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Laurel outlook., 1944-04-19
LAKEWOOD REVIEWS
HISTORY OF BETS
Tells ROtarianS That RECORD
Now Is Likely To Govern
Future Control

A history of the beet sugar in
dustry and it's status economically
and in the war effort of the pres
ent time were matters interesting
ly recounted Tuesday by Allen
Gatewood, fieldman of the Great
Western Sugar company, who spoke
before the Laurel Rotary club. He
was introduced by o. M. Void, with
c. A. Cromwell, vice president, pre-
siding in the absence of President
Paul Wilson who was in Helena
with Secretary R. B. Packard to
attend the annual state conference
Of Rotary clubs.
Gatewood briefly sketched, as an
introduction, the early history of
the industry, which began in 1747
with the discovery that sugar could
be extracted from beets. Expert
mentally successful, beet sugar was
not a financial success until many
years later. Early factories in the
United States failed. The first
financially successful plant was in
California. Between 1900 and 1914
the industry took on new life and
production increased e~ight-fold.
During the first World war, Her
bert Hoover, then food administra-
tor, sought to increase production
and as al inducement offered finan-
cial offsets for losses. The beet
industry did not really flourish
until later, when in 1929 to 1888,
despite low prices, it became the
cash income crop for many farmers.
The 1887 sugar act, a subsidy, is
still in effect.
Cuban production of cane sugar
has long been a factor in the sup
ply and price structure, and Gate
wood went into that to some ex-
tent by telling of the economic i'm
p%ortance of cane to the island.
Sugar was closely connected with
political upheavals in Cuba, and the
United States at length arranged
4 sterilization program.
Sugar is regarded as vitality
necessary for the production of
alcohol, on which explosives and
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GIRLS FIRST AID CLASS

Mrs. T. H. Bennett announces
that her First Aid class of girls is
nearing completion of their work,
for which they will receive badges.
Members of the Girl Scout teams
will be awarded badges and credit
for their work as Scouts and all
will receive First Aid Red Cross
badges. Those taking part in the
work are Jean Bernhart, lola Fish
err, Charlotte Decker, Patricia Fry,
Linda Johnston, Audrey Moon, Dom
ma Orndorff, Esther and Eunice
Schacher.
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Information Given
To Combat Pests In
Gardens This Summer

When the Laurel Garden club met
last week at Mrs. j. R. Heebner's
home, Mrs. Herbert Bundy gave two
papers, Birds" and Garden Pests
and Diseases" AS the latter is of
timely Importance, it is quoted in
part:
Some garden troubles are caused
by pests. 1t is likely that the in
sect or some evidence of it will be
found somewhere on or in the plant.
1t may be inside or beneath the soil
on the roots. Many pests are sim
pie to control and even easier to
prevent.
If small insects are found that
are red, black, yellow or white, they
most likely are aphia (plant lice).
No matter what their color or the
Plant they are on, the treatment
is the same. Use either nicotine
or a pyrethrum extract spray, IA
teaspoonful to a gallon of water or
follow the directions of the manu-
facturer. Add an ounce of soap
to each gallon to help make the
preventative adhere to the insect.
The plants should be sprayed as
often as the insects return.
There is the foliage-eating pest,
usually a caterpillar. Spray with
arsenate of lead, 9A t~easpoonfuls
to a gallon of water. A busting
may be made of one
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Conduct Funeral For
Mrs. Staley, Sunday

Funeral services for Mrs. Kath-
crime Staley, who died ah her home
last Sunday were conducted at the
German Congregational church
Thursday afternoon by Rev. Theo-
dore Strobel.
The girls choir of the church,
composed of about Is members,
sang "Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me" and
"When 1 Get Home" Pallbearers
were Valentine Fox, Henry Kaiser,
George Philip OSWALD, Philip M.
OSWALD, Philip Frank and Fred
Reil.
Burial was in the Laurel ceme-
terry.
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MRS.. ALPAUGH DIES
WEDNESDAY, LIVINGSTON

