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LAUREL OUTLOOK ■ Y «• VV Official Paper of Yellowstone County VOLUME 39—NO. 49 LAUREL, MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1948 FIVE CENTS I Vets* Groups Join In Memorial Observance m am % 1 f. I k Posts Here To Honor War Dead At Ceremonies Sunday Morning-, With Rev. Haueter As Speak—Park City Rites Also Scheduled < > > i * ? ■ j ••• i I Billy Price post No. 3177, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Laurel post J No. 123 of the American Legion will cooperate Sunday in annual Mem i orial day observances at Laurel cemetery. There will not be a parade I this year. « The Memorial day program will begin Sunday morning at 9 o'clock and is expected to occupy from one-half to three-quarters of an hour. It will include the customary decoration of the graves of the soldier-dead, I an address, the firing of volleys of salute, and taps. I The V. F. W. post is to furnish the firing squad, color guard and I bugler this year, while the Legion is to provide the speaker, Rev. J. H. I Haueter, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene. I Park City Legion post No. 100, assisted by its Auxiliary, will conduct I appropriate observances at the Park City cemetery at 9 o'clock with I color guard and firing squad and with Fred W. Graff, past commander I of the Laurel Legion post, as the speaker. ; I / * .a* $ : ' ■ I mzm ■J ■ kk y ■^3 ÜB ». i * M ' LEARNING 10 WORK Dr Mauckei* Of University To Ut y i Speak At 38th Award Of Di plomas To L. H. S. Seniors "How Shall We Educate for Ac tive Participation in Community Life?" will be the subject discussed by Dr. J. W. Maucker, dean of the school of education of the Univer sity of Montana at Missoula when he appears here Thursday evening as the principal speaker at the thirty-eighth annual commencement of Laurel high school, graduating seniors are to receive their diplomas from the hands of Russell Barr, president of the board of trustees. The program will be gin at 8 o'clock and will be in the high school gymnasium. Instrumental and vocal musicians of the Laurel school system will contribute to the program, individu ally and as an organization. The series of events marking the approach of commencement began May 14 with the annual junior-sen ior banquet and prom, followed May 23 by the baccalaureate address by Rev. W. P. Gauer at 4 p. m. in the high school auditorium. Class night was May 25 at the auditorium. Commencement, the final event, will be Thursday evening this week. Gerald Early was announced last week as this year's valedictorian, with Bonnie Barr as salutatorian. Fifty-five I Mrs. Fenton Launches Daughters Of Nile Temple At Sheridan Mrs. G. W. Fenton, supreme or ganizer of the Daughters of the Nile, presided last week at a cere mony constituting the Sahida tem ple of Sheridan, Wyo. She was as sisted by other members from temples in Butte, Billings and Raw lins, Wyo. Bath Zabbia temple of Billings presented ceremonial work when of ficers taking part included Mrs. Fenton, junior past queen; Mrs. Roy Edwards, princess Zenobia and Mrs. L. W. Hageman, vocalist. The three were from Laurel. New officers of Sahida temple were installed at a public ceremony with Mrs. Fenton as installing of ficer. REÇ» LISTING OF ROOMS FOR TOURISTS Laurel people interested in rent ing rooms to tourists this summer are urged to so inform the Laurel Commercial club, which will sponsor a tourist information bureau in the Commercial club building on Main street. The ehrb wishes to accom medate all tourists who may desire to stop over night here. Home owners who wish to regis ter their spare rooms will not be charged a fee, as all expense of conducting the bureau will be met by the Commercial club. An immediate need facing the club is the listing of rooms for vis itors who will be coming to attend the Laurel rodeo Saturday and Sun day, May 29 and 30. People with spare rooms to rent for this oc casion are requested to immediately telephone 799. Nearly all Laurel business houses are displaying cards announcing . . , cial club said the procedure will be followed again this year. For some it will be a two and a STORES ME INOUÏ that they will be closed Monday. May 31, in official observance of Memorial day which will fall on Sun day this year, stances it is customary here for stores, and other businesses that can, to be closed the following Monday. Pres. Oliver