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Smyrna times., 1948-02-19
AsBURY CHURCH NEWS
Lenten sound Picture "Grace of
Forgivenessp sunday Evening

Forgiveness" Sunday Evening
Asbury Methodist Church, Rev.
Robert E. Green, pastor, announc-
es the following services: Church
School at 10 a. m. The Crusade
for Christ marches on during the
Lenten season for Church school
struction for every age group are
taught by efficient and capable
teachers. Divine worship service
at II a. m. Appropriate Lenten
anthems will be sung by the choirs.
Mr.. Green's sermon subject will DC
Goods Voice In the Soul" Jr. Hi
NJ. Y. F., $50 p. M, Mrs. Helen
Doughten counsellor. NJ. Y. F.,
$50 p. M, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Piper
Counsellors. Lenten evening SER
vice at 7.30 o'clock. The continu-
alton of "Know Your Bible Series
thru visual aid will be given this
Sunday evening. The sound pic
j ture "Grace of Forgiveness" will
i be shown portraying the Apostle
Paul's life as described in the 28tt
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

Revival Services Continuing This
Week With Rev. Smith, Evangelist
Revival service is now in pro-
gress at the Church of the Nazar-
enc and will continue through this
week. Friday evening Rev. Smith
will bring a service of fifty years
ago held by old fashion lamp
lights. Saturday evening Rev.
johnson will speak on what time
is it, a message on prophesy. Sun
day morning Sunday School will
be held at 9:45 and there will be
a Sunday School Rally in charge
of Rev. Smith. Rev. Smith will
speak Sunday evening on the Tn
pardonable Sin.
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19

but let's learn little more ABOUT
this well-known organizer, busi-
ness man and sportsman.
Gebby was born in New Castle,
Delaware on June 9, 1911 and
graduated from New Castle High
School in 1928. About being born
in New Castle he says, I'm not
Dragging about it; I'm belligerent
about it," Upon graduating from
High School he accepted the Alum
nj Scholarship to the University of
Delaware and entered there in the
fall of 1928. He became MEM
ber of the Sigma Nu fraternity
and of the Scabard and Blade, an
honorary Military Society. He
dropped out of school to work at
odd jobs for three years but re-
turned to graduate in 1895.
He came to Smyrna the following
September as an instructor in the
Social Science Department of
Smyrna High School. That same
year he coached the first High
School Junior Varsity basketball
team under Herb Pearl, Varsity
coach, and continued in that ca
pacity until he resigned in 1910,
compiling a list of fifty victories,
four defeats-an outstanding rec
ord. Probably his best Jay Wee
basketball squad was the 1937-3s
outfit that went through the
schedule undefeated, united. In
cidentally, that was George Rec
ords' first season as Varsity ment
or and his team dropped only two
tussles and both of them K
Gebby's Alma Mater New Castle
This year he is coaching the Smyr
ma Hornets of the Mar-Del Basket
ball League.
Upon the resignation of Her
Pearl in the Spring of 1887, Gebb,
assumed the reigns of the Smyrni
High baseball team and coache
them through three more success
full seasons. He feels. though. tha
his best baseball team was tn
town aggregation he and Charli
Missimer organized during the wa
which sported such stars as Bobb
and Lee Everett, Ray Hudson an
Buzzy Deakyne In 1889 he OF
ganized the first Smyrna Softba'
League and it was that year tha
Harry Aumack's Roxy All-star
copped the Championship Troph,
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19
Calendar of Events

Friday, $50 p. M. Junior Choir;
Friday, 7.3O p. M, w. S. C. S.
meeting. Mrs. Ernest Mattiford
will preside, Mrs. Clarence Scuse
will conduct the devotional service
and Circle 2 with Mrs. Mary Ennis
leader, will have charge of the
program. Tuesday, 7.3O p. m,
Circle meetings of w. S. c. s.;
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19

Wednesday, 7.SO p. M, Lenten
mid-week service. A series on the
"Parables of Jesus" will be studied
until Easter.
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19

William B. Wilson of Pennsyl-
vania, a former coal miner, was
the first Secretary of Labor of the
United States.
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19

