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Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
STATE PIONEER IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mrs. CriSmaS Came To Montana
In Early '70s-Lived In Car
bon County AZ Years

One of the few survivors of early
territorial days in Montana was re-
moved Saturday in the death of
Mrs. Lola M. Crismas, resident of
Montana 73 years and of Carbon
county az years. She died at her
ranch home, the Silver Leaf Orch
ard, between Rockville and Edgar.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. at the ranch
home and burial was in Rockville
cemetery. Rev. R. H. Norman,
pastor of the First Baptist church
in Billings, officiated. Miss Flor
ence Shirk sang "The Old Rugged
Cross" and "Abide With Me-"
Lola Montez Pickering was born
July 1, 1858, near Evansville and
GAINESVILLE, Wis, the daughter of
John Gee Pickering and Hannah
Goodwin Pickering, who were New
Englanders. The daughter received
her unusual Christian name from
the famous actress Lola Montez, the
Sara Bernhard of her day, whom
Mr.. Pickering saw play in New
Orleans just before the Civil wal
and after whom he promptly chris
tened his infant daughter.
In 1870 Mr.. Pickering returned
to Wisconsin for his family, drift
ing down the Missouri river from
Montana Territory. With him was
a companion from Fort Benton.
They successfully eluded Sioux In
dams who were watching for such
travellers in the vicinity of the pres
ent town of Wolf Point.
More than a year was required
to return to Montana, the journey
being from Chicago to Corinne,
Utah, by rail, and by covered wagon
to Duck creek near Townsend, where
Mr.. Pickering had exercised a SOL
dier's homestead right. In making
the journey the ~emigrants passed
over the ashes of Chicago, almost
totally destroyed in the great fire
of 1871. In eastern Idaho the fam
lily escaped death as it made its
way by wagon to Montana. The
wagon trains in front of and behind
the Pickerings were attacked and
burned by Indians and the emigrants
massacred, but the Pickering outfit
was not attacked.
Mrs. Crismas spent her youth on
the ranch at Townsend and grad
uated from st. Vincent's academy,
Helena, which at that time was the
only institution of higher learning
in Montana Che uoc ono of +ba
early school teachers in the Terri
and taught at Clancy, Winston
and Toston in the early SOS when
was causing those towns to
flourish.
She married William j. Crismas
White Sulphur Springs on Sept.
Continued on Page Six)
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
n. P. PASSENGER
TRAFFIC HIGHEST
IN Co.'s. HISTORY
Years Revenue From This
Source Approximately S22,-
$4,000 Says Nelson

Northern Pacific railway pas
senger revenue for 1914 was the
highest in the company's history:
E. E. Nelson, passenger traffic
manager, announced today.
With figures for the last week
in December estimated, the years
passenger revenue will be approx
imately $22,S18,O00 which is ST.
675,OOO above 1920, the previous
record year, and $4,037,425 more
than 1913, Mr.. Nelson said.
Pointing out that the company's
largest and third largest passenger
years prior to 1914 were in 1920 and
1919, Immediately following World
war 1, Mr.. Nelson said military
personnel returning from war and
heavy civilian travel in those pros
porous years were responsible for
the volume.
eff there is a similar upsurge of
passenger traffic after World war
II, the railroads can look forward
to at least several years of heavy
passenger business following ces-
sation of hostilities," he said.
Northern Pacific's second largest
passenger year prior to 1914 was
in 1909. Mr.. Nelson said the Alas
ka-Yukon-Pacific exposition at Seat
tie and government land drawings
in the west were chiefly responsible
for the abnormal traffic that year.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
DATES FOR MARCH
Of DIMES, ANNUAL
BALL ANNOUNCED
Presidents Ball Slated For
Jan. ~ Al Gymnasium To
Aid Paralysis Combat

