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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
Lyra Singers
 TOGive Concert
Arthur Studio.

The Lyra Singing Section of the Turn Verein "Vorwaert" will hold their annual spring concert and dance at the Turn Hall, Saturday, May IS, 1946, at 8 P. M.
 Several featured entertainers will appear on the program: including Miss Klara Kaine, soprano; the Germania Singing Society, Tor rington; the Lyra Choruses; and Ernie's Bavarian Band of Hart ford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
Contract Bridge

The fourth session of the city championship tournament for wo- men resulted as follows: North and South, Mrs. Theodore Breithaupt and Mrs. Asa York, 116; Mrs. R. D. Schroeder, and Mrs. R. Stro- hacker, 1121s; Mrs. Phillip Smaller, and Mrs. Homer Bernier, 109: East and West, Mrs. John F. Hager and Mrs. D. W. Rosebrugh, 104A Mrs. Frank N. Hess and Mrs. S. M. Main, 1O4; Mrs. Roland Hartley and Mrs. Roger Peabody, 1O3: Official stand ing, Mrs. Schroeder and Mrs. Stro- hacker, 40; Mrs Breithaupt and Mrs. York, 4091a.
 The Monday night tournament held under the direction of Mrs. William Myers of Hinsdale Ave- nue, closed last night with the finals as follows: Mrs. Arnold Smith and Mrs. Nelson Squires, 36O; MT. and Mrs. Robert Treat. 359h; Mrs. William Cleary and Mrs. Louis Darlington, 3461s; Mrs. Lawrence Ryan and Mrs. John Col- lins, 344.
 Topscorers in the evening Ses- sion were: North and South, Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Ryan, l05h; Mrs. Lester Coley. 961s: East and West, Mrs. John Halloran and Robert Stone, 91; Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Squires, 88.
 Top scorers in the Monday after noon tournament held under the direction of Mrs. John Moriarty of 60 Linden Street were as follows: Mrs. Edgar Adams and Mrs. How ard Mays, 1181s; Mrs. E. J. Nelson and Mrs. George Brennan, 1101s; Mrs. Leon Mitchell and Mrs. Ida Weaver, tied with Mrs. Joseph Wolfe and Mrs. James Walsh. 116; Mrs. Frank Valentine and Mrs. John Dunser, 108ls. The official standing was Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Brennan, AS; Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Weaver, 439; Mrs. Norman Cables and Mrs. Nelson Squires, 431As: Mrs. Joseph Riley and Mrs. Frank Driscoll. 4Sl.
 Results of the new series of the Monday evening tournament were as follows: North and South, Mrs. William Nicholson and Mrs. Doln- enic Guerrero, 112; Mrs Paul Ruesch and Mrs. Thomas Skipp, 1061z: East and West. Miss Loretta Vance and Miss Arlene Crean, 1l41s; Mrs. Olga Lord and Mrs. Laurabel Simpson, Ill.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

George zonr and George crenier, pianist.
 A social and card party will be held at the Oronoke Community Club tomorrow night at 8 P. M. The American Legion Auxiliary, Corporal Coyle unit Post No. 1, will hold its regular meeting We'd nesday night at the home of Mrs. Sophie Karnofsky, 34S Willow Street. A nomination of officers will be held. Plans for Decoration Day services will be discussed. Plans will also be made for party for Gold Star mothers, and for two junior members of the organization grad uating from high school.
 A playlet written by Mary Rossi, sodality president, was the feature of the Mothers Day program of the Children of Mary Sodality of St. Lucy's Church held Sunday at the parish hall. Mothers of about 50 members were honor guests. Rev. Michael McVerry welcomed the guests and Lucy Buonocore sang.
 The Sisterhood of Beth Israel Synagogue will hold a Mothers Day Party tomorrow at 8 o'clock at the synagogue. All members are asked to attend. Mrs. Jacob WaSSer is chairman of the affair.
 Miss Laura Phelan, of Ashley Street, Mrs. Mary Dunlap, Mrs. Will liam Flood and John Doolan of Fuller Street are in New Jersey, visiting Sister Joan Mary (nee Mary Doolan), daughter of John Doolan and the late Anna Phelan Doolan, and Sister Catherine ThereSe (nee Catherine F1ood daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Flood.
 All chapter members of the Naomi Chapter, No. g OES are re- quested to support the drive for food for overseas consumption. Mrs. Lillian Rodeck, worthy matron, has requested that members bring can ned goods to the next meeting, May 21 or leave them at Masonic Temple. The drive will end May g.
 The May r meeting of Ever green Court, No. 3, Order of Amar: anth, will be omitted in order that members may attend 8 reception in honor of Mrs. Althea Hendry, grand royal matron of Olive Court, No. ', Hartford. The reception will be held Friday evening at the Hotel Bond, Hartford. All members who are planning to attend the reception will meet at $50 at the Masonic Temple and board the bus at 2 P. M. for Hartford. Any members who have not. made reservations and wish to attend may contact Mrs. Curry. Members wishing to attend the banquet may contact Mrs. Curry for further information.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

