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

The Black Hills Weekly 35, No. 19 S. Wednesday, May 6, 1970 Lead Planning Commission Wheels Roll with Reports The possibility The Lead Planning Commission met Tuesday night to hear the second in a series of reports prepared by Brady Engineering Corporation in preparation for the Comprehensive Plan for Lead. At the March meeting Nels Rolando, engineer with the Spearfish firm, presented a historical, climatological and economical background of Lead as well as the economic and lation trends. The latter portion was an overview of land use, zoning and problem areas.

Tuesday night's meeting was concerned with a detailed neighborhood and housing analysis. Rolando used prepared maps to illustrate locations of housing classified as sound, deteriorating or dilapidated. He pointed out that these units were graded only on external appearance ern Hills Chamber of Commerce and were scattered throughout may be the recipient of federal the community. There were and state funding and there only two small areas considered in dues for six may be a reduction to be blighted. Each of the planning areas was discussed in Elton community chambers was turn as to land area and use, voiced Wednesday by and Streyle, executive director for utilities, street conditions traffic flow, as well as economic the seven-city organization.

characteristics and blighting in- Streyle, speaking at the Lead fluences. The varying degrees of luncheon, said that such of improvement programs, ad- funds may mean that dues for ministrative action and stimu- the individual chambers could population of neighborhood action be reduced to as little as $200 the programs were touched on, but per year. He explained that will be presented in detail at a dues structure change would be later date. presented for approval at the The meeting concluded with a board meeting Thursday night discussion of traffic circulation and would stem from the adopand possibilities of rechanneling tion of the Northern Hills traffic to alleviate the down- Chamber as a pilot planning town clogging. Parking in the unit by the State Planning business district was touched on Agency.

but will be discussed in detail In stressing the need for a with the analysis of the business full-time director for the NHC, district, Streyle said that a recent visit to the Planning Agency revealed its enthusiasm for continuing with the same seventown group which, unlike most areas of the state, has demonstrated can work together towards a common goal. Streyle followed this announcement with four substantial reasons why the NHC structure should be maintained for promotion of the area: -Educational aspects show a 28 per cent decrease in the area's school population during the next six years will bring changes, whether they are desired or not, and with rising costs force cooperation between the schools of the entire area. -Health care, with its continued squeeze due to high operating costs, will also have to undergo a "cooperative" plan Lead Will Seek TOPICS Funds Improvement to city streets, plans for a. special spring cleanup campaign and a resolution covering, the special assessments for clearing unshoveled sidewalks, kept the Lead Board of Commissioners in a. long weekly session Thursday.

A motion was approved indicating the commission's interest to have the South Dakota Highway Department program money for the city's use under TOPICS, the Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety. Under the plan for improvement of the arterial street systems, the federal government's share in the matching funds plan is 55 per cent, the state, 22.5 per cent and the city 22.5 per cent. Funding on the state trunk lines will be shared by the federal gov't paying 55 per cent and the state 45 per cent. Officials Attend Clint Gregory, urban and traffic engineer for the state, and newly elected mayor of Pierre, explained the plan to the commissioners. Gregory was assisted by Travis Bunn, Rapid City, district engineer from the state highway department and George Fowler, head of the state highway department.

Under the plan, Lead, representing a municipal area with a population over 5,000, will be entitled to $5,000 for a preliminary engineering survey to check city deficiencies, with $14,378 available for actual improvements to the arterial street system, Eligible improvements include grade separation of intersection, widening of lanes, channelization of traffic, traffic control systems, loading and unloading ramps and lighting of specific areas. Mayor Harold Ludeman asked Gregory if the money could be used for plans to widen by three feet, Lead's too-narrow Main Street, plans for which have been outlined in Lead's comprehensive planning program. Gregory said it might pertain to the plan if undertaken in alloted sections such as a block at a time under TOPICS specifications. He said this could be determined in the preliminary engineering survey. Continuing Program Gregory noted that TOPICS is a continuing program and if a city receives the specified allotment, it could 1 be continued from year to year if the city's needs required it.

"TOPICS just opens the door to future urban construction. It is purely a traffic improvement program with Huron the initial city in the state to try it. Pierre and later Rapid City are in line for it," Gregory said. A resolution was approved on the sidewalk snow removal special assessment problem. City Auditor Effie Lagg was directed to publish notice of hearing for approval, equalizing, amending or rejecting of the final estimate and assessment roll as required by the city ordinance.

