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LAUREL OUTLOOK
Official Paper of Yellowstone County
LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1945
VOLUME 37—NO. 23
FIVE CENTS
COLLECTIONS F00
Canvass Begins Here Tuesday
Morning To Raise $750—Ex
pect Speedy Completion
Solicitors began work here Tues
day morning to gather funds for
the Sister Elizabeth Kenny founda
tion, an organization which seeks
to extend the use of the Kenny
system of treatment for those who
have had infantile paralysis with
crippling effect. Included in the
foundation's program is research
work to learn more about the dis
ease and provide for prevention and
remedy. A city-wide campaign is
being conducted to raise $750 as
Laurel's contribution. Scattering re
ports from solicitors indicate the
work is progressing rapidly and
that the response is generous.
R. B. Packard, chairman of the
Kenny appeal, presided Monday eve
ning at the Methodist church at a
meeting of delegates from women's
organizations. The meeting was
for the purpose of assigning dis
tricts to solicitors in the residen
tial areas. Assisting at the meet
ing was- President Clyde Cromwell
of the Rotary club, sponsoring or
ganization.
Packard authorized the placing of
collection cans in public places in
which contributions of money may
be placed. He also appointed com
mittees to conduct a solicitation in
the business district, consisting of
P. A. Johnston, Allen Gatewood, M.
K. Harschlip, Stewart Johnson, C.
W. Laird, C. H. Barney, M. O.
Roysdon, Charles
Greening and Rev.
Strobel.
A general committee meeting is
to be called this week for reports
on progress of the work,
said Wednesday he expected the job
would be completed soon. In the
nation the campaign is to run until
Dec. 8 to raise $5,000,000.
Staiger, Clay
Theodore C.
Packard
MANY ATTENQ V. F. Ml.
MEETING IT BRIDGER
Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Huene were
-njght guests Saturday of Mr.
over
and Mrs. O. R. Burdett and went
to Bridger Sunday to attend a
meeting of district No. 3, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, and auxiliary.
Dr. Huene is department command
er of the V. F. W., and Mrs. Huene
is president of the ladies' auxiliary.
A large number
meeting and banquet at Bridger and
remained for the dance in the eve
From Laurel were O. R.
attended the
ning.
Burdett, department historian; Mrs.
Burdett, department past president;
George Prouty, and Dewey Fellows,
service officer for the V. F. W.
An interesting and instructive
held in the afternoon,
with George Robinson of Billings,
commander of district No. 3, pre
Among matters discussed
the G. I. bill of rights, and
siding,
were
Montana's part in veterans' welfare.
Interesting talks were given by a
Mr. Hayes of the veterans' admin
istration at Billings and by Dewey
Fellows of the Montana veterans'
welfare commission. The latter per
tained to veterans' welfare and re
adjustment.
Father Of Ferguson
Dies At Reed Point
held at
Funeral services were
Reed Point Wednesday for William
Ferguson, 82, father of C. C. Fer
guson, who died at his home at
Reed Point Sunday.
had suffered a
Mr. Ferguson
paralytic stroke about two months
and had apparently recovered.
ago
He had frequently visited his son
He was bom at Blontville,
here.
Tenn., and was married there to
Miss Melinda Ford. They moved to
a farm in Illinois in 1889 and in
1911 moved to Bozeman where the
family resided until going to Reed
Point in 1918. Mr. Ferguson is
survived by two sons,
Reed Point and C. C. Ferguson of
Laurel; a brother, John W. Fergu
son of Ringsport, Tenn., and two
sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Conglin and
Miss Tina Ferguson, both of Rings
Floyd of
port.
Services were conducted by Rev.
E J Schroeder at the Evangelical
church in Reed Point and burial
Bozeman cemetery.
was in a
Swimming Pool Body Is Formed To
Handle Details/ Speed Construction
An organization was set up Fri
day night at a meeting of repre
sentatives of civic and fraternal
bodies to carry forward the early
construction of a municipal swim
ming pool. The meeting at the
city hall named Clyde Cromwell
chairman and Sam Bliss secretary,
and appointed a central committee
to exercise general control. The
sentiment expressed at the meet
ing was for early construction, be
ginning if possible in the spring.