Agnes and Margaret Dumouchel, Florence Agostini, Mae Dauger- das, Mary Villano, Helen Scopino, Florence Schiavone, Gloria Massimo and Laura Doran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

charged from the U. s. Army in February following three years of service, including time spent in the Pacific Theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
Births

MT. and Mrs. Hyland c. Fehrs of Rose Street announce the birth of a daughter, Marilyn Gertrude, at the Waterbury Hospital on April. Mrs. Fehrs is the former Miss Ada Beecher.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

Miss Marjorie Lawlor, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William K. Lawlor of Hewlett Street spent the week end at Brooks Academy, North An dover, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
HoULE-PLATT

MT. and Mrs. Isidore Houle, West Liberty Street, announce the com ing marriage of their daughter, Miss Claire J. Houle. to George ". Platt. son of MT. and Mrs. George F. Platt, Robert Street. The wedding will take place Saturday, June a, at Il A. M. at the Church of St. Ann. MT. Piatt received his dis-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
Weddings
MULLAN-DECKER

MU1AkSlA1V-UECMEh
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest E. Mullan, Springfield, Mass, have announced the engagement and coming mar riage of their daughter. Miss Ber- nice Eleanor Mullan, to Walter D. Decker, Jr., son of MT. and Mrs. Walter E, Decker, Milldale. The ceremony will be performed Saturday afternoon at the Advent Christian Church, this city. MT. Decker, veteran of World War n, recently received his discharge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
Club Notes

Mill Plain Union Church will sponsor supper in the church par lors Saturday night. Entertainment will be by the Oliver Brothers, George zonr and George Grenier, pianist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

Rev. Maurice Evans, son of Mir. and Mrs. Maurice Evans, Artfert, County Kerry, Ireland, who has been visiting his aunt. Mrs. Anna Halloran and family, Laurel Street, for the past two weeks has left for Los Angeles, Calf, where he will serve as curate under his cousin, Monsignor John O'Halloran.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14
Social Notes

MT. and Mrs. Paul Lauro and daughter, Elenore, of Cherry Street, left Friday, May 10 for San Fran cisco and Santa Clara, California, where they will visit relatives. Dur ing their two months stay in Cali fornia, they will be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Frank Burroughs of Jackson Street, Santa Clara. Mrs. Burroughs is . sister of Mrs. Paul Lauro. s4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

Miss Mary J. Shea of southwick Avenue, has returned after spend ing a week as the guest of her sis- ter, Miss Rosalind A. Shea, at St. Elizabeth College, Convent Station, N. J.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-14

A social and card party will be held at the Oronoke Community Club tomorrow night at 8 P. M.
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-06

A AUMTAZ BEGUN, the Indian dancing girl
MT who was kidnapped once and then-iu an
HVh attempt that cost a Maharajah his throne
almost kidnapped again. has just been arrested
for kidnapping her own daughter
The verbs to love and TO kidnap are prac-
tically synonymous in Mumtazs lurd vocabulary.
She was introduced to them simultaneously at
the age of ten by her first admirer the Maharaiah
OF -lndore, who demonstrated his devotion by
snatching her from her parents.
Evidently intended to duplicate this original
demonstration, a later one by the same admirer
had less happy outcome but it bound the two
verbs even more closely together in her mind
On the receiving end of both these episodes
Mumtaz-by now middleaged woman and
mother at last has begun dshing out demon
strationS herself
Detroit evening times., 1946-01-06

mon, loaded Win WHAT looked Ike loot nom
a rummaEc sale, and finally a middle-aged
woman, who, before following the others
paused long enough TO take in the surround
ings with an impcrious glance
Then She too, entered the car which i'm
mediately sped away along the Bombay road
Unaware of the meaning of all this
but sensing that it was somehow scandal
Gus, the woman at the window wasted no
time in waking the other members of the
household. Within an hour the news had
reached Abdul who rushing home, con-
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
CEILING FOR MEAT IS
INCREASED HALF GENT

After examination of recommend
atoms of the department of agri-
culture and office Of price admins
tration, Economic Stabilizer Chester
Bowles announces at Helena in
creases in wholesale prices of meat
and meat products to offset wage
and salary increases in the meat
packing industry. The increases
will be sufficient to permit the
packing industry to realize as cents
more per 100 pounds of beef, veal
and lamb and 55 cents more per
100 pounds on pork IN an overall
dressed carcass weight basis on
sales for domestic and civilian Use
In general, wholesale prices of
beef and veal actually average APP
proximately one-half cent a pound
higher under the new order. 1t is
understood that wholesale increases
will be reflected into the retail
price sometime during the month
of April, but no announcement has
as yet been made on higher cell
ing prices at retail.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
MEETING HELD TO
COMBAT INITIATION
Laurel Represented At Helena
Conference On Clothing,
Housing and Food

The conference of women's organ
iations assembled in Helena Satur-
day, March 8, was attended by al
most a 100 state and local officers
representing more than so Montana
organizations, as well as so or more
unregistered listeners were present
at the Placer hotel auditorium
where the conference was held.
The purpose of the conference,
stated by Mrs. j. H. Morrow of
Moore, who presided at the morn
ing and afternoon sessions and noon
luncheon, was to discuss such i'm
p~ortant topics as clothing, rent,
housing and general outlook, to
learn the facts, and take definite
position toward economic stability
and overcome initiation. Delegates
were present from 25 Montana cit
les, including Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
COUNTY'S NEEO FOR
NEWCOURTHOUSE|S
REVIEWED IN TALKS
Two Informal Conferences Are
Held-Present Building Has
Served More Than 40 Years

Yellowstone ~county's need for g
new and larger courthouse has been
discussed recently at two informal
conferences of representative citi-
zens and the board of county COM
missioners. Although the talks led
to no definite action, it was
acknowledged in both instances that
the county has long been in need of
a new building. One of most press
ing needs is adequate storage space
for papers and records.
The present courthouse was built
more than 40 years ago, shortly
after the turn of the century. For
some time it was quite commodious,
but as the population and the de-
mand for services increased it was
observed that the spaciousness of
the building shrank. Every nook
and Granny is now occupied.
In the talks recently held it was
pointed out that the spaces original
ly provided for records and papers
had long ago overlooked. From
year to year shelves have been built
in the attic and elsewhere, but those
places are now nearly full.
The talks also have viewed the
question of where to build. Choice
seemed to favor the present loca-
ton. Then there arose the question
of how to carry on the county
government during the rebuilding
period. One suggestion was that a
temporary ,barrack-like structure be
built, but that was rejected in favor
of building two end sections of the
new courthouse, with the old court
house between them, and moving
into the new parts while the old
building was being torn down and
replaced by the new central section.
None of these are definite; the
commissioners, who are charged
with general administration, have
been turning the problem over in
their minds and have discussed it
with others. The next step proba-
bly, will be the employment of an
architect to draw preliminary
sketches and make an estimate of
probable cost.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
MOORE IS ELECTED
ROTARY PRESIDENT
He and Other Officers Chosen
At Meeting Tuesday-Harris
Speaks On Federal Reserve

At the annual election of officers
Tuesday, members of the Laurel
Rotary club unanimously approved
nominations presented by the board
of directors and elected j. p. Moore,
a charter member, president; o. X.
Chapman, vice president; R. B.
Packard, secretary-treasurer; and
Rev. M. j. Wilcox, sergeant-at-arms.
The new fiscal year begins next
July, when the officers elected this
week will assume their duties. This
years officers are C. A. Cromwell,
president; Allen Gatewood, vice
president; Packard, secretary, and
Wilcox, sergeant-at-arms.
L. A. Nutting, program commit
teeman, presented B. M. Harris,
president of the Yellowstone banks
at and Laurel and Columbus and
recently appointed director of the
Helena branch of the Federal Re-
serve bank, as the speaker. Harris,
using his extensive acquaintance
with Montana's political, business
and financial history, expressed the
opinion that events %transpiring
many years ago in this state were
contributors to a demand that
eventually led to creation of the
Federal Reserve system.
The speaker intrigued his audi
ence with a recital of those events,
pertaining mostly to Butte where
shrewed men using clever maneuv-
ers amassed huge fortunes from the
richest hill on earth and each other.
The warlike operations extended
over a number of years and involv-
ed persons whose regulations and
are becoming almost fab
Whether one of the oper-
ators, who went to New York to
make a second cleanup and was
himself cleaned in the fracas, actu-
ally started the panic of 1907 or
was merely one Of the actors on
he stage at the time is beside the
point. The panic did start and
he Federal Reserve was born later.
The system is divided into II dis
riots, with Montana in the ninth,
he smallest. Total assets is about
IA, OOO, 900, OOO. The Reserve sys-
EN- can and does issue currency
,ased on a combination of gold and
Assets of the Helena
of which Harris is director,
re listed at $65,000,000.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
LAUREL R|FLEMEN WIN
MATCH FROM RYEGATE

