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Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-21
Study Of Russian or All Urged

Because the Russian back ground of this community IS a "splendid foundation for the study of the Russian language, R. H. Chadwick urged at the Rotary club Tuesday that the study of the Russian language should be emphasized and en- couraged in every way possible. As result of his recent trip to the States, he said he was much impressed with the grow ing importance of Russia after the war and of the need of knowing it's language.
 There are few differences in Russian as spoken here and that of visiting Russians, who have enjoyed conversing in Kodiak with those familiar with their language.
 This country has always been behind other countries in know ledge of languages, to the detri- ment of our trade and dlplomat- ic relations, MT. Chadwick said, and in the Territory especially the Russian language will be come increasingly important as time gees on
 As an instance of the helE speaking Russian can be. MT Chadwick pointed 10 Carl Pajo- man, local business man now 1T Seattle, who is much in demand in handling work with Russian boats in the port of Seattle.
 There is a tendency here, MT Chadwick said, for parents tc Ediscourage their children iron Ispeaking Russian outside of the home, and he said he felt thi' was a mistake and that speaking of it should be encouraged by parents.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-21

Paul Chya was admitted to the GM hospita this week for medical treatment.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20

Mrs. r. H. Sterrett was honored
by her contract club with a house.
warming at her home on Fifth ave.
nue. Bridge honors went to Mrs.
j. w. Fry, high, Mrs. Paul Void,
second, and Mrs. j. A. Larson, low.
Mrs. C. A. Cromwell, a guest of the
club, received the travel prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Krug are in
receipt of word that their son,
George Krug of Turner Field, AL
bany, Ga, has been promoted to
corporal. He is eS-ving in the
quartermasters' corps.
Mrs. Lawrence B%ranstetter and
son Mark left last week for Ard
more, Okla, to visit Staff Sgt.
Branstetter who is receiving Big
specialized training and expects to
go overseas. Before returning to
Laurel, Mrs. Branstetter and son
will visit in Concordia, Kans., with
her uncle, Allen Vannice and fam
lily.
Mrs. L. A. Lewis had as guests
the last week Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Flitner of Greybull, Wyo.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20
Boy, AZ, Devises Defense
Against Nazi Buzz Bombs

NEW YORK. - The similarity of
movement between a garter snake
and an elastic wrist watch band OBJ
served by a 4h-year-old boy may
develop a defense against the Nazi
robot bomb, says the president of a
precision instrument firm.
Mrs. M. H. McNab, president of
McNab, Inc, of Bridgeport, Conn.,,
manufacturers of precision instru-
ments, said at a press conference
that the boy, Frederick Andrus
Gautesen of Plainfield, N. j., had
discovered an entirely new principle
in physics through chance remarks
to a company mechanic visiting his
home recently.
The child, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Virginia Gautesen, at
tended the conference, but did not
participate in discussions.
j. Scott Williams, member of the
board of directors of the company,
said the principle involved ques-
toned Newton's third law of motion
that "every action has an equal and
opposite reaction" However, COM
pany officials would not divulge fur
Their details of the device.
Scientists believe it is sound and
that it is a step in the direction of
repelling the Nazi robot bomb and
another weapon that may come from
Germany and Japan" Mrs. McNab
said.
Mrs. Gautesen said Frederick was
a normal child, but was most OBJ
servant and curious.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20
RKCITYSECTION

| C. w. Thompson of Reed Point
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. C. V.
Mosier and family.
Pvt. and Mrs. Leonard Smart and
two children returned Thursday
from Sheridan, Wyo., where they
formerly lived. Private Smart had
been visiting his family here at the
C. V. Mosier home, where they are
staying for the duration. He left
Sunday for MARYLAND.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. V. Mosier and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Smart and two
children spent last week end at
Big Timber.
Miss Jean Sitzman, who finished
cadet nurses training the last of
August in Bozeman, went to Bill
lings Sunday to begin training at
the Deaconess hospital.
Misses Viola and Ruth Braun
stadter of Billings spent the week
end at their home. Sunday Mrs.
Thresa Braunstadter and daughters,
Viola, Ruth and Alvena, accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. George Car
penter and two children of Billings
to Boyd to spend the day with Mr..
and Mrs. Leland Kenyon.
Henry Fink and daughter, Miss
Lois Fink, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kin
ney attended the funeral services
Thursday for Lewis H. Jones, rs,
at Columbus.
The All second year canning club,
with a membership of six, recently
received $32 in cash for as entries
at the recent Midland Empire fair.
Miss Lois Fink received first prize
as a judge in Judging canned foods.
Mrs. P. w. Roberts and Mrs. Alex
Fox are leaders of the club.
Supt. and Mrs. A. O.. Nelson of
Broadview spent the week end here
at their home.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20
Army Training Dogs to
Act as Mine Detectors