Bliss, J. J. Parker and Paul
Wold gave the history of the move
ment which began several years
ago and was recently revived by
the American Legion who gained
the cooperation of the city council.
Committees from the two decided
to call a general meeting, which
was held Friday night. The plan
of finance is for securing contri
butions, with the city government
taking over later and bearing part
of the cost. Operation and main
tenance would also be the city's.
The central committee is com
posed of Mrs. O. R. Burdett, Fred
W. Graff, Chester Eyer, J. J.
Parker, Joe Larson, R. B. Packard,
Mrs. M. O. Roysdon, Mayor Peter
Thomson and W. B. Roysdon.
Representatives of the council
and administration said the city's
participation would be governed by
the extent of popular interest
shown in the proposal, which would
be represented by contributions by
individuals and organizations.
City Engineer Eyer urged that
the pool, if built, be amply large for
present and future needs. He made
a guess of $10,000 to $12,000 as the
probable cost.
Size and type of pool will have
to be determined first by the cen
tral committee. A fairly accurate
estimate of the cost can then be
arrived at. The recommended loca
tion is in North park.
Mrs. M. O. Roysdon, representing
the L. L. club, said the club has
$25 bond to turn over to the pool.
The central committee met Tues
day night at the Commercial club
and appointed a finance committee
composed of Paul Wold, chairman
and treasurer, Mrs. O. R. Burdett,
J. R. Heebner, O. M. Wold, P. A.
Johnston and Mrs. I. N. Smith. The
,
ROYSDON. NEVILLE ARE
ROTARY CLUB SPEAKERS
Glenn Roysdon and Ted Neville,
flight officers in the army's glider
command until receiving discharges
recently, were speakers on the Ro
tary club program Tuesday noon.
The buddies had been associated in
school before the war and were in
the same type of service during
the war.
Neville exhibited a collection of
money from countries in which he
had served, showed a number of
pictures he had taken from the air
while over countries in Europe, and
described many of the maneuvers of
airplanes. His descriptions center
ed on the performance of gliders,
ships without power of their own,
which was extensively used to land
men and material in enemy terri
tory,
Roysdon took up other aspects
of their sendee overseas. He said
Europe has good crops and that
the Germans were the best fed of
all the Europeans. Given trans
portation, crops could be moved to
city dwellers and all would fare
better. A real shortage is meat.
In France and Belgium he was
amazed at the black market opera
tions and the premium paid for
English and American money, the
rate being about two to one.
The speakers were presented by
Clay Greening, November program
committeeman. President Clyde
Cromwell presided.
The club voted to not meet on
two approaching holidays, Christ
mas and New Year's.
R. B. Packard, Chairman,
Laurel Kenny Appeal,
Laurel, Montana.
Yes, I want to help "sock polio" by making the Sister Kenny Treat
ments available to all the children of Montana,
tribution:
Check ( ) Draft ( ) Money Order ( ) War or Victory Bond ( )
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So here's my con
Amount $
Name (print plainly)
Address
City or Town
State
County to credit to
(Make all remittances payable to Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation)
general committee will also serve
as design committee.
J. H. Moran and Campbell Calvert
were appointed to the publicity com
mittee. A slogan, "I am in the
Laurel Swim," was adopted. But
tons bearing the slogan will be
given to contributors.
Several plans were examined
Tuesday, but no selection was made.
400 ATTEND UNION
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South Laurel Church Is Scene
Of Joint Observance—Three
Ministers Lead Service
More than 400 people represent
ing several Laurel churches joined
Wednesday evening of last week
in a union Thanksgiving service at
the German Congregational church
in South Laurel,
led the service and musicians from
several churches contributed to the
Three ministers
program.
The processional was played by
Mrs. J. H. Albertus, the call to
invocation were by
Rev. Theodore C. Strobel of the
German Congregational church, and
Mrs. Albertus played the prelude of
meditation. The congregation join
ed in a hymn, "Praise Him! Praise
Him!" and responsive reading. A
vocal solo was by Mrs. F. M. Bras
well, singing "The Lord's Prayer.'