Laurel dates for the March of
Dimes and the Presidents ball have
been announced in the annual fund
raising drive to collect funds for
combating infantile paralysis and
relief of victims. Mrs. Gertrude NJ.
Burdett is chairman of the March of
Dimes and C. j. McManus is chair
man of the committee to arrange
and conduct the ball.
J. H. Moran is in charge of the
March of Dimes collected at the
Royal theatre on Jan. rs, 81 and %.
Girl Scouts are to assist there on
those nights.
McManus announced Wednesday
that the Presidents ball will be held
the evening of Saturday, Jan. 81, at
the high school gymnasium and
that the services of a good orches-
ira have been secured.
Mrs. Marguerite r. Palmer, coun-
t. chairman of the women's division
who was appointed last year by
Mary Pickford, reiterated this week
that so per cent of all contribu-
lions remain in the county and that
50 per cent goes to the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
She said all organizations and in
dividuals are reminded that their
contributions are again due. Checks
may be mailed to Mrs. Burdett.
With more events scheduled than
ever before in the history of the
March of Dimes, the annual nation
al Embarrassing appeal of the Ma
Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis was launched Jan. Ia by
Basil O'Connor, president of the
National Foundation. The annual
appeal will be climaxed by hundreds
Of birthday parties and other cele-
DratiOns on President Roosevelt's
birthday, Jan. 80, and will conclude
Jan. 81. Laurers most conven-
ent date for the Presidents ball is
Saturday, Jan. 81.
Many March of Dimes events
are scheduled in all parts of the
u Wlltlt american StTNlCc HltU
md ome are fighting a globaI
var. Some of the events are adapt
ID to the particular locale, such as
he "Kilometre of Diecis" instead
II a Mile of Dimes in Italy, and a
March of Rails Ian ~Iranian coin
worth about s cents) in Iran. Card
shooting contests, dances
md other events have been arranged
" various American posts in for
ign fields.
The whole annual movement is in
ended to provide funds for the new
ictims of infantile paralysis who
added last year to the polio
usually list, and TO continue the
earch for a means of preventing
theirs from becoming casualties.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
GENE De FRANCE IS
MISSING IN ACTION
Aviator Fails To Return From
Flight Over Germany-Wife
Is Notified In Past Week

Mrs. Marjorie DeFrance was mott
fled last week that her husband,
First Lieut.. j. E. DeFrance, has
been missing in action over Ger
many since Dec. "a. He had flown
many missions and had been award
ed citations and marks, some of
which he had received but lately.
Lieutenant DeFrance is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam DeFrance. He
graduated from Laurel high school
in 1897 and attended Montana State
university at Missoula. He was
operating Genes service station on
Main street when he enlisted in
March 1943.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
BERKHE|MER
SUCCUMBS FRIDAY
Funeral Is Conducted Monday
For Retired Farmer Who Had
Lived Here A Years

John Wesley Berkheimer, 78, re-
tired farmer, died at a Billings hos
pital Friday of a heart ailment. He
had been a resident of this com
munity ID years.
Mr.. Berkheimer was born Oct. Is,
1866, at Salem, Ind. He moved with
his family to Kansas and later to
Nebraska where he married Tena
hickman. They came to Montana in
1896, settling near Bozeman.
In 1900 he and Mrs. Berkheimer
moved with the Henry Byam fam
lily to the Clark Fork area south Of
Laurel. With the exception of IL
years, when he operated a shoe re-
pair shop in Laurel, he had lived
on the same farm.
He is survived by his widow and
three brothers, Francis Berkheimer,
William Berkheimer and Albert
Berkheimer, all of Kearney, Neb.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at Settergren's chapel
in Billings with Rev. Walter J.
of the Church of the Air
officiating. Burial was in Mount
view cemetery, Billings.
Robert l.. Love sang "The East
Gate" and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Fry sang "The Old Rugged Cross"
P~allbearers were Conrad Frank,
Frank, Ivan Lyons, Howard
Peck, Gerald Scammon and Roscoe
Shay.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
PVT. WISE IS SAID
MISSING IN ACTION
Infantryman's Father Is Mott
Since Dec.
81 In Germany

