The Daily Plainsman from Huron, South Dakota • Page 12

PAGE TEN Tto HURONITE and THE DAILY PLAINSMAN. Huron. 8. D. THURSDAY.

FEBRUARY 2T, 1958 GiantTruck To Be Tested AtOaheDam PIERRE A truck which wi! move 120 tons of dirt in each loac will be put to a test at the Oahe Dam project next week, weather permitting. Billed as "Ihe world's largest' truck, the Eucnik was developet by the staff of Western Contracting Corporation, Sioux City, for use in making closure of the huge earthen Oahe Dam. Here are the statistics on (he truck: Overall height with box down, 14 feet; height with box at exlreme dumping angle, 45 feet; length of box, 46 feet; outside width of box, 15V4 feet; total weight, empty, tons; total weight loaded. 19913 tons; top speed, 35 miles per hour; ca pacity, 80 yards (level load). The giant is expected to prove most valuable where long hauls are required between the excavation and dumping sites and where good roads are available.

Jf the first model proves a sue-! cess mechanically and economically, Western has indicated it will build more. Western has performed a majori portion of the earthmoving ac- to date at the Oahe; Dam. In 1956, it established an all-lime record for one contract; in the experience of the Corps ofj by moving at Oahe inl one day 143,000 cubic yards of ma-l terial. Under all Oahe contracts to date, Western will have 77,080,000 cubic yards of dirt and shale and placed cubic yards of fill. Stage VI Earthwork contract, now underway, calls for 24,500,000, cubic yards of excavation and 16,000,000 cubic yards of fill.

OAHE REQUIRES WORLD'S LARGEST THUCK: Developed for use at Oahe dam, "Eucnik," the world's largest truck which was developed by Western Contracting Corporation, Sioux City, Iowa, will be given test runs next week. In each load, the truck will transport a load equivalent to about half of the earth excavated for the basement of an average sized home. (Photo by Howard Carlson) Two S. F. Groups Are Incorporated PIERRE (UP) --'Articles of incorporation have been filed for two Sioux Falls non-capital slock firms.

Warm air heating and air conditioning contractors of Sioux Falls was organized by Louis Baete, M. C. Forseth and M. T. Woods, all of Sioux Falls.

Minnehaha County Archers Incorporated was set up by John Otten, Charles Eugene Bledsoe, Donald Earl Jones, Cora I. Archer and Allen Berg, all of Sioux Falls. STATE ENDS TONITE "INTERLUDE" JUNE ALLYSON STAG NIGHT COOKS: This is part of the kitchen crew which fed more than 350 persons at the annual Iroqupis Stag Night Wednesday. Kneeling is Herb Schoenfelder while standing, left to right, are Aksel Angell, Ray Sawyell, Pete Laposky, Andy Tschetter, Jim Salter, Orlo Porter and Ray Eiesland. The program included a panel discussion on livestock marketing led by Les Harding, Sioux Falls market commentator.

Others participating were Kenneth Johnson, Farmers Union sheep salesman; Bill Anderson, cattle salesman; Jim McKinley, hog salesman; and Homer Stoakcs, order buyer. All are connected with the Sioux Falls public market. Richard Scotter was master of ceremonies for the entertainment presented by high school students. This included numbers by the school band; Marilyn Aughenbaugh, baton twirler; Gerry Hallen.and Ray Oles, vocal duet; Judy Drake, vocal solo; Wayne Wiles and Dennis Aughenbaugh, cornet 'duet. (Daily Plainsman Photo) Lad Finds Life Isn't AttGloom A REBEL'S A WOMAN'S LOVE! DEADWOOD (UP) The clou which hovered over the life of 1 year-old Jimmy Thomson of Dea wood turned out to have a silvi lining.

Members of the Holy Nam Society of Saint Ambrose Roma Catholic Church in Deadwood the lad a check for $500 to hel. pay his hospital expenses for 11 last seven months. Jimmy was burned last July on the ranch of his great-une Dan Thomson in the Beaver Cree area near Newcastle, Wyomin The lad had painted a combin that day and was using gasolin to remove some of the paint from his pants. He lit a match to help dry gasi line on the floor of the ranc a a the flames crawled up his pant legs. Afraid the rest of the gasolin on the floor would ignite, Jimm ran outside.