Rev. J. H. Haueter of the Church
of the Nazarene read scriptural pas
the pastoral
I
John Bames Snell a 69-year-o!d 1
jonn narnes oneii, a oj >ear um ,
and offered
The prayer response was
Rev. Stro
sages
prayer.
by the Methodist choir,
bel officiated in the offertory pray
During the offertory a trio
from the Church of the Nazarene
played marimba, violin and piano.
This was followed by the Doxology
and the Methodist choir sang an
anthem, with Miss Florence Shirk
directing.
The
or.
"The Mood of
was delivered by
sermon,
Thanksgiving,"
Rev. M. J. Wilcox of the Methodist
church.
Concluding numbers
hymn, "We Thank Thee Now, Our
God," by the congregation; benedic
tion by Rev. Wilcox, and choir re
cessional,
played two
numbers.
The evening's offering of money,
by agreement of members of the
Laurel Ministerial association, will
be used for the benefit of war
victims, homeless and churchless in
war-tom Europe.
were a
At request Rev, Haueter
additional marimba
Mi DIES OF HEW
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resident of Billings, died of a heart
attack Tuesdav as he was driving
fnteLaîÂmlhe east" He was
en route to Montaqua when he suf
fered the attack, and his car swerv
ed from the road as he was near
mg the Laurel yard office of the
Northern Pacific. The ear went
into the ditch on the north side of
the highway and was stopped by a
bnd & e - . .
The body was found upright in
the car.
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Snell had been living m Billings,
since Dec. 1, 1941, and formerly*
had been a ranch foreman in the
Cody, Wyo., area.
family and Mrs. W. C. Porter and
children have returned from Grey -1
bull, Wyo., where they spent
Thanksgiving as guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Kimbell. Mrs. Almeda
Porter accompanied them to Laurel
for a visit of several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Dane VanNice and
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DRUGGIST, PASSES
Prominent Old-Timer Of Bil
linas Succumbs Tuesday To
Stomach Ailment
The Midland Empire lost a re
spected and valuable old-time citi
zen Tuesday morning when Charles
J. Chappie, 68,
Billings' pioneer
druggist, died at a hospital of a
stomach ailment. He had been a
resident of Billings since 1892, when
he located there to open Chappies,
Inc., with two brothers as asso
ciates. He became manageb of the
business at the age of 19 and had
since been actively in charge.
He served on many committees
and boards of municipal and civic
bodies and was known throughout
a wide territory in Montana and
Wyoming.
Many years ago when Laurel was
an infant town with prospects of
growing, he opened a branch store
on West Main street in the build
ing that is now the Laird apart
ments, with the late Charles B.
Sande as manager. Sande later
bought the store, which moved to
new locations several times and is
now the property of Merwin Price.
Chappie was senior member of
the Billings city council when he
He was a member of the
state pharmacy board and had
served several years as its presi
died.
dent, was a past master of Ashlar
lodge No. 29, A. F. & A. M., vice
president of the Billings Masonic
Temple association, charter member
of the Billings Rotary club and vice
president of the Eastern Montana
Pioneers association.
1877 r -il ^ Roma n U i *'
187/, at Homansville, Ont., Canada,
a son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Chappie. He was married June 12,
Vä sar y '
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Episcopal church and burial will be
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1945 d °n the Property
of the Northern pac|f, c radway and
Northwestern Improvement com
pany m Montana total $1,705,890 an
increase of 18Î4 per cent over 1944,
according to E. A. McCrary, tax,
commissioner o the railway. •
The first instal'ment of*987,620}
will be paid to county treasurers
vf° V- of „ff the • r f rna T ,nder JJ .r eXt
v a £u ' M ,f rary "'f In addlt,on '
Northern Pacific will pay approx
innately $120,000 direct to the state
.for the Improvement company coal
mines license tax and an unde
ter . mir !f d &rn ™ n } * 0r J r0 V erty ' ga ?
and
in Mountview cemetery.
N. P. TO PAY 1104,297
TO YELLOWSTONE FOR
TAXES OF THIS FEAR
Tran snort comnanv also •»
„u „ Pj , pompai n>, also a
one o£ tbe , a ; taxpaver8 in
Mon tana, McCrary said.
