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LAUREL OUTLOOK
Official Paper of Yellowstone County
VOLUME 39—NO. 1
LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1947
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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A PROCLAMATION
BY THE MAYOR
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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
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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
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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.
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I Services Conducted
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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
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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.
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Crows To Adopt Bennett, Soil Conservationist,
In Ceremony As Colorful As Given Marshal Foch
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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*
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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.
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CROP ACREAGE IN
STATE IS GREATER
Beet Thinning In Yellowstone
Near End. But Alfalfa Weevil
Does Damage To Hay
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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.
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