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(Historical sooiet OF MONTA HELENA ' / i NA LAUREL OUTLOOK Official Paper of Yellowstone County VOLUME 39—NO. 1 LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1947 FIVE CENTS WOLD GO. OBSERVING 38TH ANNIVERSARY The O. M. Wold company has an nounced the celebration of its thirty eighth anniversary. The concern, un der the name of Funk-Wold com pany, opened for business in Laurel in the summer of 1909. The original location was in the Lennox block at West Main and Third avenue where the company now has its farm implement store. An early division was The Model, a men's clothing store, at West Main and First avenue. The Model was the G & M store before it was ac quired by the Wold company. O. M. Wold, one of the originals in the Funk-Wold company, bought the interests of his associates here and in the east and changed the name to 0. M. Wold company. After a time the concern bought the build ing at the First avenue intersection, known then as the Westbrook-Held property, which is now the heme of the main store. Later the Lennox block, the original location, was ac quired and houses the implement di vision. Wold assisted in waiting on the trade at the opening day in 1909. K t MOORE REPORTS ON More than 14,000 people attended the recent international convention of Rotary clubs in San Francisco, President J. P. Moore told Laurel Rotarians at their meeting Tuesday. He, accompanied by Mrs. Moore, at tended as a delegate from the Laurel club. Twenty-four nations were rep resented. Although general sessions were conducted in the huge Civic auditor ium at San Francisco, the crowd was that it for i so large was all the people to appear in one pic ture. Moore exhibited a photograph showing about one-half. The programs were always English, but delegates from foreign countries who did not understand English heard translated gists of the speeches as they were being made. The foreign delegates, equipped with ear phones, were seated in a section of the auditorium and listened to translators speaking into transmit ters connected with the head sets. Wives, relatives and friends of many of the delegates were also at the sessions. The gathering was so large that those attending were divided into al phabetical sections and these were subdivided into zones for special group meetings at the several hotels in the city. Delegates were fre quently confused and went to the wrong places. Moore left here Decoration day and went directly to Los Angeles where he and Mrs. Moore visited relatives and friends, including Mac H. Hessel, a former Laurel resident who now lives in Bellflower, said to be the world's largest unincorpor ated town. With a population of 40,000 it is without city govern ment, policemen or firemen. It is about 20 miles from Los Angeles, where Hessel works. Moore attended a meeting of the Bellflower Rotary club, which has a membership of about 80. Later he attended the Los Angeles Rotary club. has many visitors. at their convenience and eat 4 4 It is very large and always The members arrive at small tables. There is no form al opening, although there is a benediction and the singing of Auld Lang Syne at the close. Four underprivileged children were introduced during the meeting. Their sponsor told the Rotarians that large-mouth bottles on the tables had been placed there to re ceive contributions with which to send the four and many others like them to summer camps outside the city. The bottles were quickly stuf fed with paper money, and in about five or six minutes it was announc ed that more than $19,000 had been contributed. The count was made by section chairman who reported the sub-totals to the general chair man. Members are frequently fined. Any real or fancied ommission or anything unusual draws a penalty. One member, known as "Sticky, was fined for having an unusual number of advertisements in Life His concern manufact •• magazine, ures adhesives. The amount assess ed w*as $500, which "Sticky" paid by check. When the Moores arrived in San Francisco for the convention they found their predecessors moving out of the hotel room that had been re served for them, and when they were ready to leave their successors were Continued on Page Eleven) * 1 ; i ■ <'»■■■■■:- • :>> : \ V .. j GOOD SCOUT . . . Rachel Claris, 17-year-old representative of Great Britain's Girl Guides, arrived in New York to attend first world en campment of Girl Scouts to be held since 1937. Tourist Of 21 Years Ago Visits, Inquires Location Of Old Camp I ! A woman tourist passing through Laurel Monday stopped at Tubman's Food Mart on East Main to inquire the location of a tourist camp in which she and her family stayed a day and a night 21 years ago. She was told the location was near where the H & L market is now situated in the 400 block of West Main She said she distinctly remembered it, for "it was the best along