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Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
WAR PLANNING
COMMENDED BY FORD

Helena, Feb. 16.-Reports receiv-
ed from many of Montana's u
ties give evidence Of the widespread
interest taken in postwar planning.
Speaking on these efforts from a
state standpoint, Governor Ford has
released the following statement:
adequate preparation for the re-
turn to civilian life Of those now
serving liz our armed forces S IN
Of the most serious problems con-
fronting Montana. Thought must
also be given to those who left the
state to engage in war industry.
Without them the United States
could not have reached the high
level of employment it has at
tanned.
"The state of Montana is making
use of every department and agency
for the purpose of preparing a
program of public works which will
serve to assist private industry in
taking care of possible unemploy-
ment during the conversion period.
Our conception of public works is
that they shall be of a r~egenerative
character and service to the tax
payer, rather than a drain on the
public purse after they have been
completed.
at is my opinion that the work
of postwar planning in private in
dustry and business which has been
undertaken by Montanans, Incorp-
grated, acting for the Paul Hoffman
committee for economic develop
ment, the chambers of m of
Montana and various other organi-
cations that have adopted this line
of activity as one of their major
programs for 1914 will prove of in
valuable assistance to the state in
its endeavor to keep employment
at its present high level. The
work of the State College, which
is conducting a survey of agricul-
tural possibilities for postwar m
ployment, is also of exceptional
value in a state where it is the
major industry. This is likewise
true of the work being carried on
by labor, farm organizations, the
American Legion and other groups
in the state.
at is incumbent on all of us TO
exert every effort to provide the
worthwhile employment for
our residents who will return to
Montana and I express my appreci-
alton of the widespread interest
which the citizens of the state are
displaying in this work"
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
MONTANA DEFINITELY IN TOP
FLIGHT FOR FIRST PLACE IN
NATIONS SALE Of WAR BONDS
Standing Is 12O Per Cent, Compared To Nation
al Average OF 101.4 Per Cent-NOrth Da-
kOta Is Considered Nearest Rival

! The nations sales in T. bonds as
of Feb. IL was 66 per cent, COM
pared to Montana's 114.66 per cent
for that item. The state sales in
money totaled $17,199,000 b. ""r-
ris said. More than usual effort was
made on f bonds in the fourth loan.
The group chairman stated that
up to 1918, Montana had furnished
2 per cent more than the national
average for men in service and had
purchased IL per cent more than
the national average in liberty
bonds. In 1914, Montana was l per
cent over the national average in
service men. Then he added: "Mon-
tana in 1914 is definitely in the top
flight and is striking for nat onal
first place!" North Dakota, in ond
sales, is Montana's competitor =
top place, but as the cha'A =
studied the figures OIL his kesk
Wednesday he said that it Joked
like Montana would be- first.
Sales through the balance of the
month will be compiled and dis
closed later. At the middle of Feb
ruary the totals indicates the fourth
loan will considerably exceed the
final grand total of the third loan.
People at the Yellowstone bank
said that Tuesday was high tide Of
the fourth loan So far as number
of items (bondsp were concerned.
More items were6 hanaled that dss
than in any othar business day Of
the loan. Sales continued Wednes-
day, the day following the official
The banks figures for sales re-
corded there up to the close Of
business Wednesday were s126,273
for Laurel and $34,46S.75 for
the Laurel rural district. Laurel's
fourth loan goal was $192,500 and
the rural districts was S57,700.
Last week Chairman b. L. Price OF
the Laurel war finance committee
revealed ALLEGATIONS for Laurel
corporations totaled $780,
G57.50. At the same time, B. Meyer
Harris, committee Sponsor for the
rural district, said $26,G95 had been
allocated the district by corpora
tons.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16

Nearly as old as the state itself
is Montana State University at Mis-
soula which will observe it's fifty
first charter day on Feb. II. Mon
tana became a state in 1889 asd
four years later, in 1893, the legis-
lature passed the bill establishing
the university.
The site of the campus, lying
southwest of Missoula's Hellgate
canyon and at the base of towering
Mount Sentinel, was donated to the
state by E. L. Bonner and F. G.
Higgins.
The university's first two build
ings, University hall (stiIl in use)
and Science hall, were not complet-
ed until the university had been in
session for more than three years.
First classes, therefore, were held
in temporary quarters borrowed
from the city of Missoula.
On that first day of registration
in 1895, so students enrolled, the
first being a girl from Hamilton,
Helen McCrackin. By the end of
the school year, 1875 students were
attending. The first graduating
class had two members, Eloise
Knowles and Ella Robb Glenny.
Montana State University's first
faculty consisted of five members.
President Oscar j. Craig was also
professor of history and literature;
William Aber was professor of Lat
in and Greek; A. S. Merritt, pro-
lessor of natural science; Cynthia
E. Reilly, professor of mathematics,
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
Delegates From Here
Attend Women Club
Meet; Wilcox Speaker

