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VOLUME 39—NO. 34
LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1948
FIVE CENTS
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ROUTE OF 4-LANE
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Stakes In Past Week Run Elast'
and West North Of Laurel,
South Of Big Ditch
Surveyors in the past week have
run lines north of Laurel for a pos
sible relocation of east and west
U. S. highway 10 for which a four
lane route between Laurel and Bil
lings was approved a year ago last
January by the state highway de
partment. The surveyors have placed
stakes north of the Laurel North
school and south of the Big ditch,
continuing west to a juncture with
the present route of the highway at
the Schauer ranch.
It is understood here that another
relocation may be made at Park
City by leaving the present route
at the Eisenman farm and making
a juncture at Valley creek.
The four-lane project between
Laurel and Billings, approved in
January 1947, provides for an over
pass west of Billings to replace the
existing railroad underpass.
The survey north of Laurel and
other possible routes are to be sub
- mitted to the highway department
for study.
DIRECTORS COMPLETE
Directors of the Commercial club
at a meeting Monday noon com
pleted the work of reorganization
that was authorized at the club's
annual meeting a short time ago by
appointing four additional directors,
J. W. Baldwin, Peter Thomson, John
Laird and B. L. Price. At a meet
ing Friday evening last week, Laird
was elected vice president and Dr.
D. A. Nottingham was named sec
retary-trasurer.
The two basketball tournaments,
district and state, that are to be
played here ocupied the attention of
the board, President Oliver Wold
said. The board decided that ban
ners advertising the event should be
strung across principal streets.
Chester Scott was appointed chair
man of the committee charged with
this responsibility.
A committee composed of O. K.
Chapman, Harold Collins and R. H.
Sterrett was appointed on decoration
of store windows to welcome the
teams who will attend the state
basketball tournament here in
March.
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Harlan Russell was apomted chair
man of a committee to arrange for
housing the visiting teams.
Feminine Finery Of Other Generations Are
Exhibited At Meeting Of Laurel Rotana Club
Mrs. Gerald Scammon, nee Mary
Clare, of Byam was guest speaker
at a dinner meting of the Laurel
Rotana club Monday evening. Her
subject was Heirlooms, wonderful!/
illustrated by the wealth of material
she exhibited.
A large table was covered with
hundreds of articles, varying from
hand-made lace through beautiful
jewels, ancient powder horns, work
baskets, photographs, daguerotypes,
tintypes, albums, cutlery and a host
of other things, to the highly polish
ed bowls of Indian peace pipes.
One of the articles displayed was
a beautiful Spanish mantilla of
black lace, crisp and fresh after its
many years of reposing, while care
fully folded and wrapped, in a
trunk stored in an attic.
A large United States flag, made
at the time of the centennial, con
tained 13 stars embroidered in white :
wool on the blue field.
A Paisley shawl occupied a space
close by a hand-made quilt of beauti
ful design and workmanship. :
However the articles exciting the '
greatest admiration and interest:
were the gowns, wraps and fans.
Two of the wraps were in a style
worn in the '70s and were called dol
mans at that time. They were
made much on the lines of the old
fashioned capes, but a slit either
side of the front closing enabled
the wearer to thrust her hands for
ward without disturbing the grace
ful folds of the wrap. These were
trimmed in beads and fringe—much
in vogue at that time.
Two velvet gowns with their tiny
waisted, high collared, form fitting
lilEY FILES FOR
! POST OF GOVERNOR
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Seeks Democratic Nomination
At Primary j n juTy_is
Native Montanan
Helena, Mont.—Arthur F. Lamey,
Billings attorney, has filed with
the secretary of state his petition
as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination
primary election to be held July
for E ov,™„ at the
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Lamey's statement of measures
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ARTHUR F. LAMEY
and principles set forth in his pe
tition for nomination were:
"Be guided by the fundamental
principle of democracy that the
state is created to serve and pro
mote the welfare of all the people;
"Seek advice and help of citizens
on state problems;
"Maintain good public schools un
der permanent financing plan;
"Assist veterans in establishing
homes and becoming rehabilitated;
"Help regain lost population
through cooperation with industry,
labor and interested agencies by
developing natural resources, pro-.
cessing raw materials within our
state, extending reclamation and
other benefits to livestock raisers
and farms, and encouraging tourist:
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"Promote farm-to-market roads
and rural electrification;
"Do my best to serve the peonle
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well.
Under his name on the nominating
ballot he requests the following
statemènt:
"I will do my best to serve you
well.'
A native of Montana and a life
long resident, Lamey is 55 years of
He was born the son of a
section
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Great
railway
hand in a section house at Big
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Northern
basques, and the l° n &. graceful
skirts were much admired.
An ancient wedding gown of bro
coded silk, in colors of golden brown
and blue was, in line and cut, much
like the present day formal.