Mrs. 1. S. Alpaugh, a former Lau-
rel resident, died Wednesday after
noon at Livingston at the home of
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. J.. w. Trower, following
a stroke. Laurel friends were in
formed later by telephone that
funeral services will be conducted
Friday morning at Livingston, and
that the remains and accompanying
mourners will be driven through
from Livingston to Billings. At
Billings, ~graveside services will be
conducted before interment, which
will be about 1 o'clock.
Mrs. Alpaugh visited Laurel
friends about two months ago. At
that time she appeared to be en-
joying excellent health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpaugh came to
Laurel in 1916 from Iowa and re-
sided here 10 or more years before
moving to Missoula. Mr.. Alpaugh
subsequently died at Missoula, and
from then on Mrs. Alpaugh made
her home with the Trowers.
Surviving are Mrs. Trower, an
only child; two grandchildren, and
one great grandchild.
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GIRL SCOUTS ON TOUR

Girl Scout troop No. 2 completed
the foreign article tour, it has been
announced. The project included
visiting homes where articles from
foreign countries were shown. At
each of the following homes there
was an exhibit of such articles and
the girls were given history of the
pieces displayed: Mrs. W. C. Phil
lips, Mrs. Joseph Gehrett, Mrs. F.
C. Scheidecker, Mrs. ]. A. Spencer
and Mrs. j. E. Galusha.
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0PA FINDS FOOD
PRICES IN STATE
HOLD DURING YEAR
Eight Grocery Staples April Z
Were 81 Cents Under the
Price OF Year Previous

Prices of staple groceries in Mon
tana have remained at or have been
reduced from the level of a year
ago, the district office of price ad-
ministrator This was re-
vealed in a comparison of prices
advertised for eight major food
items on April 7 of last year and
the same day this month in Billings,
Butte, Great Falls, Helena and Mis-
soula.
The largest general decrease is,
in butter which was reduced in all
towns from 55 cents to as low as
At cents. Ten pounds of U. S. No.
1 potatoes could be purchased for
9 cents less this year in Missoula
and Billings, while in the other four
cities the price had dropped 5 cents.
Coffee was advertised for 33
cents a pound in all six cities a
year ago and was the same price
in the tested localities this year.
Bread prices were unchanged every
where but in Billings where a l.
cent reduction had been made dur
ing the year.
Other items included bacon, sal
non and rice, all of which showed
decreases of from 1 to 5 cents. In
Billings the eight advertised staples
cost a housewife $2.33 this year, a
saving of 81 cents from the 1913
prices.
Mailing Applications
More extensive use of mails in
submitting applications to Montana
war price and r~ationing boards is
urged by A. T. Peterson, district
director of the office of price adj
ministration.
INSTEAD of driving 20 or 80
miles to a board office, the appli-
cant can fill in the application,
mail it to the board office of the
county in which he is registered"
Peterson said. Prompt action will
be taken by the board and the ra-
tions returned to the applicant by
mail"
New Shoe Stamp Valid
Airplane stamp 2 in War naulon
Book Three will be valid On May 1,
1914, for buying one pair of ration
ed shoes, and will continue to be
good indefinitely. The valuation of
a shoe stamp on May 1 was an
nounced March 8, but the number
was not given.
On April 80, stamp IS in War
Ration Book One, which has been
valid for buying a pair of shoes,
will expire. Special shoe stamps
received on refunds bearing the {
number IS also expire on that date.
AS the new stamp 2 of War Ra-
ton Book Three becomes valid, two i
shoe ration stamps, both in that !
ration book, will be good; airplane c
stamp 1, which became valid last
Nov. 1, and the new one.
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Help Send Paper To
Men, Women I'm Service

The following people have volun-
tarily and without solicitation con-
tributed recently to the fund for
sending the Laurel Outlook to Lau-
rel men and women in the service:
Mrs. May Miller of Park City So,
a friend So, J.. d. Sherrow SIS, Mrs.
G. F. Wheeler 81, Ira Rodgers 81,
Roscoe Rutter So, Mrs. Catherine
Frank So, Dan Armstrong So, Mr..
and Mrs. William Gerke 81, Mrs.
Ray Finley 50, Emmett Vaughn 81,
Mrs. Henry Benin 81, Mrs. Nels
Vordahl 81, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fly 81.
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FAMILY REUNION

Members of the Teeters family
gathered for a reunion Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Teeters. Included in the group
were three sons and three daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Teeters. A
number of the guests were from
distant points. Those present were
Mrs. w. H. Cole, Los Angeles, Mrs.
Martin Bach and children, Rapid
City, N. D., Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Teeters, Occur d'Alene, loa.. Mrs.
Margaret belong, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frenk belong and children and MI.
and Mrs. Frank Calm, all of Bill
lings; Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Teeters
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. jake
Frank and children and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Teeters and Mr.. and
Mrs. ". w. Teeterc and family.
Additional guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Dykstra of Columbus.
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SCH|LLER'S BROTHER
IS KILLED IN ACTION

