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LAUREL OUTLOOK
Official Paper of Yellowstone County
VOLUME 38— NO. 31
FIVE CENTS
LAUREL, MONTANA, WED NESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1947
Chairmen To Conduct Campaign
For Polio Funds Are Named
By Mrs. Marguerite Palmer
Mrs. Marguerite Palmer, chair
man of the women's division of the
Yellowstone county chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, who is also Laurel chair
man, announced this week that the
annual March of Dimes will con
tinue until Jan. 31. The fund-rais
ing campaign began last week, Jan.
15, and was formally launched by
Cletus J. Walsh, county chairman.
Mrs. Palmer said that beginning
Jan. 26, and continuing through the
remainder of the month, Girl Scouts
will assist Manager J. H. Moran in
making collections from patrons of
the Royal theater.
Miss Vera Anderson has been ap
pointed chairman of the several tag
days to be conducted by Girl
Scouts. H. Lee Hamlet is chairman
of workers making collections in
the public schools, and John Dar
ham is chairman of the committee
to solicit business houses.
The general chairman here, Mrs.
Palmer, stated that each sub-chair
man would be responsible for con
tributions collected by his or her
committee and that remittance at
the end of the campaign would be
made by check direct to Mrs. Palm
er, 201 East Fifth street.
There will be no dance this year.
ODD FELLOWS SEAT
OFFICERS AT CEREMONY
Harold VanNice was installed as
noble grand of the Odd Fellows
lodge ac, a meeting at the L. L.
club, with L. L. Smith as grand
marshal; Homer Serite, deputy
grand marshal; William Gerke,
grand warden; Ed Wilson, deputy
grand recording secretary, and F.
E. Jacobson, deputy grand secre
tary.
Tom Everett is past noble grand.
Other officers seated included Ted
Webb, vice grand; David Johnson,
treasurer; O C. Coper, recording
secretary; Ralph Lumsdon, finan
cial secretary; Ira Rodgers, right
support to the noble grand; Harry
White, left support to the noble
grand; Joseph McArthur, conductor;
L. W. Armstrong, conductor; Wil
liam Higginbotham, chaplain; J. C.
Man
Durham, right scene support;
ley Gerke, left scene support; J.
W. Sherrow, inside guardian; Mer
kel Franzen, outside guardian; L. L.
Smith, right support to the vice
grand, and Victor Kurk, left sup
port to vice grand.
Missoula Tan 22_Winter ouarter
Missouia, Jan. zz winter quarter
registration at the: state university!
stood at 3,151 last week including
166 new students and 94
students who did not attend fall
3 559, the registrar's office anaounc-j
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Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Krause and
147 Students From
Yellowstone Attend
Montana University
Autumn quarter enrollment, which
3,299, included 147 students
was
from Yellowstone county, placing
her third among Montana counties
in the number of students register-!^
ed at the university. Several are!
Eighty-eight
from Laurel,
and 59 women from the county at
tended. Every county in the state
had students in the fall quarter
enrollment.
men
Photographers To
Form Amateur Club
At Meeting Jan. 28
All who are interested in amateur
photography have been invited to
attend the first meeting of the Lau
rel Amateur Camera club, scheduled j
for Tuesday, Jan. 28, at the Karl |
George Tower service station. This i
will be the organizing meeting. I
Those attending are requested to j
bring their cameras.
Sponsors say the purpose of the
club is to "swap ideas and short- \
cuts" and the eeneral exchange of |
information. The organization is
intended to be of mutual benefit \
to members.
daughter, Karen, and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Schneider returned recently
from a visit with relatives in Her
rington and Godland, Kan.
Is Accompanying Basketball
Team To Columbus Friday;
Has Membership Of 40
Thirty-six members of the Laurel
high school band will accompany
the basketball team to Columbus on
Friday to furnish moral support and
entertainment during the rest per
iods of the game. This has been
arranged under an exchange agree
ment with the Columbus band, which
will appear here on Feb. 7.
Basketball fans have been pleased
to see the band out again this sea
son, the first time since the war.
The organization, under the direc
tion of John Billings, has been
built up from nine players 'of a
year ago to its present (member
ship of 40,
Members of the band are:
Comets—Joel Roth, John Gooden
bour, Wayne Hageman, Eleanor
Fisher, Neilon Prill, Bill Smith and
James Kasner.
