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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-23
Displaced Persons

Displaced Persons
The Senate passend and seEt
to the White House a bill to adj
nit 205,0O0 homeless Europeans
to the United States during the
next two years. The final Senate
debate conferred around charge
by National Democratic Chairman
j. Howard McGrath, that the bill
was deliberately" written so as
to discriminate against Jews. He
said it also Disseminated against
Catholics.
ANU. No. ISL Loses Suit
In his oral opinion, Judge
Bowen said the union had ceased
to be legal bargaining agent for
its members because it had vio-
lated provisions of the Taft-Hart-
ley Act, principally that relating
to the 60-day-strike notice re-
quirement.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1948-06-23
FLASH NEWS
P. o. Employees

P. o. Employees
The Senate did vote to increase
the pay of postal and civil-seryice
employees $3.50 a year. By voice
vote the Senate approved a bill
calling for a total annual increase
of $521, 100000 in salaries of fed
eral employees. The bill, alread
passed by the House, was sent
back there for consideration OF
amendments ordered in the Sen
ate.
other congressional develop
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Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
Of AREA TO
HOLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
IN LAUREL, APRIL "a

A district music festival in which
nine or more schools will be repre-
scented will be held here April "a
John G. Billings, festival chairman
has announced. Schools participant
ing will be Park City, Roundup, Co.
lumbus, Joliet, Bridger, Fromberg,
Custer, Billings and Laurel. Entries
are expected from several others
not listed.
Events will include individual per-
formances by each band, glee club
and chorus on which they may be
judged and rated if desired by the
director. This will be scheduled
during the day, with vocal groups
in the auditorium and bands in the
gymnasium, commencing at 9 in
the morning and continuing until all
have been heard.
The vocal judge will be William
Lynn of the Fergus county high
school music faculty at Lewistown,
and the instrumental judge will be
Edmund Sedivy of the state college
music department, Bozeman.
R~ehearsals of massed groups-all
bands and choruses from the variou2
schools combined in one huge group
will follow in the afternoon.
If the weather permits there will
be a parade of bands in the eve
ming, followed by a program of
massed groups in the high school
gymnasium. This will be open to
the public and an admission will
be charged.
This will be the first district mu-
sic festival to be held in Laurel, and
promises to be a colorful and in
spring spectacle.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
WOOD PRODUCTS, NEW
CONCERN, OPENS HERE

Woods Products company, a new
concern with J.. Willard Baldwin and
Gerhard b. Kjera as owners, began
operations here the past week. The
company s~pecializes in cabinet work,
house construction and made-to-or-
der fixtures. The business office
and plant is located at 113 West
First street in a concrete block
building formerly occupied by Lo-
hof.
Several large capacity power tools
have already been installed at the
plant and others have been ordered
for installation on arrival. Fixture
fabrications will be for household
installations and places of business.
Several orders from over the state
have been received in recent weeks
for store equipment.
The concern is now constructing
a dwelling in South Laurel. APP
proximately five blocks were recent
ly purchased north of the city in
the tract known as the First avenue
addition, where other residences are
planned. A few of the building sites
in the vicinity of North school are
to be sold to people who wish
to build there.
Baldwin, one of the owners of
Wood Products company, is propri-
etor of the Laurel Trading COM
pany, while Kjera, the other owner.
has been a resident of Billings sew
eral years where he was shop fore
mar for a fixture manufacturing
company. He was in charge of fix
ture installations and has had con-
siderable experience in both cabin
ct and fixture work.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07

York City. Spencer was born in
Alden, Iowa, but most of his youth
was spent in Montana. He went
to school at Laurel, and was grad
uated in 1929 from Grinnell College,
Iowa, where he was a Phi Beta
Kappa. For a year he taught and
coached at the Toledo, Iowa, high
school.
He joined the General Electric
company in 1880 at Schenectady,
N. Y, where he studied in the COM
pany's business training course. He
worked in Chicago from 1887 until
1914 when he was transferred to
New York City as sales manager
of the General Electric Credit Cor
poration. He was recently named
vice president in charge Of business
development.
He is married, has one son and
lives at Hartsdale, Westchester
county, N. Y.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
% BUILDING
0KEHS GIVEN
BY COUNCIL
List Of New Buildings.
Additions, Alterations
Totals $1G6,200