The present farm population of
the United States is nearly 20 per
cent of the total population.
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19
Spotlight Personalities
Py ROBERT BELL

engaged his avorite sport when entered
daynang He had just finished selling
policy seemed happy about the
thing way occupies most of his time these days
Smyrna times., 1948-02-19

Kansas City, Kas., is one of the
largest railroad centers in the
United States.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
FEWER TURKEYS ARE
FOR 1913
Prices and Cost OF Feed In
fluence Montana Producers
To Curtail Production

Montana turkey growers are ex-
pected to raise fewer turkeys in
1913 than in 1947. A recent survey
of intentions, conducted by the
Montana federal agricultural Stats
teal service, indicates that turkey
production in the state during the
year ahead will be Is per cent be-
low last years quantity. If these
intentions are fulfilled, Montana
turkey growers will raise 1O1 900
birds in 1948, compared to 10000
in 1947 and the 1940-44 five-year
average of 100000.
Turkey production in Montana has
reclined sharply since 1916. In
creased operating costs and an I'M
favorable ratio between turkey pric-
es and feed prices largely account
for the slump.
In the nation, turkey growers plan
to reduce production in 1913 by IS
per cent.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
Rev. Anderson Returns
From Conference; Says
Attendance Was Large

The second annual conference on
evangelism of the Evangelical Luz
them church was held at Central
Lutheran church in Minneapolis
from Jan. 20 to 25. The scripture
text of the conference was Mark
Alba.
Rev. C. o. Anderson, pastor Of
Our Savier's Lutheran church, Lau-
rel, reports that the attendance was
very good, reaching its peak Satur-
day evening, which was set aside
for a youth meeting. There were
$500 at this service.
at was an inspiration to see the
tremendous interest the young peo-
pie take in the Christ-centered pro-
gram of the church," Rev. Ander-
son said. "The theme of the con-
ference, Gods Word for Today's
World Absolutely Adequate for Our
Age,' was very we'll presented by
30 pastors and laymen of the church.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
Mrs. Conner Learns Of
Death Oh SOn-In-Law
In Logging Accident

Mrs. Katie Conner has received
news of the death of her son-in-
law, Frank La Deucuer, at Crescent,
Ore, Thursday, Jan. %, while ell
gagged in logging. He was operat-
ing logging equipment when a hook
came loose and permitted a log to
fall on him, crushing his head and
killing him instantly.
He was a native of France and
was born on 1905. He Is survived
by his widow and five children,
four of who are by a previous
marriage and range in age from ~
to IS. The youngest child, Donald
La Deuceuer, is eight months.
Mrs. Corners grandson, Ted-who
recently returned to overseas duty
in the navy-and Robert Rider Of
Laurel, were present at the time
of the accident.
Funeral services were conducted
Jan. "a at the Lutheran church in
klamath Falls, Ore, and burial was
at Ashland, Ore, where Mr.. La
Deucuer's first wife is buried.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
WARNS THAT SPANISH
SW|NOLE REAPPEARS

The Spanish swindle, an old
scheme to separate u. S. citizens
from their money, has r~eappeared,
Postmaster Wayne Willis warn the
public. Every year this old fraud
is operated and usually costs each
victim $4,000 or $4,000.
At present Mexico serves as the
base of operations for the swindlers,
who write to persons in the United
States to induce them, through of
fer of a reward, to bring to Mexico,
usually $4,000 to $4,000, to be used
in securing release of certain papers
which can be negotiated for a large
fortune of between 100000 and
100000. This money is alleged to
be concealed in the bottom of a
trunk in a customhouse in the
United States.
The writer of the fraudulent let
ters usually represents that he is
prisoner in Mexico and that he
cannot personally claim the trunk
and its contents. He offers about
one-third of the sun in the trunk
20 the recipient of the letter. a
meeting is suggested with the per-
son about to be defrauded at some
point in Mexico, where the victim
s relieved of funds brought with
lin, either by fraud or violence.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
Combat Wounded Men
May Enlist In Army,
Air Force To Train

