81
(AP).-A United States Ma
rine Corps helicopter pilot was
wounded In the leg by a Com
munist guerilla bullet and the
craft he was flying was blown
up by enemy fire.
The H-34. loaded with Wet
Namese troops, was hit lust as
Is was touching down in an
assault $40 miles north Of Sal
eon. The helicopter. apparently
riddled by enemy machinegun
fire, rolled over and exploded.
The wounded pilot and
another American, who suf-
fered a broken nose in the
crash. were flown out.
Heavy enemy fire raked the
entire landing area, and several
Of the is helicopters particle
pating In the assault were hit
One Wet Namese soldier was
seriously injured before his
helicopter landed.
Military sources in nearby
Da Nang said they had received
no reports how the fighting
was going. A United States
Army colonel. apparently under
heavy fire. was reported man
ming q machinegun personally.
United States military ad-
visers do not normally fight
unless they are under direct
attack.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Fashion Show
Is Benefit

The Civinette Club OF Arl-
ington was to hold its 18th
annual Silver Tea-Fashion
Show, today from 3 to 5 pm.
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Wright.
additionally held the last
Saturday in April, the event
has a three-fold purpose.
II is a money raising effort
10 benefit the groups dress
ing station which furnishes
dressings TO cancer and nom
cancer patients. II Is q means
OF expressing appreciation TO
the many volunteers who as
sist in making the dressings.
The event also benefits the
Loan Closet, which Is stocked
with sickroom items such as
wheel chairs, hospital beds
and walkers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
AModest Title
For GoIoI Ball

leading gallery supporters sat
around candle-lit tables on
+. either side.
The main stairway, focal
point Of the decor, echoed
! OF exotic gardens, with
peacocks strutting through
the borders Of greenery. Cos
samer butterflies seeming to
float above, and delicate blue
garlands streaming down
from the ballustrades to sug-
gest a waterfall.
Mrs. Robert van Rotten,
who was Joint chairman Of
the dance with Mrs. Poe
Burling. had charge Of the
decorations. Repeatedly her
basement has been a work.
shop for the last several
months. It took three days
and an estimated 30 or 40
people to get everything in
place land a gallery crew
rushed in after the dance to
get 1t all down before the
Corcoran opened to visitors
today.
Variety In Music
Sidney and his violinists
were stationed in the gold
d'Orsay Grand Salon to play
waltzes. Wild Bill Whelan
and his Dixieland Band belted
out mostly Charleston num-
bers in a gallery on the sec
ond floor and in another
room upstairs Grisha Titoff
and his Russian ensemble
Strummed their balalaikaS.
With so much to see and
hear, most OF the guests de-
serted their tables and circu-
lated. One could begin sup
per upstairs and finish 1t
downstairs. or vice versa, be-
cause the scrambled eggs ct
cetera were dispensed from
several rooms, too.
Considering the crowd, 1t
was a highly streamlined
production.
~ 1t did seem odd to see a
sign near the exhibition en-
couraging all who aren't gal
lery members to ASK for the
membership secretary" II
the membership gets much
larger, won't the Women's
Committee have to move its
annual dance to the National
Gallery?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Hands Off Congress,
President Is Told

Quit insulting our allies"
he declared. The Soviet is
safer here than our allies.
It's time to start abusing
our enemies"
On the domestic front,
Senator Goldwater told the
Chief Executive, stop breed
ing depression by threaten
ing us with a depression"
Give the great untapped pos
sibilities Of our free enter
prise system a. chance.
IF you trust the economic
system. he continued, quit
looking on every business
man as a potential SOB,
quit meddling with the mar
ket, quit fighting with labor"
Capable Staff Urged
Representative Gerald Ford
OF Michigan, chairman of
the House Republican Con-
ference. urged the women
to support those Congress-
men who are trying to get
larger staffs Of professionals
for congressional committees.
The result of insufficient
stating. he said, has been
the gradual and continu-
ing erosion Of power from
the legislature to the execu-
tive in the past 80 years"
One aspect Of the commit
tees problem is the dispro-
portionate number of staff
aides that Democrats have
as compared TO Republicans,
Mr.. Ford said. But the larger
issue is stating for both
sides, he said.
Most members OF Con-
gress would agree that suf-
ficient stating is crucial Ito
the survival Of Congress as
a meaningful participant in
out processes Of government"
Mr.. Ford urged the women
TO write their Congressman
about the stating problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Farewell Party

Indonesian Ambassador,
DR.. zairin zain entertained
at a s TO 8 pm. reception last
evening.
The party was a hail and
farewell. Saying good-by we're
Counselor and Mrs. Ronodi-
Mrs. Soegito and being intro
duced were the new Press
Counselor and Mrs, Ronodi.
puro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
Described by Star

Great Southwestern's activi.
ties in the Washington area
were described by The Star last
December after area resident,
were bombarded with letters Of
congratulations from the com.
pany announcing they had
won" free lots.
The Justice Department said
the case was developed by the
Postal Inspection Service.
1t involves the sale Of APP
proximately $4,000 lots In the
past two years, principally
through the use of the free
lot" device, the department
added.
The defendants, the indict-
ment said, set up booths at ex-
hibitions around the country
and induced the public to
register for q free chance on q
free lot. Virtually all persons
who registered became win
ners," the indictment said.
The winners" received let
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-27
HiIsmon Says Laos Issue
Is Largely Political

american troops fighting there
or do you try to find a middle
way, o political solution?"
II think 1t is worth 1t for u
to support the Geneva agree.
ments right down to the end,
Mr.. HilsmAn said. And doine
so does not close out any OF
the options Of q year ago"
Mr.. Hilsman said that Laos
Is important to the free world
"Strategically the sienifi-
canoe Of Laos 10 precisely that
1t lies In the center Of the
Southeast Asian promontory. II
Is landlocked. 1t Is remote, 1t Is
underpopulated.
Potential Significance
But 1t Is In the center
having borders with different
countries. and north-south low
lands along the Mekone River
of great potential significance
as q supply and communities
tons route. p.
Right now the portion of
Laos held by the Communists
Is largely mountainous Jungle,
while the bulk Of the popula-
ton is in the parts held by
pro- Western forces in the
Mekong lowlands. The north
south communications route is
also held by the pro-westerns
AS well as the bulk Of the
economy.
80 right now what the Com
munists hold is not as signifi-
cant a. what the pro-Westerns
hold.
Politically. Laos Is also i'm
portant. The people Of Laos
have suffered through much
fighting. They yearn for peace,
and most OF them for neu-
'trality.
THE Geneva accords are the
answer. and we are all waiting
TO see II the Communists will
honor them"