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Official Paper of Yellowstone County
LAUREL, MONTANA. WKD M FSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1946
FIVE CENTS
VOLUME 37—NO. 35
WOMEN'S CLUBS IS
ENTERTAINED HEDE
Varied Program Is Presented
At Triannual Meeting—Mrs.
Samel Is New President
The triannual meeting of the
Yellowstone county federation of
Women's clubs was held here Thurs
day, Feb. 14, at the Methodist
church, with Mrs. H. L. Johnson
presiding as county president. The
session was convened at 10 a. m.
and continued throughout the re
mainder of the morning and the
greater part of the afternoon.
The invocation was given by the
Rev. M. J. Wilcox, followed by
the salute to the flag, club collect
and the singing of "America the
Beautiful" by the assembly. Mrs.
D. H. McCauley was piano accom
panist. Mrs. O. R. Burdett, pres
sent of the Laurel Woman's club,
which was the hostess club, gave
the address of welcome, to which
Mrs. Ray Borne of the Billings
Bench club responded.
Miss Irene Pullman, field repre
sentative of the western area of
the American Red Cross was pres
ent from the St. Louis office and
spoke on "Why- the Red Cross Must
Carry On.
talk with colored slides.
Mrs. O. S. Whitt, chairman of
the resolutions committee, present
ed a resolution requesting the
county commissioners to "provide
public dumping ground for the Bill
ings area," which was adopted.
Mrs. Roy Ames, public health
chairman, introduced a motion that
the assembly vote a membership
in the American Cancer Control or
ganization for all county federa
tion officers. The proposal carried.
Mrs. Winfred Griffing, chairman
of the membership committee, re
ported 16 clubs are members of the
county federation, including a new
club, the Monday club of Billings.
Mrs. Norman Schultz, historian
and custodian of records of the
Montana federation of Women's
clubs, was introduced.
Miss Patricia Johnston of Laurel
played two piano solos, "Waltz" by
Chopin and "Clair d'Lune" by De
Bussev
' At the conclusion of the morning
session a lunch was served in the
church basement by the Adult Bible
class. The tables were beautifully
decorated in the valentine motif.
M r Harry Pennln ? er ,vas chalr -
The afternoon session convened
at 1:30 when the Laure, choral
eroup sang Montana songs: Be
neath Montana Skies." "L'Ensem
ble," "The Mountain State," "We
Hate Our Own Montana." "Beauti
full Montana" and "Montana." Mrs.
P. A. Johnston director and narat
or. gave the history of each song
before it was sung. Members of
the choral group are Mrs. John
Moran, Mrs. L. W. Hageman, Mrs.
M. J. Wilcox, Mrs. Donald Hopple,!'
Mrs. George Paisley. Mrs. P. A.
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Johnston, Mrs. R C. Bro%vn and
Mrs. F. M. BrasueJ. Mrs J. I.
Albertus ,s the accompan st. This
erroup has been invited to attend
Sie state convention next June in
Great Falls to present the same
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She illustrated her
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program.
Mrs. O. K. Chapman spoke on
"The Founding and History of Mon
tana Cities.
Miss Lois Crawford sang two so
los, "My Task
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"Dedrnation by Robert Franz.
Mrs. Ward Nye a past president
of the county federation, installed
the officers who had been elected
at the morning session, as follows.
Mrs. G. E. Samel of the West
Side Community club, president;
Mrs. F. R. Brayton of the Monday
club, vice president; Mrs.
Whitt of the Billings Bench club,
recording secretary;
rick, corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Sheldon Coakley of the Acton club,
treasurer, and Mrs. R. C. Dillavou
of the Monday club, parlimentarian.
Mrs. RaTnh Rauh, president of the
Billings Woman's club, extended an
invitation to the federation to meet
in May at Billings as guests of the
club she represented.
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Mrs. Fitzpat
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Shay, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Marshall and sons,
Mr. and Mrs." Lloyd Shay, Mr. and
Mrs. Lawrence Branstetter and son
Mrs. Irene George, Miss
Mark,
Carol Shay and Howard Shay were
guests in Park City Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. Dane VanNice. Other
guests at the VanNice home were
Charles Grubaugh, Alice, Lila Mae
and Glenn Grubaugh, all of Park |
City.
Here Are 10 High Sugar Beet Producers In District
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Standing, left to right: Charles Rudio, Billings; A1 DeMeyer, Billings; Ed Verhelst, Big Horn; Gotfred
Oblander, Ballantine.