Laurel Rifle club won here Sun
day over Ryegate by 40 points in
the second match the Laurel club
has fired since the close of the
war. The event was a return en-
gagement with Ryegate, who won
from Laurel when Laurel shot in
a match there two weeks ago. The
total scores for the two teams last
Sunday were Laurel, 1929, Ryegate
1,27S.
Before beginning shooting, the
riflemen enjoyed a hamburger din
ner at the club house in Riverside
park.
One Laurel man, Peterson, had a
100 score in prone position and had
high total for all positions.
To11ra1
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
SEEK HALF Of AUTO
FEES FOR BENEFIT
Of CITY STREETS
Petitions To Circulate For In
itiative Measure To Appear
On Ballot Next November

An initiative measure giving
cities and towns of Montana one
half of the registration and license
fees of motor vehicles is proposed
by petitions which are to be circu-
lated here soon. If sufficient sig
natures are obtained throughout the
state the measure will appear on
the general election ballot of next
Nov. 5, and the voters will at that
time decide whether the proposal
shall become a law.
In event such a law is enacted
county treasurers will transfer so
per cent of the registration and
license fees to the towns and cities
for construction, repair and main
%tenance of streets and alleys of the
various municipal corporations.
j. j. Parker, member of the Lau-
rel city council, said this week that
"cities and towns in Montana are
appealing to the people of the state
to secure help for the streets and
alleys within the corporate limist.
We believe this is money that right
fully belongs to the people of the
cities and towns, to be earmarked
for construction, maintenance and
operation of our streets and alleys.
At the present time our city levy
is a mills for maintenance and
operation. If the cities and towns
can receive the money mentioned,
IN fhn antrrcn Af tra,xr faur go
we can have paved streets from
curb to curb without additional mill
levies in the towns and cities.
Eight per cent of the people
who voted at the last election must
be signers. Petitions will be cir
culated by councilmen in their re-
spective wards"
the ballot it will be necessary that
petitions be submitted from % or
more counties. Any registered
voter is eligible to sign, whether
he lives in the country or in town.
county must have on its petit
ion enough names to equal 8 per
cent of the total votes cast for all
,d|luludIeS IOT SONeIHOT dI IHe ldSC
election. There must be
names on all the petitions
,urned in to the secretary of state
@ equal 8 per cent of the total
cast in the state for governor.
All petitions will have to be filed
With the secretary of state four
months before the election in No
H. F. Biddinger, mayor of Bill
ings, in a letter of March II to
he Laurel mayor and city council
tated that President Waltermire of
he Municipal league promoting the
initiative measure is preparing the
'etitions with Biddinger's help and
hat the papers Will soon be ready
circulation.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
.LEG|ON'S BIRTHDAY IS
CELEBRATED At DINNER
PROGRAM BY AUXILIARY

The twenty-seventh birthday OF
the American Legion, which had
its beginning in 1919 when Ameri-
can soldiers of the first World war
held a meeting in Paris, vas cele-
brated here Sunday evening, March
II, at a dinner and program ar
ranged by members of the Auxiliary
of Laurel post No. 1923.
The program of entertainment
which followed the dinner vas plan
ned and directed by Mrs. F. M.
Braswell, with Mrs. R. C. Brown
and Mrs. Harvey Albertus assist
ing. Numbers included a parade of
Easter hats, an Irish mock we'd
ding, and a reading by Mrs. Paul
Gerard, all of which were greatly
enjoyed. Fred W. Graft spoke on
''The History of the Legion" Mrs.
Albertus sang a solo and led the
group singing. Her accompanist
was Mrs. S. S. Bliss.
Patriotic motifs were used for
decorations, together with
ionquils. Centering the head table
vas a birthday cake appropriately
decorated for the occasion.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
Civil War Discharge
Papers Of Paisley's
Father Draw Interest

