davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-04-18
That's what the Palomar astronomers
say when they're stuck with a tough
problem. Meet the 75-year-old wizard
who always comes up with the answer

W7HnE the huge 2O0nch telescope mirror recently
w completed the last leg of its hazardous journey through
snow, ice and fog to the top of Paoar Mountain in Cali
fornia little 75year-old Vermonter stood quietly in the
shadows of the huge dome As the loo pancake of racu
lousy smooth glass hosted off its trailer he the
happest grin in the place This Russell W. Porter
artist, architect and ideaan of Palomar
As so6n the enormous mirror is in place. testing and
adus shere will begin Then few months the giant sky
will start probing billion light years into space
gathering knowledge of stars and gaaxes utterly beyond
reach today The data collects may 90 far toward
explaining the origin of the universe Whatever it does
and his genius looking machines with the eye
artist.
Porter the 2OOnch job in 1928 He had definite
assignment What do you want to do? he asked DR..
George E. Hale founder of the project lust be here said
Hale Scarcely day has gone by since that Porter has not
had some influence on the final result
He Made His Own Job
He title; he is too many things architect designer
philosopher, diplomat and smoother outer of difficult stua
tions.
Hale hired him architectural consultant but he
made his Job. The astronomers constantly facing
major problems that had to be solved before big money could
be spent Most of them not engineers Bueprnts con-
fused them Wait minute Porter said once, IN blow
them apart for you"
He seized big sheet of paper and began translatng
pencil Out of the tumble of blueprint symbols vast
telescope machine in three dimensions. Whmsically the
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
WHAT THE OIL INDUSTRY is DOING

Some time ago a committee representing the oil industry
inaugurated a concentrated campaign to gain the cooperation
of the American public in the conservation of petroleum pro-
ducts, and, at the same time, to obtain a better understanding
of the industrys efforts to deal with unprecedented demand.
That is all to the good. Even in the "tght' areas, the
margin between supply and demand of most oil products is
small, and reasonable care on the part of industrial and domes-
tic consumers will assure sufficient petroleum for all needs.
For it's own information, the public should know what the
industry has been and is doing to serve it-and should under
stand the problems involved. The war prevented much con-
struction of facilities for the production of oil for civilian use.
MANY of the plants built in war time were designed for special
purpose military fuels and lubricants, and are of small value
now. The manufacture of materials needed for postwar eX-
pansion of the industry has often been behind schedule. And,
finally, it has been necessary to ship considerable quantities OF
petroleum products abroad.
The oil industry is dealing with the problem on all fronts.
1t is making peak utilization of every facility 1t has. 1t IS
building new plants as swiftly as it can. 1t is seeking new
sources of crude in every likely area. And, in order to relieve
the strain on domestic resources, it is { developing foreign oil
fields to serve Europe and other parts of the world. 1t has
done a remarkable job in meeting our needs during a long
period of stress and strain.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
FA','i'@Auxiliary

CAN Rights Reserved


The regular monthly social meet.
ing of the American Legion Auxil-
larry was held in the parlors of the
Methodist church Tuesday evening
Feb. II, at which a very lovely pro
gram was presented by the Laurel
Girl Scouts.
Mrs. P. A. Johnston, chairman
of the Girl Scout troops of this
district, was introduced and spoke
briefly.
Mrs. H. S. Barrow and Mrs. w,
A. Mccormick were presented as
leaders of the senior scout troop
and Mrs. Ed Sommers and Mrs
]. F. Morrison, leaders of troop 2,
The program given was as fol
lows:
Play, America Renews Her Vows.
troop 2.
Skit, The Cherry Tree, troop 2.
Musical playlet, Thirty Minutes
With Lincoln, senior troop.
The Shining Door, troop 2.
Drama, Star Spangled Banner,
oClllOt tlOOPs
Costumes worn were represent
ative of earlier times, including
those worn by George and Martha
Washington, Abraham Lincoln, a
Negro slave, a western pioneer
couple-the man wearing a COON
skin cap and fringed leather gar
ments, and the woman a calico dress
with sunbonnet to match. The Pill
grim fathers were represented by a
very ralistic costume and working
mar wore the appropriate hickory
shirt and blue denim.
america" was beautiful in the
stars and stripes.
A pleasing feature was a stately
minuet, a dance much in vogue ir
the time of Washington.
A request number was a piano
solo, splendidly rendered by Linda
Johnston.
At the close of the evening a
very delicious lunch was served by
the ladies of the Auxiliary. Hos
tesses were Mona Pewitt, Grace
Warfield, Lois Mehling, Edna Star
bard, Ina Graft and Elizabeth Mel
son.
Legion Auxiliary Nears
Million-M Member Goal
With approximately 100000 men,
bers enrolled for 1948, the American
Legion Auxiliary began its February
activities t~hree-fourths of the way
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BEWARE OF THE DOG
Monroe Doctrine Lives

