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Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Two Student Nurses
From Laurel Given
Caps At Ceremony

Jacqueline ~Schessler, daughter
of Nh. and Mrs. Ted Schessler,
and Geraldine Schessler, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
~Schessler, were among the eight
student nurses of the Deaconess
hospital nursing school who re-
ceived caps at ceremonies Friday
evening in the First Methodist
church in Billings.
The Gaping, signifying COM
pletion of the first two quarters
of training-one quarter on the
Montana State college campus in
Bozeman and the other at Dea-
coness nursing school-was fol-
lowed by a candlelight ceremony
and reception.
Caps were presented by "big
sisters" of the class members,
and the program included the
Nightingale Pledge" led by
Miss Lynn Bickle, president of
the student government associa-
ton.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
LEGION FOSTERING
ACT To SMOKE OUT.
ALL SUbVERS|VES
Wants Legislature To Set
Up Permanent Committee
To Combat COmmies

Appointment and adequate fl
~nancing of a permanent legisla-
tive fa~ct-finding and investigat-
ing counter-subversive activities
committee will be asked of the
1949 Montana Legislature by the
Montana department of the Amer
lean Legion.
This action was taken by the
Legion at its midwinter confer
ence in Helena during which the
first state counter-subversive
seminar was conducted.
"Montanans who attended this
conference went away firm in the
belief that such action should be
taken by the coming state legis-
lature in order to combat known
communist front organizations in
this state" Commander E. F.
Naegele of Helena is quoted as
saying.
Speakers at our seminar told
us IN plain language that Mon
tana is in a district in the world
wide communist organization
which takes orders from Moscow.
We want people to know about
these organizations so that our
people will not play into the
commies' hands,"
State Sen. Nelson Dillworth of
California, a seminar speaker,
stated that "only duly constituted
legislative committees can pro-
perly inquire into secret conspir-
acies and adequately inform the
public. There is no other invest
igative agency equipped to pub
lish their findings. The people
need to know what the foreign
directed subversives are doing.
"We can't experiment with
Communism. 1t is final and per-
manent. 1t destroys all chance
to change our minds. The states
must fill in the gaps"
Similar committees are at work
and active in other states.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
ROTARY CLUB To
NOMINATE C0RW|N
Group Here To Offer Name
Of Founding President For
District Governor

Pres. Oliver Void of the Ro-
tary club announced at the week
ly MONDAY meeting Tuesday that
the Laurel club will nominate its
John w. Corwin for governor of
the 18th district at the annual
convention next year. The 112th
district comprises the state of
Montana. Corwin was the Lau-
rel clubs first president when it
was organized in 1885.
The president appointed Camp
bell Calvert, r. B.. Packard and
Paul Void as a committee to ac-
quaint other Rotary clubs of the
district of Laurel's intention and
to arrange for offering Corwin's
name in nomination at the con-
vention.
Corwin's business career began
in Montana in 1898 at Park CITY
when he opened a drug and mer-
camille business. Later he be-
came an officer in the Park CITY
State bank and for a number of
years he has been vice president
of the Yellowstone banks at Lau-
and Columbus. Some years
ago he successfully served as re-
ceiver of the Laurel State bank
and the Rock Creek State bank
Joliet when they were being
iquidated. He has been active
n politics and served in the leg
Stature as senator from Still
water county. At present he is
chairman of the Montana liquor
control board. Because of his
ong public career and wide ex-
'erience in business he is re-
by fellow club members
S good material for the district
'%overnorship.
President Void also announced
meeting of the Commercial club
Thursday evening of this
week at the Odd Fellows hall.
Fred W. Graft, member of the
december program committee,
resented a program that review
d the contents of the current
ssue of the Rotarian magazine.
'uch reviews are recommended
y district and Rotary Interna-
ional officials. Beginning with
n editorial, the discussion sketch
d the highlights of the principal
of general interest. One
ad to do with a stone tower in
Iewport, R. l., which may have 1
cen built by Norsemen centuries
efore Columbus made his first
oyage to America. 1t is re- ]
arded as possible that the struc- ]
IRE was erected by the same {
that carved the Kensing- e.;
IN stone, found in Minnesota and !
gently described here by o. NJ. ;
Continued on Page Eleven.) /;
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
LA|PPLE FUNERAL
SET FOR DEG. IS
Father Of Mrs. VanNice Sue
cumbs Monday At Hospital
After PrOtracted Illness

