The Black Hills Weekly from Deadwood, South Dakota • Page 1

trT-- fifths VS IM HUH MM i ikon, 21, Dies From Wreck Injuries A young Lead man returning to his home after a day of fishing was fatally injured Wednesday afternoon when the pickup he was driving slid on a wet road and overturned into a ditch west of Lead on Highway 85. Howard D. 21, son of Mr. and Whitcwoad Sliaindeatet VOI. 47, NO.

22 May Rainfall Below Average k. -t rt TV '-v. LI, Iv I I t. il-t MEMENTO OF LEAD In addition to many happy memories, Carlos and Raul Cordova will return to their home at Tayoltita, Durango, Mexico, with "certificates of attendance" from Lead high school. The brothers received honors in bookkeeping where language was not so much of a handicap and plan to enter account fields as career after further schooling including college, probably at Mexico City.

Adios Not Easy for Brothers After Enjoying Lead Visit WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1955 May's High Was 88 in Deadwood A high of 88 on May 22 was the top reading of the month for Dead-wood, the U. S. Forest Service Office ronstrteH tnriav in a review. ft compares with a hjgh in May of j954. Low temperature this year was-1 n't even below the freezing mark 33 degrees while in 1954 the low was a chilly 4 on May 3.

The 33 in 1955 was recorded May 29. Precipitation this year ed to 3.62 inches, nearly two inches more than last year's 1.71. Snow was recorded in both 1954 and 1955 during the month. SturnU Driver Fined i LEAD, SOUTH DAKOTA, Paper Buys Competition RALEIGH. N.

C. ilM The News, and Observer Publishing jCo. today announced purchase of the Ra-j leigh Times. Jonathan Daniels, edi-i tor of the News and Observer, broke the news of the sale to em- P''es of the Times at the Times, euunms, ojock Collision Injures Rapid City Driver Harold Morgan, Rapid City, suf- fered a sprained shoulder in an accident Thursday night on U. 14 nine miles from Deadwood in, Boulder Canyon, members of the sheriff's office said.

Morgan's car and a Schwarzwald truck, driven by Marvin Reznicek, Deadwood, collided on a curve. Reznicek was not injured. Damage to Morgan's car was extensive. The truck was damaged! Morgan was taken to the Sturgis hospital for treatment. Lead precipitation during May totaled 3.70 only .45 belo-v the 50 year average of 4.15.

The total wag also .58 below last Mav's total of 4.28 according to the Mine Office of Homestake Mining Co. which compiles weather data for the V. S. Weather Bureau. Despite the slightly below average May precipitation to date for the year is nearly fur inches above 1954.

Total for 1955 is 15.44 comoared to 11.49 in 1954. High temperature for the month was 80 the low 32, consider- ably warmer than the low of 9 recorded in May of 1954. The fnt- 1nv 10.1 L-n HI This May Was much warmer ac cording to averages with the mean temperature 43.45 comoared to 1954 mean of 48.55. The mean! maximum this year was 84.58 and the minimum 42.32. Last year the mean maximum wag 58.81 and the mean minimum 38.29.

Former Resident Dies in Chicago Maurice Niederman, 78, former Deadwood merchant, died Wednes. day afternoon in a Chicago hospital, after an illness of several weeks. sisters in law, the Misses Blanche and Tess Colman of Dead, wood, left this morning for Chicago to attend the funeral services. Mr. "and Mrs.

Carl Kubler took them to Rapid City to take the plane. Mr. Niederman was married in Deadwood Dec. 27, 1903, to Anna Colman, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.

Nathan Colman. pioneer residents of Deadwood. They mov- ed to Chicago some time later where Mr. Niederman was in the furniture business. He retired i eral years ago and had devoted much of his time to a stock farm at Gary, Ind.

Survivors include his wife, two daughters, Dorothy Chicago; Sar ah Altschuler, Lubbock, two sons, Nathan and Bud, Chicago, and six grandchildren i END OF A HARROWING TRIP It might not appear that way but the driver (standing) of thin truck loaded with pipe in an admittedly lucky fellow after a brakeles trip from the top of Aztec Hill to the west outskirts of Lead. Driver Yokum, headed for the oil fields of North Dakota, said he could remember little of the fast trip he was so completely occupied with keeping the runaway semi In the winding road. The forward momentum of the truck finally stopped while going up the hill into Lead. The truck then started to back down unfit the driver jackknifrd his outfit off the road where the trailer high centered just before it reached a steep drop. After catching his breath, the successful driver assisted in the difficult chore of bringing the truck back onto the highway.

