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Evening star., 1945-01-22
Death March
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on the heads with poles as they
drove by in trucks.
"They reminded me of underdog,
who finally had got the upper hano
and didn't know how to act.".
Can official account of the
death march," based on reports
of survivors who escaped and
made their way to the United
States, was given In joint
Army Navy statement issued
January 81, 1914
1t said: 1.-The march of death
began when thousands of pris-
oners were herded together at
Mariveles air field on Bataan at
daylight on April 10, 1912. In
groups of 300 to 1000 men, the
prisoners were marched along the
national road of Bataan toward
San Fernado, in Pampanga Prov
ince. The japanese slapped
and beat them with sticks as
they marched along without food
or water on a scorchingly not
day."
Corpl Wades story supported this
statement. He said all he had to eat
was rice cake slipped into his hand
by a Filipino boy. THE Japs," he
added. opened our C rations and
ate the sugar and chocolate and
tossed the rest away. They would
not allow us to pick it up"
The Bataan survivor. said he
joined an Army tank unit just be-
fore the surrender and became q
prisoner with it. .z~---z.4-a=-4
Marching Continues.
This tank outfit we were with,
he said, had given the Japs par.
ticular he'll and now they were get.
ting even.
I'VE were marched UP a road anc
turned and marched back again
time and again"
1--WE been living on rice for near.
iy three years, he commented, "ant
it gives you an appetite"
He devoured one meal of beef ane
lhasn potatoes, green beans ane
canned fruit and then finished 6
second of fried ham with four eggs
six buns, milk and chocolate bars.
(Four survivors of the death
march," Maj. Sam Grashio, Spo-
kane, Wash; Comdr. Melvyn H.
Mccoy. indianapolis; 1t. Col. E.
M. Mellick, Dunmore, Pa, and
1t. Col. William E. Dyess, Al
bany, Tex, made their way to
freedom in 1943. Col. Dyess later
was killed in plane crash in
California;
Third Day Was Worst.
The third day after the surren-
der was the worst of ALL" Corpl
Wade said. We were forced tt
march 132 steps minute while the
sun was beating down on us ano
the sweat rolling down until oui
clothes were soaking wet. Again We
had no food nor water.
IT had friend with the 31st In.
fantry and decided to fall in with
them as we marched"
Corpl. wade said he located the
outfit by asking countless men. He
asked one grizzly, battle-worn sol.
dier, do you know boy named
Sheely?"
sYeah, you're talking to him." the
soldier answered.
Corpl Wade couldn't recognize
him, his appearance was so changed
in these last terrible days.
Japanese officers who enjoyed talk
ing in English told Corpl. Wade with
sadistic glee, Americans have good
autos, good machines, but no fight
ing spirit. They have too much
girls, too much parties"
The Americans were worn out
Evening star., 1945-01-22
Touring U. S. Editors
Arrive in Paris
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Jan. 22.-The Free Press
Committee of the American Society
of Newspaper Editors, on a world
tour in behalf of an unfettered news
exchange after the war, arrived yes
terday from London.
Members of the committee-Wil-
bur Forrest, assistant editor of the
New York Herald Tribune, chair
man: Dean Carl w. Aekerman Of
the Columbia Graduate School of
Journalism, and Ralph McGill, edi-
tor of the Atlanta Constitution
plan to remain in Paris a week,
talking with leaders of the French
press. From here they will proceed
to Brussels
Evening star., 1945-01-22
Fordhom Club to Elect
New Stuff Tomorrow

The Fordham University Club Of
Washington will elect officers at
l8:15 pm. tomorrow at the annual
meeting in the lounge of the Ma
tional Press Club, 1t has been an
nounced.
Among those expected to attend
will be Senator Mcmahon, Demo-
crat, of Connecticut, a Fordham
graduate.
Evening star., 1945-01-22
Parents Happy Over News
| OF Survival of Son
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. % Dr.
Too happy to speak, Mrs. A. E. Wade
last night heard the news that her
son, Corpl. Gerald Wade, had
reached American forces after an
escape from the group of prisoners
who made the march of death" on
Bataan.
Corpl. Wade's father was excited,
too, when reporter relayed the
story Of his sons rescue.
1t was the first word received of
their son since he left Honolulu in
Evening star., 1945-01-22
St. PuuI's Duds' Nioht

The st. Paups Academy Guild will
have Us annual fathers night meet
ling at $3.50 pm. tomorrow In the
academy, 142l v street NV, The
Rev. Edward Stanford of Catholic
University will speak on Universal
Military Training" Refreshments
will be served.
Evening star., 1945-01-22

October, 1941, bound for the Philip
pines. ID
The Wades have not seen their
son since he left to join the Wright
Aeronautical School in 1888 after
studying q year at the University
of Idaho. He joined the Signal
Corps in 1910 and his aeronautical
training resulted In his transfer to
the air force in 1941.
Evening star., 1945-01-22

The War Bonds for babies cam
paign is still popular. Over 500,-
900 Walt Disney certificates for
babies, showing all the famous Dis
ney characters, have already been
distributed.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

Mrs. Merle Bramhall plans to
leave this week for Thermopolis,
Wyo., to spend a week with her
mother, Mrs. Edna Bunch.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

club will be in attendance at the
weekend convention in Billings.
Miss Hilda Ward, president of the
Laurel club, has appointed Mrs.
Mona Pewitt and Miss Grace Stad-
altman as delegates and Miss Ward
will be the third delegate. Each
club will present a skit at the clos
ing session Sunday.
Laurel Rotanas will entertain at
luncheon in the assembly room at
1915 p. m. Saturday. A formal
banquet will be held in the ball
room at 7 p. m. The banquet will
be followed by installation of ma
tional officers who will be elected
Saturday afternoon.
Clubs to be represented at the
convention include those from Ana
conda, Butte, Laurel, Bozeman, Hell
ena, Great Falls, Missoula, Spokane,
Wash, and Salem, McMinnville and
Portland, Ore.
The national meet, the first to be
held in this section, is the four
teenth in Rotana history.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
AT0M|CENERGY BOMB, ENTRY
Of RUSSIA INTO PACIFIC WAR
ARE WEEKS EPOCHAL EVENTS
Most Devastating Blast In Recorded History De.
strOys Four Miles Of City, Kills Thousands
Russia Expected To Aid In Ending War

Like millions of their countrymen
Laurel people gasped in astonish-
ment at the beginning of the week
when they learned that Hiroshima
in the Japanese home islands had
been struck by the most terrific de-
structive force ever harnessed by
man, atomic energy, which was
dropped by parachute as a bomb
from an American BIG Super
fortress. The devastation surpassed
anything of its kind ever known
in recorded history.
The announcement was made
from Washington by President Tru-
Monday. Sixty hours after the
raid the Japanese acknowledged the
destructive force of the weapon and
disclosed that officials had been
to determine the number of
dead in the area. American re-
connissance planes saw miles of
leveled buildings.
Delivery of the bomb followed
Japan's rejection of the surrender
ultimatum from the Big Three con-
ference at Berlin. The ultimatum
had been intended to spare the Jap
anese people from cutter destruc-
Tokyo conceded Wednesday that
most of Hiroshima had been de-
completely by the atomic
bomb Monday. Blasted and
Dlistered corpses "too numerous to
Uttered the ruins. "The i'm
pact of the bomb was so terrific
that practically all living things,
human and animal, were literally
scared to death by the tremendous
heat and pressure engendered by
the blast" a Tokyo broadcast said.
American photographs showed
four and a half square miles of
Hiroshima had vanished almost
without trace. 1t was estimated
Japanese dead and wounded might
exceed 100000.
The existence of atomic energy
las long been known to scientists,
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
LYONS, Is, IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Youth Succumbs To Heart ALL
ment Tuesday-Funeral Set
For Friday Afternoon

Dean Scott Lyons, Is, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan C. Lyons, died Tues
day, Aug. Z, at St. Vincent hospital
Billings, of a heart ailment. He
had been a patient at the hospital
since June 81.
Funeral services have been an
inounced for Friday afternoon at 2
O'Clock at the Laurel Methodist
church, with Rev. M. j. Wilcox of
ficiating. Burial will be in the
Laurel cemetery.
The youth was born Dec. 5, 1929,
at Great Falls where his parents
had gone from Laurel to reside.
They returned to Laurel in July
1886 and have since lived here. At
the coming fall term at Laurel high
school he would have been a mem
Der of the junior class.
Survivors are the parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ivan C. Lyons, and one
brother, Pvt. Donald Curtis Lyons
who is in the infantry at Camp
Adair, Ore, and who will be here
for the funeral.
Six members of the Laurel chap
ter of DeMolay for Boys, of which
the deceased was a member, will
serve as ~pallbearers. They will be
Kenneth Beyens, Stanley Ronnie,
James Sherrow, Donald Graft, Jack
Mitchell and Joseph Roth.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

but its release for use has been
a battling problem. Authorities in
the u. S. had reason to believe
German scientists were working on
it before the end of the war in
Europe. Announcement of success
by the Americans has explained to
some extent the mystery plants in
various parts of the country. One
is in the state of Washington where
thousands of people have been en-
ployed without knowledge of what
they were working on.
A few weeks ago a test was
made in a remote part of New
Mexico. The steel tower containing
the test bomb was converted into
vapor and the explosive was felt
hundreds of miles away.
A American officials specialized
Wednesday on the bombs effect in
reducing the length of the war
with Japan. Seine were of the
opinion a few weeks might be
enough to bring Japan to uncon-
ditional surrender.
The blasting power Of the bomb
exceeds anything of it's kind ever
known on earth.
While first news of the atomic
energy bomb was still theme in
America this week, another major
event that may materially hasten
the end of the war was the an
nouncement that Russia had declar-
ed itself at war with Japan, effective
after Wednesday night. The Rus
sian foreign commissar, V. M.
Molotov, made the announcement by
radio in Moscow.
A significant feature of Molotov's
statement was that Japan had ask
ed Russia to mediate for peace with
the United States and Great Bri-
tain, but Russia had considered the
Japanese rejection of the surrender
or die ultimatum announced on July
26 as having nulified Japan's med
iation proposal.
In Washington, President Tru-
announced the Soviet declara-
ton in eight dramatic words:
Russia has declared war on
That's ALL"
"True to its obligation as an
ally" Molotov said, "the Soviet
government accepted the proposal
of the Allies and has joined in the
declaration of the Allied powers of
July &c" He added that Russia
regarded her entry as a means of
Fastening peace.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
Big Runaway Tire Of
Oil Truck Gives Gas
Station Man A Thrill

A big spare tire on a 20-inch rim
broke away from it's mornings or
an oil tanker Monday morning
about IL o'clock on the east end OF
Main street and went wheeling at
good speed for a distance of more
than 600 feet, passing across the
service pump at Georges Tower
service station and jumping a fence
to end its travels in the weeds of
a vacant lot.
1t grazed one of the gas pumps,
leaving a few dents and streaks of
black on the painted steel case of
the pump. AS it left the service
station lot it broke a board picket in
the fence along the west side and
went nearly across the vacant lot
between the station and the house
occupied by Orville Reede.
The oil truck was going west on
the Main street paving when the
tire came loose and began its jour
ney near the Perry grocery store.
Karl George, proprietor of the SER
vice station, had a moment before
off the parking area at
the pumps and had entered a room
at the base of the tower. AS he
looked out his astonished eyes saw
the tire swish past.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
C|TY'S TAX LEV|ES
ARE UNCHANGED AT
80 MILLS FOR YEAR
Slight Shifts In Items Are
Made In Schedule Adopted
Tuesday By Council

Final approval was given Tuesday
night by the city council to the
1945-46 tax schedule, which again
totals 80 mills, for the operation OF
the city's several departments, ser
vices, payment of interest and debt,
Seven of the 10 items for which
money is provided by taxation re-
ceived slight alterations and six re-
manned stationary. The preliminary
list, now made permanent, was ten
t~atively adopted a few weeks ago by
the council.
Expressed in mills and fractions
of mills, the various levies are as
follows:
General fund, 1882 mills, a frac-
tional increase over the previous
1856; police, 1 mill Or ar increase
of one-half mill; light district No.
1 maintenance, 1 mill, which is the
same a last year; light district No.
2, .58 of a mill, which also is un-
changed; 1886 sewer bonds interest
fund, L of a mill, a decrease from
the previous .32.
The 1871 ($25,OO0) sewer bonds
interest fund is now rs of a mill,
compared to the previous .76. A
decline in the levy is shown for the
1886 refunding bonds sinking fund,
which is now g of a mill and was
formerly LIT. The 1941 sewer
bonds ($25,O00) sinking fund re-
mains the same at 2.3 mills, while
the 1941 W bonds ($7,000) sink
ing and interest fund is increased
to .95 of a mill from the pre-
vious 7.
The street fund levy remains at
A mills; parks and Fairgrounds are
given IS of a mill, compared to l
mill last year. The public library
levy is 2 mills, up half a mill from
the previous is. For the special
improvement district No. 1 revolv-
ing fund the levy is L of a mill,
while last year it was OF.
The total for all funds adds
up to 80 mills, which was also last
years total.
The Laurel property valuation in
Laurel this year is $~2,367,105, an
increase of $105,135 owe the figure
of a year ago, according to a state
ment issued early in July by County
Assessor T. A. Cothron. He dis
closed at that time that Yellowstone
county's valuation had climbed
nearly s~5,OOO,OOO, with the county's
grand total standing at nearly $751;
100000.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
FUNERAL, BURIAL Of
JACOB RE|TER HELD
Services For 34-Year-Old Lau-
rel Carman Are Conducted
Wednesday Afternoon

Funeral services were conducted
at the German Congregational
church Wednesday afternoon for
Jacob Reiter, Jr., 81, who died at
his home Sunday morning. A car
man at the Northern Pacific shops,
he had recently suffered a nervous
breakdown and had sought treat
ment at Rochester, Mimi, where he
was accompanied by his wife and
brother, Staff Sgt. Alex Reiter.
Mr.. Reiter was born Feb. 25,
1911, at Lincoln, Neb., a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Reiter. He came
with his parents to Laurel in 1912
and was married here Aug. 81,
1880, to Miss Margaret Cormier.
Besides his widow, survivors are
his father and stepmother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Reiter, Sr.; his brother,
Alex Reiter serving with the air
corps at Santa Ana, Calf; four
sisters, Mrs. Harry Denies and Miss
Marie Reiter of Laurel, and Mrs.
Joe Gettman and Mrs. Dan Trupp,
both of Berthoud, Colo.
Rev. T. C. Strobel was in charge
of the services and Miss Lydia Het-
and Alex o. Reiter sang an
the Garden" and warming" with
Miss Betty Strobel accompanying.
P~allbearers were Philip H. Benin,
Benin, Henry Reiter, Alex o.
Montell Fox and Henry K.
Burial was in the Laurel ceme-
terry.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
HUNTINGTON SPEAKS
ON PROPOSED M.V.A.

F. G. Huntington, a Billings
lawyer, presented the favorable
aspects of the proposed Missouri
Valley Authority when he spoke
Tuesday at the weekly luncheon
meeting of the Rotary club. The
general pattern of the MVA would
follow the Tennessee Valley Auth
ority, a corporation f~ederally spon-
sored. Strong opposition to the
proposal has arisen in the Rocky
Mountain states among those who
see it as an encroachment on rights
of individuals and states.
Huntington took the view that the
project was too big for individuals
to handle and that it would be
necessary for the federal govern
ment to act as hacker or sponsor.
He mentioned flood control, use of
the rivers water for navigation as
far up as Sioux City, Iowa, genera
ton of power and use of the water
for irrigation.
He contrasted construction and
operation of the project under an
authority with the same perform
under governmental agencies.
He admitted that thousands of
acres of land in the Fort Peck dam
had been forever removed
tax rolls. For MVA, he Wis
ioned compensation from benefits
expected to grow out of authority
operation.
The speaker was introduced by
w. Graft, program commit
,eeman for August who outlined
other programs arranged for the
of the month.
An item on the luncheon menu
vas watermelon that Miss Florence
Shirk, the clubs pianist, had brought
With her when she recently return
I'd from a vacation spent in Kansas.
Clyde Cromwell, president, express
ID the clubs appreciation.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
DATE Of DEDICATION OF
HONOR ROLL PLAQUE IS
NOW SET FOR AUG. q

1t was announced this week that
the committee on arrangements for
dedication of the service men and
women's honor roll plaque in City
park had been forced to make a
second postponement of the event
and that the dedication will occur
on Wednesday evening, Aug. %,
at 8 p. M.
A spokesman for the committee
said: 1.-THE postponements have been
due to u inability to get a band
for the occasion, but we are now
assured that the Billings municipal
band, under the direction of Dennis
O'Brien, will be here on Aug. %
to take part in the ceremony"
James T. Amin of Columbus,
veteran of the first World war and
prominent for many years in the
American Legion, will be the prin-
cipal speaker. Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the Legion with their
A%uxiliaries will participate in the
event. The public is invited to at
tend.
Announcement has been made
two more contributions have
been made towards defraying the
cost of the plaque-by Mrs. Maude
Gerke of the Hurzler hotel, $40, and
the Dorcas club, SIS. Other con-
tributors were listed and published
last month.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
GORMAh TO URGE REAL
SUPPORT OF CHARTER
FOR PEACE IN WORLD

With a warning that the United
Nations charter will become only
another scrap of paper if it lacks
the support of international unity,
Frank j. German will stress the
need of mutual respect among all
nations in the fifty-seventh in a
series of "Speak Up For Democ-
racy" programs under the sponsor
ship of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. The address will be heard
over Radio Station KGHL at 9 p.
NJ, Saturday.
The same basic theme will be
emphasized by V. F. w. speakers
on 400 radio stations on the anne
day. Through this nationwide chan
mel, Americans will be reminded
that the ceremony of signing the
United Nations charter will lose
it's significance the moment the
signatory powers fail to agree
among themselves on its funda-
mental principles.
"We veterans of the last war are
particularly anxious for the success
of the United Nations charter. We
hope it will pave the way for the
durable peace we fought to estab-
lish back in %1917-18," declares Mr..
German.
"We have given our sons to the
cause of victory in this war and
now we are striving to save u
grandsons from the catastrophe of
a third World war.
Lets not forget the secret wea-
pons which our potential enemies
will use against us if we give them
chance" German added.
Humanity will never be able to
survive the fiendish devices which
scientists are learning to develop
the outbreak of each new val.
Our own self-interest demands
every sacrifice we can make, in
peace and honor, to preserve har-
mony among the freedom-loving
nations of the world"
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
EYER CH|LO'S FUNERAL
IS HELD HERE MONDAY

Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Monday afternoon
for Frank Douglas Eyer, 6-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chef Eyer who
died Friday at a Billings hospital
where he had been a patient three
weeks.
He was born Sept. 4, 1913, at
Townsend. His parents moved to
Laurel when he was n month Did.
Besides his parents, he is sur
vived by one brother, Walter; one
sister, Lynn Ann; his p%aternal
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Eyer of Glendive, and his maternal
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Warren
of Portland, Ore.
Services were conducted by Rev.
n. ]. Wilcox. Mrs. L. w. Hage-
man and Mrs. F. M. Braswell, ac-
companied by Mrs. ]. H. Albertus,
sang breathe on Me, Breath of
God" and "The Lord Is My Shep-
herd"
P~allbearers, all Boy Scouts, were
Wayne Willis, Jr., John Smith, Jim
Phillips and Jim Wilson.
Burial was in the Laurel ceme-
terry.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

Charles Giblin and his brother
Tom, both of the navy, had a re-
union not long ago in the Philip
pines with Chester Scott of the
marine corps. Chuck Giblin operat-
ed the Dutch Mill on First avenue
before going to the navy, and his
brother Tom worked there prior to
going into the service. Around the
corner on First street, Chef Scott
operated the Scott Dry Cleaning &
Joined up with the marines. In the
past week Mrs. Giblin and Mrs.
Scott, who are running the respec-
tive business places for the dura-
ton, received letters from their
husbands and learned of the reunion
in the Pacific.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

Honoring Mrs. Neil Baker, who
was leaving to reside in Spokane
Wash, Mrs. Harold Williams en-
tertained at a farewell bridge party
Thursday afternoon. Guests were
Mrs. l.. w. Hageman, Mrs. Jack
Mayes, Mrs. Marshall Huntington,
Mrs. F. o. Hartley, Mrs. G. L.
Egnew, Mrs. Philip Marsh, Mrs
John B~rohaugh, Mrs. Mike Harsh
lip, Mrs. J. A. Larson, Mrs. c. A.
Duncan, Mrs. Russell Barr, Mrs. ].
G. Mace, Mrs. Allen Gatewood, Mrs.
C. G. Scott, Mrs. Harold Richard
son and the honor guest, Mrs.
Baker. Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Gate
wood won scoring awards and a
gift was presented to Mrs. Baker.
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08
MISS FRITZ TO WELD
GAvEL At NATIONAL
MEETING Of R0TANA

Miss Rosetta Fritz of Laurel will
preside as national president of
Rotana clubs Saturday at business
sessions of the national convention
to be held at the Northern hotel in
Billings. Miss Stellavee Wooters,
also of Laurel, is secretary of the
Rotana national organization. They
were elected a year ago at the an
nual convention in Helena.
Members of the Laurel Rotana
Laurel outlook., 1945-08-08

A special meeting of the Ever
green Rebekah lodge was held Mon
day evening at the L. L. club as
a memorial tribute to Mrs. Viola
White. Mrs. Marybelle Virgins
presided at the draping of the char
ter and had as her assistants in the
ceremonial, Mrs. Frances Paulus,
Mrs. Edna Colson, Mrs. Cora Rob-
erts and Mrs. Louise VanNice.
Songs were by Mrs. Maude Gerke
and Mrs. Ardath Webb, with Leta
Hiner as accompanist.
The sub., 1945-09-06
United States Army and Navy Tribute
 to Labor
to Labor

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The sub., 1945-09-06
L A B OR AY 1Q4 5
Lubor Purty's Marching Song

The lights up Europe and the grand assault is wOn We broken through the darkness the morning be- gun But the struggle isn't yet and there's fighting to be done While Labor marches on
 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah
 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah,
 Glory Glory, Hallelujah
 And Labor shall march on! There thousands of brothers who dreaming of this day When they shoudered pack and rifle and forever marched away; O. the Glory of their faith in shall beray While Labor marches On The bells of ringing but we'll strike another blow For the end still ahead and there's mile two to And there's still another enemy for us to overthrow While Labor marches On They shall die for nothing who have died to make ree We shall hail them the founders of Britain yet to be- For the triumph of the people the of VICTORY WHILE LABOR MARCHES ON!