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Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
THARALS0N, EARLY
RESIDENT, PASSES
Came To Laurel Early In
Century-In Hardware
Trade Many Years

Charles Theodore Tharalson, one
of Laurel's early residents, died OF
a heart ailment at a Billings hos.
pital at Sis Sunday afternoon
He had been taken there from his
home, 343 North Rim terrace, Bill
lings, shortly after noon that day.
He had suffered a serious attack
early in the year.
A native of Litchfield, Mimi, he
came to Laurel in the early 190Os
and at intervals for many years
was with the Laurel Trading COM
pany, a concern established by C.
L Morris in 1906. Since 1943 he
had been employed by the Billings
Hardware company.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday afternoon at Setter
gren's funeral home in Billings
and burial was in Mountview
cemetery. He was a member of
Rimrock lodge No. 149, A. F. and
A. NJ, in Billings. He and Miss
May Peterson, a former teacher in
Laurel and Billings high schools,
were married in 1921.
Rev. T. F. Rutledge Beal, pastor
of the First Congregational church,
Billings, officiated at the funeral.
Soloist John w. Scheidecker sang
abide With Me" and In the
with Mis- Myrna Mcneil
as organist.
Pallbearers were Fred w. Graft,
Ray Stevens, Paul Brohaugh, w.
E. DeGarmo, J.W. Long and B. B.
all of Laurel. Honorary
pallbearers were George R. Kins-
nan, Bruno F. jacobson, A. F.
Thomas McCabe, Charles
j. D. Fellows, w. G. Nc
Kay and C. L. Finch.
Surviving are the widow; a son,
Robert C. Tharalson; a daughter,
Sue Tharalson; a brother, d. N.
of Litchfield; three sis
ers, Mrs. Pennertz of Forest
lily, Mimi, Mrs. Ida Waller of
irove City, Mimi, and Miss Sell
na' Tharalson of Minneapolis.
'oth the son and daughter are
tudents at the University of Mon
ana, Missoula.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Ship Delivers
$50 Million In Art
Factory, Washington, ID. c., Loaded With
Rarest Treasures From Abroad

The USS Malabar. navy refrig
orator storeship with an 80 mil
lion art collection stored in below
DICK spaces where foodstuff j
normally consigned, locked at tn
naval gun factory, Washington
d. c., over the week end. She sail
ed from Portsmouth, England, DC
tober Z.
The navy was requested to pro.
vide transatlantic transportation
for the European art collection
which will be exhibited in Wash
ington, d.. c., New York, Chicago
and San Francisco, in a ship in
which the valuable paintings could
be stored at a controlled temper
ature of 20 degrees and a stabil-
lied humidity of So per cent.
The collection will be unloaded
at the naval gun factory and
transferred by vans to the Nation
al Gallery of Art, where it will be
placed on exhibit, beginning Nov.
20.
Among the 127 paintings are two
by Rembrandt, nine by Rubens,
nine by Van Dyck, six by Brueghel,
seven by T~intoretto, IL by Titan,
and six by Velazquez.
The art treasures, which were
assembled in Vienna, Austria, in
the Kunsthistorisches formerly
the Imperial) museum, are from
one of the greatest art collections
of Europe, comparing only with
the great collections of the Louvre,
the Prado, and the Vatican.
In addition to the old-mastec
the treasures include a
selection of world-famous tapes
tries, S a d G renaissance
.bronzes, jewellery and goldsmith
and silversmiths' work from the
former Imperial collections, ivor-
les, canoes, Greek and Roman an
tiquities, Italian illuminated manu-
and arms and armour
the Imperial armoury. The
italian bronzes include the "Bel-
erophone and Pegasus" by Ber-
di Giovanni, and well-known
examples by L'Antico and Clio
,anni da Bologna. The famous
,old ~saltcellar made by Benvenuto
and described in his auto
is also of unusual in
crest.
In all, the collection to be ex-
iibited includes 90 sculptures, "a
.essels of rock crystal, semi-pre-
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
E~NTERTAINS FOR son

