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/ A / / J HtSTOmc^.L S00IÄ1> OF PÆOMTANA v' J& *y // / HTLFWA LAUREL OUTLOOK Official Paper of Yellowstone County LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1947 VOLUME 38—NO. 29 FIVE CENTS 2 WEEK ENO GAMES Beat Fromberg, Project— Hysham Coming Jan. 11, Miles City Jan. 14 Laurel high school's fast moving Locomotives won two games over the last week end. Friday night they defeated Fromberg at From berg, 33 to 21, and Saturday night downed Project high school in a fast game, 36-29. Friday night Laurel took an early lead which was never relinquished although numerous set-ups were missed during the game. The score at half-time was 16-7 for Laurel. Kimberley was high for Laurel, fol lowed closely by Sorg, with 10 and 9 points each. Strieker was high for the Fromberg team with seven points. In a preliminary game the Laurel B squad downed Fromberg B team, 61-28. Fromberg, 21 Kraus (3) Strieker (7) Davidson (4) Wetstein (4) Stef fan (3) Substitutes: Wold (1), (3), Roysdon (2), Speare (1), Roth (1), Kiedrowski and Kamerzel. Referee; Thompson of Billings. Saturday night in a fast game Laurel downed Project high of Wor den, there, 36-29. Laurel led from the start by the margin of from six to eight points, but Project was threatening all the time. Kiedrow ski started hitting the basket in the last few minutes of play, to stop a last minute rush of the Project team. In a fast and furious game the Project high reserves nosed out the Laurel reserves 32-31. Laurel, 36 Kimberley (3) Willis (4) Sorg (7) Meyers (2) Kiedrowski (9) G Substitutes: Speare (7). Alles (2). Next game here will be Jan. 11 at 8 p. m. against Hysham high who has one of its strongest teams in years. There will be a pre liminary game at 7 p. m. between Laurel high freshman and a junior team from Billings, if possible. Season tickets will be on sale at the high school gymnasium Satur Laurel, 33 F Kimberley (10) Willis (2) Sorg (9) Wagner Meyers (4) Galusha P C G G • Project, 29 Bliss (12) Good (4) Lechner (7) G Chenowith (1) Propp (1) Laurel —Wold (4), Project—Gandar (2), P F C day night. These tickets are good for 10 senior high and three junior high games. Tuesday night, Jan. 14, the Miles City Cowboys are coming to Laurel. Miles City is a class A team. Laurel bested the Cowboys at the Hardin invitational tournament earlier in the season, but the Cowboys have come a long ways since that time. ceremonial marshal, and Mrs. Doris Armstrong, assistant ceremonial marshal, the following officers of Opal camp of Royal Neighbors were seated for the ensuing term: Mrs. Margaret Freed, oracle; Mrs. Ethel Rodgers, vice oracle; Mrs. Cora Pomroy, past oracle; Mrs. Olive Cook, chancellor; Mrs. Frances j Fisher, recorder; Mrs. Loretta Me Manus, receiver; Mrs. Edna Sher row, marshal; Mrs. Jo Ann Little, assistant marshal; Mrs. Angeline I Hunter, inner sentinel; Mrs. Grace j BOHL NEIGHBORS SEAT NEWCORPS Of OFFICERS With Mrs. Alva Barney as in stalling officer, Mrs. Kate Rodgers, Bird, outer sentinel; Mrs. Marie Wieber, manager; Mrs. Billie Brow nell, musician; Mrs. Wieber, faith; Mrs. Hazel Bottger, courage; Mrs. Lora Jacobson, modesty; Mrs. Wil ma Herman, unselfishness; Mrs. Veronica Sekora, endurance, and Mrs. Katherine Romee, flagbearer. Mrs. Ann Rhyner is captain of the degree staff, and Mrs. Barney is as sistant captain. At the close of the ceremonies the oracle presented each of the in stalling officers with a gift. Plans for the district convention to be held in June were discussed. It was announced that all members having a perfect attendance up to that time will be presented with a Royal Neighbor pin. Plans were made for a bingo party to be given at the L. L. club Jan. 21, at which time a radio will be given away. At the Tuesday evening meeting at the L. L. club a lunch was sen' ed following installation ceremonies, Mrs. Jacobson Ricci as hos-1 with Mrs. Barney, and Mrs. Beatrice tesses. : : ■ *:C' I ? •L : : V V ■ A : \L - A Mm i / M v :f?i . •• ■ i : :: r i' • : TWIN NURSES CARE FOR TRIPLETS . . . Student nurses and twin sisters, Georgette, left, and Colette Dussault, St. Albans, Vt., hold the Skicke triplets, all boys, born at the Brady Maternity