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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-06-14
By NORRIS


VI mother of two small
boys. When Fred Brown went
away to war two years ago
she suffered all the pangs of
loneliness, fear, grief that any
woman could know. She wrote
him Loyalty. and after two
years she writes him still.
Carol is not a sociable woman.
She studied painting for many years.
works hard at her art still, fills her
time with her books, garden. studio
hours and children.
About a year ago she had a friend
ship with a painter we might call
Morgan. Morgan had a charming
artistic place about 80 miles away
from Carols town. and presently
Carol and the children began 10
spend week-ends there. Other art
lists, writers. newspaper folk did
also. and for some months, she
writes me, everything was open and
aboveboard. Then she and Morgan
became lovers.
But Morgan evidently. however
much a lover. is canny. too. When
Fred Brown wrote that he was COM
ing home. minus a leg, Morgan got
married. He married a young and
dashing newspaper woman and at
Al has apparently settled down.
Fred was so far away. and ev-
erything that belonged to our old
happy life was so completely
changed, that I think I lost my bear
ings," says her letter. THE crowd
that went to Morgan's is naturally
a rather free-thinking crowd, and
they accepted Jul relationship with
out any question.
Husband Is Devoted.
MY problem is this. I love my
husband. and to think Of his coming
home crippled breaks my heart. for
Fred was a great walker and loved
nothing so much as country outings
with me and the children. My one
wish is to compensate him for all
that he has been through. He is a
most affectionate man. passionately
devoted to me and to the boys.
Shall I tell him honestly all that
has occurred? If I do. it must be
Immediately, for putting it off will
infinitely complicate matters. He
may resent it deeply: he may wish
to avenge it by a divorce and the
separation Of me and my m His
older sister is devoted to the boys.
she has but one child. a half-grown
girl: she would be delighted to add
boys of S and 7 to her family, and
have Fred all to he self.
IT l do not tell him. sooner or
later someone may. I will have to
live with that sword of Damocles
hanging over my head from day to
day. 1t does not seem just to me
that for a few months Of indiscre-
ton, which never meant to me what
any week Of the long happy years
with Fred has meant, should cost me
SO dear. may say that my mother
and my sister-in-law have no suspi-
cion Of the state of affairs: they do
not like Morgan's crowd, that crowd
is many miles away, and they have
always rather studiedly ignored my
friendship with it. Fred does not
know these people well. either.
Please advise me Of the simplest
course that will mean happiness and
security for US ALL"
This last phrase almost makes me
smile, although the situation is any,
thing but funny. 1t is tragic to think
of the devoted husband and father
coming home to this news, and in
his first agony of realization he may
well threaten to take legal action.
But l don't believe he will. I think
that after a little while he will ap-
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Outfit

Sunback-BolerO Outfit
THE seasons most popular style
the sunback = bolero outfit!
Have fun out of doors in this at
tractive princess sun dress-slip
on the matching bolero for smart
street wear.
Pattern No. 1343 is designed for sizes
IL. IA. 16. Is and 20. Size IA. dress. re-
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lero. pa yards of IS or 39-inch material.
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It's a Sad World

A small boy was sitting on the
front steps, a picture of detection,
when the minister happened to walk
by.
What in the world is the matter
with you, Fred?" he asked.
"Oh." he explained. I'm dis
gusted: my parents won't mind me
any more!"
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Nuts to You!

Farmer-How did you get up in
that tree?
Boy-Can't you see? l sat on it
when it was acorn!
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CrockerY Holiday

Houscwife-Yesterday you broke
four dishes. the day before you
broke three, and today you broke
five. What will the score be tomor-
row?
New Maid-Not so much, madam.
It's my afternoon off.
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This Smells!

