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Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
SADDLE CLUB FORMED
At MEETING MONDAY

The first meeting of the Laurel
Saddle club was held Monday eve
ming at the Griffey ranch, when the
organization was perfected and Of
ficers elected.
Attending the initial meeting
were C. H. Barney, Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
nard Cantrell, James Childs, Elroy
Gillis, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred R. Grif-
fey and son Clifford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hartley and daughter Mar
iorie Lou, Stuart Johnson, Joe Jol-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Schaff.
Frank Hartley was elected presi-
dent; Joe Jolley, vice president, and
Mrs. Fred Griffey, secretary-treas-
urer.
Refreshments were served and
plans were formulated for future
rides.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
sc Vets OF War IL
Draw Allowances In
Yellowstone County

Thirty-six discharged servicemer
of World war II from Yellowstone
county have drawn or are drawing
readjustment allowances, the Mon
tana unemployment compensation
commission announced, for the per-
iod from September 1914 through
June 1915.
Of this number, at least one is
drawing the self-employed allow
ance and the rest unemployment al
lowances, the commission said. The
commission is administering this
phase of the G. I. bill Of rights for
the veterans administration.
Of this group, % saw service in
the army, three are ex-marines and
10 sailed the seas for Uncle Sam.
Their ages vary from 19 to 48, and
length of service from four to 30
months.
Discharged veterans number more
than 1000 from Montana, accord
ing to figures released recently by
the state selectvie service office.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
PARK C|TY-LAUREL
DRAIN ADVANCED
FOR POSTWAR JOB
COrwin Reports Approval By
Water Board For Submis-
sion To Plans Body

The Laurel-Park City drainage
project for seeped farm lands was
approved last week by the Montana
water conservation board for sub
mission to the state postwar plan
ming and construction commission
j. w. Corwin of Park City, chair
man of the Laurel Commercial
clubs drainage committee, reported
here on his return from the Helena
conference.
The state water conservation
board approved four other proposals
for submission to the postwar plan
ming and construction committee
consisting of Lower Musselshell
canals in Musselshell county to cost
$330,000, Hysham pumping plant in
Treasure county to cost 1922, 900
the Nevada north side canal ir
Powell county to cost $4,000, anc
the Sheep-Newland creek division ir
Meagher county to cost $4,000.
The projects are to be built from
the S4,500,000 set aside by the 1945
legislature to be administered by
the commission. Ralph Bricker o.
Great Falls, acting president of th'
Montana Reclamation association
who conferred with the board a
Helena, also approved the projects
and added that he will ask the com
mission to grant the money to the
water board so that it may be usec
elsewhere if conditions change in
the future. He told the board such
action would give flexibility to the
funds granted.
Fred Buck, state engineer, said
the total Laurel-Park City drainage
will cost 100000, but
that only 100000 is to be used from
the reserve fund initial construc-
ton. This construction will permit
use of the project and return the
formerly irrigated lands to agricul-
tural use.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
K|NDLER SPEAKS ON
COOPERAT|VES' WORK

E. R. Kinder of Billings, western
cooperative sales manager for the
Farmers Union Cooperative union
was the speaker Tuesday at the
meeting of the Laurel Rotary club
He was introduced by Fred W.
Graft, August program committee
man.
Kinder has been connected with
cooperatives about 80 years and has
knowledge of both theory and prac-
tice of the movement. He briefly
sketched an outline of it's history
and then told something of its oper-
alton. There are several varieties,
apparently, but his remarks were
concerned principally with the nom
profit type.
He contrasted the system of vot-
ing, which is one vote per individ-
ual regardless of amount of in
vestment, with other corporations
where votes are based on the num-
ber of shares held by the investor.
Benefits are derived from the vol
ume of sales going to the member.
A number of other interesting
comparisons were made. In answer
to questions from the Rotary men,
bers, Kinder explained the coopera-
tive version of profit and non-profit
operations and the manner of ar
irving at taxable figures.
Before the principal speaker was
introduced, Graft presented ]. W..
Corwin, a past president of the
club who recently attended con-
ference of Rotary district No. 112
at Helena as a representative of
President Clyde Cromwell. Corwin
reviewed the sessions, mentioned
some of the highlights of the dis
cussions and told of the entertain
ment features.
The Laurel club won first place
last year in vocational service, for
which commentator was extended
at the conference.
President Cromwell announced at
the end of the luncheon meeting
Tuesday that District Governor
Manning will pay an official visit
to Laurel next week.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
Funeral Services For
Mrs. Elizabeth GOmOn