hospital, Albany, N. Y., to Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Skicke. The triplets are the first chil dren born to the Skickes. All are in excellent health and thriving. So far they have not expressed themselves about their good fortune in having the twin nurses take care of them. L A. WEBSTER, SILESIA SUCCUMBS AI AGE 78 Funeral services for Loren A. Webster, 78, who died at a Bilings hospital Dec. 28, were conducted Saturday by Rev. Andrew C. Caton, pastor of the First Methodist church of Billings. The services were at the Settergren chapel in Billings and burial was in the Laurel ceme tery. Mr. Webster entered the hospital Oct. 18, for treatment for blood poisoning. His right leg was ampu tated and death was attributed to complications. He was born April 1, 1868, at Spirit Lake, Iowa, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Webster. He came to Bozeman in 1883 with his parents and in 1900 moved to Carbon coun ty, and later homesteaded north of Silesia. He married Martha L. Her bert in 1902 . Mrs. Webster died June 22, 1922. Mr. Webster retir ed from active farming last spring. He is survived by three sons, George A. Webster of Minneapolis; Loren A. Webster, Jr., north of Si lesia, and Roscoe A. Webster of Laurel; two daughters, Mrs. L. R. Baker of Billings and Mrs. Claude W. Reynolds of Laurel; a brother, W. H. Webster of Billings, a half brother, R. Alden Webster of Wash ington, D. C., and 16 grandchildren. Pallbearers were Thelmar Birk land, J. E. Brooks, Harley Hogan, Ivan Lyons, Gerald Scammon and Avery Taylor. Mrs. Frances Herb struth, accompanied by Mrs. Gus tave Simmons, sang "The Old Rug ged Cross" and "Lead Kindly Light. , , , „ . , Helena, Jan. 8 -State ctaiman of the Amenean Legions Gifts f »' Yanks. Who Gave" program have , , , . ....... extended the departments thanks to the Auxiliary of Laurel post No. 123 for contributing to the total of 2 100 gifts and $648.65 in cash used ' . . . , to ^ rin & Chris mas joy an y - round pleasure to hospitalized vet erans of the nation's wars. i 7 , e Laurel Auxiliary sent 13 gift packages to state headquarters in Helena for distribution in the "Gifts f or Yanks" program. <<We w ; s h to express our thanks f 0 members of the Legion, Auxili ar ; es an( j th e public for participation Heads Of 'Gifts For ■ j n program, which helps make j hospital stays more pleasant for our j veterans," E. F. Naegele and Ida j h_ Downs, both of Helena, co-chair men 0 f the program, said in a joint statement to post commanders. "Most of the gifts were used to rem ember every hospitalized veter-J an j n Montana of whom we had knowledge at Christmas time. Al though special attention was given to the veterans at Fort Harrison, those in other hospitals were not forgotten. Without co-operation of ^ this would not have been pos s ihi e . Olds, Canada, who were married re cently, -were guests here the past week of the Sheets familv. Mr. Leonard is a grandson of Mr. and ■ I ! Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leonard of "Gifts and money remaining af ter the distribution have been set aside for use throughout the com ing year to help stage regular part ies for hospitalized veterans." Visit Here From Canada Mrs. W. H/ Sheets. LAUREL GIVES $815 IN j Appreciation to the people of Laurel for their generous support of the 1946 Christmas seal sale was expressed by the seal sale commit tee. After announcing that $815 had been raised to date in the seal sale which opened Nov. 25 for funds for the work of the Montana Tubercu losis association, Mrs. R. J. Rosse lot, campaign chairman, said the response of the people showed their deep interest in the continuation of the tuberculosis control program. "We are deeply grateful to the people for their response to our annual appeal for funds, and we assure them that the Tuberculosis association will keep faith by mak ing the best possible use of every dollar contributed to fight tuber culosis, one of the greatest health menaces of the day. It is a dis ease which kills more young people between 15 and 35 than any other. With the backing of the public, the association expects to make great progress in the coming year. It is grateful to all who have responded