"As a principle in which the rights
and interests of the United States
are involved, the American CONT
nents, by the free and Independent
condition which they have assumed
and maintain, are henceforth not to
be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European
powers"
In that paragraph is summed up
the burden of the doctrine which
President James Monroe pro-
claimed to the world on December
q, 1923. The Monroe doctrine is re-
garded generally as the first express
sion of a definite foreign policy
albeit a negative one-made by the
United States.
Keep off the grass" said Presi-
dent Monroe, in effect; and he add
ed a "beware of the dog" warning:
at is only when our rights are in
vaded or seriously menaced that we
resent injuries or make prepara-
tions for our Defense"
Strangely enough, in the light of
present day developments, particu-
larry the signing in September of
the inter-American defense treaty,
the Monroe doctrine was a direct
outgrowth of what was considered a
hostile act by Russia:
In 1921, the Russian emperor
issued ukase forbidding citizens
of other countries from fishing and
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
New York and Detroit Pay
Highest Salaries to Mayors

CHICAGO. - Mayors of the ma
tons 10 biggest cities receive an
average salary of $17,236 a year,
according to American Municipal
association.
The highest paid are the mayors
of New York and Detroit, who get
SOS, 900 each.
The mayors of San Francisco and
Boston are next in line with $40, 600
yearly.
Chicago, Los Angeles and Phila-
delphia pay their mayors $4,000.
In other cities with more than
500, 900 population, the figures are:
Baltimore, SIS 5000; Buffalo, $12,-
900; Cleveland and Pittsburgh, $751;
900, and ST. Louis, $4,000.
Milwaukee's mayor gets $13,074,
including a 1947 "cost of living"
bonus of STA.
Among the % cities in the 250, 900
to 10000 population group, the av-
erage is $7,167.
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to its million-member goal, accord
ing to Mrs. Esther S~terrett, men,
bership chairman of Laurel unit of
the Auxiliary. Enrolment of adj
ditional members was continuing
with prospects bright of reaching
the goal before the end of the
year, Mrs. Sterrett said.
Rolls of the local Auxiliary unit
are still open to old and new men,
bers, and a warm welcome awaits
all eligible women in activities of
the organization, she stated.
Auxiliary Charters
12,000th Local Unit
Twelve thousand local units are
now carrying forward the program
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs. Lee w. Hutton, National Pres
ident, has announced following the
c%hartering of the Auxiliary's 49,
900 unit. Auxiliary units are To-
Gated in almost every city and town
in the United States and it's ter
ritories, and in a number of for
eign countries.
The $4,000 unit to receive a
charter was Alfred Thompson unit.
No. 1853, located at Carpenter, S.
D., with Mrs. Caroline Opsahl as
its first president. Carpenter, a
small town in the e~ast-central part
of the state, has had an American
post since 1927 but never
before has had a unit of the Le-
gion Auxiliary.
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We had a real thrill in Our Town
Just the other day-when the Free
dom Train stopped by!
You've heard about it, of course
An actual train that's touring
the country to remind us again
what true Democracy means. 1t
carries such Americana as the
Declaration of independence, the
Bill of Rights, and other immortal
documents that guarantee every
citizen his liberty.
A great ideal And from where l
sit, we're all riding along with that
Freedom Train-right nOw-by liv-
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
Getting Out of Debt

One reason why farmers are pros
porous today may be that it is easier
for farmers to get out of debt at
present than ever before. L. B.
Dietrich, director of the Agricultural
Extension service, Virginia Poly
technic institute, figures that a farm
mortgage now a be paid off with
"a less corn, beef or hogs, 70 as
many eggs or chicks and Y as much
milk, a in the depression years.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18

navigating within 100 miles of the
northwest coast of North America
south of the Boring straits to lati-
tude 81 degrees. The Monroe admin
~istration denounced and defied the
ukase and declared "the American
continents are no longer subjects
for any new colonial establish
ments."
And, in 1947, 124 years after the
Monroe doctrine, an inter-American
defense conference in Brazil estab-
lished a vast North Pole-South Pole
security zone, encompassing all the
American nations and their terri
torial waters. (See map.)
The Monroe doctrine has been de-
veloped to it's logical conclusion 124
years after it was articulated.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
Copyright, 1913, United States Brewers Foundation
Desert Plant Garden