Clarinets—Armelda Phillips, Don
na Moran, Bonnie Teeters, Darlene
Moon, Pat Fry, Harriet Decker, Pat
Bade, Verna Lies, Kenneth Leuthold
and Myra Magnus.
Saxophones—Shirley Ellingson and
James Morrison.
Oboe—Billy Lou Hartley.
Flute—Nancy Purchase.
Bassoon—James Phillips.
Mellaphones—Pat Busby and El
eanor Mossman.
Baritones—Linda Johnston, John
Crndorff, Marilyn Kuper, Charles
Hagen and Donald Schessler.
Sousaphones — Meriem Fox and
Donald Miller,
Drum s—Betty Strand, Donald
Harriott, Jackie Schessler, Jim Gass,
Charlotte Decker and Mary DeCarlo.
In addition to the many instru
ments purchased by individuals dur
ing the past year, a donation by
the Commercial club plus an appro
priation of school funds last year,
made possible the purchase of in
struments which rounded out the
instrumentation.
Mr. Billings states that "while
increasing the membership and im
proving the quality of the organiza
tion are big goals yet to be a
chieved, it is time that the problem
of properly uniforming the band be
given consideration. This is a pro
ject worthy of civic attention since
the school band is of real value
to the community and will be even
more so as it continues to improve
and grow."
Ralnh Ronan Laurel farmer re
siding east of town, was elected
nresident of the Cove Irrigation
comoanv at the annual meeting of
atockhoklers and director Tuefdav
at the dtv hall here B L Price
of Laure who served several years
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was elected vice president, succeed
Ronan Henry Benner, living!
between Laure , and BnUngSt was re-1
ditch superin tendent.
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most popular actor by the film |
audiences of the nation. The se- i
lection was made largely upon his 1
work in "The Bells of St. Mary's."
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LARGEST IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT . . . Columbia Basin project in Eastern Washington is taking
shape. This is an artist's impression of how some of the structures in the vicinity of Coulee City will appear
when completed. Stretching for nearly two miles across the famed Upper Grand Coulee is the South Coulee
dam, which will help form a 27-mile reservoir for the million-acre irrigation development. The dam will car
ry U. S. Highway 10-A across its top. The land will be farmed by 12,000 to 15,000 families, veterans and
others.
CUTTING AGUES EGG
JEWELRY DESCRIBED
AT ROTARY MEETING
John Greenleaf of Billings, a com
mercial producer of Montana agate
jewelry, described the material
Greenleaf plant uses and the meth
ods cf production when he spoke
here Tuesday at a meeting of
Rotary club. He exhibited a num
ber of specimens of rough agates
and the stones in succeeding steps
of processing. He also showed sev
eral rare pieces that his father had
collected in more than 30 years and
which have never been offered
sale.
Agates, a form of chalcedony,
variety of quartz, are found
Montana in a belt extending along
the Yellowstone river, particularly
in the eastern section of the state.
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They are taken both from the bea
of the river and ? ts bars and from
the hills on both sides of the stream
The Montana stones are termed
agates because of infiltra
The colors
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tion of metalic oxides,
result from the various metalic com
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pounds, red being from iron, black
from manganese, and so on. Blue
somewhat
Agates
found in many places, but the Mon
are
rare.
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tana variety carries the most inter
esting figures and are often called
"picture stones." Cutting and pol
reveal their hidden beaut f
The rou £ b stones are cut into,
rat her thin slabs which are for the
most part transparent. Greenleaf
exhibited a diamond saw that is
used in the cutting. The saws
usually of spring brush copper or
phosphor bronze and the outer edge
has been nicked slightly to admit
diamond d ust - After the dust has
i Kean tranned in the indentations and
f 6 ®" trapped in tne indentations ami
bold there by tapping they
^ to cut agates and equally
hard stones. It is the diamond
du st that does the cutting and uot
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lubricant to prevent heating the,
Tbi slabs are examined and «•>«»
areas carry.ng desirable Lgures are
marked with•Pencil; the areas a
cut out and the gems, often of
cabochon shapes, are smoothed on
ithe back and the upper surface j 3
slightly rounded. This is done while
they are attached with chasers
jented to dop sticks or lap sticks. The
polishing process involves several
steps. Greenleaf showed two discs,
one new and the other well used,,
land explained that after some use
the paper discs carrying carborun
dU, The W speaker^ 6 conftned'himself to
<.escHhi„ P g th, catting a„d poiiahing
Stich aÄ-'SSdl .M:
He answered a number of ques
tions from the Rotarians. During
this phase of his talk he said the
Montana agates are much sought
by out-of-state collectors and that
rock hunters from other states often
come here and gather large quan
titles. It is possible that in time
the gems will be rare. Many people
in eastern Montana make a practice
of hunting agates on holidays and
Sundays. Some earn very good in-land
comes. Greenleaf told of finding \
some unusually good stones in grav- i
el that had recently been placed on ;
a road as surfacing material. |
The speaker was introduced by :
0. K. Chapman, a January program
committeeman. i
ROVSDON ANNOUNCES
COMMERCIAL MEETING
j A general meeting cf the Laurel
j Commcrcia; club has been called for
j Wednesday evening, Jan. 29, at the
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L. L club, according to President
| Glen Roysdon.