and hopes that those who, for one reason or another, have neglected to make their returns, will try to do so immediately. >» 0. E. S. BEGINS YEAR WITH INSTALLATION Installation of officers featured the meeting of idonian chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, Thurs day evening at the Masonic temple. Installing officers were Mrs. Edna Chapman as worthy matron; Mrs. Josephine McCauley, musician; Mrs. Graffj ch and Miss Vera Anderson, marshal . .. D i u u a j Mrs. Beulah Hartley was seated as wor thy matron; Mrs. Ann Hage man, associate matron; J. R. Heeb ner, worthy patron; Herman Sches sler > associate partron; Mrs. Luella Brohaugh, conductress; Mrs. Lois gassier, associate conductress;! Mrs 0]ive Laird, secretary; Mrs. 1 Hattie Cloyd, treasurer; Mrs. Dor- j othy Bundy, organist; Mrs. Eleanor ( Greening, marshal; Miss Pearl i Davis, chaplain; Mrs. Ethel Shay, I warder; Mrs. Inez Vaughn, senti- j nel; Mrs. Olliemae Gass, Ada; Mrs. Geneva Jolley, Ruth; Mrs. Mary Bell Hoppel, Esther; Mrs. Evelyn Richardson, Martha; Miss Esther Pearson, Electa. In a presentation by Mrs. Me Cauley, Mrs. Hartley, the new worthy matron, received a gift jfrom her mother, Mrs. C. H. Barney, The past matron's jewel from the chapter was presented to Mrs. Nina Smith by Mrs. Laird. Following the meeting was a social hour with refreshments served by a committee composed of Miss Anderson, Mrs. Edrie Hilgert, Miss Joan McCauley and Miss Irene Sherrow. and the father was a surgical tech nician. He is now a postal em ployee in Somerset, his home he fore the war, where he and Mrs., Tohill have resided the past year. A daughter weighing seven and a half pounds was born Dec. 31 at Somerset, Ky., to Mr. and Mrs. John Tohill, son-in-law and daughter of Fred W. Graff of Laurel. The mother, the former Dorothy Graff, was a first lieutenant of nurses in the army air corps during the war, Birth In Kentucky GIVE Farmers l T nion ('agers To Play At Fromberjr Sunday, Park City Here Next Wednesday An incomplete schedule of games to be played by the Farmers Union Independent basketball team has been announced by the manager, P. A. Nolan, ed calls for four games here and four away from home during the remainder of January and the first half of February. After playing Roundup here Wed nesday night of this week, Nolan said the remainder of the season would be as follows, subject to re vision: Sunday, Jan. 12, Fromberg there, 2 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, Park City here, 8 p. m. The slate as now arrang Thursday or Friday, Jan. 23 or 24, Crow Indians at the Agency. Sunday, Jan. 26, Klein at Round up, 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, Shadoans here, 8 p. m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, Crow Indians here, 8 p. m. Thursday, Feb. 6 , open date, away. Monday, Feb. 10 , Hardin here, 8 p. m. Thursday, Feb. 13, open date, away. Nolan said this week that other games would probably be added to the list before the end of the sea son. ROTARY CLUB SPEAKER VIEWS TRENDS IN 1947, TRAVEL PROGRESS TOLD At its meeting a week ago the Laurel Rotary club was addressed by B. M. Harris, president of the Yellowstone banks at Laurel and Columbus, on "What About 1947?" He recited statistics and at times ma de predictions concerning trends in production and trade in the com ing year. He saw many adjust ments. In the spring of 1929 silk broke in Japan; in the fall of 1946 furs broke in the United States, and Solly Eitingon, New York's largest fur dealer, failed for 7.5 million. Is this the beginning of lower prices? the speaker asked. Regarding farm production, in 1946 all U. S. farmers broke pre vious records in production, 2 per cent over 1942 peak and 26 per cent over the 1923-32 average. Corn was 3.3 billion bushels against 2.6 billion; wheat, 1,116 million, up 37 per cent, and only cotton and rye were down. Federal statisticians estimate 1947 prices will be down at least 8 per cent. As to sales, Gimbels marked* jew elry down 75 per cent; Montgomery Ward sliced toys 80 per cent and soft goods 30 per cent. There were store-wide clearances throughout the country. Dollar sales were up 19 per cent, but most increases were caused by mark-ups, not in