the way after leaving Seattle. Touring by automobile was a pleasant adventure in the early '20s, although few states had highways comparable to those now used. The Laurel Commercial Chamber, a merg er of the Chamber of Commerce and the Commercial club, sought to attract outside money by establish ing a tourist camp for the conven " ience of travelers, who were often wealthy and good spenders. The Commercial Chamber provid ed community kitchens and a laund ry as well as a camping space, and some of the tourists were so pleased they often spent several days here before again taking to the road. in Faculty For Luccock Institute Anounced Rev. M. J. Wilcox, dean of Yel lowstone Park Institute which is held at Luccock Park, July 7 to 13, announces that all the faculty mem bers have been secured, and that the out-of-state faculty consists of Dr. Albion R. King of Cornell col lege, Dr. Carl L. Stocking of San Francisco, Calif., Rabbi Morton A. Bauman of St. Paul, Minn., and Miss Anna Edwards, a Filipino col lege student of a mid-western col lege. These four persons will work with about a dozen other faculty members chosen from within Mon tana. Mrs. Marion Crawford of Laurel is to be dean of women, and Mrs. M. J. Wilcox is teaching a course to intermediates. Rev. Wilcox states that Laurel Lodge is the finest cabin on the grounds, and that he hopes the fire place in the lodge will be completed by institute time. Laurel was for tunate in securing fifty army cots late last summer, hence a large group from Laurel and Park City can be housed. ■, ■ M |H HI Ü . • V. •• ■ ;■} . < -v & * M BBS*. > ' / * y l îl •»k iiir ! j i 1 [ ! j wn m *■ m >*.*&-<■ 1 SS&'T ELLIOTT DECORATED BY FRENCH . . , Elliott Roosevelt, son of Ibe late president, is shown after receiving the legion of honor in the rank of chevalier and the croix de guerre with palm for outstanding service in North Africa in 1943. Left to right on lawn of French embassy in Washington are: Mrs. William Breyton, Air Attache Col. William Breyton of the French embassy, Elliott Roosevelt, Fay Em erson Roosevelt, Mme. Bonnet, wife of French ambassador, and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. ADVERTISING DEBATE A debate on the merits of modem newspaper and magazine advertising formed an interesting and amusing program for Wednesday evening's Kiwanis club dinner meeting. The session was held in the dining room of the Board of Trade cafe with j President W. A. Ziegler presiding. I Ziegler opened the meeting by in I troducing Peter Yegen, Jr., president j of the sponsoring Bilings Kiwanis j club. Yegen commended the Laurel I club on its efforts so far and then introduced the other visiting Bil lings Kiwanians, Blaine Mercer, Clarence Henryson, and "Lefty" Lyons, who was program chairman at Wednesday night's meeting. Lyons first introduced Thor Sev erson of the news and editorial room of the Billings Gazette, who gave a I highly entertaining talk on the many j faults of modern day advertising. deodorant, toothpaste, perfume and tonic ads which, he said, were often ! misleading and whose bad taste of fended the public's sensibilities. Lyons then introduced Bill Chase, Gazette advertising manager, who took up a humorous cudgel against Severson's arguments. Chase main tained that the advertising man had made the American public con scious of its many small personal faults, and, largely through the ads j that Severson objected to, had con-1 tributed immensely to the public's | physical and mental well-being by literally cleaning it up. Ziegler thanked the Billings dele gation for their contribution to the program and closed by reminding members that the Laurel club's charter night would be held July 23 in the high school gymnasium. NEW CHEVROLET TRUCK LINE TO BE SHOWN: The new advance-design line Chevrolet trucks and commercial cars will be shown to the public June 28 in Laurel according to Clay Greening of the Greening Chevrolet All over the nation on that date, Chevrolet dealers w.l be exhib-| iting the new trucks," Mr. Green-1 ing said. "We are having a special showing in Laurel and cordially in vite truck owners, fleet operators! and others interested in trucks visit our showroom." Advance information on the trucks indicates that the line will be most comprehensive in the history of Chevrolet and will feature driver] comforts and conveniences not here tofore available in Co. motor trucks. "For the first time in the history of the automotive industry, a truck] has been designed which has as basic concept the comfort and safe-1 ty of the driver," said Greening. "We predict that the result will have the complete endorsement truck owners and drivers. "Re-styled and precision-engineer ed, the ^ advance-design line of trucks, Mr. Greening declarer, provides an efficient, dependable, safe and low-cost unit for practically every type of hauling and transportai S T-u n 1 ! ec iy irement i - . The