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Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
OFFICERS DISCOURAGE
SPECTATORS At FIRES

Many spectators at a fire are apt
to interfere with firemen in the
discharge of their duties, city auth
critics hold. To discourage the
spectators the chief of police has
cited section AIT of the city ordi-
nances, which provides for fine and
Imprisonment.
Section AIT says:
when any fire alarm is sounded,
persons using the public streets or
alleys shall Immediately place them
selves in such position that they will
not interfere with the free and I'M
INSTRUCTED use of the streets by the
fire department in answering such
fire alarm. Any person negligently
or carelessly or Intentionally getting
in the way of any fire truck, en-
CINE, hose cart, hook and ladder
carriage, o. any other fire-fighting
equipment while making a run to a
fire after a fire alarm has been
given and who by such interference
shall delay such fire-fighting equip
ment in its progress to such fire
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and fined not less than $40 nor more
than $3.50 and costs of prosecution
or Imprisonment in the city Jail for
period not to exceed 80 days, and
the court may inflict both such fine
and Imprisonment"
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
VIEW. ENCAMPMENT
ATTENDED IN BUTTE

Laurel members of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars attending the de-
partment encampment at Butte in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. o. R. Burdett,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Prouty and J,
D. Fellows. Burdett is department
historian; Mrs. Burdett, past depart
ment president; Mrs. Prouty, dele
gate of Billy Price Auxiliary, and
Fellows, delegate to the post,
Over 1900 Montanans attended the
four days of the meetings
Representing the national V. F.
w. was Rev. Father Gerald M.
Dougherty of Chicago, national chap
lain. Mrs. Sally Cannon, national
president of the V. F. w. Auxiliary
units, was present and gave an in
teresting address at the auxiliary
session. Other distinguished mem
bers included Past National Com
mander Robert Merrill of Great
Falls.
Butte members conducted many
social events for the visitors, includ-
ing a banquet Saturday evening in
the Silver room of the Hotel Finlan
at which ove 1000 were served.
New officers elected and installed
were John w. Bonner, department
commander and former attorney
general Of Montana; Ernest Burns of
Whitefish, senior vice commander;
Rev. Father M. F. Corrigan of
Havre-all veterans of World war ii.
Auxiliary officers elected and in
stalled were Helen Kelly of Kalispell,
department president; Mary Young
of Butte, senior vice president; Leila
Gore of Poison, junior vice presi-
dent, and Emma Miede of Billings,
chaplain.
Missoula was chosen as host for
the 1913 encampment.
The four days of the meeting were
marred by rain, hail and snow.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02

with tax money bodies, in this in
stance the city government, il
would be necessary for the city
council to create an airport commits
sion, should the council adopt the
airport proposal as a project. Clear
title to the land is necessary. eli
gible construction" includes relocation
Of power lines and other utilities, in
which the C. A. A. would participate
On the outlined percentage basis.
Billiard was of the opinion that
the site could be easily developed
from a class II to a class III port
any time there was sufficient local
money to match federal money.
j. F. Macdonald exhibited a map
he had prepared in colors, showing
proposed initial and subsequent run
ways .
After further discussion a motion
Prevailed that the committee proceed
with its work, taking such steps as
circumstances warrant.
President Laird called Chairman
Paul Void of the baseball park COM
nittee for a report. Void said the
original tract purchased for a ball
park had been exchanged for anoth-
e on which a temporary diamond
will be constructed until a permanent
layout a be made. Comments
were offered by B. B. Hageman,
former chairman of the committee
making solicitation for funds. Fur
tier reports were given by Paul
Wilson, Fred w. Graft and Wayne
Hageman concerning the exchange
properties, inclusion of a future
pool and use of the lights
for school football games.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
Commercial Club Moves To Acquire
Tract For Constructing AirfieId