creased volume. The federal debt was reduced $22 billion from the balance on hand from the Eighth __ war loan. Tax reduction is likely only in the lower brackets through larger exemptions. Surveying foreign trade, Harris sa 'd "We own 50 per cent of world shipping; Great Britain ami Russia ^9 compete vigorously with us." Strikes will continue, but indus try employment in hours and pay r s w up. Many n °w operating on the 40-hour week w *h return to the longer week. Harris predicted that small sub sistence farms will continue to in crease in price, though large com mercial farms may sell for less. Building will show considerable in j crease with advancing prices. Rent I ma y increase and the country may see t4ie beginning of the boom which s bould have started in 1946. men return, but experts think the pre-war trend will resume and the People who moved to war time jobs are not returning to their former homes, for more than three fourths are staying in the areas to which they moved, or are moving elsewhere. The reason: better liv ing, more money. Result: the swol len areas will not shrink much. The movement to the suburbs started before the war and was given impetus by the war when people had to go to the country to find a place to live. Many liked it and will resist shifting back. The farm population is gaining as (Continued on Page Ton) Montana Legislature Opens 30th Session Burke Of Yellowstone Becomes Majority Leader In Senate; Blenkner, Stillwater, Introduces Appropriation Bill For State Institutions The Thirtieth legislative assembly of Montana convened Monday at the capitol in Helena for a period of . M) days, and at its opening named Senator Tom Burke of Yellowstone county, a veteran of three sessions, Republican majority leader in the senate. He had been nominated for the post at the party caucus Sunday night. Republican Charles Scofield of Powder River, who had served sessions in the house of representa tives, was elected sppeaker of the house for the Thirtieth assembly. Democratic minority leaders are are Liberty county', in the senate, and David James, CLAIMED DV DEAID Had Been Car Shop Employee Since 1922—Burial To Be In Kentucky William Shively, 64, who had been employed at the Northern Pac ific car shops since 1922, died at a Billings hospital Sunday. Death was caused by pneumonia. Except for a period from 1939 to 1945, when he was a patient at the Northern Pacific hospital in Glen dive following an accidental injury, he was in continuous employment at the shops here. Mr. Shively was bom Feb. 4, 1882. He came to Montana from Kentucky and was known as "Ken tucky Bill." Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Claude Thompson of Owensboro, Ky., and Mrs. Arthur Schwartz of Stanley, Ky. The body was taken Tuesday to Owensboro, his former home, for burial in the family plot. Yerrington Becomes Field Agent, Indian Affairs Department Beginning last week, Carl M. Yer rington, former Yellowstone county commissioner, became land field agent in the department of Indian affairs. The appointment became effective Jan. 2 ^nd was announced by Paul L. Flickinger, director of Indian affairs. Yerrington w r as Yellowstone coun ty commissioner two terms, a period of 12 years, and was defeated for re-election by his Republican op ponent, Ben B. Hagerman, who took office the first of the current year. A graduate of North Dakota State Agricultural college, he served for eight years as county agent in Mon tana, was farming superintendent seven years for a large insurance 1 company, was with the national farm credit administration two years, and during the war was chairman of the county salvage committee. He is Montana representative of the public land committee of the Western States council and is a member of the Montana grass con servation commission. He is serv ing on the Billings Commercial club's irrigation, flood protection Hiner, 85, of Reed Point, father of and western historical committees and is a member of the Billings emergency housing committee. John Hiner, 85, Dies At Reed Point Home Funeral services for John Morris Carl Hiner of Laurel, were conduct ed Sunday afternoon at the Reed Point Evangelical church, with Rev. H. S. Tool of Big Timber