Word has been received by Fred
Schiller that his brother, Joseph
Schiller, had been killed in action
in the Pacific wal zone.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Schiller of Dickinson, N. D., had
been informed some time ago that
their son was missing in action.
Other survivors are a brother,
William of Portland, Ore, and a
sister, Miss Elsie Schiller of Dick
inson.
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VICTOR DWALD LISTED
AMONG NAVY WOUNDED

The navy announced this week
the names of II United States navy
casualties, including one from Mon
tana-Victor DeWald of the naval
reserve. He was wounded.
DeWald is machinist mate second
class and is the husband of Ruth
DeWald.
Latest word Mrs. DeWald had
from him was that he is recovering
at a hospital from a shrapnel
wound. The cast that had been
on one of his legs had been re-
moved.
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TOM GARY VISITS

Thomas Gary, a former resident
of Laurel, arrived here recently
from Alaska where he has been
working on the military highway
from the United States through
Canada to Alaska and will visit
here a week or more with his sis
tiers, Mrs. j. H. Albertus, Mrs. R.
C. Brown and Mrs. A.. w. Richard
son.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
Tender Aching
Prespiring Feet
IAmazing Relief in s Minutes
or Your Money Back

GetS bottle Of Moone's Cmeral Oil
with the understanding that If 1t does not
put an end to the pain and soreness and
do away with all offensive odors your
HAoney wau b promptly returned.
been troubled or how many other pre-
parations you have tried. This powerful
penetrating oil is one preparation that
VIII help to make your painful achins
feet 20 comfortable and keep free from
ccrn and callous troubles that you'n be
able - 60. anywhere and do mort any
thing Lin absolute foot comfort.
So JEarvelously powerful is Moone's
Oil that thousands Of bottles are
sold annually to sufferers from sore, ten
der, inflAmed feet Futreue's Pharmacy
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
TROOPS CUT
WAY TO SEA
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Of forts and pillboxes ringing the
city.
At exactly 2 pm. they stopped
and instantly medium bombers
Numbered down on the smoking
German positions while massed
American artillery opened up with
gigantic, laundering barrage.
Behind the line of shell and bomb
bursts, American infantrymen
leaped forward through the battle
haze that had reduced visibility t.
less than a mile. The target line
was steadily lifted as the dough
boys advanced close behind the ex-
plosive curtain.
This was the great assault to
destroy the last German resistance
on the pellinuls and win for Allied
use the important seaport of Cher
bourg.
Some reports said Cherbourg ap-
peared to be aflame, but this prob
ably was due to the final hasty
fury of German demolitions, as the
Allied airmen and runners express
ly avoided aiming at the city it.
self, and concentrated their fire
on German defense positions which
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23

Capt. Roland Wooten, famous
fighter pilot recalled from foreign
service after 100 combat missions
to take part in the last war loar
campaign, will address various or
CARNATIONS on behalf Of the Fifth
War Loan drive beginning today
at the United States engineer yard
it was announced yesterday BY
Lieut.. Col. N. w. Hamer, acting
district engineer of the Wilmington
division.
The war bond rally, at which
Captain Wooten will be principa
speaker, will be held by the per
sonnet Of the dredge boat Henry
Bacon the tug stanton andyacht
Kitty Hawk.
Captain Wooten, a South Caro-
linian who lived in Wilmington be-
fore joining the Air Force, holds
the Distinguished Service Flying
Cross, the Purple Heart, the Air
Medal with 16 Oak Leaf clusters,
campaign ribbons, and is a mem
Der of the international Order OF
the Flying Boat (RAF).
The j. C. Penney company has
purchased $1,000 in War Bonds,
E, A. Laney, chairman OF the
country drive, announced yester-
day. The amount is almost triple
the quota by sales of store person
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23

oo The 'e,; moon is approximately ,.o
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23