An old-fashioned lace boa, frilly
and feminine, was probably worn
about 50 years ago.
Materials used in the fashioning
of the gowns were varied silks, vel
vet, lace, cashmere and lawn, all
of the finest quality.
The one dating back the farthest,
worn at the time of the Civil war.
w'as made of woolen material, rose
gray in color, with a coral trim and
had a tiny tiny hat to match the,j
ensemble being completed by a pair
of coral colored hand-knit mittens,
A wedding gown worn by Mrs.
Clare, mother of Mrs. Scammon.
was of relatively recent mut aI m
stvle, having been made in 1902.
Of white silk poplin, it was fasa -j
ioned in two pieces: a high necked,
slim waisted basque, and a full
skirt with a medium length tram j
of plumes and pearl beads. j
The most recent garment was a
pink silk dress which had been worn
by Mrs. Scammon when she was
only a few years old.
Delicate lace scarfs and pongee
silk aprons, hand decorated in drawn
work, were of interest.
A black mourning apron was of
silk lace with a heavy design woven
in at the bottom. Delicate fans in
black and white have not lost their
beauty, as is also true of silk, satin
and lace trimmed parasols.
Gowns were modeled by Miss
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HIWAY ACCIDENT
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Calvin Frank Dies instantly,
When Car Goes Off Highway
and Strikes Power Pole
One Laurel young man, Calvin
Frank, 23, « UM h».an.,. „d
his three companions sustained in
juries of varying degree when their
went off the road about 2:10
Sunday morning three miles south
of Laurel. After leaving the road
cal
the car ripped out about 300 feet
of wire fencing and snapped off an
line pole at the
into three
R. E. A. power
ground and broke it
pieces. Injured were Alex Estrick,
later removed to the N. P. hospital
at Glendive, Bervyl Kimberly, Mel
vin Lackman and Harold Zier, all
residents of Laurel and ranging in
age from 19 to 23.
Investigating the accident, High
Patrolmen W. C. Benson and
Lynn Armstrong found that the car,
which was coming north at the time,
left the road on the left side. They
calculated that the machine struck
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YIELDS $1,202.42
Miss Cooke, Chairman, Lists
Sources, Expresses Thanks
For Generous Response
j n Laurel, announced this week.
Contributions by mail in envelopes
sent out f or tbat purpose, totaled
$ 572 . 25 , while lodges and various'
organizations gave $18. The Girl
Scout troops, j n the i r house to house
canvass and tag day, collected $76.60 I
>p be scboo l children contributed
$2 33.20 and the collections at the
R , theater totaled $164.93. Con-',
tainers placed in the business houses,
churches refinerv N P roundhouse.
sboDS and yard * office yielded
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by Laurel's response and wishes to
express her appreciation to all who;
generously cooperated in making the.
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A total of $1,202.42 has been con
tributed during this year's March
of Dimes campaign, Miss Elizabeth
Cooke, president of the Laurel Ro
tana club and chairman of the drive
Miss Cooke said she was gratified
campaign a success.
BURKE TELLS ROTH
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Senator Tom Burke of Billings,
speaking before the Rotary club
Tuesday, gave an analysis of salient
features of universal military tram
j ng f or -which an American Legion
sponsored bill had been introduced in
con gress. He doubted that the bill
wou i d come out of committee at this
sess i on unless the public shows a
widespread interest. He doubted
so wbe ther the majority of the peo-1
p i e understands its provisions and
what would take place if it were en
ac t ed j n to law.
Universal military training is not
necessarily a part of the army, but
under the proposed law it would
be supervised by the president and
djj-getgti by civilian and military
men f or na tj ona i security
ti- a ining, intended to prevent send-)
ng un t ra ined, inexperienced young
men into act i on w j tb consequent and
unnecessary loss of life.
Burke said a frequent objection
of par€n t s i 8 that their sons at an
impressionable and formative age
wou j d not be surrounded by good
m0 ral training. He said he did not
thjnlc the army had | n £|j c ted much
damage to tbe morals of the soldiers
and other service men of the reeen t
war , Tbe army has> however, great-1
y increased good social training and |
an e ff or ^ i s be ; ng made by the
government prov ide the proper in
fluence at present training camps,
Induded are reC reational education
a , and vocational training
Universal military training, as
p roposed( is not a draft but wou i d
be operated by nationa i' and sta tc j
selection boar ds. The boys would
renter at age 17 and wou ld go
in at lg unless the volunteered
earlier. Provision is made for de
f ermen t until 20 ' if necessarv for
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Park City ' Feb 11_A vo,untec ' r
fire department was organized here
Monday evening of last week at a
Gufcfub^ a^ma^cMc organfz^
chief. Fred Scott was named fire
Speakers at the meeting were
'Jack Carney, state fire marshal:
John J* Holmes, state auditor, and
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of Helena. i
Other speakers were I. A. Adams :
of Columbus and Ernest Hoagland
of Rapelje, Stillwater county com
missioners.