This Smells!
Dumo-There's something We'll
always be able to get cheap.
Dora-What'S that?
Dumb-Toilet water. You can al
ways get all you want for a scent.
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TOUGH GUY

Harry-What kind of war work are
you doing?
Jerry-I'm a tank tester.
Hrry-What do you do?
Jerry-Just lie down. They run
the tanks over me and if the treads
don't break, they're oke.
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Fun

Mrs. Jones-I stood in line yester.
day for over two hours.
Mrs. Smith-What for?
Mrs. Jones-I don't know. 1t was
gone before l got in the store.
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On a Bus

On a Crowded Bus
First Strap Hanger-Are you a toe
dancer?
Second Ditto-Why, no.
First S. H.-Then will you please
get off my feet?
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Heap Big Feet

Soldier-Life was just one big des-
ert until l met you.
GIRLS that why you dance like a
camel?
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Skin This!

Nit-Does this wind bother you?
Witch. no, talk as much as you
likel
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BRIGHT IDEA

Mac-Every time M of those big
army guns goes off, 81 1000 goes up
in smoke.
Jack-Why don't they use smoke
less powder?
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Frighten the Beast

Painter-I did this picture to
keep the wolf from the door.
Critic-Why don't you hang it on
the doorknob where he can see it.
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Mirror, Mirror

Wifey-That woman is the ugliest
person I think I ever saw.
Hubby-Not so loud, dear. You
forget yourself.
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YAu Said IL

Slim-What do they call a hustle
nowadays?
lima deceitful seatful!
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~preciate the boys position. he will
see that they have rights, that it is
all-important to keep the surface
smooth and the family intact.
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Invitation?

He-What is home without 9
mother?
Shelf just happens I will be, to
night.
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ChOO! ChOO!

Harry-What kind of a plant is a
Virginia Creeper?
Jerry-1t isn't a plant, it's a rail-
road.
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Shake, Brother

Shake, BrOthef
Harry-1 have the grip.
Jerry-come on. let's pack II.
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MISCELLANEOUS

SPECIAL
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SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC.

WAYZATA everbearinG straw.
berry plants; berries large, firm and
Jweet: heavy yie!der. Postpaid 80 plants 50.
NJ. MILE SAGE. mont.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Stock Prices Narrow
And Irregular in
Quiet Dealings
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

0oooClHhEQ EACDc EthAlSAhl WA&s-J.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Pre- holiday
inertia gripped the stock market to-
day and leaders generally shuffied
indifferently over narrowly irregu-
lar course.
Waning of Japanese peace talk
F%iried up selling to virtually moth
ing. A little bidding came in here
and there on the idea the list was
technically in shape to negotiate a
good recovery providing the news
warranted. Earnings and dividends
served as props for individual fav-
orites. Many customers left Thurs
day for the long week end and those
who remained were exceptionally
cautious pending developments in
the Far East and at the Potsdam
conference.
The ticker tape frequently was at
standStill after fairly active
opening. The direction was notably
foggy near the close. Transfers of
around 100000 shares were among
the smallest of the year for full
session.
Pacific Tin, apparently buoyed by
improved prospects in the Orient,
edged to 1945 top. Supported were
Consolidated Edison, American Tel
ephone, Southern Railway, North
ern Pacific, Sears Roebuck, Boeing.
Douglas Aircraft, U. S. Rubber and
Allied Chemical On the offside
most of the time were u. S. Steel,
Santa Fe, Electric Power & Light,
Goodyear, Chrysler, Woolworth, IN
ternational Harvester, Du Pont, An
aconda and Texas Co.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Retail Trade Holds
III 10 IS Per Cent
Above Year Ago
BIZ the Associated Press.

BY the ASSoclated Pgess.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Retail sales
this week continued at the high
level of a week ago and were esti-
mated at ii to l6 per cent above
1914 for the Nation by Dun g. Brad
street, Inc.
"The weather was generally CO.
operative for merchandising COO
and fair" the business research firm
reported. Volume was well sus-
tanned in jewelry, cosmetics, furni.
ture and decorative items. Ap.
parel and food sales were about ever
with the previous week"
The percentage increase in retail
trade was attributed partly to early
fall buying, but summer styles con-
tinued selling at an unprecedented
level. Increased buying Of bathing
suits cut stocks, millinery sales con.
tinued to rise over last year anc
mesh hosiery demand greatly di.
minished inventories.
Mems clothing sales were up prin.
cipally because of increased pur.
chases by returning veterans.
Food supplies generally were tight
but few essential articles eased
Canned citrus fruits, led by point
free orange juice, continued selling
fast. The butter supply improved
but an acute shortage Of eggs con
tinued. Increased poultry, lamb anc
mutton stocks eased the meat sit
uation somewhat.
Regional percentage increases il
sales over 1914 were: New England
9 to l3; East, 10 to ID; Middle West
7 to IL; Northwest, 8 to IL; South
II to 81; Southwest, 18 to %, ane
Pacific Coast, 13 to II.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C. .s+* A-s
Home Builders Seek
To Ease sS,OOOCeiIin
|0n Construction Here