display at the Greening Chev rolet Co. will open at 9 a. m. and close at 6 p. m. daily. Trainee truck men will be on hand to ex plain the features of the vehicles. •• A PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR j | ; ; Whereas, Many Laurel people wish to combine a proper observ ance of the one hundredth eighty-first anniversary of National In dependence, the Fourth of July, with a week-end vacation, and Whereas, the Fourth of July falls this year on a Friday, which ordinarily would be followed by a day of active business that would hinder or prevent the complete observance desired; Therefore, I, Peter D. Thomson, Mayor, by virtue of the auth ority vested in me, do hereby declare and proclaim that Saturday, July 5, 1947, shall be a legal holiday in the City of Laurel, Montana, for the pleasure and convenience of the citizens and inhabitants thereof. Dated at Laurel, Montana, this twenty-fifth day of June, in the year A. D. 1947. (Signed) PETER I). THOMSON, Mayor of the City of Laurel, Montana. Mayor's Proclamation Gives Laurel —, I I I. I p ■ r- ■ I hree-L)aV HolidaV l"Or tfl£ Foiirfn 1 ,,,CC Lsay ■ «Uliuay l Ul URS I UUIU1 year on Friday, the mayor states in his proclamation, which ordinarily would be followed by a business day. Laurel people will enjoy a three day holiday this year in observance of the Fourth of July as result of a proclamation issued by Mayor Peter D. Thomson. The Fourth comes this By his proclamation the mayor makes July 5 a legal holiday also, giving the people Friday, Saturday and Sunday for a week-end vaca tion. Although the streams are yet high, a good many residents have plans for fishing expeditions to nearby rivers, creeks and lakes. During the Nephew Of Laurelite Ta l kes „ Se . cond Pla ' e In Endurance Race of WOn second place in the 153-mile to Miles City endurance horse race > sta £ ed in connection I with last week ' s Go-Western cele Mrs c L starb fc ard of Laurel . sto . vail, who crossed the line 12'/& min j utes behind the leader, was paid j $1>590 for his efforts, The winner, Merle Hillyer of Sand to j Springs, won the race in the time j of 19 hours and 13 minutes and re j ce> .'ed $2,120 of the $<>,300 puise, the]' 1 * J- Saye of Marsh came in two I hours later and collected $1,060 for third place.\Clifford Hunter of Butte ! carried away $520 in fourth place Lester Stovall of Bilings, who He comppleted the run in I money. ! 22T£ hours, The four winners were the only a ! ones ou t of the 51 starters to corn Plete the race. ! m - I Services Conducted - Funeral services for Mrs. Ethel Marie Golden, 59, wife of Lloyd Golden> who resides three miles northeast of Laurel, were conducted Smith's chapel in Billings Thurs j day by Rev. Walter J. Feely, pastor of the Church of the Air> Billings, Herbert Bruns»vold, accompanied by | .Mrs. Ernest Wild sang "The Old : For Laurel Resident Rugged Cross" and "Beautiful Isle.'' j Pallbearers were W. C. Branstet- : ter, Nick Martin, J. H. Mayborn, | Paul Ronan, E. O. Seitz and Emmett Vaughn. Entombment was in Bil lings Community Mausoleum. Mrs. Golden is survived, besides the widower, by two sons, a daugh ter, a sister, a half-brother and 1 eight grandchildren. j Crows To Adopt Bennett, Soil Conservationist, In Ceremony As Colorful As Given Marshal Foch n pro a free A tour of soil conservation jects, a special Indian dance, buffalo barbecue, an afternoon of and a full talks on conservation, dress adoption into the Crow In dian tribe are among the events scheduled for a soil conservation field day July 22 at Hardin. Dr. H. H. Bennett, chief of the soil conservation service, Washington. D. C., will be the guest of honor and principal speaker. The final event of the day will be his adoption into the Crow' tribe, with many In dians in full tribal regalia partici pating. It has been tentatively ar ranged for Sidney Black Hair to adopt Dr. Bennett as his son. Henry Pretty on Top, chairman of the Crow tribal council, and Harra* a war their travel activities were sharply curtailed by lack of gaso line. Some Laurel people expect to at tend annual rodeos and frontier events that have been advertised by Montana and Wyoming communities. Many others will have to stay home and work. The Montana highway again urges the exercise of great care to avoid accidents while travel is at a peak during the week end. patrol Some Dealers Report Gain In Sugar Sales After Lifting Of Ban Some Laurel grocers had distinct grocers increases in the sale of sugar last week, following the removal of ra tion rules. For the first time a long period many housewives were able to buy sugar in 100-pound lots and thus fortified themselves for increased canning, preserving and the making of pies and cakes. Al though stamps 11 and 12 had been recently cashed, the sales stepped up for a time. The only difficulty encountered was transportation from manufactur ers to wholesalers, which was tem