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Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
VETS EMPLOYMENT:
COmDGnv Plan

With many of its $4,000 men and
women in the services already being
discharged, the International Har-
vester company announced n of
the first comprehensive vets re-
employment plans in industry for its
q plants and 187~sales branches.
Objective of the plan is to restore
vets in their old jobs, or positions of
comparable seniority and pay. Spe-
cial training programs are to be
established for physically handi-
capped, while full use will be made
of new skills acquired by vets in the
services. Vets pay during training
will be reviewed at least once a
month.
Handicapped employees will be
given lighter work, and mechanical
changes will be made to further
ease the labor of the more seriously
disabled.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
Laurel News Items

Miss Jacque Wallace arrived from
Bozeman where she is a freshman
at Montana State College, to spend
her spring vacation with her moth
er, Mrs. Hazel Wallace, and her
brother, Montee Wallace, who is
on leave from Farragut, Ida.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. L. Parks have
moved here from Billings to the De-
France apartments. Mr.. Parks is
a mechanic at the Clay Greening
garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mitchell plan
to move April 1 to Billings where
Mr.. Mitchell is employed by the H.
F. Johnson Motor Transport COM
pany.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

ORCHIDS: American soldiers in
Italy are showing a decided pref
erence for orchids as Easter flowers
for their sweethearts, wives and
mothers in the United States. Red
Cross workers who are arranging to
have the flowers purchased and de-
Ivered, report that these exotic bios
SONS are leading the more conven-
tional roses, lilies, and gardenias in
soldiers choice.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

Idr 10 Ine SOuJn Dlt
deeper into Nazi
lines in the Ukraine.
nheadlong smashes
designed to beat the
fast coming spring
thaws, the Russians
had scored signiff-
cant breakthroughs
aimed at German
held Blac k S e a
bases and poised
further threats to
the NaZi lepionS in
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
HICHLICHTS -. in the weeks new.

BISHOP: The Rev. Thomas N.
Nicholson, retired bishop of the
Methodist church, died at 88 in
Mount Vernon, Iowa. He was bishop
of Chicago from 1916 to 1924, and of
Detroit from 1924 to 1882. He served
as president of the Anti7Saloon
league. Before his episcopacy, he
held several pastorates and was
president of the Methodist college at
Mitchell, S. =.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
Scouts Get Check
For Paper Collection

City Treasurer Philip E. Noel re-
ceived a check a few days ago for
the Laurel Bow Scout troop from
the Yellowstone County War Coun-
Gil. The check is for $40 and an
accompanying note explains thai it
is a contribution to the Scout treas
ury in recognition of assistance the
Scouts have rendered in the waste
paper collection.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

IIISIHdU, LIG IIIIS Ho
had proposed to negotiate with the
Germans for restoring their troops,
either through Norway or neutral
Sweden. Or if this failed, they had
hoped merely to isolate the Nazis
in the north.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
u. S. CASUALTIES:
RepOrt I62.282

Of Americas 1862 1882 battle casu-
alties as of February %, 1888 lost
their life and 1855 were missing,
either as prisoners of war, dead or
men lost who had not yet made
their way back to friendly hands.
More than $1,000 were wounded.
Of the total, army casualties in
cluded 2 1892 dead and 47,318 wound
ed, while the navy reported 1921
dead and 9,91O wounded. The army
suffered its heaviest losses in the
Mediterranean region, where up to
January 81, 9,271 were dead, 20, 278
wounded, 3,141 missing and 1851
prisoners.
In London, the army's chief
psychiatric consultant, Col. Lloyd ].
Thompson, reported that rs per cent
of the mental cases treated have
been cured and returned to duty.
Another so per cent of the more seri-
Gus cases have been cured after spe-
cial insulin, shock and sleep therapy
and group psychotherapy.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

To assure farmers of an incentive
for production, War Food admins
tration is engaged in a support pro-
gram on so separate crops.
Unable to dump its produce back
on the market, the VIA must make
other uses of it, donating some of
the food to schools or institutions.
In the case of potatoes, VIA
stocks will be dehydrated and made
into munitions alcohol or stock feed.
Some of the dehydrated potatoes
will be consigned as food, mostly
for lend-lease.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Fenton spent
the week end in Huntley, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Peterson.
Private Jack Milligan is expected
to arrive from San Diego, Calf, to
spend a furlough with his sparents,
MI. and Mrs. T. F. Milligan.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

Joratlon Oh the pre-
war borders and de-
clared they could
not consider eject
ing the Germ ans
from the country
without risking civil
strife with Nazi
s~ympathizers in the
army, commanded
by Field Marshal
M annerheim.
Instead. the Firms
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

