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The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller
and Tom had a nice trip into
Canada and back by way of
Glacier Park.
Mrs. Edith Martin and Mrs.
Jane Steppler helped work in
the Mona-Elmdale Fair Booth
in Sidney during the three days
of the fair last week.
Joe Fished completed his
boot training on August 10th
and came home on a IA day
leave. He will report back to
San Diego, Calf, August 25
for schooling after which he
will report to the guided mis-
sile destroyer, USS Goldsbor-
ough at Bremerton, Wn.
Bruce McCollum spent a
few days in the Culbertson
hospital last week. He returned
home Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Step
pier and Sharon attended the
wedding in Savage Sunday of
Clifford Conradsen and Helen
Marie Lievstad.
Gerald and Betty Walker ar
rived Wednesday from Okla
hona. Gerald will be teaching
the Mona School again, which
will begin the Goth.
Leroy Fisher is home on a
80 day leave. He will report
back to the salvage ship USS
Windlass August SO. This ship
operates out of Norfolk, Va,
but it travels from New York
to the West Indies, wherever
it is needed for salvage work.
Mrs. Bill Snedigar nee Marie
Lewis and three boys of Ste
vensville, Mont, and Mrs. Zina
Lewis of Sidney called at the
Harold Martin home Thursday
forenoon. Mrs. Lewis was on
her way to the Grandview
School where she will teach
this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Parsons
were in Sidney Friday to be
with Mr.. 0. H. Parsons who
was hospitalized Thursday af-
ternOOn and dismissed Satur-
day.
Bert Steppler spent Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Amestoy and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Martin,
Duane and Marilyn were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Danielson Of
Fairview. Other guests were
Clifford Martin and Grandma
Fiscus.
The Dale Becker family were
Friday evening dinner guests
at the Henry Millers.
Pennie and Barbee Parsons
spent a few days visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mis-.
0. H. Parsons in Sidney last
week.
A Mona-Elmdale Fair board
meeting was held at Elmdale
Hall Sunday evening where
the exhibitors were presented
their ribbons and prize money.
MIR. and Mrs. Calvin Step
Piled called on Bruce McCol-
lum and Anna Jorgensen, who
are patients in the Culbertson
Hospital.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
V. Hansen HOnOred
At Bridal Shower

A miscellaneous bridal show
er was held at the Art Kem-
mis- home Saturday afternoon
honoring Vivian Hanson. Co.
hostesseS for the occasion were
Mrs. Marvin Rozelle, Mrs. Art
Kemmis and Miss Beverly An
derSOn.
A social hour was spent, af-
ter which the guest of honor
opened her many lovely gifts.
The gift table was decorated
with orchid and white stream
ers hanging from a colored
umbrella.
At the close of the afternoon
a tasty lunch was served by
the hoSteSSes.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
Students to Meet
September 4 for
Music Program

All of those students who
are in the sixth grade or older
and interested in participating
In the instrumental music
program of the Sidney Public
Schools are asked to be pres
ent with their parents Wed
nesday evening, September 4,
at 7:30 pm. in the Junior, High
School gymnasium.
MIR. Hunke and Miss Stat
ney will be on hand to advise
and make suggestions in Sc
lecting an instrument.
Also, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Hall from the Music Mart will
be available for those who are
interested in making arrange
mentS for an instrument.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
l wonder how many people
in this area are aware that we
have an important historical site
still standing-the old O'Brien
road house, stage-Stop and
grocery store situated a few
miles south of Sidney. 1t was
built in 1882, 81 years ago, for
John (Grandad) O'Brien and
was the only such stop from
Glendive to Mondak for some
time.
What a welcome sight it
must have been, many and
many a time, for weary ira
velers, whether they were car
rying freight, driving the stage
or settlers coming in looking
for a place to homestead.
1 understand this building
was a combination general
merchandise and grocery store,
hotel and restaurant, stage stop,
as well as supplying a place to
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
Reception Held For
School Personnel