The date set was May 14 at 3:30 p.m. at the city hall. The city has been forced to take over snow removal duties for owners who have not complied with the city ordinance, and charge the cost to the owners' taxes. Couple Granted Separate Trials In Spearfish Child Abuse Case David Carroll Eddings, a college professor at Black Hills State College, has been granted a separate trial on the charge of child abuse. The action, one of several new developments in the case, was granted in Circuit Court at Belle Fourche Friday, according to Jon Mattson, Lawrence County state's attorney.

In February Eddings and his wife. Judith Lee, were bound over to Circuit Court on the joint charge, stemming from their arrest Jan. 22. Since then Judge Clarence P. Cooper, who presided over the preliminary hearing, has disqualified himself in the case.

The separate trial was grant- Judge Clarence Cooper of the Lead Kiwanis Club and Jim Meredith of the organization's Key Club appeared before the board in regard to sponsoring a city-wide cleanup campaign for the Mile-Hi City. Meredith said the Key Club planned to organize into groups to make the cleanup effective. He said plans call for painting dirty and drab walls throughout the city, raking all streets and empty lots and furnishing trucks to pick up all the debris. He said the Lead Jaycees have volunteered to do the raking. Meredith added that plans call for selling plastic garbage bags to residents to raise funds for furthering plans to help keep the city clean.

He also said a (Continued on Page 3) State that the North- defendants now have separate attorneys, and the other was that the misdemeanor child abuse counts be separated from the felonious assault count. Also discussed but without action by the court were matters pertaining to a change of venue and the defense request that the case be tried before the court without a jury, to which Mattson objected Also on Friday, Mattson and Judge Richard A. Furze were both served with papers setting May 14 as the date for a hearings on the petition of the Eddings to regain custody of their two adopted children, Scott David, 4, upon whom the abuse was allegedly inflicted, and a younger girl. Lead Doctor Named to S. D.

Cancer Board Funding, Dr. Arthur M. Semones, physician at the Homestake Mining Company Hospital, Lead, and Dr. Raymond G. Burnett, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology in Rapid City, have been named to the board of directors of the American Cancer Society, South Dakota Division, it has been announced by Jeremiah D.

Murphy, president of the division, Sioux Falls. Dr. Semones is chairman of the South Dakota Division of Alcoholism, Lead City health officer, chairman of the Lawrence County Board of Health, as well as being professional education chairman of the Lawrence County Unit of ACS. Dr. Burnett is presently serving as president of the Pennington County Unit of ACS and a member of the Division Service Committee.

He is head of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Bennett-Clarkson Hospital, Rapid City. Mrs. Carl Tetrault, St. Onge, is Lawrence County unit chairman and Mrs. Lyle Elward, Deadwood, secretary.

BHC Gets E.Y. Collection SPEARFISH Black Hills State College will be the permanent location of the E. Y. Berry Congressional Collection. The announcement was made Saturday evening by Dr.

M. N. Freeman during the college's annual News Media Day. He said that Rep. E.

Y. Berry has selected the BHSC library as the permanent home for his congressional papers, memorabilia and other materials which have an educational value. Berry has represented the second congressional district in South Dakota for the past 20 years. Upon his retirement from Congress in January 1971, the accumulated records of his office will become the property of BHSC. Valuable Addition Freeman said the "Berry papers will be a valuable addition to our library.

Both graduate and undergraduate students will find the collection to be among the finest resource material in the entire midwest." According to the Government Service Agency, which will han- Lower Dues in between all hospitals of the area to meet federal requirements for funding with emphasis placed on care for older persons and less for babies and children which will be on the decline. -Environmental planning will be a major activity due to the fact that what the area fails to do for itself, the federal or state government will take over -Industrial development will have to be expanded to conteract the decrease in school population and provide a broader tax base. "We can't sit in our own little community and worry about our own little problems. It's not too late to save our own towns and help retain others," he emphasized. New Airport Streyle's second area of dis- About Town Two drivers, charged with driving while intoxicated, were each fined $100, $14.80 for blood tests and court costs, and had their driver's licenses suspended for 30 days, when they were arraigned in city magistrate court at Deadwood before William Severns.