Although discharge papers from
World war II are seen these days
by thousands, George Paisley of
Laurel has two that always attract
absorbed attention when he displays
them. They are the discharges of
his father, William H. Paisley, who
served with northern forces in the
Civil war.
The first and oldest releases 49,
year-old Paisley, who enlisted "for
80 days unless sooner discharged"
from the militia or national guard
of the state of Pennsylvania. 1t is
dated Aug. II, 1868, at Pittsburg,
and obeys an order of the governor
of the state. The paper describes
youthful Paisley as "five feet II in
ches high, light complexion, blue
eyes, brown hair" and by occupation
a moulder.
The second paper is a discharge
from the service of the United
States and is dated July II, 1866, at
Alexandria, Va. 1t says that Pals
ley was enrolled Feb. 10, 1865, "to
serve one year or during the war"
This discharge gives his age at 20.
Both papers are now discolored
by time and handling and the ink
is beginning to fade. George Pals
ley recently came into possession
Of them and keeps them with his
own discharge from the first World
war.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
.F|REMEN NAME NEW
CORPS OF OFFICERS
Larson Becomes President At
Meeting Wednesday-BrO-
haugh Elected Chief

Officers for the Laurel volunteer
fire department and for the Fire
mems Relief association were elect
ed at annual meetings Wednesday
evening at the city hall.
The firemen chose Joe A. Larson
for president of the department;
Kenneth Walton, secretary and
treasurer; John Brohaugh, fire
chief, and R. H. Sterrett, assistant
chief.
For the Firemen's Relief asso-
citation, which was convened at the
close of the department session,
Frank Hartley was elected presi-
ident; Clarence Alex, secretary, and
Philip Noel, treasurer.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
WEEKLY PUBLISHERS
HAVE SESSION HERE

Weekly newspaper publishers of
southern Montana met Saturday at
the Laurel Outlook office for the
first general session in two years.
With John Lyman of Bozeman pre-
siding, the meeting reviewed exist
ing problems in the BUSINESS and
discussed shortages of materials
and labor. Costs and methods of
production, advertising, subscrip-
tions and promotionals were sub
jects receiving attention in several
formidable periods.
At 1:30 the visiting publishers
were guests of the Laurel Outlook
at dinner.
Near the end of the afternoon
session Hollis Johnson of Hardin
was elected president to succeed Ly-
man, and William Venard of Red
Lodge was elected successor of l..
M. Prill of Billings as secretary.
Towns and cities represented at
the meeting were Roundup, Bridger,
Fromberg, Harlowton, Hardin, Boze-
man, Red Lodge, Billings and Lau-
rel. Also attending was Mrs. Mildred
Hazelbaker of Missoula, secretary
of the Montana State Press asso-
citation, who gave an account of the
of an advertising asso-
composed of weekly pub
fishers in mountain and Pacific
roast states. Montana is repre-
in the association.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
Mother OF Ferguson
Dies At Reed Point
March 6 At Age of 80

Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Ferguson re-
Gently spent a week at Reed Point
where they were called by the i'll
ness of Mr.. Ferguson's mother, Mrs.
Mary Ferguson, who died March 6
at the age of 80. Funeral services
were held at the church in Reed
Point and burial was in Bozeman
cemetery by the side of her hus-
band, William Ferguson, who died
just three months ago.
Surviving are two sons, Carbett
Ferguson of Laurel and Floyd Fer
guson of Reed Point.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
DISTRICT PRESIDENT
FETED BY REBEKAHS

Evergreen Rebekah lodge No. sc,
was officially visited Monday eve
ming at a regular session by Mary
Ann Schultz, president of district
No. IL, with the district secretary,
Mrs. Edna Devore, also attending.
A part of the evening program
was the initiation of candidates. The
visiting district president received
a gift from the lodge. A lunch
was served by Alta Everett, Frances
Fenton and Minnie M. Fenton.
Rebekah members have been ask
ed to leave their donations OF can
ned food with Evergreen lodges
noble grand, Virginia Higginbotham,
at the Taylor barber shop for for
eign relief.
Laurel outlook., 1946-03-20
ORGANIZE,
SELECT OFFICERS
Robbins Is Named Commander
Of Post No. 2-Letchner
OF Billings Is Speaker

At an organizing meeting of Am
vets held here Friday evening at
the L. L. club, Clyde Robbins was
elected commander of Yellowstone
post No. 2; Robert Mace, first vice
commander; Jake Staley, second
vice commander; Douglas Boyd, adj
%jutant, and J.. D. Billings, finance
officer. Committee chairman and
other officers are to be named at
a later meeting.
R. C. Letchner, commander of
Billings post, attended the meeting
here and addressed the new men,
bers of American Veterans of World
War II.