officiat ing. Mr. Hiner died Friday at his home of pneumonia and heart dis ease. He was bom Sept. 15, 1861, in Hartsville, Ind., and was married to Miss Martina Anderson Jan. 31, 1888, at' Colombus, Ind. .They came to Montana in 1909, homesteading | north of Reed Point. The family ] n-ed to Reed Point in 1927. j Surviving besides the widow and | son, Carl Hiner, is another son, Sam was in the Reed Point | Hiner of Helena. . Burial cemetery. Joplin, in the house of representa tives. The oath of office was administer ed to new members of the senate by Hugh H. Adair, chief pustice of the Montana supreme court, and Lee Metcalf, associate justice, swore in the new house members. Senate officials sworn in were Claude McAllister, Helena, secre tary; Harry Whitcomb, Malta ser geant at arms, and Rev. E. II. Wendland, Deer Lodge, chaplain. House officials are L. R. Knox, Helena, clerk; E. J. Mo, Helena, sergeant at arms; Wilder porter, Billings, journal clerk, and Rev. Ed win Smith, Bozeman, chaplain. W. E. Keeley, Republican, Powell, was named chairman of the senate's important committee on committtees. The group went into conference im mediately after the organizing ses sion Monday heard Governor Sam Ford's biennial message. Serving with Keeley are Senators H. A. Simmons, Republican, Carbon, and A. A. Baker, Republican, Dawson. In addition to being majority lead er in the senate, Burke of Yellow stone is also member of the finance and claims committee and of the rules committee. R. H. Gebhardt, Republican, Yel lowstone, is a member of the em ployment committee of the lower house, and D. J. Brumbaugh, Re publican, Yellowstone, is on the journal committee of the house. George W. O'Connor, Republican, Carbon, heads the house seating committee. i E. A. Blenkner, Republican, Still water, was one of three representa tives who announced they would file two house bills relating to the post-war planning and construction commission's recommendations. One calls for appropriation of $4,262,861 for improvement, rehabilitation and new construction at state institu tions. Blenkner, member of the committee investigating state insti tutions, spoke in Laurel last summer and described the condition of state owned properties. REBEKAR OFFICERS FOB 1947 ARE INSTALLED At formal candlelight ceremonies, officers of Evergreen Rebekah lodge were installed at the regular meet ing Monday evening at the L. L. club. district deputy president, was in stalling officer. Her assistants were Mrs. Effie Gerard, deputy marshal; Mrs. Min Mrs. Mary Belle Wiggins, grand; Mrs. Lola Cooper, secretary; Mrs. Doris Armstrong, treasurer; Mrs. Tilda Anderson, right sup porter to the noble grand; Mrs. Mina Decker, left supporter to the noble grand; Mrs, Burdett, right supporter to the vice grand; Mrs. Joyce Johnston, left supporter to the vice grand; Mrs. Alta Everett, warden; Mrs. Margaret Leis, con ductor; Mrs. Bessie Crow, chaplain; Mrs. Cora Roberts, inside nie Merle Fenton, deputy warden; Miss Grace Stadalman, deputy treas urer; Mrs. Gertrude Burdett, deputy secretary. Officers for the coming year are Mrs. Wiggins, district deputy pres ident; Mrs. Louise VanNice, noble grand; Mrs. Ardith Webb, vice Mrs. Dorothy Gomon, outside guard ian; Mrs. Lena Hiner, musician; Mrs. Isabelle Bray, flag bearer, and Mrs. Virginia Higginbotham, retir ing noble grand. Following the business session a lunch was served by Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Armstrong and Mrs. Ander Mrs. Higginbotham, junior P »* 4 noble Srand, was presented with an emblematic pin, and Mrs. Wiggins was honored by the lodge with a corsage of gardenias. Announcement was made that in itiation will be held at the next meeting, Monday, Jan. 20, and the lodge will also observe the birthday of Thomas Wildey, founder of Odd Fellowship in North America. son. Among recent births recorded those of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Orville Spoon, Friday, Dec, 27; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nicho las, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. William Badilla, Monday, Dec. 30, and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. fty nold Frank, Friday, , Jan, ■ 3. Turn-Of-Year Births are