Charging that the ceiling price
Of $4,000 on houses Of l,l50 square
feet was so low that it had pre-
vented construction of about 1900
buildings here, the District Home
Builders Association plans to ask
the National Housing Agency and
the Federal Housing Authority to
modify present requirements for
construction under the so-called H-2
program, applying to war centers
including Washington.
Costs Of labor and materials are
so high that they have prevented
construction of hundreds. of houses
under the latest 1000 priorities
issued, it was said, because of ex-
isting space requirements and cost
ceilings.
1t might be possible to build such
house, however, for about $4,000,
N. c. Hines, executive director Of
the Home Builders, said.
The plea for relaxation of re-
strictions will be taken to Govern
ment agencies by a special Home
Builders committee headed by
George c. Mcintosh.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, July 20 0p.-Whest futures
rallied suddenly and rather sharply today.
gaining about . cents bushel at times on
buying stimulated by belief that the Gov
ernment has started q buying program in
Southwestern markets.
Rye climbed 3 cents and more in sym
pathy, and oats and barley also advanced
fractionally.
Around midsession traders received a
report that the Commodity Credit Corp.
had requested offers for Nos ] and hard
winter wheat in store in Kansas City and
other Southwestern markets, The rally
started Immediately, trade authorities be-
lieving this probably would lead to a sup
port program or was the beginning of a
teed wheat purchase program, due to the
feed grains scarcity.
Wheat closed 7s 10 ia cents higher
than the previous finish, July. "a "; corn
was unchanged 10 Al up. July, l1SHa: oats
were Is to l cent higher, July, 6434-ss rye
advanced further near the close and nm
ished ga to y cents higher July. 1861.
July, l17
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Senate Group Extends.
Farm Bankruptcy Aid
BY the Associated Press

BY Inc Associated Press.
Legislation removing a 81 900 limit
on, authorized cancellation of Gov
ernment debts owed by bankrupt
farmers was approved yesterday by
the Senate Agriculture Committee.
1t amends a measure the last
Congress enacted permitting the
Secretary of Agriculture to cancel
drought, disaster and rehabilitation
loans, in default five years. if he
finds the debtor cannot pay and has
no reasonable prospect" of being
able to do so.
Senator LANCER. Republican. Of
North Dakota sponsored the meas
ure applying the authority to all
debts instead of those of $1,000 or
under,
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, July 20 Up (WFA).-Salable
hogs, 1000; total. 1900; active and fully
steady; good and choice barrows anG gifts
at lao pounds Up at. 1913 ceiling; good
ance.
Salahle cattle, 1000: total 1000; SAL
mand narrow and trade draggy: two loads
good and choice fed steers steady at 16. 90
/ 40, latter price top; nc. reliable outlet
1900 down to 1880 anC below; heifers
steady. to weak, very scarce; cows on ped
ding basis, about steady with cutters at
little above 1900; good heavy bulls steady
but all grassy kinds dull and weak at
l0,00-12.50 according to weight; heavy
at 1900 down: decidedly dull undertone in
all grass cattle.
Salable sheep, 500: total, / 800: market
nominally steady: several packages good
and choice native spring lambs, 1910, few
Gull and common, 625-7 90.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Washington Produce