In attendance Thursday at the
meeting of the Yellowstone County
Federation Of Women's clubs at the
First Methodist church in Billings
were Mrs. M. +. Crawford, Mrs
Hugh Dickson, Mrs. II. M. Larson,
Mrs. Harry Penninger, Mrs. d. J.
Hoppel and Mrs. Harold Richardson
from Laurel Rev. M. j. Wilcox
was a guest speaker on the pro
gram. His talk was on world
peace and postwar organization. He
said that all peoples, including
those of conquered countries, must
be considered in a global peace, and
that the United States must not
seek to force. it's IDEAS on the rest
of the world.
Mrs. Anna Smalley of Roundup
gave a talk describing her tour
around the world several years ago.
A number of resolutions were
adopted by the club during the
business meeting and a program OF
entertainment followed.
Mrs. M. F. Crawford of Laurel,
retiring president, was succeeded by
Mrs. H. L. Johnson of Billings in
the annual election held during the
meeting.
The Billings Homemakers club is
to be hostess at the next session.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
Identifies Oil Painting

Glen Roysdon recently wrote his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. o. Roys-
don, that he has been designated q
glider pilot. He is at Buckley field,
near Denver. Mr.. and Mrs. Roys-
don had a letter this week from
their eldest son, Capt. Dale Roys-
don, giving some information about
two oil paintings he had sent from
Italy as Christmas presents. One,
that of an Italian boy, is the work
of Vallone, an instructor in arr at
the University of Naples for sever
al years before his death in 1888.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
More Go To Butte
For Service Exams

Selective service registrants list
ed by officials of board 2 of Bill
lings and sent to Butte for PREM
duction physical examinations in
cluded: Burl Carter, Cody, Wyo.,
(volunteer); Harry Defines, Frank
Horner, Henry Kaiser, Jr., (%volun-
teer); Robert A. Fitzpatrick, James
E. Nutting, Bertrand Leonard Pry-
or, Sam Schuman and William
Adolph Ziegler.
Registrars transferred to board
2 from other boards included John
Harvey Albertus, Aberdeen, S. D.,
Joseph Edward Fielder, Red Lodge,
and Gordon E. Storck, Eugene, Ore.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
Mott Infant Buried
Monday At Belfry

Funeral services for Betty Lou
Mott, four-day-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Kenneth Mott, were
held Monday at Belfry. The child,
who had been i'll since birth, died
at a Belfry hospital Saturday.
Surviving besides the parents are
one brother, Kenneth, 2; the mater
nal grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leander Kelsey of Belfry, and the
paternal grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mott of Portland, Ore.
Burial was in the Belfry GENE.
terry.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
Larson AT Creamery Meet

]. A. Larson, manager of the
Laurel creamery, was in Helena
Sunday and Monday to attend ses-
sions of the Montana Creameries
association. DR.. Renne of Montana
State College, Bozeman, and DR..
Nelson of Bozeman were among
prominent speakers. Also attend
ing and speaking was A. M. Ben
son of the National Dairy associa-
ton headquarters at Chicago.
Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16
Here From North Africa

Cpl. Theron l.. Durr, veteran of
North Africa and Italy, came home
Thursday evening on furlough and
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Durr. He has been in service
about two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
Coast City Eyes
Postwar Plans
On LARGE Scale
tContinued From Page !

system and .4ceWays system en-
hance the value of real estate. there
will be no broadening CT the tax
base.
The Les Angeles chamber of
commerce. cn its 1t 5 concerning
itself 10 a very considerable extent
with foreign trade as a means of
disposing of local goods abroad and
of maintaining employment. II is
approaching the foreign trade prof.
ect from classical but defective
point of view
The chamber recognizes that CAL
iiornia can and will produce mere
goods than can be disposed of local
ly. and perceives in the foreign mar
ket place in which to sell these
goods and thus keep California la
Dor employed But so far it has not
indicated its awareness CT the facts
that IL exports depend on imports.
and % if foreign trade is to be
profitable, more goods must be i'm
ported than are exported.
In other words. if we are to ex-
port goods. then we must create
California and other domestic mar
kets for imports. 1t is by no means
too late to go into this aspect of the
problem. but it must be gone into if
the foreign trade project is not to
bog down.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
Jurors Acquit
BrawIey Man
On Liquor Theft

