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cabinet makers of the late Colo
NAL period. The furniture types
of their day have become stand
ard with US but we seldom stop to
think about the kind of curtains
and draperies that were original
ly used with this furniture.
Visitors to the reconstructed village OF
Williamsburg, Va, are often surprised to
find that Venetian blinds were the fashion
long before the Revolution. and the well
tailored canvas lined valance used with
floor length chintz draperies also seem
modern to them. Yet these were the cur.
tain styles when ladies and gentlemen
wore powdered wigs. Valances were made
Just as we make them today and were
tackled to a valance board in pretty much
the same manner as is shown here.
NOTE-This is the second of series on
modern adaptations of period curtain
fashions. Another version of the shaped
type of valance is given in BOOK S Of
the series Of ten booklets on sewing for
the home. To get copy of Book send
Is cents direct to-:
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around him. Their low-moaning
complaint had gone on these hours.
They began to move now in solid
way, too tired to stand any longer,
too restless to lie down.
Riding back in the first dusty
brown light of dawn, he saw that
Moonlight Bailey had already met
one danger by leading four mares
on picket ropes. Most of the horses
were crowding up close. They would
not desert their ladies'. Jim Hope
was riding behind them to catch any
drift.
From the campfire, loading up his
kegs for an early start, Owl-Head
yelled, Breakfast, Lew? Got some
beans with plenty of sand!"
He shook his head and rode on to
where joys mules we're harnessed
She was up on the wagon seat with a
handkerchief across her nose and
mouth, ready to drive. He stepped
down and tied the mules halter
ropes to the tail gate of the chuck
wagon. He had to shout above the
slapping rattle of canvas. Get in
side!"
Only the blinking squint of her
eyes showed over the handkerchief
edge. Her voice reached him stub
bornly. This is my job"
He moved back to her, head down
and leaning against the wind. you
want to 60 blind?" Sliding his arms
under her legs and behind her back,
he carried her to the rear end and
put her in on the wagon bed. He
grinned, feeling the dust dry in his
mouth. 'You won't miss anything.
Don't stick your head out today"
She pulled the handkerchief down,
squirting up at his red-rimmed,
burning eyes. Have you had any
sleep at all?"
Sure" he said, plenty" 1t was
like trying to talk inside of a drum.
Passing the cook again, he shout
ed, keep up closet" A man could
lose himself in this smother if he
ever missed the longhorns' trail.
In the short time since dawn the
herd had drifted more than a mile.
He followed their trampled swath
and came to the ragged edge of
drags. Only few of their bony
rumps showed; all others on either
side and up toward the lead were
blotted out by the brown dust.
It was not a matter of driving
the herd now, but of holding it back.
They came on in solid front, their
great horns swinging from side to
side as they crowded and spread out
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aOLD CLAIMING WIRE

no sound broke the almost silent
thrust of the wind. Here on the fiat
plain, with nothing to strike against,
it made only thin hiss through the
short grass. Then the ragged black
pool was ahead Of him. He could
see the way they had swung north
now in the direction the wind was
blowing and knew they were held
from a run so far because no lead
er had started it off.
Their tight fear had to be broken.
He understood the slim chance a
man would have caught in that mass
if it jumped suddenly into its blind
stampede. But there was no other
way; he rode directly in among the
hard, unyielding bodies.
The familiarity of a horseman,
his voice lifted in wordless Groom
ing, seemed to ease their dumb
brains. They began to move aside.
They brought their heads down. He
crowded on, weaving toward the
middle.
There were other riders around
him in the dusty dark. Ghost shapes
appeared higher than the ridgepole
backs and vanished.
Until after midnight he had GER
tain hope. These storms came up
with the suddenness of a hurricane,
then often ended in a short time as
abruptly as they had come. But at
midnight the wind was still rising
with harder thrust. 1t would not
end soon. By three it was blowing
with a strength that made his horse
unsteady. He knew the time by
the strange unearthly light begin
ming to show a little of the herd
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THOUCHTLESS PARENTS
MAY CAUSE NEUROTICS

When parents divorce and re-
marry they should constantly re-
main a,Care OF their responsible
ties topard any children by the
first marriage. At best these
changes are not good for gro,ving
youngsters. But whenever this
has occurred the child or chill
dren must come first in all fam
lily plans. Failure to realize this
has resulted in complex behavior
problems ,Uhich sometimes mar
,chat might haze been a beauti-
jul, successful life. 4 mother
,crites Kathleen Norris about a
daughter Of l9 ,rho is "as unde-
veloped, in many rcays, as a child
Of H." The mother is afraid her
daughter uiH be "t,cisted
freak" for the rest Of her life.
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a.; 2n99!i!:a?!'n'!!B!!'E!! : !:

LEW BURNET has been engaged by
TOM ARNOLD, owner Of the Cross T,
to act as trail boss on the drive from
southern Texas to Ogallala in the spring
Of 1875. Tom, with his son and daughter,
STEVE and JOY, are moving to Wyo-
ming. Tom must deliver 5000 longhorns
to the Indian agent by September l or
lose a profitable contract. Lew has rea-
son to believe that the Indian Supply Co.
Is trying to delay the Cross T herd. He
suspects that Clay, Steve and ED
SPLANN are in some way connected
with the company, but he does not wish
to make charges until he 3 sure. Tho
drive gets started, but CLAY MANNING,
foreman, and ED SPLANN, new hand,
rebel at Lewis orders.
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RUB FOR COLD MISERY

Cpredu feneCrO on ChrOat, Chest, DICK
cover with warm fannel-eases mus
cular aches, pains, coughs. Breathed-
In vapors comfort irritated nasal mem
branes. Outside, warns like plaster.
Modern medication in base contain
ing old fashioned mutton suet, only
Csc, double supply 35c. Get Penetro.
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typical Window of
Eighteenth Century

WE KNOW that the Eighteenth
w Century is often called the
golden age of the cabinet makers.
We know that the English cabi-
net makers, Chippendale, Hepple-
white, Sheraton and the Adam
brothers, flourished then and that
their work was copied by our own
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Royal Indian Navy

Unlike India's army, the Royal
Indian navy forbids its officers
and men to maintain their usually
very strict racial and caste diff
ferences while in its service.
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DAN WALLACE JOINS
FARM UNION GROUP
Editor Now With Grain
Terminal Association, Says
General Manager Thatcher

Dan A. Wallace, directing editor
of The Farmer and the Farmers
Wife of st. Paul for many years
until his voluntary retirement in
1884, joined the Farmers Union
Grain Terminal association, st. Paul,
on May 10 as an advisor on agri-
cultural affairs as they relate to
the cooperative, NJ. w. Thatcher,
general manager of Farmers Union
GTA, announced Saturday.
For the past three years Wallace
has been in charge of farm rela-
tions for the office of distribution
of the war food administration in
Chicago and Milwaukee.
Wallace's work will be devoted
exclusively to the two important
question of conservation and CO.
operation, Thatcher said, and he
will continue his relations with the
agricultural colleges, farm organi-
cations and farm publications as he
did while he was with the depart
ment of agriculture.
In this capacity he will assemble
material that relates to farming,
conservation of soil, human re-
sources and to the cooperative move
ment.
Thatcher said that Wallace's life
long experiences in the farm world,
and work he has already done in
developing national programs such
as farm credit, price supports, pro-
duction, distribution and cooperative
marketing, qualities him in an un-
usual way to assist GTA in its pro-
gram of growth and expansion.
Dan A. Wallace is a brother of
the late Henry C. Wallace, secretary
If agriculture under Presidents
Harding and Collidge, and an uncle
IF Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
Before going into government WORK,
ne made his home on a small Farm
near Walker, Mimi, but because Of
MS latest assignment he again will
make his home in st. Paul.
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GRADE PUPILS Of
NORTH SCHOOL BUY
4 JEEPS IN YEAR
Raise $5,S45 For War Effort
Through Purchase OF U. S.
Bonds and Stamps

A remarkable showing in support
of the war effort was made during
the past school year, which closed
this week, by the Laurel North
(grade) school. Over the signatures
of Shirley Hafer of the sixth grade
and Walter Eyer of the fifth grade,
the following revealing statement
of the schools sustained action was
submitted for publication:
"The North school has purchased
four jeeps, each costing Sligo. This
year we purchased $4,000 worth of
bonds and stamps. That, with the
bonds and stamps we purchased
spring until the beginning of
this term, make $5,S45.
"On Friday, May 10, we had over
SIS to go to buy our fourth jeep,
but we sold on Monday and Tues
day and made more than enough to
buy it. We were hard pressed get
our fourth jeep at the end Of
the term, but we made it.
"The Girl Scouts of troop l sold
bonds and stamps nee each week"
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CONDUCT FUNERAL
FOR MRS {. SPEARE
Former Telegrapher and Teach
er Dies While Visiting Rel
ativeS In Iowa

Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Monday afternoon
for Mrs. Henrietta Speare, 46, wife
of Edwin Speare, who died in Sioux
City, Iowa, where she was visiting
relatives. The body was accom-
panied to Laurel by Nj. Speare and
a brother and sister OF Mrs. Speare,
William Troupe and Mrs. George
Larson, both of Sioux City.
Mrs. Speare was born at Sioux
City, Aug. 81, 1897, a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Troupe.
During the last wal she was en-
ployed as %telegrapher at the Laurel
depot. Later she taught at the
Canyon Creek school east of Laurel.
In 1924 she was married at Sioux
City to Mr.. Speare and they came
to Laurel to live.
Surviving besides the widower are
a son, Edwin, Jr., with the army at
Camp Rucker, Ala, who came for
the funeral and leaves Thursday,
the end of his furlough; a son Will
liam and a daughter Helen, both of
whom live at home; two sisters,
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald and Mrs. Lar
son of Sioux City, and three broth
ers, William, Edward and James, all
of Sioux City.
Rev. M. J. Wilcox, pastor of the
church, conducted the SER
and Miss Florence Shirk, ac-
companied by Mrs. B. V. Friedman,
sang "My Faith Looks Up to Thee"
and "The Lord Is Ny Shepherd"
Pallbearers were Arnott Boyd, w.
w. Cusick, Roy Edwards, T. w.
Reed Harris and A. M. Olaf
Burial was in the Mountview
cemetery at Billings.
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Bear Story Spreads;
Letters From Distant
States Are Received

The story about a wild bear be-
ing chased on Laurel streets two
weeks ago has spread far and wide.
C. l.. Morris, proprietor of the store
on Main street where the bear was
first e and who lives at los East
Fourth street where bruin disap-
peared among trees and shrubbery
as the animal was being pursued
late at night by officers in a car,
has received cards and letters from
people in distant states.
Many of the comments coming by
mail have been strange and humor-
Gus. In the retelling the story has
become garbled, apparently. One
version depicts bears being pursued
by squad cars loaded with police
men, with hastily armed t~ownspeo-
pie running and forming a back
drop for the performance.
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FRANK CH|LD'S RITES
SET FOR THURSDAY

Funeral services for Dennis
George Frank, 2-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Frank who live
east of Laurel, will be conducted at
the German Congregational church
Thursday afternoon by Rev. T. c.
Strobel. The child died Monday
while being taken to a Billings hos
pital. Death was said to have been
caused by choking on a bean which
lodged in his throat.
Dennis was born in Billings, Jan.
25, 1912. He is survived by his
parents and sister; maternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Bang
ert of Laurel, and paternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Frank,
seven miles west of Laurel.
Burial will be in the Billings
Mountview cemetery.
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STORES CLOSE
8 DAYS FIRST
OF NEXT WEEK
To Take Holiday Sum
day, Monday, Tuesday
For Memorial Day

Many Laurel stores will be closed
for a three-day period at the be-
ginning of next week in observance
of Memorial day, executives decided
late last week. Those in the closing
agreement are displaying placards
to that effect. Affected are dry
goods stores, food stores and some
others. Certain must" businesses
will operate as usual and others on
a partially closed basis.
The stores will close Saturday
evening and will remain closed Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday. They
will open for business Wednesday
morning.
Employers and employees regard
ed the opportunity one Of the few
presented this year for brief vaca-
tions. There is the possibility that
another three-day vacation will be
taken in July for observance of the
Fourth. The Fourth also comes on
Tuesday. There is always a two
day vacation for Labor day in Sep
TENDER, the last holiday in the year
available for a vacation from work.
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Hurless At 90 Is
Here For Another
Round Of Fishing

M. S. Hurless of Crystal Falls,
Mich, arrived in the city the first
of the week to enjoy another round
of fishing on his favorite Montana
streams. He brought his tackle and
wading outfit with him, and it is
expected by his friends that he will
make his usual good showing.
He is now go and enjoys life i'm
mensely. He sometimes forgets to
put on his glasses when he reads.
Hunting and fishing have been
chief among his pleasures all his
life. He greatly enjoys trap shoot"
ing, and last year a newspaper at
Crystal Falls recorded that he out
distanced his competitors, many Of
them half his age, by a comfortable
margin in a shooting match that
was held a short time before he
made his annual trip to Montana.
He resided at Laurel several
years and says he regards this as
home o than any place he
knows. While here he is a guest
of NJ. R. Walton.
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ARRANGE DETAILS
Of MEMORIAL DAY
At 2 CEMETERIES
Legion and V. F. w. COOperat-
ing In Annual Observance
Ensign RObb To Speak