Dick Harris, Jr., and Stanley I
Pearsall were appointed to proceed
with organization of the fire de
partment.
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In beneht vjame ror baseball rark|
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A dream game has been agreed
up0 n by the coaches of district 6,
with tbe Laure , baseba n field to
reap the benefits of an all-star
clash.
With the future of amateur base
ball in the Midland Empire depend
ing to some extent on the ability
of Laurel to erect lights, the base
ball committee has been sponsoring
will sponsor a series of activities
to raise money for the purchase of
poles and the erection of lights that
are already on hand.
The schools and teams of district
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Dawsons' Youngest Daughter
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Fnmilv Of Tjiurel Iniured Î
Eamily U t Laur el inju eg j
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dawson, resin- j
ing south of the Yellowstone river,
received a message Monday noon
avin _ that tbe i r youngest daughter.
^ TLIrTn had died of
Mrs. Francis Anderson, had died o .
in J aries sustained in an automobile
[accident near Eugene, Ore., and that
members of the Mike Tipps family
of Laurel were injured in what
to have been a two-car ar-,
^ wag said that hoth cars!
^ demolhhed and burned u? . Mrs. |
Anderson died in a short time of
internal injuries.. The Tipps { a ™'jf
ilv was hospitalize m u ge , .
.where the accident occurred. Com
niete details have not been received,
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Fe j b n/r^ a ' V A S °s' br 0 th ,r„ UreRif! i
ceased Mrs. Anderson, left here Mon
dav on
j train 3 for Oregon " d
; nany the renmina of his sister to
j ^"^ited thS Nazarene church,
! with Rev. J. H. Haueter officiating.
Arrangements are in charge of Set
tergren funeral home in Billings.
Burial will be in the Laurel cenie
tery> t h e date of which is to be
announced later.
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tke ^ as > s °t a four-page feature a P"
pearing in the Feb. 17 issue of
Look magazine, Rynold Frank,
worthy president of Laurel aerie,
has been informed. The story has
to do with the Milwaukee aerie of
Eagles and has numerous pictures
of the Eagles' home and activities.
and stresses two principal points of
the fraternity: sendee to country
and fun for members.
The story is regarded particularly
appropriate as the Eagles celebrated
their golden anniversary Feb. 6 and
at present are engaged in a Gold
Rush membership campaign in com
memoration of the beginning of the
order in Seattle, Feb. 6 , 1889. in the
height of the Gold Rush days of
the Klondike.
The feature in Look is the third
article to be printed in magazines
of nation-wide circulation in recent
months. The first was in Life and
the second in Collier's of January.
Laurel aerie No. 2564 is to
sponsor a dance earlv in April for
benefit of the Laurel Athletic asso- j
ciation, Worthy President Frank,
said.
Laurel One Of Four
To Get Tourney By
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Others Ceded Are Columbus, Red Lodge and
Bearcreek—Park City and Roberts To Open An
nual Sports Event Next Wednesday Afternoon
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Members of basketball district
met at Laurel high school Sunday
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byes to four teams - Bearcreek
Proved to be the dark horse with
its season's record of nine wins
against three losses, and nosed out
(Joliet and Fromberg in a secret
ballot by the coaches for fourth
With Laurel a unanimous first,
Columbus and Red Lodge ended in
place.
6 have voted to choose two all-tour
nament squads of five men and five
alternates from among the 120 boys
participating here in next week's
tournament. Many all-toumament
teams have been selected before, but
seldom if ever have those so chosen
been permitted an opportunity to
prove the honor. District 6 is bring-j
ing them together this year for the
I first time, following the tournament
The two teams will be handled by
the two coaches whose, own teams
ended as one-two in the regular
tournament. All coaches will bring
one or more boys from their teams
to Laurel for the all-star game.
Since the proceeds will be used
for the baseball field, an advance
tickea sale will be made bv the
next week.
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tion of lights on the field, it is hop
ed by the sponsors that 100 per
ceat su P* K> T t will be obtained
A second game is in the offing
between the two independent ball
cubs who will compete later at the
state tournament in Billings, assur
in £ a ni S ht of . M top entertainment,
* an î e „ W1, î be 1 Tuesday '
Feb> 24, follow,n * the tournament.
our hundred million dollars annu
a jj y by casb i ng bum checks. Sheriff
Albert Thomas told Laurel Kiwan
iang Wftdnpsday> and went on to
relate incident* in which Laurel,
baseball committee at a slight in
However, a keen
crease in price,
interest is expected, since the future
of junior baseball as well as senior
baseball in Laurel hinges on a suc
cessful drive for funds and the erec
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Americans are fleeced of three to
Billings and other nearby towns and
^ contributed to the huge
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I or'ch^rinCta'na^f long $ igo
fraudanUy using the namp of
Prominent radio and screen star who
was represented as being interested
and of V en dupe the most ex P enenc
ed business men.