Twenty-three building permits
totaling 100000 were granted by
the city council at its first April
meeting Tuesday evening. Another
permit representing $4,000 was re-
newed. The resignation of City
Treasurer Philip E. Noel was ac-
copied.
Bonded Builders, Inc, was granted
eve permits for construction of
residences, each at an estimated
cost of $1,000. Five permits went
to John Nolte for houses costing
$4,000 each. Six of Bonded Build
ers' r in the Nutting subdivision
in the east end of town and the
seventh is in Yellowstone subdi-
vision in the south part. Notes
five are in Young's Second subdi-
vision in the west end.
Attending the council session were
Mayor Peter Thomson and Aldermen
Conner, Feuerbacher, Parker, Free
bury, Rodgers, Paul Void and
Tubman.
1t was decided to ~reappralSe and
purchase 80 lots facing west along
the county road at the west end of
the city. Alderman Rodgers report
ed on opening South Fifth street.
Applications were received and
granted for certain residents west
of town to connect with a water
line. C. w. Laird appeared and re-
ported on r%eappraisal Of city build
ings for insurance purposes, and
the mayor appointed a committee of
Parker, Void and Tubman, with the
present committee, to study the
matter and report at the next meet
ing.
Reports were received from the
health officer, library board, police
judge and police department. Two
Continued on Page Twelve)
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
ROTARY WELCOMES
TWO NEW MEMBERS

Two new members, Harry Smart
manager of the Laurel COOPERATIVE
association, and Rev. w. P. Gauer,
new pastor of the Methodist church.
were formally welcomed Tuesday at
the noon luncheon meeting of the
Rotary club by Fred w. Graft,
serving as spokesman for the club.
Two Billings Rotarians, Dan Barney
and Fred Wilson, were visitors.
Graft spoke informatively on the
nature and scope of the Rotary or
g~anization as it operates locally and
internationally. He stressed the
necessity for regular attendance at
meetings and the rendering of SER
vice within the club so that the or
ganization may achieve its desired
detectives.
He also briefly outlined the three
major divisions of activity: voca-
tional service, community service
and the fostering of cordial interna-
tional relations. He presented two
new members with books further
delineating Rotary ideals, detectives
and functioning.
Paul Void, chairman Of the Ath-
letic park board, at request of Pres.
o. K. Chapman, reported on pro-
gress of the campaign for raising
money ito finish the park. He said
the progress of the drive, started
the past week, appeared to
be very satisfactory and that q
number of organizations were among
the contributors.
M. o. Roysdon, recently returned
from a vacation in New Mexico and
who had kept up his attendance re-
cord by attending Rotary club meet
ings in Las Vegas, was welcomed.
The recent arrival of a baby birl
Chester G.. SCOTS family was
appropriately observed.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
G|BL|N, HARTLEY
NAMED TRUSTEES
Two Are Chosen Saturday At
Annual School Election To
Serve Three Years Each

Charles C. Giblin and Frank o.
Hartley were elected trustees of
school district No. 7 Saturday after
noon for three-year terms each.
Giblin is proprietor of the Dutch
Mill, 1872 First avenue, and was
a member of the board when he
resigned a few years ago to enter
the armed service. Hartley is a
former food store operator who is
now in the livestock business. Clyde
Cromwell, chairman of the board,
was candidate for reelection.
Unofficial returns of the election,
according to Miss Rosetta Fritz.
clerk of the board, gave Giblin 1856;
Hartley, 149, and Cromwell, 127.
Official returns will be tabulated
when the board canvasses the vote.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
DOG FROM LAUREL
WINS FIELD HONOR

Cresta Chip, a golden retriever be-
longing to Bob Head of Laurel,
was the winner of an all-age field
trial Sunday that was staged by the
Butte Retrievers association at At
kins field near Whitehall. The dog
had won third place in a licensed
event March % in Seattle.
Black Labradors from Missoula,
Billings and Aberdeen, S. D., won
the other three trials on the card
Sunday at Whitehall. Carl w.
Carlson of Helena, president of the
Montana Retrievers association and
owner of Black Panther, nationally
outstanding field trial performer
last year, was the Judge.
Beaverhead Sandy, a golden re-
triever owned and handled by Bill
Tritt of Dillon was second in the
open trial that the Laurel dog won.
Sandlake Hornet, black Labrador
owned by S. l.. Mark of Aberdeen,
S. D., and handled by Bill Coma
of Billings, was third, and fourth
place went to Ehli's Cocoa of Royal
Flush, a Chesapeake owned and
handled by Peter Ehli of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
NEW TAX LAW
EASES COUNTY
BY Sl,I08,800
States Reduction Said
$4,000, Eff
fects Coming May l

