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Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
Cardinals Clip
Indians, Tigers
Take Cubs

Playing a sudden-death game foi
the right to enter the finals this
week, two birthplace clubs pulled
upsets and won over second place
winners for the chance at the
chapionship, which is to be decided
this week in a best of three games,
with the finals being played be-
fore the public on the new field
Friday evening.
In the senior league two extra
innings had to be played before the
Indians bowed to the Cardinals. 60
ing into the fourth inning behind
3 to 0, the Indians scored twice
when Dantic overthrow third base
with two on. In the fifth inning
the Indians tied the game at three
each in the same manner. The
game went to the seventh inning
before the Cardinals scored.
Larry Brese collected his first
hit of the year with a single to
right. He came home when Ken
Leuthold hit a homer, but was
called out at first for failing to
touch the base. However, the n
run proved to be enough, as
the chance that the Indians had
to tie the game was caught in an
attempted steal of third base. The
Cardinals will meet the Dodgers in
the finals.
In the junior league the third
place Tigers upset the hopes of the
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
Merchants Playing
In Moose Sponsored
Tournament

The Lewistown Moose took the
decision from the Laurel Merchants
baseball team last Sunday, but
Laurel has an opportunity to turn
the tables Thursday of this week
when it again meets the Lewistown
nine, this time in the state Moose
tourney at Lewiston.
Bill LaPrath pitched the first four
innings Sunday, giving up even
runs. Harold Gratwohl pitched the
last five and gave up one.
The winner of the contest Thurs
day will meet Harlowton Friday.
Gradwohl is the starting hurler for
Laurel Thursday. The Merchants
will play a return game Sunday
with the Lewistown team.
The state convention of Moose is
a three-day affair, with the tourna-
of like duration. The Laurel
team will stay through the whole
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
SluggerS Down
Societies Who In
Turn Beat Rustlers

The Sluggers added their third
win for the season by defeating the
Societies 20 to 7, collecting IL runs
in the second inning. Betty Brese
cid the pitching and Myra Magnus
caught, allowing nine hits and
combination also hit a pair of
doubles, while for the losers Vivian
Frank banged out a triple with two
on.
The Societies came back in the
second game and pushed the Rust
lers into the cellar of the league
in a 10 to ID ball game. Peggy
Bernhard hit a triple and a double
with n on both times for
the winners. The Rustlers rallied
i'll the last inning with five runs,
but were unable to overcome the
lead built up by the Societies
earlier.
The Societies are now out in
front with an even two and two
record, followed by the Sluggers
with three wins and one loss. The
Rustlers have but one win and
three losses. Two more weeks of
play remain before the playoffs.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
Farmers Union Team
Drops Two Games,
Wins One In Week

The Billings Merchants and the
Miles City A. C. set the Farmers
Union down for defeat Nos. 2 and
3 last week, taking advantage of
the post-tournament let-down that
befell the local club afer ~annexing
the state semi-pro baseball title.
The Farmers Union snapped out
of it in time to hand the Fromberg
club a 7 to 0 shutout and to keep
its place at the top of the Midland
Empire League standings.
The Farmers Union went into the
last of the ninth inning with a one
run lead last Wednesday, only to
have the Merchants take the
breaks and push across the winning
run. With the bases loaded and
only one down, Ed Gorilla lined a
single to right field, with the win
ming run crossing home just as the
throw came in.
Jim Lucas started on the mound
for Laurel, but had to give way
to to George Krug when halfway
through the game. Unlike two
other games with the Merchants,
the Farmers Union out-hit the Bill
lings club nine to six, but failed
to score in the second, third and
fourth innings on six hits.
Rain halted a rally Saturday in
the seventh inning after two runs
had scored and a man was on third
base with one out. The score was
6 to a, making the game official
at the end of the sixth inning. The
Miles City team, which had gone
down twice to the Farmers Union
earlier in the season was credited
handing the Laurel team its
third loss of the year by the count
of 6 to 2. Jim Lucas hurled for
the visitors this time, with Harold
pitching for Laurel.
Sunday afternoon at Fromberg,
Clarence Holman came back to his
usual good form after suffering a
shoulder at the state tourna-
and pitched a shutout against
Bobby Kerrick and the Tri-City en-
try. Laurel registered once in the
first inning and twice in the second
md third. F%romberg players reach
ID third on several occasions, but
With two away, and died there for
he shutout. Laurel added two
nore runs in the ninth inning to
the victory.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
DRAFT:
BIOWs Strong