mostly were on the ridges and low
hills around the outskirts.
The army had planned to call
on the Allied navies for supporting
fire from the sea, but the methodi-
cal speed of the campaign was such
that Bradley decided not to wait
for the big ships to move into
position, relying instead on the
massed weight of bombers and his
own long Toms and Hoyitzers
which had battered down every
German stronghold along the way
to Cherbour5.
The Germans own biggest bat
teries were useless since they point
ed out to sea and could not, be
trained around to fire inland from
their shielded hilltop emplace-
ments.
Chief defenses on the 1andward
side were the twin French-built
Forts Du Roule and Octevilles T.
500 yards south Of the waterfront,
with the River La Divette between
them. The main American thrusts
were north and northeast on both
sides of this stream.
Except for these forts and the
interlocking system of blockhouseS
and pillboxes. all guarding the city
Of Cherbourg, the German resis-
lance on the peninsula was slight,
with the scantiest of delaying :
actions being fought by retreating
Nazis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
Famous Fighter Pilot
To Speak At Boatyard

mel. An excess of $4,000 in bonds
has been sold in the store.
Sales of $150,000 in bonds have
been subscribed for the Carolina
Insurance company, Laaey also
reported. This is the largest single
subscriber reported during the
drive.
Additional exhibits have been
added to the collection Of souve-
Mrs from all theaters of war, be-
ing displayed in the show window
of the Tide Water Power company
On Princess street.
The window was put on display
the first week of the War Bond
drive and additions have been re-
ceived from residents throughout
the city. The exhibition will re-
main in the window through the
weekend of July 8.
A total of 81 stores have notified
Miss Cordelia Foster, director o.
the window displays arranged by
store employees in behalf Of the
Fifth War Loan drive, of their in
tention to enter the contest, which
will be judged the afternoon Of
June 20.
Judges for the contest, who will
made their selection at 4 o'clock,
will be D. M. Darden, j. K. Paul,
E. A. Laney and j. G. Thornton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
CIVITAN CLUB
HEARS GAS TALK

The Wilmington Civitan club
held its weekly meeting last night
in the banquet room Of the Friendly
Cafeteria, with william A. Raney,
presiding.
G. F. Ball, of the Standard Oil
company, spoke. briefly on the gas
black market racketeers and gave
the following four instructions
that he said would hinder black
market operators; Write your car
license number and state on all Of
your coupons, don't buy gasoline
without coupons, don't buy gaso-
line coupons and don't take them
as gifts, and don't apply, to your
ration board for more gas than
you actually need.
Jimmie Wynne Of the North
Shi2building company's safety di-
vision showed two motion pictures.
Several visitors were present.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
TRUCK OPERATORS
NOW UNDER 0DT

Operators Of commercial motor
vehicles who need to purchase new
equipment after July l should file
their applications with the Distrtc:
Office of Defense Transportation
instead Of the Bureau of Motor
Carriers of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission, George T.
Musselman, ODT's district manag
er, announced yesterday.
Allied field work incidental to the
rationing Of new commercial We
hiclec will be handled by the high
way transport department OF the
CDT, through transfer of this &C
tivity from the ICC, which has
handled the ALLEGATIONS for the past
two years, he explained.
The policies and procedures as
adopted and as practiced by local
ALLEGATION offices. in ICC will be
continued, he said. The strlctest
standards regarding the approval
Of applications will be observed,
az only a small percentage of the
new commercial vehicles being
manufactured will or can be used
for civilian purposes, Musselman
declared.
New commercial vehicles as far
as ALLEGATION is concerned do not
include integral motor buses, which
are allocated under different pro-
cedures,s the ODT Official said. The
shifting Of ALLEGATION operations
from the ICCto the ODT is expect
ed to effect administrative econo-
mics as well as to expedite the
processing of applications because
of the larger number of field Of
fees available to operators of COM
mercial motor vehicles.
The Wilmington district office
has jurisdiction over the following
counties: New Hanover, Bruins
wick, Columbus, Robson, Scot
land, Hoke, Cumberland, Bladen,
Sampson, Jones, Duplin Craven
Carteret, Pamlico. Fender, and On
slow in North Carolina, and Horny,
Marion, and Dillon in South Caro-
lima.
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IA japanese Ships
Sunk Or Damaged
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aerial strike Sunday at American
warships, under the overall COM
mand Of Adm. Raymond A.
Spuance. Those combat units were
protecting tn e beachaead OF
American forces that lavaoeo
saipan island, in the southern Ma
rianas.
After beating off the enemy $
aerial attack, planes Of the car
rier task force put in their bid fo1
a victory over the japanese fleet
but the enemy already was re-
firing because of the loss OF the
bulk of his defending aerial arm
Enemy Spotted
T Some time late Monday after
noon the enemy warships Were
spotted and the carrier pilots
pounced on their prey. In the hour
or two before darkness they took
full advantage of the. enemy's ali
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
INJURIES FATAL
TO WRECK VICTIM