The principals and superin-
tendent and their wives were
hosts at a reception for all
teachers, trustees, clerks, cooks,
custodial and transportation
personnel Monday at the High
School Cafeteria.
The wives and husbands Of
the group also attended. Will
liam E. Rounce, a member OF
the Board of Trustees, well
coined the teachers to Sidney
The principals introduced the
members of the respective
Staffs. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Olson entertained the group
with vocal selections.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
The Sidney Herald Wednesday. August %. 1863 IS
Orientation- Conferences
For Teachers Were Held

A teaching staff of 78 teach
ers and administrators met
Monday for faculty orientation
conferences.
Superintendent Harry f.
MlkelSon met with the entire
staff. He discussed and ex-
planned school policy, school
philosophy, and the obligation
of the teachers to the students,
the school, the community and
the teaching profession. He re-
minded teachers that each one
holds an individually import
ant position in the total school
program. He asked each teach
er to give their best efforts.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
Funeral Services
Were Held for
Margaret Gress

Requiem Mass for Mrs. Mar
garet Caroline CresS, 81, Oh
Sidney, was celebrated at
am. Thursday, August %, in
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
here by Rev. Powers, who also
recited the rosary at $3.50 pm
Wednesday evening in the
Cloyd-Gorder Mortuary Chap
ell. Mrs. Gress died at Richland
Homes here Sunday, August
18 of a heart attack.
She was born in Munheim,
Germany, June 8, 1876, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dav-
id Wall and grew up there.
Her marriage to Joseph Mock
took place in RoSedale, Grimm,
Russia, April 19, 1892. They
emigrated to the us. in 1910,
and farmed near Napoleon, N.
Dak., until 1924 when they
moved to Sidney. The next
year they moved to a farm
near Savage where they farm
ed until MIR. Mock's death in
1892. Her second marriage to
Frank Gress at Sidney jan
uary 18, 1887. She has lived in
Sidney since then.
Surviving are two sons, Jo-
seph Mock of Sidney and Pete
Mock of Billings; three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Ted CMargareD HUI
Der of Savage, Mrs. sly Mag
dalen) Fettig of Newberg, Ore,
and Mrs. Helen Meyer of Sid
ney; 33 grandchildren and So
great grandchildren.
Burial was in St. Matthew's
Catholic Cemetery at Sidney
with 6 of her grandsons as
DallbearerS.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
Sebastian On Sports
Rv Tim SahaStiau
By Jim Sebastian

Billy Price, Billy Harper, jim
Ausk; Halfbacks-Ray Hart
man, Terry Danielson, Mike
Gear, Coy McMorris, Bill Chap
man, Dick Doyle, Dick Will
liams; Fullbacks-Bob Zadow,
Don Gragert, Don Kingery,
Loring Harris; Ends-John
Welnel, Jim Rehbein, Steve
Williamson, Dick Norden, Gene
Kruger; tackles-Rob Pfau, Dixie
Lalonde, Steve Quilting, Chuck
Gurney, John Peel; Guards
Dale Norby, Tom Marker,
Glenn Gohde, Bob Howard,
Bruce Harris, Tavern Peter
son; Center-Jim Ness, Carl
Hanson, Marvin Holmquist,
Terry Verhasselt.
This ball club is going to
have some standout perform
ers and enough depth to win
some ball games.
The Montana State Univer-
sity Football schedule is as
follows:
Sept. IA, u of British Colurn-
bia at Vancouver, BIC, 8 pm;
Sept. 81, Wyoming at Billings,
1:3O pm; Sept. %, North Dak-
ota u, home, 1:20 pm; Oct.
5, Brigham Young at Provo,
Utah, 8 pm; Oct. IL Idaho
State Homecoming home 1:3O
pm; Oct. 19, Utah State, home
1870 pm; Oct. 26, New Mex
leo at Albuquerque, 1880 pm;
New. 2, Weber State at Ogden,
1:30 pm; Nov. 8, Montana
State at Bozeman, 1::3O pm;
Nov. 16, Colorado State, home,
1870 pm.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28