(Photo by Lloyd Forkler.) Mrs. Balfezore Dies Suddenly Mrs. Evelyn Lucille Balterore. 39 year old Deadwood mother of three boys." died unexpectedly the St. Joseph's Hospital Sun- lav morning.

Mrs. vho suffered a stroke, died shortly aft her admittance to the hoiu.ta! She was born May 31. 1916 to Mr. and Mrs. E.

L. RicharcMon both of whom have preceded her dfth. She was On. 15. 1936 in Custer, to Clarence Baltezore.

and ha3 been a resident of Deadwood and the Black Hills area Mrs. Baltezore is survived by and three sons. Dar-rell. 15; Donald and Douglas surviving are two sisters. Mrs.

Robert Ugland of Pierre and Mrs. Joe Iilian of Malin. Ore. The body is at the Wells Funeral Home in Deadwood. where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.

m. The Rev. William R. Nollmann will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery.

Divorce Granted A divorce was awarded Tuesday in Circuit Court by Judge Burton Pcnfold to Winifred B. Stump, Spearfish. from Gerald A. Stump, Denver, on grounds of cruelty, and non support. The plaintiff, represented by Richard Furze, Lead, was awarded custody of five children, $55 per month support money, $125 attorneys fees, costs and the household equipment.

The defendant, represented by Francis J. Parker, was gra-nted' visitation rights. The couple was married April 10, 1941 at Spearfish. Smokey Bear Posters Pay Results of the forest fire prevention campaign and success of "Smokey the Bear," Forest Service mascot in advertising fire prevention, were reviewed for the Dead- wood Rotary Club at the regu- lar Thursday luncheon by M. Loveridge.

Nemo district ranger. posters, stating that the cam i that man caused forest fires are lessening. Loveridge discussed the various major and minor fires in the Hills and stated that the average of man made fires in the Hills area was only per cent of the total fires as compared to the National Average of 90 per cent. He stated that this low percentage in the Hills is due to the high incidence of lightning fires, which constitute the largest percentage of forest fires. in this area.

Loveridge noted that so far this year'i no fires of any importance has occurred in the Black Hills District. The program was arranged by Pvev. William R. Nollmann. The regular business meeting was conducted by Lawrence Gaven.

mann, president. Kyle Kent, chairman of the committee in charge of arrangements for the proposed trip of Deadwood Boy Scout Troop 15 to the Big Horn Mountain's, reported that three cars and drivers were still needed for transpor. tation. The troop, sponsored by the Rotary Club, plan to leave June 19 for a camping trip, accompanied by Scoutleader Monte- Dunwiddie and sever'al adults. They, will return June 25.

Birthday recognition was given to Everett LeMar. Visiting Rotar-ians were Harold O. Anderson and W. A. Thurston of Sturgis, and Loney B.

Adams of st. Petersburg, Fla. Jim LeMar was a guest License Issued Marriage licenses were issued Thursday by Marie Lawler, clerk of courts, to Harold Erikson and LaVonnea Mae Cornett, both of Lead, and Leonard Wilbur Fahrni, 1M Funeral services will be held in: June meeting. Chicago. Mrs.

Niederman lives at Plans for the project were made 4056 N. Kedvale Ave, Chicago, 41. when the club met Friday eve The time is tentatively, set iocJUng. with Mrs. A.

J. Nelson. i Loveridge traced the history of guilty Wednesday afternoon in Lead U.o .7 "Smokey since his inception and Municipal Court to charges of pas-1 displayed fire prevention slogans and Mrs. Maurice Mason 316 Fast Summit, died at 3:10 p. m.

after sustaining a crushed chest In the tragic accident near the bottom of Aztec Hill. A student at Black Hills Teachers College where he had com pleted his junior year only last week. Mason was to have started summer employment Monday as swimming instructor at the Home, stake Plunge where he had worked two previous summers. Wet Road Members of the State Highway Patrol and Lawrence County sher iff's office, who investigated, said the young man apparently was not going too fast when the accident occurred. The road was wet and the surface slippery.