Funeral services for Ernest
A. Laipple, 68, will be conducted
at 2 p. m. Thursday at the Meth
odist church by Rev. w. P. Gauer.
Mr.. Laipple, who had been in ill
health for some time, died Mon
day at a Billings hospital.
He had resided in Laurel the
last four years and had previous
ly lived near Jordan where he
was a farmer and rancher.
He was born Aug. 9, 1880 in
Fellbach, Germany, a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Gottleib Laipple, and
was brought to the United States
by his parents when he was six
months old. The family lived
near Ackley and Hampton, Iowa
Mr.. Laipple came to Montana in
1912 and homesteaded near Jor-
dan and married Miss Goldie
Womble in Jordan, Aug. 9, 1915.
Surviving besides the widow
dIc Il sui, JOHn Il. bdlpplS Ol
Anaconda; a daughter, Mrs.
Louise VanNice of Laurel; three
brothers, John, Frederick and
Charles Laipple, all of Hampton;
five sisters, Mrs. Amelia Butson
of Hampton, Miss Anna Laipple
Of Brainerd, Mimi, Mrs. RATHER
inc Watts of st. Paul; Mrs.
Ritter of st. Charles, Mo,
and Mrs. Rosa Burklex of Gen
eva, Iowa, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be hell
at the Laurel funeral home. Pail
bearers are to be Merritt Will
o. N. Vadnais, Ray Harris,
Wayne Shoop, Thomas Shoop and
Shoop. With Mrs. J. =.
.lbertus as accompanist Mrs. L.
Conrad of Billings will sing
Going Down the Valley" and
Night There"
Burial will be in the Laurel
cemetery.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Everyone Invited To
Join Community Sing
Garden Clubs Sponsor Public's Singing Of
Christmas Carols On Main Street Next
Wednesday Evening At Sis

tons, said the community sing
was so well attended and enjoyed
last year that the clubs felt they
would be rendering a wanted
service by arranging another for
this season
The whole community is invited
to attend and enjoy the occasion,
VIII ether coloratura sopranos,
throaty altos, high tenors, rich
baritones, foghorn BASES or those
who have trouble carrying a tune
in a basket. 1t makes no diff
ference; all are welcome to share
in the fun. Last year there were
1000 or more people at the sing.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
TAXPAY|NG EMPLOYEES
NO LONGER USE VIZ

Federal income tax returns for
1948 can no longer be filed on
the employing Withholding state
ment, form VIZ, which certain
employees used in filing returns
last year. The type OF employees
who formerly were eligible to
use that form for filing returns
must now file on form 1040-A,
Thomas M. Robinson, collector of
internal revenue for the District
of Montana, says.
Although the Withholding state
ments cannot be accepted as a
return, Robinson stated that it
is absolutely necessary for every
one to attach the original of all
Withholding statements to the re-
turn form 1040-A, to substantiate
the amount of wages received
and tax withheld.
The conditions for filing form
1040-A for 1848 are the same
as they were for filing on form
W. last year. Form 1040-A is
just as easy to prepare if the
printed instructions on the form
are followed. The employee
should be sure to sign the re-
turn and not forget to securely
attach the original withholding
statement to form 1040-A before
it is mailed to the Collector Of
Internal Revenue, Helena, Mont
The collector computes the tax.
If tax is due, then the employee
get a bill from the collect
DR.. If there is an overpayment
Z will be refunded.
Employees who cannot obtain
'orm 1040-A from their employ
sr may secure them by writing
% the collector at Helena.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
DA|RYMEN MAP NEW
PUSH FOR PRODUCTS

Dairy farmers of this and other
states are launching an expanded
promotion campaign for all dairy
foods, with intensified emphasis
on butter.
This is the report of DR.. J. A.
Nelson, head of the department
of dairy industry, Montana State
college, who represented Montana
at the recent executive commit
tee meeting Of the American
Dairy association in Madison,
Wis, with delegates representing
40 states in attendance.
Gas goes butter so goes the
dairy industry. Butter is the
very foundation upon which a
prosperous agricultural economy
is built and upon which the ma
TONS standard of living depends"
Nelson is quoted as saying.
Spearheading the new promo
ton schedule for butter will be
newspaper advertising across the
nation. The campaign will get
under way early in Janaury.
He pointed out the great losses
that dairy farmers of the nation
are taking today, $6,O00,OOO on
markets alone in the past
three months. In time, if this
trend continues, it will under
mine the nations source of milk
supply" The dairy farm side
Of life cannot continue to provide
the demands of the nations food
market if the prices for milk,
butter, cheese evaporated milk,
Try milk and other dairy foods
are not on the same level with
he national hourly wage income.
Nelson said the ADA executive
committee stripped the butter VS..
)leomargarine question down to
he color issue. 1t was agreed
hat taxes and licenses could be
eliminated by prohibiting the use
# yellow color for the pro-
luct made from vegetable fats.
Joe Larson, manager of the
laurel Creamery, 'Made" the
letters department of Life Mag
zine earlier this year when he
uggested that yellow be restrict
d to butter. He received many
etters from over the nation af-
er his idea was published.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15