Americas first draftees - 194e
style-are going to be whisked into
uniform so fast they won't know
what hit them.
The draft proceedings will start
rolling Monday, August 30, when
the first of $500, 900 youths will
register. Registrations will con-
tinue on II designated days extend
ing to September 10.
From these millions of men,
volunteer draft boards throughout
the nation will select the manpower
to match the material build-up of
air, land and sea forces called for
under the rearmament program.
Military men are set to welcome
the first d~raftees into their ranks
any time after September %. Under
the law actual drafting cannot start
until that date. The presidential
proclamation setting the registra-
ton dates did not specify when in
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
Two Junior League
Pitchers Hurl
NO-Hit Games

Bill Cline and Maynard Kasnel
entered the group of select few who
have been able to toss the leather
for not-hit games by turning tbs
trick in the last games of the
league. Cline who has taken ovel
the hurting for the Yankees turned
the trick against the Cubs last
Tuesday and nearly duplicated the
performance turned in by Wagner
earlier. In a 9 to 0 game, Bill
struck out a total of IL men In
a possible Is, gave up no walks,
allowed only two men to reach first
base and at the same time collect
ed two for three himself at the
plate. 1t was also the first game
that Jim Cantrell has not collected
at least one hit.
The next day Maynard Kasner,
who had been the losing hurler
against Cline, turned the trick him
self, this time against the batting
OF the same Yankees. However, his
teammates committed three errors
that took away his shutout, aided
also by the four walks that were
issued.
The Cubs took over second place
in the final standings by clipping
the Yankees 5 to a. Freebury did
the pitching for the Yankees and
suffered the loss.
In the final game of the league
race the Yankees cinched first place
and pushed the Tigers into last
place by means of a 10 to 9 game.
Adams and Kenny of the Tigers
each collected two for two while
Freebury of the Yankees hit three
for three at the plate.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
Dodgers, Yankees Win League
Races

After eight weeks of continuous
play the Dodgers of the senior
league and the Yankees of the jun
Tor league have emerged on top OF
the baseball race and received the
bye in the finals that are now be-
ing played. The Dodgers finished
an eight-game schedule with a
record of five wins and three losses,
to best the Indians who had a four
and four record for second. The
Cardinals registered a three and
five record. In the junior circuit
the Yankees finished with six
wins and two losses and the Cubs
had an even four and four season,
the Tigers third with two wins
and six losses.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
CRACKDOWN:
On Reds

Uneasiness over the foreign sit
uation was reflected in two action.
directed against subversive ele
ments on the home front.
In the greatest breakdown in his
tory on the Community party ir
this country, a special fedora
grand jury in New York indicted
IL party leaders on charges of con
spring and %agitating to overthrow
the U. S. government and of being
members of a party which threat
n overthrow of the government.
The special grand jury to delve
into Communist activity was Great
ed in June, 1947, by order of Atty.
Gen. Tom c. Clark.
Included in the roundup were
William z. Foster, party chairman
and several times Communist can
didate for President of the U. S.;
Benjamin Davis, New York City
councilman; John Gates, editor of
the Daily Worker, and several
members of the Communist ma
tional board.
Almost simultaneously, charges
that several hundred foreign agents
have used the United Nations to
cover subversive activities here
we're hurled by state department
representatives at a senate commit
tee hearing.
Robert c. Alexander, assistant
chief of the departments visa COM
mission, declared that some of the
agents were employees of the Unit
ed Nations or came here in some
way related to the U. N. Such per-
are covered by the interna-
tional immunities act passed in
1945.
Surprised at the charges, United
Nations officials insisted that it was
up to the state department to back
up the charges with facts.
A check on nationalities of U. N.
staff members showed that of a
of 2,944 there were 1,463 for
eigners. From the "iron curtain"
countries there were 108, but many
appointed before the change of
governments put their homelands
INTO the Russian sphere.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28

second-place Cubs by handing them
a 7 to 2 trimming. Jim Adams re-
turned to the mound for the Tigers
after going into a midseason slump
and allowed but one hit, a single
by Warren Frank in the third. The
Cubs Tailed two runs by way of
errors and stolen bases, but they
could not match the seven runs that
the Tigers made on four hits. Jim
Fisherman hit two for two and Ken
Smith hit two for three for the
winners. The Tigers now meet the
Yankees in the finals series.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
CAMPAICN:
Advanced