The accident happened about 1 :25. Mason was rushed by Mc-Colley's Ambulance to the Home-stake Hospital where he died an hour and 45 minutes rater. The pickup overturned on its side and struck a large boulder on the right side of the road. Investigating officers surmised that Mason- Was thrown from the truck Into another boulder nearby causing the fatal injury. The truck ended up on its side.

The accident was discovered by Paul Richardson of Deadwood, an employee of the Lawrence County Highway Department who called the officers. Other passing motorists afso stopped to, assist. Officers today said there was definitely nothing, to the rumor that Mnwn wuB'KHumnis o-Lcarf to have a fishhook extracted from his eye. Mason was born Aug. 2, 1933, in Deadwood.

Lead Graduate He was graduated from Lead high school in 1952 and attended Black Hills Teachers College where he was a member of Zeta Sigma and Phi Sigma Epsilon and also participated in speech and drama activities. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Lead. Survivors in addition to his parents include a grandmother, Mrs. Bertha Hines, Spearffsh; four bro. thers, Maurice of Seattle, and Del-vin, Robert and Donald, all of Lead; six nieces and nephews.

Girl Apparently Escapes Injury Sheila Wilson, 7, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmitt Wilson, who live four miles west of Lead, was apparently not seriously injured when she was struck by a pickup Tuesday about 4 :40 p. m. The little girt, with her sister, Paula Ann, 10, were waiting for the traffic to move so that they could cross the highway, 85, when she ran out and was hit by the front bumper of a county pickup driven by W.

B. Sage, Lead, members of the sheriff's office said. She was knocked down but got up and went to her sister. A sheriff's car came along at that time and took her to St. Joseph's Hospital for examination where' X-rays revealed no broken bones.

Mrs. Wilson said today that Sheila was recovering at their home and other than bruises was not seriously hurt. The driver was exonerated from blame, officers said. The child had been chasing a wheel across the highway, they said. ..4 7 Friday.

Slow Down, Live Meet to Be Held A meeting of all persons inter-; ested in the Slow Down and ramn in Npm been wonderful ambassadors of good wnll for Mexico." One of the highlights for Raul and Carlos Came at commencement when Fitcher presented them certificates of attendance at Lead high school. Both boys took geometry, bookkeeping, physics and economics. Carlos also studied world history and social problems while Raul found current world affairs and civis to his liking. They plan careers in accounting. The boys' hometown is similiar to Lead in many ways.

Smaller than Lead and much more isolated, it is a one industry town with the San Luis Mining Co. providing most employment. Silver mining and some gold is done by the company. The elder Cordova is en the legal staff of the company. Tayoltita is located 100 miles inland from the west coast city of Mazatlan which is in the tropic zone.

Tayoltita is in the so called temperate zone but its climate is tropical and most of the year the only transportation possible is by plane from Mazatlan. During their residence at the Herz home, 211 3rd sstreet, the boys were eager to help with household chores and became a part of the family. They were especially adept 'at babysitting. Mr. and Mrs.

Swent and Mr. Herz know some Spanish and were able to talk with the boys in their native language. The Swents' children, Kim, nearly 6, Christine, 4 and Richard, nearly 2, also can speak Spanish and enjoyed using it again after a year's absence from Mexico. After the difficult early adjustment the boys took to their new surroundings with obvious They mixed well with the other students and they displayed constant good manners and the wholesome attitude toward life that we like to see in all young people. The Cordova boys will begin ther return home Thursday.

They will go most of the way by bus and then fly the remainder. Harold Jensen, a graduate of Lead high school class of 55, will return with-them and be a guest in their home for a month or two. The boys thought that their stay in Lead had been very valuable and well worth the effort. "Everyone has been very nice, especially the teachers" said Carlos. Brother Raul summed up his feelings by saying "All have been very good to ime, I will never forget the town 'and everything." You boys may also be sure that those of us who have known you will not forget you either and that we hope to welcome you back someday.

Adios Amigos. Marriage Licenses Marriage licenses were issued Tuesday by Marie Lawler, clerk of court, to Guy Virkula, Lead, and Phyllis Sipe, Spearfish; Rich- ard D. Hudson, Sunnyside, and Beverly Jean Justice, Spearfish; Robert Allen Boppe and Gloria Marie Bunch, Lead; and Robert M. White and Ruth Esther Booher. Lead.