Seated, left to right: Alex Lackman, Billings; Jacob Lackman, Billings; Henry Amen, Jr., Billings;
Herman Becker, Ballantine; Henry Maier, Billings.
h*ot m Picture. Jake Kembel, Billings
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Forty-seven sugar beet growers
of the'Billings district of the Great
Western Sugar company were pre
sented awards in recognition of
high sugar production during 1945
at the seventh annual sugar beet
growers' dinner Friday evening,
Feb. 1.
Growers who had the highest ton
nage of beets on 10 or fhore acres
are as follows: Herman Pecker,
Worden, 20.73 tons per acre on
10.39 acres; Ed Verhelst, Big Horn,
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j ^ oal dock,
| four years in the army as a tech
I '»eian fifth grade he had resumed
the industrial occupations of peace
^ three days before the acci
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He was working alone at the time
■ aad appareil y ■was
the side of the coal dock incline
by tbe ca ^ e a coa ' car -
r f a ' ted shock and a Picture
of the right lung by rib fragments,
according to Howard C.
c °ap.ty coroner,
His parents, Mr and Mrs^ Mike
ssrs-srs: ÄiT
P ' " d h » d w ? rked at Siles,a b V
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^îhhon
jhe Asiatic-Pacific theater ribbon,
the Philippines liberation ribbon^
the American theater ribbon the
American defense ribbon the good
conduct medal and the victory
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! a t Fort Lewis, Wash.
He ' s survived by his parents,
1 ^ 6 brothers and six smters John
Scherr of Denver Mre Richard
Gardner of 1 asco, Wash., mis.
F , oyd Rogera of Deer Lodge> K atie
g he Isabel Scherr, Annie Scherr,
> and Rob _
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^rt Scherr. all residing in Billings.
Requl ? m mas ? a Q ^ ^
Wednesday morning at 9:30 at bt.
Patrick's Catholic church in Billings
and interment was in Calvary cem
VETERAN IS KILLED
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Scherr Meets Death In Indus-1
try After Surviving War
In Pacific Theater
Peter Scherr, 26, recently dis
charged veteran of the war in the
Pacific, died Friday night of an
accident at the Laurel railroad
After serving nearly
thrown over
Death
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etery.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Fuller and
^ rg Bertba Shively have as their
uests Mr . and M rs. Lyle Fuller
^ ^ m Mr Fuller , who
fa the ser vice in China, and Mr.
gh who wa8 jn
received their discharges.
India, both
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Here is the designer's conception of Great Northern Railway's streamlined Empire Builder. Delreery
ct the Live 12 car trains, which will operate on a daily 45-hour schedule between Chicago, the '
and the Pacific Northwest, is expected in the last quarter of 1S46 unless consteuctiondifficuhie. intervene
colors of the diesel-powered steamliner will be orange and green. The 4 , 000 -hersepo
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Exterior
lives for the new train already have been delivered.
19.95 tons per acre on acres;
Jacob Lackman, Billings, 19.75 tons
per acre on 35.17 acres; Gotfred Ob
lander, Ballantine, 19.64 tons per
acre on 21.78 acres; A1 DeMeyer,
Billings, 19.00 tons per acre on
42.48 acres; Henry Amen, Jr., Bil
lings, 18.99 tons per acre on 26.64
acres; Charles Rudio, Billings, 18.91
tons per acre on 10.18 acres; Alex
Lackman, Billings, 18.93 tons per
acre on 20.00 acres; Jake Kembel,
Billings, 18.57 tons per acre on
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lett, school pnncipa, announce
this week. The sizeable contnbu
tion was but part of a program of
thrift, investment and assistance
the school has been carrying on for
some time.
Hamlett commented that "the
school recently received a citation
from the U. S. treasury- department
for our support of the Victory loan
drive and the savings program of
1945.
«M SCHOOL »
North school
Pupils of Laurel's
contributed a total of $108.05 to
the March of Dimes, H. L. Ham
"We believe the parents and
teachers realize the value of sav
ing and the practicing of thrift,
now, in peace time as well as in
war time. We have made a good
record during the war years and
would like to carry on that record
to the end of this year, at which
time we will receive a banner from
the Treasury department for a job
well done.
"We at North school hope to
have the support of the parents in
the completion of this worthwhile
endeavor.
REVIEWED BY GATEWDDDI
AI ROTARV CLUB MEET
"Let's Understand
article by Grove Pat-1
Speaking on
Russia," an
terson, editor of the Toledo, Ohio,
Blade, which appeared in a recent
issue of the Rotarian magazine, Al
len Gatewood at the meeting Tues
day of the Laurel Rotary club not
only reviewed the article itself but
also included interesting matter ac
quired from other sources. He gave
a resume of the country's hugeness
(three times the size of the United
States), its great diversity of cli
mate and other physical facts bear
ing on the objectives of its people
and leaders. The speaker, a mem
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acres;
18.53 tons per acre on 76.09 acres.
