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The Omaha guide., 1947-01-11
1916 SPORT
PROVIDED THRILLS
BY Alvin Moses for AMP

Before you can say Jack Ro-
binsCn," really means something
to baseball fans looking forward
to the spring training camp ney.s
of 1947.
A husky, barn-door shouldered
second baseman, of the Montreal
Royals of the international Lea
que answering to that name. fur
nished the most fabulous story of
the late 1916 baseball season. One
has to go back to the gaslighs
SOS when giant George Stovey. a
fine pitcher, was the sole colored
member of the Newark team of
the international league of that
ancient era to appreciate the full
extent of this statement.
Though Bob Teller, firebaIl pit
cher of the Cleveland team of the
American league was among the
prophets who said Robinson would
not make the grade with Montre-
al, the young ex-UCLA fo%ur-letter
man in sports proved himself a
star of the first magnitude in his
first season on big time.
Won League Batting Crown
When white newsmen inter-
viewed he intelligent former
shortstop of the Kansas City Mon
archs along with Johnny Wright,
Homestead Grays twirling ace. at
the Royals training site at San
ford, Fla, March 8, he was mod
est in the extreme. Il don't know
if l am good enough to make the
Montreal team" Robbie replied to
a direct question, "All I know is
this is my big chance and I think
I am ready for it mentally as well
as physically" That statement
was reprinted in daily newspap-
ers throughout the country.
The Montreal club thru it's own
er, Branch hickey of Brooklyn
Dodger fame, had signed three
j colOred players for the '46 season;
Robinson, Wright and Roy Part
low, lanky southpaw pitcher who
was signed in June but was op-
toned to the Three Rivers club
of the Canadian American league
as was Johnny Wright.
All Robinson did was to bat a
cool .349 to beat out the top slug
gers, steal 40 bases, and cause cri-
tics to acclaim him the best End
sacker to show in that league in
a dozen or more years. Yes. the
modest kid who could lick his
weight in wildcats while at the
University of California at Los
Angeles, hit all kinds of pitching
to the far corners though Rapid
Bobby Teller had said. He's a
poor hitter.''
Leo Durocher. asked in Novem-
ber, what chance has Robinson
TO join the Brooklyn Nationals in
472" replied, II viii say here and
now that Jackie Robinson will be
at the Dodgers Havana training
camp next spring. His record
speaks for itself. Batting $40 his
first year up. he batted safely
155 times out of 400 tries; he
stole 40 bases. In the one game I
saw the guy perform in at Los
Angeles, he made two plays that
would have been a credit to Mar
ty Marion. Don't let anybody tell
you that he cannot throw. He
The Omaha guide., 1947-01-11
Henry Armstrong;
Night Club Opens
Nv EIovd crofeo-
By floyd Snelson


NEW YORK-The whole towns
talking about Henry Armstrong
and his Melody room and Lawson
Bowman's New Bar O'Music that
made night Life history with its
initial bow to The Gotham smart
cafe society set. Monday night. It
was the house of champions for
the unique occasion when Joe.
Louis came To Ray high tribute. to
ls colleague "Hammering Hank
The worlds triple title star Of
btcing.
The way it stands now is both
camps are highly respected cit
liens of New York and their name
are blazoned in mutli-colored e o
lights that flicker in the stare of
the public in uptown New York.
which stand out as most testim-
ony to their admiration, popular
ity and public acclaim.
Incidently, the opening of the
new nightspot was the SEQUEL to
an suspicious event. "a testimon-
ial dinner rendered Champion Joe
Louis at the Waldorf Astoria no.
tel, which was the ultimate of
rasuidious a%ristocratic society; and
served as a happy ending of the
evening. Many of city visitors
came especially for the occasion.
Superb entertainment with a
most refined atmosphere and a
highly apprecitave audience marx
ed the jubilant festivities. Doles
Dickens and his unique quartet
furnished a splendid program of
entertainment starring the CO.
quette vocalist, Ida James, late Of
the swanky midtown Blue Angel
and the Sinatra voice of Tony
Jenkins. Doc Wheeler, a napper
host, introduced scores of celebri-
ties and visitors.
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of Negro In Army And Navy Filmed And Booked for Early Showing