Coach Ron Ewing will con-
tinue to practice his Sidney
Eagle football team twice
daily until September 2 as he
prepares his Eagles for that
opening date in Williston on
September 6. The Eagles prac-
tice at 7:30 and after school.
This years club is coming
along real good and their de-
sire is fierce.
81 Varsity candidates have
turned out to vie for spots
ON this years squad, the big
gest turnout in quite some
time.
The Eagle squad looks some
thing like this:
Quarterbacks-Dave Kanes-
XII, Gary Miller, Bob Atchison,
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
Open House HOnOrs
The Schwabauers

MIR. and Mrs. Dan Schwa-
bauer will be honored on their
25th wedding anniversary on
September 1st at open house at
the Girl Scout Cabin from 2:30
to 4:30 pm.
ALI friends and relatives
are invited.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28

O'Neil Jones attended a
meeting of the Montana State
Historical Society held in the
Historical Society Building in
Helena, August %. Jones is
a trustee of the society an Of
flee to which he was appoint
ed by Governor Babcock.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28

After a few drinks a person
can usually perform the me-
chanical functions of driving
easily enough, but he's lost
the ability to make critical
judgments and to react quick
ly in an emergency.
The Sidney herald., 1963-08-28
CartWriqht

MIR. and Mrs. Tex Adams of
Rosebud, Mont, visited the
VIM. Dobias family during the
week. Donna and Thelf ma Do
bias, who have been with Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Adams during
the summer returned home
with them to begin school
Monday.
Mrs. Frank Lassey attended
N. D. Episcopal Women's camp
and a state board meeting at
Holiday House on Pelican Lake
near Detroit Lakes, Mimi, last
Sunday through Wednesday.
She showed slides of India
there. Thursday she visited
with Mrs. Dolores Hartman,
her India travelling companion,
at Kuhn, N. Oak; Friday with
her sister-in-law, Mrs. Olga
Lassey, who teaches at James
town and her niece, Mrs. Mel
vim Skogen Ardelle Lassey)
at Valley City. Mrs. LaSsey
returned home Friday evening.
Mrs. Eugene Larson and
children came from Culbert-
son and visited her mother and
father, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Olson. They left son, Stephen,
for a longer stay.
CorrectionS-Mr. and Mrs.
Bug Sundling called on Rich
Croys while here instead OF
L. Croys. Lawrence and fam
lily had been to Glendive; Rich
ards were not at Glendive,
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charge of the case. The wound
required several stitches.
Monday Mr.. Gardner was taken
to his home near town and is
getting along nicely.
During the thunder storm
Friday afternoon lightning
struck the barn and stable on the
Comegy's farm just west of
Middletown, tenanted by Mr..
James L. Collins, formerly of
near Smyrna, and the building
was consumed. The fire whistle
sounded the alarm and the Mid
dletown Hose Company re-
sponded promptly, and although
the building was practically
consumed by the flames before
the firemen arrived, theypre-
vented its spreading. At the dme
the building was struck, a horse
and mule we're the only live
stock therein, and they we're
gotten out before the flames
reached them. The carriages,
wagons, farming implements,
etc., were all saved, and the
heaviest loss sustained by MIR.
Collins was five tons of hay,
and a quantity of straw. The
buildings we're partly covered
by insurance.
MIR. and Mrs. Eugene Davis
are sojourning at Marble Head,
on the coast of Massachusetts.
Miss Anna Bell Beckett left
today for Mountain Lake Park,
Md, where she will sojourn
among the mountains for three
weeks.
Mrs. Harry C. Tschudy has
been entertaining for a week at
her bungalow on Indian River,
Miss Bertha Smithers, Mrs. R.
H. Clifton, Mrs. R. F. Corley
and Miss Clara West HAZEL.
They return today.
Mr.. A. BaYard Fowler, of
Philadelphia, was an over Sun
day visitor to his father, MIR.
E. Marriott Fowler.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. Fletcher
Truax have returned from Re-
hoboth, where they have been
visiting Rev. and Mrs. R. K.
Stephenson, who have a cottage