Relatives and friends from Laurel
attended funeral services at the
Congregational church in Columbus
Monday for Mrs. Elizabeth Gomon,
whose age was IS years and six
months.
She had resided for about 20
years with her sons near Reed
Point and after brief illness died
Sunday at Columbus hospital.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Minnie Thomson of Reed Point
and Mrs. Emelia Thomson of Bara-
boo, Wis; three sons, Ira and Harry
Gomon of Reed Point and Abraham
Gomon of Bozeman; two stepsons,
James Gomon and Adelbert Gomon
of Laurel; two stepdaughters, Lii
lian Ida and Rachel Mash of Bara-
boo, Wis; 20 grandchildren and a
large number of great-grandchil-
dren.
The body was taken to Baraboo
for burial.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
MEMORIAL IN HONOR
Of ALL WHO SERVED
is TO Be DEDICATED
Committee Invites Public, All
Who Contributed To Attend
Aug. % At 8 p. M.

The public is reminded of the
dedication next Wednesday evening,
Aug. %, of the service memorial
in City park, members of the COM
mittee in charge of arrangements
for the event stated this week. The
program is in charge of Laurel post
of the American Legion and Rail-
way City post of Veterans of For
eign Wars.
The joint program committee re
quests the presence of representa-
tives of all contributing organiza-
tions, together with city officials.
The memorial is regarded as a
community project-a testimonial OF
gratitude and pride to all men and
women who served in the war.
The principal speaker will be
James T. Amin of Columbus, a
veteran of the first World war and
for many years a leader in veterans
organizations. Music for the occa-
sion is to be provided by the Bill
lings municipal band under leader
ship of Dennis O'Brien. After the
dedication the band will give con-
cert in the park.
The dedication will be at p. m.
Relatives of service men and wo-
men and the general public are
cordially invited to attend.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15

confer with President Clyde Crom-
we'll, Secretary r. B. Packard, and
other officers on matters pertaining
to club administration and Rotary
service activities. He is one of the
141 governors of Rotary Interna-
ton who is supervising the activi-
ties of some 5,400 Rotary clubs with
nearly quarter million members
in more than so countries through
out the world. Manning will visit
the club here Monday evening and
will be the speaker at the meeting
Tuesday noon.
Desepite the war, the worldwide
service organization grew in num-
bers and in strength. Since July 1,
1914, PIG new Rotary clubs have
been organized in Ia countries of
the Americas, and in Australia,
China, England, Guam, Finland, Ice
land, India, New Zealand, Northern
Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Syria,
Union of South Africa and Wales.
The service activities of the clubs
in the 112 district of R. 1. cover
nearly every phase of service to
youth, to world peace and under
standing, community betterment,
rural and urban understanding, ad-
vancement of relationships between
employer and the employees, be-
tween business and the public in
general, to education, and to the
advancement of the professions.
Since the 112 District does not have
many more cities into which Rotary
can expand, great effort will be
given to expanding the clubs now
active by increasing the membership
where classifications are vacant and
by enfarging the scope and the
quality of the service through bet
ter programs and projects.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
REFLECT M|SS'FR|Tz
NATIONAL ROTANA HEAD

Miss Rosella Fritz was reelected
and installed president of the ma
tional Rotanas Saturday at the con-
vention of the club at the Northern
hotel in Billings.
Veronica O'Sullivan of Butte was
named first vice president; Mary
Adaline Cook of Billings, second
vice president, and Agnes Sheridan
of Butte, treasurer.
The Laurel Rotana club enter
tanned delegates at luncheon Sat
urday noon, at which Miss Hllda
Ward, president of the Laurel Ro-
tana club presided. Convention reg
istration totaled so delegates. The
two-day meeting was concluded Sun
day with a breakfast and a number
of entertainment features.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
BONG|AN| IS MEMBER
OF HONOR GUARD FOR
VISIT OF NJ NUTT,LUzON