Robert R. Wise of AIT Elm ave-
nue., Laurel railroad engineer, was
notified last week that his son, Pvt.
Robert E. Wise, had been reported
missing in action since Dec. 81 in
Germany. He was in infantry.
Private Wise attended Laurel high
school and went into the service
early in 1914. He was stationed
for a time at Camp Shelby, Miss,
and after about seven months there
sent to Camp Atterbury, Ind.
He went overseas in October.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17
PAPER COLLECTION IS
ANNOUNCED FOR JAN. 20

Philip Noel, Laurel city treasurer,
notified this week by Carl M.
Yerrington of the county salvage
committee that a truck will be sent
to Laurel Saturday, Jan. 20, to
pick up paper. Residents are ask
ed to cooperate as in the past bv
sorting, ~packaging and placing the
material for quick handling.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17

About 25 members Of the Order
of Rainbow for Girls enjoyed a
sleighing party Friday evening.
Fred Brown, who lives north of
Laurel, took the group for a ride
of several miles in his horse-drawn
sleigh, and afterward a chill supper
was served at the home Of Mrs. F.
M. Braswell.
Laurel outlook., 1945-01-17

Pvt. William Knaub, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Knaub, arrived
from the South Pacific and is spend
ing a 80 day furlougb with his par
ents and friends. He has seen
three years service overseas.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

IABER-Dse, "a. suddenly. Cpl, CisT-
ence Y Jr Of U. S. Air Fore. at Santa
Anna Cal beloved husband OF JohAnns,
Gear son Of Mr.. and Ma Clarence u.
TAber Sr OF Pontiac, Mich. Services
Monday. 2 p. m. from the }. p. Miller
Funeral Home. 1901 Van Dyke. Inter.
msrf FOFgNtlAWn
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

IFbOLA--Dec. as. Ceorts J are 40,
AZ retidenes, le4ba Buffalo beloved
husband of Lunice Zs,ssll dear father
of Dalton and Harold son Of MHi Henry
Nelson Funeral from the Vsrhsydsn
FUNERAL Home, le3Oo Mack a; Outer
Drive Monday At 2.7O
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

TAYLoR-Dec. 27, Charles Elmer ot
23E W Savannah. Beloved husband Il
Adeline father % Min Phoebe Taylor.
Mrs. -Elnefs Hsmn, auc Gt0riann rsy-
lor ErAncfAthtf OF ChHrien. harri:
brother OF George Tsylor and hrL
Edwena Patterson. Services ! O'clock
Monday afternoon AZ the r C. a C. r..
Harris Funeral Home. 42sl can Az.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

loved husband Of Mary dear father
oi Pfc Harold Richardson and Mrs.
Edtsl Hensiey. grandfather Of sherron
and Teddy Richardson and Clifford
Hentley Al hiA residence sSea
Indiana Ave. until 10 q m. Monday.
Funeral services at Whitefield Methodiit
Church. fireman at BrEaie Ave Mon
day. Dec. 81 AT 2 p m KinFbton and
Toronto nsDeFs please coDV
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

sALATowskI--Frsnce v, widow OF us'
late Frank Gear mother Of Joseph. Mrb.
Anna kAminski, Mary koHlortki. Lillian
Einlg. Helen PawcIuk. Frances Burdo
and The lAie johanna Is grsn1ehildTen
survive. Funeral from ese SAyshoe,
WednsEdHy $50. 10 ST Martin Churcn
on the LAKE at 8. lnitrmeni In Pewter,
yiilt Mich
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

kObILLARD-Dtc a, Joseph n of
gsret. dear father OF Leo. Kenneth and
Mu. Marguerite Hartman: brother Of
Mrs Hannah Jameson. Mira. Mary Ellen
Henderson MTt Isabelle Booth sne hrt.
Jennie EnoeTSbee; grandfather OF Joyce.
Funeral, Monday 10 a. m. from A. X.
Peters Funeral Home. i7ob7 Gratiot.
and 1913 m. o, 81. Anthony Church.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