From the Department of Agriculture
Prices paid net fob. Washington
EGGS-Market flrm. Arrivals OF West
bs de sply sfuapin5 nsye essea
Some dealers are laying aside some eggs
and have raised retail purchase quotas.
Prices paid for Federal-State graded eggs
received from grading stations (July 20).
White, browns mixed colors: u. S. grade
A. extra large, 1880; average, 49H;
large, As; U. S. grade A. medium, As;
U. S. grade B, large, Al. U. s. grade C,
SO; few small lots commercially graded
LIVE PoULTRY-Market very firm.
Three loads arrived today and two late
yesterday for authorized professors A
being sold as breeding stock Prices paid
fob. Washington Transportation charges
included according to mileage) Fowl,
27.9; broilers and fryers, 32.5.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Buyers Ready to Operate
Dodqe Hotel in Capital

The 300-room Dodge Hotel has
been purchased by the Bland Hotel
Co. of Charlotte, N. c.. a hotel official
said today. The purchase was made
from the National YWCA, the
spokesman said. No price was
stated.
Alton L. Bland. president of the
firm, now is in washington to as
sumo control of the hotel. Henry
Williams will continue as manager, it
was announced.
The Bland Co. operates hotels at
Charlotte and Durham. N. c.. and at
Knoxville, Tenn.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
DC. Bank Earnings
Improve, Despite
Heavier Expenses
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

BY EDWARD C. STONE.
Earnings and expenses Of 81
Washington banks moved upward
in about the same ratio in the first
six months of this year, Preston
Delano, controller of the Currency
reported today.
Net earnings from current opera
tions amounted to $2,805,0 COM
pared with $2,337. 900 in the like 1914
period. Interest and dividends or
securities of S4,l26,o00 far exceeded
the $2,293,000 income on loans.
Total current operating expenses
required $5,724,000 against $5,263,-
600 a year ago. Salaries of officers
were raised from $813,0o0 to $897,-
900 while the pay of other en-
ployes was advanced from $1,741 ,00o
to $1,838 900. Interest on time de-
posits, including savings, totaled
$658,00 against $556,000 year ago.
Taxes other than on net income
required $507 900 and on net income
$685., 900, much more than in 1914.
d. C. Securities Hold Firm.
Securities on the Washington
Stock Exchange paid little atten-
ton to the recent Sell-off on the
New York Exchange and have re-
manned firm with good volume of
trading. Recent leaders have been
Washington Gas issues, Railway &
Electric preferred, Garflnckel COM
mon, Hecht common, Potomac
Power 51s per cent preferred and
Capital Traction As, which recently
climbed to l06. The only stock
now selling eX-dividend is Hecht
common, the regular 30-cent pay
melt being due shortly,
Gas, Electricity Rates Drop.
The Labor Department reports
that the average price of gas and
electricity dropped 3.5 per cent from
August, 1889, to April, 1945, while
food, clothing and house furnish
ings advanced sharply. In previous
reports, the Edison Electric Insti-
tute comments, these declines have
been hidden by inclusion with other
living costs which have been going
up instead of down.
1Cl1AbC4o VI IIlC GACSdllfC NOAll-
mittee of the District of Colum-
bia Building and Loan League will
hold the July luncheon and busi-
ness session Tuesday noon at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Rutherford j. Dooley, vice pres
ident and cashier of the National
Bank of Washington, was rendered
very large surprise party On his
recent 25th wedding anniversary.
Chase Still Biggest Bank.
Since the June 80 bank call, re-
ports show that the Chase National
is still the largest bank in the
United States. Others heading the
list in size are the Bank Of Amer
lea, National City, Guaranty Trust,
Continental Illinois National, Manu-
facturers Trust, First National,
Chicago; Central Hanover, Bankers
Trust and First National, Boston.
Dollars and Sense reports that
10 former members of Washington
Chapter, American Institute of
Banking, have lost their lives in
the war. They are William Absher,
Thomas G. Dovell, James W. Green,
jr.; Clifton H. Housely, jr.; Will
liam Hume, Charles w. Findley, ),
Curtis M Muse, Donald j. Nelson,
Earl B. Richards and William G.
Yeatman.
B. E. Thompson, manager of the
Nash Motors Office in New orleans,
has been named zone manager for
the Washington area and will re-
open the Office here at once. He
has been with Nash for five years,
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Maryland Debt Cut
Below $4,000, 900
Ey the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July TO-
Maryland's bonded Indebtedness fell
below $25,000,000, yesterday follow
ing July maturity payments of $104.-
900, Gov. O'Connor announced.
The present State administration
has reduced the bonded indebted
ness of the Commonwealth from
$4S, ,247, 900 to the present figure of
$24, ,994, 900, the Governor said, low
est amount Of State bonds outstand-
ing in 20 years.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Iron Ore Consumption
Logs Behind Year AGO
BY the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND, July 2o.-The Lake
Superior Iron Ore Association re-
ported today iron ore consumption
in the first half of 1945 totaled
40, ,346. 1902 gross tons, 10 per cent
less than the 1920, ,230-ton figure
for the comparable period last year.
Stocks already transported down
the lakes totaled 24,847, ,472 tons on
July l, compared with 26,655, ala tons
on July /, 1914.
The association reported 169 fur
naces depending chiefly on Lake ST.
perior ore in blast on July /, cor1-
pared with 180 the same day last
wear
Evening star., 1945-07-20
House Bill Asks 0ne-Man
Surplus Property Control
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated Press.
Legislation to carry out President
Truman's recent request for estab-
lishment of one-man control over
surplus property has been intro
duced in the House by Representa-
tive Colmer, Democrat, of Missis-
sippi.
Chairman of the House Postwar
Economic Policy Committee, Mr.,
Colmar said the legislation would
abolish the three-man board Con-
gress created last year to handle
surpluses and transfer the boards
functions to an individual to be ap-
pointed by the President.
Mr.. Colmer advocated one-man
control originally, but Congress dis
Regarded his committees suggestion
when it enacted surplus disposal leg
islation.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, July 90 QP.-Foreign ex.
change rates follow fGreat Britain In
dollars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar.
ket, BE per cent discount or 90S1 "
United States cents, .06 u of a cent lower
Europe: Great Britain, 4.03h, un-
Latin America: Argentina free, 24.97
o1 OF cent higher; Brazil free, 5.25;
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Stock Sect Price Down