the j meeting will be preceded by
a dinner, for which a committee will
sell tickets.
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ENDING TRIS WEEK
campaign for
i the U. S. O., which started here
last October, will end this week.
The quota for Laurel was $800, of
which $702.50 has been collected,
Chairman S. S Bliss said Monday.
, Anyone who wishes to contribute
and has not been givn the oppor .
I tunj leave the contribution
; wfth either Stanley Barrow, treas
j urer at tbe Yellowstone bank or 1
whh g g Bliss, chairman, at the
j postoffice _
contributions re
, ceived to and including Saturday
w jjj be j nc ] U( ie«J in the final remit
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tance from Laurel.
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Don Graff of Laurel, a success
| ful debater while attending Laure
aroj^h school recently represented
Montana Stete college, Bozeman, at
a forensic festiviü sponsored by the
j University of Colorado Boulder,
; v >h ,c b involved a five-day, 2,006-mile
I tri P- Other Montana State college
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I Great Falls"'MaviSrd MouiRioy of
Great T ails, Majnard M untjoy
: Lon® and .Morry
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^ S Shersitv of Denver Regis
^U 0 | e ' i^S Heights Colorado
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1 * M., Colorado college, C 'lo
1 rado State, Montana State and Ln
1 ■y ers *ty of Colorado debated six
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i of extern
R| P ated in two _ rounds oi extern
permeou» speaking One evening
*" s devoted to a town hall type
«{ discussion on 'Russian-United
delations.
compeut.ve even s.
Camp Fire Starting
First-Aid Lessons
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The O-Da-Ko campfire of Camp
Fire girls will begin a course on the
fundamentals of first-aid at their
regular meeting next Monday eve
ning in the young people's room of
the Church of the Nazarene.
The class will be instructed by
Rev. J. H Haueter, who holds a
permanent instructor's certificate of
the United States bureau of mines
who has taught classes in first
aid to the injured over a period of
15 years. He was also in charge
of first-aid at a Ynine of the Union j
pacific Coal company for a period , l
of several years. :
This class is a part of the regular
program of the Camp Fire girls. 1
Don Graff Represents
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VETERANS HAVE ONLY
UNTIL FED. I TO GET
World War II veterans have until
Feb. 1, 1947, to reinstate their Na
tional Service life insurance without
a physical examination. This ap
plies to converted insurance as well
as term insurance, J. D. Fellows
announced here this week. He is
service officer of the Veterans Wel
fare commission at Billings.
All that is necessary to reinstate
term insurance is the payment of
two premiums, one for the month
of lapse and one for the current
month. To reinstate lapsed convert
ed insurance all back premiums
must be paid with interest.
"Veterans are urged to take ad
vantage of this easy reinstatement
plan and keep all of this insurance
they can possibly afford, as it rep
resents the greatest of all benefits
provided for veterans," Fellows said.
"This insurance benefit is a favor
and not a business deal. It is avail
able only to veterans. No other
benefit affects the veteran so vital
ly as his G. I. insurance. The vet
eran who doesn't reinstate and hang
onto this insurance is failing in his
duty to himself and his* family."
Fellows also urged that veterans
""f a " y Veterans
Administration office or any service
'officer of the Veterans Welfare
commission for such aid as they
may need in reinstating their in
surance . H e called attention to the
fact that the deadline for reinstate
men t without physical examination
is Feb . 1, about a week distant,
Denver Jan . 2 _ D , Roach
president' of ' the Great Western
co m?a „ y , declared today .ha,
a substantial increase in the num
ber of beet ban-esters to be man
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Roach returned to Denver last
W eek from meetings with officials
of the International Harvester com
P an >' at Chicago and the John Deere
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compan> at Moline, Dl- Both com
panics Roach said hate plans for
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S good news Both Tf Te great
romnanies are satisfied
that future b eet crops will be har
vested mechanically and are making
e i a borate plans to meet the ex
_ cted dem and by the construction
of new facilities for beet harvester
nianufacture.