A community sing of Christmas
carols, in which everyone is in
vited to participate, has been an
nounced by the Unity and Laurel
Garden clubs for next Wednes-
day evening, Dec. %, on the
lawn of the Commercial clubs
building on Main street. The
sing will begin at 8:15.
Mrs. Winnifred Mcdonnell, high
school chorus and band instructor,
will lead the singing, with Mrs.
Ted Bundy playing piano-accor-
dion accompaniment. A public ad-
dress system is to be provided
by the Laurel Radio & Electric
Co. Wayne Hageman will
furnish a truck on which the d.
rector and accompanist will stand.
Copies of the carols are to be
given to the crowd.
Mrs. Rob Brown, who announc-
ed the two garden clubs inten-
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
K|WAN|ANS HOSTS
At LADIES' NIGHT

Laurel Kiwanians entertained
their ladies at a card party
Wednesday evening, following the
clubs weekly dinner. About 40
members and guests attended.
At a brief business session,
Pres. W. A.. Mccormick introduce
ed Miss Jean Frank, who as Min
ME Pearl of Grinders Switch con-
tributed to the success of the
club-sponsored "Fun For You"
variety show a few weeks ago.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Melvin Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. H. Harding from near Silesia
and Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Mace.
The president announced a
meeting of the Commercial club
for Thursday evening and a
basketball game the same we
ming by the Laurel Locomotives
and a team from Cody, Wyo.
Harlan Russell, program chair
man, announced that the eve
entertainment would con-
sist of bridge and five hundred,
with suitable prizes to be award
ed.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Japanese, so Years
In y. S., Dies Friday

Shinkacki Akutagwa, 70, a
former Laurel Japanese, died Fri
day in a Billings hospital. He
came to the United States from
Japan so years ago.
He operated a farm near
Laurel until the United States
entry into World war II, when
he was sent to the Heart Noun
tain, Wyo., relocation center. He
was returned to Billings in 1915
and entered the Yellowstone coun-
ty hospital where he had lived
since. There are no known rel
atives.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday in Settergren's fun
eral chapel and burial was in the
Billings Mountview cemetery.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Eagles, Auxiliary To
Have Xmas Party

The ladies' auxiliary of the
F~raternal Order of Eagles No.
1854 met for a business session
last Tuesday evening at the
Eagles hall. Three candidates
were initiated into the order.
Plans were made for the joint
Christmas party of the Eagles
and auxiliary, to be at the hall
Wednesday, Dec. %.
A social hour followed the
Tuesday evening meeting, with a
lunch served by hostesses, Miss
Grace Stadalman, Mrs. C. P.
and Mrs. Marjorie
Stevenson.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
MRS. WEBER HEADS
ROYAL NE|GHBORS

Mrs. Marie Weber was chosen
to succeed Mrs. Margaret Freed
as oracle of Opal camp Royal
Neighbors at the annual election
Tuesday evening at the Odd Fell
lows hall.
The staff includes Mrs. Bertha
Strand, vice oracle; Mrs. Frances
Fisher, recorder; Mrs. Olive Cook,
receiver; Mrs. Veronica Sekora,
chancellor; Mrs. Edna Sherrow,
marshal; Mrs. Lucille Rarick, in
ner sentinel; Mrs. Grace Bird,
outer sentinel; Mrs. Pomroy,
three-year manager. Physicians
are DR.. T. R. Wye, DR.. M. w.
Calvert, DIR. E. C.. Hall and DR..
D. D. Leeper.
Visiting Royal Neighbors in
cluded Mrs. Helen Benepe of
Bozeman, a former Laurel resi-
dent, and Mrs. Anna Rhyner of
Columbus.
Plans were made for the Christ
mas party which is to follow a
$50 pitch-in dinner at the Odd
Fellows hall Sunday, Dec. 10. The
event will be for Royal Neighbors
and their families. Gifts to be
exchanged by men and women of
the group are limited in cost to
so cents. Each family is to
bring gifts for their children.
Lunch was served following the
meeting. Officers are to be in
stalled at the Jan. IL meeting
at the Odd Fellows hall.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
DON'T SKID YOURSELF,
PATR0LMAA ADVISES