1t is estimated on a per capita
basis that Montana's share of the
tax reduction law enacted last Fri
day by congress over the veto of
President Truman will be S13,300,-
900 annually. The income tax cut
for the nation is estimated at $4,-
800, 100000.
Basing its figures on cOngression-
al studies, the Montana Taxpayers
association estimates that the reduc-
ton in this state amounts to 2S
per cent of individual income taxes
collected in the fiscal year of 1947.
Yellowstone county's share of the
tax saving is expected to be ST.
108,800, for Carbon county it will
be $227,900, and for Saltwater coun-
ty $128,400. After Yellowstone the
next biggest beneficiary county is
Cascade with a reduction of ST.
o93,2OO, followed by Silver Bow
with a cut of $986,5OO.
The new law provides for an in
crease in. personal exemptions, a de-
crease in rates, and extension of
the split income provision to mar
ried couples in non-community prop
erty states.
The new law removes 100000
low income taxpayers from the tax
rolls altogether, granting them 100
per cent relief. To 100000 of
the nations 54,5OO,OOO taxpayers
will go II per cent of the tax re
lief, although they now pay SO per
cent of u. S. Income taxes. This
group receives $4,000 or less.
The remaining taxpayers with in
comes over $4,000 now pay Sd per
cent of the current tax and will re
20 per cent of the relief.
Primary features of the new act
are:
1. Increase in personal exemption
$500 to 5000 per capita. Thus
deductions for a married couple with
two children will amount to $4,000
under the new bill as compared to
$4,000 before.
2. Husband and wife are permit
to split their income for tax
reporting purposes. Previously, this
benefit operated only in IL com
nunity-prOperty states.
3. Married couples filing joint re-
are allowed a maximum stand
ard reduction of $1,000. Single tax
payers also are permitted a $1,000
deduction, an advantage which COM
.'ensates for non-participation in
he tax-splitting feature.
a. Blind persons and those IS
of age or over get an extra
600 exemption. These exemptions
'pply to both husband and wife.
Goth exemptions are permitted blind
over 65.
For the majority of wage earners
he tax reductions will show up in
increased take-home pay May /,
Shen tax withholdings will be de-
reased. Others will reduce their
Iuarterly tax installment June IS.
That congress would enact a tax
eduction bill was ~confidentaly pre-
icted here several weeks ago by
ON Stout of Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
RED CROSS TOTAL
REPORTED sI,007
Closely Parallels Figure OF
Last Year-Campaign Was
Through Month OF March

Mrs. Harlan H. Russell of the
sponsoring Federated club reported
this week the Red Cross member
ship drive which ended last week
tctaled $1,007.S6 in money. The
campaign was in operation during
the month of March.
The total at the close of the an
nual membership drive was $1,076,
which was virtually duplicated this
year.
Mrs. Russell said she expected
some delayed contributions would
yet come in, as is usually the case.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
FIRST WEEK
RAISES HALF
Of PARK FUND
Chairman Reports 3d.
132-WOrk On Athlet-
ic Field Is Speeded

Results of the first weeks canvass
to raise a minimum of $4,000 with
which to complete the Laurel ath-
letic park brought $3,132.50, Chair
man Paul Void of the park COM
mittee reported this week. This
vas represented by cash collections
of $2,822 from business firms and
individuals and S31O.5O from a bene-
fit dance by the Eagles lodge. Void
said that preliminary reports from
the committees working in the rail
road departments, at the refinery
and with the trucking firms indicate
good support in those quarters.
Several teams c~anvassing the
business section are as yet without
final figures, but estimates indicate
that the drive will go over the $5,-
500 mark, probably by the end of
the week. 1t has been decided to
continue the drive until April II to
allow time for all who are inter
ested in making contributions to
get their names on the list.
Results from the first weeks
work were encouraging to the chair
mar and fellow workers.
With m~oderating weather making
it possible to work top soil, the
operation of planting grass seed at
the park was moving ahead as
rapidly this week as was the work
of the funds solicitors. Paul Will
son said that the soil was ideal for
handling when the frost went out
ard that nearly all of the first
three acres has been seeded. The
seeding vas done on the west end
Of the seven-acre tract acquired
north of North park for a baseball
and football field.
The ground was fairly level when
the f~reeze-up came last fall, the re-
suit of grading. Donated labor this
consisting mostly of wheel
barrow trundling, shovel work and
has put a fine finish on
the area for seeding.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
ATTEND BR|DGER EVENT
.HONOR|NG JOHN BONNER