Object of a five-hour search by so
~schooIboys and townspeopIe of Wyckoff,
N. j., ~1a-month-oId Veronica De Wore
was found waist deep in the mud of a
swamp ~ miles from her home, with
her black cocker spaniel, Tippy, whim-
pering faithfully by her side.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15

the Dnieper bend.
The Firms represented by Vaino
Tanner had earlier insisted on res
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
RUSSIA:
Race against ThaW

AS the Russians and Firms had
exchanged peace terms, Red armies
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
NEWS ANALYSIS
u. S. Bombers Reduce Rabaul Defenses;
Hitler's Black Sea Bases Periled by
Red Armies Ukrainian Break Through;
British Strikers Slow War Production

EDITORS NOTE: Then opinions aree expressed in these columns; hey are those Of
Released by Western Newspaper Union -
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
u. S. Interests

AS high U. S. officials prepared
for conferences with British leaders
in London on Americas postwar role
in the Pacific, congress moved to
appoint a Gilman committee to look
into this country's military and eco
nomic interests in that part of the
world in peacetime.
The whole question of Americas
future position of the Pacific was
drawn into sharp focus with Austria
lia's and New Zealand's declaration
that these two countries are to be
defensive centers for islands to their
east and west, and use of any terri
tories during time of war does not
entitle a nation to claims or rights
on them.
Not only is the U. S. concerned
in the establishment of military
bases in the Pacific for defensive
purposes, but it also is anxious to
provide equal opportunity for such
American interests as airlines.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
GREAT BRITAIN:
Coal Strikes

Laying down their tools in dissat-
isfaction over recent national wage
adjustments which failed to take ac-
count of their work in excessive dust
and water, an estimated 1000
Welsh coal miners walked out of 156
pits and were joined by thousands
in other English and Scottish fields
as the government pondered taking
over the properties.
Formerly, the Welsh were paid
a weekly bonus of $1.2O or more in
addition to their regular wage Of
SI8.07 for working under u~nfavor-
able conditions, but when the gov
eminent recently raised the mini
mum pay of all the nations miners
to 500, no adjustment was made in
their compensation.
With war industries, railroads and
special overseas shipping threat
ened, the government insisted the
men return to their jobs before it
moved to meet the Welshmen's de-
mands, and also strove to iron out
complaints of piece-workers that
the new minimum wages gave
straight-time miners producing less
equal compensation.
War Production
Fully girded for war since the dec
laration of hostilities, Great Britain's
bustling industrial machine has
turned out 5000 tanks, armored
cars and gun carriers; more than
lis, 900 guns of than 20 nm.
caliber; nearly $500, 900 machine
guns, rifles, submachine guns and
automatic pistols; more than 1,000,-
900 vehicles and almost go, 900 air
craft.
With the U. S. producing the ma
jor bulk of the Allies merchant ship
ping, British yards have concentrate
ed on naval construction, with the
result that His Majesty's fleet is
greater now than at the beginning
of the war.
Because of Britain's concentration
on the production of heavy bomb
ers, it has been able to supply three
quarters of the total structural
weight of the Royal Air force, with
the U. S. providing Is per cent and
British dominions 6 per cent of the
remainder.
Laurel outlook., 1944-03-15
PACIFIC:
Big Base CrumbIes

Once Japan's big ne~rve-center in
the South Pacific, Rabaul, had be-
come increasingly untenable for the
enemy under the heavy fire of U. S.
bombers and fighter planes.
Formerly a beehive of activity
with Jap cargo ships carrying ma
terial into the port for transfer
to smaller barges used to supply
troops in the battle zones, u. S.
fiiers returning from raids over the
New Britain base reported that big
ships no longer could be seen.
Further demonstrating U. S. SUI
periority in the area, American
troops battling in the Admiralty is
lands to the north of Rabaul were
supplied by cargo vessels sailing
right into the fighting zone under
protection of warships which en-
countered no resistance.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23

In 1880, the first year Union Oil Company in bust
ness there were exactly 100 men pay roll During
that year. those 100 turned out enough petroleum
products to fill 273 modern tank average of 2sl
tank cars per In 1913 there were 1869 people
pay roll
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. CUP)-
Secretary of Navy James Forrestal
has issued an order designating air
bases for each of the naval districts
in a move to improve coordination
of shore establishments supporting
naval and marine flying activities, 1t
was learned Monday.
The new naval air bases, which
will have jurisdiction over all naval
air stations within their respective
districts, are intended to provide
for more efficient handling Of ad-
ministrative problems growing out
of the vast wartime expansion in
naval aeronaujical activity on land.
Hereafter, all of the existing nav
al air centers will be known as air
bases. These are at Norfolk, Va.
18th naval district; San Diego, Cal,
u1th district; Seattle 13th dis
trict); Pearl Harbor Oath ciStrict,;
and Alameda, Calf, l2th district. &.
The other air base headquarters
will he at Quonset Point, r. l., lst
district: New York (3rd district; :;
Cape May, N. j., (4th district;
Glynco, Ga, 9th district; Key
West, Fla, 9th district; Houma,
La, 18th cistricD; 9th district not
yet named; San Juan, P. r., doth
district; Coco Solo, c. T., l5th
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
Garland Sticks
To Rule on
License Plates