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Richardson gathered at her new
home Thursday for a housewarming
party and served a lunch. A gift
was presented Mrs. Richardson.
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Cooper were
hosts at a dinner Sunday for Mr.
Hines, vice president of the Mon
tana Rebekah assembly.
More Mechanical Beet
Harvesters In Siffht
For Harvest Next Fall
FEWER SHEEP AID
CATTLE FOR SHE
Nation Also Down In Sheep, Up
In Cattle Which Went From
j West To Corn Belt States
Montana had 20 per cent fewer
i sheep and Iambs and 30 per cent
I fewer cattle and calves on feed for
i market at the beginning of the
present year than in 1946. Only
■ two states, Oklahoma and Texas,
j showed sheep and Iamb increases;
all the others declined. Five west
ern states, Texas, Idaho, New Mex
ico, Oregon and California, have
more cattle and calves on feed for
market than a year ago, but the
other western states have fewer.
In the nation as a whole the
number of cattle being prepared
for market is up about 214 per
cent, a slight increase, while sheep
are down 1214 per cent, a notice
able eighth. The sheep figure is
the smallest in the last seven years.
All the decrease from last year was
in feed lot Iambs, since the number
of lambs being finished on wheat
pastures in the winter area of the
southern Great Plians states is the
largest on record.
The Com Belt states are leading
in the cattle feeding and finishing
program, offsetting decreases in
other states. That means many
Wyoming and Colorado calves and
cattle went east. Shipments of
stocker and feeder cattle into the
II Corn Belt states was at a record
rate during December, bringing the
total movement during the last half
of 1946 to the highest for the per
iod ever recorded, about 20 per
cent over 1945.
Feeders report that cattle will
be fed for a shorter period this
year than last, with the percentage
to be marketed before May 1 about
56 per cent of the total as against
53 per cent a year ago. If these
intentions are carried out the num
ber of well-finished cattle at Com
Belt markets during the next few
months will continue relatively
small.
Eleven Corn Belt states have few
er sheep and lambs on feed than
year ago by 7 per cent and the
smallest number since 1942.
The foregoing information was
compiled from a bureau of agricul
tureal economics issued this week.
PAUL WOLD BECOMES
GROCERS' PRESIDENT
. Formal installation of officers, and
initiation of candidates occupied the
meeting of the Mistletoe Theta Rho
Girls . cIub Friday evening at the
L. L. club. Marilyn Ness was in
stalling officer; Joyce Ness, install
in * marshal; Lola Brown, installing
chaplain, and Eleanor Mossman, in
staUing musician .
Those ^ ated for the six -month
tcrnl were Harriet Decker ' P resi *
dent; Janet Ness, past president;
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K "'» r - inside KWdian; ' Eleanor
Mossma n. outside guardian; Virginia
Harla "> chaplain; Donna Sheets,
musician; Norma Phelps, leftsup
p . ort of the P resident : lo ' a bisher,
right su PP ort to tbe president; Don
na 9, rnd t orff ' T left support to the vice
P resid ent; Jean Bernhardt, ngh
support to the vice president; Carol
Shay, conductor; Betty Jo Nelson,
warden; Jeannette Hamilton, mar
shal; Harriet Decker, team leader:
I'am Paronto, first herald; Anna
Resser, second herald; Mary Lou
Wheeler, third herald; Donna Myers,
fourth herald. Mrs. Ardeth Webb
is club advisor,
At a meeting of the Independent
Wholesale Grocers association Tues
day night at the Northern hotel in
Billings, Paul Wold of Laurel was
elected president for the ensuing
year. The meeting was attended
by 64 wholesale grocers and their
wives.
Also elected were H. L. Noyes,
vice president; Thomas Kirk, secre
tary-treasurer, and D. M. Cotton,
Mark Stephens and George O'Con
nor, directors.
A dinner preceded the business
meeting. Jack Evans in a magic
act was a feature of the program.
Theta Rho Installs
Officers For Coming
Term Of Six Months
Refreshments at the close of the
meeting were served by Janet and
Joyce Ness.