there for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Turner, of Philadelphia, have
returned from a vacation spent
with Mr.. Enoch Turner, of this
town, and Mrs. Turner's rela-
tives down the State.
MIR. John Voss, of Philadel-
phia, a former Smyrnian, was
a guest yesterday of his bro
Their, Mr.. Emory Voss at Smyr-
ma Landing. He came down to
attend the funeral of his bro
Their James H. Voss who was
buried yesterday.
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Ann Denny, Miss Nancy Hud-
son, and MIR. Richard Hands
berry spent Thursday at Reno
both.
Pvt. Earl Ely returned to
Camp Gruber, OKLA, after
spending ten-day furlough with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Ely.
MIR. and Mrs. Edwin Shane
and daughter, Thelma, enter
tanned Mrs. Evans Brown and
Pvt. Lewis Conway of Camp
Shelby, Mississippi for dinner
Thursday evening. Friday af-
ternoon he returned to camp
after spending a seven day fur
Tough with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Lewis Conway.
1t. John Shortall returned
to his post in Massachusetts
Saturday after spending a few
days with his parents, MIR. and
Mrs. John Shortall.
Mrs. Richard Comegys and
children have returned home af-
ter visiting her parents in Bal
timore, Md.
DR.. and Mrs. Jack Arbogast
of Washington, DC. are guests
of Miss Elizabeth Wilson and
Capt. and Mrs. Ralph B. Jones.
Mrs. Leonard A. Collins, IT.,
and sons Garland and Bobby
have returned home after spen-
ding a week In Rehoboth.
Pvt. Leon A. Collins of Fort
Gusts, Virginia has been spen-
ding several days with his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Leonard A.
Collins, Jr., and family.
MIR. Harvey Hirst of Ham
burg, NY, was a guest last
week of his sister, Mrs. W.
c. Pritchard and DR.. Pritchard.
Mrs. Ruth Mills Wright has
returned from the Delaware
Hospital In Wilmington where
she was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis two weeks ago.
Miss Lavinia S. Ford is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Charles
w. Biting and her nephew and
wife, MIR. and Mrs. John H.
Gibbons, both of Claymont, Del.
Miss Ann Knots, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Clark Knots,
has returned from Rehoboth
Beach where she spent the past
week.
Mrs. Carrie Howell of Cam
den, Del, spent Sunday with
Mrs. Alice M. Read.
DR.. and Mrs. George ]. En-
ders of Philadelphia we're guests
a few days this week of Mrs.
Davis H. Bell.
Pfc. Henry Shapley arrived
home early Monday morning for
a short furlough, his first since
entering the service. He is now
stationed in North Carolina.
Laura Lee Owens of Lands
iowne, Pa, is visiting her
grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. R.
?. Corley.
Miss Carlene Jones is spend
week ~ atlantic ri--
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hour to save the other build
ings. His entire wheat crop of
$500 bushels which had only
been threshed TWO days was also
consumed, and a shed was dam
aged by the flames. The gran
airy and wheat we're insured.
This is the second time during
the past year that Mr.. Hurd
has met with hay losses. The
cyclone which passed over this
section last summer blew sew
eral of his outbuildings down
and others we're moved from
their foundations.
Edmund C. Gootee, whose
lumber business was recently
wiped out by fire, has decided
not to restock his yard but
will enter the wholesale lumber
business In the south. Last
week, after several confer
ences, he accepted a position
with the Tar River Lumber
Company at Rocky Mount, North
Carolina. This wholesale lum-
Der concern is the principal
industry of a city of $4,000 pop
uladon, having a pay roll alone
of $1,000 weekly. Mr.. Gootee
accepts a responsible position
with opportunities to become a
member of the firm. He will
leave with his wife to make
their home at Rocky Mount on
the 18th or 18th, entering the
services of the Company on the
18th. While regreting to lose
the Gootees from Smyrna they
go with the best wishes of a
large circle of friends. The
disseminating of Gootee's lum-
Der yard, leaves Joseph H.
Wright the only lumber dealer
In Smyrna.
MIR. and Mrs. George Boz
hmier are spending a vacation
