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Ban That Never Was
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Massachusetts -- For
American poli-
widely varying back-
sought to be por-
as anti-Communists.
that a close exami-
of their records would
that a better
for most of them
the exact opposite. Be-
' American people still
fears about
however, it contin-
politically smart to
l~ord, and Carter
played this im-
his career.
he who opened up
With Red China, aban-
Asia to Red
a, and increased aid
to Communists every-
Ford used the
incident to enhance
t then proceeded to
and formally
domination of
Helsinki.
see the same deceit-
used by Presi-
In the debate just
1976 election, Mr.
quick to jump on
about the sinister
of Soviet troops in the
satellite nations. He
at the same time
at least, to win
But after he moved
House, he pro-
lambaste Americans
fear of Corn-
and then he signed
Ca-
Reds in Panama,
friendly anti-
in Tai-
and Iron.
Coming
election on the
the President once
to seem
Hence,
firm response to
invasion of Afghan-
mary 4th, in a na-
dress, he an-
~veral measures de-
Punish the Soviet
Union. Perhaps the most wel-
come of these was his declara-
tion that "no high technology or
other strategic items will be li-
censed for sale to the Soviet
Union." This is precisely what
critics of the past several ad-
ministrations had been longing
to hear, for it had become obvi-
ous that Soviet military and in-
dustrial might had for years
been coming from the West,
chiefly from the United States.
So President Carter's image
as an anti-Communist rose dra-
matically. But once again, the
image does not square with the
reality. Senator Harry Byrd
(I.-Va.) recently publicized the
findings of his Senate Armed
Services panel. What he pulled
out of administration spokesmen
was that the United States was
"only temporarily suspending
high-technology exports" to the
Soviet Union. As of March 19th,
said the Senator, "these exports
are again receiving approval on a
case-by-case basis."
The Senator was quick to
point out that American technol-
ogy and financing had helped
the Soviets to equip the Kama
River truck plant, whose trucks
were used to invade Afghan-
istan, and that American ball-
bearing machines have helped to
improve the Kremlin's SS-18 in-
tercontinental ballistic missiles.
Never Any Ban At All
Senator Byrd also announced
that, on Februa~ 20th, during
the period when the export ban
was supposed to have been iron-
clad. "the Commerce Depart-
ment cleared the sale of a com-
pletely automated assembly line
for the manufacture of diesel
engines usable in the newest So-
viet tanks." Obviously, the Car-
ter ban of January 4th was no
ban at all. But the anti-Commu-
nist image had been enhanced,
which was the goal all the time.
Americans should learn to
look behind the various facades
which are consistently paraded
before them. One of those fa-
cades is that Jimmy Carter is
honest. In truth, he is precisely as
honest as he is anti-Communist.
© 1980 The John Birch Society Features
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dues, Kelly seconded, the motion
carried. The meeting was ad-.
journed.
Kelly gave a safety talk on
"Birds Fly-Not Bikes," and Eve-
lyn gave a health talk on "The
Proper Way to Brush Your
Teeth".
Following the talks we decorat-
ed the cookies for our "Spotlight
on Senior Americans" project.
The next meeting will be held
May 25 at Viergutz. Roll call will
be to name your favorite flower.
Pearl, Jodie, and Evelyn Viergutz
will give demonstrations.
Carlile Wranglers
plan Day event
The Carlile Wranglers 4-H
Club met April 21 at 7:30 p.m. at
the Pine Ridge Community
'Church.
Vice President Lorie Robidoux
called the meeting to order. Roll
call Was answered by recalling
jokes played on April Fools Day.
Cindy Whicker led us in sing-
ing "Home on the Range." Leslie
and John Robidoux reported on
the practive judging which they
attended. Plans were made for
the May Day dinner in honor of all
the 4-H grandparents and parents
May 1 at the Pine Ridge "Com-
munity Church. Appointed to the
decoration committee were Cindy
Whicker, Leslie and Lorie Robi-
doux.
It was noted that the 4-H Club
will donate the drink for the
Vacation Bible school to be held
at the Pine Ridge Community
Church this summer.
The Spring Clean Up Com-
mittee was appointed as follows:
Scott and Shayne Mayzsak, Joel
Long, Helen Haptonstall and Pat
Zube.
Comfie W iams, Reporter
(. -:,. ::
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Scribner
announce the engagement of
their daughter, Tiamm Vechnak,
to John Fulciniti Jr. The couple is
pictured above with her daughter,
Heather. Fulciniti is employed
with Frank's Refrigeration of Gil-
lette.
A May 29 wedding is planned.
HOBBIT HOLE, HOG EYE AND
OBIE SUE
by Phil Roberts, Research
Historian
While Obie Sue, CY, Rams
Horn, Hobbit Hole and Hog Eye
are all names of streets in Wyo-
ming towns, it seems that most
streets in the state are named for
pioneers, trees, presidents or
states.
Unlike Utah or other states
where numerical or alphabetical
designations.
Some street names are natural-
.ly expected. Take "Main," for
instance. Buffalo, Torrington,
Riverton, Lander, Evanston,
Kemmer, Sheridan, Lovell, New-
castle, Saratoga and Sundance all
have "Main Streets." In Lusk,
while the street is known as
"Main" it is also designated as
"Cedar," according to informa-
tion in the Wyoming State Ar-
chives, Museums and Hi_storical
Department.
