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1946 Campaign
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Praise USO Work,
Urge Continuance
REPORT REVIEWS
5 YEARS OF SERVICE
Official announcement that USO
will conduct its own fund raising
campaign next September and Octo
ber with a goal to cover minimum
service requirements through 1947
was made by President Lindsley F.
Kimball at a USO Fifth Anniversary
luncheon held in New York. February
4th. Similar announcements were
made at anniversary luncheons in
other cities.
USO came into being on February
4, 1941, when six member agencies
joined hands to create one organiza
tion to care for the needs of the
men and women of the armed forces.
So far the American public has con
tributed 200 million dollars.
At the New York luncheon the
speakers were Lieutenant General J.
Lawton Collins. Director of Informa
tion of the War Department, and
Vice-Admiral Louis E. Denfeld, Chief
of Navy Personnel, who described
what USO had done in its five years
of operation and what it still must
do for the service men here and
abroad.
Gen. Eisenhower's Message
Gen. Dwight W. Eisenhower, Chief
of Staff, sent this message:
"May I earnestly count on your
organization and your host of volun
teers to stay with us through the dan
gerous and difficult period of transi
tion to final peace?
"We still have a pressing need for
the services of USO and will be
deeply grateful for your continued
help in the future as in the past."
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz,
Chief of Naval Operations, also sent
a message of congratulation.
Need for Fund Outlined
The need for raising a terminal
fund in the fall of 1946 is due to the
fact that the National War Fund
will finance USO only through 1946.
Tentative, purely tentative, plans
for 1947 call for the operation of
some 350-400 USO clubs in the con
tinental United States, largely in
connection with hospitalized but con
valescent veterans. Operation of sta
tion lounges for troops-in-transit,
men on leave, and families of service
people must continue. Overseas clubs
will carry on in Alaska, Canal Zone,
Hawaii, Philippines, etc. Camp Shows
Vwill still be seen and heard in 1947
by men in hospitals and men over
seas.
Coincident with the announcement
of the USO fall campaign, President
Kimball made public his annual re
port, in which he says:
"USO finds that at its peak of activ
ity, it was serving 1,000,000 people a
day in one capacity or another, run
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Carol Drake Heads
Safeway Service On
Home
Carol Drake will be the new name
of the director of Safeway Stores,
Inc., home economics department
according to an announcement to
day by the retail grocery concern.
The new director's services will be
offered to the public through the
Homemakers' bureau which has
been Safeway's
testing commodities and developing
menus for use in the home for 15
department for
years.
Carol Drake's home economics ad
vice, offered through the Homemak
ers' bureau, will result from testing
and experimenting by 15 profession
al home economics authorities under
the direction of Julia P. Hindley,
manager of this Safeway depart
ment.
Safeway plans to create for Car
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ning up to more than 1,100,000,000 the
total served since the organization
was created.
3,035 Units at Peak
"The number of operations, such
as clubs, lounges and similar activi
ties, reached a high point back in
March of 1944, a total
training camps closed and the men
went overseas this number declined,
but the over-all volume of work in
creased.
"The five-year peak of activity and
cost came after peace in Europe and
of 3,035. As
of USO
At peak« USO was serving 1,000,000
men a day.
During the five years (February 4,
1941-February 4, 1945) total of
1,100,000,000 served.
At peak, there were 3,035 USO op
erations.
Peak expenditures were $5,800,000
a MONTH.
Peak Overseas Units totalled 178,
Overseas Club attendance (1942
1945) was 104,819,151.
During the half-decade. Mobile Ser
vices of all sorts totalled 50,000,000.
191/2 million individual services per
formed by 131 USO-TravcIcrs Aid Units.
Troops-in-Transit attendance to
talled 70,000,000.
At the height of activities 700 USO
Shows were given DAILY overseas
and in the United States, by more
than 4,900 entertainers.
Four-year total au ince for these
shows was 172,886,.'
June 1943 was the
of volunteers—739,000 of them work
ing that month.
They worked a tot' jf 165,000,000
hours in the 5 year;
American public u given $200,
000,000 to service 14 million men and
women in armed forces.
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al Drake a personality which will
stamp her as an authority on all
the things which a housewife wants
t0 know * n her job as a homemak
Our ex
er", stated Mrs. Hindley.
perienced staff is familiar with ev
ery branch of home economics.
