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ROTAR|ANS ENTERTAIN
GRADUATING H.. S. MEN

Pursuing its custom the Rotary
club entertained young men of
the graduating senior class of
Laurel high school at its lunch
con meeting Tuesday noon. Thir-
teen of the young men attended
and heard B. l.. Price, Laurel
attorney, speak words of advice
based on experience.
Guests from the high school
were Bill Sorg, Clyde Cromwell,
Bert Brown, Edwin Kehm, Leo
Yeagen, James Wilson, Wayne
Hageman, Tom Fitzpatrick, Don
Brohaugh, Bill Smith, James
Scribner, Don Bradford and John
Goodenbour.
Other visitors and guests were
DR.. William Copeland, president
of Rocky Mountain college, Bill
lings; j. L. Mcclellan, Billings
Rotarian, and Edward Bender,
new manager of Sawyer Stores
Laurel branch.
Paul Void of the current pro-
gram committee introduced the
speaker, Price, who in the early
history of Laurel high school,
and as its acting principal at
the time, signed the diploma of
the schools first graduate. She,
Miss Jeanette Mclaughlin, was
accorded every traditional honor
and was feted by the entire COM
munity. The next year, Price
remarked, the school graduated
two, Miss Neeff and Miss Funk.
They also were the community's
pride and joy.
Price briefly interviewed five
of the seniors to ascertain their
future intentions. They disclosed
that they intend to enter the pro-
LESSONS and business, but will
prepare themselves by at
tending college,. Whereupon
Price commended them, and then
said that there is no substitute
for work for those who want to
get ahead, and in addition they
will have to practice frugality,
There are no substitutes, real or
imagined, for the fundamentals
of life.
He remarked that the present
is a most interesting period in
history-particularly the change
in United States policy and posi-
ton in world affairs and that to-
high school graduates will
be in control Of the country's
destinies in the very near future.
In connection with changes,
Price said he thought the time
would come when the people of
and the United States
would unite as one nation, de-
spite opposition on both sides of
the present international bound
airy. He thought the union
would be for mutual protection.
The government at Washington
has become bureaucratic to quite
an extent, requiring a revision
there which the rising generation
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Are Completed
For Two Day Rodeo
Sets Up Method For Forming Pa
rades- Series OF Attractions Are Arranged
For Week End Western Celebration

Final plans for the parades
opening each days presentation
of Laurel's second Rodeo Days
were completed Wednesday noon
at a luncheon conference of the
committee in charge. The two
day event, patterned this year on
an amateur basis and also in
tended largely for children and
young people, will be Saturday
and Sunday this week.
The rodeo is by the Laurel
Saddle club and at the clubs
arena ground Sixth street and
Fir avenue in the east end of
town, while the parade each day
is by the Laurel Commercial
club.
Stuart Johnson of the parade
committee announced that the
will form each day at
noon on Sixth avenue, to be ready
to start moving east on Main
street at l o'clock and arriving
eventually at the rodeo grounds.
The rodeo is schuled to start
at 2.
Members of the Laurel post of
Veterans Of Foreign Wars and
the Laurel high school band are
% lead the procession, beginning
1T the intersection of Sixth
and Main street.
Kids on wagons, scooters, BIZ
.ycles and other decorated vehi-
lies will assemble on First street
1t Sixth avenue Those wishing
o participate are instructed to
zee either j. r. Heebner or James
Nhitson.
A bugle corps and a drill team
will be assembled on Second
street at Sixth avenue as the
lext section of the parade.
Motorized floats, other drill
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Freebury Funeral
Is Held Monday

Funeral services were held in
the Masonic temple Monday af-
ternoon for Harvey Edward
Freebury, 62, who died from a
heart attack Friday at Big San
dy. He was employed as a
cash register salesman.
The son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Edward Freebury, he was born
in LaSalle, ILL.,, Aug. "a, 1886,
and came to Montana in 1900 to
work as an engineman for the
Northern Pacific railway. He
became an engineer on the Mon
tana, Wyoming and Southern
railroad after it's opening between
Bridger and Bearcreek and con-
tinued at that position until be-
coming a salesman several years
ago.
He was a veteron of World
War II, serving with the rail-
read division, and became a mem
Der of the Amvets and of Yellow
stone post No. 4, American Le-
gion. He was a member of coun-
Gil No. 363, United Commercial
Travellers, of Belfry lodge No.
1873, A. F. & A. NJ. and of
Billings lodge of Perfection,
Scottish rite.
Surviving are the widow in
Los Angeles; three daughters,
Charles A. Duncan of Lau-
rel, Mrs. H. d. Black of Los
Angeles and B. M. Ward of
Compton, Calf; two sons, Jack
E. Freebury of Laurel and VIII
liam Freebury of Compton; three
brothers, Thomas j. Freebury of
Wash, William Free
bury of Derry, Ida, and Merritt
of San Diego, Calf,
seven grandchildren.
Corinthian lodge No. ~, A. F.
G. A. NJ. conducted the funeral
and Mrs. P. A. Johnston,
accompanied by Mrs. ]. H. AL
bertus, sang Face to Face" and
Nearer My God to Thee"
Burial was in the Laurel GENE
terv. Pallbearers were Carl
Carlson, Roy Edwards, Roy E.
Hall, T. j. Hartley, P. j. Law
and Ray Walker.
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Auxiliary Of VIEW.
Elects Delegates To
E~ncampment In June

The Veterans of Foreign Wars
auxiliary met Thursday evening,
May Is, at the parish hall and
elected Mrs. Elizabeth Deaton
and Mrs. Charlse Herbert as
delegates to attend the annual
encampment in Billings, June %
to &c.
Mrs. Mary Moser, president,
reported on the district meeting
at Red Lodge May Is. Elizabeth
Deaton was elected junior vice
president, and Clara Getz con-
ductress.
A picnic was planned for a
date late in June. Plans were
completed for the poppy sale
May %.
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from year to year in arranging
for appropriately saluting de-
parted comrades and decorating
their graves.
Assembly at the cemetery has
been set for $50 Monday morn
ing, according to Fred w. Graft.
The Laurel high school band will
participate in the ceremonies
and the joint program arranged
by the local veterans posts.
Rev. H. c.. Haemmelmann,
pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church, will be the prin-
cipal speaker.
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Tells How To Avoid Becoming A Memory
With A HeadstOne: Don't Drive Ordinary

Do you want a headstone in
80? Do you? Montana's high
way patrol supervisor f. H.
(Jack) England reminded all
motorists that a good way to be-
come a statistic and a fond men,
DRY to the loved ones is to drive
like an ordinary driver on the
coming weekend. There are
several different approaches by
which a person can get his name
carved in granite, and the fam
lily car is one of the most eff
fective tools to accomplish this.
"There will be many cars on
the highways for the three-day
Memorial holiday. These cars
will be operated by all sorts of
drivers; capable and less cap
able, healthy and sick, sober and
III various stages of inebriation,
tired, angry, and in all sorts of
conditions which will influence
their ability to operate their
cars" England said. at would
be impossible to expect everyone
to desert the highways when
such a good opportunity to get
out of town presents itself, but
it is only reasonable that all
drivers would be aware of the
increased traffic hazards under
such conditions and should govern
themselves accordingly.
Here are some tips hat will
help get you home safely from
that holiday trip, if you will fol-
Iow them:
start early, but not at the ex-
pense of sleep, so that you can
drive at a reasonable rate OF
speed and still arrive at your
destination on time.
"Be sure your a is in good
working order, particularly with
to lights, brakes, tires,
windshield wipers, etc.
"If you should stop for an en-
pull as far to the right
side of the road as possible, and
10 not let passengers in the car
stand around in the traffic lanes.
# your stop is not an emergen-
", get completely off the travel
ID surface.
"Use the regular hand signals
@ indicate changes in speed or
direction, and give them well
in advance that the car
'ollowing may take the neces-
airy action to aviod a crash.
Get in rhythm with the gen.
raj flow Of traffic. If other
ars are going at As or so
per hour, you should drive
It that rate of speed also. You
ret into trouble when you get
nut of step with the other traf-
ic.
"Know and obey all road signs.
Round signs mean that you will |.
a railroad track or two
300 feet; oblong signs in
Licate traffic regulations such as
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speed limits, no passing zones,
etc; diamond shaped signs are
the sign that you should slow
down, because there1l be a curve
or hill or other dangerous condi-
ton in a matter of a few seconds;
eight sides or octagonal signs
mean that you should come to
a full and complete stop before
crossing or entering the street or
road ahead; the ~crossbuck indi-
Gates a railroad crossing.
"If you drink, don't drive; and
if you drive, don't drink.
"Treat your driving as a full
time job and work at it, be-
cause your life depends on it."
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Commercial Club To
Meet Thursday Night

A general meeting of the Lau-
rel Commercial club has been
called by the president, DR.. D.
A. Nottingham, for Thursday
evening this week at the Odd
Fellows hall on West Main
street.
The meeting will begin with
a dinner at 6:30.
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Arrange Memorial Day
Rites For Monday At Cemetery

Two Laurel veterans organi-
cations, the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will again cooperate in
Memorial day ceremonies Mon
day morning, May 80, at the
cemetery. The two alternate
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The Laurel team will play at
Miles City June 1, % and Aug.
10; at Roundup June 8, % and
July "a; at Cody July % and
Aug. 81; at Worland June 10, 10
and Aug. IL, and at Lewistown
Aug. g., z.
The schedule also shows dates
and opponents of the other teams
at their respective homes and
when away. All games except
Sunday are night games, unless
notice to the contrary is given
the visiting team.
The schedule was set up so
that the teams with the greatest
travel distances may play three
games per trip.
1t was recommended that the
Sunday games, unless they are
double-headers, be played in the
afternoon.
The teams with less travel dis
tances involved were fitted into
the week days and week ends
possible, with consider
alton given to home and travel
situations.
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RELEASE LEAGUE
SLATE Of PLAY
Farmers Union To Play Is
Games At Home, Beginning
June 3 Against Cody

Laurel Farmers Union baseball
club will play in Is home games
at the ley athletic park, accord
ing to the schedule compiled last
week for the Midland Empire
league, of which the Laurel club
is a member. Others in the
league r Miles City, Roundup,
Wyo., Worland, Wyo., and
Lewistown.
Laurel home game dates and
visiting teams are:
June 8, Cody.
June 5, Lewistown.
June IL, Cody.
June Is, Miles City.
June %, Roundup.
June 25 and &c, Worland.
June 80, Roundup.
July 1, Lewistown.
July 10, Miles City.
July 81, Miles City.
July 80, Cody.
Aug. 8, Lewistown.
Aug. ID, Worland.
Aug. IS, Roundup.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
"Pork Barrel Polka" Aquin

One of the rankest pieces of pork barrel" legislation
passed by Congress in many a term is the bill which author
ICES an appropriation of $40 million dollars for the ac-
QUESTION of sites and advance planning for a new p~ostoffice
building or the equivalent" in each of the nations 1876
congressional districts.
The bill breezed through the accommodating Con-
gress with virtually no opposition.
No new postoffices have been built during the past
10 years and there is no question of need both of new build
ings and expansion of existing facilities. However, the
present bill makes no provision for study of these needs.
There has been considerable population shift during the
past 10-year period, caused by the location of war industries
that have converted to peacetime production, and other
factors. Some congressional district undoubtedly could
show dire need for not one, but two, three or four new
buildings. Also, undoubtedly, others have no need for
additional buildings or facilities.
The present bill ignores this fundamental need for a
nationwide survey and simply allots a new building or its
equivalent as a piece of political patronage to every one
of the 435 members of Congress.
The Congressman have taken care of themselves in
another way too. 1t might be embarrassing to allot a build
ing to one section of a eongressman's district, thereby
creating resentment in other sections. Therefore, the bill
provides that the federal works administrator and the
postmaster general shall select the sites. In this manner
the congressman can work behind the scenes and at the
same time shift the burden of blame.
It's the old Pork Barrel Polka" being played with
public funds,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
HAS FLYING


BANGKOK - (AP) Louis de
San has a vast territory to cover
as Belgium's charge d'affaires for
Siam, Indochina and Malaga, but
he manages easily - he shuttles
about by plotting a flivver plane
over southeast Asia. Flying is
nothing new to the 39-year-old
diplomat. He has 1900 hours to
his credit, many as a British Roy
al Air Force transport pilot dur
ing the war. Before the war, Louis
de San was a glider pilot. In fact,
de San was glider champion of
Belgium and later, when a sec
rotary in Chungking, he set an
Asian glider record for height.
Now, when he makes his long
er hops - he flew to Bangkok
in easy stages from his previous
post in Teheran, Iran, two months
ago - de Sans attractive blonde
wife Kiki, the former Leone
Alice de Chaffol de Courcelles,
helps him pilot his plane.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

the trouble of drawing a bill and entering into several con-
ferences with Alabama state officials?
Meanwhile, the Sage Patch has continued serenely on
its way, with no effort made to bring it under control of
the laws of the State of Mississippi.
We are dealing with facts here, and facts only. We are
told that local law enforcement officers cannot interfere
with the Sage Patch because of the uncertainty as to
whether it is located in Mississippi or Alabama.
The l949 Jackson county assessment rolls show the fol-
lowing:
The Sage Patch Cafe. across Highway so from the Sage
Patch Club. Is assessed at $500 for stock. furniture and
fixtures.
The Sage Patch Club Is carried on the l949 jackson
county assessment rolls at $4,000 for the same items.
The two buildings are carried on the l949 Jackson
county assessment rolls at $4,000.
Perhaps this is not conclusive proof that the buildings
are in Jackson county, Undoubtedly, some of the disputed
land is also carried on the Mobile county assessment rolls.
However, the assessment blanks for both the Sage
Patch Cafe and the Sage Patch Club were signed in the
name of the owner. This certainly leads us to believe that
the owner is at least partially convinced that the establish
ments are in Mississippi.
We will continue our a~nalyzation of the Free State of
State Line situation in another editorial next week.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
REDS BLACK OUT WEATHER
REPORTS

SHANGHAI - Cap - The
Communist bamboo curtain"
around North China extends to
the shakespeare. 1t not only con-
tains the news, but weather re-
ports as well.
Much of Asia's weather is born
in the high-pressure areas of
Siberia. 1t often undergoes great
change as it crosses Manchuria
and North China into the low
pressure areas of the south.
For this reason, accurate FORE
casting requires regular reports
from the north. but for the past
several months the Communists
have BACKED them out.
Forecasters no longer Ear de-
pend on the data which once came
regularly from Mukden. Tientsin,
Peiping and other northern GEN.
tiers. Except for a very rare re-
port from some pilot flying over
Red territory, the weatherman
these days makes up his forecast
largely on a basis of past expe-
rience.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
ENGLISH GET HEALTH PLAN
SPARE PARTS

BIRMINGHAM, England-(AP)
Five thousand persons have ap-
piled for artificial eyes under
Britain's socialized medicine plan.
There have been 126, 900 ap-
plications for surgical appliances.
Nearly 10000 artificial legs have
been ordered, and 5000 supplied.
c. ]. Simmons. parliamentary
secretary of the Ministry. dis
closed the figures in a speech
here. The Ministry of Pensions
handles such applications for the
Ministry of Health. which admin
listers the health plan.
Simmons said one application
for an artificial leg was in behalf
OF an ls-months-o boy. The
child lost his leg in an automo-
bile accident. His name was not
disclosed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

The big change in France
came early this year. The gov
In Western Germany there
has been a scarcity of invest
ment capital, but to ECA Off
Gals the money supply seems to
provement has been noted yet,
although the Ira has held its
price for about a year now.
eminent announced it would
seek new money in a 100000
100000 franc bond issue
Friends of France held their
breath. If the people failed to
subscribe to the loan, it would
show they had nc faith in their
own governments financial sta
bility. The value of the franc
might have dropped out of sight
and the recovery effort would
have been dealt a serious blow.
But the bond issue was a
huge success. The value of the
franc Immediately began to
rise. Another good sign: The
price of gold on the French
black market has been falling
ever since the bond issue. The
price had been boosted by farm
ers who had chosen to buy gold
rather than risk holding on to
francs. Now it seemed they
were unloading gold and choos-
ing francs.
Up to now most of the recov-
cry plan investments in Franc,
have been made by the Amer
lean government because priv
ate capital was unwilling to
take the chance. Now the ex-
perts expect to see private in
vestors get into the field.
In Italy the investment stu
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27

ington, was the center of an at
tack by the un-American Com
mittee. On the unsubstantiat-
ed testimony of Miss Bentley,
he was accused of being a Com
munist and suspended from his
job. The daily press headlined
this from one end of the ma
ton TO the other. Remington
carried his case before a loyal
ty review board, one of whose
members was a former nation
al commander of the American
Legion. Two dates we're set for
Miss Bentley to appear before
the board and repeat her charge
against Remington. She failed
to appear either time. Reming-
ton presented testimony in his
own behalf and was cleared of
the charges by the board, re-
instated in his job and given
back pay. Most of the daily
press buried this part of the
story under small headlines
back with the classified ads.
Meanwhile Miss Bentley has
returned to the obscurity from
which she momentarily sprang
to the un-American Committee
circus platform to do irrepara-
BILE damage to the regulations
of innocent people.
Economy, as usual. is some
thing Congress loves to talk
about Gas long as IL concerns
the other fellow but when IL
comes to laying ii on the line,
that's a different matter. Every
effort to pare expenditures in
pork barrel" measures has met
instant defeat. Big money bills
containing many a pork bar
rel" measure have been passed
intact. However, we suspect
that Congress will become
economy minded when the fed
eral housing bill comes up for
action, or other measures gen.
orally tied to the welfare and
social progress of the people
instead of pet local projects
which bring votes.
Hurricanes during the past
two years have left Pascagoula
with little sand beach. We hope
this will be rectified when the
county dredge is completed,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
BY BEACH

WASHINGTON - European
money has gone to work on a
vast scale to make the Marshall
Plan a success. The $4,000, 000,-
900 of Marshall Plan funds pro-
vided so far is only a sixth or
seventh of what Europe itself
is spending to get back on its
feet.
Before the plan got started,
the bulk of the European money
supply was becoming damned
up, idle, thwarted. Without the
dollars needed to buy certain
essential western hemisphere
products, native money resource
es could not go to work to re-
build the European economy.
In most of Europe the money
was willing to work, but it
needed help from the dollars.
In some countries the native
money had lost its nerve.
David Bruce, chief of the Eco
nomic Cooperation Administra-
TONS (ECA) special mission to
France, says that economic stag
nation seized France in the
1905.
The value of the franc kept
falling until the last few months
Not wanting to keep their mon
ey in francs, the investors
bought boards of goods-such as
rugs, jewelry, and paintings.
Some rich people shipped goods
abroad on consignment. The
shippers kept title while the
commodities were held for them
in foreign warehouses. The idea
was to eventually follow the
goods out of the country.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
BLACK LIST STOPS DRINKING

ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey
l(AP)-Guernsey men say the
finest cure for drunkness is the
"black list"
That is simply a list of men
and women-who must not be
served with alcoholic drinks on
the 10000 square mile island. And
anyone disregarding it and sell
ing or giving a drink to a listed
person is liable to 5000 fine or
six months Imprisonment. IFS
a medieval practice that works
SO well it's been preserved.
Chief Inspector John Banne.
vile of the Guernsey civil inves-
tigation department quoted one
man black listed for the last two
years:
1T is impossible for me to get
a drink on this island now. No
n dares serve me: no one ever
dreams of asking me to have a
drink"
Some are black listed volun-
tarily; other are listed on magis-
trates' orders for excessive drunk
enness.
Those on the black list are pho
tographed holding a blackboard
on which is written his name and
age and the period for which he
is blacklisted. The sentence re-
cords that he is on the black list
for a period varying from one
year to life.
Then copies of the photograph
are sent to every hotel and bar
proprietor on the island. It must
not be exhibited but every pro-
prietor must keep it near his bar
for quick reference.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-05-27
CZEcHS EXTEND PHONE
SERVICE

PRAGUE = (AP) - Czechoslo-
vakia is extending its overseas
telephone connections, the Com
munist newspaper "Rude Pravo"
says. In addition to facilities with
most of the countries of Europe
and the United States, it listed
these as soon to be linked up:
Alaska, Bahama Islands, Bar
bados, Bermuda, Costa RIGA, the
Dominican Republic, Guatemala,
Haiti, Honduras. Jamaica, Mica
ragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Sal
vador and Trinidad.