Center Streets are popular, too.
Green River, Casper and Douglas
each have one. Evanston has a
Center Street, a Main Street and
tops it all off with a Front Street.
Trees are popular in some
towns. Most, like Spruce, Cedar,
Cottonwood or Elm are in-
digenous to the area. Iamk,
Glenrock, Douglas, Wheatland,
Medicine Bow, Rawlins, Sun-
dance, Rock Springs and Kem-
merer, among others have "tree
streets." Pinedale has a "Mag-
nolia Street" although it is im-
probable that any trees of that
variety grow anywhere nearby.
Streets named for minerals are
located in Lnsk, and Kemmerer.
States like Montana, South Da-
kota and Colorado are applied to
streets in Lovell, Meeteetse,
Medicine Bow, Basin and Green
River.
Presidents of the United States
are honored with street names in
Afton, Riverton, Douglas, Cas-
per, Pinedale and West Laramie.
Names of Wyoming governors,
including Leslie Miller, B.B.
Brooks, John Osborne,, Prank
Milward Simpson. Another
Simpson Street is found in Jack-
son, named for the senator's
family.
General John J. Pershing was
never a resident of Wyoming
even though he did marry Senator
Warren's daughter. Streets in
Cheyenne, Lusk, Riverton were
all named for the World War I
hero, however.
Long-time U.S. Congressman
from Wyoming Frank Mondell
lived in Newcastle. There is no
street named for him there even
though Mondell streets are locat-
ed in Thermopolis and Meetee-
tse.
While some names of streets
may not be unusual by them-
selves, their arrangement is often
curious. In Newcastle, the names
of streets running one direction
almost invariable begin with the
letter "w" while names of streets
running in the other direction
begin with "s". Worland, the
county seat of Washakie County
naturally has a street named
"Washakie." However, the
main business distrist is on "Big
Horn Avenue."
In Cody, there is a C~y Street
but the "main drag" is Sheridan
Avenue. There is a Cody Street in
Douglas.
Rock Springs and Green River
each have streets named for John
Wesley Powell, but the town
named for the famous explorer
has neither a Powell, Green River
or Rock Springs street. Instead,
there is a Cheyenne and a Doug-
las!
With the exception of Ivinson
{renamed in honor of Edward
Ivinson from the original name of
"Thornburgh"), University and
Grand, Laramie's original east-
west streets are named for ex-
plorers or military heroes. There
is the inevitable Garfield Avenue
{also found in Lander, and several
other towns}; the frequently
found Sheridan Avenue; and the
street named for the most famous
of all dead military heroes, Cns-
Emerson and John B. Kendrick, ter. Sheridan has a Custer Street,
are given to Gillette streets, too.
Cheyenne changed the names of' Cheyenne streets were named
two of its streets to honor Prances by the. survey crew which or-
E. Warren and Joseph M. Carey, iginally laid out the town. The
both of whom served as governors
and senators.
Lusk named a street for Frank
Barrett, a long-time resident be-
fore he served as governor and in
Congress. Simpson Avenue is
located in Cody--' the home of
former Governor and Senator
origins of many of the names like
Pebrican and Cribbon are a mys-
teD" although most were named
for the surveyors themselves. The
street named for chief surveyor,
General Grenville M. Dodge,
ironically was renamed, the first
of four Cheyenne streets names to
MAY 8, 1980
be changed.
Indian tribes are honored by
having streets named for them in
several communities. The most
popular names are those of tribes
within the state -- Shoshone {or
Shoshoni) and Arapahoe. Ther-
mopolis, Lander and Glenrock are
among the town with streets by
those names.
In almost every town, streets
are named for the early settlers.
Worland has Coburn and Cul-
bertsen; Buffalo, Holland, Angus
and Gatchell; Wheatland, Cole
and Gilchrist; Casper, its Wolcott
_The Land Bank
We say
a farm
real estate loan
should be
as easy to pay
back as possible.
See US:
THE SUNDANCE PAGE 3 ;
and Kimball. (The streets named i
for pioneers are, in fact, so~
numerous that it would require;
another column to treat themi
properly.)
And where are Obie Sue, CY,
Rams Horn, Hobbit Hole and Hog:
Eye? In order, they are streets in !
Worland, Casper, Dubois, Doug-
las and Gillette. It is enough to
convince a person that Wyoming
towns will never run out of names:
for streets.
Sell It Through :
The Classifieds '~
Federal Land Bank
Association
804 East 4th
Gillette, Wyo.
Ph. 68¢0280
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A Grandmother...
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4-H Club
give talks
Kids 4-H Club
home of Wade
five members, five
guests pre-
Evelyn Viergutz
to order. Jodie
pledge of al-
the 4-H
pledge. Roll call was the re-
citation of a spring poem. The
minutes were read and approved
and the treasurer's report was
given.
Kelly Shoemaker made a mo-
tion that we all meet at Pearson's
May 3rd at 9 o'clock to deliver our
gifts to the Senior Citizens. Wade
seconded the motion. The motion
carried, Wade made a motion
that we pay the $1 assessment
Wheel drive, two wheel drive,
Blazers and Suburbans are
at dealer cost from the
rates are up from last year, gas
up! At invoice prices, you can
of dollars of interest and
hil Brekhus
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Bruce Ehrlicher
or George Kosola
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can do this to help reduce
tnventories and interest rates.
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