Several Laurel people attended a
Veterans of Foreign Wars dinner
in Bridger Wednesday evening hon
oring John w. Bonner, state COM
mander. About $50 were present
from Bridger, Belfry, Laurel, Red
Lodge, F~romberg, Billings and
Joliet.
Laurel was represented by Mr..
and Mrs. Bob Deaton, Bob Freund,
Prentice Law, Leonard Foley, Mr..
and Mrs. w. c. Phillips, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Burdett, Don McManus
and w. B. Hopkins.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
DAVIS FILES FOR j. S.
SENATE NOMINATION

Helena, April Tom j. Davis of
Butte, Montana, attorney for many
years and long active in Republican
ranks, filed his nominating papers
Saturday as a candidate for United
States senator in the coming prim-
airy election. He is the second can
didate seeking the Republican NOM
ination for the state seat, now held
by Sen. James E. Murray. Well
d. Rankin filed recently.
A party worker for years during
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
Worthy MatrOn Guest
Of Honor At Meeting

Following the business meeting of
Zidonian chapter, Order of East
ern Star held Thursday evening
at the Masonic temple, a birthday
party downstairs honored the worthy
matron, Mrs. Ann Hageman.
A lunch was served by the hos
t%esses, Mrs. Nina Smith, Mrs. Edna
Kremer and Mrs. Lulu Hughes and
the entire group sang birthday
greetings. The table was centered
with a candlelighted birthday cake.
On display was a collection of
sewing kit dolls made by the Ma
sonic home committee headed by
Mrs. Anna Vordahl. The dolls are
to be sent to the Masonic home at
Helena .
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
DIR. Clark Of Montana
University To Speak
In Laurel Saturday

DIR. Wesley P. Clark, dean of the
graduate school of Montana state
university at Missoula, will speak
Saturday at 1:30 p. m. at the Lau-
rel high school on Teachers Or
CARNATIONS and Problems"
DR.. Clark received his Phi. D. de-
gree from the University of Chica-
go. He teaches Latin and ancient
history at the University of Mon
tana.
All teachers in Laurel and vicinity
have been invited to attend the
meeting here, which is also open to
the general public.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
10 Boxing Bouts Are
Set For April 18th
For Benefit OF Park

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
post has arranged an evening of
amateur boxing for Thursday, April
Is, at the high school gymnasium.
There r to be 10 bouts, with box
ers participating from Billings,
Worden and Laurel.
The referee and judges are to be
named at the ringside.
The affair arranged by the post
is a benefit for the Laurel athletic
park.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
KWAN|ANS LAUNCH
All HOG PROJECT
Start Chain Program By Award
ing Sow To Young ROsselOt
Agent Jones Is Speaker

The Laurel Kiwanis club at a
largely attended meeting Wednes-
day evening entertained farmers and
ranchers, awarded a SOW and seven
pigs to Bill Roselot, an outstanding
All boy who had been selected by
County Agent Bill Jones' office be-
cause of his record, and wound up
by viewing a motion picture that
showed the progress made in the
past so or 60 years by the veteri-
nary profession.
At the start of the after dinner
program, Pres. w. A. Mccormick
called for introduction of farmer
rancher guests, who were Frank
Baird, Paul Roman, George Schuett,
Fred Brown, Henry Frank, j.. c..
Gruhlke, Vinton Shay, Harold Rich
ardson, Ed Coombs, Dave Frank,
Wilbur Vaughn and All Bill Rosse-
lot and six other All club members.
DR.. R. ]. Roselot, a All leader
and chairman of the Kiwanis clubs
All committee, passed cigars to all
present to celebrate achievement of
successful first steps in the Kiwanis-
sponsored livestock project for farm
boys and girls of the community.
County Agent w. H. "Bill" Jones,
a veteran of many years in extern
sion work, said he felt that the
All program here as elsewhere is
a real organization conducive of fine
results among farm youth and that
the Kiwanis club was to be highly
commended for its cooperation.
Since All work started in Yellow
stone county in 1918, Jones said a
great number of the All members
have since developed into good farm
ers as well as contributing to other
walks Of life. He seemed to think
early All training had inspir-
ed many to continue training in
Last year there were more than
400 boys and girls with All pro-
iects in various stages. Ninety-six
achieved graduation by finishing
projects that they had had in pro-
,ess the past several years. The
agent said it was necessary
best results that the young peo-
Die carry through to completion.
Although education is necessary
md All work is both educational
md fun, the end brings some money
oo-and a cash reward is evidence
# work well performed. Al ex-
,enses in the county last year were
s 1000, but the gross take by the
was $4,000, leaving
hem a profit of about $4,000.
The All work is but a part of
he overall extension work, which
Includes adults. However, the All
MEMBERS keep accurate records over
he years, which furnish facts of
enefit not only to themselves but
the adults as well. These records
ccumulated in 80 years now fur
ish a basis for striking averages.
Jones said he was happy to have
bserved the Kiwanis cooperation
18th All members and mentioned {
pure seed program the Billings
.iwanis club has been assisting.
he boys and girls in that locality I
ill soon have approved seed to sell
!, their neighbors. The kids, he
bserved, do a better job than their 6
.ders in taking care of their fields. 6
AS to the Laurel hog project, h
ones said that in a surprisingly t
,ort time the Kiwanis-sponsored
lain will enable all really eligible /
oys and girls of the farm COM n
CONTINUED on Page Twelve) t
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07

which he often campaigned for Re-
publican candidates, the Butte law
yer who was at one time president
Of Rotary International, is seeking
public office for the first time.
Davis, a native of Kansas, came
to Butte as a child with his parents.
His father was an old-time Butte
miner and engineer and long prom
inent in union circles. Tom Davis
was a member of the Butte Clerks
Union.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
st. Johns Elects
Herman Treasurer

st. Johns Lutheran church elected
S. Herman, lis Woodland avenue,
as treasurer at the quarterly meet
ing last Monday evening.
The congregation also decided to
repay the first 10 notes on the dis
trict loan for erection of a new
parsonage.
Laurel outlook., 1948-04-07
IS OFFICER
OF &c CREDIT BODY

New York, April John A.
Spencer, formerly of Laurel, Mont,
has been elected vice president of the
General Electric Credit Corpor-
alton, with headquarters in New
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Train Wreck at
Jennings Piles
Cars

A wreck resulting in heavy dam
age to railroad property occurred
at $500 o'clock Thursday afternoOm
of last week just east of Jenninm.
The wreck was caused by a wheaz
breaking which threw the car frum
the track taking the car ahem6
and causing 80 cars behind it %
pile up in a shattered mass of wreck
age from which il will be possible
to salvage only about three or four
cars. The wheel that broke YVES
on a car about the middle of the
train.
The wreck occurred beside the
Neils road crew which was work
ing on the new logging road %
Jennings, at the time None Of
the road workers nor train crew
were injured in the accident
Derrick outfits from Whitefish
and Spokane were called 10 The
scene of the wreck where the WORK
of clearing away the debris and
repairing the road has been under
the direction of w. r. Minton, di-
vision superintendent, Whltefish. b
IS not expected that the work win
be entirely finished for about ana
Their week
A shoefly track was built aroumH
the wreck on the Neils highww
grade, and Agent Boyes states thai
the first train to go over the road
after the wreck was a freight tram
which went through Libby at 1905
p m. Friday Service has been I'm
since that time Ar
700 feet of railroad
was torn up bv the mreck
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1948-12-23
Ralph Roberts and
Harold Miller Do
Brilliant Bowling

The "unlucky 18th" may hold
some terrors for Ralph Roberts, bit
if so, that fact does not prove that
Roberts is afraid of the equally
''unlucky Friday" Proof of tHA
statement lies in the fact that II.
Friday evening he was bowling
with the Oval E Quick Service team
when he made nine consecutive
strikes. An unlucky break on the
10th frame left one pin standing.
He picked up however and followed
with a strike for 279.
The gallery has been kept on its
toes during the past two weeks.
BriSt'S brilliant score of 287 Dec
ember IS, followed by the Friday
night score of Ralph Roberts in
themselves were sufficient to keep
the interest keyed up, but after
reading Bill Nelson's account of Hair |
Did Miller's methods of bowling !
Harold went over and bowled |
last score of 245 Bill states that
his is another exceptionally fine
score, and then adds, Harold had
lis eyes open this time"
When it is remembered that
core OF 200 is considered an ex-
eptlonally good score, the recent
Iood bowling will be more fully
appreciated.