With the kickoff advanced six
weeks through President Humans
action in calling congress back into
special session, the Am a n
people are in for one of the most
heated and intensive presidential
campaigns in recent history.
The whole political calendar has
been advanced this year. The
Presidents opening message to the
recalled congress signaled the mi
tial salvo in the campaign, which
will be in full swing until the
November balloting.
Normally, national candidates
wait until after Labor day before
entering into thorough-going dis
cussion of the issues of the cam
paign.
This years campaign also be-
came more involved with the addi-
ton of third and fourth parties to
the field.
Although its ticket of Henry Wal
lace for president and Glenn Taylor
for vice president was in the field
months ago, third party adherents
followed the Republicans and Demo-
Gratis to Philadelphia for their
nominating convention.
Rebellious southern Democrats,
after walking out on their regular
party c~onclave, gathered in Biz
mingham, Ala, to enter a fourth
partv in the field. Heading the
states rights ticket are Gov. J..
Strom Thurmond of South Caro-
lima for president and Gov. Field
ing l.. Wright of Mississippi for
vice president.
The states rights Democrats
have shown their greatest strength
in Alabama and Mississippi, where
a combined 20 electoral votes are
pledged against Mr.. Truman.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
r
Stack of Money

There r potential stacks OF
money in the stacks of straw which
annually go to waste on us. farms.
Although the paper industry offers
a large potential market for the
product, farmers last year burned
or did not use about 38 million tons
of straw, according to department
of agriculture estimates.
Recent technical advances have
made possible a large expansion of
the market for straw. 1t has been
found suitable for blending with
wood pulp to make fine papers and
also can be used in the manufacture
of various insulating building
board products. Principal industrial
use for straw at present is in max
ing corrugated strawboard, which
is used as a liner in cartons and
boxes. Some straw also is used for
coarse grades of wrapping paper.
Research by the department Of
agriculture laboratory at Peoria,
ILL.,, indicates that straw pulp can
be substituted for 25 to 40 per cent
of the wood pulp now used in fine
and speciality papers.
The strawboard industry was es-
tablished in this country around
1900, when wheat was harvested
with binders and threshed. Every
wheat farm then had its straw stack
and the straw could be baled. When
the combine harvester came into
general use, most of the straw
stacks disappeared. Development
of pickup b%alers, however, once
again have made straw collection
OF the farm a practical operation.
In normal times, it is estimated,
the farmer may add 8 to 20 per
cent to his cash income from wheat
by collecting and selling the straw.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
BERLIN:
Showdown

The old familiar pattern Of JUS
one crisis after another in the cole
war between Russia on the one
hand and the western Allies on the
other was being repeated again II
the Berlin showdown. But an I'm
easy world watched a~nxiously
fearful that at any moment some
crisis might explode into actual
warfare.
Urgency of the Berlin crisis re-
suited in the recall of Gen. Lucius
D. Clay, U. S. military command
Ell in Germany, and his top politi-
cal adviser, Ambassador Robert
Murphy, for a first-hand report on
the situation.
Clay conferred with President
Truman, State Secretary Marshall
and Army Secretary Royal on
means of carrying out the Ameri-
can governments intention to stay
in Berlin despite the concerted Rus
sian drive to force the western
powers out.
The official line was laid down by
Secretary Marshall, who said that
while the United States would not
be "coerced or inundated" by the
Russian blockade of Berlin, the ad-
ministration nevertheless will PRO
coed to reach an acceptable solu-
ton to avoid the tragedy of war"
Although rumors that the Berlin
blockade might prove the spark
that would enkindle fighting war
fare permeated official quarters,
the u. S. position appeared to be
that this country hopes to avoid
war. However, if the Russians are
determined to cause more serious
trouble at Berlin, this government
is determined to resist force with
force. 1t is equally determined to
avoid taking any step which might
make the situation more serious
as long as negotiation and other
diplomatic means remain open.
There will be many more talks,
much painstaking deliberation
among the western powers in con
nection with the exchange of notes
regarding the Berlin blockade, IT.
~retrievably linked up as it is with
the overall German settlement.
Marking the high water mark in
the deepening Berlin crisis and
lending emphasis to the determina- !
ton to back up its policy that
American troops will not leave
Berlin, the United States dispatched
powerful reinforcements to its air
arm in strife-torn Europe.
A big question mark still con-
cerned Russia's ultimate detectives.
Was the Kremlin merely trying to
drive the Allies out of Berlin or was
this but another step in the funda-
mental objective of moving the iron
curtain inexorably westward, coun-
try by country, until it embraced
the whole heartland of Europe?
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28