An inter-racial road show built
around to documentary films
which record the achievements of
the Negro in the Army and the
Navy in World War II, and sup
ported by famous names of stage.
screen and radio, will open in the
East early this year and travel
key cities across the country I'M
der the direction of the Wallace
Thorsen Organization in coopera-
ton with the National Urban Lea
que, it is announced jointly today
by Wallace Thorsen and Guichcard
Paris, director of promotion and
publicity of the League.
Although the two movies will
set the theme for the evenings en-.
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tertainment in each community,
they will be only the central part
of a program which in each case
will include stars of Broadway and
Hollywood, local war heroes and
local leading citizens.
The National Urban League is
a SO year old inter-racial service
organization geared for social &C
ton through social work. 1t has
affiliates in Sc cities and % states
and the District of Columbia.
"The plan for this road show
series has beben worked out with
the League in cooperation with the
Wallace Thorsen Organization"
says Mr.. Paris, land will serve
two worthwhile purposes. 1t will
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make possible first, a series of tri-
butes to the Negroes war countri-
acknowledgements thus far UNI
derstood chiefly by the Negro
community. It is second, a con-
scious attempt on the part of
leading citizens to make the COM
munity-at-large aware of the
roader opportunities yet to be
granted the Negro if we are ever
to realize the goals for which they,
along with their white brothers. so
recently gave their lives.
Gas one sees alert Negro
youths studying the delicate pre-
cision mechanisms used aboard
ship in the Navy film, learning to
work out complicated technical
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problems on the field of battle as
recorded in the Army film, one
cannot help wondering to what use
all this knowledge and skill has
been put now that the war is over.
Not every veteran has a peace
time job attuned to his war
broadened education, but an in
finitesmal numebr of Negro vet
Grams have even had a chance to
compete for jobs in line with their
war-won skills.'
Local sponsorship will include
representatives Of the leading in
tercultural and social agencies in
each community. Admission to the
show will be charged and
amounts realized over expenses
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iaaebssdsu prr SrEcs Pbao
ing ind who halls from st. Louis, Missouri, is shown (abovel
signing artist management contract with George MacLean OF the
singing duo Johnny and George.
MacLean, ike wnIoughby, l. a great baritone himself The
once starred in Lew Leslie s "BIackbirdsD is leaving no stone
unturned in putting his charge IN the spotlight.
Wiloughby Is a concert artist who possesses a brilliant voice,
is young. good looking and talented. N. X. critics predict D
bright future for MIN. AT this early date a tour 3 being
arranged for the Spring OF is47 when it is expected that the
star will make a tour Of Negro schools and colleges.
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READ The Greater OMAHA GUIDEl
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Durocher Questioned
About Gambling

Cincinatti. (CNS). Leo Durocher
valuable manager of the Brooklyn
Dodgers was questioned by Base
ball Commissioner Chandler for
two hours following the appear
ance of a column that reported
that the Lip loaned his apartment
to a friend for a dice game in
which something crooked occurred.
No information as to what Chand-
Ter said, or what he intends to do
was released but it is known that
the report has caused some con-
Germ in baseball circles, particu-
larry at this time when the foot
ball scandal is rocking the nation.
nEAn u---.
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will be used to further the work
Of the National Urban League,
both locally and nationally.
The two films which form the
core of the show are: Call to
Duty" a documentary of Negro
Army exploints in the last war.
narrated by Walter Huston; and
THE Highest Tradition" which
traces Negro Navy training and
the heroes it produced, told by
Frederic March.
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KOHL (12eo kcl

