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Rapid City Journal Sunday, August 1961 Streot lighting Program Presented To City Council ing Industry, plus overwhelming acceptance nationally, has re- aucea tne cost of 7,000 lumen residential mercury vapor street lighting by nearly SO per cent over the last few years. The expected life of mercury vapor lamps has been more than doubled in recent years while the price of the lamp has been reduced by nearly 40 per cent. The cost of incandescent street lighting has remained essentially at the same level and will probably increase in future years. The adoption of the new street lighting rate schedule brings about, as of July 1, 1965 rfmi-1' 1 syr11 1,1 11 "I IN 7 i -s JrH hh I i nnaitn a -ri ii uwuji imnjiitnii milium i Jim. II I I If 3 STORY BOOK IS vr- -v) siaiaaWBsBssBaiHBiHHaMaa A new program of street lighting (or the City of Rapid City has been presented to the Rapid City Council by Robert G.

As-heirn, administrative vice-presi-ft dent of Black Hills Power and Light Company, and R. E. Fu-rois, the company's district manager. The program consists of re- placement ef incandescent street light fixtures with modern, more efficient, mercury vapor street light fixtures. A time table of not less than four years has been set to complete the total program.

Asheim said that research and development in the street light Load Limits For County Roads Set In a special meeting Saturday morning, the Pennington County Commissioners passed unanimously a resolution plac ing load limits on certain county roads. Drafted under the advisement of states attorney Dave Sieler, the resolution limits loads to 11,500 gross pounds per axle on the following routes: Creighton Road from Wall north to Creighton; Quinn north to Pedro; Wasta north to Meade County line; Wicksville north to Meade County line; Wicks-ille south to Owanka; New Underwood north to Meade County line; New Underwood south to Highway 40; Box Elder east to east of Wicksville on old 14- 66; Highway 14-16 west from Box Elder and south to Highway 40; Highway 40 east of Rapid City on Towers Road; from Interstate 90 north on Halley Avenue to Meade County line; from Interstate 90 north on Haines Avenue to Meade County line; South Canyon Road from Rapid City to Meade County line; Sheridan Lake Road from Rapid City to Highway 385; Hill City west to Tigervifle Junction; from Interstate 90 north on Elk Creek Road to Meade County line. Following official publication of the resolution and proper posting of the load limits on the roads, the law will be enforced by Pennington County sheriff's officers and violators will be lined. Under the advisement of the commissioners, the states attorney is drafting a resolution proposing the employ of a pri vate collection agency for the collection of personal property taxes, to be acted upon in the near future. Evelyn Rouse Rites To Be Held Monday Funeral services for Mrs.

Evelyn M. Rouse will be Monday at 2 p.m. at the Saint Mathews Episcopal Church with the Rev. Dennis A. Tippett officiating.

She died Friday at a local hospital following a short illness. Burial will be in the Pine Lawn Cemetery with the Camp-tbell Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Rouse was born April 5, 1909 in Monewi, and married Arthur W. Rouse Dec.

22, 1928 in Rapid City. Survivors include her husband; one son, Jim, Los Angeles, two daughters, Mrs. Norma Diely and Mrs. Carol Valla, both of Rapid City; one sister, Mrs. Vera Irving, Albuquerque, N.M.; and 11 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one son, Jack. Visitation will be at the funeral home until the time of the funeral. Greater South Dakota Workshop Theme Set to NOTED SURGEON HERE Among speakers at the Black Hills Medical Seminar in Rapid City Friday and Saturday was Dr. Alton Ochsner (right), director of the surgery division of the Ochsner Clinic In New Orleans, La. Shown at Mount Rushmore Saturday morning with Dr.

Lyle G. Freimark of Rapid City, Dr. Ochsner is internationally recognized for his work in the field of lung cancer. A native of Kimball, Ochsner's family pioneered in that area and his father was the first sheriff of Brule County. The famous surgeon has carried on a family tradition that there has been a physician In every generation since the 13th century.

Ochsner has two sisters, Mrs. B. E. Colby and Mrs. Fred Griswold, living in St.

Onge. Registration at the seminar totalled 136 representing 13 states and 47 cities. (Briefs HOSPITALS visitino aoras tbnutlt-rUrkMi: I 4 fm. r4llrl Wart I I Ji.li. 4 m.

I m. Admitted to St. John's McNa-mara Hospital: James Brown, EAFB; Mrs. C. H.

Dulaney, Ft. Meade; Jerry Shull, Custer; Mrs. Viola Wilsey, Wall, and Roger Lee Beloff, Mrs. Robert Ehrke, Mrs. Fredrick King.

K. A. Locke, Robin Robinson, Mrs. Vernon VanDam, all of Rapid City. Dismissals: Mrs.

Thomas Baldwin, Box Elder; James Brown. EAFB; Harold I. Ford. Sturgis; Mrs. Mary A.

Lewis, Hill City; Sue E. Smith. Chad ron, Wayne Wagner, Chadron, Mrs. Glenn WU-liams, Moorcroft, and Roger Lee Beloff, Gordon Erick- son, Walter Herzberg. Mrs.

Til da Haugen, Kathleen Kelly, Shel- 11 Mcurifr, Mrs. Lilly Moore. Edward Ryan, Ben Roth, all of Rapid City. Admitted to Bennett-Clarkson Hospital: Mrs. Carl Cornell, Buffalo; Bonnie Groxfield.

Belle Fourche; Larry and Douglas Neugebauer, 1 1 Mo. Cbauncey Fitzgerald. Stureis. and Mrs. James Wilson, Walter Lohmeyer, Joseph Frazee, Ronald Oney, J.

William McKeever, Myma Sande, all of Rapid City. Dismissals: Robert Tomack. Rushville, Mrs. Margaret Schmidt, Custer, and Hugh Ebnght, Ronald Peabody, Mrs. Howard Angelhofer, Mrs.

Rus sell Harris, Edward Bruce, Mrs. Donald Peiman, all of Rapid City. BIRTHS At St. John's McNamara Hos pital: Aug. 7 A boy to Mr.

and Mrs. Fredrick Kling of Rapid City. At Bennett-Clarkson Hospit al: Aug. 6 A boy to Mr. and Mrs.

David Swift and a girl to Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson, au ot Kapid uty. Fine Arts Show Attendance Good Records indicate attendance was good at the first week of the First Annual Dakota Terri torial Fine Arts Show, 517 Sev enth St. Tourist families from many states were among those who registered after seeing the dis play of 186 paintings, photo graphs and sculptures done by North and South Dakota artists.

Artistic floral arrangements by the Green Thumb Garden Club and the Rapid City Gar den Club were featured last week. The second week will begin Sunday afternoon with a concert from 3-4 p.m. by the Black Hills Folk Forum. The folk musical interlude is free to the public. This week the Rapid City Ser vice League will present a new Suppet show also free to the pub-c.

Service League members are donating their time to register guests and watch over the exhibit from 1 to 9 p.m. each day. The two week event is being presented and directed during August, Fine Arts Month in Rapid City, by the Dakota Artist's Guild with the sponsorship of numerous Rapid City businesses. John Moore Services To Be Held Tuesday Funeral services for John Moore will be held at the Ben- rens Mortuary at 1 p.m. Tuesday with Henry Allison officiate tag.

Burial will be in Elm Springs Cemetery. He died Saturday morning at a local hospital. Born in Viewtield Aug. 5, 1892, Moore married Nora C. Miner in Rapid City Oct.

7. 1917. He ranched in the Elm Springs area until 1960 when he moved to Rapid City. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge at Wasta. Survivors include his widow four daughters, Mrs.

Harry (Doris) Weber, Mrs. James (Ruby) Bruner, and Mrs. Arthur (Mary) Raetz, all of Riverton, and Mrs. Richard Bernice Williams, Rapid City; four sons, Maynard, Westfir, Wayne, San Francisco, and Martin and George, both of Elm Springs; 23 grandchildren; three great grandchildren; five brothers, Lester Moore, Rapid Cityj George, Trail, Frank, Long Beach, Arthur, Wasta; William, Elm Springs, and two sisters, Mrs. Edna Waddill, Gordon, and Mrs.

Mariorie Ager, Crawford, Neb. A memorial has been established for the FJm Springs Community Church, snd affords general municipal advertising, added civic pride and community well being. "We are pleased that Rapid City Is receiving these addition al Improvements for less cost to the city," Schroeder comment ed. He added that there are very few improvements that could be inaugurated by municipal of ficials tha would prove to be of such material benefit to each and every citizen of the com munity than an improved street lighting system. "This has definitely been the experience of communities where a relighting program has been earned out," he concluded.

Fair To Boast Bands From 18 Towns HURON (AP) Bands rep resenting 18 South Dakota communities will entertain visitors at the 1965 State Fair Sept. 4-9 The bands will be featured In concerts on the fairgrounds during noon hours and early eve nings, and will also perform at the afternoon and evening grandstand shows. The week's schedule has been announced by State Fair Manager Secretary I a J. Jacobson, listing in order the bands that will appear for noonday, evening and grandstand concerts: Saturday, Sept. 4 Alcester High School; Winner High School; 147th Field Artillery Band, Mitchell.

Sunday Philip High School; Minnehaha County 4-H Club Band, Sioux Falls; Huron Municipal Band. Monday Chamberlain High School; Timber Lake High School; Huron Municipal Band. Tuesday Canton High School; Mount Vernon High School; Miller High School. Wednesday Hayti High School (10 a.m.); Alexandria High School; Beresford High School. Thursday New Effington High School; Highmore High School; Lake Preston High School Mrs.

Schulfz Rites To Be On Tuesday Funeral services for Mrs. Albert O. Schutz will be at the Grace Lutheran Church in Stur-gis Tuesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Herbert Cleveland officiat ing. Mrs.

Schutz died Saturday morning at a napia cuy Hospi tal. Burial will be in the Mountain View Cemetery with the Camp bell Funeral Home in charge. Born Aue. 12, 1901 in Tripp, she graduated from Eureka Lutheran College in 1920 and taught school for three years following graduation. She later worked as a clerk in the selective service at Eureka.

In Febru ary of 1965 Mr. and Mrs. Schutz made their home in Kapid Uty. Survivors include her hus band; three sisters, Mrs. August Neuberger and Mrs.

George Schnaidt, both ot Beuian, M.u., and Mrs. Joseph Brasseur, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Visitation will be at the Camp bell Funeral Home until the time of the funeral. 'Head Start' Report Scheduled Tuesday The Rapid City Board of Edu cation will hear a report on Rap- id City's "Head Start" Pro- gram during the regular session Tuesday morning. Mrs.

Orylle Jarchow, program director, and Mrs. Rose Myhren, program nurse, will report to the board. A number of bids will be con sidered and final inspection of the parking area and driveway project at the main high school will be conducted. Personnel appointments and resignations will be reviewed and routine business matters will be resolved. Jaycees Select Sites For Events YANKTON im Over 225 state Jaycees and their wives will windup the Jaycees annual three-day summer board meeting her today.

Saturday the group awarded several of its events for the coming year. The state Jaycee junior golf, tennis and track meets will be held in Sioux Falls next summer, the summer board meeting in Madison, the state Outstand ing Young Farmer meeting in Brookings in January and the safe driving Teen-age Road-E-0 in Vermillion next spring. The state board meeting is held each year to allow the various Jaycee groups in the state to plan events, budgets and other items. a reduction the city ef 11.578 annually. The conversion from incandescent street lights to higher light output mercury vapor street lights.

If approved by the council, will reduce the cost of street lighting by an additional M.094.21 annually. Mayor Phil Schroeder said good street lighting affords a maximum of nighttime protection and convenience to pedestrians, makes possible the safer movement of vehicular traffic, stimulates retail trade through out the business district, aids police and fire departments, enhances abutting property values Capt. Kuypers surgent positions in order to mark them for the friendly forces and turned the lead element. Finding the weather had closed the mountain passes to the coast, he maneuvered his plane down a river bed, below treetop level, to the coast where he made contact with six Marine Corps H-34 evacuation helicopters and led them back to the battle area. "CAPT.

KUYPERS' bravery in the face of intense hostile fire, superior flying skill and devotion to duty were in keeping with the greatest traditions of the United States Army, and reflect great credit upon himself and the military service," the citation read. Kuypers is now battalion communications officer. He and his wife, Judie, live at 173 Reed Fort Riley, Kan. Russian Roulette GILBERT, Minn. (AP) A Gilbert man wound up a drinking bout vith a game of Russian roulette and lost Friday.

The victim was Michael P. Kralich, 33, a bachelor miner. St. Louis County officials said John Indihar, 58, of Gilbert, told of drinking with Kralich during the day, then trying the pistol game with him. Indihar said he tried it three times, with the pistol hammer falling on an empty cylinder each time.

He said Kralich was shot in the head on his first attempt. if i 1 A Captain Decorated For Heroic Services Sore Trail Beauty Of HAS NEW PARTY SETS Rapid City youngsters have worn out two birthday party sets at Story Book Island. Previous sets were constructed of wood and according to park officials "plain wore out." Saturday morning eight members of Rapid City Local No. 4, Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterer International Union donated their time to constructing a new set this one made of cement block, using materials furnished at cost by Dakota Block. The union members started at a.m.

and were finished by noon. Normally such' a project would take three days, workmen said. (Journal Photos) Riders Hills Knickrehm, 10, of Rapid City, a Boys' Club member who won the trip through good citizenship, was a guest of tha trail ride group. M. G.

Comer. Konawa, said he had a "real good time. I never knew you bad so much to offer." Mrs. Robert White of Little- rock, who with her hus band has been on many trail rides California and Arizona as well as one last year in Eu rope, told friends that in all her experiences she bad never witnessed scenery like the Black Hills. Mrs.

Fred Dean of Rapid Cky said she had "a perfectly mar velous Miss Rodeo America, Miss Patty Karen of Rapid City, a veteran of many Black Hills Trail Rides, rode two days before leaving for rodeo appearances in Montana and Idaho. The year's activities wound up with awards for horsemanship, trail riding ability, sportsman ship and congeniality. Joe Rapp, Rapid City, president of the nonprofit organization. Trail bosses this year were Jim Kendall and Lloyd Morgan, both of Rapid City, and Harry Marshall, Rapid City, a trail ride veteran, was guide. Forest Service rangers provided assistance to planning the trails and the group has the cooperation of the National Park Service and Coster State Park officials for their visits there.

Oldest rider was Mayor Her bert R. Dean, 78, of Hartland, Wis. Dean said. "Now that I'm limbered up I could ride like this all the rest of the sum mer." He is an early day cowboy and deputy sheriff of Harding County. William Boyer, Etters, had the honor of coming the greatest distance for the ride.

He said he liked the event States represented this year were, in addition to South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Cali fornia, Ohio, Iowa, Georgia and Colorado. a4 mm SIX-DAY TREK EKDJ Saddle Praise Seventy five horseback riders from 13 states were leaving for home Sunday, nursing a few saddle sores and blisters after a six day trek through the Black Hills. Riders were, however, loud In their praise of the ride and the scenic beauty they saw. The 14th annual Black Hills Trail Ride wound up Saturday night at the Rafter Bar ranch near Hill City, after six days and five nights out on the trail. At an award night dinner, Gin-ny Jones, Sturgis, and Steve Johnson, Clear Lake, were voted the outstanding trail riders among those under 16.

The ride was generally favored with good weather but a bit on the cool side. Only one day did the group ride in the rain. That was Wednesday after a view of Mount Rushmore from horseback. The horseback ride, sponsored by Black Hills Trail Ride, started out Monday and wound around Horse Thief Lake, through the Mount Rush-more Memorial, over Harney Peak, into Custer State Park to the Needles and Cathedral Spires and on to Sylvan Lake. Typical rider comment was from Mrs.

Aeola Mitchell, Wickenburg, who said, "It was glorious, perfect and I can say I've never been on a better trail ride. The scenery is beyond compare." Mrs. Mitchell has been on many Arizona and California rides. A vice president of Southern Airways, Graydon Hall of Atlanta, Ga who made the ride with his son, said, "I never thought I'd go this far to get a saddle sore but it was worth every minute and if they'll have me, I'm coming back next year. The scenery is beautiful." Hall was here with his 13-year-old son, Rusty.

Earle McNeil, Maynard, declared, "I'm already looking forward to coming back again next year. I love your Black Hills." Mrs. June Scholz, Minneap olis, a self confessed Capt. Thomas O. Kuypers, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Kuypers of Pactola Heights, has been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroic action on Feb. 2, 1964 in the Republic of Viet Nam. Kuypers, of the 1st Aviation Battalion of Fort Riley, was decorated by Maj. Gen.

Jonathan O. Seaman of the 1st Infantry Division. THE CITATION initiated by Headquarters, United States Military Assistance Command, Viet Nam, reads that on Feb. 2, 1964, Capt. Kuypers was serving as pilot of an unarmed light observation aircraft on a routine mission when he received an urgent call for help from a U.S.

advisor to a Vietnamese battalion that had been hit by the Viet Cong. Marginal weather forced him By at tree-top level over mountainous, jungle terrain to the location of the besieged forces. UPON ARRIVAL his aircraft was exposed to a heavy concentration of machinegun and small arms fire, but despite this hazard, Kuypers continued his mission. Contact was made with the advisor who requested Kuypers pinpoint the hostile gun em- nigiumAnta nnHfv Jti forward made repeated passes over in- Montana Traffic Accidents Kill 4 HELENA, Mont. (AP) oay.

Two young Sidney boys, James Peterson Jr. and Dennis Austereng, were killed when a car plunged into a ditch Friday night near Sidney in eastern Montana. Warren Gower, 35, Bozeman, died early Saturday when he apparently fell asleep while driving seven miles west of Bozeman. Edward Westlake, 25, Boze- man, was killed early Saturday when his car rammed the rear! of a parked truck in Bozeman. I amateur, admitted she was tired and sore but she said, "I've never had a better time in my whole life, even when I went to New York City." Mr.

and Mrs. Einar Cleveland, Ohio, were loud in their praise, "better than ever and the Hills never looked more beautiful. Coming from an area where we are having problems with both water and air pollution, you don't know what it means to see a sparkling mountain stream and smell the pine-scented breezes." The Borchs had been here for five consecutive rides in the late 1930s but missed several recent events until then- return this year. Youngest rider to make the six day trail trip was Ralph PnliYo Illoilcr fiP Esther Jenison of 730 Lem-mon reported that a garden at 804 Lemmon was torn up Friday, and tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers thrown about the area. The incident occurred while the owners were out of town.

Red Resick of 823 Taylor reported some boys trying to get into the concessions stand at the Little League Field northeast of Horace Mann School Saturday. Typhoon Jean Hits Russian Coast MOSCOW (AP) Typhoon Jean, killer of at least 26 persons, hit the Soviet far eastern port of Nakhodka Saturday, flooding the port city and farmlands near Vladivostok. Tass said between six and eight inches of rain had fallen in the Soviet maritime prov ince that lies between Chinese i HURON in A new format emetts battaUon of the of forums and workshops de- Uack 0 to rear elementSi and veloping the theme "Building a medical evacuation Greater South Dakota Through vmRAed Vietnamese sol-Action will be used this year I for the annual meeting of the! AT' nREAT R1SK. Ruvners Greater South Dakota Associa tion, Sept. 29, in Pierre.

The GSDA, working with the chambers of commerce of the major cities, hopes to develop facets of community action and community development, Roy Terwilliger, secretary, said. I Principal addresses will be Four persons died in three sep-f iven by Gov. Nils A. Boe, and "ate Montana traffic accidents Frank W. Mueller, manager, Friday night and early Satur- state chamber service depart- ment, United States Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.

C. Rail Pact Signed TOKYO (AP) An agreement on Soviet rail equipment aid to North Viet Nam was signed in Hanoi Saturday, Radio Hanoi said. A broadcast monitored here gave no details of the' agreement, but North Vietnam- ese railways have been hit re- peatedly by U.S. bombers. 1 Manchuria and the Sea of Ja pan..

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