WASHINGTON, D. C. - The army
has found a new use for its dogs
they are mine detectors.
The nonmetallic land mines, which
cannot be located by mechanical de-
vices, are a specially of these high
ly trained IN dogs" the army dis
closed recently, but they find others
too-metallic mines, trip wires and
BOBBY traps.
Working on a six-foot leash, the
animals locate mine fields, lead the
way around them, or points a safe
path through them. AS 500 as the
dogs locate the concealed devices,
the mines are removed or de-
activated, and the cleared path is
marked with tape.
"They have found and indicated
to their masters the presence of
mines that have been buried for
weeks" the army said. when
trained, the dog cannot be induced
to advance over any type mine or
trap"
Dogs of different breeds are used.
All are of medium size, weighing As
to IS pounds, and they r selected
on the basis of intelligence, willing
ness to work, quiet nature, and in
difference to distractions. That last
is important.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20
Laurel News Items

w. E. DeGarmo and daughter,
Miss Louise DeGarmo, are home
from a visit with relatives on the
coast. Miss Louise had spent sew
eral weeks with her aunt, Mrs. j.
3. Yorbrough in Ashland, Ore, and
Mr.. DeGarmo, who was on a two
weeks vacation, joined her at Ash
land after visiting his sisters in
Seattle and Oakridge, Ore.
Mrs: Ed Durrer visited relatives
during the week in Fromberg.
Mrs. A. E. Weber and son Dickie
are home from st. Paul where they
spent Mrs. Wieber's vacation from
the Laurel postoffice by visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson, and
other relatives.
Mrs. C. ]. McManus was hostess
Thursday evening to her five hun
bred club and guests, Mrs. Peter
Thomson and Miss Jessie Barney.
Mrs. Thomson won the high
prize, Mrs. Anthony Freed won sec
ond and Mrs. j. o. Speare received
the travel prize.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Rothschiller
and son Alvin from Billings were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j.
Rothschiller.
Mrs. S. S. Bliss and Mrs. George
Peterson were hostesses at a house
warming for Mrs. Henry Herbert
at her home in Billings Wednesday
evening of last week. A number
of guests were in attendance from
Laurel and Billings. A buffet lunch
was served.
Mrs. j.. ]. Parker is a patient at
the Deaceness hospital in Billings
where she underwent an operation
Monday.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20

The first meeting of the Rod and
Gun club since last spring was held
Monday night. The club plans to
entertain the Columbus club late in
September at a dinner. Columbus
won the varment hunt of the past
summer, and the losing Park City
club will entertain the winners.
The Community club had it's first
meeting since June Tuesday evening
at the hall, with Mrs. John Kinney,
Mrs. Elizabeth Kinney and Mrs.
Albert Kline as hostesses. Mrs. A.
M. Bachanz and Mrs. S. T. Flood
of the entertainment committee pre-
sented songs and contests. A skit.
"The Missionary Box" was given
impromptu by Mrs. Bachanz, Mrs.
Alex Fox, Mrs. John Altice, Mrs.
W. Cosselboom, Mrs. Allen Lierow
and Mrs. BAIL Helgesen. Roll call
responses were incidents of School
Days"
Hostesses at the meeting of the
Woman's Society of Christian Ser
vice were Mrs. c.. V. Mosier, Mrs.
S. M. Cain and Mrs. H. D. Temp
kins. The devotions were conducted
BY Mrs. Jennie Oliver, and Mrs. M.
j. Wilcox had charge of the pro-
gram on Indians Are People" Mrs.
C. M. Zwisler of Helena was a
guest.
Mrs. Philip Hurtado and son
James of Lander, Wyo., came Mon
day to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Braley. Saturday evening Mr.: and
Mrs. Braley entertained at dinner
for Mr.. and Mrs. William Mills and
two children, Nancy Lou and Ray
Mills of Billings. Mrs. Mills is a
niece of MI. Braley, an Private
Mills is home on furlough from
Camp Roberts, Calf.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20

Miss Dolores Russell recently re
turned from California where she
spent several weeks with a sister al
Almeda.
Mrs. Earl Curzon of Beverly
Hills, Calf, has been a guest two
weeks at the r. w. Davis home. She
left Saturday for Bozeman, and
Mrs. Davis accompanied her to
Bozeman to visit her mother a few
days.
Mrs. J. W.. Corwin underwent an
appendicitis operation Thursday at
a Billings hospital. Her condition
is reported satisfactory.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Zwissler of
Helena came Tuesday and are
guests of Mrs. Estella Stoltz. Mr..
and Mrs. Zwisler have been enter
tanned by their many Park City
frinds since arriving here from
! Helena. Miss Esther Zwisler of
Helena arrived Sunday to visit
friends a few days. .
Mrs. Nellie Wells spent several
days in Billings during the week, a
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Whit
canack. -,
Mrs. w. F. Adams was honored
by friends Thursday evening at a
birthday party at her home. Those
ENJOYING the occasion were Mrs.
Dick Vandenburg, Mrs. Allen Lie
row, Mrs. Stanley Pearsall, Mrs.
Thomas Story, Mrs. Basil Helgesen,
Mrs. Floyd Eastlick, Mrs. R. C..
Bolin, Mrs. John Fry, and Mrs. Leo
Schroeder of Laurel.
Mrs. Leo Schroeder of Laurel
z-1x4 CO.., Iaty 1ocf uyaaE with hpr
sister, Mrs. Thomas Story.
The sophomore class was host
Friday evening at a school party at
the gymnasium. The evening was
spent initiating the freshmen and in
dancing. Lunch was served by the
sophomores to all high school
students.
Miss Myra Mitchell, Phi. PC, Z.
S. naval hospital, Philadelphia, left
Friday night after spending a few
days with her aunts, Misses Emma;
Minnie and Maude Mitchell, and
with friends. Miss Mitchell is a
Wave and has been in the service
two years.
Mrs. Estella Stoltz enteretined at
dinner Sunday for Mr.. and Mrs. c.
M. Zwisler, Miss Esther Zwisler of
Helena ana MT. anu MIS- beSIIo
Stoltz and son Bob.
Howard Martin and Harry Sands
returned Wednesday from Butte
where they went Sept. II for pre-
induction examinations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Fry and son
Emmett, who had lived in Laurel
during the summer, moved Wednes-
day to Park City. They recently
purchased a house on lower east
Main street from C. P. Linger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Eastlick re-
purchased one Of the E. V. Wallace
houses, TO which thew moved during
the week from their ranch north
east of town. Their son Willard
and his family reside on the ranch,
he bought.
Mrs. James H. Dove and Miss
Ellen Ware were dinner guests Mon
day of Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Whit
mver in Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Frv and son
of Fort Peck left Monday for
their home after spending two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. John FRY
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Fry and
among old friends.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20
Lettuce Leaves

Lots of us have gotten into the
habit of throwing away the outer,
dark green leaves of lettuce, yet
they are good for US. Actually,
they are richer in vitamins and min
erals than the inner bleached leaves.
Shred them into the salad bowl or
serve them wilted with a hot bacon
dressing. Another trick is to put
these outer leaves into the soup pot.
Laurel outlook., 1944-09-20

H.R.H. Prince Bernard of the
Netherlands is shOwH talking to n
of his men during inspection of Dutch
troops fighting on the British-Cana-
dian sector in France. He has been
named commander of the Neither
land forces under General Eisen-
hover.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24

This is only one Of the big radio
features of the convention.
On Nov. 16, Mr.. Green will speak
over the March of Time" program on
labor's plans for combating the eff
fects of the anti-union shop amend
ments adopted in the last election by
the States of Florida and Arkansas.
On Nov. 20 Mr.. Green will broad
cast condensed version Of his key
note address to the convention. This
will be carried by the Columbia Broad
casting System from 1915 to 1890
p. M, Central War Time.
Beginning Nov. 27, Richard ,Hark-
ness, top-flight NBC commentator,
will give nightly description of AFL
convention highlights until the meet
ing closes. He is heard over all NBC
stations from 1915 to 1920 p. M.
Central War Time.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24
AFL WILL INITIATE
WAR BOND DRIVE