With the 38th Division on Luzon
PFC. Tony V. Bongiani of Lau-
rel, Mont. was a member of a pick
ed guard of honor for War Man
power Commissioner Paul V. Nc
Mutt on his tour of inspection of
the 3Sth divisions 151st infantry.
The 151st infantry participated in
the battle for Zig Tag pass, Bataan,
Corregidor and other Manila bay
islands before going into the Sierra
Madra mountains to clean out the
last pockets of Japs.
Bongiani is the son of Mrs. Lucia
Bongiani, Route /, box "a, Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
NO CHANGE IN MAILING
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
FOR MEN OVERSEAS

Announcement has been made by
the war department that the mail
ing period for Christmas packages
to army personnel overseas will be
the same as last year, September
Is to and including October Is,
during which period no requests
from the addressee will be required.
Only one parcel may be mailed from
or on behalf of the same person or
concern to or from the same ad-
dressee during any one week.
The war production board has ap-
proved the manufacture of boxes to
be used for overseas parcels. These
boxes. 1Ox6x4, will be of greater
strength and will permit more com.
pact packing within the 5-pound
limit than those previously used.
Parcels not exceeding Is inches in
length and SO inches in length and
girth combined, and weighing not
more than pounds will be ac-
cepted.
Navy, coast guard and marine
CORDS personnel may receive parcels
without a request at any time of the
wear and the navy department en-
courages the mailing of parcels
throughout the entire year, but sug-
gests that parcels intended as
Christmas gifts be mailed not later
than October Is to afford some de-
gree of probability of delivery prior
to Christmas day. The restrictions
stated above as to size and weight
and limitation to not more than one
parcel per week apply also to par
cells for navy personnel.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
Greatest War
Is Ended On Aus. II
Means Permit Some Wartime Restrictions
Are Lifted -TwO-Day Holiday Prevails

VI day and the end of the second
World war came Tuesday to an ex-
pectant America when President
Truman officially declared from
Washington that Japan had accept
ed the Allied terms of unconditional
surrender. The presidents words
ended a period of tense days for
millions of civilians and service men
and women who had closely follow
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
HIGHWAY PATROLMEN TO
ENFORCE 'FL|PPER' LAW

Montana highway patrolmen will
begin Immediately to enforce the
state clipper" law, prohibiting
throwing any burning material from
an automobile, C. L. Sheridan, high
way patrol chief, said today.
Sheridan said he has ordered en-
forcement of the act because of in
creasing fire danger as the hot
weather dries grain, hay crops and
grass along the highways. The law
provides a penalty for throwing a
cigaret, cigar, pipe ashes or any
other burning object from an auto
mobile.
Several fires have occurred along
highways in recent weeks, damag-
ing crops and grass, and even tim
Der fires have been caused in sew
eral areas in the state. The patrol
each year not only is assigned to
prevent any carelessness which
might lead to fire but also is di-
rected to fight fires if necessary.
AS an added weapon against rural
fires, the 1945 legislature created
rural fire districts, one of which has
been set up in Lewis and Clark
county, to prevent and fight all
grass and other fires in rural areas
not under protection of city fire
Sheridan emphasized that the
next two months will be particular
ly critical because of dry weather,
heat and curing grass and crops.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15

Mrs. Jake Kiescz was honor guest
Sunday afternoon at shower given
by Mrs. Saschia Herman and Mrs.
Lester Boylan at the latter's home,
Invited to attend were Mrs. Ed
Tufte, Miss Ethel Edwards, Mrs,
James Gomen, Mrs. Forest Gomon,
Mrs. Maude Kurk, Mrs. S. c. Peas
ley, Mrs. Ralph Lumsdon, Mrs. B.
H. Adams, Mrs. V. M. Matross, Miss
Mary O'Neil, Miss Doris Edwards,
Mrs. Manuel Zahn, Mrs. Fred Her
man, Mrs. Arthur Metzger, Miss
Hulda Eisenbraun, Mrs. Richard
Davis, Mrs. Ben Pastian, Mrs. Molly
Schmidt and the honor guest, Mrs
Kiesz.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-15
ROTARY GOVERNOR
IS TO VISIT CLUB
Manning Of LewistOwn Coming
On Official Missions Mon
day and Tuesday

The Rotary club of Laurel will
welcome Clarence G. Manning, gov
ernor of the 112 district of Rotary
international, which includes 27 Ro-
tary clubs in Montana, when he
visits here Monday and Tuesday.
aiming is superintendent of
schools in Lewistown and is a men,
ber of the Lewistown Rotary club.
He will visit the Rotary club to
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Woman S Death
AT Phone Sifted