Two subjects, Laurel's position il
pending highway improvements anc
the purchase of a site for an air.
port, came up for consideration
Monday evening at a general meet
ing of the Laurel Commercial club
No directive action was taken or
the road subject, but the airport
committee was instructed to pro.
coed with its work for requirement
and development of an airport site
John Bullard of Helena, representing
the Montana office of civil aeron-
utics authority, explained prelimin-
airy procedure to secure approximate
ly $3.50 cooperation of the federal
agency in acquiring and developing
a field. President John Laird pre-
sided at the session.
Letters from the highway COM
mission and reported interviews with
its members disclosed that definite
plans for highway improvements in
the Laurel Billings area will not be
formulated until after completion of
a comprehensive survey now in pro-
gress. The survey, looking to a
program extending over several
years, will occupy months and may
not be completed until autumn.
Types of traffic, origin and destina-
ton, and routes for the long-range
plan are listed as factors to receive
consideration A number of mem
bers of the Commercial club took
part in the discussion and reports.
Willard Baldwin, vice chairman,
introduced by R. B. Packard, chair
man, who gave the airport commit
tees principal report. After samp-
ling public opinion and soliciting
more than 80 business con-
Germs for expressions, Baldwin was
the opinion that the money could
raised for purchase of the land
and that the solicitation for funds
should be made in the neal future.
The average from 81 firms was $500,
ne said, representing an approximate
of $4,000, with a number of
other firms yet to be contacted.
subscribers were three farm
ers who expressed an interest in an
at Laurel.
The vice chairman of the commit
zee said that all the towns in Mon
ana larger than Laurel have air
ports, as do many that are smaller
han Laurel.
Billiard of the C. A. A. said he had
examined the proposed site for the
lirfield and considered it a good To-
alton. The c. A. A. favors a ma
ion-wide network of airfields and
25 per cent of the pur-
base price and SO per cent of the
ost of essential construction. The
Matching of local funds can be on
"stage" program of seven years.
his cooperation does not include the
uilding of hangers.
As the federal agency works only
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
MANY PHEASANTS ARE
RELEASED NEAR CITY

To r~eplenish the stock of game
birds in the Laurel area the state
fish and game commission released
a large number of fully grown
Chinese pheasants in this vicinity re-
Gently. The birds came from the
game bird farm at Billings. Presi-
dent d. A. Nottingham of the Laurel
Rod and Gun club appointed Paul
Wilson, r. B. Packard and H. E.
Herbert to assist Al Holmes, game
warden, in making the distribution.
Birds released were 1872 southeast
of Laurel, 63 north, II west and
las southwest. 1t is expected that
they will nest this year.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
Pictures Oh Ancient
Mexico Displayed

On display in the window Of the
Fenton Agency during the past week
with the current issue of Life mag.
azine were some photographs taken
at Palenque, Mexico and given to
Miss Francis Fenton by friends con
nected with Mexican migration serv-
ice.
The pictures were of the old May
an empire with its many stone build
ings and intricate sculptoring and
carvings and were of the same
printed in the magazine.
The people who built these 1900
year-old buildings and temples have
often been called the Greeks of the
New World.
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ROTAR|ANS INSTALL
CHAPMAN PRESIDENT