New Orleans.-America's 9th War
Bond Drive for the sale of IA billion
dollars worth of the best investment
securities in the world will be launch
ed at mass meeting of delegates to
the 64th annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor on
Nov. 20.
To this gathering, in the grand ball
room of the Roosevelt Hotel, Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau will speak by radio over the ia
cilities of the Blue Network
From the rostrum, AFL President
William Green will reply with rous-
ing appeal to American labor to help
put the new War Bond Drive over the
top.
Also on the same radio program
which will be carried over coast-to-
coast network, will be Henry Kaiser
West Coast industrialist who has
earned the respect and admiration OF
all labor as well as the nation. Mr.
Kaiser will speak from Portland, Ore
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24
War, Peace, Chief Issues
As AFL Convention Opens

TIE delegates anticipated a renewed
drive for much broader social security
legislation in the new Congress, par
ticularly an adequate and uniform un-
employment compensations system
strong enough to tide over those dis
employed in war industries until
peacetime jobs are available.
Among the matters in which the
union Representatives showed special
interest were the reports brought back
from the fighting fronts by AFL Di-
rector of Organization Frank Fenton
and the reports on conditions in Eu-
rope submitted by the AFL's frater-
nal delegates to the British Trades
Union Congress and by Luigi Anto-
mini, who made special trip to Italy
as AFL President William Green's
personal representative.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24
ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR

for decorations won on the African
desert, his bayonet slapping at his
side, 120 rounds of ammunition in the
pouches of the webbing Of his pack
and that pack heart-breaking burden
to be borne, the soldier, slogging to
the front, was asked for his opinion
of the election in the United States.
"Wot do l know about it," he re-
piled. Cali / know is this: There's
little future ere. People like me get
killed, but blokes what come through
ought to ave the right to decent 'omes,
decent wages and money enough to
put by to take care of our babies"
That was view extending far be-
yond party differences and clashing
personalities. 1t was philosophy of
life, and it is probably not unfair to
say that CT Joe echoes the thought.
He, too, knows that in the dreadful
valley of decision, whether that be on
the fields of France or on the sands of
the South Pacific, there is not much
future for ''blokes like me-" only he
would say 'guys like me-" which is all
the same. And he, too, will want those
who come through to have decent
homes, decent wages and money
enough to raise the children decently.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24
AFL Unions Seek Bargaining Rights
At Huge Government Power Projects
Representatives To Sit With Administration Paving Way
For Real Collective Bargaining

Seattle.-The Bonneville Admins
tration has agreed to sit down and
negotiate with AFL union representa-
tives, thus paving the way for the
establishment of real collective bar
gaining on the huge northwest power
project which takes in both the Bon
neville and Grand Coulee dams along
the Columbia River.
The administration is division of
the Department of Interior, under
Secretary Ickes, but it's labor relations
are governed by civil service regula-
tions.
For long time, the Columbia Pow
er Trades Council, representing nearly
5000 AFL workers employed on the
projects, has been trying to secure
collective bargaining with the Bon
neville officials. Heretofore, there
have been only informal dealings and
consultations, with the officials insist
ing that they cannot enter into col
lective bargaining agreements because
of civil service rules.
The situation is entirely different
from that at the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, which is set up as an auton-
omous government corporation and
which has established highly success
full collective bargaining agreements
with AFL unions.
Now, at Bonneville step in that
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24

direction has also been achieved. The
officials have finally decided that the
law permits them to undertake real
collective bargaining with the unions
though they still insist that what
ever agreement is reached will have
to be oral and cannot be put down in
writing.
Nonetheless, Oscar G. Harbak, in
ternational representative of the Elec-
trical Workers hailed this concession
"as long step forward, because col
lective bargaining has been hard to
achieve under civil service"
Union leaders are hopeful that, hav-
ing proken the ice, way may be
founo later to obtain written agree
ments. Marion H. Hedges, research
director of the Electrical Workers, in
sisted that this can be done within
the law.
"If the Civil Service Commission
were simply to review it's regulations
somewhat, the obstacles could be
cleared away" Hedges said. Cali the
commission would have to do is rule
that on projects similar to Bonneville,
where an oral agreement between
federal management and labor has
been amicably reached, such agree
ment can be put down in writing.
/ eve believe such revised regula-
tions would be helpful all around
helpful to labor, to the public and to
the government. More harmonious
relations and greater efficiency would
result"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24

