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Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Schepens of
Glendive were guests here Monday
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Staiger
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Foote. Five
years ago Mr.. Schepens was a clerk
at the Sawyer store. He was re-
Gently discharged from the service
after serving in the campaigns of
Africa, Sardinia, Italy and France
with the American air corps. He
is now manager of a cooperative
store at Sidney. His wife is a native
of Mississippi.
Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
Church Youth Group
Meets At Wolf Point

A state convention of the AS
sembly of God youth organization,
known as Christ Ambassadors, was
held at Wolf Point. State officers
elected were Rev. Eugene Born, Cut
Bank, president, and Rev. Claude
Rossignol, Shelby, secretary-treas-
urer.
Sectional secretaries chosen were
Rev. Otto Olson, Rev. Vernon
Griggs, Hamilton; Rev. Martin Dor
mier, Fairfield; Rev. Lewis La
Nance, Laurel; Rev. Harold -Arne-
son, Glasgow, and Rev. Howard
Barfoot, Miles City.
Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
Cleaning Raincoats

To clean shower curtains and
oiled silk or pliofilm raincoats,
spread them on a fiat surface and
rub gently with a sponge or soft
brush dipped frequently in warm wa
ter and mild soapsuds, rinse. Then
wipe dry as possible with a soft
cloth. Shake and let dry in room
of moderate temperature away from
direct heat.
Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
Painless Seaman
Is Rescued Twice

SEATTLE. - Because he lost
his trousers, a seaman had to be
rescued twice.
The seaman fell off a gang
plank and into the harbor; a
young woman, hearing the
splash, pulled the sailor from the
water - and promptly dropped
him back. And called the shore
patrol.
The seaman lost his pants.
Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
Navy Gets Data
Behind JapLines
Chinese Guerrillas Assist
u. S. Force in Picking
Up Information.

WASHINGTON.-A daring United
States navy force, guarded by
Chinese guerrillas, operated behind
Japanese lines in China during the
war, regularly supplying weather
and other intelligence to the fleet
and army, says the Associated
Press.
The navy drew back the curtains
of secrecy on the combined Chinese
American group, known officially as
SACO - Sino-American cooperative
organization. Its code name was
friendship"
The story of SACO began a few
Pearl Harbor. The fleet had to have
information on weather from Japa-
nese held Asia and western Pacific
areas
Generalissimo Chang Kai = shek
threw the of his bureau
of investigation and statistics into
the project. Fleet Admiral King and
General Marshall, army chief of
staff, supplied a naval group under
Rear Adm. M. E. Miles of KenWood,
Md.
Start by End of 1912.
BY the end of 1912, Sino-American
teams were operating behind Japa-
nese lines. 1t soon became apparent
that this work could be expanded
and SACO emerged early in 1943
with Gen. Tai Ii as director and
Admiral Miles as deputy director.
It spread from the border of
Indo-China to the northern reaches
of the Cobb desert. Most of the
work, however, was concentrated
along the China coast, where Japa-
nese sea operations were kept under
constant surveillance.
The American force at its peak
numbered 5000, but not a single one
was killed. One, a coast watcher,
was captured and 10 were wounded.
The Chinese in the project at one
time totaled 100, 900 of whom ap-
proXimately 10000 were killed and
an equal number wounded.
Deeds are Made Public.
Here are some of the accomplish
ments of SACO:
Weather observers and other
agents equipped with radio supplied
information promptly to SACO head
quarters where it was analysed, con-
densed and relayed to Pacific fleet
headquarters, to air, surface, and
submarine units at sea, to the Chi
nese and to army forces in China.
These reports, the navy said,
helped in planning hazardous
carrier strikes" despite treacherous
weather in the area of Formosa and
the japanese homeland.
Major General Chennault's 14th
air force was given data on ship
ping, troop movements, supply
dumps, bridges and other strategic
targets. Liberator bombers, using
this intelligence, sowed mines in
enemy controlled waters and har-
bors as early as October, 1943.
Thousands of ions of shipping went
down as a result of mines, par
alyzing supply routes and forcing
the closing of ports. When Japanese
ships tried to avoid the mines by
swinging out to sea, United States
promptly sent them to
the bottom.
In October, 1914, during General
MacArthur's invasion of Leyte,
SACO supplied the first word that
japanese carrier task force was
approaching for the crucial battle of
gulf.
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Attention