Mrs. Hackert Phillips enter
tanned Thursday, Oct. 20, for Will
lam H. Phillips, Jr., at the home
Of his maternal grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. E. Starkey. The date
was his birthday. A circus theme
was used, with a merry-go-round,
birthday cake, bright-colored ap-
pointments, balloons and toys.
Each guest was served with a
lighted birthday cake. Guests in
cluded Williams cousins, Bill and
Lee Phillips, and others were Bon
ME Lou Freund, Susan Easton,
Francis and Benny Leto, Bobby,
Teddy and Danny Finley, Jimmy
Shay and Jackie Mace as well as
the guest of honor. Adult guests
were Mrs. Clifford Phillips, Mrs.
r. l.. Phillips, Audrea Freund, Eva
Richardson, Lenore Easton, Clara
Leto, Betty Finley, Alta Mace,
Louise DeGarmo, Jennie Starkey
and Williams paternal grandmoth-
er, Julia Phillips.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
Of METzGER FAMILY

The Chris Metzger family wa:
made homeless by fire of unknown
origin Sunday morning. The homc
was in the northwest part of town.
The Laurel volunteer fire de-
partment was called out about
1920, but the flames had made
such Roadway that the firemen
were unable to save the house or
any of the furniture or clothing
Of the family. Members of the
family we're at church, with the
exception of one son who was able
to escape from the burning build
ing by breaking a window.
Misfortune seems to have been
visiting the whole family the past
two weeks. A married daughter
was brought home from the hos
pital about the time the fire was
underway. One son lost a toe in
hunting accident last week. A
son-in-law, William Miller, who
lives at 504 Cottonwood avenue
.prained his ankle this week.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Don MOtzkO Taking
Refresher Course

Fort Sam Houston, Tex, Oct. 25.
Donald H. Motzko, warrant Of
ficer in the U. S. army and son
of A. j. Motzko of Laurel is at
tending a 12-week course of in
struction at medical field service
school, Brooke army medical CEN
ter, Fort Sam Huston. He is in
cluded in the class receiving re-
fresher training in warrant officer
administrative duties.
This training course brings
Motzko to the largest military
medical center of its kind in the
world. Medical field service
school, a unit of the center, trains
both active duty and reserve en-
list and officer personnel in the
technical and professional duties
suited to the needs of armed fore
es' hospitals and medical units.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
RED LODGE BONDS ARE.
SOLD To LAUREL BANK

The Red Lodge city council at
a session Monday evening sold a
bond issue of 100000 to the yell
lowstone bank of Laurel and the
United States National bank of
Red Lodge. The securities were
the city's second issue of Civic
Center Memorial bonds and were
sold to the two banks on a joint
account.
The successful bidders offered
21R per cent and a $50 premium
for the 20-year serial bonds. The
state land board bid 21a per cent
without premium, and Bosworth
Sullivan of Denver offered "a
per cent with a premium of $27.90.
Construction has been resumed
on the Civic Center building after
a delay caused by bad weather.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Students At Joliet
Buy Gift For Their
Supt. C.. E. Johnson

Joliet, Oct. 25.-To show their
appreciation to Supt. Charles E.
Johnson for his 20 years of SER
vice in Joliet schools. students of
the high school have purchased
and forwarded a radio to him at
st. Paul, Mimi, where he has
been a col,valescent since before
the beginning of the present school
year.
The school board several months
ago granted him a leave of abb
sence for a year and appointed
John w. Cushman as active sup
erintendent.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Buy Christmas Seals

bat tuberculosis, a disease that
was once regarded as well-nigh in
durable. Because of its serious
ness and the public opposition it
engendered, it has been much re-
duced in proportion but continues
as a n to health and life.
Mrs. o. R. Burdett of the Laurel
Woman's club, the local organiza-
ton through which the state and
county associations have worked
many years in the annual selling
campaigns, is seal sales chairman
this year for Laurel. This week
while arranging for the coming
sale she cited some of the local
expenditures that were made in
the past year from funds accumu-
lated in the 1948 campaign.
One was the full-time employ
ment of a TB nurse who made
778 home calls in the county.
Others included a school program
for health education, extensive use
Of movable X-ray equipment, an
adult program, and equipment pur-
chased for hospitals.
Schools tested were AZ; pupils
patched, 1900; positive reactors
detected by the patching, So; X
taken, 35. Both mobile and
portable units (there is a distinc-
tom were used in the county and
took 1877 X-rays. These re-
vealed 63 persons with evidence of
TB and SO others who had abnor-
NAL chests. Under abnormalities
are heart ailments.
In the program for adults, 175
large and 1923 small X-rays
we're taken. Fourteen active cases
were discovered, enough to war
rant all the costs and efforts in
volved.
A major item by the county as
in the past year was
its purchase of X-ray equipment
for both hospitals in Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
DRUG STORE IS
ROBBED Of CASH
Gardner Discovers Loss Of
Over 500 In Early Morn
ing Check Of Premises