SACRAMENTO, Oct 90. CUP)-.
A department of motor vehicles
policy adopted in 1910, of refusing
to issue low or special automobile
license numbers, will be continued
during the l945 license renewal Pc
riod, Gordon H. Garland, depart
ment director, disclosed Monday.
Plates, che for each car to be
placed at the rear of the vehicle,
will be issued over public counters
of the department in the order that
applicants appear, Garland said.
Garland previously has not faced
the problem, because new license
plates had not been issued after he
took office in January. l943. Metal
strips were added to 1912 licenses
two years ago, tabs last year and
this year windshield sticker was
issued to motorists to show that
they had paid the 1914 fee.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
u. s. Recognizes
DeGouIIe Rule

as public ennunciated from time to
time by the President and the sec
retary of state Stettinius said.
After De Gaulle's visit to Wash
ington last July, President Roose-
welt announced that the United
States would recognize De Gaulle's
group as the French de facto au-
thority." Since then De Gaulle and
his associates have considered
themselves as the provisional gov
eminent and have urged that the
Allies grant them such recognition.
It has been known for some time
that the state department and the
British foreign office had been urg-
ing President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Winston Churchill to rec
ognize De Gaulle as the head Of the
provisional government.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
VISIT AT PORTERVILLE

HOLTVILLF, Oct. 23-Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Williams spent the most
part CT last week in Porterville Wis
iting relatives and friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
Bricker Cites
Need to Watch
Public Spending

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Oct. %. (UP)
Governor John w. Bricker OF
Ohio, asserting that there was a
vital need for greater control over
the spending of taxpayers money,
Monday demanded extension and
strengthening of the pre-audit func-
tions CT the general accounting Of
flee.
Arriving from Laramie, where he
mace his first ear-platform talk
in Wyoming, the COP vice presi-
dental nominee, in a speech pre-
pared for delivery at the Union Pa
cific depot, said that this reform
could not be attained by IAN ad-
miniStration drunk with power" 1t
could be cone, he said, by Thomas
F. Dewey as president and Repub-
lican congress.
Tracing the legislative reforms
in public financing, Bricker accused
the New Deal Of constantly" trying
to "rcb congress of its control over
government spending. He cited, as
one example, the responsibility of
the general accounting office to pre-
audit expenditures Ito make sure
that money is spent as congress in
tended. This power, he explained,
extended to the administrative
agencies.
This was too much for the New
Deal" Bricker said. g. 1t has al
ways been a policy with the New
DeaD of spend, waste, borrow and
tax. And SO the New Deal attempt
ed to abolish the Independent pre-
audit functions of the general ac-
counting officer E. by transferring
these functions to the treasury de-
partment, and hence subject to the
Drecident'S control "
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. tUP)-
The United States Monday recog-
nized General Charles De Gaulle's
regime as the provisional govern
ment of the French republic.
The announcement by Acting Sec
retary of State Edward r. Stettin-
luS Jr. brought to a close a long
controversy over diplomatic recog-
milton of De Gaulle's group as a
provisional government.
Stettinius said that notice of rec
ognition had been sent to the
French provisional government and
that jefferson Caffery will, if agree
able to the provisional government,
assume the duties of ambassador to
France.
This action on the part of the
United States government is in har-
mony with its policy toward France
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
JET PROPULSION ENGINES
MOVE FROM FORD PLANTS

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90. (UP)-A
jet propulsion engine for robot
bombs-akin to those that the Ger
mans sent against London-is now
in production by the Ford Motor
Co, it was revealed Monday.
Ford Motor Co. officials, vii h
army approval, released a statement
saying some CT the engines already
were being used for testing" pur-
poses. There was some speculation
here that the buzz bombs" would
be hurled back at the Germans if
they were perfected before the end
of the European war.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
CHURCHILL PREPARES
TO REPORT ON FARLEY