An estimated 10000 desert plants
are growing on 306 acres set aside
for the desert botanical garden east
of Phoenix, Ariz. The garden is the
only one of its kind in the world.
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
From where | sit e. by Joe Marsh
Free Ride For YOU
on the Freedom Train!
Advertisement

ing in a country that protects our
individual liberties-whether they
apply to our right to/vote, to choose
our church, to speak u minds, or
enjoy a glass of beer with friends.
Only thing is-we've got to
prove ourselves worthy of the ride
80. by guarding zealously against
whatever forces of intolerance en-
croach upon our American con-
cepts of live-and-let-live, in a free
and strong Democracy!
& M~4H
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
Transport Auxiliary
Plans Chapter Here

Forty-three members and g"oets
attended the luncheon ard bu~iNass
meeting of the Montana IF0tor
Transport auxiliary at the Board of
Trade cafe. Mrs. R. G.. Wardell
presided at the business session dur
ing which plans were discussed for
a dinner dance to be held in April,
and for forming an auxiliary chapter
in Laurel.
Mrs. H. I. Smith was in charge
of the program, and game prizes
were won by Mrs. R. G. Wingfield
and Mrs. Wardell. Guests included
Mrs. w. G. Robinson, Mrs. Harold
Oliver and Mrs. James Oliver of
Laurel, and Mrs. Jon Conway, Mrs.
William Harris, Mrs. James Traves
and Mrs. Bert Stokes of Billings.
The next meeting will be a dessert
luncheon at the Commercial club ir
Billings, March 6.
Room to Stand
Some 1000 people per square mile
Laurel outlook., 1948-02-18
Heat From Wood

Oak, hickory, sweet birch, hard
maple, rock elm, locust and long
leaf pine, in the order named, give
the most heat for their weight.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-21
NON.PROFIT FOOD
SHIPMENTS TO
PALESTINE LAUNCHED
BY KEREN HAYESOD

NEW YORk-An official, non
profit agency, Service for Pales-
tine, Inc, for the shipment Of
kosher food gift packages to Pal
estine, has been organized by the
Keren Hayesod palestine Fourd-
alton Fund of America.
Service for Palestine. Inc. with
offices at 60 East Goth Street,
New York City, is offering the
shipment of kosher food gift
packages on behalf of American
Jews to relatives and friends III
Fa,es slime. The contents Of the
Two types of packages availa BILE
have been carefully selected in
strict conformity with Jewish
Palestine's present nutritional
needs under the guidance of the
Jewish food authorities in Pales-
tine.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1948-05-21

Dr.. Theodor H. Caster. faculty
member Of the Hebrew Union College
School Of Religious Education in New
York, has accepted an invitation to
serve as visiting professor Of Old Tesia.
ment at the University Of Chicago for
the Summer Quarter, beginning in
June. Dr.. Caster, . distinguished Old
Testament scholar and Orientalist, is
also q recognized authority on Com.
pArative Religion and Folklore. His
book, Thespis: Ritual and Drama in
the Ancient Near East" will appear in
the near future.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Y@uas Guue Gfttrr "
JOHN 3:h6 HNL
JOHN 3:I6

There is an old legend that every time a sinner is converted,
opposite the Bible passage which brought him to faith.
If that legend were true, how many of the redeemed Of all ages
would have their names inscribed opposite John 3, verse l6: "For God
so loved the world that He gave His onlybegotten Son, that whose
ever beieveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life"
John 3:l6 is Gods love letter addressed to every member of the
human race. And it was delivered by none other than Jesus Christ
Himself. Nowhere else in all literature has the entire plan of God
for the salvation of the human race been so beautifully and so
briefly stated.
God loved the world so much-in spite of its sin and wickedness
THAT He gave His onybegotten Son." Get that Christ is speak
ing, and He calls Himself Gods "onlybegotten Son." There was
none other before Him, and there will be none other after Him. He
was the Fathers "Onlybegotten."
THAT whosoever beieveth in Him should not perish" The
Gospel offer is allindusve. 1t makes no difference who you are, you
are included in that whatsoever"
And notice the single requirement: ~"whosoever beieveth in
Him" Believe that He is your Savior, that He died to suffer the
punishment of your sns-and you will mot perish"
But you will "have everlasting life" That was the end and aim
of Chrsts purpose on earth: to win souls for heaven. Every soul
that trusts in Him for its salvation is assured a place in the Fathers
House above. John $40, AZ.
Have you ever read John 3:l6 in its context? Take your Bible
and read the entire third chapter of John and see how clearly it
reveals the way Of salvation.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
North Dakota Wheat