His aunt Helen hear his screams arid ran to help jer off the flaming trousers. Nearly eight months and si grafts later, the skin is startin to heal although the tendons ar drawn up and he cannot straighle his legs. His family had only 77 day insurance coverage, and mem bcrs of the Holy Name Societ agreed such a bill would brca most of them if they were to hav to pay it for their families. So they decided to hold a bene fit dance in Deadwood. The $50 check for Jimmy was the resul Now, Jimmy is looking forwar to returning to the home of hi parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Ervin Thomson, and his brothers am sisters. LAIKA ON MATCHES MOSCOW (UP)- Laika, the dot sent into outer space aboard So Viet Sputnik II, soon will be en shrined on a matchbox cover. Russian match factor announce! today it will produce covers-show ing Laika peering into spaci against a background of swirling icomcts, planets and stars. PUT YOUR COMFORT IN MY HANDS WITH CONFIDENCE Phone 6489 For Regular Service Standard Furnace Oil Standard Heater Oil Both With STA-CLEAN Reseal Program Announced By ASG WOONSOCKET Maurice Van Walleghen, office manager of the Sanborn County ASC has announced that a program for 1957 crop corn, barley, oats and wheat is being offered by the Department of Agriculture.

Also, 1956 crop wheat and 1955 and 1956 crop corn, now under reseal may be extended another year. Farmers must apply for reseal or extended reseal before loan maturity dates which Is Vlarch 31 for wheat, April 30 for barley and oats; July 31 for corn. The reseal storage rates are 6 cents a bushel for corn, vheat and barley and 12 cents or oats. College Debaters To Participate In St. Paul Contest Two debate teams from Huron College will compete in a speed meet at St.

Paul, this week end; The two squads are the same ard posted a 4-6 mark and ratec several "excellents" at the Uni versity of Nebraska meet lasl week end. St. Thomas College is sponsoring the St. Paul meet. Opening Thursday, Feb.

27, the conference will include teams from several midwest slates. The meet closes Saturday, March 1,. Huron College debaters at the meet will be Harlan Dybdahl, and Adrian Parmeter of Huron, Tom Slolen of Dululh, Wayne Panannen of Lead, and Jim Kirk of Sisselon. In last.wek's Nebraska meet, Ihe team of Dybdahl and Parmeler won Ihree rounds and 'lost Victories came over Peru State, Wayne and Southwestern College. Losses were tc the University of Nebraska and Fort Hays, Kan.

The team of and Panannen won over York College. In discussion. at'Nebraska, Dybdahl rated "excellent." Parmeter and Stolen captured excelent ratings in interpretative reading. The squads will be accompanied to Paul by speech director Edward L. Meyer.

PTA Discusses Reorganization ALPENA- School reorganiza-l ion was discussed at a meeting if the PTA There were 34 members present! md the room'Count for vas won by the third and'fourth grade room. Paul Freeburn, Mrs. Albert tnox and Mrs. George Frye were lected on the nominating committee. A Founder's Day was resented with Mrs.

Fred Kopf- nann in charge. A skit was pre- ented by Mrs. Howard Peters, Irs. Mabel Willard, the Rev. E.

Kunze, Floyd and Paul Arhart. Muc was presented by Betty Brass, ornelia Wagner, Kaye Thompson, larilyn Hafner and Carol Ann ddy. Deaths in the Day's News By UNITED PRESS WASHINGTON -Funeral scrv. ices will be held Friday for How- D. Wheeler, 77, a long-time newspaperman and recent govenv nent consultant on problems of lie aged.

Wheeler died at his lome here Wednesday. He was first editor, in 1908, of the San Francisco Daily News. He later became managing editor of Harper's Weekly. From 1930 to 1936 he was chief editorial writer 'or The New York Daily News. FALMOUTH, Hunt- ngton Jessup, 73, newsman and ong-time writer on outdoor sports, died at a hospital Sunday.

Jessup represented Harper's Magazine' in 1915.on the trip of Henry Ford's peace ship and later became a correspondent for The New York Vorld. NEW YORK Nicola Lalli, 65, a designer of women's coats andj uits, died Wednesday of a heart ailment. NEW N.Y, Ed ward Hopkins Emerson, 80, a re- ired mining engineer, died at Vew Rochelle Hospital Emerson had been a partner the New York firm of Emeron Hill. Freight Train Derailed Near Alexandria, Minn. (UPJ-A 108-car freight train was derailed on Ihe Great Northern maid line five miles east of here late Wednesday night, scattering cars for hundreds of feet, No one was injured in Ihe wreck, authorities said.

One of the cars caugiit fire and was demolished before the Alexandria fire department could ex- inguish the blaze. Great Northern officials said 39 cars of the train, enroute to the 1'win Cities from Fargo, N.U., eft the, tracks. Several of the cars leapfrogged, piling as many as three high. The train carried a full load of and potatoes. Cause of.

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