By prying open a lightly con-
structed safe, burglars robbed the
Gardner drug store, Ill East
Main street, of between $500 and
$500 in cash during the week end.
Entrance was gained to the build
ing by prying open a barred back
door. Discovery of the loss was
made by the proprietor, Phil H.
Gardner, about 1:20 Monday
morning.
The burglars had wheeled the
safe from it's position at the end
OF the stores prescription counter
to a back room. After laying it
on its back they had knocked off
the combination dial and pried
open the door. In taking away
the loot they strewed small coins
across the back floor and dropped
a few in the alley.
Gardner notified local police,
who began an investigation and
were assisted by the county
sheriff's office.
The discovery by Gardner re-
suited from his habit of going into
the store late at night to make
final check of the premises. He
passed the place where the safe
is usually located without MOTTO
ing it's absence. In the darkness
OF the back room he stumbled over
it.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Moose Ladies Thank
Local Contributors
To Hospital Tag Day

The committee of the Women
of the Moose, headed by Eldora
Branstetter, chairman of the hos
pital guild, wish to thank the citi-
zens of Laurel for their contribu-
ton to the "Red Heart" tag sale
recently conducted in the city.
Through your generous CO.
operation it has been possible for
for the committee to send $94.91
to Shodair hospital in Helena to
help in the treatment of polio
cases or to buy new equipment" a
spokesman said.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
ROD, GUN CLUB SETS
FALL EVENTS DATES

A meeting of the Laurel Rot
and Gun club Tuesday evening il
Riverside park chose two dates fol
important events-Nov. 6 for {
trap shoot and Nov. 13 for a big
party and turkey sale. The mem.
bership instructed its officers tc
to prepare and forward to the
state game commission a protest
against a proposed heavy kill OF
the northern elk herd of Yellow
stone park. The commission is
scheduled to meet Nov. 7 to con-
slider the elk question.
DR.. D. A. Nottingham, presi-
dent, was authorized to have the
clubs building in Riverside park
chinked, two office spaces enclos-
ed and other work performed. The
last includes weatherproofing pro-
visions.
Contrary to expectations, the
season did not come up
for action. 1t had been expected
that the club would vigorously
protest a long shooting season
this fall, but in the week preced-
ing the meeting the state game
commission reduced the proposed
29-day pheasant season to ID days
Oct. 80 to Nov. 10.
Two motion pictures, both about
wildlife, were exhibited by R. B.
Packard who used Clay Green
protector. The first film
dealt with game conservation and
repopulation as illustrated by
Wyoming's success with antelope
AS in many other western
states the antelope in Wyoming
headed toward extinction
when an effort was made to save
hem. Now they are so numerous
hat there are plenty for all hunt
FRS.
The second film, though not
showing the kind of fish to which
laurel sportsmen are accustomed,
vas interesting. 1t portrayed
ishing for salmon on the Rogue
liver in Oregon.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
MUSIC GROUP STATES
CONCERT FOR FRIDAY

1t was announced Wednesday
afternoon by Jack Quilico of Bill
ings that the Billings Civic Music
association will present a choral
concert here Friday evening at 8
o'clock - the Methodist church,
No admission charge will be made,
but a free-will offering will be
collected
Featured for vocal solos will be
Doris Eggar, Sandra Caldwell who
was leading lady in a recent mu-
sicale, Kay Judah, Grace Bryant,
Janet Jillson, George McCleave
and Phyllis Hopwood.
Violin solos will be by Jack
Quilico. Also on the program will
be selections by the Music Maids.
Eric Weaver will direct a chorus
Of about 40 voices.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
James MOtZkO Serves
With Army In Japan

With the Eighth L. S. Army in
Yokohama, Japan, Oct. 25.-Pvt.
James F. Motzko, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Motzko, 5l3 Date ave
nue., Laurel, is now serving with
company F, fifth cavalry regi-
ment, first cavalry division, which
at present is undergoing combat
maneuvers on the slopes of Mount
Full, Camp McNair, Japan.
Private Motzko entered the army
in February, 1919, and received
basic training at Fort Ord, Calf.
He is now serving as a rifleman.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Graft, Fox Are Named
To M.S.U. Committees