Wheat production began in what
is now North Dakota even before
the organization of Dakota terri
tory. but On a very few acres. The
average annual harvested yields Of
all wheat for what is now the state
Of North Dakota began to be report
ed in 1879. in territorial days. Av-
erage annual yield of all harvested
wheat for North Dakota for the
period 1879 to 1947, inclusive, a
period of SO years. is 1878 bushels.
Yields Of 20 bushels or more were
recorded in 1891. 1895 and 1912.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT
COVE IRRIGATION co.
Incorporated at Laurel. Montana

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that at a meeting of the Board
of Directors of Cove Irrigation
Co., held on the 3rd day of No
vember. 1913. an assessment of
S1.O0 per share was levied upon
the subscribed capital stock of
the corporation. payable on or
before the 4th day of December,
1948. to the Secretary-Treasurer
of said company at No. 2 Void
Building, Laurel. Montana.
Any stock upon which this as
sessment shall remain unpaid on
the 4th day of December, 1913,
will be delinquent and advertised
on the 9Th day of December, 1913.
for sale at public auction, and un-
less payment is made before will
be sold on the oath day of De-
cember. 1913, to pay delinquent
assessment and expenses of sale.
Dated November 3, 1948.
By Order of Board of Directors.
B. l.. PRICE,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Box 81. Laurel. Montana.
(11-3-48-4t)
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Women Busy Sewing

Two billion yards of fabrics went
over store counters last year for
home sewing. Girls and women
sew for themselves for four rea-
sons: ID AS a hedge against ready
to-wear quality. (2) They don't like
to "see themselves coming" want
individuality. CD They live in COM
munities where clothing choice Is
limited. "a They find home sewing
artistic and creative. Sewing class
es the country over are crowded to
capacity. In addition to classes
held in hundreds Of stores, there
are 1000 swing centers run by
sewing machine companies. 1t Is
estimated that a million women,
from teen-agers to grandmothers,
took sewing-class lessons in 1947.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Less and Less From Soil

Agricultural land now amounts to
little more than an acre per per-
son, and this ratio is shrinking fast
as populations rise and the land is
destroyed. Every year the land is
producing less food as it becomes
more exhausted. The virgin soils
Of Ohio once yielded, with unim-
proved seeds and no insect control,
100 bushels Of corn per acre and go
bushels of wheat. Now. despite
vastly improved farming methods,
the average is AZ bushels Of corn
and 20 bushels of wheat.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
New Powder
Ends Salt Ban for
Heart Patients

CHICAGO.-A new plastic powder
promises many heart disease pa
tients the boon of again eating foods
with salt, two scientists reported.
The powder is swallowed with wa
ter. like medicine. 1t then removes
salt from food passing through the
intestine. DR.. l. ]. Greenblatt of
Bethel hospital, Brooklyn, and M.
E. Gilwood of the Permutit COM
pany. New York, told the American
Chemical society's national meet
ing.
1t has been used successfully, they
said, by some persons who other
wise could not eat sailed foods.
These patients had heart troubles
marked by dropsy, excessive water
in body tissues. and swelling of the
joints. Salt aggravates this condi-
ton, SO they had been put on diets
almost entirely free of salt. The
diet is tasteless. and boring.
Patients Take Powder
Patients taking three tablespoons
Of the powder before and after each
meal have been able-to eliminate
some of the excessive water without
restricted diets or medicine. they
said. The treatment still is being
studied, DR.. Greenblatt stressed.
The plastic has been named Per-
mutt z. DR.. Greenblatt got the
idea for the method during the
war when the same kind Of prin-
ciple was used in airplane and ship
emergency kits to take salt out
Of sea water.
A substance in human blood
which may be important in fight
ing human cancer was described
in another report by DR.. William
Fishman of the University of
Chicago's department of surgery.
Chemical Halls Action
In test-tube experiments. this
chemical halts the action Of an
engine called glucuronidase. En-
zymes are potent chemicals which
help govern cell activities and
growth. The glucuronidase engine
has been found to be plentiful in
most human nee tissue, DR.. Fish
man said. But little or none of
the anti-enzyme detected in the
blood has been found in cancers
from human stomachs or intes-
he reported.
Earlier studies by DR.. Fishman
and DR.. Lester Odell, also Of Chi
cago, indicated a connection be-
tween this engine and female sex
hormones, which also work as spe-
cial growth regulators. Cancer is a
process which has gone
There is a possibility, DR..
Fishman said, that the increased
engine activity in human cancers
nay result from increased activity
Of female sex hormones, Dr. chem
Gals much like them.
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NOTICE OF TAXES DUE
FOR 1913