NEW YORK, July 20 GP.-Trans-
fer Of New York stock member
ship for SCI 1000 was reported to-
day. This was decline of $4,000
from the last transaction. The cur
rent bid was $4,000 and $65, 900 was
asked.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Army Will Fly Bodies
IOf Cuban Aviutors Home
~ the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, July 20-The bodies
of the Cuban Air Force flyers who
were killed when their plane crashed
in a storm north of Charleston,
S. c., last Monday, will be sent
by United States Army plane to
Havana today.
The three victims were Mai,
Nicolas Rivero, Capt. Roberto Hem
derson and 1t. Ricardo Gorilla.
Two American majors will ac-
company the bodies from Miami
to Havana.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Odd-Lot Dealings

PHILADELPHIA. July 20 tP,.-fhe Sc.
eurities Commission reported today thes,
dealers or specialists on the New Yorl
Stock Exchange for July 10; 4,O4s pur.
chases involving 1f2,S03 shares; 327]
sales involving 75.545 shares, including 2;
short sales involving 800 shares.
Evening star., 1945-07-20

Hourly Sales on che Exchange Today.
t1:00 am. 15o 600 1900 noon 26o 600
100 nm $50 600 900 pm 44o 600
tUnit of trading 10 shares; sales printed
in full In bankruptcy or receivership or
Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on last
less otherwise noted special or extra diyi-
dends are not included. Ex dividend.
xr Ex rights Also extra or extras
Plus stock dividend. Cash or stock,
Paid last year. Payable in stock De-
'clared or paid so far this year. b Payable
dends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1945-07-20
| Cotton Mill Operations
Expended in Month
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reported to-
day that the cotton spinning in
dustry operated during June al
1913 per cent of capacity, based on
an activity of 80 hours a week, COM
pared with 1i4.8 per cent in May
this year and 1l8.5 in June last
wear
Evening star., 1945-07-20
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Rigs Bank commons at 405, 6 at 405,
10 at 405,
Garfnckel commonly at 90.