A frequent practice, the sheriff
is for the operator to go to
an employment office where he ob
tains the names of farmers or others
wbo em Pl°y labor. He also collects
blank checks at banks and fills
: them out, writing* the name of a
prominent employer as the signa
ture - Frequently they are cashed at
| business houses and sometimes at,
; ban ks, and are returned a few days
later as forgeries. It is difficult to
trace the operator, for whoever
cashed the check has probably for
gotten the operator's description.
A system used in Billings, the
sheriff said, works quite efficiently,
When a suspect offers a check, five
prominent, listed firms are notified
by telephone, they each notify five
others who in turn pass on the in
formation to others, in each instance
giving a description of the suspect,
until in a few minutes every firm
in Billings has been alerted. The
same system could be used here,
Thomas said.
He gave four steps: (1) Rigid
scrutiny by store manager of checks
presented by strangers in payment
of merchandise, particularly if the
amount is in excess of the pur
chase. Verify, by telephone to the
bank, that there is an account and
that the signature style is proper,
(2) When the bank report indicates
the check is illegal, phone the sher
iff's office with description of pas
in the purchase of Montana live
stock. The check artists are clever
Detain the passer if possible.
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' a deadlock for second.
P°H was required before Columbus
termine on which side of the bracket
they would fall. Red Lodge ended
i in the lower half, with Columbus.
■ Bearcreek and Laurel in thp top
half.
; Bridger,
A second
Fromberg, Joliet and
I Park City were ceded the next four
team positions, after which the
; maining teams were matched in first
I round draws.
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Next Wednesday afternoon at 2
nual tournament will get under w/»y
hfre with r>ark c 'ty anfl Roberts
a ' g tb r e fo!low,ed by
Two keen games are on the slate
: Tor Wednesday evening at 7:30 when
\ Bridger clashes with Absarokee, fol
I lowed by Fromberg versus Belfry. •
J The first four games -- of the
| tournament are
| those who lose.
j jneet the four ceded teams Thursday
in a double elimination tournament
to find a winner and a second-place
{team, both of whom will represent
j district 6 m the Southern divisional
tournament at Hardin.
I Should the loser in the finals
| Saturday night and the winner of
sudden death to
The winners then
the
consolation
round
game Saturday night) be two teams
who have not previously met in
the tournament, they will play Mon
day night in the Laurel gymnasium
for the district's second place,
they have previously met, this will
mean that the finalist has already
defeated the other team and is the
rightful second-place team.
This year's tourhament officials
will be Clarence Hofman of Wor
den, Walter Zimmerman and John
Jones of Billings.
Schedule: Games 1 and 2, Wednes
day afternoon.
Games 3 and 4, Wednesday
ning.
Games 5 and 6, Thursday after
noon.
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Games 7 and 8, Thursday evening.
Games 9 and 10, Friday afternoon.
Games 11 and 12, Friday evening.
Games 13 and 14, Saturday morn
ing.
Games 15 and 16, Saturday eve
ning.
Game 17, if necessary, Monday at
8 p. m.
Afternoon games will begin at
2 o'clock, evening gamès at 7:30,
and Saturday morning at 9.
Educator Advocates
All Finance Schools
Legislation for financing the pub
in Billings, at the local Education
association meeting Feb. 5.
Dean told of the grass roots com
rrittee which has been delegated to
acquaint the public with the prob
lems of the schools, and ways and
means to solve those problems,
He spoke of the two maior prob
lems which teachers are facing in
education—trying to teach the basic
skills, and at the same time trying
develop in children a sense of
J security.
In Billings, he said, an experiment
j is being carried on in the three
lower grades in which a student is
either a first year, second-year, or
j third-year student. In stead of a
child being failed if he does not
complete the first-year work in the
first year, his level is defined and
he begins his second year where he
was at the end of his first year,
but remains with the same group
«f second-year students even though
he may not be on the same level
as the average students in that
group. This prevents the student's
becoming self-conscious which would
probably be the result if he were
placed with a new group of first
graders to whom he is not adjusted,
Before the meeting, a delicious
dinner was formally served by the
Home Ec III girls in Laurel hig>h
school,
lic schools in Montana must not be
supported by one or two groups
alone; it must be representative of
the people as a whole. This was a
message given by Dr. Charles Dean
assistant superintendent of schools
Mrs. W. J. Arnold returned
cently from Monrovia, Calif., where
she spent several months visiting
her son, W. W. (Bud) Arnold and
family.
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