wEsCEL-Dse. az. is45. Thomas 50.
~ 4o5s7 Van Borr road. WAYNE. Mich.
Husband of Hu. Martha Wenoel. father
of Mrs. Anna ErpsldinI Paul X. CeorIs
} Mr. Gertrude Crabowtti, Nh. Helm
service Monday. si5 q N. from rssi-
dsnts and requiem high nntu AZ 10
a m ~ st Mary's Csthelic Church
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30

wEIsS-Dec IS. Jennie, beloved wife
OF Frank. dear mother OF Edward dear
daughter Of Mr.. and hu hsftin
HapanoStof. dear sister OF hp Ted
Malcfyk and Leon HApanostcI Funeral
"wednesday al $50 m from the
reIidence, 1881 A. Forest ana Sweetest
Heart Of MARY Church st 10 q m.
Interment IN Greenwood Csmstsry
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-30
FUNERAL pInECroas
ARMSTRONG

MIME I NOANO
lo9oo PURITAN Us i.saes
Fred G.. Marshall Sons, Inc.
HOME FOR FUNERALS
94e7 Z JEFTLRsoN ~ 7i7s-7s
JOHN J HEELOH
1870 W GRAND BLVD. TY s-it7l
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

the sugar and orange rind
till well mixed and blended.
Add the remaining inGrc-
dents and stir till evenly
mixed Serve with the hot
roast duck.
The rest of the menu:
first. chilled tomato juice
cocktail with tiny stalks Of
celery stuffed with we'll
seasoned cheese. wild rice,
if you can get il. or white
rice with a little finely
minced mushrooms added
10 It, green peas or arti-
choke hearts; French bread
lcut diagonally from long
narrow loavcs) or small
finger rolls; pickle relishes;
for dessert small, hot
apple tartS; coffee. Or
serve peach or pear tarts
and a dab of sour cream on
them as dessert.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

crackers or toast, or on
crisp potato chips. This
same spread makes a de-
lectable stuffing for celery
The rest of the menu: The
guacamole is a first course
on crackers or potato chipst
with or without tomato
juice or fruit juice cocktail;
after that serve delicious
chicken i'm sour cream;
sweet potatoes and aspara-
gus or peas or broccoli;
oven.toaSted white bread or
small rolls; and for dessert
baked pears with chocolate
cookies; coffee.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Russion Curry Soup

l can condensed pea soup
j can condensed tomato
soup
2 cups milk or bouillon
from cubes
/ cup heavy cream
= teaspoon salt
Few grains black
pepper
4 teaspoon curry powder
Mix the soups with the
milk or bouillon and heat to
the boiling point; season
with the salt and pepper;
stir i'm the cream and curry
powder, heat a minute or
two longer and serve at
once. -Four cream.soup cup
servings. Top each serving
with crisply toasted crou.
tons bread cubcSl.
Serve with the soup
crackers which haVe-bcCu
lightly buttered, Sprinkled
with celery salt and CriSpcd
in the oven a few minutes.
The rest of the menu:
broiled salmon steaks, small
boiled potatoes with butter
and IN inced parsley on
Them small asparagus tips
or string beans; hot rolls;
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

OF biscuit dough. Bake in a
hot oven C425 Deg F. about
20 10 y minutes or mt
the biscuits are done and
dcliCatcly Drowned. Serves
six.
The rest of the menu: The
chicken casserole pie is
on the rich side, 50 make
the first course "A fruit cup
using orange, grapefruit
halvcd and seeded grapes
fresh pineapple and blacl
Queen Anne cherries; g.
plate of assorted rye crisp
melba toast and other thin
toast strips is suffiCicnt
bread because OF the bis
cults on top of the ca
serole; a grape or black
berry jelly is good with
these. Serve eggplant and
pccanS see facing page
for recipe as the vcgc-
table; and for dessert, pound
cake and lemon shcrbct.
coffee. Pineapple or raSp
berry Sherbct IN mcringuc
shells are equally good as
dessert on this dinner.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

pair Of crystal or pottery
figures, or whatever you
have to make the occasion
extra gay.
AS TO the menu, don't try
new and difficult dishes for
the first time at a special
occasion dinner. Serve those
you like 10 cook and ones
your family has already en-
Enthusiastically approved.
But you are always add
ing TO that list of favoritcs.
Here are some of mine anc
what I serve with them:
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

a DELICIOUS appetizer is
~ made with avoCados.
Here's how:
Guocomole
I cup sieved avocado
Il teaspoon onion salt
q teaspoon garlic salt
liz teaspoons lemon juice
Few drops TabasCo
sauce
Cut ripe avocados or
calavos i'm halves, peel and
mash or put through a
sieve. Combine all ingre-
dients and blend thor
oughly. Use on any usual
hors d'ocuVre base of
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Duck With Orange Souee
5 pound duckling
2 or 3 apples
3 oranges

3 oranges
Wash the dressed and
cleaned duCkling under run
ming water; drain il. and
rub inside and out with salt
Truss il by tying the legs
together and bringing the
cord around the tail; tie the
wings back akimbo. Stuff
with pared, cored and cut
apples. Place it on a rack
in the roasting pan; set it
in a moderate oven 1850
Deg. F. and roast 35 20 40
minutes for each pound.
Basic it every five minutes
with orange juice mixed
with the fat in the pan.
When done, remove the APP
pie Stuffing and discard it
it is not TO be served but is
used 10 Sweetcn the duck
flesh. Serves five or six.
Serve cold curTant and
orange sauce with it.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

guests in a coma from over
eating and company man
nerS, these dinners should
be perfection on a small
SCale-one or two perfect
dishes with just the right
accompaniments, the best
coffee you ever made, the
prettiest table you ever set,
and a happy relaxed atmos-
phere in which everyone
has a good time.
This ease is only possible
with advance planning and
simplicity as the keynote
throughout. Plan the menu,
shop we'll in advance so that
subStitutionS can be made
if necessary; plan the prep
aration in the kitchen; plan
the setting of your table,
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Special Occasion
Dinners
BY FLORENCE BROBECK
WOmen's Editor

THIS is the time Of when home parties at their
best, when those small and important dinners which
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
curron+- Orange Souee

Current Orange Souee
s tablespoons cuffant
jelly
3 tablespoons sugar
Grated rind > oranges
, tablespoons port wine
, tablespoons orange
juice
. tablespoons lemon Juice
, teaspoon salt
teaspoon cayenne
Beat the currant Jelly with
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

whether the wares
are plaid cotton
cloth and napkins
and tcn-cent store
china or the finest
damask, silver and
crystal. Add a CEN
terpiece which is
appropriate in any
case; a simply ar
ranged low bowl of
flowers or fruit, or
a low dish holding
a small plant, or a
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
Their Slow
DaY-lOng Baking
Is Why You
Like EN- Best

Always ask for b & M
Brick-Oven Baked Beans.
They re actually baked
mot steamed) slowly
all day long to give
you that famous, extra
delicious, real New Eng
land flavor. Whenever
your Grocer is out, re-
member it's this long,
slow baking that pre-
vents our hurrying these
Down East treats to you.
Burnham g Morrill, Com
pany, Portland ?, Maine.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09

eflCy. sea son 1T
with one.half 20
three-quartcrs OF
a teaspoon Of salt
and a few grains
OF black pepper.
r @ ~ Owe the
chicken from the
bones and add O.
the gravy add
the peas pour
into a baking dish
and top " ith
CpuargG gI. rounds
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
A Delicious Duck Dinner