CHADBoURN, June % Reports
received here today told Of the
death of Horace B. Brown, phar-
macist mate &c, of Chadbourn in
Tuscon, Arizona, hospital after
on accident Sunday in which his
Is months-old baby, Annie Sue, was
killed.
He is survived by his widow,
the former Miss Isabel Boege,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Boege of Chadbourn, his father,
william L. Brown of Homer, Ga. /;
two brothers, Otha Brown of the
u S. Army and Donald of U. S.
Navy.
Funeral services will be held
at the home of Mrs. Brown
parents next week,with Rev. w.
IL 10y in charge. Burial will be in
tina Chadbourn cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
Obituaries
DIR. N. A. CULBRETH

DR.. N. A. Culbreth, local den
fist, died early yesterday morning
at his home at Carolina Beach at.
ter an extended illness.
He is survived by his widow
Mrs. Frances Woods Culbreth OF
Carolina Beach; four sisters, Mrs.
Rebecca Anderson, Dillon, S. c.,
Mrs. w. P. Gray and Mrs. Jane
Page, both of Washington, D. c.,
and Mrs. Mary Butcher, of rich
mond, Va; one brother, J. w. Cul.
breth, Of Los Angeles, Calf, and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral. arrangements will be
announced later by Andrews NOR
tuary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23

the defending garrison. High
casualties were indicated among
the 10000 to 10000 Japanese
troops on the island.
Their defense included the first
extensive Japanese use of land
mines, large batteries of moctars
and artillery firing from the
mouths of caves. japanese gun.
ners pulled their artillery pieces
back into the caves after firing a
salvo. Flamethcowers. anaihilated
these mountain strongholds.
Japanese resistance was bitter.
! But they were outmanned, out
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
u,eakness and pressed home their

weakness and pressed home their
attack.
; virtual admission by Tokyo that
She cannot hold Saipan, the ar
sena1 Of the Marianas. against the
overwhelming might of the Amerl-
can said and land force.
Already American warplanes are
using the captured 3,60O-foot AS
Ito runway to support the north
ward advance of Marines and IN
fantrymen.
Artillery superiority, attained py
dragging guns across Saipan'
reefs, was taking a heavy toll Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
Lieutenant Morgan
Killed In Action

First Lieut.. D. c. Morgan, a.,
Infantry, was killed May % in
action in Italy, according to War
Department notification received
by his sister. Mrs. Carl Williams
Of 704 Greenfield street. -
Lieutenant Morgan, graduate
Of Clemson college, had been ov-
erseas since last January and was
last reported to be participating
in the Anzio beachhead campaign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23
Forty And Eight Group
Awarded Dowd Trophy

Wilmington Voiture No. 245, La
Societe des 40 Hommes ct 8 Chew
aux, fun and honor society of the
American Legion, was awarded the
William Dowd trophy this week at
the Grand Promenade in Asheville
for being the outstanding Voiture
in the state.
The trophy is awarded annually
by the Awards committee after
consideration is given the activities
Of each Voiture during the year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-23

air support. Ni''ef sea Or
Evening star., 1944-08-15
Walker, Doerr Enjoy
Slight Leads in Big
League Hitting Races
BY the Associated Press.

~ tht AnSOClAbcu TIGb1
NEW YORK, Aug. Is. - Dixie
Walkers Clipped ankle bone loomed
almost as important as the at bats
and total hits columns today as the
major league batting races entered
the final quarter Of the season with
Walker and Bobby Doerr of the
Boston Red Sox enjoying slight
leads.
Walkers injury limited his services
to pinch-hitting and part-time duty
during most of the past week, but
averages including Sundays games
gave Walker 1855 and Stan Musial Of
the Cardinals 1853. Joe Medwick of
the Giants put on the big squirt
OF the week, adding II points and
moving from sixth to fourth place
at .325.
Doerr passed Dick Siebert Of the
Athletics by one point with his $50
average for team involved In a
hot pennant scrap with the st.
Louis Browns. Siebert held second
by nine points over Boston's Pete
Fox who was hitting 800. Ralph
Hodgin and Wally Moses of Chicago
moved into the top 10, displacing
Thurman Tucker of Chicago and
Oris Hockett of Cleveland.
The top 10 hitters in each league
(based on 300 times at baD: