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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Krug Sees Chapman Sworn,
Leaves for Rest in Georgia
BY the Assoeiotsd Press

Apparently detected and unwell.
Julius A. Krug left for Sea Island.
Ca, yesterday after watching his
former Undersecretary, Oscar l..
Chapman, sworn in as his sue
cessor.
Mr.. Krug turned in his resigna-
ton last month without confirm
ing or denying reports Of q
behind the scefles split with Pres
fdent Truman: Mr.. Chapman.
oldtime New Dealer who was an
advance man for Mr.. Humans
Western campaign tours last year,
was tapped for the $22 ,500-a-year
post.
! Mr.. Krug told reporters he plans
to go away for an extended rest
first to Sea Island and then to
Arizona or California for couple
of months.
After the swearing in, officials
went to the Secretary's sixth-door
Office. There Mr.. Chapman, in
his first official act as Secretary.
presented Mr.. Krug a citation and
the departments highest award.
the Distinguished Service Medal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Produce Markets

Baltimore quotations furnished by the
United States Department Of Agriculture:
baskets and Eastern crates. f q. s: No. sA !.
225; Grimes; 2N:inch; 1:50; staymans'
fs eou. e0 81 nc SeI9 &c., P sasap g.
Golden Delicious. rs: stasmsns, s.s5.
%, MARYLAND. Pennsylvania, New Jersey
AND D., West Virginia, orchard run: 1912
PPsannnsyIyan,s, new ind used sacks. 1.75-
lev ,. hig b.st bop91nd paper sacks
Sweet Potatoes-Msrket dull; few sales,
bushel baskets, U. s; No. 1. Maryland and
yirsinia. some washed and Eaxed. fair
s.ss: fex Best. ESQ: Puerto Riesns. i:tS o
bushel hampers, 0oldens. rs.
Poultry-Market weaker on fowl. dull on
sSns es mdssI, flyers S.z nsSnds isS
Seisht. mostly carried i Stock. sss5; n ishs-
weights, 1918, mostly II; other Supplies
to quote. -
Mour-Rsceipts. 7,I2e Ioo-peund sacks.
ments, 1000 bushels: stocks, 4. 467. $50
6om.as; so 1oh RED winter gs1ltsky spot
.fa aInsets sPs' ses ship
me nst ngns stocks IA aissSga bushels
ments. none; stocks. l06,599 bushels. No
Barley A. Receipts, none; shipments,
Rye-Receipts, 1900 bushels; ship
ments, none; stocks. 2O2,261 bushels,
Soybeans--Receipts 1890 bushels;
shipmsnts, none, stocks. 41s,606 bushels.
Butter and Eggs.
-, Eggs-Market about steady; receipts
liberal, demand good; A large, 1896; A
mediums, 44-46: A small, few, 40; 3
large. 46-47: current receipts. too fow
sales to quote. :.
Receipts-Butter. 1855 pounds; eggs,
AZ cases
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Rising Stocks Near
13.Month High, With
Rails Taking Lead
By the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The stock
market lowered around a ID
month high today.
Railroad issues headed the new
est forward thrust.
Individual stocks sold at or near
the highest prices of the year.
with advances ranging from frac-
tions to more than a point. De-
spite the main upward trend. a
sprinkling of small losses sailed
the list.
Today's demand was a spill
over from yesterday, when lively
buying was encouraged by news
that John L. Lewis had called off
the coal strike.
Heavy turnover accompanied
the rise, with trading at a rate
which approached the tastes of
the year.
ChIysler was outstanding in the
minus column, losing more than
a point. Chrysler had advanced
close to its 1949 high yesterday,
buoyed in large part by hopes
that directors would vote some
sort of year-end dividend at a
meeting held yesterday. The
company announced after the
close of trading Thursday that
directors had transacted only
routine business.
Higher prices were. paid for
Illinois Central, Rock Island,
Santa Fe. New York Central,
Southern Railway. Chesapeake &
Ohio. Standard Oil of New Jersey,
United States Gypsum, three pre-
ferred issues of American g. For
eign Power, United States Steel,
Bethlehem Steel. General Motors,
Goodyear. Philco, Consolidated
Natural Gas. Kennecott Copper,
Mcintyre Porcupine, Union Car
bide, American Can. American
Wooden and International Paper.
Tending to be balky were Wool
worth. j. I. Case. Columbia Gas,
Anaconda Copper, Allied Chem
ical, American Tobacco and Rey-
nolds Tobacco 'B.""
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Trade Rises Slightly;
Lower-Priced Goods
Get Most Attention
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Lower-
priced merchandise proved most
popular this week as retail trade
volume increased slightly, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today.
Retail buying rose slightly in
the week ended this Wednesday,
as seasonal weather prevailed in
many sections of the country" the
survey said. THE level of dollar
sales remained slightly below that
of the comparable period Of 1913.
A general preference for lower
priced merchandise in many lines
was noticeable.
1.-The unit volume of women's
apparel increased somewhat this
week, following scattered sales.
The aggregate dollar volume was
below last years level. Some
stores effected mark-downs in
their coats, suits and dresses.
1.-THE demand for furs in
creased somewhat from the level
of the previous week. Specially
items for men were in large de-
mand. The increased purchasing
of sweaters and neckwear was es-
pecially noticeable"
For the country as a whole,
total retail volume was estimated
at to 6 per cent under last year.
Percentage changes by regions
follows: Midwest, Northwest and
Pacific Coast down l to S, New
England unchanged to up 4, East
down 4 to 8, South down 2 to 4
and Southwest down 8 to IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Chicago Grain

GOOD advans nee IN aetive deaIins ssas on
the Board Of Trade today. Soybeans and
The attitude Of many Chicago traders
was bullish and commission houses also
in outside markets was q help. Except
Wheat near the end Of the nrst hour
ec4n ..s s:9 ss1s sssF
p Bee Ssss 7 Tt soy 1D9sa we're S
h hs December ses 5000. hundred POUNDS
Firmness in soybean oil prices, helped
to create bullish attitude toward beans.
feeding demand for soybesn meal, also
was expected. There were unconfirmed
More comment, partly attributed to
borer damage to corn this year Some
port, whicl, will not be due. until Decem-
s are sI5o eS o es e oso
|. Attracting some attention; and ad a 9
Statement by. the Canadian Trade Min
danger asss 'H II 4beins oSersela on wheat h
was planning to ask farmers to market
wheat 60 Canada could meet its export
The Rodney Milling Co.. Of Kansas
City said that ordinary Nc. wheat was
selling about 8 cents above the Govern,
ment loan in Texas and Oklahoma. but
only 4 cents above it in Kansas. Selling
has shown hardly any distinct pickup
Lard was aided by statistics showing
Chicago stocks decreased 5.225 900 pounds
during November despite the large hog
run. In November last year Chicago
supplies increased more than 100000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
GAINESVILLE Newspapers
Closed Down by Strike
By the Associated Press

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Dec. O.
Zanesville's estimated 10000 resi-
dents were without newspapers
today.
About IS printers at the Times
Recorder, a morning newspaper.
and the GAINESVILLE Signal and
GAINESVILLE News, both afternoon
publications, struck yesterday as
negotiations for a new contract
broke down.
The printers, among other
things, want $50 for day work for
Ia 35-hour week and $99 for night
work for the same amount of
time, according to o. B. Littick,
president of the Times Recorder
and GAINESVILLE Signal.
They now get $8o.63 for day
work and 1864 for night work
on a 3712-hour basis.
A jurisdictional dispute over
operators of teletypesetters and
an insurance plan also are in
volved in the negotiations, said
George Knight, chairman of the
News unit Of the Typographical.
union,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
New York Produce

NEW YORK. Dec: 2 R.-Butter, 49,
steady prices on bulk
CAD, 64-64A; 90 score ca, 63h: 90
score tB). 62A; SO score (C), GOV.
Cheese-101 1897; steady; prices un-
changed.
Wholesale eggs were lower today. Re-
tons follow: .
Midwestern-Mixed colors. fancy heavy
weights. As: extra i large, "A; extra 1
medium. 39-39k; dirties, 40: checks,
3sM,39; pullets. 37h.
large. 441a-45; extra / medium, Al.
Browns.-Fancy heavyweights, As; extra
Nearby - (Top quotations on nearby
white and brown eggs represent wholesale
selling prices for the finest marks, and
p DeI paying prices to producers or ship
Whites-Extrs fancy heavyweights, ~;
fancy heavyweights, 45-46; others A; me-
diums, 40-41; pullets. SO; peewees, 1880.
Browns-Extra fancy heavyweights, a.
40; fancy heayywetghts unquoted; medi-
ums, 40-41; pullets, 3S; peewees, 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Union Authorizes
Curran 10 Continue
Purge Of NMU Leftists
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Joe Cur
ran today had a green light to
finish his purge of leftist elements
in the educational Maritime
Union.
He nailed down a smashing
victory for his own right-wing
policy last night at a mass meet
ing of nearly 5000 seething deep.
water sailors.
It was his third such victory
in the last two months and ap-
parently clinched his grip on the
leadership of the big Gulf and
East Coast sailors union.
Suspension of Is Approved.
He won on two points:
/. A vote to suspend IS union
officers he accused of Communist
sympathies. :
2. A general vote of confidence
in his conduct of union policy.
The decision came after two
weeks of sporadic fist fights and
-rioting between the bitterly
opposed factions on New York's
waterfront. All the purged OFF,
GERS were New York officials
Port Agent David Drummond and
IA of his union patrolmen.
Feelings ran so high at st.
Nicholas Arena-scene Of NMU
meetings-that 300 police stood
guard last night and an outside
organization was called in to take
the vote.
Vote is LIZA to 566.
The Honest Ballot Association
checked membership books for ad-
mission and took the poll. The
tally showed LIZA for Mr.. Curran
and 566 against-a total of $3.50
out of the 1890 members attend
ing. More than half the members
abstained.
The vote confirmed union trial
jury's recommendation that Mr..
Drummond and his aides be sus-
pended from Office on ground OF
disruptive tactics and violating
the union constitution. Mr.. Cur
ran already had suspended the
men on his own authority. The
vote also expressed confidence in
the union chief.
The ousted officers still retain
their union cards. and can launch
series of appeals to the unions
national council, to the next con-
vention, and eventually ask for q
membership referendum. They
also can run for Office again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
CHICAGO Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. 2 Q41 tusDA.---Salable
hogs, 10000; generally fairly active, but
closed slow; butchers steady to IS higher;
most advance on weights owe. 2So pounds ss;
choice 1920 pounds; bulk sood an and
27O pounds, 1b.OO-15.50, few ,2So-300
pounds, 1a96-Is.0o; soMs any under I,,, aRo
salabie cattle, 1000; salable calves,
500; slaughter steers and heifers scarce.
fully steady: cows steady to % lower;
bulls and revslers about steady; one lot
choice 100 pound steers and heiiers
steers and yearlings. 22.O0-33. 90; load
medium to low-good s75-pound fed heifers.
24.50; common to low-good beef cows,
144.0o.1e; 90; Gamers and cutters. 1 l3!l
18.z5-19.76; practical top vealers, $500.
salable sheep. 800; hardly enough here
TO make market; generally steady all
classes; choice natives and fed lambs
S3.95, paid Thursday for fed Westerns
and sprinkgling lightweight natives; most
in fleece. 20.O0-21 80; yearlings absent;
odd small lots medium to good native
ewes, S,50-10,50,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Lincoln Division Cuts
Price of Hydro-Moties
BY the Associated Press

DETROIT, Dec. "A $25.75
reduction in the price OF hydra
matte transmissions was announced
yesterday by Ford's Lincoln divi-
sion.
The cut lowers the price from
5000 to $17425.
Reductions Of approximately the
same amount now have been an
nounced by all car makers using
hydra-matic transmissions, either
as standard or optional equipment.
General Motors Buick division
also has reduced its dynaflow
transmission from 5000 to $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Stock Exchange Will Close
On Saturday December a
By The k.sosEdied Prsss

go - By fhe kssoSkisd Press
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The New
York Stock Exchange will be closed
Saturday, December "a.
The exchanges board of gov
ernors decided: yesterday to close
down On Christmas Eve, but to re-
main open for trading Saturday,
December 81. The exchange will
observe Monday, December rs and
Monday. January 2 as holidays.
The New York Cotton Exchange
will suspend trading on December
"a and December 81, but, will re-
main open those days for all other
purposes. It will be closed Deem
Der 26 and January 2.
The governors of the New York
Curb Exchange will not decide on
that markets holiday season plans
until next Wednesday. The Curb,
however, normally conforms to the
New York Stock Exchange in holi-
day cloSings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Koreans -Renouncing
Communism Write
Letters in Own Blood


SEOUL, Korea, Dec. a.
The National Association Of
Converts from Communism
announced today it signed
1886 Koreans during
change -of-heart" week.
Sponsors of the membership
drive said some of the former
Communists sent in repentant
letters written in their own
blood.
Converts went to police sta
tions and agreed to accept
political guidance from the
association. Police in turn
agreed to forget their past
political misdeeds to give
them a fresh start.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Dec 2 .R.-Cotton fu-
lures turned quiet in forenoon trading
fight covering and mill buying were off,
set by hedging and profit taking.
There was further evening-up in nearby
December futures. No December trans
ferable notices were issued at New York
TODAY. although four full notices and two
| Noon prices were unchanged to 35 cents
q bale higher than the previous close.
December 3O.0e. March 5000. and May
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Market AVERAGES

clared or paid 40 far this year. b Declared
9f paid after stock dividend or split-up.
! Declared q pstd this ysaf: an secumuls,:;
this year, dividend omitted. deferred or no
action taken At last dividend meeting.
Declared 1949 payable In 1850. y Lioui-
cash value undetermined on declaration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02

Furnished by tn
TREASURY IL )
IS 55-51 -. lob II
FOREIGN 1::15
Australia3 Ias67 81
Braz 3a4s % ser 81
Colombia 3s 20 @2N
Denmk Asa So rs
Grk 6s6s ut I'd eN
DOMESTIC 1:1s
Am&FP 5s203O 67N
AmT&T 3sss73 1867
AmT&T 3Kas59 ISL
AmT&T 27ssS7 1o2
AmT&T 2s4s57 1ooH
AmT&T 22As61 1917
AmT&T 2As75 1907
AmT&T 2Ass2 99H
ATTIC L LIST As SO 1927
B g. o IS rs B 69I
B IL o IS M SO 56L
Bro cv4h201O As
BIO PIE As 80 e2h
Beth Stl 234s7O 1907
Can So IS So %
Can Pac As perp o61
CGa 4Kas2020A 81
CGa 4 kas2020B 39l
Cen Ga As 95 5ol
CRRNJ 3As 81 4oL
Chi g. E Line 81 IS
Chi ct w As 80 66l
Chi&L inc4SS3- 81
CMSP4hs2O44 81
C&NW 4Has.99 40
CRIPin4Has2O19 -9oZ
c r I P As "a 1o4iN
Clev Un T 5s73 JOG
Col&So 41as 80 s.
Con Ed cv3s63 ia
Consul gas rs 1o4l
DER in4h2018 66l
Erie 4has 2015 81
Fla E est IS "a 593
| GtNor2 sas20l0 81
Hud Coal 5s62a S2S
HudAM in 7s57 BE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Washington Exchange

Potomac Electric Power common-3o at
1874. 125 at 15h, % at l5ts, 90 at
1872. 80 at 1bh. 100 at 1b1s. 100 at
Peoples Drug common-1oo at 3eh, 100
at 36h, IS at 36ss.
Capital Transit 4s-S2, 900 at 97h
1000 at era.
Potomac Electric Power common-a3 at
15ls, 10 at 1914.
Peoples Drug common-5O at 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
MetuI Quotations

NEW YORK Dec. R.-Spot nom
ferrous metals. prices today: Copper, 1874
IL cents pound. New York; zinc, 9A
cents q pound. East st. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
N. Y. Bond Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES
Eurnished by the Associated RreSsl

y SLLEO i Ell 40 . GS
Associated Rressl
II C IF As 55 1oM
&c 4As SO 9lA
ICCSL IS 63A 1o1A
IntGtNor 6s SO 30
IntGN .lst6s52 eoh
Lac Gas 4as63 12oh
Leh v is 2003A 5AA
LehV 4s2003D 32h
MsPSsn1 As 81 ~
MKT 5s SO A 1914
MKT ad 5s67 70 :
MKT LIST As 80 7oi4
: Mo-Pac 5las 40 5oW
Mo-Pac IS II F 93A
Mo-Pac 5s 80H 50
Mo-Pac gn4s75 1914
NYC4has2O13A 56lA
: NYC con As 90 81
NYCHR BIAS 81 "a
NYNHin4 hs'22 43N
| NYNHH4s2O07 63h
iNYOW RI As 90 8
NY Tel gas 80 1o2A
No Pac As 81 1904
NoStPw 2a4s75 1924
Pac GRE IS "a 1854
PennP&L IS rs 1879
PennRRgn5s6s 1904
PeoGcv3s63cld l2lN
Phil Co 4Hs 81 los
!! Philipn Ry As 81 9N
iSLSF 41as2022 50
lStLSF As 81 ooiA
lShellOil 2as71 1854
So Pac 4H7s 81 1914
So Pac 4Kas SO 92A
So Pac gas SO 80
So Pac 234s 90 S5
Sou Ry As So 67lA
StdOilNJ2hs71 9Th
Third Ave 1850 41M
UtBisAm2 24s66 1o2
U S Rub 2aas76 964
Wstn Md As SO lo2N
WSt I'm 5s 81 1oOth
Wstn On IS 80 92iA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02

United States Plywood Corp.
earned $1,484,100 or So cents in
six months ended October 81 VS..
$4,600,100 or 1921 a year earlier.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02

Hourly Sales On the Exchanss TsdAys
100 am $50 600 1890 noon 40 600
100 pm. $50 600 900 p.m. 600 900
tUnit Of trading 10 shares s1n oank-
ruptcy Or receivership or being rs0rgani1sd
under the Bankruptcy Act o.. Aecprities
dends In the forekoing table are annual
disbursements based on tbs last quarterly
VI Wise se noted. special Of extra dividends sre
not included. cid Called. Ex dividend.
q NJ rights > Also extra or extras b Plus
stock dividend q Cash or stock . Paid
last wear. fPayabie IN stock. estimated
cash value on ex-dividend date. 6 De.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02

LlSI NCLODES VI
Ii
Alum Co Am 2 ~
AmBantam Car
Am Gen cog z
Am Maracaibo a
Am Met Pr Ag- u
Am Repub 1g 30
Am Superpowr Y
ArkNatGsA.60 IL
Babcock&W "A 50
BariumStl hf )
Breeze Corp 4
Brown-FDis. 80 IL
BunkrH&Sl Ag Is
Burma Ltd
Cal&EdmCp.10 J
Carr Cons Blsc 2
Callahan .15g q
Cen st Ell 8 of IL
Cities Sery "A 81
Claude Neon !
ColonialAirline )
ColFuel&Ir WV =
Cons Gs Ut 80 IA
Cont F&M1. go IL
Crown CPet Ae s
Dobeckmun 80 IL
El BID g. Sh Af- IL
FL BondA II Vt .
Equity Cp 49, !
Fansteel NJ Ag- 10
FordMotFr 06E-
Gen Plywood z
GlenAldCoal2a 16
Goebel Inc z
/ HamBridge ha- 9
Hazeltine / AE- 15
Humble Oil 4 81
ImpOLtd regM- 19
Int Hvd Ell of ~
Int Petrol "a J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
N. Y. Curb Market

II SELECTED ISSUES
Kaiser-Frazer 40
KingsCLtg cog %
Long LslandLtg "
lLouLand&E la 2eNs
| McWill Dredge go
Mead John .60a u
MinCpCan 30g 1oB
Nat Rub Mch l. tn
N j Zinc 2Ag 53N
NewPkMng.O8 h
Mag Hud Pw 15B
Northrop Airc So
Pancoastal Oil "
PantepecOil.96 m
Pennroad lax 1oA
Pepperell ga 50
Pitney-Bws. 8Oa 1874
PittsMetallic l 1914
Raytheon rGfg 5A
Rotary FL ] ZAP 2lA
Salt Dome Oil ga
Scovill Mfg 2 "a
Selected Indus 3M
I
SelecInd CIV lak 23lA
Solar Airc fOa 1874
Sonotone .36g )
Soss Mfg 1b 9iA
! SoCalEd pf1.14 31b
, Std Cap g. Seal 8
, Std Pow g. 1t ~
Sterling Inc h
j SHINES H - 80
} Trans-Lux -. 4
!, Tri-Cont WV az
Tung-SolL. BOG ST
!, UnGas Can Sag. i
! Utd Lt&Rys II 36A
U IdahoSu. 15g )
Mathematical I
J Wilson Bros "a
b Woolwth Ltd q 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-12-02
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Dec. QR.-Uvidends de-
Pc. Stk. Of Pay
Dofe riod record able
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
Johnson Attends
Penney Managers
Regional Meeting

Stuart Johnson, manager Of the
Laurel store Of J. C.. Penney COM
pany, and Mrs. Johnson we're in
attendance Thursday and Friday
al a regional meeting in Billings
of 105 Penney store managers and
their wives. The states repre-
scented were Montana, Wyoming,
sections of North and South Da-
kota and Idaho.
The administrative general of
fees in New York City were rep
sented by Herbert Schwamb, head
of the personnel department; Will
liam Cole, personnel representative
of the western district; Homer
TORY, head of the sales depart
ment; Thomas Murray, represent
alive of the merchandise depart
ment, and Frank Gay, represent
ative of the infants and toddlers
lines of merchandise.
Two retired managers and their
wives, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Dell of
Billings and Mr.. and Mrs. E. R
Waddle of Newcastle, Wyo., were
at @the banquet Thursday evening.
Eight new managers were sworn
in. The speaker for the evening
the manager of the company's
store at Williston, N. D.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
Hardin Entertains
District V. F. w.
Auxiliary Members

Attending a district 3 meeting
OF Veterans of Foreign Wars and
auxiliary members in Hardin Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Bur-
dett of Laurel. A large number
were present, together with sew
eral department officers. The lat
ter included Dept. Com. Wilbur c.
Hammond of Wibaux; Sr. Vice
Com. Louis Kalberg of HarlOwton;
Chief of Staff Lee S. Nelson of
Glendive, and Historian o. K. Bur-
dett of Laurel.
Dept. Pres. Lavonne Albertson
Of Havre and Sr. Vice Pres. Mar
guerite Garrigus of Billings at
tended the district auxiliary meet
ing.
A dinner at which the Hardin
post and auxiliary were hosts was
served at 6 p. m. in the Masonic
temple. The Hardin people were
warmly thanked for their hospi-
tally.
Department President Alberton
accompanied the Burdetts from
Billings to Hardin. Tuesday, Mrs.
Burdett accompanied her to Har-
where she made an official
visit.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
School Papers King,
Queen Are Crowned

George Bangert and Pat Bender,
sophomores, were crowned king
and queen of Laurel Leaves as
winners in the all-high school sub
scription promotion of the school
publication. The browning was the
climax of the contest and was held
Friday night during the football
game between the Billings Colts
and the Laurel B squad at Athletic
park.
Other candidates, who offered
strong competition, were Donna
Sheets and Bob Sorg, seniors.
Betty Sorg and Jim Kasner, jun
iors; and Pat Bundy and Bill
Revell, freshmen.
Presiding at the ceremony we're
Lowell Anderson, editor Donna
Sheets co-editor, and Linda Johns
ton, business manager of Laurel
Leaves. They also presented
awards to Bill Revell, Betty Sorg
and Pat Bundy for being top sub
scription statesmen.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-05
APPLICATIONS Of
VETS FOR REFUND
FALL OFF IN NV
Payments Due To Be Paid In
Early 80. But Vets Must
Make Formal Requests

World war ii veterans should
apply Immediately for their special
dividend on National Service life
insurance policies to be paid early
next year by the veterans admins
tration, if they have not already
done so, the VA has announced.
Thousands of Pacific northwest
veterans applied for their G. l. in
surance dividend during the first
few days after application forms
became available Aug. 90, but
since then applications have fallen
off considerably. To process divi-
dend applications efficiently by
business machine methods it is
necessary that applications be re-
ceived in a large volume.
Veterans must apply if they
wish to receive a G. l. insurance
check. Application forms are
available at all postoffices, from
the VA or any veterans service
organization.
Many dividend applications are
being received without the veter-
ans signature or his service serial
number, both of which are neces-
sary. Veterans who failed to
sign their applications should sub
nit another properly filled out.