Stop skidding yourself! Drive
at reduced speeds, and know in
advance how to handle your car
safely on icy road surfaces, mo-
florists are warned by Charles L.
Sheridan of Helena, supervisor
OF the Montana highway patrol.
Reduction in speed is abso-
lutely essential to safe driving on
Recovered pavement. The driver
who fails to reduce speed to COM
pensate for sleet or ice condi-
lions endangers others as well as
himself" the official declared.
"The wise winter motorist
drives defensively. He tries to
anticipate the next move of those
drivers ahead of him, behind him,
and even those parked at the
curb. He also expects pedes-
trains to appear not only at the
corners but even in mid-block.
Will lllcSC expectations III
mind, the experienced and skill
full driver appreciates the need
for making extra allowances On
icy pavement"
These suggestions are given for
safety on ice:
1. When starting your vehicle,
go slowly. Trying for a fast
getaway spins tires and increases
likelihood of skidding.
2. Lengthen the distance be-
tween your vehicle and the one
ahead. If glare ice conditions
generally prevail, use tire chains
to avoid accidents and traffic tie
ups.
8. Avoid any sudden change in
speed or direction.
4. Slow down well before you
reach a curve or intersection.
5. Start stopping sooner; touch
brake pedal lightly several times,
reducing speed gradually.
6. Signal intentions of stopping
and turning.
7. If your a starts to skid,
turn front wheels in same direc-
ton as car is skidding.
Temperatures just below freez-
ing make icy roads more slick
and dangerous than zero temper
a%tures, because sleet or rain''
freezes on the ground is
wet ice, while ice around zero is
comparatively dry. .
National Safety Council tests
that use of full tire chains
on rear wheels will reduce stop
ping distance on glare ice by i
about so per cent. Chains pre-
vent traffic tie-ups by providing t
traction often needed for start
or climbing a grade. L
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Holiday Closing For
Stores Is Announced
By Commercial Club

The Laurel Commercial club
has announced closing hours for
retail stores serving the Christ
mas trade.
The stores as usual will be
open Saturday evening of this
week and again on Wednesday
and Thursday, Dec. % and %,
until 8. Stores will close Friday,
Christmas eve, at $50 for the
two-day holiday of Saturday and
Sunday.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
TrewthOrn Club Is
Formed By Ladies

The Trewthorne home demon
stration club was organized at a
meeting conducted by Miss Ruth
Often, assistant Yellowstone
county home demonstration agent,
at the home of Mrs. Edward l..
Coombs west of Laurel.
The club has a membership of
IL and officers are Mrs. E. H.
Reiman, president; Miss Valma
Shay, vice president, and Mrs. H.
H. Hardin, secretary.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Cookies For Holidays

Members of Girl Scout Troop
7 are making cookies for their
families to use during the Christ
mas holidays. The troop held
a meeting last Wednesday eve
ming at the South school and will
have a Christmas party and gift
exchange for Wednesday, Dec. %,
at the home of Mrs. Conrad Hen
ry. Mrs. j. C. Foos is leader
and Mrs. Herman Michael assist
ant.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
CODY, PARK CITY
COMING FOR GAMES
Thursday To Be Locomotives
Last Home Appearance
Until Jan. s.