LONDON, Oct %. tUPl-Prime
Minister Churchill. back In London
after his Moscow conversations
with Premier Stain, conferred with
his cabinet ministers and advisers
Monday preparatory to giving COM
mons further details of his mission.
He was expected to speak In the
house sometime this week. Al
though perhaps not able to elab-
crate at great length beyond the
official eommuniques, he may shed
some further light on the final
Allied plans to defeat Germany and
the prospects for a solution of the
Polish problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
BASEBALL PLAYERS TEAM
UP ON HOLD-UP GUNMAN

SACRAMENTO, Oct. %. up
Jake Suytar and Gene Hsndley,
first baseman and second baseman,
respectively, of TIE Sacramento
Baseball club, teamed up last night
to tag out an armed robber.
Suytar and Handley were sitting
in a bar police reported, when Eu-
gene Burrell entered, covered the
patrons with & gun and started TO
relieve them of their cash and other
valuables. But when he got to Suy-
tar, the husky ball player threw a
punch and Handley stepped in with
another They turned Burrell over
to police. who booked him at city
Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
TRACK BETS SET RECORD

SAN MATEO, Cal, Oct. 23. CUP)
j. B. Burnstein's Okana, adding the
$4,000 Bay Meadows Handicap to
three previous stake wins, swept
the fall meeting climax race Satur-
day before 1900 racing fans who
bet $l,132,2l5 for a new track record.
Second by a neck was Shut Up,
with Jade Boy two lengths back for
show.
Racing will continue through
Thursday, the extra four days re-
ceipts above operating expenses go
ing for armed services welfare and
recreational purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
GEN. McNARNEY NAMED
TO NEW HIGH POST

WASHINGTON, Oct 23. UP)-
Lieutenant General Joseph T. Nc
Narney, deputy chief of staff of the
u. S. Army since March, 1912, has
been appointed deputy supreme AL
lied commander in the Mediter-
ranean, the combined American and
British chief of staffs announced
Monday
McNarney will be deputy to Su-
preme Commander General Sill
Henry Maitland Wilson, succeeding
Lieutenant General Jacob l.. De-
verS, new in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23

p Now this tremendous increase in investment could
hardly have been made without pooling the money OF lot
of people, The original 1890 stockholders numbered less
than So To have financed an Improvement program OF
80 million dollars would have cost them than
million apiece
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
Order Sets Out
Navy Air Bases

district; and Kodiak, Alaska, 17th
district.
Forrestals order vested in the
chief of naval operations specific
authority to assign aviation shore
activities to the commands and
designate headquarters air stations
from time to time.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23

y OF course could have formed these pools ofmoney
by government ownership But Americans have chosen
to do it under legal known corporations For
that way preserve the Wdividnals freedom the
efficiency of free economy and that alLimportan human
incentive competition
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23
3,o29
4,029
27,525
3I,375

= Instead, as the need for equipment grew, they
cured additional funds by inviting and people
to invest in Union Oil stock This method not unique
with Union 1t was used by all U heavy industries But
it is largely responsible for the production ecences this
nation has attained today.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-23

- Does that mean that todays Union Oer is times
the his grandfather was? No. but he does have far bet
ter tools" to work with In $780, each of the 100 Union
Oil employees had about S. 600 worth equipment to work
with Today, each of the 1869 has $39505 worth
Evening star., 1944-04-28
|rreguIarity Persists
As Stock DEALINGS
Remain Sluggish
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK. April 28.--Special-
ties, along with selected steels, mo-
tors, rails and oils, attracted the
principal bidding in today's stock
market. while many leaders else
where encountered sufficient selling
to stall their recovery.
Possible foreign developments over
the week end inspired a little profit
taking here and there on the two
session comeback. Mild investment
demand continued, however, on the
idea the list had been pretty well
sold out because Of preinvasion
nervousness, and was in much
better technical shape.
Narrow irregularity persisted at
the start, and the direction was a
bit obscure near the fourth hour
Dealings remained sluggish.
In front most Of the time were
Schenley, American Bosch, United
States Steel, Bethlehem, General
Motors, Chrysler, Santa re, Chesa-
peake & Ohio, Sears-Roebuck
Oliver Farm, Houston OIL, Standard
OIL IN. j. and Anaconda. Lag
CARDS included Southern Pacific
General Electric, North American
Montgomery Ward, United Aircraft
and j. G. Penney. "
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Farm Prices Index
Declines Point From
1943 Mid-ApriI Leye|