} auctions would begin, but they are
not expected to start before October
/.
The first draftee, it is indicated,
will be 25, unmarried and a non
veteran.
Registration dates specified by
Mr.. Truman for each age follow:
The oldest group, meaning men
born in 1922 after August 80, 1922,
will be registered on Monday,
August 80.
Men born in 1923, August 81 and
September l.
Men born in 1924, September 2
and 8.
Men born in 1925, September 4
and 7.
Men born in 1926, September 8
and 9.
Men born in 1927, September 10
and II.
Men born in 1928, September 10
and IA.
Men born in 1929, September IS
and 16.
Men born in 1880 before Septem-
Der 10, September II and 10.
The proclamation stated that
youths born after September 10,
1880, will register on their eight
zenith birthday, or within five days
thereafter. About 1900 900 youths
come into this category yearly.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
FOOD:
Consumes Dough

Confirming suspicious wEicn house
wives have held for many months,
department of commerce analysts
reported that food stores easily get
a bigger part of the retail dollar
now than any other business. Food
stores are doing far better than be-
fore the war by taking in 27.6 cents
of each dollar spent in retail chan
nels. In 1910, by comparison, their
share was 23.5 cents, according to
the report.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
WAR:
Still Costs

The costs of war continue long
after the battles cease. A grateful
Uncle Sam already has expended
8 billion, 223 million dollars to re-
turning veterans during the first
four years of the CT. bill of rights,
Veterans administration reports.
Accounting for that total we're IA
million, 800 thousand benefits"
1t is impossible to determine the
exact number of World War II vet
Grams who shared in this payment.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
Kilkenny Cats

In olden times, Scotch folk tried to
drive out the evil spirits of cats by
roasting them alive on spits. Not to
be outdone, the Irish tied the tails Of
two cats together and threw them
owe a clothesline to claw each other
until only the tails were left. From
this pastime came the legend Of the
Kilkenny cats.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
JUNIOR LEAGUE:

Five boys hit the ball in the
senior loop for a 500 average, but
did not qualify for the awards
since they did not play in the re-
quired six games. or more. They
included Andy Zahn, Jack Heebner,
Bob Dantic, Lea Yeager and Ken
Whittier.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
SPORTS
NEXT WEEKS GAMES
fHTn muTHnHHn mn mnmumnMnmnm

Saturday and Sunday-Montana
VS.. Wyoming; location undecided.
Tuesday-Fromberg at Farmers
Union.
Thursday-Farmers Union at yell
lowstone Post.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
CITY RECREATION

Friday finals, both leagues-pub-
lie invited.
Tuesday-Sluggers VS.. Societies.
Thursday-Softball semi-finals.
Laurel outlook., 1948-07-28
-WEEKLY NEWS Analysis
Berlin Crisis Nears Showdown;
First Peacetime Draft Begins;
Special Session Opens Campaign
BY Bill Schoentgen, WNU Staff Writer

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-16

Robert P. Gillespie $40; Raft Harth-
cock 800; Mrs. Mildred Holmes 300.
Campbelps Service Station 41.4O.
Jim Abels $1,000; Hands Store q so,
Standard Oil Company 1928; ]. D,
Kyzer $50; E. J. McCarroll l4.50.
Red T Oil Co. 308.89 P.BD; Red T
Service Sta. $50; Jack Martin $40
SO P.B); Geo. Wilkins 7So.75
Hammett Gravel Company 895 Az
PB.) Hammett Gravel Company
AIS (P.B); H. H. Johnson 200.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No.
3, for salaries, labor, materials and
supplies as follows, to-wit: H. C.
Brock 10000; Jim Washington 1900.
Super Service Station 1.50; Licking
ton Wagon & Blacksmith Shop 2.7O:
Lexington Lumber Company 335;
Henson Motor Company 100; o. L.
Ellison 9.56; Ebenezer Cash Store
1925; Humphrey-O'Reilly Company
1895; Yazoo Valley Elec. Power
Assn. 1346; Standard Oil Company
17167; T. j. Terrell Els; Earl
Covington los; Raft Harthcock 1875.
90; Oscar Rogers 1880; Shot Kille-
brew 10000; James Harthcock 10O.-
90; Edward Chisolm 10000; Phil
Ables 10000; Norris Dickard 10000;
Western Auto Store 236; Super
Service Station 1850; Lexington
Implement Company LOO; Terrys
Garage $50; Petermans Bros. $50;
Gwin-Lail Company rs.
It is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of P & R Separate Road District
for salaries, labor, materials and
supplies, as follows, to-wit: G. D.
Wynne 26498; RUDE jenkins 900;
Ernest Cook 900; Ohio Barnes 900;
Sing Hewitt 900; Parham H. VIII
liams, Clerk 2030; Mississippi Road
Supply Company 1880; Brewer
Equipment g. Supply Company H.
So; Lexington Concrete Products
Company $50; Presley Chevrolet
Company 3215; Standard Oil Com
pany $500; Southern Equipment
Sales 2.79; w. D. Ford, ]. P. 9.55;
Minnie Jordan, Circuit Clerk $40;
f E. Wynn, Sheriff 1910; H. H.
Johnson 200; H. H. johnson 5000;
Planters Hardware Company 1850;
Aaron Gatson 5000; Lige Story H.
90; Hilton Holley 200; l.. L. Lipsey
200; Jake Manuel AGO; Oliver Nc
Lean $50; Henry B. Mcclellan 4,20;
L. E. Parkinson 4.30; T.. E. Powell
$40; James Summerlin 800.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No.
4, for salaries, labor, materials and
supplies, as follows, to-wit:
Estell Scott 1880; Coleman Jen-
nings 10000; Walter Wigley 100.-
90; Alton Terrell 1000; Tchula
Auto Service 103.90; Lion Oil Co.
353.28; Lion Oil Co. 1929; Lion Serv.
Sta 12097 PB); H. H. Peterman 202-
so (PB); Merrill Eakin 1890 (PB);
Continued On Page y
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{ r o lis OF the
wealthiest and most
thickly populated
province Of the Ro-
man Empire. had
had q chamber OF
commerce, no doubt
they would all have
been in favor of .
Better City. There
would be no argr.
ment about that. The
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1948-09-16

