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Official Paper of Yellowstone County
VOLUME 39—NO. 11
LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1947
FIVE CENTS
MIDLAND SERIES
Laurel Rolls Up Impressive
23-7 Score Wednesday Night
Before Huge Crowd
Wednesday evening in the second
game of the Midland Empire league
playoff series Laurel's Farmers
Union team rolled up a 23 to 7 vic
tory over a Roundup-Klein team.
Many Laurel people attended the
game, played in Athletic park at
Billings. There were nearly 2,000
spectators.
The playoffs opened Tuesday with
the American Legion team losing to
the Billings Merchants, followed by
the Laurel and Roundup-Klein event
Roundup will play
'-mangled peaks, rugged ranges,
n valleys, rushing streams,
Wednesday,
again Thursday, against the Legion.
The loser will be eliminated from
the series. Laurel's next appear
ance will be Friday, against the
Merchants.
In only two of the nine innings
did Laurel fail to score Wednesday
night. Jackson Parker and Bob
Bums, members of the Farmers
Union club, were the evening's ace
hitters.
The Laurel battery was Hofmann
and Peers.
Score by innings:
R H E
013 404 425—23 20 0
000 010 420— 7 10 6
Laurel
Roundup
"America the Beautiful," a motion
picture of America's wild beauty,
snow
green
broad rivers, lakes, plains of wav
ing grain, farms, towns and cities,
was shown Tuesday at the w r eekly
meeting of the Rotary club in lieu
of the customary speaking program.
It was produced by Warner Bros.
Pictures, Inc., for the U. S. treas
ury department to promote the sale
and retention of victory bonds. It
was presented here by Ken Peterson,
sales promotion, retail, of Standard
Oil company, Billings, and Harry
Llewellyn, sales promotion, whole
sale.
The title is the same as the song
that during the war became almost
a national anthem. The words of
the song were written in the sum
mer of 1893 by Katherine Lee Bates
upon her return from her first trip
to the summit of Pike's Peak in
Colorado. The lines were inspired
by the view of "spacious skies" and
"purple mountain majesties." They
were first printed in a magazine of
July 4, 1895, and were soon after
set to music. They have been sung
to many tunes, but "Materna" by
Samuel A. Ward is at present the
tune most often used.
The motion picture shown here
Tuesday by Peterson and Llewellyn
included views of Pike's Peak as
well as other western mountain
grandeurs, eastern and western sea
coasts, timbered areas, wheat fields,
mines, steel mills, factories, fishing
and sports.
The film occupied about 20 min
utes. The exhibitors were intro
duced by Stuart Johnson.
Mrs. Edith Baird, 63,
Mrs. Edith Dinwiddie Baird, 63,
former Laurel resident and widow
of the late Neil Baird, died sud
denly Aug. 22 at her home in Wash
ington, D. C. Funeral and inter
ment were Aug. 25 in Des Moines,
Iowa. Information concerning her
death was received here this week
by Frank Baird, nephew of Neil
Baird.
Neil Baird was railway station
agent here a number of years ago,
later was traveling passenger agent
for the Northern Pacific in Mil
waukee, represented the company in
Des Moines and Kansas City and
was head of the N. P. travel öffice
in Washington when he died in
August 1946.
Mrs. Baird was a member of a
pioneer family of Crown Point. Ind.
Surviving are a son, Milford Baird
residing at Des Moines; two daugh
tens, Mrs. Joan Petty, Des Moines,
and Miss Margaret Baird, and a
sister, Mrs. Forrest Gormley of
Metamora, Ohio.
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CUBE OFFERS NEW
WAYS ro AID EUROPE
Expect Needs In Coming Win
ter To Exceed Disastrous
Winter Of 1946-47
Nine new ways in which Americans
may help to save European lives
threatened by starvation, cold and
disease in the coming winter have
been announced by CARE, non-prof
it, government-approved service
through which 70,000,000 pounds of
food have already been sent to 15
European countries.
This expanded program, supple
menting CARE'S regular food, cot
ton, woolen and blanket parcel serv
ice, was devised in response to au
thentic reports that next winter will
bring even greater hardships abroad
than the disastrous winter of 1946
47, according to Paul Comly French,
CARE executive director.
ette, infant food and baby food) are
directed to meeting one of the chief
concerns of most Americans: to save
the many thousands of children who
will surely die unless real help
reaches Europe without delay.
Already infant mortality abroad
is far above prewar level. In some
parts of Poland, reports show, one
of every three children born in 1946
died before its first birthday. In
Berlin, the prospects are that half
of the babies bom will die before
they are a year old and of the sur
vivors three-quarters will suffer
from tuberculosis.
The layette package contains ar
ticles almost indispensible to the
proper care of an infant—milk bot
tles, powder, cotton, castile soap,
diapers, safety pins, receiving blank
ets, kimonos, medications and other
vital items. The infant food pack
age (birth to six months) provides
either a complete or a supplement
ary diet and will last from four
weeks to three months, depending
on health and weight of the child.
It consists of 10 pounds milk powd
r; 18 ounces cereal; two pounds
granulated sugar; two bottles vita
mins; soap and can opener.
The baby food parcel (six months
to a year) holds eight pounds milk
powder; 18 ounces cereal; one pound
sugar; 30 cans strained baby foods;
two bottles vitamins; soap and can
opener. This package will last from
30 days to 80 days. All three of
these parcels may be ordered from
CARE, 50 Broad Street, New York
at $10 each. Delivery is guarant
eed in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Czechoslovakia, Finland, France,
Germany, Great Britain, Greece,
Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland
and Rumania.
For the first time since its in
ception, CARE is now offering pack
ages containing a single item. One
is the 25-pound parcel of flour, avail
able at $4, and the 10-pound pack
age of lard, also $4. These may be
sent to all countries served by CARE
except Eire and Finland, where they
are not major needs, according to
the respective governments.
"We have taken this action in re
sponse to mounting requests of peo
ple all over this country who want
to help millions of European families
now confronted with a life-or-death
battle for bread," Mr. French said.
The flour will enable recipients in
countries served by CARE to prepare
in their own homes the bread that
has all but vanished from the war
devastated lands, and the lard will
fill an equally desperate need for
fats.
The other packages now offered by
CARE are keyed to definite needs
in Eire and Great Britain. They
certain foods so severely scarce in
both countries that most of the
people have not tasted them for
years. This is particularly true of
fruit juices, and each of the special
parcels designed for Eire and Britain
includes two 18-ounce cans of this
vital product. Other supplies of
equal importance are included. Or
ders are now being taken for these
packages at $10 each.
The remaining two of CARE'S nine
steps in its expansion program may
well be the answer to the dreams
of countless housewives overseas, for
one of these packages will bring to
them fresh linens such as sheets and
pillow «feses and, other household
necessities, and the other, 2 % lbs.
of knitting wool and needles with
which they will be able to produce
gloves, scarves, sweaters and other
garments for protection against the
winter's cold. They may be sent
to friends, relatives and designated
groups in all countres served by
CARE (except Eire) at $10 each,
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Mrs. Merle Hudson and children,
Judy and Lynn of Nibbe, spent sev
era! days with Mrs. Hudson's sister,
Mrs. C. L. Starbard and family,
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EARTH SHIFTING THREATENS TOWN . . . Two hardy members of
the opposite sex, residents of Welch, W. Va., brave a stroll on the
buckled streets of the town after sections of the little city started to
sag alarmingly because of a mysterious shifting of the earth. Huge
cracks appeared in several large buildings, and inhabitants were
fearful that their homes would be destroyed.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLANS CENSUS REBE
made on the contemplated moving
ef a drainage-irrigation ditch on I
the site of the proposed baseball j
diamond but that the County En- j
gmeer s office has indicated that ;
it will be done at county expense. ;
He noted that an additional $500
The Laurel Commercial club at its
regular meeting last Thursday saw
a discussion of the planned airport,
baseball diamond and contemplated
highway improvements during the
session and plans were formulated
to take an extensive census of Lau
rel during the coming year.
J. W. Baldwin in reporting for
the airport committee said that a
great , ,
encountered in acquiring the land
that has been contemplated as the
site of the proposed Laurel airport.
The Civil Airport Board in Wash
ington, D. C., states that regulations
do not permit government partici
pation in the plan unless the city has
clear, unencumbered title to the land.
Due to the leased condition of the
land in mind, it has been impossible
at this time to make arrangements
whereby clear title to the land could
be obtained. He continued that the
committee intends to continue with
its efforts and plans but delays are
to be expected.
John Laird, president of the club,
reported that no progress has been
deal of difficulty has been
necessary pur
chasing of the land.
With regard to the proposed dia
mond, Fred W. Graff said that at
present $3,000 has been spent for
the land and $4,000 for the lighting
fixtures but at this time poles for
the equipment have yet to be ob
tained.
In the road committee report pre
sented by B. L. Price, it was note!
that the federal government con
templates building a $4,000,000 su
per-highway of four lanes and tha>
at present the plans include L. S.
highways No. 10 and No. 91 but
that in all probability the east-west
highway will be constructed from
Billings to Butte some distance north
of Laurel although no definite plans
have been announced. Construction
is expected to commence within the
next three years. It was also re
ported that nothing new has been
leamed about the construction of a
read between Billings and Laure
" h * cb w ° uld * ast 20 year ?' ..
A motion by B. L. Price that the
pres,d ! nt app ? int , a committee of
^ ree ^ organize plans for and tak •
? om P* ete census of the Laurel vicin
1 y . was sec ® n ^ed hy B. M. Harris
a, ? d ^ approved by the group. Oliver
" old ^quested that the committee
be lnstra ®ted to include a trace
UUu' tb ® occupation and
of ^me m tb ® clt y
. ' . ' ,if ach i en '. , °. rec ® nt, y pur '
c ;' a . , tbe Carlisle jewelry store,
was introau c® < * by Laird as a ne >
mem er of tbe organization.
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To become effective Sept. 16, the
board of school district No. 7 has
appointed Miss Rosella Fritz as full/
time school clerk and administrative
secretary. Her office will be at
the high school,
Miss Fritz is a graduate of Lau
rel high school, was a deputy for
a time in the office of the Yellow
stone county clerk and recorder and
of late has been employed in the
office of the Billings Motor con -
pany. She is a past national presi
dent of Rotana clubs, an organiza
tion of business women.
KIWflNIflUIS TOLD WOOL
BISTORY, PROCESSING
An ancient industry, the produc
tion of wool for clothing, was de
scribed by William C. Hartpence of
Billings, manager in this area for
Merrion & Wilkins, dealers, who
spoke Wednesday evening at the
weekly dinner meeting of the Ki
wanis club.
Dr. W. A. McCormick, vice presi
dent, presided at the session in the
absence of President W. A. Ziegler,
who arrived before the close of the
meeting. Harold P. Cartee of the
Home bakery w r as introduced as a
new member. It was announced
that the meeting a week hence will
be ladies' night, with wives of mem
bers attending as guests.
Willard Baldwin, program chair
man, introduced the speaker.
Halfpence's address began with re
counting the great care exercised by
sheep owners of the Mediterranean
district of Europe several centuries
ago to produce choice wool. They
covered the sheep with skins, care
fully tended them and housed them
in ventilated and disinfected build
ings. The sheep were slaughtered
w hen two years old, the pelts be
ing considered most nearly perfect
at that age The an i mals were val .
ua bl e property.
In Spain a fi ne -wool breed was
established that became known as
t he Spanish merino, a name still
prominent in the industry. Other
j varieties were bred in France, Eng
j i an< i an( j elsewhere. Cotton and silk
| became competitors, especially
region of the Mediterranean' but
j wool for clothing has remained in
its important position,
in the
Although sheep were
introduced
in America at an earlv period, the
first being in 1493, the industry did
no t catch on until about 1800. Prior
to that wool fabrics and clothing
were imported largely from Eng
land, and not until after 1800 was
j there a concerted effort to increase
the number of sheep and the pound
J age of wool,
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Australia, where the speaker spent
his childhood and youth, is one of
the world's most important sheep
countries.
In America the construction of I
trans-continental railroads moved the
sheep industry from eastern to west
ern states. But, curiously, the sheep l
population of Montana has declined I
about half since the beginning of
World war II. The reason: increas
ed costs.
Several factors enter into grading
the wool, such as the amount of dirt
and grease, length of the fibers, and
their diameter. Arriving at the pro
censor's plant, the clips are again
classified, this time by sorters who
take each tied and entire clip and
segregate its different parts into
subdivisions,
The scouring consists
passing the wool through
baths to remove the dirt and natural
od - _ Later the wool is combed to
straighten the fibers and remove ad
bering woody material. It is then
converted into strands of yarn if
lt: * s to h® used as a fabric.
Wool is hair and consists of three
Parts: the outer covering of minute
5 ® 3 *®?; tb ® second layer, which de
termines length and texture and
vvb,cb readily takes coloring matter;
and the third part known as the
core - It
stretched slowly in warm water its
,en &th may be increased as much
? s ,P? r cent . but it will return to
ts original length when the stress
s removed. Some of the fine woo!
only .002 of an inch in diameter,
" 00 * is a heat insulator, keeping
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BEAN HARVEST IS
Yellowstone Is Also Cutting
Third Crop Of Alfalfa—
Potato Harvest Starts
Temperature for the remainder of
the current week and Sunday are ex
, pected to average normal in Mon
tana, according to the weekly weath
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I er and crop report issued Tuesday
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by state and federal agencies at
Helena. Sunday is expected to be
Rain of less than one-tenth
cooler.
inch from scattered thunder showers
is predicted for Saturday.
Sugar beets, corn, beans and po
tatoes thrived during tne past week
and most fields promise heavy
yields. The com is now in the miik
or early dough stages. Dry land
corn nas rc.-ponded well to recent
fains and warm temperatures.
Cutting and piling early planted
beans has started in Yellowstone
and Garb' 1 » counti"«. Digging of
early potatoes has starten, but harv
est of this crop will no* become gen
eral until about Sept, 29.
Cutting and stackin*-; second crop
alfalfa is nearing ccmp'otion, and
virtually all wild hay is row in the
stack Haivest of third crop alfalfa
will start next week in Yellowstone
county, followed by other third crop
districts.
Although soils are dry in central
and south-central counties,' farmers
are preparing seed beds for winter
wheat and seeding has started in
several places. Fall seeding will
•be general in all areas about Sept.
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CELEBRATE PASTOR'S
25 YEARS OF SERVICE
Park City. Sept. 3.—Members and
guests of St. Paul's Lutheran church
celebrated the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of the ordination of the church's
pastor, Rev. A. M. Bachanz, last
Wednesday -evening, Aug. 27, at 8
o'clock. Rev. Paul M. Freiburger,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran church, )
Billings, delivered the anniversary J
A social hour followed the special j
service, for which refreshments were i
served by the ladies of the congre- 1
gation. Rev. Bachanz was the
cipient of two purses, one from the j
church and the other from the Mont
sermon.
ana pastorial
Guests were Rev. and Mrs. Leege,
and Rev. H. E. Vomhoff of Roundup,
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Freiburger of
Billings, Rev. and Mrs. Gierke of
Hardin and Rev. and Mrs. O. Misch j
of Bozeman. I
Announce Benefit To
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Provide Junior Ball
Players With Suits
For the purpose of raising money
with which to purchase baseball
uniforms for the Laurel American
Legion junior baseball teams, a i
benefit dance has been announced
for Saturday evening, Sept. 13, at
Riverside park.
Junior baseball is one of the
Legion's major sport projects, in
tended to aid in physical develop
ment of the rising generation as
well as providing pleasure.
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The sponsors of the benefit dance j
say good music will be provided forj
the affair. j
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GENIUS AT WORK ... At age of
four, Raymond Schiff played
chess; while in high school be
wrote an essay on the future of
atomic energy; today he is work
ing with scientists on nuclear ex
periments in Pittsburgh. He ranks
as one of nation's youngest nu
clear physicists.
CITY SCHOOLS OFEN
TOTAL ENROLLMENT
i Upswing In Figures Noted For
J Junior High, North Schools—
Faculty Members Listed
Although some departments of
Laurel public schools have enroll
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ments at the beginning of the new
vear th a t approximate the figures
of last year, there are others that
exceed the previous enrollments,
Supt. Fred W. Graff stated this
week after examining and compar
ing first-day statistics. Junior high
school and the North school show
the greatest increases,
schools opened Tuesday of this
week..
High school enrollment is 246,
which is comparable to last year.
Junior high school shows a consid
Laurel
erable increase, especially in the
seventh grade, and has a total of
143.
In the grade buildings the North
school has an extra heavy enroll- .
ment of 350, about 30 more than
last year, which has necessitated an
additional teacher.
South and East school enrollments
are on a level with last year, 129
and 67 respectively.
Faculty members of the high
school are J. G. MacDonald, prin
cipal, Latin and social sciences; Mrs.
Mildred Baylock, English; Miss Ilene
Avery, English and Spanish; Miss
Helen Kamerzell, commercial; Miss
Minnie Paugh, history; Mrs. Gene
vieve McGarry, science and mathe
matics; Miss Winifred McDermott,
home economics; James Morrison,
manual arts and agriculture; Wil
liam Baker, science and mathema
tics; Arthur Smith, mechanics and
Glenn Anderson, director of athle
tics.
Junior high school—L. C. Foote,
principal, mathematics and physical
education; Miss Mabel Haynes, Eng
lish and music; Miss Myrtle Ford, .
social science and home art, and
Miss Marilyn Laughlin, elementary
science and physical education.
North school—H. Lee Hamlett,
principal and fifth and sixth grades;
Miss Vera Anderson, fifth and
sixth; Miss Elizabeth Cook, fifth
and sixth; Miss Myrtle Lundstrom,
fourth ; Mrs. Helen Toomes, third
and fourth; Miss Pearl Sordahl,
third; Miss Alice Matthews, second;
re-(Miss Ella Rothwell, first, and Miss
Mildred Norayer, first,
South school—Miss Lida Martin,
sixth; Badovinatz, fourth and
fifth; Levina Thomson, third and
fourth; Miss Deloris Riker, second.
and Miss Mary Michel, first.
East schol—Miss Rosalie Wright
and Miss Catherine McConnen, first
and second.
Mrs. Winona Durst Denny will
(have charge Of music as super
intendant and John Billings will di
rect instrumental music.
Waage Returns To U.S.
From Visit To Norway
His trip to Norway over, Hilmar
Waage appears to have been glad to
return to America, a recent letter
to Nels Vordahl seems to indicate.
He wrote as his ship was nearing
New York harbor, a week after
leaving Bergen. The passage was
overcast and at times rough, but the
water was becoming smoother and
the air warmer as the S. S. Stav
angerfjord neared the coast
America Some of the passen g ers
were temporary casualties, but
Waage was "a KM) per cent sailor.
"Last night was Captain's dinner,
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trimmings, and the ladies' dresses
were elegant—a show in wearing ap
j parel. The festivities continued until
i the wee hours of the morning.
j "It will be good to get our feet
on American soil again and to re
turn to our three meals a day. I
surely missed our meat while in
Norway. It was served only
in 12 days, so it was fish until
we came aboard the ship. Next it
will be hot cakes and sausage, and
won't that be good!
"Most of the passengers are con
cerned about their customs inspec
tions, and I guess many of them
have bought heavily of things to
take home. We will not have much
difficulty as we did not have room
in our baggage to carry things."
Mr. and Mrs. Waage and their
daughter will visit several states in
America before returning to their
home here.
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once
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Wold
were
fishing in the vicinity of Martinsdale
during the recent Sunday and Labor
day holiday.