A series of meetings of great Importance to all the
people of Yellowstone County will be held for the pur-
pose of discussing the R. E. A., Yellowstone Valley
Development, irrigation water, and jobs for ex-service
people will be held as follows:
LAUREL. L. hall, Thursday, Dec. 6, 800 P. N.
Worden-Monday, Dec. 8, Prop Theater, 1:3O P. M.
Shepherd-HalL, Monday, Dec. 3, 800 P. M.
BilLngs-A. F. L. Hall, Tuesday, Dec. a, 1:3O P. M.
Custer-School Lunch Rooms, Tues Dec. 4, 8 P. M.
Broadview-Town Hall, Wed, Dec. 5, 1:3O P. M.
Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
Statue Balcony Quivers

Vibrations strong enough to topple
a 10-pound weight from the windy
torch balcony of the Statue of Lib
erty complicated the Westinghouse
lamp divisions task of Stimulating
electrically a Giving flame" in the
torch.
Laurel outlook., 1945-11-28
Umbrella Handles

Repair loose umbrella handles by
wrapping thin fabric in cement
around shank; when dry apply an
other coat; force into the socket. For
moderately loose handles add fine
sawdust to the cement. Allow 48
hours to set.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
PHONE COMPANY WILL PAY
RETURNED VETS HIGHER RATES

The Diamond State Telephone
Company has announced that its
regular employees on military
leaves of absence will receive a rate
of pay when they return to work
which will be the same as if they
had worked continuously with the
company in the jobs they held
when they went on leave. In a
personally signed letter written to
the 100 employees of the company
now in the armed forces, Philip c.
Staples, president, told them the
entire period of their leaves will be
counted as Bell service under the
company's benefit and pension
plan. Under the plan, length of
service in the Bell System is an
important factor in determining
pensions and benefits for sickness,
accident, and death. This policy,
both as to rate of pay and benefit
credits, applies retroactively to
employees who have already been
discharged and have returned to
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
MEET AFTER -FOUR YEARS
Brothers Serving in Army Meet
Unexpectedly While ON Furlough

Two brothers who have been in
tn U. S. Army in diffrent parts of
the world for four years have met
Unexpectedly at their mothers
home while on furlough. They are
Cpl. Earl Rose and S-Sgt. David
Rose of Cheswold and for A years
have not seen each other until
now, when they visited their moth
er, Mrs. L. M. Rose. Corporal Rose
was indicted into the u. S. Army
February Is, 1941 and has been 8
years in the south Pacific, where
he was wounded and received the
Purple Heart. Staff Sergeant Rose
was in the Anzio Beachhead land
ing and southern France and has
been awarded the Bronze Star. He
is still hospitalized in Nicoll Gen.
eral Hospital, Louisville, Ky.,where
he returned following his furlough.
They have another brother, Pfc.
Edward Rose now in service some
where in Germany, who was
wounded in France but is now
back in action.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
SEN. TOWNSEND
is HONORED
Named Chairman of Republi-
can Campaign Committee,
He Held Many Years
ONLY MAN so HONORED

Former U. S. Senator John G..
Townsend, Jr., was informed last
week of his reappointment to the
post of chairman of the Republi-
can Senatorial Campaign Commit
tee, a position he has held contin-
uously while he was in the Senate
and also following his retirement
from that body in 1941. The ap-
pointment, made by Senator Ar
thur H. Vandenberg, again makes
Sen. Townsend, now a non-member
of the Senate, the chairman, the
only man ever to be so honored,
In transmitting to Sen. Townsend
the news of the appointment, Sen
ator Vandenberg paid high tribute
to the work which has been ac-
complished by that body under
Mr.. Townsend's direction. He
praised Mr.. Townsend by stating
that the reappointment was made
following an exhaustive search
among those eligible for the post
and that Mr.. Townsend's past
work was of such high caliber that
it was decided to tender him the
reappointment. Senator Vanden-
berg also wrote Sen. Townsend
that he was entitled to "a rising
vote of thanks" for his past work
and that he hoped he would be
able to accept the appointment to
continue his splendid work. The
work of Sen. Townsend and his
Senatorial colleagues on the COM
mittee was highly commended by
Senator Vandenberg. He stated
that he hoped, in the future, the
committee under Sen. Townsend's
Craftsmanship, would continue its
fine record. Serving with Mr..
Townsend on the committee are
Senators Styles Bridges, Quincy,
Milliken and Morse. At a recent
meeting of the Republican Nation
al Committee it was decided to
function all year, with full-time,
paid force under National Chair
man Herbert Brownell, Jr., and the
Senatorial Committee will there
fore be in harmony with the new
tempo of things by adopting the
round-the- clock schedule.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
NEW MEMBERS AT ROTARY
District Governor Presides, at In
duction Ceremonies