Yellowstone county's lew on
Xorthern Pacific for - the V ear 1915
U)tals 310 4297.75.
More than half of N PAs tax
money—$944,453-goes to Montana's
schools.
Hoads
The remainder goes to:
and 1 bridges.
Other county purposes
other city purposes
$252,305
445,360
63,782
McCrary said, "While $127,374 of
N. P. tax money will go to county
poor funds for use in paying old
age pensions and for other relief
purposes, our company this year
will expend approximately $1,000,
(»00 in federal payroll taxes to cover
[tensions and unemployment com
pensation for its own employes."
Mrs, Noel's Sister
Dies In California
Mrs. Philip Noel's sister, Mrs.
Emily Fellows, died Wednesday
afternoon of last week at her home
Mrs. Noel
in Bakersfield, Calif,
left here for California the Satur
day before her sister's death.
Mrs. Fellows, 36,
about two months. She was bom
at Froxnberg and was raised near
Cody. She and her family had
been in California the past eight
had been ill
years.
She is survived by her widower
and four children; her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Regal, and two sis
ters, Mrs. Noel and Mrs. Tony
Munichi,
LAUREL AND AREA OVER TOP
State Also Is Over, Nosed Out Of First Place
By North Dakota—Goal Is Passed Here On
Thanksgiving- Eve—District Finishes
Funeral services for Robert
Laurel, Laurel Rural, Duck creek,
Yellowstone county and Montana
are "over the top" in the Victory
loan. Montana was the second
state to reach its quota, being nosed
out of top position by North Da
kota. In most of the drives Mon
tana was first in the nation.
Laurel reached its total individual
quota Wednesday of last week, on
the eve of Thanksgiving. At the
Railroad Employee Died Wed
nesday At Glendive Hospital
Of Heart Ailment
! Laurel two and a half years, was
born Jan 15> 1886i at B alsam Lake,
Wis., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
He was married
Henry Rogers, 59-year-old Northern
Pacific employe, were held Monday
at Our Savior's Lutheran church.
He died Wednesday at the railroad
hospital in Glendive of a heart ail
I ment.
Mr. Rogers, who had
lived in
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Mr. Rogers had operated a service
i nation. He was a member of
: Our Savior's Lutheran church at
I Laurel
Surviving besides the widow are
four daughters, Miss Beatrice Rog
Mrs. Dayton Jackson, both of
Gail Weatherby of
and Mrs. Leslie
N. D. ; three
brothers, William Rogers of Amery,
Wis., George Rogers of South St.
Paul and Charles Rogers
Croix Falls, Wis.; five sisters, Mrs.
j Nellie McLean o^ Carson, N.
Mrs. Don Montieth of St. Paul,
Mrs. Will McLean, St. Croix Falls,
I Mrs. Hubert Blatner of Centuria,
Wi and Mrs . A , La Due of St.
p au , and ei ht grandchildren,
Rev A H Hanson con ducted the
gervice8 and Mrs . c . O. Anderson
L nd Mrs. Fred Herink, with Mrs.
Anderson accompanying, sang
<<Abide wjth Me „ and «Some Day
We'll Understand." Pallbearers were
Robert Dantic. Frank Andrews.
Frpd Herink Dan Hehm( Stanley
and Walter Hoffman.
Bu ^ a , was in the Hillings Moum
view cemeterv
Here from a distance to attend
ers,
Laurel, Mrs.
Herman, Minn.
Anderson of Lieth,
of St.
D..
Mr and Mrs Gan
' the fun , Mr ' an « Mrîl - •
Weatherly of Herman, Minn., Mrs.
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| ^ d Mrs - John McLean of Carson
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CHOOSES OFFICERS
The Laurel chapter of the Mon
tana Aviation met Monday evening
in the basement of the Methodist
church and elected
newly formed chapter, composed of
Laurel people interested in the sub
ject of aviation, elected M. O. Roys
Ted Nevell,
officers. The
Ted Nevell
were appointed to attend the state
meeting of the association W'ednes
day at Helena, where in general
discussion the problems of aviation
in this state will be revived and
offered for correction.
Sherry Rose Porter's fourth birth
day was celebrated Tuesday after
when her mother, Mrs. W. C.
don, president;
president, and Betty Packard,
retary-treasurer.