Missoula, Oct. 25.-Continuing a
policy of recent years, Montana
State university has again ap-
pointed some of its students as
members of various faculty COM
mittees concernd with operation of
the university. Two students from
Laurel are included this year, Don
Graft on the library committee,
and George Fox on the student
union executive committee.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
Commercial Club
To Hear Tax Talk
Meeting Thursday

DR.. d. A. Nottingham, president
Of the Laurel Commercial club,
has called a meeting of the club
for Thursday evening this week
at the Odd FELLOWS hall. James
Feldt of Billings will be the speak
Ell and will discuss the default
angles of tax payments.
The session will begin with a
dinner at 6:15. Feldt's speaking
time is said to be about 20 to 80
minutes.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
HEAR MISSIONARY

Fourth grade students of Mrs.
Helen Toombs and Mrs. Inez
Vaughn had the pleasure of hear
ing some of the experiences of
Miss Ruth Brickman, when she
spoke to them Thursday of her
work as a missionary nurse in
China She displayed samples of
the clothing worn by the Chinese
and told of the native customs.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
WORK OF SPIES IN WAR
IS RELATED At ROTARY

The United States was new in
the spy business when World wal
II began, but before the war was
over this country had learned
much, the hard way, in that kind
of activity. George Pratt of Bill
lings, where he is now with the
federal bureau of reclamation, told
of some of his spying experiences
and methods in an address Tues
day at a meeting of the Rotary
club.
AS an attorney, one of many
whom the U. S. drafted to serve
as spymasters and operatives, he
was assigned the task of getting
information from within Germany
for use by American forces. His
base of operations "a England, a
country that has one of the best
spy systems in the world. But
despite his proximity to experts he
was on his own in establishing
his corps of operatives or agents.
Illustrating England's efficiency,
Pratt told of that country's ma
ton wide trucking concern a cover,
ir the United States during the
war. Another cover here was a
rough diamond concern. These and
others supplied London constantly
with information. The U. S. knew
Of Britain's operations, but did not
interfere with it's ally.
Sustained spying, in peace-time
as well as in wartime, is the gath
ering of a great mass of miscellan-
eous and specific information from
all countries. In time of need this
catalogued and classified informa-
ton is of value in many ways,
particularly in furnishing a new
and authentic personality for an
agent, a polite name for a spy.
The assumed, new personality has
De to perfect in all details. That
vas a difficulty at the beginning
'or Pratt, for he lacked much of
he essential, minute information
With which to clothe his agents.
The information gathered and
transmitted to Washington was Of
en- apparently fragmentary and
unrelated, but in a central office
he fragments could be pieced to-
In this respect the work
'esembled that which the Germans
lad done before and during both
he first and second wars
A good spy system has to have
. corps of interpreters of the
objected information whose per-
ional and academic backgrounds
.quip them with a wide insight of
Intentions of those spied upon. A
horizon is not good in an
Interpreter.
There is also a peace-time value
spying, for it reveals existing
onditions everywhere. Just now
he U. s., which supplies more
han half the money to keep the
Nations going, has numer-
us commissions working through
ut the world to right conditions
hat may well be seed-beds for
rouble if allowed to go without
ttention. The information the
ountry's agents gather is an in
elligent aid to those concerned
nth fostering peace for the fam
y of nations.
Guests and visitors at the meet
ng of the Rotarians, at which
ice Pres. D. A. Nottingham pre-
ided, were j. r. Carmichael and
|. A. Clapper of Billings, Ed Ben
er of Laurel and Nevin and Dean
of California. A letter
rom DR.. William D. Copeland of
he Billings Roary club repeated
previous invitation to the Lau-
ell club members and their wives
o attend an inter-city meeting in
Billings next week. The club here
ccepted and cancelled its own
netting for the coming Tuesday.
lev. Clarence Spellman introduced
he speaker, Pratt.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
HER FROM

Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.. Garbik of
Sterling, Colo, arrived Wednes-
day evening last week and are
visiting their son-in-law an d
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Bender of 300 West First street.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26

'cious stones, "a pieces of arms and
armour, 127 paintings, IL Greek
and Roman antiquities, ID tapes
tries, 16 works of goldsmiths and
silvrsmiths, five worries, two
jewellery pieces, two miniatures
and a clock.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
VISIT IN JAMESTOWN

Mrs. Gene Weber returned Fri
day from jamestown, N. D., where
she had spent some time at the
home of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Prill.
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26