BY EARL AISLE Glistening on the dark lad's cheek was a tear. Goodbyes to people you have liked and enjoyed being with always cause some sorrow. Hands clasped and arms pumped and the tear rolled on down to be flicked away by an impatient hand. There was no embarrassment for this was adios. That afternoon those goodbyes were sad but manana the sun would be shining brightly and the homecoming would be filled with happiness.

Raul Cordova was shaking hands with his gym teacher R. G. Cart- wright, Lead Principal R. D. Fit- cher and myself.

The tear was real evidence that he had enjoyed his school year In Lead and that though home must have been beck oning strongly, ties ha'd been es tablished here which had a deep meaning. Raul is 19. slender serious and quiet. Younger brother Carlos, 17, is a sharp contrast to Raul. Hea vier in stature than his brother Carlos he will be remembered for his ready smile which was flashed wherever he went.

He balances the serious attitude of his brother with what we in this country would say was more of a "happy go lucky" attitude. Sons of Marino S. Cordova of Tayoltita, Durango, Mexico, the boys have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Langan Swent and Mr.

and Mrs. N. Herz since last September. Having never been in this country before the boys were really met with a challange when they came to Lead to attend high school. They had had but little English before they came to Lead and the boys found the language barrier their greatest difficulty.

Jay Jason, language teacher, was called upon quite often during those early weeks. When everyone around you speak nothing but English and you are trying to learn from English speaking instructors you learn fast. Any doubts anyone had about this were quickly dispelled by the Cordovas. No miracle was wrought, and no one expected one. The boys still have their difficulties with English, the most unreasonable If not the most idfficult of all languages, but no one can deny the fact that they improved rapidly and got along very well in this respect.

Their impressions of this country? Carlos sai'd the people here were about as he expected them to be but Raul felt that they were different than he had anticipated. Teenagers and their habits differ little in the U. S. from the boys and girls of Mexico and their doings. As a matter of fact the boys said life here and in their country was very much the same.

Even the country in which they live has its physical similarities and is not too much different than here. Principal Fitcher voiced the op- inion which has been echoed by all with whom I have talked about these boys when he "I have and I feel they have made real progress in both the language and in social relationships. They have WTVS Plans to Add Belle, Spearfish to Cable System Western TV System has announ-. distance transportation of a TV ced that its engineers "long ago signal on wires economically fea-concluded that Belle Fourche sible and requires little more ser. and Spearfish would never receive vicing than a telephone line.

Less enough TV signal from the Rapid than 30 miles of this type con- Club to Help Nemo's School Members of the Nemo Neigh bors Extension Club have decided to sponsor as a community pro-. jeet improvement of playgrounds) and purchase of new desks for the i Nemo school. Mrs. Ernest Sonne and Mrs. Charles Feldhausen were appoint-, ed to decide what is needed most.

for playground and school equip merit, the approximate cost, and whether a pattern book is avail- able for home built equipment. Their report will be made at the Mrs. Daniel Roui ke conducted the business meeting. Roll call was; answered with the name of their favorite book. Mrs.

Feldhausen was chosen as delegate to attend the Farm Wo- mcn's Camo at Box Elder orsrani- A report of the district federation meeting held in Deadwood was given by Mrs. Wesley Gro-shong. A committee was named to clean the church during the summer months. Mrs. Feldhausen will serve in July; Mrs.

Ernest Hoffman in August and Mrs. Groshong in Sep. tember. Mrs. O'Rourke led games at the close of the meeting.

Prizes went to Mrs. Feldhausen and Mrs. Nets Nelson. Mrs. A.

J. Nelson was presented with houscwarming gifts, and Mrs. Hoffman took photos of the hon- oree. Kefresnments were served by Mrs. Nelson and Mrs.

Ernest Sonne. Guests were Mrs. Chester Dur-en, Mrs. Paul Schniitz and son, 1 VnlDz.ii enn on) daughter, Mrs. Halvor Saxvall Mrs.

Joe Keough. Election of officers will be held at the June 17 meeting at the home of Mrs. M. E. Loveridge, Deadwood.