This was the third year that J.j
Lackman and J. Kembel had placed
in the top 10 producers. It was
the second year for Oblander and.
DeMeyer, and the first year for
the others.
Ed Verhelst of Big Horn was the
top sugar producer in the entire
Great Western territory for 1945,
with a total of 1,238,216 pounds of
sugar produced.
,, Reports lo Federated Club,
, Sponsoring Body
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j Federated club members met
Monday at the home 0 f Mrs .Harold
Collins, with Mrs. Jack Mayes as
i cohostess. Present were 16 mem
: bers and three guests, Mrs. Dorothy'
kelson of Billings, Mrs. Gordon Al
| en and Mrs. Stuart Johnson.
At the business session Mrs. W.
Hatfield, clothing drive chair-i
man, reported that at the closing
of the drive a total of 4,200 pounds
of clothing had been collected. After:
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a discussion, members deeded to
contnbute to the Penny art fund.
Mrs. Mayes, program chairman,
presented Mrs. Nelson as the speak-1
er for the evening. Mrs. Nelson
gave a review of the play, " —
Glass Mender," by Tennessee Wil
liams.
The next meeting of the club is
scheduled for Monday, March 4, at
the home of Mrs. J. H. Albertus
with Mrs. Donald Libecap as co
! hostess. Mrs. C. P. Lawless will be
I in charge of nro-rram.
4,280 POUNDS OF
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j Mrs. W. H. Hatfield, Chairman,
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Army Now Accepting
WAC Re-Enlistments
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According to information receiv- j
ed from Major Wilbur J. Lage,
commanding officer of the army re
cruiting station in Billings, former
enlisted personnel of the womens'
army corps may volunteer to re
An application must be
enlist.
submitted in letters from the ad
jutant general through local army
recruiting station,
be made for the duration plus six
months or until September 30, 1946.
Applicants in order to be accepted
must have an essential skill and
must pass a physical examination
equal to standards for WAC enlist
ment in effect August 1945. Any
former WAGS interested should see
the army recruiting officer as soon
as possible at 282212 First avenue,
North in Billings.
Enlistments can
Twelve Teams Of District Open Joust Wednes
day—Laurel Locomotives To Play Their First
Game Thursday Niffht With Bridffer
first-day
basketball
noon point to the best box office
tourney the district has ever had.
Roads and weather arc ideal so far,,
permitting easy travel to Laurel j
from the surrounding 11 other i
towns comprising district 6. Wed
nesday night the gymnasium was
nearly filled. It looked like a be-1
fnre-the-war championship crowd.
Bearcreek and Reed Point had
Crowds attending the
games of the district
which opened here Wednesday after
; the honor of opening the twenty
fifth tournament when they played
, the N". 1 game Wednesday alter-j
( Bearcreek won, 43 to lb, and
m the second game of the «iter-1
noon session Fromberg defeated.
Belfry, 61 to 23. Under this year
rules Reed joint and I.elfrj are
eliminated. In the Bearcreek-Reed
Point round, Joe Sigurnik of the
Bearcats collected the most points
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of Reed Point led his teammates
with seven. Fromberg started fast
and kept up its pace through most
of the game with Belfry.
In the evening session Bridger
came through to win over Edgar,
142 to 27, and Park City won the
nightcap from Absarokee, 44 to 18.
Thus Edgar and Absarokee wore
eliminated from further play.
Bridger made a strong showing
in the first half, but tired in the
last half. Edgar started with a
rush until Helt of Bridger steadied
his Scouts for a 10-7 edge at the
quarter. At the half Bridger was
[leading,.26-11. 1,1 a third-quarter
S P U .?> Edffar cut the gap to _J-„4
* nt }' ® r l d . &er *° ok ^ «* a,n and
ha< th< ; bl f . e " d ,® f . a ' 1 '-' countat
the end of the third quarter. The
f,nal score was 42 to 2 1 for Bridger.
.î. ark ., f ' ty P'^yed a smooth gamej
Wlth . Absarokee, with Byje laipp
n ^ ttm ^ 2d V?' nt * . for .