Enlistment in the regular army or
air force of partially disabled COM
bat wounded World war ii veterans
of the army, air force, navy, marine
corps and coast guard who possess
OF are trainable in certain criti-
cally needed skills is now author
lied, according to information e
Gently received by Maj. Harold E.
Dalness. major, infantry, of the u.
S. army and U. S. air force recruit
ing station located at 2822h First
avenue, North, Billings.
Men meeting the eligibility re-
%quirements must enlist for three
or more years for either the reg
ular army or air force unassigned
Combat wounded former enlisted
men will be enlisted in the grade
held at time of discharge from the
army or air force or in the equiv
alent pay grades held at the time
of discharge from navy, coast
guard or marine corps Applicants
whose last period of active service
in the army, air force, navy, marine
corps or coast guard was in the
status of a commissioned officer,
warrant officer, or flight officer
will be enlisted in grade /, provided
they enlist before June 80.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
COLLISIONS OCCUR
ON ICY R0AOWAYS
Car and Tanker Have Accident
Six Miles SOuth-Cars Meet
At Intersection In Town

Collision of an automobile and
a gasoline tanker on an icy high
way south of Laurel Saturday about
Don sent Thelmar Kirkland. 49,
year-old Silesia farmer, to a Billings
hospital and put the trailer of the
tanker into the barrow pit. The
a was driven by Philip E. Noel of
Laurel, who was going south, and
the tanker by Wilbur Lee Duncan,
who was coming north.
The a is said to have been at
tempting to turn left on the icy
surface and Kirkland, who was rid
ing with Noel, had jumped out and
was trying to help the car by push
ing. Officers said he was skidded
GO feet on the ice when the trailer
of the passing tanker struck the
car.
The trailer went into the ditch
and lost its contents of gasoline.
1t was later removed and was stand
ing nearby when a passing motorist
threw a cigarette butt into the gas
oline soaked ditch. The hot flames
scorched the paint on the truck out
fit and melted two glass reflectors..
Automobiles driven by A. F.
Smith, teacher at Laurel high school,
and Mrs. Eddie Burke collided Fri
day about noon at the intersection
of Second avenue and Third street.
Mrs. Burke was cut on the back
of her head, according to James
Bare, chief of police. Both Oars
were severely damaged. The streets
were icy.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
MOOSE LODGE PLANS
EXPANDED ACTIVITY

At a dinner and meeting of mem
bers of the Loyal Order of Moose
held Sunday evening in the parish
hall, a program for expanding the
Laurel lodges sphere of activities
was adopted for the coming months.
1t was decided that a membership
campaign should be conducted, for
which several members volunteered.
Among those attending were c.
l.. Swan of Helena, state director;
C. M. Coolidge of Lewiston, vice
president of the state Moose associa-
ton; Chester Jones, governor of
the Billings lodge, and William
Swan, treasurer of the Lewiston
lodge. Arranging the dinner, which
ladies of the Moose served, and the
approaching campaign were William
Hardin, chairman; Arnold Bezdek,
former secretary of the Billings
lodge who is now in business here,
and w. C. Phillips, the recipient of
many honors from Moose bodies.
State Director Swan presided at
the business meeting and program
that followed the dinner. A principal
feature of the program was a mo-
ton picture film showing Moose
heart, the "Child City" in Illinois
which the order has successfully
maintained for many years and
which is the home of about 1,0n0I
children. The mothers of the child
rem, whose fathers were members
of the order at the time of death,
often accompany them to Moose
heart and live there. The picture
also narrated a story of how the
children are cared for, fed, clothed,
housed and educated accidentally
and industrially until they graduate
from high school. The intent is to
prepare them for the duties and
responsibilities of life.
The Mooseheart plant has 1000
acres of productive land, schools,
and Catholic churches, a
theater, work shops and many cot
in which the children live.
1t was announced that Feb. %
has been selected as the date for
launching the expanded program
here, when a group of candidates
will be initiated. The ritual team
Lewiston and the installing
from Billings are to assist.
dance for members, initiates and
their wives will conclude the event.
Further details are to be announced
alter. |.
Among the after dinner speakers,
addition to Director Swan, were
Coolidge, Jones, Hardin, Bezdek and Z
several others, including Phillips and I
w. Armstrong of Park City who {
ire old-timers in the Laurel lodge. t
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28

in Billings. First Lieut.. Carl L,
Myers was elected president and
First Lieut.. C. E. Vandegenachte,
secretary-treasurer. Lieut. Col. Har-
old Hossler vas a speaker.
Pelowitz spent five years in
the army. During that period he
"a with u. S. infantry in Europe
and after returning to the United
States to recover from schrapnel
wounds received at Coblenz, Ger
many, he was ordered to the Phil
pines and assigned to duty with the
finance department.
At one time he was commanding
officer of C. C. C. camps at Bridger,
Helena and Augusta.
He is now a Laurel public account
ant.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
EMPLOYMENT BODY
IS OPENING OFFICE
TO SERVE LAUREL
State Service Handles Job
Seekers, Employer Needs
Start Here Feb. 2