The Laurel Locomotives will be
hosts to the Cody Broncs Thurs
day, in their last home appear
ance before Jan. 8. The game
is slated for 8 p. m. Saturday
they will travel to Miles City,
followed next week by a three
game jaunt to Wyoming to take
on Powell Tuesday and Worland
Wednesday and Thursday. This
will wind up a tough nine game
schedule in three weeks.
Next Wednesday the Laurel
Locomotives will tangle with the
Park City Panthers, with the jun
ior high clubs from the two
schools meeting in the prelimin-
airy.
The Panthers, although operat-
ing without a home floor this
year, have partially solved the
problem by playing many of their
foes twice away from home. This
meeting with Laurel has been
as a main event for the
B club, who proved that they are
drawing card in their own right
their brand of basketball
against Bozeman last week. A
second game is slated later in
the season as a preliminary to
The varsity.
The lineup for the Cody game
has not definitely been named
since many of the boys have
shown that they can hold their
own, particularly on defense
when used with one or two of
he mainstays of the club. A
complete roster of first-year men,
however, proved to lack scoring
lunch.
The Broncs from Cody have on
y two games under their belts
o far this season, but have won
10Th of them and are rated with
Vorland as favorites in the Big
Torn Basin league. If the game
roves to be as close and inter-
sting as the Worland games,
ans won't want to miss it.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
Fellowship Plans Event

At the meeting of the Adult
Bible Fellowship Tuesday at the
Methodist church, plans were
completed for the Christmas
party of Tuesday, Dec. 81, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as Everett were hosts and serv-
ed a lunch after the meeting.
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15

A family reunion Dec. 1 marked
the fiftieth wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Co
mon at their home north of Lau-
rel where they have resided since
1922.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gomon were mar
ried in Wisconsin and lived in
Illinois and in California before
coming to Laurel from Reed
Point. Mr.. Gomon is a retired
Northern Pacific railroad en-
Laurel outlook., 1948-12-15
LAUREL STARTS
WITH THREE WINS

Playing Worland twice and
Bozeman once last week the Lau-
rel Locomotives edged the Wyo-
Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Workers Strike
 In Ruhr Valley

BERLIN (P)-Some 75,0OO Ger man workers were idle today in four Ruhr valley cities in strikes protesting food shortages. Author ities feared the strike movement would spread swiftly in Ger many's industrial heart where hunger grips 100000 workers. Many of them are living on starv- ation diets.
 German newspapers in the western occupation zones linked the labor crisis with what they call a Communist master scheme, Protocol M," to wreck the Mar shall plan.
 About 50,000 workers walked out at Duisburg, Muehlheim and Dinslaken, quietly and without demonstrations. About 25,OOO al- ready were on strike at Ober- hausen.
 Coal miners and most workers in essential services remained on their jobs. Shiploading at Duis- burg, the huge inland port at the junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers, continued uninterrupted. Freight trains were halted at Duisburg, but passenger trains were running.
 Strikes and possible riots were predicted last night by Hans Boeckler, head of the German federation of trade unions, after a conference of German and British officials on the food crisis, which ended without any action to re- lieve the shortages.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Navy Aids Getting Baby To Hospital

SEATTLE, (P)-A three-month- old Sitka, Alaska, baby boy lay critically ill under an oxygen tent here after a rush flight in which a fogbound Totem Air Service transport plane made an emerg- ency ground control" landing at the Sand Point naval air station.
 The baby was Peter William, son of MT. and Mrs. Lamoine Lar sen, who has been sickly since birth.
 Sitka doctors, unable to diag- nose his trouble, urged an exam ination by specialists here and pi- lot Pat Crozier, co-pilot John Dawson and flight engineer Will liam C. Reynolds flew the two south Friday. Everything west of Ellensburg was "closed out" but the navy Sand Point field landed the plane safely.
 The child was rushed to a hos pital, "very sick boy" His father is an attendant at the Pio- neers Home, Sitka.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19

unanimously against the legisla- ton.
 The White House made public the presidents letter, addressed to Dean Chan"
 "I am somewhat surprised at the action by your committee on Kuter,' the President wrote.
 Kuter is now United States rep reSentative on the international civil aviation organization at Montreal.
 The CAB post has been vacant since Jan. when Chairman James M. Landis' term expired and MT. Truman decided against reapproving him.
The Nome nugget., 1948-01-19
Wallace Plays Truman's "War Spending Budget
tBY Jack Bell)

WASHINGTON (P, Democrats moved to shore up their defenses against raids by Henry A. Wal lace today as Senator Taft R.- Ohio) hammered at what he called President Truman's "war spend ing" budget.
 Taft, who is seeking the COP Presidential nomination, told the Providence, R. l., Republican club last night that $3,00O,000,O0O can be cut off the Presidents $39, 9,699,- 000,000 budget for the year begin ming July 1.
 Taft proposed an increase in air corps funds as an alternative to universal military training and a billion dollar cut in foreign aid spending plans. He accused the treasury of juggling figures to pre- vent a tax cut last year and de- manded a cut now in individual income levies.