Carol Drake will personify the best
in style of clothes which Mrs.
Homemaker wants to wear in her
tertaining at parties and teas. She
will be an authority to whom the
home, during her shopping, and en
housewife can bring questions on
home decoration, table service and
party menus. She will know the
functions of home operations and
will be able to advise on the type
of equipment needed to perform
these functions. We expect Carol
Drake to be of great help to house
wives in answering specific ques
tions on home problems.
"Carol Drake's suggestions and
ideas will result from a complete
home testing service", continued
before the surrender of Japan. Re
deployment of troops reopened many
camps, doubled or vastly increased
loads of various seaport cities.. . Ex
climbed
to $ 5 . 800,000 a
penditures
month.
"Even today five months after V-J
Day—USO must still operate on a
basis of $4,000,000 a month. Over-all
operations, aside from USO-Camp
Shows, are carried on through near
ly 2,000 units."
New Post-War Problems
Referring to the future of USO,
Mr. Kimball says in his report: "The
successful conclusion of the war does
not, cannot, and will not return the
United States to its pre-war status....
It is clear even now that our armed
forces in the postwar period must be
numbered in the millions—and thus
present a totally different problem.
"The USO was formed to serve a
temporary purpose. ...It neither seeks
nor shirks any specific responsibility,
but the particular responsibility it did
assume in 1941 will have to be dis
charged by the end of 1947."
The report concludes with the
resolution of the Board of Directors:
"USO will complete its wartime,
demobilization and reconversion
services December 31, 1947.
"In the meantime, the member
agencies of USO which will have
peace-time responsibilities in serving
the armed forces will appraise those
responsibilities in the light of the
future plans of our country for the
armed forces and, giving considera
tion to the pattern of cooperation set
by USO, will determine in what
fashion those responsibilities can
best be discharged."
'We will have five
Mrs. Hindley.
kitchens and various home testing
rooms to try out cur ideas or to
seek solutions for home problems.
Carol Drake will also have the ad
vantage of a complete research ser
Safeway has the largest li
brary of cook books and home econ
omics material in the United States
outside of the Library of Congress".
Prior to the announcement of the
of Carol Drake as the
ice.
new name
director of the Homemakers' bur
Safeway's home economics op
conducted under the
name of Julia Lee Wright, a name
which was used jointly with Fam
ily Circle magazine.
Wright will continue as foods edit
or of Family Circle.
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eration was
Julia Lee
Expert Saddle Repair
at the
ELECTRIC SHOE SHOP
LAUREL, MONT.
Bill Locke, Owner
LB. B.
SEASON DRAWING TO
END, GONEESTS CLOSE
This
week's games found the
teams playing good ball as the sea
son is about to end with only two
more games left.
A Group
In the A group the race looks
like a three way go for first place.
The Lions took a stubborn
Leatherneck team by a score of 18
J. Redman scoring 6 points
to 9.
for the losers, and G. Paronto get
ting 7 points for the winners to
cop scoring honors.
The second game was a thriller
with the Wildcats coming out on
top to beat the Bluejackets by a
score of 16-15 in the last few sec
onds of play.
B Group
In the B group the Warriors with
good team play defeated the Yel
low-jackets 21 to 11.
Frickel getting
each to top the winners,
made 7 points for the losers.
C Group
J. Gass and
and 8 points
J. Kasner
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In the C group the Hellcats de
feated the Eagles 22-8. Bangert
gathered 12 points for the win
Hruska getting 6 points for
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In the last game between the \
Frogs and Cougors the Frogs won
ners.
the losers.
Auction Sale
As I have decided to quit farming, I will sell at public auction at the old Cramer
farm 1| miles southeast of Laurel or 1] miles southwest of Laurel overpass
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Bring your cups.
Free lunch at noon.
Sale starts at 10:00 A. M.
32 Head of Cattle
Twelve well bred 2-yr. Hereford heifers.
Nine mixed Hereford short yearlings
and calves.
Coming 3-yr. reg. polled Hereford bull.
Seven Shorthorn milck cows, 3 just-fresh,
all TB and
rest to freshen in spring.
Holstein milch cow, just fresh ( Bangs tested
Two Domino reg. Hereford coming 3-yr.
heifers.
31 Chester White Hogs
Three reg. sows to farrow in April.
tirade sow with seven pigs
Eight feeder pigs weighing 123 lbs. ea.