New Orleans-The 64th annual
convention of the American Fedora
tion of Labor is about to get under
way with the problems of winning the
war and the peace uppermost in the
minds of the 600 delegates
These delegates, representing 101
national and international unions and
more than $4,000 local unions, includ-
ing State Federations and city CEN
trail bodies, have come here to chart
future policies for the record-breaking
6,806,913 membership of the American
Federation of Labor.
Their spirit as they gather in the
spacious New Orleans Municipal Au-
ditorium was high and their conf
dence mistaken in the certainty of
early victory and the establishment of
lasting world peace.
In token of their desire to do every
thing possible to speed the victory,
the delegates were prepared to give
a rousing endorsement to labor's no.
strike pledge for the duration of the
war.
At the same time, the delegates ap-
peared to be in an aggressive mood
with regard to restrictive government
policies which have hampered labor's
efforts to mobilize the war production
program to the highest pitch and to
prepare the nation for an era of post
war prosperity.
Chief among the complaints voiced
by the delegates in pre-cenvention dis
cussions around the hotel lobbies were
those directed against the Little Steel
Formula. Most of the union repre-
sentatives expressed the belief that
this wage-freeze formula should be
scrapped entirely and all agreed that
the least the Government should do is
to revise the formula so that wage
rates can be brought into parity with
increased living costs.
Unless such action is taken, the dele.
gates said, the purchasing power Of
the nations workers is bound to drol
so severely in the postwar period thai
full production and jobs for all will bt
impossible of attainment.
However, the predominant note
among the delegates was optimistic
They appeared to be cheered by th'
progress of the United Nations mill
tary drives in Europe and in th'
Pacific and they seemed confident tina
Germany's resistance will break ant
the war in Europe will be over Ions
before most observers anticipate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24
Delegates Show Confidence In Nations Future In
Early Debates

The likelihood that the war against
Japan may continue for many months
after victory in Europe was regarded
as an opportunity to speed up recon
version in many industries and get
the way set for an all-out peace pro-
duction program by the time final VIC
tory on all fronts is assured.
For the most part the delegates ap-
peared enthused by the election re-
suits and the conviction was expressed
in many quarters that the President
fourth term without overwhelming
labor support.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1944-11-24
SOLDIERS VIEW
(From the New York Times)

(From the New York Times)
Writing from the front in Holland,
one of our correspondents with the
Second British Army presents in pic
turesque language British Tommy's
faith in what he is fighting for. Rifle
slung over his shoulder, it's strap al
most concealing the ribbons he wore
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1944-01-07
Rabbi Minda
Praises Lincoln
Before NAACP
BRANCH HISTORY
RECALLED

Abraham Lincoln's ideal in
signing the Emancipation
Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1868,
for the freeing of the Negro
slaves in America, was de-
clared to be the unfinished
business of our nation and world,
by Rabbi Albert Minda of Temple
Israel, Minneapolis, to a large au-
dience at the Halle @. Brown Com
munity House last Sunday. The
Mill City Rabbi was the principal
speaker at the 81st anniversary
celebration of the signing of the
Emancipation Proclamation and the
twenty ninth anniversary observ-
ance of the organization of the St.
Paul Branch of the National Asso-
citation for the Advancement of
Colored People.
Rabbi Minda said that President
Lincoln realized the significance of
his act not only for the Negro but
for the nation and all of mankind.
A keen student of Lincoln, the
speaker graphically described some
of the events that occurred in
Washington and at the White
House on Jan. 1, 1868. The day
was clear, but there was great in
ternal conflict all about. Many
forces had combined since Sept. %,
the previous year, until the very
time that President Lincoln signed
the immortal document to prevent
him from affixing his signature to
the document which is one of the
greatest in fight for human rights.
Then, just as today, reactionary
and c onse rva tive Northerners
joined with the admittedly preju-
diced Southerners to keep Presi-
dent Lincoln from issuing the
Emancipation Proclamation.
Speaking out of the tradition of
his own people, Rabbi Minda spoke
about the incident in the Old Tes-
lament of Gods command to Moses
"to go down into Egypt-land and
tell Pharaoh to let my people CO."
The Negro slave believed that God
in due time would bring about his
freedom. The Hebraic idea tn a t
God was the sponsor for their free
dom was new to the Egyptian
king. "God was in the process
:" the speaker asserted.
"The nonsense of racialism is
leading nations to ruin and
President Lincoln recognized that
fact You cannot qualify or
modify human freedom you
cannot say that this people will
have their freedom and deny free
dom to other people," Rabbi Minda
declared. care we to have a world
in which freedom is to be quail
fied?" the speaker asked.
"The Negro has had faith