Laurel outlook., 1946-05-22
COMMERCIAL CLUB
AIDS SCHOOL BAND
WITH INSTRUMENTS
Contributes $500 For Special
Pieces, Reviews Trash Burn
ing, Food Collection

10 help provide special lnStru'
ments needed by the Laurel high
school band, which may have g
membership of as next year, the
Laurel Commercial club donated
$500 at a meeting held Wednesday
evening. The subject was brought
to the attention of the club by
Clyde Cromwell, chairman of the
board of education, who said school
funds as now set up could not pro-
vide the instruments needed for a
well balanced band. Probable cost
for seven special instruments was
estimated at between $1,000 and
$4,000.
Burning trash and garbage in the
alleys of the business district, elm
ination of which has been occupying
the attention of the city council and
fire department for some time,
came up for discussion at the Com
mercial club meeting. Paul Void,
a member of the club and also a
member of the council, announced
that beginning June L the city
would provide daily collection SER
vice. Objections to the long estab-
lished practie of burning packing
material and other waste matter in
the alleys were the hazard of fire,
disgreeable odor, flying ashes and
sanitation. The fire department
some time ago registered a verbal
complaint with the council. Void
said, and the council has since given
the subject serious consideration,
which has now progressed to the
point of initiating daily collection
service.
Club members voted to have
waste and trash receptacles in the
business district repaired and re-
painted.
A discussion developed on de-
velopment of the Sixth avenue area
as a desirable district for new
homes through the city acquiring
tax title lots and running a sewer
line to serve the district. Void
said the council wishes to acquire
the lots now held by the county
and that a committee would soon
call on the board of commissioners
to discuss terms of requirement.
President Glen Roysdon appointed
c. w. Laird to represent the club
at the conference. The city wishes
to return the lots as rapidly as
possible to private ownership and
thus restore them to the tax roll.
President Roysdon said inquiries
had been received on how to add
the names of service men to the
honor roll on the south side of
Main street. Members were told
to inform inquirers that the new
should be registered with o.
X. Chapman and that when several
have accumulated the new
plates will be ordered and added
to the roll.
Early in the business meeting,
which was held at the Commercial j
club building, Roysdon said the Of
ficers had assumed the responsible {
ity of sponsoring the collection of
canned food for transmission to ]
Europe and that receptacles had {
been placed in grocery stores. Gus '
are thus given an opportun- ]
ity to buy one or more extra cans
for needy people abroad. Later in
the meeting, Charles B. Sande, who
had been appointed to head the f
committee, asked for an expression
the club members. They re- e
piled in effect that they endorsed C
the good intention Of the project
and that the public should be given
an opportunity to contribute. What t
ever is given will be packed and e
probably with food going t
from some other city. They seemed il
to think the method was cumber- !;
some. n
Sande also introduced a brief dis h
on establishing a suitable "
baseball diamond for practice and W
games. The ball team for this il
year is again being sponsored by
he Farmers Union refinery. Sande e
and Wayne Hageman were appoint u
I'd to investigate the possibilities Il
,or a suitable diamond. e.
To arrange the next meeting and 81
entertainment, Clarence
Alex and j. R. Heebner were ap- W
by Roysdon. Il
The business meeting was pre- h
,eded by a dinner at 7 o'clock at d
he Yellowstone cafe. Marjorie
Hartley played two piano accordion fl
selections, and a quartet composed ri
# Jack Galusha, Joel Roth, James G
and Rudy Phillips sang two E
as contributions to the en- II
ertainment. +