Spokesman representing the
American Legion post and cooperat-
ing Veterans of Foreign Wars post
said this week that details have
been completed for the veterans an
nual observance of Memorial day
at Park City and Laurel cemeteries.
Ensign Robb of the navy recruiting
service at Billings has consented to
deliver the orations at the two
cemeteries.
Legion and V. F. w. members
and friends are to assemble at the
L. L. club on West Main street,
Laurel, at 1880 Tuesday morning
and go to Park City at 8 o'clock.
They will return to Laurel for the
customary observance at 10 o'clock
the soldiers plot.
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COTTONWOOD AREA
IS SAID DAMAGED
BY FLOOD MAY Il
Several Farms Suffered From
Washing, Loss Of Stock and
Irrigation bitches

While Laurel was having diff
Guilty for a time last Wednesday
evening with flooded streets as re-
suit of a heavy rain, the Cotton
wood creek farming area east of
Silesia was visited by a cloudburst
that did extensive damage, reports
reaching Laurel indicate. Several
farms suffered the loss of hogs,
sheep, chickens and machinery. 1t
is said that irrigation bitches .serv-
ing part of the district were badly
damaged at a time of year when
they are needed to insure crop pro-
duction.
Reports here this week were that
residents of the Clarks Fork valley,
of which Cottonwood creek is a
tributary, have arranged to go to
the damaged district next Sunday
with tractors and trucks in an eff
fort to assist the n~eighbOrs in re-
pair of damages.
The Giesick farm lost 40 head
of hogs and 20 head of lambs, and
machinery was washed away by the
flood waters, according to reports
reaching Laurel. At the McGeOrge
place, according to the same sources,
machinery and buildings were dis
lodged, but the stock was saved.
The Joe Baker place is said to have
lost more than 100 chickens, and
the Otis place and others suffered.
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"a VOTE SATURDAY,
APPROVE SCHOOLS
TAX INCOME BOOST
Amount Involved Is $500 For
Salaries, To Offset Income
Loss From Fewer Pupils

Twenty-four resident taxpayers
voted at the special school election
Saturday afternoon, and approved a
special levy for the grades and
another for the high school. The
amount of money involved as an
addition to other taxes was about
$500, representing salary increases
for teachers next year and offset
tiny a loss of income arising from
shrinkage of high school enrolment.
Except for n slight DETECTION,
the "a voters appeared to have been
grade special levy and % favored
the high school. One said "No" to
the proposal to provide extra money
for the high school.
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Mayor Thomson
Names May 27
AS Poppy Day

Saturday, May 81, was proclaim
ed Poppy day in Laurel by Mayor
Peter Thomson, in a proclamation
issued today. The mayor called
upon all citizens to observe the day
by wearing memorial peoples in
honor of the men who have given
their lives in the nations defense.
The proclamation stated:
"Whereas, the United States OF
America is again being forced 70
crush powerful enemies seeking to
establish their tyranny over the
world, and
Whereas, the young men of Lau-
lei again are offering their lives in
the nations service, and
Whereas, the memory of those
who have given their lives is cher
ished by US all and is an inspiration
to US all in these grave days, and
Whereas, their service and sac
rifice is symbolized by the memoir
ial poppy of the American Legion
and American Legion Auxiliary,
now therefore
81, Peter Thomson, mayor of the
City of Laurel, do hereby proclaim
Saturday, May 81, 1914, to he
day in the City of Laurel,
and urge all citizens to observe the
day by wearing the memorial poppy
in honor of the men who died for
America in the battles of World
War | and World War H."
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
Home From Miles

Mrs. b. C. Wilkins returned to
her home her Monday from a visit
of 10 days with her daughter Lois
at Miles City.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
SENIOR BOYS ARE
ROTARY'S GUESTS
Ten From Graduating Class
Hear Program Arranged
In Their Honor