Wold of the Gommer In such circum half-day holiday and for a few a three-day holiday, depending on the time they can get away from the job Saturday. Those who do not stay in town for the Memorial day program Sunday morning will have that much more extra time for fish ing or travel. Next to fishing and picnicking, the order of preference here is for trips through Yellowstone park, an urge shared by many Montana and Wyoming residents. West City Ditch Co. Elects New Officers Officers and directors for the en suing year were elected by the West City Ditch company at its annual meeting May 17, at the home of Walter Meyers. The new officers are Walter Meyers, president; C. P. Cooper, vice president: Clyde Bray, secretary-treasurer; Fred "'Herman and M. H. Tipps, directors. Retir ing officers are Kae Fukado and Rich Davis. GEORGE LECTURES 00 EARLY FORMS Of LIFE Karl Geor S e - geologist and paleon tologist when not occupied by every day affairs, told an interesting story 0 f the ancient life forms once . .. . ,. , , . .. . • • k , , , j ' ' "» . AÏÎP? T J , e . a . , „ 5 . ' , ^ li Hundreds of colored slides that he had made while touring Montana, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Colorado and Idaho by car, in boats, by air plane and on foot were used to il lustrate his lecture. Shown also were many precious and semi-pre cious gems. He was introduced by Harlan Rus sell, the year's program chairman and near neighbor of George. The speaker appeared to be one of those people who love all forms , or life, vegetable and animal, andj their dead or living bodies. The story began approximately in the i Devonian period of the Palaeozoic jera, although there was life even I earlier, preserved as microscopic I skeletal remains in some of the an cient rocks. It ended in the age of man, one of the recent chapters of the impressive history of creation and successive changes that is writ ten in the pages of the hills and valleys, bared craigs of mountain peaks and logs of deep oil wells. The Kiwanians recognized some of the photographed specimens encount ered in the vicinity of Laurel. They represented many extinct life forms, both vegetable and animal, now found in shales and sandstones. One!to, picture that George explained some length was a fish found ini Wyoming and embedded in talc. It looked very much like some of the fish now found in the Yellowstone. All the pictures were of specimens George has in his museum at his filling station on East Main street. They range from tiny pieces to the great leg bones of former giant beasts. He concluded his lecture by giving his version of the creation of the world and its subsequent develop ment, a symposium from science and the Christian bible. Newlyweds Come To Laurel To Reside - Married at a ceremony in Round up, prior to arriving in Laurel to make their home, were Miss Mar garet Ann Kelly, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Kelly, Sr., of Round up, and Albert Racki, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Racki of Klein, The wedding took place in St. Benedict's church, with Rev. Joseph Freiheit performing the ceremony. TELLS BOY GRADUATES INTELLIGENT li IS NEEDED FOR SUCCESS Fourteen graduating senior boys of Laurel high school were guests of the Laurel Rotary club Tuesday noon at luncheon and heard B. M. Harris, president of the Yellowstone banks at Laurel and Columbus, re view the changes in business and education he has observed since he too graduated from high school, plus his advice to the seniors that they acquire all the education they can leasonably obtain before launching their careers. America is still the land of opportunity, he told them. Paul Wold, program committee man, introduced Prin. John Mac Donald of the Laurel high school who introduced the seniors. Supt. Fred W. Graff of the Laurel school system at the request of Wold pre sented the speaker, Harris. He noted that this is the first time here that returned veterans have resumed high school studies and graduated. Many of today's graduates were born in the deep de pression of the late '20s and early '30s, when their parents faced a dark prospect and whose only bright prospects at the time was their faith in the ability of their children to beat the game of time and circum stances. Today these children are (Continued on Page Eight) Program Preceding Award Of j Diplomas Includes Play, "Remember When?" Laurel eighth grade pupils will receive their diplomas Thursday the high school, with F. W. Graff, superintendent, making the present ation. The program preceding the grad uation ceremonies will include play, "Remember When?" and those j ... . ... . _ _ taking part will be Nayan Cartee, ' Kenneth Leuthold, Richard Purdy, 1 * Schessler, Nor,„a l-helps, , Judy Huntington, Henry Meyers, George Bangert, Ed Ludwig, Her man Schreiner, Wallace Rider and Herman Wagner. Eugene Marcus will give the wel come; Marcella Magnus, the class wjll; Louise Crawford, a piano se Action; Larry Yeager, the class prophecy, and Terrance Ness, the class history. Vocals will be "Lullaby, chorus; "A Cheerful Heart,' chorus, and "Praise Ye the Lord i rnixed chorus, girls' mixed Members of the graduating class are Shirley Adams, George Bangert, Cecelia Batt, Odelia Bender, Betty B ov l a n, James Brohaugh, Donald ; Brown, Nayan Cartee, Carl Choo per> Louise Crawford, Angelo De Carlo, Newton Everett, Clifford ; Frank, Darlene Frank, Janet Frank, William Frickel, Dever Sue Gaynor, Donna Hard, Terrance Hirschfelt, Harry Hodges, Judy Huntington, William Huschka, Curtis Ingraham! Betty Jones, Mary Ann Kroh, Flor , no Lehr, Kenneth Leuthold, Edward Ludwig, Marcella Magnus, Eugene Marcus, Patricia Mathis, Henry Meyers, Cheryl Milligan, Lorraine ; Moorman, Patricia Morrell, Betty |jo Nelson, Terrance Ness, Juanita Noel, Donna Omdorff, Pam i_ Kay Pewitt, Norma Phelps, Rich atlard Purdy, Esther Reichert, Wallace Rider, Ronald Rolison, Celestine Schaff, Donald Schessler, Rosemary Schmidt, George Schreiner, Herman Schreiner, Robert Smith, Lawrence Stenerson, Joan Thayer, Herman Wagner, Mary Lou Wheeler, Larrv Yeager, Andrew Zahn and Robert Zanoni. Paron Second Installment Taxes Due Tuesday Property owners in Yellowstone county have until 5 p. m., Tuesday, June 1, to pay the second install ment on 1947 taxes, according to A. Williams, county treasurer. . Regular dead line for payment of the second installment was May 31, hut the time has been extended one day because of the Memorial day observance Monday, he said. Court house offices will be closed Monday. Failure to complete payment of 1947 taxes before the dead line will result in a penalty of 2 per cent, together with interest at the rate 2/3 of 1 per cent a month, ac cording to the county treasurer. BEST COWBOY RIDERS OF WEST Two-Day Event To Open Saturday Afternoon At 1 O'clock With Parade Featuring Horses, Floats, First Horseless Carriages A good many cowboys have al ready arrived in Laurel to partici pate in the ridin' an' ropin' con tests that will get under way Sat urday and continue through Sunday, May 29 and 30, at the Laurel Sad dle club's arena grounds at the cor ner of East Sixth street and Fir avenue. Gentlemen in high-heel boots, whose legs seem to have got warp ed into hoop-like shapes, began to be numerous on the streets early this week. Some had come consid erable distances from other states to have a part in the Laurel Rodeo Days celebration. There also were a few thin-waisted, slender-hipped, Levi-clad ladies who looked as though they were quite capable of handling their share of onery cay* uses. As the Laurel event is R. C. A. approved and member of the point award system, the professional contestants' points earned here will bo counted in their respective grand totals. Another attraction is the $1,500 prize list. Contests for saddle bronc riding, bareback riding, Brahama bull riding, steer wrestling and calf For each the total purse is roping. $800 with $10 entry fee added and a $00 gold and silver trophy buckle for the champion. All entries have 10 he completed by 9 o'clock Friday evening. Other attractions at the arena will include Buck Robinson, fighter who has an educated Brah ma bull and a mule. Another be Margie Greenough, lady bronc rider. John Tunnicliff's JTX rodeo stock will be used. A big attraction for the public ! each day will be a grand parade j 1 o'clock, an hour before the rodeo a [starts. It will traverse the business district. In addition to the riders and their stock, business concerns and individuals are invited to enter floats or anything that is unusual and interesting and can travel. Stuart Johnson, president of Saddle club, said this week that tries for the parade will be receiv ed until the last minute. Johnson predicted at least 5,000 people in town each day and daily attendance at the rodeo 3,500. All arrangements have been completed for the event, the first of its kind here since the early-day horse-racing Fourth of July cele brations. Members of the club and many of their friends in town and the surrounding rural areas have donated labor in the past several weeks to get the arena ready for use. Johnson said that "everything is all set," including bleachers. Four ancient motor vehicles, the oldest dating from 1900 and the youngest from 1915, are being read ied by their owner, J. Willard Bald win, for the parade of several miles. Old cars form one of his several hobbies. The 1900 rig is a one cylinder Oldsmobile, a true horse less carriage complete with buggy whip holder. Next is a 1906 two cy linder International Harvester high wheel buggy. The strangest item the completely restored first mobile chemical fire fighting unit of the Billings fire department, as of 1913. The newest and most luxurious is 1915 four-cylinder Mercer, the Amer Mrs. Waage Sustains Compound Fracture From Gunshot Wound While cleaning a basement room and washing clothes Monday morn ing, Mrs. Hilmar Waage sustained a compaund fracture of her left leg when a revolver she was handling was accidently discharged. The .38 caliber bullet struck her above the ankle and shattered both bones, She fell and later crawled up stairs to notify the telephone cen tral exchange office of her injury and to request help. Mrs. Nels Vor dahl, a neighbor, was notified. She and Mrs. Ralph Bailey went to Mrs. Waage's assistance and summoned a physician and nurse who rendered first aid. Mrs. Waage was taken by ambulance to the Deaconess hos pital in Billings about 11:30. Her condition is reported good. It is expected she will be in the hos pital two or three weeks. ican version of the old German and French Mercedes. These four chariots, each sleek* and in perfect running condition,; represents the beginning of the. motor age of transportation on high-" ways and obscure country roads, re- 1 placing horses that are now ar-' rived at the stage of hobbies for many town and city people. Al-f though the hay burners cannot com-' pete in speed and endurance with the gasoline consuming powerl plants, they have never lost their! charm for people who enjoy beauti- ful living creatures. SEEKS RE ELECTION' t Judge Thirteenth Judicial Dis- : trict—Files Petition 4 On Wednesday j nounced Tuesday that he will bo a! candidate for re-election to one ofl the two judgeships in the Thirteen Judicial District, which embraces the! counties of Yellowstone, Stillwater, Carbon, Big Horn, and Treasure. District Judge Ben Harwood an-' He filed his nominating petition to day with the secretary of state at, Helena. District court judges and justice«} bull will - at at ( ■m* •V : mU ... J I ty cem. BEN HARWOOD of the supreme court are nominated at the primary election on July 20 and elected on a nonpartisan ballot in November. When announcing his candidacy Judge Harwood said: "The office of judge deals directly with many of the most important interests' of the individual citizen and the communi Decisions affecting not only material matters but human life and character as well are entrusted daily to the sound discretion of the court. To fulfill that trust by giving cau tious and resolute consideration to each issue coming before the court will continue to be my highest con Judge Harwood was elected dis trict judge in 1936, 1940 and 1944. He was elected a member of the state legislature from Yellowstone county in 1934 and county attorney in 1928. He was bom in Montana in 1891, , the son of a former justice of the Montana supreme court, E. N. Har wood, who settled in Billings in 1882. Judge Ben Harwood received his public schooling in Montana and later was graduated from Yale uni versity and Harvard law school. During the first World war he served in the air corps on the west ern front. He was wounded at Chateau Thierry and was ayarded the American distinguished service cross and the French croix de guerre. He is a past commander of Yellowstone post No. 4 of the Amer ican Legion and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and sev eral fraternal organizations. Judge Harwood is married and the father of two children. His son Ben Jr., who served with the navy in the Pacific in World war II, is now a law student at the University of Montana. His daughter, Mrs. Dale P. Galles, resides with her husband at 18 Lewis avenue.