KOHL (lZSO NOl -
7 90 Paul Harvey, News, ABC
7 Is Tom Glazer's Ballad Box
: 7 80 Coffee Concerts. ABC
7 As The Chosen People-Dr
Joseph Hoffman Cohn
8 M Sunday Morning Melodies
3 * Christian Science Ppm, EFT
3 30 The Christians Hour, EFT
9 90 Old Fashioned Revival EFT
10 90 Church of the Air
10 80 News
10 As AL Williams Health Club
IL 90 This Week Around the
World, ABC
IL 80 Melodies Of the Southland
II 90 News
- IS Your Sports Question Box
With Leo Durocher
- 80 Your University Speaks
~ As Vagabond Dreamer
1 90 For Your Comfort, EFT
l 80 Friendship Hour. ETS
1 As Portraits of Music, ETS
2 90 Sammy Hayes Serenade
2 IS News
2 80 Geislers Canaries
2 As Sam Pettengill, News ABC
. w are lneSe OuF
3 30 Green Hornet
A 90 Darts for Dough, ABC
4 30 C~ounterspy, ABC
3 90 Sunday Evening" Party.
; 30 Easy Aces. EFT
5 As Flight with Music. EFT
6 90 Drew Pearson, ABC
s Is News
6 80 Thanks for Thanksgiving
z 90 The Paul Wsiteman Hour
Z 80 The Clock. ABC
8 90 Walter Winchell, ABC
8 IS Louella Parsons. ABC
8 30 Jimmy Fidler, ABC
8 IS The Policewoman, ABC
9 90 Theatre Guild of the Air
10 90 News
10 IS Vera Massey, Abe
10 30 Music You Want. r
II 90 News. Abe
Il 05 Ted Weem's Orch. ABC
IL 30 Jack Fina's Orch. Abe
II 50 News, Abe
II 90 Sign Off.
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played short the night I saw him
and looked all right on that side
of the infield."
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
DR.. MCCORMICK IS
K|WAN|S PRESIDENT
Officers Are Elected AT Meet
ing OF Club Wednesday,
Magician EntertainS

At the meeting of the Kiwanis
club Wednesday evening DR.. W. A.
Mccormick was elected president to
serve during the coming fiscal year,
beginning Jan. l. j. Willard Bald
win was elected vice president, and
the new board of directors is COM
posed of Lloyd Bean, Harold Cartee,
DR.. E. C. Hall, George Mccormick,
Herbert Porter, Arthur Schaubel and
w. A. Ziegler. Ziegler is the retir-
ing president. The secretary-treas-
urer is to be selected by the new
officers.
The nominations were presented
by Harold Collins, chairman of the
nominating committee. The recon-
mendations were unanimously adopt
ed by the Kiwanians.
The meeting Wednesday evening,
preceded by a dinner, was also ladies'
night, with wives of the club mem
bers as guests.
Baldwin, program chairman, in
troduced a youthful magician, Jack
Evans of Billings who appeared to
be about 20, and his assistant, Don
Wolfe, also of Billings. They pre-
sented a Commute program of en-
tertainment that mystified and often
convulsed the Kiwanians and their
Young Evans, who has the
technique of an old trouper, is much
in demand, Baldwin said, and puts
on a show almost every night.
He pulled rabbits and doves out of
places of concealment, ex-
posed secrets of the sedate President
ziegler, did a number of disappear
ng stunts, picked objects out of the
air, made flowers and many yards
If silk appear out of nothing, per-
'ormed a variety of card tricks and
lid several other things that appear
ID to be original. During the per-
'ormance he cracked a string of
iokes.
At the end he responded to an en-
ore call with handkerchief tricks.
Kiwanians and guests heartily
.pplauded him.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
Two From Park City
In University News

Missoula, Oct. 29.-Miss Jeanne
Grubaugh, Park City, has been elect
ed Association Women Students
representative from New hall, upper
class wcmen's dormitory at the
State university, to serve on the
university women's governing body
for the school year. She is a junior
in the university department of
home economics and attended high
school in Park City and in Mis-
soula.
Richard Fox of Park City turned
out for varsity basketball in the
first call for practice last week. An
army veteran and a junior in the
university of education, he gradual
ed from Park City high school in
1912 and was prominent in athletics
there. Fifteen men will be chosen
from the first turnout of % for
the 1947-48 Grizzly squad.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
HARVEST
COMES TOE END
IN TERRITORY
Machines, Weather Aid
Completing Job Ear
lier Than Last Year