Police today awaited report
of the county chemist in the death
of Mrs. Shellie Then, %, in the
Fort Shelby Hotel yesterday while
she was talking on the telephone
with her estranged husband, Capt.
John V. Then of Fl. Wayne.
Capt. Then told police his wife
had interrupted telephone con-
versation TO ask him TO wait a
moment and returned shortly
afterward to tell him:
I'VE have only a minute to
talk"
He said after that her words
became unintelligible and in a
second she was silent. Hotel en-
.ployes found her body near the
telephone.
Mrs. Then arrived from Jeffer-
son City, Mo-, two days ago and
had expected TO return last night,
Capt. Then told police.
Police said there were no marks
of violence on the body nor any
evidence of poison in her hotel
room.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Court Ru|inQ
Has BdCkfire

What Traffic Judge George T.
Murphy regarded as patriotic
gesture had repercussions today.
Judge Murphy dismissed traf-
fic violation case involving Avia-
ton BM &c Charles w. Campbell,
on 30-day leave from the carrier
Hornet, when he learned that
Campbell was a veteran OF 20
months in the Pacific, had 10 bat
tie stars and was aboard the old
Hornet when that vessel launched
Doolittle's planes for the first raid
on Tokyo.
Police had been holding the %
year-old youth for three days and
three nights for investigation Of
an accident in which William Al
berts, 81, of 1885 Meldrum, was
injured.
FATHER OF HEROES
The inference was that the Off
GERS had been overzealous in
charging young Campbell with
leaving the scene OF the accident.
Friends OF Alberts came to the
defense Of the police today, how
ever, pointing that not all World
War III heroes were i'm uniform
and that no one Detroit window
had monopoly on service flags.
Alberts, they asserted. was
war worker and the father Of four
service sons. one killed and an
other seriously wounded in action.
son DIES IN ACTION
Paratroop Pfc Philip Atberts
was killed Feb. 4 in assaulting a
pillbox in the Siegfried Line. Pvt.
Andrew Alberts was seriously
wounded in an infantry engage
ment in France and is in an Eng
lish hospital Navy Machinist &c
Fred Alberts has completed train
ing and is awaiting assignment TO
a warship. Sgt. Alderman Alberts.
injured in service in this country,
has returned home on medical
discharge
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Honey Business
Sours, Wife Sues
Times Photo

Her husbands business was
honey, yet he never "honeyed'
her, Mrs. Margaret Milnarick, 329
n. Military, told the court today
in filing suit for divorce from Paul
Milnarick, 80 r. Henry.
Not since their marriage, on
May 26, 1919, her petition AS
serted, had he tossed single
word of endearment her way.
Circuit Judge Robert NJ, Toms
granted Mrs. Milnarick a tempo
rary Injunction restraining ner
husband from disposing OF his bee
farm near Trenton and other
property. a principal item OF
which was 100 hives Of bees.
There's some question of
who'll be In contempt, Though.
II those bees take q notion 10
swarm" observed the court
dubiously.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
PIlOneG
Not

An anonymous phone call 10 a
Detroit secretary from a gruff
voiced man who called himself
Windsor's Jack the Ripper" and
marked her az his next victim
turned out TO be an scquaintsnces
prank today.
Trembling Justine Marlin, 36.
OF l43 w. Euclid. an employe of
the 3. F. Sturtevant Co. s12
Michigan Theater Building. re-
ported the threat 10 Detroit police
and -offeArs were immediately dis
patched 10 guard her home.
The voice said \ ON Jock
the Ripper and I'm coming 10
hill you tonight and hung up"
s1F quoted The man as saying
Three hours later. the acqualn-
tance whom Miss Marlin refused
10 identify phoned and explained
his ")oke.
Still frightened, she said
That isn't my idea ~ a funny
Joke. I WAS really scared"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Delays Probe
Of Fatal Fire
O'Brien Awaits Story;
18th Victim Dies