at the cottage of Mrs. John
Williams at Rehoboth Beach.
Mrs. W. C. Deakyne is spen-
ding two weeks at Rehoboth
Beach as the guest of Mrs. Maud
Toppin of Wilmington.
While George Gardner and
Harvey Gardner, of near town,
we're returning from Camden
Camp on their motorcycle Sun
day, George accidentally caught
his heel In the wheel and bad
ly lacerated 1t. They had just
left the camp grounds and the
accident happened near the
bridge on the road to Dover.
His shoe was completely torn
from his foot and the fleshy
part of the heel was but to
the bone. Fortunately no
bones were broken. An auto was
summoned and George Gardner
was brought to Smyrna that
evening and DR.. MeSSick took
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Gardens are urged to enter ex-
hibits of vegetables, and house
wives are urged to exhibit their
home-camed vegetables and
fruits. The show will be held
at the church. More complete
details will be announced later,
Mrs. Russell said.
The Community Service Com
mittee of the Smyrna Rotary
Club will act as advisors to the
Girl Scouts during their drive
for the sale of war bonds and
stamps this month, Mrs. Thorn
as Russell, scout leader, has
announced. Aiding the Scouts
will be Herbert Pyle, DR.. C.
]. Prickett, R. Marley and
Rynear w. Slaughter. "The Girl
Scouts wish to emphasize that
this August Bond Drive is not
for themselves, but for Smyr-
ma, and that their interest Is
in a good showing for the town, 7"
said Mrs. Russell.
The Girl Scouts hope to sell
enough war bonds and stamps to
''buy" the jeep which will be
In this town August 18th for
the ''Buy Bond, Win a Jeep
Ride" Day. Authorities at the
Dover Air Base have consented
to loan the jeep between the
house of two and five Wednes-
day afternoon, August 18th,
when every person buying war
bond will be given a ticket
for a jeep ride. The jeep will
be stationed on Market Street
Plaza. Adults, say the Scouts,
may give their tickets to any
boy or girl for the ride. Booths
at the two theatres are being
manned by the girls each Mon
day, Thursday and Saturday.
Tonight, La Velle Marley and
Irene Moffitt will be at the Roxy
and Alice Jane Matthews and
Marie FAIRIES will be at the
Strand. At the Roxy on Aug.
9TH will be Ellenor Attix and
Ella Mae Gardner, and on Aug.
9th, Connie Burris and Leota
Hadley. AT the Strand on Aug.
9TH will be Muriel Beltz and
Peggie Clark, and on August
9th, Jacquie Potter and Ann
Knots.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. M. Davis
of Clayton attended the Ham
bletonian Races in Empire, N. Y.
where their horse, the ''Duke
of York." is racing in the
Oldest established harness ra-
cling contest In the country.
Miss Louella Sullivan has
returned home from spend
ing seven months at Wilmington
Sanitarium. She is much i'm
proved and has many friends
who wish her speedy recov-
cry.
Miss Ruth Mason of Phila-
delphia, visited her sister, Mrs.
Marcia Conway during the fur
Tough of her nephews Thomas
and Lewis Conway.
MIR. John Parker. Miss T
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Work is progressing at Lake
Como. The Strengthening of the
dam is almost done. The sur
face work on bridge will begin
In about a week, when traffic
will be shut off for TWO days.
While Oscar Husfeit was rid
ing his motorcycle to Middle
town and speeding along at a fast
rate, he ran into a dog on
the State road about one mile
from Townsend, the rider be-
ing hurled into a ditch several
feet away. Young Husfelt had a
shoulder badly sprained, both
arms cut and bruised severely,
and received other minor in
juries. He will be hcapacitated
from work for several weeks.
The accident happened on We'd
nesday night.
John Williams, colored, aged
IA, was accidentally drowned
Sunday while In swimming with
some boys at W. A. Broadway's
Bridge. He was found later and
Deputy Coroner ]. R. Sudler
held the inquest.
While MIR. and Mrs. Ritter
were driving through town on
Monday afternoon, the bit broke
causing the horse to become
frightened. Mr.. Ritter jumped
out, tried to catch the horse
but failed to do so. The horse
then ran into a telegraph pole
throwing Mrs. Ritter to the
ground. A doctor was sent for