o. K. Chapman was installed a:
president of the Laurel Rotary club
Tuesday at the beginning of the
clubs new fiscal year. Oliver Void
became vice president and R. B
Packard was continued for another
term as secretary-treasurer. Before
the transfer of the gavel of author
ity to Chapman, retiring president
J. P. Moore announced that the
= board of directors had named Chap
man president upon the resignation
of President-elect Joseph Gehrett.
The meeting Tuesday also observ-
ed the ninetieth birthday of L. A.
Nutting, a charter member and past
president, who was program chair
man and presented Judge Ben Har-
wood of the thirteenth judicial dis
trict court a the guest speaker.
Judge HARDWOOD, a native Montan-
an and a son of a pioneer who was
n of Nutting's friends in early
days, declared that friendship and
good fellowship constituted a leaven-
ing influence of kindness in human
relationships in the community, state,
nation and world. Man has the
ability to get himself into all man.
ner of predicaments, many of which
come before the court for review,
but the happier aspects of mans
existence arise from his other ability
to live tremendously with his fell
lows. Referring to the earlier state
ment of the retiring president that
the past year had been a pleasant
n for Moore because of the cordi-
atty among members and officers,
the speaker said in effect that the
fostering of such an attitude among
members of the human family would
contribute much to the creation and
preservation of happy relationships
throughout the world.
The judge concluded by expressing
pleasure at again visiting the Ro-
tary club in Laurel and by extend
ing congratulations to his friend
Nutting on the latter's attainment
of 80 years.
Secretary Packard announced that
the Hardin community had invited
the general public to attend an all
day soil conservation meeting there
July %. Among features will be
a barbecue dinner of five buffalo
prepared by Grow Indians for their
guests and the full-dress tribal adop-
ton of DR.. H. H. Bennett, chief of
the soil conservation service at
Washington, d. C. The adoption is
to be the most elaborate affair of
its kind since the adoption of Mar
shall Foch of the French army after
the first World war.
Packard announced also that a dis
trict assembly of Montana Rotary
presidents and secretaries will be
held Sunday and Monday, July 81
and 7, at Bozeman. President Chan
man said he would request j. w.
Corwin, a past president, to repre-
sent the Laurel club at Bozeman.
Ted Neville of the Roysdon furn-
iture store vas elected to member
ship. II
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
United Service To
China Drive Starts

The China Relief drive is current
ly getting under way in Montana
under the craftsmanship of Mearl L..
Fagg of Billings. Secretary of State
George c. Marshall endorsed the
United Service to China appeal, stat
ing that contributions to missions
and foundations in China have been
a wise expenditure for U. S. good as
well as the good of China.
He further said that the people of
China are now suffering tragically
as a result of their eight years of
war with Japan and are in desperate
need of assistance.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02
Dawson Is Promoted

Roy A. Dawson has received word
of the promotion of his son, Zane
G.. Dawson, to the rank of NM BIC.
MN BIC Dawson is at present en-
route to Seattle, where he hopes to
receive leave before going to Point
Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost set
Element in North America. He ex-
poets to be at Point Barrow until
October.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-02

Mrs. E. A. Fuller and Miss Carol
Shay plan to leave for Fort Dodge,
Iowa, where they will visit Mrs.
Bessie Sherrow and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Grouse.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Planning Council Asks
End Of Segregation,
Covenants in District

The Citizens Council for Com
munity Planning today urged that
racial segregation and restrictive
real estate covenants be abolished
in the District as IAN aid to sound
planning"
The council, a nonprofit group
headed by Julius I. Peyser, attor-
ney, made the recommendation in
a statement following a study Of
the Presidents Committee on Civil
Rights report at a meeting last
night.
AS the purpose of the council is to
survey and evaluate physical facili-
ties Of the District, the statement
said, it cannot express approval or
disapproval "of the political or
moral aspects involved in segrega-
ton and restrictive covenants"
Extra Expense Cited.
It added, however, that the coun-
Gil feels segregation and covenants
"impinge seriously and expensively
upon the Districts future"
ITO mention some concrete ex-
amples," 1t continued, "it Is obvious
that the duplication OF schools,
Fairgrounds and hospitals repre-
sents not only an uneconomic opera
ton with a consequent unnecessary
drain upon the taxpayers purse, but
also serious complication to any
sound planning"
While the citizens report did not
point out anything about the Dis
trict not already known locally. the
statement said, it "highlighted, for
the country as a whole, some of the
characteristics of the Nations
Capital"
Planning More Difficult.
Segregation, in all its forms, the
statement said. makes even more
difficult the already complex task
of the governmental agencies
charged with the preparation of
plans for city development" 1t
added:
THE restrictive covenant practices
operate to conf1ne larger
and larger segment of the population
into a smaller and smaller area, with
consequent increasing planning
problem, housing problem, slum
problem and health problem.
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Two Army Units to Get
CoIors at Ceremony