Virtual completion of the sugar
beet harvest in this district is re-
Elected throughout the state, the
Montana weather and crop report
indicated Tuesday. In addition to
sugar beets, the potato harvest and
the threshing of dry beans are also
nearing completion.
The report said that the beet crop
in Montana as a whole was three
fourths harvested and that at this
time a year ago the crop was only
half out of the ground. Mechanical
~harvesters have operated satisfac-
torily in most cases and have helped
to offset the shortage of hand labor
for many growers. While the labor
supply is generally adequate, there
remains a need for more hand top
pers in some counties, particularly
Carbon and Broadwater counties.
The potato crop is in its last
stages. Dry beans, the bulk of
which are grown in Carbon, Still
water and Yellowstone counties,
have all been threshed.
Livestock marketing continues
brisk, but the movement from some
localities has been checked because
of car shortages.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
LOCOMOTIVES CLIP
HAvRE HERE TO 6
Converted Point By Void In
Last Half Tells Tale-FanS
Gasp AT Quick Changes

The Locomotives moved back into
the winning column again after
dropping the conference lead to Liv-
ingston by easing the Havre Blue
Ponies last Friday on the Laurel
gridiron. The victory gave the local
entry sole possession of second place,
a position that it cannot do worse
with than share when the final
standings are in. A flicker of hope
still remains for a first place tie
should the Havre boys upset Living
ston this week and Laurel overcome
Anaconda Central
The two teams battled to a score
less first half last week, with Laurel
being the only team to show a SER
ious threat. However, that fell to
the wayside when Havre recovered
a tumble on an attempted reverse
play. The game was not lacking
for thrills, however, as both squads
time and again plunged their way
out of dangerous territory to mid
field only to bog down and punt
deep to the opponents.
The second half found the play
much the same, but it was Laurel
who first succeeded in striking deep
enough to score, after a variety of
passes and spread plats forced the
visitors to defend on the three-yard
line. Wagner then went over on a
line buck. Paul Void then convert
ed what proved to be the winning
point of the game.
With but a few minutes remaining
the Locomotives put on another
drive that seemed to be touchdown
bound only to have the picture
so quickly that it left the
fans gasping. Miller, the Havre left
half, intercepted a flat pass and
galloped rs yards before he was
brought down. Havre tailed after
plays. Their attempted pass
for the extra point failed.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
F. Q. {. INITIATES Is
At CEREMONY HERE
Drum and Bugle Corps, Drill
Teams From Red Lodge, Bill
lings Stage Parade

Laurel aerie of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, assisted by dele
cations from Red Lodge and Bill
lings, conducted a colorful initiation
of about 25 candidates Monday even
ing, following a street parade in
which visiting bugle and drum
corps, drill teams and candidates
participated. About $50 people at
tended the event which ended late in
the evening with the serving of
refreshments buffet style.
Headed by Capt. H. E. Baretta,
the Red Lodge bugle and drum
corps was composed of Ted Grym,
Alex McFate, Clarence Judkins, Tom
Hash, Ted A. Schmitz, Joe Yelich,
Henry Rae, Doty Marshall, Ray
Pfiefer, Ronald Cameron, Richard
Alberta, Pete Salby, Pete K~lessens,
Kenneth Cox, John Massick, Ford
Skinner and Katherine Mclean and
Rose Favera, majorettes.
The ladies' drill team from the
Billings lodge consisted of RATHER
inc Wadinizak, Jura Walker, Pat
Barry, Marjorie Bender, Mar
tina Helm, Lois Hartung, Mary Hell
terbran, Kate Propp, Madge Rux,
Lydia Ginter, Marie Gale, BERTHE
Rosie Staley, Lydia Bern
hardt, Mary Staley and Georgia
Hofferber.
Officers of the Billings mems
drill team were Clifford Lee, presi-
lent; Bill Huff, past president;
Ernie Reichenbach, vice president;
Howard Nelson, chaplain, and Noel
Rodger, conductor. The team was
into four squads.
First squad-Ray Steuart, cap
ain; Henry Helm, first lieutenant;
Cd Cabel, second lieutenant, Charles
Jackson, Raymond Crystal, Jim
1eimbichner and Clarence Propp.
Second squad Herman Staley,
Phil Stoltz, John Crystal and George
COX.
Third squad-R. E. Cornell, Saun-
Ter Helm, Christ Warn and Fred
Ienhardt.
Fourth squad-George Bernhardt,
Helm, Harold Fox and Sol
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
Rural Body OF P.T.A.
Sets 4-POint Program
For The Coming Year