Beginning next Monday, Feb. 2,
the Unemployment Compensation
commission of Montana will main
tain an office in Laurel, Leo P.
Wester, field supervisor of the Bill
lirgs office, has informed Oliver
Void, president of the Laurel Com
mercial club. Robert Helm, veter-
an of World war II, will manage
the office on a full time basis as
junior interviewer.
AS a representative of the Unem--
ployment Compensation commission,
Helms duties will be to deal with
employers and employees by assist
ing in recruiting suitable workers
and handling unemployment COM
p%ensation, veterans readjustment
allowance claims and similar mat
tiers.
"We intend that our service rend-
cred in your community be such
that it will eliminate the necessity
of your residents committing to other
points where we have Offices" Su-
pervisor Wester said. 1.-THE Com
mercial club in sponsoring this has
given us every encouragement and
all efforts will be made to give
a service of added value to your
community.
The Laurel office will begin to
function in the Commercial club
building on Main street at 9 a. m.
Feb. 2 and will be known as the
office of the Unemployment Com
pensation commission, Montana
State Employment service. Hours
will be 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. and
from 9 a. m. until IL noon on
Saturdays.
The employment service is now
also responsible for the farm labor
program and is prepared to render
assistance to rural people.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
MARCH OF DIMES IS
APPROACHING CLOSE

The Laurel Rotana club has an
nounced that the March of Dimes
campaign will close this week. Those
who have not mailed their contri-
buttons to Miss Pearl Davis, Laurel.
are urged to do so as soon as
possible.
Following the practice of motion
picture theaters throughout the coun-
try, the Royal theater is showing
a four-minute movie short, "Time
Out for Margaret" this week. The
senior troop of Girl Scouts, under
the direction of Mrs. Stanley Bar
row and Mrs. w. A. Mccormick,
leaders, are assisting Manager j.
H. Moran irthe collections for the
March of Dimes at the theater.
This is to continue throughout the
current week.
Weather permitting, troop 2 of the
Girl Scouts will conduct a tag day
Saturday, Jan. 81, in downtown Lau-
rel. The troops leaders are Mrs.
Ed Sommers and Mrs. j. F. Nor
AS is customary in other areas
there will be a house to house can
by Girl Scout troop 9, under
The leadership of Mrs. George Ost-
valid and Mrs. j. G. Feuerbacher, and
by troop 1, led by Miss Vera Ander-
,on and Miss Elizabeth Cooke.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
Byam P.T.A. Meeting
Is Well Attended

The Byam Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation held a well-attended meeting
Friday evening at the school with
Mrs. Henry Yeager presiding.
A program of songs entertained,
the opening number being "Old
Folks at Home" accompanied by
Mrs. Albert Bender. Joe Krug and
his sister Esther sang several cow
boy songs with Joe playing the
accompaniment on his guitar.
A lunch was served after the
program by Mrs. Henry Kautz and
Mrs. John Tshida.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
Laurel and Park City
Ladies Honor Rev. and
Mrs. Wilcox At Party

A farewell party at the Methodist
church Friday afternoon honored
Rev. and Mrs. M. j. Wilcox, The
event was given by the Laurel and
Park City members of the Woman's
Society of Christian Service, with
an attendance of 80.
The opening number on the pro-
gram was several selections by the
Laurel choral group, accompanied
by Mrs. M. T. >Hoppel, pianist.
Mrs. r. w. Davis read a poem
she composed in tribute to Mrs.
Wilcox.
A play entitled 1.-THE Luster
Pitcher" and directed by Mrs. w.
T. Johnson was presented. Char
acters were Granny" Mrs. Arliss
Richardson; Augusta" Granny's
daughter, Mrs. Paul Gerard;
'Lettie," her sister, Mrs. Harold
and "Jenifer," her
granddaughter, Mrs. Philip Noel.
Mrs. E. G. Bray was prompter and
Mrs. Iris Shay, property manager.
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, many gifts for their new
home were presented the honor
Refreshments were served
by a hostess committee.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
PELOW|Tz IS NAMED
R. 0. VICE PRESIDENT