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
One-half (a) of all taxes Except
personal property taxes and spec
ial assessments levied by cities
and towns) levied and assessed for
the year 1948. will be due and
payable before five o'clock D. M.
on the Both day of November.
1913, and unless paid prior there.
to, the amount then due will be
delinquent, and will draw inter-
est at the rate of two-thirds (2/3)
of n per centum C1R) per
month from and after such de-
linquency, and two per centum
(2%) will be added to the amount
thereof as a penalty; and that
one-half Oh of all taxes levied
and assessed for the year 1913
will be due and payable on or
before five o'clock D. m. on the
31st day of May, 1949, and that
unless paid prior to said date.
said taxes will be delinquent and
will draw interest at the rate of
two-thirds (2/3) of one per cent
UNI Q%) per month from and
after such delinquency, and 2 per
centum (2%) will be added to the
amount thereof as a penalty.
Special improvement assess
ments levied bv cities and towns
must be paid with the first in
stallments of taxes.
Taxes are payable at the office
of the County Treasurer at the
House, Billings, Montana,
office hours on all bust
ness days.
Publication is hereby made as
provided by Section 2169 R.M.C..
1885.
Dated at Billings, Montana, this
LIST day of November. 1913.
A. WILLIAMS.
County Treasurer of Vel
lowstone County, Montana
date First Pub. Nov. 8. 1948-3t)
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Replacing Iron Horse

Steam power is being crowded
off the rails by the more efficient
diesel electric locomotive. Pushing
on the heels of the diesel is the next
big development in motive power
the gas turbine. Before the next
railroad centennial is celebrated, a
locomotive unit powered by atomic
energy is more than a possibility.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Getting Started With Bees

The three common ways of start
ing with bees re-: ID Buying pack
age bees or nuclei from the South;
hiving swarms; 90 buying colonies.
A fourth method is to transfer col
onies of bees from box-hives. trees
or the walls of houses, but this
method is not practical and should
be attempted only by an expert.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Great Leaders

Era of scientific exploration be-
gins properly with Condamine and
Humboldt and continues with the
great names of Darwin, Wallace.
Bates and Spruce to their success
sors of the goth century. The liter
airy men whose writings exhibit the.
background of sea and forest and
plains and desert are represented
by Melville and Hudson and Tom
Iinson.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Space-Saving Electric Plug

New-type electrical plug, only a
half-inch thick and connected to
the cord at its side rather than at
the end, is designed to contribute
to ~neatness, space saving and bet
ter placement of furniture.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Salt in Rainy Weather

Place an inverted glass over the
salt container in rainy weather.
This will keep your table salt from
dogging.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Deep Sea Life

Life Of the deep sea is remark
able among the great faunas of
the world for its state Of unbal-
ance. Since there is no plant life,
other than bacteria. green plants
being completely dependent upon
sunlight, the animals Of the light
less depths are dependent on the
rain of falling bodies from the rich
life Of the lighted surface zone.
Thus the deep-sea animals must
be scavengers or must prey vora-
ciously upon each other.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03

SOLVE YOUR GIFT PROBLEMS
with MAGAZINES. Order now
to get them started with the
Christmas number. Prices on
many are going up the first of
the year. New orders and re-
newals solicited. Mrs. J. H.
Crutcher. Is Seventh Ave. Phi.
136W. 10-13-tf
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Calendar
Of Coming Events

Friday, Nov. 5
General meeting of the Wo-
mans Society of Christian Ser
vice will be a dessert luncheon
at 2 o'clock at the Methodist
church, with circle A as hostesses.
Theta Rho Girls club will meet
at Odd Fellows hall in the eve
ming for initiation of candidates.
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Sunday, Nov. Z.

Sunday, NOV. Z.
Yellowstone Valley council of
Boy Scouts of America will meet
for a business session at 2 o'clock
and a banquet will be served at
$50 at the Northern hotel in
Billings for council members and
their wives, all cubs and scouts.
Others interested in Boy Scouting
are urged to attend.
Laurel outlook., 1948-11-03
Laurel Outlook
WANT ADS
Where Opportunity Knocks

NOTICE
All classified ads to appear in this
column must be paid for in adj
vance unless you have a charge &C
count.