The colors of the 317th Glider In
fantry Regiment of the Both AIR
borne Division and the 782nd Tank
Battalion will be returned at a GER
emony at Fort Myer Tuesday.
The ceremony will be one of sew
eral throughout the country mark
ing the official return from storage
of colors or standards and battle
honors to ground and service units
of the Organized Reserve Corps,
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, commanding
general, Army Ground Forces, an
nounced.
In many of the cities where colors
are to be returned the ceremonies
will be part of the general Armistice
Day observances. Reservists of all
Washington area Army units and
officials of the District Department
Reserve Officers Association, will
participate in the Fort Myer cere-
mOny,
Evening star., 1947-11-07
Roxos Yacht Is Forced
To Shelter by Storm
BY the Associated Press

MANILA, Nov. IA storm in the
Visayan Sea forced the presidential
yacht Orchid, with President Roxas
aboard, to seek, shelter at Capiz, 240
miles southeast of Manila, today.
The Orchid is en- route back to
Manila from Ormoc, Leyte, after
carrying Mr.. Roxas on a political tour
preceding the elections Tuesday.
Northern Luzon, meanwhile, braced
itself as typhoon approached from
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-30

A. A. Edwards, Joyce Edwards, MI.
and Mrs. Marion Bondurant and son
Lewis, and Dickie Brown. The oc-
casion was Dickie's twelfth birth
day.
Bud Edwards has returned to his
home from Billings where he under
went an appendectomy at the Dea-
coness hospital.
Mrs. j. l.. Stadalman, Mrs. Rus
sell Stadalman, Mrs. Lucy Keogh of
Tyndall, Min, and Mrs. L. d. Butch
er of Billings visited this week in
Red Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. Eshom and
son Coy have returned from a visit
with relatives in Washington and
Idaho. They were met at Wade
Lake by Mr.. and Mrs. William
Campbell, brother-in-law and sister
of Mrs. Eshom, and all returned to
Laurel last week.
Mrs. G. w. Fenton returned to
Laurel Friday from Minnesota, ILL
nois and Wisconsin where she had
been visiting friends and relatives.
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ter, Miss Blanche Hawkins, who hac
been the guests for the last three
weeks of Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Wig.
gins, returned to their home in
Springfield, Ill. They took several
scenic rides while here and left for
a sightseeing trip to Denver and a
visit in Cheyenne, Wyo., with Will
bur and Charles Virgins.
Mrs. Harry Pewitt and children.
Kenneth and Renee, who had spent
the last two months with Mrs.
Pewitt's mother, Mrs. Emily Shat
fer and other relatives, returned
to their home in Richmond, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Easton have
had as guests Mr.. Easton's sister,
Mrs. C. o. Olson of Billings and her
daughter, Mrs. Genevieve McLaugh-
lin of San Diego, Calf.
Mrs. H. A. Bundy is reported i'll
of influenza at her home.
P%icnicking Sunday at the site of
the old red bridge on the Yellow
stone were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Lumsdon and family, Nh. and Mrs.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-30