Air Force Asks Base Conversion WASHINGTON (UP) -The Air Force asked for an additional 36 million dollars for base construc tion Friday. The request was made in line with plans to speed production of B-52 jet bombers. The Air Force I 1 i a $5 fine and costs of $13.50. Beug was arrested Mav. 31 on Highway 14 by the state highway patrol.

struction would be necessary to add Belle Fourche. Hardy mentioned several sys- terns who each had a total of over 150 miles of cable in operation Cable construction in town would be the same as conventional sys tems, he said, but would employ the very latest in Broadband elec tronic equipment and would carry the three channels simultaneously to all subscribers in Spearfish and Belle Fourche who would enjoy nearly as good reception as received in Deadwood and Lead when construction is completed. Hardy said Station KOTA submitted a coverage map to the FCC which shows Rapid expected grade coverage. This direction will even fall short of Sturgis. Hardy added that WTVS has a mobile station under construction and plans to broadcast most Dead-wood and Lead sports events and even some of the Spearfish home games.

Some Belle Fourche home games could also be broadcast as well with the remote station, when line construction is completed there. Other public interest events will also be broadcast by one remote station this fall and winter. The remote station will operate in addition to WTVS the Northern Hills safety campaign will be held Wednesday, 7:30 p. at the Circuit Court room in Deadwood. John Treweek of Lead, Lawrence County coordinator of the nationwide effort to reduce traffic accidents, said city coordinators, peace officers, representatives of civic groups and all others interested are invited.

Lead Man Faces Charge Harvey Loterbauer, Lead, was arrested Sunday at Central City by members of the Lawrence Coun ty sherrif's office and charged with; drunkon driving. ewas released Sunday evening under $100 bond. His hearing is scheduled for later this. week. Ceiling Crashes On Man Bathing Some bath tubs are dangerous.

If you don't believe this ask Wildred Anderson, Omaha, who was taking a bath in tile Wagner Hotel this morning about 7 a. m. when the plaster ceiling collapsed and landed on him in- juring his head, legs, arms and shoulders. According to Deadwood Police Chief Art Rasmussen, Anderson en. tered the bathroom and shortly! City station to give a good picture, They added that even an elabor-1 ate antenna on the highest hill within miles of Belle Fourche or Spearfish would not give enough TV signal for a good antenna system.

Western Television is pre sently completing construction of 18 miles of cable in Deadwood and Lead, on cable system. Another six miles of cable construction there.1 will be completed before construe-1 tion to Spearfish is undertaken. Western TV System hopes to -uei Ray Hardy, local manager of the system, said that the main lines carrying signal to Spearfish and Belle Fourche could feasibly both be completed and in operation before Sept. 1. The antenna system is currently carrying Deadwood, WTVS Channel 2 programming Bismarck's KFYR, Channel and KOTA, Channel 3, will be received from a mountaintop antenna and added to the system.

Hardy said the long lines connecting Spearfish and Belle Fourche would be carried on ordinary telephone type since Western engineers have worked out a success, ful method of converting TV frequencies way down and converting them back to TV frequencies at the other end. This makes long I after the ceiling dropped. said it would convert 11 bases. He is confined in St. Joseph's including Ellsworth Air Force Base Hospital where he required stiches 'at Rapid City, S.D., to handle B-52 in his head and suffered bruises bomber wings, on other parts of his body.

Hisl Money requested for the Ells-condition is not serious. worth conversion came to $1,507,000 sta tion that brought the first tele- Deadwood, and Helen Kate Water-vision to the West River area. land, Central City. 1 i -I 1 i 'A Nf Is examining a display of mineral ores from the Black Hills (3rd picture). The children later gathered In the center of the museum for an address by Mayor R.

L. Ewing (4th picture), who spoke briefly on the history of Deadwood and some of its outstanding historical epics. (Polaroid One-Minute Photos.) practically every South Dakota community and was climaxed by the ponderous fire truck from the Ellsworth Air Force Base (2nd picture.) Later, under the guidance of Loretta Blanchard, Lawrence County public health nurse, the children toured Adams Museum. Cheryl ois, daughter of Governor and Mrs. Joe Foss, 71st annual firemen's convention parade down Main Street.

The parade headed by Frank Gntrk and a detachment of National Guardsmen is pasting the traveling classroom In the photo. The 5-mile long column Included fire fighting equipment from CHILDREN SEE PARADE Two events highlighted the morning in Deadwood today when the first tour of South Dakota crippled children from the Crippled Children's Hospital and School, Sioux all, in their traveling classroom arrived just at the start of the.