Definite steps toward placing
responsibility for the tragic Ex-
port Box and Sealer Co. fire Aug.
13 had not been taken today. al
though the death toll has risen
to Is.
Latest victim OF the explosion
and fire was Mrs. Helen Coffell,
35, of 1856 Magnolia. who died at
ST. Mary's Hospital late yes
terday.
Prosecutor Gerald K. O'Brien
said the inquest would not be con-
Quoted until Michael Zarack, en-
ploye who accidentally started the
blaze. is released from Receiving
Hospital
Zarack told investigators he
poured an unidentified liquid into
a Decreasing tank. causing an ex-
plosion which shattered the plant
and started raging inferno.
The employe maintained the
plant, was out of the approved de-
greasing fluid, trichorethylene, a
non-inflammable substance. and
said a supervisor ordered him 10
use the liquid which caused the
tragedy.
The plant is owned by Charles
M. Bauervic and Paul Ternes
Baueryic, Joseph F. Pichocki,
company production chief and
Phillip Hoffman, departmental
foreman, in. their original state
ments. said the plant had a sup
ply OF trichlorethylene and blamed
Zarack for making a mistake"
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Dispute Hits
Willow Run

Dismantling and processing OF
government machinery al the
Willow Run Bomber plant is being
delayed by a dispute between the
AFL and UAW-CIO, Secretary Ed
Thai of the Building Trades Coun-
Gil (AFL) said last night
A small force OF AFL workers
appeared al the plant last week
10 begin the reconversion work,
Thai declared. but were chased
away by UAW-CIO maintenance
workers armed with hammers,
crowbars and anything they could
get their hands on.
Thai said his men would do the
job. under contract with the De-
fense Plant Corp, but would not
start until the dispute had been
settled. Machinery for the settle
ment Of iurisdictional disputes OF
this nature was set up IN July,
when top heads of the rival unions
met in Washington.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
WyandOfte
Doctor Killed

Capt William D. Frostic, army
flight surgeon who practiced med
icine in Wysndotte and Detroit
prior TO his enlistment. was killed
in plane crash in Hawaii July
30, his father, Fred W. Wyan-
dotte school superintendent. has
been advised
Capt. FroStic, 35. entered the
service in l94l and had served
several years with combat units
Surviving. besides his father, are
three sisters, Mrs. Helen Warren
OF Oakland. Cal; Gwen and Mar
garet of Wysndotte. and four
brothers, Capt. Andrew OF the
army dental corps, Kenneth,
Ralph and Donald.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
By VERA BROWN

A snapshot of her CT husband
and the Other woman taken
from Pvt Kenneth NJ. Pelto's
wallet, will be exhibit No. when
pretty brunei Mrs. Mary Pelto.
%, of 1851 Highland. Highland
Park. goes into court 10 fight for
the $4,000 damages she is asking
from the widow of an infantry
man killed in Germany.
= The other woman" is pretty
brunei Mrs. Mildred Miller
Krause, 80, of 1923 Hampshire,
operator in telephone answering
service through which, Mrs. Pelto
saws, Mrs, krause- met Pvt -Pelte,
now signal corps man in Camp
Crowder. Mo.
Mrs. Pelto was served today
with papers in suit for divorce
started when Pelto was home on
furiougf1 Aug. 3. He charged ex-
treme cruelty, says his wife struck
him on innumerable occasions, that
she used obscene language and
endangered his Job by coming TO
his place of business.
Theodore Rodgers. attorney for
Pelto. says Mrs. Pelto refused "a
allow his son 10 write To him, took
the child away 50 he did not see
his father when he was home.
SUIT STUNs WIDOW
81 would never have hled the
suit for damages II my health
had. been good and felt could
assume alone the educs ton of
our son.. Kenny" said Mrs.
Pelto. His father had q college
education and our boy Ii en-
titled to one too"
The suit is the first of its kind
TO be filed in Wayne county in
several years.
Mrs. Pelto said she filed the
suit after her husband had come
back on furlough in July. stayed
with her parents and made nc
effort TO see his son.
THAT was the end. II broke
my heart. i have not told my
son his father had a furlough.
He keeps talking about when
he'll come home and he can see
him In his Uniform"
Nonsense. Ken h went
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-23
Commiies Back
.Frdnkensteen

Candidacy Of Richard T. Frank
ensteen. UAW-CIO vice president,
for mayor of Detroit and the en-
tire fabor-progressiVe slate, was
endorsed by 200 delegates 10 the
state convention of the Commu-
mist party, IT was announced
today.
Particular stress was placed on
the national significance that
would be attributed 10 the cleo
tion Of the Rev. Charles Hill,
Negro candidate for council in
the home town OF Gerald L. K.
Smith and other hate-inciters.
The convention also condemned
Earl Browders departure from
the fundamentals on Communist
policy"