After deliberating approximately
half an hour, superior county
court jury late Wednesday acquitted
Walter J. Smith. l9. of Brawley
ON a charge OF burglarizing the Dun
lack hotel of approximately five
cases of pre-war liquor.
The case was placed in the hands
of the jury shortly before 5 pm.
Wednesday and the verdict was re
turned at approximately $50 pm.
The case went to trial Wednesday
morning.
Smith and a companion previously
had admitted taking the liquor
from a Storeroom in the hotel build
ing while they were employed there
as workmen during the time the
building was being repaired. They
said they found the liquor while
searching for furnishings for their
rooms in the hotel, being permitted
to live there while the repairs were
being made. Smiths companion, Bob
johnson, was certified te juvenile
court
The stolen liquor was restolen.
evidence showed. after Smith and
johnson had hidden it along the
banks of New River near Brawley.
Bill Campbell, a Brawley fire
man, pleaded guilty to taking the
liquor from TIE hideout. He was
ordered to make restitution to
Fred Lack. owner of the liquor.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
Happy Day

Sixteen El Centre homes and
three Brawley homes carried out
the spirit of Thanksgiving Thurs
day by entertaining patients from
Mitchell Conyalescent hospital.
Desert lilies, lots of desert lilies,
to the following persons for playing
hostess to the patients: Mrs John
T. Hancock. Mrs. A. @. Phillips, Mrs.
Leighton T. Burse. Mrs. T. Gebbie,
Mrs. E. w. Riggs, Mrs. Ned Moretti
Mrs. Ira Huffman. Mrs. Fred Smith,
Mrs. J. N. Hanfen. Mrs. w. O.
Hinderks. Mrs. William Omstead,
Mrs. George Bucklin, Mrs. C. w.
Waegele. Mrs. Sam Donabedian,
Mrs. B. E. Lemons. and Miss H.
Ashelford of El Centre; and Mrs.
George Buffers. DR.. Ruth Lewis am
Mrs. S. c. Sorenson, all of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
Council Studies
Hike in Fees
Continued From Page u

Continued From Page l.
law to draft an orc, lance increaS-
ing the fees eXacted from card
rooms.
At present a card room is requir-
ed to pay al initial fee of 5000.
Thereafter, if it operates alone it is
required to pay S100 a month If
it operates in conjunction with an
other business, such as pool room
OF bar, it is required to pay $50.
On recommendation of the mayor,
the new ordinance will be drafted
to provide for an initial fee of $500,
and a monthly fee of $3.50 regard
less of whether the card room is
operated independently or in con-
junction with another business.
This was partly police measure,
Mayor P L. Moore said. He asserted
that every additional card room
means more work and expense for
the police department.
GARBAGE COSTS
On the subject of a garbage and
trash collection tax, the mayor
stated that it costs $500 month
to remove garbage and trash, but
that other cities are collecting much
more than that sum through direct
tax on collections.
Discussing theater ticket taxes,
Whitelaw sale that in some cities
theaters are taxed at the rate OF
IT, cents a seat, or not less than
$40 a wear whereas in FL Centre
theaters pay only Sc a year.
City Engineer E. Paul Ford told
the council that. although park-o-
meters are difficult to obtain, ne
il acquainted with man who has
300 for sale, and that he will arrange
for him to appear before trc coun-
Gil at its next meeting
The council then voted & ;5nfer
with Calexico, Imperial, BraWley,
and other communities before TAX
ing actio. on the revised licensing
system.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
COMPLAINTS FILED
IN Ell CENTRIC

Three divorce complaints have
been filed in Imperial county sup
erior court In an amended COM
plant Mildred Twilley asked for a
divorce from John Wesley Twilly,
seeking custody of their two-year-
old child and waving all support
and service allotments for herself
and the baby. William Boye Tues
day sued Alice Boye, alleging that
she refused to live in Ell Centro
where he is stationed. He said he
was willing for her to have custody
of their child. After more than 26
years of married life. LaMiza S.
King sued John NJ. King.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
SAITON SEA ELKS LODGE
CANCELS FINAL MORTGAGE