and found Mrs. Ritter to be
suffering from bruises and
cuts, but not seriously injured.
The horse was finally caught
and but very little damage was
done.
Two more arrests have been
made In the recent speakeasy
raid at the old Chester House
yard following the conviction of
John Richardson for selling
liquor In violation of the local
option law. Constable Boyer,
who trapped a number of ne
groes in the speakeasy traf-
fic above mentioned, arrested
yesterday william Turner and
Elwood Johnson. They were
taken before Magistrate Henry
S. Anthony and after hearing,
admitted their guilt and we're
committed to Dover Jail In de-
fault of $500 bail. The officers
are after several more negroes
who skipped after Richardson's
arrest.
The large granary on the farm
of MIR. George W. Hurd, near
McDonough, was burned dur
ing the electric storm, and Mr..
iurd and his neighbors fought
the flames for more than an
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MIR. and Mrs. Lewis M. Price
were hosts to the Beginners and
Primary Glasses and their fri
ends of Asbury Methodist Sun
day School at lawn party at
their home last Thursday even
ing.
Broiler raisers on the wes-
tern side of Sussex County re-
port the loss of hundreds of
young chickens as result of the
electrical storm, the chicks be-
coming frightened at the vivid
lightning, heavy peals of thun-
der and noise of the falling hail
stones, crowded together In the
broiler houses and smothered
to death.
Mrs. Grace P. Keck, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Edgar ]. Win
sch, Allentown, Pa, and MIR.
Louis Hazel Collision, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Colli-
son, of Wilmington, we're mar
ried Saturday evening, July
3lst, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank P. McCauley here.
The Rev. DR.. John Thomas,
Presbyterian minister of Mid
dletown, officiated, and MIR. Nc
Cauley gave the bride away.
A small reception was held fol-
lowing the ceremony. The bride
is a new faculty member at the
John Bassett Moore School, and
the groom is employed at the
william Norris Hardware
Store. The couple will reside
with Mrs. Edward S. Dwight
on Main Street.
Victory garden growers and
flower garden enthusiasts in
this community are invited to
exhibit their prize vegetables
and flowers at the Victory Car
den Show planned for September
oath by members of the Willing
Workers Bible Class of the As
bury Methodist Church. Cen
eral chairman of the affair will
be Mrs. Thomas Russell, who
has named Mrs. william Wro-
ten, In charge of the Flower
Exhibit. and Mrs. Roscoe
Campbell in charge of the
vegetable and the Canned Goods
Exhibit. Refreshments will be
served under the Craftsmanship
of Mrs. Lee Gooden, and Mrs.
Robert Green will be in charge
of the music. A Gift Shoppe,
conducted by Mrs. Elwood
Kemp, will have for sale var
ious handmade articles, and
Mrs. Harvey Jones will be in
charge of the Sugar Plum Tree
and the Children's Exhibit. The
Sugar Plum Tree will be To-
AIDED with surprise packages for
the children. The young people
are expected to have their own
exhibit ofvegetable and flowers.
Mrs. Russell stated that Flow
er Exhibit classifications will
be divided into specimens and
arrangements, and judges will
be named to award ribbons to
the winners. Men with Victory
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Federation Of Malaysia Born
With Big Neighbors Hostile

IndoneSian President Su-
karno, who is believed to have
designs on neighboring Sara
wax and North Borneo, called
an emergency meeting of top
military and civilian leaders,
In Manila, President Diosdado
Macapagal of the Philippines
summoned home diplomats
from Malaysia and Indonesia
for urgent consultations.
Despite the tensions, en-
thuSiastic crowds in Kuals
Lumpur hailed the birth OF
Malaysia. Firecrackers popped
and lights blazed downtown.
A lantern and float process
sion in Sarawak was called off
by the government, which
feared new terrorist attacks
Two persons were injured
Saturday when a gerenade was
tossed into a taxi stand in
Kuching. The attack was
blamed on Communists who
have a large following among
Sarawak's young Chinese.