A recent meeting of rural council
members of district 4 of the Par
emit Teachers association was held in
the cafeteria of the Eastern Mon
tana Normal school in Billings.
Council officers beginning duties
this year are Mrs. R. A. Wright,
president; Mrs. P. M. Lille, vice
president; Mrs. Hubert Woodland,
secretary-treasurer; Mrs. w. G..
Hopwood, program and publicity
chairman, all of Billings, and Mrs.
Gerald Scammon of Byam, historian.
A f%our-point program on world
citizenship, health and safety, home
and family life and school education,
was outlined.
The afternoons program was in
charge of the Canyon Greek unit,
and the Byam school unit served
refreshments. Members attended the
meeting from Lockwood Flats, Can
yon Creek, Byam, Allendale and Ed
Ell Grove.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
Baldwin Is Elected
Director Oh Montana
Hardware Association

j. Willard Baldwin, proprietor of
the Laurel Trading company, was
elected to the board of directors
Of the Montana Hardware and I'm
plement Dealers association Satur-
day at the closing session of the
annual convention in Butte. Larry
E. Cooper, manager of the o. NJ.
Void company's Billings store was
also elected as a new member of
the board.
David B. Dorward of Deer Lodge
was named president, succeeding
Clarence w. Backin of Bozeman,
and Otis A. Brende of Havre be-
came vice president. In addition
to Baldwin, Cooper and Backin.
other members of the board are
Robert Sterling, Roman; Lociiel Ed
wards, Malta; Glen kellogg, Conrad;
Walter Kremis, Missoula, and c.. M.
Wall, Helena.
The convention was from Oct. %
to 20. Baldwin and w. F. Foote
of the Trading company made the
trip to and from Butte in a plane.
flown by Baldwin.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
G. ". GRAFT, FORMER
BANKER, SUCCUMBS
Many From Laurel Attend Flu
neral At Fromberg-Lived
Here From 1915 To 1928

A number from Laurel attended
funeral services Tuesday afternoon
in Fromberg for George w. Graft,
81, retired Fromberg banker and q
former state representative from
Yellowstone county, who died at his
home in Fromberg Saturday after
a years illness.
The family resided in Laurel from
1915 to 1923, during which time Mr..
Graft was president of the Laurel
State bank, was member of the
school board for several terms and
was associated with B. L. Price in
insurance and real estate.
Surviving are the widow; a daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. K. Justice of Fromberg;
two sons, William G. Graft, bank
auditor in Venice, Calf, and Rob-
ert Graft, senior at Fromberg high
Graft of Minneapolis, a sister, Miss
Alice Graft of Minneapolis, who
formerly resided in Laurel, and
three grandchildren.
Services were conducted at the
Methodist church in Fromberg by
Rev. Don Redfield, pastor of the
church. Burial was in Mountview
cemetery at Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
ROTAR|ANS ENTERTAIN
FACULTY Of SCHOOLS