Glen Roysdon and
vice
sec
programs
noon
Porter, entertained at a children's
party. Games were
when lunch was served, pink and
blue decorations were
horns were given as favors. Guests
Leanne Mace, Jerry Lee Mace,
Bruce Morrison,
Gail Nevins, Myrna
played and
.
used and
were
Sheron Morrison,
Willy Tipps,
Nevins, Sandy Stoltz, Ronnie Lums
don, Allen Lumsdon, Billy Porter
and the honor guest, Sherry Rose
Porter.
close of business Wednesday of the
present week the Laurel sales stood
at 123 per cent. The quota was
$113,295, and sales were $139,666.75.
Laurel Rural was 109.8 per cent
Wednesday, the sales amounting to
$30,721.25 as compared to its quota
of $27,975.
its big lead by showing 262.6 per
cent. Its quota was $4,995 and its
sales were $13,117.00.
Laurel's E bond quota has also
been reached and passed in the past
week, although the figure was not
given Wednesday.
Commenting on the standing of
states, B. M. Harris, chairman of
Montana's district No. 7, said North
Dakota went over first with Mon
tana close behind it. Next, and
far behind, is South Dakota and
then Wyoming. Iowa of the corn
belt and Mississippi of the deep
south are tied for next place.
E bond sales in five heavily pop
ulated Montana counties give
Lewis and Clark 105.9 per cent;
Yellowstone, 80.2; Cascade, 78.3;
Duck creek continued
Missoula, 74.2, and Silver Bow 48.4.
In total individual sales in the
seventh district, Big Horn has 138.1
per cent; Carbon, 90.6; Gallatin.
96.5; Park, 118; Rosebud, 120.9;
Stillwater, 134.4, Sweet Grass, 93;
Treasure, 153.6 and Yellowstone,
116.6. The average for the dis
trict is 113.6.
Montana was 106.9 per cent at
the close of business Nov. 26, the
date of the last figures from Hel
ena. In E bonds the state was
101.2 per cent.
THREE ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSE SEAL SALES
Three Montana organizations this
week added their endorsements to
the 1945 Christmas seal sale. They
are the Montana American Legion
Auxiliary, the Montana Federation
of Women's clubs, and the Parent
Teacher association.
Mrs. E. R. Blackstone, Chinook,
president of the Montana American
Legion Auxiliary, stated that re
turning servicemen expect to come
back to healthy communities. "Our
men overseas have seen the awful
havoc wrought by war, not only the
destruction caused by gunfire but
also by disease which finds ready
victims in wartom countries. When
cur boys return home they natural
ly expect to find communities
which, from the standpoint of health
and security, offer them the best
opportunity for resuming normal
living. We can prevent a sharp
rise in tuberculosis by buying
Christmas Seals. Defeat tubercu
losis with Christmas Seals!"
Mrs. Dean King, Kalispell, presi
dent of the Montana Federation of
Women's clubs, pointed out that
tuberculosis is a communicable dis
ease and wherever it occurs it
threatens the health of others.
"Each of us must assume personal
responsibility for bringing this dis
ease under control. One way we
can do this is by supporting the
Montana Tuberculosis through the
purchase of Christmas seals. Every
package, every letter, every post
card you send out this Christmas
should bear your own personal good
wishes in the form of Christmas
seals.
Mrs. C. W. Gross, Helena, presi
dent of the Montana Parent-Teacher
association, emphasied that
way we can help protect the health
of our community is by cooperating
with the Montana Tuberculosis as
sociation in its campaign against
the dread
fortunately, in 1944 the death rate
from tuberculosis rose in 12 states
due, in all probability, to the stress
and strain of war conditions. Buy
Christmas seals today. They are
| the only means of support of the
one
White Plague.
Un
j Montana Tuberculosis association,
j P. F. C. Herman Frank returned
| home the first week of the present
month after receiving his discharge
from the service. He enlisted Nov.
7, 1941, at Missoula, and exactly
four years later he was discharged
general
He was over
He expects to re
Nov. 7, 1945, at Baxter
hospital, Spokane,
seas two years,
turn to railroad work.