Vic PuDiiN III
n o e NIB e r,
drawn as us
ual by a prom
n e n t artist.
The money de-
rived from the
S a e of the
seals is u s e d
to detect a d
otherwise COM
Laurel outlook., 1949-10-26
WORKERS PREPARE
1913 T,B SEAL SALE

Pictured here is the design
adopted for this years Christmas
seals the Yellowstone County Tu-
berculosis association will offer
Evening star., 1949-10-03

wages can be increased without
raising prices.
1--WE must not be content" the
council said. "just so long as our
situation Is better than prewar.
We are living in a new era and
on a higher plane of activity.
mot only must past gains be
preserved but new gains must
also be made. It is not enough
to secure the unemployment of
those now seeking work. New jobs
must be created each year for the
million annual newcomers to the
labor force"
The council generally supported
the Truman administrations for
eign policies but called for great
er American help to fight Com
munism in the Far East.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
AFL Convention Gets
Report Urging Goal Of
Shorter Working Day
BY the Associotsd Press

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 3.-Lead-
ers of the American Federation of
Labor today charted union drive
for fewer working hours in in
dustry.
Delegates at opening sessions
Of the annual AFL convention re-
ceived a report from AFL officers
recommending shorter work day
and. work week as an immediate
economic goal.
The report from the policy
making Executive Council said
fewer working hours are needed
because the Nation is becoming
productive enough to spread en-
ployment to give more individuals
jobs and provide all with more
leisure.
, IF the economy is to remain
sound over the long rum the
council said, "our developing pro-
ductivity and technology must be
leisure providing as well as labor
saving and must lead to shorter
hours and higher living standards
for all, rather than unemployment
for q growing number"
Green Speaks Today.
Delegates were to hear Presi-
dent William Green outline the
conventions business this morning
and addresses from Senators Ma
lone, Republican, of Nevada and
Humphrey, Democrat, Of Mime
sofa in the afternoon.
Politics, expected to be major
convention subject in view OF next
years elections, bobbed up even
before the delegates sat down for
their first session.
Mr.. Green told reporters the
Executive Council instructed him
and Secretary-Trea George
Meany to decline invitations to q
New York rally for Herbert Leh-
man and William O'Dwyer. Demo-
cratic nominees for United States
Senator and New York Mayor re-
spectively.
The council baked at Mr.. Green
and Mr.. Meany sitting on the
same political platform with the
CLOS President Philip Murray
and Secretary James Carey, also
invited to the rally.
Mr.. Green said the AFL still
wants the C1O to merge with 1t
before there Is any political CO.
, operation. But he said the AFL
leadership won't stop local AFL
groups from cooperating with 10
cal CIO organizations.
There were some reports that
the instructions for Mr.. Green and
Mr.. Meany to pass up the New
York Democratic rally sprang
from one AFL council members
opposition to Mr.. ODwyer.
Dubinsky Backs Morris.
David Dubinsky. head OF the
AFL Ladies Garment Workers
Union, and a political power In
New York State. is supporting
Newbold Morris, fusion-liberal
candidate against Mr.. O'Dwyer for
Mayor.
In calling for a union drive to
reduce working hours. the Execu-
tive Council did not suggest any
e-andard in place of the present
eiglt-hour day, 40-hour week.
But labor unions for some time
have been discussing the possibil-
tiv Of a 35-hour week with five
seven-hour days.
The council said that indus
trial productivity is increasing.
It said it may be best to reduce
working hours rather than to de-
mand higher pay, but "it may be
possible to do both" It said
Evening star., 1949-10-03
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Evening star., 1949-10-03

announced yesterday by the
Civil Aeronautics Administration.
Such planes would be used in
crop-dusting, seeding. scattering
insect poison and similar activi-
tics
Evening star., 1949-10-03
Burma Oil Firms Shut

Teak lumber mills and oil COM
panies are reported virtually in
active in Burma, while govern
ment troops battle the insurgents.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
ADVERTISEMENT.
Worry Of
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Don't be embarrassed BY loose false
teeth slipping, droppinR or wobbling
when you eat; talk Or laugh. just sprin-
This pleasant powder gives remark
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Evening star., 1949-10-03

Chile restricted weekend mo-
tor travel to a 25-mile radius to
save gasoline.
Evening star., 1949-10-03
-hiIdress Heads CAA Unit

Appointment Of George D. Chill
dress as head of a new division
to stimulate development of
planes for agricultural use was