Members of the Laurel public
school faculty were guests of honor
Monday evening at the Masonic
temple at a dinner meeting of the
Rotary club. Also attending as
guests were members of the school
board and their wives and wives of
the Rotary club members. DR.. Will
liam d. Copeland, president of Rocky
Mountain college at Billings, was
the principal speaker. About 125
people attended the dinner and
meeting.
President o. X. Chapman intro
duced Supt. Fred w. Graft of the
Laurel school system to serve as
postmaster. Graft gave a resume
of the schools here in the past 20
years and noted that population of
the grade schools is about the same
in 1947 a it was in 1922. The high
school enrolment of the present
time is considerably greater than rs
years ago.
Graft then presented Clyde Crom-
well, chairman of the board Of
trustees of school district No. z, who
spoke of the adjustment that has
been made in teachers salaries in
the current year, the necessity for
maintaining the salary level to at
tract future teachers to the profess
sion, and the growing need for more
and better school facilities. He said
the board has been studying the
need for more school buildings, and
improvement of present struc-
lures.
Both Graft and Cromwell mention
additions and enrichments that
been made in the Laurel cur
riculum with the passage of the
years and envisioned additions for
he future. Cromwell informed the
audience that the people of the dis
riot would be asked to provide the
'unds with which to carry on the
work of educating the rising gener-
ltions.
POSTMASTER Graft then introduced
he members of the faculty and the
men teachers introduced their wives.
DR.. Copeland, the principal speak
r, drew many comparisons between
he activities of daily life of the
nen who composed the Rotary or
-anization and the men and women
'ho make up the teaching profess
ion. Many of the similarities, as
e described them, were quite strik-
ng. One that was especially apt
'as the necessity for "knowing
our goods and knowing your GUS
omers." In merchandising this
leant thorough acquaintance with
Continued on Page Twelve) u
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
MRS.. STRAND RETURNS
FROM VISIT IN NORWAY

Mrs. Anton Strand has returned
from Norway where she spent the
last three months. Most of the time
was spent enjoyably with her three
three sisters and a brother in Chris
tianson, Norway, whom she had not
seen for 49 years. There, she says,
she met altogether about 80 other
relatives.
She reports that as far as she
could learn, conditions are very good
in that country and the people SEEM
ed to be in fair circumstances.
Mrs. Strand flew from New York
making the trip to Norway in "a
hours. Coming back by plane she
left Norway on Saturday and ar
rived in Laurel Tuesday morning.
She is visiting her son, Sam
Strand and family, and other rela-
tives here.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
HUNTING ACCIDENT
INJURIES STERRETT
Jumping Dog Believed To Have
Caused Discharge OF Gun Ly-
ing On Ground Al SiIesia

r. H. Sterrett, proprietor of the
Laurel Ben Franklin store, sustain
ed gunshot wounds in both legs
about 10 o'clock Monday morning
while hunting p"heasants in the vi
cinity of Silesia. A 12-gauge shot
gun that was lying on the ground
at the time was apparently dis
charged by a jumping dog that had
just retrieved a pheasant.
Sterrett was brought to Laurel
about IL o'clock in the car of a
Silesia resident, accompanied by
Walter Gummow, Sterrett's hunting
companion. After picking up Mrs.
Sterrett, the injured man was taken
to the Billings Deaconess hospital
where he since has been a patient.
Mrs. Sterrett said Wednesday that
his condition is good and that it
is expected he will be brought home
in a few days. Eight lead pellets
entered each leg below the knee
but did not penetrate the leg bones,
although the gun discharged at a
distance of about 80 feet.
Mrs. Sterrett said she understood
her husband and his companion shot
simultaneously at a pheasant, which
fell and vas retrieved by the dog.
The dog was still jumping about
after he delivered the bird and it
is believed he discharged the gun
On the ground. Mrs. Sterrett quoted
her husband as saying he felt as
he had been struck by a
baseball bat.
Laurel outlook., 1947-10-29
Is On Home Coming
Committee, BOzeman

Bozeman, Oct. 29.-Mildred Hage-
man of Laurel is serving as a men,
Der of the general g~et-together COM
mittee for the Montana State college
homecoming celebration to be held
Oct. 81 and Nov. l.