NUCKS are plentiful just
~ now in the market; they
are easily prepared.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-09
An UnusuoI
Chicken Pie

LERE'S a holiday chicken
u pie any family or the
guests viii appreciate,
4 10 5pound fricasscc hen
IL cups sauterne wine
IL cups water
! u teaspoons salt
2 slices each carrot amt
onion
Celery tops, parsley
4 tablespoons flour
4 cup milk
l cup cooked peas
Salt and pepper
Baking powder biscuit
dough (using ? cups
-four
Cut up the cleaned and
dressed chicken into serving
pieces; put these I'm a stew
kettle with the wine, water,
salt and vegetables and COY
er the kettle. Simmer il two
10 three hours. or till the
chicken is tender
Lift the chicken out;
strain the broth, skim off
the fat. Then 10 the broth
add enough sauterne and
water Chalf and half 90
make two cups of liquid.
Reheat this. Make paste
Of the flour and milk and
add 10 the hot liquid stir
ring il in gradually and con
tinuing TO stir while II
thickenS TO gravy consist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Two Colleges Face Closing

Boston, Jan. b -- tU,PJ "- TWO Boston University Colleges and sev- eral dormitorieS face possible clos ing tomorrow as result of q short age of bunker oil, the type used to heat large buildings, it was an- nounced today.
 Treasurer k. Ray Spearc Of BoS- ton University said that the inStI- tutIon's oil suppliers informed Inn today that their oil reserve was e%- hausted. Speare said the UniVefMty received just enough oil Friday to tied 1t over the weekend and now may have to close some of its build- ings. This, he added, was final eX' animation week for tEe first semes- ter.
 Speare said the buildings affected were the UniverSity's largest college the college of business administra- ton, the college of practical aitS and letters. It's dormitory as well as those for theology students and sev- eral Sargent College quarters lh Cambridge.
 State Emergency Fue! conseryator Richard P. Doherty acknowledged that there was temporary tight" ness" of bunker oil due to Tans- portation difficulties. Bunker oil, he explained, Is shipped in tankefs, craft the military has a priority on However, he added the situation should right itself inside of q week"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Legislatures Take Little
 Action To Help Veterans

SIC for each month served in this country. Another bill before the Ohio legislature would permit ser- vicemen to hunt without 6 license. Illinois was studying bonus bill ranging from $500 to $l,000.
 A proposal before the Washing ton legislature would create q $25,- 100000 post war reserve fund for q huge public works program to pro- vide work during slack periods. An- other proposal would give veterans free tuition at the University Of Washington. Arkansas has simi- lar proposal which would give vet- erans $l5O annually to continue their education.
 Another proposal before the Ar- Kansas legislature would transfer $iO0,O00 to the vocational education fund for the rehabilitation of dis- abled veterans,
 The Texas legislature studied a proposal to permit soldiers and sail. orS to vote without paying any poll tax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-15
Yonks Within 80 Miles Of Manila Now
General MacArthur's Headquar-

General MacArthur'S Headquar- ters, Luzon. Jan. IS, tUP)--Amer- ican invasion troops, stabbing 30 miles inland from the Lingayen Gulf, poured across the Agno river and advanced to within 80 miles or less Of Manila today
 The forcing Of the Agno In strength shattered at one stroke probably the strongest natural de- iense line north of Manila and op- timism grew at Gen, Douglas Mac- Arthurs headquarters that the Philippines capital would be ir American hands within few weeks, rather than months as first be- lieved.
 While the main American columns spearcd more than quarter Of the distance from Lingayen to Manila in Q frontal advance, other forces widened the siX-day-old beachehad along the gulf itself to 45 miles
 A front dispatch disclosed that American troops striking east from DamortiS at the northeastern tip of the bridgehead had been halted temporarily by mortar and sniper fire west of the Apangat river, three miles from the enemy air base at Rosario, Fierce fighting fared, the dispatch said.