The general level of farm prices
remained unchanged during the
month which ended April IS. That
index, however, was / point below
the average Of year ago.
The Agriculture Department re-
ported that the farm price index
was 1876 per cent Of. the 1900-14
average on April IS, compared with
1876 per cent year ago. A sharp
rise in fruit prices during the month
was offset by decline in prices
Of livestock and livestock products.
The department said the farm
price average was lis per- cent Of
parity-the so-called level Of fair
exchange with industrial products
and services-on April IS, compared
with 112 per cent year ago. All
principal farm products were at or
above parity except wheat, cotton,
hay, peanuts, rye and lemons.
The April is average farm price
and the parity price, respectively,
for major commodities included !:
Dry edible beans, $6.12 and $5.73. q
100 pounds; cotton 20.24 and 21.08
cents a pound; cottonseed, $52.50
and $3.50 ton; potatoes, $1.37 and
$1.22 busfel; hay, $500 and 5000
a ton; peanuts, 1853 and 8.16 cents
a pound: wool, 1877 and 31.1 cents
a pound: eggs, 27.1 and 80 cents a
dozen; milk, wholesale, 1921 and
$2.55 100 pounds, and butter fat,
50.7 and 44.3 cents a pound.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Bethlehem Steel Earns
S1.61 in First il' Quarter
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 2s.--Bethlehem
Steel Corp. profits In the first
quarter Of this year amounted to
So, 32,538, equal after preferred
dividends TO $1.61 D share on the
common stock, the company report
ed yesterday.
In the same quarter Of last year
profit was $6,228, ,693 or sl.N q
share and In the final quarter Of
l943 net was $l2,707,7 1877 or $3.72 q
share.
e. G. Grace, president, said the
company's year-end custom of
cleaning up contracts explained the
drop in earnings as between the
final 1943 quarter and the first
quarter Of this year.
Bethlehem directors declared q
dividend of $1.5o share on the
common stock, payable June ! to
holders Of record May 8. Dividends
have been paid at this rate quar-
terly for the last few years. The
usual quarterly dividend of SITS on
the preferred stock was declared,
payable, July to holders of record
June 2.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Wushinqton Produce

- EGGs1iMarket @ steady; SUPPLIES ample
srsasd Rtid aSf
mixed sa.ss eoloss. ss T. s. ETsds isIss; ss-$7:
3S: averase. SO: q. S. grade B. large
dium, 2s-si; average, ssN; u. 8. grade G
nearby uneraded eggs. 27-28; mostly 81.
27h. Receipts. Government graded eggs
LIVE PouLTRY-Market firm. Receipts
light and short of requirements. Some con-
ana ShppsTs TspSrtd hodng
portation and shrinkare. Also announced
efn prcss saysnse pas net Ct o FL Levels sye ns Ma.
mitted transportation charges included,
ers, 3l.3-32s: fowl, 293-30.S
Fruits and Vegetables.
=, SNAP BEANsIMarkst dun; Supplies
ity and condition: bushel hampers, string
less Black Valentines, 3.75-4 90: Plentifuls,
9rdnsry t9 fsr quality and eondtorT
xsE0us sasses aboSs Ss 81 as
Florida, bushel hampers. ,475-5.00; few
ocABBAGE-Market frm for best stock;
ox saix domestic Il rSdnd fs ous yR
ssb; '0n' poorer. 7s.1l25; Soy South i1'a csTolns. %
CARRoTs-.Market slishtly weaker;
few sales higher, poorer, 3.5o-3.75; Texas,
50-pound sacks, topped. washed 1852 90.
LIFLoWER-Market Arm; Cali
fornia, pony crates, lis and 12s, 800
CELEEY-6- dozen and larger: market
Arm; smaller sizes, market slightly weaker;
Florida. 16-inch crates, trimmed tops in
washed snd Godsn
6-dozen, 3.25-35O.
for best stock; weak for ordinary stock;
and condition. bushei baskets, 2.o0-a. so:
few sales. best. 2.75-3.3o; poorer low as
KALE-Market slightly stronger Truck
folk section Virginia. bushel baskets 80
0' IETTucE-Market zaT Jc1ss Ma firm. Iceberg type
Los Angeles crates, dozen, Arizona, 500
SO. best mostly, $50 considerable orddi-
$50, poorer low as 260: California. 52e;
South Carolina, half crates, 2H-3 dozen.
200-2 .25; poorer, .OO-1 80; North Caro-
lima, 5-peck hampers, Big Boston type,
ON1ONS-Market steady. Texas, 80
pound sacks, yellow Bermudas. wide range
in quality and size, 3.75-3.s2.
:, pEASEMarket steady. California. BUSH
bushel hampers. i7b-2 90; lew sales, best
2.25-2.50; poorer, 1.00-1.5o; few sales
PEPPERS Market dull. Supplies of
California Wonders s.so.4'io f few VaSssEs; sales
higher; ordinary quality and condition,
2.oO-3.Oo: poorer, small size, low as ! 90.