Three sows to farrow in April)
Eight purebred pigs weighing (eligible
25 lbs. ea.
Boar weighing 200 lbs.
lo register.
HOUSES
TRACTOR
11.25x40
7-yr. Pinto gelding weighing 1200 lbs.,
well broke to ride and rope.
3-yr. blue spotted Pinto saddle gelding,
broke.
1941 Oliver "70" tractor on
tires with lights, starter, pulley power
takeoff, new condition. ATTACHMENT:
7' power mower.
POULTRY
FEED
Chickens: 4 doz. heavy Hampshire lay
Bronze turkeys: 1 gobbler, 5
3 white geese. 3 ducks.
150 bu. seed oats.
50 bu. wheat.
ing hens,
hens.
FARM MACHINERY
(all under four years old)
Well built branding and dehorning
squeeze chute (will handle calves to
bulls).
Planet Jr. horse cultivator with tools.
1,000 lb. platform scale.
McC-Drg. No. 2S elec, cream separator.
4 cream cans, several pails.
Good set of Connolly work harness and
collars.
Insulated 8'xl2' brooder house (well
built). 500 chick brooder.
New 530 gal. gasoline tank (unused).
450 gal. stock water lank.
Vice, anvil, large press drill, butcher
kettle.
i horse Briggs-Stratton gas motor, emery
wheel and electric motor.
Gas barrels, log chains, pumps, forks,
shovels and other articles too numer
ous to mention.
New Oliver Model 75A tractor manure
spreader.
New Superior 10' steel box grain drill
with grass seeder.
New Oliver 8' power hinder (hasn't cut
10 acres).
New Oliver 3-har side delivery rake.
New Oliver 7'& 8' tandem disc (18" disc)
New Oliver Raydex 3-bot. tractor plow.
New Case 3-section harrow.
New Western tractor sweep.
McC-Drg. No. 2 high lift stacker.
Mc-Drg. 10' dump rake.
McDrg. 8" feed grinder.
Martin ditcher, grain treater, 2-section
harrow.
Wagon gear and 8'xl6' hay rack.
Well built 10'x2S' land leveler (iron clad
and reinforced).
Good 2-wheel rubber tired horse trailer.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
Beautiful nearly new 8-piece dining room set.
Davenport and chair, end tables, 3 occasional chairs.
Good 9'xl5' all wool Oriental rug.
Bed springs and mattress, chest of drawers.
Kitchen utensils, dishes and many other household goods.
Zenith boy's junior bike.
New model Savage 25-20
rifle.
Beet labor stove and beds,
large kitchen cupboard.
Book and credit by Harris Agency. If credit is desired, see any member in Agency,
B. M. Harris, Meyer Harris, R. F. Stevens or I. M. Black. Yellowstone Banks, Lau
rel or Columbus.
IpEORCiE HL FOX, Owner
HARRIS AGENCY, Sales Manager.
C. V. MOSIER, Autioneer.
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in the second overtime period 8 to
7. Ludwig of the Frogs scoring the
free throw that told the tale.
League Standing—Feb. 16
Won
A Group:
a*~
Lost
2
6
5
3
5
3
Leathernecks
B Group:
Panthers
Warriors
Yellowjackets
C Group:
Frogs
Hellcats
Cougars
Eagles
Gophers
Referee: Leo Foley.
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8
Won
Lost
5
1
3
3
5
1
Won
Lost
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4
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AikillS Of Poly Speaks
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When CoHnthian LodffC
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Has Washington Event
Lincoln J. Aikins, registrar at the
Billings Polytechnic institute, was
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t ' ie pnncipal speaker Monday night
at the annual celebration of Wash
ington's birthday by Corinthian
lodge No. 72, A. F. & A. M.
was introduced by Fred W, Graff,
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements.
The session drew a large attend
ance of members and sojourners.
Refreshments were served after the
meeting.
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CORN AND COTTON LAND
Besides its wealth of forest products,
Tennessee is important for its output
of corn, cotton, hay and tobacco.
Cotton and tobacco alone provide
about 75 per cent of the state's cash
income from crops. Dairy cattle are
improving with milk ana manufac
tured products increasing as a con
sequence. Agriculture generally
adds to National wealth that stands
behind all Savings Bonds purchased.
V. S. Treasury Department