Maj. Jack Pelowitz of Laurel was
elected vice president of the Billings
chapter of the Reserve Officers as
ISOLATION Tuesday evening at a din
ner meeting at the Northern hotel
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28

INCLUDE HIM OUT If Secretary of State George Marshall can
be believed, there is at least one prominent public figure who will not
be running either for president or vice president next November, and
that is Secretary of State Marshall. Quizzed as to whether he would
consider being running mate for Mr.. Truman this year, he showed his
hands deep into his pockets and answered.: 81 don't think any reply to
that question is required in the light of what has been said. 1 will never
be involved din politics. l cannot be a candidate for any Office" Mar
shaIs greatest desire is to retire from public life to his Virginia home.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
GIRL SCOUTS MEET

Girl Scout troop No. 9 met Tues
day evening with Mrs. G. OSWALD
and took the flag test. A tag was
given each member who contributed
to the March of Dimes. Only n
member was absent from the meet
ing.
Laurel outlook., 1948-01-28
MITE VISITORS
MAY HAVE BEEN HERE
IN 1901, SAYS KRE|G

Who was the first white man to
visit here? He may have been a
Frenchman with a name that sound
ed like Charles La Rae, who spent
the winter of 1801-1802 about six
miles south of Laurel while a pris-
mel of Indians. His father had
come to America with lie Marquis de
Lafayette, the friend of General
Washington. This was disclosed
Wednesday evening at the dinner
meeting of the Kiwanis club by The
program speaker, Fred C. Krieg of
Billings, who gave an interesting
recital Of incidents in what he was
pleased to call "prehistoric Montana
history" The title of his address
was Montana Trading Posts.
Kreig said he had previously as
sumed two other French traders
who came via the Mandan country
to Pryor creek in 1905 were the
first. Recently he found the story
of La Rae, written about two years
after he had been in Montana. He
had wintered six miles up the
Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone,
between Byam and Silesia.
In one place, he mentioned the
Elk river of the Indians as the
Yellowstone; elsewhere he referred
to it as the Yellowstone river. When
his captors moved to the Saltwater
he spoke of that stream as the
Saltwater, the English version of
the Indian name. He was probably
near the present town of
The Frenchman had come up the
Missouri river from st. Louis and
at Mandan, N. D., must have taken
4 then existing Indian trade route
Miles City, Mont. Ii
Capt. Clark of the Lewis and
Clark EXPEDITION came down the
Yellowstone in 1906 on his way TO
st. Louis and the east after ex-
westward to the north Pa
fife ocean. Between Columbus and
laurel he observed a large Indian
Manuel Liessa was interested, like
theirs, in the country of the upper c
Missouri, and brought the /
irst boatload of trade goods to e
xchange for furs. He met John I
formerly with the Lewis 5
nd Clark party, at the Mandan a
and persuaded Coulter to
Din him. They arrived at the g
louth of the Big Horn in November L
BOT and built a trading post, be- b
eyed the first in Montana. There N
ere no Indian customers to speak 81
{, so the boss sent Coulter to v
up trade. Coulter was prob
bly, the first travelling salesman in P
He went to Pryor gap, L
'und some Indians, went with them al
Lander, Wyo., thence to the K
eton basin and into Yellowstone oil
ational park-only there were no -
and the park was to be K
lown as Coulter's He'll until an 81
,pedition many years later found M
s stories had some basis of truth. M
ne Indians and the white mani
me out of the park and down the gi
loshone river to Cody, the loca- he
IN being now determined approx 81
ately by the frontiersman's de- by
of a tar spring when he
I'VE a recital to a newspaper re-
rter some time later in st. Louis.
This first travelling salesman went da
est to the mouth of the Gallatin ar
lere he found Blackfoot Indians. gi
ley were not friendly. Near Will to
" creek in the vicinity of Three M
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