Salton Sea Lodge OF Elks Ladies
Auxiliary, Phyllis Wheatly Temple,
has celebrated the payment OF all
Indebtedness on its building at Sec
ond and State streets with a public
mortgage burning ceremony.
Nine fraternal organizations hold
their meetings in this building. The
several organizations gave messages
of greetings. The city, county, ano
state were represented. Congratula-
tory remarks were given by Council
man r. w Hatton. Supervisor Hugh
T. Osborne, judges Elmer Heald
and Vaughn Thompson addresses
for the respective organizations. w.
w. McEuen and Max Sones present.
ed to the Exalted Ruler R. j. Bur-
leigh and to the Daughter Ruler,
Mrs. Luyenia Gibson cancelled pa
pers which were burned with the
customary procedure.
The building was erected in 1881
1t represents in real and personal
property an outlay OF approximately
$4,000.
The ceremonies were enliVened
by an excellent program of music
w. A. Payne, secretary acted as
master Of ceremonies.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
RAMBLING REPORTER

Continued From Page 4
Cheney always 1emarks if someone
doesn't stop him. They are called
stick lizards
What are stick lizards9" some
one always asks.
They run AROUND carrying sticks
in their mouths Cheney explains
TO all and sundry. When the sand
gets too hot for their feet, they
thrust the stick in the ground.
crawl up on the stick. and roost
there until their feet cool off.
These vito wizards had better
learn To use their sticks to keep
their feet out of the water if this
weather keeps up.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
MUST HAVE Gun PERMITS

RENO, NoY. = fUP1-Pistol
packin' poppas of Keno in the fu-
ture will have to have a license to
tote their "Betsys." The Washoe
county commissioners instructed
District Attorney Melvin Jepson 10
prepare rules for tic licensing of
gun packers, including fingerprint-
ing and approval of the sheriff and
the commissioners. The action fol-
lowed two fatal shcotings in down.
town Reno in the past few months
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
PLAGUE HITS TACOMA

TACOMA, Wash, Nov. %. tUP)-
Tacoma health officials today con-
firmed the notification that the u.
S. puh,:c health service has declared
the port of Tacoma to be plague
infested. After the finding of the
first infected specimens, health Of
ficers stepped up the rat control
program. Fourteen trappers now
work on the waterfront, in an effort
to prevent the spread of the plague
to other parts of the city and the
health department is trying to Hire
still mere trappers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
sEEKS APPROVAL VOTE

Ottawa, Nov. %. CCP)-Prime
Minister Mackenzie King Thursday
asked the house of commons to ap-
prove a resolution of confidence in
his administration. Upon the sue
cess Or failure of this resolution,
which probably will not reach a
Vote before sometime next week,
will rest the fate of the govern
ment which has conducted Can
ada's war effort from the start of
the European struggle unil the pres
ent time
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
TUBERCULOSIS BUREAU AID
MAPS VISIT TO VALLEY

DR.. Waldo r. Oechsli, assistant
chief of the California bureau of
tuberculosis, will be in Imperial VAL
ley Monday afternoon on business
for the bureau.
During his visit in the valley he
will confer wit doctors and nurses
in the county hospital and in the
health department in the court
house basement.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
FARM LABOR CEILINGS
ON WAGES RETAINED

Ceilings on farm labor wages ap-
ply at all times. and failure to COM
ply with this rule may lead to SER
ious consequences for yiolators.
Roland F.. Ballou. executive direct
or California VIA wage board,
warned again Wednesday.
Ballou's reiterated warning was
made public by George Garrigues,
chief, Ell Centro Farm Labor Board
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
WOUNDED 4. {. SOLDIER
RIPORTED RECOVERING

Mrs Annie NJ. Hudspeth of El
Centre received word recently that
her son, Private Milburn D. Huds-
peth. still Is in a hospital in Eng
land recovering from wounds suf-
fened IN action in the European
area last July.
He wrote that he was struck by
mortar fire, suffering wounds in his
left leg and left arm. His condition
Is said to be good al this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
BIG FACTORY BRANCHES

The other outstanding Los An
geles proposal is to invite great
eastern concerns to eSt b Ii h
branches here and it announces
that it is meeting with success in
this effort. The immediate virtue Of
this project is that it will help to re-
employ demobilized war workers,
make as much use as can be made
of abandoned war plants, curtall
the vacation Cf rental properties,
and replace. or partly replace, war
time payrolls. besides lending sup
port to the tax base. But the profits
will go east.
Thus far. Los Angeles has not
shown the imagination of the small
er cities.
1t should be noticed that the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce has
offered to assist all of the smaller
cities in Southern California with
their postwar planning. On the
basis of its surveys and other IN
vestigations. it is prepared TO ADVISE
smaller cities as to the kind OF goods
for which there will be the liVellest
market abroad and throughout the
United States in the postwar world,
which products may be fabricated
with the greatest success in South
ern California. how 10 price and to
advertise. and what kind of mate
rialS and colors tetc1 10 use.
If there is an overall criticism oil
tie Los Angeles plan as revealed tc
date. it is that it is obviously think
ing in terms of 1899, and that IN
making its plans it is addressing Its
whole attention to merchandising
and rot going on to the larger and
fundamental job of creating a post
war economy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
SURRENDERS TO
POLICE OFFICERS