Iark C '* y || d at
S' 4 - and St °° d J 8 ;® Lwtedtv
Nine more points were collected by
? the third whi | e Ab
added two. The score
board showed Park City with 44
and Absarokee 18 when the game
ended -
The ceded teams, Joliet, Carbon,
SERVICES EOR JACOB
KNOLL CONDUCTED AT
Requiem mass was celebrated Sat-j
urday morning at St. Anthonv's
Cath ' o]ic c hurch for Jacob Knoll, 77,
who died at a Billings hospital Wed
Rev. T. O'Shea
nesday, Feb. 13.
was the celebrant.
Mr. Knoll was born in Russia
Dec. -2, 1868, a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Alexander Knoll. He married Re
gina Braun in Russia in 1890 and
the following year the couple came
to the United States, settling at
Mandan, N. D. They moved to the
Forsyth community' in 1914 and
homesteaded north of the Rosebud
county seat. In 1922, Mr. and Mrs.
Knoll moved into the town of For-1
syth and remained there until mov-1
ing to Laurel in 1936. Mrs. Knoll
died here Oct. 20, 1944.
Surviving are four sons, Alexan
der Knoll of Forsyth and Laurence
Knoll of Hettinger, N. D., who with
to attend the
their wives came
funeral;
tine C. Knoll, both of Laurel; twm
daughters, Mrs. Lena Smith of
Santa Monica, Calif., and Mrs. B.
J. Kiedrowski of Laurel and 10
grandchildren.
Pall bearers w'ere Charles Giblin,
Frank Miller, P. G. Monahan, Jack
Co'Vk, J. H. Moran and Tim R°ar
don. Burial w r as in
St. Anthony's
cemetery.
Relatives from out of town at
tending the funeral were Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Smith of Acme, Wyo., Mr.
and Mrs. George Smith of Forsyth
Knoll of Forsvth.
and Alexander
The Smith brothers are grandsons
of the late Mr. Knoll.
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Mrs. A. W. Orr was hostess Wed
nesday evening of last week to
members of her card club. Those
winning prizes were Mrs. Anthony
Freed, who held high score, Mrs.
Tames Speare, second and Mrs.
Christina Keck, low.
Laurel and Columbus will play
Thursday. Joliet, Tri-county lea
gue champion, will meet Bearcreek
at 3 p. m. and Carbon will engage
Fromberg at 4 o'clock,
jt s first appearance in the
tournament Thursday night at 8
0 » c l 0 ck with Bridger' as the oppon
ent< Columbus will meet Park City
j n the second evening game at
The championship game is ached
u |,. ( j f or Saturday night, and the
Laurel will
, be p i aye d Monday night at 8
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| granted priorities for material with
which to construct five new dwell
Jngs here and that work would
| be started immediaiely. Returned
j service men will have top rating
for the purc hase of the dwellings,
The construction company said
I the five new homes will be frame
structures 32 by 34 feet, one story
and without basement. A large
garage and laundry room will be
part of each construction,
The priorities were granted
through the Helena office of the
controlIin E federal agency.
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Construction Company States
Work To Begin Immediately
—Vets Have First Choice
Laurel Construction company an
I nounced this week that it hail been
ENDED ON FEB. ID
Walsh, County Head, Says Two
Thirds Of Anticipated In
come Was Contributed
The March of Dimes
campaign
has received about two-thirds of
I the anticipated $12,000 to $15,000,
! Cletus J. Walsh
Polytechnic,
president of the Yellowstone county
chapter, disclosed in a statement
of Feb. 16. He said that the earn
of
paign of Jan. 14 to 31, which later
was extended to Feb. 15, is now
officially over, but those who have
not yet made their contributions
may do so by mail or at any bank.
The recent infantile paralysis
epidemic totaled 55 cases, with the
National Foundation making a $25,
000 advance to provide the best
possible hospital and medical care
for all victims. Eighteen cases are
still in the hospital, Walsh said in
his statement, and added that many
who have, been discharged from the
hospital continue to receive medi
cal care twice a week. In view of
all this, Walsh said he hoped each
family unit in the county would
send in at least $2 for the March
of Dimes.
Patterson of Billings, county tuber
County TB Chairman
Addresses Byam P.T.A.
The Byam Parent-Teacher asso
ciation meeting Friday evening at
the school featured
Mrs. Harriet
culosls chairman, in an address to
j showed slide pictures, a series en
titled "Goodbye, Mr. Germ.
Mrs. M. F.
Crawford were in charge of the
the group. In connection ivith Mrs.
Patterson's talk, T. E. Pemberton,
county superintendent of schools,
Mrs.
j Henry Yeager
and
! program.
Plans were discussed for a dance
to be sponsored by the P. T. A.,
Saturday, March 16 at the school,
^ Lunch was served, following the
program, with Mrs. George Hart
and Mrs. Gerald Scammon as hos
tesses.