Emmor Roberts, District Cover
nor of the 184th District Rotary
International, presided over the in
duction into membership in the
Smyrna Club last Thursday night
at the Wayside Inn of DR.. w. C.
Deakyne and James Brennan, both
of Smyrna. Governor Roberts also
addressed the club on the growth
of Rotary in England and said that
many clubs, bombed out of their
meeting places, are now in new
quarters and going strong. An adj
dress on international and Per-
manent Peace" was given by Past
District Governor William e. Mat
thews, Jr., former mayor of Smyr-
ma. He told of the proposed Cen
eral Assembly in which each men,
Der state, regardless of size, would
have one representative. The Unit
ed States, Great Britain, Russia,
France, and China are the out
standing members of the proposed
Assembly. Rev. Robert E. Green,
vice-president of the local club,
made the response.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
WELCOME GOLD
STAR MEMBERS
Legion Auxiliary Receive
World War II Members
During Year
2 NATIONAL CITATIONS

At the regular meeting of the
David c. Harrison Unit, held at the
home of Mrs. Lee Deakyne Monday
evening, Mrs. Gertrude Scout,
mother of S-Sgt. William George
Smith, who was killed in action in
Italy last September, became the
first Gold Star Mother of the local
Unit. Mrs. Catherine Bailey, sis
ter of Sgt. ]. Wallace Davis, who
was killed in action in France in
July 1914, was recently received
into membership. During the past
year eight World War II members
have been received. The Unit has
received two National citations:
one for having been the first Unit
in the State to purchase a set of
records for fighting men during
the current drive for records; the
other for having enrolled high
percentage of membership for
1915. Plans were discussed for a
supper to be held in March, in OBJ
servance of the birthday of the
American Legion. Members of the
Legion will be guests of the Aux
iliary at this time. A motion pic
ture is being provided by the Unit
for the entertainment of the pa
tents in Ward 4 at Perry Point
Veterans Hospital.
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
DEAN NAMED
AT THE U. OF D.
DIR. w. Earl Armstrong of
Ohio Wesleyan to Assume
New Duties August l
EDUCATION HEAD

DR.. w. Earl Armstrong, dean of
the college of Ohio Wesleyan Uni
versity at Delaware, Ohio, has been
appointed dean of the School of
Education at the University of
Delaware, it has been announced
by DR.. w. Owen Sypherd, acting
president of the university. DR..
Armstrong succeeds Prof. w. A.
Wilkinson who was made professor
emeritus last year after 26 years
of service as director of the school
of education and the summer
school. The new dean will assume
his duties not later than Aug. 1, it
is understood. DR.. Armstrong has
said that in directing the school of
education, he feels the stress
should be on teaching with the as
sumption that the Importance of
education lies in the building of
constructive community life. DR..
Armstrong was born in Arkansas
in 1899. He received his bachelors
degree at East Central State Col
lege of Oklahoma, his masters de-
gree at Oklahoma A. and M. Col
lege, and, after a summer session
at Columbia University, his degree
of doctor of education at Stanford
University in 1887. For the past
two years he has served in his
present position as dean of the col
lege of Ohio Wesleyan University.
He is member of the National
Education Association of the Asso-
citation of College Teachers of Edu-
cation, of the American Associa-
ton of School Administrators, of
the teaching fraternity, Phi Delta
Kappa, and of Kappa Delta Pi. He
is the co-author with DR.. E. V.
Hollis, of the Office of Education
in Washington, of college and
Teacher Education" recently pub
lished by the American Council on
Education, and of articles which
have appeared in various journals
and in the yearbook of the De-
partment of Elementary School
Principals.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
EARLY HISTORY
OF OLD ASBURY
Pageant Written by Mrs. Rus
sell Will Be Given Sunday
Evening; Large Choir
CAST OF TWENTY-FIVE

A pageant depicting the early
history of Asbury Methodist
Church will be presented by cast
of rs members next Sunday even
ing, assisted by the M. Y. F. choir
of 40 voices. Titled Light Shines
From a Tall Spire," it was written
and is directed by Mrs. Thomas
Russell, and portrays the organiza-
ton of the Methodist Society by
Bishop Asbury in 1779; the build
ing of the first church in 1885; the
Sunday School in 1920; the build
ing of the second church in 1916
and Jerman Chapel in 1873; the
liquidation of the mortgage in
1879. Most of the source of ma
terial for the pageant was found
in a history of the church written
by Rev. w. w. w. Wilson, who
was pastor of Asbury from 1890
to 1892. Rev. Wilson is now liv-
ing near New York. Other sources
of information were old records of
the trustees dating from 1889; his
tory of the church by Sarah Pat
terson Mason; old copies of The
Smyrna Times and a history of
Methodism by Able Stevens. The
characters in Light Shines From
a Tall Spire" are as follows:
Henry, Edward Melvin; Louise,
Mary Keck; History, Priscilla Pip
er; Christianity, Evelyn Magill;
Methodism, Carlene Jones; Francis
Asbury, Jack Dukes; Joseph Wy
att, James Sudler; Mrs. Wyatt,
Betty Barnes; Solomon Sharp
Robert FAIRIES; Rebecca Mcdowell,
Sylvia Harris; Sunday School of
1920, Mary, Sandra and Patricia
Easley, and Carolee Green; Sarah
Mason, Jacquie Potter; Piner
Mansfield, Ray Maybrey; Rev.
Samuel Gracey, Bobby Collins;
Ladies Aid, 1869, Winnie Piper,
LaVelle Markley, Jean Snow; John
Roche, Leland Shapley; Eta Jer-
man, Bertha Clough; Foreign Ma
tions, Ruth Johnson; Helen Burge,
Matilda Robinson, Ruth Hudson;
President of M. Y. F., Jean Ellen
Russell.
New Officers To Be Installed
Following the historical presen-
tation the new officers of the M.
Y. F. will be installed and the COW
CONTINUED on Page Threej
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
SOCIAL HYGIENE PROGRAM
Clayton Committee Held Meeting
Friday Evening; Talk by Nurse


A meeting of the Social Hygiene
Committee of Clayton was held on
Monday evening, February 5th.
Carl Hurd, Mayor of Clayton, and
chairman of the committee, presid-
ed. Mrs. Carroll Brown, State
Health Nurse, spoke to the group
and explained the purpose of the
committees and their relation to
public health service. Mrs. Brown
outlined the plans drawn by the
State Board of Health to combat
the prevalence of venereal diseases
and emphasized the Importance of
educating the public. The COM
mittee made plans to attend the
meeting in Dover on Wednesday,
February 7th, which is Social Hy-
giene Day. There was a presenta-
ton of the Social Hygiene Pro-
gram by the State Board of Health
given at the Court House. Those
attending were Carl Hurd, P. R.
Smith, c. A. Neubegauer, Reynolds
Pratt, Edward Macklin, and Mrs.
Mary G. Slaughter, Mrs. Lewis
Hurd, and Mrs. Richard w. Com
eggs. The committee is organized
as a source of reference, should
immediate community problems
arise, and has pledged itself to
serve in any way possible to fur
Their the plan of education in or
der to control the spread of ven-
ereal disease.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08

work. Mr.. Staples wrote, each
employee returning to the company
within the prescribed period of
time will be placed on the payroll
at the wage rate he would have
been receiving in his old job had he
not entered military service. That
is, he will receive credit for all
wage or salary progression, plus
general increases, which he would
have reached had he remained in
the employ of this company.
Further, full credit will be given
for periods of military service
when computing service pensions
and benefits under the plan for
employees pensions, disability bene-
fits and death benefits rather than
limiting credit for service in the
armed forces to period equal to
prior Bell System service" A SIM
liar plan for veterans is being put
into effect by all Bell System COM
panies.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G. FAIRIES
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Mary Marie to William
Blackston Shallcross, son of Mrs.
Charles M. Shallcross of Middle
town and the late Mr.. Shallcross.
Miss FAIRIES attended Linden Hall
Junior College and trained at
Graduate Hospital of University of
Pennsylvania in Medical Technol-
ogy. She is now Technician at
Fairmont General Hospital, West
Virginia. Mr.. Shallcross served
three years as Sergeant in the U.
S. Army with the 9th Infantry Di-
vision, participating in three cam
paigns in the Mediterranean the
atre and some time spent in the
United Kingdom. He is honorably
discharged, and is now in business
in Middletown.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
IN
FACULTY HERE
Rev. Herman Dam Named to
Teach Social Studies in
Junior High School
OTHER CHANGES MADE