Charles Sturgis Stansfield, "a,
Burbank chauffeur. Wednesday sur
rendered to BraWley police. explain
ing that he was wanted in Los An
giles county on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon and for
jumping bail He was taken to the
county sheriff's office in Ell Centre
and the Los Angeles sheriff's de-
partment informed CT his where
abOufS
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
Scanning I.v.
News Horizon
DECREE GRANTED

Hope Mae Pickle as obtained al
interlocutory divorce decree iron
Robert Frank Pickle.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
LICENSE ISSUED

A marriage license has been s7
sued in Ell Centro to Thomas Eu-
gene pendley, 81, sailor statlonea
at Holtville air staten, and Deilla
Marie Thomas, %, photographer, III
Centro. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23

Using army ordnance rifle fire
alone, two infantry staff sergeants
are credited with disposing of 36
Germans in three weeks of fight
ing in Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
SUES FOR DIVORCE
OBTAINS DIVORCE

Pauline Rodgers has filed suit fC
divorce against Herb Rodgers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23

How much oil is extracted from
single whale? The Encyclopedia
Britannica says it is an average Of
1880 gallons. A 50-foot whale also
will supply 2i2 tons of meat.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23

Babina ChacCnde Garcia has beeI
granted a final divorce from Jesus
Garcia.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23
HAS OTHER PLANS

To be sure, the Los Angeles cham
Der is not relying on foreign mar
kets eXclusivelv. 1t also is planning
TO sell to ether parts of the United
States. But here again it will sell
not much more than 1t buys. In
other words, foreign trade and trade
with other parts of the United States
will not materially reduce tie vol
ume of goods on the Les Angeles
market. It only will diversity the
kinds of goods, and will neither in
crease nor decrease purchasing
power. In this respect. the Los An
geles program, so far as it as been
disclosed to me. is not as strong as
the Pomona program, which pro-
poses to produce and market within
its own area, creating an internal
strength that will be ready to re-
spond to a vigorous outside demand
when the demand comes.
What I infer from this is that
Los Angeles Is thinking in terms of
manufacture and marketing with
the same logic it could apply to
tourist trade. 1t was not necessary
to send tourists east in order tc
draw tourists west. but it will be
necessary to import from the east
and abroad in order to sell to the
ar,I q otpnad
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-23

(Thc eighth and last article VIII
appear tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-27
Sentences
I'm Draft

Four youths were under prison
sentences varying from three to
FIVE years in federal prison today
for violations of two phases of the
draft law.
Those sentenced and their terms
are: John D. Males. "a, of 1899
Pinehurst. five years; Sam 10
kenos, %, Of 6607 f. Lafayette,
three years; Edward Kolesky, "a,
of 1868 Marion, and Lawrence +.
Kraushaur, 90 of 12060 Dix Lin
coin Park, four years. They we're
sentenced by Federal Judge
Lederle.
kokenos was charged with ac-
cepting 500 from Males for steal
ing the latter's file from Draft
Board No. Is. Two juveniles who
accompanied KokenoS have been
sent TO the National Training
School for Boys at Chillicothe, O..
Kolesky and kraushaur. men,
bers of the Jehovah Witness sect,
failed TO register for the draft.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-27
Seek Women
Cherry Pi(kers
International Photo

The Emergency Farm Labor Dr.
vision of Michigan State College
today repeated its appeal for
women to pick cherries in the
Traverse City area.
Farmers have requisitioned
school houses and cabins for
camps in which everything is
furnished including bedding. The
pay is 50 cents a basket contain
ing IS pounds of fruit.
The women are required to pay
SIPS day for maintenance in the
camps. which includes three meals
and bed. They pay their own
transportation one way only.
Whether or not they stay the re-
quired two weeks their fare is
paid back to their homes.
Those interested should apply
in person at Room 316 at 1851
Woodward. Chartered buses will
leave Detroit orrow and
Tuesday.