Truck and Bus Fund Z'49Z'oI
Gasoline Fund ''IZo'oo
Institute Fund w
Towrehin Tnteraet Fund 667 40
Township Principal Fund ZL:1o
Veterans Funds o'o91
Land Redemption Fund 500
Beat 2 Hosp. Const. Fund o3'o4Z'@i
Community Hosp. Const'
Fund 44,633 SO
Health Center Const. Fund lO,fOo0o
Road Const Fund 7,411.60
Road 2 Const Fund 6,772.72
Road q Const. Fund 11,067 SO
Road 4 Const Fund 4,923.88
Road 5 Const. Fund 9,2o3oo
Bridge Const. Fund ll'9oo'oo
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
lowing accounts be allowed pay
able out of Separate Road District
Nc. l, for salaries, labor, materials
and supplies, as follows, to-wit:
l.. c. Boatwright $4,000; Dave Gran
than HOPS; Earl Ellis l10.25; Floyd
McNeer 10000; Glen McNeer 1880;
Vardiman Barton 10000; j. B Sims;
10000; Cliff Hughes l0350; Edwin
Buck l03.50; Clinton Booth lO8.; Mil
lard Bruce 94.50; w. B. Harper 1867
rs; Jones Thorp 10000; H. S. Terry
$4,000; Lexington Implement Com
pany go; E & N Products 244.53;
The Fincher Company 1858; The
Texas Company 1876; Lexington
Wagon & Blacksmith 2l.80; Texaco
Service Station 12O45; Terry's Ga
rage 148.75; Super Service Station
WIS; w. A. Harvey Store 4.38; Texa-
CO Service Station 1885; Holdings
worth's 40.30; Western Auto Store
1884; Ramsey Thurmond Company
4.19; Lexington Implement Com
pany 206; Rays Clay Gravel Com
pany 800; E. T. Devine 10000 P.B);
Glen McNeer 220.8O PB); Peoples
Oil Company 1866; ]. S. Bevill 3d.
40 P.B); Hammett Gravel Company
$685. P.B0; Lexington Wagon &
Blacksmith Shop $3.50; Watkins
Aldridge Equipment Company 1885,
Is: Weathersby Chevrolet Company
sos.
1t is hereby ordered that the fol-
loing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No. 2,
for salaries, labor, materials and
supplies, as follows: A. c.. Autry
10000; Elum Mcbride HATS; Den
MS Mcbride 126.00; w. M. McBrioe
1860; w. NJ. Mcbride 12600: Hal
bert Farmer 126.00; Richard Ellis
HAS; Will Walker 9450; Rays Clay
Gravel Company 21.00; Super Ser
vice Sta. 100; Parham H. Williams
1920; H. H. Johnson $500; w. D.
Ford $40; E E. Wynn $780, Min
ME Jordan, Circuit Clerk 2835;
Gwin-Lail Company 1885; Hancc
Oil & Grease Company 114.73; E &
N Products 26l.77; H. J. Albin $40
H. ]. Albin 1925; Watkins Aldridge
Equipment Company 120.43; Texacc
Service Station rs; Lamar Aldy
$50; j. w. Bevill 2.70; ]. E. Carroll
400; Kelly Criscoe 200; John H
Davis $50; Robert Ellison 400