The Rev. Herman Dam, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church,
has been appointed to the faculty
of the John Bassett Moore School,
as teacher of junior high school
social studies. He is taking the
place of Miss Jane Rupert, who
becomes physical education in
structor in place of Miss Virginia
Smith. Miss Smith left last Fri
day to enter U. S. Army service as
a Lieut.. of the WACs. Miss Rup-
ert was graduated from the West
Chester State Teachers College,
and formerly taught at Avondale,
Pa. The resignation of Mrs. Paul
inc Hovis has also been accepted
and Mrs. Ruth Piper, who has been
a substitute, will teach 4th grade
until June. Mrs. Hovis will live in
Norfolk, Va, where her husband,
Lieut.. Max Hovis, U. S. Navy, has
been assigned after two years in
the European area.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08

three in Bolevia and ten in Ar
gentina. In the latter country he
was engaged in educational work
including writing and editing in
the Spanish language. He served
as Reuters correspondent in Bo-
livia and was appointed to the
staff of MISREPRESENTATION for
the American delegation at the
Peace Conference in Buenos Aires
in 1886. Mr., Stuntz returned to
the United States in the fall of
1889 to serve on the administrative
staff of Scarritt College, later be-
coming its president. A forum will
be held following the lecture when
questions are invited from the
audience.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
CENTURY CLUB
ARTS & CRAFTS
Covered Dish Luncheon Will
Proceed Regular Meeting
Friday Afternoon
WELFARE HOME DISPLAY

The regular meeting of the Cen
fury Club will be held next Friday
afternoon when a fine display of
Arts and Crafts will be shown with
Mrs. Robert H. Denney as chair
man. A display of old china and
glass will be shown as well as
collection of Dolls by Miss Jacque-
line Potter, and a collection of old
buttons by members of the club.
The occupational therapy class at
the State Welfare Home near
Smyrna will also have a display of
their hand work. At 1890 a COW
cred dish luncheon will be served
with each member providing
covered dish of food and 80 cents.
Following the luncheon short Wis
iting period will take place before
the regular program at 2:30. Fol
lowing is the program for the af-
ternoon: Piano solo, Miss Evelyn
Knappman, Minute Waltz (Chop-
i'm; vocal solo, Kenneth Attix, 4th
grade, 1.-THE Dustman", (Brahms),
"Where Go The Boats" (Dykema) /;
skit: 1.-The Case of Matthew Mat
tix," by members of the freshman
algebra classes under direction of
Mrs. Herman Dam. Cast of char
acters: Ida Wanna Work, Sally
Bodley; Hayta Work, Alice Jane
Matthews; Vida Wake, Marie Far
les. Aunt Neva Work, a lady of
leisure, Corinne Conner; Ecks, a
mysterious character; Bella DUNN
rather bright girl, Lois Wade;
g. Otto Work, a burdened parent,
Ray Mabrey; I. Wood Work, never
idle, Palmer Carter; Hunter Work,
not so industrious, Robert Collins;
Archie Teck, always planning
houses, Billy Kenworthey; Abel
Builder a contractor, Watson Jar
man; Minda Range, an EXCELLENT
cook, Elzada Conley; Miss Nita
Needles, who sews fine seam,
Marguerite Houtman; Miss Static
Stitian, a sociologist,. Mary Free
man; N. A. Burr, who lives nearby,
Edward Melvin; Al Zebra, very
fond of Ecks, Donald Heinold;
Matthew Mattix, the archcriminal,
Carlton Carey; G. o. Mattry, ac-
complete of Matthew Mattix and
AL Zebra, Francis Downs; piano
solo, Miss Evelyn Knappman;
Mathematical Nuts, riddles and
Questions. Exhibits of mathema-
ical and especially geometric de-
esigns made by the mathematics
classes, including freshman alge-
bra, plane geometry, solid geom-
etry, and advanced algebra. This
is an open meeting and the public
is cordially invited.
Smyrna times., 1945-02-08
AsBURY METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Robert e. Green, Pastor, An
nounces Services For the Week

nounceS Services For the week
Asbury Methodist Church, Rev
Robert E. Green, pastor, announces
services: Church School, 10 a. M;
H. c. Jones, general superintend-
ent. Divine worship service, IL
a. m. Special service of gratitude
for the freeing of prisoners on the
Philippines and other countries
will be conducted during this hour.
Appropriate anthems by Children's
and Senior Choirs. Sermon medi-
tation: Liberation With Christ"
Evening service, 1880 p. m. Page
ant, Light Shines from Tall Spire
in Smyrna, written by Mrs. Thorn
as Russell, dramatizing the origin
al and early history of Methodism
in Smyrna. The pageant will be
presented by members of Asbury
Methodist Youth Fellowship and
members of Asbury Youth Choir.
The church opens wide her doors
and makes a free place to all who
desire to worship and says in the
name of Christ welcome" Lad
les and Mems Bible Glasses will
meet Friday evening, s o'clock, for
their business and social hour.
Prayer service Wednesday, 1880 p.
M; Children's Choir, Friday, $3.50
p. M; Youth Choir, Friday, 7 pm;
Senior Choir, Saturday, 7:30 p. m.