Dean Edward Holt, Sturgis, arrested Wednesday, appeared the same day, and was given the right to drive to and from work. Raymond Arther Heck, Spearfish, arrested Tuesday, was also arraigned Wednesday and was permitted to drive for work purposes only. Both arrests were by city police, according to Fred Maynard, acting police chief. In the story of the Woman of Achievement nominees carried in this paper Tuesday, a line of type was inadvertently dropped which listed one of the three sponsors of Mrs. Berthald Jacobs for the honor.

The story should have read, "Mrs. Jacobs co-owner of a woman's apparel shop, has been endorsed by Thursday Club, Chapter PEO and Alpha Preceptor, Beta Sigma Phi." cussion was the proposed new airport for the Northern Hills to be located northwest of St. Onge. Residents of Butte and Lawrence County will be asked to approve the airport project at the polls at the primary elecion in June. A joint meeting of state government, county and chamber of commerce representatives on May 6 will finalize the information which will be explained to the voting public in four different news releases.

The importance of the airport to the growth of the Black Hills State College, health care were stressed by Streyle who also pointed out the benefits that would be realized through an increased tax base. Streyle pointed out in conclusion that 60 years ago a community that progressed had a railroad; 30 years ago it was For Local A young Deadwood woman was killed and her companion injured in a car-motorcycle crash in Rapid City late Monday afternoon. Dead is Linda Kay Miller, 22- year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Miller Deadwood.

Hospitalized in "fair" condition is James Wiswell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wiswell, Deadwood. Miss Miller was rushed to St. John's McNamara Hospital by ambulance where she died about 9 p.m.

of extensive injuries sustained when the motorcycle on which the two were riding was involved in a collision with a car. Wiswell, also taken to St. John's, was transferred Tuesday morning to the Veteran's Administration Hospital at Fort Meade where he is undergoing treatment for a broken collar bone and possible back injuries. Gold Earnings in Plunge; Other HMC Ventures Up SAN FRANCISCO-Paul C. Henshaw, president of Homestake Mining Company, reported today on the 1970 first quarter revenues and earnings of the widespread mining enterprise.

He stated that gross revenues and net earnings from company ventures in lead, zinc and uranium showed sizable gains, but the collapsed gold market prices caused a drastic drop in the Black Hills Operation's net earnings. For the first three months of 1970, the world gold prices remained just slightly above the official $35 per ounce price set originally in 1934. He further explained that the gold mine operated barely above the break-even point. Total company operating revenues were $21,565,146 for the three months ended March 31, 1970 compared with revenues of $6,991,377 for the three months ended March 31, 1969. Net income amounted to $1,047,161 (19 cents per share) versus $427,428 (9 cents per share) for the aforementioned periods.

Cash dividends were 10 cents per share per quarter. The average number of shares outstanding during 1970 and 1969 were 5,568,853 and 5,011,968 respectively, INVESTMENT IN HUMANITY is the theme of the 1969 Eociha which Bob Lee, (center) president of the Black Hills Press Assn. and other news media of the area recelved Saturday at the third annual BHSC News Media Day banquet Saturday. Pictured with Lee are Dr. M.N.

NHC the towns with good roads that continued to grow, and now those that survive and expand are those with airports. Business Session Announcements during the business session, presided over by Dick Shuck, president, in-, cluded: -The postponed turkey shoot will be held Sunday at the Lead Armory; -The spring meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society will be held in the Gold Room of the Franklin Hotel in Deadwood at 1 p.m. Sunday with James Gleich, historian with the division of parks and recration, State Game, Fish and Parks Department, as featured speaker. -Northern Hills Chamber of Commerce board of directors meeting is set for 6 p.m. Thus- Collision Coed; Co The accident, which occurred at the intersection of Omaha and Sixth Street, involved a car driven by Hughes Harry Millard, 55, Rapid City.

Rapid City police report that Millard was traveling east on Omaha in the center lane and made a left hand turn to go north on Sixth, while Wiswell, who had pulled out of a driveway of a shop on Omaha, was traveling in the outside lane going west. Linda Kay Miller was born April 20, 1948 in Deadwood. She attended St. Ambrose Parochial School and graduated from the eighth grade there. She entered Deadwood high school and was among its graduates in 1966.

She was a senior student at Block Hills State College, Spearfish and worked during the suminer as secretary to her father, who is owner and operator of the Twin City Fruit and Produce Company, Deadwood, Survivors are her parents, two brothers, Paul and David Miller, both of Deadwood; two nephews, her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Miller, Spearfish, and Picture day at Kelley's in Spearfish with the annual meeting of the Northern Black Hills Industrial Development Corp. to follow at 7:30 p.m.

-State Highway Department, in a letter to the chamber, predicts that South Dakota will host three million tourists this year and urges each community to "spruce up" and clear out the abandoned car bodies from the scenery. -Telenews, the booklet printed by Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. and enclosed monthly with each bill, in May will feature travel attractions in South Dakota and will reach two million families in five states. Welcomed as a new member was Rev. Fenton Kovic, rector of the Christ Episcopal Church.

Is Fatal Companion Hurt numerous aunts, and uncles. Rosary will be recited at the Wells Funeral Home, Deadwood Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The funeral mass will be celebrated in St. Ambrose Catholic Deadwood at 9:30 a.m., Thursday by Msgr. Michael Thompson.

Burial will be in Oak Ridge cemetery. A memorial has been established for the church. Linda Miller ed by Judge Leslie Hersrud, Lemmon, at a hearing during which argument was presented on four motions. A request that the court separate counsel for Eddings drew resistance from Mattson on the grounds that Eddings is not indigent, however Judge Hersrud named Wallace Mueller, Belle Fourche, to defend him but ordered that Eddings reimburse the county at the rate of $50 per month for expenses which it expends for his attorney. Two other motions of the detense were taken under advisement by Judge Hersrud.

One was for new preliminary hearings on the grounds that the two dle the transfer of the collection from Washington, D. C. to BHSC, it is rare that a retiring congressman makes his papers available to a college. The GSA said most members turn their material over to the National Archives where they are of limited use. GSA staffers praised Berry's action and complimented BHSC as being the site picked by the Congressman for the important documents.

One GSA official said he was sending a memorandum to the Congressmen recommending that they follow Berry's lead and donate their collection to a college or university in their district when they retire. Reflects West River Berry said he selected BHSC as the location because "a great deal of my work over the past 20 years reflects people, character, and development of the West River country. Therefore, I felt the documents should be easily available to that area." His massive collection, which is estimated at one truck load of educational materials, NH Chamber Board Mulls Budget Revision, Dues Cut A possible budget revision was the order of business during a board of directors meeting of the Northern Black Hills Chamber of Commerce at Spearfish Thursday evening. Two optional budgets were proposed. One was considerably higher while the other proposal was considerably lower than the former $8500 budgeted lasting year.

Presently the structure of the chamber is financed through the seven chambers of commerce that comprise the organization. During the past three months some members have indicated that all probability it will be necessary for their respective home town chambers to lower their annual dues to the Northern Hills Chamber. A new budget was not approved Thursday evening but a great deal of attention was devoted to the idea of investigatother sources of revenue, which if found, would mean that the respective Chambers of Commerce assessments would substantially lower whie at the same time allowing the total budget to increase. also deals with every aspect of local, national and international affairs for the past two decades. Freeman noted that the materials will aid in the study of "virtually any subject because Congressmen are called upon to deal with the widest possible range of topics." He added that much of the collection will be "general library use-material and other items will be on a restricted-use basis so that it can be properly preserved over the years." Honorary Doctor The retiring Congressman has been named by BHSC as the recipient of the college's first Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

The degree will be conferred on Berry at the May 1 Honors Convocations. In addition to 20 years service in the U. S. Congress, Berry's background also includes public service in the area of law, the state legislature and the State Board of Regents. While on the board, he represented BHSC.

In Congress, he 1 is a member of the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee and ranking Republican of the Indian-Affairs subcommittee. In his remarks at the News Media Day banquet, Freeman also pointed to "the type of student attending BHSC, and the type of graduate produced by the college." He said the BH graduates are "quality professionals because they have a sound educational background and they are oriented toward community, civic and service affairs." High Quality According to Freeman, Hills college students are offered a high quality education in the field of their choice, "but they are also encouraged to be an integral part of the community and college. Statistics indicate that a large percentage of our graduates are rated excellent by their employers and they are interested, active participants in their communities. The announcement concerning the Berry collection highlighted (Continued on page 3) man, college president (left) and Don Young, Spearfish mayor and BHSC faculty member, who welcomed the representatives of the press, radio and television, (Seaton Photo),.