Among the state officers in at
tendance at the two-day Leadership
conference of the Montana Parent
Teacher association held in Billings
was Mrs. NJ. F. Crawford, STATE
p. t. A. secretary. Discussions
during the sessions by educator:
throughout the state and from distant
points covered a wide range of sub.
jects including school problems anc
health programs.
Guests last week of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Geiger were Mrs. C. S
Betz and her granddaughter, Miss
Curran Lamar of Sioux City, Iowa,
and Mrs. Blanche Johnson of Den
yer, daughter of Mrs. Betz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Vannice, Mr..
and Mrs. Lorrine Christensen and
son Dale, and Miss Opal Vannice,
all of Concordia, Kans., returned to
their homes after a visit with rela-
tives. During their stay they were
accompanied on an outing to Cooke
City and a tour of Yellowstone park
by Mr.. Vannice's sister, Mrs. l.. R.
Shay and family.
Recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
l. l. Flatmo were Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Weast of Detroit, Mich,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Martin West of
Milwaukee, Wis. They were joined
by Mr.. and Mrs. Flatmo in a trip
to Yellowstone park and a visit in
Missoula with Mrs. Flatmo's mother,
Mrs. Rhoda Jordan.
Visiting over the week end at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. l.. Baker
were Mrs. Bakers daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Dale Palmer and daughter,
Jean Louise of Basin, Wyo., and Mrs.
Callie B. Carter of Hardin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Florin Dolachek
are the parents of a daughter born
Sunday, July 81, at a Billings hos
pital.
Mrs. Helen Shearer entertained at
dinner Saturday, honoring Glenn
Grant of Seattle, a friend of her
son George, and on Sunday a group
consisting of Mrs. Shearer, Miss
Helen Shearer, Mr.. Grant and
George Shearer made a trip to
Cooke City.
A dinner last Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Sheets
was attended by Mrs. Louis Yovetich
and daughter Michele of Butte, Mr..
and Mrs. Montee Wallace, Mrs. Hazel
Wallace and Ethelbert Coombs.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hodges, who
are spending their vacation here
from Detroit, Mich, left on a trip
the state and planned to
stop over several days with Mr..
Hodges sister, Mrs. Gilbert Altimus
and family of Livingston, after
which they will visit in Great Falls
md Lewistown with relatives.
Spending Sunday at Cooke City
we're Mr.. and Mrs. John Price, Mr..
md Mrs. Henry Filbrandt and Mrs.
}. w. Hunter.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-30

Glenda Dawson of Powell, Wyo.
spent last week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Dick
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lumsdon and
family and Harold Stevenson of Bill
lings were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Knolie Stevenson of Bal
lantine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Gilmore and
Mrs. Shirley P%enninger spent the
week end at Silver Gate.
Hugh Edwards and Dow Edwards,
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Edwards,
left Tuesday of last week for Grape
vine, Calf, where they will be
employed.
Clayton Sheets has returned home
from the Deaconess hospital in Bill
where he was a patient fol-
an attack of pneumonia.
George G. Hawkins and his daugh-
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-30
PARK ITYSECTION

/ Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Nerlich o
st. Louis was a guest Thursday o.
her cousin Mrs. Jennie Oliver.
Nadine Smith of Livingston i!
visiting her aunt and uncle, Mr. anC
Mrs Mel Roski.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Corwin, theil
daughter, Mrs. Arno Albrecht, anC
their granddaughter Leola Mae Of
Billings went to the Corwin cabir
Tuesday at East Rosebud lake.
Terry Sands celebrated his sixth
birthday Monday, July 81, by enter
tanning friends and his two grand,
mothers, Mrs. Elmer Fink of Bill
lings and Mrs. Fred Sands, also
Leila and Marlee Braunstadter, Bob
and Jim Eastlick, John Suter, Rita,
Ronald and Dickie Roski, Kenny
Bolin, Shirley Roth, Dick Vanden-
burg, Beverly, Patty and Joylene
Sands.
Mrs. r. E. Plowman was hostess
to the Garden club Thursday after
noon at the hall. Mrs. F. R. Brown
presided. Roll call was "a Garden
Pest" Mrs. Elizabeth Kinney had
the program on "Short Cuts to
Gardening" Some discussion was
held on a fall flower show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hicox and four
children, Douglas, Allen, Phyllis and
Lorna, left Monday for their home
in Wainwright, Canada, after visit
ing Mr.. Hicox's sister, Mrs. Jennie
Oliver.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A Laurence and
daughter Sharon of McGill, New,
were overnight guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. o. Nelson.
R. C. Bolin left recently for Terry
where he will be with the public
schools for the coming year. Mrs.
Bolin spent last week in Terry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Lierow and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Story
and daughter have returned from a
vacation on Flathead lake.
During a recent high wind storm
a large cottonwood tree measuring
Is feet n circumference was uproot-
ed at the south gate of the Mitchell
place. Miss Minnie Mitchell related
that she saw the tree planted in
1884 or 1885, and that she also saw
it fall during the storm last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Miller and
son Joy moved Wednesday to Bill
where he is employed. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller have been living
Mrs. May Miller the past six
months.
Norma Southworth of Tacoma is
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Hedges
and Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Southworth,
Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. H. Dove enter
aimed at dinner Sunday for Mrs.
J. Streedbeck of Helena, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bob S~treedbeck and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Dove of Billings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Halfway
# st. Petersburg. Fla, who at one
lime lived in Park City, were callers
lere recently.
A son was born July l to Mr..
md Mrs. Joseph Thatcher of Cros-
.y, Mimi, s~on-in-law and daughter
# Mr.. and Mrs. John Harding. He
las been named Joseph, Jr.
Kenneth Eastlick, who is attend
ng school at Bozeman, spent the
week end with his parents, Mr.. and
lrs. Dan Eastlick.
Laurel outlook., 1947-07-30
Harry Taylor, Victim
OF ElectrOcutiOn, Is
Buried At Park City