porary. Sugar rationing was one of the last war-time restrictions to be re moved. Jake Kiesz Dies In Accident In Idaho (hillside near Lewiston when it turn . ed over, breaking his neck and kill ing him instantly, fall to Idaho shortly after the death of their 18-month-old son, Jerry, who was drowned i n a lily pool near their home, 22-month-old Jake Kiesz, 33, of Lewiston, Ida., was killed in a tractor accident Mon day, according to a message received by his father-in-law, Lester O. Boyl The message stated that Mr. Kiesz was driving a tractor on a an. Mr. and Mrs. Kiesz moved last Mrs. Irene Kiesz, the widow, and son, Larry survive. Mr. Boylan and son, James Boylan, left for Lewiston to accompany them to Laurel. The body of Mr. Kiesz will be taken from Lewiston to Settergren's funeral home in Billings. Services! are to be held Saturday afternoon in Our Saviour's Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Laurel cem etery. -1 Whiteman, council secretary, are ! recting the plans for the adoption. Whiteman has said that the ritual d j. will be one of the most elaborate j ever staged by the tribe and will rank with the adoption of Marshal Foch on his visit to Montana soon after the close of World war I. Five buffalo from the herd pastur ed in the Big Horn mountains are being contributed by the Indians for barbecue, which the Indians will cook in the traditional manner in deep pits. A special dance, the "Dog Head Feast Dance panied by singers with tom-toms, will precede the barbecue. Many national and state digni taries are to be present at the day long affair. The public is invited to attend. accom CROP ACREAGE IN STATE IS GREATER Beet Thinning In Yellowstone Near End. But Alfalfa Weevil Does Damage To Hay i i Montana crops showed rapid im ! provement during the past week, the report of cooperating Montana and ; federal agencies at Helena indicate, I and more acreage was planted as a ' result of the heavy rains exper j fenced in June. The supply of top I soil moisture was sufficient to geririT inate late seedings and to give the spring planted crops a good start. The total acreage cultivated in Mon tana this year is greater than in 1940. Sugar beet thinning in Yellowstone and Missoula counties is virtually completed. The operation in Carbon county is in full swing. Much of the winter wheat is either in the boot stage or has headed. Growing conditions during the past week were considered ideal in most of the producing areas of the state. Haying was renewed in western and southern counties a week ago as fields dried out. The hay that was caught by rains after cutting wil suffer some loss of quality. Control of insects and pests is ex pected to become more active as the fields dry out. Grasshoppers are active in some areas, but the damage is not significant. Alfalfa weevil is showing up in some fields. This damage appears to be heaviest in Yellowstone, Carbon and Big Horn counties. Ranges and pastures now provide an abundance of feed. Shearing is nearly completed and most are moving their bands to summer ranges. AI GUN U SHOOI Ben Hayes of Billings was high man in the singles at the June 18 trap shoot at the Laurel Rod and Gun club, breaking 25 clay birds out of 25 flights. Other high scores were Val Lechner, 24; Joe Henley, 24; Herb Bailey, 24; Les Kucera, 23; and H. Crossen, 23. High men in the doubles were Val Lechner, who shot 45 out of 50, H. Crossen with 44, and Joe Henley with 41, Next Wednesday's meet will not be held as high water has necessitat ed the removal of the traps at the shooting grounds. Students Advised On Social Security Act According to Glenn Gardner, man ager of the Billings field office of the social security administration, all students engaged for the first time in part or full-time work in em ployment covered by the social se curity act this summer, should make sure that their employers have their names and numbers exactly as they appear on their social security cards. The payment of old-age or sur vivors insurance to them or their families depends uvon this infor mation being correct. Kalispell To Boast Open-Air Theater A drive-in movie theater, said to be the first of its kind in Montana, is to be built in the Kalispell area, four miles east of the city. The theater will occupy about five acres and 500 cars will be able to park on the grounds. Patrons will be a hle to view the screen from their cars at all times, even though cars may be entering or leaving. Child Victim of Fire Is Burried Mr. and Mrs. Fred Siegfried and children left Thursday for Aberdeen, Ida. The two children, Freddy 5, and Diana 2, had sufficiently covered from their burns to be able to accompany their parents. Funer al services were conducted Sunday for Pamela Siegfried, 3, who was burned to death in a fire which de stroyed the family apartment. Ser vices were held at the Aberdeen Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. r e-