Laurel outlook., 1945-06-13
County Demonstration
Organizes Two Clubs

Miss Elfrida Forswell of Column
bus, Saltwater county demonstration,
was here Tuesday and organized a
All breakfast club and a luncheon
club, with Miss Lois Fink as leader
and Mrs. Charles Eastlick assistant
leader for both clubs.
The Kitchen Kuties breakfast club
elected Alice Southworth, president;
jeanette Walters, vice president,
and Garnet Schwint, secretary-treas-
urer; Josephine Mehling, recreation
leader, and Betty Frank, news re-
porter.
Officers of the Busy Bee luncheon
club are Eleanor Fox, president;
Joan Gesick, vice president; Marlene
Eastlick, secretary-treasurer, and
Lillian Sitzman, recreation leader.
Several of the girls expect to at
tend the All camp near Red Lodge
later this month.
The Park City high school band
received the uniforms Monday which
had been ordered in March. The SO
uniforms are scarlet wool capes and
white braid, lined with white satin,
and military caps of the same
%colors. The students also wore white
white Stacks and white shirts. Dur
ing the past week they played at
the Laurel bond rally June 6 and at
the Billings Go-Western parade
June 9.
The special election of June 5 to
elect a congressman from the east
ern Montana district drew only a
light ballot from this community.
Votes cast were 144, of which 81
were for Wesley D'Ewart, Republi-
can, and Al for Leo Graybill, Demo-
crat. The remainder were scatter
ing. Judges of election here were
C. V. Eastlick, Lester Lesher, Floyd
Colby, Ralph Story and John Eisen-
mann, Sr.
The hostesses at the meeting of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service, Thursday afternoon at the
hall, were Mrs. M. J. Wilcox, Mrs.
r. c. Bolin, Mrs. S. T. Flood and
Mrs. w. A. Hansford. Devotions
were led by Mrs. Flood. Mrs. Will
cox had charge of the program on
missions in Burma" Guests were
Mrs. Ganaway of Laurel, Mrs. Iva
Oliphant and Mrs. Floyd Braley.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles Colby are
the parents of a daughter, born
June 7 at a Billings hospital. She
is a granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Eisenman, ST., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Floyd Colby. Lieutenant Colby
is home on leave from Panama.
The Poppy Pals All handicraft
club met during the week and elect
ed Marjorie Fox, president; Lois
Fink, vice president, and Helen
Frank, secretary-treasurer. Other
members are Betty Benner, Clara
Herald and Mary Alice.
Joe Wagner has sold his business,
Joe's Tavern which he had operated
several years, to Levin Hergett of
Billings, who formerly resided in
Park City. The Wagner house has
been rented to the Hergett family,
who have taken possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Corwin and
Mrs. Helen Braun went to Helena
Wednesday and returned home Sat
urday. Mrs. r. w. Davis accom-
panied them as far as BoZeman,
where she spent three days with her
mother and brother and the l~atter's
Mrs. Thelma Gebo and daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Flood of Billings, spent
the week with Mrs. Gebo's mother,
Mrs. M. l.. Dunsworth.
MEMORIAL services for Pvt. John
were conducted Sunday, June
10, at st. Paul's Lutheran church in
Park City. Private Lofing, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Conrad Lofing of Co.
lumbus who formerly resided here,
died May 2 on the island of Luzon
of wounds received in action. Rev.
A. M. Bachanz officiated at the ser
vice at 3 o'clock.
Relatives received the news dur
ing the past week that Master Sgt:
Lilburn Wallace, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Wallace of Columbus,
had landed in the Philippines. He
said he was glad to get his feet on
ground, even if the mud was
deep.
Mrs. Eva Cram, who had been liv- |
in an apartment at the rear OF |
her drug store, moved last week to
her house Immediately south of the |
The house had been moved
Main street and remodeled.
Mrs. r. G. Bolin recently learned /
that one of her brothers had been I
wounded on Okinawa. He visited
MS sister here last fall.
Mrs. Alfred Pense of Georgia and
her father, j. C.. Stone who had been
with his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Turner of Billings, came to Park
City Thursday to spend a couple OF
lays. They returned to Billings
Saturday to be with Mrs. Turner,
who is recovering from an operation
at a Billings hospital.
Mrs. Ralph Adams and daughter,
Mrs. Herbert Dove, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Dove;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Hansford and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dick V~andenburg attended the
Billings Rod and Gun club meeting
evening.
Mary Altice returned home Tues,
lay from Helena where she a
her sister, Mrs. Polly Suffer-