Park City, July 30.-Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday afternoon
July %, at the Methodist church TO.
Harry G. Taylor, 65, who was cleo
trocuted Friday, July 10, at Shelly
Ida, while helping to move a house
Rev. Rueben Dutton of Billings of
ficiating.
Harry Goldstone Taylor was born
Aug. IT, 1881, at Luke City, Nebr.
and was married to Bertha Relmour
The family later moved to Edge
mont, S. D., and six months later
to Allience, Nebr. For the past
five years he has been residing
with his daughter, Mrs. Paul Mat
theis of Park City.
Mrs. A. o. Nelson, Mrs. r E,
Plowman, Mrs. May Miller and
Mrs. S. T. Flood, accompanied by
Mrs. Charles Eastlick, sang LEAD
Kindly Light" and "The Old Rug
ged Cross"
He is survived by two daughters.
Mrs. Matthias of Park City, and
Mrs. Lucille jacob of Omaha; four
sisters, Mrs. C. E. Lyman of Oma-
ha, Mrs. Martha Gordon of Man
chester Center, VT, Mrs. G.. r.
Trefney, and Mrs. r L. Mcdonald
of Bozeman; also seven grand
children and four great grandchil-
dren.
Pallbearers were Lester Lesher,
Bert Mitchell, F. R. Brown, C. V.
Eastlick, Ralph Story and John
Harding.
Burial was in the Park City
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. George jacob of
Omaha, Nebr., came the first of
the week to spend a few days with
Mrs. Jacobs sister, Mrs. Pearl Mat
theis and family, after attending
the funeral of her father, H. G..
Taylor.
Mrs. Thelma Gebo has gone to
Billings to accept a position as
stenographer in the general office
of Sawyer Stores Inc.
J.. William Gardener, 81, of Bill
lings died in a Billings hospital
Thursday, July "a, where he had
been a patient since early June. At
n time he homesteaded near Park
City. He is survived by a cousin,
Mrs. Victor Regnart of Fresno,
Calf.
Complimenting her mother, Mrs.
Mary E. King on her eighty-sixth
birthday Sunday, July 20, Mrs. An
nabelle Riddle of the Park City
hotel entertained at a family re-
union in which the five generations
were present. Attending were Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Darrah and Mr.. and
Mrs. King Darrah and families of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Darrah of Warren, Wyo., Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Payer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Ford and family of
Park Citv, and Mr.. and Mrs. Payer,
ST., of Dean.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fry returned
home the last of the week from a
vacation trip on Flathead