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formerly of Silesia, Carbon county,
who died Thursday night at a
Helena hospital of a heart ailment.
At the time of his death he was
state public welfare administrator,
an office he had occupied since his
appointment in 1941 by Gov. Sam
C. Ford.
He is survived by his widow; a
daughter, Miss Jean Convery of st.
Louis, Mo-, and his mother, Mrs. NJ.
W. Smith of Laurel.
Rev. George S. Sloan of Buffalo,
Wyo., an old friend and former
pastor of the Billings First Congre-
gational church, officiated at the
funeral at the Settergren chapel in
Billings. Carbon lodge No. 65, A.
F. G. A. NJ, of Joliet, of which the
deceased was a past master, con-
Quoted Masonic services at the
chapel and the Billings mausoleum
where entombment was made. Mack
T. Anderson, a past master of the
lodge at Joliet, was the acting mas
ter at the Masonic services.
Mr.. Convery was born at Billings,
May 25, 1894, and for many years
operated a mercantile business at
Silesia and served as postmaster.
He was elected several times to the
Carbon county board of commits
%sioners and was president of the
Montana association of county COM
.missioners for three terms. He was
honorary president of that body
when he died.
Immediately after attaining ma
jority he became a member of the
Masonic order and was Masonically
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LIFTS RESTRICTIONS
ON FARM MEAT SALES

All VIA restrictions on farm
slaughter of livestock and delivery
of meat to off-farm customers were
lifted May 25, according to J.. Frank
Mcclure, area supervisor of food
distribution.
The action was taken by the war
food administration, Mcclure said,
to facilitate movement of heavy sup
plies of livestock now on farms into
consumer channels. Direct delivery
of meat from the farm to neighbor-
ing communities is expected to help
the farmer and improve rural meat
supplies.
Farmers were previously required
to obtain permits to slaughter and
deliver livestock to persons not liv-
ing on the farm. Restrictions on
slaughter and delivery of hogs were
revoked some time ago, but until
now continued in force for all other
livestock. This action is made eff
fective through amendment Is to
val food order No. rs, Mcclure
said.
This action does not change any
of the office of price administra-
ton requirements as to collection of
points for the items that still have
point values. Veal, pork and lamb
and mutton can be transferred point
free, but must be collected for beef
according to the revised point values
on the trade point chart as of May
8, 1914, issued by the office of
price administration.
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07
NJ MANUS FILES
FOR LEGISLATURE
Seeks Democratic Nomination
At ~Primary-Resident Of
County Since 1917

Charles j. McManus of Laurel, a
resident of Yellowstone county
since 1917, has filed his petition for
nomination as a candidate on the
Democratic ticket for the state leg
islature.
Mr. McManus was born on a farm
in Hanson county, S. D., and lived
in that vicinity until coming to
Montana. Arriving in this state, he
settled on a farm near Molt.
In the early days of the Rapelje
branch of the Northern Pafific he
was instrumental in the building of
a farmers elevator, of which he
was a director a number of years.
He also served four years on the
Mott school board before coming
to Laurel in 1922.
He has been employed as car in
spector of the Northern Pacific the
past 20 years and is now serving
his third term as a Laurel city
councilman.
He said he realizes there is a
national debt that must be paid,
that federal taxes will be heavy
and that economy must be practiced
in the county and state. eff l am
elected my best efforts will be di-
rected toward the promotion of leg
i~slation to assure employment and
satisfactory working conditions for
returning service men and ONE
and war workers, and for legisla-
ton to benefit Yellowstone county
and Montana"
He is a taxpayer in this county
and the father of six grown chill
dren. Two of his sons, Don and
Elroy, are in the army overseas.
Don is attached to a medical unit
and Elroy is with the army air
corps.
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07
FIRE EARLY MONDAY
DESTROYS GR|FFEY'S
TRUCKING TERMINAL
Loss Placed At S35,OO0-TwO
Men In;ured-Three Heavy
Transport Outfits Lost

In the early morning hours OF
Monday the large trucking terminal
of Fred r. Griffey, a Laurel petro-
leum products transporter, was de-
stroyed by fire at sos East Main
street, following an explosion. Two
men-Orville Aldrich, night man at
the terminal, and Forrest Salee, a
driver-were injured. They sus-
tanned second degree burns on hands
and faces and were taken to a Bill
lings hospital.
Property loss is about $4,000, ac-
cording to Griffey. The figure rep
resents the building and contents,
three heavy-duty petroleum trans
port trucks, two trailers, a pickup
truck, other equipment, tires and
tools. Included in the loss vas the
terminal office and many records
and papers.
Six other outfits operated by
Griffey were on the road at the
time, and are being temporarily
headquartered at the Grand garage
on West Main street, where Griffey
has opened a temporary office.
Griffey announced this week that
he will rebuild his terminal i'm
m~ediately, as soon as weather per-
mits. The new structure will be
of brick or cement block con
struction.
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NATIONAL FIGURE, IS billion;
MOUNTAINS SHARE, Al MILLION
Is Largest Sum Yet Asked For To Finance War;
Yellowstone County Quota Is $685. 600 From
Corporations, 81, 695,000 From individuals

and G bonds and treasury certifi-
Gates to individuals. The chairman
and the others at the meeting
agreed that although it is a stiff
assignment they were confident
Laurel will again do it's part, this
time by backing the invasion.
The drive will open officially next
Monday, June IL, and will continue
to Saturday, July s.
The national quota is IS billion
dollars, two billion more than the
goal of the last loan. OF the 16,
six billion is to come from sales to
individuals.
From Jan. l to June 80, 1914,
costs of the war will exceed As bill
lion dollars, which is why the goal
for the fifth loan is higher than for
any other of the past. The nations
treasury must borrow more money
this year than will be received in
taxes, to pay for guns, planes,
tanks, food and supplies.
MOntana's quota this time is SAL
100000, Yellowstone cOunty's is $4,-
268 5000 and Laurel's is $~128,S20 or
nearly $4,000.
Following a successful pattern
used in the previous loans, Laurel's
has been segregated into
four major sections, representing
sources of principal income. After
exhaustive discussion, the assign
were made as follows: Truck
ing industry, including operators
and employees, 100000; business
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Entire Family Now
In u. S. Services

Mrs. o. V. Pewitt is in receipt
Of word that the entire family
of her brother, A. B. Warfield,
former Laurel resident, is now
in the service.
Mrs. Pewitt's brother is sta
toned with the Seabees air
transport command at Hawaii.
His wife and his daughter, Mrs.
Lois Mehling, having enlisted in
the Wacs and left their home in
Pierce City, Mo-, for training at
Fort Des Moines.
The daughters husband, Emil
Mehling, is also in the service.
He formerly lived at Park City.
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07
PHELAN OF HESPER
FILES AS CANDIDATE
Candidate for Democratic Nom.
nation Served AS Represen-
tative i'm 1886 and 1910

d. j. Phelan of Hesper, Yellow
stone county farmer and stockman,
filed Wednesday as a candidate for
Democratic nomination for the state
Legislature. He has previously serv-
ed in the legislature, being elected
representative in 1886 and again in
1910.
He was born in Midland county,
Mich, in 1885 and came to Billings
at the age of 16. He resides on a
farm near Hesper which his parents
bought in 1901. Phelan served on
the Elder Grove school board from
1912 to1 1914 and as a Yellowstone
county commissioner from 1917 to
1923. He has been a member of
the High Ditch company irrigation
board and is present chairman of
the board of commissioners of the
Birely Drainage district.
Phelan took office as a state rep
resentative for the second time in
1941 and during 1913 was chairman
of the agricultural committee and
vice chairman of the committee on
corporations other than municipal.
He was a member of committees on
conservation of resources, ~dairying,
horticulture, irrigation and water
livestock and public ranges
and social security.
He resides with his wife and one
son Howard, who is in school. An
other son, d. j. Phelan, Jr., has
been honorably discharged from the
armed forces with an overseas rat
ing and is employed at Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07
Pastors Have Conference

A one-day conference of Lutheran
pastors was conducted here Tues
day. Present were Rev. E. Leck-
band of Harlowton, Rev. H. Helms
teller of Livingston, Rev. o. Misch
of Bozeman, Rev. A. Bachanz of
Park City, Rev. M. j. Ludwig of
Bridger, Rev. A. Gierke of Hardin,
Rev. P. M. Freiburger of Billings,
and Rev. H. E. Vomhof, pastor of
St. Johns church at Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07

At a meeting of the central com
mittee Wednesday evening at the
city hall, Chairman B. L. Price told
the group that Laurel's quota for
the fifth war loan is $4,000 from
individuals and that the total quota
for both individuals and corpora
tions is $192,5OO. The principal
job, he said, will be to sell E, F
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07
J.. B. C0NVERY, 50,
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral OF Former Silesia Res
ident and State Welfare Head
Attended By Many Friends

Many lifelong friends from the
old home community, augmented by
state and county officials with
whom he had been associated dur
ing his public career, attended the
funeral Sunday afternoon at Bill
lings of James Blain Convery, so,
Laurel outlook., 1944-06-07

Long awaited d day and the in
vasion of Europe made itself known
in Laurel about Ills Monday
night, "a hours behind the secret
schedule, as German broadcasts say
ing that British and American
forces had landed on the coast of
France were relayed by American
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01

To help you protect your investment
and keep your car or truck operating
efficiently, we have listed below
number of mid-winter suggestions
prepared by our service engineers.
The safest plan is to let your nearby
Plymouth, Dodge, De Soto or Chrys-
Ter dealer inspect and service your
vehicle regularly. He has trained me-
chanics, tools and equipment to detect
minor troubles and correct them
before major expense develops.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
RELENTLESS SOVIET
DRIVE CONTINUING
Continued from Page One)

The Understanding rec
order by the Soviet Monitor also
announced fresh gains by Gen. M.
M. Popov's Second Baltic Army
attacking toward Latvia from fall
en- Novosokolniki on the lower end
of the 230-mile northern front.
But Moscow was silent on de-
velopments in the Ukraine where
the German high command told
of new Russian attacks-and sue
cesses-in the Dnieper bend, and
where Berlin also claimed that ten
Soviet infantry divisions and sew
eral tank corps had been wiped
out in six-day battle near Vim
nitSa.
Kingisepp, formerly Yamburg'
and renamed for an Estonian COM
munist shot in Estonia in 1928, is
ten miles west of Veimarn, cap
tured Sunday. 1t is the last rail
station short of the Estonian from
tier. Narva, which has seen little
else but war in its eco years of
history, lies 10 miles from Kingi-
sepp.
The Soviet race toward the Mar
va land gap between the Gulf of
Finland and Lake Peipus overran
60 localities during the day, and
% also were taken in the push
south and southwest of the Narva
railway in the direction of Luga
and Pskov. =
One Soviet unit alone killed more
than 1000 Germans who were
i hurled into the marshes below
Kingisepp, the communique said,
and two German garrisons also
were surrounded and wiped out at
Rozhestveno and Ostrov as Gov
Grows men pounded toward a juno
ton with units under Meretskov.
Rozhestveno is 20 miles south of
Krasnogvardeisk on the highway
to Luga and Ostrov is % miles
south on the railway to Luga.
The capture of Divinskaya, 26
miles south of Krasnogvardeisk,
put the Russians only IS miles
north Of Luga on the railway to
Pskov, while Meretskev' men
were closing in on Luga from the
south.
The troops under Meretskov
were meeting sitter German op-
position as they closed in on the
last German rail escape line, but
they pushed on to take 40 places
during the day. Among these were
Myachino, only nine miles north
west of Batetskaya, which is on
the Vitebsk railway and connects
with ALuga, 10 miles to the west,
by a~spur line.
Zajechye, three miles from the
Luga-Pskov highway and % miles
south of Luga, also was captured
by units which were by-passing
Batetskaya on the south in an eff
fort to cut the last Nazi escape
line.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
war freely to exercise their re.

OF war freely to exercise their re.
ligion.
rs. Failure to post copies of
Geneva prisoners of war conven-
ton in English translation in the
camps.
"16. Failure to provide adequate
equipment and accommodations in
the camps.
1T. Failure to apply the provi-
sions of the Geneva prisoners of
war convention with respect to the
trial and punishment of prisoners
of war.
''18. Inflicting corporal punish
ment and torture upon American
nationals.
The other listings showed that
on December IL, 1912, the State
Department made an extended
protest regarding torture, neglect,
physical violence, solitary confine-
ment, illegal prison sentences,
mistreatment and abuse that led
to deaths of some Americans, fail
ure to permit visits to camps by
Swiss and International Red Cross
comittee representatives, an d
Other. violations of the Geneva
Prisoner of War Convention and
the laws of humanity"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
CONFEREES AGREE
ON TAX MEASURE
Continued from Page One)

have taxed pari-mutuel betting at
race tracks per cent. Senator
Barley D-Ky), one of the Sen
ate conferees, had fought the tax,
declaring that the expense of reg
ulating race tracks was borne by
the states and that it would be
unfair for the Federal Government
to step in and levy it's own tax.
Chairman George O.-Ga.) of the
Senate group said the final bill was
mot satisfactory to a good many
of the conferees but they agreed
to go along with it,
He predicted that details of re-
drafting could be completed to-
morrow and the bill called up for
final action in both houses Wednes-
day.
Individuals will be called upon
to bear an additional 1864, 9900009e
to bear an additional $64:900, 0O(
a year in income taxes, but en-
ployes and employers subject te
the Social Security payroll taz
won't be called upon to pay ar
increased rate which would have
taken effect this year under pre-
vious laws. Against Presiden
Roosevelt's expressed wish, Con
gress voted to freeze the payroll
tax at l per cent, on the theory
that the reserve fund is adequate
to meet any possible need.
The additional income tax re
ceipts will come largely from abo-
lition of the earned income credit
and from disaHowsAce Of deduc
tons for Federal excise taxes paid
House plans to integrate the vic
tory tax with the income tax were
abandoned on the ground the re
sultant system would be too cum
bersome. However, the victory
levy was made a flat 3 per cen
rate on all income over 1924 {
year, in place of the present
per cent gross tax with varying
adjustments for family status.
The income and victory ta1
changes do not affect 1913 taxes
returns on which are due March
Is.
More than a billion dollars O:
the increased revenue will come
from new and higher excise taxes
on articles and services.
| The stiffest new rate is 80 pei
cent, levied on patrons checks a
cabarets and night clubs.
The rate on cosmetics and toile
articles rises from 10 to 20 pei
cent. Admissions to movies ano
other places of entertainment viii
be taxed one cent on each 5 cents
OF charge-double the current rate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
LOCAL BACK TAX
RATES CHANGED
Continued from Page One)

Reserve fund which the board pass
ed last week to be used for the
construction OF a county tubercu-
lar hospital.
eff the purpose of such with
drawal is for other than necessary
expenses and the source of all
moneys available therefore is from
other than ad valoreum taxes, the
order shall take effect 80 days
after it's first publication, unless
in the meantime a petition for its
submission to the voters is filled
under the act, and that in such
event it shall take effect when
approved by the voters of the coun-
" at an election as provided in this
act; "as quoted from the COM
naunication from the Government
commission.
''It is therefore clear,' said
Esterling, ''that use of the money
which the board intends to put into
the capital reserve fund, being
other than ad voloreum taxes, for
the erection of the hospital, which
is not a necessary expense within
the meaning of the constitution,
would not require the question to
be submitted at an elece ion. 1t
may be, however, that the board
has some good reason for deeming
its advisable to submit the aues-
lion at an election as provided in
the act
Addison Hewlett, chairman, stat
ed that the boards good reason
was the fact that it would do the
county no good to construct the
proposed hospital if there were nc
means of maintenance provided
Hewlett said that it is necessary
to submit for a public election the
maintenance problems confronted
lby the project. An election will
probably be conducted about the
middle of March, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
$500 Monthly for
Sickness and Accidents
Plus Hospital Benefits-Pays Up To
1000 if Killed-COsts &c Day
POLICY SENT FREE FOR
INSPECTION

A NEW Observation-Disclosures
pital policy that pays up to 500 a
month for disability from sickness
or accident-and hospital benefits
in addi+ion-pays your beneficiary
lp to 1000 if you are killed-costs
as little as SC a day!
And most important-1t covers
ALL accidents from the very first
day ALL sickness from the
7ery first day, except those specifi-
cally excluded in the policy. No
waiting period of 7 or IA days. as
so many policies require.
It has other benefits-you will
see them all for yourself when you
send for regular policy on FREE
inspection without obligation.
Postal now is offering this pro-
lection on a monthly payment plan
of only $1.00 a month or on quar-
serly, semi-annual or annual pay
ments. BUT SEND NO MONEY.
Write for policy on free inspection.
No agents will call-no medical
examination. Write today-send full
aame, address. age, occupation,
and name of beneficiary to Postal
Life & Casualty Insurance Corn
pany, 1928 Postal Life Bull
kansas CITY. Mo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
Luncheon For Service
Wives Set Thursday

The weekly service wives lun-
cheon at the Third and Grace USO
Thursday at 1 p. M will feature
round-table discussion, led by
Mrs. Edward Sweeney, the new
JSO Travellers Aid director.
The luncheon, which is held for
all service wives, gives the girls
a chance to become acquainted
with one another and to discuss
mutual problems. During January
some of the native Wilmington
ladies in whose homes the service
couples live, have been guests of
the girls at the Thursday lunch
cons.
Reservations may be made for
The luncheon by calling 1895, or
by coming in to the club, before
&c a. m. Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
INVASION MARKED
MARSHALLS RAIDED
Continued from Page One)

the zero hour for ground invasion.
In announcing the new raids to-
day. Admiral Ninitz gave no ter
Their details of the weekend car
rier attacks in the Marshalls, nor
of Sundays bombardment by
American warships. The Tokyo ra-
dio limited, however, that United
States ground forces already had
struck.
Heavy loads of bombs rained on
the principal bases - KWajalein,
Mill, Maloelap, Vote and Jaluit
atolls - in the raids of Saturday
night and Sunday morning, made
by land-based planes.
Kwajalein, probably the most
important enemy base in the man.
dated islands, was hit hardest. Lib
orators of the American Seventh
Army Air Force dropped IS tons
of bombs there.
The night attacks undoubtedly
we're planned to give the Nipponese
no rest after the devastating day.
light assaults by the carrier forces.
They also inflicted further soften
ing-up damage.
Shore installations and small
harbor craft were bombed or STRAIT
ed at Maloelap and Vote. There
was no interrogation and ground fire
was reported Intellectual.
Complete radio silence observed
by United States Warships cloaked
the actual progress of Sundays
Commandment, which embraced
probably the greatest concentra-
ton of combat vessels in naval
warfare.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
Y. 5. PROESTS
JAP TREATMENT
Continued from Page One)

lies inflicted by the Japanese upon
American prisoners of war in the
philippines, the department de-
c1ared, 1.-The department again
called upon the japanese govern
r7ent to honor its undertaking to
amply the provisions of the Geneva
Prisoners of War Convention and
IN observe in its treatment of
American nationals held by it the
International common law of de-
cency.
To its general summary of ac-
tions. the department added list
bv dates, beginning January 10,
1912, of its various actions with
respect to Americans held by the
Iapanese and said:
"The latest of these representa-
tions comprehensibly citing cate
CORES of abuse and of neglect to
which American prisoners in the
hands of the Japanese have been
sbiected and calling for amelioc.
,tion of the treatment accorded to
American nationals. bottl prisoners
NJ war and civilian internees, went
onward on January 27."
The IS points were:
a. Failure to permit represent
tatives of Swiss government and
of the International Red Cross
committee to visit all places where
Americans are held.
SO. Failure to forward COM
plaints to the 'applopriate authori-
ties and to representatives of the
protecting power (SwitzerlanO.
50. Punishment of American ma
tionals for containing concerning
the conditions of captivity:
q Failure to furnish needed
clothing to American nationals.
IS. Confiscation of personal eff
fects from American civilian in
ternees and prisoners of war
g. Subsection of Americans to
insults and to public curiosity.
81. Failure and refusal to pro-
vide Notwithstanding food.
"8. Improper use Of the profits
Of the sale of goods in camp can
teens
80 Forcing civilians to perform
labor other than that connected
with the administration, mainte-
nance and management of intern
ment camps.
30. Forcing officer prisoners of
war 10 perform labor and non
commissioned officers to do other
than supervisory work.
III. Requiring prisoners of war
to perform labul that has a direct
relation with war operations.
10. Failure to provide proper
medical care.
"13. Failure to report the names
Of all prisoners of war and civilian
jnternees in their hands and of
American combatants found dead
On the field of battle.
IA Failure to permit prisoners
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
Victory Garden Planting
Schedule Is Announced

R. w. Galphin. farm demonstra-
tor, reported Monday the Febru-
airy schedule for victory garden
erS.
Schedule as follows: Plans for
spring and whole year gardens
should be made. Ground broken.
narrowed. and leveled as quickly
as possible. 1000 pounds to a ton
of good brand of fertailize per
acre put on the soil.
Planted during February: Such
crops as mustard. turnips. beets.
lettuce. and cabbage; early part
of month. Irish potatoes. Fertilizer
for Irish potatoes should be put
on the soil ten days before plant.
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-01
Tuesday, February l. 1914 WILMINGTON STAh-3

swooped in later to make it a
doubleheader raid.
In further measure of tie fury
Of the Allied offensive was an
American A r m y announcement
that U. S. heavy bombers based
in England and Italy had dropped
more than 5000 tons of bombs on
German targets in the 4S hours
ended Sunday night. With British
raids, this made more than 5000
tons hitting the Nazis in less than
a week.
Filters returning today from the
Liberators' cross-channel jab de-
scribed it as a hayride with few
fighters and little flax, and with
hits right on the target. Thunder
bolts escorted the big ships.