Six of the 10 Laurel high school
senior boys were guests Tuesday of
the Laurel Rotary club at a lunch
con program arranged in their hon
or. introduced by Supt. Fred w.
Graft of Laurel schools, they were
William Knaub, Robert Tharalson,
Herbert Boyd, Edward Marian,
Robert McCracken and George Fox.
Graft announced that Keith Brown,
Ralph Herriott, Paul Dull and
Harold Tier were unable to attend
because of their work.
Allen Gatewood, program commit
teeman, introduced the speaker, Rev.
G. E. Johnson, pastor of the Ameri-
can Lutheran church at Billings and
president of the Boy Scout council.
Near his opening, Rev. Johnson
asked: "Are we fighting and sac
rificing to preserve an old order or
to establish a new" His address
answered the question by saying
that some things in the cid should
be discarded and others saved, and
that in the new order there mus be
4liSOl POI dtCu oOlllC ldiiudiilCllIdio IlldI
have been but slightly stressed and
others that remain to be discovered.
The great problem of the future
will be the ability of nations, hither-
to separated by time and space, to
adeptly exercise the art of living
together as neighbors and fellow
workers. Individuals have known
about the problem in the past; now
it is an art for nations to learn
and practice.
With the passing of the old goes
many weatherbeaten barriers, prob
ably neve to return, and with their
going an opportunity is given to
learn about other people. This,
will extend beyond military
interests to the fine things that
every nation has to some extent.
To be discarded are the many in
capabilities and iniquities so long
known and practiced. A serious
safeguarding measure will be to
prevent the perversion of civiliza-
TONS invention and discoveries in
natural science to the destruction of
man and his happiness.
Speaking of boundaries, Rev. John
son said that natural science offers
he greatest frontier the world has !
snown. Heretofore, the concept in
,olved land frontiers. AS the older
generations had the courage to
,rave the frontiers they knew, the Z
present and succeeding generations
iced a particular type of fortitude
md courage to explore their new I
rontiers. !
Reverting again to the problem of :
together, Johnson placed that |
lso as a frontier to explore on a !
scale than heretofore at q!
empted. !
He closed by presenting the ex- l
Iteration of man and the ability of d
ucceeding generations to learn and :
ully meet his needs. l
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
MEYER HARRIS NAMED
To EXECUTIVE BOARD
STATE BANKERS BODY

B. Meyer Harris, vice president of
the Yellowstone banks at Laurel
and Columbus who served the past
year as president of group seven of
the Montana Bankers association,
retired as group president at the
thirty-third annual meeting Satur-
day at Billings and was advanced
to the executive council of the state
association.
At the group seven annual cleo
ton Saturday, Harris was succeeded
as president by Brooke Hartman,
president of the Gallatin Trust and
Savings bank, Bozeman. Other Of
ficers chosen were r. M. Water, vice
president of the Billings Security
Trust and Savings bank, vice pres
ident; R. L.. Duba, cashier of the
Big Timber Citizens bank, secretary
and treasurer; George w. Graft,
cashier of the Fromberg Clarks
Fork Valley bank, and E. P. Fri
zelle, assistant cashier of the Bill
lings Midland National bank, MEM
bers of the group executive com
mittee.
Nearly all the % banks in group
seven, comprising Gallatin, Park,
Saltwater, Sweet Grass, Yellow
stone, Treasure, Rosebud, Big Horn
and Carbon counties, were repre-
In addition a large dele
attended from northern
At the afternoon session, Presi-
dent B. M. Harris of the two yell
CONTINUED on Page Three)
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Y. F. ". POPP|ES TO Be
SOLD SATURDAY,, SAME
TIME AS LEGION SALE

The Auxiliary of Veterans of
Foreign Wars will again sell pop
pies on the streets of Laurel Satur-
day at the same time the American
Legion Auxiliary conducts it's sale,
Mrs. w. C. Phillips announced this
week.
The memorial peoples produce
funds that are used for the benefit
of disabled veterans and dependents,
particularly veterans in hospitals.
The public's response to the poppy
sales has been generous in the past
and it is expected that past per-
formances will be duplicated or ex-
seeded this year.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
Grandson Is
Drowned In Park Pool

l.. M. Adami returned to Laurel
Sunday evening from attending the
funeral of his grandson, Jackie
Adami, 6, who was drowned May Is
in a city park swimming pool in
Colorado.
The child is survived by his
mother, ~step-father, sister, half
sister and brother.
Laurel outlook., 1944-05-24
Joins Wacs

Miss Melinda Starbard, former
teacher in the Laurel schools, was
a week end guest from Cody, Wyo,
of Miss Florence Shirk. Miss Star
bard was en- route to Des Moines,
Iowa, where she is to serve with
the air wacs.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-04-01

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safely, the Navy advises that all
discussion of legal or urgent
matters, as well as regular cor
respondence, be carried on by
V-Mail rather than by ordinary
mail.